The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-12
SON REPORTED
DEAD MAY LIVE
Mothers Heart Still Hopes for
Return Of big Nike"
BULLET MAKES MIND BLANK

MiN.up in Names Leads Woman to Be-
lieVe That Son. Reported Buried In
France, Viii BE Restored TO Her
Tales Of euddies Give Reason to
Think He 10 Wandering Around the
Country, Victim Of Lost Memory.
Hope that springs eternal In human
breasts sent its thrilling message to
the mother heart of Mrs. Lctlie V.
Michael Of BonosbOro, Md, when the
mail man handed her an official photo.
graph Of the grave Ia France where
her hlue-eyed giant soldier sou lay,
Siccp,hs with the heroes of the great
war.
Across the card ran the legend, IA.
via a, Michel, killed IN action, Oct.
IL, IBIS" hut her sons name was
Austin q. Michael. Aud In that mo.
luent there was born to the brave
hearted woman y hope time alone
could KIN that she would see again
the siS-foct, curly headed youngster
who marched SO Ssiiy out to battle
when his country called.
Writes but Knows No Address.
Perhaps yeu who rend may help
her vision &" Culiiiment. For there
may he wandering somewhere ia the
country q lad from whose mind the
impact Ot n Gerinan bulipt swept the
ties OF memory, Set who writes al.
ways IN mother lac knows not how
to address.
Airs. Michael has carried her search
far aud here aud there has found
tales ur Big Mike" aS his "huddles"
knew him, which filled her with tear
full pride. But also she found conflict.
ins accounts In the Oiicin records OF
his death aud burial and strange re-
ports AZ hospitals she visited Of
patjrut long treated aud whose tie
scripliOn tailed closely with that of
her son, hut who Vas knows as Big
Tom lIinnegun.'
big Tom" too, has vanished. and
until she has found him Mrs. Michael
will NOT discard the hope that he may
he her son, his identity lost in the
crash of the bullet that scared his
head.
hcyS who fought with "Big Mike"
tuld his mother NJ the great hike"
IN France, when mun after man top.
pied oyer from exhaustion, AMI final.
~ big Mike" himself went down in
jangiing pile, When they examined
him, they found the rifles and equip.
mpnt OF Il squad of men strung about
his huge frame, carried to ease weak.
er comrades.
Struck Down by Bullet.
They told her. too OF the night
when II bullet struck him down, hut
here there was difference in the
tales that set the mothers heart
strings iluttering anew. Some OF Them
said Big Mike" had laid two days
under blanket, there IN HE heat Of
the bnttie, given up for dead. But
later signs Of life were seen, aud he
went back. On The weary road to the
hospital.
Al one hospital officials thought
they recognized photograph Of Big
Mike" shown by The eager mother AS
that VI big Tom" who also had
stopped bullet with his head. II
was Big Tom" they said who wrote
endlessiy To his mother but knew not
where to send the letters.
And IN Washington kindly officials
poured over the records TO aid the
search. They found queer tangle.
that big Mike" apparently
had been twice buried by regimental
Once In the honor grave
yard at COnsenvoye and again al
heuse.
There was difference, too, IN
Identification numbers. ard the moth.
er came home, weary, detected, but
still with high hope In her heart that
time would give back her son.