, 1922-11-23
DESPONDENT EX-SERYICE
MAN TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
OVERSEAS HERO, TWICE WOUNDED, MADE FINAL And
TRAGIC PROTEST AGAINST CRUEL NEGLECT And
PAkSIMOhY OF COUNTRY HE HAD SERVED

brain last Saturday afternoon n. hin
dry farm homestand % miIes voc, Of
Split Rock he uncovered a story n,
family patriotism overnmentaI neg-
lect and ingratitnde and den,rtman
al red tame which would ha b.rd IN
equal anywhere
AT the time that the limited States
was forced into Tho war wi,b Car,
many as an act nj nrasary,
three brothers living in uoIdridpe
Neb.. heard the call and voIunteared
disdaining to wait for the draft which
was at tina, time announced After
the usual shifting about from train
ing camn To traininr cnmn tho three
were assigned To The same regimen,
but different companies in the First
Division. The brothers were Cbauncy
Charles and George and after n hrief
period of training they were sent
overseas and landed i'm France ON
June %. 1917 An three bad vol
unteerod ON the same dav and tbav
were the first three to Ieavp tbeir
home town
l., duo y, uua.h u
v,s daolaraa "a ~
had baen son, mo forsinn - "o
make tho world s,fa for ddamanraovD,
were returned ,a ,b.;r 49, -
Each of tho thraa hro,bars "a arua
in The sront In trannhas - a.
tinction and aarb bad haan griavonS
lv Wounded cb,uncy 80 -.
with two wounds Charles With tbraa
ana caorca vri,h re Iii,
had nsssad clean throrgb nc oraats
one broupb nc Iag - ~ a,ban
he most Serious Of ali had en,arai
the lower groin
Georye tba ono u.bo 49,, ra
an end to his life last SATURDAY.. was
practically incapacitated and rem
dered incapable of performing any
form of manual labor or otherwise to
maintain himself. He was unable to
return to the $500 job which he had
left behind to serve his country at
Sl.OO per day, so he decided to take
up a dry farm and came to Wyoming
Tor that purpose, locating in May
zig near Split Rock. where the pitt
iul tragedy which snuffed out his
me LOOK place
ne was 80 years OF & n I'M
married ana r~ehdered incapable OF
sainins a llVihs by three wounds
" permah oulIets' ana wore three
nlI'aiS u tne hlsnest Tor
W IA action IN ms pilght he
had sorvad 90 voIr u,har ~
neede lie was awnrdad
able pittance of SO nar mo,,h 60
keen soul and body ,oga,ber az
price for his patrIotism and ursaI,oh
10 his country In addi,ion
to this he was from time To time no.
titled that he must anpear for ..a,-
animation" this Invariably invoJviny
n long, tiresome and unnecrssar
Recently fran the acco,r, hu
wo sorrowinr bro,hars r.
hero YESTERDAY ,n clafm Nv So,he
bad 5000 staiHi lhe oous' ne
some b~ureaucrat, representing he
Stars and Stripes, the emblem OF he
country for which he had all but
given his life, to appear at Casper for
further examination" One of his
was with him at the lonely
homestead. and to him George con-
that h would never 20 under
mother operation II Is the opinion
hat this cruel and untimely order.
when his part of the country
covered with deep snow and
both difficult and
preyed upon his mind. and that fin
''' NJ oeciueu 10 ehd II all.
After partaking OF the regular
meal on tho fateful Saturday,
George was lounging around tho
humble cabin with his brother VIII
suddenly without warning took
nus brother by the hand and said: