The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-10

The Utica, N Y, Saturday Globe of January 28, contains the following ac count of the funeral of Cordova's two war heroes, which was held in the little stone church at Remsen, N. Y, where they were born, together with large sized pictures of the boys and their parents, MT. and Mrs. o. B. Jones, of Mile S9:
 (By Edith Hatch MarshalD
 In the little Stone Church at Ren- son at o'clock Sunday afternoon will be held the double funeral of Privates William Morris Jones and John William Jones, of Cordova, Alaska, two of those dauntless men who gave their lives for the cause of humanity lover thede." At the piers of these heroes will be the mourning parents of the boys, MT. and Mrs. Owen E. Jones, who late last summer travelled from their home in the north that they might be on the spot for the home coming of their boys, the spot where the young men were born and where they are to find their final resting place after more than three years of repose on foreign soil, for the broth- CTS gave up their lives in France within four months of each other.
 Mrs. w. P. Pritchard, of Seattle, a sister of the two boys, came east with her parents to await the home comings of her brothers. She will be with them at the service and will re- turn with them when they leave for their home in Alaska.
 CAME EAST IN AUGUST
 MT. and Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Pritchard have been in Remsen since late last August. Governmental headuuarters was unable to give them any definite information as to when l the bodies of their sons would ar rive in this country. They could not even be assured that they would he 1 brought home together. But this was accomplished through the efforts of influential persons who interested themselves in the case. The double funeral will be held under the auspices of Samuel Read Lodge, No 37S, Knights of Pythi2s. | which will perform the ritualistic service for Cordova Lodge. No. 3, K. of F., of which both young men were members. Burial will be made at Prospect Cemetery, where MT. and Mrs. Jones have burial plot, ac- uuired before they removed to AL aska to live. Rev. T. c. Davies. pas tor of the Stone Crurch, will con- duct the services. The American Legion will also be largely represent ated at the funeral.
 WILL RETURN TO ALASKA When the solemn task of commit ting the bodies of their sons to the keeping of the grave in their home- land is completed MT. and Mrs. Jones will return to their faraway home, confronted in their grief with the knowledge that their loved ones rest at last on native soil. The bodies of the two brothers ar-l rived in Utica a week ago and since then have lain in state at Remsen. Flag-draped they have awaited their! final act in the great drama in which they played so tragic part.
 Private John William Jones was in the Marine Corps. He was killed in action on November 3, 1918, eight days before the need for fighting ceased.
 1 It was in the Argonne Forest sec tor that he fell, on that day when the marines acquitted themselves so gloriously in offensive operations l against the enemy. He was buried in the Argonne American Cemetery at Romange, Mouse. l
 On the muster rolls of the com pany to which Private John William Jones belonged is recorded a story of the young mans bravery on a l certain July day in the summer pre- ! ceding his death. WON WAR CITATION
 It recounts how on July IS he ren- dred valuable service as a runner during the initial stages of the at tack on that day. When his con- pany commander was severely wounded he helped to carry him three kilometers to an ambulance I station, under heavy shell fire. This was near Vierzey.