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SEWARD BOYS
Under th» captain of *‘Ti :e i!»*-t IV
I liad." tin- Utica Paily IVt-ss, pfiiu
cm ;»n article lelat l: l>> do death ol a
tVrdova h<»\ ai tin : onl ntid hi.-* tun
» iut. at vttich A a.-re.n . ituUkdinj; tw >
Se .1 :»«>. . ' Nk ' ' •
The article v » re« ei\ *d in the .
mail 1>\ iioi**r Sesiert and star.* ol •
iv ith a menn»ral. a.-* follows:
IN MKM1/1M
\\V huw tin- da> cxperienc* d tin io .
of one of our comrade*, the 1*1 t *tn »•
we haw
j)os»* ol assisting in »h*- k *• t dire
mating **haiser:sn and m* can no
hut help feeling and noticing his ah*
M'lnc, the loss of his pleasing perso'
lit>. and his ever willing desire to
•end a helping hand.
We . however, find a great rouse’ •
lion in thought of realizing th •
nir conirath has been ea’led to ever*
• isting peace and happiness; that hr
in- performed h;s duty well in ti. •
war-scarred field of endeavor, and h i-,
deservedly earned eternal rest.
I'herelore, inasmuch as Private V* ••
am Morris Jones has this day In-'
his life, while in the performance o»
dis duty while a member of this *
an zation. and by reasons ot his
itim-ly personality and unselfish chat
actor, he has won the everlast o
memory of all of us, his comrades:
\ov\, therefore, he it hereby resolv
ed, that this message of condolence i>e
md is hereby sent to the deceased*'
relatives and friends as a message »f
•u»* sympathy for the dear ones whoi
xj l>. loved ((>i> ' .as left behind.
Ifone at Saumur, r ranee, this 2tJlh
':iv >: July. 11' u* y,*.:•• of Our Lord
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191H.
That the American soldiers when op
portunities affords, pay touching tri
bute to their comrades who fall and
endeavor to cheer bereaved relatives,
is .shown by the letters here append*.* 1
received by Mis. Owen K. Jones ol
Cordova, Alaska, upon the death o.
her son, William*Morris Jones, who
lost his life in France, while in the
service of his country. The* mother r.
ceived a l**ttev Irani the regiment ;n
chaplain, telling of the burial ol Him
boy, anil one from his captain telling
of his manly and solderierly qualities
She also received a memorial tribute
written by his sergeant . aim which i >
herewith presented. All this mu *
have touched the mother’s heart,
i while at the same time showing t! •
‘ thoughfulness and consideration r.f
his comrades. The letters reveal the
Americans in France as noblemen, a*
well as soldiers.
The letter will be read with intern, t
by all mothers, having sons in Franc.*,
hut they have particular interests n
this section. The voting man to whom
they rater was born in the town * M
Ivomson. He war the soil ol Mr. an*.
Mrs. Owen K. Jones, who lived in th. t
village for a number ot years. Ih
family moved to the state of Washing |
-ton, and thence to Gonlova, Alaska
where the young man enlisted. Sin '. |
are* the change* of life. The you nr*,
man, who was horn in Kemsen, an «
traveled to far away Alaska, find- .
his grave in the little cemetary at A: •
gors, Kmr.ee, whither hi* had gone to .
fight f* r I is country and the cau-e • * ,
humanity. The letters follow:
I rma tin* Regimental < haplin.
‘‘Saumur. Kranee, July 2P, VJl^.
"Dear Mr*. Jones: Long before tlr.'
readies you you no doubt have l-'ar: »
ed the tragic fat * of your son, V\ d*- !
ian Jones, who was killed n« ar hei
on July 2a by some dose bridge or j
tunnel. It seems he was looking o i
of the car window wh*n struck. .\v
one knows exactly.
"I no radially conducted the funera
sendees, and he was laid to rest witi. ,
dull military honors in a qu el lift -
cemetary at Angers. The government j
ki»ops a very careful record, and i
some futui date, when the war is j
over, oxpee’s to lemove the remain- j
of all our r ddiers hack to America. ]
•*My sine.-re sympathy goes oct to
you in this dark hour of your bereave ;
. ment. May a good God bless anil con*
fort one who ha* given so freely t>* ,
the cause of stricken humanity. He j
died at his post of duty, a good so!* ]
dier.
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“Am inclosing u letter from his coni
-rades. Sincerely yours.
‘‘Lieut, John E. Wilson,
“Chaplain Thirty-first Engineers, A.
E. K. A. P. 0. 718.”
His Captain Writes
“Sauinur, Fiance, July ill, l'J18.
“My Dear Mrs. Jones: In behalf
the many officers und men of t
Thirty-first regiment I extend to v
our sincere sympathy for im? loss
your son, William, who was acrid *i
ally killed at Angers, France a l< *
days since.
“William joined my company n
Foil Leavenworth. He piovcd hints ;
to be a clean, loyal soldier of high in
telligence, with a personality that ii -
mediately won the friendship of tho .e
with whom he came in contact, and v.
all mourn his unfortunate dealt).
*‘At the time of the accident Will
iam was riding on the Paris expre* -
from th<‘ city of Nantes to Samar.',
with M)mc of the men from the com
pany. He was leaning out of the coa 1
window at tin* time of the accident,
ami received a skull fracture by
struck by some obstruction (pole o
bridge) near the track.
“The accident occuiTed at 1*2:10 :
m.f at a point five to ten miles west *•
Angers. William f* 11 into the aims c •’
a fellow passenger. A surgeon of ‘.i
Unite*! States army was riding in tl
simc car, and he was taring for Wi -
liam within a minute after the net
deni. Fifteen minutes after the a<\ •
♦lent William was in the opera: i.
room of the French Red Cross at A*
gers, where he received the hi st pc
Sessional attention and tender care.
One hour later he was taken to •!;
American base hospital, win re eve *t,
thing possible was done for him. V.Y
liam *li 1 not regain consciousness. 1: ;
passed away at 3:o0 a.m.
“On receipt of news of the accide
1 went to Angers immediately anw
ing at th** hospital shortly after Wi I
am had passed away. 1 arranged
his funeral, which was attended .
many of his friends ami which was os
eeedingly impressive and with mi..
Jury honnors. Corpora! Jacobs ha.
written you of the sendees.
"William was buried in the milita;
cemetray at Angers, and his grav.* •
clearly marked and recorded.
“We all feel the great loss and dees
!y sympathize with the family an
friends in this sorrow. If 1 may ev»
be of service to you, Mrs Jones, pi**;,
permit mo to be. Sincerely yours,
CAPT.JOHN L. TEMPLE.
“C. 0. Co. C, Thirty-first Engineer* j
A. E. F\, Saumur, France."
From IIis Comrades
Corp. Robert V. Jacob, under date o
July 28, writes in part as follows:
‘‘How little we knew when we leC
Cordova, March 13, P.H8, that in s*
short a time I would have the painfu
duty of writing you the account of tin
death of your boy, who. as you mus.
know, was willed while working h
student trip over here. . . . From th
time I met him on the boat at Cordo
va, myself having enlisted at Anchor
age, I was always with him. We wer
on the same train from Fort Lawto •
to our training camp, and were on see
ernl occasions very closely connect*** 1
“Thanks to Col. Wears, there wen
some fifty of his personal friends wh*.
were able to attend his funeral at An
g»*rs, where he received a full military
fun**ral. He rests between two com
rades who, like himself, died for ;
most wonderful cause. Possibly yo*.
would like to know that the men wh
bore him to his resting place were a!
his personal friends, and most of tlv*r
were from Alaska. They were as foi
low: “Sergt. Earle A. Jamison, Ju
neau; Corp. V. Jacobs, Anchoragr
First-class Private A. A. Ferguson,
Anchorage; Bugler Bert Denny, Sew
ard; Private L. Sapor, Private Stov
ons and Private Ray Fonda of Gordo
va and Seward, and one other, whos*
name I did not get."
Private L. C. Saper, also of the
same company writes a message Df
sympathy, and states that the deceas
ed was “the best pnl I had." He also
gives details of the funeral, and ex
presses the hope that Private Janes!
and others who have given their lives i
in the great cause “did not die io
vain."
STUDYING HAWAII’S RUINS.
HONOLULU, T.H, Oct., 30— Dr
MacMillan Brown, of Christchurch,
chancellor of the University of New
Zealand , and widely known as an an •
thority of Polynesian history, is mak
inc an exhaustive study of the jrreat
temples and ruins on the island of Ha
waii, and reports several discoveries
of importance, tondinpr to connect tne
history of the native Hawaiians with
the Somct: s and early Maoris. TKj
Hawahan ruins are very extensive.
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