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Departure was impressive one. The Jamestown con- tingent left for Wrightstown, Saturday. Thousands of people gathered along the line of march for a last glimpse of men who will be citizens' first representatives in new national army.
September 10-Maj. William E. Atwood, former Chau- tauqua man, making good progress in 7th Regiment of Engineers.
September 11-Stand Back of the President. One Hundred and Twelfth Regiment and 7th Company vet- erans take patriotic action at annual reunion. Nearly 60 veterans registered at the State Armory up to noon to- day. Just 55 years ago today that men left Jamestown for service in Civil War. Mayor Carlson welcomed visitors.
September 13-Many veterans attend. Survivors of 112th Regiment and 7th Company men here. Lieut. Her- man Sixley, of Mayville, chosen president ; J. A. Powers, of Ashville, vice-president; and Willis Kilbourn, of Gerry, chaplain.
September 15-Marion Cadwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cadwell, 212 Lakeview avenue, Jamestown, have re- ceived letters from their son, who is serving with the American Ambulance Corps in France. He mentioned that he and his comrades were recently in the Verdun region and Hill 304.
September 27-Another contingent of Jamestown men left for new army. There was a big demonstration given by Jamestown citizens. The streets were packed with people who cheered enthusiastically as the company marched from the armory to the railway station. Brief addresses were made by Mayor Samuel A. Carlson and L. L. Hanchett. Men are going to Wrightstown, New Jersey, under command of Donald S. Hanchett, their provisional captain.
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morning. Charles M. Dow presided at the dinner and addresses were given by Mayor Samuel A. Carlson, Principal M. J. Fletcher and Rev. Dr. Horace G. Ogden. Earle S. Palmer responded for the drafted men. Kits were distributed to the drafted men at the State Armory by the Fraternal and Union Fund Committee.
Falconer, September 27-Twenty drafted men of Fal- coner were honored by a parade and program in the village. They are going to Silver Creek, where they will join others for Camp Dix.
September 28-The third district men leave Silver Creek, S7 strong, for Camp Dix.
Westfield, October 1-Sixty-two men of the second contingent from the second district of Chautauqua county left Westfield for Camp Dix, Wrightstown, New Jersey, last night. They were given a farewell celebra- tion by the citizens of Westfield.
Jamestown, October 10-Eight members of the En- listed Signal Corps Reserve leave without orders of a definite nature. They are going to Camp Jackson at Columbia, South Carolina.
October 17-Rev. Horace G. Ogden, formerly pastor of First Methodist Church, Jamestown, accepts call as religious work director at Camp Dix.
October 20-A big parade was held for the Liberty Loan. It was representative of every branch of the city life. Civil War veterans were at the head of the parade.
Falconer, October 26-Falconer went over the top in the big Liberty Loan Drive. Residents subscribed $124,- 000. Quota was $61,500.
Jamestown, October 26-Charles M. Dow has been named as Federal Fuel Administrator. The appointment was made by Fuel Administrator Garfield. Mr. Dow is president of the Chautauqua County National Bank. Mr. Dow has named Secretary Bevitt, of the Board of Commerce, as his secretary, and is prepared to take up the work at once. N. B .- Mr. Dow has since died.
Jamestown, November 7-Mark M. Potter lost his life at Vimy Ridge, according to word received by rela- tives in this city. He enlisted in the American Legion in Canada, January, 1915, and later was transferred to the Expeditionary Forces. He is the first Jamestown man to be killed at the front. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. At the time of his enlistment in the American Legion in Canada, he received a ser- geant's rating. After his arrival in France he learned that he would not see actual service as soon as desired, and he asked to be transferred to the Canadian Expedi- tionary Forces. His wish was granted, but he received only a private's rating. He was in the trenches three weeks before taking part in the battle of Vimy Ridge, where the Canadians saw some of the hardest fighting of the war. He has been missing since that battle, but his name does not appear among the prisoners taken by the enemy.
Jamestown, November 9-One hundred and two Christ- mas bags have been sent to Dr. George W. Cottis for distribution among his patients.
Jamestown, November 14-Marion Cadwell has re- turned home from France, where he was an ambulance driver in Section 22, A. R. C. He has been in service since May last at Verdun.
November 20-There was over $40,000 pledged in cam- paign for funds for Young Men's Christian Associa- tion war work.
November 23-The third Jamestown contingent left this morning, forty-seven strong. They are going to Camp Dix. Edward Wicander was named as leader, and his assistants were Arthur W. Clark, Reno Ander- son and Carl J. Lundsteadt. Last night the citizens of Jamestown gave a farewell banquet for the drafted men.
Superintendent R. R. Rogers presided, and addresses were made by Rev. Dr. Gardner S. Eldredge and Con- gressman Walter M. Chandler. Carl Lundsteadt re- sponded for members of the third contingent.
December 7-Rev. Dr. Julius Lincoln, a member of a party of five appointed by President Wilson to make a survey of war conditions in France, has arrived safely in France. He expects to return early in January.
December 13-Twenty-seven men leave the city today, having enlisted in various branches of the army. Some are going to the Signal Corps, others to the Coast Artil- lery, and some to the Forestry Service.
December 17-Rev. E. E. Ryden, of this city, has been appointed civilian chaplain for Camp Wadsworth. He will not be assigned to any regiment, and will be enabled to work among all men at the camp.
December 24-Private William J. Foley passed away December 23, at Camp Dix, New Jersey. He has been ill for several weeks. He was a member of Battery C, 307th Field Artillery, and was one of the 124 men to leave Jamestown with the second contingent in Septem- ber.
January 21, 1918-Maj. Frederick R. Palmer, former war correspondent, now on Pershing's staff in France, was a visitor in the city Sunday. Maj. Palmer arrived in France in December with Col. E. M. House, and has been busy on government business since that time. Maj. Palmer came on specially from New York to visit his mother and sister.
January 23-Rev. Dr. Julius Lincoln arrived home this morning after a visit to the battlefields of France, where he went as an emissary of the American government. Dr. Lincoln was a member of the special commission of the United States Food Administration and left the United States on the 25th of November for the purpose of studying the food situation in the countries at war and to give color to the propaganda to be made in this coun- try, especially in the Middle West. Dr. Lincoln expects to start within a few days on a lecture tour. Dr. Lin- coln has a splendid collection of stereopticon slides made from the pictures taken by the party along the western front.
Westfield, February 25-The residents of Westfield and vicinity gave a rousing send-off this morning to the 67 drafted men of District No. 2, which left for training camp. In the evening of February 24 the men were guests at a dinner served at the Portage Inn. Later in the evening there was a big patriotic mass meeting held in the Grand Theatre. The men go to Silver Creek, where they will join the others bound for Camp Devens, Ayer, Massachusetts.
February 27-The citizens of Jamestown tendered a farewell dinner to the selected men at the Eagle Temple auditorium. A stirring patriotic address was made by Rev. Herbert A. Ellis. One hundred and twenty-five men leave Jamestown tonight for Camp Upton, Long Island. The banquet hall was completely filled with citizens who had come to pay their respects to the boys who have been called to the colors.
February 28-Jamestown's farewell to another contin- gent of selected men was one of the most imposing dem- onstrations that has been given. The contingent was the largest that has left the city, one hundred and twenty- five strong. The crowd on the street was as large as the crowd that witnessed the departure of the local com- pany in 1898. Lunches were distributed to the men at the station by members of the local chapter of the Red Cross. William R. Reynolds was chosen as leader of the contingent, and his assistant was Arthur J. Dunder- dale.
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contingent of selected men from Jamestown has been received. The men are in quarantine until March 14. They left Jamestown, February 28.
Paris, France, March 8, 1918-Ralph J. Preston, for- merly of Jamestown, who has been identified with the Red Cross since the United States declared war on Ger- many, has been honored by the French government. The French government shows its appreciation by bestowing a decoration upon Mr. Preston. Ralph J. Preston is a brother of Miss Bertha Preston, of this city, but he has not resided here for many years.
Falconer, March 18-Harry Mosher was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Philippine Scouts, Regular Army. He is a brother of Capt. Henry Mosher, who is with General Pershing, American Forces, in France.
Jamestown, March 25-William Whelpley, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Whelpley, 131 Falconer street, is a prisoner of war at Gelfangenenlager, Brandenburg, Havel, Germany. He has been a prisoner for one year. He was an English soldier on the steamship "Esmeralda," which on March 28, 1917, was sunk by a German subma- rine in the Mediterranean Sea and the crew and others taken prisoners. The ship was transporting a cargo of horses. Young Whelpley enlisted under his mother's maiden name of Thompson.
April 22-Jamestown went over the top on the Third Liberty Loan. Almost two million dollars raised after great demonstration at the State Armory. The city's quota was $1,162,300. Roscoe Mitchell, of Buffalo, de- livered a stirring address in which he described condi- tions in France and Great Britain. Judge Jerome B. Fisher and Cyrus E. Jones followed with solicitations for subscriptions.
April 30-Friends of Miss Victoria Nowak, of Ark- wright, have received word that she has enlisted as a Red Cross nurse and expects soon to be in France to do service in a Polish hospital.
May 1-Twenty-five members of Company E volun- teer to guard canals.
May 8-James G. Funicelle, of Ellington, Marine, is a survivor of the sinking steamer "City of Athens," which collided with a French warship last week. His roommate and half the marines were drowned. He him- self was picked up by French sailors.
May 13-Miss Imogene Crane will go across as volun- teer for Red Cross abroad. She was given a luncheon by members of the Jamestown Creche.
May 14-Fifteen more men leave Jamestown for Fort Slocum, near New Rochelle. They were given a big send-off by the citizens. Thousands watched party of little contingent and cheered them to the echo. There was great enthusiasm as train pulled out. They were led by Capt. Frank Knapp and Assistant Elias Jenner.
Jamestown, May 17-Edward D. Maltby, son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Maltby, of 503 East Fifth street, of this city, has recently been commissioned in the Naval Reserve force and ordered to command one of the latest of the big submarine chasers. He has already sailed for a Pacific port on war service.
May 21-Clarence Wheelock, of Kennedy, is victim of spinal meningitis. He died in hospital at Kelly's Field, San Antonio, Texas.
May 21-The Third District of Chautauqua county will send from Silver Creek 72 men to Camp Dix, New Jersey, on Sunday morning. These men have been drawn from the various towns in the district.
May 23-Seventy Jamestown boys in the Naval Re- serve have been called for service. They must report to the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois.
May 25-Thousands honor new soldiers. Farewell dinner given at the Hotel Samuels at noon, at which
there was a large attendance to do honor to the 130 boys who left Sunday morning to join the national army at Camp Dix. There were speeches by Jerome B. Fisher, and Thomas P. Hefferman, of Dunkirk.
June 21-Walter Billings, of Falconer, and Francis Buskist, of Little Valley, join the Marines and were sent to camp today.
June 29-Officers and men of the 27th arrive in France on Memorial Day, according to advices from Lieut. Peterson, of this city.
July 11-Eleven Jamestown boys leave for Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois, to don United States naval uniform.
July 18-Oscar L. Green gives his life. Jamestown boy killed in action in France. Had been overseas ever since last September.
July 19-Lieut. Peterson writes from France, assistant chief of staff. Is now acting in such capacity, and also as intelligence officer of the division.
Jamestown, July 20-Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Underwood have three sons in the service. Lieut. James Underwood, after serving in France for several months studying war conditions, has been assigned to the duty of instructing in a southern training camp. The second son, Edward, is in the national army in Europe. The third son is a member of the contingent leaving next week.
Jamestown, July 20-Dinner given for new soldiers. Contingent leaving on Monday. Much enthusiasm. Pa- triotic scenes were seen and inspiring address was de- livered by Prof. Thomas F. Moran, of Perdue Uni- versity.
July 22-Jamestowners bade farewell to another large contingent of 100 men who left city this morning on their way to army training camp. A big demonstration. Cheers and tears sped the new soldiers on their way. The men were led by the Civil War veterans, the Span- ish War veterans, and Company E, New York Guard.
July 23-Third contingent left Silver Creek for Camp Dix this morning. Given a great farewell. One hundred and six men in the contingent.
August 1-Good-bye dinner given to drafted men. Jamestown citizens do honors for another contingent. Only 18 men this time. This is the smallest group to be entertained, but fully 250 persons were assembled to say farewell. Address by Rev. Walter A. Taylor.
August 2-Early morning farewell to 11 young James- town inen who left for Camp Dix. Despite the early hour there was a good turn out to see the men off.
August 2-Private Carl A. Johnson (another issue refers to him as Fred C. Johnson), of Charlotte Center, who was gassed in France last month, is dead at New- port News. Was a member of Company E, 23rd United States Infantry. He was sent back to this country in July, arriving at Newport News, July 19. He was 28 years old.
August 3-Company E, 108th Infantry, is now in the trenches. Four days spent there with shells whizzing overhead.
August 5-David Midgley dies in France. Gave his life in battle. Enlisted at local recruiting station less than four months ago. Fought with Company L, 59th Infantry. Believed his death occurred in the recent drive between the Rivers Marne and Aisne. He was 27 years of age. He has a brother in the 78th Division.
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and delivered an eloquent and forceful address. The draftees numbered 28. Officers of the contingent are Ralph E. Larson, captain; assistants, Reuben C. Lof- gren, F. Richard Wren, J. E. Hunt.
August 7-Selected men leave for camp. Eleventh contingent entrained yesterday evening for Fort Slocum ; 28 men. Draftees given a royal send-off by Jamestown citizens. Affair addressed by Mayor Samuel A. Carlson. Large crowd cheered boys as they marched to the station.
Jamestown, August 8-Rev. E. E. Ryden home from Camp Wadsworth, where he represented the Lutheran Church as camp chaplain.
August 12-Private P. W. Soderquist, Company B, 30th Engineers, writes from France that he has been presented with the Croix de Guerre. Twice hit by shrapnel.
August 14-Word has been received that Lieut. Homer M. Wellman has been wounded. He was with the 110th Pennsylvania Regiment, which has been in the thickest of the fighting.
August 17-The contingent of selected men which left Jamestown on February 27 and which are a part of the 77th Division of the United States Army, are reported to have a splendid showing as fighters in France, accord- ing to Dr. Charles L. Meade, of New York, who has returned from "over there" at the head of a company of Red Cross workers. He said, "The boys are fighting wonderfully and are a splendid body of men. The reason they are giving and will give a fine account of them- selves is that every man among them appears to be a trained athlete, and they are living the cleanest lives over there."
August 21-Adelbert Peterson, killed in action July 24. Has been in France since March.
Jamestown, August 24-Beneca Burchard spoke at dinner for draftees. Told of his experiences as Young Men's Christian Association secretary in France. Jus- tice Woodward, Supreme Court judge, presided. Hotel dining room was crowded with citizens to bid farewell to members of contingent. Twenty-seven draftees going to Camp Gordon.
Jamestown, August 26-Draftees left for Camp Gor- don. Contingent of 29 men start on long trip to south- ern training camp. Selected men were escorted to train by Grand Army of the Republic veterans and Com- pany E.
Falconer, May 27-A large crowd assembled Sunday afternoon to bid farewell to the 15 Falconer men on way to the war.
Jamestown, May 27-One hundred and thirty-one men left for Camp Dix Sunday morning. An immense crowd said farewell.
June 4-John Quincy Adams is officially the first American soldier in France. He formerly lived here and now has summer home at Cheneys Point.
June 6-Capt. Henry Mosher, of Falconer, lies dead somewhere in France. Word was received Friday night by his father, Stiler Burt Mosher. Lieut. Henry Mosher would have been 26 on June 18th. He left just one year ago for France, on June 7, 1917, with the 28th Infantry, at which time he was a lieutenant. He was the first man from Western New York to be named an officer of Pershing's expedition. He had stated that he would rather live one year with the overseas American force than a lifetime here.
Falconer, June 13-Stiler Burt Mosher received word the day following the news of the death of his son, Capt. Henry Mosher, of the promotion of his son, Harry Mosher, from second to first lieutenant. Lieut. Harry Mosher is with the Philippine Scouts, Regular Army.
June 13-Miss Ebba Johnson, who left February I to be army nurse at Camp Jackson, was invalided home and honorably discharged.
June 15-The 307th Field Artillery, composed princi- pally of Jamestown boys, has arrived safely overseas.
June 17-Charles H. Buck badly wounded, as reported on casualty list by Pershing.
Jamestown, September 3-The Hotel Samuels dining room was filled to its capacity by citizens who gave a dinner to 56 honor men who entered the service. The patriotic feeling of 250 people was stirred to its depths from the ringing address of Rev. Gardner S. Eldredge. Fred Clarke was captain of the contingent. He re- sponded for the drafted men.
September 0-Fritz Warner, of R. F. D. 83, James- town, is mentioned in the casualty list as having died of wounds. His nearest relative is Mrs. Amelia Hilquist.
Jamestown, September 6-Chester E. Morse has been honored for bravery in France. Private Morse is a mem- ber of the Convers Automobile Unit, W. F. A. He writes from a Canadian hospital, where he is recovering from illness, that he is to be decorated with a French Croix de Guerre with palm, which is the highest honor given a soldier for bravery. He states he was working in the iront for a period of 51 nights. Out of his divi- sion only 40% of the 10,000 men returned after the battle of July 14.
Septemher 7-Private Clarence E. Lawson, of James- town, is reported severely wounded, according to advice received from the War Department. Private Lawson was a member of Company E, 108th Infantry, formerly the old 74th Infantry of Buffalo. He saw service with General Pershing on the Mexican border. He enlisted June 24, 1916, in Jamestown. After the Mexican cam- paign he returned to Jamestown. When the 74th Regi- ment was called to the colors, Lawson responded and went to Camp Wadsworth with the organization, which later became the 108th.
September 10-The casualty list of Monday stated that Private Edward Harold Eckberg, of Jamestown, was killed in action. He is the first selected man from this city to be killed in action. Private Eckberg was about 27 years of age. He had a brother in the service. Be- sides his brother in France, the dead soldier is survived by his mother and several brothers in Sweden. Private Eckberg came to Jamestown from Sweden five years ago. He left this city on February 27 with the con- tingent numbering 125 men. These selected men were the first Jamestown men to be sent into action as a com- pany. This contingent was assigned to the 306th Ma- chine Gun Battalion of the 77th Division. The division went to France in April and was assigned to active duty a few months later.
September 11-Word has been received in Jamestown that Harry M. Lundquist and Lester R. Lindstrom, of the United States Naval Reserve, were on the American steamer, "Frank H. Buck," which sank an enemy sub- marine off the Atlantic coast, September 1.
French Creek, September 21-Private Edward M. Har- rington, of this village, captures a Hun for a souvenir. He is a member of Company F, 16th Engineers, Ameri- can Expeditionary Forces. He enlisted June, 1917, and has heen in France since August, 1917.
September 23-Carl M. Johnson, assistant paymaster in the navy, died in the Philippines, September 19. He was 31 years old. He has served in the navy nine years.
Westfield, September 25-Private McFarland Wade is reported wounded. He left with the contingent from Westfield, February 25, going to Camp Devens, Massa- chusetts, later being transferred to Camp Upton. He is a member of the 308th Infantry.
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Jamestown, September 26-Citizens honor local women who are soon to go overseas. Testimonial dinner for Red Cross nurses and Young Men's Christian Associa- tion canteen workers. The dinner was under the aus- pices of the Red Cross. Fully four hundred men and women were in attendance.
September 26-Maj. Preston, former Jamestown man, given control of Red Cross activities overseas. Will probably be actual head.
October 4-Private Lynn K. Sturdevant died at Camp Dix of pneumonia, due to an attack of Spanish influenza. He left Jamestown, July 10, with the contingent of 108 men, becoming a member of the 153rd Depot Brigade, Company 5, 2nd Battalion.
October 5-Cable dispatches state that the 27th Divi- sion, of which division Jamestown men are members, is cooperating with Australian troops. Company E, of the old 74th Regiment, but now with the 108th Infantry, are most likely engaged in the fighting north of St. Quentin.
October 8-Privates Carl A. Jones and Gavin Whipely Scott sacrificed their lives. Private Jones left with the May 13 contingent for Fort Slocum, and Private Scott departed with the contingent February 27 for Camp Upton and was in the 306th Machine Gun Battalion.
Fredonia, October 8-Lieut. Jack Wilder, a member of the Aviation Corps, killed at Tours, France.
Jamestown, October 15-Miss Elizabeth Bealer, of 601 Washington street, who enlisted as Young Men's Christian Association canteen worker, received her call by telegram and is reporting in New York Wednesday. Miss Bealer has been supervisor of physical training in the schools for several years, and has been a most suc- cessful physical training teacher in the high school. She has also been active in various war work activities.
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