Keen distress was displayed by all the men of the company commanded by the captain who was killed. One of them said:
"He was a fine officer and, believe me, he took care of his men. Any one of the company would have gone through hell at his order, pay Fritz for that if we have not already done so."
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A Kansas man who was in the fight said the last he saw of the captain he was kneeling alongside a spitting machine gun and blazing away at the Germans with his own automatic pistol. "I saw him fall flat," added the private. The captain was killed by a gunshot wound in the chest.
Miss Phillis Hoover showed herself to be a worthy Sister of such a hero by the splendid manner in which she bore up when the news was broken to her. "I have never seen such an example of supreme courage as Miss Hoover exhibited," said a lady friend who was present when the young girl received the sad news. "She seemed to realize that her brother had died as he wished to, fighting for his country, and that her part of the sacrifice was to bear her sorrow without flinching. Miss Hoover showed that her brother did not have all of the heroism in the family."
SECOND DRAFT COMING
Washington, — Announcement of the date for the next draft is imminent. The provost marshal general's office has pro-immed an "important announcement" which is believed to deal with the  Time and method of the second levy. 