Mr. Cowles leaves two sons, W. H. Cowles of Spokane, and Glen Cowles of Grandview, Wash.; a daughter, Mrs. C. L. White of Joel, and his widow, who survive him.
Asked Mr. Munson to request Oscar to give any information he might have or be able to obtain as to how the young hero died and this letter is in answer to one written by Charles J. Munson to Oscar, asking for this information.
A high compliment was paid to Oscar Munson by the officer who censured his letter, but did not change it. Instead of that, he added the following postscript:
"Perhaps it will please you to know that Sergeant Munson is one of the most valued men and a boy to be."
This is signed with the initials of the censor, "H. H. B. W.," who wrote in another place on the (Continued on page two.)
The great German drive began at daylight this morning. Long before the break of day, the German artillery started a fierce bombardment along a wide front in Flanders and Picardy. Just as day broke, the Germans launched the infantry drive and hurled hundreds of thousands of men against the strongly held positions of the allies. That the slaughter of the Germans must have been awful is believed, for there was no element of surprise. The allies have been expecting the drive for weeks and were prepared for it.
The round of ammunition was at hand and all points were strengthened during the three weeks of comparative inactivity on the part of the Germans. 