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vasub-BAILEYVILLE, 'ill, WOMAN FEARSSLAIN SOLDIER IS HER SONKathrine Johnson HasLirtfi Name As One WhotNo. 3 •No.♦No. i •No. J tNo. 1 tNo. :asemdtoinsvasar-abe In gertla.,oftheInglerm.inhisof:al,asMrs. Katherine Johnson, of Baileyville, 111., seven miles north ofFreeport, was in Freeport today making inquiries regarding the mes-uu-[sage received here Sunday night U^ciarmounc^n the death of Elso S. [h 'Johnson, who was reported killed In action on July 6th. Mrs. Johnson Is firm in belief thg.t the soldier re-ferred to in the message is her son, as she had a son of that name, who enlisted in California many months ago. She alo has two other sons in the service. The message stated that the dead soldier was a member of an engineering company and Mrs. Johnson showed letters written by her son which indicated that he, too, was attached to an engineering company. He had been In France for some time and had written regularly to his mother. , The last letter ire ] received, by her was written by the young man on Mother’s day. It was written on a field haspital, the sol-of dier stating in his letter that he had irs not been feeling well. To a letter lty from his mother asking if he had a ‘ been wounded no reply has beenreceived as yet.Probably Not Her Boy Friends of Mrs. Johnson are endeavoring to convince here that it was not her son, who was killed, although the name of one of her boys was Elso Johnson. The telegram a | received here was addressed to Freeport, whereas the letters of young Johson to his mother were alladdressed to Baileyville, This factleads her friends to believe that the man referred to is some other person The mother however finds it difficulty to convince herself that it was not her son who was lost, and is greatly worried. Inquiries are being made through the local selection board and a communication from the war department is expect-ed.Elso S. Johnson, son of Mrs. Katherine Johnson of Baileyville, was a member of Company D, 117th engineers. He was a member of the Rainbow division and it is known that the Rainbow division has been in the thick of battle for severalmonths.Two other sons, John Johnson and Louis Johnson, are also in the sendee but both are in this country. John, Johnson was one of the fortu-S nate ones to draw a farm on theRosebud reservation a few years ago but he enlisted shortly after the entrance of the United States into the war. He was sent first to Camp Funston hut is now at Camp Dodge. He is in the infantry. Louis is amember of a machine gun company and is at Fort George Wright, Wash.The mother has been employed at Baileyville for the past eighteen years as a housekeeper for Dr, E, A. Carpenter. The latter came to Freeport today with Mrs. Johson to assist in looking up the matter.tNo. I tNo. tNo. ; tNo. :•DaPasfeet vday. JNo. 31 No. 3iNo. 5 No. INo. 5No. 3Rockl6:0 9:15 m„ 2 m., 7p. m. Bund?hehesarerlralon’asnd5:39:502:409:50FirSundiFrlt;a. m. HoJyheatof’slis1(1KailrNo. 7 No. 1 excep No. 7 excep No. 1No. 7 No. 7 excep No. 7 excep No. 1 excepNo. 7J-n-fise-ycBu3 at BtA atBl 2 atBiI atA1advatlckephonNo,I an Mini: ManKaniFORBin i nmun n-E icu/EI BY SURE
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Freeport Journal Standard
Freeport, Illinois, US
Wed, Jul 31, 1918
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