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. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER,jjf/!*!•Edward And Louis Give Up Iheir Lives In Great World Wara*Ir,v* v s'-,, ‘ ■ »uali-t!imEDWARD STEINMETZ.: •I he MessageMr. ami Mrs. Stcinmcts received tie following telegram:Deeply regret to inform you information just received from abroad that your sdp, Private Edward Joseph Stoiumetz, Marine corps, was killed in action Juno twenty-acoond. Body will be interred abroad until after war.Please accept my heartfelt sympathy in your great loss of your son who so nobly gave his Ijfc in Kctvice of his country.GEORGE BARNETT, Major General Commandant.LOUIS STEIN METZ.lt;il i'.h'hi’s mid slowness ot couumim-ealion no iloubl. led to the dolay in official announcement of tlw death ot’Nidward StcinmcU.Thu* one family in Hamilton has hrm called upon to give the lives of two noble ioi.s in Use great war for world democracy. These noble young men answered the call of their country willingly and without the least hesitancy. They kncw.llimr duty fully .nml they answered duty's cull. To tbo aged parents the sympathy of the whole ^community goes out in this hour when lierwivomi'nl coined into their home. I'hcsi^vonng men, whose mother is a native oiMet-/, where America’s great fighting force is engaged in battle to \vre*t i this stronghold from the foe, will •ever live in the memory of the pco-Iplc of Ha mil ton for the noble saeri-_ 1w|t|c|, u,uv |,avc made for llnnrGrim war lias doubly darkened the country and for .Ihc safety of the home of Mr. and ' Mr*. Benedict j world from German mbumaniK and Klrinniclx ot 031 Fires avenue, I/m- .«*»»» f-’1;'otiiwalil—BethiirdFrf'seB's, Mori “‘4. . ,a saerihcc, byl Mr. and Airs, ftiu.n-Joseph Steinmel/. and ijhus mcly, have the supporting ami cousol-syinpalhy of hosts of friends andmgSteinmel/. and .’amis A.Steinmel/., lie dead in France, thevictims of the Hun. the gratitude of the entire civilizedSeveral weeks.ago word came thill vvurld for the sacrifice which they Louis A. Sleinnictz, a member of have made.Ihc United States marines, bad been Rdward StcinmcU joined the mn-killcd in notion in France on July 21. .,mes June 5, 1917, was Mint to This came as a great shock to bis j Paris I sland, f. C- He sailed for Inllier and inotHcr. Another son, France October 2, 39IS, and oil AprilI Edward ‘j. Steinmel'/. was ulwi in113, 1018, be. was gassed, losing Insliter ] France. Suddenly letters from him .eyesight and hearing, lint with the nidI gel! ceased to come. Tins was not at! of the best French surgeons lie rc-{first understood and gradually a gained bis sight and hearing.Into i feeling became apparent that he too to!had lost his life on the battle fieldsnait!of France. Finally a Idler cameLaid from another Hamilton boy in FranceHewas again sent to the front Line trenches where he met Iris death on .Inly 21, 1018.Louis Stcininolz joined the iufau-Kilwardityy, May 23, 11118,.was scut !o Fort t in as- Thomas, Ky. Oit October 2 he sailed for France on the same boat with bis brother Edward.Louis, who joined the infantry, diad gone over ihc lop three limes.saying that he bad seen StcinmcU fall in battle but much as no official word came tin* his family bad hoped I but an error had loop j been made and Ihat only the one son, lied!Louis A. SudmncU, bad fallen. But he’last night the blow fell Ike official!Ifc once, received a wound in the hip I word cnmc from Washington an-[and shoulder. After lie became well I any nouuciiig the death of Fdwaid Stein-(he was seat to the line Irdieli again, it a met/, in action of June 22. Similarity u-hcre iie met his death like a hero.■RT’.T.OTATJ CAMPAIGN ’ Irnmiin calm and confident of vie-
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Butler County Democrat
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Thu, Sep 19, 1918
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