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HE DIED AS BRAVE Ab ANY SULD1EK INACTION,” DECLARES LIEUTENANT WHO SAW HENRY T. MOHR DIE ON THE BATTLE-FIELDRelatives of Soldier Hero Sit In Box At American Theatre and Listen, Midst Sobs, To Gripping Story Of Their Son’s Glorious Death—Lieutenant Gives Graphic Description of How Freeport’s First Martyr Died Overseas, In Address At Installation of Post Bearing His Name, Yesterday Afternoon—Biggest Patriotic Demonstration Witnessed Here in Years—Ceremonies Solemnly Impressive— Inspiring Musical ProgramFreeport, Jan. 16.—He tiled as brave death aa any soldier In action/' declared Lieutenant H. L. Downey, who was in command of a platoon of the 105th Machine dun Battalion, 27th Division, in describing how he saw Henry Theodore Mohr, Freeport's first martyr, go to his heroic grave, at the public Installation of officers of the post named after the young hero, at the American Theatre yesterday afternoon.An almost holy silence pervaded the crowded theatre as the officer told in graphic terms how young Mohr went to his premature death in that memorable battle on September 27th, 1**18, on the Van Hindenburg line, in Belgium. The father, mother, brothers and sisters Of the soldier hero occupied it box on the left side of the theatre as Lieut.Downey depicted the battle in which JOXmg Mohr displayed the gallant bravery for his country.It was perhaps the first time the relatives of young Mohr heard the story of how he met his honorable death from the lips of the officer who was in charge of the platoon, and an eye-witness to tfie tragic end of Freeport's first soldier boy to make the supreme sac rifle** overseas.Many a sob was suppressed as Lieutenant Downey gave a vivid depiction of how young Mohr laid down his life for his Aug.14We were moving over I he battlefield under the cover of night. We expected to get orders to start the drive at 5 o'clock In the morning. Rut the Germans started to send a heavy artillery fire over us before we had expected it. We had our machine guns enplaced In Shell holes, each gun squad generally consisted of 8 men with two men to man the gun.8everal hundred yards in the rear of the front lines were our ammunition or loading stations. Four men are in Charge of one of these loading stations Occupied in old shell holes. These men Continued on page fourOIL HASTE EVILON BEACHES TOBE ELIMINATEDCongressman Hicks Presents Plan to Congress Which He Hopes Will Wipe Out Nuisance to Bathers and Damage to Property Interests Along Long island ShoresJfempstead, Jan. 16.—Ccrftgressman Frederick lt;\ Hicks, of this district has introduced in the House of Representatives a joint resolution which will provide the necessary machinery for the protection of Long Island's shore property from damage by refuse oil dumped by incoming oil-burning vessels.For some time oil-burning ocean craft have dumped the refuse oil from their tanks into the sea off Long Island shore and the tides have carried the thick sticky mass back on the shores to the damage of the property.Long Beach has been one of the ! marked sufferers from this practice and at times the refuse oil has been present to such extent at the popular beach that only gasoline, alcohol or ether resort that bathers stepping in it found would remove It.Congressman Hick s joint resolution authorizes President Harding to call a conference of the maritime nations controlling and operating ocean ehtpplng to the end that the practice be effectively stopped.The resolution sets forth that the oil Is a serious fire hazard by accumulation on the piles of piers and bulkheads, it is a menace to the fishing Interest andR. V. C. F. D.IN EXCLUSIVEuMOVIE” PICTUREChiefs Sound Alarm and Put Men Through Regulation Drill While Camera Man Turns the Crank For 225 Feet of Film—Columbia*, of Oceanside “Bust” Into PictureRockville Centre, Jan. 16.—The Rockville Centro Fire Department was photographed yesterday, in action, for the “movtes. A regular alarm was sounded about 11:30 a. m. and the apparatus came dashing to the corner of Observer street and Park avenue, where, the Fire Chiefs put the men and apparatus through a regulation drill.The Eureka Hook and I^adder Com pany, with Fred Brown at the wheel, drove up to the curb and a crew under the direction of First Assistant Ray Wbfid. a member of this company, raised the fifty-five foot ladder to the roof of the Knickerbocker Ice Company plant, while another crew from the(Continued on Page Four)FIRE AT HEMPSTEAD CAUSES $2000 LOSSStarts in Tailor Shop Supposedly From An Overheated Coal StoveHempstead, Jan. 16.—Fire at 6:30 last evening gutted the tailor shop of M. Smith, in Front street, and with water and smoke did probably $2,000 damage to the building, the contents of the tailor shop, other business enterprises in the building and living apartments on the second floor.KT ...
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Freeport Daily Review
Freeport, New York, US
Mon, Jan 16, 1922
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