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Show Seven Utah Soldiers Are Dead d iSt S Battle and Disease Take Toll HAEEY D. HUMPHRIES f Murray (top row, at left), aviation service, who is dead in Franco of pneumonia, and Fred E. Booth of Salduro, Utah, who died of wounds October 24. Second row, left James C. .Bogan, Grantsville, killed in- action, and Grant M. Roniney, Salt Lake, dead of grip. j s ' IPi s HI ' ; f 1 ? Mzmmtl ,,,,.,,:; ,, x- fcj-iJ;.;;;-;:; I At! X m . ill lilfiiliSiliill I" - 1 liiSiiSii Ik a i Relatives Are Notified of Casualties Through War Department Messages. MESSAGES that seven Utah soldiers are dead have been received by relatives from the war department. depart-ment. The men. are: Fred K. Booth of Salduro, , dead of wounds; Harry D. Humphries, Murray, dead of pneumonia; Lieutenant Jay II. Hague, formerly ot Salt I-ake, pneumonia; pneu-monia; Sergeant Charles R. Longson, killed in action; Frank W. Edwards, Beaver, Influenza; Jamea C. Bagan, Grantsville, killed In action; Grant M. Rom no y. Grant M. Romnev, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Heber J. Itomney, 122 C street, and grandson of Bishop George Romnev, died of contagious grip in France, October V2. Mr. llomney was trained at the Uni-vei-Fitv of Colorado, Boulder, and upon finishing the course there wus ordered to Camp Dodge. Iowa. 3 le went from the lntter camp to France and was a member mem-ber of headquarters company, 351st infantry. in-fantry. Mr. Romney was born January 7,. JS94. He leaves- a widow, formerly Miss Klla May Nester ; his parents, two brothers and five sisters. The cablegram announcing an-nouncing his death was received by Mr. and Mrs. liomney yesterday. James C. Bagan of Grantsville was reported re-ported In the casualty list Thursday morning as killed in action. lie was drawn In the ilrst call under the selective service from Bingham and sent to Camp Lewis. He was rejected on the physical examination and sent home, was again called for service last April and left aain for Camp Lewis in company with his younger brother, who was drafted from Tooele county. Mr. Bagan was assigned to K company, aGnd infantry, and went to Franco with the Ninety-first division. Ho was born In Colorado. September 3. IS'.iO, and lived In Grantsville nearly all his life. He is survived bv his brother, Fred Bagan, with the 3-tSth field artillery artil-lery his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bagan of Grantsville. and one sister, Mrs. Grant R'ed oj' Burniester. Utah. Fred E. Booth, 0 years old. son of Mrs. Alice Julius of Saldino. Utah, who was' wounded in action, died from his Injuries October 24. Mr. Bootti was a S:ilt Lake man, being an alumnus of Emerson school. He enlisted at Douclas, Ariz., and was a member of D battery, Tenth Held artillery. 1 arry D. Humphries, son of Thomas E and Hus.ni Limoiul .Humphries of Murrav. machinist in the aviation service, ser-vice, died in France of pneumonia, October Octo-ber ' -H. Mr. Humphries was Iwn in London, Kugland, October 17, lSKii. He came to Ann-rica sixteen years ao, residing re-siding with the Himonds. his uncles. His parents followed the next year. TTe married mar-ried Jessie Steiner of MIdvale, February 14 last. Before entering the army Mr. Humphries Hum-phries was assistant master mechanic ot the United States Mining company at Bingham. He served his apprenticeship at the old Highland Boy, under Wilmcr Booth of Midvale. Lieutenant Jay H. Hacue, only son of Mrs. Jane R. JIasue, died at Bordeaux, France, October 26, of pneumonia. Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Hague passed his early life in Salt Lake and in Idaho, and had a number of relatives and many friends here. Several Sev-eral years ago he took up his residence at Chicago, Lieutenant Hague attended the first Training camp at Fort Sheridan, III., and was one of the 100 men chosen and sent overseas for special duty In September, 1EH7. He was bayoitet Instructor for the American armies in France and England until last April, when he was made transportation officer at the port of Bordeaux. Bor-deaux. He Is survived by his widow, his mother and one sister, Mrs. C. F. Jen-ncss. Jen-ncss. Itoise, Idaho. His mother has gone to Chicago to attend Masonic memorial services and be with Mrs. Hagde. Sergeant Charles R. Longson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Longson, 1975 South Nineteenth East street, was killed in battle October 31. Sergeant Longson enlisted September 19, 1917, and was sent to Camp Lewis. He left for France from Camp MeiTitt, July 7 last. Ho was a member of the 8C2nd infantry, Ninety-first Ninety-first division. Sergeant Longson was born in Salt Lake March 29, 1895. He was a graduate of the Forest school. He leaves his parents, par-ents, three brothers and two sisters, Mrs. ZUIah Conrad, Woodland, Wash.; Alice, Robert, Joseph and Alfred Longson, Salt Lake. Frank "VV Edwards, son of Mrs. Frances M. Edwards of Beaver, Utah, is dead in France from an attack of Influenza. In-fluenza. Mr. Edwards left for France last July from Camp Lewis. He was a member of the 3ii2nd Infantry. He was wounded In the head by a machine-gun bullet, but recovered and rejoined his regiment. |