Show APT w WALTERS At fEltS IS PRAISED BY ARMY OFFICER Colonel Silver Relates Work ork U. U A. A C. C Graduate Did for Yanks Overseas Herald erald Special SteciaL Sp Logan Au Aug AuS' 15 high IS-IlI High h praise o of the performed b by Capt K R H. H Walters Walters Walt Walt- cr ers of oC the sanitary corps corpa ono one of ot U tj Utah's ah's gold cold stars while on duty in France is contained in a a. communication re recently recently re- re received by President E. E G. G Peterson Pc- Pc terson of or the Utah Agricultural colle collego col- col le lego o from rain Col Cal T T. J. J Silver This letter letter let let- ter was written in reply to a a. note of or Inquiry regarding the details of ot the captains captain's death Captain Walters was I an alumnus of the Utah tah Agricultural i college and formerly a is faculty acuity mem mem- her ber Excerpts from Crom Colonel Silvers ers letter Co I Captain Walters allers Joined the the- American Ameri Amen I can Expeditionary forces in iii November No 1917 7 nd was continuously continuous on duty In th the tho tory laboratory division o of the medical medical medi medi- cal department until the time of oC his death He lie joined tho central mC medical department nt laboratory A. A E. E P P. at I Dijon DUon France in January Januar 1 IlS IS Soon thereafter he hc took charge of or the chemi chemical cal LI department of that n which he directed until his death Aided l n. n us 11 Scientist Ills work included analysis of food tood products determination of or their purity purity pur pur- ity ch chemical examination of oC pathological pathological specimens chemical analysis of oC suspected water supplies preparation and standardization of oC numerous chemIcal chemIcal chemical chem chem- ical rca reagents supplied to the mobile organizations of oC the laboratory s serVice service ice Ice Ice- and more especially for COl tho two rv-I rv or three months prior to his death the manufacture rc of a lar largo large Q amount of ot ofa a solution for intravenous Injection in incases cases of ot shock and hemorrhage e. e Ills his I services lee were particularly valuable InthIs Inthis in inthis this latter laller work as ho had perfected I methods of ot manufacture in co tion with tho department o of sur surgical research connected with the thc central medical department laboratory In Tn addition from time to time lie he gave lectures on on chemical methods of or water examination in the tho field and andon andon andon on allied topics to student cl classes of mC medical department officers receiving instruction at the central laboratory I Ur Urged d for tor Captaincy The services ser rendered by 1 Captain I Walters alters to the medical department of oC the American Expeditionary forces were ere of very ery great value Tho The evidence evi cI dence of this is that he was recommended recommended mended for promotion to a capt captaincy In April and a again in July If 18 ills His untimely death unfortunately cut short a career which was waa full cun of or prom prom- ise Ho He was taken taleen ill iii September 17 17 with what appeared to be an attack o of Influenza Two or three days dUs later this developed tIc into rapid and antI fulminating type of broncho n Ills death took tool place at base hospital No o. o 17 Ii Dijon France September 25 1913 1918 The Tile facts given Driven you herein arc matters o of personal knowledge to mca mc me meas a as az r a great part of Captain Caplain Walters Walter's work was done dono under my observation and I J can n you OU that In addition to the tho loss suffered b by the central medical department laboratory his death came as a great reat pcr persona loss to all of us Ills His untimely death meant the toss loas not oni only of an officer with high scientific attainments but also o of a friend who sho hid had endeared himself himself him him- self sele to us h by reason of ot his lovable loable character and man many fine inti II qualities |