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Show THREE SOLDIERS IN GUARDHOUSE KILLED Put Tar Paper in Small Sttove; Gas Is Created anad Combustion Follows. By International News Service. HARRIS BURG, Pa., Dec. is. Three soldiers, members of ihe 1 Kith aero squadron. United States sipnal corps, lost their lives when the guard nounc at Mid-dlotown, Mid-dlotown, whern the squadron is quartered, was destroyed by fire ca rly I oday. The dead : PRIVATE E. F. GALLAGHER, Mun-hall. Mun-hall. Pa. PRIVATE L. WILEY, Tlnrldord, HI. PRIVATE W. J. KRAMER, Detroit, Mich. Gallagher and Kramer wre dead vhm other soldiers reached them. Wiley dlod several hours later in the post hospital. Tho three men. who were confined in the j;ua rdhnitpr for minor otfoni.es. ha d put M-me tar papr in a small stove before they v.rn! to sleep, nnd it is believed ilirn a c;is was created ;i.nd combustion follow fol-low ed. ndb-a ttons a re f be men were ovetvome by i be fumes before the flamer reached them. |