Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-24 | Page 4 | Death of Provo Boy Reviewed in Letter

DEATH OF PROVO BOY REVIEWED IN LETTER Special to The Tribune. & I'ROVO, Nov. 2.1. Belters from Lieutenants Lieu-tenants l-Yrcival O. Smith and A. V. Mi'Miilan, with the L'ni;ed SLuU-s air service ser-vice in Lir-'-and. hn'e been received by Mr. and Mrs. Aaron !bhti:ns ot ' 'rovu. " iiose .-on, William A. Robbing, died from ini'lKe; y,:i and pneumonia at Portsmouth on October 19. The leucrs ive detailed information of tile yuuir soldier's illness, death and burial, and .speak in the highest t(i'ms of the dead boy, expressin.L; eondolenee, persona per-sona l.y and in behalf of the officers and men. Hi a body was buried with military honors on October '2 in an American cemetery at Ch'dester, and Lieutenant Smith writes that, to the host of his knowledge, it wilt be returned to the stales. Lieutenant Smith also writes that the d;sease wus under control, with no new deaths for the past few days. In referring to Mr. Robhins's insurance. Lieutenant Smith writes the following caution: "Income from his insurance should start at once, and would suggest that you write to the bureau of war risk- insurance, in-surance, Washington, O. C. Ly all moans, do not employ anyone to collect ill is "iiioey, in case payments should not be prompt, as many frauds have been perpetrated by unscrupulous men posing as ofi.cia! collectors of allotments, etc. "If you should need a.'-sistaiv'1 n!ong this line, applv to the Red Cross so-I so-I ciety."