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Show .TOSHUA BATES of Wanshtp, j killed in action in France. j THREE UTAH IN DEAD IN FRANCE Three Others Wounded in Recent Fighting on the Western Front. 1 Two Utah men have been killed in action, ac-tion, one has died of disease and three others have been wounded in France, according ac-cording to messages to relatives. Those killed in battle were James H. Murphy, Park City, and Joshua H. Bates of Wanship. Herbert Layton cf Layton died of typhoid fever, while Moroni Stringfeilow and Corporal R. W. Popejoy of Salt Like and Albert G. Singleton of Sprlngville have been wounded. Joshua Bates of Wanship has received word that his son, Joshua H. Bates, member mem-ber of the 317 tli machine gun battalion in France was killed in action October 4. Mr: Bates, who was 23 years of age, enlisted in service September 20, 1917, and received his training at Camp Lewis. He arrived in France July 2?, of this year. The young soldier was a graduate of the North Summit high school and took a two years' course Jt the University of Utah. He taught school for three years preceding his entry into army service. James H. Murphy of Park City was killed in action in France recently, according ac-cording to advices received by his sister, Mrs. Julia N. Davis, of Pork City. The young man was' born in Nevada twenty-four twenty-four years ago,' but had been a resident of Park. City since he was a small child. In addition to WIS sister he is survived by two brothers, Ambrose Murphy, who is in France; and William Murphy, who Is at a training camp. v Mr., and Mrs. Orson Layton of Lay-ton Lay-ton were notified yesterday that their son, Herbert Layton. had died in a base hospital of typhoid fever, October 19. Mr. and Mrs. I jay ton Mast heard from their son about three weeks ago and he advised ad-vised them he was In the hospital. Mr. Layton entered the service last April and went to France with the 348th field artillery artil-lery a few weeks later. Mr. Layton, in addition to his parents. Is survived by his widow; formerly Miss Dora Jane Bennion of Draper; a daughter daugh-ter 3 months old; six brothers and three sisters. The brothers are Basil Layton, who is In army service at Fort Sill, Okla. ; Bliss, Ezra, Delbert and Clifton of Lay-ton. Lay-ton. The sisters are Mrs. Louis Hagen of Salt Lake and the Misses Lavora and Ruth Layton of Layton. Moroni Strlnefellow, son of Mrs. Jane Strinpf ellow. 634 Strjigfellow court, has (been wounded during the recent fighting in thp Arsonne, accord im? to a message to his mother from the Red Cross. Mr. Strlngf allow, according to the letter, dated October. 13, was in a hospital near the front, but soon would he moved to a base hospital. He would be able to write home himself soon, Frances Anderson of the Red Crors. who sent the letter, stated. Mr. Strlngfellow is 25 years old. He is a member of the 36lst infanlrv, Ninety-first Ninety-first division. He ei listed at Salt Lake one year ago and has beon in France since January 1. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Singleton of Springville have received a letter from their son, Albert G. Singleton, who is with the American force in France, announcing an-nouncing he was in the hospital recovering recover-ing from a slight wound In the back. The letter was dated October 15. Mr. Singleton Single-ton was drafted last June and was sent to Camp Lewis for training. He reached France in July. Corporal R. W. Popejoy, formerly an employee of the Gold Shop, , a member of the 362nd infantry. Ninety-first division, divi-sion, was wounded during an engagement on the Verdun front. September 29 according ac-cording to word received by A. N. Walters, Wal-ters, 50 East Broadway. Corporal Popejoy has been in France three months. He was shot by machine-gun bullets and expects ex-pects to be out of the hospital within a month. |