Show NEW YORK WOMEN EN II GET WARNING II L OF DEATHS EA IHS Did Spirits Turn Blue Ser- Ser E. E r 5 i vice vIce St Stars ars t to toi 0 i 1 i Gold NEW YORK Fe Feb Teb 7 Two Two wo women en whose words must be accepted as astrue astrue astrue true have received mysterious warn- warn in got the death of ot near relatives at atthe atthe atthe the front In each case a star on a a. service flag turned from blue to gold before news of ot the death was communicated communicated communicated com com- by the war department i i Mrs Ellen Flynn of ot West Vest Sl Side e Avenue Jersey City had three boys at atthe atthe atthe the front front all all cousins William cousins William Peter and Thomas Thoma Mahon She told me to today today to- to day of ot tho the uncanny warning of ot the death of ot one of ot them In her window she has had a service flag with three blue stars On November 1 a neighbor neighbor neighbor neigh neigh- bor stopped her in front of her home and offered her sympathy Mrs Flynn didn't understand The neighbor neigh neigh- b br bor r pointed to the Window where the service flag lung Jung ung One of its stars stars' had turned from deep blue to bright brIg t gold KOld old Mrs Flynn thought it was In Inferior Interior inferior In- In dyes She was about to replace the gold old star with a ne new nety blue one hut but thought better of it The neighbors neighbors neigh neIgh- bors lors talked about the incident and I then forgot it A week ago the dread official notice came from the war department at Washington It said that Peter J J. Mahon had been Killed In In action In France November 1 1 Mrs Irs Flynn doesn't attempt to ex explain explain ex- ex plain it She Just tells the facts I eX-I which are ar vouched for tor by friends and neighbors And she showed me the I flag with Its two blue and its one I gold star Mrs Irs Annie Kilburn Kilmer KHmer had a film similar liar strange experience She is the mother of ot Joyce Joce Kilmer t the e well known author and poet member of the American Poetry society and New NewYork I Y York rk clubman He lived in Larchmont Larchmont Larchmont Larch- Larch I mont New York where Mrs Irs Kilmer r rI I told the story Jo Joyce ce Kilmer was a a. I sergeant in the Fighting righting Sixty- Sixty ninth the crack regiment of the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York national guard composed of Irishmen It Is now the One Hundred Sixty fifth infantry Sergeant Kilmer went vent into action with this regiment Before my son sailed salted for France said Mrs Kilmer KUmer he gave me a little gold service flag red flag red border white enamel and blue star star and and I always wore It and shall always alwa's wear ItHe It He He lIe was killed in action July 30 I was In Litchfield Conn when I said to my husband I shall alwa always s 's wear the little service flag flap he gave me but Ill I'll pin It on a bow of black ribbon While I was doing so to tomy tomy tomy my great astonishment I saw the blue star had charged ged to gold There is no chipping of the enamel en en- amel It simply turned to gold just justas justa a as it Is toda today I have showed it to toman o man many and none can explain It Many jewelers have seen it and they offer I no solution |