Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-03-15 | Page 2 | Wounded Argonne Hero Home Only 31 of 250 Men Survive

Wounded Argonne Hero Home f Only 31 of Men Survive TAKING part in fierce bayonet fighting in the Argonne forest last autumn when but only thirty one of Americans in inthe inthe the sanguinary combat lived to tell the tale Ernest Whitby of the Three Hundred Sixty second infantry has returned to Salt Lake with a wound in his right wrist which was suffered in the 1 memorable engagement Whitby enlisted at the local recruiting recruiting recruit recruit- ing office April 6 1918 lIe He was assigned assigned as- as signed to the Three hundred Sixty Sixty- second infantry of the Ninety first dl- dl vision The regiment reached Brest France July 17 and was rushed to the front line on the Flanders sector After Atter receiving attention for hi his wound Whitby returned to battle and escaped further injury although his helmet was dented by shrapnel Whitby contracted influenza December December Decem- Decem I ber 11 lIe recovered and returned to the city to learn that two of his sisters had died of the disease during his ab abI I sence Whitby will resume his old po position with the Ryan Fruit company po-I po o othis of r f this city TIME FOR FILING INCOMES EXTENDED The time for filing income tax returns returns re- re turns has been extended until Tuesday according to word given out by the Internal revenue agent Today was previously scheduled as the last day for making the returns but In view of the rush in the last Jast few days occasioning occasioning occa- occa considerable labor and the necessity for instructing many as to I how to file the statements it was found advisable to postpone the final I day for three days