Show t I I KILLED INACTION IN ACTION I jj F 4 0 F t r 4 k rt r Last Saturday Mrs E. E J J. J Jenkins of this city received the sad intelli intelligence g gence Bence nce that Her brother Joseph S. S Wilkes of ot Salt Lake had all been killed killed killed kill kill- kill kill- ed 11 in action In France Do Both h Mr Ir and Mrs Jenkins Jeukins were almost pros pro prostrated prop prop- bythe by the news for tor the brother was a sterling young joung man malt and n l favorite favorite with all who wito knew kne him Mrs Jenkins ns went to Salt Lake Sunday afternoon to be with her bereaved parents Fr Prom From m the Tribune of or Sunday we clip the following account of ot the death w Just one one week from the day on which they received a cherry letter from their son telling why he hadnot had hid hadnot not not written home on Mothers Mothers' ers ers' day the parents of Joseph S S. S Wilkes who was reported among the killed in yesterdays yesterday's casualty casuallY list received word of his hh death oil oh on the French fighting front Young Wilkes Wilke was the son of Albert Wilkes manager of ot the Utah Photo t compan company com com- pan pany who resides reside at Seve Seventh ih avenue The fhe young man mall was a II member atthe of at the Sixth r company He lie was on the front fighting line when Crow the first Utah I boy to be killed In action met his death in battle Wilkes was a member mem meal ber of the marines and left on a transport or jor for Europe Jan 16 15 He lie 11 lie He was 19 yeara years old on Jan Jon 11 wrote to his bis parents once that If he were In civilian life again he lie would choose the marines as the most roost desirable de bl branch brancil of the service to enter Young Wilkes was a n graduate of the Lowell s school hool having been valedictorian vale vule of ot his class clus After his bill graduation on he was was was' employed by his hU father rather at the Utah Photo Materials com company Jany until hll hU enlistment Three years ars ago next ext month a 1 brother broth r Albert Al AI bert beet L Lester ter died In Honolulu Honolulu Hono Hono- lulu while on af a t mission for tor the c Church of ot Jesus Jesua Christ of ot Latter Latter Day Saints paints al Official notification of their sons son's death was waK received from the war department department department de de- by Mr and Mrs Wilkes last night The telegram read a as follows follow H Deeply regret to inform you cablegram from abroad states that than Private Joseph S. S Wilkes Marine corps corps was killed In ht action between June 2nd and Remains wilbe will wil willbe will willbe be interred abroad until end of the war Accept my heartfelt sympathy In your our great loss loas Your son nobly gave his hIs hIs' life In the service of ot his country GEORGE BARNETT Major J General Commandant andant u |