Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1917 — CO. M SOLDIER REPORTED DEAD [ARTICLE]

CO. M SOLDIER REPORTED DEAD

WM. HUGHES, OF BROOKSTON, SAID TO HAVE DIED IN KENTUCKY. . It is reported that Wm. Hughes, who left Rensselaer as a member of Company M, a short time ago for Indianapolis, died enroute to Hattiesburg, Miss., the southern cantonment where the Company M soldiers are to be trained. Although no official word has been received, brakemon on the Monon passing through this city state that Hughes’ body has been shipped back to Brookston for burial. It is said that Hughes’ condition became so bad that he was removed from the train at Greensburg, Ky., where he died in aJiospital.