Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1917 — BOMB KILLS PERSHING MAN [ARTICLE]

BOMB KILLS PERSHING MAN

American Private Intended to Keep Explosive as Souvenir. American Field Headquarters in France, OctA 5. —Despite repeated warnings, an American private picked up an Unexploded bomb for a souvenir. As he mounted his horse and rode away the £>oml> exploded, killing him. The horse was knocked down, but was eot hurt.