Terminating at the village of Epizon, which wa

 acting as No. 1 man of the first gun crew, in charge of Sergeant James
Duffy, of Parsons, Penna. Standing in the rear of the piece, Sergeant
Duffy had given the command to fire. The execution of the command was
immediately followed by an explosion in the gun's tube, a portion of
steel flying and striking Private Reynolds, almost decapitating him.
Nicholas Young, of Pottsville, Penna., acting as Number 2 man on the
gun-crew, sustained a compound fracture of the leg. Gunner-Corporal John
Chardell, of Hazleton, Penna., sustained injuries about the body which
confined him to the camp hospital for several weeks. Private Reynolds
was buried in the American cemetery at Camp La Courtine on Saturday,
October 12th, at 2 p. m., with military honors. This first casualty
overseas awakened a new cord of sympathy among the battery members and
it was with thoughtful determination they turned from the grave of their
departed comrade and went back to their tasks of preparing for active
war. Training was continued amid rumors of early departure for active
battle sectors. As early as October 10th order

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