Letter was received by parents day before receiving notification of death. Who will be the first from our town to give his life on the battlefield is a question that has been turning around in my mind since it has been known that our boys were in the fray. The armistice was signed and we will all burst forth in spontaneous joy and we forgot for the moment that any more casualties list would have to be published and we had come to think that through some kindness of the fates Friendships boys had been spared the necessity of making the surpreme sacrifice. Now we know that fate is no respecter of persons, much less of communties and now nearly a month after cessations of hostilities, a home must suffer the anguish of those words, which have held for so many a nightmare of horror killed in action.Mr and Mrs J J Canfield received word from Washington,Dec 1, that their son first class private Paul B Canfield had been killed in action 4th November. No more was contained in the message so details are lacking,Paul left with the draft from the town of Wirt and received his training at Camp Dix in the 307th F Artillery H D G Co. He was transferred overseas about May 30. Before he was drafted he was employed by Ritter Garage in Wellsville and though his knowledge of motors was attached to the motor corps and was busily engaged in carrying officers from place to place by auto, a letter was received from him Nov 30, the day before the news of his death arrived. The father,mother and 2 sisters and a great number of friends and acquaintances will long mourn this loss,yet though it will shine that greatest of all comforting thoughts.He died so others might live. Elaine s88897@aol.com