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World War 1 News Gleanings
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Frank Jirous Not Dead
J. M. Love, a soldier of sixteen years service and over seas in the tank service was here Monday having been on
furlough and coming from his home in Guthrie to visit the family of Eli Beasley, who live southeast of Perry, he
having met Beasley at the front. While talking to Mr. Beasley the death of Frank Jirous, a neighbor boy, was spoken
of. Love declared Jirous was not dead because he had met him in the hospital at Lille, France, just before sailing
for home. A cablegram was sent and in nine hours the answer came that Jirous was getting all right and would soon
be discharged. He had seven rifle bullets through his body, a shell taking off his hip joint and as he fell a machine
gun ran over him breaking both legs and taking off most of his scalp. The surgeons say that aside from a slight
limp and shoulder stiffness he will be all right. Love met a number of Noble county boys and says of Eli Beasley
that Eli has the reputation of being one of the crack shots of the army. He was cited for bravery when with a party
he stood off three machine guns at a cross roads while the wounded were being rescued and on the same clay made
the record of bringing down an airplane at 1500 feet hitting the pilot between the eyes. Eli is known as the "Eel."
Love had with him Monday a war dog which he had brought over and was taking to Leavenworth where he went Monday
night This dog has been photographed over one hundred times, his picture appearing recently in the New York World.
[The Perry Republican March 13, 1919 - submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
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