Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-08
! outhtui Hero,
Thrice " ounded.
HomeuGrd Bound


~, station. has been
IHTiCe " OuHdPd. wounded n . e
' more than I W o
m n h in a
French hospital Now he is on his way
home, his hghtlng DAYS over. but with
three honor rheNronS on his sleeve and
war medal to prove his gallautrv
This NounEster enlisted in 1915. served
with the National Guard of PennsyI-
vania for eight months on the Mexican
border. was transferred to the 1Ogth
Infantry al Camp Hancock and went
overseas last MAY.
He was first wounded on July Is when
the American BOYS stopped the Ger
mans at the MaTne. That time he was
gassed. shell-shocked and cut by frae-
ments of shrapnel. lie spent ten days
or so in Il hospital and went back to the
front only TO he wounded again on Au-
gust >. which, by the way. happened TO
be his birthday That injury proved
painful but nor serious. and in seven
teen days he was back al the front
again
From August 20 TO September 20, he
saw much active service but escaped in
jury. Then on the last named date no
got his and this time the wound was
severe one. His family, who live III
252l Pine street, have heard through a
comrsde Of their son that the boy is
now on his way home
Private tuRhr ~, klnek, OiOtNpI af
Miss Florence kimes, 2604 North tley
enth street, was killed in action on tha
evening Of his first day in the trenches
Eimes went over the top early in the
day on September 80, and when he came
back safely he wrote a letter to his sis
ter. telling her he had bayOuntted three
Germans aud had captured a German
watch The letter had hardly started or
it's way back 10 America before he was
killed.
private KimeS was member of tbe
l09th Machine-gun Battalion, made up
Of men rom the old First Regimen
National Guard Of Pennsylvania lie
trained a Camp Hancock and sailed for
France in May last as a member of the
headquarters detachment OF the bat
TALON.
Private Vincent de r.. Kelly, reported
missing in today ! casualty list has been
gasSed. according 10 his parents, who
received a letter from him that was
dated October 2. In which he said that
he was lost for A few days, but finally
regaiued the American lines. lie is a
member % Company ~. of the l09th IN
fantry. aud is now seventeen wears Of
age, having enlisted al the age Of nft cen
with his parents consent. 4 brother
Thomas p. Kelly. a sergeant in Company
X, of the l09th, was killed in action on
July &c at the age Of nineteen years.
They both attended the southern High
School and are sons OF Dr and Mrs
! Thomas p. Kelly, Of 2+ss South Broad
! street Doctor Kelly. is a prominent
/ physician Of South Philadelphia.
! Private Frederick y. Baumgartner
killed in action was tNenty-four Yea rs
/ old and the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
! NJ. Baumgardner, Of 22S4 North Mascher
| street, tie was drafted in October Of
| last year. sent 10 camp Gord0n for mill
tary training and attached to Company
, X, 327th Infantry, This unit sailed for
France from South Atlantic port on
! April - Of this year The last letter
4 from Private Baumgartner was dated
/ September 20 and told of the heavy
I fighting the regiment had been through
! The captain and three other officers o'
his company were missing after the last
"TRIP over the Top he added. Private
| Raumgartner was unmarried and had
been In the employ of David l-upton )
Sons Company for several years,
Private d. II. Robbins, reported a.
/ missing in tOday's Ofhcis! casualty list
| but who actually is in a hospital recoy.
ering from a case