Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-10

Killed Wounded.
going over the top, but not seriously.
| Please do not worry, as 1t is no more
| than q ,itljt bite: l myself did not fall
until the ba tile was over. We sure did
catch them mapping.
Il am at the hospital and could have
sent you some German helmets, but we
are not allowed to send them.
But / am not so sure Of you wanting
anything that belongs TO the Germans.
! know | don't But l am short OF writ
ing paper.
I'VE have some queens of nurses in
the hospital here. They are from Gin
cinnati. but. of course, the Philadelphia
nurses are the incest ones on earth. We
kid the life out of them here.
THE boches call us Annex Boys. the
Devil Dogs. He can't help calling us
something for we have been chasing
some of late over here.
"You can tell the world We put up
the best battle ever fought on French
SOIL"
Private Elmer Clayton king. of 1921
North Fifty-second street, wounded, en-
listed in April, 1917, when he was eight
cen years old, Immediately after war was
declared. He was on guard duty at the
Frankford Arsenal and other points in
this city and then went to Camp Han
cock and later to Camp Upton. He went
to France early last spring
Private George \. Roberts. in letter
to one of his chums in this city, said that
he had been burned on the face and body
by the explosion Of gas she'll His
mother, Mrs. Viola Duff, 1916 Oxford
street received an official communication
| from the War Department, saying he
was seriously wounded August 7.
10 member l'OmDanV IL,
109th Infantry.
Private Walter +. Seiders, wounded,
| lived at SO North Conestoga, street when
he enlisted in the regular army on jan
| uary 2S. 1917, but his stepmother
mourned over his departure and died the
following August His father died in
1916
| Seiders first went to Fort Slocum and
then to Camp Baker. in Texas He went
to France in June, 1917, with Company
B. Sixteenth Infantry. He was wounded
twice. While on guard duty just after
| Christmas nearly year ago he was
| torn by shell and two operations were
necessary. His last wound was received
on July 20. This was a gunshot wound
in the elbow. A letter received by his
sister, Mrs. Samuel Houser, of 100 North
Fifty-fifth street, dated August 8, said
he was improving.
Private Harry ]. Harley. of 4933 Reno
street, Is listed as missing, but letter
just received by his sister. Miss Anna
Harley, of Atlantic City. and post
card received by his sister-in-law, Mrs.
| Edward Harley, of the Reno street ad-
dress, say he is in hospital. He adds
his wound is from bit Of shrapnel IN
the leg This is Harley's second wound.
The first was received last December.
Harley, who is twenty-four years old.
| S@,NtH
was sent with Company c, 11lth lnfan-
try. to France after two weeks at Camp
Meade. He was born in Norristown,
but his mother died while he was an
infant. and he was brought to TINS city
and lived with the late DR.. John DON
nelly, his uncle, at Eighteenth and Chrls-
tian streets.
Private Hugh j. Algeo, of zoos Morris
street, in letter to his mother, Mrs
William Algeo, received yesterday AFTER
noon, minimized his hurts.
1T is just little injury to the hand
and you will see it doesn't amount TO
anything, for l am using 1t to write you
this letter. Please don't tell anybody
that / am wounded D."
Algeo enlisted when eighteen years
old in June, 1917. He was sent to camp
Hancock, and went to France last spring
with the 1O9th Infantry.
Private James j. Mclaughlin, 173s
South Nineteenth street, reported miss
ing August 7, is recovering from feVei
in a base hospital, according to letter
received by his mother. The letter was
written three days after he was re-
ported missing. our next stop Is peace
or Berlin" he wrote. Private Nc
Laughlin, who is twenty-five years old
5 enlisted July, 1917, in Company F., 1896
nor
t here at Thirty-second and Marke
streets. He was sent to Camp Hancock
/ and Camp Mills and left for France las
l May.
Private Harry r. Steitz is officially re
!. ported as missing in action since Jul!
4 21. according to advices from the Wa
e Department
!, A letter written by the young soldie
:. under date of August II, almost fou
: weeks later, and sent to his mother, Mrs
! John Steitz, of 1871 Wyoming avenue
= Logan, carries the information that h
y is at rest retreat, and is in good shape
t. This emphasizes her belief that he ha
= been slightly wounded. and that late
official dispatches will verify this belief
E Private Steitz is twenty-four year
n old, was born in Philadelphia. educate
is in the Philadelphia schools. and was
/ member of the class of 1912, Northeas
d Manual Training School. Prior to hi
entering the service In February las
y he was n clerk in the employ of tn
Is Comfy, Flanagan Company.
n Private Charles q. Plugfelder. TWEEN
IS ty-five years old, 1922 North America
st street, was wounded in the left side o
le August 80 while fighting with Compan
> d of the 1O9th Infantry. In letter I
lie his father he highly praised the hospi
le ais behind the lines and the physician
8 who care for the wounded soldiers. II
A. enlisted in the service two years al
70 and saw service on the Mexican borde
Private Adelph eserths twenty-tw
70 years old. ile West Hpntingdon stree