Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-02
3 City Soldiers
Killed, II Hurt
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AASeOS"D u Il - W. ~
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published before in this city, but are
named on the official lists for the first
time today: Private Charles Joseph
Casey. 93S Winton street. killed in ac-
ton Private Frank Il. Ewell. 1876 Wat
kins street, died of wounds Private Sal
vator Filliso. 625 kimball street. miss
ing, and Private William j. Scott. 11S5
Day street. slightly wounded.
The following soldiers from this city
have been officially listed as missing and
their names have been published here.
They have been located however in a
prison camp at Lagensalza. Germany.
The roster follows, all of the men being
privates:
Joseph Juliano. 2132 Toronto street
Bert NJ. Irvine. 1894 North Twelfth
street; Paul r. Bisbing, 104 North Six
ty-third street: Joseph Lhyona, GAO
Fernon street: Bruce w. Idell. Clio Bel
field avenue; Clayton II. Hunsicker, 2426
North Clarion street George w. Cory
81 East Phil ELENA street: Paul "
Dwyer. $40 Dakota streete Joseph
Zullo, 1910 South Twelfth street; Harry
Walrath. 1922 Cadwalader street Harry
7. Doerr, 623 Luray street; d. S. Walk.
Snyder. 1928 Durfor street; John Sibel
1913 Emily street. George w. Sweeny,
2l1l Sigal street; Frank J. Usher. 446S
Almond street.
Edward +. Bassett. 963 North Sixty
sixth street; Hugh B. Mckee, 1898
North Third street Albert F. Hemphill,
l44 Richmond street James j. Kennedy
lOll North Watts street Arthur Liber-
atore' az Clymer street; Thomas l..
Safronsky, 1725 Cherry street George
ONeil. 9l7 s. Fiftieth street Frank {;
Calabrese. 1897 S. Hicks street: Charles
w. Linker. 1745 Fenango street = CLYDE
Cobaugh. 3734 North Sixteenth street !:
Joseph A. Davis. 3l6 South Juniper
street Samuel Tanner. 225 South Third
street; william Thompson, 1856 North
Thlrty-seNenth street Domenico DI
Cicco. $40 Cross street :
Sketches of the Heroes .'
Private John Greiber. killed in. action
was seventeen years old when he en-.
listed, July, 1917, in the old First Regi.
inent, n. G. p He was stationed al
the Commercial Museum for several
weeks. then sent to Camp Hancbc< fol
final training, There he was assigned
to Company b, lO9th Infantry.
Private Greiber was the first of n
y
borhood who enlisted in the First Regi.
ment to meet death in France. He was
killed in action on August 1s. according
ts telegram from the War Department
received sby his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
stephen Grejber, 502 South Water streef
This message came last Tuesday, and
TWO days before they had a letter from
their son in which he said he was vel
and happy. and added tell the baby
! will be home SOON" referring to ar
infant brother. Private Grejber was a
member of old st. Joseph's Church
Willings alley. near Fourth street Pray.
| ers were said there yesterday for the
repose of his soul
Sergeant Jerry Forbes, reported by to.
days official casualty list as having died
from disease. was said by the list to live
at 1865 Vine street. There is no such ad-
dress on Vine street. and the name Jerry
Forbes does not appear in the Philadel-
phia directory
Private John EIIwood Meyers. killed in
action. was previously reported as seri
pusly wounded. He is twen,y-three years
old, and lived with his parents at 47s
| l'auii avenue RoXborough. Young Mey.
| ers enlisted a short time before the
| United States declared war on Germany
| and was attached to Company A, ma.
chine gun battalion Of the 109th Infantry
Lieutenant Charles G. Schrandt, miss.
| ing. was twenty-three years old last Fri.
| day. but despite his youth is a veteran
| of the Pennsylvania National Guard
and served through the Mexican border
campaign. He enlisted In the old Third
Regiment when only sixteen years old
and was an officer in 1915. before the
guard was ordered to the border. He
| L., 81.
he attracted the attention of army Off
| GERS and was induced to transfer to the
| Twenty-third Regiment of the regulars
He served with the Twenty-third Regi-
ment until shortly before the Third Reg
| iment was ordered to Camp Hancock tt
be reorganized. Then he applied for and
received permission to rejoin his ole
| command. While the Third was or
guard duty in western Pennsylvania ht
acted as battalion adiutant
| Lieutenant Schrandt il married and
his wife and year-old son live at 251;
South Cleveland avenue. His wife has
heard from him frequently since his
regiment went abroad In May. he having
| been attached to the 10th Infantry
with the rank of first lieutenant. She
believes that he has been wounded, Is
in a French hospital and will turn up
soon, as have so many other Philadel-
phia soldiers reported by the War De.
partment as missing.
| Private Louis A. Ostertag, wounded
| Is the son of Mrs. Mary Schecklen. 152t
Palmer street. He was shot in the left
arm, he wrote his mother, but is getting
along nicely in base hospital. oster.
| ;ag enlisted In July Of last year ano
was assigned to Company c, Fifty-nintf
| Infantry. regular army, A brother. Fred
erick Cster'ag. enlisted in the navy OF
the same day.
| Private Enrico Mono, wounded, en-
| listed a year ago and was assigned tC
| Company l. Thirteth Regiment. regular
army. In the last letter received from
him by his brother who lives at 81
South Twelfth street, Private MonzC
told how the boche advance had beer
stopped, and said that the "DutchmeI
ran like sheep when we got after them,
He made no mention of having beer
wounded. Before enlisting Monzo wa.
| in the employ of The Reading Railway.
Private Edwin T. Gelsch, wounded II
| action on August 10. was drafted las
fall while working on farm in Moi
gan. His parents are dead and p
/ near relative Is an aunt.
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