Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-12
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ON HONOR ROLL
490l Names, Largest Single
Total, in Latest
List
MISTAKES in MISSING"
Two Philadelphians,, Included
in Departmental Casualties,
Write Since Armistice

largest total ever given out by the War
Department in a single day. Appar-
entity an effort is being made 70 hurry
the publication of the lists So that they
Lean be wound up by the first of the new
I year.
Philadelphia and the State at large
sre hard hit by todays report. In
ciuded in the 1887 names are 364 from
l Pennsylvania of which number t36 are
from this city and district. OF this
pnumber thirty-one have given their
slives for their country, forty have been
twounded severely, thirty-one have been
sinjured more or less seriously, while
ssixteen are classed as slightly wounded
sand eighteen as missing
Nearly all Of the slightly wounded"
khave long since recovered and rejoined
ftheir regiments, while the families of
fmany of the missing" say they have
hheard direct from the soldiers them
sselves since the armistice was signed
and that the young heroes are well. but
Aeager to get home.
Two specific instances of mistakes in
1the missing list are those of Corporal
kCyril w Lawrence, of 59l1 North Ca
sillac street. and Private William j. Law
Ter, 2402 lngersoll street. Corporal Law
srence is named on the official list today
las missing since early in October. But
"a few days ago his mother received a
letter, dated November II, in which he
Tsaid he was feeling fine and was mighty
Axlad the war was over. He makes no
mention of having been separated from
This company, and his mother cannot un-
sderstand how he came to be classed
samong the missing
The case of Private Lawler is almost
identical with that of Corporal Lawrence.
HE was officially reported as missing
ssince September. 2s. This message from
the War Department arrived week ago'
but yesterday morning his sister, MISS
ptsrace Lawler, received a letter from the
svounp soldier dated November 10, say
sing that he had been hard at 1t on the
firing line for three months. had ducked
sthe last shell fired by the Germans and
scome through without a scratch
II Born in England
4 CORPORAL Lawrence was born IN
sRirmingham, England, and was brought
TO this country by his parents when four
wears old He enlisted in August OF last
year. was trained at Camp Hancock
land went to France In July of this
year with Company Z, 109th Infantry
While he was at Hancock his rather
sreceived his final naturalization papers
sThe young soldier is now twenty years
told He was student at the School or
TsPedagpgy when he decided to join the
& teolors
Private William ]. Lawler Is mem
sber of the Headquarters Company of
sthe 915th Infantry, Philadelphia's own
regiment Of selective service men. He
twas drafted last winter, trained at
Camp Meade and went overseas IN Au-
: gust of this year.
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES
Corporal August Greenway. whose
nname appears with the wounded in to-
days official list. was one of the soldiers
who reached New
York last. week on
LASTED as w 0uHdeo the tran port
sfor First Time Hs Horva vas "es'eih at his is
To-day; Has Been home, 6s2 Cam
sEiu bria street. few
sH0me SInce Dec. days ago, but has
gone with big
econtingent of wounded men to general
hospital at Fort Henry. Nd, whers me ne
will remain until fully recovered from
his injuries. He was struck In the ieIt
knee by piece Of shrapnel, August l;
sIIe enlisted in May. 1917. trained at
Camp Hancock and sailed for France a
yyear later. He Is twenty-three years old
sand single.
Private Franklin Lindenmuth, wound
sed, is nineteen years old and formerly
Presided with his parents at 1884 North
sRambrey street. Following intensive
The was made a member of Battery d,
rSeventy-sixth Field Artillery. A tele-
sgram was received last Thursday from
xthe War Department saying that the
syoung soldier had been wounded in both
aarms and legs on September 16. The
siast letter received from him. dated No
4 wember 10, stated that he was feeling
I lbetter and hoped to be out and about
again soon.
Corporal Norris Bevens Mentz, signal
scorps, 315th Infantry, died of wounds
4 areceiyed in action, according to an Of
sficial telegram received by his wife. Mrs,
mClara Mentz, 1927 Tucker street. Cor
tporal Mentz had been gassed previous to
sthe time when he was mortally wounded
land had only recently rejoined his COM
..pany. He went to Camp, Meade last
May and overseas two months later. He
was twenty-four years old and an cleo
TriciaSl. His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Mentz, live at Maple Shade, N. J.
Private Sciotto Salvatore, of the 311th
infantry, is officially reported wounded
r1e writes that he was shot in the left
\ arm. He went to Camp Dix last April
sand sailed for overseas in June. He Is
twenty-four years old, single. a cigar
maker by trade and made his home with
his parents, at 1851 South Mole street
sHe had been in this country nine years,
but had never been naturalized. How
ever, he made no claim for exemption
but cheerfully accepted the call to the
Holors.
3 Private Charles II. Schreiner, twenty
Tour years old, wounded, served with
Company X, 316th Infantry. Prior to
being drafted in May, 1917, he resided
with his mother, at 4517 Parrish street.
fAccording to the telegram received from
sthe War Department, he was injured on
November 8.
Private Sylvester Di GrigeaEario,
wounded, formerly lived with his BROTH
2 Mr. Pietro, at 5016 Race street He is
Y ftwenty-three years old and was wounded
q I'm October IL, according to a letter re-
.ceived by his brother. Prior to enlist
snent he was employed as a brakeman on
The Pennsylvania Railroad.
Corporal Harper. Ambrose, severely
wounded on September 10, is a real op-
3 4imist. II was badly shot up" he said
= In letter to his
N ounds Don't sister, Miss Nellie
nS.c Am ose. 5932
Nasls' % Usage avenue, 'sev-
~ ons az NE Won" eral pieces OF
~ ~, shrapnel and a few
tS6ys Young Hero machine gun bull
let's hitting me al
3he same time. But my wounds don't
matter SO long as We won the war
And. believe me. we did certainly have
those Germans on the run when the end
tcame. Young Ambrose. ne is only
fuenty-three years old, enlisted In the
&pring Of last year in the old Sixth
sHeeiment. N. @. p. was trained at Camp
s35oncock. shifted TO the 111th Infantry
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