Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-14
Promotion Brought
Quick Death 10
This Phila. Soldier

Quick Death 10 Company X. the
This pbilo. SoIdior 18th n + q II ry.
regular army. and
had been promised
that he would soon he made a corporal
when ne was fatally wounded. Fte was
carrying an important note fiom II"
front to como; ~ headquarters, when
shell burst ":ghr beside him. He died
few days late" In a field hospital IN
his last latter home. telling Of his pro
motion. he said that he did not know
much about his new job" but hoped
1t would be a good one" Among the
doughboys fine messengers are ranked
with the aviators as members Of tine
Suicide club as the odds are against
runner surviving more than two or
three weeks. Private Johnson was thir-
ty years old and lived at 6a0S PaSchau
avenrc
Private Frederick Puiz. killed in ac-
tion lived with his mother at S39 North
Lawrence street. where he conducted Il
confectionery store. lie entered the
service on May IS. 1918. went to Camp
Meade and sailed in July as member
of Company D, %l6th lntanlrN. His
mother has received letter from her
son. dated September 10. in which he
says tLat he liked army life and was
enjoying himself Immensely.
Private Michael J. Grady. Jr.. CONF
pany NJ. Fifty-seVenth Pioueers, whose
name appears in tohaA's official casual
ty ISL, Uleu Ill FRANCE NbclObeT 10 VI
bronchial pneumonia. he TaS twenty
six years old and unmarried. Private
Grady went e Camp WndSworth. : c..
last July and lad been in France sine"
last June. He nas cloth examiner at
Wananlaker's Defo!e becoming Il soldier
and made his .,vn:e with his father NJ
J. Grady. ST.. II, 1898 Cross street No
letters have been received from him
since he sailed.
Private Clyde V. Reed. officially re-
in do, |. I..
has been bach with his company fer &
month according 10 letter received by
his parents, who live at 66l6 Greenway
avenue. He vas a member Of the ma
chine-gun battalion of the 109th lnfan-
try, having enlisted in-the old First Reg
iment, n. q. p; in 1913. served through
tho Mexican bul der campaign and con-
tnucd IL the service from that time on.
The irst notice from the War Depari-
ment did not reach his home uni j three
days ago. but there have been frcquen;
letters from the young soldier, the last
mentioning that he expected to get back
to the boys soon.
- Private Albert BrOwnsw0rth. missing.
AID Private q. u. Robbins, wounded, iu-
advertently exchanged identities in a re-
eent issue Of the EvEMlTG PUBLIC
sketch of Private Brownsworth was
printed after the name OF Private Rob
bins, while the account Of what hap
pened TO Private Robbins was wished
on Private Brownsworth.
( Corporal Elias EyserOT, wounded. Is
q member of Company \, 3l5th Iufan-
try. He is tYenty-four years 9'd, and
: is a nephew, or DR.. and Mrs. julius d.
Love. of 31J Pine stree: iIvseroff was
formerly employed by n chemical con
cern In New York city. In the last
letter received by his relatives "e said
that he was getting along wcii and cN'
pected TO return to the firing line IN
few days.
t,orporaI Vyyian Drewett, wounded
Sapten,bCr 3, wos serving as cook, oh,
yioualy very much against his VIII, WhCl
he heard that "A raid
CooE "DucEs" lob had been planned
against the German
CefS to the FROM; trenches on II [
on .C,, U;,,, morning Of Scptem.
ohcH DetS nun ber 8. So h,
"duclled" his job
Slippcd into the ranks, went joyouslS
along in the raid and was finally dropped