Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-30
1t. E. T. Van Dllsen
Is Killed In Action

Continued from Pnge One
The physicians wanted to send him to
this country, but he protested so vehe-
mently that he was finally given
clerical post back Of the lines.
Sergeant Gushing is twenty years old
and unmarried. He formerly lived at
c52l South Lambert street.
The official casualty lists given out
today show another small total, indicat.
ing that the War Department has caught
up with it's lists to the point where thu
first iuli came In the Franco American
drives and has not yet reached the point
Of giving out the names Of those killed
and wounded in the heavy fighting that
followed the resumption Of the Allied
push along the southern sections OF the
battle line. The death In action Of
Lieutenant Benjamin Bullock. Sd, of
Ardmore. Is unoff,cialIy reported.
There are thirty-five soldiers from
Philadelphia and vicinity on today's
lists two having been killed In action,
anot her having been accidentally killed.
ing been wounded severely. nineteen less
seriously hurt and one is missing. A
Chester man has been killed in action
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES
Lieutenant Francis e. IoEue. reported
in today's official casualty list as having
died Of disease. is the son of former
young officers death was unofficially re.
ported on October Is. The Young Of.
ficer was attached to the Thirteenth
Regiment: L. s. marine corps. and had
ieutenant's bars. He was taken III soor
after the transport on which his regi
ment sailed left It's dock and six days
later passed away Of pneumonia. brough,
t,, In Ha tvu,a 90,
two years old. a graduate, of st. Joseph,
College and Of Notre Dame University
| A brother, Lieutenant Thomas A. Logue
is In France AS member of the Firs
The funeral OF Lieutenant Logue was
held today. Solemn requiem mass was
sung at tho Cathedral and n military
escort accompanied the casket to the
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. The active
pallbearers were members of the United
| States marine corps
Private James Matteo. OF Company
| 7. 1l2th Infantry was wounded II
seven places by shrapnel shell thai
| ~ Co.. burst near him bu
! W Oun0eu oeUeH made a remarkabl,
| T:. R,.L -, quick recovery ant
| D"' is now back oil
| Fronf 4r0iu duty again. He wa
injured during the
| first part of August but was discharged
! from the hospital on September 81 and
| after only two days at replacement
camp was: AT iis o"h iequeet' sent te
private Matteo is twenty-seven year
| old and enlisted in the old Third Regi
ment, y; g. p. IN the summer Of las
Camp Hancock he was assigned to tn
1loth Infantry. Private Matteo's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Matteo. live at ~
South Randolph street.
In today's official casualty list a
''wounded. degree undetermined" wa.
really slightly .gassed more than thre
months ago and has been back with hi
had heard from him directly numbe
of times, but never word from Uncl,
Sam, 80 when the War Department tele
gram srs rsaeheS ch them n.st ssves! days as
Feger had been hurt for the second time
After the usual comparison Of dates
| however. they became convinced that tn
message WAS merely belated report o
the original case Of gas poisoning.
Feser, who was formerly a hosier,
salesman, had been member of th'
National Guard for Ave years when th
country declared war on Germany ant
went to Camp Hancock with the ol,
promoted to be a corporal and was mad
q sergeant shortly after his unit reached
France He is twenty-three years oil
snd iiysd with his wdSTes %;ns mother Mrs
In the National Guard In 1904, served oi
the Mexican border and when the Unite'
Transferred to Company D. 10sth Infan
try. Weber was gassed the middle O
August and has been, In a hospital nea
Paris His wife received a letter fron
him dated October .. stating that h
was rapidly improving. He lived witt
his wife and three-year,old daughter a
6l2S Harmer street. He was book
binder by trade.
Corporsl william ". Hart. olYiciall,
reported wounded. degree undeter
mined" In today's war department lisl
was actually onl
"Chasins Huns scratched i fe,
Like Shooting head and fa,e m
p.hkn.s remained IN tn
Ns0o"s hospital but
short time befor
returning to his regiment, "Chasin
Fritz reminds me of hunting rabbit