Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-16

LEAPS BRAVELY
TO MEET DEATH
Clarence P. Ferguson, First
/ to Obey Order, Is
Shot Down
s sl8 DEAD in CASUALTIES
Four on Today's List Killed
in Action, Six Die of
Disease
l8 DEAD IN CASUALTIES

First to obey an order given to out
naniS a ms.chine-gun nest Clarence T
Ferguson, a17 East Columbia avenue
Ieapcd forward only to receive the bull
let that ended his life.
How he died, advancing fcarlessly. is
told in letter to his widow from Fer
Eusons commanding officer, First Lieu
tenant Robert d. Christie.
Ferguson was n member Of the First
Battalion Scouts in tho drive against
Montfaucon late in September. The
first wave had passed several machine
gun nests and it was the work of the
scouts TO mop them up.
ri ordered several scouts" writes Lieu-
tenant Christie TO move over ground
had traversed to my flank. and CAR
crice p Ferguson was the FIST to obey.
I'ttold him what he should dn and he
complied fearlessly and promptly. He
passed beyond me, advancing delib-
erately.
s'I was attracted by a faint gasp.
which Indicated that he had been hit. ~"
turned around. sat down and then lay
fiat for protection, as | thought. Not a
word was said and there was no ndi-
cation that he desired assistance One
man was shot fatally just behind me.
another scout was shot through tn" foot
and another through the shoulder in
aiifclS succession, and when | reached
Ferguson he was dead. killed. ! suspect.
by shot which was intended for me-
Eighteen Philadelphians are among
the dead on today's list of casualties
Seven are killed in action, five died Of
wounds, and six died Of disease.
Sketches OF the Heroes
p.t,,,. uerm., r. si,n.r oHicio,1,.
renortea as missing since Sentcmber %
reponrtsa 40 LIis fa,ham
~ vi oaNo" "'~ AVID Sing"r bo, oI.o
Sa,on FatJ,er and " bcrn fgbbtimg "5 "'Io iu
His american Son rrailc' WIN moor
transn9rt corps. Thc
Fought TOR france elder Singer came to
this country from
years old. A hatred for Prussian
tyranny, oven then manifest. though the
existeace, drove him to. seek America,
dawr ns ,a,u Married m and has had seven py 5 cbtI!
dren. When the United states declared
war agas' he test enlistod ali 81 ms s",s ] m,9
couIu r3 pass ,'ho % 80 hreinr rnr ~, tSirI,
S.nseT, s.1 VIZ o"t ~ tbs ,1"yi,.o ,i,t hdrdor
Saty Troop, "S.lt 10 I,ie MCNIcal noruet
and later 10 lamp hahcocN win mat
unit. EVentu6lig ne was assumed 10
the motor transport and though he is
fifty-five years old was sent to France.
private Singer is member of Conn
nanv r. 146th Regiment of the regular
e,.,,,x, apd has been overseas since Iune
q tS,s vear
! The elder Singer served through the
rn,,ns a,an wses tsk Spanish W? Var anu 1000 ana
CORPORA ncnsra a's .; Nurti, ntin,, Wno utEa ti,a
aon<T JONI, or,d w. Iouta tII roi's
cond street, ,h ne emtearu tIe Ie,7 se'hICe r, o.
rvs county on o,,s ~ ,s T. o JoL,,is
e &c es be corboral RAJ in in July Of # this Is ose yeer
Nst pruor 70 % ~ fropt in Snnta,,,,,d, t1,9
fqrps we,t ~, uaen ~ Gc.oho, 1,J dii
an October II in Base Hospital 30 81
Gorporai Currie was a graduate Of the
Mad been treasurer of the Energy Elc-
yated Company.
sergeant Frank Brook. Company A,
Fifty-eighth Infantry. Regular Army,
HAS been wounded. according to n letter
deceived by friend, Jack Beal, Of .Ien-
kintown; In letter TO Mr. BeaI,
sergeant BrooK says that he was
pit in the arm by chunk OF
shrapnel and put oui OF action
Tor tw9 m0m,ns; u,1, bbs bs me lme IIrhe ne J Get
back the war VII ne over, ne said,
W.n pIopnScS, it,.n, ne SCI
III, Lrgsu,n ;n the northnastorr |r nsctioE
Sf the city
Private Hugh II. Mcbride. reported as
missing in today's official casualty list
But who has really been wounded in the
arm and is now be
Iu ing treated In a
u 'o ,,ei'c" r,,aI sSt, oMsS nos @
Kept on Fighting !, da,.s ond io
~ 20 Ill., threa niqhte hefore
Iof 'S HoWS he became o., ,Tea II
he had to Jiv" IN
Ard a,,ov himself 70 be taken to tfo rear
\ Ii was during the heavy fighting at the
fIeuse from September "a to 81 that he
i was injured In a letter to his mother,
1frs. Elizabeth Mcbride, GAS Spruce
Street, he sald mat MS company had
gone through nell out had llnally gained
fneir opJect''e'
Private James r. Hartman. reported
missing writes that he was gassed on
September 29 and has been in base
nospital ever since. His mother, Mrs.
argaret Lra,arh, nad letter 70 TINS
epect last "een; riIa'e Iar'nan nan Is
neniper " ~ot'pann - ,TSh TGiosh ihiah'fE'
anu tiaiheu At 0l'p N'au''
Private Harry Hirst: Company F.,
3f5th Infantry, reported missing, was
last heard of September !. The War
Department notified his wife, who lives
at SIS North Perth street, last week,
tnat ne mas ~ osen n.1sS from ms com
Ens @ SUE oid ~ srent M, rIe 70 '"er.ty-