Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-17


lived with his brother at 2O22 North
Seventh street He was sent to Camp
Meade, and eventually assigned to Com.
pauy X. lo9th Infantry \ letter re-
ceiNed by his sister Miss Mary Saluk.
informed her that he is rapidly recover
ing iu a base hospital
PRIN ATE WILLIAM !. >INON
reported wounded i'm action ON Septtm-
b,r Il, Is the son ot Mrs. William Nixon.
2322 NavcrlN street Ne Joined the Ma
tlOuaI Guard three years ago. served IN
the Mexican border. and was assigned
- the medical corps of tn" llitn In
fantrN His mother recently received a
letter telling her that he is rapidly re
covering at conNaloscrnt hospital m
PRIVATE JAMES '. McCooL
wounded ln action, has written to Mrs
Joseph T. Kelly 5l2S Locust street,
with whom he formerly boarded while
studying at the Philadelphia Trades
school, IWyltj4 ana Locust streets thai
the philadelphia boys have the Cor
mans Euiug back fast. That slogan
which You may have heard Hell.
Heaven or Hohokeu by christmas is
think t will De IIohokrn for "a lot of
us. The Fri'z!ts are trying to find tn"
soft places and 10, down right nov and
are surreudering in lunches.
They are printing a paper I'm Ber-
Jim now called America lts IN tr"-
should he ItlpiUE Germany instead OF
fighting her II iS to laugh. can YOU
imagine us being friends with those
baby killers
Don't get excited about my wound
| stopped Wychiue-guu bullet with tn"
ilpshy part Of my arm. hut will be back
with my company n three weeks or
month. lt'S great 20 be AT a hospital,
have som. real food and nice American
girls 10 take care OF you. TAIN about
YOUR Pullman ears. they have nothing
on the United states hospital trains
Coming down from the front To- the base
hospital whore ! am now r,uOSiuE there
were a couple of real comedians on the
train. and 10 was a riot an the way
11ad Eeith's beaten "a mile. As for the
Rod Cross nurses, ! cant say enough
about them They are doing "a nohl"
work ard doing it in most efficient
fashion.
Private McCDol enlisted iu 'h" spring
of last wear and Is a member Of Com
pauy e. l09in Infantry
PRIVATE MILTON ', BECKETT
wounded and gassed, was drafted in
March Of this year. bu' only remained
a short time AT training camp before
being sent 20 France. and attached TO
COMPANY n. iOHth Infantry He was
struck in the body by two nachinr-Eun
bullets on September :. and gaSSed At
tho same time. according to letter re-
rolved by his wife, Mrs. Maude Beckett,
H4lN W NSl lONtb'Id b'tuI'
PRIVATE JOSEPH SMIrU.
r,purt,d as. missing in today's official
casualty list, rs native Of Hungary.
ana his real name is Josek Sok,r. His
parents came to this country 20 escape
the restricted life they led i'm their native
land. and are Violently anti-Gernlan in
fhcir SymDathicS Young SOker enlisted
I'm 1915. and served through the Mexican
border campaign He changed his name
To- Smith when hr Joined tn army, 50
/ as 10 be more thoroughly Americanized
. and, remaining in the SerNiC" after the
. troops came back from Texas was one
Of the flrs; 10 b. sent IT, Sou heru
training camp. lie was eventually at
taChrd 20 Company l.. ll5th Infantry,
and went to Franc. in May Of this year.
PRIVATE DAVID \. THOMAS
who is reported a. missing on the Of
fetal causualty list, is actually in Base
HtSDital -. Somewhere In France aC-
Cording 70 letters received hv his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Banner Thomas. 1915
South Front street The War Depart.
menr telegram stated that young Thom-
f as had been missing since August %
but his family has received Ave letters
from him, all written since that date.
PRIVATE WILLIAM =. SMITH
wounded iU action On August 81. rs the
son of William Smith. 62o South Eight
eenth street IN q letter home he said
that he had been slightly gaSsed but
was convelescing rapidly and expected
20 ne 1T the lIblll aEdln NtttI tie en-
listed i'm the old Third Regiment y. G
+ p Just prior 10 the Mexican campaign,
was later sent to Camp Hancock, as
signed 10 the machine-gun battalion Of
the lo9th Infantry and went to France
in May Of this year.
PRIVATE JOHN y OSBORNE
Killed in action. is the son of Mrs Mar.
garet osborne. OF ldlewuod y. j.. but
made his home with relatives at 54l
North Ella street lie enlisted IN July
Of last year In the old sixth Regimen
y O.. T.. when only nineteen years old
. At Camp Hancock he was assigned 10
Company II, nm Infantry He was
formerly employed at the Potter oil
cloth Works.
rkiN ATE HNiMoND 7. MORRIS
killed IN action on September % for
merly lived with his sister Mrs, Mabe
Murray at 27l3 EddiuEton street
Bridesburg, as his parents have beer
dead for some time He was drafted
iu February Of This year while Wprklni
iu Wilmington. bel. was trained a
Camu Dix and went to France as q
member Of Company g.. lo9.h Infantry
LIEUTENANT GEORGE :. HENDER
son
wounded. ShelI-snocked and gasscd, i
on his way home, according 20 word re
ceivpd by relatives here lie sailri
from France on hospital ship five day
ago. and Is expected 10 land in an Al
lautic port about the first Of next
week. Tho wounded officers name ap
pcared on the official casualty list iN
DAYS ago. lie is thTtr-twO years OH
and a member Of Company +, Ihlr
, ieth Infantry He formerly lived "a
u 2Ug South SiNfy-drst street.
PRIVATE LAWRENCE y. STEWAR
severely wounded, is the son OF Mrs.
f. Stewart. II Morton avenues Ride
PARK. Word Of his injury came i'm th