Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-19

enlisted in the summer of 1917 when
nineteen years old in the old First Regi-
ment n. q. L. He was eventually at
tached to the Veterinary Field Unit Of
cock, where he had his final training
for overseas duty. He was metal
worker by trade and lived with his
mother. Mrs. Mary Quigley. at 3O4l
West Gordon street.
Private Maurice +. cruisemire. miss
! ing. was drafted in April OF this year,
1 trained at Camp Meade and weNt to
France in July. His family has not
! heard from him since he was sent over
seas. He was twenty-five years old and
! lived at 1916 North Marvine street
Lieutenant Daniel J.. Lafrerty was
wounded in action I during the first week
reached his mother through unofficial
channels toward the end of last month.
I but the name Of the young officer did
not appear on the official casualty list
until today. He is twcnty-one years old.
graduated from the Central High School
with honors. earned his commission at
! the Camp Hancock training school for
officers and has been I'm France since
May of this year He has been shot
through the arm. but the wound is not
serious. he wrote his mother. and he eX-
poets to rejoin his company soon.
! Private Charles Lohmiller, wounded in
action, IL twenty-one years old and IL
member of Company q, 109th Infantry,
having enlisted in the old First Regi-
n.
'I am proud 20 have my son fighting
'or his country" said the young soldiers
father. "and | only wish that could
take my place beside him" The Lob
miller family resides at 292O West Flora
street.
Private Charles W. Bauer, wounded,
wrote to his mother, Mrs. Mary Bauer,
2526 North Twelfth street, that he was
in base hospital and happy, despite his
wound for he had given big German a
before
chine-gun bullet got" him. Young
Bauer is nineteen years old and enlisted
in the First Regiment. n. q, r.. in Sep
tember of last year, and is a now MEM
Der of the 10th Infantry.
Private Thomas Bradley. wounded m
action, who is the son OF patroman
James Bradley, of the Sixty-ffth street
and Woodland avenue station, wrote his
father that he had been ''over the top
thirteen times before the Germans finally
got" him.
The Dutch are using boys Of fifteen
and sixteen as machine gunners," he
added. "chaining them to the guns and
leaving them to their fate. Another fell
low and myself captured a machine-gun
nest by lanllng it. and took lot OF
these young Fritzies prisoners. Maybe
Tthey weren't tlckled to be caught"
Private Bradley is only nineteen years
old himself. having enlisted in the Sixth
Regiment n. G. p, during the summer
Of 1917. He was trained at Camp Han
: cock, attached to the 11lth Infantry
. and sent overseas in May of this year.
A brother, James Bradley, Jr., is at
tached to the 18th Aerial Squadron al
, mechanic and has been in France fol
nearly year Nothing has been heart
from him for ten weeks James Brad
: Hackett. a West Philadelphia girl, WHIT
died last week Of pneumonia. TIL
Bradley family resides at 1929 faschaI
, avenue.
i. halls from Palmyra, y. j. bu
I enlist ed In Pennsylvania Nationa
Guard regiment during the summer o
= last year. lie was eventually assigne'
to Company ID, 10th Infantry, trained
$ at Camp Hancock and sem to Franc
G in May of this year. "A bunch of u
p were in house one dax," he wrote I
n his father, William n; Poullot. OF Pa Pa
$ dropped right down on the shack. Th
;. whole place collapsed. burying us i
Il the ruins. | was badly bunged up, bu
/, am getting along all right now.
PRIVATE FRANK BOWDEN. kille
! IN action. was drafted in Septembee
|. of last year. trained at Camp Mead
h and seat 10 France as Il member or IN
n 32lst Field Artillery HIS family for
/ merly lived at 1907 North van PEI
$ street. but moved to 1912 North New
e kirk street some months ago an
l. neglected to leave any forwarding ad
4. dress. SO it was not until yesterda
II that the news reached the family. Mr'
3 Bowdcn is critically i'll, and 1t Is feare
10 she will not survive the shock.
l- PRIVATE JOHN LIGHTHEAR1
z killed in action. enlisted in the Firs
y Regiment, y. q. p. in April of last yea
H. and after being trained at Camp Har
2. cock went overseas with Company l
s, l09th Infantry. He went through tn
o. Marne campaign without scratch, bt
n was Instantly killed during a surpris
z attack on September 6. The Young so
,e dicr made his home with sister. Mr.
~ Nellie J. Mccormick. 1923 Wylle stree
= PRIVATE JAMES d. REYNOLDS
., died of disease. was the adopted so
u of Mrs. Bridget Metz, 1928 Judso
ot street she having looked after hi
since he was eight months old; II
is mother died at that time. ard Mr.
,e Metz. an aunt, brought him up. Rel
II nolds was twcnty-three years old an
re u member of the Seventy-second Aei
squadron. having enlisted in Decemb'
IT o. last year and has been In Franz
t. anCc April Of this year.
~ PRIVATE BERNARD G.. HORAl
" wounded in action, was only siXtee
a. when he slippA away last SUMMER an
~ ~ enlisted in the First Regiment. y. G.
In lis mother took steps to have him di
,e charged from the service as soon ;
~ size discovered what lie had done, bl
, ne begged so hard to stay with the o
80 regiment that she finally consented.
.s was given final training at Camp Ha,
ld cock and Went to france as "a mefnb
~ OF Company 6, 109th Infantry.
r. PRIVATE q. 4. FAULKNER, woun
o- ed in action. Is a member of Compal
H. q, 1O9th Infantry, He enlisted in I
RS First Regiment, \; g. F.; some mont
before war was declared against &c
+, many, did guard duty near Reading a.
rs received his final training at Camp Ha
In cock. His mother. Mrs. Mary Faulkn'
ne lives at 1868 Belgrade street.
y, =. PRIVATE IVAN OCTsCHINNIKOF
~ reported missing. IL Il Russian by bir
Al and formerly boarded at 3922 Spru
"a | street. He enlisted In the regular arr
ooe shortly after the United states enter
ii,ss the war but, unlike most of his countI
III men, refused to shorten OF Americana
his maine. The War Department h
d, had a tough time of ii getting the you
- soldiers cognomen spelled correctly.
, ma, been variously reported as wounds
killed, prisoner and finally as missl
and each time his name has been spell
IN a different way. To-day he is list
az T"Ovaschinilloff' but, for wond
/ his address Is correct.
PRIVATE RAYMOND y. PETEH