Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER -ltIILADELpHIA FRIDAY

baby he has left behind-a baby tne
father has never laid eyes upon anu
who bears his ''daddy's' name. Private
Larr is twenty years old and is the son
of Benjamin Larr, and he enlisted one
year ago in the old First Regiment be-
cause. he told his wife, he did not feel ne
could stay out of the war.
Private Regula is twenty years
old and the son of Joseph Regula, lie
enlisted in the old National Guard last
year and was with the keystone division
when the boys left for Camp Hancock
He is in the 109th Infantry.
Men From Old First
Private schmidmeister. who is miss
ing. belonged to Company l." lO9th In
fantry He is twenty-three years old.
He had been with the old First Regi-
ment seven years and went to France
in May.
Private Ross. twenty-five years old.
was in Company l.. 1o9th Infantry. He
was a noted athlete at the Northeast
Manual Training School. He served at
the border with the old First also
Lieutenant MildenberE was in Com
pany l.. lO9th Regiment. He was twenty
eight years old. He was a rug sales
man in a local department store. He
was in the old First Regiment for many
years. served at the Mexican border
and received his commission at the
fourth officers training camp. Camp
Meade.
Private Robb. of Company l.. 1o9th
Infantry. who was killed was twenty
eight years old and lived at 5000
Girard avenue. A wife and year-old
baby and his crippled mother survive
him. He enlisted in the old First Regi-
ment and served on the Mexican border.
Henry II. Brody, who Is missing, en-
| listed in the First Regiment. n G. P,
now the l09th Infantry. January. 1917,
| He was sent to ShuCks Mills. Pa, and
| later transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga
| He sailed for France in April Iester-
day afternoon his mother received tele-
| gram from the War Department stating
| he had been missing since July L.
| Tuesday his folks received two letters
| from him, dated July and 18th He
expressed a wish that his mother would
| not worry. Brody is twenty-four years
old and was a clerk in the United Cigar
Stores.
Arthur W. Zimmerman, reported miss
| ing was twenty-three years old and
| lived with his widowed mother, Mrs
| Barbara Zimmerman. at 25lO Collins
street He enlisted in June. 1917. in the
| Third Regiment of the Pennsylvania Ma
| tonal Guard and was sent to Caml
/ Hancock for training. There the Thtrc
Regiment was changed into the llotF
Infantry and Zimmerman was assigned
to Company G.
Arthur was the principal breadwin
ner of the family" said Mrs. Zimmerman
today. Il don't know now | am goin}
to get along without him. | have no
received cent vet of the allowance
the Government is supposed to pay.
hope they Will get around tn me soon.
Zimmerman was sent TO France las
April His mother hac letter 4 W"et
or so ago dated July s. He spoke cnthu
siastically of life in the army and tolt
her not to worry. He attended the pub
lie school near his nome and later became
an optical worker. He never went II
Imuch for athletics. but when the cal
Icame he wanted to enlist once. III
lhed back. however. until he thought N
had made arrangements to have hi
mother adequately provided FOR. thel
signed up. y younger brother. Ear
Zimmerman. twenty years old expects t
enlist as soon as he becomes of age.
Frederick q. Wade. reported missin
in action July Is. is twenty-three year
old and lived with his mother. a widow
at 2639 liensington avenue. He enliste
on May II. 1917, in the First Regimen
| National Guard OF pennsylvania. ana WA
transferred to the 109 Infantry at Cam
Hancock. where he was trained. n
sailed for France May last He al
tended kensington public Schoo
Through the sixth grade and then WEI
to work at Cramps. y letter receive
from him week ago was dated July
and said he was well and liked arm
life
Frank Usher. Hungarian by brti
was only nineteen when he enlisted Jul
2S 1917, in the First Regiment Nationt
Guard of Pennsylvania Later he wa
transferred to the l09th Regiment, wa
trained at Camp Hancock and was SCI
abroad May /. A postal card. date
May 80 last. was the only word HI
mother has received from him since h
went to camp.
He hated to write letters she sal
today. He always wanted to be
| soldier hope he is not dead but onl
captured and that he will come bac
to me"
Francis +. O'Ncii. reported missing,
twenty-five years old, and lived with h
father at 5O0S keySer street. German