Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05

love with America" he said. "and wanted
to visit this country after the war"
Heckroth. who was thirty years old,
is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Frank J. Heckroth, and two sisters and
a brother.
Brother In Service b
Richmond is twenty-five years old. a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Richmond
23os Gerritt street. He entered the
service late in 1917, going TO Camp
Stewart. and later being assigned to
Company H.. Fourth United States In
fantry. Advices which were sent to his
family Saturday were 20 the effect that
he had been severely wounded In ac-
tion on July Il" He has a brother in
the service-Corporal John Richmond,
Of the Sixtieth United States Infantry.
Expected to be Home Soon
Michael Ferry was only twenty -one
| years old. He enlisted year ago in
the regular army and was assigned to
Company l., of the Twenty-sixth Regi-
ment. Infantry. He was sent to France
last winter and had gone through six
months of intensive training there be-
fore his regiment saw service in the
trenches.
His aunt. Mrs Ellen Sparks. 3106
North sixteenth street with whom he
! lived. received a letter from him this
morning, few hours after getting word
of his death. In this note young Ferry
told of having been gassed twice and
said he had just been discharged from
the hospital after recovering from his
second experience with Germany's un-
seen weapon. He was very optimistic
| about the progress of the war and as
serted that he fully expected to be home
by Christmas
Ferry attended the public school in
the vicinity of his aunt's home, but
never went to high school. Instead he
took a job with the Electric Storage
Battery Company. Nineteenth street and
Allegheny avenue where he was work
ing when he decided TO enlist last
| August.
Frank Ferry a brother. twenty-seven
years old, was drafted last week and
| is now at a training camp in Spartans-
/ burg, S. c.
Corporal Raymond Upton, of 1929
! North Carlisle street. reported to have
been severely wounded, was twenty
three years old last month. He en-
listed in the regular army five years
ago when only eighteen years of age.
and has served in Mexico and along
the border. His mother. who was re-
married since the death of Raymond's
ldtntT some years ago, anu Is no" hTS
Mary Heidrich. received a letter from
her son this morning, dated on June 26.
In it he said he was we'll and hoped
that the war would soon be over. No
matter how long 1t lasted. however.
he said that he wanted to see it
through"
His regiment was sent to France
about p year ago and has seen con-
| siderable trench duty.
Jones is the youngest son OF Mr.. and
Mrs Isaac Jones formerly of 1896 Pas
chall avenue but now residing at 9S
Walnut street, Colwyn, Delaware
County
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones have given three
boys to the war and the fourth and
eldest. Wilfred twenty-five years old
2220 South Hobson street, although mar
ried was recently transferred from Glass
2 to Class la in the draft and is await
ing call.
"A mother must prepare herself for
such news Mrs. Jones said. 81 have
gone through 1t before, and simply keep
myself keyed up awaiting the worst or
the best. Sidney was wounded last July.
and was in the hospital for three months
not expected to recover, and now 1t is
Harold. Then Albert came home terri
bly, injured
Optimistic Letter
A few hours after she got telegram
from the War Department in Washing
ton informing her. that her son had
been killed in action July Is, Mrs. Rose
Mulch. 623 South Hancock street. re.
ceived a letter from him today, couched
in the most optimistic language. say
ing that the Americans would have the
Germans licked before long" and tina,
hn ha by
the optimism of her boys letter, Mrs
Mulch now refuses to believe that hei
son is dead, and is cllnging to the hope
that he has met with the same fate as
another boy of the neighborhood who
was first reported killed and then cap
; tured.
The son. Private James Mulch, wa.
5 just past twenty years old. his birthday
, being July 81. He enlisted more thar
two years ago, July II, 1916, in the OLE
Third Regiment, \. G. P, and was sen
! almost Immediately to Camp Hancock
Ga. After a year of training there hi
regiment went to France, August
/, 1917
4 Mothers of several other boys in tn
= neighborhood who are in France witt
4 young Mulch received letters from thei
' sons in the same mail with the one 70
, Mrs. Mulch. They were all dated Jul.
= 80 and bore much the same messag
= that the war would not last nue.
8 longer and that they would return 500
8 victorious.
Mrs. Mulch has nothing upon which t
= base her belief that her son may stil
z be alive, yet she feels confident that h
|, has not been killed She has sent a tele
n gram to the War Department askin
n for verificaton of the formal notice re
ceived late last night
!. Unaware of Mothers Death
q Private Ernest W. A. Becker. who's
a name appeared in today's army casualt
v list as severely wounded, does not ye
r know of the death Of his mother, wh
died February Is, more than a mont
after he sailed for France. A letter re
n ceived from him today by his father
a John Becker, 9l6 North Sixth stree
l. Camden, indicated that he had not hear
'. of his mothers death. although wor
was sent to him when she died.
Young Becker was gassed on May 2
according 20 his letter, but his name wa
L. not included in the War Department
S, casualty list until today. The lette
IS which told nothing of the action in whic
er he was wounded. was written frol
m American Base Hospital No. 5. f,
m cept for Cne touching passage, the lie
N ter which was devoted mostly to pc
sonal affairs, was cheerful.
'I am getting better" he said, "b'
n l don't think l will ever be able to
to back into the trenches"
~ That was about all he had to So
b. about his condition, giving little detai
ct as IN the seriCnsness of his wounds.