Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16

telegram from the War Department told
of Private Kclly's demise. He was
twenty-six years old. and a member of
Company II. 1llth Infantry .
PRIVATE HENRY ECkERT. killed
in action on September lG. wrote to his
sister, Miss Amelia Eckert 1918 North
Lawrence street on September Z that he
had not met any German bullet with
his name on IT so far. Nine days later
he was dead. Private Eckert was
drafted in September of last year and
had been in France since June of this
year as a member of Company NJ, 329th
Infantry. His father. Henry Eckert
was n Civil War veteran, having served
i'm the Union army for five years. He
was II prisoner at the notorious Libby
Prison for five weeks during the third
year of the struggle between the States
PRIVATE RAYMOND SPARKLING,
reported wounded in action on Scptem-
her II. Previous to his enlistment he
lived with his mother Mrs. Margaret
Sparling at iiS North Fifth street. He
joined the colors in July, 1917. was sent
to Camp Hancock, and eventually as
signed to Company Il. 103d Engineers.
A letter received bv Mrs. Sparlinr in
formed her that he is rapidly recovering
in a base hospital.
PRIVATE LOUIS KIRPATVA, died
Of wounds, was drafted IN January
of this year lie had only been at
Camp Meade three weeks when he vol
untecred fo' immediate service abroad
and was sent TO France TO fiji un Vacan-
c'es in the ranks Of the Eighteenth Regi-
ment of regulars and was assigned to
COMPANY T.. Ne was twanty-eiCht wears
old. unmarried and n tailor by trade. His
parents live at S07 North Frapklin street.
A brother. David kirpatva, is a member
of the Ninth Artillery and is stationed
at Fort Sl5cum, New York.
CORPORAL JAMES X. GILL. severe
~ wounded, enlisted when he was
old in fhp Siyth
ment, ~ G. p, and was eventually as
signed to the nth Infantry. He went
through the Mexican border campa ign,
was given his final training NJ Camp
Hancock and sent to France i'm MAY of
this year. He has been badly gassed
twice before, but recovered each time
and rcioined his regiment. The wounds
that have taken him to the hospital for
the third time are reported to be scri-
Gus, but his mother, who lives at 29l5
North Fourth street, has not as yet re-
ceived any definite details as to his con-
dition
CORP. WILLIAM ARTHUR ZlRK-
MAN, badly gassed in action. is nov
in base hospital in Paris. according
to word received by his family. who
Oak Lane. He is recovering rapidly,
he added, and expects to be back with
his regiment soon. Corporal Iirkman
Is a graduate, of the West Philadel-
I
| ing president of his class and an
honor man, and enlisted in the 1880
| Engineers shortly after the United States
/ entered the war He was trained al
/ Camp Hancock and went to France In
I Me of this year. He played on the
| football team AZ West PHILADELPHIA High
I and belonged 10 a number of school fra
! terniticS and social organizations. In his
/ last letter he said he had been on the
/ firing line for fifty-five days and the
| regiment was on the verge Of leaving
/ for rest camp when they were show
cred with gas shells and seventeen oi
/ the "boys got theirs" Young Zirkmar
| celebrated his twenty-first birthday in
! France in July. Corporal Zrkman is
! the son of Arthur Zirkman, vice presi-
dent of the NJ. Rice Company, florists
supplies. He was born in London, but
! has been in this country since he was
| five years old
PRIVATE JOHN B. BURNS, wound.
/ ed in action on September 16, was
| drafted in November of last year anC
! was at Camp Meade until February ol
I this year. when a call was issued for vol
/ unteers 10 fiji up the ranks of the Six
| tieth Regiment of regulars. He, to-
''rooiies." promptly responded and were
( plumber by trade and formerly lived
| North Ringgold street
| PRIVATE GEORGE G. KOCH. off.
/ cially reported as wounded. was ac-
| tually painfully burned with mustard
gas about two months ago, according