Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

year. and In his letters was enthusiastic
about army life He has three younger
brothers who expect to be drafted next
month. The family lives at 915 Federal
street.
Private Bert O'Conneil. missing. was
twenty-five years old. and enlisted in
July of last year. lie was trained at
Camp Hancock, assigned TO Company
NJ of the 109th Infantry, an2 sent to
France In May of this year A letter
from him, dated July :, said he was well
and was having a fine time in the army.
He is the son of Daniel OConnell 3007
Poplar street, and was employed by the
Packard Automobile Company. A
Younger brother, David. is also in
France, being n member of Company G
OF the s15th Machine Gun battalion.
David was drafted last spring, and sent
to France month later
Private Domenico Di Cicco, missing.
was drafted last April, sent first to Camp
! Meade. and then to Camp Hancock,
where he was assigned TO the 1o9th In
fantry. He was formerly employed as a
laborer at the Philadelphia navy yard.
and lived with his brother. Angelo. at
SS9 Cross street. lie came to this
country from Italy about eight years
| ago. and had been naturalized.
West Phllndc1phia High Boy
Private George Hoffman, missing, was
the baby" member of the 109th Infan-
try. He is the son of Mrs. B. II. Hoff-
man, 1243 North Fifty-seventh street
and was only fifteen when he enlisted
in the regular army a year ago. He
was a member of the Junior class at the
West Philadelphia High School but was
big and strong for his age and as he
secured his mothers consent, managed
to get into the service. He was trained
at Camp Hancock, where ne was as
signed to Company NJ of the 109th. His
regiment went to France in May of this
year.
Private Arthur Perry, missing, was
nineteen when he enlisted in the regu-
lar army in April of 1917. He had
served for two years IN the old Sixth
Regiment, n. G. p. and SO was familiar
with military life. He was sent to
Camp Hancock. assigned to Company NJ
of the 1O9th Infantry and went abroad
| in May last He had been n moving
picture operator at the Franklin Thea
tire. Fifty-second street and Girard
avenue. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Angelo Perry, live at 5421 Lansdowne
avenue. The last letter from young
Perry. received two weeks ago. said he
was getting along fine but begged his
The French tobacco was awful" he
added.
Private Edward s. showaker. miss
! inf. is twenty-five years old and enlisted
in July. 1917. in the First Regiment, n.
g. p. After doing guard duty for a
while in The State he was sent to Camp
/ Hancock and was later placed in Com
pany NJ. of the 109th Infantry. He had
been a member of the Sons Of Veterans
| for a number of years. playing the
| clarionet in the band of Ellis Post, No
| 9. and had good grounding in military
| drill and discipline. He had a great
| grandfather and two great unces In
| the American Revolution. and his grand
father served with the Twentieth Penn.
| sylvania Cavalry in the Civil War
| Young Showaker lived with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Showaker, at $685.
| Crowson street, Germantown. He was
! formerly employed in the u. G. I. 1r
| his last letter he advised his parents
to save up SO as to be able to buy a
giant turkey" for Chr!stms. as he fully
! expected to be home by that time.
Private Joseph Tnrtnslio. missing. is
twenty-three years old and the son of
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Tartaglio, 1114
Christian street. He was drafted last
April and sent to Camp Hancock, where
! he was assigned to Company NJ, 109th
Infantry
! A letter, written by him June &c.
and received here on July IA, tells of the
fine treatment given American soldiers
by the French people. In this letter he
! said that Company NJ was quartered
near r. good-sized city in France, and
that the soldiers were allowed to visit
the city every night During these Wis.,
| its. the letter adds, the French people
arranged numerous entertainments for
! the American soldiers.
Private Antonio Kaszeriski lived at
| 1854 Margaret street He was drafted