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II Heroes From Here
Give Lives In France
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was received by his father Daniel Ry-
der, 3031 c street, but no details were
given. The young man was born and
brought up in Frankford and was well
known in that section.
Private Clarence WeElock, Company
T.. 1GSth infantry, was killed in action
July Is. His mother Mrs Harriet Wen
LOCK- of go North Catherine street,
Shenandoah, first was advised of his
death in a letter from n comrade dated
late in July, although official notice of 1t
did not arrive until two days ago Pr-
vate Wehlock entered the service in Oc-
tober 1917, and trained AT Camps Meade
and Merritt. He has been in France
since January. Prior to enlisting he was
plumber and made his home for a
time with his sister, Mrs Charles Regle,
14l9 Dauphin street. He leaves, besides
| his parents and sister. two brothers.
William and Charles, both of Philadel-
phia.
Private John :. Macarthur, died of
wounds. VAS n member of Battery L.
10Sth Field ARTILLERY. the old Second
Regiment, y. G. p, which was reor-
ganized into an artillery unit. He was
wounded by a bursting shei on August
81 and died the next day, according to
letter received by his widowed moth
cr. Mrs. Anna Macarthur, 15iS North
Twenty seventh street. II seems that
McArthurs squad was on its way to a
mess hall in Il rest camp. back of the
lines. and the men were just entering
the building when long-range shell
from one of the big German guns landed
I in their midst, killing and wounding
eighteen of them.
Private Macarthur was only seventeen
years old when he enlisted in April of
1917 and after preliminary training near
.Tcnkintown his regiment sailed for
France on May IS of this year, which
date. by n curious coincidence, happened
to he the young soldiers eighteenth
birthday.
Private Joseph Mcintyre. missing,
/ has five brothers in the service of the
| United States and another brother Is
| employed at the Torresdale filtration
! plant. All six of the soldier brothers
| enlisted in June of last year in the reg
ular army Private Joseph Mcintyre
| was assigned to Company l.. Fifty-ninth
Infantry and after a period of train
ing at Fort Slocum was sent to Franco
last December. The young soldiers
mother is dead and his father moved
away from the city. \ relative. Mrs
| Catharine Haley, resides at 3219 North
| Lee street
Corporal John q. Griffith, Battery A,
| 10Sth Field Artillery, was wounded Sc
verely August IA. lie is ?5 years old
| L..
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs Richard
| Griffith, received letter from him In
which he said that he was wounded in
the foot and is suffering from shell
shock.
Private Robert J. Milignn. Company
| L. 109th Infantry, was wounded Sc
verely August 10. He is twenty years
old, and is a son of Robert j. Mlligan.
Sr., 66l7 Yocum street.
Private Thomas II. Miilignn. Com
pany +. 111th Infantry, Il brother OF
! Private Robert ]. Miligan, was wounded
on the same day his brother was, but
has not been reported officially. His
father received a letter, from him stat
ing that he had been wounded in both
legs by shrapnel He is twenty-one years
old and served on the Mexican border
with the National Guard.
Lieutenant Frank 4. Howe, gassed
has virtually recovered and will soon
reioin his company. according to "A letter
from the young officer received by a
friend in this city. 1t was the day after
the capture of Chatoau-Thierry by the
American troops that Lieutenant Howe
while advancing through a wood STUN
hled and fell. tearing his gas mask. Be-
fore he realized his danger he had
reached zone where gas was thick and
became unconscious.
Reviving, however. while on the way
to an advanced casualty station he found
himself being carried in a litter. A few
seconds later he happened to notice a
soldier. badly wounded by a machine
gun bullet, lying nearby and insisted on
getting out of the litter to make room
for the enlisted man. IL is supposed
TO be very dangerous for any one who
has been gassed to walk. but Lieutenant
Howe came through all right and is
probably back with his company again
by this time. as his letter was written
more than a month ago.