Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-21
rs City Soldiers
Dead, Sc Wounded

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/ Gus TO their trip to the border IN 1916.
! He is nov with the Headquarters Com
! panN lOHth Infantry
| Private James RoeliiG, reported
wounded In action, wa9 'Wenty years
/ old when he joined company *. Sixth
| Regiment, \. q, =, He was employed
as q machinis' az the Remington Arms
! COMPANY His last lette'. which reached
! his mother. Mrs Erwin EoelliE. who lives
at 1856 Underwood street, said that he
/ was recovering from = shrapnel wound
/ in the leg. In reply. she wrote Come
/ back when YOU are ready. bur stick until
Shing."
/ south Tenth street. was killed in action
| September @S tl- enlisted In Anril
/ l9li when only seventeen years old, and
/ w"s trained at camp Hancock. \ few
] days before he was sent abroad he wrote
! home: Vow, mother, be sure not to
/ worry IT ann killed, ! shall die like
Jesus for He, TOO, gave up His life for
| humanity" He is survived by his mother
and an older brother.
Private J2hn ). Burns, Company T.
I 10Th Regiment. was severely wounded
/ in action September l6. He was edu-
Gated al 81 Philips school. and worked
as 4 paper roller until January 3, 1918
4 when he was drafted. His home is at
/ ITO CNmer court He is twenty-four
years old
Private, Donate Cugini. Company q.
september %, After his graduation
/ from Philadelphia grammar school he
worked as "A payer until he enlisted In
august, 1917. He was twenty-eight
/ years old and lived with his parents at
! their home. 7SS South Seventh street.
Sergeant Edgar }. Call. wounded was
/ a member Of the l09th Infantry lie
/ is twenty-five years OF age and is n son
san
Broad street In his last letter home
he said he had been hit by shrapnel and
mad been wounded IN four places hut
expected to be back in tine fight within
, the next few weeks. can Enlisted in
April 1917, in Company ~, lO9th In.
fantrr, He was formerly in the sheet
IRON and metal business with his brother.
John \. can.
frivste Elmer q. Cavauaurh has been
reported missing in action, following an
/ engagement on the western front on
september 2S tie was "A member of
Company NJ, lllth Infantry. in which
he enlisted in August, 1917. lie formerly
I lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
raiTlGk r,iT ), tavanaugh: at 1855 North
Cavanaugh, also is in France as mem.
bcr of the quartermaster's corps
Private samuel q. Matthews has been
severely wounded in action, according
TO word received by his father. Samuel
Matthews, 49i2 Parkside avenue, last
Monday. The advices stated that Pri-
rate Matthews had sustained his wounds
on september \. but a letter written
three days later states that he Is well on
the road to recovery lie enlisted in
June, 1916, aud saw service during the
Mexican trouble. Prior TO the war he
was emp'o Dyed in the office of the Penn
Mutual l.ife insurance tOWnany. with
which concern he becam" affiliated fol-
lowing his graduation from the West
Philadelphia High school
sergeant George W. lawrence re-
i
the son Of Mrs. Charles Lawrence. li3
North Fitty-hrSt street H. Joined the
army early in June of 1915 and served
on the Mexican border, being eventually
assigned to Company b, 103d Engineers
His father. Charles Lawrence. fought In
ltgyp, in 1882, anr his grandfather did
his bit in the English-Prussan War of
1Sj4-55-5G.
In letter TO his mother he said that
he VS. rapidly recovering from a gun.
shot wound in the thigh.
Private Loyis Drucker. wounded. was
drafted in April of this year and sent
TO France in June, after less than two
months training at Camp Meade. He
was a tailor by trade and lived with his
parents at $40 Dickinson street
Private John }. Joyce, wounded en-
listed in April of 1917. only few
days after this country declared war
years old at the time. A brother.
Joseph Joyce. is now in "A training
camp, while Il third brother Matthew
Joyce. has been called in the draft and
expects to go to "A Cantonment in the
next contingent sent from this ciyt,
Private John j. Joyce Is member OF
Company q, the machine gun battalion
of the 10th Infantry.
Corporal William u. GrorLe. wounded
is enthusiastic in his praise Of the
Salvation Army workers, In letter
to his parents, who live AT 5l02 Ogden
street They will face any danger TO
bring us hot coffee and food. SAID
Corporal Crocke. Recently two OF
them crawltd for a mile over SMELL
swept area TO get TO the front line
trenches and distribute chocolate,
doughnuts and coffee" Grocke Is con-
valescing rapidly in Paris base hos
pltal ne added
Private Charles Reibow. wounded.
after the dec .aration OF war against
Germany. was sent to Camp HFncock
and sailed for France in May or tins
year as a member Of company H.. lVyth
Infantry He was at the front In July.
The last letter received by his mother
was dated september II, and in II NJ
told OF being in base hospital, but the
only reference he made to his injuries
was, II got my wound going over the
top.
Before en n'lstlng he was crane
, operator. he lived with his mother at
42S Martln street. RoXborough
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I engineering regiment at camp Hum
phreys, and another brother. William,
entered The service Of Jncle sam today
Pt-Nsts Charles If. Cooper, wounded,
made eight attempts 10 enlist be-
fore he finally got by the medical eN-
aniiners and succeeded then only be-
csuse he had memorized the eye chart.
Once IN the old First Regiment. y. @.
r., however, he managed to stick and
went to France IN May of this year as
member of Company n, l0yth In
fantry. Tie was severely wounded when
the American troops pushed the Ger
mans back and crossed the Asne River.
but has written his grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Mulholland, 5Oi6 ogden street,
with whom he lived, that he is rapidly
recovering and Is eagerly looking for
ward TO getting another crack at the
bocnes He ts an automobile machinist
by trade and his father and mother are
dead.
Private syisn Niekman, killed In
action, formerly played a violin In
the MISREPRESENTATION orchestra. He en-
listed in the First Regiment. y. O. r.,
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