Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-09
MANY LOCAL MEN
ARE MENTIONED
in CASUALTY LIST
Official Confirmation Given
Many Earlier Reports
of Battle Losses

Among the list OF casualties re-
ported by the War Department to-
day are four Harrisburgers Lieuten-
ant Glen g. Allison, Argyle street;
! Corporal Samuel Il. Sunday, 20 North
Fourteenth street; Private William
f. Chameroy, 1445 Zarker street; and
Private Odin Z. Carpenter, 1861
Vernon street. Lieutenant Allison,
who is reported wounded, degree un-
determined, Is a member of the one
! Hundred and Ninth Machine Gun
Battalion. lie was formerly u mem
! Der of the police force of this city.
! Before his departure overseas, Lieu
tenant Allison was made assistant
| judge advocate of the general court
martial at Camp Hancock. 1t is
understood that he is recovering
from his injuries.
Corporal Samuel Edward Sunday
is reported as severely wounded. He
! is q member of Company l., One
Hundred Twelfth Infantry. \ tele-
gram from Washington to his
mother. Mrs Anne Sunday, 20 North
Fourteenth street, gave the informa-
ton that he was wounded in action
November 8. Mrs. Sunday last re-
ceived word from her son under date
of October 13. He was at that time
in good health. Corporal Sunday
also has brother who has been in
active service, Pricate Charles Elmer
Sunday. who is a member of Troop
T, Sixth Cavalry.
Wounded in Leg
Private William +. ChameroY was
wounded October in the left leg
below the knee. lie is q member of
fr1 40 (FnrnG
Twenty-siXth Infantry. In a letter
to his mother. Mrs. Nellie Snyder,
.1445 Zarker street. which was writ
ten a few days after he had been
injured Private Chameroy stated
that he had been in important drives
at Montdidier. Scissors and Verdun.
and that he had seen strenuous ac-
ton since May IS. He was wounded
at Verdun. and is at present in Base
Hospital No. "a. France. In recent
'etter to his mother he says that he
is recovering but is not yet able to
walk about.
Private Odin f. Carpenter is
member of Company T.. One Hun
dred Tenth Infantry. lie is reported
to-day,as slightly wounded. Private
CARPENTER. who resided at 1861 Vera
non street, enlisted in June, 1917, and
was stationed on the Island before
going into training at Camp Han
cock.
Lieutenant Rupp Dies
Week-en casualties carried the
names of some men of this city and
vicinity who paid the supreme sac
rifce of their lives. Among such
~ames is that of Lieutenant David
T.. RupD. of Mechanicshure. Lieu
tenant Rupp's death was first learned
through the story published in the
Telegraph of Lieutenant ToWsen.
who said i'm letter to his parents
that he had seen Lieutenant Rupp
living on the field as he was leaving
the front lines. Lieutenant ToWsen
was himself wounded in five different
places i'm the same engagement IN
which Mr.. Rupp was killed. a tull
account of Lieutenant Rupp's death
appeared in the Telegraph several
weeks ago. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. S. Rupp. Shhemanstown, ana
had married Miss Mary Lands, OF
Mechanicsburg. Lieutenant Rupp
was a member of Company G, Three
Hundred Thirteenth Infantry. a
member of the class of 1917 ,at DICK
inson College and OF the class OF 1913
Dickinson School of Law.
According to a telegram received
Saturday bv Mr.. and Mrs. John
Henry Zeiders Of Fishing creek
Valley. five miles from Ling 'estoWn'
Private Oliver A. Zeiders, a member
of Company d, Engineers Corps, was
killed in action October 81. Private
Zeiders' wife, Mrs. Edna Zciders,
died only a few days before the
report of her husbands death had
been received. Private Heiders is
survived by son, Andrew Zeiders.
who is living with his grandparents
at Enola. Private Zeiders resided at
MechanicSburg. but had formerly
lived in this city.
Among other Harrisburg quite re-
Gently reported is Abraham Bloom.
severely wounded. He is the son OF
Mrs. Annie Bloom. 1914 Cowden
street. and Ira y. Kellberg, slightly
wounded. A previous account of Mr..
KellberE appeared in the telegraph.
Sergeant Ralph A. Hoax. son of Mrs.
Clara Hoax of Progress. is reported
as wounded. This is Sergeant Hoak's
second wound. having received his
first on October l.. Mrs. A. Il. Curtis,
Of this city, has received a message
that her son, Private NestCr IL.
Eichelberger was wounded Novem-
Der 4. after being in several serious
engagements.
Private John B. Reeser son of Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Reeser, of le-
moyne. is reported as wounded, de-
gree undetermined. An official tele-
gram to this effect was received by
the parents last week. Private Reeser
is a member of the Three Hundred
Sixteenth Infantry, Seventy-ninth Di-
vision, and trained at Camp Meade.
Other casualties reported either
to-day or over the weekend are: Pri-
waite Earl T.. Davis. wounded, degree
undetermined, his nearest of kin
being James T.. Davis, IA Altoona
avenue. Enola; Private John \.
Venting. xii ed in action, Chambers
burg: Victor William Hart, wounded,
Mechanicsburg; Private William I.
Lucas, wounded. Mechanicsburg;
John Benjamin Hull, wounded, Car
lis'e; Private William Il. Duncan,
slightly wounded, Speeceville; Will
liam Clouser. Penbrook, slightly
wounded.