Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07


today's official casualty list as having
been killed In action met his death on
his twenty-second
Killed in France birthday. according
ON 22d Birthday lives %'' at '2vy' 4o7 South wtR
Third street. From
the time he was eleven years old Boris
was the breadwlnner of the family. and
his parents protested bitterly when he
was drafted His local board. however
would listen to no appeal and the young
man was sent Off to Camp Lee In jan
uary of this year; There he was as
army unit. and sailed for Franco in
April 81,
Of spinal meningitis in France on Sep
tenber IL, was drafted In May of this
year and sent overseas with the 3l7th
Infantry, after only two months train
ing. His parents reside in Italy.
brother. Charles Causerana, with whom
the dead soldier formerly lived at 5731
Vine street was drafted early last Sep
ternber and is now at Camp Greenleaf.
Private Jacob Lohmiiier. killed in ac-
ton. was drafted in November Of last
year trained at Camp Meade. attached
to Company +, Sl6th Infantry, and sent
to France in July of this year. Accord
4 ing to the notice from the War Depart
ment he was killed on the fourteenth Of
September Lohmiler was twenty-cight
years old and the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Lohmiller, of 1922 South Fourth
3 street.
private Thaddeus Beverly Neal. who
died of pneumonia in a French hospital
on September IA. was thirty-three years
old when drafted last spring and sent
to Camp sherman, O. Eventually he
was assigned to Company f. 313th In
fantry. He formerly lived with his wifi.
and mother at 1924 Federal street.
Lieutensnt william &. Ross. reported
missing. is twenty-four years Of age and
lived at 313l North Front street with
his wife. Mrs. Frances Ross, and their
three-months-old baby born since its
father went TO war. Lieutenant Ross
sailed overseas with the l09th Infantry
having been member of the old First
Regiment for several years According
to letters received by his wife and a
telegram from the War Department. he
was wounded on September .. It ap-
pears that while leading his men over
the top shell exploded directly above
his head. Before the outbreak of the
war, Ross was employed in a bank at
Fourth and Chestnut streets.
Private Louis Gruber, wounded in the
leg during "a little trip over the top" as
he 5okingly put 1t, and who added that
Outside OF that
These Dutch Are scratch ] am In
Hery Poor Sports" has a very moor
Says Pit Crubcr idea Of the Ger.
sp craftsmanship.
~ didn't think anybody could be as
mean as these Dutch are" he said in a
letter to friend in this city. II had
heard about their tricks, but they seemed
( too low for any white man to pull. But
everything was told was true and more
also These boches sure are the limit
They hide and shoot until the last Sec
ond, then they throw up their hands, cry
like babies, squawk 'Kamerad " and try
to make friends by giving you every
thing they have about them"
Private Gruber was drafted in May
last. but once at Camp Meade volun-
toered for immediate service overseas
and was selected to fill up the ranks Of
the 314th Infantry, being assigned 10
Company l.. lie sailed for France on
July and was wounded during the
famous battle OF the Meuse on Septem-
ber IS. He was formerly employed at
the J. J. Felin packing house.
Private James s. Lockhart, who died
Of wounds received in action. was draft
ed in May OF this year and sent TO
Camp Meade, where he volunteered for
Immediate service and went TO France
in the first week OF July as a member
Of Company L. 315th Infantry. In his
last letter, dated September 81, he urged
his mother. Mrs. Clara Lockhart, of 4242
Parrish street, to be sure and address
his mail very distinctly as. he said, its
harder to get letter to the right char
over here than it was to deliver milk
to the right house in Narberth." Lock.
hart used to be driver for big MAR
Line dairy and always complained that
\ Narberth was a hard place to find ones
way around In.
Corporal Harvard Rivel, who has beer
wounded twice and is back at the from
& again after recovering from his seconC
injury. says in a letter to his parents
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas w Rivel, 49,
+ North Preston street. that the frs
woman he had seen in s'xty-fve day
was the nurse who cared for him oil
his "return trip" to the hospital.
# Corporal Rivel was injured early II
July, recovered. went back to his unit
the Machine-Gun Company of the HOT
Infantry, stuck right along with tn
bunch for two months and week, the
egot his" again and was sent 10 a hos
pital once more.
MY first taste OF gas only made m
q bit sickish." he wrote, but the mex
dose was a bad one. | was wounded
gassed and burned with liquid fire a
on the same day Every man OF IN
Z 10th has received a green and red ba
for gallantry, at the Marne and III
whole Twenty-eighth Division has bee
commended and decorated" Corpors
Rivel who formerly worked In a Wes
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