Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
LEFT TO STARVE
BY BOCHE BRUTES
T hree Pennsylvanians,
Wounded, Abandoned
5 Days in Shell Hole
ONE OF THEM DIED
Corporal Leslie Is at Cape
May Recovering From
Wound i'm Hip

German soldiers were going to shoot
three Pennsylvania boys because they
were wounded. but youthful boche
pleaded for them, and they were spared.
Then the Pennsylvanians were rolled
into shell hole. and. without food or
water. were left to die Of starvation and
/ lack OF medical attention. When they
were rescued after five days one of
Them died.
This is the experience told by Corporal
ira Leslie. of Johnstown, about himself
and two companions from Somerset cor
poral Leslie Is now at Cape May. y. j.,
convalesclng from wounded hip
Leslie and his friends. one Of them
named Bishop. were surrounded by a
sudden retirement of Company &, Of
Somerset. Although wounded. the ter
mans stripped them of all except their
Cndershirts and trousers and rolled tntm
into a she'll hole. They had little
water at first, given to thcT by young
German, the only one OF thc lot whose
pity was touched by the pligh; of the
American boys
Three days later the Germans came
back to take them prisoners. but when
the boys couldn't walk, "A squad prepared
to shoot them. The young German in
terceded and they were spared When
French soldiers finally came to their
rescue, they could not talk. one of the
trio died on stre,cner on the way
to the hospital
Sergeant William J. Lynch. Company
'. Tooth Infantry, has died of wounds
received in action, according to word
received at his home at Bloomsbury.
Only a few days ago his parents re-
ceived a letter Vim which Sergeant
I = .laSarih.d u-hiph hS hn RI
attended
1.-The altar was a couple of boxes which
were found in the woods. and we all
had to kpeel with our knees on our
tin hats. as 1t rained hard" he wrote.
There were only handful of us. but
every one received the sacrament"
Walter and Joseph Ferry. Company +.
111th Infantry have been wounded. ac-
cording to word received at their home
1T Norristown. Their cousin. Daniel
Francis Mccormick. was wounded the
same day. September 6.
Private Samuel Earl swift of Browns
vile. was killed in action September IA.
Private Peter u. McAllister. Company
! 7. 10th Infantry, of Greensburg, was
wounded August %.
Private Boyd Wilson. Company II,
/ 10th Infantry. of Washington. has been
! killed in action, according to letter
/ from chum in the same company.
Van McCausland, of the same company.
and Harry Howard have been wounded.
Private James Plants. Company NJ re-
! ported missing in action. is in a hospital
recovering from wounds.
| Four Dubois young men of Company
IT, l12th Infantry. are reported missing
! in action. They are James u. Hay,
! Elmer McNfasters. Corporal Charles
/ wilke and Corporal Charles Hetrick.
| Among recent casualties in 109th Field
! Artillery are: Patrick l.. McGarry. of
/ Duryea Sergeant Norman Michael and
, Private Joseph Lezoskey. of Hazleton
| killed in action: Ernest Noble. of Kings
| ton; Harry Raeder, of Pittston: Ralph
| Gitz. Samuel Letcher, William Smolley
| Peter Youngcourt. Harry DiehL William
Rayson and Christian Heckrote, all of
! Hazleton, wounded John knopp, of
| Ebervale, missing.
| Private George l.. Linder Company T.
/ 111th Infantry. and private Wayne l..
! Kofke, of the same company, both OF
West Chester, have been wounded.