The sun., 1918-08-09

street branch OF the Y. NJ. C. A. He
was blacksmith, and the address given
when he enlisted was that OF Frederick
bernhard. 1923 Chrystie street. with
whom he boarded.
Reported Dead, IL wounded.
Yesterdays list brought a measure Of
relief instead OF sorrow to the mother OF
Sergeant Harry Gibstein OF 52S East
| l3oth street Sergeant Gbstein had pre-
viously been reported as having died Of
wounds. but yesterday he was listed as
| having been severely wounded. His
mother said that she had received n
message from the War Department read
| ing:
We are happy to inform you that
Sergeant Harry Gibsteln reported died
! OF wounds May 2S, now reported Sc
verely wounded In action" At about
the same time Mrs. Gibstein received two
, letters from the American Red Cross
| ono saying that her son had been located
| at Base Hospital No. l in France and
| tho second to the effect that his wound
was nearly healed and that he was get
ting along we'll. Sergeant Gibstein had
teen In tho army Ave years and had
served three years at the Panama Canal
Private Charles Sankavitch, Is, listed
as severely wounded. was little moro
| than II years old when America en-
tered the war. He was one of those
| who couldn t live away from the scene
Of the big show" as he called It. He
tried to get permission from his father
| to enlist. but was advised to wait until
refused to wait and enlisted anyway.
with two companions. youths Of the
| same inclination. he ran away and
| Joined the Fourteenth Regiment In SYRIA
cuse. Later Sankavitch was transferred
| to the Twenty-fourth Infantry. In a
letter to his father, Joseph Sankavitch.
recently. received. he said:
II am going to make a record that
will make you proud Of me and forget
that ran away from home"
News Wins Forgiveness.
Because the family had changed its
address since the son enlisted Sanka-
witch senior did not know that his son
had been wounded until reporters told
him last night. He promised full for
| giveness.
Sergeant Leo Joseph Zebrowski. re-
ported wounded. lived with his parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Zebrowski of ia
| maica, L. I. Notice of their sons mis-
| fortune had not reached his parents
from the War Department last night,
bit when reporters informed his father
| uA latter said:
Its war Our boy Is no different from
hundreds of others. Nothing Is going to
stop his brother Edward. from enlistins
| too"
Sergeant Zebrowski enlisted in the
Marine Corps four years ago and In a
recent letter asked to have a wrist
watch and a safety razor sent to him.
Private Clement B. Gravenhorst Of
| 1882 Carroll street. Brooklyn. listed as
wounded, enlisted the day before he be-
came IS. A month later he was on his
way to France. He Is graduate of
Erasmus High School. In a letter re-
ceived a few days ago he said he had
| been in a fight In which a number of
Germans were captured. Before enlist
ing Gravenhorst had been employed by
a Manhattan hat factory.
Sergeant Edward r. Palmer. reported
killed in action. Is the son of Mrs. Caro-
line B. Palmer Of AT Monmouth street.
Trenton, y. y. Sergeant Palmer was Al
years old and had served eighteen years
in the army. He enlisted for the Span
ish American war. He was the son OF
civil war veteran. He saw service In
China, and also was on the Mexican
border with Gen. Pershing. In letter
received by his mother a week ago he
told Of meeting his younger brother Rus
sell. %. also serving with the American
army in France.
One Of Three Brothers Killed.
Private william J. Kenny, reported
killed In action. was one Of three broth
ers who made their home with sisters
at 1853 Halsey street. Brooklyn. All
three enlisted Immediately after the
declaration of war. Private Kenny
sailed for France last April as member
Of a field artillery unit. Official advices
stated that he had been killed July IS.
letter received from him about that
time read:
This life Is a vacation-full OF ad-
ventures. Have seen real fighting. and
it's great"
Sergeant James August Evans, %. OF
294 Wyona street, Brooklyn. who died
Of wounds July 90. Joined the Medical
Corps five years ago. He was on the
Mexican border with Pershing. and was
home just long enough to say "Good-by"
to his family before sailing for France.
In his last letter he wrote:
How did you enjoy the Fourth? We
had a very noisy celebration along the
front 1t was one continual Boom
Boom! Boom! with Helnle getting the
worst OF It."
Private Patrick ]. McHugh OF the
Eighteenth Infantry. reported killed in
action. had been a ship worker In the
Morse Dry Docks. He had lived with his
sister. Mrs Margaret Brown, Of 306 Fifth
street, Brooklyn, since he came from Ire
land five years ago He was wounded
on April IS, but wrote that he had re-
covered and was about to go back to the
trenches.
William Matthew Farrar. listed among
the wounded OF the Marine Corps. wrote
two weeks ago to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Farrar OF g. South Clinton
street. East Orange. ". j., that he had
Just been made a corporal for capturing
five Germans single handed. He was 20
years old, had been a student in Wash
ington and Lee and New York unIversl-
ties and enlisted In the Naval Reserves
seven days after war was declared. He
later became a marine because he wanted
quick action"
Reports Many Prisoners Taken.
Private Rudolph Bargmann of the
marines, listed as wounded, is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Bargmann OF 81
Gotthart street. Newark. In his last
letter he told his parents that 1900 Ger
man prisoners had been captured in
France by the Americans before July ~.
which fact had never he said. been re-
ported In newspaper despa tches. Private
Bargrnann enlisted a year ago and re-
ceived his training at Quantico, Va.
Corporal William Ruckert of the ma
rines, whose name appears among the
list of wounded. is from Glen Ridge. N.
I This ia the third time his mama has