Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-26

was eventually sent to Camp Hancock,
where he was assigned to Company l..
10th Infantry. The regiment went to
France In May of this year. Fillmyer
was a leather worker by trade and lived
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William
II. Fillmyer, at 116 Pollard street
A brother, Edward Fllmyer, was
member of tho 315th Regiment, National
Army.
Private Clarence jacobson. unoffi-
cially reported as killed in action, is a
brother of Mrs. T. p. McManus. 912
North Sixteenth street The family
originally hailed from Hartford, Conn.
where young Jacobson, who was only
twenty years old, enlisted in May of
last year. He was trained at Fort Slo-
cum and sent overseas last winter.
Corporal Maurice p. Singer. missing,
was only seventeen years old and stu
dent at the Central High School when he
enlisted in April of last year in the ma
rine corps. He was sent to Paris Island,
S. c., for training, and eventually as
signed to the Forty-third Company Of
the Fifth Regiment, and went overseas
last summer. In letters to his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Singer. 512 South
Fourth street, he describes German pris-
oners as only too glad to be captured,
and quotes them as saying that they are
sick and tired of the war"
Private Aibnn Lewis, prisoner, was
previously reported as missing His
ihother, who lives at 8 East Sharpnack
street. Germantown. has received word
from the International Red Cross Ge-
neva' Switzerland, that young Lewis is
IN German prison camp lie enlisted
IN the regular army in January Of 1917.
Private James Campbell. wounded. Is
only seventeen years old. the son of Mrs
William c. Allcutt, of Glen Riddle. He is
bellefed TO be the youngest lad from
Delaware County to enlist. he having
joined the army in the spring of last
year. ard having been in France nine
months He came through the first par
Of the battle Of the Marnu without a
scratch. hut Was stuck iy piece OF
shrapnel on July 25. His condition, how.
ever, is not serious He was prominent
in the Boy Scouts of Delaware County
Sergeant Harry W. Goudy. listed as
missing. Is really in a base hospital suf.
forinG from slight wound. according to
letter received by Frank +. Mccoy, OF
Chester. with whom Cloudy made his
home. The sergeant is thirty-nine years
! old, ana had served in the Pennsylvania
National Guard for Il number of years
p'lpie 'lie tlliltu suites utClHTtu wal
on Germany. He is now attached tc
Company B, nth Infantry.
Private william BillrougI. severel.
wounded, is only twenty years old, ant
is the son of Mrs. Margaret Rathwell
| of Colwyn. He enlisted in the Sixth
/ Regiment, n. G. p. few days aftel
/ this country entered the war, and wa.
later transferred to the 10th Infantry
Private william X. Ruth, gassed, |!
| twenty years old, and the son of Mr.
| and Mrs William A. Ruth of Swarth
more. He was a plumbers assistant be
| fore enlisting year ago. In g. lettc
! to his parents he said that he had bcel
blinded for several days, but was reCov
/ ering rapidly, and hoped soon to be abl
| to take another crack at the Dutch.
| Private John ID. Gwynn, wounded, /
| twcnty-three years old. the son of Mrs
| Gwynn, of Swarthmore. He was hit il
the back by shrapnel bullets, he said, IL
letter to his mother, but was slowl.
recovering and expected to be able t
| rejoin his company in few weeks.