Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-17

the motortruck service. but he abso-
lutely refused. saying:
mo, by heaven mother I will shoul-
der a gun and shoot n boche, for
boche killed my brother -
Lieutenant walter Feichter was
wounded July 16, the day an Americon
commander. in the now famous message
to the French commander OF the sector,
declared the Americans. unused to be-
ing driven back, would counter-attack
to regain the lost ground. The counter
stroke resulted in the great American
and Allied advance in the Marine salient.
A brother of Lieutenant Feichter, Cor
poral Jacques Feichter was killed In
the counter-attack. His death was re-
ported few days ago.
In letter TO a brother of Lieutenant
Herman Sloan, of Merchantville, n. j..
| who was reported prisoner In Germany
last week. Lieutenant Feichter told how
Company X. loath Infantry. went ever
| the top in the counter-attack, The let
| ter follows:
Wrote from Hospital Cot
Il am taking a few minutes TO write
you while lying in bed with n high-ex-
plosive wound In my left shoulder Old
Company X sure has had some great eN-
perience over here. The boys are doing
some very good work and never seem OF
complain about anything. Each officer
is sent to the front for observation one
week was sent up to the Fifth Ma
rine Regiment over the Fourth of July
and returned to my company. Herman
'Lieutenant Sloan) was sent to another
sector on the 18th of July. On the
night of the 14th the Germans made
big drive and beat our lines back about
two miles But the next day We drove
them across the River Marne and are
still driving them on. Company went
over the top at noon July 16.
Had Very Few Killed
We had very few killed. | have not
heard whether Herman was wounded or
made prisoner. ! understand my brother
was killed. The boys went over In fine
order. | am proud to say. AS soon as |
was wounded | turned my orders over
to my sergeant and then crawled back
about 400 yards. ducling shells and ma
chine gun fire. The boys are being
terated very fine by the Red Cross"
Letters received by the parents of two
Darby soldiers. reported in recent cas-
ualty lists as missing indicate the
two men are wounded and are in base
hospitals recovering from their injuries
They were Sergeant Il, T white and
Private Howard l.. Matthews.
Sergeant white lived with his grand
Darby. Private Matthews lived with his
parents at 40 Cherry street, and fol-
lowing his enlistment was assigned to
Company I. l09th Regiment
Camden BOY Wounded
Private Benjamin Sandlow, twenty
years old, 1898 Mechanic street Cam
den. reported severely wounded. is a
member of Company +, l09th Infantry.
He enlisted year ago. His father and
mother were born in Poland. but he
was born in this country. He formerly
worked with the Evansen & Levering
Wool Securing Company. He has two
brothers working in shipyards.
Captain Philip Mills lost his life while
leading his men in battle on July 25.
His death reveals that the first divi-
sion of the National Army engaged in
battle received its baptism of arc in
the big push launched by Marshal Foch
This unit was the Seventy seventh. and
was comprised of the selected men of
New York. who were trained at Camp
) Upton. These soldiers were the first
National Army men to pass through
England. where they were reviewed by
King George and the notables of Lon.
, don.
. Captain Mills commanded a company
in the 3OSth Regiment of this division.
which was attached to the Second Army
Corps. under Major General Robert L.
Bullard. Brigaded with this division in
that corps is the Twenty eighth Dvi-
i sion, of the former National Guard regi-
ments from Pennsylvania.
, Ambulance Driver First
Captain Mills obtained his first wa,
, experience driving an ambulance ir
France before this country was a bel
ligerent About the time the American
Congress declared that state of wal
existed with Germany he returned home
and entered the Plattsburg training
, camp. From there he was sent to CamI
Upton. He had been in France since
April,
, The captain was a Harvard graduate
=, and of ST. Paul's School at Concord
n. II. lie was an all-around athlete
and in his college days played on the
/ Harvard football team. He was thirty
five years old.
Captain Paul Denckla Mills, his
brother, Is in France. Another brother
, Frederick +. Mills. lives in New York