The sun., 1918-08-09
Letters From Men in Casualty
List Tell Of Increased
Fighting.
HEARD CITY WAS BOMBED
Worcester Football Coach Miss
ing; Sergeant Reported Dead
Only Wounded.


ned Americans, Americans Of German
descent and Russian lads who came TO
America to find the liberty they since
have died fighting to maintain.
The list comprises bank clerks. brok-
ers' clerks, laborers, b!acksmiths, stu
dsnts, racehorse grooms. walters. civil
seryice employees. artists and mechanics.
I, Includes youths who LETT good homes
and proud parents TO don the country's
uniform as a matter of solemn duty,
and II ns mes some who had no perma
nent address, who had roamed over a
great part of the earths surface and
finally found themselves drawn to
France by sheer love of adventure.
Tho relatives of most Of the men
listed as killed or severely wounded in
action had received letters from them
within the last few weeks. These let
tiers, in every oise where the relatives
disclosed their contents. were written in
a spirit Of cheerfulness and determine
ton to wind up the work In hand with
real American despatch. One letter told
Of . captured German Captain who
wanted TO know whether his American
captors were going to kill him and re-
quested that before they did kill him
they show him the American machine
guns that had wrought such great havoc
among his comrades
"Can't Get Enough Action"
Another lad. whose name appears
among those who have died Of wounds,
wrote hopefully to his sister that he
was just about to 20 into his fifth en-
sagement. Another. a Jersey City boy
killed in action. writing to his mother
on July 10. said: I'VE have been in
action and expect to be in action again
soon We can't get enough Of action"
Here is the last letter received by
Mrs Anna Langrehr, a widow Of $50
Columbus avenue, Manhattan, from her
son. Private Charles r. Llngrehr 10,
member of the Thirtieth Infantry,
listed as severely wounded:
Il am writing to ask you whether New
York city has been bombed by the Ger
mans? We heard yesterday that the
German airplanes had raided the imam
cial district In New York city. hope
that 1t Is only a rumor. 1t doesn't seem
possible that those damnable Huns could
ever get into New York. Yesterday some
others in the regiment and myself made
capture of quite a number Of German
soldiers. among them a Captain. When
We were bringing him to our so-called
guardhouse the German Captain said to
our Lieutenant: 4 don't know what you
madmen are going to do to me. but IT.
you are going to kill me. I should like
10 mako request and ask you to give
me the privilege Of letting me see your
machine guns. That gun has done more
damage to us than anything else, and
We certainly fear It
Il am writing this letter from my dug
out II Is not 50 very warm in these
dusouts. On July we had a great
battle. and the way 1t sounded over here
was great deal noisier than any Fourth
Of July ever saw in New York.
Private Harry Leventhal, IS. reported
as having died of wounds. in a letter to
his sister. Mrs. E. A. Manishishos, $50
West 15oth street. said: II am getting
will make the fifth engagement that
have fought"
Before entering the army Private Lev
enthal was a student in Cornell Agricul-
tural School. He was MORALLY wounded
on June 81 and was reported yesterday
a. having died.
Football Coach Missing.
Or. Frank T. Brough, $50 East 127th
street. has been notified by the War De-
partment that his son, Private Francis
Brough. was missing In action. although
the casualty lists showed him as
wounded. Il would sooner see him
wounded than fall into the hands of
those DEVILS" said DR.. Brough to-day.
Young Brough was a graduate Of the
Amherst class of 1914, and before en-
listing was physical instructor, baseball
and football coach Of the Worcester Poly
iechnic College, in Worcester. Mass.
Private Harry Lederman. reported
killed in action. lived with his father.
Meyer Lederman. at 4S8 Claremont
Parkway, The Bronx. He came from
ployed as waiter. In a recent letter he
said he was well. but too busy to write
often
Corporal Raymond Mcnamara, 1885
Morris avenue. The Bronx. listed as Sc
verely wounded. Is son Of Patrick Nc
Namara, employed in the New York
county Hall Of Records. The official
notification to the family from the War
Department said that he had been
Wounded July Is. but postcard written
after that date to his sister said that
ne had been wounded in both less. but
mat the family was not to worry as he
would not lose the use of his limbs.
BEFORE enlisting Corporal Mcnamara
was employed as a hotel clerk.
Thomas Emanoel. listed as killed in
action, came to America three years ago
from Greece. He also had seen service
on the Mexican border, having Joined a
National Guard unit soon after his ar
rival In this country.
Prlvate Delman Pelick, listed as
wounded, came to America from Russia.
The only address he gave was that of a
Uh
Brokers Clerk Wounded.
Private William Elliott, 1896 Licking
ION avenue. severely wounded, is we'll
known In Harlem's social circles. He
was employed as a stock brokers' clerk
before going to Camp Upton last March.
he was one of a dozen who volunteered
70 MI up the ranks Of the Thirtieth In
rantry' postcard received at his home,
written by Red Cross nurse. said that
he had been wounded. but was doing
well in base hospital in France.
Private William Stern, 10, listed as
ounded, is the eldest of several chill
1ren His parents are Mr., and Mrs.
Louis Stern OF 500 East 156th street.
according to the notice from the War
department., the young man received his
wounds on the anniversary OF the day
ot his enlistment Before Joining the
colors he was employed by a downtown
Pnvate Meyer s3chwartz, reported
Eiiled In action. formerly lived in New
YORK with>his parents. who have since
moved to Toledo. The official address
given In the list Is that of an aunt, Mrs.
winnie Schwartz, who said that her neph-
ew was about Is years old and had
Joined the army a year ago.
sergeant Thomas Shea, 20. listed as
kiled In action. lived with his sister,
Mrs H. Cavanagh. at 2l99 Eighth ave-
nue.. He was native Of County Clare,
ireland. where his parents still live. He
mas brother In the Sixty-ninth. Before
enlisting he was employed in the racing
sable Of Major August Belmont Tha