Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-19
PHILA. SOLDIER
FIGHTS TO FINISH
"Never Take Us Alive"
Wrote Boy Before
Being Killed
ONLY 10 YEARS OF. AGE
Today's Casualty Lists Show
10 From Here Dead. "a
Wounded
ONLY 10 YEARS OF. ACE

'erhose Dutch will never take me alive.
mother. for won't give UP as long as
there IS 81 breath in my body" wrote
: sixteen-year-old John J.. Dcnnelly on
August q. Ten days later he had been
Killed in action.
The lad was only fifteen when he en-
listed In the old First Regiment In the
spring of last year. But he was u
;. strapping big youngster and the re-
cruiting officer was complacent SO ne
achieved his hearts desire and "Joined
the army
I'VE have all sworn to fight TO the
end mother" he added in the last let
ter to reach the family home at zol-
West Hagert street. I'VE don't want 10
be hauled through German cities HNe
animals In a circus parade.
His family has received no details OF
his death as vet, but they are conhuent
that he made good his pledge ana bat
tied until he dropped.
Another sixteen-yoar-old boy Is on
the days official casualty list. ne,
however escaped with painful hut not
serious wounds. This young soldier ~
Private Thomas W. Bddle, 2'O5 StlleS
street. Like Private Donnely, he was
81 member OF the ca First ana was
30 From state on Lists
A total OF 1874 names appears on tho
combined casualty lists for today. 23'
from Pennsylvania. There are eighty
five soldiers from this city and district
on the honor roll today, OF whlch num-
ber. Twelve Philadelphians have hcen
killed in action. four have died of
wounds two of disease, thirty-four
. have been wounded. five are prisoners
and four are missing Twenty-fouT
soldiers from nearby points are also
included In the days total.
The official list released for the morn
ing papers today contains 656 names,
including 80 from Pennsylvania : the af-
ternoon papers list contains sci names,
III being from this State.
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES
Lieutenant Harry Ransiey Sage,
wounded. is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles j.. Sage. 339 Washington
avenue. The father Is chairman of the
Mems Liberty Loan Committee of the
Second Ward, while Mrs. Sage is head of
the Womens Liberty Loan Committee
Of the same ward.
4,has been in the National Guard OF
~ Pennsylvania since he was eighteen
when he enlisted in the First Regiment
N. @. p. lie was commissioned a Sec
battalion quar;ermaster until August OF
this year, when hc was made head gas
officer of the Third Battalion of the
109th Infantry. lie has also acted rs
recruiting officer for the old First Regi
ment. He Is n graduate of the South
ern High School,
In letters to friends and relatives
here Lieutenant Sage writes interesting
1y of the famous stand of the 109th ant
10th Regiments at the Marine. when
after the French line had been broker
by the advancing Germans, the Ameri
cans held firm until reinforcements ar
rived.
Now that the Allies have tho German
on the run, he added. the Frit2ies wer
moving 50 fast 1t was hard to keep vi
with them. The young officer has bee
wounded in the right hand and left wrist
according to a cabegram received by hi
mother, but his condition is not serious
a cousin, Jacob B. Schiedt. is attache
to the Central Record Oilice of Genera
Headquarters, France.
Private Stanley Lowry. wound
ed in action. is twenty-three years old
and lived with his parents at 3035 Mort
Sydenham street. He was drafted 1
September of last year, and, after spend
ing three weeks at Camp Meade, wa
sent to Camp Hancocl, to fll up tn
ranks of the 109th Infantry, being as
signed to the machine-gun battal!oi
Mrs. Lowry has never received an ofiiciG
notification from Washington Of her SON
injury. but did get IA postcard from In
Red Cross in France. whore he Is belr
treated. saying that he is getting alon
nicely. Private Lowry was forme!l
employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Private Joseph n. Linderman, nlissln,
is the nineteen-year- son o. Mr.
Isabel I,iggln, of 4207 Lcidy avenu
West Philadelphia. In his last letts
TO his mother he apologzed for haviu
killed only one German so far. son
of the other boys have not dor
even that much" lie added. but other
have killed ilve or six. Drank Aiken
~ 1909 Belmont avenue treporte
wounded In a recent casualty lst), gC
five before boche bullet got him"
Young Linderman also told Ii
RHs Ri.eSie and and Roy @ TS Hsnnam. S' were e'' q
right and that the three of them WEI
having a fine time
Mrs. Riggin recalled that some for
years or so ago her son, George Ritcli
and young Hannum ran away FRO
home to see the world, and had all
West Philadelphia stirred up for
while. as it was believed at first tn;
the lads had been kidnapped. They WEI
eventually found working on farm
la.s Maryland through the efforts OF u
~ EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER.
The same adventurous spirit III;
made them eager to get out and shi
for themselves when they We're 10!
made the three friends enlist in the o
sixth Regiment, n. q. F.. a few weel
after this country declared war on Gle
many They were transferred to Con
pany NJ, 11lth Infantry, at Camp Ha
cock, and went to France as membe
of that unit.
Private Philip Schultz. missing,
twenty-five years old. and enlisted
the Third Regiment ~ q. p, before
was twenty-one He was trained
Camp Hancock eventually attached
the 109th Infantry, and has been
france since May of this year.
brother Louis Schultz, is also In Fran
as an attendant at base hospital III
Schultz family lives at 1853 Sou
Thirty-third street.
Fsrrier John Il. Quigley. wounde