Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14

Private william G. Roberts, wounded,
- q member or Company l, 314th In
tantry. writing TO his mother, Mrs.
Matilda Roberts. of
.yCo, rr..L U;,L 1910 West Blavis
'' street. Germantown,
Frifs and He Got commented in hui
So, ,,, morous vein on his
Moo dHo Slammed experience in battle.
Me Hard' ,,i You remember % you
fresh around the house?" he inquired.
We'll I got fresh with Fritz and the
chump got. mad and slammed me. Gee
how he did slam me! But J. am getting
along all right and will be home soon"
Private Roberts is twenty-three years
: old. 1ald was drafted in April of this
wear He had good grounds for claim
90. but refused. saying that as he had
four cousins fighting in the British army,
ne would not be the only Roberts to stay
out OF the big scrap. One, of these
killed in action; another, George Rob
erts, has been wounded in seventeen
different places, while third, Ran
ms anS ts toast eee ssss
is a prisoner. A fifth cousin. Albert
Roberts. is a skilled coal miner. and
has been drafted into the British indus
wounded on November s, only six days
before hostilities ceased, and his mother
received the official notification on De
cenpcT D, record-breakinR bit OF
promptness on the part Of the War De-
part.nent.
Private Charles G. Kuofie, wounded ia
g twenty-seven years old. and a member
OF Company p, s15th Infantry. He was
drafted last May and trained at Camp
Meade. According to the telegram re-
ceived week ago by his sister. Mrs. f
Balderman, 1898 North Twenty-second
street, Knofe was wounded severely on
November g.. Before being called into
the service Private Knoie was a cabaret
singer.
Corporal Clayton W. Gror. wounded,
is thirty-one years old and member OF
Company G, 3l5th Infantry. His wife,
Mrs Minnie Groff, 1927 North Twenty
ninth street, recently was notified by the
War Department that her husband had
been severely wounded in action. The
last letter received from him. dated Oc-
covered and was in the best of health
and spirits. Prior to joining the colors
he was a candymaker.
Private Howard c. Patterson, wound
ed. made his home with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Fl. Patterson, 28l9 Sus-
ouehanna avenue. According to a tele-
gram received a week ago, young Pat
H terson was injured on October Z, but a
(, letter that arrived yesterday states that
he has entirely recovered and hopes 10
join his regiment shortly. Prior TO en-
& tering the service he was a printer
Corporal Robert II. Lawrence, colored
.wenty-eight years old; member OF
has been wounded. Before going to
camp he was employed as a teamster
and resided with his wife at 2722 West
= Gordon street.
three years old, of 24l5 North FairhIlI
street. was reported as slightly wounded
on November s. in a telegram TO his
mother, Mrs. Louise Alker, received
December 8. The young soldier wa.
drafted last May, and after Ave week.
training at Camp Meade was sent over
seas
cember 10, dated November "a, in which
her son stated that he was in a con.
valsscent camp rapidly recovering from
his Wounds and expected to be home
was born in this city, and after LEAVING
the public schools took up the wood.
working trade.
Private Joseph Lyons, missing. for.
meriy resided with his wife. Mrs NsiIis
Lyons, s505 Sunnyside avenue, Faiis
Of Schuylkill His wife. who is ann
glqysd as stenographer. recently re,
informs her that he came through ~
hard battle without a scratch shs
believes that he became separated from
his unit during the lighting, but. t,,Sa
inE by his letter. has long sincs ~
3oined his regiment.
Private william E. Bernard r. r..
Msr physical director at Girard cnI,,.r .or
VAS shsntiy wounded on November
Just week befor
E;yod Couexe the war ended. ac
Physical Director recently received e 3,
ej;-L,f. waJ.J his father. who live
p"s"f's o'oe" at 221 South Fifty
nrst street Privat
Bernard Is twenty-five years old Fradu
afed from the old Central Manual TIA \.
his school in tho clasa.at Ieta. Ans Is !"
ttuoied az TIE school OF Industrial Arr
No had made speciality OF swinmir
and was engaged by Glrard ColIeee I
fsach that art. The young soldier wa
oIro an illustrator and was particuIa ~
good at pen and ink, sketching. He wa
III Sfa{tcd about year ago and aS,a
<18ininE at Camp Meade went 10 Franc
4 t,,f1nber OF the Machine Gun ron,
@a< 81 fhe 3t6tn InfantrR In 4 lssa'
= e ~ u bIs re1hee hs eai6 he had ~