Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-12

thirty-two years ago. Two years ago
he went to El Paso, Tex, where he fol-
! lowed his trade of blacksmith. He
| enlisted in the army and served on
the Mexican border. When war was de-
clared against the boche ne again en-
listed, and is row serving with Com
pany c, of the Eighteenth Infantry.
| Private Jacob Smith went to the army
| recruiting office here in the summer Of
| 1917 and was accepted AZ once and
turned over to a recording clerk, who
asked him innumerable questions. one
of these was:
What name do you want to give for
your emergency address,"
Young Jacob paused, perplexed. He
is an orphan. Then he happened to
think about man he had met in a
lunchroom earlier in the day and to
whom he had told his story. That man
had given him a card and said, write
TO me-"
The card reposed in the bottom of
Jacobs coat pocket He fished it out
while the clerk waited and tossed it
upon the desk.
Just write in that name and ad-
Dress" he said.
The clerk wrote:
Emergency address, Howard K.
|
phia.
After he got down to Gettysburg,
where he was assigned to Company A.
| Fifty-eighth Infantry, the youngster
wrote to Mr.. Buck explaining what he
had done. The lad could not have done
anything which pleased Mr. Buck and his
wife more. and they adopted him.
A week ago the Bucks, who have
since removed to 1929 Montgomery ave-
nue. received a cablegram from the War
Department announcing that Corporal
Smith had been severely wounded in
action on August %. Then yesterday
a brief letter carne from the corporal.
He told them to be of good cheer; that
he was pretty severely wounded, but
would come around all right, and that
he would keep them posted as to his con-
dtion.
Private Frank Peter Zealan, 241S
North Howard street. reported killed in
action, Is listed officially as Frank p.
Glenn, a name he assumed when enter
ing the army Zealan was % years old,
and attached to the Thrtieth Machine
Gun Company. He is said to have met
death July IS. His sister, Mrs. Frances
| c. Chiddinton, lives at the Hancock
street address. His mother lives in Wilm-
ington, Del. Before he entered the
service. Zealan was employed here as a
chauffeur, and lived with his sister.
Sergeant Simon l.. Bloch Cohen, who
was reported to have been killed In ac-
ton. is now known to be alive and In a
military hospital at Newport News ac-
cording to a statement made by Reuben
Cohen, 629 South Seventeenth street
father of Sergeant Cohen, who recently
received a letter from his son. Sergeant
} Cohen was severely wounded while fight
H., nd IN ha
hospital for treatment. Following rigid
investigation. the records were corrected
and Sergeant Cohen was irvalided home
Corporal Frank j. O'Kane, twenty
three, reported as wounded severely, is
now in base hospital No. 26. somewhere
in France" according to letter re-
ceived by his sister, Miss Margaret
O'Kane. 1854 Parrish street. Corporal
O'Kane has two sisters. Misses Anna
and Margaret, and a brother, John
who make their home with Mr.. and Mrs
w. Robertson. of that address. The
letter from Corporal O'Kane simply
states, II stopped one with my hand
and am laid up for while. but will get
back into the fighting soon." Patrick
O'Kane, father of Corporal O'Kane. is
employed at the Baldwin plant
Private John J. Brown. Company l.
10th Infantry, reported as missing ir
action July 26. may still be alive. His
aunt, Mrs. r. McDermott, of 1894 Nc
Kean street. received a postcard from
him saying he was well and very anx
ious to receive some mail from home
the postmark being August 6. An inves'
tigation Is TO be made TO ascertain II he IL
| still alive. Private Brown, who rs twenty.
three years old, enlisted in Company l.
OF the old Third Regiment. now the 110tf
Infantry He was motor truck driver
for a wholesale firm before going into
the service. His parents are dead.
Private Albert X. Mars. Company l.
10th Infantry, reported as missing In
action July 25. was in Paris on August
Is, according to letter received by
his father Samuel C. Mars, 6225 Cath
arine street. The letter stated he had
been in action, made no mention of in
juries. though this might be due to the
health of his mother, and that he ex'
pected to return to the trenches
He was member Of the old Third Regi,
ment, and was on dtuy on the Mexican
border previous to being sent to France
Private william II. Dawson. Company
L, Fifty-eighth Infantry. Is reported
missing in action August 6. Dawson
whose wife and two children live with
his father. George w. Dawson. at 264i
Reese street. enlisted in October last
year. He is twenty-three years old and
worked at the Disston Saw Works be-
J fore he entered the army.
Private John Alexander Kennedy
Company A, 103d Engineers. is in a hos
pital recovering from being gassed. de
spite the fact that he is officially re
ported missing In action August 8. Hi
wife, who lives at 1888 Bambrey street
and his mother Mrs. Mary ]. Kennedy
} who lives across the street, both re
! ceived letters from him dated two week
later. which he wrote In n hospital. H
is twenty-eight years old and wa
drafted last September.
. Private Frank y. NsyIor. Company ]
/ Thirty-ninth Infantry. reported missinl
In action August 8. wrote his sister, Mrs
George Sweatman SS11 Melon street, un
der date Of July 80. that he had beel
, In action for the firft time and expecte'
France in May of-1s. A brother d
the service is Priybwnfi fichaei J. NayloI