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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-17
FRENCH WAIF MASCOT
OF SCHUYLKILL BOYS
PENNSYLVANIA Soldiers i'm
FRANCE Adopt Lad.
War Orphan

From an ill-clothed and starving waif
OF the Paris streets to the petted and
pampsred mascot OF an overseas regi-
ment OF Schuylki'l county boys is tn,
story OF a little French war orphan re-
lated in letter to Edward Condron. "a
North Twelfth street
The boy was picked up In a pitiab}e
condition by members of the Twenty
ninth Regiment, United States am
bulance corps, after he had wandered
about Paris for days, in clothed and
without food.
He told the soldiers his father had
fallen in the early days of the war and
that his mother, broken hearted, hau
followed a year or more later Since
then he had eked out precarious ex-
istence along the wind-swept boule-
Wards of the great city.
He was Immediately adopted by the
regiment as its mascot, fitted out in a
service uniform and now enjoys the
best the battalion affords in the way OF
food and shelter.
The details of the young orphans
good fortune are related by Corporal
Martin Condran. of Giberton, Schuyl.
Kill County. Mr. Condran's nephew. The
corporal declares the boy has becom,
a great favorite of officers and enlisted
men alike, and Is being carried with thu
regiment from one end of France TO the
other.
Unless some relative can be found
the boy will be brought back to Americs
by the soldiers when the war Is over
when they intend to adopt him legal,
and see that he Is given good educa
| tion.
In addition TO Martin, Mr.. Condran ha
| four nephews In France. Thomas Il
| Condran is a farrier In the veterinar,
corps, Fifty-sixth Infantry. John Con
dram, a brother OF Martin. Is a membe
! OF Pershing's crack Infantry, as is vii
| liam Condran, brother Of Thomas
| while Harry G. Outer u doing his bi
| with an engineering regiment All ar
' Gilherton boys lo
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FRENCH VETERANS
TO AID LOAN HERE
v ar Heroes Due Tomorrow to
Appeal for Help for Amer.
lean Comrades at Front

Philadelphia is to be invaded" by a
section of the famous French Foreign
Legion TO boost subscriptions TO the
Liberty Loan.
The veterans will arrive at 9.33
O'Clock In the morning from New York
accompanied by the allen squad" from
Camp Dix. They will be met at Bread
Street station by the wounded and gass-
ed Pershing veterans who have been
here since the opening Cf the campa ign
From then until late in the evening
appeals for subscriptions will be made
by the men for the comrades they left
facing the enemy in France.
After a brief formal welcome at the
Statue Of Liberty in Broad street the
legion, headed by the Great Lakes Band
and detail Of mounted police, will
Earch as follows:
From the statue east TO Juniper street
north to Market. east TO Tenth, south "a
Walnut. west 10 Thirteenth and ther
north to chestnut to the Hotel Adelphia
where luncheon will be served at l1:4l
O'Clock.
The Legion will leave the hotel at /
O'Clock and march to the Statue OF Lib.
erty. Beginning AT point opposite the
Art cub. north TO the statue on the east
side OF Broad street 600 Boy Scouts
with American flags, stationed at inter
walls OF four feet apart, will form a cour
OF honor along Broad street.
At the statue there will be short ad
dresses by former Governor Edwin s
stuart and former Goveror r. {
S.okes Of New Jersey Governor Brum
baugh also has been invited to attend.
Following the exercises at the statu
the members OF the legion will be driver
through Fairmount Park In automo
biles. They will be escorted by a polio
motorcycle squad. They will returi
10 the hotel about 3;30.
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THIS STATE PROUD
OF MANY HEROES
Names of Boys From Cen
tral and Western Sec
tions on Lists
IN THE Iron DIVISION"
Allentown Athlete, Son of
Prominent Man. Killed.
Others Die for Liberty


Inits Of the Iron DIVISION IRON tne
central ana western sect'ons Oh nehn-
Syl'ania nave suHered severely uurins
,nt rranco-hmer'cah auNa"ee
nclai casualty hsts dahy recoru ,ne
neTolsn OF the soluiers from we .oe'
ana OIL regions ana the farming u.s','etr'
Allentown Lancaster. bolhhg.spr'nes'
Harrisburg, YORK, Tamagua: fottsvi.ie'
Fottstown Mahanoy City, ERIE. hhus-
way and Warren have been hard hit
The little village Of Boiling Springs
has lost six men. Carlisle has lost -FOUR.
all being named In recent lists. Cham-
sons as have aIso Ie,Yishurg ana Grove
'lIN.
Allentown Athlete Killed
Sargo.r, ,rohta ID cchoyer n, Al
lentowp ki,Ied In oc,,on m sentamber
G 10 ,ho sn -, ptosona I. Soh,Tar
leading business man and hank director
Tho voung ,oIdior ha w,s onI,, tventv.
two years old-was the best all-round
athlete Allentown has turned out in q
decade or more.
After leaving high school. where he
made a record both on track and grid
IRON he enlisted In Company b. old
rourth pennsylvania infantry. and dur-
ing the tour of duty In Texas won the
i"' "rto''hs '~
soIdiers serving on the border.
Soon after his return from Texas he
married Miss Katharine Hughes, OF Slat-
ngton. and they have daughter two
months old, whom the young father
never saw. He left Allentown with the
National Guard for Camp Hancock.
where he was assigned to the 10th
Machine Gun Battalion. going overseas
Iast spring with the heystone DIVISION
Inc parents OF corporal Peter Hossi'
OF battery A. logth f1eid ArtiiIery. We're
hotliieu oy the war i'epartinent that ne
was N''eu IN action III FRANCE august ~
o,,.r. Ki,,.d mr. woupd.d
Private Felix super. of shenandoah
has also been killed In action, as has
'lso Private Frederick Rolls, OF Cham-
bersburg Sergeant william Fileshifter'
OF Company H. ll2th Infantry VINO
nails from Rldgway, mas been severely
wounded.
From the same company, Corporal
George Olson, of Dubois, has been
missing since August %, the date on
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DEATHS

mon GTLtN$HoSo E$iy Is of nsT5 bro1fsoIeS
rT iSs af SneumaalR si %' pr'STii MAR
Ter Of Hunter $. and. Margaret, Murray, aged
FG@"rT 4 S" SeMdn IT. FROM int p"SSn!s Eortn
oGs4nHn sHGEprR H. husband s ~ a.a
,radg Tch%eter and ro' of Garons Ins
rs"g ,SaG s;iSvsa EIis s nS,os q samuel nY A
be T'sRRA E%lPfSSn RsRfis'
arrnT NHT g. ns%a sS% q a Fnsrs ss Ra s"Tsst r. net
i0 NoRRsoe HwdS St lnS SHNRhhs H2giG se?s5 ?NoRRs G
nler Xorris, AGED 90: Notice Of funeral later.
asea aae1s"F q FSnera 8s. 10 from SA' az
Chestnut st, Mon, $50 a, m. Int, Charles
and a0sSsI ;, sDoSt wfe Si
from rS "f S SR cSh 81 S pfvas prvn New ft Ga
thGdral n,em,d Fri, morn. nnv
rpET4Hof P3E4H AGED 81, RISs4s RfsGsnse AFH{ 5sd
5Gth. Funeral and int, private at Lewis
MOTHER MARIE ALoYsIUs.-At the
GSF s 2! R' k oy IoN SIM aTfa nFr IL fs
iigion Mother Marie Aioysius daughter OF
Mrs. 4. NJ Sherman.
LAWRENCE A. husband Of Mary H. Deven,
nev tnae McDevitt) Funeral Fri. D. M,
from 81 Wyota ST. Int. private, Holy Cross
WOOp--Oct. II. EDWARr, c.. husband of
Joanna Wood. Funeral Thurs. Int Holy
TEMrLEaot inGqspSa; S IA at 5 sst +. HaIne;
| IS. Funeral from 1912 Columbia. Fri,
o'cloc, precisely. Int. strclly private
. rick and Mary Digmanl OF Rosskey, County
M%s0 M"arS iF%HSS f5SR 5h rGsdirf. s Tf
MULKEEN.--At camp Mills. Oct. II, MI
| CHAEL, son Of Martin and Mary Mulkeen
nee Boyle Vorsg" CoOHty ~ MsSS o.reIHnd
st., SAT-. IA m. Int. Holy Cross Gem, go
TER R ssTyXErk PXrkiG% TaG irt SSs{s"d
II Ireland nd"' Fanara! f y from as2T n op"i g..
'aI00 rY6at IL it, IT, Of 9f0IS ESneuGmoss UGS RlBAH
| w. wife ~ Maxwell jolly. at 1919 Frsnk-
ford ave Holmesburs, Due notice Of the
MtRIE TrCHER lpss iaryls, wife % na. na,
Ro'ir Rcif! " or "SS'f 'SS funeral S viii be given
DEyENNEY, oct Is. pneumonia, LAY,
REM A. Sn OF Mary sssd j mos sSs es ss
PprTiIys,d GHolv cross Gem.
wingohockinR terrace, Germantown, IDA
MAY. wife Of Jos. h Shinn, Ir., and daugh-
tor Of Mary e. and the late Geo. st. George
nra. en- GATHARiNE. infant dsashtsr o. John
= and Mollie v. Lynch 'nee nosiesone,
Funeral Fri, II a. m, from iOoi 8. s4th
AFFLERRACH-oct rs of bronchial
pneum,nla, MARGARET NJ dauEhtsr q the
I Due notice of the funeral will be given.
from 46i5 Old York road.
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ON THE ROLL OF HONOR

in the cellar. to really make me feel AT
home In May Of this year he sailed
for France lie is rapidly recovering,
according 10 his mother Mrs. Bessie
Paul, who lives at 1900 South Nineteenth
street
pRIN NTE JAMES \. COIL. killed in
action formerly lived with his cousin,
Mrs Mary Mcdonnell, at FPS Cross
street. lie enlisted In the Third legi-
mrut. y 81. T., in July Of last year was
trained q, camp Hancock attached to
company -. lOHth Infantry and Went To
France IN May Of this year In letters
home ne said he had been over the
top ,lalt times aud had participated
In lad during which twenty Germans
were taken prisoner and eighteen Killed
con was formerly employed by the At
lautI, Refining company. \ twin
brother. George J. con, has been IN the
u. ,l seven years ana is now machine
gun Inspector at the naval aviation
PRIN NrE ROBERT ~. TODD,
wounded ON July q. when q sholl burst
over his head as he was carrying an
injured yomradc back 10 "a dressing sta
jIuu. rs back I'm this country and recu-
u,8luT a' % hospital i'm New Jersey.
His thigh was badly torn by a piece
FROM tine ,Nplpd uE shell. but the doctors
haN, assured him, he informed his s,s-
ter Mrs Minnie SamuclS, of gO2l Nurth
l,ItuEoW street that hc would event
ualIN recover the fun use Of that leg
Inl would Walk without q limp. "Th"
fellow ! was carrying had his head
blown off 10y the Shell that got me"
wrote Todd. while another fellow who
Was walking bc"dv me was Killed out
right Todd was a dyer by trade and
enlisted in the regular army IN the
spring of 1911 He was attached tu
Company H. Fourth infantry
PRIV hTE JOSEPH uNMBERRN. re-
ported wounded ON September II. lived
at l1n5 West Poplar street, with his
wife. Mrs Leah Hamherry. He was a
member Of The po ice force for five years,
attached tu the Tweuty-third district pu-
lice station TWcuty-thrd and oxford
streets lie joined the marines in the
summer Of l3lI was trained at Paris
Island. : g., and eventually was assign
ed tu the sixth Regiment, Company &,
Second Battalion. His wife has not re-
o'iNed any letters since he was wounded
~ first n was reported that he died OF
disease. but the official notice states
that ne rs severely injured
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JOHN A. LESLIE DEAD
Wool Merchant Passes Away at
Ape of Seycniy.GNe

Following long Illness, John A..
Leslie, senior member of the wool firm
of j. A. Leslie d CO.. 210 Chestnut
street. and sChoOmate of President
Mckinley, died today at his apartment
at the ST. James Hotel
MIR. Leslie was seventy-iiNr years old.
ana his death was due to a complication
of diseases incident to advanced age, He
was born in ohio, where he attended
school with President Mckinley.
Mr.. Leslie came to this city in 1868,
and entered the wool house of Wunder,
Booth d CO., 10 South Front street. Five
years later he embarked I'm business for
himself at South Front street Fifteen
years ago he moved his business to the
Chestnut street address
Mr.. Lelie was "A bachelor He was
identified with n number of societies at
ST. Johns Catholic church, Thirteenth
street abtove Chestnut Tie was a mem-
Der of the Union League and director
of the Beneficial Saving Society.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-17
SKETCHES OF TIE HEROES
SERGEANT WILLIAM T.. HILL

wounded In action, is the son Of Mrs.
Mary +. Hill. 1926 Florence avenue
: Several days before she received the
War Department notification letter ar
rived from her son telling her that he
rad been shot through the ankle and
though the wound was getting along
nicely, ne could hardly move his feet.
~ don't know when ! viii be able to
4 walk again" he said and / am ysr,.
anxious TO get back to the regiment
before all the fighting is over"
Sergeant Hlll enlisted in the old Third
Regiment. y. @. T., in 1911 when he
was eighteen years old and remained
LIN that unit continuously through the
sMexican border campaign and the sub
State. When the Third was reorganIzed
at Camp Hancock he was attached to
Company +, OF the 10th Infantry.
Three brothers Of Sergeant Hiu have
Thomas Hilk is sergeant in the Head
quarters Company OF the l5Ith Depot
Brigade at Camp Meade
CORPORAL PHILIP Il. dorm
reported wounded in action In today =
official casualty list. il in a French Ira So
hospital recovering from an attack Of
mustard gas, according to a letter re-
ceived some time ago by his mother,
Mrs. Robert A. Dorm, 1898 North SIX
teenth street. II hope my letter will
reach you before the War Department
Telegram comes" he said, and save
you from worrying about me got a
bad touch of mustard gas and am
burned about the arms and body but
my gas mask saved my face and my
eyes" Some weeks later she heard that
her son had been sent to a convalCscent
hospital and would soon be out and
about again. Young Dorn's father is
connected with the curtis Publishing
company.
I Corporal Dorm is a graduate Of tn,
central High School and was engaged 10
The advertising business in New York
when he enlisted in the old Twenty
Regiment. y. q. y Y lie served througl
the Mexican border campaign and wa,
held In reserve, after that being called
10 the colors again shortly after tn,
United States entered the war. He ap
piled for the officers training camp a
Fort Niagara, but was turned down be
rause he was under weight. and faile,
10 pass the physical test, Nothini
haunted. however he returned 10 tn
National Guard, went 70 Camp Han
cock. was attached for a time to Com
pany +. of the l09th was later trans
ferred to Camp WadswOrth and eventu
ally assigned to Company a, the 10Gt
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WITNESS SUFFERS STROKE
New York Shipyard Foreman
Paralvzed as He Testilics

George Hand sixty-fOur years old.
jl2 Ferry avenue. Camden, suffered a
stroke of paralysis while tcstifying in
the Camden police court today, and is
in dying condition at the Cooper Hos
pital.
Hand. foreman al the New York
Shipbuilding Company, was appearing
against William Borch, Ferry avenue,
a boterup at the same shipyard, who,
it was alleged. threatened to kin Hand
when the latter approached him for "A
Liberty Loan subscription
BOrch explained that he misunder-
stood the fOremans appeal. and upon
showing credentials proving that he
had already subscribed to 500 worth
of bonds was released
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RED" CONGRESS CONVENES
Commissions Meet to Establish a
General Plan of Action"
By the Associated Press

stockholm. oct. IA congress COM
prising all the extraordinary Commis-
Sions created In Russia. with the object
Of carrying out the red terror" opened
at PetrOgrad Tuesday, Russian advices
state.
nounced, Is TO establish a general plan
Of action and secure the close co-opera-
tion Of all the commissions"
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22 Pastors Protest
Closing of Churches
Continued from Page One


people come To pray for an hour or so.
than i'm crowded place where people
throng all through the day But more.
we believe that God will care for His
people when. IN obedience to His will.
they meet to plead with Him for de-
veranre from evil, to confess their sins
10 Eo To His altar in remembrance Of
Christs death ana in accord with Ills
command
Not in Defiance
We make this protest. not as declar-
ing our intention to defy the ruling Of
tho Board Of Health, but 10 assure the
pcop'e under our care and the christian
people of Philadelphia that wo suspend
our services unwillingly and that we
believe such a ruling wrong
The resolution is signed by the Rev.
Samuel Upjohn, Floyd W Tomkins.
j. j. Joyce Moore, Frederick II. Ward.
James r. J.. Nisb,u Walter Jordan, Jo-
scph sherlock g. La PA smith. Archi-
bald Campbell Knowles. Il bert H. Stev-
ems Harry Is g. Dg,e. sydney Coed
man, John W cooke Edward r. Noble,
Charles L. Steel George VIII am Lin
coin. Joseph II Erp, Herbert Dennison.
James NJ Noble. Henry Riley Gummey,
Ir.. Roher, l. Osborn and H. \. f.
Hoyt
Doctor Tomkus, after the meeting
denied there was any opp sition t. the
movement Of protest He said no fur.
thcr action would be taken by the
c,orgvmen. The meeting was behind
closed doors, ueWspapermcn being bar.
red The discussion lasted an hour
Presbyterian church leaders are not
pressing the question Of reopening the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-17

san Francisco. oct. l7.--Tenativc set =
tlement of the Governments claim of
sG,50HO0O inheritance tax against the
estate of the late Henry Miller, Calf
fornia cattle man. was made when
S2.500.00n was accepted from the heirs
and trustees as nm Initial payment
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SOLDIERS
WORDS FOR LOAN
"Buy Bonds Phila. Boy
Writes; well Do the
Fighting
FIVE FROM HERE DEAD
-Four City Men Dead. Thir-
! teen Wounded-Two From
Nearby Killed

"Buy bonds. you folks at home. and
we win attend to the fighting all right
,all right" So wrote Sergeant John V
Cain, OF Company l. 1O9th Infantry
only few days before he was killed in
action
81 believe that this yilI be- the last
war for century or more. and We want
TO end II right and end 1t '- quick as
I'VE can. SO you people give ms the
iproper backing and We viii DO the
,rest," he added In letter 10 his
brother, Edward f. cain, 36o' Fair
mount avenue. The Germans are pull
tng France TO pieces. piecemeaL and we
want to get them out Of here before
they can ruin any more towns
! A total of 43G names appear on the
combined casualty lists for today. jhe
smallest in two weeks OF this number
stxty-one are from Pennsylvania Thirty
seven young soldiers from this city and
district are included in the days reports
-Four have been killed in action. one has
nleu OF ulStdSes StNfu htNr b'fI NDuN''"
peverely. sixteen are only slightly
wounded. Two from nearby towns have
been killed. two have been gassed and
Sour wounded,
Known ~ Pep" cain
Sergeant Cain was horn in the parish
Of old Nativity catholic Church. and
went 10 the Parochial school connected
with 1t first. later 10 the Cathedral
School He vas known to his friends
as pep" cain because Of his high
spirits and husti1g ways lie was a
fine all-round athlate, an expert swim
sner. with a record for saving several
persons from drowning. a fair boxer and
q corking good wrestler While training
at Camp Hancock he won the l25-ppund
Wrestling championship Of his regiment
He was only seventeen years old. but
was holding down q good job in the
Baldwin Locomotive Works when he
enlisted in the old First Regiment. Na.
tional Guard Of Pennsylvania. back in
1913. He served through the Mexican
border campaign helped to guard
bridges near Harrisburg. Pa. and had
The finishing touches Of his training foI
overseas duty at Camp Hancock Since
getting to France he has had man,
narrow escapes from death. hut ahyav,
pulled through until a machinc-gur
bullet laid him low. He was member
of Company L. l09th Infantry.
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REAL ESTATE FoR SALE


FRANKLIN. ". 22a2--six rooms and bath, !,
ssses-ed $500, now rented at SIS. montnly
J0nN kRAusD. Jr.. COS Chestnut Il. Phone.
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Eseuss5stiye I, ts ,,,,s Slst II inn..szss.
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Infantry, a machiuc-guu battalion which
operates the famous Lewis gun.
PRIVATE RIBEN SNLIK
IL reported wounded i'm action on Sep
tymhcr 26 Before he was drafted he
lived with his brother at 2O22 North
Seventh street. He was sent to camp
Meade, and eventually assigned to Com.
pauy II. lUHth Infantry \ letter re-
ceiyed by his sister. Miss Mary Saluk.
informed her that he rs rapidly recover
Ing iu a base hospital
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HEIP WANTED-MALE

SALES MANAGER. assistant wanted. ny
progressive manufacturing concern; state
aye single or married. salary exnected and
full details as 70 sales ana oHioe uethils
= 1873. Ledger Onlce. "
YOUNG MEN wanted desiring to work In a
centrally located plant working 100 pfr
cent time on light sheet metal work Apply
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LIEUTENANT GEORGE :. HENDER.
son


,v,undsd uhsII-sbocl<ed and Rassed. Is
ON his way home, according TO word re-
reived nv relatives here lie sailed
from France ON "a hospital shin five days
ago and Is expected TO land In am Al
lautic port about the first Of next
week Tho wounded officers name APP
prared on the official casualty list two
DAYS ago. tie is thrty-two years old
and a member Of Company +. Thir-
leth Infantry He formerly lived "t
2U9 South SiNiy-trSt street
PRIVATE LAW NRENCE y. STEW ARI
severely wounded is the son ot MrR J'
+. Stewart, II Morton avenues 'dlGf
Park. Word OF his injury came IN .h'
form Of a telegram 10 nls f3,nrE, lW'
Rev. +. \. stewart, ut -. i,T, ,Hnr. ;
Church. tlEh'S-' 'lrI S.'eC, "uu ''',ulI1, ,,.II,
avenue me ,NL,N"' la''.'.E i ri
known ~ me tu',N taIh rr,. III, .-'l. ~, ~,
young solaltr WIS '9I ~ y,''t,", r'
the western = "nn ~ "I' ,,nnpI
NEhHEN Hr''ri,' li,'.,d lin an
killed ~ a', !n. I"' i'7I .,.,. e,5i Iav.
-, 49,, ',,...rr,. IA, ,y,u rnuluyrd at the
iiHbti store W" ,nS M,iN,"I ""' W. H.
trouble hruNs uul an" 'n,'''T" 80 -, w.,
OLD FIRST h'ENnrh,, =; ', 49, -, s,r
mer ne Was sem 10 ,a,l' tl"I,ooN ~,
hnal tralhlus anu ass iE"'u I" ,st.,
II. lU'lh lnauiIE' ~ Vt ,"9r - 49,, 4,
ne lolu 9l OF my 'B II,,-s ".,,h "hTi.
DhiIdkt NV wv N'FAi' ''''A''N
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kIIIed IN aCtIUH On September .. Tor.
merly lived with his sister. Mrs Mabel
Murray AT 27l3 EddnEton street,
Brdesburg as his parents have been
dead for some time He was drafted
in February of This year while working
iu wilmington. bel was trained AZ
Camu Dix and went to France as a
member Of Company g.. lug.h Infantry
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Killed in action. is the son of Mrs Mar
garet Osborne. OF ldlewuod y. j.. but
made his home with relatives at j4l
North Ella street lie enlisted In July
of last year In the old sixth Regimen
y. q. T.. when only nineteen years old
Al Camp Hancock he was assigned 10
Company n. lllth Infantry lie was
formerly employed at the Potter oil
cloth Works
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PRIVATE MILTON '. nECKETT

wounded and gassed, was drafted in
March of this year, but only remained
a short time at training camp before
being sent 20 France. and attached TO
C0n1nanv y, iOGth Infantry He was
struck in the body by two machinr-gun
bullets on september :. and gassed Al
tho same time. according to letter re-
raiyed by his wife, Mrs, Maude Beckett,
o41g Vest Indiana avenue
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wounded IN action On August 81. rs the
son Of William Smith. 500 South Eight
eenth street IN letter home he said
that he had been slightly gassed but
was cOnveiesCing rapidly and expected
20 be at the front again socn, He en-
listed i'm the old Third Regiment, y. G
=, Just prior 10 the Mexican campaign,
was later sent to Camp Hancock, as
signed To- the machine-gun battalion of
the lo9th infantry. and went to France
in Nav of This wear
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PRIVATE WILLIAM ). >Ixo>

reported wounded ion action ON SepttU-
b,r &, is the son OF Mrs William NiNon.
2322 Wavcrly street Ne joined the Ma
tlOual Guard three years ago. served IN
the Mexican border and was assigned
70 the medical corps Of the min In
fautry His mother recently received a
letter telling her that he is rapidly re-
covering at a cpnNdlCscrut hospital u