Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-11
DEPARTMENT IS
DETERMINED TO
BAR ADDRESSES
Relatives Will Be Notified of
Death; No Other Way TO
Determine Casualties
By associated Press

Pershing's casualty report to-day
shows four privates killed in action
four severely wounded, twenty-ont
slightly wounded, four died from
wounds, eight from dis .asa and TIVE
from other causes.
The list follows:
Killed in Action-Privare Frank =
Osgood. Cook Linnie G.. Fillingem
Privates Francisco Disabatine anc
Otis D. Green.
Wounded SevereIy-Privates Joe e
Bush, John T.. Frayne. Hancel Var
Ircse and Charles Goodisky.
W<Jnded-Privates Antoni Kulig
and Charles B. Sandridge.
Wounded Slightiy-Corporal Ed
ward ]. Smith, P-ivates Charles A
Roberts. Floyd r. Leseman, Nazza-
reno Faghetta, Emery Wolfe, Henry
T.. steUmaS Gilmore Murley, Corpo1 a
Henry w. Dawson, Private Walter Z
Moore, Corporal Herbert L. Living
stone, Private Joseph Marcayn, Chief
Mechanics Sidney =. Land. Private
Ben A. Kosse, Sergeant George II
Bradley. Corporal Hi. G. Witing
PrIvates Harold ]. rerkings, Carl X
Hanson. Paul o. Nelson, Verd f
Smith.
Died of wounds-Privates Law
geant Theodore Peterson and Jim F,
E6eard.
Died of Pneumonia-Private Will
liam II. Rhodes.
Died. Fractured Skull-Wagoner
John c. Collins.
Died. Meningitis - Private Fell
Hall.
Died, Pneumonia - Sergeant c.
Howard Peck, Jr.
Died, Accident-First Lieutenant
Arthur ]. Perrault.
Died, Pneumonia-Privates James
Magee. herman Pare, Thomas j,
Gate and George Glenn.
Died, ppendicitis-Private William
r. Taylor.
Washington, D. c., March Ii
The War Department gives no indi-
cation of yielding in its determine
ton to withhold the home addresses
of soldiers killed or wounded, or who
die of other causes in France.
Basing it's position on the objec-
tions the French government made
to General Pershing against the
American method of issuing casualty
lists, the department intends to meet
objections in Congress and from The
public with the answer that the old
system betrays valuable military in
formations to the enemy, and the
fact that the nearest relatives OF
soldiers are officially notified hours
before they could get the informa-
ton from the newspapers.
The committee on public informa-
ton maintains its stand that The
mere names of soldiers, without
home address to identify them to
neighbors and friends, or prevent
confusion with other men of similar
names. are so devoid of news value
that it will not issue the lists. There
fore the lists will continue to be
issued once a day from the Office OF
Adjutant General Mccain.
Pointing out that the French pub
lish no casualty list at all, but mere
ly notify the relatives, War Depart
ment officials give as their explana'
ton of the new move that the en-
emy, by scanning the complete cas-
ualty lists as previously issued, Is
enabled to piece out a fair idea oi
the identity of the troops confront
ing him.
Relatives to Hear First
Although, under the new plan
relatives will be notified, and, Off.
cals expect, publication of name:
of troops will find their way into To-
cal newspapers, it is felt that the
publications will be widely scatter
ed, and that the task of assembling
the names from all the newspaper:
of the country and consolidating
them into military information
would be such a tremendous tasl
that, from the aspect of a spy system
it is practically impossible.
In the smaller cities and town:
~
soldiers name will lead to ready
Identification and publication with.
out a great deal of effort, but in The
great cities this is accounted we'll
nigh impossible, unless relatives
themselves notify the newspapers a:
they receive kilograms from tht
War Department.
In promising to quickly send Off
cial notifications to relatives, how
ever, the War Department is careful
to warn the public that it must no
identify men by their names alone
because there arc many similari
ties of names in the army. Unless
a mans relatives have received al
official telegram concerning him, the
department says, they must assume
that some other man of the SAINT
name is referred to.
1t is estimated that in the force!
now abroad there are hundreds o.
men with names quite common anC
many thousands with names differ.
ing only in spelling or perhaps ini-
tials. 1t has been pointed out L
officials that mere publication o.
names, without further identified
ton marks, probably will bring ap.
prehension and distress, and tha
the War Department and the news.
papers will be besieged with de.
mands for more specific informa.
ton. officials, however, rely on their
official kilograms to relatives to car.
ry the news to those who are first
entitled to know it, and feel thai
they may pass it on to others.
Facing Unusual Task
Congressman, who had q fair dem
onstration of what to expect wher
the fate of many men was in doubt
for days when the Tuscania was
torpedoed, are apprehensive of the
demands their constituents will
make upon them. Senator New, ot
Indiana, already has q resolution in
the Senate calling for the War De-
partment's explanation and the sub.
ject is expected to be taken up gen
orally in Congress this week.
At present, the casualty lists run.
ming light and under 100 names G
day, are comparatively easy of dis
semination to the country. AS this
American forces increase in number
and take their part in the fighting
the problem of transmitting columns
of names without any accompanying
marks of Identification will grow tC
enormous extent.
HARRISBURGER HoNORED
% March II AZ