Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-23
MANY NAMES ON
CASUALTY LIST
Harrisburg Boys Reported
Wounded on Closing
Days of War

Two Harrisburg soldiers. both for
merly members of the Governors
Troop and later both transferred to
the same battery. field artillery. were
wounded on the same day in the same
engagement in Belgium and are both
officially reported on to-day's casualty
list. The one is Sergeant Robert s.
Cowan, son of Mrs. Clara V. Cowan'
214S Green street, while the other Is
| Wagner Russell +. Challenger, son
of Mrs. Ellen Challenger, "a North
Twelfth street.
Challenger's name is carried on this
[ mornings casualty list made public
through the War Department. and
/ Cowan is reported in this afternoon =
fist. Both men were transferred to
Battery +. One Hundred and Eighth
Field Artillery. Both were wounded
October 81 in the same engagement
in Belgium. The particular fight
could not be learned. and, although
both are reported to-day as wound
ed. degree undetermined" they are
both recovering, according to recent
letters received by their families.
/ Sergeant Cowan was a member OF
/ the Governors Troop for n number
| of years. He was rushed to the bor-
der and served there during the Mex
| lean imbroglio for more than six
| months. Last May he sailed for over
seas. He was wounded in the head
above the left eye. the wound being
caused. /: is believed. from piece of
| flying shrapnel. In his last letter he
| stated that he was out of the hospital
! and on his way to complete recovery
Young Challenger was wounded in
the right cheek and leg. He was taken
to hospital in London, where he has
been convalescing. The last word re-
ceived from him was dated November
I16 and in this letter he stated that
I he had been out for short walk ans
| that he was recovering rapidly.
The number of casualties from this
| vicinity reported for to-day and Sun
! day is comparatively light. Hardly q
/ Score are reported from this city and
surrounding sections. No Harrisburg.
ers are given in Sundays list and but
one is given in this afternoons list
| This mornings list. however contains
the names of four from this city. Ser
geant Arthur Ridgway Fitzgerald
! son of Mrs. Annie NJ Fitzgerald, 9,
North Seventeenth street. for
mer Telegraph employe. is reported
is member of Company !, One Hun
dred and Twelfth Infantry, and wa
wounded October 4 in an engagement
in the Argonne forest.
Sergeant Fitzgerald's wound was il
his foot. On his way to a first-ai'
station n piece of shrapnel graze'
his chest, causingSa flesh wound. II
crawled into a shel1hole for protec
tion and while there was a victim Of I
gas attack. In his last letter he state
THAT his wounds are healed. but tina
he is still affected by the gas. He !
in a convalescent hospital and ha
been made a quartermaster sergefn
at the hospital
Others from the city reporte
slightly wounded this morning are
Corporal Charles s. Batdorf, neares
relative given, Asof Batdorf, 223i At
las avenue, and Corporal James r
Storey, son Of Mrs Annie Croll Stor
ey, "a North Fourteenth street. Me
chanic John c. Vaudling, son of Mrs
Laura II. Vandling. r. T. D., New
/ Cumberland, is also reported thi
! morning as slightly wounded. Pri
vate Frank Eisenhour, r. +. d.
Middletown, is reported this afternoo'
as wounded. degree undetermined.
Other soldiers from the vicinity o
Harrisburg carried in to-day's list
are: Private Raymond Leon SheciS
art wounded severely, Columbia: Pri
vate Dewey Deimler, wounded, degre
undetermined. Palmyra; Private Johl
T. Brown, wounded. degree undeter
mined, Mount Holly Springs; Privat
Horace II. Depew, wounded, degre
undetermined, Columbia; Private Sam
uel B. Kirkpatrick, wounded severely
Duncannon; Private George u
Schreiber wounded severely, Noun
Union and Ellwood T. Fortenbaugt
wounded severely. Oberlin.
Those reported from this vicinity Of
Sundays list are: Corporal Charlie
In. Ward, wounded severely, Greencas
tie; Private Charles p. Archibald
wounded severely. Star Route, Cham
'; bersburg; Corporal John II. Doutricf
wounded, degree undetermined, Pal
myra; Sergeant Samuel S. Warfe
wounded slightly, Columbia, and Cool
Paul A. Stump, wounded slightly Eliz
| abethtown.