Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-05
Granted Exemption
on Mothers Plea
He Tore Up Paper.
Refusing TO Quit"

cipal means of sup
He Tore Up Papers port. Eventually
Refus;,, SO n,,;,, he was drafted
~ s' and. refusing 70
claim exemption.
was sent to Camp Meade in October Of
last year. His mother Appealed for his
release, and in time her plea was granted
But when he was summoned to head
quarters, told he was to 60 home and
asked to sign the release, papers he tore
them up, refused absolutely to leave
camp and declared that under no cir
cumstances would he be "a quitter."
Sergeant Wood is a member of the
since early last spring. He was pro-
NOTED first TO corporal and then to be
2 sergeant on the field of battle for gal
shell shocked and" wounded, but is be-
lieved to be back with his regiment
again as his last injury occurred on Oc-
cording to his letters.
Sergeant Wood is twenty-five years
old and formerly lived with his mother
at 4531 Lancaster avenue. Mrs. Wood,
however. now resides with daughter,
Mrs. j. w. Jamison, at 4255 Ogden
street. Another son, Sergeant Harry A.
Wood, enlisted before this country en-
with the 1oSth Field Artillery, the old
Second Regiment, y. G.. !. Sergeant
Harry. Wood left "A wife and two children
10 do his bit for democracy. The broth
ers come of fighting stock, as five uncles
were killed in the Civil War and both
their father and grandfather fought in
that great struggle. A cousin, Charles
Clark, fifteen years old, is in the navy
Private samuel ]. Jones. of Company
@, 146th Infantry. was killed in action
near Sedan on November 10, the day
before hostilities ended according to a
telegram from the War Department TO
his sister, Mrs. William Kelly. 42S Jack
son street. Jones was drafted last April,
and after n brief period Of training at
Camp Lee. Va. volunteered for mme-
date duty overseas and sailed for
France in June. He was twenty-seven
years old, was formerly employed by the
Bell Telephone Company and made his
home with his sister at the Jackson
Z street address.
Corporal Calvin Hart1eII. killed in ac-
ton, was ono of the first young soldiers
from tho Perkasle district TO give his life
for his country. lie joined tho colors
in the fall of 1917, was trained at Camp
Heavy Tank Corps This unit went
overseas last April. Corporal Hartzell
fsll on September 20, during the battle et!
Hartzell, resides in Perltasie
Private }. Earl Davis, wounded, has
been invalided home and is now on his
way 70 this asns coqGtTX; par lie is + the son of
street. West Chester, Pa. Young Davis
was member of Company ], Sixth Regi-
rnent, n. G. p. and when that unit was
reorgani2cd at Camp Hancock, was at"
: tached to Company !, 1l1th Infantry.
He was wounded seven times by the
same shrapnel she'll, according 10 a let
ter received by his mother, being struck
twice in the right shoulder, twice. in
the back, twice in the ankle and once in
the knee. The latter wound is the only
serious one: however and may render
him lame for life
Private Edward Fitzgerald, Company
@. Ninth Infantry, has been wounded,
according TO telegram received by his
partment. Private Fitzgerald Is twenty
three years old. and lived with his uncle
at 1885 Hancock street before going into
the, army He enlisted in June. 1917,
Private AlfonZo X. Smith, gassed, is
twenty-one years old and son of Mrs.
Thomas Higgins, of lI27 North Marston
- street. lie served
General foch with Company b,
px.;.,. Oh, 117th Engineers, as
motor messenger,
f2d DiuisiOn and, according TO a
telegram received
by his mother, was gassed for the sec
Z ond time OH July 49, In his last letter
10 his mother he said that he had en-
own company again. In the same en-
xelope the young private inclosed q
printed letter from the commanding Off
Ger of the Forty-second Division. of
which he is a member, which tells of
Is the heroic work of this Pennsylvania
division, and also expresses the appre-
citation of General Foch for the stand
4 f1at stopped the Germans at the Marine.
private Smith saw service on the Mexi-
can border as a member of the First
s Reginent. N. c. i.
Private walter y, Bruce. 1850 Umbria
..a<treef Manayunk, wounded about two
weeks before the armistice was signed,
Is IN a conyalescent hospital In the
Erench Alps. His sister, Mrs. Nellie
Fahringer, received a letter 10 this ef-
feet few days ago. He enlisted eight
eaa months ago. sent to Camp Hancock
ard assigned 10 Company il, 109th In-
( fantry, sailing for France last May
fsriVate Bruce is twenty years old, and
preyiolls TO enlistment in the army nade
Hts home with his sister at the Umbria
street address,
Corporal Harry ,. WsIsh. wounded
Ii member OF Company G, 315th In
5antry. His mother. Mrs. Thomas Walsh
( ftccrtly received a letter from her son
n1pinE he wab wounded IN the latter part
Z of October. but was getting along very
s 1td aud expected to be back with his
cuup1ny IN = short time,
- Wi mako the ha,r stand UP
Hff4fGhE IN your head when / return