Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-15
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES

LIEUTENANT HILAET REN-Re-
pSrsssa missing .ssIaS is memoer ogaGo of 'he ne
patrol work during the fattening OF
the ST Mhiel salient and has not been
beer or heard of since. II is believed
that he was compelled to land behind
IN German lines anS has been taken
prisoner'
Lieutenant Rex is son OF the late
walter 4. Rex. widely known attor-
hey and former Register of Wills Of
this city. The mother aud sister of
the young officer live at the Cresheim
Apsftments. Germantown. He is
greduate OF the chestnut Hill Academy
Ard Of the University OF Pennsylvania,
: shortly after the United States declar-
) "a war on Germany he enlisted in the
trainlng at Cornell University ami was
: cent to England for the finishing
Touches in actual flying. A brother
Walter T.. Rex I'd. is now at thc naval
dying school. Pensacola, Florida.
CORPORAL JOSEPH r. MURPHY.
died of wounds, wrote ais mother that he
had saved 800 men OF his regiment. the
110th Infantry in the third battle be had
taken part in and added that the Paris
papers had been full of his exploit. He
failed tp give any details however, and
his family is anxious to learn just how
he managed to preserve the lives OF so
many OF his comrades Corporal MUIR
ply enlisted in April Of 1917 and has
O&En
His mother, Mrs, Mary Murphy. lives
At 1923 South Twenty-frst street.
PRIVATE JOHN NAIAK. who died
Of mounds, was a Russian Pole by
birth had only been in this coun-
try a few years and was not natu-
r11ixed He was drafted. however. By
the Germantown local board, and MAX
ing no plea for exemption was inducted
j frsto the army In October of last year.
He was'a baker by trade, and az Camp
Meade. where he was sent first. was
offered a job in the big camp bakery.
Corning the suggestion. he said he
wanted 10 fight and insisted on being
put into a line regiment. His request
was granted. He was sent to Camp
. Hancock and assigned to Company d,
1oSd Engineers faiak formerly lived
~ Pulaski avenue, Germantown A
e1ster Miss Amelia Yaiak. Hives at 1897
HidGe avenue.
PRIyATF EDWARD WILLIAMS.
wounded formerly lived with an aunt
IN the Oak Lane section OF Germantown.
the young soldiers parents being dead.
Since he enlisted in the army his aunt
has moved to California. Weston Heath.
close friend OF Private Williams who
: lives at 26i0 Glenwood avenue. has not
heard from the latter for several months.
HIS only Information as 10 his chum was
the 6fficiaI telegram from the War De-
pariment saying that Williams had been
s1ixhtly wounded.
~ COBPORAL JOSEPH j. Nay wound
"a In action. is member Of the intelli-
EeDce corps OF the 109th Infantry lie
vas struck in the arm with machine
Hun bullet on September s. In a letter
70 his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher
i Nay. 2s10 North Ninth street. dated
8eptember 1. he said that he had been
through four hot fights without a
scratch, but got his on the fifth day.
The Germans are mighty glad TO be
taken prisoner" he continued. They
arc half starved. and when we give them
white bread beans and real coffee they
: fall on the food like wolves and gulp il
!. down like small boy at a Christmas
& dinner. They told us that one small loa
. Of black bread was supposed to last Their
two days They frankly admitted that
Germany WAS licked and declared theS
uere tickled TO death to be safely out o.
~ fighting"
[< PRIVATE VILLA A. ARM
DTRONG. wounded. is the twenty-five
Icar-old son of John II. Armstrong o
Il ftxe North Eighteenth street He enlisted
= ~ the summer OF 1917 and is a membe
~ Battery Z. l0sth Field Artillery
Young Armstrong Is a graduate Of IN
Norfheast High School and was a foot
po1i. baseball and basketball star whil
CORPORAL Abe wEIss
wounded. had served a term in IN
United States navy and had been honor
n&iy discharged In 1915. Becoming cor
trx was certain To declare war on Ger
11Ary. he promptly enlisted in the OF,
rIhIrd Regiment, National Guard o
F<nnsy lyania. When this unit was re
8<xanized as the 1i0th Infantry, at Cam
IIancock. he was attached to Compan,
X ard promoted to be a corporal Hi
4 Etrtnts. Mr. and Mrs. william Weiss
/IT9 at 1872 East Moyamensing aVenus
~ 3ouneer brother. Andrew Weiss. en-
U1[od In the navy IN December OF las
&4t and has already made nve trips q
&rance and return on an army trans
RnIVATE THOMAS .. SHAW. re
1<tcd missing In today's official cas-
|IV list, enlisted in the old Thir
Iuent. ~ q. p. in April of las
~ only a few days after Congress
red war on aermany. When IN
vas reorganixsd into the Hot
I<4 he WAS assigned 10 compan
W regiment went TO France In Ma
rear private shaw Is thirty-on
~ esd lived with his brother an