Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01

With three wound stripes various
ing an officer under, fire and a smiling
countenance. Corporal James q Philips,
a Philadelphia hero. has returned from
the battlefolds.
Corporal Philips, whose home is at
G0j9 Upland street. is member Of
Company y. l09th Infantry. He arrived
in New York January 26 and is con-
valescent at hospital at Camp Merit
Though severely wounded I'm both legs
and the right arm. Corporal Philips is
in good spirits, and while on a visit this
week to Lis sister. Mrs. Samuel Nc
Nabb. in Upland street. he said he ex-
pected to be fully recovered soon.
Among his souvenirs there were baI-
NETS, iron crosses and trinkets of all
kinds taken from German officers.
Wounded on August II
Corporal Philips was wounded in the
drive in which the 1O9th Infantry par
ticipated August II.
During this engagement Philips
rushed to the rescue Of an officer. can
tain Clarity. who had fallen with Sc
we're wounds, and under rain of ma
chtne-gun bullets brought him. back to
safety. For this act he was decorated
with the CroiX de Guerre.
Corporal Philips enlisted in 1916,
when eighteen years old. After almost
a years training at Camp Hancock he
sailed for overseas last May. He is a
printer, and previous to enlistment had
made his home with his father and
sister at the Upland street address.
Three men in the overseas forces from
this city are reported dead on the OFF,
cal casualty list today. Two of these
were killed in action and one sue
cumbed to disease,
Altogether there are thirty-nine from
Philadelphia and its vicinity on the re.
port
The total number of army casualties
for the United States today is l614. The
pear on the list.
Correction Brings sorrow
Among the Philadelphians in the re-
/ port there are seven corrections
one Of these brings sorrow. Private
Wheatly ID. Lewis, CLOS Grays avenue
who was reported missing some time
ago, is now said by the War Depart
ment to have been killed in action.
t Five Of the previously reported miss
ing are reclassifed today as wounded
slightly
Ten wounded severely, fifteen wounded
with degree undetermined and ter
wounded Slightly constitute the remain.
der of the men from this section on the
report today.
/ SKETCHES or THE HEROES
Private william Mahon, reported
wounded. was gassed October 3. He hal
J recovered and Is now in Company |
324th Infantry
BOcheS Poor Fist awaiting to be re
! - turned to this coun
Fighters. Says try, according 70
This Soldier him ne"t 70 iet.er his "a rnn,s iron
William T.. ant
Elizabeth Mahou, 26O Du Pont street
! I'm telling of his experiences with TN
Germans as fighters, Private Nal oi
said:
The boche fights all right as long a
. he is behind machine gun with moth
ing coming his way, but take him In IN
1 open and one punch with the naked Ms
does him. He Is no good at fair fightinI
/ and | think our guns We're not as eff
fective as our fists or clubs, at times
Private MahOn is thircy-two years old
He was one OF the first fifteen men fron
Manayunk to enter the service after Con
gress declared war He went 10 Cam
Meade, but was transferred after a fey
weeks 10 Company -Four Of the Nationa
] Army ana sdlleu Iof france the sam
month war was declared A brother
Sylvester p, Mahon. eighteen years old
kis overseas with Company T., 1O9th In
fantry He enlisted the same day wa
WAS declared.
PRIVATE JOHN SHERMAN, Com
pany +. nan Infantry, was slightl
gassed after several hours OF fightln
al the Battle of Sedan, the. last engage
ment of the war. Sherman, who live
M as04 Locust street has written "a iaf