Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-15
PRIVATE KILLED
BESIDE OFFICER
Lieutenant, Writing Mans
Sister, Says He Was
Good Pal"
TRIED TO HELP HIM
Five Soldiers Dead From
Wounds and Disease in
Today's Casualties

'It was in the fierce fighting along
the Verdun front, and while was stand
ing beside him, a shell came and tore
an awful cash in his breast, escaped
somehow and turned to help him, but he
died before he could even speak.
"He was a good pal and he died like
a man. There was no better man in
the company. HIS grave X at Monte
Savansov, near GurEes. ! we'll reinem-
Der where we buried him"
Lieutenant Alfred Tatum wrote this
to Miss Mary Farrell, $40 North Fifth
street, Camden. in answer to inquiries
about her brother. Private william e
Farrell. Although he was officially re-
ported killed September so, relatives had
refused to believe that he was dead. and
until the news came yesterday had chung
to the hope that he might sti!l be alive.
James SchrupaloYs, a soldier chum
inclosed 4 tribute to the dead man in
Lieutenant Tatum's letter. He was
standing near, he said, when the fatal
shell came. Private Farrell was a mem
Der of Company II. l47th Infantry. lie
had been in France several months
Report of Death Confirmed
Private George y. ravis, 745 Carmen
street, Camden, listed as dead three
months ago, was not given up by rea-
tives until yesterday. when they re-
ceived an authentic report of his death
from the War Department. lie was
only nineteen.
Private Davis enlisted in 1917 and
after n short period of training went
overseas with Company NJ. 1l2th Infan-
try. Davis was we'll known in Camden
and for some time previous to enlistment
had been employed at Cramps ship
yard, He was an orphan and had made
his home with brother.
Only 627 casualties are given out by
the War Department today, and the
major portion of these are corrections
Of previous reports. of this number
III are Pennsylvanians. Twenty-Five
are from this city.
Corrections Bring Sorrow
The long-promised corrections are
coming out daily. Today they brought
sad news TO five families which had
clung to the hope that their sons, pre-
viously reported missing, might turn up
safely. Private Joseph r. Grimsheid,
1851 North Fourth street; Frank l..
Klotz. 7l2 Master street. and Harry r.
Rodgers, 62iO Ogontz avenue, all pre-
vlously reported missing, are listed as
killed in action. Two of the missing.
Lieutenant Brooke Edwards, 2717 Lo-
Gust street, and Private Charles DAILY,
2g7 North Fifty-fourth street. are re-
ported returned to duty after recovery
from wounds.
Major Edgar Scott, of Lansdowne
and Sergeant Samuel l.. Cassidy have
died as a result of accident. Sergeant
Cassidy was accidentally killed by a
comrade in Belgium. The news was re-
ceived a few days ago in a letter from a
friend Of Cassidy's by his parents, who
live at 1870 North Ffty-third street.
The War Department has verified the
report.
Cassidy was member of Company
B, 10sth Field Artillery, and had served
on the Mexican border with the Second
a year at Il Georgia camp before sail
ing for overseas last July He was
well known as an athlete.
Five men formerly reported missing
are now officially reported wounded, de-
gree undetermined. and one as wounded
slightly. Three are listed as victims of
disease and two have died of wounds.
Private Harry KapIan, 437 South
}Fitty-seventh street, reported missing in
"A september casualty list, was wounded
and confined TO hospital during thar
of today. Recent letters 10 a sister in
this city also told of his wounds, He Is
twenty-tOur wears old. He went to Camp
Meade last May for intensive training
and sailed for France after TWO months
as a member OF the 3l3th Infantry.
Private Charles \. DAILY. originally re-
ported missing since september 20, Is
now reported to have been gdsscd and
Being Gassed Is sSyerely -
Worse Than Being returned to this
CT G. TL: H. country and / 5
ohof' says iH'SHe'o cOuvalescing at a
Being gdssed is worse than being
shot" he says. land shell shock Is some
thing terrible"
Private DAILY was overcome in the
Ave-dny battle in the Argonne sector
Will uinG wounded, lie is mem
Der 32oth Ambulance Corps and
had | overseas since June. lie re-
ceived only three weeks training at
Camp Meade before sailing,
DAILY is an electrician by trade and
previous to becoming soldier made his
home with his parents at 2-7 North
Fifty-fourth street
Private Alexander q. Keller rerpr 81
as in a hospital, has recovered and is
now stationed In the hospital as a drug
gist. In a recent letter 10 his parents
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