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

Sergeant Charles Devery, 3s West
Penn street, Germantown. A hero of the
Spanish american War, wounded three
times while fighting In France and later
decorated for bravery, has arrived
home. He reached New York last week
on one of the ships bearing wounded.
and after a f1fteen-day furlough will go
| to the convalescent hospital at Lake
wood, ". j., where he will remain until
fully recovered from his injuries
Sergeant Devery enlisted In 1898 and
served in the Philippines and Hawaii
| This country's entry into the world war
found him at Fort Williams. Me-, and he
| at once entered the officers training
camp at Plattsburg, but dropped out a
month later in order to be among the
| first to sail for France. He was at
tached to Battery II, of tho Fifty-first
! Coast Artillery and was at the front
| from September. 1917, until August 2S.
when a piece Of boche shrapnel smashed
his right ankle and another took a chunk
Cut of his left shoulder. He was born
in this city and attended the German
town public schools. Besides the Croix
de Guerre he wears a medal for bravery
in action during the Philippine insurrec-
ton.
Private Howard Knapp, wounded, is
n member of Company X, 111th In
fantry, and before enIsting in the army
made his home with his sister, Mrs, j.
Malone, at 2411 North Clarion street
She has received an official notice that
he was seriously wounded in the big
drive early in October and later learned
from the Red Cross that he is confined
to a base hospital. No letters have been
received from him since he Is said to
| have been wounded. He enlisted in July.
! 1917, and went to Camp Hancock for in
/ tensive training. sailing for -erseas last
June. His parents are dead Before
| joining the colors he was employed in q
! Germantown hosiery mill.
Private Patrick Cannon. Company b.
145th Infantry, was wounded November
6. but has since been discharged from the
hospital, according to word received by
friends at 4454 Cleveland avenue. where
he boarded before he entered the army.
Cannon who was born in Ireland, en-
listed in April. 1918. was trained at
| Camp Lee. where he got his final natu-
ralization papers. In his letter he said he
expected to be home soon. He has a
brother in the British army
| Corporal Storrmouth Pollock was
killed in action October II, according to
n Government message to II. +. Wood
man. 2452 Bryn Mawr avenue, Bala.
where he was employed. He came from
/ Ireland five years ago. A former tele-
gram. received December 6, reported
him as being severely wounded in action
September 80. Corporal Pollock was
! twenty-six years old. was sent to Camp
Meade in October, 1917, and went over
seas in July, 1918, with tho 315th In
! fantry. He was made corporal in Com
pany D before sailing. His mother Mrs.
Mary T. Pollock, resides at Cross Glebe
Coloraine, County Derry. Ireland.
| Private Joseph Spiro, twenty-nine
years old. reported TO have died OF
wounds enlisted in April, 1917, in Com.
pany A, Sixueth Infantry. He was
transferred TO Company K and went to
France in March, 1918. He was born
in Austria, but has been in this coun-
try fifteen years. He had his first
papers. He resided with his father
Samuel Spiro. at 1925 North Darier
street. His brother. Sergeant Herman
| Spiro, Is in the machne-gun school al
Camp Hancock. The last letter from
Joseph said he had been over the tor
six times and did not mention being
wounded lie was an operator in a
cloak and suit factory. He is survived
by his wife and child and three brothers
Sergeant Roy =. Wilson, 326th In
| fantry, was gassed on october 10. but
recovered and reioined his regiment il
time to be in at the finish, according tC
n letter received by his parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Miller C.. Wilson. 5311 Ludlow
street. Wilson was drafted last sprinl
and earned quick promotion, being mad,
a corporal soon after reaching his train
ing camp and awarded a sergeantCy JUS
before his regiment sailed for France.
| Corporal James j. Haley, reported or
! today's Official casualty list as killed II
action, came through the heavy fightinl