Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES

! ShEICHES or The HEROES
Private Nicola Pelliociotts. reported
in today's official casualty list to have
died of wounds. is the third son Of Mrs
Italian Mother ,.i;''' a"7 iri,oT,.',a,
Loses Three Sons ,itir'ct to give his
lie IN the cause Of
in the " Orld Uar freedom Two of
killed while fighting in the italian army.
Whlle tourth son w"~ captured by tho
etl Germans during the big drive in the
autumn OF 1917 that came SO close TO
putting Italy out of the war Mrs Pol
Iiociotta was overcome with grief when
me message telling Of Private Nicolas
ueath arrived. lie enlisted in the regular
army shortly after Congress dcc7ared
war on Germany and was traiucd m
lamp Greene. His unit was one OF the
aIrst sent to Franco with the advance
guard OF the American expeditionary
force. Pelliociotta was twenty-rjpbt
years old and was formerly onpioyci bv
the National Biscuit Company
o haie Jeremiah Evans. reported
wounded on tOday's official casualty lis,
formerly boarded at 2343 North Fif.
teenth street. II was said there thai he
had been drafted about a wear ago. b1t
as ne had never written after reaching a
framing camp, no one knew 10 what lInit
he had been assigned or how long bc
had been in France. "
Private Paul Il. Muss-Iman, wounded
received his injuries in the Argonne
At''s nc IbllS from l'pTf4- lH
and enlisted in the Medical Corps a.
Allentown in May of 1917. After a
prlef training in ambulance work he wag
sent overseas with one of the first sani-
tary trains 70 leave the Allentown can
tonment. After reaching France bc v'as
attached to the Medical Corps OF th.
sixteenth Infantry and has served i'm
nine different sectors. He went oycr tho
top tnree times, just 10 see what the
experience was like. and it is believed
that he was wounded while fighting. moi
man.
Private samuel Cohen. formerly of s4s
Wolf street, has been wounded in action.
according to the official casualty list is,
sued by the War Department today A
telegram received at the boarding house
Where he lived when in this CITY stated
that an arm was broken by a fvinr
piece of shrapnel. No letters have been
received from him since he went over
seas seven months ago.
Private Benjamin Weiss Comnanv A
325th Infantry, reported missing since
october IL, is now said to have re.
turned 10 his company on November II
In recent letters to his mother ne saws
that he is very thankful that the war
Is over and that he will soon be home.
PrNate weiss was drafted in Septem-
per 1917, and trained at Camps Meade
and Gordon, sailing overseas last Nav
He is twenty-three years old, and came
TO this country from Roumania with his
parents six years ago. Before joining
the colors he lived at 139 Winton street
where he was 'bread-winner" for two
sisters and a widowed mother
Private George c. Moss. Company r.
Sl5th Infantry, reported killed, fell In
action November 4. according to a re.
cent telegram received by his mother
Mrs. Sarah Jacoby, 2G05 North Fifth
street. The last letter from the young
hero was written under date of October
20. in which he mentioned having par.
ticipated In several engagements with.
out injury He formerly lived with his
mother and step-father at the Fifth
street address. He was drafted in May,
trained at Meade, and sailed for over.
seas in July.
Carman silyey. twenty-seven years
old. tl2O Hazel avenue, reported
missing in action November 2, is appar-
emily safe. as his father. Louis SiIvey.
has received letters from him since that
date. Sllyey Is member Of Company
], l42d Infantry. lie was inducted into
the army In April and sailed for France