Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
SLAIN SERGEANT
THOUGHT CAPTIVE
Family Hoped Frank Lewis,
Reported Dead Now,
Would Return
TWO KILLED ON LIST
Philadelphia Reported as
Wounded Known to Be
Among Lost
TWO KILLED ON LIST

Minor casualties swell the Official re-
port today.
Tho names OF forty-lne men from this
city and its suburbs appear among the
1860 given out for the country.
Two Philadelphians are reported
killed in Acknowledgment Henry Lloyd
$500 Rising sun avenue, and Sergeant
Frank Lewis. 1oi2 East Cambria street
Sergeant Lloyd's death was previously
reported unofficlally.
Sergeant Lewis was thought 10 nave
been a prisoner in Germany. The war
Department reported that he had been
missing in action since September ~,
and later that he had been released from
the German prison camp at Rastat. Inc
boys mother became anxious ABOUT her
son and went to washington, where sne
found he was recorded as having been
released from the prison camp ana was
classed as in excellent health
Though the soldier had not written
nome since August, his parents never
suspected that any harm had come 10
him until the War Department message
came last week saying he had been Killed
in action.
Errors OF Clerk
Sergeant Lewis was a member or
Company B, 3l5 Infantry and went INTO
the service in the first dratt IN sep
tember, 1917. lie trained at lamp
Meade and sailed overseas last mas
The War Department has explained tEst
the conflicting reports about the rate
Of the soldier were errors MADE py
government clerk in Washington.
There are 1913 Pennsylvanians among
The casualties for today. About FOUR
eftbs OF these are of the minor class.
-Four officers and four privates in TN tne
city's report are wounded seNerelE'
teen others from this city are classllco
as wounded, with degree undeterlii,neu' ,I
,wonty-one are wounded slightly ana SIN
,ybo were previously reported missing
bave been located. No accidents lot the
arrov overseas have been reported for
the last ten days
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES
Private Patrick Naughton. 22Os ST
Alhans street reported missing N ~
Veniber, is now said TO be wounoed;,
An aunt Mrs Clsrs c,ssst stra!p sSdress Es has re-
ceived official notices that her nepneiM I1o
was wounded September 80. ne
twenty-six years old and memper oi
Joseph Naughton was severely wounated ata
during the war while serving Win tLe
British army. Another brother. John
Naughton, is % in tne H'ae.a' caee"s, -" -
wounded. was slightly wounded IN tne
arm. according to recent letters from
him to relatives LIVING at So 80 vears old,
He is a member of the 3l5th infantry,
trained at Camp Meade, ana mas oeeh III
France pniNst. s.i'J Jey5me Marks. 2S32 Clifford
street. killed in action october 4. ls er-
ronously reported severely wounded py
War Department today. PriVate MarHs
member rRe Rf ins ast latte latter recei1ed
from, him was written under date OF
september 2s from a French hospitaL..
Comrades returned to THIS ,S,d EoantrS m ctInn veS
Marks was twenty-five years old He
enlisted in August. 1917. and trsined ,,s
year before going overseas r1d pIeGiUed TiUed
with his parents at the Clifford street
private Harry J. Dunkerfeld, Com
pany H, Sl6th Infantry. was a, gasseu rsnorfs NG
received by relatives, living at 81 North
Fifty-eighth street. He recovered after
spending eight weeks in hosRasaI s coors sns
in May, 1917, and trained at Camp
Meade until his unit sailed in July
Before entering the army he was an
express wagon driver. He Is twenty
private Frmano Farrione was wound
ed In the battle of the Argonne. ne
is member of Company X, 5loth IN
fantry. He was called into the service
; training before sailing. Previous to en-
! tering the army he was employed IN
. this city as a waiter and lived with MS
: parents, at 62l6 SAMSON street:
Private Joseph Fischer, 155 East
Chelten avenue. a member Of Company
l., Sixteenth Infantry. reported wounded
Of Chateau Thierry, according to let
ter from him to brother. Sam Fischer
of the Chelten avenue address Private
Fischer is twenty-five years old lie
was drafted in September OF 1917. He
, came TO this country six years ago from
Russia.