Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
AUSTRIAN PROUD
OF PART IN WAR
Private Zinn Glad That He
Fought Motherland
for Uncle Sam
FIVE CITY MEN DEAD
Thirty-four Pennsylvanians
Among 300 Yanks in To-
days Casualties

Although an Austrian by birth, Jo-
seph Zinn, 2s20 North Seventh street.
did not enter claim for exemption from
fighting with Uncle Sans forces His
name appears on the casualty list to-
day for the second time.
Some time ago he was officially re-
ported as missing since September %.
Today the war Department acknowl-
edges his return TO duty.
zlnn is a private in Company C. Sl5th
Infantry. Letters from him to relatives
in Philadelphia say that he was reported
missing by mistake. In one letter he
said: Il am doing my bit; ! am
lucky fellow at that. / have had some
great experiences and will always be
proud that had a part in this war
on the right side"
one letter was written from a Red
Cross hospital just after he had attended
a dance and dinner given by the Y. NJ.
c. A. He explained the reason for his
presence in the hospital by saying that
he fell a victim to influenza while fight
ing In the Champagne sector. he was
in the hospital two weeks. In the mean
time his company had left and he was
placed in "A company of casuals. In
recent letter he stated that he would
soon reion his own company, which is
In Germany with the army of occupa-
tion.
Private Zinn is twenty-scven years
old, and came to this country about six
years ago from CARGO Austria, where
he was born. He was drafted last May
and sailed for overseas in July, train
ing in the meantime at Camp Meade.
A brother. Corporal Martin Zinn, is also
in the United States army.
Thirteen Loca, Casualties
Today's fatalities among Phladel-
phians with the army overseas. accord
ing to the official casualty list are
slightly fewer than on yesterday. Five
from this city are dead In contrast with
eight listed yesterday. Two men were
killed in action. two died of wounds and
one succumbed to disease. Eight Phila-
delphians on the list today are classified
as follows: Wounded, degree undeter-
mined. four: missing. two; returned TO
duty, two.
Three hundred names appear on the
honor roll for the nation today, In.
cluded in the list are thirty-four from
this State.
The following are names of two
Philadelphians who appear on the British
casualty list today. Rcpatriated-G.
Maceldowine i'll. ]. G. Brockel
Private Harry G.. Buchanan. Com
pany B. l2sth Infantry. is reported
missing since November TO- according
to n telegram received by his mother.
Mrs Flora Buchanan. 2343 North Second
stro"t Later she had a second message
from the War Department stating that
he had been severely wounded Novem-
her 10. Although closely following the
war news in the papers Mrs. Buchanan
says she never heard of the l2Sth In
fartry being in action. Buchanan. who
is TIVE enty-three years Of age. enlisted in
May. 1917.
Private William Gilbert, 80 South
Eighteenth street reported officially TO
have been missing since the engagement
In the Argonne sector in the latter part
of September, is listed in todays casu-
alties as returned to duty He was
wounded and had been confined in a
hospital. letters received from him by
his parents said. He IA a member of
Company l, 3lith Infantry. and has
been in France since July He was in
training at Camp Meade three months
before sailing. Previous to entering the
service he was clerk In a tobacco
store.
Private Edward +. Jamerson, Com
pnny L. 3lGth Infantry. wounded Sep
tembcr 2S, according to a War Depart