Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-10
SKETCHES or THE HEROES

Private Charles IL. Company
NJ. i09th Infantry, previously reported
missing and believed to he "A prisoner
in Germany. was really killed in action
July Is, according to an Official notice
received by his parents a few days ago.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Simmons. of $50 North ~Sixtv-Sixt1
street, and Is survived by his mother
and father. four brothers and three
sisters. He was only eighteen. having
enlisted u year ago last May. He
received his training at Camp Hancock
and sailed overseas in July, 1913. lie
was born in this city, attended the
Overlook public schools, and previous
to enlistment was employed by the
Standard Roller Bearing Company.
Shorty after the publication of the
report that Private simmons was miss
ing, which was given out by the War
n. Department sew
Came N, Dead young man called
80 at the Simmons
Soldiers Mother home. dressed in
civilian clothes, but
claiming to be a soldier under treat
ment for wounds at the Camp Dix con-
valescent hospital, lie explained that
1t had grown so cold at Camp Dix that
he a secured permission to wear civil
to this city. He had called, he said, to
break the sad news to Mrs.. simmons
that her son had died in a French base
hospital, the same institution in which
lie nlllSell was DelnB treated. lie gave
her several messages. purportllg to be
the hnal words of her dead son ala
described his last moments in great dc
tail. Then, after some general talk
about the war. he began to inquire as
to Private Simmons insurance policy,
pension. and so OH. Mrs. simmons. who
had been suspicious all along, was M
mediately convinced that tue man was
n swindler and ordered him from tine
house. The statement that he wanted
to wear secondhand civilian clothes in
stead of the thick, comfortable army
uniform because the latter was not warm
enough, struck me as ridiculous said
Mrs. Simmons. His was not "A very
Creditable tale"
Private Nathan P%atshkin. 24s South
street, wounded. writes his sister. Mrs,
Fanny Goldstcin. that he held out for
three days in the five-day attack In
the Argonne sector in September before
~ boche bullet struck him in the leg.
II walked and crawled through the
smoke, and finally found my way to a
hospital unaided." he added. Recent let
tiers say that he is improving rapidly
and expects to be homo soon. He is a
member OF Company l., 3l5th Infantry,
trained at Meade and has been in France
since July. He was formerly a travel
ing salesman.
Private TObio hi Pietro, previously
reported missing, If, according to a
War Department message u a sister
Mrs. Mary Danozero, safe with his owr
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after spending several weeks in a hos,
pital. Private hi Pietro was drafted
and trained at camp Meade. Previous tc
joining the ColorS he made his home witt
his sister at G42O Carlton street.
Corporal Harry P~aisckopitz. Compan,
Is. 3lbth Infantry. reported missing il
August. Is now reported as wounded
slightly. In recent letters to his mother
Mrs, Molly ~PaiSCkOpitZ of 537 Moor,
street. he says that il was only a scratcl
on the arm. and that he has been r.
leased from the hospital and is con
Cvalescing at a rest camp. lie wa,
drafted September. 1917. and trained a
Camp Meade until July, when his regi
ment sailed overseas. lie is tweuty-sr,
years of age and single. lie was borI
" 1898, at Brooklyn, n. Y, his parents
having come 10 this country from RuSSi;
that same year. Before being called Il
the colors he was employed in the PhiIa
delphia Navy Yard.
Private John !. Birney. Company q
3l3th Infantry, appears on the C~asuaIt,
list today for the second time. He wa
reported as missing on September ~
TO duty.
A brother. Thomas r.. Rirney, a9s
North Leithgow street, received a Wa
Department telegram on December 3,
stating that Private Birney had reioine
his regiment on November 16. Wha
Private Birney passed through fror
September 26 TO November 10. the perio
he was missing. Is not known, as IN
war Department telegram contains Ill
usual bare statement of facts, wIthou
any definite details. Both parents ar
dead n he has not written to any Z
his relatives since he was drafted /
September, 1917. Besides his brothe
on North Leithgow street. he has
sister, Sister Mary Edward, in S
Michaels Convent, Apache Count,
Arizona. Private Birney did "A fou
years hitch" in the United States nav!
serving OH the battleship Alabama.
Private Warren Rementer. reporte
missing in action "A few weeks ago,
now back with his unit, according I
the official casualty list today. lie
twenty-three years old and formerl
lived at 3213 Fontain street. He Sc
cured his education at the Central Hig
school. having been on the varsit
track team for a number Of years.
Private George y. Hasson. thirt
years old, son of John Hasson. go
North Hancock street. previously re
ported 1nissing. but today declared i
hayaf soturucd 10 duty. is a survivor o