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

OF Tie enemy by the American and
French troops at Sedan, lie said:
"On October IS. tho Twcnty-ninth nj
vision sent q regiment Of 5000 against "A
stubbornly Coutended sector that our men
had failed three times to indent. OF this
whole regiment only ESQ men came back
ut for duty. out Of two companies that
went over the top AZ seven O'Clock in the
morning that day there were only sixty
men left after an lour's fighting"
Private sherman is twenty-five years
old, lie enlisted on his tweuty-frst
birthday in the National Guard of New
Jersey and was sent to camp Mcclellan
for training. where ne remained until
his regiment sailed for overseas June
last.
In the letter home 10 his parents. writ
ten since the armistice he says that lie
- recovering rapidly from the gas at
tack aud expects TO be returned to this
country soon
Corporal John walsh. this city. a
member of the 3l3th Infantry. original
~ reported wounded, is now known to
nave died of his wounds.
This information came To relatives
mere few days ago i'm a letter written
by Sergeant Loner. of the 2l3th Infantry,
whose duty il is to return dead soldiers
maNL He told IN the letter Of how Pri-
Naie Walsf was wounded in the neck
september 20 by a fragment of flying
shrapnel, and of how his death resulted
because no means could be mad to get
MN to the hospital on account of heavy
shelfrc
corporal Walsh was a good soldier be
n
ments Of the war. and his life, given
up on the field of honor. was not in
vain adds Sergeant Lotler in the letter
to the dead heros relatives.
Private Thomas GIascone. l5l7 Melon
street, member of Company \. l09th
Infantry. was severely wounded in the
Battle of the .\rgonne. september 20.
Private Glascone was formerly of the
First Regiment. National Guards Of
Pennsylvania, having enlisted in May.
1916. lie served at III P.go Texas,
during tie border troubles in 1915 and
1917. and when congress declared war
on Germany he was again called out.
He trained intensively at Camp Han
cock until his regiment sailed Nay last
Private Glascone was with his unit
at Chateau ThieEry, the battle OF the
Marine and finally the attack in the Ar
gonne, where he was wounded. He is
nineteen years old. In recent letters to
l. is parents, written from hospital he
says that he is recovering.
Corporal Joseph T.. Lambert. classi-
fed in todays Official casually nst as
wounded and stated to have been pre-
viously reported missing. was never re-
ported missing and was only slightly
wounded once according TO his parents
who live at 5409 Haverford avenue. He
las written home regularly and is per
fecty we'll and safe. SAID ms parents
today.
Private Joseph O'TooIe. l2S South
Forty-eighth street, wounded octoner
% in his right knee. IS twenty-five years
old and a member of Company ii, SIN
teenth Infantry He trained at camp
Green. and has been overseas since July
of last year. Previous to entering the
service he was in the zee business anu anu
had lived with his parents at the for-
ty-eighth street address
Private MeIIor Sunderly, Company q,
3l5th Infantry. reported originally 10
have been missing in action since sep
tember 26, has been located by the war
pepartment in base hospital.
According to letter received by his
I narents Mr. and Mrs. John SunderlN,
aO51 Medary avenue, he was wounded b$
shraDnel in the ankle, but has recovered
Sunderly was drafted in Septemoer,
1o17 and went to Meade for training, Al
Camn Meade he was rejected. Dut laler
was operated on in this csty for slight
physical disability ana was retuIheu "
dufy lie sailed for overseas in July.
Previous to going away 10 cd"P Hc was
. | "A hardware salesman. , .,,.
brother J. e. Sunderly. twenty
three went overseas and served during
the war with the jefferson Hosp'taI
>unit. , ,,,o
Naudain street, wounded, is member
Of Company e, 369th infantry lie was
drafted in november, 1917, tfaines AZ
Meade and sailed for France last -sprll
! letters from him to his wife some time
ago said that Il" was wounded in the
hand. , ,.r,,.
private Herbert. 4. Dixon, twen'ySS ~
seven. a member of the medical unit or
the 111th Infantry, reported wounded
las written to an aunt, Mrs. Mary
Dovle. 1886 Seibert street. that ne was
gassed at Sedan on the DAY oid hosIiiitIgs les
entered the service in September, 1911
trained at Hancock and sailed Tor over
seas in May. Private Dixon is married;
and before entering the service lived
with his wife and two children at the
Seibert street address. He is pattern
maker.
Priyat. John Ischi, twenty-sevcn, 4035
North Reese street company A, LOU Ion
.ofiicial report was hit in the arm by a
bursting shell November ,. according
TO letter written to his sister, MISS
IIathrin Ischi month ago. tele-
gram received by her this morning said
, he landed i'm New Y"rk yesterday and
, erpects to be home snoitly.
~ lam Meade and sailed in July. lie
Vas horn i'm this city, attended the public
schools and previous TO entering the
service was receiving clerk in whole
! sale grocery store.
Private John j. Davenport. thirty
four wears old, 74l West Ontario street,
\ a member of Company'C, ll0th Infantry
was formerly of the old Third Regiment,
. y, o. p. and trained at Camp Hancock
lie is reported missing in action pciU-
her but has been located in a hos
pital.
IN the letters home Private Daven-
d mort does not meution anything about
S being wouDded: In one letter received
l. recently he 'incfosed picture of himself
2. but one hand was placed behind his
: back, and his parents believe that the
: hand has been amputated and that he Is
a irving to deceive them. He was born
n in This city and attended st. Charles
y parnrhial School Previous TO enlisi.