Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-28

Private Peter ]. Lotus, of this city,,
thought by relatives here to have been
killed in action, gave Mrs. Mary Long,
hery, 24S Rector street, his sister,
welcome surprise yesterday when he
called her on the long-distance tele-
phone from New York.
Private Lotus was reported by a
comrade of his to have died in battle,
and as ncne of his kin had received any
letters from him in several months he
, was given up as dead. He had been re-
ported severely wounded by the War De-
partment.
Lotus told his sister over the wire
yesterday that he was all right except
for a part of his left foot, which is miss
ing. Machine-gun bullets took that on
during the fighting in the st. Mihiel Sec
tor on the last day of the war, which
was also his twenty-fifth birthday, he
said He said that he would return
home in few days.
Loftus's parents are dead. Previous
to entering the service he had made his
home with his sister at the Rector street
address A brother, John LOTUS, is on
the Manayunk police force.
Private Lotus is a printer. He en-
tered the army in April, 1918. trained at
Camp Meade and sailed in July. He
liz rapidly recovering from his wound In
the foot and expects shortly to be mus
tered out OF the service.
1t was announced by the War de-
partment today that only few names
would appear on the casualty lists Tor
the next week or SO. 1t was not
learned whether or not the casualties
have nearly all been reported. Today
there are only twelve names on the
honor roll for the city.
Numerous Addresses Wrong
In the morning list Private Bjare
Larson, 2143 South Twenty-second
street, Is reported killed in action. Err
rors have been numerous recently in
the emergency addresses of the men on
the report. Three men in today's re-
port cannot be located at the addresses
furnished by the War Department. One
of these. Private Frank T.. Schommer.
who was said to have lived OF 2524
North Twenty-fourth street. Is reported
TO have died of an accident or similar
cause. ID
Joseph Brznxzkewicz, 1912 South
Penn strsA Camden, Is reported in a
telegram ceived today by sister
living at Il a address to have been killed
by an ACC lent three days after hos
tilities ceas4d. He was a member of
the Headquarters Training Battalion
and had been in the service since he was
drafted last spring He trained at
Camp Jackson. and sailed in July. While
In Camden he lived with his sister, Mrs.
Maggie Iwasoki. Her husband and
another brother have died since the SOL
dier went away.
There are only 742. names on the
honor roll for the nation. while the total
for Pennsylvanians in the report drops
to IS. Among the Philadelphians, two
have returned to duty, one is wounded
severely. six are wounded with degree
undetermined and one other man is
wounded slightly. Sketches of the city
heroes follow:
Private Philip Curreu. renorted
wounded, has arrived from overseas and
IL at his home, 1880 North Twenty-fifth
street, on a fnriopgh; He had his right
gagement.
On his arrival home a few DAYS ago,
Private Curren learned of the death OF
one of his young daughters from influ-
third Division, which is made up of ill.,
nois men. Giving up a war Job at the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, he enlisted
in the army June 10, and after three
months training sailed for overseas.
He has not yet been discharged from the
service.
Private John DeskiIecz, 1856 Carson
street, Manayunk. was 80 badly gassed
that It was four days before he recovered
his voice, he wrote to relatives. He was
q member OF Company G, 304th Engi-
neers, and has been in the service since
September 1917. when he was called in
the first draft. In the letter the soldier
said that he ran into a gas barrage
had been out with a party building
bridges. He has recovered and returned
to duty. He is twenty-one years old.
He trained at Camp Meade and sailed
In July. His parents live In Poland.