Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-19
KNOX's REQUEST WINS
Four Philadelphia Heroes Are
Among the Days Arrivals
i'm New York

The 10Sd Trench Mortar battery Is
on the battleship North Carolina. now
on its way across the Atlantic. and due
to dock at Now York about March "a.
The trench mortar battery is part OF
the Twenty-eghth Division, but was
gwen preference in the trauspOrtation
10 this country. The main part Of the
division is scheduled to sail for TINS
country in May. The division IS now
preparing to move to the port OF en-
barkation Sevel al ships will he assigned
TO transport tile division home. They
will arrive on the same day, unless
something interfercs with their progress
Base Hospital No. 20 is scheduled for
early return because Of the request OF
Senator Knox, Cabled TO General Per-
shing and apprsing him of conditions
In Philadelphia,
Doctors Needed Here
In acceding TO the request, General
Pershing was influenced by the plea that
the presence of the doctors and medical
students in the unit is urgently needed
at home Students in the unit. the
{ Senator told the general, will be able TO
graduate in one year less time If re-
turned now.
Four Philadelphians. all of whom have
been awarded the Distinguished Service
4 Sioss' Mcio ",''o,e ~. -, .t,
,,, ~. ~ -, ,+ rho go, ,,.or, 81
tached to tank outfits and all received
their medals for unusual bravery dis
played under the hottest kind Of fire
The men are Corporal Frank W. Os-
mond, 1882 North Fifty-thrd street !;
Corporal Charles V. williams, 53+ South
Nlhth stree tI'tdls 49,. = "Is'r.r ,,I'
isto No III iI,s ,,,.! --oo r..u
b Nate 'h4'ieS D. 'li'''' "'-0 eiil"ei '0'
street.
ifa oooIn t"Iih Pi's|re, c"i'.pr IsIns
the a'o'n, ""iS ""u oI'eu e.. l,loI'' '
anu lne 'IU.l' 80 a1u as oog,,,
pans ,'N 60 49, -, ' Ic 49,
s III. ~ TX, ,,.,,.o,ta,,
nst pi!s"us o'' o.0 '.oii
.,e,,.. 81, - ~ e. nTibiaI or,, Area,ro
s.,l.as 80 a. ,,,o,,ira tbo sn,ni,ar ta,i,s
M. aostb was ,rftb tho RritisL orJ
ansroted tbe .beav,es" and ,vera in tho
hattie ar ReIIicourt Cambrat the SelIe
piyar I,catea, and Tor,na1 rbeir
casualties were about "a per cent, and
OIL the Original NUMBER or 1orty-eieht
tanks oiliS lourteeh [eHldiheo "4eH Inc
armistice went int" effect.
After 'he hsh,'hg nad ended ana the
I men We're IN the rest area at Saulty,
Brigadier General Rockenoach' chief or
tne american iaiih Norps' Cohsralula'eo
them upon tneir heroic service. lie told
tneIn ne nao Deeh received oy the hlns
OF England VINO told MN the tanks corps
ala more 10 cement the friendly reIa-
Mons between these countries than any
other organization OF the army.
Some Tjck,isb Nomert.
nave oeen III d HuIhper OIL Oatl!es
potn IN FhIiIy ana IN france but you
can peheNe me 'Eat tne tlcKllsh moment
IN my lie was IN the early morning
hours or september ~ at Ronsoy,' Pri-
Vate Britt said. Lieutenant Hobbs was
in command of the operation of tank
number 9591. which went over the top at
3 a. m. We were not moving very
fast, but were lodging the big IFS that
the Germans were sending in our direc-
ton when suddenly, about ) o'clock /
was stunned by a terrific explosion.
When I recovered a short time later I
found nyselr in the omen in the midst OF
bursting shells"
hrrNais OF fhi'adeiphlans
Philadelphians arriving in New York
yesterday were:
Allen Mills, 1920 South Twenty fourth
street. Alexander Hunter, 124 West
Wishart street: John NJ. Piersol, 472t
Chester avenue; Henry G. Hausann, 95I
North Warnock street Guy Weldon
5425 Angora Terrace: Fred A. Brenner
l17 North Fiftieth street; David w
Scott, 2007 West Madison street : Michae
Levy, 1906 South Eighth street: Hugh
McKane, 4O3 West Cumberland street
Martin J. Kelly. 1913 Cherry street
y Charles :. Wright, 674S York road
Thomas J. Morrin, 1909 Brandywin,
street; James McDermott, l246 South
& Forty street; Ellis s. Sentman
1928 South Sixtieth street: Harry g
Wurst. 420 Ruscomb street: : Albert W
Y G. Fisher, 341 North Wilton street Wal
ter F. Newcomb. 1881 Chestnut street
Alexander Bubin. "a East Thompson
street; Joseph McCloskey. 1927 Brow
street; Mann G. Berg 31l5 North Six
teenth street: William ]. Thompson
1855 South Alder street; Joseph "
Cuba, 22O Lemonte street; Joseph 4
Schneider, 1929 Fairmount avenue