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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1918. 31 Acquainted With the Quality of WARD'S MOTHER HUBBARD BREAD who buy this fine WARD loaf (and they now number thousands) say it is the best bread on the market to-day. DAG You try it and we prophFAR WARD'S FAMED esy you, will like it. FAR- -FAMED WARD'S BREADS Made with milk and CAKES TIP-TOP with wheat and rice SILVER QUEEN HUBBARD flour in percentages com- SUNKIST COLD MOTHER FAIRY SPONGE DAINTY- MAID plying with U.

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F. L. DRESSLER IS DEAD IN FRANCE Family Has No Details ing His Death Lived in Islip. (Special to The Eagle.) Islip, L. November 5-Capt.

Fritz L. Dressler, only son of Oscar and Minna Dressler of this place is dead in France. His parents have received no intimation as to how he came by his death. They do not know whether he was killed in action, died of wound or succumbed to disease. Mr.

Dressler, father of the soldier, is a wealthy woolen manufacturer with mills in Garfield, N. J. Capt. Dressler was a member of Squadron First Cavalry and with it saw service on the Mexican border. On his retrun home he was connected for a short time with the tobacco business.

On the entrance of America into the international conflict he became a member of the Quartermaster's Department of the Second Division. He passed examinations making him eligible for a captaincy shortly before his departure overseas service in October of last year. In France he was stationed at Tours throughout the entire year. Capt. Dressler was a graduate of the University of Virginia, and had traveled extensively.

He is survived by his parents and one sister, a widow who is now in Switzerland. He was a member of the Army and Navy Club and was 30 years of age. BROOKLYN JEWS IN WAR WORK DRIVE Prominent Men and Women Active in Campaign to Start Monday. A factor in the "Win the War" progra mof the United States is the Jewish Welfare Board, one of the seven organizations that will come before the people of Brooklyn in the associated drive for funds, under the direction of the United War Work Committee. Jews in every section of the ed with the Catholics and the Protestborough, city and a country, have unitants and are organizing for active participation.

Here in Brooklyn, Nathan Max Abelman, Samuel Rottenberg, S. F. Rothschild, Abraham Supreme Court Justice Edward Lazansky and Elias eRiss are but a few of those who are directing what will be a gigantic effort by the Jews to make the campaign for $3,000,000 in Brooklyn a success. The Jewish Victory Boys and Girls Division is almost completely organized and ready to act as soon as the drive is initiated. Thousands of boys and girls have pledged themselves in behalf of the fund.

Herman Naederland is chairman of boys' division and Mildred Saul at the head of the girls. Those who are directing this phase of the work in the various sections of the borough are for the boys: Maurice Keller, 133 Bay 28th Bay Ridge Division; Judge Jacob S. Strahl, 74 Chauncey Bedford Division; Rabbi Israel Goldfarb, 360 Clinton Central Division; William Goldschmidt, 890 E. 16th Flatbush Division; Rabbi Sigmund J. Rome, 103 Lorimer Greenpoint Division; M.

Moskes, Ninth Street Y. M. C. South Brooklyn Division; Louis Jacobson, 300 Schenck 26th Ward Division: Nathan J. Levy, 179 Marcy Williamsburg Division.

Girls: Mrs. Benjamin Cohen, 59 Bay 29th Bay Ridge Division; Miss Helen Nighthauser, 78 Prospect Park West, Bedford Division: Miss Fanny Marks, 169 Columbia Heights, Central Division; Mrs. J. A. Seidman, 501 E.

24th Flatbush Division; Mrs. A. Zipsor. 108 Greenpoint Division: Mrs. J.

Mark, 34 Butler South Brooklyn Division; Miss Esther Taleisnik, 248 Wyona 26th Ward Division, and Miss Lillian Abraham, 17 S. Elliot Williamsburg Division. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ENTERTAINED. A Halloween party which had a very particular interest and which has not been announced was given at the Convalescent Home for Soldiers and Sailors, the National League for Woman Service home at Bay Ridge, one day last week. It was a surprise party tendered by the school children of Public School 170 to the soldiers and sailors.

Upon their arrival at the grounds twenty-five boys and girls marshaled by their teachers, Miss Barnes and Miss Chapman, marched forward, stood at attention before the boys and with a hearty expression of their good wishes, presented their gifts. Baskets attractively decorated, with orange and black crepe black cats and witches and filled to overflowing with fruit, candies, nuts and cakes were the individual gift of each child. An interesting talk by one of the marines concluded the program and delighted the children. The Summer Convalescent Home of the league closed last week and the winter headquarters, which are located at the Howard W. Maxwell house.

377 Clinton will open officially Thursday afternoon, 97 KILLED IN WRECK; 3 IN ONE FAMILY DIE Joseph Vancanzo's and Two Other Bodies Identified-Two Holmes Brothers Missed Train. The death list in the Brighton Beach crash on Friday evening was increased to 97 today, upon further checking of the death list. Three more persons died of their injuries. One person who had been previously reported killed was later found to be alive in the Kings County Hospital, but badly injured. He is Edward W.

Fitzpatrick of 1621 Avenue N. There was also a Morris Vineberg of 1706 Bath ave. and a Morris Weinberg, address unknown, which authorities have concluded were the same person. Joseph vesancanzo, 28 years old, of 845 died in the Kings County Hospital shortly after he was taken there on Friday night, making the third member of his family to be killed. His body was placed in a vault, in the rush, instead of in the morgue, with the result that his death was not reported.

His brother, Louis Vancanzo, 23 years old, also killed, as was his cousin, was, Mamie Russo, 19 years old. All three bodies are now at the Gravesend address, and the funeral services will be held tomorrow morning. The Russo girl's; body was terribly mutilated. Mrs. Gertrude M.

Harris of 810 Avenue and Rose Calibria of 1935 East Ninth both died yesterday in the Kings County Hospita of injuries. Gave Seat to Woman, Killed. One of the Flatbush Red Branch nurses who is doing special Cross emergency work at the Kings County tient reports that a woman paHospital, who was badly injured in the disaster said she had been standing in the car and that a moment or two before the accident, a man who was seated insisted that she take his seat, remarking: can hold on to the strap better that you can." When the crash came this courteous man was killed before her eyes. She did not know his name. Two Holmes Brothers Escaped Wreck.

Had George W. Holmes of 661 Westminster road, who was killed in the Brighton Beach "L' wreck on Friday night, waited for his brothers, as was his usual habit, he would not have been a passenger on the ill-fated train. He was a member of the firm of Fred W. Holmes of 409 Pearl st. He and his brothers, Fred Jr.

of 11 Irvington place William of 135 Kenmore place, generally left their place of business together at 6 o'clock each evening. On Friday night, however, George finished a little 'earlier than usual and started for home. His brothers followed just a few moments later and were on the train following the one which was wrecked. Mrs. Gertrude M.

Quinn Harris, 25 years old. of 810 Ave. W. wife of Melville P. Harris, who died yesterday in the Coney Island Hospital, was a vic.

tim of the B. R. T. railroad accident. She was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of George and Elizabeth Quinn.

Her husband is traffic manager SEa for a large wholesale concern in Manhattan. She also leaves her parents and a brother, George Quin. The funeral will be held Thursday morning with interment in the Greenfield Cemetery at Hempstead, L. I. David Bogen of 97 Kenmore pi.

was a victim of the wreck. He was 27 years old, a graduate of C. C. N. 1913, and a member of the Z.

B. T. Fraternity, Jewish Community of New DAVID BOGEN York, and the Young Folks League of Temple Beth Emeth, Flatbush. Mr. Bogen had been connected with the sales force of the Union Card and Paper Company of 45 Beekman Manhattan, for five years.

He was the sole support of his widowed mother, his only brother, Robert, being in the Army. He devoted his spare time to educational purposes, teaching in evening schools, both in Manhattan and Brooklyn. He also spoke at many places during the Liberty Loan drive. Funeral services were held at his late residence, yesterday afternoon, with interment in Hebron Cemetery. Nathan Lerner of 1114 East Sev.

enth who died yesterday in Kings County Hospital of injuries received in the Brighton Beach elevated accident on Friday night, was a member of the firm of the American Shirt Co. He leaves his wife, Elizabeth, and five children. Theodore Ferdinand Holtorf of 984 East 18th who was killed, was a member of the firm of Park, Holtorf Guy, for thirty years. He was born in New York City, on February 17, 1859. He is survived by his wife, Adele, and two sons, Edward and Gerard.

Funeral services were held last night at his late home. Cremation took place today at Fresh Pond. Silas Wright Mussen, 27 years old, of 402 Ocean an office manager for the Liggett Drug Company, died of injuries received. His funeral was held today, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr.

Mussen was born in Manhattan. He is survived by his wife, Jeannette Atwater: one child, and his parents, Cassius P. and Edith Mussen. Mr. Mussen was born in Upper Jay, Essex County, N.

Y. Sadie L. Munn, 40 years old, of 25 Rugby road, was also killed in the accident. She was the daughter of Cyrus Munn. Funeral services were held at the home of her sister, Mrs.

T. Munson, at 25 Rugby last evening. FOUR KILLED IN STAR SHELL PLANT Bound Brook, N. November 5--- Four persons were instantly killed today in an explosion which demolished part of the plant here of the Metal Disintegarting Company, a concern making aluminum alloys. The explosion occurred early this morning in what was known as the grinding department, where chemicals were used.

The company also manufactures star shells for the Government, but it was said that none were being manufactured in the building blown up. Those killed were employees. According to the local police one of those killed was a young German who was put to work in the plant at 11 o'clock last night. Lt. H.R.

Vanderbilt Missing; Lt. Edw. J. Bonney Wounded Three Brooklyn lieutenants figured in today's casualty list. Lt.

Herbert R. Vanderbilt of 270 Ryerson st. has been missing in action since September 26. Lt. Edward J.

Bonney of 1126 50th st. has been slightly wounded The war department confirmed today the news published in The Eagle several times that Lt. Horace B. Scanlan, of 347 Gates who was reported to have died of wounds, had been only slightly wounded. The parents of Lt.

Scanlan received several letters from their son which were written subsequent to the date he was supposed to have passed away, so they knew that a mistake had been made. It was also announced that Pvt. Atthon Catalano, of 626 Liberty who was previously reported as hav. ing died of wounds, is alive and in the hospital. Less fortunate was Mechanic George C.

Powell, of Glendale, who was reported originally as missing, but who it has since been learned was killed in action. Lt. Herbert R. Vanderbilt. Lt.

Herbert R. Vanderbilt of 270 Ryerson st. has been missing since September 26. Lt. Vanderbilt went abroad last May with Co.

311th Inf. After coming to Brooklyn from his native town, Assining, N. he joined the 23d Regt. and became a member of Co. M.

He was transferred to Co. of the 7th Regt. shortly before the Mexican trouble and served with that command in Texas. Upon returning from the border he secured a position in the paymaster's office of the New York Central. He went to Buffalo to live and was shifted to the 74th Regt.

there. When the United States entered the war Lt. Vanderbilt was selected as one in the first lot of National Guardsmen to attend the Officers' Training Camp at Madison Barracks. Upon receiving his commission he went Camp Dix. From there he started for France.

Lt. Vanderbilt, as a youth, attended the Mt. Pleasant Military Academy for several years. Lt. Edward J.

Bonney. Lt. Edward J. Bonney of 1126. 50th st.

is recovering front wounds he suffered on September 2. He is in 8. London bas hospital. Lt. Bonney is a member of Co.

M. 106th nf. While The was training at Camp Wadsworth. where he had been transferred from the 23d in which he had originally enlisted, he was selected to attend the Officers' Training Camp. on completion of the course he was commissioned a second lieutenant.

Bonney is 24 years old and received his secondary training at the Bay Ridge High School. He is son of Wil- liam Bonney. Sgt. Benjamin Chester. Sgt.

Benjamin Chester, aged 22, of 129 Alabama a member of the 106th was killed in September. He lived with his brother, Abraham Chester. Sgt. Chester enlisted in the regular Army about four years ago and saw service in Mexico. He was sent to France about seven months ago.

Sgt. Chester was born in Russia and to this country with his parents twelve years ago. Pvt. William Leddin. Pvt.

William Leddin, who died of wounds on September 28, lived with his sister, Miss Lydia Leddin, at 78 Berry when he was inducted into military service on June 8 last. He was born in the old Fourteenth Ward and tended the parochial school of St. Vincent de Paul's Church. When he left school he was apprenticed to the paint making trade. When he was drafted he was first sent to Camp Upton and later he was transferred to Camp Meade, where he was assigned to Co.

313th Inf. and sailed for France in August. His brother, Harry Leddin, is a private in Batt. F. 320th F.

now in France. He was drafted in September, 1917. and has seen much service abroad. Pvt. Leddin was 24 years old.

Corp. Thomas J. Mulcahy, Corp. John J. Mulcahy, 24 years old, of 288 Hicks was severely wounded on September 1.

according to a letter received from the chaplain of his regiment shortly afterwards by his sister, Mrs. Mary McCabe. Corp. Mulcahy is with the 106th Inf. Despite the fact that he has lost eight inches of one of his legs he still maintains his usual cheerfulness, as is shown by a letter dated September 12, which has recently been received.

The letter reads: "A few lines to let you know that I am still alive and kicking, but nursing one big grouch because Jerry put me out of commission. I will be only able to wear one sock for a while, as I had the pleasure of losing about eight inches of my right leg. However, they are going to fix it up SO I will be hardly able to miss it. I am in a base hospital in Dartford, England, run by a unit from the Kings County Hospital, so you see I am right at home and everything is rosy." His father, when he was told of his son's injuries, was found dead in his chair as a result of the shock. Corp Mulcahy enlisted in the 14th Rgt.

tow days after war was declared. After spending nine months at Spartanburg he left for France in May on the I President Lincoln. He was born in Brooklyn and attended St. Charles School. He was working as a cooper on the waterfront before he enlisted.

He has a brother in the Navy, Roger J. Mulcahy, 25 years old, who is stationed at Staten Island. Put. Henry Kuehler, Pvt. Henry Kuehler, son of Mrs.

Minnie Kuehler, of 815 Seneca was slightly wounded on September 15, for the fourth time. He has been in the service for two years and was on the Mexican border. Pvt. Kuehler left for France with the 105th M. G.

B. last spring. He was born in Brooklyn twenty years ago and graduated from P. S. No.

77, Queens. He has written his mother that he has about recovered and is ready to go over the top again. Prt. Fred Lippert. Pvt.

Fred Lippert who was wounded, degree undetermined, on August 11, is the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Lippert of 237 Grove st. Before receiving the Government dispatch Mrs. Lippert had a from her son advising her that he was recovering and expected to get back into action soon again. Pvt.

Lippert was born in Brooklyn thirty-one years ago and graduated from P. S. No. 72. Before he was inducted into the service last April he was employed as a clothing cutter.

He left for France in May with Co. 106th Inf. Put. Arthur Friedlander. Pyt.

Arthur Friedlander, 24 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Friedlander of 718 Ocean has been wounded, degree undetermined. In a letter to his folks Friedlander said he had been burned by mustard gas and would leave the hospital on October 11.

He is a member of Co. 306th and was drafted in September, 1917. He went to France in March. He was employed as manager of a retail shoe store in Bay Ridge before being drafted. Pvt.

Friedlander attended Boys High. His brother, Percy, is at the Students Training School at New York University. Pvt. Max Cohen. Pvt.

Max Cohen, 25 years old, of 237 Rockaway was slightly wounded on September 6. Pyt, Cohen was drafted in September, 1917, and after training at Camp Upton was sent overseas with Co. 307th Inf. He was graduated from grammar school at Paterson, N. and was in the wholesale confectionery business.

Pvt. John Hellsberg. Pvt. John Heilsberg, aged 23, of 415 Autumn a member of Co. 30th was slightly wounded August 31.

He is the son of Mr. Mrs. John Heilsberg. He was drat last January and sent to Camp Gree 69 BROOKLYN-L. I.

MEN IN CASUALTIES TODAY 8. from where he went to France in April. Pvt. Heilsberg is a graduate of P. S.

No. 64, and an iron welder. Pvt. John E. Bryan.

Pvt. John Bryan of Co F. 106th the son of Mary and Abraham Bryan of 97 Cooper was slightly wounded on August 29. In a letter to his parents h. said he was recovering from his injuries.

Pvt. Bryan was born in Brooklyn nineteen years ago. He enlisted with Co. 23d in September, 1917, and embarked for overseas duty from Spartanburg last May. Sgt.

William J. McNamara. Sgt. William Joseph McNamara of the 305th M. G.

was wounded slightly on September 5. In a letter to his aunt Mrs. Michael Shinney of 249 Swinner he said he was getting "along nicely" and expected soon to return to his outfit. He 15 23 years old. He went to Camp Upton last February and sailed for France in April.

CorpoRa Robert D. D. Pohlman, Pohlman. 25 years old reported wounded, degree undo. termined, was burned a about the body gas.

August 16. He is still in pital but expects soon to be abou', he wrote to his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Pohlman of 391 Kosciusko a few days ago. He is a member of Co. M.

805th Inf. Corp. Pohiman was one of the hrst men to go to Camp Upton and sailed for France last April. Jae was formerly a shipping clerk in a wholesale house in Maniottan. Pvt.

Everett R. Ayers, Pvt. Everett R. Ayers, 29 years old, died of pneumonia October 3. He was a member of the 106th M.

G. Co. I'vt. Ayers was an orphan and lived with a friend, Pvt. Ronald E.

MacKay, at 1107 Putnam now a member of the 82d Sixth Regt. of Marines, who was wounded in the thigh 011 July 19. Pvt. Ayers was employed by the Edison Company as a chauffeur before he enlisted in the 23d Regt. Pvt.

Richard McElrath. Pvt. Richard McElrath. who died of wounds on September 26, lived with his sister, Mrs. Mary O'Donnell, at 208 Walworth when he volunteered for military service more than a year ago.

Pet. McElrath was born in Brooklyn and was old. He attended St. Louis' Parochial School. Pyt.

McElrath was coal, wood and ice business when he enlisted in the 47th Regt. He went with the regiment to Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. and there he, was assigned to Co. 106th Inf. Pvt.

McElrath wrote most encouraging letters to his sister and other relatives. He told them how he had been on the firing line on three occasions and that he expected to r'eturn to the battlefront after his unit had rested. He declared that the fighting was of the fiercest kind and that they were giving he the Huns all that they deserved for the many wrongs they had committed since the start of the war. Put. Ralph Licker.

Pvt. Ralph Licker, who was slightly hurt on September 5. is recoveriing in a base hospital from shrapnel wounds in the neck, left arm and left side. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Licker, of 366 S. Second st. He was born in Manhattan where he attended P. S. No.

62. After his graduation his parents moved to Brooklyn. when Pvt. Licker went to Boys High for several terms. When the United States declared war on Germany, Licker obtained a Government position and later became a signal man in the Naval Reserve Force in the Third District.

He was drafted on October 11, 1917. and was sent to Camp Upton, where he was assigned to the 306th Headquarters as a signal man. He sailed with that unit for France last April. In a recent letter to his mother 'he stated that while his wounds still bothered him he was otherwise feeling good. He begged his parents not to worry about him or his condition, adding that he would soon be back home.

Corp. Benjamin J. Eddington. his comrades. Put.

Matthew Cronin. Corp. Benjamin J. Eddington. 24 years old, was wounded slightly on August 17.

He is the son of Mrs. Mary Bauers, of 156 Skillman ave. He was born in the Eastern District and attended St. Cecilia's Parochial School. Corp Eddington is a printer by occupation.

He was in the first contingent to go to Camp Upton. He went overseas with Co. E. 308th I last April. Corp.

Eddington has written to his mother that he has been three times over the top and that as soon as he is discharged from the hospital and rest camp to which he is expected to be sent he would return to the battle front. "Although I was only slightly wounded I want to get even with some of the Huns for what they did to me and the other boys in our outfit," Corp. Eddington wrote. "The Huns jare not fair fighters and we are going to get even with them, believe Pvt. Max Goldsand.

Pyt. Max Goldsand, who was wounded slightly on August 17, is the son of Gabriel Goldsand, of 155 Seigel st. He is 23 years old. He was born in Russia and at the time he was inducted into military service had been eight years in the United States. Pvt.

Goldsand is a printer. He was drafted last March and was sent to Camp Upton. After only three months military training he was on his way overseas, with Co. 305th Inf. In a letter to his father Pvt.

Goldsand stated that he was recovering in a base hospital many miles back from the battle front. He begged his parents not to worry about him, saying that his wounds did not amount to much, that the war would soon be over and ho would join them in a family reunion. Pvt. Henry Sparhuber. Pvt.

Henry Sparhuber, 25 years old, who was severely wounded on September 5, is an Eastern District boy. He is the son of Mrs. Christina Herrmann of 142 Kingsland ave. He was graduated from P. S.

No. 17 and later attended a business school. Pvt. Sparhuber held a responsible position in a big Manhattan mercantile house when he was drafted on October 10, 1917. He was sent to Camp Upton and later was transferred to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, where he was placed in Co.

326th Inf. Pvt. Sparhuber is married, his wife being Mrs. Frances Sparhuber, has a little daughter, 4 months old, whom he has never seen. Pvt.

Sparhuber, according to his letter, received four wounds. One piece of shrapnel tore the flesh of his body to such an oxtent that one wound necessitated 32 stitches. In his letters to his mother and wife he urged them not to worry about him or his condition as he declared he was feeling fine and that he was far better off than some of Pyt. Matthew Cronin was wounded, degree undetermined, on July 18. He has written to his parents that he has lost the sight of one eye and that he is recovering from several wounds.

Cronin, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cronin of 383 South Fifth is only 20 years old. Since the outbreak of the great European War he has been a keen observer of events on the battlefield. When the United States entered the war he immediately joined the old 69th Regt.

and went with that unit to Camp Mills, where he was transferred to Co. 165th Inf. was born in Cherry Manhattan, and when he was an infant parents moved to the Eastern District. He was graduated from P. S.

No. 19, after which he was apprenticed to the in a big Manhattan printing house printer's trade and held a PO position when be enlisted. Despite the loss of and suffering from other Pvt. Cronin writes mo 1 letters to his parents, In 1 ter he told them not to. W01 aim, that he was happy to he gt.

Benjamin KILLED IN Chester, ACTION. 141 Alaba put." ave. William T. Hickton, 55 Stanhope st. Pvt.

James V. O'Donnell, 6210 Fifth ave. DIED OF WOUNDS. Corp. Edward M.

Secor, 258 Monroe st. Pyt. Richard McElrath, 208 Walworth st. DIED OF DISEASE. Pvt.

Edward R. Ayers, 1107 Putnam ave. WOUNDED SEVERELY. Clarence Lazarus, 542 Eastern Parkway. Pvt.

Abraham Goldman, 140 Boerum st. Pvt. Joseph Jakones, 89 Store Blissville. Pvt. Frank A.

Kennedy, 27 Granite st. Pvt. Joseph M. Pernice, 615 DeKalb ave. Pvt.

August Schneider, 654A Halsey st. Pvt. Henry Sparkhuber, 142 Kingsland ave. Pvt. Jack Stasikewicz, 101 N.

Ninth st. WOUNDED--DEGREE UNDETERMINED. James M. Doyle, 314 73d st. Sgt.

John A. Leonard, 150 Ellen Astoria. Corp. Joseph L. Overdunker, 72 Park ave.

Corp. Robert D. Pohlman, 391 Kosciusko st. Pvt. Matthew P.

Cronin, 383 S. Fifth st. Pvt. Arthur E. Friedlander, 709 Ocean ave.

Pvt. Charles Furman, 105 Ralph ave. Pyt. Joseph Gallagher, 936 58th st. Pvt.

Ernest Gallo, 117 Gold st. Pvt. Alfred H. Hart, 607 Flatbush ave. Stephen Keugle, 1165 Fulton streett.

Pvt. Fred Leger, 595 Kosciusko st. Pyt. Bennie Levine, 2112 Atlantic ave, Pyt. Frederick F.

Lippert, 237 Grove st. Pvt. Peter R. McNally, 38 Jackson Long Island City. Pvt.

Arthur C. Meincke, 6945 ond ave. Pvt. Roger Swartz, 2520 Gates ave. Pvt.

William A. Wacker, 400 6th st, George Wimmer Jr. 314 Stockholm st WOUNDED SLIGHTLY. Lt. Edward J.

Bonney, 1126 50th st. Sgt. Edward E. Lewis, 145 N. Vernon Arverne.

Sgt. William J. McNamara, 249 I Sumner ave. Corp. Benjamin J.

Eddington, 15 Skillman ave. Corp. John Gabriel 296 Maujer st. Corp. August J.

Lutjens 1608 Church Woodhaven. Corp. Robert J. McCann, 409 Hudson ave. Corp.

James R. Maxwell, 9214 Ridge Boulevard. Mechanic Vincent J. Belluci, 31 Bradford Flushing. P'vt.

Joseph N. Brideson, 166 16th st. Pyt. John E. Bryan, 97 Cooper st.

Pvt. Max Cohen. 237 Rockaway ave. Pvt. Peter De Bernardo, 207 Wallabout st.

Pvt. Thomas Gilroy, 66 Sutton st. Pvt. Max Goldsand, 155 Seigel st. Pyt.

John Hellsberg, 415 Railroad Michael Holahan, West Neck, Huntington, L. I. Pvt. Charles G. Johns, 252 Cleveland st.

Pvt. Henry Kuehler, 816 Seneca ave. Pvt. William K. Leonard, 164 Bainbridge st.

Pvt. Ralph H. Licker, 366, S. Second st. Pvt.

Irving Magdalin, 263 Court st. Pvt. Arthur J. Mason, 445 East 34th st. Pvt.

Walter R. Nolan, 662 Halsey st. Pvt. William R. Pearce, 55 Henry st.

Frank Z. Purpora, 148 Walworth st. Pvt. Vincent Sabatelle, 188 Hudson ave. Jesse Schramm, Westhampton Beach, L.

I. Pvt. John R. Wyman, 317 Columbia st. MISSING IN ACTION.

Herbert R. Vanderbilt, 270 Ryerson st. Corp. Joseph Rusy, Locust Islip, L. I.

Pvt. Frederick Norman, 15 Kister court. PRISONER. James Evans, 222 Albany ave. KILLED--REPORTED MISSING.

Mechanic George C. Powell, Glendale. L. I. WOUNDED REPORTED DEAD FROM WOUNDS.

Lt. Horace B. Scanlan, 347 Gates ave. Pvt. Anthon Catalano, 626 Liberty ave.

yet on casualty list. Private advice to The Eagle. Not fought for the Stars and Stripes and democracy. Pvt. Peter de Bernardo.

Pvt. Peter de Bernardo was slightly wounded on September 5. He was born in Italy 24 years ago and had been five years in the United States when he was drafted and sent to Camp Upton and assigned to the Third 305th F. A. He is a.

furniture polisher by trade and formerly lived with his uncle, Stefano Guerrieri, at 207 Wallabout st. He sailed for France last April. In recent letters to his relatives, Pvt. Bernardo did not mention how he was wounded. He added that he was in a base hospital and expected to be again in the battle within a few weeks.

Sgt. James M. Doyle. Sgt. James M.

Doyle, 19 years old, of 314 73d has been slightly wounded. He is a member of Co. 106th having been transferred to that command from the 14th Regt. at Spartanburg. Sgt.

Doyle enlisted in April, 1917, and when the 14th was called out went to Sheepshead Bay and then to Camp Wadsworth. He left for France aboard the President. Lincoln on May 10. He told of his injuries in a letter dated October 5 to his mother, Mrs. Catherine Doyle.

He wrote: "It was in the Cambrai-St. Quentin stunt on Sunday, September 29, when the 106th broke the Hindenburg line. Ever since coming over, four and a half months ago, we have been having our hands full. But. believe me.

the 27th New York Division certainly showed what New York was and is made of. "I am in an English hospital just now and the treatment I am receiving is elegant. I don't expect to be here much longer, as yesterday they allowed me to gO out for a walk to town, and expect pretty soon that I will be in one of our own hospitals or convalescent camps," Pvt. George Smith. Peter Smith of Glen Cove, L.

assistant to Robert Jones, superintendent of the Chubb estate, has received notification that his brother, Pvt. George Smith, was killed in action in France in September. He enlisted several months ago in the Canadian Army and was assigned to a machine gun battalion. Previous to his enlistment he was employed on the estate of W. R.

Coe at Oyster Bay, Pvt. Michael Mecchella. Nicholas Mecchella of 1456 36th st. announced yesterday that he had received an official telegram from Wash. ington last Saturday informing nim son, Pyt.

Michael Meccheila, old, who was in Co. 104th vas killed in action on Oct Mr. Mecchella said that letters BETHLEHEM STEEL CO. New modern houses for A number of very desir. able limited, houses have just been secured by the United States Housing Corporation for rent to men when employed by the Bethlehem Steel Co.

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'BILL" SHEA DIES; OLD MOVIE COMEDIAN Player of More Than 4,000 "Movie" Parts, and Old-Time Actor, Stricken by Heart Disease. OBITUARY See also Death Notices, last page. FRED WILLIAM HENRY, 27 years old, of 122 Cleveland a clerk in the office of Harriman bankers, in Manhattan, and a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, died on Sunday of pneumonia. Mr. Henry was a graduate of the Boys High School.

He 19 survived by his wife, Emily V. Carmody: his parents, William and Marian Henry, and four sisters. Mrs. Adrienne Jacoxs, Mrs. May Boemmerman, Mrs.

Laura Pierce and Miss Maude Henry. The funeral services will be held on Thursday evening, the Rev. John H. Kerr and the Rev. Louis O.

Rotenbach officiating, and the interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. MRS. LUCIA MALVINA SYSKA VOEHL, 25 years old, of 189 Fennimore Flatbush, wife of William C. Voehl. died on Sunday of pneumonia.

Mrs. Voehl was born. in Brooklyn, the daughter of Otto and Johanna Syska. Her husband is in the ship chandlery business in Manhattan. She was a member of the Schermerhorn Street Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the pastor, the Rev.

Dr. Jacob W. Loch, will conluct her funeral services this evening. The interment will be in Evergreens Cemetery. Mrs.

Voehl is survived. besides her husband, by a son, William; her parents, and a sister. Mrs. Albert J. Hammer.

Her brother, Arthur Syska, died two weeks ago. MISS ALFARATA VANDEGRIFT, 63 years old, of 358 Tenth died on Sunday of a complication of ailments. Miss Vandegrift was born in New York City, and had been a resident of South Brooklyn since childhood. She was formerly a teacher of music and for many years taught a class in the Sunday School of the Eighteenth Street M. E.

Church, of which she a. member. She was the daughter of the late Thompson Vandegrift. The funeral services will be held in the church tomorrow afternoon, and the interment will be in Greenwood Ceme- tery. MRS.

ALICE GENEVIEVE JAEGER, 28 years old, of 2324 Bedford wife of Harry Jaeger, died last Thursday of pneumonia. and her funeral services were held last evening. The interment today was in Cypress Hills Cemetery. Mrs. Jaeger was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of John C.

Reilly. She was formerly employed by the New York Telephone Company. Her husband is an insurance broker. She is also survived by her father, and a brother, John Reilly. MALCOLM C.

GERTZEN, 26 years old. of Sutter and Blake Cypress Hills, manager for the Standard Express Trucking Company's warehouse, in Manhattan, a resident of Brooklyn most of his lifetime, died on Sunday of influenza in the Brooklyn Hospital. Mr. Gertzen is survived by his wife, Orelia: five children; his father, Bernhard, and three brothers, William, Robert A. and Wadsworth Gertzen.

MISS GRACE BALDWIN, 30 years old, of 2950 Fulton died on Sunday of pneumonia. Miss Baldwin was born in Brooklyn, and was a member of the Williams Avenue M. E. Church. She is survived by her father; three brothers, and two sisters.

The funeral services will be held on Thursday, with interment in Evergreens Cemetery. ABRAHAM PARKER of 170 Jefferson a motorman for the B. R. died yesterday of penumonia, in his 39th year. Mr.

Parker was born in Ireland, in 1880. He was a member of St. Mary's P. E. Church, Classon and Willoughby and the the Rev.

Dr. J. Clarence Jones, will conduct the funeral services on Thursday afternoon, interment following in Evergreens John and Elizabeth Parker; a sisCemetery. en Mr. Parker is survived by his Mrs.

William F. Anderson, and two brothers, William and Richard Parker, SOLOMON STEIN, 62 years old. of 909 Avenue 0, Flatbush. a retired merchant of Manhattan and a former resident of that borough for forty years, died yesterday after a long illness. His funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon, with interment in Now Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Mr. Stein was born in the Kingdom of Bavaria and was a member of the Temple Ahawath Sholem and the Independent Order Free Sons of Israel. He is survived by his wife, Gitta Schnell; two sons, Isidor and Leo Stein, the latter a private in the 12th F. A. R.

Camp Jackson, and three daughters, Mrs. Louis Schwartz of Pittsburg, Mrs. Samuel Schiff and Mrs. Jack M. Wise.

MRS. REBECCA CATHERINE BRANCARD BALK, 77 years old, of 171 Nostrand widow of Henry F. Balk, a resident of Brooklyn for 50 years, and an old member of the Zion German Lutheran Church 011 Henry near Clark died on Sunday of apoplexy. Her funeral services, this evening, will be conducted by the Rev. Dr.

Emil C. J. Kraeling and the interment, tomorrow, will be in Evergreens Cemetery. Mrs. Balk wag born in Ger.

many. Her husband was for many years a confectioner on Fulton st. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Maria Messing and Mrs. Fannie R.

Woerner, and two grandchildren, Fannie Messing and Mrs. Henrietta R. Scheld. JAMES LEO HYNES, 16 years 136 Newton a graduate of St. Cecilia's parochial school and La Salle Business College, died on Sunday and his funeral will be held on Friday morning, with a requiem masA in St.

Cecelia's R. C. Church, Herbert near North Henry st. The interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Mr.

Hynes was in the employ of the Lay State Coffee Co. He is survived by his parents, James and Elizabeth Hynes two sisters, Dorothy and Geraldine, and his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Holmes, MISS GRACE MAY PATTENDEN. 12 years old, of 611 Sterling place, died on Sun- day after a long illness. Her funeral services will be held tomorrow evening in the Lefferts Place Chapel, 86 Lefferts place and the interment will be in Kensico Cemetery.

Miss Pattenden is survived by her father, William: three brothers, Harry, William and Frank, and a sister, Hazel. EMIL MEIER, 56 years old, of 203 Washington Park, a member of the Pressmen' Union in the employ of C. B. Reed in West Manhattan, and A resident of Brooklyn for twenty-five years, died on Sunday of stomach trouble, following an operation in the Brooklyn Hospital. His funeral services will be held tomorrow.

with interment in Greenwood Cometery. Mr. Meier was born in New York City. He is survived by three brothers, Hugo, Frank of Boston, and George of Jersey City, and two sisters, Amelia and Mrs. Louise Harper.

William J. Shea, 56 years old, a lifelong actor, the oldest moving picture actor in the country in years of service, and the first comedian of the Vitagraph Company, died suddenly this morning of heart disease, at his residence, 351 Lafayette ave. Mr. Shea is survived by two sisters--Miss Mary Shea and Mrs. Ella Browers, three nieces and three nephews.

Bill Shea, as he was known to hundreds in the profession and thousands of his admirers on the moving picture screen, was born in Dumfries, Scotland. His father was Thomas Shea, a civil engineer, born in Trelee, Ireland. The father was with Farragut at the Battle of New Orleans, he was wounded. His mother Mary where, Jane Tate, born in Edinborough, Scotland. and later on a very prominent actress in the Edinborough Theater Company, where she was playing when she first met Bill's father.

Bill was brought to America when less than one year old and his parents settled in Brooklyn. His schooling was in the Brooklyn public schools, and he finished his education in St. James' Catholic School, where he appeared in many amateur theatrical entertainments, being a member of the St. James' Dramatic Club. His first part in an amateur performance was Rody in "Robert Emmett." His amateur success was such that at the age of 18 he accepted an engagement with Col.

John W. Albaugh's Stock Company in Albany, N. Y. For the next twenty-five years or so Mr. Shea's experience was varied, and with many important organizations.

He supported such eminent stars as Edwin Booth, Joseph Jefferson, Lawrence Barrett, Clara Morris. the elder Salvini, Rossi, Maggie Mitchell and Mrs. Fiske. During the 80's he became well known as an Irish singer and dancer. He was the first real actor ever employed by the Vitagraph Company.

His first part was that of a tramp, and, possessing the natural motion picture instinct. he scored the first personal success in the history of the company Bill soon became a permanent fixture with the Vitagraph Company, much of his time being spent in going up to the Rialto and a personally imploring actors to accept motion picture engagements, for, at that time, actors looked upon pictures with contempt and felt they were belittling their dignity in working in front of a camera. Bill was the official actorcatcher for the Vitagraph. He remained with the Vitagraph Company continuously ever since, and has played more than 4.000 parts, inas' as he has played as many as fifteen parts in one picture. received recently from companions of his son, who were in the company, stated that he had taken part in the American drive which forced the Germans out of St.

Mihiel. On the day after America's entry into the war young Mecchella said to his father: "War has been declared on Germany. The President needs soldiers. I am going to volunteer." After his arrival in France Pvt. Mecchella wrote numerous letters, a recurrent thought of which was thut he never regretted his decision to fight for the cause of the Allies.

In one letter he wrote: "If it God's will that I die for the cause, 1 will gladly lay down my life." A brother Frank is also in the service. Pvt. Frederick Schleicher. A. E.

Schleicher, a business man of Sea Cliff. has learned that his son, Pvt. Frederick Schleicher. has been wounded in action for the second time. Pvt.

Schleicher is a member of Co P. 107th and went overseas last spring On August 16 he was wounded in the Stomach by an exploding shell. His last wound he received on September 29. He was shot in his hight hand. Pyt.

Schleicher is 24 years old and enlisted over a year ago in the old Seventh Regt. Pvt. Arthur Meincke. Pyt. Arthur Meincke of 6945 Second ave, was wounded, degree undetermined, on September 1.

He is a member of Co. D. 305th and was formerly employed as a paying teller at the Bay Ridge Bank. Pyt. Meincke is 26 years old and a graduate of P.

S. No. 136. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

T. R. Meincke. Other Local Casualties. old, of Pyt.

Joseph Kuhn of 349 Grove was killed on September 29. He was born here thirty years ago and was employed by the Sperry Gyroscope Company. He was al member of Co. A. 304th M.

P. Pyt. Andrew Anderson. 24 years old, of 238 520 was killed on September 27. He was a member of Co.

106th having been transferred to that unit from the 14th at Spartanburg. William Leddin, 24 years old. brother of Lydia Leddin of 8 Berry died of wounds on September 28. He was in the paint business until he was drafted last January. He was a member of Co.

313th Inf. Pyt. Christopher J. Gaffney of 616 Washington ave. was severely wounded on September 6.

He was 24 years old and a member of Co. 30th Inf. Sgt. James B. Duncan of 119 Arlington ave.

has been wounded. Ho is native of Louisville, Ky. He was married to Miss Helen Smith of this borough last December. Corp. Gabriel A.

Pearson of Co. K. 106th whose home is at 226 High was slightly wounded on September 9. Pvt. William Goebel of 1121.

Glenmore ave. has been slightly wounded. He is a member of the 308th M. Co. Pvt.

Maurice Heffran of 719 Franklin ave, was slightly wounded 011 August 25. He is a member of Co. B. 106th Inf. Pet, Harry Sinenberg, 28 years old.

of 318 Throop a member of do. H. Ninth has been slightly wounded..