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THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 5. 1918.
Ed by Walter Wlllard, is abolished,
and the business of appeals will be
handled by members of Board No.
1, which is to be known as the ap
peal board for the city of Philadel
phia.
Board No. 1 is composed of John
Cadwalader, Charles H. Willitts,
Samuel T. Bodlne, Samuel H. Fels
and Jultus Lamare.
Major W. G. Murdock. the state
chief drawt officer, who issued the or
der, declined to make any statement
except to say that the matter had
been done after consultation with
officials at Washington.
For months Board No. 2, headed
Iby Walter Wlllard, has been the
! center of controversy over the man
ner In which It had handled appeals
and special Inquiries had been made
iinto Its methods. Among the charges
iimade were that Governor Brum
baugh's office had interfered and
that Walter Wlllard was a close per
sonal friend of William H. Ball, sec
etary to the Governor.
Major W. G. Murdock. state draft
officer, to-day urged that men who
expect to be away from home draft
districts on September 12 go at once
to the headquarters of boards where
they happen to be and after obtain
ing registration cards fill them out
and send them to their home boards.
TWO HARRISBURG
ROYS KILLED IN
BATTLE ACTION
Casualty List Shows Local
Soldiers Are Taking Part
in Offensive
That war has been rightly char
acterized as a grim business is to
day being impressed upon Harris
burgers with exceeding emphasis by
the presentation of the largest cas
ualty list of youths of this section.
Nine names are contained in it.
Two more Harrisburg youths have
made the supreme sacrifice in the
mighty conflict with the Hun. Both
of them laid aside their own inter
ests shortly after the declaration of
hostilities to take up the gauntlet
for the safety of humanity.* They
are Charles Edward Weitmyer, 1721
North Third street, and Lieutenant'
James Gault felder, of Paxtang.
Three other fatalities, two of them
of county youths and one of a for
mer Harrisburger, with four wound
ings, have been reported to swell the
casualty list of this section.
Charles Edward Weitmyer
Landing in France on May 14 and
fighting hard in the very front
trenches along the western front
since then. Charles Edward Weit
myer, private in the Hospital Corps
of the 112 th infantry, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Weitmyer, 1721
North Third street, was killed in ac
tion on August 8. Official notifica
tion of his death has just been re
ceived from the War Department by
his parents. He was 30 years old.
Enlisting in June, 1917, Private
"Weitmyer received his training for
the stern duties of war at Camp
Hancock. Ga. A former student at
Central High and the School of
Commerce, he had been employed as
a salesman at the Globe Clothing
Store before entering the military
service. Of high ability and amiable
disposition, Weitmyer had a host of
friends in Harrisburg.
Benjamin Strouse, of The Globe,
received a letter July 2, from Private
Weitmyer In which hewrites in part:
"Since our arrival in France we
have been billeted in most any kind
of a building, from a chateau to a
barn, but for all that it is a very
enjoyable life. * * *
"So far I have seen quite a few
army battles and, believe me, they
are exciting to witness. This morn
ing I saw five German planes pass
over camp in a bunch, but I guess
old Jerry did not know our locations.
Otherwise I imagine we-would have
been visited by a few bombs.
"It seems strange to retire at night
while it is yet daylight, but as it
stays light until 10 o'clock and
knowing that 5 a. m. comes around
very quickly, we, as a rule, are in
bed by that time."
Lieut. James Gault Elder
Lieutenant James Gault Elder,
who was killed in action, July 31,
was almost the last of an old fam
ily of fighting stock which was
prominent in the early history of
Paxton Presbyterian Church, Pax
tang. He was the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew B. Elder, of
the old Elder home at what is now
Ellerslie, Derry street, near Paxtang.
He is survived by a brother, now In
the army; three aunts, Mrs. Robert
Welsh, 212 Harris street; Mrs. Ar
thur H. Bailey, Paxtang, and Mrs.
James Walker, and an uncle, J. Q.
A. Rutherford.
When the war broke out he was a
student at Princeton and went to
Fort Niagara, ff. Y.. for training in
the First Reserve officers training
camp. He received a commission as
second lieutenant, and was sent to
Gettysburg and then Charlotte. N.
C. He went overseas with the 47th
infantry in May. _
In a letter received recently, dated
July 23, Lieutenant Elder said; "I
am assigned to field duty. It is
likely that you will not hear from
me for some time, but do not worry
as I will have little time to write.
If you do get bad news it will be
too late to worry. And I will have
done what any young man should be
proud to do—give his life for his
country."
John Andrew Yanoscak
Only 17 vears old, John Andrew
Yanoscak, of Coaldale, near Lykens,
was killed in action early in August.
Enlisting shortly after the break
between the United States and Ger
many, he participated in several big
battles before the one which result
ed in his death.
Bryant Ralph
Bryant Ralph, of Williamstown, is
the third county youth who is re
ported killed in action along the
western front. A member of the
Engineers' Corps, he was formerly
employed by the Sdsquehanna Goal
Company.
Lne C. Martin
Lue C. Martin, well known in Har
risburg, son cf Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Martin, Pittsburgh, formerly of De
troit, was killed in action In Franco
in July while serving in the Y. M
C. A. service. He was but eighteen
years old. Mrs. J. A. Plank, of Per
dix, an aunt, first received notice
to this effect.
Charles L- Whitman
Serving as a wagoner in the Ma
chine Gun Battalion of the 112 th In
fantry, Charles J-.. Waltman, son of
Mrs. Irene Waltman, 1330 Cowden
street, was severely wounded while
in action. I-Ie enrolled with Company
D, of the Eighth Regiment of the
old Pennsylvania National Guard.
Clarence Hoover
Another casualty among the mem
bers of the old Pennsylvania Na
tional Guarl is recorded in the se
vere wounding of Clarence Hoover,
22-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Hoover, Highspire. Official
notification of his injuries on August
8 have just been received.
Eugene Buckingham
One of the first Middletown draf
tees to reach the front, Eugene
Buckingham, of that borough, is suf
fering from the- results of being gass
ed while in action. He is confined
to a base hospital. No details have
been received of the extent of his in
juries.
llarry I. Sloathour
Harry I. Sloathour, 587 South
Front street, in service in France
with the first American troops to go
over last June,, has been wounded in
action and is now in a hospital at
Newport News, according to a com
munication to- his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Sloathour. Efforts are
being made to have him brought to
the hospital at. Carlisle which has
just been established there. Young
Sloathour enlisted at the age of 18,
going into the Regular Army in May.
1917. After a, few months of train
ing he went across, landing June 27,
4917. He nas been in active service
ever since until he was wounded sev
eral weeks ago. His brother. Spencer
Sloathour, and the only other son
ot Mr. and Mrs. Sloathour, is also in
service and is now a sergeant in a
hospital unit.
Many Lost In Battle
Captain Edward J. Stackpole's
Company M, of the 110 th Infantry,
suffered terribly in the big Marne
offensive. Lieutenant Thomas B.
Crawford, of Company M. arrived In
Gave Lives For Their Country
CHARLES EDWARD WEITJIYER
Greensburg yesterday, fresh from the
battleline in France and brought
news that Edward H. Bair, Jr. and
Henry Harrison Null, reported miss
ing in action July 29, had been killed
by a bomb. Both boys were members
of the 110 th Regiment Headquarters
Company and were killed when the
house occupied by the company was
bombed by aircraft.
According to Lieutenant Crawford,
the 110 th was at a critical point In
the big battle and suffered greatly.
His company, M, from Latrobe went
into the conflict with 230 men and
came out with about 100. The next
day, through the explosion of a bomb,
several more were killed and wound
ed, leaving the company with only
seventy-two men.
Lieutenant Crawford reports that
Company C, of Somerset suffered
very heavily in the battle, but .more
of the men were taken prisoners than
wounded.
"Brigadier General Richard Coul
ter was at the scene of the great bat
tle In which the local men took part
just before I left there," said the re
turned officer. "He was well, but
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seemed disappointed that he had not
been with the old regiment."
Lieutenant Crawford came to
America on a hospital ship, which he
said, brought about 150 wounded sol
diers. He left his command in
France August 10. He will spend
several days in and about Greens
burg and will then report to Camp
Dix, where he will assist In training
a new division for overseas service.
War-Welfare Fund
Campaigns United
Washington, Sept. s.—President
Wilson has decided that the seven
recognized societies doing welfare
work among the American soldiers at
home and overseas shall conduct a
joint campaign for the funds neces
sary to carry on their work during
the coming year.
The President's decision was com
municated to Raymond D. Fosdick,
chairman of the Commission of Train
ing Camp Activities, who In making
public the President's letter last
night announced the campaign would
be conducted during the week begin
ning November 11 and that the Amer
ican people woulrj be asked to give
$170,500,000 the organization. The
budget is divided as follows:
V. M. C. A.. $100,000,000; Y. W. C. A„
$15,000,000; National Catholic War
Council (including work of Knights
of Columbus and special war activ
ities of women), $30,000,000: Jewish
Welfare Board, $3,500,000: American
Library Association, $3 500,000; War
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BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits were Issued to-day
to the following: Harry L. Snyder.
Jacob Armert, contractor, one-story
frame garage rear 301 South Four
teenth, $150; Mrs. Charles Goodyear,
John Hare, contractor, remodeling 308
North Fourteenth, $300; William E.
Orr, E. C. Blouch, contractor, one
story brick garage, rear 1772-74 Mil-,
ler, SBOO.