The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-01
OUR SOLDIERS COME HOME.


home from Camp Wilson at two O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. On the train
were two other companies of the
second regiment bound for their
homes north and west. The regiment
left Fort Sheridan, Illinois, yesterday
morning where they had been after
coming home from their eight months
OF border duty in Texas. There has
probably been no such outpourlng OF
people since the Spanish war soldiers
returned in 1898. The part OF the
train with Company H. on board pulled
down Franklin street to 18th street.
The street was mass of humanity.
Flags blew from every staff. The
screaming of every steam whistle in
town joined the chorus of greeting.
Khaki clad figures crowded the train
platforms and leaned out the windows
wlving greetings to friends. A parade
with Capt. Richard Buerstatte, former
ly the head of the company, formed.
1t included the Marine band, Go. H.,
G. A. II. and affiliated organizations,
Spanish War Veterans, Former men,
bers of Co. H. Boy Scouts, Fife and
Drum Corps, school children and civic
associations and other citizens. The
returning soldiers in full marching rig
marched through the drawn up pro-
cession and proceeded in order up
Franklin and Sth streets to the armory
on Sth street near Jay where they
broke ranks. The boys surely had a
flattering welcome home. They look
ed healthy and well cared for. They
certainly appeared to have been well
fed. Their months of drill was very
apparent to those familiar with such
things. There was u snap and accura-
cy to the movements that one sees in
regulars. The men left here and en-.
tered the federal service last summer
upon the call of the president for state
aid following the raids into United
States territory by Villista "bandits. /"
1t appeared then that an invasion of
Mexico was imminent and that war
with the de facto Carranza government
as well as with Villa and his rebel
army was a certainty. When IL was
seen that the troops would not move
into Mexico all the SAVIOR was gone
from the adventure and the boys have
been anxious to get home for some
time. BY popular subscription fund
was raised to give each - the local
soldiers a bronze medal recitlng the
service and the occasion for the gift.
f;oiofe the secoalregi eginentseft Fort
Sheridan, Col. Lee issued a statement
thanking the men and lauded the Sec
ond Wisconsin as "the best regiment
ON the border" He said also that
their work has 'made the military
forces recognize the claim that Wis
consin has made for years, that the
Wisconsin National Guard is the best
in the United States"
The following is the complete roster
Of the local company:
Captain-Walte Abel.
First Lieutenant-Edward Schmidt.
Second William Jung.
First Sergeant-John Goetz.
Supply Sergeant-Earl Dueno.
Mess Sergeant-Mike Mrotek.
Sergeants-Harold Gray, Wencel
Kolar, Herman Butz, Clarence Timm,
Frank Khail.
Corporals-Fred Allen, Herbert Oas,
Walter Bedford, Alfred Plimski, Otto
Oas, Charles Peters, Richard Arndt
Edward MINI.
Cooks-A. J. Singer, Edward Cerull
Artifcer-Herman Boeder.
Bugler-Ben Nehring, Melvin Pc
ronto.
Privates-Harry Blumenstein, Geo.
Bouril, John Boehler, Adolph Blair,
Noel Duhnke, Arthur Daugs, Joseph
Dusod, James Domengut, Edward
Frisch, Archie Fischer, Allan Golden
stedt, Frank Geele, Wslter Houghton,
Robert Hampton, Albert Helm, Leo. j..
Helm, Louis Helm, VIM. Jacques, Allan
Keune, Frank Kampo, Walter Lappe,
Fred Linter sm, William Munth, Her.
bert Mahnke, Rueben Meyers, Ben
Mrotek, Herbert Nelson, Frank Nef-
sky, Ben Orth, John Peters, Roy Pet
ers, Mikel Pilger, Alex Reinholdt,
Leo Rathsack, Alex Rouen, James
Roubel, Joseph Radlinger, Raymond
Schmitz, Ed. Schefedore, T'eter Soren-
son, Walter Stasick, Frank Schrimpf
Walter Smuda, George Skrczypcinski,
Edward Stedl, Henry Secor, Adolph
Tuisl, John Van Den Brook, John
Walters, Fred Williams, Joseph Krus-
inski, Alvin Koch.
M0NFY HARRIS IN THE H0MF.