The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-31
Two More Kenosha Soldiers
Die in Army Camps Fol-
lowing Attacks of Infiu-
ena and Pneumonia.
PRIVATE MICkELsEN DIES
Well Known Kenoshan Dies at Camp
Wheeler While Private Elmer Gable
Also Widely known in the City
Dies at Camp Taylor, KY.

Two more Kenosha soldiers have
made the supreme sacrifice.
One of the stars in the service flag
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mickelsen, No.
los West street was turned from
blue to gold on Sundey evening when
kilograms from Camp Wheeler, Macon,
Ca, announced the death of Julius
Mickelsen,s aged 26 years. Private
Mickelsen, who was one of the best
known of the Kenosha men in the serv
ice of the nation died after a short
illness from Spanish influenza. He
had been taken seriously i'll on Satur-
day and telegram had been sent to
his parents to tell them of his serious
illness. 1t was not delivered at the
Nicholson home until Sunday after
noon and while the father of the young
soldier was preparing to leave for
Camp Wheeler second message ar
rived announcing the death of Private
Mickelsen at two CLOCK Sunday af-
! ternoon.
| The remains of Private Mickelsen
have been shipped to Kenosha and they
are expected to reach here some time
i Tuesday. They will be buried with
military honors probably on Wednes-
day but the day and hour Of the fun
eral will be announced tomorrow.
| Private Julius Mickelsen was one of
two brothers in the service of the ma
ton. His brother Arthur Mickelsen
will be graduated from West Point
Military Academy on the first day of
November On account of the fact that
he is to be graduated at this time it
is doubtful if the brother can come
to Kenosha for the funeral.
Private julius Nicholson was born
in Kenosha, June 9, 1892. He was
educated in the schools fthe city and
went to work as clerk in the Offices
of the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way Company in the city. He remained
with this company for two years af-
ter which he went into the Offices OF
the N. R. Aliens Sons Company and
he was employed in the offices Of this
company when he left Keosha to join
| the army.
He was voluntarily indicted into
service in Chicago little over six
months ago and was assigned to the in
fantry. He had his preliminary train
ing at Camp Wheeler and when his
regiment was ordered for over seas
service his health was such that he
was unable to go with the regiment
and he was assigned to the Office of the
paymaster at Camp Wheeler as an
auditor.
He had been in this position for
the past two months and he was a
great favorite with the members of
the staff at Camp Wheeler.
Private Mickelsen had been active
among the young men of Kenosha and
the announcement of his death has
brought great sorrow. He was mem
Der of the Kenosha Lodge of Elks and
several other local organizations. He
is survived by his father and mother,
one brother, Arthur Mickelsen and
three sisters Mrs. Helen Dich and Mrs.
Ida Moore of Chicago and Miss Anna
Mickelsen of Kenosha.
Private Elmer Gable Dead.
A similar sorrow came to the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs Henry Cable, No. 958
Ann street on Sunday evening when
telegram from Camp Taylor at Louis
vile, KY, announced the death Of Pri-
vate Elmer Gable, aged Is years. Pri-
vate Cable had been i'll with lobar
pneumonia at the base hospital there
for nearly three weeks and his sis
ter Miss Esther Cable had just re-
turned from the camp bringing word
that he was on the way to improve
ment.
Private Cable was in the heavy ar
tiflery. He had left Kenosha on Au-
gust End and had spent all of his mill
tary life at Camp Taylor.
| Private Cable was born at Lisbon,
North Dakota, January 23rd, 1898 but
! ne mas spent most OF his lire In Ken
osha. He had been educated at the
Kenosha high school and following the
completion of his course in school he
has been employed at the plants of
the Simmons Company and the Frost
Manufacturing Company He was
widely known to the younger men of
the city.
The remains of Private Cable have
been shipped from Camp Taylor and
it is expected that they will arrive in
Kenosha either late this evening or
Tuesday morning. Announcement of
the time of the funeral will be made on
Tuesday.
Private Cable will be buried with
all military honors.
| A. B. Ames, the Mems Store, cloth