Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-19
Our Soldier Boys.

III our last Issue We noted the death
In action OF Adolph Staab, cd Infan-
try, on November 10. His mother has
received word from the War Depart
nient that the notification was a mis-
take, aud the Adoiph Staab who was
Killed belonged to a Machine Gun Co.
Lionel Hartzell, 10th F. A. Band,
writes on November IL: "YOur letter
OF October 10 received. There are
two things which keep fellow from
writing much and they are grief anG
joy. The val being V e | suppose
you can imagine which causes this
letter To he short. AS the French
say, 'Fiuis La Guerre.' | may be
home III the next few months On
November II he wrote: "We are
starting 20 Germany as an army OF
occupation. Hope TO be home b
July t." Again on November 20 he
says: sam still we'll and doing fine.
Am O in the 18th L. 4. Band, which
Is the Fourth Division Band.n
Ernest Bramiiail, who enlisted iu
the navy three years ago, received an
honorable discharge on the 23d oil
last month and is now at home in clti-
zen attire. He vas last On the L, S.
s. New Mexico and came with her to
New York, where she will stay for
awhile. Ernest mas had many ex-
periences on transports aud in the
war zone, and We hope before long
to recount ONE of them.
Lieut., Lee Petit Gay writes from
Base Hospital at Rouen on November
IL: "Tne war il finished as far as the
lighting goes, bat | fear it will be
many moons before ] can eve start
for home, AZ you know things were
finished 1T The eleventh hour Of the
eleventh day OF the eleventh mouth,
and about htteen minutes later the
Whistles On the river began 10 20, the
bells began 10 ring and we knew the
war vas over. The men in camp got
a coffin from the mortnary, painted
oa one side Kaiser BlIp ana had q
funeral march. They marched all the
way to town and threw The coffin into
the Seine. OF course every one want
ed to go to town and see the celebra-
ton, 80 the &. q. said all he wanted
in camp Was a senior and Junior sur
geon and & senior and junior medical
man. | was the Junior surgeon, Of
course, so | staid and we dlned ia
slate. | went down the Gext alter
noon and tha crowd was almost as
large and enthusiastic AZ the day pre-
ceding, but not quite So drunk with
10y and things. As it was one could
hardly get through the crowd. They
were throwing confetti, waving flags,
sending up rockets, etc. and one
woman-well narrowly escaped be-
ing kissed by several entire families.
We'll the thing 10 over anyway, and
work goes on as usual. just now ev-
cry one is thinking Of home, especial
~ all the long service men, but some
how | am afraid we will not get there
very soor.h
Sergeant Robert e. Wool, Co. Il,
3ll Engineers, writes from France on
November Is: This ia a beautiful
morning. About o%ne-third Of the
company staid to take 81 bath this
morning. Wa have been working
pretty hard all the time for the last
tew weeks. You know by now that
the war has about finished. The Huns
did not get me, but they came terribly
close 10 doing so several times. Have
she calf tatted and also old Pirate, fol
| hope to be coming in before many
months roll by, though it may be q
long time yet. VT can only hope"
Jasper Efeitenstein, Co +, 3l4
Engineers, wrote at the nth hour o
the II month, just as the last gnr
stopped firing, that he was just fine
AMI so was Raymond Johnson.
Private j. e. Calvert, Go. d, 76tf
Infantry, Camp Lewis writes: ~ re-
ceived the REGISTERS all right and
was sure glad to get them, but | fell
awful bad to read OF Russell Riggs
death. He was one Of my best pail
when | was at home. OF course he
died for a great cause and | honor
him greatly. I would be in France il
the war had lasted longer. We were
ordered overseas the 10th of Novem-
Der. We all took the oversees exami-
nation, and were ~allpacked up ready
to 30, when an order amt Inland can
cellea it. would have been glad t
go, but lam glad the war is over, ant
r | hardly think they will keep us hers
long now"
Allie Henson writes from CAM
, Dodge, Iowa: ave sure ara having
, some cold weather here. There il ;
big snow on the ground and the creek
are frozen over. 1t is II below Ger.
: and I get a little bit cold some nights
but | have five blankets to sleep I'M
: der. The flu is getting started her
. again. J do not think the camp wi
be guaranteed on account of gettini
the boys out OF here. They are dis
charging from 800 to 800 every day
DON'T know when | will get out, nc
before Christmas 7 know. We have
lot of wounded boys from oversee
here. They are crippled up prett.
; badly; some have a leg off and som
an arm"
Lieut.. NJ. Dudley Riggs writes iron
At Sea, e. s. 5. Antigone, Novembe
lth: "This is our fifth day out and
2 am enjoying it thoroughly. The ssie
b are sunny, the sea smooth, and !
nothing happens it promises to be
very pleasant voyage. / was prett.
sick the first two days, but have got
ten over it entirely. Life is far frol
j being al ideal one for the officer o
Board. We have q regular 0rganiza
q ton, with headquarters, commandin
officer, etc. The commanding office
OF the Veterinary outfit Is by virtu
OF his Seniority the g. o. Of the troop
on board, and of ours / drew til