The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-17
LOCAL WAR NOTES.

'ln, WHoSe WlIe was formerly Melltta
<lingholz, of this city, granddaughter
)f the later Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lueps,
was killed in action in France on Sep
ember II. His widow and four year
Il I'D son survive.
Erwin Rosinsky of the tank corps at
Gettysburg, Pa, died this week at camp
q If pneumonia.
Lieutenant Edw. Nelson and Lieu
enant Ottmar Schroeder have been
transferred to Camp Mcclellan, Ala
)ama, and Lieut.. Burt Markham has
N zone to Camp Macarthur at Waco, Tex.
4 William and John Scheuerell of this
;ity recently encountered a former
hum, Earl Dueno, in little town in
England, where they were camped.
a Alfred Nelson, North Seventh street,
n tationed at the Raritan arsenal, had a
n hrilling experience last week when
S he government T. N. T. plant at Perish
mboy, N. j., was wrecked by an ex-
a losion. He had to drive his truck
Il through a rain of shells. Scores of
81 yes were lost.
A letter from Corporal Peters of
" o. H, 127th Inf, who left here with
o. H., indicates that he, his brother
harles and Walter Bedford, have all
cen in hospitals recovering rom
ounds received in action, all prob
9 bly, in the Chateau-Thierry fuss The
3 ltter part of July.
A telegram received last Friday
81 orning from the war department
g eads: KILLED in action, September q
n rivate Joseph Dusold." Dusold was
ith Co. H in its Mexican border duty
y Id left with the company for France
Il he last letter received from him was
ritten August 13. Then he said that
had been in action six times and
as unhurt. His parents, Mr.. ard Mrs
ugust Dusold reside on South Ninth
rect He is survived by two broth
s, Rev. Dusold of Cooperstown and
ugust of this city, and a sister, Mrs
lseph Degenhardt of this city and
nce, Elsie Landreth of Sheboygan.
Frank Svacina, son of Mrs. Frances
'acina, Seventh and Commercial
4 reefs, who left the city September
Camp s1reeale,-i, Georgia, died
ere last week of pneumonia The
dy arrived home yesterday. Svacina
as 80 years of age and had been con-
III citing the Kewaunee hotel for
81 mother since his fathers death
years ago. Beside his mother
leaves brother John and
iter. Mrs. Claude Eastman of this
" and a sister Ella, employed by the
vernment at Philadelphia.
Ensign Hans Ertz, on active duty for
any months in the transport convoy
VI rvice, has been visiting at home here.
is about as garrulous as the Sphinx
regard to war affairs. The boys will
Il a lot when it's all over, but not
w.
Walter Houghton received a letter
turday from the American Red
q oss stating that a search is being in
= tuted to locate his son, Walter l..
~ )ughton, missing for two months in
- ance and holding out hopes that he
prisoner in a German military
ison.
First Sergeant Walter H. Schroeder,
of William G. Schroeder, has been
omoted to a first lieutenancy. He
listed at Milwaukee in the medical
rps and is now in France.
Edwin Trochlell and Ray Gagnon
Tuesday for the officers training
lool at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky.
Walter Schmidtman, who died at
~ mp Lee, Virginia on October 8, was
M ried in the Baptist cemetery in Kos
Eh last Monday. He was given a mill
i y funeral with the customary vol
IS by squad of Manitowoc State
ard company.
William Allen of Two Rivers, who
I for camp with a contingent of Sc
ted men from Shawano died in
ance of disease, according to advice
eived this week.
rhe body of Adolph Waundrasch ar
ed at Two Rivers Tuesday from
mp Hancock, Georgia. He died of
eumonia. He was given a military
leral yesterday.
capt, Schade has divided the local
tie Guard company into funeral
iads and will require each squad to
we in its turn. He requests en-
yes to grant the men time to per-
m this duty. The influenza and
eumonia epidemics in camps are ap-
'antly taking mucn larger toll of
al boys than enemy bullets.
ORMER MANITOWOC COUNTY
BOY HONORED
4 dward T. Shanahan who was born
reared in Liberty but who remov-
TO Milwaukee several years ago