Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-16
NEWS CONCERNING OUR BOYS IN
THE SERVICE

| Field Artillery Supply company, be-
cause of disability. Last October Mr..
| Sullivan injured his foot in very
| serious way, going over large en-
| bankment while driving government
mule. He was confined in the camp
hospital for long time, and told that
his foot could not be cured. He re-
| fused to accept several discharges I'M
| til recently when he was compelled
| to give up and come home. Mr.. Sui
/ livan enlisted in the cavalry in August,
1917, and spent part OF last summer
at Camp Douglas, previous to going
| to Waco. Later his detachment was
changed to field artillery and sent to
France, but he was unable to go be-
cause of his injured foot. The gov
eminent has given Mr.. Sullivan a
position for the period of the war,
| turning bridges on the Milwaukee
river. Positions are being given dis
abled soldiers, who were injured
while in the service.
| Mrs. Anna Mulligan has recently had
| letter from her son, Robert H. Null
ligan, who is with Co. M, 39th Infantry,
somewhere in France" In his letter
he says in part: Arrived here o. K,
| and had nice trip. Wasn't sea sick.
Don't worry about me mother. Coun-
try is fine and everything nice and
green. Hope you are well. 1 am do
| ing my best. Write me a long letter
| soon. Haven't seen any of the boys
| from home yet Give my regards to
all I know, and tell them to write.
can't write often, but think of you
rn nj
The women work very hard. l sup
| pose you have nice garden. Be
sure and write me some long letters"
During the past week in an article
| telling of unusual bravery among the
American boys in France, it gave a
| few particulars as to how Lieutenant
| Edison Boerke of this city was wound
| ed. He was knocked down by shell
| explosion and sliding down the cliff
| like side of No Mans Land, when
| Gunner Joseph Bourdue jumped after
| him, picked him up and carried him
| back, where il was safe although
knocked down by second shell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Boerke have
heard from their son, Lieut.. Edison
| Boerke, who was recently wounded,
while on active duty in France. In
his letter he states that he is in hos
| pital and receiving the best of care
and getting along nicely. He tells of
being hit by two shells, the first in
| juring his foot and the second wound
ing him in the upper left arm, and
a slight scratch on the side.
| Adrian Liljeqvist, who has been Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Liljeqvist, is first class radio cleo
trician. He enlisted in the radio ser
vice and studied at Harvard. He has
made several trips overseas and back
| and has also been in Florida and Cuba.
Mr.. Liljeqvist has been studying
French, English and Italian wireless
codes and before very long expects
to be transferred to one of the new
torpedo boats for service abroad.
| The Blackhawk division in training
| at Camp Grant has been highly COM
mended by officials in the United
States service, and the members of
this division claim there will be some
thing doing when they get cover
there Marathon county selects are
| in this division, and did some very
good work in target practice recently
at camp.
Gust. H. Pikruhn of the town of
Hamburg; Fred ]. Fenhaus of Mara
thon, and Christ A. Busche of the
town of Eau Pleine, were sent to
Columbus Barracks, Ohio, Thursday
| for military service They failed to
report here at the time of the con-
tingent's departure for that camp.
| Carl Foltz, Henry Rehlitz and Gott-
| fried PauluS, who enlisted not long
ago for immediate service as locomo-
tive fiTemen in the U. S. army, have
been transferred from Fort Ben Har-
| rison, Ind, to an eastern port, and
| expect to leave soon, if not already,
for France.
Rudolph Reiche, who is with Co. K,
26th Infantry, in France, has written
| to his brother here, Fred Reiche. $40
South Fifth avenue, stating that he
| has been wounded and is in a hospital,
but recovering nicely and expects to
| be back with his company soon.
Ben Kuebler departed yesterday for
| Fort Sheridan, where he will attend
the junior offers training school. Mr..
Kuebler attended the first four weeks
OF training, and it was later decided to
| give another course of training in
! military work.
Frank Hoffman of Fernie. Can.
brother of Mrs. Oscar Binzer of this
| city, received his call to the Great
Lakes Naval Training station the past
week. He recently enlisted in the
| navy.
Sergeant Walter Sobvick, who en-
Joyed ten days pass with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Sobvick in
this city, returned to Camp Dodge.
Ia, Wednesday.
Walter Gappa has arrived safely
overseas, according to word received
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Gappa, Grand avenue, on Friday, of
last week.
Corporal Ben H. Wegner, who is
stationed at Camp Grant, has been
transferred from Co. 5, 161st Depot
Brigade, to the 933rd Machine Gun
Battalion.
Walter Barwineck, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Barwineck of Schofield.
VINO is with the signal corps, has
reached the other side of the Atlantic
safely.
Victor Stolze, who enlisted as a
chauffeur in the army, left East Lans-
ing, Mich, the past week with other
Marathon county men for Augusta. Ga.
II. Harrison Prain, truck driver in
the army. and with Company E at
Chicago, departed again yesterday af
ter a snort pass in this city,
c. B. Bird received a cabIegram
Thursday morning notifying him of
the safe arrival of his son, Lieut..
George Bird, somewhere in France"
Paul Dawley, brother of E. C. Daw-
ley of this city. has been promoted
from second lieutenant to first lieuten-
ant in the infantry.
Floyd Hoffman, formerly bows Sec
rotary at the local ''Y," is now il
the .. S. navy. according to word re-
ceiyed here.
Leonard ]. Jeske and Carson Ruiz