The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-12
AFTERMATH OF WAR


Z Mrs. John Scheurell, Marshall street,
were members of the Fifth command
Bricklayers' company, having enlisted
for special work as bricklayers when
the government called for large
number early in the year.
Edward Trochlell and Ray Gagnon,
who had been at Camp Zachary Tay-
lor, Kentucky, received their dis
charge, and reached home last Thurs
i day. Both will resume their former
positions at the Aluminium Goods.
Charles Click, who had been sta
been in service overseas, has arrived
home.
Word was received here last Thurs
day from the war department an
nouncing the death in action of Cyril
q Timlin, former Manitowoc county
4 boy and brother of James Timlin who
4 makes his home with the family of p.
]. McCully, North Fifth street. Tim
lin, who enlisted in Port Edwards last
spring, and who had been, overseas
several months, was killed in battle on
/, Nov 7. He was % years of age and
q had made his home at Port Edwards
for some time previous to enlistment.
Mrs. Rosa Place, 512 Huron street,
received word last Thursday from the
\ war department of the death of her
A son. Kenyon Place. He was killed in
action Nov. /. He was "a years of age
4 Previous to enlisting he was con-
ductor on the street car. The family
came here from Marinette two years
Il ago.
Carl Esch is home from Great Lakes
on a furlough until after Christmas
n and he is assisting at the Esch Sons
company store.
Jerome j. Sladkey, until recently a
cadet in the aviation corps, and who Is
now stationed at Parkfield, Tenn, has
4 been given a machine to navigate as
4 his own.
Irving Weinfurther who was sta
toned at Central offices, Camp Grant,
has returned to his home at Mishicot,
A having been honorably discharged.
Walter Hanson, this city, who is a
member of the regimental band sta
toned at the Great Lakes Training
station, was here on furlough and
4 has returned.
Among a long list of men commits
stoned at the Central Officers Train
n ing camp at Camp Pike, Arkansas the
] past week, appears the name of Fran
els ]. Morris, of Newton Mr.. Morris
was given a commission as second
lieutenant.
George p. Kennedy, who has been
II stationed at Camp Grant has been
promoted to sergeant.
Capt. Fred Rahr is home from Camp
Lee, Virginia. Capt, Rahr, who is a son
A of Macmillan Rahr, left here with the
8 first contingent of selectmen for
q Camp Custer, was promoted to a non
4 commissioned officer, entered the Of
n ficers' training camp and secured a
second lieutenant's commission, was
I promoted to first lieutenant and trans
ferred to Camp Lee, and then was pro-
NOTED to captain. Capt. Rabr has been
) discharged from the service.
Fred Mahnke, who is a member of
i the medical corps at Camp Des Moines
4 returned there Monday, after spending
i few weeks at home.
Emil Schmidtman, who has been
! at camp in Alabama, arrived home
4 Tuesday morning, having received his
4 discharge from the service.
James Dorey has returned home
from Camp Grant, after having re-
\ ceived an honorable discharge from
d the service.
Elwood w. Ahrens, who was here
on furlough, has returned to Great
Lakes.
James Juul has returned home from
4 Camp Dodge, after receiving an hon
orable discharge from the army.
Mrs. Bernard Murphy, North Sth
street, received a message from theIwar
4 department Tues. evening stating that
her daughter, Miss Mayme Murphy, a.
Il Red Cross nurse, died in France Nov. 8
4 from influenza. But Mrs. Murphy re
ceived a letter few days ago from her
4 daughter, dated Nov. Ia, stating that
she was well. Mrs. Murphy sent a
telegram to Washington stating that
she had received letter dated 5 days
later than the reported death OF her
daughter and asking that the matter
/ be investigated. Up to this morning
she had received no reply from Wash
ington.
Later-Mrs. Murphy received a
letter this FORENOON from Miss Mayme
which was written November Is, In
which she wrnta that she was we'll and