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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19

the Germans have ever put over,
Spondence. I'd like very much to tell
you about my experiences sup there"
but it will have to wait until return.
You can read about mo mans land"
and see pictures of it, but even so,
you who do not actually see it under
fire will never know what mo mans
land is. When Sherman said, "War
is hell" he was right, but Sherman's
war, believe was picnic compared
to this. Every nation in the world
must take their hats off to the boys
Uncle Sam has fighting over here. A
French officer says they fight like iron
men and | assure you he is correct
No matter how severely wounded the
boys were they never complained ex-
cept when told that they could not go
back to the line, but had to go to the
hospital. You little realize how strong
the feeling of brotherhood is that ex-
lists among us boys. Everyone al
ways thinks of his buddy's safety first
and then his own. Case after case
which dressed said, Dress my buddy
first and how is he?" A letter from
Brother Bob dated the fore part OF
June informs me that you are all well
but are worrying considerably about
me- l know it is useless for me to
tell you not to do so, because it is
perfectly natural you should, but l am
fully convinced that Jerry has not
my name on any of his shells after
what | went through during those
three days and nights.
From the way things look now, as
you have seen by the papers, l feel
confident that your Christmas dinner
will find hungry Sammy home from
France, so fatten the goose up we'll
Write soon and l will endeavor to do
the same. Love to all.
Your son, VOLNE1.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
Thinks War VIII Soon Be Over

Guy A Hainstock, who resides in
the western part of the county and
who is now in France, (Co. A, SD Inf.
Am. Elk. forces) writes from France
to his friends as follows:
I'm real we'll and working hard,
I've had a pretty easy job today.
was guard in quarters and the rest
OF the company went for hike about
miles to the trenches to drill. Well,
how is everybody around there? Tell
them all hello for me and that I'm
the same old guy as ever. I've not
gotten any mail from you folks at
my new address yet, but am looking
for some most any day. 1t takes
long time for mail to get here. Say.
where is your brother August now
Is he over here? Write and let me
know. Have they drafted any more
of the boys since l left? Well. l DO
not think they will have to call many
more of the boys. / think we can
handle the old kaiser all right. Ev'
erything is working out fine at the
front and he surely is getting his,
medicine. | hope they will get him.
by his neck and | would like to tie
the rope if | got chance. Well, now
don't you folks worry about me. III
be back to you some day. You ought
to be here to learn to talk French.
There is a French girl across tom the
guard-house here ! would like to
talk to her but I'm afraid she would
give me a scolding and | would not
know it, so guess I'll keep still.
There was a time we did not have
any envelopes and paper but we now
have Y. M. G. A. here. / think we
will soon leave this camp and go to
another one. How is Herb getting
along with the work? How is my
team? You ought to see the way
they drive horses here. They hltch-
one ahead of the other and to a two
wheeled wagon. They have ploWs
with wooden mould boards. Yester-
day | saw an OK and horse hitched to-
gether. The place I'm in looks tough
it has been through the mill. NOW
write often; all the news you know.
It may be old to you but it seems aw-
full good to get letter from the loved
ones at home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19

who have those special Characters
tics.
Now a little about the country
around here. It's nice country and
all that but give me dear old Wiscon-
sin any day.
cambridge is six minutes ride on
the subway from Boston. Boston is
about as peculiar a town as | ever
nave been in. 1t is all laid off in
squares with streets running around
in every direction. There is a saying
that the town was laid out along the
cow paths of the old settlers. Well,
l don't doubt it a bit. And though
they say these same people were pur-
itans, ETC., have my doubts on the
stuff they watered those cows with.
The first Sunday in Boston l started
out from Old South church each time
on different street and though
can't remember turning corner
came back to that same church three
times. Old South church, you remem-
Der is the one from which the Ian
terms were hung to let Paul Revere
know that the British were coming
on that famous April seventeenth.
There are many more historical plac-
es in and near Boston that | have
seen but it will make this letter too
long, so l will leave them to another
time if you care to hear of them.
ran across Arthur Peck the other
day. He had just landed here and I
guess we are the only Baraboo lads
here as yet The men here come
from all over the country but most of
them are from the West and South.
Well, I shall have to stop for this
time | would be glad to hear from
any of my old friends back in Boo,
who care to write me. l will be here
six or seven weeks yet.
Very sincerely,
ARNOLD D. BRAUN
Co. At, u. S. Naval Radio School,
Cambridge, Mass.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19

it through blackberry vines and barb
wire entanglements. You ought to
have seen the prisoners come in when
we went after them. They came over
in punches, some numbering over fifty
in bunch, and everyone running his
best, with his hands up, shouting:
"Kamerad, Kamerad," and falling all
over himself trying to get to us before
someone picked him off. Some were
old men, others boys of fourteen years
and up, but about fifty per cent were
men of aboutfthirty years of age, and
strong men. There was even a girl
dressed in a uniform working a ma
hoine gun that we captured
We are in sight of Paris from here
so will try to get over there if posi-
BILE and will send you souvenir if
can find a nice one. Out Of the one
hundred and seventy one of us that
went up, only twenty-four of us es-
capped being injured. Lucky hey, |
had cup of tea last night which is
pretty rare in the army as we usually
have coffee. When l get back you
don't need any butter or milk or cake
etc, for it would be too rich for
my appetite. Beans and slum will
suit me, or even bread and water, il
it is good rich water. The last five
days | ate two cans of corned beef,
three boxes of hardtack,, some bread
and all the water 7 could get which
was little enough.
Dear Mother: l too pray each day
that the Lord will help you, and all
the boys safely home for their
mothers sake. And / have often
thought that is all that has brought
me safely through the places we have
been in-places which would seem
impossible to live through. So hop
ing always for the best Of futures
and your safety, l am, your loving
son, DEWEY A.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19

another line home, but believe me.
| have not been idle-thlngs nave
been happening and time to write
has been scarce"
GAS you notice by the heading of
my letter, we are on the front-loSt
our homes in Southern France, past
past the drilling stage and are now
doing our bit on the line. For good.
ness sake, Mother, do publish it far
and near that we are here-that old
Battery A, Oregon field artillery, has
finally hit the trenches and is going
its hardest and is doing its best to
win this great cause!
"Since arriving here we have OF
course learned much about trench
life. For example, We find our gas
masks and our steel helmets are our
best friends; also that our beds are
made of boards and certain animals
dwell in our dugouts with us. We
have one kind Of rat here that even
our dogs are afraid to tackle, and
"cooties," more annoying than rats
are no friends to the 'Yanks.'
1.-THE 'Boches' are by no means
friends of ours, either. We have
been in two gas attacks and under
shell fire number of times, but we
are still up and shouting TO h with
the "Boche"!' The only thing that
a fellow really misses is sleep. The
only sleep we get is just catnaps.
The idea is this: A fellows nerves
are on edge all the time. He is ex'
pecting calls any minute day or
night, and each man stands a watch
at our guns, so you can readily see
that when we are to be relieved 1t
will be a glad day for all. While
sleep is what we all crave, there Is
plenty of excitement to keep us all
very much awake until our rest time
comes.
Good American Food Plenty
at hardly seems like France UP
here, as far as soldiers are concern
ed; mostly all Americans and you
would be surprised at the American
activities, | am sure. Airplanes are
thick overhead, both French and
Americans. The 'Boche' fire on
Mrs. Jacob Webb, La Vale, ras re-
many but as yet we have seen none
fall
I'VE are working hard and although
we are on the front we are comforta'
bly, quartered and have good American
food to eat. The one great thing IN
a soldiers life, here, is to have good
eats and plenty of them. We have
been nearly six months in France
and until we arrived here we had
had few sweet cakes or cookies OF
any sort, but now, here, we are actu'
ally getting sugared doughnuts, SINH
lar to 'Hoovers,' the kind that melt
in ones mouth This may seem
little thing to you people, but to us,
after being deprived of sweets for so
long, it sure made us sit up and take
notice"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
h. III ~ WA - -. - - a III IL 81 = u M I'll - M
Camp & Field /:
This Paper VIII Be Glad to Print Short Letters or Items OF
News From the Sank County Young Men in the
Army Write Short Extract From
Letters and Send to This Office


Mr.. and Mrs. George B. McGilvra
have received letter from their son,
Ralph A. McGilvra, Co. G, $50 M. G..
Bn, Am E. F., via New York, which
says in part:
Just a little note now which will be
posted as soon as we land, with the
rest of the mail from this ship. We
expect to land in two days. do not
know at what port it will be, and
could not tell you anyway, because OF
rules of censorship. The trip has
been comfortable one, on the whole.
A great many, including myself, were
sick during the first two days at sea,
until we became accustomed to the
roll of the vessel Have seen much
that is new and beautiful to me. The
sky and water have given US marvel
GUS color combinations, especially
mornings and evenings.
Have seen many sea birds and n.y.
ing fish, many whales, dolphins and
pOrpoises. The other vessels in the
convoy are in sight all day, but never
near enough for us to see who is on
board them. We have no idea as to
the camp we shall go to over here.
For general safety no such informa-
ton is given out until necessary. All
of the battalion, except seven officers,
are on board, and three companies OF
replacement troops in addition. Our
other officers are probably in this con-
voy, but on another ship. Have spent
much time reading, and some time
sleeping, while on board, real treat
after the over busy weeks preceding.
Your receipt of this will assure you
that we landed safely. Shall write as
soon as possible after reaching our
new station. You must always remem-
Der that most of the things | should
like to write of may not be written.
[ shall tell you all about it some
happy day.
Lands in England
Later a card was received which
stated he had landed in England III
the best shape and spirits.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19

Miss Erma Langdon Of Greenfield
has received a letter from Their brother
Hugo Langdon, which says he has
gone from Canada to New York, which
means the battalion will sail for
France. Some months ago Mr.. Lang
don went to Camp Grant and was sent
with others to Canada to give exhibit
ton drills in some of the larger cities.
They created lot of enthusiasm and
made a fine record. The Greenfield
Young man has quickly adapted him
self to army life and makes an ideal
soldier
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
Down at Old Boston
Sept. 2, 1918.
Co. AZ, Harvard Radio School,
Cambridge. Mass.


My sister has been sending me the
News quite regularly and l read it
with a great deal of pleasure and es-
pecially the Camp and Field Sec
ton. AS / have never seen a letter
from this district, l thought my Bara-
boo friends would like to hear little
about this branch of the service.
Part of Harvard University has
been given over entirely to the navy
which uses it as a radio finishing
school and as finishing school for
the ensigns specializing as gas en-
CINE men. There are approximately
5000 men in the radio school and
1000 in the ensign school. The radio
course is for 10 weeks and the ensign
school takes about six months to COM
plete. About $50 finished radio Oper-
atOrs are turned out each week but
ships are being built so fast that that
is hardly enough to supply the de-
mand Each boat has from three to
forty operators upon it, depending up
on the kind of boat and the nature OF
the work it does. The large battle
ships carry the largest number as 1t
is necessary there to have complete
relief set. l am trying hard to get on
destroyer doing active service III
French waters.
The time in school is equally diVld-
ed between theory and operating.
The theory includes, actual work with
practical sets. Each week a different
subject is studied and at the end OF
the week we have a written examlna-
ton on that weeks work. Many OF
the fellows who have never had elect
rical experience find it pretty tough
SLIDING. The favorite expression Tor
particularly difficult subject is, ION
Boy, that's dizzy stuff" And some
of it sure makes a fello feel that way
Our instructors are nearly all pract-
ical men many of them have three or
| four and a few up as high as seven
hash marks" which is the term used
| for a hitch or reenlistment. Nearly
all have special nick name among
the Jacks of which Salty" and Hard
| boiled" are the most common but US
ually refer to two certain c. P. O.s
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
The Germans Swore


Mrs B. F. Harrison of Baraboo, has
received the following from John
Deering. He formerly resided at Bar
aboo and later in Montana. His
mother is now a. Baker Montana.
Aug 4, 1918.
Dear Folks: You will have to excuse
me for not wiring sooner but IL you
were in my boots you would know
how hard it is to write, you know we
can't tell what towns we+ar visiting
or of anything pertaining to military
matters, so will ask you all 80 please
make this one letter go its round. l
Pershing a few days ago. He spoke
am still trying to write. l heard Gen.
to us from the top of a fat car. lie
is some old scout. He said that the
Germans are being pushed back, and
right lively, too. Now, | don't know
if this is true or not. Some of the
Y. NJ. c. A. men was telling it, that
Pershing said up the line ways that
it was hell, heaven, or home by Christ
mas Now, | hope the latter is true.
Doggone it, there is a sign right across
the table saying, Learn French now"
| will say this much: | would be batty
sure if | tried to fill my head up with
that junk. The regular U. S. is good
enough for me. All us fellows would
consider it a privilege to go to the
front but no, we must stay back here
and build docks, roads, and set up
machinery and all such stuff as that.
| suppose they will let us go after
all the places are fixed up back here.
Did tell you folks that we are oper-
ating gas rollers. | would like to
send YOU folks some souvenir, but
Just won't until / can get something
off of a German that is chalked up
against me, and l swear | will nave
every button on him, too. Ha! ha!
One morning my engine was hard to
start and you know how hard an en-
CINE starts that has flywheei about
five feet in diameter. | got the Ger
man prisoners to twisting 1t. Ha!
ha. When they got it started | heard
a couple of them swearing in German.
Now | can understand some German
I thought l would split my sides a.
laughing. Those were taken by the
British. l guess in day or Two l
will fetch a bunch taken by Amerl-
cans: will have a pick or shovel for
everyone they can get. All or the
bows have charge of gang to work.
Did Frank or Ma send you a picture
that I had taken over here. Frank
thinks he ought to enlist. We told
him to stay out of it if there was any
possible chance. He is better on the
farm than here. My, but time does
drag! We have been on overseas
service only four months, and 1t seems
like a year. Now troops are arriving
every week. | guess the U-boats are
a Joke now for sure. The only tnlhg
they can harm is boat that can
defend itself Now, when we came
over. all of our company was on LOOK
ont duty on the boat. They had
iackev right in the box with US also
and had to telephone to the bridge II
we saw only chip floating by. Wheli
we were in the danger zone we wore
our life belts day and night, and when
the abandon ship call sounded the
guard loaded their rifles and any lei
low who tried to break and run up
on deck before his turn would get It.
Well, l guess will close, with love 10
oil JOHN DEERING.
Co. H, 23d Engineers. Am. E. F.
St. Nazarie, France.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
Thew Fight Like Iron

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Hyslop, address
not given by person who sent letter,
have received the following from their
son:
In France, July II, 1918.
My Dear Mother:
Today is Sunday and being back for
a rest after having been up in the
front line for three days and three
nights under, according to the French,
one of the most wicked barrages OF
she'll, machine gun and rife fire that
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
Rats and Coolies Bother

Mrs. C. w. Randall has received a
Portland, Oregon, paper which con
tains letter written by Maurice +.
Lawson, Battery A, lat field artillery
France. to his mother, Mrs. t. A.
Lawson, who is sister of Mrs. RAN
dali and who formerly resided at
Baraboo. The letter reads:
ct surely is time for me to send
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
!. NJ. Sullivan Sails

According to a letter received at
this office, j. M. Sullivan, Delton,
has sailed from Camp Upton, N. Y.
for France. His address is, M. c.,
Co., 342 Inf. Am. E. F. via. New York.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-19
AIT Fort Benjamin Harrison

C. E. Wright reports that his son,
Edgar Wright is at Fort Benjamin
Harrison, near Indianapolis, Ind. He
is getting along fine. Mr.. Wright ex-
poets to visit his son.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-29
PLAN BIG DRIVE
FOR COUNCIL Of
SERVICE JUNE 7

seattle proposes 10 lead the
nation In organization for war
service work. To this end. the
council Of patriotic service. with
the approval Of the state and
county councils of defense and
of Prr~idcnt Wilson. win launch
q campaign ON Sunday, juno :.
the chjs~rtive Of which win be TO
get every man and woman In the
city enrolled ~ . member Of the
council.
With every man and woman a
member. IL win be simple thing to
transmit 10 every home the calls Of
the government. be IL for the sub
scripuon Of Liberty Bonds. sale OF
War Savings Stamps. food conscr.
walton. Red Cross needs or other war
necessity. The council viii permit
OF the scientific. democratic distrihu.
I1ion OF war burdens 20 all persons in
froportion to they ability TO serve.
IL is stated.
The drive for complete member.
ship in the council is TO continue for
one week. Boys and girls as well as
men and women will be welcomed,
There viii he a membership charge
OF so cents month for men and IS
cents a month for women. The II.
naneial side OF the organization will
be suhordinatcd. however. to that OF
everyday service. and limited TO such
amount as necessary TO carry on the
educational and other purposes OF
the council.
your state. in extending the ma.
tional defense organization, is max.
ing an advance OF vital significance.
IL will result In welding the nation
together as no nation % great size
has been welded before" is the In
dorsement that has come 20 the
council leaders from President VII
son.
Louis Friediandcr IL chairman OF
the campaign committee and assist.
ed by Ed Railingcr. Frank Hull and
.s,hers. will maintain offices at 90
Walker building during the drive.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-29
I'VE BOTH THINK
IT IS WONDERFUL"
SAYS MRS. CONKLIN
Says She Feels Like New
Person Since Taking Tanlac
Husband Also Benefited
SUFFERED TEN YEARS

Il am now feeling like an entirely
different person." said Mrs. George
Conklin. who resides at 1905 cath
avenue West. In relating her expert.
once with Tanlac recently. Mrs.
Conklin is the wife OF "a well known
railroad man. who for many years
was engineer on the Great Northern.
and is still connected with the same
road In another capacity.
Soon after coming here. ten years
ago. from North Dakota. where the
climate is much colder" she con.
tinucd. Il began suffering from in
everything l knew OF or heard about.
l kept getting worse. My food seem
ed to get about halfway down. and
form n lump that nothing would
remove. was constantly belching
up sour. burning gas which left n
very disaErccable taste In my mouth
Night after night | have gotten up
at all hours and tried every way to
get rid OF that lumpy feeling and the
pain and choking sensation IL caused
me. | became so very nervous and
miserable that hardly slept at all
/ suffered "A great deal OF pain across
my back. and my kidneys were all
out OF order. In fact, / was all
down and out from suffering and
thoroughly discouraged because Il
looked like nothing could help me.
Il finally resorted to Tanlac.
thinking IL would do me no harm.
and might possibly do me some good,
and the results have been nothing
short OF wonderful. l don't suffer
at all with my back and kidneys now
and | enjoy my sleep so much that
/ actually hate to get up I'm the
mornings. My appetite ia fine and
that distressing. lumpy feeling Is
gone. ! can eat anything want
and digest II perfectly. and am pick
ing up i'm strength every day. have
gained five or six pounds in weight
already. and am still gaining. Since
Tanlac has done so much for me,
my husband has started taking II
and IL Is helping his stomach trou.
BILE fine, so we both think IL Is great
medicine"
a disordered stomach and kidneys
can cause lnnumerahle ailments.
among them being dyspepsia, ner
vous breakdowns, blood troubles and
even rheumatism, People so affect.
ed. and there are thousands OF them.
are logey and nervous and feel tired
They are worn out after little ex-
crtion and are moody and depressed
They also are apt 10 suffer from
slceplessness and, as a general rule.
lose rapidly in weight. These are
symptoms OF overworked vital or.
gans, which need cleansing and ton.
ing up. and Tanlac. being a powerful
roconstructive tonic, always pro
duces most gratifying results.
Tanlac is sold I'm Seattle by Barteil
Drug Stores under the personal di.
rection of n special Tanlac represent.
Observation-Disclosures
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-29
rs MORE MEN
OFF FOR ARMY

stni another special call for select
service men waA fIilcd from Seattle
Wednesday. when rs men left for
Vancouver barracks. 10 begin army
training. The call ia the third made
after the war departments an.
nounccment that the final quota OF
tho first army draft had been called.
When check was made AZ draft
board No. 6. Tuesday afternoon.
where 10 men had been summoned.
II was found that eight had failed TO
report for duty. They were listed as
dcHertrrs.
The men were entertained at
luncheon at tho Soldiers and Sailors
club before their departure. at
.. m. There was no parade thru the
business section.
Division No. 10 has issued list OF
30 men who failed to appear for cx.
animation.