The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-30
VOLUME LVIIll
LOCAL WAR NOTES.

aeu AT Chmp Jrdut, HAS passou 0hs
.minations emitting him to wear on
uniform sleeve the chevrun OF "Ser
ant of the first class" 10 this SER
o the boys are mounted on motor
lies and are armed with automatic
tolls. Kiland Is n son OF Mr.. and
s. G. Fl. Kiland OF Madison, former
Of this city.
(oung men OF draft age who secured
erred classification on account of
sir occupation, but who quit their
IS, must, under penalty report to the
al board, for re- e-classification.
This was the statement given ont
iday by Fred Carus. He said that
S fact was not generally known by
,fted men. They secure deferred
ssitication on account Of the work
sy are engaged in and when they
1t, they must be placed under con-
pl OF the local board to be recassi-
J.
The first Manitowoc young man to
his life, while being transported
er-seas to France was Edward Gerl,
smber OF Company B, Fifty.eighth
lited States Infantry, Fourth division,
! 10 Was among the fifty six men re.
rted missing as result Of the tor
doing OF the transport Moldavia last
lursday In the English channel.
he was son of Mr.. and Mrs. An
sw Gerl of this city and was 29 years
/.
With Gerl's death, three Manitowoc
ung men have thus far been lost in
war. The others are Private John
nger OF Company II who died in
ance, OF disease, and Guy Drews,
10 died of pneumonia, at Camp Gus
:.
Joseph Kapitz, Jr son OF Aid. JOS
b Kspitz OF the Fifth ward and who
s been employed as machinist at
est Nllis was home on three day
rlough, after enlisting last week at
eat Lakes, H., in the United States
IVY. He has received commission
machinist's mate, second class AID
ported for duty Monday.
Lieut.. Waiter Hamilton was home
st week from Camp Grant on leave
absence.
With letter TO the camp command
eApislniag the conditions, Junn
okorsky, one OF the drafted men who
as so intoxicated he could not leave
ith the contingent OF Saturday night,
I'd Mark Cleveland who failed to ar
We here from Sawyer, Wis, in time,
ere dispatched to Camp Grant, H.,
lesdsy morning. Their future pun
hment will be up to the camp com
ander.
Manitowoc county's newest contr bu-
Oh of soldiers in France is in the max
&. There were 800 men-l52 from
le first district, and l57 from the
,cond They left at 9:l5 O'Clock
aturday night over The Northwestern
pad for Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
sveral Thousand persons were at the
epot to cheer the boys and wish them
odspeed. The Marine band led the
arch from the court house to the
apot and on the way and at the depot
layed lively airs The men were as
leerful as if they were going to pic.
ic. Some locked as II the farewell
celebration had been triHe strenuous.
When the train pulled out whistles
lew noisy farewell. With this big
emonstratlon in mind and with the
)ngs and cries OF good cheer ringing
} their ears the Manitowoc county
! oys take up the stern business of
raining for warfare at Camp Grant.
Three OF the men from District
certified to leave were not with the
ontlngent-Mark Cleveland of Saw.
er, and Arthur Frosch, OF Lohmann,
1inn., who failed to report and John
'orkorsky, a local man who llnded in
all on account of imbibng too freely
uring the day. In their places, Louis
seiner, Oscar A. Waarum and Joseph
Iandl volunteered and were accepted.
Louis Kellner was in charge of the
District l men and was assisted by
Nm. Buschman and d. Vanserke and
g captains for squads of eight men.
Following is q revised list OF those
Who left for camp
DISTRICT
elmer r. Kretsch, RI Kiel
Nm. H. Wendorf, lila S. IL St., City
fohn Weiter, R r Cleveland
Frank S. Pekulik, 1109 S. oath st.
City
Christ. Schultz, ZIG N. 10th St., City
Harvey Wellner, 720 S. 21st st.
Nm. r. Bruechert, 1902 Wash. St.,
City
Matt Burkard, r. R., Valders
Edwin F. Schreiber, RI Kiel
Ladimir M. Hrudka, Normal School,
Milwaukee
Felix Broths, $40 Chicago St., City
John Garthwait, 719 Jay St., City
John Pokorsky, 1911 Madison ST.,
City
Walter J. Clark, 1912 Hamilton St.,