Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-25
NEWS CONCERNING OUR BOYS in
THE SERVICE

Lieut. L. A. Pradt, Jr., departed for
Camp Custer again Saturday evening
Among the Wisconsin marines killed
III action the past week, was the name
of Daniel G. Dopp of Wild Rose.
Serg. Ben. Friedrich, of Mosinee, was
married at Mario, Texas, to Miss So
phie KAMA of Junction City recently.
Mrs. c. T. Tess of the town of Texas
received a message Thursday stating
that her son, Lenard, has arrived safe
ly overseas.
G. H. Ingraham leaves tomorrow
evening for Chicago and New York,
from where he will depart for France,
to serve his country.
Frank Rieth, a private at Camp
Green, North Carolina, was in the city
Friday while on his way to Fenwood
for visit with relatives.
/ Leo. Haesle departed for Tampa,
| Florida, last Tuesday, where he is
stationed at the national army post,
after pass spent in this city.
Mrs. John w. Sullivan visited her
son, Floyd, at Chicago, the past week.
lie is IN the naval training camp at
the municipal pier in that city.
Lieutenant T. L. Edmonds of Camp
Custer spent Saturday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Edmonds.
He expects to leave for France soon.
Alpheus Van Orman, who held a
position in the American National
bank here, is now at Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo-, in the quartermaster
corps service.
DR.. Merritt L. Jones has been pro-
| NOTED from Lieutenant to Captain.
The doctor is now at Williamsbridge,
N. T., with the u S. Medical Corps,
hospital No. 1.
Mrs. G. P. Paff of the town of Texas
has been notified that her son, Leonard
Paff, has arrived safely overseas. He
left here with Marathon county con-
| tingent in April.
George Ronek, living at 1O2 South
LFourth avenue, received a notice on
Thursday that his son, George Ronek.
Jr, has arrived safely on the other
side of the Atlantic.
Reno Kurth is home on pass from
the quartermaster's department at
Washington. He will return to camp
| Thursday. Mr.. Kurth was formerly
with the Paper Specially company
| here.
Paul E. thinner, who is with Co. A,
53rd Inf. Regulars at Camp Wads-
worth, S. c., has been promoted to
Corporal. He is a brother of William
thinner of this city.
Miss Margaret Haseltine of Berke-
ley, CAL, has received an appointment
as dietitian in the army or navy by the
government. She was a teacher of
domestic science in our city schools the
past year.
Argall Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
jerry Johnson, has enlisted in the
Spruce Forestry division, and will go
TO Washington, d. G. His parents
went to st. Paul Saturday morning to
meet their son.
Edward Silbernagel has been home
on pass from Jefferson Barracks,
Mo-, where he is in the coast ar
t1llery. He expects to attend a train
ing camp at Fortress Monroe. Va.
soon. Mr.. Silbernagel returned to
camp Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ A. Omholt have re-
ceived cablegram announcing the
safe arrival of their son, Alvin, over
seas. He has finished his course of
training at Great Lakes and at Harry
ara IN radio work, and has made two
4 trips over sea and back.
II
1 Mayor and Mrs. John Sell, John Jr..
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter LEM have
returned home from an automobile
trip to Camp Grant, where they Wis
tied Arnold Sell. They also stopped
at Chicago, the Great Lakes Train
ing station and at Fort Sheridan.
| Leander Ringle, who is stationed at
Camp Grant, had Wausau visitors re-
Gently. Mr.. and Mrs. John Ringle.
Jr., and Mrs. HI. A. Thielke and son.
Eugene, visited him, returning home
last Tuesday. Mr.. Ringle also visited
at West Baden, Ind, and at Mount
Pulaski, ILL.,
Gilbert Eckerle has enlisted in the
medical corps of the United States
army. He expects to leave the city
very soon for service. Gilbert has
been employed at the Y. M C. A. a
short tine as assistant to Mr.. Davis,
the secretary, aId has resigned to
work fol his country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bell and Mr..
and Mrs. L. M. Duncan and son, Lee,
returned home Wednesday night from
Camp Grant, where they visited Give
Bell. Since their return Nh. Bell has
been transferred to Camp Johnson,
Florida, in the quartermaster's de-
partment of the service.
1t will be of interest to know that
Wausau and Marathon county soldier
boys are now on German soil in Alsace.
being a part of the 32nd division,
(which has been identified by the
Germans. 1t has been generally be-
lieved here for some time that our
home boys were taking an active part
in the fighting.
During the past week special men
ton was made of number of Ameri-
can troops for bravery at the battle
north of Xiyray. Among the names
given was that of Anthony Simmons,
but there was no address down. 1t
has been believed that Simmons is a
former WauSau lad, who left here a
number of years ago.
Private Paddy ]. Brown, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Brown of Tigerton, and
who is a member of Company G, has
been seriously wounded, while in ac-
tive service in France. His parents
received the news the past week, and
his aunt, Mrs. John Lajanesse of this
city, was also notified. Private Brown
has been a member of Company G for
several years.
Irwin Peters, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Hugo Peters, arrived home Saturday
on furlough, for a visit with rela-
tiyes and friends. Mr. Peters has been
at Brooklyn, n. Y, where he has been
in a hospital receiving treatment fol-
| stomach trouble Upon his denartllre