Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-10-23

Ole Swanseia, all of Pleasant Ridge, arrived
safely overseas, also Ray Tryggestad and Sell
mer Peterson.
Walter Brye has been transferred from Az
Gusta, Georgin, army camp, TO Jacksonville.
Florida.
BY IKE time the great war ia ever Yiroaua
and Vernon county soldiers win have acquired
large variety of military h0nQTs in titieg fer
work well GONE. From overseas =" mes the
announcement that Meivii Tuhus and Thinner
Running hHve been commissioned second lieu
tenants from an officers training school, and
Chimney Morley and Professor kuenning now
have like distinction from similar school in
Ge0l gia- Thee young soldiers will receive
heartiest congratulations from ell home folks.
The Censor knew a,Ierent. but thoughtlessly,
in late issue, stated that Miss McAuley was
the first TO enter war work as q nurse Miss
Fannie Silbangh is a real veteran in the good
and beniheient cause of world hCmanitY. She
enlisted more than a year since and has been
in France in the thick of administering 10 the
sick and wounded. and she has been a gradu-
ate nurse for ten years.
Maurice Collins, one of the Desoto boys in
the service has been promoted TO sergeant. at
the University of Pennsylvania, where he
sent from here some time ago for the
military unit.
A coIored woman was busily engaged in
emptyirg her stocking on the desk OF the
Liberty Loan clerk. As the silver aaarters
DESK the clerk said, This must De the result
Of number of hard years saving" The
old woman replied. ,fessah. All been saving
it 70 bury msself, bat An get to thinkin' il
ovah an All jus made up my mind it would
be a heap bettah 60 buy a Liberty Bond 10 help
bury dat kaishah."-Boy's Life.
Il got a rich story from a preacher who
has been in the Y. NJ. c. A. work among the
soldiers and who is his way 10 France
says minister who visited Camp Dodge re-
Gently. "A fellow was being examined for
service and was stripped to the waist. lie
had an emblem tatOoed on his chest Of the
American flag with the bust Of Nashingto
and Wilson on either side Of II. The physician
then thumped him over, listened TO has heaEt
and lungs and so on, and finally pointing TO
the design on his chest, said ;"loa are pretty
patriotic, ali right" Yes he said, "bui
that isn't anything I am sitting on the kaiser
and EiadcEhurg." And he was 100.
Worry over his heavy responsibility and the
deaths of many boys from influenza. caused
the death of Commandment HagedOrn Of Camp
Grant. The body was found with bullet hole
in the head and revolver at the side. Col
Hagedorn wGs So years old and a graduate Of
West Point. He WAS made captain IN 1898
and n major in 1911. For time he was mil
itary attache at Petrograd. He took charge
of Camp Grant this fall.
A large gathering of relatives and friends
assembled at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eiei
Hanson on Saturday evening. October II, and
rendered their son Melvin a farewell party
his departure for the University at Madison
in the service of Uncle Sam. purse was
given him as a token of remembrance
most thrilling incident Of the with
Kenosha man participating is reported by
Frank HOrmsc. serving with the Y. >. Regu-
lars. In a letter to relatives he tells of meet
ing his brother and taking him captive. HOr-
mac went over the top in bay0net charge
when grimy Austrian veteran he was about
TO bayonet shouted, 'tStop Brother" HormaS
hesitated and recognized his own brother. John
yVha he had mot
took him TO the American Vines. Later the
brother gave information By which French and
Americans captured a field piece. fifty ma
chine guns, and more than zoe hand grenades
Overloaded stomachs have gone out OF fash
ion along with overloaded tables. Neither
stomaehs nor tables should grOan with food.
When you write letter to a soldier. smile
That's the kind OF letter that makes him
smile. If you cant, smile, don't write.