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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-28
finds you we'll.
Your true son,
From a Fighter

Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Leece, proprie-
tor of the hotel at North Freedom,
have received letter from their
nephew, Thomas Leece, which reads
as follows:
Dear Uncle and Aunt:
/ am writing you few lines to
let you know I am well, hoping you
are all the same.
Well, / am about to leave the hos
pital. VIII go back to the lines,
where my outfit is. They have been
there for long time now; guess they
won't sbe relieved until the war is
over, It looks good deal like it, any.
way. They call us the fighting thirty
second, and guess they are right
about that, as we have been at it for
a long time. Oh, but sure will have
some things to tell when get back
I always have said / was going back
home. l have seen just as big battle
as there has been yet. Oh, you cannot
imagine what it is like. / never had
any idea what it was till | saw it ALL
Why, you don't care for anything
just fight after the Huns. The Ger
mans are afraid of the Americans.
They have made such remarks as that
to us. Well, | do think we have them
now. They are falling back fast. You
ought to hear how the French praise
us Yankees. We get along fine with
them, and try to learn French. We
will be some frenchmen when we get
home.
Well, got lot of new stuff from
the Red Cross to go back with, as
lost all had on the lines; even lost
my good fountain pen while | was
up there. I sure was mad about it,
because it was a dandy.
I have been in France now six
months and have one gold service
stripe on my left sleeve. We get one
for every six months in this war zone.
also have another on my right
sleeve, but it is a wound stripe, but
/ was not wounded was just gassed.
You see gas is just as bad as wound
so we are issued them to wear. | am
sure decorated. / have friend in
the hospital who also has been
gassed. He sure is prince Of a
boy. / hate to leave him behind in
the hospital He is in the field ar
tillery. I bad a good mind to trans
fer into his outfit, but don't want to
leave my own division. He told me
he would write to you. He is a Penn
sylvania boy. He is just few months
younger than I, but has been in the
army four years now. He was down
on the border after Villa. His ia
Their died the day he left for France.
His mother is living in Pennsylvania.
He writes to her every other day, so
you know how much he loves her.
Well, | think I will come to close,
as it is getting late. Tell all hello
for me. From your ever loving
nephew. THOMAS LEECE. !
Co. F 128th Inf, Am. E. F.
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Huns on the Rum
PHILIP.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Schultz OF
Ableman have received several letters
from their son, as follows:
Dear father and mother: Will
write a few lines. We are on the ocean
somewhere; am writing this on the
ship By the time you folks get this
letter we will be safe across. l am
enjoying the trip, have not been sea
sick yet. Quite few of the boys are
sick; consider myself lucky. l saw
some kind OF fish; the largest l
ever saw. Quite sight one sees in
travelling on the ocean. The water
looks pretty, its the dark blue sea
used to read about when at shcool.
We Ableman boys are all on the same
ship. Time to go down and eat. How
are you folks all. Now don't worry
about me. I am feeling fine.
Your son
A
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-28

following letter from his brother Herb
ert, in France:
October 2, 1918.
Dear Brother:
1t is a nice, sunny day in France,
and the aeroplanes are flying over, as
if there was a stimulating effect on
them. There was a feet of sixteen
just went over, like a flock of wild
geese. There was one just a short
distance from here last night. 1t
landed yesterday > afternoon on ac-
count Of engine trouble.
Our company is being broken up,
and we have been in quarters the last
few days, SO as to be ready when
they call US. AS yet ] don't know
what they will put me at; / think
either driving or first-aid work. l
classified AS a chauffeur, but if they
need me for something else, | am
ready for it. will be glad to help
out in any way / can, as all | have
been doing is getting ready to help
them. When a fellow is feeling good,
he would like to get to the place where
he can help. II he doesn't care to
when he first gets into the army, he
will before he has been in very long.
A. A. RID" is the abbreviation for
August Automatic Replacement draft,
and most of the fellows in the COM
pany were drafted. But there are
very few in it now. Who would take
a discharge? Lots of them would il
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-28
GERMAN LOSSES
IN GREAT WAR

Up to- October 81, 1850, 900 German
soldiers were killed and the fate Of
100000 was not known, The vor.
waerts, Berlin, says it learns on re-
liable authority. Four million sold
iers had been wounded, some several
times, The newspaper adds that there
were 100000 German prisoners in
hostile countries
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-28
September %, 1918.

10 HIS mother, MIS-. herman Braun,
as follows:
September %, 1918.
Dear Mother: / was pleased to re.
ceive your letter and to know that you
are all as we'll as you are, and hope
you will be as we'll as ever when you
write again. am feeling fine though
lately have lost some of my fat, as
we have been getting bum" feeds
for few days.
guess we live as we'll as most folks
at home, because we still get white
bread and new potatoes and vegeta.
bles, though of course l miss your
cooking.
At present Lam on the gasoline
truck, which makes trips to a town
about 20 miles from here, to get gas
oline for the trucks every day.
We have had lots of rainy weather
lately, but l guess it is harder on the
Boche than us, as lately they have
lost several thousand prisoners, and
we have several German trucks which
were captured. In fact, most every.
body feels the end of the war is near
Your son,
PVT. CLARENCE BRAUN.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-28

ana conductor on WCrK trains, lit
sure is good soft job after being run
around the past year. And If they
will only-let me stay here until the
finish de la Guerre" they won't hurt
my feelings one bit. am already for
my permission and waiting for a man
to relieve me. But due to the short
age of men at present suppose it may
be some time before I take my little
vacation to the southern border Of
France.
Just read an article in an old paper
saying. the war had only begun and
that it was needless to even think of
peace for at least another year. But
really, it don't seem possible that they
can ever hang on that long the way
they are getting run now. these past
weeks. But then one never can tell
Just, what might possibly happen
either. Had letter from A. Rooney
saying he met Boyd Ladd and Edd
Rommeifanger come out of the front
as his outfit was going up. All can
say is this is no place for a peace
loving person to be right now. Ha!
Ha! -
Give my best regards to all the
folks and worlds of love to you both.
/ remain your loving brother
WILLIAM X. BAKER
Co E 13 Engrs. Ry. A E F
Second Letter
France, Sept. % 1918
My dear sister and brother:
Just few lines to let you folks
know 1 am still around and as usual
doing my little bit daily and enjoying
myself as much as possible. Was uup
and called on Dewey Schuster and
George Werlich the other night and
had a very nice time, altho Werlich
had to go away on duty so didn't get
a great deal of time with him and
Dewey left at nine o'clock. Frank
Wood and walked thirteen kilometers
that night but were pretty we'll
satisfied by seeing some one from
around the old corners we all know
so well. 1t sure did seem good to
find some one away over here to
talk to that knew nearly everybody
you did back there. They have sure
been through the mill from what they
say, altho no one kicks any. But like
every one else they are looking for
ward to the time when they will be
going home again. had letter from
Dane yesterday. They were all well
as usual. / am still away from the
outfit on detached service but from
what I heard the other day they are
likely to tear our play house down
most any day now sure hope they
don't as | am sure well satisfied
right where | am. got present
yesterday from a French soldier of
a pair of wooden shoes to slop around
in when not on duty. He said the
ones had been wearing were no good
so I am quite dressed up again today
In my own mind. Haven't heard from
Earn for some time outside of getting
a box of stuff from him some time ago
Well, it is nearly supper time and they
just announced a train, with me first
out so think / will have to close and
grab my things lined up a little be-
fore it gets too late. Hoping this finds
you all in the very best of health and
spirits as il leaves me at present.
With regards to all and love to you
bothI remain as ever.
Your brother,
" HLIAM K. BAKER
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-28
MANY YANKS AND MOTORS
I'm FRANCE AT WARS END

According to Washington there
were 1,95s.7s7 Americans and $4,000
motors in France when the war came
to an end.
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Second Letter

Just a few lines l know you are
anxious to get letter from me.
certainly enjoyed my trip. We were
in England a few days-quite a
place mostly stone and brick build
ings. There are not very many young
men left that are not in uniform. That
country has certainly seen hard times
since the war started. The French
people have some language; think it
would take some time to learn 1t.
bought a paper from French lady,
but had some time to make her under
stand what paper ] wanted; but | got
the paper alright The French people
seem to be very nice. We have the
Y. M. G.. A. here just like in the states.
1t is certainly fine place for the goys
| was there last night their was big
crowd there. 1 don't regret it at all
that 1 had chance to come over
here. Now, dear mother, don't worry;
will soon be back again. Hoping you
are we'll and happy. l am telling fine.
Your true son,
CORP. HARRY w. Schultz
Supply Co. 331 FA AEF.
Third Letter
We are~in some camp now, where |
think we will stay for-some time. 1t
has rained every day, seems like q
rainy country. Has not'been cold yet.
l think this is warmer country then
in the states. am feeling fine and
enjoying 1t very much. Will have
lot to tell you when | get back home;
DON'T think it will be so very long
either. / certainly have seen lot
that / never would had seen if not in
the army.
All they grow around here is grapes
a great country for wine. They certain
ly have some trains here. A car is
about half as large as in the states.
The engines are built different then
in the states; nothing compared with
our country.
Will close; hope this we'll find you
we'll and happy.
Fourth Letter
Will answer your welcome letter
in a bunch. I enjoyed it very much.
You say you have not been to the
lake since was home. Well, we will
all go next spring, providing we have
the kaiser soon, and I think we will.
The way they are going after him,
they are certainly having the Huns
on the run. We will have some great
times when we get back. suppose
it is much colder in the states than
here, so we will not suffer so much
cold as in the old Wisconsin but hope
to be there some day-good enough
kIIoA l.uop MON .qlIesu 10 lssq sua
complain, enjoying it, feeling fine, In
for me. This is nice country. Can't
about me Will close; hope this
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-28
Captured German Trucks

Clarence Braun writes from France
to his mother, Mrs. Herman Braun.
as follows:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-28
Three Letters From Sons

Mrs. w. L. Horr, 100 Newell street
Kenoeha, las received letter from
each. Of her sons in France. corp
oral Vaughn r.. Gibbons. was wounded
but was able to rejoin the colors be-
fore the fighting was finished. The
letters follow:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-28
Tells of Trip Across

August Rodewald has received the
following letter from his brother Herb
ert, in France:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
PolyPrepBoys
CaptureMeet
In Penn Pool

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-The Poly
technic Preparatory School, of Brook
Ign, with II points, to-day won the
interscholastic swimming champion
ship meet held at the University of
Pennsylvania under the auspices of
the American Eastern lnterscholastic
Swimming Association.
Mercersburg Academy was second
with ID points, and the Berkeley Irving
High School, New York, with II points,
was third.
Fred Schwedt, the only entry from
the Western High School, Detroit,
broke the distance plunge record for
the tank by covering 70 feet in l min
ute The old record of 60 feet was
made by Hotchkiss, of Lawrenceville,
in 1913.
To-day's meet was the first held
under the direction of the American
Eastern Interscholastic Swimming AS
ISOLATION. At a meeting before the
races the association decided to hold
all future competitions at the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Pi1nlico Racing
Plans Completed

BALTIMORE. Jan. 26.-The direct
ors of the Maryland Jockey Club
have completed their programme. for
the coming spring meeting at pic
turesque Pimlico track, and it provides
for a distribution among horsemen in
added money OF 100000 IN the course
of session of fifteen days. The daily
average i'll purses will be $7,133.33.
PROVISION has been made for horses OF
al sorts-two-yearolds, three year
olds, matured campaigners, steeple-
chaScrS, platers and handicap animals
There will be four stakes, exclusive
Of the Pimlico Nursery, for which 292
nominations were made by tifty-six
breeders of thoroughbreds last Octo-
Der, to close on April s, the feature
being the Preakness, which this year
ard hereafter will be race of $4,000
added. The Pimlico Nursery is sprint
OF tour furlongs and a half for q nurse
of $500.
The other stakes are the Spring
Juvenile, $500 added, four and half
!urlorgs; Pimlico Spring Handicap,
$4,000 added. ore mile and seventy
yards. for tkree-year- Odds and over.
and the Green Spring Valley Steeple-
chase Handicap, $4,000 added. two
miles, for four-year- olds and over.
In all Of these races there will he
money for four horses, that scheme of
distribution having been tried at PIN
ilco last fall with eminently satisfac-
tory results. In addition to the stakes
there will be overnight purses of 500
$500, $500, $1,000 and $1,000. The
plan tried last season OF admitting en-
tres in stakes without charge will not
be followed this year. NV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Straight Score
Gives Corbett
Shoot Trophy
Donovan and Ogden Win
Legs on Haslin Trophy
at Iravers Island

Weekend trap shooting for January
came to an end at the Travers Island
traps of the New York Athletic Club
yesterday. Not only was it the ending of
the regular fixtures for the month, but
the accumulation cup, three months
trophy. also was won. Under the cir
cumstances, the day was an exception
ally important one for the Winged Foot
nimrods, and an excellent field was on
the firing line throughout.
George ]. Corbett, by running straight
in the Travcrs Island cup event, took
the prize with two legs. In the shoot
for the Haslin cup w. B. Ogden ran
straight, as did also ]. p. Donovan,
Tho perfect score gave the former gun
ner four legs on the prize, more than
enough to annex the trophy.
]. P. Donovan broke into the lime
lgiht in the shoot for the club cup. He
captured leg yesterday with full
card of % targets. 1t was his second
win in January, one more than any
other nimrod. He therefore took home
the prize. After shoot-off ]. H. Van
derveer won his third leg on the ac
emulation cup, one more than any
other gunner.
The conditions were considerably
easier than they have been for several
weeks, and as a result all the scores
were high. j. P. Donovan was the high
scratch gunner with the excellent total
Of IS out of a possible 100 targets. N.
Webb, jr:, took the high handicap prize
after a shoot-off.
At the request of the gunners the
shooting committee announced spe
cial shoot for Monday afternoon. More
than twenty-five stated yesterday that
they would be on the firing line to-
morrow. If the shoot is success the
club probably will give other events on
coalless Mondays.
The scores made yesterday are as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Two Howard Boys Whole
Show in Match at St.
Nicholas Rink

Hockey as it is played by the Howard
family proved entirely too much for
the team from Camp Upton last night
at the St. Nicholas Rink, where the
Newport Naval Reserves seven defeated
the soldier boys by a score Of 8 goals
to /.
1t is policy, perhaps, to say that
Newport defeated Camp Upton, but if
the facts are boiled right down it will
be found that Tom Howard, jr., and his
brother Jack, sons of the famous old
star. did fully seven-ninths of the play
ing for the Naval Reserves.
between them these two lads, both
still in their teens, scored seven OF the
nine goals credited to their team. Tom
PLAYED the rover position with deadly
execution, while Jack hung out at CEN
ire when he was not shooting all over
the ice and slamming the puck into the
In order to keep the family records
straight. it may be said that young
Jack tailed four goals and Tom three.
Two Of Jacks goals were scored on
passes from Brother Tom. winch d'-
vides the honors fairly evenly.
To carry it out still further, Tom
scored the first goal of the game, unas-
sisted, and Jack shot the last one nome,
unassisted. Bull and Humphreys. Tor
the Naval Reserves. scored the other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

Champion With Racquet
Scores an Easy Victory


FIRST GAME
J. j. Mullins tscratch: rN.,
w ri o 8 iol % % .
Q 0 . 2-2o u
Accs-NIullins: by service l; telltsle /. outs
=. misses, 4; placement, \: total q KipsNln ::
nv service 81 teltale. 3: misses. 2: OUTS g. place
SECOND GAME
M Maasas ''....o 8 8 20 5 i
Ass--kinsella: BY SERVICE .; misses II. Mace
me 8, 'eltaie 3: outs. \: total. 90 Mullins:
by misses =; teltae. |; outs. !: total l.
THIRD GAMD
H aia.....:S :: 5-ls j
Ace:s-Kinsclla: BY Service O: misses. 3. tell
,@le' .: outs, 8; placement, s. total lC Nu,Ins
outs. 2: total. Is. '''' -
FOURTH GAME
Mullins Mullins. 5000 oolslooo oo-s 0'at &
Acess.Mullins: BY outs s: tcll;ale. 9: placement,
ILL.,. uotSi g. kinseua: By service Q: misses 7:
oo'S' D; placement s; telltale. s. total 20
REHABILITATION
kinsella--Aces by service 10: placement. 10: tell
tsie. -: misses. 81 outs 10; total. rs. Mullins:
a n,ss oy sSryiec Il placement. A: misses. IL:
~ heferee-W. ]. Knapp. Squash Club Scorer
F. Latforgue. Yale Club N'0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

to do in trying to cover up Miss Wag-
ner's lapses, and his exertions in the
third and fourth sessions told their
story in the final set, when he was no
longer abe to stem the strong attack OF
the opposing pair Harold Taylor, the
runner-up for the national junior i'll
door title, acted as umpire OF the match.
Alexander began the service, followed
IN order by McNeal, Miss Bjurstedt and
MISS Wagner. and it so happened that
the intemationalist led off at the start
OF every set of the match The first
two sets found Miss Bjurstedt and
Alexander going at great speed.
Inc national woman champion amazed
the gallery by her volleying skill and
proved that in this department she is
distinctly better than at any time in
her career. She and McNeal engaged
in dozen duels from close to the net,
with honors fairly even.
Starting with the third set, McNeal
realized that he would have to speed
up if the match was not to be one
sided, and he went into the rallies with
tremendous speed. In his anxiety to do
more than his share, he was at times
guilty, of taking shots that should have
been left to his partner, but this. of
course, was unavoidable. In spite of
this, however, and aided by Miss Wag
ner's splendid playing at this period,
McNeal was instrumental in winning
these sets at Is, 7-5.
The last session found Miss Biurstedt
and Alexander going more smoothly
than ever and both of them brought ap-
plause from the spectators by the bril-
lance of their work at the net. The
mai point in the match was earned by
the maid from Norway. as the climax
OF desperate rally, when she caught
one OF McNeals drives shoulder high
ana al, crashed it back for clean place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Invitations Out
For Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. o6.-The man.
agement of the Pennsylvania Relay
Carnival has just sent out the invita-
ton letter TO the various colleges of
the country for the twenty-fourth an
nual meet, to e held o ..pril IS and
-. Quito few changes have been
made in the various classes necessitated
by the changing conditions in track
athletics at the various institutions.
AS matter Of courtesy the invitation
IS sent, as usual, to oxford and Cam
bridge, in England, though it is not
expected that they will be represented
here until after the war
Contrary to the general opinion. re-
ports from all over the United States
indicate that greater interest is being
taken in track and field sport than
ever before. the war has called asten-
tlon to the benefits of athletics and
there is great enthusiasm throughout
the entire student body IN all kinds of
intercollegiate sport. The decision of
Princeton, closely followed b. Yale. to
resume intercollegiate competition all
along the line will have further in
MIGRATING effect.
No one expects the teams this year
to reach the extremely high standard
set at the relay carnival in former
years. Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Cor
nell. Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth
and several other important UNIVERSE
ties have sent word that they expect
to be here with their teams for the
championships and special events.
Coach Jones, OF Wisconsin. has been
heard from. He states that he is going
to bend every energy to getting out
relay teams. and i he can find material
for fairly fast quartets he will bring
them East.
Coach Robertson, of Pennsylvania,
has the hardest task on his hands OF
any Of the coaches. It has been Penn's
custom to be represented in all the
championship relays, no matter how
poor the team. In other years Penn
could always get some kind of team,
but this season it will be very difficult
to find any kind of material for the
entire six championships on the pro-
gramme.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
School Merrnen
Plan Association

An lnterScholastic swimming associa-
ton is in sight. College graduates and
clubmen prominently identified with
water sports have been laying tracks
tor the formation of such body. and
a meeting Of high school representa-
tives will be held to-day at the New
York A. c. to discuss plans for organi-
cation.
The chief objects in view are to bring
about the adoption throughout the
East Of standard rules of eligibility
and. to establish annual championship
tests which will be emblematic Of
supremacy. instead Of allowing half a
dozen or more scholastic meets to be
given title rank, as has been the prac-
tice heretofore
John ]. McHugh. of the Public School
Athletic League, will attend the COM
ing gathering to offer such advice and
suggestions as may be necessary to
insure the success of the proposed
association.