The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-24
HAS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE
Kenosha Airman Declares That He Is
Glad of Opportunity to Fight for
Freedom Describes Skyline of New
York as Seen by Soldiers.

',Tell mother that we will trim the
Kaiser good and proper and be home
next Christmas writes Frank ).
Zoubek, O. Kenosha soldier, now a mem
Der of the 18th u. S. Aero Squadron.
in letter mailed from Garden City,
Long Island, N. Y. a short time be-
for he expected to start on the crossing
of the Atlantic. Young Zoubeck is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Zoubeck,
615 Milwaukee avenue and was one
of the first Kenosans who answered the
cali to the colors. He has recently
been stationed at Fort Worth, Arkan-
sas, which his squadron left like the
Arabs when their comrades awoke one
December morning to find the bar
racks empty and the company bound
somewhere in the east" This trip
through the south and east, accord
ing to the Kenosha airman Is report
has been the most interesting of all
those which he has taken while in the
service Of cold Glory
"This is wonderful experience
for me" he writes, Zone that [ will
never forget and one that | will never
regret. / am ON the very ground upon
which the Revolutionary War was
fought. This hardly seems possible and
vet this is the reason that I am sol
diering and ready to go across to fight
aide by side with the English who were
defeated upon this very ground. / did
not have to join this army nor would
at have been necessary for,aa@ h. have
registered for the draft as was be-
Sow the age limit. / could have stay
bd at home and be earning good money.
This experience is costing me dollars
and cents but know that / will be
fully recompensed by having the hon
or to say that volunteered to pay the
debt owe to the soldiers who fought
our previous wars and made possible
the standing and education / possess.
1T is because of them that we won our
liberty and now am going out and
take hand in the war game myself
and do my bit for present and future
generations.
The Kenosha soldier has no brief
FOR the Stacker. In fact in no I'm
certain terms he points out that the
greatest compensation for his life as a
soldier will be the fact that he did
not "hide behind petticoatsn but was
ready when his country called.
The letter also makes a clear des-
cription of New York harbor which will
be interesting to every Kenosha mother,
sister, or sweetheart who has SOL
dier soon sailing for France. "When
we arrived at New York Essays Pri-
vate Zoubeck," they loaded us onto
ferry boat. From this boat we had
fne view of the skyline of New
York. We saw the marvellous build
ings, the Brooklyn bridge and passed
on to the Brooklyn navy Yards where
battleships were in view. They were
all painted in war paint shade Of
gray which presents no contrast to the
water and it is hard t distinguish them
even at close range. Alongside of them
were several torpedo destroyers like the
ones which will convoy our transport
across the ocean,
The letter closes with regret that
his furloughf forty eight hours, is not
long enough for him to return to Ken
osha for final visit with his parents
before starting on the great adventure.
The whole letter written as it was
just before the Kenoshan was starting
on the crossings is a wonderful tri-
butte to the patriotism of the American
soldiery and is one of the most en-
thusiastic letters which has been re-
ceived from the Kenosha soldiers serv.
ing in the war.