The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-22

attained the age or Il since laSt June
5. 1t is estimated that each of the
4 two districts of the county will yield
about so registrants and the state
about 1000.
The police require all transients or
newcomers of apparent draft age to
produce their credentials. Last Thurs
day six young men from Saginaw,
Michigan, were examined and two
were detained over night because un-
able to produce their cards.
In letter written July first, Capt,
Schmidt, who left here in command
of Company II, writes that up to that
time all the former H boys were still
in the fight. He writes Interestingly
of life in the trenches.
Lieut.. Jung is seeing some fighting
He writes of an episode now COM
monty reported where enemy prison
ers while being taken prisoners at
tempted to grenade Jungs command
who had captured them. He adds:
"Well, all eleven of those Germans
are buried where they stood and |
take credit for disposing of three Of
them myself"
A cablegram last Friday announced
the arrival overseas of Lieut. Archie
Lii.
Wenzel Kutil of Branch has four
sons in the service. WenZel Jr,, 29,
and Frank %, are in France. Joseph,
26, is in camp in Virginia and John,
81, left last week for special training
at Indianapolis.
The Lettenberger family of this
city have four boys in the service.
Herbert the fourth left last week for
special training at Kansas City, Mo.
Albert Petska, of Rosecrans, Coop
\ erstown, was wounded in the leg in
action in France. The character of
the injury is not known.
Michael G. Cavanaugh, formerly a
graduate of the Oshkosh Normal
school, and for three years principal
a of the Amery High school, was
among the group of enlisted men who
left last week for the Sweeney school
at Kansas City for special army
training He was put In charge of the
contingent en- route.
Adolph Frazier of this city, machin-
lists mate on U. S, submarine
chaser and his younger brother Har-
old on the u. S. rifle range at Peets-
kill, n. Y, ran into each other on the
street in New London, Conn, last
week, neither knowing the other was
any where near
Joseph Wachowski was home from
Camp Grant on furlough. He en-
joyed his vacation so much that he
forgot the date of its expiration, and
1 an officer came from camp and es-
N corted him back The sequel hasnt
been heard.
Word has reached Mrs. Melendy
here that her son Warren was gassed
in the trenches in France in July
Nothing further is known, but the
presumption from lack of later infor-
= nation is that he is recovering.
Thirty-two men have been sent from
district No. to schools for special
training during the past two weeks
and the board has certified six more
from that district to go to Camp
Sherman, Ohio, on Aug. &C. The new
. men being:
Martin Reedy, Maribel William j
Koch, Two Rivers; Henry Yohanek, K
/, Grimms; Martin j. Steeber, K.
Whitelaw; julius Gates, Two Rivers
Joseph Stefaniak, R. 3, Two Rivers:
Others sent since Aug Ia are as fol
lows:
To Indianapolis: Edward Lodi, Tisch
III Mills; John Kutil r.. 5, Mantowoc.
The same day eighteen volunteers
were sent to the Sweeney auto school
at Kansas City.
Arthur l.. Ottelien, Reedsville; Jo-
seph A. Zeman, Maribel; Clarence ii
Mueller, Reedsville; Arthur p. Pruet-
er, Kiel; Oscar II. Diefenthaler, Kiel;
William Henfer, Two Rivers; George
w. Kreisa, Two Rivers; Adolph p
Walters, Two Rivers; Michael G
Cavanaugh Reedsville, r. /; Leonard
Il. Larson, Manitowoc, r. 4; Thomas
r. Larson, Valders; Bennett Olson
valders; Raymond p Meineke, Two
Rivers, X. l. Louis w. Buth, Maribel;
+ David r. Siehr, Michicot, X. 2; Ralph
Last, Two Rivers.
Five to the University of Wisconsin
are:
Bernard j. Zeman, Two Rivers;
Frank A. Riha, Tisch Mills; Fred ]
Bruhn, R. /, Two Rivers; Oscar ]. Ho
verson, II. /, Stangelville; Oscar II
Stelzer, r. 8, Mishicot.
Four more were sent to Peoria, Ill.
rs follows:
Hugo A. Neumann, Kiel; Frank A
Shimon, Maribel Leo ]. Lee, Il. 3
Denmark; Joseph Wattawa, X. 3
2epdsyille