The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-07


what is really happening"
| Although listed in the roster as from
Minneapolis, where he made his home
before the war, Captain Springer is
an Iowa man, born and bred, and he
wants the world to know it,
He is also extremely proud of his
kid brother" of the same rank. Capt
Spencer Springer, with the Ninth Inf
whom he has not heard of in months.
Il dare say he's a general by now,"
grins the Captain proudly.
All in Fun.
The captain said he wanted to put
his foot on current rumor to the eff
feet that the boys over there were
| likely to come home bringing French
wives. ..
"They may josh and cut up a bit.
| but you can't blame them for that,
when it's so blamed lonesome and no
girls around" he said, but it's all in
| fun. .
1.-The only time they get to see an
American girl is at the Salvation Ar
my huts, or when they are hurt in a
hospital. ..
lone of the sights. will always re-
| member is when we were coming into
New York harbor, and the boys caught
sight of the first real American girls
| they had seen for over year.
| "Such whistling, yelling, whooping
and cat-calls you never heard!
No Apple Pie.
Besides, the Yanks could never be
satisfied with land that couldn't pro
uuce apple pie. That is the greatest
| disappointment they have had, to fine
that the most famous French cook,
while an expert at salads and pastry,
is absolutely incapable of comprehend
ing just how the ingredients of apple
pie must be put together to produce
the desired result"
That there will be big let-down in
nervous tension after the war, is pre-
dicted by Sgt. Benjamin Pierce, of Co.
| |, Burlington.
Fighting holds a man up to high
pitch all the time, and when he goes
over the top he is all keyed up says
Sergeant Pierce.
Il actually believe when a man
starts over, and out into No Mans
Land he is insane, inhuman. He has to
be. l know l myself have suffered and
gone through things that you couldn't
make me believe | would survive be
fore.
SheIIed Hospital.
| Il was wounded five times -- just
knocked out on the left side, altOgeth,
Grand had to keep on, because they
couldn't get to me to take me back,
till the fight was nearly over
Then they took me to the hospital
back of the lines, and ! hadn't any
more than got in bed and thought I
was about done for when the Ger
mans began Smelling the hospital.
Two men in the far end of my
ward were killed, several others were
hit, but they missed me. The nurses
never blinked, they went right ahead
as though it were just thunder
storm.
"Of course we had to move out then
and | travelled for 33 miles in an am
bulance over shell torn roads, over
( humps and bumps and hills and val
!, legs, till ! was just about over the
great divide
But here / am. 1t doesn't seem like
you could stand so much, but you dc
it somehow"
Company n Casualties
Men of Co. H who have been killed
according to Captain Springer are:
Lieut.. Douglas Green, Pottsville
Pa; Lieut.. Leroy Creation, Austin
Texas; Harry l.. Anderson, Oskaloo
sa first man killed in company
Thomas Arkless, Fraker, Ia, died o
wounds; Wilfred NJ. Bauder, Oskaloo
sa, bugler, killed; Donald Blakley
Montezuma; Raymond Fuller, Kline
man, Ohio; Corp. Harry Hart, oska
Iloosa; Howard Martin, Oskaloosa
Sgt. Sol Morris. Oskaloosa; Glel
Morrow, Des Moines; Paul Noel, Oska
loosa; Charles Nye, Seymour; PHILLIP
Plaster, Oskaloosa; John Vanveer
Pella.
Lieut.. Pete Hoar of Oskaloosa
Pvt. Arthur Dejoode, of Pella, an
Pvt. Robert Dorman of Oskaloosa ar
back in the states with wounds.
Sgt. Wesley Mott of Eddyville ha
been made lieutenant.
Sgt. Albert Martin Of Oskaloosa, r.
ceived the distinguished service eros
> and is back home.
Springer Wears Cord
Captain Springer wears the Foul
ragere, or citation cord, showing tia
!, he participated in five engagements /
! which the Rainbow division was cite
? for exceptional Drayere
Praise was given Jesse Bowser an
Lynn Childs, stretcher bearers OF @
H, who have distinguished themselye
by their bravery ever since the con
pany went into action. Albert Martil
another member of this company, Ia
S been recommended for distinguish
IS service cross for exceptional drawer
. and John Barstow, who took comman