Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-10
OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE

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Howard Dessert is attending an
officers training camp at Camp
Humphrey, Virginia.
Harold Mathie, who is in the SER
vice, is located at Fort Newark, N. j.,
in the U. S. Army Supply Base.
Among those reported safely across
the seas the past week are Walter
Dippman and William C.. Buetow.
Corporal Henry Schielz of Fenwood
has been severely wounded. His name
appeared in Saturdays casualty list.
Leon j.. Koppa, Einar Carlson,
Arthur Leitzke and E. P. Eisenmann
have arrived safely across the waters.
Paul w. Herzog will be employed
in the governments purchase and
supply branch at Washington, D. C.
Private S. Heynanowski of Camp
Wheeler, Georgia, is here on a fur
Tough, having arrived Saturday morn
ing.
Oscar Koffard and George Kies of
Dancy, in the military service, have
recently been home on short fur
loughs.
Z Louis 2. Thon has been home on a
short furlough from Madison, where
he has been acting as sergeant in
structor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Edmonds re-
ceived word the past week that their
son, Thorpe Edmonds, had arrived
safely overseas.
Anton Peska of the Great Lakes
Naval Training station, who has been
visiting relatives in Ringle, was here
on Saturday.
Lieut.. Hilbert Mueller left for Camp
Grant again Saturday, after several
days furlough in this city with rela-
tives and friends.
Abe S. Wiesner, who is in the Depot
Brigade at Camp Grant, arrived in
the city Friday morning and returns
to camp this evening.
Edison Shatto, DIR. L. A. Ziemke,
Carl Schaumburger and Harry Ros-
seau have reached the other side of
the big water in safety.
William S. Petri, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. August Petri of Rockville, was
killed in action recently. He enlisted
in the service last year.
Private Arnold Weinkauf departed
for Camp Grant Wednesday evening
after a visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Weinkauf.
Chester D. Masters who is in the
S5th Division, is now in France. Mrs.
Masters was formerly Margaret Muir
ray, who is now in Wausau.
Paul Kordus of the town of Cassel
has been killed in action in France
according to message received by
his relatives from the war department.
Walter Manthei, who is with a Ma
chine Gun company in France, was
wounded on the oath of July. He is
in hospital and on the road to re-
covery.
In yesterdays casualty list appeared
the name of Bias Levandowski of this
city. He has been severely wounded
in action. Levandowski was mem
Der Of Co. G..
Memorial services were held at st.
James church on Monday morning at
8 o'clock for the late John e. Burns,
who was killed in France in U. S.
service on July %.
Carson Rutzky, of the Great Lakes
Training station, who has been in the
city on short leave of absence for
visit with relatives and friends, left
for the same station Sunday night.
Alfred Baumann departed Saturday
for Great Lakes, after furlough.
spent in this city. He expects to go to
Cambridge, Mass, soon to attend the
radio school at Harvard university.
Samuel r. Lake of Dancy, who was
reported wounded while in action, has
been heard from. He states that his
wounds are not serious and that he
hopes to be out Of the hospital soon.
George Foster of this city, who is
stationed at Great Lakes, as a must
clan in the first division, was one of
three cornet players in his division
chosen to play at the war exposition
in Chicago.
Theophil Grauer, who had been here
on visit with his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. e. C. Grauer, left Wednesday
morning Tor Camp Cody, Deming, New
Mexico. Mr.. Grauer is doing Y. M. c.
A. war work.
A postal card from Lieut.. Alex R.
Craven was received at this Office yes
terday morning, stating that the ship
on which he sailed had arrived safely
overseas. Lieut.. Craven is in the 9th
Art. C. A. c.
Alvin Omholt, son of o. A. Omholt
in the town of Wausau, has been ad-
vanced to first class radio man. He
is overseas. Alvin has been passed
at Harvard in his work, also studied
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Seller, 1913
Stark street, received a message from
the war department the past week,
notifying them that their son, Leonard
j. Seller, has been severely wounded
in action on French soil.
Last Sunday evening a memorial
service was held at the German Bap-
fist church fer Private Otto Melang,
who gave his life in France in July.
The service flag Of this church now
has on it's field a gold star in his
honor.
In last weeks casualty list appeared
the name of Corporal Carl Paul
Orgish of Spencer under the head of
those wounded severely. Calvin A.
Fink of Mosinee and Frederick G..
Guenther of Stratford are reported
missing in action. Private John Nehr-
bass of Athens has been killed in ac-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bruhy Of West
Bend received word on Saturday that
their son, Harvey A. Bruhy, haG been
killed in an airplane accident at Kelly
Field, San Antonio, Texas. He was a
twin brother of Howard Bruhy. Har-
vey Bruhy was known 10 some people
in this city, and has visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William AL