The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-06-05
Where They Are
News Of Lake
County Boys
In Service Of
Uncle Sam
What They're Doing

Wnal they're YOlng
thousand Lake County men in the U. 5,
A. or U. $. ". These boys keep posted
ny this means They have no osher
way OF getting the news, It Is letter
from home fer them. They want the
news OF the boys they know. You want
the news OF your boy and your neigh
MS Tor them Let ua keep each other
posted as 90 the contngs and goings
81 our boys in the service Write
briefly on call up TIKI TINES as an
act Of patriotism. DO 1t now.
Lieut.. Arnold Exton-Portsr writes Of
a 10 him. wonderful event in Paris. when
he, much 10 his delight met Lieut..
Earl e. Douglas and Corporal Robert
Gardner. both ~ Waiting It is need
less e. say that Whiting was the topic
of their discussion.
Lieut.. w. p. Beaubien, Whiting, now
in France. writes that he has beSn in
the hospital for month but is conva-
descent. No cause given IN cable as to
cause Of illness.
Robert Downs, Robertsdale sailor at
Great Lakes Training station. host 10
his sister. Mrs. Hartman over Monday.
Charles schonert writing to H. c.
Green from France Ntells of seeing anti
tircraft guns firing on an enemy air.
plane and says he can look over into
German territory from where he is
stationed. Schonert is with Company
L, 23rd engineers.
c. r.. Corbtn, sales manager for the
+. s. Betz Co. Hammond. and one of
the most active Red Cross workers of
he city has received word that he has
- cured an appointment in The American
Red Cross for service abroad and eN-
poets to leave about July /.
Among the Hammond physicians who
have volunteered for the medical re-
serve &c tho United States army are
Drs W. F. Nichols. W. NJ. Bigger and
ii. J. White White and Nichols have
taken their examinations and are await
ing their commissions.
Joe r. xedrovvsEi, hammond. with
2ist aero service squadron ia France
writes that ne is taking care Of boche
prisoners. and. Gosh. how he hates
them.
Stanley KedrowsEi, 1a1 15sth street.
Hammond. writes his parents from IT.
Sherman. Canal Zone. Panama. where
he is in the coast artillery guarding
The canal
walter and Lawrence Smith, Whit
ing, sons Of former Mayor Fred J.
Smith. members Chicago base hospital
unit. No. g. send cablegrams announc-
ing safe arrival in France.
Roy Griffith and Francis Denharl,
Whiting. 131st L. s. infantry. have
cabled news Of their safe arrival over
seas.
East Chicago sent four boys to the
L. s. A. yesterday Andrew Risberg
medical corps; Fred Larson and Jerry
Hefermsn. cavalry: Zen Smallman and
". Q. Burke. engineer corps.
James Mcguire Of Hammond, has
gone to indianapolis TO enlist. He was
forwarded to Jefferson Barracks. Mo.
John W. Lazauick, Indiana zarbor,
who enlisted at Indiana POLLS. has been
sent % Jefferson Barracks. Mo.
oscare Wise OF Crown Point, has
enlisted on the medical corps and goes
10 Indiana polls to he examined.
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Paul Miller, Hammond, has enlisted
in the U. s. Signal CORPS. VIII go to In
dianapoIis.
Glenn Evans, Harold Haehnel, Law
renee Brilmeyer. Alfred Johnson. Ham 1
mond. have enlisted IN the engineer
corps. U. S. A.
Dr. +. L. Townsley, East Chicago. /
enlisted in medical corps. left Yesterday
for Camp Colt at Gettysburg Pa.