The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-11
News of the Bows

Emil Tanck is in receipt of a card
from Archie Erickson announcing his
safe arrival overseas.
Jake SprOesser has been transferred
from Camp Frant to the officers train
ing camp at Camp Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul SchOechert, JEFF
ferson street, have received word OF
the safe arrival overseas of their son
Edward Schoechert.
George Weber has been called into
the service of the government and
has gone to Camp Grant He was re-
jected before for active military duty
|, Word has been received from Elmer
G. Luther, who left with Co. E and
has been in France for the past five
months, that he has been removed to
a hospital, suffering with rheumatism
Albert RadlOff has received a letter
from his son Albert J. Radloff stating
that he was slightly wounded, but
was doing nicely and would soon be
able to go over the top. He says the
foe is on the run and they will keep
him at that gait
Il was wounded in the ankle by a
shell and am now in the hospital,
where | have been confined for fiji
teen days, but l am recovering"
writes Benjamin Schroeder from
France to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
August Schroeder, 418 North Warren
street
Mr.. and Mrs. August Bandelin have
received letters from their five sons
who are now in service Two of the
boys, William and Edward are in
France, Walter at Camp Taylor, Ken,
Louis at Camp Green, North Carolina,
and Alfred is stationed in Georgia. The
boys are all in fine health according
to the letters written home
Herman Schmeling, 1118 Rockwell
street, is in receipt of letter from his
son, Arthur Schmeling, who is on the
fighting lines in Alsace-Lorraine. He
says in part:
We are now resting up in wood.
We only drill five hours in the morn
ing and the afternoon is for our
selves. Our division was praised as
we pulled off the battle field and our
general was we'll satisfied with the
work we done Believe me we sure
did our share ard we are going to
give the huns another good chase
l have sent you picture and lit
tie souvenir of Alsace In Alsace we
done our first fighting We were the
first American boys on German soil.
1t sure was a dandy place to fight as
it was not as warm as at the front.
But we should worry for the boche
haven't got us yet. And they will have
to go some to get us. We boys are all
waiting for the big day to come when
our general gives the command for
homeward bound, but not until we
finish our job.
Don't worry about me for I am in
good health and all the boys are TAX
ing good care of themselves. l will
make your hair stand up straight
when l get home for I sure have a
long story for you ALL We had a few
boys come to our camp who were
from. WATERFOWL, but they were from
different companies. It made us feel
good to meet those old pals.
suppose the people in the old burg
nearly went crazy when they heard
about that big drive we boys made.
1t was a dandy. Leave it to Uncle
Sam now, for he is in good bloom, and
the huns are on the run First the
hun shoots all his ammunition at you
and then calls "Kamerad" but it does
him no good. That's the time he either
takes pill or gets the cold steel.
In a letter from France, Corporal
Walter M. Kuester says:
No doubt you are wondering why I
haven't opened up with a letter be-
fore this. To tell the truth we have
been so busy chasing our hated enc
my that we didn't even have time to
eat for three days. You have read all
about the big drive the American
troops slipped over on the boche by
this time, but believe me it was more
fun being in it than reading about it
Our division sure made a splendid
showing. They gained eighteen kilo-
meters in five days when they might
have had fifteen, their set time, tC
make their point. You ought to see
the artillery ammunition we captured
and the guns and machine guns Why
it would make your head swim
Can you imagine those poor ignor-
ant Germans chained to the guns sc
that they couldn't retreat? That's
just what happened When their am
munition was all gone they would
throw up their hands and yell Exam
Grad" They are sleeping with the
rest of their friends. Another case
where stretcher bearers with Rec
Crosses on their arms operating ma.
chine guns. They even caught womer
in uniform at the same occupation
Another dirty stunt OF theirs is to sci
traps like loaded fountain pens, OF
n BE- l. l.