New Ulm review., 1919-02-19

VIM. Brinkmann of Hinckley, MINI,
has been visiting with his relatives here
the past week.
c. W. Borchert who has been spend
ing several weeks here with his mother,
Mrs Marie Borchert, has returned to
his home at Isle.
August and Herman Doering from
Gaylord came to New Ulm last week.
The former is here taking treatments
as he is still suffering from the effects
OF the flu and is quite week
The Catholic church of Marshall was
raided by thieves one night last week.
They carried off sacred vessels of gold
and silver and candlesticks worth $500
No trace Of the burglars has been found
Crescentia Fischer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Fischer of Morgan,
who was operated upon some time age
for goitre trouble, at Loretto Hospital
went home last Friday, February ID,
accompanied by her father
Gust Kleinschmidt, former New
Ulm boy, returned from overseas duty
last week. He is not in goo health.
being troubled with a lung affection
Before entering the service he was en-
ployed in one of the dry goods stores in
Fairmont.
VIM. Schroeck, Henry Gasink and
Alois Heck, who are delegates from the
local labor organizations, attended the
Northern Congress for league of
nations, held at Minneapolis last Wednes-
day and Thursday. Ex-President Wm.
Taft and the late Ambassador Henry
Morgenthau to Turkey were the. prin-
clpal speakers at the conference.
Mrs. Wenzel Tauer, an aged resident
OF this city, was almost asphyxiated one
morning last week She did not feel
we'll during the night and got up to fix
the fire. Going back, to bed she neg
lected to put the stove lid in place, and
the gas fumes escaping from the stove
had serious effect upon her. Neighbors
called physician the following morning
when they found her unconscious. IT,
Jacob Engel who had recently written.
that he would leave on two weeks
furlough which he expected to spend in
the Spanish Pyrenees has sent home
set of splendid views Of the mountain
places he visited. While on the trip
he ran across Dick Brust who was also
on furlough-some visit they must
have had. The boys had walked four
days to arrive at the place chosen for
their vacation and expected to return
to duty by the same conveyance.
A clipping from the Newport News
Daily Press has been handed us. It
gives an account of the landing of the
Zeelandia. The transport brought 1855
shouting and hilariously happy troops
from FRANCE. Quoting from the Press,
Sailing almost straight into the setting
sun, the huge craft, camouf1aged in her
war paint, glided up to the pier with a.
streak OF foam curling from her bow.
1t was then seen that hundreds Of troops
aboard had all rushed to the starboard
side Of the ship. Leaning far out Of
port holes, standing on life boats and
life RATS and lined scores deep against
the rail, the men rent the air with their
yells. People on the pier waved a
welcome and the men on the ship went
wild. AS the transport glided along
the dock scores Of men cried: Is this
dry town. Informed that it was there
was moan. Told that the whole
nation had gone dry, some of the men
feigned tears. Others, however. held
that it didn't make SO much difference.
as they would have chance during the
next several months to help the pro-.
hlbltlonists make way with the liquor
now on hand. Most of the men on the
ship were from Illinois, Wisconsin and
Minnesota. They were members Of
the 311th ammunition train and the
325th field artillery Mumps broke
out on the ship on the trip from France.
Nineteen Of the men debarked with their
faces swathed in cotton. They were
disgusted with the world and things in
general because they fear that they will
have to remain in the hospital here while
the rest Of their companions go on to
Camp Grant to be mustered out of the
service Otto Ring was one Of the
New Ulm boys who returned On this