The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-05-08
AFTERMATH Of WAR

The Victory liberty loan campaign
in the district schools has continued
the past week. Each district has had
"volunteer" meeting with speaker.
District No. of Cato holds the record
to date. The districts entire allot-
ment of bonds was $500 and at the
volunteer meeting last Thursday the
district subscribed SIS, 500 almost 300%
Saturday and Sunday were volunteer
days in the city. The two days brought
in subscriptions totaling $377.0C0, and
in Two Rivers 100000.
1t is now quite certain that Manitowoc
County quote of the loan will be over
subscribed. Subscriptions reported to
headquarters this morning amount to
approximately 100000
Twenty-four members of the Eagles
who have returned from military SER
vice were guests Of honor at a recep-
tion held at Woods hall last Thursday
evening. The full Marine band and
$50 members were there. Capt Ed.
Schmidt, fresh from France, and home
on leave, was given an ovation. He
gave talk that was Illuminating as to
how the war was conducted, from per-
sonal experience and observation.
There were short addresses by Capt.
Schade of the Home Guard and Judge
Schmidt, and drills, music and other
entertainment. Tue lodge has 4S blue
stars and but one gold one, represent.
ing Joseph Kukabek who died at Camp
Me Henry, New York.
Sergt. Elmer Kelley, of the 340th
Inf, 85th division, returned home with
his discharge last week. A prized pair
OF buckskin gloves, gift from his
father, were stolen by fellow soldier
over there, and Kelley says he had TO
appear before court martial fourteen
times before he got his gloves back.
Lieut.. Archie Lill is home on fifteen
days leave. He was with the tank
corps and be gives vivid description
OF preparations in his department for
the big drive for which they we're all.
set when the collapse Of the enemy
came.
Another Engliah war bride has ar
rived in the city in advance of her sol
dier husband. Mrs. Louis Turensky,
Jr., came from England alone assisted
by the Red Cross Women are not al
lowed on transports. She lived near
Winchester and was married last De-
cember. Turensky will be home in
about two weeks.
The local Masons had smoker Fri
day evening with 100 present at which
Major A. L. Nash gave talk on the
war. The annihilative character OF
the battles that were iminent when the
armistice was signed last November
was graphically brought out. Lieut..
Lii gave talk on the tanks
The part OF the 32nd division includ-
ing what remains in service OF the To-
cal boys who left here as Co. Ii two
Years ago arrived in New York from
France Monday. Thirty-two Of them
who left Manitowoc with the command
under Capt Edward Schmidt on July
10Th, 1917 and who have served with
the 127th Infantry, 32nd division, are
at Camp Merritt, N. j., awaiting orders
to depart for Camp Custer, Michigan,
where it is understood the command
will be demohlized.
Following is list OF the names of
the thlrty-two mentioned above:
Richard Arndt, Michael Mrotek,
Norman Berkedal, Raymond Schmitz,
Herman Butz, Walter Smuda, Archie
Fischer, Fred Lintereur, John Kltnk-
ner, Anton Altman, Frank Kohn, Reu-
ben Meyer, Wenzel .Kolar, Edward
MIMI, Marshall Lauglin, Herbert
Mahnke, John Peters, Benj Mrotek,
Frank Christ, Louis Helm, Louis
Schauer, Anton Singer, John Valchar.
Earl Johnson, Edward Radtke, Edward
Frisch, John Strudella, Peter Shell
brock, Louis Novak, Allen Keune. Ruff
us House, Anton Markowski.
Two more war brides arrived in this
city Sunday to await the arrival of
their husbands who are now in Ameri-
ca awaiting their discharges. Walter
Stasiek married Grace Wilson of Car
thsys, Cardiff, South Wales, and Frank
Sepnafsky married Helen Lynch of
Whitegate, County Cork, Ireland. The
soldiers met the girls in England where
they were engaged in the army can
teen service at Camp Winchester.
ROWAN uieITc nITY