New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-05-07

should prove hard school for him, as
he was destined to take part in the final
Argonne drive which led to the armistice
on Nov H.
With Ammunition Train.
Pvt. Lingenhag was member Of
Ammunition Train No. 10, assigned to
Co. D, Division IS. He saw his first
actual service in the fighting zone in the
Toul sector, but soon was transferred to
the St. Mihiel sector where they were
stationed in reserve from Sept. IL to
Sept. IS. Then their real war experience
began. They were transferred to
the Argonne sector where on September
IL the big drive by the Second American
army had been started. Pvt. Lingenhag
states there was much hard fighting
here in the Argonne forest and in the
Meuse drive in which he participated
from October Is to November II. Al
though he did not fight in the front lines
with the infantry he had considerable
opportunity to witness the effects of the
warfare as their train ran up to the
emplacements of the artillery pieces
sometimes quite close to the fighting
line. On the first day Of their service
on this part of the front the German
Smelling was especially heavy, he said,
their escape from humiliation several
times being almost miraculous.
Returns Easter Sunday.
While he was still serving on his train
in the Mouse sector, the. arnistice was
signed November II. Just five months
later, April IL, 1919, he was among those
who left Brest for the United States to
be discharged and sent home to their
anxiously waiting families. His snip
arrived in New York on Easter Sunday,
April 20, and he was honcrably discharged
April 49, He reached New Ulm last
Thursday.
Pvt. Lingenhag remained in Camp
Dodge for about half a year. After
that he was sent to Camp Donovan,
Oklahoma, April7 1918. May 4, he was
transferred to Camp Mills and left for
overseas two weeks later, May 10. He
made his way to France via Liverpool,
England, and LeHavre. France. After
having received further instructions at
a camp in France he was sent to the front.
VIM. Kuester Back At Chair.
VIM Kuester, son OF Mr. and Mrs
Aug. Kuester, is back at his chair in the
Wiedel barber shop on South Minnesota
street. He looks strong and healthy and
his voice has frmer tone when he calls
cut his familiar "Next' The constant
smile on his face undoubtedly is only a
small reflex on the joy of his safe return.
William has been away from New Ulm
for little over two years. He enlisted
April Is, 1917, only six days after the
declaration Of war by the government
In spite of this long months in the army
he did not see any actual service at the
front in France. Only a few weeks
after his arrival there, Oct. "a, 1918,
the armistice was signed.
VIM. Kuester saw service in three
different branches of the army. He
first was sent to Huron, S. D., where he
was assigned to duty in the cavalry
service. In July, 1917, he was sent to
Camp Cody. While there he was a
member of the 136th Inf. Reg, but on
December "a, 1917 he was again trans
ferred, this time to machine gun Co. C.
127th Reg. Not until Aug. rs was he
sent to Camp Dix, N j., and on Octo-
Der 13 he sailed for France. Via Liver
pool and Cherbourg he reached his
destination in France. His way home he
made via Bordeaux in southern France
and arrived in the States April II.
Theo.l Furth Shell-Shocked.
Theo. Furth, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. H. Furth, was shell-shocked November
5, while driving truck with rations to
the front line. His truck was wrecked
by German shell and the two other
SUlulSIS' Cu tllS tIuCh WClC t)IODdDly
killed since all his inquiries about their
fate were without result. AS result
of the terrible conclusion his eyes are
still blood-shot and his whole nervous
system was run down for many weeks.
He was treated at the base hospital at
Limoges for'some six weeks after he had
remained at field hospital for a short
time. He experienced his share OF the
fighting in the Argonne forest. ,
Pvt. Furth entered the service April
20, 1918, going from here to Camp
Dodge. From there he was transferred
to Camp Traverse, San Antonio, Tex.
Three weeks la&er he was transferred
to Camp Mills, N. J., and left for over
seas on June 29. lie IHavre was his
landing placein France and after spending
some time at different camps in France
he was sent to the front in the Toul Sec
tor. On his way home he came via Le
Mans and Brest, landing at New York