Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-05
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two months. Recovering from IT,,
wound he again went into active ser
vice and was in the st. Mihiel drive
and other important engagements I'm
til the signing of the Armistice.
Sncdeker was wounded while will
the British division in the Amiers
Drive He vas in two other important
engagements, one Of them being The
Somme. He was in Mexico a short
while Wednesday and is looking fire
William Spottswood who served W.
the seth Division in the army of oc-
cupation arrived here Tuesday evening
and is glad TO be back. He saw many
interesting and exciting experiences
while "Over There" In speaking of
his idea of the Rhine he said words
could not describe what he had seea
and gone through with.
Cecil j. Phillips has landed safely
at Camp Mills, N. j., with Company
B, SSth Division, according to a trle-
gram received her by his mother, Mrs.
j. Phillips.
Ray F. Gregory, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Gregory of Mexico sent a
message Wednesday to his parents
stating that he had arrived in New
York and expected to be home about
June 7. He will be discharged at
Camp Grant, Ill.
Ensign w. C. Mcclure of Fulton
passed through here on his way home
Thursday afternoon after having re-
ceived his discharge at New York
City from the U. S. Navy. Ensign
Mcclure is a son-in-law of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. C. McCue of Fulton, formerly
of Mexico.
A telegram to Patrick Kearins, of
this city, announced the safe arrival
of his son, Patrick Kearins, Jr., at
Camp Mills, N. J.. Mr.. Kearins be-
longs to the S9th Division.
Chas. Pigg, organist at the Orpn-
cum theatre who has been overseas
with the seth division, is expected
home about June first and will resume
his duties at this popular theatre
Lieut.. j. Frank Jolley who has been
with the Base Hospital Unit II in
France stopped off in Mexico between
trains Friday night on his way to
Topeka, Kansas, to join his wife and
baby. They will remain there several
days when they will return to Mex
leo. DIR. Fred Griffin went to St.
Louis Thursday night to meet DR..
Jolley but missed seeing him. On his
return to Mexico he received a mes
sage from Lieut.. Jolley stating he
would arrive in Mexico over the Wab-
ash at II LOG and take the 1:46 train
for Topeka. DIR. Griffin, T. S. Rely
and other friends wer at the train to
meet Lieutenant Jolley. They found
him looking well and happy.
Raymond Gallagher in U. S.
Raymond Gallagher, son of A. A.
Gallagher, landed in Hoboken, N. j.
from overseas Friday according to a
message received by his father on that
date. A second message was received
by Mr.. Gallagher from his son stat
ing hat he would be sent to Camp
Merritt and would be discharged
shortly. Gallagher served with the
S9th Division.
According to the Kansas City Star
f. w. Davis, of Mexico, has the finest
collection of war medals of any man
in the S9th division.
In speaking of these medals the
Star says:
E. W. Davis, 354th Infantry, Mexico,
Mo-, obtained several medals and
crosses from a German officer and
they are said to be the single souv-
cnir brought home by an 89th Div
ision man.
They are: Iron Cross, Alsace-Lor-
raine Cross, Cross of the European
Revolution, the Cross of Napoleon ard
a gold medal, beautifully modelled, in
scribed, "Zum Andenken an den hun
derstcn Geburtstag dies Grosscn Kair-
ors Wilhelm l, 1737-1S97." Translated
this is, ain honor of the hundredth
birthday CT the great Kaiser Wilhelm
the First, 1797-1S97."
Davis says he is not certain of the
correctness of the names of some CT
the other decorations, but they arc
given here as told him.
Judge and Mrs. 4. A. Shannon -e-
Friday night from St. Louis
where they witnessed The mammoth
parade of the 354th and 355th regi-
of the S9th Division in which
the Judges brother, Sergeant Ed
Shannon took part.
Judge Shannon a y he saw all of the
Audrain county boys and they were
all very happy to see him. Some of
those he remembered having seen
were: Charles Myers, Raymond J..
HUTCHINSON. John Anderson, Tom
Cauthorn and Carter Vaughn, former
city editor of the Ledger.
Porter Cauthorn, Andrew Cauthorn,
Judge Bolts, Lawrence Myers and
6Ira. Ten Stuart wcr" &iso among
those who We're in st. Louis to greet
the boys. These divisions left St.
Louis sometime late Friday evening
for Camp Funston where they will be
given their discharge.
Judge Shannon says that the seth
had all other divisions backed off the
board when it came to writing Mot
Every conceivable slogan that
human brain could think of was writ
on the coaches on which the boys
arrived.
First Lieutenant c. f. Bass, form
nrly manager of the Worrell-Bass jew
2lry Store at Louisiana, who has been
the Aero service in France for more