The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-05-01
AFTERMATH OF WAR

week, after ten months service over
seas in the tank corps. He did not get
into the actual fighting but like thou
sands of Americans he would have
been in it if hostilities had lasted a
few days longer He met Lieut. B. p.
Herzog in a restaurant at Iss Urr Tiel.
William Auermiller of the S5th 0ivi-
sion, 340th, arrived home last Friday.
He was overseas months and also
just escaped getting into the fight by
the signing of the armistice.
Priv. Louis Zeman of Maribel of Co.
|, 1O2nd Inf, 26th division, who spent
almost two years in the service and
over a year in France arrived home
last week. He went through all the
big offensives of the 26th and received
only onc sig ght wound.
A preliminary organization was eff
fected last Friday of the local county
branch of the War Veterans associa-
tion. Maj A. L. Nash was elected
chairman and c. G. Worel secretary.
state convention is to be held short
ly to form state organization and
elect delegates to the national con-
vention to be held at st. Louis. In
three months another election of Of
ficers will take place when, it is ex-
pected> there will be a much larger
membership. All honorably discharged
soldiers, sailors and marines of all
ranks residing in the county are asked
to join.
Advertising the Victory liberty loan,
Lieut.. Appelgate stopped here for
short time in a seaplane trip from Mil
waukee to Sturgeon Bay last Satur-
day afternoon The aviator skinned
around the harbor basin and flew over
the city before winging his way north
ward along the lake shore.
The Victory Liberty loan campaign
is in full swing in the county. The
volunteer system was adopted for the
whole county. Meetings are being
held in every school house iu two or
three towns every night. There is
little speech making, the talks being
confined to explaining the new bonds.
The citizens present then subscribe
voluntarily. The system is working
out admirably. The district commit
tee will fellow up with personal solicit
d. tat-en.
Capt. Edward Schmidt arrived home
Monday night. Notwithstanding there
was short notice of his coming at that
particular time there was quite gath
ering at the depot to welcome him. A
drum corps and parade went to his
home later and gave him a reception.
Capt. Schmidt is in good health and
has almost entirely recovered from two
experiences with German gas. Be-
cause not yet discharged from the ser
vice he was disinclined TO talk of the
war.
Charles Vanish Of Cooperstown, late
of the S5th division, is home from over
seas service. He was in a lot OF the
fighting and at the Argonne on Octo-
ber 8, 1918, he received bullet wound
that put him into hospital for five
months.
Letters were received this week
from Lieut.. Prmm who is in the Arch
angel region which, among many 9th
er things, state that reports of hard
ship of the troops in Russia are grossly
exaggerated and mostly lies, and that
so far from the American soldiers be-
ing discontented over their service
there, they will leave with regrets at
not being permitted to finish the task.
The following is the official citation
for the decoration of Lieut.. Erwin
Fanta: Of this city, with the cross OF
honor of France, personally presented |
by Gen. IIeIIne:
With the approval of the Command |
ing General in Chief of the American !
Expeditionary Forces the Marshall Of !
France, Commander ip Chief of the |
French Armies of the East, cites in |
order Of the Regiment: Lieutenant
Erwin X. Fanta, OF the Supply Trains,
2ndAmerican Infantry Division: "Be-
tween the and 10 of October, 1918, |
near Blanc Mont; by his habit Of COM
mand, coolness, good judgment and
initiative contributed largely to insure
the efficiency Of the service OF supply, |
the evacuation of wounded, and the
carrying forward OF material" "
Grand General Headquarters
Feb 2, 1919.
1t is expected that what is left of Co,
FL will be mustered out at Camp Grant
about May l.. The boys are on the
way home. There we're about 70 OF
the 100 members from this city origin.
ally but there will probably be not
over 30 returning home with the COM
mand. Some we're killed in action,
some are 10 hospitals overseas and at
the seaboard here and some are already
home, discharged for disabilities. A
public reception is being plann ed.