Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22
NOTES

Milton IoWSon, son OF Mr. ana MRS
James Towsin, of this city, a forme
carrier in the Ledger office, who i
in the U. S. Navy, has been trans
ferred to the Mayfower, Presiden
Wilson's yacht. This is quite an ad
vance for Milton and his many Mexic'
friends will be glad to hear of hi
continued success in service.
Judge John H. Wayne received
letter from his son, Howard Wayne
who is with the S9th Division, which
was written April 80 from France. He
said he was telling fine and all he wa;
thinking about was getting home. HI
spoke of having seen Cave johnson
whom he said was looking fine.
Bryan Kelso, who returned home
Thursday afternoon from Camp Fun,
ston where he was discharged from
the 13Sth Infantry, 35th Division, has
little to say regarding his experiences
Kelso's policy is to let the other fel-
low tell it. However he did say that
if it were necessary he would not mind
"going over" again. "Of course one
meets many hardships," said he "5ut
that's what he should expect in the
army. No l am not putting out any
dope. | am here and | am glad | am
Arthur Helwig, of the 32nd Division
landed in Boston, May the 18th, ac,
cording to word received by his par
ents. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Helwig of Moline, and a broth
err of Mrs. Willard Willingham Of
this city.
Dee johnson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. P. johnson, of this city, who re-
Gently returned from France with the
138th will not be home until an in
jured nose, broken in a foot ball game
overseas, is healed.
Roy H. Ritter, son of w. H. Ritter,
who served with the '14Oth Infantry,
35th Division says he would rather
have $40 to spend INST. Louis or some
other American City than $500 in
France.
"a fellow can have a better time on
$40 in st. Louis than he can on $500
in France" Ritter said. Il never cared
about sight seeing in France. l saw
enough and all l wanted was to come
home. | turned down a furlough
shortly after the armistice was declar-
ed because l didn't are to visit any
of the French cities"
During the entire time Ritter was
with the 35th Division he was never
absent a day from his company. He
served through all of the important
engagements taken part in by the
35th and was only slightly gassed.
He was discharged at Camp Fun
ston Tuesday morning and arrived
here Thursday night.
Earl Morris, son of Sam Morris, tot
Mexico, who served with the 139tb'In.
fantry, 35th Division in France tell:
how the boys in his regiment wor
ried Fritz while on the Alsace-Lor
raine front by taking their baths il
German helmets. These were the very
thing for an army bath Morris says
and the boys would all line up where
the Germans could e them and pro.
coed to go through their daily toilet
much to the chagrin of the Hun. Once
in a while, Fritz would take a POI
at them but not often, according t.
Morris. The sector where they were
located was rather quite and neither
Germans or Americans were active
during the day. In the evening how.
ever there would be night raids anC
a little firing.
Morris says that Gene Tomlinsor
and William Gooldy we're welcome t.
bring back all the coolies they wished
but, whether they were dead or alive
he preferred to leave them all in the
care of the French.
Morris arrived home Friday morn.
ing. He served in the Wesserline
Sector from July 20 to Sept. /, 1918;
at st. Mihiel, September II to 16;
Argonne, Sept. 26 to Oct. 2 and or
Verdun Sector from October 224 tc
November 6.
Charles Vanlandingham was in
Mexico, Wednesday, enroute to his
home in Santa Fe, from Camp Fun
ston, where he had been discharged
from military service. Mr.. VanlanG-
ingham belonged to the 35th Division
and took part in many important en-,
gagements, being wounded twice. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Van
landingham. He says the best sight
he saw on his way back home was he
20-acrc field of corn which had beer
planted for him.
Miss Addie Cunningham, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Cunningham
who is a United States Army Nurse
stationed in the Base Hospital al
Camp Dodge, Ia, arrived here Friday
night and is visiting her parents.
In speaking of her work, Miss Gun
ningham said they handled all kinds
of patients but did not have mucf
a%mputation work. The hospital build.
ings covers ten acres and will accom-.
modate from 1900 to 1000 patients
As many as eight and ten thousand.
patients have been taken are of a
one time, however, she said. Every
available building was put into use
In ordinary times there are $50 nurse;
employed in the hospital but wner
there is a rush this number has beer
increased to 800.
Miss Cunningham is here on a 81
Mrs. j. Frank Jolley received I
cablegram Saturday, from her hus
band, DR.. Jolley, stating that he hac
sailed from France May eleventh, OF
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