Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-02-18
BOYS IN Q. 8. SERVICE

wounded in action there, October s,
1918, an account of which has just
been received by his mother from the
war department at Washington and is
the first intimation she has received in
reference thereto. The letter is as fol-
lows:
Washington, February II, 1919.
Mrs. j. A. Foster,
519 Mcclellan ST., Wausau, Wis.
Dear Madam: In accordance with the
policy of the War Dept, to report, as a
matter of record and appreciation, all
injuries received in action, l have the
honor to inform you that an examina-
ton of reports received by courier in
dicates that Lieutenant Albert j. Fos-
ter, Infantry, was slightly wounded
and under treatment in Base Hospital,
No. Sc, A. E. F., October 8, 1918.
He has doubtless communicated with
you, either from hospital or since re-
turn to duty; if, however, you have
not heard from him, this should furn-
ish no occasion for alarm, since this
office has been notified by cable of all
casualties resulting seriously and, in
such an event, you would before this
have been notified by telegraph.
Very respectfully,
P. C. HARRIS,
The Adjutant General.
Geo. Luetke, who was on the battle
ship, Utah, received his honorable dis
charge from service, and returned
home last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Schwaba are here on few days visit
with friends. Mr.. Schwaba recently
received his honorable discharge from
service at Fit. Riley, Kan. Louie
Schreiner returned home Saturday
from Camp Devon, Mass, after re-
ceiving his honorable discharge from
service. Corp. LaVere Cody, who has
received his honorable discharge from
Camp Custer, is visiting at the home
Of w. w. Wyman. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wagner, formerly of this village, re-
| ceived a telegram from their son,
Alfred, last week, saying that he had
landed at New York-Stratford Jour-
| nal.
Among the names of men engaged in
army service and mentioned in the
| casualty lists during the past week,
are those of this county: Peter Ell
ringer of town of Day, severely
wounded ], A. Hobel of Spencer,
| wounded, degree undetermined; Mike
Zinzer of Wausau, wounded, degree
undetermined; H. M. Prick, of Athens,
wounded, degree undetermined; 1T.
| Koran of Schofield, wounded slightly;
| Henry Gregware of Mosinee, killed in
action; Herbert Brown of Athens,
| wounded slightly; Louis Siegwarth of
| Marathon, wounded, degree undeter-
| mined.
Calvin Parker, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Parker, of this city, who
was wounded three times in the early
| drives of the summer in the .TOuil Sec
| tor, has arrived in New York, accord
| ing to a news dispatch from that city
| printed in Sundays papers which con-
| tanned an interview with the young
man. AT present he is at Debarkation
Hospital No. recovering from a high
explosive shell wound in the left fore
arm and left thigh and from machine
gun bullet in the right knee.-Mosinee
Times.
Reinhold Draeger, who has been in
France, for some time arrived home
last Saturday. James Arnold of the
U. s. navy is here visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Arnold. Clarence
Bowe, VIM. Gewiss and Eric Zepp
have arrived home having received
their discharge from the army,-Ed-
gar News,
Earl ziels6orf, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Zielsdorf, IN service in the
U. S. navy at Cape May, N. j. arrived
home last Tuesday, having been hon
orably discharged after a period of
eighteen months in that branch of
the service.
Herbert Christian Is at home on a
short visit. He Is at Fort Smelling,
in the U. S. Service, and will return
there for further treatment of his
wounds, which he received while in
action in France, the latter part of
the week.
Lieut.. Leroy Johnson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edmund Johnson, has ar
rived in New York. His organization
is to be demobilized and the lieutenant,
as soon as he is discharged, will visit
here.
Reg. Serg. Maj. E. B. Thayer, Jr..
returned to his home in Wausau on
Sunday night, having been mustered
out of the U. S. service at Camp
Grant on Saturday.
John Thiesen has received his dis
charge from the U. S. navy and re-
turned to his home in Wausau. He
was on the steamship Arkansas and
made a trip abroad.
H. L. Houghton, who has been in
the U. S. Aviation department of the
| U. S. navy, has been, mustered out of
| service and returned Friday from
Hampton Roads.
Corporal Edward Silbernagel has
been mustered out of service and re-
| turned to his home in Wausau last
Thursday. He returned from Franco
on Jan. LIST
Edward B. Umhoefer, who has been
at the Great Lakes Naval Station, has
| received his discharge and has re-
turned to his home in the town of
Wausau.
George R. Bennett, who has been at
| Camp Sheridan, Alabama, has been
mustered out of service and returned
to his home in Wausau.
Horace B. Powell has been mustered
| out of service and visited at his home
in Wausau last week He is now To-
Gated in Milwaukee.
Harry Rublitz has been mustered
out of service and has returned to his
home in Wausau. He recently re-
turned from France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Guenther re-
csived word Sunday morning that their
son, Clayton, had arrived from over
seas.
Chas. Hahn arrived home Saturday
from Kansas City, having been mus
tered out of the U. s. service.
VIM. R. Merklein has been mustered
out OF service and returned home Sat-
urday from Norfolk. Va