The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-27
AFTERMATH OF WAR

Among 0uIlDeT VI SOiulSlo III 'hS
Archangel region in northern Russia
recently decorated by the French
government for conspicuous bravery
in action was Lieut.. Clarence Primm
of this city. The official notice says
that the honor is for daring personal
reconnaissance on Oct. 1S"
Charles Havlichek of Branch re-
turned home last week having just ar
rived from France. He sailed from
Newport News last October He was
in the cavalry and barely escaped get
ting into battle at the finish. He as
serts positively that he saw literally
hundreds of Belgian children with one
or both hands off at the wrists from
the ministrations of the invading army
in 1914 That when coins were thrown
into a group of children some OF
them picked them up with their lips
from necessity.
Edgar Gesell of Two Rivers arrived
uOIllb last WGth dlltI t2Sit AlOilllo oA
service "over there" He was with the
9th division. He participated in some
real fighting and at Argonne forest
he received four wounds nearly all at
the same time. He received bullet
in each leg and another shot away a
thumb and rendered the index finger
useless. He was in a hospital three
months.
Last week the government awarded
distinguished service medal to Lieut..
Clarence Noble who was killed in ac-
tion in France The Official notice
reads in part: "For extraordinary her
oism near ST. Giles, August third.
Lieut.. Noble voluntarily exposed him
self to heavy shell fire in placing his
men under cover during heavy bonn
bardment While assisting a wound
ed soldier he was struck by shell and
killed"
Casualty lists last week contained
lIc VI llClig ~ AhNCASAAesh ~
this city who died in a hospital in
France, Feb. of pneumonia. He was
% years of age and is survived by his
mother residing here, four brothers
and two sisters.
William Kukalis of Two Rivers ar
rived home last week from overseas
service He was in a hospital five
months from wounds received in ac-
tion at Verdun on Oct. and still has
bad foot.
Lieut.. Hans Ertz is executive officer
on the U. S. cruiser Denver last week
sent to the aid of the steamer George
Washington, upon which President
Wilson was returning from Europe
Wireless messages reported the ship
to be in heavy going.
Lieut.. w. A. Donohue arrived in
town last week fresh from seven
months service as surgeon in a base
hospital in France. He went to work
just before the Chateau Thierry drive
where our big losses. occurred In
five days his hospital handled over
5000 surgical cases. The surgeons
worked in IL hour relays. He said
that President Wilson inquired while
there why most of the patients seemed
to be shot in the arms or legs. The
answer was that most of the others
do not reach the hospitals"
Lieut. Fred Alter arrived in the
city Monday with his discharge from
service. He went out as private and
would have had his captaincy in few
weeks more. The job of city engineer
which he left to go into the service
is said to be awaiting him if he wants
it. The work has been done by con-
tract for about a year.
George Tills, Kossuth boy, came
home this week from foreign service.
He was in the 103d Inf, with the 26th
Division. He says that at Chateau
Thierry for nine consecutive days,
July IS to July 26, 1918, the boys went
through veritable hell At. st. Mihiel
he was gassed and spent over two
months in a hospital.
A dispatch from Coblenz has it that
the sailing date fthe troops of which
our former national guardSmen are a
part has been set for April 15.