Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-07-02


After II months of service with the
37th Infantry, Clifford Chitwood. son
of Mrs. Emma Chitwood, of Virooua.
has reenlisted in the United States
army according information receiv-
ed from Camp Bowie. BY reenlisting
Chitwood secures an immediate dis
charge from his old enlistment and
an immediate 80 day fnriuugh which
enables him to visit his family and
friends and also the bonus of $50 Civ
en- to each soldier upon his discharge.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Thorson received
the good news that their son Arthur
arrived in New York from overseas
Edwin Paulson returned, having been
discharged from the army service at
Camp Grant. He saw service in the
front line trenches in France.-Rev.
and Mrs. S. o. Rondestvedt received
the glad word that their son Christian
had arrived at Camp Grant from over
there.-Mrs. Brown Olson has receiv-
ed the good news that her son Ray
had arrived at Camp Grant from
Westby Times.
Victor Sheldon of Harmony town,
arrived home from France on Sunday
last, having gained experience that
he will appreciate in after life. Ser
geant Harold Helgeson of the same
neighborhood, after year spent at
Camp Grant,was discharged and came
home on Sunday
Henry J. Fhkke received honorable
discharge from Fort Candy and ar
rived home to take up burdens on the
home farm at West Prairie, He SAYS
the army experience will be valuable
for him in the future.
Three-fourths of the American
dead IN France will find their final
resting place in American soil. An
swering an inquiry from Senator
Chamberlain as to the wishes of rel
atives, Gen. March. chief of staff, said
replies from relatives showed not
more than % per cent who expressed
preference to have the soldiers re-
main permanently in France.
A national campaign for raising
$4,000, 900 for Salvation Army work
will be carried on during the period
from June Goth to July 18th. The
splendid service rendered by this
organization TO the soldiers in France
is testified to by every returning
soldier, and it should make the rails
ing of the sum asked by the Salvation
Army an easy matter. Out of all the
allied forces OF welfare organizations
the Salvation Army seems to have
been liked by the boys who went over
seas. In the drive last fall, out of
$40, 900 raised for seven organi-
cations the Salvation army received
but $3,500,000 One soldier was heard
to remark that for every dollar given
the Salvation Army the boys received
a dollar benefit,
Flyer Henry Wood is at home nurs-
ing a broken hand. While awaiting
opening of aviation school he has been
employed as mounted policeman at
Camp Robinson, Sparta, and was
thrown by fractions mount.
N. p. Peterson of Viroqua town ar
rived home Friday after years SER
vice overseas. He left Viroqua April
25, 1918, going to Camp Grant. then
to ElPaso, Texas. He entered the 7th
division and saw service at the front.
Merchant Arvid Ramsland of West
by, closed more than a years service
in Camp Grant, arrived home with an
honorable discharge Melvin J. Ha-
gen also came home after ten months
army work.
Without a furlough for two years,
Harold Schee was granted a short
vacation while the ship he is station
ed on was in New York, running home
to Westby.
| Every day we hear persons talk of
the shame of calling to the war lists
| men of such tender years as under
twenty, and yet the veterans of the
Civil war who are yet with us were all
of those ages and even younger when
they entered the service sixty-odd
years since. And it is a matter of
| historical fact that the Civil was was
won by soldiers in their teens.
According to an official report is
sued by the war department, 1877
deaths occurred in the American
army during the war. OF this
number 81 per cent were from dis
ease, AZ per cent were in battle or
resulted from wounds, and six per
cent from other causes. OF the deaths
from disease, about 10000 have oc-
CURED since the signing OF the
armistice, it is stated AS recorded
in the latter part of April total Of
| 110,560 sick and wounded soldiers
have been returned to the United
States. At the same date there
were recorded 44,l00 sick from dis
ease and 9,400 from injury in hos
pitfalls abroad The federal board
for vocational training reports that
10 Yanks lost their eyesight during
the war. Compared with this Eng
fish soldiers totally blinded num-
bered more than 1400, Canadian sol
diers 100 and Belgians 2S. In CO.
operation with the war risk bureau
plans for nationwide publicity
campaign for rounding up discharged
soldiers and sailors who need medical
attentions or sanitarium treatment
with the object of placing them in the
proper institutions for care. The
work will be aided, it is stated, by
state and municipal health authorities,
| benevolent and relief societies, en-
ployers and government agencies.
WHEATLAND
| RED MOUND. June 30-L.o. Cole has erect
| ed nice hen house. -. Fred Seymour and son
/ Haskell have painted the Geo Hall residence
| r.. {. Woman Johnnie Smell was suddenly
| taken sick while at work In the field. recently,
I and at reushed 10 Viroqua for med
ieal aid, and the attending physician pronoune-