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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
WILBUR E. cOLVER,
Sergeant, Company A, list U. S. En-.
qineers.

For conspicuous gallantry in action
near Verdun, France, October 8, 1918,
Sergt. Colver was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross. Volunteer
ing, with two other soldiers, to To-
cate machine gun nests, Sergt. Col
yer advanced on the hostile positions
to a point where he was half sur
rounded by the nests, which were in
ambush. He killed the gunner of one
gun with a captured German grenade
and then turned this gun on the other
nests, silencing all of them before he
returned to his platoon. He was later
killed in action. Sergt. Colyer lived
with his father, William FL. Colver,
at 2O2 Helen avenue, South, Ozone,
L. l., N. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
For Colds. Catarrh or InfIuenra

Do you feel weak and unequal to the
work ahead of you? Do you still cough
a little, or does your nose bother your
Are you pale? Is your blood thin and
watery? Better put your body into
shape. Build strongl
An old, reliable blood-maker and
herbal tonic made from wild roots and
banks, is DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery This mature remedy" comes
in tablet or liquid form. 1t will build up
your body, cure your cold, and protect
you from disease germs which lurk every
where. One of the active ingredients Of
this temperance Alternative and tonic is
wild cherry bark with stillingia, which is
SO good for the lungs and for scoughs;
also Oregon grape root, blood root,
stone root, Queens root, = all skilfully
combined in the Medical Discovery.
These roots have direct action on the
stomach, improving digestion and assimi-
lation These herbal extracts in the
discovery" aid in blood-making, and
are best for scrofula. By improving the
blood they aid in throwing off an attack
of influenza.
Catarrh should be treated, first, asa
blood disease, with this Alternative. Then,
in addition, the nose should be washed
daily with DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Send 10c for trial pkg of Medical Dis
covery Tablets or Catarrh Tablets to DR..
Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
The Substitute,
AS YOUNG AS
YOUR KIDNEYS

The secret of youth is ELIMINA-
TION OF POISONS from your body.
This done, you can live to be hundred
and enjoy the good things of life with
as much ''pep" as you did when in the
springtime of youth. Keep your body.
in good condition, that's the secret.
Watch the kidneys. They filter and
purify the blood, all of which blood
passes through them once every three
minutes. Keep them clean and in
proper working condition and you have
nothing to fear. Drive the poisonous
wastes and deadly uric acid accumula-
tons from your system. Take GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules and YOU
will always be in good condition. You
will feel strong and vigorous. with
steady nerves and elastic muscles.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules
are imported direct from the labora-
tories at HARLEM, Holland.
They are a reliable remedy which
has been used by the sturdy Dutch for
over 200 years. and has helped them
to develop into one of the strongest
and hearthiest races of the world. Get
them from your druggist. Do not take
a substitute. In sealed packages
three sizes. ADV.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
HARRY GROVER o'coNNoR,
Sergeant, Headquarters Detachment
Personnel Office, 18th Division.

Sergt. O'Connor was decorated for
conspicuous bravery in action near ST.
Juvicn, France, October Is, 1918.
Sergt. O'Connor volunteered and went
from his division headquarters to one
of the regiments in line to obtain much
needed information and to arrange for
liaison. He covered the distance of
six kilometers through shell fire three
times before the unit was found; and,
while returning with the information,
was seriously wounded by shell
which mortaIly wounded two COM
panions. He gave water and first aid
to the two men and dragged himself
down the road until he met soldier
whom he sent for an ambulance After
reaching the hospital and having his
wounds dressed, he left the hospital
without the knowledge of the attend
ants and delivered the information to
his division headquarters in person.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
I heerd tell about We at the trial, but
cnnnOca6 va for. ho on OlHa1s MON

I heerd tell about We at the trial, but
supposed We ter be an older man."
81 am twenty-six."
aye don't look even tibet. Ay,
they're ready for We now. Fall in
there-all of yer. Step along, yer
id rebel scum"
I stared aft at the poop deck. There
were a number of persons gathered
along the low rail, probably all passen-
gers. Then my eyes encountered a
strange group foregathered beside the
lee rail.
There were four in the little party,
one of them a negreSS. Another was
| clearly enough a colonial proprietor,
heavily built man of middle age,
purple faced. 1 passed these by with
glance, my attention concentrating
upon the other two-a middle-aged
man and a young woman stand
ing side by side. The former was a
| dashing looking blade, of not more
| than forty, attired in blue slashed
| coat, ornamented with gilt buttons,
and bedecked at collar and cuffs with
a profusion of lace. A saffron colored
waistcoat failed to conceal his richly
! beruffled shirt, and the hilt of a rapier
| was rather prominently displayed.
| Such dandies were frequently enough
! seen, bat it was this mans face which
| made marked contrast with his gay
attire. He was dark and hook-nosed,
! apparently of foreign birth, with black
mustache tightly clipped, so as to re-
veal the thin firmness of his lips, and
! even at that distance I could perceive
! the lines of a scar across his chin. Al
! together there was an audacity to his
! face, a daring, convincing me he was
no mere Iady's knight but one to whom
! fighting was a trade. He was pointing
US out to his companion, apparently
joking over our appearance, in an en-
deavOr to amuse. Seemingly she gave
small heed to his words, for although
they never once lighted with a smile,
nor did l see her answer his sallies.
She was scarcely more than girl,
dressed very simply in some clinging
dark stuff, with a loose gray cloak
draping her shoulders and a small,
neat bonnet of straw perched upon a
mass of coiled nair. The face beneath
was sweetly piquant, with dark eyes
and rounded cheeks flushed with
health. She stood, both hands clasping
the rail, watching US intently.
somehow felt as though her eyes were
upon me, and within their depths, even
at that distance, seemed to read a
message of sympathy and kindness.
The one lasting impression her face
left on my memory was that of inno-
cent girlhood, dignifed by a womanly
/ tenderness.
What were those two to each other?
I could not guess, for they seemed
from two utterly different worlds. Not
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
RICHARD n. HILTON,
Sergeant, Company M, 18th Infantr

Sergt Hilton was decorated for con-
spicuous gallantry at Brancourt
France, October II, 1918. While Sergt
HiltOn's company was advancing
through the village of BrancOurt, it was
held up by intense enfilading fire from
a machine gun. Discovering that the
fire came from a machine gun nest
in a shell hole at the edge of the town,
Sergt. Hilton, accompanied by a few
other soldiers, but well in advance
of them, pressed on toward this posi-
ton, firing with his rifle until his am
munition was exhausted, and then with
his pistol, killing six of the enemy and
capturing ten. In the course of this
daring exploit, Sergt. Hilton received
a wound from a bursting shell which
resulted in the loss of his arm. Sergt.
Hilton's home is at Westville, S. G.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
THOMAS (. o'sHEA,
Corporal, M. c. Co, 10Th Infan

Corporal, M. G. Co., 10Th Infantry.
Corp. O'Shea was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for conspicu-
Gus gallantry in action near LIE Cate
let, France, September %, 1918. Be
coming separated from their platoon
by smoke barrage, Corp. O'Shea, with
two other soldiers, took cover in a
shell hole well within the enemy lines.
Upon hearing a call for help from an
American tank, which had become dis
abled thirty yards from them, the
three soldiers left their shelter and
started toward the tank, under heavy
fire from German machine guns and
trench mortars. In crossing the fire.
swept area, Corp. O'Shea was MORALLY
wounded and died of his wounds short
ly afterward. He lived in Summit,
n. J.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16

chine gun fire. With two other SOL
diers Seibert charged a machine gun
emplacement in advance of their COM
pany, he himself killing one of the en-
envy with shotgun, and capturing
two others. In this encounter he was
wounded, but he nevertheless contin-
ued in action, and when a withdrawal
was ordered he returned with the last
unit, assisting a wounded comrade.
Later in the evening he volunteered
and carried in wounded until he faint
ed from exhaustion. His father, George
Seibert, lives in Salinas, Cal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
CHAPTER III.
The Prison Ship.

The Prison Ship.
The greater portion OF that voyage
of 80 days 1 would blot entirely from
memory if possible. I cannot hope to
describe it in any detail--the foul
smells, the discomfort, the ceaseless
horror of food, the close companion
ship of men turned into mere animals
by suffering and distress, the weari-
some days, the black, sleepless nights,
the poisonous air, and the brutality of
guards. can never forget these
things, for they have SCARED my soul.
The hatch above remained open, but
carefully guarded night and day, while
We were permitted on deck for air and
exercise only in squads of ten, two
hours out of every twenty-four. This
alone served to break the dread mo-
notony of the voyage. From our exer-
else on deck we generally returned be-
low drenched to the skin, but glad to
even pay that price for two hours Of
fresh air, and an opportunity to gaze
about at sea and sky. We were herd
ed well forward, a rope dividing us
from the main deck, which space the
passengers aft used as a promenade.
There were only three women aboard,
fat doWager, the young lady | had
noticed at embarkation, and her col
Ored maid. l gained but one glimpse
of the young lady in the first two
weeks at sea, and then only as we
We're being ordered down to our quar-
ters for the night. Just as was APP
preaching the hatch to descend our
eyes met fairly, and I instantly knew
she saw and recognized me. For a
single second our glances clung, as
though some mysterious influence held
US to each Other-then the angry
guard struck me with the stock of his
piece.
"What er We standin' thar fer?" he
demanded savagely. $50 on down
lively now"
/ saw her clasping fingers convul-
sively grip the rail, and, even at that
distance, marked a sudden flame Of
color in her cheeks. That was all her
message to me, yet quite enough. Al
though we had never spoken, although
our names were yet unknown, / was
no criminal to her mind, no unrecog-
nized prisoner beneath contempt, but
human being in whom she already
felt a personal interest, and to
whom she extended thought and SYM
pathy. I continued entirely ignorant
of the identity of the young woman.
She remained in my memory, in my
thoughts nameless, a dream rather
than a reality. / did learn that the
gay gallant was a wealthy Spaniard,
supposedly of high birth, by name
Sanchez, and at one time in the naval
service, and likewise ascertained that
the rotund planter was certain Roger
Fairfax of Saint Mary's in Maryland,
homeward bound after a successful
sale of his tobacco crop in London. 1t
was during his visit to the great city
that he had met Sanchez, and his
praise of the colonies had induced the
latter to essay a voyage in his COM
pany to America. But strange enough
no one so much as mentioned the girl
in connection with either man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
What Were Those TWO to Each other7

brother and sister surely; and not
lovers. The last was unthinkable.
Instinctively I disliked the man, aware
of an instant antagonism, realizing
that he was evil; while his companion
came to me as revealment of all that
was true and worthy. in degree | had
never known before. From the instant
I looked upon these two | felt con-
WINGED that, through some strange va
gary of fate, we We're destined to know
more of each other: that our life lines
were ordained to touch and become
entangled, somewhere in that mystery
of the western world to which l had
been condemned.
Then the guards came to me, and,
with my limbs freed of letters, l vas
passed down the steep ladder into the
semidarkness between decks, where
we were to be confined. 1t proved a
dismal, crowded hole in which we We're
uuartered like so many cattle, the only
ventilation and light furnished by the
open hatch above The ticket given
me called by number for a certain
berth. and l found this, throwing with
in the small bundle I bore. Almost
Immediately there was a sound of
tramping feet on the deck above, and
the creaking of blocks. Then q SUD
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
MATEJ KODAK,
Sergeant, Company c, 9Th Regiment
U. S. M. C.

Sergeant Kocak (deceased) won the
Distinguished Service Cross for gall
iantry in action near scissors, France,
July 49, 1913. When the advance Of
his battalion was checked by hid
den machine gun nest, Sergeant Ko-
cak went forward alone, unprotected
by covering fire from his own men,
and worked in between the German
positions in the face of fire from enemy
covering detachments. Locating the
machine gun nest, he rushed it, and,
with his bayonet drove off the crew.
Shortly after this Sergeant Kocak or
gained % French colonial soldiers,
who had become separated from their
company and led them in attacking
another machine gun nest, which was
also put out of action.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
BERGER LEHMAN,
Private, Company H. 132nd Infar

Private, Company H. 132nd Infantry.
Private Leman was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action near
Consenvoye, France, October 9, 1918.
When his company reached a point
within 100 yards of its objective, to
which it was advancing under terrific
machine gun fire, Private Leman vol
UNFAIRLY and unaided, made his way
forward, after all others had taken
shelter from the direct fire of an en-
envy machine gun. He crawled to a
flank position of the gun and after
killing or capturing the entire crew,
turned the machine gun on the re-
treating enemy. His mother, Mrs.
Anna Leman. lives in Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16

1t wGs difficult task to select
from the thousands of acts of IN
usual bravery performed By Ameri-
can soldiers IN France a fen that
stood out above all others. General
Pershings staff undertook the task,
however, so that the most ercep-
tionaI cases might be given the pub
hcity they deserve. Below are the
stories of the feats that won for some
of the american fighters the coUeted
Distinguished Service Gross.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
JOSEPH w. SMITH,
First Lieutenant, 18th Infantry.

Lieutenant Smith was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action near
st. Baussant, France, September II,
1918. Finding that his platoon would
be under heavy fire from six enemy
machine guns in crossing the Rupt de
Mad, Lieutenant Smith plunged into
the stream ahead of his men, and
crossing to the opposite bank, exposed
himself to fire from the guns in order
to ascertain their exact location. He
then led his men in a flank attack on
the enemy position, capturing the guns
and nineteen Germans, this officer him
self carrying a rifle and using it with
telling effect. Lieutenant Smiths
quick judgment and disregard for per-
sonal safety enabled the entire line to
advance without being separated from
its barrage. His mother, Mrs. Rita L.
Smith, lives in Austin, Tex.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
CHAPTER |.
Sent Into Servitude.

sent into SerVitude.
knowing this to be a narrative of
RS1al adventure, and one which may
4 er even be read until long after I
fe departed from this world, when
PHI be difficult to convince readers
such times as are herein depicted
u ever have been reality, I shall
Favor to narTate each incident ii
simplest manner possible. My
purpose Is truth, and my only
FesS history. Yet, even now lately
lhIS all happened, it is more like
reductions of a dream, dimly re-
rOered at awakening, and, per-
'Lce' might remain so, but for the
n upon my body and the constant
pOTy OF a w0man's face. These
combine to bring back in vivid
mo>e days that were-days of
p and daring of desperate, law
war; Of wide ocean peril, and the
Ietched hands of love. So that
"Ae'e l am writing it all down,
anna quietness and peace, and
9-"l OF the past, I wander again
d deserted shore, and sail among
'>'oS OF d southern sea, the home
-1lE d century Of crime and I'M
Aaoie cruelty. I will recall the
and can do no more.
was still early morning when we
brought out under heavy guard
-"'laea somberly forth through
Yty-sd gates Of the Jail. Ahead
o-,l perceive a forest of masts.
-"' seemed Ike a vast crowd of
y people. That we had been
-o'1 TO exile, to prolonged seryi-
! .. :. sumo foreign land, was all that
e guards prodded the crowd sew
'~- Ae butts Of their mus
4 nus making scant room for
4 :, S-l.'e through, out upon the far
we wharf, where we were
ua.Jed abreast Of a Jumping
zs1'eA'-y nearly ready for sea.
\ - ~. more than forty of us. 1
So -'>e Oh tie hooker's name
=, 'e'Sy of Plymouth. A mo-
4 as .~.sI d sailor passed along the
No.. ~'S dock and instantly a wnis-
s. W ,s,- swiftly from man to man.
S pfs s'-'-~' mate; We're bound for
,t 80 OF a prisoner met mine.
1eyr he grunted. "Ye're
rl.- III amt We, mate? Well,
~' Is tbs we're Yirginia?"
rs al right mates" 1 returned
Wen fall into the hands
I'm - our there. In America.
5ss- ,' the tobacco comes from.
n ,, mere r"ice-and to a land
~.T call Maryland. IT'S a
SO unlike England"
a O...ar stow that, my man"
n, s .e above me, and 1
In os +l 'ae stern eyes of the
csp e.. me guard, "or it may be
rsnio ye' So we've been ter
Cst ba plantation, hev We? Then
&c ~asteF Carlyle, 1 take it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
FOreWOTd.

,,.o, Carlyle, aged twenty
~. the ninth in descent from
t o..t Gsoffry Carlyle of Glas-
s Sss,' Scotland, was among a 9,, the
s W., Canadian dead at Vlmy
. a,.o.' Unmarried, and the last
- his line, what few treasures
:. nossessed fell into alien
lands, Among these was a
m ns,,r apparently written
!. The year 1857, and which,
. !, nine generations, had
sss, carefully preserved, yet
..yar made public. The paper
va. yelIowed and discolored by
gs,rs. occasionally a page was
missing, and the writing itself
had become almost indecipher-
,bIs. Much indeed had to be
traced by use of a microscope.
The writer was evidently a man
# some education, and clear
,bou1ht, but exceeding diffuse,
!, accordance with the style of
his time, and possessing small
location of literary form. Il
sJitinu this manuscript for mod
en readers have therefore
been compelled to practically re-
write it entirely, retaining mere
~ the essential facts, with an
occasional descriptive passage,
although ! have conscientiousIy
followed the original develop
ment of the tale. In this recon-
struction much quaintness of lam
guage as well as appeal to prob
ability may have been lost, and
for this nv only excuse is the
necessity Of thus making the
story readable. / have no doubt
as to its essential truth, nor do
] question the purpose which
dominated this rover of the sea
In his effort to record the adVen-
lures of his younger life. AS a
picture Of those days of blood
and courage, as we'll as a story
ot love and devotion, | deem it
worthy preservation, regretting
'cnly the impossibiIity of now
presenting it in print exactly as
written by Geoffry Carlyle.
r. p.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
SIDNEY HOLZEMAN,
Private, Machine Gun Co., 132nd In
fantry,

Private Holzeman was decorated for
extraordinary heroism in action in the
Bots de Foret, France, October 10,
1918. After six runners had been killed
or wounded in attempts to get through
heavy shell fire with an important mes
sage from the regimental commander
of the 39th infantry to the regimentai
commander of the 59th infantry, Pri-
vate Holzeman, with Private James j.
Snyder, responded to call for volun-
teers, and succeeded in delivering the
message.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
JOHN CALVIN WARD,
Private, Company D, 117th Infantry

Private, Company D, 117th Infantry.
Private Ward was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for conspicu-
Gus gallsntry in action near Estrees,
France, October s, 1913. During an
advance Private Wards company was
held up by a machine gun which was
enfilading the line. Accompanied by a
non-commissioned officer, he advanced
against this position and succeeded in
reducing the nest by killing three and
capturing seven of the enemy and their
guns. His mother, Mrs. Laura Ward,
lives in Morristown, Tenn.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
CHARLES D. PRIEST,
chapIain, s5sth Infantry.

Chaplain Priest (deceased) was dec
grated for extraordinary heroism in
action near Les HUT Chemins, France,
September %, 1918. Chaplain Priest
disregarded personal danger by going
six hundred yards beyond the front
line, and with the aid of a soldier, car
rying back wounded man to shelter.
Chaplain Priests home was at $50
North La Sale street, Chicago, Ill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
HERMAN DAVIS,
Private Company l., 113th
Infantry.

Private Davis, whose home is with
his mother at Big Lake, Ark, won the
Distinguished Service Cross for I'M
usual bravery in action at Molleville
farm, France, October 10, 1918. While
acting as COMPANY runner Private
Davis single-handed attacked Ger
man machine gun nest which was
harassing the left flank of the company
and preventing its advance. He
killed four Of the enemy and captured
the gun, thus allowing the company to
continue forward.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
JOHANNES S. ANDERSON,
First Sergeant, Company 3, 132nd In
fantry.

Sergt. Anderson was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action at Con-
senvoye, France, October s, 1918.
While his company was being held up
by intense artillery and machine gun
fire, Sergt. Anderson, without aid, vol
UNFAIRLY left the company and worked
his way to the rear of the nest that
was offering the most stubborn resist
ance. His advance was made through
an open area, and under constant hos
tile fire, but the mission was success
fully accomplished and Sergt. Ander-
son not only silenced the gun and cap
tured it, but also brought back with
him twenty-three prisoners. His home
address is Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16
LLOYD M. sEI8ERT,
Sergeant Company F, 364th
Infantry.

Sergeant Seibert was awarded thu
Distinguished Service Cross for con.
spscuous gallantry IN action near Ep.
knoxville, France. September %, 1918.
Suffering from illness, Sergeant Sci.
bert remained with his platoon and lei
his men with the highest courage and
leadership under heavy shell and ma-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16

Captain Carlyle finds a friend
hut at the same time he finds
that he has an enemy on board
the Romping Betty. His enemy
warns that he will get revenge,
but why? Geoffry racks his brain
in vain for the answer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-16

Men do lot of things in this world,
but it's only what they do well that
counts.