Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-12


ed to the K. A. +. was entertained by
the King and Queen at Windsor Castle
yesterday. The officers and men, owe
100 in all, were shown over the eXter-
Tor and interior of the C~tstle, and had
the historic treasurer described to
them.
"In the grand hall tea was served,
and the guests were waited on by Prin
cess Mary, Princess Alice Countess
of Athlone), an Lay Victoria and Lady
Victoria and Lady Helena Cambridge,
As they left the hall to be received
by the King and Queen Princess Mary
handed to each one a souvenir post
card, stamped with the crown AMI tho
words from the King and Queen, %
April. 1918, Windsor Castle"
June 9th has had a peculiar signi-
t~iciancc to T. Virgil Stuart, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Stuart of Moline, who
served with the 354th Infantry, S9tt
Division. He registered on June 5
1917, sailed for France June ), 1915
and arrived in Mexico on his return
June ), 1919.
Stuart is looking fine and came of
without a scratch or being gassed. H.
was in every engagement taken par,
in by thu 69th Division. He says lt
brought back several coolies wrape.
Up in a paper but they are harmless as
they have no teeth.
Howard Wayne Expected Soon.
Judge John Wayne has received d
letter from his son, Corporal Howard
c. Wayne stating that he had arrive
at Camp Taylor, KY, and expected tc
leave for his Mexico home in a few
days.
William Spottswood IS home from
overseas we'll and happy. He brought
with him a handsome watch taken
from a dead German and for which h.
recently refused 500. Vie also brought
a number of handsome rings back sc
cured in the same way.
Sergeant W. A. Debo, son of Mrs,
w. II. Debo of this city, is here from
Camp Funston. where he was dis
charged on June 9Th. Sergeant Debo
was a member of the 89th Division and
rad been overseas for eleven months.
sailing for France June 5th, 1913.
Peter Johansson, who has just late
ly been discharged from service in
the U. S. army and who was ~scvercl}
wounded bysa piece of high explosive
she'll has made application with thc
circuit clark of this county fer his
naturalization papers. Johansson
was born in Denmark and has lived in
the United States for about six years.
He is an expert photographer and is
in the employ at the Larsen Studio.
Of the eight men, himself included,
making up a squad led by Renfre
Gibbs, son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. K. Glib :
of this city, against a machine gun
nest in the Argonnc woods, all were
wounded before they reached their OBJ
jectivc-a number were killed, Young
Gibbs himself was hit by a piece Of
high explosive she'll just as they
reached the wood, Il didn't feel the
full impact of real war" he said at
Paris last week, until my comrades
began to drop about me. But even
worse was the experience on the way
back 20 have my arm dressed wh"n
wounded men on every side, mann Of
them boys | knew, begged for all OF
to be taken along. OF courHe it
was impossible. but it narrowed a
mans feelings more than actual hat
tie. One moy with his arm shot away
at the elbow and hanging by Il
went back with me, and he
in mortal agony all during the
long walk. ! helped him, but could DO
nothing To allay his pain. There is
war gets q fellow" Gibbs vas
with the 10th infantry, 35th divis-
ion. He says that profteering was
unknown III the army. Soldiers
money would themselves buy up
lclicacies in the French villages, cor
nering the supplies, and sell them to
comrades at exhorbitant prices. On
the English transport on which he
went ovc lemons. supposed to stop
sea-sickness, were sold by the cantcen
at 30 cents eacI.
Roy Bryarly, who has just returned
overseas with the 89th says he
sgd Houston, of this city, in
Trcvcs, Germany.
Ray Angert, who has been overseas
With the S9th Division, is home look
ng well and happy.
Three hundred and thirty-three U.
). Soldiers, detachmcnts from the pa
Signal Battalion and 342 Ma
.hinc Gun Battalion, seth Division,
passed through Mexico Saturday af-
crnoon on an Alton special for Camp
T unston where they will be d~ischa-g-
ID. The train stopped here an hour and
he boys were fed sandwiches, cakes,