Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-05-08


snsign s. Heller is here from New
York for short visit.
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Mr.. and Mrs. d. f. Delaney drove
down from Solomon to meet then
son, Tim, just back from a year over
seas.
Clifford NJ. Blue, a member of the
10Th Ammunition train who has re-
ceived his discharge, is stopping In
Abilene for short visit on his way
TO his home in Enid, Okla.
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Otto Smith returned from Topeka
Yesterday afternoon after seeing the
bows there and watching the parade.
They had arrived in Funston at the
time he returned
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Abe Forney, who served with the
10th Engineers In France, received
his discharge and returned home
Saturday.
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Mrs. Coe Hawthorne and little son
went to Camp Funston Sunday to
see Sergt Coe Hawthorne, who ar
rived with the both Machine Gun
Company.
bor IF I0
Walters, who is with the 130th Ma
chine Gun company at Funston, spent
Sunday with him.
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Henry Delker, a boy from the S9th
Division was in Abilene this morn
ing on his way to his home i'll Pearl
from Camp Dodge where he was dis
charged. He was wounded and ar
rived in the States April % with a
casual company.
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Capt. stephen Boon of Junction
City, has been awarded the French
Croix de Guerre, according TO word
received by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Boon. The presentation was made
by General Mangin the famous
French leader In addition to thisl
award, Captain Boon has received
two citations for gallantry in action.
Captain Boon is the first Junction
City soldier to receive this coveted
French military decoration. Capt. |
Deane Ackers is the only Abilene man
thus to be decorated.
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Lieut.. Belts Assistant Judge Advocate |
Lieut.. Karl Sawtell Belts, report
ed in this mornings casualty list as
having been wounded slightly In
action. is the son of the Rev. and
Mrs. s. e. Belts formerly of Abb |
aene. Lieutenant Belts was struck
in the left hand by Il machine gun
bullet October Ia in the Argonne For
est sector He now is assistant |
Judge advocate of the S3rd Division,
and is stationed at LeMans, France. |
Lieutenant Belts is 25 years old. and
graduate Oh lne MlClllSdu IhiNNi
sity. Before his enlistment he was
editor of a magazine in Kansas City
Rev. Belts was pastor of the Meth
odist church here for several years.
Nurse Was Under Fire.
The following clipping from Mid
No1.faf d
of Miss Minerva Peters, niece of Mr..
and Mrs B. +. Peters of this city,
who served as nurse in France: Miss
Minerva Peters, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs John A. Peters Of East Water
street, Middletowns only trained
nurse who served overseas during theI
World War has arrived at the home
of her parents after strenuous exper-
fences in various parts of France.
Miss Peters was sent abroad byIi
the Red Cross year ago. She was
at first attached to an operating team
sent to different sections, and later [
was detailed to division called "The y
Wild Cat Division" The members /
attached to headquarters were privir t
legged to wear black cats on their t
sleeves and Miss Peters is almost as
proud Of her "back cat as of her
gold stripe She was much impressed
by the surgery of the French physi-
clans and declares that they do the F
most wonderful things in such simple
ways in comparison with the compn-
Gated surgery Of the Americans f
Miss Peters has been in various sec a
lions during her period of service ana
has beeen under fire, as several towns u
I'm which she was quartered were II
heavily bombarded. At one time she Il
was within three miles Of the front h
and would have been sent into thet a
thick of the fighting with other b
nurses of her division but she and ~
another nurse were detailed to care 4