New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-05-21
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After the armistice was signed h,
was assigned to work at the valuation
statistics of the American Railroad
construction in France for the turnin.
over of this material to the French
government. Present plans are to sci
all railroad material now, in France tt
that country. Mr.. Niemann worked
at this valuation until he received
orders to return home. He landed al
New York in April and arrived home
May Is, last Friday.
Assigned to Ammunition Train.
After having written the foregoing
story about soldiers returned from
overseas we received notice that two
more had made their way home tc
dear old New Ulm, during the course
Of the week. The happy countenances
of Albert Bauer and Frank F.. Karl arc
sufficient proof for the assertion made
quite often these days that the taste
of military life given the boys during all
these trying months was more than
enough to make them feel like new born
men who again are allowed to go about
their days business freely, according
to their own choice.
Albert Bauer, son of John Bauer
unfortunately found home half deserted
when he returned last Thursday, his
dear mother was not there anymore,
to put her arms around him, to welcome
her brave boy as she had done when he
followed the call Of the flag about
fifteen months ago. That was the only
sad note in Albert's hymn of rejoicing
over his safe return.
The boy left here in February, 1918,
and was sent to Clintonville. Wis.
where he attended motor school, for
several weeks. With a number of
heavy motor trucks they left then for
the Atlantic coast, Camp Reardon, N.
J.. Only a week later he was sent to
Camp Mills, his last station before
sailing. In France he was for the
greater part of his stay assigned to an
ammunition train in the Alsace and
Lorraine section, his station being at
Fontaine, about 38 miles east of Metz.
After the signing Of the armistice, they
were sent to the western part of France
where he remained until April 10 when
he received telegram telling him
about the serious illness of his mother.
That put him on the casual list and he
soon left for Marseilles where he took
the boat on Easter Monday. On the
way he had an opportunity to see one
of the cornerstones of British imperialism
the fortress of Gibraltar. For sixteen
days they were on the water, and he
arrived May 7th at New York.
Mr.. Bauer is going to take back his
old job at John Wilfahrt's Vulcanizing
and Tire repair shop.
Private Frank F. Karl was one of the
thousands of railroad car builders,
who were put to work in the American
Central Car Building Works at La
Rochelle, France. Not less than 10000
cars Of all descriptions, box cars, tank
cars, fiat cars, refrigerator cars, ETC.,
were built there from February 1918
to March 1919.
Mr.. Karl was not very favorably
impressed by the habits of the French,
by some described as the most civilized
people on earth, He as we'll as Mr..
Bauer we're most emphatic in express
sing their disappointment in this
respect. The same was true about the
English, they say, at least to certain
extent. They have not seen Germany,
so they were not able to Judge about
conditions there, but from what they
heard many Of their comrades say they
think it must be different there, to the
credit Of the latter country.
Private Karl at first was member
Of the 88th Div, 35Oth Inf, but later
on was transferred to Camp G. 35th
Engineers. With the latter he made
his trip across in August, 1918. Soon
after their landing at Brest they were
sent to La Rochelle where they worked as
mechanics in the car building shops.
On March 8, Mr.. Karl was ordered