The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-05-30
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Thought Him in School

Cpl. Albert Jones, who has been in
France since last summer with the
696th motor transport company,
s. land about May %, when he
mailed a letter home that he had
written on board the DeKalb. It
was hospital ship and Albert is
coming home as hospital casual.
| His parents are Mr.. and Mrs. j. E..
Jones Of Blackfoot.
Last October ne was injured while
working, but never until this time
has written a single word about it.
His parents and sisters here thought
he has been attending some school
at Beaune; instead has spent the
most of the last couple Of months
in the hospital.
Jones landed at Newport News
and was not able to say when he
would be turned loose from the army
Will Work His Land
T Sgt. ]. ]. Newell of the 361 in
fantry, 91st division, came down
from Butte the first of the week to
inquire into his property rights on
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fore the war. Sgt. Newell is really a
dubois man, but happened to be in
Butte when the government needed
him.
A Thirty Day Furlough
Thomas Pendlebury of headquart-
ers company, First infantry, came
home from Camp Lewis Wednesday
on a thirty day furlough. He does
not know how long the army will
hold him after he returns to the
camp, but so far it is said that there
is yet an emergency. Thomas has
been at the camp for ten months.
Visits in Rockford
M. F. Baker, recently of the navy,
is spending a few days with his
brother Charles at Rockford. Baker
was On the U. S. destroyer Ammen,
which belonged to fleet at Queens
town, and he knows good deal
about bringing in conveys safely thru
lurking blockades of submarines.
In the Iron Division
Carl Lehman, of the 112th infan-
try, 28th division, came in Tuesday
bound for his home in Mackay. Carl
was thru the Argonne battle and the
st. Mihiel offensive with the Iron"
division, which won immortal fame
in those engagements.
So-Called New York
Ernest Warnecke, of the 3O8th in
fantry, arrived here Monday evening
on his way home to Mackay. Carl
was In the 18th, division claimed
by New York, probably because it
started with a New York personnel.
According to westerners who were
transferred into this DIVISION in
time for action there were as many
as $1,000 western men in the divis-
ion at the close Of the war.
Assyrian A Good Solder
Joe Koury, an Assyrian, has just
arrived home, after an honorable
release from service with the 32d
division, infantry, Of the U. 8. army. |
Joe served during his ten months in
France on the Alsace front, in the
Argonne fight, and with the army of
occupation. He came home from
Coblenz, Germany.
Joe was here before the, war; He
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that he bought out of his earnings |
He is visiting his brother in Black
foot at present. He had hard time
getting into the army on account of
a stiff left hand and his short stature,
but he finally "cut IT.
One morning, while the war was
on, Joe woke up to find himself quite
close to a dead German, who wore
a belt that looked good to Joe, so he
it, and still wears the same.
While he was yet in the army in
France his father died in Assyria,
but Joe could not get permission to
go there.
A Rainbow Engineer
Cpl. Jack Watson Co. G of the 25th
engineers, Rainbow division, came up
from Pocatello Thursday to visit his
brother in Sterling. Watson re-
turned from the service to his home
In Pocatello Saturday. 4
Where Others Had Been
O. l.. Thompson of the machine
gun section, eighth army corps, re-
turned Thursday and started up the
Mackay branch for his home in the
Pahsimeroi valley. Thompson said
ne never got change to fight, tho
ne was under shell fire. Most OF the
lime, he said, his company went to
,lean up areas where others had been
lighting.