The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-30
AFTERMATH OF WAR

since shOrtly after our entry INTO the
war Last week he was a witness be-
fore the senate naval committee at
Washington in an enquiry into charges
that the Ford built Eagle" boats
were poorly constructed. Mr.. Vests
testimony was that the boats were
built strictly according to specifica-
tions and that they are sound and
see.-worthy.
Archie Last of Two Rivers arrived
home last week with his discharge,
having been gone since September,
1917. He was injured in an accident
at camp shortly after arriving in
France and has been in hospitals with
a fractured knee cap ever since. For
a while he was under the care of DR..
Gates from his home town.
At. st. Paul's Lutheran church Sun
day morning there were memorial
services for Lieut.. Otto Oas, who died
in France from wounds received in ac-
ton. Oas was a U. S. letter carrier be-
fore the war and member of the con-
gregation. Rev. o. X. Espeseth deliv-
cred the memorial address.
Among the young men arriving
home with discharges from military
service the past week were Anton
Grimm of Reedsville from Camp
Grant and David Mccormick.
There was a meeting of the direct
ors of the county war relief associa-
ton last Saturday. Fhe funds will be
retained to meet future war relief
needs. The fund was called on for its
quota lately for Polish relief The
quota was 81, 900. Seventy-five per
cent was allowed, amounting to
$S,625 and the same percentage to
Armenian relief came to Sc, ,625. There
is about $4,000 on hand.
There was some discussion of start
ing local memorial for the local sol
diers of the United States who so no.
bly, acquitted themselves.
Corp. Leo Rathsack, 127th Inf, in
the first letter received from him for
months writes that he was gassed in
August, and spent some time in the
hospital He lost collection of SOU
venirs at Chateau Thierry because of
being required ITO move light. They
left their packs and went over the top
and never came back.
Raymond Schmitz, Writing from
Settlers, Germany, states the tale of
the hike to the Rhine and subsequent
occupation and recounts the glories of
the Thirty-second division which
fought in five fronts against twenty
German divisions and never yielded an
inch of ground to counter attacks. He
says that there will be only about 20
national guard boys to come home in
a body upon discharge. The rest have
gone west" scattered to different
commands or will be recuperating in
hospitals.
Lieut. w. A. Donahue, U. S. army
surgeon, wired from New York Mon
day that he had arrived in America
from overseas service. Friends expect
the doctor to soon resume his practice
here.
Private Walter Rudolph writes that
he is one of $50 men picked as a
guard to President Wilson during his
stay in Paris. The men in the guard
are on duty "a hours and then off AZ
hours.
Lieut. Frank Mernusey, former
resident of the town of Franklin, was
killed in an air battle on the Italian
front two days before the signing of
the armistice. His plane was put out
G. commission at height of 7,OOO
feet. Mernusey ranked as an lace"
having seven enemy aircraft to his
credit.
Harold Peterson, son Of Mrs. julie
Peterson arrived home yesterday. bis
was one of the first enlistments from
the city. He has been with the 10Th
Engineers in France and was under
fire many times, participating in the
drives At Chaueau ThieTy and Scissors
He was in hospital three months
from poisoned water.
Lieut.. Archie Lill is engaged with
the American forces policing the city
of Nantes, France.
win Cary in the tank service In
France writes that he met Lieut.. p. B.
Herzog in Paris, recently, and that
"Pete" was wearing badge for dis
tinguished service.
Albert Helm, who left with Company
II. in the summer OF 1917, arrived
home from France this week, having
been invalided out Of service.
= Edward Leschke arrived home Tues
day, from overseas with hcnora Die
discharge.
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses
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