Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-03-11
BOYS IN u. S. SERVICE


Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Johnson, who has
been in the United States army the
past year and a half, has been given
his honorable discharge and he re-
turned to Wausau the middle of last
week. Captain Johnson has been in
command of utilities at Camp Custer,
Battle Creek, Michigan, for some time.
He has been stationed there since
September, 1917. Wausau friends well
come the captain and hope that he will
remain in the city instead of returning
to Waukesha, where he was interested
in retail lumber prior to the war.
Cpl. Lyle j. Schiller, Co. A., 1st
Engineers, 1st Division, son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Schiller, is expected to
arrive in Wausau from overseas in
several weeks. His last letter from
France received a few days ago, says
he expects to sail soon. Mr.. Schiller
participated in action on several sec
tors. He was wounded and at the time
the armistice was signed, was sent to
hospital at Vichy. Despite all of
his hardships, according to his father,
Cpl. Schiller was eager to return to
his old division, which is now in the
army of occupation
Fred Zolin, born in this city, has
returned to his home in Milwaukee,
after several years of service with the
British expeditionary forces and eigh-
teen months Imprisonment in Germany.
His story reads like a miracle Es-
Gaping from the prison after the
armistice was signed, he finally
reached a border train and saw
Americans inside. These men fitted
him out with an American uniform
In the train he encountered several
acquaintance. His brother, Irving, is
in the navy.
Sergeant John L. Burt, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Burt, returned to Wau-
sau Sunday, discharged from the u. S.
army. Mr.. Burt left Wausau last
summer, going to Camp Grant, where
he was Immediately placed in the
Blackhawk division. Arriving over
seas he was transferred to a train
ing camp as an instructor. He ar
rived at HobOken, n. j., the latter part
of February, was sent to Camp Merritt
and later to Camp Grant, where he
received his discharge.
The details of the new Liberty Loan
have not yet been received. Local bus
mess men believe the rates of inter-
est must be considerably higher to at
tract the investments of wealthy per-
sons. That the little man has almost
gone the limit, it is felt, is certainty.
He cannot purchase more in most
bases, and in some cases, not as heav-
lily, as he did in the preceding cam
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called upon for added investment in
government bonds.
Lieut.. Claude B. Taugher, son of
DR.. P. j. Taugher, Marathon City, has
been awarded the distinguished SER
vice cross for an act of extraordin-
airy heroiSm, while in action with the
marines. Sixty-One prisoners were
taken in an advance of his platoont
The lieutenant is we'll known in Wau-
sau, having attended school in the
city. He was later a star of the Car
roll College foot ball team. Lieut..
Taugher was wounded severely in his
ankle during the advance but would
not be relieved.
Lieut., Leroy Johnson, U. S. army,
who saw much action in his year over
seas in the st. Mihiel and Argonne-
Mouse battles, visited in Wausau last
week at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edmund Johnson. Lieut..
Johnson is reticent in speaking of his
army career as an aviator. He re-
turned to San Francisco, where he has
been located for several years, to re-
sumo the practice of law, on Saturday.
A letter which Mayor and Mrs. John
Sell, received from their son, John,
in France, related their meeting Miss
Helen Coates, daughter of Mrs. jean
cite Coates, of this city. They at
tended an entertainment in camp and
10 and behold, among those appearing
on the program was Miss Coates.
After the entertainment Arnold and
John Sell enjoyed a visit with the
violinist.
L. H. Helmer, U. S. naval recruit
ing officer, enlisted ten Wausau and
Marathon county men in the navy
during his brief stay in the city last
week. The men have already been
taken to Milwaukee. Mr.. Helmer is
well known in the city having been
stationed here for some time during
the war as navy recruiting office.
Twenty-Five discharges from the
United States army have been recorded
at the Register of Deeds office. More
soldiers according to the recorder,
have taken advantage of this oppor-
tunity to have sure record available
at all times, this week than in any
week heretofore.
Mrs. Peter J. Harth of this village
received a German helmet from her
son, Private VIM. E. Raugh, Co. B,
354 Inf, A. E. F., last week. This
with tin trimmings, and has a canvas
covering which can be removed
Stratford Journal.
No one will shirk his duty; that is
certainty. The conclusion of the
regular donations to the Marathon
War Fund gives the opportunity to
save to purchase bonds. Marathon
| county has the wealth to do itself
proud; if all will put their shoulders
to the wheel.
Capt. George Ruder is now in st.
| Calais, France, according to Robert
Schmidt, who received letter from
him yesterday. Capt. Ruder expects to
| arrive in the states inside of six weeks
and to be mustered out shortly after
that He is with the 160th Field Ar
| tillery.
Ensign Floyd L. Sullivan, who OBJ
tanned a commission several weeks
| ago at Pelham Bay, L. l., and is now
| stationed in New York City, returned
| East Monday after a weeks stay with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Sulli-
van. Ensign Sullivan expects to be
in the navy anoher six months.
No official word has been received
by the grieved parents as yet, ,but
| when they had received no letter from