The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-10

AS final warning the veterans
warned the provincial executive that
they would picket Emerson. North
Portal and Coutts, the three principal
entry points of the west, and woulo
there stop all Mennonites attempting
to cross the border into Canada.
Morris Ide Writes from France.
Deiouje. France. March 10. 1919.
Dear Folks:
Will drop you a few lines again.
l am feeling fine except little cold.
Hope you folks are all we'll. We are
having pretty nice weather here late
ly except awful muddy as we still
have plenty of rain.
Well we heard the good news the
other day that we was going back to
our old division that we went through
the war with. the 32nd. They are to
sail the first of May. We will leave
this camp in few weeks to join
them up in Germany some place. We
go through Coblenz. Germany, and
leave for the states at antwerp, Bel
GUM. Believe me, when they read it
to US at retreat the bunch went wild.
| am sending you clipping out of
the paper printed in the S8th division
telling us the good news. Have it
printed if you want to.
We are having a big show here to-
night, the 9th army corps. We sure
had good one here last week.
Had letter from Ray Zolnoweky
the other day. He is up in Germany.
His division also sails in May some
time, the seth.
Well suppose Joker and the bunch
sure had some time when they got
home again l bet they are celebrat-
ing nowadays. Well it wont be very
many months yet before we will get
home now.
We are going to have a regimental
review this week. Getting every
thing ready to leave here. We are
also drawing clothes that we need.
Have they started on the big build.
ing that they are going to build for
the boys?
We are supposed to leave for the
U. S the first of May, so we ought
to be home and out of the army come
time in June. Hurrah!
Pvt. Morris Ide.
The following is the clipping refer
red to in the letter:
Information received this week by
the 88th Division from the 9th Corps
Headquarters states that the 57,k
Field Artillery Brigade will return te
the United States with the 32nd Di.
vision. The 32nd is scheduled to &c
in May.
The brigade was part of the 32nG
and when that division was sent into
Germany as part of the army of oc-
cupation the artillery was left beind.
Then it was assigned to the 88th Di.
| vision on December Is, 1918.
Four regiments comprise the bri-
gade-the 10th from Michigan, the
12Oth and the 121st from Wisconsin,
and the 147th from South Dakota ant
Oregon. However all of the units
have greatly changed and there are E
large number of men in them who
hale from the Pacific Coast and prac.
tically every other state in the union
The 1A7th was originally part of tn:
41st Division.
Officers and men who were member!
of the brigade but are now separated
may return and go home with theil
units, states the memorandum from
Corps Headquarters. This probabl.
will bring back several officers whit
have been promoted to other com
mands.
| Via Coblenz and Antwerp is tn
routing given in the memorandum
Just when the brigade will leave tn
| 88th area to rejoin the 32nd is no
known.
| Artillerynen, most of whom have
seen more than years service il
France, received the news of thei
early departure with enthusiasm tha
was second only to that felt when tn
armistice was signed"