Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-05-15

Administration = Company funds
audited and found correct. Company
papers in good shape.
Character Of Duty-Guarding garri-
son prisoners, conveying trains, and
guarding docks. The privstes m
doing about day on and day of.
This gives us q little idea of what
some of the Marines are now doing in
France. Walter says further: 1--WE
have regular one week furloughs and
l expect to go soon to Biarritz, the
famous resort on the coast south of
Bordeaux. A detail of Marines acted
as firing squad at the burial of a Red
Gross nurse from New York the latter
part of March. With her sister she
leaped off a ship leaving Bordeaux
two months ago and her body was
washed ashore near here. l acted as
pail bearer at the funeral"
Musician Lionel E. Hartzell, Band
10th +. A., A. P. o., 746, A. E. F.,
writes April 81: yesterday was Eas-
ter Sunday, but a busy day for US.
We are now located at Hermersheim,
Germany, and perhaps will stay here
until the 10Th starts home. 1t is not
really as bad a place as the name
might signify. 1t is a small city stu
ated about s kilometers from the
Rhine and on the river Abr. 1t is at
the foot of Landscrown mountain,
which extends to an exceedingly
lofty height, and on a clear day you
a see As towns from its summit. Up
there you find the ruins of a castle that
was erected during Caesars dominion
in this part of the world and was last
destroyed during the 10th century.
On the base of the ruins is built a
saloon. In the saloon are the old relics
of the ancient castle, such as bow and
arrow, first shot gun, old vineyard
tools, etc. Also some ~cataDult balls
and a cannon of 1850 to 400 type.
Among the modern furnishings is a
piano SO years old, and still a wonder
full instrument. Hermersheim is also
located just one kilometer from APP
polinaris, where the famous APP
polinaris water is obtained. All the
water of this community is Appolinar-
is water and tastes much better than
the water of that name sold in the
States, because it is much fresher.
Then just n kilometer farther on
are the Bad Neunahr baths, supposed
to be next to the baths of West Baden,
and believe me they sure are some
sulphur baths. The valley of the Abr
River is laid out just like an enormous
park, extending for so kilos from the
Rhine on the southwest bank, while
the hill sides r covered with vine
yards. Neunahr is the leave center
for the 4th Division. One can hardly
begin to describe the wonders of this
part of the enemy's home. However,
there are just as much or more Won
derful sights in the U. s. A."
William j. Lamar, of B Company,
SD Division landed in Ironton last
Saturday morning. He went over
lei as part of a replacement company
the latter part of September. They
remained at st. Nazaire until Deem
Der, when they were put in the SD
Division to fill it to full strength be-
fore its return to the states and re-
turned with that Division.
When the 138th Infantry reached
the station in st. Louis, Lieut.. Marcus
d. Yount was there to meet his broth
err, Verna j. Yount. But on going to
the coach that contained his company
the Lieutenant told him that Verna
was in a hospital in Belgium suffering
from stomach trouble caused from be-
ing gassed, and the hospital authori-
ties would not let him come home
with his outfit. 1t was a great disap-
pointment to his friends, but no doubt
a much worse disappointment to poor
Verna himself.
A cablegram from Lieut.. M. Dudley
Riggs was sent from Paris to his
parents May 6, which reads: "Visited
Russell's grave and Blanc Mont Ridge
Monday"
Paul Keith has been discharged
from the navy and is now at his home
in Ironton. We hope before long tc
have IN account from him of some O.
his experiences in a submarine.
Charles Minor Shrum of the 128th
f. A. 35th Division has been discharg
ed and is at his home at Munger.
Corporal Charles R. Fancher, 90,
D, ITO Engineers, 35th Division, is al
home at Annapolis, Mo.
Louis Siebert, Battery @, 129 F. A.
35th Division, has returned to hi
home at Pilot Knob.
Edward Siebert, Battery D, 102 F,
A., rs Division, is at home at Pilot
Knob.