Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-19
SOLDIER dies in FRANCE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FROM TYPHOID
Other Soldier Notes Concerning Our
Boys in Camp and Field and
Arriving Home

! MRS. Martina thompson received the
i disheartening news Friday that her
soldier son, John I. had passed away
in France from typhoid fever He
was young man aged % years, of
splendid physique. He left his farm
shortly after buying it. enlisting in
the medical corps and going with the
large consignment which left Viroqua
/ July 29th. From Camp Greenleaf,
Georgia, he was sent to France, see
ing active service at the front. escap-
! ing without harm TO later die of ty-
phiod fever March l. The other bro
Their, Erick, is in France. Three other
brothers. Sidney, Andrew and Melvin
sister Mrs. Oscar jacobson, and the
mother survive to mourn the loss of a
true soldier.
Lieutenant Chauncey Morley has ac-
cepted a commission in the reserve
corps, which lines him up for fifteen
days active duty every year and la
bllity of call whenever military neces-
sity so dictates. Heartiest congrat-
ulations to one of Viroqua's most gen.
lal, intelligent and unassuming young
soldier-gentlemen.
Very picturesque indeed in the strik-
ing French uniform, Lawrence Linde-
mann is at the old home circulating
among friends. Lawrence tried in
every way to enter the American avia-
ton corps. Being debarred because of
physical reasons, he enlisted in the
Red Cross, going to France. then on
that memorable trip to Italy to the
fighting front Later he transferred
to the French army. receiving instruc-
ton in artillery school He had Just
transferred to the aviation corps and
was preparing to try for flying when
the armistice was signed Lawrence
has the distinction of being the only
Niroqua boy to serve under foreign
flag. He was in Paris and witnessed
the arrival of President Wilson, and
the kings of England and Italy, the
Crown Prince and other notables.
f. J, Riley receives a telegram from
his son VIII, that he has arrived safe
ly in New York from service overseas.
Mrs. Hanah Olson of this city re-
joices in the safe return of two of her
four soldier sons from the front in
France-Herman and Henning, both
serving in the artillery. One son is in
the artillery in Washington, the other
still in France.
Keen disappointment is felt over the
word received from General Holway
that the old national guard companies
at Lacrosse cannot be returned from
France as units. He says that owing
to transfers only about twenty-five
per cent of the original members re-
main in these companies and he is very
doubtful whether he could have them
transferred back and returned in a
body.
Miss Amy Colt arrived home last
Friday morning from overseas. She
came from Breat, France, to Hoboken
on the STEAMSHIP Leveathan, the Ger
manship once known at the Vaterland.
His relatives and many friends were
pleased to welcome home from army
service Leland Nuzum, who entered
the army nine or ten months since.
He first went to Michigan and served
with the mechanical corps, but for
months he has been in eastern canton
ments. He is pleased to be home, his
regret being that it was not his for
tune to see service overseas.
One of the Latimer boys of Genoa,
Herbert, arrived home from overseas.
He was among the first boys to be
taken from our county.
George Nelson of Victory, recently
returned from overseas. He was a
member of the Black Hawk division.
He renews work at his old job, a
bridge carpenter, says the DeSoto Ar
gus.
The honorable discharge" emblem
to be issued by the war department
will be a bronze lapel button some
what similar to the 6. A. r. button.
1t is the intention Of the government
to distribute the button free of charge
to all entitled to it.
Mrs. John C. Shower received word
that her brother, Hershel A. Brown,
had arrived in New York from France
March 9Th.
1T WAS SOME SPRING THAw
Rain and Thaw Puts Railroads Out
of Commission =.
The warm rain of Saturday after
noon played havoc with transporta-
ton facilities in this locality, and in
fact all of the Lacrosse district. The
Southeastern was laid up from Satur-
day until Tuesday morning with Sc
we're washouts between Chaseburg and
Stoddard. The Reno-P Preston Branch
and the Green Bay on the other side
of the river were similarly handled,
the Kickapoo branch was badly torn
up, the through lines of the Burling-
nd sy.4n x,rt%