Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-26
DEATH IN WAR
BETRAH Wife
AS UNFAITHFUL
Soldier Husband Finds Her
Photograph Among Effects
Of Marine Killed in Bat :
tIe-Asks Divorce.

Chicago, July 25.-Out of one Of
the most terrific battles of the Ar
gonne forest 4 wounded marine was
carried to an American field hos
pital. He died there On the hos
pital records he was classified sim
Ply as "Carliss, Sixth company,
Fifth marines"
On duty in the hospital was Will
liam G. Schoenwald, sergeant first
class, medical department, U. S. A.
Part of his many duties was to care
for the effects of his comrades who
fell in battle.
In time Schoenwald came to the
case of "Carliss, Sixth company,
Fifth marines" The meager effects
of the -comrade. who had "gone
west" were spread on table before
him. sNf
Comes Upon a Photo.
There We're a few francs, jack
knife, a wrist watch, its crystal
shattered, letters bound with rub
Der band, and a photograph. The
grim hardships and SORROWS of war
had not yet hardened Sergt. Schoen-
wald. His throat frightened as he
picked up the photograph and ex-
amined it.
1t was the likeness of young,
attractive woman.
Across the small room the chap
lain was first to hear the invofun-
tary cry tof Sergt. Schoenwald.
When the kindly chaplain reached
him Sergt. Schoeawa1d was uttering
queer. inarticulate SOUNDS.
What is it, old mani" the chap
lain asked kindly. ~
Sergt. Schoenwa1d held up the
photograph that had been among
the effects of "Carliss, Sixth COM
pany, Fifth marines" ,
Was His Wife.
ITS the picture of my wife" he
explained brokeGiy.
So much for. the early history.
The sequel came yesterday in the
superior court when Sergt. Schoer.
Wald, still serving with the Ameri-
can army of OCCUPATION in Coblenz.
Germany, filed suit to divorce Ber-
tha Harper ScIoenwald through
Attorney Charles E. Erbstein.
The bill, although charging mis-
conduct, does not accuse the wife of
improperly with "Carliss, Sixth
company, Fifth marines"
The affidavit made by Serpt.
Sehoenwald before Lieut.. w. D.
Wilson in Cob1enz reads:
He Goes Overseas.
. about January, 1916, >at Fort D.
4. Russell. Wyo.. / wass told by a
fellow soldier that my. wife had been
absent from hofie all night. On
September 4, 1917, my company>was
ordered overseas. / sent my wife to
my parents in Chicago, gave her all
the money | had in the bank, insured
myself for $4,000 and made an al
lotment. so as to give her SOS a
month, retaining So month.
In France I received letters from
my brothers and cousin that nv
wife's conduct was not all it should
be. .l~
Other Men Blamed.
AT Bezu le Query, France, one of
my comrades named Ferguson. told
Inc | should never live with nv wife
again because of misconduct. He
implicated a soldier named Dawes
who was wounded in Belleau Wood.
In October, 1918, my wife wrote
that she had run away from the
home OF my parents in Chicago be-
cause OF attempts to control her ac-
tons. She was lin Cambridge. Mass.
"On November 3, 1918, a wounded
marine was brought into the field
hospital at Landreville, France Car
gonne), and died there. Among his
Ieffectstwas found the attached pic
,ture of my wife, clothed as it was
not possible to clothe herself on the
amount of money I was able to al
lot to her. The mans name was
Carliss of the Sixth company, Fifth
marines"
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