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Wayne, who entered the service of ils country in the medical reserve carps of iheHUnited States army and has teen on active duty at various posts, arrived in this city yesterday, having been honorably discharged at Camp Beauregard, La., •where he was staiioneci as supervising war surgical officer ai the jmlHtary base hospital there, under command of Lieut.-Col. John T. Sumi?. Dr. 1/011 Buskirk v/ill resume his dutiet? as county health officer and also hi9 local practice.He has received the following feplendid testimonia lfrom his superior nfflcers in recognition of the pervioe which ho rendered during the lerriblo outbreak of the influenza, which swept the camp like'a scourge for many weeks this fall:Headquarters, Rase Hospital, Camp Beauregard, Lx. Dec. 1, 1913. 'From Commanding Officer,To Cap L Edmund M. Van Buskirk, ‘lA.pprecia.tion of Service,.Upon your discharge from the 'service, as commanding officer of -this hospital, 1 desire to thank you Sov your loyalty and the splendid service you have rendered while jmder my command.' The surgeon general has directed me to ©xpres3 to you hia personal appreciation and that of the department for the patriotic devotion to duty and the self sacrificing service you have manifested in giving your .valuable assistance to the department and to the army when so badly needed, and to espress the hope that you will continue your connectionwith the department you joining the reserve corpe.JOHN T. BUimuS, Lieut.-CoL TJ. 8. A., Medical Corps, Commanding Base Hospital.FT, WAYNElDIER REPORTED WOUNDEDMechanic Lloyd A. Kellogg Is Suffering From Hun Shrapnel and Gas.f ’ * - - -• • . A %*• .Mechanics Lloyd A. Kellogg ts another Fort Wayne boy who hae suffered in defenso of his country, for telegram received by his mother, Irs. Maude Kellogg, announcing that he hod been hurt, haK been fol-Jowed by the appearance of his name on the ovoreetu casualty Hat as ‘wounded, degree undetermined. It is also known tbat the young soldier was gassed and in the hoepltt prior to that time, but in the only letter which hie mother has received from him* recently he very carefully refrained from stating the nature of hie injuries.Lloyd Kellogg patriotically collated at the ago of eighteen years, auuJ so eager was he to get to the .Front that bo submitted to an operation for a defective knee In order to he abln to pass the army physical examinations. He went from Indianapolis into the heavy field artillery -and has been overseas since early ihls year. His mother. Mrs. Maude Kellogg, until recently made her home at 1126 Lake avenue, but is jiow living in Bryan. Ohio.BOY WINS I FRENCH WAR CROSSPriv. Basil Glass of Battery B, Arrives Home With Wound Stripes.With hfs left h»nd crippled and distorted due to battle wound* received In fiction, and wearing the French Croix do Cucrra t(**t«'Ted lor Kfillaiurv under, Hr*. Prfvat* Basil Glass. nf Fovt Wayno Is IS 111* homo city, having h*-n glv'e » leavo qf absenca from tbe military b**e hospital at Lakewood. N. J., whnre he hna been uaiiarKolns treatment for hln Injuries.Private Gl^gy wax one of tho group of fiv* Amerlc**n Runners detailed frum the jacks of flattery B. 150ih field artillery of iho Rainbow division to aid the French forces on th* western front. While operating one of th«* heavy guns ojalnst *the boches, on March 13. :i German high «xpld*ive shell hurst aboV6 their headb. The right leg of Corporal Fred Tates of Huntertown, was torn off below the knee. Private Glam had hie left hand terriblymankind and a F.-ooc-h soldier »s in-Mtmuly killed. Practically every man Inshe vicinity wa* Htrurk dosvn, and ovaryone oC the five Americans wax wounded with che exception of »»na uml ho coutlsieu lo the hosplial for many weeks liner, suffering from shell shock. So Reliant ww thu uunduct of the wounded Yankees nftnr the GeriuKiiS had secured the range of their Rim. tha* their couruxe icon the admiration of the French and ihe war crosses wore later bestowed upon boy* of the battery who had participated in the fight lei; at thet point.Private GIkhs is in such a condition thnt one hund Is helpless, and he will to-day return to the hospital at Lakewood where the surgeons will make an effort to graft a piece of bone Into the liiimed hatui in An CtforL to restore tho member tn Its former ult;cfulne.'s and strength. In addition to lhn liuisd. the .soldier was wounded four times In the back end two of his ribs were hrokan.LAWTON-ilE POSI ELECMFICERSG. A. R. Veterans Also Receive One Application at Annual Meeting.The annual nineties; and election of officers of Lavrtofi-Wayno Post. No. 271* G. A- R-, was held last o»ffht ^ the quftrters in the courthouse when the following wen* electefi to ecrro during the ensuing year: Commander. B. W. Skelton; eenior vie* commander, Henry 'Welttelt: junior vice commander. Noah Kcepper; quartermaster. Capt. William A: K*l«c?: surgeon.S. B. Kelker; chaplain. D. L. Beber; officer of th© day. Charlee J. Parr; officer of the guard. Oliver Blyfttone. Tho remaining officer* are appointive and will be announced fit a later date. The initc.ila.tlou ceroraonlea of the post will take place In the quarters, Friday evening. JanuatT *•The election of delosete* and alternate* to the state and national encampments will take place at the next day meettnjc of tha veterans on Saturday afternoon, December 2L The committee on the application of John N. Wattereon. of the 162nd Indian* volunteer Infantry wax hoi-lotted upon and the comrade was elected to membernhlp. He will be mustered In at the next meeting. Comrades E. S. Smith. Samuel Keefer end Cornolins Gearln were appointed a committee on resolutions qn thn death of Dr. Horace 2. Adam*, who died at MayavJHe. and Comrades W. A. Kelsey. B. S. KrtUer and Oliver BJy-etone were named es a eimllar committee to tak- officlfti fiction on the death of Comrade Ambrose W. *tnt*. In the deaths of these two men Lawton-Wayne post hfte -mffered « aerioua loas. D. L. Beftdcr, chairman of the committee on tha death of Charles T. Clark made his report and the committee was discharged. Th?! j)Oh't voted 55 to the Christmas fund for I the purchase of candy for the children j In the Knltfhtstown noldlers and aallors' I orphans home.LIEUT. II. K. COTTSCHAr.ltRECEIVES DISCHARGE.Lieut. H. K. Gottacfialk. 1021 Clinton etreet. has been released from further active military service, and received hie honorable discharge. The officer enlisted shortly after war wag declared and nerved first on the Mexican border with the Sixty-fourth V. S. Infantry, later with the replacement troops at Camp Gordon. Gn . and Camp Pike. Ark. Hla final service was with the lJth depot brigade at Camp Taylor, from which post h© was discharged. t-——n-The court news ] ENDEAVOR TO QUASH BELL INDICTMENTCounsel for Labor Leader; Appears in Court: Case Is Heard in Lengthy Plea.Attorneys Colerick and Ffopnn mnfio motion yesterday morning before | Circuit Judge Wood to quash the indictment agntnst Persn H- Bell, the local head of th« Fedcnrtion of Labor. The prosecution was represented by Prosecuting Attorney Levi ' Todd. County Attorney Samuel Morris and City Attorney Creighton Williams. In the argument, the _____t _ . e____ .. .. i . • . a
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Sat, Dec 07, 1918
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