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Joseph Daniels has returned from a visit with his brother, Laurence Arnold Daniels at Camp Dodge, Ia. Mr. Daniels was made a corporal soon after he went to the camp last fall, and has charge of the battery war garden for the summer. Three more naval volunteers left for Peoria Friday, James H. Massie of Augusta, George J. House, Canton, Mo., and Clyde E. Barker, Lewistown. Alderman and Mrs. A. C. Bickhaus have a letter from their nephew, Gus Woerman, of State street between Seventh and Eighth. Gus learned the trade of the file-maker at the factory of his uncle and was working there when called to the colors. He was trained in Camp Dodge, Iowa, and not long ago left there for the At lantic seaboard for transportation to France. The letter received from him yesterday announced a safe trip overseas wih the writer and to sghdiers who went over with him in the pink of condition and ready and eager for the task of wiping Prus sianism off the face of the earth. Julius Pfaffe of near Fourth and Payson avenue left with the other soldiers this morning and when he went he wore at wrist watch presented by the Arion Maennerchoir society. Mr. Pfaffe has for a long time been one of the most popular members of this organization and was a guest of honor at a farewell din ner at the Hasse hotel Thursday evening. Speeches were made and songs were sung and good _— fellow ship prevailed and Mr. Pfaffe goes to camp and battlefield assured that back in Quincy he has a bunch of friends expecting him to do his duty in the army and awaiting an oppor tunity to give him cordial welcome back when the war is over and vic tory has been won. Mrs. William Brandon of 2219 Lind street has received word from her son, W. H. Brandon that he has ar rived safely overseas. He enlisted about three months ago with the ex peditionary engineer corps 37 and was stationed at Fort Meyer, Va., while in this country. Arthur J., son of Patrick D’Arcy the accountant, is now at Rantoul taking final lessons on wireless tele graphy previous to being assigned to duty in the army. Arthur was working in the general offices of the (., B. Q. in Chicago when he enlisted as a volunteer. He was sent to Washington and set to work in the treasury department as stenog rapher and typist and was started at a salary of 31,200 a year. He asked for and was given the use of a dicta graph and his salary was increased to $1,900. In the meantime he had repent his evenings in mastering the wireless telegraph and passing the first examinations was sent to Ran toul, this state, there to perfect him self as an operator. Al there, ac cording to reports from officers, he is getting alog famously. Robert Miller, 27, of Galesburg, employed as traveling salesman for an Aurora advertising concern, en tered the police station yeeterday afternoon and announced that he was going to enlist and asked the location of the recruiting station. He was directed to where he could make application and within half an hour was back exuberant over having been accepted and under orders to be in line this morning to entrain for St. Louis and Jefferson barracks, Miller told enough to show that he has been living apart from his wife and that he had received a letter from her calling him names and strongly in timating that if he were any good he would be in the army making a mat of himself instead of being pointed to as a slacker. The cruel words piqued him and after thinking the matter over for several hours he decided to show Mrs. Miller that she was mistaken in the manner of man she had married and that instead of a slacker she had for a husband a genuine up and coming patriot. Julius Kelly, who left for Camp Gordon this morning, was given a pleasant surprise Saturday evening. Over 50 friends gathered at his home, 1121 Chestnut street, the men presenting him a wrist watch and the ladies gave him a fully stocked camp kit. Members of the Loyal Order of Moose gave a delightful farewell party to Walter Bradenbeck Satur day evening. Joe Dierke, who is stationed at Fort Revere, near Boston, has been in the hospital with a sprained ankle, but the injury, the result of a ball game, is not serious. Charles C. Smith has written his parents that he is making rapid progress in cavalry training in Eng land. James Daniels has returned from a pleasant visit with his brother, Lawrence A. Daniels, at Camp Dodge. The young soldier is now a cor poral. John Lohman, 625 Monroe street, has enlisted in the navy as a machin ist.
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Quincy Daily Herald
Quincy, Illinois, US
Mon, May 27, 1918
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