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LEONARD HILT OF THIS CITY ON CASUALTY LIST, SLIGHTLY WOUNDEDMOTHKR, MHS. J)ORA HR/T, SBC-OM A VE., NOTIFIED 1IY M AH DEPARTMENTcasualty list yos-s firht Eau ClairePershing's dailyferday coiuained it imnio.Among the Wisconsin names appearing in the lint of those slightly wounded was that of Corporal I*eon-urrt Hilt. Eau Claire.•Mrs. Dora Hilt, 915V Second Avc.* this city, mother of Corporal Hilt, received* a wire from the war department--'] iiursaay—night,—announcing that her son hud been slightly wourtded in battle. She opened the telegram with -fear, for she hns two sons over in France,—and she feared Lhe-worat,- but-it-was-a-slgh-of-rs-lief that cauio when she saw that he j had been only slightly wounded.Corporal Hilt was, a member of ■ Company A, 18th Infantry, having on-! listed in the regulars a year ago1 last February. Before go:?ig across he saw service on the .Mexican bor- • dor. According to the last letter re-eelved by his mother he had boon inthe hospital for some time on ac- . count of illncsn and must have gone; back lo his company just recently.Mrs. Hill’s dber son In France is with Company k Eau Claire, which has not yet. gone to tho fighting front. He is Private Noll Hilt.Mrs. Hill has another son. Frank Burton Hilt, rcs'dln^ with his mother here, who is registered in Class a. In the draft, has not yet been called. Ho exports to bo soon.Mrs. ill'.t is a widow.PRIVATE KU. PAXY KHII.T, WITH l.\ FRANCE.C»I-FIRST EAU CLAIRE BOY ON U. S. CASUALTY LISTThrift Stamps FreeUntil further notice \vcwill give away a ThriftCORPORA!. I.FONARD IITT.T.: Slightly Wounded in Action In Franco.Til K Cf.TIM ATE FORCE.Washington Star: Mych can he done with a political machine.Vos.” replied Senator Sorghum. : Hut in politics as elsewhere Hie prcrnnt. problem is r.nl so much ' machinery ok man power.
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Eau Claire Leader
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Fri, May 17, 1918
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