Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1918 — K. M. STEMLER LOSES ARM IN FRANCE [ARTICLE]

K. M. STEMLER LOSES ARM IN FRANCE

K. M. Stemler, of Canton, Ohio, who is known'by many here through his frequbnt visits to this city, has lost an arm in France, the result of a sniper’s buHet. He has written the following letter to Miss Cecil Rutherford : “I have some bad news for you this time, but knowing what a brave little girl you are, I do not hesitate to tell you all about it Since I wrote you last our company was sent into action and during the fight I was shot in the right arm, just above the elbow, by a sniper’s bullet. Circumstances as regards the condition of the wound after it had been dressed and I had been carried back to the hospital, made it necessary to amputate the arm just above the elbow. However, the operation has been a success and m now suffering very little pain. We have some wonderful doctors and surgeons over here and those who attended me are enthusiastic about my condition. They say all I have to do now is to rest and get weH. Thia will probably mean that I shall be getting back to the States earlier than otherwise, for I understand they do not keep any cases over here except those which promise quick recovery so that they can be returned to their companies. In many ways lam lucky. Things might have gone much worse with me. I have seen so many boys worse off that I cannot help but feel that in the long run I will look over the past and be satisfied. I want you to feel the same way about it If you could have been with me and have seen the things I have seen you would say that I am right so I don’t want you to worry at all. Just continue to be the cheerful and brave girl you have been ever since I left you, for in /a few short months, God permitting, I shall be wtih you again and then all this unhappiness shall be wiped away. - I am getting the best of care and attention and need nothing. I only hope that you are taking every care of your own health and that the rest of the folks at home are well and happy.” - ' * AU home print today. Read the inside pages.