Iowa
Old Press
Webster City Freeman
Webster City, Hamilton co. Iowa
Tuesday, November 28, 1916
GEN. GUY E. LOGAN AT BROWNSVILLE
Visited the Iowa Troops—Well Pleased With the Situation on
the Border.
Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 27.—Gen. Logan of Iowa has
been visiting his soldiers here for several days. Last week he
watched the manuevers that were in progress. The showing made by
the Iowa troops is praised by the General, who has also much
praise for the city of Brownsville. He declares that he is
delighted over the cordiality that exists between the Brownsville
citizens and members of the Iowa brigade.
ATTACK MADE ON AN IOWA GUARDSMAN
Charles Ewin, Co. K., Second Iowa Infantry, has Experience at
Brownsville.
Brownsville Sentinel: Considerable excitement
was created in the Iowa camp a morning or two ago when an unknown
miscreant used a knife on Private Charles Ewin, of K company,
Second Iowa infantry, from LeMars, Iowa, a guard at the corral.
Ewin received a slight cut across the cheek but was otherwise
uninjured.
The man was passing a pile of baled hay, according to his story,
when suddenly someone jumped from behind the hay and made a lunge
in his direction, catching him with some sharp object, thought to
have been a knife. The assailant then disappeared. Ewin
discharged his rifle several times in the direction the man took.
Other guards, brought by the shooting, made a thorough, but
unsuccessful, search.
When questioned Ewin said he could not give a description of the
person who attacked him because of the darkness. Examination
showed Ewin had suffered only a slight cut on the cheek but the
brim of his hat was cut and the front of his overcoat badly
ripped. It is believed the man who attacked the guard was
attempting to steal hay.
[transcribed by L.Z., November 2016]