Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-06
WAR is ON.
Everything Indlcates Great Victory.
The Outcome is Watched With
Great Interest.

The big fight is on. The Wausau
Y. NJ. G. A. IS engaged in member
ship campaign against three other
cities of the tests of this kind Wau-
sau and Racine have each won vic
tories, and Eau Claire is out to win
this year. Racine is anxious to re-
peat, and Fond du Lac will strive
manfully to wipe out the disgrace OF
| finishing last in 1913 AS for Wau-
sau, it goes without saying, that this
city will make a big fight for the
| honors.
AS heretofore, the local workers are
divided up into divisions, which will
vie with others to see which can Sc
cure the greatest numbers of MEM
bers. The whole campaign has been
made to assume the shape of war
| fare. Wausau issued an ultimatum
to the Allies, Racine, Eau Claire and
Fond du Lac, demanding that they
concede first place to Wausau. This
the Allies promptly refused to do, is
suing counter ultimatum insisting
that Wausau take last place. Upon
this Wausau promptly declared war,
at the big supper held at the "Y"
on the last night of September.
@. +. Ogden, as secretary, divided
his forces into three divisions, and
advised by his trusty counselors, APP
pointed Emil Torgerson, Charles E.
Parker and Robert Hochtritt as cap
Lains, in command, respectively, of
the artillery, the cavalry and the in
fantry. These three branches of the
service were ordered to assume the
offensive at once, and, the better to
be prepared for long war, TO begin
the securing of recruits.
Thursday morning the fighting be-
gan, and has been raging now for
three days. So far the Allies seem
to have the advantage, though their
line shows weakness in the center,
which may be fatal to them. Fond
du Lac, occupying the center of the
long b2ttle-line, is being repulsed
rapidly. Each days fighting shows
them in worse and worse confusion.
1t is suspected, however, that Fond
du Lac was unprepared, being taken
by surprise at the prompt invasion
of Wausau's forces. Unofficial re-
ports indicate that large reinforce
ments are on the way to support the
weak center of the Allies, and Wau-
sau's advance at this point may soon
be checked. On both wings the
Allies are gaining victory after vic
tory. Both Racine and Eau Claire,
the former on the left and the latter
on the right wing of the Allied army,
are sweeping all before them. Only
large reinforcements from Wausau to
strengthen the weak ends of her
battle-line can save her from early
defeat.
At the "Y" headquarters there is
so much confidence that one is led to
suspect that the falling back of the
Wausau right and left wings is
subterfuge to draw the enemy into
unfavorable ground, and to separate
him as far as possible from his base
of supplies. When his men are
wearied out from forced marches and
his ranks decimated from the furious
charges in the faces of machine guns,
the Wausau armies may fall upon
him with fury that will check his
advance, and drive him back At
any rate, all is enthusiasm among
the Wausau Army Board.
The latest reports from the front
show that Racine, occupying the left
wing of the Allies position, has an
army of 657 men; Eau Claire, on the
right, 437; the exact strength of Fond
du. Lac has not been reported, but it
Is known to be small.
In the contest here in the city, be-
tween the three different branches of
the service, the Cavalry, commanded
by G. e. Parker, is leading, with so
members. The Artillery, In command
of Captain Emil Torgerson, is next,
and Captain Hochtrit of the Infantry
is last.