River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-04-26
DEFENSE BODY'S
MEMBERS NAMED
Gov. Phillip Appoints Nine Men to
Aid State in War.
KEEP ALL SEED POTATOES
Executive in Message to Dealers Urges
Them to Hold Stock and Sell 1t In
side of Wisconsin-Enlist-
ments Increase.


| lected nine of the eleven members OF
the newly authorized council OF de-
Tense to aid in marshaling Wisconsin's
war resources as follows: Rep
resentative of manufacturers. A. L.
Vanscoy of Milwaukee; farm
| ers Edward Nordman of Poplar, ply
sicians Drs. J. S. Evans, Milwaukee !;
bankers, J. r. Wheeler, Columbus;
railroads; P. G. Eldridge, Milwaukee;
| engineers, J. D. Mack, Madison; at
large, John Reese, DOdgeville, and Mag
nus Stevenson, Madison. Adjutant Cen
eral Holway is member by statute.
Governor Philip sent message to
all of the large potato. dealers OF the
state asking that they hold their
stock and sell it in Wisconsin and re-
fuse to sell seed potatoes outside OF
Wisconsin.
President Charles r. Van Hise OF the
state university appeared before the
joint finance committee of the leglsla-
ture and asked that requested appro-
priations be scaled $633, 900 for the b1-
| ennium on account of the war.
Meeting the Emergency.
Every day the Wisconsin legislature
| seems to do something toward prepar-
| ing Wisconsin to meet the conditions
imposed upon it by the war. Here are
some of the things that have been
| transpiring:
The legislature passed resolution
declaring loyalty to the nation. A sec
Ond resolution on the subject is pend
| ing.
Both houses of the legislature passed
| the council of defense act. The meas
ure has been signed by the governor.
The assembly has passed bill ap-
propriating 100000 for the support OF
the National Guards.
AssembIyman Hart has offered a
| measure to give aid to the families or
| men who enlist in the Wisconsin Guard.
The assembly committee on commerce
and manufacturers has offered a meas
ure to extend similar aid to members
Of the naval reserves.
Senator Wilcox will offer his meas
ure to recognize the efforts Of civilians
in preparing for war.
To Honor Men on Farms.
Assemblyman Weston Woodland will
offer his bill to appropriately honor
those men from the cities who spend
their vacation on farms attempting to
cultivate and increase the crop yield
A measure will be offered to pay
men who enlist in the Wisconsin Guard
So a day for the first 30 days of serv-
ice. This bill has the support of
the adjutant general and the admins
tration.
The senate will consider the Will
cox bill, urged by General Holway, for
state aid in the building of armOrieS.
The assembly will consider the Don
nelly resolution asking congress to
pass a resolution favOring compulsory
military service.
Senator Frank Hanson, Mansion, has
prepared a bill for increasing the in
come tax rates and directing that the
cost of WiscOnsin's preparedness shall
be borne by these increased income tax
returns. The bill, il passed. would
bring about 100000 annually into the
Golfers of the state.
Great Efforts for Full Crop.
These are the essential things in the
Wisconsin program for preparedness.
Through all of the civic and CONNER
cial organizations campaign is being
waged to get In the full crop.
Adit. Cen Orlando Holway is greatly
pleased with the number of enlistments
that are coming in. The Guard is prac-
sically recruited to it's full strength.
"About 200 men are being enlisted
daily in the Wisconsin National Guard,
not as members of any particular or
ganization. but as unassigned recruits"
said Adjutant General Holway. The
Wisconsin military authorities are we'll
pleased with the progress made.
Meantime the legislature is hurrying
along with it's work so that it will be
able to complete its duties by June 1.
II is probable that the legislature will
be called into special session several
times during the next two years and
the members seem to realize this fact
in desiring to shorten the present seS-
sion.
In accordance with the request of
General Barry, Chicago, an investiga-
ton has already been started by the
adiutant generals Office to find suitable
sites where troops from other states
can be trained in Wisconsin. This train
ing ground will be in addition to Camp
Douglas.
No Money for Veterans.
There will be no appropriation by
the legislature to send Wisconsin vet
Grams to the VickSburg reunion, as
proposed by Senator Staudenmayer.
It is learned from Washington that no
tents, no camp ground equipment for
,rhe veterans can be spared now. They
are all demanded for use in war, and
az 10 accommodations can be had the
government advises that it is impru-
dent and unwise to have vast gath
er of old soldiers at Vicksburg. 1t,
was estimated that $4,000 would be
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