Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-09
REVOLUTIONS IMPENDING
GERMANY, AUSTRIA, RUSSIA
AND SWEDEN FACE REVOLT
Naval Head Says We Have Perfect
ed Plan to Take Care OF the
Submarine Menace

The red Came of revolution blazes
out more and more. Germany, Aus
tri. Russia and Sweden have faced
grave troubles the past week, and the
storm may break at any time. The
grave civil troubles in Russia may
have the effect of forcing her To make
a separate peace with the. central
powers, in which case the United
States viii have real war on its
hands.
( Because ofsubmarine activities, 9TH
er nations tremble on the brink of war
with Germany. Brazil, Norway,C China
and Bolivia, are contemplating break.
( Sundays papers contain a statement
by the head of the naval board that
through the efforts of our inventive
genius, plans have been perfected that
will practically eliminate the Subma-
rine as factor in the war.
The special train conveying General
Joffre and the French party through
out the country, was derailed in In
diana. No one was injured Experts
say il was an accident.
Ii has been practically decided to
send an army to France very soon.
Eleven thousand trained railroad men
soldiers will be the first unit.
The house aud senate are still work.
ing TO smooth out the coniictions ia
the draft bill.
The awful battle on the western
front continues without letup, with
the odds in favor of the British and
French
Fear in the east that the proposed
wooden ship campaign, for the relief
of the submarine blockade by building
1000 wooden ships might fail because
of lack of lumber is entirely over
thrown by this statement by r. 5.
Kellogg of the National Lumber Man
ufacturers association: "All informa-
tion ! have indicates lumber in ali
necessary sizes and quantities much
more available and reasonable in price
than steel. Many sawmills in south
! aud west can supply necessary stock
quickly: also many shipbuilding plants
are located iu those sections. Two
/ thousand wooden ships would require
/ only TO per cent of one years pro-
/ duction Of lumber
A Madison dispatch says telegram
| from Secretary of War Baker author
| ICES Gov. +. i. Philip to use election
machinery of the state TO register per-
| sons in Wisconsin who may be subject
I 10 draft for military service under the
! provisions Of the consumption program
/ of the federal government This au-
( thority was asked for by the governor,
{ who felt that the appointment of a
registrar in about 1900 voting pre-
/ Cincts was an unnecessary ard cum
/ bersome procedure.
Gov. Phillip wired the war depart.
| mcnt To this effect, and Secretary
Baker wired back his official sanction
/ OF the governors suggestion
OTHERS MAY ADOPT PLAN
Ii is believed that other states will
adopt the Wisconsin, plau and officials
are Of the opinion that This viii mean
+ a more speedy and more accurate reg
iStration.
/ Under The scheme Of the governor
i the use Of the election clerks through
out the state will be br0nEh t about in
/ the same manner that polling booth
officials are called to service in q
special election The date OF regis
/ tration will be Fixed soon after the
4 draft till is signed hy President Will
/ son, The secretary Of state viii then
notify the county clerks that election
/ officials are to be used TO record the
+ registration, and the county clerks
will take the necessary steps 10 pro-
duce the machinery, including the
opening Of all booths and other details.
Under the operation Of the draft,
city, county and state boards of con
troll viii Toe administrative forces to
apply selective CONSUMPTION, the cleo
tion clerks to act simply as registra-
/ tion officials
| MAY CLOSE SCHOOL
At conference Of legislators the
question of giving the governor power
/ to close all OF the higher educational
I institutions of the state, If war condi-
| lions seem to warrant such action, was
4 considered At the rate university
students are enlisting or going into the
agricultural fields, the big school will
! be depopulated il. a short time. The
same will apply in some degree to the
! normal schools. II the enrolment is
/ to be very materially reduced, mem
/ bers of the legislature say that it would
/ he an unwise policy and extravaganza
not in harmony with war time economy,
| 10 keep the university and normal
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