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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

Acting on the suggestion of Cover
nor E L. PhiEpp, President Wilson to-
| day announced the makeup Of the ex-
emption boards to have charge of hear
ing CLAIMS for exemption from military
service Ill Kenosha city and county and
the men named above vii take upon
themselves the great work of standing
as judge as to what men of military
age should be exempt from service.
In the city the exemption board is
exactly the same board as served at
the recent registration of the men of
military age in the city. In the county
some changes have been made by the
Governor ana the President.
Within a few days the chairmans of
the boards, Mayor Pfennig and DR.. H.
c. Darby, will receive from the Presi-
dent the formal instructions as to the
government Of the boards. These in
structions will outline clearly every
phase of the draft law and enumerate
specifically such cases for exemption
as may be considered for all men OF
military age. No formal announcement
has as yet been made as to when the
actual drawing of the names for the
1raft will be made, but it is expected
that it will take place in Washington
within the next three weeks. AS soon
as it has been held the exemption
boards will be notified to announce
formal hearings. It is announced that
the headquarters of the exemOt40a
board for the city will be at the City
Hall and for the county at the county
building. All persons claiming ex-
emptions for airy cause must appear
before this board in person and make
their claims. The board will have wide
powers, but its action will be subject
to review by the War Department.
Only such men as may be drafted will
be expected to appear before the
boards to state cause for exemption.
1t is understood that the boards nam
ed today will be in charge of exemp-
tions now only from the draft which
is to be made III July, but also Of such
other drafts as may be made on the
order of the President during the con
tinuance Of the war. There is to be
no meetings of the exemption boards
except for organization until after the
first draft Of the men has been made.
The men named for service in both
Kenosha city and county are men wide
ly known and the people will have full
faith in their integrity and honesty.
The makeup of the boards gives assur
ance that in this county there will be no
exemptions from military service unless
men are entitled to such exemptions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
COUNTY EXEMPTION BOARD.

Members of the Kenosha County
Exemption Board recently named by
President Wilson, met at the Circuit
Court room in the county building for
organization this morning. Former
Sheriff Charles Whitcher, who left a
sick bed to be present at the first
meeting Of the board, was named as
chairman and James P. Torrey as secre-
tary. Members of the board at once
started work copying the registration
cards. There are more than thousand
of the cards and all of them must be
signed and numbered BY members OF
the exemption board The report on
the cards is expected to be in the hands
of the state officials by Saturday night.
It is expected that the sessions of
the board following the formal draft
of men for the army win be held
in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

the Chamber of Commerce. Abrogating
the general belief that this institution
was designed for the city of Kenosha
alone he asserted that its benefits were
meant to extend to every person in the
county who might in any way be con
nected with the city of Kenosha prop
er. He explained the necessity of CO.
operation between town and country
for the general prosperity of each
and assured the farmers that the
local Chamber of Commerce was
doing everything in its power to pro-
tect and promote their interests.
Vocal solos by Miss Coburn and a flag
dance, charmingly executed by Miss
Persis Dewey, added variety to the
program and were enthusiastically re-
ceived by the audience. The meeting
closed witt an informal dance in which
all participated and which showed CON
clusively that the oratory of the even
ing had not been wasted. People of
country and town waltzed and tangoed
to excellent music and proved beyond
the shadow of doubt that the gulf
between farmer and citizen was purely
mythical in Kenosha county. The mer-
riment continued until late hour
when the curtain was rung down on the
play and actors and auditors alike de-
parted for their respective homes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
OLDEST SETTLER DEAD.
Mrs. Mary E. Sears, Widely Known in
Kenosha County, Succumbs at Home
of Daughter in Milwaukee.

Kenosha friends of Mrs. Mary E.
Sears of Wilmot have received commu-
nications telling Of her recent demise at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. FL.
Mccormick of Milwaukee. Her death
was due to a complication of diseases
which had greatly weakened TIE splen-
did vivacity for which she was known
among her many acquaintance. Mrs.
Sears was the daughter of Hugh Nc
Intyre, Wilmot pioneer, and had long
been known as the Oldest settler in
that community. At the time of her
death she was seventy-five years old
but only within the last few months
had she relinquished her activities in
the affairs of the Wilmot neighbor-
hood. In her younger life Mrs. Sears
had been a school teacher and the intel
lectual interests acquired through this
experience were retained until her
death. She is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. II. Mccormick of Milwau-
Zee, and by wide circle of friends who
have felt the helpful influence Of her
inspiring personality.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
LUDWIG-THoM NuPTIALs.
Rev. Sweitzer Oficiates at wedding in
Brighton on Tuesday Morning Be-
fore Friends and Relatives.

A very pretty wedding was that of
Miss Lillian Ludwig and Jacob Thorn,
which took place Tuesday morning at
nine clock, in the st. Francis Xavier
Church of Brighton, the Rev. Philip
Sweitzer officiating. Many friends
and relatives filed the church and
showed the popularity of the couple in
the Brighton community. The bride
was charmingly attired in georgette
crepe and taHeta, trimmed with silver
lace. She wore a Gulle veil and carried
shower bouquet If bridal roses and
lilies-of -the-valey. She was attended
by her cousin, Miss Frances Hughes of
Kenosha, who was gowned in pink taft
feta and carried pink sweet peas; Al
bert Thorn, the brother of the groom,
acted as best man.
After the ceremony a reception and
dinner was held at the home Of the
bride, which was attended by more
than sixty guests. Mr.. and Irs. Thorn,
who are well known in Kenosha as well
as Brighton, have gone to the east to
spend their honeymoon and viii be at
home to their many friends after Aug
ust LIST al Paris, Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

will mark the difference between vic
tory and defeat. Save the Waste and
Win the War; is the slogan suggested
by Hoover to be adopted and followed
in every household and there is no more
patriotic way that most of us could
serve. Your over-abundance may mean
the starvation Of one soldier or one
civilian in Europe. Let no such charge
as this be laid at the door Of America
through any fault of yours.
Hoover has outlined the part which
we must take if we are to keep the
world supplied with food and at the
same time prevent want in this nation
and in this city. Pledges to use indi-
vidual efforts to conserve the food re-
sources of the country are to be circu-
lated and you and / must see to it that
these are signed now and kept later.
From a selfish standpoint it is the
"ounce of prevention, = which will ward
off future suffering here at home and
at the same time bring hasty victory
abroad. 1t is your chance and my
chance; will we accept itg
There is an adage which says that the
skillful card player is not the one that
wins with good hand but the one that
plays bad hand WE'LL In the game of
war Belgium, under Hoover IS direction,
played well losing hand; shall we fail
to do our part in seeing to it that the
United States plays well her hand Shall
we help in the way presented to prevent
conditions such as Belgium experienced
in 1914, from over-reaching our own
land and recurring among our allies
across the sea? The success of the
whole plan rests with the Individual; it
is your task and mine to see that our
links in this chain Of conservation are
not the weak ones, which may break
the cable upon which depends the pre-
servation of civilization.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
DEATH OF JOHN MEIER.
Well Known Resident of the Town of
Pleasant Prairie Died Suddenly
Wednesday Evening.

John Meier, aged SO years, father of
School Commissioner Ado1ph Meier Of
Kenosha and one Of the best known
men in this section of Kenosha county,
died suddenly at his home in Pleasant
Prairie just after nine clock Wednes-
day evening. Mr. Meier was born in
Westphalia, Germany, September %,
1857 and came to America in Aug
ust of 1893. After a short residence in.
Pennsylvania, he came to Kenosha and
nine years ago he removed to the farm
in Pleasant Prairie where he had since
resided. He was married in Germany,
in 1880, to Miss Emily Noeh He is sur
vived by his widow, eight sons, Adolph
and William Meier of Kenosha, Fred
erick Meier Of Arlington, Iowa, and
Robert, Herman, Emil, John and Henry
Meier of Pleasant Prairie; and two
daughters, Miss Lydia Meier of San
Gabriel, CAL, and Mss Hannah Meier
of Pleasant Prairie.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
A CHANCE TO ENLIST IN BANDS.
Captain Dayton is Cooperating With
Army Officials in an Effort to
Mobilize Musicians.

Kenosha musicians now have an op-
portunity to use their ability for Uncle
Sam and the Stars and Stripes in a
way revealed by Chief Musician Altman
of the Fourth Regiment Band, who was
In Kenosha for a short time on Mon
day afternoon. The government band
master explained to Captain Dayton
that the nation s musical organizations
were still under war strength and asked
him to encourage enlistment in this
particular branch of service Drum
mers or cornetists are particularly
needed but men who can play any
sort of a wind instrument are urged
to apply in the hope that their
general ability may be t%rned into
more national channels.
It is thought that this appeal will
strike home to large number of young
men in Eenosha who are beginning to
feel more strongly their obligation to
their country. This situation offers
an opportunity for people of musical
ability 10 do their bit in way which
should prove attractive. Free from the
more irkeome duties which attend the
life of The cavalryman o. the infantry
man, the musicians of the army serve
their country and serve it well by
furnishing the inspiration which sends
their comrades to glorious victory.
Such situation holds all the romance
which wa formerly associated with
war and at the same time is
open to fewer dangers than are found
in other branches of modern mill
tary service.
Captain Dayton is Of the opinion
that this chance will not he neglected
by local musicians He has according
" made arrangements with Chief Mu-
stefan Altman whereby applications
may be made to him at the local In
fantry headquarters and then forward
ed to the proper officials at Chippewa
Falls. 18th the Since band and
Synco-Pep orchestra in Kenosha, there
is no reason why it should not be
fertile recruiting ground for the regi-
ment bands and it is hoped that the
city will mobilize its musicians with
the same patriotism that it has shown
in the enlistment Of its cavalry and
infantry companies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE FALLS OFF.
Big Reduction of the Number of Cases
is Shown in the Weekly Report
Of the Health Department.

The weekly report of the health de.
partment on contagious diseases which
was filed with the city clerk on Mon
day, shows a big falling off in the
number of guarantees during the past
two weeks. The epidemic Of measles
seems to be under control and the num-
Der of guarantees has dropped from
two hundred twenty-fopr two weeks
ago, to twentyzfour at this time. In
crease is shown in the number of cases
of scarlet fever and smallpox The
report showing the present cases
as compared with guarantees Of
two weeks ago. follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
CHIEF SPEAKER
Chief o'Hare Planning to Have Keno
sha Entertain Royalty in Honor of
Visitors Many Prominent Men
Will Be Among the Speakers.

One big meeting planned for Wis
consin for this summer is not going to
be called off on account Of war con-
ditions and that is the annual state
convention of the Wisconsin Chiefs of
Police. Chief Of Police O'Hare was
notified on Monday that the mem
bers of the executive committee Of the
organization have decided to go on with
the plans for the convention and the
big Organization of thief catcherso
will come to Kenosha on July 18th and
10th for the annual meeting. It is
probable that the sessions will be held
at the Eagles club house and within a
few days Chief O'Hare will receive
NAL program for the two days meet
ing. 1t is planned to make the gath
ering here the most notable in the his
tory Of the Wisconsin Association and
it is expected that the police depart
ments Of sixty cities in the state will
be represented. Headed by Chief Jan.
sen, the Milwaukee department. will al
so send its captains of police to Keno
sha. The convention is to be as
sembled especially with view of fur
nishing some real education for the Of
ficial heads of the police departments
of the various cities. Efforts are to be
made to have Herman Scheuttler, Of
Chicago, who has been declared the
leader of all police officers in the
world, deliver an address at the sessions
in Kenosha. 1t is also planned to have
addresses by many of the leading po-
lice officers from Wisconsin Mayor
Charles II. Pfennig will deliver the ad-
dress Of welcome to the visitors on the
opening day and Judge Clifford E.
Randall, of the Municipal Court, has
promised to give an address on matters
of especial interest to the. Chiefs.
There is not going to be any chance
for any f the officers to get tired
while they are in Kenosha as Chief
O'Hare is arranging a program which
will keep them entertained all the time
that the convention is not actually in
session. On one day there will be an
automobile ride which will take the
visitors for trip through all the big
factories Of the city. There is going to
be reception and dance for one of the
evening entertainments and a cabaret
program of high-grade is to be provid-
ed for the other evening. This will be
the first of the gatherings of the police
chiefs ever held in Southern Wisconsin
and it is expected that it will prove es-
pecially attractive for police officers
from this section.
Just as soon as the formal program
is announced by the executive commit
tee, it will be made public here.
1t is probable that Kenosha will also
entertain the state fire chiefs during
the coming summer months. At the
last convention of the firemen Kenosha
was selected as the convention city and
it is thought that later on plans will be
made to carry out the plan regardless Of
the fact that the nation is at war.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

Firemen and police officers should
make no objection to their being placed
on the |fhlack list" by the City Coun-
Gil. The council is just making an eff
fort to throw safeguards about the men
who serve it. There has been no
change in the rules. The council is just
making certain the enforcement of
them. The man who has not violated
the rules will make no objection to the
enforcement. The others dare not.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

Spending other peoples money is one
thing. Drawing out Of your own
pocket is another. This leads us to
believe that there is little danger of the
school board erecting a school building
so long as some of the members may
be held personally liable for the cost
injunction or no injunction. 1t is also
doubtful if any real contractor would
take the contract under such circum-
stances.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

A machine gun on automobiles which
will bring down ''road hogs' seems to
be one of the real needs of Kenosha
county. The man who fails to respect
the rights of the road and of others,
should not be permitted to drive an
automobile and his prevention should
be enforced by penal servitude where
he cannot get the scent of gasoline
except from gasoline engine operat-
ing knitting machine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

1t is to be hoped that the City Coun-
Gil will follow the suggestions of the
state sealer of weights and measures
and make some fixed standard for the
sale of bread in Kenosha. The people
have a right to get all their money
can buy. The baker has a right to get
all his product is worth, but there
should be some way Of knowing that
both conditions are being met.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
EFFECTS TWENTY STORES
Ninety Days Is Allowed by Bill for Peo-
pie to leash In Their Books and
for Merchants to Readjust Bust
ness -Kenosha Leader in Fight.

The curtain is being rung down on
the trading stamp in Wisconsin today,
for before the day is over, the law
passed by the legislature to put an end
| to the use of this form of premium
proposition will have been officially
! published and will become effective
within ninety days.
The Hart bill which killed the trad
ing stamp industry in Wisconsin was
signed by Governor Philip late We'd
nesday afternoon. 1t prohibits the use
of all trading stamps except such as
may have cash surrender value. The
big trading stamp companies in this
and other states have put up a bitter
fight against the bill. It will affect
many lines of merchandise in Kenosha,
but it is declared that the majority of
the users Of this form Of premiums in
the city will welcome the passage Of
the bill and the elimination of the
stamps.
The battle over the trading stamp
was inaugurated at the sessions of the
Wisconsin Retail Grocers and General
Merchants Association held in Keno
sha year ago and since that time q
bitter fight has been on for the elm
ination of the stamps.
Twenty stores in Kenosha have been
giving the trading stamps to their GUS
toners and hundreds of people in Ke-
nosha have been amor~ the people saw
ing the stamps. people have
filed and partially i. books and it
is expected that there will be a grand
rush to dispose Of them. Many OF the
merchants have large supplies Of the
stamps on hand. Many Of these stamps
are redeemable through corporations
organized in other states and cities but
it is understood that these companies
will make good every claim against
them.
just how far the law will affect all
premium propositions offered in the
stores, remains to be seen. Tt is prob
able that an effort will at once be made
to have the law set aside as unconsti-
tutional as the trading stamp compa-
MES have given the assurance that thew
will attack the law.
Local merchants directly interested
in the handling Of the stamps are d.
vided as to the effect of the law. Some
Of them declare that they have well
coined the passage of the law on ac-
count of the fact that it will bring
fairer competition.
Secretary Fl. G. Maddox of the Ke-
nosha Retailers Association has been in
the very center of the fight for the
elimination of the trading stamp and
he declares that seventeen of the eight.
cen users of the stamps in Kenosha IA
vored the passage of the bill and the
other user of them was neutral on the
question. The local association adopted
a resolution demanding the passage of
the act.
The fact that ninety days is allowed
to the trading stamp companies to close
up their business in Kenosha will offer
a chance to the people who have the
stamps to get rid Of them and it will
also offer chance for the merchants
who have been giving them to readjust
their business.
Several other states have put the
ban on trading stamps and it is de-
clared that the action of legislatures
in these states have been followed by
vastly improved merchandising condi-
TONS
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

A few more damage suits against the
city may result in lot more care be-
ing taken in the issuance of permits
for coal chutes and areaways in the
sidewalks. If the city pays some peo-
pie for injuries the City Council may
awaken to the fact that such openings
in walks may be a liability and not
an asset.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

The report Of the Kenosha building.
inspector for the month of June shows
that thirty-nine permits were issued.
The estimated value of buildings
covered by the permits of various
classes was $47,634.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

The patriotism which expresses itself
in the shooting of frecrackers, is not
nearly as effective as that which finds
expression in firing the same kind of
powder in a musket with a United
States army brand on it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

Sure, let the Eagle scream on next
Wednesday. The screaming of the
Eagle is entirely in keeping with the
conservation movement and it may
aid in getting some people to see the
patriotic duty that is now demanded
of them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

With two dry towns it will be neces-
sary for the Kenosha officials to get an
official CASTER These beers and
near-beers are so much alike that it is
almost necessary to call in man from
Milwaukee to find out the difference.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

And every year men who operate
saloons are learning more that Ii
cense is a privilege and not a
"vested right.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

And the Wausau Record Herald says:
/" A fortune awaits the man who can
convert the potato bug to the doctrine
of race suicide
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

The American troops may be happy
on French soil, but it is the one best
bet chat the French are happier to
have them there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

There will at least be one reason for
celebrating the glorious Fourth. The
Wisconsin legislature has quit even if
it has not formally adjourned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

Don t worry Mr.. Saloon Man. You
will get all the rebate khat you are
entitled TO
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

Former Sheriff Charles H. Whitcher
# Bristol, spent the day in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
Exemption Board for Kenosha.

Exemption Board for Kenosha.
Mayor Charles H. Pfennig.
Former Mayor Dan o. Head.
A. r. Dawes.
Alfred Terrill.
Chester d. Barnes.
DR.. George F. Adams.
James Cayanagh.
For Kenosna County.
DR.. H. c. Darby, Wilmot.
F, H. Sherman, Randall
Thomas Fleming, Salem.
Charles H. Whitcher, Bristol
James P. Torrey, Somers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
Pres. Wilson Today Names
Men to Serve on Boards
In Kenosha City and Co.,
Following Draft.
DARBY TO LEAD IN COUNTY

Appointments are Made On
Suggestion of Gov. Philip ana Men
Named VIII Begin Work Just as
Soon as First Draft Is Made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05

Elite--the sign Of pure eandy. advtt
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-07
A Distinction.

"The world is divided into two
said the village oracle oracu-
larly, those who borrow and those