The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-12-27
LOCAL WAR NEWS.

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Robert w. Wach was one OF the To-
cal men ordered to report for depart
ure to Camp Custer with the third
contingent. lie did not appear. Last
week the local exemption board re-
ceived letter from him from Shutter,
Okla, with this inquiry: "Do you
still want me?" The reply was prompt.
He was taken into custody upon author
ity from the office OF the Provost Mar
shall Crowder.
The QUESTIONABLE business drags for.
ward. Every day an advisory board OF
three or more is in session at the court
house helping registrants answer the
questions. There is usually a crowd
waiting to be taken on. Some advis-
ers take the men individually and 9th
ers seek to expedite matters by organ.
izing a class of or s all working ut
once. When the registrant does not
claim to have dependents or an indust.
rial or agricultural ground for classifi-
cation the matter is simple and the
time consumed brief. A questionable
with an ordinary agricultural claim
takes about an hour aud half. The
same machinery is grinding away in
the engine house at Two Rivers. The
advisory boards are lawyers, clergy
men, doctors and business men and all
are volunteers without pay. The work
is we'll under control and is progress
ing nicely.
The unconcreted mile lake shore
road may not be improved next year.
This comes under war news because if
the work is not done it will be on &C.
count of the refusal OF the federal gov
ernment to engage in any public work
not an absolute necessity next year.
This road is part of the federal road
system and if Uncle Sam says nothing
doing" the mud will remain.
Albert Erbstoesser of this city who
left the Naval Training station at
oICdu l1dhOS ldSb llOlbb 10 a
of the crew of the battleship Ohio now
at San Francisco.
Adolph Frazier OF this city has been
promoted to chief machinist and was
recently assigned to submarine chaser
1872 at Norfolk, Virginia.
Henry Bauman who failed to report
at Manitowoc with the third contingent
Of selects on November 10, has been
arrested at Milwaukee as a deserter.
County Clerk A. j. Auton has finally
been relieved from duty on the lst dis
trct exemption board. He rendered
his resignation some months ago but the
governor would not accept any resig-
nations during the first draft He has
been finally induced 10 let Mr.. Auton
off.
Lieutenant G. j. Primm arrived in
the city for a short visit yesterday. He
came directly from Waco, Texas
where the Wisconsin former National
guardsmen are in camp. The Manit-
owoc men are still there but the belief
is general in camp that movement to
the Atlantic coast may begin any day.
All preparations have been made for it,
The men at Camp Custer have four
days leave during the holidays and boys
In the privates or non-coms. Khaki are
becoming common on the streets, The
bunch that came in Saturday and Sun
day have gone back. yesterday about
30 more came home to visit their fam
lies and recount the wonders of an
army in the making.
Red Cross memberships for Manit-
owoc county deported at headquarters
yesterday totaled more than nine thous-
and.
Headquarters will be open the re-
mainder of the week and it is quite GER
tain that Manitowoc county will sub.
scribe her share-eleven thousand.