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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
Ss,ooo,oo0,OO0 FOR WAR
U. S. Will Loan Allies Two Billion
Dollars to Carry on Conflict
Gompers Pledges No Strikes.

Washington, April 10.-The Drawn of
the United States, more important
even than its financial and physical re-
sources, was unqualifiedly pledged to
the support of the government.
There will be no labor troubles.
such as have harassed the belligerent
nations Of Europe, In the United
States during the war. If necessary,
all laws limiting hours and working
conditions of employment may be
suspended for any period.
At the joint meeting of the cOun-
Gil of national reference and its adj
visory commission, Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
of Labor, and a member Of the com
mission, made the pledge in behalf Of
organized labor.
The $5,O00O00009 bond issue,
agreed upon Saturday, is but single
step in the war budget. 1t has been
decided that this shall be a popular
loan and draw or 31a per cent. The
special committee will aid in floating
this issue.
Two or three billions of this money
will go to the entente.
A vast sum, nearly $4,000, 100000 in
addition to the $5,000000,000 provided
for by the bond issue, is a part Of the
present war budget, and will be raised
by taxation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
AMERICAN SHIP SUNK
U. S. STEAMER MISSOURIAN TOR
PEDoED WITHOUT WARNING.
All Members of Crew Saved-Rellef
Boat for Belgium Destroyed
Lifeboat SheIIed.

Washington, April 7.-Sinking with
out warning of the unarmed American
steamer Missourian, which left &C.
noa April /, with 80 Americans among
IFS crew Of So, was reported to the
state department by Consul General
Wilbur at Genoa.
The Missourian was owned by the
American-Hawaiian Steamship line. 1t
left New York March for Italian
ports. The ship, on its outward voy-
age, carried a general cargo. 1t was
commanded by Capt. William Lyons,
and carried q crew of 81 men, of
whom 81 were American citizens, ac-
cording to New York shipping records.
The Missourian was a ship of 1914
tons. 1t was built in 1904 at Sparrows
Point, Nd and was first named the
Missouri.
Consul Wilbur's dispatch follows:
"Unarmed American steamer Mis-
sourian, Master William Lyons, built
Sparrows Point. Md, owners Ameri-
can-Hawaiian Steamship company, SO
crew, including master and officers,
80 Americans, balance various nation
alities, sailing from Genoa April L,
bound for United States, according to
telegram just received from master,
sunk without warming The telegram
was as follows:
porto Maurizio, fifth, sunk with
out warming; crew saved. Leave for
Genoa p. m. LYONS"
London, April 1.-THE Belgian
steamer Trevier, 3,001 tons. from New
York with Belgian relief supplies, was
torpedoed without warning.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
NAVY IS MODELLING
RESERVES AND MILITIA OR
DERED OUT FOR SERVICE.
Means $4,000 Additional Men for the
FIeet-Entirs Illinois Battalion
Called Out.

Washington, April 9.--Orders have
been issued mobilizing the navy, in
Guiding the regular establishments, the
naval reserve, the naval militia and
the newly organized power boat coast
patrol.
The regular naval establishment,
comprising the Atlantic fleet and aux
Hilary services, have been maintained on
war basis since the break in rela-
tons with Germany. The mobilization
order issued after Fridays cabinet
meeting brings into the federal serv-
ice about $4,000 additional men, and
many small boats offered by their own
ers for coast patrol work.
All the naval militia and naval re-
serves were called to the cOlors with
the presidents signing of the war res
olutiOn.
The coast guard, with all it's extern
sive resources and equipment, auto
matically passed into the navy, as is
provided by law in times of war.
The navy, to provide additional IA
cilities for the training Of recruits, be-
gan arranging to take over properties
and ground adjacent to present reser'
vationS.
Springfield, Ill.,. April 9.-The entire
Illinois naval battalion was called out
on Friday by Governor Lowden on or
ders from Secretary of War Daniels.
The summons brings into the fed
eral service approximately 60 officers
and 800 men.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
OWEN DEFEATS MARSHALL
Elected Justice of Wisconsin Supreme
Court BY Big Majority-Suc-
cessor to Be Named.

Milwaukee - Atty-Gen. Walter c..
Owen has been elected justice of the
Wisconsin supreme court by major
ity estimated at from 5000 to 10000
over Justice Ruget D. Marshall. JUS
tice Marshall conceded Mr.. Owens
election. Managers of the Marschall
campaign, however, declared that the
Owen majority would not be more
than 5000.
Official figures from forty-seven
counties and unofficial figures from fif-
teen counties give Owen lead of g.
900 over Marshall OF these counties
Owen carried thirty-nine and Marshall
twenty-three. Counties still to be
heard from are Adams, Polk, Dodge,
Forest, Iowa, Juneau, st. Croix. Yer
non and Villas.
When Mr.. Owen ascends to the
bench his successor will be appointed
by Gov. E. L. Phillips to fill the unex-
pired term, according to opinions of
leading lawyers in the state, including
Mr.. Owen.
Mr. Owen was elected with the Re
publican state ticket last November
for a term of two years. 1t is con-
tended that no special election to
name his successor will be necessary.
This is Mr.. Owens third term in the
Office. He was elected in 1912 and re-
elected in 1914 and 1916.
The attorney general was elected
for ten years, beginning Jan. 1, 1918,
at an annual salary of $500.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
FOR SKIM MILK CHEESE BILL
War Emergency May Change Attitude
of Wisconsin Lawmakers To-
ward the Product.

Madison-An effort will be made to
get the bill which has been drawn by
Henry Grell for the purpose of per-
hitting the manufacture and sale of
skimmed milk cheese in the state, out
of the committee on agriculture with a
favorable report. The fact that war
has been declared and it is now known
that the United States must marshal
all its resources of every kind, will
probably help this bill greatly, as the
skim milk products which this state
can produce in time of necessity, is
large.
There is some opposition to this bill
from the agricultural counties of the
state, owing to the misrepresentation
which was INDUCED in two years ago
about the measure. At that time there
was a decided effort to make the peO-
pie of the state believe that the bill
Was a filled cheese measure and the
proposition was to permit the manu-
faCture of filled cheese in Wisconsin.
This bill, however, is nothing of the
kind and an effort is being made now
to show the farmers of the state it's
real meaning.
The bill will simply allow the manu-
facture of skim milk cheese in the
state with the understanding that the
cheese so manufactured shall be plain
ly marked as skim milk cheese so
that there can be no possibility of
ANYBODY misunderstanding its char
acter of the cheese sold.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

FLOUR-Spring wheat. special brands,
In wood, $11.2O per bbl.; hard spring wheat
patents, 35 per cent grade in jute, $1,000;
straight, in export bags. 5000; first clears
So 60. in jute; second clears. $7.50G8.00; low
grades, $625l6.75: fancy soft winter wheat
patents, 1910 in jute: fancy hard winter
wheat patents, 5000, in jute; standard
wheat patents. SOTO. in jute first clears.
S. 95G99O in jute; second clears, in Jute,
pure dark rye, $3.50, in jute.
HAY-Choice timothy, sl70O11SGo; No. l
timothy, SIC. 5O016.5O; No. 2 timothy. $3.50
0155 so: No red top and grassy mixed
timothy, $13.0O614.50; light clover mixed.
s14 50d15 so; Kansas and Oklahoma choice,
SIS 50616.50: No. l. $1450015O0
BUTTER-Creamery, extras. 44c; extra
firsts. 4S64S1hc; hrsts, 41642c; seconds SO
@4Oc; packing stock. 901zqS11zc; ladies'. 81
63215c: process, 35dS5Rc.
EGGS-Firsts, 3O031c; ordinary firsts, q
63Oc; miscellaneous lots, cases included.
2Sd31c; cases returned 271A030l9c; extra,
33G34c; checks, 27Q2Sc; dirties, 2SQ29c;
storage, 321ac.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys zoe; fowls,
1s1kc; spring chickens, 231hc; ROSTERS Ice:
ducks. 21629c: geese. 13G15c.
DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys. 25G27c;
fowls. 23624c; springs, 24G25c; roosters, 10
617c: ducks. 1S6I23c; geese, 15Q19c.
POTATOES-Bulk, white, Wisconsin,
50. 7563 90; Minnesota, $2.75Q3.O0; western.
ss.15
NEW POTATOES-Ham Florida,
20 7513 IS: bills. Bermuda, $3.50.
SWEET POTATOES-Ham Illinois,
20 70; Jerseys. $2.6Oq2.75; Delaware, $4,000
go
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milwaukee, April 10. 1917.
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IAHWduhee, April ~, ISL.
Butter - Creamery, extra, 45c;
prints, Acc; firsts, 42Q43c; seconds,
35@37c; process, 32@S3c; dairy, fam
cy. 3SQ4Oc.
Cheese-American, full cream twins,
21c; DAISIES. 22@221ac; Young Ameri-
cas-, 23Q23hc; longhorns, 23@23Ac;
limburger, fancy lbs. 24Q25c;
brick, fancy, &c.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality. 2SQ2SAc; seconds and cracks,
24@25c.
Live Poultry = Fowls, fancy, 22@
225c; ROSTERS, old 13@14c; fancy
springers, 221ac.
Wheat-No. / northern, 2.21@2.25;
No. northern, 216@2.2S; No nor
thern. 1.SOQ2.O5; No. hard, ESQ
2.24.
Corn-No yellow, 1.37@1.SS.
Oats-No. white, 70@71c; stand
ard, 70@71c; No. 4 white, 69@70c.
Barley-No. 1.40@1.43; No. 4, 1876
@1.40; rejected, 1926.
Rye-No. 2, 1sO@1.S3; No. 3. 1.76@
1.S0.
Hay-Choice timothy, 1650@17.00
No. timothy, 16.OOQ16.25; No. tim
othy, 14.O0Q15,0O; rye straw, 10000
1880.
Potatoes-Homegrown or Michigan,
out of store, 2.60@2S5.
Hogs-Prime, heavy butchers, 1910
@16.25; fair to prime light, 1880
1880; pigs, 12.25@12.50.
Cattle-Steers, 725@12.00 feeders,
700@S,25; cows, 7.0O@1O.00; heifers,
6.00@10.75; calves, 12.50@13.25s
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
NO C0NSCRIPTI0N IN STATE
Gen. Orlando Holway Says Full Quota
of $500 Can Be Raised in
Thirty Days.

Madison-"If the federal govern
ment calls for troops for war purposes,
Wisconsin will be able to raise its
full quota-16,500 men-within thirty
days." said Adjt. Gen Orlando Holway.
This is the most optimistic state
ment that has come from the war
department" of the state since the big
campaign of recruiting opened.
THE work of enlisting men in the
National guard is going on rapidly
and in a manner most satisfactory,
declared Gen. Holway. Everywhere
in the state men are offering their
services. Conscriptioa will not be
necessary in Wisconsin. There is not
the slightest possibility that we are go
ing to be handicapped by lack of pub
lie interest or patriotism. Men are
being drawn from all walks of life and
from all nationalities.
mo reports of serious interference
with enlistments have been received.
In fact, there is less interference than
ever before. This is especially true
in Milwaukee. We have reason to be-
lieye that more men are enlisting in
Milwaukee than in any other city of
its size in the country"
Reports received in the adjutants
department indicate that citizens in
general are assisting in the work of
recruiting the National guard to max
imum strength. At the conclusion of
meeting in Black River Falls, Gen.
Holway has been informed, a big
crowd gathered on a street corner to
listen to a gray haired man of German
descent. Officials were attracted to
the scene. The old man, speaking in
German, made a vigorous appeal to
the young men of the city not to hold
back. Many similar incidents are re-
ported here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
U. S. ARRESTS SPIES
Or. r. w. KIEssLING, ONE OF 60
MEN SOUGHT AS PLOT
TIERS, TAKEN.
TEN HELD AT PHILADELPHIA
Two Negroes Captured at Ashford,
Ala, on Charges of Treason-At-
tempted to Incite Blacks-Teutons
Urge Them to Leave United States.

Stockbridge, Mass, April TO-
Agents of the department of justice
have taken into custody in this town
man believed to be DIR. Richard Wal
ter Kiessling, one of the 60 men sought
by Attorney General Gregory in con-
nection with German plots. He was
sent back to Boston for examination.
Washington, April 10-More than
500 German spies and sympathizers
are ensnared in the great dragnet the
department OF justice hourly is draw
ing closer. More than 800 arrests have
been made.
From every section of the United
States there came reports of addition
Sal arrests and raids On offices and resi-
dences in which more evidence of
plots against Americas lives and prop
Rrty were found.
Much Importance is attached in
Washington to the arrest in New York
of Lieut.. Col. Arthur E. Bielowski,
seventy-nine years old.
He is a retired German artillery Off
Ger, and described by officials as zone
of the master spies"
The identity of these master spies
is being withheld until hundreds of
their tools" are apprehended.
A department of justice official said
in the afternoon fully $50 arrests will
be made on the Mexican border.
These arise out of the conspiracy to
embroil the United States in war with
Mexico and the plot to mobilize German
reservists below the Rio Grande and
attack border towns and cities.
Philadelphia, April 10.-Ten civil
ians of German appearance and decent
have been taken into custody by fed
eral agents, assisted by six enlisted
men of the navy.
Dothan, Ala, April 10.-Sheppard
Mckinley and William Ross, negroes
arrested at Ashford, Ala, on charges
Of treason are lodged in Jail here
They are accused of melting negroes
of the Ashford section to revolt and
urging them to 'stick to Germany"
Birmingham, Ala, April 10.-Federal
agents have arrested two white men,
believed to be Germans, at Corona, a
mining town 80 miles north of Biz
mingham, on charges of attempting to
induce negro miners to leave this
country for Mexico. The men, whose
names are withheld, are accused of
having made speeches tending to in
cite the blacks against the American
government.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
ASSEMBLY ADOPTS
PREPAREQNESSB BILL
LOWER HOUSE VOTES SO TO TO
CREATE STATE COUNCIL
OF DEFENSE.
HASTE URGED BY GOVERNOR
Phillip Takes Active Part In the
Work of the Legislature.
Plans Approved by Secretary
of War Baker.

Madison-The Everett bill for a
state council of defense was advanced
to engrossment in the assembly after
a day in which patriotic spirit of war
times was an impressive feature.
Fifty-eight members voted for it.
and one, Carl Hansen, against it.
Hansen refused to support the meas
ure because he considered one provi-
sion an infringement upon the con-
stitution.
Final passage of the bill in the
house is certain. There will be no Sc
rious opposition in the senate. and
Gov. E. L. Philip will sign it. Wis
consin will then have assumed ma
tional leadership in civic prepared
ness.
The purpose of the council will be
to ascertain the resources of the state
in field, factory and foundry and to
cooperate with the national defense
council in the big work of modifying
economic resources.
Gov. Philips patriotic speech in
the assembly wrecked whatever
smoldering opposition there might
have been to this constructive move
for preparedness. The governors
statement that dread is as essential
as bullets" hit home, and if the propo-
sition needed any further support to
impress upon the members the impor-
lance of early action it came in the
form of telegram from Newton D.
Baker, secretary of war, following a
conference Mr.. Baker had with Prof.
A. L. P. Dennis of the university, who
went to Washington as the represen-
tative of the state administration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
MORE SICKNESS IN MARCH
Report Shows Big Increase In Most
of the Communicable Diseases
over February.

Madison - A very pronounced in
crease in cases of communicable dis
ease during March is indicative of
the unusual prevalence Of sickness
throughout the state. March reports
show large increases in most of the
communicable diseases over February.
The reports credit Milwaukee coun-
ty with STA cases of scarlet fever in
March, an increase of 220 over Febru-
airy. Measles, whooping cough and
tuberculosis show the same high Incl
dence.
AS a fatal disease, smallpox stands
out in this state in distinct contrast to
such ailments as diphteria, typhoid,
whooping cough, scarlet fever and tu-
berculosis. Vaccination and prompt
quarantine are held accountable for
the stamping out of smallpox as an
epidemic disease in Wisconsin.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
CUBA AT WAR WITH KAISER
President Signs Resolution Passed by
Conqress-Panama Will Aid
United States.

Havana, April 10.-Cuba, not yet out
of her teens as republic, is at war
with Germany-the first of the Latin
American countries to range herself
alongside the United States her, liber-
ator and protector.
At 1915 Saturday night President
Menocal affixed his signature to the
joint resolution passed unanimously
late in the afternoon by both the SEN
ate and house without a dissenting
voice being raised, thus putting into
effect the declaration that state of
war exists between Cuba and the i'm
perian German government.
Panama, April 10.-The president of
the Republic Of Panama, DR.. Ramon
Valdez, signed proclamation commit
ting Panama unreservedly to the as
sistance of the United States in the
defense of the canal. The president
also Cancelled the exequaturs of all
the German consuls in Panama.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
WIN GREAT BATTLE
why RIDGE SEIZED BY CANA
DIANS-MAY RECOVER GREAT
COAL FIELDS.
NEAR GOAL IN ARRAS REGION
Teuton Lines crumpied in Gigantic At.
tack on 12-MiIe 'FRONT.' anks
Share in Victory-Capture
: $500 of the Enemy.

London, April 1.-THE war on the
western front, which has been moving
more rapidly in the last five weeks,
has broken into full swing.
Widening the attacks that they have
been making in the sector of the
Somme, the British struck farther
north, ana in a series of assaults on a
l2-mlle front, with Arras as the pivotal
point, they drove the Germans from
scores OF important positions, pene-
irated far into the German lines, and
lnillcted heavy casualties. !
AT two o'clock in the afternoon more
than $500 prisoners were in the barbed
wire cages" or compounds. Many
others were coming back through the
fighting lines.
In all II towns and villages were
captured.
The heaviest fighting developed
along a line few miles southeast of
Arras, in a nOrtherly direction, to the
nelghborhood of Lens, but the actions
extended far in the direction of st.
Quentin.
In the territory captured was the fa-
nous Vimy ridge, which had been
fought for time and time again ever
since the war was ten months old.
The French had fought valiantly in an
endeavor to wrest this vantage ground
from the Germans, the battles costing
both belligerents untold casualties.
Back of the northern end of Vimy
ridge lie the principal coal fields Of
France, which are still in German
hands.
The fighting on Vimy ridge was car
ried out by the Canadians, who had
retained a footing on the ridge all win
ter, but always higher up WAS the enc.
my. On either side of the Canadians
were English and Scottish battalions,
and in tOday's battle there was glory
enough for all.
The irrepresSible tanks" also
shared in the honors of the successful
assault.
One position captured to the north
east of Arras was sort of labyrinth
OF trenches enmeshed in multiple
bands of wire, called 1.-The Harp" be.
cause Of its shape. Prisoners had pro-
claimed this point practically unassaiI-
able, but, sweeping over it today, the
British took within it nearly thou
sand prisoners, and they captured also
during the day three German battalion
commanders, who compare in rank
with a colonel in the British army.
The Canadians took 1000 prisoners.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
NEW HIGHWAY BILL
EXPECTED TO PASS
GOOD ROAD ADVOCATES WATCH
MADISON WHERE MEASURE
is PENDING.
GOOD PROGRESS REPORTED
Marks the Second Great, Step in High
way Legislation and Improve
nent of Trunk Line Sys-
tenn in Wisconsin.

Madison - Good roads enthusiasts
throughout the state have their eyes
focused on Madison where the state
trunk highway bill, which is pushed by
the Good Roads association OF Wis
consin,, Is pending before the senate.
The bill has made splendid progress
and has been reported out unanl-
mously by the joint committee on
finance. indicating that it will receive
favorable consideration.
The state trunk highway bill marks
the second great step in highway leg
islation and improvement in Wiscon-
sim The state aid highway law pass
ed in 1911 marked the first step. Prior
to that the town was the sole master
and arbiter of road construction and
maintenance, the highway unit was
the road district, and the local path
master was supreme. 1t is not neces-
sary to discuss the ineficiency, the
wastefulniss of this system. With the
passage of the state aid highway law,
Wisconsin moved forward.
This law constituted the county as
the unit of highway planning, con-
struction and maintenance. Its vital
weakness was the fact, that while the
county through its board laid out the
highway system, each town decided
each year what portion of the system
thus laid out should be constructed.
Necessarily this resulted in the piece
meal and fragmentary highway system
so often discussed in recent months
1850 miles of road built in the last
five years in 5000 pieces.
The state aid highway law was local
in it's aspects and outlooks. It's pur-
pose was the development of the coun-
ty road which necessarily included the
main arteries in the town. 1t built
for local needs. 1t did not meet the
demands of modern traffic. The mo-
tor vehicle has made the journey an
enlarged and enduring one; it has
wiped out or neutraliZed all mere town
and county lines. It's scope is state
wide, even nation wide. The demand
on every hand was for trunk lines or
continuous highways, such as had
been developed in the eastern states.
The trunk line highway bill Was draft
ed to solve this problem to meet this
demand.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
TO RUSH WORK AT MADISON
All Important Bills to Be- Acted on
at Once to Clear Desks for
Emergency War Measures.

Madison-A movement is on foot in
the Wisconsin legislature to have the
important bills now pending before
the legislature handled by a commit
tee of the whole to insure prompt &C
ton, and to definitely postpone all but
the most important measures, such as
appropriation bills and the like.
The object of the proposed action is
to clear decks for any work that may
be necessary on war measures and to
allow the farmer members of both
houses to get back to their homes
and make ready to aid the country in
every way possible by way of the soil.
No definite steps have yet been
taken on this plan, but it is being
talked freely and may be put in con-
crete form in the near future.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
MExICANS FIRE ACROSS LINE
Snipers-Carranza Officers Blame
Drunken Citizens.

Ell Paso, Tex, April 9.-Two Ameri-
can soldiers were wounded by Mexican
snipers firing across the border, imme-
diately after the declaration of war by
the United States had been received in
Juarez. Mexican army officers say the
shots were fired by drunken citizens.
More than 100 rounds were fired. Ma
chine guns have been placed at several
points along the river.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
KAISER FOR FREER PRUSSIA
Secret Ballot, Reform of Diet and End
of Class Elections Pro-
Vided.

Amsterdam, April 10.-Direct and Sc
cret election of deputies in Prussia at
the end of the war is provided for by
Emperor William in his order to Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg, direct
ing reforms in the electoral law.
He declares that sin view of the gf-
eantic deeds of the entire people there
is no more room in Prussia for cleo
lions by the classes"