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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
MEATLESS DAY
GOES OVER THE TOP

The "Meatless Day" went over the
top in Kenosha today and in keeping
with the request Of the State and Coun
ty Councils of Defense the big restau-
rants downtown and out in the outlying
districts revised their menus and offered
meals without meat Even the chop
suey restaurants complied with the or
der in Kenosha in order to help win the
war. A few of the restaurants did not
comply with the suggestion of the food
administrator and list Of six names
was sent to Washington this afternoon
with a statement of the delinquency of
these men and demand that imme-
date action be taken to force them to
get on the conservation band wagon.
Wheatless day will be observed by
many Of the bakers in Kenosha on We'd
nesday and several of the bakers have
declared that they will bake no waite
bread this evening and that no waeat
bread will be offered for sale on the
morrow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
BUILDING WORK
KEEPS GOING FOR WARD
Report of Building Inspector Shows
Total Permits of $685. for the
Month of October.

That the building trades of Kenosha
are taking every possible advantage of
the Indian summer in Kenosha, is
shown by the report of the building
inspector for the month OF October.
It shows one of the busiest months
of the year. In his report Inspec-
tor Albers says:
Total number Of building permits
issued 90, as follows: Moving, L;
heating plants, 81; alterations and
additions, u; gas tank, l; garages and
barns, %; new buildings, %; number
of building inspections, III; number of
building reflections, 10; number of ae-
ceptances, 81 number of electrical
permits, IS; number of electrical in
spections, 70; number of electrical
8; number of electrical
acceptances, SIS.
The estimated value of work under
inspection for October is as follows:
Additions and alterations. SIS, 1913 90
Garages and barns ....... 8,64600
New buildings .............. 43,66O.00
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
WHITTIER COMPANY
MAKE LIBERTY MOTORS

The Liberty Air Motor, an invention
that was the product of month 8 appli-
cation of American genius, and which
has astonished the entire world, is to be
manufactured at Winthrop Harbor.
The Whittier Motor Truck company
at that place is one of the few firms
in the United States that will manu-
facture the swonder' engine, it was
admitted today by an official.
eyes, it is true that we will be one
of a number of concerns to turn out
the Liberty motors,' he said. "Just
as soon as the contracts are let we
will begin. We expect this will be
some time this month and have made
preparations.
Martin Whittier, of Kenosha, head of
the company, was one of the American
qeniuses who recently evolved the
motor at Toledo, Ohio. At the time
its completion was announced Secretary
Daniels, Secretary Baker and Presi-
dent Wilso nhimself made a trip to
Toledo to inspect it.
Allied diplomats also examined it
and marveled at its invention in practi-
eally a single month as a result of a
g combine of American BRAINS One
of those who viewed it and expressed
approval was Thomas A. Edison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
MILK PRODUCERS WOULD
ISOLATE KENOSHA

Local retail milk dealers declared to-
day that dairymen in the Immediate
neighborhood of Kenosha are declining
to sell milk at the price fixed by the
recent agreement in Chicago between
the milk producers and the federal
agents and are demanding higher
price for milk delivered to Kenosha.
The matter has already been taken up
with federal officials in Chicago and it
has been suggested that federal Off
cia- be sent to Kenosha to attend a
meeting of the local producers which is
scheduled for Thursday night The 10
cal retail dealers declare that higher
price is being demanded here han at
other points and that if they are forced
to pay this price they will not be able
to reduce the price of milk to the CON
sumers. The district attorney will be
asked to take hand in the matter at
once and he will probably see to it that
no discrimination is made against Ke-
nosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08

building line The fixing of such
line may meet with considerable
opposition from property owners on
the two streets.
The usual fight came up on the al
lowance of the estimate on the Kenne-
dy sewer contract, but after a consid-
cradle discussion the council voted to
allow an estimate on Charles street
with the understanding that it is to be
paid when the contractor has complet-
ed the back filing work.
With a view Of making payments on
the Liberty Loan bonds recently
bought by the city, $4,000 was trans
ferred from the "river publication =
fund to the general fund.
North Ridge street was added to the
list of streets to be permanently i'm
proved during the coming year.
The council had a large amount of
routine business and it was midnight
before an adjournment was taken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
HOLD rHELEEN IN WASHINGTON

Commander David Theleen, U. S. n,
Kenosha's best known representative
in the navy is chatting under the re-
straint of not being able to have some
part in the big war. He has been or
dered to Washington and has been
given command at the navy yard at
the national capital and he will prob
ably remain there indefinitely. He
was recently promoted from the rank
of Lieutenant Commander to Com
mander and his rank now entities him
to a high place in the command of Uncle
Sans fighting ships. Letters from
Commander Theleen tell of his desire
to get into the real battle Of the ma
tions. 1t is probable that later on his
wishes will be met and that he will be
given chance to take a personal part
in the big world events.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
BOY IN SERIOUS CONDITION
DR.. ]. H. Holm Picks Up Victim and
Carries Him to Kenosha Hospital,
Where Serious Internal Injuries
Are Discovered Driver Unknown.

John Denig, the eleven year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Denig, III
Fremont avenue, is at the Kenosha
Hospital, suffering from serious internal
injuries as the result of the careless
driving of some Kenosha motorist who
did not even have the courtesy to stop
his car to find out who his victim was
or how seriously he was injured. The
accident happened at the corner of
Ridge and Market streets about six
o CLOCK Monday evening when the
boy who was crossing the street, wa
struck according to one eye witness, by
the fender of what looked to be a
Buick touring ear with yellow wheels.
The driver ruthlessly "stepped on"
the throttle, increased his speed and
drove off leaving his victim to be pick
ed up a few seconds later by DR.. Holm,
who carried the injured lad to the
Kenosha Hospital.
The extent of the injuries to the
eleven year old boy could not be told
until a later examination by the physi-
clans. He was thrown to the pave
ment violently and although no bones
were broken is believed to have suf-
fered serious internal injuries which
may prove fatal. He was resting easier
at late hour this afternoon and hopes
were held that the accident might not
have fatal termination.
DR.. J. FL. Holm, the one eye witness
to the accident, had nothing but con-
demnation for the driver of the I'M
known car, who ruthlessly left his vic
tim and tried to escape the revelatt::
Of his identity. Dir. Holm reported to
the police that the man, whoever he
was, was driving east on Market street
at good rate of speed and did not
even slow up although he must have
seen that he had struck and seriously
injured the child. No license number
could be detected and the only clue to
the identity of the car is the descrip-
ton as given above. The inconsidera-
ton shown by the driver recalls the
Bredek accident on the Pleasant Prairie
Road early in the spring when some
motorist, in the same lack of sportman-
ship, courtesy and a spirit of humanity,
left his victim at the side of the road
to be picked up by later motorists. AS
in that case so at this time, the police
authorities declare that no mercy
will be shown the motorist who has
attempted to avoid the payment of
tie damages and the blame incurred
by his ruthless driving.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
DEATH ENDS SUFFERING.
Eleanor Mikolski Dies at Home on Ra-
cine Avenue After Illness of Many
Years From Dropsy.

Miss Elenor Mikolski, the thirteen
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mikolski, died Monday evening at six
o'clock at the family residence at SGT
Racine avenue. The deceased had been
i'll for sevral vars from dropsy and for
this reason death was not entirely un-
expected. She was born in California
in 1904 but had spent most of her life
in Kenosha. She was of a particularly
sunny disposition in spite of the years
of suffering which she had endured.
The funeral services viii be held We'd
nesday morning at eight o'clock at st.
Kasimer's Church after which inter-
ment will be made at the St. George
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
DTPHTHERIA CAUSES DEATH.

Diphtheria claimed another victim in
Kenosha early this morning when An
thony Dusczkiewicz, the eight-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs Anton Dusczkie-
wicz, died at the home at 716 John
street The child had been sick but
three days and had grown steadily
worse since the beginning of the dis
ease. He was pupil Of the st. An
thcry School. a private funeral serv-
ice was held this afternoon at clock
with interment at the st. George ceme-
terry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
DELIVERY CHANGES TO
CALL MERCHANTS AGAIN
Kenosha Retailers to Meet Wednesday
Evening to Consider Report of Com
nittee on New Delivery System.

nittee on New Delivery System.
Wednesday night the grocers and
butchers of the city, will be called to-
gether again to hear the report of the
committee appointed at the meeting
called by the County Council of De-
Tense to consider plans for following
out the instructions of the National
Council of Defense relative to reduc-
ton of delivery service. The com
mittee met Monday night and after
considering the matter from all angles
it is reported drew up plan in strict
conformity with the suggestions from
the National Council of Defense.
None of the committee would state
just what the changes to be approved
by the general meeting and later sub
mittee to the Council Council for ap-
prevail would be, but it is understood
that the grocers feel they have solved
the problem. IF this is so Kenosha will
have again shown her patriotism, and
it is generally expected that every
housewife will cooperate to the full in
helping the merchants to comply with
these orders from the National Council.
'FThe merchants of Kenosha to a
man are prepared and willing to follow
out any instructions from our govern
ment, said I'll. G.. Maddox, secretary
of the Kenosha Retailers Association.
"Some of the requests of the govern
ment are going to be hard and costly
to carry out, but you will find no truer
patriot than your local retailer. For
instance, see how the bakers, butchers
and restaurants are cooperating in
carrying out the idea of wheatless and
meatless days. The butchers of Ke-
nosha are now even considering steps
to refuse the sale of meat n Tuesdays
and this without even being asked
to do so. All these things are costing
the merchants money, but none raise
an objection"
following the meeting Wednesday night
the plan Of the grocers and butchers
will be submitted to the Council Coun-
Gil of Defense for approval and if it
receives the o. X. Of that body be put
into effect next Monday.
eThis new regulation when put into
effect will practically become law, SO
that any merchant not living up to
the plan in every detail will be
dealt with by the proper government
representatives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
CALL WELL KNOWN ARCHITECT
Kenneth G. White Is on the List of Men
Named to Go to Cantonment With
the Next Further Lists to
Be Given Out Later In the Week.

Forty men were added to the list of
men who will go from Kenosha to fight
for democracy in the report of the
Kenosha Local Exemption Board made
public today and it is expected that
these men will be subject for call at
the time the next quota of soldiers go
to the cantonment at Camp Custer
The most interesting certifcaticn is that
Of Kenneth G. White, well known Ke-
nosha architect. Like the rest of the
men named in this list, Architect White
filed no claim for exemption.
The board is busy now working out
further certifcations and it is expected
that other lists will be ready before
the end of the present week and the
full quota of a hundred and forty men
will be ready to leave for Battle
Greek whenever they are called by
the Provost Marshal.
While it was expected that the men
would leave Kenosha about the 18th
of this month, the fact that no formal
call has been received is taken to mean
that a later date will be selected for
their departure. The local board will
by the end of the week have men
enough on the waiting list to take
charge of the entire call for men from
Kenosha under the first draft. The
list Of men certified follows:
Gustav A. Kropp, 217 Brockett st.
Charles Rudis, 721 Engel street
Frank J. Wellmer, 464 Congress.
Battiola Ancordi, 169 Brockett St.
Nicholas J. Raschke, 316 Park st.
Henry Brodie, 457 Newell street.
VIM. Dombropskis, $50 Garden st.
Walter Chase, Hotel Kirar.
Sam Camilli, 826 Jenne street.
F. Buechner, Jr., SO Milwaukee Az.
Pietro Tanuta, 129 Brockett st.
Earl A. jackson, 705 Lyman Ave.
George Ventura, 826 JENNIE street.
Santo Saliture, So Edward street.
John Hams, 81 Broad street.
VIM. A. Winter, $50 Market st.
After Mikolai, sos Ruth Court.
F. Ramanczuk, 260 Sheridan Rd
Herbert H. Brooks, 40 Rowland
Max Schoenfeld, 102 Dayton St.
Edward M. Pabst, 269 Rowland Az.
Frank P. Majdeski, 635 Lyman Av.
John Reidenback, Fremont Ave.
Luigi Mamma, 1910 Garden st.
Bryce A. Matthews, us Pomeroy.
Dan Dylewicz, 500 Prospect Place.
j. J. Federmeyer, 1923 N. Lyman.
Norris Fink, 816 Elizabeth st.
Joseph J. Hallisey, 657 Park St.
Petras Stasecicius, 429 Bronson ST.
F. G. Anderson, 665 S. Chicago st.
Harry P Carr, 55S Pomeroy st
David Friedman, $40 Grand Ave.
Kenneth G.. White, III English CT.
John Soda, 1850 Garden St.
Frank sandberg, 116 Congress st.
Alex Ulhuk, 607 JENNIE st.
Peter John Loef, w. Prairie Ave.
Henry R. Tucholl, 534 Park St.
Nickel Shkel, 715 Elm street.
Byron Fl. Clifford, 5S2 Bond street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
KENOSHA CONTRACTORS
LAND WAUKEGAN JOB
Larsen Brothers Close Contract With
Realty Firm of Waukegan for String
of Houses and Dormitories.

OF Houses and DOrmltor1eS.
Waukegan is following suit in the
construction Of homes for its workmen
after the plan adopted and put into
execuntion in Kenosha by the Kenosha
Homes Company. A committee from
the Manufacturers Association of the
Illinois city investigated Monday the
completed contract of Larsen Brothers
for one hundred and twenty homes on
South Fremont avenue and Pleasant
street and before leaving Kenosha on
Monday signed a contract with the
Kenosha contractors for the construc-
ton of twenty houses and two dormi-
tories by the first of January. The
new homes are to be constructed on the
recent eighty acre addition to Wauke-
gan made by the Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION in the vicinity of the Wilder
Tannery on Glen Flora street. The
contract calls for twenty five-room cot
tages to be built after the styles adopt
ed in Kenosna and the construction
Immediately of two large dormitories
each having twenty single rooms for
the immediate accommodation of the
workmen of the Wilder Tannery. The
present contract price was $4,000, but
it is probable, according to the state
ment of M. A. Wilder, of Waukegan,
that this will be but the beginning of
an extensive Building program of the
association. The letting of the con-
tract to the Kenosha firm is a high
compliment, both to the plan adopted
by the Kenosha Homes Company and
| to the work of the Larsen brothers.
The present contract for one hundred
and twenty homes in Kenosha will be
completed by Larsen Brothers this
week and they will begin work imme-
diatelv ON the Waukegan contract.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08

Blood calls to blood. The first
American soldiers have fallen in the
trenches in Europe. They fell fighting
for their country and for your country
and their blood calls to you for the
higher patriotism. It calls to you to
know that this is an American war
now. The blood of America is soak
ing into the ground in France. It's a
personal matter with us, more than ever
now and it means that every true
American must come to the front and
do his part. These men have made the
supreme sacrifice. Will you shirk
yours9
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08

We are advised that the commission
form petitions are not dead but sleep
ing Somebody had better get an alarm
clock if they want those petitions to be
of any value before the next election.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

When the editor of the Free Press
noticed the Kansas City Star of
Thursday, he Immediately telephoned
2. Caspar Harvey, the Stars Hays
correspondent relative TO the dispatch
with Hays dateline In that issue of
The Star, which is as follows:
Hays, Kas-, Sept. 20.-Russian and
German Ellis County sent its quota
to the war today. Business and
schools suspended and citizens and a
band escorted the men to the depot
after feast at the church. Germans
otic.
The Free Press learned that Mr.
Harvey did not send IN that story but
that 1t was written by someone else.
From the way it is written most
Hays citizens recognized It's author
ship at once. Mr.. Harvey was sub
Jected to much inconvenience deny-
ing the story. The story did not rep
resent the spirit of Thursday at an
There Is no Russian and German FL
lis County" All Of Us are Americans
and have been for a long time. The
dispatch Is unfortunate
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
Our Boys, Go to Camp Funston.

We were in deep study all day
Thursday. The souls of men and
women were deeply stirred. This deep
emotion was not caused by some
strain of music, some pathetic story
was not caused by the loss of some
prominent citizen 1t was not caus-
ed by the breaking of home ties, the
separation of mother and son, wife
and husband; but beyond this-it
was the sob of a nation. 1t was say
ing through world patriotism, we Of
fer the best manhood the centuries
have been able to produce upon the
worlds altar that a world may be
made safe place for democracy. Our
cities have not been attacked by an
invading foe, but a worlds liberty
has been attacked by a maudlin real
ing blOod-drunk nation seeking DOW
er, forcing their british faces into
the homes of liberty loving people
The boys of Ellis County heard the
walls of hungry innocent children; ;
they saw the young women of France
ravished; they saw old mothers and
decreped fathers driven from their
little homes; they saw towns destroy
ed and cities burned; they saw the
iron heel Of an invading foe ruthless
ly tramping the culture and refine
ment out of Belgium, France and
Servia- They saw ships sunk, and
innocent towns bombed At last
their own peace was terribly threat
ened and to save the world to give
the generations yet unborn a chance
to play their part, shape their des-
tiny, support their schools and
churches, make their laws and live
their lives, kissed their sweethearts,
took their farewells Of friends and
parents They did not go as towards
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
From a HAYS Soldier Bow

Hampstead, L. l., Sept, Is.
Dear Folks:
am writing this in the Y. NJ. C.
A Army building at Hempstead, l..
l., and it is sure some place. There
are about two hundred fellows here
just now and some of them are play-
ing the piano, and some are PLAYING
monographs, and we are all having
lots of fun.
1t IS about three miles from here to
camp, and we come in on cars; it
costs only ten cents to catch an auto
mobile into town.
We are going for long hike next
week to the seashore which is about
twenty-five miles from here; and we
leave here for France about the
twenty-ffth or thirtieth; for we have
received notice that our first paw day
Will be IN France, and that is on the
fifth of October, when we will get
two months pay.
1 am sending home three pictures
OF our ammunition train, two of nv
company, and one of my regiment.
One of the instruction planes fell,
out at the aviation camp today, about
eight hundred feet; and it smashed
up the machine pretty badly, but no.
OO0J was SSklOGSly nuICy i saw the
whole thing. Today is Saturday,
and we don't have TO drill either Sat
urday or Sunday.
l am feeling fine and am having a
good time. 1t sure seems great to be
one OF the boys that are going to
France I am not worrying about
not getting back, am pretty certain
that / will get back all right.
The whole Atlantic fleet is over
here in place called Green Bay which
IS about fiften miles from CamD
Hampstead; and the feet Is waiting
with thirty-fiye transports, to take us
across knew this, because I was
over there this morning In a motor
car and it was such pretty picture
when we came around a big cliff and
saw the old fleet lying there In the
bay. It sure made me homesiek to
be back In the Navy again. / will
tell you my address and how to send
my letters after we are over there:
number all the letters, so 1 viii know
II miss any. Have letter head on
the envelope and direct to Kenneth
c. Stewart, III Ammunition Train.
42 Division American Expeditionary
Forces
Well, 1 must quit for this time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

streets were almost deserted. HAYS
was at its noon meal. How many of
those meals were either meatless or
wheatless 10 one knows. But If
many were not, and If many are not
| in the days to come, the number of
| those thirty-six to return will be less
| than it should be- HAYS must do its
own part to bring as many of them
back as possible. For those thirty
six boys the government must send
to France $50 tons Of stuff How
much of the foodstuffs for that 80
tons viii be raised in Ellis County?
How much will be saved in Ellis
County? 1t matters not that the
family has the money to buy wheat
and meat, it's the not eating them
that counts toward saving the lives
of Ellis County boys.
Hays and Ellis county bids fare
well and GodSpeed to the thirty-six
and prays for their safe return and
an early, but safe, peace. The thirty
SIX leaving Thursday morning were:
437-EmiI Willis Utecht
43-Ryerson Dudley Gates
420-Frank SSchoenberger
1O-Jesse Martin Humphries
487-Caspar Dome
652-Anastas Nicholas Werth
102O-Fred John Leiker, Flagbearer
786-Henry Albert Hauschild
972-Bcnaventure j. Linnenbereer
664-Walter Leopold Huck
604-Peter J. Rome
1117-Joseph n. Ackers
5O9-Joe Brett
966-Willis Franklin McGin
194-Arthur Thayer, Commander
29S-Albert Joe Teeters
1148-AIex Dreher
15-Ladislaus F. Chlopek =
343-Charles Earl Stone
530-Armedis Forgue
183-Francis E. Salisbury
792-Peter Leiker
54-John Sever
770-Clifford Thomas Knouse
574-John Henry Griswold
549-John Keller
741-I.yn1an Clark Stein
S41-Frank Koerner
685-Francis Joseph Dechant
373-Floyd E. Mcclure
1099-Ray Wentworth
757-Cleve Frederick Gardels
642-Henry Frederick Kroeger
870-Paul Joseph Wasinger
493-George Meder
353-Lloyd r. Jackson
1217--Archie Lee Mckinney
1031-Henry Hazelhort
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but as men who knew they had task
to perform and were willing TO per
form II We were proud OF the
boys We gave them a reception.
The business men had the Methodist
ladies prepare them an elegant din
ner, and all was done TO make the
boys realize that our wishes, our
prayers and our money were with
them. And we are sure that when
the Kaiser's men get In touch with
the American boys they viii know
that the Sammies have the most dead
ly punch Of all.