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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
Militia Members
Must Register
Adjutant General Holway Sends Call
to Members of Companies to
Register on Tuesday.

Members of the Wisconsin National
Guard regiments, not yet called into
federal service. are required to register
June 18th, but when so doing, may claim
exemption from CONSUMPTION by stating
they are enlisted in the National
Guard.
Conflicting reports from Washington
and Misunderstanding by officials of
the war department. have been respon-
sible for a belief that guardsmen were
exempt from registration.
But such is not the case, according
to Adjutant General Orlando Holway,
who has wired or phoned every com
pany captain or lieutenant in the state
to see to it that all guardsmen register.
Holway's authority for ordering
that they register was the following
message from Adiutant General Fl. G..
S. Hiestand, Washington:
Regarding registrations, act of
congress, May IS, covered by registra-
ton regulations of the same date.
Copies obtainable from local civilian
authorities. Extracts mailed from this
office today. Company commanders
will arrange for proper registration Of
absentees. Candidates enlisted under
section ffty-four, national defense act,
reserve officers, rot in active service
and national guardsmen not in federal
service are required to ergister.'
General Holway emphasized the need
of correctly answering the question as
to whether the registration claims ex-
emption.
"There can be but one answer to
this question for national guards
man, y said Holway, "and that is as
follows: Yes. Enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard. ="
The only guardsmen in Wisconsin
exempt from registration are members
OF the Third Wisconsin Infantry. They
have been in federal service for sew
eral months.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
Thousands BraUe Rain
To See Racine Parade
Kenosha Bands and Floats are Given
Great Applause by Thousands in
Racine on Wednesday.

Hats off to Racine. Regardless of
the fact that old Jupiter Pluvius
sought in every way possible to dampen
the patriotism of the sister city, ten
thousand people marched in grand
parade there on Wednesday afternoon
to show their patriotism. Thousands
of Kenosha people braved the rains of
the day to go to Racine and witness
the showing of Racine patriotism. The
parade was representative Of every
phase Of life in Racine. Featured was
a corps of one hundred Red Cross nurses
who trudged along in the rain Just as
if they were on a battle field. School
children, factory employees, and mem
bers of benevolent and faternal organi-
cations turned out in force. Kenosha
was represented in the parade by two
bands--the SINCE and the Kenosha
Community Band-and by the special
float Of the Gottlieb store which was
accorded great applause all along the
1onnz inaznSuaaxaL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
Registrars to Take
Oath Tonight
ALI Men Who are to Have Part in
Registration Must Report at the
City Hall This Evening.

Organization of the big citizen force
to have charge Of registration in Ke-
nosha on next Tuesday, will be COM
pleted at a meeting to be held at the
City Hall at eight o'clock this evening
and every man who has been named as
a registrar must appear at this meet
ing. Heavy penalties are provided for
men who fail to appear and take the
proper oath and receive instructions.
At the meeting tonight the thousands
of registration blanks and cards will
be distributed to the men who are to
be In charge of the work on Tuesday.
The men who work at the registration
places will not be called upon to make
duplicates of the registration cards as
these will be made by the Central
Registration Board after the work on
Tuesday is over. The cards for the
various precincts in the city will be
turned over to the chief registrar and
he will be responsible for their return
to the city clerk. One case Of false
statement In regard to registration
was discovered this morning by County
Clerk Jones, but no action was taken
in the matter as the man in question
appeared to be willing to correct the
statements. He further made good
the correction by enlistment in one
of the army units.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
Ming1e Flags
In Patriotic Service
Italians of Kenosha Pay Tribute TO
Veterans of the Civil War at
Liprary Park Wednesday


Under the auspices Of the Kenosha
Italian White Club, citizens of Keno
sha who claim Italy as their birth place
paid tribute to the memory of the men
who died in the Civil War on Wednes-
day morning with patriotic service
held at the soldiers monument in Lii
brary Park. More than a thousand
people attended the service. The mem
bers Of the club met at their clubrooms
on the west side and with more than
three hundred in line marched to the
park. The parade was a notable one.
It was headed by the Kenosha Com
munity Band which was followed BY a
beautifully decorated float represent
ing the United States and its allies.
When the park was reached, the mem
bers of the club and their friends gath
cred about the base of the monument.
Gregorio Nicolazza presided and short
patriotic talks were made by citizens
after which two little Italian girls, one
dressed in the American flag and the
other in the italian flag, placed hand
some wreaths of flowers on the monu-
ment and on the base Of the Lincoln
statue. After the ceremonies were
over the members of the club marched
to Green Ridge cemetery to attend the
regular Memorial Day services there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
FILE ANSWER IN JEWELL CASE
City Declares That it Does Not Believe
the Kenosha Filter is an
infringement on Patent.

City Attorney John G. Slater has
filed in the United States Court at Mil
waukee, the answer of the city of
Kenosha in the suit, for injunction,
brought by Ira Jewell Of Chicago.
The answer was prepared by the at
torneys for the New York Jewell Fill
tration Company and it is similar to
the answers which have been filed in
forty other suits brought by Jewell.
City Attorney Slater declared this
morning that he had no idea when the
suit would come up for trial, but that
the city would be ready for trial at
any time. He has advised the Board
Of Water Commissioners that until an
injunction has been formally issued by
some court of record there is nothing
TO prevent the city from using the
filtration plant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
MRS. W. W. o'NE1L IS DEAD.
Burial to be Made at oconto, Wiscon.
sin, the Former Home of
the Deceased.

Mrs. Elizabeth o'Neil, the wife OF
W. W. O'Neil, died Tuesday evening"
at her late home, 704 Pearl street.,
Mrs. O Neil was born in Toronto, Cam
ada, April 10, 1866. The family has
only lived in Kenosha about seven
months, having moved here from 0coa-
to, Wis. The body was shipped there
Thursday for burial Besides the grief
stricken husband, family of children
survive Mrs. OyNeiI.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31

George Neubacker, German who hasa
taken out his first papers to become al
citizen of the United States, and who's
claims Waukegan as his home, was ar
rested by Police Officer Thad Logan ind
q Main street saloon just after sevenJ
o'clock Sunday night, after he had
made vicious statements in regard tod
the United States and its flag. The
| Waukegan man was afraigned in theS
Municipal Court this morning on9
charges of offering insult to thed
| American flag and he was held ind
bonds of fifty dollars for q hearing ons
june 9Th. Neubeckel declared to the{
police officials that he was drunk andd
did not know what he was saying, bnbd
this fact did not prevent the officer
taking him before the shrine OF
patriotism at the police station andl
the mangled flag which the Columbus.
Ohio, National Guardsmen had rippedj
TO pieces in Kenosha some mouths~ago.
was brought out and Neubecker was
willing to kiss the folds of it. Hea
stood at salute as well and re-afiEmeiiS
his allegiance to the United States ands
then was ordered down Below to-
await the eouzs bAaring. This morn
ing Neubaehc a little hazg
as SO Wal 81 49, on day
and he entered 8 plea OF not guilty.
when arraigned in court.
Judge Randall let it be known thata
plea of drunkenness was no excused
for disloyalty. Frank Kosack, whoa
had been arrested several days ago on
charges of insulting the flag, came upa
for a Iearing. He first pleaded " nota
guilty" but later changed his plea.
Just because you are drunk is nod
cause for disloyalty to the flag of thal
country Judge Randall told Kosaek.
There can be no excuse for men IikAj
you who have been granted the free-1
dom of this country to abuse the fayorays
which have been shown to you. If youa
have any grievance against the Uniteds
States get out of it and stay out, b1rta
If you stay in you must respect the faas5
and the government it represents. Ifs
you can It be loyal when You are DRINKS
you must remember that drunkenness
IS no excuse for disloyalty."
Kosack declared that he was a PolA4
and that he had the greatest possible
respect for the United States and that
he had showed his belief in the countrvd
by remaining here for nine years. The
court imposed a fine of twenty-five doI-l
lars and costs on Kosack with the al
Tentative of thirty days in Jail. KosackzI
said ne had no money, but that he hoped
to be able to raise the amount of thag
fine. The officials advised Kosack to-
hurry to the nearest naturalization
bureau@and show his belief in the Unit
ed States by declaring his allegiance
The police officers have receiveda
orders from the Department Of Justicea
to make prompt arrests in every cased
where disrespect is shown to the flag.
Thus far Kenosha has not had anvl
soclalistic uprising against the drafts
or registration and federal officials whos
have been in close touch with Keno
sha affairs in the past few months -areI
keeping a close watch on the city to-
make immediate arrests if there isl
any muttering" against the new law
for seleetive CONSUMPTION.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
ROMANCE AND BUSINESS.
Popular Downtown Couple, Associated
in Business, Quietly Married
Tuesday Evening.

That romance may play part in
business and still not interfere with it,
was demonstrated by the wedding of
Adam J. Schneider and Miss Florence
3. Blush, both of whom are employed
at the Schulze music store. They were
married Tuesday evening and left i'm
mediately Tor short wedding trip
over Decoration Day. Miss Blush is
q Kenosha girl, the daughter of Mrs.
Emma Blush, 217 Wisconsin street,
with whom, for the present, couple
Expect to make their home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
Will APPEAL TO FARMERS
Kenoshs Has $1,000 Worth Of Bonds
Tsken and Racine County s1so,ooo--
Would Close Books in Two coun-
ties by Latter Part Of June.

How to sell a million, four hundred
thousand dollars worth of Liberty Loan
Bonds and sell them quick, was the
question discussed at a joint meeting
of the bankers of Racine and Kenosha
counties held at the Hotel Racine on
Tuesday evening. The bankers of the
two counties were agreed that patriotic
action would be necessary if these two
counties are to do their ''bit' in
financing Americas part in the world
war. Attending from Kenosha were
President Charles G. Brown and Cashier
William H. Purnell of the First Ma
tional; President Henry B. Robinson
and Cashier Joseph N. Funck of the
Merchants and Savings Bank, and
President N. j. Werner and Cashier E.
7. 0'Brien Of the Citizens Bank.
Kenosha bankers gave the assurance
that the movement for the sale of the
bonds was well under way in Kenosha
and that plans were being made to
organize the entire county for the bond
sale. The report of the apportionment
of the bonds showed that Kenosha
county will be expected to dispose Of
100000 worth, while 100000 worth
are to be sold in Racine county. Up to
the present fine people in Kenosha, ex-
elusive Of the remainder of fhe county.
hav subscribed for about $220, 600 worth
of the bonds. In Racine county the
to date amount to $3.50, 600.
The bankers voted to cooperate with
the County Councils of Defense in the
counties in an effort to bring home to
the people the necessity Of buying these
bond sand subscribing for them at
this time.
The bankers are willing to do their
part, - said one of the leaders of the
inter7county organization. eve ex-
peeted that savings accounts will be
withdrawn from the banks to be ex-
pended for bonds. We are willing to
do everything possible to make it pos
sible for people to buy these bonds on
the installment plan. The thing we
want to know is how to get the people
to see that it is the patriotic duty they
owe the nation to lend their money to
the government. These loans are, as
well secured as any loan ever made by
any government or by any other
institution. The interest that the
bonds pay make them a mighty
good investment
Kenosha bankers will in the next
few days hold a meeting with the
special committee of the Kenosha
County Council of Defense with view
of bringing the sale of the bonds home
to every man in the county. A letter
will be sent out urging the purchase
of the bonds. Later ON it is the in
tention of the Council of Defense to
hold meetings at every school house in
Wisconsin at which more planting and
better conservation of farm products
will be urged and the bankers have
agreed to secure speakers to appear at
these meetings and make concise
statement of the liberty loan and its
patriotic appeal to the people.
Kenosha bankers are hopeful that
the entire 100000 allotted to this
county will have been subscribed be-
fore the end of June.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31

County Treasurer James W. Blair
now has on deposit the full $120,0
received from the sale Of town and
county bonds for the improvement Of
roads in the town Of Pleasant Prairie.
The county highway commission is now
seeking bids with the understanding
that the work will go forward at oneas
Tha hidszarezto be receivedsson.aIuues
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
Rv Inited preSa ]

New York, May 81. - Travellers
in New York today told of the res
cue Of two American members Of
the crew of the Norwegian bark
"Dione'' which was on May 2nd
sunk by gun fire from a German
submarine. All of the members of
the crew were saved.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
fRr nnited Preas \

Washington, May 31.-The House
Military committee this afternoon
voted to report favorably the bill
offered by Chairman Dent which
provides that all funds. provided in
the army bill recently passed by
congress be made available at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
nv united Press )

Washington, May 81. - Thirteen
interned German naval and COM
merce vessels were today transfer
red to the service of the United
states by a special order of Presi-
dent Wilson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31

Oshkosh, Wis, Nav 81, - Dir.
George NJ. 1deIntsle, OF Aenos4a,
was elected president Of the Wis
consin Society of Osteopaths in
the concluding meeting of their an
nual convention here today. Other
officers were Vice President A. H.
Doe, Racine; Secretary DR.. E. j..
Elton, Milwaukee, and Treasurer
DIR. l.. H. Noordhoff.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31

Washington, May 81. Having
determined on basic changes in the
$1,80o,000,0O0 war tax bill passed
by the House, the senate this aft
ernoon took up the discussion of the
proposed tax on publications.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31

Washington, May 81. - The gov
eminent censorship clause in the
espionage bill came up for final ac-
tion in the House this afternoon.
1t was evident that it had a hard
fight ahead Of it but administration
leaders declared that the bill with
the censorship clause would be pass
ed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
WISCONSIN GUESTS AT HOTELS.

Maywood-H. R. Dorm, Milwaukee;
Il. L. Terry, Fl. N. Gaddard, Madison.
New Park. Sawiski, E. M. Max
well, MaiOe Stephens, Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NOTICE

Banquet for Supreme Knight J. A.
Flaherty Friday evening, June 1st, at
Germania Hall. advj1
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31

Berlin, May 81. = The repulse of
a surprise advance of several COM
panies of British troops south of the
Scarpe was officially announced to-
day. 1t was declared that the en-
envy sustained heavy losses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31

New York, May 81. Federal
agents made three arrests here TO-
DAY in connection with the alleged
apti-conscription plots.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31

London, May 31.-British casual
ties for tie month of May as offic-
tally announced today included
114,118 killed, wounded and miss
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
George Neubecker, of Waus
kegan, Who Offered Insult
to Flag and Nation, Held
for Trial Today. r
NO EXCUSE FOR DISLOYAETy

Judge Randall Tells Frank Kosack That
the Fact That He Gets Drunk Does
Not Give Him Right to Curse the
Country Which Protects Him.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
WAR ADDS TO NEW
 HAVEN ROADS PROBLEMS.
Nearly All Lines Affected by European
 Hostilities.

European hostilities have affected, directly or indirectly, nearly all lines of trade and in particular have created new problems in railroading.
 The war period nature of the New Haven roads traffic is perhaps as well shown by conditions in the Connecti- cut munitions district as by anything else. In this connection the following tonnage handled at certain points be- tween the years ended June 30, 1913, and 1916, are interesting.
 Bridgeport reported 51.60, New Ha- ven 24.15, Hartford 1895. Ansonia 1875, Waterbury 34.79, Torrington 135.35 and Seymour 71.17.
 From these figures it can readily be understood that the very substantial business upiigt in manufacturing dis trictS of western Connecticut has over burdened the New Haven at those points, giving it a large amount of short haul traffic and making it more difficult to operate through those points to and from the eastern end Of the road, which has shown much less expansion in traffic.
 New Haven and Central New Eng land managed to provide a volume of transportation represented by 306e, 659, ,0o0 ton miles in the year ended June 30 last, against 2,916, ,863. 900 ton miles in the 12 months ended June 30 1913, although three were but 1,344 locomotives available for service June fore.
 One of the anomalies since 1915 has been the continual necessity for en- bargoes. Embargoes as to the New Ha- ven were first established in the latter part of December, 1915, because more freight cars were being delivered than could be unloaded and released at the various terminals. The embargo situa- tion has not been confined to New England lines, but has affected rail- roading as far west as Chicago, where for a radius of a hundred miles side tracks are reported chock-fun with eastbound cars awaiting acceptance by SeabOard lines.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20
ANNUAL MASQUERADE
 AT FROELIcHkEIT HALL
Local German Lodges Conducted
 Highly Successful Affair.

Gypsies, peasant girls. Indian maid ems, chimney sweeps, Dutch girls and many other gaily costumed Misses mingled with the crowd of three hun dred at F'roelichkeit hall Friday ev- ening. It was the annual masquerade ball held by Germania lodge. No. II, Sons of Hermann and Immergruen lodge, No. 12, the sister lodge and it was a huge success. The grand march was started at S.30 o'clock with nearly Julia Romanski. costoume gentleman's full dress suit.
 First prizes: Miss Edna Bnonson, statute of liberty, prize, unlbrella Miss Julia Roamanski, sentleman's full dress suit. - .-..,
 Second prize: Mrs Nicholas HeigeI. Columbia, neck chain. Mrs. Gertrude KUchner, chimney sweep, umbrella.
 Third prizes: Miss Alma Henzler Eskimo girl. pocket book; Fred Elan chetI. railroad fireman, shaving set.
 Henrich's orchestra rendered the programme fer the dancing which last cd until midnight. The committee from Germania lodge, No. II in charge of the arrangements comprised Will jam Dresser, A. Heinrich, secretary, Frank Decker, treasurer, Fred Nit terer and Frank Ernst. Mrs. Fred Mitterer was chairman of the com mittee representing Immergruen lodge.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20

When the final count in the one-day membership hustle conducted by the Chamber of Commerce of Norwich, Conn, Inc, was completed on Friday evening at the Chamber of Commerce rooms, James L. Case, who was in general charge of the campaign, was able to announce that the ten teams had not only reached their goal, three hundred new members. but had exceed ed it by forty. The result of this cam paign is but another indication of the cooperative spirit that prevails among the members of the Chamber of Com merce and which it is hoped will pre- vail for years to come. Again, the result of the campaign shows that the big things. It really was d big thing for the teams to hustle in $40 new members in one day. They doubled the membership, and then some, for the total membership as announced on Friday evening by the secretary of the chamber is 606.
 As every one of the hundred men on the ten teams will agree, Louis NJ. Crandall was one of the most energet- is workers, for he alone brought in total of Fl applications, record far ahead of any other individual worker during the campaign: Not that the not work, for they did work and worked splendidly, smoothly, without any friction whatever, and like clock work. The reports, individual and team were in on schedule time and were taoulated very shortly afterward by Frederick II. Cranston, who was assisted by Harwood Dolbeare.
 As on the day previous, the team Paptains and their co-workers gath cred at the Chamber of Commerce dining hall at 6.15 o'clock for a, de- licious supper which was followed by the announcements of the days re- p4n fai hn 1ar- served by the young ladies who so kindly preferred theH services for both evenings. consisted of potato salad sliced ham, salmon, rolls, cake and coffee. During the supper hour Henry F'ountaine presided at the piano.
 Toastmaster Charles W. Gale an that there would be no after dinner speechmaking as everyone was to hear the results of the campaign The teams reported as