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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
SUNDAY CLOSING
BILL IMPORTANT
LIVELY FIGHT LIKELY TO BE
STAGED ON MEASURE AT
SPECIAL SESSION.
BOTH SIDES ARE READY
Demand May Be Made for Enforce
ment of Present Closing Law on
the Sta iutes-Appointive Power
Also Important Question.

Madison-Sunday closing of saloons
is lt<ely to be brought more promi-
nently into the foreground at the spe-
cial, session of the legislature than
most people imagine, and may, aside
from the contest over the bill to the
governor power of temporary appoint
ment of United States senator, be the
session.
There is no question but that both
sides of the Sunday closing issue are
preparing for the fight over the ques-
ton The bill which is to come from
the administration will likely give to
municipalities power to decide wheth-
er the saloons shall be closed on Sun
day. This bill will be opposed by the
Anti-Saloon league which will take the
stand that there shall be no legislation
on the saloon question, so far as Sun
day closing is concerned at the special
session, but that instead there should
be demand made for a strict enforce
ment of the present Sunday closing
laws on the statutes, which would
mean, in the opinion of the Anti-Sa-
loon league, the closing of every sa-
loon in the state on Sunday.
On the other hand, the Sunday OBJ
servance societies will take occasion
to ask as a substitute for the Sunday
closing bill which will be presented
by the administration, measure
which will be much more sweeping
than the present Sunday closing laws,
and would close up many lines of BUS
mess which are now allowed to run on
Sunday
The Rev. S. p Todd, who has re-
Gently been appointed the director for
this part of the country of the Lords
Day alliance expects that the Sunday
observance societies will make fight
for the bill they propose, and that the
measure will be in the form of Sun
day closing bill which will denomi.
nate what are necessities and provide
that all businesses not so denominated
"'-~n be absolutely suspended on Sum
day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
PEOPLE EAGER Fob
TEST OF LOYALTY
SENTIMENT AMONG NEENAH
RESIDENTS is FOR sPE-
CIAI ELECTION.
ARE AGAINST PARTY LINES
Voters Want Two Candidates, One
Who Will Support the Presidents
War Program and One to Rep
resent the Pacifists.

Neenah-The people OF Neenah are
ready and eager>to go to the firing line
on the issue of loyalty, confident that
if a senatorial ELECTION is called, Wis
consin's critics will be silenced. Senti-
ment is overwhelmingly for an cleo
ton; there is scarcely any support for
an appointment by the governor.
Republicans rub elbows with demo-
Gratis in the election demand. Leaders
on both sides say it is time to forget
party lines. Ask man if he is a re-
publican and in most instances he will
say, Ordinarily l am republican, but
l will support the best American can
didate for the senatorship regardless
of politics" The democrats take the
same position. They say they want to
support man who will stand back of
the president, be he republican or
democrat, although they seem to feel
that they are entitled to a democratic
senator because the late Senator Hust-
ing was of their party But they do
not press that point
Neenah is kelly alive to the impor-
lance of an election on the loyalty
question; in fact not a few men here
seem to regard it as a personal mat
ter. They say that when a man is in
suited he fights; they say the good
standing of Wisconsin has been chal-
lenged and that every man in it ought
to fight to remove the stain.
There is a demand for two candi-
dates, one who is out-and-out in his
support of President Wilson's war
program, and one who represents the
pacif1sts. The people here will have
little patience with politicians and
candidates who confuse the issue of
make it hard to get thoroughly rep
resentative expression of popular
opinion. They are absolutely conf
dent that if the voters of the state are
given a clean cut crack at the issue,
the result will be a sweeping victory
for loyalty
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
ELECTION FOR RAGUSE SEAT
Be Filled Without Special
Act of That Body.

Madison-Despite the fact that there
are several vacant seats in the Wis
consin legislature only that formerly
occupied by State Senator Frank Ra
guse, Milwaukee, Eighth senatorial dis
trict, will be filed by special election.
This was revealed following receipt
by Gov e. L. Phillip of an opinion
from Atty-Gen. Walter C. Owen, who
held that the governor may order spe-
cial elections only in cases where
vacancy has been officially called to
his attention by the legislature.
The expulsion of Raguse was placed
before the governor in a report by the
state senate. Vacancies in the seats
of Assemblyman W. A. Campbell of
Milwaukee, now in the navy, and Sen
ator Pullen of Fond du Lac, now in
France, have not been called to his at
tention.
There are other vacancies where
members of the legislature are holding
state jobs, but these instances have
never been placed before the executive
in official statements.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
ASKS LAWYERS TO GIVE AID
Provost Marshal General crowder
Says Legal Advisory Board Will
Fail Unless All Cooperate.

Madison-Gov. Philip has received
a telegram from Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder saying that the work of
legal advisory boards will fail unless
all the lawyers in the community CO.
operate with the board.
"The whole idea,' says General
Crowder, sis to mobilize the entire le-
gal profession and the three appoint
ed members are simply to direct the
work in each community.
There is beginning to pour into the
executive Office offers of service from
all sections of the state. Some of the
ablest lawyers have volunteered Their
services.
Gov Philip has already nominated
the state legal board of four lawyers
who will have general supervision
The ctunty lists of lawyers have been
submitted to President Wilson FOR the
approval. which is expected within the
next few days.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
RUN ROADS AS ONE SYSTEM
Lines Submerge Interests in Effort to
Coordinate Service for War
Embargo on LuxurIes Near.

Washington, Nov. 27.-Henceforth,
for war purposes, there is just one
railroad system east of Chicago; New
York Central, Pennsylvania, B. & o.,
Erie and the rest of them are merely
historical names.
These roads will be operated as a
single big system by a committee com
posed of the vice presidents of the
various liRas. The railroads will be
administered with the sole purpose of
getting freight handled in the most
expeditions way.
The war board directs that all
available facilities on all railways
east of Chicago be pooled to the ex-
tent necessary to furnish maximum
freight movement"
1t is pooling of governmental trans
portation agencies IS well as the rail-
ways. AS part of the program, the ma
tional fuel administration Is asked to
arrange for supplying the various coal
markets from the nearest coal mines.
There is to be no delay in putting
the new system into effect. The in
land waterways are to be developed
and thus some Of the pressure will be
taken off the railways. The commit
tee which will operate eastern rail-
roads as a unit will suggest:
1. A practical embargo on luxuries
after the Christmas deliveries.
2. A request to the public to reduce
pleasure travel.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
MAY REDUCE COAL RATES
Indications Point to a Drop In HauIs
for Distance Less Than Eighty
five Miles of Lake Ports.

Madison-A conference on the
freight rates on soft coal for distan-
ces less than eighty-f1ve miles of the
lake ports and for the district west of
Madison as far as Lancaster was held
with Railroad Commissioner Carl d.
Jackson.
All the other coal rates in the state
were announced by the commission a
few days ago. 1t is probable that
from the result of the conference there
will be a slight reduction on the soft
coal rates for short distances.
a hearing also was given by the
commission to the request of the cleo
tric company of Sheboygan for an in
crease i'll rates. A compromise prop
osition has been offered by the COM
pany and the matter will be taken up
again in one week.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION
Citizens of Country Now In War With
the United States May Collect
Under State Workman's Act

Madison-The fact that man is a
citizen of country with which the
United States is now at war does not
bar him from collecting under the
Wisconsin workmen's compensation
act.
This is the announcement made by
the Wisconsin industrial commission
following receipt of an opinion in the
matter from the war trade board.
Fred M. Wilcox, a member of the
commission, has just returned from
Washington where he was summoned
for a conference on the question.
The only exception to this rule is in
the case of persons proclaimed by the
president to be "allies of the enemy
because they engage in hostile acts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
REDUCE RUSS ARMY
ARMISTlCE WITH GERMANY ALSO
SOUGHT BY THE BOIL
SHEVIkI.
KAISER MAKES PEACE OFFER
Diplomat Reported to Have Left
Stockholm With Proposal From
the Central Powers for
Lenine.

Stockholm. Sweden, Nov. 26.-Ac-
cording to the Tidningen, Russian
diplomat left Stockholm on Thursday
for Petrograd with orders to hand to
the Russian revolutionary government
proposals for peace by the central
powers.
The bolsheviki government at PetrO-
grad, according to report from Hap
amanda, has sent representatives to
meet German Socialist delegates. prob
ably at Stockholm, to arrange an ar
mistice and negotiate a peace. 1t Is
understood that the delegates from
both sides will hide their identity.
Petrograd, Nov. ga reduction of
the Russian armies beginning with the
class CONSUMPTION in 1899, has been
proclaimed by NJ. Lenine, the bolsheviki
leader, in an official announcement.
The order is to take effect immedi-
ately.
The note of Leon Trotzky, the boil
shevikt foreign minister, to the allied
embassies, conveying the announce
ment of the proposal for an armistice,
reached the embassies. The text fol-
lows:
Il herewith have the honor to in
form you, Mr.. Ambassador, that the
all-RuSsian congress of soldiers and
workmen's delegates organized on Oc-
tober 26 a new government in the form
of council of national commission
ers. The head of this government Is
Vladimir Ilich Lenine. The direction
Of the foreign policy has been intrust-
ed to me, in the capacity of national
commissioner for foreign affairs.
Drawing attention to the text OF
the offer of an armiStice and q demo-
cratic peace on the basis of no annex
ations or indemnities and the self-de-
termination of nations, approved by
the all-RuSsian congress of soldiers
and workmen'S delegates, have the
honor to beg you to regard the above
document as formal offer of an inn
mediate armistice on all fronts and the
immediate opening of peace negOtia-
tiOns-an offer with which, the authOri-
tative government of the Russian re-
public has addressed itself simultane-
ously to all the belligerent peoples and
their governments.
Accept my assurance, Mr.. Ambassa-
dor, of the profound respect of the sol
diers' and wOrkmen's government for
the people of France, which cannot
help aiming at peace, as well as all the
rest of the nations exhausted and made
blOodlesS by this unexampled slaugh-
ter.
az. TROTZKY.
National Commissioner for Foreign
Affairs"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
DIES AS SHIP SINKS
COMMANDER OF U. S. DESTROYER
STICKS TO POST.
Three Officers and Eighteen Men Lost
When the chauncey Goes
to the Bottom.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Three officers
and Is enlisted men lost their lives
when the United States destroyer
Chauncey was sunk In the dark by a
collision early Monday in the war
zone.
Vice Admiral Sims reported the &C.
cident. He said the Chauncey's COM
mander, Lieutenant Commander Wal
ter E. Reno, died at his post on the
bridge.
The official announcement made by
the navy department gives no details.
1t was learned unofficially, however,
the Chauncey was rammed by a large
merchantmen dashing to port. Both
ships had all lights out.
The Chauncey sank within a few
minutes after being struck, 1t was be-
lieved in naval circles, because Of the
heavy casualty list. The vessels nor
NAL complement was 81 men, indicat-
ing that at least 20 were saved.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
U. S. BARS BRITISH HONORS
Americans Combating Submarines May
Not Take Decorations From
Foreign Country.

Washington, Nov. 26.-An offer by
the British admiralty to decorate GER
tain officers and men of two American
deStrOyers for their services in COM
batting German submarines has been
declined, Secretary Daniels an
nounced, because the laws of this
country prevent soldiers and sailors
from receiving decorations from for
eign governments.
Lieutenant Commanders Charles A.
Blakley and George F. Neal were to
be nominated for the distinguished
service order; Lieut.. Frank Loftin and
Ensign Henry N. Fallon for the dis
tinguished service cross, and Quarter
master w. H. Justice and Chief Ma
cbinist Mate r. G.. McNaughton for
the distinguished service medal. The
names of the ships to which the off,
GERS and men are attached were with
held for military reasons. The Amer
icon destroyers sank two U-bOats with
depth bombs when they were about
to attack merchant ships which were
being conveyed through the war zone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
OFFICER WHIPS 3 TEXANS
Major cIinnin of Illinois Wins "Bout"
With Cattlemen at Houston
Camp.

Houston, Tex, Nov. 23.-There are
three sadder and wiser cattlemen In
south Texas. Two days ago one of
them threatened to tar and feather
Mai. John V. Clinnin of the One Hum
dred Thirty-first infantry, and he,
with two others, started out to make
good the threat. They came with
guns strapped on their hips and blood
in their eyes. When they left the
blood was running from their noses
and down their cheeks. About three
weeks ago the first cattleman COM
planned to Major Clinnin that soldiers
were burning thousands of dollars
worth of his property, near the rifle
range, where Major Clinnin is as
signed. The major found there was
no basis for the statement. This an
gered the cattlemen. For years Ma.
1or Clinnin held the heavyweight box
ing championship of the First Illinois
infantry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Child Burns to Death.

Kenosha-Ruth Fuller, 10 years old,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Percival
Fuller. of Kenosha, and grandniece
of the late Melville Fuller, former
chief justice of the United States Su-
preme court, died at the Knosha hos
pital as a result of burns. Her
clothes caught fire from an overheated
stove in the Fuller home. The little
girl sought to turn off the damper of
the stove when her dress caught fire.
She ran through the streets to the
home Of a neighbor and the flames
were extinguished, but she had suf-
fered fatal injuries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Thought Something Missinn-

Marion's grandfather was Scotch
md musician. Consequently he was
delighted to entertain a gifted profess
sional countryman, who was to appear
at theater. After dinner, when the
guest had donned his kits and was
waiting for the car TO take him TO the
theater, the children were admitted to
the living room. Marion eyed the &C.
lebrity in wonder and awe, finally
walking up TO him, and as she touched
his bare knee In amaKenent inquired.
where your pantsg''
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
TEUTONS MAKE GAIN IN ITALY
Mounts Fontana and Spinuccia on
Northern Front Are Taken
by Storm.

Berlin. Nov. 24.-The SUBMITS of
Monte Fontana and Monte Spinuccia
on the northern Italian front between
the Brenta and Piave rivers have been
captured 1t is announced officially.
Tyrolese imperial rifiemen and
Wurttemberger troops carried the
heights by storm.
Rome, Nov. "a. - The Austro-Ger
mans invading northern Italy reached
q few Of the Italian outstanding posi-.
lions on the Italian advanced lines on
Monte Fontana Secca, but elsewhere
the Teutons were repulsed the war Of
fee announced.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
RESOURCES SHOW BIG GAIN
Wisconsin. Teachers Insurance and
Retirement Fund Now Has
Cash Balance of $503, $40.

Madison - That there has been an
annual increase in the resources of the
Wisconsin Teachers Insurance and
Retirement fund since it's creation in
1912, is indicated in a report made by
Secretary R. E. Loveland. The re-
sources of the fund are $503,540.59
On July 1, 1912, the fund had cash
balance of $63,98626, which has been
augmented about $4,000 year. The
fund applies to all teachers outside
the city of Milwaukee. The fund is
built up by a levy of and 2 per cent
on the salaries of the teachers and the
state gives 10 cents annually to the
fund for each child of school age in
the state.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
MILL SAWS LAST PINE LOG
Ludington Lumber Co. Will Operate
on Hardwood Exclusively - Ste
phenson at Head Since 1858.

Marinette-The N Ludington Co. has
saws it's last pine log after 60 years
of pine manufacture. In the future it
will be operated on hardwood exclu-
sively and the booms, forming it's log
pocket in the river are to be removed.
Former Senator Isaac Stephenson has
been in continuous charge of opera
lions at the mill ever since it started
in 1858 and was there to see the last
pine log cut. The old boarding house
of the company which was built in
1880 was closed. During civil war
days it was the scene of all the war
meetings held during those times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
WILL AVOID RAIL TIEUP
UNION LEADERS PLEDGEEFFoRT
TO PREVENT STRIKE.
Assure President Wilson of WILLING.
ness to Consider Any Proposed
Solution of Problem.

Washington, Nov. 24.-The railroad
brotherhood chiefs, In statement is
sued on Wednesday after a two-hours'
conference with President Wilson on
the wage dispute, announced that any
suspension Of transportation would be
avoided, and declared their willingness
to discuss and consider any proposed
solution of the difficulties.
The statement of the brotherhoods
signed by the four chairmen, Messrs.
Stone, Lee. Carter and Garretson, fol-
lows:
1.-The men who comprise the railway
brotherhOods are thorough Ameri-
cans, they believe in American stand
ards of living and in consequence Of
this realize that standards of pay
that were established in 1912 and 1913
are inadequate to meet present-day
prices of commodities, and for that
reason are demanding an increase
la present, rates that will meet half at
least of the increase in cost of those
things they are compelled to buy.
'They want to cooperate In evc-y
way that 1t is at all possible in the sue
cessful prosecution of the war, and
are determined to do everything with
in the bounds of reason to avoid in
terruptiOn of railway transportation.
Being fully conversant with their
attitude and desire in this matter we
are in a position to give the assur-
ance that if situation should arise
which threatens the interruption OF
transportation the men whom we rep
resent would be more than willing TO
discuss and consider any solution of
the difficulty which presented itself,
doing so in the spirit of patriotic CO.
operation and would undoubtedly CO.
operate with the government to the
utmost extent in arriving at a just,
equitable as we'll as patriotic con-
aluSiono
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
BRITISH LOSE II VESSELS
Admiralty Report Shows Ten Ships of
More Than 900 Tons Were
Lost in Week.

Lontlon, Nov. 23.-Seventeen British
merchantmen were sunk by mines or
submarines last week, according to the
weekly statement issued on Wednes-
day by the British admiralty. OF these
ten we're vessels of 1,600 tons and over
and seven of less than 1000 tons.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
To Fix Price of Milk.

observation-disclosures from the eigh-
teen Milk Producers associations of
Rock and Walworth counties, gathered
here to discuss milk producing costs.
The information secured was forward
ed to the Hoover committee in Chicago
which will set the price of milk for
the six months beginning Jan. 1. The
data was secured from over 5000
members of the association.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
ouestionnaires Are Mailed.

Madison-Practically the entire en-
ergies of the state headquarters of the
draft administration centered this
week on getting the blanks to the To-
cal and district boards of the state.
About 100000 copies of the question
naires will be sent to the local boards
during the next few days and mil
lion copies of the supplementary
forms
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
BIG U. S. FORCE IN FRANCE
Arrival Of U. S. Troops FuIfiIIs Hopes
of officiaIs-Baker Declines to
Give Number Of Soldiers Sent.

Washington, Nov. 26.-Arrivai Of
American troops in France has kept
pace with the expectation of the war
department, Secretary Baker said on
Friday in the first statement he has
ever authorized in connection with the
progress being made in increasing Cen
eral Pershing's forces.
Mr.. Baker Indicated that an official
statement of the number Of American
troops in France was not to be ex-
pected at any time during the war.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Charge Soldiers With HoIdup

Sparta-Leslie Baker, a local bust.
ness man, was held up and robbed at
the point of a gun during the night, by
five men dressed in soldiers uniforms.
Several hours later five soldiers were
arrested in La Crosse and locked up
after discovering S. in the same de.
nominations as Bakers money in their
possession.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Students to Form LOYALTY | eoion

Madison-Because of the doubts
which have been expressed by Carl
Vrooman, assistant secretary of agri-
culture, regarding the loyalty and lead
ership of the University of Wisconsin,
it has been decided to organize a
branch of the Wisconsin Loyalty le.
gion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
EoiIs Bank Bandits.

Dexter, Mich. Nov. 23.-Telegrapher
Hart foiled an attempt TO rob the Dex-
ter bank on Wednesday. He threw
semaphore, stopping a train after all
wires out of the city had been cut.
The bandits escaped.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Oshkosh Boy Killed by Train.

Oshkosh - John, 11-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs Grin Hooper, was killed
when struck by the engine of log
ging train on the switch tracks of the
500 line tracks here. John was tho
grandson of Moses Hooper, dean of
the Wisconsin Legal fraternity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Men Study TeIegraphy.

Green Bay = Forty Green Bay men,
subject to draft on the second call,
have enrolled in class in telegraphy,
being organized by Supt. E. E. Gum,
Jr., of the Continuation school.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
cIemenceau Sees Pershina.

Paris, Nov. 24.-Premier Clemenceau
had a long and cordial talk with Gen
eral Pershing, the commander of the
American forces, at the ministry Of
war on Wednesday. The conversation
was in English.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
College Saves Meat.

Appleton-More than 5000 pounds
during the school year, averaging 100
pounds a week, is the estimated
amount of meat that the Lawrence
college dormitories and fraternity
houses contribute to the government
by observing meatless day every Tues
day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
A. Gates of Jerusalem.

London, Nov. 24.-British forces
operating against the Turks in Pales-
fine were reported to have reached
the outskirts of Jerusalem. occu-
nation of the Holy City by General
AIlenby's forces is expected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
Former Baseball MANAGER Not Guilty.

Milwaukee-Dan Shay, former man.
ager of the Milwaukee American asso-
citation baseball club was found not
guilty, by jury on the charge of sec
ond degree murder. Shay shot and
killed negro waiter, in an Indianapo-
lis hotel cafe the night of May 8.
1917. Shay contended he shot in self
defense