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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
American Troops In the
Trenches

The American troops the line of trenches the
west front France The artillery fired the first
egn soil at o'clock morning the week. the date of which
not given There has been intermittent artillery fighting since
the sending shell for shell The first shot from the Ame
artillery fired by edhared gunner his comrades
in the ranks and the assembled officers heered Later luncheon
in the field attended by the American and French arrss
in celebration of the first American contact with the The
first shell of the first fired will sent to
President Wilson
Gen. Pershng says "n of training
nucleus for the instruction of later conngnts baaons
of first contingent association with the French
TALON the first line trenches quiet the
front They supported by of artillery asocia-
ton with veteran French batteries The sector
Our have adapted themselves actual trench conditions
a most satisfactory manner"
1t after us in the firing and in the dark that the
first machine hauled by Missouri mules the drivers swathed
ponches with hrapn helmets their eyes,
the road beside dark canal There long line these
then infantry rolling Kitchens giving off savoy odor
of warm food.
All passed in silence The last carriage had sprawed
it the form of soldier had been taken i'll and who being
held by two of his walking comrades.
Through another street paved with cobbes and its sides lined
with gaun skeletons of hewrecd houses the sounds of
many hobnaed and in the darkness the dim
form Of men could be marching
The cautious flash of electric pocket lamp disclosed that they
American infantry packs their backs, rifles sung
their shoulders rain glstenng their helmets and the
wind whipping the bottom of their coats around their legs which
moving with machine like precision.
The Americans swung down the street apparently proud
dress parade Notwithstanding that they had marched miles
from the bes where they had been coming by
trucks and railway from the instruction centers.
AS the ranks passed every and then soldier could
heard whsng softly to himself his nearby comrades listening
silently to sentimental and popular pieces.
Finally from the the whistled strain of tune
which all knew and from the many places in the ranks whistles
and voices joined in. The "Tipperary 1t lasted
briefly officer turning ordered, "Stop that noise!'
The American army plan announced some time
troops varying detachmens gain hand
knowledge of fighting conditions by actual association with French
and British fighters before the American contingent would actual
y take and maintain sector of the fighting front
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
REFUSE TO OBSERVE
MEATLESS DAY

Pursuant to the request of the Mar
athon County Council of Defense
through it's committee that hotel and
restaurant keepers observe meatless
days, all in the city have been com
plying with the request so far as the
committee can learn except the fol-
lowing two who do not:
Gust. Sternberg, proprietor Park
Hotel, Third avenue.
Lambrecht & Groth, saloon, 1O3
Scott street.
We deem it proper that the public
should know who are endeavoring to
carry out the regulations which the
government asks to have observed in
helping to carry on this war and who
do not give the requested help.
We wish further to make plain that
the three persons who were refused
meat on Tuesday at one place and
then called up another to inquire
whether they could get meat there
and got it, are. just as reprehensible
as the restaurant keeper who served
them. The one who then served them
agrees not to do so any more.
MARATHON COUNTY COUN-
GIL OF DEFENSE,
adv. By CT Bird, Chairman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD

The fall meeting of the Northern
Hemlook and Hardwood Manufactur-
ers' association was held in Milwau-
kee on Friday. Reports from Edward
Hines, on national committee work
A. L. Osborn on traffic; G. H. Chap
man on inspection and grades and
NJ. P. Mccullough on trade and ex-
pansion. R. B. Goodman gave an ad-
dress on federal taxation. There were
also addresses by John Strange OF
Menasha and William T. Evjue of Mad
ison.
: o. T. Swan. secretary of the asso-
citation, talked on government lumber
requirements He told of the work OF
the lumber manufacturers bureau, ot
which MIR. Swan is manager, with an
office in Chicago. Through this bu-
reau all the lumber was furnished foI
army environments, 50,0O0,O0e feet be
ing delivered in two months.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
FORMER WAUSAU BOY CONFINED
IN GERMAN BARRACKS, NOW AT
THE RIVER PINES SANITORIUM,
STEVENS POINT

Edmund M. Knudson of Minneapolis,
formerly a resident of Wausau, who is
we'll known in musical circles as a
baritone singer of great note, is now
receiving fsstment at River Pines
sanitorium, Stevens Point. Mr.. Knud-
son went to Germany about four years
ago to study music, and later took up
the practice of his profession in that
country. While there war broke out,
and the first part of this year he was
arrested as a suspect. He was kept
in the German barracks for a number
of weeks at which time he was forced
to endure many hardships,. such as
improper food, and shortage of that,
cold and damp weather without much
fuel, which is the cause for his gen.
eral breakdown of health. Mr.. Knud-
son was after some time granted a
discharge in a German military court
and given permission to leave that
country He went to Switzerland and
entered a sanitorium in that country,
where he remained for some time, but
his health was not benefited, so he
decided to return to this country. He
is now recuperating at the River Pines
sanitorium in Stevens Point, due to
the suffering he endured from cold
and hunger in the German prison.
Mr.. Knudson was in Berlin the day
that Germany DECLARED war upon
Russia, and saw the kaiser as he made
the formal announcement At the
time that this country severed diplo-
matte. relations with Germany, the
German people thought that a war
with this country would not amount
to much German officials, Mr.. Knud-
son says, just laughed when the
American army was mentioned, and
in actual war they feared the navy
only
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
IMPROVING RAPIDLY

Great changes are going on in our
cityand the old timer who has been alb
sent from Wausau for fifteen or TWEEN
ty years, coming here now would
hardly recognize the old city, with it's
paved streets, ornamental street light
ing, and it's new buildings taking the
place of the old ones. The changes
now in progress at Big Bull falls are
in time going to transform that part
of the city. The new bridge with its
concrete arches, ornamental lighting
and finishings and the new building
and smoke stack, etc, now under con-
struction by the Wisconsin Valley
Electric company, is bound to make
such a transformation in that part of
Wausau that a person who has had
the view of the various old bridges ;
the mills, boarding houses and other
, buildings which have occupied the
lower part of Clarke's island in the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
ONE MORE MONTH AT
FORT SHERIDAN

The 1000 students at Fort Sheridan
have started on their last month of
the officers training camp, and by
December 1st the men who went there
practically ignorant of all things mil
itary, will be hardened soldiers.
They have had two hard weeks in
the trenches, which they dug them
selves, have learned discipline and
how to handle men, and have learned
how to conduct themselves as officers.
In addition, they have been taught
how to handle arms, how to shoot,
make maps, march with full pack long
distances, how to handle and fire field
pieces, and have been taught the
thousands of other things that an
officer must know.
Despite the fact that most of them
must finish the course in their ven
tilated," poorly heated wooden shacks,
the spirit which they brought with
them, and which has enabled them
to accomplish what they have, is still
with them
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
PARTRIDGE INCREASE

Whir! Whir! Whir! Thus flew up
the partridges along a grassy coun-
try road one day during the fore part
of the week as a party of huntsmen,
with Eye editor" among them, passed.
Covering not more than six miles of
territory, the party saw nineteen par
tridges. This is good evidence that
the birds have increased wonderful
ly since last year. But even with the
great increase in the number of birds,
we must protect them in every way
possible to insure our future hunting.
We must observe the closed seasons.
The -pot-hunter" and the fellow
who sneaks into the woods every Sun
day will miss the partridges most
when they are cleaned out.-Minocqua
Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
TOMORROW is HALLOWEEN

Wednesday, October 81. is Hallow-
cen, and the day will be observed in
various ways, which has always been
the custom. The little boy will soap
and "tick-tack' windows, shoot peas
and beans, place lighted pumpkin
faces in windows, and other pranks,
to scare the timid. By others the day
takes On a superstitious character in
the form of charm when it is learned
who will be his or her partner for
life.
The night of Halloween is very
spooky one, and most people are glad
when the day and night has passed.
There are witches in spite of the skep-
tics. Although some people scoff at
the idea, there are ghosts, and they
will be plainly seen tomorrow night.
1t has been proven beyond question
that the spirits of the mischievous
will rise up on Halloween and play
pranks on innocent mortals. The night
is always filled with supernatural in
fuences. The wind howls frightfully
in the chimney, strange noises are
heard on every hand, and a creepy
feeling is over one during the entire
night
1t is probable that Halloween this
year will not be celebrated on such
a large scale as in previous years,
due to high prices. The reason for
this is conservation. 1t will be a
big disappointment to the little boy
not to have soap, peas and beans to
use freely in the pranks he has al
ready in mind. Soap has advanced in
price, as have also peas and beans,
and these days can be used for neces-
sary purposes only, which, of course,
will be sad news to the little boy.
but after thinking the thing over will
conclude that he will be showing his
by not using these Hal
lOWS Cn HSCSoSdll6S IulS year. lie
will probably not have pumpkins this
year with which to make Halloween
faces, as they also can be used to bet
ter advantage, and he must obey the
laws governing the conservation of
food. The candles for lighting the
pumpkin faces have also gone up in
price and no one can afford to buy
them for this pleasure these days.
However, the little boy not using any
of the things mentioned above for
purposes, will boast of be-
ing patriot, and he has a right to
do so.
Several Halloween parties have
been given recently and will be con-
tinued until after the season is over
with.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
WAUSAU PILOT TFIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

| with head erect and in his most
martial and formidable manner, when
he overheard one small boy remark
in tone of admiring awe, "Golly,
don't he Stick out in 'front.'"
Yesterday afternoon Mollie Eldred
was bitten in the arm by dog. Her
fathers dog was fighting, as is his
wont, with two others, and as is also
his wont, was getting terribly chewed
up. Mollie rushed to the rescue of her
fathers pet, and was bitten by one
of the wretched ours. Dr. Higgins,
who was promptly summoned, cauter-
lied the wound and there is no danger
of any serious results.
The Wisconsin Log Drivers associ-
alton was organized in Wausau on
the 18th of March: Directors-John
Edwards, Wood county; James Reilly,
Stevens Point; Alex. Stewart and S. G.
Knox, Wausau; T. B. Scott, D. F.
Comstock and P. B. Champagne, Mer-
rill.
At meeting of the directors the
following officers were elected:
Pres.-Thos. B. Scott.
Vice Pres.-Alex. Stewart.
Secretary-John H. Loper.
Treasurer-M. H. McCord.
The following divisions were made
and rates per NJ established: From
Eagle River to ST. German, 10c. From
ST. German to Rhinelander, Sc. From
Rhinelander to Tomahawk, 12bc.
From Tomahawk to Merrill, 1Oc. From
Merrill to Wausau, &C. From Wau-
sau to Stevens Point 25c From Stew
ems Point to Port Edwards, 25c.
DR.. Clarks old white horse is dead
1t laid down gently last Wednesday,,
while climbing the hill one-haif mile
this side of Rib Mills, and passed
in it's checks" Mr. Clark was on his
way to Rib Falls to visit his son, who
is teaching school at that place.
Last Monday, Frank Bardeen, man
ager of the Telephone Exchange,
broke his right arm below the elbow
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
Monday, March 81, 1884

A Presbyterian parsonage will bt
erected this year on Sixth street
Will Davenport has disposed of the
Iron Works to parties at Amigo.
DR.. DeVoe has been sick with in,
fammation of the lungs, but is able
to be about and attend to business
again.
E. B. Sanders has rented the resi-
dence of James McCrossen, Jr., and
will soon be living therein.
The following city ticket was placed
in nomination last Friday evening:
For Mayor-John Ringle.
City Clerk-John w. Miller.
City Treas.-George Werheim.
Justice of the Peace-L. A Pradt
Assessor 1st Dis't-Hy. Martini.
6 End j. A. Jones.
g 3rd I'll. Beverung.
At the ward caucuses held on
Thursday evening, the following per-
sons were nominated to fill the diff
ferent ward offices:
First Ward Supervisor, B. Will
liams Alderman, John Willems; Con-
stable, E. Schultz.
Second Ward-Supervisor, F. T.
Zentner; Alderman, John Miller; Con-
stable, VIM. Kickbusch.
Third Ward Supervisor, X. S.
Markstrum; Alderman, Albert Janzyk.
Fourth Ward Supervisor, S. M.
Quaw; Alderman, c. F. Dunbar; Con-
stable, John Manson.
Fifth Supervisor, S. H. AL
ban; Alderman, H. Blumenkamp; Con-
stable, William Huss.
Sixth Ward Supervisor, Aug. f.
Marquardt Alderman, Aug. Braatz.
Seventh Ward d-Supervisor, John
Schneider; Alderman, H. Gerbsch;
Constable, A. Drost.
1t is reported of our rotund friend
Crosby, that while he was First Lieut..
of the w. l.. g. he was one day
marching at the side of his troops,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
SHADES OF MUNCHAUSEN

The horrible news comes from Ar
kansas that boy climbed a corn
stalk to see how the corn was gettin g
along and now the stalk is growing g
faster than the boy can climb down.
The boy is plumb out Of sight. Three
men have undertaken to cut down the
stalk with axes and save the boy
from starvation. 1t grows so fast that
they can't hack twice in the same
place. The poor boy is living on moth
ing but raw corn and has already
thrown down four bushels of cobs.-
Ex.
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CHRISTMAS CHEER SHOULD BE
GIVEN OUR SOLDIERS AND SAIL
ORS NOW IN UNCLE SANS
SERVICE


1t is time we are beginning to think
about all our boys who have gone to
the front, in training camps, on board
! our war ships, ETC., that they have g
real Christmas this year. "a Merry
Christmas To You" What world
of sentiment this greeting is going tc
mean from you to some boy over there
in the trenches, somewhere in France
or Belgium, or in this country in the
various training camps.
For many of the boys this may be
their first Christmas away from home
relatives and friends, and many have
left for foreign lands, strange and new
country, and are now entirely with
strange people, to fight for the most
noble cause the world has ever known
and furthermore for their country and
Uncle Sam
The boys will undoubtedly think
more of home during the Christmas
season than they have since being
called away, wishing they were home
with mother, father, sisters, brothers
and friends. How they will miss the
Christmas goodies and the usual cele-
bration of the season, which they have
been accustomed to. Think of the
many boys who have no homes and
relatives to look after them and give
them Christmas cheer. What sad
time of the year for such unfortunate
lads. The folks back home must not
neglect the boys during the holidays.
1t is up to us at home to do some
thing to show our appreciation of what
these thousands and thousands of boys
are sacrificing for us. By remember
ing them we will be making possible
an expression of our patriotic senti-
ment, and it should appeal to every
one whose thoughts go out to the boys
"Over There surrounded by the nerve
tearing roar of guns, the brutal cold
and unending discomfort and agony
of the trenches; also our boys here To-
Gated in the various war camps re-
ceiving military training. Christmas
letters of cheer and encouragement,
boxes of Christmas candies, cakes,
pies, cigars, cigarettes, smoking to-
bacco, playing cards, matches, stamps,
gum, etc, will be received with much
joy by the soldier or sailor. Let us
do our packages up real Christmas
like and send all we can to make the
boys feel that they are surely cele-
brating the Yuletide season in great
style even though away from home.
Let us leave our relatives and friends
off of our Christmas list this year
and just REMEMBER THE BOYS.
The folks at home will not begin to
the Christmas gifts like
the boys will, and how we will enjoy
the holidays knowing that the boys
are having a good time and also hav-
ing a real Christmas.
In many cities Christmas funds have
already been started with which to
buy Christmas packages for the boys
that have left their respective places.
Wouldn't it be a good thing for Wau-
sau and Marathon county to get busy
and start something for members of
Company G and the drafted boys of
the county? 1t would not mean much
of a contribution from each if every
one would do his or her part. If we
are going to send our boys Christ
mas cheer, we will have to get busy
at once. Let us show the boys in
small way what we can do for them
in return for what they are doing for
us-offering their lives, if necessary.
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VISIT THE BOYS AT WACO

Low fares in effect on the first and
third Tuesday of each month. Slight
ly higher Winter Tourist fares in eff
feet daily via the Chicago & North
Western Ry.
For train schedules and full partic-
ulars apply to Ticket Agents.
D. M. McNAUGHTON,
Phone 1172 Ticket Agent.
o30w4
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|
| City---- State
There are no fees or dues. We want
your help, both in the form of your
personal efforts to economize food and
your influence with others toward food
economy and wise control Of our ma
tional supply. If you will give this
help it will be a direct service to
your country
What your pledge will mean
AS member of the United States
| Food Administration, you can direct
| ly aid the Food Administration and
| help win the war by: % Eating as
little wheat bread or other wheat
products as circumstances permit, and
if possible, not more than once daily;
(2) Eating meat, (beef, mutton or
pork not oftener than once a day;
| 90 Economizing in the use of butter
and discouraging the excessive use of
other fats; (4) Cutting your daily al
lowance of sugar in tea, coffee and of
sweet drinks, candy, and in other ways
helping to lessen the consumption of
sugar; (5) Eating more corn, rye,
vegetables, fruit, fish and poultry, in
place of wheat and meat; Co Avoid
ing waste of all kinds; and, CD Urging
in your home or the restaurants you
frequent the necessity of economy in
food, and requesting the observance of
these pledges by other persons.
In connection with this campaign
several must be borne in mind:
l. This is in no way a scheme for
prying into the food situation of any
household, neither does it look
toward the Communicating of sup
plies of food belonging to private
homes. 1t is first and last a cam.
paign of education and exhortatiou tc
make the most of our food resources
,. The government is not asking fol
any cutting down of food which might
result in impaired efficiency. The re.
quest is, in effect, that all persons
should manage their food demands in
such way that their wants will be
met, as far as possible, by the more
perishable food near at hand, thu:
leaving surplus of those food mate
rials. which will bear shipping to tht
allies and to our own men in France
3. 1t is not intended that the en-.
tire burden of food conservation shall
rest upon the small private home. The
government will expect unreserYed co
operation from persons of ample
means, and from hotels, restaurants
clubs and dining cars.
4. This plan OF voluntary co-opera
tion has been tried in foreign coun.
tries, the consumption of wheat fel
OFF per cent in April, nearly 10 pei
cent in May, Is per cent in June, anC
20 per cent in July. All this before
, the pinch of actual shortage came
The people of this country can save
. themselves from the hard pinch Of
i priyation by handling their present
comparative abundance with care ant
common sense
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past, and the roaring, tossing waters
of the falls, if placed on the island a
year or so hence, would have hard
time telling where he was. Truly,
Wausau is improving rapidly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30

The John Kiefer Furniture Com
pany repairs cane and upholstered
furniture. pbsne 1S0s- adv IT,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-30
WIDOWS PENSIONS ARE RAISED

Pensions for widows of officers and
privates have been raised by an act of
congress, which is now a law. A sec
ton of the act reads as follows:
Section S14 That from and after
the passage of this act the rate of
pension for a widow of an officer or
enlisted man of the army, navy or
marine corps of the United States who
served in the civil war, the war with
Spain, or the Philippine insurrection,
now on the pension roll or hereafter
to be placed on the pension roll, and
entitled to receive a less rate than
hereinafter provided, shall be S25 per
month: and nothing herein shall be
construed to affect the additional al
lowance provided by existing pension
laws on account of a helpless child or
child under sixteen years of age: Pro-
vided, however, that this act shall not
be so construed as to reduce any pen
sion under any act, public or private
And provided further, that the pro-
visions of this section shall be admin
istered, executed and enforced by the
commissioner of pensions.
Maud-Isn't 80 to so too old to hope
for any improvement? 1 should say
not. One just begins to live. Take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea; you
will be blooming fair at 60. s5c. Tea
or Tablets. W. W. Albers.
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HENRY B. HUNTINGTON
LAW AND REAL ESTATE
Scott ST., Opp. Court House, Wausau. Wis.
Over $500 Acres

of Fine Farming and Hardwood Lands Sale Marathon
and Taylor Counties, MIS-
Fine Residence Property Business Property Building Lots
and Acre Property for sale in the city.
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY
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PLEDGE CARD CAMPAIGN

This is the food pledge card that
you will be asked to sign this week:
ITO the United States Food Admin
istrator:
81 pledge myself to use the practi-
cal means within my power to aid the
Food Administration in its efforts to
conserve the food supplies of the
country, and, as evidence of my sup
port, l wish to be enrolled with your
selves as volunteer member of, the
Food Administration.
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City----------- State
There are no fees or dues. We want
your help, both in the form of your
personal efforts to economize food and
your influence with others toward food
economy and wise control Of our ma
tional supply. If you will give this
help it will be direct service to
your country"