Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-31
WAR NOTES

WAR NOTES
Captain John 7. Kendall has a
change of note, being transferred
from Waco, Texas, as chaplain of the
127th regiment, to chaplaincy in the
44th regiment, regular army, located
at Seattle, Washington.
Otto Helgeson, son of A. d. Hedge
son, and late graduate of our high
school. who enlisted early from North
Dakota, is stationed at Camp Green
North Carolina, is ranking sergeant
in the pay-master's department, North
Dakota Headquarters Company.
The recruiting station at Lacrosse
is informed that vacancies are report
ed in the coast artillery corps and
qualified applicants may be accepted
Coast artillery is branch of the SER
vice used to man the coast defences (;
it offers excellent opportunities for
young men who desire to become ra-
do operators, firemen, engineers.
There are many chances for promo
tions to become master gunners, cleo
trician sergeant ard master electri-
at Recruiting Office Lacrosse, locat-
ed in the postoffice building.
Eighty seven per cent out of every
100 American boys going to war viii
return if the soldiers take care of
their health. This is the message of
Colonel William Cronyn, well known
army surgeon, TO Wisconsin soldiers
and their relatives The large num-
Der OF casualties caused by the Ger
mans early in the war are being coun-
teracted by the allies, including Amer
leans, through experience, he said.
New discoveries were resulting in the
pulling through of gangrene or blood
poisoning cases. DR.. Cronyn specifi-
ed four "don'ts" for the guidance of
soldiers:-Don't drink intoxicating Ii
quors Don't daily with strange wO-
men. Don't allow flies on food, or
mosquitoes. Don't fail to obey orders
cheerfully and promptly. Content
ment and happiness, he said, would
follow their observance.
Everybody should join the nation
wide movement to provide good books
and periodicals for the soldiers in can
torment. trench and hospital. Each
school child has been requested to do
nate five cents toward the fund to
buy books.
Borge Gunderson of Lacrosse, cen
ter on the Wisconsin university foot
ball team the past two years, has
gone to Norway to take charge of a
large farm owned by his father, DR..
Adolf Gunderson Before leaving he
had to obtain a special permit from
the gov eminent. In case he is called
out for military service, he will join
the American forces in Europe.
Arnold Fawcett, student in the den
tai department of Milwaukee Mar
quette college, who expected to go in
the next call for Vernon county sol
diers is advised that he will be PERI
mitted to finish his college course,
which will be in about Is months.
Approximately $500 carloads of
food and other necessities are being
delivered daily by the railroads at the
environments where the new national
army is being trained for service
abroad, according to reports just re-
ceived by the railroads war board.
The task which the railroads have
been asked to perform involves the
supplying of all the necessities of life
for sixteen n-produehye cities of a
population of 10000 each, and Sc
smaller cities ranging in population
from 300 to 5000 Altogether more
than a million men gathered at the
various environments must have their
daily necessities brought to them by
the railroads. AS it takes at leas
five pounds of food per day for each
soldier, in addition to the clothing,
fuel, and other supplies that are con
stantly needed, the railroads have
their work cut out for them.