Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-03-20

Madison - Maj. E A. Fitzpatrick,
state draft administrator, is urging To-
cal draft boards to avail themselves of
the services of the women's commit
| tees on the various county councils of
| defense in the preparation of the in
| dustrial index cards. Mrs. William
| Kittle, chairman of the committee on
woman in industry, has sent out call
urging women to give systematic and
| organized effort towards completing
| this important piece of government
work, one of the first pieces of real
war service asked of the women of the
nation.
Madison-The committee on women
in industry of the state council of de-
tense has taken a stand against the
employment of women as street car
| conductors at night at present. The
| committee has already gone on record
as opposed to the replacement of men
| by women except in pressing war
| emergencies where thorough investiga-
| ton shows that men are not available
and it is following this policy in regard
to women street car conductors.
Green Bay-CIecp Bay is to have
junior high school When the fall term
opens this year. it was announced by
Supt. A. W. Burton. Students IN the
seventh and eighth grades ano the
freshman year of high school VIII be
! sv1es f,1 IN 10
tional as well as academic branches,
will be included in the course of stud
| les.
| Green Bay Warrants charging
twenty-six saloonkeepers with keep
/ violation of the city charter were serv-
ed by police. Two of the twenty-six
pleaded guilty in police court and
were fined $40 and cost. The others
secured an adjournment of one week,
Madison-An increase of hours of
labor for women is asked by pea can
ners of he state A hearing will be
given by the industrial commission.
Upwards of a dozen women organiza-
tions oppose any increase in hours.
Some of the organizations are in favor
of further limitations.
Manitowoc-A letter received by Rev.
E. Boyd from a brother sin France,
written in a dugout thirty feet below
the ground. and 800 yards from the
German lines. tells of meeting Rev. Mr..
Proehl. a Manitowoc boy, who is now
serving as army chaplain with the
same regiment.
Madison-C. r. Van Hise of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin is on a short
leave of absence to deliver addresses
in fourteen western cities on Govern
ment Regulation of Business and In
dustry During World War" and THE
War Problem of the United States"
Green Bay-Bakers have reached an
understanding on the question of the
size and selling price of the Victory"
loaf of bread. They will make loaf
weighing three-fourths of pound to
sell at eight cents.
Ashland - The Bayfield, council of
defense has adopted a resolution ask
ing Assemblyman Walter A. Duffy to
resign from membership in that body
because of his vote ON the La Toilette
resolution in the assembly
Green Bay - That registration lists
in Green Bay are incorrect and need
careful revision is the contention of
the Brown County Dry league. Cor
rection of the lists is demanded by
the league
Neenah-Neis Larsen, an ex-alder-
man, heads the municipal ticket which
has been Endorsed by the Prohibition
forces and is the first to enter the field
for mayor.
Beloit-Burglars secured valuables
worth $3.50 from homes of Frank Fail
Ion and P D. Foster, and failed to
steal Fosters fine automobile because
they could not start it.
Sheboygan--Six steel smoke stacks
lined with fire brick, fell from the Koh-
Ter company plant, when guy post
was blown over by strong wind.
Madison-Chinese students at the
University of Wisconsin have formed
a Chinese students military unit =
the first of its kind in the country.
The unit is in charge of Nelson B.
Tan. the first Chinese student in the
country to receive a commission in the
university's cadet corps.
Madison - Adjt Gen Orlando Hol-
way has placed an order with the war
department for delivery at once of
equipment. including rifles and ammu-
milton for the entire state guard. There
are now thirty-one companies.
Darlington - Miss Jane Sherlow. a
resident of Darlington more than fifty
years. who died recently after remem-
bering all of her relatives, left $4,000
to poor women of Lafayette county,
also $4,000 to superanuated Congrega-
tional ministers of Wisconsin.
Madison-Bp the purchase of $500
bushels of Kentucky hemp seed, Wis
consin growers will be enabled to