The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-20
LOCAL. WAR NOTES.

who relieved a citizen of his framed
portrait of Won Mackenson last week
are said to have laid before the school
board charges of uI-Americanism
against a public school teacher, a
resident of the city. They also inves-
tigated and reported to the govern
ment the utterances of several local
women savoring more of a desire for
enemy success than the triumph of
their own soldiers.
In letters to relatives, Emil Shimek
of this city relates his experiences in
a gas attack in May. Shimek is with
the Rainbow division. At the time of
writing he had nearly recovered ana
expected to be soon back in the fight.
fees will be merged under the CON
troll of Uncle Sam.
Lieutenant Archie Lill was married
at Camp Custer Wednesday OF lase
week to Miss Marion DeSmith Of
Sturgeon Bay. They arrived here On
their honeymoon and departed for the
camp Saturday.
There was a great Flag day cele-
bration under the auspices of the
Loyalty Legion The speaker was
Hans Reigg, head of the foreign Ian
guage department of the United States
treasury.
His talk was of high class. He held
the audience in wrapt attention ana
reused them to frequent bursts of ap-
plause. His keynote is in the fol
lowing excerpt:
You must do your best, each and
every one of you, because / am here
to tell you that the United States is
facing the hardest proposition 1t has
ever tackled in this war and it means
fight and fight like hell if we are to
win; fight not only by the boys who
are over there, but by us at home to
back them to the limit"
E. l.. Kelley presided and j. J.
Healy made a plea for new members
for the Legion.
The registering of alien enemy
women began Wednesday and will
close tomorrow. The rules are about
the same as for the male registration
some time ago.
The local exemption board has re-
ceiyed notice that Earl Millers enlist
ment in the navy has been accepted.
and it is said he will be detailed to
architectural work in the housing of
local war workers.
In brief respite from fighting in
the front line trenches, Major Walter
Abel wrote home recently. Until late
ly Major Abel was engaged in inspec-
tion duties but he has evidently been
transferred to the actual lighting
which is to his liking He informs his
family to not worry as the chances OF
coming through are excellent.
Anton Wit. Jr., left Tuesday for
Camp Jessup, near Atlanta, Georgia.
to enter the service in the quarter
masters corps, mechanical depart
ment.
A dispatch from Washington states
that the Thirty-second division of the
National Guard, to which a number
of Manitowoc boys are known to be
attached, is fighting in Alsace, on
German territory.
An order of the Food Administra-
tor closing local bakery for alleged
violations of the wheat flour rules was
suspended for two days in order to
take the matter up with Madison. The
shipyard officials are said to have in
tervened as they are being supplied
with large quantities of bread
Lieut.. Peter Herzog was home from
his post in Georgia on a few days
leave.
Vincent ]. Dushek of Maribel, this
county, with the aviation corps in
France, has been recommended by
Gen. Pershing for a commission.
Dushek is q graduate of Chicago
University and after enlistment re-
ceiyed his aviation training at Ke-
leys Field, Texas.
Walter Clark was home from Camp
Grant on two-day furlough.
A total of eleven men who left
with the 1853 from district No. / for
Camp Grant short time ago have
been rejected and have returned home
They are Fred Suchon, Edward Lin
dau, Edwin Lutzke, Albert Burkart,
Elmer Kretsch, Erwin Schwartz, vii.
liam Hickman, Fred Poutow, Henry
Olson. Frank Pekulik and Emil Wit.