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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
RUSK co. BOY
DIES IN FRANCE
First Member of Ladysmith
"Cavalry Troop To Give
Life in Country's
Service

Victor Earl Johnson, of Weyer-
volunteer company raised in Rusk
county last summer to give his life in
the service of his country. His
death occurred in France May 10 of
diphtheria. Shortly after his arrival
"Over there" on March 2, Johnson
was taken sick with mumps but speed
lily recovered. A short time after re-
joining his battery he was stricken
with the disease that proved fatal.
Victor was private in Battery "B,"
Tooth y. S. Field Artillery. At the
first call of the country he volunteered,
on June %, 1917, in what was original
ly Troop *" First Wisconsin Cav
airy, organized here by A. A. Hadden.
He left his home with the troop July
Is, 1917, went to Camp Douglas, Wis.,
with them and later to Waco, Texas
where the troop was transferred to the
artillery regiment mentioned above.
The notice received by Mr.. and Mrs
Erick Johnson, of Weyerhaeuser, Vic
tors parents, gave no details as to the
place of his death. The notice states
that
1T is not the intention of the War
Department to return the bodies of our
soldier dead to the United States be-
fore the end of the war and such re-
moval by individuals is not practicable
during the emergency. 1t is expected,
however, that the remains of all Amer
lean soldiers dying abroad will ulti-
mately be returned to the United
States for burial at their former resi-
dences at public expense. The place of
burial Of Private Johnson has not yet
been reported, but his family and
friends may be sure that he was buried
and military hOnOrs and that the grave
has been carefully marked and record
ed so that there may be no difficulty
of removal when it becomes prac-
ticable. You will be advised of the de-
tails of burial as soon as received"
Besides his parents, Victor is sur
vived by two brothers, Oscar and Ar
thur, a twin sister, Mrs Ray M.
Keeley, of Minneapolis, and two other
sisters, Vera and Mable, all but Mrs.
Kelley living at Weyerhaeuser. He
was well known throughout the coun-
ty, particularly around Weyerhaeuser,
and was highly esteemed for his hon
esty and character. He lived clean,
manly life and was a great help ON the
farm home of his parents.
Victor was only "a years old, having
been born at Interior, Mich, Jan. 81,
1894. In the spring of 1899 the fam
lily moved to Rusk county.
Victor Johnson has made the SUI
preme sacrifice"@for his beloved coun-
try just as much as if his death had
been on the battlefield and Rusk
county will revere his memory just as
much.
His is the first gold star on Weyer-
haeuser's service flag.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
WAR SAVINGS
DAY JUNE 2S
Every Man, Woman and Child
in County Asked to Sign
Pledge Cards

That there will be as little trouble
in putting over the War Savings
campaign pledges as there was in put
ting over the Liberty Bond drive and
the Red Cross Second War Fund cam
paign, is assured by the way several
communities of the state have already
"cOme across in the matter of War
Savings pledges.
Mineral Point in Iowa county, with
a quota of $4,000 has already pledged
$31, 900 with subscriptions still coming
in, while Barneveld, in the same coun-
ty, with a quota of $2,400 has already
pledged $500. Barneveld is one of
the small villages of the county, with
a population of only 317. Mineral
Point, with population of 1926 has
already to it's credit more than $40 in
pledges for each person. If other
communities of the state do as we'll,
and many may do better Wisconsin
will as usual be "over the top" by the
assigned date June 2Sth.
While solicitations were made for
the Liberty Bond issue, it is expected
that in the big pledge" compaign for
War Savings, each citizen of COM
munity will himself see to it that he is
enrolled on the right side of Uncle
Sans ledger. For the convenience of
all people, school halls, town halls
and other meeting places have been
arranged so that there will be no
difficulty in each PERSONS having a
convenient place to go on June 2Sth, to
sign the pledge cards which will be due
on December 31st.
During June there will be an increase
in the price of War Savings stamps
for they will be SALT. To the person
buying $100, maturity value of War
Savings stamps, an outlay of SS3.4O
will be represented during June; on a
$500 purchase the price will increase
to SALT, and on $1,000, 1884.
: The compaign for War Savings is
expected to put before Uncle Sam his
"best" citizens; that is, all who sub
scribe Immediately for the baby bonds
A strict account is to be kept of all
who do not Every man, woman and
child is to go on record, and reports
will be sent to Washington immedi-
ately following the campaign. 1t is in
this way that Uncle Sam cans round up
the slackers-those who don't ''go
across and those who don't "cOme
across" Every American citizen must
do one or the other-some of them
have done both.
Uncle Sam is having no trouble in
massing his fighting army far across
the seas, it's the stay-at-hOme army
which doesn't realize it's own import
ance that he is rounding up. Don't
wait until he ''gets" you; volunteer
your dollar for War Savings stamps,
and do it before June 2S.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
LADYSMITH BOYS
in REGULAR ARMY
Ray L. Smith Writes of Trip of
Ladysmith Boys to Eagle
Pass, Texas

The News-B Budget is in receipt of an
interesting letter from Ray L. Smith,
of this city, who, with six other Rusk
county boys has been transferred to
the regular army in the Third u. 5.
Inf, one of Uncle Sans crack regi-
mentS.
Eagle Pass Texas, May %, 1918.
Editor News-Budget AS you will
notice our camp has changed. That is
six of the Rusk county boys along
with about 45O or 500 other men were
sent to Camp Eagle Pass Texas
where we were put in the Bird U. s.
Inf regular army. Three of the others
were sent to Sparta with the Field
Artillery.
We entrained at Camp Grant Fri
day, May "a at one O'Clock and we were
on the train until Monday, May q.
We were on the train about Is hours.
We travelled through the states of
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma
and Texas The first place of any
Importance where we stopped was
GdloSUuES. i Uc IdSt CITY VI lIupoI L
ance that we stopped at in Kansas
was Arkansas City. There we caught
up with the other trainload going
from Camp Grant to Camp Logan,
Texas. We then passed into the
'LOne Star State" And it looked like
Texas Say one foot of Upper Wis
cOnsin land is worth more than Sec
ton of the land / saw in Texas. On
our way through Texas we went
through Fort Worth and San An
tonic. We did not see much of either
city.
Eagle Pass is on the Rio Grande
river. right across the river from
Piedras Negras, Mexico. You can see
part of the city plain from our camp.
We are in the regular army now.
The 3rd q. S. Infantry, one of the old
est regiments in the U. S. and one that
has a record that will be hard to beat
All the Rusk county boys are in the
same company, Co. L. Well | must
close now as it is nearly time for re-
treat. Will write more about the
camp later.
Yours truly,
PRIVATE RAY L. SMITH,
Camp Eagle Pass,
3rd u. S. Inf CO. L. Texas.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
RECEIVES
FIRST PATIENTS

Mrs. Mike Arts, of Tony, entered
the new st. Mary's hospital Wednes-
day morning for treatment. She has
the distinction of being the first pa
tient at the hospital. Shortly after
ward her sister-in-law, Mrs. Christ
Arts, also of Tony, went to the hOspi-
tai and will remain there a few weeks
for treatment for a nervous break
down. She was the second patient.
Two additional patients were re-
ceived Wednesday-James BOleyn, of
EXeland, for medical treatment, and
Fred LeMars, of this city, who recent
ly lost part of his left foot in a saw at
the mill of the Flambeau River Lum-
Der Co., as mentioned in the News
Budget of May "a.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
ATTENDANCE RECORDS
IN CITY SCHOOLS GOOD
Over Fifty Students Did Not Miss a
Single Day During the Entire .
Year

| During the past school year, 5o
boys and girls of our city schools had
clear record in attendance having at
tended every day school was in ses-
sion. This is a most remarkable rec
ord and the following pupils deserve
the congratulations of all:
HighschoOl: Lillian Ashley, Bernice
Bergevin, Charlotte Dean, Daisy Car
penter, Lizzie Gilman, Evelyn Hill
ker, Audrey Hellander, Edith NovOtne,
Irma Nelson, Elsie Oldendopf, Ray
mond Petan, Floyd Stout, Lainys
Simon, Essie Sigworth, Eva Spiegel-
burg, Edna Spiegelburg and, Mary
Thompson.
JUNIOR highschOOl: Aria Bell, Gladys
COnnor, James Simon, Ethel Wilson,
Harold Schroeder, Crystal Carter,
Cora Cook, Alice Hayes, Norma Mel
son, Oscar Olson.
West side building: Eleanor Drier,
Elsie Olson, Florence BrOvan, Ralph
Lund, Ruth Woman, Beatric Ander
son, Crystal Hayes, Marian Thompson,
Myrtle Watson, Viola BOvee, Wini-
fred Kast, Beatrice MichaelsOn, Claire
Landmark, Norma Pearson, Anita
Bitters, Gerald Day.
South Side: Chester Brooks, Pearl
Houpt, Dott Nelson, Darcy Carter,
Earl Jandrt, Harold Olson, Mamie
Peterson, Clara Jordan, Roland Olson.
Public Library-Lorraine Winter
During the year, there were only
102 cases of tardiness in the highschool.
50 of these were in the first semester
and 43 the second semester.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Peck mOtored
over from Kennan today.
NJ. d. MOorhead visited his son,
Clark, at Exeland Monday
Miss Irene Cole will return home to-
morrow from Ashland, where she has
been teaching.
7. J. Gallo and family will leave
either tonight or tomorrow night for
Chicago. They have resided here the
past five years, at first conducting a
confectionery store adjacent to the
Manley hotel and later on their farm
2 miles east of the city.
Miss Priscilla Alden, of Ladysmith,
was guest of Miss Freda Moller and
Mrs. Minnie Kneeland last Sunday
f. M. Doyle, the hustling insurance
and real estate man of Ladysmith,
transacted business in Bruce last Sat
urday-Miss Grace Brown, of Lady
smith, has accepted a position in Nc
Gill's restaurant and began her new
duties last Friday.-Frank Nelson was
before the examining board at Lady
smith for service in the marine corps.
He was rejected Oh account of defect
i've teeth. He intends to have the of
Tending molars put in good condition
and try it again.-S. Antonoff closed a
deal last Tuesday for the sale of his
business and property here, Louis
Strouse, of st. Paul, made the pur-
chase and takes possession June 10th.
Mr., Antonoff will give his entire time
to his Ladysmith business, but ex-
poets to leave his family here for some
time.-Bruce News Letter.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
LADYSMITH BOY HURT
WHEN AEROPLANE FALLS

Fred LaBerge, of this city, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. L LaBerge sustained in
juries when the aeroplane in which he
was flying at Waco, Texas, fell to the
ground May % wire snapped and
the machine crashed into another, both
falling to the ground Fred is now able
to be around and do some work and
will soon be completely recovered, but
will be unable to fly any more, accord
ing to the doctors He is fortunate
that the accident did not result more
seriously.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
ELECTRIC STORM
VISITS BIRCHWOOD

BIRCHWOOD, Wis, June 1.-The
Charles Amey home here was struck
three times during the night in a re-
cent electrical storm in this vicinity
Comparatively little damage was DONE
however Had the little daughter been
at home, it is likely she would have
been killed as the lightning struck the
bed in which she usually sleeps.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
LOCAL RECRUITS SENT
TO PUGET SOUND

The News-Budget is in receipt of a
letter from William r. Schwartz, who
enlisted in the navy last week for SER
vice as a seaman, and was sent to Mil
waukee for examination. He states
that he passed successfully and was
starting for Puget Sound, Wash, with
Roy Jacobs The other boys who en-
listed at the same time were sent to
Great Lakes, Ill.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
CHILDREN PUT ON
SHOW AND CARNIVAL

Lorraine and Lester Martin, children
of Mr.. and Mrs M. G. Martin, gave an
entertainment for the Red Cross this
afternoon, using their fathers garage
for a theater They were assisted by
Mildred Flora, Donna, Marie, Alfred,
William and James Schoenwalder,
John and Wilmer Carow, sAlice Nor
gan, Manley French, Dessa Dubois and
Howard Pagel.
A carnival on the lawn was also
part of the program and the show and
carnival, which were put on with no
adult assistance, netted $6.35, which
will go to the Red Cross.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
HAROLD STAIR TRANSFERRED

Frank Stair says that his son, Har-
old Stair, was formerly seaman on
the transport President Lincoln that
was sunk last Friday on it's return
from France to America. Before this
last trip his lad was transferred to an
other transport but expected to catch
the President Lincoln on this fatal
return trip. He has not learned
whether his lad made the President
Lincoln, according to intention.-C
pewa Herald, June 3.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
WEYERHAEUSER RED
CROSS BRANCH

Ladies' in charge of the Red Cross
rooms Saturday, June 1 were Mrs. HI.
c.. Muckle and Miss Faith Hutchinson.
Work Brought In
Mrs Stevens, 1 pair socks.
Mrs Kenyon, 1 pair socks.
Mrs Muckle, helmet
Mrs. Wise, 1 pair pajamas.
Mrs. HaZeltOn, 1 pair pajamas.
Work Taken Out
Mrs. Stevens, one sweater
Mrs C. A. Apker, one sweater.
Mrs. Gillett, one pair pajamas.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
NEW TOWN is CREATED

Through decision handed down by
Judge Wickham in circuit court at
Hayward last Monday afternoon, the
new town of Meadow Brook was Gre
ated out of town of Weirgor territory
The new town comprises all of Town
ship 81 north, range west.-EXeland
Enterprise.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
I'll. S. STUDENTS ON
SCHOLASTIC HONOR LIST

The following highschool students
are placed on the scholastic honor list
for the second semester: Hazel Car
penter, Beulah Elwood, Austin Lutter
Jane Morgan, Irma Nelson, Orvis
Nichols, Edith NOvotne, Velma Pickett,
Inez Richards Frederick Schiotz and
Hattie Staley. For the second semes-
ter as we'll as the first, Edith NovOtne
received the highest scholastic average
in the school, her record being 92A.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
SERVICE FLAG

Dedication of the service flag of the
Christian church occurred last Sunday
at the morning service.
There are twenty-three stars on the
flag. but the list is incomplete and
there will probably be more stars on
the flag when it is completed. The list
of names will be published next week.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
Mines Sink Three Vessels

LEWES, Del.-Reports have
been received here of the sinking
of the tug Waltham and two coal
barges by mines laid by German
submarines. What become Of
the crews is unknown.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
CELEBRATION OF 4th
PLANNED FOR LADYSMITH

Plans are being made for celebra-
tion at Ladysmith or the Fourth. A
meeting of the Rusk County Develop
ment Association may be held at the
same time and the plans include bas-
ket picnic in the park. Further de-
tails will be announced later.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
RUSK co. RED CROSS
SUBSCRIPTION GROWING

Contributions to the Red Cross i'm
the recent. drive reported TO date in
Rusk county amount to $5,140.OO with
more still to come i'm. Inasmuch as
Rusk countys quota was $4,000, it's
showing is particularly gratifying.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
BOUNTIES

The county clerk paid bounties to the
following this week:
J. E. Jones, town of Washington,
wolf, $40.
VIM Rybarczyk, Hawkins, wolf and
5 pups, $40.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
CLOSING EXERCISES OF
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL

An attractive program will be given
by the pupils of st. Mary's schools on
Friday, June II, at Z 80 p. m. The
general admission fee will be 25 cents,
80 cents for reserved seats, and Is
cents for children. The proceeds will
be given for the purpose of furnishing
beds and other furniture for the new
hospital.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
BEE KEEPERS IN SESSION

Bee keeprs of Rusk county are in
session today at the George Moore bee
yard in this city. A. III. Kale, of Wash
ington, with the u. S. Dept. of Agri-
culture, is in attendance, giving an adj
dress and demonstrations.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
REWARD OFFERED

Will pay 5000 reward for evidence
leading to the arrest and conviction of
those who have been stealing from me,
and damaging my property. This re-
ward will be paid any time the evi-
dence is produced.
S-11* T. J. GALLO.
Address me at Ladysmith, Wis, and
your letter will be forwarded to me-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07

Ruben Antonoff failed to pass the
physical examination for army SER
vice and will soon return to Lady
smith. He is now visiting in New
York.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
MODERN WOODMEN TO
GIVE BENEFIT DANCE

The local lodge of the M. w. A. will
give benefit dance Saturday night,
all proceeds to go to fund for French
orphans. Tickets will be 75 cents.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07

Please bring all articles suitable for
a rrmmage sale to the Red Cross
rooms The sale will take place some
time this month.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07
WILL REGISTER
GERMAN WOMEN
Alien Females Must Be Regis
tered During Period of
June IL to 26

By order of the Attorney General
females will begin Monday, June IL
and continue to and including Wednes-
day, June 26. The hours for registra-
tiOn are from 6 100 a. m. to s 100 p. m.
except Sunday, June %, and the local
registration will be at Manning &
Swaim'S office.
The general rules and regulations
for the registration of German alien
females have been prescribed and is
sued by the Attorney General of the
United States under the authority of
the Presidents proclamation dated
April 10, 1918, issued after the amend
ment, by act of Congress approved
April 16, 1918, concerning alien enc
mics, so as to include women.
I'm Charge of War Work Division
The registration will be made under
the direction of the War Work divis-
ion of the Department of Justice in
cities or municipalities having a popu-
latiOn of less than 5000, by the same
census (Which communities are termed
in the regulations ''non-urban areas,'O
by the postmaster. In such cities or
municipalities the registration will
take place in the police stations in the
various precincts, and in such non
urban areas or communities the reg
istration will take place in the post
offices
Finger-Print Registration
In general, the plan of the registra-
ton of German alien females is the
same as that followed in the regiStra-
tiOn last February of the German alien
males.
Each person who must register will
be required to register her finger
prints. The finger printing is not to
be taken as an imputatien that the
registrant is not law-abiding person.
1t is a method of Identification sim
ply. This method is observed in the
military and naval service of the
United States and is, as well, in gen
eral use for Identification purposes.
Each regiStrant must have four
photographs of herself, the photos not
to- be larger than 3 inches square.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07

Before June 15 we must have ten
pair of pajamas and eight sweaters.
We need more workers. The very least
that the women can do is supply the
needs of the soldiers. Come to the Red
Cross rooms and see what is being
done The rooms are open every
Tuesday and Saturday afternoons.
GRACE MCGEE, Sec.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07

The dance given Saturday, June 1,
netted to our Red Cross branch $3.50
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-07

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-18
NUT SHELLS AND PITS
OF FRUITS ARE WANTED
FOR WAR WORK USE

"A few peach stones may save a
soldiers life," is the headline of a
poster that the Southern Wholesale
Grocers' Association has sent to the
Jacksonville Wholesale Grocers' As
ISOLATION, with the request that 1t be
copied and sent to all the retail
grocers in the city to be placed in a
conspicuous place in their shops near
a receptacle to receive the pits.
W. G. Upchurch, secretary of the
Jacksonville Association announces
that he has had printed 10000 pa
triotic posters to be sent to all the
retail grocers with the request that
they be placed in their stores to en-
courage the cooperation of the con-
sumers.
Following is a copy of the posters:
Only the best gas masks will save
our boys from death. To make these
masks charcoal is necessary; howey-
er, wood charcoal has proved def
cient and the necessary kind can only
be made from the stones and pits Of
fruit.
Save your pits and help save a sol
dier's life.
Leave yours here and help make
gas masks.
The following stones can be used.
Peach, prune, plum, apricot, cherry.
olive and date pits.
The shells of Brazil nuts, hickory
nuts. walnuts and butternuts.
We need them now.
Under no circumstances deposit any
other kind. We are collecting these
for the army at the request of the
United States Food Administration.
The local Red Cross will see to the |
shipment of the material collected |
Arrangements can also be made with
the Red Cross to take care Of large
productions which the retail grocers
find impossible to dry.
No stones should be shipped until
they are thoroughly dried either in
an oven or in the sun.
We rely on your hearty co-opera-
ton, at Notwithstanding Times
Union.