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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02

The first had multitude of daily re-
all necessary supplies were issued at
the proper time to the kitchen and to
| the various tents in the street.
After camp had been completed the
| first day the entire regiment was
drawn up to listen to an address by
General King. In it he eulogized the
spirit of the state guard and its patri-
Otism. He lauded the willingness of
about 1000 men who were willing to
| lose a weeks earnings and undergo
severe training for patriotic reasons.
| In a very touching manner he referred
to the death of the youngest Wiscon-
sin soldier who made the supreme sac
| rifice in France and is now buried at
| the foot of one of the bluffs in the
camp grounds. This young soldier was
the son of Major Williams, for many
years Quartermaster of the Military
Reservation. This grave is never
passed by any soldier without the mill
| tary salute.
| The company returns to it's home
station full of honOrs.
In the rifle practice it ranked fifth
in the number of hits made. The other
companies who came out ahead of this
company all had more men. Man fO,
man, this company averaged as high
or higher than any other.
The total number of hits and the
average for each squad in the company
also the name of the highest
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CONCERT ENDS
CHAUTAUQUA
Last Number Best of The Week
Attendance Poor; Man
ager Peeved

The TrayerS-W Wick chautauQua, play
ing a six-day engagement here, closed
Monday evening with the best number
on the program, the concert OF the
Travers- Wick Symphonic Orchestra
Every number on this program, ex
cept the lecture, which was not or
the schedule, was thoroughly enjoyed
and heartily applauded. The attend
ance was not large, in fact, the attend
ance all through the engagement was
woefully small, considering the excel
lence of most of the attractions pre-
sented
Some of the talent did not give salts
faction, but in general the audiences
were well pleased.
The vice-president of the company
and leader of the symphony orchestra
III. S. Wick, was here the last night
and contributed an unannOunced
lecture to the program that was not in
the least appreciated by the audience
Peeved because of lack of better at
tendance, he announced to those pres
ent that of course he would not be SO
lacking in the qualities of a gentleman
as to "scOld'' those who did attend for
the lack of interest manifested in the
chautauqua by the citizens generally,
and then proceeded to insult the audi
ence with TRADE against the city and
its people for it's ignorance in not recOg-
nizing with better patronage the
alleged super-excellence of the talent
provided The people who did pay to
hear the program were rather stunned
at the abuse they were handed gratui-
tously for the benefit of those who
stayed away.
The management of the chautauqua
was poor, they were so late in getting
onto the ground the opening day that
no afternoon program could be given
Two programs were missed entirely
and part of the contracted talent failed
to appear.
While Ladysmith apparently is a
poor chautauqua town, and it may as
well be admitted that that fact is not
particularly creditable, there always
SoeIlS W Dc LOO Ilduy OIucI lLIHSS "
attract attention during chautauqua
week, which operates to restrict the
attendance And, the consensus of
opinion here is that the Travers-Wick
chautauqua is a rather weak sister,
anyway, in certain vital essentials
not the least of which is the manage
ment. Ladysmith doesn't want them
back, that is certain, SO if they will
kindly stay away there will be nc
disappointment in tfis bailiwick.
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LARGE CROWDS EN-
JOY SPARKS CIRCUS

Sparks circus played to the usual
big business at both performances here
Saturday. The show was fully up to
previous standards in most all partlc-
ulars and better than ever in many.
Their troop of trained seals has dwin-
died and this act, while very good, was
not up to their past standard. This is
doubtless due to war conditions, max
ing it difficult to get animals to replace
losses from deaths. Their gymnasts,
and acrobats, aerialists and equili-
brists were all star performers and the
losses from the draft has not seemed
to have worked much havoc with them
in this line.
The crowds of people who came from
all parts of the county and from towns
in adjoining counties were well pleased
with the show
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of the men had never shot a large rifle
before and therefore did not make
proper allowance for the strong wind
which was blowing.
The company took with them leaf
let containing songs. Those songs
were used at the evening entertain
ments. Corporal O'Beirne was com
munity song leader. Bugler Reichl
played the violin and Bugler Bye the
harp piano which the company had car
ried with it to camp. Bugler Reichl
was easily the best bugler of the "A in
the regiment. Several times he led
the corps of buglers in it's official ap-
pearances. Wausau provided the 10th
regiment band, known in civil life as
Danas band.
Sergeant ]. d. Shumway no longer
bears this title. Because of his eff
cheney he has been promoted to the
rank of Battalion Sergeant Major.
AS such he is the assistant to the adju-
! tant assistant in the clerical work of
the regiment. Company HI. furnished
four squads for the first guard mount
Sunday morning, the first function of
the kind during the week.
| Several officers of separate companies
and several men of a separate company
| the latter from Port Washington, were
attached to this company during the
week
Among the pleasurable features of
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
URGES HELP
FOR FARMERS
Governor Urges People Of Cities
To Render All Possible
Aid To Harvest
Crops
A PROCLAMATION

Our state has been blessed with a
large crop of grain. 1t is particularly
fortunate now that this is true, because
our armies and our allies. 1t is OF
first Importance to our government, and
to the cause of the war, that this valu
able crop be promptly and economically
harvested.
In common with the other agricul
tural states of the northwest, there is
great shortage of labor on OuI
farms, due primarily to the fact that
large number of our young men OF
military age have gone into the army
or navy, and to the further fact that
increased numbers are employed in the
manufacture of essentials for the gov
ernment.
1 am adviseWby the Provost Mar.
shall General that military necessities
compel him to demand that every man
who has been called be promptly for
warded to the military camps for train
ing, and that he cannot now grant fur
loughs or defer induction into the SER
vice because of agricultural necessi-
ties
The situation must be met in some
way, and 1 feel confident that the peO-
pie of the state, who are not engaged
in farming will be willing to give their
aid, so far as it is possible, in harvest
ing the crop.
To meet this great emergency, ]
call upon the people of the cities, vii
lages and towns to give as much aid
to our farmers as possible, thereby
dividing their time between their bust
mess and the farm wherever such SER
vice is necessary, or to organize the
labor that can possibly be spared tenn
porarily and offer the same to the State
Council of Defense for distribution
wherever it is most needed.
/ am sure that much can be accom-
plished in this way, and | urge upon
the people of the state to take this
matter up in earnest, and in the sense
that it is in compliance with our patri
otic duty to save our grain from ruin
in order that it may be used to feed the
people who are dependent upon us.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
/ have hereunto set my
hand and caused the
Great Seal Of the State OF
Wisconsin to be affixed
Done at the Capitol in the
City of Madison this
twenty-second day of July
in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hun
dred and eighteen.
EMANUEL l.. Philip,
Governor
By the Governor:
MERLIN HULL,
Secretary of State.
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MUST HAVE GREAT
MANY MORE NURSES

The government is calling for 25,OOC
young women to join the q. s. Student
Nurse Reserve; the quota for Mara
thon county being forty. Arrange
ments are being made to have an en-
rollment station in each city and vii
lage where full explanations will be
given as to the opportunities offered
and requirements of the government
in such service.
Young responsible women between
the ages of 10 and 35 of good health
and possessed of a good school or col
lege education are urgently requested
to answer their cOuntrys call for this
service.
1. By accepting assignments in
civilian hospitals and then to training
schools.
2. By enrolling for army nursing
schools or in military hospitals.
3. By holding themselves in readi-
ness until April 1, 1919 for assignments
to either civilian training schools.
Terms of training to vary from two to
three years.
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GETS BOTH HANDS IN SAW

William Raschky, employed in the
local mill of the Menasha Wooden
Ware Co., lost all the fingers on his left
hand, the thumb remaining, and three
fingers on his right hand yesterday
forenoon on the saw at which he was
working. Raschky was trying to dis
lodge piece of wood that had wedged
beside the saw and was pushing against
it with another stick when the saw
caught the latter and Raschky's hands
were in the saw in an instant.
He was rushed to st. MaryS hOspi-
tai and placed under the care of DR..
O'Connor at once. The stumps of the
fingers on the left hand will be saved
to him and on the right hand he has
the thumb and fore-finger left.
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ONLY TWO MEN
GO THIS WEEK
Twenty-Five Men Called Fol
Various Places For Spe-
cial Training

Henry Ladd, of Ladysmith, and Ar
chic Yankee, of Tony, left this noon
for Camp Taylor, Louisville, KY, as the
only drafted men to go from Rusk
county this week.
On Monday, two more, Val Nc
Cracken of Island Lake, and Herman
Mater, of Weyerhaeuser, will leave for
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Next Thursday, six will go to Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo. Their names are
Adolph Fictum, now at Springfield,
Wis; George Wilson Howard, Hawk
ms; Andrew Wilson, Hawkins; John
George Crabb, Tony, now at New
Rockford, n. d., William Reinholt
Marcks, Glen Flora, now as Neshkora,
Wis: Otis Eric Leaf, Glen Flora The
following are alternates Stanley
Cabanowski, Bruce; Anton Pieper,
! Weyerhaeuser VIM. Joe Didacek, La
dysmith.
Seventeen men will be called to go
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FALLS FROM ROOF;
DIES OF HIS INJURIES

David Crandell, aged Ga years, who
lived on his farm just south of the
city limits, was fatally injured Mon
day when he fell from a ScaffOlding on
his residence, on which he was put
ting new roof Although his spine
was fractured at the neck, paralyzing
him from the neck down, he remained
conscious and Drs. Landmark and
Johnson, who were in attendance, had
some hope of being able to save his life.
They had Mr.. Crandell taken to St.
Mary's hospital, in this city, where
every possible effort was made to save
him, but the fight was without avail
and death relieved him of his pain
Thursday evening.
He is survived by his wife.
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CHAUTAUQUA AT
BRUCE AUG. ) TO9
Will Have Excellent Talent And
Many Will Be In Attend
ance From Here

Next week Bruce puts on very
good chautauqua and Ladysmith peo-
pie should attend it literally The
dates are August 5 to 8.
The talent provided is excellent and
the nice ride to Bruce will make it all
the more enjoyable. Ladysmith could
well turn in and patronize the Bruce
chautauqua, for the entertainments
are well worth going to hear and it
would be showing a neighborly spirit
that brings returns in many ways.
Single admissions are 80 and 80
cents, plus war tax. Season tickets
for adults, 5000; for children, $1.00.
only 80 cents.
The Bruce chautauqua opens Mon
day, August 5, with splendid pro-
gram by Mason's Jubilee Singers-a
colOred supplemented in the
afternoon program, by an illustrated
lecture by George e. Colby, who was
for several years cartoonist on the
Chicago Daily News.
On the second day, the Dekoven
Quartet in full program of standard
and extraordinary male quartet selec-
tiOns, including new patriotic num-
bers, cornet and vocal solos, readings,
duets, ETC., great singing quartet.
Also, Sergt. Harry j. Boyle in the
inferno since 1915. Trench service at
Ypres, KENNEL Hill, the Somme, Re-
gina trench, member of Suicide Club, F."
interrupted a ''whizz-bang and lost a
leg. A very fascinating story.
Third day Josephine Dominick Par
ty. A great program consisting of dia-
lect impersonations and vocal selec-
tiOns, Judge V. III. StOne-rugged-
ness, virility, power, beauty of dictiOn,
powerful and magnetic delivery, witty
stories and keen satire mark as great
lecture, ''The Man Behind the Man,
Behind the Cum
Fourth day Columbia Sextette.-
Patriotic American program OrcheS-
tral, vocal, readings, etc. George III.
Nickels, one of the most successful of
the 525 speakers in the 7th Federal
Reserve District will give an address
on 'The Powerful Foe"
Fifth day, Friday, August 9,-Chas-
Taggart-"The Man From Vermont"
who puts fun into music and music
into fun, fiddles, sings and plays.
Musical monologues. U. s. Govern
ment Moving War Pictures. Exclu-
sive showing First Run, america at
War" and French troops on the battle
front. Absolutely authentic.
A pageant, Liberty Torch" will be
given by the Juniors at A 80 p. m.
on the closing day.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL

See Miss Amelia Fawcett Aug. 10.
HID. Fish was up from Sheldon to-
day on business.
Money to Loan. Fire Insurance.
MichaeIsOn & Hughes Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Pagel autOed to
Eau Claire the fore part of the week,
returning Wednesday.
Rev. d. J. Howe, after being home a
few days, left this noon for Frederic,
Polk county, where he will spend the
month of August holding a series OF
eyangelistic meetings.
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Vile En- TardenOiS Now Encir-
cled By the Allied
Forces
FIERCE FIGHTING AGAIN
AFTER BRIEF LULL
FrancO-British Forces Capture Entire
Ridge Between Ourcq and Aisne
Valleys

Special to the Ladysmith News-Budget
ON FRENCH FRONT, Aug 2.
After a brief lull, fierce fight
ing has again broken out in the
Soissons-Rheims salient. The
important city of Vile en- Tarde-
nois, on the eastern side of the
salient, has been encircled by
the allied forces and it's capture
is imminent.
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FATHER RICE HAS
NARROW ESCAPE

Vinegar, Wis. July 22.-Father
Peter Rice, pastor of the Minocqua
Catholic church, and Mr.. and Mrs. H..
e. Daley and Mrs. Pierce of this
place had a narrow escape from seri-
Gus injury when the machine in which
they were riding turned turtle. All
occupants were pinned beneath the
car. but escaped with few scratches
and ses.-Rhinelander New North.
Father Rice was formerly located at
Bruce.
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Rank

the weeks hard work were the evening
entertainments. Boxing matches were
put on and baseball was played Co. III.
played against Co. l. of Neillsville, but
was defeated to /.
Besides the singing already men,
toned, Bugler Reichl played violin
solos several times accompanied by
Bugler Bye on the harp piano. One or
two Of the other companies also fur
Continued on Page
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Press Germans Back

PARIS, Aug. 2.-On the bat
tlefeld north of the Marne river,
the French troops continue to
press back the Germans farther
toward the Vesle. Strong coun-
ter attacks of the enemy have
been sanguinarily repulsed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
BULL KILLED BY LIGHTNING

j A Schmidt, prominent town of
Grant farmer, lost valuable animal
last week Wednesday when lightning
struck and instantly killed his regis
tered HOlstein bull, "ROy POsh De KOl.'
This bull won the first and grand cham
County fair.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
SHELDON YOUNG MAN
KILLED IN FRANCE

Sundays Milwaukee Sentinel con-
tanned the name of G.. G. York. son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. York, of Sheldon,
in the casualty list as having been
killed in action in France. He enlisted
at Minneapolis
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02

Recruiting Officer L.. III. Helmer was
here from Wausau again Saturday and
Sunday, but secured no more enlist
ments in the navy. The recent draft
calls and large numbers of navy vol
unteers from this city and county have
not left great many to draw on for
further navy volunteers.
Ford Touring car for sale.-Mark
r. Bell.
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DR.. r. NJ Lea will be gone nearly all
next week, attending the Grand Ameri-
can Handicap shoot. He will return
home Saturday morning.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02

In this practice shoot, 1O shots were
fired with '22 long rifle" at 100 yd.,
5 shots with the new Remington"
rifle at 200 yd., and 5 shots at 300 yd.
Lieutenant Householder was in charge
of the target pit during the entire en-
campment The above is an excep-
tiOnally fine showing, especially in view
of the fact that none of the men had
had any recent practice and all had new
rifles differing materially from those
to which they had been used. Many
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
British Take Important Ridge

BRUSH Take Important Ridge
LONDON, Aug. 2.-Franco-
British forces have captured
the entire ridge which forms the
watershed between the Ourcq
and the Aisne rivers.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-22
SPORT.

Before a crowd OF nearly 10000. the
first municipal water carnival OF the
season was held at Washington park
in Denver. II was replete with thrills
and excellent swimming.
Ralph DePalma, the daring automo-
bile driver, won the International
sweepstakes contest at Sheepshead
Bay speedway in New York by captur'
Ing all five heats. Ralph Mulford was
second and Resta third.
All fayorites managed to put across
wins In the race events held at From.
tier park at Cheyenne, Saturday,
thereby continuing the record which
has been established SO far during the
meet A moderate-sized crowd was In
the grandstand.
Vincent Richards of New York,
national boys champion, and William
T. Tilden II OF Philadelphia won the
national lawn tennis doubles cham.
pionship when they defeated Beals e.
Wright and Fred b. Alexander OF New
York In the finals of the national dou.
bles tournament at the Longwood
Cricket Club in Boston. The match
went five sets, the score being G-3, Ga,
sc. 2.6, G-2.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-22

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
With the British Army In France,
Aug. 20.-British troops, after captur.
Ing Outtersteene ridge. In front Of the
town Of Merris, have beaten off
vicious counter attack and inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy. More than
500 Germans were captured by the
British.
The Germans on three important
sectors Of the western battle front
have been compelled to give up posi-
tions Of great strategic value under
the onslaughts Of the British and
French troops.
In the Lys sector, west OF Armen-
there's, the enemy has retreated over o
front Of nearly six miles. leaving the
town OF Merville In British hands. Be-
tween the Matz and Oise rivers the
French have fought their way to the
western outskirts Of the dominating
position Of Lassigny. and farther south
In this hill and wooded region have de-
bouched from the Thiescourt wood
and also captured the town Of PIN.
pres. situated in the Disc valley on
the Noyon-C -Compiegne road.
Around the curve in the battle line
northwest Of Scissors the French from
near Carlepont TO Fontenoy. on the
Aisne, distance Of approximately
nine miles, have driven back the en-.
emy to an average depth Of more than
4 mile and captured several villages
and 1900 prisoners.
Unofficial reports record the cap
ture by the British Of the railway sta
tion on the western outskirts Of Roye,
one of the pivotal points on the battle
front between the Somme and the
Disc.
The gains are most important for
the allies. for, aside from wide areas
over which the enemy has been COM
PEELED to acknowledge defeat. the
wrenching in the German defense is
becoming daily more noticeable.
Under the new gains Of the British
around Roye. and particularly those
made by the French from Lassigny to
the Disc valley and northwest OF Sois-
sons, the Germans now are in bad
predicament.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-22
GEN ERAl.

The estate OF Gottfried Kruger Of
Newark, N. j., valued at several mil.
lion dollars, was taken over by the
alien property custodian.
Arrested as a villa spy, Jesus Pra.
do was tried by court-martial and ex.
ecuted in the penitentiary plaza in
Chihuahua City Prado Was charged
with having furnished the dynamite
which villa and Martin Lopez used to
blow up trains at Consuelo and Bach
imba pass. 81.
United States Senator Jacob H.
Gallinger Of New Hampshire died at
hospital at Franklin. N. II.
The United States and Great Brit
ain Joined In diplomatic representa-.
tions TO the Mexican government
against the oil land DEGREES OF Presi
dent Carranxa, which II is contended
amount practically to confiscation.
Spain has notified Germany Of her
intention TO compensate herself for
future outrages against Spanish ship
ping by confiscating corresponding
amount OF tonnage from German ship
ping that has found refuge in Spanish
ports.
A million-dollar endowment fund 10
establish Catholic publicity service
was proposed by Matthew J.. w.
Smith, editor Of the Denver Catholic
Register. at the eighth annual con-
yention OF the Catholic Press Associa-
tion in session at Chicago.
A proclamation and executive order
by President Wilson putting into Of.
feet the aliens control law. passed by
Congress on May %. was made public
by the State Department. Iron.bound
regulations governing the departure
OF all persons from the United States
were Immediately issued.
President and Mrs. Wilson went to
Manchester, Mass. for few days
rest in the seelusion Of q colonial man
sion on the picturesque north shore.
Visits were interchanged with Col. z.
NJ. House, the Presidents intimate
friend, but most Of the time was spent
In the out-of-doors enjoying some OF
the most delightful weather OF the
present summer
Four men were seriously wounded
during pistol battle with three rob
bers, who blew the safe In the Bank
OF Greeley, Kan, and escaped with
between $4,000 and 5000.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-22
-
WE STE RN.

The British tank ship Mirlo was
torpedoed by German submarine off
Cape Hatteras and according to re-
ports reaching Beaufort. ~ c.. nine
members OF her crew were drowned.
One hundred leaders OF the Indus.
trial Workers Of the World we're found
guilty as charged in the indictment
by the jury at Chicago after one hours
deliberation at their trial for conspir.
acy to disrupt the nations war pro.
gram.
All male persons who have reached
their twenty.first birthday since June
s, 1918. and on or before Aug. "a, 1918,
must register on Aug. "a. 1918. These
men should consult with local draft
boards as to how and when they
should register.
British and Canadians In the United
States have a final chance to enlist
voluntarily In their own armies. After
Sept. 2s they are subject to the selec.
live draft OF the American army and
will be inducted into the war service
OF Uncle Sam. The ages affected are
20 to a.