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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
BIG ARMY BILL is PASSED
Authorizes President to Call Into Mill
tary Service All Men Who Can
Be Trained and Equipped.

Washington, June 3.-The largest
annual army appropriation bill in his
tory, carrying S12041 ,682, 900 and au-
thOrizing the president to call into
military service all men who can be
trained and equipped, was passed on
Friday by the house and sent to the
senate.
Final action on the urgent def
cheney bill, carrying appropriations of
more than S123,000,O00, was taken by
the house, when senate amendments
were agreed to. The bill now goes to
the president.
The house broke its record for speed
on the army bill by taking the final
vote after three days of debate.
The measure is framed to provide
for an army of 100000 men during
the coming year, in accordance with
the governments revised program for
rushing soldiers to France.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
HELP PRODUCE FOOD
TO FEED SOLDIERS
Town Man Qualified for Farm
Work Should Offer Services.
Many Communities Throughout United
States Must Depend on Volun-
teers for Heavy Seasonal
Needs-lt Is War Job.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
If you are town man qualified for
farm work in your county during the
rush periods of planting, cultivation
and harvest, and if you hesitate to
offer for such service because ii will
be inconvenient and difficult and be-
cause you will earn less money for
that short period of farm work than
you would have earned in town dur
ing the same time-if this is the case
you have failed to grasp either the
seriousness of the present peril to
civilization or the Importance of the
personal responsibility resting upon
you, and every individual.
If you are a farmer in need of ex-
ira help, without which your food pro-
duction will be diminished, and if you
are reluctant to use emergency town
volunteers you also have not seen the
peril-have not heard the call that
has inspired other men to give their
lives.
The higher wage inducements Of city
Industries and plants producing war
materials have drawn many workers
from the farms during the last year
or two. AS a consequence most com
munities all over the United States
must depend upon local emergency
supplies of farm labor for their heavy
seasonal needs. Plans have already
been put into effect in a great many
sections whereby sufficient town vol
unteers have been secured to supply
the need of the adjacent farm terri
tory during the busy periods.
OF course this is hard work. OF
course, in most cases, it means some
financial sacrifice upon the part Of the
town man, and some annoyance to the
farmer who would prefer permanent,
skilled help. But you are called to
that service! 1t is just q situation
that must be met. Suppose soldiers
hesitated to do things that are hard
and difficult and annoying! Suppose
men wouldn't go into the army unless
they profited financially! If Ameri-
can men had taken that attitude Ger
many would already have crushed the
defenders Of civilization. and you
would now be concerned about the
safety of your wife and children-nOt
your convenience and your money
The last two would certainly be taken
from you with a Hun victOry-and the
Hun will win if soldiers ever hesitate,
as some civilians have hesitated to do
the difficult, the unpleasant, the finan-
cially improbable thing!
1t is your war job to work on farms
In your county, when and where your
services are needed to produce and
harvest food crops, war-winning crops.
1t is the farmers war job to use such
help TO the utmost advantage. Our
soldiers are gloriously doing their war
Job over there. The most you can
do is infinitely small. by comparison
with what they do. Do farms in your
county need help? Then think of the
boys from your town, going over the
top under shell fire today-and go TO |
work to help feed them!
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
RED CROSS GOES
S7O,OGO,OOO OVER
S166,439, POI in Contributions So
Far TabuIated by Officers
at Headquarters.
DAWSON THANKS THEDONOUS
Wide Distribution Shows America Is
United Behind the Army, Says
Director of Red Cross
War Council.

New York, June 4.-The Red Cross
drive went ''over the top" by $70,O0O,-
600. More than 47.00O,0O0 persons con-
tributed. Contributions totaling $780,
439,291 have so far been compiled.
These were the figures made pub
lie Sunday by Henry P. Dawson,
chairman of the Red Cross war coun-
Gil, in declaring the campaign the most
successful in the history of the ma
ton. Mr.. Dawson said:
"The supreme feature of the achieve
ment is to be found not in the amount
of money subscribed, great as it is,
but in that it has come from every
part of the United States, from It's
cities, its towns, its farms, its FAC
tories, from the rich and the poor, re-
CARELESS of sect, color or political
creed.
"White it is estimated that those
contributing to the war fund last
year numbered probably 100000 per-
sons, our returns this year give evil
dence that more than 100000 Amer
leans have contributed to the new
fund.
"This manifestation of loyalty and
sacrifice by the people of our country
brings to the Red Cross war council
renewed consciousness of the sacred
ness of its trust. 1t will stamp indei-
IDLY in the minds of our soldiers and
sailors that tha American npODle are
behind them to the uttermost.
II congratulate every American
who has contributed either time or
money toward this, the greatest work
of mercy, of love and of justice. in
the history of mankind"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
TWO FLYING CADETS KILLED
Indiana Youth Loses Life in Tail Spin
at Hampstead, L. l.-MinneapoIis
-, Boy Also.

New York, May 3O.-Cadet Charles
B. Passwater of Noblesville, Ind, was
killed at the Hampstead q. ~ army
aviation field on Tuesday when an air
plane in which he attempted to nego-
tiate a "tail spin" at an altitude Of
1000 feet, crashed to the ground.
San Antonio, Tex, May 3O.-Flving
Cadet Paul NJ. Currie of minneapolis
was killed in a fall from an .irplane
on Tuesday near San Antonio. VIII
liam A. Currie of Minneapolis is his
father.
With the American Army in Lor-
raine, May 29.-Three American avia-
tors defeated four German airmen in
spectacular battle over the Ameri-
can lines, destroying one plane and
driving the three others behind the
lines.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
i. S. TRANSPORT
IS TORPEDOED
President Lincoln Sunk by Ger
man Submarine Friday
Morning.
WAS FORMER GERMAN ship
Vice Admiral Sims Notifies Secretary
Daniels That 1s,oo0-Ton Vessel
Went Down an Hour After
Being Attacked-cas-
uaIties Unknown.

Washington, June 3.-The American
transport President Lincoln, bouhd lor
the United States, was sunk at III ~
O'Clock Friday morning by German
submarine. The following announce
ment was made by Secretary Danlels.
THE navy department has receiver
dispatch from Vice Admiral Sims
stating that theU. S. S. President LIN
coin was torpedoeG at 10 40 o'clock
this morning and sank an hour later
THE vessel was returning from bu-
rope No further particulars have Deeh
received"
Though details are lacking, it Is as
sumed from the fact that the trans
port was returning to the Unlteu
States that few, if any, troops were
on board. Meager reports so far re-
ceived mention no casualties.
The vessel, registering 1902 TONS
was formerly of the Hamburg-Aineri-
can line, and, with all other German
merchant ships in American waters at
the time, was seized by the govern
ment when the United States entered
the war.
The loss is the second instance OF
an American transport to fall victlm
to the Hun U-boats. Like the Presi-
dent Lincoln, the Antillus, torpedoed
soon after the United States began
sending troops abroad. was returning
practically empty to the United States
The Tuscania. in the sinking or
which several hundred American SOL
diers paid the supreme sacrifice, was
a British transport, bound 70 France
with American soldiers on board and
under convoy at the time of British
destroyers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
II ACQUITTED OF LYNCHING
Courtroom Breaks Into Cheers at Yer
dict in Prayer Case-Band Plays
National Anthem.

Edwardsville, ILL.,, June 4.-The IL
men who were charged with murder in
connection with the lynching of Robert
Prayer, enemy alien, were acquitted
on Sunday by jury which deliberated
but 10 minutes before coming to a de-
cision. Two ballots were taken.
Announcement that all of the de-
PENDANTS had been found not guilty
was attended by wild demonstration
in the courtroom. A band from the
Great Lakes Naval Training station,
which was here on a recruiting mis-
sion by coincidence at the moment of
recess, struck up 1.-THE Star-Spangled
Banner within hearing of the court
room. Prayer was taken from the city
Jail at Collinsville ON the night of
April and lynched at the outskirts of
the village.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
ONE EXPRESS FIRM
GREAT COMBINATION is AP-
PROVED BY GOVERNMENT.
Business of Ali Companies to Be
Merged Under New Corporation,
With Capital of $3o,0oo,0oo.

Washington, May 3G.-One union
express company for the United
States was created by agreement be-
tween Director General McAdoo and
the Adams, American, Wells-Fargo
and Southern companies, whose trans
pOrtatiOn business will be merged I'M
der a new private corporation with
capital of more than $30,00000O to be
known probably as the Fedeal Ex-
press company George S. Taylor,
now president of the American, will
head the new company.
After July 1, when the combination
becomes effective, shippers will direct
shipment 'by express" without re-
gard to company, and soon thereafter
the individual names of the separate
companies will begin to disappear
from wagons, stations and cars.
The company will be the express
carrying agency of the railroads. Oper-
atlng privately, but under contract to
turn over 50A per cent of their gross
revenues-more than $200,000,OO0 last
privileges. Three smaller railroad
owned companies, the Western, Great
Northern and Northern-may join the
combination later.
A pending application of 10 per
cent increase in rates filed before gov
eminent operation of railroads for the
express combination was contemplate
ed will be passed on soon by the in
terstate commerce commission.
More than 100000 employees of the
four companies are to be retained I'M
der the new corporation, and their
wages will be raised in many cases,
according to Mr.. Taylor. The amount
will be determined after the scale of
wages advanced ordered by railroad
EMPLOYEES is examined carefully
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
GREEKS WIN BIG VICTORY
More Than 500 German and BuIgari.
an Prisoners Taken on the
Macedonian Front.

London, June 3.-MOre than 1900
German and Bulgarian prisoners.
among them SO officers, and large
quantity of war materials have been
captured by Greek troops on the Mace
DOMAIN front, according to an official
communication received from Saloniki.
The official report was as follows:
"Greek troops, supported by French
artillery, have captured the strong en-
envy positiOnes of Srka Di Legen, on
the Struma front, on a width of IL
kilometers and to a depth of two kilo-
meters. More than 1900 Bulgaria
and German prisoners were taken, in
Guiding 33 officers. A large quantity
of material also was captured"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
CONGRESS TO TAKE RECESS
Leaders Agree to Rest From June IS
to August / While Committee
Works CIR Revenue Bill.

Washington, May 30.-Congression-.
al leaders oe both parties on Tuesday
agreed on a plan for a recess about
June Is after appropriation bills are
out of the way until August 1, while
the house ways and means committee
works on the new revenue bill. Pass
age Of the revenue measure by the
house between August I and August
10 is contemplated, to be followed by
30-day recess of the house to await
action by the senate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
5,O67 PLANES FOR THE U. S.
Deliveries to France Total 1866
$50 Being Used Here for Training
-146,887 Men in Air Service.

Washington, June 4.-The house
military affairs committe has issued
report detailing the expenditure of
last years $640,000,0O0 aircraft appro-
priation. OF the total $316,500,O00 has
been spent Untitled orders for planes,
motors parts, clothing and other items
make up the rest of the budget. De-
liveries to France have totaled 1916.
There are 3,760 machines in this coun-
try, besides 1,041 Liberty motors. OF
the American machines in France 321
are battle planes built in England and
France. The others are training ma
chimes, as are most of those in the
United States. The aviation service
has 134,761 enlisted men and 12,1O7
officers. Of the officers 1900 are flying
abroad and 1905 in America.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
BANKS HELP BUY TRACTORS
Notes Given for Farm Machines Will
Be Treated Same as Other
Agricultural Paper.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Federal reserve banks are to re-
discount notes secured by farm trac-
tors. Instructions have been issued
by the federal reserve board to all
federal reserve banks authorizing
them to rediscount tractor paper pre-
scented by any member bank, provid-
ed 1t has maturity not exceeding six
months and the tractors are pur-
chased for agricultural purposes.
This action of the federal reserve
board means that notes given for farm
tractors will be treated In the same
manner as other agricultural paper,
thus making it easier for farmers 10
obtain tractors where needed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11

Madison = Judge J. NJ. Becker of
Monroe, was arrested and brought to
Madison and arraigned in federal
court charged with prohibited talk I'M
H. the espionage act. He pleaded not
49,. I'll vas fixed at $1,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
INDIVIDUALS IN HOME FLOCK
Every Fowl Should Show Vigor and
Streneth-EarIy Hatched PuIlets
Are Best Layers.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Every individual in the home poul-
try flock should show vigor and
strength. Size mot fat). erectness,
activity. bright eye, and red comb are
favorable points indicating good con-
stitution. Dropping tail or wing, weak
ened legs, head and neck not erect de-
note weakness. Pullets bred from
good layers are preferable. A good
layer will be a hearty feeder and usu-
ally vigorous worker. Pullets
Matched early will prove better winter
layers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
De PALMA WINS AUTO RACE
Official Figures Show Veteran Driver
Victor over Milton in Hark-
ness Handicap.

New York, June 4.-Ralph De Pal
ina, driving a Packard car, won the
$4,000 100-mile Hardness Handicap
at the Sheepshead Bay Speedway Sat
urday, and not Tom Milton as was an
nounced. The American Automobile
association made the correction after
carefully figuring out the correct time.
De Palma's time for the century was
IS minutes and q seconds and Millions
So minutes and 81 seconds. De Palma
thus won the hundred mile race by ten
seconds. Oldfield was third.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
More Bees for More Sugar.

Bees are the mems Of Conserving
a national resource now largely wasted
into human food-sugar. The raw ma.
terial Of Bookkeeping industry Is free
on every hand. The investment for
equipment is small In comparison with
other branches of agriculture tba
profits are fully commensurate with
the study and labor involved. u
would seem profitable to stop sucb a
waste of so desirable a supply OF sugar
More, hives in the hands of better haa.
keepers will stop the waste
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11

Oshkosh-Winnezba County Bee
keepers association, formed to incrase
the production of honey, has William
Nelson of the town of Omro for it's
first president. H. e. Greenwood,
Oshkosh, was elected secretary-treas-
urer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
CONTROL PEACH LEAF CURL
Much Depends on Getting Spray APP
piled Before Scales Start in
Early Spring.

The control of peach leaf curl
hinges upon getting on the spray be-
fore the bud scales start in the least,
otherwise the spores enter the leaf
tissues. In western New York peach
growers practice fall spraying to con-
troll the curl. because they cannot get
into the orchards early enough in the
spring.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
"a LOST ON U. S. TRANSPORT
Four Officers and 20 Men Missing
From President Lincoln-Torpe-
decd by U-Boat.

Washington, June Announcement
was made on Sunday by the navy de-
partment that four officers and 20 men
are believed to be missing i'll the sink
ing of the President Lincoln trans
port.
This is the first intimation of any
loss of life aboard the transport since
it was torpedoed by an enemy subma-
rine last Wednesday and is the first
news of the disaster excepting the
bare announcement.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
BIG DRAFT READY FOR June 8
Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand
Men Will Be Called This
Month.

Washington, June 3.-Oficial an
nouncement was made on Friday that
100000 men will be called TO the col
ors during June. They will be ordered
TO report June "a, but it has not yet
been determined to what camps they
can be assigned. so the list of appor-
.tionments is for the present being
withhold.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11

Brentwood = When the Loyalty Ie-
gion of Grantsburg objected to certain
passages in German textbooks of the
city's high school, the books were
removed and burned. Washburn coun-
ty burned its German language school
books last winter when news came of
the sinking of the Tuscania.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
BARS All euel From Yaeh,s

Washington. June Latter Friday,
by order of the fuei administration.
no coal or fuel oil may be burned on
or furnished to any private yacht for
any purpose whatever except cook
ing,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11

Marinette-Ed. Richlen of Crivitz,
was granted bounty of $18 on six fox
es at the Office of the county clerk.
This is the largest number of the ami
males that have been presented to Sc
cure the bounty in some time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
Tornado Wrecks BUILDINGS.

Lincoln, Neb., June 1.-The Burling.
ton railroad reports tornado caused
loss of property near Sutton, Neb.,
about 60 miles west. There was no
loss of life, and none was injured, so
far as could be learned.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
War FLYER Heads New Post.

Washington. June 4.-Capt. q. A.
weidenbath of the signal corps, Unit
ed States army. has been appointed
by the war department as supervisor
of the airplane mail service between
Washington and New York.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
,Nomen Wins Prize for poa+rv

New York, June An the prize
awards of Columbia university one of
$500 was given to Sara Teasdale of st.
Louis and New York for her "Love
Songs" as the best book of poetry IS
sued during the year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
zeppelin Is Shot Down.

Copenhagen, June 4.-British de-
stroyers are reported to have brought
down a Zeppelin in the North sea, off
the west coast of Jutland. All of the
Zeppelin's crew are said to have per-
iShed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
Decorate Boston Rov

Boston, June 3.-Cable messages re-
ceived here announced that Lieut.. Ed
mund o. Bigelow of this city, serving
with the Red Cross in France, has
been awarded the Croix de Guerre for
bravery.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
Huns Seize Four Dutch sbins

Amsterdam, May 30.-The Germans
have seized the Dutch steamship Jant-
lie and sailing vessels Maria, Jacoba
and Gerzine. This is in pursuance of
their policy of not permitting Dutch
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
BRINGS Down 80 AirpIanes

Paris, May S0.--MajoI Baracoa. the
leading Italian ace. has brought down
his thirty-second adversary. according
to a dispatch from the Italian front
to the Temps. He shot down the lead
ing airplane of an enemy squadron.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
NV Treaty Win sweden

London, June 1.-The Swedish min.
lister announced that a commercial
and navigation agreement between
Sweden and Great Britain and her al
lies was signed. The allies will gain
by the treaty 10000 tons of shipping.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
10000 Have Grip in spaln-

Madrid, June 1.-The epidemic
which is sweeping over Spain, a dis
ease which somewhat resembles grip,
is increasing in severity. There are
more than 10000 cases In Madrid.
The mortality. however, is low.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11

,Sheboygan-Heirs-atlaw of the late
Mrs. Johanna Booker will share half
the $4,000 estate, instead of receiving
only IS each, and Mrs. Selma Mueller,
an adopted daughter, will receive but
half, according to the supreme courts
decision.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
New U. S. Warship Record.

Washington, June 1.-The United
States destroyer Ward was success
fully launched on Sunday afternoon at
the Mare Island navy yard, Cali
fornia. 171s days after its keel was
laid.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
soldiers Die as Auto sklds.

Montgomery, Ala, June 3.--Lieut.
Arthur Pickens and Corporal Arthur
b. willard, members of the Thirty-sev-
enth division. were killed when an
army truck ran off an embankment
near La Pine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
PASSENGER Ferry Sinks

Port Huron, Mich, June 3.-The
ferry steamer James Beard, operated
between this city and Sarnia, Ont,
crashed into the dock at Sarnia and
sank in 20 feet of water. All passen-
gers were saved.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
carrx Paris.London Air Mali

Paris, May 30.-Aviators de vienne
and Lorgnat few from Paris to Lon
don and back liz !, nydroairplane Mon
day in tliree hours and ten minutes.
carrying mall. The ayiators viii make
daily trips.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
ouake Snakes Santa Be-

Santa Fe, n. NJ, May S0.-The third
earthquake shock felt in Santa Fe
since 1874 occurred at $50 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, and was severe
enough 10 shake plaster off walls. The
shock lasted about five seconds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
Ex.czars Family Reunited.

Moscow, June alexis Romanoff.
formerly the Russian heir apparent.
and the daughters of the former en-
peror have arrived at Ekaterinburg. In
the government of Perm. on the Ash
etc side of the Ural mountains.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11

Bloomington = While Charles Hale
vas driving fence post which was
being held by Mrs. Hale, at their
pasture in Little Grant, the axe which
ne was using left the handle and
struck Mrs. Hale on the side of the
mead, inficting a painful wound.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11

Washington - Red Cross national
headquarters made a public announce
ment of Wisconsin's splendid record in
the Red Cross drive. Wisconsin was
assigned quota of $1,500,0O0, the
amount subscribed being S2,25O.OO or
nearly $1,O0O,OOO in excess of the
quota.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
EaII kiIls EIxinu reaeher

Fort Worth, Tex, June Lieut.. P.
G. Mihleder, instructor at Taliferro
field, died from injuries received when
his machine crashed to the earth.
Lieutenant Buckus. who was with him.
escaped with a few scratches.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
Eastman Is AGAIN indicted.

New York, May S0.-Superseding
indictments charging violation of the
espionage act were returned by fed
eral grand jury against Max Eastman.
former editor of The Masses. and four
persons associated with him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-11
Score Hurt in Collision

Flint. Mich. June 3.-More than
score of persons We're injured In
collision of two interurban cars in the
outskirts of the city. The injured were
all passengers on special car from
Detroit.