The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-24
LOCAL. WAR NOTES.


81 les scurried about the county calling
4 1 citizens whom the local school dis
let committees either could not make
ly at all or could not make them
Ike a reasonable part of their allot-
ents. A few obdurate individuals
4 ere put into a veritable siege. Com
ittee followed committee until the
4 Unborn one capitulated. In a few
,sperate cases tactics bordering upon
rong arm methods were employed
4 ith success. The committees invari-
Il by reported that not once was any
4 mt of disappfoval of the war ad-
need but that the grounds urged by
G reluctant ones were always finan-
al inability.
8 Some citizens with l20 acres of good
nd and thousands of dollars out on
Il 1rtgages would buy only to the ex
q Mt of their cash on hand and re-
a sed to draw on their credit. Their
n ighbors frequently asserted that
N ese tight ones were more free in
& lting their real reasons among their
n kind. 1t looked discouraging in
y middle of last week, but when the
8 ais were added up Monday Manito-
81 county was over the top.
u The gas ban was lifted last week
Il d for the first time on Sunday for
months the automobiles were out
ain. There were not as many as the
ather justified, many having prob
ly been put into winter quarters.
motor devotees certainly missed
81 ne fine autumn Sundays.
VI. J. McKeough, lately accepted as
army Y. M. C. A. secretary, has
n IN assigned to service on transports
m America across. He expects to
later assigned to service in France.
II rhe name of Anton Marboski of this
appeared in last Saturdays cas-
81 ty list as severely wounded"
he district exemption board, now
81 ated at Menasha, visited the city
q Saturday and is said to have
n en- up with the local board, and in
Il tigated, the matter of men who have
n given deferred classification as
q ployees of the local shipyard Dis
"A It 1 is handicapped in furnishing its
II lta because of the large number OF
ing men who are left NJ work in
81 al war industries.
Il Iondays casualty list included two
local interest: Lieutenant Herbert
slightly wounded" and Private
Kaufman, KILLED in action"
Kaufmanns formerly lived here
the soldiers parents now reside at
waukee. The last heard from Lieu
ant Gas was when he was in hos
i nearly recovered from a severe
r md and gassing. This is now prob
ii another wound received after re-
ling to his command.
is now certain that Walter Hough-
Jr., is in a German prison camp
- is reported through the Red Cross
being in good health. 1t is not
wn here what prison he is in.
N ecause of the terror induced by the
y ight of possible induction into the
"a tary service, August Schroeder, sc,
rm hand employed by Frank Mer-
in the town of Franklin, committed
ide by shooting himself. If he ever
"over there" he would have a so to
hance to survive, but he made a
! thing of it. Nm inquest was held.
r. c. l.. R. MacCullum of this city
been notified to report for duty
has been commissioned first lieu
mt in the medical corps. Doctors
Cary of Reedsyille and j. M. Kel-
of Cato have both been notified to
themselves in readiness to leave
ihort notice.
u lesday morning at o'clock about
select men from northern Wiscon
and Michigan arrived in the city
heir way to camp. They marched
It. James church hall where the
Cross ladies served breakfast.
Is Y then marched back to the court
ie where they were joined by the
District / contingent and all
ched to the depot, accompanied by
State Guard company and the
l. inc band. The visitors were a
al lot and sang and cheered as
marched. The District delega-
from Two Rivers were entrained
ing at the station and all left to-
er at 1880 o'clock for Camp Shell
Mississippi. In the evening an
+ contingent left from both local
lets for Jackson Barracks, New
ans. All together 109 Manitowoc
ty men left Tuesday for the two
hern camps. Following is the list
District No. l.
81 gistrants, June, 1917-Arnold Vo-
lng, city; JOS Ahl, Timothy; Or
Fehrmann, Route 2, Manitowoc;
bert PITT, city; Henry Weiter,
Gland.
gistrants, June-August, 1918