Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08

members Joined the observation-disclosures Nor
risen of Genoa and Otis Haleomb OF Reads
town. making total membership of thirty.
At the business netting several queen bees
and trade journals ordered.
WAR NOTES
Theodore j. Larson of Westby recently en-
listed in the navy and is now at Newport,
Rhode Island.
The State Council of Defense has organized
a Wisconsin war history commission and the
| York has been given out 70 each county of
collecting El information regarding
/ Invites in each county. The names and adj
dresses of every man in the county who enters
military service are wanted, photographs and
group pictures of military units. Data is also
wanted of the doings of civilian war work
such Red Cross organizations. etc. Along
the line of gathering personal history of
every young man entering the service from
this county, that is being carefully COM
piled as the different groups Of men are TAX
| en- away.
The Vernon County Milling Co. at Hills
borO was ordered to sell 80 per cent of its
output of 6our for April and 40 per cent for
May to the government
Among the Camp Grant notes in Rock
ford paper notice that Sergt's Guy II.
Smith, and Ernest Chambers, LaFarge, Chaun-
cey Nj. Morley. NirOqua, with CoTpOrals swain
Thompson, ReadstoWn and Lewis G.. Budde,
Ontario. have been drilling Of the men
in the Depot Brigade. And they are learning
fast.
He has wor shoulder straps, did Sergeant.
George Il. Hsuge Of NiroqUa, al Camp Grant
training school The papers of Saturday an
nounce his among these who Von lieu
tonancies And all his friends viii extend
congratulations This makes the fourth or
fifth Viroqua soldier who has received lieu
tenant and captain honors
Military training hes been made practically
compulsory at the State Normal school IL
I Easr &c Ia n1p
guards and DR.. Maroney outlined plans where
by every male student in the institution will
SO through military drill twice weekly.
Canada has lowered the age limit for mill
tary service registration from 20 to IS years.
proclamation calling upon all men 10 years
June /, though none Of the registrants will BE-
called to the oolOrs before July.
Certain British soldiers letter, according
to Punch, thus: Il sorry / cannot
tell you where I am. because am not allowed
| TO say. Bat venture to state that | am not
where / was, but where | was before i left
here to go where have just come from
An opportunity for young men who have
not gone beyond the grades in their educa-
ton. TO help Uncle Sam, and at the same time
make them mere fit when they return to civil
life, has been offered in a letter sent TO local
| draft board by Gov. Philip. This notice
| states that up TO May 8. young men may vol
unieer Ger a course Of mechanical training 80
be given at the Michigan Agricultural and
The men viii have an opportunity to do
aTNy .-oTk geeuiring mseha1ical skH 10th
| at the front and behind the lines. After May
| s, nc more volunteers will be accepted, but
the draft boards viii be instructed to take
men st for this branch Of service from reg
intrants, in the order OF their cell.
Gjert ROLAND arrived home from Camp
Candy in the state of Oregon, where he went
about a month since with a detachment of
unfN aafda He IN m
Orable discharge from the service. He WIS
found TO be disqualified because Of having a
full upper plate Of artificial teeth. Giert
is much disappointed at the outcome after
three weeks of soldering. He reports a spien-
did sightseeing trip going and coming. lie
says the boys are well pleased who went m
his squad. The greatest drawback they have
experienced is that it rains out there prae-
| tcally every day.
Miles NJ. Dawson of New York. who was
expected here in few days for brief visit
with home folks. writes that he may have to
postpone his coming until after the war is
ended. as re has agreed TO take charge of
some government work which will allow him
only an occasional Sunday at his New York
Office; giving him chance to get in touch
with affairs there and leave messages on the
debating machines for his partners and en-
ployees. Mr.. Dawson's work for the govern
ment will again associate him with Balm
bridge Colby, now commissioner the u. S.
shipping board, with whom he worked on the
Thompson Committee Investigation in New
York City. Mr.. Dawson spent much time in
Washington last year, as he was one of the
actuaries who worked out the governments
life insurance plans for soldiers. He has also
| been serving on one Of New York City's ex-
| emptiOn boards.
Blair r. Sherrick, our Censor printer boy,
has received recognition since going TO Camp
Grant month ago. He was captain of the
| squad that went from here; was made cor
poral arrival and is acting sergeant.
Blair certainly has the air of a real soldier
You say you do not believe in war? Meth
err do we We will also say that do not
believe in fires, but if there is FIRE in our
| own neighbOr's house are not going
TO stop and argue about the economic waste
of fires; or urge the fremen to stop because
they might be injured or killed, or get up
a soap box and tell the crowd the hose and
chemicals cost too muchl No. we are going TO
pull of coats and denote all our energies TO
put the IRE out Afterwards we are gong
10 talk FIRE protection, cost of hose, etc. Get
the idea ?-Ex
There is no exception to the application of
the draft. The who called to the
trenches and the firing line not the only
ones liable for duty. The production of nn-
precedented corps, the supplies by the Red
Cross, subscriptions to Liberty bonds, and the
| loyal support of every individual in the
tiOn is demanded. And IL the future pros
perify of America, the conditions which must
ensue If people can thrive they did before
the war. and this nation continue to be
the home of freedom, all of these demands
must De met. inere can ne no siackers.
Relatives and friends of several soldiers in
army camps have been victim lied by swind-
lers who wired wrote for funds under SOL
diers' names. In each instance it was
quested that money be sent by wire waving
Identification, by mail to general delivery,
| the customary explanation being that the sol
der had been discharged and would have no
way of securing Identification, nor q getting
mail addressed to his company.
The following is a typical telegram, sent
| to the father OF soldier a southern camp
Have been discharged. Coming home.
Goin0 In Atlanta fhrOuph couufrv f0niOht