The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-24
LOCAL WAR NEWS.

Clerk of Circuit Court Joseph P.
Ledvina was up for physical examina-
tion as registrant last week and the
M. DIS put their .. K. on him. Joe
Immediately asked the local board to
certify him to camp with the next con-
tingent.
Maximillian Rshr in charge OF the
local thrift stamp campaign has made
plea for the cooperation OF the
public. All public places are urged
to lay in a supply of stamps and push
their sale,
Chief Groffman has completed plans
for the registration of aliens. All
German males of the age OF II years
and upwards are required to register
sometime on and between February
4 and 9.
The affidavit Of each registrant must
be accompanied by four unmounted
photographs, signed across the face
so as not to obscure the features, and
the finger prints of each registrant
shall be taken.
Between 10 and 10 days after regis
tration each alien enemy must again
appear before his registration officer
to obtain a registration card, which
will bear his name and his left thumb
print. This card must be carried by
the registrant for future Identification.
An alien enemy who changes his
place of residence to another place
within the same registration district
must at once report the change to the
registration officer. No alien enemy
shall move out of the district without
permit. Application for a permit
must he made upon form furnished
by the department OF Justice, giving
full particulars as to date, reason for
change, and intended place of residence
Erred l.. Feick, conciliator repre-
senting the U. S. department of labor
was in the city last week and made
temporary adjustment of the demand
of the local ship yard employees for q
new wage scale. There was small
increase all along the line TO remain
in force until the United States Ship.
ping Board shall have established
uniform wage scale for all yards on the
Great Lakes working on government
war contracts. When that new rate
is established which will probably be
by March 1st, it will date back to
January 1st.
Wo-d was rece we'd that the Msni'o.
voc former national guardsmen who
have been at Waco, Texas, for many
months training for actual warfare as
now conducted in France are on their
way at last. They entertained for the
Atlantic coast last Friday and that is
the last of their movements that any
one here will know until word comes
of their safe disembark mept in France.
Word received from corporal Harold
Peterson indicate that he is on his
way to France. Peterson is an electri-
clan.
A cablegram received by Mrs. Mary
Brennan of North Sth street, announced
the arrival in France of her son, Capt.
Benjamin Brennan. Capt. Brennan
was city engineer of Kenosha, the
fastest growing town in Wisconsin, un
til last summer when he was given a
leave of absence for the duration of
the war. Brennan was born and rear
ed in the town of Cato.
Monday even ing the Home Guard
held its anpual meeting. The mem
bers were addressed by H. q, Kress and
r. G. Plumb of the executive commit
tee of the county council Of Defense.
The following officers were elected:
Christian Schade President
John Schuette Vice President
M. S. Axtell Secretary
Harold Frazier Treasurer
Lieutenant Peter Herzog stationed
at Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, attached to
the SIND regiment U. S. Infantry has
been selected for special training in
field fortifcation.
la a letter to John Theil of the
shipbuilding company Francis Nash
gives an interesting account OF his
trip from France to Italy. Mr.. Nash
is with the Princeton contingent oi
the American Ambulance and is now
near Milan. The weather is extreme
ly cold where Nash is now located,
doubtless because of altitude.
A convention of all the town coun-
ellis of defense in the county is being
held this afternoon at Community hall.