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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
MONEY no LOAN

On farm security at reasonable
rates Of interest. All business con
idential. Address Lewis Bro. Realty
and Investment CO.. N. w. corner 4th
e. Main SITS, La Crosse, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR

10 the Voters Of Vernon COUNTY,
! have decided 90 become a candidate for
State Senator from this 3lst Senatorial Dis
trict. and will appreciate any support / may
receive more complete announcement will
follow. Yours truly,
ID DFrg
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
NEEDED NO PASS WORD

SeEtry-Who gees there?
Soldier-Russian soldier.
Sentry-PaSs on. Russian soldier.
Sentry-WhO goes there?
Soldier--English soldier.
Sentry-PAss on. English soldier.
Sentry-Who goes there?
Soldier-Who in hell wants to know?
Sentry-Pass on. American soldier.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14


5. Inf, France, Jlty 81
BY Dear Mother and Family IL an feel
ing fine nsvcr felt better in my life, and an
sure thankful 7 suppose you folks are busy
making hay. WISH c5uld be with yCu-
had 8 coed tine or the Fourth. I Agven't
got cay nail for a feE days Wish 7 eguid
grride mere often. bUt don'f VERY shout ae
for an al right. zfy liberty bond viA B.
pad ,h;s monta 80 Tou felix's can iepE fer q
before very long. It Is azsful dry heres have
not had aay rain % speak q since have bze1
here, but when g does rain il makes ~ Ter
lost ause. Z don't suppose sou see many bays
around home nov ! can't tEH y7z m4ra in
q Letter bat whea I get back hame ] VIII tei5
YoH al about France and ell / have seen
guess Cuy Smith ard Melvin and about al
the BOYS frsm Camp Gran: are ever hese
Wuh I reElG see sAen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
Oh 4 GREAT WESTERN N0TNTAIN

q
by Edward h. Collins. A. S. s. c., Wheeler,
Oregon, June Psi
Dear Cousin Jamie suppose we will soon
start for France. We take overseas eXamina-
sion Tuesday We may stay here some time.
would like to see this come TO end
think il will pretty Still ! like
this life ine. | suppose il is kind of lonely
about home with all the young boys gone.
didn't get drafted, but weuld have been by
if l hadn't enlisted. ! have been in the
army four months and fifteen days. | was
Up on the mountains not long ago. II was
nearly a mile high. Could look right down
into the sea. tSome Of the boys got seasiek)
There was one fellow with us from Viroqua.
lie got dizzy that he could hardly walk.
saw a big shark down the beach. 1T was
twenty feet long. | have seen some country
and suppose l viii some more. ] was al
Vancouver, Washington. for three weeks Our
next move will be back tsaWonhitOngelceLl
next move viii be back to Washington. Think
it will be Camp Lewis this time. There are
fifty Thousand men there The weather
is very nice now. 1T never gets very hot here
the breeze from the ocean keeps il cool.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
MANY FANCY DANGEROUS STUNTS IN
THE AIR

IBy Cadet Pearley d. Joseph of Viola, in the
sth Cadet Squadron. Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas
Dear Mother 81 shall try in the few min
Ites that have to tell you how the fourth of
July was celebrated at Camp Dick. There
we're thirty-five planes here from various fly
ing fields in Texas. l saw twenty-eight in the
air at time. Aging squadron from Bar
ron field did a very neat stunt by spelling
out the name in the air. They also few in
battle formation and then all at once began
doing individual stunts. One pilot did IS con-
secntive loops. IL is very pretty sight and
does not seem to be so very difficult. One
man also flew a long distance upside down.
All the stunts on the program. | guess. were
done. such spiral, dive, wing over.
tail spin, etc. The tail spin is much talked
about and commonly thought to be fatal 10
The man VINO goes into one, but | saw many
as a dozen planes doing it one after another
and coming out alright. Ii is done by the nose
Of the machine being pointed down and then
spinning around like top. 1t does not re-
yOive very fast but drops a considerable dis
lance. The main danger from this stunt seems
20 be when il is done too near the ground, or
II the pilot gets dizzy and loses control of
himself. The dive Is simply a straight
shoot downward with the engine shat oil,
theH recovering in swoop upward Our com-
mander told US that whenever in doubt to
nose down because you are always safe then.
There was also race between a speed scout
plane and n Hudson auto. The plane
won and VAS on the outside most of the time,
On the turn The piane would be tipped almost
over in order not 10 side slip. We have timed
the auto several times when il was practicing
and & went around s. miles an hour.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
ANT THE POOR FIsH WE'RE HUNGRY

ANT THE POOR FISH WERE HUNGRY
by MIN. A. Kromrey, Battalion F., l24th F.
A. Somewhere in Franeei
Howard Theyer My last stopping place
in the United States was at Camp Merritt,
New Jersey, where stayed for 2 week, then
vent 20 and set sail for Europe. We
had fine weather except for few days, which
we all enjoyed as some OF the spray would
come over the boat, making US good and wet.
The second day out thought the fish became
hungry I fed them my breakfast, which
wss not to my liking at all. We had daily
boat drill, so we could form quickly in case
of n submarine scare However, none ap-
psSred and no one was very sorry. Before
reaching the danger z6Pe the band played in
the evenings and there was boxing, thus pass
ing the time away. The rest OF the time We
saw water pin. water. which very beau
tiful when the sSn set. The morning that
land vas seen in the distance was P happy
on solid ground again, tell you. We
then took a ride in Of those queer looking
coaches teight Eea 20 see;icpi. but still
more queer was the engine (Which l. kept
very clean and reminded me Of the toy engine
| used 20 play With but nevertheless they can
90 real fast. We went 10 two different rest
camps, where stayed for a few days to rest
The thing that ! noticed most il that the
buildings are jast about uniform and every
thing is real ciean-especiaily in England.
The fFSnch people are very kind to Us. the
cEIi1feu helping learn the language, which
Is 20 easy at first. Everyone carries
haskef,somethHg we rarely see in America.
never know when It gets dark. il is light
at ten and light at two again in the morning.
This merHing changed slime for Reveilie
few minutes earlier. and Of the men
was gfraid he would not wake up ne called
ont At four o'clock, 20. say, What time 81 il -
Everybody woke Up. giving MIN a fierce look
as it WIS hours before We should pull out
50 you see can't 90 by the light for time
In the place nov occupy, We are billeted
cat. Our battery Is located in theatre.
sleep edge Of the stage. Had a good
old Wisconsin d0wnpour yesterday, but as the
reads are paved hrieked II never gets mud
ty. One thing that Interests me e that they
use oxen 70 a certain extent in this country
wins yen cauld see some Of the HoweFs, ss-
Dcc5aiiy roses fEat they raise here. Please
write as ] arm locking for mail every day
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
EASTERN CITIES HOsPITABLE TO OUR
SOLDIER BOYS


IBy Leland G. Nuzum, Camp Reritan, Me
tuchen. New Jersey.I
Dear Folks Another hot Sunday has rolled
around and nothing new as to what they are
going to do with Men come in and go
out all the time. Yesterday about d thousand
came in and they will be devided and shipped
out again right away, or may be here six
months. Our company changes its personnel
so often they don't assign the men TO
squads any more. l don't know how they
keep track of them,
Yesterday / went over to New York with a
couple Of other fellows from Michigan. Ii
takes about an hour and fifteen minutes to go
by trolly to Newark-and from there by the
Hudson tubes. You can make it little faster
by train. New York is very interesting and
is just full Of soldiers. They say troop train
passes through the city every twenty minutes,
and guess it isn't exaggerated. You can't
stand on a platform at any station any length
of time without seeing a train two 90
through. Things certainly going the
kaiser's way at this end of the world. There
are 1900 Australian troops camped outside
of New York their way to the front. They
are nice looking fellows but wear a funny
loose sort of uniform, belted around and
muchly pleated. They wear wide brimmed
have been the road about two months, COM
ing by way Of the Panama canal. 1t is certain
ly some trip for them 20 get TO the kaisers
party.
The eastern cities, believe, have the west
beaten far hospitality TO the soldier is
concerned. Everywhere you turn, in New
York especially. they have what they call SER
vice clubs where a mar the uniform can
go and make himself at home. Meals are
served at absolute cost, rooms on the same
basis. There are two or three churches where
soldiers can go and be taken out sight
seeing trips in private and then TO pri-
waite homes to Sunday dinner. Think / will
try and get n weekend pass next Saturday
and avail myself of some of these OppOrtuni-
ties. Philadelphia is another place want to
see--about two hours ride. They say they
are even more hospitable there than in New
York.
We see two airplanes go overhead every
day carrying mail, from Philadelphia,
the other from Washington TO New York.
They don't create any more excitement than
would Lyle Tate on one of his rounds except
sometimes when they happen TO meet their
way and run q race. Ii seems to ex-
nensiYe WAY 20 carrY mail.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
TRrCK TRIP THROUCn THE MOuNTAINs
IBy Charles y Campbell. Carlisle. Psnnsyl-
yania, July 80, 1881

by Charles n tampbeu. thrlmles fennsj J.
wanna. July 80, 1881
Dear Mother and Family As I am In a
BED Cross building and Rave a few spare
minutes ! win drop you few lines. / am
fine and dandy and hope this will find you
As we'll ! guess from What they say vii
be back in KenOsha lr Chicago next Sunday
After another train Of trucks. We wiu be At
our Journeys end Friday Then We take The
train back 70 Chicago o. bengHha. Of course
I could IKE 20 come home, but u i hard 90
tel whether vii get q chance ] tel you
this trip is semethiag E-and- ara glad 70
have such a trip. driving z99 miles through
the mountains, Up nae, euFn ah9ther a1d thrn
Cd again. ne carBed two nights in the
ulguntsiHa. It Is Barc h5- IN TIE gailtee, bat
rhsn We get up on ire -9Ds % is cool g is
suFe a Trip worth ss=irE--a fellow sees a i1t.
We sew SEINE IRE rolatrg. and hgHss thaf
forf like What { e. IKE y indiara--shaf
is some state. The people are sure good az
aleag tEe trip We get al tie eiGh we ran
eat aud znoEe from tie people near1y- Pie
and cake for euDper We aere ths aFHt Gem
pauy that stopped there and we're the fret
~ get served Mayhc yeg DON'T think we have
Home times. We sicep oat IN Dup cent at
might,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
LOVE MAkING on BICYCLES IN FRANCE

10 2 -A4t1A=-NN s4-+ aAhA Ills ~ FRAME
IBy Captain C.. Z. Buttera. Division Quarter
master France, June If.I
Miss Elis NIcfuia - Eour letter fell af the
Res AID eelng zr1BE5 Co8n Prairie -rsme yes
terdaF ana sen can Eet J Has glad 70 hear
frum yo1- I zCupese Sire letter I wrota Be-
yaa felix's ths other daE has crossed yours some
here en- tae hras deep. r f. Sunday and Z
n1eaas the Catholic chuFch. Here where sga
ifya uga theg have q church fof SIX snail
towns and the teWn next 70 oHrB has the
cEzEch. IL rgvEr locking structure On
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14

the outside but inside has as fine decorations
rs ! have ever any here even an France
where the churches are the big things IN rv-
cry town. The church as full this Morning
On one side the women and on the other
side the men, mostly soldiers. funny thing
happened as sc were coming cut OF the church.
/ was in quite a croed and some people want
ed to shake hsnds Or ~ least / thought they
did, and so ] picked oct al the pretty girls
around me and shook hands ! could see they
kind Of smiled and soon SOW that they just
touched The hands Of TIE others ] asked our
interpreter why they did This and he said that
as We were in crowd only one could get near
the holy water and that NAT person put their
hands in The holy water and then passed II
around by touching the hands Of the others
around. But at any rate I did my hess. sud
I think have enough holy water on ny hsHdT
TO last a week at least. One dre thing about
these French people Is they never make fun
Of a Terson who makes mistake. They viii
laugh with you. but moi AT you.
The ether day I saw a French soldier and
his best girl riding along On two bicycles.
They me coming bat that did not stop
them for he was loving her ap they rode
along. Re was doing has best 10 kiss her, and
the two machines got mixed up some way jUst
they got by me, ana they both took a tum-
BILE. Well, Of course 7 laughed, and they got
up and laughed with me, and went on tAeir
way still loving each other,
have not seen Harold since wrote before
80 don't just know how he Is, but know he is
alright or I would have heard. Nothing has
happened 10 any Of cur boys and ! hope moth
ing will All are fairly contented and getting
plenty Of good grub, only % course a few Of
your chickens and some strawberries and
whipped cream and q real cup Of coffee would
help lot. Well. Ella. write again. Remem-
Der me to Hazel and Blanche and your pa and
ma and the Stevens and NergerontE and Of
sons and Norrises and all the good people az
Round Prairie. Hepe 70 be home some or
these fine days but nobody a. yet knows when
Il will he Best wishes for a good crop and
happy sunni = fcT you Deope.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
REMINDS HIM OF BLASTING sTuMPs OF

THE OLD HOME FARM
III Sergeant Kenneth Harris, somewhere in
France. july -
Dear Folks Received your dandy letter day
before yesterday. Mail sure comes in good
over here. We rather get mail than have a
pay day. II one was TO be cut cat We would
rather It be the pay days. Money IS rot much
good 10 over here anyway, only to 90 ana
buy a Eeai in a while
We are still at the fFo1t having as much
fun and excitement as ever Just now the
anti-aircraIt are putting up a barrage trying
TO get an enemy airplane. The airpiane bat
ties are very thrilling and exciting. I can look
and tearing up the earth just like blasting
stumps, only they make the earth tremble.
They SCREAM when they come through the air
just like all the devils in hell.
The good old L. s. A. is sure doing wcn-
derfuI things 10 help her sons Ii sure does
us good 10 hear how most OF the Americans
back home are supporting as. Nothing warns
hearts more or g'Fes rs greater courage
than the knowledge that t. merican men
and women. Of civ'! ,fe, ready to make the
same sacrifice. Iesi To-day al least We are
united in this supreme crisis Of UNFOLDING the
principles of our race. Shall republican gov
ernment stand or fall? Shall the people rule
Themselves be ruled by despOts? That is
the solemn question now before Us. And the
patriotism lurking in each bosom has risen
like a mighty tidei wave 10 sweep all before
i--that the "bOche" and his 'kultur' may
perish that our homes may be kept free from
his murder and pIfiage and rape; abOF 9 III
that the pure and enobIing institutions i Dc
mocracy may flourish over alt the earth and
in all parliaments. We viii each of us sac
rifce everything 0wn-our money, Of
lives. We will net surrender ignomini0usly
but 20 on TO tne bitter end, to the last quarter
of an hour here victory Is born. and be happy
in the certainty that though the enemy be
strong. We are stronger still. Let go for
ward shoulder 20 shoulder. pilgrims all of the
ancient religion whose one holy prayer Is
democracy Forever" The day when the
world will be free from the fear of the beastiel
Hun is speedily approaching, and until that
time be Of good cheer for il is for you and
sister and - that | am willing 90 sacri-
fee Remember me as the same old scout
just as close in heart and only away over here
in body.
They intend 70 celebrate the fourth OF July
in France and England. Seems strange TO
celebrate a victory over England in England.
L IL.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-02
Wants Man POWer of Whole Nation
=: :: =: =: =: =: :: =: =: 81:
Baker Determined TO Win This War
g: =: =: :: 3: $: =: =: =: 90:
To Tell Congress His Plans Today
Special Leased Wire.)


had not consulted the war depart
ment on it.
Under the new classification
scheme, there are understood to be
100000 men Immediately available
for active military service in class one
That estimate is based on the returns
of numerous states and the law of
averages. 1t excludes all men rated
as fit only for limited special service,
all delinquents, slated for immediate
induction into class one when appre-
hended, and all of the so-called re-
medal cases, the men who will be fit
for active service after operations or
medical treatment to correct minor
physical defects
Behind that, also stand the men
who have reached 81 years since the
draft act was passed and who will be
brought in under pending amend
ments. Probably the total of effect
ives in class one will prove to be
100000 men when the definite fig
ures are availab BILE
This is the first reservoir from
which men will be drawn to fill up the
new armies. 1t is conceivable that
class one will be exhausted in time,
but not tha. it would fail to furnish
all the men who can be shipped to
France before congress meets again.
For this reason it is regarded as
probable that the question of increas-
ing age limits of the draft act or of
drawing upon class two can be de-
ferred until congress again convenes.
Military precautions. forbid disclo-
sure of the rate at which the army is
being sent to the front, but Mr.. Baker
will he able to give the house COM
mittee tomorrow some interesting fig
ures in this regard.
In pressing forward the troops, the
war department., it is learned, has
abandoned its previous policy of COM
Melting organization of as unit before
it goes over. Under the new plan.
regiments or larger units, go forward
on schedule even if they are short a
considerable part of their full enlisted
strength. They will be filled sup on
the other side.
The number of men scheduled to be
called to the colors this month under
the selectve service act has been rails
ed to 100000. Last month 10000
were modified. At this rate half of
the 100000 which the department. be-
fore the German drive was launched,
had planned to call during the present
year, will have been called out in two
months time.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-02
CALL FOR 1885
MEN IS ISSUED;
JOIN ON MAY IS

I1' N7VNTFTTFV yVV''T'7|E " '7'N =H''~N7 ''T''II
Washington, May IA call for s.
9S5 additional draft men was issued
today by the provost marshal general.
They are to be sent to twenty-five in
country for a two months course of
training in various mechanical duties.
The men will be mobilized May 16,
with the exception of those from Vir-
ginia, who will be called May 23. They
will receive training as automobile
mechanics and chauffeurs, machinists
blacksmiths, sheet metal workers gen.
eral mechanics carpenters, electric
ians, radio operators concrete workers
and telegraphers. They will be un-
assigned until after the completion of
their courses.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-02
Detection Of Bohemtans in a
Measure Explains Delay in
Proposed Offensive of Aus
trianS Against Italians,
PRAGUE IS IN REVOLT:
WILSON NAME CHEERED
American Troops Around VIII
IerS-Bretonneux RepuISe
Stern German Attacks;
Losses Reported Severe,
sr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL lqAsso w,.s,

tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LGAsSo ~r.ri
| ONDON, May ]. - The
l. Daily Mails correspond
ent at Italian headquarters
says that Bohemian troops
are joining the Italian troops
against Austria and that the
first detachments are al
ready on the Italian fight
ing line wearing Italian uni
forms.
This information has passed through
the hands of both Italian and British
consors and would therefore, appear
To he authentic.
The detection of the Bohemians
would in n measure explain the delay
in the proposed great offensive, long
heralded, OF the Austrians against the
Italians
Prague. capital of the crown land
of Bohemia, recently has been the
center of riotous demonstrations
against Germany and the Germans.
The Austro-Hungarian foreign min
ister Count Czernin, has been strongly
denounced, and President Wilson and
the entente allies have been cheered.
The Czech members of parliament. to-
Gether with the Slovene and Serbo-
Croat delegates, have been leaders In
the opposition to German rule.
American troops around Villers-,
BretonneuX, engaged for the first time
IN the great battle on the French
front. have repulsed a stern German
attack, preceded by a heavy lombard.
ment and carried out by three battai-
ions of infantry.
The Germans left many dead and
wounded before the American lines.
The American losses are reported as
rather severe"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-02
(By Morning Journal

Washington, May l. Secretary
Baker will carry to congress tomor-
row the army increase program map
ped out by President Wilson and his
advisers and based on the determina-
ton to win the war, If it takes the
whole man power of the nation to do
it.
There are indications that he will
ask that all restrictions on the num-
ber of troops to be raised be removed
and the government authorized to mo-
bilize as many men as it can equip,
train and send to the battle front in
France.
When the war secretary appears be-
fore the house military committee
with supplemental estimates for the
army. he is expected to disclose that
the department has reason to be-
lieve it can handle during the present
year at least double the existing force
under arms of approximately 1,600.-
900 men. That would mean total
of 100000 soldiers for whom cloth
ing, equipment and transportation
now are in sight. Should additional
facilities become available, however,
it is indicated that President Wilson
wishes to be able to call out more men
without delaying to seek authority.
Rushing Troops to Europe.
Evidence came today in various
ways of the tremendous effort that
now is being made to send American
armies into the fight in such numbers
and in such time as to make victory
certain. In the morning the heads
of the shipping board and the war
industries board met with the war
council, composed of army officials.
Details of additional shops and sup
plies were gone into, it is understood,
on the basis of the recent surveys OF
the situation.
Later the presidents war cabinet
met with him at the white house and
went over the ground thoroughly.
Secretary Baker remained more than
an hour with the president after the
other members of the war cabinet had
left.
Dent Wants 100000 Men.
In the house Chairman Dent Of the
military committee, introduced a bill
that would authorize the mobilization
and organization of 100000 selec-
tive service men. instead of the 000,-
900 to which the government is limit
ed by the existing act. Mr.. Dent said
the measure was his own and that he
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-02
GRAIN DEALERS
SUGGEST j. s.
BUY 1918 WHEAT
tsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlRrl


New York, May 1.--Recommenda-
tions that the government purchase
that part of the 1918 wheat crop
which dealers are unable to sell and
that free movement of all kinds of
grain from producers to dealers be
allowed, were made to the United
Ststes food administration by repre-
sentatives of all branches of the
country's grain handling business here
today
The recommendations, drafted by a
committee representing a majority of
200 delegates from grain centers,
holding a two-day conference with
Julius Barnes, president of the food
administration grain corporation,
were declared to express the opinion
Of the trade as to the best method of
handling the 1918 crops.