Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24
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WORLD WAR NOTES.
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AA6AJ JOuA6 WOU1CA i J0h1l4S
work in wireless telegraphy during
the summer session of the university
Army "Y" secretaries at Canr
Grant have been given six weeks OF
intensive drill. The purpose is tc
better fit them for their work.
Soldiers in training at Camy Han
cock, Ca, have been given a large
lake for bathing. The government
took an old pond and cleaned it thor
oughly, installed bath houses and put
minnows in to eat the mosquitoes
Now the Yanks slip into the water
toward dusk and have a heck of a
time.
Arthur Guy Empey, author of "Ov-
er The Top" has been given a COM
mission as captain in the 9Th army
division now located at Camp Ere
mont, Calf. Empey served in the
British army and secured material
for his book.
When the last of July draft con-
tingent moves to camp late this
month, the United States will have
more than 5000, 900 men under arms
in its army and navy forces. And if
the movement of men to camps pro-
crosses according to schedule for the
remaining five months of the year,
there will be a force of 1000, 900 under
arms before the end of 1918.
$50
Private Alfred Bishell of Darlington,
raj recently killed a%ccidently on the
west front. Young Bishell was in a
party of soldiers listening to one
named Cal. Costa tell how he came to
guard position in a trice. Costa
raised his gun quickly and as he did
so the weapon discharged. The bull
let struck a man named France in the
cheek and hit Bishell behind the ear.
He dropped dead.
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Rev. David Gerdes of the Dunkard
persuasion, pastor of a Malvern. Ill.
church, is held for trial at Freeport
He is accused of saying he would
rather take up arms and shoot men
than buy Liberty bonds, and that he
advised his parishioners against unit
ing with the Red Cross. Gerdes ac-
knowledged such remarks but says
they are his individual opinions. He
says he is loyal and always has been
Some loyalty!
Hold your Liberty bonds! That's
the advice SEM out from Washington
There will be a strong movement by
INSCRIPTIONS spectators to gather in
these bonds at less than the face val
IIn Tho Snn0rlofnr EYanry FILL x,oI1
that the day is coming when every
war bond will be above par in value
and he expects to reap a harvest.
The wise man will hold to his bonds.
even though at times he be hard
pressed for money.
Statisticians of the Treasury de-
partment state that the whiskey sup
ply of the country is being reduced
at the rate of $4,000, 900 drinks a day.
In another year the supply will be
exhausted, but to use it up the Amer
lean people will spend six million dol
lars a day for booze. Six million dol
lars a day would buy a lot of War
Savings stamps, but some people like
the taste of booze better than they do
the mucilage on the stamps.
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Local draft boards have been in
structed to suspend the induction of
British and Canadian subjects into
the United States army until further
notice, giving men an opportunity to
enlist in the British army, according
to Lieut.. d. H. Grant of the British
Canadian recruiting mission, who
says an order to that effect had been
sent out by Provost Marshal Cereal
Crowder. 1t is expected a large num-
Der of British subjects will respond
to the special appeal now being made
to join their own army as volunteers.
Camp Grant is to be made a perm
anent military reservation. It is an
nOunced the government has ordered
an appraisal of the fair value of the
5000 or more acres in the cantonment
with the idea in view of purchasing
the same at once. This is regarded
as better business than paying the
yearly rentals for an indefinite per-
iod. Owners of the property will re-
ceive what it is worth, but there will
be no ~profiteering. 1t is understood
that all of the barracks and other
buildings may be brick veneered in
the near future.