Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-02
WAR NOTES

WAX NOTES
Harry Bennett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
/. d. Bennett of Salem, Oregon, has
enlisted in the navy (as fireman. and
i is now at the training station in San
Francisco. Another Vernon county
boy to enlist is Marion Price, son of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. 0rvil Price, near Salem,
Oregon.
Governor Philip will ask the spe-
cial session of the legislature to amend
/ the election laws so that soldiers in
Europe may participate in elections
at home.
The private soldiers in the United
States receive $50 a month or $3.50 a
i year. The soldiers of other countries
/ receive all the way from one-ninetieta
/ to one-fourth as much, England being
/ the second IN rank of pay with $50 per
/ year, ltc.iy With $40, Germany with
! S3S and France with $40
| The American soldier has the best
| things to eat. All the United States
! is knitting for him and otherwise for
| his comfort The American soldiers
have the benefit of life insurance
system y aich is the cheapest in the
world The soldiers of no other ma
ton enjoy such a benefit
Thomas Martin and Ivan Strait,
two Viroqua young men who enlisted
| with the Sparta company, going to
| Waco when the Wisconsin troops went
south, are now at home, having been
honorably discharged because of ply
steal disqualification
| His mother learns tat Ray McMul-
| len, who expected to come home from
| Camp Grant on a Christmas furlough,
| was unable to do so because he is
lquarantined in base hospital and will
also undergo operation.
| Ralph Nuzum was prevented from
coming home for New Year furiough
| because of the prevalence of measles
in his barracks at Rockford.
From Camp Grant, from Waco and
other army camps come letters of ac-
acknowledgement for Chris tmas remem-
| ORANGES to the Red Cross association
and individuals The soldiers who
were unable to return home appreciate
| the articles and eats and smokes sent
them.
Rev willard o. Nuzum has enlisted
and has a chaplaincy of a regiment in
one of the New England states. He
wired his brother Frank to go east and
substitute for him in the ministry, but
the latter could not comply. The new
captain is the youngest son of the late
| lamented Rev Geo. W. Nuzum, and a
native son of Viroqua.
Camp Robinson. near Sparta, is
without a complete military unit. All
Of the soldiers have left with the ex-
ception of a small guard, which will
closeth camp for the W inter. Robin
son has been in use since iSs: spring
as an artillery cantonment under Col
onel A. j. Bowley of the Seventeenth
field artillery. The local postofiice in
the camp has been discontinued.
The local county extension board
| has received information from Wash
ington that the balance of our soldier
quota viii not be called to the colors
earlier than the middle of February.
We yet have 80 per cent Of 1870 to GO
These were expected to have left late
last fall, but the government found it
| impossible TO house and equip them.
As the troops 20 abroad their places
are filled in the numerous environments
Harold Svenkerud, who registered
in the town of Coon, then left the COM
munity, appeared here on a late date
declaring that he was no Stacker, as
he had been advertised to be. His
mail failed Of being forwarded to him,
hence his hardness to appear for ply
steal examination. On his late appear
anre he took the examination although
an alien.
Gov. E L. Philip has sent notice
to local exemption board that General
Pershing through the provost marshal
is asking for 1000 brick-layers for ov-
erseas service Immediately. Wiscon-
sins quota is so men and the COVER
nor has asked that guestionnaires al
ready in the hands of the board be ex-
oy,asaad far. the yaraac nf man Huft b