The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-25
LOCAL WAR NEWS.

has come and gone and it was great
success. The net profit was over $4,000
all of which goes to the local Red Cross
organization. The things sold were ali
donated and comprised everything un-
der the sun. Attics and Easements
were ransacked for white elephants
and the result filled the OrpLeum. The
sale lasted two days. A piano, victr-
ola and lavaliere we're raf1led Friday
and that evening the two-day sale
went out in blaze OF & lory with ball
which was run on the basis of cents
per dance.
Clerk of Circuit Court Joseph p.
Ledvlna who was in the list of selected
men TO leave for Camp Custer next
Saturday has been accepted by the
United States navy under an enlistment
signed last January. His brother Law
renee w. Ledvina, city attorney, was
accepted by navy officers last week.
Joseph is serving his second term rs
clerk of court, having been the only
Republican elected in the county in
1914.
A ball team representing Camp Gus
ter, Michigan, will tour Wisconsin in
May and negotiations are on for game
here. The soldier team includes a
number of professional stars including
Ray Haley lately catcher for the Phi.
ladelphia National League club.
Lightless night order has been sus-
pended until Sept. |, by the U. >. Fuel
Administration beginning tonight. 1t
will be more CHEEKY down town with
the glims shining again.
A. L. Hougen and F. j. Zlmmers are
TO manage the ne Red Cross drive to
be put on next month in Manitowoc
county.
The report in the papers month
ago of the death of private Skrypzinski
Of this city at Waco, Texas, in the mil
itary hospital was probably unfounded
1t seems TO have been based on a tele-
phone message which his mother a
feeble old lady at ST. Mary's orphange,
alleges she received. The hospital re-
cords at Waco, do net show his name
nor is there any confirmation. He is
probabably with the Co. II boys in
England or France.
Mrs. Magdaline FRANKIE of Milwaukee
formerly of the town of Centerville, in
this county, has five soDs in the army,
three of them with the colors 10 France.
Jonn Bal OF Grimms after being re-
iected twice on enlistments has been
finally passed by the exemption board
at La Crosse where he has been lately
working, and is now happily winding
up his affairs preparatory to leaving
for Camp Custer on the 9th.
The president has proclaimed a ma
tional holiday Liberty Day, for to-
morrow April 26th. There will be a
celebration but the plans will be alter.
ed II it is certain Tomorrow that Mani
towoc has subscribed it's allotment in
the third liberty loan. II It has there
will be a formal raising of the honor
dag TO indicate the happy fact of local
oversubscriptlon.
Edwin Chloupek of Mishicot has en-
listed in the signal corps Of tie United
States army and will leave tomorrow
for Camp Colt at Gettysburg, Penn. !
He Is brother of Miss Lillian Chlou-
pek, supervising teacher of the county. |
Train orders have been received by
the exemption board for embarkment
Of the contingent of local boys for
Camp Custer under the call for April |
26. The men are ordered to report to |
he boards April 26 but will not leave
Until s O'Clock the next morning, Sat
lrday, April 81 total of So men
rom the two local districts will go.
The High School Bazaar recently |
held at the K, of G. rooms for the ben
sfit of the Red Cross netted S2S457. |
The funds realized from the publication
If the High School monthly The Nm
ton, amounted to $l52.50 making
otal of S43707 now turned in 20 the
Red Cross by the High School students