Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

!. Leavenworth prison by Judge Alfred
Anderson. Judge Anderson delivered
a singing arraignment of all foreign
: born whose hearts are not with this
nation in the time of war. Gessert
" was convicted on three of seven
counts in the Observation-Disclosures
to obstruct the operation of the selec-
: tive service law by advising his son
: not to respond to the calls of the Ply
9 mouth exemption board; actually ac-
comprising the action attempted, and
: willfully obstructing the enlistment
: service.
Madison--Permission was granted
by the Wisconsin supreme court to
u. M. Sheldon of Tomahawk to begin
an action to ascertain whether Gov
Philip can be mandamused to call
special election in the United States
senatorial vacancy. 1t was ordered
that leave be granted to Sheldon to
commence and prosecute an acton of
mandamus on his own relation against
L the governor and that the question be
D brought up for argument before the
court on March 5.
1 Madisop-Exactly 500 members of
the faculty of the University of Wis
1 consiin signed the protest against
" those utterances and actions of Sena-
: tor Robert M. La Toilette which have
l given aid and comfort to Germany and
: her Allies in the present war;" which
rnponf1U oiv. TOD
us. This number represents SO per
cent of the faculty members, of the
: rank of instructor or above, who are
;, in residence in Madison at this time.
Madison-All children in Wisconsin
under years old will be weighed and
S measured within sixty days beginning
: April 6. The work will be conducted
r by the child welfare committee of the
: woman's committee, state council of
: defense, which is already engaged in
e making definite plans for the state
i wide inventory of the childhood of
D Wisconsin.
4 Sheboygan - Fishing off this port
e was resumed after a tieup for four
r weeks. Nets that were frozen in the
ice and carried away by the ice foes,
has resulted in heavy loss to the
, fishermen.
6 Grand Rapids-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
> Noel of Port Edwards received cable
, gram from their son Frank, announc-
ing his arrival in England. He was re-
jected by the United States and joined
. the Canadian forces as orderly.
Observation-Disclosures of the serious
= sugar shortage, the Indian and white
settlers of this section of the state are
planning to greatly increase the sup
ply of both maple sugar and maple
syrup.
l., Menasha-Out of 1900 men regis
tered for military service in Whine
l bago county, / ,037 have been placed in
Z the first class, according to an an
nouncement by the local exemption
board.
Grand Rapids-Supt G. w Schwede
] bChuCICu Ilo ICSlSIIollOn " Tame elL6Ct
at the close of the school year. He will
pursue a course of study along spe-
cial lines in psychology.
: ShebOygan-H. X. Loomis, pioneer
resident of Wisconsin and for a mum
Der of years secretary of the Wiscon
sin Cheesemakers association, died
{ here.
Madison Gov. Philip paroleG
Thomas Kratochvil of Chippewa Falls,
from the state prison. Kratochvil was
convicted last October of forgery and
I was sentenced to two years.
Madison-John Mazzaro,. 80 years
old, is being held here without bail
for preliminary examination on
| charge of having murdered Policeman
: Grant DOsch two weeks ago.
Darlington-P. " King, a farmer,
! had his entire lower lip bitten off by
: horse. Mr.. King was shoveling snow
7 in front of the animal when suddenly
it reached forward and nipped him.
5 anesville-Joseph Gibbs, rs years
| old, was found dead in his room at
the c. C. Hague farm, near Evansville,
with a bullet in his head. He had
: been respondent over i'll health.
Beloit-John Schaub, % years old,
an electrician at the Fairbanks, Morse
r & Co. plant, was instantly killed while
5 handling live wires. He had just been
= married.
Oshkosh-A letter from Gen. Chas.
; r. Boardman of Oshkosh has been re-
t ceived in Oshkosh, telling of his safe
| voyage to Europe.
} Portage-Fire swept over the village
of Bancroft, destroying the post office
and five business houses. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Manawa-Zions Evangelical Luther
an church will erect new $4,000
building as soon as the weather will
permit.
Madison-Official,a announcement has
! been made by the tax commissioner
: that William Landraint of Ashland
l would not be re-appointed income tax
f assessor for that district.
r Racine-Michael Gaffney, IS years
old, a wealthy farmer of Racine coun-