Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
WORLD WAR NOTES.

All beer brewing stops December
1st.
Ten Camp Grant expert boxers and
bayonet men were taken to the big
war exposition in Chicago, last week,
to give demonstrations.
Chicago /. w. w. who generally acted
as slackers and have since been held
at Camp Grant will serve 25 years
each in Fit. Leavenworth.
Walter L. Beier of Milwaukee, and
Edwin Beier, his son, appeared to-
gether for registration under the
latest draft. Beier Sr. is 40 and the
boy 10.
General March announced last week
that 1900 De Haviland planes have
been delivered to date and 500 shipped
abroad. Gen. March said also that
troop shipments have been made at
the same rate as during the previous
summer months.
In Illinois sheriffs are issuing emer-
gency stickers for those finding it
necessary to use cars on gasless Sun
day. Doctors, officials of state and
government, Red Cross workers, etc,
have the stickers applied by the To-
cal deputies.
II Conscientious DIRECTORS of the
Mennonite persuasion will be given
an opportunity to work on farms for
the duration of the war. These OBJ
~jectors on account of their religion
are willing to serve but not to kill,
and in the estimation of the author
tiles will make good farmers.
Sir George Buchanan, recently Brit
ish ambassador to Russia, declared in
an interview that Russia would again
take her place among the nations.
He said the Russians were with the
car to a man when war was declared
and that the unfortunate Nicholas
stood by the allies to the day of his
abdication.
The senate has passed a bill de-
signed to catch draft slackers and
punish disloyal talk. 1t fixes a maxi
mum penalty of 20 years imprison-
ment or a fine of $40, 900 or both for
making false reports or statements
with intent to interfere with the Unit
ed States military or naval success.
The bill is now up to the house.
The estimates are that enough gas
oline was saved on each of the last
three Sundays to drive an automobile
$500 times around the earth! Is, 00O,-
600 gallons of gasoline have been saw
ed as a reserve for the army in France
and the order is finding general heed
throughout the country. The few who
venture out find their path anything
but pleasant.
No more Ford passenger automo-
biles are to be manufactured until af
ter the war. The endless stream in
which they poured from the big De-
troit plant of the one-time pacifst but
now ardent fighting man, has been
completely shut off. The last "fiv'
rolled from the assembling ways in
the Michigan motor capital Friday ev-
ening. Whatever Ford cars are man
ufactured from now until the end of
hostilities will be for use Of the gov
eminent, for trucking, transportation
of men and supplies, or for ambulance
purposes.
Draft boards will have wide pow
ers under the plans made by General
Crowder for the operation 0 fthe new
registrants. Detailing the method
boards are to follow, the regulations
say registrants shall be considered
entitled to exemption only when
completely engaged IN an Occupa-
ton the board classes as essential;
when his removal would result in
substantial damage to the enterprise
and when 'the available supply of
persons competent in the capacity is
such that the registrants cannot be
replaced without direct, substantial,
material loss and detriment to the eff
fective operation of the enterprise"
Youths between 10 and 20 and men
between 80 and SO years are likely
to be called first under the new draft.
Questionnaires will go out first to
registrants of these ages and local
boards have been ordered to proceed
with their speedy classification so
that some Of them may be called in
October. Induction from the older