Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21


deputy marshal, and accompanied to
this city where he was arraigned be-
fore Court Commissioner f. w. French
on charges of violating the espionage
act by statements tending to discredit
the United States and in support of
the imperial German government. Mr..
Mohr pleaded not guilty and he was
held under $4,000 bonds. His hearing
was set for Aug. %.
Washington-The following Wiscon-
sin men were granted army commits
sions: Donald Campbell, Delavan, and
Karl Haughen, Appleton, second lieu
tenants, air service; Warren F.
Smith, Waukesha, second lieutenant,
sanitary corps: Stanley J. Comrie, La
Crosse, and John Rupps, Milwaukee,
second lieutenants, quartermaster
corps Harry w. Morris, Madison, cap
tain of engineers.
Sufficient wheat will be har-
vested in Racine county this year to
supply all residents of the county and
it will be the first time in forty years
that such supply has been harvested.
War gardens, nearly 1000 in number
of potatoes and large crops of beans,
peas, onions, cabbage and other vege
tables.
Madison-What is believed to be the
first regimental flag to be returned to
the United States from France arriv-
ed recently at the office of Adjt.-Gen
Orlando Holway. 1t was the regiment
al flag of the Third infantry, Wiscon
sin National guard, now a part of the
158th regiment of the Thirty-second
division.
Oshkosh - James G. B. Lampert,
who has been serving as major with
the First regiment of engineers in
France, has been promoted to the rank
of lieutenant colonel, according to
word received here by his father,
Councilman Florian Lampert, republi-
candidate for congress from the Sixth
district.
Eau Claire - The two jury panels
which have been trying cases in the
double session of the United States
District court for the western district
of Wisconsin held here since July 16,
which closed Saturday night at mid
night, proved 100 per cent jury with
regard to espionage cases. Verdicts OF
guilty were returned in all cases tried.
Madison = Census bureau compila-
lions just published show Wisconsin
has the lowest typhoid death rate in
the union, 81 per 100000 population,
and Kentucky the highest, 36.2. The
rates quoted are the average for the
last three years for which reports are
available, namely, 1913, 1914 and 1918.
Janesville-Word has been received
in this city telling of the woundlng OF
Capt. E. N. Caldwell of Company L.,
Twenty infantry. United States
regulars, Capt. Caldwell left this city
in command of Company M of the
Wisconsin National guards and has
been in action for some time.
Watertown-Mr August Krause, a
widow here, was killed, and Mrs. Ame-
liza Schumann, another widow, mother
of eleven children, and her daughter
Miss Martha Schumann, were serious
ly injured, when struck by an 1nterur-
ban car which split switch while the
women were waiting for it to pass.
Oshkosh-WalIac M. Plummer, first
lieutenant in the ordnance department
of the Pershing army in France has
sent his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. M.
Plummer, a steel helmet taken from a
dead German private, and several hand
erenades used by both the German and
allied armies.
Rhinelander-Joro Huart is serving
ninety days at hard labor in the coun-
tv iaiI because he was convicted OIL
using language against the govern
ment He was arrested by Sheriff
Hans Rodd, and though he pleaded not
guilty, evidence was sufficient to con
vict him.
Madison-The state school for the
blind at GAINESVILLE is experimenting
in trades to be opened to soldiers
made sightless in the war. thirteen
men and women are now being given
q snecial course of instruction at the
institution.
Mauston-E. l.. Yoder, former Maus-
ton high school teacher, now located
at the West Point Military academy,
has been assigned to Camp Douglas as
instructor for the saate guards.