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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
LETTER FROM
LIEUT.. HERBERT SMITH
Advanced to First Located
At Fort GibbOn, Alaska

The following letter from Lieut..
Herbert Smith to his brother, Henry,
speaks for itself. Herbert has been
advanced to First Lieutenant.
Fort Gibbor, Alaska, June 27, 1918.
Dear Henry:
i have just had word that in ad-
dition to being made Company Com
mander and Post Commander, / have
received the zone silver bar" which
makes a First Lieutenant, Regular
Army. l am no longer "Shavetail." /"
Starting in Monday, July 1st, have
changed the rising hour from 6:15
a. m. to 545, which will kind of
startle some of the old company men
that have been having things pretty
easy around here for the past eight
months. This is necessary on ac-
count of the new men we will have
coming in for the next few months.
AS it is, we have had ito put 25 men
in the officers quarters. The old par
ade ground is getting to- look more
and more like the first few days at
Fort Sheridan. Nothing but Squads,
Right-Left and About" all day long.
We have had to make changes in the
cOmmissary to take care of 135 men
instead of the so we have had up to
the present time.
On the top of all this, we are under
much stress due to the fact that we
expect the General Inspector in on
any boat now. From what | can
gather from some of the men, who
have been here on these annual in
spections, things are apt to roll pret-
ty heavy while we get our "going
over"
We had a wonderful trip down the
Yukon, Monday, on the Jeff Davis"
one of the U. S. transports here. We
went down to pick up some logs for
a fish wheel we are putting in here.
The trip took us 20 miles down
stream to place called whisky
Jacks" the home of man who has
spent most of his life in this cold
and untamed land, far from any signs
Of civilization. He picks a precarious
living by fishing and trapping and
boarding the few prospectors that
happen his way.
The scenery on the whole of the trip
was wild and wonderful. The wide
and deep and swiftly flowing Yukon,
the green of the banks and low lands
leading up to the gray foot hills, and
far away the majestic, snow capped
made up 20 mile panx
1rama that will never forget.
We received news yesterday that
Gerard is expected in
Tanana (our city, some time in July.
Mush heave no, as the chow bell has
just one. Remember me to all the
crowd back "Hum."
Yours truly,
HERBERT
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
MODEL GLASS
ROOM ESTABLISHED

The Marathon County Training
school building is undergoing
change. The assembly room on the
first floor, formerly occupied by the
Marathon County School of Agricul-
ture andc Domestic Economy, is being
fixed up as a model class room to be
used by the Training school. Students
from the town of Stettin and from
the neighborhood of the Training
school will attend this practice school,
which will be on the same order as
the one room rural school taking in
the grades from first to seventh. Miss
Edith Hamacker of the Training school
faculty will supervise the work in this
model school. Up to this time seniors
in the Training school were obliged
to get their practice work in teach
ing grades of the public schools in
the city and county, but this model
school to be established will take-c care
of all this, and the Training school
students will receive their practice
work in this model class room. Other
rooms on the first floor of this build
ing will be made suitable for class
rooms, with the exception of one to
be used for library.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
CAPTURING LIONS
is DANGEROUS JOB
Most Wild Animals With Hagenbect.
Wallace Are From
Jungles

Few who see wild animals in cages
realize the vast amount of trouble,
danger and expense necessary to get
them there. The greatest danger lies
in capturing the Wild animals in their
native country. With the Hagenbeck-
Wallace Circus, which will give two
performances in Wausau, Friday, Aug.
2, there are several hundred wild
animals, most of which were captured
in the forests and jungles of their ma
i've country.
There is no more ticklish or danger
GUS task than tracking lions in the
vast Nubian deserts. The scorching
sun pours down with such force that
few men can stand it. The effect on
the eyes is binding. There is little
or no shade. The wariest and most
careful hunter may be tracking an
animal, and at the same time be
tracked by the animal he is seeking,
which may spring On him at any
moment.
For capturing full-grown lions, large
traps of various forms are used. One
trap is square, one of the sides lift
ing upon a spring like the old-fash-
ioned mouse trap. This trap is baited
with a piece of fresh meat, and as
soon as the lion has entered the trap
the door shuts down and he is a
prisoner. More than a score of lions
with the Hagenbeck-W Wallace Circus
were captured in this manner.
Elephants are generally caught in
nooses. A number of men surround
the elephant after they have previous
ly formed circle of fire about the
beast. The fire gets closer and closer
to the elephant, and finally a moose is
thrown over his head. He is then Sc
curely tied to a tree and allowed to
remain there until quiet. Tame ele-
plants are then brought into use,
and appear to be sort of persuasive
in making the huge animals tractable.
In catching snakes, various devices
are used. One is to set the grass on
fire in circle where it is known
that snakes have hiding places. AS
they rush out they are caught in large
nets mounted on wooden hoops, to
which is attached large bag.
Doors to the big show will be opened
at and z p. nj. The performances
begin an hour later. The parade is
at 10 a. m.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
BIG CELEBRATION

Last Friday, tie day when the
American and French armies captured
10000 German soldiers and drove the
German forces back for many miles
the citizens of Amigo took off the
lid and had a real celebration of the
great victory. Whistles blew for over
half an hour; the people got upon
the street and there was a great dem
onstration and much enthusiasm.
Pat German of this city, was in An
tigo and entered into the spirit of
the occasion. He came back to Wau-
sau in the afternoon and everything
was as quiet as if it was a Sabbath
day, and he wondered if the news
had not reached our city
The victory was celebrated through
out the country, generally, and it is
the general opinion that it was the
turning point of the war, in favor of
the allies
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
RETURNED HOME SATURDAY

John H. Kennedy, who is on the
federal jury at Eau Claire, and who
had been attending sessions of the
court since it opened last Tuesday
returned home on Friday, having been
excused until Monday. -
Mr.. Kennedy says that he never
saw nicer crops than he passed be-
tween here and Eau Claire. The
farmers were harvesting their fall
wheat and rye and cutting hay From
appearances there was a scarcity of
help, as the piles were left just as cut.
He says that Eau Claire is a fine,
clean city; that it has the finest
streets and country roads of any city
in the state, and the best of pure water.
Jerry Bradley of Cleveland, Ed.
Hayes of Stratford, Mr.. Parker of
Mosinee and others of the county are
in attendance. There are 500 cases
to be tried and only three were dis
posed of last week. 1t will take until
after Sept. 1st 10 finish up. All jurors
returned to Eau Claire yesterday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23

again, so we have his permission to
write again. / received a letter from
Clarice Olson the other day, and l am
going to answer her letter today also.
Our artillery is opening up again on
Fritz. The aeroplanes sure receive
some warm receptions when they pull
over the lines. l have witnessed one
daylight air raid. The farmers are
making hay pretty lively, but it's hard
for them, as when they go out in
the field they do not know whether
they will return or not, as the shells
are continually bursting all around
them, and the shrapnell from the anti
aircraft guns, which use high ex-
plosiyes. We haven't had any gas
attack as yet. Have you heard from
Uncle Elmer? l have also heard that
Jimmie Burns has given his life over
here.
l will have to make a requisition
for those needles and you will have to
send it back with them, but it has to
have the captains name signed to it,
so don't forget to put it in the package.
1t takes so long for anything to get
here that l really don't know whether
it is worth while. Must close now."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
WAUSAU PILOT IIRTY-TIREE YEARS AGO

James Meehan spent Sunday night
at the Winkley house.
Eagle River station, on the Mil
waukee, Lake Shore and Western r.
X. is growing wonderfully and prom
ises to be a lively little city in the
near future.
On Thursday evening a sleigh load.
consisting of Andrew Berry and wife,
Will Pierce and sister, and another
couple, started out in one of Jas.
Edee's nobby rigs for ride to Trappe.
AT the foot of Marshall hill, the sleigh
in some manner was upset and all
were dumped into the snow, and the
high-spirited team flew away like the
wind
A. j. Dodge, who has been editor
OF the Central for eighteen months
past, is now gathering material with
which to write up a history of Wau-
sau. He proposes to have it date
back to the Indian traders in the
Wisconsin River Valley, during the
time of Father Marquette, also of the
first settlements of the whites.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
..BACK THE BOYS.
Slogan Adopted For the Marathon
War Fund-Refused the Prize

The Publicity committee of the Mar
athon War Fund, has adopted as its
slogan, Back the Boys"
A prize of $1,000 was offered by the
committee for the best slogan pro-
posed and as consequence many
came in. In fact they were so good
that the committee found it difficult
to make a decision. "Back the Boys, F"
was finally selected The lady who
proposed the slogan refused to accept
the prize but turned it into the war
fund, as it's first contribution.
1t was patriotic action,-a fitting
example to be emulated in these trying
times of war. The amount was do
mated by the committee and placed
in the war fund.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
Tuesday. December 1e. 1884

P. Q. Means will open his ice rink
tonight.
A wood and hay market is some
thing Wausau needs.
Geo. Bells has named his new
hotel the Arlington" Good name.
Wood has taken tumble so
will now purchase a full cord of hard
maple.
P. O. Means has built a large ice
rink just above the guard lock. 1t
will be opened for the first time this
evening. Geier's band will be present.
The city of Stevens Point is now
lighted by gas. She does not propose
to let Wausau put on any "hifalutin"
airs over her.
Eddie McGlachlin of Stevens Point
was the successful person in the COM
petitiye examination for appointment
to the military academy at West Point.
The Stevens Point Pinery has just
finished its 31st year and comes to
the front as healthy and spry as a
two year old steer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
A PROCLAMATION

The Marathon County Council of
Defense; Mayor Sell; C. N. Goerling,
sheriff and c. T. Edgar, Dist. Atty,
issued a proclamation Saturday, ask
ing that, inasmuch as nearl, 500
select men were to leave on Tuesday,
that from o'clock Monday evening
until eleven o'clock Tuesday, a. M,
be observed as special public holi-
day, and during that time places of
observed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23

The Fond du Lac Reporter says that
P. B. Lawson of Crandon, was ar
rested on Tuesday, charged with the
theft of a trunk, which was being
from the N. w. to the 500
line depot in that city, and owned by
a Wausau party. The trial was post
poned until Thursday, when, it is
Lawson was bound over to
the circuit court, of Fond du Lac
county, in the sum of $1,500.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
BIG BATTLE
Americans Advance s Miles-30,0
Prisoners Taken

The big German offensive of July
18th and 10th, has come to grief.
From the very outset the Americans
broke the drive on their front. The
Americans instituted counter attack
along a 25 mile front between the
Aine and the Marne and captured
some twenty villages and taken up
wards of 10000 prisoners. With one
sweeping fight the American and
French soldiers undid practically all
that had been accomplished by the
latest German offensive,-they crashed
through the enemy lines to some points
to the depth of ten miles.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
THRIFT SAVINGS STAMPS

The sales of Thrift Savings stamps
for Marathon county dtring the month
of June, amount to nearly 100000.
The most stamps were sold at Colby,
$5,59275; Marathon followed with
$5,592.50; Athens was next, and then
Mosinee, Edgar, Unity, Stratford, Scho-
field, Spencer, Brokaw, etc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
IN THE THICK OF BATTLE

From a Washington dispatch it is
learned that the 32d division, which
is comprised of Wisconsin and Michi-
gan troops and they are in the thick of
battle. They assisted in checking the
German advance on July 18th and 10Th.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
KEEP THIS in MIND

The Wausau Chamber of Commerce
has given out the following notice:
"The bridge crossing Rib River lead
ing to Wausau, will be closed to travel
for the next six weeks. Coming to
Wausau travel by way of Mosinee or
Marathon City.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
DIED AT ANTIG0

Mrs. Thorn, mother of w. HI. Thorn
of this city and Winfield Thorn and
Mrs. ]. D. Mylrea, died in Amigo Sun
day morning, after protracted ILL
ness, Mrs. Thorn had often visited
in Wausau and was well known here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23

G. w. Foster Wausau
P. T. Stone
w. C. Michel,
Ewald Schmidt
r. r. Zweck
A. f. Schubring
o. F. Buss
A. R. Wacholz
P. ]. Sleeter Amigo
o. c. Green
E. B. Romers
Roy Gardner, Mosinee.
George Matz, Shepley.
w. F. Better, Bryant.
d. E. Rice, Pelican Lake.
E. H. Karberg, Port Edwards.
John Reuter-
Frank Monteban, Bloomville.
H. N. Marsh, Stevens Point.
Darrell Deering, Merrill.
Clarence Higgins
James A. Hoffman,, Eland.
B. M. Larson, Norrie.
F. j. Walsh, Eagle River.
B. A. Surges
R. C. Peters, White Lake.
F. L. Lund, Tomahawk.
j. H. Stelter !"
F. j. Cloutier
c. G. Hansen
c. l.. Mccormick, Greenwood.
L. l.. Akey, Rudolph.
V. A. Du Four North Crandon.
H. r. Cunningham
Anton Pestka, Ringle.
]. A. Kadletz, Leopolis.
o. j. Perry, Prentice.
B. J. Milkia, Nekoosa.
j. ]. McCunn, Brokaw.
Parry Gustavson
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
"June 20, 1918.
Dear Folks.


Dear Folks:
l received your letters some time
ago, but as we were in the trenches
we had no chance to do any writing.
The shells are still buzzing over our
heads, but that don't bother me any
more. / am well. We haven't had
any casualties as yet, but that's not
saying that we didn't experience some
exciting times, because we did and
it lasted for three hours. Every man
did his part. / didn't happen to be
in the front line trenches, but back
far enough so that the artillery kept
me moving. There are farmers get
ting hurt every day from the bursting
shells. There was little girl five
years old blown to pieces yesterday
little ways from US. The weather
has been pretty tough and it is rain
ing now. We don't mind the rain as
we spend most of the time in dug
outs and that's where am now. II
sure is some damp place, believe me
We just got back from the next town
where we have our stuff stored. We
| went in to get our boxes packed sc
We could move back for a couple OF
days. The company that's occupying
the place is under quarantine, so we
had one of the men we have on guard
get us some paper and envelopes, sc
we could do little writing any way
Il you haven't received any mail from
me for some time this win explain
! the reason why. Our captain. is bscl
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
q. s. NAVY ENLISTMENTS


The late enlistments for the navy
at the Wausau sub-station who have
reported in Milwaukee are as follows:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23


Dear Folks:
/ received your letter o. X. We
have moved from our last place a
week ago tomorrow. We are expect
ing to make another move soon. All
the fellows are enjoying the life over
here. The weather has been grand.
We have two Y. M. C. AS close by
here. The whole battalion is together
now and we have supply sergeant to
each one. The last we heard of Uncle
Elmerl Capt. Lucas) he said every
thing was booming where he was, of
course that was before we moved. The
night before we moved I spent half
day and evening in the next town.
The church bells are ringing now,
but I guess / will continue on with
what l have started. The boys are
amusing themselves now by kicking
the foot ball around. We are where
we see the aeroplanes all day long,
and / hope we will see the front line
trenches soon. Although we haven't
the company we had in Waco, Texas,
we have an English sergeant at
tached to us and he was so afraid
that we were going off and leave him,
that he wanted Skinner to telegraph
and find out if he could go along.
Well as we are where we can't write
what we like, will close"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
HENRY e. HUNTINGTON
LAW AND REAL ESTATE
Scott ST., Opp. Court House. Wausau. Wis.
Over $500 Acres

of Fine Farming and Hardwood o
and Taylor Counties, Wis.
Fine Residence Property Business Property Building Lots
and Acre Property for sale in the city,
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
MAY 81, 1918.

Lear Folks:
I received yours of the 29th o. X.
Well everything is coming along fine
l am now near enough to hear the
cannons roar. The weather is just
grand. We saw an air fight this morn
ing, but it didn't amount to much.
We are still in billets and for how
much longer / do not know. This
country is very nice. The boys were
up to the trenches yesterday, but re-
turned In the evening. We are all
well and get plenty to eat. 1 heard
that some of the Ashland boys have
been killed and others wounded.
have cut down my supplies so haven't
Sc much to look after. / received all
the clippings out of the papers. l
just saw the paper containing the
letter / sent you on the first OF March.
We are having a hard time -getting
lumber here to build things with that
are required for daily drills, even
what we call under brush back home,
they use for wood here. ! am still
in Co. G, 12Sth Inf, N. G., but the
company is filled with men from every
state in the union. Uncle Elmer (Capt.
Lucas) is with the Headquarters Com
pany of the 18th U. S. / will write
once more that the wristlets and scarf
have been received"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-23
RAE BEST WRITES HOME

Supply Sergeant Rae Best writes to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Best
of this city, from France, where he
is serving his country with Co. G,
12Sth Inf, N. G. The following is
taken from three letters received from
him recently:
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CITY ITEMS

Tonight 1880 to P. NJ, children's
suits. our regular $500 grade, ages 8
to 8, $2.9S at Besse-Leland s.-advt.
Mrs. James Gray of Stanley street
will entertain the Ladies' Auxilia ry,
U. S. w. ", Wednesday afternoon at
the State Armory from 2 to 5.
A meeting Of the Chamber of Cam-
merce directors was held this afters
noon. -
Radio Operator Frank Mu1Yihill,
stationed aboard the u S. S. Seneca,
returned to his station last night after
a short furlogh spent at his 1fonae
here.
Tonight 1885 to P NJ. 500,
shirts, y for $500 at Besse- LgHhass
-adyt. -
The roonR Of the Junior AlHilt ary'
Red cz'ossssWill be copper. SverN after4
noon frornfsa>,3o to s and SATURDAY.
mornings. from 8 to IL. ~ >s<71
New Britain National BANG open
every Monday evening to. s to re
eeive subscriptions to the Liberty
Loan.--Advt 1T
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'ILSON CHAMPION
of SUFFRAGE BILL
(Continued from First Page)

~ frankly and which / shall hope
#R seem as conclusive to you as
lev seem to me.
This is a peoples war and the
8opIe's thinking constitute its at
sbsphere and morale, not the predl-
htfons of the drawing room or the
Slitical considerations of the eau
n. If we be indeed democrats and
sh to leave the world to democracy,
81 can ask other peoples to accept in
@oof of our sincerity and our aplllty
lead them whithep=they wish to be
n lno+hino less~ persuasive and con-
ing Than our actions. Our pro-
Bssidns will not suffice. Verification
lust be forthcoming when vertical
bn is asked for. And in this case
IRRIGATION is asked for-asked for in
lis particular matter. You ask by
Ahom? Not through diplomatic
Sannels; not by foreign ministers.
Aot by the limitations of parliament.
i is asked for by the anxious, ex-
bctant suffering peoples with whom
e are dealing and who are willing
put their destinies in some meas
he in, our hands, if they are sure
3 at we wish the same things that
aey do.
! 81 do not speak my conjecture. 1t
4 not alone the voices of statesmen
hi @of newspapers that reach me and
4 e voices of foolish and Incorporate
kitators do not reach me at all.
through many, many channels l
Sbve made aware what the plain,
#ruggling, workaday folks are think
Il ohiaf terror and
Affefing of this tragic war falls. They
&e looking to the great, powerful
#mous democracy of the west to lead
Sem to the new day for which they
saye SO long waited; and they think,
their logical simplicity, that demo-
lacy means that women shall play
&ir part in affairs alongside men
upon an equal footing with them.
! reject measures like this in ig-
lat defiance of what a new age has
kht forth, of what they have
but we have not, they Will
to believe In us; they will cease
Sow or trust us.
rev have seen their own govern
accept this Interpretation of
bcracy-seen old governments
that of Great Britain, which did
profess to be democratic, promise
~ and, as of course, this justice,
men, though they had before re-
it, the strange revelations of
# var having made many things
md plain, to governments as
~ to peoples.
gs we alone to refuse to learn
S6Sa IN? Are we alone to ask and
SSA utmost that our women can
g$8 nee and sacrifice of every
A still say we do not see what
z ives them to stand by our
guidance of the affairs of
S89S and ours? We have made
eBM the women in this war;
SH nit them only to part
M S suffering and sacrifice and
to a partnership of pri-
Aght?
# & could not have been
@ W & by the other nations
s America If 1t had not
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
James Murphy.

James Murphy, aged 43, for q
number of years a resident of this
city and at one time manager of the
Park hotel, died in Hartford yester-
day afternoon. Murphy was well
known In this city where he was en-
ployed at. different times as wine
clerk In local cafes, and was a prom
inent member of Local 166, Barten
ders' Union Announcement ofSsun-
neral arrangements has notI been
made. .,'.r ... !" .- ~
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$4,000 AUsTRO-GERMAN IT.
=. -. y =. PRIsoNERS.nIsA

Toxic, Sept. 20, (By Associated
Press. Fifteen thousand armed
Austro- German prisoners FROM Blag-
ovestchensk, reached Heiho on Sep
TENDER Is and were disarmed, accord
ing TO a statement issued at the war
office. The statement says Japanese
and Chinese which have been on duty
along the Anur river entered Blago-
vestchensl1 with the main force of
Japanese cavalry when that city was
taken by the Allied forces.