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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
MARRIED

Miss Lula Lowell of Ladysmlth, ana
Mr. Bert French, of Conrath, were
united in marriage Wednesday even
ing by Rev. John Birrell at the latter
home. Witnesses were DR.. B. f. Kin
Won and Miss Grace Blanchard. A
wedding supper was served at the nome
of Mr.. and Mrs. HI. T. Blanchard.
The newly welded couple will live on
Mr.. French's farm near Conrath. Both
of the contracting parties are well and
fayorably known in Ladysmith. The
bride is a graduate both OF the Lady
smith highschool and Of the RusR
County Training school and has taugh'
in the schools of the county for the
past four years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
Germans Asphyxiate Entire
Communities in Reprisals
in Russia
ADVANCING GERMANS
NEAR RIVER MARINE
Advance OF Enemy Not Entirely
Stopped But Its Speed Greatly
Decreased

Special to Ladysmith News Budget
LONDON, May 31.-The Germans,
in reprisals against peasant dis
orders in Ukrania, have drenched sew
eral villages near Kiev with gas.
Messages say whole communities have
been wiped out, every inhabitant--
men, women and children-asphyXi-
ated
editors note-Relatives, including
the mother, of Rubben AntOnoff, of
this city, now at Camp Grant, were
living near Kiev, at the time Mr. An
tonoff received the last letters from
them.)
GERMANS STILL ADVANCING
PARIS, May 31-The Germans con-
tinue to push forward south of Jere Ell
TardenOis, but neither Chateau Thier-
ry or Dormans have yet fallen. There
is reason to hope that Chateau Thier-
ry, the population of which has fled,
will be saved. Both towns are on the
River Marne.
The extreme point of the German
advance is Lecharmel, about two miles
north of the Marne.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
PROMINENT CHINAMEN
VISIT LADYSMITH

Hip Lung, Toy Fung and Wan Sam,
all of Chicago. were in the city Wednes-
day on business connected with the
large truck farm which these gentle
men from the orient will conduct near
Ladysmith.
A great deal Of the preliminary
work has been done on this farm, which
is located 4 miles south of the city, but
owing to scarcity even OF skilled
Chinese labor. the work this year viii
not be on as large scale as had been
planned originally.
Hip Lung is very prominent MAJ
among Chinese circles in Chicago. Ht
is a wealthy merchant, dong large
wholesale business in Chinese goods.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
Exodus of Young Men Is Now
An Almost Daily Occur
renee
TWELVE LADYSMITH
BOYS JOIN THE NAVY
Five Will Take Wireless Course
Each Contingent Given ROusing
Send-Off By Citizens

Young men of military age will soon
be as scarce in Ladysmith as the pro
verbal hens teeth if the exodus OF
volunteers and seIectmen into the vari
Gus branches of service under the flag
continues to be as steady as it has in
the past.
About every other night the band
boys are called out to contribute theiI
cheer to the general demonstration
given for some departing army or navy
boys Although apparently the scores
of volunteers are disregarded in appOr
tiOning the drafted men to be raised by
Rusk county, there is no disposition tC
grllmble for the majority of our boys
seem to feel it is Il privilege to serve
Uncle Sam at such time as this and
all seem glad to go and do their bit.
Wednesday, Postmaster Manning
with the assistance of Chief Gunner
Mate l.. III. Helmer of Green Bay, who
is acting as a recruiting officer for the
Wausau station, secured the enlistment
of twelve more boys into the navy, all
being from this city.
Ten of the twelve left last night fol
the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
ton OF these, Earl r. Graham, Err
win B. True, Ellis O. Martin, Ora c.
Deerwester and r. F. A. Bruegger will
take up the radio course, going to Har
ward College after a short period OF
training at Great Lakes. Arthur
%.,1
corps Homer V. WillisOn and Emil
Rasch will go into the service as sec
Ond-claSS firemen. The remaining
two, William r. Schwartz and Roy
Jacobs will go in as secOnd-class sea
men. Citizens and the band gave the
departing boys the usual enthusiastic
send-Off. hundreds Of people being out
to see them off. The station platform
was jammcd with people.
Nels Y Hanson and David c.. Critclf
field will leave Monday evening.
\ naval recruiting officer will be
here again on June Is.
The thirty-four men, comprising
Rusk cOunty's third contingent OF
drafted men who left Ladysmith Sat
urday afternoon for Camp Grant, were
given a send-Off that must have con
vinced them that Ladysmith's hear
was with them.
A similar farewell demonstration
was given the two boys, William
GOOcher and Floyd Sabin, who left tht
evening before for the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station. The band wa'
out on both occasions and a large
gathering of citizens wished the bOy'
God speed and safe return with thu
advent of victorious peace.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
RRuCE COMMENCEMENT

The highschOOl commencement eXer-
cises were held at the I. O. O. f. hall
last Thursday evening in the presence
of a large and appreciative audience.
A class of eleven was graduated
Claredona Kraus, Fay Barrett, Hazel
Campbell, Melissa Hayden, Hazel
Hart. Violet Stewart, Gladys Smith.
William Zebro, David Lyons, George
Evans and Ralph Hayden. William
Zebro and David Lyons were unable to
be present, the former being with an
aviation corps in Texas, the latter in
farm service in the southern part OF
the state.-Bruce Newsletter.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
DEATH OF MRS. G. KINGSBUR1

The death of Mrs. Guy Kingsbury
aged % years and months, occurred
last Saturday morning from heart dis
ease Deceased is survived by he1
husband and two children.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at the Methodist chuch, Rev
John Birrell officiating, and burial
was made in the local cemetery.
Relatives from out of the city in
attendance at the funeral were: The
parents of the deceased, Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Miller, and the latters' five
children, all of Ingram; Mrs. Miller,
grandmother of the deceased, an uncle,
Paul Miller and an aunt, all from
Grand Rapids, Wis.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
HUNDREDS VISIT
NEW HOSPITAL
Building is Thr0nged in Spite OF
Rain And Other Conflict
ing Events

At least 700 people visited st. Nary S
hospital yesterday afternoon and even
ing and were taken through the build
ing from basement to the top floor, the
escorting committee members making
such explanations of >the building and
facilities it contains as would interest
the guests and give them an idea of the
completeness of the institution.
From early in the afternoon until the
close of the splendid concert by the
Ladysmith band at 8 80 in the evening,
the beautiful building was thronged
with people. All were pleased that
Ladysmith should have such a fine
institution of this kind and it is no eX-
aggeratiOn to state that it more than
met the expectations of everyone. A
complete description of the building
was given in the last issue of the
News-Budget.
Refreshments of sandwiches and
coffee, ice cream and cake were served
TO the visitors in the basement.
A fine program was rendered, both
in the afternoon and evening. Mayor
Thompson gave the opening address
in the afternoon. In. both programs
there were fine musical numbers
solos by Mrs. G. c. Diedrich and Mrs
Elmer Austin, piano solos by Misses
edna Baker and Margaret McCabe-
and readings by Miss Ruby Collins
The band played on the spacious porch
on the east end of the building.
The hospital will be taking in pa
tients within a few days and has al
ready had several applications from
prospective patients.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
RED CROSS PICNIC AT
ISLAND LAKE JULY A

Plans and arrangements are now be-
ing made for big Red Cross picnic to
be held at Island Lake on July a. A
chicken dinner under the supervision
of Mrs. E. L. Burpee will be one of the
features of the picnic.
The program of races, sports and
games will be held in the forenoon and
in the afternoon big auction sale OF
donated articles will be held.
Further particulars will be given in
later issues of this paper.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31

Women between the ages of 81 and
50 who have had highschool educa-
ton or it's equivalent, will be el1glpie
for admission to the Army School OF
Nursing, arrangements for which were
recently made by the war depart
ment. 1t is intended to start several
schools in selected military hospitals.
Unless otherwise specified, applications
should be sent directly to the Army
School of Nursing, office of the Sur
geon General of the Army, Washlhg
ton, d. G.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
ECLIPSE OF SUN JUNE 8

The total eclipse of the sun on June
s will be visible here, at about 3
o'clock in the afternoon, as a partial
eclipse The path of totality is from
40 to 20 miles wide and crosses the
states of Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Wyo-
ming, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas and
Alabama.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
BARN UNROOFED

The heavy wind of last Friday night
took off the roof of the barn on ). >
Estey's farm, one-half mile west OF
Thornapple. Mr.. Estey was in the
CITY Saturday and informed the News
Budget of his loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Estey spent Sunday
visiting in Cornell.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
HOME FROM NAVY
FOR CLASS EVENTS

Lyle McCorison returned home Mon
day morning on furlough from the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station tC
attend the commencement events OF
his highschOol class.
Lyle is now the commanding officer
of Co. &c." First Regiment, U. S. n,
Camp Dewey, at Great Lakes, and has
about $50 men under him. Ladysmith
people are not surprised to see Lyle
winning advancement.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
STEAL BRASS FROM
MENASHA PAPER co.

ASHLAND, Wis, May 29-William
Gingle Stanley Gucinski and Bruno
Jaglowski, plead guilty to stealing $40
worth of brass and copper from the
Menasha Paper Company's plant in
this city and were put on probation.
Jaglowski will endeavor to enlist in the
navy, and should he be successful in
passing the required examination will
be allowed to go to Great Lakes Train
ing station.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued by
the county clerk to the following this
week:
both of the town of Grant.
MAIDS Haugsby and Emma Fond,
both of Hawkins.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
IT'S A ZINE" LAW!

George Johnson and Ole Felland,
Albert Lien, of Pennington, Bernt
Olson, of Alden, and Charles Lingren,
of Lincoln. each paid a fine of $50 and
costs last Friday before Justice fJer-
stad, of Luck, for having killed skunks
out of season.-POlk County Ledger.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31

The FOOD Administration has sent
out through all State administrators
a warning to corn, barley, and oats
millers and to wholesale and retail
dealers in the products that at the
present prices of these grains corn
meal should be selling at least 20 per
cent below the price of wheat flour
and that corn flour and barley flour
should be selling at least 10 per cent
below wheat flour.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
RED CROSS CONTRIBU-
TIONS OVER QUOTA

Total subscriptions in Rusk county
TO the Red Cross in the recent great
drive amounted to nearly S4,5Oo. The
exact figure will not be known until
all reports are in from the various
districts in the county and tabulated.
With it's quota $4,000, it will be seen
that Rusk county has gone over the
top again as usual, and with an eN-
cess amounting to 80 per cent
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

mencement address at COnrath this
evening.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31

The graduates decided to donate the
surplus in their treasury amounting to
about $40 to Red Cross work. This
brings the total amount donated by
our local schools this year to consider
ably more than $1OO.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31

The season for bass and muscal-
Ionge fishing is now open.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31

The deficit of 1882 caused by the
sending of representatives to the Stan
ley and Eau Claire contests was wiped
out by transferring the surplus of the
class day fund. The receipts of the
class day exercises were $26.O5. The
expenditures including war tax of
S626 amounted to $3.50.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31

Job work? Try the News-Budget.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-31

The pupils of our city schools have
assisted Uncle Sam in the successful
prosecution of the war by the pur-
chase of $169775 worth of Thrift and
War Savings stamps. The record by
rooms includes the highschool with
$40; Miss Drew $40; Miss Mcclure
500; Miss Icke $120.25: Mrs. Middle
ton $90.50 Miss Lindoo $500; Miss
Smith $S125; Miss Blanchard 500
Miss Watkins $3.50; Miss Lightbody
$S7.75; Miss Nelson $17; Miss Niche
$50; Miss Noteware $3.50; Miss Fitzt
So: Miss Post $54.50; Miss Win1
$3.50; Miss Nystrom $6S.75; Mrs
Pagel $3.50; Miss Jones $93.25; Mis-
Myhre SIS. This is surely very fine
record for our boys and girls and it il
sincerely hoped that this good Worl
will continue during the entire sum
mer
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
GAVE MISSION PROGRAMME
 AT UNITED CHURCH

A programme of current events in mission fields and resume of the first chapter of the study nonk, Women Workers of The Orient, was given on Friday afternoon at the meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary socie- ty of the United Congregational church, at which Miss Ida Sutherland presided. Mrs. H. r, Palmer was at the piano.
 The first two subjects which were Armenian and Shanshi. and Opening a Chinese Railroad, Illustrated how war conditions bring men together from the ends of ;he earth and offer un- usual opportunities for service.
 The programme proceeded as fol- lows:
 Brief Items of Curren!. Interest. A cheerful bit from West Africa. Mrs A. L. Peale: An Honored Veteran Mrs Robert Montgomery: Food Fossil bilities iii India. Miss Louise Ernst; The Living Word, Mrs. Dwi ight Allen; Request from the Board, Mrs. Mont gomery; prayer for the beard meet ing. Mrs Kirk Leavens; Message from the programme committee by Miss Nancy Lucas: Woman's Home Life ir the East, In Moslem Lands, Miss Eliz- abeth Huntington: In India, Mrs. B 1 P. Bishop; In China, Mss EmilS Smith; In Japan. Mrs. Lyon; Changes and Improvements, Miss Nancy Lu- | cas-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
LIEUT.. RUSSELL RECRUITING
 FOR CAMP FREMONT SCHOO

Lieut.. Leonard W. Russell is here to recruit for the officers training camp at Camp Fremont, near San Francisco, and is to have an office at the mayors office at the city hall until next We'd nesday, where he will be ready to eX- plain to all prospective candidates the attractive offer that the chance to go to this camp represents.
 The essentials are called for in all candidates for the camp, a four year high school education, physical fitness as shown by a doctors certificate, and the age limits of IS to 45.
 This offers a particularly attractive thing for married men, as if they should fail to pass examinations at the camp they will return to their homes in exactly the same status as respects the draft as when they left. Unmar- ried men failing at the school will be kept in the service.
 Those eligible are all men in Class 1 A, A, 3 A 3 B, c and A.
 Lieutenant Russell had two appli- cants on Friday but both were short the necessary high school education. From New London he secured 1S quai- flied men for the camp out of 109 ap- plicants.
 He will have office hours from a. m. to p. m. each day until Wednes- day, including Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
OBITUARY,
Miss Mabel o. CardWeII.
 (COntributed.)

The news of the passing from this life of Miss Mabel O. CardweI comes
 with a great shock of surprise and
 grief to a large circle of friends, most
 of whom. though they knew of her illness, had not expected it would ter
 minate fatally
 Miss Cardwell was a woman of fine principles and sincere Christian char acter. She was a devoted member of Trinity Episcopal church, regular in her attendance at it's services and one of its most faithful workers. For
 many years she had been the efficient
 secretary Of it's guild, the head of the
 Altar Chapter, the treasurer of St Luke's chapter and directress of the
 Ladies Branch of the Junior Auxil- = iary. It was a. hard trial for her to
 have to give up her church work, and she had a firm hope that in time she would be able to resume it. Miss Cardwell was a faithful member of the
 Faith Trumbull Chapter of the D. A
 l., for many years it's treasurer. and an interested active participant in Its meetings and activities. Miss Card 1 well bore her illness in a spirit of mo- 1 blc Christian fortitude and hopeful
 ness.
 i SRe will be greatly missed by heI fellow church members and by hel
 many other admiring friends. "There is no deathl
 What seems so is transition; This life of mortal breath 1 Is but a suburb of the life elysian,
 Whose portal we call death"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
CAMPAIGN WORKERS RALLY FOR DRIVE

said: Every effort will be made to take care of all who may desire to attend the Sunday night meeting and in the event of the atten,laf,:s ,.xceed- ing the seating capacity or thA thea tre Cand we expect it will), arrange ments have been made fo:- a,i overflow meeting in the town nall. whege prac- tlcalT the satn3 rrogranagne that is scheduled Goc the theatre will be giv- en-
 Following is the pcogr1amme for been arranged: Doors will be opened at ! o'clock; meeting will begin at 7;S0 sharp. Concert by Lang's or chestra which has volunteered it's ser vices from 7.15 to 7SO Coi. Charles w. Gale, chairman of the general committee will open the meeting and then turn it ever to Mayor J. J. Des- mond, vice chairman of the commit tee, who will preside.
 The list of speakers includes Major B. w. Talgot of the British army, rep resenting the Y. NJ. C. A, who has seen several years service overseas. and has most interesting story to tell: Peter ". Collins of Boston, rep resenting the National Catholic War Council (Knights of Columbus), an eloquent speaker, well known to Nor wich audiences: Senator Herman Kop- pleman of Hartford. representing the Jewish Welfare Board; Erigadier Gen 1 eral Andrews of Hartford, the rank 1 ing officer of the Salvation Army ir 1 Connecticut. These four speakers are i all men of prominence and forcefu
 speakers, Who will bring messages oi interest to the Norwich people enlist ! ed for this campaign. 1 Another important feature of the 1 Sunday night meeting wiu be the mass
 singing to be conducted ny Fredericl Weld of New York, secretary for navy music. This is part Of the pro. gramme in which all may join. Only
 popular war songs will be sung. witt
 which all are familiar. This mas! singing is becoming very popula, throughout the country and is inspir ing i'll its results. Following is the lis of songs which will be sung unde the direction of Frederick Weld:
 America, Over Thereafter All
 Katie, Joan of Aac, Marseillaise, Olt Folks at Home, Good Bye Broadway Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, Lons Long Trail-Long, Long. Cruise, Ol, Black Joe, Its Long Way to Berlin
 Lirl Liza Jane, Battle Hymn of tn Republic, Keep the Home Fires Burn
 ing, Star Spangled Banner.
 The Direct Importing Co.,, whicl
 conducts chain of Tea stores through
 out the country, will give fifteen pc
 cent of their sales on "Wednesday, No
 vember 18th, to the United War Worl
 campaign fund. Norwich district vii
 share in this contribution as tn
 company has store at 157 Mai
 street, under the management of Franl E. Hazard
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
Iron Ore in 1917,

Statistics compiled under the direc- tion Of E. F. Burchard, of the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, show that the iron ore mined in the United States in 1917 reached a total of 75,2sS,S51 gross tons, and exceeded the former record output of 1916 by 121,179 tons. The shipments from the mines in 1917 were 75,573 181 gross tons, valued at $23s, 26O,333, a decrease in quantity of 2,297,372 tons, or 2.95 per cent, and an increase in value of $56,358,056, or 3098 per cent. as compared with ship ments in 1916. The average value per ton at the mines for all grades of ore in 1917 was S3.15 as against $2.54 in 1916, an increase of nearly 35 per cent. The stocks of iron ore at mines, main ly in Minnesota and Michigan, amount ed at the close of 1917 to 10,62S,9oe gross tons compared with 10,816 S52 tons in 1916.
 Iron ore was mined in 25 States in 1917 and 24 in 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
PERSONALS

Carroll Bliven of Mystic has been in Norwich this week.
 Mrs Flora Kempton of Norwich is visiting her son, c. F. kempton, at Pomfret Landing.
 The Waterbury American states that Mrs. Nelson Moore, Jr., whose husband died in that city recently, has moved to New London, where she will make her home
 Attorney Edward T. Burke of Nor wich is to be a speaker at Putnam Opera house Sunday at 3 ?. m. at 2 rally in the interest of the United War drive.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Jahn of the East Side have returned home, having spen1 few days in Worcester Mass. Or Sunday they visited their son, Private I. R. Levick, of Camp Devens. Former School Supervisor r. w Shearer, of Norwich, now at CamT Taylor, Louisville, Ky, is recovering from serious illness, bur will remain in the hospital for several weeks long CT. according to news received Froday Mrs. Shearer is with her husband.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
TIMELY
 WARNING

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