The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-03
STATE IS HlsREpREsENTED
Quotation of Statistics Proves That Ke-
noeEa is Intensely Loyal--Address IS
Appears in "The Even.
ing Wisconsin. -

Kenosha has vindicated the honor
OF Wisconsin. In a masterful state
ment of her war aims and war-acti-
yities, published in the anniversary edi-
ticn Of "The Evening Wisconsin" she
has effectively answered the arguments
OF Robert M. La Toilette, all pacifsts,
rro-Germans and anti-Americans, who
usrepresent the loyal people of Wis
c3nsin The document is a classic and
IS deserving of wide reading not only
in Kenosha but also in all parts of the
state.
The address to Wisconsin 8 so-called
senator and his friends was prepared
and paid for by z. G. Simmons, man
who has already established himself
among Kenosha IS foremost patriots by
reason of his services in connection
with the Liberty Loan campaigns and
the local Patriots Fund. The reply to
the "copper-heads reads as follows:
"There are about $4,000 people in
The County, Of Kenosha. More than
500 81 usFafe loyal Americans, stand
ing solidly back Of the Government CT
ready to give our work our money, and
our lives, if necessary, to help America
win the war;
''Kenosha's quota for the National
Army was $50. There are already LOO
doc our boys in the Army and Navy, SO
that if our Service Flag were raised
it would contain over LOO stars.
''Our total subscription to the First
liberty Loan was $915,00O00 with over
2971 individual subscriptions, which
was 1860 Of the quota allotted. On the
Second Liberty Loan the total sub
s.riptions were $3,5O0OO00o and the
rqmber Of individual subscriptions APP
rroximately 10000. Tt was 1880 (of-
GoiaD Of our quota--nearly two and a
haR times the maximum amount al
lotted Kenosha.
t'The "Kenosha Plan" Cor raising
funds by voluntary donation during
he coming year for Relief Organiza-
Tons, such as the Red Cross, Soldiers ;
Fund etc, finally evolved into the crea-
tion of the "Patriots' Fund.- This
neral fund is administered under the
authorization of the County Council of
Dctense, by a special Committee Of re-
Preventative citizens. Once establish
ed no other solicitation -or patriotic
contributions is to be sanctioned in
the community. Liberty Loan Bond is
a1cs, being an investment and not a
Gift, and naturally not incl ded in the
lvnd, win be the only campaigns au-
tlorized
To make the Fund a Uniform pub
lie and voluntary duty, it is based on
tho plan OF giving One Half Hour 4
Weekly Earnings to Relief Funds for
tac benefit CT The Soldiers and Sailors
All wage earners subscribing to this
Fund have authorized their employers
to deduct from their pay IT, equivalent
of one-half hour Is wage each week. Out
OF a total population of $4,000 (191O
census) men, women and cbildren, 49,
GEO pledges have been made-cheer-
full and voluntarily totalling for the
yea Fund of over S800,0oo.oo.
''Those Of us who are not PRIVILEGED
e be represented by one Of TIE 100
stars on the service flag, are, in the
meantime, sticking to our Jobs, bend
irG our energies toward making equip
ment for the National Army and Navy
and doing what we car for the indus
ties behind the war.
Here, for example, in Kenosha.
nearly 5000 of MS are employed in max
ing metal beds and springs. We are
turning out a complete bed of steel for
TIE National Army Cantonments in the
same length of time required for you
t. sign your name That means one
every So seconds, One days produc-
ton consisting as it does of over
100000 separate pieces Of metal, ma
chined, hand-fashioned and assembled
into complete beds when placed end
to end would stretch a distance of over
eighteen miles These Army beds are
m; de from used steel rails discarded
by the railroads, do not in any way
draw on the products of the steel mills
needed for othc war requirements. A
rail enters the factory at 700 A. NJ,