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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
ARMY OF OCCUPATION.

The Stars and Stripes, published in
France, tells of the Third American
Army on the Luxembourg frontier on
Thanksgiving day. 1t was just six
months to the day from that May morn
ing when the American Expeditionary
Forces made its first attack in force
the Battle of Chatigny. The army
had made it's first halt for breath.
The last troops filed into the frontier
villages as the sun was setting. The
battalions as they moved slowly down
the river boulevard, could see the fag
ends of the German army on the other
bank. For the most part, the two
armies just stared at each other in
mild amusement, but here and there a
brief and entirely unauthorized parley
was held, something like this:
The Americans: Hello, Germans,
what in hell are you hanging around
here for?"
The Germans: "Well, wass fur Elm
cross-country race is this any way?
You go too fast for U.S."
And indeed, they were usually Strag-
Cling wagon trains the Americans
found just across the river when they
reached it. AS the weather-beaten old
first battalion of the 10th Infantry was
plodding along from Grevenmacher
German troops were advancing exact
ly abreast of them on the other bank
1t was a German wagon train all CAV
with flags. The flags were red or red
white and blue. They might have been
LuXemburger's.
The troops were hailed every where
as "deliverers" and "liberators." They
marched across France, Belgium and
Luxembourg along living bodies OF
cheering people, with flags and fetes
and bands, music and pelting blossoms
to meet them at every village. AS
| tfey got further into Deutschland
German was all they heard. 1t was al
Wasserbillig, Rosport and Born that
their welcome was in such pure Ger
man that it would take a Herr Profes-
sor with unusually long whiskers to
distinguish it from the original article
1t was here that the 32nd Division
| had the time of its life, with the bri-
gade from Wisconsin and Michigan
with it's number of German-Americans
| from Oshkosh and Fort Atkinson, and
Big Rapids and Grand Rapids, to say
nothing of Milwaukee, the 32nd just
lorded around with the natives.
The local band played snappy pieces
and the Yankee band had to respond
The army was given three days in
which to clean up. Pack and rifles
had to be cleaned, but it soon became
a high crime and misdemeanor to ap-
pear with an overcoat minus button
Then they had rest period. The
stats who, only three weeks before
! had been eating. sleeping and working
in caves, or, at best in cold, bleak, half
demolished houses, now found them
selves luxuriating in beautiful homes
with rich Conservatives, fine tapes.
tries and open fires where the rec
Goals glowed. One division even put
up for a time in the summer palace
as guests of the Grand Duchess Of
Luxembourg.
The Red Cross and Y. M. G. A. were
on the job all along the river witt
writing paper, and, with the censor.
ship lid on, the letters must have
read a good deal like affectionate ga
zettes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
DIVISION OF FISHERIES,
(By James Nevin)

The field of fresh water fish inVes-
tigation has been little touched upon.
No one assumes that the great num-
Der of streams and the numerous lakes
and ponds throughout the state are
productive to their maximum capa-
city and rarely is due care taken to
conserve the practical ways and con-
ditions favorable to the growth and
propagation Of fish. The streams,
lakes and ponds should be stocked
and restocked with fish is an ever
growing demand which indicates the
widespread interest in such fishing
grounds whether they serve as a
means of recreation or a source of
food supply. Stocking and reStock-
ing of the waters is, however, the only
means for keeping up the supply
therein.
The, natural destruction begins with
the loss of the fertilized eggs deposit
ed by the parent fish on spawning
grounds which are eaten by the
ground-eating fish such as suckers,
mullets, redhorse, eelpouts, Lizards
and in fact, various other fish. A
large part of those eggs become cover
Ou with IhuO vi SllJ VI are u,
the young fish eaten by the minnows
during the early frs stage, and the
lingering size eaten by the larger
fish. This loss cannot be estimated
neither can it be entirely prevented,
but one great source of destruction
can be controlled by laws that can be
made and enforced by man.
In the Commissions last report we
emphasized the Importance of making
a survey of our many streams to deter
mine their fitness for planting trout
and other food fishes. Two years ago,
the work was begun and the streams
Of several counties were thoroughly
examined and the data obtained is
now in our Office. The work was dis
continued this year, owing to the ne
cessity for curtailing expenses. We
disliked to lose year in carrying on
this important work and we hope that
the legislature will provide us with
sufficient funds in the future so that
complete survey of the state can be
made. Hundreds of applications for
fry are received each year, for streams
about which we have no information.
| If all the conditions were known we
HOuAd OC III pOSlLlOn W
whether any particular stream was
suited to the kind of fish for which
application had been made, and if ii
were not, we could supply such fish as
| would thrive. Such a policy would
save many trout fry that are now
planted in streams unsuited to such
| fish.
The propagation of fish has many
trials. A large number of eggs may be
taken thoroughly impregnated and
hatched, only to become infected with
some disease and millions die just be-
fore time for distribution. The road
to success for the fish culturist is just
as hard and full of bumps as that OF
| the farmer. The farmer with his
grain fields promising well and an
abundant crop, often meets with seri-
Gus losses from a wind, storm, hail
drought or hot SUM- Similarly, even
the human family itself suffers from
epidemics such as Spanish Infuenza
which has caused the death of many
people. Thus unhappy experiences
are met with fish propagation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
CONTRADICTS FALSE RUMOR
UPON SOLDIER INSURANCE,

The widespread rumor that the gov
ernment insurance for soldiers will
only be paid if the beneficiaries are
able to prove they have been depen-
dent upon the soldiers who died has
been contradicted by an official state
ment from Secretary of Treasury at
Washington McAdoo. The statement
follows:
"The attention of the treasury de-
partment has been called to the fact
that there is some misunderstanding g
in various parts of the country to the
effect that the beneficiaries under
certificates of insurance, held by SOL
diers who have died, are required to
show that they were dependent upon
the soldier before they can collect the
insurance benefits due.
This impression is wholly unfound-
ed and is doubtless due to confusion
of the insurance provisions of the war
risk insurance act and those relating
to the compensation which apply
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
WAUSAU PILOT THIRTY THREE YEARS AGO

arranged and attractively appointed
rooms in the McCrossen block. We
don't think there is law firm in the
state that have finer apartments.
]. B. Thompkins of this city, has
made contract with Fair Bros. late
of this city, to put in 10000, 900 feet
of pine timber, located on Pressure
Isle river, Mich. Mr. Thompkins hired
crew of thirty men from this city
and started up this morning to COM
mence operations. About 100000 it.
Will be put in this summer, and the
contract completed in about two years.
James Montgomery departed for
Pennsylvania last Wednesday. An
nouncements of his marriage to Miss
Elizabeth Yost on the 2Sth inst. are
out.
On Saturday last Art Dodge depart
ed for Oshkosh to take a position on
the Times of that city. Mr.. Dodge
has been a resident of Wausau for
two years, having had charge of the
editorial work of the Central.
Joseph Lohmar of this city, was
married on Thursday last, May 21st,
| to Miss Ida Schungsbaum of Sauk
City, at the home of the brides par
ents.
Last Wednesday morning at five
o'clock Miss Kate Fellows died at her
home in Mosinee.
At the residence of Mrs. Mary Jolly,
on Friday, May 22nd, Mrs. Bridget
Sweeney died of old age, in the 18th
year Of her age. Mrs. Sweeney was
the mother of Mrs. jolly and had lived
IN Wausau for 25 years or over.
Jacob Kolter and Geo. Steltz, two
as good hunters as can be found in
the confines of old Marathon, secured
two fine bears the past week. They
became acquainted with their place of
rendezvous, set and baited large trap
and waited further Developments.
On Wednesday morning they were re-
Warded by finding a yearling bear in
the trap, and on Thursday morning
another. Friday morning from the
bowling and growing heard from afar
off, the gentlemen concluded that they
had old bruin fast; but it proved to
be a good sized farmers dog. Bears
are reported quite plenty in the woods
of northern Wisconsin.
About dozen young men of Wau-
sau will very soon set forth armed with
fish poles, trolling lines and guns, and
equipped in blue flannel and long
boots, for camping and fishing ex-
pedition at Eagle Lake and vicinity.
0f these the editor of this paper pro-
poses to be one of which, and our read
,ers may-and probably wilI,-look for
much better paper-a devilish good
paper in fact, by reason of our alb
sence. One thing we promise: that
no strings of mommoth muskalonge
catching by the members of this party
will be permitted place in these col
umns until they have been carefully
| revised by ourself, and subscribed and
sworn to by Ed. Stoddard, before Neal
Brown, court commissioner.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31

HOME FROM FRANCE

Carter ]. Johnson, who is in the
navy aviation department, arrived in
the city from France on Christmas
Eve, to visit his mother, Mrs. Ida
Johnson, $50 N. Fourth avenue. Car
ter left his home in Wausau about
June, 1916, for Portland Ore, where
he was engaged in his uncle's lumber
yard. He enlisted in that city on the
7th of December, 1917, and was sent
to Pensacola, Fla, and from there
went to Philadelphia. From there he
sailed for France on the 23d day of
Feb, 1918. All men in his depart
ment were compelled to do common
labor for a time and he assisted in
laying foundations for a large build
ing and in building roads about the
camp, and other work On the 1st of
April men were called to go to the
front to do engineering work The
privilege of remaining behind was
given to those who didn't care to go.
There was not one but what express
ed a willingness to go. Owing to con-
d1tions which afterwards prevailed,
none were taken to the front. Carter
put in considerable time in hauling
lumber by truck to various parts CT
France and in this way he saw great
deal OF that country. Later he was
transferred on to concrete work and
on the 1st of August was placed in a
shop where airplanes were set up and
later became an inspector of air.
plane boats, which position he held
until he returned to the United States.
lie left France on the 29th day Of
November and on the return trip to his
country PASSED the ship George Wash.
ingtOn, on which was the president
and his party, bound for France Mr..
Johnson said they encountered a very
severe storm and for time their ship
was lost. They finally arrived in New
york OIL the 18th of December, at
Pelham Bay, from which place he was
given permission to come home. He
ha; fun though until the 10th of Jan
uary, when he will return to Pelham
Bay.
BG";..g the time he has been j.. tae
service he says he has had a wonder
FIJI experience which will prove
source of great value to him al!
through lite. He has been in the best
OF health ali through his service. he
hopes to secure his discharge when
he returns. in which case he will go
to Green Bay to accept position
which has been offered him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
Wounded Heroes

Thirty-fve hundred Americans in
England, in debarkation hospital, had
a joyous Christmas. Thousands OF
gifts and loads of good cheer" were
distributed. The Santa Claus was the
Red Cross, the Salvation Army and
many other charitable and welfare or
ganizations. Soon after midnight San
ia Claus toured the wards. In the
morning each wounded man found
hanging beside his bed a large red
stocking filled to oyerfiowing with
Christmas goodies. There was also a
walking cane. These were all the
gifts of the Red Cross. There was tur-
key and its fittings. In the afternoon
John Mccormick sang iii the audito-
rum. The main Christmas feature was
staged in the evening when thousands
OF additional gifts were given the
doughboys.
This was but a sample of how the
Americans in Europe were made hap
by on Christmas day. Reports are
that the 100000 American soldiers
in France on that day were allowed
their freedom. Many car loads Of gifts
were distributed to them.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
COLBY HAS BRAVE SOLDIER

Colby claims one of the gamest
Yauks in Pershing's army. He is Cas-
per Schommer, member of Company
G. former Wisconsin guard unit.
On July 30 Schommer lay wounded
on the battlefield. His right leg lay
shattered at his side, the recipient of
piece of mortar shell. Schommer
declared it WAS impossible to travel
with his injured limb so he severed it
from his body with a trench knife. In
fccton set in, however, and it was
necessary to operate when he reached
the hospital.
He is now recuperating at Fort
Dodge Here he will receive an ar
tihcial leg for the one which he lost
Oh the battlefeld.-M Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
s. A. t. c. is NOW GONE.

The Students Army Training corps
is a thing of the past Except a few
men in the infirmary or retained for
special duty, the entire S. T.. A. c.,
unit of 2,7O0 men at the University of
Wisconsin has been disbanded.
The major portion of the corps was
disbanded by the evening of Dec. Is.
Demobilization was somewhat delay
ed but once started was quickly COM
pleted. On one day the record num-
Der of $50 men was handled. The
naval section was the last to disband
and most of its members entered the
reserve.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
SNOW STORM.

A heavy snow storm visited Chicago,
Milwaukee, Minneapolis and St. Paul,
taking in southern Wisconsin, on
Tuesday night Christmas Eve. The
heavy wind which accompanied it,
made it a yeritable blizzard. In Chi
cago the snow reached a depth OF one
loot, only about One-half that amount
lell in Milwaukee, but it was wet and
made no end OF trouble for the tele-
phone and electric companies. There
was no SHOW in Wisconsin to amount
10 anything, north of Milwaukee.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
SOME RULES FOR FLU.
rnorth0dOx Suggestions For All Who
Prefer the Easiest Way in
Everything

Every newspaper you have read has
tod directions of what to do about
irfuouza, but most of them have per-
hans been too high browed, too hard to
fcIIaU and interfere too much with
having a good time. For the benefit
af Nose who want to follow the line
n LEAST resistance and not miss any
fnn the following hints have been
comDiled and are guaranteed to pro-
duce results:
First of all, disregard all the health
miles. Doctors and experts are alarm
ist4 anyhow. Then when you and the
iomiIy catch the disease holler about
the authorities for not having put the
lid on.
srav up late at night, eat all you
can stuff into you. Flu germs are
heavy feeders and like a full-stom-
gched subject to work on. Live and
Iar live should be your motto.
If Won have started wearing rub
bar. run up street every little while
IN an errand without wearing them.
The germs are hot stuff, but they
thrive on cold feet-of the victim.
Go out in the cold air with a big
cigar in your mouth. The fatter, the
b4tter for this will leave more of an
air space for the cold wind to get
down into your pipes and give the
germs a show for their money
If someone in the family has the
disease. let the rest of the members
all use the same towel as the patient
Laundry rates are high and you'll
feel much better if you pay ten times
as much to the doctor. Besides, the
latter is willihs tO wait long time
for his money
Be live one Get into all the
crowds you ca, especially where ev-
crybody sings Singing makes a more
general di .th4tiOn of the germs and
gives every yody an equal chance to
yet his share of yours.
When you are laid up with the flu,
dog tired and head ready to burst, get
green nurse who is a good CONVEX
sationaist If you didn't know how
sick YOU were, ten hours of this treat
ment will put you wise. Having her
read all the deaths from flu reported
in the newspapers, with hearsay stor-
les thrown in on the side, will do Won
ders
Drink lots of whiskey. If you don't,
you may get over the simple flu in a
few days and cut your vacation short.
Plenty of booze makes it easier to get
the pneumonia follow-up- and unless
You have that too you cannot qualify
for full membership in the I-had-it-
club
These things are by no means COM
plcte, but others will naturally sug-
gpst themselves to anyone with a WV
id Imagination and a contrary DISPOSE
ton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31

La Crosse, has at last broken the 81
lence and told of his escape. He says
that he escaped by crawling between
cluster of men, when the moon was
under cloud. He managed to reach
Superior, existing on raw turnips and
drinking creek water. He evaded all
towns and cities and when he arrived
in Superior it was after dark and he
talked with policemen and saw his
picture posted up offering a reward.
He made his way west to North Da-
kota, where he was identified and ar
rested.
He contends that he had right to
defend his property against trespass-
ers. He has no idea as to the where
abouts of his brother, Louis, who is
still at large.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31

field worker with the Wisconsin as
sociation, returns to it's staff after two
years in the commercial field with
the KlauVan Peterson Advertising
Agency. Mr., Werle, who is we'll
known throughout the state and who
attracted national attention several
years ago by his motorcycle touring
OF rural districts carrying a health
exhibit, a stereopticon show, and his
camping outfit with him on the back
of the motorcycle, will take over the
legislative and county board work
which have been a part of Mr.. Brad
ley's duties.
Mr.. Werle is we'll known in Wausau
having formerly resided here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
the soldier carries insurance

IhC oOluLCI
or not.
'If a soldier died as the result of
injury or disease suffered in the line
of duty, regardless of whether he has
applied for and taken out insurance
the compensation is payable to his
wife and children, and also to his de-
pendent father or mother, or both, if
he is survived by such dependents.
Therefore awards of compensation to
the father or mother or a deceased
soldier cannot be made unless proof
of their dependency is presented. No
such conditions, however, pertain as
to insurance benefits which are pay
able to the father or mother or other
beneficiary designated by the de-
ceased soldier regardless of whether
such beneficiary is dependent upon
the soldier or otherwise
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
WERLE BACK IN HEALTH WORK

Otto F. Bradley, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Wisconsin Anti-Tubercu-
losis Association for the last seven
years, has resigned from the Wiscon-
sin organization to become executive
secretary of the Minneapolis Tubercu-
losis Committee, one of the most act
i've public health agencies in the coun-
try. Theodore J. Werle, a former
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
Stomach Trouble

Before l used Chamberlain's Tab
let's 1 doctored a great deal for stom
ach trouble and felt nervous and tiret
all the time. These tablets helped
me from the first, and inside of 4;
weeks time I had improved in ever,
way" writes Mrs. L. A. Drinkard, JET
ferson City, Mo.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31

Lieut.. H. T. Schlegel has returned
home from Camp Greenleaf, Ga, hay
ing received his discharge.
Capt. E. 1. Lucas has been granted
an extension of his furlough for fifteen
days, is at his home agam until the
8th Of January.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31

Scrub yourself daily, you are not
clean inside. This means clean stom-
ach, bowels, blood, liver. You clean
your hands each day-it's more i'm
portant to cleanse the stomach and
bowels. Moral: Take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea-a thoro clean
SER purifier. w. W. Albers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
ANNUAL EXHIBITION.

Tine Central Wisconsin Poultry as
socation is making every preparation
TO hold its Eighth Annual Exhibition
IN WauSau on Jan. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and
oth. at Eagles hall.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
Knights Templar Christmas Observ.
anCa

1t is the custom of Knights Templar
throughout the world to meet in spec
ial conclave and at the same moment
to unite with the Templar host and
together pledge themselves to service
OF God, their country and their order
D. H. Mooney, of Oconto, Grand
Commander of Wisconsin, had issued
an order to all Communicates in Wis
consin to meet at the hour of II
O'Clock a. M, for. the observance OF
the day.
These ceremonies here were in
charge of Thomas H. Ryan, eminent
Commander of st. Omer Commandery
N. 10, X. T., of this city. Over thirty
six Knights were present and a very
appropriate program was carried out
closing with a donation for charitable
purposes.
One of the beautiful attractions oi
the holiday week was the Elks' COM
munity Christmas tree. 1t has been g
custom of that order for several years
to have a community tree. This ye.
the tree was one of the handsomest
that could be found in our forests
1t is about twenty-five feet high, with
wide spreading branches at the bot
tom and tapering to a point at the
top. The tree was placed in front
of the clubs headquarters, on Scott
street, and could be seen a long dis
tance from the business center of the
city. 1t was loaded down with tinse
and fixtures and when lighted will
its many eolored electric bulbs, wa:
thing of beauty to look upon. Il
was lighted each evening, startins
from Christmas Eve. The Elks are II
be congratulated in their efforts t
add beauty and cheer to the Yuletidt
season in Wausau.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31
BROKE THE SILENCE

Leslie Kruger, who escaped from
the farm at Owen after having killed
one man, and who is now in Jail at