Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-20
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Observation-Disclosures
News of the Badger State Arranged
1900. in Condensed Form ...

| Madison-A call was issued by Por-
vost Marshal Gen. Crowder for 2,214
more men from Wisconsin under the
| first draft, for entrainment on March
| 20. Under the order, the eastern dis
| trict, which is contributory to Camp
| Custer at Battle Greek, will send the
balance of it's quota for the first draft,
| or LIP men, while the western dis
| trict, contributory to Camp Grant,
Rockford, will send only 502 men. The
order provides that farmers in class
1 shall be placed in the deferred list.
| The men, except the farmers, will be
taken from class 1 according to their
| order numbers.
| Madison Maj E. A. Fitzpatrick
| state draft administrator, is urging To-
| cal draft boards to avail themselves of
| the services of the women's commit
| tees on the various county councils of
| defense in the preparation of the in
| dustrial index cards. Mrs. William
| Kittle, chairman of the committee on
woman in industry, has sent out call
urging women to give systematic and
| organized effort towards completing
| this important piece of government
work, one of the first pieces of real
war service asked of the women of the
| nation.
Madison-The committee on women
in industry of the state council of de-
| tense has taken stand against the
employment of women as street car
| conductors at night at present The
committee has already gone on record
as opposed to the replacement of men
| by women except in pressing war
emergencies where thorough inveStiga
ton shows that men are not available
and it is following this policy in regard
to women street car conductors.
| Green Bay-Green Bay is to have a
| junior high school when the fall tsrp'
opens this year, it was announced by
Supt. A. w. Burton. Students in the
seventh and eighth grades and the
| freshman year of high school will be
| instructed in the new school. Voca-
tional, as we'll as academic branches,
will be included in the course of stud
| les.
Green Bay Warrants charging
| twenty-siX saloonkeepers with keep
ing their places open on Sunday in
violation of the city charter were serv-
ed by police. Two of the twenty-six
pleaded guilty in police court and
were fined $40 and cost. The others
secured an adjournment Of one week.
Madison-An increase of hours of
| labor for women is asked by pea can
ners of he state. A hearing will be
given by the industrial commission.
Upwards of a dozen women organiza-
tons oppose any increase in hours.
Some of the organizations are in favor
of further limitations.
Manitowoc-A letter received by Rev.
E. Boyd from a brother in France,
written in dugout thirty feet below
the ground, and 800 yards from the
German lines, tells of meeting Rev. Mr..
Proehl, Manitowoc boy, who is now
serving as army chaplain with the
same regiment
Madison-C. R. Van Hise of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin is on a short
leave of absence to deliver addresses
in fourteen western cities on Govern
ment Regulation of Business and In
dustry During World War;" and "The
War Problem of the United States
Green Bay-Bakers have reached an
understanding on the question of the
size and selling price of the Victory"
loaf of bread. They will make a loaf
weighing three-fourths of pound to
sell at eight cents.
Ashland - The Bayfield, council of
defense has adopted resolution ask
ing Assemblyman Walter A. Duffy to
resign from membership in that body
because of his vote on the La Toilette
resolution in the assembly.
Green Bay - That registration lists
in Green Bay are incorrect and need
careful revision is the contention of
the Brown County Dry league. Cor
rection of the lists is demanded by
the league
Neenah-Nels Larsen, an ex-alder-
man, heads the municipal ticket which
has been Endorsed by the Prohibition
forces and is the first to enter the field
for mayor.
Beloit-Burglars secured valuables
worth $3.50 from homes of Frank Fail
Ion and P. D. Foster, and failed to
steal Fosters fine automobile because
they could not start it.