Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-19
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
IN WISCONSIN
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Madison-The board of regents at
their next meeting will be called upon
n determine whether Rhinelander
shall have normal school. Under a
resolution adopted by the regents Oct.
1916. Rhinelander had until Jan. /,
1917. TO file deeds to normal school
lands to be donated by the city. Sec
retary William Kittle of the normal
school board said that up to June %,
1918. no deed had been submitted.
Senator w. T. Stevens claims to have
submitted the deeds to the attorney
general Jan. 20, just twenty days late.
The attorney general has held that the
resolution to accept the lands from
Rhinelander is not binding. If the re-
gents concur with the attorney gener-
ais ruling, Rhinelander will lose its
proposed normal school.
Eau Claire Joseph Deachman, Port
Edwards, Wis, was found guilty here
by a jury in federal court on two
counts on charges of violating the es-
pionage act by utterances favorable
10 Germany, unfavorable to America,
and by the statement that Wilson
would be forced to kiss the kaiser's
feet. Deachman, taking the stand in
his behalf, strongly protested his
love for the United States and his
hatred of Germany and Austria, telling
how. while in the Austrian army, he
shot his superior officer when the lat
ter struck him with a sword for salut-
ing improperly and then escaped into
Switzerland, later coming to the Unit
ed States.
Eau Claire More than 500 cases
are scheduled for trial at the double
session of United States circuit court
here number of war" cases
are to be tried, most of them growing
out of espionage law violation charges
Among them are those of Judge Beck
er Monroe; Louis B. Nagler, Madison,
former assistant secretary of state;
8 Joseph Deachman. Grand Rapids, and
J. ]. Auer, published and editor of Der
! Herold, German newspaper here.
The latter has been indicted on seven
81 E-seyen counts.
Waupaca-T charges of sedition
made against Charles Horn, county
superintendent of the poor farm, were
dismissed on motion of the district at
tomey. 1t was shown that the de-
fendant had bought more Liberty
bonds and Savings stamps than had
I been required and that statements In
q a saloon June 27 were not in oppoSi-
ton to the government. 1t had been
charged that he said: "If we lose the
war the Liberty bonds will not be
worth the paper they are written on. :"
Milwaukee-Although he has a wife
and SIX children Dennis Edward Rice
OF Pelican Lake enlisted in the navy
because he found that his dependents
q would be taken care of by the govern
ment if he satisfied his desire 10 get
INTO the fight" Rice has the largest
family of any man who has enlisted at
the Milwaukee office Under the max
mum government allowance for de-
pendents, Rice's family will receive
q $OSIO every month
Ashland-Eph Gay and and George
buchanan, accused of tar and feather
,ns Anton Anton, a bartender, for al
ieged pro-GeTmanism, last April, were
ulScharged on preliminary examination
III municipal court Anton, who was
Jared and feathered, now lives in
vary Ind. A court room full of spec
'a1ors cheered Judge Garvin's deci-
eion The attorney general of Wiscon-
81 sell
Madlson-About 200 people attended
ne annual state convention of the
Uuited Spanish War Veterans held in
-u'uisoa' July II. is and 49, Meetings
"e'e heid in the senate chamber OF
ue capitol. The convention opened
y" addresses by Mayor Sayle, Gov
hhpp, Commander-in-chief Bush,
!eSlaent Herzog of the ladies' auxil-
'si! and Department Commander Fred
arnold Of Eau Claire.
Henosha-The 13-year-eld daughter
~ Nlf. and Mrs. John Hahn OF Keno
18' VINO disappeared from her home,
h. found in Racine four days later
r. q 1Ne Rev. Theodore Volkert of the
10 ss' Evangelical church of that city,
1O Drought the girl TO her parents.
So .l,,0lSon-Lieut Gov. Dithmar viii
Tsr',,. "a [.enomination and reelection as
nor. r-o'ican. While he has made no an
nsr- -,-.elient of his candidacy, his pa
- now are in circulation.
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