Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
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ment is established at Madison. No
election will be held If soldiers are
trained there.
The registration of aliens has be-
gun, the postmasters and police of
the country doing the work. Only
Germans are being listed, and all must
look pleasant in a camera, each being
required to have four photographs.
All males above IA years are included.
On account of conflicting orders the
draft board is uncertain as to proceed
ure. The new rules awaited will be
more liberal. A number Of young men
went to Madison and were sent home
on account of the conflicting orders
from Washington.
The University of Wisconsin ex-
poets to have the contract of train
ing between $500 and 5000 inducted
men next spring and summer, accord
ing to announcement made Friday.
This will constitute the university's
share of the upwards of 100000 draft
ed men who will receive special in
structiOn during the coming year.
Barracks will be erected at Madi-
son.
Thousands Of persons are now re-
ceiving their liberty loan bonds who
never owned a bond before. It is a
new experience. The interest on the
first has already been paid, and the
interest on the second will be paid for
the first time next May. Many will
find it an easy way to handle money
and this will give new satisfaction.
The bonds do not bear the full num-
Der of coupons, the intention of the
government no doubt being to send a
new lot later or to issue new bonds.
In case rhe war should soon end, a
lower rate might be offered.
When the Louvain, a British ship,
was tOrpedOed and sunk in the Medi-
terranean, 224 persisted. She was an
armed boarding ship. The steamship
Montreal has also gone down.
The Lodi cOndensery has bought the
Waunakee creamery and will use it
to pasteuriZe milk and ship it to Lodi.
Austria is absolutely dependent up
on Hungary and Roumania for grain,
Herr Hoefer, the Austrian food ad-
ministrator, said in an interview.
Since last August only 100000 tons of
wheat have been received from Rou-
mania, while shipments from Hungary
were quite inadequate to meet present
needs.
Members of congress, although eX-
empted by law from the so-called oc-
cupational tax, which operates on in
comes of more than $4,000 in addition
to the regular income, will have to
pay it nevertheless, by a ruling made
Friday at Washington by Internal Rev
enue Commissioner Roper. The law
exempted officers and employees of
the government. The internal rev
enue commissioner ruled that congress-
men are neither.
The Spanish cabinet met at Madrid
| Friday under the presidency of King
| Alphonso and decided to send strong
protest to Germany demanding repair
alton to Spain for sinking of the
steamship Giralda by a submarine on
January &c.
| Miss Frieda Lieder of North Free
dom was visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. George Staley of ElrOy was a
J business caller here Saturday
Ralph Wickus of Milwaukee spent
the weekend at his home here.
/ Mrs. Herbert Grubb went Saturday
to La Crosse to visit friends.
Mrs. P. j. Callan returned to Mime
J apolis Saturday after visiting hel
brother w. P. Terry, for some time.
Mrs. S. w. Hayes and Mrs. J. Bauer
of North Freedom were shoppers here
Saturday.
Miss Margaret Adams spent the
weekend at her home at North Free
DOM
Pierce Martiny has returned from
GAINESVILLE, where he spent short
time.
Mrs. Sarah Parkin has returned tt
Merrimack after visiting her son
Royal Parkin.
D. Miss Lillian Kunzelman underwear
an operation at the BarabOO hosplta
Saturday night for appendicitis.
i Charles Dennis, Arthur Lange, Ken
meth McLeish and Raymond Steube1
spent the weekend at their homes il
Merrimack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Spoons have
been called to Sank Prairie by the i'll
ness of the latter's mother, Mrs. H. j
Farnum.
Mrs. Philina White and daughte
Eva have been visiting in Reedsburi
with the formers brother, Clarenc
Fisher.
, Mrs. John Oiler went this mornin
, to Galena to visit her husband.
, Miss Georgiana McFetridge spen
the day in Madison.
! Edwald Berg went this morning t
Rochester Mimi