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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27
THE LIBERTY LOAN POSTERS

Ten million posters and display cards
in eleven designs will be used by the
Treasury Department in the Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign. All OF the
designs were donated by distinguished
American artists.
The brutality and atrOcity with
which the Germans wage war are vivid
ly portrayed in most of the posters, and
the duty and vital Importance of pro
tecting our country and our women
and children from such an enemy, and
of rescuing the world and humanity
from it's curse are emphasized with all
the appeal of art.
One of the posters, by Strothmann, is
the menacing face of German soldier
with a bloody bayOnet; the ruins Of a
cathedral and the smoke OF WantOn
confagration appear in the picture. A
poster, by Norton, shows pair OF
bloody German military boots with the
injunction: Keep These Off of the
United States There is strong ap-
peal in the picture, by Everett, Of a
mother, with an infant at her breast
and another child clinging to her
skirts, with one arm stretched out in
agonizing appeal; the legend is Must
Children Die and Mothers Plead in
Vain.''
The Statue of Liberty crumbling un-
der German shell fire and New York
City in flames is pictured, by Pennell,
with the legend, 'That Liberty Shall
Not Perish From the Earth Hun
or Home?" is the caption of a picture,
by Raleigh, representing German
soldier invading home while little
girl with a baby in her arms gazes in
mortal fear and apprehension
The bloody imprint of hand, The
Hun-His Mark makes striking
poster, by st. John, with the exhorta-
ton. blot 1t Out With Liberty Bonds. y
Remember Belgium" appears in a
poster by Young about silhouette of a
German soldier dragging away terri
fled Belgian girl; the background is
vivid fire and ruin.
A new note is struck in the poster,
by Williams, For Victory'-the figure
of Victory bearing sword in one hand
and the American shield in the other
leading our troops the American eagle
and flag appear in the picture. Come
On" is the caption of picture, by
Whitehead, of determined American
soldier with prepared bayonet standing
over a body Of dead German. Vic
tory figures again in the beautiful fe-
male figure standing out against the
American flag and pointing out to sea
she towers above a gun crew in action
upon an American battleship when a
gun is being actually served. This
picture. which is by Howard Chandler
Christy, is declared by experts to be
technically accurate even to the mark
ing of the shell which shows it to be an
actual service shell for sinking subma-
rines and not target shell.
The eleventh design is an enlarged
picture of the Fourth Liberty Loan
Button.
Exhortations to buy bonds and sup
port the Fourth Liberty Loan are car
ried on all the posters.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27
2 NAVAL PLAYERS DIE
AT CHIPPEWA FALLS

Two players Of the navy band from
the Great Lakes training station that
accompanied the War Relics exhibit
special that visited Ladysmith on Tues
day of last week, died at Chippewa
Falls this week from the malady be-
Iieved to be Spanish Influenza. Oscar
Shilstrom, %, one of the boys who died,
was from Winthrop, Minn., while the
other young man, D. A. GeOghegan,
aged 26, was from Kirksyille, Mo.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27
Those Who Volunteer Their
Subscriptions Will Save
Solicitors Time
SUBSCRIBE TO LIMIT
LIKE THE BOYS FIGHT
Six Million Dollar Appeal Comes To
The People OF This Country
Direct From YankS i'm
France

Come On: Buy More Liberty Bonds
That's the slogan for the Fourth Lib
erty Loan campaign committee, which
starts Saturday. September 2S. The
Rusk county Liberty Loan executive
committee has decided to put the mat
ter of buying bonds squarely up to the
people and notice has been sent all
over the county that before any solicit
ors are. sent out, every person will be
given the opportunity of voluntarily
subscribing his or her quota.
Saturday, Liberty Lean Day
There are ten districts in the county
outside of Ladyslnith. Each district
will have it's headquarters for taking
subscriptions and every whole-hearted,
100 per cent American should help to
speed up the work by being on hand at
the district headquarters Saturday
without fail. AS has been stated in
this paper in a previous issue, this does
not mean that only those who appear
at their headquarters will be asked to
buy Liberty Bonds. Every IN a
woman and child in the county who is
able to buy one or more bonds will be
allotted certain amount, but the Rusk
county executive committee believes
that the great majority of people would
prefer to buy their bonds without
solicitation and they will be given this
opportunity If you don't know where
your headquarters is to be, get in touch
with your chairman at once.
District chairmen are: Atlanta, J. q.
Arpin; Ladysmith, Harry Ballou !;
Bruce, A. G. Krause; Tony, Joseph
Christman; Weyerhaeuser, o. w.
Malmgren Glen Flora, G. e. Hoskins !;
Town of Rusk, f. w. Callins; Ingram,
Z. G. Blood Conrath, Ray Stumpner !;
Hawkins, G. O. Wig; Sheldon, Theo.
Bennett; L. G.. Streater, county chair
man.
City Hall Ladysmith Headquarters
All bond buyers living in Ladysmith
will fill out their allotment cards sat the
city hall which will be open from 8 200
a. m. to Q 100 p. m. Saturday, Sept 2S,
and everyone who wishes to help the
work along and put Rusk county and
Ladysmith in the first list to be report
ed to Liberty Loan headquarters should
he on hand early.
Mill Workers
All persons employed in the mills
and factories of Ladysmith will fill out
their allotment cards at their respective
mill Offices. This arrangement was de-
cided upon at a meeting of the city
bond workers at the Chamber of Com
merce rooms Tuesday afternoon.
Lend the Way They Fight
Rusk countys quota is $1G0,0G0, the
largest amount ever asked the county
in Liberty Bond campaign. This
means that every person will be eX-
pected to subscribe their limit Wher-
ever possible subscribers are asked to
take out bonds in the name of each
member of their family so that Rusk
county will have chance to secure the
honor of having one of the four Z. S.
battleships or one of the ten tanks
named after it. Remember this when
you subscribe.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27
WOUNDED FOUR TIMES;
BACK AT THE FRONT

Lieut.. Ralph Drum sustained -four
wounds in action early in August, ac-
cording to a letter dated August 80
which Mrs. Drum received this week
He was wounded three times in the
left leg and once i'll the left arm, but
had left the hospital and was back at
the front when the letter was written.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27
BROTHERS ARE OFFICERS

Eugene K sBrainerd, of Bruce, has
been top sergeant of Battery 3D.
120th f. A., the Rusk county artillery
unit in the 32nd Division for some
time His brother, Stanley, is a cor
poral in the same battery. Both are
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. f. n. Brainerd
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27
Schedule Of Payments On
Fourth Liberty Loan
Bonds

10 Per Cent Initial Payment
OH or before October 19
20 Per Cent Second Payment
on or before November p
20 Per Cent Third Payment
OH OF before December 10
20 Per Cent Fourth Payment
on or before January 16
90 Per Cent Fifth Payment
OH OF before January SO
N -
Bonds will be of same denOm-
nations as Third Loan Bonds.
Each bond buyer is requested to
buy according to the amount
allotted to him. Uncle Sam is
particularly desirOus Of receiving
the hearty endorsements of the
farmers Each bond buyer who
buys share allotted to him will
be given a Service Flag, denoting
that he bought his allotment.
Every business house in the
county buying their allotted
share will have their service
flag displayed.
p v y
Rusk county has ten districts:
Atlanta, J. u. Arpin, chairman
Ladysmith, Harry Ballou, chair
man ;SBruce, A. g. Krause. chair
man; Tony, Joseph Christman,
chairman; Weyerhaeuser, O. w.
Malmgren. chairman; Glen
Flora, G.. e. H0skins, chairman
Town of Rusk, f. w. Calkins,
chairman; Ingram. q. G. Blood,
chairman; C0nrath, Ray Stump
ner, chairman Hawkins, G. O.
Wig, chairman; L. c. Streater,
county chairman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27
Liberty Loan Subscribers
May Appeal From
Allotment

1t should be understood that the
allotment of Liberty bonds made
by the allotment boards may be
appealed from by anyone who
feels that his allotment is too
high. Any person who feels that
he cannot subscribe his allot-
ment should file an appeal, stat
ing his reasons in writing.
This appeal should be mailed to
l.. G. Streater, county chairman,
who will place same in the
hands of the county board of ap-
peal.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27
FINED FOR ASSAULT

w. G. Voigt and VIM. Ambrose were
each fined $500 and costs in Justice
Kiles court yesterday for an assault
on Louis Wegner made on the latter's
place Sept. 5.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27

William Schwartz arrived home yes
terday from Puget Sound on a fur
lough.
Miss Hilma Carlson, of Mellen, is
employed as stenographer in the Office
of Atty. L. NJ Thomas
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

The enrolment of the public schools
stands as follows today: Highschool
1856; Junior highschOol, 11S; Kinder
garten, 65; First grade, 100; Second
grades, II; Third grades, 70; Fourth
grades 50; Fifth grades, 81; Sixth
grades, 61 Total S35.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27

John Johnson has received German
soldiers helmet as a souvenir from his
son, D. A. johnson, who>is in France
with Battery B. of the 12oth Field
Artillery.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27

The burning of the south end of the
bridge at Standberry early Tuesday
morning resulted in the northbound
limited. No. II, being detoured from
Ladysmith to Dresser Junction and
thence to Superior. The bridge was
repaired so that the "scoot" went
through on the regular route.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27

The premiums awarded by the Coun-
ty Fair to the Ladysmith schools are
as follows: 1st and 2nd grades, "a
first premiums, and II second pre-
miums 3rd and 4th grades, 13 first and
6 second premiums 9Th and 9th grades,
Z first and second premiums Junior
highschool, s first and second pre-
miums, or total of about $50.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27

On Friday of last week, the High
school Literary societies were organ
lied Eight societies were formed with
a faculty member appointed as advisor
for each section The societies will
meet every second Friday afternoon
and a program Of aboutasiX numbers,
consisting of some music, together with
few orations and declamationS and
essays on current topcs of the day will
be presented. This arrangement will
enable each student to appear at least
twice before the members of his society.
The students performing with special
merit will have the privilege of ap-
pearing on the platform in the school
auditorium before the entire student
body.
Miss GOodspeed and Mr.. Dorrans of
the state Educational Department
visited the highschool September %.
The former visited the Domestic Sci
ence Department and the latter was in
terested in the Manual Training.
Twenty-four new seats have arrived
at the school and are now being added
to the 156 already placed there. The
unexpected increase in enrolment has
temporarily deprived some Of the stu
dents of individual seats. The new
ones are therefore quite welcome.
Miss Smith of the Junior hghschOol
has accepted government work in
Washington and left Tuesday morning
for that place.
The school work has been somewhat
! interrupted with number of cases OF
tardiness. The faculty asks the par
, ents to cooperate with them to i'm
prove this condition. The morning
sessions begin at 900 o'clock and the
afternoon sessions at 1 30 All stu
dents should be in their seats at these
hours.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27

John Styczinski, of Conrath, was in
the. city on business today.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-27

Miss Smith of the Junior hghschool
has accepted government work i'll
Washington and left Tuesday morning
for that place.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07

it's companion. In just five minutes the four planes were in the air and circling the field, getting higher and higher meantime.
 Major Smith, commanding officer of the squadron, had previously been pre- sented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers by Mrs. Judge E. W. Lewis. The flowers were placed in the "tIn- neau" of the plane, few being fast ened to the middle of the upper plane. Sweeping around the field and directly above the heads Of the crowd, Major Smith dropped some of the flowers from high in the air. They. settled slowly to the ground, to be eagerly seized by waiting hands.
 Disappear to Southeast
 After fifteen minutes of an eXhibi- tiont of military formations for, the edification of the thousands of Phoenix people who were quick to learn that the planes were again in the air, the great birds shot to a higher. altitude and darted to the southeast. They gained an altitude of 5000 feet and bad been instructed to maintain that altitude in the flight to Tucson.
 During their stay in Phoenix the air men were entertained at the Arizona club by the chamber of commerce. The men of the squadron expressed their pleasure in their visit in this city and hoped to come again. All hope of an immediate return trip was dashed when it was learned that the squadron had received orders to continue the flight to the Atlantic seaboard.
 Major Smith and other of the airmen were part of duck hunting party which left the city early yesterday morning for a short time.
 Gasoline of a special grade was fur nished the squadron at the fair grounds by the Union Oil company.
 The lubricatiDg oil, Zeroline, was
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07

fifteen minutes which was greatly en- joyed by the large crowd that had as- sembled at the state fair grounds to see the airplanes off.
 The two mechnicians were at the fair grounds early yesterday morning, going over every part of the four planes and seeing that there was no flaw or weakness that meant the lives of the brave flyers. The pilots and other members of the squadron did not reach the field until o'clock and after.
 There was the usual testing of the motors, the getting ready that takes time, but is interesting, as the crowd was permitted 10 get to within few feet of the planes, although they were carefully guarded by members of the Phoenix police reserves.
 The crowd was warned away from the immediate vicinity of the planes and it was announced that start was to be made. Since the hour of arrival the preceding day a ditch had been filled in the field occupied by the planes so that a sufficient running start could be made.
 It was just at 40 o'clock when the first plane with Major Smith and a mechanician, engine opened wide, started down the field. Half way down, the wheels were seen to be off the ground. Then, with graceful sweep the plane lifted itself over the fence and the trees and was off. It was a beautiful start.
 Il was no sooner off the ground and circling around the fair grounds than the second plane came down the field with a rush. It did not take the air as soon as the first plane and it seemed certain to the breathless crowd that it would strike the fence, bat it scared over safely and way away with
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07

day night, according to an official communication issued by the admiralty tonight. Torpedo boat destroyers res cued the remainder of the crew.
 The text of the admiralty's state ment says:
 The British warship Cassandra struck a mine in the Baltic just before midnight Wednesday and sank at l a
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07

m. Thursday. Eleven men are missing Presumably they were killed by the explosion.
 "The remainder of the officers and crew were saved by our destroyers." ships do not contain the Cassandra.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07

Dropping flowers from his speeding aircraft to the craning crowd at the state fair grounds yesterday afternoon and firing six shots in rapid succession as a signal to his fellow aviators, Ma ior Albert D. Smith, in command of the squadron of four planes which spent the night in this city, pointed the nose of the airplane to the southwest and with the other three planes set ting in flight formation scared away like a quartette of larks
 Higher and faster they sped on wings that rivalled the eagle until, faint dots outlining the points of a diamond. they were lost in the azure of the Arizona afternoon sky, headed for Tucson, the next stop in their flight to Fl Paso. Thousands of pairs
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07

of eyes followed the intrepid aviators, loath to see them disappear from view.
 Give an Exhibition
 Before turning the nose of his plane to the southeast and waving a good-by to Phoenix friends Major Smith and his airmen gave a flying exhibition of
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
MINE SINKS BRITISH WARSHIP

LONDON, Dec. 6.-Eleven men are missing as a result of the British war ship Cassandra coming in contact with a mine in the Baltic Sea last Wednes-
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07

furnished to the airmen by the Stand ard Oil company.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
A|RMEN ARE OFF
 II ALLAN T|C
 RECORD FLIGHT
Squadron Takes Air Just
 Before 3 O'clock Yester- day Afternoon After Brief
 Exhibition; Reach Tucson

The four army planes which left Phoenix at 2:55 yesterday after noon reached Tucson at 4:50 o'clock, making the trip in one hour and 55 minutes. According to Major Smith, the trip was "with out incident"
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07

Authority was granted by the war department yesterday to Ma jor Albert D. Smith, commanding the squadron of four army planes which left San Diego Wednesday for Fl Paso, to continue the trip to the Atlantic seaboard, if possible. # this transcontinental flight is made, it will be the first by mili- tary aircraft formation. Word of this permission was communicated to Major Smith upon his arrival at Tucson yesterday afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07

With the opening of school you certainly want your boy fitted out with new suit of clothes. This Special offering is to get you acquainted with what have for your boy.
 Better and lasting values at Saving Prices.
The Farmington times., 1918-03-29

A Liberty Bond buyer becomes a
real fighting soldier for Uncle Sam. z
The Farmington times., 1918-03-29

worth of bonds. More than 200 edi-
tors from the State were in attend
ance, and if any of them were not
previously charged with sufficient en-
thusiasm before that meeting it is
safe to say that they were innoculat-
ed while there with sufficient ardor
for this great work to carry them
through the next campaign, which
will open on Saturday, April 9Th. No
time will be wasted in this drive and
the necessary amount Of bonds will
actually be sold on time. There is
no doubt of this. The plans that will
be carried out calls for liberal sub
scriptions from all those who have
heretofore evaded responsibility in
this matter. All such people will be
personally called upon, and be made
to understand how many Liberty Loan
Bonds they will be expected to sub
scribe for. If they still refuse to ac-
cept this finest possible investment,
then measures will be adopted to COM
pei them to do this small duty to their
government.
The Farmington times., 1918-03-29

A young lady living in an East Tex
as town not more than 125 miles from
Kemp received letter some days ago
from her sweetheart, who is q prison.
er in Germany. In letter he stated
that he was getting all he wanted to
cat and wear and that the Germans
were as kind to him as he could ask
for. He also said that he was send
ing her a watch as a keepsake, for
he might never see her again. Later
she got the watch and when she went
to wind it, it would not wind. She
carried it to a jeweler and down in
the works the man had note on a
little scrap of paper in which he stated
all he said in the letter was a lie;
that his nose and ears were cut off
by the Germans and that he would
never see her again, for he was a
sight that would throw the man with
the strongest stomach into vomiting
fit. The girl who received this letter
lives in Nacogdoches and there are
people in Kemp who know her, and
know the story to be true one.--
Kemp News.
The Farmington times., 1918-03-29

If one Guy Emerson, said to be
publicity director of the Third Liberty
Loan in the second district, has been
quoted correctly, in regard to pay ad-
vertising for such purpose subsidiz-
ing the press of the country, then it
is up to Secretary McAdoo, or some
one of known governmental author
ity, either to affirm or deny such
statements. If such insult to the press
IS permitted to go undenied or unre-
called, there is little doubt that it will
serve as sitting influence on the
enormous and gratuitous work that
has been delivered for the First and
Second Liberty Loans. When men are
appointed to government positions
they Should be compelled to keep their
mouths shut on matters in which they
are not officially connected. If En-
erson was authorized to speak on the
subject above referred to, then the
President or Secretary McAdoo should
SO indicate. n fttj
The Farmington times., 1918-03-29
PRISON LABOR FOR
MISSOURI ROAD WORK

The State Highway Board has just
authorized the establishment of nine
additional prison road camps in Mis-
souri,. Under the law, counties must
first ask for the use of convicts be-
fore they can be used in that county
for road construction. This makes it
necessary for the County Court to
make it's request both to the State
Prison Board and the State Highway
Board. Prisoners are furnished for
road work at $1.50 per day, the State
Prison Board paying the expense of
transportation, equipping and main
must be supplied by the county, town.
ship or district. A charge of so cents
a day is made for the prisoners on
days they do not work-this item to
cover the cost of board in camp. The
State Highway Board has been CO.
operating with the State Prison
Board in equipping the camps, and
applications are on file for prison la
Dor in different sections of the State.
The men are placed on their honor
and work without guards. The per-
centage of escapes from "honor road
camps" is less than that cover the
walls" at the prison. The men soon
become proficient road builders, and
they take an active interest in their
work. Prisoners cannot be supplied to
contractors, and wherever this class
of labor is used the men must be
worked "on force account" under the
direction of men employed by the
County Court. In the case of Estate
road" work superintendent is sup
piled by the State Highway Depart
ment, one-half the expense being
borne by the local authorities.