Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

HAPPENINGS !
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Madison-W Wisconsin has about 115
600 men in the land and naval forces of
the United States according to esti-
mates made by Adjt-Gen. Orlando
Holway. The estimate includes 105..
600 land and 10000 marine and naval
The total number of men enlisted in
the Civil war from Wisconsin was 81
379. Under the first draft, Wisconsin
furnished 14,743. Between Dec. Is.
1917, and the present time, local
boards furnished 54,232 additional or
total of 69,016 on draft. Added to this
is the Wisconsin National Guard Of
1925 which makes total draft and
guard of 1928. Besides this, Wiscon.
sin has furnished 5000 or 5000 men to
the regular army, forestry, engineer
and medical contingents. When the
men from these are taken into consid-
Ell alton, Adjt. Gen. Holway estimates
the total will reach 115,OOO.
Racine - Election inspectors and
clerks here, who have been getting 81
a day on registration days and SIS on
election days, are now demanding
Sc for registration day work and
81 for services on election day. I'm
less the Racine council agrees to this
increase the city will have difficulty
in getting men to tage charge of cleo
ton booths during the registrations
and elections. In most cases these
election officials receive 81 to SO a
day in factories, and a days absence
means a loss at the present rate of
payment.
Madison-There will be no change IL
the amount of sugar per capita durins
the month of September. This an
nouncement was made by A. H. Mel
vile, secretary of state food admins.
tration. Mr. Melville said he had re-
ceived a telegram fixing the Wiscon-
sin allotment for September at $780,
600 pounds. This is $4,000 more than
the August allotment During Sep
TENDER people will be allowed only
two pounds per capita.
Marinette = Postponed Indefinitely
because of lack of evidence" was the
reason given by the justice in the case
of two farmers in which one was
charged with maliciously cutting off
the tail of the others cow 1t was de-
cided that the missing tail was neces-
sary as evidence" Search. however,
foi1 o1 10
age.
Madison-That it is unlawful to sell
or give liquor to a member of the Wis
con State guards in uniform was the
statement made by Adjt.-Gen. Orlando
During the past few days
several letters have been received by
the Adjt.-Gen. as to whether liquor
could be sold to members of the Wis
consin State guards when in uniform.
Madison-The word parent as
used in the statutes means the natural
parent, according to an opinion given
by Atty.-Gen. Haven, to Adjt.-Gen.
and therefore a dependent
of an enlisted man is not
entitled to state aid. The law pro-
vides state aid for dependent parent,
wife or child of an enlisted man"
Madison-Calls for about 5000 men
from Wisconsin during four day Pc
Rod beginning Sept. 8, were received
by Adjt-Gen. Orlando Holway. The
calls include about 1000 men for spe-
cial and limited service at Camp
Ca, and 1000 men for gen.
eral service at Camp Grant, Ill.
Wausau = The American Brewing
Co. has been organized to take over
the business of the Mathie Brewing
Co., and the George Ruder Brewing
Go. The purpose is to conserve fuel.
Stock equal to their holdings in the
Did companies will be given all stock
holders, making the capital S325,0O0.
Neenah-Every member of the Nee
lah city council from the mayor and
,lerk down to the aldermen will have
@ register under the proposed draft |
amendment and with few exceptions |
,vey one of them is liable to military |
Iervice.
nelander-Robbers blew the safe
It the American Express company's |
,ffice here obtaining $500 including |
,aid travellers checks. Nitroglycerine
vas used to effect an entrance.
Neenah - Upwards of twenty Nee
,ah bows have been wounded in the
ecent fighting in France and are now
n hospitals, according to letters re-
eived from over there.