The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27
OLSEN BUYS LIBERTY BONDS
Man Who Gave Son Returning from
Army a Lukewarm Reception Has
Interesting Session With Federal
Officials on Tuesday Afternoon.

Charley Olsen is a soldier in the
army of Uncle Sam. He went from a
farm home out in the town Of Pleas
ant Prairie over to Camp Grant at
| the call to the colors some time ago
and last Sunday he came home for his
first furlough,
Olsen is a good soldier and thorough
| ly embued with the idea that it is the
part of his country to make the world
safe for Democracy but evidently his
views on the subject are not shared by
his father. There was no killing of the
fatted calf out at the Olsen farm to
mark the first return Of the soldier
boy. When Olsen reached Kenosha
there was no one from the old home to
meet him and he finally managed to
| find a friend in Jacob Stern who took
him out to the old home in Pleasant
Prairie in an automobile.
Stern s patriotic blood boiled at the
reception given to the returning soldier
boy. Regardless of the fact that Rob
| ert Olsen the father was the owner
Of one Of the largest farms in Kenosha
| county there was no enthusiastic re-
ception for the boy. Soldier Olsen
like all other soldiers during their first
few weeks in camp was short of money.
He suggested loan from his father
of few dollars and was met with
the rebuff that the government had
taken him and that the government
could provide for him. There was no
dinner provided for the soldier boy
and friend who came with him from
camp and he finally went with his
companion over to Silver Lake where
a good old American mother furnished
| lavish refreshments for the boys and
gave them welcome which showed
them that there was "Red, White
and Blue" home over at Silver Lake.
Olsen finally managed to get small
sum of money from his mother to pay
his railway fare back to camp and
the incident appeared to be closed, but
Stern refused to allow it to drop
/
eminent officials and on Tuesday after
noon these officials accompanied by
Stern made trip to the Olsen farm.
Olsen was questioned He admitted
that he had a farm worth forty two
thousand dollars and that he had never
considered it necessary to buy any
Liberty Loan Bonds or War Savings
Stamps or to contribute to the numer-
GUS war activities. He said some
nasty things about the government and
CONSUMPTION and when he got through
he was put into the automobile and
brought into Kenosha. He was given
his option of getting behind the ma
tion at war and supporting the army
which his son is fighting in or going to
Milwaukee to explain his lack of in
terest in the United States Court. He
decided to buy Liberty Bonds and
promptly subscribed for two thousand
dollars worth with the understanding
that the bonds are to be left in the
custody of one of the local banks un-
] til the war is over. Olsen also declar-
! ed his willingness to think little bet
ter of his own son who is serving in
the army and when the boy comes back
again he is going to have better re-
ception out at the big farm in Pleas
ant Prairie.
/ The officials who investigated the
case refused to name any excuses for
Olsen but his friends declare that he
felt hurt because the son was taken
from the farm and placed in the army
There was no evidence that the farm
had suffered any as result of young
Olsen being called under the draft.