Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

Madison-A statement issued by A.
II. Melville, executive secretary of the
Wisconsin Food Administration. saws.
1t should be definitely understood
that no public eating place viii be
given any sugar above their specified
allotment. Most of the proprietors
understand this, but many are using
more than they can afford to. They
should serve only two half Jumps or
one teaspoonful of granulated sugar
to each patron at one meal. Unless
they adopt some method of limiting
the service of sugar, they will find
themselves without any sugar at all
at the end of the month"
Madison - Mail order houses have
been requested to send into other
states only such amounts of sugar as
residents in those states are permit
ted by their local food administra-
tors. Home Gamers in Wisconsin
can no longer get more than the ten
pounds given them upon application to
the county food administrators for
canning certificates, and may have
only two pounds per person per month
for household consumption, ordering 2
pounds at a time if they live in a CITY
and five pounds if they live in the
country.
Green Bay - The worlds record of
ten seconds for laying ships keel
was broken twice in the shipyards of
the Northwest Engineering works
simultaneously with the launching of
the tug "Toiler," new keel was laid
in berth vacated by the tug, and an
other keel in berth close by. The
time of laying the keel was four and
one-half seconds and five seconds re-
spectively. Facts on the record
breaking performance were wired to
the United States shipping board.
| Madison-Three years in the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth was the
punishment melted out in federal
court here to John M Becker, county
judge of Green county, who was con-
victed, recently at Eau Claire of viola.
/ ton of the espionage act L. B. Nag
| Ter, Madison, former assistant secre-
tary of the state of Wisconsin, con-
victed of similar offense, was SEN
fenced to Fort Leavenworth for thirty
months.
Madison-Camp Randall, one of the
Wisconsin mobilization points in civil
war days, and later the scene of many
a hard fought football and baseball
battle, is to be the temporary home
of thousands of soldiers soon to take
their places in the trenches of the
world conflict. The university has
signed a contract with the war depart
ment for the erection of barracks to
house 1000 men. Work will be start
ed at once.
Madison The industrial commits
sion, realizing that on account of the
war more juveniles are leaving school
to earn living has arranged to i'm
prove the juvenile department of the
commission in Milwaukee under Miss
Tracy Copp. who, with three assist
ants, will look after the placement of
children in industries and see that
they secure the proper vocational
guidance.
Neenah-Although he pleaded gull
ty to the charge of stealing $125 from
the store of Otto Boelter, Ernest Ehr-
gott was given another chance to go
straight when he appeared before a
local justice of the peace. The gov
eminent employment agency assisted
in finding him job, and he is now on
probation.
Madison-Milwaukee' fifteen draft |
boards will register 65,76S boys be-
tween the ages of IS and q, and men
between 81 and As on Sept. 5, accord |
ing to estimates of Provost Marshall |
General Crowder and received by |
State Draft Administrator E. A. Fitz. |
patrick.
Green Bay-Stanley Brewzynski of |
Shawano was killed by bullet wound
in the head, inflicted by Deputy Sher-
iff Charles Heckle near Pulaski. |
Brewzynski, who was out of the re-
formatory on parole, was trying to es-
cape from the officer when he was
shot.
Madison-The 1000 Wisconsin sol
diers at environments in the United
States will have an opportunity to
vote by mail in the September prima-
ries. Secretary of State Hull has
mailed a circular to all environments
where Wisconsin men are located ad.
vising them how they may vote.
La Crosse-The war is believed to
be the cause of decrease in the num-
Der of dogs in the city. There are 1873
less than there were last year, the to-
tai this year being 1906 for a town of
$4,000. The high cost of feed is said
to be responsible for it.
Appleton-AIbert Rosa, enemy alien,
arrested following an assault by
Kimberly man for alleged unpatriotic
is held for the United
States marshal.
Sheboygan-The American Society
of Equity, Plymouth, adopted resolu-
lions protesting against reduction of
the army service age from q to 49,
Ripon-Ripon is the first city in the
nation to order daily prayer for the
BOYS "over there" All citizens at
D. M daily, are to speak this prayer:
"Give victory, o Lord, to our country
and her allies. Bless our fighting men |