Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-20

/ aid June. They did not respond to the
| summons but hid in the woods III Clark
county, where they had a ) rendezvous
/ of some kind Sheriff Hewitt or a gov
eminent agent was never able to catch
| them, though they had a well beaten
| path from the deep woods of the Black
| river to their own home, but they We're
| hardly ever seen i'll the daytime. Their
mother provided them with food and
clothing
Brothers Fail to Register
| Frank and Ennis Kruger were
caught by the Is to 10 draft last Thurs
| day. Frank Kruger operates a thresh-
| ing outfit. When the threshers APP
] pealed to him last Thursday to stop
| threshing early SO they could register,
| he agreed But Frank and his brother
did not show up for registration at the
| town house, though the board waited
until away after 8 go p. M for them.
Blame 1t On Pope OF Rome
When Robert Water went to the
Kruger home Saturday evening to
| confer with Mrs. Kruger when she
surrendered, she told him that this pro-
| cecding was the doings of the Catholics
and that she knew the Pope of Rome
| had a hand ilr ordering all these men to
come out and shoot EN- up. She said
| that those people were doing all they
could against them and therefore the
| kruegers are victims. Mr.. Water did
| not argue the question with her. She
| 0enoaned her fate and that of her boys
as she trudged down the road with Mr.
Water. Her antipathy for Catholics
| has undoubtedly been abetted by the
| teachings of Reverend Malone, who is
| all exCatholic priest and who has Sc
cured large following in various parts
! of the state.
Rather BE Shot in Wisconsin
When Mr.. Water later went to the
| Kruger home and helped Frank to
surrender, Frank told him that if he
was to be shot he might as well be shot
here III Wisconsin as to go to France
and be shot. He also stated that if he
stayed in Wisconsin he was an Amer
| lean, but that he could not be an Amer
lean if he went over to France to engage
| in a murGerouS mission which was alto
gether contrary to his teachings.
As Frank left his home, Ennis
Kruger asked him for some littel keep
sake as a remembrance. Frank took
out knife and some little trinkets and
a few dollars and gave them to the
x-p5r In
sisted by Mr.. Water to where the, Off
GERS were awaiting him.
Splendid Home Costing $4,000
The Kruger boys are very intelli-
gent, natural mechanics, Industrious
md prosperous. They have fine farm
IF 2i0 acres, a wonderful farm home of
, rooms the house having an imposing
ana artistic appearance on the outside,
While inside it is finished in the finest
eolished oak with hardwood floors.
uoth Oh the first and second floors, d
lie floored, porcelaincd fitted bathroom
that is just like the pictures of model
"a hro0rs shown in the ladies' maya
zines, q house heated by a hot water
plant, wired for electric lights and an
Interior design and arrangement that
S model. IL short. home that is the
,qlal Of many up-t0-date houses in the
3ig cities. This home was designed
lnl built by the Kruger boys over six
years ago a a cost of nearly $4,000.
Now this elegant home is splintered by
4 hundred bullet holes. One bullei
2 Ell went clean through the piano.
Frank Kruger Sticks By Bible
At the Chippewa hospital Sunday
night Frank Kruger in an interview
stated Il did not kill anyone in that
light. l did take shot at Deputy Mar
shall Giants. / Go not believe in war
for the teachings Of the Scripture are
strictly against war. There were only
tvo of my brothers at the house during
the fight. | was shot while in the
house. | 90 not think our representa-
tives have any right to pass rules thai
oGlpel us TO go TO war. If legislators
oass those laws, then they are not my
representatives. | do rot think | should
be compelled to recognize any laws
contrary to my religious belief.
Find Guils and ammunition
when the guards searched the prem
iseS Sunday morning two rifles and
| revolver were found in the ice house
and q suit case well fitted with ammu-
milton and kit of Red Cross first aid
to he used for wounds 1t is also re-
ported that several shotgUns were
found on the place Finding the suit
case well supplied with ammunition
recalls that the kruegers had been re-
ceiying ammunition shipments for some
time past. However, six weeks ago a
shipment of. ammunition was stopped
at the Withee depot by Agent Harry
Jensen upon orders of United States
District Attorney Wolff at Madison,
who has made an Investigation of ship
ments of ammunition to private par
ties. Mrs. Kruger came to Owen to
get the ammunition and Agent Jensen
refused to let her have it. There were
700 rounds for Remington rifles. The
ammunition was sent to Madison.
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