Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-04-12


this meeting service flags wil be pre-
sented to the families of boys who
left Wauwatosa in the last draft An
interesting program will follow. Every
loyal citizen is expected to be present.
Mrs. Lawrence Fitch, Back Bay.
Milwaukee, win speak at the union,
community vesper service at the Con-
gregational Church next Sunday aft
ernoon at o'clock on the work for
the fatherIess children of France. II
is desired that as many children as
possible will attend. as her remarks
will be of special interest to them.
There viii be a number of vocal and
instrumental selections
Do not. forget that you are expected
to be present and march under the
Wauwatosa banner in the Liberty
Loan parade tomorrow, Saturday,
April Is. A special request is made
of the men in business in Milwaukee
that they make it point to march in
our own Wauwatosa files, instead of
accompanying any certain company or
order with which they may be CON
nected. Our citizens are asked to take
the Wells Street car leaving West
Main Street at 1 O'Clock, getting off at
the corner of Wells and Nineteenth
streets. where the armory is at the
disposal of all who gather to form the
IWauwatosa line Do not forget you
belong to Wauwatosa for the parade,
and march in company with the cor
rect arm band.
Mr.. P. d. Gates is kept busy these
days procuring speakers and arranging
dates for public meetings to be held
in all the country school bouses around
Wauwatosa. The purpose of these
gatherings is to take to the outlying
districts the latest information rela-
tive TO the third Liberty Loan, endeav-
oring to instill in every resident an
enthusiastic response to this latest APP
peal from uncle Sam" Reports
come of good meetings with large num-
bers present, and a very gratifying
enthusiasm shown on the part OF all
in attendance. In one of the school
houses three meetings have been held.
each one more enthusiastic and more
gratifying in results than the one pre-
ceding. This movement is general
throughout the entire county, and the
workers feel much encouraged and
very hopeful of large returns.
Men in the draft may be held back
for farm labor in Milwaukee county if
farmers employing them take the mi
| tiative in the matter. The provost
marshal general has ordered that men
actively engaged in farming. who are
in class one in the new quota, be de-
| ferred TO the end of the quota, so that
their services may be used in plant
ing the coming crop. In every case
the matter must be presented before
/ the local draft boards, the affidavit to
be made by the farmer employing
! them. Immediate action is urged by
the United States employment service
of the department of labor, which has
instructed County Agent G. d. Adams
! to see that word is sent out broad
cast among farmers explaining their
responsibility in the premises. The
local draft boards have no power to
initiate such action, and unless claim
for such deferred classification is
made by the farmer himself and sup
ported by his affidavit, his farm hands
will so forward as scheduled Farm
ers are asked to avail themselves of
this opportunity at once, before it is
too late to take action. Otherwise
they will lose their men and. the EN-
ployment service points out, they will
have only themselves to blame.