The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-09
LOCAL WAR NEWS.

have made q decision tDaJ Iurloushs
for farm boys now in army traiDing
camps permitting them TO come home
TO assest in the farm work will be APP
proved by them only for tho months OF
July and. August. The applications
must be approved by the board, by the
local government appeal agent and by
the commandaut OF the post.
The local Red Cross received 1857 62
during April and completed and for
Sarded 1855 garments.
Francis Nash, serving with the Red
Cross on the Italian front in letter
home says in part: "If I could see any
prospect OF the war ending in the near
future would return bu6 conditions do
not warrant that hope, and believe
that / am needed here more than at
home"
The local chapter of the Loyalty Le-
giou had meeting last Friday even
ing aud laid paus to increase the mem
bership in the county to 500. pIbIi'
city committee consisting Of E. Nj.
Mackey, Herman Schuetue and l.. a..
Scbmilz was appointed. a membership
committee was also appointed. 1t con-
slsts Of Warren Cooper, A }. Auton,
Clement Murphy, X. Y Buerstarte, j.
c. Smith, A. l., Hougen, A. O. ANGER
son, l. w. Whitaker, George MacFar-
lane, William TorrisoD, De. o. G..
Wernecke, L. j. Mckeough.
All REGISTERED men 10 class | A in
Manitowoc County will he called TO as
semble in the city on Nav 10. There
are 5l2 men in the county ia the class
The Provost Marshall General Crowdtr
asked the Council of Defeuse to call
the meeting. There will be talks on
many subjects of interest to pro pee
tive soldiers.
ibe act providing f.r registering for
military purposes those VINO have at
tanned Il since June 5, last VIII add
about 80 names To the couuty's list Of
registrauts.
! William Rahr, Jr, has beea appoint
ed County fuel Administrator.
Manitowoc County's quota OF selected
men in the call for May rs, is BOP, The
state must furnish l0,0O7 men. OF the
302 men l49 viii be from the first dis
striet and9153 fi-M oA- second. fAiler
this draft the county will have about
50 men left in class l.
Thirteen Manitowoc county BOYS,
certified unier special cal to 90 to
Commbus Barracks, Ohio, lett Sunday
afternoon. All answered "present" at
roll call. They were:
First distrlct-Richard Gerl, Bcnuit
Skatruk, Henry Hougen, Nick Viii
liams, Anthony Tadych, Emil KuTmer.
Second district: Hugo Kuether,
John j. Kusta, Fred Feistel, Roland
Bleser, Arthur c. Janke, The alter
mates are Arthur Helm andsJohn A.
Schultz.
The local home guard company is
now Co. f. Ninth Regiment Wisconsin
Home Guard. Twelve companies Of
this part Of he state form the regi-
meut II. II. Pomeroy of Appleton is
Colonel
Five Manitosoc County Toys, grad
yates of the third training camp, and
all selected men at Camp Custer have
been placed on the eligible list for sec.
ond lieutenant commissions They are
Fred Rahr, Harvey Vollepdorf, Lester
Dedrisbs and Harrison Noble OF this
city and Frank j. Kracha Of Two Rlv
erS.
The next drive is that Of the Thrift
and War Savings Stamps Local Mer-
chapts have perfected on organization
under the Craftsmanship of Albert
Schuette.
An intensive campaign is planned TO-,
the week OF May Ii to Is. A county
committee consisting of Charles Esch, f.,
;. d. Croll and Albert Worel has been
named and "A city committee will have
the following members: j. j. SJangel
Gustave Torrison, Arnold Vogelsang,
Charles Buerstatte, +. A. Miller, H. j..
| Wagner, Anton Chermak.
The local aerie of he order OF Gag
les had impressive ceremonies Tuesday
evening at the Orpheum in dedicating
the orders service dag bearing thirty
three stars. The big hunters we're
stirring patriotic speeches by Judge
Runge OF Milwaukee and Edward f.
Tretz, late Of the U S. food comm SIS
ion TO France.
The next batch OF enlisted men in
the service OF the Unieed States will
leave here Thursday, May 10, for East
Lansing, Mich, TO take course in
automobile repair work to prepare
them for service in France.
A total of twenty have already made
application for this branch of the SER
vice. Five Of these have been accept
ed, according to message received by
tred Carus of the local board from
Madison. He is still waiting to hear