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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-03
Lounging Robes
SIS to $40

Fancy biocaded
silks, in green, rose,
gray, blue, purple
and tan; the work.
manship is remark
able.
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A|hAhNunnhHb " Uhl
WOUNDED SEVERELY:
Lospl, Harry A. tspgus, ferJ.
Ernest y, bsgtL ssyfs.
Private Eddie A. Dhckmou, Crescent.
WOUNDED DECREE
uNDETERAIN NED
Corpl. maH frunhrpEiein, kgwAtu.
lri'A,e jim Lancaster. AddlnEton.
Private Ehwcli n. Morrow, CentTalia
Private seldom y. BURKE, Antioch.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED.
Iorpl. boy q. tranihAm, Cold sprinEs
CoTpl Charles H. IiabeE, sopeT.
PrlvRto Gather q, Williams, I.eFlors.
Private YIN. ID. Johnson, ylnaon
Pri'nts Richard Thufinan, Lyons.
MISSING IN ACTION.
C0rpl, samuel A. Cammlll, Nlnitp
Private Joe '. Joyce. Iehiah
Private Frank BtnJaniln. AcAlcrter.
MARINE CORPS,
Prlynie Harry 4. McCreHfy, Hinavood.
PTlvaie frank H. Hush, EDDY
PIltnie lionjamia X. hobsris, Tall
hlna,
KILLED IN ACTION, PREVIOUSLY
iiEPUHTED MISSING.
fTst. Charles ". LoEninn, Yale.
GuIscppl Tueei, OkmulEeS.
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We wish also TO call
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that we have a complete
stock and exceptional
facilities for manufactur-
ing special equipment.
Inquiries received by
mail viii receive prompt
and careful attention.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-03
"What Shall | Give Him
for Christmas?"

Bdthrobe, Loungins Robe or Smoking Jacket
THERE the very spirit of Christmas surrounding every one
fthese gifts They're articles which every man needs vet
will seldom buy for himself Why not select one of these
now while variety broades and lay aside till Christmas?
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-03
Smoking Jackets
$3.50 to S35

MIXTURES In blue,
brown, tan and OK
ford shsdings; also
fancy brocaded silks
In rich tones.
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
SUCH TALK MUST
NOT BE ALLOWED

Dave Furstenberg of Marshfield
when approached by Chas. Pors, says
the Marshfield News, to take out a
membership for the Red Cross, be-
came offensive and said that 'The
Red Cross is a bunch OF, grafters," !"
whereupon Mr.. Pors told him he
would take steps to have him prove
his statements.
Dave evidently had re-considered
over Sunday, for Monday, in the
municipal court, he signed state
ment retracting what he said and ex-
pressing regret over his utterances,
and to show that he wishes, to be a
loyal citizen he displayed 500
Liberty bond and certificate of a
life membership in the Red Cross,
worth $50, and agreed to purchase
another bond in the next sale. In
consideration of this, and upon the
suggestion of the heads of the Red
Cross chapter, the Loyalty league
and Defense councili the judge let
the defendant off with fine of 81
and costs"
There is too much of this kind OF
talking being done in our country
If a person cannot give-is too poor
Lhe should at least show that he is
| loyal to his country.
| Hereafter there is to be a concerted
effort to punish disloyalty, however
| slight
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
BARN FOR FARMERS
A Farmer Thinks Merchants Should
Make Effort to Provide Barn Room
for Farmers Coming to City

A Marathon county farmer has writ
ten the Pilot editor and asked him to
advocate the establishment in this
city of a community barn, where
farmers coming in from the country
can have some place to shelter their
teams, and in advocacy of this he saysl
when I drive to Wausau, and es-
pecially in the winter months, it is
absolutely necessary for me to find
some place in which to shelter my
| team while / ain attending to my other
| business There are barns for this
purpose run in connection with hotels
and saloons, and although 1 do
| patroniZe these upon occasions, /
often feel that L am not welcome at
these places, and especially is this
so when there is big crowd in the
city and the barns are well filled. l
do not drink and consequently spend
| no money at the bars of these places,
and | feel that this is noticed and
that l am Disseminated against /
may be wrong in this, but on occa-
sions when | have been compelled
to hitch my horses to the wagon
box in the yards at these places, be-
cause all the stalls were filled, and
have been promised that my team
would be put in whenever a stall
was vacated, 1 have found that my
horses still stood in the yard while
neighbors who had come to town later
had managed to have their animals
housed.
81 call attention to this at this
time, for the reason that notice that
the Wausau merchants have been re-
lieved of the responsibility of making
deliveries of goods, and with this
removed responsibility they may have
time to consider the interests of their
farmer patrons. 1t seems to me that
some centrally located place could be
secured where shelter for teams
could be provided. | and many others
would prefer to pay Is or 20 cents
for the privilege of putting our ami
mails up in such a place, and if hay
or oats are furnished an additional
charge could be made. The receipts
from such a place should be enough
TO pay for the rent and for a man
to look after it, and it is certainly
something the farmers would apprec-
iatp
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
A SPY ARRESTED

A man by the name of Helmuth
Topper, who came from Detroit,
Mich, recently, was arrested, and is
in Jail in Oneida county. He had been
employed by the 500 r. R., and be-
came very abusive and made utter
ances against this country. He was
arrested at Eagle River and when TAX
en- before Judge G. F. Smith, Jr., for
hearing, says the Eagle River News
"Toepper pleaded guilty to abusive
and insulting language. He was or
dered held to the county Jail and his
bond fixed at $500. lie admitted before
Judge Smith that he was a German
spy and when asked whether he would
fight for this country he declared that
he wouldn't, but said that he would
fight for Germany. The court ordered
him held for thirty days.
AccoI ding to Chief of Police Maui
rice Straub, Topper is a very dan
gerous character and is a real Ger
man spy The chief stated that Toep-
per came to this country four years
ago with a boat load of German spies.
He told Chief Straub that his duty was
to do this country all the damage
that was possible for him to do
A confessed spy such as this man
is, should not be given the least con-
sideration, but imprisoned during the
balance of the war. The authorities
should go even further than this and
teach such characters that spying is
a dangerous business in America. =
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
ANNUAL AGENTS CONVENTION

The Annual Agents convention of
the Wisconsin National Life Insur-
ance company was held in Oshkosh
last Wednesday and Thursday. The
company was represented from this
city by Del. Curtis. A feature Of the
occasion was a banquet given the
agents at the Athearn hotel on
Wednesday evening. There were fifty
in attendance and Col H. 1. Weed
acted as POSTMASTER. The speech of
the evening was made by ]. j.
Sherman of Appleton, who pointed
out the opportunities for new business
because of war conditions. He pre-
dicted that the war wo' al continue.
at least, during the year 1918, and that
there would be great business ac-
tivity for the next few years There
would come a time when readiust-
ments will be necessary to meet low
ering prices but that time was by
noe means at hand. Our people were
learning too to be thrifty and it was
becoming more or less of a fixed
habit. Del Curtis of this city sang
two songs during the evening. it
was very successful meeting in
every particular.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
E. 3. THAYER. Editor and Prop.-VOL. LIIL
THE BELLS OF eHRIsTMAs-1sl7

Oh the bells of Christmas ringing
Ger world still scourged with war
Are the peace time nearer bringing,
In the East still shines the Star;
And the contest of the ages
'TwiXt autocracy of few
And the millions of earth's sages, =
To democracy held true,
Only deepens the conviction
That the LORD of all is Just,
And through travail and affiiction
Let us still have faith to trust
That the world is growing better
And increasing is the Light
That shall yet mankind unfetter,
That shall usher in the right.
Wrong this world can never master,
Right must finally prevail,
Freedom comes yet fast, and faster,
Heavens promise cannot fail.
Power and arrogance shall falter,
Proud ambition yet shall cease,
Humbly kneeling at the altar
Of the King, the Prince of Peace.
Then may bells of Christmas ringing
Make glad music in your soul,
Children's voices, sweetly singing,
From your heart all burdens roll.
God is still the light of heaven,
Over earth He still holds sway;
Deepest night shall aye be riven
With the glory of the day.
S. 3. Tobey.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
Monday. Nav 2e. 1854.

The Wausau Base Ball association
met at the law Office of Bardeen &
Mylrea last Friday evening and pro-
ceeded to an organization. AS there
had been about $50 shares of stock
sold, and nearly all stockholders pres
ent, the meeting was large one. The
following are the proceedings:
The meeting was called to order
and Chas. V. Bardeen elected chair
man and Chas. Gilbert secretary.
Following are the officers elected:
President-C. V. Bardeen.
Secretary James McCrossen, Jr.
Treasurer. A. McCrossen.
Board of Directors-Art ]. Dodge,
Fred Z. Zentner, L. A. Pradt, G. F.
Crosby and W. F. Collins.
It was moved and carried that ].
A. McCrossen be elected temporary
manager of the proposed nine sub
Ject to change by the directors.
A committee consisting of L. A.
Pradt, G. V. Bardeen and William
Johnson were elected to draft suit
able bylaws for the association.
Upon motion the name of the pro-
posed club was made "The Wausaus." !"
Miss Lutte Single received a Sc
we're cut in the forehead last Tuesday,
by a lather's hatchet falling and
striking her.
n. Heinemann has purchased the
house of B. T. Single, lately located
at the south end of Third street, and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
WAUSAU PILOT TH4IRTY-THREE YEARS AGO

moved the same to his lot a short
distance west.
C. F., Dunbar has been able to
ride out occasionally the past week,
and indications are of an early re-
covery.
A party consisting of Chas Club
buck, Steve Thayer, Frank Montgom-
cry, E. B. Sanders, V. A. Anderson,
LEVEL Bells and Ernie SERVER, went
up to Goodrich station last Friday
to fish. After ten hours of steady
angling there was one caught by V. A.
Anderson.
At an informal meeting of the di-
rectors of the Wausau Baseball asso-
citation held at the Office of c. P.
Crosby on Saturday morning, it was
resolved that William Johnson be sent
Immediately to Chicago with full pow
er to select and hire a battery for
the nine. He started, accordingly,
that afternoon accompanied by James
McCrossen, Jr.
Mrs. Mary Scholfield and daughters
arrived home from their extended Wis
it in California last Friday.
c. Strobridge has a mild touch of
the Dakota fever, and starts for that
land of milk and honey" today.
c. P Haseltine, who for so many
years has been identified with the
numbering traffic of this section, ac-
companied by his family, departed for
Minneapolis, Mimi, last Thursday,
at which place they intend to make
their future home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
COLD HOLIDAY SEASON

Wausau has been practically froz-
en- UP during the holiday week. Some
thing unheard of for many years.
There have been times, back il the
history of the pinery when we had
Just such cold spells before Jan. 1st,
when thermometers of such weather
prophets as George G. Green, Ben
Berry, B. Dickey, D. P. Bentley and
others, showed 40 below zero, but it
was when Wausau was in the midst of
wilderness and all our big hearted
lumbermen had to do was to go out
and bring in large loads of dry pineand
hardwood stubs and make the poor
happy with plenty of dry wood. Now
with wood and coal at populous prices
and hard to get at any price, it is
indeed, trying time for all.
Since Christmas day the tempera-
ture has ranged from to 20 below,
accompanied by winds from the north,
biting enough to take the hair off a
dog, and all this without any snow,
but with sufficient ice on the walks
to make everyone think that the pc
destrian had been out celebrating,
| by the way he tumbled about, and this
was as true with the person who took
occasional tips, as it was with the
total abstaineT. Let US hope that the
New Year will furnish us with warm
er weather.
The Red Cross Drive in Portage
county reached nearly 5000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
THRIFT STAMPS

A large number of business asso-
Citations in Wisconsin are preparing
to send out, as a circular letter, a
similar letter to that sent out by the
Association of Commerce of he city of
Milwaukee, which asks that employ
ers of labor buy as New Years bonus
es or gifts, the thrift and war savings
stamps, of which Wisconsin must sell
$50,000,e10 worth during 1918. The
stamrS may be bought in banks, post
offices and from other authorized
agents.
The letter sent out by the Asso-
citation of Commerce, Milwaukee, John
L. Klinger, president, follows:
1--WE suggest the use of Government
War Savings stamps as bonuses.
| We urge their use, in lieu of money,
for any gift or special dividend that
you make to employees. The sugges-
| tion is not merely ours; it originates
with the government.
The stamps are better than money
for four reasons.
First-They are one of our big
weapons in the war.
| Second-They show the employe a
new road whereon he can serve the
Nation in a time of vital need.
Third-They stimulate and lead to
thrift
Fourth-They are the safest kind OF
! investment
The stamps may be purchased al
the banks or the post office. They
are issued in denominations of 2E
cents and $500. Their use enables
the small saver to complete a War
Saving Certificate which will be worth
800, on January 1st, 1923. This
means that he has saved and paid tC
the Government for its use, SS2.40
The stamps mature in five years al
4 per cent interest compounded quar-.
terly.
They constitute a loan to the gov
ernment
They can be cashed, however, a
any post-office on ten days notice a
any time after January End, 1918
This, of course, is neither desirabl,
nor to be encouraged. 1t can be done
however, in case of emergency.
If, therefore, you are preparing t
issue a bonus to employees or ar
declaring a special dividend for thei
benefit or are otherwise planning t
give them additional money payments
convert these moneys into War Saw
ings Stamps and thereby start yoH
employe on the road to thrift and al
your government in time of need.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
AN EXCITABiE EVENT

A dump-cart, loaded with kindling
wood, owned by the J. NJ Kuebler
Co, and driven by Owen Sullivan,
while crossing the Scott street bridge
Wednesday, on its way to the west
side to dispose of his load. the horses
became frightened by a passing auto,
became unmanageable and ran away.
Mr.. Sullivan remained on his load
and hung to the lines of his team un-
til q brace on the tongue of the
wagon broke, veering the cart to the
south side of the falls bridge and
striking post at the east entrance
of that structure. throwing the driver
head foremost from the load and al
most into the river at that point.
The horses sped on their way, up
Clinton street to First avenue. where
they struck another post and where
they were caught and restored to their
driver, who was none the worse for
the unfortunate but lucky experience
in so far as he was personally con-
cerned. The team also escaped in
jury.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
COMING

We have seen ali Kinds Of theatri-
cal attractions here at Wausau but
we have never had any that have
given Us everything just as they ad-
vertised until Sherman Kelly came
some years ago with his company
The honesty of his policy has won
his way into the hearts of the peo-
pie of Wausau as they know that
when he plays here they are going
to see something good-the best the
company has.
Mr. Kelly's company opens at the
Gran6 Opera House here Sunday
matinee, Jan. 6, for a seven days en-
gagement, giving real treat to the
people of Wausan in the line of new
plays and feature vaudeville. RE
member every theater ticket helps
to load a gum Opening play, why
Did She Do It?" Reserve your seat:
early. One lady will be admitted
free with each paid reserved seat
ticket on Monday night
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
WAR CHARITY CAMPAIGNS
New Regulation OF Council OF Nation
al Defense Requires Sanction
For Solicitations.

An important step towards the CEN
tralization and guaranteeing of all
war charity. campaigns in the State
was taken by the action of the State
Council Of Defense, in it's meeting of
Dec. 18th, in endorsing a resolution
Of the Council Of National Defense,
which gives to the State Council the
authority to sanction all such cam
paigns waged within the state. The
resolution makes it necessary for or
ganizations which wish to carry on
campaigns of this nature to secure
The permission of the State Council.
This permission is to be granted only
after investigation of the worthiness
If the campaign ana with the under
standing that an accounting of the
paign be made public. The purpose of
The resolution is stated as follows:
WHEREAS, Appeals are constant
ly being made throughout the coun-
try in behalf of innumerable war re-
lief agencies; and
WHEREAS, The benevolent en-
ergies of the country are being dissi-
pated by such solicitations, and the
dotation of government loans, as well
as subscriptions for other worthy and
legitimate purposes, may thereby be
seriously affected; and
WHEREAS, The Council of Nation
al Defense believes that the regula-
lion a4ss Capitalization of such ap-
peals would encourage the patriotic
and philanthropic spirit of the coun-
try to a generous response by the as
surance of the proper responsibility
Of those soliciting subscriptions, thus
minimizing opportunities to exploit
the benevolent impulses of the coun-
try; therefore be it
- RESOLVED, That the Council OF
National Defense urges the people OF
the country to contribute assistance
financial and otherwise, only to those
persons and objects that are accredit-
ed and approved by the Council OF
Defense in each state"
THUS far the Wisconsin State Coun-
Gil has approved of the Red Cross
Y. NJ. c. A, Y. w. C. A., K. c., and
the Fatherless Children of France
Other organizations are being inves-
tigated and announcements will be
made later.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
SHEEP CLUB FOR
MARATHON COUNTY

What appears to become one of the
most popular methods of helping the
meat supply of the country, will be
commenced within a very few weeks.
The Marathon County Bankers asso-
citation together with the agricultural
school, is organizing and financing a
sheep raising club for the young boys
and girls of our county. The first
club will be limited 10 a membership
of only 80. Each applicant will agree
to take care of not less than four
ewes. Feed and shelter them prop
erly: keep track of the cost of car
ing for them; exhibit them at the
county fair and then show the results
of his labors. The banks of Mara
thon county are ready ITO aid any
Marathon county boy or girl who will
agree to abide by the rules of the
club. This will bring into Marathon
county, it is expected, in less than
a month from 200 to 500 sheep.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
LETTER FROM FRANCE

DR.. S. M. B. Smith, in letter
written to friend in Wausau, says in
fact:
''Am here in a city of about 200,-
900 (St. Estienne) with many refugees
who are living in a part of the city
built up over 500 years ago. There
is great deal of sickness among
them aud as there are only IA doc
tors in the whole city, you can imag-
inc there are many neglected cases.
There are only five in the group with
which | am connected We are to
open a dispensary in about two
weeks which will be called the Amer
lean Red Gross Dispensary, and af-
ter that is started, work will be COM
menced on a hospital.
There is an old chateau ON the edge
of the city, which stands in a fine
park of about ten or twelve acres, sur
rounded by a brick stone wall At
one end of the park is an "organgie," "
which was built in 1875 and which
will likely be used as a tubercular
sanatorium. The hospital with about
forty beds will be for children, and
likely, something will also be done
with the park for children. Everyone
seems interested and are glad to as
sist wherever they can. The weather
here is foggy, rainy and some snow,
but not awfully cold. The hotels do
not use very much fuel-or at least
do not show much evidence of it. Food
is plenty and meats cheaper than in
America. Essense (gasolene) is a
scarce article, and quite expensive.
| am glad that | came, even though
being separated from my family and
friends, for feel that l can do some
good When the hospital is completed
| will have my headquarters there.
The buildings and streets of the
city are mostly old, with but a few
modern buildings in the city.
In Paris a few days ago, l met Dr.
Pomainville of Grand Rapids. He
has been transferred from the medi-
cal service to the army supply depot,
of which he is now in charge.
We are a long way from the war
zone although many soldiers are in
evidence everywhere.
This is a large coal mining center
here, and some of the mines extend
under the city, so it wouldn't seem
as if coal should be scarce, but it is -
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
SMALL P0X

The epidemic of small pox at Mer-
rill continues and now it is reported
there are twenty-five to thirty well
defined cases in quarantine in that
city. On Christmas day. John Hol-
land of the town of Russell, Lincoln
county died of the disease This
shows that there is small pox in the
county, surrounding Merrill, also that
there are cases which are virulent,
though the majority of the cases we
are told that they are very light.
Again we would urge upon our
citizens to be careful. We can hardly
avoid having a few cases of small
pox in Wausau this winter, with SO
much of it about US. Now is the time
to prepare to stop its spread should
il break out here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-01
BADGER PRESS CLUB PLEDGES
IT'S LOYALTY

The Press club of the University of
Visions sin, which is about to cele-
brate its 25th birthday, voted the fol-
lowing resolution lastTweek:
THE University Press club, as a
representative organization of stu
dents of journalism in the University
of Wisconsin, aware of the potent in
fluence eXerted by the press in the
moulding of public sentiment, hereby
affirms it's unflinching patriotism and
loyalty to the government of the Unit
ed States in the present great crisis
and pledges its support and aid in all
ways possible to assist in the prose
cution of the war to victory; and fur
thermore, endorses the aims and OBJ
ject of the Students Patriotic League
of the university, and assures the
Student Council of Defense of its sup
port and cooperation in the carrying
out of the policies enunciated in the
constitution of the league"