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Newspaper

Green Bay Commerce

Location

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1917

Page

3

Brown County Defense Council Formed with Local Leaders

Brown County forms the Defense Council led by President John A. Kittell of Green Bay. Officers and committees include C. P. Jackson of De Pere as vice president and Earle Murray as treasurer, with numerous regional names named to executive, agriculture, labor, and education panels. The council emphasizes organized school districts and home-front efforts during demanding times.

John A. Kittell Green Bay C. P. Jackson de Pere F. B. Desnoyers Earle Murray Brown County United States Defense Council Brown County Defense Council Kittell Henry Graass George Cormier Joseph Martin Robert Vickery Fred D. Merrill John Kuypers James Hughes A. Bantere AL Hoslet Frank H. Smith James H. Mott Percher R. E. Minahan W. P. Wagner John Wilcox George A. Green C. G. Wilcox Elmer S. Hall Paul Scheuring R. C. Buchanan J. P. Lenfester W. E. Fairfield John Jorgensen Denmark Wis Louis Knuth Wrightstown A. L. Greiling New Franken Thomas Burke Wayside Joseph P. Neugent Committee On Agriculture E. A. Carncross Peter C. Peterson William Streckenbach Louis Hansen M. E. Davis Lawrence Kittel H. J. Vanderheyden Samuel Cady Henry A. Foeller Joseph Rothe John C. Fogary John 5. Gittins Transportation Iohn F. Martin A. N. la Combe S. H. Vaughn Bankere I. E. Griffin John Rose J. H. Taylor Carl Scott A. G. Wells J. B. Flatley Greenleaf H.R. Ericksen A. L. Cannard Committee On Patriotic Organizations T. P. Silverwood Paul Halline

Farmers urged to notify Carncross for seed orders

Farmers desiring seed potatoes seed corn seed beans and seed rutabagas must notify county agricultural agent Elmer A. Carncross at once to allow ordering sufficient quantities. Orders should be placed before June 24. Seeds offered at lowest possible prices. Telephone orders to 876 Brown County Council of Defense.

Brown County Council of Defense

Self Control Quote on Democracy from Elihu Root

The piece frames the current hysteria as an undemocratic display in a popular government. It cites Elihu Root, head of the American Commission to Russia, defining democracy as organized self control.

Elihu Root American Commission Russia

Liberty Loan Bonds Appeal

The Government urges wage earners to buy at least one Fifty Dollar Bond. Apply via banker, investment company, or Treasury. Payments: one dollar with application and scheduled instalments on June 28 1917 July 30 1917 August 15 1917 and August 30 1917. Bonds mature 15 30 years and pay 3 1/2 percent in denominations of fifty, one hundred, five hundred, and one thousand dollars.

Treasury Department

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A. C. Neville John Duncan Louis Martell W. T. Ream C. F. Cole W. W. Kelly F. E. Teetshorn A. D. Race C. E. Hatch R. B. Power A. B. Fontaine Carncross Liberty Loan Bonds
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