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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
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