Forty three men called to colors from Wood Co
Forty three men and ten alternates are ordered for enlistment to Camp Grant. The draft includes numerous Grand Rapids and area residents with detailed names and hometowns such as Pittsville Marshfield Vesper Redell and Sherry. The group departs from Grand Rapids on April 26 with many from the surrounding country listed among the called to the colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood CO
Camp Grant
Grand Rapids
Archie G. Parfait
Bethel
Leo J. Marshfield
Robert W. Jemley
Dein Hy Scholten
George Hill
Elmer J. Johnson
Teo Wolff
R. d
Pat A. McGuire
Pittsville
Geo. C. Eckyall
Rethel
Otto M. Schalla
Vesper
Paul M. Beyer
Willard
Wis
Donald L. Natwick
Grand
Jos. R. Lang
Sherry
Fred R. Snider
John A. Parks
Marshfield
Ralph V. Mills
Nekensu
James A. Tindell
James E. Wilcott
R. 1
John Toseh
Chas
HW. Sprafka
Marion
Wiss Holl
Kinas
South Bend
Ind
Cee
V. Prest
Lindsey
Dickoff
August Berlin
John Derker
Minert C. Dickoff
M. Witzig
Carl K. Wilson
City Ball Team Opens First Tryout At Fairgrounds
The city base ball team held its initial Sunday practice at the Fairgrounds under Manager Adam Emmerich. Many players attended, including Reuths Wright Oscar Harry and iarre Johnson Leitner Revour and Berg, with more aspirants. If weather allows, a Thursday evening session will follow for team members and hopefuls. Prospects look bright with ample material to restore former high standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairgrounds
Adam Emmerich
Reuths
Wright
Oscar
Harry
Iarre Johnson
Leitner
Revour
Berg
Emmerich
Marriage of Marie Sexton and Harvey Gray in the city
Miss Marie Sexton married Harvey Gray at the W A Sexton home on South Vine street. The ceremony was by Rev F H Ambrose and the couple left for Chicago. Mr Gray is from Oregon and due to military service will return to the city, planning to live in Madison after the war. Mrs Gray has been active in Red Cross work locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sexton
Harvey Gray
W. A. Sexton
South Vine Street
Miss Sexton
Mr. Gray
Oregon
Extinct Yes and its Swapped Phrases in Language History
A humorous essay traces the decline of the word yes and its refinements. The piece compares past usage to modern slang and notes other affirmatives like uh huh and win in New England, highlighting inventive language changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Forty Planks In Platform Adopted By Chamber Of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce outlines its program of work for the next two to three years including projects on gas and electric power, water supply, better roads, street improvements, home industries, open depots with city branding, and support for education and public services. The plan emphasizes cooperation with farmers and business firms and addresses city ordinances, banks, transportation, and employment initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merce
Chamber of Commerce
Building and Loan Association
Marshfield
Market Square
Washington Avenue
Sccools
Rouni St
Alien Property Custodian Authorized Private Sales
The Alien Property Custodian may sell enemy owned livestock feeds and foods and a wide range of merchandise in private sales without advertisement. Sales may cover agricultural products lumber tobacco furniture books textiles metals and more with a value not exceeding 10 000 per lot. Sales held at places and under conditions set by the Custodian.
Junior Musical Club Meets at Miss Scharmann Home
A Junior Musical club gathering occurred Wednesday evening at Miss Lorna Scharmann’s home. Performances included Piang Solo Ayala Seleide Spanish Dance Vocal Solo Ukulele Duet and more with Marguerite Tice Beatrice Burns Adelaide Koenig Alice Scharmann Kathleen Pfeiler and Mrs Walter Woai among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorna Scharmann
Ayala Seleide
Marguerite Tice
Beatrice Burns
Johnny
Johnny, Oh
Adelaide Koenig
Alice Scharmann
Kathleen Pfeiler
Walter Woai
Rheumatic Pain Relief Report From New York Resident
Mys S N Finch of Batavia NY reports Chamberlain's Liniment eases chest pains and shoulder rheumatism. She states it never fails to give prompt relief and recommends it to others suffering rheumatic pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberslain
Mys
S. N. Finch
Batavig
Exemption Totals From Selective Service Announced
Under the selective service provisions, 67 716 men were excused from military service with exemptions by vocation. Among the exempted were 7 federal or state officers ministers officers students and naval service personnel, plus 47 822 county and municipal officials. Additional categories include 889 discharged workers, 271 mail employees 1 476 arsenal workers 2 258 federal employees named by the president 1 777 pilots 1 772 mariners and 2 666 others.
Girl Heroines in Great Battles
American Red Cross unit women sped to front lines during the German offensive in France. They directed military traffic at Rover and Montdidier, fed 250 British soldiers, ran temporary kitchens, aided refugees, and carried food to aid stations. They sheltered in barns, slept on straw, and moved ahead of advancing troops to keep systems running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
France
Rove
Montdidier
Railroad ground use policy outlines priorities and safety rules
The document lays out land use by railroad authorities prioritizing railroad employees and nearby property owners, then the public. It assigns station ground use to agents, ensures no interference with driveways, and delegates line open ground use to rear masters under supervisors. It forbids crop damage and fencing changes, fixes setback limits, and requires land to be kept weed free and safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rental Bureau
Robert M infants birth misstated to avoid censor
A U S Army reserve officer in Paris tried to notify his mother-in-law of his son’s birth. The censor rejected a cable saying Robert M had arrived in France. The officer rewrote the message to say eight pounds born safely, and the censor finally approved it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Cable
Robert M
Sas
Robert M. Dr
Collie
War casualties in first year of U S involvement
Report lists U S army losses during the first year of participation with figures for killed in action wounded missing and other causes. The fragment cites deaths from wounds and disease, losses at sea, and captures, but data appears incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
AN AMERICAN PEACE
A war time message insists there can be no peace with honor or safety except true peace. It argues that work for peace delays victory, harms American effort, and costs more American lives in France. The piece defends continued war to ensure justice and loyalty to the nation and its soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
France
Railway affords land for food supply growth
The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie Railway seeks to lend use of land along station grounds and right of way to maximize food production. The company describes parcels not in use and aims to assign such land for agricultural use to increase supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Sainte Marie Railway
The Lazy Garden Speaks From Parched Soil
A personified yard complains of neglect and overgrowth. The sun bakes the soil which remains undisturbed for years, producing abundant grass and weeds. The speaker laments the effort required to cultivate a garden and worries about giving up fertility to aid a distant war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Morals at Home Sermon Urges Guarding Soldier Sons
In a St Pauls cathedral sermon, Roston cites risks of sending boys to war while morals at home falter. He questions why France and Massachusetts soldiers are safer than workers and students at home and warns laws protect soldiers but do not excuse lax conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roston
Serpy
France
Massachusetts
Lawrence
St. Paul's Cathedral
Lawes
Dimn No Mah
What a German Victory Means to Americans in 1916
A political tract argues that German victory would destroy civilization and erase democratic values. The author cites Belgium, France, Poland, and Serbia as evidence of Prussian brutality and warns that tyranny would erase American beliefs and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Pierre Troubetzkoy
National Security League
Educaion
Belgium
France
Poland
Serbia
Not Always Luck Says Man Voted Prison Years
A man recalls years spent in prison for saving three wives, challenging the idea that luck rules. The piece reflects Post-Dispatch style with regional voice and moral irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutis
Local notices and Liberty Bond drive fill Richfield area
Richfield and nearby communities report visitors and travels across Nevedah Rozellville and Ebbe with many residents aiding the Liberty Loan effort. Letters from England arrive, a patriotic meeting is held, a new barn is raised, and locals prepare for seeding amid mild weather.
Stevens Point Visit Also Cheese Factory Sale and Car Mishap
Mr and Mrs Paul Cramer motored to Stevens Point to visit. George Schuster sold his cheese factory to Sanger of Shawano. The Sanger household arrived Monday. Wince Ray bought a Mecca automobile. A mishap in the shed left the door gone and the windshield broken. Mr and Mrs H Doering of Arpin visited Mrs K Koch. A patriotic meeting was held in the public schoolhouse with Pors and Musbach of Marshfield speaking. Local farmers subscribe liberally to the Third Liberty loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewits
Paul Cramer
Stevens Foint
George Schuster
Sanger
Shawano
Mr. Sanger
Wince Ray
Mecca
H. Doering
Arpin
K. Koch
Pors
Musbach
Marshfield
Liberty Loan
Saving Wheat: Wisconsin Told to Stretch Flour Use
Dean H K Russell spoke for the food administration in Wisconsin urging families to extend each round of wheat flour for 90 days. He favors farmers planting the same acres of bread wheat and corn as seed and labor allow, hoping for normal harvest conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean H
Russell
Wisconsin
Food
Washington
Food Administration
Dean Russell
Inis
Telephone accident linked to school for the deaf dedication
A Chicago talk linked an accidental telephone mishap to a machine intended to aid Dr. Alexander Graham Bell in dedicating a school for the deaf. The speaker called the telephone a “diving accident” in describing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alexander Graham Gell
School For the Deaf
Help Uncle Sam Win The War With Liberty Bonds
A brief wartime notice urges citizens to invest in Liberty bonds to support U S efforts against the Kaiser. It frames purchases as patriotic duty and essential funding for troops and national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
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