Marshfield Soldier Heroics Amid Aisne Hill Fighting
Wisconsin and Michigan troops surge in the Aisne region with Marshfield’s Lieut. Walter Mueller and Private Mike Wellner among cited acts of courage. Captains Sheridan Czaskos Lindbaum Lartomme Beveridge Smith Merrill and others led hard charges, breaking the Germans’ defenses and securing Hill 230 and nearby ridges as villagers endured war damage.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Aisne
Julius B. Wood
Chicago Daily News
Walter Mueller
Marshfield
Hill 230
Capt
Sheridan
Montang Ag
Czaskos
Milwaukee
Wis
William Smith
Madison
Richard Lartomme
Appleton
Thomas
Beveridge
Rolland Lindbaum
Whitewater
Wellner
Fismes
Chey-Chartreuve
White Deer drives $600 haul for Red Cross effort
William Wenzel and Ray Hostermann lead a local Red Cross drive with help from numerous workers. funds gathered include $393.01 from Sparks circus day, $63.85 from Beck farmers, and strong showings in Rock Unity Spencer Bakerville Chili Granton and roadside collections totaling well over $600. Amounts reflect broad community support and a young donor who asked to have a Red Cross picture framed.
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William Wenzel
The
Red Cross
Wenzel
Ray Hostermann
Thesday
Sparks Circus
Messrs
Hostermann
Beck
Rock
Rock Town
Caroline Dix
Equity
Bakerville
Oscar Scheibe
Carl Plata
Theresa Weister
Ida Amble
Chili
Granton
Wenzel and
Attempted Profit on Soldier Insurance Scams Exposed
Congressman Knutson of Minnesota voices alarm over lawyers who seek fees from soldiers or their families for back pay and insurance claims. He cites a Washington firm contacting relatives of a soldier killed in France, proposing a 20 percent fee. He vows to investigate who supplied the firm with access to official records.
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Washington
Acress
Knutson
Minnesota
France
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Lewyers
Lieut Ballam to Return Today from Over There
Lieut George Ballam son of Mr and Mrs John Ballam arrives on No 1 at 10 20 this morning to greet Marshfielders returning from the war zone He states in a telegram to his mother that he will be home on furlough His return likely followed by a military camp assignment as an instructor A large local delegation will greet the first Marshfield soldier back from the front revealing firsthand wartime experiences
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Momee
Marshfeld
Marshfield War Service Bulletin Board At Local Stores
Marshfield Chamber of Commerce displays a war service bulletin board this week at Sexton’s drug store featuring Marshfield young men in service. A six member committee of Olive Lange Fannie Cole Florence Spalding Blanche Tice Dorothy Pulling and Marguerite Kraus will rotate the display weekly, next week moving to Liese’s drug store. The committee seeks cooperation from friends and relatives to submit pictures and letters to further the publicity effort.
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Chamber of Commerce
Marshfield
Sexton
Olive Lange
Fannie Cole
Florence Spalding
Blanche Tice
Dorothy Pulling
Marguerite Kraus
Business Hausen
Central Avenue
Liese
To Hell With the Kaiser opens at Adier theater
The seven act Screen Classics, Inc. patriotic feature To Hell With the Kaiser opens a two day run tomorrow at the Adier theater. The film exposes Wilhelm II and his Potsdam gang, detailing their world war plot and alleged aims to seize Europe and America.
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Screen Classics, Inc
Adier Theater
the Kaiser
Wilhelm
Hohenzollern
Potsdam
Europe
America
The
Notable Film Praised for Outlook on War and Romance
A wartime drama described as having unusual features and striking closing scenes. The Kaiser is depicted in harsh terms while romance threads through the plot, portraying love and loyalty prevailing amid conflict. The film is noted for blending beauty with forceful storytelling and for its bold antiwar message.
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Atch
Kaiser
A Pathetic Letter From France Censored Copy Preserved
A French letter dated the last day of February, passed by censors, is reproduced. The writer blasts a correspondent as a crooked old skate, recalls wartime exchanges, complains of finance and a missing cow, brags about meals and wine, and asks for a P. G. kiss and luck for the old man.
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France
P. C
Jake
Mike
Grace Burns to Wed Verne W Post in City
Announcement this week notes the approaching marriage of Miss Grace Burns daughter of Mrs J W Burns of this city to Mr Verne W Post of Sextonville This state. The marriage will take place in this city on Tuesday August 27.
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Grace Burns
J W. Burns
Verne W. Post
Sextonville
Doctor Vedder to report to Camp Grant next Thursday
Dr James B Vedder of Vedder and Vedder to report August 22 at the base hospital Camp Grant Illinois after being commissioned as a lieutenant in the medical corps. Widely known in the community his departure will be a loss to local physicians and citizens who extend best wishes for his new duties.
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James B. Vedder
Vedder & Vedder
Camp Grant
Vedder
Liberty Loan Campaign Emphasizes Home Support
The Fourth Liberty Loan will run from September 28 to October 19 with Americans urged to contribute. Officials warn the loan tests the nation’s loyalty, comparing home sacrifices to those of soldiers in Europe, and stress that every dollar supports Allied efforts and harms the enemy.
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Europe
New Registration Planned for September 6
Madison a plan for a fresh draft registration on September 6 targets men ages eighteen through thirty-one and forty-five, using the current draft machinery. The Provost Marshal General expects Congress to extend draft ages soon, and preparations in the adjutant general's office proceed accordingly.
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Madison
Wis
Adjutant General’s Office
Congress
Unique Promoted Fair Booster Trips Planned
The article details 27 stops and booster trips aimed at advertising the Central Wisconsin State Fair and Red Cross carnival. Citizens are urged to join on August 20 and 21, with itineraries, committees, and activities listed for Grand Rapids Medford and Nellisville. Itineraries include talks recitations and feeds, starting from City Hall each morning.
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Chamber of Commerce
A. G Felker
E. E. Finney
John Basselbalch
R. J. Strauss
HB. Hoerl
Louis Laemle
Autés
Hugo Wegener
Charles Ports
FPBH
Normington
Henry Kalsched
Gay Blodgett
Fred Kohl
T. D. Spalding
F. Lmusbach
R. R. Williams
Leo Rose
Grand Rapids
Medford
Nellisville
City Hall
Hewitt
Yisceves
Auburndale
Pittsville
Rudolph
Milladore
Roazellvilla
German helmet arrives in Marshfield from war souvenir
Hallie Dumas of the 107th Supply Train sent a crude six pound German helmet to his father, Alderman Ed Dumas, describing it as headgear used by a dead German during Allied contact. The item arrived in Marshfield last week and is part of a wartime keepsake.
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Marshfield
Hallie Dumas
107Th
Ed. Dumas
German Helmets Spur Soldiers to Leave Souvenir Catures
A wartime ban or caution highlights the impracticality of lugging German metal helmets. Soldiers remark no one will attempt to carry more than about a dozen home, underscoring weight and danger concerns.
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Lieut
Priv
Michael Wellner
Mueller
Hans
Cate
Carl Nelson
Ashland
White Deer
Ea Wits
Gaar Williams
Division of
Pictorial Publicity
Lieut. Ballam
Chamber Commerce Bulletin Board
Stranger Than Fiction
J. B. Vedder
Liberty Loan
United States
Neills
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