Italians Repel Austrians Near Piave Front
Rome reports Italian forces maintain Asiago positions and recapture Asolone and Monte Solarolo as Austrian attackers press along a hundred mile front. Vienna claims 10,000 prisoners taken. British and French contingents hold key sectors, with air and ground actions pressing along the Piave and Brenta valleys. The conflict continues with heavy fighting and no decisive breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Asiago Front
War Office
Asolone
Monte Solarola
Pinve
London
Pisve
Vienna
Italy
Divx
Plave
Montobello Heights
Brenta
Piave
Reuters
Asingo
Cima di Fonte
Alero
Iasingzo
Cesunn
Val Bagauk
Sette Commune
Venetia
Picardy
Champogut
Portage and Wood Co Representatives Meet Friday
Portage and Wood counties convene in Marshfield on Friday June twenty first at two o clock to form regional industrial representation. August H Voge of Milwaukee chairs Regional Industrial Committee Number 17 while W H Roddis calls the meeting under the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce. The plan creates a Wisconsin district within twenty national districts under War Industries Board control to distribute contracts and reduce eastern concentration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Portage
Marshfield
H. Voge
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
W. H. Roddis
Washington
Vogel
State Committee
War Industries Board
Sugar Ration Rules Limit Purchases Districtwide
Wood county food administrator E Cg Pors reports a Madison issued order from state food administrator Magnus Swenson restricting sugar sales due to submarine losses. Consumers may buy at most two pounds locally and five pounds in the country. canners may obtain twenty five pounds per household with special permit. Retailers must keep a sugar book for buyer names and sales. violators risk shortages. Notify deputies and publish widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. CG
Pors
Wood County
Magnus Swenson
Madison
New Ruling Tightens Draft Exemption and Navy Permits
Local exemption boards must reserve eighty percent of their net current quota for drafts to be made by the provost marshal general. Only a few in Class 1 may be released for naval service or to fill induction orders. No enlistment permits will be granted to registrants numbered below 2600, and practically none will be issued for the near term.
Bounties Spur Woodchuck Killings Across County
A county bounty of 25 cents per woodchuck spurs a new industry as Texas town officials issue over 1200 certificates and Emmett pays around 400 dollars in bounties. Meanwhile Provost Marshall General Crowder orders Hawaii to furnish 4236 drafted men to Camp Armstrong. Port Rico requests 12 468 men for Camp Las Casas between June 12 and July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Emmett
Crowder
Hawaii
Camp Armstrong
Porto Rico
Camp Las Casas
San Juan
Yanks Deluge Germans with Gas Shells on Marne Front
American batteries fired thousands of gas shells into German lines along the Marne north of Chateau Thierry in retaliation for a German gas attack. Patrol activity continued and Red Cross ambulances evacuated the gassed. Americans held a sector near Hartmannsweiler Kopf and another north of Toul, with one American missing after a German raid.
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France
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Picardy
Red Cross
Alsace
Swiss
Hartmannsweilerkopf
Alse
Ine
Toul
Selcheperey
Lighthouse Bill Passed For White House Service
Washington report June 17 notes the bill appropriating 1,000,000 dollars for the White House service was approved by the senate and forwarded to the president for signature. The action underscores executive offices finances as a key legislative item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bil
Wghte House
Senate
Non-Registered Nurses Now Eligible for Service
Red Cross nursing recruitment expands to allow graduate nurses not registered with state boards to join the armed forces. Miss Jane Delano urges rapid enrollment as campaigns surge nationwide. Chapters move to organize quickly to fill frontline nursing needs.
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Red Cross
Army
Navy
Jane Delano
Serview
Soldiers Transferred to Meet Occupational Needs
About 240000 transfers have been made in army camps under the war department classification of personnel. Each week roughly 40000 transfers occur as committees classify soldiers by occupation. Camps employ up to 2500 new arrivals daily with 200 interviewers compiling each man’s occupation education experience and special qualifications.
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War Department Committee On
Richfield Notes at Wood County Sunday School Meet
June 10 Marshfield session elected officers led by President J F Schmidt and vice presidents F G Jordan and Charles O Neil. secretary Ross Porter and treasurer Ebe Winer. Reports praise local Red Cross 34.00 raised in under three months by 12 members. Community events include Holstein breeders picnic, pie social netting 34, and Guernsey picnic at Vesper. Notables Merle Tuttle’s move, local sickness, and uniforms for John and Leo Knapton.
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Richfield
Wood County
Marshfield
J. F. Schmidt
Arpin
F. 9. Jordan
Charles O'Neil
Nekoosa
Is. A. Ross Porter
Ebe
Winer
Geo. H. Knapton
Mr. H Phillips
Grace Thomas
Chas. Ewer
Wm. Burhopp
Yarob Jacobson
Oconomowoc
Richfield Neighbor Society
John Gadson
Toe Brey’s
J. Ross Porter
Adkins
Roy Burhopp
Guernsey
Vesper
Ruby Deiter
Carol Thomas
Beatrice Burhopp
Frank Belton
Buds of Promise
Floy Miner
Lamont
Solemn Communion at Corpus Christi Church in Bakerville
Corpus Christi church held its first solemn communion Sunday at 9 am with well attended services. Miss Mary Sicklinger visited with her brother John and family at Chili on Friday. Relatives of the Gleichsners of Rozellville visited Sunday. Misses Margaret Anna and Catherine Gleichsner left Tuesday morning with Margaret heading to Chicago to resume work. Anna attended teachers' institute and county graduating exercises last week.
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Bakerville
Corpus Christi
Mary Sicklinger
John
Chili
Gleichsners
Rolzellville
Margaret
Anna
Catherine Gleichsner
Chicago
Elkhart Lake
Holy Hill
Anna Gleichsner
Teachers’ Institute
May report of Wood County Cow Testing Assn No. 1
The May report shows 64 cows and heifers ready to milk as of the season. Van Asten leads with Beauty a grade cow producing 66.1 pounds of butter fat while J C Kieffer is second with a two year old at 60.5 pounds. Cows are in peak milk now and need careful pasture or feed changes to maintain flow through June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood County Cow Testing Association
W. W. Clark
Grand Rapids
van Asten
J.C. Kieffer
What You Get If You Do Is A More Effective Argument
The phrase contrasts taking action with the cost of inaction, framing effort as the path to stronger persuasion. It highlights that choosing to act yields clearer, more persuasive reasoning than remaining still would.
Manufacturers Convention for Portage and Wood Counties
The War Industries Board regional committee calls a June 23 1918 convention at Marshfield city hall to form a regional industrial organization. One representative per product class will elect a chairman and secretary and align with state and national boards for coordinated war production efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aug. A. Vogel
Regional Industrial Committee
No. 17
War Industry Board
Wisconsin
U. S. War Industries Board
Portage
Wood Counties
Marshfield
War Industries Board
Washington
National War Industries Board
Patriotism Chart Lacks Compass Points
A brief editorial remark states that the true chart of American patriotism includes no points of the compass, implying a singular, unified national pride beyond directional labels.
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Monte Sofarola
Diaz
Marshield
Gerard’s
Germany
Portage and Wood CO
Mgr. Vogel
the Times
Gerard
Swerdlows Sale
H. W. Burt
B. R. Goggins
A. F. Acker
Calkins
Robert Morris
Mer
Blackburn
Freda Knapton
McTavish
Auburndale
M. J. Wood
Chas, Deiter
G. N. Hill
Leo
Walter Knapton
Belleville, Ill
Atvancement
Manufacturers Convention
Fortage and
Portage and
T. BE. Lamson
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