Wisconsin War News and Local Events
A chaotic collage of wartime items reports cattle imports from the Guernsey Islands to Rosendale, a Presbyterian Synod moderator elected in Wausau, and Wisconsin figures Ella Bele, James Quatlet, and others amid espionage, Red Cross donations, and influenza measures. Also notes firings, fires, bequests, hospital plans, rail and utility actions, and local civic efforts across Green Bay, Madison, Racine, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurnsey Islands
C. L. Him
Rosendale
James Quatlet
Milwau- Key
Presbyterian Synod of Wisconsin
Wausau
Carl Ziegler
Valley Junction
Harrison
la Crosse
Mark Bele
Rivas
Stephen G
Send
Tanger
Marinette Magle-Star
Jacob Mary
Ilestes
State Capitol
Wise Consin Food Administration
Hhinelander
Wisconsin W. ©. T. U
Mary Scott Johnson
A. Wawren
Stoughton
BE. W. Pollety
Marsifield
Julia Hutchinson
Waupaca
Hla M. Cooke
Green Bay
Edward Tetzlof
de Pore
Liberty Loan Committee
Monahan
Teqzlott
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus and
Start Their Battles From Strip of Tape
A vivid WWI style scene describes troops gathering under darkness for a midnight or pre-dawn attack. Soldiers advance from a marked assembly strip, as smoke screens and artillery create a deadly barrage and dawn reveals a scarred battlefield. Strong imagery contrasts secrecy with brutal combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maroc
Tve
Mins
Isiaz
Grasa
Air Station in Ireland Shows Yankee Efficiency
An American air station in Ireland springs up like a tent city when the circus comes to town. Commanded by Herbster, the miniature town features planned, mostly wooden construction and orderly supervision. The airfield was designed in America, built in sections, shipped across the Atlantic, and erected quickly as a model of American engineering ingenuity. Aviators in training will help pursue the Hun prey under the North Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
States
Contain Herbster
America
Atlantic
North Sea
Want Ad Notes and Gas Rate Rise in Wisconsin
In The Times They Do the Work, co owner George Laird of St Pauls Cathedral Font du Lec resigned for a scheduled vacation after thirty four years. He has been absent only once previously for a two week hospital operation. The Wisconsin Railroad Commission in Madison announced a rate increase for Wisconsin Gas & Electric Company affecting Kenosha Burton Wa ter town Menomonee Falls and about twenty five smaller towns and villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gnd
Wisconsin Forentry
Rea Brigade
la Crome
Geugeburg
Stevens Point
Charles R. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Europe
Madison
William Brown
St. Joseph's Church
Kellipersville
Mantatwoe County
S. Siegelko
Merlin Hall
Latham
Wisconsin State Reformatory
Green Day
Camp Pike
Little Rock
Ark
Ravenne
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
State Railroad Commission
Green Bay
Brown
UW Camp Grant
Camp Hancock
Camp Taylor
Uetllery
George Wickland
Malden Rock
United States Court
Alfred Harvigan
la Crosse
Racine
Atneine County
Byron
Northrop
Ean
Wisconsin
Mr. Northrop
New York
Racine County
Wiscons
Michigan
University of Michigan
Outagamie County
Qutagamie County
Libery Bond Committee
George
Laird
St. Paul's
Font du Lec
Railroad Commission
Wisconsin Gas & Electric Company
Kenosha
Burtington
Watertown
Menomonee Halls
Privere Conveyed Battle Thrills in a Sister’s Letter from War
Privere Congleton writes from the front about going over the top, severe hunger, and wounds, describing the battle as glorious yet hellish. He recalls digging, surviving shellfire, and a nose scar from shrapnel, while boasting of defeating German forces and a new enemy tactic using a tiny revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Privere
Thridsville
California fruit pickers mobilize for harvest
Stenographers and students from San Francisco have joined a party bound for Hamilton City to aid northern California orchards. About 150 additional girls are slated to depart for fruit picking, as orchards seek labor this season amid shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Fuey
University God Normal School Inns
San Francisco
Hamilton City
Tamars
Land Army of
Germans Emulate Old Buccaneers Portrait in Trenches
A wartime caption describes German soldiers in the trenches mimicking buccaneer dress and bearing. The photo, taken shortly before a U S Marine assault, shows a be-pistoled belt and fierce tactics recalled from Spanish Main pirates. The noted figure, though part of a new acquaintance with Americans, is described as milder in demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kidd
United States
New Cure For Gas Gangrene From Paris Dispatch
Major James Pitcher of Brooklyn announced a new solution named Quine farmol to combat gas gangrene in wounded soldiers. Reported at the American Red Cross Research Society in Paris, the preparation promises simple, stable, portable use and may supplement Carrel Dakin treatment when surgical methods are underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle
Paris
American Red Cross Research Society
James Y. Pitcher
Gates Avenue
Pilcher
Auteuil
Thiches
Bull Attacks Soldier During Camp Maneuver
Elmira man J Muswell on scout duty at University of Oregon officers training camp used a bayonet to strike at a charging bull after stepping aside during a maneuver near the rifle range. His action broke the stock of his weapon as five companies advanced on a mile front. The bull did not attack again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ¥. Muswell
Elmira
University of Oregon
Muswell
Hey
Tobacco as War Munitions Dominates Frontline Supply
The piece argues tobacco became a war staple, with public and private efforts racing to supply soldiers on the western front, Italy, and Mesopotamia. Britain relies on duty-paid imports from the United States and other sources. while Germany and France face shortages, beech leaves and substitutes appear, risking disruption as tobacco stocks deplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Front
Selonies
Maly
Mesopotamia
Tobarca
Guy
Lobucco
Britain
France
Germany
England
United States
India
Borneo
Java
Tobavco
Oldest Aviator Title Held by Lieut Oris Gilmore
Lieut Oris Gilmore of Mercer Pennsylvania is described as the oldest aviator in Taete Sam's service at present. Gilmore is forty five years old and a veteran of the Spanish American War. He is at the Lake Shares school. His eighteen year old son is an enlisted male in the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taete Sam's
Serstee
Lieut
Oris Gilmore
Mercer, Pa
Gilmore
Lake Shares
Navy
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Badger State
Wisconsin Railroad
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company
Kenoshi
Bol Willer
Yale University
Luis A. P. Lovejoy
Janesvilley
Lovejoy
Quilty
Wilson Voileal
Greenwood
Monale
H. C. Wille
Geunion
Allie C. Turner
Neilsville
Henry Lieders
Aubolsford
Proyion
Liavit
Cap Tulney
Machine Gun Company
Twntey
Alis Company
Dersy
Stannard Bros
Greenbush
Sheboygan County
Wisconsin State Board of
Conteehay Aguid
Joannes Brothere Company
Gruen Bay
Nettuank
Chicago
With & Stock
GonLinwe
Palace of Sweets of
East Two Creeks
Two Kive
Emi Soclan
Vile Jaze
Vile Tee Wats
Hames
Ehemy and Navy Club
Rycine
Chrissminy
Sam
W. D. Hoard
Missame
Fort Atkinson
Mr. Hoard
Baill
Timauuel
Markle
Castoria
Chek
Texas Flyer
Edmund G. Chamber- Intn
Marine Corps
Chamberlain Balls
San Antonio
Tex
Princeton
Texas
Yankee Camp
Times
Ohip Boy
Jo Fnet
Barrares
Kingdom Come
Hun
Amd
Henry
Montis
Ford Administration
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