Draft foes in 1917 wartime trial unfold socialist opposition
Arnold A. Schiller, Camp Grant soldier, testifies in the Victor Berger socialist leaders espionage trial. He details the opposition to the draft by the Young People's Socialist League and a secret code system. Evidence includes letters about organizing Yipsels and plans to enter Mexico, with defense lawyers denying specific charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ctiicago
Arnold A. Schiller
Camp Grant
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
332Nd Field Artillery
Schiller
American Socialist
William J. Kruse
Young People’'s Socialist League
Yipsels
Herman Hasler
Germany
Kruse
Basler
Cairo Grant
Rockford
Mexico
Irwin St. John Tucker
Seymour Stedman
Failure to Pay 10,000 Wounded Soldiers Probed
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Baker says many wounded and ill soldiers repatriated from France may have gone months without pay. New individual pay hooks exist but are not fully deployed due to France’s large force. Brig Gen Lord notes most returning delinquents lack service records making pay determinations difficult. An officer was sent to West Baden to probe fund shortages amid criticism.
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Washington
Ireland
Baker
France
Lord
War Department
Sherley
House Appropriations Committee
West Baden
Ind
Local notes and updates from nearby towns
Mrs Celia Parker plans a winter in Pana with Mr and Mrs William Baldwin. The circuit court reopens Saturday morning after a short adjournment. Exemption board helper Lee Maynard heads to Camp Grant. discharge expected soon. home Pearl. Gordon Dimmitt travels to Chicago this week for livestock. Shirley Pierson buys cattle in Kansas City. Mrs Hubert Thomas and daughter stay with her parents at Nebo. Ada Kern to Asheville NC for winter. health improves there. Wabash Agent T E Smith gains about $25 monthly. Charles Franklin visits grandparents at Beardstown. Sgt Earl Graham, Pittsfield native, on furlough from Fort Sevier NC, visits City Clerk Guy Carlton. High school basketball vs Root College set for Saturday night. Mrs G H Penstone hosts Steadfast Society Friday. Dr Claude Fortune buys a new automobile. Howe Woods buys 85-acre J F Hatch farm near Griggsville for 175 per acre. no buildings. Allen Hopkins visiting parents after aviation service discharge. Ella Dean returns to St Louis. influenza closed her school. Ira Duran buys 80-acre Pierson farm north of town for 11,000. will occupy soon. Optimo class serves coffee and pie to aid a French orphan. James Boyles dies of pneumonia in Galesburg after influenza. former Elm Grove resident and longtime postal worker mourned.
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Celia Parker
Pana
William Baldwin
Lee Maynard
Camp Grant
Pearl
Gordon Dimmitt
Chicago
Shirley Pierson
Kansas City
Hubert Thomas
J. B. Hack
Nebo
Ada Kern
Asheville
N. C
T. E. Smith
Charles Franklin
Charles P. Cummings
A. F. Cardwell
Beardstown
Earl Graham
Pittsfield
Fort Sevier
Guy Carlton
Root College
G. H. Penstone
Mfederated Church
Claude Fortune
F. M. Lewis
Howe Woods
J. F. Hatch
Griggsville
Allen Hopkins
Aviation Service
Jey
St. Louis
John Dean
Ira Duran
J. H
John Hoos
Piersons
Duran
Illini centennial observed by La Prairie school
Local report covers flu quarantines, school and church closures, and a centennial program at the La Prairie public school with a short Illinois history, a district history, and a primary grade play. Families and visitors are noted, including Rev. Leroy Enslow and other locals hosting or traveling.
Vradenburgs Gather for Basco Area Visit and Local News
Tioga III reports a Basco visit by Mr and Mrs Arthur Vradenburg and relatives. A South M E church quarterly meeting is planned December 19 to 22. Notices include influenza recovery of Mrs Eva Nettlerer, France news of Oliver Duffy's pneumonia death, and Lou Neaterour wounded in France. Local calls include Mallard and Quincy visits and Basco exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur*Vradenbure
Basco
M. E
Alice Anderson
Jedith Householder
Eva Nettlerer
Paul Hanerhoff
J. H. Hettman
Marlon Householder
Cora Householder
Don Vradenburg
Quincy
Gay Bowen
Olive Bowen
Stillwell
H. Stipe
Oliver Duffy
France
Effie
Lou Neaterour
John Neaterour
Chris Vradenburg
Myrtle Tharp
Pert Vradenburg
George Taylor
Mallard
Della Wilhite
Edith Householder
Ursa visitor and local illness fill Mendon news
Miss Isabelle Houdyshell of Ursa spent a few days with her sister Mrs. Sidney Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Loose shopped in Quincy. Mrs. G G Lohr aided Vaughn Lohr ill with flu in Quincy. Henry Rowbotham recovered from a week of sickness. Funeral services were held for the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Martin with private ceremonies. Bearers were Jane Rowbotham Lena Snyder Daisy Worman and Dorothy Strickler. Mrs. Sidney Wright and daughter Helen visited Ursa. Emma Arnold, daughter of James Arnold, is very sick with flu. Mrs. William Halstings is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Houdyshell
Ursa
Sidney Wright
Frank Loose
Quincy
G. G. Lohr
Vaughn Lohr
Henry Rowbotham
Harry Martin
Jane Rowbotham
Lena Snyder
Daisy Worman
Dorothy Strickler
Helen
Emma Arnold
James Arnold
William Halstings
Sergeant Sprenger Returns Home After Honorable Discharge
Sergeant Dick Sprenger of Camp Zachary Taylor Ky arrived in Quincy Thursday at six o'clock to be greeted by his wife and mother. He has received his honorable discharge and plans to settle in Mendon with his wife after housekeeping arrangements. Mrs Laura Denson died at her home Thursday at one o'clock after a yearlong battle with cancer. Mr and Mrs Albert Wright were in Quincy Wednesday. A shipboard remark on fathoms notes differences between a six foot measure on a warship and a 54 foot measure on a merchant vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Sprenger
Zachary Taylor
Quincy
Sprenger
Willl
Mendon
Laura Denson
Albert Wright
Pattern Makers fall to Concordia in Labor Temple bowling
In Thursday night action the Pattern Makers could not win a single game against Concordia despite a 102 pin handicap. Final scores and individual marks for both teams were reported from the Labor Temple league matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia
Labor Temple
Attery Makers
EA Goessiing
E.e
Hermsmeyer
Shardon
Goeppner
Vorndam
H. Vornham
Brewers
Winlock minister prints sermons during influenza pause
A Winlock Oregon pastor blocked from preaching by influenza arranged to print his Sunday sermons and mail copies to his church members, ensuring the flock could read his messages despite the ban on public worship.
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Schltton Pene
Schil
Fick Coal Co
Ile
American Cloak & Suit Co
Ricker National Bank
Hampshire Street
Illinois
Pittsfield, III
Optimo
James Boyles
Galesburg
Elm Grove
Herron
Ora Alexander
la Prairie
John Tenhoeff
Henry Gillespie
Ralph Rose
Fred Aden
Bowen
H. R. White
Augusta
Rev
Shoppe
Huntsville
Leta Carlin
Lima
Roy Morton
Cora Hyler
Willard
Walter Herron
Columbus
Joe Haley
Illnois
Tinois
Talbot
Tioga, III
Mendon, Ili
Volbracht
Hoener ‘ Betesaee
H. Vorndam
Meyer
Evervecess SA
Stoermer
Eeeee
Eos Ween
Freemont
Lydia E. Pinkham
North Haven
Conn
Florence Isella
Lydia E.pinkham Medicine CO
Lynn
Mass
By Express
Mackinawa
Val- UC
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