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It assisted in the organization of County Councils of Defense in sixty- four out of seventy-one counties in the state. It conducted a great number of mass meetings and gave assistance in the organization of many forms of war activities including the Y. M. C. A., Red Cross " and Four-Minute-Men. The clerical work for the latter organization was conducted by the Defense League and its successor the Wisconsin Loyalty Legion.
As soon as other organizations arose and assumed functions previ- ously performed by the Defense League the latter withdrew from these fields. With the coming of the draft and the change in the character of the war work, it became apparent that a change in organization was required.
A meeting of representative citizens from every part of the state was accordingly called Sept. 27, 1917, which established the Wisconsin Loyalty Legion, to which the Defense League turned over all of its records and other property.
Those present at the organization meeting of the Wisconsin Loyalty Legion were: Z. G. Simmons of Kenosha; E. R. Bowler of Sheboygan; W. A. Hayes, Milwaukee; R. L. Jones, Madison; W. R. Gaylord, Milwau- kee; Thomas Higgins, Manitowoc; J. E. McConnell, La Crosse; A. P. Wood- son, Wausau; T. B. Reid, Appleton; Ben Carter, Menomonie; A. W. San- born, Ashland; Morris P. Fox, Milwaukee. Walter S. Goodland of Ra- cine, was elected as the organization's first secretary, serving until November 1, 1917, when he resigned and was succeeded by George F. Kull, Appleton. On October 5, 1917, Judson G. Rosebush of Appleton, was elected president of the Legion.
The first annual meeting of the Legion, attended by upwards of 1,000 delegates from every section of the state, was held at the Auditorium in Milwaukee on March 22, 1918, at which time the following officers were elected: President, J. G. Rosebush, Appleton; first vice president, John M. Whitehead, Janesville; second vice president, Otto A. La Budde,
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Elkhart Lake; third vice president, Walter S. Goodland, Racine; secre- tary, George F., Kull, Appleton; treasurer, Walter Kasten, Milwaukee. The governing body of the organization is known as the general coun- cil and consists of fifteen members, one from each of the eleven con- gressional districts in the state and four at large, as follows: C. E. Gray, Whitewater; Judge Martin Lueck, Juneau; Richard Lloyd Jones, Madison; C. B. Perry, Wauwatosa; George E. Morton, Milwaukee; Thomas Higgins, Manitowoc; J. E. McConnell, La Crosse; Ortel E. Thomas, Milwaukee; P. H. Martin, Green Bay; W. N. Fuller, Cumber- land; A. W. Sanborn, Ashland; Judge Henry Graass, Green Bay; Her- man A. Wagner, Milwaukee; Wheeler P. Bloodgood, Milwaukee.
The Legion is the official distributing agency in Wisconsin for the Committee on Public Information in Washington. During the first fif- teen months of its activities more than 4,000,000 pieces of patriotic literature issued by the committee were distributed by this organiza- tion. In addition to this several million other pieces of patriotic litera- ture issued by various organizations were distributed.
State wide organization was undertaken about November 1, 1917, and in six months more than 300 chapters had been organized. One year later there were 390 chapters. in the state with a total membership of 104,000.
In addition to printing and distributing printed matter the Legion organized a state wide speakers bureau. The Wisconsin Four-Minute- Men were handled from this office and speakers were furnished by this bureau for practically all of the patriotic activities in the state. Up to November, 1918, more than 5,000 speeches had been booked from Legion headquarters. The Legion operated through the schools, banks, hotels, churches, motion picture houses, clubs, creameries, cheese factories, lumber camps and, in fact, wherever people assembled. It is estimated that not less than ten million people were reached by its literature and speakers.
The pledge of the organization sets forth its purposes in specific terms. It is as follows:
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I hereby promise faithfully:
To encourage enlistment in the army and navy.
To uphold firmly the selective draft law.
To protect the soldiers from abuse and attack of enemies at home. To aid in building up the fighting strength of the whole nation.
To seek out and bring traitors to punishment.
To hold up slackers to public contempt.
To assist the government in carrying out its food and health policies. To oppose all efforts to obtain undue profits at the expense of the government and to the public.
To teach and practice a broad and vigorous American patriotism.
To stand boldly up for government by the people, for law, for liberty, for justice, and for the square deal.
WISCONSIN'S WAR ACTIVITIES
FINANCING THE WAR
THE FOUR MINUTE MEN
The Four Minute Men division of the Committee on Public Information, probably did as much as any other one group of men in the state in developing public sentiment in 1918 in favor of the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., United War Work and Liberty Loan campaigns.
Under the direction of Roger Y. Flanders, and later Albert B. Hough- ton, Milwaukee, Four Minute Speakers were secured in every county, in every city of any size, to speak on the war or on the particular drive which was then being waged or was soon to be waged. These men spoke at practically every theater and moving picture house in the state and at practically every public gathering.
Between 800 and 1,000 patriotic men gave their services for a few minutes every day for months at a time to enlighten the public on the issues, with the results that every succeeding financial campaign be- came easier than the former one. A county or local chairman was ap- pointed in every community in the state whose duty it was to see that a Four Minute Speaker was ready to give a brief address on any and all occasions. These chairmen also had to secure and impart the in- formation to their assistants for them to explain to their audiences.
The chairmen of the Four Minute Men in Wisconsin were as follows:
Location
Name
Location
Name
Abbottsford
George B. Parkhill
Clintonville
W. A. Olen
Adell
Joseph W. Kilb
Colfax
O. M. Wanwig
Albany
A. G. Briggs
Coloma.
J. H. McManus
Algoma
Vojta Kwapil
Columbus
M. C. Palmer
Almond.
H. H. Savage
Cornell.
Mrs. Edward Porter
Amery
W. W. Winchester
Cuba City
S. E. Smalley
Antigo.
C. J. TeSelle
Cumberland
W. G. Miller
Appleton
John Morgan
Cushing.
W. H. Doughrey
A voca.
M. C. McIntyre
Danbury
A. M. Brooks
Ashland
John C. Chapple
Darien
John McFarland
Balsam Lake.
Henry W. Radcliffe
Delafield
Alex M. Powers
Baraboo .
A. C. Kingsforde
Delavan.
J. S. Parsons
Barneveld
J. W. Prvor
De Pere
John A. Kuypers
Barron
Rev. David L. Alex- ander
Downing .
L H. Rockwell, Jr.
Bayfield .
J. M. Dady
Dresser Junction. Durand .
Charles Turnbull E. S. Pattison
Beaver Dam
Frank J. Mirlach
Eagle River
Frank W. Carter
Beloit
Prof R. B. Way
East Troy
Lawrence Clancy
Benton
E. Ra.v Shoery
Eau Claire
O. G. Brice
Berlin
Fred Engelbracht
Edgerton.
C. A. Hoen
Bethany
Boyd B. Chambers
Elkhorn.
James Harris
Birnam wood
Embarrass
Wade Pichney
Black Creek ..
Endeavor
Rev. Walter Ellis
Black River Falls Blair ..
Basil I. Peterson
Fall River
Rev. E. G. Sanderson
Bloomer
Thorfin Thompson
Ferryville
F. R. Garvey
Bloomington
A. C. Bishop
Fond du Lac.
John P. McGalloway
Boscobel.
John J. Blaine
Footville
R. J. Sarosy
Boyceville
W. R. Zabel
A. W. Triggs
Brillion .
Baron DeHirsh Meyer
Galesville
Arthur F. Giere
Brookfield.
Gays Mills.
B. E. Weenik
Burlington
Gillett.
James Sorensen
Cadott
George W. Boie
Glenwood City
H. H. Dean
Cambria
Rev. D. Evans Jones
Goodman ..
Rev. O. A. Bonka
Cambridge
O. H. Hanson
Grand Rapids
Charles E. Briere
Cato. ..
George Reuther
Granton
Mrs, F. J. Baer
Centuria
Grantsburg
Bryon Selves
Chetek ..
Green Bay ..
John McHale
Chilton ..
G. M. Morrissey -
Hammond
E. L. Boothby
Chippewa Falls
A. L. Putnam
Hartford ..
John J. Foote
Clayton
A. C. Brietengros
Hayward.
H. J. McSteigg
Clear Lake
A. J. McLennan
Hazelhurst
John C. Schwartz
Clinton.
Ray C. Stewart
Hiles.
John F. Ott
27-B. B.
Fort Atkinson Frederic
Dr. R. G. Arveson
Brodhead.
William Dailey Dr. J. J. Laird
J. J. McGillivary
Evansville.
Rev. Wm. P.McDermott
Rev. David H. Levin Julian Ries F. L. Witter
A. B Wesner E. J. Morrison
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Location
Name
Location
Name
Hixton.
Osseo
J. Reese Jones
Holcombe.
Rev. ArthurJ, Coram Robert Zimmerman Charles Hawks
Palmyra
Pardeeville
Horicon ... Hortonville. Hudson
Robert H. Wright
Park Falls
Phillips
Humbird
B. J. Stallard
Plainfield.
Hurley .
Iola
Iron River
George C. Foster E. C. Chapin E. F. Daniels
Plymouth Portage.
Janesville Jefferson.
Henry G. Fisher
Juneau.
E. R. Jones
Kaukauna
Leo G. Schussman A. E. Buckmaster J. H. Tourtillott
Reedsburg
Keshena
Kewaunee
.W. A. Cowell
Rhinelander
Kilbourn.
Walter French Scott S. R. Stilp
Rib Lake
S. J. Williams
Kimberly
LacduFlambeau La Crosse Ladysmith
Lake Geneva.
Edward Dunn W. W. Bennett
Robbins. .
J. Boyd Stevenson
Lewis .
C. C. Porter
C. M. Taylor
Shawano.
A. S. Larson
Luck.
H. J. Jensen
Sheboygan.
Gustave W. Buchen
Marinette
H. R. Goldman
Sheboygan Falls.
Marion
Victor E. Kimball
Shiocton
Marshfield.
Fred J. Jordan
Shullsburg
Siren ..
J. E. Spangberg George W. VanAntwerp
Mattoon
Frank E. Himenway W. A. Brooks
Soldiers Grove .. South Kaukauna South Milwa'kee Sparta
Spooner
L. J. Thompson
Mellen.
H. J. Latimer
Rev. Davis Levin
Stanley .
Imber Roe
Menasha.
F. D. Lake
C. W. Frazer
Walter A. Smith
Strum ..
C. E. Burton
Merrill.
R. B. Runke
Sturgeon Bay
Earl M. LaPlant
Merrillan
Rev. James Irish
George A. Nelson David Holmes
Thorp.
E. E. Robey Lindley M. Compton
H. J. Bell
Turtle Lake.
B. A. Pieser
Thomas W. Suddard
Minocqua
H. T. Ames
Mishicot
W. H. Clark
Mondovi.
A. M. Harkness L. F. Graber
Viola
W. B. Van Winter
Walworth
W. D. Church
Washburn
Waterloo
Watertown
Waukesha
Waupaca
Waupun. Wausau.
Webster West Allis
Joseph E. Tierney
West Bend
F. W. Bucklin
Oconomowoc.
Oconto ..
Oconto Falls
Odanah
John A. Kelly Allen Classon Elden Witter D. P. Riley A. J. Marble Harold C. Mason
Weyauwega
Whitewater.
F. R. Bloodgood
Edwin B. Frost
Westbrooke B. Decker
Omro Onalaska
Oneida.
Orfordville Osceola Oshkosh
Josepli C. Hart Frank Ward W. C. Reilly R. J. White
Wonewoc Woodville
Zenda.
Martin C. Flanagan G. W. Bishop J. H. Miller Rev. D. J. Gretzinger
Lena .
Oscar Brazeau Wm. M. Ames
Saint Croix Falls. Seymour Sharon ..
C. H. Underhill
John Delevan Michael Mack M. A. O'Brien
Mayville Manitowoc
I. D. Wood
Sister Bay
Alvin B. Peterson John Coppes
Menah.
Medford
G. A. Morrison
Madison
R. B. Graves
Manawa
Thomas W. Anderson Milo C. Hagan E. L Darling
Spring Valley
Thomas M. Casey
Stevens Point
C. S. Ortham J. A. Davidson
Menomonee F'lls
Stougliton
Sun Prairie. Superior.
Theron G. Store
W. M. Steele
Milton Milton Junction. Milwaukee
Mineral Point
Two Rivers.
Union Grove Unity
J. C. Colby
E. L. Messer
Mount Horeb Necedah.
Nels M. Oscar Morris W. Locke
Neenah
Neillsville.
New Lisbon
New London New Richmond . Niagara
Nye. Oconto.
Rev. Nelson Stephen Boles
West DePere
R. C. Winger C. F. Crane
Williams Bay Winegar
Winnebago
E. B, Heimstreet Dr. A. L. Wood H. H. Butts B. C. Alm
Platteville
Port Washington. Prairie du Chien. Racine .
Randolph.
Reeseville
H. A. Johns George J. Seamans Joseph Meyers G. P. Crosby
Rice Lake.
Richland Center. Ridgeway
H. R. Bird
Ripon .
Samuel N. Pedrick
River Falls
C. E. Knowles F. R. Tripp
R. W. Gibson
Loraine Loyal
James W. Blamer
E. L. Cooper P. L. Lincoln
John F. Doherty
O. J. Flage
Lacona
W. H. Dougherty
Buchanan Johnson Lewis M. Estabrook I. B. Wensink David Bogue Charles J. Kunny Jerimiah O'Neil A. J. Lunt
Kenosha
Menomonie.
Milltown
George B. Keith Roger Y. Flanders, Al- bert B. Houghton G. G. Hubenthal
Tomah ..
Tomahawk.
Monroe
I. Foschage Charles F. O'Brien J. P. Keating W. Campeman
H. J. Mortensen W. J. Perry Douglas Peabody E. W. Stridde
Edward F. Wieman A. J. Frame
Edward E. Payne L. F. Smith Edward P. Gorman M. D. Hinshaw
Melrose
L. S. Keeley
Spencer Haven
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COLLEGE CHAIRMEN
Appleton
Lawrence College
Prof. F. W. Orr
Beloit.
Beloit College
Prof Clayton D. Crawford
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Prof. H. G. Houghton
Ripon
Ripon College
Prof. H. P. Boody
Sinsinawa
Saint Clara College
Sister Mary Leo, O. S. D.
SOLDIERS' AID
Wisconsin was the first state in the Union to provide for aid for sol- diers' dependents during the war. A law was passed by the legislature in June 1917 providing for aid to any dependent parent, wife or child of any resident of Wisconsin mustered into the service of the United States, for the period of the war or until the legislature should other- wise provide.
It was provided in the act that the amount of the state aid should be such that, together with the income of the dependent or dependents derived from other sources, except such as might be contributed from the service pay of the enlisted man, should be $30 per month for one dependent, $40 for two, $50 for three and $5 for the fourth and each additional dependent.
The measure became a law by publication on June 28, 1917. The aid was administered by the Adjutant General and the first application was approved July 31, 1917. From that date to April, 1919, a total of 689 families had been aided by the state, of which 351 families were still receiving aid, and the state had paid $141,207.45, as follows:
1917
1918
1919
January
$9,707.00
$7,960.00
February
10,008 00
7,751.67
March
6,959 06
7,256.47
April.
6,389.00
May ..
6,032.50
June
(End of fiscal year)
12,763.00
July.
274.00
August
$1,234.26
6,755.60
September
4,029.41
7,236 30
October.
4,596.12
7,880.65
November
8,697.16
7,937.00
December
9,715 25
8,025.00
$28,272.20
$89,967.11
$22,968.14
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SECOND LOAN
THIRD LOAN
FOURTH LOAN
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Quota
Subscribed
Quota
Subscribed
Quota
Subscribed
Quota
Subscribed
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Adams
$27,600
$2,050
$252,000
$22,650
$105,000
$169,400
$230,100
$126,200
$320,300
Ashland
211,000
352,000
350,000
563,000
375,000
520,750
550,000
802,350
2,238,100
Barron
300,000
97,250
375,000
384,050
400,000
506,000
600,000
701,300
1,688,600
Bayfield
100,000
52,450
120,000
233,500
150,000
251,800
235,000
388,000
925,750
Brown
922,000
536,350
2,184,000
1,679,400
1,112,000
2,378,400
2,441,200
2,604,350
7,198,500
Buffalo
175,000
52,750
250,000
125,950
260,000
479,100
450,000
457,150
1,114,950
Burnett
90,000
10,500
95,000
60,250
100,000
149,100
155,000
136,650
365,500
Calumet
245,000
24,800
630,000
301,600
324,000
383,950
710,350
493,900
1,204,250
Chippewa
315,000
234,500
475,000
526,150
500,000
656,000
740,000
724,550
2,141,200
Clark
198,800
67,000
966,000
553,350
511,000
649,250
1,120,550
1,028,850
2,298,450
Columbia
634,000
339,350
1,344,000
1,102,550
716,000
1,125,750
1,570,800
1,770,950
4,338,600
Crawford
250,700
33,350
630,000
333,800
282),000
655,100
620,300
593,150
1,615,400
Dane
2,138,000
1,470,000
3,990,000
4,399,550
2,380,000
3,016,000
5,222,600
5,431,600
14,317,150
Dodge
765,000
440,550
1,764,000
1,451,900
1,081,000
1,630,650
2,371,200
2,672,500
6,195,600
Door
188,600
54,900
630,000
384,000
392,000
492,500
640,300
578,400
1,509,800
Douglas
409,000
749,600
900,000
1,354,200
1,050,000
1,623,000
1,360,000
2,247,900
5,974,700
Dunn
300,000
87,000
. 350,000
196,800
360,000
430,050
525,000
562,450
1,276,300
Eau Claire
415,000
406,500
650,000
740,250
675,000
896,650
980,000
1,218,250
3,261,650
Florence
15,000
5,300
25,000
36,350
30,000
56,850
45,000
60,550
159,050
Fond du Lac
1,132,000
840,850
2,352,000
2,069,500
1,231,000
3,175,300
2,701,350
2,627,450
8,712,100
50,000
27,350
50,000
108,250
65,000
138,550
115,000
131,800
405,900
Grant
864,500
150,450
1,764,000
844,900
881,000
1,899,050
1,930,950
2,140,550
5,034,950
Green
520,000
150,600
882,000
621,400
566,000
981,800
1,240,600
1,303,900
3,057,700
Green Lake
294,000
118,650
672,000
647,250
356,000
624,550
780,400
819,400
2,308,850
Iowa
424,000
164,450
924,000
432,900
543,000
963,950
1,190,600
1,229,650
2,790,950
Iron
75,000
22,650
50,000
55,800
50,000
121,700
95,000
233,400
433,550
Jackson ..
199,800
53,200
588,000
192 900
264,000
401,250
580,300
472,200
1,119,550
Jefferson
797,000
313,350
1,544,000
939,800
799,000
1,272,100
1,750,900
1,783,050
4,308,300
Juneau
313,000
53,950
798,000
208,400
310,000
428,950
660,350
588,550
1,279,850
Kenosha
783,000
864,350
1,470,000
+3,363,550
1,089,000
2,374,100
2,391,200
3,572,350
10,174,350
Kewaunee
340,500
50,150
714,000
450,300
328,000
990,650
720,350
741,850
2,242,950
La Crosse
828,000
834,250
1,200,000
1,548,550
1,400,000
1,834,450
2,000,000
2,276,650
6,493,900
· LaFayette
442,500
269,600
924,000
793,700
602,000
958,200
1,320,650
1,452,150
3,473,650
Langlade
141,800
138,750
630,000
434,300
310,000
425,400
680,350
679,700
1,678,150
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405,700
156,800
966,000
413,750
479,000
761,400
1,050,500
1,115,300
2,447,250
Waukesha
714,200
481,305
1,596,000
1,653,150
908,000
1,522,800
1,991,000
2,343,100
6,005,400
Waupaca
503,500
184,100
1,218,000
621,800
583,000
1,604,600
1,280,650
1,610,750
-4,021,250
Waushara
163,500
10,800
588,000
291,800
274,000
457,900
600,300
508,800
1,269,300
Winnebago
1,273,000
1,092,000
2,940,000
2,689,750
1,458,000
1,922,550
3,201,600
3,464,900
9,169,200
Wood
622,300
342,050
1,386,000
1,300,850
670,000
851,400
1,470,750
1,717,400
4,211,700
Totals
$44,133,700
$34,369,200
$91,380,000
$87,097,050
$53,685,000
$88,009,450
$112,150,000
$124,158,100
$333,633,800
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1,265,000
1,653,650
2,646,000
3,369,300
1,641,000
3,351,700
3,601,800
4,450,300
12,824,950
Richland
259,500
33,150
630,000
266,050
356,000
527,100
780,400
774,400
1,600,700
Rock
1,158,000
598,950
2,772,000
2,299,650
1,354,000
2,694,600
2,971,500
3,716,150
9,309,350
Rusk
64,000
27,550
110,000
122,050
110,000
146,550
160,000
214,150
510,300
St. Croix
290,000
124,900
350.000
466,900
390,000
610,400
600,000
733,400
1,935,600
Sauk
683,000
222,550
1,470,000
571,300
689,000
1,295,800
1,510,750
1,665,250
3,754,900
Sawyer .
50,000
11,750
60,000
40,500
70,000
101,450
105,000
119,750
273,450
Shawano
269,700
80,800
1,050,000
392,300
479,000
1,372,500
1,050,500
947,050
2,792,650
Sheboygan
1,167,000
334,600
2,520,000
2,219,750
1,126,000
1,907,450
2,711,350
2,815,000
7,276,800
Taylor
100,000
38,200
80,000
74,400
90,000
135,950
140,000
155,200
403,750
Trempealeau
295,000
76,450
450,000
373,600
450,000
801,050
830,000
1,023,800
2,274,900
Vernon
447,500
74,750
1,092,000
281,600
479,000
1,372,500
1,050,550
1,062,450
2,791,300
Vilas
20,000
500
20,000
38,250
25,000
90,150
60,000
76,600
'205,500
Walworth
659,500
391,900
1,386,000
1,000,900
771,000
1,357,000
1,690,850
1,767,750
4,517,550
Washburn
85,000
7,850
90,000
75,850
100,000
135,150
150,000
238,700
WISCONSIN'S WAR ACTIVITIES
Lincoln
182,000
280,000
Manitowoc
591,000
1,722,000
397,100 873,300 1,574,100 865,300
300,000 794,000
342,150 1,680,850 1,352,550
420,000 1,740,850
512,300 2,020,300
4,828,900
Marathon
793,000
*650,900
2,184,000.
1,085,000 525,000
859,200 294,350
330,150
762,750
Milwaukee
13,700,000
16,164,700 106,100
1,092,000
287,500
474,000
805,700
1,040,500
1,070,050
2,269,350
Oconto
206,900
60,000
798,000
289,350
350,000
575,000
770,400
557,300
1,481,650
Oneida
160,000
223,050
200,000
362,650
250,000
368,550
350,000
440,550
1,395,800
Outagamie
914,000
780,750
2,100,000
2,147,000
1,103,000
2,019,000
2,421,200
2,701,400
7,651,050
Ozaukee
219,500
64,300
588,000
248,000
306,000
475,500
670,350
688,250
1,476,050
Pepin .
82,000
11,000
100,000
89,600
100.000
155,750
160,000
243,100
499,450
Pierce
250,000
127,800
325,000
333,400
330,000
510,850
550,000
758,050
1,730,100
Polk
250,000
124,750
300,000
376,200
320,000
482,800
525,000
538,050
1.511,800
Portage
366,500
170,150
1,134,000
560,850
484,000
651,950
1,060,550
. 1,096,950
2,479,900
Price
100,000
23,600
167,050
135,000
:81,650
200,000
255,500
627,800
Racine
.......
Marinette
379,500
*217,500
1,134,000
3,118,800
Marquette
128,200
33,050
378,000
127,900
150,000
23,301,200
32,646,300
36,211,800
138,379,650
Monroe
411,000
24,948,000
32,701,950
14,880,000
2,381,200
1,150,600
2,403,350 1,176,800 307,450
5,980,900
* Actual subscriptions of residents much larger, but credited to Milwaukee county because made through Milwaukee banks.
t Lead United States in percentage of subscriptions to quota, population and bank ing resources.
Total allotment, $301,348,700. Total subscription, $333,633,800. Total oversubscrip tion, $32,285,100.
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457,550
Washington
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1,594,650
343,100 254,450
125,000
422
WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK
THE VICTORY LOAN
Quota Victory loan
Subscribed Victory loan
Total amount subscribed five Liberty loans
Adams
$120,100
$152,750
$473,050
Ashland
400,000
650,350
2,888,450
Barron
475,000
475,000
2,163,600
Bayfield
125,000
179,250
1,105,000
Brown
1,898,450
1,958,100
9,156,600
Buffalo
350,000
412,000
1,526,950
Burnett
115,000
115,500
481,000
Calumet
487,750
524,800
1,729,050
Chippewa
585,000
637,750
2,778,950
Clark
697,850
600,000
2,898,450
Columbia
1,178,100
1,520,650
5,859,250
Crawford
390,200
393,050
2,008,450
Dane
3,916,950
4,061,000
18,378,150
Dodge
1,778,400
1,783,450
7,979,050
Door
435,200
437,800
1,947,600
Douglas
1,080,000
1,860,250
7,834,950
Dunn
425,000
478,650
1,754,950
Eau Claire
800,000
847,450
4,109,100
Florence
25,000
33,750
192,800
Fond du Lac.
2,138,500
2,513,900
11,226,000
Forest
75,000
123,500
529,400
Grant
1,613,300
1,614,000
6,648,950
Green
983,000
1,027,200
4,084,900
Green Lake
600,300
667,200
2,976,050
Iowa
915,450
928,600
3,719,550
Iron
65,000
138,250
571,800
Jackson
390,200
416,150
1,535,700
Jefferson
1,320,650
1,604,350
5,912,650
Juneau
480,250
347,350
1,627,200
Kenosha
1,988,500
3,266,500
13,440,850
Kewaunee
570,300
605,150
2,848,100
La Crosse
1,500,000
1,827,550
8,321,450
Lafayette
1,013,000
810,000
4,283,650
Langlade
397,700
425,450
2,103,600
Lincoln
315,000
362,000
1,956,650
Manitowoc
1,350,650
1,398,150
6,227,050
Marathon
1,575,800
1,666,000
7,646,900
Marinette
787,900
876,850
3,995,650
Marquette
202,600
274,400
1,037,150
Milwaukee
24,942,450
39,005,850
177,385,500
Monroe
780,400
893,600
3,162,950
Oconto
382,700
397,200
1,878,850
Oneida
260,000
291,350
1,687,150
Outagamie
1,815,900
1,954,150
9,605,200
Ozaukce
465,250
532,550
2,008,600
Pepin
125,000
178,800
678,250
Pierce
450,000
539,900
2,270,000
Polk
450,000
512,400
2,024,200
Portage
720,350
966,400
3,446,300
Price
135,000
156,850
784,650
Racine
2,776,400
3,214,050
16,039,000
Richland
600,300
612,600
2,213,300
Rock
2,438,700
2,798,800
12,108,150
Rusk
110,000
110,000
620,300
St. Croix
450,000
500,000
2,435,600
Sauk
1,110,550
1,144,000
4,898,900
Sawyer
55,000
55,000
328,450
Shawano
622,800
534,400
3,337,050
Sheboygan
2,078,550
2,304,000
9,580,800
Taylor
100,000
136,000
539,750
Trempealeau
560,000
585,000
2,859,900
Vernon
787,900
855,800
3,647,100
Vilas
35,000
74,250
279,750
Walworth
1,275,650
1,357,050
5,874,600
Washburn
110,000
110,000
567,550
Washington
750,400
825,000
3,272,250
Waukesha
1,515,750
1,623,900
7,629,300
Waupaca
960,45C
1,082,950
5,104,200
Waushara
345,200
400,150
1,669,450
Winnebago
2,423,700
2,855,600
12,024.800
Wood
1,013,000
1,062,050
5,273,750
Total.
$84,212,500
$105,683,750
$471,194,250
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WISCONSIN'S WAR ACTIVITIES
UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN 1918
During the week of Nov. 11-20, 1918, in the greatest benevolent cam- paign in the annals of Wisconsin, the people of this state contributed a total of $4,546,706:25, or 134 per cent of its quota of $3,390,000 in a united drive for funds for war work.
The funds thus procured were divided pro rata between the Army Y. M. C. A .; the Y. W. C. A. War Work Council; the National Catholic War Council which included the Knights of Columbus; the Jewish Wel- fare Board; the War Camp Community Service; the American Library Association; and the Salvation Army.
The campaign immediately following the signing of the armistice, the Fourth Liberty Loan and the serious epidemic of influenza which was at that time sweeping the state, and the disastrous forest fires in the northern part of the state made the task of collecting the immense quota appear impossible to many.
But with Chief Justice John B. Winslow, of the Supreme Court, chair- man of the general committee, and Emerson Ela, Madison, chairman of the state executive committee, those committees perfected an organiza- tion which not only succeeded in collecting the quota assigned to Wis- consin, but $1,156,706.25 in excess. It placed Wisconsin third in the Central War Department, comprising fourteen states, and among the highest in the entire United States.
The state was divided into ten districts, with a district and county chairman in charge. Each county chairman in turn organized his county and local communities in advance and in many communities the entire quota was exceeded in one day. Sixteen counties raised 150 per cent of their quota.
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