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Evening journal., 1915-03-19
French Foreign Legion Marches
TO Battle Under American Flag
By PHIL RAIDER.
Written for The United Press.

OIilltH loi Inc united Press.
Copyright ..40l5, by The United Press. }
LONDON, March l.-At least one
American flag that know OF has flown
in the great war My comrade and
in the French Foreign Legion vent to
war under its folds, and as we marched
out from Paris about the middle OF Oc.
tOber and started on our lJ0-mile tramI
10 the 'front.' the French cheercd the
Stars and Stripes with huge delight
When "Ouida" wrote "Under Two
Flags" she was telling of my regiment
the famous old French Legion. in which
every man fights under the French flag
carries in his heart the thoughts OF his
own country's banner.
OF the fifteen hundred men ] started
out with, only 3s5 were alive February
!. There are strange men in the For.
eign Legion. men whose lives have been
twisted in one way or another: men
with pasts; men with dark secrets; men
who want TO die but who have stopped
at suicide. You never ask a man in the
Foreign Legion who he really is.
/ had joined the Foreign Legion be.
cause / had been told that, if I got into
the French Flying Corps, which / wished
to do. | must first become member Of
the Foreign Legion.
didn't intend to go TO the
trenches, but, the first thing I knew
we were under way, with our Ameri-
can flag flying over us bound for the
front. My arrangements for enter
ing the flying corps had gone awry.
and here | was only an ordinary
private carrying a rifle and a pack
weighing 96 pounds. We marched
for six days, ten hours a
day. for forty minutes at a
stretch. With five-minute rests. At
last we reached little town. which
told us, was three miles from the
trenches. We had been all aglow
to get into the fighting.
"It'll be just our luck to be held IN
reserve" I'VE won't get to the
trenches for a long time" "I hope
they get us into fighting right away"
We had made these remarks hundreds
Of times during our long march. An
orderly came up to the position where
we were standing and said, Were
TO go directly TO the trenches" It.
was like a douse of cold water. Wasn't
this just a little bit too sudden, we
thought Then a terrific chattering
broke out among US. Every man
was trying to prove how ready he
was. Men always do that in a pinch,
I found. Jokes were made. in un-
natural tones Loud laughs were
high pitched. Men slapped others ON
the back boisterously. didn't know
that all these things we're unfailing
signs that fear was tugging at our
hearts. ! had hundreds of chances
in the days TO come to study myself
an dother men in the periods Of
danger. and I've learned that fear al-
ways comes.
The brave man isn't the man who
has no fear: he is the man who has it
and conquers IL, or who fears the
Evening journal., 1915-03-19

CORSEIS-In a large variety of styles for
spring wear. We have the following wcll-known
brands in stock: Memo, Warmers Rust-Proof.
American Lady, c. b., Royal Worcester, Ferris
and lie Reve; this corset comes in either front
or back lace
Evening journal., 1915-03-19

These Potatoes run smooth,
cook mealy and are guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or
money cheerfully refunded.
Evening journal., 1915-03-19
RAkE FOR ". H. 5. CLASS.

A bake viii be given tomorrow
morning for the benefit OF the senior
class of Wilmington High School TO
raise some money for the class needs.
One stand will be at No. 720 King
street, and the other at Sixth and
Madison streets. The soliciting COM
mittee of the June class is Gilbert
Craig, r. Omelich. NJ Pierson, Miss
Nj. Wright. Miss /. Leanderman, Miss
ID. Rossell. The advertising commit
tee is Il. Cannon. o. Quayle. Miss NJ.
Grubb, Miss II. Boyce. The solicit
ing committee of the February class
is j. McCullon. II. Vance, Miss p.
Dettling, Miss r.. l.ackey. The ad-
Hertising committee is G.. Mcmillan
and Miss n. Fell.
Evening journal., 1915-03-19
IT CLIIo 2I2 and 2ll
JdIueS i. kldlIuIST, w. Ninth
St Tde-
Undertaken P9SSs. 5aos.as7.
DEATHS.

David Hanson
Adelaide V. Moore.
Marguerite Writ.
Catharine Lapierre.
Ann Ford.
Warner M. Miles.
Elizabeth McKeown.
Cora E. Appleby.
Bessie Hayes.
Annie Z. McHugh.
James J 0'Byrne
Prank A. EngreD.
Sarah A. Snitcher.
Evening journal., 1915-03-19

trench. Men with rifles we're stand
ing everywhere. Some shooting, some
idle. Bullets had been whistling over
our heads constantly. And we had
become accustomed to the sound with
out noticing it.
Forty-seven days we're to pass be-
fore we, in the machine squad, were
to leave this trench and we were to
learn that war is not glory, but only
the work of beasts.
Evening journal., 1915-03-19
MUSICALE FOR CHuRcM.

With Miss Ruby Weist, pianist, and
Miss sallie Welch Sharp, reader, as
the artists. a denghtful recital was
given in ST. Paul's NJ Il. Church last
night for the benefit of the Home Mis-
sionary Society. Miss West and Miss
Sharp are both well known here,
where they have frequently given re-
.clrals. and they are always well re-
ceived. They are better known as the
Fitz le Roy couplet.
Evening journal., 1915-03-19
STOCK MARKET.

bN TIC InItOu Tfess.
NEW YORK, March 10. Prices gen
orally We're little above yesterday
close at the opening Of the stock market
today. There was a good volume of ac-
tiyity.
There was a slight reaction after the
opening, and the market exhibited an
advancing tendency, prices ruling strong.
Evening journal., 1915-03-19

School this evening. with Philander
p. Claxton, United States Commission
er Of Education. as the speaker. Mr.
Claxton's subject will be Democracy
and Education"
Evening journal., 1915-03-19
nARRER HrRT RY FALL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 19.-Robert
johnson, one OF Dover's well-known
BARRIERS, fell down stairs at his home
on Governors avenue on Wednesday
and severely Jared himself
Mrs. Anna Sturgis Dureyea Of ,Bos-
ton, representing the Worlds Peace
Association. will deliver an address In
the Peoples Christian Church here
on Sunday afternoon Mrs. Dureyea
Is Q lOrceful speaker.
Evening journal., 1915-03-19
LOCAL Securities MARKET

Laird and Company, DUPONT Building,
furnish the following quotations of local
securities:
Evening journal., 1915-03-19

10 DISCUSS EDUCATION.
Under the auspices Of the Primary
Teachers Association a lecture viii
be given in the auditorium of the High
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-24
PRlAM,

Priam, Mar. 16-The Paulsnes fam.
lily spent Sunday evening at E. Erick-
sons home.
Mrs. Euling and daughter, Gertrude
returned home Tuesday after visit
with relatives at Sherwood, N. Oak.
A number Of young people met at
the Jensen home Monday evening to
plan for an Epworth League social,
which will be given March 26th.
The Hvam young folks called at the
Axel Johnson home Sunday.
Flora and Grace Euling spent Sun.
day afternoon at the PORTE home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Erickson Wis.
tied relatives in Minneapolis over Sun.
day.
Miss Clara Peterson spent Sunday
at the Jensen home.
A number Of young people of this
vicinity spent Saturday evening in
Willmar.
Joe and Peter Rusten spent Sunday
afternoon at the Paulsnes home.
Miss Clara Nordgren spent Sunday
at her home in Pennock.
Simons' have their auction the oath
and will leave for their new home In
Olivia, in the near future.
Miss Frances Van Kraanen spent
Saturday and Sunday at her home,
south of Raymond.
Mr.. D. H. Simons went to Olivia
Friday, returning Saturday morning.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-24
Tho Seven Sisters.

In strong contrast to the big bill are
tho seven very short, simple bills
brought in by the Gordon Committee.
Each one corrects an acknowledged
evil of our present system.
Each one can be voted up or down
on it's merits without affecting any Of
the others.
Taken together. they cover the field
pretty we'll.
1t was freely charged that they
were brought In for fake purpose !;
that their authors were not sincere,
and that II they should serve their
purpose of killing the big important
bill they would then be allowed to
drop.
These bills had been made spec
ial order for Friday, the 10th. The
Efficiency and Economy" bill was a
special order for Monday, the 22nd.
To show their perfect good faith
Mr.. Gordon himself moved to post
pone consideration of his bill until
Wednesday, the Oath, thus giving the
big bill full and free field to be con
sidered on its merits.
The EIWeII Road Law Ended.
Thursday morning by vote Of sc
to Al, the House passed the Senate
bill repeating the Elwell Road Law.
Thus comes to an end one of the
most dangerous laws ever put on oul
statute books.
And yet this law was conceived in
the best of intentions, and its author
Mr.. Elwell, is one Of the most honest
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-24
LEGISLATIVE NEWS NOTES.
(By G. J. Buell. for Willmar Tribune. J
Efficiency and Economy.

Efficiency and Economy.
Those are good words to conjure
with.
We all want efficiency in govern
mont, and no one wishes to spend
money uselessly.
But to call thing efficiency and
economy doesn't make it so.
The claim must be proved.
The Board of Control has, for many
years, been about the most efficient
part of our state government.
The Efficiency and Economy" bill
abolishes the Board of Control, and
puts in it's place one man appointed
by the Governor for two years. II
the Governor should be reelected, he
would probably stay for two years
more, but there would be no certainty
of It.
II the Governor should not be re
elected, he would quite surely be dis
placed by new and untried man.
The Efficiency and Economy" bill
also subordinates the Railway ant
"dleAOuSe OOuulSSlOu " uepdIt
ment head appointed by the Cover
nor.
This commission is now, and would
still be elected by the people. Why
subordinate it?
This bill is so long, so complicated
so full of infinite detail, that many
members feel they have no adequate
knowledge upon which to base a. vote
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-24

work. AS it was before the assessor
had a certain average to 60 by In
making his assessment, both on
real estate and on personal property.
In 1911 the average on horses was fix
ed at $500 and the common horse
was assessed at that. Good horses,
higher and less valuable horses, low
or. But according to the new law the
full value must first be determined
and then the assessed value computed
according to the different percentages
laid down in the rules. Another thing,
according to the new law there is
practically nothing a person has that
is exempt from taxation.
Now that this was entirely new to
most Of the taxpayers, as very few
had heard anything about the new as
scssment law, these things had to be
explained to them. The taxpayer is
certainly entitled to full understand
ing of the assessment laws, and should
also know something about how the
money is spent that they pay out in
taxes.
The second reason why my bill was
high last year was the raise in the
wages of the assessor from two doll
ars which it has been before, to three
now, and the third reason is the mile
age which has never been paid before
last year.
1t will probably be interesting TO
the taxpayers to know what the tax
rate of each school district was last
year. District 2 had rate of 22.8
mills; district 4, 1875 mills; district 6,
Els mills; district 10, 17.S mills; dis
trict "a, IT'S mills; district So, III
mills, district 66, 1870 mills; district
80, 17.S mills; district 81, 22.1 mills
The tax lew last wear was for
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-24
Mr.. Carter: Because of exhaustion.
Mr., Bell: Yes.

Mr.. Bell: Yes.
Telling of the hardships a fireman
undergoes in the winter months, Mr.
Bell related little story which might
be entitled my Experience With an
Ash Pan"
I'm order to get that ash pan open
I would get down in the snow on my
knees" said Mr.. Bell, partly lie down,
get squirt hose started, thaw the
back end of the pan and at the same
time water would run out through the
pipes down into the snow where my
feet were, and would get my feet and
my body wet. Then, I would have to
thaw the front part of the pan out,
and after we would get that done we
would proceed and clean the pan and
shake the fire down, in order not to
have to shake it on the pan more than
we could avoid. We would clean our
pan, and l worked all that work un-
der those conditions, one day as high
as sixteen hours"
Charles Dady, an engineer on the
North Western road, running out of
Escanaba, Mich, put new flavor into
strongly limited that the so-called test
trip in which he figured was not run
under ordinary operating conditions.
Ordinarily on every train he operated,
he said, a stop was made at various
water tanks, but on the test run he
ran" these water tanks.
Mr. Carter: These cars seemed to
be we'll fabricated, did they?
Mr.. Dady: The train ran uncommon.
ly easy. remarked to one of the
men accompanying us on the trip that
I believed the cars were we'll oiled
and they laughed at me. I took it
pleasantly. l knew nothing about
what these trips we're for at the time
! It was only afterwards it was brought
I to my attention what they were for.
| Mr.. Dady added that fellow EN-.
ployes informed him the seventy-five
freight cars he was pulling that day
had been specially oiled and the en-
CINE he was operating had been put
in particularly fine shape for the test
run. The intimation was that under
such conditions the work would be
easier, less coal would be burned and
a poor showing for the men, thus
would be made.
p. R. Jenkins, a Burlington road
fireman, of Beardstown, ILL.,, also took
a hand in undermining Mr.. Tollerton's
exhibit. A bit of the dialogue shows
this.
| Mr.. Carter: Are you the same P. R
Jenkins who was reported in this test
trip?
| Mr. Jenkins: am.
| Mr. Carter: Mr.. Jenkins, according
to this test trip you were fifteen hours
and fifteen minutes on duty and the
actual manual labor performed was
only four hours and Twenty-Five min.
utes. Do you believe that is a fair
statement?
Mr.. Jenkins: l was only on duty
fourteen hours and fifteen minutes and
was more time working than that,
than the four hours and thirty min
utes.
Mr.. Carter: You were working a
good deal more than is shown here
| Mr.. Jenkins: Yes, sir.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-24

The total for tax levy was. SIS, 420.02
The taxes collected for moneys and
credits is added, one-sixth to State
Revenue fund, one-sixth to County
Revenue fund, one-third to Town Rev.
enue fund, and one-third to the spec
ial school fund. Although the town
revenue fund out Of which the town
officers are paid is a small item as
compared to the money levied for 9th
er purposes and does not make such
a lot of difference in the tax rates. l
would favor a reduction in the wages
of the assessor providing the wages of
the treasurer of our town is also re-
duced. He received nearly three
times the compensation that he used
to get before. I favor this reduction
providing all the township affairs will
be run on economical basis. l would
urge the proper officer to use care in
making out road petitions and notices
especially to get the description right,
so it will stand a test of the law, and
save the county unnecessary expense.
LEWIS THOMPSON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-24

Respecting one of the companies
exhibits indicating large earnings for
engineers and firemen, President Car
ter on Friday examined Charles Hintz,
of Green Bay, Wis.,, an engineer on
the North Western road. Mr.. Carter
explained that Mr. Hintz had been
shown to have earned $201.12 in the
month of October, 1913, and asked the
witness if that were true.
Mr.. Hintz: Yes, sir.
Mr.. Carter: How often have you
made $2O112 since you have been en-
engineer on the C. & N. w. r. R.?
Mr. Hintz: Never before nor since
Mr. Carter: In these thirteen years,
you never reached 5000 on any other
occasion; is that right?
Mr. Hintz: Yes, sir.
William Haley, general chairman of
the firemen's brotherhood on the "Om-
aha" road, the same day told of the
difficulties employees on that line had
in obtaining better working hours and
higher pay. This is the road of which
A. w. Trenholm, chairman of the con-
ference committee, is general manag-
er. Mr.. Haley told Of frequent at
tempts to obtain pay for terminal de-
lay and of the failures in this connec-
ton. He said that the men employed
by the Omaha" road had been turn
ed down so often by the management
that not long ago there was discus
sion of strike. The witness said that
the men took their medicine" and
stuck to work because they were con-
sentative and did not feel like precip-
itating a serious conflict.
One of the financial exhibits of the
companies was attacked early in the
week by w. Jett Lauck, statistical ex-
pert of the brotherhoods. Mr.. Lauck
declared that the Bureau of Railway
Economics had made a serious mis-
take when preparing the exhibit in
that there was an ''evident overstate-
ment" of $4O,000,O00 respecting the
acquisition of the Puget Sound road
by the Milwaukee company. Mr..
| Lauck stated that he found the total
disparity in connection with the Mil
yankees figures to be $65,000,000. He
also showed the following "overstate-
ments:"
About 100000 on the Information.
al and Great Northern;
An error of 100000 with regard
to the Colorado and Southern;
! An error of $2,428,000 with respect
to the Chicago Junction Railway fig
ures.
An understatement of $1,375, 900 re-
| specting the Salt Lake line was also
made.
Grand Chief Warren S. Stone asked
Mr.. Lauck if it were not true that, re.
garding the $780, line, the railroad
companies in presenting figures show
ed about 100000 against them
CONTINUED on page 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-24
Open New Branch.

The Bartles Scott Oil Co. opened
up for business this week with Peter
Them as their local agent. They are
selling gasoline for less than twelve
cents per gallon at wholesale. The
Standard Oil Co. will have to get
busy pretty soon or the Bartles people
will have all the trade cornered.--
Clara City Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-24

Pays to Advertise In Tribune.
Twill use your paper for advertising
throughout 1915, as it pays to adver-
! tise in it. Your paper is a live wire"
writes A. s. Amundson Of Georgeville.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-26
Peculiar After Effects
Of Grip This Year
Leaves Kidneys In Weak
ened Condition

Doctors in all parts OF the country
have been kept busy with the cpl
demic OF grip which has visited so
many homes. The symptoms OF grip
this year are often very distressing
and leave the system in a run down
condition. particularly the kidneys
which seem to suffer most, as almost
every victim complains of lame back
and urinary troubles which should not
often lead to dangerous kidney
be neglected, as these danger signals
troubles. Druggists report a large
sale on DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root
which so many people say soon heals
and strengthens the kidneys after
an attack of grip Swamp-Root is a
great kidney, liver and bladder rem
edy, and, being an herbal compound,
has a gentle healing effect on the
kidneys, which is almost Immediately
noticed in most cases by those who
try il. DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton. n. Y, offer to send a sample
size bottle of Swamp-Root, on receipt
of ten cents, to every sufferer who re
quests it. A trial will convince any
one who may be in need of it. Regu
lar size bottles 80 cents and $1.00
For sale at all druggists. BE sure to
mention this paper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-26
TRANSPORT SUNK
WITH EIGHTEEN
HUNDRED MEN
Another Stroke Claimed For Ger
man Submarines in Channel
FRENCH LOSE TORPEDO BOAT
The Daeue Sent TO the Bottom of An.
tiviri Harbor with Crew OF
80 Men.

Berlin, via wireless TO Sayville, l..
l., Feb 26.-Eighteen hundred British
troops were drowned when an Eng
lish transport was sent to the bot
tom by a German submarine in the
English channel, according to a gov
ernment statement issued today.
Paris, Feb. 26.--The French torpe-
do boat Dague was sunk by mino
in the harbor of Antiviri according TO
a dispatch received here from Mont
tevideo today.
Washington. Feb. 26.-Three men
were drowned in the sinking of the
American steamer Carib off the Ger.
man coast. according to a dispatch
received here today from the consul
general at Rotterdam.
Berlin,--In the eastern theatre OF
war, the engagements on the Memel,
Bobr, and Narew Rivers continue. The
town of Przasnysz, in Russian Poland,
which had been extensively fortified,
was stormed yesterday by the East
Prussian reserves. After a stubborn
fight. we we-e victorious. capturing
more than 10000 prisoners, over %
cannon. large number of machine
guns, and very large amount Of war
material.
In other engagements fought north
OF the Vistula River during the last
-, l,x h,,- to1
sian prisoners In Poland, south or
the Vistula. the Russians advanced to
Mogily,. which ii scstheast vi Bolim-
ow. and occupied this position. Their
forces in this movement outnumber-
ed ours five to one. Otherwise there
is nothing of Importance to report in
this region.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-26
An Emerson Piano
for $275.

Did you ever hear of Emerson plan
os being sold at such ridiculously
low price or course you never did
because its just another sample of our
price slashing campaign. We always
sold this piano for $400, but for the
month of March we will sell you a
new Emerson piano shipped direct
from the factory, style "A in either
fancy mohogany, fancy walnut or
oak case for $275 including stool and
scarf on payments of so down and IS
per month. Here is a piano that
everyone knows to be strictly first
class, and the Emerson Piano Com
pany has been making pianos since
lS49, and yet this month you can pur
chase it at less price.than you would
pay for an ordinary piano. II you are
thinking of buying piano send for
an Emerson catalogue to Geo. ID. Jar
Wis G. Son. Burlington, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-26
THE EVELYN's MEN SAVED
Missing Boat Picked Up at Sea by j
German Steamer

Berlin, Feb. 25-The members o.
the crew OF the American steamer
Evelyn. which went down in the
North Sea after striking a mine. appar
emily all have reached Bremerhaven.
the second boat having been picked
up by a German steamer.
Neither the American embassy nor
the German Admiralty has as yet re-
ceiyed a detailed report concerning
the loss of the American steamer
Carib, which struck mine and sank
on Feb. 20 on Heligoand. in the North
sea The circumstances surroundings
the loss of these two ships a-o being
investigated thoroughly The Ameri-
can Counsel Bremerhaven is taking
the deposition of the captain of the
Evelyn, whose statements will deter
mine the responsibility for the Eve
lyn's having been OFF the course de
scribed as safe by the German Ad.
miralty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-26
BIGGEST SNOW STORM
April Weather Got Shock in Shape
Of II Inches Of Snow

Up to this noon about IL inches OF
snow had fallen in the heaviest storm
of the winter. The storm was evid.
emily the end of the blizzard which
swept the middle west two days ago.
The drizzling rain of yesterday later
changed to snow and enough fell dur
ing the afternoon to cover the ground.
The storm continued during the en-
tire night and snow fell during the
forenoon. although not so heavily as
during the early morning hours.
Although the snow was heavy traf-
fc was not seriously hampe-ed. The
snow plows were kept running over
the tracks of the trolley lines during
the night and regular service was
maintained both between Bennington
and North Bennington and to North
Adams The morning trains were on
time
Considerable trouble was reported
at the local telephone office, due TO
the falling of tree limbs across wires
and at the Office of the Western I'M
ion some lines were reported out Of
service during the early hours of the
morning The trouble was remedied
later in the day
Yeste day noon it was apparent
that the rain was bringing down 4
large amount of snow water from the
mountains as the Walloomsac was
running bank full Later the water
fell as the water became absorbed by
the blanket of heavy snow
The largest snowfall in this section
last year occurred in February. about
two feet on the l4th.