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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
NEW DRIVE ON RIGA
FRONT IS LAUNCHED
GERMANS FORCE RUSSIANS TO
RETIRE ON RIGHT FLANK OF
DVINA, is ADMISSION.
SOME POSITIONS CAPTURED
Enemy Gains on 25 Mile Front-War.
ships Report Smelling Works at
Ostend-Three Teuton Sea-
planes Are Lost.

Berlin, Sept. 24.-Jacobstadt, on the
DVina, has been captured by the Ger
man forces on the Russian front, to-
gether with the positions on front
of rs miles and six miles deep on the
west bank of the river, army head
quarters announces.
Force Teutons Back.
Petrograd, Sept. 24.-Teutonic
troops have again started an offensive
in the Riga region before which Rus
sian troops have been forced back, an
official statement declares.
South of the Adama-Jacohstadt re-
gion the enemy occupied parts of our
line after piercing our positions" the
war office said. Some positions were
also captured two miles distant from
Dvina.
eve retired to the right bank Of
the Dvina.
''In the Riga region proper an enemy
attack in the direction of Sissegale
broke down.
con the Rumanian front north of
Munchilu enemy attacks broke down."
Jacobstadt is approximately 70 miles
southeast Of Riga, on the Dvina river.
Fight RACES Near Ypres.
British Headquarters in France and
Belgium, Sept. 24.-(By the. Associated
Press.)-Ffghting still is raging near
Tower Hamlets, which has been the
scene of almost continuous strife since
the offensive of the British to the
east Of Ypres on the Belgian front
began. On the left the British line
was reported intact.
Ostend Works ShelIed.
London, Sept. 24.-British warships
have bombarded the German naval
works at Ostend with satisfactory re-
Suits, it is announced by the British
admiralty. Three German seaplanes
we're shot down by the British air.
planes.
Powerful German counterattacks at
dusk penetrated Field Marshal Haig's
newly won positions on the Ypres-
Menin sector, east Of st. Julien, the
British commander-in-c chief reported
The German gain was short lived,
however. British troops made local
attacks which were successful in GUST
ing the enemy from their desperately
won positions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
The ONLY WAY.

Food Administrator Hoover said in
Washington, during the fiIibusteT
against the food control bill:
eve must control food, or flour will
rise to 500 a barrel and meat to fifty
cents a pound.
"Why, look at prices already
IT said to a haggard family man the
other day:
"'See here, Jones, you'll ruin your
health If you work all day on your
books in the city and then go out and
do night work on other mems books all
the evening. My boy, you're burning
the candle at both ends
ct got to, Mr.. Hoover said Jones'
It's the only way to make both ends
meet philadelphia Bulletin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
MORE GERMAN POSITIONS
ARE TAKEN BY BRITISH
Repulse Teuton Attack and Follow
Up With Offensive Taking Many
Prisoners.

London, Sept. 24.-British troops,
after repulsing German attack
northeast of Langemarck in Flanders,
attacked in turn and captured addi-
tional defenses from the Germans as
well as number of prisoners.
"Our airplanes," says the official
statement, carried out successful
bombing raids and dropped during the
day 1874 bombs on hostile billets, hut
ments and airdromes. In the night
three tons of bombs were dropped on
the Roulers Menin and Wervicq rail-
way station.
-Four enemy airplanes were brought
down in air fighting and five were
driven down out of control. Two Of
ours. are missing"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
An Irish Comeback.

An Irishman employed in a large
factory had taken day off without
permission and seemed likely to lose
his job in consequence. When asked
by his foreman the next day why he
had not turned up the day before, he
replied:
II was so Ill. sir, that / could not
come to work to save me life."
eHow was 1t, then, Pat, that I saw
you pass the factory on your bicycle
during the morning?" asked the fore
man.
Pat was slightly taken aback, then
regaining his presence Of mind, he re-
piled:
"Sure, sir, that must have been when
was going for the doctor" PITTS
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
Vast Coal stores Menaced.

Gary, Ind, Sept. 24-Fire depart
ments Of two cities and 200 citizens of
New Chicago and East Gary have been
called upon to fight stubborn blaze
which threatened to destroy III 900
.ons of coal at the Michigan Central
abroad reserve piles, near Deep river.
1t midnight Saturday the fire depart
nents were still pumping water on the
burning coal. No estimate could be
made as to the number of tons con-
sumed by the flames A coal fire SINH
ar to the one burning in East Gary
S reported in Indianapolis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
Lemons Beauty!
Make Quarter Pint
Of Lotion, Cheap

Here is told how to prepare an mex
pensive lemon lotion which can be used
to bring back to any skin the sweet
freshness, softness, whiteness and
beauty.
The juice of two fresh lemons strain
ed into bottle containing three ounces
Of orchard white makes a whole quar-
ter pint of the most remarkable lemon
skin beautifier at about the cost one
must pay for a small jar of the ordi-
nary cold creams. Care should be TAX
en- to strain the lemon juice through
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in,
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that lem
on juice is used to bleach and remove
such blemishes as freckles, sallownesS
and tan, and is the ideal skin softener,
Smoothener and beautifier.
Just try i'll Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up quarter pint of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion and massage IL
daily into the face, neck, arms and
hands, and see for yourself. Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
CHARGED WITH MURDER OF
WEALTHY CHICAGO WIDOW
Her Business Manager Is Apprehend,
ed When New York Officials
Submit Papers.

Concord, N. c., Sept 24.-Gaston B.
Means was arrested at his home here
on warrant charging him with the
murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, a
wealthy Chicago widow, who was mys-
teriously killed near here August 29,
The arrest of Mrs. Kings so-called
business manager followed long con
ference between Hayden Clement,
state solicitor, and representatives
from the Office Of District Attorney
Swami Of New York, who brought
here many documents seized in Means
New York apartments several days
ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
PROVISIONS OF new
WORKMAN'S LAW
Benefits to Injured Are Increased
Ten Per Cent by
Changes.
EMPLOYERS PAY FOR BURIAL
Compensation Recoverable in Cases of
Total Disability Is Materially In
creased - Farmers Not
Subject to Law.

Madison.-The provisions Of the new
workmen's compensation law passed
by the last legislature have gone into
effect and apply to all Industrial &C
cidentS that occur in Wisconsin. The
new law materially increases the
benefits to injured workmen; the In
crease having been estimated by the
legislative committee which reported
the measure as approximately 10 per
cent.
The most important items in this
increase are the notifications in the
schedule Of fixed benefits, which mate
rally lengthen periods Of disability
for all specific injuries involving am
putadons,
The new law also increases the
compensation recoverable in cases OF
permanent total disability to workmen
IN the prime of life. Hitherto indem-
nifty for permanent total disability has
been limited to six times the annual
wage, regardless Of the age Of the in
juTed workman. Hereafter, the maxi
mum indemnity which workmen under
thirty-twO years Of age may recover,
If they are permanently totally dis
abled, is a fraction less than ten times
the annual wage, which sum is reduced
In accordance with regular schedule
for workmen totally disabled later IN
life.
Another provision in the new law,
increasing the compensation Dement'S,
is that which requires the employer to
pay burial expenses not to exceed $lOO
in all death cases. The law also lib
eraliZes the provision regarding med
zeal aid, permitting the industrial com
mission to extend medical aid beyond
90 days after the injury, where such
an arrangement is expected to result
in a shortening Of the period Of dis
ability.
Still another provision of the new
act gives increased compensation in
cases of multiple injuries; where
workmen sustain more than one
specific injury in a single accident, as
when several fingers are cut off. In
such cases the compensation hereafter
will not be merely the sum of the
compensation due for each injury, but
also an additional amount for the null
tiple character of the injury.
AS heretofore, however, farmers are
not subject to the act unless they
specifically accept it's provisions. The
same arrangement is also made in the
new law as regards policemen and
firemen.
A further provision extending the
scope of the compensation act is that
which provides that all subordinate
officers Of the state and its political
subdivisions are to be covered by it's
terms, as we'll as all other employees
who have hitherto been subject to the
law.
A new feature is introduced by the
provision that triple compensation
shall be paid to children Of permit age
who are injured while working with
out child labor permits, or while en-
gagged at prohibited employnents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
Renew Pledges of Isl.


Adopting resolutions pledging al
legiance to Zone country, one flag"
the Fifteenth Wisconsin volunteers
and the Scandinavian Veterans asso-
citation closed it's joint reunion at
Madison. The resolutions follow:
Whereas, In the days of our young
manhood we faced a national crisis,
conflict for freedom or slavery, we
boys of 81 and '65 rallied to the call
of Abraham Lincoln and won the bat
tie of freedom.
whereas, We are now in the midst
of a still greater conf1ict-WhO shall
rule the world, autocracy or democ-
racy? We, survivors of the Fifteenth
Wisconsin infantry and Scandinavian
veterans of the Civil war, in reunion
assembled at Madison, September Il
and 13, 1917, do hereby
Resolve, That we stand now where
we stood in our young manhood in the
days of 81 to '65-on the side of hui
mainly, liberty and freedom.
"We pledge our undivided support
to our brave boys who are gathering
to fight the battle of democracy.
'In the days Of our national strug-
gle 80 years ago we knew no party
lines, and we now declare our faith
in President Wilson's administration
and pledge him our support; one coun~
try and one flag"
Plans soon will be begun for the
Heg memorial at Madison, voted by
the convention.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
Reform In Birth Registration.

Tests as to the completeness OF
birth registration in Wisconsin viii be
conducted by federal investigators be-
fore the year is over. Upon the result
will depend Wisconsin's admission to
the birth registration area, established
in 1915 and now, with the recent ad-
mission OF Maryland, Virginia and
Kentucky, embracing Ii states and the
District of Columbia. Tests are being
made in Indiana and New Jersey, and
later this year viii be begun in Wis
consin, North Carolina, Ohio and
Utah.
In one county in this state the neg
Iect Of physicians and midwives to re-
cord birth certificates has become so
widespread and has lowered the coun-
tvs birth rate to such an extent that
unless there Is early reform prosecu-
tons will be begun after October !.
Proof of willful failure to file in other
localities in the state also will result
in arrests.
The Importance of birth registration
is greatly enhanced by the war.
Every day the Wisconsin state board
of health has been asked for affidavits
of birth registry by many young men
on the border line of the draft, and by
persons close to the age required for
permits under the child labor law.
The county registers of deeds are be-
ing besieged in the same way. One
physician has became SO aroused
that he reported to the local registrar
$50 births which had occurred in his
practice since 1900
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
DRINKING Cup Law Moored.

The drinking cup law is now before
the Wisconsin railroad commission for
Interpretation. The 1913 legislature
passed a law requiring the railroads of
the state of Wisconsin to furnish free
drinking cups to passengers. Com
plant was made that the Milwaukee
road was not complying with the law.
The officials said that no other state
had such a law, hence they had slot
machines by which passengers could
buy cups. To comply with the law a
sign says drinking cups would be fur
nished by the brakeman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
THIS DRUGGIST KNOWS
BEST KIDNEY MEDICINE

Sixteen years ago 1 began to sell DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root and today / believe
it is one of the best medicines on the
market; and my patrons are very much
pleased with the results obtained from its
use and speak very favorably regarding it.
Swamp-Root has been very successful in
troubles according to the reports received
and I have no hesitancy in recommending
it for have great faith in its merits.
Very truly yours,
OWL DRUG STORE,
By R. F. Boies,
Oct. 8, 1915. Sedalia, Missouri.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
Sighted.

$50 you're leaving US, Mary. What's
the trouble; don't you like the place
here?"
II did, but amt going to stay here
no longer. You don't treat me like one
of the family"
'Why, Mary, how can you say that?"
tits plain as day. You were away
for ten days, and you didn't even send
me picture postal card.'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
Watson Gives Up FIGHT.

Atlanta, Sept. 24.-Thomas e. Wat
son, through his attorney, J. Gordon
Jones, announces that he has decided
to suspend publication of the Jeffer,
sonian and the Thomson Guard, and
to abandon his appeal from Federal
Judge Speer's decision barring the JEFF.
fersonian from the mails.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
AS Mitey Wise Understood 1t.

They were talking about aviation.
'As / understood it." said Mr.. Mitey
Wise, ''the monoplane is flying ma
chine from which one falls, the BIZ
plane is one from which two fall
and"
ST get you," chirped the quick think
er. "The hy-drop-plane is one from
which they all fall out. Indianapolis
News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
nidnyt Need II.

The young bride had clearly formed
ideas on industrial questions.
81 will give you something to eat
she informed the tramp, eff you viii
get the ak"
"Oh, / shan't need that" the tramp
interrupted in a reassuring tone. my
teeth are quite all right"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
ASK eovernor to Amend isl laws.

Green Bay fishermen, headed by
Senator Timothy Burke, appeared be-
fore the governor to ascertain if some
ruling can be obtained which will per-
NIT the taking of perch six inches in
length. The legislature increased the
size to seven inches and the fishermen
claim that their business is being ham
pered in war times and that larger
supply of fish is being wanted in the
interests of food conservation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
Letter to
DIR. Kilmer q Co.
Bin61arnfona ~. II.

Prove What Swamp-ROot VIII Do For You
Send ten cents to DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. It will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable in
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and men,
ton this paper. Large and medium size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
ses, 900 Paid "Third House."

Corporations and individuals paid
$685. 900 during the last session of the
legislature as a contribution to the
third house." in working for and
against legislation, according to re-
ports fled in the state secretary's of
fee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
What Kind of Riches?

"'Riches take unto themselves
wings and fly away" quoted the
teacher. "What kind of riches is
meant?"
And Johnny Jones said: II reckon
they must be ostriches."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27

Can a man be said to be partial to 9
thing when he gives his entire atten
ton to It?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
workina Under pifficuIty.

Burglar hate to work job alone.
If git pinched / can't turn states evil
.dence on nobody and git off.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
What is Castoria

OASTORIA substitute
Drops and Soothing Syrups 1t is pleasant 1t contains neither
Opium Morphine other Narcotic
than has
Constipation Flatency Wind Collie and Darrh; yng Feverh
arising therefrom and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels
aids the assimilation of Foods giving healthy and natural Sleep
The Children's Panacea-The Mothers Friend.
The Kind Always
Syears has borne the Fletcher
Aowno this
All Counterfe limitations Good but Experiments that
tride with and the health of Infants and
Children against Experiment. ~ <AZ(NA-A
IX /ZLCA<E
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
Pleasures of an Enthusiast.

Pleasures of an Enthusiast.
'Does the price of gasoline bother
your
"Not MUCH" replied Mr.. Chuggins.
ST only run the motor a few miles.
Then get out and spend the rest of
the day tinkering her up"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27

A cynic is a person who knows thu
price of everything and the value OF
nothing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27

the less he is inclined to sit up and
take notice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27

Instead of counting the cost of eX
perience consider what it is worth t.
you.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27

The more good qualities man pos
sesses the less he has to say about
them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27

One method of lodging popularity
is to give your neighbors advice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-09-27
May Pledge Hoover Aid.

The WOman'S committee of the state
council of defense will consider the
recommendation to Wisconsin schools
of a pledge recently adopted by the
public schools of Council Bluffs. Ia.
which explains itself. 1t has the in
dorsement of Herbert Hoover, food ad-
ministrator; p. p. ClaxtOn, national
commissioner of education; the wom-
ans division of the Council of Nation
al Defense, and Albert M. Deyoe, Iowa
superintendent Of public instruction.
The pledge follows:
81, pupil in the ----
school in - hereby promise
that / will not fretfully or complain
ingly find fault with the food set be-
fore me while my country is at war,
nor will 1 criticize such food in any
manner while at the table; but If it is
necessary to talk it over / will do so
cheerfully and helpfully when not at
the table, and i will in every way do
my best to make it easy for those who
must feed me to do so without leaving
some one else hungry.
"And if forget this pledge, prom
Use to fine myself 1 penny for each
time it is broken, same to be paid into
the school fund for the aid of Belgian
children Cor other fund established for
the purpose1."
1t is expected that the responsibility
school children will feel at entering in
dividually an agreement to aid nation
al conservation will inject additional
spirit into the whole plan of saving.
Second Draft May Be Volunteer.
If the war department is willing
Wisconsin's second draft army will be
composed entirely of volunteers. Gov
ernor Phillip wrote Secretary of War
Baker asking permission to put in
force the plan worked out by Adjt
Gen. Orlando Holway of the Wiscon-
sin National Guard Approval by
President Wilson and Secretary Ba-
ker is necessary before any steps can
be taken. The second draft army is
expected to be raised within few
months and it is assumed that the
same number of men will be required.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-09
ATTACKS WILSON
FOR UTTERANCES
German Newspaper Comments
on Inauguration Address OF
President.

BERLIN Cby wireless 10 say .ille).
March 9.-Under the heading of
"fair dealing" the seni-Official
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
publishes the following editorial:
~One phrase in Prest Wilson's
inaugural address strikes us. II re-
lates to fair dealing and asserts that.
as America desires it for herself, SO
she is ready 90 claim for all man
kind fair dealing. justice. the free
dom 10 live and protection against
organized wrong. That which Pres't
Wilson is ready TO claim for all hU-
manity,. he never considers as the
right of Germany.
our whole policy toward Ameri-
ca from the first day Of the war UNI
iii the rupture of diplomatic rela-
tions has been struggle for fair
dealing. justice, freedom 20 live and
defense against organized wrong
coming from a nation which is
forced by our envious adversaries to
fght What was it that echoed from
across the water? Hardly had the
worlds confederation. which was in
tended to complete by force the de-
struction of Germany. been kindled.
when the voice of the organized
press asSidiously endeavored TO
arouse public opinion in the United
States against us. Pres't Wilson's
Government looked placidly on while
England gradually abolished the es-
tablished laws governing the use
OF the seas.
But this was not enough The
same government which had accept
ed without offering any resistance
the interruption of the whole trade
OF America with us and our neutral
peighbOr states, issued protest after
protest as soon as we began to repay
ENGLAND in identical fashion. This
although the United states was well
aware Of the fact that England in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-09

tended nothing else. with her brutal
disregard of neutral rishts, than
slowly TO undermine. 10y a war Of
starvation against women and chill
dren, our forces which she had not
succeeded in breaking by Violence of
arms.
"Pres't Wilson claims for human
ity the freedom TO live. Only to the
German people does he deny the
claim 20 that right At the same
time, the entire union was trans
formed into one huge factory for the
manufacture of arms and munitions.
Not only were existing plants en-
larsed but others, which i'm times of
peace produced goods destined for
peaceful uses were transformed in
order TO produce war material for
Germany's enemies The entire in
dustry Of a people who were unaf-
fected by the errors of the distant
European war, was transformed into
an enormous workshop for death
And, while the United States gov
eminent confirms this conception of
neutrality, it demands from US re
sponsibility for the lives and safety
of every one of its citizens. who. in
spite of our urgent warning, inyades
the war zone at sea"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-09
misunderstood ITS
WARNING. BOARD SAYS
Suggested That American Banks
Keep Money at Home for Do
meStic Use.

WASHINGTON. March Q. In a
statement Thursday night reiterating
that its warning 10 American banks
not 10 invest too heavily in foreign
securities had been misunderstood,
the federal reserve board said it re-
garded the placing OF foreign loans
as a natural and proper means of
settling trade balances and gave no
tice that the country's gold reserve
now has been materially strength
ened and supplies a broad basis for
additional credit