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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-12

James Dunn 200
F. v. Williams 200
Rod McGregor assessing $50 90
w. S. Oligney, ex. dray 1.53
]. Konichek park custodian $500
Dunn Bros supplies 80
= street tolls $50
A. Z. Ramberg extra police $50
Mrs. G. w. Faansworth gray. $500
Ed. Ellertson salary $3.50
Calvin Hammond st. labor 1890
Ned Moe 1900
Sam WATSON 10 rs
G. w. Chinook Jr. SO 50
Knute Wigen 20.75
John Mapes 20.75
]. Keeling 80 so
E. E. Nash Also
w. S. Oligney " SO 90
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-12
At The Churches

BAPTIST CHURCH
10:00-Sunday school.
11:00-Regular preaching service.
6:3O-B. Y. p. u.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-12
The Local Market
CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY.

Following are the prices paid by
River Falls merchants and dealers
for farm products, etc., to-day:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-12
Carl Pearson !" 821
Park Board, bridge, Park 44115
$1o6o60

al DOdA W OAA0SCB al I'll - IL
$1060.6O
C a Stone Constru2tio c o.
Sewer Second monthly estimate, I'm
provement Bond 2357.19
Bills allowed, Browell, Ostness
and Sutherland voting aye. Appli-
cation of o, A. Osen for license to
operate one billiard and two pool
tables was granted, the license to
be issued on payment of the fee.
Application of Sarah Flint for
cement walk in front of her lot on
north 18th street was granted, and
walk ordered built on usual terms.
On motion voted to adjourn.
F. V. Williams, City Clerk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-12
CLASSIFIED ADS.
HOUSES FOR SALE

For Sales room modern h u e.
Lights, bath and furnace, $4,000.
6 room house. Lights and city wa
ter. Acre land, $1,000.
Z room house. Fully modern. S2700,
S. L. Krauth, River Falls, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-12
STOCK FOR SALE

For Sale-Full blooded Shorthorn
bull. serviceable age. Lee Hast
ert. Phone 372.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-09
HALF. CENTURY OLD.
Goddess Of Liberty ca CAPITOL IS -
Years Old.

f! GoddeSs % Li"srey ~ '-at
Years Old
On the second Of December the
Goddess Of Liberty, which surmount'
! the dome Of the capitol in Washing
ton, was So years old. The acreage
woman Of 50, although bit recon
ciled 10 her age, tries in many little
ways to make her friends think she
is just Il few years younger, bat MISS
Columbia caanot resort to q subtcr,
fuge Of this sort, for both her age
and weight are fully known.
She was erected in 1863, when
Washington was under military rule
during the Civil war; she was the
wor: Of Thomas Crawford, The scnip-
tor, aud vas cast al Bladensburg:
Md. She 3 made entirely Of brGnze,
ard the roirbs Of her crown arc tip
ped with gold. The statue weighs l4,-
@S5 pourds and is - feet & inches in
height. The history Of the goddess
is an interesting ore The statue was
cast in five sections, which were ;i!aced
torsthar under the direction Of an
!taii@n. Tie tasI; vas so skilifuily
executed that it was impossible to
discern The cracks. When it was de-
sired TO take the statue apart in or
der to get it up on the dome of the
ca,iiul Il negro, recently cmanclpatcd,
offered 10 find the seams. lie adjusted
block and tackle and, after mucl
twisting and turning, his efforts were
rouardcd and the Goddess Of Liberty
hcwci her seams. So, after "cm2in-
ing: = yca, in front Of the capitol, she
1~ag placed on top o. inc dome aad =
national salute Of j. gins; was fred
simultaneously ly Il stations III
honor Of Miss Columbia. She has
Been #trucl; by lightning several times,
hut, rs she WIS fully prepared for
sucA an emergency no damage vas
conc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-09

risen berth is regarded as beIofeRs
20 the Valley section. Circuit Judge
Henry W. Holt, Of Staunton.. also
is strongly backed for the vacancy on
the State Supreme Bench
MIR. Byrd is, one Of the best-hlown
political figures in Virginia. He was
Speaker of the Virginia House Of
Delegates for six years and has the
distinction of putting more construc-
tive legislation7,on Virginia's statute
books than any other member of the
General Assembly for years. He was
selected as the Wilson campaign
manager in Virginia in 1912, and was
a factor in preventing the Virginia
delegation from being voted solidly
against Wilson's nomination at Balti-
more. Two years ago he was ap-
pointed United States District At
torney by the President.
MIR. Byrd maintains law Offices at
Winchester and Richmond. Only re-
Gently he Withdrew as candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor in NEXT years primaries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-09
CHAPLAIN RAPS CHURCHES.
Says They Did Not Support Work
Among Men on Border,

/ New York, Jan. 9.-The churches
did not "play fair with the chaplalns
on the border and did not support
their work morally or financially as
they should" it was asserted here
Yesterday by the Rev. J. Madison
Hare, chaplain Of the Fourth Ne"
jersey Infantry, at luncheon given
BY the Clergy Club to chaplains OF
the army and the National Guard
here today.
He defended the State troops by
saving that the criticism to which
they have been subjected was due
to the fact that they were expected
to accomplish in two months what
the regular army takes six months
to do. Eventually" ri, sa'd, we
shall have to go into Mexico"
The Rev. William T. Croker,
CHAPLAIN of the Scventy-frst Infan-
try. said that to 20 into Mexico
would be a crime All the out
lawry, he said, was not on the Mex
lean side of the border.
DR.. William T. McCord, of the
Seventh Regiment, declared the pat
riotism Of the men in this country
WIS evidenced by tho response TO
,ihc Presidents call to the border.
lie asserted there was no real
rri,is ; i'd the young ~. could not
convince themselves there was rea-
rcn TO drop their business and 60"
The reason, he said the troops
did not 20 to the border as quickly
< .:rl;aducd was "becais" The rcgi-
lar army made it hard for them to
get ready"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-09
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Mystery surrounding tic idcntit!
Of Charles F. Collier" aged 50, il
jail in Chicago, on charges brought
! by eleven young girls, was solved
yesterday by his confession that he
| is 3. F. Rudolph, former alderman
Baptist deacon and Sunday school
superintendent of Connellsville, Pa
Fearing that they cannot long hold
the hundreds of thousands of mem
bcrs OF the big Four" railroad
brotherhoods, the chiefs Ct the fous
organiZa tions have sent out secret
call for a meeting Of the chairmen
of al locals to be held in Chicago on
Thursday.
Under the headline, Greece, Forty
eight Hours Tin1c Limit" the Lon
don Times says: owe understand
that in consequence of the attitude
of King Constantinc's government
and the communications which they
recently addressed to the allies, a
fresh note has been drawn at Rome
by the allied ministers in council
there and dispatched to Athens. AL
thouch the exact terms of the note
have not vet been published they are
rnderstood 70 demand prompt COM
pliancc with all demands previously
put forward and require the Greek
government TO notify its acceptance
Of these demands without delay. Tie
time allowed for the Greek reply Is
believed not TO exceed as hours.
The Sunday morning congregation
at the Wesley Methodist Episcopal
Church, Milwaukee, Wis, will net
carry It's Offering in its pocNetoookS'
4 cood-sizcd potato is expected from
every man, woman and child who at
tends the morning service on, SUNDAY
Rusbel baskets will be placed at the
;;oor TO receive contributions. Some
vorshippcrs, it is hoped, may contri-
b;tc two or three potatocS--or mayce
l.Ir = dozen The vegetable offering
!. ~. result of the high cost Of
not,tocs. Many deserving families,
,..y charity workers, have not tast2a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-09
BYRD FOR JUDGEsHIp
WeIl.Known Winchester Lawyer Re.
commended for Place On Bench OF
Supreue Court OF Appeals

commended for Riace On bencl u
Supreme Court Of Appeals
Friends of Richard Evelyn Byrd
Unitea States Attorney for the west
ern district of Virginia, will urge
Governor Stuart to appoint him to the
next vacancy on the Virginia Supreme
Court Of Appeals, according to a
statement in Washington yesterday
Mr.. Byrd, it is declared, expressed
a desire to wind up his public career
GU the bench when his wishes were
consulted in regard to the Court OF
Appeals appointment.
The vacancy 1or which Mr.. Byrd
will be advanced will be created by
the retirement of Judge George NJ.
Harrison, who halls from the Valley
section of the State. 1t is anticipated
that Judge Harrison will resign some
time this or next month on account
of his age and health, his term not
expiring until 1913. The present Har-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-09

condition Of the cathedral to supple.
nent the one he made in 1914, afte.
the cathedral was first damaged by
German shells. This report said that
the cathedral could never be entirely
restored. ?
Dinner favors of 500 bills were
distributed at a banquet given By
George F. johnson to thirty foreinen
in the Endicott-J ohnson factories IN
Binghampton, N. Y. Under each plate
was found crisp new $500 bill. The
color scheme of the banquet was
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-09

:. W . ssa ii as-&
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-09

AackensenJ star army has
taken 'lfocsani.7 Nearly 1000 prison
rs three cannon and several ma
chine guns were taken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08
WILL PROBABLY SEIZE
DUTCH VESSELS FIRST
shipping Board Evidences Intention
by Asking Opinion of state De-
partment ia Matter.

Washington. Sept. Further evS-
deuce that the United states shipping
hoard will not hesitate to seize neutral
ships for the use Of this country and
her allies was given today when II
was decided, TO ask the state depart
meut FOR an opinion In the matter
It is understood that III bringing the
matter to the attention Of Secretary
Lansing the board is concerned chief
iy in getting the state department TO
use its good Offices TO prevent any
breaches with neutraIs.
1t is believed likely that the first
ships seized will he the one hundred
Dutch vessels new held In American
harbors These vessels are mostly
loaded with grain and have been held
up by the exports administrative
board The absolute refusal of the
Netherlands Minister Chevalier Van
Rappard to consider the proposals of
this government TO unload the ships
and use them TO bring grain and sugar
from Australia and Java has caused
the shipping board to decide upon the
seizures.
Much speculation was aroused at
tho shipping board today by an offer
TO sell 10 il 10000 tons OF neutr a |
ships, some in American harbnrs and
athArs- bread The shipping board
asked for further information. While
no statement as to the nationality of
the vessels was made. there was
rumor that Holland had taken this
prevention of the communicating Of
the vessels now In American harbors
/. was argued that since the United
States had pledged itself 10 help feed
the neufrals, the ships would be used
partly for taking foodstuffs 10 Hol-
land in any case and the delay in
cident 10 settlement OF price through
Communicating would be ohviated.
The shipping board today consider
ed the problem of bringing ships from
the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. It
is stated that some sixty vessels are
available
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08
MAJOR POTTS is SENT
TO RAINBOW DIVISION

N7tor Allen Potts. United States dis
hurSluE officer for virginia, with
headquarters in the Federal building,
wiIl leave RICHMOND this morning for
MIneols l.. l., where he Will he assigned
10 duty with the rainbow division.
Of national Euardsmen from
twentr-siN states Orders for the
transfer ~ Major Potts from Fichmond
were received several days ago. II
is not known whether he viii accom-
parry the division 10 France hut i'm
dtcattone are that he viii he a mem
her of the staff Major Potts has heeu
officer here for some time,
his office paving cnt monthly on an
average az s756.ohh.
In the absence - Major Potts Can
tain James A Anderson has heen put
in charge ~ the government office here.
captain Anderson has been ASSISTING
Major Potts since the latter was made
dig tursine officer Captain Daniel L.
Coulbourn r. also attached n the of-
See
Accomnar Nator Potts r. Min
cola sre Ssrrearts Black and FaTrar.
Both Of these men have been on duty
i'm hts office Sergeant Black was FIRST
sergeant OF the ouartermaster depart
ment at Camp stuart last wear, and
was later on duty az the ad3atant-
generals office. when Mater Potts
was taken into federal service Ser
Eeant Black was also mustered IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08
U-BOAT CAN'T MIN
SAYS LlOYO-Gt0RGE

London, sept. 7.--Givins full credit
that will win the war for the entente.
Premier Lloyd-George in a speech at
Birkenhead today drew an optimistic
picture OF the situation and voiced
absolute confidence in Anal victory.
America" he exclaimed amid
cheers, has never been defeated and
on this occasion. too, she will triumph"
The premier says he is absolutely
convinced that the submarine will
never force the allies to their knees
He declared that while the situa.
ton in Russia is disouieting and Rus
sian reverses have postponed entente
victory, he was confident that Rus
sias leaders will succeed In repair.
ing the machine now under IRE
He pointed TO the allied offensives
on other fronts. especially the Italian
drive. as the aEectual reply to Ger
manys boasts Of victories in the east
against no resistance"
The prime minister said that the
Ssu bmarnes VIII never be able to
wrest from the allies their supremacy
at sea He refuted German assever-
ations that the British official u-boat
figures did not shed true light upon
British shipping losses. The figures.
he said, were absolutely correct.
German attempts to SOW discord
among the allies are doomed to fail
ure. the premier asserted He denied
accusations that England went into
the war for selfish ends. saving Eng
land drew the sword In honor OF her
pledged word"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08
LABOR ID FIGHT
LOWER STANDARDS
G mrers Declares Manufacturers
Want to Keep Non-Tnion En-
ployes Under Present
Poor Conditions.

Minneapolis. MINI September T.
Employers now in Washington seek
ing To retain the present conditions
in non union factories viii be fought
by not only the American. Federation
of Labor but by the American Alliance
fer Democracy That was the policy
declared by the alliance before adj
tournment today. Other features Of
the convention were resolutions pledg-
ing the American labor movement to
the support and eervice Of Russian
democracy which We're cabled to
Petrograd
President g o m p ers telegraphed
President Wilson the convention had
been unit in giving support to his
war policy and would aid him TO the
end
Resolutions we're adopted favoring
the claims Of the Jewish people for
establishing national home land in
Palestine on the basis of self govern
ment- The reference to the manu-
tacturers by the convention declared:
The war shall not he made an ex-
euse for lowering any OF the stand
ards which have been established by
labor in its long struggle We de-
clare however. that predatory inffu-
enees are at work to lower the stand
ards. The efforts with be resisted +"
These manufacturers ask the ma -
uoHal council of defense 10 help 1nem
keep their non-unipn employees in the
same condition Of seryitude thew have
been. The standards Of labor which
labor and the council has agreed TO
maintain are the union standard Of
wages, hours and working conditions.
Non union labor has no standard of
employment.
No request was ever made by the
council OF defense that we cease to
organize the employees in non union
shops or urge for them union wages
ana conditions. The council. how
ever, has declared that where wages
are not sufficient to meet the cost of
living they should he increased 1t
never agreed or desired to assist EN-
ployers Of non union employees in fore
ing them TO work for less than a wage
esta olished by organized lahor."
several hundred telegrsr ms from all
parts OF the country and from every
Kind OF organization were received by
eSfcffTf ts7TT1FE-s pfedEInE TO sup
port the great loyalist movement
iaunched by the alliance,
Offlcers elected are: President
a m . Gompers secretary, Frank
Morrison; presidents, John Spar
go Mrs. Gertrude r Fuller. PittshurR
James Duncan, Massa husetts. W. f
CHI. Milwaukee
Executive committee---F rank p
Walsh. W ]. .Ghent- Inha H Walker
John Snargo. William Ellin, c. I.anel1
Matthew Vol Jacob J. Shepherd
James c. Holland and David ]. Berry
The resolutions sent to Russia. "A .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08
Pope TO RENEW
PEACE EFFORTS
Homes 10 Find Starting Place ON Pro-
posal for Disarmament--Repiie
Of Central Powers Awaited.

Washington, Sept. Pope Bene'
dict will not relax his efforts for
peace. II WAS learned from an au-
thoritativ source here today that the
Vatican does not consider that Presi-
dent wilson's reply TO the last note
has closed the matter.
Already a new plan for the salts
faction Of the demands of the United
states for the overthrow or German
militarism has been informally ad-
vanced. 1t is this. The pope already
has proposed and President wilson
has accepted the doctrine OF d uni
-.arSal reduction of armam ents. The
Vatican is credited with the belief
that reduction of armhDents
would destroy more effectively the
power of German military autocracy
than would internal reform of Ger
many's constitution.
Further replies are expected at the
vatican from the central powers and
from certain Of the allies within the
next few weeks. Following the receipt
and careful consideration of these re-
plies another note will be addressed
by Pope Benedict to the world. An
unofficial outline Of the present posi-
ton of the vatican has been availabls
here. It is roughly as follows:
/. The crimes which the allies charge
against Germany already stand con
demned In the public utterances of his
holiness.
2 In his potential character as a
Judge or mediator the pope cannot now
express his opinion as to whether the
allies charges are true and Germany
guilty.
3. The issue has been joined. as the
la~vers say, and the only way 10 de-
termine the Justice of the allied claims
and the guilt or innocence OF Germany
IL not In the heat Of battle. but In
the calm of the council chamber,
Further the intimation has been
broadly made in behalf of the vatican
that Germany Is guilty OF Germany
own admission The restoration OF
Belgium Is one of the terms Of the
popes proposal and this proposal
from him means that he considers
Germany guilty of az least this viola
ton of international law.
The vatican It can be stated en-
phatlcallv will not take part In any
effort Of the allies to insist in change
IN Gernany's form of government
But the vatican. 1t can be stated. with
equal assurance. will transmit TO the
allies those guarantees OF adherences
TO peace terms which Germany vii
offer.
In view of the care with which the
state department has refrained from
defining the exact form of reform
which the United States will consider
as warranting belief in German prom
Uses. the vatican has been led TO the
belief that this way has been left
open purposely by the United States
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08
CALLS VICE MENACE TO
L. :. TROOPS ABROAD

St. Louis. Sept. S.-Europe Is over
run by. vice and immortality.
This is the statement Of the Rev.
Elmer r Clark. of St. Louis who
has Just returned from six months
visit to Europe. where he studied
moral conditions as affected by the
war
American soldiers in France and
England are menaced by a vast horde
is easy to see the cause.-the great
number Of refugees. the laxity in
home matters on account OF the great
press of other things.
Everyone claims to be the wife OF
a soldier way at the front Many
really are at home. lonely and I'M
provided for, exempt for small pen
stonss and they drift onto the. streets
and into saloons.
thousands OF soldiers come back
from the front to ind their wives
utterly different This is a great men
ace to our boys az the front.
Then there are the casualty lists,
In Paris I was accosted by a pretty
little woman with every evidence OF
refinement,
why in the world are you in this
positione" I asked her.
She wept when she answered II
saw the casualty list the other day,
My husbands name was there
That's the grim reason. There are
thousands Of others tust like her.
TN the eyes OF French women
Americans are heroes now. These
women will desert a Frenchmnn In
a second to go to the side OF an Amer
lean myself have been accosted
innumerable times by women who
seemed delighted at their discovery
that I was an American"
The American soldiers set France
mad with hope, Rev. Mr. Clark said
IN the minds of both England and
France victory has been made Ger
tain by the entry of the United
States
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
URGE NEED OF STEEL

Washington. Espr. Both Japan
and Russia made urgeut requests here
today for steel Both are endeavoTing
TO satisfy the United states that steel
allowed TO them will help in the war,
RusSia's request, IL was learned, was
questioned because of the possibility
OF supplies sent thither falling into
German hands through capture. Japan
has been asked to guarantee that her
steel viii be used directly for the
benefit Of the allied cause and not for
the development of her own commercial
interests IN the Pacific. II was hint
ed At the state department and at the
shipping board that satisfactory prog
ress had been made in both negotia-
tions, Ships have already been dis
patched - 1rrnange1 and KoI1 With
steel for Russia. Mr.. Bskhmetien to-
day represented TO the shipping board
that the German drive on .petrograd
cannot he considered serious.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08
DEPART AFTER
KISSING AMERICAN COMRADES

American Field HEADQUARTERS In
France, Sept Part Of the French
chasseurs who have ben training the
Sammies departed this morning
The Americans gave them a big send
off, the band playing the French and
American national anthems and the
s. mmtes' shaking hands with each
OF the chasseurs. The latter on their
part kissed their American comrades
In arms on the cheek. Many friend
ships have been formed during the
stay OF these French veterans. and
the "Sammies" showed genuine regret
a. their leaving,
British officers have begun a course
Of instruction in the handling of
trench mortars and machine guns
The "Samr1tas". hone. thus TO- derive
the best, advantages from the Anglo
French systems
The Yanks are great pupils" said
one Of the British officers, You don't
have TO tell them anything twice II
they don't make great soldiers TIL give
you half Of London"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-08

STEEL SHIPS OF NEW
TYPE TO BE BUILT

New York. Sept work upon
the construction OF steel vessels of a
new type Is to be started as soon "a
the $4,000. 900 plants for building
the ships under government contracts
and supervision have been completed
The contracts for the new vessels will
be ready in a few days 1t was an
nounced today by Henry r. Sutphen.
vice-president of the Submarine Boat
corporation, which la one of the three
corporations which win I'LL the gov
ernments shipbuilding orders. The
three yards will be able TO turn out
the vessels in record time as all parts
will be standardized, enabling the
builders to assemble them rapidly.
Fifty thousand workers are to be en-
ployed.
The Submarine Boat corporations
plant Will be on Newark bay: the Mer-
chants Shipbuilding company's at
Chester. Pa. and the American Inter
national corporations at Hog island
near Philadelphia.
Mr.. sutphen stated that when his
plant is working az full capacity a
5,ooo-ton steamer will be launched
every two days,