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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-06
With The BOYS
At CAMP GRANT
BY S. R. MORSE

Company D had one fine 7 thanks
giving dinner, great suficiency OF
excellently prepared turkey, and
thanks to the good people Of Pierce
county, big supply OF the best jell,
jam and pickles ever put up, to &c
with it. The preserves, although
vigorously attacked, were in suffi-
Gent numbers to endure quite 9
seige and will be a greatly relished
extra" on theCompany's tables for
several meals to come. The boys do
certainly appreciate and sincerely
thank you people Of Pierce county.
The big event of the past week
was the Camp Granf-Camp Custer
football game on Stagg field, Chica-
go, last Saturday. The boys of
Company d who had purchased tick
cts were downcast on Friday when
word came that on account Of the
quarantine of Go. A. they would
have to go On guard Saturday The
Company has been SO reduced by
transfers that it would take the en-
tire outfit to supply the guard de-
tail. 1t looked like a certainty that
no one would get to see the game.
But Captain Puffer won the lasting
gratitude of his men by securing
from other companies substitutes
who did not care to attend the game
so D Company was represented
there. 1t was wonderful game.
The players, all officers, were the
greatest collection Of football stars
ever assembled and it was a battle
royal from start to finish. Camp
Grant won IA to IS. Eight or ten
long special trains took the Camp
Grant delegation to Chicago and the
soldiers marched through thronged
streets from one depot to the other,
where more trains were provided to
take them to the field. Several of
the bands of the seth Division were
united into one and furnished music
throughout the intervals of play,
marching about the field before the
game and between halves. Camp
Custer had smaller delegation Of
soldiers with their band. In the
audience were many of the coun-
try's most prominent men in army
and civilian life, while other boxes
were occupied by Chicago's -four
hundred in gay attire. The pro-
ceeds of the game were donated to
the Army and Navy Athletic fund.
On account of the fact that the
Company is so reduced in numbers
there has been but little of the regu-
lar drill work lately and much of
the time has been spent in fixing
camp streets and barracks. The
341st regiment was out on 1O-mile
march, with dinner at the target
range the other day, and there has
also been the usual target practice
New men have arrived to take the
places of the seven or eight who
were rejected. Of the new men R.
Huber of Ellsworth was rejected
upon examination Friday, and will
be sent home
According to present rumors all
of the boys will be given short fur
Tough during the holidays, and they
are eagerly planning visit with the
folks at home
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-06
Found Dead in Bed

Claire Martin of Grange Hall was
found dead in bed by his wife last
Thursday morning at 6 o'clock. He
was in perfect health when he re-
tired the night before. The deceas
ed was "a years of age.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-06
Fair Officials Elected

At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Pierce county
fair held at Ellsworth yesterday, the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President-W. L..
Gilman; Vice-President-Ed Camp
bell; Secretary-O. A. Halls; Treas
urer-E. S Doolittle. The Associa.
ton is in good shape financially.
IS
Mrs. j. Seldom Of Pepin was n
over Sunday visitor at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Lutte Musser.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-06

Mrs. A. Simpson of Minneapolis
visited at the home Of her mother.
Mrs. William Gray, the fore-part of
the week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-06

Art Remington, the Hudson in
surance man, was business caller
in the city Tuesday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-06
RIVER FALL LOSES
CHAMPIONSHIP

Hopes of landing the stare cham
pionship for the third successive
year went glimmering" Thanks
giving Day when the River Falls
Normal School football team met
defeat at La Crosse by a score of 10
to 0. 1t was the first defeat suffer
ed by the local school on the gridir-
on, at the hands of a normal school
eleven, since 1914, when Whitewater
administered Is to 0 beating on
the River Falls field.
River Falls players, coaches and
fans are offering no alibi for the de-
feat. They met a better team-one
of real varsity calibre-and were
fairly defeated. La Crosse played a.
hard, clean game from start to fin
ish and, while River Falls should
have scored, there is little doubt
that La Crosse would have proved
the winner on any field. They had
a shlfty. well-balanced team, the
line being heavy but active and the
backfield working like a well-bal-
anced machine. While River Falls
met decisive defeat, the team play
ed desperately up to the very last
minute. They held for downs on che
ten yard line in the last period and
never gave up for minute all thro
the gruelling contest. Had it not
been for some costly fumbles River
Falls would have scored early in the
game
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EARLY IMPRESSIONS OF LIFE AT CAMP GRANT


dvo a Grant Ill
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-06

the gruelling contest. Had it not
been for some costly fumbles River
Falls would have scored early in the
game.
The Game In Detail
Capt. Finn wonthe toss and chose
to receive the ball. Fessenbecker
received the kick on his 5 yard line
and returned 10 yards. The Falls
failed in three attempts at the line
and Wigen was forced to punt. La
Crosse took the ball and with a SER
les of end runs, forward passes and
line bucks carried it to the 10 yard
chalkmark where, by desperate eff
fort the Falls held for downs. The
team was fighting now, and terrific
line plunges by Gregor, Fessenbeck-
er and Johnson, aided by the latter's
80 yard sprint up the field brought
the ball within the visitors terri
tory. Here occurred the first costly
tumble and River Falls advance
was checked, La Crosse again start
ed smashing attack and rushed the
locals off their feet. Two we'll exc
cuted forward passes brought the
ball to the 10 yard line and an end
run resulted in a touchdown. They
punted out and goal was missed.
Score-La Crosse 6, River Falls 0.
La Crosse again kicked off and
River Falls came back with a rush,
advancing the ball far into the enc
mics territory where their chance to
score again was lost when Fessen-
becker fumbled on the 10 yard line.
La Crosse Immediately punted out of
danger and Smith, who received the
ball, was nailed in his tracks by the
fleet ends. End of the quarter.
Second Quarter
In the second quarter johnson,
who was calling signals for the Falls
opened up with all the tricks in the
Red and~Black repertoire Of plays
and the team succeeded in advanc-
ing the pigskin to the 30 yard line
when an incomplete pass lost the
ball to La Crosse. Good football
again smothered the Falls defense
and another Well-earned touchdown
was soon chalked up. Again goal
was missed. Score-La Crosse IL,
River Falls 0.
The Falls kicked to La Crosse who
advanced the ball to the center of
the field before they were stopped.
Attempts at the line failed and Wig
en- tried drop kick just as the half
ended. Standing on the As yard line
he drove the ball straight for the
goal posts, the long kick falling short
by not more than yard. The half
ended IL to in favor of La Crosse.
Third Quarter
The rest period seemed to put pep
into the red sweatered players for
in the third quarter they outplayed
La Crosse, again losing sure touch
down by inability to grab a pass at a
crucial moment. The team took the
ball on their own 80 yard line and
some hard smashing by Johnson and
two beautiful passes, Johnson to
Wigen, brought the ball to the 10
yard line. Johnson continued the
aerial attack, making a perfect pass
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Continued on Page 81
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21
New Court House JanitOr.

Albert Browning has been appoint
ed ianitor at the court house in place
of old man Eduard Gravier, who re-
signed because of illness.
Albert is one of Palatka's most sub
stantial and reliable colored citizens:
He has been cutting the hair and
trimming the whiskers of Palatkans
for q years and there isn't a whit
man who has grown to manhood m
this town but has sat in his char
and been made to think that the tu-
ture destiny of the town would large
Iv rest in his hands. Albert has Ca
tered to the best trade and he has
kept his shop up to the modern idea
He started 81 years ago in the hall
wav next east of the Putnam Ma
tional Bank. His business expanded,
and for years he has, in company with
his brother Arthur, conducted a four
chair shop next to Haughton's drug
store, an interest in which he will
still retain. He has shaved and made
presentable hundreds Of the States
leading men and politicians; he has
grown ponderous with the years, but
never "swelled" on himself, though
he represented the Sixth ward in
council many years and would have
become so had he not been well-bal-
anced. His averdupois is too ponder
Gus for his legs; he can't stand the
work of his trade, so he becomes ianl-
tOl
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

DeLand Record: What makes a
town? Is it the wealth evidenced by
fine homes and splendid store build
ings? These may attest the stablll-
tv and thrift of certain people, but
they offer no great inducements to
commercial and moral progress. Is 1t
the spirit of good order and law OBJ
servance? That is factor only.
The sleepiest old hamlets that dot the
nan have this spirit in rank abund-
ance. Is it the schools and churches ?
MAY their influence ever increase, but
they don't make town-they only
culture it. Is it the geographical To-
cation, the character of the surround
ing country. the shipping facilities.
the natural advantages? None of
these is an essential. Is it the mer-
chant that sleeps at the switch? Not
hardly. Then, what is it that makes
a town? As The Record has said
many times, it is the unity of the
people. the existence of a common
bond which causes business and social
enemies to put aside all differences
when it comes to boosting the town.
No town ever made real progress on
the way to substantial success with
cut the get-to-gether spirit unani-
mously adopted. 1t has reiuvenated
old folks of towns that were yawning
their way into endless sleep. 1t has
infused new lifeblood into the heart
of commercial life and made thriving
cities out of paralytic villages. Nat
ural advantages count for much. and
prosperity cannot be built on shifting
sand, but any town with half a
chance, and wide-awake business men,
can be made to grow and expand and
thrive when all join with one accord
in the boosting program.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21
WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THE KAISERLAN

Most people are anxious to know
all they can about matters in Ger
many.
Well, here is an article recently
published in The Anhalt Volksblatt
which complains Of the tendency of
the government to follow the unscru-
pulous practices of some retail deal
ers. The article reads:
THE practice of making the sale
of certain articles dependent on the
purchase of others frequently unfit
for consumption has again and again
called for severe punishment from
the authorities
"Now the public authorities are ac-
tually compelling the people to buy
more or less worthless or half-decay-
ed victuals. Several cases of this
kind have occurred recently.
"By way Of example, we reproduce
an order issued by the authorities in
a Cologne district:
"'On Saturday next, oat prepara-
items and jams will be furnished to
all holders of food coupons. Every
family is compelled beforehand to
procure from the shops which will
be hereafter designated, one tin of
fish or one pound of cheese, or four
packets Of pudding powder. Whoev-
er fails to comply with this order
will be excluded from the list of re-
cipients of the wares mentioned in
the opening section of this order"
A story in the Rheinishch- West
faelische Zeitung reads:
"A curious appeal occupied the
Reichstag petitions committee recent
ly. A miner who had lost both legs
declared he regarded the automatic
push-car as his legs.
"He complained when travelling
by train he had been compelled to
buy separate ticket for his legs
which the railway company dealt with
as luggage.
"The company decided that the
regulations governing the travelling
Of war-disabled persons did not ap-
ply to such as were incapacitated thru
other causes, and dismissed the case"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21
War BOy MarricS.

Judge Julian C. Calhoan on Tues
day united in marriage M. Alison CT
cero Fox of Melrose and Miss ThelmS
Johns of the same place. The neX'
day Mrs. Fox became war widow
which, if anything, at this stage Of
the married life, is really worse thar
being an orphan.
Mr.. Fox was one Of the boys to &c
to the front on Wednesday. He is 8
fine young fellow and he couldn't beal
tie thought Of going aw y 20 war II
a foreign country and leaving his
sweetheart. But he did it, and if yor
had looked at him closely on Wednoa.
day at the train you would have found
it hard to detect trace of that re-
gret; he had it well smothered. Mrs
Fox will go back to her parents home
and bear her lot bravely. She is a
bright young lady of about Is years.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

Apalachicola Times: Those who
predicted that Park Trammell would
not be heard of in the United States
Senate, did not know the man. Either
that or they wanted to say something
that would detract from this Florldi-
ans popularity. While the wrltel
did not support Mr.. Trammell for the
Senatorship, at all times we accord
ed to him honest of purpose with
ability to represent this great State
in the councils of the nation, and II
is exceedingly gratifying to be able
to announce that since his advent IN
this august body he has representeo
Florida faithfully and with distin'
guished ability. Many who have oc'
cupied seats in the Senate have beer
content to watch the other fellow an(
say as little as possible. Not so witt
Mr.. Trammell. He has been active
and vigorous, and his voice is fire.
uuently heard The Times predict,
that Mr.. Trammell will make rec
ord that the entire State will be prou,
of.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

Swearing by proxy is a new form of
securing an outlet for enraged feel
jlgs and which has been utilized with
apparent success by Rev. Dr.. Newell
Dwight Hills, pastor of the famous
Plymouth Congregational church IN
Brooklyn. DR.. Hills toured the bat
tie front in France in company with
the artist, Leon Dabo, and his feel
ings were so outraged by what he
saw that he asked Dabo to swear for
him. Dabo cursed his roundest and
when he had finished Dr.. Hills sim
ply remarked: as that the best you
can do ~
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21
A Birthday Party.

A delightful supper party was Civ
en- Saturday evening by Miss Gertrude
Williams in honor of her twelfth
birthday anniversary.
The dining table was most attrac-
tive with a center piece of lighted
candles. Covers were laid for nine
including Florence and Lila Critten-
ton, Emily Norwich, Merceline Gal
Iagher, Betty Hoist, Gertrude and
Frances Williams and Mrs. Mary
Buck and Miss Alice Hutchinson.
After tempting course supper the
guests enjoyed the moving pictures.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

This is bad year for anarchists
and traitors and the indications are
that it will get worse. Leon Sam
son, young man who addressed a
meeting where Emma Goldman was
the chief speaker, has been denied ad-
mission to Columbia university.
Samson sought to enjoin the universi-
ty from carrying out this order, but
the court ruled otherwise. The court
ruled "the inevitable close contact
what would place Samson with i'm
pressionable young men of his own
age who might thus be inoculated
with the poison of his disloyalty
would constitute a menace to the uni
versitv." You can't beat it for a
wartime doctrine.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21
Mr.. and Mrs. Geiger Entertain,

Professor and Mrs. NJ. p. Geipn.,
entertained the Palatka teachers very
informally but delightfully."- TUESDAY
afternoon after faculty meeting. lIrs
Cora Griffin won the honors in the
peanut contest. Cream, cakes and
mints were served.
The guests included Superintendent
and Mrs. c. H. Price, Professor DcI-
bert Fitzpatrick, Misses Clara McDon-
aid, Estelle Mckenzie, Georgia John
son, Mabel Holcomb, May Minton
Cora Griffin, Eva Sleap, Irene Hamn,
ton, Belle Lee, Margaret Willard
Mary Wilkinson, Nettie Holley, Ida
Leib, Ellene Merryday, and Mesdamps
Hersey, Pickren and Merrydav.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21
Tom Cannon Opens Whitehall.

The Whitehall Market, witch clos
ed last week under the management
of Mr. Neubeck, opened a day or two
later by Mr.. Thos. Cannon. long a
well known and popular meat dealer
in this city. Mr.. Cannon understands
the meat business from A to lizard
and he also is an expert in seeing
that his goods are displayed tempting
ly on the counters of clean and
wholesome market.
That he will receive 4 generous
share of the publics patronage, goes
without saying. Hundreds of people
Will learn with pleasure that Mr.. Can
non has re-entered business.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21
Appointed Rector of St. Monicas.

Rev. Robert DunW0rth, who has
been temporarily in charge of st
Monica's Catholic church in this city
since the departure of Father
Charles, has just been appointed rec
tor of the church by the Rt Rev
Bishop NJ. J. Curley, D. D. As was
announced in this paper some weeks
ago, Rev. Patrick Barry, formerly rec
tor of st. Monca's, has been made
vicar general of the diocese of St
Augustine, and rector of the cathe-
dral church in that city
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

1t will soon be opening time for
the new Woman's Club House, and it
is possible that the date will be an
nounced next week. Watch for this
important announcement. Palatka
will put on gala attire for the event;
Mrs. W. S. Jennings, president F. F:
w. C. will be the guest of honor, and
possibly other state officers and prom
inent club women will also attend.
Let's all have big time and be gen
erous in our donations.
In way this is public build
ing, a building for everybody to use,
a place for all kinds of entertain
ments and parties, and we hone that
the people of Palatka will realize this
nnd subscribe generously to the
building fund
Go around and see the Club House
and make up your mind to treat sub
Scription committee right when they
call on YOU. Do it now.
PALATKA WOMAN'S CLUB.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

Two Eskimo Indians. Sinnisiak and
Uluksuk, have been acquitted at Ed
monton, Alberta, of the murder of
two Catholic missionaries at Bloody
Falls in the far off Canadian Arctic,
after having confessed to the killing
and eating of the priests bodies.
Their acouittal was on the ground of
self-defense. The missionaries were
armed against beascs and perlIs OF
the northern wilds, but the Indian
cannibals claimed they thought the
guns were meant for them. Some
of the papers have published pictures
of these cannibals, and it is said that
there is prospect that they will be
canonized by the Guardeens for their
heroic work in crippling the Roman
hierarchy-"and leaving no trace"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

We don't like the idea of the term
drafted" being applied to the boys
who are leaving Putnam county for
the war. As matter of fact it is a
misnomer. When it comes to the
draft, every American has been draft
ed. These boys, because Of peculiar
fitness, were simply selected for the
fighting section. Only the physical
ly fit are selected to do the actual
fighting. But those of US who stay
at home have our part, and an i'm
portant part it is. We must sacri-
flee of our substance; we must pay
the bills and do all in our power to
make the boys on the firing line and
in the trenches as comfortable as pos
sible. and if it be that some must
sacrifice their lives, then we must fur
nish the downy pillows for them to
die on. That is what your Red Cross
contributions mean. We must buy
Liberty Bonds in order to furnish the
government the money with which to
prosecute the war to victory. Ihat
victory means an immense eXpendl-
utre in money and food. These are
only some of the things that we stay
at-homes must do. We are drafted
for the part as surely as the men who
will do the fighting are selected for
theirs.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21
Cattocratic-AutOcratic-

Tampa Times: Cats gave the
county commissioners of Volrsia coun-
ty an hour and a half, dinner time
included, in which to answer charges
of the character of which they were
not informed before they reached Tai
lahassee. When they were unable to
answer in that time, and were rufsed
four-day period in which to pre-
pare an answer, he fired them. Cat
toe. attic and autOcratic seem to mean
the same.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21
Presbyterian Church.

Dr.. w. H. Dodge of Jack
viii occupy the pulpit Sunda
tenlber 23rd, both morning IN
ing. Sunday school at 9:45
charge of F. T. Merrill, supel
ent. Christian Endeavor soc
6:30 p. m. A large attend
urged.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

Leesburg Commercial: We have
been reading in the press where bids
for certain state printing were to be
asked of all the newspapers in Flori-
da. We wrote the Comptl ollcr and
Mr.. Amos replied that Secretary
Burke was getting the bids for Gov
ernor Cats. Probably that is the rea-
son the Commercial was not supplied
with blanks or asked to submit bids.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

Flagler county begins its career
under most favorable auspices. One
of the first things the people of this
new county did was to call a wet"
and "dry" election. This was held
last Tuesday and only II people in
the entire county voted "wet" tick
cts. 'Tis said that l. l. Moody, the
real daddy of the county was at the
head of this dry movement.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

Bishop William A. Quayle of the
Methodist Episcopal church has been
invited to address the St. Louis Re
tail Liquor Dealers Association. IN
a Sunday sermon in St. Louis the
bishop made the statement that he
had never been invited to address a
liquor convention. and the liquor men
decided thev would give him chance.
The bishop mas not yet decided wheth-
er he would accept.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

Nipping treason in the bud is a
good way to keep Tom Watson from
gong to an ignominious death by the
rope route. Tom was denied the
mails for his Jeffersonian. but being
anxious to continue his propaganda
of treason he purchased the Thomas
Guard. Now he mas been summoned
to Washington TO show cause why the
Guard should not also be denied the
mails-and before he had began using
it for his propaganda.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

The administration is beginning to
care for the reasonable German edi-
tors who have been living Sin our
midst" Fritz Bergmeier, editor of
the St. Paul Volks Zeitung, has been
ordered interned at Fort Mcpherson
until the end of the war, and Louis
Werner, editor of the Philadelphia
Tageblatt, has been indicted for trea-
son and is in jail awaiting trial.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

Those Putnam county boys now in
Camp Jackson will be trained to
fight. Most of them already have the
instinct fairly well developed.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21

If you can't 90 to the front get in
the Home Guard; do something war
like.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-09-21
After extensive tests French e,ps,,.

decide that modern violins are eopoI
In tone to, If not better than, old ones
OF great reputation. Oe'