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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-07
GOVERNMENT MAY
TAKE OVER RAILROADS
Demands Of War May Compel This
Vital Reform For Benefit Of
People.

Demands Of War May Compel This
Vital Reform For Benefit Of
People.
Washington, Oct. 13.-"The exigen-
cies of war may force government
ownership of American railroads In
the surprisingly near future" says a
statement issued by the conference
committee on national preparedness.
The toll of lives the United States will
pay in the war will be measured by
the success with which the country
solves its transportation problem. the
statement declares.
mot only is ship tonnage inadequate
to wars demand" the statement says,
"but the whole transportation system
of America is bending and may break
under the strain of our first year at
war.
with crops not yet moving freely,
with only fraction Of our new army
sent from home, with our whole ma
tional war effort yet implanted and I'M
|
hampered by shortage of cars and 10
comotives, lack Of ample terminal,
storage and other facilities.
"Our voluntary association Of rail.
road chiefs is unselfshly using every
effort to correct the accumulated mis-
takes Of the past, which have. made
for inefaciency and waste. More and
more the railroads are operating as 6
single national system, and soon viii
be doing all that can be expected q
them, because interests of di6eren
railroads must sometimes conflict an,
their chiefs must still consider them
selves trustees of stockholders inter
ests.
1.-THE exigencies of war may fore
government ownership In the surpris
ingly near future. Perhaps the onl
step that the railroad people coul
take to postpone this for any length Z
time would be a broadminded and ger
eral attitude on their part in contrll
uting their facilities to the communit
service (under conditions Of sale 9
lease, or perhaps poo1ing), where sue
!. facilities were needed to develo
3 transportation facilities, which in til
B past would have been considered con
petitive to the individual railroad"
Federal officials indicated clearl
> that the government does not .propos
: to have its transportation facilities an
lines of communication seriously 1
, terfered with by marine labor trouble
4 in New York harbor or elsewhere.
. Should the situation become real
T menacing, It Is believed here the VI
= department win step n and assuin
direct charKo.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-07
EXTRACTS of letter to George Brogren)
ALBERT ERICKSON.
Oct. 81, 1917.

oct. II, 1917.
This has been a disagreeable week
as it has rained the past few days. 1t
is pretty cold here. but that don't seem
to stop it from raining. During days
that it rains, we do no drilling but our
time is not wasted. We have differ
ent kinds of lectures on interesting
topics.
The horses are to be shipped to New
Port News and from there to France.
That means that we will soon be un-
der the sunny skies of France.
Saturday. we had inspection. It was
the largest inspection we have had
since I joined the army. We had Ill
of our equipment on display. Have
everything packed now so can move
on five minutes notice.
Sent a shrapnel shell home. They
will give you an idea of what kind .
food we intend to feed the Germans.
These shrapnels are hard to get hold
of. If could have gotten another
one, would have sent it to you.
My only hope is that may stay in
the 18th Field Artillery as I do not
want to be transferred to some other
regiment. In this regiment, the Off
GERS are all good men. All the Cap
tains are graduates from West Point
and some of the Lieutenants also. AL
most all of them have seen service ii
Mexico so this regiment Is very for
tunate. Took some pictures Of tn,
guns this afternoon.
do not know when we will leav'
ing made, it will be in short time.
ALBERT ERICKSON,
Pine Camp, Military Branch, 15tl
Field Artillery, Battery D, WA
ertown, N. "
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-07
EDW. NELSON. ~.
ELMER LARSON.

Am prepared to accept limited
number Of pupils for musical instruo-
tlon on violin or any band OF orcl,ss-
tra instrument Call at ths Majestic
Thsatreso &C 812 South IN o. 6. y.
-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-07

(First publication Oct. 24-3t.)
To Whom It May Concern:
Take notice that the partnership
heretofore existing between Edw. Mel.
son and Elmer Larson doing a gen.
eral garage business under the firm
name of Nelson g. Larson has this
day been dissolved by mutual consent
The business will be continued by
Edward Nelson and Ole O1son. AL
accounts will be collected by the old
firm. ,-r,z,rc.er -
Dated at Willmar, Mimi, Oct. "a
A'A'' ..,..5. I.-,.:.s...
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
GERMAN VESSELS
PREY OF BRITONS
SIXTEEN SHIPS SUNK, CAPTURED
OR WRECKED IN ATTEMPT
TO RUN BLOCKADE.
First Effective Blow British Navy Has
Dealt German Blockade Running
System in Three Years Made
Possible by Americans
tCopyrEaLl

LOndon.-A fleet Of seventeen small
German vessels ventured forth from
Rotterdam in an attempt to run the
British blockade. Three Of them left
Saturday, the other fourteen Monday.
\ powerful British mosquito notilLa
lay in wait for them In the North sea.
This is what happened to the Teuton
ships: Four sunk, four captured
four stranded. two wrecked, two fled
back badly damaged by gun fire total,
10. One fled back and reached shore
unframed.
1t was the first effective blow the
British navy has dealt TO the German
misunderstanding system In tire"
years of warfare. II was made pos
sible by the presence In British wa
tiers Of American destroyers, which
enabled the British 10 detail a large
/ part of their mosquito craft TO watch
the crafty little Teuton smugSIers.
The BRITISH admiralty. in state
ment Tuesday, accounted only for six
of the German ships. saying four were
captured and two driven back 10 tho
| Dutch shore, riddled by gunfire.
From YmuIden came unofficial news
of the fate OF the other blockade run
| ners.
The German ships paid no attention
to the stop" signals Of the British de-
stroyers. They simply turned around
and started "a wild race for the shore
whence they came. But the British
! dstruyers were too swift for them and
the gunfire too effective. The crews
| Of two of the vessels captured "es'
capped" the admiralty announced.
While no details are given, this sug'
gests the dramatic picture Of fully a
score Of sailors jumping overheard
! and swimming FOR their lives-with
what result no one knows The frus'
ration Of the blockade-ruunins eNpe,
dirion is great blow TO Germany
coming at time when that country
i believed to he strainins every
nerve To prove to Holland and tbs
! scandinavian countries that, while tu'
! trading is perilous- germany Is doiul
| her best To keep up and evan ihcreas,
! the exchange Of certain gods.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
ABANDON KAISER
AUSTRIAN DEMAND
uPRoAR IN REIcHsRAT WHEN
SPEAKER URGES pEsERTtoN
or GERMANY.
No Chance Of Obtaining Peace by
clingln9 10 German Side and Sub
uniting 10 German MiIitariSm.
Says Former cxeeh Minister.

Zurich The Austrian relehsrat was
thrown into an uprpar on Saturday
when the former Czech minister,
Herr Prasckek. declared the hate II
the entire world was not directed
against Austria, but against Germany
and that Austria should detach herself
from her ally. says a Vienna dis
patch.
How are We 20 obtain peace" de-
manded Herr Praschek, IL We cling
70 the German sidei Must we con
tiaue to sacrifice our interest 20 the
expansion Of Germany Must We con.
unue 70 submit 20 the German milf
tarism that has drawn Us into this
WARP
The speaker declared that Czech
deputies had been imprisoned for at
tempting to bring about an alliance Of
Austria with Russia aud France and
added that n they were % be stigma
tized as traitors then All Czechs who
believed similarly should bee 20 stigma.
tiLed
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
hICHAELIS DEFENDS
U-BOAT CAMPAIGN
GERMAN CHANCELLOR DECLARES
IHAT SUBMARINE POLICY
WAS FORCED BY BRlToNs
o'anes United States for Failure to
Nneek Starvation blockade Against
Germany, Which He Terms
Illegal Action.

Copenhagen. - DR.. Mlchaells IN.
ne" Imperial German chancellor, IN
MS address to the reichstaz Thursday
afternoon declared his adhesion IN
herman submarine campaign. assert
ing 1t 10 be a lawful measure iusrIft-
ANY adopted for shortening the war.
br. Mlchaelis opened his reichstag
speech with hearty tribute 10 DIR.
Won BethmannHollweg the retiring
imperial chancellor, whose work he
said history would appreciate.
The chancellor declared that the
war was forced upon unwilling Ger.
many by the Russian mobilization and
mat the submarine war was also
forced upon Germany by Great Brit
aims illegal blockade starvation war.
The faint hope that America, at the
| head Of the neutrals, would check
Great Britain's illegality was vain.
Germany's final attempt TO avoid the
extremity by peace offer failed and
the submarine campaign was adopted,
| said the chancellor.
The submarine, the speaker contin-
ued, had done all and more than had
been expected and the false prophets
who had predicted the end Of the war
at a definite time had done a dis
service 10 the fatherland.
Chancellor Michaehs said Germany
would not continue the war day long
er If it could obtain an honorable
peace Americas Intervention wal
not regarded with serious concern. TIL,
German fleet, particularly the subma
rines, would master the situation h
said.
The reichstag adopted the majorit
peace resolution by a vote Of PA I
116, with seventeen not voting, Bel
lin dispatches say.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

The saying runs that as som rs q
lieutenant = made commander be be-
gins to carry a stick. aud ms sooa as q
commander becomes a cnptata he
turns religious" For iastineatiua Of
the later part of this assertion there
exists the undoubted fact that navai
captains are mostly serious minded
men who give some thought TO the
greater things al life. Possibly theiF
hours Of loneliness may c0nduce to thia
frame % mind. though for the most
part their leisure hours are given up 60
study Of matters connected with their
calling, One well-known captain there
Was who used 20 hold prayer meetings,
which any member 81 the shlp's COM
pany could attend. ~Hemember there
are no rates "a I've picked up here, tha
captain would warn them before the
meetings started, meaning that any,
one who came there hoping 20 eurrJ
| favor aud thus get promotion wouit
be disappointed And 10 this the cap
tain was always p good e big wore
--London, ,alall.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

That the ears % little children ar.
quick % pick up the strange term
they hear their parents use IL indicates
In an incident IN the household o
Judge DccFy u city court, says the Ia
1fAnapolis News.
Mrs. Deery had been shopping Wit
her little daughter and when they ~
turned home, the daughter started q
sell everything Ia the house as 81
had seen the clerks do.
when she reached a bedroom sh
announced that she eouid sell the BE-.
for ~tea dollars gnd costs and pena
farm"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
FRENCHMEN HOLD
THE GERMANS BACK
-u-oNs NOW COMMENTING
[grwsELVEs WITH THROWING
euELLS INTO ALLIED CAMPS.
,.;.ish and Germans Continue Their
vofart Artillery Duels in Northern
gelaium.-Russians stubbornIy
LID Both Reinforced Armies.

1oodnn.-After having tried inef-
.,ct,,..iIy to overcome the French gains
= tine Verdun sector, between the
aas,arp edge of the Avocourt wood
and hill 304, the Germans have ceased
,beir costly enterprise and are now
o,pr.n.Iug themselves with throwing
sbs,I- into the positions which Cen
aroI prrain's men forced them to evac-
nate Likewise, along the Chemin-des-
names the violent infantry activity
Of fine early week has ceased and ar
,irlerv duels instead are taking place.
The British and the Germans con-
,iuup their violent artillery duels in
nortbpru Belgium and Field Marshall
Haig., forces are keeping up their har-
assing patrol raids on numerous sec
TORS Of the front. One of the most sue
ces,ful Of these enterprises was car
ried out east of Monchy LIE Preux, in
tbe Arras sector, in which the British
gained ground and took prisoners.
On the Russian front General KOrni-
lofts army in East Galicia is stubborn
" holding back the reinforced Austro-
German armies, which at various
points are endeavoring to wrest from
them the positions recently won in
the Halicz and Kalusz sectors. In the
latter region near the village of No
yica the enemy won vantage point
from the Russians, but Immediately
afterwards, in a counter-attack, lost il
again.
The Germans are violently lombard
NJ the Russians south of BrZezan!
and near HalicZ.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
sUFFRAeETTEs ARE FREED.
Women Sentenced to Sixty Days in
Prison pardoned BY President.

ashington.-SiXteen women sent
TO the workhouse for participation in
a suffrage demonstration Saturday at
the White House, accepted pardons
from President Wilson on Thursday
and were released after serving two
days of their sixty-day sentences. The
prisoners left the workhouse apparent
ly without regret, despite their previ-
Gus declarations that they desired TO
serve out their time without appeal or
elemency.
At headquarters of the wOman'S
party the sixteen were received as
martyrs and at a dinner given there in
their honor, plans were made for con
tinuing the White House picketing.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

Try Lydia z PinkhAn'a Vegetable Cone
pound took six bottles and today
am healthy woman able 70 do my own
Homework. | wiSh every suffering
woman would try Lydia e Pinkhamis
Vegetable Compound. and frd out for
themselves how good u Il. Mrs. CAkL.
a. kIEso. 695 North Ave, AuFOra. III.
The great number OF unsolicited tea-
timoniala on file At the PtnkhAm Lab
orAtory, many % which are from time
90 time Published by permission are
proof Of the value Of LYDIA Z Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. In the
treatment of female Ills.
Every aiilng woman In the United
States Is cordially invited % wTits %
the Lydia r PinkhAm Medieins Co.
(eonfidentialD, Lynn, Mass. fer special
Adyiee. II i free vii bring you health
and may save your life.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Coal censs-.st-on IL Urses-

Pu-afs8fu Furfuer GuFrru0r ,. u.
eusluE chairman - the 0"al rg@-
miftsv 90 Ihe national defense council
n the state az Idaho. has Issued y
patIic safrauTar Poo the governor and
people ~ the state. iu which b.
points 0uf ths seriousness 81 the cuai
scarcity aud urges the urmoeI con-
ssrvufiuu be- Ifs use. u BE- recommend
81 that the people ~ Idaho, wherever
possible. should provide wood for win
ter ~. and that All threshInE ma
chimes uagg using eual should be nt-
tsd up with straw burners
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Peary t4ead. Asrlal Lesaus.

New York-In an effort to stimu-
late interest in aviation and To afford
men, women, boys and girls throughout
the country an opportunity To take
part In the movement to make Amer
iCa first In ueronauucs, the Aero Club
of America has announced the organ
ization Of the Aerial League ~ Amer.
is president OF the league,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Drainage Congress Postpones Meeting.

ChicagO.-The executive committee
of the National Drainage congress,
which met here Thursday. voted not
to hold the usual convention this year,
but called upon members to urge their
congressman to pass legislation to re-
claim submerged and swampy lands
as the best means of solving the food
problems
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
STAGE PIunoes over Embankment.

salt Lake City.-SiN men and two
women narrowly escaped death when
a large Buick touring car operated by
the Daisy stage line plunged Down an
embankment just beyond the summit
On its way to Park City, five being in
iurnd.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Famous Russian SPY a Prisoner.

Copenhagen.-Berlin newspapers re-
ceived here report that Eugene Azef,
who eight years ago was the head Of
the Russian fighting Socialists, Is
among the Russian civilians informed
in Berlin.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
&c. - FIrIana -.

Pe-rogrud.-Caundsuce IS expressed
here. says q Hetsiusfars dispatch. that
a compromise would be- reached which
viii satisfy Finnish defaaE Is wtlasut
revolutionary acts ~ "a declaration %
Finnish Independence.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Shots EXCHANGED Across Border.

Mission, Texas.-Approximately 800
shots were exchanged across the Rio
Grande Thursday at Ojo de Aqua,
eight miles southwest of Mission, be-
tween a small American border pa
troll and a number of unidentified
Mexicans. There were no American
casualties.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Imnnrt Restrictions Relaxed.

I.ondon.-Robert Z. skinner, the
American consul general here, has
completed an arrangement whereby
American manufactured leather eN-
porters may send To the United Ming
dom - per cent Of the quantity sent
In the year 1916.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
A. u,o,., Defends Herself.

san Fraaeseu-Ars. Esua Mooney,
en- rr.al for her life as ore ~ Tire con
-rfrafa-s IT the bomb explosion that
killed ten persons last July task the
witness stand ga her own behalf Moo
ny. presenting an abb
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Mar. Would Serve in Erane..

Manila.-Plans are under way for
the formation Of a fun regiment 81
Moros. in the hope that eventually II
viii be attached to the American ex-
Evolutionary force 10 France.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

WashIucfon.-Fully half a billion
dollars vas wasted last year is this
country through the inefficient uss ~
caaI according 70 Van II. Manning d.
rector ~ the bureau % mia.s DEPART
faauf 81 the interior.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Tried to &c, Kaiser.

Amsterdam.--Ac 10 inforrna-
ton available here. which must, how.
ever, be treated with necessary re-
serve, two Americans were shot re.
Gently on the charge 81 having at.
tempted 10 take the German empcror.s
IEFa
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Thieriehens Must stand Trial.

Philadelphia. = Captain Max THE
riChens, former commander of the
seized German commerce raider Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, lost his legal fight TO
escape trial when United States Judge
Thompson refused to quash indict-
ments charging him with smuggling
and violating the Mann act.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Twenty thousand Men on Strike.

Seattle.-At the headquarters Of the
International Shingle Weayers' union
Thursday it was said that reports from
all mill centers showed that 2O.oOo men
in the state of Washington were on
strike.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
o.gytIss 70 Prevent Rloti7s.

Flat River, M0.-DunEer pf q renew
nj Of race riotiuE la the lead belt u
southeastern Missouri has diminished
as a result q the firm attitude - the
national guard officers and the action
N the sheriff 10 swearing "a Deputies.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
FARMERS GET CHEAP MONEY.
Nearly a Million Day Being Loaned
BY Government.


WashingtOn.-Fiye per cent loans to
farmers under the federal farm loan
system are being approved by the fed
eral board here at the rate of $780,
900 a day, the board announced July
IS.
With more than $1OO,OOOOOO affected
by applications for loans that are still
awaiting issuance of charters to the
organizations, of which the borrowers
will be members, the board up to the
close of business. July 10, had char
tered 432 farm loan associations whose
loans aggregate $2O,699,337. These as
sociations have an average membership
of eighteen farmers each, the average
loan to the individual farmer being
$3.50.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
jury Visits Scene Of Bomb Plot.

san FranciscO.-Under guard OF uep-
uty sheriffs, the jury trying Mrs. heha
Mooney for murder growing out oI lne
bomb explosion here last July mace
a trip of inspection on Tuesday TO the
scenes Involved in the trial
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Street Car Strike in Seattle.

Seattle. WaSh.-Not a street car was
running on the lines Of the Puget
Sound Traction Light s Power COM
pany in this city at the opening OF ouS.
mess Tuesday. owing to the strike Oh
the 1000 motormen and conductors.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
RENEW RloTlNa IN PETRoeRAo
Soldiers Issue Proclamation Demand
ina Overthrow Of Government

Petro-rud. Soldiers invaded the
printing office OF the Novoe Nremya
on Tuesday aud announced that pub
Ifratiou of tine newspaper should be
stopped. They Insisted ou 'he com
nu>a;ors settling up proclamation
calling uH the people 'n ruwe 10 the
street with arms tu their hands and
demand the overthrow uf tie pro
yiSuuaI government and rHr apnftsca-
ton ~ the entire bourgeois press
Comrades" said the proclamation,
ami-nt is on our side Ne mas, im-
m-fiarg,y seize al factories land
and other SOURCES af pra8u.."H.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

severe pains IN ny
back and Vi les until
l became 20 weak ]
could hardly walk
from chair % chair.
and got 50 nervous
| Woald jump az the
slightest noise
waa entirely unAs
To DO nay house.
work. I Was giving
UP hope Of ever be-
ing well. whsa my
aiSfar askef ma %
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

Petrograd-The North and scum
arncy reports that Russian de-
49, has sunk German sIhHla-
- 8, the Baltic by Dropping bombs
- 8, and that the crew ~ The SUE
, ~ vas drowned BE- is announced.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
cow Prres Returns 70 Frost.

Amsrrlam.--Erran reports ."af ih"
German crown prince. Who ha- been in
zlat city go connection with the pa
HneH crisis. Iefl Monday for Do"
western front
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
Kansan Victims Carried Insurance.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. McAdoo an
nounced that the steamer kanSan'
whose sinking with the loss of four
men was reported July 10, was the
first American vessel lost carrying fun
war insurance for its officers and
crew
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

pauver.-Federal mHi.a'''' ~
bava been trying 20 avert 80. -.
~ miners in the Leadvt.ts a->.''l..
THURSDAY night telezraPhel tFs'. -.'...'
Wilson. saving they felt they we're
..,,,-,.-Isss 70 nrevent the strike
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

"wha, DO you think Of fsh crops &c
furmeraf''
Just the thing Then the hire.
man could excuse himself for w0in
fishing 1T q busy season on the groun
that he vas FISH harvesting"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

ghe-This age We are living In give
much food for thought.
ue--Yes. but not much for digeatiot
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

One little word may make q ne
friendship or break an old one.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27

Give the self.sati1fied man credit Il
not wanting much.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-27
MRS. KIESO SICK
SEVEN MONTHS
Restored to Health by Lydia Z
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Aurura, IIl--''For seven long months
I suffered from a female trouble. with