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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-02-01
SOUTH Ell PASO NEWS

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o o. Steen and family visited at
Melvin Mossing's Sunday.
Mrs. Gustav Larson and son Wis
tied at Mrs. A. Swenson's Sunday.
Little Lillian Under, who has
been very sick with pneumonia, is
slowly improving.
Miss Martha Anderson is still
caring for her sister, Mrs. Harvey
Starins. of Eau Claire.
Halvor Place and family and Mrs.
Gusta Halvorson and children visit
ed at Christ Olson's Sunday.
Miss Bernice Place will entertain
the young ladies and children So
cieties Saturday. Feb. 8. All are
cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Bjornson and
M and Mrs. B. K. Bjornson at
tended the funeral of B. Bjornstad
of Gilman Friday.
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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Jahr,
Jan. "a, son.
Miss Lulu Komisrud spent Satur-
day afternoon at P. Mattison's.
Misses Thora and Title Olson
called at Mrs. P. Halverson's Sun
day.
i Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hanson and
daughter spent Sunday at Ed. Han
sons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-02-01
FORESTVILLE

written for last week.
Miss H ellen Cheney visited in
Hudson last week.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Pechacek Monday.
Miss Lois Cheney was a Lake Ell
mo caller last Thursday.
Layton Goldsmith is guest at
the Geo. Eaton home this week.
A. J. Haberstich and daughter
Elma spent the first of the week
with his mother at Hudson.
Mesdames A. Beardsley and F.
Heacox of Trimbelle were recent
visitors at Ed. Bredahl's.
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written for last week.
Mr.. Albert Loida is saving wood
in Mann Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Driscoll spent
Saturday evening at Is c Ku-
Sticks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Finn spent
Sunday and Monday with relatives
in Alton.
Mr.. George Driscoll who spent
the past week with relatives in
Cherma, has returned to his home.
Miss Gladys Anderson spent Sat
urday and Sunday at the home of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John An
derson.
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EAST DONEGAL.
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written for last week.
Thresa Johnson visited at the w.
Matzek home Wednesday of last
week.
Charley LANCER and George Co.
bian visited at Vino Johnson's
Monday.
Charley LANCER of Diamond Bluff
visited a couple of days at Frank
Cobian's.
Joe Tyler of Clifton visited a
couple of days with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Tyler recently.
There will be program and bas-
ket social held at Donegal school
Dist. No. 9 February Miss Thresa
Johnson, teacher, everybody invit
ed.
The death of Mr.. Charley Pecha-
eek occurred Jan. Is, 1917 at his
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-02-01
WEST TRIMBELLE

written for last week.
Sundays storm was the worst
in many years.
The mail men did not go through
last Monday owing to the condition
of the roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Schummer are
the happy parents of little SOP,
born Jan. IL.
Miss Halle of Eau Claire is teach
ing in Dist. No. 5, filling the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of the
former teacher.
Died, Jan. IA, 1917, aged mother
Of Andrew Baker, in her 68th year.
Diseased was a very highly respect
ed friend and neighbor. when
you was with US dear mother, We
never had care, Ifyou will wait at
the golden gate, In time we will
meet you there.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-02-01
SOUTH FORK

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baird are
rusticating in Virginia
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hanson were
Twin City visitors Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carley and son
Leslie visited in Clay Corners Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Carley visited
in Trimbelle from Saturday until
Sunday.
Frank Herda was called to St.
Paul Saturday on account of the ILL
ness of his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carley spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carley in River Falls.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-02-01
GLASS VALLEY


Den Collins of River Falls spent
Monday at home.
Harold Peterson spent Saturday
and Sunday at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Loida spent
Sunday at Joe Kusilek's.
Joe and Frank Johnson spent
Monday at John Driscoll's.
P N. Collins was a business call
er at John Dunseath's Monday.
Florence and Raymond Kusilek
spent Sunday at John Driscoll's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pechacek of
Cherma spent Sunday at Joe Kusil-
ek's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moynihaa
spent Sunday at the latter's pare ats
of Forestville.
Evening journal., 1917-11-22
BY HENRY WOOD.

L United Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, Nov.
i.-(By al).--Thirteen villages in
the blacklist center OF the German de-
vastated district OF France are now
being cared for by eighteen young
women, composing Smith Colleges
First Unit Of Social Settlement Work
ers for the War Zone.
Constantly within sound Of the can
non, with German airplanes fyirg
overhead, living and working under
conditions uniquely diflcult In the
worlds history. these eighteen young
women have undertaken a task that
constitutes one OF the highest tributes
to American womanhood and American
altruism that the war has produced.
The thirteen villages which the Smith
College girls have taken over, harbor
a population Of about 1900. Yet so
thorough was the German devastation
that IL can literally be said that none
Of these people have a roof over their
heads-at least a house roof They live
for the most part in cellars, in barns
or IN sheds which were not Of enough
importance TO attract the German
genius for destruction. But for the
portable houses they brought with
them. and barracks given them later
by the French military authorities, the
eighteen girls would fare but little bet
ter.
The address Of the Unit looks very
impressive In print, as It is the name
OF one Of the largest and most beau
tiful chateaus in the devastated dis
trict. As o matter Of fact the chateau
is a mere blsckened ruin and it is the
park which the girls inhabl. their
lodgings consisting OF two portable
huts and three French army barracks
OF the extensive buildings that once
graced the park only part Of the gar
age remains intact. The Germans used
this for a dressing station and the
Smith College women have fltted up
their hospital and dispensary there
A small shack Just outside which the
Germans used for their morgue, the
girls utilize as a laundry. Most Of the
cellars under the chateau escaped deS-
truction and these serve for storing
the supplies and merchandise which
the unit distributes to the needy
Under these conditions the girls are
solving for themselves. and for the
1900 people they have taken over, the
problem Of re-establishlng a civilized
life with the minimum number Of
things essential to that life. Aside from
the work which the unit undertakes
for others, it has all OF its own work
TO do for itself, and that includes
everything from cooking, wood chop
ping, farm work TO automobile driving
and driving nails.
The French military authorities have
extended TO the women every possible
help. An occasional soldier is spared
the women TO do manual work which
even they with all their training and
Willingness are unable to do. but
France has greater need Of her soldiers
elsewhere.
Until recently the girls chopped their
own wood. German prisoners would
have been given them for this purpose
but for the fact that they are within
the war zone where. under interna-
Evening journal., 1917-11-22
Smith College Girls Do
War Zone Settlement Work

tional laws, prisoners cannot be en-
ployed. The problem has been solved
by having the prisoners chop the
wood back Of the lines and the girls
haul 1t up themselves in their dutono-
b'lcs
When the unit first arrived. they
were struck most Of all by the sadness
and melancholy Of the children. No ef-
fort was made to ''upllft" or educate
thcnl The supreme duty seemed TO be
to make them 'emember how to smile
and now 10 play.
Already great progress is being made.
The children are gathered together
several times each week and taucbt
toth French and American games.
taught some lively songs and how 10
enjoy themselves as children should.
AT the same time by house to house
visitation, the children are being
brought UP TO a higher standard of
hygiene, cleanliness and health.
The installation Of o central hosnital
together with travelling automobile
dlspensary that makes continual
rounds OF all the villages was another
early problem solved. The physicians
IN charge are Or. Alice Weld Tallant.
OF Philadelphia, and DR.. Maud Kelly.
OF the same city. Miss Aiillicent Lewis.
Of lrvington, n u. is the chauffeur
Of the travelling dispensary.
While charity is distributed wher-
ever charity Is necessary, the unit nev-
ertheless works on the lines that
charity where not necessary is harm
ful. II was quickly found that while
the inhabitants had lost their homes
and all Of their belongings. they still
had money. The difficulty was that as
YET no stores had been opened in the
district.
The girls opened a travelling store.
stocked up from Paris and began regu-
lar rounds Of all the villages. They
sell their wares below cost IL neces-
sary in order TO meet the financial
limitations Of the population The
French peasants never fail to recog-
nize a bargain when he or she sees
It, and II a saucepan for example that
is worth several francs is offered them
for one, they are only to happy to spend
their money for it and escape the blight
OF unnecessary charity.
The greatest demands are for the
most elementary klJcnen uteusllS. 20
thorough was the German connscation
OF everything metal, that the humb-
lest peasants kitchen was often robbed
OF its last knife and fork.
In other ways the unit has demon
strated that soundness Of the American
social workers theory Of the harm
fulness Of unneedful charity shortly
after the arrival of the unit other
charity workers distributed, gratut-
iously. to the peasants, rabbits, chick
en-. geese and ducks with which TO re-
stock their farms Almost without ex-
ception. the rabbits, chickens, geese
and ducks, having cost the peasants
nothing were promptly eaten.
The Smith College Unit sells its
barnyard animals at minimum price,
but having cost the peasant at least
! something, he does not eat them but
i keeps them for breeding
Aside from Drs. Alice Tallant and
! Maud Kelly, OF Philadelphia. who are
at the head Of the unit The other mem
Evening journal., 1917-11-22
Peoples Column
a NEGRn,s PROTEST

To the Editor Of THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL:
Sir.-If l am not asking toe much,
would you care II this letter be pub
lished on the front page Of your inter
esting daily? Do not disclose my name,
but, just let them know I am colored
and my address.
First, ] must compliment you on the
manner in which you prototyped the
departure OF our colored nationals for
Camp Dix, and the festivals attending
IT, feel sure the entire colored popu-
lstlon Of Wilmington and the nationals,
themselves. are proud Of 1t and thank
you for the same.
The colored civilians. as you stated,
did themselves proud" but, one thing
noticed which spoiled 1t was the
crowding and following Of our crazy
colored simps after the band. Please
print this statement just like l give II
so they can read it and be ashamed
Evening journal., 1917-11-22
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know Dr..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young IS to iea
young = to do this you must watcn youI
liver and bowels - there's no nee9 =,
having a sallow complexion - dark Iings
under your eyes - pimples - bilious Jus
look in your face - dull eyes with nc
sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninely
per cent of all sickness comes uoul iu'
active bowels and liver. 80.
DR.. Edwards, a well-hnown physician
IN Ohio, perfected a vegetable com.
pound mixed with olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave 70
his patients for years.
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets, the suosu'
tIte for calomel, are gentle in their ACTON
yet always effective. They bring aoou!
that exuberance of spirit, that natural
buoyancy which should be enjoyed. by
everyone, by toning up the liver and clear
Ing the system of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive Tab.
lets by their olive color. 10c and 25c pei
box. AL druggists.
Evening journal., 1917-11-22
Yours truly,
A-A @rwaaw

= NLIIlU u IHIlI'
Wilmington, Del, Nov. 20, tJI.
Evening journal., 1917-11-22

hers with their particular work are
Miss Lucy O'Mather, Hartford, Conn.
secretary; Miss Marie Wolfs, Newark.
n. j., head Of the social service; Miss
Anne Chaplin, Springfield Mass, so
cial service and nurse; Miss .A1illicent
Lews, Irvington. n Y, chauffeur and
ambulance; Miss Catherine Hooper,
Montclair, n. j., social service; Miss
Marjorie Carr, chauffeur and social
service; Miss Ruth Joslin, chauffeur
and nurse; Miss Marion Bennett, Cam
bridge. Mass, chauffeur and nurse !;
Miss Margaret Wood, Pasadena. Cali
fornia, chauffeur and children, Miss
Ruth Gaines. New York City. social
service and writer; Miss Elizabeth
Bliss. Worcester Mass, childrens
nurse; Miss Elizabeth Danna. Worces-
ter, Mass, children and cobbler; Miss
Alice Leavens, Boston, head Of child
ren's department and carpenter; Mrs
Fahnestock, associate member and
writer; Miss Harriet Halves, Cleveland.
Evening journal., 1917-11-22
SIECLALISTS FOR MEN

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Would you like to be healthy, strong,
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Penua Medical Institute,
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Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1917-11-22
CHURCHES Save COAL.
HOLD J]INT-sERVICES
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
DANVERS. Mass, Nov. 22-Conser-
walton in religion is the latest idea in
wartime economy here
As a result OF the scarcity Of coal and
the high cost Of the available supply.
the Universalist and Unitarian churches
here have united for services dur
ing the war
Three Unitarian churches in Salem
have also adopted the conservation
plan, and the respective ministers will
take turns in conducting services.
The Want Ads give many oppor-
tanlues for making extra money in
spare hours.-Aev. q"
Evening journal., 1917-11-22
RAILWAY TELECRAPHERS
DISCUSS WAR ECONOMIES
BY The unitad Press.

BY TIC United Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Conservation Of
telegraphing and telephoning, in con-
nection with both railroad and com
mercial wires, viii be taken up at the
special meeting Of the Association Of
Railway Telegraph superintendent,
which opened here today.
The delegates will also consider plans
for establishing schools TO teach tele-
graphing and thus relieve the present
shortage Of operators.
Evening journal., 1917-11-22
YOUNG BELGIAN SOLDER
Wants WAR -GODMOTHER'
Rv The limited Press

BY The United Press.
PARIS, Nov. BY Maills-"War-
Godmothers" are always in demand.
Often they are obtained through news
papers Here are the qualifications
,physicaD which a young Belgian lieu
tenant considers essential for a mutual
understanding
Height, 5 It. 10 ins.
Chest measurement. so ins. Hips, IS ms.
Weight, 220 lbs.
Evening journal., 1917-11-22

LONDON, Nov. 22-Seventeen British
merchantmen were sunk by mines or
submarines last week, according to the
weekly statement issued by the Ad-
miraliy OF these ten were vessels Of
1000 tons and over and seven Of less
than 1000 tons
This record Of British merchantmen
sunk greatly exceeds that Of the pre-
vious week, when only one vessel OF
1900 tons or over and five craft Of less
tonnage were sent 20 the bottom. In
fact, it represents in the aggregate the
greatest number OF vessels destroyed
since the week Of October 2s. when
eighteen were lost
So far as the losses OF large vessels
are concerned, however this report APP
parently pears out the optimistic state
ment made recently by Premier Lloyd
George, for the sinklngs in the 1000 and
over category last week were the low
est since March, except for the weeks
Of September IS. November and No
vember fl.
The sinking by a German submarine
Of the Danish steamship Adolph Ander-
son. 9Si tons gross, Is reported in an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Co.
penhagen. one man is said to have beer
killed
ROME, Nov. 22--Italian marine lossei
from submarine attacks during tn
week ended November IS were one larg
steamship sunk and another steamship
damaged by O torpedo and afterwarl
iowed into port, yesterdays Official an
nouncement says.
Evening journal., 1917-11-22

Of themselves. They should have
known better after being warned by
the colored ladies and civilians about
it so often. hope they win not let
this disorder happen again. If you
wanted to march to the station. you
should have stayed on the sidewalk and
marched one by one, then you ought
to been ashamed Of it.
desire to thank the white civilians
for the respects they paid to us colored
people. At street corners and all the
way along the line Of march, l saw
hats raised. handkerchiefs waving, and
"Old Glory" held aloft, while bells and
whistles were soundeu.
Thanking you for publishing this
letter, I remain,
Yours truly,
A NEGRO CITIZEN.
Evening journal., 1917-11-22

It would be we'll to advertise lost
articles in the Want Ad column this
week. Teamsters, chauffeurs, carriers
and engineers are all under a bene-
llcent ruling.
Evening journal., 1917-11-22

Grand totals %. $40 2ii $50
Average number Of British mer- q.
chant ships sunk weekly 23.3i
Average number over 1900 tons
sunk weekly .................i7. 1900
Evening journal., 1917-11-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Here are the points you should
watch in a trial of a Thor Elec-
trio Washing Machine.
Compare four cents, the cost
of current for A Thor washing,
with 81 or 50 for a laundress.
Compare the costs of mater
ials used. Judge of the differ
ence in time and labor. Note how
much easier on clothes a Thor is.
See how easy it is to wash blank
cts the Thor way. Multiply the
savings on one weeks wash by
fifty-two and you will find that
your Thor will have paid for it.
self. You can buy a Thor now on
easy payments Of nominal
amount.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
McGARRITY'S ACTIONS
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY

Joseph Mccarthy. president of the Irish
Volunteers of America. bitter foe Of Eng
land and warm personal friend of Sir Roger
Easement. could not be found in Philadel-
rhia today
Statements made at his Wholesale liquor
store, l4i North Third street. and at his
home, SAP Springfield avenue. West Phila
6elpha were in conflict
At the liquor store it was said Mr. Nc
Garrlty was out of town and had been tor
q week. \ woman who said she was Mr.
McGaTty's wife answered a telephone call
TO his home ana cOntradicted that state
ment. She said Mr.. Mccarthy was not out
Of the city. had left home early this morn.
ing as usual and would be home about G
, o'claCk, Less than ten minutes later "a
representative OF the EVENING LEDGER
called at the AIcGarrty home. where a
woman who said she was McGarritys wife
said her husband was out OF town and
had been away three weeks. She was
weeping.
NOT FOE or L. s., WIFE SAYS
She said Mr.. McC'c"rity was a staunch
friend of Ireland and if he had been en-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10

moment any criticism which reflected IN
the slightest way on Sir Roger While read
ing a bulletin board I'm front OF a local
newspaper office he attacked John Hail,
negro because the latter is said TO have
made some sighting remark concerning
those who were leading the irish revolution.
on that occasion Mr.. Mccarthy was ar
rested and helo in 5000 bail before Mags-
trate Beaton in the Central Police Court.
As reason for the attack he said that
the negro had made uncompimentary re-
marks which caused his blood to boil Nc
Clarity also said he thought that Hall was
armed and did not care TO taljV any chances.
In addition 70 being president Of the Irish
Volunteers Of America Mccarthy is also
connected with a number Of other Irish
organizations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10

servatories controlling all the Flanders
plains The French contribution was res
toration 20 the Allies OF land heretofore
securely held by the Germans behind tn
inundated section flooded by Belgium in
1914.
Fleeing before the invaders at the start
Of the war, Belgium invoked natures waters
to food the plains and stop the enemy.
But they also have since constituted the
greatest obstacle to the liberation of Flan-
ders.
ATTACK LONG PLANNED
Tuesday mornings attack had long been
planned. The French, however, had not
prepared TO fight nature as they were forced
TO fight. At the moment Of the attack It
seemed as though nature herself had Joined
against the French Torrential rains sent
down a deluge of water, which linked the
whole contaminated wilderness of shell
holes, streams, valleys, canals, marshes and
rivers into veritabe sea. Whether the
French soldiers, waiting all night for the
advance, or the Germans suffered the most
from the torrents it is impossible to
imagine.
It was certain that the French artillery
superiority wiped out any inequality which
nature cCndescended to give the Germans
! saw this battle OF the elements-flre.
earth. water and air-Monday night just
before "zero"-the moment for the attack.
At one shot the most dense artillery concen-
tration Of the war caused she entire Flan-
ders plains as far as the eye could reach
, to vomit up endessly and unnterruptedly
sheet Of sparks and flames. Giant eX-
posions of shells seemingly mingled with
natures own rumbles of the storm. The
driving, binding rain. increased every
moment as If uselessly seeking TO extin-
guish the fury of the artillery. For every
| Increase in the whipping rain it seemed the
French artillery liliwise increased.
Toward morning nature gave up the
! struggle. Then the artillery reached a tri-
| umphant cresceudo as - spat forth a roll
| ing barrage. Behind this the French in
| tantry leaped from its half inundated posi-.
| tions TO the marsh-covered plains before
| it-leaped from island TO island 10 the at
| tack.
The assault came before the Germans eX.
| peCted IT, The enemy was caught while a
| frst-line division was being changed. The
! new defenders, fresh division rushed from
| the Russian front, were caught and deci.
! mated by the tremendous barraFe fire. The
! French attained their objeCtives with mini.
| mum losses. The victory was won.
| Tuesdays great drive is the t''i-d ant
| since August I. Since the beginning OF tn,
| Allied offensive in Flanders, while the Brit
| ish were regaining the last observatorieS
| dominating and controlling the Fander,
| plains to the coast, the French have beer
! steadily driving back the Germans from tn,
| protection OF the great water barrier. II