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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
PAY TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON
MEMORY HoNORED BY JAPANESE
MISSION.
Roses and Chrysanthemums Placed on
Tomb by Viscount Who Reaffirms
Devotion to Allies Cause.

Washington, Aug. 20. - Viscount
Ishii, the special ambassador from ia
pan, placing wreath of roses and
chrySanthemumS on the tomb of
George Washington at Mount Vernon,
claimed the right for Japan to honor
Washington's memory and reaffirmed
her devotion to the Allies cause and
the principles for which they waged
battle.
The members of the Japanese mis-
sion with Secretary and Mrs. Daniels
as hosts sailed down the Potomac on
the Presidents yacht, Mayf1ower. Ac-
companying them were Ambassador
Sato, Secretaries Lansing, Redfeld
and Baker, Postmaster General Bur
Lesson, Speaker Clark, members of the
Senate and House and high officials
Of the army, navy and marine corps,
members of the missions of other Eu-
ropean countries and many prominent
people in diplomatic and official life.
Offers Simple Tribute.
Viscount Ishii paid remarkable
tribute to the memory of the only man
who alike has been honored and is
honored by the nations warning for
democracy.
I'm the name of my gracious SOW
ereign, the Emperor of Japan, and rep
resenting all the liberty loving people
who own his sway, l stand today in
this sacred presence-not to eulogize
the name of Washington-for that
were presumption-bu to offer the
simple tribute of peoples reverence
and love-" he said.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
some QUEER Rents
One Man Sends King George a
Bucket of Snow Yearly.
Another Gives British Ruler Bowl OF
Porridge for Use of Great Estate
City of London Contributes
Two Pieces of Firewood.

On June IS, the date of Waterloo,
the Duke of Wellington paid King
George the rent for Strathfieldsaye,
the estate presented to the Iron Duke
for his great victory. The trent" duly
entered in the kings rent book, is q
miniature napOleonic standard, which
will rest for year in the guard room
at Windsor above the bust of yelling
ton.
The owner of the FOULS estate i'm
Scotland pays rent to the king for
these lands by sending him a bucket
full of snow every year, says London
Tit-Bits. AS Ben Nevis. the highest
mountain in Britain, is handy, and as
snow lies on it sometimes the whole
year round, and always we'll into sum-
mer, small bucketful can generally
be obtained Doubtless the king might
have more if he wanted it, but this
last winter, at least, he has had as
much as he wants nearer home!
On the other hand, the tenant of
Crendon, in Bucks has to send a gar
land of roses to the king as rent for
his estate every year. Doubtless he
does the thing well-roses piled up
and running over. Tt is more than
probable that the queen looks forward
to this rose rent day.
The lord of the manor of Addington
has one of the most cOmical rents of
all to pay to our genial king, and if the
king ever looks down his rent roll he
must be hugely tickIed, especially in
these days of food shortage. The rent
is bowl of porridge. AS the king is
said not to appreciate porridge, per-
haps the rent is Winked at!
The holder of the COrbet estates I'M
dertakes to provide the king with a
fitch of bacon during the whole time
he is leading his troops in person. He
has thus escaped rent since George
II led at Dettingen, for, though doubt
less George ~ would gladly lead his
armies to battle he knows it to be far
wiser to leave it to the experts.
A short time ago the kings stock Of
fuel was increased by the addition Of
two faggOts. These came from the
corporation of London as rent for GER
tain lands. The city remembrance
had duly to attend at the law courts
with the faggots and get a quit-receipt
fC.' them.
But the funniest of all rents on the
kings rent book is the one which in
sists on the holders of certain lands
down Dover way holding the kings
head when he is seasick! AS King
George, like his great-uncle, William
", is sailor king, and has travelled
farther, by thousands Of miles, than
any monarch either of this or any
other age, it is not likely that he
will call on anybody to pay this curl
Gus rent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
WILSON OPPOSES DRAFT
OF HEADS OF FAMILIES
President In Letter to Secretary Baker
Says Single Men Should Be
Chosen Wherever Possible.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Drafting into
the new national army married men
who are heads of families should be
avoided, if possible, says President
Wilson in a letter to N. D. Baker, Sec
rotary of war. The president says
further that single men should be Sc
lected wherever possible.
In his letter the president said the
only exception to this rule should be
in the case of man seeking exemp-
ton or his dependents having sufficient
income to supply the needs of those
dependents.
The presidents action is expected to
result in a modification of the rules
recently promulgated by Provost Mar
shall General E. H. Crowder on the sub
ject.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
FIVE PER CENT OF QUOTAS OF
CITIZEN MANHOOD IN WAR TO
BE ON WAY TO CANTON
MENTS BY SEPTEMBER 5.
MEN CANNOT TAKE ANY
BAGGAGE WITH THEM
First Men Called to Be Selected Be-
cause of Special Qualifications
Through Previous Experience or
Ability to Cook-DetaiIs All
Arranged.

Washington, Aug. 28.-America's
first mobilization of her citizen man.
hood for war will begin within 10 days.
War department officials have de-
tailed at length each step Of the vast
process which will bring $1,000 men
to the colors before it is complete.
The first move will be made early
this week. Each of the approximately
$500 local boards will notify per
cent of thir quota to present them
selves Monday, September 8, or Tues
day, September 4, for military service.
The men thus called will be selected
from among the quota called in the
first draft because of their special
qualifications through previous military
service or their ability to cook.
In accordance with instructions, they
will present themselves at the office Of
the local board of their district. There
they will be given instructions when
and where to appear for entrainment
to the mobilization camp to which men
from their locality are assigned. In
addition they will be handed railroad
tickets and meal tickets.
To Travel in Day Coaches.
They will travel in day coaches, as
the mobilization camps are so located
that there will be few long hauls, ex-
cept in the West and Southwest.
Army officials have estimated fully
so per cent of the men passed for SER
vice as physically fit by the local
boards would be accepted after exam
nation at the mobilization camps by,
army surgeons. This means that app
proximately $500 men will be sent
home from the mobilization camps. 10
cal boards will be ordered to call up
new men Immediately to fill each such
vacancy in their Jurisdiction.
No Baggage to Take.
All the boards will have to do is to
instruct the men what train to take
and give them their tickets. A repre-
sentative of the board will be at the
station to see that the men ordered out
report and are entrained. If man
fails to show up a military guard will
be sent after him and he will be ar
rested as a deserter.
The men will be permitted to take
with them these things:
Extra underwear, toothbrush, tooth
paste, comb and brush, fresh handker-
chiefs. They will not be allowed to
have any more baggage; they may
bring no food with them.
September the movement will be
on.
Second Movement September 19.
This process will continue for five
days-September to inclusive. At
the end of that time per cent Of the
quota of each local board will have
been forwarded to the camps.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
HOOVER is NOT URGING
$1.65 AS PRICE OF WHEAT
Food Administrator Denies Reports
That He Is in Any Way Trying to
Influence Price-Fixing Committee.

Washington, Aug. 27.-The food ad-
ministration denied reports that Herb
ert Hoover is attempting to influence,
the price-fxing committee headed by
DR.. H. A. Garfield to put price of
$1.65 on the 1917 crop of wheat and
gave out copies of a telegram sent
by Mr.. Hoover to a North Dakota
newspaper which declared the food
administrator was offering no sugges-
lions as to prices.
Mr.. Hoover's telegram was in reply
to one from Representative Young of
North Dakota, which concluded: ANY
thing we get above $1.65 bushel will
be on account of clenched fists shaken
in the faces of Garfield and Hoover"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
NO PLANS UNDER WAY TO
FIX BEEF OR PORK PRICE
Hoover States EmphaticaiIy no Foun-
dation for Report of Intention to
Make Prices on Beef or Pork.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Herbert G. Hoov-
er has issued the following official
statement after meeting the packers
and editors of farm papers.
"Mr. Hoover wishes to state en-
phatically that there is no foundation
for any statement that the food admin
istration has any intention to fix prices
of beef or pork products. The admin
istration hopes to develop by discus
sion with representative committees of
the hog producers, the cattle produc-
ers, the commission men and the pack
ers greater sterilization of the industry
during the war and in such way as
to encourage production, to eliminate
speculative profits and risks SO far as
may be and by so doing to protect the
consumer"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
country Faces Gasoline SHORTAGE.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Danger that
the country's increasing military and
industrial demands for gasoline and
other petroleum products may not be
filled because Of lack of equipment for
drilling new wells has been brought to
the attention of the Council of Ma
tional Defense by the, bureau of mines.
Director Manning of the bureau said
he was hopeful that arrangements
would be made by the council where
by materials from the steel industry
and other supplies would be speedily
furnished oil, producers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
LARGEST American Flag.

The city of st. Louis, Mo-, possesses
the largest American flag in existence,
as far as is known. 1t is $50 feet long
and Is feet wide. Each of the thir-
teen stripes is feet wide. Imagine
q plot of ground containing 11,7OO
square feet-almost one-quarter Of an
acre-and you will have an idea of the
size of the flag. When used in parades
it requires 200 people to carry it. But
On account of it's great width it cannot
be carried through many Of the streets
of the city.-Popular Science Monthly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
MONTANA FOREST FIRES
ARE TANNED TO NEW FURY
Jump Recently Completed Lines and
Lick Up Camp of Firefighters-
Two New BIazes Reported.

Missoula, Mont, Aug. 27.-Fanned to
a sudden fury by strong winds, forest
fire near Salmon lake in the Blackfoot
valley, north of Missoula, jumped
across recently completed fire lines,
licked up the camps of so firefghters
and gave the men barely time enough
to get away alive. The fire threatens
to jump the Clearwater river, beyond
which lies a wide expanse Of dry,
trackless forest in which it would be
almost uncomfortable.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
81 NEGRO SOLDIERS ARE
UNDER CHARGE OF MURDER
First Move of State to Punish CoIored
Troops as Result of Riot at
Houston, Texas.

Houston, Texas, Aug. 27. - Blanket
charges of murder have been filed Dy
District Attorney John Croker against
"a negro soldiers of the Twenty-fourth
infantry held in the county Jail as re-
suit of the trouble which ended with
the death of IL persons, four of them
city police officers. This was the first
move indicative of an attempt by the
state to retain custody of the soldiers
rather than to turn them over to the
army for punishment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Six DAVIS From Tree to House.

At Camp Taylor, near Louisville,
one Of the administration buildings IS
said to have been built partly of lum-
Der cut from a Mississippi pine forest
less than a week before. The trees
were felled and went through the mill
Saturday, were Kindred Sunday,
loaded Monday on special cars COM
mandeered by the government, rushed
to Louisville at almost passenger
schedule time, and when the carpen-
tcrs at Camp Taylor laid down their
tools at the end Of work the following
Saturday men were moving desks and
other office paraphernaIia into house
which had been part of the forest six
days previously.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Northwest Guard to Charlotte.

Washington, Aug. 25.-The Forty
first National guard division, compris-
ing troops from Washington, Oregon,
Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, has
been ordered trained at Camp Greene,
Charlotte, N G. Camp Fremont, at
Palo Alto, Cal, has been abandoned
because the California state health
authorities have decided that latrine
sewage system such as the War de-
partment proposed would be injurious
to the health of the community. Sec
rotary Baker said the government
could not build a new sewer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Springs Phoney Wife on Board.

Madison, Wis, Aug. Y. - Charles
Lueht, Jenny Ikler, alias Jenny Seu-
bert, and Conrad J. Schubert have been
arrested at Spencer, Wis, on a charge
of conspiracy against the government
in an attempt to evade the draft law.
Schubert, after being passed by exam
lining. officials. claimed exemption on
the ground that he had a dependent
wife, alleging in his affidavit that he
was married to Mrs. Jenny Ikler in
October, 1915. Investigation by fed
eral authorities revealed the fact that
Schubert is not married.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Hunt Woman Drug smuaaIer.

Winnipeg, Aug. 27.-Three members
of what the police believe to be an
international drug ring, operating be-
tween the Twin Cities and Winnipeg,
said in police court here that an I'M
identified woman was the brains of the
gang. The police are searching for
her. She is thought to be the missing
link in the chain of drug thieves, car
ricrs and peddlers,. who since the OPP
Grafton of the Harrison anti-drug act
have earned living by smuggling
drugs. The men were charged with
stealing habit forming drugs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Peace With Roumania, German Hope.

Petrograd, Aug. q. = General Alex
Jeff, former commander-in-chief of the
Russian forces, in an interview at
Moscow, asserts that Germany's STRAIT
egg is aimed at driving the Rouman-
ian army from all it's positions in or
der to compel Roumania to conclude
a separate peace or to enter into an
alliance with the Teutonic allies. The
seat of the Russian government, Gen
eral Alexieff continued, must be trans
ferred to Moscow, although Petrograd
at the present is not really threat.
ened. The situation is not hopeless.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Senate Delays War Tax Debate.

Washington, Aug. 26.-After brief
session Saturday the senate recessed
until Monday without action or debate
on the war tax bill. Absence of sena-
tors, conferences by both factions In
the contest over raising income and
war profits tax rates, and reluctance
to spend the day in perfunctory speech
making induced leaders to agree to
the recess.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Frenchman a Soldier at Eighty-one.

The French army probably contains
the Oldest soldier in the world in the
person of one Montsarrat, who is
eighty-one years old. He was for more
than two years in captivity, having
been taken at Lille by the Germans,
who decided that he was harmless, and
liberated him. AS soon as he arrived
in Paris, however, he enlisted and Is
anxious to seek vengeance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Italian Fleet Pounds Enemy.

London, Aug. 27.-The Italian fleet
is continuing to play an important
part in the offensive. Naval guns from
q powerful squadron of monitors are
playing a constant stream of fire up
on the southwestern approaches of the
Hermada ridge. The military works
close to Trieste are also continually
bombarded and already have been for
the greater part reduced to ruins.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
AlRMEN LEND WONDERFUL AID
TO CADORNA'S FORCES. WHO
CONTINUE TO DRIVE AUS
TRANS EASTWARD.
PRISONERS TAKEN BY
WCTORS NUMBER $4,000
French Continue to Pound Huns With
Titanic RIoWs-Poilus Capture
More Positions Near Verdun-
Counter-Attacks of Crown
Prince Unavaiing.

London, Aug. 28.-With the dominat-
Ing height Of Monte Santo securely in
their possession, the Italians are con-
tinuing their drive Of the Austriana
eastward over the Bainsizza plateau,
notwithstanding the violent resistance
the enemy is offering with infantry,
machine guns and light artillery.
Here, and also on the Carso front
in proximity to the sea, where the bat
tie again has assumed terrific proper
tions, the Italian airmen are still lend
ing wonderful aid to General Cadorna's
forces, dropping bombs or using their
machine guns with telling effect on
troops concentrations behind the line.
Daily the number of prisoners TAX
en- by the Italians--both officers and
mems mounting, the latest report
showing that 600 officers and $4,000
men have definitely been rendered non
combatants for the remainder Of the
war. In addition the capture of war
stores by the Italians has been enor
msus.
French Continue Gains.
On both sides of the river Meuse in
the Verdun sector the French troops
continue their gains against the forces
of the German crown prince, on the
right bank, having captured positions
over a front Of two and one-half miles
to a depth of two-thirds of mile.
They have taken the Posses and
Beaumont woods and reached the en-
virons of the village of Beaumont and
on the left bank have driven their adj
vanced posts to the outskirts of Beth
incourt and gained the banks of the
FORCES rivulet.
The Germans in counter attacks
twice have endeavored to retrieve lost
ground on the heights of the Meuse,.
but each time met with repulse and
heavy loss.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
Uniforms for Guard,

Uniforms for privates in the Home
Guard will consist of overcoats, blouse
and breeches of drab wool suiting,
canvas leggings and campaign hats.
They will be ready within the next
two weeks.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-09
KAN DRzI ia POT?

II nasprotniki, XII tako MOSAIC pojme. kakor
della DIR. GOricur, in STEER ocitno namenoma. ie
treba zelo jasno govOriti. Taxi polcmicarii ylcdaio
navadno, da bi Jim OstalO nekoliko stranskih i'm
zadnjih vratic, skozi katera hi mogli smukniti
Zelo lehko hi Sc zgodiIo, da hi avtor. ma.
mestO da Odgovori ma vprasania, patetiGno zakli.
cal: AHA, vi zagovariatc NemGiio!" To hi Sc
namrec pOpolnoma ujcmalo 4 metodo, po kateri
je pisana njegova razprava.
Treba Je tOrej, da pOvem0, Cesar he hi bilo
treba praviti, akO ne hi opazali skokov V njcgovi
razpravi. RaZume sc samO oh sebi, da nimamo IN
oficlelnO NcmcijO ne enc dobre besede. Use ME
he grehe ObsOjamO, V kajzerizmu spozna vamo ne.
varno ugrOzavanje vsake svobOdc in vsega ma.
predka, in ve to smO tolikokrat m tako iasno
povedal, ola he more biti o TEN hiti najmanjScun
dvoma.
" nasi p%olemiki sploh ne gre "a Nemciio in
"a kajzerizem dr.. GoriGar mai torcj niti ne posku.
sa, da hi to porabil IA Spansko steno, IA katero
bi re skril. Ia socialism gre in IA stranke, XII
stole ia pOdlagi socializma.
kar sc tiGe pri TEN NemGije, je kljub vsem
napakam in grehom, Xxi Jill JIG storila socialisticnn
parlamentarna vc6ina tckom vojne, vcndar soci.
alma demokracija edini faktor, ia katcrega mo.
re IN bOdOcnOst racunati demOkratiGna ide;a.
To, kar je pO iziavah zaveznikov. pray =.
sebno pc iziavah predsednika Wilsona ell yoinc
sc more sploh lie tedai uresnieiti, ako je v sami
Nemciji kaksen dOvoli mocan faktOr, XII soglaS
5 temelinim nacelom teh izjav.
DIR. Goricar 81 menda sam mi napravil iasne
slike posledic. XII hi Sc logicno morale ~izvaiati IL
njegovega spisa, posledic, XII hi morale voditi ma
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-09
0UDHONIZE

Spomniti sc moramO, da Sc je Sole v Marxovi
dobi preciziraIa razlika med komunizmom i'm ko.
'ektivizmom. Danes Sc navadno rabi prvi izraz.
ce Sc hoce oznaciti skupna lastnina vsega. S kolek.
tivizmom Sc pa oznacuje sistem, XII Sc tcmelji ma
skupni lastnini proizvaialnih, prometnih in raz-
dellevalnih sredstev. Pref Sc JIG rabila zdaj ia zdai
ona beseda, ne da bi Sc vsaki pripisoval drug.
strogO dolocen pomen.
Z proudhon ie v svojih filozofiGnih, gospodar.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-09
kakO Sc ub1ja socializem.
NEKoLIKo oDaovoRA DIR. JosIPu ~ooRI6ARJu. -Etbin Kristan.

elovek, XII nina namena, da hi $ svojim spisom po.
magal resnici, ampak zasleduje popolnoma druge
ellie.
H kako prihaja Goricar nadalje do drzne tr-
ditve, da so bill nemski socialist V tistem ca.
SUI pripravljeni dati vladi ma razpolago sliGna
posojiia tudi "a bodoca leta9 Kje je to pobralY
kdaj, kje i'm kateri socialist SO to obljubili
vladi?
DIR. Goritar he DO mogel povedati tega, ker
govore zapisniki nemskega rajhstaga ravno mas
protno. Toda kaj je Gori6arju mar IA to. On j.
ma svoj namen, in Ia mu posvecuje vsako sred-
stvo, tudi najinfamneise. Gin dalje prihajamo
v njegovi %razpravi. TEN j~asheisa nam postaia
VISA pcdlost tega pisanja.