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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16
An Audacious Guest.

"The lions never touched Daniel
when he was thrown into their den."
Maybe" ventured the painfully
precocious child, lit was meatless
day" III
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

Kicking a man after he is down is
one way of making him get up-but il
isn't always safe to do it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16
Indian Warriors.

A company of soldiers recruited from
the Mohawk tribe of Indians was sent
to England for training several weeks
ago and is now in action on the CONT
nent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16
Alias Stacker.

spa, what is a pacifist?"
"a pacifist, my son, is a bachelor
who's afraid to get married"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16
Reverse Effect.

"Why are you always warning me
against loose methodist" Because
they generally end in tight places"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16
WOMAN'S NERVES
MADE STRONG
By Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Winona, MINI. -" / suffered for more
than a year from nervousness, and was
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

ParadOxical as it may seem, the era
die of the deep is on top of the
ocean bed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16
Cruel Comment.

''My wife was stung on that last bon
net she got.' mo wonder; she's al
ways got bee in it."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

Good intentions would be worth
more if man could get them cashed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. AID.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

Self-denial is also one of the attri-
butes of patriotism.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

ga wise man makes opportunity. -
Bacon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

A man can jingle lot of keys on
a ring without locking up anything Of
consequence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

Oshkosh-In an address here before
the Merchants and Manufacturers as
sociation, H. M. Henderson, vice presi-
dent of that body, strongly recommend
ed establishment of two trunk lines
of automobile freight trucks from Mil
waukee to Green Bay and Milwau-
kee to ST. Paul by way to Oshkosh.
He said that mode of transportation
would make possible prompt deliver
les, thus aiding the nation to win the
war.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

Portag e-John Kluge of Kalamazoo,
Mich, was sentenced at Portage to
two years in Waupun. on charge of
passing bad checks in Milwaukee,
Waterfowl, Red Wing, Mimi, La
Crosse and Portage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

La Crosse-Dr. Edward r. Evans
will go to Europe in May for the Red
Cross, it was announced here. DIR.
Evans was recently rejected for regu-
lar army work because he is past 55
years. A daughter, Mary, is waiting
orders to sail to Europe with the Red
Cross. A son, James, was wounded as
an ambulance driver and won the
Croix de Guerre Another son, Arthur,
is in the Italian army.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

La Crosse-Coal users of La Crosse
were saved from So to 81 a ton fol
coal when the Chamber of Commerce
succeeded in having La Crosse contin
ued in a district which makes it pos
sible to obtain fuel from the Illinois
fields.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

Marinette-Edwin Arens of Amberg
Who wrote the local draft board in an
swer to a call to service that he would
be unable to come, has been brought
here by Sheriff Hallen. His case will
be investigated by the board and &C
ton taken later.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

Madison-James B. Borden, assist
ant state superintendent of schools
and recently named assistant dean o.
the University College of Agriculture
was elected secretary of the State
Council of Defense at a special meet
ing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

Eau Claire - While raking in her
garden near Osseo, Mrs. Henry Seig
stopped to pick up an object in front
of her. An explosion followed and
when she looked at her left hand four
fingers were missing. The woman
was unable to explain what the object
was.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16

Beloit- Announcement was made by
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., that every
employee who continues with the COM
pany for year will receive a bouns
of 10 per cent of his wages in quarterly
payments The bonus does not apply
to those whose salaries exceed $1,000
per year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31
The Hard Blows Count

Tor the past three years people have been fed up" with
tales of the Decentralization of Austria the starvation
Of the people, the breakdown of morale at home in the
army and have been led to think very little of the Aus
tran fighting forces unless stened with German dvi-
sions and led by German generals, as at CaporettO
But now the allies have inauguTated offensive
large scale the Italian line and while they forcing
their way through and taking thousands of prisoners
they are not finding the Ausrians demorazed 1t
that the Czechs, Sovaks Croaans and Austro-Itaans
Subjects of Austria who lived in the "ost provnces
have fought only when driven it by their officers and
have after surrendeTing, willingly taken up the
side OF the allies but the Ausans and Hungarans, who
predominant in the enemy army, have been giving
lies tough resistance And they have shown themselves
well munitoned and otherwise equipped Whatever may
have been the hunger and suffering among the civilian
population, it is evident that the army being kept I'D
to more than fair efficiency
So, too, with the German army. It is fighting ha1der
than any time during the war; and both the Ger
and Austro-Hungarian forces may be counted
contest every foot of ground bitterly from on.
The fact is, the Austrian army is being allowed to
does not know for instance that its government has
made virtual surrender to the allies and has proposed
what is in effect separate peace. The Austrian army
has been without mail for month two All it has to
do is TO fight hard, and it is doing just that
The German army, the other hand, is being kept
fully informed Of the peace Every officer and
every knows the contents of the that have
exchanged Moreover every one Of them has been orerd
to resist TO the utmost because the better showing mill
ta Germany makes the better the peace terms the Hun
government believes it will be able obtain takes for
granted that any armstice, any peace terms will have
definite relation to the military status of the opposing
forces.
So also with the forces of the entente The undated
lead of the Associated Press the night Of October
% said:
while both Germany and Austria are seeking to Sc
cessation of hoses and Turkey also is reported
be favoraby disposed toward peace the entente allied
troops all the battle fronts giving heed peace
proposals but continuing without mercy to drive their
Toes before them"
Thus both sides high tension in their fighting
and they give the to all the nations: To keep up the
hard blows and pay less attention the peace notes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31

CeIITAR Camp Community service
w does not mean service for SOL
diers alone. but for the community
in general" said H. E. BiIkey. the
new director OF that work in FL Paso,
and it has five definite objects in
view. The first OF these Objects is
TO give service to the soldier, the
sailor. their families and friends by
furnishing such information as they
may be in need OF. Then there is the
community hospitality that furnishes
the man with associations and home
like surroundings such as he was &C
eustomed 70 in his own home and
recreations in the form OF athletics,
pageants. dancing and music.
The war department realized that
the community service had serious
problems TO deal with and that or
ganizstion would be an important fea-
rure- Organization consists of three
phases Destructive. which consists Of
the elimination Of all bad features
Of the community. that the boys might
resort to for pastime: the corrective,
which consists OF putting desira bic
entertainment in the place Of the bed.
and constructive, which is the War
Camp Community service itself.
Community betterment is a means
Of giving the men better impression
Of the town in a general way as a
result Of the good things that have
been done for them. These things
VIII also be 4 great help in increasing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31
Bedtime Story for the Little One.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND PUMPKIN PETE.
usuurruruuruuu-up By HOWARD r GARJs

/ TNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the
~ bunny rabbit gentleman, was hop
ping along through the woods one
day hoping he might have an ad-
venture. when. all OF a sudden, he
heard a voice saying;
oh. won't we have fun"
The most fun we ever hadr' said
another voice Wen make his ears
look Ike an elephants. and his mouth
like a jug Of molasses."
And his nose went on the first
voice why, we'll make his nose a
pink twinkling one. like Uncle Wig
gily's."
That's what we'll dot- exclaimed
the other chap, and then Uncle Wig
gily, who was listening to all this
talk. said to himself:
I'D better be CAREFUL I must see
who this is talking so about my nosel
wonder what they're going to make,
So he peeked between the bushes
and he saw Jackie and Peetie Bow
Wow, the two puppy dog boys. And
as soon as he had seen them the
bunny uncle wasn't at AL afraid. for
he knew they were friends OF his
Hello. Jackie and Peetie." cried
Uncle Wiggily. in his jolly voice. as
ne stepped out from behind the bush
what are you two chaps I'd TO now ,
well, sort Of" said Jackie. as he
wobbled his tail. You see. il will
soon be Halloween. Uncle Wiggily,
and Peetie and I want TO make a Ian
tern out OF a pumpkin and 30 around
shining IL in eve-vhOdy's face We're
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31
Little inter0iews

spirit. pride and democracy IN 4 gen.
eral way"
1.-THE national council Of defence de-
sires it understood generally through
out the country that as little labor
and materials as possible must be
used for other than purely war pur-
poses until peace be established" said
". Cooley, chairman Of the Fl Paso
county council. 1T expects all good
citizens and all official boards to hold
down building operations and repair
work to the absolute minimum. School
houses, churches and the like, are not
regarded as absolutely essential and
few requests for work on such build
ings viii be approved by local and
temporary makeshifts may be utilized
so that nobody will suffer for some
time to come on account OF the lack
Of new buildings along this line. This
does not mean that the government
would desire any let Up in the work
being done in schools and churches,
rather It would urge everybody to
exert every possible effort towards
educating the youth Of the country
in these trying times"
There Is less doing at Fort Bliss
from news standpoint than at any
other time since the war began" said
J. r Burgess. THE Y. NJ. C. a. read
ing and writing rooms have been
opened for the use of soldiers. but
everything else remains as first az
fected by the influenza quarantine
order. There seems TO be but little
oanser from the malady now, but the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31
Quit Covering Up Evildoers

THE peace officers of FL Paso no right to permit
1 because they prominent to give fictitious
when they arrested in gambling raids People
without influence money locked and doeketed by
their right names Men with influence and money give
the officers know be fictitious permitted to
plead guilty and escape the publicity that they ought to
have IF the officers will arrest and try these under
their right names, The Herald viii take pleasure in in
forming the public who they little publicity of this
kind viii do to break up wrongdoing than anything
else If has been said member Of the committee of
rs law enforcement, in the poker party raided
Tuesday evening" his should be made public in fair
the other "a members of the committee; his real
should 90 the court docket. It is time the public
officials ceased helping hide the of eldoers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31

and passenger rates also necessary in of the OBJ
legation which the railroad administration felt to increase
the pay of employees making less than $3.50 month.
Moreover, it IS recognized that many railroads
deplorabe condition when the government took them over
short of motive power and cars needing equipment
all kinds and tied up with the worst freight congestion the
country has Great strides have been made
Temedyng these and other defects and there every
pect of further improvement possibly to the point
the railroads meet all demands upon them if the
needed motive power already ordered secured and
tary and other purposes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31

To THE burglar
WHO ROBBED the corner store
on LAST Friday night.
DEAR BURGLAR
OF COURSE I know.
THAT IN burgllng.
YOU REALLY haven't time.
To INQUIRE around.
ABOUT ALL Of the persons.
YOU MAY be burgling.
AND THAT lots OF times.
BECAUSE OF your hurry.
YOU TAKE away things.
THAT IF you knew.
WHAT PAIN It would cause.
YOU WOULDN'T take them.
BECAUSE EVEN burglars
HAVE LITTLE children.
AND ARE fond Of flowers.
AND CRY a. plays
AND DON'T like cheese dressings
OR ALLIGATOR pear salad.
AND ARE perfectly human
AND know all that.
BECAUSE ONE time.
HAD a burglar friend
WHO HAD partly reformed
AND NEVER stole anything.
EXCEPT FROM street car
companies
OR MOTION picture actors
AND IN telling you this.
JUST so you'll know.
THAT I'M friend OF burglars.
ANY TINE before dark.
AND WITH this Introduction
I WAIT TO tell you
THAT ON the night.
WHEN YOU took the little tin box
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31

I going TO make a funny nose, like
yours, on the pumpkin lantern. and
big eyes and ears like an elephants,
and-and ali THAR"
''Fine." cried Uncle Wiggiiy I'll
help you 7 haven't had any Haliow-
cen fun since last year"
And It is a good thing Nurse lane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. the muskrat lady
housekeeper, wasn't there. or she
would have said Uncle Wiggily was
getting too old TO have such fun.
SO the bunny rabbit gentleman
tWinkled his pink nose. and away he
started with Jackie and Petite to
look for pumpkin out OF which 70
know how to do It You scoop out
the inside Of pumpkin, cut eyes. a
nose and mouth and put a candle
inside.
But there didn't seem to be any
pumpkins for Jackie and Peetle 10
find. They looked everywhere, in
the fields and through the woods, but
not pumpkin did they see.
I guess they must be all made I'D
into pies" barked Jackie.
or else Cinderella's fairy god
mother has taken them ali TO be
changed into tanks to help win the
war with" said Uncle Wiggiiy- and
II that's the case. We mustn't mind
Well even II We could find a
pumpkin We wouldn't waste It." said
Ing Halloween with e. why it's just
as good as ever for pies
sure il is" said Uncle WizgiIy.
We'll. ven look little farther
So they looked a bit farther. and.
an OF a sudden, they heard a little
~Oh. help Help, VIII somebody
please help meg7
.'Ha, Troubis," exclaimed Uncle
M,-iigsily- "of course, I'll help you.
Right here" answered tfnv
voice. and. looking among the leaves.
Uncle WiSgily and Jackie and Petite
saw tiny little man. with an apple
seed Tor a head and teeny-weeny
pieces OF toothpiclzs for hands and
teet He was stuck IN the crack OF
a dried leaf and he couldn't get loose
IN help you" said Uncle Wig
sily. and he kindly lifted the little
cnap out OF the crack in the leaf and
set him on blade OF dried grass.
Ihank You very much" said the
little man. you did me a big favor.
and now I'd like to do you one. even
II it's small
Jackie and Petite were Just going
70 say they didn't see how such a
uny chap could do any one a favor.
when the little bit OF a fellow said.
i know what you are looking for
a pumpkin And I'll tell you where
70 IND one I'll let you have the one
i've IN OF see, I'm Peter-Petsr.
tne pumpkin eater. but never eat
pumpkins around Halloween. so I can
nave some to put away for lanterns.
Come Sac I'll show you a big one"
50 he led the way through the
woods to where under \ pile OF leaves
we're some pumpkins Jackie and
Peetie each took one to make into 4
lantern for Halloween and later. 50
as TO waste nothing. Mrs. Bow Wow
made them into pies.
Ihank YOU very much" said the
puppy dog boys. as they hurried home
with the yellow things
on are welcome" said Pumpkin
Pete So. you see. he did do A favor
after all, and II the piece OF chalk
doesn't get a black mark when II
goes out walking with the lead pen
ell. III tell you next OF Uncle WfEEiiv
and the tietae--(Copyright. 1918, BY
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31
Roundabout The Country
Ever Watch Car WhackerS Put Wheels Under A Coach?
Ell PaSo Workers Set Record When 1t Comes To This
By C. A. MARTIN.

larmy might even learn system from
the railroads.
J. G. Hays and A. II. Dow. foremen
respectively OF the passenger car re-
charge of this work, and they say Il
comes so often that it makes them
lonesome when a coach is not sent in
for attention while the train and pas
sengers puff and wait. We lost a
little more than 30 minutes time as a
result of the necessity for the change
OF wheels, because II took time TO cut
the coach out OF the train and time to
put it on again when the train came
on from the union station and we
hooked on at Dallas street. and then
an electrician had cut a belt that he
didn't have TO cut and that caused
some loss OF time, but the repair men
were only 30 minutes on the Job. Re
CARELESS Of the delay. the old Golden
State pulled into Kansas City on the
dot and Joe Sweeney and 'Hidehouse"
Brown had plenty OF time 10 get =
dinner with a real drink on the side
at the X .. Harvey house before their
connecting train left for the east.
=
Our idea OF n Ennps. Being the
nEe of John Wyatt and some OF
the others hereaboufs. 50 you
don't have to fiji out a draft
questionable.
For digging graves. a whisky glass
beats a shovel" says the Arizona
university. More men prefer the glass
than the shovel. however.
y
The man who has unpaid bills
around town has no business with
several hundred dollars worth Of
booze in his cellar.
Bob Rinehart Is one FL PaSoan
who has never changed his neu-
rr1ltty since we went into war
with Germany. Bob always said:
@I'm neutral; I don't care who
whips Germany. rs long as she Is
whipped and whipped good
=
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31
War Camp Community Service Has Five Worthy Objects
Defence Council Expects III Building Be Held Down

authorities are proceeding out OF an
abundance Of caution and will doubt
less enforce the order for another
week. There were great many
cases Of the disease among the men
and it Will take some time for them
to recuperate from the ravages the
malady made in their systems. Work
leave well trained for the work be-
yond the sea"
Il have almost become converted to
the belief that in the scale Of i'm
portant American cities. Ell Paso
would come above Chicago, my home
city" said Frank Upton. who has been
in FL Paso a week visiting his son.
Rev. FIR. F. R. Upton. OF st. Patrick's
cathedral
The personnel of railroad life IS
now a perfect harmony, being the out
come Of the patriotic cooperation to-
ward the common end Of winning the
war" said W S. Ford. The employees
and the public realize the imperative
duties before them and are subordi-
mating their own personal interests
in a common spirit"
= X
conditions have not really
chaged half SO much as they appear
and things are not half so bad as they
SEEM" said J. II. Clark. of Midland.
Tex. Everybody says that there is
nothing doing and that everything is
dead Influenza, grippe. the shutting
up Of schools. churches and other
places Of meeting have taken the
spirit out OF most Of US. We need the
comfort and consolation afforded by
our fellows and things always look
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31

than 70 people in your dining room
at one time" said a friend TO Burt
Orndorff.
ia consider it an honor to be
would be willing 10 pay a fine to see
25 people in the Sheldon dining room
at one time again"
Bob Krakauer wears more club and
secret order pins than any other man
in FL Paso.
Henry Beach could make a living
with his voice II he didn't have such
a good business selling articles from
Mexico He is classed by thoSe who
know as one OF the best singers in
these parts.
II you never saw Francis Russell
lead a bunch Of soldiers singing, 90
to do it.
Quail are the unfafrest things
know of. They delight, II you
fad them I'm the valley, In flying
on top Of n mesa 100 feet high
With banks OF sand. and then COM
Ing back down into the valley by
another route before you can
climb to the top in your heavfnE
hunting boots Eight to ten hours
Of this sort OF things makes
hunter tired.
By next year there will be scarcely
any lakes left around El Paso for duck
hunters The drainage bitches are
playing havoc with the duck zen
devious.
Little Chris was told that apples
were good for him and that he could
eat as many as he wished. He didn't
bother them
Then he was told that the apples
were for mother and daddy and ne
must let them alone. Now he wants
them all the time and eats them reg
ularly.
Human nature IS alike, whether
they are four or 40
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31
Short SnatcheS
From EUerywherp

The kaiser says TO agree on peace
two are needed. but he is reminded
that 20 make peace only one has to
do the job.-Savannah Press.
1t must irritate the German SOL
diers to hear that every military re-
verse they suffer was deliberately
planned by their officers-Washing-
ton star.
We have an increasingly deep con-
vietlon that some people are going TO
llnd II a darned poor policy TO strike
while the nations hoL-Philadelphia
North American.
1t is reported that Germany will
transfer a division Of Kurds to the
west front. They will naturally be
the cream OF the Teuton army.=Roch-
ester Post Express.
Better leave the sugar IN the bot
tom Of the howl than in the bottom
or the cup.-Helena Independent
Germany's peace offensive may
make some progress when it has an
other goal than an offensive peace
Newark News.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31
Uncle Walls !Denatmed Poem
The Housework robIem

AcH day meet some doleu dame gs along weary frame
beats the handl housework
@ 70 pc hIea IN ali this war struck land used to gded
shell
ceilings the
cellar stars And by chance
VII then
line ana Try to Bit pass p
games that
stove and season pumpkin with Glove They're dig
g up the household lore they used to know
n way they shedding silks and diamond gngha gowns they're
doing things the things that surely the
snack the less they'll think
and bake and boil keep balance Of their
Copyright BY George Matthew MASON