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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-06-20
War Saving Stamp
Drive Now On

With the intensive drive for the
War Savings pledge campaign,
which was inaugurated Tuesday
morning through the state, and
which will continue until June 28th,
we'll started, every man, woman and
child in the state will have chance
to show their patriotism and their
support of Uncle Sam and his gov
eminent, and their government.
In many cities and counties of the
state, the full quota will be in in a
few days, while in the larger and
more widely distributed districts, it
will take the full time up to June
18th, in which to get all the pledges
signed. On June 18th all of the
duplicate pledges will be turned into
the school houses of the district in
which the pledger resides, and all of
them will be registered, so that a
full account may be kept of all who
buy.
Each county in the state has it's
own organization and while the gen.
eral plan of organization of all
working committees is the same,
these plans will be changed some to
meet conditions in the various COM
munities.
When the full accounts are all
made up, reports will be sent in to
Washington of all the pledgers and
these compared with mans or wo-
mans earning capacity, and what
they will wish to do in the upkeep of
their government. The stay-at-
home army-all those who help in
the war work-are depended upon
to keep the government going while
the | 100000 or more boys are in
training camps or overseas, for
those boys are expecting that when
they arrive home from the turmoil
and strife of war, they will find
Uncle Sam prepared to greet them
with everything in this government
running on normal basis.
The stay-at-home army must rem
der an account, not only to Uncle
Sam, but to these boys who are do.
ing the real work of preserving
democracy-the Stacker of TODAY
will stand a poor show with the
fighting man who has sacrificed his
home, his family and his friends
and it may be-his life.
Sign your pledge today-and
register it on June 18th.
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sale shall be kept by the dealer and
reported sen1i-monthIy.

sale shall be kept by the dealer and
reported semi-monthly.
Rule s. All sales and deliveries of
more than one-half ton must be re-
ported in detail semi monthly. All
sales and deliveries of one half ton
and less can be totalled at the end of
each day and reported as one deliv-
cry. The various kinds and sizes
must be reported separately, how
ever, and the selling price stated.
Rule 9. Deliveries to consumer S
must be made consecutively in the
order Of the receipt of their appli-
cation blanks.
The above rules are effective on
and after June 18th, 1918, until
further notice.
w. N. Fitzgerald,
Federal Fuel Admin.
for Wisconsin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-06-20
Rural Carrier Examination

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination for the county of Pierce,
Wisconsin, to be held at Elmwood
and River Falls at IL a. m. on July
IL to fill the position of rural carrier
at Elmwood, Ellsworth and Rock
Elm and vacancies that may later oc-
cur on rural routes from other post
offices in the above mentioned coun-
ty. The examination will be open
only to citizens who are actually
domiciled in the territory of a post
office in the county and who meet
the other requirements set forth in
Form No. 1877. This form and ap-
plication blanks may be obtained
from the offices mentioned above or
from the United States Civil Service
Commission at Washington, d. G.
Applications should be forwarded to
the Commission at Washington at
the earliest practicable date.
During the continuance Of the
present war the Commission will, in
accordance with the request of the
Post Office Department, admit wo-
men to rural carrier examinations
upon the same conditions as men.
BY direction of the Commission.
John A. McIlhenny, President.
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M arried

William Mccormick n d Mrs.
Clara Mallberg, both of this city
were married at ST. Bridget's Catho-
lie church, Saturday at a. m. Miss
Amelia Hrdina, a niece of the bride
acted as bridesmaid and o e p h
Motl of Alpha, Minnesota, cousin
of the bride attended the groom.
The bridal couple left Saturday af-
ternoon on trip to Duluth and Su-
perior and upon their return will
make their home in this city.
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Red Cross Notes

June first was the beginning OF
the second year Of the Pierce Co,
Chap. of A. R. C. Four officers
and the other members of the ex
ecutive committee were elected al
the Annual Meeting May 18th. AL
other officers and committees are
appointed by the executive com
mittee. The whole list stands as
follows for the new year. Chapter
Chairman. c. N. Wiger; Vic e.
Chairman, M S. J. C. Knowlton;
Secretary. Rosa M. Cheney, Treas.
urer, W. G. Spence; Auditor, 0. w,
Newcomb. Other members of Elk.
ecutive Com, l. oyd Goble, l. /
Lusk, Mrs. ]. H. Rogers, Mrs. H.
w. Thomson.
Committee on Junior Auxiliaries
for County: w. II. H u n t, Supt.
Austerud, Lloyd Goble.
Committee on Home Service fol-
County: D. B. Spencer. Chairman.
Committee on Woman's w or
and Purchasing for County: M RS.
]. G. Knowlton, Mrs. ]. H. Rogers
Mrs. H. w. Thomson.
Committee on Shipping for the
County: M r S. Rogers, Chairman
Mrs. James Dunn, Inspector, Mrs
Will Chinook, Mary Renter.
Membership Committee: 0 s c !
Weberg, Wa 1t Johnson, L u }
Copley, Bernice Sanford.
Finance Committee: F. M. White
Mrs. A. M. Baldwin, Mrs. w. G
Spence, Mrs. A. w. Stiles, Mrs. w
H. Hunt.
Committee on Local Work Room
Mrs. w. E. Tubs, Mrs. E. E. Buck
Mrs. A. M. Baldwin, Mrs. Mat
Elertson.
Committee on Knitting: Mrs. E
B. Armstrong, Mrs. Ed. Elertson
Mrs. 0. w. Newcomb.
A list of the leaders at the Worl
Room and schedule. o f their day
will be given later.
The executive committee hold it
regular meeting on the second Fri
day evening of each month. Thi
committee has the supervision o
all officers and committees.
The committee on Woman's Worl
will continue to hold weekly con
ference with the women workers OF
Friday afternoon at 400. For thu
present they will meet at the Worl
Room instead Of the City Hall. Ey
cry woman in the County who wish
es to receive or give suggestion!
and inform alton regarding the worl
will be welcomed at the Friday af
ternoon meeting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-06-20
Take a Vacation

A change of scene and relief from
the daily grind of worry and work
was never more necessary for the
conservation of health and energy.
Ilwaco Springs Summer Resort
will afford you just the outing you
need at the same old rates as be-
fore the war, and spare you the ex-
pense of railway fare to long dis
lance places less attractive.
Address Ilwaco Springs Co., Riv-
er Falls, Wis. Phone IA or 203-R.
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Rules Governing Use
and Distribution Coal

1
Rule /. Anthracite coal to manu-
featuring plants: Our attention has
been called to the fact that many
manufacturers are asking for
shipments of d m e ST c anthracite
coal, namely, CRATE Cor broken) to
pea inclusive, who in the past have
used either in whole or in part other
fuel. In order that this coal can be
conserved for the householders and
the regular users Of this fuel, this
office desires that all requests for
domestic anthracite for purely man.
ufacturing purposes be G RI e d
here as to whether or not shipment
shall be made. If it is found that
such manufacturers have been regu-
lar users of this fuel in the year
1916 or prior to that year, for purely
manufacturing purposes, and can
not now under any circumstances
use bituminous coal instead, per.
mission will be granted, but in no
case will manufacturer be entitled
to this fuel for quantity greater
than was delivered to such manu-
facturer in the coal year of 1916.
Dealers are hereby instructed not to
sell anthracite coal to manufacturers
without written permission f r o m
this office.
| Rule 2. The provisions Of Rule l
also apply to all school houses, pub
lie building, store buildings, apart
ment houses and institutions of ev-
cry description shall sell or deliver
anthracite coal to any consumer list
ed in this paragraph without the
written permission of the State Fuel
| Administrator.
Rule 3. Restricted deliveries of
Anthracite coal to domestic consul
mers. Paragraph one of the ere
tail Distribution Plan for year 1917,
our Form No. SO, reads in part as
follows:
when all consumers, who are
willing to accept it, have received
two-thirds of their normal annual
requirements, the dealers may pro-
coed to fill the balance of such or
ders up to normal annual require
ments of each consumer.
This provision is hereby modified.
From the effective date hereof deal
ers shall not in any case deliver the
remaining one-third to a consumers
normal annual requirements up to
six tons may be made in full.
Rule 4. Chestnut size anthracite
coal must be reserved for self-feed.
ing magazine stoves and dealers are
hereby instructed not to sell this
size for any other purpose unless
permission is given.
Rule 5. Anthracite coal shall not
be delivered to any domestic consul
mer who can use bituminous coal.
If the dealer is in doubt after ascer-
tanning from the description given
on the consumers application blank
as to whether or not bituminous
coal can be used, the local fuel ad-
ministrator shall be called upon to
make final decision.
Rule 6. Residences whose normal
annual requirements exceed thirty
tons, shall not besupplied with more
than twenty tons on the first de.
livery. Unless the situation clears
up materially, large residences
must close off certain rooms in the
interests of conservation.
Rule Z. Consumers o f bitumi-
coal for threshing purposes only are
not required to ill out blank form
No. go before securing h e coal
needed. However, a record Of each
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Interstate League Games

In the best game of the season
Sunday Saltwater defeated Ellis.
worth at the county seat 3 to 2. The
game was hard fought from start to
finish. Ellsworth played the game
under protest as Lawler, shortstop
for the Saltwater club, is the prop
erty of the Ellsworth club. Lawler
was with Ellsworth last season and
has never been released. The league
officials may decide to throw out
this game and play it over.
The Hotel Shermans play at Els
worth Sunday.
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Need for Conservation
in the Use Of Sugar

There is need for extreme conserv-
alton in the use Of sugar. Consum-
ers may not buy, nor retailers sell
sugar in quantities in excess of two
pounds at a time to consumers re-
siding in towns and cities, and five
pounds at time to consumers re-
siding in rural districts.
A householder who has not made
a Is ID. purchase of sugar for can
ming and preserving, may do so now
upon signing a certificate provided
for that purpose. Any additional
quantities required for preserving,
up to rs lbs, at time can only be
purchased on special permit issued
by local Food Administrators or
their authorized agents.
All retailers must keep a sugar
book for inspection in which all
sales of sugar with names of buyers
shall be recorded, including sales
for canning and preserving pur-
poses. Sugar for canning must not
be purchased until it is for actual
consumption at the time purchased.
Many people are asking how often
these purchases can be made. Con-
sumers are limited to 3 lbs. per
month to each member Of the house
hold, and the sugar records must
not show sales in excess of this al
lowance. Retailers may sell to no.
tells, boarding houses and restaur-
ants, in Is ID. lots, provided they as
certain first that patrons are not
purchasing more than a weeks sup
ply on the basis Of three pounds per
capita per month.
If any dealer has reason to sus-
pect that a consumer is trying to
evade these rules by purchasing Of
several dealers, he should ask for a
signed statement to protect himself.
Sales by retailers to manufactu-
rers of articles in which sugar is an
ingredient, can only be made on
special certificates issued to the
manufacturer by the Food Admins
tration at Madison, Wisconsin,
which certificates have been made
upon sworn statements made by the
manufacturers. This applies to
manufacturers of soda water, ice
cream. soda fountain syrups, etc.
The Food Administration is urg-
ing that at this time the people re-
strict themselves in the use of beef.
The people may now substitute
pork. bacon, ham and sausage for
beef products, as we now have suf-
ficiently increased supply of pork
this summer to permit its slightly
increased use. Hotels and res
taurants are required not to
place on their menus or serve
boiled beef more than two
meals weekly; beef steak more than
one meal weekly; roast beef more
than one meal weekly, and house
holders are not to buy more than Il
lbs. of clear beef weekly, or II lbs.
including the bone, per person in
the household.
All dealers in eggs, including gen.
eral stores are required to candle
same. as it is the desire of the Food
Administration to keep all rotten
eggs out of transportation and off
the market. Where a merchant
candles the eggs, he should place on
the case certificate as follows:
This case candled- (Date)-. by
(Name). (Signed)."
United States Food Administration,
W. G. Haddow,
County Federal Food Administrator,
Ellsworth, Wis.
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He says that surgery and scientific
treatment of wounded soldiers has
progressed to such an extent that
more than 80 per cent of the wound
ed, who originally remained at the
military hospital for months are
now cured and returned to their
commands in three or four weeks.
General Gorgas is the m W h o
made possible the Panama Canal by
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NOTICE!

Dog tax will be collected this year and
the license tags are now at the City Clerks
office and dog owners should come and pay
the license fee and get tag.
All dogs found al large after July 1st with
out license tag for the year 1913 attached to
him or her will be liable to capture and DEATH
BY Order of City Council
June 3, 1918.
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HOME CULTURE CLUB
June 27th, 1918.

June 9th, 1918.
History Lesson Eastern Brazil.
Topography, climate, exports, min
erals, diamond industry, vegeta-
ton. seaports, Bahia.
Leader-Mrs. Nettie Bliss.
Hostess-Mrs. Bertha Dunbar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-06-20

Hear Frank N. White at the
Congregational church Friday. Ad-
mission free. -
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-06-20

driving out the mosquitoes and WHIP
ing out the yellow fever. He is the
right man for the present high po-
sition in the minds of all who know
him.
An effort to save $4,000 tons of
sugar annually is to be put forth by
the Government by offering substi-
tutes for different uses. One humid
red million pounds or practically
one pound for every man, woman
and child in the country can be
saved by substituting starch sugar
and syrups for bottlers of f t
drinks and other users of sweetened
liquids. Restrictions on the use of
sugar have been made by the Food
Administration, but through t h e
Bureru of Chemistry experiments it
may be possible to permit equally
suitable substitutes, all of which will
be of interest to the small boy and
girl and also to those who are not so
small. The limit on sales in Wash
ington is still fixed to two pounds
p customer excepting larger
amount is permitted for canning
purposes.
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phone your news items to the
Journal. phone No. 20.
Trench and camp., 1918-10-17
MAJ. BENJAMIN F. PEPPER
DIES FROM WOUNDS IN FRANCE

Maj. Benjamin Franklin Pepper died
OF wounds received in fighting In
France September 26.. according to an
announcement from the War Depart
ment. Maj. Pepper led his Cd Bat
talon Of the 313th Infantry OF the
10Th Division, comprised Of tho draft
ed men from Baltimore. who trained
at Camp Meade, into the section that
resulted in the smashing Of the st.
Mihiel salient.
The information concerning Mai.
Pepper also seems to Indicate that
Capt. Harry Ingersoll Of II Company
OF the 31Sth whose death was report
ed to his father. Charles E. Ingersoii,
possibly met his death in the same
manner.
Maj. Pepper had long and illus
trious American lineage. His father
was DR.. William Pepper, provost OF
the University of Pennsylvania and
one of the distinguished physicians of
his day. On his mothers side Mai.
Pepper was In direct descent from
Benjamin Franklin and Commodore
Perry. the hero of Lake Erie.
Maj. Hepper was thirty-nine years
Trench and camp., 1918-10-17
esD MEN STRONG.
Win Cage Ball Game Handily,


Those giants from the west" that
compose the SD Infantry gave a good
account OF themselves Saturday in a
game played on the cage ball grounds
of Lafayette Field. when they defeat
ed team from scattered units OF the
camp. s to o.
It was q good test OF the strength
OF the winners. as the game was hard
played and the boys showed a disposi-
tion to take punishment and give it
that was truly commendable.
Cage ball is comparatively new to
Meade. 1t has been played several
weeks among the boys of the develop
ment battalion. but the SD boys were
the first to put any real pep" into it.
They rushed their opponents off
their feet after the ball had been in
play five minutes. Prior to that time
they did not seem to have the knack
OF team play and their efforts were
lost in the shuttle.
1t Is true that the SD team had the
advantage in height and weight, but
they were so far superior in general
stamina that they had no trouble in
winning.
Athletic directors who are looking
for real sport should ask this 63d
bunch for battle.
Trench and camp., 1918-10-17

old and was born in Philadelphia. He
was educated at st. Marks. South
boro, Mass. n famous preparatory
school, and afterward at the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania, where he com =.
pleted both the academic and the law
courses While he was in college the
Spanish war began, and young Pep
pcr Immediately enlisted in Battery
A OF Philadelphia. serving throughout
that conflict.
He returned to his law studies and
upon his graduation entered the Of
fees Of Henry, Pepper & Bodine in
Philadelphia, and with Maj. Thomas
Stokes. now ut Fort Sill, Okla, WAS
admitted to partnership When Gen.
Wood established the officers training
camps ut Plattsburg Maj. Pepper took
two summer courses there. and when
the United States entered the wa: he
went to Fort Niagara He was conf
missioned as q major and assigned
to Camp Meade. where he was given
command of tho % Battalion of BAL
timorc's Own." as the regiment was
known.
Two brothers of the rlnin soldier
are in the Medical Corps OF the Army.
Maj. IL. p. Pepper is in France. while
Maj. William Pepper, formerly assign
ed to tho medical officers training
school at Chattanooga, is on detached
service awaiting orders
Trench and camp., 1918-10-17
THURSDAY. OCTOBER II. Is,s.
A Real Friend.

The boys in Meade have
xoMnd out the Red Cross.
For . long while some of them
supposed that the Red Cross was
= little white house near the
post Office, with a pretty red
cross over its doorway and a lot
pf field directors whose time
seemed to be occupied with
things the soldiers did not un-
derstand.
Now the soldiers know. They
know FIRST of all that if they need
y real friend the Red Cross
II not only there to help them.
but Is the first one to find it out.
The epidemic has been terrible.
and thousands have suffered be-
cause of it, but it has brought
men IN the Army to understand
that the country does not forget
about their personal welfare.
ney know now that they are
more !, than mere cogs in a
The Red Cross has furnished
Nurses it has. sent kilograms to-
relatives it has furnished a cot
tor visiting mothers.and fathers:
lt has done a score of things for,
flae helpless that could not have ]
heeia done i, any other way. : !
placed its equipment at /.
t!ae disposal of the. Army through
we Ked Cross and recognized
that Il was in good hands.
formal times are now at hand,
we say thankfully.
Trench and camp., 1918-10-17
WA|TCOMB R|LEYS
COUSIN NOW HERE
Thomas 0'Reilly in Field Signal
School Is Related to
Famous Poet.

The Field Signal Officers School is
proud of the fact that 1t contains a
cousin of James Whitcomb Riley, the
poet, although the young man,
Thomas O'Reilly. who claims that dis
tinction, does not mention the honor
very often, and, in fact, only when
asked the direct question.
O'Reilly comes from Indianapolis,
the city where the poet lived so many
years and where he did his best work
It was only a short distance from
the soldiers home to that of the poet,
and as the formers mother was the
latter's cousin it was not strange that
they should have been intimate. Mrs.
O'Reilly was formerly Miss Riley.
Did Not Know "John Boyle"
An inquisitive "Y" man, noting
the similarity in names. asked the
soldier Saturday night If he were
not related to John Boyle O'Reilly Of
Boston. perhaps the most distinguish
ed poet OF the last quarter of CEN
tury in America.
mo, I think not" he said, "but am
a cousin Of James Whitcomb Riley"
AS all this happened over the book
shelf in the improvised ~" hut
young O'Reilly was obtaining a lit
tie reading matter for his quiet
hours, his friends were hoping that
he might develop some of the poetic
genius Of his illustrious relative from
the state Of the Hoosiers.
Trench and camp., 1918-10-17
"79th" in Il.

a great. deal of "airy persi-
hage' has been printed about
the pep" the ''boundless patri-
otism," the Can -the-kaiser' kind
of attitude which the Meade SOL
der is said to possess. Doubt
less a large part of what was
published was true, but repeated
day after day it became rather
disgusting, as it contained an air
of bravado.
Soldiers DO not care about be-
Ing spoken of as heroes when
they are merely doing their duty
Lie thousands of others and are
Just glad to be able to do their
part.
But now there is really some.
thing to talk about.
The 10Th Division, which left,
here in July after nearly ten
months of training, has hit the
Huns, Gen. Kuhn's boys have,
gone over the top. They have
shot the enemy; they have
struck him with bayonets they
have hurled grenades at him;
they have pounded him with
shrapnel and shell, and there lis
no camouflage about it.
lii the first heat of battle Mai.
Den Pepper, commander of the
1d Battalion of the 313th Infan-
kry, has fallen. With the pic
kaaSe of his dead body before
them "Baltimore's Own" swept
forward to revengeful victory.
The major was one of those
quiet, determined leaders that
men like to have at their head,
and his loss will be keenly felt
IN Philadelphia, his home, and
jia the battle line, where he was
such an inspiration.
The point is that the blood of
Meade soldiers now lies redden-
Ing the soil of France. The,
casualty list tells the tale of
valor, of stern opposition, of
steady onrushes, of victorious
marches. The losses are the
kind which follow inevitably in
the wake of success in war.
Men OF the 18th Division feel
like fighting now. They have,
yelled before and that has It's