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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-04-17

many years. being employed On tho
Great Northern section.
His wife was sister. Of the late S.
L. Jorstad. -
Jorstad residence on Nelson Avenue at
ten o'clock. The remains will be laid
to rest in the Lutheran Free cemetery.
Rev. Nicolay Nilsen will ofiiciate.
The pail bearers will be Eric Holt,
NJ o. Thorpe, K. T. Rykken, o. A. Jacob
son, o. K Severinson and H. T. Olson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyder Berg arrived to-
day with the remains.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-04-17

James A. johnson OF Benson died at
Minneapolis last Sunday. He is a bro
Their of Mrs. Louis Hanson who resides
on Third Street West Of this city. The
funeral OCCURS tomorrow at Benson.
Evening journal., 1918-08-05
BEST FRENCH
GETS BEST GIRL
BOYS STUDY HARD
IN The Unlted Pres.

BY The United Press.
LONDON, Aug. 5-The army is solv-
Ing more than one national difficulty.
In pre-war days, perhaps owing TO our
insularity, the English were not what
what might be called good linguists.
But the army has fixed all that. It's
grammar might leave a lot to be de-
sired, but when Il comes TO making IL
self understood, the army gets there.
Practically all Of the boys have mas
tered the essentials Of the French Ian
guage. For instance, they have all
learned to say Bong soir, mamselle,
voulez-vous promener avec moi?"
To keep their linguistic accomplish
ments I'D to the mark the Americans
have ioined them, and new phrases
have 70 be adopted.
"Guess I've got you trimmed, says
the Yankee, as he walks on arm in arm
with "mam'selle;" TO teach her Amer
lean"
"Oui. monsieur, mais you are GER
tainement 'stung' -, chirrups the Bel
gian maid.
And thus the English Tommies and
American doughboys find that the man
who can get away with the best
French also can get away with the best
girI-and competition is keen.
Evening journal., 1918-08-05

| strange store fronts. It's strange signs,
It's strahgelysdad psssersby and its
men-drawn carts-the only modern
touch the electric street cars. Inside
this big and beautiful building OF white
concrete Is all the falrylsnd that greets
womsnklnd, bargaln-bent, n any me-
tropolis OF the world. II Il hardly to
be wondered at. th4refora, that often
so and 60 japanese coma in a process
sion from some nels1boring village to
see this segment OF New York set down
in the heart OF the east.
The Mitsukoshi retail business dates
back 10 1862 That American-style mer-
chandising pays In Japan is shown by
the fact that the present building,
opened in 1914, Is already outgrown and
Is TO be doubled in size. Il is shown
alSs-On bargain days when 1000 people
gather outside its doors before they
are opened at O'Clock Il is shown
by the 30 per cent dividends the store
pays on s2OOO,0OO capital, and a stock
Of merchandise worth almost A,000,-
900.
The chief owners are the Mitsui fam
lily, the ROokefellers Of Japan. Some
Of their employees have been with them
50 years. Almost all the department
heads have been 25 years in the en-
ploy OF the concern, and speak several
different languages. Though the store,
like all others, Is open seven days a
week-for Japan knows no Sabbath in
the western sense-the employees work
only six days a week, and are free 10
spend their weekly holiday at the COM
pany's seaside recreation park. No
American department store eXcels the
fDtsukoshi employees welfare work.
The charm OF the interior. where the
patron may buy Heinz pickles or rare
China silks and brOoades. consists out
side OF the variety OF its contents
chiefly in the unapproached cleanliness.
From % to 30 checkers remove and
check the geta, or wooden shoes, OF the
japanese patrons at the doors. and
they walk about inside IN their clean
white tabi. or socks. The shoes OF
Evening journal., 1918-08-05

themumS.
In this store, whose history stretches
through four centuries, 100 employees
sell everything from collar buttons and
shoe laces to the furniture for a man
siGl.
There Is no depreciation OF goods
from dust. All patrons remove their
shoes before tn,erlng. On the floors
Of clean white ma'tins a banquet could
be served without the l5ying OF a cloth.
1hcrc you have the EiitsukOshi de-
partment store-nOt IS minutes from
Broadway, but 80 minutes from scenes
Of standardization, in a country hard
ly 45 years removed from what Oh,
western world would call barbarism-
the Mlisukoshi department store, the
largest in Japan, the pride OF Tokyo,
a credit to Paris, and a copy that bids
fair soon TO outriyal its original pat
terms, the fsast OF the nation which
gave the world the department store
itself, Marshal Field, John Wanamaker
and the rest OF the sh 1yuns OF the line
OF merchant princes.
Outside is MurOmachi street, Tokyo,
with all its strange buildings, its
Evening journal., 1918-08-05
As DAYS FROM BROADWAY
Marvel
BY BURTON KNIsELY
Copyright, 1918, Newspaper Enterprise
Associati0n.l

Copyright, 1918, Newspaper Enterprise
AssoclatIonl
TOKYO, Aug. 5.-Almost t5 days
= from Broadway and not 40 minutes
from narrow city alleys and narrow
country lanes where families live In
room or two on % cents worth OF
B1se and fsh day In a stern struggle
Or an existence more primitive than
most Americans have ever dreamed OF,
is this department store:
IL is seven stories high, with almost
half an acre Of floor space 10 each
story.
II boasts an escalstor, or moving
stairway, six passenger elevators and
mail shaft.
II has a pneumatic tube system
which carries all cash from the most
remote corner to a central cashiers
office.
II Is ventilated by a forced draft sys-
tenn.
II gives up a large part Of one floor
TO exhibition and lecture rooms where
elaborate public programs are to be
enjoyed.
On orchestra OF % pieces pl daily
on the main floor.
Weather signals are displayed from
a tower, and weather forecasts post
ed on bulletin boards on each floor.
Il maintains a dOrmitOry where its
400 boy employees are housed, fed, edu-
Gated and trained In moral conduct.
It has a recreation ground and club
house for It's employees In fine grove
by the seaside.
Il has a restroom on each floor dec
Grated in the style OF some distinct
period OF beautiful furnishings -
smoking room on the main floor In
Secession style, an Old Adams rest
room on the second floor, Jacobean
waiting room on the third floor, Louis
Sixteenth drawing room on the fourth
floor, and so on.
Il has a large restaurant on the
fourth floor, where 5000 meals are
served daily.
II offers an advisers Office where
oonsultants suggest appropriate gifts.
In its immense roof garden tea and
foods are served near the spray OF
q fountain, beside a large pool OF gold
hsh, beneath a wistsria arbOr. and In
the shadow Of a quaint old shrine.
rlants OF all kinds bloom In steam
heated conservatory.
Adjacent to splendidly equipped pho
geographic studios are dressing rooms
where costumes Of all sorts may be
borrowed for the moment and put on
for use In the photographs.
Near the well-equipped Office OF the
house physician who treats all en-
ployes free. is a reference room and
library.
A monthly magazine advertises the
store 10 its patrons.
The grand inner court towers straight
to the roof, and between the high Cor
inthian pillars on each floor are dense
banks OF flowers OF the season-now
cherry blossoms, now azaleas, now
wisteria, now peonies. now chrysan-
Evening journal., 1918-08-05
PROTECTS CHILDREN

By the United Press.
CHRISTIAN, Aug. 5.-Norway hH
decided on the square deal for illegit-
imCte children.
Laws recently enacted give complete
national recognition" 10 the child born
out Of wedlock In doing so, Norway
takes the lead among modern nations.
The legislation establishes the re-
spOnslblllty Of the state In providing
for the nurture. protection and edu-
cation" Of illigltlmates.
The state henceforth win hold both
parents equally and continuously re-
sponslble"; the child 10 be entitled to
bringing up. maintenance, training and
educatiOn-frOm both father and
mother.
The. new attitude thus established
Is that me child welfare problem must
be solved for the sake Of the child and
the state.
Evening journal., 1918-08-05
THIS MAKES THE WOMEN OF
JAPAN PERFECTLY WILD

It's a bargain sale announcement
issued by Japan's big department
store.
Evening journal., 1918-08-05

From the Berlin Lokalanzeiger.)
A woman whose features bore pa
thetic testimony OF her suffering from
the painful war conditions had sought
to buy some potatoes for her famlsh-
ing children.
For money alone nothing was to be
obtained; every dealer insisted on pay
ment in kind. In despair the woman
arrived at a farmstead where twenty
pounds OF potatoes were offered her
In exchange for a cLemlse.
Fearing that It was impossible to pro-
cure food for her children in any otnvl
way, the affectlopste mother divested
herself OF her chemise, the only gar
ment OF that kind she had left, and
handed It to the farmers wife. who
thereupon supplied her with the pota-
toes.
Evening journal., 1918-08-05
Lemon Juice
For FreCkIeS
GIrisl Make beauty lotion at
home for a few eents- Try III

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces OF
orchard white, shake well. and you
have a quarter pint OF the best freckle
and tan lotion. and complexion beauti-
fer, at very. very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces OF orchard white for few
cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant
lotion into the face. neck. arms and
hands each day and see how freckles
and blemishes disappear and how clear,
soft and white. the skin becomes. Yes
II is harmless.
Evening journal., 1918-08-05
HUN IMMORTALITY
GROWS, SAYS REPORT

By Newspaper Enterprise Association.
BFRNE. Aug. 5.-"Immorality among
German women has attained such
degree that the very foundations OF
society are threatened, says a report
OF the Berlin synod OF the Prusslan
Protestant state church. Az the enc
of June more than 10000 divorce cases
were pending in Berlin. and in ~ cases
out OF 400 the petitions are presenter
by husbands at the front"
Evening journal., 1918-08-05

European visitors are covered with a
slip-on cloth sandal.
In the low. breast-high showcases
and on the racks the attraotively ar
ranged merchandise CLEANS spotless in
the bright light from the roof-high in
ner court II was raining. and the
streets OF Tokyo were deep in mud,
but some japanese purchasers were
sitting and lying on the clean mattins
floor to rest.
SO perhaps this Is the example an
American woman would choose TO H.
lustrate the westernization Of Japan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
GERMAN PRESSURE
IS INCRE EAS|N c
Activity in Flanders Grows
During Past So Hours Gen.
tering on Railway.
Irternatioual News Service.

International News Service:
LONDON. March German
pressure has increased against the
allied lines on the West Flanders
front during the past Sc hours, ac-
cording to dispatches from France
today.
This pressure has centered along
the railway line running from Ypres
10 Staden. particularly south of the
Houlhoulst forest.
Both British and French troops
have operated in that district, the
Belgian army holding positions fa--
ther north.
Strong local attacks were report
ed in that sector by the British war
office, following an intense bonn
bardment of the British lines
The attackers advanced supported
by jets of liquid fire. but the Brit
ish lines held firm except at one
isolated point There the Germans
succeeded in getting a foothold in a
British trench. a counter attack was
quickly organized and the Ger
mans were hurled back. losing some
Of the ground they had originally
held
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
Los ANGELES MAN
AWARDED MEDAL
Joseph Scott, Lawyer and Lee
turer, is Given Laetare
Honor by NOtre Dame.

Joseph Scott Of Los Angeles,
Calf, lawyer and lecturer of nation
al reputation, has been awarded the
laetare medal for the year 1918 10y
the University of Notre Dame, it
was announced by Dr. John Cava-
naugh, c. S. c., Saturday. The pre-
sentation will take place. according
to annual custom at the commence
ment exercises of the university in
June.
Mr.. Scott was born Of Irish par
entage in Penrith. county Of CUM
berland. Eng. June 16 1861 He re-
ceived his early education at 81.
Cuthbert's. Ushaw, and had as a fe,-
low student, the late Wilfred Ward.
and as a professor, Merry del Val
now cardinal and papal secretary OF
state. with whom he formed last
ing friendship.
The new est medalist came TO the
a student and a professor Of Rhe-
toric at St Bouaventure's college.
Allegheny. y. Y. and here he re-
ceived his Masters degree. i'm 1899.
Next year he was admitted to the
bar and having settled in Los
Angeles. took an active part in
promoting the welfare OF that CON-
munity and won wide esteem and
confidence. santa Clara college hon
orcd him with the degree of Ph. D
and seven years later he received
the degree Of Ii. u. from his Alma
Mater. He is one Of the most prom
inent and active members Of the
Knights of Columbus. At present no
is giving lectures on the reasons for
America entrance into the war.
The honor which Nr. Scott has
just won is the highest within gif,
Of Notre Dame university. For s.
wears Notre Dame has conferred
this medal annually upon some
Catholic laynan or Catholic wonl-
an distinguished for furthering the
interests OF morality. education and
citizenship Last year the medal
was conferred upon Admiral Ben
son. chief Of naval operations. IN
1914 it went to Chief Justice White.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
CAMP PAIGN PLANS
BEGIN To TAKE
DEF F|NITE FORM
Both Sides Confident of Sue
cess in Coming Primaries.
Uphold Wilson, is DEM
OCratiC Slogan.
InternationaI News Service =:


WASHINGTON, March Cam
paignins plans began TO take defin-
ite form today for Americas first
nationwide referendum on the war
the 1918 congressional primaries
and elections.
Republican leaders let it be known
today that they had definitely de-
cided TO go to the country with a
platform pledging the nation 10 a
more effective conduct of the war.
The platform. they declared. would
be made up Of four main planks,
promising:
G-Greater efficiency and visor
in the war management
(2)-Economy in war expend-
itures.
(S)-Non- -partisanship in war
time appointments.
G-Freer publicity about the
war.
Democratic platform builders. at
the same time. shaped the issue in
on sentence:
Don't swap horses in the middle
OF the stream.
They will urge the country not to
elect republican cong cess with a
democratic administration in power.
Both Sides Confident.
Both sides today claimed that
after the next election they would
he in power. Democrats predicted
that they would increase their pres
ent narrow majority. Some repub-
licans insisted they would have a
majority of a hundred.
Only the optimistic OF the repub-
licans were predicting a repu blican
senate. Sen. Boies Penrose, OF
Pennsylvania, declared the repub-
Iicans would control the upper
house by four votes. other repub-
leans prophesied it would be di-
vided about $3.50. or to be exact.
As TO IS. Democratic eeers declared
they would easily hold their present
margin Of nine votes.
The entire house Of 435 members
comes up for election this year.
There are S5 senatorial elections 70
be held. counting the Wisconsin
election next month 10 NIL the va
cancy caused by the death Of Sen.
Paul O. Husting last fall Twenty
seats now held by democrats are
subject 10 this years election. while
Il now occupied by republicans must
be refilled.
These states hold senatorial cleo
tions this year: Wisconsin, Ala
bama. Idaho. Nevada. New Jersey
Georgia. New Hampshire. Kentucky
Illinois Virginia, oklahoma, Louis
lana. Arkansas. Delaware. Colora do
Texas. Tennessee. North Carolina
Kansas, South Carolina. MisSlssipni
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09

Montana, Rhode Island, New Mex
leo, Maine, West Virginia. Iowa,
Oregon, Minnesota, Nebraska, Mich
igan, South Dakota, Wyoming and
Massachusetts. I'm Idaho there are
two senator's to be elected because
of the death of the late Sen. Brady
and the expiration of Sen. Borah's
present term.
Not more than nine of the states
holding senatorial elections this fall
to fill seats at present occupied by
democrats. can be considered fight
ing ground. These are New Hamp-
shire, Nevada, Idaho Kentucky. IL
linois. Delaware, Colorado, Kansas.
and Montana.
on the other hand. democratic
leaders today declared they ha d
chances to win new senator's i'm at
least seven states. namely, Rhode
Island, New Mexico, West Virginia.
Oregon, Nebraska, South Dakota
and Wyoming.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
German Menace LOOMS BLACKER IN The FAR EAS
Russian SOu;ets Favor Continuation of War on Kais
Spartan Mother"
Wins Letter of
Praise by Wilson
InternationaI News Service.

International News Service.
WASHINGTON, March O. -
one American Spartan mother
is happy today in the receipt of
letter from the chief executive
OF the nation, congratulating
her on the part her five sons
are taking i'm the war. Pres't
WIson sent the following let
ter 10 Mrs Joseph Orient, OF
Lee. Mass:
My dear Mrs. Orient: Rep.
Trcadway has brought to my
attention the part which your
five sons are taking IN the mill
itary and naval service and
wish 10 extend TO you my
hear:iest congratulations.
THE spirit OF patriotism dis
played by your sons is most
gratifying
Cordially and sincerely.
WOODROW WILSON"
The five sons of Mrs. Orient
volunteered at the outbreak of
the war. Three Of the five are
now in service overseas.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
GET AWARDS FOR HURTS

% ternational News Service
COLUMBUS o. March a-F ortr-
seven OhiOans have received awards
from the state industrial commits io1
for injuries resulting from frostbites
and freezing it became known to-
day Most of the claims were The
result OF the sudden drops 20 >
degrees below zero Dec. i0 and Jan.
T.
The commission NOW s WORKING
on a permanent ruling on such
cases
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
Plrmouth Defcats Interlaken.

Plymouth defeated Interlaken's
chance to win the tournament by
scoring 81 points while Interlaken
was getting nine in the first game
saturday morning
Plymouth had a few minutes OF
"a pid scoring in the first half which
resulted In nearly all of the points
IN that period. Mann. guard for In
terIakeu. pushed Brugh as he was
about 10 throw. and the referee de-
cIared a foul, with two free throws.
Kizer dropped the ball in twice.
Iuterlaken played a fast game as
did Plymouth but the boys from
the west were much rougher in
their guarding than those from
Plymouth
Plymouth PLAYED clean and fast.
and deserved the victory. rnterIaken
had little chance % win. since the
floor work Of their opponents had
them dszed Iuterlaken played in
mass formation" while the Plym-
outh men scattered about. thus get
ting advantage OF the large floor.
Many fouls were called ina the sec
ond half. about half of which were
made 10 count Snyder Plymouth
center. ran into the scoring table.
and hurt his Lex. Garu went In for
him for the last few minutes Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09

COPENHAGEN. March g.
A majority Of the provincial
soviets that viii be represented
at the All Russian congress OF
worlmcns and soldiers dele
gates which viii open at Mos
COW on Tuesday are in favor Of
a continuation OF the war
against the central empires. ac-
CordiRg To Information from
Petrograd today
This does not necessarily
mean that the peace treaty viii
not be ratified. hoUeve for thc
influence OF Lcnine. the bolshe-
vik premier and Trotzky the
bolshevik foreign minister.
must be taken into considera-
tiOn
The Petrograd and Moscow
soviets are in favor or ratidca-
ton, although the bolshcyik
press now openly states that
the struggle must go on" Tho
bolshevik press takes the view
that temporary peace would
give the Russians time 90 pre-
pare for harder struggle
against German mIltarism-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
RAISE SCHOOL
AGE LIMIT TO 16 YEARS
IuternatiouaI Ncue service

INDTANAPDLIS. Ind March o.
The age limit of children attending
school should bc raised from lf 70
Is years 10 is not necessary that
every high school pupil ne prepared
for college. These recommendations
are contained in resolutions pre-
pared by committee and -un-
mitted tc tho state board az educa-
tion at its meeting here. The ree0-
lutions are in line with "a recent VOC
cational education conference. j.
5. MCGOWAN South Bend Was
member OF the committee.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09

man scare. Confidential advices
reaching diplomatic circles today
made this very plain. Toxic has in
formation. which is accepted there
as in every way authentic, that the
German prisoners in Siberia already
have been reorganized and armed.
Through the connivance of the
bolsheviki authorities these men
have been able to set enormous
quantities of. supplies from botn
German and Austrian sources. these
advices set forth, and they now con-
stitute d real menace to the control
Of the Pacific by the japanese and
the entente.
As a result of the situation il is
believed here that Japan will renew
her request to the United States TO
assent to a japanese military ex-
pedition frto Siberia. if. in fact, such
a renewal has not already been
made.
View of Entente.
That the entente is completely
convinced Of the necessity of action
by Japan is best shown by the
statement of Lord Robert Cecil,
. minister OF blockade, and of Andrew
Bonar Law. Lord Robert fatty char
acterized the Siberian situation as 4
menace and further charged that 4
Prussian general had been sent to
that section to assume command OF
the liberated and reorganized Ger
man prisoners. In diplomatic circles
here today il was assumed that Lon
don Paris anc Rome all have re-
newed their persuasion 10 have the
United States accept their views of
the Japanese Siberian situation.
There is little likelihood Of any
change Of policy by the United
States. Pres't Wilson is shaping his
course from the recommendation
of Am bassadOr David r. Francis
Mr. Francis does not believe that
Germany can completely crush Rus
sia If the bolsheviki. when they
meet in Moscow next Tuesday. rati-
fy the German imposed peace, the
ambassador believes that another
government which would be more
representative Of Russia will Je
formed and viii repudiate such ac-
ton.
Naturally should Ambassador
Francis see any reason for any for
eign Interference in Siberia. he viii
so inform the president and the
course Of the United States viii be
shaped accordingly. But until the
/ ambassador does believe that sucn
action is necessary. the United
States Will maintain its present po-
/ sition of refusing TO assent 20 any
interference with Russia's own az
/ fairs.