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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
Every State in the Union to Boast
of Irish Brides After
the War.
CUPID BUSY At NAVAL BASE
eriqid o'Rourke, Descendant Of King,
WEEDS a Rancher From Colorado
Record for Love at First Sight
Goes to Seaman.

Base American Flotilla in British
lWaters.-Every part of the United
States has supplied hero in love ro-
mances that have eliminated IN happy
marriages between American blueJack-
cts and blhe-eyed Irish maidens since
the arrival of the American destroyer
forces in the south Of Ireland.
After the war, every part of the
united States from Maine to Califor-
MIA and from the great lakes to Flor
ida will boast of an Irish bride who
was wooed and won in her native land
by an American sailor.
All of the brides are looking forward
to that happy day when they will see
what their husbands so proudly pro-
claim as Goods country" Already the
american sailor has supplied his Irish
bride with all necessary documents, to
Establish her identity as an American
and some have even had their property
in the United States transferred to
their wives as a precaution in case
they lose their lives for their country.
Rancher Weds Irish Maid.
There is the marriage of former
ranchman, Bert Adams, to Brigid
,O'Rourke, whose family descends from
an Irish king of that name. Adams,
who is a boilermaker on one of the de-
.stroyers, halls from Hugo, Colo. He
is now arranging to have his ranch in
Colorado decided to his wife as pre-
caution in the event of his being tor
pedoed. His wife's relatives live in
Bruce, County Limerick, and there is
plenty of anecdote connected with the
family's relation to the O'Rourkes of
kingly fame.
ST don't know anything about ranch
ing" Mrs. Adams told the Associated
Press correspondent, "but I am pre-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
Causes of Earthquakes.

One cause of earthquakes Is the
shrinkage of the earths crust from
cooling. This process exerts power
full sidewise pressure on certain rock
strata, and at irregular intervals one
stratum. slips little over the other.
Another cause is the sudden CONVEX
sion of water into steam in or near vol
canic districts. An explosion of great
err or less violence is thus produced.
and the consequent tremor is trans
mitted for many miles through the
rocks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
WILSON AS POTENTATE
Gypsies Turn to President When
DeadIocked on King.
WranuIino Over Election of Successor
to Late Ruler, They Adjourn With
out Making Choice.

Berkeley, Cal-The Gypsy world has
a new potentate. He is President
Woodrow Wilson. To him fifteen hun
dred representatives OF the wandering
tribes have pledged their fealty.
Assembled to elect king, they have
split up into factions and are wrangling
over the candidate who shall succeed
his late Majesty Alexander, who died
several months ago at Sacramento.
But while undecided as to whom
they should choose to pledge their al
legiance, the Gypsy delegates are unit
ed in the admission that no matter how
strong may be their attachment to
kingly rule, they and their sovereign
must bow to the president of the Unit
ed States.
In automobiles. In Pullman palace
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21

sixteen-year-old nephew of the de-
ceased sovereign, but the leaders pro-
claimed him but boy.
"a man must rule" became their
slogan.
woman has the vote. Why should
woman not reign?" said the queen.
Agreement was impossible, and the
Gypsies decided that there could be
no lawful selection of a new ruler un-
til the body of good King Alexander
should repose in an appropriate mauso-
leum. A large delegation packed their
tents, started their automobiles,
checked OUT at their hotels and de.
parted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
MERIT AT SHOP WORK
Women Are Better Substitutes for
Skilled Workers Than Unframed
Male Laborers.

Sacramento, Cal.-Women proved
better wartime substitutes for men
skilled in shopwork than the average
unframed male laborer, according to
f. III. Potter, general storekeeper for
the Southern Pacific company. Exper-
iments with eight young women put at
work sorting scrap iron, cleaning bolts
and familiarizing themselves with SIM
pie machinery have convinced Potter
that should further raids be made upon
his forces he will be able to keep going
on an efficient basis by. employing
women.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
Filipino Legend.

A Philippine legend tells of the orig
In of head hunting. In warfare
the Igorot always brings home the
heads of his victims. One day the
Moon, a woman, was beating out brass.
The young child of the Sun stood near
by. watching. His scrutiny angered
the Moon, and she threw a stick at
him, causing decapitation. The Sun
then appeared and put his chlld's head
back on his trunk, declaring that be-
cause of the Moons wanton act NOR
tails would henceforth cut off each
others heads when in wrath.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
Discovery of Easter island

Easter Island was discovered nearly
200 years ago by the Dutch Admiral
Poggeveen, who cast anchor there on
an Easter Sunday, whence 1t derived
its name. He found it more largely
populated than it is now. But he and
his crew must have seen ana
maryeled at its bold rock sculpture, IFS
terraces and walls, Its picture writings.
Many of these, indeed, rival the world
famous relics of Mexico and Peru,
while they are strangely akin to them
in conception and design.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21

T did before the touchdown against
Harvard last year. At one time four
big guns on our boat were playing
away at the same time.
"FinalIy at ten o'clock the whistle
blew, and our first big fight was over.
Nobody scratched and from three to
five Boches went to h. There were
from 9 to II of them waiting, and, be-
lieve me, they got all they wanted.
IF we'd only had band the morn
ing would have been complete"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21

WEALTHY WOMEN WOULD
DO THEIR BIT IN WAR

Los Angeles, Cal.-W Wealthy
women of this city who have au-
tomobiles and leisure have vol
unteered to drive government in
vestigators during their bust
ness hours and have formed a
new war organization known as
the Emergency Automobile Driv-
ers. Mrs. Ralph E. Stark
weather sold a diamond neck
lace and donated the proceeds
for the new work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21

This is not an Egyptian obelisk but
worms eye-view of New Yorks
latest skyscraper-the Bush Terminal,
on Forty-second street near Broadway.
1t is 45O feet high and has 30 stories.
The effect produced in this photograph
was created by placing the camera on
the sidewalk and pointing it toward
the top of the building.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21

cars, in buggies and wagons and old
prairie schoonars" the Gypsies came
from all parts of the country. For
weeks they have been lettering in
northern California.
Queen Mary, widow of the late king.
objected to the balloting for his sue
cessor. claiming that she was entitled
to rule. The necessity for having a
male hand at the helm was pointed
out. Then there arose Michael Adams,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
ADVISED TO EAT ONIONS
This Goes for Young Lady Who Elk
poets Sweetheart as Well as Ma
tron Who Cooked Dinner

Boston.-Eat onions. This advice is
given to the young lady who expects
her sweetheart as well as to the ma
tron who is cooking the family dinner.
It is the latest food conservation ad-
vice.
III. E.. Larson of the q. S. bureau of
markets says that Boston is flooded
with onions and they are good and
cheap. They were being sold at re-
tail at four cents pound.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
Patriotic Corn.

Yuma, Colo.-Fred Clarke, rancner
living near here, has placed on display
in a local store an ear of corn grown
on his land with distinctly red and
blue grains interspersed between the
white grains. Clarke says 1t was the
only fred, white and blue" ear in the
field.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21

Miss Mary e. Drury of San Fran
cisco, claims her employer forced his
attention upon her and when she re-
pulsed him after he insisted upon Wis
iting her apartments, he had. her dis
charged from her position. He phoned
her and she agreed to meet him in the
Palace hotel and when she did she
struck him with the horsewhip and
continued to rain blows on him as he
ran until onlookers restrained her. She
now threatens to bring suit for dam
ages against her former employer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
COLLEENS WIN AMERICAN TARS

pairing myself for the fair land Bert
has told me so much about by studying
history of Colorado
Then there is the case of Mary
Ridge, head waitress at the leading no.
tel here, who lost her heart to Harland
G. Richie, machinist's mate, first
class, of Allston, Mass. She was one
of the most popular girls in town. The
dining room over which she presided
is out of bounds to enlisted men, but
Richie contrived to see her while she
was off duty. They knew each other
for four months before Mr.. Richie led
her to the altar of the village church,.
But the record for love at first sight
among the Americans belongs to
young seaman, Paul Valachovic by
name, who used to work in the ma
chine shop of the General Electric COM
pany at Schenectady, n. Y. He fell in
love the first day he stepped ashore
here, from the destroyer. Ada Jones,
a Cork girl, was the object of Cupid's
dart. After the war Valachovic is go
ing to take her back with him to that
thriving city in New York.
A few of the Americans first met
their wives on visits to England.
Charles Harmon Cobia of Charleston,
S. c., fell in love on the beautiful Cor
nish riviera with Ada Gilbert, a widow
of twenty-four, whose home was in
Plymouth. Another English bride is
Nora Elizabeth, Kit, who was married
to Joseph w. Highfield of Des Moines,
Iowa.
Cupid Busy at Naval Base.
! But the majority of the Americans
married Irish girls who lived in the vi
cinity of the American naval base and
whom they met at the dance hall or
roller skating rink. Thus Doris Fran
els Phillips is now Mrs. Leo Vincent
Flaven of Hanover, Mass, and Mary
Ellen Sullivan has become the wife of
Thomas A. Balschi of Mount Carmel,
Pa. After the war Mary O'Keefe, who
became the wife of Edward G. Turner,
expects to desert the trying climate Of
southern Ireland for that of sunny San
Jose, CAL, which is her husbands
home. William Spaulding of DeLand,
Fla, has married Ester Allen, while
Oral e. Cox of lola, Kan, won the
hand of Phyllis Rose Rogers.
Among others of the American sail
ors who have taken to themselves
wife over here are Benjamin J.. Moore
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21

of Dallas, Tex: Ebert r.. Buckingham
of Pensacola, Fla; Harry e. Holder of
Denver, Colo, and Michael ]. Della
Roco of Schenectady N. Y. And the
list gives promise of growing steadily.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21

AS a new cotton picking machine Is
driven over a field four men follow 1t
and pick the bolls with nozzles con-
nected to pneumatic apparatus with
which it is equipped.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
Use Goldfish Flour in Iceland

In Iceland Goldfish are dried and
ground into a -four for use in bread.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-21
Paraffin for Stain.

Any kind of stain on white table,
cloth may be removed by rubbing with
just little paraffin before sending
it to wash. III this is done the stain
will come out in the boiling.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-08-02
L'AlDE AMERICAINE
A L'ARRIERE

Paris.-Dnas "Evenement" Hen
riette Degouy Wurmser ecrit au su-
jet de l. Oeuvre des Pupilles de la ma
tion secourant les orphelins de la
guerre: "L'Amerique qui nous aide a.
gagner la guerre- nous aide aussi a,
en- reparer les maux LIE occur delicat,
de notre genereuse alice s'est dome:
a nos pauvres orphelins avec plus que
de la cordiale sympathie.. Quill s'agis-
Sc de fraternite americana ou du
"Fatherless Children of France,
c'est lie meme secours fraternel ct in
lassable qui nous Went de la-bas.
Plus de cinquante mile orphelins
don't beaucoup des regions envahies
ont deja etc adoptes par eux. Un mil
lion huit cent mile francs ont etc en-
voyes par eux ct repartis en- 1917.
"Les parrai nest les marraines de
la-bas veulent etre tout pres de leurs
filleuls par lie occur; lis veulent con-
na-tre tout concernant leur sante,
leurs etudes ct leurs caracteres; lis
echangent des lettres avec eux ct re-
clament leurs photographers. lis ont
chez nous des danes visiteuses les
remplacant pres de leurs pupilles
don't un des principaux roles est de
distribuer des gateries de toutes sor-
teS"
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-08-02
A Bas les Bretelles!
les Boches
LES AMERICANS AU COMBAT

Paris.-Le lieutenant d'Entraygues
correspondent special du "Temps" au
front, dams un article Oh il fait la des~
cription du debut de la grande often.
sive, ecrit:
"Ce quill y cut de plus beau dams
lie combat, ce fut lie mordant des Ame-
ricains. Rien n'etait plus admirable
ct plus impressionnant que lie specta-
Gle de ces grands gaillards qui, ayant
jete leur tunique ct relieve leurs man.
ches de chemises jusqu'au dessus du
coude, traversaient les rivieres, ayant
de Peau jusqu'aux epaules, ct Sc je-
talent CONNIE des chiens enrages sur
lie Boche abhorre.
"Quiconque WI celia, poursuivit-
NEE americana a Pavenir, jusqu'a la
fin de cette guerre.
"A la vue de ces hommes, magnif-
ques de jeunesse, de force physique,
d'admirable complexion, ct .doues
dun mordant prodigieux, 1es" Ale
mands s'enfuirent a toutes jambes ou
Sc rendirent sans attendre pordre de
jeter leurs armes, enlevant leurs bre-
telles, premierechose que Pom exige
dun prisonniers, afn quill ait en-
ployer ses mains ct quill ne puisse
nuire.
lies Allemands Sc lancerent vers
nos ignes, tenant leur pantalons a
deux mains, hagards, fous de terreur.
I'll aurait fallu que toutes les me-
res de France qui ont perdu leur fills
a la guerre eussent pu voir celia: ce-
la les edt vengees ct les e1t un peu
consoles dams leur douleur"
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-08-02
Intervention en- Russie

Les depeches de Washington nous
apprennent que la reponse du Japon
au programme etabli par lie president
Wilson pour une Intervention en- Rus
sic est arrivee au Departement DE-
tat. Files ajoutent que cette repon-
Sc est favorable ct que NJ. Wilson fe-
ra conna1tre incessament dams quel-
les conditions ct dams quelle mesure
FAmerique donnera son cOncours
l'expedition projetee.
L'acceptation du Japon nest pas
fate pour nous surprendre. Au vral
il ne semble pas que dams cette affai-
re les difficulties sOient venues, NAL
gre certaines apparences ct certains
articles de revues ct de journaux nip
pons, du cote japonais. Meme en- y
regardant de pres, on s'apercevrait
peut-etre qua Porigine pidee premie-
re await etc lancee officieusement de
Toxic par des notes de presse. Ellie
fut prise ensuite en- Occident. La di-
plomatie nipponne, tout en- etant par
faitement loyale, s'est tOujOurs mon
tree dune grande habilete. LIE gou-
vernement Japonais, qui, officielle-
ment, n'avait fait aucune demarche,
Sc placait ainsi en- quelque sOrte dams
la position favorable de quelqu'un a
aui pon propose quelque chose. Vi
siblement, lie Japon ne vOulait pas
prendre d'initiative la legere. Au
fond, il desirait tout supplement Sc
voir conferer une sorte de mandat.
C'est pourquoi dams toute cette affai-
re il s'est montre prudent ct reserve.
IL nest un secret pour personne que
les difficulties sont venues de Washing-
ton. LIE president Wilson craignait
que les Russes ne pussent voir dams
une Intervention armee un geste ina
mical. L'idee de M. Wilson etait
qu'on ne devait agir qu'avec lie con-
sentement prealable du gouvernement
russo, c'est-a dire, en- fait, des Bolche:
Wiki. Mais ses idees sur letat reel
des chooses russes ont evolve graduei-
lement. II cOmpris que personnl-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-08-02
ST PAUL
Pique-nique
u. C.. F. c..

Les membres du Cercle Social, Br.
sc, ct les messieurs de la Branche 20
organisent en- ce moment un pique-
nique a "Indian Mounds Park" pour
dimanche apres-midi lie II aoJt 1918.
I'm joli programme de courses ct de
ieux varies sera execute ct de tres jo-
lis pris seront donnes.
Uu $500 en- or, dome par Nine Du-
rand, presidente de la Br. 36, sera ra-
flee sur lie terrain meme.
Deux fillettes, Clara Brandt, petite
file de Nine Durand, ct Lorraine Bar
re, enfant de M. ct Nine j.. E. Barre,
concurrent pour la plus populaire.
Les parents des deux fillettes sont
tres bien connus des deux villes ct ont
deia fait leurs preuves CONNIE bons
patriotes; alors je suis persuade que
Ia lutte sera "chaude" ct tres interes-
sante, ct que lie travail sera blen re-
compense pour les deux petites bru-
nettes.
Apres les courses un souper ct ca
fe seront servis-25c passiette;-des
Embellishments tout Papres-m:dl.
Les personnes qui desirent apporter
leurs paniers sont libres de lie fare;
Venez en- foule-lendroit est lie plus
pittoresuue de St Paul ct je pourrals
dire lie plus tranquille des parcs.
ny a un mois passe, les Canadlens-
Francois des Villes-Soeurs Sc reunls-
salient pour leur fete rationale ct Je
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-08-02
Sept Mile
de Tombes
I'm Grand Nombre de Pretres Fran
gals Tombes au Champ d'Hon-
neur.-Un Ecrivain Dome des
Chiffres Interessants

Monseigneur Baudrillart, vicaire ge-
neral de Paris, recteur de l'Institut
Catholique, dams la capitale franchise
a rapporte recemment ce qui suit,
M. Henri Bazin.
'Je suis tres fer de la part jouee par
lie Clerge Catholique de France dams
cette terrible guerre. Pres d $4,000
pretres ont etc mobilises depuis lie
commencement d'aout 1914. Plus de
$4,000 servent encore lie pays a ce
moment en- toris qualities, ct 1000 ont
dome leur vie pour la France. En-
de 1000 ordres du jour ct beaucoup
ont recu la Croix de Guerre, la me-
daille militaire ct la Legion d'Hon-
neur ct, plus de 900, ont etc honores
des trois.
"J'ai un recueil de hauts fats per-
sonnels que, lorsque lie temps me lie
permettra, je compilerai en- un livre.
Chacun est une historic, devoilant les
actions heroIques, simples, bellies, les
actions chretiennes, exercees sous lie
feu ou dams des circumstances excep-
tionnelles par ces hommes ordonnes.
"Formes pour la pratique dune
profession pacifique, beaucoup, tres
humbles ct incOnnus, sauf de leurs
eveques ou de leurs communicates, lis
Sc sont tous ct chacun eleves a un
degre d'heroisme chretien sublime
eleves de toutes manieres au cours
des derniers deux ans ct demi. Ces
serviteurs du Christ ct serviteurs,
aussi, de la France, sont divises en-
trois classes mobilisees- es-chapelains
de bataillons ct regiments, pretres
servant CONNIE non-combattants dams
les hopitaux ou en- qualite essentiel-
lement administrative, dependant sous
la juridiction militaire, ct, lie pretre-
soldat en- uniforme. On les trouve
de tout age, de Fl ans IS ans.
Ordinairement il est defendu a un
pretre de Sc battre CONNIE soldat.
Mais en- consequence de la loi fran
caise qui n'exempte pas lie pretre,
l'Eglise accorde une dispense au
Clerge francais.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-08-02
Celebration dune Premiere
Grand'messe a Argyle, MINI.

Une ceremonie des plus touchantes
eu lieu dams Heglise Ste Rose de
Lima, Argyle, lie dimancne II Juliet.
jeune pretre de la paroisse, de- Rev.
Pere H. L. Cormier, S. j. Les Ca
nadiens-Francais etaient temoins
pour la seconde fois en- 1918 de cette
solennite qui apporte toujours joie ct
bonheur au peuple chretien qui salt
apprecier Phonneur que Dieu lui fait
en- choisissant parmi ses membres ces
etres privileges quill destine a prem
Dire sa place sur la terre.
Une procession, composee des ele-
yes de l'ecole chretienne, des Enfants
de Marie, des Danes de Ste Anne, des
Danes Forestieres, des Hommes Fo-
restiers, avec leur banniere respecti-
We, s'est rendue au presbytere au de-
want du nouveau pretre. Autour de
celui-ci Sc trouvaient lie Rev. P. Le-
Floch, qui faisait fonct1on de diacre
ct lie Rev. P. Nicolai, qui faisait fonc-
tion de sous-diacre. Venaient en-
suite son pere ct sa mere, ses freres
ct ses soeurs ct un grand nombre d'a-
mis-. La foule des fdeles fornait le
cortege temoignant de ses sympathies
au jeune pretre ct de son estime a la
famille Cormier. Une splendide mar
che, jouee par Nine O. NORM, a salue
lentree de la procession a Peglise.
Une fois de plus nous pouvons dire
que peglise Ste Rose de Lima etait
belle. Les Religieuses de St Joseph
n'avaient rien epargne pour rendre
les decors aussi riches que varies. On
remarquait surtout lie ma tre-autel
avec sa demi couronne de feurs qui
faisaient ressortir lie brilliant de Ponix
des COLONIES ct don't peffet 81 gra-
ceux attirait tout de suite Pattention
des assistants. A la suite du prone,
lie Rev. P. Paul LeFloch, cure de la
paroisse, a dome lie sermon d'usage.
S'excusant de l'honneur insigne qui
lui etait fait de prendre la parole
dams une Circumstance aussi solennelle,
notre bon cure s'est adresse d'abord
au jeune pretre pour lui rappeler les
ceremonies graves ct 81 touchantes de
son ordination, Immense joie de Pa
me emerveillee ct ravie devant la ma
jeste du sacerdoce. Sc tournant en-
suite vers lie peuple, il nous a montre
que c'est Dieu seul qui fait le pretre.
II faut la vocation, c'est-adire un 81
gne, une marque, un attrait venu den
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-08-02
S4e Anniversaire de S. E. lie Cardi-
nal Gibbons

Baltimore. LIE cardinal Gibbons,
primat de PEglise cathelique en- Anne
rique, celebrate lie % juliet ecoule son
84e anniversaire de naissance. Ii ny
a pas eu de ceremonie speciale: Sa
Gradeur celebre une messe d.actlon
de graces dams la chapelle de pUnlon
Mills, Oh ellie passe une courte vacan-
ce.
LIE cardinal Gibbons est ne a Balti-
more en- 1884. II fut ordonne pretre
en- 1861 ct cree cardinal vingt-cinq
ans plus tard. Malgre la vie active
quill a vecue, lie cardinal jouit dune
excellente sante, meilleure meme que
des hommes plus jeunes.
II Sc leve de bonne heure, dlt sa
messe a z heures, prend ensuite lie
dejeuner, lit les journaux, recolt les
visiteurs, ct s'occupe ensuite de ses
fonctions CONNIE directeur des cen
taines d'egises de son diocese: II falt
aussi une Tongue marche quotidienne,
c'est a quoi il attribute Pexcellent
etat de sa sante.
Depuis que les Etats-Unis sont en-
tres en- guerre, il porte un vif interet
aux chooses de la guerre, vlslte les
camps militaires, etc.
A Poccasion de son anniversaire. le
cardinal Gibbons recu un grand
nombre de messages de felicitations'