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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
VETO IS THREATENED
Wilson Voices Refusal to Sign
Bill to Raise Wheat Price.
Statement From President Brings
Counter Statements of Defiance
From Champions of Measure.

Washington, April 15.-A state
ment from President Wilson that he
would veto any measure proposing to
increase the price of wheat 10 $3.50
has reopened the fight for increased
price. Counter statements of defiance
were issued by champions of the in
crease.
The Presidents statement was
made to Representative Lever Of So.
Carolina, chairman of the agricultural
committee. The latter called on the
President to ascertain his sentiments
definitely.
Mr.. Lever declared that with the
Presidents position stated openly, he
believed the House would vote down
the provision in the Senate bill,
which fixes the $3.50 price. 1t is likely
a vote will be reached very soon.
Representative STEVENSON OF Min
nesota, leader of the $3.50 advocates,
said that while the Presidents word
would have great influence in the
House, the one-sided majority in the
Senate was better indication of how
the legislative branch of the govern
ment felt on the problem.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
Plan to Base Quotas on Number
of Registrants Instead of
Population Sustained.
DEBATE LASTS ALL DAY
Final Vote Postponed BY Amendment
Proposed to Specifically Exempt
Farm Labor-WiIson Upholds
Department. :.

Washington, April 15.-After an all
day fight over resolution authorizing
the change, the War departments
plan for basing draft quotas on the
number of registrants in Glass 1 in
stead of on population, was sustained
by the House.
The opponents of the plan cham
pioned an amendment by Representa-
tive Shallenbarger of Nebraska to
base the quotas on total registration
and liability Of military service. 1t
was defeated, 244 to 118.
Another amendment by the Nebras-
ka member, directing that credits on
quotas be given for all volunteers in
the military or naval service since
April 1, 1917, was adopted, 292 to 63.
Agricultural Amendment Deferred.
When final vote on the resolution
was about to be taken, Representative
Harrison of Virginia. proposed an
amendment to specifically exempt
farm labor and action went over.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
= BUY IL. BONDS
MORE SPEED BY CONGRESS
Urgent Demands for Action to Bring
Results

Washington, April 1G-Spurred by
the call from France fer more speed
in Americas war program aud also
by hope for early adjournment, Con-
gress enters this week with demands
from all quarters for less talk and
more action. Leaders think impcrtanc
legislation may be cleared away In
time for adjournment within 60 days.
At the top of the weeks schedule is
final disposition o. the army draft, Sc
dition, sabotage and wheat price legis-
lation The draft bill passed by the
House, changing the basis of quotas
from state populations to the number
Of men in Glass /. has right of way.
Supplementing the army draft bill,
the House is expected TO pass this
week the second Senate bill proyid-
ing for registration Of youths reach
ing 81 years since June 5, 1917
An early vote may be sought by
the Senate on the woman suffrage con-
stitutional amendment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
SENATOR STONE DEAD
Missouri Statesman Succumbs
to Paralysis.
Had Been Prominent Democratic
Leader for Many Years-Body
to Be Taken to Home State.

Washington, April 16.-Following d
stroke of paralysis suffered last
Wednesday, Senator William J. Stone
of Missouri, chairman of the Senate
foreign relations committee and for
years prominent among democratic
leaders, is dead here.
Senator Stone suffered the stroke
while on street car on his way to
the Senate office building, cerebral
hemorrhage affecting his life side. His
family and friends were very hope
full until Saturday when there was a
decided turn for the worse.
Sunday there was a second cerebral
hemorrhage and the senator fell into
a state of coma. Death came at 4:30
o'clock in the afternoon.
After funeral services here the body
will be taken to Jefferson City, No,
to lie in state
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
BUY L. L. BONDS -
FOE LOSS, HALF MILLION
Dutch Merchant Sees 1, 500 Cars oil
Wounded.

Dutch Merchant Sees 1900 Cars of
Wounded.
The Hague, April 15.-A Dutch mer-
chant just arrived from Germany told
the correspondent that the number of
German killed and wounded in the
great battle is estimated at 100000
up to Tuesday He saw 80 trains, each
of SO cars, at Aachen, filled with the
wounded soldiers dressed with paper
bandages, which they had worn four
or five times.
There was no water or refreshment
at the stations.
The people were appalled, at the
number of wounded All the public
schools have been converted into hos
pitfalls He said 10000 wounded have
been sent to Treves, and declared the
wounded are handled like parcels,
sorted at stations and sent to various
hospitals. Wounded Germans told peo-
pie at the stations that the fire of the
British guns was the most terrible
they ever experienced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
She Knew What She Meant.

Spring is the time women plan new
dresses. They plan new dresses at
other times of the year, of course, but
they do an unusual lot of planning in
the spring.
A certain worthy Washington wom-
an, | am told, was getting some new
spring dresses for her daughter. We
will call her Mrs. Smith. She is a
most worthy lady, but not given to die
tiOnary research. She ought to have
looked UP the word pendant"
The dressmaker asked her how she
wanted the neck of her daughters
dresses cut.
"Do you want them 'V-neck' or
round?" asked the dressmaker.
make them V, make them "" re-
piled Mrs. Smith. Her father is go
ing to buy her a pendulum. Wash
ington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18

Red-blooded men of courage are on
the firing line-and there are many
anemic, weak, discouraged men and
women left at home.
At this time of the year most people
suffer from a condition often called
Spring Fever. They feel tired, worn
cut, before the day is half thru. They
may have frequent headaches and
sometimes ''pimply" or pale skin.
Bloodless people, thin, anemic peo-
pie, those with pale cheeks and lips,
who have a poor appetite and feel that
tired, worn or feverish condition in the
springtime of the year. should try the
refreshing tonic powers of good al
terative and blood purifier. Such one
is extracted from Blood root, Golden
Seal and Stone root, Queens root and
Oregon Grape root, made up with
chemically pure glycerine and without
the use of alcohol. This can be OBJ
tanned in ready-to-use tablet form in
sixty-cent Walls, as druggists have sold
it for fifty years as Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t is a
standard remedy that can be obtained
In tablet or liquid form.
A good purge should be taken once
a week even by persons who have a
movement daily, in order to eliminate
matter which may remain and cause
condition of administration, poison
ing the whole system. To clean the
system at least once week is to prac-
tice health measures. There is nothing
so good for this purpose as tiny pills
made up of the May-apple, leaves of
aloe and jalap, and sold by almost
all druggists in this country as Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, sugar-coateds
easy to take.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
Wilson Awaits Aircraft Report.

Washington, April 13.-President
Wilson will take no action on the Sen
ate military committees majority re-
port recommending a reorganization
Of the governments aircraft produc-
ton machinery, it made known, until
he has received the report Of a spe-
cial investigating commission headed
by SnowdeI Marshall. Mr.. Marshall's
report, it is said, will be made within
a few days. The President will study
it along with the committees MAORI
ty and minority reports before taking
action.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
Collier CycIops With 293 Persons
on Board, Month Overdue at
Atlantic Port.
ENROUTE FROM BRAZIL
Was Last Heard of at West Indian
Island Port On March Navy
Department Officials Elk
tremeIy Worried.

Washington, April 16-The navy de-
partment announces that the big
American naval collier Cyclops, car
rying 81 passengers, Is officers and
221 men in her crew, has been over
due at an American port since March
13. The ship was last reported at a
West Indies island March 4 and ex-
IRENE anxiety is entertained as to her
safety. The vessel was bringing a
cargo of manganese from Brazil.
Alfred l.. Moreau Gottschalk, Unit
ed States consul general at Rio de
Janeiro was the only civilian among
the passengers on the collier, the
others being two naval lieutenants
and 81 naval enlisted men returning
to the United States. The Cyclops was
commanded by Lieut. Commander G..
w. Morley, United States naval re-
serve force.
One of Engines Damaged.
The Cyclops left the West Indies
with one of her two engines damaged,
but the department said this fact
would not prevent her from commune
eating by radio and all efforts to reach
her by that means have been unsuc-
cessful
A thorough search of the course
which she would have followed In
coming to port has been made and
continues, it was announced
There have been no reports of Ger
man submarines or raiders in the To-
cality in which the collier was report
ed, the departments statement said.
The weather has not been stormy and
could hardly have given the collier
trouble.
Missing More Than Month.
The fact that the collier had been
missing nearly month became known
here Thursday, April II. The naval
not to publish the fact on the ground
that the ship had not been given up
for lost, and that to publish the fact
that she was overdue might expose
the Cyclops to submarine or other
enemy attack while she might be dis
abled on the high seas.
The official announcement by the
navy today does not give the ship up
for lost, but merely says ''the navy
department feels extremely anxious as
to her safety"
The statement follows the collier Is
of 10000 tons displacement. The ship
was due at an Atlantic port March IL.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
JAS. PETERSON is CONVICTED
Found Guilty of Violation of Espion-
aue Act Bv jury

Minneapolis, April 15.-James A.
Peterson, Minneapolis attorney, prom
inent in public life for a quarter of
century, has been found guilty by
jury in United States district court
Of violating the espionage act. Sen
tence will be imposed next Friday by
Judge Page Morris. Meanwhile Pet
erson is at liberty on a bond Of ST.
500.
The jury deliberated seven hours
before announcing that it was ready
to report. It's verdict was guilty on
the first count of the. Indictment, and
not guilty on the second. The pen
atty is not more than 20 years i'm
prisonment or a fine of $4,000, or
both.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
Demand on Demand.

"The war is demanding great things
of us, but it's holy war, and we don't
mind"
The speaker was a representative.
He continued:
'No, we don't mind-on the con-
trary, we're glad-but the wars de-
mands, somehow, remind me of Smith
ers.
"Smithers entered a hatter's and
produced very dirty check to cash
for him.
"'Can't do it, Mr.. Smithers, said
the halter. I couldn't possibly do it.
"tAll right said Smithers. IroD
the durn thing for me, then"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
Federal Buidino Plans Cut.

Washington, April 16.-The unpre-
cedented war demands have caused
Secretary McAdoo to withdraw from
Congress his estimates for continue;
ton of work on new postoffices and
other public buildings in several thou
sand cities and towns, aggregating
81, 300, 900. These enterprises will be
postponed until peace times Few OF
the items withdrawn provide for new
buildings. One of the largest single
items was 100000 for government
building at Honolulu. The withdraw.
ais included Fairmont, Mimi, $4,000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
Nav Seize All SAILING Vessels.

Washington, April 15.-President
Wilson's communicating of coastwise
steamship lines was believed by some
officials to foreshadow a taking over
of all American sailing vessels. While
steam vessels are directed by one
agency or another to get the maximum
efficiency from them, sailing vessels
are subject to no control.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
staff Divisions Consolidated.

Washington, April 15.-Consolida-
ton of two OF the five divisions of the
general staff into a new department
of purchases, storage and traffic,
headed by Major General Goethals
as an assistant chief of staff, is an
nounced by Major General March,
chief of staff. The duties of director
of purchases heretofore performed
by Brig. Gen. Palmer Pierce are now
placed under the new department and
will be performed by Col. Hugh john
son, formerly deputy provost marshal
general
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
AMERICA FORTIFIES AZORES

Islands to Serve as Naval Base and
Station for Airpianes.
Washington, April 12.-For the pro-
lection of the Atlantic trade routes
to southern Europe, the United
States, with the consent of Portugal,
has established a naval base on the
Azores islands. Guns have been land
ed to begin Notifications of the sta
ton which, in addition to being used
as a naval base for American sub
marines, destroyers and other small
craft, also will serve as an important
homing station for American air
planes, a number of which already
have been assembled there.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
: RUYL. II. BONDS
NET LOAN TOTAL NOW
REACHES $573,451 900

Washington, April 1.-THE first
week of the third Liberty Loan cam
paign, now shows subscriptions OF
$573, 451, 500 officially announced
These represent, however, only the re
ports from incorporated banks and
trust companies and are the aggregate
of the first six days.
They follow by districts: New York
1921 800, 900; Chicago, $83,812,o0O; Bos
ton, 500, 686,7OO; st. Louis, SAT, 015, 900;
Cleveland, $42,348,OO0; Philadelphia
$50, 627, 900; San Francisco, $685.
300; Dallas, SIS, 925,95O; Kansas City,
s1S,534,200; Richmond, $9,307 $50; AT
lanta, $3,356,O0O.
It is believed that more than a
thousand communities have already
subscribed or exceeded their quotas
and are entitled to fly the honor flag.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
Germans Fail to Gain Inch of
Sammies, British and French
Three Allies.
YANKS REPULSE FOE
Stoutness Of British Defense Attested
BY Thousands of Enemy Dead
Lying Before Positions South
west of Ypres.

London, April 16.-Field Marshal
Haig's order that no more ground be
coded is rigidly being complied with.
The entire Allied line in Belgium and
France is holding firm. Nowhere have
the Germans been able, notWithstand-
ing the great numbers Of men hurled
against it, especially that part in
FLANDERS where the British are holding
forth, to gain an inch of ground.
The stoutness of the British defense
is attested by the thousands of Ger
man dead now lying before the Brit
ish positions southwest of Ypres,
where it is the ambition of the high
German command to break through
and enyelop Haigs forces and gain
an open highway toward the English
channel
Yankees Defeat Heavy Assaults.
North of ST. Mihiel the American
troops have been compelled to with
stand a series of persistent assaults,
second in intensity only to those de-
Iivered by the Germans against the
British in Flanders. And the honors
at the end rested with the Ameri-
cans, who met the foe at every style
Of fighting he offered and decisively
defeated him.
Along the front held by the French,
Sunday saw nothing of greater i'm
pOrtance than reciprocal lombard
ments on various sectors, the troops
of both sides remaining in their
trenches.
Likewise in Italy the big guns were
doing most OF the work. although at
several points enemy patrols attempt
ed to carry out diversions, but met
with no success.
Neuve EgIIse Remains British
At Neuye Eglise, northwest of Ar
mentieres, where the Germans are en-
deayoring to drive their wedge in far
Their in order to outfiank Ypres, the
heaviest fighting has taken place.
For two days battle of most OBJ
stinate character took place, the Ger
mans throwing thousands of men into
the attack, Notwithstanding their
wastage in killed or wounded. Sew
eral times the village changed hands,
but at last reports the British were
still in possession of it and holding
tenaciously under repeated German
onslaughts.
Nowhere along the eight mile front
where the Germans are trying to
drive through between WulEerghem
and Veteran have the Germans met
with anything but repulse, and the
price they have paid for their at
tempts to breach the British line has
been enormous, on no sector have
they been able to surmount the stone
wall of defense, and for the moment,
at least, there seems to be justif1-
cation for the hope that the turn in
the tide of the battle is at hand.
Berlin Claims Heavy Yankee Losses.
Documents captured from German
prisoners show conclusively that the
great new offensive of the Germans
was launched with the intention of
separating the British and French
armies and crushing the British.
The latest German official communi-
cation dealing with the situation in
the region of st. Mihiel, where the
Americans are defending the line;
says that the Germans inflicted heavy
losses on the Americans, in a sue
cessful thrust and also took pris~
Oners.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
u. S. Labor Mission Reaches England.

London, April 15-An American
mission comprising representatives of
labor, journalism, banking and other
interest has arrived at a British port.
The mission was met by committee
including Lieut. Col. Sir Campbell
Stuart, and representatives of the ar
my and navy. The mission is a
delegation of American labor lead
ers, officially known as the American
Federation of Labor mission, which
will be the guests of the British gov
eminent during its stay in Eng
land.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
cuticura Beauty Doctor

For cleansing and identifying the
skin, hands and hair, Cuticura Soap
and Ointment afford the most effective
preparations. For free samples ad-
dress, "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston" At
druggists and by mail. Soap 25, ONT
ment 25 and 50.-Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
BUY L. l.. BONDS
Child Labor Law Attacked.

Washington, April 15-Constitution-
atty of the child labor law is attack
ed in brief filed today in the SUI
preme court in connection with pro-
ceedings appealed by the government
from North Carolina, where the act
was recently held to be invalid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
GERMAN FLEETS ARE ACTIVE
Indications Point To Coming Naval
Raid of Magnitude.

Raid Of Magnitude.
Geneva, April 15.-Great activity
reigns at German naval bases, es-
pecially at KEEL Coal and anmuni-
tions are being shipped to the feet
in large quantities, according to infor-
nation received here from a reliable
neutral source.
German naval contingents with
heavy guns were recently recalled
from the Western front to join the
fleet, and were replaced by Austrian
artillery manned by land forces.
Indications are that naval raid of
great magnitude is about to be at
tempted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
SENATOR BROUSSARD DIES

Death Comes Following illness of Sew
eral Weeks Duration.
New Iberia, La, April 14-Robert F.
Broussard, Jr, United States senator
from Louisiana died at his home here
after an illness of several weeks,
from a complication of diseases.
Senator Broussard had been in poor
health for several years and for more
than a year had been under almost
constant care of physicians. He re-
Gently told friends Is physicians in
the last two years had each given a
different diagnosis of his ailments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
Married Life.

AS a girl pictures it.: A novel, a
rocking chair and box of candy.
AS it really is: A washtub, a cook
stove and a sewing machine.-Louis-
vile COurier-Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
Said by Convention PIunkett Says
i'm Report on Meetings.

London, April 13.-The Irish con-
vention laid the foundation for an
agreement on the Irish question,
which is unprecedented in history,
Sir Horace Plunkett, chairman of the
convention, says in letter accom-
panying the report of that body.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18

1t is a good thing to ask ourselves
once in while whether or not we
are useful citizens.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
BUY L. L. BONDS
Attempt to Wreck Troop Train.

Winona, Mimi, April 15.-An at
tempt to wreck Burlington passen-
ger train near the interstate draw
bridge in the lower end Of this city
which the police assert was an action
in protest of the war, was averted
when Robert Morning, telegraph
operator employed at East Winona,
riding railroad speeder to his work
ran into an obstruction of ties across
the rails. They were removed shortly
before the 800 p. m. passenger train
which carried recruits to Jefferson
barracks, left this citls.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-04-18
BASIS FOR IRISH AGREEMENT

. BUY l.. L. BONDS --
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-02
very wide and dark.

very wide and dark.
"rrhank YOU, Mr.. Glace." she MUIR
murc.. softly and turned her mead
away,
'But as for the man." | went on
"the one who was responsible for that
! pitful ending of two other lives, even
though he escaped the justice of man,
he cannot escape the justice OF rate.
II will trail him sooner or later to MS
doom"
Ny companion glanced back again
to me.
"po Won believe that" she whis-
pered; "about Fate? Really? -
/ nodded.
"Yes. | have seen It work out
again and agan--that men who had
done crimes. and thought themselves
safe, were oyertalen by the arm OF an
unsupported justice. That is one OF
Duars strongest beliefs also
''IIe says it always happens. lie
calls it the law of Retributive Justice,
which demands that every person
pays in full for every act he performs
of evil, and is rewarded for every
good deed"
"Wherefore by his good deeds one
acquires merit as the Orientals say
quoted Miss Toote. well, why not?
IF there is life after this. why
Christians spoke of recording anger.
If there Is a life after this, why
should there not be a ledger kept.
with debts and credits for or against
each soul?"
Dual calls those records the kar-
mic Scrolls | replied
you mean he believes in such a
record? inquired Miss Foote in a
rather small voice.
Indeed. yes. In fact II Is through
that that the law of justice works. He
says that every act, every thought or
a man makes its record for or against
him, and that an act or n thought
lives and operates until it produces It's
effect.
with him all is cause and effect.
The act is the cause, Its effect the re.
suit.
"The sum total Of mans acts is
his karma tho balance, as it were. OF
the things he has done, which deter
mines what he Is TO do next. II he Is
right, and myself I believe that he is,
then The man who betrayed that girl
cannot escape tie payment for his act
At least 1t Is some satisfaction TO
think that some time It must be-
She made no answer and too fell
Into silence, watching her out of half
closed lids: .-----.