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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-05-29
River Falls to
Celebrate the Fourth
A meeting will be held Monday
evening at the City Hall to de-
eide upon plans for the cele-
bration. Every business man
IN River Falls should attend.

According to plans now being per-
fected, River Falls will stage the
greatest Fourth of July celebration
OF its history this year.
1t will be along the lines of those
OF the good old days when the
Fourth was really celebrated, when
the whole countryside turned out.
and city folks, farmers, and those
who had moved to other localities all
joined together in a great reunion
and helped each other have one iol.
ly, good time.
There will be music and dancing,
games and races, fireworks and
speeches, just like the days of yore.
Our Main street will be ready, and
will provide an ideal place for many
OF the features of the program.
And this is the Fourth for a real
celebration-the soldier boys are
back and this will be our first chance
to give them public welcome. This
will be big feature.
Watch for the announcements as
they are issued. The big posters
will be out soon.
But keep it in mind, River Falls is
to stage monster celebration;. tell
your friends, inform the former res
ldents and urge them to be here, for
a reunion will also be prominent
feature, and have everyone planning
to be in River Falls July 4.
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Decoration Day


The committees have their ar
rangements all perfected. They
have a good program. Mr.. Doar Of
New Richmond will be the speaker
Of the day. The weather permitting
a parade will form on Second, EN-
and Walnut streets, starting for the
cemetery promptly at 10.
C. G. Knowles,
Post Commander.
Sons Of Veterans are requested to
be sure and be in line for this occa-
sion.
Dorothy Scott will give the Get
tysburg address at the cemetery.
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ocean, the government arranged to
take over all educational work. This
was done on Apr. 10th and we were
at that time automatically indicted
into the army.
This putting the Educational
under military control changed the
plans considerably as commissioned
officers were to do the organizing
work. This was what / expected to
do.
| found on going to the Educa-
tional headquarters, that everything
was pointed toward Beaune where
within the past three months the
largest University in the world has
been built. Twas assigned to go
there and do teacher training work
in the College of Education. After
arriving at Beaune. however,
found something that liked better,
so signed up with the College Of
Agriculture as field lecturer in the
extension department. They were
short of men who had had experience
in field work. 1t was for this reason
that the transfer was made.
My work takes me into all parts
of France and Germany where the
U. S. troops are located. l find the
work very interesting and plea.
SAINT. | am associated with men from
the largest Agriculture Colleges Of
America and find the association a
very pleasant one.
For two weeks / have been work
ing with the 81st Div. Of the first
Army (The Wildcat Div. } This Div. is
made up largely of men from North
and South Carolina and Alabama.
The 81st is billeted in So villages
with headquarters at Mussy-Seer-
Seine. We had our headquarters at
MISSY and went out to the village
each afternoon and evening to
deliver our lectures.
The courteous treatment accorded
us by both the officers and men has
been one of the most encouraging
things. | have always had a high
regard for the American soldiers
but my estimation of them has gone
even higher since | have been close
ly associated with them in this work.
have been working in the S1st
with Prof. Reynolds of Vermont,
President of Agric. School. For
the next few weeks, shall work
with John S. Donald of Wisconsin,
Ex-Secretary of State. and Prof.
Call, of Manhattan. Kansas, an old
teacher and friend of Prof. May of
River Falls.
We have all been attending a cor
ference here at Beaune for three
days. Tomorrow Messrs. Donald,
Call and myself leave for Coblenz
and work most of the month of May
in the Third Army-the Army of
Occupation.
feel sure | shall greatly enjoy my
work on the Rhine. am anxious
to see the country and am hoping to
see our boys who are there-Wilbur
Ensign, Chas. Hines, sPeeny, Nor
row and others.
My stay in Paris was very pleasant
as had some time each day for
sight seeing. Paris is the most re-
markable city | have ever seen.
There is so much Of beauty and of
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High School Notes

The River Falls high school will
complete its school year next week,
The Seniors will have finished their
school work this week and will de-
vote all their time to the prepare
ton OF the commencement program
which will begin with the Baccalaur-
cate sermon, to be held in the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening,
June /, at 500 o'clock. The next
evening, Monday, at 800 O'Clock,
Miss Williams will give the seniors a
reception at the high school. At
2:l5 on Tuesday afternoon the class
day program will be held in the as
sembly room. On Wednesday even
ing at $3.50 the class play entitled
"Her Husbands Wife" will be CIV
en- in the opera house. The COM
mencement exercises on Thursday
evening will also be held in the opera
house and the address will be given
by Professor Otto Of the University
of Wisconsin. The Seniors will be
entertained at the Alumni banquet
Friday evening in the Methodist
church.
The school year has been rather
brief because of the Influenza, but
the work Of the students has been
as satisfactory as in former years.
The Senior class has been an inspira-
ton to the underclassmen in their
willingness to complete the enforced
work. They deserve all the success
which may come to.them.
The play people have been work
ing particularly hard this week, try
ing to make this play fully as good
if not better than the last. It is a
three-act professional play, entitled
"Her Husbands Wife, in which the
leading lady thinks she's ill, when
she isn't, and decides to select
second wife for her husband. Be
sure to see it at the Opera House,
Wednesday night, June 4, at $3.50,
and see what happens to her hus-
bands wife. The cast Of characters
is as follows:
Irene Randolph Dorothy Hamilton
Stuart Randolph Grin Gudmunson
Richard Belden Melvin Thomson
Uncle John Herman Moline
Emily Laden Ethel Peterson
Nora Gladys Golden
Don't forget the date and the
hour, but most Of all, bear in mind
that seats are on sale at Freeman's
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Live Stock Program

Final arrangements have been
made for the Live Stock Show June
8 and 4. The boys of the Agricul.
tural School of the Normal haye put
up the buildings. There will be
ample Accommodations to house all
the stock. Ali entries for cattle and
hogs must be in by 10 clock Tues.
day morning. All entries for horses
must be in by 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning. If you have not done so,
report at once to Walter Glass or ].
M. May.
The following is the prog ram for
the two days:
Tuesday morning-Entries
Tuesday afternoon-Judging oil
Cattle. l p. m. The animals will
be judged in the following order:
Holsteins. Guernseys, Jerseys,
Shorthorns, Aberdeen-Angus.
Wednesday
10 a. m. Judging horses
l p. N. Band Concert
2 p. m. Livestock Parade on the
new pavement.
$3.50 p. m. Ball game. st. Olaf col
lege VS.. River Falls.
The following organization has
had charge of the show:
Chairman-W. S. Welles
General Supervision-J. M. May
Finance. N. Wiger, Geo. Stew.
art, Emil Carisch
Adyertising-Robt. Reynolds
Holsteins-J. L. Chapman
Guernsey-Theo. Corson, M. r.
Pfitchett
Jersey-F. d. PIERCE
Construction-R. E. Spriggs
Industrial Exhibits-E. ]. Prucha
Acknowledgements. Allen
Shorthorn-H. r. Taylor
Hogs-Fred Kurtz
Horses-Walter Glass
Entries-A. N. Johnson
Stock Show Assistants Students
Of the Agricultural department
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and they can be purchased for Is
and 40 cents.
wednesday afternoon at 2:l5 a
memorial program was held for the
members of the G. A. r. Rev. Bird
gave the address and Mr.. Knowles
spoke for the veterans. We honor
our soldiers Of 1919 as well, and Bur-
nett Nichols who has recently re-
turned from overseas, gave us an in
teresting account of his experiences.
Everyone, but particularly the
members and coaches of the debate
teams, was highly delighted last Fri
day when we received beautiful
felt banner from Lawrence for our
success in debate work this year.
The Domestic Science girls enter
tanned the faculty at light lunche-
on Tuesday. All agree that Mss
Gaummitz is surely teaching the
girls to be expert cooks and host
esses.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the class day exercises which
will be held next Tuesday afternoon
at 2:15 in the assembly room. It is
as follows:
Class Prophecy-Isabel Scott, Clyde
Stewart Coach, Miss Smith
Class Will-Shirley White, Harry
Ostness Mr.. Rock
Glass Poem-Margaret BONES, Ola
dys Golden Miss Hoppe
Class Song-Clara Mallory
Miss Anderson
Presentation of Rake-Clyde Stew
art Miss Stuart
Response-Lillian Brown
Miss Stuart
Florence Chapman, 1st yr.
Ethel Scott, End yr.
Class History
Nettie Hooking, 3rd yr.
Grace Van Marter, 4th yr.
Miss LETTERS
Burning of Books-Max Taylor. Dan
Splan Miss Hanscom
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Social Items

The Priscilla Art Circle met with
Mrs. Ernest Buck Monday after
noon.
Mrs. w. A. Magee will entertain
the Priscilla Art Circle Wednesday,
June 4.
Prof. and Mrs. L. H. Clark enter
tanned at dinner Monday and Tues
day evenings.
Mrs. w. H. Hunt entertained the
Bridge club at dinner and cards last
Thursday evening.
The Priscilla Art Circle will meet
at the home Of Mrs. w. A. Magee
next Wednesday afternoon.
Regular meeting of the Eastern
Star Monday evening, June 2.
Initiation and refreshments.
A few Of Mrs. J. l.. Wasson's
friends helped her celebrate her
birthday on Wednesday afternoon.
Last Thursday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank PIERCE very delightfully."-
entertained ten guests at thirty
dinner.
Mrs. ]. w. Allard was hostess to a
number of her lady friends at five
o'clock tea on Tuesday afternoon
given in honor of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Warren, Of Ashland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carley enter
tanned twenty-seven relatives and
friends at dinner Sunday in honor
of Mrs. Carley's brother, Wycliff
Olson, who recently returned from
overseas.
The Town and Country Club"
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Fox on Tuesday evening,
picnic supper being served in
honor Of the birthdays of Mrs.
Oliver Webster and Miss Grace
Kennedy.
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Apr. 80, 1919
Dear Mr.. Morse:
Mrs. Hunt has sent me your re-
quest for letter and shall gladly
comply.
After leaving River Falls on
March 18th, | arrived in New York
on the 18th and was held there ten
days, going through the red tape of
the Y. M. C. A., and also the red
tape at Washington which was at
times exasperating. After being
cleared twice by the State Dept.
and three times by The War Dept.
and through the efforts of our friend,
Mr., Crabtree, the government be-
came convinced that | would not be
a dangerous man to send to Europe.
received my sailing orders and
got away at 100 on Tuesday, March
Is. There were forty in our party,
nineteen "Y" men, sixteen 'Y"
women and five j. w. B. people.
The trip was uneventful but very
pleasant. enjoyed the honor of
being one of the three who didn't
have sea sickness. A few were
under cover all the way over, and
it was not unusual, especially in the
evening to see several lined up along
the ratings of the promenade deck
feeding the fish,"
We landed at St, Nazaire at $50
?. M. on Friday, Apr. 4th, our ship
having lain at the mouth of the
river for seven hours waiting for the
tide to come in so we could go up
the river to the city.
St. Nazaire is quaint French
city of about 10000 inhabitants and
a typical port town. AS we pulled
up to the dock there were several
U. S. Marines lined up to greet us.
They Immediately called for States.
When | called out Wisconsin" one
lonely fellow jumped forward and
greeted me. He was graduate of
the La Crosse Normal and has play
ed football in River Falls. The
boys thought we must be crazy to
leave the good old U. S. A., and
come to France. One "wag" said.
IF ever get landed in New York.
the Goddess of Liberty will have to
turn around if she sees me again."
To say that the boys were anxious
to go home is to put it very mildly.
We were held in st. Nazaire
twenty four hours. waiting for the
local "Y" to arrange for a special
car to carry our party to Paris. Our
train left on Sat. Apr. 9Th at 4:3O P.
M. When we reached Nantes our
car was sidetracked to wait for a
through train from Bordeau and we
were there FIVE hours. This was a
very pleasant stop for us as we had
All opportunity to see one of the
most interesting and beautiful cities
of France.
We reached Paris at 7 A. nj. Sun.
day morning after spending the
night in compartment of the
peculiar little French car. We
were held in Paris ten days going
through the necessary routines be-
fore receiving our ASSIGNMENTS to
work.
1t might be well to state at this
time that, while we were on the
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Important

That is a big word and refers to
something worth while. In this
case it is the business meeting of
the Improvement League at the
City Hall. Monday, June 3rd. at
3 P. M.
This are matters to discuss which
should be Of interest to every
woman in River Falls. Try and
come.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-05-29
County 7. N. c. A. Convention

A county convention in the inter-
est OF the men and boys of Pierce
county will be held at the Court
House in Ellsworth Saturday, June
7th, at o'clock.
Everybody is invited, and men are
especially urged to attend. The
speaker, 3. E. Lindeman, of the Y.
M. G. A. college at Chicago, is man
worth going further than to the
county seat to hear.
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Horse Races

The River Falls Driving association
will hold its first race program Of
the season tomorrow friday even
ing at 6 o'clock. There will be
races il the 2:30 and 2:4O class. a
free-for-all and a running race. A
good program is promised, and a
large patronage is anticipated.
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historical interest, that it is beyond
description by letter.
Our friend Prof. Stratton, con-
nected with the Peace Conference
and main spoke in the map-making
Wheel entertained me royalty. We
enjoyed dinner together nearly every
evening and took in the sights on the
boulevards later.
Some of my River Falls friends
who travel good deal will keenly
appreciate the difficulties encounter
ed in travelling over here. | think it
will be interesting to all.
First, before a person can go any,
where. he must secure his travelling
orders from military headquarters
Second, he must check out at billet
and mess. Third, he must go to the
nj. P. military police) and register
and receive card from the NJ. P.
permitting him to. leave town.
Fourth, he must go to the R. T. O.
(railroad transportation office and
show his travel order and ask for
transportation. The R. T. O. man
proceeds to fill out a ticket which is
as large as page Of the River Falls
Journal. 1t takes about fifteen
minutes to do it. Fifth, takes this
ticket to the French Depot Agent
and he signs it in several places.
Sixth, go to the M. P. again and get
white card, the other one was
green, permitting you to get on the
train. Run up and down a few times
looking for a first class car, there
being 1st, End. and 3rd. class cars on
every train, get in if there is room.
Fold up your ticket and put it in
your pocket for souvenir for no
one calls for it. There are no con-
ductors or brakemen on French
trains. Keep your eye out for the
station where you want to get off,
for there is no one to tell you. On
reaching your destination find the
IN. p" and show him your travel
order. He will stamp it five or six
times, and gives you card allowing
you to remain in the town certain
while. He also registers you.
Let the reader understand that
this is the program for those in the
military service and who are travel
ing under military orders. What a
civilian would be required to do, l
cannot say. will say. however,
that it is no place for tourist.
After the Peace Treaty has been
signed, it will probably be different.
All of this would be exasperating
If person were to let it get on lis
nerves. We grind through the ma
chine, take plenty Of time and enjoy
it all.
France is strictly under American
control and management. Every
city and village is policed by the
IN. all American soldiers. The
"R. 7. o." are Americans and look
after all transportation. The French
seem glad to be relieved Of the re-
sponsibility for an American can do
more business in half hour than a
Frenchman can do in all day.
shall be glad to write you from
the Coblenz country if you so desire.
think of all of my River Falls
friends often.
Mrs. Hunt writes me that the
Twilight League has organized and
probably before this communication
reaches you will be in action.
have two requests to make, first,
don't let Link WATSON do any pitch
ing. Second, don't anybody sneak
into my house and steal my bat.
That bat broke up the league last
year.
Kindest regards to all.
w. H. Hunt
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Penn American OIL Co.

Two tank cars Gasoline and Kero7
sene of high test. Gasoline so per
cent gravity. Located on the old
Barg elevator stand.
w. S. Armstrong, Mgr.
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Notice

After $50 o'clock A. M. Friday
morning Decoration day. no auto
mobiles will be allowed inside the
cemetery until after the exercises.
Greenwood Cemetery Association.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-19
BLOODHOUNDs WIN AGAIN.
R. L. Gant's Famous Pack Run Down
Alleged Slayer of Farmer.

Crystal Springs, Miss, July 15.-
r. L. Gant's famous bloodhounds
scored another remarkable success.
when, after a chase covering 30-odd
miles they ran down and captured
man by the name of Allen, who it is
alleged shot and killed a farmer near
Beauregard in this county, Saturday
morning. The men had quarreled, it
is said, over crop adjustment and
the farmer had gotten an order to
work out Aliens crop, which it IS
said he had abandoned. While the
farmer was working in the field it
is alleged, Allen armed with shot
gun, approached the neld and fired,
woundipg the farmer fatally. Allen
then took to his heels and had
start of about 10 hours on the dogs,
but after trailing the fleeing man
over 80 miles of rough country they
came upon him and he was taken in
to custody and landed in the Halle
hurst Jail.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-19
NEGRO LEAVES LARGE SUMS TO
CHARITY.

The. only negro millionairess in
America died recently and her will,
just probated in New York City,
gives a large part of her fortune to
charity. The estate is valued at ST.
100000. A trust fund of 100000
is created for philanthropic ends;
$28, 900 is left to various schools for
negroes; about $4,000 to negro set
tlement work; and sum to main-
tain an industrial mission school in
Africa. In addition a fund is to be
invested in model homes for negro
tenants. Just before the testatrix's
death she gave $4,000 towards q ma
tional anti-lynching campaign 4rre-
spective of race or section.
This woman began life as wash
erwoman and amassed her fortune
by hard work and business ability.
She was known among her people as
Madame" Walker, proprietor of va
rious toilet preparations. Her home
on the Hudson river cost over $780,
900. 1t is left to her daughter for
life, after which it is to be kept as
museum Of the best in negro life
and memorial to the achievement
of a woman of the race.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-19
WHAT AMERICAN
ARMY DID IN WAR
Total Killed $4,000; Total Died
5s,s91; Total Wounded
236,OOO; Battles, 13.

Washington, ID. C.-7American cas-
ualties during the AZ day Meuse-Ar-
gonne offensive, aggregated 10000
men or ten per cent of the total of
1,2OO,OO engaged. according to a
Statistical summary Of the war with
Germany, prepared by Col. Leon
ard Paul Ayres, of the statistical
branch of the general staff, and pub
lished today by the war department.
"Of every 100 American soldiers
and sailors who took part in the war
with Germany" the report said, two
were killed or died of disease during
the period of hostilities. The North
army during the civil war the num-
ber was about 10. Among the other
great nations in this war, between 20
and rs in each 100 called to the col
ors were killed or died."
Best information obtainable by the
General staff places the total battle
deaths for all belIigerents at 7,450,-
600 divided as follows:
Russia 100, 900: Germany L.
500, 900; France 1,385.SOO Great
Britain 900,000; Austria 100000;
Italy 100000; Turkey 100000; Ser
bia and Montenegro 125,000; Bel
gium 10000; Rumania 100000;
Bulgaria 100000, United States 49,
900; Greece 1000; Portugal 1000.
American participation is summar-
lied in the report in the following
table:
Total armed forces, inncluding Ar
my, Navy and Marine Corps, $4,80O,-
900.
Total men in the army, 1000, 900.
Men who went overseas 2,O86,000.
Men who fought in France. $780,
900.
Tons of supplies shipped from A
merica to France, 100000.
Total registered in draft 24,2s4,-
021.
Total draft inductions 2,S1O,296.
Cost of war to April 80, 1918,
$21,85O, ,000, 900.
Battles fought by American forces
13.
Days of Battle 200.
Days of duration of Meuse-Argon-
ne battle At.
American battle deaths in war
$4,000.
American wounded in war $780,
600. N
American deaths from disease 56,-
991.
Total deaths in army 112,422.
Under the head of Sources of the
army" the report shows that 1S per
cent came from the regular army, ten
per cent from the National Guard
and II per cent from the draft.
A concise history of the military
operations in which American troops
took part is given chapter head
Two hundred days of Battle At
tention was called to the fact that
two of every three Americai soldiers
who reached France took part in bat
tie.