River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-19

lative work, but probably the average
man here will agree that due to a
variety of causes present exchange
rates, if continued, will curtail ex-
ports. With the English pound hav-
ing reached the lowest point ever
known compared with our own money
and with other countries worse off
than England, it means a third more
| English money and many times as
much French currency is needed to
buy a dollars worth of goods, and to
that extent foreign trade is democrat
lied. On the other hand, this country
exported nearly $S,000,000,000 of
goods last year compared with two
and third billions in the 1914 fiscal
years, which was prior to the Europ
can war. Food stuffs must be bought
from US by European countries, but
it is reasonably certain that strict
economy will be practiced abroad
compared with prosperous times. This
means larger supply will have to be
taken up by the home market, bring
ing about more competition and pre-
sumably lower prices. All signs some
times fail and the-best prophets make
mistakes, but it is safe plan to live
within ones means and try to save
up for the rainy day.
A statement just issued by the Adj
jutant General shows that among
Wisconsin soldiers during the World
War, 81 officers and LIS enlisted men
were killed in action. Twenty-four
officers and 446 enlisted men died of
wounds. Eighteen officers and S24
enlisted men died of disease, and few
deaths occurred from other causes,
making total deaths of 2649 for our
state. This-is about the same numb
er lost by Michigan and Missouri.
New York and Pennsylvania had
great body of troops and lead the list
with 9,196 for New York and 1898
death losses for Pennsylvania. Wis
consin's wounded list reached 1906
and with the death rate total 1913.
A personal letter received from the
Federal Board for Vocational Educa-
ton states that 38 soldiers from the
Tenth District, whose names appear
in the list submitted, have been adj
mitted to training at the various vo-
cational schools named in the letter
and are receiving from $50 to Sl5o
month. Nine of these are from the
city of Menomonie, indicating that
that city furnished it's full proportion
of men in battle. The list of Wiscon-
sin men reaches over 300 and they are
receiving instruction at the University
| of Wisconsin, Stout Institute and
various other institutions throughout
| the country.
Speaker Gillett holds the present
record in the House of % years con-
tinuous service. General Sherwood,
who entered the Civil War as priv
ate and came out of forty three en-
gagements as brigadier general, is
the oldest man who ever served in the
House and admits IS years. Elk
Speaker Joe Cannon has seen the most
service in Congress, 40 years, but not
continuous. He read Lincoln's Get
tysburg address on Lincoln's birth
day and was given an ovation. The
Gettysburg address is probably con-
ceded to be the strongest, simplest,
shortest and most inspiring OF any
similar effort produced in the English
language during the past century,
and it came from man whose LIE
was a struggle with poverty and hard
ships until he reached the goal.
The resignation of Secretary Lane
and Secretary Lansing leaves the
President without any notably strong
Cabinet member remaining in his Of
fetal family.