INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PAGE THREE WILL YOU HELP THE WESTERN FRONT AT HOME Why dont You Earn and give. For a year the young Save? pcrpie of America have been coached tn ihrlft. Instead of the old problem in the arithmetic book, 'If Mary's Every Man, Woman and Child mother gave her three apples, Jane Can Join to Send News of gave her two, and she ate one, how nir.ny would she have?" the third grade This Town Into the Front Line girl Is now sent to the blackboard to Trenches. solve. "How many Thrift stamps 8t 2") cents npieee will Mary own at the end of 12 months if she saves 10 cenf WHOLE NATION MOVES a wee!-:?" T!:e £irl ia the "-fide above her *. TO SOLITUDE BANISH learning in her nriihiin'tic lessen ho-* many Thrift stamps it takes to buy yarn for 500 helmets for the soldier? Our Heroes Are Calling From tn France. Still farther on the eighth vi sm Jwm grader is told to figure in terms of War Over There—Give What You ?f' W,1 Saving,3 stamps how much it costs to Can to Those From Help »V supply a regiment of Uncle Sam's men with shelter tents. Home. A\ S) W ETTERS from our boys in the trenches and And now the Earn and Give club of the younger girls of the Young Women's from the women in canteen and other Every citizen interested in the boys Christian association is organized war work, all bring to us the same mes- of his home town now at the front, and to turn those Thrift lessons into sage—SEND US NEWS FROM HOME. in the brave women who equally are giving. The children of America have been turning in pennies and nickies serving their country abroad, has an I yoi World news is all right, but OUR BOYS and pasting a green stamp on their opportunity to show his appreciation Thrift card. The Earn and Give club want NEWS OF THIS TOWN. They want of the sacrifice they are making. The Mrwey uur can now use some of those cards and the home newspaper. Publishers are prevented opportunity comes as a result of the War Savings stamps in their campaign generosity and thought of Colonel William from sending their papers free to anyone, even among the younger people for the Boyce Thompson of New York, boys in the service. Consequently a national SAVING IS A NATURAL INSTINCT. IT IS SELF PRESERVATION united war fund. who has conceived and put into execution This fall when the war council of movement has been started by Col. William WHICH IS THE FIRST LAW OF NATURE. what Is known as the Home Paper the Y. W. C. A. made plans for the Boyce Thompson of New York, who is acting Service. HOW ANY MAN CAM SEE EVERY CENT OF HIS EARNINGS 1918 war drive, it included in Its program as President of the Home Paper Service of Under the plan, every man and woman the rule that n*.- young girls under "GO" EACH:PAY:DAY, AND NOT SAVE SOME OF IT. eighteen can d«* any soliciting, in foreign service will receive the America to give the boys what they are calling on the streets or otherwise. They can WOULD PUZZLE ANYIFRUGAL MIND. town newspaper, and so be kept in for. Every community is joining the movement. give, but they can only give by earning. constant touch with the places and the OLD AGE IS:SURE TO:FIND YOU:EITHER PENNILESS Consequently in order to co-ordinate Let us see that our boys are not forgotten. people they know and love. the efforts of the girls in all the OR WITH PLENTY. ISTART A BANK ACCOUNT YOU'LL Every branch of the United States Send to the publisher of this newspaper districts over the country, the Earn Government is interested In the plan. GET THE HABIT AND YOU'LL SOON:HAVE A "BIG WAD." and Give club is enrolling members whatever amount of money you can—5 The Government realizes the importance and has given out an estimate of $5 WE ADD PER CENT INTEREST. cents or $50.00. We will publish a list of keeping those in the service apiece to be earned for the war fund each week of those contributing, and the happy and constantly In touch with campaign by the American girls who their home ties and associations. Nothing still count their age in 'teens. Five amounts contributed. FIRST NATIONAL BANK dollars apiece from the younger girls is more depressing in a national of the country will mean that the nation Every cent received will be used to send emergency than the spirit of loneliness as a whole will fill its charitable in those serving their country, and officials this paper to our boys at the front. If at Minnesota International Falls, organizations' war chest. know that nothing can dispel I the of the war, there is any surplus, it end Some high school girl in New York this feeling more effectually than reading city Is going to earn her $5 by shining will to the local Red Cross be turned over the home town newspaper. her own shoes instead of stopping at Committee. Publishers of newspapers in all parts the Greek stand on her way to school of the country—this newspaper included—have There is no profit in this to the publisher— and by making her own sandwiches for grasped with pleasure the her noon lunch. Out in Iowa the girl even in normal times, subscriptions are not sold THE STUBEE plan outlined by Colonel Thompson, who has been spending 15 cents plus at a profit. With war prices prevailing, and the and they have agreed to co-operate in war tax for a movie three nights a high rate of postage on papers sent to France, week is going to draw a line through ••very way. our cost will scarcely be covered by our full tjie movie habit except when there is Under the ruling of the War Industries subscription price. Sash and Door Factory an especially good bill. More than one Board newspaper publishers are girl plans to clean all her own gloves Remember that over in France, some brave forbidden to send their newspapers this winter and to salvage all the paper soldier or sailor from this town—perhaps even free, even to soldiers. The newspaper sind collections of junk about the IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS some splendid woman working within sound of must be subscribed for In the regular house which should be sold to the junk the guns—is depending on you to "KEEP THE way, the only exception being soldiers man to be worked over into some productive HOME LOVE KINDLED." who formerly were in the employ of industry. The girls in their We Are Well Equipped to do All Kinds of the newspaper and who left that service 'teens are going to earn instead of MILLWORK ask others for the money. They are to to enlist. Colonel Thompson therefore They are calling to YOU from "Over There" sacrifice and give in their own names proposes that the public In each and you will make no mistake by getting and older women will make the public community contribute to a fund so that CJIVF. WHAT YOU CAN requests for money elsewhere. their prices before ordering elsewhere the home newspaper (in our case this Many of the girls who are waiting locked."' He was turning away when newspaper) may reach every man and to join the Earn and Give club are already a key clicked, a knob turned and Miss woman now in the service of his country. Patriotic leaguers, and they have Percy confronted him. Building and Contracting & Specialty learned several practical lessons in the "The others went home at five Anyone may contribute to the fund, thrift that will make them effective o'clock," she explained. "I remained All Work Guaranteed and any sum may be contributed. It Is members of the new club by their conserration to transcribe some new entries. Won't not necessary to contribute the entire of fruits and vegetables. you come in, Mr. Revere? I think I amount of one subscription. It does LARS STUBEE, Prop. 'They htive canned and pickled. Now need some details as to deferred payments not matter whether the rich man sends By Charles Veione Hawthorne when the end of summer brings the on the bonds." in one hundred dollars or the poor boy beginning of school they will change The object of his mission passed entirely 2nd Ave. and 6th St. Phone 50 or little girl sends in five cents. Each their thrift into winter thrift and begin from the mind of Harvey during (Copyright. 1918, Western Newspaper Union.) gift will be a message of love and helpfulness saving their $5 for the Y. W. C. A. the pleasantest hour of his life, passed Ned Sadler, cub reporter, laid all to the home town folks "Over war fund. with a charming, attractive companion the blame upon his first banquet when a There." The money will be lumped "Wherever You Are Is the Western and Miss Percy seemed to appreciate he discovered a hideous blunder he into one fund, out of which subscriptions Front" Is the slogan which the Earn his courteous, enlightening direction had made. It was his mission to pick will be entered as fast as the and Give club has adopted. Anna, one as to business affairs. He had up all the stray items of local interest money is received. wiry thirteen-year-old daughter of New thrust the newspaper into his pocket. Contributors who send in the full he could run across. This free lance York's East side, who was one of the As it rustled from a movement of his The Provision Store pi ice of a year's subscription may, If opportunity resulted in the accumulation first and youngest members to join the hand he was about to broach the •bey wish, designate to what particular of a great bulk of notes when he campaign at a New York settlement theme of the unfortunate announcement person they wis!) the newspaper sent. came to prepare his copy for the newspaper, house, had to have it explained to her wl::n j.Iiss Percy rose suddenly ut if the name given is already listed sifting out the best. that instead of western front meaning t.) her feet. •is receiving the paper, then the puh!:sher A banquet was his last assignment, fight and fight meaning fists, the westtern "There is sr.-.o!:e!" she exclaimed, reserves right to apply the well ordered, decorous but he was not the front means work and work means quite startled. "And listen—" •subscription to some less fortunate solfier yet used to strong cigars and his head save in order to give. Harvey hurried to the door. As he on account of confusion in receiving merchandise the Company boy or noMe woman who is just as was muddled as he sat down to write Hie girl who joins the Earn and opened it a great gust of dense smoke •'i^!y for news of home and home Store will hereafter be known as The Provision Store. up his various "stories." Give club will discover that in conjunction rushed into the room. Echoing from Through some hocus-pocus of an with her working and saving :ICS below were mingled excited shouts Remember we are Sole Agents for Chase Sanboun's celebrated '1 lie name of every contributor to addled brain Ned got things woe'fully In order that her club will furnish Its out in the street. The elevators had »h:s heme paper service will be pubin mixed. Thus, instead of announcing coffees and teas and the "Home Brand' goods of all kinds. quota of the money that is going to ceased running. He took in the situation fliis npws'vwr. and fhe name the engagement of Miss Rosalie Durham g..~ls like herself in France t!v calmly, but with precision. We sell the best of goods at lowest prices. of everyone entered for a subscription and Mr. Acton Bell, he stated that and Hi she will also find numerous "Don't be frightened," he .spoke. will be published as well as the number of Miss Adriaime Percy and Harvey iv :ys in the community to help til-1 "There Is a fire somewhere on the lower of those remaining whose subscriptions Revere. Then, to make the situation •nr th:t she .d never dreamed of. floors." And she placed a portfolio have not been covered. still more complex, he manufactured She will see ihi a' the fruit pits and under her arm, locked the office door The? Provision Store If the amount of money received an item stating that Mr. Acton Bell, stones that csin be saved from her own and accompanied him as he led the» shall be more than is necessary to send prominent in Liberty bond work, had dining table and from those of her way to a staircase running to the roof the paper to every person from the placed Miss Rosalie Durham in charge ntigiibors, are dropped into the little Within twenty minutes an incipientblaze town now in the service, then the balance red barrel at the corner, in order that of an office in the Central building had been extinguished. Harveysaw will be turned over to the Red with a corps of lady assistants, to the carbon which t!ie seeds contain can Miss Percy to her car and wondered Cross. make a "bond drive" among downtown be used in al:ing charcoal for the what glamor had prevented him, The plan Is endorsed by the publisher American soldiers' gi- masks. She will buildings. of this newspaper without any from referring to the engagement announcement. The names he ha exactly reversed. save ail the tin foil that she sees for thought of profit, either directly or Indirectly, He had secured the real engagement the Red Cross. She will help collect but with a sincere desire to "I'm in trouble," said Ned Sadler^ WHEN IN MINNEAPOLIS STOP AT clothing for the French and Belgium item from a friend who was authorized help keep the home fires burning and appearing at his office the next morning. orphans and perhaps send therti some to furnish the same. The Liberty bond to send to our heroes and heroines "I am directed to see you and explain item he had attained direct from Mr. of her own. news of our town, to keep their hearts the awful blunder I made. I School girls In India, children front Harvey Revere. All unconscious of warm for us and to let them know have apologized already to Miss Percy. squalid, dingy homes, with absolutely his error Ned went home, his labors they are constantly In our minds. They are going to fire me for my no spending money, gave last year to concluded, and the afternoon issue of The publisher, of course, cannot blunder-headed stupidity." Belgian and Armenian relief when the Daily Record went to press. make a profit on circulation, and additional "What did the young lady say?" in- they themselves were not getting circulation such as this will be— •Thunder. quired Harvey, with active Interest. NICOLET AVENUE AND NINTH STREET- enough to eat. They gave up their The word rang out like an explo- hinahprf1 11*11101* circulation from noo-purchasers sent 14 Oh, she blushed divinely and all Hrkh meat once a week for the Belgians, si on. and Harvey Revere, seated at his far across the sea—can have! added DO that, and felt sorry that I had got into though they only had It twice a week desk In his brokerage office, sprang to value to the advertiser. trouble." themselves, and for the Armenians his feet, crushing in his hand the newstaper These facts are stated so that every "H*m!" muttered Harvey, thoughtfully. OPENS SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1918 they sot aside the handful of fresh he had been reading, clapped on contributor may fee) that every cent "See here, you stay here In my grain that otherwise each girl would his hat and strode from the office, a contributed goes tothe good cause. office. I've got an Idea." have ground In her own little stone much stirred up and indignant individual. The mothers of our boys are feeing In the center the business and theatrical districts adjoining "It was a daring one. Hiss Percy of mill. Both contributions* from all the an ordeal with a bravery that commands looked bewildered, embarrassed, startled. the largest store. One sqipare from street cars to and retail girls in one missionary's school, respect and admiration. Here For he had just come across the all at once, as Harvey entered the amounted only to $5 a month. "But It from all yet free from noise of that traffic. Entrance item that announced his engagement depots and there where tiny stars are turned branch office and wondered If they was a tremendous sacrifice," their Miss Adrlanne Percy! Now, Ilarto from blue to gold, where anguish grips and lobby Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis' leading thoroughfare. could not find some basis for saving ori teacher writes, "although a joyous one. vey had met the young lady in question the heart, the nation ttands in silence the position of the unfortunate young It actually meant less bread each day, and honors the women who have given that very morning, when he had installed 125 Rooms 100 with bath and toilet journalist. Sooner or later he knew and once a week a meal of dry bread of their blood, the very bone of their her as manageress of the he would tell this peerless creaturethat $1.00 to $2.00 per day «nd water. This was done by 80 girls bone, to their country. To them, home branch office in the Central building, he loved her. Why not now? He has lost its meaning—the soul of it from the meanest homes in the world and it was because he had been attracted rejoined young Sadler, radiant. Furniture and equipment entirely new. All rooms have outside has fled—there is no home, it is just a —children between the ages of five by her that he felt eagerly "You come with me to your newspaper place, and no place is quite so lonely, and fifteen." anxious to remedy the publicity which exposure, electric elevator and local and long distance phones. people," he directed, buoyantly,, unless it be within the hearts of those Four hundred thousand girls in 47 naturally would cause her chagrin and and Ned Sadler retained his position, brave sons In far off France who long statos have become Patriotic Leaguers embarrassment. Harvey had but one Guests will receive the! personal attention of for Harvey informed his employers for just a word of home. There cannot since America declared war. If as impetuous thought in mind, to seek Mint the engagement announcement the owners who will be there to wait on them be a man, there cannot be a woman, manr school gjrls and working girls Miss Percy at once and inform her weed not be refuted. no, not even a child, who will froii ail classes pledge to earn and that he had no hand in the announcement. WM. B. CAr/TIELD F. S. GREGORY fail to contribute just a little to make the united war fund campaigners The branch bond office was located Among Uncle Sam's units are justice, the hearts of these patriots lighter. ?,&?•? *i?re $2,000,009 of their 1170,500,- on the top floor of the Central men, money and grit "Prepare Mot one. Not in our towu..,v,.4.:„,,,,.,-,,, bui|ding. vx- found the door to load." ^4 ifek