*V"' -CX" '•n'7'"--4~i v~ JANUARY PAGE F013R 568= •M THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MIES! HOME F6R GOOD CELEBRATE THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING AND BORDER BUDGET -H The feeling of the Boys who are coming backvto America is 1 pretty well illustrated in the case of one of them recently who took INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY a long, long look at. Bartholdi's torch-bearing godde^tas his ship GEO. P. WATSON, Editor and Manager came steaming by, and finally gravely remarked: "Wel\Mrs. Liberty, 1 if you ever see me again you'll have to turn around.' HIbii, Entered at the Port Office at International Falls. aa Secoad-elaaa Matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $2.00 FOREIGN, $2.50 PER YEAR THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD" A Happy New Year to you all. It is a sad thing that Germany is in need of food. But a nation that has caused the death of 11,000,000 men and A "League of Nations" is greater assurance toward a permanent the maiming, crippling and wrecking of other millions of men, and of peace than "Balance of Power" held either by one or a group of nations. bringing grief, hunger, pain and death to a vast number of inoffensive women, children and aged people, and that has destroyed churches, homes and other property Vhich has taken the toil ,1 Every returned soldier should be careful to keep up his insuiance. centuries to accumulate, must expect retribution. If Germany is It is cheaper and safer than any other insurance that can oe now to suffer some of the agony she has caused others, if she is to hunger and even welter in her own blood through the Red Terror— secured. so be it_ Her victims must be fed first. —Exchange. "The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still. We feel the thing we ought to be besfting beneath the thing we are"—Phillips SOME DAY, WHY NOT NOW? Brooks. Anjerica must get back to the farm. This is the solution Minneapolis began to operate her public schools last Monday cf most of the troubles that are besetting Mr. Average Man nowadays. on an all-year plan, having four semesters with two weeks vacation It is the answer to the problem of 65-cent bacon and 75-cent between the summer terms. eggs. It is the tfench and barricade against bolshevism. The reasoning to this' end is so simple and so old that one feels Von Hindenburg is evidently a better politician than a warrior, almost like apologizing before rehashing it. Yet it must be rehashed judging from the manner in which he gets to the head of th£ many again and again if we are to get any relief. The cities are RESIDENTS OF BIG FALLS new factions and movements in Germany. growing larger and the country districts are becomming no more HAVE BAPPY ANNIVERSARY heavily populated. That's the whole trouble. Don't sell your Liberty bonds, they are backed by the best It doesn"t make any difference how high wages gfo in cities, kind of security. They are interest bearing and a good investment Fifty Years if Weeded Life Celebrated by Mr. if the price of ba£€n and bread and eggs and milk climb correspondingly. for future need which maay at anytime arise. The average cit^ man will have his nose kept at the grind and lbs. H. B. Paal, Sarrtunded by stone eternally and the incentive toward bolshevistic sentiment will While this and every other nation is spending millions lo persist. You can't blame a hungry man for feeling dissatisfied. build ships it seems as though it woiild be the heighth of folly to Cbildrea,Graidcbildren. Of course, being hungry won't excuse him for committing crime, but destroy the servicable ships surrendered by the enemy. it will excuse him for being dissatisfied. And dissatisfaction in the Big Falls, Dec. 28—A family reunion couple, all of whom are living except ,,weak leads to crime, .Or,.another road to the same end, hunger leads Why not fill the boats returning to England and France for was held here in honor of the Alice, who died in to weakness and weakness to crime. The youngest daughter, Mrs. mdrer'soldiers, with the. interned Germans and men of all nationalities'wlio golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. If we are to stop the trend toward bolshevism that is threatening B. Paul who have resided here for Pfenninger of Fifty-fourth Yue either refused to fight or take out their citizenship in this 1Q years and who are generally known West Duluth, was not able to be the world, America piust turn back to the farms. If anew sort country? present on account of illness. The as Grandpa and Grahdma Paul They cf conscription wa§ started and a drawing held to designate onethird are former residents of Dulufh. Others were present as follows: Mrs. of the peoplie of every city's population to be ordered back to Since the defeat of the Labor candidate in the British elections, Mr. and Mrs'. Paul are 7t years, old George P. Watson of International the country to make their living—it would be impossible, but it their leaders may now be willing to, listen to our own Samuel "Falls, Melvin C. Paul, Northome, Arthur They were born in Chenanzo county might be a good thing for the nation. N. Y: Mrs. Paul's maiden natiie B. Paul of Big Falls, Andrew J. Gompers who advised them against getting up a political labor party Secretary of the Interior Lane's plan to,offer the returned soldiers being Adella C. Curtis. Tiiey were, Paul of Blackduck and Walter EPaul with its own candidates. married at" Sherburne, N. Y., Dec. pf Brainerd. Eight of the 16 homesteadsland* in reclaimed areas is along the right line. It 24, 1868 and resided in Chenango grand. children were also present. would hel^ popularize farming Improvement of roads and perfection If Germany .expects to get back into the good graces of the al county uftti they came to Dulufh in After a delightful day and wedding of farm tractors also will help.. But while America must lied nations she will have to select different men than the proposed 1893. Later they moveed to titeir. nner at the home of the honored be coaxed back on the farm if possible, if coaxing won't do the work, Von Bernstorff for foreign minister or any other position farm near Barnum, where they resided'until pair they attended th§ Christmas Necessity some day, will, drive.—Exchange. they came here' lO'years exercises of the M, EL Sunday school where international conferences and correspondence will He nec-r ago. l'' of which Mr. Paul is superintendent cessary, ,, .. Y. .. .'.V- Seven childrenwere born to the and Mrs. Paul a teacher The Bolshevik movement in Russia and Germany has itna.i« MERELY A SUGGESTION an end of law, credit, treaties the army and navy, it seems as though it would run itself out pretty quick for want of anything else to disrupt. There is certainly no evidence of ability for construction If Ireland insists on having its status settled at the peace meeting, manifesting itself. why not have our delegates offer to trade Alaska to England for the Emerald Isle? It would settle the Irish question, and also The Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company. and allied companies give the United States a chaitce*to.raise its own policemen^Billy have made provision for all who. left -their Employment for Noonan. /r military ^service to get their jobs back or similar ones upon their return. "Any company" says President E. W. Backus ***&& will WHY SHE WEPT not do this is a slacker company." a N .s A girl working in a 'fi^^^nrcenit. store, in an eastern city In regard to article on the first page review the Elwell Road THE UNITED STATES suddenly began crying recently when a woman in a Salvation Army Law—It might be a good thing to have this law for building uniform appeared at the counter in search of presents for p06t up of cross and by roads, but the main trunk roads should certainly WORLD'S PANTRY THE children. The kindly-faced woman asked what in the world was be built under the proposed state highway plan, so that every the trouble* and when she had recovered her composure a little tiie owner of an automobile will pay for the roads he uses and wears World's Food girl said: Map of the Shows the U. S. Alone Is Able to Send out. All Starving Europeans Four of Their Needed Commodities. "I have just had a letter from my brother.. He lay in a shell hole in No Man's land terribly wounded—his right leg :was shattered. The overwhelming re-election in Great Britain of Lloyd George He fainted from the pain but he was aroused by the voice and his party to power is the best evidence that the "tight little of a girl. At first he thought it was delirium, but the girl was isle is determined to demand that Germany pays the war debts really there, a woman of the Salvation Army, out looking for the of the various allied nations to the full, as well as the cost of restoring, wounded. She placed him on her back and crawled with him to a as far as possible, the beautiful and prosperous cities ,and dressing station, where she gave him hot coffee. When you came country laid waste by the cannibal Hun. in just now wearing that uniform the picture of that girl helping my brother came up before me—and I just could't help crying." No greater honors have been bestowed upon any prince or potentate than those bestowed on our own President Wilson during GQQD ROADS A PUBLIC NECESSITY the past few days both in France and England. He has not^only made a great "hit" for this country by going, but he has undoubtedly so clearly expressed the thought and wishes of this country's idea The use of highways for motor freight traffic has almost wholly f» Wm4 of a square deal, not only for the present, but in such a manner that Upon the heelg afJjt.he hunger map, developed Within the past ten. years. It is estimated that in i916 fifths of the total of these commodities for all future time it will stand out as a good example to be followed the food administration presents one went to the western Allies^ bringing motor trucks performed a service of four billion ton-miles, and that our exports to them up to 339 per in internaational affairs. r- showing the countries from which Europe the passenger traffic on rubber tires was greater thin that on steel cent more than pre-war average. qnist get its food. It does not tires. Motor freight traffic between larger neighboring cities like In the export of animal fats, except take-many hours' study of this outlines There was a definite purpose actuating every person who subscribed dairy products, the average of pre-war to impress, upon the .people: of the and Philadelphia has grown to enojrmous proportions. years to all countries amounted to1 for a given amount of War Saving Stamps at the time cf United States their re sponsihiUUes That between Minneapolis and. St. Saul is far greater than it was a 326,018 tons, with a shipment of 220,085 The Arrows show. that, tfee .United the drive last summer. The time within which to fulfill the pledge tons, last year showing a rf€ftrease of few years ago, and is rapidly increasing. At some riot distant day a States alone can furnish a, part of each that 32.5 per cent.. In. the pre-war years given at time has nearly expired-^there remains but two days substantial traffic highway between the Hrad of the Lakes and Minneapolis commodity needed. Canada will send a little less than one-third of our total. The purpose exists just as much today as it did then. We subierbed bread stuffs, meat, and ^nd will be laid out with the idea of fast freight first in mind. in theLe (exports went to the United vegetable fat, the Unlt#d can for the stamps because we wanted our money to be used to hel Kingdom, France/ and Italy. Last A plan is already on foot for a truck highway from coast to send bread stuffs, meat/ sugar—notonly year these countries- received Nearly win the war. In lieu of the actual cash the government took our from Its own Immediate territory avaih|pe coast. Such a highway can best be built and maintained by the Federa! one-half of our surplus of pledges. It went ahead and pledged its credit on the strength of but from Cuba, Hawaiian Islands, and this commodity! Government. The recent Good Roads Conference at Chicago the Philippines—and both animal and In the exports vegetable oils, oil Podges- The war has been won*. But the cost has not be*ii vegetable fats the Argentine w(ircontribute proposed a national system with at least .two highways to each cake., and jneal, tons represented paid. We must do what we promised to do, or we will he shirkihtj bread stuffs and meat India our ,average, pre-war shlpjnent. state, one running east and West the other north and south. Such our share pf the burden—Souix Falls Press. will "send bread stuffs Australia will The last fiscal year shows we shipped a System would total abbut fifty thousand miles, or two per cent of send meat and bread stuffs and New 151,620 tens, representing decrease Zealand will contribute its share of of 86 per cent, the exports "to the" Allies- the highways o\ the United States. plan would build five This is DIFFICULT TO GET meat showing a decrease of 62 per cent. roads from ocean to. ocean-and ten from Canada to our southern Coincident with the sending of this The average of three pre-war years' publishing map the food administration is boundaries. A hundred million dollars a year for twelve years exports, of dairy products to r.ll countries Minnesota's treasury is fairly bulging with wealth, according IS®^ a. summary -showing the increasing totals 13,019 tons. Last year's would be ample to perfect such ra system. 1 extent to which farmers of exports were 295,908 tons, or an increase to the annual report of the state treasurer, hut getting any of it for the United States today are supplying A system such as this'would spur every state to improve and of 2,173 per cent. The increase good .roads is about as easy as bailing the'Lake of the Woods drv foreign markets with food. The of dairy products to the Allies \v-a3 link up its own system with the National system on the one hand with a teaspoon. The legislature has a tough assignment ahead 6f farmer who makes a study of these more than 13.000 per cent, making and with the county systems on the other. In this way a rational figures will understand more fully the our total to-them nearly 15 times as it manufacturing a weapon to dynamite enough money out of need of the producer for keeping wellinformed great as the pre-war average of the and nationwide campaign can be Simultaneously begun the country the treasury to "lift Minnesota out of the mud." We are glad to on food conditions, abroad if exports to a^il countries. over for the lifting of the mud embargo that now stands between thuncomfortable sufficient of the commodities, greatest •h In addition to these' exports th3 war see our own representatives, Messrs. Nord, Rako and McPartlin in demand, are to be produced. consume* and the material that would insure hie has developed some of it?, own. Su-'ftr, leading the fight.—Baudette Region. The average export of cereals to all molasses, and 'sirup, dun-i^ tli.e piewar comforjt—Minneapolis Jouhial. count Mes for the three years preceding years, were, sent on an average 0? the war amount^L^ to 4,694,406 230,092'-tons. List year our tons. For the last fisotl year ending were increased 74 per cent in th^se July, 1918, our producers shipped to commodities or 400,395 tons. The exporting all countries 7,541,006 tons^pf cereals of dried fruits_and vegetables rr'-nrf^PTitlnc. an increaAw ed ,19ns a.