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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
Stray Straws
BY Ludwig Moshak
CAUSES OF FAILURE

Farming has always been con-
sidered hard work, and we know
that it is, and yet we often find
cases of failure that we can at
tribute to no other cause than
lack of hard work and lack of
system and thoroughness. When
we find man waiting for day
light to begin his chores in the
morning during winter, we doubt
any hard luck story he may offer
for want of success.
When a farmer has made his
stake, has his farm paid for, i'm
provements made and money in
the bank, he can stay in bed all
forenoon if he feels like so doing.
but the man who has all this
before him needs to set his alarm
clock for five o'clock in the morn
ing. What is more than this,
he must have his work so planned
that it will count for something.
Getting out in the morning to
feed few dry cows some slough
hay and then turning them out
to the straw pile for the day is
work that does not count for
much. Let a man get up at five
o'clock and milk and separate a
dollars worth of butterfat, OF
more, before breakfast and he
has done something worth while
The feeding of cows that produce
a profit from their feed is work
that counts. To feed cows tt
simply keep them from starving
to death may be made hard work
but it is not the kind that makes
a man a successful farmer. Show
us a man who begins his work
early in the morning is through
at six in the evening and spends
a couple hours after supper al
his desk studying his business
that he may know that his work
of the day has counted for some
thing and we will show you 1
man who, nine times out of ten
will succeed under almost any
conditions.
One of the most important
things in life is not where VIZ
stand, but in what direction we
are moving.
The friendship that can b,
bought isn't worth having.
Charity begins at home ant
it is often best to keep it there.
Den som intent err betroet e.
fattig; den hvis Ord betyde
noget err rig selv ON han er fatti,
paa Gods; den som mister sil
Tro til Mennesker er fattig sell
ON han ejer Landets sterst,
Bank.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
$4,000 ESTIMATED
COURT HOUSE REPAIRS

At the meeting of the board
of county commissioners Monday.
the architect, who had been en-
gagged to estimate the cost of and
draw plans for the building of
new vaults and making other
necessary improvements on the
court house, reported the cost
would be about SIS 900. This
seems like a large sum. for moth
ing more than additions. alterna-
tons and repairs on a building no
larger than our present court
house.
While it is within the power
of the county commissioners to
spend this amount of money
without asking any one else, we
hardly think they will do it. Ii
the vaults, repairs, ETC., would
only cost somewhere between
Sc, 900 and $4,000, and put the
building in such a shape that it
would be large enough for
several years and all valuable
papers safe why then there
would be more reason for maxi
ing the repairs but S25. 900
sounds pretty big. Ii the court
house was repaired at that cost
we doubt if it would meet with
the approval of the voters. 1t
will be far better to add more to
the $4,000 and build large.
new substantial building, one of
which we may be proud. The
cost of a new building will not
be nearly as large as the loss
which might be sustained through
the loss by fire of all the valuable
papers in the present building.
If a new court house is to be
built, the matter of location
will of course come up as there
are other places in the county
which would like to be called the
county seat. We might as well
settle the question now, the
sooner the better. 1t is a ques-
ton that has been brewing for
years and it is bound to come up
some time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

Jorgen Juhl, the Danish
tourist, is in our midst again.
Axel R. Buck is drilling a we'll
on his place just west of town.
A baby girl arrived Tuesday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Niels Serritslev.
Mrs. Johannes Juhl went to
Ringsted, Iowa, last week to
attend the funeral of her mother.
Andrew Henriksen went down
to Minneapolis Monday to pur-
chase tile for his big ditch
contract in Lyon county.
All those wishing to participate
in basket ball kindly be present
next Monday night for practise.
Come and help us make a Win
ming Askov team, for victory is
sweeter than defeat. Captain.
Anton Fischer, who visited here
several days at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Niels Serritslev, re-
turned to Minneapolis Monday.
From there he goes to New York
City to work at his trade as
baker.
The work of the English
Literary class, which was COM
menced last winter at the even
ing school, has again been taken
up by several parties interested.
F. Clarey Nielsen is the instruc-
q tor. The first meeting was held
last Friday evening at Mr.. Mel
sens home.
Chr. Fredericksen went to
Minneapolis Monday, where he
will enter a barber school and
learn that trade. He expects to
open up a shop in Askov as soon
as proficient. During Mr.. FIRE.
dericksen's absence Valdemar
Petersen will act as president of
the Young Peoples Society.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
FARMERS SHORT COURSE
AT ST. PAUL

Farmers and Home-Makers
Week and Agricultural Con-
ferences will be held at the Uni
versity Farm, St. Paul, January
3 to s, 1916. 1t is the farmers
week in our Agricultural school.
There is something for every
man and woman to learn and
each can select and attend what
is of most interest live stock,
crop improvement, potatoe
growers, creamery, fruit growers,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

bee culture, domestic science, a
special Farmers Club meeting Of
delegates.
The expenses are very moder-
ate-25c for each meal and 25c
for a bed in the dormitory on the
University Farm. Let us plan
and prepare to attend as many as
possible from this community.
Ludwig Mosbak.
Soliciting advertising for a
newspaper that is well read is a
pleasure. Look over these pages
and see the quantity of ads and
the size of them. We carry this
week 592, inches of display
advertising.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
ASKOV MARKETS

Two breed sows, York Shire,
for sale. - A. r. Arndt. 14-1t&
DIR. Slaven, dentist from Sand
stone, will be at the Askov Hotel
Wednesday, Dec. %. 14-1t.
We viii take in family as well
as young folks washing. Knud
Plesner. 14-2t.
For Sale-Cordwood and lum-
Der. A. R. Arndt, | 4 miles west
of Askov. 13-tf
For Sale Honey, Cabbage,
Onions-Honey l212c; cabbage
35c per bu. or Sl.00 per 100 lbs;
onions, LIST quality, S1.00 per bu.;
onions, End quality, 35c per blu. -
Ludwig Mosbak. 13-3t.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

Ungdomsforeningen, Skov-
rosen, indbyder til Dams, Tors
dag Aften, den 30te December.
Damerne bedes medbringe Rage
og Flede. -komiteen
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

A girl was born to Mr., and
Mrs. H. R. Buck Saturday.
Miss Marie Johansen returned
home from Nebraska yesterday.
X. H. Duus of Tyler, our
former toWnsman, is visiting
friends and relatives here.
T. N. Thomsen's son, Albert,
returned Friday from the hospi-
tai at Minneapolis and is we'll
again.
H. p. Hansen, the carpenter,
returned Saturday from Plain
view, Nebr., where he has worked
the past summer. Mr.. Hansen
says that everybody down there
has the automobile craze and it
has put a damper on improve
ments.
We have printed some over
1900 copies of this edition tour
lucky number) and nearly all are
spoken for. Have a few left
which we will sell at SC a copy.
This is no real estate edition, we
have just simply tried to supply
our readers with some good Holt
day reading, and the merchants
are offering their wares. 1t re-
CURED about $1,000 impressions
of our press to turn out this edi-
ton and caused us to burn con-
siderable midnight oil the past
two weeks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
ELWELL ROAD CONTRACT
is LET

G. J. Pearson of Sandstone,
was the successful bidder for the
Elwell Road from Sandstone to
the north end of Pine County,
and landed the big job which
was let Friday. His figure is
$4,000, which is $1,000 below
the estimated cost. He is given
a years time in which to COM
plete the Job.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
SANDSTONE.

We are all longing for our.
Christmas vacation so we can
have week or so of play. Then
we will feel better and can do
better work.
Hazel Martin came hack to
school Monday; she has been sick
nearly month. Jorgen Jorgen-
sen also started after having
pneumonia.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

Dansk Brodersamfund meder
Fredag aften den Tide December.
Bestyrelsesvalg.
1926 j. R. Petersen, Sex.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
NeW MUentiOn to
SaUe BdttIeShipS
From Submarines

.a' MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL tEAsEo wIRsI
London. juy l9.-1'he appointment
Of am invention board OF scientific
men, with lord Fisher recently first
sea lord of thc admiralty as IT'S head
To assist ,he British navy, was largely
the result of "a suggestion made by
Lord Bryce. former ambassador 90 the
United States 90 the house If lords
and followed upon a discussion iu
winch similar proposals We're madc hy
Sir William Ramsay ana the other
eminent scientists
The admiralty received 10000 of
ters of new scientific devices duriug
the first five months of the war.
Many We're from Americans Another
$4,000 doubtless came under the stim-
ulus Of the last five months. OF the
first $4,000, "a board undertook To- sort
the wheat from the chaff 70 eliminate
the ser INK proposals and reduced
to Twenty-Five the number which. in
the board S Judgment. We're worthy OF
any attention Another board has
scrutinized these twenty-five more
rieidly and reduced them 10 just two.
These two are being worked out with
every prcCaution of secrecy and every
prospect, it is declared, of giving a
surprise in mechanical warfare eN-
ceeding anything produced by German
ingenuity
Elaborate trials have been made of
one of these devices i'm English waters
and in actual service az the Darda-
nelles Rigid secrecy has been OBJ
served as 20 the details, but il can he
caiI tb1t tbn trials p.iNp DTDmigp of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
VIOLENT ARTILLERY
BATTLES IN FRANCE

Paris. July ~ (via London. July ~,
NfidnighO The following statement
was issued by the war office tonight.
In Artois, there was u Violent can
nonade near Souchr4. but 10 infantry
attack Sixty shells were thrown into
Arras
I'm the Argonne fighting with
bombs and pctards took place.
"On the height Of the Meuse. the
Germuus. this afternoon delivered
two strong attacks against our posi-
tiuns on the ridge south of SouvauX,
which were completely repulsed. Tho
enemy then bombardcd our trenches
and earthworks delivering series Of
minor attacks which we repulsed. Tho
German losses were considerable
Quiet prevailed on the resi- or the
front
one of our aeroplaues pursued
and brought down by machine gun
fire an enemy aeroplane, which fell
Iu flames. within the German lines
near SoisHous, our artillery COM
ploted its destruction
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
First Draft of Note Is Com
pIeted for Submission to
Cabinet; to Be Forwarded
Before End Of Week,
EXPECTED TO BE SHORT
AND EXCEEDINGLY CLEAR
viii Assert That Americans,
Aboard UnreSiSti0g Steam
erS, on Lawful ErrandS,
Must Not Be M0IeSted,

;s1 Noe"'Na looFNAt sr'ettt 's'sto "'Ftl
w "S''''9'""' July Iesiuehl
wilson and Secretary -anslng pre-
pared today 10 draft note ON sub
marine wlrfare To he submitted TO the
c..bf,.t t,,,,,,...,,,. and r.. i,.. s.,,,+ g..
:.
GERMANY p'oO"olS D''"'' ''e emu "l
the week.
Beyond the fact that. the position
already taken NV the Emitted States
1, ~. rr,,.io,,.. ,,,,, ,,iit ~. ..tt,,,t..a
lo iillol 'il"li"h WAS 4''' incoming ol
either the White House or state de-
partment concerning the probable
contents of the new note
The president cautioned those with
whom he talked to refrain from dis
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
ROTARY CLUBS PLAN
To PURIFY BUSINESS


San Francisco. July 19.-Commer-
ciallsm is. here TO stay; the thing to
do is to leavcn it with the spirit Of
rotary or friendly reciprocity, in-
stead of trying to get rid of II, Frank
Higgins of Victoria, B. G. told the In
ternationaI Association of Rotary
clubs at the opening session of their
convention here today. Charles
Henry Macintosh Of Duluth Minno
and other speakers declared that the
time was ripe for fellowship in busi-
ness as Wen as outside of it,
we are more or less Influenced by
commercidlism, said Mr.. Higgins.
at is in our homes. in the air we
breathe. Rotary eventually viii press
greed. ayarice and sordidness out Of
business life. because rotarians are
convincing business men that these
vices don't pay, that they cause wars
an6 panics. ana that sooner or later
chaos win follow
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
LLOYD -GE EORGE IN
WALES To END
MINERS STRIKE
Minister of Munitions Tells
Labor Leaders Government
VIII Not Permit Interference
With War Plans,

.-----,--.Tr ,,IIntI,l rprrIAl ITAsrr WIREI
ls' moaH'Hs ''o'NHo rt,--no - mG
-, N"i uIll' ,a,nti.tione I'm ron-
Ihe center ~ w ueSU''ot, .tri,,o nf tbe
hecilln WIN 'Hv 5eI ~ Tardiff t,-
miners snilltu S"uu.'l,1 .ra' nr fho
nieht WIN lne az llY"' Ma f,v, loVd
minister Oh huii'''o,'S, ,ha bo.rd of
George, lne pIea''vilt "l wy .nd me
tfade, Waller II isii'''''' ,d',r,tfnr
president OF lHe "o1'u ~ 1,,foIencr
Arthur HehoeIso'i u i4I . MI. Hon
with the miners V%u' n,rt,. in
derson Us leader Oh l'l' '"''''
the house Of commons ,.,,a, were
ne IilcIi'pyIa T,,,.s yyinstone.
met at the lr9iu uy }'',SSi w.. ,nianr.'
president OF tne 9oul" w, Wv '', "r mar
federation ana 9lll'l i, oii'' ,.roliroi-
organizations lIV4 "' '' u,r
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
Summary of Var
NeIUS of Yesterday


The mi-hte>t siraegIe ot the w1r
in which Austr.He .nI Germans are
1,l..r. fb.ir s,,tr.,.s atf.r, y. b,Iua
,.....3 .f.,. ...,.. .,...., r,.....,,, fr,st
"'''." >''',. '''''5''''' ''''''
iIom inc h'''' l' hess'i,'''a
TIA Russian Poland tho center OF
the maelstrom Is th, territory around
Nv,rs.,, ana fr.m the.unrfb and tbe
t.,..i..
49, ,,........fl,l ...f,, s, tl ,,ar,,n
'',,,..''',,.t ,,. f..'l...t..,,.. ..,1 ,.,l
Nlsela,s,, .,r, s5,.,r.lr.- ,litb the
.stsT,oi94ti,6 II nrzss,5p b.,,.l. ar
breallIne throucl tbe Russian lines
of defense
Grand pul. Nfrb,lss fba Russian
pcrnu,.rI.r fo .bi.f b4. il unuffi-
elal reports are to IS relied upon.
lrought nm vast numbers of troops 90
meet the sWgep of tho Austru-Gcr-
mans. who. however have forced the
Russian front at several points. No
late adylees ~ the progrcss of the ops
erations have been received which
would seem tu be am indication that
mo- decisive gain has been made ON
either side
In Poland alone. u ls estimated that
several million muu arc oug0ged in
the battle aud thr opinion ls expressed
by military critics that should the
Russians fan to withstand the pres
sure which ls daily being eNerted
against Warsaw, Nlth greater weight
they are in position 10 W'thur'N'
even 90 the e\lehl oil completely c'''-
uaung Poland,
"a lNr 3 {
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
STRIKE IN STANDARD
OIL COMPANY PLANT

New York. July l9.-Nine hundred
men working in the barrel and case
departments of the big plant of the
Standard oil company at Bayonne,
n. j., struck today because Their de-
mands for an increase OF II per cent
i'm wages had not been granted
The strike is the second I'm a few
days, the still cleaners having left
work late last week when theiy failed
to get q 5 per cent increase In wages
which they had asked for
These strikers it was said today,
may tie up the entire plant and affect
b OU0 men in all.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
MORE STRIKE TRIALS
FOR LABOR LEADERS

Boulder Colo Juy l9 1he next
of The important criminal trials grow
Ing out 81 disturbances In connection
with thr colorado coal strike has
been scl for August 23 wheu Edward
T. Doyle. district treasurer of the
United Mlue Workers oft AmerIoa
William T. Hickey secretary 0f the
Colorado Federation OF Labor md
three local mine union leaders VIII
Doc placed ON trial u district count
here. Judge N g. Graham today
pterrIled % motion tu quash ndicl
ments charging murder against the
five defendants They arc allcgtd To
have been implicated ln an attack
upon the liccld mine 10 This county in
April. 1914. during which a nom
union miner WAS killed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
DANGER FROM FLOODS
DECLARED AVERTED

Kansas city, July l9.-Dauger from
flood was declared averted by the
weather bureau here tonight Both
the Missouri ana Kansas rivers are
able TO carry off the flood waters
from the recent heavy rains in their
valleys without further damage to
life and property
Flood stages are expected tomor-
row morning in the Missouri river at
ST. Joseph Mo, and in The Kansas
river at Topeka. Kan
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
ITAIIANS CLAIM GAINS
AGAINST Al STRIANS

Rome Jul, ~ Oia London. July 20
2:02 a M The t1llowlng official
communication was ISSUED today.
THE Italian offensive ON the Ca
dore front in the Fal2aregO district
and in the upper valley Of the Ansiel
has continued to develop fayorably
In carnia, We have opened an eff
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20

york. pa. July loA seyere wind
storm wrecked "a chautauqua tent roo
Dallastowu. near here TODAY kilHnE
two persons and iniuring fifteen ota-
ers More than 700 were under the
canvas when the storm broke Il Gur
Hes. was crushed under the fallen
pole and DR. - s. Mann WAS pinned
down IN tangie Of wires. Both died
later.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
ThnM NoM m PIlt.hurgh.

PiUsburgh, July l9-IIarrY ken-
DAN Thaw, SLAYER Of Stanford White.
arrived in Pittsburgh tonight from
Philadelphia and went a. once TO the
home Of his mother, Mrs Mary Cop-
ley Thaw Several thousand persons
were at the East Liberty station when
he anshted from "a Pennsylvania train.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20

Baltimore, Md, July l9.-The Balti-
more a Ohio railroad placed contracts
QUAY for equipment that viii cost
approximately $2,500,000. The or
9srs call for 1900 steel hopper cars
anQ fifty cars for passenger service
una Immediate delivery is stipulated
~ the contracts
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
Notcd Nnchl nniIder Dead.

i, hristoL r. l.. July 20.-John T.
Hereshorf. president of the Here
f.3 5.oIi Manufacturing company yach'
9u'iuefs died early today. He was
% years old
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20

AaNllNhlIf July ~ 4 Z , $50 u Allt ? i = NAlA
Warsaw be held? with the German
Field Marshals Won Hindenburg on
the north and Won Mackensen ON the
south whipping forward the two ends
of great are around the city. Il is
realized iu England that Grand Duke
Nicholas, Commandcr-in-c -chlef OF tho
Russian armies. has the most severe
task imposed on him since the out
break of the European war and the
military writer's OF some OF the Lon-
/ don papers seem 20 think that his
Z task is we'll nigh impossible
Cannot Defend Warsaw
There was sustained confidence that
/ IGermanys previous violent attacks
ialoug the Bzura- Rawka trout would
never pierce the uRssian line, but the
/ present colossal coordinate movement
was developed with such suddenness
/ and carried so far without meeting
serious Russian resistance that more
/ and more the British press Is dis
/ counting the fan of the Polish capital,
aud while not giving up all hope of Us
retention ie pointing Out the tr-
/ nous difficulty the Russian inies
have lahored under from the start by
the existence OF such "a salient
D iluNlilk Httil Nllhhit 10 hii HiAHitN
/ ont their line by an advance through
| East Prussia, in the north and Ga
i iicia Ia the south the Rnssans have
perpetually faced the pineers ef the
/ Austro Germans, and If these can now
/ be sufficiently tlghtened warsaw
must go and with IL the entire line.
No Information From East.
As was The case of saturday, whom
the Austro-Germons recorded the
success of their offensive IN the east,
no official communication from either
4 Berlin or Vienna reached the London
newspapers today Saturdays COM
munication was released Sunday for
publication and until nearly midnight
no new communication has come to
I hand In the absence Of additional
official Information from Petrograd,
there Is nothing to throw fresh light
on the cast front but the Auatrorier-
man advance could hardly seem To-
have been lost
According 10 the latest accounts,
the Austro-Gcrman forces advancing
from Prsasnyz wero within forty miles
Of Warsaw, while 10 the south Won
Mackenscn's center was "a certain
points within ten miles Of the Lub-
lin-Chom railroad
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20
MEATHER rORECNsT.

Washington. July 19. - New
MeEieo Tuesday partly cloudy
WIN local thunder showers east
poruon. cooler south and extreme
Dast portions. Wednesday fair.
~~@~N~-NN-~-~
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-20

ENGLAND DECLINED TO
BREAK WITH ALLIES
Sir Edward Grey Ready TO
Agree Not TO Make "Un-
provoked Attack on Kali
seIs Empire

HHH De- o.
-. iil,.-to ,o..n 5ri,.,
''' N''U"' "' '"''"' ",
thng publishes what purporls to be tho
details of tine ncgutiatuus In 1912
looking to am Anglo.German rap-
.......t..t t,tt. ,.i...,..,t NH
-. - ~ n..,..' s....,... ',...
"aHV' wy '''Ns'' 7N' ''''' 81 ''N''
for war; took a prominent part The
substance of the article Is contained
h +, dfsp,tcb from, Berlin received ~
l,.,.,..,... -r..I,,t.,,., ....,,,,.,,,. t., ..,.
"l .NIhsleIua"' anu INV d' ''''e '9 p"'-
lished iu order go disproNe Aiscount
ualdanes statement that his efforts
tar ,.s.... ,..ra rrnatr,fra M, ,t.r.
''''
A't"idIat 4" w oilleiai a'at,'',e e''''
the Norddeulsehe Ailsemelne hellunb
points out Germany offered uIleitnl
forms oi neutrality Ihe lllst dlall
OF the treaty ram
Proposals ~ "erhhhA
should one or the contracting pan
ties become enedSed in war Wlth one
ur more powers ihrn lhe olnel con-
tracing party shall adopt ai least am
attitude ot benevolent neuOalilN ahd
exert every effort to localze the CON
ilict'
England declined tu accept this and
made the following counter proposal
England shall make no unprovoked
attack ON Germany ANA shdll refrain
from aggressive policy with regard tn
I GermanN Am attack ON Germany
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-02
A CRUEL BLOW

From the Selma Journal.
 That was a cruel blow that was issued from the British war office on Thurs day.
 The soldiers had been in the habit of kissing their sweethearts Tho war office says that it must stop. Too many of the soldiers have la grippe, and 1t is feared that they will spread the disease by the kissing if it is allowed to go on un- molested It is claimed that Ia grippe can be spread by the innocent kiss It is the limit of cruelties to stop the youthful soldiers from kissing their sweethearts fopdiy as they say good-by. Unless there are sey eral higher up officers on guard watching each soldier as the rosy lips begin to pucker and the eyes begin to droop toward the ground and a tear begins to steal down the reddened cheeks of the bonnie lassie we believe that kissing will go on as usual, along the old Scotch hills. about the Irish shores and along the English coasts. It is bad enough for the cruel war to rob men of their lives, but we think they will not submit to its robbing them of their love, too.