Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-07-27
Camps In Good conditIse-

inspection of national guard camps on
the Mexican border said he found the
sncampment AT Llano Grands, Donna.
Mercedes and Harlingen, Tex. in an
excellent state OF health, with SAM
tary conditions ranging from good to
excellent. Minnesota national guards
are in Llano Grande.
The dispatch follows:
Finished inspection OF Minnesota
and Indiana infantry brigades and two
regiments of Nebraska infantry and
auxiliary troops from these states, all
stationed at Llano Grande and por-
tons of Texas infantry brigade sta
toned at Donna, Mercedes and Har.
lingen.
Command Is in excellent state OF
health, the sick report being practi-
cally negligible.
Camp water supply system at Llano
Grande is nearly completed.
Sanitary conditions of the various
camps varied from good to excellent.
"All officers and men interviewed
by me stated that the rations are
abundant in quantity, excellent in qaal.
ity and Of suitable variety"
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Sea Militia Win t,snors.
Minnesota naval militiamen on
board the U. S. s. Rhode Island, OF
the Atlantic coast, won highest hon.
ors during the first three days OF the
training cruise of the Atlantic coast.
Captain Guy A. Eaton and Lieuten-
ant Carhart, commanding officers, with
all members of the Gopher contingent,
received special commentator from
Rear Admiral Helm. commander Of
the training squadron.
The training feet steamed from the
Philadelphia navy yard July Is, the
squadron consisting Of the dreadnought
Rhode Island, flagship. and seven bat
telships.
Searchlights Of the United States
squadron at signal practice revealed
cruisers circling outside Cape May.
They were Allied warships waiting for
the German merchant submarine
Deutschland, now at Baltimore, to
make it's hourly expected dash to sea.
| The Rhode Islands wireless con-
stantly is intercepting radio messages
from European wireless stations to
Allied war craft stationed OF the At
lantic coast.
Ensign A. ID. Mayer, u. s. ~, Of st.
Paul, who graduated from Annapolis
last June, has charge Of the division
OF Minnesotans.
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Spanish War Veterans Meet.
No attempt will be made by vster.
ans Of the Spanish-American war to
organize . reserve forcs until a call
for volunteers IL issued. The state
convention which closed Wednesday
at Albert Lea. so decided. Practical
preparedness was Endorsed.
Speakers urged preparedness which
| begins in the public schools.
o. G. Sanstad OF Kenyon was elected
commander; Albert e. Edwards, Min
nea polls senior vice commander; 8. O
Simonson, Albert Lea, junior vice COM
mander; A. l.. Lladek, St. Paul. In
spector; DR.. T. c. Clark. st. Paul, sur.
geon; w. e. Ostrander, Albert Lea,
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marshal.
c. +. Dolan of st. Paul was ap-
pointed quartermaster and Lucius Gle
ment Minneapolis, adjutant. Charles
Dolan and Ernest Lundeen Of Mime
| apolis, J. 4. Swan Of Albert Lea and
Elmore Phelps of st. Paul were named
delegates to the national convention
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The next convention viii b Ut Wa
SEGA.
First Regiment Needs Funds.
The First Minnesota regiment needs
a fund of about $4,000 deposited to
the credit of the regiment in Min
nesno.is bank and on which the regi-
mcnt tan draw.
With the frst share of the state
funds practically exhausted and with
the mercury climbing at Camp Llano
Grande, Colonel Il. ID. Luce said that
twin city residents can practically In
sure the health of the men by raising
a substantial fund and placing 1t to
the account Of the regiment.
Colonel Luce and other officers of
the First believe 1t impractical to make
shipment of necessities from Minneap-
oils. Ice and lemons are the two
things most needed, for the govern
ment has not arranged for an adequate
ice supply and the water from the Rio
Grande, without ice, il like drinking
water from Lake Nokoplis In July.
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Governor Visits Benson
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist departed
for Northern Minnesota to spend .
few days as the guest Of Z. n. Thorn,
ton, of Benson, at the latters summer
home on Lake Minnewaska. and alss
to inspect state fish hatcheriss. In
company with Carlos Avery, state
game and fish commissioner, the Gov
ernor left in the stsAA fish car, going
to Detroit and 0lenwood to visk tbs
hatcherfes.
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Mobilization Costs So $50.
Camp Bobleter and expenses Of
guard mobilization there cost the state
ss9,S50.s9, according to a statement
pron,rnf nv Gfafa Auditor T. A O.