Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
SITES FOR STATE
SCHOOLS SOUGHT
TWENTY INSTITUTIONS FOR DE-
fEcTlvE CHILDREN TO sE Es-
TAHLisHEp THIS YEAR.
GUARDS TO JOIN REGULARS
Seven Second Lieutenants at Liano
Grandc Are Ordered to Report for
Triai to Determine Fitness for
Commissions.

According to c. G. Schulz, state su.
perintendent of education. twenty
schools for subnormal and feeble
minded children probably will be es.
tablished this year. The announce.
mont followed the superintendent a
Invitation for applications from cities
and his conference with DIR. III. kuhl,
man. specialist In mental diseases at
the state school for feebie-minded at
Farihault. regarding standards and
rules to govern the schools.
An act of the last Legislature au.
thorizes Superintendent Schulz to es,
tablish such schools where needed and
provides state aid at the rate of 500
for each pupil
.'In addition to schools for subnor.
mails conducted last year-~six In Min
ncap0iis, five In st, Paul and two or
three In Duluth" the superintendent
said. IL In expected that six or more
new ones will be established.
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Militia to Join Regulars.
Llano Grande. Texas
Minnesota brigade have received or,
ders at Llano Grande to report imme.
diateiy to regiments of the regular
army for trial To determine their fit,
ness for commission In the United
States army. or the officers named,
three lieutenants, James #. Carnegie.
Harry u. Fisher and James Slack are
from Minneapolis. The fourth officer
from the First regiment LIS Lieutenant
Walter n. Graham of ST. Paul.
Cyril b, Spicer and Cyrus jennings
we're selected from the Second regi.
ment and Eugene @. kalk from the
Third.
May Not ReIoIn Regiments.
Tho militia officers will serve with
the regiments to which they have been
assigned until they have satisfied the
commanding officer that they are quail
flied to accept commissions. 1t was
predicted that the men from the Min
ncsota brigade probably would not re-
Join their regiments for several
months, II at all.
With the exception OF Lieutenant
Kalk. who goes to tho Twenty sixth
hnfantry, all the Minnesota officers are
assigned TO the Twenty.eighth infan-
try with headquarters at Fort Ring.
gold. A daily hike of four miles has
been part OF the program OF the troops
for the last two weeks and the men
are rapidly rounding into splendid
condition.
Alleged spy Stabbed.
Victoriana Travino, relative of
General Trasino of tho Carranza army.
was stabbed four times and probably
fatally wounded by Louis Hernando
In the Mexican quarter of Mercedes.
fernando charged Trevino with be.
ing spy for the Mexican authorities
ut Matamores.
Secret service men and rangers for
this district admit that Trevino has
been suspected OF being Mexican
spy. fernando has not been arrested
hut In being protected from the friends
OF Trevino by American authorities
Military authorities say Traviao has
visited the Liano Grande camp on sew
eral occasions and following each visit
would report across the river.
Most Peculiar Scorpion Bite,
Albert Gertz OF ST. Paul. member o'
d company. First infantry. holds tn,
record for the most peculiar scorpion
bite. While eating at the noon mess
Gertx was bitten OH the inside of th'
zip by scorpion which was hidden O,
q piece of bread. He Ii able to b,
about the company street. Gusta'
Open Of ST. Paul. member OF l. com
pany. First infantry. was sent to tn
base hospital at Brownsville.
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0ip War Game Planned.
Captain Cruise. regular army inspet
tor Instructor OF the Minnesota feel
artillery, 10 anxious for the First bal
talon to reach the camp at Liam
Grands that he may carry out his pr,
gram of training. He expects to d,
vote about two months to preliminar
work with tho men and horses, an
then will take the Minneapolis reg
raent TO the district between Browns
NbAV 0hA NsiAt knaUUA ktt takA
tice along the sand dunes of the Gu
Of Mexico.
There will be regimentai, hrigad
and division maneuyers, and II liz po
sihle the New York divisions will @
operate with the provisional divisio
at Llano Grande In u big war gam
which will involve every arm of Ii
service.
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Complete inspection OF highways.
Minneapolis. officials of the Je
ferson Highway association. who co
Quoted tour Of the road from st. ]
seph, Mo- to Winnipeg. arrived In Mi
ueapolis ON their return lap, After
short stay they departed fer home |
way OF st. Paul. the high bridge. Mort
field. Farihault. owatonna, Albert lie
Mimi. and Mason City. Hampton a,
Des Moines. Iowa. The party consis
Cd OF J. ID. clarkson. general manag
OF the association. Carthage. Nc
Walter Parker Of New Orleans. q,
s. Woistencraft. Des MoineS