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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09

a. m.
The east end jitney was snow
bound for three days this week
having to plow out with four hor-
ses before they could open up the
route.
The auction at Mr.. Jensen's
place between Bruno and Askov,
will be on the 17th of March and
not on the 21st as mentioned In
the last issue.
Notices are posted of the filing
Of the county seat removal petit
ton. When election day comes
around every man should be out
and do his duty.
d. c. Hoist is showing up very
strong as a candidate for della
gate from the 10th district. He
should have support from all in
this section of the country.
Start savings account with
the Kerrick State Bank for the
children. The habit it will Gre
ate for them is well worth the
investment.
Regardless Of the extremely
bad weather condition, the sale
at Hogan Bros. store Is drawing
a good attendance. There are a
number of very attractive bar
gains offered.
| Hogan Bros. are shipping a car
Of potatoes this week into Iowa.
Spuds are not worth quite SO
much as they were month ago.
and those who sold at the high
prices did a w,iae act.
There was a mistake in the adj
vertisement Of Hogan Bros. in
last weeks American. Sugar
was quoted at $1.0O for rs lb.
sack, whereas it should have
been ST .55 as it now reads.
! From all indications G. Lund-
quist will receive the popular
vote from these parts as delegate
at large. Whatever talk there is
along that line, his name is al
ways mentioned favorably.
Many people will vote for him,
leaving the others blank on ac-
count Of knowing Mr.. Lundquist
and not knowing the other cam
didates.
Frank Rance and his troupe
was in town again last night and
gave the same high class per-
formance as usual. The show
was held in the school house on
account of the hall being occu-
pied. A very creditable crowd
was on hand considering the
weather. Some came on snow
shoes and others slid in any way
they could get in.
| The meeting at the school
house Saturday was a success. A
number of milk samples were
tested and the tests ranged from
2.8 to a little over 6 per cent.
| The matter of silos was discussed.
and laid on the table until next
meeting when further data on
them is to be obtained and pre-
sented. Present indications are
that six silos will be constructed
this coming summer. Another
. meeting will doubtless be held
, the 18th of this month.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09

About 70 from Finlayson came
down on the noon train Tuesday
for a visit to Hinckley as a cele-
bration of the securing of the
stoppage of the northbound limit
ed there. The party brought
alongtheir wives and sweethearts
and the excellent Finlayson brass
band. People in Hinckley dis
covered they were coming the
evening before and when the
party arrived they were vel
coined by the school children,
who gave them greeting yells,
and by representative citizens,
The visitors were taken To the
Oddfellow hall, where a lunch
was served and later moving pic.
lures were put on in Patrick's
hall for their benefit. After the
pictures the floor was cleared ant
to the music of the band dancing
was indulged in until time for the
limited. -~ Hinckley Enterprise.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09
nearly new farm truck;

nearly new farm truck: L
farm wagon; l double seated
buggy: single seated buggy; |
single dutchman riding cultivate
or; / Ia inch John Deere plow; /
light and one heavy set of bob
sleighs, l two-horse power potato
sprayer; 2 harrows; Smalley.
12 in. insilage cutter. % in. car
rier; / Blue Bell cream separator:
II one-horse cultivator. /
planet Junior hand drill; | 60 gal.
feed cooker; one hay rack; | wa
gon box; | minute washing ma
chine; | nearly new auto seat top
buggy; l new four Mccormick
mower; one combination writing
desk and book case; one / Ia H,
P. gasoline engine with jack, and
many small farm tools too numer-
Gus to mention.
TERMS: All sums under Sic
cash. Over $1,000 seven months
time will be given on bankable
papers at eight per cent interest
Two per cent discount for cash
| Lunch served at IL o'clock.
| N. B. Miller, Owner
| A. J. Hall, Auctioneer
First State Bank, Askov. Clerl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
PINE TREE STATE IS NATIONS ARENA
Wilson Sits
at Bedside
of Relative

Long Branch, n. J., Sept. IL Can
ceiling all engagements, President
Wilson left here early today to go to
the bedside of his sister, Mrs. A. E.
howe, who is critically i'll at her home
IN New London. Conn. The president
notored TO New York and will finish
the trip by train
The president arose before o'clock,
after having spent a restless night. He
appeared greatly concerned over his
sisters Illness.
The departure of the president did
not delay the opening today of the
summer executive offices at Asbury
Park by staff of White house clerks.
New London, Sept. 11.-Mrs. Annie
z. Howe, President Wilson's sister.
who is critically i'll Of peritonitis and
complications here, passed a comfort
able night, but is growing weaker, ac-
cording to a statement issued today by
DR.. H. NJ. Lee, the attending physi-
clan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
MEXICAN ENJOYS
STUDY PROBLEMS
Return of American Troops Seen as
Basis for Plans Dealing With
Police Control of Border.

New London, Conn, Sept. 1.-THE
American-Mexican joint commission
resumed today its effort to find a solu-
ton for the problems along the inter :
national boundary. This was the third
joint session. Luis Cabrera, chair
man CT the Mexican delegation, presid-
ed
Since their meeting three days ago
the american members have devoted
much time TO a study of government
reports on the various phases of the
problem.
They are counting also on the per-
sonal knowledge of the situation which
Major General Tasker H. Bliss will be
able to supply on his arrival from
Washington. Before the meeting be
gan Secretary Lane expressed conf
dence that a constructive plan of &C
ton would soon take definite shape.
SO far there has been nothing more
than general mention of the Mexican
request that General Pershing's forces
be withdrawn from Mexico. The basis
of the plans for policing the line that
have been talked over, however, is the
return of the American troops TO their
own territory, ensuring that movement
as the first step toward establishing
permanent system of protection
against border bandits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
STATES OF SOUTH
HOLD PRIMARIES
Democrats of Georgia, Louisiana and
South Carolina Will Be at the
Polls on Tuesday.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. democrats of
Georgia, Louisiana and South Caro-
lima will hold state primaries tomor-
row to select nominees whose later
election is assured. with few excep-
tons, by lack of second party opposi-
ton.
In Georgia a governor, IL represen-
tatives and all state officials are to be
nominated. Governor Nat E Harris
is opposed for denomination by Hugh
NJ. Dorsey of Atlanta, DR.. L. G. Harde-
man of Commerce, and Joseph Z. Pot
tie, of MilIedgeville.
In Louisiana congressional nomina-
tions are to be made and contests
have developed only in the Sixth dis
trict, where former Governor ]. Y.
Sanders and Ames l.. Ponder are riv-
ais for the place now held by Repre-
sentative L. L. Morgan, and in the
Seventh, where Representative Lads
las Lazaro is opposed for renomina-
ton by T. A. Edwards and A. M. Barbe.
In South Carolina secondary pri-
maries are necessary because no can
didate for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton got majority Of votes cast in the
first primary held two weeks ago.
Governor Richard l. Manning and for
mer Governor Cole L. Blease will con-
test again. For the same reason, Rep
resentative Wyatt Aiken and F. H.
Dominick are opponents in the Third
congressional district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
HIGH LIVING COST
DUEFOR PROBING
Housewives League and City Officials
Up In Arms Against Boosting
Food Prices.

Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 11.-War has
been declared on the high cost Of liv-
ing. The Housewives league last
night decided at meeting to organize
today and go before the council to-
night in protest against the recent 20
per cent increase in the price of food.
Chicago, Sept. 11.-Housewives of
Chicago were today urged TO weigh
the bread they buy and to assist the
city department of weights and meas
ures in watching local bakers for vio-
lations of the antitrust laws and the
ordinances against short weights.
The request came from William F.
Cluett, in charge Of this part of the
departments work, who announced
that he would have a corps of in
spectors scattered over Chicago today
TO test the weights of loayes.
The announcement by leading bak-
ing concern Saturday that for several
days it had been cutting down the
weight of its five cent loaf of bread,
was responsible for Mr.. Cluett's mes
sage to Chicago housewives.
The United States district attorney,
the states attorney and the Chicago
city council have already started in
vestigations into the bakery situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
TRADE UNIONS IN
TRACTION STRIKE
Appeal of Carmen for Help in Struggle
May Involve All in Sym
pathetic WalkOut.

New York, Sept. 11.-With the lead
ers OF 100000 labor men of greater
New York and vicinity threatening a
sympathetic strike, traffic on the sub
way and elevated lines in Manhatton
and the Bronx impeded and the surface
systems in those two boroughs and
Westchester county virtually tied up,
the general strike situation assumed a
more serious aspect today.
Samuel GOmpers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, declined
to discuss the probability of a general
strike. but union leaders asserted that
if necessary $4,000 union men could be
called out within six hours.
All members of trade unions
in New York, YOnkers, Mount
Vernon and New Rochelle found
themselves today active factors
in the dispute between tho INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit company and its
employees. The various individual
labor organizations in these cities
served by the Interborough and it's
subsidiaries companies received the
appeal drafted by the Central Labor
bodies last night, requesting a sympa-
thetic strike of all organized wage
earners in their Jurisdiction. "in sup
railway men for the right to organize. "
Since the response must be decided
by vote of members. several days must
elapse before its result will be felt.
Elevated and subway lines continued
running today without apparent inter
ruption. The strike on the surface
lines has spread rapidly. Union Off
Gals assert II, 500 men were on strike.
Not a car wheel turned all day Sun
day in Yonkers. Mount Vernon and
New Rochelle. and every surface car
stopped running last night in Manhat-
tan and the Bronx also. After these
two horoughs had received an extreme
" limited service during the day.
1t is expected that the public SER
vice commission which has been in
vestigating the strike will make a re-
port some time today, placing respon-
sibiIity for the situation and throwing
it's official influence into the balance to
aid the side whose contention is up
held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
NEWSATC CAPITAL
TOLD over WIRE
New Navy Bill Makes Places for Four
Additional Brigadier Gen.
erals.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Upon his re-
turn here today from Atlantic City
Secretary Daniels prepared to confer
with Major General Barnett, command
ing the United States marine corps, re-
garding positions of brigadier general
made by the new navy bill.
Nine are eligible from the list OF
colonies. Prominent among those men
toned in this connection are Colonel
Waller, who commanded the expedi-
tionary force in Haiti; John A. Je-
jeune, attached to marine headquarters
here; Eli K. Cole, who commanded the
first brigade in Haiti and Charles A
Doyen, commanding the marine bar
racks here.
A 9.3 per cent increase during Au-
gust in the level of prices paid pro-
ducers for the principal crops was an
nounced today by the department of
agriculture. During the last eight
years the price level decreased 81 per
cent during August.
Prices of meat animals paid to pro-
ducers was one-tenth of one per cent
higher Aug. 3 than a month previous.
The increase in that period in the last
six years averaged IL per cent. Esti-
mated number of stock hogs on Sept.
was 3S per cent less than a year ago.
Henry Ford, through counsel, filed
in the District of Columbuia supreme
court today his answer in the 500, 900
libel suit brought against him by the
Navy League of the United States on
account of newspaper advertisements
impugning the motives of the league
and its officers in their preparedness
propaganda.
Mr. Ford does not retract the state
ments complained of, but declares he
had reason to believe they were true
and that they had been published
broadcast throughout the country and
made often in congress without bring
ing a denial from the league, so far as
he knew. He points out that he vol
UNFAIRLY accepted service in the suit. in
spite of the advice of counsel that he
was not Obliged to do so.
Secretary Lansing said today that
another communication from Austro-
Hungary regarding the attack by an
Austrian submarine upon the Ameri-
can oil tanker Petrolite was expected
shortly. The United States demanded
an apology, punishment of the sub
marine commander and reparation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
Latest Bulletins

Decatur, ILL.,, Sept 11-Theo-
dore Gross, Jr.. aged, 40, banker
at Atwood, ILL.,, died today OF in
fantile paralysis. He had been
sick three days.
Denver, Colo, Sept. 11.-SnOw is
falling at Leadville today. accord
ing to reports to the local weather
bureau. The precipitation amounts
to nearly one inch.
Chicago, Sept. 11-An indict-
ment charging Mrs. Iva Barnes
with the murder of her husband,
James X. Barnes, was returned to-
day By the Cook county grand jury
and She was held without bail
Here attorneys are to make appil-
cation for bail late today.
Ottumwa, Ia, Sept. 11.-Leonard
Picket, aged 80, was killed by
fall of slate at the Central Iowa
Coal company mine No. at Charf-
ton, Lucas county, at noon today.
He is survived by his widow.
Quincy, Sept 11.-While fish
ing at the mouth OF a sewer, which
empties into Quincy bay this morn
ing Charles Haynes, 12 years old,
believing he had bite, pulled In
his line. On the hook was the per-
fectIy formed body OF baby not
a foot long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
Kills Wife
byShooting,
EndsCareer

Buxton, Iowa, Sept. 11.-Jealousy
was the motive which prompted Louis
Hoffman Of this town to kill his wife
and then commit suicide late yester-
day, according to a statement given out
today by the chief of police.
The official said Hoffman's eight
year-old daughter, who witnessed the
shooting, had told him that yesterday
Hoffman discovered his wife walking
with another man. When Mrs. Hoff-
man returned home, according to the
girls story. her husband shot her and
then turned the weapon on himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
TOTAL 248 LIVES
LOST ON WARSHIP

Rome, Sept. II, G2:55 a. ma to-
tai of PAS lives were lost when the Ital-
ian dreadnought Leonardo Da Nlncl
caught fire and blew up in the harbor
of laramie, Italy, on Aug. 2, says an
official admiralty statement today.
The first speedy investigation es-
tablished that the disaster was not due
to faulty ammunition nor to criminal
cause from without the ship" the state
ment adds. The minister Of marine,
however, nominated a superior COM
mittee on inquiry with the fullest pow
ers, presided over by Admiral Cane
ware, TO determine whether the acct-
dent had any connection with incidents
of a criminal nature which occurred in
the country recently apart from the
navy"
Newspaper dispatches from Turin on
Aug Is reported the blowing up of
the Leonardo da Vinci with loss of
life estimated at 800.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
.IOUQYOuth
Is Killed BY
HisBrOther

New Liberty, Iowa, Sept 11.-Fred
Wenzel, years old, Of New Liberty
was shot and killed by his brother
Herman, aged II, Sunday, with shot
gun which had been loaded for sup
posed marauder who was thought to
have been poisoning stock on their
farm.
The family had lost a fine stallion
two weeks ago by poisoning, and it
was feared that the act might be re
peated, and the shotgun was loaded
and kept in readiness. The children
were playing with it, and the older
shot and killed the younger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
Berlin Reports Serious Riots
in Rumania Over Joining
the Entente Allies.
ATHENS In TUR MOL
Germans Launch Repeated
Unsuccessful Attacks by
Night on the Somme.

Berlin. Sept Il (by wireless to
sayviIle. THE Budapest newspa-
pe:, Azest. says that the Bulgar-
ian who are invading eastern Ru-
mania have taken possession of
virtually all the DObrudia terri
tory, which Bulgaria was COM
peIled to surrender TO Rumania at
the time OF the second Balkan war.
All Bulgaria is celebrating the VIC
tories gained over the Russians
and Rumanians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
BELL TELEPHONE is
AFTER RIVAL GROUP

Chicago. Sept. 1.-THE fate OF city
ordinance providing for a merger of
Chicago telephone companies was ex-
pected to be decided today by officials
OF the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company in New York.
Permission was recently granted by
the local council for the consolidation
of the two companies operating here,
but the ordinance becomes void after
midnight tonight.
The proposed deal provided for the
purchase OF the Automatic company
by the Bell concern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
Train Into Quebec, Canada,
Brings Large Number of
Injured Workmen.
DEATH LIST UNKNOWN
Structure Across the St
Lawrence River Is Great
est of Kind in World.

Quebec, Sept. 1.-THE span of
the worlds greatest bridge col
lapsed and fell into the St Law
renee river today, with loss of
life variOusly estimated.
The company erecting the struc-
ture placed the number of deaths
at upwards of %, but III. p. Borden,
a member OF the Quebec bridge
commission, expressed the Opin-
ion that only three persons were
lost.
Several hours after the accident
happened at 1890 o'clock, a spe-
cial train into Quebec brought 20
men who had been injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
TRIAL FOR SUSPECT
IN COAST BOMB PLOT

San Francisco. Sept. 11.-Warren X.
Billings, who is alleged to have plant
cd the bomb that was exploded along
the line OF march OF the preparedness
parade here July %, resulting in the
death OF 10 persons, was TO be placed
on trial today. Four other suspects
are to be tried later.
A mass meeting was held last night
10 raise funds for Billings defense. II
vas arranged by r ,bert Miner of New
York, acting as the representative Of
the Industrial Workers Defense
league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
INSTRUCTS CHURCHES
TO HELP WAR LOAN

Berlin, Sept. II, (by wireless TO
Savyille Archbishop Dalbor of the
arch diocese of Knesen-Posen has in
gtructed the clergy TO invest as much
as possible OF the funds OF their
churches In the new German war loan,
the Overseas News Agency says.
The municipality Of Wiesbaden has
subscribed sO.000.o 900 marks to the
loan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
SUB GETS COPPER,
THEN SINKS BOAT

Amsterdam, Sept. II (via London,
1880 a. m.)-The Norwegian steamer
Lindborg, bound from London for Rot
terdam, has been sunk by a submarine,
according TO Algermeen Handelsblad.
The crew OF the submarine stripped
the steamer OF all copper objects be-
fore blowing her UP. The crew of the
Ltndborg has been landed,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
Fire I'm Steamers Hold

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 1.-THE
steamer Beaver, enroute from Port
land. Ore. to San Francisco. is racing
for this port with a fire in her after
hold, according to a wireless message
received here by her owners, the San
Francisco and Portland Steamship
company. The message stated that the
fire was under control and that the
passengers were in no danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
Riddles Open State Fair.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept 1.-The for
NAL opening today Of the Wisconsin
state fair, which is to continue all
week. was featured as children's day
Milwaukee schools were closed and all
children under 16 years of age were
admitted free The weather for the
opening was ideal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11

! Nine years ago a similar accident at
the same spot took a toll of 20 lives.
Today 80 men were carried into the
river when the 5000 ton span, being
raised from pontoons in an engineer
ing feat designed to complete the
ST. 900, 900 cantilever suspension for
transcontinental railway traffic, plung-
ed a distance of Is feet into the water
and sank 200 feet, perhaps never to be
recovered.
Contradictory stories were told re
garding the collapse.
The pontoons had been removed and
the span was being lifted by massive
hydraulic jacks when, according to
some of the spectators. the northern
end of the span fell with the breaking
Orders. Frantic efforts were made to
place a chain rope around the tOtter-
! ing structure, but with reports like
shells exploding, the remaining sup
ports snapped and the span disap-
peared with a tremendous splash.
Some observers said the structure
buCkled at the center as it fell.
: Groups of men at work slipped off
into the water and others were knocked
craft containing spectators went to the
rescue and their endeavOrs prevented
a larger loss of life.
Cost of ST., 100000.
The bridge was being constructed at
a cost Of SIT 900, 900 in order to shorten
the railway journey from Halifax to
the Canadian northwest by 200 miles.
The central span, which fell today,
weighs more than 5000 tons and is $40
feet long.
The collapse occurred when the span
was about 10 feet in the air. Early
indications were that the loss of life
would be heavy. for there were 80 men
on the structure when it fell.
The span had been constructed on
pontoons a few miles east of the bridge
site and was towed into position i'm
mediately under the gap left in the
anchor arms of the structure.
Chains with links 80 inches in diam
eter, together with Orders, were then
attached to the span and 5000 ton hy-
draulic jacks commenced the stupen-
dous task of lifting the span into place
This work could be accomplished
only a few feet an hour, and as the
distance from the river level TO the
floor of the bridge is $50 feet, the engi-
neers had not counted on completing
the operation until the end of this week
or later.
Thousands Witnessed Crash.
The bridge was to have been ready
for train service next spring, marking
an important milestone in Canada's en-
cheering railway history.
The juggling of 5000 tons of steel
under unprecedented circumstances in
the dominion attracted TO the scene
today several thousand spectators, in
Guiding members of parliament and
newspaper men gathered on vessels
furnished by the Canadian government.
Members of the dominion cabinet
witnessed the collapse from the deck
of a government vessel, while Ameri-
can tourists crowded hundreds of 9TH
er boats of all classes. Eminent Amer
lean authorities on bridge buildings
and members of the Australian parlia-
ment returning home after visiting in
Europe, also were on the scene and
river traffic for oceangoing steamships
had been temporarily suspended