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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-25
NOT BOTHERED ANY MORE

So-Called rheumatic pains. grippe
aches, lame back, sore muscles or stiff
joints are the result OF over worked,
weak or disordcrcd kidneys. t. l..
Turner. Homer, Ky, writes: since
taking Foley Kidney Pills | have not
been bothered any more" Strengthen
weak kidneys and help rid the blood OF
acids and poisons. Mssoula Drug Co.
ADV,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-25

IT is just as easy to look pleasant as
it is to wear a long face and look as
if YOU had dincd on Crabappics.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-25

sleeping quarters for the unmarried
men and there is also room there for
some of the factory denartment heads
The ground floor of the building will
be entirely devoted to office work Two
large, fireproof vaults have been con-
structed in the building.
The factory during the active season
will employ about 300. The average
seasons run is about 100 days and will
probably commence during the latter
part of September. 1t is estimated that
this year the run will be about 80 days
as the plant will not be taxed to its fun
capacity.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-25
Increase in Price.

Twice since the original contracts
We're signed the Great Western com
Tany has announced an increase in the
price of beets and has taken this ac-
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-05-31

ergreifen miro, um allen 8eriu6en BON
@egenrepolutionen, ipie BON anar1iitis
iden. ungeieBliden unb sepalttdtisen
9dnoluHeen poraubeusen. tpelbe bas
2ano 5ertebsp unb hen Meg gu 9esenz
renolutionen ebnen piirben.
~0ie proDiforiibe Resieruns iit Der
lleberaeusuns. bab iie alIein auf Die.
fem Wese al bas erbalten lam, ipas
benz freien Rublano teuer it'll"
Das Iansatmise Document Iieft fi9
i'm @ansen reht gut. aber fdlieBli4
tann iid ieoer babel benten mas ihm
beliebt. 0urd foI6e banals Reoenss
arten biirfte iih felbit bas fonit nidt
pertp0bnte ruifiihe Bolt nidt 70 Ieidt
tObern laFen.
Die Operationen an Der Oitfront
iino fait sGnslih gum StilIitanb ees
fommen uno es bGnst pobl bon ber
gntf6eibuns Der 4rmeebelsgaten ob.
OBJ cine grneueruns Der &dmpfe erfof.
gen ipiro poer nidt.
On ben iibrisen Sronten, DEFENDERS
aber an Der Weitfront unb on Der Ito.
lienifden 5ront tptrb bas blutise Rin.
gen ipeiter fortseiebt unb Die 4niierten
briiiten iid. baB iie befrieoisenbe Gorts
fdritte MAIDEN. Die Staliener babeu
i'm 2aufe Der Wo9e einise Srtfdaften
i'm Rarit erobert uno, pie fie bebaup.
ten, etfpa 5000 9efansene gemadt.
Der, Sau9boottries nimmt ieineH
GOrtgang unb forbert tGsli9 beoeus
tenOe Spfer. Inter ben S9iffen, bic
in Der porigen Wo9e berIentt tpurben.
befunben fi9 eintge groBe Sampfer, bic
nit Sruppen unb ariegsmaterial beIas
ben paren. @nslanb srlitt bic bebeu.
tenoiten @erluite, trobbem aber bes
bauptet 8alfour. oaB bic Saudbootses
fabr als Elm iiberipunbener Stanbpunft
betradtet tperben fam.
Die beutfden 3eppsline, Die iid eine
3eit lang perbdltnismdBis rubis Der.
balten baben. iinb ipisber einnal in
SGtisfeit getreten unb baben peri4ies
benen 9eiien gnslanbs 9efude absea
ftattet. So fparen bier ober flint bie-
fer mGdtisen 2ufttreuaer, bic fi9 ON
Dem Ileberfaa beteiligten unb aIe tebr.
ten unDeriebrt nad Der 9eimat suriid.
obtpobl iie pon britiiden Glieeern Der.
folet unt ansesriffen purben. ueber
ben bon ben 3eppelinen anseridteten
Shaben beipabren Die 8riten, ipie &c.
pDbnlid. Stillfdpeisen, bod biirfte
'berfelbe nidt serins setpeien feiu.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-05-31

beitbetannter Sidter. lit beimsesan=
gen. Rad laneem 2eiben, mad einem
miibeboIlen. aber fdaffensfreubisem
2eben ift er neuIih babinsei6ieben.
Gr seborte nod iener gpode an unb
mar elmer Der ipenieen uebsrlebenben
iener 8reife, bsnen unfere @tabt ben
Namen Oeutfh=4tben in 4merifa
perbanft. Dilbelm DITTO Soubron mar
am Is. Sebruar. 1886, in Bremen ses
boren. S4on als 3nabe fam er nit
fetnen Gltern nah ben Ser. Staaten.
uno aipar nad Milpautee. Sn feinet
Sugenbiabren peroiente er ii9 feinen
2ebensuuterbalt ourd 3igarrenmaden
unb lernte 70 ben amerttaniiden Or
better aus eisener 4nIdauuns tennen.
Spdter tpenbste er iif perf6iebenen
8erufen 5u. in benen er aber nidt auf
ben bstannten rsriinen 3tpeis" ses
lanste. alud alpans ibn feline sss
fdpddte Gefunbbeit baau, Elm anberes
5eIb Der 8etdtisuns gu fuden. 60
panote fid Der fh0nseiftis beranluste
unb srunbgebilbete Mann Der 2iteras
tur su. Ssin bidterifdes Salient.
fein Sdpuns unb fein beeeiiternbes
6euer briidten feinen Werfen ben
:igenartigen Stempel auf.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-05-31
9un0erte bo,t iueikeit
&leioern uno ipetken
GleiOerr1fen

ytsusite Sriblinss Stile -Dubenoe
Don Sorten. Boputdre Breife.
500 ueue Sriibliu9s weise 9leiber'
rode. s1.O0. 8iele biibihe Sttle-
Taills % bis 40 - ebeni0 cine Bortie
Don faneg Stilen gum sleiden Preis.
Gin unuer9lsi1lides afortiment.
Bole eintauienb Sommer 3leiber.
rode. $1.50 bis $3.50. Biques. feline
Gabarbinss, 9insns, Balm Bead Tud
in elmer prddtisen auswabt uou Stt'
len. TaillemaB, % bis 40. Soeben
er6ffust. ueueite feibe Stile.
NsiBe uno farbise Sommer 3leiber.
Miitlere. fleine uno rrtra @r0Ben bis
81 8hite. @ine uoflitanoise HusiteI.
uus uon nstten. bibihen @fefteu. Sm
Preis oon s4.95. S.. so. So. so bis 1926.
.3meiter Stod.
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A1tsfau6.
9is Sage tn &nRlanS tmmer
nod 5weifelbaft.
gan&boote fprbern seiuaItisen SOL.
Sample an alien ssrpnten-Stalie.
ner MAIDEN an8ebftdb Jprtidbrttte.
0eipaltiges Ninaen an ber @cft
front-3eppeline tpieber In 9dtig.
feit.
Die g riessIage.

SIMMER nod iinb Die aussn Der
Welt auf RuBlano eeri6tet, in oeHen
9dnben. tpie man slaubt. bas Sdids
faI @uropas liest. Madt Rublanb
Grieben, entfpeber freiipillis ober burd
Die inneren @erbdltniffe seapunsen. 10
ift es NIT Der entente gu Gnbe. Do
rum Die 9efDrsnis. nit ipeIder Die
gntentemddte bic gntpidluns Der
Oinse i'm rufiiden Reide beobadten.
oarum bic perapeifelten 2lnitrensun>
gen, burd @dmieren unb Sntrisuen
auf Der einen unb propasanba auf Der
anberen Seite, bic benz ariese oppoz
nierenoen glemente in Rublanb sefiis
gig gu MAIDEN, ben aampf fur gnss
lamb unb oeHen Nliierten fortsuiesen.
Die propiiOrifde Resieruns Rub
lambs iit madtlos unb tpeib bies audi.
Sic bat nidt permodt. bic 4rmee unb
bic arbeitenoen ala1en mad 8elieben
au Ienten unb notsebruneen mubte fie
ibnen bas Selbtbeftimmunssre4t auz
seiteben. Don oem @olte uno bon Der
Mrmee bdnst es ab. OBJ Rublanb ben
Rampf fortiebsn ipirb obsr nidt. @nss
lamb bat ale Mittel erfdDpft. nm bieie
beiben glemente aud ferner in ben
Dienft Der @ntente gu preHen. aber muir
lpenis erreidt uno es itebt gu ertparten.
baR au9 Die bon prGi iibent Wilfon
aussefdidte propasanbasaommiHi
unter Siibruns bon glibu Root nidt
oieI mebr srrei4en miro.
Der erfte &onsreb Der Oelesaten
Der 4rmeez unb WtarinesOffiaiere be-
gam Dor turaem in feinem 9auptz
quarter in ct. petersburg gu tasen.
Mebr als 1900 OeIesaten batten iid
einsefunoen. 9eneral 9llerejeip, Der
Obertommanbierenbe Der StreitfrGfte,
fpra9 fi9 Dor benz 8ongreB iiber Die
brobenben @efabren RuBlanbs aus,
uno faete unter anoerem: n5iir bieie
9uarmrufs lit ausrsidenber 9runb
porbanben, oenn bic Shlasfertieteit
Der 4rmee bat iebr bemerfbar babur4
selitten, bab iidh Spiiden OffiSieren
unb Mannfdaften WtiBtrauen uno
speridieoenbeiten entfpidslt
baben. Die ruiIifhe 4rmee, bic nod
geitern 70 fdlagfertig mar. tit beute
gu pDlliger unfGbieteit perhammt, unb
bas alIes nod baSu i'm Nnseiidt zines
5einbes, Der feline Sanb eieris na4
Den propinasn SiibruBlanbs ausitredt.
unb iid init ben ieBt befebten @ebieten
nod ni4t einmal 5ufrieoen geben mill. :"
gu gr0bten 4nitreneungen ipornte
Der @eneral bann ben &on9reB an.
I'M Die inneren Suitdnbe in Der 9lrs
NEE su beHern. bic Ois5iplin pieoer
berauiiellen, unb alles gu tun. um
Offisierstprps uno Mannihaften einig
gu geitalten.
Die neuprsaniiisrte propiIorif4e Rez
| sieruns bat, unter Dem biretten Gin
flufIe Der britiIden asenten, cine Grz
tlGruns peroffentli9t. Die eepihermas
ben bic pplitii6e 9Iatform Der Regiez
runs reprdlentiert. So beiBt barin
unter anoerem:
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-05-31
3ieblide nene gretonnes

sBir seisen cine enbloie 9tnie bon
alien Sorten pon @retonnes In let1ten,
ounflen uub mittleren 5arben. nit gro.
gen. fleiueu unb oasmiihen Blnmen
Delfins. nit pielen uusem0bnlid9 an.
siebsnben Wiultern fiir 8eranoa 5wede.
Gs LIT nidt idwieris. eine auswahl 5u
treffen, ba iie alle aus9eitellt iinb auf
gro6en 81 hen su ioleenoeu Preiien
zoe. 25c. 3Uc. 800. 49c. 59e. CSC unb
81 rs bic Gle.
Dritter Stod.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-05-31
Qange ipeike lluterr6fe

Dieies III zines Der beiteu unterr6de,
ben mir ie fiir bas @elo hatten. @in'
faher Wiuslin. Pique ooer Satine.
bide, idmere untsrr6de. ipe3ieu sesis.
net gum Trasen NIT oiiunen. iommer'
ti9eu 3leibern, seraos oosr .flouneeo'
Sttle nit mellenform Rdnben. Re9us
ldre unb ertra @r6Ben. 81 uno 81 %.
!3meiter Stod.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-05-31
Sauien0e bon SaiQeu

Spssisae ausitelluns: Ssibe. Gre.
pes. @eorgette, Voiles uno 2inens.
yieue darmante @ffefte. WeiBe obsr
Combination 5arben. Gr6Ben. SO bis
So 8hite. Vile f6nneu befrieoigt uno
ansepaBt meroen In unierem Eaillen
Department, oas 9r6Bte uuo bette In
Scranton. Spejielle Eaillen Werthe
-95e. $3.50, $1.95, $3.50 uuo auf.
spdrts bis 3u SIS 90.
i2meiter Stod.
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DnIat1o.
Gepaltise slnitrengnnsen Der
Yrobibitions= Jreunoe.

Cine neue ppIarerpebition = Ser
Groder-9anS-Ggpeoi fulI 3ife
sebradtt tuerben = Mmerifaniidbe
stuftur i'm Siibeu-Gntitbeionng
betreffs bet Hedbte bpm 0ieidbS-
Sentfden-Ctto Spnbrom geitor
ben.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14

torturcs him, and he dies after having
given u CaSkct !illcd with wealth to Bcv-
crly, who had been rescued from kidnap-
crS by William Montgomery Strong, Il
wealthy younb clubman. Ilirelings of Tho
Secret Seven get hold of the caskct, but
find it empty, Strong's Chinese servant
having $afCguardcd the treasure in II.
Beverly again is kidnapped, and Strong,
whom sho innocently compromised in tho
eyes of his nnnccc, Eunicc Morton, and
her mother, starts forth to find her, wear
ing the clothes of gangstcr known as
Chug, whom he ovcrpo Tcrcd In his apart
mcnt. IIo attends n masquerade ball given
by The Great Master, there lcarns that
iIunicc is false. then goes TO ( rendezvous
OF tho EangSlcrS where BcNSrly Is being
held. Tho police raid the place, but BeV-
orly is carried away by the gangsters by
means OF n room which Is lowered like an
elevator. Strong's Chinese servant tells
the police of this room
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14
ugh! CALOHEL MAKES YOU SICK!
CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
just once? Try Dodson's Liver Tone when Bilious,
Constipated, !ieadachy- Don't lose days work,

I.iYcn up your sluggish liver! Feel
fine and cheerful; make your work a
pleasure; be vigorous and full Of ambi-
ton. But take no nasty, dangerous
calomcl because it makes YOU sick and
YOU may lose a days work.
Calomcl is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomcl crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking il up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing.
the incest, gcntlcst liver and bowel
cleansing You ever experienced just
take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's
Liver Tone tonight. Your druggist or
dealer sells you Il 30 cent bottle Of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14

His companions, removing their
hoods, congratulated one another on
having escaped perilous task, and
their leader-none other than "Bull"
Whalcn, the most desperate hireiing OF
The Secret Seven said:
"This time VIC will fnl out from
Beverly Clarke where the fortune left
by her uncle Is hid. Como on They
went to u miserable shack on the wa
ter front. In Il dark room there Bcv-
crly was being held.
"rll give you one more chance" said
Whalcn. "If you tell us where the
money from the caskct is we'll let you
go if you don't, well take you to the
Dragons Den. You don't know what
that is. Ill tell you. It's IL Chinese
dive. Now will YOU tell?"
II don't know. l swear it! Spare
me-" criel the girl.
"All right. fellows" grow!cd Whalen.
"Takc her to Git Sins place" DR.. Git
Sin, an oriental magician OF promi-
ncncc in years gone by, was reputed
to possess hypnotic power. With his
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14

podson's Liver Tone under my person
al mcncy-back guarantee that each
spoonful will clean your sluggish liv-
or better than 4 dose of nasty calomcl
and that it won't make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morning
because YOU Will wake up feeling fine,
your liver will be working; headache
and dizziness gone; stomach will be
sweet and bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely veg
otahlc, therefore harmless and can not
Salivatc. Give it to your children.
Millions of people arc using DodSon's S
Liver Tone instead of dangerous calo-
mel now. Your druggist will tell You
that the sale Of Calomcl is almost
stopped entirely here.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14
CHINESE CABINET RETURNS.
Diiicrcnce Between President and
Minister'S Composed.


Ministers Composed.
Washington, March S.-Dispatches
to The Chinese legation here today said
tChina's cabinet, which resigned be-
cause of disagreement with Prosi-
dent Ii Yuan Hung over the proposed
break with Germany and left the capt.
tal for Ticn Tsin, had returned to
Pcking. 1t is assumed from this that
the constitutional difficulties between
the president and the cabinet have
been compromised. but whether that
means al agreement has been reached
either to sever relations With Germany
or declare war, as desired by the Eli
tcntc. is not known here.
The cabinet voted unanimously in
favor OF a break with Germany. The
President held that such power be-
longcd to the President alone. Pro-
micr Tuan and his supporters resigned
and left for Tion Tsin.
Word also was received al the lcga-
lion today that DR.. WI Ting Fang, for
ported before the cabinet crisis and
Still was in control Of the foreign
Office This was pointed 10 by legation
oi!icials as indicating that the Chinese
administration IS formally united
again and will be able to arrive at Il
foreign policy without domestic dis.
SCn$ion
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14
CHAPTER vi.
TIE DRAGONS DEN.

Although Wee See, the Chinese serv-
ant, held the secret of ''thc room Of
last resort" his secret, like the room.
was an empty one. The police search,
cd the weird compartment. They
found narrow vault which led them
to what from the street appeared to
be Il manholc Through this passage
way the band had taken Beverly. But
where? 1t was nn unanSwcrabe queS-
ton.
Strong, more dead than alive, was
carried TO his home. Ackcrton, the
kindly detective, appeared there.
Our raid has been IN empty one"
he said. Eve have rounded up n hg
band OF crooks but the biggest mep
Carried that poor girl away. This Is
Il hornets nest we have stirred up, Mr.
Strong. / feel that something serious
is going to happen to me, and know
whereof l speak. | wish you would
take back this enormous treasure be-
longing to Beverly Clarke" Here the
Chief Of Detectives drew from his
pocket bundle Of securities.
Don't give them to me-" moaned
Strong. ~ am easy prey for anybody
now. Where is the girl, Chicf2 Give
me that information"
"All In good tlme," replied Ackerton.
II have tho best detectives In the
United States after her. Now Won
must rest. The doctor tells mo your
condition is very serious. You must
remain in bed. will get trained
nurse" Ackerton went TO another
room, tclephoncd TO hcadouartcrs ana
asked for Miss Trcdwcl known
throughout thc world rs thc shrowd.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14

white wife lie lived in dive not far
from Chinatown. Thithcr Beverly was
taken.
\ Slovcnly woman led Beverly to a
room bare OF furniture save for chest
With Chinese characters written on it.
She rcnppcarcd with a Chinese dress.
Put this on" she ordered. The
frightened girl shrank back and gazcd
in horror at the creature before her.
"Arc you human" she asked, cor am
dreaming? is it possible that a
woman with white blood in her veins
would willingly remain in place like
this?"
"Put this on" was the mechanical
order. I'll be back. If you don't
Wen tear Off your clothes and put 1t
on for YOU"
Beverly thought OF Strong wondered
what had become OF him during the
terrible battle in the rendezvous OF
the aangStcrS and could only reason
that he must have been killed She
pictured her patient, widowed mother,
and rs she thus thought Mrs. Clarke,
frantic over the absence of her daugh-
ter, was confronting Strong.
"IOu said you would find my poor
little girl she cried. You didn't do
1t. If the police could find YOU in that
den, why couldn't they find hcrY'
II know failed Mrs. Clarke moan.
cd Strong II thought | had found
her, but there were too many OF them.
fought TO reach her rs long us could
stand, and them don't remember"
The courageous old mothers eyes light
ed UP with sympathy.
"Poor boy she said soothingly.
Forgive ne. was wrong. We must
be brave. | will pray for you both,
and surely God will help us find her."
After she had gone away Strong re-
ccivcd scented note. 1t was from
Eunice Morton, who had read Il news.
paper account Of the raid on the rem
dcZvous, In which he was mentioned
as having been rescued by the police
In their search for Beverly.
In view OF your very strange and
uneXplanable actions," she wrote, "to
say nothing Of the disgraceful notoric.
ty. 1t is hardly necessary for me to
tell you that our engagement Is at an
end"
William grittcd his teeth. He knew
Eunico did not understand, and his
heart was bitter over her false sus
picions against Beverly as well as her
duplicity at the masquerade BAH.
Then he began wondering about The
Great Master, who at that moment
was busily directing tho band from his
palatial home on the banlis of tbo
Hudson. In that home he appeared
without mustache and wearing Cog
giles. Before his criminal band he was
an alert man with closely cropped
mustachc. But here, as man of
wealth with a high social position, he
was smooth shaven and sleek looking.
a trusted servant appeared before him
and whispered:
"a sable hood has gone to dispatch
Mr.. Strong"
"Whnt!' cried The Great Master.
Get DR.. Iulph at onccw
But. whatever his intentions, he was
late In any Interference he might be
planning for at that moment the "sa
bic hood bowie knife In hand, crept
into Strong's apartment. Strong. hay.
Ing been given n potion by Miss Tired
well, was sound asleep. The girl de-
tcctivc was doing In the library. The
sable hood tiptocd past her into
Strongs room, stood over the sleeping
clubmnn, then raised the knife and
made ready to strike.
Nnd Chapter VIZ
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14
What Has Gone Before.

Thomas Clarke, Il rnulti-millionairc GRIM
ina, who belongs to Il brainy and crafty
band of New York lawbrcakors calling
themselves The Secret Seven and ruled
by II man known rs The Great Master, be-
comes conscience stricken while Ill and
decides to leave his wealth to his niece,
Beverly Clarke, poor girl. Clarke had
pledged himself 10 give his fortune to Tho
Secret Seven. and tic band begins plotting
to get it. DR.. Lulph, one OF the members,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14
Dark Haired HNuts.N

Only one out of moro than 1GO in
mates Of Il certain lunatic asylum had
red hair, and only four were of light
hair and complexion.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14
To Cure n Cold In One Day

Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money Il il fails to cure.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14
The Great Secret

Novelzed From the Metro Wonderfully
Serial of the Same Name, in Which
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne Are CO. Stars, and Which Was
Adapted and Directed by VIM. Chris
ty Cabannc.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-03-14
BY j. Nj. LouaHBoRoueH.

Author Of tho Noveization Of Clyde
Fitch's play, "Iler Sister" "Ilis Bacls-
door Romance" and other short stories.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-19
MINNESOTA TOWNS ASK
FOR military GUARDS
Numerous Requests for Protection al
Elevators Made to state-Much
Seed Wheat In STORAGE.

st. Paul.-Numerous requests for
military guards to protect various
property, and especially grain sleva-
tors in small towns, which are being
made to state executives are attributed
by Lyndon A. Smith, attorney gen.
eral, to anxiety on the part of owners
following reports of incendiary fires
in Minneapolis elevators and indus.
trial plants and war demonstrations
in eastern cities.
Large quantities of seed wheat are
stored in country elevators and a gen.
eral fear seems to be that efforts
will be made to destroy it." Mr.. Smith
said. "The anxiety expressed in many
quarters appears genuine, whether
the real situation Is such to demand
extra precautions in this direction"
Investigation by state inspectors
showed that in the case of the recent
fires in Minneapolis flames were COM
municated from one elevator to the
other, but failed to disclose the origin
of the first fire, r. w. Hargadine,
state fire marshal. announces.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-19
OFFERS Of SERVICE
SWAMP GOVERNOR
PATRIOTIC MlNNEsOTANs eoM-
BARD eURNQUIsT WITH TEND
ERS-ALL RANKS REPRE-
SENTED.
COMPANIES OF VOLUNTEERS
Mayors OF Towns Without National
Guard Organizations Offer to Help.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Want
to See Service Under Flag.

st. Paul.-Public officials, profess
sional and business men and other
patriotic citizens in all sections Of
Minnesota are bombarding Governor
Burnquist with tenders of service to
American fighting forces. Mayors Of
towns without national guard organi.
cations are Offering volunteer compa-
MES. Physicians and dentists, clergy
men, business executives, veterans Of
other wars and numerous others are
sending kilograms and letters urging
that they be called whenever the coun.
try needs their services.
Merwin M. Carleton Post No. s,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, St Paul,
rendered the services OF its members
through Commander William H. Eek
ley.
Offers Of volunteer organizations
have been received from Mayor G. A.
Hansen, Tracy, and Mayor F. J. Schis-
Ter, Winthrop; Charles M. Brewer, .
st. Paul attorney; Van Gordon Of
Browns Valley; George p. Gurley,
attorney. Pipestone; c. N. Carver,
Lamberton. and Putnam Grey, 81
years old, Minnesota.
F. e. Kenaston of Hopkins. Capt.
J. H. Barnard, United States cavalry,
and A. x. Schall. Minneapolis at
torney, are others who have made
similar tenders to the governor. All
these communications were acknowl-
edged and referred to Adjutant Gen.
eral Wood, pending further develop
ments.