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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
PROGRAM OF KAISER IS
TO GERMANIZE WORLD
Truce Move 10 Solely to Give
Teutons Resting Period.

Washington. May %. - Germany's
next peace declaration. expected to
suggest program of territorial re-
nunciation on the east and the west, is
regarded here as largely answered be-
forehand by information revealing for
the first time the full scope of the i'm
perial governments aspirations for
conquest in the south.
This information discloses as one of
the primary aims OF the war a plan
for consolidation OF an impregnable
military and economic unit stretching
from the North sea to the Mediterra.
mean, cutting Europe permanently in
half. controlling the Dardanclles, the
Aegean and the Baltic. ard eventually
forming the backbone Of q Prussian
world empire.
A full realization of this situation
which will form a sinister background
for consideration of whatever renunci.
alton proposals the imperial chancel.
Tor may make, adds new force to the
repeated declarations of Allied states
men that the German peace maneuvers
are in reality war moves and that q
premature truce only would give Ger
many resting period In which to fur
ther Prussianize and prepare for Q
greater world war the territory to the
southeast. which she has conquered
under the guise OF a friendly alliance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
FLOOD or AMENDMENTS INTRO
pucED IN SENATE MEASURE
WOULD CUT OFF STlMU-
lANTS HERE.
DRY WORKERS Confident
OF SOME LEGISLATION
Upper Body Of Congress Displays
Mood to Enact Some Form OF War
Prohibition-Drys Confident
That Manufacture Of Spirits
Will Be Prohibited.

Washington, May %. An over
whelming desire to make the United
States dry" at least partially, has
developed in the Senate.
When the food control legislation
came up for a discussion 1t met
flood of amendments desired to cut on
everything in the way of stimulants.
Would Prohibit Intoxicants.
When the deluge passed, the Senate
faced the following:
An amendment by Senator Jones,
Washington, empowering President
Wilson to commander all intoxicating
liquors in the country to redistill them
for use in munitions manufacture.
A second amendment by Jones pro-
hibiting use of grains and other food
stuffs in manufacture Of any intoxi-
cants for use other than in the manu-
facture of munitions or for mechan-
ical and medicinal purposes.
None for Beverages.
An amendment by Thompson, Kan
sas. prohibiting manufacture of intox-
lcantS 1Or beverages.
An amendment by Cummins. prohib-
iting use of grains and cereal in man.
ufacture of intoxicants for beverages.
An amendment by Wadsworth. New
York, prohibiting use of foodstuffs in
manufacture of distilled spirits, estab-
fishing a maximum of four per cent
alcohol in the manufacture Of beer and
wines and authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to stipulate the per-
centage Of alcohol permitted in beers
or malt liquors. manufactured in or
imported into the United States.
The Senate displayed the mood to
grant some form of war prohibition.
"Drys" are absolutely confident
that manufacture of distilled spirits
at least will be stopped.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
HOOVER IS F000 DIRECTOR
NAMED BY TIE PRESIDENT AND
WILL SERVE WiTAouT PAN,
Executive issues Statements Autiroriz-
ing Need for Additional powers in
contro, of EoodstAffs.

+ Washington, May 22~wPresitient Viii.
son has announced the selection Of
Herbert &. Hoover as food administers
tor ut the country.
Mr.. Hoover has accepted and will
begin immediately the work of food
administration through the voluntary
cooperation and direction OF legiti-
mate distributors OF focdstuiYs and
with the help OF the women Of the
country Eia will serve without pay.
For the present Mr.. Hoovers powers
are limited owing to the failure of
Congress to pass the necessary iegis-
latior In a statement, President VIII
son outlined the need for these addi-
tional powers including the power to
fix prices and to re1uisftion food sup
plies. The statement. among other
things, says:
Hoardino to BE Prevented.
The objects sought to be served BY
the legislation asked for are:
Full inquiry into the existing avail
able stocks OF foodstuffs and into the
costs and practices OF the various food
producing and distributing trades. the
prevention of all unwarranted hoard
ing of every kind and of the control
of foodstuffs by persons who are not
In any legitimate sense producers.
dealers or traders; the requisitioning
when necessary for the public use Of
food supplies and Of the equipment
necessary for handling them properly;
the licensing of wholesome and legi.
innate mixtures and milling percent.
ages: and the prohibition of the un-
necessary or wasteful use of foods.
Authority is asked also to establish
prices-but not in order to limit the
profits OF the farmers. but only to
guarantee to them when necessary q
minimum price which will insure them
q profit where they are asked to at.
tempt new crops. and to secure the
consumer against extortion by break
ing up corners and attempt at specu-
lation when they occur by fixing tenn
porarily a reasonable price at which
middlemen must sell.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
U. S. FLYERS MAY REACH
FRANCE AHEAD OF ARMY
First Squadron Being Mobi!!xed at
New vork-May See Service In
Few Weeks, Aero Club SAYS.

New York. May 21.--America's first
squadron Of air fighters probably may
beat General John J. Pershing's expo
dition to France
The First reserve air squadron Of l54
men. "a Of them pilots and the rest
mechanics. is being modified here and
will be on the French front within q
few weeks, the Aero club of America
announced.
The squadron will fly French battle
planes under the Stars and Stripes.
The personnel comprises men trained
at government aero schools In Mineola
and on Governors island.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
MARINE VETERANS GO TO
FRANCE WITH PERSKINC
Regiment Of About $500 Men Under
Col. Doyen Chosen--Neariy All
Have Seen Recent Service,

Washington, May 2l.--A regiment
OF marines. about $500 men, under
command OF Col. Charles A. Doyen
OF the Washington barracks. will &C.
company the first American army ex.
petition to France.
The regiment will be composed prin.
cipally Of organizations which have re.
Gently seen active service in Haiti,
San Domingo and Cuba. according to
official announcement from the navy
department.
They will be armed. equipped and
organized similar to the army with
which they will serve.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
ARE READY FOR REGISTRATION
Forty.two States Complete Prepare
tions for Draft Census,

Washington, May 22.-Preparations
to register 100000 young men for
military service June are proceeding
swiftly throughout the country. Ad-
vices reaching the War department
show that AZ states are ready to pro
coed with the work.
The report means that nationwide
machinery stands ready to take the
military census in the shortest time
ever allowed for such huge undertak-
ing-one IA hour day. The efficiency
OF the plan rests upon its simplicity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
SHELL RlC0CHETES, TWO
NURSES ON U. S. SHIP DIE.
ProjeetiIe Fired in Practice Hits w.+..
no Feet from vessei-sits Sup
posed to Have Rebounded,

New York. May 22.-Two American
nurses members OF an ambulance unit
on us way for service in France. have
Oeen Killed on board an American
s'eamshlp when pieces of she'll fired
oy a naval gun crew in practice rico
cheted from the waters surface and
scattered among group of nurses and
surgeons. A third nurse was seriously
wounded
An explanation made by one Of tha
snip officers was that when a shell
struck the water about IT'S feet from
the vessel the centrifugal force caused
DTS OF steel to fly back on sbinboard
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
Neutral Rights IGNORED.
American Plans Laid for Sending OF
Bio Force to France.

Washington. May 22.-Approximate-
ly 100000 American soldiers will take
part in the fighting in France before
the close Of the 1917 operations. II the
government is able to carry out it's
present plans.
The division Of regulars under COM
mand Of Major General ]. J. Persh!ng
will be ir action before additional
troops are sent forward. and the solu.
ton Of the problem of transportation
in the case OF this first contingent il
expected to make it possible to main
taon q steady stream Of reinforcemeuts
by the end of the summer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
British Arms Strike Settled.

London. May q. The Engineers
strike which threatened seriously to in
terfere with the output Of munitions
and other war materials has been set.
tied through the Intervention of Pre-
mier Lloyd George, who returned from
his visit to the country to bring the
warning factions of the Engineers or.
eanization together. The premier was
accompanied by Minister Henderson,
Addison and Hodge while the labor
organization was represented by the
committee OF shop stewards who TO-
mented the strike.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
Power Plants Explodes; 4 Killed.

Youngstown. Ohio. May ga mys.
terious explosion in the power plant
OF the Republic Iron and Steel COM
pany brought instant death to four
men and injuries to IL others. Five
OF the latter were seriously hurt and
II Is believed one may succumh. ON.
Gals were inclined to scout the idea
that the explosion was caused by war
plotters. Heavy machinery was blown
to pieces. crushing out the lives OF
the four victims and pinninG others to
the floor. Many were burned in tie
steam which enveloped the place
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
GERMANS TORPEDO
SWEDISH VESSELS
THREE SHIPS LADEN WITH FOOD
AND FLYING NEUTRAL coLoRs
ARE SENT TO BOTTOM.
STOCKHOLM PEOPLE AROUSED
News Causes Much Indignation 40
Arrival Of Steamships Was Eagerly
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Take
Bitter Attitude.

Stockholm, May 22.-News that the
Swedish steamers Vesterland, Aspen
and Vixen, laden with grain from
England, had been sunk by German
submarines has been received here
and caused much indignation.
The arrival of the steamships had
been eagerly awaited.
- The message which told OF the sink
ing said that eight members of the
crew OF the Vixen and two men
aboard the Vesterland had been lost.
"DastardIy Deed.'
Newspapers united in voicing in
dignation at the torpedoing of the
three steamers. The Stockholm's
Tidningen captions its article, The
Germans Dastardly Deed Against
Sweden and characterizes it as q
deliberate and bloody crime
The Dagen's Nyheter says: "Our
German kinderland-as it Is fond of
calling itself-is drawing heavy drafts
on the sympathies which it believes
itself to possess here and for which
many unkind words from Germany's
opponents" The Nyheter declares no
intelligent German need wonder that
his country has so few friends in the
world.
The Stockholm's Dagblad says: 1T
was sympathy for Germany as we'll as
provisions for Sweden that went down
with the ships"
Neutral Rights Ignored.
The Svenska Dagbladet says: 1T
Is plain that the Germans are pro-
ceeding without the slight elementary
regard for our rights as neutrals."
No theoretical defenses by Germany
can prevent the greatest bitterness
from prevailing in Sweden. says the
Daebladet. Germany's enemies, 1t adds,
could not have desired better agita.
ton material.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24

Wilson Endorses "Patriotie Sunday"
Chicago, May ia message from
President Wilson indorsing the plans
OF the International Sunday School as.
ISOLATION for q Patriotic" Sunday. July
l. to be observed by $4,000. 900 officers,
teachers and pupils Of the Sabbath
schools Of America. has been received
The objects OF the services to .e con.
Quoted on Patriotic" Sunday arc to
express gratitude to God for the Ma.
ton; to arouse feelings of loyalty and
devotion to the nation and to enlist all
Sunday school members in some form
OF patriotic service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
ALLIES START new OFFENSIVE
BRITISH AND FRENCH PIERCE
HiNDENBURG LINE.
Haig's Tommies and NiveIie's PoiIus
Achieve Success in Capture Of
German Trenches.

London, May 22-The entire Hin
denburg line with the exception Of
1000 yards, from a point one mile
east of Bullecourt, to Arras, has been
captured by the British, says an Of
fetal communication.
The German losses were severe. Sew
en- enemy airplanes were downed and
eight others were driven out of con-
troll. Many prisoners were taking dur
ing the days fighting.
New Blow Is Struck.
London, May 22-British and French
forces have struck another joint often.
sive blow. Field Marshal Haig's Tom
mics took additional sections of Ger.
man Hindenburg line positions, and
General Nivelles Poilus achieved a
brilliant success In the capture of "sev-
eral lines" of German trenches on the
north slopes of Mont Cornillet.
AT Bullecourt and Fontaines Les
Croisilles, along the Hindenburg line,
our success was continued at night.
and counter-attacks repelled,' the
statement said.
Hindenburg Line Broken.
"A Hindenpurg line support trench
was captured and $50 taken prison
err" Haig continued. "A large num-
Der of dead were found there. Two
German divisions have been engaged
there since yesterday morning."
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is
shunting his shattered and exhausted
divisions on the West front to the
Northern and Eastern battle lines, and
fresh divisions from the Russian front
are being sent to France.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
Poisoning Mystery Oeepened.

Pittsburgh. May 1y.-Mrs. Helen
Shipley. cook at the restaurant where
Philadelphia national guardsmen ate
food. which is supposed to have caused
the death OF Lieutenant William F. Cor
coran and the serious illness Of more
than dozen others. wan found un-
conscious in the restaurant building
from the effect Of poison supposed to
have been selfadministered The 20.
lice say she attempted suicide. She
was hurried to a hospital and prob.
ably will recover This deepens the
ms stery OF the poisoning.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24

Des Moines. May 22.~-lowa's blue
laws were pretty generally enforced
throughout the state last Sunday. Mo-
tion picture shows. theaters, profes-
sional baseball and Jewish groceries
and refreshment establishments gen.
orally did business as usual. pending
decisions on test cases brought In Des
Moines. More than 100 technical ar.
rests were made in Council Bluffs, in.
GLIDING workers on Sunday morning
papers. telephone operators, newsboys
and cigar and drug store men. Most
Of the drug stores were closed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
"War Menu" in Gotham no+.,.

New York. May 22.-On a food con.
eervation basis war menu" will h.
placed before patrons of all the hote,.
IN New York city as soon as it can be
ARRANGED, 1t has been announced bv
the Hotel Mems association. Ths
number OF courses at dinners and han.
quets viii be reduced. it was said ana
the more expensive foods will NOT bc
offered. Attempts also will be made -
eliminate from table d'hote dinners
what the hotel men consider unneca..
sary dishes. and just enough will h.
onered to satisfy the appetite.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
oAMEERa Tf4R0uQt+, RESIDENTIAL
SEcr,oN BURNING MANY OF
FINEST HOMES BESIDES NE
GRO HOUSES
PROPERTY Loss REACHES
NEARLY THREE MILLIONS
kntire Square sie~n Up hy Dynamite
eo HALT Spread IT Fiamea-t3ome-
less Hundreds Cared for by Cit
ixens' Committee and Red
Gross.

Atlanta. Ca. May q. Fire that
started late in the afternoon in an Oh
scure negro section swept a broad
path through the residential section Of
Atlanta. devastating scores Of blocks
and destroying many Of the citys fin
est homes and hundreds Of negro
houses. Fire Chief Cody announced
late at night that the fire had been
brought under control.
First estimates Of the damage placed
It between 100000 and $4,000, 900.
So far as could be learned the only
life lost was that OF woman who died
from shock
The fire was confined to the north
eastern part of the city and the only
business houses we're several ware
houses near the point of origin.
High Wind Fans Flames.
A high wind carried the flames
northeastward with speed which
soon outran the efforts of the fire de-
partment. Within an hour the blaze
assumed the proportions of a conflag.
ration and fire officials called in sew.
eral hundred men from the Fort Nc
Pherson officers training camp to aid
in the fight. Appeals for help also
brought fire equipment from a half
dozen neighboring cities.
Dynamite Wide Area.
The dramatic struggle with the
flames reached climax when the
fighters made a stand at Boulevard
Place and began dynamiting a wide
area to protect the Ponce de Leon
section. The effort was only partially
successful and an hour later the dyna-
miters had to begin their work over
again two blocks beyond the avenue.
A lull In the wind favored their work.
Homeless Cared For.
The thousands of homeless were
cared for by citizens committee and
by the Atlanta Red Cross chapter.
Most Of them were quartered in pub.
lie buildings. Officials said there had
been few persons badly hurt.
Some Of the most serious losses were
In the section where dynamite was
used. scores Of pretty homes in COM
paratively new district a the city be-
ing blown up.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
HOME RULE PLANS SCORED
Sim Feiners See No Hope In Conven.
ton Program.

Dublin, May o. A meeting of
members of the Sim Fem, presided
over by Count Plunkett, was held
here to consider the governments pro-
posals for a settlement of the home
rule controversy. A statement was is
sued after the meeting saying in effect
that the government already was
pledged to support small section of
the Irish in its refusal to abide by
the decision Of the majority. thereby
precluding the possibility of reaching
settlement through the suggested
convention.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
FAMOUS WOMAN PASSES AWAY

Washington, May 2l.-Mrs Belva A.
b. Lockwood. the first woman admit.
ted to practice before the supreme
court, u pioneer in the Woman SUI.
frage movement and the only woman
who ever was a candidate for presi.
dent Of the United States. died here
Saturday after a long illness. aged Sc
years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
ARMY ENLISTMENT AGE
RAISED TO Is TO 40

New York, May 22.-The age
limit Of applicants for enlistment
In the regular army have been
raised from ~ to IS years to IS to
20 years, according to o. order
made public here at recruiting
headquarters.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
8 on Tcrpedoed Ship Killed.

London. May 90. - The British
steamship Highland Corrie was tor
pedoed without warning on May 1e.
Five members of the crew and three
passengers were killed by the explo-
sion
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22
"PEACH BASKET" MASTS OF
UNCLE SANS BATTLESHIPS
Every Time Salvo Is Fired They Sway
From Side to Side.

Washington.-The strange cage or
battleships and larger cruisers are I'M
like those Of any other naval ships
afoat. No seaman Of wooden ship days
would recognize these odd structures
as masts. They are really observation
towers Of steel.
The cage mast is the result Of years
Of experiment by American naval Off
GERS In an effort to create light tower
that could be shot full Of holes and
still stand up.
The cage mast is built Of a large
number Of slender steel rods, so ar
ranged that every one Of them could
be pierced by shells and unless these
hits were closely grouped the mast
would stand. So far no other nation
has copied the United States style of
mast
Each cage mast is capped by "spot-
ting top" This is a platform from
which observing officers work out
ranges and with powerful sea glasses
"spot" the shots as theysland. Correc-
tons in the ranges are telephoned to
the fire control stations If a white
squirt Of water on the surface Of the
sea shows the shots are falling short
Or overreaching the mark.
The spotting top Of battleship in
action Is no place for faint hearted
man. Every time a salvo Is fired the
mast whips from one side to the other
with a sickening sway. The men in
the top are whipped back and forth
like kids playing the game OF "crack
the whip" and must hang on for their
lives to the shoulder high rails. In
some cases the men are strapped to the
rails.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22
NATURE TELLS YOU
AS Many a Mineral Point Reader
Knows Too Well.

When the kidneys are weak,
Nature tells you about it.
The urine is natures index.
Infrequent Or too frequent passage,
Other disorders suggest kidney ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for dis
ordered kidneys.
Mineral Point people testify to their
worth.
Samuel Terrill, marble & granite
dealers, Mineral Point, says: Some
times my kidneys were too active and
then again they weren't active enough,
Two boxes Of Doan's Kidney Pills fixed
up this trouble and put me in good
shape"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr. Terrill
has twice publicly recommended. Eos
ter Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22
The Pneumonia Season.

The cold, damp weather of March
seems to be the most favorable for the pneu-
monia germ. Now is the time to be careful.
Pneumonia often results from a cold. The
quicker a cold is gotten rid of the less the dan
ger AS soon az the first indication of a cold
appears take Chamberlain Cough Remedy. AS
to the value of this preparation, ask anyone
who has used it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22
Sioan's Liniment For rheumatism

The torture of rheumatism, the
pains and aches that make life unbearable are
relieved by Sloans Liniment, clean, clear
liquid that is easy to apply and more effective
than mussy plasters or ointments because it
penetrates quickly without rubbing. For the
many pains and aches following exposure,
strains, sprains and muscle soreness, Sloan S
Liniment is promptly effective. Always have
a bottle handy for govt, lumbago toothache,
backache, stiff neck and all external pains All
druggists, 25c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22
Powerful Fluid.

A single gallon of gasoline will milk
800 COWS, bale four tons of hay, mix
35 cubic yards of cement, move ton
truck IA miles, plow three-ffths of an
acre of land Or generate sufficient cleo
tricity to illuminate a farmhouse for
80 hours.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22
Spring Colds are Dangerous.

Sudden changes of temperature and
underwear bring spring colds with stuffed up
head, sore throat and general cold symptoms.
A dose of DR.. Kings New Discovery is sure
relief, this happy combination of antiseptic
balsams clears the head, soothes the irritated
membranes and what might have been linger-
cold is broken up. Don't stop treatment when
relief is first felt as half cured cold is danger
Gus. Take DIR. Kings New Discovery till your
cold Is gone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-22
A Bilious Attack.

When you have a bilious attack your
liver fails to perform it's functions. You be-
come constipated. The food you eat ferments
in your stomach instead of digesting. This in
flames the stomach and causes nausea, vomiting
and terrible headache. Take Chamberlain's
Tablets They will tone up your liver, clean
out your stomach and you will soon be as we'll
as ever. They only cost quarter.