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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
TRY GRANDMOTHER ME.
THODS OF DRYING
VEGETABLES

Producing food is only half the
job.
Food which isn't needed now
must be saved for the future.
To waste food any time is indie
feasible; this year it is little
short of criminal.
Most vegetables and fruits are
largely water, and it is the water
that makes them spoil easily.
Drive off the water by drying
and save the real food.
1t will keep perfectly in pa
per box.
You can draw on your spigot
or we'll bucket for the water
when you need it, and make APP
petizing food.
Your grandmother dried vegc-
tables and fruits before canning
was known.
If you can't get cans or jars at
reasonable prices, practise the
methods Grandmother found
good. Send for Farmers Bulletin
Sal, which tells how.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09

ly Campbell accompanied them
on their overland trip as far as
Minneapolis, returning Monday.
Gust Anderson of Rock Creek
made his appearance here Mon
day and Immediately got busy
among the property owners in
re-assessing everything from a
wheelbarrow to a locomotive.
The assessment taken by the
local assessor was found faulty
and the State Tax Commission
appointed Mr.. Anderson to do
the work over again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Rudisuhle
and children returned last Satur-
day night from an overland trip
to Duluth, where they were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bevis for
a couple of days. Mr.. Bevis is
the head of the grain department
of the Duluth Board of Trade.
Chris is now enjoying his sum-
mer vacation and on his return
Immediately left for Minneapolis,
where he will visit his brother
for a time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
KERENSKY IN POOR HEALTH
Friends Fear Russian Premier viii
Break Down.

London, Aug. 9.-The health of Alex
ander r. Kerensky, Russian man of
the hour, is a matter OF grave con,
Germ to his friends and associates. &C.
cording to members of an English
delegation which has just returned
from PetrogTad.
Premier kerensky's health was
none too good when he took office and
the strain since has been not only
constant, but probably heavier than
any other statesman's in the world
today.
His friends say that only his ire.
mendous will power and nervous en-
ergy have kept him going SO long.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
STRONG CITIES
ARE EVACUATED
Russians in GaliCia Continue
TO Retire.
KORNILOFF IS HOPEFUL


Forces Regulates Possibility of Rus.
SLAMS Surrendering and Says Coun.
try Is Full of Fighting Men.
London. Aug. 9.-The newspaper
Novoe Vremya, Petrograd, reports that
the Russians have evacuated Pros.
kurov, Podolia, on the Bug, as we'll as
Kamanetz-Podolski, fifty-three miles
south.
Kamanetz- Podolski, the capital of
PCdolia, is on the Smotritch, an af.
fluent of the Dniester. Under the
Poles it was an important fortress.
Its population is $4,000.
Proskurov is on the main road from
kamanetz-PoGo in the same prov.
ince. 1t Is an important garrison
town, and has a population of $4,000.
The correspondent of the Times at
the headquarters of the Seventh, Rus
sian army talked with General Kor.
niloff on the eve of his departure to
take over the supreme command. Gen.
eral korniloff said:
1.-THE first stage of the war is over.
The second stage begins today"
Russians Will Not Surrender.
The correspondent says the Russian
commander repudiates the possibility
of the Russians surrendering. He
holds that if Russia concludes a dis.
honorable peace she will become a
German colony forever. The Germans
would seize her foodstuffs, enroll her
men and treat her as conquered
country.
THE new government must realize
the necessity of inviting the allies to
help in reorganizing the railway serv.
ice for warfare" he said.
"If Germany decided, as all signs
indicate, to transfer the main pressure
to the Russian front it would be hope
less to rely on methods that awaited
against the inferior Austrian troops.
Russia is full Of splendid fighting
men. Ten millions already have been
enrolled, but they are scarcely train.
ed. They are too busy attending
meetings to drill"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
BATTLE IN EAST AFRICA
German and British Casualties Said to
Be Heavy.

London. Aug. 9.-The beginning O.
a forward movement in the Lindi area
on the Indian ocean in Southeastern
German East Africa is described in an
official statement here.
The action was indecisive. the
losses on both sides being consider.
able. The British forces are en-.
trenched on the ground gained, the
statement says, and the advance will
be resumed soon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
Artillery Battle in West.

London Aug 9-ln Flanders the
heavy artillery has opened up again
with bombardment from British guns
of drumtire intensity in some sectors
The Germans are replying spiritedly
and the duel appears to be working up
to notable proportions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
Spain Faces Serious Strike.

Madrid. Aug. 9.-The miners in the
Penarroya basin have announced their
intention to strike. The railroad men
in the same province also purpose to
quit work. The members Of the cabi.
net hope to be able to prevent the men
from going out.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
READY TO FIGHT FOR U. S.
Polish Federation of America Offer.
100000 Aliens,

Milwaukee, Aug. 9.-Uncle Sans
Poles and other aliens If the Polish
Federation of America is granted per
mission to raise the force of such ar
mics.
A resolution was telegraphed Presi
dent Wilson asking permission. II
contains the following sentence:
The Prussian government should
remember that every wrong breeds
an avenger."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
Dual Declaration Of War

Toxic, Aug. a,-Austria will be in
Guided in the war declaration decided
upon by China against Germany in a
few days. the foreign office stated. The
Japanese political mission to America
will leave here in September.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
CHARGE IS BEING PROBED
Said Large Sums of Money Are Going
to Germany.

Cleveland. Aug 9.-Federal agents
are investigating reports that thou.
sands of dollars is being sent month.
ly from Cleveland to Germany through
the neutral Swiss government
Investigation. it is said. has reveal.
ed that scores OF Germans and per.
sons of German extraction are send.
ing funds to German. ostensihly to
relatives
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
Four Americans Among Victims.

London, Aug. 9.-Four Americans
were lost on the British steamer Bel.
gian Prince sunk July 81 by a Ger.
man submarine One American Is
among the survivors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
PEACE MOVE IN THE FALL
IS EXPECTED.

Washington, Aug 9. - Ger
many will make big peace
move this fall, officials here be-
lieve. But they caution it prob
ably will be. as previously.
made In Germany peace, which
would place the kaiser in the
light of victor before his peo-
pie
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
ASIA MINOR CONDITIONS
REPORTED DESPERATE

NewS-Times Special Service
NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-In adj
vices TO the American Committee for
Armenian and Syrian Relief from
Constantinople. the situation CON
fronting the relief societies operat-
ing in Asia Minor, Syria and Pales-
tire is becoming desperate. FaciH-
ties are becoming pathetically made
quate ana whole populations are
wasting away.
4 reasonably correct estimate
places the number OF deported. des-
titute Armenians Syrians and
Greeks now In Asia Minor, Palestine
and syria at one and one-half mill
lions Demands for help are mex
orable The bread winners have
persisted through massS ere. deporta-
ton. or I'm the army Practically
all now destitute were self-suppOrt-
ing before the war.
The property taken from these
people by the military or destroyed
in deportations totals millions Of
dollars. The number OF these un-
fortunates is increased by the depor-
tation OF Greeks from the sea coast.
Refugees from the regions occupied
hN the military are increasing the
poverty. All business is paralyzed.
All animals have been requisitioned.
All schools and churches are closed.
All buildings are used By the mill
tary- Prices OF food and necessi-
ties OF life. when actually obtain
able. are quite beyond the purse OF
The poor and even the middle class
e.
The determination or material di-
minuton OF the Christian races is
especially TO- he deplored as the
hope OF future upbuilding lies with
this progressive element which is
most useful for regenerating the en-
plre The American and Swiss mis-
sionaries have remained on the field
and are heroically continuing their
work as On the past.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
FLAGWAGGERS' ARE
NOW THE BUYERS
Men of the Signal Corps De-
rive New Nickname From
Mode of Warfare.

BEHIND BRITISH LINES N
FRANCE. Sept. 2s.-The nickname.
"Flagwaggers." by which men OF
the signal corps are still known to
civilians. has long since been dis
carded in the army. which has sub
stituted the title Of Buyers"
In the picturesque DAYS % yore
the signaHer did choose some lofty
eminence. and there wiggled out his
messages with "a nag or whirled his
aching arms through the graceful
movements Of semaphore. but those
days are no more. The close prox-
unity OF the German and the accur-
acy OF the snipers have made Oppor-
tunities for these methods as rare as
weekend leave. and the signaller
now mas his dwelling underground
and works in the dark after the
fashion Of the mole.
Inspection Tours.
The signaller also has his beat"
like a metropolitan policeman. He
must make periodical tours Of in
spectOn Of the complex Of wires UNI
der his Jurisdiction, watching 10 see
that nothing goes wrong with his
slender lines OF communication. in
the trenches the wires run along the
sides OF the trench about L inches
from the bottom, just above high
water mark, at which height they
are comparatively safe from being
dragged out of place by the diverse
equipment that hangs around the
infantry soldier like toys on a Christ
mas tree.
The number Of wires that grow up
in an ordinary trench in the course
Of a few weeks is amazing. There are
only nine here at present" remarked
a signal corps officer apologeticaIly.
but this Is a new trench: wait till
the gunners open up a few obser-
vation posts-the place will look
like a hen-run then"
The nine wires laid after various
detours 10 the battalion headquar-
tiers signal Office" This proved TO
be a rOomy dug-out with wires en-
tering it from every direction. a
small flag hung over the doorway.
Many Records Made.
The whole place is alive and bust
ness-like. Here a clerk is receiv-
ing messages for transmission: there
another is dispatching incoming
messages TO their addresses by run
rRrs; in one corner a private is en-
tering up the signal register. in an
other a second is making notes in
the office log"
Along the far end runs a rough
table with a row OF men seated on
a bench before il. white a droning
sound like the humming Of bees
fills the air around. This is where
the field telephone has its quarters
that famous little instrument on
which. according 10 popular humor-
lists, the gilded staff call up in the
middle Of a commandment 70 in
quire how many jars of raspberry
Jam have been issued 10 a unit. or
10 demand a count of the Baptists
in a company. just as the third
wave is going over the top.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-30
RAZOR 81 IDS. BIT Ne
DIDN'T CUT HIS FACE

NEW YORK sent 29-The
rlerk az one Of the big hotels here
oudered what the trouble was
when a tan scot from Australia.
g. $50 was stopping a- the hotel told
him that De wanted some court
plaster heca Use his razor had slip
Ird and ripped his skin.
The Scots face was free OF blem-
feh "Oh" explained the scot. Il
oas shaving and cut my knee"
f never knew 10 could be pull
90 that hish. said the clerk.
You're wrong" replied the visit
1r II was invited 20 a CALIFORNIAN
rarts. and. desiring 20 wear M
7re-s kits. I was shaving my knees.
ls always 10 when 7 attend such
A fune.ion
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
PAY TO SOLDIERS WIVES
Dependents Finally Begin to Receive
November Checks.

Washington, Dec. 2I.-Distributon
for Christmas time of government al
lowances and soldiers allotments to
dependents of enlisted men was start
ed today by the war risk bureau. BY
Christmas day thousands of wives,
widowed mothers and other depend
cnts of soldiers will have their first
payments, representing the amount
due for November, and the distribu-
ton will continue steadily thereafter.
Most checks are for $50 or $25, rep
resenting SIS or half the monthly pay
of the enlisted soldier. with added
government allowances ranging from
$5 for motherless child to SIS for a
wife with further sums for dependent
children. Allotments of part pay Of
the solder are compulsory.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
MAIL EMBARGO CUTS OFF
SPIES REPORTS
Crews of Incoming and Outgoing
Steamers Searched to Prevent
Huns Getting War Data.

Washington, Dec. 22-Reports
from collectors of customs at all of
the Atlantic ports reaching the treas
ury department show enforcement of
the prohibition against personally car
ried Observation-Disclosures has
completely cut off organized espion-
age. The points especially hit are
those which communicated with Aus
ro-German agents in Cuba, from
which point intelligence was sent for
ward to Spain, thence by wireless to
Germany.
Reports, however, that wholesale
arrests were impending were denied
this afternoon. Officials said while
it was true many illicit letters had
been found, many of which con-
tanned writing in invisible ink, few of
them seemed, at least on the face, to
be more than personal communica-
tions.
Crews of all incoming ships now
are mustered and searched and all the
ships themselves and similar precau-
tions are being taken on vessels leav-
ing Atlantic ports. The entire system
is being operated, officials explain, to
break up German intelligence opera
tions through neutral shipping men.
This, however, has been an easy task
because of the general interruption Of
shipping between the United States
and Scandinavian ports
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
Week of Prayer for the Churches.

Places of worship, subjects and
leaders:
Monday, January 7 at Presbyterian
church. Rev. J. w. Alexander, lead
er. Subject, Thanksgiving and Con-
fession.' Scripture Readings, Acts
I7:24-2S; Matt. 1880; Pet. 2:2I-25;
l John 2:3-6; Thess. s:22.
Tuesday. January 8, at Methodist
Episcopal church, South, Rev. A. J.
Cutrell. leader. Subject, THE
Church Universal--the One Body Of
Which Jesus Christ is the Head
Scripture readings, Eph. 2:I3-22; Heb.
1892 to 1879; Eph. 4:Io-Ih; Nal. $40;
Prov 23:2o-26; Thess. 2:I3-Is; Matt.
o8:1S-co.-
Wednesday, January 9, at Metho-
dist Episcopal church. Rev. S. B.
Moore. leader. Subject, Nations
and Their Rulers" Scripture read
ings, Prov. I4:34; 81; I; ct. SO; S..
John I2:2o-32; lsa. o:2-4; Cor. AIS.
Thursday, January 10, at Christian
church. Rev. G. K. Scroggs, leader.
Families, Schools. Colleges,
and the Young Scripture readings,
Psa. Tc7; Cor IA; Cor. I5:s4-57:
Matt. 1916; Prov. II; 9: 1912.
Friday, January II, at Baptist
church. Rev. Sam J. Starkey, leader.
Subject. "Home Mission" Scripture
readings. Matt. 22:I-Io; Prov. 22:I-2;
James 2:I-o; Nal. 2:Io; Cor. 3:I2-IS.
1t is the earnest desire of the pas
.ors of the different churches that this
,e real week of prayer. Will you
come? Will you pray?
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
COST $1oo TO ATTACK SUNDAY
w. H Beuterbaugh,Alleg German,
Also Indicted by Grand Jury.

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. c1.-Charged
with assaulting Billy Sunday at the
evangelist's meeting here last night.
w. H. Beuterbaugh, said to be Ger
man, was fined $Ioo and sentenced to
Jail for thirty days here today. Later
he was indicted on three counts b.
the Fulton County grand jury in con-
nection with the assault. Bail of ST..
600 was fixed in each of the counts,
which charged assault on Sunday; as.
sault on one Of the evaneelist's work
ers and disturbing public worship.
Accordingto the witnesses of the af
fair, the evangelist was attacking the
Germans in his characteristic manner
when -Beuterbaugh climbed on the
platform and proceeded to try conclu
sions with the former ball player. 1t
was lively scrap for a few minutes
but Beutcrbaugh was finally subdued
and taken to Jail.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
BRIG.-GEN. H. c. CLARK MAY
HAVE TO FOREGO SER
VICE IN EUROPE
Tubercular Tendencies Discovered by
Physicians Likely to Disqualify
Popular Officer.

Washington, D. c., Dec. Io-Brig-
adler General Harvey C.. Clark, for
many years the head of the Missouri;
National Guard, and now. a brigade
commander in the Missouri Kansas
Division at Camp Doniphan, probab-
ly will retire from the service because
of i'll health. Gen. Clark already is
said to have placed his resignation at
the disposal of the Bureau of Military
Affairs.
Doctors discovered Gen. Clark had
developed tubercular tendencies.
when apprised of this he Immediately
offered to resign. He wrote to the
War Department that he fully appre-
ciated the necessity of all officers be-
ing in the pink of physical condition
and agreed to retire from the service
If his superiors so desired.
Gen. Clark's letter fairly teemed
with patriotism. No officer in tire
guard stands higher than Gen. Clark.
and regret was expressed in the War
Department circles that he might Be
required to forego his wish to active
ly participate in war against Germany.
He IS 1 veteran of the Spanish-Amer-
lean War.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
GERMAN KILLED A MARSHAL
Slayer, Who Made Disloyal Remarks,
Also Near Death at Maiden,
Mo,

Maiden, Mo-, Dec. 21.-.Marshal R.
S. St. Clair OF this city is dead and his
slayer, l.. H. Wissman Of Havana,
ILL.,, is said to be dying as the result
of a demonstration which followed al
legged disloyal remarks by Wissman
here.
According to several witnesses,
Wissman, when appealed to today b.
Red Cross workers, made remarks
derogatory to the government. The
city marshal set out to arrest the
man, overtaking him at the outskirts
of the town. Wissman resisted ar
rest, and, according to persons who
were present, in the scufflc that fol-
lowed, shot and slightly wounded St.
Clair, who fell to the ground. Wiss
man is said tlfen to have fired two
more shots into the body, St. Clair
dying instantly.
Wissman then fled into New Mad
rid County. Posses were quickly
formed in that county and in Maiden,
and late today Wissman was captured
and brought here.
A large crowd quickly gathered and
to storm the Jail and take
the prisoner. While the sheriff and
his deputies held them off, someone
in. the crowd fired a shot through the
Jail window. fatally wounding Wiss-
man, according to DR.. +. +. Harrison.
coroner. He was taken to Kennett,
Mo-, tonight.
Wissman, at the time of his arrest,
is said to have carried revolver and
A pocket full of cartridges, together
with the pictures of neighboring
farms and the names of their owners.
Tie is 80 years old and Of German
parcntage.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
IN FARM LOANS, 90 MILLION
Applications Are in for rs Million
Dollars More.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Loans ag-
gregating $2o,824, 900 have been made
to farmers by the twelve federal land
banks in the six months since the
farm loan system has been in full OPP
Grafton, according to the monthly re-
port of the Federal Farm Loan Board
issued today.
In addition rs million dollars Of
loans have been approved and will be
negotiated at the old per cent inter-
est rate when funds are made avail
able through sale of farm loan bonds
privately, or to the United States
Treasury under the pending plan to
have Congress appropriate 100 mil
lion dollars a year for the purchase.
Applications for loans have amount
ed to 2Io million dollars, which has
been cut to I8o million dollars by re-
ductions ordered by appraisers OF by
reflections. A total of 1889 co-opera-
tive farm loan associations. composed
of ten or more farmer borrowers.
have been chartered. Future loans
will be made at the new interest rate
of S ia per cent
The greatest volume Of loans 81
10000 have been made by the Wich.
IL. Kas., bank. which covers Kansas.
oklahoma, Colorado and New Mex
70, and. ~ loan asspciations have
y
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
DISAGREE ON LIQUOR ISSUE
Special Session of Missouri Lesisla.
ture May Be Without Authority.

Jefferson City, Dec Io.-Since
Governor Gardner announced he
would not ask the special session of
the legislature, which he intends to
convene under proclamation next
spring or early summer, to take any
action regarding the adoption or re-
lection of nationwide prohibition,
the question has been raised If the
legislature would have power to go
ahead and consider the federal
amendment without any dispensation
from the governor. The provision of
the constitution which empowers the
governor to make recommendations
touching legislation to the general as
sembly contains this clause:
"On extraordinary occasions he
(the governor) may convene the gen.
eral assembly by proclamation,
he shall state specifically
each matter concerning which the ac-
ton of that body is deemed neces-
sary."
Some contend that consideration of
a proposed amendment to the federal
constitution would not be legislation
within. the meaning of that term.
The governor thinks that the legis-
lature. in special session, would be
without power to take up the proni-
bition measure unless he should rec
ommend the same in his proclama-
lion, and this, he says, he win not do.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
PIERSOL CONFESSES
Man Convicted in the Keet Kidnap-
ping duplicates Others.

Springfield, Mo-, Dec. 22.-Claude
G. Piersol, whose appeal from SEN
tence of IS years for kidnapping OF
Baby Lloyd Keet, is pending in the
supreme court, has admitted to part
in the abduction of the baby.
Piersol's confession was secured by
B. w. Mackey, sheriff of Webster
county. while the prisoners attorneys
and relatives were making every ef-
fort to secure his release on bond. II
is believed to be the result of kind
nesses heaped upon the prisoner by
the sheriff since Pierso; and other
members of the alleged kidnapping
band were held in the jail at Marsh
field.
The confession covering three type
written pages was made public by
Sheriff Mackey today. II was made
on December 3, but since that time
Sheriff Mackey said additional state
ments have been made which are be-
lieved to greatly aid in clearing the
mystery of the abduction and subse
quent murder of the baby of Banker
Holland Keet.
As a result of Piersols statement
Mavey Adams, who had been released
on $500 bond, has been rcarrested and
is now in the custody of the Webster
county sheriff. Confronted by Pier
sol when he was placed under arrest
young Adams promised to tell every
thing he knew if permitted to return
and stay with his grandfather at
Sparta that night. The sheriff per-
sisted in his going on to Marshfield
and Adams became sulIen. Efforts
are being made to secure statement
from him.
Other arrests are expected to fol-
low the investigation of Piersol's new
and the rearrest of young
Adams Men "higer up" were named
by Piersol. One of them was Dick
Carter. witness for the state in the
trial of Piersol. !
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
Germans Send Aid to Turks.

Geneva, Dec 2I.-Alarmed by the
fall OF Jerusalem and the steady adj
vance of the British in Palestine and
Mesopotamia, Germany is sending aid
to the hard pressed Turks, said tel
egram from Berlin today.
There is steady stream of troops
and supply trains leaving Berlin for
Constantinople via the Orient rail-
way. Guns are also being furnished
1t is rumored General Won Falken-
hayn, German military adviser to the
Turkish army, will be recalled.