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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
URGE WAR ON AUSTRIA
Senator Ledge Takes Firm Stand
For Action.
Massachusetts Republican Says Amer
lean Declaration is Necessary
to Complete Allied Unity.

Washington, Dec. 4.-With the as
eartion that it VAS essential to com
plete unity among the allies. Senator
Lodge. Massachusetts. ranking Repub
lican member of the foreign relations
committee, has declared unqualifiedly
FOR war on Austria.
Il have aiwa?s thought we might
as well have declared war agains,
austria, Turkey and Bulgaria when
We made the declaration against
Germany" he said. I'VE have sent
the mission. headed by Colonel House
abroad to secure unity of action. a
Prerequisite of unity. believe Is fol
ali to he fighting the same enemies
1t would make our position more. in
telligible and greatly facilitate unity
Of action for our government to for
naily declare war against all Of
,ermany's allies"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
AUCTION

As | am going to retire from
farming | will sell at Public Aue-
ton, on my place, 2 miles north
and ! mile west OF Askov. on
Sat, Dec. 8, commencing at l
o'clock. Free lunch before sale.
One sorrel mare, 5 years old.
weight 100; one black mare. IA
years old, weight 100; one mare
colt, 6 months old. Six mich
cows, one fresh in October; the
others will be fresh in January,
February and first part OF March.
One calf, S months old.
Lumber wagon; wagon box,
| good as new; Mccormick mower;
Minnesota hay rake; La Crosse
2-horse cultivator; 1-horse culti-
vator; smoothing harrow; Planet
Jr. No. 4 seeder with attach
ments: bob sled; set double har-
ness: II horse power Fairbanks
Morse gasoline engine, good as
new; galvanized tank; grind
stone; DeLaval cream separator
No. IS; Old Trusty incubator and
many other articles.
Several tons rutabagas; about
IL to ii tons hay, tame and wild;
about 2 dozen spring chickens.
Terms: All sums under $40
are cash; on sums over $40 time
will be given until Nov. l, 1918,
on bankable paper bearing inter-
est at the rate of $50.
Jens Lund, Owner.
A. J. Hall, Auctioneer.
First State Bank of Askov, Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
American Engineers Install En-.
tire Railways in French
War Theater.

The Corps of Engineers of the
American Army since April has
not only been supplying the En-
gineer equipment for more than
1000, 900 men, but the members
of the railway section have un-
dertaken to transport and install
and put in operation overseas a
complete railway equipment.
The cost of materials ordered
to date is approximately $4,000
600. including some hundreds of
locomotives, more than 100000
tons of steel rails, more than 81
600 complete turnouts, 100000
ties. 10000 freight cars, 600 fill
and ballast cars, 600 miles of
telephone wire and apparatus.
and vast quantities of construc-
ton and repair equipment.
A duty imposed upon the en-
gineers has been the purchase
of the necessary Engineer equip
ment for more than 100000
men. Within Is days after the
Engineer Corps. following the
declaration of war, advertised for
equipment, awards had been
| made covering the requirements
for this vast force-a total of g.
TOO 900 articles. including among
,ther items 5 miles of pontoon
bridge.
The Engineers have also under
aiken the work of organizing and
| ,auipping troops for special SER
vices, such as lumber supply. road
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
Germans Held in the United
States Number Nearly $500.


States Number Nearly $500.
Two classes of German prison
ers are now detained in this
country. One is comprised of
sailors taken into custody when
the United States entered the
war; the other consists of "alien
enemies" civilians who have
been arrested and are now be-
ing held under governmental
regulations for various reasons.
The principal detention camp
is at Fort Mcpherson, Ca,
where approximately $50 war
prisoners are held; at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ca, there are 165 alien
enemies; at Fort Douglas, Utah,
there are SIT prisoners of war
and 80 interned Germans. Small
detachments are now temporar-
lily quartered at Army posts
throughout the country, but
their number is relatively small.
Altogether there are 1854 act.
ual prisoners of war in the Gus.
tody of the War Department and
about 400 interned aliens held
at the request of the Depart.
ment of Justice.
1t is estimated that Germany
is now holding $50 sailors taken
from American ships by com.
merce raiders and other German
vessels.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
Lime Should be Ordered Now.

Orders should be placed at this
time by farmers who intend to
use lime on thier land in order
to increase next seasons crop.
If orders are placed at the
present time the manufacturers
will be able, they say, to supply
the agricultural needs. BY being
given orders now they will have
six or eight months in which to
prepare the nessary supply,
whereas they will be swamped if
the orders all come next spring.
Lime applied in the fall or
winter is as effective as when
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
SHERIFF IS SUSPENDED
Governor Removes Sheriff Wac.
ener Of Ramsey County.
Charged With Failure to Prevent Riot.
inp In Connection With Street
Railway Trouble.

b. raul, DOC. 4.--SiOyernOr j. A. A.
BurnQuist has suspended Sheriff John
WAGNER Of Ramsey county. The ac-
ton was taken III the request OF the
st. Paul association, which filed q
written complaint charging the sheriff
with failing to prevent riotlng and dis-
order by striking street car men and
others In st. Paul.
Ernest HI. Davidson, st. Paul realtor
and former director of the st. Paul as
sociation, was made acting sheriff. Mr..
Davidson took charge OF the office at
pnce and began plans for organizing
his forces to prevent repetition of
the disorder.
The petition asking Sheriff Wagen.
sr's removal was presented to Cover
nor Burnquist by committee made
up Of Carl Cummings. Horace Bige-
low, e. M. Mcmahon and d. r. Cotton.
The governor acted at once.
There will be so deputy sheriffs and
specials not in uniform on the street
Thirty uniformed members of the civ.
llian auxiliary, who we're sworn in.
will be kept in reserve at the armory
ready to be rushed in waiting cars to
the scene OF any disorder from the
center of the city.
state Capitol Under Guard.
A guard OF 40 mea from the Fourth
Minnesota infantry under Lieutenant
James Dorsey has been established at
the state capitol at the direction of
Governor J. A. A. Burnqust.
Adjutant General w. r. Rhinow, who
executed the order, said that the guard
will be continued indefinitely. The
action 10 attributed to street railway
trouble and danger OF further dis
orders in st. Paul.
General Rhinow said he was not In.
formed whether military guard ia
still being maintained ut Governor
Burnquist's homo or whether one is
to be established.
Governor Burnquist said that any
home guardsmen on duty now were
called out by county authorities and
not on his order.
U. 8. ofs,ciai Coming.
Chief Of point OF interest in the cal
situation has shifted from st. Paul to
Washington, ID. c.
Newton ID. Baker. secretary OF war
and Louis F. Post. acting secretary OF
labor. will confer at once with 4. w
Ames. member of the Minnesota pub
lie safety commission. United State.
Senator Kellogg and Congressman G
G. Van Dyke of st. Paul. Samuel Com
pers. president Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, Is also expected t
70 over the situation.
At the same time personal repre
sentative from the United States de
partment OF labor will arrive In Min
neapolis to make an inquiry and re
port direct TO his superiors In Wash
ington.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06

,,rliea in the spring Fall and
winter application Of lime -
urged a. good farm practice ana
also as an emergency war mea-
sur, BY following this sugges-
,,on farmers will be improving
their Land so as to turn out the
largest possible crop yield
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
PERSHING'S MEN THRILLED
Envy engineers Who Got Into Real
Fioht.

With the American Army in France.
Dec. 4.--The entire ARM was thrilled
by the published reports of the heroic
action OF the American railway engi.
neers on the British front In the Cam.
hrai sector. II was the sole topic OF
conversation. and the railroaders here
were subject to much envy. especially
by troops who had returned from the
trenches and who would have given all
they owned for just such a chance.
In the language Of an infantry ser.
scaut:
1--WE stay in the trenches for q spell
and let Fritz shoot his artillery at us
and have never really had q chance tc
use our rifles. except to snipe and pc,
Fritz out In No Mans Land on dark
nights. These railroaders managed to
run their trains right into a good thick
scrap. and II this isn't luck, dom,
know what is"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
Prices Deprive 1ahies OF Milk,

Washington. Dc, 4.-According &c
statement made public by the fed
erai childrens bureau war prices ar
deprtving babies OF milk. DR.. Grace
l.. Neigs. director Of the bureau
enid hygiene division, said that milk
Ia the one food that all young chill
aren must have II they are to pe
trong and healthy, Since the price
II milk went up TO IA cents a quart
New York city. tea and coffee hay,
@en substituted for milk by more
IN half OF the 1900 families-in
udsd In he study.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
eu.,,ans Organize to Escape pran

San Francisco, Dec. 4.-~Organiza
tiOn OF union OF Russian citizens
has begun in this city. following a
meeting OF Russians called by the
Novy Mir. q Ntu York Russian publ.
cation formerly edited b. Leon Trot,
sky. "Protection" G; Russians against
being drafted into the American army
- the purpose Of the organization. II
va said by leaders. An American
army intelligence officer attended the
meeting. which was characterized by
AeGy attacks on wealth and milit..r,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
aee. Fln., Victory for germany.

Amsterdam. Dec, 4.--General ven
Ludepdorif. right hand man OF Field
Marshall Won Hindenburg. Is quoted
by q correspondent OF the Vienna
Neue Freie Presse as predicting that
the war will be decided in favor o.
Germany.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
South Dakotan Taken as s.~lndls,

Sioux Falls. S. d.. Dec. 4.-Frant
H. Henderson. whose arrest IL an
>onaced at Bowbells. N. D.. where Ii.
5 charged with obtaining money unde,
'a.se pretcnses from farmers whom HI
lad interested In q proposed railroad
20 be known rs the Dakota and North
western, is known to many persons II
South Dakota. A few months ago h>
vas active in the promotion OF a rail
Dad which was to run from Huron t
'uluth by way OF Wauhay. He made
Is headquarters at Waubsy for som,
umo.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06

construction. sanitary contfae~
ton, camouflagc service. gas
and flame service. mining work.
and mapping,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
IN THE SUBURBS.

Why is that policeman looking
20 attentively at your cottage?"
II guess he has noticed that the
vine upon it is a porch-climber."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
THE LIMIT.

"The discipline in the navy, they
say, is very strict"
eyes; l understand they even
dock the vessels.s
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
Jews Remov From Jerusalem.

The Hague, Dec. Jews are being
evacuated from Jerusalem, accordin
to word received from Budapest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
Canada Loan $500. COO, 600.

Toronto. Dec. canadian subscrip,
tons to the Victory loan will exceed
$40O. 0O0, 200, II was announced ut .
mass meeting here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
U. s. To Retain commandcered ShiE

Y. 8. To Retain Communicated Ships
Washington. Dec. I. Retention foi
Americas greater merchant marine
after the war OF British. Norwegian
and other foreign ships commander
ed while under construction in Unit
ed States yards was announced b,
the shipping board in its first annua
-eport to Congress-.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06

At the free synagog in Carnegie
hail in New York, Henry Morgenthau,
formerly American ambassador 10
Turkey. compared the war with a
dreadful scourge or disease which,
he declared. had been of long devel-
opment, covering period OF political
and commercial growth OF the trouble
at the doors of all peoples, placing
it's elimination at the footstool oi
the German empire, whose prepare
lions, both military and commercial,
threatened the safety OF the whole
world. Mr.. Morgenthau predicted
the need OF 100000 to 100000
sCidiers from America.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
RUSSIANS TO START
OFFENSIVE AT ONCE

Toxic, May 31-"I am immensely
satisfied with conditions in Russia, in
Guiding Siberia" Boris Bakhmetieff
the new Russian ambassador to the
United States, said on arriving here.
Il think the new regime is carrying
on the work of organization success
fully and will soon be able to launch
an offensive against the enemy"
Professor Bakhmetieff is at the head
of special commission of forty on
its way to the United States. He re
pudiated the idea that his country
would make separate peace.
The reorganized provisional gov
ernment of Russia, which had wisely
incorporated labor elements in its
membership. is devoting its efforts to
Organizing the national life, he said
and especially to strengthen the army
During the trip from Petrograd, Pro
fessor Bakhmetieff said, he was i'm
pressed by the desire of the people
to cooperate with the government ane
continue the war to the victory whicl
is essential to the salvation of Russia
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
SENATORS APPROVE
DAYLIGHT SAVING

Washington, May 81. IT. Daylight
saving" legislation, requiring all
clocks to be set forward an hour dur
ing summer months, is expected to
come before the senate within few
weeks with the favorable recommen.
dation of the commerce committee.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas has
fled a report for the committee
upon the bin of Senator Calder of New
York approving it as fairly calculat-
ed to accomplish valuable economies
in our national life."
THE comfort and convenience OF
many millions of our people will be
promoted by its passage" the report
states ut is regarded OF special val
ne in the present national emergency
The legislation is endorsed by many
boards of trade, chambers of com
merce and other commercial and civic
organizations. Thousands of letters
have been received in advocacy of the
legislation"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
CLOSE AMERICAN
MONEY MARKETS

Washington, May 3l.-To enable the
United States to retain its supremacy
in international finance throughout the
war an aim with which the entente
powers are understood to be in full
accord-and TO emerge in a strong
financial condition aiterward officials
have in mind the enforcement of a
program the salient features of which
are.
The virtual closing of American
money markets to further foreign gov.
eument bond issues throughout the
war.
The stabili2ing of business condi.
tions, so far as possible, by the con.
templated international purchasing
board
Capitalization OF the country's finan.
cial system by the admittance to the
federal reserve system of thousands
of strong trust companies and state
banks at present nonmembers.
Virtually all financial plans of the
government, including the flotation OF
the Liberty loan and the program OF
financing the entente governments, as
we'll as the efforts to continue the
country's present prosperity, are
made with those features in mind.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
RAVAGED FRANCE
is REAWAKENING

Paris, May 3l.-After two months
OF intensive work by the military and
civil authorities in the district devas.
tated by the recent German retreat, a
distinct improvement is beginning to
be observable. a semi-ofiicial state.
ment says.
The repair of the roads and the
turning to useful account of every
thing not destroyed has contributed
materially to changing the aspect of
the rayaged country.
Even the morale of the people OF
the district has undergone an improve
ment.
Civil life gradually is being re
sumed, trade Is showing signs of re
vival and there is a general reawak.
ening of the agricultural and economic
activities of the region.
1.-The bringing in Of seed for the
farmers has permitted the planting
OF considerable tracts of land and the
army has given assistance by lending
horses and harness for agricultural
uses"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
GOSSIP ON CAPITOL HILL
Presidential Bee HUNS Around Sec
retary McAdoo.

Washington, May 81. r William q.
McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, for
president in 1920 is the gossip on
Capitol hill.
The Democrats make no attempt to
conceal their satisfaction over the re-
ception McAdoo is receiving wher-
ever he travels. Some point out that
being son-in-law of President Wilson
the secretary is probably in better po-
sition to carry out the presidents pol
icies than any other Democrat.
Around McAdoo has centered Amer
icas first task in the war-fnancing
the allies. AS some high Democrats
view it the popularity McAdoo Is de
veloping on his tour may make him
the next Democratic candidate for
president.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
STATE TROOPS
NOW ON GUARD
East St. Louis Virtually Un-
der Martial Law.
NANY NEGROES WOUNDED

ace Feeling Shows No indications of
Diminishing, but Officers in Com
mand of Militia Declare They Have
Situation Well in Hand.
East St Louis, H., May 31.-East
St. Louis is virtually under martial
aw.
Five infantry companies of the
Fourth Illinois regiment and one cav
airy troop are patrolling the town and
plants where negroes are employed.
The second nights rioting, which
resulted in the shooting of three white
men and two negroes, continued two
hours
More than a score of blacks were
beaten or hit with thrown rocks or
clubs.
The rioters exchanged shots in a
rumber of instances, but the arrival
of troops prevented further trouble.
Lieutenant Commander Clayton,
commander OF the troops, and Mayor
Mollman announced the situation was
under control and further rioting was
not feared.
When saloons. picture shows and
other gathering places closed at 6
D. IN by order OF Mayor Mollman, the
crowds collected on downtown cor
ners
Because there was no disturbance in
this section the police did not dis
perse the gatherings. The crowd then
began moving toward the negro sec
tion in small groups, meeting later
Two white men were shot down
when the mob of 200 formed in the
heart OF the black belt" The negroes
fired as soon as they saw the mot
rushing up the street in this district
After severely beating severa
blacks. the mob moved on TO Other
sections.
Soon after the mob's departure a ne
| gro shack started To burn.
Oil soaked rags found in the build
ing indicated, according to firemen
that an attempt had been made to fire
the shack Five shacks were LITERAL!
torn apart the mob destroying furni
! ture and breaking windows.
Citizens continue to protest agains
importation of negro labor from tn
South. which caused all the trouble.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
MARKED DECLINE IN
PRICE OF FOODSTUFFS

Chicago, May 31.-Food prices are
more encouraging to the housewives
of the country. following marked de-
clines in a number OF articles of daily
consumption Sugar dropped from
1896, wholesale, to $3.50; flour was
quoted at $14, a decline of 80 cents.
Fowls were off 12 cents and green
vegetables showed material declines
Eggs showed the only marked depar
ture from the general decline. With
41.434 cases on the market, against
q, for the day before and 32,4lO
for the same day last year, eggs rose
a fraction of cent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
NEW ARTILLERY REGIMENT
Minnesota Will Also Form Field Hos
pitaI Corps.

st. Paul, May 31.-A new regiment
of artillery and a field hospital corps
will be organized at once to augment
the Minnesota national guard and the
states contribution to the fighting
forces of the nation on official state
and federal approval and sanction OF
recommendation adopted by the state
military board.
The resolution is to be presented
to Governor Burnquist.
William j. Murphy of St Paul, now
lieutenant colonel of the First Mime
sofa field artillery, will be placed II
command OF the new artillery unit, tC
be designated as the Second Mime
sofa field artillery under the boards
recommendations
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
BIG DRIVE seen
AS ARMIES REST
Preparations for New Phase
Believed Under Way.
MAKE FURTHER GAINS

Italians Continue Offensive Against
Austrians and Push Nearer Trieste.
Great Battles on French Front Come
to a Sudden Halt
London, May 31.-There has been
such a pronounced pause in major
war activities as to give the impress
sion that preparation for new phase
may be in progress
Only on the Austro-Italian front,
where General Cadorna is determin-
edly pushing his campaign for Trieste,
Is any sustained offensive movement
going on.
Further gains by the Italians on
the Trieste front are announced in
the days official statement The ltal-
MedeazZa
The great battles in France have
come to halt Even German coun-
ter attacks have ceased along the Brit
ish front. while on the French front
they have lessened.
The recent pronounced aerial &C
tivity also has subsided.
When the next blow is to be de
liyered can only be surmised. lndica
tions are multiplying that the Ger
mans are looking for some new de
velopment They have mentioned the
Russo-Roumanian front as the place
of expected attacks.
News from the entente side of that
front. however. has not been such as
to lead to the belief that an effective
stroke could be delivered there al
present.
Emperor William, in addressing his
troops in Northern France recently
exhorted them to stand fast In tht
decisive time he pictured near a
hand" Apparently a renewal of the
Franco-British attack, possible on {
larger scale than ever, is anticipated
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
SENT FROM UNITED STATES
German Spies Cabled Berlin Of Naval
Movements.

Washington, May 31.-A high naval
official declared that he was satisfied
German spies, operating in the United
States, not in England, cabled to Ber-
lin the news that American destroy.
ers were bound for England, which re-
suited in U-boats strewing mines about
Queenstown harbor. He refused to
disclose the source of his information
or give his reason for deprecating
the general impression that spies got
the information In England. All he
would say was that experiences of a
few weeks should teach us q lesson
that we should never forget"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
PATIENTS ARE ALL SAVED
British Hospital Ship Dover Castle
Torpedoed.

London, May 31.-The British hos
pital ship Dover Castle has been tor
pedoed and sunk, it is officially an
nounced.
The whole number of hospital pa
tients and the hospital staff were
transferred safely to other ships and
the crew also was saved with the ex-
ception of six men who are missing
and are feared to have been killed.
The ship was torpedoed twice.
The British armed merchant cruiser
Hilary also has been torpedoed and
sunk. Four men were killed
A British destroyer has been sunk
after a collision.