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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
AZ ArOTnEOSlS OF COFFEE
Peace and Serenity She Owes g
Your" Queries Writer.

Let me make my husbands coffee
and care not who makes eyes at
hlm!
Give me two matches day
One to start the coffee with at break
fast and one for his cigar after din
ner.
And I defy all the houris In Chris
tendon to light q new flame In his
heart!
Oh, sweet, supernal coffee pot!
Gentle panacea Of domestic troubles.
Faithful author Of that sweet nepen-
the which deadens all the Ills that mar
ried folks are heir to.
CHEEKY, glittering, sOul-socthing,
warm-hearted, inanimate friend
What wife can fail to admit the
peace and serenity she owes to your
To you, who stand between her and
all the early morning troubles
Between her and the before-break-
fast Crouch
Between her and the rnorning.aftet
headache
Between her and the cold gray dawn
scrutiny?
To you, who supply the golden nee
tar that stimulates the jaded mascu.
line soul.
SOothes the shaky masculine nerves,
stirs the tagged masculine mind, in
spires the slow masculine sentiment
And starts the sluggish blood a-fiOw-
Ing and the whole day right!
Give me man who drinks good, hot,
dark, strong coffee for breakfast!
A man who smokes good, dark, fal
cigar after dinner!
You may marry your milk faddist,
or your anticoffee crank, as you will!
But know the magic Of the coffee
pot Helen Rowland in the American
Grocer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
No countrymen Of hia

TX. W." on a recent visit home, tote
q story about a tra'nload Of British sai
tiiers who stopped the engine ind touA
the hot water from the boilers to na.st
tea. The Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele
graph prints Scotch version of what
Is apparently the same story, wherein
the testy engine driver explained to the
Scot commandant that they were not
on the way because "a lot Of whisky
drinkin' Scotchmen had sneaked all
the hot water from the boiler to make
srox.", ~They Gamma be countrymcn1 OF
mine." replied the comlnandant skep
tically, ''or they'd nae bothered aDoW'
- watee."-Kansas CITY star
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
WHAT WOULD yoU DO i'tiEu?
Question Put 70 Would-oe Drlvsrv IT
Array Motor Trucks Brings Some
Remarkable Answers.

IN New York various auto men have
given their time to the government and
hsve the task Of examining men for
places a. truck drivers In the army.
The answers to the questions would
keep an audience Of cigar store Indians
convulsed with mirth, II IL declared.
The questions are intended to bring
out resourcefulness. for one thing.
"What would you do II you had
spring break1" was one question. Jaw.
I'd leave the truck alongside the road
and 90 COLL up q garage or the service
station" This out on the road or In the
forests Of the continent.
"What would you do II you were 60
Ing up . hill and had to stop your
truck, II you had no brakesf "Well.
I'd let It slide back and turn the front
wheels 20 the rear ones would bump
into the curb and that would hold the
car" These are only two Of score Of
impossible answers.
A little runt of young man swag-
gsred up to the desk. Heres a boy
that probably does not know q trans
mission from q cat on telegraph
POLE" thought the examiner, for he
told the story on himself.
"What do you know about trucksf'
Jaw, everything"
IND you ever drive q truckr
"Ae-mei Did / ever drive truck I
Bay. mister, II Old Man Pershing
wasn't sent Z France I'd still be down
on the border takin' care of a fleet.
Down there nine months as 1t wux."
well, what would you do II you
csoke front spring."
"'Dof What would dor with the
a~cent on the H. "Wha'd dy y sup
pose I'd dor I'd block II up and 60
ahead. Done II lots o. times"
LAST suppose you broke q rear
spring; could you get alongf"
'ACould ! get alongr' (Again heavy
On the II "Say. mister, ] can run q
truck n they's one axle gone. Dont
esk any Of us boys that batted around
~ border what to do In case o brsaks
We know"
Ard there was no doubt he could do
aaFhs said. for before hs Anished with
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
Negroes With irish Accent

Southwark and westward from our
newly acquired Virgin islands lies the
British possession of Aontserrat-a bit
of tropic land set In blue sea. Mont
serrat is remarkable for possessing a
negro population that speaks with .
marked Irish accent, the result of de-
portations of Irishmen to this remote
islet more than a century ago. Al
though you can see nothing remotely
resembling son Of the Emerald isle
in Montserrat today. your ear can
still catch a touch of the brogue in
the peculiar dialect of the place, and
many of the names are Irish pure and
simpleSsuch as O'Hara and Hogan
and Ryan; there u even q village q
HinSalA
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01

from West Point In 1884 and assigned
to the engineering corps. Since then
he has been engaged principally In en-
cheering work and IL noted as the
builder Of the famous Gatun locks and
dam on the Panama canal. During the
Spanish-American war he took bat
talon Of engineers to the Philippines
and, among other work. rebuilt the
Dagupan railway. In 1914 he was Sc
Iected by President Wilson as chair.
man Of the board Of engineers to ex-
anime the details Of the American Red
Cross project for the prevention Of
floods in eastern China.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
In Mt7.

"What ore you reading aboutr'
"Ancient customs In 1917. II seems
the ancients used to find food very
cheap a. compared with "a. They had
dollar dinners"
"Solne Of these stories about the an
clients we have to take with grain
u salt. There Ia even Q tradition thaA
thAy had free luncAs
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01

Some swamp land ut the mouth Of
the Mississippi Is being reclaimed.
which Is In size equal to the three
etltes Of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
and II IL ten times rs big as that lit
"a garden patch which we know as
'tNland. The soil OF our swamps 10
also ten times rs rich as TINT Of The
Netherlands. Nevertheless. Holland 10
now feeding almost 0,OOO.0O0 people,
AMI mt the same ratio osw swamps
tald feed 60 O0O 900. or 100000 more
tHan half Of all the people In the coun-
tvy today.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
RUTLEDGE SCHOOL WILL
ENTERTAIN

Miss Hattie Nelson, one of the
teachers in the Rutledge school,
writes that an entertainment
will be put on by the teachers
and pupils of that school Satur.
day evening, Nov. 3, to which ali
are welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
Conundrums.

What is the color Of u grass plat Gov
cred with green? Invisible green.
Why did Adam bite the apple I'VE
gave him! Because he had no knife.
What word by changing q letter BE-
comes its oppoeiter United united.
Why does q dressmaker never lose her
hooksl Because abe has an eye 70 each
Ut them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
RAILWAY TIME TABLE OF TIE
GREAT NORTHERN AT ASKOV

UNEAT NUN1HERN NJ ASKOV
10 Minneapolis and points west,
No. II Might Expressly leaves 1898 n. m.
No. % Zenith Specially leaves 1929 a. m.
mo. 10 Gopher State Expressly
leaves Observation-Disclosures. 5:24 y. M.
This train does not stop at
Askov for passengers. but takes
and delivers mail. Stops at Bruno
and Sandstone.
To Duluth and the Range,
No. Is might Expressly leaves $3.50 a. M
No. 20 Gopher State Expressly
leaves 1923 p. m.
mo. "a Zenith Specially leaves ASA p. m.
Does not stop at Askov.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01

When you subscribe for a
newspaper, you want the one
containing the most news; that's
the American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01

about quick repairs than the examiner
ever knew.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-23
Building Being Tern
Down Is Gutted
By Flames
WORKMEN CAUSED
BLAZE, BELIEF
Modern New Store Is
To Be Erected
On Site

Fire. believed 10 have been caused
by workmen engaged in tearing out
The interior OF the Kresge building,
Woodward-ave. and State-st., about
3:45 O'Clock Tuesday morning. al
most completely gutted the build
ing and caused damage estimated at
several thousand dollars
The exact damage cannot be as
certained until the walls cool and
can be tested Fears are entertain
ed that the building may collapse
and fall into the street. and r rigid
inspection will be made by the po-
lice and fire marshal. In the mean
time. a guard will be posted 10 pro
tect pedestrians from possible dan
ger.
Since the removal OF the kresge
stock a week ago. workmen have
been engaged In tearing out the in
terror of the building preparatory 10
the erection OF l0-story building
on the site. A night force was at
work. but none OF the workmen
could tell how the blaze, which orig.
mated on the second floor. started
The blaze was discovered by the
workmen. and a passing patrolman
turned in the alarm. All available
downtown apparatus responded and.
despite the early hour. large crowd
congrogated.
The wrecked condition OF the In
terror OF the building made going
from floor TO floor hazardous and the
dry wood In the walls. fully expos
ed caused the fire to gain rapid
headway. The water from fre hose
froze as il fell and the exterior Of
the building. coated in ice. presented
pretty sight. Illuminated by the
flames. which soon rose above the
roof and lighted the streets for sew
cral blocks.
State-st.. with the frozen snow as
an aid. soon presented the appear
ance OF an arctic river and pedes
trians. closely herded by the police
were forced TO jump from knoll 20
knoll In picking their way across
Al o'clock the fre was still smoul
dering in the interior.
II was stated early Tuesday that
work In demolishing the building
would be redoubled and that the
new building would be rushed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-23
Stock Exchange Head
Slated For First
Witness
WILL EXPOUND
FINANCE METHODS
Committee Expects To
Learn How Wheels
Go Round

NEW YORK. Jan. 23---With their
base OF operations close 10 the heart
OF the finance district. the house
note leak COMMITTEES resumed its
hearings here today.
The main leak they seek is that
on the PRESIDENT recent note to
belllgerents. But, gossip in that
great rumor center. Wall-st.. is that
there was little advance intorma
tion on President Wilson's peace
speech yesterday
The opening days session here.
however seemed likely TO be taken
up mainly with technIcalibes Pres
ldent n G. s. Noble OF the New
York Sfock exchange was booked
as the frst witness. From HIM. the
committee expected to develop just
how the wheels go round tn Wall
ST. and 20 get an explanation OF
how men profit by selling for a
drop. as well as buying for rise
Great masses OF figures were
HNhAttb' W iNlF HiNRfi'f '''N
stock transactions in the few days
before the Wilson note came to fun
public att ntion The committee
thru III Boston attorney. sherman
/. Wh!pule anticipated il would
get az tho bottom NJ the leak b.
develop n what plungers pronted
most. and when
J z. MORGAN and other big men
of the district are slated as wit.
nesses. but II may b. several days
before they are reached.
The committee expects 70 pursue
the New York end % IFS invest'g9
ton for a week or 10 days and then
probably shlfi base again 10 Wash
ington 10 clean up testimony Of on
Gals This program however. tx
subject t. change and some OF the
Washington witnesses may be called
here.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-23
Expects Peace Support
from "Silent Thought"
of World
SPOKE FOR ALL
HUMANITARIANS
Prepared For Wave of
Initial Opposition to
His Program
BY ROBERT ]. BENDER

(Sf0f Correspondent United PTess.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Upon
liberals of the world-"the friends
ot humanity" not individuals who
hold temporal power--depends
whether peace in Europe is to be
based upon equality snd rendered
safe from future aggression.
This was regarded today as the
conviction which prompted Pres
ident Wilson TO deliver his epoch
making address before the United
States senate yesterday.
The president is nov waiting 20
hear how his pronouncement is re
oeived by the belligereni nations.
He anticipates objection But he
feels, as was the case with his first
note to the warning powers, that af
ter the message has time to seep
INTO the minds Of governments and
OF the peoples concerned, II will ap-
peal more and more strongly. He
believes 1t will add materially TO the
momentum OF peace discussion.
His frank admission that he
speaks for the silent mass OF man
kind everywhere" which have as yet
been unable 10 speak their real
hearts" shows, il In believed today,
where the president expects TO get
the needed support for his program.
The president did not prepare his
address suddenly On portions OF
1t he had worked FOR many days"
But it was not until he received
replies from the Central and En-.
tente powers that the president ap-
parently became convinced IL the
war is 10 end equitably. without
sting Of resentment and fires of
hate" remaining. the liberals OF the
world and not divine right mon.
archs must bring IL about.
His declaration that there could
not be victorious peace" was
drawn from the declaration of all
belhgerents that they do not wish
TO crush their enemies.
They resulted in his appeal 10
friends Of every program Of lib.
erty" for Concession and sacrifice -
And the appeal carried such lib.
eral" phrases as mankind is lOrk.
ing for freedom OF life. not ft- equi.
poises of power" There can b. no
stability where the Will IS In rebel.
lion," etc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-23
No Trace of Mysterious
TeutOn Terror Is
Reported
7EI TFVFD ROUND
FOR DISTANT FIELD
New Attack Is Looked
For In Distant
Quarter
Bv CHARLES p. STEWART.


CStoH Correspondent United Press
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 23.-Thc
German raider has apparently dlsap.
pearod just as mysteriously as she
arrived in The South Atlantic Her
next appearance. in some far dis
tant part of the world heralded by
another drive" on Allied shipping
vas today predicted as the next
word to be heard from the rover.
kiC de JaneIro reported several yes
sells, which might be the raider and
cOnsorts, sighted on the North
Erazil coast but there was no tan
gible evidence that any one OF these
we're actually raiders.
Rumors that tho British cruiser
Glasgow had sunk the raider was
entirely 1iscredited today. Efforts
To trace the source Of the rumor
were frutless. but II was Ger.
tain IL had not been based on any
definite information
In the meantime. the newspaper
STANDARD" today published AT un-
confirmed rumor that a submarine.
presumably a German. had stopped
The Spanish steamer Reina Victoria
Eugenia yesterday evening az the
month OF the River Plate
According TO this report the
steamers papers were examined and
she was finally permitted TO proceed
Steamers arriving here today
brought void OF the institution out
Of Rio de Janeiro Of a conveying
squadron" for prote ciion Of Allied
,hipping. Only the larger merchgnt-
Incn ARE affected. however. These
are me. Jar at sea by Allies war.
ships and Escorted INTO Brazilian ter.
riiorial waters Similarly, on out
ward trips. warships guard such
vessel until they arr well out n sea
Supporting the belief Of shirr'ng
agents here that The raider has
adopted the maxim that discretion
Is the better part ot valor and has
kipped out Of south Atlantic waters
to eludc the great fleet of enemy
vessels searching for her, all yes
sells which arrived in port today re-
ported unevCntful VOYAGES, witt no
lighting ci TRANCE craft Pernan-
buco arrivals had the fame story to
tell. All Of them, however, saw the
,ea plentifully sprinkled with war
craft searching for the raider.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-23
Hamtramck Merchant
Among Victims of
Crazed Husband
OF SLAYER
FATALLY HURT
Victor Kellner Shoots
Mad Man, Then
Drops Dead

Crazed with jealousy. Lee White,
Negro. ran thru the streets OF
Hamtramck Monday night az II
o'clock. firing revolver shots which
killed two persons and probably ia.
tally wounded his wife. White is
himself In a serious condition, hav.
ing been shot by one OF his victims.
The dead are Victor f. Kehner.,
No 1896 Joseph Campau-sve., and
Mrs stephen Aston. a Negress, OF
No O. Jacob-st.. Hamtramck White
and his wife are in Samaritan hos
pital. whore II is said the woman
has but slight chance OF recovery.
Carl veSs. a Negro. OF No e26
Monroe-ave. and employed with
White as a porter AT the Crowley
Milper store. is held as a witness.
Although In serious condition,
White is closely guarded al the hos
pital and will be removed 10 the jail
as soon as his condition permits.
According To Yeas, White and his
wife had separated and the woman
had been living at No Sc Jacob-st..
in the same house with Mrs. Aston
Monday night White said be was
going TO see her TO try 10 effect a
reconciliation and asked vess to &C
company him.
When they arrived AZ the house,
White told vess 10 ring the bell and
he would stand behind him. in the
hadow, and see who was in the
house.
vess rang the bell and then open.
cd the door and White then crowd
cd into the house ahead OF him
Hardly was he inside when he be.
gan shooting His wife, fearing for
her life. ran out a rear door and
around TO the street.
Mrs. Aston appeared and was In
stantly shot by White. who then ran
after his wife. White fred As he
ran and the sounds OF shots attract.
cd Kellner. who conducts an electri.
cal supply store at Jacob-st. and Jo.
seph Campau.avc. Kellner grabbed
revolver and hurried to the street
just in time 10 see White coming
Kellner called upon White To halt
and was shot in the chest before he
could raise his revolver. As he
dropped 20 the street he fred one
shot at White, striking him in the
back
Mrs White had continued running
up the street and White. tho badly
wounded, emptied his revolver. one
OF the bullets striking her in the
back The two fell a. the same
time and were but few feet apart
when found by the police
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-23
Press Anxious to Avoid
Premature Opinion
On Address
TONE REGARDED AS
PRO-AMERICAN"
Remarks Intended For
Home Consumption,
Is Belief
BIZ ED. L. KEEN.

(Stdf Correspondent United Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 23--Mlndful Of the
error into which they were drawn
on President Wilson's peace note
by over-hsstlness, British editors
were today generally cautious in
their attempts to analyze and inter
rret the presidents speech in the
senate. They evidently feared
POSSIBLE misconstruction on his re-
marks.
Most of the comment however,
hinged on the American executives
use Of the term peace without vie
tory" The papers owned by Lord
Northcliffe insisted that there car
not be a drawn war with the spirit
with which the Allies are animated
On the one side and on the other the
spirit Of the Prussian militarlsm
The Morning Post answered viii
sons assumption that neither side
/ desires victory by pointing out sec
tions of the kaiscr's recent proclama-
tcns and letters ir which he en-
lhasized Cermany's deierniinatiou
for a complete victory.
AS whole the Liberal press ap-
rlauded the lofty principles apparent
in the presidents statement. but
talked at some OF the applications
thereof. notably the reference TO
freedoms OF the seas.
The general impression among
10th press and public seems to be
that the speech was intended neith-
or pro-Ally nor proGeruian-b but
rather pro-American-designed pr
inarily fer American consumption.
The address itself was received
with wide difference OF opinion in
both official and diplomatic circles
here.
Teuton diplomats plainly voiced
belief that Germany would inme-
diately approve il.
In Entente circles the speech was
described as slightly pro-Gernan."
Relief In these quarters vas ey-
dressed that the American people
Viii never sanction league g en-
force peace.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-23
REGIMENT Due
AT FORT TODAY
Thirty-secord. Of Grand Rapids.
On Last Lap of Trip
From Border

According 10 latest reports re-
ceiyed at Fort Wayne. the first sec.
tion OF the Thirty-second regiment,
Michigan National Guard. was duo
to arrive nj the fort during the
morning This section left the III.
vision terminal az Montpelier. O.. OF
80 o'clock. The regiment is trav-
cling In three sections. and the
other two are expected this after.
noon The Thirtysecond. which
has Headquarters IN Grand Rapids.
Is in command OF Brig Gen. Louis
c. Covell The regiment left 81.
Louis Monday morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-23
GERMANS ASSERT
AIR SUPREMACY

BERLIN. via Wireless 10 the
United Press. Jan. 23.--Germany
still maintains her supremacy OF the
air Ofhcial figures announced for
1916 here today show German avi
ators victors In majority OF the
aerial battles on all fronts and that
Germany lost fewer battle planes
than her antagonists.
The official figures show the total
losses of aeroplanes on both sides
during 1916 TO have been 1,0G5.
or these the Entente forces lost
7s4. the Germans 22l. on the west
front alone both sides lost 92o- and
OF these just $50 were German war
planes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-23
Exhibit Promises To
Set Record For
Actual Sales
PROSPECTS LIKE TO
LOOK AND LINGER
Cars On Display Repre-
sent More Than
S1,000,000

vi tue lbsNON persons WHO VII
messed the automobile show in the
u. A. ID. A. auditorium on Grindley
field Monday. very many were those
who do not own or drive car. Ex-
perts who analysed the crowds
which thronged the huge building al,
day long found much satisfaction in
this fact. for each OF these visitors.
II was held. was the prospective
owner OF an automobile and ther,
fore a possible purchased n man
d sufficiently interested IN tbe mat
ter 10 take his wife and maybe q
couple OF children 10 the eXEitt
pay 50 cents admission each and ais
stand carfare and lunch for nc
bunch. Il is because he Is Interested
The experts argue
Perhaps never before has an auto
mobile show in this city attracted
SO many persons who are not a..
ready auto fans In the parking
spaces about the big auditorium
there were generally few cars. while
seers The men who passed out
Literature would ask all who passed
" they were car owners. Hundreds
who said they"were not accepted the
literature Just the same and filed IL
away in their pockets for future ref
crcnce
Sales Are Many
This is not the only gratifying
feature OF the exposition. however.
for while the attendance has been
In excess OF that expected by the
promoters OF tho show. the actual
sales have far exceeded those ever
made In similar length ~ time in
a Detroit show and nobody is asking
for any credit.
Everybody seems to have so much
mney alto the show that the buyers
are said to be taking more expen.
sive cars than ever before. n is be
licved that some young chap will
come along and hid on the $4,000
gid ocar being exhibited Peculiarly
enough the men seem to be more
conservative In this regard than the
women. The man says. Lets pay
about $500 for car" but the wo-
man stys. "oh. John, the Jones have
a $1,000 machine" and so they go
and get the 81 900 one.
Many OF the visitors who have AT.
tended the exhibit. the most elabo-
rate ever shown in the west. are
firm out OF the city and every sec.
tion cf the state Is represented by
dealers or by individual purchasers
There were hundreds ready 10 enter
when the doors opened AZ 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. and soon after
that time II looked "a IL IL might
be the banner day OF the show to
date.
II Il estimated that the 200 cars
q every description and tho aces.
sories which are shown represent a
value greatly in exc, ss cf 81 .0nn coo.
Music which entertained the visit.
orr on Monday was supplied BY the
Puick band Of Flint. For the re.
mainder OF the week the concerts
will he rendered by the Republic
Truck band. with the exception Of
Saturday. the closing day. when the
Studehaker band and orchestra viii
give the musical program.