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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
ASKOv NEWS

Rev. A. Bobjerg came up from
Minneapolis Friday and visited
at home until Tuesday.
Erick Olsen Of Lyons. ILL.,. Wis
tied here Friday at the home Of
his brother, Louis Olsen.
Johannes Jensen from Dakota.
who is visiting here with his
friend. Aage Molby, has pur-
chased thru the First State Bank
the Handsted so acre farm. a
miles southwest of Askov.
Hans Johansen Of Coulter, la.
has added to his real estate hold
ings in this community and pur-
chased thru the First State
Bank the Clarence Madsen eigh-
ty. 2 miles north and | mile east
Of Askov.
Nick Cortese arrived last Thurs
day from Deer River. and has
taken charge = foreman on the
section. The former section boss,
Albern Clark. will remain here
and work on the section under
Mr.. Cortese.
Tomorrow (FridAx) Nov. n
the new, postage schedule on
first class mail will 90 into ef-
feet. It is as follows: The post
age rates on letters and other
first class mail will be raised to
three cents an ounce or fraction
thereof. with the exception Of
drop letters. All drop letters,
that is. letters mailed for d.
livery from the office &c which
posted, including those for DE-
livery by city. rural or other car
riers Of such office. are required
to have postage at the rate Of
two cents an ounce or fraction
thereof. Postal cards will be ~
quired to be: prepaid two cents.
and therefore, the one cent post
al cards must have ! one cent
stamp affixed 70 The one cent
stamp impressed d such eards.
Post cards (priyats mailing
cards) hearing written r,aees
must have two cent postaes -
paid On them. "
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
PARAPHRASED

Seven score and one years ago
our fathers brought forth upon
this earth a new nation, con-
ceived in liberty and dedicated
to the proposition that all men
are created equal. Now we are
engaged in great world war,
testing whether that nation or
any nation so conceived and so
dedicated can long endure.
We are sending millions of our
young men to participate in that
war, in order that this nation,
and the democracy it gave to
the world--may live. 1t is alto
gether fitting and proper that
we should do this.
But democracy can not be
saved for the world unless we
who remain at home do our duty.
1t is for us to be dedicated to
the work of sustaining and sup
porting the brave men whom we
have sent to wage the war for
world freedom. It is for us to
be consecrated to the task of
preserving at home the ideals of
democracy for which they shall
struggle abroad; that from their
willingness to be sacrificed we
take renewed devotion to the
cause for which they have Of
fered the last full measure Of
devotion; that we highly and
solemnly resolve that those who
have died on the fields of France
and Flanders and on the high
seas, shall not have died in vain;
that this world shall, under God,
have new birth of freedom;
that Hohenzollerism shall be up.
rooted aand destroyed; and that
government of the people, by
the people and for the people
shall never perish form the
earth. Ted Christianson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01

brings it's own problems, the
world is better and happier than
even in the good old days" of
simply living--that human kind
ness and religious tolerance were
never so triumphant as now and
life was never so sweet or so
easy.
Speaking of labor saving de-
vices in home and business, Mr..
Bede admitted that, of course
some one was growing rich man.
ufacturing these devices. But
would women" he asked, go
back to knitting, sewing, weav-
ing and spanking by hand to
avoid problems Incidental to our
progress?
If one rises very early in the
morning one might see a woman
with hoe, but you can't sell a
man anything he can't sit on
Mr.. Bede's subject was the
Story of the Century. and he
traced progress from the time
when the little crossroad was a
world unto itself until today.
when the world is but whisper
ing gallery, for we are talking
clear around it every day.
The speaker prophesied that
if the same progress is made in
the next half century, every dis
ease will be wiped off the face
of the earth as a result of the
present terrible war and that
the best soldiers can easily be
transformed into the best citi-
zens.
THE great mind he declared,
looks forward and only the lit
tie mind looks backward. While
we have our failures and mis-
takes the world is freer because
of our freedom We are like a
light set upon hilltop toward
which every nation is looking"
Mr.. Bede's talk might be
termed "a string of beads, we'll
cut and strung together with
sound logic and intense patrio-
tism and optimism.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
STRAW

l have one offer today, $3.50,
loaded on cars at Ada, MINI. l
will know about freight rates in
day or two. Expect several
offers, also. in a couple of days
and hope some will be lower.
Ludwig Mosbak, Askov.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
CHRISTMAS MAIL FOR THE
BOYS ABROAD

The time is approaching to
give thought to bringing Christ
mas cheer to the American SOL
diers and sailors abroad.
Arrangements have been per-
fected whereby the Christmas
mail to the American Expedi-
tionary Forces in Europe is to
be delivered by Christmas morn
ing. Without the fullest CO.
operation on the part of the pub
lie it will be impossible to ac-
complish this result.
The three essential respects in
which the public can aid in as
surfing happy Christmas at the
front are: Mail early. address
intelligently. and pack securely.
For this reason it is urgently re-
quested that all persons having
Christmas mail for the soldiers
and sailors and the civilian units
attached to the army in Europe
observe closely the following d.
rections:
/. Mails to reach the soldiers
in France by Christmas morning
must be posted not later than
November Is.
2. Every package must bear
conspicuously the words Christ
mes Mail" the complete address
of the person for whom it is in
tended, and. in the upper left
hand corner, the name ard adj
dress of the sender.
3. Every parcel must be So
packed and wrapped as to admit
of easy inspection by the post
master. No parcel will be dis
patched to France which has not
the postmaster's certificate that
it contains no prohibited articles.
Four months trial SubecriptiOn
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ture of the North. Strange to
say, DR.. Payne has never been
in Scandinavia, and is said to be
unable to speak any of the Scan
dinavian languages. But he un-
derstands, reads and writes them
to perfection, and his translation
of "Arnljot Gelline' bears .elo-
quent testimony to the fact that
he has understood the spirit of
the typically Norwegian work.
Some time ago it was reported
in these columns that the Dan
ish Brotherhood had decided to
purchase $4,000 worth of Liber-
ty Bonds. This was true. But it
seems that when the executive
committee arrived at Chicago it
took the matter up for further
discussion and arrived at the re-
suit that it might as we'll spend
$1,000 more; which it did. 1t
also sent a telegram of loyalty
to the president of the United
States, and the presidents Sec
retary has very politely ex-
pressed the gratitude of Mr.. Will
son in hearing that the Danes of
America were standing by him
in the war crisis.-The surplus
of the committee for the Den
mark building at the worlds
fair in San Francisco, aggregat-
ing $1,000, has been invested in
United States Liberty Bonds.
After much parleying,. the
Swedish minister in Washington
has succeeded in having re-
turned to him six mail pouches
containing diplomatic messages
from his government. The Brit
ish authorities had seized this
mail and made it clear to the
minister that it would be sur
rendered only when he con-
sented to be present when the
pouches were opened. The min
lister refused to do this, and, in
stead of inviting more trouble
with Sweden, the British lega-
tion last Saturday decided that
the Swedish minister could have
his mail on his own terms.
Roald Amundsen, the famous
Norwegian explorer who discov-
cred the South Pole, is the hero
of the day in Scandinavia. He
has returned to the German le-
CATION in Christiania all the Ger
man decorations which had been
given him from time to time,
and he did it as a protest against
the brutal way in which German
submarines last week destroyed
Norwegian ships. Germany is
said to be ready to.cede a strip
of Slesvig- Holster to Denmark
on condition that the Danish
government pay a large amount
Of money The idea that Ger
many is ready to surrender
stolen property against cash
money has aroused considerable
indignation in Denmark.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
news AMONG
SCAND|NAvIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North

The Swedish-American actress,
Alice Lindahl, is playing in a
new drama, "The Land of the
Free" which is delighting thea
ter audiences in New York.
A church is being erected for
the Norwegian Lutherans among
the soldiers in training at Camp
Dodge, Iowa. Rev. Nils Kleven
Of Northfield, Mimi, will be the
pastor of the camp church.
On November II, the Danish
Lutheran Bethania church in
Racine, Wis. which was de-
stroyed by fire early in the year,
will be re-dedicated. Rev. Dan
of Chicago, who was one of the
first clergymen in Racine, will
deliver the principal speech.
Two enterprising Swedes, ]. B.
julius and William johnson, are
planning to build a theater at
Camp Dodge, Iowa. A seating
capacity of 1900 is planned, and
the building will be used for
moving picture shows as well as
for regulars" plays.
DR.. O. L. Grondahl, a Norwe-
gian who has been an instructor
at the Pittsburg Carnegie Insti-
tute of Technology, has obtained
temporary leave of absence for
the purpose of assisting the gov
ernment naval consulting board
in solving several of the intri-
cate problems which have been
caused by war.
Mrs. Anna Sorensen, Clinton,
Iowa, was killed last week by a
railroad train at a crossing near
Elgin, Ill. Mrs. Sorensen, who
was a Dane by birth, survived
her late husband only about five
months. She was we'll known to
number of people in Clinton,
Davenport and Dubuque, Iowa.
One of the most widely known
astronomers of his age, the
Swedish professor, Ellis Strom-
gren, is visiting several observa-
tories in this country. For a
number of years Prof. Stromgren
has been the president of the
Copenhagen, Denmark, observa-
tory, and it was in this capacity
that he eight years ago passed
upon the claims of DR.. Frede-
rick A. Cook, the alleged North
Pole discoverer.
scandinavian Lutherans in
Grand Forks, N. D., gathered on
Sunday, Oct. %. in the Metropol-
itan theater of that city for the
purpose of commemorating the
quadricentennial of the begin
ming of the Lutheran Reforma-
ton. The Reformation Cantata
by With. Petersen and F. Melius
Christensen was rendered by a
union chorus, and Prof. Gemme-
stad of Galesville, Wis, was the
only speaker of the occasion.
Adolf Petersen, a Dane in Tam
dill, Argentine Republic. popu-
larly known as Don Adolfo. =
has celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of his arrival in South
America. He was not overbur-
dened with the riches of this
world when he settled in Tandil,
but as he now owns q farm, fifty
thousand sheep, one thousand
heads of cattle and about seven
hundred horses, he seems to be
in rather comfortable circum-
stances. A banquet was recent
" given Don Adolfo' IN honor
of his long residence on Argen-
tinian soil.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01

cerned. He is Emil Peterson OF
Mahtowa, Mimi, who about a
year ago planned to go to Du-
luth, Mimi, for the purpose of
looking for job. His father
meanwhile suggested that he try
his hand at poultry raising, and
200 chickens were obtained.
During the II months elapsed
since then, Mr.. Peterson has sold
27,764. eggs and had an income
on this account of $807.53. More
money was derived from the
sale of chickens, and meanwhile
he and his father have built
themselves a house and have
money in the savings bank.
The Norddeutsche Lilo Y d
steamer, "Brandenburg," which,
since the outbreak of the war,
has been anchored at the port of
Throndhjem, Norway, is reported
to have been sold to the Norwe-
gian American Steamship line at
a price of seven million kroner.
The steamer is of $500 tons dis
placement and will be used in
the transatlantic passenger SER
vice of the Norwegian line,
which has needed an extra
steamer since the loss of the
"Kristianiafjord" last summer.
The purchase of the "Branden-
burg has not been officially re-
ported from the New York office
but the story of the transaction
has reached here from Christia-
MIA, the head office of the steam
ship company.
Capt. Hans Mortensen, Dane
who was in command of the
American bark, 'Paolina,' tor
pedoed off the Scilly islands on
September Is, has arrived at "an
American port aboard a French
steamship. Capt. Mortensen re-
ports that a number of German
submarines are lurking in the
Atlantic waiting for the former
German steamer, "Vaterland'
which has recently been taken
over by the American govern
ment and will be used for the
transportation of supplies to the
allies of the United States. Capt.
Mortensen also said that most
of the men aboard German sub
marines were formerly members
Of the crews of transatlantic
steamers.
O. N. Nelson, Swedish his
torian who once lived in Mime
apolis, has died at Astoria, Ore
gon. Mr.. Nelson was about 60
years old and had been in this
country for 36 years. His work,
History. of Successful Scandina-
vians in the United States,
made him widely known and also
was evidence of the thoro and
systematic manner in which he
conducted his research in. the
historic and biographical field of
the Scandinavians. The work
has never become one Of the
standard works of reference in
libraries and. universities be-
cause its scope was rather too
narrow, but, as far as it covered
the field outlined by its author,
it was. very satisfactory. 1t
seems that Mr.. Nelson must
have planned continuation of
the book, at least, he had a
wealth of material still unpub-
lished.
Bjernstjerne Bjprnson's mag
nificent poem, "Arnljot Gelline. |"
has been published in an Ameri-
can edition by the American
Scandinavian Foundation of New
York. The translator is that in
defatigable friend of the Scandi-
navians. DR.. William Morton
Payne, in Chicago, ILL.,. who has
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King Of the
Khyberl
Rifles

This u the dtle Of the'
new story thst We have
secured for our mem
serial and never for :
moment does the in
terest lae. Intrigue and
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Eass, makes this avon
derfully fascinaeine
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Where Must Be
No Holy
War!"

Such was the, order that !
went forth inIndia 1t the
outbreak Of the world
conflict, and when .
man was needed to 90
70 the hill country, learn
the secrets OF the savage
tribes and quen nany POI.
sible uprising, Athelstan
King was chosen. Never
was : more dangerous
mission given . man
than that ent1useed 70
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
Anti-Draft Agitators Try
= To- Get Funds to Finance
North Cal vlIna ResiSterS
BY the Associated Press.


RALEIGH. n. c.. August 4.-Unrest is
evident and opposition to the draft is
feared in Cha than county. N. c.. by the
local authorities, according to informa-
ton contained in joint letter from Gov.
Beckett to Solicitor Walter D. Siler and
Sheriff Leon l.. Lane of Chatham coun-
ty. made public late today by the gov
ernor.
The solicitor and the sheriff reported
Thursday to the governor that certain
parties In Chatham county were said to
be soliciting funds from men called for
examination for military service for the
purpose of employing counsel to test the
constitutionality of the draft law. and
ARE using language that Is calculated
to arouse the ignorant against the gov
eminent" In one township in the county
1t was reported to the governor. the au-
made to prevent the appearance for ex-
animation of any man called in the FIRST
quota.
Gov. Beckett. in his reply to Solicitor
Siler and Sheriff Lane. declared the ma
ton is at war, and that the man who in
this perilous hour lifts voice o. hand to
weaken the nations will or shorten its
arm is traitor to his country and a
friend to it's foes. He is more than a
traitor. He is murderer. Any word
spoken. any deed done to hinder the
vigorous prosecution of the war means
prolongation of the war. and this
means the added loss of life"
Il do not propose to tolerate treason
in North Carolina by word or deed, If
there be power in the state or federal
government to prevent it," the gov
ernor wrote. You and all sheriffs and
solicitors in the state are directed to
report by wire to the United States
district attorney and to this Office any
man who. by word or deed. gives aid
and comfort to the enemy by seeking
to palsy the nations. arm as. it, is
raised to strike"
Gov. Beckett said today he did not
anticipate serious trouble anywhere in
the state. Thus far the Chatham coun-
ty instance is the only one of its kind
reported. and the governor Immediately
communicated the facts to the De-
partment of Justice, in Washington,
and to Provost Marshal General
Crowder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05

tiers Payne, Karl W. Hartig. Mrs. II. C.
FISHER, James b. Donnel1y. Mary L.
brown. Emma l. Chaplin. zeil Weaver
Oatley, 81 each, c. d. Davis, 30; Fran
ces z. Forst, $40; William Wright Rich
ardson, IS: A. C. Nelson. $3.50: A F. Fos-
ter, 81 a month; little Jean Kirkwood. five
years old. learned for the Red Cross by
selling cakes and saving up her pennies, :"
s2.23: Mrs. Wilcox. 81: Miss L. Cox, 81 a
month: Miss Laura A. Wilson, IS cents;
Mrs. Minnie ID. Middleton, SO.
Through Joseph NJ. Hausler-Mr.
Hughes. 81; Mr.. Webb. Miss Thornet.
Mr.. Weber. SO each; Misses Barham,
keehan. Parker, Williams. so cents
each.
Through Masonic and Eastern Star
Masonic Bowling Association, $50. and
St. Johns Lodge, No. IL. F. A. A. M,
500
Red Cross dividends Of various cor
porations trapsmitted by the following:
Mrs. George Tod Ford. s1.104. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred p. Thorn. $3.50; John L.
Black. $3.50: Carrie L. Porter. SIS:
William c. McClelland. 81: William
Reid Maggill. 81: Mrs. Jennie F. Ran
kin. $50: Mrs. Julia Luchs. SIS: Miss
Katherine Sutherland. So: Mr.. and Mrs.
William Marbury. Sc; Meta NJ. Dodge.
SO: Jessie G.. Thorn. $40: Charles H.
woodruff. sl4: John A. T. Hull. $40; S.
c. Nefier. $40: Mrs. n. o." IS; Miss Eva
q. Rosensteel. ss.75.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
MAJ. GEN. BELL TO VISIT
GEN. BARBER AT SEAGIRT
Eastern Commander to Discuss
Questions Affecting Goth Tactical
Army, Which Includes D. c.

CAMP EDGE. SEAGIRT. y. J., Au-
gust Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell.
commanding the Eastern department.
will be here tomorrow as the guest of
Brig. Gen. Charles w. Barber. the COM
manding officer of the 2sth Tactical
Army Division, which includes New
Jersey, Delaware. District of Columbia.
MARYLAND and Virginia Gen. Bell will
be accompanied by Maj E. E. Booth. his
chief of staff, and Mrs. Bell and Mrs.
Booth will be included In the visiting
Gen. Bell comes here primarily for
discussion of questions of organization
and maintenance of a state force to
take the place of the National Guard
that passed out of existence at mid
night tonight. He will probably re-
view the New Jersey troops instead Of
Gen. Barber, as had been previously an
nounced. Maj. Carson V. Mason of the
Cd Virginia Infantry today assumed the
duties of acting adjutant on Brig. Cen
BARRIERS provisional staff at the 18th
Army Division headquarters.
Governors Island has asked Gen. Bar
Der to make recommendations of four
men to precede the division troops to
Admission, Ala. to prepare the camp for
the coming of the troops. Requests for
tho designated six men to attend spe-
ctal,instructions at Fort Sill. Okla, also
were received. Men from all over the
division will be selected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
WANTS MORE LAWN PARTIES.
Miss Mathews Thinks Them Best
Red Cross Moneymakers.

That young girls who live In various
parts of the city can find no better OPP
portunity of raising funds for the work
of the Red Cross than by giving lawn
parties in their neighborhoods, to
which the public will be invited. was
asserted by Miss Resale Mathews, who
announced today that recent party
given by her and five girl friends had
Melted $50.
Miss Mathews is a daughter of Mrs.
Margaret Mathews of 300 18th street
southeast, and when the lawn party
was first suggested she was Joined by
her sister. Miss Beatrice Mathews, and
Misses Mildred Johnson. Margaret Nor
ris. Celestine Brennan and Mary Reese
They used the lawn OF the Mathews
home for the affair. and at the close
were overjoyed to find that they had
cleared $50 above expenses.
/, Now they are so pleased with the
venture that they are urging other
Young girls in various sections of the
city to perform a similar service for
the Red Cross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
Mass Meeting in Georgia
to Get Money for Purpose
Of Testing the Draft Law

by the Associated freSS.
ATLANTA. Ga, August MASS
meetings iH/opposition to the selective
draft law/were held in three different
parts of Georgia today. according to
reports received here tonight. All of
houses and at each appeals were said
to have been made for money with
which to swell the fund which is be-
ing raised. it was alleged. to use in
testing the constitutionality of the
CONSUMPTION act in the courts.
At meeting in Gainesville, in the ex-
treme northwestern part Of the state, res
olutions urging the passage Of the Hard
wick amendment to the draft act were
passed The resolutions, 1t was under
stood, urged that a drafted mans per-
mission must first be secured before he
can be sent to Europe in the National
Army"
Citizens in meeting at warrenton, in
ports received here, adopted resolu-
tions urging passage of the conscrip-
ton act amendment offered in Congress
by Representative Mason of Illinois
late today at Thomson, Ga. for a meet
ing next Saturday in McDuffie county
when. it was reported, delegates will
be named to attend a state central
meeting in opposition to the draft. 1t
was understood this meeting will be
held in Macon, probably in about ten
days. 1t was brought out at the meet
ing that funds were being placed at
the disposal of Thomas E. Watson, who
resides at Thomson. which would be
used to bring a test case into the
courts. under the conditions that the
funds be returned to the donators II
the test cases are not necessitated. The
principal speaker at Thomson was John
marshal. Mr.. Barnes. it was said, is
republican in national politics.