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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
|CENs0R|NG IS UP TO PRESS
OFFICIAL REGULATIONS MADE TO
GUIDE PAPERS.
Al News Of War Operations to Come
From Official Sources, Otherwise
Reports to Be Suppressed.

Washington, May o. Regulations
for the guidance OF the American press
In carrying out the voluntary censor.
ship the newspapers have imposed
upon themselves since the United
States entered the war have been Is.
sued by the Committee on Public In.
formation. Virtually all OF the matter
specified by the committee is danger.
GUS and liable to be of value to the
enemy is OF tho character which most
Of the newspapers of their own accord
scrupulously have eliminated from
their columns.
In making public regulations, copies
OF which have been mailed to every
daily paper in the country, George
Creel, chairman, announced that the
committee censorship function will be
subordinated to the task of giving the
people information.
To Keep People Informed.
"The one effort will be to open up
the business Of the government as far
as may be proper and possible, to the
inspection Of the people," he said.
Channels of Information will be
cleared Of dead wood, permitting a
freer and more continuous flow and In
every sane and prudent manner Of.
ficials Of the government will be in.
duced to give fullest recognition to
the truth that public support is large
ly o matter Of public understanding.
I'm order to prevent the use of our
press by the enemy 1t is necessary to
avoid the publication of news items or
articles which will interfere with our
plans Of campaign or render more easy
the work Of hostile spies. The sup.
preston of all news matter which ID
obviously likely to be OF direct utility
to the enemy is urged and expected. -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31

Washington. May 26.-Former Am,
oassador Penfield who has just re
turned from Austria Hungary stated
1t the White House that there is nc
starvation in that country but grea,
Teal OF deprivation. The morale of the
people in Austria-Hungary. he said. Is
,ood because the only information they
get Is given in the newspapers cen
sored by the government. The people
here, Mr.. Penfield said still believe
hat Germany and Austria are winnins
no war SO implicitly do they believ,
he censored news given them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
Rome JOYOUS Over Victories.

Rome. May 2S.-Rome is delirious
with JOY over success of her troops in
the nations greatest blow Of the war.
Special editions of the newspapers
which told Of 5000 prisoners taken in
the brilliant advance were issued just
as great crowds assembled in the
streets to celebrate the second ami.
versary of ltalv's entrance into the
war. They touched off popular dem
stration that surpassed anything of the
kind in Rome since7taiy 1rst cast hex
lot with the Allies. Crowds paraded
singing. shouting an1 cheering.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
AUSTRIAN TROOPS FORCED FROM
STRONG POSITIONS As KING
vicroR'S MEN STORM
AEiGhrA
SMASH AUSTRIAN LINES:
CAPTURE 1900 TEUT0NS
British Make Gains In Attacks on The
Southern End Of Arras Battlefield
and Repuise German Attack to
the North-Teutons pene-
trate French Line.

Smashing the Austrian lines on the
Carso plateau and North of Gorilla,
the Italians have made additional and
important gains besides capturing
more than 1900 prisoners and IL guns.
In an assault between Jamiano and
the coast the Italians carried . strong.
~ fortified hill southwest Of Medeaz.
"a, less than two miles north of Dunno
on the coast.
The capture Of .Medeazza would be
an important step toward the invest.
ment Of Dunno, q strong natural posi-.
ton. Ten guns and 812 Austrians were
taken.
Near PLAYA, Cadorna's men carried
by storm the heights at the head of
the Palliona valley. BY this they con-
nected their lines on Mount Cucco
with those on Hill 1863, both of which
were taken early in the recent fight
ing. Four hundred prisoners were cap
tured In this sector. Around Gorilla
there was heavy artillery firing. At
Castaguavizza, south of Gorilla, the
Italians were checked in an attempt
British Make Gains.
On the front in France there has
been q recrudescence Of infantry &C.
tivity but not on a large scale. The
British made gains in local attacks
northwest of st. Quentin and near
Fontaine-lez-Croisilles, on the southern
end Of the Arras battlefield and re-
pulsed a German attack east Of Loos,
north Of Arras.
French Succeed in Counter Attack.
On the Aisne and Champagne fronts
both the Germans and French have
been active. Around Teton in Cham
payne the German crown prince made
three attacks and succeeded in pene-
trating the French line. A counter at
tack by General Petains troops, how
ever, forced the Germans to retire
again to their own lines.
Two Spanish Steamers Sunk.
Two more Spanish steamers have
been sunk with the loss of probably
100 lives. The largest vessel was the
mail steamer c de Eizaguirre, of T..
800 tons and an official statement
reports only % Of her 40 passengers
and crew of 60 were landed. The
other steamer lost was the Begona of
$500 tons. The manner in which the
steamers were sunk has not been made
public.
French Aviators Wreak Havoc.
French aviators wreaked havoc III
side the enemy's lines. The official
statement says:
"Our pilots forced down four Ger
man airplanes. Our bombarding es-
cadrilles dropped $500 Kilograms OF
projectiles on military establishments
and works of the enemy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
LIST OF CASUALTIES
As RESULT OF TORNADOES

Paducah, KY, May 29.-Telephone
messages received here from Hickman,
KY, stated that reports from points
along the Mississippi river from TIP.
tonville, Tenn, to within two miles Of
Hickman. indicated that probably so
persons had lost their lives In q tor.
uado which swept the eastern bank Of
the river late Sunday.
Nation Suffers Most.
Chicago, May 20. More than $50
persons were killed, q thousand or
more injured. and millions of dollars
worth Of property destroyed by lorna.
does which swept through Kansas on
Friday, Illinois and Indiana on Satur-
day. and parts of Tennessee, Arkansas,
Kentucky and Southern Illinois Sun
day. Reports indicate that large
amount OF farm implements. needed to
produce the bumper crop desired this
year. was ruined. Crop damage Is said
to be not heavy In grains.
The heaviest toll Of life was taken
ut Nation. H.. city OF 10000 popu.
lation In the broom corn country of
SOuSAoa AiIAOAop WhCic Ut dIc huOWu
TO be dead and 500 injured with prop
cry loss of 100000.
80 Dead At Charleston.
Charleston. ILL.,, 10 miles east Of Mat
toon, was also partly wrecked with a
loss OF 80 lives and $50 injured. The
property loss there is a million dollars.
The next most serious loss was at
Andale. Kan, where rs were killed and
score injured. Dublin. KY, suffered
three dead and II injured.
South Dyersburg, Tenn. was report
ed to have lost two killed and Is in.
jured in tornado that swept Dyer
county Sunday. Near fayetteville.
Ark. nine persons were reported killed
and dozen hurt.
indiana In Storm Belt.
Reports from Indiana show at least
seven persons killed at Hebron. Kouts
and other places and the death list
may reach 20. More than 200 were In.
jured in the Indian territory swept by
the storm.
Smaller towns in Illinois lost dozen
dead with two score injured. while In
the southern point Of Illinois wind
storms killed half dozen and injured
n score
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
bR,T,sh PREMIER SAYS quo.
cEssEs AGAINST suBMARtNGo
NAVE RESULTED IN IMPROVE
MENT IN FOOD SITUATION.
% SUBMARINES TAKEN
OR DESTROYED IN WEEK
Americans Known TO Have Taken AZ.
tive Part In Work-Lloyd-Georoo
Says Germans are Doomed 70
disappointment - Merchant
Shipping Losses Decrease.

London, May 26.-"1he successes
against submarines have resulted In .
distinct improvement in our food ST.
uation." said Premier Lloyd George
In the house of commons.
The premier said more effective
blows had been dealt the submarines
during the last three weeks than In
any corresponding period of <he war.
Grateful to America.
The shipping losses for May. the
premier said. probably would show .
reduction from the April figures. In
speaking of the success Of anti-subma-
rine methods, he said:
I'VE owe q very considerable debt
Of gratitude to the great American
people for the effective assistance they
have rendered and the craft they have
placed at our disposal. Now that the
American nation is In the war, It 10
easier to make arrangements for the
protection Of our mercantile marine
than 1t was before.
Premier Confident.
"The submarine menace need cause
no fear that the war is going to bo
lost for that reason" he declared.
III It is true that the Germans are
depending mainly upon submarine
warfare for success, am able to say
they are doomed to disappointment"
Mr.. Lloyd George continued.
THE German submarine warfare 10
destined to be the greatest miscalcula.
ton in the whole series of miscalcula.
tons of that hated empire"
% U-Boats Sunk In Week.
Washington. May 26.-Information
has reached the Navy department that
more submarines are being run down.
captured and destroyed than ever be-
fore. Although the exact details can
not be divulged, it is known the Amer
lean destroyer flotilla has played an
active part in the work.
One report today said that during
the last week % German submarines
were captured or destroyed.
Reports from Admiral Sims indicate
there has been a marked improvement
In the anti.submarine system. Sub
marines are being both captured and
destroyed.
With the Navy department appar.
emily in possession of a valuable anti
submarine idea, it is anticipated here
that before long Germany's dream Of
an England crushed by U-boats will
be blasted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
TWO WOMEN SHOT AS SPIES
Struggled Letters 20 Friendo Not
Knowing Contents.

Geneva. May 2S--La Suisse has
printed details Of a case similar to
that Of Miss Edith Cavell. the Eng.
lish nurse, who was executed by the
Germans in Brussels in October, 1916.
The Germans. says the newspaper. re.
Gently arrested two women, Madame
Pfeister and her daughter. aged %. on
the Swiss.Alsatian frontier. They were
charged with acting as spies.
The women promptly admitted at
the trial that they had struggled let.
ters. without knowledge OF their con.
tents, from Alsatian families to rela.
tives In Switzerland. This was done
simply as friendly act and without
political or malicious purpose.
Both momen. says La Suisse. we're
shot at Mulhausen. The mother was
a Mortified witness OF the execution Of
her daughter before her turn came.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
JAPAN WITHDRAWS U. S. GOLD
Exports for 8 Months Total ST, Zoo, 900
-Experts Puzzled.

Washington, May 2S.-Out Of maze
Of war perplexities there has arisen
something akin to anxiety over the
tact that Japan Is withdrawing veri-
table tide OF gold from this country.
Her purposes are unclear.
Close to $l5.000.000 in gold has been
exported to Japan in the past four
weeks, $4,000. 900 since the start Of
he year and nearly $50, 00o, 900 in eight
months.
Financial experts say the situation
aas an economic answer. though they
are at loss to decipher it for the
moment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31

Copenhagen, May 28.--According to
the "Stargarder Zeitung" the local
preacher OF Tischendorf in SAKE Wei
mar. Germany, in sermon exhorted
his Pensioners to practice economy
IN regard to foodstuffs and quoted
the imperial dictum, I'VE must per
severe" urging the congregation to
act accordingly. The following night
the pastors house was robbed and &
dozen hams and a quantity of bacon
stolen. A plaeard was nailed to the
door inscribed, Eve shall now be able
% perseyere."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31

New York. May 25.-Filet OF shark,
gray fish. various forms of edible sea-
weeds and large array Of practically
unutilized American foods of the high.
est dietetic value are among the ex-
hibits in the food and health exhibit
ton just opened at the American Mu-
scum of Natural History. The exhib-
itions include sources Of food supply
and marketing and demonstrations in
cookery. with especial reference to
corn meal and its products. butter sub.
stitutes and other comestibles, with a
view OF their more general use.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
Polished Noses May Be Fad.

New York, May 26.-"Noses will be
worn highly polished this season.
Can't you just see this modish note in
the fall fashion journals? They have
taken all the rice in Paris for the food
supply. There's no rice powder there
and we who make practise of letting
the Parisians lead US by the noses in
matters l. mode will sec to it that
our noses shine with the best of them
Noses aren't the only feature in the
case to suffer from the powder peril
either. There is the whole face To
face the deprivation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
Told French Shoot Prisoners.

With the French Armies. May Go
(By MailD-One Of the imperative
military necessities" for the incredible
devastation and destruction being
wrought by the Germans along the
pathway Of their retreat in France is
to convince TIE German soldiers
themselves that if they desert or sur
render to the French they will be in
SANITY shot in reprisal. German SOL
Tiers now being taken prisoners by
he French along the entire front de-
,lare to their captors they realize
hey are going to be shot
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
Want Food Expectation. stopn.a

London, May 28.-A dispatch from
Copenhagen reports that Christiania
workmer had laid down their tools
and marched to the parliament build
Ing. where they presented a resolution
demanding prohibition of the exporta.
ton OF provisions and the seizure Of
all ships necessary to furnish food and
raw materials for the country. They
also demanded that no German shin.
be permitted to enter Norwegian ports
on the gound that they carry food
from the country. The demonstration
was strong enc.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
Earthquake Shocks California.

Los Angeles. May rs. - a severe
earthquake was experienced through.
out Southern California. In the town
Of Brawley the quake rocked a school.
where exercises were being held, so
sharply that a panic was narrowly
averted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
SLACKERS WOULD BE QUAKERS
Rush 80 Escape Draft to Cause Placing
Of Ban on Conversion.

Of Ban on Conversion.
New York, May 2S.-Slackers can't
be Quakers.
So great has been the rush OF con.
scriptable youths to the tenets Of the
Quaker faith, whose members are ex.
empted from csnscription by virtue Of
their religious opposition to war. that
the Society OF Friends has planned
to bar all converts of military age for
the period Of the war. James Wood.
presiding officer OF the New York
yearly meeting. will so recommend to
the society generally. Indications are
that the ban will DO put on throughout
the country.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31

Copenhagen, May 2S.-The textile
workers Of Crimnitzschau, Saxony.
have voted strike for IS per cent
increase on the grounds OF the in.
creased cost Of living. The strike az
fects 5000 employees, but there is dan.
ger Of it spreading throughout the
district.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
No Money Orders for Greece.

Washington. May 2S.-The postof,ice
department has suspended the issu-
,nce OF money orders for Greece and
he payment after June ! of orders
lrawn in that country.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-31
Sims to BE Made Vice Admiral.

Sims to Be Made Vice Admiral.
Washington, May 26. - Secretary
Daniels announced that the President
will send the name Of Admiral Sims
to the Senate for promotion to the
rank Of Vice Admiral. Sims is in
command of the American destroyers
of the U-boat zone.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-29
MAY court MARTIAL
this PATRIOTIC Lad

Arthur McDermott. son Of Mr.. and
and Mrs. Arthur McDermott. No .2o0z
West Fifth street. whose patriotic
zeal led him to misrepresent his age
10 gain enlistment IN the field artil-
lery OF the regular army last Tues
day. may be tried before a court
marital. II was learned today.
His parents have demanded that
the boy be sent back here. saying
that he Is only IL years Of age. but
Il was learned today that he has al
ready been sworn into the army and
has been sent TO Fort Slocum, n. Y.
Mr.. McDermott presented himsolf
again at the recruiting station today,
and said that he determined 10 get
the hoy back. asserting that had he
known OF his sons intention in The
first place. he would possibly have
given his consent to the lads enlist
ment.
When told that Il he should swear
tha. his son is under age. after IN,
boy has already stated his age to bl
eighteen years he Young fan Nigh
be court martialed for misrepresenta
ton NIr McDerno-t said that h'
would not change his mind ana tha
his son would have 10 take hi
medicine.-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-29
Will Register on July II
For "Wet" and Dry Election

der the law will be the third Satur-
day in July CJuly 21). instead OF the
first Saturday (July y as previously
announced. The report that the first
registration day would be July z came
from the Levy Court when that body
was considering an item OF $4,000 in
the new budget TO meet the expenses
OF the election. At that time the
members Of the court. wlto, while
they have nothing TO do with the
details OF the election have to pay
the bills had been informed that the
special Department OF Elections TO be
appointed by the governor TO conduct
the election in Wilmington. would be
required 10 have the registration books
printed. I'm addition to appointing the
registration officers and attending 10
other details relative to the registra-
ton. As Governor Townsend had not
then appointed the Special Election
Department. doubt was expressed
whether or not in a short time the new
department could possibly have the
books printed by Saturday OF next
week. the supposed registration day,
II now develops that al these sup
positions were wrong not only as 20
the first registration day but also as
as to the printing Of the books. Gov
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-29
paints WORD Picture
. OF BLEEDING EUROPE
C. w. Whitehair Tells Wo-
men Great Guns Never
Stop Roaring
SAFEGUARD MORALS
OF MEN, HE SAYS

The grim reality Of war was brought
close to the hearts of Nilmingtonians
last evening, when, during meeting
held in the interests of the Woman's
War Work Council OF the National
Young Women's Christian Association at
the home Of Mrs. 4. Coleman DUPONT,
No. sos Broome street, an address on "N.
NJ. G. 4. Work in the Wan was deliv-
cred by Charles W. Whitehair, secre-
tarv OF the War Work Council OF the
National Y. NJ. G. A.
Mr.. Whitehair who recently return
ed from the war zone, gave series
OF vivid word pictures of the now
bleeding nations of Europe In open
ing his address the speaker referred
to these days as "being days OF SER
ious thought, great sacrifice and trial
and as testing days" He yividly de-
scribed trench war fare speaking OF
the barbed wire entanglements. and
said some OF the trenches are thirty
feet deep and stretch for hundreds
OF miles along the frontiers He said
he has seen farm house after farm
house deserted, forests demolished
and fields OF little black aud white
crosses as far as eye could reach.
The great guns he said never stop
roaring and he described Europe as
zone great reeking bleeding hospi-
tai"
The men. he declared are rising 10
(Continued on Page Thlrteen)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-29
TO MAMIE
NEW EXEMPTION
BOARDSFOR CITY
Appointments Are To Be
Made By Districts Under
Regulations
NOT KNOWN WHEN FIRST
BOARDS were APPOINTED

It was learned today that Mayor
lanes F. Price viii appoint four new
draft exemption boards for VII
mington. under the selective army
law.
This will be done because II has
just been learned by Mayor Price. and
by some OF the men he appointed re-
Gently on tho draft exemption boards,
that members of the boards are re-
quired to be residents OF the district
IN which they will serve. The
boards we're not appointed originally
by the mayor with the idea OF COP
forming TO districts.
Because OF this requlrement-which
was not known by Mayor Price OF by
the men whom he appointed originally
until some time after they were ap.
pointed-the members OF the various
exemption boards have not assumed
ofiice, and some OF them do not ex
pect to.
When Governor Townsend called upoi
Mayor Price TO recommend the exemp
tion boards for Wilmington there wa
no intimation or direction from tn
government that the members Of tlt
boards were 10 be selected by districts
II is understood Mayor Price asked Gov
enor Townsend II il was necessary tina
the men for the boards should be namel
CONTINUED on Page Thirteen.)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-29
Wilson
Will Save BEER.
WHISKEYDOOMED
Bone Dry" Law Blow
Against Personal Liberty
is Argument
COUNTRY ALSO needs
REVENUE JUST NOW
By The United Press.


WASHINGTON, June 29.-President
Wilson is throwing his influence into the
senate fight TO save beer and wines.
Very much exercised at the conse-
quences Of jamming through at the pres
ent time drastic prohibition measure.
which would constitute, as he believes,
a blow against personal liberty in the
country, the President today is endeaY-
oring 70 force a compromise Of the Sen
ate dry amendment 80 that distilled
spirits alone will be stopped.
The position Of the President Is reli-
ably stated to be to-day:
That peremptory action by Congress
abruptly stopping manufacture Of all IN,
toxicants would create an attitude OF
uncertainty in business generally
situation which would not be in the best
interests of the country now.
At a time when the young men are
being called upon to make great sac
rlfces. a blow against their personal
liberty might result In a spirit Of an
tagonism which might seriously jeop-
ardize war work
In addition the question OF emer-
gency revenue enters into the prob
lem in an important capacity now.
As evidence OF the effect prohioi-
tion might have administration lead
ers point TO the strike OF metal work
ers at Bayonne. n. J., because tnes
were deprived of their beer.
The President conferred with Sena-
tor Phelan yesterday and talked 10
day with Senators Gerry and Martin
CONTINUED on Page Thirteen)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-29
Teacher slain, TWO
Others ASSAULTED;
Instructor Held

By the United Press
TACOMA, \. H., June 2s.-in
cottage on Lake Winnisquam, police
early today found Miss Alice Black
Richards. head teacher OF the school
for feebie-minded here. dead with her
throat cut and two other women con-
nected with the school IN a serious
condition from assault
Held at the police station at his
own request is Morris p. Bradford,
manual training teacher at the school.
He walked into the station and told
the sergeant he had better lock him
up and told him to call up DR.. Ben1a-
min Baker. superintendent OF the
school and find why.
DR.. Baker told the police Bradford
had Just told him to 90 TO the cot
tage on the lake.
The two girls told the police Brad
ford had asked them to the cottage
TO have supper with him. Their con
ditlon was such that they could not
tell what led up to the assault.
Bradford padded in a canoe two
miles to the police station 10 gFe him
self up.