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The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03
AMERICAS ENTRANCE
INTO THE WORLD WAR

The Strategic Importance of
Fighting on Europeans Soil, as
Againstt the Policy CT Waiting
to be Attacked in America; in
Connection with the Justifica-
ton of the War, and the Pos
sibility of Such an Attack.
The Springfield herald., 1917-08-03

Fred Willis was here Wednes-
day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
CON M NIFTY GATHERS IN Ht-
NOR On REV. AND MRS.
z. h. PEDEkSEN

A farewell gathering was held
at the park Sunday afternoon in
honor OF Rev. and Mrs. 7. II, Pc
dersen, The festival was under
the auspices of the church,
"DanSk FolkeSamfund" and the
Young Peoples society, all three
of which Mr. and Mrs. Petersen
have been closely associated dur
ing their two year stay in Askov.
The band boys were present
and dispersed music at intervals.
Several Of our citizens spoke,
thanking the Pedersens for their
active participation in things for
the good and welfare of the COM
munity. Among other things,
one of the speakers, L. C. Peder-
sen said he hoped the real COM
munity spirit which is usually
manifest in new colonies, could
always be maintained in Askov.
AS a rule the first settlers in a
new Colony are usually not over
burdened with riches and there
is great willingness to coop
crate and help out one another.
AS the years pass by the settlers
get on their feet financially
speaking, and the real communi-
ty spirit is more or less forgotten.
Mr.. Petersen urged that we keep
it up in Askov and suggested
that we take the matter up for
discussion at some of our meet
ings.
Rev. Petersen and family will
commence on their journey west
ward Saturday, going first to
Hutchinson where Rev. Petersen
will deliver the sermon in the
Danish Church Sunday. From
there they will go to Iowa and
visit at different points, and al
so to Nebraska before they de-
part for Parlier, CAL, where Rev.
Petersen will be pastor of the
church.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
eraxil's Wealth In Iron Ore.

Brazil is said to have the largest
known deposits in the world of 20
per cent iron ore, practically free from
phosphorus. The state of Minas Ger
as alone is estimated to have 1,5OO,-
100000 to 100000 900 tons about 800
to 400 miles from the seacoast, and
bodies Of iron ore exist in other states
of Brazil, according to Percival Far
quhar in an address at a meeting of
the federal trade council. New Or
leans. Our eastern mills, says the En-.
cheering Record, whose expansion
should take new phase with our in
creasing export Of steel and steel
products, can use this ore to advan-
tage, as we'll as Europe, where it will
allow low-grade and high phosphorus
ores to be used by mixture.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
Cooperative Movement Grows.

The last International Cooperative
alliance congress, held In Glasgow,
Scotland, In 1914. was composed Of
"a national units, including something
like 10000 separate cooperative So
cieties, with total Of about 10000
600 members. II each member is con-
sidered to represent family of four.
the number Of persons directly affect
ed by the cooperative movement in
Europe when the war began was about
SOOO0.OOO, more than the entire popu-
lation Of the United States In 1900,
and the value Of the business done by
these societies was estimated to be
about $4,000, OOO. 0OO.-Ipndon Times.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
PARTRIDGE TOWN BOARD
PROCEEDINGS

Regular Town Board meeting,
August s. 1917.
The Board met in the town
hall. all members being present.
The minutes of proceedings of
last meeting were read and APP
proved.
A petition for a new cartway
to be laid out from the quarter
post between Sec. q and % was
received, and the date for hear
ing same was set for Sept. 4th
at 100 p. m. at the quarter post
between Sec. 81 and %.
Complaint being filed by par
ties who had rented the hall for
the evening of July 4th, setting
forth that the hall had been
rented for the purpose of hold
ing a dance, and that the dance
was proceeding in an orderly
manner, when several citizens in
terferred and tried to stop the
Observation-Disclosures, be it
hereby resolved, that the Board
wishes to express it's desire to
have the janitor rent the town
hall to any one or more persons
residing in the town for the pur-
pose of public and social gather
ings.
On motion seconded: That
Chairman Laage hire some one
to reshingle the town hall, mo-
ton carried.
The following bills were set
tied:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30

II, X. Huck ....,..,..,, l1,7l
The Clerk was instructed to
notify Fred Saastad to complete
the work OF clearing road be-
tween Sec. : and IL. at once,
On motion to adjourn. motion
carried.
II, Il. Buck, clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30
GAS MASK CONTRACT LET
Philadelphia Concern Will Make
t,074, 900 fer Governments.

Philadelphia, Aug. 3O.-A contract
for 1.014.o00 gas masks to equip the
army has been awarded to a manufac-
turing company of this city.
The contract calls for an expendi.
ture of 1892, 000
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30

Cancer successfully treated.
Come, or write for SO-page free
book, splendidly illustrated. DR..
Williams Sanatorium, 1923 Uni
versity Ave., Minneapolis.
6-7-17-1S-E. y.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30

Have you a business card?
Come in and let us show you
some samples.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30

The American Want Column is
the most popular in the county.
Why? Because it brings results.
Try it and be convinced.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-30

On motion seconded to adjourn
motion carried.
H. R. Buck, clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
DIVISION NO. |.

The following men have been exempt
ed by the exemption board in the first
division headquarters. at the Franklin
School:
Archie Alexander Farrell. PA Indiana
avenue, widowed mother dependent;
Raymond Franklin kendrick. SIT 4th
street. aged parents dependents; Je-
rome D. Sebastian. 343 Pennsylvania
avenue, student of divinity; Bernard
Addison Bickerton, SO K street. aged
parents; jeremiah Leo OConnor, GAL
Massa chusetts avenue. government en-
ploye: Jesse Lionel Merchant. 808 18th
street. employee in the navy yard;
George Shamas, 327 C street. alien; Jim
Tinelli. s. Myrtle street. northeast, wife
and child dependents; Walter Albert
Lambert. AS G street, employe in the
navy yard: Robert Oscar Hienitzsch,
GIG 18th street, alien, John Paul Ma
rino. 16 Myrtle street northeast. wife
and child dependents; Isaac Furman. 10
H street. wife and child dependents;
Mortimer Klinkowstein. Home apart
ments. government employee: Agostino
Collini. 925 New Jersey avenue. alien:
Gabrielle Fontana. sos North Capitol
street. wife and child dependents: Ra-
fael Diazde. Villegas. 933 I street. alien !;
Giuseppe Cristoldi, oil Sd street. wife
and child dependents; Paul Francis
Baranack. 35 H street. wife and child
dependents; Garrett Rixey Brown, AIS
4th street, officer of the District gov
eminent: Arthur Chipouras. 1902 K
street. alien; Thomas Nardi. 718 18th
street. alien; Athanasius Catrivanos.
636 l street, alien.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
DIVISION NO. S.

Additional men certified for service
in the National Army by the board of
the fifth division are:
William Henry Day. lis NJ street south
east; William Mark Richardson, Ava
10th street southeast; John H. NJ.
CLANCY, 1343 East Capitol street; Harry
w Brown. 745 7th street southeast;
Raymond E. Bryan, 1924 South Carolina
avenue southeast; Thomas F. Theodore.
703 G street southeast; James r. Price,
Ill B street southeast; John w. Ham
son, 217 18th street southeast; Alfred
Green, 335 18th street southeast; oliver
w. Evans, 407 d street southeast: Nor
man L. Nichols. 402 18th street south
southeast: Charles S. r. Wheatley, 653
East Capitol street; Bernard B. Barnes,
1910 X street southeast: Charles H.
Lomax. 1910 c street southeast.
Anthony Sesso. sos K street southeast;
Morgan B. Harvey, 1874 18th street south
east; John A. Kelly, 433 18th street south
east: Bernard A. Hayden, 124 D street
southeast; Charles Devaughn, 116 L street
southeast; Charles E. Chambers. 1928 B
street southeast; Samuel C. Wright, Is
4th street southeast; Albert Berry, 713
street southeast, Paul P. Foster, II 10th
street southeast: Lauden L. Langon, 42s
18th street southeast; James L. Reed, 13(
c street southeast. Lewis E. Connor, 414
18th street southeast: Edward A Boteler
446 Kentucky avenue southeast; J. H
Hinwood, jr.. 90S 18th street southeast
Benjamin F. Contee. 229 10th street
southeast; John 3. Ernshaw. 723 18th
street southeast; James S. Brent, 1871
Massachusetts, avenue southeast anG
George H. Hayes, 212 9th street south.
east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10

ton who was examined by the board
filed a claim of exemption, contending
he has a wife and child. He was poti-
fed to appear today with his wife and
child and also to present to the board
his marriage certificate and birth Ger
tif1cate of the child. This morning the
board received word from the man: Il
waive all exemption claims" He has
been certified for service.
Additional men certified 70 the DIS
trict board for service in the National
Army by sthe examining board of the
fourth division are:
Richard l.. Plummer, U. S. s. Isis.
Baltimore. Md; John Abraham, 925 "a
street southwest; William r. Bowie,
526 Sd street southwest; Emanuel b.
Hall. POS L street southwest.
Additional men discharged from mill
tary service by the board of the fourth
division and the reasons are: Walter
B. Johnson. 301 u 18th street southwest,
dependent wife and child: Albert r
Gercken, Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga,
in Quartermaster officers Reserve
Corps: Joseph G. Stephenson. jr., 304
18th street southwest. in Ordnance En-
listed Reserve Corps; Frank X j.
Fogarty. 91S Virginia avenue south,
west. District of Columbia field hospital
service; James Z. Walker, 334
street southwest, dependent wife and
children; Frank Himebright, S27 9th
street southwest. dependent wife and
children. and Thomas A. Flynn. 4O1 9th
street southwest, in military service OF
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
EXEMPTION BOARDS
MAY REOPEN CASES
To Look Into Validity Claims
"for Dependents" Al
ready Approved.
CLIMBING TOWARD QUOTA

Several OF the local boards are pre-
pairing to reopen cases of men whose
claims for exemption have been approved
with view to developing whether the
parents Of a dependent wife or the par
ents of the husband are able and willing
to support the wife during his service In
the Army. Investigations also are to be
! made of cases where employers have IN
dictated that they will pay the salaries Of
men called into the National Army.
Examination Of cases of several OF
the local boards shows that they have
been very strict in allowing claims for
dependents where the dependent was
wife. The provost marshal general
has sent broadcast to all boards in
structions to examine carefully into
the cases. Several Of the boards locally
the man was not entitled to exemption
when no evidence was submitted that
the wife was unable to support herself
with the aid Of the husbands Army pay.
pay.
The local boards have received the little
bronze buttons to be issued to men who
have been declared exempt from service.
At some of the board headquarters 1t was
pointed out today that the buttons issued
only to men declared exempt. discriminat-
ed against those men who have not been
called but who are ready for service.
The eleven local boards are fast
climbing toward the quota which the
District of Columbia Is required to fur
nish Compilation of figures furnished
today by the boards show that 757 men
have been accepted for service out Of
3119 called and 1886 examined. Out of
this number lob men were rejected
for physical disability and exempted
on various grounds. leaving ss1 cases
pending to be disposed of by the boards.
Progress Of the Examinations.
The following table shows the prog
ress of the examina lions up until noon
today:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
DIVISION NO. 7.

Examination Of the additional men was
completed yesterday afternoon by the
exemption board in the seventh division
at the Western High School. Thirty
two men were examined yesterday. of
which seven were passed physically and
did not claim exemption, twelve were
physically disqualified and thirteen
filed exemption claims. The exemption
claimants and their claims are as fol-
lows Morris Kraft, 1884 Wisconsin
avenue northwest, aged and infirm pa
rents; Lacey Lewis. 1920 Howard street
northwest, aged and infirm parents; An
drew Stewart. 2609 36th street north
west, wife and child; Rev. James NJ.
Jones, 1900 33d street northwest, min
lister: Pinkney c. Hatton. 1928 \ street
northwest. wife; James Madison Burns
3725 Jenifer street northwest. wife and
child: Charles Edward Mccarthy. 1925
34th street northwest, son of widow and
workman in navy yard; Earl Howard
Barnes. 1926 29th street northwest
wife and two children: George J. Burt
1896 o street northwest, widowed
mother wife and United States en-
ploye; Morris Needle. $500 Dumbarton
avenue. wife and child; George Stan
ton 1913 jefferson street northwest
wife; Arthur r. Lomax, 1924 32d street
northwest. wife and two children:
Charles V. Hilton. SIC LIST street north
west. wife and three children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10

to the men in question to the enec'
that they have been accepted Tor serv-
ice and to present themselves within
FIVE days. With the mailing of such no.
tice the delinquent registrant auto
matically becomes member OF tne
Army, and his continued failure TO ap-
pear will put him in the status OF de-
serter for which he may receive the
death penalty.
Local board for division No. 2. it was
announced today. has certified to the
District board eighteen persons who
have been called for military service
and who have failed to appear and SUD-
NIT to examination.
The names of twenty-three persons
who have not been exempted or dis
charged were certified to the board by
the local board for. division No.
while nine persons were certified as not
exempted or discharged by local boare
No. z.
Notices of claim of appeals from de-
cision of local boards have been re-
ceived by the District board from
George H. Brooks. 42s P street north.
west; Charles Cassard Schroth, 152i
Gales street northeast: Israel Reiskin
201O 18th street northwest. and jacob
Harry Wagner, 1904 Massachusett:
avenue northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
DIVISION NO. II.

Additional men discharged by the
board of the eleventh division, and me
reasons are: Robert c. kldweli. Joy
Raleigh street, dependent wife ana
children; Robert S. jackson, 442e Kane
place. dependent wife and children
Frederick l.. Mostyn. AIS Ord street
military service: Robert II. Lacey.
Bryan place, military service; sidney
Candy, 1926 Minnesota avenue. military
service; John Luther Moore, stanton
road. widowed mother; Aeapse I mo
que, alabama avenue, Garfield Heignts,
ID. c., dependent wife and children ;
Joseph l.. Turner. 1884 Vista street.
Navy Department; Eddie L. Jameson
three children to support; Albert KING,
l2431 Everett street, widowed motnel'
nue., widowed mother: Hermanus Z.
Aafjes. Good Hope road, dependent
wife: oliver w. Farinholt, 3341 Nichols
avenue. dependent wife; Charles r;
Kelly, 262S Myrtle avenue, wlao"eG
mother; Albert Dickerson. 1920
street dependent wife; Joseph w.
Dooley, 2242 Chester street, Dependent
wife and child; George F. Baxter. Ala-
bama avenue and Ango place, depend
ent wife.
Nicholas D. Baron. 2s4s Belair place
dependent wife and child: Charles w.
Humphrey. 2942 Vista street, depenueht
wife and children: Marcelius n. Proctor,
2601 Nichols avenue. dependent VIE anu
children, George H kldweH tehtidi "tc
nue. and Bladensburg road. dependent wife
and children: John G. Linthicum. Zeth
street and Bunker Hill road, depenoeIil
wife and child. Frank l.. Earnshaw, 1909
| Maple View place. dependent wife ana
children; Horace w. Spilman, 632 MI
| waukee street, dependent wife and chiid'
George Robinson, 2243 Trout street, de-
pendent wife and children: Walter r.
Patterson, 90 Elvens road, dependent wife
| and children; Anthony ]. Pressagno l94s
Naylor road. dependent wife and children
James A. Brooks, 10 Summers road, de-
pendent wife and children; Clarence Rob-
| inson, 1o2 Fenwick street. dependent wlft
and child: Robert L. Phelps. near 29tf
and Franklin streets. dependent wife anc
| children; John H. Sanford, 2le Brothers
place, dependent wife and child. Lev
Scott, 56th street near East Capitol street
| dependent wife and children: Raymond
| Conger, Bladensburg road, military serv-
| ice; James H. Ellis, 1927 22d street, de.
| pendent wife; Louis w. Hall, T street hill
| and Sheridan road, dependent wife; JOIN
w. Lockhart, 2227 Shannon place. depend
ent wife; Owen F. Gray. 1929 v street
| dependent wife and children; William j
| Neitzey, 1922 Morse street, widowed
! mother; Benton Bowie, 1910 Naylor road
| dependent wife and children; Julian 2
Green, Pill 14th street, dependent wife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
DIVISION NO. 2.

Division No. 2. headquarters Dunbar
High School, will devote a large part
of tomorrow to the denomination of
men who failed on the first physical
examination. The board also will ex-
anime tomorrow all men who were
certified to it for examination by boards
in other districts outside of Washing
ton.
James Russell Larcomb. S19 NJ street
northwest, whose name was yesterday
certified to the District board for serv-
ice as one who did not appear for ex-
animation, it was learned by the board
today is at Balboa. Panama. A notice
for him to appear. it was said at the
boards headquarters, has not had time
to reach him.
His mother reported to the board to-
day that the young man was ready and
willing to serve, and that he did not
propose to claim an exemption.
The following claims for exemption to-
day were rejected by division No. .:
Mihran Nakkashean. 11O4 9th street
northwest widowed mother: ruled. can
provide support on army pay. Robert
Livingston Mckeever 1925 l. street north
west. wife; ruled. no evidence to show
that wife could not be supported with aid
Of husbands army pay. Herbert Hetterly
1923 Sth street northwest. wife and three
children; ruled, can provide as much sup.
port on army pay as does now. James
Randolph Washington. 1916 10th stree,
northwest. wife; ruled. no evidence tina,
wife cannot support SELF with aid of army
pay Samuel f. Yeager. 1416 18th stree,
northwest, widowed mother; ruled. car
give more support on army pay. Frank
A Umholtz. 12oS1 n street northwest
wife United States employe.
The following claim for exemption
was approved by board No. 2: Robert
L. Karmel. 1922 9Th street northwest
Iswife and child under twelve years
The. following exemption claims
granted by division No. 2 are to be APP
pealed before the District board by A
Leftwich Sinclair. counsel Of the board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Totals. .3.11s 1886 757 1.o13 So
Draft officials Have Easy Day.

This was a comparatively uneventful
day in the work of the draft forces at
the District building. 1t afforded some
of the officials a chance to relax their
overtaxed nerves.
After a brief session. at which meth
DDS of procedure and other matters
were considered. the District board Of
appeals adjourned shortly before noon
today until 1920 o'clock Monday. No
cases were passed on today.
1t is the belief of the draft officials
that the several boards will have OBJ
tanned their necessary quotas before
the end of next week. Slackers who
have failed to obey the summons to
appear for examination may be court
martialed and treated as deserters If
they continue to resist the orders of
the authorities.
The names of those who fail to APP
pear for examination will be trans
mitted by the local boards to the board
of appeals, and by that board to the
adjutant general, who will issue notices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
DIVISION NO 4.

The examining board of the fourth
division today sent out notices to 100
additional young men to report for ex-
animation. Fifty are to report Wednes-
day and the others Thursday. The
names have already been published in
The Star.
John Abraham of 925 AZ street
southwest. who is a Syrian. did not
claim exemption when he was ex-
amined by this board. He said he was
ready to go to war for the United
States and that he is willing to go to-
morrow if necessary. His name was
sent in by the board for service in the
National Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Contributions Announced.

Contributions to the Red Cross wal
relief fund announced today are Miss
Alexandrine Fitch. $50; Miss Emily B
Mitchell SO: Charles Brooks, So A. i,
Callan. 81: Mrs. /. NJ. Galloway. So
Mrs Floyd waggaman. S.; Bertha &
Richter. 81: lawn fete held by Mary
Mccain, Fay Snead and Marion Brown
s. go: D. n Walford. $40; Street
Christian Sunday school. s2.75: Miss
Mary A Davis, 81; anonymous. 81. %
Mrs E. c. Rogers. So; Evelyn NJ. Hodge
So: Employees Byron S. Adams, $40
William J. Eynon. SIS; three little girls
CHelen, Ruth and Mary Elizabeth WesD
earned selling caramels. SIS; Miss Kath-
crime Carter. IS; Mrs. Eleanor Johnston
80 cents: r. T, Underwood. 81: E. O
Clasuit, 81: Grace Reformed Sunday
school. Sl3.16.
Red Cross dividends of various cor
porations transmitted by the following
Mrs Henrietta King Richards, $40
Or Harry c. Caldwell $25: Mrs. Caro-
line Story. $50: Edwin G. kimbalI
$3.50; Bessie b. Gibson, $3.50; John F
Williams. So: John \. Nashe. 81: Lucy
A. Cunningham. $3.50; Frank X. Pat
terson, 81; William NJ. Hopes, s225
Mrs. Mary Knill. $40: Henrietta Bonsal
SO: Mary Addison, s3.55; Elizabeth Ad-
olson, 81: Miss Jennie c. Mcdonald
s625: Helen L. Webster. 1925; Luciar
r. Howry S14.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10

according to an announcement today:
Robert L. Karmel. 1922 9Th street; Mil
ton Harrison Diamond, 425 M street;
Jack Shansler. 1919 Sth street north
west; William B. Gaines, 18th and .
streets; William Earle Seayer. 1866
Kenyon street northwest: Walter =.
Van Norman. 933 N street northwest;
John Spencer Cox, 212 @ street north
west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
pELGIAN sMUGGLERs CAUGHT
Accused of Operating Underground
Route to Germany.

NEW YORK. August 1o.-Six men,
bers of a Belgian relief ship crew were
arrested here today with three other
men on charges of smuggling rubbef
and platinum into Germany by way OF
Holland and Belgium.
Az Of the prisoners are said to be Bel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
DIVISION NO. 6.

Today was an off day for board No. 6,
of which Daniel Garages is chairman.
which has its headquarters at the Dis
trict building. This board will start
Monday on the examination of the third
quota of men it has summoned.