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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-23
LOYALTY SPREADING

The Minnesota Commission Of
Public Safety during the last
week has received most encour-
aging reports from almost every
section of the State.
The spirit of disloyalty, or at
least semi-disloyalty, which
seemed to find voice at the wide
ly advertised meeting in New
Ulm several weeks ago, has crys-
tallized and brought to the sur
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-23
ASK0v PEOPLE ENJOY TRIP
TO WEST DENMARK, Wis.
Cordial Welcome is Given the Band Bows and
Citizens at all Stops---N Autos in Parade
West Denmark People are
Good Hosts.

tism in him could not help but
feel the effect. Mr.. Duxbury
then gave a very good address on
patriotism, which time and space
will not permit us to publish.
Then the journey went on and
we were taken over the st. Croix
River about q miles from Mark
vile, by ferry-two autos at a
time. This required about an
hours time. The business men
of Markville are to be thanked
for having arranged this free
of charge to us. From the ferry
on to Webster we encountered
the worst roads on our trip. very
hilly, but we, however, got there
and went on to Frederic, which
was our next stop. The streets
of Frederic were lined with
people awaiting our arrival, al
tho two or three hours behind
scheduled time. DR.. Arveson
had spread the news that we
were coming and made arrange
ments for our welcome. The.
band played several selections
after which we were all treated
to ice cream or soft drinks at the
four different ice cream parlors.
Guess when the business men of
Frederic paid their ice cream
bills it looked more like there
were $50 people in our crowd
than 125 as we hear that many
were served twice and we have
it directly from Holger Mosbmk
that he ate three dishes of ice
cream all in a run. Of course
Holger blowed hard and was de-
serving. AS we had fallen con-
siderable behind scheduled time
we were in no hurry getting
away from Frederic, spending
over an hour at that place.
From here the journey went
on to the next station, Luck, and
then to our destination, West
Denmark. 1t was a tired and
wearied looking bunch--and not
to forget hungry. If everyone
ate as much as did the writer
the people of West Denmark
must have thought that we had
not had anything to eat for q
couple Of days.
After a good square meal and
a little rest the band gave an
evening concert on the picnic
grounds. This was attended by
many hundred people who came
from far and near. The boys
were given hearty applause and
the people of West Denmark ap-
peared to enjoy the music. Rev.
Ravn bade us welcome and ex-
pressed the desire that such
gatherings between the people
of Askov and West Denmark,
which are sister colonies, be held
occasionally. They are of much
greater benefit and usefulness
than just merely good time"
L. c. Petersen of Askov also
gave a good talk. A few songs
were also sung by the whole
gathering. After the evenings
entertainment all departed for
different homes where they
were guests.
Sunday morning services were
conducted in the church by Rev.
Ravn. which was attended BY Z
large congregation ana after the
services dinner was served to the
whole assemblage in the base
ment of the assembly hall.
In the afternoon the hand
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-23

The automobile trip to Luck,
Wis, or rather West Denmark
as the place is called where the
Danish church, parsonage, as
sembly hall and school are To-
Gated, was a most enjoyable one.
West Denmark was the name of
the post office at that place
long before the railroad ever
came thru and when that came
the station was placed about two
miles from West Denmark. That
station was called Luck and the
post office at West Denmark was
layed down and moved to Luck.
Whenever reference is made to
the community which surrounds
that Danish church the name of
West Denmark is always used.
The members of the church and
the old settlers there wish to
have the name kept up.
The Askov Band of 81 pieces,
only one member remaining at
home, and a large number of
citizens. filing altogether "a au-
tomobiles started out from here
Saturday morning at 5:45. At
Z o'clock we arrived at DuxburF
where a good, hot cup of coffee
awaited us. No small credit is
due Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman and
their neighbors for serving re-
freshments to SO large a gather
ing. They must have gotten up
before sunrise to prepare it.
Each of the band boys was also
decorated with boquet of flow
ers. Til. band boys played s "
eral selections and short talks
were given by Banker Pedersen
of Askov, S. Petersen, business
manager of the Askov American
and F. r. Duxbury of Pine City,
director of the Pine County Pub
lie Safety Commission. In be-
half Of the Progressive Farmers
Club of the town of Wilma Leon
Coleman bade the crowd well
come and thanked the band boys
for their music. Here we had
the only rain on the trip, but
it was only small shower which
lasted about ten minutes, enough
to settle the dust on the trip to
Markville.
Then the whistle blew and we
were on our way to Markville,
where we arrived on scheduled
time at 8 o'clock. In less time
than it takes to tell the band
boys had formed a circle and
were ripping off some good
marches. The day we were in
Markville had been arranged as
a gala day or patriotic day, the
main event being the raising of
their big flag. M. J. Scoville,
cashier Of the Markville State
Bank, acted as chairman and bid
us all welcome after which he
introduced S. Petersen, who
thanked the people of Markville
for extending an invitation to us
to make a stop at their town.
Col. M. E. Crowther, a veteran
of the Civil War, who lives near
Markville, gave a short talk and
urged the young men of our
country to do our duty. The
band played Star Spangled Ban
ner during the raising of the
flag and this was a scene which
will live long in the memory of
those who were present. The
men stood with uncovered heads
and watched Old Glory go to the
top where it waved 50 prettily.
Anyone with a speck Of patrio-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-23
NEWS AMONG
SCAND|NAV|ANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North

Mr.. and Mrs. Chr. Nielsen,
1910 N. Fairfield avenue, Chicago,
we'll known Danes in the Windy
City, celebrated their silver we'd
ding last week.
One of the early Swedish pio-
neers in Smolan, Kansas, ,Olof H.
Johnson, died last week. He was
born near Kalmar, Sweden, in
1888 and arrived in this country
80 years later.
The Norwegian-Danish Press
Association, which is much more
Norwegian than Danish, will
hold it's annual meeting in Fer
gus Falls, Mimi, on September
9TH and 9th. A good program is
being prepared.
Laurits Jensen Hogdal, vet
eran of the Dano-German war in
1864, died at Elba, Neb., a couple
of weeks ago. He was 70 years
old. Two of his grandsons en-
listed this spring in the United
States army.
Alexander J. Johnson, editor
of the newspaper, "Svenska
Kuriren,' in Chicago, has been
appointed member of the city's
civil service commission. The
office as chairman of the COM
mission was offered him, but he
declined.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl G. O. Han
sen, in Minneapolis, have cele-
brated their silver wedding,
q which occasioned a successful
surprise party. Mr.. Hansen has
for number of years been one
of the editors of the Norwegian
newspaper, Minneapolis Tiden-
de-
The Danish Lutheran Bethania
church in Racine, Wis, which
was destroyed by fire on January
Z, this year, is being restored
and will be dedicated some time
in October. The basement has
been so far rebuilt that services
are now being held there. An
organ, costing $500, will be in
stalled by the Young Peoples
Society.
A fine of 5000 and 80 days i'm
prisonment was the sentence
meted out to a careless Swede,
Nels E. Olson in East Providence,
r. l., for driving an automobile
while intoxicated. Some papers
find the punishment too stern
inasmuch as Olson had injured
no one during his trip, but the
general opinion is that only Sc
we're punishment will put a stop
to reckless joy riding.
Diamond weddings are rare,
so when Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. An
derson in Lamont, Iowa, the
other day had been married 60
years, a great number of friends
helped them celebrate. Both of
them came from Stavanger, Nor
way, and have been in this coun-
try more than 60 years. They
are members of the Mormon
church and widely respected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson were
married in Lisbon, Ill.,, in Aug
ust, 1857.
A very durable Dane, Chris
tian Christensen, intends to give
some interesting exhibitions in
Chicago on Sunday, Aug. 26th.
Within one hour he will ride one
mile on bicycle, run one mile,
walk one mile, row boat one
mile, and swim one mile. 1t is
easy enough to believe his press
agent when he states that no
other sportsman in the world
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-23

Anoka's reply to New Ulm,
given at a rousing meeting Sun
day, August 5th, has proved to
have been the first of a long Sc
ries of meetings which are TAX
ing place in almost every section
of Minnesota.
The district meeting at Morris,
Sunday the 10Th, preceded by
the monster rally in Minneapo-
lis, Thursday, the 18th, are only
two of at least score of meet
ings either held, or arranged to
be held, in the very near future.
At these meetings people by the
thousands are demonstrating
their appreciation of what it
means to be citizen of free
country. They show by their ac-
tions that they realize the bene-
fits flowing from free govern
ment carry with them burdens
to maintain and preserve such a
government in this time of peril.
The thousands of the young
manhood of Minnesota who will
soon be under arms as heroes, to
preserve the liberties inherited
from patriotic heroes of former
days, need have no anxiety con-
cerning the support that will be
accorded them by their home
state.
1t has daily become more ma
nifest that a skilfully devised
and energetically prosecuted pro-
paganda to deceive the people
of Minnesota into position
which would make the State a
drag on the governments acti-
vities instead of a help, has
proved abortive.
Among the false statements
circulated by half informed and
less than half patriotic speak
ers at some of the meetings,
which had the tendency of Civ
ing aid and comfort to the ene-
my, has been an enormously ex-
aggerated account Of the dangers
our boys would face in France.
The New York Times recently
refuted that false statement so
effectually that now it is only
repeated by irresponsible men
who care little about the truth
Of their statements.
Statistics show that the ratio
of those who escaped any harm
in the present war is probably
larger than ever ' before. Ger
tainly it is larger than it was in
our Civil War or in the Napoleo-
mic wars. The comparative fig
ures are recently given in full by
the French Commissioner, who
was able to demonstrate that the
armies of today lose fewer men
in proportion to their sizes than
was formerly the case. Also he
shows that as the war progresses
the lives lost are speedily grow
ing smaller. This information is
easily available to anybody
searching for the truth.
In the first six months of 1917
the French lost in killed and
wounded, only one and five
tenths percent of their forces in
the field and the new sanitation
protects the soldier almost en-
tirely from perils more to be
dreaded than bullets and shells.
The motives for the sort of
scare" made by the pro-German
propaesndist originate in the
hope of delaying or minimizing
Americas preparedness to be an
effective addition to the ene-
mics Of Germany.
The pro-German and conscien-
tious objectors. parrot-like, re-
peat the statements in order
that their arguments may be
echoed and supported by cow
ards and slackers of all kinds.
w. C. HANDY,
Publicity Manager.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-23

can be compared to Christensen
in such a display of versatile
abilities.
On October 2, next, Swedish
singing societies throuout the
United States will celebrate the
centennial of the poet, Gunnar
Wennerberg, whose numerous
songs have a fixed place on every
singing program among Swedes
in their old homeland as we'll as
in this country. Wennerberg
festivities are already beginning
to take place in Sweden, and just
now committees in a large num-
ber of settlements in America
are preparing elaborate pro-
grams for the occasion.
liver Tollefson, Norwegian
who had been member of the
Minneapolis police force for %
years, died last week following
an operation. Tollefson had for
the past % years been a sergeant
and stationed in the municipal
court. He was only Ga years old
and was widely known among
the many Norwegians of the Mill
City.-Einer Ruud, who came to
Story City, Iowa, from Christia-
MIA a little less than a year ago,
died Tuesday of last week after
an operation for appendicitis.
He was % years old and had no
relatives in this country.
The Danish Lutheran congre-
cations in Omaha, Nebr., and
Council Bluffs, Iowa, are pre-
pairing a joint Reformation cele-
bration, which will take place
on October 14th in commemora-
ton of the quadrecentennial of
Martin Luther's declaration of
independence of the Roman
Catholic church. The celebra-
tion will take place in a Swedish
church as no Danish edifice in
the two cities is large enough
for the occasion. A number of
clergymen from various sections
of the country will preach.
The Swedish Chamber of Com
merce in New York has received
10000 kronor from the Swedish
government in appreciation of
valuable work the chamber has
performed for a number of years.
Only one condition is attached
to the state grant, and that is
that the institution must submit
a report of it's activities as we'll
as of it's economic status at the
end of the year. This is the first
instance in which foreign
chamber of commerce in this
country has been thus recognized
by it's home government.
The Peoples Council for De-
mocracy and Peace is just now
carrying on strenuous cam
paign for new members in vari-
Gus parts Of the country. In this
connection a meeting was held at
Ada, Mimi, last week where.
about $500 people were present.
Norman county, where Ada is
situated, is said to be the most
pronouncedly Norwegian County
in the state. and the great ma
jority of those who attended
were Norwegians. A local dis
trict was organized, and it is sig
nificant to note that all of the
officers elected were either Nor
wegians or of Norwegian des-
cent.
Latest news from Berlin is to
the effect that Scandinavia will
not be the next post of Count
Johann v. Bernstorff who has
been mentioned as possible Ger
man ambassador to either Copen-
hagen or Stockholm. The Kaiser
has sent him to Constantinopel
where he, to some extent, will be
out of harms way.-According
fO Danish noucnanorc p A AL
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-23
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Evening star., 1917-09-07
SECOND "LUMBERJACK'
REGIMENT TO BE FORMED
To Go to France to Get Out Timber
for Use of Allied
Armies.

The formation of q second forestry
regiment OF ten battalions of lumber
men and woods workers, to. go 10
France and get out timber fo:- the use
OF the American. French and British
armies, has been authorized bv the
War Department.
Two battalions are TO be raised a.
once, with The active aid of the forest
service, and the remaining eight hat
;allons Will be organized in the near
future- Nine service battalione. made
up of laJoreTs, white and colored. TO
assist the Forest Regiment also have
been authorized ard two batta!iors will
he formed al once
The department has decided TO com
MISSION Immediately enough officers for
all battaIions authorized Those nor
needed now Will be placed on the re-
serve to be called as the units are
formed. Fifty per cent Of the officers
viii be sawmill ard logging operators
- per cent will be technical foresters
and - per cent will be men with mill.
AIRY training. Many graduates of the
nnSinecr camps have been selected for
lie new units. The minimum age limit
u commissioned officers has been set
t thirty-one.
The first regiment of voodsmen
mum bering about 200 men, and desic
mated as tn" l0tn Engineers iforesD is
training now at American University
here.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
When Will End Come?

When will the end come? 1t can
come only when the enemy under
stands. when he sees the evil he has
caused. and regrets it, when he is
ashamed. The change must not be
merely one on paper, one in the laws of
his country. but one in his mind. Some
favorable signs are already visible
they do not consist in the word peace
being repeated. as it is. here or there
but in incipient confessions. A Ger
man general. a member of the sup
Elementary general staff stated the
other day. we are told. that the story
of the French preparing to invade Bel
gium was pure invention and that to
our great damage We had in fact mob
ilized toward the regular frontier
Only a few days ago we had from the
lips of the new German secretary of
ste te the declaration that "a policy
based on might alone and not on right
is doomed to failure from the begin
ming. \ good reading of history this
and 4 good sign, Sir Edward Goschen
had heard different words three years
ago"
Evening star., 1917-09-07

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Evening star., 1917-09-07
NEEDS S225,0OO,0OO FOR
TORPEDO BOAT BUILDING

Secretary Daniels has asked Congress
Tor $225.000,o00 to acquire and provide
facilities for the expeditiouS construc-
tlon of additional torpedo boat destroy
ers for the present fiscal year. the ships
to cost in all not exceeding $3.50 900 900
He asked that the legislation empower
the President to acquire or provide
facilities additional to those now exist
ing for the construction of these craft
their hul1s. machinery and appurte-
nances. including the immediate taking
over for the United States of the pos
session and title to all lands and i'm
provements that he may deem neces-
sary for the purpose. The property so
Communicated would be compensated
for by the government.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
ARE FOR FAVORABLE REPORT.
Majority of Subcommittee Find
Against Reichmann Charges

Two Of t." thee members of the
subc"mmitten - "siiira~v affairs en-
gagged IN investigating charges against
:ol. Relchrlan lomirated 10 be a
,rigadier general. WI, report favor
,bly on mis- confirmation. it is said.
They are senators Fletcher and Weeks.
Seua.or Myers. the other subcommit-
'eeman, is said 20 believe that the
charges OF Mrs. Jane Anderson Of VIC
toria, e c.. re sar6ing the officers pro-
German expressions nave heen sustain
ID. The report is TO be submitted next
week 20 tie full comnitte, where there
will be fight against its acceptance.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Great Change Wrought.

"A great change had been. wrought
which Will go on increasing as the
consequences of events continue 10 de-
velop. for on that 9th of September
had been born fearless honest man
in whom every noble thought awak-
ened enthusiasm. fit friend for a
Washington. a man who knew the
value of a pledge and who. from the
day he was able to think. pledged his
life to the service of liberty.
"On the sacredness of pledge
mainly rests the whole fabric of civili-
zation. Let that disappear and we go
back to barbarism and the rule OF sheer
force. What allows us to live other
wise than like wild animals is that In
ward feeling which early allowed both
the stronger and the weaker to come
together and say Let US be friends"
and caused them to keep their word
There is scarcely a better test of the
progress of mankind toward happiness
and peaceful development than the de-
gree of observance of the pledged
word
when the nation of the man whom
We honor today had come to the
had done thing uneXampled in the
annals of the world. We had fought
for a sentiment and an idea. debarring
ourselves in advance from any ma
terial advantage. refusing special privi-
leges which We're offered us in com
mercial treaty. for we wanted nothing
that America could not grant as well
to any other nation. the English in
cluded. Canada was offered us after
Yorktown. and we refused.
This was unexplained then and had
never been initiated since. 1t has been
now. In the same spirit, at the call of
the President this nation. whose heart
had been from the first with the de-
them and will continue until the world
is safe for democracy
Evening star., 1917-09-07
M0DERN-DAY HUN
WORSE THAN OLD
Ambassador Jusserand Says
War Can End Only When
Germany Is Ashamed.

NEW YORK. September 7.-Likening
the act of the United States in enter
ing the world war with the allies to
preserve human liberty and freedom
to that of France in coming to the aid
of this country in the revolution, jules
j. Jusserand. the ambassador from
France, spoke here last evening at Il
dinner of the France-America Society i'll
connection with the observance of the
one hundred and fortieth- anniversary
of the birth OF Lafayette.
The story of Lafayette's birth at an
old fortified manor. in Auvergne, few
weeks after his father. had been killed
charging Germans at the head of his
grenadiers. was related by the ambas-
Sador.
In the old world and in the new.
he said. the anniversary is now OBJ
served; from the early hours this
morning an American flag, replica of
the first one with the thirteen stars.
given by the city Of independence,
Philadelphia. has been waving on the
belfry OF the Hotel de Vile. in Paris.
and we convene once more in great
New York at the call of a committee
of citizens and of France-Amerlca, JOIN
ing in thought the villagers OF long
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13
Mrs. Roy Nelson Dies

Every home in the Community
vas s.dienei Sunday mornIa@
..#~n :, uu> learned that Mrs Roy
Nelson had passed away at her
home lear tins city. after an illness
of several weeks Duration suffering
with a complication oi diseases Al
though She VAS considered 10 he
in 4 dangerous condition her delth
came a. a shockto every one. About
three clock Sunday morning her
husband was awakened by her
hecyy breathing and at once gealIZ-
ed the end was near but before he
could summon aid she hal peace .
fully passed away.
Ruth Anna Hswkins was born in
Shelby county Missouri, May l6.
1889. AT the age of about ten years
she came with her parents to
Mouroe Git, and since that time
has lived IL and u"ar this city. GA
December 81. 1896 she was united
III marriage to Roy { MrI-oa B.
sides the hu hlli she leaves tw,
children. EHza0eh Rae, age nine
years and Roy Jr. age six years, hel
father Oscar huw kins Of this city
aid three sisters. Mrs. Elmo Jack
son Of near this city, Mrs Maraaret
Wood Of Carstairs, Alberta Canada
and Miss Louis HnekiuS of this city
A large concourSa of friends sat
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

hered at the First Baptist Church
Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock to
pay their last tribute of respect to
one who will not only be missed in
the home but in the entire com
mInlly Rev sam P GUtt, assisted by
Rev. James Hampton, had charge
Of the services and paid many
honorei tributes TO the beautiful
character There is nothing sadder
than 10 witness the passing away
of 4 young mother who has so
much 10 live for and especially
when the mother is so devoted to
her little ones as this mother did
The floral offering was one of the
largest ever seen in this city. The
entire family have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community.