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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
Askov

Mr.. and Mrs. Ball and Miss
Sarah Jensen arrived here Tues
day from Crystal Lake, via the
auto route for a visit at the
home of the ladies' parens, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Jensen.
Jens Hyldahl, Albert johnson
and Bernhart and Ehlert Nielsen
left last night for Minneapolis,
where they expect to enlist in
some branch of the military SER
vice at the Dunwoody Institute.
Peter Christensen has traded
his 100 acres southwest of town,
adjoining the j. August Nielsen,
to Anton Dietz for property in
the northern part of this state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen ex-
pect to move there shortly.
Mrs. w. f. Oxley and her two
children returned to their home
at Sioux City, Iowa, Monday, al
ter having spent nearly two
months here visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chr.
Hyldahl.
A Red Cross meeting is to be
held Saturday evening, Sept. 81,
at 8 p. m. in the assembly at
Askov, and is to be held there
so that the Busy Bees and the
Willing Workers and all from As
kov Branch may be present.
There will be one or more speak
ers from the county chapter, and
a good attendance is desired.
The Young Peoples Society
of Askov have decided to have a
community service flag here and
are raising money to pay the
expenses of such by popular SUBJ
scription. Anyone who wishes
to donate toward same may do
so by calling at the J. c. Jensen
Drug & Variety Store, where the
subscription list has been placed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19

Camp Grant, ILL.,,
Sept. Is, 1918
Askov American,
Askov, MINI.
Gentlemen:
! thought | would write and
let you know how | like army
life. It's great, believe me,
like it fine. They drill us pretty
hard but that makes no differ
ence, it's good life anyway. We
get up at 5:45 in the morning
and drill a little before break
fast. We get all the good stuff
we can eat. | have worked in
the. kitchen for two and a half
days; we sure get something to
eat then. Martin and | are to-
gether and sleep right next to
each other. We were put in
Uncle Sans clothes the second
day here. We don't expect to
stay here long; will go to anoth-
er camp or go across sea. | can
hardly wait till | get to France.
We will have to go thru another
examination. | think I will
close for this time for do not
feel good because we got shot
in the arm yesterday.
Yours truly.
Harry Mortensen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
Two Airmen Are Killed.

New York. Sept. 17.-Lieut. Charles
kinney. Jr, Of Covington, KY, and e.
II. Austin of Boston were killed when
an army airplane from the Mineola
aviation field crashed to earth in the
F1atbush section of BROOKLYN HIM.
dreds OF persons who. saw the ma
chine go dead as it was flying low
over trees and housetops witnessed
Its plunge into the backyard of a resi-.
dence. The airplane was demolished.
Doctors who were summoned founA
both occupants dead.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
FAIR PROFIT FOR RETAILER

War Industries Board Plans TO proteet
Public.
Washington. Sept. 1.-THE war in.
dustries board is about to determine
what Is a fair profit for the retailer.
Moved by the food of complaints On
pronteering, the board has under con.
sideration regulations to force the
stamping of wholesale prices on all
merchandise sold in the United States.
that the consumer may check the
blood money-makers individually.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19

American Forces on the Lorraine
Front, Sept. 17.-Aside from slightly
increasing artillery activity the day
has been largely devoted to patroling
by both sides.
The Germans seemingly are holding
the Hindenburg line, from which they
are sending out patrols. while the
americans and French encamped q
few miles on this side. continue to
feel out the line by the same method.
German infantry has been observed
consolidating positions at La Chaus-
see as If in preparation for counter
attack, but none so far has developed.
Near this point the enemy is occupy
ing shell holes.
The German artillery fire is limited
chiefly to guns of the r. and 105-mil-
limeter caliber, but many of the shells
are "duds"
The Germans also are active In con-
structing machine gun nests at va
rious points Of the line.
London, Sept. 17.-On the Macedon.
ian front the Allied troops have as
sumed the offensive. Reorganized
Serbian forces, aided by French units,
are attacking Bulgarian positions in
the mountains on the Serbo-Groek
border east of Monastir
Three important hill positions which
had withstood Allied efforts through
several years, already have fallen to
the Serbs and the French The heights
are Sokol, Dobro Pole and Teak Vet
renik. Sokol is 20 miles east of Mon
astir. The captured positions are
about midway between the Cerna and
Vardar rivers and command the up.
per course OF the Cerna after 1t makes
a wide curve southeast of Monastir.
Several hundred prisoners have been
taken in the advance. which continues.
French and British Advance.
Meanwhile the French and British
troops on the main battlefront In
France continue their progress.
Between the Disc and the Aisne the
French are pressing on. North of the
Aisne they have taken the town of
Vailly and nearer the Chemin des
Danes have stormed Mount des
Singes, an important hill position.
Astride the Scarpe the British have
pushed forward new posts, while along
the Ypres- Cominos canal, southeast at
Ypres. they have advanced on front
Of two miles. West of Cambrai and
around st. Quentin the activity has
died down after the British capture
Of Maissemy.
Y. S. Planes and Guns Busy.
The aerial and artillery arms have
been active on the new American
front southwest Of Metz The enemy
guns have been hammering the Ameri.
can lines, but no infantry attacks have
developed. Allied aviators have bonn.
barded railroad centers and other mill
tary targets in the Metz area. while
enemy airmen have bombed some
places within the American lines. in.
GLIDING ST. Mihiel
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19

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, 1918-09-19
Frepare to Storm Defenses Sur
rounding Metz as Germans
Take Stand on New Line.
j, S. FLYERS RAKE FOE.
Bu'qarians Attacked on Macedonian
front by French and serbs-erit-
ish Draw Nearer to st. Quentin
Foe Retreats in Flanders.

With the American Army In the
vosses, Sept. 17.-Artillery activ-
ity of an intensity to suggest .
possible attack or an expected at
tack. occurred In the Vosges. Il
was accompanied by an extraordi-
nary amount Of signalling. Enemy
aIrplanes were unusually active, 10
flew over st. Die and 20 over
Gerardmer.
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LETTER FROM HARRY DAMN
Camp Dix, N. j.,
Sept. 7. 1918.
Askov American,
AcLo,y Mimi

1
| Askov, MINI.
Gentlemen
First of all wish to inform
you that l have now changed my
| address to Camp Dix, New Jer-
sey. And if you would, | would
like very much to have you
change my paper to Camp Dix.
The Askov American is very in
teresting for a lonesome soldier
when he has got a little time to
himself and can sit down and
read a few minutes.
| must tell you little about
our trip from Cody. We passed
thru thirteen states coming from
Cody to Camp Dix. We came
thru part of New Mexico and
southern part of Texas along the
Mexican border, southern part
of Louisiana into New Orleans
We stopped there about three
hours. Then from there into
Meridian, Miss. We stopped there
about one hour for breakfast.
From there into BIRMINGHAM.
Ala, stopped there about three
hours and paraded the streets;
from there to Chester, South
Carolina; from there to Raleigh,
North Carolina; from there to
Richmond, West Virginia; from
there to Washington. D. c.; from
there to Baltimore, Maryland;
from there to Philadelphia, Pa;
then to Wrightown, New Jersey,
or Camp Dix. Our route was
about 5000 miles.
We sure had a wonderful trip.
| really don't think | would have
missed that trip for anything in
the world; we sure saw the
sights of our lives. 1t took Just
seven days to get here but there
was not a single one of us that
got sick or were one bit tired
when we landed here in Dix.
We have a very nice camp here
that is what ! have seen of it,
cause we are kept busy drilling
eight hours day and when we
get thru with that we are all
pretty tired and feel more like
resting than running around
sightseeing. We are working
harder here than we did any
time at Cody. Expect to be 90
ing across before very long, so
| guess that's why they are
working us so hard.
We are now living in barracks
and it makes a fellow feel more
like he has a home to live in
than them old tents at
Cody. We SIRE notice tho
change of climate here; the air
was much lighter at Cody.
We are now stationed thirty
five miles from New York City
and about thirty miles from
Philadelphia, Pa, just about one
hours ride on the train from
either place. Every Saturday
noon till Monday at reveille 20
per cent of our company, can get
a pass to visit New York City or
Philadelphia, Pa.
Well, | can't think of much
new to write now as think | have
told you all about our trip and
everything else. l surely thank
the people and the Young Peo-
pies Society for writing to me
as there is nothing that makes
a soldier feel better and makes
HIM have more life and puts
more pep into to man than get
ting lots of letters from home
and different places you know
1t is very hard for me to get
around to write as | am always
kept busy. l will try and see if
| can't get time to write a hole
bunch of letters. We are sure
anxious to get over to France.
Have been in training almost IA
years so we sure ought to show
the Huns something when we
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
ORDERS MINERS TO RETURN
Then Dr.. Garfield VIII Consider Their
Grievances.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE striking
anthracite coal miners in the Shame.
kin coal fields must return to work at
once before demands will be consid
cred by Fuel Administrator Garfield.
DR., Garfield telegraphed James Mat.
thews. president of District No. 30.
that the striking miners would be held
personally and strictly responsible for
any falling OF in coal production.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
JESS WILLARD IS
NOT INTERESTING
FRENCH CHAMPION
ADJUSTMENTS
Artistic Act
Heads Hip Show

"A Night With the Poets" an
artistic and we'll presented vaude-
vile creation, Is the feature num-
Der of the weekend bill opening
today at the Hippodrome. The act
Is founded entirely upon the
works of the beloved Hoosier poet
James Whitcomb Riley. 1t catches
the heart-strings of the audience
with its charm and sweet simple
ity. A capable cast of 10 actors
evolve the story.
From the sublime to the ride
ulous will be the leap taken with
advent of Rosalie Asher, a dimin-
utive miss who puts over her
catchy skit "A Little Bundle of
Joy" with vim.
The Shangai Trio are three Chi
nese jugglers and acrobats.
The Paul Alvarez Duo have a
novelty equilibris, number.
Lew A. Ward will be on the bill
with his character creation It'd
Bits" - =
Nat Walsh and Elva Rand will
be heard Elm an artistic song di-
version.
"The Two Renegades" an O.
Henry story will be told in the
Photoplay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
Spiritualism in
Mystery Drama

The title "The 18th Chair" the
big melodrama of mystery which
will be presented at the Tacoma
theater next Monday and Tuesday
nights, is in itself attention-ar-
resting and provocative of specu-
lation. 1t concerns the 18th
chair of the lot that is placed in
a circle for occupancy by the per-
sons who are about to participate
in a spiritualistic seance. The
group is seated, holding each 9TH
er's hands when the lights are ex-
tinguished a few minutes later,
when the lights are snapped on,
the man who had been so unfor-
tunate as to choose the 18th chair
for himself is found murdered. He
has been stabbed in the back. But
the remainder of the circle is still
intact and as all the doors and
windows of the room have been
securely locked there is not a pos
sibility that anyone has been able
enter or leave the room.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
NV. Trapshots
Are Winners

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-F. M.
Troeh of Vancouver, Wash, L. H.
Reid of Seattle and J. w. Seavey
Of Portland come into the honor
class in the results of the Inter-
state Trapshooting association q
tournament, just closed.
Troeh ranked sixth among anna
tours. breaking ALSO birds out OF
1920 shots. Reid was second in
the professional class, with 1884
hits out Of $3.50 shots. Seavey
was sixth in the amateur division,
double targets, breaking 101 out
of 1870.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
SPORT VETERANS
ARE LOOMING UP

The law that
YOUTH WILL BE SERVED!"-
Has been repealed.
War did 1t, war and the vigor
of some sport veterans.
While youth is serving in the
war the veterans will be given
the chance of their lives to come
back-in every line of sport, base
ball, football, tennis, golf, racing,
walking, swimming, wrestling,
boxing.
No, you needn't laugh at their
making good. There is a lot of the
old time stuff left in many a vet
eran Of the sport world.
They used to be called "has-
eeens." But lot of them are
Aot thru.
Bob Fitzsimmons' death called
attention to the oldtimers still in
the going. Bob, you remember,
was swinging the gloves right up
to the time when the grim reaper
knocked at the door.
Just the other day Eddie Plank
said he was going to stage a come
back stunt in baseball next season.
He won't be the only old fellow
still looking at fast ones coming
from the pitchers hand. Hans
Wagner tried to retire at 43, but
the slipping Pirates called him
back. Larry Lajoie. at AZ. is a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03

star in the minors.
Probably the oldest vet in sport
is Joe Hineman of Wausau, Wis,
crack trapshooter, and he is only
92 years old! N. d. Towns of Los
Angeles, CAL, nicked "a straight
targets on his S1st birthday.
Edward Payson Weston, near
the S0-year mark, is hunting for
walking rivals. Laurence Water
bury, over 40, can put it over
many a youthful polo player.
Travi was over SIS when he took
the golf championship. And the
links are well acquainted with
good golfers who long ago kissed
their 10th birthdays goodby.
Frank Kramer carries many years
around the track and beats young
fellows across the tape. Alfred De
Orc, tackled another nail in his
billiard titles the other day and
De Orc has seen some 60 sum-
mers.
And don't forget how ancient
Pop" Geers is driving winners on
the track.
So get back into trim, old
timers. Here's another opportu-
nifty for you to show what you can
do. Maybe you can beat a few
records these young fellows have
been Growing over the last few
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
19-Year-Star
In Tully PLAY

In "The Bird of Paradise"
which will be seen at the Tacoma
theater next Saturday and Sunday
nights, Richard Walton Tully, the
author, presents an alluring re-
gime in a beautiful land. The
scene is Hawaii, and the tale of
romance, intrigue and supersti-
ton is carefully woven. The
period is in the early '90s. Luana,
a native princess, falls in love with
DR.. Wilson, an American, who has
come to Hawaii for the bacillus
of leprosy. Instead, he marries the
little girl and gradually sinks low
err and lower. Mr.. Morosco I'M
der whose direction the piece is
produced, has collected a clever
cast, headed by Celete Scudder, a
19-year-old actress of exceptional
ability.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
9lst Team Is
On Way Home

PASADENA, CAL, Jan. 8. =
Camp Lewis 91st division foot
ballers left here last night for
home. They call it that now, and
they're gloomy because they are
not bringing home the bacon.
But as Willie Richie, former
lightweight champion, and the
91st's strongest booster at the
game, remarked, somebody had
to lose"
However, the boys all would
like another crack at the marines.
Not as an alibi, they say, but as
a fact, the heat played havoc with
their '.pep" and they figured for
more speed in cooler weather. All
the cripples got away with the
team. The team will not disband.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
OLD MEN OF SPORT
WORLD ARE TAKING
LEAD ONCE AGAIN
CARPENTER is
NOT INTERESTED

knocked out" the famous French
fighter told the United Press to-
day, I'm willing to take up Will
ards challenge. Until that time
I'm going to be too busy fighting
him to entertain any cher ideas
about fighting"
Carpenter is now a pilot avia-
tor In the French flying corps.
He was In Paris today on a brief
period of leave from the front.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
''The Moth" Is
Popular Film

"The Moth" the Select Picture
production in which Norma Tai
madge, the charming star has an
especially congenial role, is de-
lighting crowds at the Apollo.
1.-THE Moth" is an especially
rich and magnificent production.
The story is one of heart interest
and dramatic punch.
New Pathe pictures round out
the fine program and Guerfri's Or
chestra furnishes excellent must
cal accompaniment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
Soldier Team
to PLAY Reds

The Mckinley Hill Reds Soc
Ger team will have one of the
toughest games of it's season next
Sunday when it meets the 361st
infantry team at Camp Lewis. The
Reds have been claiming the city
soccer title, and will try hard to
keep the Camp Lewis team from
annexing it. On New Years day
the Reds defeated the Whitman
team, II to 3.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
NATURAL HISTORY

one hair to part. Eddie
Hackett, Tacoma police court
clerk, IS trying to learn his
address.
II a man who slugs taxi driv-
or deserves life Imprisonment for
It, we can't conceive any punish
ment severe enough for a weather
man who dishes up this kind of
climate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
RaSSlerS at
Lincoln BUSY

Wrestlers of Lincoln high school
will have their first turnout next
Monday. Coach LaChapelle is
rounding up all the wrestling ma
terial in school, and believes that
he will have big squad of mat
men this season. One of the new
corners is Walter Meyer, a 1876
FOUNDER, who is reported to be
very clever on the mat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
FAIRBANKS PLAY
HAS UNUSUAL THEME

o In "a Modern Musketeer,"
o in which Douglas Fairbanks
@ comes to the Colonial Sun
@ day, the chivalry of the past
@ is compared to the present
A." day. The photoplay is an
O Aircraft offering containing
o a mixture of humor and SEN
@ sationalism.
@ Fairbanks interprets the
o role of Ned Thacker of Kan
o sas, who inherited the spirit
o Of D'Artagnan thru prenatal
% influence, his mother having
@ been an ardent reader of
@ Dumas. The self-reliance of
9 the modern woman is strik-
o ingly shown, for in many
@ cases the chivalry of the
o modern D'Artagnan is mis-
@ taken and his gallant at
@ tempts to assist ladies in
@ distress leads to rebukes
o from the independent maid
o ems.
4 q Il 4 a 4 4 Il a a a A
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
No War Clause
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Jan. Slack of
any new war clause in contracts
mailed to Giant players by Secre-
tary Foster today was taken to
mean that the National league
will not back any movement to
insert such clause when the ma
ttonal commission meets in Gin
cinnati next week. The present
ten-day clause is regarded as CIV
ing the club owners sufficient pro-
lection.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
Bill Steen Is
Not Ready Yet
UNITED Press Leased wire.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. -
Pitcher Bill tSeen is not ready to
give Walter McCredie an answer
in regard to playing with Salt
Lake.
Steen today announced at Pitts
burg, CAL, that he would like to
play ball for McCredie in 1918
but doesn't know right now
whether baseball will mean more
to him than his job in a steel
works here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
To Tell Plans

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Miller
Huggins, former manager of the
Cardinals and now in charge of
the New York Yankees was to ar
rive in New York today to tell
all about his plans for the coming
baseball season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03

Charlie Chaplin is playing to
packed houses at the Liberty the
ater this week in one of his fun
niest productions, entitled 1.-THE
Champion" This picture por-
trays Charlie engaging in a box
ing match with a big husky for
the worlds championship. He
knocks his opponent out after q
thrilling battle.
A romantic story written by o.
Henry is also being shown in adj
dition to "The Champion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
MOVIES
TODAY'S BILLS
AT THE THEATRES
TACOMA

TACOMA
1.-THE Bird of Paradise" Sat
urday and Sunday.
1.-THE 18th Chair" Monday
and Tuesday.
rsJTAGES
1.-THE Court Room Girls"
with vaudeville.
HiPPODHOME
"A Night With the POets,"
with vaudeville. !
MOVIES {
COLONIAL I
Ellis Mothers Boy" with
Charles Ray. !
APOLLO
1.-THE Moth" with Norma
Talmadge.
MELBOURNE
"The Tarantula," with Edith
Storey and Antonio Moreno.
LIBERTY
"The Champion" with
Charlie Chaplin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
Coast Magnates
Meeting Today
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

NShtcu ITtSS Lcdstu "ITe.I
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3. -
Formal admission of Sacramento
to the league and adoption of a
schedule were the only bits Of i'm
portant business before the Pa
cific Coast league magnates when
they gathered here this afternoon.
The report of Jack Cook of Salt
Lake, who was directed to pre-
pare a schedule will be adopted
before night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03

ers have accomplished since the
day Of A. G.. Spaulding. He won
more than 20 games in the Ma
tional league and won a bonus
from the Cincinnati club for 1t.
Fred Toney was STATED to be one
of the big men of baseball in 1918.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
SONIMERS WANTS
A THIRD TITLE

o PORTLAND, Jan. 3-If AL :
o Sommers of Portland defeats
Q Chef Mcintyre of Tacoma in (
o their bout at Seattle next
. Tuesday night, he will hold
g three titles. Sommers now (
o claims the middleweight and (
o light-heavyweight titles of
o the Northwest. He believes (
@ that he can take McIntyre's :
o heavyweight crown away I
o from him.
@ II Sommers wins, he will I
o take on Battling Ortega for (
O his next bout. He is in (
@ training now at Columbia I
8 boxing club, sparring with :
o Muff Bronson and Harry An :
O derson.
9 o o o o O o o o o Q 8 o o ,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03

Fred Toney has been arrested
for trying to evade the draft law.
Last year Fred Toney was one
of the biggest men in baseball.
He pitched a ten-inning, no-hit
game. something which few pitch
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

PARIS, Jan. 3. - Georges Car
pentier, French heavyweight
champion, is too busy at his job of
fighting the kaiser to heed any
challenges" by Jess Willard,
worlds champion. for as small a
thing as a mere fight in the
squared circle.
"Just as soon as the kaiser is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-03

Lieut.. Walcott, a son Of the
secretary of the Smithsonian in
stitution, is reported to have
fallen in his first big battle with
the Boche airmen. He went from
Princeton, where he was gradual
ed last May, to a French flying
school, and became a member OF
the Lafayette Escadrille. Recent
ly he was transferred to the
American force.