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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

cozy corner five hundred miles from
The front slipping denatured Wurz-
burger and smoking Eold-tipped Gig
aret'es white his soldiers dug sub
waFs all through the enemy territory
and delivered the goods hv means OF
artillery planted in q violet patch
seventeen miles from the hghting
line We fighters used to hsht, not
sit or 70 one side like a lot Of d.
rectors IN a corporation trying 20 put
through a big business deal"
Napoleon laughed heartily
what's started this bilious attack
II yours JuleyT" he asked you
ought 20 be glad Of the way they are
doing things these davs. old man.
There's no fufrIas ament Of our copy
right, and moreover they leave US in
class Ny ourselves What VIC did
We d.3 with our hands and every
'oav knows it and respects US for H.
The public Is a prett'- wise guy. after
sjl and can see the difference between
u7 and these modern General slaves
hat crop up pretty nearly every
whore. except on the battlefield
We'll maybe you're right" said
Caesar. II suppose ouFhtn't 10 care.
hat that conceltad old duffer. Fred
nriCh the Great. has Just been grating
1u NC. lie was in here, awhile ago.
md after Noah had bored us TO
ioa'h with the cute savings OF Sham
when he was a bnby, for about an
hour Frederick butted in on the sub
iect OF that Katzeui ammsr Kid Of hisI
little Kaiser Willicboy OF Potsdam--s
he's his great grandson. or his great
andnNphew, or his great grand-Cod-
knows-what' But. anyhow. what do
YOU suppose he eaid about him? He
ret nally had the face TO tell me that
MtllIe was the greatest snidisv the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

world has known since himself.
Greatest warrior since me- says he,
why stop at you SAYS L. Why not
the greatest soldier since Sampson
and Uncle Josh >
Uncle which >" said Napoleon.
scratching his head perpiexedly. as
though the IA me were not familiar TO
him.
Uncle josh" said Caesar. You
know the chan J mean--the Jericho
suy--Joshua don't YOU remem Der :?
with his ecrnet stunt'''
"oh ,--a.h--yeS said Napoleon. II
do remember that But. to tell the
truth. hadn't really thought of that
as n military operation, II struck me
rather as a bit Of musical virtuosity
that would have appealed more
strongly to Wagner than TO the Duke
of Marlborough. and had always
consequently though of Josh rs a
cornet player rather than As SOL
der But what did Frederick Say to
that"
HE actually had the nerve to say
that none OF us fellows who followed
the military profession before hi'~
were really soldiers" said Caesar, y
voice quivering with wreth. "He sa y
we were nothing but a lot OF Shake
spearean hams and stage hands, wan
def-inT about the world dressed up In
comic opera clothes, and giving riots
at one-uirht stands for spectacular
and political effect"
'T guess he didn't includS me IN
that lot" said Napoleon. with his eyes
a-glitter.
well, anyhow. 1t hurt" said Gaze
sar Il don't often weep, but tell
Mfr,s- or F.4A
tus pulled his jack-kn on me that
day In the eanafa I hayan'f had such
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

deep cut for going on two thousand
years! / don't care so much about
myself. but to have Fred HohNnZol-
Tern speak that way about my fellow
warriors, just to crack up that malt
ed milk hero OF his at Potsdam af-
fected me just as Mike Angelo would
Re affected II some stonecutter In
Vermont mausoleum quarry were set
up as his superior. It hurts the pro-
reSsfon to talk that way, and | can
tell you this: Anybody who thinks
my cam paign in Gaui wac five
o'clock tea affair has got a mighty
poor grip on the facts. / admit that
before my time there were a pretty
poor lot of prunes in the military
line, history TO the contrary notwith-
standing. Take that old rug dealer
xerxes, for Instance. II makes me
laugh when | think OF %erxes pos
ing as a soldier going TO war the
way he did, always equipped with a
diamond -studded Chauta uqua tent 10
live in, all hung with filagreed brass
lamps, and parlor rugs galore, and
feeding on fried hasheesh morning,
noon and night. Why, one of my
Roman legions could have handled
any two dozen Xerxes's best armies
with it's left hand, and needn't have
been much more than carpet heaters
at that, And as for those Greeks
and Trojans, Achilles and Hector and
Prlam and the rest of that night
gown outht--the best you can say for
them is that thev were nothing but a
lot of NEUROLOGICAL boobs and hom-
eric lunkheads
Sure they were" said Napoleon.
I'm with you there. ! always have
n. At when read about that Trojan
horse. Tfas idea that anybody could
find room inside of horse for more
than enough soldiers TO break up a
thea trical performance. much less an
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

~'s matter. pop 2" said Napoleon
Bonaparte. as he entered the House
Boat or the Styx. and found julius
Caesar sitting deiectetly or IN one
corner w4ptug his eyes on hts tuuic
You look a. K Brutus had 5a"bed
von srai8 With q hotpin."
Mater enough. Boney." said Cae-
sR- shifting Ike boy who had Nean
I'M 3ustIv, srritten with hair brush
Matter enousb fIore Nou and
struggled and toiled sIo~c with Alex
sndeT and Ha-utb7l and WASHINGTON
and Marlborough 20 elevate wsr 70
me level o. sn art. and these dad
st-xad Horo cnr1e along and turn IL
lrte a tradH--a7d a not particularly
reputable trade 81 that Y2u izht
a. we'll no the head az "a i partm~nt
<torA as 4 general nowaHa ss TO- an
the glory there Is in a.. What's the
nse of winning Iaurelz~@s warrior.
who Slavcd the game hravelv from
STAT to finish on The frld o. battle IT.
SELF. to have a later generation Of
captains OF industry come al7uE and
corral all the prizes by telephone
~ is kind Of tou1h'' said Bona
parte. But. after .ll Iulev whH to
we care We had our day. You
crossed the Ruhicon nud danced
the tango across the bridge at Arcola,
and there Is glory enough for tie In
those two achieveTn euts to Last us un-
I'll the crack Of doom AZ any rate.
nobody can undo those deeds"
"Oh perhaps not" replied Caesar.
ruefnIiy. But. YOU see I took some
pride in my profession Bouey. In
rny day a general was 4 general. not
sort Of glortaed absentee floor
walker who Eat in a stea m n eated,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

never been considered as q source OF
supply The whole world seemed to
take 1t for granted that Germany held
the monopoly of this chemical which
could not be broken. Efforts to pro-
duoe nitrate from other American
sources since the war began have not
heeG remarkably successful The
available figures show that during
1915 only 10000 tons were produced
by ell OF the processes In America.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17
Sunday to Aid Prohibition.

Syracuse. N, Y, Feb. l.T--Billy
now conducting an evangeu-
cal campaign in Washington, sent
word today that he will visit SYRIA
cuse to assist IN the prohibition cam
paign now on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

How Cruel They Can BE!
She--I had such an unsatisfactory
day shopping!
He-Huh, Suppose you were try
ing to get something for nothing.
She-Yes, my dear, | was hunting
for a birthday gift for you.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

We'll, Private Rambo." the gem
eral doomed again, you can have
that weeks holiday home. ] like
boys who don't grumbie all the time"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17
Charles Barron II Dead.

Boston, Feb, IN-Charles Barron,
well-known actor, died here late to-
day. He WAS co~star with Booth and
Mccullough and helped make the
Boston museum stock mp any
famous.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

These Later Pays.
Mamma, what does II mean when
you're wined and dined?"
That's an obsolete term. Harold.
Now ,you are only grapejuiced and
cornbreaded." Life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

Committee Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of the council commit
tee on dock. river and harbor,
scheduled for tonight, has been post
poned, as there is nothing on the
committees docket.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
Salvation Army lasaies Make ard
Serve Il to Soldiers.

Lemonade furnished to wounded
American troops during the tshtiug
near Chateau.Thierry saved hundreds
OF lives. say surgeons at the trent,
owing to the soothing drink Tending
on the fever that attends serious
wounds at the critical moment.
This precious ministry was the work
at three Salvation Army lassics who
prepared the lemonade and served it
while under fire. without sign of
fear
They were working in an exposed
position with shells exploding here
and there, but they paid no more at.
tention to them than you might to the
barking OF q Pomeranian pup. They
moved about among the wounded and
supplied each with lemonade which.
to their parched paiates. was the nee.
tar OF the gods"
This is the purpose Of the War W1l
fare CAmpaign-t0 furnish funds Tor
Just such msrciful service as these
given by welfare workers OF one q
he seven participating agencies.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
United War Work Organizations
win Have Much to Do After
War Is Ended.
GREATEST VALUE THEN
American Soldiers Will Then Need
Most the Entertainment and Diver.
sion Supplied by These Bodies
More Must Be Given.

When he gets through fighting. let's
show him what We think of what he
has done. Don't let anyone tell you
thai the work of these seven organiza-
tons will be over when the war 10
over. That's when their greatest
value will come.
Today every energy OF your fighter
10 bent on victory. And when II comes,
when the strain of training and fight
ing Ia over--then will come his reac-
ton. That's when he will need most
the entertainment and diversion sup
piled by these organizations. That
when he will want movies and con-
certs and ball-games and track meets
to keep up his spirits in the inevitable
lelay before he comes home.
Don't forget that 1t will take many
months to bring back our army from
France.
Plans for the work OF these organi-
zations during the period of demobiii-
cation We're mapped out long before
the prospect oil peace was even as
near as 1t IL today.
There will be a regular university
In Khaki" In France. for one thing.
Our fighters will be able to make
profitable use OF their leisure--to fit
themselves for bigger things when
they get back into civil life. for better
Jobs. They have learned to learn in
the army and navy. Text books, lee
lures and class-rooms must be pro-
vided to help them prepare for ad-
va lccment after they return. The
country's greatest educators are in
uniform now, ready for this work.
And besides, don't forget that we all
are going to owe the integrity OF our
country to your fighter and the boys
like him We sent them away with a
cheer. We are going to welcome them
home with a roar. And we are going
TO look after them just as carefully
all the way back as We looked after
them all the way over.
Whenever peace comes. the hardest
job OF these seven organizations will
come with II. The nearer 1t comes
the more you must give.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
free IN CRITICISM
Marginal Notes Upon Books Are
Sometimes Severe.
Hsadsrg Estimates Of the Works IN 4
Circulating Library Apt 70 30
Irritating 70 Author, II
He Saw Them.

Not only IL the battered condition Of
certain works Of fiction In circulating
libraries sure proof Of their popular
ity, but one may even gather details
from the marginal notes made by
feminine readers. It Is not sufficient
for the commemorative pencil to under
| score admired passages. observes q
writer In the New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune; adjectives Of praise also are
freely II not always discriminatory
bestowed.
On the closing page OF some favorIte
novel may often be read: "Fine |"
"Splendidw 'LOvelyw Or--hlghest
commentator Of aIl--"Grand" One
notemaker undertook the large order,
Il would read every single word she
writes" and another avowed, with
more justice than she knew, you
don't often find book like this"
On the other hand, these unprofcs-
sional critics can be terribly severe. A
novel which takes them out Of their
depth IL denounced as "A great big
bore" or, with rude terseness, "ROt T.
or even. In one case OF evident exas-
peration, "YOu think you know II all."
A vigorous commentator on one Of
Mary Ch0iInondele;' novels did not
wait for the last. but on the first page
warned away possible readers with
the word, Punk" and three exciama-
ton points. The sprawling. Uniformed
hand pursued the author with invet-
crate sc0rn throughout the book, mani
Testing that strange sense Of superb
GRITTY which frequently characterizes
Ignorance.
A verse of French poetry evoked
the impatient query, why not write
Gwek?' while above another was
scrlhb,ed Jaw. piffIe! We are not all
French. you know" Observe thnt no
intellectual curiosity was kindled In
| that thick brnin to know what the
! French words meant, nor any realiza.
tion awakened that we enrich our.
selves by knowledge Of another Ian
guage.
The authors humorous touches were
clearly taken as serious by this out.
ragged reader who. after one passage
wrote mockingly. my herow When II
masculine character says something
"hoarsefy" It Is asked with biting sar.
casn,. ibid he have cold"
| The hero conducts the heroine
through Il dark room, Knocking her
carefully against pieces Of furniture
az usually happens when one person
tries to pilot another through obscure
ty, but this merciless critic demands
wasn't he chlvalr0usY"
OF a tastelessly arranged room thu
author said. '"The furniture was not OF
the kind that expresses only one ldea
aud that bad one." which calls forth
the comment. Like this book" The
sun is not permitted to shine ''brave
| ~" without the jeer. 1.-THE sun ought
to have medal"
Finally the cup Of the authors In
iquities. no fnr as the captious reader
Il concerned. QuIee overtlows. and or
the last page we find the verdict, "Thi,
book Is the buggiest ever"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
Marlviue

Mr.. Croissant went to Webster
Saturday.
Mr.. King has moved out on his
place. southwest of town.
Mrs. H. L. Steinbring is re-
ported very sick this week.
Mr.. Page. the insurance man,
was in town last Saturday.
DR.. Akers Of Webster, was
here Thursday of last week.
B. H. Langerak was down from
Cloverton on business, last week.
DR.. Proudlock was in town two
or three times last week to look
after patients here.
John Brow has bought land
southwest Of town and is build
ing a house and barn.
Miss Martha Wise has been
helping at the Croissant home
during the past week.
Some men were here with rep
resentatives of the Red Clover
Co. looking at land. the latter
part Of last week.
Otto Ricksman was up from
Webster, Sunday, to assist in the
funeral Of Clyde Croissant. He
is an old friend Of the Croissant
family.
Clarence Zuspann was down
from Cloverton last week doing
some blowing with the Red Glow
er outfit. A number Of acres
were plowed on the ]. Franklin
and ]. Merleen places.
Most Of the Flu cases here
are nearly recovered. Lloyd
Croissant. Ella Richardson. Mrs.
Henry Steinbring and Mrs. j
R0atch are the only ones serious.
" sick at the present time.
Clyde Croissant, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Croissant, died at their
home in Markville Friday night
The cause Of the death was ip.
fluenza, which ran into pneumo
MIA. Burial was made in Clan
Lake cemetery, near Webster
The sympathy of the communit,
goes out to the stricken family
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
SENDS BOYS l.-.-sossSoii
Governor Gives Greet;n1 to Min
nesota Lads Owe: iGeIe.
Tells ITEM They VIII -e Given a"
Chance When They f.ctarn-.n.
dorses Uni:.j Campaign.

"The people Of Minnesota are PROUD
OF their boys at the front. | have yet
to hear of a Minnesota boy In the ex.
peditionary forces guilty Of any dis
graceful act, but the stories of hero
ism and sacrifice are so numerous
that they become commonplace.
This Is . part OF the message that
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has sent
to the Minnesota boys at the front,
through Cass Connaway, an Indian
apolis attorney, who will carry the
greeting overseas.
ConDaway adjourned his practice
for the period of the war to don the
Y. NJ. c. A. uniform and follow in the
wake OF his two soldier sons. He will
visit the huts, hotels, shelters and
dugouts OF the Y. NJ. c. A., the Y. w.
c. A., War Camp Community Ser
vice, National Catholic War Council
tx. of CO., Jewish Welfare Board.
American Library Association and
Salvation Army-the seven accredited
welfare agencies that have Joined in
United War Work Campaign, No
vember Ills, to raise 70,500,000 to
carry on their work for soldiers sail.
Ors and marines at home and abroad.
Wherever he comes across man
from Minnesota. Connaway will give
him the home folks greeting.
Governor Burnquist's mes a .
reads:
Tell the boys that whatever stories
they may see In the newspapers about
seditiOus utterances, about slackers OF
various kinds, about war profiteers.
are exceptional cases and In no way
represent the average American.
These happenings are printed as news
simply because they are exceptional.
| am convinced that 1t is unfair 20 say
that any class or race of people of any
section Of our country is disloyal. The
instant and ungrudging response
which our people have given to all
war demands is proof Of this. They
have subscribed to all three Liberty
Loans. they have given more than
was asked to the Red Cross. Y. NJ.
e. a. and other war funds, and they
have without complaint obeyed the re-
quests of the food administration for
the production and conservation of
food
Tell the Minnesota boys also that
everything possible will be given to
give them a fair chance when they
get home I am glad 70 see that not
only the federal government, but lead.
ing men All over the country are al
ready taking mp the problem of get
ting the men in our army back into
the civil life with the least possible
hardship. shall be glad to cooperate
in that work in any way | can"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
Patriotic Task Before 4 American
People. Says Mortimer Schiff.

Mortimer L.. SchifY. Chairman FL.
nance Committee. Jewish Welfare
BOARD, Member Executive Commfs tee,
United War Work Campaign. says.
THE end OF hostilities in Europe will
not mean the sudden cessation OF war
welfare work. Our soldiers and sail.
ors are from three to six thousand
miles away from their own people.
and 1t will take more than l2 months
to get them back homo again. This
long period. when the grim duties OF
warfare are suspended and restraints
are generally relaxed. will present
greatest need for our work. There b
no patriotic task before the American
people just now more important than
that OF whole-heartedly putting tho
United War Work Campaign over tAe
toD.s
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
4.OCO "Y" MEN NEEDED
At ONCE IN FRANCE
Secretaries VIII Be Required More
Than Ever When Fighting
Ceases.

With our brothers and sons over.
seas simply begging for more Y. NJ.
c. A. secretaries that the service OF
the ~" may be extended into out of.
the-way places, and with the earnest
pleading of the Czecho ,Slovaks. and
Russians for more "Y" men and still
more. the need Of new recruits in 'Y'
ranks has become imperative.
-Four thousand more me" are need
Cd today in France alone declared
Morton NJ. Newcomb, head OF the re.
cruitina service Of the Army Y. NJ.
c. A, at Minneapolis.
when fighting ceases. the Ameri-
can forces will need " secretaries
as never before to prevent the undoing
of the good work that has helped pro.
duce the splendid morale OF our army.
and to aid In the reconstruction work
that must so on indefinitely.
The Czeeho-Sioyaks look upon the
~ secretary as though he were their
leader, They model their ways after
him. Comb their hair as he combs
his ADOPT his mannerisms. In short.
he Is their ideal and his influence es.
tahlishes law ard order in the com
munity where he Il located. He has
the consideration, friendship and con,
fidence of all factions. For this rea-
son, it Is thought that the American
Y, NJ. c, A, secretaries will undouh;ed-
~ have great deal to do with lay.
Ing the foundations Of the future agri.
cultural, commercial and economic
structure OF the country,
"A terrific responsibility rests upon
the American people at this trying
time that they may not be found want,
ing In response to the simple trust
which is placed in them by these over
seas neighhcrs whose sanity and poise
we must help preserve"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
Socialism urre Republic,

Amsterdam, Nov Public author
IL II the Prussian North sea port Of
Danzig is In the hands OF Soldiers
and Workers council formed by both
Socialist parties. There were no dis
tcshances, hut a general strike has
been declared. Regarding the nego
tiations between both groups OF So
c!Ssists, the leader of the Social Demo
crass announces. the message adds
that both parties are seeking . So
cialist republic, but will ask the peo
pie and y constituent assembly to de-
eide.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
COUNCIL OF TWELVE NAMED
Men From Various Parties VIII Help
Rule Germany.

Copenhagen, Nav. II, Hamburg
bremen and Lubbock are ruled hr So
cialists. in the Grand Duchies OF
0ldenburg. Baden, Resse. Meck,er.
berg Schwerin and Mecklenherg
Stre'itz the power of the ralers is
gone. The grand 6ukes are comforting
with DELEGATIONS and promising all re,
forms demanded. but their thrones are
lettering
Deputy Eherts ard, other PARTY lead.
ers have formed g committee OF IL
mon, representing the large political
factions. to facilitate cooperation with
the Soldiers council
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
APPEALS FOR AMERICAN AID
Foreign secrctary Says Germany Is
Facing Famine.

Foreign Secretary Says Germany Is
Facing Famine.
London, Nov. l3.-Dr. So!f. German
foreign secretary, has addressed mes
sage to Secretary OF State Lansing,
requesting that President Wilson tthe
United Statesl intervene to mitigate
tie fearful conditions >exists'g In
Germany"
DR.. Soif says. according to Ger
man wireless dispatch received here,
that he feels it his duty to draw Amer
ica's attention to the fact that the en-.
forcement OF the conditions of the
armistice. especially the surrender of
transports. means the starving of mil
lions of persons. and requests that the
Presidents influence be directed to.
ward overcoming this danger.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
DO Your Part
GREAT EFFORT FOR WOMEN
Taught to Industrial Women Of France
by Y. w. c. A.

To help establish the position Of
French women in industry--to bring
to them realization OF their. eco
nomic responsibility and indepen-
dence, which American womanhcod
regards as its natural heritage, is one
OF the purposes OF the Y. W. c. A., the
only distinctively Vomans organiza.
ton among the welfare agencies unit
ed to raise s1105C0.o00. in TIE great
driTe to be held November Ills. A
large portion OF its allotment from the
total fund will be used for the en-
largement Of the facilities of it's foy-
ers, whore French girls are learning
the industrial value OF leadership, ex-
ecutire initiative and cooperation A
Blue Triangle worker at one OF these
foyers, in writing of the work, SAYS:
I'VE cannot fully appreciate the
privilege Of working with these French
women and girls. Along with the rest
OF the world. through the ordeal Of
this war, they are learning many les
sons Of sympathy and courage. Of co.
operation and leadership-and the
value OF these things is the new place
accorded to women for the first time.
In France, there are comparatively
few women In administrative posi-.
tons. We are training up leaders Of
women. and hope that when the time
comes to SO home to America we may
slip out unnoticed as far as the work
itself Is concerned. The girls are
now thinking and planning by them.
selves, with very little outside direc.
ton. and they are very efficient. They
will need our help more than ever
when hostilities cease"