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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21
US. CONTROLS
AIR IN SECTOR
Activity Increases Daily, With
Germans "Playing
Safe"
"FLOCk FLYING" Is RULE
Two Hostile Machines Brought
D0wn-Battlcs at
Great Heights.
'.FLOCK FLYING" Is RULE
Nv me Associdfed Peas

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE.
May ~ tdelayed) Control Of the air
no longer belongs to the Germans along
the Tou! sector. Aerial activity there
seems to be increasing daily, but the
Germans are not permitted to prowl
about freely.
Fighting American airlnen have locked
wings with the enemy. and to-day the
tally Of machines brought down IL over
whelmingly in their favor. In fact. they
have had such good fortune that they
are wondering whether 1t can keep up
without change. They are not passing
by n single chance to get at the enemy.
More German squadrons have made
their appearance opposite the American
sector, but to the Americans the in
creased number simply means that many
more chances OF adding notches to their
machine guns But while the enemy
has increased the number Of his hiers
mis- airman in turn have increased their
caution.
Germans CautiO0s.
Seldom does a Roche veuture far
within the American liuea. When he
doas ne usually takes advantage of the
clouds and flies 10 high that he can
get home before 1t ID possible for our
aviators to ascend TO his altitude. On
the other hand. our fi!crs daily penetrate
Germany to a great distance.
The German a!r1nen have started to
hy in. hocks. AZ a great height. Early
this morning, for instance. five Of them
came over together at 5000 yards. 1000
above the ordinary fire Of the "Archies'
The alarm was given promptly. but the
Germans we're keeping a sharp lookout.
and as soon as they saw fve American
pursuit planes climbing TO meet them
they started home rapidly.
The weather has been ideal for dying
and there is hardly a minute when the
reassuring hum OF one OF the American
planes Is not heard by the men in the
lines.
night says that American aviators
brought down two hostile machines.
Lieut.. Douglas Campbell to-day gained
his second aerial victory. On the Toul
sector he shot down In flames an enemy
biplane containing two OFFICERS.
Downs Photographer.
Returning from a trip over Germany
a. a height Of $500 meters, the heuten-
ant met a German Photographic biplane
going home. He manTuvred until he
got under the tail Of the German ma
chine and then opened hre.
The German machine burst into flames
and fell inside the American lines south
east of Flirey.
The German biplane brought down
yesterday by Capt. David Peterson OF
Honesdale. Pa. his third since May IS.
was conquered after night Ave kilome-
,ers within the German lines Peterson
and another pilot came upon two enemy
machines. one 1000 meters high and the
other 5000. The Americans each picked
out an enemy airplane and attacked It.
Capt. Peterson. diving on one 1000
meters high. fred thirty shots at close
range The enemy went into a spnnnE
nose dive and crashed to earth. The
ether enemy machine escaped
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21

WARRINGTON, May 2o.-The rivers
Ind harbors bill. carrying SeI.572,o00
and limited to work essential during the
war. was passed to-day by the Senate
with an increase Of 32.3+t.000 over the
House bill. 1t now goes to conference.
senator Smoot (Utah) attacked an
item OF 100000 for the readjuatment
OF contracts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21
ASKS WAR LABOR BOARDS AID
(Onriliator Unable to Adjust The
Quaker CITY Trolley Strike.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-E. r. Greena-
walt, Commissioner Of Cancellation. re-
ported to-day ne had exhausted every
effort 10 persuade the Philadelphia
RAPID Transit Company to compromise
"Niculties with it's employees and asked
tos War Labor board to assume juris-
dction over the controversy. Transpor.
'4iinn Of workers to tho Hog Island
f3'p,srds and to various munitions fac.
iprita Is involved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21
SERBIANs ARE STARVING.
Villages P:laEed by Rulsars and
Men Taken as Slaves.

S'eeid tdofe D'spdfch 10 THE SrS from the
London Tsues.
Copyright. 1915: all rights reserred
SALoNrCA. May 2o.--Recent desert.rs
from the Bulgarian forces give details
OF the situation In north Macedonia
The district Of Porctz. containing thirty.
seven villages, all purely Serbian. is on
the verge Of starvation. All the peo-
pies cattle have been requisitioned and
they are unable to till the lands. Many
villages have been depopulated. the in
habitants having been carried in cap
tivity beyond the Serbian border
In the remaining villages all the men
OF military age are forcibly enrolled.
Those incapable Of bearing arms are re-
moved to Bulgaria as slaves Most Of
the leading Serbs we're murdered. In
several villages there were organized
inassacres, In the course Of which 500
children we're slaughtered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21
ARMY TO HANDLE OWN MAIL.
Pershing Forces VIII Conduct De-
livery In France.

WASHINGTON. May 2o.-Delivery Of
mall to and It's collection from the
American cxpeditionary forces has been
taken over by the War Department.
Postmaster General Rur,eson In maxi
Ing this announcement tonight said the
Post Office Department had insisted on
the army conducting its own mail SER
vice In France because Of the refusal OF
tho military authorities charged with
the conduct OF operations there to dis
close to ,the postal authorities the loca-
tion and movement OF troops.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21
j. y. ships for Aus,ralia's wheat.

MELBouRNE, Australia. May :0.--In
response to request from the United
states the Commonwealth has decided
to charter American vessels to carry
wheat 10. the United StateA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21

f,R's. May 2o.--Sub-Lieut Fonck OF
~" French aviation service. who re-
"taily shot down six German airpianes
n one day, has been promoted to the
sank Of Eiyst Lieutenant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21
FAIRBANKS CRITICALLY I'LL,
Ex-vice.President May Not ne.
cover From Bright's Disease.

INDIANAPOLIS. May 2o.-Charles W.
Fairbanks. former Vicc-President Of the
United States. IL critically i'll at his
homo here with Bright's disease. His
condition was better to-day than for
few days past. 1t was reported. but
physicians said tonight that he may
not recover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21

Baron Rhondda on April IS rendered
his resignation because Of Ill health,
said to have been brought about by
self-dcnial. He boasted. that he was
able to maintain his health on a far
smaller ration than he was imposing
as Food Controller upon the British
public. His temporary physical collapse
was taken to indicate that he overdid
the short rations regimen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21
RH0ND0A TO STAY AT POST.
British Food Controller Withdra va
His ResiGnation.

LONDON, May 20.-Baron Rhondda.
who last month asked Premier Lloyd
George to relieve him of his duties as
Food Controller. withdrew his resiKna-
tion to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-21
MeetinG at City Hall.

All day long, under the sunny sky
with which the weather man smiled upon
the Red Cross drive. indicating that he
10 a. much on Uncle Sans side now
a. he was during the beautiful week
OF the Liberty Loan drive-all day long
there were outdoor meetings In the most
populous parts Of the city. Down in
front Of City Hail. which has looked out
on 20 many stirring happenings since the
United States went 10 war. rho Mayors
COMMITTEES of Women on National De-
fence gathered at noon around the Lib
erty Beil. With Mrs. John r. Hylan
and her daughter Virginia to pin but
tons on the Givers there were plenty to
contribute, and II was not hard 10 push
the total up to $4,000.
The band of the Street Cleaning De-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-17
A Mass Meeting
His Dead All Right

His Dead All Right
Feerful-Doctor, is It true that
people are occasionally buried
alive?
Doctor Diggs-It never hap
pens to my patients.-Answers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-17
With q Kick

II know the people are behind
me-" cried the pacifist orator.
And If you don't start moving
they may catch up to you," cried
a menacing voice in the audience.
Cornell Widow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-17
Moderately Plentiful

Tourist-Are the fish thick
here?
Old Inhabitant-Well, not too
thick, sir. We have to use the
river partly for navigation.-An.
swers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-17

Cut out the picture on all four
sides. Then carefully fold dotted
dotted line 2. and SO on. Fold each
section underneath. accurately. When
completed turn over and you'll find
a surprising result. Save the
pictures
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-17
This Meddling World

This Meddling World
Willie-What's sociology, dad?
Crabshaw - After you have
worked and earned a dollar, my
boy, sociology tells you how you
shall spend it,-St. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-17
A Woman's Capes
By BUNNI

A Woman's Capes
Cape Of Good Hope-Sweet Six
teen.
Cape Flattery-Twenty.
Cape Lookout-Twenty.fl
Cape Fear-Thirty.
Cape Farewell-Forty.-T Log.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-03-14
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

Word has been received from
Valdemar Petersen that he has
arrived safe and sound on French
soil with the American army.
Rev. Andersen is rapidly i'm
proving at the hospital in Min
neapolis and expects to return
home the fore part Of next week.
julius Petersen who has spent
the winter in and near Chicago,
has returned to Askov and will
work while on his farm south
of town.
County Superintendent Of
Schools r. H. Blankenship and c.
c. Swain, state rural school COM
missioner. visited the H. c. An
dersen school yesterday.
H. Petersen sold his residence
lot, north of Lars Jensen's resi-
dence, to Clarence Mattson,
Tuesday. Mr.. Mattson expects
to build a residence there this
summer.
The l.. P. Jensen family and
Sophus and Fred Hermansen
have arrived here from Ord,
Nebr., and will make this their
home, moving onto farms north
east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clegg ar
rived here yesterday from Des
Moines, Iowa, for visit with the
formers brother, Ernest. and ia
mily northwest of town. Ted,
as he is commonly called by his
friends was married in January.
While here he will also take the
physical examination required by
the draft, at Pine City. as he re-
gistered in Pine County.
James Olesen and family ar
rived here this week from Ord,
Nebr., and have moved onto the
place which he purchased some
time ago from his father. Niels
Olesen, east of town. The two
| families will live in the same
house until the senior Olesen
builds this summer. James Ole
sen was a former resident here
and we are glad to welcome him
and his family back. They have
sold their place in Nebraska.
The North Star Farmers Club
had a sale at their hall last Fri
|'day evening which was given for
the benefit of the Red Cross. The
net sum of S135 was realized
500 of WHICH was given to the
Askov Branch and $35 to the
Rutledge Branch divided ap-
portionately according to men,
bers from that community in the
two branches. This is indeed a
fine showing for the North Star
Club and shows that there are a
lot of willing hands in that
neighborhood who realize the
great task that is before all of
us in helping with Red Cross
work and other worthy causes.
The articles sold on the sale were
all donated by members of the
club and neighbors. John l..
Madsen did the auctioneering.
The N. S. Club will stage their
home talent play TOO Much Mo-
ther-in-law" in Willow River Sa-
turday evening and expect to
show this in Askov in the near
future. This is being done to
raise funds for their proposed
new club hall.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-03-14

FOR THE WEEK

This column is for free use by
churches. schools. societies lodges
etc. for the purpose Of announcing
meetings where no admission is to
be charged, such meetings as are
held for social or educational pur-
poses and not for the purpose OF
earning money.
Oplasning kirken til sRd-
vanlig It'd, XII. 1890 paa Sondap
af F. Clarey Nielsen.
Johannes Juhl,
Formand.
Kvindemode hos Mrs. Jens
Henriksen Onsdag den 20, Marts
Ale velkommen.
Rev. Peterson Of Hinckley
will preach in the Swedish Viii
stad church Sunday at 2 p. m.
The Swedish Wilstad Ladies
Aid will meet with Mrs. c. G..
Thursday, March q.
The Askov Red Cross branch
will meet for sewing at the
home of Mrs. r. S. Rasmussen
Tuesday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-03-14
Want Column

For Sale Some good hay, |
about 8 tons; STA per ton.-A.
Smith, Duxbury. 27-3t.*
Girl Wanted-For general
house work, Danish preferred
Mrs. J. A. Jacobsen, Battle Creek,
Iowa. 272t.
Wanted-A place on a farm
for my boy. IS years old by the
month.-Nels Matson, Duxbury.
27-1t.*
For Sale-A good mich COW,
just fresh. Carl Paulsen. | mile
north and | mile east of
Askov. 27-1t*
For Sale-My livery and dray
business in Askov including barn,
with or without equipment-T.
N. Thomson, Askov. 27-tf.
For Sale Seed oats, alsike
clover seed, wild and tame ha\,
at my farm, ] mile south of
Bruno-T. Billman.
27-1t.*
For Sale-A good secondhand
Schubert piano. Very reason
able if taken at once. Can be
seen at Lawrence Poulsen's place,
II miles south of Askov.-Jens
Mortensen, Askov. 26-2t*
For Sale-6 to 8 Grade Hol-
stein cows, some to come in soon
and some fresh. One registered
Holstein bull. Also one Duroc
Jersey shoat female, 5 months
dds. Chr. Dixen. 26-tf
For Sale-Two good mich
cows, one was fresh in Novem-
Der and the other in December:
also about 4 tons of good Redtop
hay at SIG per ton. Otto Kris
Jensen, southeast of Askov.
For Sale-A new six horse
power Alamo gasoline engine.
Proceeds of this sale will be do
mated to the Askov Red Cross
Branch by Axel r. Buck, the
owner. The engine is a dandy
and has never been used. Can be
seen at Bucks Garage. 27-tf
Wanted If there are anybody
in possession of copies Of the
Askov American from Jan. oath.
containing personal property tax
lists of the towns of Partridge,
Bruno, Kerrick, ETC., we shall be
glad to have same and pay for
them. --Askov American.
27-1t.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-03-14

Mrs. P. p. Kilstofte is i'll with
inflammation of the blood veins.
Johannes Juhl returned home
Saturday from Bird Island, where
he has been busy helping his
brother at ditching. Mr.. Juhl
will now get busy at farm work.
Nels Matson was in from Dux-
bury yesterday. Mr.. Matson was
recently down to visit his son at
Camp Cody, New Mexico. He
says his boy thoroly enjoys army
life.
We neglected to mention last
week that the J. J. Miller fami-
ly moved to Hayward, Wis,
where they will make their
home. Jens Poulsen also went
with them to make his home
there.
The six months old Holstein
Friesian bull owned by James
Frokjer, was sold at the sale Fri
day to Geo. c. H. Jensen for 500,
the proceeds being turned over
to the Askov Red Cross Branch
by Mr.. Frokjer. Jens Mortensen
also recently turned over $40 to
the local Red Cross Branch, pro-
ceeds from the sale of calf.
The Red Cross officers are GER
tainly thankful for these gifts.
The local election for town of
Partridge, Tuesday, was a rather
quiet affair as there was only
one ticket in the field-the eau
Gus ticket. In all 66 votes were
cast. The regular caucus ticket
carried almost unanimously, the
following being elected: Super
visor, 3 years-N. p. Nielsen:
clerk. P. Sorensen; treasurer
&C. Sebald; constable-Peter Pc
tersen; poundmaster-Jens Lund.
There was none nominated for
the office Of justice of the peace,
50 Is different names were writ
ten on the ballots, L. Mosbak,
receiving the highest vote, 9, and
was therefore elected. Carl Mil
Ter was second with 8 votes.
Evening star., 1918-12-02

Plans and specifications for all build
ings for which appropriations have been
made were completed. with the excep
ton Of the Eastern High School and the
Woodbridge and Langdon School. The
site for the Eastern High School has
been secured and preliminary plans for
the building have been drawn and ar
under consideration.
Owing to war conditions. no appro-
priations were made for new school
buildings or additions to existing school
buildings for the next fiscal year. In
lieu thereof. S150.000 was appropriated
for the construction Of portable school
buildings to care for the increase in the
school population. AS the appropriation
for these portable buildings was,.not
available until September /. 1t was i'm
possible to construct them in time to, be
Of use during the school term beginning
in September. -,"-
Owing to the difficulty Of obtaining
lots for building construction. It was
to undertake such woek as
was urgent by employing day labor-and
materials, but even this -ex-
pedient seems likely to fail In the flu
ture on account Of the scarcity Of labor
Continued on Sixteenth Pase3.
Evening star., 1918-12-02
Fealth Department.
PonElafinn,

r'iicc census taken during. the
entar year 1917 furnished the fol-
tii'-- figures: To,ai population, 1885,
:: o. this number 293,52s were white
i"2 SIS ccIore6
s,earhs during tho calendar year
J ]. aumDered G,6S7. This Is equiva-
1.''it to death rate Of 1859 per thou
md. which IS considerably, better
ian the death rate for the previous
ar and lower than the average an
! Hsl death rate for the preceding Ave
ears. Among the white -population,
. 'sths numbered 1910 and among the
."iored e.617.- the white DEATH rate
Icing l3.ss and the coiored rs so, Orr
aafe heart diseases. pufnaonaryl;tu to-
herHuIosis. pneumonia, BfiEht's DIS
e2se, apoplexy and malignant grow tbs
Evening star., 1918-12-02
Operations of the Engineer Depart
ment, d. G.

All new construction during the
year as well as construction under
taken in connection WITH the MAIN
tenance Of existing systems such as
highways, bridges, sewer and water
systems, and public buildings, has
solutely essential. This policy was
adopted in view, not only of the ex-
treme scarcity Of labor and materials,
but more especially with the purpose
to reduce the sum total of man
power requirements, and its justif-
cation rests upon the established
needs of the nation in this respect
during the war. It is the intention
to continue this policy in effect dur
ing the ensuing fiscal year, and so
long as present conditions obtain,
especially will it be borne in mind
during the consideration of the esti-
mates for the fiscal year 1920.
Evening star., 1918-12-02

tracts authorized in the fiscal year
1917. All of the work authorized Tor
that year was complete except on
the following streets:
Sixteenth street northwest between
Montague street and Alaska avenue.
On this street heavy grading was
completed, but no other work was
undertaken on account OF shortage
I On Rhode Island avenue northeast
between South Dakota avenue ana
the District line the heavy grading
was completed and macadamizing
and guttering is in progress.
On Massachusetts avenue between
Nebraska, avenue and the District
line heavy grading was completed
and work on cutters and macadam-
ling is In progress.
The total amount of heavy grading
done in 1917 projects completed dur
ing the year was 216.348 cubic yards
On work authorized for the fiscal
year 1918 contracts were entered
into. but work has progressed with
In repairs to suburban roads and
main tenance of trunk lines of travel
much work was done, but on account
due to war activities in the District
of Columbia the suburban roads and
streets were badly woru during the
ye at and were kept in repair with
difficulty. The customary force of
laborers could not be maintained on
tractors engaged on federal COVER
ment work, although the rates of
wages paid by the District for labor
and teams was advanced about 80
work also suffered on account Of the
difficulty. of obtaining material by
reason of embargoes and also the in
creased prices for materials. Due to
these causes. efforts were concen-
trated on the upkeep OF the main
minor streets and roads could receive
but little attention. At the close Of
the year the main highways were
passable, although in rough condi-
ent of suburban roads gives in de-
tail the various expenditures on
various roads and streetSA
Municipal Asphalt Plant.
The District of Columbia has op-
Grated a portable municipal plant in
the repair of asphalt pavements and
macadam streets for the past seven
years. During the fiscal year 1918
of 214 days. with a total output of
1S5.952 cubic yards Of material, or an
average of S69 cubic feet daily. This
was an Increase over the daily av-
CId6c Oulpul LOT Tie llSCdl year 1J1t
of 1872 cubic feet. Old material was
used to a great extent in the manu-
facture of the output. Old asphalt
topping removed from the streets in
resurfacing is crushed into finely
broken product. to which new ma
terial is added. All details of the
cost Of operation Of the plant are
contained in the report of the engi-
neer Of highways. The cost of the
product laid on the street is as fol-
lows:
Old material mixture per cubic foot. sc. .45os
Asphaltic concrete mixture per cubic
I00C .0SoS
Topping mixture per cubic foot. .516e
The total cost OF minor repairs to
sheet asphalt pavements during the
year. representing the maintenance
cost for the year. was 51.4s3.07. This
cost represents the maintenance of
all asphalt streets not under guar
anty by Contractors total yardage
of 3,064,706. The cost per square
81 a 2
Evening star., 1918-12-02
Two-Platoon System.

The Commissioners are pleased to note
tat the appropriation blu for the fiscal
ear 1919 carries with 1t appropriations
Efficient to enable them to place In
t he-ation the two-platoon system in the
Te department, and the Commissioners
i;ope that they will In the near future
* IN position 20 afford to the officers
!: al members OF the fire department re-
v from their present oncrous hours of
1 i.ts- -
Evening star., 1918-12-02
Roadway Pavements.

The accompanying table shows the
area, in square yards, Of new roadway
pavements laid and old roadway pave
ments resurfaced during the year, with
the totals in square yards and miles
Of the various kinds of oavements at
the close Of the fiscal year.
Evening star., 1918-12-02


sDoes not include awnings signs, the
values of which are estimated.
1t is estimated that there are G5,i0i
brick buildings and 26,S06 frame build
ings in the District of ColuToia. OF
the brick buildings S13 Were erected
and so razed during the year and OF
the frame buildings 144 were erected
and Al razed. ar
It will be noted that there was a
marked decrease in building operations.
which was due to the war. the scarcity
and high cost of labor and the great
advance in the price Of materials az
well a,i the difficulty In their delivery.
Permits for buildings are issued upon
the payment Of fees which are design
ed to cover the cost Of the opera tior Of
the building inspectors officee. Due to
the falling off in building. however.
the approximate difference BETWEEN
the expenses Of the office and the re-
ceipts for fees was $4,000 for the
year. "r
Construction Of Municipal Build
ings.
r...y7- <aa %a,, I,,,;Jd;prs
Evening star., 1918-12-02

first quarter Of that year and by the
District, with the use of this plant,
during the last three-quarters Of the
year. The work has been done by
the plant continuously since that
cost Of repairs for the year 1917 was
due to the fact that. by a law which
became effective that year. repairs to
asphalt pavements over one year old
Of being bY pa9ng
contractors under a flve-year guar
anty. The yardage of pavement re-
pair was thus increased by nearly
100000 square yards, on which prac-
tically no expenditures were needed,
as the pavements were only from one
to five wears old.