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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
BIG BATTLES COMING
Artillery DueIs Seen As Forerun.
ners of Conflicts.
Flanders, France and italy Expected
Soon to be Scenes Of
Fierce Fights.

London. Jan. 8-Sdgns are not want
Ing that big battles are in process of
making in Flander, France and Italy,
although infantry operations in the
major war theatres are just now of q
minor character.
At various points In these three
war zones intensive artillery duels
are going on day and night. They
are particularly severe in the Pres
and Cambria sectors, where British
are facing Germans along the Aisne,
on the Verdun sector, and along tie
Moselle river, where forces of the
German crown prince and Grand
Duke Albrecht of Wurttemburg are
opposing the French, and in the
Italian highlands from the region of
Lake Garda, eastward to the Piave
river, where the Austro-G German
troops are aligned against the Ital.
tans, French and British.
Heavy German Losses.
Southwest of Ypres, in Flanders.
Germans have made an attempt to
enter the British positions, but met
with repulse and heavy losses under
fire Of British infantry and machine
guns. -.x -
Likewise. an attempted raid
against French positions on the his.
torlc Hill 304, in the verdun sector,
was stopped with sanguinary losses
% Germans.
These two maneuvers constitute
tho only activity by infantry forces
at any point. except that small Brit.
ish patrols at several places forced
crossings of the Piave river against
the Teutonic allies.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
Receive Strict instructions to
Stine Word OF Americas
Preparations For War.
1Eu1oN EFFORT Barred
Berlin Government Attempts to Con
ceai Fear OF United States
Through Drastic Orders
To German Press.

Washington, Jan. S-The depart
nent OF state has been supplied with
sensational evidence Of the extent to
which the Prussian government has
subjugated the press of Germany to
he interests of the Kaiser and his war
party.
Copies of secret and drastic regu-
lations issued to German editors.
which have fallen into the hands Of
The State Department, show not on.
ly the German newspapers are pro-
hibited from printing news that is
bad, but are required to comment
only in terms of praise concerning
events of . military and political
nature.
eeriin's View Of U. s. Unmasked.
Interesting light is thrown upon tho
Berlin view of the preparations for
war in the United States by q para
graph Of an order dated June 6 last.
It says:
while the news about Americas
war preparations, such as the or.
ganization and Quitting Of an army
one million strong to reinforce the
French English front 70 looked upon,
In that form, as bluff" the spread.
Ing of which may unfavorably affect
the opinion Of the German people.
yet the fact must not be overlooked,
on the other hand, that the United
States, with the support of its ca
pacity for material and industrial
management, is arming itself for
war with great energy and tenacity.
The war preparations In America
are therefore, as was intimated in
the Reichstag. at the time, not at
all to be made little Of, but must be
taken seriously without on that
account being made q source of
worry"
Forbid News Of y. 9. Troops.
Another dated June says:
Petit Parisien informs us that
i've American divisions, numbering
$4,000 men be expected in France
In the autumn of 1917. It is urgent
ly requested not to reproduce this
Information without some comment.
We do not wish to underestimate
the ability Of America to accomplish
things, but must not on the other
hand overestimate it. In order to
bring division over from America,
$4,000 tons must make the trip
twice. Therefore, from the mere
fact OF lack of space. the transpor-
tation of such body Of troops
within certain fixed time limits is
impossible. Moreover. it is impos-
sible to train these troops properly
BY autumn. These facts, which have
recently been discussed in the Ger
man war news, cannot be too
strongly emphasized in the discus.
sion of the French news"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
U. S. CONTROLS BINDER Irvine
Food Administration Takes Over Sun.
ply-To Regulate Prices.

Food Administration Takes Over SUP.
pIy-To Regulate Prices.
st. Paul. Jan. 8.-Minnesota's lead.
ing industry at the state prison and
farmers throughout the state, and in
oeighboring states, are affected BY
the report from Washington that the
United States food administration has
arranged to contr6 supply Of binder
twine for this year and to regulate
prices to consumers. Henry Wolfer,
former warden of Minnesota prison.
will have charge Of this work for the
food administration.
The control, dispatches state, will
be effected through voluntary agree
ments binder Irvine makers have
made with the food administration
which will centralize buying and
eliminate competition. An official
announcement by the administration
says the arrangements will stabilize
prices. prevent undue advances, elm.
mate waste, speculation and hoard.
ing and give the product to the ulti.
mate consumer at the lowest possible
price.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10

a>ftRtsrsg>~ IN. CHRIS
S,A II, tsth Fat. Military nrsaeh h,
ShstsaassSsa Feaa
CHRISTENSEN. NagAtn
tNA II az Int. Csaap nstg~. low a,
CHRISTENSEN. kNNRAp
Tr>xAs H. nth Cavalry,
Camp Fort osaethorn, Ga,
DAMN. HARRY
Ambulance 90. tS4. mo, la.l
lee Sanitary Train, 81 Dist.
Csnsn Cody. y. NJ,
EENGRR, GCNNAR
o. TX. Seth Reg.
Fort Smelling. Mimi.
rREpERIKSEN. CHR,
Go, II. Seth Resement.
Fort Smelling, MINI.
HERMANSEN. PETER
Co. l. slst Reg. Camp Greene.
Charlotte. n. c,
JACOBSEN. ANTON C..
18th Co, jefferson Barracks, Mo.
IAKoBSEN. THoRvALD
ls1 Aero Squadron. Park Field.
Wilmington. Tenn.
JENSEN, HARALD
NJ. q. T. c.. Sec. B,
Fort Riley, Kans.
JENSEN. THORvALD
Co. ID. 1855 Inf. Camp Cody. N. NJ.
JOHNSON, GUST
Co. D. 135 Inf. Camp Cody. N. NJ.
JOHNSON. JOSEPH N.
So Depot Bril-. Camp Cody. N. M.
JORGENSEN, CARL c. F..
Co. A. 33S NJ. G. Br.
Camp Dodge. Iowa.
KIISTOFTE, ERODE B.
Radio Co. H2. Camp Perry,
Great Lakes. Ill.
KILSTOFTE. HELGE B.
Co. D. 163rd Depot Brigade.
Camp Dodge, Iowa.
KRAG. Owe E.
Co. d, Goth Eng. Bri.
American University.
Washington. D. C.
LAURSEN. N. c.
Bat. D, 342 F. A.,
Camp Funstun, Kans.
MILTERSEN, PETER
Battery D, II F.. A.
Camp Robinson, Sparta, Wis.
MOLBY. AAGE M.
A. M. Headquarters. % Eng.
Camp Meade, Md.
MORTENSEN. A.
44th Co.. 3rd Prov. Regt.
c. o. New York Postmaster,
Santo Domingo City, d. r.
MOSBEK, BERNHARD
c. O. Davis-Bournonville Co.,
Jersey City, N. j.
NIELSEN, JENS PETER
314 Trench Mortar Bat,
Camp Funstun. Kans.
NISSEN, OLE
Army Y. M. c. A., Kelly Field,
San Antonio, Texas.
PETERSEN, CHR. M.
End Co. p. NJ. Camp Dodge. Iowa.
PETERSEN, VALDEMAR
161st Aero Squadron, Park Field,
Millington, Tenn.
RASMUSSEN. HERLUF
Selfridge Field.
10th Aero Squadron,
Mount Clemens, Mich.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
AGED aMIlIIona,rer e.nkrun4.

Washington, Jan. .8.-Federal court
DEGREES adjudging Edward w. Morri
son. aged Chicago millionaire. bank
rupt on petition Of Charles s. Rieman
were In effect sustained by the gu.
preme court, which refused to review
the proceedings. Mr.. Morrison. 80
years old. inherited fortune Of $4,000.
geo. Mr.. Rieman. lawyer. obtained
a 100000 judgment for services, and
Hecovered the millionaire, whose
7ealth had dwindled to $4,000, 900. had
.;ansferred most OF his property 70 hia
attorney.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10

HANSEN, JENS C. J.
25th Eng. Co. B.
A. e. F., via New York.
JACOBSEN, RICHARD p.
list Glass Sergeant,
3Oth Aero Squadron, U. s. Army
Expeditionary Forces
via New York.
RASMUSSEN, JENS M.
c. o. New York Postmaster.
U. s. Ship Maine.
RASMUSSEN, T.
Co. A, LIST BIN. Goth Engineers.
Forestry N. A.
A. e. F.. via New York.
Thomson, WALTER
Co. G. goth Eng.
Base Hospital No. s, A. e. F.
France.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
PERSHING SUPPLY SHIP SUNK
Sent Down by U-1oat and EInht Of
Grew MISSING.

An Atlantic Port, Jan. 8.-The Har.
~ Luckenbach. an American steamer,
was torpedoed and sunk with loss of
hfe, probably In the English channel,
according to cable advices received
by her owners.
The vessels crew consisted Of 30
men. exclusive Of the United States
naval guards. Further details are lack.
ing in the report.
The Harry Luckenbach was tho sec.
ond steamer owned by the Luckenbach
steamship line to be sunk within three
months. The first was the D. N. Luck.
enbach. five of whose crew persisted
when she was torpedoed on Oct. 27th.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
Foe Recognize. Finnish Republic

Amsterdam, Jan. S.-Germany has
recognized the Finnish republic. An
Official dispatch from Berlin says
that after the Russian government
declared its willingness to recognize
the independence of Finland the Ger
man emperor charged the imperia
chancellor to express in the name
the German government recognition
Of the Finnish republic to plenipoten.
Chancellor von Hertling received the
plenipotentiaries ard informed them
Germany had recognized Finland.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10

Seattle, Jan. 8.-Citizens OF Nome,
Alaska, have filed charges Of pro-Ger.
manism against Federal Judge Will
liam $. Holzeimer. recently appointed
to Nome division. Other charges OF
gambling and excessive drinking were
also made.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10

Toxic. Jan. S.-Japan Is prepared foi
any emergency at vladivostok to pro
tect the subjects Of the Allied nations
and to fulfill her obligations to the Al
lies. it is semi-officially stated. She
will make no move against the Bolshe
Wiki however, It was added.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10

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Come. or write for 80-page free
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
New Camp for Enaineers,

Washington, Jan. S.-COnstruction
Of an army cantonment at Revoir. Va,
near Washington, for training OF $1,000
engineers for overseas duty. is author
lzed by the War department
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the most popular in the county.
Why? Because it brings results.
Try it and be convinced.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
HAD NARROW ESCAPE
DR.. c. P. Dolan Was Close to Death
at Worthington.

DR.. c. P. DoIan Was Close to Death
at Worthington.
DR.. c. p Dolan who is well Known
in Mankato, had a narrow escape
Monday afternoon when the Rock Is
land switch engine, which was
switching on the Omaha spur collid-
ed with his Studebaker at the Twelfth
street crossing. The Worthington
Progressive relates the story as fol-
lows:
The locomotive, pushing two cars,
was coming from the east, and was
invisible to the doctor until the mo-
ment of collision, owing to the build
ings adjacent to the track and road.
DIR. Dolan was coming from the south
and the car was caught amidships by
the coupler of the box car, which
dragged the auto across the road to
the west side. before the train could
be stopped. A team of mules was
then conscripted to pull the wreckage
off the track.
car were put on the scrap heap for
good, but the chassis and motor were
practically unframed, employees from
Smiths starting the motor after the
collision
The doctor came off unscathed
and walked up town unaided. He is
indeed fortunate to have escaped in
jury. The car, however, will not be
ready for use for some little time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31

secretary, Mrs. Lonsberry and treas
urer, Mrs. Fred BucholtZ. A mem
bership committee was appointed.
Thirty one names have been secured
and more are expected. Much good
work is expected to be done in this
society.
Miss Amy Morris arrived Saturday
from Wanda, Mimi, where she just
finished another successful year as
teacher in the public schools. She
will spend the summer with her par
ents here.
Mapleton is certainly on the map if
helping to win the war will put it
there.
The black walnut logs which were
contracted for some time ago by a
government official with the assist
ance of Amer Rinehart are being
brought to town for shipment. Six
teen wagon loads were delivered in
one day last week. Three or four
carloads will be shipped from here
to Des Moines to be made into gun
stocks. Minnesota Lake and Garden
City will also furnish supplies. Those
bringing in the logs are Fay Hicks,
John Ochs, George Lang, Robert Nor
ris, Elmer Taylor
Last week c. Johnson of Chicago
secured the output of our creamery
and that of Good Thunder for the
federal government to use for boys in
the navy The butter must be of the
score Of 95 per cent and Frank Zim-
Imerman of North Dakota, a govern
ment employee will look after the
contracts. J. T. Pomroy, the local but
ter maker, is to be complimented on
the output of last week, twenty tubs
of which not only scored the 95 per
cent mark but was pronounced the
best secured. The Red Cross, Y. M
C. A. and K. C. members and all the
drivers have been successful and
people are more interested than ever
before since the beginning of the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
G. IA. DEE CHI STRICKEN
Weli-k,cwn Printer Suffered Stroke
of PARALYSIS Last Niuht.

Well -known Printer Suffered Stroke
of Paralysis Last Night.
G. A. De-, zach was taken i'll sud-
denly at lis home last evening. He
suffered stroke of paralysis and is
now in serious condition. His en-
tire right Sic Was affected by the
stroke and the left side of the face
and neck are also paralyzed. Mr..
Deebach was comparatively well
when taken with the stroke and had
not been ill previous to this time.
For the past twenty years or more
he has been employed at the Manka-
to Review as printer and makeup
man. 1t was not known today how
serious Mr.. Deebach's condition
may be.
Mr.. Dcebach was sitting at table,
playing cards when he suddenly COM
planned of pain in his side and a
few moments later was suffering
severely, but partially conscious from
the stroke. He had felt no pain
previous to this time and had never
been troubled with any symptoms of
paralysis. During the past spring
aid winter Mr.. Deebach has not
missed a days work and was at his
usual work at the Mankato Review
office Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
BALATON MAN TRIMMED
NeIs Knudson Lost His $4,000 on
Fake Horse Race

Nels Knudson Lost His $4,000 on
~. Fake Horse Race.
Kansas City, Mo. May 27-Loss of
a LIES saving of $4,000 by betting
on fake horseraces was the eXper
fence here yesterday of Nels Knud
son, farmer and wood dealer living
near Minneapolis.
The only Nels Knudson known in
Minneapolis as wood dealer makes
his home in BalatOn, Mimi, but
comes to Minneapolis each winter to
carry on dealings in wood, it was
said today at the Beaufort hotel,
where he rooms when in Minneapolis,
says The Minneapolis Journal. Hotel
employees said Mr.. Knudson had
been suffering from rheumatism and
had gone to Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
about three weeks ago. Excelsior
Springs is only thirty five miles from
Kansas City, and is connected by
trolley line. Nels KnudSon of Bala-
ton is well known in Minneapolis. He
has been engaged in getting out fire.
wood on Minnesota farms and ship
ping it here. He is about sixty
years of age
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
FROM BOYS
IN THE ARMY CAMPS
From Saturdays Daily.

TtOHi StSAtOdy
Fort William Mckinley, P. l., April
z, 191S.-Dear Brother: l suppose
you think l am pretty slow about
writing, but | am quite busy right
along getting everything straight
ened around, so | don't get lot Of
time to write, but it won't be very
long that we will have snap of it.
We are getting our worst training
right now, because it is spring, SO
when the hot weather comes, we
won't have to do SO much. 1t is hot
enough right now but they tell us
that it gets whole lot worse than
this.
We certainly are getting along fast
with our drills. Our Captain told
us yesterday that this is the best
bunch of men he ever had. We are
now about three weeks ahead of our
schedule that gets the old guys sore
over here. We can sling those rifles
pretty good already. Our other work
consists OF making bridges Of ali
sorts, destroying them, making wire
entanglements and laying out trench
es. We don't have to dig the trench
es. The infantry has to do that.
| was down to Manila yesterday
afternoon. The place has some nice
buildings, but the most of the town,
is very dirty and has narrow streets.
| also saw the old Spanish FORTS
there. They sure are some fort
now
They did not do anything ab.o,
my arm yet. They took two E-X
rays of it two weeks ago. They tolo
me then that my arm was not broke
but that it was dislocated and never
was put back in place. | am going to
the hospital tomorrow and | suppose
they are going to do about it. /
they will let me know then what
bothers me some. / suppose it is
some on account of the weather too
Well there is not much news here
SO | think / will close for this time
Hoping you are well like myself
Your brother, John. Give my re-
CARDS to the boys in the shop.
Address: John J. Marks, B Com.
pany. Third Regiment Engineers. Fl
Mckinley, Rial, P. l.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
NAbbFD FOR H0LDUP
HUSTLED TO WASECA
Red Burdette Identified As
Auto Thief By Victims
HALLS FROM MASON CITY
Iowa Sheriff Looked Him Over;
LOOMS Is Out On Bail
AT Wells
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Bert Franklin, who was arrested on
the Loomis farm near Wells, Friday,
suspected of being one of the auto
thieves that have been infesting this
part of the state, was identified by
Sheriff Marsh of Mason City as Red
Burdette of that CITY, Sheriff Fisher
Of Waseca also visited Wells and took
Red back to Waseca with him, where
the fellow was identified by Christ
Paulson and Charles Jacobson as
one of the two men who held them
up and took the Buick six car, owned
by the Paulson Bros. of Britt, Iowa,
besides robbing jacobson of SAT.
Burdette and a companion, it is
suspected, held up Jacobson and Paul
son and drove off in their own and the
PaulsOn machine last Thursday night.
Sheriff Fisher is holding Red Burd-
cite, pending a further investigation.
Ernest vTenhoff, neighbor of Loom
is, who took part in the fray with
the home guards of Wells, and who
armed with a beer bottle, appeared
before Justice Byron Hughes at Wells,
and plead guilty to assault. He was
sentenced to twenty days imprison-
ment in the county Jail at Blue Earth.
Tenhoff's wife is lying on her death
bed with tuberculosis, and when she
heard that he was in trouble she is
said to have stated that she hoped
he would get "the limit" The opinion
about Wells is said to prevail, that
Tenhoff neglected his WIFE,
The story of the arrest of Red and
the others appeared in The Free Press
last evening.
Loomis Out on Bail.
Will Loomis, the farmer on whose
property it is said that stolen ma
chimes and some beer were found,
has been allowed his freedom on
bail of $780, He is charged with re-
ceiving stolen property.
AS yet there is no clew to the iden-
tity Of the other fellow, thought to
be pal of Red Burdette. He escap-
ed while the officers were parleying
with LOOMS and has not been seen
since.
Ray Loomis, arrested in Winnebago
for boOtleggings has assisted the
states authorities as much as pos
bible. Under his advice tires and au-
tomobile parts, that were stolen, have
been located. Three dozen tires were
located yesterday.
The Buick six, belonging to Paulson
and Jacobson was found last Friday
standing near Bricelyn, close up to the
Iowa line, where it had been left
by the men who held up the owners.
sBricelyn authorities got in touch with
tthe owners of the machine at Waseca
and it has been restored to them.
Paulson and Jacobson were from Britt,
Iowa. A later report of the holdup
reveals the fact that Paulson had
over $50 in his pockets, which was
overlooked by the thieves. After rob-
bling the two men they stopped at
Bricelyn and stole over $40 worth of
lubricating oil from the Standard Oil
company.
The story of the holdup appeared
in The Free Pres at the time
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31

we see the boys march away and see
the mothers with tear of sorrow
and tear of Joy mingled together
sorry that it might be done but glad
that she can have a part in cleaning
things up. Our hats off to the brave
mothers who have made supreme
sacrifice. Hats off to the brave lads
who are with us today and heads
bowed in honor to those who lie
sleeping who fought and who died
that this might be a solid united
nation of states. The power which
furrowed the land with battlefields
sowing it deep and broadcast with
sorrow, has reaped nation of free
dom and free men where tolerance
has walked hand in hand with religion
and where civilization has pointed out
to patriotism the many highways to
human right and glory and today the
power which furrowed that Flanders
country with deep trenches through
which is flowing sorrow in sorrow the
blood of millions of brave French,
English, Italian, Belgian and Ameri :
can men will reap thence for our
children and childrens children q
world of freedom and free men where
tolerance shall wall l:n,u in hand
with the Christ.
/ For the Old Soldiers
"For you, Grand army of the Re-
public and Spanish war veterans as
well, we have the profoundest rever-
ence and keenest sense of apprecia
ton. For what we are in the great
ness which we now possess and the
glory of united republic we are
debted to you. In observing this
Memorial Sunday and the Thursday
of this week, we observe in you a
more practical, tangible, real mem
, orial of the valor and heroism you
!displayed and the hardships and self
sacrifice you endured and the un-
stinted patriotism which these days
commemorate.
'When our lamented President
Lincoln called for men to pluck "Old
Glory from the dust and plant it again
upon the ramparts from which it had
been hurled by ruthless hands, you
sprang to the front and said, Here
am |, send me-" And out of the
muck of disunited people you did
pluck it and lifting it high above your
head purged it of it's stain and made
in the crimson fountain of your own
/ blood, then gave ii back unrent to a
reunited people.
at is that same Old Glory that is
calling everyone of us today and
friends blessing be upon heads and
hearts Of all the boys who
thave gone forth some of whom
have died of our nation and
those who shall go to take this
flag soiled by the lies of a military
despot the sinking of the Lusitania
/ through the mud and mire of Flander
fields washing it in the crimson blood
of their own bodies then bringing
it back to us and to the whole world
as an emblem of the Mother OF
Liberty making the whole world a
united one. One law shall be to
him that is home born and unto the
stranger that sojourneth among
yOu'"