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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
COUNTY WAR BOARD
SELECTED

A meeting was held at Hinck-
ley, Monday, Jan. ID, for the pur-
pose of bringing together all the
war organizations in the county,
such as the Red Cross, Liberty
Loan, Y. M. C. A., Knights of
Columbus and the County Public
Safety Association under one per-
manent war finance committee,
to be commissioned by the State
Public Safety Commission. This
committee will have charge of
all drives" for the sale of liber-
ty bonds, Red Cross, Y. M. C. A.,
Knights of Columbus and other
war subscriptions that may be
passed upon by said war board.
The individual members of
this. committee will be respon-
sible for all drives" for finance
in the district assigned to them,
with full authority to appoint
local committees to assist them
and be responsible to the County
War committee for the work in
their district. They will also act
as director of the Public Safety
in their districts.
The following are the officers
as far as completed. Those left
vacant will be filled by volun-
teers from those towns.
Geo. w. Empey, Chairman Of
Liberty Loan; J. Adam Bede,
Chairman of Y. M. C. A. ; Geo.
Stephan. Chairman of Red Cross.
F. R. Duxbury, Director and
County Chairman Pine Co., Pub
lie Safety Association.
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AsKov, COUNTY, MINNESOTA THURSDAY. JANUARY

the burden will fall equal upon
all, and amount to very little to
anyone.
1t was later suggested that
the appropriation be made by the
County Commissioners which
would amount to the same to all
concerned. One or the other of
these plans will be used.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
AsKOv RED CROSS NOTES

AsKOv RED CROSS NOTES
Sweaters, Sweaters, Sweaters.
There is still a demand for
sweaters.
Remember Mrs. Lars Jensen
has the yarn for the sweaters.
Our funds at the present are
low and we will gladly accept do
nations.
We have a new supply of yarn
SO come and get your share and
knit for the Red Cross.
Have on hand a large supply
of sewing material; and everyone
is welcome to come and help us
sew.
The donations for the month
of December are as follows: Mrs.
Fenger, 81; Peter Lind, 81; Peter
Petersen 81.
During the Christmas drive for
members we added 1O4 new
members to our list, three of
whom were subscribing.
Red Cross meets at the differ
ent homes every Tuesday after
noon. Watch the American for
the date and place to sew.
Girls do your bit. Be sslre 70
come to your sewing every Tues
day evening in the domestic Sci
ence room of the H. G. Andersen
school.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
OFFICIAL GOODS

Notice for bids on the Federal
Highway thru Pine County APP
pears in this weeks issue of the
American; also official commits
sioners proceedings. Read the
American and you get the best.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
Received $1,000.

Mrs. Geo. Bennett and son
Ransom, accompanied. by John
Joswiak, went to Pine City Tues
day to meet the claim agent of
the N. P. Road and settled their
claim against the road for the
accident in which Geo. Bennett
was killed. A good settlement
was made, the company paying
Mrs. Bennett and the heirs the
sum of five thousand dollars.
John Joswiak was named as ad-
ministrator to handle the estate.
County (Willow River)
Farmer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17

1t was also the unanimous vote
of the meeting that this commit
tee. be financed by making an
estimate of the total expense to
be incurred and to prorate it
to the various Towns and Viii
lagos in the County on the basis
of their taxable valuation and re-
quest that it be voted at the an
nual spring election This way
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
HAY AND STRAW

Somebody last week ordered s
ton Of hay. | have forgotten
who it was. | have today an Of
fer of fine prairie hay at about
$40 a ton, f. 0. b. Askov, go .ton).
Anybody want it?
Ludwig Mosb@k.
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news AMONG
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

Oscar H. Mel, a Swedish vete-
ran newspaper man in the state
OF Washington, has become editor
and manager of the American
daily paper, Tribune, in Escalon,
Cal.
The most recent appointment
made by the Carnegie Institute
in Pittsburg, Pa, is that of
Haakon Styri, a Norwegian civil
engineer who has been made pro-
fessor at that institution. He
was born in Christiania in 1869.
Charles A. Brandt, we'll
known Danish sail maker in
Brooklyn, N. Y, died last week.
He was born in Svendborg, Den
mark, where he still owned a
villa which he visited quite
regularly even during the war.
Brandt was IS years old.
The Swedish-American engi-
neer, Bernhard Johnson of Wor-
cester, Mass, has informed rela-
tives that he has safely arrived
in Russia as district manager of
some construction work which is
being completed under the
auspices of the Northern Pacific
railroad company of this country.
Astrid hmundsen, a Norwegian
nurse, was arrested in New York
last week charged with having
attempted to smuggle letters to
Germany. Altho the government
authorities are not quite certain
that the letters contain anything
of traitorous nature, Miss
Amundsen has been held in $3.50
bond pending further examina-
ton.
From the state penitentiary to
an artillery training camp is the
transformation which has come
into the life of Alfred Lundhej
young Dane in Blackfoot
Idaho, who was recently &C.
Quilted on a charge of murder in
the first degree The young man
enlisted immediately after his
discharge from the custody and
is now in training as an artillery
man at Camp Greene, Charlotte
N. C.
The Young Mems Club of the
Calvary church in Brooklyn, N
Y, last week gave a dinner In
homer of Henry Reuterdahl, the
Swedish American painter who
has won fame because of his pic
lures of battleships. A few
years ago Mr.. Reuterdahl created
a sensation thruout the country
bv writing rather critically OF
the construction of modern ships
in the United States navy. He is
now an officer in that navy.
Svbil Jensen, born of Nor
wegian parents in Minnesota, has
been appointed director OF ex'
plosives in the Mesabi iron dis.
tricts in Northern Minnesota
where there are said to be more
mines than in any other part OF
the world. Miss Jensen who is
only % years old, will have work
assigned to her among a mining
population which is largly for
eign, but it is said that she has
very special qualifications for
doing the work expected of her.
Professor Niels Ebbesen Han.
cen at the state agricultural col.
,epe in Brookings, S. D., believes
firmly that the Bolsheviki party
now in power in Russia, is the
strongest faction in that country
where MIR. Hansen, who is a Dane
has been on various occasions
This view seems to be shared
also by President Wilson and by
a number of other well informed
mon thruout the country, while
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w.
representing only an insignifi-
cant minority of the Russian
people.
The Hungry Man of the North
is the title of an article on
Sweden appearing in the Satur-
day Evening Post and written by
David Edstrom, now considered
the foremost Swedish sculptor in
this country. Mr.. Edstrom dis
cusses the problem whether or
not Sweden should enter the
world war, and also gives much
interesting information about
present conditions in that coun-
try especially since the embargo
declaration by the United States
and Great Britain.
Thor. O. Stenmo, one of the
best known Norwegian farmers
in the eastern part of North
Dakota, died last week at his
home in Hatton, N. D., about SO
years old. Mr.. Stenmo was born
in Hallingdalen, Norway, and
came to America in 1869, settling
first in Iowa and, IS years ago in
North Dakota. Altho he did not
participate actively in politics,
he was always intensely inter-
ested in public matters, and he
was a very valuable member of
the Hallinglag. The death of Mr..
Stenmo came after long period
of illness.
A danish woman has been Off
cially proclaimed Americas S
champion Red Cross helper. She
is Mrs. Chris White in Dell Ra-
pids, S. D., and the title was
bestowed upon her by the Min
neapolis Red Cross headquarters.
Mrs. White is unable to say how
much she has knitted for the
Red Cross during the last seven
months. and not ONLY does she
knit, but she also personally
makes all the yarn that is needed
for her work. In an interview
with an Associated Press CORE.
spondent she said that she en-
joys her Red Cross work i'm.
mensely. She came to South Da.
kota from Denmark 45 years age
and has several relatives fight.
ling in France under the Ameri.
can flag.
Christiania dispatches carry
the information that during De
cember, 1917, % Norwegian
ships were sunk, representing 6
total tonnage of 32,755; IS Nor
wegian lives were lost. During
the entire year of 1917, 367 Nor
wegian ships were destroyed
215 Danish ships were torpedoeC
in 1917, entailing a loss of life
of 234 Danish subjects; the tota
Danish tonnage destroyed dur
ing the year was 224,O0O. Last
week the unemployed in Copen
hagen held mass demonstration
marching to the building of the
lRigsdag headed by C.. Stauning
Socialistic minister without port
folio; demands were voiced that
the Rigsdag provide work anC
food for the idle. Some time age
lit was said that there were g..
900 unemployed in the Danish
capital, and that the number
was increasing at a rate of about
5000 a week. Amsterdam cor.
respondents cable that Germany
has offered vast quantities OF
wheat to Sweden on certain con.
ditions to which the Swedes are
rather unwilling to accede. Fin
land is expecting foodstuffs from
Sweden, but that country is un.
able to render any aid, it is said.
In this connection, it is worthy
of notice that the Russian Boil
sheviki party is rumored to have
offered Norway wheat. Some
little time ago it was stated in
the Norwegian Storting that Nor
way easily could procure 100000
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17

Are you a weekly reader of
the official Pine County newspa-
per? If not, you are losing out.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
EXPLOSIVE LICENSING
AGENTS

Below is a copy of letter writ
ten to the Director of Bureau of
Mines by County Auditor Ham
lin, licensing agent for explo-
sives in Pine County, recon-
mending appointments for IL
censing agents in different
towns of the county.
Appointments have already
been made for Pine City, Brook
Park and Sandstone. Following
is the letter:
Pine City, Mimi,
Jan. 9, 1918,
Director Of Bureau of Mines,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir
In response to yours of the 81
ult. in regard to the appointing
as a matter of public convent.
ence, other licensing agents in
the different towns of the coun.
ty, would respectfully suggest
the following list of names OF
persons suitable for appoint.
ment:
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Personal Property Tax List.
Coming.

Next week the American will
publish the personal property
tax lists of the towns of Part
ridge. Kerrick, Nickerson, Bruno,
Fleming, Arna, Dosey and vii
lage of Bruno. Watch for this
and see what is your share to
keep the wheels of government
moving.
One of the best-known imitation
feathers with q wide range Of uses II
made from cotton. .
Brazil IL known to have 18O varieties
of SNAKES, OF which less than 10 per
cent are ycnomeus.
New Zeainnd has 20 societies for
protecting native game birds and AMI
mails and introducing others into that
country.
A Frenchman has invented . watch
on which single hand. carrying
numeral To designate the hour, travels
across a semicircular scale with the
minute marks. then disappears and is
succeeded by another hand for the
nex, hour.
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Subscripti Price $3.50
Job Printing

We are equipped to do your
job printing at the right prices.
Call and see samples. Our type
is of the latest design and the
printing is up-to-date.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17

Licensing Agent, Explosives,
County of Pine. State of Min
nesota.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17

One of the best-known imitation
feathers with wide range Of uses Il
made from cotton.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17

Let us have faith that right
makes might, and in that faith
let us to the end dare to do our
DUTY as we understand it,"
Abraham Lincoln.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-26

OF U.OoatS increasing. ana ShA& INC
suerals Of the subnsyins crews vas de-.
tarioratins on account Of the British
policy OF secrecy in regard to the tate
Of the men ON subxaA rines' which fatied
to return to thsir bases. Tho German
reply. In the form Of q semi.effietal
statement. fellows:A
".What Sir Erie Geddes said 10 not
new. 1t 10 merely repetition OF familiar
assertions which are disprovsd by the
facts and appear periodically IN the
spesoheS Of laxative wire-pulleTs In
England. .Ie that brave op,,nlst Geddes
,sxpects BY such means TO lower the
morale and the power Of. resistance OF
our U.boat crew.. he Will have - little
success "a has been met WITH In the At
tsmpts 10 bluff the German people, who
long ago realised that English secrecy
Vas nothing but an expression OF con.
sciousuesS OF weakness.N:
Emperor William created Q special
decoration for\u-boat crows on the ami.
ysrsary OF the Inauguration OF ruthless
submarine warfare ~ recognition for
naeritorious work during the war;. The
Vossische Zaitung says the decoration Is
available Tor officers end crews after
three VOYAGE.
The Emperor slaO nss conferred the
Srdsr Pour 10 Merits On Admiral Won
Eoltxcndorff, head Of ehs Naval Gene.
raj Staff. and Admiral 0chser. COM
nsueer of the German battle fleet,
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place between slices of buttered
bread.
Fry thin slices of bologna and use
with bread spread with butter or
substitute.
Cold Sandwiches-Use any kind
OF bread. Spread with mayonnaise
and crisp lettuce shredded.
Veal or beef loaf between bread
spread with butter and little pre-
pared mustard.
Sweet Sandwiehes-Put chocolate
candy or marshmallows between gra-
ham crackers and heat in oven until
they soften so they can be pressed to-
gether.
Grind raisins, figs or dates. etc,
and mix with icing made of egg and
sugar. Spread on reception waters or
crackers. Stewed prunes or apricots
can be used instead of ra1sins, so
these sandwiches can be made in
great variety
THE TABLE.
Stewed kidneys-Flour beef kid
neys, one-half small onion, one ounce
butter. three teaspoons corn or rice
flour, pepper and salt to taste.
Cut kidneys in small pieces and roll
them in flour; chop the onion small
and fry with the pieces of kidneys in
the butter until brown. Then add the
pepper, salt and enough cold water
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In France now and l have given up
all hopes Of hearing from him again
Do you think he has forgotten me
He has one Of my pictures and carries
1t with him all the time and said he
would never part with it, He is rath-
er bashful. Do you think he really
loved me? Did l do wrong by telling
him l wouldn't believe him?
l keep thinking he will write, as
love him so much and he seemed
to think so much of me. l want you
to advise me what to do.
WORRIED.
You couldn't believe in the boy af-
ter the way he treated you. 1t was
all right to tell him that you could
not believe him again. You must
try to forget him and must stop look
Ing for his letters. He does not love
you or he would treat you with more
consideration. Some day you will be
thankful that you escaped marrying
him. A boy who is so unfaithful
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and Lyell Ehvin called on friends
north of New Paris Sunday afternoon.
-. William Paddock and family of
Eaton, spent Saturday night and Sun
day with her mother. Mrs. Elite Dav-
idson.. Abe Johns and wife of Eat
on, spent Sunday with their son, Carl,
and family. Cramer Charles. wife
and baby, Darrell Swisher. wife and
baby spent Sunday with Carl Miller
and wife,. Grange meeting this
coming Thursday evening at the Town
ship house.-B. T. Campbell and wife
Eaton visited their son Leland and
family Saturda
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H :ffP&Tgg5R AR2mS%e

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a girl
OF twenty. have boy friend | have
seemed to care great deal about me.
he Is in the army now and has been
writing to me. He says he loves me
better than any girl be ever saw and
! will admit that l love him with all
my heart. I really don't think could
care for any other. He wrote me that
he was coming home to see me and
he came and did not come to see me.
When he went back to camp he wrote
me letter and asked me not to feel
mad at him for the way he did and
said he loved me more than all the
world. He also asked me to wait for
him and said he was coming home
real soon, and was coming to see me
the first one. wrote him that II he
did not come l wouldn't believe any.
thing more he said. When he came
did not see him at all and have not
heard from him since. He was a nice
boy and sent me nice presents. He is
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to cover them and stew gently for an
hour
Thicker the gravy with corn flour
few minutes before done and serve
hot
Sour Milk Cookies-One-half cup
butter or substitute, three-quarters
cup sugar, one egg, one-half cup sour
milk or cream. one teaspoon soda.
two cups flour, one-half teaspoon nut
meg. one-half teaspoon cinnamon, one
teaspoon vanilla.
Soda and milk should be mixed sep
arately, then mix in order given.
Makes almost five dozen.
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CAMPBELLSTOWN

Mrs. Joe McDivitt visited her sister
n .-~-.v- A-arIey and family at
M'adletcWu last week. Fred Sauers,
wife and daughter, Odessa, and Mrs.
Andrew McWhinney called on the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. Joe Sahfer Monday
Afternoon. Prof. J. S. McDivitt left
.4..4s Tor Cedar Point to
attend the State teachers association
at that place. Miss Mabel 'OHara
spent Sunday with Miss Dorothy Sha-
fer. Mrs. Lee Flora visited her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Parker,
Sunday. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
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licenses could not So allowed under th4
No comment other Than this state
ment was to be had officially at the.
Var Trade Board offices concerning the
Spanish. situation Spain. has given
Although not so.sisuhrcd geographically
as to ship supplies readily into Ger.
many charges have been made that
through the Swiss port Of entry -sin
France 1Rtb switzerland and thsace into
Germany. Charges also have been made
wireless equipment In Spsjtf 70 com,
municate with the Central Powers.
"A considerable element IN the Spanish
Government. i 10 wen known. u German
in its leantngS. and officials m Wash
tngtQn- express no Resl!ationL&a Init.
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makes very unsatisfactory husband.


Dear Mrs. Thompson: Where I work
there Is a young man who interests
me very much He talks to me at
noon and tells me all about his wife.
They are strangers here in town and
she doesn't know anybody She is
very lonely and wishes she had
friends. Do you think it would be all
right for me to invite them over some
evening. | thought l could have an
other young man who works where we
do who takes me places occasionally.
do not want the mans wife to think
| am overly interested in her husband,
because l am not. What would you
advise? DOUBTFUL
Your plan is all right. The wife
will be grateful to you for the invi-
eation unless she is a peculiar sort Of
woman. There is a chance, OF course,
that she might be jealous of you since
you and her husband work at the
same place. Do not consider such a
possibility, however.
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IA GVARDIA. DEFIES FOES.
Gays Petitioners for Hfs Unseatins
DONE Represent hIs District.

Orsrisi Cable to THE NEW YoRx TINES.
ROME. Fob .. tDelaysd.)-THB Nsw
ToRx TINES correspondent saw Repre-
sentative La Guard1a just 40 he was
leaving the Ministry OF AeTonSuties on
his way 20 American headquarters IN
france, and showed him an article IN
tbs Trxss OF Dec. 10 referring 70 the
rs.it;en demanding that he b unssAted.
II ~AS TIE frat iniimation he had 6ac
e Any action taken against him
>syst:ad ssc srlle!o cArytiiifxA and thAn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-26
HOLD.R SAILlNGS
OF SPANISH LINERS


Ikeeniy interested in the passengers Hho
travelled to Spain from. Vera Crus.. Al
lofficial OF the company Was asked
whether the picture3 printed In a. New
York newspaper on Sunday showing a
herman U-boat In q Spanish port being
lsuppiied from q Spanish stca mship had
!9nyth:n3. tQ--co. with tho M4Shlnzlon-
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LIFTS var LIQUOR EMBARGd
Governor Allows the Ne& Rochelle
Saloons to open IL
10 hard ~
SpcrioI 10 The-Nev l.o1

ALBANY Jan: 81 -Hith thu
proval Of Governor Whitman. %v1E
Commissioner Herbert s. siss11tAE
lifted the embargo which n
las, year has prevented AGzA Of
liquor In New Rochelle> EEe4S&E4~as
revoked on the groundk1&a1tk ei cher
isnssr s shiss led to H0arso no
IA the time the ev1bargo was es,ab-
|nshAd anproxiniatel3Io.O00> recruits. for
the United States Efaval and military
to overcrowding n Fort .SlocuU. their
point Of DESTINATION.
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:,IbfCAN TROOPS
BATTLE FRONT

eSes thssezSTse caused by shelif,re
2ssSfhs wa. hit by
a Aper bullet lie fell In . trench.
ffliEd with water and almost drowped
before he was rescued BY his Captain
Three men were killed by one ahel,
which fell in q trench and another died
o: Wounds in hospital Quite q few
men have been sent to hospitals. wound
e.. In the upper part Of the body Or on
the head from shropneh
= One man was blown to pisces by .
shell IN a regimentaf headquarters town
Ga he yae folio~iug his Colensi into .
.drgout. :.
~AIl the dead were buried within 4oupd
and range OF the guns
For military TeAeons II has been lnad.
viaable to send earlier OF Other details,
Eertisns Carried Off Their bead.
s1se'qi to TIE Ee,e ysvt Times.
.CN,GAGC. Jan 31.-1he DAILY Newt
published today . cablegra,n frpm Ju-
ni,se =. Wood. its eefrespondent With
:i,~ american ARMY In France. fe,nng>es
On an -Ar,sr1eao
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charge ofthe Industrial relations in The
Qparterna ster Department. Also that
General Cocktails had Tetsined Louis e.
KRISTEN Of Boston TO act as admins.
traitor to cnfoyce labor standards in the
manufacture OF army clothing
DR.. Hopkins office will be IN the War
Department. Mr.. Krstcin will retain
the offices and oreaDizauon Of the for
MGR Board Of Control al Now York City