Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22

j,nat we NAV never be tricked into
unconscious violation OF this Just
resolve. Mr.. Buyer, it's up to you.
In a little French village we'll
within hearing of the incessant boom
of the Kaiser's cannon. Isaac Mar
cosson, that great American writer.
applied for lodging one night at the
cottage of an old French woman.
She greeted him courteously, but
before she asked him to sit down
took him to the side OF her fireplace
and pointed to the wall. Pinned to
little French flag were three lit
tie metal tags with the Identified
ton numbers of her three sons. Be
low each tag was pinned the French
lCroix de Guerre. AS Marcosson stood
at salute, paying his silent tribute
to the immortal dead. and to this
brave old lady's supreme sacrifice.
she took from the mantel French
wrist watch. Her last boy had worn
it until German grenade had ended
his. brave efforts to stem the unpro-
voked invasion of the land he loved
better than life. One of his COM
rades had taken that watch from his
wrist, wound it up and sent 1t back
to the old mother in the village back
of the Marine. 1t was still running
when it was put into her trembling
IT., lob nj IN
watch. said Marcosson. is the beat
ing of that boys heart, and as it
registers the passing of time 1t is
also registering the passing of
cursed power that has been allowed
for half a century to prepare colos-
sally for the brutal domination of
the world. Is this just another story
to tug at your heart strings? You
be the judge. Before Germany and
, Austria turned loose their hellish
hordes, we imported annually from
them over million dollars worth
of clocks and watches.
Millions of graves have been filled
/ with brave young men who were
alive, happy and ambitious three
: years ago. The wrist watches of
many of those boys have come back
with their little tin tags. There is
: no necessity for US to buy timepieces
l from these people who have so titan
ically and treacherously caused the
f death of the flower of this century's
/. manhood. There are plenty of good
clocks and watches manufactured
2 right here at home and in the days
l.. to come keep that in mind. Mr.. Buy
4 err, you are going into the front-line
: trenches to protect us from such
5 merchandise, in the name of that old
5 French mother. watch your step.
t Music. that sublime art which
e affects the passions by sound. Few
z who have not felt it's charms and ac-
G knowledged its expressions TO be in
e telligible to the heart"
: Music outraged. Raise the curtain
e OF Kultur ever so little and peek at
|. those, villages of France and Bel
4 GUM occupied by the invaders. Be-
n fore your overwhelming. horror
n struck eyes is an unearthly panora-
e ma of encouraged lust. Villages burn
: ing everywhere, the streets strewn
: with the viciously flung bodies Of
> the helpless inhabitants. From a
n house before you comes the terrified
= shrieks of young girl who is being
a outraged. Suddenly the door of this
r house is burst open and an old man
a is hurled into the street. 1t is the
{ grandfather OF the girl whose
screams make your blood run cold.
r He is seventy-five years of age, and
3 has gone to her rescue. As the force
fully impelled body of that courage
: Gus old gentleman strikes on the
0 cobble stones the crowd of half
u drunk soldiers. on whose belts you
: see inscribed Colt is with u.s." be-
y gin jumping with tiendish glee upon
MIN. Their heavy. hob-nailed march
ing boots quickly reduce his frail old
= BODY to battered. bloody mass.
= NO, Mr.. American, these are not
$ Authorizations of your own imaein-
o ing. They are actual sights made
! hideously clear by burning buildings
: which are being wantonly DESTROYED
Then you see load of straw on
= two-wheeled cart coming down the
g street. 1t is stopped. Oil is thrown
over it. and in its highly inflamable
{ state the willing hands OF the Hnns
:. throw it into a cellar where largo
t number of women and children have
e taken refuge. And then, merc;fn,
God, laughing soldier Of Wi,he,r
( the Brute of Berlin. scratches Cor.
{ man-made match and one more ali
| Esolutely inhuman atrocitv b.s
o blotched the historical page Of !
: couple OF nations whose thin varear
OF civilization has been screamed
away in war that is but few davs
old. Where? Well. the name Of tho
! town was Chartered