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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
ROYs ARE ENTERTAINED

Boys of the local Y. NJ. C. A. held a
social last night in the local Y. NJ. C.
a. Building. An address by Charles
xunkel. president of the association
and five reels of motion pictures were
features. of the program. Frank
furter sandwiches, the gift of the Swift
Packing Company. were given to the
boys as refreshments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
WOMAN HAS SCARLET FEVER

New Cumberland. Pa, Feb. l.
Mrs. Marzorf and little on, who live
near the clubhouse along the Yellow
Breeches creek, are ill with scarlet
fever. Mrs. Marzorf is the mother of
four children.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
MEMS BIBLE CLASS SOCIAI

Enola, Pa, Feb. 1.-Plans Tor
holding a social in the church on
February % were made at a meeting
of the Mems Adult Bible class of the
st. Matthews Reformed Sunday
school held last night. The proceeds
will go toward the Easter, Offering of
the class. Another meeting will be
held next Wednesday evening at the
home of G. A. Yeager, president.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
STABLE ROOF COLLAPSEs

New Cumberland, Pa, Feb. t.
On account of the heavy snow and
ice, part of the roof of Cohen's livery
stable was broken. None of the
horses was injured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
SCHOOL TEACHER III

New Cumberland, Pa, Feb. L.
Miss Elizabeth Kunkle, teacher of
the primary school of Bellavista, is
i'll at her home in Twelfth street.
The school is closed until Miss Kun
kle RECEIVERS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
PRIORITY FOR
FARM MACHINES
Patton Asks the United States
Government to Help Out
Pennsylvania Farmers
The Interstate

The Interstate
Commerce Com
mission has been
asked by Secre-
tary of Agricul-
ture Patton to
grant free way
and quick deliv-
cry to farm ma
chinery for Penn
sylvania farmers
and will also be
asked to see what
can he done
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01

ined ninety-four men for the Army Z
at State College, Thursday. ~
moreIand county, Republican chair Y
man. was here yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
WEST SHORE PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Reigle, who
have been visiting relatives at Day
ton, Ohio. have returned to their
home at New Cumberland.
S. w. Wilcox, of Baltimore, who
was here attending meeting of the
various railroad companies for the
transfer of the next draft. as rep
resentative of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. was a guest of his
brother, the Rev. Dr.. T. s. Wilcox. at
the Methodist parsonage this week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
YARD FIREMAN soALpEp

Enola, Pa. Feb. 1.-Georgs
Holmes, of West Fairview, a fireman
in the local yards. was painfully
scalded about the face and eyes while
at work last evening. Holmes was
eating his lunch on the engine and
had coffee pot on the locomotive
getting hot. The coffee pot explod-
ed, throwing the hot liquid over him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
FOREST FIRES RAGING
Flames Extend Forty Miles in
Northern Minnesota.
Hundreds Of Persons Are Doing Their
Utmost to Extinauish the
Blaze.

Duluth, Aug. 81. Hundreds OF
miners. lumbermen. settlers and for.
estry employees are fighting forest fires
over a stretch OF forty miles on the
iron ranges to prevent great property
damage.
Two of the worst fires are threaten
ing homes at Ely and Biwabik. while
q third is raging near West Virginia.
Many acres Of valuable timber land
has already been fire swept with other
tracts in momentary danger
Near Ely fire 10 miles across Ia
rushing toward group OF summer
homes at Long Lake on the outskirts
Of rhe village and at Biwabik a fire
five miles across is threatening prop.
erty of the Great Northern railway.
Miners and settlers are out in force
helping the forestry department sub
due the fires.
On the outskirts Of Virginia, where
the fires have been smouldering for
the past few weeks. flames have again
burst forth and the greater part OF
the Virginia Rainy Lake sawmill crew
together with the fire department Is
WORKING to check the advance. There
Is 81 miles Of Are reported on the Iron
Mountain road.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
MANPOWER BILL
WILL Be RUSHED
House and Senate Will Take UP
Measure Last Of the
Present Week.
TO END WAR IN 1919
Secretary Baker, General March and
Provost Marshal General Crowder
Explain Their Wishes Before
House Committee.

Washington, Aug. 21.-Both houses
of Congress are prepared to enact
speedily the new manpower bill, ex.
tending the draft age limits to Is and
As years, for the American military
program which General March, chief
of staff, told the house military COM
mittee should win the war In 1919.
While the House committee began
work on the bill by hearing General
March, Secretary Baker and Provost
Marshal General Crowder, the Senate
set aside it's summer vacation again In
order to take up the measure Thurs
day.
Prohibition to Be Sidetracked.
1t appeared probable that the bill
would be debated simultaneously in
the Senate and the House the last OF
this week, and passed soon thereafter.
Senate prohibition advocates agreed
to lay aside temporarily the national
prohibition bill and give the manpower
program the right of way.
Before the House committee, Secre-
tary Baker and his aides again urged
action on the bill, discussing various
phases of the enlarged program, which
calls for an army Of nearly 100000
Americans in France by June 80, 1919,
with another million in training in this
country
Predicting that the war will be won
or lost on the Western front regard
less Of what happens elsewhere, Gen
eral March told the committee that
with 80 trained American divisions Of,
about $4,000 men each in France, un-
der an American commander, victory
ought to rest on American arms next
year
Reiterating his belief that such q
force could go through the German
lines at will. General March went
farther and electrified the committee
men by declaring such force should
bring the war to q successful conclu-
sion in 1919"
Every Single Man BY Spring.
To exert this American manpower in
assuring victory, General March said:
Every single man, between Is and
45 years in Class / would be needed
by next spring. Shipping facilities
are assured, he added, and mainte-
nance problems have been considered
In the program"
Suggestions that the 100000 army
program would exhaust Americas
manpower were laughingly denied by
General March, but he joined Secre-
tary Baker in explaining that 1t repre-
sents Americas maximum effort for
the present.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
Aslov

Miss Dora Rasmussen left yes
terday for Minneapolis, where
she will attend State University
this year.
Daniel Jensen of Waterloo,
Iowa, came up here yesterday
for a visit with his brothers, ].
C.. and Louis Jensen.
Mrs. L. P. Jacobsen went to
Minneapolis last Thursday where
she visited with her daughter,
Cecilia, at the Young Peoples
Home, until Monday.
Laurits Dinesen and family of
Minneapolis, motored up here
Saturday and are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Dinesen's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen and child
of Hartford, Conn, came here
Friday for a visit with his sister
in-law, Mrs. Jens Jensen. They
had also visited at Midtown,
Wis.
j. P. Madsen, who is under
doctors care at Sandstone, is
gradually gaining in strength,
and it is expected that he will
be able to come home in a few
days.
A letter from Miss Sigrid Os-
tergaard, who was recently oper-
ated at Rochester, states that
she is recuperating nicely. Her
address is now: West Hotel, Ro-
chester, Mimi.
L. C. Hassenfeldt received a
telegram Monday, stating that
his mother, Mrs. P. Hassenfeldt,
Des Moines, Iowa, had died that
morning. Mrs. Hassenfeldt was
an old lady, being past 70 and
had been ailing for some time.
She was staying at the home of
a daughter. l.. c. left the same
day to attend the funeral.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22

Moved and seconded to appro-
pirate 100000 additional tax
for the ensuing year.
The following bills were al
lowed:
Askov Lbr. & Sup. Co. -. 1920
Askov American ......... 1865
N. S. Petersen ............ 40
The A. N. Palmer Co. -. 900
Gen. 1t. & Pr. Co. ...... 800
Moved and seconded to re-
consider the resolution passed
by the board on July 9th con-
corning transportation of pupils
within two mile limit, carried.
Moved and seconded to trans
port pupils between two and one
mile limit for four months, car
ried.
R. Petersen and F. C. Nielsen
were appointed to hire a janitor.
Motioned and seconded that
we advertise for bids on four
routes to be opened Aug. 16, at 8
p. M, carried.
r. Petersen and S. Chr. Dixen
were appointed purchasing COM
mittee.
Following resolution adopted:
Resolved that children who have
not attained six years of age by
October l, 1918, shall not be en-
tered this year.
On motion meeting adjourned.
Jeppe Sorensen, clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22

The women Of this community
will again this year sew for Mrs.
Franks at St. Thomas, Virgin Is
lands. She does a great work
among poor, neglected children,
and besides relieving their suf-
fering, she teaches them to know
and love God. But help is hard
for her to obtain. Therefore we
buy goods and make up children's
dresses and suits for ages to
12 years. Each donator pays for
her own goods, or uses little rem
nants she has and makes suit
or dress of the size she likes.
Mrs. Franks prefers dark colored,
light weight cotton goods. Those
who have no time to sew can
help by adding a few towels,
dishtowels, spools of thread,
needles, baby pins or buttons.
And any one. man or woman,
might help pay the postage on
the goods.
We will pack and ship the
goods on Nov. l. If anyone
wishes further information, see
one of the committee, which will
also be glad to accept all dona-
tons.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Svend Petersen.
Mrs. Lars Jensen.
Mrs. Kr. Andersen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22

Chance for Every Doctor 20 40.
washington. Aug. 21.-Dr. Franklin
Martin, chairman Of the federal mad.
teal board of the Council OF Defense.
announced that In order to expedite
enrolment Of physicians In the med.
icai corps state committees win meet
IN each state on Aug. % and 20.
Every doctor In the country Il to be
given an opportunity to get into the
service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
Norwegian Bark Sunk.

Warrington, Aug. 21.-The Norve
gtan bark Nordhav was sunk by /
submarine 120 miles southeast 81
cape Henry. The crew OF Is men
escaped In small boats and was soon
brought Into an Atlantic port by an
american warship. Advices to the
navy department announcing the sink
ing did not say whether the bark wae
torpedoed or shelled. 1t was a vessel
OF z.62S net tons and sailed June lis
rom buenos Aires. Argentina. Can.
tsln Bernstein was master OF the haek,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
EMPLOY HEAVY ARTILLERY
French and Americans Open Fire
Along VesIe River.

Along VesIe River.
With the American Army on the
Vesle Front, Aug. 21.-The Americans
and French increased their grip on
their holdings north of the Vesle river
at several points by slight infantry
advances. The maneuvers were car
ried out without encountering any
Germans.
Vast of Bazoches the Germans sent
out patrols but these were pushed back
by the Americans.
The French and Americans began
operating the biggest guns they have
used since they reached the Vesle.
These heavy guns are blazing away at
the Aisne river region and beyond It..
where aerial observers have reported
that the Germans are concentrating
supplies.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
TRAIN STRIKES AUTOMOBILE

FORMER Governor q. II. Prouty Of Yer
mont 10 Killed.
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 21.-G. II.
Prouty, former governor OF Vermont,
was killed when the automobile In
which he was riding was struck by q
Grand Trunk train near Waterville.
Inc chauffeur was knocked uncon.
scious.
Mr.. Prouty was on his way from
Newport, VT, to take a train at Len.
knoxville for Jackson, Me-. when the
cnauneur failed to observe the ap-
preaching engine.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
LOSE OVER $50 SUBMARINES
London Paper Estimates Results Of
Foe Campaion.

London, Aug 21.-The Sunday Oh
server points out that. In addition tc
the $50 submarines which Premier
Lloyd George recently declared the
British alone had sunk. that q good
proportion OF the doubtful cases" may
be regarded as destroyed and the
number may be safely raised to 200
Another SO have probably been de-
stroyed by French, Italians and Amer.
leans To say $50 submarines have
been accounted for may be regarded
~ . moderate estimate.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22

Have you . business cardl
Come in and let W show you
some samplea
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
Respectfully,
Mrs. Svend Petersen.
Mrs. Lars Jensen.
Mrs. Kr. Andersen.
Proceedings OF School Board
District No. ~

proceedings OF school, Board
District No. n
Askov. Mimi. Aug. End, 1918.
The school board meeting for
the purpose of organizing was
held at the school house August
End, 1918. at 8 p. m. Present
Were: M. Sorensen, r. Petersen,
A. Gravesen. j. Sorensen and S,
Chr. Dixen. Martin Sorensen
was elected president, Jeppe Sor-
ensen. clerk, and R. Petersen,
treasurer.
Miss Sigrid Ostergaard at SIS
and Miss Mccain at SOS a month,
were hired as teachers. Resolved
to have the next meeting Mon
day, Aug. 5. at the school house.
On motion meeting adjourned.
S. Chr. Dixen, clerk.
School board meeting Aug. S,
1918.
All members present.
Minutes of last meeting read
and approved as read.
Fred Johnson was appointed to
fill vacancy of member of board,
for one year.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
Little Albert Sidney Bunch

Little Albert Sidney Bunch,
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Doras Bunch, died Sunday night
and was buried Monday at
at Boone's Chapel cemetery.
Dear Little Albert Sidney,
Why did you go
And leave our arms empty?
We do miss yon So
You stayed with US on earth
Just two months and six days;
Dear little baby,
We wanted you always.
But this life was too painful,
God took you to rest
And left our hearts bleeding,
But then He knows best.
He just lent you to us
For such a short while;
But we thank Him for that
And your sweet pleasant smile.
And the sweet little lesson.
He sent you to teach
OF our dear babe Jesus.
Who hath died for each.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21

The Third Lilsrty Loan will be
offered the people on April 9th.
1t hoped to float this loan very
largely among the farmers. And
this is right, for farmers, as a
class, are more favored under
the draft law than are others,
and besides they are most bene-
fietted by the present high range
of prices. Money is pouring in
to their hands by the billion.
Last year the agricultural pro-
ducts eff the South amounted to
more than seven billion dollars
in value. 1t is the duty of the
farmers to put a part of this big
earning into Liberty Bonds in
terest bearing notes of the Gov
ernment-to help pay themselves
for what they grow.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
URGES OTHERS TO GET RE-
LIEF THIS CHEAPER
BETTER WAY

MY kidneys were a terrible
bother. | was forced to get up
out OF bed all times of the night
and due to this weakness, stom-
ach and blood trouble, had
such backaches | could hardly
work and was in great agony. |
suffered miseries with my
stomach.
Il thought at one time | had
bowel trouble and tried a doctor
but he did me no good, so when
a friend recommended Acid Iron
Mineral to me | started taking
it and it cured me. 1t cured my
backaches and the stomach mis-
cries | suffered from and built
me up generally. / surely am
glad to recommend it as a won
derful remedy. Since that time
we have always kept a bottle
around the house and the whole
family has used it and I want to
say it is wonderful what it will
do for sore threats if gargled
and swallowed mixed with water
a few times" declared Mr.. w.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
Mrs. Susan J. Morris

Mrs. Susan ]. Morris (nee
Payne) was born in North Caro-.
lima Aug. 3, 1884. She came tC
Mississippi early in life and set.
tied in Union county near the
town of New Albany. On Jan.
8, 1860 she was happily married
to Mr.. Jesse Morris. To them
were born four boys and three
girls. In 1880 she moved with
her family to Chickasaw county
near the town of Okolona. Her
husband died Oct. 5, 1902 and
from that time to her death she
had been making her home with
her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Evans,
of Egypt, Miss.
Sister Morris protested religion
and joined the Methodist church
in 1858. She fully believed in
the doctrine of regeneration and
that of the witness of the spirit.
She rested her faith upon; the
eteranal promises of God. She
was a cultured lady and possessed
a strong mind. She was loved
by all who knew her. Earth has
been made better by her life.
Heaven has BEEN made better
by her death.
Sister Morris died Jan. II,
1918. The day following we laid
her body to rest beside her hus-
band in the beautiful little
cemetery at Buena Vista.
May thegentle winds of coming
years chant a requiem over her
slumbering dust till God shall
bid her body rise. May hus-
band, wife and all the children
meet in Heaven where youth
and beauty never fade, where
there shall be neither sickness
nor death. Her Pastor,
w. R. Williams.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
PETITION FOR PARDON

TO the Honorable Pardening Board d
the State of Mississippi, jackson
Mississippi:
The undersigned would respectfully
ask you to pardon WILL YOUNG
convicned OF the crime OF Grand Lar
ceny at the October Term. 1912.
Circuit Court. Second District Chick
asaw County. Mississippi. for the
reason that the negro remained ia
solitary confinement for four months
before his trial. and.
For the further reason that he is d
young negro and was over persuaded
to commit the crime. and.
For the further reason that he is an
extra good negro and one Of the best
workers in the County-able and
willing to work-and the man from
whom he stole feels that he has suf-
fered enough and cheerfully joins in
this Petition to pardon him.
Respectfully,
John c. Williams. H. W. Nelson.
5. I. King. and others.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
Black powder contains no fiber,
neither does dynamite.


neither does dynamite.
The scarcity of ships is. not the
only question entering into our
transportation difficulties. Our
railroads built to serve the
country under normal conditions
have been found to be in
adequate to serve the needs of
the country in times of great
commercial activity, and have
all but completely fallen down in
handling the business of the
country. quickened as it has
been by the war. We cannot
now rely upon the railroad to
haul produce from one part of
the country to another. The coal
situation in January is a sample
of what may happen if the South
fails to produce its own food.
Instead of heatless days we may
be forced to eatless days.
But there is another very good
reason why the South should go
slow on cotton. Two serious
pests threaten US. The boil
weevil we already have and the
pink boil worm is on his way.
The man who plants cotton now
has no good reason to expect a
harvest. He is simply gambling
with fate, and sooner or later he
will go broke. Any community
that puts its dependence in cot
ton will not only break its farm
ers but its merchants and bank
ers as well.
Besides, it is the duty of every
farmer to help provide food for
the nations at war with our
enemies. Any Stacking in this
line is a help to the enemy and
as such is to be condemned.
Were great profits to be made in
cotton culture, it would still be
the duty of the farmers to feed
the people and forego such pro-
fits. But no such profits are to
be made from cotton as are to be
made from food stuffs and the
farmer has an opportunity. both
to make money and perform a
patriotic duty at the same time.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
Danger Ahead

From every source of informa
ton comes the advice that {
larger acreage will be planted tt
cotton this year than was the
case last. The high prices re
ceived last fall and on through
the season seems to have caught
the southern farmer and made
him believe that cotton is the
royal road to riches. This has
often been so. vet no very exten-
sive fortunes have been made in
cotton alone. Especially is this
so with the small farmers.
At this particular time, such a
move on the part of the farmer s
i, bad policy. Not only so, but
it is dangerous. Never before
in our history have we faced
such conditions as confront us
today. DO. 100000 men have
been called from productive pur-
suits and are engaged in killing
each other and in destroying
such property of the enemy as
may come in their way. Such a
vast horde thus engaged can but
make the production of food less
than in normal times and force
the world to take up a few holes
in its belt. But you say the
world must be clothed as we'll as
fed. Sure, but remember that
we can patch up our last years
suit and make it last a while
longer. Can you patch up your
yesterdays dinner and make it
answer for today?
Then, too. the price of cotton
is dependent ON a foreign market. |
Any crop, even one much smaller
than last year. must be largely |
sold across the seas. Have you
any assurance that there will be
ships enough to take over more
than a bare necessity? Perhaps
you think that cotton is a neces-
sity in making powder. If so
you are mistaken. Wood fiber is
nearly as good. Old newspapers
make good powder and they are
much cheaperthafi cotton. Then
it is not absolutely necessary to
have fiber 20 make powder.