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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10

10 the allied natlOnS-almOSt en-
tirely to France and England
about two billions of dollars
since the war started. These
two billions of dollars are not
held in the Golfers of the East
ern bankers but have been dis
tributed thruout the country and
are being owned by thousands of
banks and other corporations and
individuals. Moreover, they form
an insignificant portion of the
total debts of the allied nations;
they are offset hundred fold by
their total assets, and even if
these nations were to have lost
the war it is utterly inconceiv-
able that they would ever have
defaulted upon their relatively
small foreign debt, because it is
upon the foreign debt that their
world credit depends, and the
maintenance of their world Gre
dit is absolutely vital to them.
But let us assume for argu-
ment's sake that the Allies had
been defeated and had defaulted
upon these debts; let us assume
that the entire amount of two
billions of dollars of Allied bonds
had been held in New York and
the East instead of being dis
tributed, as it is, 'thruout the
country. Why, is it not manifest
that single years war taxation
and loss of profits, not to men,
ton the taxation to follow in the
future, must take out of the
pockets of the holders of these
bonds a vastly greater sum than
any possible loss they could have
suffered on their holdings of
Allied securities? Is it not per-
fectly manifest, therefore, to the
meanest understanding that any
business man fomenting our
entrance into the war for the
purpose of gain must have been
entirely bereft of his senses,
which business men are not
generally supposed to be, and
would have been a fit subject for
the appointment of a guardian to
take care of himself and his
affairs. (Laughter.)
! need hardly add that this
charge is one which. apart from
its stupidity, is a hateful calum-
ny. Business men are no diff
ferent from other Americans,
and we reject the thought that
any American, rich or poor,
would be capable of the hideous
and dastardly plot to bring upon
his country the sorrows and suf-
ferings Of war in order to enrich
himself. They are bound to be
heavy financial losers thru
Americas entrance into the war,
and every element of self in.
terest should have caused them
to use their utmost efforts to
preserve a situation from which
they drew so much profit during
the past three years before April
1917. Every consideration OF
personal advantage would have
commanded men of affairs to
stand with and support the
agitation of the peace-at-any.
agitation of the pease-at-any.
price party. They spurned such
ignoble reasoning; they rejected
that affiliation; they stood for
war when it was no longer DOS
sible, with safety and honor, to
maintain peace, because they are
patriotic citizens first and bust.
ness men afterward. Cheers
and applause.)
1t is said further that this is
"a rich mans war and a poor
mans fight" and that the war
taxation imposed upon this coun-
try has dealt too leniently with
wealth. The fact is that wealth
is taxed more heavily here than
anywhere else in the world. The
maximum rate of income tax
alton here is 67Go as against 43C1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-17
Miners Leave For Better
Pay in Other Work

WilISes-Barre, Aug. 17.-What is
hampering coal production?
Operators and union leaders in the
anthracite region agree that the
fundamental trouble is in a lack of
labor. But they place different in
terpretations on the cause of the
labor shortage.
High wages paid in other indus
tries attract our unskilled labor" say
the operators.
Low wages paid in this industry
force unskilled labor out of it," say
the labor leaders.
Disagreement is also expressed on
the question of the automatic draft
exemption of mine workers. Union
leaders say the men won't accept de-
ferred classifications and that they
rush to enlistment stations, or at
least don't dodge army duty, although
they are entitled to do so. Union
leaders want draft regulations so
worded that miner is automatically
exempted from military duty.
On the other hand. the operators,
while expressing no antagonism to
automatic draft exemption. say they
are willing to put it up to General
Crowder."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-17
STEEL PLANTS
STRIVE TO MEET
WAR ESTIMATES
Producers and Fuel Admin
istration Amazed at the
Growing Demands

Pittsburgh, Aug. 1.-THE increas-
ing estimates of steel needed for war
purposes has amazed the steel pro-
| ducers as we'll as the fuel admin
istration. Since the original estimate
Of 100000 tons for the present
half year was made. the war indus
tries board has announced an esti-
mate of 2o.oo0,0o0 tons as the prob
able requirements in the first half
of the new year. Therefore, steel is
destined to grow scarcer rather than
more plentiful, according to present
trends. Demand for pig iron shows a
constant increase. From $4,000 to
10000 tons of foundry iron which
the Bethlehem Steel Company owes
on contracts, but which it cannot
deliver because of the governments
request that it concentrate on basic,
low phosphorus, spiegeleisen and
ferro-manganese, has been allocated
to other furnaces.
By-product coke production con-
tinues to increase at a very salts
factory rate although all work on
by-product ovens has been greatly
TetdTueu LOT more lAdn year py
scarcity of labor and materials. The
production at the Clarion plant of
the Carnegie Steel Company has in
creased to such an extent that the
requirements of all three of the
Clarion furnaces are being supplied,
representing about 10000 net tons
of coke a month. This is the output
of the first battery of 1928 ovens. The
second battery will get into operation
in from thirty to sixty days, and the
next three probably before the end of
the year. Six additional batteries are
expected to be completed in 1919,
and Clarion will then have a by
product coking plant approximately
twice as large as any other in the
world, the largest at present being
one at Gary, Ind. By-product coke is
now being produced at the rate of
100000 net tons a year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-17
Built Railroad in France
In One Hundred Days

Paris, Aug. ia railway more
than 1S0 miles in length behind the
French front has been built in fewer
than 100 days and yesterday was
opened for traffic. It's purpose is to
improve the communication between
the northern and southern parts of
the northern railway system. The
construction involved the building of
two important bridges and a tunnel
375 yards in length.
Premier Clemenceau, who was pres
ent at the opening, said: "An France
is working until the day when victory
shall come, day of which the dawn
is breaking"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-17

faith around him serving up the po-
litical crumbs gathered for a week
prior to the Senator's appearance.
The picnic is an absolutely dry
affair, for the hotel bar at Dry Run,
following a precedent established
many years ago, is closed for the
day. Almost every resident of the
Path Valley capital, as it is called
to-day, is here. Automobiles and
teams by the hundreds stand around
and there are many persons who
have made the journey on foot. 1t
is the one great day in the year for
Path Valley and it is being enjoyed
to the full by those who are here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-17
PLANES BUILT
in AMERICA IN
FIRST FLIGHTS
De Haviland Fours, Equipped
~ With Liberty Motors, In
wade Enemy Lines

Washington, Aug. 17.-Genera,
Pershing yesterday advised the War
Department that early in August q
complete squadron of eighteen De
Haviland Four a1rplanes, built in
the United States and equipped with
Liberty motors, successfully carried
cut the first reconnaissance flight OF
American built machines behind the
German lines. They returned with
out loss.
In making this announcement,
Secretary Baker said that Brigadier
General Foulois, of the American
Air Service, led the expedition.
This was the first report of General
Pershing on American-built De Hav-
ilands to be made public.
Thaw OH Trip
Secretary Baker said his advices
contained no other information re-
garding the flight except that Lieu
tenant Blair Thaw was on the trip.
The time and place of the flight. Mr..
Baker considered it advisable to
withhold.
The announcement was consid-
cred by officers as sesting at rest
rumors that the De Haviland ma
chimes were not a success, and also
as showing that the Liberty motors
have now proved themselves in ac-
tual war conditions.
Whether the squadron was at
tackled was not stated. 1t would
have been well able to take care of
itself, however, as the machines,
each carrying a pilot and observer
are equipped with four machine
guns, as recommended by General
Pershing many months ago.
The flight undoubtedly was
scouting trip, and probably many
photographs of the enemys works
were brought back, the American
Photographic equipment for this
service, devised since the war be-
San, also coming in for final test.
No recent figures on the produc-
ton of the De Havuand fours are
available, and Secretary Baker
would not sanction discussion of
this phase of the matter 1t is re-
called. however, that the produc-
ton of the one thousandth machine
a. the plant of the Dayton Wright
Company was recently celebrated,
and since then another great plant
has come into quantity production.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-17
COUNTIES LOSE
UNLESS THEY PAY
State Treasury Insists on Bills
Being Met Before Cash
Bonus Is Paid Over

A number OF
the counties certi-
fed by the State
Highway Depart
n1ent for payment
of the cash road
tax bonus are not
getting all that
they were put
down for from
the State Treas
urer because he
has found that
n - .
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-17
SHOOT AT PRESIDENT

MOnteveido, Uruguay, Aug. 17.-An
attempt was made to assassinate
President Viera, of Uruguay. on
Tuesday afternoon during rioting
growing out of the recent general
strike. acGrding to on afternoon
newspaper. The president, 1t says,
was standing on balcony when fired
at and the bullet missed him by a
narrow margin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-17
YANKEE AvIAToRs yICToRs

With the American Army i'm
France, Aug. 17.-Threesaerial vic
tories two of which already have
been confirmed officially, were
achieved Thursday by American
aviators, Licutenants Putnam, Drew
and Stiles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-17
Germans Seize Greatest of
Russian Forts, Says Report

Paris, Aug. 17.-Reports are in cir
culation in Finland that the Germans
have seized the Russian naval port
of Kronstadt. according to Stock
holm dispatch to La Matin.
Kronstadt is twenty miles west of
Petrograd at the eastern extremity
of the Gulf of Finland. 1t was the
principal fortress of Russia. Reports
received through Germany early in
the week were to the effect that
Premier Lenine and War Minister
Trotzky had fed to Kronstadt from
Moscow. 1t was added that other de-
partments of the Soviet government
also would go there.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
DEATH OF LOGAN FARMER
REVEALS STRANGE HISTORY
f w Head, Well Known Recluse,
Deserted Family Nearly 80
Years Ago; Prominent in
New York State

The recent death of L Wliead, who
5ears ago settled upon the north
west fractional quarter Of section 4.
township 10, range ., five mics west
Of Guthrie, on the Cimawou river.
which remained bis home until his
doa.h at jhe Methodist hospital a
week atO reveals some human in
terest lacts that have come to light
since his demise None Of Heads
ueighbors know that he had a fam-
ry in the east until recently.
IS bright young colorod woman one
day happened 10 meatIon .hc fact tAat
she had seen the advertisement of
Lead Brothers shirt maEers. Ithica.
Sew York. in a magazine and the
old man remarked tnat tho-e were
bis boys When ho camo to Gath
ra soon thereafter, he bought a COPY
OF the maga2Us and found the adj
Yertisement This magazine was
fonnd IN "a 81, AFTER mis- doafb ue
,eas van ,n@.vo among his nc. rhsors
ard often visited the r cbaryoz fam.
0y wbo roe,dad IL tbo .ama sec-
ron and when No hec,mo eicl, and
c.o, broncbt 10 tho bo,,iiol no lof,
li- l,oys vim M, friond. fbo rar,,o,, b,
and aekpa thom to iool afor bis af-
r,i.. ,ho,ld anvn,ino ho,ao, - lin.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
BUE. :

London, March 25 Secretary
Baker conferred with Premier
Lloyd George IN Downing street
for en- hOur today.
He also conferred with Lord
Derby, secretary Of state for war,
and others, presumably about the
west front situation.
London, March 20 Fresh at
tacks by the Germans have de
yeloped ncrthward and southwark
of Bapaume, the war office an
r0unces.
London, March rs The British
lepulsed powerful attacks yester-
day afternoon northward Of
Papaume.
London, March % Tne Britis'
this afternoon drove back to the
eastern bank Of the Somme bodies
of German troops which had
crossed the river between Licourt
md Brie south Of Peronne.
Washington, March 25 A
formidable Austro- German Of
fensive in Italy as soon as natural
conditions permit is forecast in
official dispatches from Rome to-
day which are that Austrian
divisions continue to arrive with
out interruption and are taking
I'D positions on the front.
Austrian German artillery is
receiving achievements daily,
this dispatch says, while in avia-
ton camps additional munition
depots are observed under con
struction, The opinion prevails in
military circles at Rome that the
German offensive will break with
extreme violence in two great
actions, namely Oh the Franco
Belgium front following an i'm
mediate Austro- German offensive
/ On the Italian front.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
GERMANS CROSS THE s0MME
3UY ARE HURLED BACK AGAIN

ondon March 25Gcuuan forces crossed tIo Somme river
ooh OF connc between that city Leourt but were driven
ek to the east bank by counter attacks Field Marshal IIag re-
ortcd today
The first hostile attacks this morning developed north and
oujh Of I@pamc. Ilag said
haPae As ~ miles west of Canbra and than six miles
outhwc Of the point held by the Germans before M
present offensive ~
inc battle continues with violence on the whole front
Nol OF Iapame yesterday evening powerful attacks were
gP0Sed with heavy enemy losses At only one point did the
'elhas reach the British trenches. They were immediately
brown out. O'
Elsewhere the enenys attacks were qonped bv british r,f
m m@cHne gun lire and ne was driven back with great losses
NlhS may be regarded the optimistic official state
H' ISSUED by Field Marshal Ilag the German drive stared
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
BATTLE RAGING ON
WHOLE BRITISH FRONT.

London, March 25-Ihe official statement reads:
The battle continues with violence whole front
Powerful attacks delivered by the enemy yesterday afternoon and
evening north OF Bap@nme, heavily repused Only
point dd the German infantry reach trenches whence Jhe
were immediately driven out Elsewhere the enemy attacks were
stopped by rifle machine and artillery fire in front of
positions and h troops were driven back with great loss
During the night and this morning fresh hostile attacks
agan developed IN tins neighborhood and also of
Bapaume
south OF Perome bodies Of oHman troop. who had crossed
the river between Lcourt and re driven back
bank by counter-attacks
On the Iou front there was considerable artillery activity
during the night American guns o9 shcIcd the German front
lne positions Enemy batteries rcDed ,sng man gas shells
Later photographs were taken from arpanc damage IN
flicted by the Americans
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
GERMANS KILLED LIKE
FLIES IN r FROST.

London, March 25-The Germans
swarmed over No Mans Land in such
great numbers in their first attacks
that it was impossible for the British
gunners to miss them, telegraphs tn
Daily Express correspondent at Brit
ish headquarters in France Two
batteries at Epeby fired steadily with
open sights at four hundred yards
for four hours. Telling OF the thrill
ing exploits of Leicestershire troops,
the correspondent says
"Perzieres was held for time by
two companies of Leicestershires as
sisted by two tanks The enemy kept
pressing them back, however, and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
BRITISH DEFEND EVERY
POINT IN RETREAT.

London, March p The British in
their retreat defended every hiH
ridge and fortification with tn
creates stubbouness, messages ffom
German war correspondents on the
western front say according to &
Central News dispatch from Amster~
dam The BRITISH artillery It is
added, splendidly sacrificed itself in
covering the retreat the batteries
only breaking up when the German
storming troops arrived within a few
hundred yards OF the positions. The
British gunners then fired their last
ammunition and retired
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25

Ntn q lho American trenches iH
N@r ta Golh.ue
toriizar inyW"d by br Lcoa
] Waters proves Hany Of these arD
being constructed for shipment to
General pelshing's forces u con-
nins q steam boiler into which the
clothing win be placed under high
pressure All dirJ will be removed
In forty minutes. necessary the
machines may be- enl mp 10 the
trenches
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
10Y WITH 100 PEN CENT
RECORD GOES thong
Frank Judy, American Express
Employe, Is Tempted BY
Easy Money and Love
ror Girl

ii,1t JAnr a.ee.s 49, Aneer on
.e 10 la4l tsooa1 Kins'Hher
I'd Cha Al arrested last
eek On a. hIung appropr-
ted a money package containing $2jG
vas released on bond ol $500 made by
rs father, plomnen citizm o,
handler, where the boys Lomo Is
fine package containing the money
vas placed in the custody Of the mos
enger at Cashion and was remittance
rom the First National bank Of that
lace to FRS National bank of this
'jty 1t disappeared in transit and
uspicion was Immediately directed
young Judy Investigation by COM
Dany officers brought out the fact That
ludy had placed $l$5 on deposit in
r kingiisher bank the day following
che theft also that he had paid a
upber Of bills and had bought wear
1g apparel and iewelry for his girl
Vnen searched $40 was found in his
,ockes. The theft occurred on the
18th of March. Sheriff Sherwood
nade the arrest on the 2lst.
-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
sunday S BATTLE GREATEST
N HISTORY OF THE WORLD

fresh hostile attacks in great strength continued throughout
eSterday ON the whole battle front south Of Peronne
North OF Peronne the violent attacks were divorod
g@s lne lorHe river line "a territory Of the Sommc English
ouS ~ 'S regon withdrew to positions where they are
me sunday night Berlin Official statement said
glganuc struggle under way for possession of Ranan
m 0a''e progressing on the Transay -Combcs Aaurepas
our troops are fighting their way forward between the
'onme e ana the olse They have captured Cbauny
ON booty is enormous
The retreating British burning French villages
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
MORE MEDALS FOR HlNDEN.
BURG AND LUDENDORFF.

Amsterdam, March 25-Emperor
William at German main Headquarters
on Sunday, according to an Official
announcement at Berlin conferred i
the iron cross with gold rays, on Field
Marshal yon Ifindenburg and the
grand cross of the Order of the Iron
Cross on General Won Ludendorff The
emperor also gave various decora
tions to departmental chiefs, along
with signed photograph, with he
date of the battle, March 21-23.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
ARIIENS is OBJECTIVE
IF TEUTON ADVANCE.

L0nd0n, Narch 20-Thc Times says.
The ultimate object of this rapid and intensive enemy advance
is clearly the great strategic point of Anens and though still
remote the situation sufficiently contempa-
on o tins catastroph The fall of Amcns might have threefod
consequences 1t would bring the enemy point from which
m2aen our northern line; it would assist them strike the chan
act ports and would cndangc seriously the city of Paris
This matter of the greatest Importance for Germany
present is at the critical moment when the manpowc pendulum
swinging IN favor Of the Allies No weakness the Anglo French
junction has yet been disclosed and the task before the enemy
e neNt few days of the battle formidable than that already
accomplished
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25

Washington, March 25-Ger
man occupation OF Petrograd
within "a hours was predicted by
American Consul TredWeli, in a
dispatch reaching the State de.
partment today dated March 20.
Virtually all Americans have left
the city.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
Hun PRINCE KILLED

London, March 25-Prince Henry of
Reuss, head Of the younger branch Of
the Reuss family. has been killed on
the western front, according to a Cen
ral News dispatch quoting advices
from Berlin
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
SHELLING OF PARIS
RESUMED TODAY.

Paris March 25 Mysterious German shells resumed falling
upon Paris early today
After brief interval two shots were fired The bonn
bardment again suspended at 910 clock Twentyour shells
reached Paris Saturday and twenyevon yesterday The IN
terval between reduced from fifteen twenty minutes
Saturday average Of minutes yesterday This fact was
accepted confirming the theory that at least two guns were
firing
AS the yesterday the people did take to shelter
Cellars which filled Saturday remained empty s morning
Little interest was shown in the bombardmen
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
German Casualties May
Exceed Half Million.

London, March 25-Describing the
great struggle in France, the Hayas
correspondent says
The British retired in good order
.ceding ground foot by foot, to strong
positions prepared months ago
I'm the later stages of the battle
ninety seven German divisions were
engaged. Thus the German command
concentrated against the British
front half of the forces at their dis
posal on the whole western front"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
Ls1Q' Focal
Point; Huns SeekTo
Cut off Allies Stores

Berlin British Admiralty per wireless press, March 25-The
standing to the north Of the somme in the middle
Of the Somme Battlefield says todys Official statement
8apume captured in night fighting In the evening Nee was
taken by storm, the statement adds
British Americans and French turned back More than
prisoners 600 guns have been captured the
statement
Guiscoro and Cnanuy captured in the evening
Balaume The northern part of the battle front where the
British lime for the part has been held 1t Of the
largest towns IN the fighting front from which number of roads
adac The German official statement Sunday night said gigantic
struggle taking place for the town II is thirteen miles
below Arras
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
WAR NEWS NOT GOOD.

The news from France is not good
The Hun rush grows worse; in ad-
dition, the Austrian5 are quickly
planning for a fierce offensive
Not only British, but French and
American troops are engaged in the
vicinity Of st Quentin The new mon
ster gun is fraught with peril With
this gun on boats 10 miles at sea AM
erican seaports could be riddled
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-25
ANOTHER AIR RAID OVER PARIS

Paris, March 25-Another air raid
alarm was sounded shortly after
O'clock this morning. After three
quarters Of an hour. firemen's bugles
and church bells announced that al
was clear and the Parisians were able
10 return to their beds,