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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-11
Pine County
Farm News
Edited by W. J. Corwin. Manager
Pine Ceunty Farm
Bureau.

titS SSiN1G tiAS boiStstt 10 u ihs
to render to the farmer of Pine
County.
We want to be better &C
|quainted. You see that | am not
| afraid to tell you things and
lshow you who | am. Reciprocate
Come in and make yourself and
your problems known. How
|much better we can work to-
eether and to what better pur-
pose if we get acquainted first.
Why Sheep Are High Priced And
Still Going Up.
All of the wool produced on
the face of the earth is now be-
ing used by the armies in Europe.
1t takes 80 pounds more annually
to clothe a man in war than in
civilian clothes.
There are about $4,000, 900
to 100000 sheep in the United
States and we could handle very
easily 150,O0O,0OO. England has
taken over practically all of the
Australian and New Zealand
clips, and we must have wool,
hence we must produce ours
here. From June 1915 to June
1916 our imports were nearly
500,0O0,O00 pounds. From June
1916 to June 1917 our imports
were about 40O,00O,OOO pounds.
We produced in the United
States for the year 1916 about
23S,O00,000 pounds. Some be-
lieve there will be a sudden drop
in value Immediately at the
close of the war. We are not
sure now just when that time
will be, but we do know the
great world shortage in sheep
and wool cannot be made up in a
minute. Besides when the sol
diers return to civilian life more
clothing will be demanded.
The Pine County Sheep Grow
ers' Association are still busy
locating sheep. The ones located
at the time Of the sheep meeting
were sold before our telegram
could reach them. We have some
other larger and coarser wooded
than the Merino and Cotswold
cross located and we are doing
our best to get some of these.
They will be larger, heavier
fleeced and will cost a few dol
lars more per head
Anyone desiring information
about these sheep as to price,
quality, when they will arrive,
etc. should send word to the
County Agent Immediately.
Hogs The Most Important DO
nestle Animal Just Now.
Fats are absolutely essential to
human life and an awful short
age of fats exists in Europe.
Every indication shows that hogs
will not drop below the mini
mum of $3.50 for some time af-
ter the war closes. In Pine
County wherever a man can put
in one or two extra hogs. assum-
ing that he has feed for the sum-
mer, he will find them a paying
proposition. In producing pork
feed represents $500 to 95oo of
the cost. More pasture with
skinned milk and very little
grain during the summer, then
boiled potatoes. a little heavier
grain ration in the fall, and a
sack of corn meal at the finish
should make maximum gains at
the least expense in this section.
An ideal hog pasture can be
made by sowing oats. rape and
clover or peas in early spring and
turning the hogs on the last of
May.
Betrayed
The other night / went to a
theater with a low brow friend.
And the orchestra played The
Little Brown Jug. He thought
| it was the National Anthem and
stood up. and | did too, darn him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-11
Betrayed

The other night | went to a
theater with low brow friend.
And the orchestra played THE
Little Brown Jug. He thought
it was the National Anthem and
stood up. and did too. darn him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-11
WILSON sUBSCRIBES $1,000
First 10 Give When Call Is Made at
WASHINGTON Theatre,

Washington Theatre.
Washington. April 9.-When sub
scrirtions to the third Liberty Loan
we're called for at local theater here
the first subscriber was President
Wilson. who occupied box IN the
audience Announcement that the
President had taken 81 900 worth was
followed by prolonged cheering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
Y. NJ. C. A. CLASSES AND
ARE HIT
Educational Work and Various
Programs Called Off Because
of Influenza.

All educational classes and enter
tainments of any kind at the Y. M
c. A. central building, 1886 G street,
have been called off by Clifford l..
Johnson. associate general secretary,
following talk with health officials
for. the District. Fearing possible
spread of the Influenza epidemic
through contact in classes at the in
stitution; officials have decided to
postpone all educational classes and
forego entertainments until the cpl
demic appears to have been checked.
The order affects approximately $50
students of the stenosraphy, typewriti:os,
accountancy and other classes. Macy
students studying at the ''Y' with view
to taking civil service examinations for
entrance into government service will
have to postpone their studies. The
usual Monday evening lobby concerts
will not be held and the opening of the
boys work department., scheduled for
tonight, has been Cancelled.
Representatives Of the War Work
Council hero said that they will continue
entertainments in the camps about
Washington, subject to approval by the
military commanders at the camps, but
will continue, as far as possible, to hold
their entertainments and shows outdoors.
Entertainments are held nightly in the
sections Of Camp Humphreys not al
ready Quarantined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
BUSINESS MEN REPORTED
FOR. DIS0BEYlNG ORDER
Seventeen Establishments Failed to
Delay Morning Opening Hour,
Partly Due to misunderstanding.

Seventeen proprietors of business
places were reported by the police
yesterday for falling to comply with
the Commissioners request to delay
the opening OF their stores until 20
O'Clock. With one or two exceptions.
said Maj. Pullman. superintendent o.
police, it is believed tho early OPEN
ing was the result of a luiSunacr
standing rather than Il w;ilful disre-
gard of the request for Cooperation
with the fedora! and District govern
nients in their efforts to stamp out The
influenza.
1T is truly comncGda5le ti;at bust
ness houses generally delayed their
opening until 10 o'clock so as to re-
lieve the congestion on the street
cars" said the superintendent of po-
lice in a message to the department.
adding that the Commissioners great
ly appreciate the spirit shown by the
merchants in the matter of comply
ing with the request.
Members of the police force have
been told to continue their early
morning inspections of business
houses and report the proprietors who
fail to comply with the request.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
HOSPITAL COMMANDMENT
AT HUMPHREYS IS DEAD
Col. c. E. Doerr Had Pneumonia
Following Influenza; Three Of
fcers Die in "a Hours.

CAMP HUMPHREYS. Va, October
4.-Col. Charles E. Doerr. Medical
Corps, commandant Of the base hos
pital at Humphreys. died here yester-
day from pneumonia, following an at
tack of influenza. Col. Doerr. whose
home was in Covington. KY, had been
i'll for more than a week.
Capt. John Steese. United States En-
gineer Corps, died Wednesday night
from a complication of influenza and
pneumonia. making the third officer at
Humphreys to succumb to the disease
within twenty-four hours. Capt
Steese was brother OF Col. J. G.
Steese, general staff personnel officer.
Office of the chief Of engineers. Wash
ington. D. c.
Arrangements have been made to
send the body of Col. Doerr to his
home in Kentucky. Lieut.. Berdan
Huffine. Medical Corps. stationed at
Humphreys, has been detailed to ac-
company the body to Covington. No
announcement has been made as to
funeral arrangements for Capt.
Steese.
Reports from Lieut. Col I. w. Brewer.
camp surgeon, to the surgeon general s
Office, publication Of which is authorized
by the committee on public Information,
show that on October 2 2S2 new cases
O. influenza had developed at Hum
phreys. The total number of cases re-
ported since September IS is given as
1853. New cases of pneumonia reported
on October were A and the total num-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
Take Action in New York.

NEW YORK. October with Span
ish influenza and pneumonia gaining
Roadway here. the health authorities
today took steps looking toward a
readjustment of the city's business
and industrial life until the epidemic
has abated.
In communication addressed to the
merchants association, DR.. Royal s..
Copeland, health commissioner, in
vited groups of manufacturing and
railroad employers to conference to
discuss plans for reraranging bust
ness hours so as to prevent as far as
possible the massing of great num-
bers of people who are all intent upon
arriving at their respective working
places at the same hour in public
Conveyances."
DR.. Copeland cited remedial steps
taken in Dayton, Ohio. where the
overcrowding of transportation was
relieved by arranging the hours Of
workers.
There were 1908 new cases Of in
fluenza and 1873 new cases of pneu-
monia reported during the twenty
four hours ending at 10 am. today, an
increase of 66S for both diseases as
compared with the previous day.
Deaths numbered 126, an increase Of
eleven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
CONGRATULATE THE BRITISH.
Carl Vrooman Cites Increased Pro.
duction of Foodstufs.

LONDON, October Carl vroo-
man, American assistant secretary of
agriculture. and a member Of the
American agriculture mission now
visiting Europe, writes to the Times,
congratulating the British nation on
the enormously increased production
of wheat and other foodstuffs.
He says he understands the area in
corn has been increased since the
war by about 100000 acres, or "a
per cent, and declared that such an
increase in food production, in spite
of the great war effort and heavy
losses in men, is amazing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
USE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
DENIED, DUE TO EPIDEMIC

All permits for the use Of public
school buildings by civic associations
or public or private organizations
were revoked by Supt. Of Schools Z.
L. Thurston today. No meetings will
he held in public school buildings
during the time the schools remain
closed.
Another developnent in the public
school systems fight against influenza
was the decision to keep closed all
Fairgrounds connected with the
schools as further means of COM
batting the epidemic.
Teachers will remain subject to call
from the superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
"Non-EssentiaP" to Close.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, October 4.-The
D. O. Cunningham Company plant
here. engaged in the manufacture of
glass utensils. and recently placed in
the non-essential list by the govern
ment. will close for the duration of
the war. starting tomorrow. according
to a statement of II. V. Cunningham,
president Funds of the company,
more than $4,000, were invested in
liberty bonds. by the president, who
announced that he would make an
imm ediate effort to get into Army
service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
Porto Rico Sugar Men Boost Loan.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. October A.
Representatives of twenty-five sugar
companies in Porto Rico have adopt
ed resolution agreeing to subscribe
to the fourth liberty loan on the
basis of So ton of sugar produced
during the last season. This sub
scription will assure approximately
one-third of Porto Rico's $4,000,O00
quota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
Petworth Citizens Delay Rally.

In conformity with the expressed,
wishes of Commissioner BrowElow
and Health Officer Fowler the ?et,0
worth Citizens Association has post,
poned tho liberty loan rally slated
for tonight until all danger from the
spread of influenza is past. President
J. L. Carr and Jesse c. Suter. chair
man of the committee on arrange
ments, have notified those who wers
to participate of the postponement. '"i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04

Der Of pneumonia cases since September =.
10 IL given as 1872.
Three officers and thirty -four en}istod. :
men out OF a total OF 1 zoo officers and
about $4,000 enlisted men have died Q:
influenza and its complications sincs
September -. The sick and death rate
for Humphreys has been low as com
pared with other camps in which the dis
ease has reached epidemic proportions.
The medical authorities are doing
everything they can to prevent its fur
Their spread, and 1t has not yet beshh
found necessary to place the camp rndar =
quarantine. b.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
EPIDEMIC SPREADS RAPIDLY.
Schools, Court and Meetings Sus
pend in TideWater VIRGINIA.

ROANOKE. Va, october 4.-An pub
lie schools in Floyd county have been
closed, scheduled meetings and church
services postponed and the October
term of circuit court cancelled on
account of the wide spread, Of Spanish
influenza.
In Roanoke county, adjoining Floyd.
the epidemic is spreading rapidly.
There now are more than 500 cases
in Roanoke city alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
RULES FOR PERSONAL DEFENSE
AGAINST SPANISH INFLUENZA

SURGEON GENERAL
l. Avoid needless observation-disclosures a
which would throw
J.
:
l. Remember
s.
al at the
T. chance-help
and chewing food we'll
Your fate handswash before
Don't let digestion glass
TO- a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
FLAG OF new NATION
AT ALTAR OF LIBERTY

NEW YORK. October 3.-The nag Of
new nation, the Czecho-Slovak. was
raised at the altar of liberty In 1dad3-
son Square yesterday after a parade
through the avenus Of TIE allies. as
Sth avenue - bafnG called whfle the
fourth liberty HoAa campaign b in
progress. .--
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
Reports Prom Army Camps.

Latest figures from the Army camps,
where the disease is being felt most
severely. show a greater number of
cases reported yesterday than the day
before in ten Of the camps, while the
others showed a decrease. Camp
Grant, I'LL, reported the highest num-
Der of new cases today, 1,810; Camp
Meade, Md. the next highest, 900. The
greatest increase in pneumonia also is
reported at Camp Grant, with 1873 new
cases and 81 deaths. Pneumonia cases
at Camp Lee, Va, were IS, with IS
deaths, and Camp Humphreys, Va, So.
with 20 deaths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
Legionna;re Dies of Influenza

KANSAS CITY. Mo. October A.
Paul Temperii. \ member OF the French
Foreign Legion sent to America TO all
in the liberty loan campaign, cied last
night CT influenza.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
DUE TO INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.
District C. E. Alumni Association
Postpones Dinner. "a.

The organization dinner Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Christian Endeavor
Alumni Association, to have been nefd
this evening at Calvary Baptist
Church, together with tine Christian
Endeavor patriotic mass meeting to
lave followed the dinner, have both
been postponed until after tho pres
ent influenza epidemic has a5atcd =,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
Work Is Systematized.

Secretary McAdoo announced today
that general headquarters for dealing
with the epidemic of influenza in New
England have been established at
Boston by the public health service.
More than 100 physicians already have
been sent to that city from districts
where the disease is not at present a
particular problem, and the service is
getting together mobile personnel
which can be sent to other points, if
necessary. when the epidemic sub
sides in New England.
Physicians were ordered today to
report to a, number of cities which
have not previously been included in
the operations of the service against
influenza. These places include Will
mington, Del. where five. doctors were
sent; Chester, Pa, and Hopewell, Va.
Physicians also have been sent to
Bethlehem, Pa; Wilmington, N. c.;
Bath. Me-, and Florence, Ala Many
nurses also have been sent to various
cities, and others are being mobil-
lied for duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
INFLUENZA CASES
/. SHOWING INCREASE
Reports From States, Cities
and Army Camps Received
by Health Service.

influenza to the. Office Of the public
health service yesterday. From Os-
wego, n. Y, came a report of 1000
cases, while ISL were reported from
Chillicothe, Ohio. Even New Mexico
and Arizona reported a few, which
were the first from these states. AT
Flagstaff, Ariz., there were 50 cases in a
normal school, and 200 at Winslow,
in the same state. Forty cases wero
announced by Gallup, n. NJ.
A number Of outbreaks were re-
ported in Indiana, including 200 cases
at Hammond, with 9 deaths: several
hundred cases at Noblesville; many
cases with 5 deaths at Lafayette: 100
cases at Newcastle, and several hun
dred cases at Indianapolis.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-13
$4,000, 900 IN ONE DAY.
War Savings Campaign Reaches to
New Height.

Hartford, March 13.-The War Say
ings campaign has reached its hrst
$4,000, 600 day, as shown by the latest
report of receipts at the Treasury de-
partment received at the office of the
Connecticut state director. Sales OF
the savings stamps in the past three
DAYS have been: $2,295,000, $2,97O,-
600 and $3,049000.
Three millions day from the
Thrift Stamps provides the Treasury
with about tenth of the entire
amount now being expended by the
nation for the war. While 100000
is only three cents a day for every
man, woman and child in the country,
thee entire cost of the war is only 80
cents per capita a day.
The National War Savings commit
tee, delegated by the Treasury to en-
list 100, 100000 investors in the "baby
bonds" anticipates soon reaching the
$6,000,000 a day rate necessary to
place the $4,000. 100000 issue within
a year. This will be six cents a. day
per capita. The sale Of these stamps
will finance the governments entire
emergency shipping program. The
current Treasury receipts from their
sale arc already averaging the cost Of
building 1000 tons of shipping a day.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-13
TENDER TOES OF
AMERICAN WOMEN
Tortured with corns because of
high heels, but says corns
lift out.


2btyle DEGREES that women wear
&h-heel footwear, which buckles up
Il toes, producing painful corns;
%n many women cut at these pests,
Itch is a most dangerous proceed
i because one is simply inviting in
&tion or an awful death from
jaw.
For little cost there can be OBJ
he'd from any pharmacy a, remark
Ne drug called freezone. A quarter
8ace of this is sufficient to remove
ery soft or hard corn or callus
nl ones feet. A few drops OF
sezone applied directly upon a
! der, aching corn relieves the sore
3s at once. and soon the entire corn,
BIT and all, can be lifted right out
\ hout pain.
1T is a sticky substance which dries
Il, moment and shrivels up the corn
#.hout inf1aming or even irritating
surrounding tissue or skin.
Here is a, good thing, ladies, SO pass
1along to your sisters in distress
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-13

have made him an ideal public speak
er on war topics and especially on
the duty of American men who are
not enrolled in the active service of
the country. This is the subject nf
Mr.. Chambers speech tomorrow
night.
Preceding the speech, the Liberty
Chorus of 500 voices and the High
school orchestra of II pieces will rem
der A, selective program of patriotic
music.
So much publicity has been given
to the meeting through the distribu-
the large local factories and Offices
through invitations extended to the
members of all mems clubs of New
Britain churches and to all the mill
taTy organizations in the city, and
through announcements made in all
the pulpitS and in the newspapers
that many hundreds of men will
probably be turned away, especially In
view of the fact that the Grammar
school assembly hall has a seating ca
pacity for only a thousand.
The doors will be open at 1880
o'clock There will be no admissions
charge and no tickets will be required
So that as many men as possible may
be given the opportunity to hear Mr.
Chandler, women have not been In
vited to attend the patriotic rally.
Ernest w. Christ, chairman of the
War Bureau, will preside at the meet
ing
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-13

January 6.
Today 1 received two boxes. At
present | have about ten pounds of
sugar It isn't necessary to send sugar,
as I can buy it cheaper than you can
nine cents a pound. The fruit cake
keeps all right. That plum pudding
you sent me was great Two nights
ago, at 9 p. m, we had plum pudding,
mincc pie and fudge. We made the
fudge. Don't you think we live pretty
well? Not much like war. The only
hardship is the lack Of American Gig
aretteS. | wrote you in a previous
letter AtWater and I have a room We
are going to change tomorrow. We
found a better one with a mineral
spring in the back yard, and so we
can get water to drink some of the
time. I sure will be thankful for that
Yes, it was hard to drive a truck at
first. / couldn't place 1t as easily as
a Ford. [ have driven so many diff
ferent Kinds Of cars I think 7 can
drive anything. I like driving my doc
tor around very much. We have great
times. The people give us all sorts of
things. These are the French poor
people, We always bring back q
chicken, apples nuts, wines, ETC.
These doctors are doing a lot of good
too. I have had my pictures taken
again. We always have to have a
supply in hand for passes. An Amer
lean band just went by playing Amer
lean airs. 1t sure makes me home
sick.
l go on perrnissino in a few weeks
I am planning to go clear to the south
Of France. I am going to the Nurses
Home to dinner tonight. The nurses
certainly give Us drivers a good time
They are the only American girls in
town
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-13
CHANDLER ORATOR
since HIS YOUTH
Speaker at War Rally Here Long
in Public Eye

Hon, George B. Chandler, chairman
of the publicity committee of the State
Council of Defense, who is the princi-
pal speaker at the mass meeting for
men to be held in the Grammar school
hall tom orrow evening, was born in
Fryeburg, Maine, October 81, 1865.
He was graduated from Bowden COL
lege in 1890 and Immediately after his
graduation became principal of the
High school at Franklin, Mass. The
following year he was made principal
of the High school at Milford, Mass.
In 1892 Mr.. Chandler became asso-
ciated with the book publishing house
of CHM &: Co, Boston, and he main
tanned this connection until 1905, when
he became associated with the Amer
lean Book Co., whose headquarters
arc in New York City.
1t was not long after MI Chambers
graduation from college that he be-
came interested in public affairs, and
he gained considerable reputation as
a speaker in the national campaign of
1895. Since then practically every
public issue and national, state and
local campaign has found him on the
public platform, and he has developed
as an orator until now there is no.
body in Connecticut who can deliver
q more forceful public speech than he.
Mr.. Chandler was elected to the
Connecticut house of representatives
for the sessions of 1909 and 1911, dur
ing which he was chairman of COM
mittees on railroads, labor and special
investigation He was appointed by
President Taft in 1912 as a member OF
the National Commission on Indus
trial Relations. On October 1, 1918,
Governor Holcomb appointed him
compensation commissioner for the
First district of Connecticut.
Immediately after the United States
entered the war against Germany last
year, Governor Holcomb organized
the Connecticut State Council of De-
tense, and Mr.. Chandler was made
chairman of its committee on pub
licity. This committee has been one
of the most important factors of the
councils work, and MT. Chandler has
been responsible for the organization,
oversight and supervision of it's en-
tire publicity program.
Mr.. Chambers work and training