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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-18

saas. tn SHAPE. IN quality aEd
stela, Consequently he saved
anls the pixies frsm the suhvrs
whSsh transmitted desirable
characters. Following this up
for three or four years he was
able to get enough seed with
these better qualities more firm
ly established to plant several
hundred acres. He has main.
tanned each year his little breed
ing plot in one corner of the field
and altho he has been growing
potatoes in a section where ir-
rigation is practiced and con-
ditions are unlike ours in Pine
County, yet this extra work has
paid him, because his yields on
his large fields for five year
periods average from 400 to 500
bushels per acre, besides the
better type, better flavor and
market quality that he was able
to secure at the same time. We
should breed and select for size.
quality, vigor and high produc-
ton and freedom from diseases.
A certain editor received this
letter from fresh youth. Dear
Editor: Kindly tell me why a
girl always closes her eyes when
a fellow kisses her.
The editor being a lady replied,
Send on your photo and we may
be able to give you the reason"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-18
BECOMING CITIZENS

Many in the vicinity of Askov
have asked the editor of the
America for information in re-
gard to taking out citizen pa
pers. We have secured some of
the most necessary information
from Clerk of Court A. w. Gum
which is as follows:
Naturalization.
Declaration of intention first
papers) can be made at any time.
no witnesses required. declarant
must be Is years of age or over;
first papers must be two years
old and not over seven at the
time of petitioning for second
papers.
AT the time of petitioning
for second papers, petitioner
must prove by two credible wit
nesses who are citizens of the
United States, his residence in
the state for one year and in the
United States five years. With
the exception of the one year in
the state. residence in the United
States can be proven by deposit
ton of witnesses as to petition
er's residence in another state.
application to have dispositions
taken is made at time of petit
tioning. Bureau of Naturallza-
ton will appoint some notary
who is a resident of the same
place the witnesses reside, and
fix date for taking their deposl.
tons, which are forwarded to the
clerks office and filed with petit
ton. Aliens arriving in the Tn
tied States since June 20. 1906
before petitioning for second pa
pers must secure certificate o
arrival from Commissioner o
Naturalization, Washington. d. {
Not necessary to appear befor
the clerk to make application TO
certificate of arrival. blank forr
will be forwarded to you by tn
clerk on request. Notice of az
plication for Citizenship must b
posted i'm the clerks office for a
least ninety days or until tn
first day Of each general term @
court commencing on the secon
Tuesday in April, and Thir
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-18

Election on incorporation is
over and | have no desire to stir
up in those matters again. Just
one thing | wish to state and
that is that / have never yet re-
fused any article written by Mr..
Mosbak for publication in the
American. Mr.. Mosbak has con-
tributed many articles which we
have been glad to publish, espe-
cially those on farming. We
have known many Of our read
ers to cut some of those out and
save them for future reference.
The American has q large circu-
lation among farmers and it is
only natural that we, as well as
some of the exclusive farm pa
pers. are anxious to publish mat
ter that is educational, enter
tanning and beneficial to our
readers. Alongside of consider
ing it our duty | also consider it
good business policy. Our col
umns are omen to the public and
we hope that Mr.. MosbRk will
continue to contribute as we'll as
some Of the other farmers.
H. Petersen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-18

Our county agent, w. j. Cor
win. is hustler and is taking
right ahold Of the big task that
is before him in this county.
Mr.. Corwin is contributing ar
ticles to the newspapers of the
county each week and if you
have not commenced reading
them we call your attention to
same.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-18
ASKOV LIBERTY LOAN COM.
MITTEE WRITES

The committee appointed for
Askov and vicinity by the War
Board of Pine County for the
sale of the Bird Liberty Loan
Bonds has been furnished with
cards stating the amount that
each individual should subscribe
for, and it has also been re-
ouested to make personal call
on each individual in order to Sc
cure his or her subscription.
This would involve a great am
cunt of labor and take up much
valuable time that might other
wise be used in the production
of things essential in winning
this war.
AS we all know this is 1000
loyal community,-so we are
told, and so we believe ourselves,
and, if so, it will not be neces-
sary for this committee to call
around from house to house, as
every one will come right into
this bank and subscribe for the
amount he feels it his duty to
take.
The committee hopes that eve
rybody will do that and it has
decided not to start any canvass
until after the 25th of April.
BY that time it believes all have
subscribed and that there will be
none to canvass.
The committee is aware of the
fact that it is somewhat of a
hardship, especially at this tice.
to invest in Government Bonds
as everyone is in need of all his
available cash to put in the
crops: but it also knows that the
people in this community have a
will to do whatever is required
Of them by their Government.
Our part of this Bird Liberty Loan
is $1,000. Let us subscribe it
cheerfully. Let us prove that we
are a loyal. liberty loving people.
That we are ready to act as well
as to talk.
Where there is a will there is
way. BY sacrificing little
here and there we can do it. and
if needs be. go over the top.
A Fifty Dollar Bond for every
one. and as many more as yor
feel you can handle. that is the
| rule. Let us live up to our repu
tation.
We Danish-Americans who EN-
ligrated from Denmark. who were
born under the shadows of Prus
| sian Militarism, who were in
spired with awe and fear of it
consequences, awaiting the ola.
when it should please Prussia t
grab what was left of our nativ
i land, and who many a time il
our youthful days resolved t
wallop the Prussiap Junker
whenever we should be luck
enough to enlist the help of som
stronger brother. we, especial,
should show our Willingness I
do all in our might to exterm
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-18
Pine County
Farm News
Edited by w. ]. Corwin. Manager
Pine County Farm
Bureau.
Why Buy Liberty Bonds.

The United States and the AL
lies, using the proceeds of the
Liberty Loan. are the greatest
purchasers of American agricul-
tural products. In supporting
the loan the farmers are en-
abling their best customers to
purchase goods, and at the same
time securing the best invest
ment in the world.
Wheat Rust and the Common
Burberry
All common barberries should
be destroyed by the 1st of May
in all Of the spring wheat grow
ing states. This plant nourishes
and helps to develope the black
stem rust and enables it to
spread to the grains in spring
and early summer. Someone
asked the difference between
common barberry and Japanese
barberry. The differences are:
The rust does not live on the
Japanese variety and the edges
of the leaves of the Japanese va
riety are smooth while the COM
mon barberry has leaves with a
tooth edge. The spines of the
common barberry are usually in
groups of three while those of
the Japanese variety are single.
Both have red berries, but those
of the common form are borne
in punches like currants while
those of the Japanese form are
borne single like the gooseberry
Methods Of Preventing Rust.
A few cultural methods that
stimulate early maturity of the
grain enables the crop to make
most of it's growth before the
rust hits it. Some of those
methods are:
Early seeding, we'll prepared
seed bed, a light application of
nitrogen fertilizer and we'll
drained land.
Moist conditions of soil and at
mosphere do not cause rust, but
enables to spread rapidly. North
Dakota and Manatoba have laws
requiring the destruction of the
common barberry bushes. In
Denmark they passed a similar
law in 1903 and black stem rust
has not been serious since then.
Value Of Potato Breeding Plot
on Every Farm.
The writer has had the plea
sure of meeting Mr.. Lou D.
Sweet. who is undoubtedly the
greatest potato man in the
United States. BY intelligent
selection and proper manage
ment Mr.. Sweet has improved
the quality, the yield and the
vigor of his potatoes away be-
yond anything we ever imagined
. could be done. He accomplished
this by applying the same prin
cipals of improvement to the
potato that we have been apply
, ing to our dairy breeds of cattle
: for centuries. Plus good fielt
management. He planted in ,
) special seed plot a few of hi
, most desirable potatoes and in
, stead of mixing them all up h
3 planted each potato or the piece
, thereof in consecutive hills care
0 fully marked. At digging tim
$ the total yield for each origina
Y tuber was placed in pile by it
e self. The original tubers wer
:, very much alike. as near perfec
o as he could get. but the pile
i showed wonderful variation i
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-18
Rutledge
From Our Correspondent

Kudedge
From Our Correspondent
Mrs. Anna Winters was in St.
Paul Saturday.
Rupert Grill went to Cloquet,
Monday, to seek work.
Miss Hannah Anderson visited
friends in Rush City, Sunday.
Jack Watt from Rush City,
spent Thursday with his parents.
Winnerd Wellsinger spent
Sunday with his parents at Rush
City.
Peter Johnson was visitor at
the Lanner's home Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. Van Leeuwen, who is now
employed in Duluth was at home
Sunday.
D. Scott visited his daughter,
Mrs. G. Milliner, in St. Paul,
Monday.
Mr.. Bowers made a business
trip to Finlayson between trains
Saturday.
George and Sylvia Meserall re-
turned to their home in Bemidji,
last week.
Mrs. Vanderstall from Hull,
Iowa, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Van Reese.
Miss H. M. Conway and her
aunt Miss E. Crosson were in
Superior between trains Satur-
day.
James Robinson, who lives
near Hinckley spent a few days
last week with his friend, R.
Bowers.
Mrs. Chas. Miller from st.
Paul was here a few days last
week visiting her mother. Mrs.
d. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Soliday and
daughter Lillian. from North
Branch, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Peterson, Mrs. Soliday's mother.
The dance given in the hall at
Rutledge was we'll attended, and
enjoyed by all. There were cars
from Willow River, Askov, Fin
layson, Sturgeon Lake and Sand
stone.
The school now has enrolled
fifty-four members in the Junior
Red Cross Auxiliary. The chill
dren have now earned enough
money to pay their dues and
give them a start in purchasing
material. At the bazaar given
Friday afternoon, the proceeds
were $3.50.
There was a business meeting
of the Rutledge Red Cross Aux
iliary Friday evening. One of
the topics discussed and decided
upon was that we were to have
a service flag in honor of our
soldier boys. Those chosen or
the committee were Marie Fish
er, Zita Watt and Hattie f. Mel
, son.
Mark and George Carter left
for Duluth Monday noon. Marx
, has gone to offer his service fol
Uncle Sam. He has gone tt
show his patriotism and we al
, wish him much success and goot
luck. George expected to remain
; with him in Duluth a while: ane
will then leave for South Dakota
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-10
THE GAME or LIFE

We believe in passing along q bit
of inspiration whenever it comes our
way. We found the following little
prayer in the Wichita Beacon, and it
strikes us that someone else might
be given a spiritual slap on the back
by reading it. 1t is from the pen of
Edward Hunt, the Kansas poet 1t
may not be high brow" stuff but it
ought to help you to play the game
Of life with a little drawer spirit We
reproduce 1t for the folks who believe
in the God who is worth living for.
Here it Is:
Some day [ know the evening sun
will sink adown it's golden lane into
the west, but I'll have read the Greatest
Poem Of All and sought the solace of
eternal rest. The little children still
will play about, their laughter yet will
rise upon the air, but I, who love them
so, will never see and nevermore for
earthly things will care. Teach me,
o Lord before that time shall come
to know Thy love holds sway DER
everything, that Thou art watching all
the paths we trod, from humblest lab
orer unto greatest king. o Lord, the
way is sometimes hard, the thing l
think q gift oft a curse, but though |
stumble still | rise again, and keep
on going if for good or worse. Help
me to learn the beauties of Thy world,
the good that lies within my fellow
men, and that as Thou hast wiiled so
shall It be- Help me to play the game,
o Lord, amen Fort Worth Star
Telegram.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-10
Uncle Sans Punch and Spirit
Bye. c. Mitchell

watched, we waited, we prayed. We
asked would it stop? But it didn't
So what was the nation to do. pass
poor Cuba by? Allow it to be- a foot
ball for nation big enough to kick
it? Not on your life, And we said
to the devil, in the person of the Don,
In the name of God and humanity,
you stop" And Manila Bay and San
tiago were the punctuation marks. So
TODAY, true to our genius, true to the
God who gave us our being, we have
set our faces towards the worlds J9r-
usaleem. Yes when this nation saw
manhood p1undered, womanhood pros
tituted, the skeleton arms of children
stretching heavenw ard crying for
bread; when it saw a bunch of deviIs,
led by Kaiser Bill Beelzebub, running
their Juggernaut Ambition, over ev-
erything sacred in the annals Of God
and man, Uncle Sam, your nation, my
nation, Gods Sky Pilot, barred his
breast for whatever blow might come,
and is saying to nationalized carnality
in the person of the Hun, ''In the name
of God and humanity, you stop" Yes,
Uncle Sam has put the khaki on,
For there's work, great work to do,
Down on the rim of Mexico,
Round by the sea way, too.
+ Work for the good OF all the world,
Work that must be done
We didn't seek it, we didn't shirk 1t,
But since we are in it, we will not
Turk it,
But we will fight clean and Wen
fight strong,
Tor the right of all to the sun"
Christ died to make men holy, we
die to make men free"
Yes, on the walls Of the slaughter
house that commerCialized greed. race
antipathy, and national jealousy build
ed, is being emblazoned the edict of
the Eternal That no where on this.
my footstool, is there to be found a
man in the place Of authority, but the
one taken by the clean hands of the
people and placed there. If this is the
vision Uncle Sam sees, not indemnity,
not commercial advantage, not even
the legal right to sail the sAas. but
that the will of the people shall be the
rule of the world; then may the God
of battles give strength to his arm,
wisdom to his brain, love for all man.
kind to his heart. as he now rises to
strike the blow that shall free this
earth forever from that demon, usurp-
ed authority. Yes, we are hearing the
Eternal One say: Uncle Sam, you
who are without sin, entangling al
liances, international intrigues, you
cast the stone" And under God he is
going to do it. Yes, we who hold in
our possession the Consummate treas
ure OF the ages, liberty, equality, fra
ternity, are now to plunge into the sea
Of the worlds deep need, to help and
savee.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-10
Y. M. C. A. OUTFITS
CAPTURED BY HUNS

Paris.-Equipment valued at more than
$40 900 sent by the American Army Y.
NJ C. A. to the British front for the use
of American railway engineers and other
American units virtually all has fallen
into the hands of the Germans. Four
times the Y. NJ. c. A. men moved their
positions and abandoned during the re-
treat one large wooden building, two
large tents and a quantity of supplies.
Five soldier huts loaned to the Brit
ish Y. M. c. A. have been lost. Two
others on the French line were destroyed
by shell fire and two were damaged Sc
riously A rented Y M. G. A. in Cha
Ions sur Marine was damaged badly by
bomb.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-10

Sentry Con artillery side) HALT"
Who goes there? ?"
Tennessee Soldier: Friend"
Sentry: Advance, friend, be rec
ognized-you got pass?"
Tennessee Man: "Yep!"
'Well. you'll have to read 1t for
mel can't read"
Tennessee Man: 81 can't either"
Sentry: pass on"
The sun., 1918-09-09
AMERICANS TAKE so
CAPTIVES IN RAIDS
u. S. Boys Enter Muscourt
and Beat orr Counter Attacks

WAsHISGToN, Sept. S.-Gen. Pershng'
communique for Yesterday, received to
night at the War Department, says:
Section A-South of the Aisne our
troops entered the village OF Missouri
and captured fifty prisoners. Hostile
counter attacks In this sector were re-
pulseds sand our line was slightly ad-
vanced Two strong hostile raids in
the Woevrr were beaten OFF, leaving
prisoners in our hands In Alsace a
successful raiding party inflicted losses
on the enemy.
Section B-The Commander in Chief
has awarded the Distinguished Cross
TO the following men of the American
Expedtionary Force for the acts OF
gallantry set forth after th... names ::
Sergeant Albert Y. Elsea, Machine
Gun Battaliou--While acting as ma
chine gun leader near IIilsensirst,
France, July 6, he was wounded In the
face by bursting shell, but continued
to direct his men until the attack
ended and then insisted on walking to
Il dressing station.
Corporal Clayton N Moore. land.
MISUNDERSTANDING tho attack on Hill
sensirst. France, July 6, while carry
ing IL wounded soldier through ma
chine gun fire to shelter he was
wounded but by unusual pluck. never
theless. brought his cOmrade to safety.
and realizing the scarcity Of stretchers
insisted on others being taken to the
rear and walking himself
The sun., 1918-09-09
BAN ON BREWING
AMAZES BRITISH
They See Striking Contrast in
Saving of Grain to Aid
the Allies.
Special Cable Despatch 10 The SCS,
Copyright. 1918: all rights reserred.

LONDON. Sept. S.-Announcement that
the breweries of the United States will
be closed down December l for the pur-
pose OF saving coal and grain for the
use Of the Allies in the prosecution of
the war is creating deep impression
in Great Britain. The Sunday Evening
Telegram says:
mo more beer will be brewed in the
United States after November: { It Is
simple IL drastic way of answers 4 the
question of bread or beer. As America
sends us grain. 1t looks as IL she is clos
ing her breweres that ours may remain
open. 1t is very doubtful II. supposing
the circumstances were reversed, We
should do the same for her, but II is
notable example Of the determination
of the United States to let nothing stand
in the way Of carrying on the war"
a striking contrast with the action
of the United States Is furnished by
conditions in Warwckshire, where n
strike of the coal miners is threatened
unless an adequate supply OF beer is pro-
vided for the miners. The miners COM
plain that they are unable to obtain
beer after finishing their work. as the
supply is consumed by Others Ghlle they
are working.
The sun., 1918-09-09
BADLY WOUNDED
COMING TO US
Four Months Will Be Limit of
Stay in Hospitals Of
France.
BETTER FACILITIES HERE
Men Will Have Best of Medi-
cal Care During Recuper-
alton Period
FACILITIES HERE
Special CaJle Despatch 10 THE SrS,


PARIS. Sept. SIT is announced here
from the Office of the chief surgeon OF
the American Expcditionary Force that
all lingering cases OF. Illness, that is to
say any man in the American Army
who Is i'll more than four months. or
who, having been wounded. needs sur
gical attention for more than that period.
will be sent back to the United States
The reason for this is the greater
hospital facilities in the United States
for lingering cases. Men who have been
in hospital for more than four months
will not, except in rare cases. be used
in France but will he employed in work
at home so as TO release other men OF
sound physique for service at the front
1t has been decided also that no man
hereafter will be discharged from the
army until every possibility has been
exhausted in the effort 10 put him back
in the best physical condition. Even
after the war men whom 1t will be
necessary to retain in hospital for some
months will not be discharged until the
medical authorities supervising their
cases have done everything possible for
them.
The sun., 1918-09-09
ALTERNATIVET0
GERMANS URGED
London Newspaper Suggests
People Be Told to Destroy
Prussianism.
EXACTION FOR SAVAGERY
Such a Demand, 1t Is Con.
tended, Will Lead to Pro-
tests by People.
Special Cable Despatch TO THE srs.
Copyright. 1918: all rights reserred

'NPV'gHf' l"4os U.s. f'tNto 'tSe'teu'
LONDON. Sept. accommodating on the
recent flood OF interviews and statements
by German soldiers and statesmen indi-
eating that the German Iron will like
their mailed fist and their shining armor,
is in rather a bad way, the Evening
Standard pointed out yesterday that
even the Crown Prince, who once thought
the war was great fun. now speaks in
the pacifist tones OF Arthur Henderson
and is bieating like lamb in comparison
with that raging wolf of which President
Wilson spoke, 1t adds
But although the German people seem
to he awakening TO one class of facts
they remain curiously ubllvious to an.
other Among all classes of the people
there seems to prevail a conviction that
they have only TO give up their more ex.
travagant war aims in order TO ge,
peace. This conviction is behind the
comparative moderation Of the Pan
Germans as well as the demand of the
Socialists for reversion 70 Won kuehl.
mann's policy of trickery.
THE. morale of Germany obviously is
cracking 1t is dcteriorating in the army
and Il seems to have reached a very
low ebb in the nation. The German peo-
pie apparently have reached a stage
where they are convinced that Germany
cannot win the war; It is doubtful il
they have realized the full penalties for
losing the war while they still are rep
resented by the criminal clique.
Now is the time for a joint declara-
ton Of the Allies placing before the Ger
man tribes the plain alternative: The
Prusslan system is to be destroyed II
you dissociate yourselves from It, II will
be destroyed alone; II you stand by II
you will share in its destruction
Furthermore. 1t would he wise to in
form the German people that payment
to the last pfennig will bc exacted for
all acts of wanton savagery and destruc-
tiou wrought during the retreat OF thu
German armies. The German people will
applaud this barbarism II they believe
they will not he called to account for It
But they will protest against such de.
struction II they understand that in some
form or other every fraction of 1t viii
have to be made good"
The sun., 1918-09-09
ALLIED ARMIES CLOSING IN ON ST. QUENTIN;
FRENCH REACH EDGE OF ST. GOBAZN FOREST;
BAKER, RYAN, GORGAS AND HINES IN FRANC
If Field Marshal Haig Leaves, What?
Viscount Northcliffe's Paper Asks
Special cabs DespotcA TO The suS.

ONDON Sept s-Vcount Norhclfe's
noted in high London that the work
whatever has achieved before What the
Miner could something interesting the subject
Marshal Foch entirely satisfied
plans execution Of them and further changes
contemplation
Fied Marshal Haig has borne immense during the
the with wonderful orude There
changes the French italian the
before longbut Field Marshal Hg
tubaby confidently all the time Maybe Field Marshal Hag
shortly apply No could blame him
but who is there to put in his placer"
Of this considerable significance
Maurice article recently
Marshal Hag superb handling of the British armies the
that
great from the British
may significant that Sir Henry Wilson, the Chief Imperial
recently to the full
ish