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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
ENLISTMENTS HAVE TAKEN
SLUMP

Present indications are that
Congress will soon take action to
change the draft age limits from
Il to 81 years. SO that the draft
will include all men between the
ages Of Is and as years. Strong
pressure has been brought to
bear on Congress for an increase
in the draft age limits. and the
general belief among men in
close touch with the situation is
that speedy action will be TAX
en- in the matter.
War industries in all parts of
the country are tagging because
Of a shortage of labor. Various
branches of the United States
Army, particularly the Engineers
and Signal Corps. are in need Of
skilled mechanics and artisans Of
all kinds. The Work or Fight
law is expected to relieve the ST.
tuation somewhat, but It is
doubtful if it will bring enough
men into the Army and into the
hundreds Of government work
shops to make army officers
change their plans. Secretary Of
war, Baker, and Provost Marshall
General Crowder are both en-
phatically in favor Of the change
and have gone so far with their
plan that a bill already is prac-
tically ready for introduction in
the House.
Voluntary enlistments in the
Army have taken q marked slump
since the first Of June. and siren
uous efforts will be necessary in
Minnesota during the next week
if the state is to maintain its
present position in relation to
the other recruiting districts in
the country. The Minnesota Dis
trict has been the banner dis
trict for the past three months,
and Major John D. Yost, Recruit
ing Officer for the District, does
not want to see this state sup
planted by another.
Single men within the age linn
its Of the proposed new draft re-
gulation are urged to get in
touch with their nearest Army
Recruiting Office and get placed
before the new order is in force.
All branches Of the service are
open at the present time and AZ
ford excellent opportunities for
advancement.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
Notice to Correspondent

On account Of next Thursday
being the 4th of July and in
order that the force may cele-
brate the national holiday the
American will be printed one
day earlier than usual. All copy
for publication must be in one
day earlier than usual next week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
ASKOV BAND TO HINCKLEY
JULY FOURTH

The Askov Band has been en-
gagged to furnish music at the big
county Fourth of July celebra-
ton at Hinckley. The celebra-
tion is under the auspices Of the
Pine County Farm Bureau and
it is expected that there will be
people in attendance from all
parts Of the county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27

he had already stated it was i'm
possible to grant a greater allow
ance of butter. No disorder Of
any kind was reported.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
DIES MONIES SIGHT
OF next MEETING
Annual Conference Of Danish Lu.
theran Church in America
Closed Mt Askov Sunday.

The annual conference Of the
Danish Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America of which AS
kov has labored for and dreamt
of the past several months. closed
with appropriate services Sun
day evening. The last day Of the
conference there were over 400
visitors besides all Of our own
people. an unusual large number
for a place the size of Askov. Z.
Rev. K. c. Bodholdt. Racine.
Wis.,. was elected president for
the ensuing two years and w.
N. Hostrop, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
was reelected a member Of the
board of directors. the balance
Of the Board holding over for an
other year. Rev. Bodholdt has
held the office of president be-
fore.
Rev. ]. c. Aaberg. Dwight, Ill,
and Rev. Adam Dan, Chicago,
were reelected editors Of the
church paper. "Kirkelig Samler"
and likewise was Rev. N. G. Mel
sen. Kenmare, N. D.. reelected
treasurer and business manager.
Rev. A. Bobierg Askov. was
elected chairman Of the Pension
Fund Board for a term Of three
years. The money for this fund
Is derived from a one per cent
tax on the salaries Of ministers
and from collections from the
parishes. It Is to aid retired
ministers and their widows. Al
few are now receiving benefits
from this fund.
The conference decided AZ has
been the rule heretofore. that
both languages. Danish and Eng
fish may be used in their church
es as they deem II advisable IN
the different parishes.
A letter was received By the
conference from President Will
son thru his secretary Mr.. Turn
ulty, expressing appreciation Of
their loyal and patriotic stand
and their willingness 70 assist.
and cooperate IN war move
ments. The letter was ! reply
to q telegram sent TO the Presi-
dent few days. previously.
AT the services ii the church
Sunday morning four men were
ordained to the ministry BY Or
dainer r. Kjslhede, Graylin9.
Mich. Following are those who
were ordained with the parishes
they are to serve: s. 1saksen,
Ringsted. Iowa; E. WHITTIER,
Bridgeport, Conn: Evald KRIS
Jensen. Viborg. s. D.: and Aage
C. Skoygaard, Marinette and
Mcnominee. Rev. r. Rasmussen,
Grant, Mich, also spoke at these
services. Rev. A. Faber. Newell.
Iowa. lead the communion servi-s
ces which followed and Rev. B.
Nordentoft. Solvang. Cal. de-
livered the sermon. An overflow
meeting was conducted in the
park by Rev. A III. Dorf. Chica-
60, and Rev. A. C. Kildegaard.
New York City. A collection
was taken up FOR missionary
work amounting TO over 500.
Sunday afternoon Rev. G. r.
Hsjbjerg. Dies Moines, gave 81
lecture in the park and in The
evening the final meeting wes
held in the church. TIE principal
speaker being Rev. Hakol Jsr-
sensen. Hetland. s. D. Others
who spoke were Tho Raw. n.
Andersen. Askov: N. r. reder-
sen, Tyler: n. c. StrandSlrov. AN
lantic. Iowa. and <. 6. BodhcIdk
Racine, Win.
I ,cal <a1ny,x * N ~ n rnst ~ ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
REPORT OF SECOND RED CROSS WAR FUND DRIVE
IN PINE COUNTY

tremely large in comparison with
many of the counties Of the
state.
The campaign was conducted
by the Pine County War Board.
Following is the result:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27

Herewith is summary of the
result of the Second Red Cross
War Fund drive in Pine County.
The amount allotted to this coun-
ty was $4,000 which was ex-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
news AMONG
SCAND|NAvIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

Professor B. X. Savre, who for
several years has been affiliated
with the Norwegian Luther Col
lege at DEBORAH, Iowa, has re-
signed and moved to Glenwood,
Mimi, where he formerly lived;
he will manage and edit the
Glenwood Herald in which he
has long been stakeholder.
Mrs. H. Enrikson, the wife of
Capt. Enrikson, Swede who is
one of the owners of the E. X.
Lumber Co. at Oakland, CAL,
seems to be entitled to rank as
the champion knitter of the Pa
cific coastal least. she has
finished a soldiers sweater in 6
hours and Is minutes which is
said to be some record"
Property at Stone Mountain,
Ga, of the Danish American
sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, has
been advertised for sale to salts
fy a claim of C. G. Baxter, form
er secretary to the artist, for
$7O0 back salary. The property
consists of equipment used in
carving a memorial to the South
ern Confederacy on the face of
Stone Mountain.
Once more the metropolitan
tennis singles championship has
gone to Molla Bjurstedt, the
world-famous Norwegian tennis
expert. The third contest-that
which was to decide the cham.
pionship-was held last week at
Forest Hill, Long Island, and
Miss Bjurstedt was opposed by
Eleanor Goss who was defeated
in this as we'll as in the two
preceding contests in February
and April.
Professor A. A. Stomberg, the
Swedish scholar who is mem.
Der of the faculty of the Mime.
sofa State University, has been
appointed lecturer for the ma.
tional section Of the United
States shipping board and will
deliver addresses in various parts
of the country, especially in the
great industrial centers. Prof
Stomberg will lecture on the
question of shipping.
Vice President Marshall last
week at Indianapolis directed 8
severe attack against AT. Sees.
ted, general manager of the Kan,
sas City Star. whose loyalty he
questioned on the ground that
Mr.. Seested was an enemy alien
The Associated Press investi
gated the charges and reports
that Mr.. Seested is a Dane, born
in Tpnder, Sonderjylland, before
the close of the Dano-Prussiar
war; that he became a Prussian
Ecitizen automatically when the
V1eu4 peace was signed. and
~ he until recently had been
legally prevented from becoming
naturalized in this country be-
cause he was wrongfully classed
as an enemy alien"
The trustees of the American.
Scandinavian Foundation have
appointed the following Norwe-
gians fellows for the academic
year of 1873: Ditlef Hald
engineer, state railways Of Nor
way, who will study railroad
technique in this country; John
Ansteinsson, study library work
in New York; Herman Dedichen
to do research work in the by.
products of cellulose, and Martin
L. Relmert, Phi. D.. to study psy.
chology at the Iowa university.
Arthur Uddenberg, a Swedish
pharmacist at Iron Mountain
Mich, died last week GA years
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
Temperance Lecture

Professor Olaf O. Stageberg
of Red Wing, will speak on pro-
hibition at the assembly hall in
Askov, on Monday evening, July
LIST, at 8 p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27

ing to the United States in 1884
had become rather widely known
as an expert chemist. Mr.. I'd
denberg had conducted his drug
store at Iron Mountain ever since
1890.
Georg Bech, formerly consul
general of Denmark in New York
and now engaged in export and
import business in that city, has
been elected treasurer of the
Observation-Disclosures Founda-
ton to succeed William H. Short
who held the office for six
years. Mr.. Bech also was elected
trustee to succeed Eckardt "
Eskesen, one of the Danish man.
ufacturers of New York and
Perth Amboy, N. J.
Carl Emil Stangeland, a Nor
wegian-American, who formerly
was secretary of the American
legation in La Paz, Bolivia, has
been arrested by the federal au-
thorities on charge of having
attempted to smuggle letters out
of this country in violation of
certain laws; he has been re-
leased after furnishing heavy
bail. Mr.. Stangeland in Febru-
airy, 1912, was married to the
Danish author, Karin Michaelis,
at New Rochelle, N. Y, Rev. A.
T. Dorf officiating. Mrs STANCE
land is now living in Copenha-
gen, and it is said that the let
tiers her husband tried to Snug
GLE away, were ordinary per-
sonal letters to his wife.
"Standeret', official organ of
the Swedish Baptist church in
America, writes editorially:
THE Swedish Baptist church is
confronted with a crisis. The
question which is concerned is
whether or not we are to con-
tinue as separate organization
in spite of the fact that Swedish
immigration is decreasing, and
that our young people more and
more exclusively make use of the
English language" 1t might be
said that all other Scandinavian
denominations face the same
problem, and that there is ten
dency to yield on this issue in
stead of sticking to the guns"
These tendencies are to be de-
plored, and will undoubtedly be
regretted when the war is over
and heads again become cool.
The Danish-American Jacob A.
Riis League for patriotic service
is preparing to arrange a series
of loyalty demonstrations among
the Danes everywhere in the
country on July Fourth which
has been set aside as the Day of
the Foreign Born Citizens. Com
mittees are at work in a number
of cities and settlements to make
the demonstration impressive,
and resolution. uniformly writ
ten, will be ADOPTED in order to
assure the president of the un-
questioned loyalty of Americans
of Danish nativity and descent.
| News from London indicates
that for the time being it has
been found impossible to grant
the request of the Norwegian Air
Route CO., to start an Aberdeen
Stavanger mail service; this has
caused general regret in Norway
as it had been hoped that the
present highly unsatisfactory
mail conditions, detrimental alike
to British and Norwegian inter-
ests. would have convinced the
British authorities of the advis-
ability of this proposed service,
the more so as few machines
would be needed, and no escort
would have to be provided. A
Christiania dispatch expresses
| the hope that the British author
tiles in the not distant future
may see their way to sanction
| the undertaking.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30
fNFlf|T0WN|
Helps !
DUTY DEv0LvING UPON ALL
Planting, Care and Protection OF
Trees Is a Prime Requisite Of
Good Citizenship.

Choice varieties Of our native decid-
uous and evergreen trees have suffered
greatly from depletion due to the al
most unchecked ravages of pestiferous
insects and destructive fungi, the noted
scarcity of bird life in many sections
plainly adding to the completely Of
the problem of protecting the trees,
writes a correspondent of the New
York Sun. Trees such as the chest
nut, the maple, hickory, oak. pine, hem
lock, ETC., are beautifully characteris-
tic of the wonderful resources of our
deciduous and evergreen varieties, and
these should be planted freely wher-
ever opportunity offers. The American
chestnut should not be permitted to
disappear from the list.
I had intended to say more about
street tree planting in the several bor-
oughs of our city, where in many Sec
lions trees may be used with 9. great
advantage to property and for the
adornment of a neighborhOOd. For q
comparatively small expenditure good
tree is paying investment. The Pc
riod of defoliation in the deciduous
tree is at hand, and indicates the sea-
son of safety in transplanting, and this
work can now shortly be undertaken,
lasting till curly frost. All interested
in this inviting enterprise should
take occasion to plant tree as civic
duty.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30
BEAUTY GREAT CIVIC ASSET
Ugly or III-kept Houses Do Much to
Retard the Development Of
Any Community.

Morals, manners and taste are i'm
portant as truly as health. Houses
that are ugly, that tend to drive men
and women away from them instead Of
attracting them are, to say the least,
not making it easier to maintain good
homes. Houses that are ill-kept or rum
down are setting a constant pattern OF
shiftlessness and slOvenliness before
the child. Monotonous rows of pine
boxes or even of brick or concrete par.
allelepipeds are not adapted to cult
vate taste for beautiful things nor to
supply the basis for the expression of
individuality. And individuality is
somehow very real element not mere
" in the attfactiveness of life, but in
the formation of character and of
family standards. Fortunate is the
small city or large town that has no
great amount of housing Of this kind.
If communities set themselves the task
of building schoolhOuses that shall i'm
press good standards upon children
during five hours of the day, can they
afford to take the risk Of having pat.
terms Of hideousness or dilapidation be-
fore the eyes Of children during the
rest of the day?
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30
Enrich Your Garden Soil,

This is the time to apply coarse
manure mot commercial fertilizer,
which should only be used during the
growing season. You are not likely to
apply too much compost or manure.
Truck growers use as heavy coating
as six inches. On plot 20 by 20 feet
400 to 600 pounds can be used. Stable
manure is so scarce, it is more than
ever important to save and use all
available leaves. The burning OF
leaves is rank waste. Manure is hard
to obtain, but every effort should be
made to get it and put it on in the
autumn instead of in the spring. Ar
rangements should be made, if pos
sible, for fine, well-rotted manure or
for commercial fertilizer for use next
spring. There is shortage during the
war of commercial fertilizer and it
should not be put on before its plant
food is needed or when it will seep
away. Quick-acting fertilizer applied
in the spring will give plants an early
start and help to produce early crops
"a result all gardeners desire.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30
ROAD
BUILDING
GOOD WORK OF A ROAD DRAG
Right Time-Repair All Ruts and
0epressions.

After two days of rain, says writer
in Hoard's Dairyman, we took an
eight-mile drive out into the country
to buy some pigs. One piece Of road
was like city boulevard, only better.
Despite its being only gravel road
there was little mud or water, and one
would have thought that there had
been only rain enough to settle the
dust instead of the big rainstorm. We
inquired and found that two neighbors
had made it practice to alternate in
going over this road with a road drag
after every rain. Just beyond, we came
70 a piece of road muddy, slippery and
full of chuck holes that sent us up a
mile for every mile covered.
The only difference between these
two pieces of road was a road drag
and an hours time spent when field
work could not be done. We estimate
that it took twice as much gasoline to
cover the undragged road. Multiply
cur experience by the dozens of teams
and autos going over this muddy road,
and then compute the expense of fail
ure to use the road drag that was
doubtless rotting away in some fence
corner.
We do not now have in mind the de-
mands of the good roads extremist, but
are considering what may be done and
what should be done with the common
dirt road. It does more harm than
good, as a general rule, to pillow up the
sod on the sides of the Travelled track
and pile it up in big Jumps in the cen
ter of the track, leaving them there to
be broken up by passing vehicles, and
the loosened dirt washed away by the
rain or blown away by the wind. Keep
all the sod, grass roots and other
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30

Within ten minutes after IN appli'
cation of Danderine you can not find a
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair, fine
and downy at frst-yes-but really
new hair-growing all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty Of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten cloth with Dan
derine and carefully draw it through
your hair, taking one small strand at a
time. The effect is amazing hair
will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance Of abundance; an in
comparable lustre, softness and luxu-
rance.
Get a small bottle Of KnOwlt0n's
Danderine for few cents at any drug
store or toilet counter, and prove that
your hair is as pretty and soft as any
that it has been neglected or injured
by careless treatment-that's all-yOu
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of it if you will just try little DAN
derine.-Adv. .
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30
MACADAM ROAD PROVED BEST
There Are Several Varieties, CHANGED
to Suit Localities and Circum-
stances Everywhere.

road has been in use and has proved
itself to be the best all-rOund road
that can be built. In fact, so good is it
that all military roads in the war area
in France are of this type. There are
several varieties of it, changed to suit
localities and circumstances. The regu-
lar water-bound macadam is, with
out doubt, the best and safest for
horses. But we cannot build for horses
alone, it is necessary to preserve the
broken stone road against the auto
mobile tires, otherwise the road sur
face would soon 60 to pieces.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30
Oriujn Of MeteOrstes.

In contradistinction to the theory
of the earth-origin Of meteorites, it
las been argued that they may have
heen shot out of the giant volcanoes
of the moon in long past ages, but
there are some very serious difficulties
in the way Of this hypothesis. Mr..
Chamberlain, the inventor of the
planetesimal theory of the origin Of
solar systems, has the interesting sug.
gestion that meteorites may be the
fragments of bodies (planets) broken
up by the passage of some immense
mass near enough to produce disrup-
tive tidal strains. To sum up, the real
origin of meteorites remains to be dis
covered.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30
PROVEN swAMP-Roo1
AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS

The symptoms of kidney and bladder
troubles are often very distressing and
leave the system in a rundown condition.
The kidneys seem to suffer most, as al
most every victim complains of lame back
and urinary troubles which should not be
neglected, as these danger signals often
lead to more dangerous kidney troubles.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root which, SO
many people say, soon heals and strength
ems the kidneys, is a splendid kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, and, being
an herbal compound, has a gentle heal
ing effect on the kidneys, which is al
most immediately noticed in most cases
by those who use it.
A trial will convince anyone who may
be in need Of it. Better get bottle from
your nearest drug store, and start treat
ment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30
peadlines in City Streets.

For the purpose of trying out the
idea before adopting it generally, New
York city officials have laid white lines
of tile and marble, six inches wide, in
the pavement at certain street inter-
sections to serve as headlines for We.
hicles. Considerable trouble in con-
nection with the control of traffic by
the police has been experienced in try
ing to get motorists to stop at an i'm
aginary line. With broad, white
marking set in the pavement, there
can be no mistake as to where cars
should stop. Both tile and marble
have been used in making the trial
marks to ascertain which is the more
durable.-Popular Mechanics Maya
zine.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30
Musician Has Travelled Far.

Sydney Nicholson, recently appoint
ed Organist at Westminster abbey, is
confirmed wanderer. This explains
why he holds the record for playing
in more churches and cathedrals in
England and abroad than any other
living organist. He started ut Frank
fort, Germany, and from there he
drifted to Barnet, EtOn and Manches-
ter.
At the latter city he founded the
popular midday organ recitals for
working people. These proved so sue
ceSsful that the scheme has now been
extended to the whole of the northern
counties.
It is not only in the Interpretation
of sacred music, however, that Mr..
Nicholson has proved himself. He is
an organist, composer and conductor
rolled into one, and has written an eX-
quisite setting to some of Rupert
Brooke's poetry. The two were fast
friends ut Oxford. and the Organist's
music is an eloquent tribute to the
dead poets genius.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-30
boys" GOT PRICED PILLOWS
Brides Idea That Of Al True Citi.
zens-Nothing Could Be Too
Good for the Soldiers.

They were pillows like your moth
er's and mine. The little bride had
made them and stuffed them to COM
Portable popping with real goose
feathers.
She had raised the geese from fluffy
goslings and had picked them. No
penitentiary striped ticking was used,
but a material of delicate blue, sprin-
kled with pink rosebuds. Oh, but these
pillows were the pride Of the home
loving heart of the little bride, whose
young husband is lover there" Yet
she sent the six pillows last week to
the sick soldiers at Fort Harrison.
IF Jim comes back we can buy new
pillows" she said-"that is II we have
the money. If we haven't we can dc
without.
"Oh, but those geese were trouble,
but when l think Of soldiers head
resting on those pillows, I'm convinced
that the last pesky gosling has paid
for it's raising."- Indianapolis News.