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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
Askov

Mr.. and Mrs. Ball and Miss
Sarah Jensen arrived here Tues
day from Crystal Lake, via the
auto route for a visit at the
home of the ladies' parens, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Jensen.
Jens Hyldahl, Albert Johnson
and Bernhart and Ehlert Nielsen
left last night for Minneapolis,
where they expect to enlist in
some branch of the military ser
vice at the Dunwoody Institute.
Peter Christensen has traded
his 100 acres southwest of town,
adjoining the J. August Nielsen,
to Anton Dietz for property in
the northern part Of this state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen ex-
pect to move there shortly.
Mrs. w. E. Oxley and her two
children returned to their home
at Sioux City, Iowa, Monday, af-
ter having spent nearly two
months here visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chr.
Hyldahl.
A Red Cross meeting is to be
held Saturday evening, Sept. q,
at 8 p. m. in the assembly at
Askov, and is to be held there
so that the Busy Bees and the
Willing Workers and all from AS
kov Branch may be present.
There will be one or more speak
ers from the county chapter, and
a good attendance is desired.
The Young Peoples Society
of Askov have decided to have a
community service flag here and
are raising money to pay the
expenses of such by popular sub
scription. Anyone who wishes
to donate toward same may do
so by calling at the J. c. Jensen
Drug & Variety Store, where the
subscription list has been placed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
Harry MOrtensen Likes Army
Life

Camp Grant, ILL.,,
Sept. Is, 1918.
Askov American,
Askov, MINI.
Gentlemen:
thought | would write and
let you know how | like army
life. It's great, believe me,
like it fine. They drill us pretty
hard but that makes no differ
ence. it's a good life anyway. We
get up at 5:45 in the morning
and drill a little before break
fast. We get all the good stuff
we can eat. ! have worked in
the kitchen for two and a half
days; we sure get something to
eat then. Martin and | are to-
gether and sleep right next to
each other. We were put in
Uncle Sans clothes the second
day here. We don't expect to
stay here long; will go to anoth-
er camp or go across sea. | can
hardly wait till | get to France.
We will have to go thru another
examination. think | will
close for this time for do not
feel good because we got shot"
in the arm yesterday.
Yours truly,
Harry Mortensen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
FAIR PROFIT FOR RETAILER

War industries Board Plans to protee&
Public.
Washington. Sept. 1.-THE war in
dustries board is about to determine
what Is fair profit for the retailer.
Moved by the food of complaints ON
profiteering, the board has under con.
sideratton regulations to force the
stamping of Wholesale prices on all
merchandise sold in the United States.
that the consumer may check the
blood -money-makers individually.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19

American Forces on the Lorraine
Front, Sept. 17.-Aside from slightly
increasing artillery activity the day
has been largely devoted to patroling
by both sides.
The Germans seemingly are holding
the Hindenburg line, from which they
are sending out patrols, while the
americans and French encamped q
few miles on this side, continue to
feel out the line by the same method.
German infantry has been observed
consolidating positions at La Chaus-
see as If in preparation for counter
attack, but none so far has developed.
Near this point the enemy is occupy
ing shell holes.
The German artillery fire is limited
chiefly to guns of the r. and 105-mil-
limeter caliber, but many of the shells
are "duds."
The Germans also are active in con-
structing machine gun nests at va
rious points Of the line.
London, Sept. 17-On the Macedon.
ian front the Allied troops have as
sumed the offensive. Reorganized
Serbian forces, aided by French units,
are attacking Bulgarian positions in
the mountains on the Serbo-Greek
border east OF Monastir.
Three important hill positions which
had withstood Allied efforts through
several years, already have fallen to
the Serbs and the French. The heights
are Sokol, Dobro Pole and Teak Vet
renik. Sokol is 20 miles east of Mon
astir The captured positions are
about midway between the Cerna and
Vardar rivers and command the up.
per course Of the Cerna after 1t makes
a wide curve southeast of Monastir.
Several hundred prisoners have been
taken in the advance, which continues.
French and British Advance.
Meanwhile the French and British
troops on the main battlefront In
France continue their progress.
Between the Disc and the Aisne the
French are pressing on. North of the
Aisne they have taken the town OF
Vailly and nearer the Chemin des
Danes have stormed Mount des
Singes, an important hill position.
Astride the Scarpe the British have
pushed forward new posts, while along
the Ypres- Cominos canal, southeast ct
Ypres, they have advanced on front
Of two miles. West of Cambria and
around st. Quentin the activity has
died down after the British capture
Of Maissemy.
U. S. Planes and Guns Busy.
The aerial and artillery arms have
been active on the new American
front southwest of Metz. The enemy
guns have been hammering the Ameri-
can lines, but no infantry attacks have
developed. Allied aviators have bonn.
barded railroad centers and other mill
tary targets in the Metz area. while
enemy airmen have bombed some
places within the American lines. in
GLIDING ST. Mihiel
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
ORDERS MINERS TO RETURN
Then Dr.. Garfield viii Consider Their
Grievances

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE striking
anthracite coal miners in the Shame.
kin coal fields must return to work at
once before demands will be consid-
cred by Fuel Administrator Garfield.
Dr. Garfield telegraphed James Mat.
thews. president of District No. 30.
that the striking miners would be held
personally and strictly responsible for
any falling OF in coal production.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
Frepare to Storm Defenses Sur
rounding Metz as Germans
Take Stand on New Line.
j, S. FLYERS RAKE FOE.
Bu'garians Attacked on Maceoon'ao
front by French and serbs-6rit-
ish Draw Nearer to st. Quentin
Foe Retreats in Flanders

With the American Army In the
vosqes, Sept. 17.-Arti'lery activ-
ity of an intensity to suggest
possible attack or an expected at
tack. occurred In the Vosges. Il
was accompanied by an extraordi-
nary amount of signalling. Enemy
airpIanes were unusually active, 10
flew over St. Die and 20 over
Gerardmer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
LETTER FROM HARRY DAMN

1
Askov, MINI.
Gentlemen
First of all | wish to inform
you that | have now changed my
address to Camp Dix, New Jer-
sey. And if you would, would
like very much to have you
change my paper to Camp Dix.
The Askov American is very in
teresting for a lonesome soldier
when he has got a little time to
himself and can sit down and
read a few minutes.
must tell you a little about
our trip from Cody. We passed
thru thirteen states coming from
Cody to Camp Dix. We came
thru part of New Mexico and
southern part Of Texas along the
Mexican border, southern part
of Louisiana into New Orleans.
We stopped there about three
hours. Then from there into
Meridian, Miss. We stopped there
about one hour for breakfast.
From there into Birmingham,
Ala. stopped there about three
hours and paraded the streets;
from there to Chester, South
Carolina; from there to Raleigh,
North Carolina; from there to
Richmond. West Virginia; from
there to Washington, D. c.; from
there to Baltimore, Maryland;
from there to Philadelphia, Pa;
then to Wrightown, New Jersey,
or Camp Dix. Our route was
about 5000 miles.
We sure had wonderful trip.
| really don't think | would have
missed that trip for anything in
the world; we sure saw the
sights of our lives. 1t took just
seven days to get here but there
was not a single one of us that
got sick or were one bit tired
when we landed here in Dix.
We have very nice camp here
that is what l have seen of it,
cause we are kept busy drilling
eight hours a day and when we
get thru with that we are all
pretty tired and feel more like
resting than running around
sightseeing. We are working
harder here than we did any
time at Cody. Expect to be 60
ing across before very long, so
| guess that's why they are
working us so hard.
We are now living in barracks
and it makes fellow feel more
like he has a home to live in
than them old tents at
Cody. We sure notice the
change of climate here: the air
was much lighter at Cody.
We are now stationed thirty
five miles from New York City
and about thirty miles from
Philadelphia, Pa. just about one
hours ride on the train from
either place. Every Saturday
noon till Monday at reveille 20
per cent of our company can get
pass to visit New York City or
Philadelphia, Pa.
Well, | can't think of much
new to write now as think l have
told you all about our trip and
everything else. | surely thank
the people and the Young Peo-
pies Society for writing to me
as there is nothing that makes
soldier feel better and makes
him have more life and puts
more pep into to a man than get.
ting lots of letters from home
and different places you know
1t is very hard for me to get
around to write as | am ALWAYS
kept busy. l will try and see il
| can't get time to write a hole
bunch of letters. We are sure
anxious to get over to France
Have been in training almost II
years so We sure ought to show
the Huns something when We
The record., 1918-12-19
PRUNE AND SPRAY ORCHARDS
Neglected Fruit Trees About Most Un-
profitable Thing on Farm-Test
at Missouri College.

Does orchard pruning and spraying
pay? The answer is found in the re-
suits of cooperative experiments con-
Quoted by the College of Agriculture
in 40 Missouri orchards. These ex-
periments extended over a period Of
three years. They show first, that a
neglected orchard is about the most
Improbable thing on the farm; second.
that the best managed orchards in
Missouri are producing more profit per
acre than any other farm crop.
The average res7rns per acre or
these 40 orchards during the last three
years has been as follows: Properly
prEned and sprayed areas, total re-
ceived, $176 per acre; net profit, SLAB
per acre. Untreated areas, total re-
ceived, SIS per acre; net profit, moth
ing.
In order to obtained records Of the
results part of each orcnard was al
lowed to remain in its previous condi-
tion-not pruned and not sprayed. The
experiments, in view Of the results OBJ
tanned, show conclusively the advan-
tages of renovation.
The record., 1918-12-19

haps the most desirable for producing
winter eggs, should be Matched in
April. They then will have ample
time to mature before winter sets in.
Il possible the pullets should have
Tree range during the summer to en-
lble them to grow strong and hardy
frames. The parent stock must, Of
course, be healthy and it is better is
they have reputation as winter lay
ars. Select the earlier hatched pull
early in the season so their new feath-
ers will get ripened up by November
This is the foundation of your winter
egg production.
The record., 1918-12-19
LOOK FOR RUNNING NOSES
Colds Usually Caused by Poor VentiIa
tior, Overcrowdnq and Drafts
Good Cure Given.

DO your chickens have running
noses? Look at the flock as they eat
and note whether the nostrils ara
clogged with dirt or show Shiny
ooze. If they do, and if the under side
OF the wing is sOiled. You may know
that the birds have taken slight cold,
end conditions need chan king.
Sometimes these colds come from
poor ventilation; sometimes from over
croWding and piling up; sometimes
from drafts. Whatever is the cause,
these running noses must be cleaned
up ana The cause removed, or there
will be constant trouble with run
and ruupy colds.
GET dimes worth Of permangan%to
of potash crystals and dissolve in
pint Of boiled water for a stock solu.
non, using enough each day to ccIcg
I'll the drinking water rose tint
The record., 1918-12-19
WAY TO KILL COOLING MOTH
Effective Method OF eradication 10 &
Scrape Larvae From Branches
During Winter,

All fruit growers that have watched
the cOdling moth at all know that in
the fall the full-grown worm, or larva,
comes from The wormy apple, seeks a
protected place under the rough bnrk
or in the crotches of the trees, spins
cocoon about itself in which it re-
mains inactive during the entire win
ter, writes George M. List, Colorado
Agricultural college. With the COM
ing of the warm days a change
begins to take place, and shortly after
the blossoms have fallen and the lit
tie apples, begin to form, the adult
The record., 1918-12-19
RAISING PIGEONS FOR PROFIT
uniess Houses Are Comfortably Warm
s..9cs !;.s::1o r Grois Sc sza6s -
~ Cold Weather.

Il - not best TO attempt 10 grow
squabs during the colder months unless
your houses are warm enough to pre-
vent the freezing of the eggs, or the
young after being Matched.
When the young are Matched during
The cold months they are very likely to
become chilled when the parent bird
leaves them for food. Once they are
chilled through, they are quite likely
aot TO seek food supply, and, chilled
through, they are lost product which
cannot be regained or replaced.
Il wouldn't raise pigeons, they're too
dirty" is the complaint often made
against these beautiful birds; while, as
a matter of fact, it is far less work to
keep a pigeon loft and fly free from
tll-smelling odors than poultry house.
Step into pigeon loft where litter has
been allowed to accumulate two or
>hree weeks and you will notice merely
slight ammonia odor; but allow ths
The record., 1918-12-19
TO RESTRAIN APPLE CANKER
Most Important Orchard Enemy Still
Is Widespread Enemy-Continu-
GUS Attention Needed.

Correspondence with apple growers
end inspection of orchards by the Uni.
versity of Nebraska indicate that blis-
ter canker is still widespread and
most important apple enemy. Apple
scab und Giutch are readily controlled
'Uy proper spraying. Canker, however,
requires continuous attention if 1t Is
TO be held in control.
Owners of infected orchards should
write to Tie experiment stations OF
their states fOS further information as
10 the best methods Of control.
The record., 1918-12-19
IfARu :
RUOCTKY
LAYING QUALITIES OF HENS
American Breeds, Most Desirable for
Producing Winter Eggs, Should
Be Hatched in April.

Experience has taught that the lay
ing qualities of any breed of fowls can
be much improved by always breeding
from the best layers as well as can
the milking qualities of cows be
brought to high standard by always
breeding from the best mixers. In
selecting your flock for winter laying
get good bred-to-lay strain of which
ever breed you choose to keep. Fowls
of the American breeds, which are per-
The record., 1918-12-19

moth emerges from the cocoon to be-
gin laying it's eggs about the little
fruit.
I Each female lays on the aver
age from 40 to so eggs, so if only a few
of these chrysalises or hybernating
larvae are destroyed the number Of
eggs to be deposited win be greatly re-
iduced. A large per cent of the win
tering larvae can be destroyed by
scraping ali round bark from the trees
especially in and about the crotches of
the trees. If the scraping is done dur
ing the winter the larvae not killed in
the process will be destroyed by the e1-
posure and the birds.
The sooner fruit growers come 20
realize that this method of fighting
this pest is almost as important as
thorough spraying, the sooner Will they
begin to grow larger per cent Of
,Worm-free fruit.
The record., 1918-12-19

same condition in your poultry house
and--well, you'll fully realize that it is
:tme to clean up.
The color Of the feathers of pigeon
has little to do with it's utility value;
but the color of it's skin is of much inn
portance, as the darkskinned squads
are sold at very low figure. 1t pays
to watch ones flock very carefully and
eull out all pairs producing such birds.
The record., 1918-12-19
NRCfIARD
GLrANIN(S
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PROTECT YOUNG TREES

Mice and rabbits like tree bark
as well as children like candy,
and it requires watchfnlness to
save young trees from being gir-
died by these little pests.
The rodents are kept away by
wrapping trees with wire net
ting, or even tarred building pa
per; hut paper is not so sure
protection from mice. A siX-inch
mound CT, earth well packed
around the base of the tree will
help to turn away mice, and If
the snow also is tramped down
around the trees the mice will
not be so likely to get at them,
because they work under the sur
face as d rule,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

Fresh chic styles are here for yora approval, Ind the store Is gradually assuming a de-
dded" Fall Time al. Many lovely new ashton have been produ0df for the coming season. and
the best of them will be shown hMeyou vii be- e@edw with hea ttNyeH styles already shown
(EE THEM TOMORROW
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
WORKING IN UNIT
Japan and the United States Ex-
change Ideas. j
Island Empire Owes Its Systems Of
Technical Education to an Amerk
can, and In Return Has
4 Taught us Much.


The arrival here sometime ago Of u
mission Of eight officers Of rank and
distinguished record from japan 10
proof Of at least two things. 1t wit
nesses to the s~teadfastness of the ma
tional character, In seeking progress
~siveness as well as progress; and to
Japan's purpose to keep In the fore
ground Of invention and achievement,
remarks New York Sun. No other
nation realizes more keenly that In the
rivalry Of civilization the old must per-
petually be renewed. There can be no
standing still.
From the dawn Of history Japan has
cxcelled in fine and dainty work. Her
museums Illustrate the fact that her
craftsmen invented and adapted. A lit
tie more than q real, not a poetical,
"cycle Of Cathay," that Is. sixty years
ago, according to oriental reckoning,
the hermit nation suddenly found her
self In the market place Of the world.
Though at first dazed, Of
mind and material were not lacking.
Age-old taste, skill, experience and
reserve armies Of trained craftsmen
were at hand. Foreign teachers con-
ferred no gift Of brains or secrets Of
cunning. They simply pointed out the
new paths and taught the modern
methods Of meeting the nations needs.
As early as 1S61-68, after three years
labor, our own Raphael Pumpelly, stAn
among us in vigor, revolutionized min
ing methods in Japan. When, in 1868.
the intense inward political struggles
between the old and the new were over,
and Japan had a truly national govern
ment, the ~alertness Of her people to the
new situation supplied a striking fea-
ture In the history Of modern educa-
ton.
At q date when In Europe manual
and technical training was still new,
and among us the Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic school at Troy was a lonely vet
eran, Yale and Harvard were at be-
ginnings In this form Of education. and
even the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology a baby, Japan had started
In the race Even before the depart
ment Of education had been created,
the necessity Of Japan's training her
own engineers, chemists and masters of
applied science was pointed out to the
important government. The newly
elaborated scheme dividing the empire
into eight great educational districts
was, with the curricula, submitted -
an American for criticism.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

One time a wise, well fed phil
osopher said, "Tell me what you
eat and I'll tell you what you
are" Seems to us there is con.
siderable food for thought in that,
Tell folks that you are buying
your groceries Of us and they re
apt to pay a visit around meal.
time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

WOMEN'S AND CH1LDREN'B
UNDERWEAR
Medium and heavy weight
Silk and Wool Union Suits.
Wool and Cotton Union Suits
Medium and heavy weights.
Fteece Lined Union Suits.
Medium Weight Cotton Union
Suits and also Light Weight
Cotton.
(All the wanted styles prices
range from $1.2b to $3.98.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

THE BL0USES
They are skillfully made Of
the newest and prettiest ma
terials. Plenty to choose from
at satisfactory prices.
Crepe de Chine at $2.95 to
$4.98.
Georgette Crepes at $4.9S
and $5.98.
Heavy Tub Silks In dark
plaid silks (nicely tailored) at
$6.98.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
A Special Lot of
WAISTS

In voiles and Organizes at
79c. Reg. Csc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

Women's Vests and Pants,
Silk and Wool, Wool and Got
ton, Fleece Lined, Medium and
Light Weight Cotton (All the
wanted styles priced from
79c to $2.25.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
THE SUITS

Wool Poplin Suits, Wool We
lour Suits, Broadcloth Suits,
priced from $24.98 up.
The sun., 1918-12-07

The only defendant not under arrest
is John T. Ryan, a Buffalo lawyer. who
fled before the espionage indictments
were found. Willard J. Robinson IL in
the Tombs. Emil Ripper, wealthy.
aged and infirm, is in Bellevue Hospi.
tai. Rudolph Binder and Hugo
Schweitzer arc dead.
1t IL charged that Vessels entered
the United States carrying both a
fraudulent Swiss passport bearing the
name Karl Rodlger and a false pass
port Of the Netherlands bearing the
name Of lIaro S%chroejers. 1nstruc-
lions md credits from his superiors
are alleged to have come to Vessels
here under the name of Rodiger
through Frlcke and under the name
OF ~Schroeters through Binder.
That Vessels might receive COM
m~unications from the German Gov
ernments 1t Is alleged that he and
F'ricke arranged for a number Of
places at which he might receive
mail. These places are named as
follows:
Albert Paul Fricke. 1850 Washing
ton street, New York city; Rudolph
Binder and A. Behrens & Co., IS Broad
street; Bernard Vessels, 8 North
Broadway, Yonkers; W. ]. Robinson,
SO Beauvolr avenue, Summit, N. j.;
Wilhelmina Chaudierc, 800 West
111th street. and Ernst Blschoff, 81
West Broadway.
Bernard Vessels has n confection-
cry store at 10 North Broadway,
Yonkers. lie is said by the Depart
ment Of Justice to be a first cousin OF
Hermann Vessels. The latter Ia al
legged to have received mail at the
confectionery store under the name OF
G. Stamm.,
Robinson is n defendant in the
O'Leary case. He is a giant who won
publicity as a soap box orator against
England before the United States be-
came a belligerent. He fed with
O'keary and Ryan and was arrested
in the Catskills.
Wilhelmina Chaudiere is the widow
of a German. She came here with her
son Herbert eight or ten years e
The son was in the employ OF the
Bayer Company, a German owned
chemical and drug company that has
been seized by the Alien Property
Custodian.
Bischof Is n chemist. lie told In
vestigatOrs he refused a request to
permit Vessels 70 receive mail at his
offices.
The Government alleges that when
vessels came to this country he
brought with him n large sum of
money he had received from the Ger
man Government. ON his arrival he
found $4,000 to his credit with A.
Behrens & CO and $4,000 in the care
OF Fricke.
Up to September. 1917, the pay
ments to Vessels were from 1000
to $4,000. After that the payments
were usually 500 or $500. In De-
cember of 1917 agents Of the De-
partment of Justice began to inquire
into the affairs OF Vessels and Fricke.