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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19

,u his shots In the short
.re OF 3-5 seconds per shot, from n
position below the elbow to the report
Of the rifle, and using only this
square OF light for rear sight, made
bulls-cycs on the little inch black
spot at 100 yards. or else "fours" close
up to the black spot. The lieutenant
did nearly as well.
We tried out the Hun rife at long
range. 500 yards. and then some
groups at $50. II was accurate
enough for fighting-it hit the 3-foot
black spot eight times out Of ten shots
al 500 yards. with the other two shots
not far of. At $50 yards II put five
shots into n space smaller than "a
mans chest, but not into so small
space as would the two American
| rifles.
But with all the Mauscr's good
points. il has n point so bad that our
Yankee rifles far outclass II In the
sort OF fighting now done On the fields
| Of Europe. This IL that the American
| rife, in the hands OF skilled Ameri-
can rifcmcn. will fire, | should say.
three or four shots to only two shots
for the Hun rife.
The sole difference lies in the silly
and clumsy shape Of the Nauscr bolt
handle. the only weak point in the
Mauscr. but the fatal and necessary
concession to the rough handed, half
trained "wop" type Of soldier found in
the armies Of Central Europe. say
half-trained, because as riflemen,
they are half-trained: a regiment OF
American marine of the old days
| don't know about them since war
broke out-could lie in a field Mt 500
yards and shoot to pieces n regiment
Of Prussian guards II said guards de-
pended only on their rife fire to serve
them. know this because know
German systems OF training and
know the marines.
| Wherefore. in spite Of the bayonct
superiority Of the Hun rife, and In
spite OF the better stock, and In spite
OF the higher velocity OF the Ger
man bullet, our new rife makes two
bullets fly where but one bullet had
flown beforehand bullets are what
are going TO end this war.-Edward &.
Crossman, in the August Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19
GENERAL NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered From Va
rious Sources.


The Arbeiter Zeitung, Of Vienna. the
official organ Of the Australian Social
Democracy. demands, according TO a
Havas dispatch. that the Austrian gov
ernment come 10 an agreement with
President Wilson.
John Peters manager or the farming;
interests OF 4. T.. Smalling Of Bristol.
Va. was shot TO death last Sunday
night. Jess Cantrcll. a farmer, is In
Jail AT Rlountvillc. Va. charged with
the shooting.
Six completed wooden hull ships
were launched by one firm In one
day at Portland. Oregon. last Sunday.
Mr.. Schwab. who witnessed the
launchings, said that there would be
5000 100000 worth Of ships built at
Portland during the next year.
Returns from the recent enrolment
OF women through New York state
shows that 679,61s women availed
themselves Of the opportunity to be-
come affiliated with the party, so as to
be able to vote in the primaries and
have a say in party management. the
number Of men enrolled with all part
les In the state is 1.475.0SS.
Mayor Bylngtor Of Reno, New" has
announced the adoption by Reno OF
the slogan. Work, Fight or walk.
The police have strict orders to en-
force II. All idlers must get job. join
the army or leave town. Gamblers,
poolroom touts, saloon hangers-on and
their like will be rounded up In a
general police dragnet
Government control Of common lab
or throughout the country will become
effective August /. After that date the
United States employment service VIII
be the exclusive agency through which
common labor may be enjoyed by war
industries having on their payrolls 100
or more persons. This is Inclusive OF
all employees, regardless OF the status.
Robert =. Armstrong of New York,
fabricating engineer for the Carolina
Shipbuilding corporation. was found
dead in bath room of hotel nj Will
mington, y. c., Monday afternoon
Death was due to apoplcXy. Arm
strong was for ten years fabri-
eating engineer for the American
Bridge company, and later general
manager Of the Downey ShipbuildinG
company. He was one Of the rccog-
nizcd experts in his profession. lie
was "A years of age and Is survived
by his wife.
A proposed concentration Of freight
traffic OH railroad lines having the
easiest grade, was one OF the princi-
pal items OF discussion at a confer
ence between William G. McAdoo,
Federal director OF railroads, and
railroad chiefs from all parts OF the
country In San Francisco last Mon
h~ There is n pronounced 'uncon-
railroad trangporf"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19
Cotton Statistics for June.-Cot

Cotton Statistics for June.-Cotton
consumed during June amounted to
527.46i running bales. and for the
eleven months ending June 30. 1t was
6.Oi9.54i bales. the census bureau an
nounced last Monday.
Last year in June 57i,llO bales were
consumed and for the eleven months
period. 6.25O.6S2 bales.
Cotton on hand June 80 in consum-
ing establishments was 1.66l,99.
bales. compared with l.743,527 a year
ago. and in public storage and at COM
presses 2,l17.3OO bales. compared with
l.iO2. .4O3 q year ago.
Cotton spindles active during June
numbered 33.72O+13. compared with
S3.i47.037 year ago.
Imports OF foreign cotton during
June amounted to 30.19i bales, COM
pared with 26.1Sl n year ago.
Exports during June amounted to
27S.SO2 bales. compared with 24a7o9
a year ago, and for the II months L.
256,353. compared with 5.467,4l2 a
year ago. Linters included In ex-
ports were 9.lO1 bales for June. COM
pared with 20,o77 year ago and for
the II months 171.002 compared with
4l6.9S5 4 year ago.
June statistics for cotton growing
states follow:
Consumed 296,9S0 hales compared
with 3a7,962 year ago, and for the
IL months S,417,952 compared with
S.5S2,140.
On hand June 80. In consuming es-
Establishments 731,SS7 bales compared
with 7SS.lO2 year ago. and in pub
lie storage and at congresses LIES,
100 compared with 1,117.356.
Cotton spindles active l4,2S7.7S4
compared with l4,021.l5S year ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19
THE GERMAN RIFLE
A Splendid Weapon But Just a Bit
Clumsy.

In the hands OF the chap in the
sloppy greenish-gray uniform. watch
fully waiting in the trench across the
way. there is rifle with higher We
locity than ours. with nearly a foot
greater stahbing length when the
bayonrt il fixed. and with a better
stock. making snap shooting and
shooting At night more certain.
The rife OF n nation that has spc-
cialized on war and its tools. the Ger
man Mauser In some respects offers
serious advantage TO its user over the
new Springfield OF the American
forces. The weak point is the man
behind. II gives unQuestionable ad-
vantage In bayonet fghting-but the
Hun doesn't like the bayonet. and
therefore gets licked in spite OF his SUI
periority In weapon. II gives higher
speed to its bullet-but the German
soldier is usually n poor shot and
even the little, antiquated. patched-up
short Lee-Enfield OF England proved
too much for the better Mauscr. be-
cause II was In the hands OF better
men and better rife shots. The stock
is better than the stock on either the
new Springfield or our newer Ml9l7.
modified Enfield. but the bolt handle
Is so clumsy that the superior speed Of
fire of the American rife DeutraliZes
this advantage and gives us a lead in
the bargain.
Consider Mauscr rifle No. 2.66S. cap
turcd at the Sommr, and made in the
year 1916 at the German works OF
Obcrndorf, where Paul Mauser de-
vclopcd the great rifle that bears his
name. II was taken by the British in
the year in which ii was made. hut
as il lies before mc IL looks the part
of the battle SCARED veteran. The
SCARED and full Of dents, as II II had
been used on barbcd wire. But the
bore is still clean and bright. tcstifying
TO the German efficiency. and the fear
OF the consequences that compelled it's
owner To keep it clean In spite OF hell
and high water"
The stock Is l3 inches long. or one
fourth more than the Springfield. II
is far better shaped, with its neat
pistol grip. and semi shotgun lines.
and II is better shaped than the stock
of the Ml9l7, because II fits the
! shoulder and aids TO line up the rife.
In mechanism the rife is practically
the same as the new Springfield and
the Ml917-which are both modified
Mausers.
We tried it out one day at Camp
Kcarney, Major White and !. and a
lieutenant with n very Teutonic ac-
cent, n man who had doubtless serv-
ed his time with some other army
'--,<ardless OF his love for America
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19

President Wilson went to the war
department last Monday and spent
three e-quarters of an hour with Sec
retary Baker, going over the news
from the front. Ofscial reports were
far behind the press dispatches des-
cribing the fighting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19

A French aviator, In America to
help train American aviators, last
Sunday performed the unprecedented
feat Of flying a big warplane under
meath the four bridges that span the
East river, New York.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19

Four hundred and fifty American
built battle planes have been sent
abroad or delivered at ports for ship
ment on July s. the date Of the latess
complete official report reaching the
war department. In announcing this
figure last Monday, Secretary Baker
disclosed also that deliveries Of Lib
erty motors of all classes on the same
date had reached 2,614.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19

A dispatch from Amsterdam says
that Germany Is trying to recruit its
army in Russia by Offering boys from
the Baltic provinces commissions In
the German army.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19
Removing Blight OF lslam.-Th'

Removing Blight Of lslam.-The
blight Of Islam which has sealed
Jerusalem for centuries, which has re-
duced Mesopotamia to desert. Syra
to desolation, promises to be lifted at
last over all that region that was the
cradle Of civilization and the first
garden of the world. "The crescent OF
fertility" stretches from old Judea and
Philistine along the Mediterranean
littoral curving eastward to the upper
Euphrates and Tigris and then con-
tinuing southwark to the Persian gulf
The zone between the sea and the
desert. and again between the noun
tain and the desert. will be redeemed
as Egypt has In our own day been
redeemed, provided the Turk be forced
back northward and westward behind
the Taurus and the Anti-Taurus bar
rier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19
VOLUNTEERS FOR SERVICE
Mary Roberts Rhinehart Will Dc
What She Can.

Mary Roberts Rhinchart. one OF
Amcrica's foremost writers. respond
ing to the nations call for 2!OOO
nurses. has enrolled with the depart
mrnt of nursing of the American Red
Cross and soon will take her place
with that valiant army of women
who are mnistcring to the sick and
wounded in France.
Mrs. Rhnchart is expecting sum-
mon to overseas service momcntarily
She has closed her home in New York
has hacked the nursing equipment
provided by the Red Cross and has
put her personal affairs In order In
preparation for n protractcd stay In
France.
Mrs. Rhinehart Is n graduate nurse
She received her training in hospital
in pittsburg. retiring from nursing
service and devoting herself to writ
ing after her marriage to the CHIEF
surgeon Of the hospital.
She has no Qualms. she says. about
the work that may he given to her to
do abroad. No matter what the task
is, she chccrfully will perform it, she
added:
"I am perfectly willing to scrub
floors," she said when she applied fol
enrolment at the heaquarters Of the
nursing department Of the Red Cross
THE time has come for American
women to work with their hands.
cannot, Just now, think OF anything
would not do.
NO longer" she continued, "can O
woman of leisurc-she who Is moi
self supporting and who has neither
duties nor dependants-sit back with
folded hands doing only the pleasant
tasks which have to do with war SER
vice.
"She Is needed in the hospitals, In
the factories, and above all. If she
Is fitted to be q trained nurse or q
nurses aid. she Is needed by the
American Red Cross. II she does moi
answer the need she Is not doing her
full duty by her country and hu-
manity.
The Long Pull Ahead.
THE time has come for me to work
with my hands. Since the very begin
ming of the war l have been watch
ing and fighting the battles Of the en-
listed man. letting his mother and his
sister and his wife and his sweet
heart know what he Is doing and
how he Is being cared for.
81 have visited officers training
camps, have investigated hospitals
have reported on general camp con-
Jitions In many cantonments from the
Atlantic to the Pacific at the request
of the secretary of war.
But the time for the onlooker has
gone by. Naturally, we must recog-
nize this. There is no use deludmg
ourselves by the occasional small sue
cesses which begin to mark the turn
of the scale. The big thing Is still be-
fore us. We are still merely in ouI
period Of preparation. There Is a long
pull ahead and to win will require the
collective individual effort Of every
man woman and child with two
strong hands and a brain to use them
Il am going to nurse simply be-
cause I should be ashamed not to dc
so. have always been proud OF my
hospital training. but never so proud
as l am today when It gives me some
thing to offer my country"
Has War Experience.
Mrs. Rhinehart has considerable
war experience. During the first yeal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19
Has War Experience.

Mrs. Rhinehart has considerable
war experience. During the first year
of the war she went abroad for a
weekly publication Of national circu-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19

Ten minutes after we cleared the
steamer she was burned to the water
line"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-19

question the Government must settle
Eventually and the sooner II Is dis
posed OF the better for the country"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Notices..

Sunday school at 10 o'clock
Sunday, services at IL o'clock.
Owing to the ban still on for
this week there will be no
Thanksgiving service Thursday
in the church, but this service
will be held at a later date.
May each and every one set
aside some part of the day to
pray and praise God for what he
has done for us, and let every
body worship at the church Sun
day, Dec. 1. We have been UNI
able to have this privilege, but
glad that not one life has been
lost here from sickness of the
FLU" while so many have been
lost in other places. May we in
Bruno praise God for having
spared this community.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. Hattie Johnson Thursday
afternoon, Dec. S.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Windemere


Ed. Armstrong was a Moose
Lake visitor Saturday.
SEVERN Olson was a visitor in
Windemere Saturday.
c. f. Anderson transacted bust
ness in Duquette Friday.
S. c.. Halverson transacted
business in Duquette Friday.
G. +. Carroll and son. Orville,
were Kerrick visitors Saturday.
Arthur and Minnie Carlson
made a trip to Kerrick Wednes-
day.
Miss Eleanor Hady returned
from Pine City Sunday to take
up her school work in School "B'
again. after having a three weeks
vacation on account of the FLU"
Quite a number of the young
folks spent Sunday evening at
the Oscar Carlson home and also
did some rehearsing for the pro-
gram which they intend to give
Saturday evening.
Miss Gladys Street arrived
home from St. Paul Tuesday for
a visit at her home here. She
has had an attack Of the FLU"
and pneumonia recently and is
not yet very strong.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
United States win Be on the
Same Basis as the Great
Allied Powers.
NUMBER NOT DECIDED
President Wilson Probably viii Not
Name the American Commission.
ers to Peace Meeting for
Several More Days.

Washington. Nov. a6.---lt is under.
stood the delay In announcement of
the names Of the American commits.
sioners to the peace conference at
Versailles Is attributed to two causes:
First, that no decision has been reach.
ed as to the number and, second. that
all of the persons whom the President
has In mind for places have not yet
had an opportunity to signify their
acceptance.
1t IL regarded as desirable that the
number Of American commissioners
correspond to the number named by
each OF the great Allied powers. Cor,
respondence by cable now Ia going on
between Washington and the Allied
capitals with the purpose of coming
to a common understanding on this
point.
Small Party Expected.
+ The belief obtains In some quarters
here that the size OF the delegation
should be- very much restricted. A
minimum OF as low as three has been
considered and 1--WE seems to meet
with some approval.
In connection with the second cause
for delay In announcing the names of
the commissioners, It was said that
some OF those invited to act, particu.
larly those OF party affiliation, oppo
site to that Of the President, scarcely
would care to accept until they have
had an opportunity to study very care.
fully the instructions by which the
commissioners will DO strictly bound.
Only Wilson Knows.
Probably no one but President VIII.
son 10 yet aware of the probable com.
position Of the American delegation.
although 1t is known that Secretary
Lansing and Col. Il. NJ. House will be
members.
II precedent Is followed In the
naming Of delegates. Ambassador
Sharp at Paris. also will be one OF the
number. Ambassador J. J. Jusserand
Of Franco and Mrs. Jusserand will &C.
company President Wilson to France.
The ambassador has not had vaca.
ton since he rushed back to America
at the outbreak Of the European war
and he goes to join In his peoples
celebration over victory and probably
to play part In the peace conference.
Invitation Tribute 20 France.
II became known that he had been
invitad to make the voyage On the
ship that carries the presidential
party.
The invitation from the President
10 regarded AZ special tribute to
France and also a. q mark OF the high
esteem which President Wilson enter.
tains personally for the ambassador.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28

It's yours. Use it; everybody
welcome.
George P. belong who has
been spending some time here
helping with the erection of the
planning mill, left for St. Paul
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiv-
ing at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wagner and
daughters, Georgia and Anna,
motored to st. Paul last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner had planned
to go to Iowa but returned on
account of illness.
Word has been received from
Mrs. Duquette. She is in Roches-
ter at present expecting to un-
dergo an operation. Her friends
extend sympathy and hope for
her speedy recovery.
John Pilrain and crew are busy
unloading the big planer that
they are installing in the new
planning mill. The building is
nearly finished and will be operat-
ing as soon as the machine is
installed.
Will You? Would you? Dare
you? Miss a basket social, pro-
gram and best time yet? Ben
eft of United War Work to be
given at Duquette hall Saturday
night, December 21st. Come and
celebrate the victory ladies'!
Bring baskets. Gents, your peck
etbooks!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Death Of Young Wife and Mother,

The following regarding the
death of Mrs. Elton Bigelow of
Minneapolis, a former resident of
Bruno, is clipped from the Wau-
kon newspaper:
Last week we briefly men,
toned the serious illness with
pneumonia of Mrs. Elton Bige-
low at her home in Minneapolis.
Miss Ruth Bigelow went up Mon
day and Miss Ada Townsend
Tuesday to render what assist
ance they could. Relatives here
received the sad news Thursday
she had passed away that day.
Genevieve Agnes Flynn was born
at independence, Iowa, Jan. d,
1885, and died at her home, Min
neapolis Thursday, Nov. IA. On
May "a, 1911, at Omaha, Neb.,
she was married to Elton Bige-
low, who, with three sons, one
four years old last March and
twins, 10 months old, are left to
mourn the loss of most devoted
wife and mother. Besides these
she is survived by brother,
Charles Flynn. of st. Cloud. The
remains arrived here at 4:30 p.
M, Friday and were taken direct
from the train to Oakland ceme-
terry, where, after brief services,
conducted by Rev. Cough Of the
church, they were con-
signed to the grave. The de-
ceased visited here in Waukon Sc
veral times at the home of her
husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lafayette Bigelow, and won the
of all she met by her
many graces of mind and person.
She was a very capable woman,
with a sweet and lovable dispo-
sition and her death is an ire
parable loss to the young hus-
band and children. The sympa-
thy of all goes out to them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Services in Bruno.

Next Sunday, if God wills, we
will have services for the first
time since the fire. In this sea-
son of Thanksgiving let us all go
and worship the Lord and give
praise unto His holy name.
There will be special music. Sun
day school at ten o'clock, services
from eleven to twelve. Rev. A.
j. Kamman will preach. Every
body is cordially invited.
Services in Duquette school
house in the afternoon at three
o'clock. In the Berglund school
in the evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
SEARCH SHIP FOR ROYALTY

Canadian and v. 9. offsciais on Look.
out for Germans.
New York, Nov. 26.-The 400 pas
sengers on tho Danish steamship o.
car iii. which arrived here. were
searched ut Halifax and ct the On.
trance Of this port. It was learned.
There was suspicion that German
refugees might be trying to get into
America. customs house oflicial said,
and the authorities believed also that
some Of the minor royal refugees from
Germany might b on board IN dis
guiso
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28

house Friday evening. All are
welcome to attend.
Miss Anna Poulsen visited rel
atives and friends in Askov over
Saturday and Sunday. returning
to her school here in Danforth
Monday.
A Red Cross Social will be held
at the Danforth school house
Wednesday evening, program
will be given by the school child
rem. Admission fee Csc.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Duquette


Albert Belanger spent We'd
nesday in Bruno.
Edwin johnson has returned
to his home in Duquette.
School opened Monday and
things are again in order.
Geo. P. Dye Long is spending
a few days in Duquette.
Mrs. Melancon was business
caller in Sandstone, Tuesday.
Miss Gwendolyn Thomas re-
turned from Minneapolis, Sum
day.
Miss Elfreda Erickson spent
Wednesday with her sisters at
Sandstone.
ALI Erickson has returned
from Camp Cody where he had
been in military service for a
short time.
: Miss Dena johnson has been
spending few weeks with her
parents. Miss Johnson attends
school in Duluth.
Don't freeze at the depot or
wait at the store for a train.
Come to the school rest room.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Family ouarrele elanied.

Chicago. Nov. 2s.--Frequent family
Quarrels were said 70 have caused
Stephen Marosi. Hungarian, TO Kill
his wife. turn his revolver on her a&ed
parents. probably fatally wounded
them. and then put = bullet into his
own head. Neighbors said Marosi had
not besn home for two weeks. He Il
said to have told his wife 70 kiss him
goodbye - he vas starting ION 1ons
journey" A. she complied, 10 nrod Z
bullet Into her temple. Hee pa<onts.
rushing 70 her aid, were dsliberatsly
shot down
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
FIRST UNITS HAVE SAILED

Three Transports Are Bringing Home
American Troops.
Washington. Nov. 26-The flrSe
units OF the American expeditionary
forces to return from overseas are
expected 70 reach New York the last
Of this week. General March. chief
Of stan. announced that asa officers.
four nurses and 6.s14 enlisted men
left Liverpool last week on the liners
Minnehaha, Lapland and Orca. The
units. largely air squadrons. have been
training In England.