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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
NJ tsonsymcor Trip.

I attended wedding OF dear giri
friend whose father was . well-fo-tlo
farmer. After the ceremOny we girls
crowded around the blushing bride
and she was asked where they 81.
pected TO 70 on their boneymoOn trip.
She replied: "We aren't going 70 take
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will buy . nice COW" Chicago Irio'
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
news AMONG
SCANDINAvIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

From the North.
Philadelphia newspapers con-
tain long, indignant letters pro-
testing against the appearance of
the cemetery at Chester, Pa,
where the grave of John Morton,
one of the signers of the Declara-
ton of independence, is all
covered with rubbish, tin cans,
etc. Morton who was Swede by
birth, was the only Scandinavian
whose name is affixed to the i'm
mortal historical document.
''Grundlovsdag."
In large number of Danish
settlements celebrations are
being held today in commemora-
tion of the SEVENTEEN annivers-
ary of the Danish constitution
which was revised four years ago
and again signed on June S.
Special significance attaches to
this years celebration because it
lis expected that the provinces
stolen from Denmark by Prussia
in 1864 soon will be restored,
and that Slesvig's population will
swear the oath. of allegiance to
the Danish fundamental law.
DIR. Styri Appointed.
DIR. Haakon Styri of Christi
ania, Norway, who for the time
being is professor of metallurgy
at the Carnegie Institute in
Pittsburg, has been appointed a
member of one of the most inn
portant subcommittee under
the National Research Council.
DR.. Styri will study methods for
the eradication of foreign in
gradients from steel.
Will Breed Deer
Peter Edhold, a Swedish fores-
ter at Duster, S. D., last week
brought home from Yellowstone
Park fifty heads of deer which he
will try to keep on a reservation
not far from Duster. His expert
ence is to be watched with con-
siderable interest by government
officials.
Many to Attend.
A large number of Danes in
this country are planning to visit
Denmark so as to be able to at
tend the Danish-American ma
tional celebration which will be
held in R@bild Park not far from
Aalborg on the Fourth of July.
DR.. Max Henius of Chicago is
now in Copenhagen making the
necessary advance arrangements.
New Edifice Dedicated.
The Norwegian Trinity Luther
an church in Sioux City, Iowa,
has dedicated a new house of
worship; it is said to be the most
magnificent Lutheran church in
the northwest, it's cost having ag-
gregated $l25.OOO. There is seat
ing capacity for eight hundred
persons.
Broker Killed.
Charles A. Hanson, a stock
broker of New York, was killed
in an automobile accident near
Newark, N. j.. last week while
riding with his family; another
car ran against Mr.. Hanson's
which was demolished and its
owner pinned beneath it. He had
died instantly. The deceased was
a native of Malmo. Sweden, and
had lived in the United States
for little more than twenty
years.
More Propaganda.
The Minnesota State Securities
commission has granted permit
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
Pine County
Farm News
Edited by w. ]. Corwin, Manager
Pine County Farm
Bureau.
Cut Worms.

Several inquiries have come in
regarding the control Of cut
worms. The best remedy for
cut-worms is poisoned bran bait
made as follows: Thoroughly
mix so pounds of hran. 2 pounds
of Paris Green and 6 finely chop
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05

ped lemons. Stir to stiff
dough with low grade molasses
diluted with. enough water to
mix well with the bran.
Scatter sparingly in small
Jumps around bases of plants
and over the entire field.
Grass land is most liable to in
festation by cut-worms and if
intended for corn or other crops
should be plowed the preceding
summer to destroy the grass as
breeding place for the moths.
Beware of poisoning poultry.
The worms prefer the bran bait
to the plants. Since they usual
ly hide before they die the dead
ones will seldom be seen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
Potatoes.

Government statistics state
that Pine county shipped pota-
toes from Sept. 1917 to June
1913 as follows.
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
CAPT. w. D. CLEAGE
HURT IN AUTO CRASH

Severe injuries were suffered by Capt.
w. D. Cleage, aged 81 years, of the
Patton-Tully Transportation company,
early Wednesday, when light automo-
bile in which he was riding collided
with a truck of Wilson & Co, meat
packers, 80 South Front street, at
Fourth street and Union avenue.
Capt, Cleage was hurled through the
wind shield onto the hood of the road.
ster, which had flattened against the
side Of the truck.
The light car was driven by Roy o.
Martin. 2SS North Mclean boulevard.
He was driving west on Union avenue,
according to witnesses. at high speed,
The truck, guided by James Anderson,
negro, All Monroe avenue, was crossing
Union avenue, going south on Fourth
street. When the heavy truck crossed
his path Martin clapped on the brakes
and the automobile skidded straight
into the side of the truck. Martins
right hand was slightly cut by flying
glass.
Emergency Policemen Oliver and Rob-
inson, who answered from the Central
police station, placed Capt. Cleage in an
ambulance from J. T. Hinton & Son,
and sent him home, 1882 Union avenue.
On account Of his age, physicians at
tending him fear that the injuries may
develop seriously.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
MISSISSIPPI PREPARES
FOR VICTORY LOAN DRIVE

JACKSON, Miss, March 27. (spl)--
Zone chairmen for that part Of MlssIs-
sipip lying in the Atlanta federal re-
serve district which includes the south
ern part of the state, met here Wwl-
nesday to lay plans for the coming
Victory loan drive next month 1t Is ex-
pected that South Mississippi win be
asked to raise $4,000, 600
Chairmen present at the meeting were
r. r. Remington, Of Jackson; Frank W
Foote, OF Hattiesburg: A, D. Simpson,
Of Meridian, Prof j. II, Culktn, of
Vicksburg, field representative for the
loan In this district, was also present.
a strong effort will be made in this
drive to place large amount Of the
bonds In the smaller counties and rural
communities, which have never been so
thoroughly worked as the more popu-
lous sections.
The same general plan OF campaign
that has been followed In other drives
will be used,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
KNOXVILLE HONORS UNITS
OF THIRTIETH DIVISION

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 27. (Spl.)
With a demonstration similar to that
when peace was declared, the Hath
machine gun battalion, casualty de-
tachment and SO6th trench mortar bat
terry, units Of the 30th division, were
welcomed by East Tennessee here to-
day. The units are the first OF the
80th to parade here.
They arrived at a few minutes after
o'clock, two hours earlier than ex-
pected, coming from Bristol, and were
greeted with a din of whistles, bells
and shrieks Of locomotives, sirens, ex-
plosions of torpedoes and guns and
cheers of throngs of enthusiastic citi-
gems. The men were jubilant and the
sentiment which they expressed that
they were glad to get back to Ten
nessee, was radiated from their happy
faces. Mayor Mcmillan headed dele
cation which officially greeted them
after the reception. They paraded
through the business district through
a line of cheering throngs and under
bowers of flags and patriotic decora
tions. At noon they were given feast
in two large churches. The units OK
pect to leave tonight at 1913 O'Clock
for Nashville via Chattanooga. There
Is holiday In the city today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
MANGIN MAY
LEAD DRIVE
IN HUNGARY
French General Slated for Re-
call From MayenCe as Head
Of Mission Owing to Hun
larian Crisis.

PARIS, March 27. (Havas Gen
Mangin, one of the leading officers of
the French army, will be recalled from
his command at Mayence, the newspa-
pers announce, to undertake a mission,
the character and Scope of which "is
indicated plainly by the events in Hun
gary"
according to the Gaulois, he would
receive a very important command in
Eastern Europe, undoubtedly the Bal
kans, with n view to possible opera
tions on the Hungarian frontier and
southwestern Russia.
Gen. j. Nj, q, Maleterre, the military
critic, In an article in the Matin, ap-
parently reflecting military opinion
suggests as Il means OF checking tho
Bolsheviki and rendering definite the
victory of the allies. allied armies should
march through Germany and effect. II
junction with Poland. Gen. Malleterre
adds the allies must finish the ], b by
q thunder stroke and declares that the
sword Of Marshal Foch is noe yet
sheathed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
POLE Chief SAYS
BIC NEED IS FOR
ARMY EQUIPMENT

WARSAW March 27-"We have
5 ss,aan, k,. 80 ,,,iror,,,s
men ana olllcers' put io un'i't ''''
rifles, munitions or artillery" said Gen,
Pilsudski provisional head of the Pol
80 800. -, aD ,,tor,,,au, horo ,yhen
ism s'ate' !" an '"''' ele" "1'I 80 e
asked OF the military heeds OF Folaha'
Poland" continued the general, lis
attacked on three sides and can not
protect herself without technical war
material which she is not yet equipped
for manuSacturing,
Asked how many men he would need
tn enuin the general answered:
"That is difficult to say. Our nation
in some sections having not participated
directly as a combatant in the war, we
have many Young men who were not
drafted In the German, Austrian or
Russian armies and therefore have not
fought / should say we might need
to eu,Iip 500, 600 men, Much material in
France thai the allies have no more
need for might well be spared to US"
Questioned as to whether, with the
Polish army equipped, the various at
as to nroduce permanent peace, Gen
pilsudsiJ renlled:
u Believe so. Our army would be
arIneriot i'm morale The German army
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
sIslslE SNXlE A;IS aERg

Tennessee--Fair colder In east, frost
rising temperature Friday.
Mississippi-Fair, colder frost in in
terror; rising temperature Friday.
. Arkansas-Fair continued cool with
irost; Friday warmer.
Alabama--Fair, colder, frost in in
terror; rising temperature Friday.
Kentucky-Fair, continued cold with
frost; rising temperature Friday.
Louisiana-Fair, frost in north Fri
day warmer except in southeast
oklahoma--Fair. rising temperature,
frost in east.
East Texas--Fair, slowly rising tenn
perature, frost In northeast.
West Texas-F'air, warmer; warmer
Friday except in southwest.
North Carolina-Rain; Friday fair.
South Carolina--Fair, much colder.
Georgia-Fair, much colder, frost in
qorth.
Florida-Fair except rain in south.
cooler Friday.
Kansas--Fair and somewhat warmer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
CHARTER ACT
!. IS REPORTED
Z FOR PASSAGE
Senate Committee Unanimous.
Two Republicans and Two
Democrats Vote "No" in
House Committee.
REPUBLICAN MEDDLING
HELPS MEMPHIS BILL
Merits Of Charter Amend
mentS and Unanimous
Pledges of Legislators and
City Commissioners Shown.
BY GEORGE. MORRIS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 27.--
Within 10 minutes after the senate and
house committees on municipal affairs
had concluded the laborious task Of
listening Wednesday night to more than
two hours argument for and against
the Memphis city manager bill they
had met separately and by an over
whelming majority recommended the
Dill Tor passage.
The vote of the senate committee
was unanimous. The vote of the house
committee was 8 to 4, with Speaker
Walker reserving his vote and Repre-
sentative Hunt Phelan, a Shelby rep
resentative, declining to sit with the
committee in its deiberation because
OF his personal interest in the passage
of the bill.
The four members Of the house COM
mittee voting against the favorable rec
ommendation of the bill were Boyd, of
Davidson, Wilson, of Smith, and Wade
Q, True, Republican member OF the
Shelby. county election board, and G..
y, Quinn, Republican member of the
Memphis city commission, with the aid
Nbf the. state Republican organisation,
were able to bring into line.
The hearing on the bill ended a
strenuous day for the advocates and
opponents OF the measure. The poll
tictans are not crossing any bridges be-
fore they get to them. Up to the pres
ent the fight has been to get favor
able Recommendation of the bill from
the senate and house committees.
May Pass Senate Thursday.
while the committee Recommendation
Is not binding 1t Is an influential fac
tor IN the passage OF any measure.
The almost unanimous advocacy OF
~ u y ta- Il i
Continued on Page ls. Column AZ
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

President Wilson'S study was again
the center Of intense interest yesterday
as he, with the premiers of Great
Britain, France and Italy. resumed the
effort to settle the question standing
In the way OF peace,
No event Of the peace conference has
excited such interest and discussion as
this action of the president and the
own hands and while criticism and sar-
casm are yet in evidence in some quar-
ters, including the French chamber Of
deputies. still the prevailing view In
conference circles Is that the time had
arrived for the adoption of strong
policy assuring early and definite re-
suits
Previous to the meeting Premier Or
lando spent nm hour with Col. House
talking over the question Of the Adri-
attic, which with that of reparations
and the Rhine frontier are the three
vital issues obstructlng progress, The
italian premier then proceeded to the
Paris White House" where Premiers
Lloyd George and Clemenceau were al
ready with the president.
The meetings, beginning at II o'clock
in the morning were virtually contin-
uous throughout the day, the league OF
nations commission Cancelling its aft
ernoon meeting to permit President VIII
son to give his undivided attention to
the conference with the premiers The
question OF indemnity was again the
main stumbling block
Premier Clemenceau had not brought
all his figures with him Wednesday,
and wished more time. Yesterday he
was fully equipped. Premier Lloyd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
BESSARABIAN REPUBLIC
WILL FIGHT RUMANIA

LONDON, March 27--A republic has
been proclaimed in Bessarabia and It's
directorate has ordered military opera
tions against the Rumanlan army A
part of which has been forced to fall
back, according to a Warsaw dispatch
to the Telegraph. 1t is stated the
movement is evidently engineered by
Bolshevild supported by Ukralnans
who seek to break through Rumania
to establish contact between Moscow
and Budapest.
Bessarabia was, under the old re-
CLINE In Russia, province lying along
tho northeastern frontier Of Rumana.
Rumania laid claim to Bessaraba after
the collapse OF the imperial regime in
Russia and Rumanian troops have been
occupying parts Of the country.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

They have been assigned AS follows:
Camp Jackson 10 officers and 1884
men; Camp pike, two officers and l2S
men; Camp Travis, two officers and
1906 men; Camp Dix, one officer and
IS men; Camp Lee ono officer and 81
men; Camp Sherman, two officers and
1926 men; Camp Gordon, two officers
and 1880 mon, Camp Dodge, six officers
and b23 men, Camp Jackson repair
shop, two officers and 2b men.
There are six officers and 500 men
OF the lO5th ammunition train aboard,
including headquarters horse battalion,
Companies f., f. and q, who have been
assigned as follows Camp Jackson,
five officers and 900 men. Camp Funs-
ton, one officer and 10 men,
Five officers and 20 men of the 18TH
infantry brigade headquarters which is
part Of the 3Sth division, composed OF
troops. are aboard the Mercury and
win go to Camp jackson.
In addition to the transport Mercury,
two other vessels, the Koningen Der
Nederlanden and the poCahOntasi
bringing members Of the 90th division,
are scheduled to arrive today. these
two ships being due here this after
noon,
Mayor Tristan T. Hyde has pro-
claimed general holiday and elabo
rate arrangements for n welcome have
the soldiers will not be permitted pend
ing their stay In quarantine. The Red
Cross and other agencies have pre-
pared for the comfort of the soldiers,
A great chorus Of school children VIII
sing on Il wharf as the transports pass,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
STEAMER KNOXVILLE
WILL BE LAUNCHED

NEWARK, N. J., March 27.-The
Submarine Boat corporation made prep
arations today to launch at high tide,
shortly before sunset, the Knoxville
and the Louisville Bridge, the thirty
first and thirty-second vessels built un-
DER its contract with the Emergency
Fleet corporation for fabricated steel
ships of :, 300 tons.
The first named craft will be chris
tened by Miss Dorothy Spearman
Wright, daughter Of T. A. Wright
chairman Of the Knoxville, Tenn. Lib.
erty loan committee, and Mrs. Joshua
F. Speed, wife of the vice president Of
the Louisville. KY, Bridge and Iron
company, will sponsor the freighter
Inamed for, that corporation, one OF the
builders
Knoxville's right to name one of the
Newark bay ships was earned in a
contest arranged in connection with
the last Liberty loan campaign by the
United States shipping board.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
HUN STRIKE FAILS TO
SUCCEED, YANKS FIND

,COBLENZ, March 27. (By the Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-THE general strike which
had been set for Wednesday among the
German workmen in various trades in
me American area of occupation failed
70 materlalize. and up to late hour
last night no trouble had been raported
from any place in the area In Coblenz,
where they asked for more pay several
days ago, the workmen returned to
work yesterday.
When the American intelligence office
heard OF threatened strike by the
tailors, the Americans let It be known
among the Germans in the occupied
zone that there were no places for un.
employed men and that after April 1 all
men not willing to work would be sent
to unoccupied German. The result was
a scramble among the tailors to get
back to their jobs with an increase in
pay. which, however, was not as much
as they had sought
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
ARKANSAS Y. M. C. A. WILL
HOLD TWO CONFERENCES

CONWAY, Ark, March 27. (Spl)-
Two important conferences by Young
Mems Christian association of Arkansas
will be held at Hendrix college com
mencing on Friday. The first will be
the conference for colleges and univerI
stiles Of the state, at which about 65
delegates will attend. The state ex-
ecutive committee also will meet here
at the same time. Among the visitors
will be A. r, Elliot. of Nashville, Tenn,
general student secretary DR., Tom
Currie, OF Austin, Tex, and J, B. Dick
inson, of Little Rock, the Arkansas
chairman. The conference will be con.
cluded on Saturday night.
On Sunday morning the association
will open school of reconstruction
here, with a faculty of experienced war
workers as instructors, Many ministers
of the state will attend This school
will occupy Sunday, Monday and Tues
day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
ALL GALICIA IN STATE
.OF REVOLT. RADIO SAYS

. VIENNA via Copenhagen, March e.
"A wireless dispatch received from tho
soviet government At Moscow declares
I'll Of Galiola In state OF revolution
The movement Is described as having
begun In the oil districts near nrob-
hobyoz, where the workers established
a soviet government and have spread to
the surrounding districts.
Troops dispatched by the Polish gov
ernment, the message asserts, Joined
the movement The Lemberg soviet, II
is added, has declared general strike.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
FIRST 35TH DIVISION
UNITS WILL RETURN

WASHINGTON, March 27.-First
units Of the 35th missouri and Kansas
national guard division) to be designst-
ed for early return were included In the
list of organizations announced by the
war department today as assigned to
early convoy home from France.
They were the 60th field artillery
brigade and the headquarters of the
12Sth, l29th and 1sOth field artillery reg
iments. Base hospital No. 80 and
bakery company No. 3s7 also have been
added to the list Of those units assigned
TO early CONVOY
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
DEBS ASKS HIGH COURT
TO REHEAR HIS CASE

WASHINGTON, March 27.--The su-
preme court was asked today to rehear
the case Of Eugene V. Debs, socialist
leader, whose conviction under the
espionage act, growing out of state
ments made by him In a speech at
Canton, o., was affirmed by the court
on March 10, In petitions filed with
the court Debs declared that the af-
firming opinion clearly amounts to
the trial OF a person for an undis-
closed state of mind " and that the
raised in connection with the case.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
OVER 5000 -TENEzESSEANS REACH CHARLESTON
FIGHTING BOTH
UNIT SOLDIERS
ARRIVE SAFELY
BULLETIN.

CHARLESTON, s. G., March N.-The transport
Konigen der Nederlanden arrived in the outer harbor
this afternoon with troops of the Thirtieth division
aboard. The men will debark tomorrow morning.
On board are 70 officers and 2,175 men of the
"Od Hickory" division, and three civilians All Of the
l15th regiment of field artillery excepting Battery
A, and which was commanded by Col, Harry s, Berry
is aboard There are officers and 1461 men in this
unit. Twenty-Five officers and TIA men Of the 105th
ammunition train commanded by Lieut.. Col William
V. Lewis, compose the only other unit aboard In
cuded in this unit are the train headquarters head
quarters motor battalion companies A, B, G and D,
medical and ordnance detachments
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

George had called Edwin Samuel Mon
tague, secretary for India and former
financial secretary OF the treasury. to
Paris from London, and Premier Glenn
enceau had consulted Louis Loucheur.
French minister OF reconstruction, In
addition to the regular experts.
All these financial chiefs agreed In
the main with the views formulated by
the American delegates concerning
Germany's resources and ability to nav.
but 1t still remained for the premiers
to take final decision on the total Of
the indemnities. President Wilson in
cidentally expressed himself as much
gratlfied at the showing made by the
American financial experts alongside
the leading financial authorities Of
France and England.
The Rhine frontier question may come
up today and President Wilson has out
lined plan which he hopes may be-
come the basis OF an agreement.
The Adriatic issue is the most stub
born question remaining, and with no
indication of compromise upon II.
The italian representations OF disorder
at Spalato are not confirmed by Amer
lean reports direct from that place.
These latter reports show the Serbians
working effectively and peacefully,
while the. Italian admiral Is reported to
be arrestlng large number Of Jugo-
vened, the Italian reply. the reports
state, was that the United States was
not party to the secret treaty OF Lon
don, and therefore, had no status in
the controversy Such conditions as
these. II is pointed out, are seriously
hamperlns the solution OF the Adriatio
question
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
WORLD LEAGUE DRAFT
VIRTUALLY COMPLETED

PARIS March 81 (By the Associated Press)he league
nations commission President
the chair met for three hours last night and completed It's consdea
on
House he
United States; Cecil Veneos
Ferdinand
committee will through the document wording
ably within two days for final consideration by the commission before
executive
The still articles been
incorporated which specifically the recog
n lon nf natn nnalit