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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-20
Second Division
Continued from page II

~ tLL
knew the terrible significance Of the
terrible battle.
After a fatiguing journey of about
100 miles the division was detruckeG
directly in the path of the advancing
enemy, where he was nearest Paris.
The lines were thrown across the fam
u Paris-Metz road. Then followed a
forced march of IL miles toward Cha
teau Thierry- The broad highway was
crainmed with pitaful caravans of dis
tracted refugees fleeing the Hun. Or
the same road were the broken columns
of French troops, Withdrawing. They
Weresutterly worn out and discouraged
Many of the men shouted 1.-THE war is
finished" They ~despaired of the abli
ty of the Americans or anyone to hal,
the victorious enemy AS the Ninth
infantry was deploying, runners hur
ried up with the orders to go into the
line within a few hours. The men wer
told. They Immediately u%nshouldered
packs and threw themselves upon the
ground TO snatch a few minute OF
sleep. Few had slept t.or SO hours. A
group of French officers looked on in
amazement.
do these men understands they
asked. ID they know that within a
few hours many of them will be dead?
How can they sleep if they know?'
The French officers We're told that the
men understood perfectly-that they
We're outstanding their strength for the
fight.
Fortunately. at this moment the
Germans were forced to slow UP their
advance for a breathing spell, but
meanwhile pushing up troops for q
fresh drive, that was designed to reach
Paris. On the morning of June a the
Americans took over the exhausted
French a 12-mile front. There were nc
reserves between them and the Marine
On the first day in the lines the ma
rines repulsed IN attack. Then the
historic fighting in Belleau Wood. Ir
their first attack the marines gained {
foothold in the woods in the face o.
terrible machinegun fire. The woot
was literally alive with machinegun
ners. In the almost impenetrable un
dergrowth and among the rocks thu
Germans concealed scores of machine
gun nests arranged for ~infilading fire
For days the ugly man-to-man fighting
went on. Meanwhile Bouresches ha6
been penetrated and held securely
One by. one the machinegun nests were
wiped out of the sinister wood, mostly
with the bayonet.. After nearly two
weeks of bitter fighting, during which
a regiment of the Third division hat
made. an attempt, the marines finally
swept through the wood. Meanwhile
the Fourth brigade launched the at
tack upon Vaux. The little village
was reduced to a heap CT stones by thu
artillery. Before the attack the Ger
mans put over Is hours of intens'
counter-artillerying. But Vaux was oc
cupied within five minutes after ths
'sjump-off."
In the early fighting the men had on
" their iron rations" and sometimes
were without food or water for 2
hours. owing to the difficulty OF trans
port. There was an ammunition shor
lZ# 1870 ~ aasE EeMLE
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-20
WATERFOWL WILL WIN AND HI UNEARNED
INCREMENT WILL MAKE YOU RICH

Property will divide into 1124 town lots. Your pencil will
tell you what they will be worth, three, FIVE, and ten years hence.
While you hold it as a farm taxes will be only about $125OO more
than a farm ten miles out-and the convenience is worth the differ
|ence.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-20
Al Ter 1HEWAR
TURE
Is ESSENTIAL
World Demand for Food is Large.
More People in United States
and European Markets Are OPP
ening; Would Improve Farms
Beyond Pre-War Standard. De-
partment Pledges Assistance.

Washington, Neb. 20.-Terribly de-
vastated or disorganized conditions in
much of Europe and the long time that
will elapse before normal conditions
can be restored must be taken into con.
sideration by the farmers of the Unit.
ed States in arriving at a basis of
sound agricultural practice, says the
ture in a circular, crops and live stock
production in 1919, just issued from the
office of the secretary.
The world does not yet realize, it is
stated, how stricken are the European
countries and how long it will take to
recover to such an extent that they can
make their former material contribu-
lions to the worlds stock.
The European belligerents, exclu.
sive of Turkey and the Balkan States,
are estimated to have lost more than
Z 1000, 900 men killed and more than a.
000, 900 wounded, many of them per.
manently incapacitated and a burden
of great numbers of widows and or.
phans has been imposed. The destrue.
tion of property has been enormous.
Industry has been disrupted. over all
of central Europe there has been a ire
mendous social upheaval that will en-.
tail years of struggle before orderly
processes are permanently restored.
The wal debt of all the belligerents will
range from SIZE, 900, 900, 900 ito $780,.
000,oO0,0 900 a per capita debt running
from s700 in Great Britain to 5000 in
Italy.
Americas Position Stronger
In comparison with this, it is pointed
out, the United States has issued from
the war untouched and unhampered
and with it's relative Industrial, finan-
cial and social position stronger thar
It was five years ago. In view of these
things the department of agriculture
believes there is no need for alarm as
to he ability of the United States to
hold its due place in the trade of tl,e
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-20
GRAIN MEN
Continued from Faye IL


In Kansas and Cklallonaa
Already the Kansas farmers are
making preparations to- harvest this
biggest crop iii history. They are cali
Ing d convention In May ofSone dele
gate from each county 10 plan ways
and means OF providing harvest hands
IT Is expected th;a1 the Yield viii be
200 900, o0 bushels. The winter wheat
crop is green and locks fine
MIR Meyers agreed with Others who;
i here for the convention thai the
farmers are not uneasy oveI. the delay
In the wheat marketing legislation.
They are inclined to helieve, however,
that due bills Will be given them when
payment is made by the government
and that they. will only receive IN cash
the amount or the world market price
of wheat.
see no reason for . slump ID the
world competitive price for wheat. IA
least there is no occasion TO IA slump
today. Julius Barnes abs given figures
to show that the world demand Tor
wheat will keep the price we'll up
Elevator Success Recounted.
An Instance OF the success OF farm
er's cooperative organizations. formed
for the purpose of marketing farm
products. was related by Mr.. Brfn,
the secretary. AT stewartville Ii town
OF 1900 persons. where Mr.. Brin lives
the Farmers Elevator company clear
ed $4,000 In the grain business this
year, MIR. Brin said.
Last year the Livestock Shipping
association OF stewartvile sold cars
of cattle and hogs. stewartvile lad
remarkable success with the co-opera
tive creamery, too. Last year thu
creamery paid out to the farmers s1bo.
600 for cream and butter far. Foul
years ago the cream was shipped from
Stewartyille In seven directions. Nov
shipments are concentrated, Ths
creamery was built for $1,000. Today
the creamery is clear of debt md /.
making money for the farmers. :
An attraction at characterization j,
the Artichoke Lake brass bnnd undel
the leadership OF Henry Harvey 81
Benson. All of the members sof tn,
organization i attired hi blue den
i'm overalis.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-20
PACKERS ACTIV
tiles DANGER
SAYS HOOVER
Food Administrator Sees
Danger in Activities Of the Pack
ers. Not IN Favor Of Federal
Ownership, But Suggests Rigid
Control if Foodstuffs Are 10 Be
Kept From Unwarrantable
Manipulation.

Washington, d.. CA confidential
report made to President Wilson by
Herbert G. Hoover six months age on
the big meat packers was made public
today by the food administration at
the direction of the president It oes.
tablish the real position of Mr.. HOOKER
and the food administration on the
control OF the Chicago packing indus,
tries"
In recent hearings before congress
sional committees witnesses for the live
stock men charged collision between
Mr.. Hoover and the five leading pack
ers.
Termed Food Domination Dangerous
In the report, in response to Il re,
! quest from the president for his views
on the recommendations OF the federal
trade commission, Mr.. Hoover said he
reaffirmed his opinion given nearly &
year before that there is a growing
and dangerous domination of the ma,
tons foodstuffs,9 and approved some
of the commissions proposals.
He recommended constructive regula'
ton rather than stretching temporary
war powers of the government, and eX.
pressed the belief that the domination
of the packers did not necessarily i'm.
ply wrongdoing on their part, but was
the natural outgrowth .'of various fac
tors which need correction
Mr.. Hoover accepted as economically
sound the federal trade commissions
recommendation regarding federal o
troll of animal and refrigerator cal
service, and said stockyards should be
Of the packers He %contended, how,
ever. that wrong practices between buy
ers and sellers would not BE- corrected
by the government controlling OF eWai
ing yards.
Against Federal Ownership.
His W instinct, Mr.. Hoover said
was against federal ownership of the
packers branch houses and cold storage
and warehouse facilities. Going int,
ASPECTS of the packing industry no.
covered by the trade commission. he
said:
IF proper abattoirs could be extend
ed near, the larger towns, possibly geI
municipal help, and the operations
therein protected from ilegitimatt
! competition, | believe they would no
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-20
Americas Position Stronger

ssosag!3A .aas
Within a few days the division was
shifted to, the Blanc Mont sector. BY
an impetuous attack the Germans were
showed back and the martyred city OF
Rheims relieved. In an advance near.
ly 10000 prisoners Were taken. The
losses aggregated 4975 men, Of which
about half were only slightly wounded.
The dead numbered 702, while OFT
were severely wounded.
Shortly afterward the attack in the
Argonne was launched. In this fight
the Second drew from the Germans the
first admission in their communicate
during the war that their line was brok
en-. The Americans smashed through
the Hindenburg line and the Freya Stel.
lung-both formidable systems of sue.
concreted strong points. In spite of
the difficult terrain and stubborn re.
sissance the division crashed through
and started The Germans on the run.
By this time the whole German mill.
tary machine was going to pieces. In
the ten days fighting before the arms.
tice they advanced nearly 20 miles OF
the heels of the fleeing Germans, mop.
ping up machinegun nests left to slow
up the pursuit. The Ninth infantry ac.
complished a unique move. During
the night it marched five miles straight
ahead into he enemy lines. At daWr
the Germans found the Americans
behind them and a panic ensued. The
maneuyer was repeated several times
On the night before the armistice the
famed Second Engineers threw
bridge across the Mouse under heav,
fire and the Fifth corps occupied I
b~ridgehead or the heights across tn,
river. The Second wa still fighting
when the armistice was ordered.
During the advance the men suffer
ed many hardships, owing to the rapit
movement in cold rain over roads an
kle deep with mud. Sometimes thu
supplies failed to come up and the mer
went hungry-but always ahead.
In the Argonne-Meuse fighting tn,
division lost 1929 men. Only 400 wer,
killed on the battlefield. Most of TIL,
Others were slightly wounded. The cap
lures were big---105 runs, 500 machine
guns and II trench mortars.
The divisional total Of prisoners dur
ing the war is 1905.
When the march toward the Rhin
started, the Second was given a plac,
of honor. 1t is one of the three divl
sions holding the b~ridgehead.
That, briefly. is the record OF tn
!, Second Division. The men and officer,
] are more proud Of the s.sstar and 81
dian symbol Of the division than the,
would be OF any decoration. Nor
decorations and citations have bee,
! awarded the Second than to d othe
! division. III the records there is
whole shear Of citations and telegram
from generals. field marshals. pres
dents and kings.
The division is composed Of the Mint
and T~wentysthird infantry-organiza
lions with records from the war 1
isia-tae Firth and SIKH marines, III
Fighting, Second engineers and th
vidstsssl5A ana ~ artllsry regiments.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-20
Own Watertown Acres
Close-in Farm Divided to Suit

12 acres, 10 blocks southeast of Court House, 3 blocks south Of
East School; sewer in. Splendid top SOIL subirrigated sandy sub
soil, grows crops when other lands fail. No sloughs, ponds, orr
overflow.
Own it and make a stake out Of dairy, pure bred stock, and
soil products. In the meantime
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
CHINESE BRAVES.

Some Chinese laborers in France,
who were accidentally brought under
shell fire, are said to have registered
a protest on the ground that the in
habitants in their part Of China are
divided into two classes-the braves
and the not-braves. They explained
that they belonged to the not-brave
section.
It was unfair, they said, that a
not-brave man should be called upon
to undergo dangers which were re-
served for brave men,. and for the
endurance of which brave men re-
ceired appreciation. distinctions and
honors not bestowed upon not brave
men. This system opens up wide
possibilities. and it would be inter-
esting to inquire whether member
ship in each class depends upon in
heritance. or selection on the part
of the individual.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
LABOR MAN IS PREMIER
Herr Bauer Becomes Leader OF
New German Cabinet.
Or. Hermann Mueller, Majority So.
clalist Leader, Takes Charge OF
Foreign Affairs.

Berlin, June 24.--Herr Bauer, for
merly minister OF labor, Is premier OF
the newly organized German cab
met. with DR.. Hermann Mueller, the
majority Socialist leader, AZ minister
Of foreign affairs.
The other members OF the cabinet
are:
Minister of the interior, DR.. Ed
Guard David.
Minister Of finance and vice premi
or. Matthias Erzberger.
Minister OF economics. Herr Wis
sell.
Minister OF labor. Herr Schlicke.
Minister of the treasury, Herr
Meyer.
Minister OF posts and telegraphs
Herr Giesberts.
Chief Of the colonial office, DR.. Bell
Minister Of national defense, Gus
tav Noske.
;, Minister OF food, DR.. Schmidt.
No appointment has been made t.
the ministry OF justice.
Herr Bauer, the new premier. IL Q
Socialist and held tho post of minis
ter Of labor He has had much to dc
with the striking workmen, and re-
Gently brought about a settlement oil
the general strike In Berlin.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS--ST
ROADS

state OF Minnesota, County Of Pine--ss
NOTICE TO ROAD CONTRACTORS
Bids will he received by the County
Board Of Pine County. for the Con-
struction OF job No. $3.50. State Road
No. ...... Location being between
section IS. Town 39N, Range CIV. ac-
cortling TO the Specifications on file in
the Office Of the County Auditor Of
said county. and also in the office of
the state Highway Commission. All
bids must he sealed and plainly marked
on the envelopes as to the nature of
the contents and name of bidder. Each
hid must he accompanied by cash or
certified check equal to s per cent of
the amount OF the hid to secure the
execution az the contract.
The successful bidder will he re-
CURED to furnish surety bond in an
amount equal to the contract for the
faithful performance thereof.
The work required on said Job No. =.
according to Engineers Plan No. 50.
consists OF Painting and Replanking
Bridge across snake River at that
place, length OF Bridge~-e40 feet.
The Board reserves the right to re-
lee, any and all bids.
All bids to he filed with the County
Auditor not later than July 18th at I
O'Clock u. M. 1919.
Try order of the County Board.
Andrew p. Edin.
County Auditor.
Dated June nth. 1919.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
TEXT OF GERMAN NOTE
Foreign Minister Writes Accept.
ance of Peace Terms.
Teutons Yielding to Superior Force,
Declare They Are Ready to
Sign Conditions.

Paris, June 24.-ln declaring It's in
IGNITION to accept the peace terms the
government OF the German republic
has sent the following note to Premier
Clemenceau, president Of the Peace
conference. through DR.. Haniel Won
Haimhausen.
The minister Of foreign affairs has
instructed me to communicate to your
excellency the following message.
1t appears to the government of the
German republic In CONSERVATION OF
the action OF the Allied and associated
government, that the governments
have decided to wrest from Germany
by force acceptance Of the peace con-
dittons. even those, which, without
presenting any material significance
aim at divesting the German people of
their honor
mo act OF violence can touch the
honor OF the German people after
frightful suffering in these last years
and they have no means OF defending
themselves by external action.
Yielding to superior force. and
without renunciating in the meantime
its own view OF the peace condition,
the government OF the German repub-
lie declares that It is ready to accept
and sign the peace conditions i'm.
posed
Please accept, Mr.. President, assur,
ances Of my high consideration.
(Signed) Won HAIMHAUSIN."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
Rutledge
From Our Correspondents

From Onr Correspondent
Albin Anderson returned from
overseas Saturday.
Mrs. W. J. Welshinger spent
Sunday in Rush City.
Miss Catherine Grill was .
Finlayson shopper SATURDAY..
Mr., and Mrs. Alec FEMININE
ton spent Sunday at the Watt
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. volley Cox Of
Pine City, are visiting Mr.. Cows
relatives here.
Chas. E. Foster has gone TO
the N. P. hospital at Brainerd
for medical treatment.
Miss Loretta Watt is home
from Pine City, where she has
been since school closed.
Miss Lucille Foster went to
f1nlayson Saturday and remained
for the dance Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Order of Du-
luth. visited at the Order home
TOR few days on their wav "a
Rockford, III.
Mrs. H. A. Watt returned from
two weeks visit to St Paul and
Rush City accompanied by her
niece, Miss Vivian.
Guy Townsend. Joe Kepler and
Miss kepler motored to Duluth
Saturday, Miss Emma Kepler re-
turning with them on Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
SEEKS TO BAR NEAR BEERS
AntI-Saloon League Attorney Before
Senate Committee.

Washington. June 24.~-Wayne b.
Wheeler. general counsel of the Anti.
Saloon League Of America. appearing
before the senate judiciary committee
considering prohibition legislation.
urged enactment Of law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale OF near beers
and oil malt and distilled liquors ire
spective Of whether they contain any
trace Of alcohol.
He said. however. he did not favor
any action against Legitimate soft
drinks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
Joint Commission Settles All Con-
troveries Regarding War
Materials.
TERMS ARE WITHHELD
Secretary Baker Announces condl.
lions VIII Not BE Made Public
Until Approved by French
Government.

Washington, June Secretary of
War Baker announced that claims be.
tween the United States and France
Tor war material have been settled by
commissions representing the two ma.
tons and are awaiting the formal ap-
prevail of the French government
John Ray Of Minneapolis. who man.
aged the campaign which resulted In
the election OF Walter Newton to con.
gress. il member Of the American
commission which has been consider.
ing these claims.
Terms Of the agreement will not be
made public until the French govern.
ment has signed Its approval. The
French commissioners handling the
claims were unanimous In their up.
prevail, Secretary Baker said.
In addition to these claims, there Is
. mass Of war material In France
which II will not pay this country to
bring back. Secretary Baker Ia max.
ing an effort to sell those articles. and
1t In understood they will be sold.
bringing back to the United States
treasury approximately q billion dol
lars. 1t Is presumed there will be
great bargains In these for the French.
There have been objections In
France to the sale Of these articles. on
the ground that II would ruin their
business, Just as there has been SINH.
lar objection In this country. but the
sale will be accomplished. MIR. Ray
10 expected home. with the rest of the
commission. now that matters are
adjusted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
POLK IS UNDER. SECRETARY

Named For New Office Created In
State Department.
Washington, June 24.~Frank l..
Polk. Of New York. counsellor Of the
state department and now acting sec.
rotary Of state. was nominated today
by President Wilson to be undersecre-
tary OF state. a new Office created un-
der the 1920 legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
LIQUOR MEN FILE LAW SUIT
Would Bar Prosecutions Of Wartime
Dry Act Violations

San Francisco. June "A suit to
restrain the United States attorney
here from prosecuting infractions Of
the wartime prohibition act was filed
by representatives Of the local liquor
interests. II was announced by the
California wet federation.
The action covers all points not COW
cred by the suit brought by q vine
yardist to restrain the government
from enforcing the same law in re-
gard to wines. 1t was announced.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26

A. 2. Of /. Convention Fixes His Sal.
AIRY at $4,000 . Year.

Atlantic City. June 24--Samuel
Gompers was reelected president OF
the American Federation OF Labor mt
the organizations convention and was
voted . salary OF $4,000 a year One
radical voted against the reelection
OF Mr.. Gompers. and few delegates
sat In theeir chairs while the rest
staged a demonstration In honor Of
their leader. who said his election
was organized labor's answer to It's
traducers and opponents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
BOOKS AND PAPERS SEIZED
Headquarters Of Three Radical OraanI.
xations Ralded,

New York, June Headquarters
city were raided by joint force Of
state troops and agents of the Lusk
Legislative committee. which is inves.
tigating Bolsheviki propaganda In this
city. A large quantity Of books and
papers were seized.
The raids were conducted almost
simultaneously on the Industrial
Workers OF the World. both on the
Lower East side, and upon the Office
OF u communist newspaper on the Low.
er West side
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
Army Win Save Clothing.

Washington. June 2A.-~There will
be no bargain sales Of surplus cloth
ing and tent equipage In France, the
war department announced. lnstruc
tons have been issued for the return
OF all new articles of this kind which
cannot be scld abroad for cost.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26

Aero Squadron to Philippines.
Washington, June 24.-Orders for
the Third aero squadron at Haxelhurst
Field. N. T.. to proceed to the Philip.
pines. sailing from San Fraucisco,
July s. were announced by the War
department.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
SIXTY BODIES RECOVERED

Report Shows $50 injured In Porto
Rico Theater Fire.
San Juan, Porto Rico. June 24.-Six-
ty bodies now have been recovered
from the ruins Of the motion picture
theater at Mayguez. destroyed by fire.
according to latest reports. The in
jured number hundred and fifty.
many Of whom may die. Women and
children were trampled or crushed to
death in the panic that followed the
alarm of fire.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26

Appleton, Wis. June GA cheese
weighing 3l.s64 pounds. and costing
$4,000 has been made as q Wisconsin
dairy district exhibit at the coming
National Dairy Show at Chicago. The
cheese Is declared to be the largest in
the world.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26

Morris Comes Home From Sweden.
New York. June 20. --- Ira Nelson
Norris. American minister to Sweden.
arrived unannounced on the steaia,
ship Rochambeau from France.