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New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Secre-
Recommendation

In explanation of this report it was
pointed out that Secretary Daniels had
awarded just as many D. S. Ms as the
Board of Award, the change being that
he reduced the award to a navy cross
IN the case of three officers who had
done shore duty only and awarded the
medals instead TO men who had been
on sea duty.
Secretary Daniels said his answer
to the charges made by Admiral Sims
IS contained in his letter to Senator
Page, which gives the Navy Depart
ments policy with reference to awards.
He said, however. that the lists Of
awards never had been closed and are
still open for additions or alterations.
Cases in which officers of the navy or
any interested persons believe injustice
had been done, Mr.. Daniels said, will be
investigated, and if it is shown that
fairness has not resulted corrections
will be made
Text of Sims's Letter
The complete text of Rear Admiral
Sims's communication to the Secra-
tary of the Navy follows:
Subject: Award of decorations.
l. AS the former commanding off,
Ger of the United States naval forces
IN European waters it becomes nv
duty TO invite your attention to cer-
tain features of the list of awards to
naval officers, published in the annual
report Of the Secretary of the NAVY.
appendix /, in so far MS concerns the
officers whom l had the honor to corn
mand during the great war.
;, This becomes my duty because
the list contains q number of instances
OF injustice to distinguished officers.
the enscs OF which upon the morale
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Wire Inspector ''Treed''
By Pack of 20 Wolves
Huge Gray Beasts Make Two
Attacks Near Geneva,

GENEVA, N. Y, Dec. 23.-Farmers
and others between this city and Wat
erloo are seeking the lair of a pack
of about twenty wolves that have been
seen there within the last week. Yes
terday morning they came from a
clump of woods and surrounded the
pole upon which Charles Covers, in
spector of high tension wires of the
Empire Gas and Electric Company, of
this city, was perched
Covers sent an S o S call to this
city and a party Of six went in an
automobile to the rescue. They reached
the spot in time to get several shots
at the animals, which were large gray
beasts. At least one was wounded, as
shown by trail of blood in the snow
but the woods being upon marshy lands
the party did not follow the pack.
Two men employed by the same COM
pany were attacked by the same pack
last week while they were repairing
their truck by the side of the road
northeast of the city
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Japan Worried
By BOlshevik
Raids i'm Siberia
Position of Troops Is De-
clared So Perilous That
They Must Withdraw I'm
less They Are Reinforced

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-Bolshevik
attacks on points held by Japanese
troops along the Siberian Railway which
during September and October totalled
43o distinct raids, are becoming much
more frequent and for4idable. DESPITE
the advent of winter, with the result il
was stated to-day in we'll informed
quarters here, that the situation of the
japanese had become so precarous as
to require immediate reinforcements or
withdrawal American troops still in
Siberia are further east, and conse-
quently have suffered much less than
the Japanese soldiers from these raids.
Japanese Ambassador Shidehara has
been in consultation with Secretary
Lansing regarding measures to be taken
to meet the rapidly increasing danger
and these conferences are still progress
ing.
Situation of United States Delicate
1t has been said here it did not an
pear, in view of the sentiment in the
country, that the American forces in
Siberia could be strengthened. vet of-
ficials still deemed it wise to maintain
at least some show of military force in
Siberia unless the United States gov
eminent was willing to permit Japan to
carry unalded the burden of resisting
the eastward progress of the wave of
bolshevism, which, it was conceded
might be construed as an admission of
exclusive Japanese control of Siberia
IN the future and the closing of the
open door there.
e
II the United States does not care to
go further into Siberia, or even to add
suHlclent strength to its troops now
there to meet the new DEVELOPMENTS
the Japanese are said to feel that It 's !; :
their duty to hold their present lines
even though it be necessary to add con-
slderably to the number of their troops
there 70
Massacre of Russians Feared
1t has been explained to the United
states government that withdrawal
OF the Japanese troops would be fol-
lowed by the massacre of all of the
RUSSIAN INHABITANTS who have given
support to the japanese and Ameri
cans, and the seizure by the Bolsheviki
OF the entire line of the Siberian Rail-
way, upon which the people in the in
terror depend for sustenance.
For the Japanese especially the sit
uation then would be made acute, it is
SAID, because of the advent of Boil
shevism right up to the borders of
Corea and across the narrow straits
separating Japan from the mainland
of Asia.
The exchanges between the two gov
ernments, representatives of both de-
clare, so far have been characterized
by the best of feeling, and the Jap
anese government has taken special
pains to make the United States gov
ernment understand that it desires to
act in perfect harmony with it in this
matter.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Dominion Line Ship Is
On Shore Near Norfolk

NORFOLK. Dec. 23.-The Old Do
minion steamship Madison, With
eightytwo passengers aboard. ran
ashore off Craney Island. Norfolk har-
bor, in heavy fog tonight soon after
leaving here for New York. Tugs were
sent to the vessels assistance.
At the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany's offices it was said tonight that
the Madison was aground on a mud
fiat on the southeastern side Of the
island and was In no immediate dan
ger. 1t was expected that the vessel
would be foated on the high tide.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Letter Assail.
ing Daniels's Methods of
Distributing Awards to
Observation-Disclosures
Gross 1njustices
In Policy Charged
Secretary in Reply 55s1 55sy
He Adopted System OF
Rewarding the Fighters
First,' Then Land Mem
Nec YORK Tribune
Washington Bureau


Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dee. 23.-Con-
gresslonal investigation of the dis
trlbution of Distinguished Service
medals and navy crosses by Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels was fore
shadowed to-day following the pub
llcatlon of letter by Rear Admiral
William S. Sims criticizing the
Naval Secretary and refusing the
Distinguished Service Medal award
ed him for his work as commander
OF the American naval forces in the
war zone.
Senator Miles Poindexter, of
Washington, and Representative W.
w. Lufkin, of Massachusetts,, both
announced that on the reconvening
OF Congress they would introduce
resolutions calling for thorough in
vestigation of all the circumstances
surrounding the bestowa of naval
honors.
Wife's Brother Decorated
Among the Distinguished Service
Medals awarded by Secretary Daniels
was one to his wife's brother. Com
modore Worth Bagley, whose ship. the
destroyer Jacob Jones, was sunk by q
submarine. He also gave D. S. to
his aid, Commander Percy w. Foote.
who was in command Of an armed
guard on a transport that fell victim
to a U-boat
or this class of cases, Admiral Sims
said in his letter: mo blame neces-
sarlly attaches to the commanding off
GERS OF those vessels for their failures.
but on no account should they receive
a special reward for their lack of sue
cess
:. Secretary Daniels to-day made pub
lie Admiral Sims's letter of refusal.
which severely criticized the method
pursued by him and charged that gross
injustice had been shown many of the
officers in the awards made The Sec
retary likewise rested his case in
letter TO Senator Page. chairman of
the Senate Naval Affairs Committee,
IN which he made a general statement
of policy with reference to the award
ing of navy honors-
Those officers and men" Mr. Daniels
wrote, "who had served in the active
war zone, and particularly those who
in this service had come in contact
with the enemy, should come first in
the recognition for their services as
shown in these awards"
The only direct answer to Admiral
Sims's letter which was made at the
Navy Department was report on the
action taken by Secretary Daniels and
the navy board of award which con-
sldered the recommendations for
awards in the cases of the nineteen
members of Admiral .Sims's staff, all
Of whom were recommended for the
Distinguished Service Medal
Secretary's Report
This report showing the recon-
mendation of Admiral Sims, the ac-
ton of the navy board Of award and
the final verdict of Secretary Daniels
follows:
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Sims Refusal to Accept
n avy Medal May Result
In Inquiry by Congress
Reported Indicted by Allies;
Dutch Haven't Ref used to Deliver Him

LONDON, Dec 23-Law officers held consula-
tion with French and Belgian regard to the
former German Emperor 1t made out
the framed an Indictment
THE HAGUE Dec. 23The NethSssands Core
spondence Bureau to-day in
statement published So Brussels to the effect that the
Netherlands already has unocay
that the Dutch will
Emperor if is requested
The bureau says that yet action in the
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Mount Vernon Flyer Killed
Lieutenant and Private Lose
Lives Near Riverside. Cal.

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Dec. 23.-second
Lieutenant Herbert Tichborne, of
Mount Vernon, N. Y, and Private Allis-
ter Lima. of San Luis Obispo, Calf,
were killed to-day near Perris, small
town near here. when their airplane
fell 1000 feet.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Turkish Rebel Leader
Is Killed by Assassin
Rome Reports Murder of Mus
tapha kemal, Foe
of Allies

ROME, Dec. 23.--General Mustapha
Kemal, leader of the Turkish insur
gents in Anatolia and head of the
Turkish Nationalist movement in Asia
Minor, has been assassinated, accord
ing to a Smyrna dispatch to the
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
BolO Pasha's Widow Weds

NICE, France, Dec 23-Mme. Hen
riette Soumaille, widow of Bolo Pasha,
who was put to death in April, 1918, for
treason, was married to-day to Alex
ander Prat. Nine. Soumalle is fifty
two years old and NJ. Prat sixty-two.
He is said to be wealthy.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

"Mr. and Mrs. -" is the
title of Briggs's clever new series
of comic pages which will ap-
pear regularly in the Sunday
Tribune beginning Dec. 18th.
Briggs has drawn married life
as it feels. Order from your
newsdealer in advance to-day
for next Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
w E A T H E r

Cloudy to-day, much colder in after
noon and at night. tomorrow
fair and colder.
Full Report on Page 16
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

Continued on page fve
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

Continued on neat page
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
NOTICE OF HEARING lrO< PEri
TION or FREEBOOTER

Nhrrra~. \ prt,tiun signed by
Charlie Arthur Fletcher. Il frcrhoider Of
school plstrict No, 50. in this County,
reprc~cnt,ng that he is the owner Of
the fnltowins described lands. situated
in SAID District, tr-wit:
So of SWA and SWL az SEA, All
iu See. =. L. -, Il. Is.
And that he desires tn hc set off.
with htS SAID lands, from said District
M. ~ to District No, SA Tor the fol
and too Gar I" school; has been pre-
~cntch 80 the County E0ard Of tlnr
County; and asking that his said
hands may I've set OFT from said IBIS
trCt No. 80 Ia Sata District No. 81,
and the sHtd Heard has appointed n
time and place ion hrartnA thereon,
Therefore
NOTICE
Is hereby given that SAID petition
VIII hc heard 10y said BOARD. NJ SEES
Stun thereof. rnWnrnCtnG ON the 18th
day " oct. \. II. t9t9. AZ ONE nclOck
~ the afternoon. at the office OF the
County AUDITOR in the Village OF Pine
CltN. IN said County. AZ which time and
Nlarc the AID BOARD WIN hea, the eNt.
ocGrC and the arguments Of all per
sans Interested. for ~ against srant,
lu- the PRAYER OF the petitioner.
Dated At hlns CITY, Sent. t@th. 1879
nv nr,tcr Of the County Hoard,
Andrew 1, Edin.
County AUDITOR and E>-bfiicto Clerk ~
BOARD.
tprt. > -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09

and profiteering as follows: Most
people believe the profiteers are
taking lots Of money from them,
but the wonder still is where the
people get all Of this money
A battle royal is being staged
this year for worlds supremacy
in base ball between Cincinnati
and Chicago, the result up to
last night being Cincinnati four
games and Chicago three games.
The team winning the first FIVE
games will be proclaimed world s
champions. After being dull for
two or three seasons. ON account
of the war base ball came back
to its own this year with thou
sands Of eager fans trying to
gain admission TO the world
series. Base ball is real Amcri-
can game and It's claimed that in
those cities where they have the
worlds series the fans go nearly
bugs" over it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
"FOrcignrrs."

1t is said that large proper
ton Of the steel strikers are for
cigners Since a large proper
ton of the steel workers are
foreigners. that seems probable
enough.
But the less said about that
the better. we should think.
Seeking protection in the
name of American labor and get
ting it, industry welcomed
hordes Of European workers to
compete with American workers
in their own field.
When trouble comes of it,
those who invited this visitation,
if they did not bring it about,
are pretty nearly foroclosed
against complaint. The Duluth
Herald.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
NiCkerSOn

X. o Day went to kerrick, Mon.
day.
Mr.. Chillman went to Holy.
oke, Monday.
Mrs. Roy King went To Ker-
rick. Tuesday.
Cash King moved to his new
farm on Oct. 9th.
Mrs. Champagne returned
from Superior, Monday.
Jennie Champagne was to Du-
luth and Superior, Tuesday.
l.. G. Dutton. with Armour &
Co., called on J. d. Johnson.
Tuesday.
Otto Matson went to Duluth
Monday, returning on the morn
ing train Tuesday,
Charles DENIM from Duluth,
came down Sunday to visit his
farm at Net Lake.
Miss Miller who has been visit
ing her cousin. Miss Thieling. has
returned to her home.
Louis Munter and A. c. Shau-
land of the Jones farm. Holyokc.
called at Jean Du Luth on Oct. &.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
The Buck Well Drilling Co. of

The Buck Well Drilling Co. of
| Askov, are at work on the farm
Of Roy King sinking a new we'll
for him.
The Jean Du Luth Farm No. 2,
Nickcrson, shipped a car load of
3G Guernseys TO the old farm on
Monday.
Mrs. Gordon, Mildred Bassctt,
Jennie and John Champagne mo-
tored to Superior, Sunday. Little
Gladys Gordon also made the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Grout and
Miss Dora lie May motored to the
old farm with Mr.. Grout on Fri
day, to check up the months
business, returning Saturday
evening.
Tie Jean Du Luth boys played
the Foxboro team on Farmers
Day, Oct. 4th. The score was 5
to 3 in favor of the Jean Du
Luth boys. Saturday was a
pleasant day and the turn out at
HOlyoke was very large.
Harold II. Amos. graduate of
the Kansas Agricultural College,
Manhattan, Kansas, who is teach
ing agriculture at Sandstone this
season. brought the following
young men to Jean Du Luth
Farm No. 2 for demonstration in
stock Judging and general agri-
culture: Albert Edstrom, Amo
Jamcla, Harold Pearson, Thomas
Dredgc. Lionel Belangcr, Carlo
Ghcringhelli, Peter Gum, Theo.
Fdin, Einar Pearson, Joe Cher
inghelli, Boyd Fleming. all Of
Sandstone schools. They spent
the afternoon Of Oct. 7th in look
ing over the Guernseys and in
speeding the different fields.
They were much impressed with
the prospects of dairying in this
section and all left with desire
for better live stock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
To Prosecute 5utter profiteers.

Chicago. Oct. I.-~ASsistant District
Attorney Il, 4. M'lroy announced his
Intention OF prosecuting butter prof,
iteers The price OF butter has been
soaring for two weeks until now re,
tailegs ask % and II cents pound
The price is higher than the condi
tons warrant and the government Is
making an Investigation which ii Is
ueiievad will result in prosecution OF
the profteers, said Mr.. Milroy. The
government began by making survey
OF the large stocks OF butter in Chi,
caSo cold storage warehouses.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
PLOT TO WIPE OUT WHITES
Charged by investigators Into Arkan.
sas Riot Causea

Helena. Ark, Oct. IA statement
was made Of the riots by F. NJ. Allen
Of the committee OF seven, authorized
by local officers and Governor Brough
to investigate the trouble, charging
that the affair was an organized negro
uprising, fostered by negro who
preyed on the ignorance and supersti
ton of a race OF children for monetary
gains. He says:
THE present trouble with the ne.
groes in Phillips county Is not a race
riot. 1t is a deliberately planned In,
surrection Of the negroes against the
whites directed by an organization
known as the progressive farmers and
household union Of America. estab.
lished for the purpose Of banding ne
groes together for the killing Of white
people"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
Statement Of the Ownership, Manage
ment, etc.. Required by the Act
Of Congress Of Aug. 81, 1919

or Askov American, published
weekly at Askov. Mimi, for oct. I,
1919
stat" "f Mimi. County Of Pinc--ss
Before me notary public in and
for the state and county aforesaid.
personally appeared II. Petersen, who
having been duly sworn according 10
law. dcposcs and says that he Is the
editor OF the Askov American and
that the following Is. to the best OF
his knowledge and belief, a true
statement Of the ownership. manage
mcnt. etc, OF the aforesaid puhlica-
tion for the date shown In the above
caption. required by the Act Of Aug
ust "a. 1912, embodied in section 443,
Postal Laws and Regulations. to wit:
/. That the names and addresses
Of the publisher editor, managing
editor. and business managers are:
Publishers. n. Petersen and S. Peter
sen. Askov. Mimi: editor. II. Peter
sen. AskOv. Mimi; managing editor,
IT. Petersen. Askov. Mimi. business
manager. S. Petersen. Askov. Mimi
,. That the owners are: II. Peter
sen. Askov. Mimi. and s. Petersen.
Askov: MINI.
;, That the known bondholders.
mortgages. and other security hold
crs owning or holding per cent or
more OF total amount Of bonds. mort
cages, or other securities are: None.
II. Petersen.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Sth day Of Oct. 1919.
(Scan Anton Gravesen.
My commission expires April I. 1925.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
Indiana Harbor. East Chicago
and Gary Under Control of
Military Authorities.
GEN. WOOD COMMANDS
Developments In Steel Strike In Chi.
caso District Indicate Trouble
Following Riots and Troops
Are Called.

Chicago, Oct. 7.-Declaring OF mar
tial law at Indiana Harbor and at
East Chicago, and the dispatching Of
Federal troops to Gary, Ind. although
no violence had occurred since Satur.
day, marked developments IN the steel
strike situation in the Chicago district
Acting under authority conferred
upon him by Governor Goodrich Of
Indiana, Adjutant General Smith, in
command OF IL companies of Indiana
state troops on duty in the Indiana
strike zone, declared martial law in a
territory embracing the towns Of In
diana Harbor and East Chicago and
extending for five miles in either di-
rection from each OF them.
The step was taken. General Smith
said, following indications Of trouble"
and after consultation with the mayors
OF the two towns. A detachment Of
approximately 1000 Federal troops
from Fort Sheridan. H., under the
personal command of Major General
Leonard Wood, commander OF the
Central department OF the army. took
over control of the situation at Gary
following an appeal for aid 70 General
Wood from Governor Goodrich. Upon
arrival Of the Federal troops the state
units which have been distributed
over the Indiana strike district were
withdrawn from Gary and concentrat-
ed In Indiana Harbor and East Chi
CagO.
State troops had been sent into the
district after rioting at Gary and In.
diana Iarbor
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09

That labor strikes are not now
only confined to the big indus.
trial ccntcrs. but are also taking
place in smaller VILLAGES is evil
tlenced by the following from the
Ivanhoc Times (Lincoln county,
mt which place they are building
n new court house:
The first labor strike so far
occurred in Ivanhoe took place
Tuesday afternoon when about
n dozen laborers in the new court
house construction crew dropped
their working tools and demand
cd raise in wages. The scale
that these men were receiving in
wages was 80 cents an hour. but
their demands were for an in
crease Of 10 cents. or 60 cents an
hour. The foreman Of the con-
struction crew promptly issued
pay checks and the strikers left
on the next train for Minneapo-
lis. A new crew is being sent
from the Cities to take the place
Of the gang that walked out
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
Automobile Stealing.

Automobile stealing IS becom-
ing a real menace to civilization
TODAY, and It is something which
needs more attention than has
been given 1t heretofore. A
state cons'abulary patterned
after the one in New York is
something that has been suggest
ed FOR Minnesota to cope with
the situation. The recent shoot
ing and killing OF deputy
sheriff mt FIX River by automo-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
FlUME CRISIS SEEN At HAND
Definite Agreements Are Possible
ACCORDING to Report

declares that the question Of Fiume
has entered new stage, in which
definite agreements are possible. Al
though the incident has not yet been
closed, IT Is stated. the probabilities
OF success are such that confidence
will be freed from the FIume situation
Rear Admiral Phillip Andrews. In
command Of the American squadron,
has issued orders for the withdrawal
Of the American ships from Spalat q
American food supplies are being re-
moved from the city.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
EXPECTED BREAK IS ABSENT
Steel Workers Do Not Return in
Pittsburgh Area

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct "A break in
the ranks of the steel strikers, hoped
for by some of-;he companies, did not
come when the third week of the
struggle opened. but reports came in
from different sections OF the starting
up OF several smaller plants.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09

Leader Asserts Signature Of Treaty
viii 6rinq About Chance.

Saragossa. Spain. Oct. Alexandra
Lerroux. leader OF the Republican
party in Spain. declared at a meeting
here that the signature OF the treaty
of peace would bring about change
in the regime In Spain. which would
become republic He declared tina.
In the event OF a revolution he would
check any eXcesses
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09

It is explained that letter adj
dressed to the Ivory Dome Com
mittce" of Congress remained I'M
delivered because it failed to
specify which one. FIX.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09

Read and wise up. You can't
afford to get along without the
American. II covers very
large field for a weekly news
paper Only $50 a year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09

If YOU have something which
you want to dispose of you can
very soon find out if there is sale
for it by using American want
Ads. ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
House Sails for Home.

Brest. Oct. 6.-Culonel f. ~ House
sailed for New York on the transport
Great Northern
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09

A clever st. Paul Pioneer Press
writer put a little humor into
the subject of high cost of living