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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
$4,000 K0LcHAK MEN TAKEN.

Eleven Generals included In Capture
BY eolsheviks.
Vladivost0k, Dec. ELEVEN gen.
erals and 1000 other officers Of the
army Of Admiral Kolchak were cap
tured by the Bolsheviki at Omsk, &C
cording to Col. G. H. Emerson, a..
sistant to John +. Stevens, head Of
the American Railway commission.
Thirty-nine thousand troops also were
taken.
War material seized by the Bolshe.
Wiki. according to information received
by Colonel Emerson. included 1000
machine guns. $4,000 uniforms with
0vercoats. 100000 rounds Of am
munition, rs. locomotives. and 5000
loaded cars.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04

Small palm.leaf fans, oil deckea ct
with pretty furbelows are among The
novelties that have been brought out
for Christmas gifts. These fans
are 6rst painted any desired color and
then varnished. Then the edge u
bound with ribbon having q picot
edge or with gold or silver braid o.
other fancy binding. A spray Of MIL
linery flowers II tied against the han
die, on one side Of tho fan. and the
handle wound with ribbon that II tied
In Q bow below the flowers. Or how.
ere may be painted on the fan or made
with sealing wsx. ~ Ia the fan pie
tured here. This sample 10 bound with
silver braid and has long tassel ct
silver tinsel besides Z ribbon bow -
the handle. Il 10 pretty In turquoise
blue. rose color, red, ETC.. with ribbon
and flowers In colors that harmonise.
and II easy to make ut homo.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
HINTS WAR WITH MEXICO.

Speech Al Kansas City.
Kansas City. Mo-. Nov 29.-Speak.
ing at q luncheon here, Major General
Leonard Wood, commander of the
Central department Of the army, de.
clared the problems Of the country are
those Of readjustment now that wars
are over" adding unless we lose
more consuls"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
Coal Famine cIo.e, sehooI,

Kansas City. Dec. schools In
Kansas City, Omaha and Lincoln,
Neb. have been ordered closed and
theaters and stores and every indus
try reduced to shorter hours by rea.
son of the coal shortage
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04

Sacramento. Dec. 1.-Declaring he
is firmly convinced that Thomas J.
Mooney is guilty Of the preparedness
day parade bombing at San Francisco
in 1916 when 10 persons were killed.
Governor Stephens Informed the
American Federation of Labor that no
clemency for Mooney could be ex.
pected.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
WILL OBSERVE DECISION.

italy to Abide ey Peace Council
Ruling On OaImatia.
Basic. NOv.--28.-A dispatch from
Belgrade. has been received by the
Liabach (Austria) Correspondence
bureau stating that the italian gov.
ernment has informed the government
of Jugo-Slavia that Italy would observe
the decision reached by the Paris
Peace conference with regard to the
Dalmatian question and would itself
prevent any attempt In the direction
Of Spalato by Gabrielle d'Annunxto.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
LADY AsToR is ELECTED.

seat Policy Won," Says SuecesSful
Woman Candidate.
Plymouth. England, Nov. 2S.--The
best policy" won, Lady Nancy Aston
newly elected member of parliament.
declared in an interview although
We cannot say the best nan won.' w
can say the best policy was vindi
Gated" she declared, smilingly happy
after her election to succeed to her nus
bands place in commons had been an.
nounced Officially.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
Polish Cabinet asalana.

London, Dec. 1.-The Polish press
bureau says that the Polish cabinet
resigned, but that the Diet voted con.
fidence In Premier Paderewskt. The
premier was invited to form Z new
cabinet.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
REPLY APPROVED IN MEXICO.
Papers Uphold carranxa In jenkins
Case Action.

Mexico City, Nov. 29.-That Ameri.
con diplomacy has acted hastily and
without complete knowledge Of the
facts is the concensus Of the editorial
opinion OF the newspapers In Mexico
City. The Mexican governments 70
ply to the demand Of the United States
for the release Of Mr.. Jenkins 10 70.
garded as prudent and energetic ex-
preston of public sentiment
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
GOVERNORS URGE ACTION
Hold Conference Looking To Produe.
ton Of Coal.

VChicagO, Dec. l.--Govenors Of
seven soft coal producing states at a
conference here agreed that the state
government should take ''all possible
steps to obtain the production Of coal
and recommended to the federal gov.
eminent that complete fuel admins.
tratiOn with an administrator for
each state recommended by the gov
errors be perfected Immediately. The
state executives also requested equit
able distribution.
The state executives were in agree
ment that only the utmost conserva,
ton OF all fuel and the most rigidly
supervised distribution would prevent
suffering Of the people and disaster to
industry. \.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
Open Every Day From
: a. NJ. to = p.
Wednesday and Saturday
Nights Open Till 1880

Agent for Superior Laundry
Co. Laundry shipped every
Tuesday at IL o'clock and comes
back Saturday forenoon. Also
agent for a reliable tailor;
bring in your suit and have it
repaired. cleaned and pressed.
ERODE BRUS
Proprietor
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
THIS LIFE MERE PATCHWORK
Pleasant to Think That In the By-and
BY All Things viii Have
Full Completion.

Life at best seems only patchwork.
BY the time the artist learns to paint
n picture which is considered worth
while, his hand has become shaky,
nervous or palsied and he cannot paint
the thing in his heart for which, all
his life. he had been preparing. BY
the time the business man has earned
enough money to keep him in comfort
foy the rest of his days he has often
lost the capacity to enjoy the fruits Of
his labor. When the mother has raised
her boy to manhood her offspring
leaves her for the sake of someone
ne loves better, and by the time the
man learns to really appreciate his
mother she is taken from him. Moth
ing seems ever quite finished, quite
mature. quite rs it should be in this
world. Perhaps in the by-and-by on
another planet we shall all find that
every incomplete thought and work
of our lives has been fitted into the
completed temple of life which we
may then inhabit forever.-Los An.
geles Times.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
RANKS WITH WORLDS GREAT
Achievements of Sir Isaac Newton
Give Him an Assured Place
Amon. lmmortals.

According to legend, which. how
ever, is seriously considered by certain
authorities, in the year 1865, the fall
of an apple as Newton sat in his
garden suggested the most magnificent
of his subsequent discoveries-the law
of universal gravitation. On his first
attempt to explain the lunar and planet
ary motions, he employed an estimate
then in use of the radius of the earth
which, based on the value of degree
of latitude then prevalent, as so er-
roneous as to produce a discrepancy
between the real force of gravity and
that required by theory to explain the
motions and indicated only an approxi-
mate verification of his theory Ac-
cordingly, he abandoned for a number
of years the hypothesis that homo
geneous attracting sphere behaved as
If all matter was concentrated at its
center, and took up other studies, con-
sisting chiefly of investigations Of the
nature of light and the construction Of
theories on light and color. Newton
died March 20, 1927 (old style), and
his remains were inferred in West
minister abbey.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
MEN OF SCIENCE PUZZLED
Find II Hard to Account for rbe
Erratic Movements Of Deep
Water Fish.

The erratic movements of fish are
n constant source of worry to scien-
lists. who, try as they will. can never
account for the vagaries of these sea-
dwellers. Here Is n case in point: In
May, 1870, the fishing schooner Hutch
ings, sailing from Gloucester. Mass,
was under the command of CaptaiHi
Kirby. trawling for cod Off Nantucket
A strange fish came up in the nets, n
large creature covered with yellow
spots. The men caught over two tons
and brought them to land, where they
-werG found to be an entirely new fam
lily. Scientists named them "tile Lsh."
for three years, till 1882, the fish were
caught in huge numbers, then the
"bnnkers" reported that they were no
longer to be seen. The news came that
the sen was covered with dead tile
fish. Six thousand square miles of sea
were almost hidden by the dead bodies.
Authorities said that there must have
been volcanic disturbance or else
some deadly disease had killed off the
fish. In 1915 schooner working in
the same waters caught the tile fish in
abundance, and to this day the fish
are there in millions.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
AS YOUNG AS
YOUR KIDNEYS

The secret of youth is ELIMINA-
TON OF POISONS from your body.
This done, you can live to be hundred
and enjoy the. good things Of life with
as much pep" as you did when in the
springtime Of youth. Keep your body
In good condition, that's the secret.
Watch the kidneys. They filter and
purify the blood, all of which blood
passes through them once every three
minutes. Keep them clean and in
proper working condition and you have
nothing to fear. Drive the poisonous
wastes and deadly uric acid accumula-
tons from your system. Take GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules and you
will always be in good condition. You
will feel strong and vigorous. with
steady nerves and elastic muscles.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules
are imported direct from the labora-
tories at HARLEM, Holland.
They are reliable remedy which
has been used by the sturdy Dutch for
over 200 years. and has helped them
to develop into one of the strongest
and hearthiest races of the world. Get
them from your druggist. Do not take
q substitute. In sealed packages
three sixes.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
JOSEPH w. SMITH,

Lieutenant Smith was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action near
st. Baussant, France, September -,
1918. Finding that his platoon would
be under heavy fire from six enemy
machine guns in crossing the Rupt de
Mad, Lieutenant Smith plunged into
the stream ahead of his men, and
crossing to the opposite bank, exposed
himself to fire from the guns in order
to ascertain their exact location. He
then led his men in flank attack on
the enemy position, capturing the guns
and nineteen Germans. this officer him.
self carrying rifle and using it with
telling effect. Lieutenant Smiths
quick judgment and disregard for per-
sohal safety enabled the entire line to
advance without being separated from
its barrage. His mother, Mrs. Rita L.
Smith, lives in Austin, Tex.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
RICHARD II. HILTON,

Sergeant, Company M, 11sth Infantry.
Sergt. Hilton was decorated for con-
spicuous gallantry at Brancourt,
France, October IL, 1918 While Sergt.
Hilton's company was advancing
through the village of Brancourt, 1t was
held up by intense enfilading fire from
machine gun. Discovering that the
fire came from a machine gun nest
In shell hole at the edge of the town,
Sergt. Hilton, accompanied by n few
other soldiers, but well in advance
of them, pressed on toward this posi-
ton, firing with his rifle until his am
munition was exhausted, and then with
his pistol, killing six of the enemy and
capturing ten. In the course Of this
daring exploit, Sergt. Hilton received
wound from bursting shell which
resulted in the loss of his arm. Sergt.
Hilton's home is at Westville, S. G.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
Antprtra'
JntntnrtalH
-s-s.s-s.-s-s-s-s-s
Most striking instances
Of gallantry for which
the Distinguished Service
Cross has been awarded

1t was difficult task TO select
from the thousands of acts of an
usual bravery performed by Ameri-
can soldiers in France few that
stood out aboue all others. General
Pershings staff undertook the task,
howeuer, so that the most ercep-
tional cases might be gipen the pub
icity they deserue. Below are the
stories of the feats that won for some
of the american fighters the coveted
Distinguished Service Cross.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11

chine gun fire. With two other SOL
diers Seibert charged machine gun
emplacement in advance Of their COM
pany, he himself killing one of the en-
emy with shotgun. and capturing
two others. In this encounter he was
wounded, but he nevertheless contin-
ued in action, and when withdrawal
was ordered he returned with the last
unit. assisting wounded comrade.
Later in the evening he volunteered
and carried in wounded until he faint
ed from exhaustion. His father, George
Seibert, lives In Salinas, Cal.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
HERMAN DAVIS,
Private Company !, 113th
Infantry.

Private Davis. whose home Is with
his mother ut Big Lake, Ark, won the
Distinguished Service Cross for un-
usual bravery in action ut Molleville
farm, France, October 10, 1918. While
acting as company runner Private
Davis single-handed attacked Ger
man machine gun nest which was
harasslng the left flank of the company
and preventing its advance. He
killed four of the enemy and captured
the gun, thus allowing the company to
continue forward.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
THOMAS e. O'SHEA,
Corporal, M. G. Co., 10Th Infantr

corporal, NJ. u. Co., 1Uth Infantry.
Corp. O'Shea was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for conspicu-
Gus gallantry in action near lie Cate
let, France, September 30, 1918. Be-
coming separated from their platoon
by smoke barrage. Corp. O'Shea, with
two other soldiers, took cover in u
shell hole well within the enemy lines.
Upon hearing a call for help from an
American tank, which had become dis
abled thirty yards from them, the
three soldiers left their shelter and
started toward the tank, under heavy
fire from German machine guns and
trench mortars. In crossing the fire.
swept area, Corp. O'Shea was mortally
wounded and died of his wounds short
~ afterward. He lived in Summit,
N. j.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
JOHN CALVIN WARD,
Private, Company D, 117th Infan

Private, Company D, 117th Infantry.
Private Ward was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for conspicu-
Gus gallantry In action near Estrees,
France, October 8, 1918. During an
advance Private Wards company was
held up by a machine gun which was
enfilading the line. Accompanied by a
non-commissioned officer, he advanced
against this position and succeeded in
reducing the nest by killing three and
capturing seven Of the enemy and their
guns. His mother, Mrs. Laura Ward,
lives in Morristown, Tenn.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
Whiskers Reappearinq.

A noticeable feature in masculine
appearance is the increasing fashion
of whiskers. At present they are only
small affairs of the Albert variety.
made popular by the prince consort.
The whisker Is no longer than two
fingers breadth, but there is no telling
what dimensions these side products
Of the war may assume.
1t is an army fashion, just us boards
were an after-growth of the Crimea.
The present whisller originated among
officers whose right arm, stiff or i'm
paired through wounds, cannot be
raised easily to the level of the ear,
and so prevents Il clean shave to the
top of the cheek.-London Chronicle.
The small boy occasionally con-
sumes time by eating dates.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
SIDNEY HoLzEMAN,

Private, Machine Gun Co., 1s2nd In
fantry.
Private Holzeman was decorated for
extraordinary heroism in action in the
Bois de Foret, France. October 10,
1918. After six runners had been killed
or wounded in attempts to get through
heavy shell fire with an important mes
sage from the reglmental commander
Of the 39th infantry to the regimentnl
commander Of the 59th infantry. Pri-
vate Holzeman, with Private james j.
Snyder, responded to call for volun-
teers, and succeeded in delivering the
message.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
HARRY GROVER o'coNNoR,
Sergeant, Headquarters Detachment
Personnel Office, 7eth Division.


Personnel Office, 7sth Division.
Sergt. O'Connor was decorated for
conspicuous bravery in action near ST.
Juvicn, France, October Is, 1913.
Sergt. O'Connor volunteered and went
from his division headquarters to one
of the regiments in line to obtain much
needed information and to arrange for
liaisOn. He covered the distance of
six kilometers through shell fire three
times before the unit was found; and,
while returning with the information.
was seriously wounded by n shell
which mortally wounded two COM
paniOns. He gave water and first aid
to the two men and dragged himself
down the road until he met soldier
whom he sent for an ambulance. After
reaching the hospital and having his
wounds dressed, he left the hospital
without the knowledge of the attend
ants and delivered the information to
his division headquarters in person.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
WILBUR e. coLVER,
Sergeant, Company A, 1st U. S. En-
oineers.

For conspicuous gallantry in action
near Verdun, France, October 8, 1918,
Sergt. Colver was awarded the Dis
tingushed Service Cross. Volunteer
ing, with two other soldiers, to To-
cate machine gun nests, Sergt. Col
yer advanced on the hostile positions
to a point where he was half sur.
rounded by the nests, which were in
ambush. He killed the gunner of one
gun with captured German grenade
and then turned this gun on the other
nests, silencing all of them before he
returned to his platoon. He was later
killed in action. Sergt. Colver lived
with his father, William H. Colver,
at 2O2 Helen avenue, South Ozone,
L. l., N. Y.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
MATEJ kOCAk
Sergeant, Company c, 5th Regimen
U S, M. C,

U. S. M. C.
Sergeant Kocak (deceased) won the
Distinguished Service Cross for gal.
lantry in action near Scissors, France,
July IS, 1918. When the advance of
his battalion was checked by n hid
den machine gun nest, Sergeant Ko-
cak went forward alone. unprotected
by covering fire from his own men,
and worked in between the German
positions in the face of fire from enemy
covering detachments. Locating the
machine gun nest, he rushed 1t, and,
with his bayonet drove off the crew.
Shortly after this Sergeant Kocak or
ganized 25 French colonial soldiers,
who had become separated from their
company and led them in attacking
another machine gun nest, which was
also put out of action.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
BERGER LEMAN,
Private, Company H. 132nd Infantry.

Private, Company H. 132nd Infantry.
Private Leman was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action near
Consenvoye, France. October 8, 1918.
When his company reached point
within 100 yards of its objective. to
which 1t was advancing under terrific
machine gun fire, Private Leman vol
UNFAIRLY and unaided, made his way
forward, after all others had taken
shelter from the direct fire of an en-
emy machine gun. He crawled to n
flank position Of the gun and after
killing or capturing the entire crew,
turned the machine gun on the re-
treating enemy. His mother, Mrs.
Anna Leman, lives in Chicago.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
CHARLES D. PRIEST;
Chaplain, 358th Infantry.

Chaplain Priest (deceased) was dec
grated for extraordinary heroism In
action near Les HUT Chemins. France,
September 90, 1918. Chaplain Priest
disregarded personal danger by going
six hundred yards beyond the front
line, and with the aid Of a soldier, car
rying back wounded man to shelter.
Chaplain Priests home was at $50
North La Sale street, Chicago, Ill.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
JOHANNES s. ANDERSON,
First Sergeant, Company B, 1a2nd In
fantry.

Sergt. Anderson was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action at Con-
senvOye. France, October 8, 1913.
While his company was being held up
by intense artillery and machine gun
fire, Sergt. Anderson, without aid, vol
UNFAIRLY left the company and worked
his way to the rear of the nest that
was offering the most stubborn resist
ance. His advance was made through
an open area, and under constant hos
tile fire, but the mission was success
fully accomplished and Sergt. Ander-
son not only silenced the gun and cap
tured it, but also brought back with
him twenty-three prisoners. His home
address is Chicago.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
LLOYD M. sElsERT.
Sergeant Company r, 364th
lnfanfrx

Sergeant Seibert was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for con-
spicuous gallantry in action near Ep-
knoxville, France, September 20. 1918.
Suffering from illness, Sergeant Sell
bert remained with his platoon and led
his men with the highest courage and
leadership under heavy shell and ma
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
Agitation.

II wish they'd quit saying prices
will go down." said the thrifty woman.
ITS well meant"
mo doubt. But every time the an
nouncement is made it seems to scare
all the people I deal with into making
hay while the sun Shines"
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
Nice Time Was Had.

Tommie Gage tive)-Yestaday was
muh birthday.
Jimmie-Gee, what did yer pa and
ma give yuh?
Tommie-Ma gimme bath and pa
gimme lickin'.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
The Proper Star,

'Men." shouted the tall gaunt, fem
gated to superlntend the reconstruc-
ton of the world. you must con.
struct, you must build, you must have
something to show for the work of
your hands. Don't depend on the prod.
uct of the other mans handiwork."
1--WE don't. lady," called out the chap
with the shoulder braid and the limp,
"a lot of us fellers roll our own
indianapolis News.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11

Ignorance may be bliss, but one'i
knowledge of ones ignorance is wha
blisters.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
The Substitute.

"Was that man who talks so much
really overseas"
Not quite"
"What do you mean by that?"
"He is frequently half seas over"
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11

1t isn't what man doesn't know
that worries him, but what he knows
others know he doesn't know.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
Golden Silence.

Willie-'Pa, what is the better part
of wisdom?" Pa-"To know when you
have said enough, my son."
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11

Proofreaders are practical type
Fighters.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11

IFS a poor phonograph that is un.
able to speak for itself.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11

Insincerity has taken n few orders
but it never held job very long.
The Dolores star., 1919-04-11

w. N. u, DENVER, NO. 1s-1s1s.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-09
A Valuable Collection of Shells.

There is large black trunk partI,
covered up in q corner of the lecturt
room of the Portland Society of Natura
History that is worth writing about. Ii
he summer of 1907 . young man nance
John A. Allen, son of o. d. Allen
professor of chemistry at Yale College
native of Buckfi field, called at the
rooms of the Natural History Society
and inquired of Curator Norton where
he could get with the least expenditure
of time specimens of snail peculiar Il
the islands of Casco Bay. Obtaining the
desired information the young man took
his departure but returned in few days
with large supply of the snails ir
which he was interested. At that time
he was an assistant in the Gray herba.
rum at Cambridge under Professor
Serene Watson, who succeeded Asa
Gray, the author of the popular text.
book on botany. As time passed Mr..
Allen made several other calls at the
Natural History rooms and on one OF
these visits he told Mr.. Norton that az
he did not expect to live much longer
he wanted to put the Portland Society
in his will as the recipient of bis collec.
ton of shells numbering from 5000 to
10000 specimens, largely American but
also some from different parts of the
world. Having gained permission to
store part of his collection here be
sent q large number, and after his death
in Oregon about four years ago the local
society received the big black trunk, his
latest collection. As brother of Mr..
Allen appeared to question the legal
ownership of these collections by the
Natural History Society the contents OF
the black trunk have never been taken
out, but remain as they were received
four years ago.