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fjord to free 299 British captives
from a German prison ship said:
"A neutral must not. complain"
II Britain commits a mere techni.
cal breach of neutrality. taking
no neutral life and touching no
neutral property" in freeing men
Illegally made prisoners"
Mr.. Chamberlain repliea.to a vote
of thanks from his AUDIENCE with
the words:
Ladies and gentlemen: I am still
young. Time is before me. I hope
that even yet may have the chance
OF putting my energies into the
work Of peace"
In celebrating on the aims in the
war against Germany, Mr.. Cham
berlain declared:
I'm what I have put forward as
our aims there is nothing humiliat-
ing or oppressive for anybody and
on such basis we, for our part.
should be ready to seek settlement
with any government that had sub
scribed to those aims and given proof
of their sincerity.
But the next step does
not lie with U.S. We are resolved
that freedom shall prevail and
until we are satisfied that
freedom is safe we shall continue to
do battle with all our soul and all
Of our strength and of the strength
Of the whole empire"
The Prime Minister'S demand for
restoration of independence of Poles
and Czechs as a primary requisite
OF peace was echoed in an address
by Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader Of
the Liberal opposition in the House
OF Commons, who also asserted
every nerve must be strained to
help the Firms"
Evening star., 1940-02-25
couldn't stay here waiting for their

couldn't stay here waiting for their
return.
Passed New Bomb Holes.
jumped up and stared after the
Russian planes again as if couldn' t
believe what my eyes had already
told me. Then I turned and ran
f1oundering and stumbling for the
grove of spruce. AS I ran I saw the
new black bomb holes-but I kept
running until I found myself be-
meath the protecting green branches,
where several dozen men were
stretched fiat upon the ground
Wade Werner was here, too. Every
thing was all right.
Soon every one seemed of one
mind, that we should get out of
there and into the real woods, an
other quarter of mile away. After
all, the first bomb had struck the
field just about half way between
Wade and the others in the grove
and myself in the snow. We ran
and stumbled until we reached the
wood. Then the recall sounded and
we started back to our train.
I stopped by the bomb hole. It
was more than 10 feet deep and Is
feet wide - the work of a 200
FOUNDER. For a circumference of
80 yards the snow was blackened
and the small holes made by
shrapnel extended much farther be-
yond, though I heard no whistlmg
of the shrapnel. Sinking in the
snow up to my knees, I paced off the
distance from the bomb hole to
the pathetic little sink my body
had made where I threw myself
down. I counted II steps and in
the snow it was impossible for me
to step more than 2 feet at a time
so the bomb had exploded about so
yards from where I lay. If 1 had
tried to run to the grove-well,
should have just about reached the
bull's-eye for the bomb.
Shrapnel Hit Car.
From the grove we had seen angry
red flames in great columns Of black
smoke rising to the sky from group
of houses in the town. Now, to oul
right and near the railroad track
we saw other houses burning. The
coach in which we had left our bags
was intact, but a bomb had gone
clean through freight car just two
tracks away and shrapnel hac
passed through the front window o1
our car.
But we didn't stay there. The
engines whistled madly again. This
time there was only one plane, but II
was cruising toward us. And tl1i.
time there was no lettering on my
side. We hurried out of the freight
car, slipped down the western en-
bankment and, by great luck, found
a deep culvert Offering shelter. II
was probably the safest place in
town. There we huddled for two
more hours and heard bombs ex-
ploding first rather near and then
some miles away.
The village of B had taken cruel
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body jumped out and started run
ming to get through the town and
into the woods some three-quarters
of mile away. There were good
many Finnish soldiers and they ran,
too.
I was still under the impression
that pneumonia is likely to be more
dangerous than an air raid, so I
took time to bundle myself up
against the is below zero frigidity.
When I reached the wrecked farm
house on the edge Of town, 40 or
more Films were just disappearing
into a grove of spruce trees about
100 yards ahead. The grove was
near another farm house and COM
pletely surrounded by broad fields
of snow.
Started Across Field.
Another half dozen Firms were
crouching under a shed beside the
wrecked house to my right. I looked
back above the town and could see
no planes, so I started across the
field. Just then a Finnish soldier
yelled at me and pointed up in the
air in the direction I had chosen.
I looked up quickly. 1t seemed
as if the sky was full of airplanes-
long rows of beautifully stream
lined bombers. They we're coming
out of the northeast and were
headed directly toward us.
They were terribly near, too.
Should I rush under the shed?
I hated being near a house with
bombs coming down-especially after
what we had seen in the town that
morning. Should I run for the
grove? In 3 feet of snow I knew
I could never cover that 100 yards
in time, besides I would only tip off
the bombers above to the fact that
people were hiding there.
There was, only one other choice
and no time to lose. I threw my
self down into the deep snow of the
broad, solitary field. Already this
field was marked by two bomb cra-
ters where bombs had spewed up
the frozen earth last evening. Provi-
dentially, my legs, with their pale
blue ski pants, sank far into the
snow. Thank God, I thought, for
your white coat and hat. Maybe
they haven't seen you.
Then I rolled sideways and looked
up again. Yes, the bombers were still
coming and straight towards where
lay, in line with the wrecked farm
house-around which the Russians
had planted four bombs the last
time they came. How many were
they? Nine in one squadron and
then eight-yes, only eighth the
other. But that makes II planes,
and II bi-motors can carry an awful
lot of bombs.
1 remember too well my thoughts
as lay there with my pulses pound
ing and my eyes fixed with a fearful
fascination on those hideously beau
tiful shapes in the sky. You are
trapped, you fool. You can't do
anything but to keep lying here and
keep still. They are almost directly
over you now. Watch them-watch
beneath them. Will they drop the
bombs now? Will the first planes
wait just a few more seconds? If
they don't, 1t looks like you're done
for. Will they wait-oh, God. Here
they come!
-Four or i've tiny silver bullets
Evening star., 1940-02-25
New Trade Accord
Is Signed by Italy
And Turkey
Agreement With Germany
Revising 1884 Pact
Also Reported
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Feb. 24-Italy' signed Q
new trade pact with Turkey today,
while another agreement was re-
ported by informed sources to have
been completed between Italy and
Germany revising their 1894 com.
mercial accord to cope with wartime
conditions.
One communique said an Italian
Turkish commission completed its
work of determining the exchange
between the two countries for the
current year" and that a protocol
had been signed by Senator Amadeo
Giannini Of the Italian foreign min.
istry and Turkish Ambassador
Huseyin.
Closer Relations Seen.
A usually well-informed italian
source said 1t was believed the action
would bring the countries closer to-
gether.
Authoritative informants said the
revised pact between Germany and
Italy was signed by DR.. Karl Clodius,
German economic plenipotentiary,
and Giannini.
A second communique, however,
said merely that the German Italian
mixed commission met ito determine
commercial exchange between the
two countries for the current year."
Other Problems Examined.
"Also examined were other eco
nomic and financial problems which
interest the two countries and in
which solid collaboration was con-
tinued," it added. I'll Duce followed
the discussions and intervened per-
sonally to impart some instructions"
This statement said a convention
for frontier traffic also had been
signed by Germany and Italy.
An informed German source said
the pact probably would lead to in.
creased commercial exchanges be-
tween the two countries, but that
further discussions likely would bs
held on that matter.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Expert Scouts Farmers
Fears Of Imports
BY the Associated Press,

os Lne hSSOCldted IreSS.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 24.-A
Latin American specialist tonight
told the National Farm Institute
that some Of us think our bill of
rights is in jeopardy if a steer or a
bushel Of wheat penetrates our tariff
wall"
Discussing Latin American compe-
tltlon with the Midwest farmer, Prof.
James F. Rippy of the University of
Chicago, in prepared address, said:
I'VE first of all should try to dis
cover how much we could increase
our sales of meat and bread to the
Detroit area, if that area could ex-
pand its sales of automobiles to the
Argentine and Uruguay"
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Finland
Finnish defenders on the remaining
islands in Viipuri Bay.
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Pincers Close on Viipuri.

Finnish defenders on the remaining
islands in Viipuri Bay.
Pincers Close on Viipuri.
Eastward other divisions pressed
on against the Finnish land de-
fenses between the gulf and Lake
Muola, striving to complete a pincers
action on Viipuri.
Todays communique, telling of
Russian attacks from the region of
Koivisto, was the first admission
that the invaders had entered that
strongly fortified isthmus area. 1t
was not made clear whether the
Red Army forces had taken Koivisto
fortress, offshore island stronghold
whose coastal artillery guns have
been turned inland to play havoc
with Russian communications.
Viipuri, once modern town of
74,000, now is virtual combat area,
its buildings wrecked by shells and
Its non-combatants moved away.
The Firms said these gulf and
land attacks. directed at ViipU(i
from five points, resulted in heavy
Russian losses: that six tanks and
six batteries were destroyed. But
the Firms did not, this time say
the attacks were repulsed.
Losses Placed Over 1880.
On the Firms left flank, east of
Lake Muola, two Russian detach-
ments of unspecified size were de-
clared to have been wholly an
initiated" yesterday after piercing
the Finnish lines. More specific
Soviet losses we're totalled up to
over 1850, as follows:
Salmenkaita, east Of Lake Muola,
more than 1000 dead; machine guns
and other arms left on the field.
Northeast of Lake Ladoga: About
1000 killed, is tanks destroyed"
At Kuhmo, on the central east
ern front: 'The enemy lost $50
killed"
The day previous the Firms es-
timated Russian losses at $500.
At the extreme eastern end Of the
line, near Taipale, the Firms coun-
er-attacked and destroyed two So
Wet TANKS.
The announcement likewise dis
closed a rapid Russian advance up
the railway to the station of Kais-
lahti, 7h miles south of Viipuri,
presumably as a result of the Fin
nish retreat to a new line of de-
fenses just before Viipuri.
Kaislahti, however, is hemmed in
by islands, at least some of which
presumably are still in the hands
of Finnish defenders.
Both bombing and scouting flights
were made by the Finnish aviators
Soviet air activity, although spo-
radio over Finland's entire length
was not heavy yesterday. The Firms
said they shot down two, Soviet
planes.
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sliding out from under the Russian
bombers. Bullets shining in the sun.
Coming down and down, directly
down toward me. Now it happens,
now there is no power on earth that
can save you. Now you've got to
take it. You wondered If you could.
Oh, but why do they come so fast?
Is More Bombers Appear.
Then within the orbit Of my eye
sight behind the dropping silver
ovals, I saw more planes and yet
more planes speeding in the wake
of the others. Six-12-15 more
bombers. Fifteen and 17-how many
does that make? Never mind, never
mind Enough to wipe me off the
face of the earth. Never mind count
ing. The bombs are coming
are the bombs? My thoughts raced
wildly, a hundred times faster than
I could have thought.
Yes, there they are. They are
much bigger and nearer now. And
they are coming straight at you.
There is no escape. You can't dodge
it .. Oh, God, don't let them get
me. I want to live. I've got so much
to do yet. Don't let them
But it's too late. They are ter
ribly close. In few seconds it will
be over. You will know in two or
three seconds-or you will never
know. Dig into the snow!
I couldn't stand it to look at them
any longer. There would be shrap-
mel, If not worse. 7 thrust my face
and body into the snow. I am sure I
must have closed my eyes. If the
knife of a guillotine had been drop
ping toward my neck, I could not
have felt nearer deaths door. And
with my hands tied. held my
breath, clenched my fists. Any mo-
ment would bring the end-of this
paralyzing suspense. or of me.
Feels Terrific Conclusion.
Then thunder and lightning tore
across the field on which lay. The
earth shuddered beneath me and my
body shuddered with it. A terrific
conclusion shook me, as dog shakes
rat. But then came another
and a third-and a fourth. Wham-
roar! Wham-roar! Again and again
the earth conyulsed beneath me
until I lost all count. The detona-
tions followed each other too closely.
Then came silence. I felt nothing
had touched me. I was still alive.
But. the other bombers? Where
were they2 I rolled over and looked
straight up again. Yes, there they
were-the other 15-and now they,
too, were directly above me, right
where the first II had been. Oh,
God, will they drop them, too? viii
they let them go now? Don't drop
them now, you devils. Please wait
just few seconds. I don't want to
die yet. Hurry, fly faster! Please!
Yes, they were going over-they
had gone over thanks to the
Deity, or the destiny :. yes, they
were flying now to the town.
thanked God on the fiat of my
back in the snow. The roar of ex-
ploding bombs continued, but they
seemed suddenly far away and un-
important. Nothing in these few
seconds had been important but the
bombs and myself. It was sheer
egotism: the instinct and the will
to live struggling with the fear, al
most the certainty, Of death. Yes.
the bombers had gone by-but I
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
PROCEEDINGS OF
ASKOV COUNCIL

The village council of Askov met
in regular session December S, 1910,
at p. m. in the town hall. All men,
bers were present except George L.
Glen.
The minutes of the previous meet
ings were read and approved.
1t was moved, seconded and car
ried to accept a 500 security bond
or 500 certificate of deposit as Sc
curity for Notwithstanding m t
liquors license.
The minutes of the annual cleo
ton board were accepted and filed.
The following officers were elected:
Councilman for three years, MILFORD
Olesen.
Treasurer for two years, Thorvald
Andersen.
Clerk for two years, George 1. Glen.
Justice of the peace for two years,
T. N. Thomson.
Justice of the peace for one year,
Hans Mosbaek.
Assessor for two years, Rasmus
Petersen.
Constable for two years, Clarence
Morgensen.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
to approve the classification of Con-
rad Christensen's property described
as Lot 8 of Auditors subdivision or
that part of the NEA lying North and
West of railroad right of way, Section
80, Twp. 43, R. 19, as homestead.
Concerning plans to buy a snow
pillow it was moved, seconded and
carried to appoint MILFORD Olesen and
Edwin Sorensen as a committee to
contact the town board on a Joint
purchase plan for a pillow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
ASKOV
Mail Early.

Within few days the volume of
mail handled by the post office de-
partment will be greatly increased. Pa
irons of the mail service can cooperate
in no small measure toward relieving
the rush by mailing as early as posi-
BILE; buy stamps at one time in guam
titles sufficient to take care of all your
Christmas mailing, for instance: 20
one and one-half cent stamps cost
&c cents, whereas if you buy them one
at time they will cost 40 cents.
Greeting cards inclosed in enve-
lopes, not sealed, and on which there
is no writing, may be mailed for y
cents each, post cards are one cent
each; letters are 3 cents per ounce
from post office to post office, two
cents from route to route, route to
post office or post office to route; drop
letters are one cent each.
On account of the bulk of letters
handled during the Christmas rush
it is very desirable to send all greet
write little personal message at the
same time, seal your letter, put your
return address in the upper left cor
ner or on the back. Then you can be
sure that the letter will either reach
its destination or be returned to you.
The IL cent letters are not for
warded nor returned to the sender:
thus on that class of mail the sender
does not know if it reaches destina-
ton. But remember, the big help will
be to buy stamps in bulk and mail
early.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12

December 81. Sale will start at IL
a. m. sharp. Giroux lunch trailer
will be on grounds.
Four Head Horses.
Brown gelding, 8 years old, weight
400 pounds; brown mare, 9 years
old, weight 400 pounds. This is a
good young, sound, dependable work
team. Black mare, II years old,
weight 100 pounds; gray colt coming
2 years in June.
T. B. and Bangs tested. Holstein
COW, years old, to freshen March g.;
Holstein COW, 8 years old, to freshen
May S; Holstein cow, 2 years old, to
freshen April Is; Holstein cow, 2
years old, to freshen April IL; Hol-
stein heifer, 11a years old, still open;
Guernsey steer, TX years old; Hol-
stein bull, Is months old.
Poultry.
Two Bronze turkey hens, pure
bred; Guineas.
Machinery and Equipment.
High steel wheel wagon, 2 high
wooden wheel wagons, double set of
bob sleds with box, 2 spring-tooth
harrows, Deering riding cultivator,
walking cultivator, 2-horse potato dig
ger, several eveners and neck-yokes,
dump hay rake, Dain Az #. cut NOW
er, wooden drag, grindstone COM
plete, in good condition; sickle grind
er, like new; feed cooker, complete
with jacket; Windcharger, trade name,
complete with battery, wiring and
radio, like new; 11a h. p. Fairbanks
and Morse gasoline engine and pump
jack, complete; Hudson 8-bbl. stock
tank, like new; about 100 #. of pipes
and fittings; so #. of hay rope, new,
with also new fork; Lowden drink
ing cups and attachments, 2 double
sets of work harness and extra horse
collars, wheelbarrow, 250-egg size
incubator, 2 hard coal, 500-chick
size brooder stoves; small chicken
coops, small barrel stove, Alright
llCdtCI, SSt VI D1OSh dllu IdChlS, IlSW
post mall, Cyclone seeder, like new;
oman saw, sythe, poison sprayer,
like new; large ice tongs and ice saw,
some electric fence insulators, loyal.
cream can, 2 5-gal. cream cans, g.
gal. cream can, 2 sanitary milk strain
ers, milk pals, large ice box, large
sink, Mellotte 750-lb. capacity cream
separator, like new, has the new stain
less steel discs; also many other items
too numerous to mention such as
shovels, potato forks, hay and manure
forks, chains, etc. Don't miss this
sale.
Usual auction terms.
ALBERT OLSEN, Owner.
VIM. H. Barnick and Sons, Sandstone
auctioneers.
Sandstone State Bank, clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
PARTRIDGE TOWN
BOARD PROCEEDINGS

November 80, 1910.
Regular monthly town meeting in
Askov on this day.
All members were present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved as read.
Bills numbering from $40 to 551
inclusive were allowed and ordered
paid.
With all business cleaned up to
date for this year, a motion was made
and carried to adjourn until next
spring, as this is the last town meet
ing for this year.
Bills allowed and paid are as fol-
lows:
Jens K. Christensen, dragging S 600
Chris Petersen, dragging $1,000 700
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12
Church and Home
BY REV. M. MIKKELSEN

When Martin Luther went through
the spiritual experience which made
him a reformer it was through the
scriptures he learned that a man is
adjusted to Gods requirements and
is assured of Gods fellowship, not
by anything that he can do or be,
not by any institution that he can be-
long to, but simply by his personal
trust in God.
It is not uncommon to meet people
who feel that they must do some
special kind of work in order to be
accepted, and that something unique
must soon be done if civilization is to
be preserved. This is period of
breakup and readjustment, an era
somewhat like that of which the great
Alexander took advantage; certainly
there is a tremendous work before us;
every power for good in this world
must be mustered into service, but
as we 60 about our work we should
not forget that trust in God under
all conditions means more to us than
trust in self. Any set-up of social
or governmental system as rule is
capable of readjustment when such
is needed, and the more perfectly
it can be adjusted to the need of
humanity, the more nearly it may
approach the ideal of Christ, but
such adjustment can proceed peace
fully and be constructive only when
it is called for by members of the
system itself. 1t is difficult to be-
lieve that the present situation in
Europe is the result of well-planned
readjustment that should in any way
approach the ideal of Christ when
successfully completed. I believe
rather it was planned as a world
wide revolution; as such it was
launched, and only in case of defeat
should war be attempted. What we
see now is desperate struggle, and
utterly without meaning, to cover up
a colossal blunder. Some smaller
nations were believed to be unable
to defend themselves and therefore
of necessity submissive. Spiritual de-
feasibility was not considered; great
nations can afford to ignore such
trivialities, smaller ones cannot, and
therefore when an invader nation
suggests to offer readjustment service
to satisfy her own purpose, she may
discover a solid line of defense in
the people that stands united both
in national and Christian purpose
and thus experience her first defeat.
1t was with that in mind l wrote
about motherhood in last weeks
article. Of course motherhood is
our strongest defense in any eventu-
atty. Faith in God, country, church,
and home must be preserved. AS
we prepare to protect our country
and our property we should also be
prepared to safeguard ourselves. No
one can work his own salvation, but
he can trust in God and leave the
salvation to Him. In defense of coun-
try and home, of purity of soul and
heart we can have no better ally
than God. Come what may, struggle
or despair, defeat or victory, we shall
have strength to endure if we have
faith
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-12

L. A. Paulsen, dragging -- HOO
Clarey Jensen, dragging ------ $50
E. M. Olesen, dragging ----- 200
John Meier, dragging ---- $50
c. w. Johnson, dragging - 200
Almer E. Ecklund, clerk at cleo
ton ACCOMPLISHMENTS 8.95
Einar Jensen, election service
and town meeting - 1858
Carl A. Pearson, election serv-
ice and town meeting $500 11.95
c. Flint, election service and
town meeting -------------- 1852
Julius F. Slett, election service
and town meeting - 11.95
c. FLINT, Town Clerk.