The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25
LAST RITES were SAID
FOR MRs.A.H.lOSsOW
From Mondays Daily.


Friends and relatives. residing not
only In and around Mankato, but To-
Gated at many other places, as
sembled this afternoon at the resi-
dcnce OF DIR. and Mrs. {. ]. Holman,
1856 Lincoln street. TO attend the flu
neral OF the late Mrs. A. II. Lossow.
whose untimely passing away ut her
home In Minneapolis late Saturday
afternoon caused profound sorrow to
the vast number OF people with whom
she was intimately acquainted.
A special car came into Menkato
last evening from Minneapolis over
the Omaha, bringing quite a number
of the business associates of Mr.. Los.
SOW. Among these were William II.
Premner. general solicitor of the Min.
neapolis and ST. Louis. accompanied
by Mrs. Bremner; ID. +. Potter, as.
sistant general manager of the 500
line: John Erdall general attorney of
the 500: Herbert Richardson. claims
attorney OF the 500: E. Il. Hodson.
freight claim agent of the 500; and
Albert Fenton, general agent of the
Omaha road. John r. w. Sargent of
Chicago. brother.in-law of Mr.. Los.
SOW. was among those who came to
the city today. Another was DR.. r.
u. Davis of Faribault. who was &C
ccmpanied by Mrs. Davis, n sister of
MIR Lossow.
Was Niece Of Mrs. c. J. Holman.
Mrs. LossJw was thirty.two years
OF age. Her maiden name was Jo-
sephine Zimmerman Her mother.
DIR. Ella V. Zimmerman Is living at
Little Falls, y. Y. Mrs. Lossow was
a niece of Mrs. c. J. Holman OF Man.
kato. at whose home the funeral took
place.
Josephine Zimmerman was born at
Little Falls, n Y. Later i'm life the
family home was ut Elgin. I'll. 1t
was here that she was married on
February %. 1904 TO A. Fl. Lossow.
then a promising young attorney of
Mankato. The two made their home
in Mankato during the two years fol-
lowing. after which they moved to
Boston, later to Washington, then to
Chicago AMI finally to Minneapolis,
where they lived during the last two
years. At Washington. Mr.. Lossow
was attorney I'm the service of the
Interstate Commerce commission. At
Chicago he was with the Northwest
crn in like capacity and during the
past two years he has been doing
legal work at Minneapolis for the
500.
Mrs. Lossow has been Ill since last
September. During all of this time
she received all the care that could
possibly be given. Her trouble was
Bright's disease Death had been
expected for some days before II ac-
tually occurred.
Mrs. Lossow is survived by her
husband and by one child, Virginia
LOssow. aged ten years.
The funeral this afternoon began
at two o'clock and was conducted by
Rev. 7. II. Paden, pastor of the Pres
yterian church. The interment took
place i'm Glenwood cemetery.
The pail bearers we're ID. +. Pot
ter, William II. Brenner, l.. l.. Hold
son. Herbert Richardson, John Err
dali and Albion Fenton. all of Min
neapolis.
There was profuse array of beau
tiful floral tributes.
From Mondays Daily.
The operations Of the allies in
Flanders, after a long period
Of sporadic fighting at detached
points apparently now assume
the character Of a general move
ment in an attempt to press back
the entire western end CT the
German line.
The latest French official state
ments say that appreciable gains
have been made, although u Is
admitted that Germans are stout
iy resisting. II Is reported from
London that the Germans have
evacuated Dixmude.
The allied fleet is reported to
have begun the bombardment OF
DardaneiIes last Saturday. Moth
ing Is known regarding the result
The allies probably could as
sen1ble powerful feet In the
Mediterranean for this purpose.
Petrograd, via londan, Decem-
Der 21.-The Russian forces are
still holding at bay the German
column, which Is seeking to cross
the Bzura river at Soehaezew
and advance on Warsaw, thirty
miles away. For three days this
German army OF about 100000
men mas been endeavoring TO
cross the river and throw back
Russians, who are holding the
right bank.
Soehsezew continues to be the
German objective In attempt to
reach Warsaw. The Russians on
the right bank Of the Bxura are
heavily entrenehed.
London, December 2t.-There
are persistent rumors that Ger
man cruiser was sunk of the coast
Of Scotland. u 10 rumored that
two British destroyers arrived
at leith, Scotland, badly ds;nag-
ed. There 10 no conformation of
the reports. .a.. viz.
News From War Zone.
Athens, December 21.-French and