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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-22
Will Not Be Surprising If kaiser's Forces Retire
Inside the Belgian Frontier From France
In Short Time.
THREE BATTLES WITHIN FORTY-F|vE MILES
Ten Thousand Dead and Wounded Left on One
Field and Trenche. Abandoned In
Retreat Of Enemy.

time when the German head
quarters at Lille must move
Eastward or be lost.
In a distance of only As
miles, three separate and dis
tinct battles Of extreme vio-
!lence are in progress. From
Nieuport, ten miles southeast
to Dixmude, the Belgian army,
reinforced by the naval bri-
gade and covered by the guns
Of the British war fleet are
rolling the Germans back. Ev-
cry attempt Of the Germ4hs to
break through this line has
been repulsed with severe los,
and it is declared that the Ger
mans have left 10000 dead and
wounded on the field here.
From Dixmude, twelve miles
south to Ypres, there is no
fighting. The Germans and al
lies maintain a line here but it
has not been marked with any
general encounter since Mon
day.
Beginning at Ypres and ex-
tending nine and one half miles
southeast to Menin, there is a
second battle line. The Ger
mans were forced back nearly
three miles along this front
last night, following a night
assault in force, which was de-
B.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. o.
The conference report on the
war tax bill was adopted by
the house today by q vote Of
1876 to 81. No roll call was de-
manded by the republicans,
but on q rising vote, the minor
ity voted against the adoption
of the report. Representatives
Thompson of Oklahoma and
Witherspoon, Of Mississippi
were the only democrats to
arise In opposition to the par
,ty measure. The revenue bill
was sent immediately to the
senate for final action.
In discussing the conference report
on the revenue bill, Representative
Underwood told the house that al
though the bill expires by limitation
on January /, 1916, It may be neces-
sary to continue the taxes after that
date
ITO be candid with the house."
said Underwood, II do not think the
results of the European war will be
over by January /, 1915, nor do
think that our revenues will meet ex-
penses by that time However. this
is an emergency measure and 1t was
thought wise to make 1t terminate on
that date. It can be extended II
necessary"
When Underwood brought the con-
ference report into the house, he
was applauded by members anxious
to adjourn tonight
After the house adopted the con-
ference report, Representative Henry
of Texas, declared that no adjourn
ment resolution should be presented
until the Lever cotton warehouse bill
had been considered. Majority Lead
or Underwood was about to introduce
a resolution for nnal adjournment to-
night when Henry brought point Of
mo quorum" to bring In members to
consider the warehouse measure. A
bill similar to the Lever bill has
passed the senate and an agreement
between the two houses will not be
difficult to reach today.
As It stands in the conference re-
port on tho war tax bill, the tax on
wines is as follows: eight cents Q
gallon on ALL still wines, flfty-fve
cents a gallon on grape brandy and
wine spirits used In fortifying wines.
On champagne and sparkling and car
donated wines, the tax Is five cents
for half pint bottle. ten cents on
bottles containing more than half a
pint up to pint and twenty cents
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spbsc rtbsrs os The Daily Cats city
are ssrvsd the full Leased Wirs ssrv.
leo of the United Press Associations
Williams news., 1914-01-08
Steady Growth

New subs have been added to the subscription list of the News each week since the present manag- ment was put in char. e. The new
 subscribers are pretty well distrib- uted over the territory covered by the News. During this time not one regular subscriber has been lost from the list. If this steady growth continues turnout the entire year, next year will find the News with the largest bona6de sub list that it ever has had The only pa per in West Coconino shoald have such a list, and the present manag- ment will strive to attain that end.
Williams news., 1914-01-08
Continual Sunshine

Did ever a country have more persistent sunshine than Arizona! It was this sunshine that brought the editors out here and it is this sunshine which seeI.s destined to make them stay. This sunshine may not have quite such an exhil- erating effect upon some as it has upon the editors. If it did, every onehere wou d most certainly feel fine these winter CD days. One man who has lived in Williams much longer than we, feels that this weather is alt ,gether too fine. He fears that we will have to pay for it la CT. He says that he never knew su.h winter here. We can't say as to that, but here are two who are enjoying this unexcelled weather and We hope 70 continue ding su while the sunshine lasts and the choice is left with Us.
Williams news., 1914-01-08
A New Years Card

The News is in receipt of neat New Years card from one of the mercantile firms of Williams. It appears to have been printed from a steel engraving and was probably secured from Montgomery Ward X Company, or some other out of town firm of note. It is undoubt- edly one of the classiest gifts received by any of the News force during the late holiday season. In fact, this card IS of such very high class that we fear most of the people of Williams must have found it rather hard to decipher. One well known rancher-possessed of an average intelligence, at least re- marked about the card sent him, "Yes, I got one of the dod blasted things. l spent about twenty min- utes making out the first four or five words and then 1 got mad and threw the D thing in the fire :" The Editor confesses that altho he has spent seven years at the print
 CTS trade and has had considerable experience with type faces, he was forced to halt little to decipher several of the words. The News is in the printing business, but it is not prepared to print steel engrav- ings. We have Old English and script faces, some of them a little difficult for some people to decipher but none of them nearly so difficult as the model used in the engraving herein referred to. We-that is to say, our better halves sev- eral dozen gifts this season, and every one of them was purchased in Williams. We feel that Will jams offered a very good variety of gift goods this season, and we are glad to say that so far as we know, there was only one firm in town which did not find our stock large enough to choose from.
Williams news., 1914-01-08
Victory in Defeat

Our school teams were defeated in the basket ball games New Years day-that is, they came off with the small end of the score and yet their defeats may be ad- judged victories viewed from two viewpoints. First; when you allow the proper handicap to our teams for their small size compared with the older and larger Winslow ag- gregations. it was victory for them to do as well as they did Second; :; looking to the future time when Williams shall have a four years high school course, the same good fight put up by these same teams of ours, grown older, larger, hardier and more experienced, will bring the laurels to the Williams teams. Certainly, we must have that high school Course and these teams must keep right on with their training There Is no cause for discouragment. There IS every hope for victory in the later games to come.
Williams news., 1914-01-08
LODGES

SOCIETIES (RAND CANYON ENCAMPMENT, No. VI l. O. O. F. Meets every other W.dnesd evening after subordinate. listing brethr cordially invited. :. P. M. Sbafer c. r.
 O. A. lnman. .P. Jos. CottoIendy, J. w.
 Nels Holm, S) W.
 G. N. Tucker, scribe.
 John EIccE r'-c--
Williams news., 1914-01-08
Working for a Dry Town?

Last week the News called the attention of the city council to the need of keeping better order at night in one section of our town. A petition asking for the appoint ment of night marshall was then and is now before the council. The council met Tuesday night of this week but took nc further action to put stop to night disturbances of the peace.
 One man has suggest d that a midnight closing ordinance would be as effective as, and less expens- i've than a night marshall.
 It is plain that some action needs to be taken to preserve order at night
 The disturbances are reported to occur in or near the district in which most of the saloons are To- cated. Hence, the query has natur ally arisen: is the present council, by failing to stop these night dis turbances, working up sentiment for dry town?
Williams news., 1914-01-08
PURE DRINKING WATER

Pure drinking water at l5 cts 8 barrel, at the wells opposite the light plant. G. M. GRAHAM
Williams news., 1914-01-08
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Pigs For Sale

$5 pair Enquire at Johnson X McConkey,s store.
Williams news., 1914-01-08
Low Water But not a Water
 Famine

The Water Company informs us this week that there is need to be saving of the city water We un- derstand that there is water enough to last for some time to come; but no one knows how long the present dry weather may last and therefore
Williams news., 1914-01-08

it is the better part of wisdom to carefully conserve the present sup ply. The company does not ask that tle people cut down on the actual use of water, but only that they cooperate with the company in the effort to eliminate all waste.
Williams news., 1914-01-08
WOOD! WOOD! WOOD!

W. H. Talk is ready to deliver the finest quality of wood at the lowest prices, anything from stove to four foot cord wood, green, dry, any old kind. Very prompt deliv- cry. Call up w. H. Talk, on the Forest Line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
DEATH OF WICKLIf CASE
Former Resident Of Garden City Died
Monday Morning al Sons Home
IN Knapp, Wis.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Weklif Case died Monday morning
at the home of his son Chester Case,
at Knapp, Wis. He was about seven
,ty years of age and was born in
Wisconsin. He came to Blue Earth
county in the early fifties and was
married in 1866 to Miss Ella We'll
come and resided ut Garden City for
many years. He was a student at
the ''old log cabin" school from 1857
to 1850, and was well known and
respected by all who knew him.
His wife passed away last Sep
TENDER and he viii be laid to rest
beside her in the village cemetery.
He leaves one son.. Chester Case.
and several cousins to mour his loss.
They are Mrs. James Pepper or
Vernon Ceater. Mrs. l. III. Thurston
of Salem, Oregon, Mrs. Henry Gerry
of Chicago.
The funeral will be held ut the
Baptist church in Garden City. Thurs
day, April 0. at one O'Clock. The
pallbearers win be members of the
''old school" and are as follows !:
Ezra Gates, Henry o. Thompson Of
Amboy. william Detamore OF Good
Thunder, Frank Thursday Of Gar.
den City. w. F. Crane and Fillmore
Mills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10

to notify that individual to keep the
boulevard clear. ......
Trustee Olaf Larson stated that
the village should do something to
get rid of the numerous cesspools.
He believed septic tanks in their
places should be insisted upon. II
was decided TO let this matter go
over to the next meeting.
G. F. Fisher said there was great
need of a good sidewalk on that
block of Cornelius street opposite the
]. B. Nielsen residence. He said the
property owners were mostly non-
residents and II would therefore be
very hard to get majority pet.
tition 70 the Improvement. The coun.
ell should therefore order the side,
walk in as a measure OF public nee.
essity. The matter was referred to
the committee on streets.
Bill Presented BY Constable.
Among the bills that were passed
upon, one, that of the constable, w
]. Nixon, was laid over for further
investigation. The bin was as fol
lows:
April 5, call on Mrs. Postel or
Range street. trouble with Neitge':
dog, that bit one of her children, 81
March 80, Mrs. Peter Carlstrom, com
plant about Mrs. Billow's dog bit
ing children in the neighborhood, 81
March 20, Mrs. Neitge, different
boys around her yard making fire:
and carrying off stuff, 81.
Feb. 10, Driving out some tramp:
from shack on the river bank by or
der of council, 81.
Jan. 10, Mr.. Kranz building a hous,
on the corner of Wheeler avenue ant
River street, lost some tools ant
wanted constable to locate guilt!
parties,s1.
| Feb. IS, a strange dog got rur
over by an automobile and had Il
be killed and buried, $3.50.
Total of bill, $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
Drys Win In St. Peter
Vote Was Quite Close
Continued from Page One.

the city ticket, electing J. ]. Lobben
mayor.
The wet forces won at lie Sueur
by three votes. The result will be
contested
Prohibition forces won at Tracy. by
majority OF seventy-three votes.
The town. voted wet last year by a
majority of votes. The result may
be contested through an alleged over.
sight in obtaining an insufficient
number of names on the submission
petition.
Anti-saloonists won at Luverne by
majority of fifty-four votes. J. w.
Hawkinson was elected mayor.
Petitions Were at Fault.
Through a fault in filing petitions
for submission. which lacked the re.
quired number OF names, there was
no liquor election at Waseca. J. w
Grail was reelected mayor.
Waterville voted wet by a small
majority. Glenwood changed from the
dry to the wet column by twenty,
nine majority. -
Benson remains dry by q majority
Of seventy-four votes.
]. n. Edwards was elected mayor.
At New Ulm. l.. A. Fritsche was
reelected mayor.
Fergus Falls voted to remain dry
DR.. A. B. Cole was elected mayor.
H. ]. Frundt was reelected mayor
at Blue Earth.
Other Dry Towns.
Mantorville, Mimi, April This
town went dry" yesterday for the
first time by So votes to SIS. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent. Allan N. Norton; trustees, J.
L. Kutzler, Arthur Mutchler and ID,
s. Ruth; recorder, r. w. Britts;
treasurer, F. II. Ferrin; justice, E
L. Slingerland and j. F. Martin
street commissioner, Charles Schleif;
constable, John Johnson.
Litchfield. Mimi, April This city
voted dry" yesterday for the first
time in twenty years, the majority
being forty-three. The following were
elected: Mayor, A. w. Kron; record
er, F. o. Holm; treasurer, z. A
Settergren; attorney, r. Fl. Dart;
! justice, J. II. Bacon; constable, I. F
Brown aldermen, II. s. Johnson, C.
| G.. Crosby and Nels Knutson.
Cannon Falls, Mimi, April Can
non Falls went dry" by q majority
OF AZ votes at the election yesterday
This was a gain OF IS votes for the
"drys." Last year the saloons were
eliminated by two votes. f. ]. Holmes
was elected mayor. The campaign on
license was one OF the hottest In
the history OF the village.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
UnserambIins the Eggs.

New York, April S.-Pursuant to
an agreement with the department
Of justice relative to the disintegrat.
ing OF the Western Union Telegraph
-HaH~~'' end American Telephone
and Telegraph company. the direc.
tors Of the American company, who
likewise are directors Of the West
ern Union. resigned from the West
ern Union board today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
WILL ASSIST Mr.: Lee
Candidate For Governor Names His
Campaign Committee; ]. r. Jacob
Son Is Chairman

William E. Lee has named his primary
campaign committee. j. F. jacobson
is chairman and G. B. Bjornson is the
secretary. Charles H. March of Litch-
field. is treasurer. The executive COM
mittee is composed of George H. Sell
over, chairman; G. B. Bjornson, And
rev J. Davis, Charles H. March and
Edward 7. Zoung.
w. w. Brown of st. James represents
the second congressional district on the
committee. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
Arguments May Be Submitted
Friday or Saturday
Discovery IN the STATUTE
How "Half Mile Law" Was Enacted;
Digging Up Bit Of History; Many
People Interested

Fairmont, April S.-An appeal in
the habeas corpus proceedings OF
the Triumph saloon keepers was
fled in the supreme court on Mon
day, April 6. Attorney General
Lyndon A. Smith has notified
County Attorney Dean that the ap
peal will probably be argued on
Friday or Saturday of the present
week.
Attorney II. II. Dunn of Albert
Lea will appear for the saloon
keepers and Attorney General Smith
and Mr. Dean for the state. Inas,
much as all the facts in the case
are admitted, the point at issue is
a pure question of the constitution
atty of the half-mile law and q
decision Is looked for within a few
days.
In preparing the appeal an inter
esting discovery concerning the his
tory Of the half-mile law was made
1t appears that the law In question
was never passed as a separate act
Of the legislature, as many people
have supposed. When the statute
laws of Minnesota were collected
and revised in 1905 by the com
mission appointed by the late Gov
ernor johnson, the so-called half
mile law vas placed in the statutes
by the revising committee.
Revision Report Adopted,
At the next session of the leg
islature the whole revision report
covering some seven hundred pages
was adopted and passed as a single
bill. What member of the commit
tee was responsible for the intro
duction OF the law I'm question has
not been determined.
The decision OF the supreme
court on the appeal is looked for
not later than April 10 or 20. Pro
viding the decision in Judge Quinn's
court Is sustained, the two saloon
keepers will be brought before a
justice OF the peace, fined, and
their places of business will not re
open, at least in the present
quarters.
II the decision of the lower court
is reversed, the two gentlemen will
be discharged and the saloons viii
reopen about as soon as they car
get the front door unlocked. The
case has excited great interest and
the decision will be awaited with
interest. both i'm Martin county and
all over the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
New SLUG Casting Machine.

Wilbur Heidel.. young man EN-
ployed as an electrician by the
Northwestern Telephone Exchange
company, and residing at 232 Lin.
coin street, is the inventor of a
new slug casting machine for use in
printing Offices. He is attempting
to interest capital in the project of
establishing a factory in Mankato
for the manufacture of the new ap.
paratus. Mr.. Heidel came TO Man.
kato last fall from velva, North
Dakota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
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all Druggists. "a
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.-Advt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
Iaken to state Prinson.

ST. paul. Aprii s.-Martin Fiana-
gan. former police chief, and Fred Turn
err. former city detective. were taken
to state prison at saltwater today to
begin serving the indeterminate sen.
fences Of from one to ten years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
Rebels Captured Another Town.

washington. April s.-onicial dis
patches at the state department re
port that Dena Cecilia, town near
Tampico and Arvel Grande. has fall
en- into the hands OF the constitution
alists., The ,zapatistas are again &C
tive southwest OF Mexico City. B
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
Soliciting Committee Appointed.

At a meeting of the newly organ
lied Mankato baseball club last even.
ing, q committee, consisting Of John
Macbeth, o. F. Morrow and Fred
Force. was>appointed to solicit funds.
There will be another meeting on
the evening of April "a. at which
time further work will be done, look
ing to the organization of base
ball team that will do the city ere
dit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
Held to the District court.

Leo Siuetchen was examined be-
fore Judge Cemstock of the NUM-
ciDal court late this afternoon on the
charge OF bastardy preferred by Mar
garet Krugel and was held under
$500 bond to await the action of the
district court In June. In default Of
the bail he went to Jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
Marriage License Issued.
ON Wedncsday's DAILY.

A marriage license was issued late
this afternoon by Clerk Of the Court
Krost to Gustav Z. Rudolph OF Alton
township, waseca county. and Miss
Hattie s. NJ. Erdmann of Mcpherson
township, Blue Earth county.