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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

tAssociated Press Dispatch1
WASHINGTON. December 9.-An Of
fetal statement was issued Mt the
White House declaring that no ag
gressiye action on the part of the
United States Is contemplated in
the sending of additional troops 70
Naco, Arizona.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
DEFEAT IS INFLICTED
TtUTOkS ARE ROUTED
Germans Were Worsted In the
Region Of Cracow
REPORT sfnT from RUSSIA
HeaY Artillery Fighting Features Battle
Between Sea and Lys; News From
War Zone

important advances OF the al.
lied troops in their new effort to
throw back the German invad-
ers In France are reported by
the French war office. In the
east, according TO Russian mill
tsry authorities a serious defeat
has been inflicted on the Ger.
mans In the Gaiieian campaign.
The French statement is the
most optimistic OF any that has
been issued since the Germans
settled in the trenches across
from France and the long siege
began. II indicates that the Of.
fensive movement Of the allies is
even more general than previous
iy disclosed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

The Russiart war Office states that
serious deskat has been inflicted
on the Germans In one Of the three
war areas In the east. u Is an
nOunced that in the region OF era.
COW. the Germans were put to rout
and their right wing Is being turned,
and that. they are still being pur.
sued. The German losses are de-
scribed as enormous.
IL has been suggested in London
that the Russians would content
themselves with remaining on the
defensive in Poland. following the
recent German successes there. and
that in sending achievements into
Gaileia. they souid attempt TO in.
wade Germany som The soul, across
the Sliesian b6rder.
Heavy Artillery Fighting.
Paris. December 9.-There was ar.
tillsry fighting from the sea to Lys
during the day OF December 8, &c.
cording to n French official an
nouncement issued this afternoon.
All positions won by the French
during the last two days have been
strengthened. y.
London, December 9.-The center
OF the German line in Russian-Po.
land hoviuu nnnnnind od, % Z,
continuing to push to the eastward
after retiring the Russians. accord.
ing to an official announcement made
in Berlin. Nevertheless the strain
on both sides has been terrific and
the losses extremely heavy so that
n lull will probably soon set in on
this part of the eastern hattie front
while the troops recuperate. The
Russians continue TO assert their
retirement from LODI. This is :,
strategical necessity rather than de,
feat, but Il will take further devel
opments whether this claim is cor.
rect or not.
Germans Are Approaching Warsaw
tfttEiutT luf
capital of Russian Poland. is now
thretened from the north. The Ger.
man forces from Mlawa are push.
ing forward along railroad leading
through Novogeorgievsk to the Polish
capital. Their lines extend twenty
miles east, where they are now en-.
gagged with the Russians in battle.
Allies Moving Toward Roulers.
Paris, December advancing
along La Bassee canal the allied
forces are today endeavoring to push
forward in general movement to
gain control of an important high.
way from Ronlers to Lille, Lens and
Arras. German resistance in this
section is reported to be greatly
weakened by heavy withdrawal OF
troops for other points.
Emjeror William 90.
I,ondon-Emporer William Is suf.
fering from pneumonia. which Is con.
bined with nervous dispersion due
to over-exertion, according to a tel.
egram from Berlin forwarded by an
Amsterdam correspondent Of the Elk
change telegraph company. The mes
sage adds that the German Emper-
or's doctors advised him not to re-
turn 10 the front.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

New York, December "a
spectacular reception for Myron
T. Hfrriek and Mrs. Herriek
took place when the retiring
American ambassador to France
landed from the liner Roeham.
beau. The passengers who were
nearly all natives Of France,
lined the rail and eheered as Mr..
and Mrs. Herriek walked down
the gang plank. The cheering
was taken up by hundreds Of
persont who had gone to the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
Has Not Decided the Matter

\ Mayor A. @. Meyer stated today
that he had not reached any de,
cislon as to who viii succeed Night
Sergeant Foley. when the latter re
signs. II have not received Mr.
Foley's resignation. and have not
given his successor any thought"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
WAIVED HIS EXAMINATIONS.
Unable to Furnish Bond. Handed to
The Sheriff.

william st. John, arrested at lie
Mars, Iowa, on the charge OF steal
ing watch at the Kentucky Liquor
House on Jackson street in Mankato
on the first of December. was ar
raigned in police court late this
afternoon. He waived examination
and was remanded to the custody
of the sheriff. as he was not able
to furnish bond guaranteeing his ap-
pearance for trial Special Judge
Plymat required bond in the sum of
$500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

anu iH nSI uCiSiisC 10 TIC Cidfkc VI
rpleSs, with 4 jeweled sword. The
all day. More than 5000 persons.
Omission to see the accused woman
;'writhe and squirm under bitter
attack and scathing denunciations.
In the waiting line were women
whohadtaken theirlunch withthem
and ate it Standing in line to beat
Others into the room at I he fore
noon session.
Was Dramatic in Extreme
Attired in a dark blue chiffon
waist and black skirt. the accused
woman removed her hat and veil
as she assembled the witness stand.
She spoke in low voice. scarcely
audible behind the jury box.
Judge w. c. Leary urged her
frequently to speak louder. adj
monishiag her that much depen.
ded on her testimony. Dramatic
in the extreme was her recital and
il was a tense moment when she
picked. up the blood marked
sword. pointing il at one OF her
attorneys Saying: That is the way
the detective did. He pointed il
at me and fairly yelled You killed
your husband with this. She de-
MED the charge then and has not
altered her story.
How old are you?'
Thirty five years"
Where we're you born?"
Here in Minneapolis. My
mother died at my birth. Father
died seven years later and lived
with family named Hotchkiss.
When | was nineteen years old
, we moved to Kansas City. Later
Mr.. and Mrs. Hotchkiss went
west. | then went to Fairmont
and lcte; to Mankato. In Man.
kato | learned sewing. lived
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan there"
When did you first meet
Leaning Sharpless?" 81 met
him in Mankaso. about a year
and half before we were mar.
ried. He was q locomotive en-
eineer on the Omaha. running be.
tween Mankato and Elmore. We
were married January 10. 1905. in
St. Paul. and lived there a few
months. then we moved to Man
kato. We lived there five or six
years. ia,
She said that James Donovan.
a locomotive engineer. roomed
with them in Mankato a year and
half. Donovan is the friend Of
the dead man who openly &C.
cused her of the killing.
| Said She Lsvel Husband.
That she loved her husband,
always had loved him and will
forever cherish his memory was
her statement. Without variation
she retold the story Of her every
act the night OF the crime. That
she was out Of the apartment for
some minutes. emptine garbage
and airing a winter coat on the
roof Of the apartment house was
the big point scored. The. de-
Tense contends an intruder may
have entered and stabbed the
sleeping man.
"How came blood on your night
!, clothes?"
II didn't notice any until after
| had called Mrs. Fred Christman.
the janitor's wife. I was leaning
over my husband and : quilt had
thrown over my shoulders fell on.
Co;ntiuucd on Paee Twa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
Mrs. Charlotte Sharpless Relates to the Jury
Sensational Features Following
Finding Of Husbands
Dead Body
Declares That Detectives Pointed Sword At
Her and Attem To lntimidate
Woma' - Making
T. 4fession
,ial To the Free Press.l

Minneapolis Mimi. December Pin fight for her
LIES liberty Mrs. Charlotte Sharpes today barred the nnermo
of that life the witness stand her defense the charge
killing her husband Leaning Sharpe with eweed sword The
sword widow will be the stand all day More than 5000 persons
them fought for admission the accused
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

pier 10 greet Mr.. Herrick on
behalf Of New York, the nation
and the state of Ohio. Shortly
before landing the captain Of Ro-
ehambeau, acting on wireless
orcers, pinned the red ribbon,
enbIematic of the Grand Cross
OF the Legion Of Honor on
Herriek. The Grand Cross le-
gion OF Honor is the highest
honor which the French govern
rnent can bestow. Mr.. Herriek
Is the only living American TO
wear the Grand Cross.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
Was Fined SIS.

William Anderig. a young farmer
OF Nicollet county, was fined S. by
Special Judge Plymat in police court
late yesterday. having pleaded guilty
to the charge OF running past the
door OF a street car, with his auto.
mobile. when the street car was
standing still TO discharge passen-
gers. II seemed that the defendant
had not understood the law relating
to this subject
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
RECOVERING FROM LockJAw.
Ben Johnson. Who Was Injured os
tober 30, cettino better.

tooer 81, Gettino Beuer.
Ben Johnson Of Walnut Grove. who
received n severe injury 10 his fin
gers on October 30, is nov recover
ing from fockjaw. which resulted
from the accident. Mr.. Johnson's
fingers, on the right hand were
crushed and two weeks later he was
brought TO the Emmanuel hospital
here. suffering from lockjaw. He Is
now making nice recovery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

Discussing the income tax law the
secretary advocates change in the
law so that persons having gross
incomes OF 5000 be required TO make
O return instead OF those persons
Continned on Page Two
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
HOKOR BESTOWED
UPOK N. T, HERR/Ck

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
Unconfrmed Report Says Subms
rines Attacked Admiralty
Harbor Unsuccessfully
DRESDEN IN MAGELLAN
British Officially Announce Nurn
berg Destroyed by Stur-,
dee's Squadron

London, Dec. 11-Half a dozen
German submarines made an at
tempt at $50 o'clock Thursd i
morning to enter the admiral i
harbor, according tota Dover tfs,
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company and for half an hour the
batteries kept up a furious fusi-
lade, firing at least 200 shots. 1t
is reported that two or three Of the
submarines were sunk, but no con-
firmation of this can be obtained.
Attack in Storm.
ed on the east by the Prince of
The attempt was made under
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
Holdup at Creekside.

James Walker, who conducts a
small grocery at Creekside opened
his store about 6 o'clock Friday
morning and started the fires. A
stranger entered and asked for
chewing gum, then asked for a
loaf of bread. When Walker turn
ed around from getting the bread
the man was pointing a revolver
at him. Walker gappled with the
fellow, who jerked loose from him
and ran out of the store. Having
no gun Walker did not follow him.
At 7 O clock an American work
man employed at the coal mines
was held up, it is thought by the
same fellow, at the point of re
volver and compelled to hand over
So, all the money he had with him.
The robber then escaped. He was
an American, big husky fellow
too lazy to work for a living.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
Name Attorney to
Defend Sam Mason

Attorney w. M. Mahan has
been named to defend Samuel Ma
son, charged with the murder of
his brother-in-law, John Roof. Ma
son told the Court that he had no
money and that he would like to
have an attorney.
Two miners from Scott Glenn,
along the C. & C. branch of the
Pennsylvania railroad, have been
committed on charges Of violating
the mining laws.
John Zellinouza, of Parkwood,
has been committed to jail on
charges Of larceny. He had in his
possession some butter, applet but
ter and other edibles and a stolen
oyercoat when arrested.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
No Stamps Necessary

j. Blair Sutton, recorder OF
deed for Indiana county, has been
advised by the Department OF In
ternal Revenue, that No Stamps
will be required on deeds executed
prior to December 1st, 1914.
All deeds executed prior to that
date and not recirded will be ex-
empt from the tax, and it is lm-
portant that the people of our
county make a note of this fact so
that they may know that their
deeds are valid if filed for record
without any additional expense.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
Victory Is Complete.

London, Dec. 10-The official bu-
reau announced this afternoon
that the German cruiser Nurnberg
one of the warships which escaped
from the English in the engage
ment of December s, has been
sunk.
The text of the official bureau
statement reads:
"A further telegram has been
received from Vice Admiral Sir
Frederick Doveton Sturdee, re-
porting that the Nurnberg was al
so sunk on December s, and that
the search for the Dresden is still
proceeding.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
No Clue to Gypsy
Safe Dynamiters

Indiana county officers have
been unable to secure any clue to
burglars who dynamited the safe
IN the +. V. Tiger store at Gypsy.
The robbery was daring one The
safe was removed from the back
CT the store to the front and a hea.
Wy charge of explosive tore away
the door of the safe and wrecked
the front of the building. About
$500 IN cash was secured by the
burglars. Tigers loss is heavy.
A number of persons heard the
robbers at work, but thought it
was only someone connected with
the store unpacking stock until
the explosion occurred.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
NAAPOLITANS IN
A FINE CONCERT.
Italian Orchestra and Singers
Gave Splendid Pl-ogram-Rec-
ord Breaking Audience

The Auditorium held the largest
audience IN its history since its
renovation, for the second numho.
OF the I. NJ. c. A. course Tuesday
evening. The Neapolitans gave :
most pleasing program of popular
ana lighter classical music nron
erly eonfining their numbers to
such as can be successfully PLAYED
py an orchestra of eight. The pie
colo and trombone soloists wara
pleasing, and We're warmly eneor.
.ed. As director, Signor Guarini.
was effective, and the organiza.
tin as a whole was even hettar
than the Neapolitans of two wears
ago.
olgnor Manetti and Madame
belllnl sang numbers from ssD
Irovatore " and Chocolate Sol
dler, responding to numerous en-
cores with Italian comic songs
which pleased all, but were proba-
Diy understood only by the Itali.
ans IN the house. From all over
indiana county there was a large
turn out of Italians to greet their
leilow-countrymen. Special ears
ran north and south after the con-
cert.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
Joe Cedro Paroled.

Sheriff George II. Jeffries left
Thursday morning for the Alle-
gheny Workhouse to bring back
to Indiana Joe Cedro, who was
recently paroled by Judge S. j..
Telford. Cedro was implicated in
cutting affray at Ernest during
last summer and was given a SEN
tence of II months Imprisonment
in the above mentioned institution
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
Farmers Bank Elects Officers

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Farmers Bank OF
Indiana was held on Tuesday af-
ternoon of last week and the fol
lowing directors were reelected
J. D. AXE, J. o. Clark, j. N. Lang
ham, D. G. Mack, Godfrey Mar
shall, J. G. McGregor, DR.. R. F
McHenry, Robert Mitchell, D. B
Taylor, John B. Taylor and Harry
W. Wilson. Attorney James W
Mack, of Indiana, was chosen
director to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of S. A. Rim
of Punxsutawney. The meeting
was presided over by Joseph D
Dickey, of White township.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
Has Pneumonia After
Fight With Officer

Walter Blystone, member of
prominent county family of near
Creekside, is in the hospital de-
partment of the Indiana jail suf-
fering from a serious attack of
pneumonia. Blystone was arrest
ed after hard fight with Consta-
bic Griffith near Coral and was
lodged in the county Jail, where
pneumonia developed. The pri-
soner is in aserious condition. Bly,
stone is charged with surety Of the
peace.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
Wilson Site for New
Indiana Postofce.

Harry Wilson has received word
from the United States treasury
department that his residence site
at Seventh and Church streets has
been chosen as the site for the new
Indiana postoffice. For years this
has been the Wilson home. The
price is $4,000 and was selected
from 15 available sites. The new
postoffice will face the NJ. Z. and
Presbyterian churches on opposite
corners of these streets and will
abut the DIR. w. A. Simpson and
G. p. Mccartney residences.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12

cover of early morning darkness
and during a heavy rainstorm. The
first alarm, says the dispatch, was
given by the firing of a naval gun,
and soon all the batteries were in
action.
The admiralty, to whom this dis
patch was submitted, said that it
had not received confirmation of
the reported attack.
Dover is opposite the French
town of Calais and is one of the
chief ports of communication be-
tween England and the continent.
The admiralty harbor, comprising
an area Of 610 acres, is the finest
harbor of refuge in the channel.
It's construction was begun in 1898
and completed in 1909, at cost of
$17, 100000.
The western limit of the older
commercial harbor and the admir-
atty harbor is the admiralty pier.
The Commercial harbor is bound
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
May Mean New Town.

Ward Calderwood has sold 135
acres of coal at Locust to Smith
and Chapman, Of Irwin, who have
been active in that section. Tests
are being made in the same. sec
tiOn by the Bigler interests who
have large holdings, and it is be-
lieved that new coal operation
VII result.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
New Captain for Normal
School Football Team

Irwin Shick, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Shick, of East Chestnut
street, was elected captain of the
Indiana Normal school football
team at meeting of the athletic
association of the school held on
Saturday evening. Former Cap
tain White and several Of the 9TH
er members of the team will grad
uate from the school in June.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
MET Brother First
Time in Is Years.

AAO III 70 CosL >.
w. B. Stahl was surprised this
week by an unannounced visit of
his brother, Peter Stahl, of Prai-
RE du Chen, Wis. 1t was the first
meeting of the two brothers for 45
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Stahl
were both natives of Cherryhill
township and located in Wiscon-
Sln 30 years ago, at which time W.
b. Stahl was located in another
part of the west.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12

Wales pier, while the east arm of
the Admiralty harbor is built out
from the shore, to the east of Dow
er castle. There are numerous
forts guarding the entrance.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
Savings G. Trust Company Checks

The Savings & Trust Company
of Indiana is this week mailing its
checks to members of its 1914 club
The number of checks sent out
was 1885, aggregating $4,000.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12

WANTED-To buy 6 or 7 pas
senger automobile; one that has
been used but few months. Ap-
ply at this office. giving make and
price.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-12
The Influence Of the Italian
Upon the world Advancement

For the Italian immigration
cause in America, we like to re
r,rint from the Houston Post
the following fine article written
by Mr.. Charles Edward Russell.
For my part l have heard
enough of this cheap talk about
superior and inferior races and
can do very nicely Gas they say IN
England) if | never get any more.
AS a matter of fact there is no
such things as superior race. All
races are essentially alike, admit
ting that there is any such thing
as a race. In some parts Of the
world, because of fortuitous cir
cumstances, some Of us have ad-
vanced microscopic distance be-
yond some others less fortunate.
But a reversal of conditions
would have produced a reversal OF
results; any way there IS no
group nor tribe Of the whole fam
lily that is out of hailing distance
of the jungle.
You only have to look at the
slum region in any city to see that
And another thing. While we
are on this subject, | have heard
enough of that word "dago", ap-
piled in derogatory sense to a
person born in Italy.
Here is a very good example.
one Of the finest of the whole
world, of this idotic and bone
headed thing called race prejudice
Let s take good look at it as ex-
hibited in the case of the anti-It-
allan feeling that runs riot in some
parts of this country.
Superior Saxon, talking in this
large, vague way about the unde-
sirable nature of the Italian immi-
grant, are you aware that when
we call Western civilization is
nothing in the world but the Ro-
man empire?
Do you ever reflect that all the
culture we have drew from the
shores of the Mediterranean and
the Adriatic?
Do you know that we are in
debted to Italy for the foundation
Of all we have in government, law.
organized society, art, literature
and every influence that makes life
decent and above savagery?
Do you know that we are all
Italians so far as we have in us
any of the results of education,
knowledge, restraint and the ac-
cumulated wisdom of the world?
Do you ever reflect that Rome
was never really conquered by the
barbarians, but conquered them,
overcoming them with it's civilza-
ton and spreading through them
to the darkest corners of Europe
the light of such culture as we
have?
Do you ever stop to think that
il there had been no such thing as
the spirit of Italy we might all be
barbarians this day?
When your ancestors and mine
were skin-clad savages running
about In the woods, killing with a
club something for breakfast, It.
ally was writing immortal books
and laying such foundation for the
education of the race as can never
be overthrOwn.
When the people of England
lived in filthy styles and had nei-
ther art, literature, decency nor
ideas of progress, Dante was writ
ing one of the worlds eternal
monuments of literature and a
throusand schools in Italy nourish-
ed for the rest of the world.
For all the modern world, she
was the mother of every art. We