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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-10-22

1t is expected that two days will be
required to put them all through.
The land slide occurred last Thurs
day night 1t covered a distance of
about 1900 feet, north Of Gold hill,
starting on a line 65 to 100 feet
from the edge of, the canal. Colonel
Goethals said at the time he prob
ably would have the channel open
within week. Officials of the com
mission expressed the opinion that
such slides would hasten the neces-
sary final subsidence of mobile ma
terial in the cut.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-10-22
Nevertheless It Is Declared by French That
They Have Repulsed Attacks Made
Upon Their Lines at Three Points.
Germany Is Laconic.
OPINION IN PARIS Is THAT NO
DECISION HAS YET BEEN REACHED

ills Believed in London That Envelopng Movement Is
Under Way But 1t Is Not Known Which Side Is Try
ing TO Do the Flankng.--Writer for Berlin News
paper iss Quoted Saying Germany Has
Hard Task in the War.-No Developments
of Any Consequence Are Reported
From the Battle Front in Russia.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-10-22
AMERICAN FOOD rs SENT 10 ~
ssi i $ #RELIEE OF BEIdsIANS
CIVIL AUTHORITIES MAY
GIVE UP WARSAW SOON

Berlin. Germany According to 4
Russiaas newspaper received \ here, ],
the Russian government has instruct
ed the Civilian authorities Of warsaw
to abandon that city and take refuge
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-10-22

killed, wounded and prisoners to be
at least 100000. men.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-10-22

a8|S'sS{S]Ss
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14
ENGLISH PLANS
ARE REVEALED
Germans Claim 10 Have Found Important
Document IN Antwerp ArchiveS-WaS
Dated n 800 aHl Outlined Plans for
Landing on Belgium Soil.

Berlin. oct. L.. TN wireless ~ say
Vile. /. l.. Oct. l2-Thr ,icrm..n general
headquarters has given OUT the following
report:
German military authorities search
inc the archives AZ the Belgian general
stan ~ Brussels. discovered "a portfolio
inscribed English Intervention III Bel
GUM, which contains important docu-
mcnt>.
"Onc of these i a report Ia the Bel
eian minister Of wal dated Arril 10.
i.HHi. which gives the result uf detailed
negotiations between the chief al ihe
general stan anh the British militAr, at-
tachc al BRUSSELS. LicutcnaltC Colonel
Bernarli>tun. This plan j. II English
origin and was sanctioned ~ Licuten-
ant General Sir James NJ. GrierSun.
chief ~ the British general stan. n
SETS forth the strength and formation
aud d%c>ignatc> landing places for An IN
~pc,litionarN force OF 100000 men. Con
%tinuing. Il gives the "details ~ \ plan
for the Belgian general stan a. trans
port. feed. and lind quarters for these
men IA Belgium. and provides for bel
giam Interpreters. These landing places
designated are Dnnkirk. Calais. and
ihtiif-NF.
Lieutenant Colonel Bc~rnnrli~ton IT,
quoted a. having remarked that for the
present Holland could nnl b. relied up
nH- Another confidential communication
declares the British government. after
the destruction ~ the German navy
would send supplies and provisions ~
WAY If Antwerp There al>e j. the SUE
e~cstiOn from the English military alta
che that a Belgian system at espionage
should IT, organized m the Pru~>ian
Rhineland.
IN second document H. Il man show
ins the Straicgical %I.G>itiur> ~ the
French army and demonstrating the cN
i>tcncc ~ a Franco Belgium agrcrlmrlI
and a third i a report from Baron
Grrindl. the Belgian minister al Berlin
"a the Belgian foreign Office. dated Dee.
=. 1911
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14

Ilardluck. meaning no work, J. 81 the
trail VII " former Vaudeville actor and "
unsmiih. one % wears Old and the other
%. who arrived iu Brownsville N couple MI
nights ago. one vi the Young men ~ from
Ellsworth. Maine. while the other halls
from the town made famous yesterday by
he ball playing ability nj George StallIng-
bunch VI Braves. The young men sought
employment of any kind throughout the
city. and being unable to find any and
fearing they would be- arrested n Migrants
they let about IN tind some place where
they could uet assistance.
Looking through " telephone directory
they discovered the existence If the Char
itN Home. where they immediately applied
for help. Tie managers III the home. be-
irying TIE Young men worthy and IN earn
cst. took them n and this morning both
eagerly brau work cleaning WITTY about THE
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14
SELF CULTURES HOLD MEETING
Two New Members Are Elected 10 Mem
bership with Local Club.

Iho second mt. a- ui .ac Self Cuitur.
oIaI h. u fai- E.. .nof aes Tuesday aft
graan tsu i.nu. WEI Mr.. NJ. TIL
Ward on Caar..- Street. Mr. Nj. n.
lonr- presided af Ihr meeting IVY thc .h-
-cn,c 80 Mr.. L 4. Graham. the president.
lhr cIUh elected to mcmbcr-h w Mr.. Law
renee uim-tead and Mr.. l.. :. shelton Of
tins cIiy.
The lesson Yesterday was the first in
the study "a Richard llI aud Wa conduct
al by Mrs. J. VI. Bat>ell Ia q manner pleas
ing ~ III thr members present. ~ whom
thirteen answered to ron call.
Following hight rrir,-hmcni~ served IN
the hostess, a was announced that the
next meeting viii be held NJ the home Of
Mrs. a.. W. Batsell on Washington street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14

rot W. secured. IN conclusion. Prof. Hair
vey urged unity OF action and thought IN
this great undertaking NJ federal gravity
irrigation for the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley. saying that we had absolutely nothing
90 lose. but AL L. gam.
Up order ~ more thoroughly systemic
the work Of the general organization. a
McAllen auxiliary was organized with =.
". Baylc>~ ~ president. X. T.. King. vice
president. and q. n. Philips secretary and
treasurer.
During the course of thr cvcniua several
parties took occasion Nv endorse the move
mcnt and there wH~ general appeal for
unity MI action when the meeting wa
thrown open for general discussion.
The petition was signed IN every I'LL
drvidual present. there being over one hun
cred signatures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14
so LIGHT POLES
TO BE REPAIRED
BY DEPARTMENT

Fity electric light poles IN various
portions 0f the city are tO IT, repaired
and strengthened by the electric light
department.. according ic a statement TO-
i ht ~u riutHdeHt III ll Williams
Thr nnir- a.n in bad condition. aua arr
rHu- f .H-f erected when fhc lilhf
plant vls Installed Instead Of huving
urv poles at 4 .p~t or each thr depart
m"nf win -%trrngih.n them W the S%-rrlco
of iht ground with concrete at a cost ol
ahrrt -l rn rrch
The wind lest MIGHT blew down two
electric light poles near The corner nf
u fifteenth and jefferson streets. which
caused the department to set about i'm.
mrdiatcly ID repair ih" other poles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14
HARDLUCK TRAILS ACTOR AND
TINSMITH TO BROWNSVILLE
Unable To Find Work They Apply AT Charity Home And
Eagerly Take Up The Chores.

place. cutting wood. cleaning windows. and
doing such other work a. they could find.
The Young men declared that after leav-
ing home they driitcd from town ~ town
seeking employment but not finding II.
They said they were finally told there was
work w w. had III the Lower Rio Grande
Valley and they promptly headed for tins
section. They tried everywhere a. tar
west a. Mission. and unsuccessful. they
turned W the direction NJ Brownsville
The Managers Of the Charity Home
stated today that information ~ IA where
the young men can obtain work will be-
greatly appreciated.
Later this afternoon one Of the boys de-
cidcd M Join the United States army and
applied Tor admission AT Fort Brown. The
other was given transportation 90 Houston
by local people. and was 10 have left for
that city IN the afternoon train.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14
To Investigate Primary Charges.
I;v Associated Press. J

Oklahoma Cts Okla. Oct. IA meet
ing of the grand jury waS due To be held
acre today on orders ~ the judge Of the
supreme court of Oklahoma County. No
definite statement has been made a. a.
lis purpose. but il Was assumed the
body was a. investigate certain charges
made il the recent primary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14
Texas NurSsrymen Meeting Today.
by Associated Press.)

Fort Worth. Oct. 1.-THE fourteenth
annual meeting w the Texas Nursery
mems Association waS 10 convene here
today fer N twudat session. An clah-
crate program has been prepared. in
Guiding a number ~ addresses upon
subjects w interest Ia the members. Oni
GERS will hc elected tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14
Farmers Short Courses Are Held.
lHv Associated Press.

Rising Star. Texas. Oct. 1t nder
thr auspices ~ the agricultural depart.
mcnt Of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
Railway " Texas. farmers short courses
IL agriculture will be held here and ~
Cross Plains aud De Leon for four DAYS
beginning today. The agricultural "
mechanical college will aid the work
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14

\ crook usually j. loud in urging every
one tn w. fair
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14

It's the man with shallow mind VII" -
most apt ID ct beyond his depths.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14
M'ALLEN ALIGNS
ITSELF FOR NEW
CANAL SYSTEM

Al One 81 Bcst Attended Meetings Ever
He. Y. tia. Town The MCAlIen Auxiliary
" the Several Organization IS Organized
and Officers Elected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
RETIRED ON A PENSION
Francis D. Stewart Of Winora viii
Take Il Easy Now and Drag
Down Wages Also

After having served in the employ
of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway company for twenty-eight
years Francis ID. Stewart, 456 Main
street, was yesterday retired on Il
pension Of Sl2.7S per month at the
age of seventy years, says The WI
mona Republican and Herald. Mr..
Stewart was farmer near Mime
sofa City on part of his fathers
farm there until in ls4S when he
moved to the city with his wife and
three daughters. In 1886 he took
up employment with the Northwest
ern company as seal man In the
local freight yards during the hours
between 6 D. m. and a. m. every
day in the week. He held this pc
sition for twenty-six years and was
then transferred into the freight
warehouse, where he has worked
for the past two years. During the
entire time he was never tardy for
work and never penalized. He miss
ed only three months labor during
that time. At one time he was
laid off on account of slack business
but never ost more than week on
account of sickness. The work was
often hard and laborious, especially
during the busy seasons and in the
cold weather of winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
WILL HAVE new ROOMS
Bach Piano Company. Southwestern
Land Concern and Rest Room
Will Move Soon

II will not be long before the old
quarters of the First National bani,
on Hickory street, back of the pres
cnt home Of that institution, will be
occupied. The space is being fitted
Up for the Bach Piano company, the
Southwestern Land company and the
lest room.
The Bacn Piano company has al
ready begun its moving into the new
quarters, tom its present location
of 42S South Front street. The
pianos will be moved on Thursday
The move will probably be complet
ed this week. The whole of tbs
quarters at 42S South Front will
benceforth he used by the Hess Can
dy company
The Southwestern Land company
will move from its present location
at 126 East Jackson street. No new
tenant has yet taken this place.
The rest room will probably make
It's move during the week after next
This institution is now located at lis
East Hickory street, under the office
and switchboard quarters of the Citi
Zens' Telephone company. The of
five Of this company will be moved
TO the lower floor. thus giving the
company larger quarters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
WILL MEET AT TRACY
Midsummer Session OF Better Deyel.
opment League Is Scheduled
For That City

At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Southern Minnesota
Better Development league, held last
evening in the office OF John ID,
Deets, the secretary, an invitation
was received from Tracy to hold
the midsummer meeting in that city,
The invitation was accepted. A mo-
ton was alsO made that invitations
be received to hold midsummer meet
ings in towns in the eastern part
OF the state.
Officers OF the association are:
T. G. Bonnallie, Tracy, president;
Alison Blodgett. Jr.. Faribault, vice
president; ]. ID. Ludlow, Rushmore
treasurer; John ID. Deets. Mankato
secretary: executive committee: Mr
BonnalIie. Mr.. Blodgett. Herman Roe
of Mortified. George Atchison oi
Mankato and w. F. Sanger of Win
com.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
ATTACK EASTMAN LAW
Suit Has Been Started in the United
States District Court BY One
Railroad

Suit has been begun in the United
States district court for Minnesota
to test the validity of the eastman
distance tarin law, the joint rate law
end the rates made by the state rail
road commission in conformity with
them.
The complainant is the Duluth and
Northern Minnesota Railway COM
iany, a logging road.
The papers were served on the
members of the state commission
yesterday, and on application Of tine
plaintiffs Judge Page Morris at Du
luth on last Saturday issued tenn,
Dorary restraining order forbidhins
The commission from attempting Ia
enforce the rates as to this road until
the application for a permanent in
junction has been heard and determ
med The first hearing is set fol
February 3. in the United States
district court at st. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
Graft Defense Made Known
By The Attorney
CLAIM TWAS FRAMEUP
Judge Questions The Jurors; Asks
II Any Of Them Has Been
Approached

st. Paul, Feb. 1.-Two elements Of
especial interest, one of them coming
as the climax of series of sensa-
tons, entered into the trial of former
Chief OF Police Flanagan and former
Detective Turner FOR alleged bribery.
The defense In its statement OF
fact told the jury it intended to es-
tablish an alibi for Flanagan by intro
ducing evidence to SHOW that the for
mer acting chief was. i'll at his home
at the time Willie wolff testified he
paid Flanagan $3.50. alleged to be
Flanagan's share In the Dorothy Haz-
card deal" in the chiefs office at
Central station.
Defendant Turner has not been
mentioned in connection with the
plan to establish an alibi for Flana.
gan and in the statement of the de-
Tense to the jury Turner'S name was
used much less frequently than that
OF Flanagan.
The general scheme of defense as
outlined by Attorney McElwee will be
that the defendants are innocent vic.
tins OF 'Trameup" by Willie Wolff
and the Burke woman; that neither
accepted any money for any kind of
protection and that neither made any
promises of protection to the women
of the underworld who have testified
they paid money under the impression
they were to get protection.
The most astonishing incident &C.
Cured when Judge Morrison question
ed the jury as to reports he had heard
that some of the jurors have been
approached" The court said II any
Juror had been approached there was
no need OF proceeding further with
the case.
The Judge then asled eny juror, II
he had been approached. 90 make the
fact known to the court. There was
no response from the jurors and the
court said he believed no one has
been tampering with the jury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
SLIPPING ONE. OVER
Mayor Meyer Is OF Opinion That Certain
Certain Organizations Should
Pay Dance License Fee

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mayor Meyer has information
leading him to suspect that dances
are being held by certain organi-
zations for the purpose OF raising
money. without paying the license
fed required by the city. Dances
that are held for pleasure by clubs
societies and gatherings of friends
are not subject to the payment Of
the license fee. as they are not
business enterprises. but dances
that are run as business venture
must be sactloned by the issuance
of a municipal licenses for each.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
ACTION is FOR $4,000
Mrs. George r. krumweide Sues Twin
City Rapid Company For Her
Husbands Death

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. George F. Krumwelde Of Tri.
umph has brought suit against the
Twin City Rapid Transit company
in the sum of $1,000, holding the
company responsible for the death
of her husband and her son Fred
last December. The two men were
riding In their automobile and were
struck by a street car on the Transit
ccmpany's tracks near Minneapolis
The plaintiffs claim that there were
no alarms sounded on the track and
that the car was running at a speed
OF fifty or sixty mics an hour. ]
F. Palmer OF Fairmont Is attorney
for tbs plaintiff.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
DEATH OF ST. CLAIR GIRL
Miss Millie Field Died Yesterday After
Four Months illness With
Heart Trouble
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Miss Millie Fields of st. Clair
died yesterday after four months
illness with heart trouble. She was
thirty years OF age and was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Fields OF st. Clair. She was born
there and had always made her
hcme there.
Besides her parents Miss Fields
leaves FIVE sisters and one brother
Mrs. r. c. Dalton OF North Mankato
IS a sister, and went to st. Clair
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Dalton viii
go tomorrow.
The funeral will be held from the
German Evangelical church tomor
row and will be conducted by Rev
John Moede.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
Bind. spread Hos choIera.

Sparrows, crows and other birds
are blamed for spreading hog
cholera infection among one-fourth
OF the cases that appear annually
In the United States by DIR. II. P.
Hoskins, veterinarian at the uni
versity farm. visiting farmers bring
infection to other farms in one-third
of the cases, while distant causes.
including the birds, cause nearly half
OF the cholera, he said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
TESTING A MORTGAGE
Case Of National Citizens Bank Against
George A. Mckinley and Others in
District Court
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Judge ]. NJ. Olson OF New Ulm,
holding the session OF the district
court in and for Blue Earth county,
late yesterday concluded the hear
ing of the suit brought by the Ma
tional Citizens bank of Mankato
against George A. Mckinley and
others. This suit was brought to
test the validity OF n mortgage.
Some years ago, when Mr.. McKin.
ley was in business with George
w. Monks. now deceased, in the
firm Of Monks 4 Mckinley, lumber
dealers, Mr.. Monks mortgaged a
iecs OF real estate belonging TO the
firm, and used as a lumber yard
This land consists OF block three OF
oakwood Park addition to Mankato'
The amount loaned on the property was
nearly $4,000, which was furnished
by the Citizens National bank. Mr. Nc
Kinley, however, sold out his intertst in
the real estate to William G. Hoerr
then president of the Citizens Ma
tional bank. The banks now seel;
to foreclose the property. Mr.. Hoerr
however, claims that Mr.. Monks
had no right to mortgage the prop,
erty in the name of the firm, and
therefore the mortgage is totally
invalid.
S. 3. Wilson is attorney for the
National Citizens bank, Pau &
Lauriseh for the First National
bank and II. l.. and ]. w. Schmitt
for the defendants, Mr.. Hoerr and
Mr. Mckinley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
PLEAD FOR {. HISlop
Mrs. E. 3. Buyer Addresses Judge
Pfau In Behalf Of Young
Man In jail

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. F. p. Buyer, In command Of
the Salvation Army locally. was be-
fore Judge A. r. Pfau OF the dis
trict court this morning on behalf
of Ernest Hislop, who is now In the
county jail under a sentence TO the
state penitentiary for burglarizing
the Byrnes Bros. grain and coal
establishment and taking $40. Mrs.
Buyer told the Judge that the army
could probably keep Hislop from
drinking. In which case she thought
he would reform. work and support
his family. Judge Pfau took the mat
ter under advisement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
STYLE SHOW IN CHICAGO
Windy City Garment Manufacturers
Association Holding An Exhibition;
Classy Fashions

Chicago, Ill, February IA style
show. lasting two days. opens here
today under the auspices OF the Chi
cago Garment Manufacturers associ-
alton. Clothing for women and chill
dren viii be shown on living models
and the names of manufacturers will
be on each. No prices will be shown
as the object OF the exhibition is
to present the correct styles to visiting
merchants and show them where
they may be obtained.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
FREIGHT RATE QUERY
Interstate Commerce Commission
Develops New Angle in Hearing
at Washington
GAssociateJ Press Dispatch

Washington. February 3.--Another
rev development in the freight rate
case before the interstate commerce
commission in which fifty-two eastern
railroads are seeking to advance their
charges five per cent. when Commits.
sioner Harlin announced that the
commission intends to hold supplement
tary hearings on the question Of
fixing reasonable charges for serv-
ices of the railroad systems now
perform free ana for large indus
trial plants. A recent decision In
an industrial railway case indicated
that such free service to so called
trusts not only costs the railroad
systems about fifteen million dollars
per annum but Disseminated against
the smaller Industries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-06
WORK OF THE BURGLARS
Home Of Rev. and Mrs. Burton at Fair.
mont Was Entered Sundry Night
$13 Taken

Burglars entered the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Burton of Fairmont
Sunday night while the family were
at church and took si3 in money.
Several rings and watch which
we're in evidence were not touched.
Neighbors saw a light in the house
at about $3.50 D. m. but thcught II
had been left by the Burton family.
A man was also seen to be standing
on the walk outside the house, 50
II is thought that the work was
done by two men. No clue as to
the thief has been found.