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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16
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Captain r. w. York. once citi.
zen OF Tivoli. but OF late years a
resident of Minneapolis and con-
nected with its fire department. died
Saturday, January 10. He served in
the First Wisconsin volunteer in
fantry during the Civil war with
distinction and was seventy-two
years of age at the time of his
death. The G. A. X. held services
Mt his home ut three o'clock Sunday
afternoon and on Monday the body
was laid to rest from st. Thomas
church in Minneapolis. Tie leaves a
widow and four children, r. James
and NJ. A. OF Oakland, Cal, Carrie Of
Minneapolis and J. r. of St. Paul
His residence was at 1896 Humboldt
avenue South. Minneapolis.
Lewis Compton is after the cotton
tails and Jack rabbits, and has
bagged some ten dozen this winter
He finds ready sale for them.
Fred Day and ID. ID. Cummins
motored TO Kasota Sunday and
brought I'm a load OF lumber with the
international.
A child Of Thomas Wilson. Jr..
has been very sick with infamma-
ton of the lungs. The child Is now
some better.
Burgess and McBeth shipped
another carload of livestock Satur-
day
MANY OF the farmers are availing
themselves of the fine weather by
getting their next years wood drawn
and having the portable gas saw
rigs come and cut IT,
The new pastor Of the Methodist
church came direct from Calumet.
Mich. the seat of he great copper
strike. lie has been an underground
engineer for seveEal years and has
lined out drifts for miles thousands
of feet underground. The men
are well paid for the labor
they perform " Il was not for the
danger To the miners who do not>
know what moment they meet dis
aster or death. The pines are very
rich with c0pper. blocks Of solid
copper ms large as t,rn being
found. Int this Is only damage to
the minS owners as they cannot cut
through. saw nor blast the pure
copper. Only nuggets of all sizes
which can be drifted around i'm the
self Rowing rock pays to mine.
John ~. Burgess. who went to the
Soldiers Home I'm October and when
was badly crippled with rheumatism.
is reported tn be better after re.
ceiving bath treatments.
NJ. b. Cook. the druggist, Is
still working away on his new resi-
dence. and u the weather remains
warm for another month he win be
able to occupy II early In the spring
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mankato banks elected directors
this afternoon as follows: First Ma
tional-G. NJ. Palmer, L. S. Lamm,
w. ID. willard, ID. Bangerter, Jr., +.
NJ. Currier. George f. Brett. John Ny
quist, ]. w. Andrews. Henry Thiel.
man.
National Citizens-Lorin Cray, G.
w. Sugden, s. Il. Wilson, n. A.
Patterson, c. +. Wise, A. l.. Veigei.
John B. Meagher T. r. Coughlan, F.
X. Meagher.
The National Citizen has applica-
ton to become a regional reserve
bank. The papers were forwarded
to Washington today.
Mankato State. G.. Harrington,
George l.. Owen. Fred Kron. NJ. ID.
Fritz, NJ. o. sundt. George T. Boyn-
ton, Mic Juliar. A. c. Bierbauer, Ed.
Weaver, y. Frank Pay, Charles
schwapble. August Schultz, L.
Schoyen.
The Mankato Loan and Trust com
pany elected directors today also.
They are the same as the directors
OF the First National bank with J.
J. Flachsenhar one of the number.
At special meeting of the direc-
tors of the First National bank,
which will be held tomorrow night.
the question of taking advantage OF
the provisions of the federal reserve
act will be considered and no doubt
favorable action will be taken.
The stockholders of the National
Bank OF Commerce will hold their
annual meeting tomorrow afternoon.
Directors will be elected. who will
meet in the evening to elect Off.
GERS of the bank and pass on the
question of applying for membership
in the regional reserve bank. II
Is expected that the bank will ap-
ply for membership. as the Ma
tional Citizens bank has already
done.
New York, January 13.-Material
reductions In the wholesale price of
staple serges. unfinished worsteds,
clays. sheviots and other wooden
goods for next fall are announced.
The cut il understood To be n di-
rect result of the new tariff SEIZED.
ules and Il is anticipated there will
be competition from abroad The
heaviest reduction Is nearly o3 per
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16
EAGLE LAKE AFFAIRS
HANDED THE PUBLIC
Correspondent In Village Writes
About Many Subjects
From Tuesdays Daily.

Some twenty-eight young people
from Tivoli surprised Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Compton at their home one
evening last week and had a most
enjoyable evening. They brought
with them all the merriment, both
of ancient and modern times, and
were greeted by both Mr.. and Mrs.
Compton in the same spirit. Supper
was served NJ late hour. The af-
fair must have indeed been a pleas.
ant one, for Lewis Is still wearing
a pleasant smile week after the
event.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16

Mrs. Swearingen and her family a
pleasant journey and a safe return
in the spring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16

NJ. b. Cook. the druggist, Is
still working away on his new resi-
dence. and II the weather remains
warm for another month he win be
able to occupy Il early In the spring
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16

z. u. IIIIItpS,
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16

4 great many autos were out Sun
day and when the snow fiurries came
they scudded for home. Many OF
them exceeded the speed limit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16

John ". Burgess. who went to the
Soldiers Home I'm October and wher
was badly crippled with rheumatism
is reported tn be better after re
ceiving bath treatments
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16

Solomon Youmans. who has been
confined to his bed at-fhe home of
his daughter. Mrs. Cuddy in Man
kato has returned home and Is feel.
ing much better.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16

The passenger. No. G. was slightly
dcrailed Saturday night between
GAINESVILLE and Waseca. causing a
half hours delay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-16

Mrs. Susan Foot has been having
sinking spells quite often OF late
and is quite feeble. Her many
friends are quite anxious about her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-12
ENGLAND WARNS j. s.
NORTH SEA IS MINED
Great Britain Reserves Right to
Close Other Waters il Ger
many Does So.

WhsHiNGroN. Aug 1.-THE British
Government notified the United States to-
day that, because of the LAYING Of contact
mines in the open sea in tho North Sea
by Germany II probably viii resort to the
same measures In those waters
The memorandum handed to Secretary
Bryan by Colville barclay. the English
Charge. was as follows:
THE Germans arc planting contact
mines indissrlmnately about the North
Sea IN tho open sea without regard for
consequences to merchantmen. The waters
Of the North Sea must therefore be re-
gardcd ~ perilous IN the last degree to
merchant shipping of all nations
In view of the methods adopted by
Germany the British Admiralty must hold
themselves funny at liberty TO adopt SINH
lar measures in self-defence. which must
inevitably increase the dangers to navga-
ton I'M the North Sea.
"But before doing so they think II Is
right to issue this warning in order that
merchant ships under neutral flags. trad
ing with North Sea ports, should turn
back before entering the area OF such cx-
ccptional danger"
int action OF England IN warning the
United states IS taken 10 indicate that
she will give adequate notice II the mine
fields are extended to other waters
While the state Department promptly
took up the problem of protecting Ameri-
can shipping. II Is doubted here that the
United states can do more than file a
formal protest against the placing Of
mines In the open sea by the bellgerents
this protest to serve as basis for a
claim for damages after the war in case
an American vessel is destroyed by con-
tact with a mine.
The English Channel is free Of mines
so far as Is known. but shipping from
sweden, Norway, Russia and north Ger
many Will he mcnaCed If II follows the
usual routes. Though the shipping OF
the United States is limited, the desire to
do everything possible to protect its
safety, particularly in the light OF tho
fact that this country IL ondcavoring to
reestablish its merchant marine, is none
: the less
II is provided In the Hague conventions
that in all cases Of the laying of mines
Governments must take every precautlon
to protect the shipping of neutrals II Is
only mines which become harmless within
a limited time and that, should any mines
escape from their control. every possible
step must be taken for the protection of
neutral shipping
II In believed that the United States
word have n case against Germany, be-
cause she has not notified Washington
OF the placing Of mines in the open sea.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-12
SAY WOMEN BEAT UHLANS
Paris Hears of Heroic Defence Of
village Near Licge.

PARIS, Aug. Newspaper reports
have been received here Of the defence
OF the Belgian Nationa, Arms factory at
Herstal. a suburb Of Liegc, by the women
workers of the factory.
The men employees were all engaged
in the active defence Of tho city with the
Belgian troops The women decided not
TO allow the Germans 10 take the factory
and armed themselves with revolvcrs and
other weapons
German Uhlans made several attempts
to capture the place and were repused
by the fire which the women turned on
them from the windows. The defenders
soon exhausted their ammunition and bar
ricaded themselves In the buildings When
the Germans tried 10 batter down the
doors the women poured soaldng water
on them.
The correspondent VINO sends the report
says that many Germans were injured
by bullets or burned by the boiling water
In the attack. Old men and children
Joined the women In the defence Of the
village, and on Friday still held the
town
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-12
WAR WRITER'S TO SEE
NOTHING OF FIGHTING
All Those With French Army
to Be "Blinded" and
"MuZzled."
sp.c,a' cast De.pa,ch to rur srv.

PARIS, Aug. II.
The regulations governing war CORE
spondents with the French armies were
published to-day. All correspondents
must be French or citizens Of one ~ the
allied nations They must have a per-
feet knowledge Of the French language
French correspondent will be per
mitted 20 represent a newspaper OF Eng
land or Russia Each CORE pendent must
submit certificates OF character and phys
ical fitness for the field with three pho
tographs to be kept by the military au-
thorities. VI" must slgn a pledge to
abide b. the regulations
The correspondent viii wear a white
arml"t with his name nationality and
the name Of the newspaper In black let
ters He will not he permitted to go
about the theatre Of war unless accom-
panied by specially detailed officer. lie
must not leave his quarters without a
special permit This permit will not bs
issued AT advance posts
The censor al stated times each day
Will give out the news which the com
mander thinks he Is Justified In making
public. All code messages are OF course
forbidden and the correspondents aust
write their dispatches in French
Correspondents will be lodged and
transported at the expense OF the Gov
eminent and they will he entitled to med.
ical service free
All newspapers which send correspond
ents to the front must send copies each
day to the Ministry OF War Only ON.
correspondent will be accepted from each
Newspaper
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-12
GIVES $1,000 FOR RELIEF.
Daughter Of Lucky Baldwin sacrf-
Aces "Nnnitie." for Sufferers.

special Cdbie Dsspaich 10 THE suN.
PARIS. Aug II.
Mrs Anita McClaughry. daughter Of
the late Lucky Baldwin. gave $4,000 to-
day to the American committee looking
after the interests of stranded Americans
She also gave $500 to fund for French
women and children who are suffering be
cause of the departure Of their husbands
or fathers for the front.
Mrs McClaughry said she had intended
to purchase some feminine vanlties,"
but in the present circumstances decided
that this would not be the right thing
to do
Arrangements have been made by those
in charge Of the relief OF stranded
Americans TO deposit 100000 in gold at
Berne. Switzerland. and $4,000 at Vichy
and SEQ. 1000 at Aix-lcs- Bains for the bene-
n, OF those holding letters of credit and
similar paper.
Temporary help was given yesterday 10
about twenty Americans who were in i'm
mediate need.
Mrs. George Howe. president Wilson's
sister arrived ai Havre to-day She Is
going TO Liverpool to take passage home
by the Megantlc,
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Henry r.
huntington have been added To the Amor
lean relief committee.
Automobiles carrying money for
Cuted States army Officers left for the
provinces to-day. The American En- ba ssy
.as already distributed $4,000 among
needy Americans To the number Of $500
The sums varied from S. to $50.
Mrs. O'Iiara Murray succeeded in maxi
ing her escape from Schlerze. near Mu-
mich, thanks to the perfect knowledge
she possesses of French and Germas
which enables her to pass for a native OF
each of the countries. She was warned
last week that war was imminent, and
went to Munich She describes the scenes
there as pandemonium. Mrs. Murray met
come Chicago people on the train. Among
them were MI and Mrs. s. *. Martin
and Mr.. Martins mother, who Is 10
One OF the party who had been at
Beyreuth was forced TO abandon his auto
mobile because the Germans would not
permit the sale OF gasolene. on Is
Swiss frontier the travellers found the
railroad station barricadcd Swiss sentrles
guarding their side and Germans the
other.
Among the party there was only one
man who had a passport, but the SEN
| tries could not read English and Mrs,
Murray was able to persuade them that
| 1t covered all the travellers They arrived
in Paris via DIXON, after a journey of 6S
hours
/ Mrs. Sprague widow OF the war Cover
nor OF Rhode Island, has given her apart
ment in Paris to be used by the Red Cross
as n hospital.
Father OHean. one OF the Americans
In McGrano's tourist party, is recovering
! from Illness at the American Hospital
Many Mexican women, members OF the
Mexican Red Cross, have offered TO come
TO France to attend the French wounded
Mrs Elsie Whelen Goelet arrived here
to-day from MontreuX.
Or. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
dent of Columbia University, has left fol
Genoa to arrange for the transport ri
400 Americans by a boat which Fred
erick w. Vanderbilt has purchased,
The wife OF Lieut. william Corey
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-12

suished Irish General on the retired list
OF the British army. whose name is not
Yet made public. Is on his way to Dublin
to consult with the provisional committee
Of the Nationalist Volunteers on behalf Of
the British Government regarding meas.
ures Of defence
The national relief fund for the fam
HES ~ British soldiers and sailors killed
or wounded in the present war, which was
Of Wales and Queen Mother Alexandra
has reached a total Of s64s.000 CsS.24o.-
o0D, according 20 an announce ment made
this morning
The Times says to-day that British mo-
biliIation Is well along and that there are
now between 500. 900 and 500. 600 mon I'M
der arms not counting the national re-
serve
The Tunes adds I'VE should there
fore. view the situation with compa rativs
eauanimity, and NOT be turned from any
masculine resolve by the threat Of an
assault by the German navy"
King George and Queen Mary visited
the concentration camp Of the British
army at Aldershot to-day and we're re-
ceived with great enthus'asm by the
troops.
German was arrested near the cav
airy barracks here today on suspicion
that he was poisoning horses Of the Brit
ish army He was seen to stroke several
horses Each Of the horses to which he
had paid attention was taken III.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-12
DIR. FINLEY TO AID
EXILES IN GERMANY
Heads Committee Going There
TO Give Funds to Stranded
Americans.
BAD FEELING IN LONDON
Plan for Newspapers TO Publish
Names Of Refugees Causes
Trouble.
BAD FEELING IN LONDON
Sp,ciai cable Despo,ch N THr suN

LONDON. Aug. li.--Dr. John ". Finley,
York. and several members OF the Ameri-
can citizens committee will leave under
the auspices OF the Red Cross for Ger
many. via Holland. tomorrow to assist in
the work OF relieving the Americans
stranded there. Oscar Straus Is consult
ing with American Ambassador Page this
evening regarding this plan
Arrangements have been made by which
Or. Finley will be able to get all the
money he needs through Dutch banks
The committee intends to publish a daily
paper giving the names OF Americans here
or leaving for home. There is some criti-
cism OF this plan on the ground that II
will be used for the exploitation OF self
seekers
One American merchant said to-day
that he regretted 10 havs 10 assert that
there IL great III feeling among the mem
bers OF the committee There are many
stories OF Americans using this period
of distress 10 make money out OF their
fellow countrymen's misfortune
Tho steamship olympic IL the latest
to be commandered by the Government
Many Americans who had taken passage
by the Olympic will 20 home In the steer
age of the Baltic. on which all the first
class cabins have been reserved IA far
az the Middle Of October.
Two hundred and nifty Americans are
going home via the West Indies.
President Lowell Of Harvard has cabled
Ambassador Page asking that the Ameri-
can Embassy In London advance funds
to Harvard professors now in Europe,
/ Assistance in small way Is being given
~ needy Germans in London. II IL said
that wealthy Germans OF London will
make funds available for much greater
relief as soon as they are assured offi-
clally that the donations will not he con-
sldercd as a hostile act.
Ex-Assistant Secretary Of State Chand-
Ter Hale and William Eustis Of New York
arrived In London from Havre yesterday
and have been added to the staff OF tho
American Embassy. The reinforcement
puts the embassy staff in a much better
position 20 handle the press ~ buAness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-12
A2IS PHONES CENSORED: GERMANY HAS FOOD APLENTY

L. s. N, has given her automobile TO
the military authorities and has Joined
the Red Cross az nurse. Mrs. Maude
Noel. the sculptures, and Miss Plyson
Graham also have Joined
Mrs. Jackson Gouraud is at Hayre
waiting to sail on the France
Herr Schumacher the vlolnlst Of La
venues, which is much frcquented by
Americans, has left to join the German
army. He always rejected offers to ap-
pear In the United States
The chauffeur who was with Mr. and Mrs.
Archer Huntington when they were arrested
in Germany joins the colors tomorrow.
lie told the correspondent Of THE SuN
that Mr.. and Mrs, Huntington were not
prisoners when he left them In Nurem-
berg. but were under police surveillance.
Ambassador Herrlck cabled to-day To-
Secretary Bryan asking for $50 600 to aid
stranded Paraauayans. Mr.. Herrick com
Wandered an abandoned automobile and
a Spanish chauffeur to take Ave Para
guayans to Barcelona.
Mrs Willard. wife OF the American Am
bassador at Madrid. arrived here and left
for London
A letter form Monks island. of tho
Breton coast. describes life In a small
American artist colony there Almost
all the native men have Joined their
regiments. The artists are harvesting the
crops driving OK carts and making pro-
vision for winter fuel In the colony
are Jane Norla. the singer and her hus-
band. \. q. Wasawsky. the painter: J.
L kunz OF Chattanooga. Tenn. Herman
Wlssel Of Cincinnati and Henry weldon
Maurice Renaud, the opera singer. who
is "a years OF age. and therefore en-
empt from service under the mobilization
order. obtained special permit to
enable him to join the troops at the front
The American training ship Newport
has left Marseilles
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-12
MUST SPEAK FRENCH
OYER PARIS PHONES
View Hardship Inflicted by
~ CcnsorS on Americans
and English.
rs. AMBASSADOR cut OFF,
NJ Foreigners in London En-
!, amincd and Many Are
Held rs Spies.
7. =. AMBASSADOR cut OFF,
,,Dc ,tt,. p-.ratcs 70 Tur srv

tTaIn. Ttfe D-fr1trf - 1HF srN
PARIS. Aug II.
~, 're French language Is permitted
o-s- .he telephones Of Paris and other
french cities in accordance with recent
c-te- a. 'nc military authorities. The
cider has indicted a hardship on many
Americans and English whose French 4.
rome 700 good.
Tho authorities explain that the order
vas made necessary bv the fact that Ger
mans ma been using English in their
conversations cvcr the telephone and that
,siephore '.ersors' who listen to much
NJ the conversation which IL carried on
bve- TIE telephones OF the country could
10, readily understand English.
Ambassador Herrick was cut on" TO-
tay By central while he was talking with
home friends in English. The Ambassador
e1psessei no annoyance al the incident.
but seemed 10 be amused.
The censorship and other aocompani-
fpants 81 martial law arc being enforced
MIN greater rigor every day. Particular
srors are being made 20 prevent news
which might be ~ value 70 the Germans
Fsrting anroah'
tn CNe-'- lie Yer du Nord announced
ho-day hat It will resume It's express ser
sto4 between Parts and Lille. Brussels and
fy,u!orne tomorrow ~ circumstances
psrutr The company does not guar
tn,ee Ire service
oflces have been organized in each arror
d.seneu' Of Paris 10 inform families OF
.7lilsrs Of the fate ot their relatives The
oFces win be ready FOR work on August
- Hitherto such Information has been
4"AheN So as TO avoid giving the Ger
mans -evs ahou. the disposition Of the
F-er-N '-Hops
TIE cafes ou the houlevards have been
permitted 90 place the tables on tho side
wake i- front M 70 o'clock IN the eve
r-C These tables were ordered removed
during fhe arst days Of mobilization.