The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-30

L
baIdi informed The Petit Journal
that 0aribaldi had gained the I'M
preston from interviews with
King Victor Emmanuel, Premier
Ssiandrs, and foreign minister
.Sonnino, that prominent politi-
clans Of Italy would enter the
war on the side Of the allies be-
fore parliament eonvencs In May.
London. April 26.-The opinion Is
, growing I'm Rome that Austria and
Italy arc drifting inevitably toward
war. Italian refugees from Austria
say the frontier has been fortified by
Austrians with concrete trenches and
heavy artillery.
A British correspondent accredited
Officially to the Dardanelics expedi-
+, tion admits that the problem OF fore
/, ing the straits Is tremendous enc.
| Ills observations led him to believe
that q strong army for operations on
!, the Gailipoli peninsula will be neces-
sary. The land operations, he says.
| would present difficulties, since the
Turks are strongly entrenched.
New victories i'm the fighting I'm the
Carpathians are claimed by the Aus
! TRANS. After several weeks slow
progress they leave reduced Russian
positions on both sides Of the Orawa
valley, the Vienna war office an
(, nounces. Petrograd reports a repulse
of attack in the Uzck pass. saying
the Austrians brought up u large
amount Of artillery along the Carpa-
thians frontier.
Il
London. April 2G.-The general at
tack on the Dardanelles by feet. and
army was renewed yesterday" SAYS
an official communication. "Disem-
barkation of the army, covered by the
feet. began at sunrise at various
!, points on the Galipoli peninsula. and
despite serious opposition from the
J, strong enemy entertainments and pro-
tected by barbed wire II was com
pIetely successful. Before hightfall
large forces were established on
shore. landing Of the army and their
advance continue"
/ Reports From other Operations.
} Paris. Via London. April 26.-The
\ French war Office this, afternoon is
, sued the following: "In Belgium the
1.-TWO German attacks moving out from
Paschendaele and from Brodeeindt
?, Jbrodeeinde were checked yesterday
lby British troops. The enemy there
upon bombarded Ypres with violence
J Our activities are being continued
| along the User canal. "At Notrt
1 Dame de Lorette we repulsed the
German attack.
= "At the Heights of Meuse the figst
ling was developing an attack on Cal.
, onne trench. This was checked b,
|, cur counter-atta and the enem,
/ was driven back. He subsequently
! attacked farther to the east. I'm the
direction of ST. Remy. evidently striv.
a ing to recapture Les Eparges.
. "A violent attack was preceded b,
!. a fierce bombardment. but the Ger.
/ man attack resulted In q failure"
rrom Mondays Daily.
Charles G. May. an old and well
known resident of this section. lav
: ing lived here since early childhood
=, until about i've years ago when h
: moved to Minneapolis. died at lou
|, o'clock Sunday morning, at one of IL,
I. Minneapolis hospitals, death result
. ing from an illness with tumor, wit
which he had been troubled for abou
three years. and having undergone al
! operation for the removal of tumor
from his left knee about four week
ago.
Deceased was forty years of ag
the twenty first of last March. II
!. was born I'm Chicago and came her
with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. v. II
!, May. w.o still live I'm Mankato town
= ship. lie was married to Miss Auror
Spacth eleven years ago, and the
had one son. Sterling. Mr.. May iol
. lowed the profession Of stationery en-
gineer. was member of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, and belonge,
to the y. r. U. society. being a popu
!. lar man among his friends and az
Quaintances. He was an excellen
citizen and devoted husband an
father. The surviving relatives ar
the parents, the widow. and little sor
Sterling. the brothers. Henry, Perc,
j and john of Minneapolis, Edwar
$ Bertram. and William OF Mankato
e sisters. Miss Fleda OF New York CT,
S Mrs. Il. J. Adams. and Miss Anna. @
d this city, and Miss Ida. who reside
:. at the home in Mankato TOWNSHIP
J. The funeral will be held at 2 p. II
: tomorrow at the Centenary Methods
!, church. services being conducted b
Q Rev. w. r. Keesey, pastor. and Rev
e Tatio. pastor OF the Methodist churo
at Minnehaha. Interment will b
made I'm Glenwood cemetery
d,
: Mrs. Mary c. Barker. who reside
8 with her son, +. G.. Barker on tn
Gerlich farm. died Saturday mornin;
4 following cerebral hemorrhag,
aged seventy five years and two day'
Funeral services were held at In
home at y. m. yesterday. in charg
: of Rev. II. w. Hobbs of the Baptis
N church The remains were shippe
Q last night TO Prairiesville. Ia. for In
: Lterment. and were accompanied by "
g end Mrs. E. @. Barker and other rel
;. atives.
Mrs. Christine Anderson died at he
e home in South Bend last Nigh
\ death being due to bronchitis and oil
q age, she being eighty-four years q
4 are. She lived I'm South Bend for tn
o past thirty years. and was one Of tn
d pioneers OF this section of the stat
: The surviving relatives are the wild
over. Mr.. john Anderson. and
daughter, Mrs. j. c. Murphy of LAX
9 Crystal. Funeral announcements WI
d be made later.