The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02

plane dropped bombs on British
warship cruising outside the Oar
danelIes. No information was Civ
en- whether ser.cus damage was in
fiicted.
Field Marshal Won Der Coitz,
German military commander at
Constantinopic wko Is on his way
to Berlin, Is quoted as saving II is
now apparent that the Dardanei-
les forts will be able to resist any
assault from the sea.
The Turkish government is as
senrbling troops to prevent the
landing Of the allied trooos con-
veyed 10 Smyrna on transports.
Concentration Of Italian troops
along the Austrian frontier Is said.
to Geneva to have been begun.
The Russian government an
nounces that the German offens-
i've in Northern Poland has failed.
TIC German bombardment Of
ossowetz II said by the Russian
war office to have been virtually
abandoned.
Berlin, March 30.-Thr war office
announces the capture Of 1900 Rus
slams. who also LOFT 1000 killed I'm
lighting the eastern front. Cne thou.
sand prisoners were taken in the
fighting which led TO the occupation
Of TaurosgCn, Russia, near the Prus-
sian border and near Klimki. on the
Skwa, two Russian officers and coo
men were captured The announce.
ment adds: Near KarsnOpCl the Rus
slams suffered severe losses. Some
1900 were killed. Our booty in this
lighting until yesterday evening
amounted To 5000 prisoners. seven
machine guns. one cannon and sew
eral ammunition ears
Merely OBSERVING Conditions.
Washington. March 3O.-President
Wilson told callers TODAY that his per-
sonal friend, Colonel House. now I'm
Europe, was not up 10 anything"
II has been variously reported that
The colonel was making reports on the
prospects Of peace. President Wilson
said the colonel merely was observ-
ing conditions.
Forts Did Not Reply.
Berlin, BY Wireless, March 80
The Overseas agency says: "a spe-
cial dispatch from Constantilople says
the first .bombardment Of the Turkish
Cn the Bpsphcrus of the
Black set feet consisted of
firing 12S shots ut tho forts from a
distance of eleven M les. The forts
did not reply II this fire"
A dispatch from L"ndCn says that
the concentration Of Italian troops
along the Austrian frontier Is said
In Geneva to have. begun"
From TUESDAYS DsIiv
County Auditor Kennedy today an.
the March settlement of mon
cs paid into the county treasury. The
otal amount of this settlement Is
against March settle
nent of s117.1eS.37 last year. This
'ear's March settlement was d:stri.
,uted as fellows: State revenue and
school fund. slI.725.ls: county reve.
lue fund. $12.225.15: poor fund. So
'91.7I: road AMI bridge fund. ST..
'55.7n:' town. city and village fund.
'ir.35S.S3: railroad bonds. s331S1:
street car bends. sl.939.01: school dis
rict fund. sG0.115.SS: ditch fund.
'596.6S: penalties. divided among
.ounty and city revenues and upappor-
Toned school funds. s1.07O.0S.
OF the school district fund. Manka-
o alone gets s1i.9S1.65. OF the town.
ity and village fund, Mankato alone
,ets s23.32761.
The county auditor also announced
he March state school appcrtionment
or this county, $11,3iG.15. or this
mcgnt Mankato alone gets $3,40i.2j.
from TUESDAYS Daily
A colt belonging 10 Nels Olson at
iasota, while being driven by Matt
tausch had a narrow escape from
,eing drowned Sunday morning.
When nearing the farm of William
the horse became un.
and dashed over a high
narrow bank into the Icy water. Ar
bur GuentzeI and William Kirby.
Who CHANGED to be driving by gave
heir assistance to Mr.. Rausch and
to get the horse out OF
he water. They secured u boat and
'opes and rowed quickly to the place
where the horse was last seen. and
ound the animal still there, and al.
most covered by water. With the help
If neighbors and teams the horse was
inally extricated and placed on dry
and again.
Was Slightly Bruised.
Alex w. Anderson Of Anderson &
<ratitkremer dealers I'm farm fmple