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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
DANIEL f. DAVIS
DIED IN OMAHA
He Was the Son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Evan
Davis. Former Residents OF
hudson

Daniel r. Davis, a native of Blue
Earth county, died yesterday at hts
home ut Omaha. Neb. lie was a de-
tectiye on the Omaha police force.
His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Dav-
is. were old settlers of Judson. He
was fifty years old. Death was cans-
ed by tuberculosis. with which he had
been suffering for n long time. He
had been undergoing treatment at a
Colorado sanitarium. He was gone
from this county for about twenty
five years. Only last spring he was
pensioned by the Omaha police sys-
TEN. He Is survived by his wife and
a daughter of twenty three. Miss .Bes-
sic Davis. He leaves three sisters
and four brothers. namely. Benjamin
Davis. Lake Crystal: Mrs. Robert
Pritohard. Mankato: Mrs. ID. j. VIII
liams. Lake Crystal: Mrs. ID. w. Bow
en-. Judson; David Davis. Judson:
Evan Davis. Mankato. and John r.
Davis. Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
DOUBlE-HEADER FOR
FANS next SUNDAY
Springfield Will Play in Mankato; Mike
Kramer, League Pitcher, Is With
The Visitors

I'VE shall play Springfield. Mimi
next Sunday" said o. r. Morrow,
manager of the Mankato baseball
team today. I'VE are going to have q
double header. that is. there will be
two games on Sunday afternoon. For
the reason that the Saturday crowds
have not been sufficient 10 give US q
chance to play without loss. we shall
not play on that day. The arrange
ment of giving a double-header on
Sunday viii afford an opportunity to
a great many business men, who are
not able to go out on Saturday to see
both games.
1.-The first game will start at 1880
and the second game will follow i'm
mediateiy after the first. with fif-
teen minute intermission. allowing
time to warm up the pitchers. Kra-
mer is one of the pitchers for Spring
field.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
Plans Are Now All Made for
Run Next Saturday
HONOR FOR the GOVERNOR


At a meeting OF the touring COM
mittee OF the Mankato Automobile
club today final preparations were
made for the sociability run to be
made to st. Paul next Saturday. All
those who wish to make the tour
should assemble at the Elks' club
house at seven o'clock next Saturday
morning as the start will be made
promptly at 1880. r. +. Brown will
he the pilot ard John ii. Hohmann
the pacemaker. A speed not to ex-
coed twenty miles an hour will be
made. The trip will be made by way
of Madison Lake, Waterville. Faribault
and Mortified. A fifteen minute rest
will be made at Faribault.
Assembled at Rice Park.
Arriving at st. Paul In the afternoon
the cars will be assembled at Rice
park. The parade will begin promptly
at two o'clock. headed by a squad OF
motor cycle police and a band. Gov
ernor Hammond. i'm whose honor this
tour Is made by the Minnesota Automo
bile association will occupy the first
auto I'm the parade. A short run will
be made through the principal streets
of st. Paul. thence through Como
park and by way of James ]. Hills
elegent farm to the $4,000 clad house
of the st. Paul Auto club at White
Bear Lake. After the arrival there
will be speaking at that place by the
governor the mayors of st. Paul and
Minneapolis and others.
General Good Time.
After that a general good time will
be INDUCED i'm and the tourists will
be given the privileges and liberties
OF the fine club house. The return trip
to Mankato will be made on Sunday,
or just as the tourists desire.
As this tour is under the auspices
of the Minnesota Automobile associ
alton and the reception Is In honor OF
Governor Hammond II is hoped that
as many auoists of Mankato as pos
sible will make this run. Autoists of
all other parts of Blue Earth county
and vicinity are invited to join. All
those who wish to join should II pos
sible notify +. NJ. Otto or James
Spencer.
Mayor Meyer and the city council
are going In DR.. A. +. Schmitt's car.
while Congressman and Mrs. Ellis
worth will be the guests of John II.
Hohmann.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
CORN AND CLOVER
BELT RAGING EVENTS
Card Has Been Arranged BY ]. A.
Johnson and Clifford Thro, the
Two Officials !

j. A. Johnson. president of the Corn
and Glover Belt Racing circuit. and
j. Clifford Thro. the secretary. have
Just issued and are sending out the
entry blanks for horse races to be
held the coming fall in five cities. En-
tries for the races at New Ulm must
be made by August Is. the secretary
being William Z. Engelbert; at lie
Sueur by September 6, the secretary
being Ora J. Parker; at Mankato
by September 8, with J. A. Johnson.
secretary; at Marshall by September
Is. with II. NJ. Neill. secretary. and
at Candy by September 22 with F. T..
Willard. secretary.
The Mankato races will be held on
September 16, II and Is at the local
fair There will be a $500 purse for
each of the six events.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
Latest Information F rom
War Zone BY Wire Route

The force of the Teutonic thrust In
Southern Poland seems to have
slackened, for a time at least and
there is less apparent anxiety on the
side OF the entente allies over the
outcome of the campaign in this re-
gion. The latest official statements
the Austrian advance is continuing In
at least one section of the front south
OF Warsaw. Divergent claims come
from Vienna and Rome. as to the
situation on the Austro- Italian
front. The Italian headquarters
reports the infliction of severe
losses upon the Austrians In
counter attacks on the Carnic from
tier. and the repluse of attacks along
the yrytrol-Trentino line, also of a
determined assault upon tie Italian
positions on the Avostano Peak. The
most recent Austrian official state
ment declares that the Italians have
been on the offensive. and have been
repulsed in their attacks at several
points. Unofficial dispatches from It.
diy tihptdSLt Nht NiOtenteE Ol lnp
fighting along the Austrian frontier.
and declare that the troops of that
nation are making a determined at
tempt to open the way to Travis.
This is regarded as the key to the
interior of Austria.
Last night there was heavy fighting
all along the western front. French
and Germans both claim the advantage
of the different positions. but both ad-
nit heavy repulses at other points, in =
dicating that the onslaught Is being
waged with great fierceness and heavy
losses TO both sides. Terrific efforts
to wrest the trenches from each other
are being made at strategic points. A
late statement from Berlin says the
entire town of Arras. with the cathe-
dral Is destroyed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
Redpath-v awier Chauiauqua to
Play Its Engagement
TINS Annoy.ctmEnTls MADE
Superintendent O. N. Carson Stated
Last Night That The Plans Have
Been Already Decided

Mankato will have the Redpath-
Vawter chautauqua a year hence. So
much was unequiyoCally stated at the
closing entertainment last evening by
the superintendent. o. NJ. Carson. of
Marion, III. He repeated IL this morn
ing. adding that he had ample guar
antees. not from the merchants, but
from the people of Mankato.
There was a large crowd last night,
as has generally been the case
throughout the chautauqua season.
Mr.. Carson distributed pledge slips
among the people, and asked them TO
state what they would pledge them
selves TO buy I'm the way OF next years
tickets. Just what these pledges were
Mr.. Carson only knows. but while the
counting was going on. he called up
three of the local pastors. Rev. 7. X.
Paden, W. X. Keesey and II. w Hobbs
TO look on while this was going on.
just to see that there were some
pledges. and that the thing looked en-
couraging. The pastors did not see
all of the pledges, but they saw
enough to convince them that there
would be big sale OF tickets for
next years Redpath -Vawter chau-
tauqua. and Il was to have some local
citizens convinced of this that Mr..
Carson called them up on the stage.
A few minutes later MIR. Carson an
nounced that the Redpath Vawter
circuit would include Mankato next
year and there was a general burst
of applause. He also said the Red
path -yawter management had decided
to institute n new system whereby
the people of any city on the circuit
would get a chance to express their
preference as TO what should be pr =
scented I'm the way of music and speak
ers. and the management could regard
this preference in making up the pro-
grams.
There was considerable talk this
morning about the possibility of the
Redpath -Vawter system linking up
with the local independent cbautauqua
organization. There Is no likelihood
that such a plan will be worked out.
Some of the Mankato young folks
who took part in the junior chautau-
qua proceedings were honored with
badges last night. These included
Rollin Austin. NARROW Sandt. Orval
Schaeffer. NARROW Miller. Clifford
Brandrup and Lawrence Fowler. all
of whom were decorated for their
achievements I'm the athletic line.
Gladys Thompson was decorated for
having done the kindest deed and
that was to take care of the baby while
her mother went to a funeral. Stella
Porter received badge for having
made the best pennant.
During the night the tent came
down and the whole of the paraplier-
MALTA was packed up and started OF
to Sheldon. Iowa. The boys got to
bed at 1870 a. m. They left for Shell
don at IL a. m. They left for shell
be ready at sheldon at 3 D. m. Siren
nous life. this. Fortunately. II was
all done before .he rain started.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09

Mineola, N. Y, July Frank Holt,
the former Cornell university profess
sor who shot j. p. Morgan In his home
near Glen Cove. L. l.. last Saturday.
committed suicide in the jail here.
While several Of the jail authorities
declared that Holt killed himself By
climbing through the opening at the
top of his cell door and then plungins
to the narrow court fifty feet below
Hollis keeper said he was positive the
prisoner was killed In his own cell.
where he said he found the body.
There were many conflicting re:
ports as to the manner In which Holt
met his death. but II was established
definitely through DIR. Cleghorn, the
jail physician, that Holt died of Q
fractured skull
Several OF those about the jail said
they heard an explosion, the report
coming from Hollis cell. The noise.
II was believed. was due to the falling
OF boards from the top of the cell.
jeremiah Organ, the keeper detailed
to watch Holt, ssid he was fifteen feet
away from the cell when he heard .
loud report. He looked I'm the direc-
ton of the cell. but It was dark. En-
tering he found Hollis body In q pool
of blood I'm the corner.
The excitement that followed the
noise brought Warden Hulse and 9th
er jail authorities to the scene. Dis
trict Attorney Lewis J. Smith and DIR.
Cleghorn, together with several con.
stables, soon were on the scene and
Immediately began an investigation.
DIR. Cleghorn denied q report that
Holt had killed himself by chewing Q
percussion cap. He repeated that
death was caused BY fracture at the
top OF the skull. An explosion. which
would have blown his head on. would
have followed an attempt by Holt to
chew percussion cap. the physician
said.
A thorough examination of Holt's
cell failed to disclose. according to the
jail authorities, any weapon or i'm
plements OF any kind which Holt
could have used TO kill himself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
STEVE DOLSON DEAD
ONCE LIVED HERE
He Was Proprietor Of Hack and Bag
gage Line in Mankato; Died In
Minneapolis

Steve DOlson, formerly a hack and
baggage line proprietor in Mankato,
died at Minneapolis on the second day
of July. lie died following an opera
ton for GALL stones. lie has been a
travelling salesman for machine
concern He lived in Mankato twenty
years ago. lie was a resident here
for fifteen years. II was here that he
married ST. James girl. who was a
waitress ut the Mankato house. The
interment took place in the Lake
Wood cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
People In the Capital Are verg-
ing On Starvation
INTENSE SUFFERING EXISTS
State Department in Receipt Of Advices
Which Show Poorer People Are IN
Dire Need

Washington, June Direct con-
firmation OF earlier reports about con-
ditions I'm Mexico City was received
at the state department.
A message sent out by Consul Gen
eral Shanklin and Red Cross Agent
O'Connor, who have succeeded I'm
reaching Mexico City, says that con-
ditIons in the capital are exceeding
ly pitiful."
They despair of getting food sup
plies into Mexico City under existing
conditions, but will make most vigor-
Gus efforts to obtain medical supplies
which they had to leave temporarily
at Pachuca, In CarranZa territory.
Intense suffering exists among the
poorer people of Mexico City, accord
ing to the report received.
The department of state also re-
ceiyed n statement from an American
who had just completed an extensive
tour of Northern Mexico that famine
conditions In that region are quite rs
serious as they have been described.
No action is being taken by this
government on the basis OF these and
similar reports.
Nothing will be done, II is said, un-
I'll the president returns to Washing
ton. Upon his return he will be fully
advised as to the conclusions reached
by the Red Cross authorities.
While no announcement has been
made OF the plans of villa representa-
tives 1t is understood that they are
working on a definite plan OF COM
promise to be submitted to Carranza.
Carranza has already refused to
treat with villa in any way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
YOUNG BRAKEMAN INJURED.
Fell Between Two Freight Cars; Died
At New uIm.

Falling between two freight cars on
Freight Train No. 4S2 OF the North
western line three miles west OF Es-
sig, Mimi. not far from New Ulm. A.
B. Walden. a young brakeman, living
at waseca. was fatally injured about
one o'clock this morning. One OF his
legs was entirely cut of and the other
was mangled. The engine was taken
from this train and attached to a
caboose, and the young man was
rushed to New Ulm, where he was
taken to hospital. Here he died
shortly before two o'clock. His wife
and parents. who live at waseca, were
notified. They at once engaged spe-
cial train vainly hoping to reach New
Ulm In time to see the injured man
before he died. This train passed
through Mankato few minutes after
half past two this morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09

New York, July Mrs. Evelyn
NesBit Thaw, who came to New York
I'm answer TO subpoena to testify
against her husband, Marry K. Thaw.
in the jury proceedings to determine
his sanity, returned TO her camp at
Chatteaugay lake, near Malone. n.
Y, without having appeared In court.
Just before she left for Malone Mrs.
Thaw issued the following statement:
Il came to New York In answer to
a subpoena issued by the supreme
court, but no woman wishes to testify
against her husband. | brought with
me a doctors certificate showing that
I am not I'm fit condition to undergo
the ordeal Of testifying again. had
no intention OF offending Justice Hen.
drick when issued my statement at
! the camp.
Il do not want Harry to go back to
that hell on earth Matteawan-but !
do think some kind of restraint should
be placed upon him. | am going back
to the camp to forget II ALL"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09

York July Frank
sassnate p Morgan after placing bomb in the capitol Washing
which exploded Friday killed
Glen Cove last night planned to the liners saxonia
Philadelphia which believed
the vessels before they sailed from New York for Liverpool July Holt
yesterday This Police
withheld Pullman o
Washington d. police
It.
stations aboard advising the
Philadelphia
has been identified and that all well The saxona received
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
STORIES ARE CONFLICTING
Fractured Skull Is Given a. the Cause
OF Death; Statement Of Bastile
Officials
FEARS THAT SHIP
WOULD BE BLOWN

tAssociated Press Dispatch.
Glen Cove, July Extra
ordinary efforts were being
made by wireless today to
determine whether a portion
OF the hundred pound shipment
OF dynamite sent Frank Holt
at syosset, Long Island, was
aboard the Cunard liner Sax
onia, which sailed from New
York for Liverpool July 8. II
Is reported that Holt had writ
ten his wife at Dallas, Texas,
that the Saxonia would be de-
stroyed by an explosion today.
New York. July IA trunk
containing 1874 sticks OF dyna-
mite with fuses attached was
found by the police In a house
at No. 342 West Thirty-eighth
I street. The police said that II
was sent there by Frank Holt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
WAS FOR MANY YEARS
RESIDENT OF RAPIDAN
Lars Sandstrum. Aged Seveniy-Three'
His Funeral Will Take Place In
That Town Tomorrow

Lars Sandstrum. who was an old
resident of 5apidan, died at Minot. N.
d.. and the remains will be shipped
TO his old home in Rapidan tomorrow.
The funeral will be held at 3 p. M.
Deceased was seventy three years or
age and death was due to paralytic
stroke. Surviving relatives are the
children. Alfred, Leonard and Mrs.
Bertha Pettis. and Alma Sandstrum.
all residing I'm North Dakota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
VETS WIN IN RECOUNT.
Pipestone County Ballots Show PIP
For The Liquor Element.

Pipestone. Mimi. July THE bal
lots cast at the county option election
in Pipestone county on June have
Just been recounted and the canvass
dry" votes were cast. Several bal
lots have been reserved for inspection
of the court at the contest hearing
July 9.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
VERDICT FOR THRO /.
AWARD WAS $463
Jury Gives Plaintiff Judgment Against
National Casually Company,
Detroit, Mich.

After being out from three o'clock
yesterday afternoon until ten O'Clock
last night. the jury that tried the suit
of o. A. Thro for Islander against the
National Casualty company OF Detroit.
Mich. brought In q sealed verdict in
the sum of $i63. II was O compros
mise verdict. The plaiftiff sued for
$4,000. The action was over allega-
tions made by the company In con-
nection with financial affairs between
the company and the plaintiff. when
he acted as the conipany's agent. The
trial of the suit took Ave days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
viii Guild Nice Home

Thomas Sherk. who some months
ago purchased the central lot on the
property which has been used as the
chautauqua grounds. intends to have
built nice home on the property at
some future date.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09

Washington. July Sir Cecil
Spring Rice. the British ambassador,
had long conference with Secretary
Lansing over international develop
ments during the ambassadors alb
sence from Washington the past two
weeks.
II Is understood that the shipping
situation in the war zone and reports
of British recruiting in the United
States were among the subjects dis.
CCEsGd.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
ESTATE OF p. e. BROWN.
Late Justice Of Supreme Court Left
Property of S254.979.

The late Justice p. Il. Brown of the
Minnesota supreme court. who died in
st. Paul last February. left an estate
of s2E4.97s.
An inventory of the estate was filed
with the attorney general today by
the executors to determine the amount
OF inheritance taxes due Minnesota.
Most of the estate is In real estate
holdings.
The estate Is left i'm trust to HIS
widow and one daughter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
postmasters Have Salary increases.

Among the Minnesota postmasters
who have received an increase of
800 I'm salaries are those at Hender-
son. Blue Earth. Gilmore, Fairmont,
Faribault. Pennington, Redwing. st.
James st. Peter, Sherburn. Window.
Worthington. The salary Of the post !
master at Bricelyn has decreased
500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
Maklna coed convale,cent.

Merle G. Goodall. the young brake
man. badly hurt at st. Peter few
days ago. Is reported to be making a
good convalescence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
CRACKED DRAINED INSTRUCTOR n
WOULD KILL FOLKS ABOARl SHIPS
Wireless Is Brought
Into Play to Locate the
Ships Sailing to Europe
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

tAssocIated Press Dspatchl
Glen July Frank Holt positively
tilted Erich Muenter, the Harvard instructor dsap
after being indicted the murderer Of wife
In Cambridge, Mass 1906 The Identification
state detectives, automobile newspaper
Boston Cambridge
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09

Joseph Traunsberser was fined $40
In police court today for using Inn
proper language In the presence OF .
woman. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
Note Does Not Appear 10 Be
Satisfactory to Officials
SEEM TO Be QUITE DUBIOUS
Contents Of The Document Are No
Satisfactory 10 The American
Government

Washington. July 7.-Germany has
submitted informally TO the United
States through Ambassador Gerard, In
Berlin. tentative draft of its reply
TO the note OF June =. which asked
for assurances that American rights
on the high seas would not be further
Violated by German submarine COM
manders
After careful examination OF the
contents of the proposed note as out
lined by Ambassador Gerard. which
COiuCides with Berlin press dispatches
OF the past few days. high officials
are practically agreed that the Unit
ed States cannot, without sacrihcinJ
important neutral rights. express its
approval OF the German proposal in
its present form.
The draft was shown to Ambassador
Gerard with the idea of eliciting from
him an expression Of opinion and he
promptly asked for instructions from
Washington as to whether the United
States could make concessions.
President Wilson has been advised
of the situation in several long mes
sages sent to his summer home at
Cornish, ~ H.. and the impression OBJ.
tanned from reliable quarters is that
the American government probably
will instruct its Ambassador within n
day or two to decline To express any
view until after the formal reply Is
delivered.
Proposals Are Kept Secret.
Just what Germany proposed has
not been officially divulged. Secretary
Lansing took the position that 1t
would not be proper for him to dis
close Germany's position as informal
ly reported by Mr.. Gerard without
authorization from the Berlin govern
ment.
He said merely that there had been
no exchange OF views or informal ne
gOtiatiUns.
From Berlin dispatches and authori.
tatiye sources here It is learned. how.
ever. that the note. as drafted by
the German foreign office with En-.
peror Williams subsequent approval.
would give assurances that Americans
might travel with safety on the high
seas on certain conditions imposed by
Germany. such as the marking OF
helligerent vessels carrying Ameri-
cans. notification by the United States
TO Germany of the date of the depar
ture and character of such vessels and
an inspection insuring their nOncar-
rage of munitions of war
President Wilson has before him
the views of several cabinet officers.
some of whom believe that II Is essen
tial TO have Ambassador Gerard make
clear TO the German foreign Office that
the United States can make no con
Cessions from its position as based on
the accepted rules OF international
law and the naval prize codes OF civil.
lied nations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09

viii Nor Meet Tonight.
The board OF education win not meet
tonight.