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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
From Nor days ps;:.

From Nor days ps;;.
Stricken suddenly with paralytic
stroke while on her way home from
the Welsh church last evening. Mrs.
Sarah J. James was carried to the
home OF Bennett Williams nearby
and her condition being found serious
she was later removed TO Emmanuel
hospital for treatment. She failed to
ever. and passed away this morning
about $50, her death coming as a
great shock to her devoted family
and many friends.
Mrs. James had apparently been in
her usual good health up to the time
of her sudden stroke, and seemed TO
be feeling very well all day yester-
day. spending happy Palm Sunday
surrounded by the members OF her
family. Deceased WIS born I'm Wales,
December J.. 1876, and was seventy
years Of age at the time of her death
She came TO America with her par
'ents when a child, anu the family
settled at Cambria. Wisconsin, COM
ing from there to Mankato i'm 1865.
She was married here to w. W.
James thirty-seven years ago the first
Of March. and they made their home
en- farm in Judson for number of
years, coming to Mankato about nine
years ago. and making their home
here. Mrs. James was an estimable
lady, n member OF the Welsh church.
and enjoyed the friendship OF many
friends who will miss her greatly.
The surviving relatives are the
widower, four sons, G.. J. James and
Hugh s. James. of this city; Garfield
James of Lake Crystal; Fl. Il. James
of Whitcomb. Wis; and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred w Lincoln, Jr.. of
Jackson, Mimi. The children will all
be here TO attend the funeral.
Funeral announcements will be
made later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
Smith, s Mil

From Mondays DAILY.
Gustave Abraham was In GAINESVILLE
last week Saturday.
Mrs. G.. Long was taken 10 Mankato
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
From Mondays oarIy.


William Doedding aged cighty.one
years, died ut his farm home two
and a half miles south OF Good Thun.
der, death being caused by a compli.
cation OF old age. kidney and s.om.
ach trouble. Deceased was born In
Germany, and came TO this country in
early manhood, settling near the pres
ent site of Chicago, which was then
but wilderness. lie and his faith.
full wife were among the early set
tiers i'm this vicinity and through
thrift and economy became numbered
among the wealthiest farmers In the
county. ::
Mr.. Deciding lived a most exemp.
larry life, kindly and thoughtful to his
immediate family, and extended his
kindness to friends and neighbors
within his reach. Many people in need
or trouble were assisted By this splen.
did man, who did his bccd deeds in
quietness and without ostentation.
During his last illness his suferings
were intense. but he bore all with
steadfast. Christian fortitude, waiting
and praying earnestly for his release
from this world.
The surviving relatives are one
son August, who lives en- the home
farm, two daughters, Mrs. August
Graf. and Mrs. Meyers of North Ya.
kami, Washington, survive. The fu-
neral will be held Tuesday at l p.
m. from the house, and at p. m.
from the church. Rev. Randi officiat-
ing. Interment will be i'm the Luther.
an cemetery.
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living with their son-in.law and daugh.
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry liandshaw
OF this city. 64-
The surviving relatives are the
widow and six children. who will all
be in attendance at the funeral, as
follows: William and Daniel Kelley
OF raribault; Hugh Kelley of Still.
water; Mrs. Mary Lerch, Mrs. Hen.
ry Handshaw, and Miss Isabel Kelley
of this city: two brothers, Mike KEEL
ley OF Faribault and Kim KEEL
ley of Montreal. Canada. A sister al
so survives but her whereabouts are
unknown. The funeral will be held
at a. m. tomorrow from ST. John 8
Catholic church. Rev. Father Robert
hughes officiating.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02

cert SAGE, and Franklin Kr.eger. plan.
let. we'll known as n teacher. pianist
and organist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Arlfens arrived here
last week, and are occupying their
new home at sos Pleasant street.
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let. we'll known as teacher. pianist
and organist.
Reception.
Lyon County Reporter: The recep-
ton given by the Methodist people for
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ahrens drew a
large number OF Interested friends
from The different churches to bid
them goodbye. and wish them every
blessing In their new home in Manka.
to. Mrs. Spong. in behalf OF the Meth.
odist Episcopal Ladies' Aid society.
presented ''jell' knife of solid sill
yer. nicely engraved and dated. on be.
half of the aid society. She was quite
impressive In her remarks as 10 the
loss TO the church in the removal of
the family. Mr.. and Mrs. Ahrens
united In thanking the friends. and in.
vi;ed them to call upon them when
in Mankato. \ number OF musical
numbers were given. and were all en-
cored, after which ices and cake were
served. Mr.. and. Mrs. Ahrens and
daughter. Miss Alice. will be greatly
missed i'm Marshall. and leave host
of friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
Capital Being invested.

Within the next few days. II Is
likely that another business property
improvement in Mankato will be nm.
nOunced. 4 confidential tip has been
given to the writer OF this article,
but the manager of the concern is not
yet ready to tell anything. The mat
ter will be known soon, IL II mater
iallzes at all. The only reason for
making any reference TO the matter
now is the mere fact that II goes to
show how capital is interesting it.
self in Mankato. Mankato has a IN.
ture. This Is becoming more and
more evident.
Still another big Improvement that
appears likely to materialize I'm the
not very distant future Is the pro-
posed new building for the Masons
of Mankato. A committee to look
into this project is being appointed
and will probably be completed some
time this week. How much is to be
spent on the new building. where It
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
Birthday Party.

Birthday Party.
The home OF MIR. and Mrs. Louie
Bluhm I'm Decoria was the scene OF
pleasant surprise party Saturday
evening when a group of friends gath.
cred to assist in celebrating the birth
day anniversary of their son Fred.
Thirty-five guests we're present and
delightful evening was spent play.
ing games and singing. At mi~night
dainty refreshments were served.
, 1915-07-14
III. BERNEB.

Governments were communicated with in this
matter at the outbreak Of the war and sever
al more have been approached since, as cir
oumstances suggested. The principle Of
merchantmen carrying arms for self-defenco
IS generally recognized, aud BRITISH ships 50
armed have been trading regularly with
various countries since the ealy slpges Of
the war
Advlces from Washington state that the
Unit@d States has not been approached bnt
that the foregoing correctly states the post
ton Of that country.
The arbitrator on the demand made Lv the
British Postal employees for a war bonus has
awarded them increases OF from two shil-
lings to two ~shilIings and six pence weekly.
This will cost the Government Il, 600, 000
yearly.
It is officially announced from Capetown
that the Imperial Government has gratefully
accepted the Offer OF the Union of South
Africa to provide a contingent Of troops aud
some batteries Of artillery.
Continued on Supplement-
, 1915-07-14
J 81, BERNER,

but undisciplined, and that the Russian
officers fire on theiI own troops When they
flee, thus increasing their enormous losses.
The Germans charge the Muscovites with
making use Of dumdum bullets.
The Russian pressure on the Austro-Ger-
mans is so great that British observers be-
lieVe there is no chance Of the Germans
being able to detach any of their Eastern
armies for a renewed offensive in the West,
aud that if the predicted new drive for Ca
las is nude it must be undertaken hy fresh
troops.
The various official bulletins indicate TINT
the present fighting on the Eastern front is
as sanguinary as any previously Witnessed,
and that before the Austriaus withdrew to
the heights near Krasnik they sustained and
inflicted great losses.
Between Monday and Wednesday the
Russians took 1000 prisoners. They have
made determined attacks on the lower Zl0-
talipa, but without apparently causing any
material change in the situation in that re-
gion, while west of the YistuIa The Austrions
have stormed the Russian positions, but have
made no progress.
The capture by the French of 500 yards
of trenches north of the Souchez railway
station is recorded in a Paris official DIES.
patch, but a later night commuuiqu6 admits
the recapt&SA by the Germans Of 100 yards
Of these trenches. The German counter
attacks on The trenches southwest of Pllken,
in Belgium, which were taken by the British
on Tuesday, have been repulsed with losses
inflicted by the combined fire Of the British
md French artillery.
A German official bulletin, issued earlier
than the night communique from Paris, adj
mits the loss of the trenches at Souchez, but
says that the French were expelled by a
counter-attack and that fighting is still going
on for their possession. The German often
sive in the st. Mihiel salient is still actiye,
both Paris and Berlin reporting fighting
in that region.
The British Admiralty announces hat the
submarine which successfully attacked a Ger
man warship in the Baltic on July second
was a British vessel.
In the House of Commons, Commander
Belairs asked whether, considering the uni
versal character Of the German attacks on
unarmed merchant men, the Government
would asked the neutral Governments to
allow merchantmen armed for defence only
with guns in their stern, to trade with their
ports. Lord Robert Cecil answering, sail,
"Merchantmen of a belligerent Power are
entitled by the establishment and uninter-
rupted usage Of the sea to carry and use
armament IL self-defence. Several neutral
, 1915-07-14
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
Censored at Jamaica)

London, July 10th.-The battle in South
ern Poland is the feature of the latest war
news. The Austrians admit that they have
yielded ground before superior Russian
forces and have withdrawn to the hills north
of Krasnik. The Russians continue to re,
ceive reinforcements, both Of men aud guns,
and are pressing their offensive vigorously,
with the help of their railways and the
fortresses OF I7angoroz and Brest Litovsk.
They have countered the Austro-German
attacks to outidank Warsaw from the south
west and the Russian military experts pre-
dict that the Austro-G e4mens will be beaten
back.
Berlin says that the fresh reserve troops
of the Russians are excellent raw material,
, 1915-07-14
Translation.
Reilnund Baurnann,
1or of the Danish Vest India Islands

0ctW9 VIce Governor OF the Danish Vest Lnd10 Islands,
Knight Of Danne1rog
MIAKETH KNOWN: On the most submissive represen-
lJ taton of the Ministry of Finances His Majesty the King
was most graciously pleased by Resolution Of 30 Maj 1915 to
sanction the following Ordinance concerning additional pro-
visions to the Ordinance of Goth July 1894 concerning the
registration of Danish West Indian ships as passed by the
Colonial Council OF St. Croix by 3d discussion on the 18th
March 1915 and by the Colonial Council OF St. Thomas AMI
St. Jan by Bird discussion on the 18th April 1915.
Certificate Of Nationality and registry. during a war between foreign
powers, cannot be obtained by any ship, which, after the outbreak Of
under the flag Of any of the beligerent powers, before the Ministry Of
Finance, after having conferred with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
has given pernission
Permission can only be granted when the further conditions for flying
the Danish flag tre fulfilled as prescribed in the existing legislation CON
corning registry.
This Ordinance shall become valid Of once.
10 which all concerned have to conform.
Government of the Danish West India Islands.
St. Crox, the 9th July, 1915.
Under my Hand and the Seal Of Government.
BAUMANN.
acting Flee Governor.
q. 81 --------
, 1915-07-14

The Adult School Of st. Joho's Church
held it's yearly march On Sunday. Tie day
was an ideal one and q very lorge number
Calculated at over 400) Of the scholars
turned out to join in the march. The
procession was headed by the Native
Brass Band, Rev. j. T.. Levo leading the
school, and the banners, flags and badges
made a fine display. After marching through
the town the scholars aud their friends re-
turned to the church where a short service
was held and an. address delivered by the
Rector.
, 1915-07-14
Reilmund Baulnann.
Guvern6r for de dansk- restjndiSke Ger,
-Ridder af Dunnebr0q,

Rjdder at DonnbroA
M0R VITIERLIGT: Paa Finansministeriets derom ned
~ lagte allerunderdanigste Forestilling bar Diet behaget
Hans MajestBt Kongen we'd a~lerhojeste Resolution at 28de
Maj 1915 allernaadigst at stadfeste den at Kolonialraadet
for st. Crox we'd 3die Demanding den 29' Marts 1915 og at
Kolonialaadet for st. Thomas og st. Jan we'd 3die Behand-
ling den IS April 1915 vedtagne Anordning ON Iilleg til
Anordning angaaende dansk vestindiske Skibes Registering
at 20' JUL 1884,
Under KTg meIem fremmede Magter kan intot SIKH. der eher
FjeDdtGghedenes BegyndeIse eIer de sdste SEEKS ARaneder for dette
Iidspuukt hr sejet under nogen af de Krgsforendo Npgters Flag,
erholde Natonaltets- og Registrerng-Cortifk2t, foriud9n Fin0nsnInis.
teriet otter stedfonden Forhaudlng med Observation-Disclosures her med
dMt Iiadese denHL
Tiladosen kan kun gives, naar de den eedende Rogisrern2a-
LOygivning ovi9t foreskevue Boingeser for Adkomsten til at fore
dansk Flag er opfldte.
Denne Anordning trader Kraft staks.
Hvorefter allie vedkommende sig have at rette.
Guvernemontet for de danskvestndisko Der.
ST. Croix den Ste Jul 1915.
Under min Hand og Guvernemontets Segl.
BAUMANN.
, 1915-07-14
Translation.
PUBLICATION.

TT is hereby brought to public notice, THAI
&' public physician G. j HEYN under to-
days date has been appointed TO act as
Kings Physician for ST. Croix.
Government Secretary's Office. St. Croix,
the s. July 1915.
WILL JACOBSEN.
0ctQ.
, 1915-07-14
PASSENGERS.
ChristiAnsfn1

July 9th-per sloop "Mrzpah" from St.
Thomas-Revd. Fl. Lloyd, H. III March,
Blanche Christian, Aun Mary Pentheny.
Rachael Allen, Arthur Daniel.
, 1915-07-14
EntLedigoIse.

VED allerLojesto Resolution at 10' Mi
" 1915 hnr Diet behaget Hans Najasl.el
Kongen at ofskedige Landfysikus paa ST.
Croix, Dr.. med. POUL EMIL KALMTR.
Ridder If Dannebrogo og Dannebrogsmond,
efter hans derom indgivne Assigning paa
, 1915-07-14

July 1otb-Mizpah for ST. Thomas
George FronkIyn, Mrs. II. Conrad and son,
Clemencia Aaron, Ernest Francis, Anne
Ford, Pastor Kastrup, William Mead, NJ.
Merwin.
July 12th-Korona for Denmark-Joh. G.
Johansen.
July 12th-Guiana for Nevis-oaroliuo
Williams.
, 1915-07-14
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT

PrOfes8Or Weetermau's 0rfIclo has been
received and will appear in our Saturdays
issue.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-17

BEING ARRANGED
Thousand Voices sSinginein Unison
VIII Be Heard at Meeting Of
State Teachers Association

N CHORUS composed of l,OOO yoic.
u cs is to be one NJ the stelmr fea.
lures of the annual meeting of tina
oklahoma state Teachers ass1rlation
to open In Oklahoma city ON Noyem
Der 10, Thanksgiving Day This an.
nouncemcnt was made today by n. II.
Wilson, president VI the state a1socla
ton, who with Prof Arthur Green.
director NJ music In the Central state
Normal school AZ Edmond, Is making
arrangements to have the state schools
represented In the song carnival thus
proposed
Such chorus viii be- the largest
ever assembled In Oklahoma aud one
Of the largest ever assembled IN the
United States, and the students who
participate In this chorus will he
made honorary members Of the state
Teachers association
Predicts Large Attendance
we will have an attendance ol
CONTINUED on Last Parel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-17
CABINET STOPS
WHEAT ORDERS
Consideration Of Food Problems
and Disposition TO Buy at Home
Affect the Grain Trade

I ONDON Aug H. The cabinet is
- considering important recommen
datlons concerning the supply N food.
particularly vheul nude by the com.
mission appointed An June by the earl
Of Selborne president OF the hoard ot
agriculture Lord Miner, IA chairman.
IN nature NJ the report IL guarded
closely, hut II Is lutimated the recon
mendnllnus include provisions 10 In
crease the home supply ~ wheat by
guaranteeing 10 producers minimum
mlce for their prpIucts
Owing 10 the magnitude NJ wheat
importation from America, the action
" tho cabinet ln recommendation of
the commission probably win have n
considerable hearing ulOu the oyprsaes
trade The fact that the government
II considering the wheat question Il
suggested IA u po,slble reason for m,
reported cancellations Of orders for
whcut from America BY the entente
allies,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-17
First Instance in Which British
Transport Has Suffered Under
sea AttaCk-Happened in the Ae
gean Sea-Carried 1850 Troops
Besides Crew of 22O

IONDON Aug 1.-THE British
pe"d and sunk BY effect WAS
made Officially today six hundred troops
- other o. board
The text Of the follows.
Tile British transport Roy Edward b
the Aegean last saturday morning. According information at pes.
et available the military Officers and 1850 rons
~ addition to the ships crew Of 22O Officers
The consisted the dion
details Of the Royal Army medical corps
Pull information has yet received but Is known that about
600 have been
This the trt Instance ofroaI reported which Brti, transport
mas n'7n attacked successfully by submarine n
d' win the British government that had Transported hundreds Of
ahd. d troops without probable that
' number " troops sent to France and Belgium beginning the
Is considerably NJ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-17

/ ONION Aug. IL The British
~ ndmiraltys record OF transporting
great numbers Of troops 10 the var.
Gus fighting zones without the loss
ot lifr So far as reported officially
has been broken after more than
year OF war The torpedo Of sub.
marine has at last found the mark
and the transport ROYAL Edward has
gone 10 the bottom In the Aegean sea
with a loss Of life which may reach
Que thousand The brief admiralty
announcement shows hat the ROYAL
Edward was engaged IN transporting
troops 10 the Dardanellrs front.
In the land fighting crisis has
not been reached Ia the present stage
of the eastern campaign. Grand Duke
NlchDlns, the Russian commander IN
chief will not he able 70 assure the
safety Of his armies until the menace
presented by the operations OF Field
Marshal Won HindenburG In Cmrland
Is removed In the Bausk district
N COurand the Russian army has
been driven back The chief struggle
cenlers In the region north Of the
Niemen, Notwithstanding the recent
success of Russian resistance.
Between the NRrew and the Bug
the German drive evidently Is making
some headway although Petrograd
claims that attacks OF the invaders
ln this region have been repulsed NJ.
ter heavy fighting Along the mid.
die Bug the Austrians aud Germans
tCoutinued on Last Pagri
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-17
UGLY OUTLOOK
ON TEXAS LINE
lniantrymen Of 26th Regiment
Hasten TO Mercedes Bells
Toll Alarm

RRoWNSNlLLE Tes, Aug IL. -
~ The border situation along the
lower Rio Grande assumed am ugly
aspect today. Gathering NJ Mcxicans
In force last night at rrogresso on the
Rio Grande, thirty miles above
Brownsville, aud their daring attack
across the river ON the troops Of the
Twelfth United States cavalry, were
not the only aggrayHting features Of
the situation. Authorities here re
Ceiycd reports that % horses, includ.
ing some recognized Hs animals stolen
10y bandits In recent uids on the Tex
as side, were delivered this week In
Matamorus the Mexican town oppo.
siae here held boy CarranEn troops
Delivery NJ these horses aud the fact
that the MeNirans Jt PrOgresso had
been gathered openly and IN conspic
uOusly large numbers for two DAYS
renewed suspicious among the Amer
cans that Carranza officials were eth
er lacking discipline or without suff
cient dependable troops 20 cope with
lne SITUATION.
Corporal Willmuu was killed at the
ProgrcssO crossing last night and the
wounding VI PuNlrs Henry aud
Jackson intensified feeling IN this sec.
tion that erupuW- by irresponsible
heNicans from the other side are like
ly TO continue unit, the general MeIl.
can crisis Is settled For nearly "a
miles about Progrp,.u crossing alarms
were sounded boy rIfr shots and bells
last night Armed mru patrolled roads.
women and children were gathered
where they could br guarded. Early
today more troop. reached Mercedes
and the PrugrpsSu Guessing They were
lnfantrymen from the .20th regiment
which reached here Yesterday from
Texas city They were started Tor
the Mercedes section yesterday after.
noon
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-17
WILL COOPERATE
ON ROAD WORK
Commissioner Street VIII Try 10
PutBie Tractor on County Roads
aSWell as Boulevard

TT PLANS now being prepared by
commissioner Of Public Property j.
q. Street work out a. his satisfaction.
the city ana county will hereafter op
crate together In working the main
Travelled roads leading into oklahoma
City The specifications of large
tractor and road grading machine
were completed by the commissioner
Monday, and bids FOR the purchase NJ
the new equipment published today.
The road making outfit must be
able 10 grade and crown thirty foot
width NJ road al one operation. when
the machine arrives, II win be- put fin
charge " two experienced men. and
viii be put 10 work IN smoothing down
the grand boulevard surrounding the
city This work. according to Com.
missioner Street will only take a
short time, az one operation of the
tractor will do all the grading and
smoothing Even with the rest NJ the
necessary work to be- done inside the
city limits the machiue would b. prar
tlcally Idle most of the time after the
first grading process as touching up
once every month or two would be- mf
flcient 90 keep the ouce-gradpd roads
I'm shape
II Is Commissioner Streets idea tn
keep the experienced men I'm charge of
the machine nl the time and when
the city boulevard and roads ARE At.
tended tn, to work with the county IN
handling ont M town roads With the
modern equipment which would other
wise he lying idle or duplicating lts
work q good deal Of the time I'm this
way the work will always be- I'm
charge NJ experts and instead NJ being
spasmodlr will be- carried pu Hll the
I time
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-17
$64O REWARD
FOR MURDERER
Believed Now That 'HatChet Flend'
at MuskOeee Is Negro Seen at
Scene Of Tragedy

MSkoGEE, Aug n To date the
A'lreward offered for the apprehen
sion " the "IIAtchet Murderer whose
latest crime was the killing uf W. n
Province, Muskogeo grocer on Aug
ust H. has reached a total " $40, IN.
cludlng 5000 offered hy the state
The identify " the slayer still is a
mystery but the general belief vt this
time Is that the negro who was last
seen iu the store by Mrs Smith N
the man who used the deadly hatchet
ON Province aud then robbed the cash
drawer lie ls being sought by both
city and county officers. Ilp Is a tnll
black negro with mustache aud IA
inclined to have hollow cheeks nnd is
said tu have hecu working about the
city cutting lawns