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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-05-13
CLEFT BY AIR DART
Man Transfixed by a Shot From
Teuton Aviator.
Steel Arrow Goes From Head to Foot
Killing Man instantly - Dogs
scurry for Shelter When,
They Hear Cannon.
ey A. r. DECKER.

Correspondent Of the Chicago News.
Pont-a-Mousson France.-Beauttful'
" clear and crisp winter weather
brought out the French and German
aviators today. The first to appear
was German air craft from Metz 1t
was a brand new biplane with broad
spreading wings and shining armor.
The big yellow bird few nearly
overhead and dropped something
which cleaned white for an instant
and then disappeared from view. !
waited tensely for the explosion. which
failed to come. The aviator departed
In the direction Of Ste., Genevieve.
Afterward learned that he had
dropped a card with a message that
the kaiser sent salutations to Pont'a'
Mousson on his birthday and that later
he would endeavor to send more sub
stantial greetings in the form OF
shells.
The aviator of the kaiser kept his
word. This afternoon the German bat
terry in the quarry at Norroy lombard
ed the town and shells fell near the
railroad station. on the boulevard and
at the gas works.
When the first she'll raced in, leav-
ing trail of high pitched noise, l was
standing at the corner OF the main
cross street where some dogs were
prowling about. The first dull boom
OF the cannon sent them running like
mad into a neighboring hallway. Most
of the people also sought shelter until
the storm Of flying steel had passed.
Heavy cannonading was heard In
the east, along the Seille river. all the
afternoon, and, to follow it more close
Nv, walked up and down the bank OF
the Moselle from the sentinel at one
end Of the town to the sentinel at the
other end, who mark the limits OF my
liberty. Suddenly heard purring
noise coming frem a northerly dlrec'
ton and, looking up, saw coming
swiftly toward me German aero
plane, which might have been the
same that came earlier in the day.
watched it with my glasses, and as be
had done in the morning the aviator
now dropped something which cleaned
for an instant In the sunshine before
it was lost to view.
Later l learned the object the flyer
had dropped was a steel arrow which
transfixed man from head to foot
killing him instantly. The victim was
a civilian. He was the twenty-tlrs'
killed in Pont-a-Mousson by German
and French aeroplanes, shells ane
stray bullets.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-05-13
Cadet corps Won Cup.

Company A Of the University OF
Missouri Cadet corps won loving
cup offered for the best drilled COM
pany.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-05-13
BRYAN ISSUES A STATEMENT
Secretary Of State Explains Position
of This Country in Chino-Jap
Controversy.

Washington, May 1.-THE silence
which has been consistently main
tanned by the United States with rel
erence to the Japanese-Chinese nego'
tiations since they began nearly four
months ago, was broken tonight ny
the issuance of a statement by Score
tary of State Bryan explaining the po-
sition of the American government.
The text of the statement follows:
In order that there may be no mis-
understanding of the position OF the
United States in reference to the nego-
tiations pending between Japan and
China, the following announcement is
made:
At the beginning Of negotiations the
Japanese government confidentially in
formed this government of the matters
which were under discussion, and &C.
companied the information by the as
surance, that Japan had no intention
Of interfering with either the political
independence or territorial integrity
of China and that nothing she pro-
posed would discriminate against the
other powers having treaties with Chi
ma, or interfere with the "open door,
policy to which all the leading nations
are committed.
This government has not only had
NO thought of surrendering its treaty
rights with China, but 1t has never
been asked by either Japan or China
to make any surrender Of these rights.
There is no abatement of its interests
in the welfare and progress of China
and its sole interest in the present ne
gotiations is that they may be con-
cluded in a manner satisfactory to
both nations, and that the terms OF
the agreement will not only contribute
to the prosperity of both of these great
Oriental empires, but maintain that
cordial relationship SO essential to the
future OF both, and to the peace of the
world.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-05-13
Will All! !! WRITER'S
Recently Organized Guild to.
Conduct 4 Clearing House
for Magazine Articles.
70 KEEP MEMBERS IN TOUCH.
Twsnty.Four Have Already Enrolled
a. Active Members
Committee Of Five Named.

No sooner had the first Missouri
Writer'S Guild been organized at Co.
lumbia than the members turned to
q serious consideration Of the prob
lens Of their craft. William H. Ham
by Of Chillicothe, the president, an
nounced that the guild would be q sort
Of clearing house for information on
magazine markets. Some means Of
keeping the members in touch with
one another between meeting will be
worked out.
An annual meeting will be held IN
Columbia each year in journalism
week. Mr.. Handy suggested the pos
sibility Of more frequent meetings. at
the call of the executive committee.
He proposed, also, an annual camp In
the Ozarks. AS members of the exec
utive committee, in addition to the
officers, Mr. Handy appointed the fol-
lowing: Lee Shippey of Higginsville.
Mrs. Alice Mary Kimball Godfrey Of
Kansas City, Robertus Love of st.
Louis, Miss Grace M. Sissons Of La
Eclede and Edgar White of Macon.
Twenty.four have already enrolled
in the guild as active members, and
nine as associate members. To be-
come an active member a candidate
must show something more than rejec-
ton slips from magazines. One book.
or at least three articles or stories
published in magazines of general cir
culation. will admit him to the guild IT
he is acceptable to the committee on
membership. ,x
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-05-13
sedaIja to Have Playground.

Rev. c. NJ Truck, pastor of the
East Sedalia Baptist church; Rev. V.
G. Clark. pastor of the Epworth Meth
odist Episcopal church, and Rev. q.
M. Walker, pastor of the East Broad
way Christian church, were named
recently a committee to select a play
ground for more than 1000 children
who attend Whittier, Summit, Jeffer-
son, Arlington and East Primary pub
lie schools in East Sedalia. The money
required Ito equip the grounds is to
be obtained by private subscription.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-05-13
Killed hx a ElyWheel.

$, ]. Fenton, vice president and Sec
rotary OF the Panama Mining Com
pany, caught his clothes in flywheel
In the engine room at the company's
ncentrating plant near joplin two
weeks ago and was injured. Later
he was caught by the same flywheef
and killed
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-05-13
Park COLLEGE 20 Years Old.

Park college is planning celebra-
ton Of the fortieth anniversary OF the
founding of the college with pro-
gram which will cover three days. The
biggest day will be Wednesday. May
u. President A. Ross Hill of Mis-
souri, university will deliver the lead
ing address of the day. DR.. Frank
S. Arnold Of Kansas City has been
asked to speak on the same day. Park
college was founded in 1875 by DR..
John A. McAfee and Col. George S.
Park. From small group of seven.
teen students. with no equipment and
only an old hotel building for recita'
ton hall. dormitory and chapel COM
bined and with absolutely no funds to
start on, the college has grown to an
institution Of about $50 students. with
twenty substantial buildings and an
endowment fund Of $250.000. besides
1900 acres Of land.
Drury Wen Debate.
The Drury college debating team re-
Gently defeated the team representing
william Jewell Of Liberty, on the
question OF the abandonment Of the
Monroe doctrine @ . part Of the for
eign policy Of the United States.
epelneneid Votes school Levy.
In Z special election held ut Spring
AeId ON question Of levy Of twenty
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-05-13

Governors Father 80 Years Old.
James Reid Major Of Bowling Green,
Mo-, father Of Governor Major, recent.
tly celebrated his Goth birthday ami
versary at the home Of another. son,
E. T.. Major, secretary Of the Mis-
souri, state fair at SedaAa.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-05-13
AJAX CONGRESS to Seize Food.

Sacramento, Cal, May Ga reso-
luton memorializing congress to seize
the food supply Of the nation to pre-.
vent its expectation to the belligerent
countries of Europe passed the state
assembly last night.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-05-13
70 Per Cent Planted Now.

Seventy per cent of the Missouri
corn land already has been planted &C.
cording to the report of the state agri-
cultural commission. The acreage rep
resents an increase of per cent over
that of last year. The condition OF
wheat is 80 per cent. Nine hundred
thousand acres has been sown to oats,
the condition of which 1t 90 per cent
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19

carefully compare the merits of
cars selling around that figure.
Auto Show Pays.
The automobile show pays re-
gardless of the actual sales of cars
and even the prospective purchasers
located Tor future reference.
"Thc average visitor Is not In.
vlted TO the show, but goes voluntaS,
lily and open-minded. The big city
Is alive with people thinking and
talking automobiles. Every cur of
consequence Is TO be seen. side by
side. and under the most agreeable
surroundings. The brightest and best
informed factory men are present TO
explain the good points OF their res
pective products.
There Is the environment-the
the atmosphere to inspire a closer,
keener study, to effect a quicker
decision. The visitor whose mind Is
half made up that he will have a
car this year. leaves deeply. con-
vinced that he must have one
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
=. Judson

Rev, Henry Moss preached at the
Judson church. last Sunday.
Rev. Robert II. Owens of Meal
lister college. will preach at Jerusal.
EN- church next Sunday morning.
Mrs. Rodeknhr received the said
news OF the death Of her brother.
Mrs. +. w. Bartlett Is back again
i'm Judson, and is feeling somewhat
better. ....
The farmers are making good use
OF the sleighing this week. hauling
their summer supply OF wood. lum-
ber for building. and getting their
seed wheat, oats and barley for
spring.
Esther Evans spent a few days
at Mankato last week, visiting rela-
tlves and friends. :
c. G. Jones delivered several head
of cattle TO Ralph Thurston this
week.
u. c. Evans sold lot OF hogs at
Judson this week. r~
Rosa Gunderson and Annie viii.
Jams were Mankato callers between
trains Tuesday evening.
Gwesyn Jones is busy with two
teams OF four horses each hauling
gravel and lumber for building.
The annual town meeting in Jud.
SON township resulted in electing
Robert p. Williams supervisor for
three years; c. Y. Jones clerk: n.
NJ. Jones, treasurer: David Davis,
assessor for two years; Morgan
Richards, Justice OF the peace for
two years. and Arthur waterson
constable for.stwo. years. s#N
r. T.k Thomas aud wife, enter
lained the members Of The choir OF
Jerusalem church at supper We'd
nesday night
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19

will give. what Nicollet county VIII
give. and what can be gotten from
the state highway commission year
hence TO help with the bridge are
questions OF vital interest in the
raising OF the funds.
II was ruinored this morning that
Mayor Meyer was going to ask the
Mankato Commercial club itself 10
give $4,000,
Mayor Started Discussion.
Mayor Meyer led. the delegation
that appeared before the county board
late this, afternoon. He addressed
the county board. asking for $4,000
for the bridge. He spoke OF the large
share of taxes that Mankato paid into
the county treasury. He said Il would
not be necessary for the county to
pay all that money at once. II might
be paid i'm two $4,000 installments.
After him. A. j. Veigel. president
of the Mankato Commercial club, ad.
dressed the board. He stated that
this was the FIRST time that the al.
yisory board of the Commercial club
had asked anything for the city OF
Mankato. The bridge was. a great
enterprise and would cost great deal
of money. He remarked that Presi.
dent Schultz OF the street car com.
pany was present and that this com
pany had promised $1,000. This. Mr.
veigel considered liberal donation.
Arthur Schaub. city attorney. was
at hand to show the law to the county
commissioners. under which they were
authorized to make such an apropri.
alton OF the county funds.
Others in the SAME delegation were
L., F. Soaring. secretary of the Man
'kato. Commercial club. Troy .Hiinmel
man. Charles +. Taylor and Fred
Otto. ..., 49,,
The commissioners took the $4,000
matter under consideration. They
passed resolution authorizing the
state treasurer to pay over to the city
Of Mankato the $4,000 appropriated
by the state highway commission.
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
Lif1etown

From Friday's UaIly.
Wandersee brothers have com
pleted wood chopping for the season.
Louis Thinker will build a new
house this spring.
Charles Arnold OF Janesville has
the contract to build new granary
for Albert Hiense this spring.
John Homer assisted In making
logs TO build new hen house for
Gust Schumacher.
Martin wandersee intends to 20
TO Good Thunder.
Mike Homer intends to build an
automobile garage.
Albert CuentzeI was Manksto
visitor last Thursday.
Mike Wolf lis soins to, build a
barn.
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Albert L. Quimby to Bert Stratton
both OF Blue Earth county. $3.50
lot one, block four, Kendall's second
addition to village Of MapIeton. and
an adjoining tract,
Michael Kelly to w. U. Montgomery,
both OF Watonwan county, $500,
southeast quarter OF section 8, Ger.
esco. 100 acres.
Frank b. Mccoy Of Nicollet county
20 Carl j.. Jacobson Of Blue Earth
county, $500, lots 22 and %, subdi.
vision OF block 152. West Mankato.
Guy X. Treanor and Olivia Treanor
TO A. NJ. Powell, both Of Blue Earth
county. $4,000. northwest quarter OF
section II. Danyille.
Carl j., Jacobson to Leo. J, Car
ney of Blue Earth county, 1926. lots
22 and 20, subdivision OF block 152,
West Mankato. ;.
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19

Medc-~
Supervisor. Ben Dane.
Treasurer. George Krouss.
Clerk. George w. Ward.
Assessor. William Anderson.
Justice, Ray Ketzbeck.
Copstables J. Krouss. NJ. Neary.
Money raised. general purpose. five
mill
Pleasant Mound.
Supervisor. L. NJ. Tabatt.
Treasurer. w. A., Ulrich.
Clerk, f. G.. Llidtke.
Assessor. August Sulflow.
Justice. II. A. Ludtke.
Constable, August zellmer.
Money raised, general purpose. one
half mill; road improvement one and
one-half mills: other purposes $500.
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
From Fridays Daily.


Mayor A, G. Meyer this morning
made arrangement for a joint con.
ference of the city council the ad.
visory board OF the Mankato Com.
mercial club and the Blue EARTH
county board, TO be held at the court
house this afternoon on the question
or raising the necessary funds for
the new bridge across the. Milne.
sofa river at Main street.
The mayor was informed today
Of the action that the village coun.
ell of North Mankato had taken to
get bonds issued I'm the sum OF So.
900 70 help defray the cost II viii
be remembered that the street car
company quite while ago promised
$1,000. The state highway commits.
Sion has granted $4,000 for. this
purpose. turning ss.000 over to Blue
Earth county and $4,000 TO Nicol.
let county. This makes $4,000. What
Mankato itself will give is an unset.
tied question. s
II was hoped at first TO raise
$4,000 in all. That was the estl.
mated cost of a concrete. bridge. such
as seemed TO meet the approval Of
those who we're pushing the bridge
project. aud the public In general.
Mayor Meyer. however, has since
become interested in the idea OF
having a partly steel aud partly
concrete bridge such as may be seen,
at Little Falls, MINI. sucir a bridge
would coHt. less than a solid concrete
bridge. -. sfsgct,. sai ss All
What Blue Earth county itself
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
Kind Words in Letter Written
BY c. [. BIanChar
From FRIDAYS Da,Jy.

From Fridays 0ary.
J. ID. Deets. secretary of the South.
ern Minnesota Better Development
league has received the following
interesting letter from c. l.. Bian.
char OF the Fox Lake Farm at Sher.
burn, Mimi:
Dear Sir: II is somewhat OF n
pleasure for me 10 inform you that
got our county board TO grant
that 5000 before got home from
MankatO. II simply happened this
way. left Mankato Saturday morn.
ing. anu waited between trains at
Fairhont. where found our coun.
ty commissioners In session. got
busy and asked Louis Scott, Frank
Day, Frank Wade and Mr.. Haycraft
to go before the board with me.
and we put in our argument
see by later paper that they
granted the s2Q0 I notified Mr..
udlow and have his reply saying
that he was writing the county aud.
itor for the voucher Well. now.
Mr.. Deets. that little stunt OF win.
ming those highly cherished prizes
did not swell me up to anything
like the exploding point.
Lives In The Future.
by nature live in the future.
not the past was not looking
for glory. The thing that was up.
permost in my mind was that by
winning IL would help me to find
a market for my seed corn, and
that could answer the discour-
agement hurled at me from every
side with success in my enterprise.
My partner i'm business showed his
displeasure in my wasting time, and
going tn so much expense In putting
up seed that ! could never sell, etc.
last fall But now that my seed bust.
ness is flourishing and have won
about 800 In prices for the season.
he loudly proclaims that he always
wanted me to go into the seed corn
business. as he knew II was paying
enterprise. Such Is life.
Inin9s vet 10 Come.
From what | heard IL appeals tn
me that the officers OF the league are
n little discouraged and feel that The
league has not been an entire success,
not accomplished what they expected.
believe that the whole trouble Is
that the officers. in their enthusiasm,
looked for whirlwind results. and
striking manifestations. Development
in agriculture is a matter of growth,
sluggish I'm manifestations. and to be
measured in decades, not in days or
years. The league can only direct
and foster the growth. So long as
the league blazes the way to higher
things by organized effort and incen.
tive for personal cndcavor. II Is doing
all that can be expected. and is a
success. The league is young and Is lit
tie known TO the average farmer,
except rs a Mahkato corn show. The
influence these shows are exerting
on the corn industry alone justifies
the existence of the league many
times over. OF course discouraging
difficulties have to be overcome on
every hand. These the officers. and
the officers alone. can feel But a
good. long pull altogether Is sure to
bring results that will be gratifying
TO all, The league has done much for
me, and many times more for our
county. There should be no discour-
agement. You are doing a great work,
and forces are shaping themselves that
are surely working wonders for South.
ern Minnesota, and no man has done
more than I'D. Deets."
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
Eiled petltion In Rankruptcy.

William G. Kllngie. Mankato. hotel
storekeeper. fled petition In volun-
tary bankruptcy today in the office OF
c. Z. Bredeson. deputy clerk OF the
federal court, The debts are 1850.
unsecured. and the assets are $3.50.
all claimed exempt. Nv. A. Piymat Ia
the petitioners attorney.
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
erom fridays Daily.
An Old Time Party.

Aurora Rebekah lodge held an
old-time party in the lodge hall
last evening. All m IN bers were
dressed In old-fashioned costumes.
a prize had been offered for the
oldest costume This prize was won
by Mrs. Henry Schurber. whose cos,
tune was that of Rebekah at the
we'll The prize, a beautiful silk
American flag. was presented by
Mrs. William Plymat. Members OF
Minneopa Rebekah lodge were also
present. A delightful evening was
spent with cards and music. A
lunch was served late I'm the even.
ing.
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
London, March t2.--lt is learned
through diplomatic sources here
that the Russian Slack sea fleet
Is expected 10 start the lombard
ment Of the eosphorus forts to-
day in active cooperation with
the allies fleet, which Is, attempt
ing to force its way to CONSTANT
nople through the Dardsneiics
from the south.
London. March IA semi-officlal
statement from Petrograd reports a
new movement of the Germans in
Poland. Following the heavy concen
tration of German troops for re
newed attack on Przasynsz, near the
Prussian border, re-inforcements were
brought up in the Pilicia river region,
southwest of Poland.
The British attack in Belgium
brought two vigorous counter move
ments by the Germans, but 1t is said
that ground was gained. In the Cham
payne district further progress for the
French is claimed.
Greece's new premier has given spe-
cific assurance TO France that the
policy OF his cabinet will not be mimi
cal 10 the interests OF the allies.
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
Nili Present Play.

The Young Ladies' Sodality OF st
Peter and Paul's Catholic church vii
present play entitled The Shepherd
ess of Landes" at the Loyolat clul
auditorium ON Sunday night, Marcl
II. at eight o'clock. 3d.. .
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19

Entertained at Luncheon.
Miss Matilda Kelley entertained
4 party of young ladies at her room
on Cherry street last evening. A so
cial time was enjoyed and a. nice
lunch served.
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19

.'N6w II Is .perfected. The man
who buys his first car lis practical
y', sure of worthy article II he
uses ordinary prudence and discrim-
ination. in selection. Let him decide
what he wants TO pay and then
The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19
The Rubber Tires.

Another conspicuous object is the
pyramid OF Diamond rubber tires,
manufactured by the Diamond Rub
Der company of Akron, OlIio. and dis
played by the Mankato vulcanizing
company. This company had intended
to have a much larger and finer dis
play, one costing $500. and indeed
all OF the articles were ordered and
shipped from Akron. but they were
shipped too late. and. to make mat.
ters worse, the shipment was delayed
in Chicago. Yesterday the local com
pany received word that the ship.
inebt would be in stankato Saturday
evening. This will do no good, how
ever. The local company, on learn
ing that the shipment would not be
here In time for the exposition, be.
gan hustllng srpupd TO get some kind
of q display, and a collection OF
Diamond tires was obtained from
agencies satl st. Paul So there is a
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-02-02
HEROIC Savers of Life.

If one could behold the scope of the
work of the life savers in a single
glance he could see that these 1000
men meet at a thousand stations on
dark and lonely shores and exchange
brass checks and bring these brass
checks with them on their return to
their life stations as evidence that
they had patrolled the coast. Never
has one of these faithful servants
failed to come back promptly with the
check of the PATROL unless he was
halted by case of distress and even
then his fellow patrol comes on to
meet him. Scores of men give their
lives to the devouring sea TO save life
and millions of property. There are
now 290 stations on the sea and lake
coasts of the United States. There are
men in the service that have saved
as many as 800 lives and literally ev-
cry man in the service has been an
actor in one or more of its 10000 hero
stories. In 1912 rescue service was
rendered to 1871 vessels, carrying g.
300 passengers, the total value of these
vessels and their cargoes being SILL
100000