The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-07


London. April 30.-The Traw-
Ter Lily Dale was sunk by Ger
man submarine in the North sea,
Gsventy five miles off the mouth
Of the River Tyne. A patrol boat
picked up the crew and chased
the submarine. which escaped.
Havre. April 30.-The virtual an
initiation of 1000 Gemans, who had
crossed the Yperlee over the bridge
near Steenstrate. Is described by the
newspaper vingtieme Steele. The Bel
elan heavy artillery destroyed the
bridge. while the field artillery show
cred them with shrapnei
Many tied handkerchiefs to bayo-
nets and raised them in sign OF sur
render. but Immediately their own
quick flrers. the newspaper says. OPP
ened fire and moved them down pit
ilessly Many survivors were made
prisoners by the Belgians.
Paris. April 30.-The war office re-
ports the progress Of hostilities as
follows: We progressed yesterday
TO the north OF Ypres In the region Of
Steenstraate.
The city of Rheims received 500
shells. of which many were Of m in
cendiary nature. The missiles start
ed several fires. but these were put
out quickly.
In the campaign I'm this district the
enemy shelled one OF our ambulances.
wOunding the doctor.
"Dunkirl yesterday received nine
teen shells OF large calibre. Twenty
persons were killed and forty-fve
wounded. Some houses were de-
stroyed."
Turks Were Brave.
Berlin. wireless To London. April
3O.-The official statement last night
from the general staff said: Re
ports from the Dardanelles pay trib-
NE to the bravery and enthusiasm of
the Turkish troops. At the first bat
tie at Kuhn Kale the Turks didn't
fire a shot. but repuised the enemy
with the bayonet.
Forty warships bombarded Seddul
Bahr. While the battle was on the
Turks captured a large quantity of
rifles and ammunition.
On the eastern and western fronts
the situation. generally speaking. is
unchanged"
GaiiipoIi is Captured.
Paris. April 30.-An Athens dis
patch says that Gallipoli. on the Eur
opean side of the Dardanelles. near
the entrance Of the Sea Of Marmora.
was captured by the allies. The
Turkish fort At Niagara. on the Ash
attic side OF the straits. bomharded
heavily.
Petrograd. Via Londnn. April 30
4 general German offensive move
mcnt is again I'm progress along the
entire Prussian border from Tilsit 10
the Vistula river. The German ad-
vance evidently Is aimed at the Bal
tic provinces. rich in crops. and 9TH
er food supplies.
ernm fridays Daily.
With a desperate air of firm re-
solve. and WEAKNESS of worldly
things in general, the aged man. who
yesterday stated that he was a veter-
an Of the war. rich. but starving. and
coerced a sympathetic coin from the
pockets OF the young man reporter
of The Free Press, approached a den
list Of this city. asking similar fla
vOr. His plea was that as a retired
dentist he was entitled TO aid from
The Dental association. The dentist
promptly sent him TO the Office of DIR.
NJ. II. Coulter. treasurer of the asso-
citation. as the man who handled tho
funds, and the one to be appealed to
in case Of charity.
Gaze upon the remains of what
was once DIR. Cunningham" said the
old man. dramatically, resting upon
his crooked cane with the air OF one
enfeebled from active duty by long
years and misfortune. and truly pre-
senting a pitiful sight TO arouse the
compassion of anyone.
AS a rule dentist rather hardens
his heart toward physical suffering,
and the acumen OF the beggar Is 10
be doubted i'm approaching men of
this profession. II have given my
life TO dentistry. TO the relief and aid
of suffering humanity" continued the
cid man. growing eloquent. and rccit-
ing a list of his sorrows, ''all lack
Is the price Of a meal. Should II not
he forthcoming I will throw myself In
the river" ..
Come on down 10 the Criterion
and ] will stake you a NEAL crieti
the doctor. overcome by the mans
sad tale. and endeavoring TO keep
back the tears for a fellow dentist
so down on his luck. This the old
man refused TO do. and inadvertently
a Whit of his breath pervaded the at
mosphere. tinging Il strongly with the
odor OF wliskey. lie turned sadly
away. and started to depart. his
gloomy face set with the determine
ton to shuttle off this mortal coil. ~
shall drown myself Immediately" he
announced. Suffering qualms of con-
science the doctor watched his route.
having decided that should the man
start toward the river he would save
him from committing suicide. His
fears were needless, however. as the
remains OF what was. once DR.. Cum
ningham gloomily turned into the
door OF convenient saloon. where he
proceeded TO drown his sorrows.
From Fridays Csliv. 49,
About six Mankato teachers are
eligible to the twenty year annuity
under the statewide pension bill
which was passed by the last legisla-