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Evening star., 1916-08-23
"Gay" Bucharest Now Grave;
as People Prepare for War;
King Sees Teutonic Envoys

LONDON. August 23.-The King of
Rumania received the German and
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Guarantees for Greece.

According to a dispatch from Athens.
dated yesterday. Germany and Bulgaria
have given a written undertaking to
Greece that their troops will not enter
Kavala, Drama and Seres.
kavala. Drama and Seres are the
most important towns in the part of
eastern Macedonia ceded to Greece at
the close of the Balkan wars Kayala
Is on the Aegean coast. Drama is about
twenty miles inland and Seres is near
the Struma river. in the region where
nghtfng is proceeding between the al
lies and the central powers
Evening star., 1916-08-23

Austrian ministers to Bucharest In pri-
vate audience Monday. according to
Cologne dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company by way of Amsterdam.
The ministers were received separately
and afterward jointly. 1t was the
longest audience ever granted by the
Rumanian king to the Teutonic repre-
sentatives.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Other Fields 0vershadoWed by
Political and Military De-
veIopments There.
AIM OF ENTENTE ALLIES
TOCUT OFF RAILROADS
Strength of Formidable Army at
Saloniki Not Yet Exerted on
the Wings.

LONDON, August 23.-Politi-
cal developments in the Balkans
overshadow in interest for the
moment even the important mill
tary operations in progress there,
but today's dispatches throw lit
tie new light on the situation
from either political or military
standpoint
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WEATHER.

Thunderstorms this afternoon or to-
night; tomorrow fair and cooler; light
variable winds, becoming northwest.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 pm: Highest. 81, at pm.
yesterday; lowest. 73. at am. today.
Full report on page eleven.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
ARMY a Formidable One.

With Russian and Italian troops
added to the French, British ana
Serbian forces already in the field. the
allies have a formidable array OF
lighting men on the Macedonian front
So far. however, its strength has not
been exerted to marked effect.
The Bulgarians have pushed back
both wings and it is only in the center.
in the Vardar valley, that entente ad-
vances have been scored. 1t seems not
improbable that this region, which Of
fers superior railroad facilities because
of the line running through 1t from
Saloniki to Uskup, has been selected
as the main avenue along which the
entente thrust is to be made.
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Program of Railway Heads.
Report to Comnittss.

Three railroad presidents fpday rs-
ported to the committee vAi y tzx~
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Berlin Reports Bulgar Advance.

A Berlin dispatch says that advices
received there from the Balkans indi-
cate that the Germans and Bulgarians
are advancing on the entire Mace
donian front.
There are no indications as to the
objective of the Bulgarians on the
eastern end of the fighting line says
the dispatch. but the opinion is held
that Gen. Sarrairs right flank may
soon be hard pressed. An immediate
result of the Bulgarian offensive is
that the central powers are once more
in direct contact with Greece.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Checked by British Artillery.

British artillery has checked the ad-
vance of skirmishers of the central
powers in a sector of the Struma
front, thirty-five miles northeast OF
Saloniki. says a war Office statement
on operations in the Balkans. Working
parties intrenching opposite kamarjan
and Cavdarmah, on the same front. also
were dispersed by British artillery.
the statement adds.
An official statement issued last night
in Paris says the allies have captured
a series of heights west of the Vardar
river. on the Saloniki front On both
wings advance detachments have fallen
back before the counter offensive of
the Bulgariane.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
MANKATo FREE PRESS
Trcm Thursdays Daily.

Sarl Winslow, living at Spring
Valley, Mimi. travelling salesman for
the Interstate Packing company of
Winona, well known to Mankato meat
retailers and grocers, brings news of
a terrible accident that recently
happened to his brother, Samuel
Winslow of Winona, who, as travelling
representative of that same company.
has also many times visited Mankato,
and also has many friends and &C
quaintances in this city.
Samuel Winslow was injured at La
Crosse, Wis, on December at
p. m. He was sleeping in seat in
the caboose of Milwaukee freight
train, which stood at switch. Six
coal cars of another road ran into the
caboose, and literally went right
through it, smashing it to splinters
Mr.. Winslow's left foot was cut off,
and the right foot was so badly
crushed that it had to be amputated.
His right arm also was badly injured,
but fortunately, Mr.. Winslow is left
handed. He is still under the care of
physicians at La Crosse. He has a
wife and four children living at
Winona. He is thirty seven years
old. He sold meats to Mankato deal
ers for five years
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
e~cm THURSDAYS oal'v.

e~cm THURSDAYS Osl'v.
Bayard Woehler returned to Sank
Center last Wednesday after a few
DAYS visit with relatives at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Cook enter
tanned at their home New Years day,
Mr.. and Mrs. j w. Bremsche and
daughter, Thoreda and Charles
Schickling, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rohlf-
ing and children
Frank Montejeck and sister, Agnes,
of Owatonna were guests of the w. H,
Groh family the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis and
daughter, Orabell, and Miss Jessie
jerks were guests at. six o'clock
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
From. THURSDAYS Dafly.

1 From. THURSDAYS Daily.
The thirty eighth annual conventio;
| of the Minnesota State Dairymen's as
ISOLATION will be held at Rush City
January Is, 10 and 90 The program
is as follows:
Tuesday, January 10.
Invocation, Rev. E. Heden.
Address of welcome, Mayor G. M
Johnson, Rush City.
Response. Edw. H. Ulrich, Biscay.
Presidents annual address, Chri.
Heen, Osakis.
Report of secretary, F. D. Currier
Nicollet.
Report of treasurer, ]. NJ. Jack
Mortified.
Appointment of committees.
At 100 p. m, 1.-The Value Of Spe-
cializing," George T. Olson, ST. Peter
Address, Hugh G. VanPelt, Water
loo. Iowa.
Practical and Theoretic Knowl-
edge" Professor r. NJ. Washburn
University farm.
At 500 p. M, "The Value of Keep
ing Herd Records" Essays by boys
and girls.
Cow Testing Associations" Pro-
fessor w. A. McKerrow, University
farm.
Wednesday, January 10.
when the Cows Come Home" F..
B. McLeran, Wrenshall.
1.-THE Farm Boy" Sam G. Anderson,
Jr. Hutchinson.
"a Days Work on Dairy Farm, y
Professor A. j. Mcclure, st. Paul
Announcing of scores, F.. d. Cur
rier, secretary.
Sale of convention butter, F. NJ /.
Brown, auctioneer
Some of the Essential Factors in
Making Good Butter" o. A. Stor-
wick. Albert Lea.
"How to Make More Money From
Poultry" H. A. Nourse, st. Paul.
What Dairying Means to Minneso-
ta,Y J. J. Farrell, commissioner, st.
Paul.
Report of auditing committee; cleo
ton of officers.
At 700 p. M, banquet by citizens
of Rush City.
Thursday, January 20.
Relation Between the Dairyman
and the Veterinarian" DR.. G. S. Shore,
Lake City.
Co operation" Rudolph Lee, Long
Prairie.
Developing the Dairy Cow" w. F.,
Schilling, Mortified.
Corn and Alfalfa" Professor M. L.
Bowman. Waterloo. Ia.
Address, Hon. Julius A. Schmahl,
ST. Paul.
1.-The Island of Guernsey, It's People
and Agriculture" (illustrated), Charles
l.. Hill, Rosendale, Wis.
The officers are: President, Chris
Heen, Osakis; first vice president,
Fwd. H. Ulrich, Biscay; second vice
president, F. NJ Wolfe. Montevideo;
secretary, F. D. Currier, Nicollet;
treasurer. J. NJ. Jack. Mortified;
official judge, George P. Grout, Du-
luth: stenographer, Mary G. Carpen-
ter, Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
Welsh Newspaper Contains Hot
Roast For Sjngle0Men
Who Don't Enlist
From THURSDAYS oail,.

From THURSDAYS OaiN.
Some idea of the everyday hard
ships endured by soldiers engaged in
the European war may be gathered
from the following vivid description
of tramp at night, written by Private
Arthur Owen, written from the OAR
danelles to his mother in Newton, as
published in The MontgomeIyshire
Express and Radnor Times, copy OF
which was recently received by Daniel
Griffiths of this city. Mr.. Owen stat
ed that he had been admitted to hos
pital with rheumatism and frost bit
ten feet.
"A great many of our brigade were
frozen badly on Saturday night, NO
vember 81, that being the night we
left the firing line after being in Tor
four weeks. On Friday, after tea,
heavy thunderstorm came up, and it
rained very hard. Next morning the
trenches were flooded up to our knees
water and mud. They were relieved
about ten o'clock Saturday night, ana
to get from the firing line down to the
beach was simply awful. We were up
to our middle in mud in some parts,
and to make things worse our COM
pany lost the way, SO few OF Us
followed the doctor after that. and he
didn't know where he was. We
wandered on, ana finally lost the
doctor | and half dozen more went
on until we came to the last line of
trenches near the beach, but long way
from where we wanted to get asked
some fellows who were lying down in
the bushes what battalion they
were, and we finally decided to stay
there with them as we could not find
our own battalion, and the night was
very frosty. We could not sleep as we
were too wet and cold, and by morn
ing we were covered with snow.
About seven o'clock in the morning
We put on our equipment and went
toward the hill where our battalion
was. After having drink of tea We
soon reached our battalion. but were
almost persisted. We should have en-
barked that morning only the sea was
too rough, so we stayed there on the
cliffs until Monday ! could not stand
it any longer sleeping in the open so
went to the hospital a few hundred
yards away, slept there that night,
and went on hospital ship that aft
ernoon. We reached AleXandria Fri
day morning, December 8. disembark-
cd at four o'clock, and got on the train
for Cairo, where | am at present"
In the same issue of the Welsh pa
per is a sarcastic article on THE In
responsive Single Eligibles," scoring
the young single men who do not re-
spond to the country's call. at may
be that they are a negligible quantity,
but that does net remove the legiti-
mate title of married men to demand
an enforcement of the premier's as
surance to Them" states the article
'The suggestion which appears to find
favor is th"t all defaulters Should be
given further opportunity to enroll
before compulsion Of any kind is con-
sidered.
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Some Permanentslm provements
Were Made at the Place
During This Year
From Thursdays Daily.

Blue Earth county commissioners
were greatly gratified today by the
report that was presented by H. c..
Young, superintendent of the county
poor farm, on the finances of that
institution. He has been in just ten
months During the year just past
the poor farm has sold butter, eggs
stock, poultry, corn, wheat, hay, po-
tatoes, wood and other products for
a total amount of $1,700.65. Here
tofore it was considered good show
ing if the ,poor farm showed an in
come of $1,000 for the year. The year
before the income was 1891. 81.
During the same year the poor farm
paid out for groceries, $421 "a: for
clothing, bedding and shoes, 1852. 81;
for meat, $51.41; and for salaries, ST.
1928 total of $2,007 for current
expenses. Some permanent improve
ments were made.
May Be Self Supporting.
The commissioners hope that after
Mr.. Young has been on the job long
er, he will have the poor farm on a
self supporting basis
The board ordered the relatives of
Robert HarIin, dependent, to take
care of him.
The contract was let for the county
printing The Blue Earth County En-
terprise is to publish the board pro-
ceedings; The Mankato Free Press
the financial statements. and The
Mankato Review the delinquent tax
lists and certain other notices, and is
to be the county official paper. All the
papers are to be paid at the rate of
Is cents a folio for first insertions,
So cents for the second, and subse-
quent ones, and Is cents each for de-
scriptions, long or short.
The board set the date for the final
hearing on the acceptance of County
ii CHI No. So, near Mapleton, at 1920
a. M, January 81.
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From Thursdays OaIiv.

Otis Dolson, who has a rendering
plant on the north side, about two
miles down the river from the Main
street bridge, complained to the police
today that he had been robbed of
about $50 in his dwelling, which is
not far from the plant. Mrs. Dolson
had been keeping the money in a
; cupboard. 1t was missed last Tues
day night. The hired man, Oliver Bell,
who lived in the same house, was ac-
cused, but he denied all knowledge OF
the matter.
Mrs. Dolson stated this morning
that the hired man had disappeared.
She relates that about 6: so this morn
ing, he made an excuse to leave the
house for a moment, and went out
without his coat or his overshoes. She
said he did not come back, and it was
found that all his clothing was gone,
too. She supposed that he had left
his clothing outside the night before
and picked it up when he left this
morning.
Mrs. Dolson stated that this man
was twenty four years old. and had
something of a peaked head. He was
smooth shaver. except for weeks
growth of mustache and beard. He
wore a corduroy coat, which was
sheep lined There was large col
lar. He had pair of dark pants
and a dark brown gray cap. His shoes
were bloody from work he had done
with dead animals.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
INV THURSDAYS pal'~


s-~.-o Thursdav's Dal's tt
Cases We're set as follows in tho
district court late yesterday after
noon:
p B. Sparrow VS.. Louis. C. De-
Rosia, January II, 10 a, m.
Maud Austin VS.. Lyle f. Austin
January s, 2 p, m.
Jacob Wagon VS.. Mary c. Wagon
ct al, January IS, 10 a. III.
Harry H. Perm vs. w. a. Ashle-
man and C. o. Hal, January 10, 10
a. m.
Mary A. Broccher VS.. Mary e
Eroecher and John Broecher, Janu-
arv 10, 2 u. N.
George NJ. Draper VS.. Carl o. Oh
son. ct al, January Is, 10 a. n.
Thomas Murtaugh VS.. Timothy
MuTtaugh and Hannah Murtaugh
January 20. p. n.
Margaret Swanson VS.. Oscar E
Swanson, January 20, p. n.
Edward j. Graft VS.. Ruth A. Graft
January 81, 10 a. II.
In the matter of the consolidation
of rural school districts numbered 16
II, 20, 81, %, 80 and 106, in Blue
Earth county, Minnesota, January %
10 a. n.
Henry T. Wilkinson VS.. Lulu l.
Wilkinson, January 81, 2 p. m.
Waldemar H. Anderson VS. Ottila
M. Anderson. January 26, 10 a. m
Karl Lange and Auguste LANCE VS.
VIM. P. Reed, ct al, January Is, 1(
a. m.
Alexander Latourell VS.. Ira Bishop
January 26, 2 p. m.
Alex. S.. Jacobson VS.. Robot w
Ellington. ct al, January %. 10 a, m
John Schickling. ct al, VS.. Con-
fctidated School District No. l, et
al. January 25, 10 a. M
Ida Cole VS.. Allen Cole, January
-, 2 p. m.
Botsford Lumber company VS.. A. o
Johnson and Hannah Johnson, Jan
uary 13, 2 p. N.
L. C. Rev VS.. Daniel f. Robinson
ct at, January IL, 2 p. m.
Julius Reinsberg, ct AL, VS.. Village
of Madison Lake, ct al, January 81
2 p. m.
Rosa A. Fredel VS.. Joseph A. Ere
del. January ~, 10 a. m
Della Lutz VS.. William Lutz, Janu-
airy 81, 1920 a. n.
Hans Jorgensen VS.. George w
Givens, ct al, January II, 2 p. m.
Mike p, Altmanhofer VS. Mahals
Gardner, ct al, January 8, 10 a. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14

Washington, D. c., January 6.-Rev.
Homer R. Salisbury of Washington,
c., was on the Inflated liner Per-
STA and is now believed toNhave been
among those who were lost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
Frnr rnurar...s psuN

Frnr1 ThUre~>.-s DsIS
On account of the lack of quorum
the school board did not hold meet
ing last evening, but those who were
there took an adjournment to next
Monday evening. On that evening the
board is TO elect an additional teacher
for the high school, TO instruct pupils
of the seventh, eighth and ninth
grades in English and biology; also a
teacher to fill grade school vacancy
and a night school teacher to give in
struction three times week at the
high school to foreign-sp speaking
adults.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
Entertained At Luncheon.

Entertained AT LuhCheon.
Miss Ella Wolf entertained a party
# ten young ladies at a prettily ap-
pointed luncheon and shower last
evening at her home. $40 North Sixth
Street, in honor of Miss Laura Dau-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
THURSDAYS Daily.

-rSNn 'nuFSOdVS Cdfiy.
Washington, January 6.-Secretary
Garrison today laid before the house
military affairs committee, his formal
argument in behalf of the admins
tration's army plan which is designed
to give the country definite military
policy. 1t proposes the creation OF
mobile federal force of more than a
million men in six years, the accu-
mutation of huge reserve of ammu-
milton and equipment, elaborated eX-
tension of coast defenses, the whole
project involving an increased ex-
pense of $60G,000,000, and an annual
war department buget thereafter OF
more than $200,000,000, compared with
the average of $10G,0OO,000 for the
last few years.
1.-THE integrity of the nation and it's
very existence" the secretary said,
reading from a lengthy document he
had prepared, may depend upon what
is done in this matter at this time.
This great opportunity will be lost
unless a wise, sensible and practical
policy is the result of the considera-
ton and action of this congress"
referring 10 IHe lar-Spiedu HILL
tary responsibility of the nation,
reaching into the insular possessions,
China, Alaska and the Panama canal
zone, Secretary Garrison added: eve
have determined and announced that
the sovereignty of the other repub-
lies on this hemisphere shall remain
inviolable, and must therefore at all
times stand ready to make good our
proposition in this connection"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
Sewing Club at Meeting.

The Young Ladies' Sewing club of
the Evangelical Lutheran church held
very pleasant meeting last night at
the church parlors, the affair being
in honor of the membership rally. A
lorge attendance was present, and a
pleasing program was given, closing
with the serving of a nice luncheon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
Suffrage Meeting Postponed.

Owing to sickness of a large num-
Der of the members the regular meet
ing of the Blue Earth County Equal
Suffrage association, which was to
have been held on Saturday of this
week has been postponed until the
following Saturday, and will be held
on Saturday, January Is at the home
of Mrs. j. w. Andrews.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14

Der, whose marriage to Mr.. Aloise
Wagner will be an event of the near
future. The rooms were decorated
with ferns and cut flowers, and after
a social evening spent with games
and music dainty luncheon was
served by the hostess. The center
piece for the table was large basket
of pink roses and foliage and pink
shaded candles gave soft and artistic
illumination Miss Dauber was pre-
sented with large number of beauti-
full gifts by her friends in honor of
her approaching marriage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14

Huntley has plaH~ed consolidated
school Work viii begin on the new
building as soon as the frost is out of
the ground The new ~chool will be a
$4,000 building AMI VIII take in two
districts in Faribault county and dis
tricts 100, Martin county, Center
Creek township, joint districts nine
ty-nine and four in Center Greek
The valuation Ct the new district is
100000. 1t is to be maintained as a
four room graded sch00l, and will
maintain five busses t" take the chill
dren to and from schoJl. This will
be the first 'consol dated r"hCol in
Martin county, and Fari6al ;cunty's
two schools ccnsc lidating with Martin
county puts that c.unty down as hav-
ing it's first CO.'S )lidated school in
Martin count.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14

Today the municipal court took up
the trial of an action brought by
Richard Hoppe, we'll digger of Wa
tonwan county, against Mary Russell,
living on farm in Ceresco, to collect
s37.54, alleged to be due him for ma
terials furn shed in the construction
of a we'll on the defendants farm.
The defendent claimed that Hoppe
agreed to complete the construction CT
the we'll and furnish the materials,
all for $133, and that she paid him that
amount. Paul G.. Cooper of Truman
was attorney for the plaintiff and c..
o. Daily of Mankato for the defend
ant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14

Washington, January 6.-Senator
Smcot today introduced bill into
the senate providing for literacy test
as "a voting qualification.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
Delightful Surprise

Delightful Surprise.
Mrs. Aibin Guentzel was delight
fully surprised last evening by about
fifteen neighbors, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs John R. Jones, 1921
North Broad street. The party was
in honor of Mrs. GuentzePs birthday
She was the recipient of many beau
tiful gifts. A pleasant social evening
was enjoyed by all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14

The year 1916 will go down into
history as one replete with eclipses
Three eclipses of the sun and one OF
the moon are scheduled TO occur.
Matrimonially speaking, there will be
a total eclipse of the mere mans
freedom of choice in the selection of o
wife.
Incidentally, the calendar will be
quite flush, for it will contain fifty
three Sundays and fifty three Satur-
days. Thus there is promised one
more church day for the religiously
inclined, and one more show date fol
those whose minds tend toward things
movie.
To these who were 50 unfortunate
as to be born on February 20, thi;
year brings intense joy, as it marks
the first opportunity in four years
for the celebration of that importan
event.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14

During the year ending December
81, 1915, Sheriff Anton Osten has
cared for III prisoners at the county
Jail. OF these 166 were men and hve
were women On January 1, 1918,
there were five prisoners, and on
January |, 1916, there were four. Now
there are five.
In the year 1915, IA prisoners were
sent to the state reformatory or the
state prison, 100 were discharged be-
cause of the expiration of their time;
seven were let go on paying their fines
20 were released on bond; one was
discharged by the municipal court;
six escaped from the city guard while
doing outside work, these being
tramps; two were acquitted or the
case nolle; two were sent to the in
sane hospital; and nine were dis
charged for lack of evidence. The
board amounted to that of one man
for 1926 days, and the cost was
81 1923 .C5. This is slightly less than
531s cents per man per day.
Sheriff julius of Brown county en-
tertained 10S prisoners during 1915.
The cost of boarding the prisoners
was GO cents per day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14

st, Paul, Mimi, January 6.-J. A. A.
Burnquist today appeared for the first
time as chief executive of Minnesota.
1t was at meeting of the state
board of investment Many appli-
cations for loans were to be
discussed at the meeting. Cities
and Villages desiring to make i'm
provements are among the chief ar-
plicants for loans