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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
viii Give Musical Entertainment.

The Young Peoples society of Our
Savior's Norwegian Lutheran church,
assisted by the church choir will give
a musical program and entertain
ment in the church, corner Pleasant
and Carroll streets, next Wednesday
evening, March g. The proceeds of
this entertainment are to be used in
paying for piano recently installed
in the church parlors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
Towel Shower for Miss Leas.

Miss Gertrude Eichstaedt enter
tanned at a towel shower for Miss
Bertha Leas last evening. The
evening was spent in playing games
and music. A three course luncheon
was served, covers being laid for fif-
teen. The color scheme of the dining
beauties being used as center piece
and sweet peas as favors. The living
room was decorated in yellow and
white with daffodils. The wedding of
Miss Leas will take place on March 6.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
German Offensive Under Way.
TUnfted Press DISPATCH
erom Erldav,s Daily.

London, Eng, March Sit is re-
ported that American shippers will be
notified that the British government
is about TO adopt new orders, which
will render the British blockade less
onerous to American commercial in
terests. 1t is said that a plan has been
proposed by Lord Robert Cecil the
new minister of the blockade the main
feature of which is to notify Ameri-
can shippers. before their shipments
are made, whether this or that cargo
will be interfered with.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
Young People viii Be Entertained.

Young People Will Be Entertained.
The Young Peoples society of the
Swedish Lutheran church will. meet at
the church parlor this evening and will
be entertained by the Misses Ethel,
Lydia and Beda Korsell A program
will be rendered consisting of musical
numbers and talk will be given on
Rev. Hasselquist, the founder of the
Swedish Lutheran church of America.
The meeting will be called at eight
o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
Social Party.

Mrs. Lena MalZahn was hostess
last evening at pleasant social party
at her home in the Security fats the
guests being her associate salespeo-
pie at the J. B. & D. Richards store.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed and
delicious lunch was served by Mrs.
MalZahn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
From Fridays Daily.
Roemer- Schueneman.

Miss Adaline Celia Roemer daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Roemer
of Madison Lake, and Mr.. Paul
Schueneman of GAINESVILLE, were unit
ed in marriage at nine o'clock yester-
day morning by Rev. Father Dittman
at his residence in Madison Lake
Miss Hazel Eckley of ST. Peter acted
as bridesmaid, and Mr. William
Fleischman was best man. The bride
wore beautiful gown of blue silk
crepe, and carried a bouquet of brides
roses and lilies of the valley, and the
maid wore gray pussy willow taffeta,
and carried daffodils. Following the
ceremony reception was held at the
home of the brides brother and sis
ter law, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Roemer of Madison Lake. The rooms
were prettily decorated with a pro-
fusion of foliage and flowers, and
entertained during the afternoon and
evening An elegant wedding dinner
was served at twelve o'clock, and the
afternoon was spent in playing cards,
supper being served at six o'clock
Many beautiful and valuable wedding
gifts were received by the newly mar
ried couple who are popular with a
large circle OF friends. Guests from out
of town present at the wedding We're
Misses Hazel and Elizabeth Eckley
of ST.. Peter, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Roemer, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Hilgers,
Misses Minnie Snyder and Kath-
crime Nicholai of this city
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
from fridays DaIlv.

Paris, March 3.-Fighting with re-
doubled violence by the German troops
continued all yesterday evening in the
region north of Verdun. Bombard-
ments and attacks succeeded each
other in rapid order. Near Douaumont
several fruitless endeavors on the part
Of the Germans were repulsed with
cruel losses for them, says the war Of
flce Nevertheless the Germans sue
ceeded in reaching the village of Dou-
aumont where the fighting continues
today with ferocity. The village Of
Vaux also was attacked by the Ger
mans, but these advances were
checked by French fire, and the Ger
mans compelled to retire, leaving a
great number of dead. The lombard
ment in the Woevre district contin-
ued all last night with great intensity,
but the French forces held the Ger
mans in check by their curtain of fire
Artillery of the Germans has been
active in the vicinity of Malancourt,
also near Haucourt.
One Thousand Prisoners.
nj
London, Eng, March 3.-Reports
from Berlin announce the capture by
the Germans of the village of Douau-
mont, northeast of Verdun, with the
Waking of 1000 prisoners. German
drives on Verdun are taking places
from west and southwest of Douau-
mont. Fierce attacks are still being
made by the Germans. on the French
positions along the PepeE ridge.
Reports from the French war office
10 not admit the capture of Douau-
mont, but speak of terrific fighting at
that place. Paris says the struggle
for the possession of this village still
continues. The French are bombard
ing the Germans positions east and
southwest of Verdun. West of the
Meuse the Germans are making ire
mendous drive.
Violent fighting is reported also
along the British front in France.
Two Zeppelins Destroyed.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
London, Eng, March 1.-Two Ger
man ZepplinS were destroyed while
flying over Belgium, according to
dispatch received here from Amster-
dam. 1t is said that this occurred on
February 10. The report has it that
one of them was the victim of the
artillery of the enemy, and that the
debris of the other was seen loaded
on a train bound for Cologne.
Cleared the Village.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Berlin, March German troops
cleared the village of Douaumont and
pushed their lines to the west and to
the south of the village, also Of the
armored fort yesterday, according to
the German army headquarters an
nouncement.
German Offensive Under Way.
UNITED Press Dispatch1
Paris, France, March 3-There is
a renewal of the fighting around Yer
dun. The German offensive is again
under way as violent as before. The
German dead all round on the i'm
mense battlefield makes the ground
look at distance as if it were COW
cred with a gray green growth. Ger
man dead are countless. French mil
itary experts hold out no hope that the
ermans have concluded yet to give
up the attack on Verdun II is be-
lieved that the assaults on the city
will be renewed with heavy artillery
on the east or the south
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
DUKES ADDITION MUTATIONS.

Enterprise and prosperity are
characteristics of Dukes addition and
surrounding locality, which is one of
the prettiest resident districts of
Mankato. Many new homes were
built last year in this part of the city,
and the activities Of spring are al
ready commencing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
Councilman Robert Lamm Gver
Pleasant Surprise.

ISOuHCfTfldH hQDCTl LdITlU 1iVen
Pleasant Surprise.
Twenty five friends of Councilman
Robert Lamm rendered him a pleas
ant surprise last night, the occasion
being his birthday. The affair was
carried out at Mr.. Lamm's handsome
home on South Broad street "Four
hundred an old game, but with a
new name was played by the guests
and considerable sport was extracted
from it by the players, even though
IAN of them could not win prizes.
Colonel c. II. Saulpaugh won the gold
] prize and in consequence his cherub-
flike contenance radiated much
! pleasure. Councilman A. g. Lack
had TO be content with the BOBBY
prize, which he accepted with his
usual Chesterfeldian grace and cour-
itesy. j. II. Macbeth carried off the
honors and smiled his appreciation.
During the evening refreshments
were served by Mrs. Lamm, assisted
| by Mrs. Frank J. Busch A fine Dutch
lunch was partaken Of by the party,
who had most enjoyable time.
Mr.. Lamm was the recipient of a
/; number of gifts, among them being
a beautiful leather rocker, a present
| from those who had given him the
surprise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10

Two more games of the silk stock
ing event of the Mankato Caledonian
Curling club were played last evening
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10

Officers of county fairs in Southern
Minnesota held meeting in Mankato
this afternoon to discuss matters per-
tanning to the fairs in the several
counties. Night shows, free attrac-
tons and advertising were among the
things talked about.
The following gentlemen were in
attendance President Robert Forrest,
Lake Wilson, Secretary l.. c. Church
Ill of Window; J. A. Johnson, Man
kato; Theodore Just, Mankato; w.
Patterson, Lake Wilson,; Rud Stems
vud, Redwood Falls; w. F. Saenger,
Window; Charles T. Taylor, Man
kato; Frank Bartholomew, Winnie
bago; e. j. Viebach, Blue Earth;
John Domes, Blue Earth; F. E. Had
ley, Winnebago; w. d. Boddey,
Worthington; w. e. Oliver, Worth
ington, T. A. Palmer, Worthington;
Oliver C. Peterson, st. James;
Thomas Offerdal, st. James, F. R.
Gillispie, jackson; l.. w. Bruce, jack
son.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10

A. Bashaw, the contractor, who has
his office on the street car line, is
just Completing 1900 feet of sewer
for w. D. Willard on his property
on Fifth street. This was an i'm
portant contract, and the workmen
have been busy upon it all winter. 1t
is proposed to finish the sewer this
week. Mr.. Willard has done much
toward building up Dukes addition,
and the sewer he has installed is but
a part Of the improvements he has
made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10

Many sensational features are de-
veloping in the Solem murder trial at
Jackson, which strongly point guilt
to the accused, who is charged with
the murder of his mother in law, Mrs.
Halvorsen When the body was ex-
humed in February 1916 DR.. Arzt
found unmistakable evidences that it
had been disturbed since it was re-
placed in the coffin last May, when
it was exhumed for the first time.
Sheriff Lee testified that year ago he
found a fresh package of paris green
in the house, and while talking to
Solem's boy the latter told Sheriff Lee
that the day before his grandmother
died, he told the neighbor children
that grandma was going to die for
papa had given her potato poison, and
that his father had mixed some stuff
in a saucer and smeared it in his
grandmother's mouth with feather.
Two more games of the silk stock
oil
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10

Frank Kotthoff is just completing a
handsome new $4,000 home on his lot
on North Fourth and Lafayette
streets, and will move in as soon as
it is finished.
Mrs. c.. Conklin is having work
started on her new residence, which
will be erected in block Is, North
Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tillman, who resided
on the Prairie road moved to Chicago
yesterday.
Olson's grocery is an up to date
store which supplies the wants of
many in this part of town, and the
Cedar Rapids Oil company works are
also located here
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10

Michael Laven, driver in the en-
ploy of the Patterson wholesale groc-
cry, was bitten by a dog, as he was
delivering a barrel of sugar to the
Candy Kitchen from the alley Dac.i
of the store this morning about elev-
EN- o'clock. The dog seized his leg
above the ankle, inflicting some ugly
wounds. The police have been noti-
fed. 1t is understood that the dog Is
owned in North Mankato. A search
was started for the dog and its
owner.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
LANDS THE HENRYS
LOCKWOOD MEETING A REMARK
ABLE SUCCESS

Birmingham, Wn., Jan. 26
Northwest Worker:
Dear Enclosed find P
o, order for $1,O0 for renewal of sub.
scription, Thank you for sending the
paper over time. We would have
sure been in pretty fix if we had
had no revolutionary paper to expose
the traitorous Seattle Herald.
Lockwood meeting a great success,
1876 present. Local netted $535 over
all expenses, l wish to say right here
to all locals that are tired of the old
stunts and desiring something diff
ferent to try Lockwood lecture.
She certainly hits the Henry Dubbs
most effectively! She has no equal
in her particular field
Your comrade,
J. c. MCKEE.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

Ing the last twenty years. Instead of
Jumping all wages and all prices to-
gether, we ought TO consider the var.
ious branches of production separate.
ly. To do this thoroughly would be
an arduous task, well worth the at
tention of a trained statistician. One
step in the process, however, readily
suggests itself. Have the prices of
all kinds of commodities risen in
these twenty years? Certainly not
The Increase has been chiefly in food
stuffs, lumber, hides, and some of the
minerals-that is, in products of the
so-called extractive industries The
other great group of commodities,
products of the elaborate Industries.
tell different story. Some kinds of
manufactured goods have risen in
price very much, some only a little,
some not at all, and many have been
greatly cheapened; taking them alto
gether, it is safe to say that manufac-
tured goods are not much IL at all
dearer now than they were twenty
years ago But the advance of wages
has not been confined to the extrac.
tive industries. On the contrary, the
wages of mechanics and operatives in
the manufacturing industries have
probably risen more than those of
farm laborers, lumbermen, cattle herd
ers and mine workers.
AS soon as we begin to look be-
meath the surface, we find that the
facts do not justify the conclusion
that the prices of goods are governed
by the wages of the workers who pro-
duce them. This much, at least, is
certain: A general rise of wages is
not always accompanied by a general
rise Of prices; rise of wages in a
particular industry Is not always ac-
companied by a rise in the price of
the goods produced in that industry;
rise in the price of particular kind
of goods is not always accompanied
by a rise in the wages of those en-
ployed in producing them.
Till these facts are disposed of, we
shall hold fast to Marks explanation
of price, value and wages, and shall
think that the proletariat and the
bourgeoise are guided by sound in
stinct the one in striving for an in.
crease of wages. the other in oppos-
| ing it. --..s ...r... ,r
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
Facts About Prices and Wages
Rv Tee .'t #+
BY AIgernOn Lee

The popularity Mt this time Of the
theory that an increase of wages
causes an equal or even greater in
crease of prices seems TO be due chief
ly to a hasty and superficial infer
ence from certain widely known facts
of recent years.
1t Is matter of common knowl-
edge that within the last two decades
there has been a considerable in
crease of wages in most trades 1t
Is also well known that during the
same period the prices of many com
modities have risen very greatly and
that on the whole. the wages work
ers, cost of living has gone up faster
than have their wages.
Taking these facts as they stand,
either one of three conclusions may
be drawn: First, that the Increase
of wages has caused prices to rise;
second, that the increase OF prices
has caused wages to rise; or, thlrd,
that both wages and prices have been
raised by some force.
To determine which Of these three
is the correct explanation of the facts
we need to examine the facts them
selves a little more closely.
For one thing, we ought to compare
this period OF twenty years with other
and If possible longer ones, and see
whether the same relation holds
good. Fortunately we are able to do
this.
Sauerbeck's tables give us the
course of prices for almost a century
in the largest and most typical mar
ket Of the world, that Of London.
They show that there was general
downward movement of prices from
1918 to 1851, an irregular upward
movement from then till 1873, then a
decline till 1896, and thereafter an
other rise Now it is perfectly GER
tain that, both in great Britain and
in other industrial countries, wages
were far higher in 1851 than they had
been in 1918, and higher in 1896 than
they had been in 1878. Through two
considerable periods, then, one Of thir'
ty-three and the other of twenty-three
years, a rise of wages conceded with
an actual fall of prices.
For another thing, we ought to an
alive the statement of fact concern
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

that said estate is now in a condition,
to- be closed and is ready; for distribtl-
ton of the residue thereof among the
persons entitled by law thereto. and
1T appearing to- the court that said
petition sets forth facts sufficient to
authorize distribution Of the residue
of said estate: .10-as39E e
1T is THEREFORE ORDERED Nv
the Court that all persons interested
in the estate of the said Flora M.
Bartlett, deceased, be and appear be.
fore the said Superior Court of Sno-
homish County, State of Washington
at the Court Room of the Probate
Department of said Court, on the 2Sth
day of February, 1916, at the hour of
$3.50 o'clock AM. of said day. then
and there to show cause, if any they
have, why said final account should
not be allowed and an order of distri-
button be made of the residue of said
estate among the heirs and persons
in said petition mentioned, according
to law. 49,
1T is FURTHER ORDERED, That
copy of this order be posted in
three of the most public places in
Snohom1sh County for a period of
four weeks prior to said hearing, and
published once a week for four con-
secutive weeks before the said 2Sth
day of February, 1916, in the Wash
ington Socialist (now known as North
west Worker, newspaper printed
and published in said Snohomish
County and of general circulation
therein. +e
d Done in open Court this Goth day
of January, 1916. 4.. s.t.a1 s.--st
No. --s., RALPH G. BELL, Judge.
SUTTON & HOYT,
Attorneys for Estate, a--
2a 23S Globe Bldg, Seattle, Wash.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
CAPITAL AND LABOR
AGAIN IN MIX UP

Divided for efficiency's sake into
three great districts, the railroads of
america have opened their fight in
the capitalist press to defeat the pro-
posed demand of the great railroad
organizations for an eighthour day.
The first statement contained a
mass of figures, presented from the
railroad point of view, the purpose
being to show to the public that train
men are rolling in wealth while the
poor stock and bondholder is pining
away his last years in pitiful poverty.
In this coming battle the railroad
workers, engineers, firemen, conduc-
tors, and trainmen will be lined up
solidly for the first time, against the
railroads. Every railroad in the coun-
try will be affected.
The classic yell Of the railroads
will be: "We're being robbed! Help,
murder, poice!" And the newspapers
of America will print the stuff with
gusto worthy of better cause, though
there is no cause to American news
papers so holy as the cause of sacred
wealth - more especially when that
wealth represents men and institu.
tons that pay large sums for news
paper and magazine advertising.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
CONSTITUTION FOR . .s-s,
.. RULING CLASS
UNEMPLOYMENT LAW ILLEGAL

BOISE, Idaho.-The state supreme
court has declared the unemployment
law unconstitutional. This law was
passed by the last state Legislature
and provided that county commission
ers, when requested, should furnish
employment to any one out of work.
The commissioners of this county
we're defendants in the suit They
pleaded that there were no funds
available for the employment of la
borers, that the county has no work,
and that efficient work requires tools,
machinery and supplies Supporters
of the law insisted that the commits
sioners should devise ways to carry
out the plain intent of the law.
The act was the first of it's kind
passed by any state.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
THE FACE OF THE BROKEN
g.. 'a MAN rs. t''.t- 7a
BY Chester M. Wright

He looked through the window of
the restaurant where l was eating a
midnight bite. / saw nothing but his
face The rest of him didn't seem to
matter-there was that about the face
that compelled concentrated atten-
ton.
He seemed to have crept up to the
window silently, almost without mo
ton. Almost he seemed to have col
lected there out of the surrounding
mist. There was nothing abrupt about
his coming. N .-
The face of him pressed close to
the window The great wide eyes
stared at the food within. But it was
not the stare of the eyes that hurt
1t was the tears in them. 1t was a
face of pain-all of the pain of a
indelibly
There was nothing of combat in
the fact, nothing of resentment-just
great pain, great hunger, great
splashes of battered-in torture. Out
of the face against the glass there
seemed to come cry, soft, hopeless,
conscious of the hurt but not of re-
sentiment against it-"Jesus Christ,
how 1t hurt"
And then the kindly manager took
him a sandwich. The man of hunger
took it, almost fearfully, and then he
moved quietly away. u- .'.s.r
| see that face now--multiplied by
thousands-the face of The broken
man; the face of the man crushed
down; the face of the Man Who Will
Never Revolt.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
MILITARY
GENIUSES

1T was Comrade George Bernard
Shaw who first drew attention to the
fact that the so-called genius of ia
nous military men, as Napoleon. Wei
lington. Caesar Hannibal, etc, was
really delusion, their greatness
being merely an appearance due to
contrast with still less intelligent
stuffed prophets. He said that a man
who really had firstrate intelligence
would not, in the first place, be a
military man The present conflict
in Europe brings home the truth of
Shaw's statement In a most remark
able manner. German and Austrian
successes have been due largely TO
the stupidity of British great men"
ca, both political and military. They
have revealed themselves as all pomp
and uniform. and dignity" and who'll
ly minus any real superiority to the
most commonplace men of the ordi-
nary walks of life. AS one of these
gilt-braid manikins has we'll said of
the British blunderers in connection
with the damphool attempt to force
the Dardanelles, at Gallipoli: THE
causes for the failure of the expedi-
ton were Indifference, lack of initia,
tive, and absence Of military and ma.
val knowledge of even the rudimen-
tary principles of war-science, not
only on the part of the generals and
admirals at the front, but of those in
responsible positions at home:-R Re-
viewing the course of events. one is
appalled, by the lack of ,comprehen'
sion displayed by the attackers every
where, and one sees clearly that here
wholly incompetent men in most
senseless and criminal fashion sacri
feed thousands and thousands of hui
man beings" .-..--
The history of this episode began
on. January 3, 1915, when Mr.. Winston
Churchill then First Lord of the Brit
ish Admiralty, inquired from. the com
e. = 3.
mander of the Mediterranean fleet il
the Dardanelles could be forced, and
receiving somewhat obviously af
firmative answer, he ordered, it is
alleged without consulting his col
leagues at the Admiralty, genera
bombardment of the forts command
ing the entrance to the Strait.
On Jan 9, 1916, this tragedy came
to an end by the withdrawal of the
last allied troop from the peninsula
This blunder cost the British force:
alone 1921 casualties, including the
death of 1909 officers and 23,670 men
Were the United States to become
involved in a foreign war, similar
blunders on the part of our "great
men" could be reasonably looked for