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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-16

The monthly report of the office
of markets and rural organization, de-
partment of agriculture, shows big
slump in cold storage holdings of
eggs. The report shows that the hold
ings decreased 1919 per cent during
August and 12.1 per cent during Sep
tember.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-16
Indorse simpvified .speIIino.

Omaha, Neb.-The Nebraska State
Teachers association has adopted a
resolution favoring the use of sim
pdified spelling as adopted by the
National Educational association.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-16
ATTEMPT TO MAKE COUNTESS
Won BERNSTORFF VICTIM
is CHARGED.
BOUGHT SMUGGLED LETTERS
Sensational Magazine Writer Arrested
by Washington Secret Service
Coded Diplomatic Messages
Passed British Censor.

Washington, D. C.-Karl Armgaard
a self-styled international spy and
magazine writer, was arrested here
by agents of the department of JUS
tice and charged with attempting to
extort $4,000 from Countess Won Bern
storff, wife of the German ambas-
sador, by threatening to publish let
ters alleged to contain matter show
ing her infirmities and failings."
Had Coded Dispatches.
Officials of the embassy also allege
that Graves had in his possession
what apparently were confidential
coded diplomatic dispatches from the
German government to Count Won
Bernstorff. The prisoned told the
federal agents he obtained all the
documents from persons who SNUG
gled them past the British censors on
the steamship Oscar II. The war
rant upon which he was arraigned
and held on $4,000 bail for further
hearing Wednesday charges him also
with bringing into the District of Co
lumbia letters stolen in Hoboken, N
j., where the Oscar H. docks.
"PureIy Diplomatic" Papers.
In a statement after his arraign-
ment, at which he entered a plea of
not guilty, Graves asserted that he
had no intention of blackmailing the
countess; that he objected to the use
of the word blackmail, and that the
papers he has in his possession were
purely diplomatic" in character.
Much interest was aroused in Of
ficial quarters at the indirect exposu-
ure of the manner in which persons
and officials in Germany apparently
are avoiding the British censorship
in communicating with the German
embassy here.
SeIf-StyIed Master Spy.
The arrest of Graves furnished a
dramatic conclusion to negotiations
which had been in progress for a
week between him and Prince Hatz-
feldt, counselor of the German en-
bassy. Graves is said to have come
to Washington last week and called
at the embassy. He was known there
as the man who had published widely
what he alleged to be important Sc
crets of the German war office and
the Hohenzollerns. He also was
known as a man who previously had
described himself as member of
the German secret service, and Ia
ter as an employe in foreign fields of
the British foreign office. "The mas
ter spy" he called himself.
Officials allege that upon entering
the office of Prince Hatzfeldt he
made it known that he had in his
possession the papers which brought
about his arrest One letter which
he exhibited was to Countess Won
Bernstorff from her son, an officer
in the German army. He said, ac-
cording to statements made by fed
eral officials, that he had other let
ters that would prove "embarrass-
ing" for the countess should they be
published.
$4,000 ls Price Alleged.
The official dispatches were said to
be useless to him, for the reason
that he could not decipher them. He
is alleged to have asked for $4,000 in
cash if he delivered the papers.
The embassy officials said Graves
threatened to turn over some of the
documents to White House officials
if the $4,000 were not forthcoming.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-16

1t is an old saying that "all things
come round to him who will but
wait" Do the things themselves for
which he waited?
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-16

w. A. Curtis, former Adna general
merchant, has erected a store build
ing at Lewis, where he is opening
general store.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-16
Violently EiQhtinQ.

London, Nov. 12.-Violent fighting
is again in progress at various points
on eastern and western fronts, but no
great change in the positions of the
opposing armies has been reported.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-16
$4,000 ls Price Alleged.

The official dispatches were said to
be useless to him, for the reason
that he could not decipher them. He
is alleged to have asked for $4,000 in
cash if he delivered the papers.
The embassy officials said Graves
threatened to turn over some of the
documents to White House officials
if the $4,000 were not forthcoming.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-16

Progressive-protectio =" Inde-
pendent. Progressive. Socialist.
z Doubtful.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-16

Gonzaga university football war
State college fumbling and nosed out
victory over the fast Bozeman
eleven, 8 to 6.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-06
,VERDUN GUNSV|LLA, ALIVE,
)ARE AIMED BY RIDES ON j. s.
|CAPT|VE CASBAC CAVALRY HORSE
NI\lt w III IIiUI,lIi u
III ii.ls/ REPORT BANDIT
II SANTA BARB ARA

81 pase, Texas Mas y paneho
villa ibe rct bandit, the pursuit of
whom tho Washington government is
willing o abandon. assumed his
rghtnl place il lhe Mexican news
today
The Mexican authorities in l0afeA
if for no other purpose than 10 ~.
licu the situation made DAN bg the
Celia Of First Chief carranxa IN an.
poyue the Scott Obrcgon agreement
reported that villa raided tie Town
az Santa Barbara last Monday Wheth.
er OF rot Il VAS intended 10 chate the
United states army officials. who are
bound hy an agreement TO quit the
ehase the uexieans added that sew.
etal of Villas band we're mounted on
Z s. cavalry horses taken in lhc
Columbus raid General Funston
gave ont ia official report from Cen
cfal pcrsains which surrounded the
information from Mexican sources
with al atmosphere of authenticity
rcrshiue auaoanccd he had received
definite information of Villas whore
ghouts ami would make an effort to
serrnugd him The loeatiou rs not
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-06
sSAt SlsI" BALLOON OI
GERMANS ilI\G M
pORIi\IPARI IN SIlGE
tpy Asso Iatcd Press J

Paris. May rhe aaeallod 7sau.
aro me captive balloon employed
Ihy fhe Germans nr observation pur.
lposes IS playing u important part Of
the naile 81 Nep4Hp fo this Naln.
ahic accessory if attributed murh Of
thr admittedly remarkable precision
81 he German heavy artillery
Assemblagcs ol troops aud motor
transport become targets tor big
Sue ls notwithstanding French ef
lforts 10 screen Them from enemy oh.
seryoiion becaas, q the development
Of the sausage So termed by the
French hccause 81 is shape
A, The commencement OF Tie ar
ltllcry attack forstye OF lhesc air.
craft were above NE German lines
along a lhirlymde ironi The Ger.
mau zone OF observation appears 10 BE-
divided into as many sections as There
arc "sausages lhe method of the
Germans is to plan the French terrain
into theoretical squares 50 that ranges
pay be readily loand ana tclcphoned
to ne batteries
4 sausage" can rise L5oo yards
when necessary, h generally aseenls
mo higher than lio more than half
inat dstnaee, 50 lha It may be low.
crcd qnnsly if al enemy aeroplane
smadrou approaches Some of the
most powerful machines in the Ger
man air service project The balloons
aud lhs ia itscll Is regarded as SUI
deiont proof Of ihe Importance which
is attached TO thcm
Frurh ayiaiora who are ambitions
io destroy ausuees are often lnfed
De tber death lhe captive balloons
arn kopi two or three miles behind
~ termau lines faukcd hy aero.
pmueH IN groups o from scven to
twelve German deeoy is sent forth
% tempt the frnch machines into
'd4urer When th hcait is taken the
IGernan send ouT a distress signal N
49, f..fta - "a fnas aud fhp German
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-06

Greatest Atdh ghief Dead
eairo lsfspt. MAY 6 Nahamad
Pasha uaeh 4m. The greatest Nrah
tstf. vim hl been associated with
ihe fmks iu iha present campaign III
N opolama IS dead Ills death IS
said q haze blen the result Of a fall
rom his horse. which was frightened
by shell during the British lombard.
meui q lhe stnn position on the right
bank Of the f.eris on March 5.
Gaghisfani Was the generalssimo Of
,br Nrah forces. regular and irregular
Seventy wears of age, he WAS eouF-
te0Hs enli man of the old school OF
conservatism aud an opponent Of the
Young rnra rarity. lie had great
influence among both Arabs and
rarl~. and WITS highly respected by
Gns'isa officers who came in contact
with him
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-06

commnnit, farmers cluh vas OF
rsnized al Rock Mound school house
Seward township last evening
With membership OF over fifty G
=, Sartln. was elected president AMI
Mrs. Allen Baker, secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
ALDEN MARBLE IS DEAD
Was Long Resident of Blue Earth
COUNTY; Died At RosIyn, w.. On
Thursday Last
From Mondays Daily.

Alden Marble OF Mapleton, died at
Roslyn, ILL.,, on March 16, at a. m
death being caused by creeping paral-
ysis complicated by influenza and gen.
eral debility due to advanced years
Mr.. and Mrs. Marble had gone to Ros-
Ign to visit with relatives, and were
only there a short time when Mr.
Marble was taken very seriously i'll
Deceased was born in Cumberland
county, ILL.,, August 4, 1853, and wa
siXtw-two years, seven months and
twelve days old when he died. The
family came to Minnesota in the six
ties, and settled On farm on the Good
Thunder road which has been the fam
lily home ever since. Two years age
Mr. Marble retired from active farm
work and moved to Napoleon. The
surviving relatives are the widow; one
son, Claud Marble, who lives on the
farm: two daughters, Mrs. Herman
Ziegler, Decoria; and Mrs. Theodore
Frantz. Glenwood road. The remains
arrived in Mankato yesterday noon
accompanied by the widow, and were
taken in charge by Landkamer Bros.
who removed them to the old family
home. Funeral services will be held
at the house tomorrow afternoon al
one o'clock, Rev. Roe of the United
Brethren church of Beauford Officiat-
ing, and interment will be made in
Decoria cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
ANOTHER GREAT WAR DUE
This Prediction Was Made BY Elder G.
w. Wells In His Sermon
Last Night
FROM MONDAYS Daily


Elder G. W. Wells of Minneapolis
preached a stirring sermon on "The
Judgment" at the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist church last night. This was
the closing session of the three days
convention that has been held at
that church.
Elder Wells stated that some peo-
pie had the impression that the
present war was to be the last one
He showed from the scriptures that
another great war, the last great
war, would be fought in the neigh
Eorhood of Jerusalem, and would be
fought for religio- political reasons
That the present war might develop
into the battle of Armageddon was a
remote possibility. He also called at
tention TO the necessity for all to
prepare and to SO live that the judg-
ment would find them ready to meet
Their Creator.
Saturday night Elder H. NJ. Hiatt
of Anoka gave an interesting lecture
on the war situation, giving especial
attention to the difficulty of doing
religious work in the warning coun-
tries. He said that ministers and
priests of every denomination had
been ordered to the colors, and in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
DEATH OF A. W. ROOD
Well Known Retired Farmer of Nicollel
Country Was the Victim Of
a. Complications
From Mondays Daily.

Alonzo w. Rood, a we'll known re-
tired farmer of Nicollet township, died
at his home Saturday morning about
ten o'clock, death being caused by
complications. He was born in New
York April 3, 1888 and was eighty two
years, eleven mcnths, and fifteen days
old at the time of his death. Mr..
Rood was closely connected with the
early history of this section, and was
at CORTLAND during the Indian mas
sacre. He fed to st. Peter to escape
Indian maurauders, and afterward as
sisted in Durying the dead. He came
to Nicollat county in 1860, and re-
sided on the same farm for forty
eight years. The surviving relatives
are the widow, and one son, e. ]. Rood,
who lives on the home farm, and a
sister, Mrs. Morris Hemingway of New
York Funeral services will be held
Tuesday, March p, and interment
will be made in Hebron cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24

Peter were visiting friends and rela-
tives in Mankato Saturday and Sun
day. Mr.. Rosche attended the auto
mobile show while here.
Mudbaden has been quite a resort
for Mankato people Of late. Among
those who are there at present are
John Lulsdorff and Steve H. Griffee.
c.. H. Saulpaugh, William Clark, Ed
Miller and F. w. Hunt returned
Saturday after spending several days
there. Mrs. Charles Wagon has gone
there to receive treatment. Mudbad-
en- is a r,ost excellent resort and is
receiving a large patronage.
Henry A. Beck, advance agent of
THE Bohemian Girl" was in the
city yesterday. This play will be
shown il; Mankato next Sunday
night. Mr.. Beck talked of the effect
Of prohibition on some of the towns
in New England. He spoke particu-
larly of Barre, Vermont. He said
these towns suffered somewhat at
first from the effects of abolition of
the saloon, but in time, when the
full effect of prohibition was seen,
they became the boom" towns. He
said that when the saloons were
first abOlis she'd, people tried in many
ways to get liquor, but later they
would not go to so much trouble.
The result was that many were doing
without it, who would still be drink
ing, if they could get the liquor
easily.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24

struction of sanitary sewers on Lewis
street go feet east from Record and
on East Plum street go feet east from
Fifth. These were accepted and the
city clerk was ordered to advertise
for bids, to be opened on April 8.
City Attorney Phillips, to whom had
been referred the question of asses
sing frontages OF corner lots on side
streets, when assessments had al
ready been levied for those lots on
the main streets, reported that he had
looked up this matter. He gave the
opinion that even where the front OF
corner lot had been assessed for
sewer or water, the side of the lot.
fronting along another street could be
assessed for sewer or water, but the
council, in its discretion could reduce
the frontage assessed, this reduction
not to exceed &C feet.
Request of Health Commissioner.
DR.. A. f. Schmitt, city health COM
missioner, appeared before the coun-
Gil and stated that if the DeCoster
hospital was to continue to run, he
insisted on curtains on the windows
and other measures, so as to meet the
complaints of people living in that
neighborhCod
DR.. Schmitt stated that he planned
to have two gas stoves in the deten-
ton hospital, one up stairs, where the
scarlet fever cases were kept, and
one down stairs, where the smallpox
patients were taken care of. Thus
the cooking would be separate. He
planned to have the cooking done
right there in the building, instead of
having meals sent over from the I'm
manuel hospital. The matters were
left by the council to handle as he
saw fit.
The health commissioners report
stated that in January, 1916, the city
of Mankato had twenty five births and
twenty nine deaths, and in February,
1916, it had twenty-eight births and
twenty three deaths.
At the suggestion of Mayor Lamm
the salary Of Harold Jorgensen, as
sistant in the office of the city engi-
neer, was raised from $50 to $50 a
month. On the motion of Council
man Eichstaedt that salary of the
park superintendent, Clarence Staley,
was raised from SIS to $50 month,
for six months Of the year, including
late spring. summer and early fall.
On Mr. Eichstaedt's motion, an arc
light was ordered for the Third ave-
nue. crossing of the Omaha and North
western railroads.
Councilman Eichstaedt reported that
he had been requested to furnish fifty
to sixty loads of sand from the city
pit at a reduced rate for the construc-
ton of the new addition to the Sew
enth Day Adventist church on State
street. 1t, was decided to leave this
matter to him to do as he sa Witt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
MEETING OF TEACHERS
Conference Will Be Held Under
The State Department of
Education
From Mondays Caiiy.

From Mondays Caiiy.
The third annual short course for
Minnesota school superintendent and
principals, will be held at the Uni
versity of Minnesota during the
Easter recess, April 10 to %, under
the auspices of the state department
of education and the College of Edu-
cation. Among the. speakers will be
two of Americas widely known edu-
Gators. Professor w. c.. Bagley
director of the School of Education
of the University of Illinois, and
Professor e. P. Cubberley, Of Lee
land Stanford university.
The time selected for the short
course comedies with that Of the
annual conference of the superin
tendents' section of the, Minnesota
intendents and principals confer
fences will be held April 20 and p. The
superintendent and principals an
nual dinner will be held the even
ing of April 81 at the Elks' club
At the conference papers and re-
ports will be presented by superin-
'tendentS prominent throughout the
state. At the session April 10 the
topic will be educational measure
ments. Several superintendent will
make reports on tests which have
been carried on in their schools, and
Professor M. f. Hagge~ty will give
an address. ae"'
There will be a number of other
important educational conferences at
this time, including the Minnesota
Psychological conference, the School
Library conference, and the Confer
ence of English and Commercial High
School teachers. The conference OF
teachers will be held at the univer-
sity on the two days immediately
preceding the short course, April IS
and 10.
The annual meeting of the College
of Education alumni will be held
April 20 at p. m. The committee in
charge of arrangements for the short
course includes: State Superinten-
dent C. G. Schulz; Dean L. d. Coff~
man of the College of Education; W.
C. Cobb, president of the superin-
tendents' section of the Minnesota
Educational association; State High
School Inspector, E. NJ. Phillips,
and Professor E. H. Swift Of the
College of Education. a.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
Baptist Mems Club Meetina.

The annual meeting of the Mems
club Of the First Baptist church held
on Saturday evening, was a. great
success, fortysix men being present.
Dinner was served by Mrs. Elmer
Glenn's division of the thimble bee.
DR.. Earle " Pierce of minneapolis,
who had come to help in special serv-
ices, was the guest of honor. After
dinner, reports of the work done were
given and officers elected as follows:
President, E. A. Yarwood; vice pres
ident, A. c. Hedberg; secretary, w. G.
Smith; treasurer, P. B. Hegstad DR..
Pierce spoke to the club upon the
topic of Sons of God" One distinc-
ton between the term children of
God" and ''Sons of God" is that any
disciple of Jesus who is born again is
a child of God, but the son is one
who has moved on to fellowship with
the Father; admiration for Him; CO.
operation with Him and faith in Him.
Following the address, the men of the
club pledged their hearty support to
DR.. Pierce during the meetings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24

as color, for it is a known fact that
color has nothing to do with the
quality of rubber, but we prefer to
offer our tires for sale on the basis
of service rendered.
1T might be CT interest to tire
buyers to know that the natural
color Of pure rubber is of a creamy
white. Rubber when vulcaniZed with
sulphur becomes gray color. And
various colors are obtained by the
addition of different chemical sub
stances,-as below-Black Rubber is
produced by the addition of lamp
black. Red Rubber, by the addition
of antimony or oxides of iron. Pure,
white rubber by the addition of oxide
of zinc, etc. Some people are prone
to accept for truth the sayings of
some INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers
and by doing so they are led to make
investments that prove most unsat-
isfactory.
81 sincerely recommend to the
people of Mankato that before buying
tires, they look carefully into the
matter-what is the standing of the
manufacturer their principles and
honor-and responsibility to do for
dealer and consumer the things
which in advertising they agree
to do.
'In G.. A. Lewis we have to our
great pleasure a representative for
our product of whom we are justly
proud. G. A. Lewis is we'll and
honorably known, and his policies Of
merchandising standard products in
manner consistent with good BUSH
ness should place him in an enviable
position among the citizens of this
progressive city"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-24
DEATH ENDS THE LONG
ILLNESS OF MRS. HANP
EstimabIe Woman Has Been
Called 10 Her Long Home;
Funeral Tomorrow
From Mondays Daily.

FTOTU EsSfidJ Sa't'
Mrs. Thomas Hamp of Mapleton
a former resident of Mankato, and
we'll and favorably known here
where she had many friends, passed
away at one Of the local hospitals
yesterday morning, death coming as
relief to intense suffering caused
by cancer, for which she had been
receiving treatment for number of
months. Last summer she began to
fail in health, and since December
first of last year she was constantly
under a doctors care. She received
treatment at the hospital since jan
uary 80. Deceased was born in
Chippewa Falls, Wis, June 20, 1873
and was married to Mr.. Hamp Il,
Superior, Wis, January l, 1900.
Three years OF their married life was
spent in the Iron Range country, aft
er which they spent three years in
Wisconsin before coming to Man
kato. They lived in this city for six
years, and then removed to Maple
ton, which was their home for the
past four years. Mrs. Hamp was an
estimable woman, and was active in
church and lodge circles. She was a
member of the Congregational
church of Mapleton, a member of the
Eastern Star, and a charter member
of the Pythian Sisters of Mankato
The remains were shipped from the
Landkamer Undertaking parlors to
Mapleton at 2:55 this afternoon, &C
companied by Mr.. Hamp.
Funeral services will be held al
Mapleton tomorrow afternoon at two
O'Clock, Rev. Edmond Larke, pastor
Of the Congregational church offici-
ating, and services at the grave will
be in charge OF the ladies of the
Eastern Star.