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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
ROBE J HIS FRIEND;
CO. S'ED BY POLICE
FATE OF sE KLEIN, ALIAS
ONE n ssON YOUNG
After Touching Up James ,FIaherty He
Attempted To Make His Getaway By
Boarding Chicago and Northwestern
Train; Had Ticket to Watertown, S. D.;
Confessed to Chief Eli KIugherz

With a self confessed thief locked
up at the station, the police this
morning showed the result of the
work of an exceptionally busy night.
The catch appears to be a remark
ably good one.
James Flaherty, ditcher, working
at various places around this part OF
the country, and last employed near
Fairmont, together with one Joseph
Klein alias Nelson Young, stopped at
the Commercial hotel last night in
the same room.
About one o'clock this morning
Desk Sergeant Donahue at the police
station received a telephone message
that Mr.. Flaherty had been robbed
and he believed that the job had been
done by one Young.
Officers at once went out to search
for Klein alias Young, and for quite
while failed to find him. Finally
Officers Bell and Bienapfl went to
the Northwestern passenger depot.
a passenger answering the descrip-
ton and apparently bound for Wa
tertown, S. D.
founo money IN seat.
They took this man to the police
station. Here he was identified as
being the wanted man. He was
thoroughly searched and no money
was found on him.
Officer Bienapf went back to the
depot, and there, with the help of one
of the brakemen of the same train,
searched the seat where the prisoner
had been. Concealed in that seat
they found about $97 and a ticket to
Watertown. They took the money and
ticket back to the station, and the
suspect was locked up.
This morning Chief Klugherz had a
talk with the prisoner. To the chief
the prisoner admitted that he had TAX
en- the money He said he was sick
man, and was not himself, or he
would not have done such thing. He
said he had been here three or four
days, and has been spending even
ings at the depot.
Young Tells His Story.
The prisoner said his real name was
Nelson Young, and that his home was
at Roanoke, ILL.,. where his father and
mother lived He said he had been up
with the wages paid there, the young
man was on his way back to Illinois.
He admitted that Flaherty. the very man
whom he robber, had befriended him.
taking him into the room with him at
the Commercial hotel seeing that the
young man was "broke.'' He said that
during the night he noticed that F1ah-
erty's money had worked out Of his
pocket and was lying loose in the bed.
1t was big temptation. which Young
was less able to Withstand by reason
of the fact that he had been drinking.
Young said he gathered UP the money
and went downstairs explaining his ac-
ton to the man at the desk by saying
that he was not feeling well and was
going out to get bowl of soup. There
upon he made his way over to the depot,
and bought ticket to WATERFOWL.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
LLOYD GEORGE IS MORE
THAN MAN OF THE HOUR
New Premier Looked Upon Very Favor
ably BY the People of England; He
Was Not Making Any Bid For
Political Favor
limited Press Dispatch.1

London, Eng, December 20-More
than the imam of the hour" is Pre-
mier Lloyd George in the eyes of the
British public today. No man could
have voiced the sentiments of the
people more accurately or given more
universal satisfaction than Gid the
little Welshman in his speech before
the house of commons yesterday. His
answer to England's powerful enemy
has given the public supreme con-
fidence in the man now at the helm.
Standing with head erect and in a
calm deliberate tone, and with moth
ing in his voice or manner that be-
trayed the least consciousness of the
fact that every word that he uttered
was being written down and flashed
over the wires to hundreds of mil
lions of anXiously waiting human be-
ings, the premier outlined his war
policy and gave answer to the peace
proposals from Germany.
Many were the distinguished citi-
zens that could be readily recognized
in the front row of the galleries.
Among them was the American am
bassador, Walter H. Page. Lord AS
Quith, the former premier, sat quiet
ly among the listeners. Many were
those who could readily feel that the
former premier must be undergoing
some emotions at the Overturning of
many of his policies by the new
premier, but there was nothing in his
to indicate that he felt any
such emotions.
The speech of Lloyd-George insist
ed that before peace could be re-
established there must be restitution
and reparation on the part of Eng
lands great enemy, and there must
be an absolute guarantee that the
crimes of that enemy would not be
There was nothing in the premier's
speech that indicated that he was
making any kind of bid for political
favor Yet there were great outbursts
of applause These were particularly
noticeable on two occasions. One was
when the premier denounced Ger
many's policy of trampling underfoot
the rights of weaker nations, regard
less of treaties or any other obliga-
tons The other was when he quoted
Abraham Lincoln.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
TEUTON HAS CAUSED
REPULSE OF RUSS0S
ATTACKS GERMAN POSITIONS.
BITRlDGE RIVER, FAIL
Heavy Fighting Has Been Going On In
Macedonia; Active DueIIing Reported
Along Somme and Ancre Rivers:
Also Champagne Sector, Announced
Today BY the War Office
limited Press Dispatch.1

Berlin, Germany, December 90
Repulse of Russian attacks on the
German positions along the Bitridge
river was announced by the German
war office today. Heavy fighting has
been going on in Macedonia. Heavy
artillery duelling along the Somme
and Ancre rivers and in the Cham
payne sector was also announced
Success BY Teutonic Forces.
limited Press Dispatch.l
Berlin, Germany, December 20.-Suc-
cess by the Teutonc troops in repulsing
Russian and Rumanian attacks along the
Danube river was announced by the Ger
man war office today. The Teutons
ube and in the Province of Dobrudja
Heavy fighting is reported in Macedonia
particularly in the village of Umathea
and elsewhere in that region; also south
west of GRANDPA.
Paris, France, December 20.-The
french have renewed the fighting in
he Leuvement district and elsewhere
n the region of Verdun, launching
powerful attacks on the Germans.
Rumanians At Critical Point.
London, Dec. 20-The Russian and
Roumanian troops who have been in
retreat before the Teutonic allies in
Doubrudja seemingly are at point
now where they either must make a
stand or cross the Danube into South.
west Bessarabia or into Moldavia
The latest official communication
from Berlin says that in Dobrudja the
Russians have retreated past their
newly fortified positions in the north
and that the Teutonic allies now are
advancing toward the lower Danube.
Aside from the announcement of
the capture of more than a thousand
Russians and Roumanians and the
taking of numerous vehicles loaded
with provisions, no mention is made
by Berlin of the advance in Moldavia
In the Carpathians the Russians and
Teutons continue fighting but with no
great victories falling to either side.
In all the other theaters artillery
engagements predominant, only small
artillery actions having taken place
anywhere.
Berlin records attacks favorable to
Turks and Bulgarians in the Struma
region of the Macedonian front
On the right bank of the Mouse in
the Verdun sector the French and the
Germans fought spirited artillery
duels. Reciprocal bombardments took
place along the British front in
France and also in Belgium.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
USING UP SHOE LEATHER
British Soldiers and Allies Are
Wearing Out the Material.

limited Press DiSpatch.l
London, December 20.-Kicking the
Germans back across their own bor-
ders is requiring an enormous
amount of boot leather. AS England
is supplying the greater portion of
all the boots worn by the allied SOL
diers, the shoe factories throughout
England are swamped with work to-
day.
For the winter, the British govern
ment will require 100000 feet OF
upper leather for Cossack boots and
100000 feet of leather for the Brit
ish soldiers footwear. The shipments
of such tremendous orders must be
completed by the time cold weather
sets in and has forced the COVER
ment to take up every piece OF leath-
er on the market.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
OPENING OF CURLING SEASON
Caledonian Club Prepares For Some
Very Interesting Contests.


The Mankato Caledonian club an
nounces the opening of the curling
season at their rink at the Mankato
fair grounds, and invite the public to
visit them The club room in con-
nection is opened for the members
and guests. This room is nicely
warmed, provided with easy chairs
and is a resting place to watch the
curling on the four Kinks.
The club has twenty-One new
stanes, and the members are en-
thusiastic for a good season.
The officers of the club are John
Nyquist, president, C. j. Laurisch,
vice president, A. Quimby, secretary
treasurer. The club has seventy-six
members and several new members
have made application to join. 1t is
the clubs intention to restrict the
membership to one hundred as this
number is all that can convent
emily be accommodated there.
Several contests have been planned
to be pulled off during the season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
SPUDS BRING IN MONEY
Aroostock County, Maine is the Rich.
est in the Country.

UNITED Press Dispatch
HoultOn, Me-, December 20-Aroo-
stock county is today the richest
county in the United States. The
northernmost county of Maine snatch
ed the crown from Los Angeles
county, California.
The humble potato did it.
Potatoes that sold for seventy five
cents barrel a few years ago now
bring $4.75 and farmers here are hold
ing much of their crop for S. a barrel.
AS a result of this unprecedented,
prosperity, Houlton is now the second
richest town in the country, ranking
next to Brookline, the richest in the
world.
Fifty carloads of automobiles, not
fiivvers, are on their way here.
1t is estimated that 100000 is COM
ing into this county daily from the
potato crop alone.
This is no real estate boom, for you
can't buy enough ground to bury a
potato to it's eye.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
PROBE STILL IN PROGRESS
Investigation of the Ground Robin"
Signed BY Ohio MiIitiamen.

Ell Paso, Texas, December 90
What will be done with the $50 Ohio
who signed the round
robin" for publication in the Ohio
protesting against camp
conditions and against the keeping
of the national guardsmen on the
border, is still question. The in
vestigation, ordered by General Bell,
is still in progress. Major H. G. Ely
of General Bells staff is conducting a
rigid investigation into the conditions
of the Ohio camp, to ascertain wheth-
er there is any actual foundation for
the complaints contained in the
''round robin
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
EAGLES TO HELP THE POOR
Mankato Aere Will Have Christmas
Treat For Children.

Mankato Aerie No. 269, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, held a meeting last
night at which they decided to give
the children of Mankato a Christmas
treat. On Sunday, December "a, the
children of the city will be enter
tanned at the Sandon theatre from
100 to three o'clock, and each child
will be given sack of candy. Ar
rangements have been made to give
them free street car rides from 1890
o'clock to three o'clock. Those on the
committee are Henry Robel, ST.,
Walter PIymat and Swan Nordgren.
The Eagles will also spend from $3.50
to 5000 in furnishing groceries and
other necessaries for poor families
on Christmas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
CHIEF MAY QUIT JOB
George McDermott, Rochester, Peeved
at Grand Jury Report.


at Grand Jury Report.
Rochester Mimi, December 20
George McDermott, chief of police Of
Rochester for the past six years,
stated today that he will not be
candidate for appointment If the
citizens submit to the verdict of the
jury in the suit by. Walter Yennie
against him.
The following statement was Civ
en- out this afternoon by Chief Nc
Dermott:
"If the people of Rochester want to
submit to the verdict of farmers
jury, am through with police work
in this city when my present term
expires April IA, 1917.
'If the ultimatum of the Citizens
and the consensus of opinion is OPP
posed to the interest of law and order
then | will cease my efforts to pro-
tect the homes and families OF Ro-
chester
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
FOR THE HELLO EMPLOYEES
Northwestern Telephone Company to
Split Up $1,000 ,OOO, Among Them.


Mankato employees of the North
western Telephone company will
share in a $6,O0O,OO0 cash Christmas
and New Years present T. y. Vail.
president. American Telephone and
Telegraph company, SAYS payments
will not take the place of wage in
creaseS. .u1Epgajr a.i54iT7
The time of disbursement and de-
tails will be announced later. The
company has twenty eight employees
in ST! Paul. e. 81 Uesi f45sa Gs.ap 2
On The distribution will be as follows:
Equivalent of three weeks pay to
those receiving $4,000 a year or less,
who have been in the employ of the
company year or more: equivalent
of two weeks pay to those receiving
5000 or less, who have been in the
company's employ less than year,
but more than three months, and
bonuses not yet fixed to those receiv-
ing more than $4,000, but less than
$4,000 a year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
REGULATE THE PROFESSION
Bill That Has to Do With the Pract-
ice of Medicine.

Bills more perfectly regulating the
practice of medicine in Minnesota,
and regulating the fee Of the state
board of medical examiners will be
introduced at the coming session OF
the state legislature, said Sen. ]. w.
Andrews today. One of these bills
was introduced by him and DIR. HUI
bert at the last session. 1t passed the
senate but never came to vote in
the house
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
WILSON TO HELP RAIL MEN
If Eight Hour Law Is Void Another
Will Be Drafted.
United Press Dispatch; ]

United Press DiSpatch.J
Washington, December 2O.-War-
rem F. Stone, grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Railway Engineers,
today made the statement that if the
supreme court found that the Adam
son eight-hour law was unconstitu-
tional. President Wilson would i'm
mediately set about the task of draft
ing another eight-hour law that
would cure the legal defects of the
first law. He said the president was
determined to have law that would
give the railway trainmen an eight
hour day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
Death Of Mrs. Herman sehmitt.

Mrs. Lena Schmitt. wife of Herman
Schmitt, died at Fergus Falls Sunday
at the age of forty-six years, death be-
ing due to chronic nephritis. The re-
mains were brought to Mankato last
evening for burial. Deceased is surviv-
ed by several children. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at one thirty
o'clock from Landowners undertaking
rooms, Rev. Carl Kruger, pastor Of tie
German Methodist church. officiating.
Interment will be made at Glenwood
cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
FOOD SHORTAGE IN RUSSIA
This Is Notable in Number of the
Larger Cities, Is Report.
limited Press D,spatch.1

Berlin, Germany, December 90
Some of the Swedish newspapers
print articles to the effect that in
some of the large cities of Russia,
notably Petrograd, there is a food
shortage and the poor are threaten
ed with famine. There is a large
supply of grain in Russia, but it
seems that somehow there is no ade-
quate system for handling it. 1t is
stated that in some of the large cities
t has been necessary for the govern
ment to feed the poor out of the army
rations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
BASKETS FOR THE NEEDY
They Will Be Packed BY Ladies Re-
lief Society Saturday.

The members of the Ladies Relief
society will pack baskets for needy
families Saturday morning, Decem-
Der %. The members of the society
are hoping for generous gifts in the
way of clothing, groceries, meats and
flour that they may have enough to
fill baskets. Anyone wishing to pack
a basket for one or more families,
may get names of worthy families.
Please phone Mrs. H. r. Wiecking,
Citizens 637. All donations should be
sent to the Methodist church before
nine o'clock Saturday morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
AUGUST BERENDT INJURED
Car He Was Handling Slipped Oft
Track; He Fell Down.

August Berendt, rather well along
in years, handler of goods at the l..
Patterson wholesale grocery house,
was injured late yesterday afternoon,
while unloading a freight car back
of the building. The truck on which
he had loaded several bags of flour
slipped off the track on which it ran
from the platform to the car and
back. and fell to the ground three
feet below, carrying Mr.. Berendt
down with it, and falling on top OF
him. He was taken to his home or
Pleasant street, where he was at
tended bv DR.. A. F. Schmidt. His ribs
were injured on the right side.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
PREPARE TO CELEBRATE

Redwing Citizens to Give Returning
Soldiers the Glad Hand.
Redwing, Mimi, December 20
Redwing citizens are preparing for a
big celebration tomorrow night, when
Company l., Third regiment, gets
back from duty on the Texas and
Mexican border The mayor and many
other leading citizens are very busy
getting things ready to give the boys
the proper sort of a welcome home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
There Were No Takers.

With but two weeks OF Leap car re-
manning, the offer made by Clerk of
Court S. C. Golf of Steele county, on
age license Sree to the first woman who
will come to his office and tell him that
she has taken advantage of Leap Year
remains still unclaimed. The offer Will
be withdrawn on December 80.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22

A new hail insurance company has
been organized by parties living in the
vicinity of Blue Earth. Headquarters
for the new company will be at Blue
Earth and it will be known as the
Northern Mutual Insurance Association
of Blue Earth. Frank Putnam is the
president.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
How Germany Saves Coal.

TAssocated Press Dispatch
Berlin December 20.-To save space
in the trains, reduce their size and there
by diminish the amount of coal used, the
German railways are soon to abolish the
time hcaored compartments for women
only Likewise the compartments for
messengers with dogs are to go.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
Bear Raid On Stocks.

United Press DlSuatcn
New York. December 20.-The bear
raid on stocks, particularly steel stocks,
was continued on the New York ex-
change today. United States Steel to-
day closed at 1854. Yesterday it closed
at 1113s. The day before 1t closed at 113.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
christmas pronram scheduIed.

A Christmas tree and program VIII
be held in the Union Bridge school
house. District No. 131, on Friday even
ing, December o. The program that has
been prepared by the scholars under the
direction of their teacher, Miss Inga
Hoff, will commence at eight o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
AIDS CUARDSMEN'S FAMILIES
Four Million Dollar Appropriation
Bill Passed the House.
fAssociated Press Dispatch.1

Washington, December 20.-The
emergency appropriation bill pro-
viding for $4,350,O00 for dependent
families of guardsmen and regulars
passed the house today and was taken
up Immediately in the senate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
Wisconsin Troops to start Home.

TASSOcIateU FfeSS IJlSfatCH.1
San Antonio December 20.--It is an
nounced that the Wisconsin brigade
headquarters and the First Wisconsin
infantry will start for home December
9th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22

Christmas Program Thursday Evening:
The Sunday school of the Evangelical
association. corner of Elm and North
Second streets. will give. its Christmas
program tomorrow evening, beginning at
IFS o'clock. Special care has been
taken preparing the program.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22

Called to Chimney Fire.
The firemen were called at 9:15 last
evening on account of chimney fire at
the home of Charles H. Mohr 900 North
Sixth street. There was no damage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
Reserve Bank to Pay Dividend.

Minneapolis December 20-The ninth
federal reserve bank will pay stockhold-
ers an initial dividend of six per cent
December 80, it was announced today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
WAS COLD IN ST. PAUL

Lowest Temperature In December In
Fifteen Years.
United Press Dispatch.1
ST. Paul, Mimi, December 20.-The
lowest temperature in December for fif-
teen years was announced by the st.
Paul weather office today, the mercury
dropping to twenty three below zero.
The low temperature was accompanied
by brisk wind of seventeen miles an
hour.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
The Domestic Program.


London, December 20.-While passages
of Lloyd Georges speech dealing with
the German peace proposals were print
ed in the late editions yesterday, the
domestic program of the new govern
ment was not published unil today 1t
was too vast and too briefly indicated for
the immediate crystallization of opinion.
Continued on Page Four.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-06
GREEK SHIP SINKS
BUT ALL ABOARD
ARE SAVED
ThessaIoniki Had To Be Ahan-
dOned In kidOCean
SPRUNG LEAK IN STORM
Ship Was Bound To New York and
Had 800 Passengers and Crew of
Nearly 1c0 Men.

New York, Jan. 6.--The Greek liner
Thessaloniki. bound from Piraeus TO
New York, which has been drifting
helplsssly on the Atlantic since Dec.
22. was abandoned yesterday in lati-
tude 3S2S north and G6.31 west longi-
tude, after Captain John Houlandris
and the ninety members OF the crew
had been taken off by the Anchor
liner Perugia, bound for New York.
The position of the derelict liner is
about $50 miles east-southeast OF San
dy Hook and right in the track of
steamships to or from Gibraltar Cap
tain Francis NJ Dunwoody of the
United States Coast Guard Service,
has ordered the derelict destroyer
Seneca to Search for the Thessaloni-
ki and blow her up if she has not al
ready gone to the bottom.
Before she was abandoned the sea
cocks were opened so that the ship
could sink in a few hours. The Greek
liner Patris took off the 300 passen-
ers on Sunday.
Details are lacking, but it is sup
posed that the ship sprung a leak in
the storm last week