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The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
SOLDIERS KILLED IN WRECK
Troop Train on Denver And Rio
Grande Road Was Wrecked

Denver, November 12.-Three SOL
diers were killed and sixteen injured
in a wreck of a troop train near
Colopaxi, Colo, according to a mess
age to the Denver and, Rio Grande
offices here. The troops were said
to, have been travelling east from
Utah.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Another Forward Movement.
TIJnfted Press Dispatch.1

London, Eng, November 10.-An-
other tremendous forward movement
on the part of the British right in the
midst of a storm, was started this
morning by General Haig, north and
west of Paschendaele. General Haig
reported that the British had made
satisfactory gains.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Real Estate Transfer.

Register of Deeds Gabler, today re-
corded the following real estate trans
fer. Robert Hughes to A. R. Pfau, Jr.
both of Blue Earth county, 81 etc.
northwest quarter of section one, De-
coria township.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16

st. Peter Herald: A motor boat con-
fiscated because of game law. violations
at Lake Jefferson by Game Warden Peter
Karpen last week was said to be the
property of John Hardeggers in last
weeks Herald. This was an error. The
boat does not belong to Mr.. Hardegger
and in justice to him, the error is cor
recfGd A. IS s. =
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Auto Top Cover Found.

An automobile top cover was found
on Byron street by the police last
night, The owner may have his prop
erty by calling at the police station
and paying the cost of this notice.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
TURKEY FOR SOLDIERS
Pound of Bird For Each Man Al
Camp Dodue, Iowa,

Nanp Doo9e, iowa.
United Press Dispatch.l
Camp Dodge, Iowa, November g.
Sa1nmies at Camp Dodge will have
a pound of turkey apiece on Thanks
giving Day.
1t is estimated that fifty thousands
of turkey will be consumed here
Thanksgiving Day.
With the expected arrival tomor-
row of another increment of Sc
lected drafted men, work on build
ings was being rushed here today.
Work on all buildings is expected to
be completed by November Is.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Pleasant Function at the
Elks Cafe Last Eve
TRIBUTE TO PATTERSON
Brief Remarks Made BY Dr.
Thomas Graham Prior to
Armory Gathering

From Saturdays Daily.
Patterson! Patterson!
Rah Rah Rah
Feeds the "Y" teams
At a feast fit for Queens.
But we promise not to tell
Herbert Hoover, the Food Knell.
Patterson! Patterson!
You're all right ........r
We're here to sit tight
Till Bill Clark calls goodnight.
But when this is over
We promise to go over
The top for a subscription
Fen though it will take some pitchin
And the boys "over there"
Will know Mankato's aware
OF the many blessings
The "Y' brings them there.
Patterson! Patterson!!
Rah Rah Rah.
More than seventy men sat in at
a banquet rendered by H. A. Patter-
SON, chairman of the Blue Earth
County Y. M. C. A. war fund drive,
at the Elks cafe, last evening. Just
before the mattresses began passing
the yiands M. D. Fritz arose and re-
quested the gentlemen present to
join in repeating the above lines
which they did with an earnestness
that was evidence enough to show
the high esteem in which Mr.. Pat
terson was held by his associates
in the great work in a good cause
planned for the coming week. AT
the conclusion of the recital, cheers
were given for Mr.. Patterson.
Mr. Patterson very modestly re-
sponded by remarking that he could
not understand why he should be
given such prominence. There were
sixty or seventy others who were in
the movement and they were entitled
to just as much credit as he. They
were all working toward the same
end.
The banquet, proved a very enjoy
able affair. At it's conclusion, Mr..
Patterson introduced DR.. Thomas
Graham, who spoke briefly. He gave
reasons why the drive for the Y. M
c. A. war fund was being made. AS
DR.. Graham was to speak at the Arm
ory later his talk at the banquet was
necessarily short.
Those who attended the banquet
were members of the war fund ex-
ecutive committee, the general COM
mittee and the team workers. ....
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
JOHN REICHlEL INJURED
Struck BY An Automobile; Cannot
Remember Much About 1t.

Struck BY An Automobile; Cannot
Remember Much About 1t.
John Reichel, who lives on Belle
avenue, was seriously hurt yesterday
afternoon, when he was struck by an
automobile. Mr.. Reichel seems un-
able to account for the affair, and
remembers nothing in particular. DR..
C. J.. Holman attended him and it
was found that he had suffered a
severe bruise on his head, bruises, on
the right side, and injuries to his leg.
He is feeling well enough today to
sit up, but is unable to walk. Mr..
Reichel was taken to the doctors Of
flee when found after the accident,
and was taken home later. When
called up by phone this afternoon.
Mrs. Reichel stated his, memory of
the affair was very hazy.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Deputy Register Of Deeds.

A fine new seven-pound boy was
born last night to Mr.. and Mrs
Frank B. Gabler, 319 Washington
street. This is the register of deeds
first baby.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Samuel B. Scott Dies.

Samuel, B. Scott, a well-known re-
publican politician for more than
twenty-five years, died at his home in
Zumbrota, Friday, after a long ILL
ness. He was well-known in Mime
sofa. Er
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
BISGAARD- MANSON.

Christ Bisgaard of Tracy and Miss
Ella Maxson of st. Peter were united
in marriage this morning at the Swe-
dish Lutheran parsonage by Rev. O.
J. Arthur. Their attendants were Miss
Mae Maxson and George Lipscy
They will make their home in Tracy.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Queen "LiII" is Dvino.

Honolulu, Thursday-[ Delayed.] No
vember 9.-Ex- Queen Liliuokalani o
Hawaii was reported dying today Hel
physicians said she could not live man,
hours
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16

Mrs. Lester Garpwaite was taken to
the Emmanuel hospital Thursday for
treatments.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
strawberries Still Distributed.

". A. Tenney has been distributing
strawberries that he picked from his
garden as late as November 10. He
gathered ripe strawberries from that
garden from May 10 to November 10.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Twenty Per Cent BY November is.

Subscribers to the Liberty loan
bonds must settle with their banks
for at least twenty per cent of their
subscriptions by November Is.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
ORDER HITS ELECTRIC SIGNS
Director Garfield Will Permit Their
Use Only Between Hours of 7:45
and II p. MO Save Coal.

Washington, Nov. 12-FueI Admin
lstrator Garfield on Friday issued his
order dnrkenlng all advertising "whlte
ways" In the country before I 40 p. m.
and after II p. m. Advertising signs
burning electricity made from coal or
coke may remain lighted only between
these hours.
Coal supplies to Industries classed
as nonesscntial will be sharply re-
duced within few days
Industries are now being classified
and those whose products are not
necessary In the conduct of the war
will be supplied with fuel in limited
quantities.
The relieve the coal shortage in Ohio
and Michigan, the fuel admnistra don
viii suspend for one day, November
10, the priority order under which most
of the coal mined in the central field
Is going to the lakes for transship-
ing to the Northwest.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
Stone Houses of Aleppo.

The stone houses Of AleppO are i'm
posing and not without beauty They
arc we'll preserved and tended, in con
trast TO the buildings of most eastern
towns. The buzaars, and the khnns,
or wholesale establishments, are
housed In stone buildings strong as
forts. These are relics of older times,
for Aleppo has been city of traders
for 20 centuries. The great iron stud
ded doors have resisted the gatherings
of many mob eager for the rich
wares within. Some of the shops
fronting these narrow streets house
stock of goods drawn from every cor
ncr of the earth. Steamer, railroad.
wagon train, pack horse, caravan--the
local merchant packs his goods for
any form or settlement known to mnn.
The shops are mean and insignificant
looking enough from the outside, the
traders have never heard of the Alcp.
pc practice OF making window dis
play In narrow frontage on the street,
Il door where he may squat and smoke,
and behind him long rooms and qal-
lerles packed with rich wares: such IL
the usunl arrangement for trade in
Aleppo. And yet the city has been n
commercial center since the days when
Europe was wilderness.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15

1t Is believed that, TO an enor
nous extent, the bed Of the ocean IL
covered with lava and pumIce-stone.
The Encouragement of Englands coal
traffic has been the means of saving
100000 600 ton miles.
During 1915 there were $50 onni.
cations for patents In New Zealnnd
Ihls shows about eight applications
per thousand population. as compared
with 81 for Great Britain, a. for Ans.
traIiu. and o. for the United States
Applications for improved milking ma.
clinery took the lead
The pearl Is growing in popular IN.
yor more rapidly than The diamond
according TO the foreign trade depart.
lnent Of the National City bunk Of New
York.
The Swiss government plans 20 re-
QUESTION all turf fields ia that country
with view to the exploitation Of this
4 fuel by modern methods as substi
Il tute for coal.
A world war course" consisting Of
series u Informative lectures de
/ signed 20 throw light on various phase,
and problems Of the war. is being Civ
ca a. the University OF Wisconsin
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
Blind Belief.

Swedish Consul Gustavus Swan said.
in discussing the war;
THE exposures from Buenos Aires
show that Germany believes airs fair
In love and war. Germany duped nv
own government no less than the Ar
gentine government.
Germany, it is clear, believes ais
fair in love and war as blindly as
scientists believe in facts. Hence she
goes horribly wrong, like the eminent
New England scientist wrote to Tenny-
son one day:
Dear Sir: | find in recent poem
Of yours, entitled 1.-THE Vision of Sim"
the following unwarranted statement:
Every moment dies man and every
moment one Is born" | need hardly
point out that this calculation. If cor
rect would tend to keep the sum total
Of the worlds population in a state of
perpetual equipoise, whereas 1t Is an
established fact that the said popula-
ton Is constantly on the increase. L
would, therefore. suggest that in the
next edition of this poem the errone-
Gus calculation to which | refer should
be corrected as follows: Every mo-
ment dies a man and one and q six
teenth Is born" l may add that the
exact figures are 1.167 but something
must, of course, be conceded to the
laws of rhythm"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
DIAZ LEADS ITALIANS
ALLIED MILITARY COMMITTEE TO
DIRECT OPERATIONS.
General Cadorna Given Place on War
Board-NeW Heads of Latin
Army Named.

italian Army Headquarters, Nov. II.
The conference of British, French
and Italian representatives has result
ed In the creation of permanent In
ter-allied military committee. New
leadership for the Italian army has
been provided.
General CadOrna. who has been In
supreme command Of the Italian army
since the beginning of the war, has
been given place on the new com
mittee.
New heads Of the Italian army have
been named. General Diaz has been
appointed first in command, with Cen
e-al Badoglio second and General
Grandma third
General Foch, chief of staff of the
French war ministry, and General Will
son, subchief of the British general
staff, will serve on the inter-allied com
mittee with General Cadorna.
The Italians continue their retreat
in accordance with the plan of the
general staff.
From the Treviso hills they are
pouring down n rain Of shells on the
Germans and Austrlans, making them
pay heavy price for the ground they
gain.
dozen bridges have been blown up
on the Llvenza river to arrest and de-
lay rs much as possible the advance
of the Austro-Germans toward the
Piave river.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
MILLIONS IN FOOD HOARD
Germans-Hoover to Get
the Food.

Washington. Nov. 13.-Selzure of
enormous quantities of German-owned
supplies Of every sort, valued In the
millions. by the secret service in New
York, gave first glimpse into the
manner In which the trading with the
enemy law will aid the United States.
The foodstuffs will go to Herbert G.
Hoover direct. He will sell them at
once to relieve the strain on the food
market and to bring prices down as
much as possible. All other supplies
will be turned over to representa-
tive OF A. Mitchell Palmer. receiver or
enemy property, and they Will be sold
by him probably at auction. The pro-
ceeds then Will be invested by Mr.
Palmer subject to further action by
congress.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
ALLIES USE DUTCH SHIPS
Sailing OF First Vessel Tied Up in U.
S. Waters Indicates Release
OF 100 Others.

An Atlantic Port, Nov. 13-Indlca-
lions that satisfactory arrangement
has been concluded between American
and Netherland government officials
whereby the more than 100 Dutch ships
which have been tied up in United
States ports for several months will be
made available for use by the allies,
were seen today In an announcement
of the sailing late last week of the
first of these ships. with cargo OF
coal II Is en- route to South America,
It's articles of release requiring that It
return with freight To an American
port.
Neutral vessels lying idle in Ameri-
can ports are estimated to represent
from 100000 to 100000 tons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
CANADA HAS PARK
Permanent Playground Estab-
Iished in Rocky Mountains.
Highest Peak, Glaciers, Forest Tract.
Streams and Valleys Form Attrac-
tive Features of the Resort.

Canada is following the example OF
| the United States In setting aside tracts
of her Rocky mountain region as per-
manent Fairgrounds for the people.
The latest Of these is Jasper park, far
up In the wild Northwest, where the
play Is still too rough to attract any
great hordes of urban jewellers, but
which is one of the most beautiful bits
of mountain scenery in the world. The
building of the Grand Trunk Pacific
railroad had good deal to do with the
setting aside of Jasper park
In Jasper park they have fenced in
the highest mountain In Canada, an inn
mense tract of virgin forest and hill
country, miscellaneous assortment Of
nameless glaciers of various sizes, half
dozen big trout streams and num-
berless little green valleys that look as
though they were laid out by land
scape gardener. That the park Is still
difficult of access and calls for pioneer
ing methods in its exploration is only
another recommendation In the eyes
of the lover of the Out-of-doors. Here
u
humble start In life-such prominent
streams as the Saskatchewan and the
Columbia.
The land looks as untouched and as
primitive as Virginia must have ap-i
peared to John Smith, but as matter
of fact it has long and romantic his
tory whose record is still to be writ
ten. And may the man who writes II
WELD skilful pen and may he possess
real Imagination, for his subject de-
serves it. This region lay for centuries
on the boundary of the preserves Of
two great fur countries-the Hudson's
Bay and the Great Western. Here they
fought battles without number for the
trapping rights-skirmishes between
man and man instead of between mill
lions and millions, but all the more
full OF daring, of strategy, and of adj
venture for that. And there, too, was
a favorite hunting ground of those free
lances of the wilderness, the free
traders who committed the ultimate
sin of bearing allegiance to no COM
pany, and many of whom paid for IL
with their lives. These cold, green
glaciers have seen thousand thrilling
dramas played out years before the
explorers" came, for the trappers
were too busy to publish accounts Of
what they found. They were after fur.
Nevertheless, in Canada as in the
states they were the men who really
opened the West.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
Chcstnuts to Aid War.

British children all over the country
wherever the chestnut tree grows are
gathering horse chestnuts as told In
the Christian Science Monitor. 1t Is
their particular contribution to the
winning of the war, for ripe horse
chestnuts have been discovered to pro-
vide good substitute for the grain
which Is used In the making of NUM-
lions. 1t will be quite valuable serv-
ice, for the computation Is that every
ton Of chestnuts Will save half ton
Of grain. The gathering is organized
by committees In connection with the
schools. and woods and lanes see
bands of young patriots enjoying their
war work" hugely.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
Doing Their Bit,

War tanks carry pigeons for sending
out messages In case of need. This Is
yet another use to which pigeons have
been put in this war.
The ingenuity of the French In this
respect, however, Is hard to beat OBJ
serves a correspondent In one of our
allies war museums is an apparatus
which shows how the French have at
tempted to get news from their invad-
ed territories. It consists of balloon,
which carries 40 carrier pigeons. In
floating over the land now occupied
by the enemy 1t drops from time to
time little parachute, to which is at
tached basket containing a carrier
pigeon, an aluminium message hold
er, several sheets of thin paper, pen
ell and detailed instructions for use.
The finder of the basket, after writ
ing message, has only to slip 1t into
the holder In the birds leg and set II
free. The homing instinct then al
lows the pigeon to find Its way back
to the French lines.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
CANNED GOODS SAFE
NO DANGER OF BOTULlSM IN
PROPERLY PREPARED GOODS.
v. S. Department Of Agriculture Issues
Statement Prepared by Bureau
Psychologists.

Washington. Nov. 10.-The United
States department of agriculture has
issued the following statement pre-
pared by the psychologists of It's bu-
reau of chemistry and the states rela-
lions service:
There is no danger that the type
of food poisoning known as Botu-
ism will result from eating fruits or
vegetables which have been canned
| by any of the methods recommended
by the United States department of
agriculture, provided such directions
have been followed carefully. 1t is
possible that in number of instances
the directions were not strictly fol-
lowed and that spOilage has occurred.
OF course. extreme care should be
taken to ascertain before eating
canned goods of any Sind whether
they are in good condition, and If they
have spoiled they should not be con-
sumed.
I'm case of any doubt as to wheth-
er the contents of a particular can
have spoiled, the safest plan is to
throw it away, although all danger Of
BOtuism may be avoided by boiling
the contents of the can for a few min
utes, since the Bacillus bOtuinuS
and the toxin or poison which it pro-
duces are killed by such treatment. No
canned goods of any kind which shows
any signs of spOilage should ever be
eaten. In the cold pack method Of
canning given out by the department
Of agriculture, only fresh vegetables
are recommended for canning. and
sterilization is accomplished by the
following processes: Cleansing, blanCh-
ing, cold dipping, packing in clean,
hot Jars, adding boiling water,
sealing Immediately and then sterliZ-
ing the sealed jars at minimum tenn
perature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit for
one to four hours, according TO the
character of the material Since the
spores of Il. botulinus are killed by
heating for one hour at 175 degrees
Fahrenheit according to Jorlans
'Bacteriology' and other recognized
textbooks) there is no reason to be-
lieve that the botulinus organism will
survive such treatment"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
THINGS WORTH KNOWING

An automobile tire pump has been
invented that is slipped over the crank
shaft of Il car and operated by Its en-
CINE.
Pressing q lever with the foot locks
the ignition in new automobile thief
defer and a special key is required 70
unlock H.
To permit loads 10 be carried the
fun length Of an automobile running
board folding carrier Of the luzy
tongs type mas been invented,
Among the German prisoners Of war
at Tula. Russia, were found copies
of psalm book" Examination
proved II to be Spies Guide" In
code.
There are now 100000 women EN-.
Iployed on munitions work IN England.
as against 10000 in 1915. The nuns
Der Of men employed shows an IN.
grease Of $50 per cent.
Charles II. CIeayes Of saco, Me, has
a wooden cauteen carried by SAGE
soldier 10 1870 II II circular IN shape
and II Ii perfect condition. There ii
not eraeg In the wood. Not mai
vas used III its construction.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15
ALL TO AID DRAFT
WILSON APPEALS TO PATRIOTISM
OF ALL TO ASSIST IN WORK
OF SELECTING ARMIES.
TO CLASSIFY TEN MILLION
Blanks Which Registered Men viii
Fill Out Are Being Forwarded
to Local Boards-To Com
pete Work in Sixty
Days.

Washington, Nov. 12.-President
Wilson formally put the new machin-
cry for the carrying out of the selec-
tive draft bill into operation Saturday
with the publication of the foreword
he has written to the regulations under
which the second call will be made.
The regulations themselves and the
questionaires which more than 9,000,-
900 reglstrants will be required to fill
out are being forwarded to local
boards, but have not yet been made
public.
War department officials estimate
that the whole process can be com
pleted within sixty days This means
that no second call will be made upon
the draft forces before the middle OF
next February as the period Of classi-
ficatlon will not begin until Deem
Der 10
The president describes the new
plan Of dividing all registered men not
already modified into five classes, sub
ject to military service by classes, as
being intended to produce "a more
perfect organization Of our man
power"
1.-THE selective principle must be car
rled to its logical conclusion" the pres
Ident said. and he added that there
must be made a complete inventory of
the qualifications of each registrant in
order to determine "the place in the
military, industrial or agricultural
ranks of the nation in which his expert
ence and training can best be made to
serve the common good"
The inquiry projected in the ques-
tionnaire will go deep into the qualifica.
tons Of each of nearly 100000 men.
experimenting the presidents call
to the nation Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder issued n statement in
which he said:
"QueStlonnaires are to he mailed by
the local board to > per cent Of the
regIstrants each day The principal
work Of the legal advisory boards will
thus be over in 20 days, by which time
all the questlonnaires should be re-
turned to the boards. Every man has
seven days in which to return his
QUESTIONABLE fully made out. The
process of classification will begin
about December -. Eight days later
the boards will begin the great pro-
cess of classification which becomes
in the words Of The president, a ma.
tional war undertaking of such signih-
cnnce as TO challenge the attention
md compel the assistance Of every
American "
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-15

The hope that the appeal for the
production of more food might result
in some increase of wheat-growing in
the East has been justified in Vermont.
Ii Is estimated that $1,000 bushels of
wheat were grown this year. against
$4,000 bushels last year. The Yer
monters have also done well along 9TH
or lines, for the estimated yield of
corn. wheat. oats barley eud potatoes
In 1917 Is 10,608,000 bushels compared
with TS47, 600 bushels Ii 1910.