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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-12-06
Army Needs 5000 Men
In Medical Department

Announcement is made by the
SURGEON general of the United
States army that 5000 recruits
are ~ edei 70. the medical de.
partment al once. II is request.
ed that general recruiting officers
make a special effort to secure
men for this services. This
affords an opportunity for young
men having medical inclinatil nj
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02

Therefore A. R. Allen Dropped
His Suit Against Banker
From Saturdays Daily.
Triumph Man Admits He Had No
Grounds For Making Statement
About Fairmont Attorney.

County Attorney Albert R. Allen of
Martin county today dropped his ST.
900 slan6er suit against F. S. Schwal-
Triumph State bank, who is under
bonds to appear in justice court Sat-
urday for examination on a charge of
opposing the Liberty loan Cancella :
tion of the suit followed the following
letter sent to Mr.. Allen by Schwalen:
Triumph, Mimi, October 26, 1917
Mr. A. R. Allen, Fairmont, Mimi. Dear
Sir: l was wrong in saying that in
your address at Triumph you advocat-
ed the determination of the entire
German people. / desire to right this
wrong, and hereby offer an apology for
the same, and express my regret there
fore.
/ believe you are and always have
been a friend of the German people
that you desire their liberation and
well being as much as justice and lib
erty for the rest of the world, and have
never heard you say anything to the
contrary. Yours very truly, F. S.
| Schwalen.
Mr.. Aliens Reply.
Mr.. Allen Immediately replied as fol-
| lows:
Fairmont, October 26, 1917.-Mr. F.
| S. Schwalen, Triumph, Mimi. Dear Mr.
| Schwalen; l have your favor of today
People who do wrong and persist in
it are contemplate. For such we should
have no respect; with such we should
have nothing to do I honor you fol
acknowledging your mistake, and will
withdraw the suit without a penny
Contrary to the insinuation of The
! Fairmont Independent, / do not want
l never wanted, your money
| Let the matter be forgotten. / only
wish to repeat what yourself and thou
sands have heard me say: I have the
highest respect for the German peo,
| pie.
! l have no respect for the present
kaiser, nor for any person of German
birth, who. having fed from the op-
preston of militarism in Germany ant
prospered in our beloved America, the
hope and refuge of the world, nov
forgets to give to the United State.
that "true faith and allegiance" tht
has sworn to bear. Yours very truly
Albert r. Allen.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02
DEATH OF MRS. G. KRUsE
Sudden Passing Away of Well
Known Lady This Noon
She Was Eighty Seven Years of Age;
Long Resident of Mankato; Highly
Respected.

Sudden and unexpected was the sad
death of Mrs. G. Kruse, Sr., a promi-
nent and respected pioneer Of Man
kato, which occurred this noon at the
Walser home, 124 North Fourth street.
Although eighty-seven years of age,
Mrs. kruse was in good health, and
haG been helping with household
duties this morning, as she was al
ways happier and more contented
when busy. Shortly before noon she
complained of faintness, and said chat
she would retire to her room and lie
down to rest for little while before
dinner Some time later her son Louis
went upstairs to call her, and she did
not reply to him. Going nearer he
found that she was lying on her side
and was almost unconscious, just
breathing her last, and she died with
in a few minutes.
Last year she suffered a slight at
tack Of pneumonia, which weakened
her heart, and this weakness, togeth-
er with ailments due to advancing
age, caused her death. Funeral serv-
ices will be held Monday morning at
nine o'clock mass in ST. Peter and
Paul's Catholic church of which she
was a devout member. Deceased was
born in Germany on October 4, 1880,
her maiden name being Miss Theresa
Berken. She was married to the late
Mr.. Kruse in 1855, and they came to
America to make their home in 1884,
settling in Mankato, which has since
been the place Of the family home.
Mr.. Kruse, who died about twenty
years ago spent a number of years en-
gagged in the lumber business and agri-
culture.
Mrs. Kruse was member Of the
Ladies Sodality of st. Peter and Paul's
Catholic church, and was well and
favorably known in the community,
neighbors and friends, as well as rela-
tives uniting in respect to Grandma
Kruse." She was in full possession of
her faculties up to the time of her
death, read the newspapers, and was
interested in all current and social
events. Surviving relatives are three
sons, Henry j., Louis S., and F. w.
Kruse, all prominent merchants OF
Mankato.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02
BESSIE DAVIS GOES
BACK TO THE STAGE
Widow Of Novelist Will Take
Up Her Old Work
WAS YAMA YAMA GIRL
Says She Will Be the JekyIl
And Hyde to the Modern
Theatre
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
From MONDAYS Daily.


New York, October 29.-Returning
to the stage so that her daughter
will have every comfort and advant-
age, Bessie Mccoy Davis, widow OF
Richard Harding Davis, will appear
in a dancing part at the Century
theatre tonight in Miss 1917" new
production.
The reason which brings the
"Yama Yama Girl" back to Broadway
is the reason which took her away.
Hope Harding Davis, the little daugh-
ter of Richard Harding Davis and
the dancer. 1t is to make life smooth
for Hope that Bessie Mccoy, the
Yama Yama girl is returning to
Broadway.
Back to the Stage.
Bessie Mccoy is not going back on
the STAGE said Mrs. Davis at is
Bessie Mccoy Davis-a totally differ
ent person who will appear under her
own name, Bessie Mccoy Davis. No
one could be with Richard Harding
Davis five minutes without becoming
a better human being, and 1 had the
luck to have him for five years.
know people who will see me dance
will say I wonder where she has her
poor little Hope So want to say to
them now; Little Hope will be safely
tucked away in her bed. She will have
a bath given to her by her own moth
er and will have eaten supper which
her own mother cooked.
What He Used to Say.
"Mr. Davis used to say to me: /
don't see why Hope has a nurse, Bes-
sic, you do everything for her your
SELF And so l do. And l shall keep
on giving her her bath night and
morning and MASKING up her vege
tables and straining them and fixing
her beef juice-oh, l shan't neglect
the greatest business in the world
just because / am going back on the
stage.
81 am really going to be two per-
sons-a sort of Jekyll-Hyde of the
theatre. I'll put all the fire and move
ment that are in me into my dances
and then I'll go back to the apart
ment on Riverside Drive and One
Hundred Ninth street and I'll turn
the key and be just tiresome little
mother who has gotten back to the
center of her life-Hope Harding
Davis,
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02
FUNERAL OF MRS. KRUSE
Services Were Held at st. Peter and
PauPs Church This Morning.

SSFviCCS WSIS rISIQ at Oh TStCI ciO
PauI's Church This Morning.
Impressive funeral services for the
late Mrs. Gotfried Kruse, Sr., were
held at st. Peter and Paul's Catholic
church this morning, Rev. Father
Wells officiating, and the mixed choir
rendering appropriate music. The
floral offerings were many and beau
tiful, and the Ladies' Sodality of which
deceased was a member, attended the
service in a body. Messrs. Otto Lamm,
John Holman, Eli Klugherz, John
Krost, John C. Thro and Stephen Sic
berg, acted as pail bearers. Out OF
town relatives present were Mrs. j.
III. Stoddard, Minneapolis; Ferdinand
Walser, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Walser
Vincent Brunner, of st. George; Mr.
and Mrs. w. Eibner and daughters,
Mr.. and Mrs John Volz, Mrs. Mary
Kruse, son and daughter, of New Ulm
Mrs. August Stinman and son, Sher-
burn; Mrs. Victor Sperra, Good Thun-
dor
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02
Sum That Will Be Collected
Week Nov. IL to 10
MEET HELD LAST NIGHT
John K. Robinson, the District
Manager, Was Present at
This Conference
From Saturdays Daily.

FTOH1 saturdays Odiiy.
Blue Earth county is called on to
contribute $4,000 to the Y. M. c. A..
war council fund of $35,OO0,OOO..
Last evening meeting of the Blue
Earth county committee of the Y. M
c. A, war work council was held
the following members being present
H. A Patterson, chairman, w. d.
Willard, G.. M. Palmer, H. E. Carney,
city, T. o. Torgerson, Amboy, C. P.
Christensen, Lake Crystal; H. G. Ho-
taling, Mapleton.
Minnesota's quota of the $35,000,-
600 needed to carry on the work OF
the national war work council of the
Young Mems Christian association of
the United States is $1,00O,000.
How the Quota is Distributed.
Blue Earth county has been given
a quota of $4,000, which the Blue
Earth county committee will en-
deavor to raise. The following ap-
portionment for the county has been
made:
Mankato, Mankato township, Lime,
South Bend, $1,000.
Mapleton, Mapleton township, DAN
vile, Beauford, Medo, $1,000.
Lake Crystal, Lincoln, Butternut,
Judson, Cambria, $1,000.
Good Thunder, Lyra, Rapidan, $400.
Garden City, $500
Amboy, Shelby, Pleasant Mound,
Sterling, $780,
Vernon Center, Ceresco, $500.
Eagle Lake. LIE Raw, $500.
Madison Lake, jamestown, $500.
st. Clair, Mcpherson, Decoria, $500.
Total, $4,000.
trict manager of the work was pres
ent at the meeting, and held a con-
ference with the committee.
The Week For the Drive.
November IL to 19 inclusive has
been set aside by the national coun-
Gil to undertake the raising of the
toal of 35,00O,OOO, which it proposes
to distribute as follows:
Work with United States army and
navy men in this country, $11,120,000.
Work with the United States army
and navy overseas, $11,994, 900.
For Y. NJ G. A. work in Russian
army, $3,S05,0O0.
For Y NJ G. A. work in French
army, $2,649,000.
For 7. M. c. A. work in Italian
ARMY, $1,0OO,OOO.
For Y. M. G. A. work in prison of
war camps, $1,000,000.
In addition to above to provide for
inevitable expense, $3,932,O00. Grand
total, 100000.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02
HUGH G. ROBERTS DIES
Splendid Citizen Was Victim of
Pneumonia Late Yesterday
Afternoon
From Mondays Daily.
Hugh O. RohprtS an old and hiph1,

From Mondays Daily.
Hugh G. Roberts, an old and highly
respected resident OF this city, died
yesterday afternoon at four o'clock OF
pneumonia, after an illness of about
two weeks at his residence, 329 Van
Brunt street He was born al
Gaerwen, Anglesea, Wales, Septem-
ber, 1854. He was the son of David
and Elizabeth Roberts, the youngest
of ten children His father died in
1858 and mother in 1888. In 1874
he removed to place called Liam
air ir-pwllgwynggll, from the last part
of which name he derived his bardic
nom de plume. At this place he
was manager of store for William
Hughes (Siglau) for nine years In
1885 he married Grace, the eldest
daughter of R.. w. Parry, and about
the same time started in general
mercantile business for himself In
the spring of 1888 failing health OBJ
liged him to sell his business and
seek drier climate.
On his departure from Wales the
society of "Cymry Fydd" Coming
Welsh) of which he was a member
presented him with an address anG
purse of $50. May II, 1888, he
started from Liverpool with his wife
and two boys, Griffith and David, ant
arrived at Mankato June T. He located
first at Judson, where he lived three
years then for one year at Lake
Crystal, and ever since at Mankato
He was very fond of music and poe
try and won many bardic prizes.
He was one of the pillars of the
Welsh Calvinistic Methodist church
and a man of sterling character an(
considerable ability, always willing tt
do anything for the church and the
committee. He took great pains t.
do everything he undertook well. Hf
was a selected deacon of the Welsh
Calvinistic church in 1911, and acted
as secretary for the church for thir-
teen years. He was very devoted tc
Sunday school at home and in the
districts, being an able and conscien-
tious teacher. He was often called
upon to adjudicate at literary ant
musical festivities in this and Other
states. The church and committee
have sustained great loss through
his death He also was one of the
editors of the book, History of the
Welsh in Minnesota and Lime
Springs, Iowa."
He leaves to mourn his loss, his
wife and two sons, Griffith G. Roberts
5ookKeeper for the Hubbard mill, anc
David Roberts, employed at the post,
office
me funeral will be held "wednesday
1T 130 from the house on Van Brun
street and at two o'clock at the
,hurch ON State street, vita EU"'al a
The Minneopa cemetery. 1t is re-
quested no flowers be sent.
For the past several years Mr.
Roberts had been employed at the
clothing store of Hanson & Rud-
oerg. He was very fine gentle
nan and held in high esteem by the
people of Mankato.
Those who wish to view the re-
mains can do SO at the residence be-
tween 10 and II a. m. Wednesday.
Mr.. Roberts has two sisters living
one in Utica, N. Y, and the other II
Bethesda, N. D.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02
Former Free Press Company
Man Pens Short Letter
NOT ONE PLANT HEARD
Likes To Hear the Crack of the
Rifle; Enjoying Days Down
In Texas
From Saturdays Daily.

from saturdays Ddlly.
Elmer Glenn of his city is in re-
ceipt of the following letter from
Emil Judd, who enlisted in the Unit
ed States army from this city. He
was formerly an engraver for The
Free Press company:
Corpus Christi, Texas, October %,
1917-After playing the principal
part in that beautiful melodrama en-
titled, "a Fool and His Money"
can now sit down and write you a
few lines. The boys generally go
broke the day after pay day. The
more fortunate ones hold on to their
pay while longer. have new job
now, mail orderly. It's my duty to 60
down town in a blackboard, get the
mail for the camp and distribute it
to the different companies. This job
is a perfect graft" Anytime the boys
get packages with "eats" / get my
share
The militia left here last week
leaving the whole camp in possession
Of the engineers. One part of the
regiment is in Brownsville, Texas
and another part at Lion Springs
Texas. Until the whole regiment
gets together there is very little
prospect of us ever seeing France
although I have heard rumors as to
our eating our Christmas dinner in
Paris. 1t is turning cold here, especi-
ally at night. The days are still fair
ly warm. Winter clothing has not
been issued as yet and the camp is
not preparing for winter quarters.
am still sleeping out in a tena and
put every ounce of covering I can find
on me which consists of two armv
blankets, poncho and shelter half
Most of the boys are buying them
selves blankets and comforters as
the army only allows two to a man.
This Is the Life.
But this is the life. 1t makes the
blood tingle. We are out on the rife
range now. Great sport this, lyins
down prone with a bead on a bulls
and the crack of rifle in the othe,
ear that nearly percolates the ear
drum, and the crash Of your own CUR
with the kick and roar of youne
army mule, and then red flag waves
in front of your target for tota'
miss. I made forty-two out of a pos
sible fifty on the 600 yard range
Pretty fair for a young fellow, bu,
that is not saying anything abou'
the nine's and thirteen's made. Tha'
wouldn't be fair you know, by jove
This is only preliminary now but
hope to do much better on record.
Buying of Liberty Bonds.
Join the army, buy Liberty bonde
and see the world on foot. This regi-
ment bought about 100000 worth o.
bonds, on an average of 500 per man
some more some less, but am no
particularly struck on seeing th'
world in Texas. Was glad to hea'
that the Second regiment of engineer
arrived safely in France. Hope we
are next Am enclosing you poer
written by some soldier here ir
Texas. There is more truth in certain
parts of this poem than fiction.
suppose the curling club has opene'
up and the games are on in full sway
Give the boys my regards. Yours as
ever, Judd.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02
Anniversary Of Reformation
By Swedish People
SONG SERVICE WAS HELD
Pleasing Program Carried Out
In Mankato Yesterday; the
Church Jubilee
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Two notable events were celebrated
at the Swedish Lutheran church
yesterday, the Reformation jubilee,
and the thirtieth anniversary of the
local church. On October 81, 1917,
the monk, afterward famous as Mar
tin Luther, nailed to the door OF the
church at Wittenberg the ninety-five
theses containing a protest against
the sale of Indulgence, thus begin
ming the movement which resulted in
the Lutheran churches.
The Swedish Lutheran Emmanuel
church of Mankato is now thirty years
old. January 10, 1887, small group
of men and women met in what was
then known as Williams hall, and or
ganized the church. The charter mem
bers were Mr. and Mrs. Soren john
son, Mr.. and Mrs. John Almquist, Mr..
and Mrs. S. A. Anderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. John s. Magnusson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. Esberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. John Dahlin,
Mr. and Mrs. John Paulson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Svedberg, Mr. and Mrs John
Monson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charley John
son and wife, and August Swenson.
The First Officers.
The first officers were trustees:
Soren Johnson, Carl Peterson, and
John Dahlin; deacons, John S. Mag
nusson, Martin Nelson and John
Paulson. Rev. Swante Anderson pre-
sided at the organization meeting,
and S. A. Anderson acted as secre-
tary.
From this small beginning de-
veloped the present large and sub
stantial church and ever increasing
congregation, and this year was
chosen to celebrate the progress and
the prosperity of the local church in
conjunction with the reformation
jubilee, which is being celebrated by
Lutherans everywhere. During the
first three years of it's organization
the Mankato church had no regular
pastor, and no church home, but the
small congregation was enterprising
and soon secured the present location,
and the Mankato church combined
with the church of Belgrade. Rev. S.
G. Franzen was the first permanent
Continued on Page Two)
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02
BOOST MOVIE TICKETS
Prices of Admission at Grand
And Sandon Hoisted;; Man
kat0 Theatre Also
From Mondays Daily.

from mOHudyS Oaiifs
One of the first big war taxes levied
by the government is aimed at
amusements, and the theatres and
theatre patrons are now to be called
upon to contribute to this immense
fund Beginning Thursday Novem-
ber /, the war tax will go into effect,
and prices of admission will be raised
from that date on.
Mankato theatre will have the fol-
lowing increase in prices: 25 cent
tickets advanced to 80 cents; fifty
cent tickets to 55 cents; rs cent
tickets to IS cents; 81 tickets to
$1.10; $3.50 tickets to $1.65; 81 tick
cts to $2.20. All passes will be taxed,
the holder to pay the tax.
The Grand and Sandon theatres,
popular moving picture houses, will
increase the admission price five
cents on each admission, ten cent
tickets being raised to Is cents, and
five cent tickets to ten cents. Hold
ersrof passes will pay war tax on
their admissions At both moving
picture houses the management dis
plays neat placards announcing the
increase. The placards state, in sub
stance:
"Sixty-seven millions of dollars is
a lot of money. That is the sum the
motion picture men are asked to raise
to help the United States bring the
war to speedy end, and knock out
old Kaiser Bill. To swell this great
Liberty for the-world fund the Unit
ed States government has through an
act of congress imposed war tax on
all tickets and passes, and a daily tax
on every reel of pictures shown ant
other accessories. This is big job
coming on top of the federal income
tax, the federal license, state license
state tax, city and county license an(
tax, and makes the burden of the
theatre man tremendous one. How
ever the United States is calling an(
there is but one answer. We will
give the government all we can. Tt
provide the most efficient method o.
collecting the tax we have decided tt
increase the prices of admission, anC
handle the payment of the war ta1
ourselves, thereby obviating all con
gestion at the box office and simply
flying the matter for the people. Be
ginning Thursday the price of admis
sion will be increased five cents OF
admissions. This increase goes to tn,
government. Respectfully, Grand ant
Sandon theatres"
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02
FROST HIT THE SPUD
PRICE IN SOLAR PLfX
CONGESTION of Cars Also Helped
To Lower the Figure;
Prospects

A congestion of cars of frosted po-
tatoes and potatoes not otherwise up
to grade at larger receiving
points, has lowered paying prices
IN many sections, owing to
the depressed tone reflected by
the moderate paying strength on
car loads. Really fancy stock is in no
immediate danger of going lower, but
buyers have been backward in load
ing up with stock from districts that
are showing frost danger, and are in
clined to take western stock at a
shade higher than they will pay for
goods in this section in order to be
on the safe side There are some i'm
provements in the car situation.
The ruling of refrigerator lines
which insist on the loading OF 9O0
bushels to the car, is working hard
ship at some points that are not
large producers and cannot market
over 500 to 600 bushels, but efforts
are being made to relieve the situa-
ton by the Markets Division of the
State Committee of Food Production,
and points where small lots only
can be shipped should be reported to
the marketing agent at the Midway
transfer.
Paying prices to producers have
been lowered at many places by buy
ers who have no outlet and were not
particularly desirous Of securing
more goods owing to the car short
age. No. white stock, sacked, by the
car was quoted in twin city territory
Saturday, october 27, at $2.1O to $2.2O
per cwt., and red stock about 10 cents
per cwt., lower.
Cabbage is bringing $40 to $23 per
ton. There is a good demand for
rutabagas, beets, and carrots, selling
around S1.15 per cwt.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-02
MRS. EDWARD EVANS DIES
WelI-known Lady of West Mankatc
Died After Weeks Illness.

Well Known Lady of West Mankato
Died After Weeks Illness.
Mrs. Edward Evans of Winona
street died yesterday morning about
7:45 o'clock at one of the local hos
pitals, after a weeks illness with in
fiammation of the bowels. She was
born in this city, July IA, 1891, and
was married in 1909. The widower
and four small children survive,
Harold, aged seven, Philip, aged six;
Richard, aged four and Robert, aged
eighteen months.
Relatives who are in the city to at
tend the funeral are Edward Graves
of Brook Park, Mimi, father of the
deceased; Mrs. Edward Graves of
Minneapolis, grandmother, and Mrs.
Pearl Schurber of Minneapolis, aunt of
the deceased. The mother of the de-
ceased at present in South Dakota
but may arrive in time for the fu-
neral. Mrs. A. A. Evans of Minneapo-
lis, and Mrs. A. G.. Tilden of Hill City.
mother and sister Of Mr.. Evans, are
in the city to attend the funeral,
which will be held in the West Man
kato chapel tomorrow afternoon at
two o'clock, Rev. C. J. Shut officiat-
ing.