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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07
Bungs' oy For Sale !!

Modern bungalow of seven rooms,
hall, bath, gas, electric lights, Gel
lar, cistern and out-building suita-
BILE for garage. Lot 50x150. One of
the most desirable locations in the
city. Would not think of selling,
but am going to leave city.
Also tenant house of three rooms
with a large garden.
For information call or see
MISS MARY LEHMAN.
Home Phone 234 Paris, KY.
(72t)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07
OLD SANTA's HEADQUARTERS

Old Santa Claus has made his
headquarters at. our store and has
brought everything here to delight
the children-let the little folks take
a look. Wagons, Autos. Sleds,
Sporting Goods, Rifles, Irish Mails,
Drums, Skates. etc.; useful gifts,
foo, such as Robes, Foot Warmers,
Heaters, Ranges, ,Buggies, Robes,
Guns, Ammunition, etc.
(tf) 80 FARMERS SUPPLY co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07
JUST STARTING.

We are just starting new Nc
Dougall Kitchen Cabinet. Club.
Would your wife like one for a
Christmas present? Get her a Nc
Dougall which is the best.-$1.O0
down and 800 a week puts any Nc
Dougall to work in your kitchen.
THE J. T. HINTON co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07
Lost, Strayed or Stolen

From my home, the Ardery place
on South Main street, near Nine
teenth street, two small shoats.
Reward for their return or for in
formation leading to recovery.
MRS. JAS. OLIVER.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07

The. salaries of the teachers of
Bourbon county schools for Novem-
Der have been received. There will
be a meeting of the teachers at the
court house tomorrow Saturday
at ten a. m.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07

All the popular makes,
such as Hudnut's, Cofgate's,
Melba, Mary Garden, Pr
vers, Aura, Dejeer Kiss,
all in beautiful holiday
packages.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07
THE CHRISTMAS STORE

A wonderful display OF
Christmas goods is being
shown at our store. Some
thing for every member of
the family from the little tot
to the grandparent. See our
window display for gifts for
the children.
E. M. WHEELER & CO.,
x Robneel Building.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07
WHY NOT GIVE NECKWEAR?

You can find here the kind of
neckwear men would choose for
themselves up.
J. w. DAVIS & co.
- "A -
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07
SEND CHRISTMAS PACKAGES TO
:. - SOLDIERS NOW.

Copies of circular letter issued
by Mr.. w. j. Harahan, Chairman of
the Southeastern Department Of the
Railway War Board, have been re-
ceived by officials in Paris.
The letter states that Christmas
packages destined for soldiers in
training in the cantonments in the
Southern and Southeastern States
should be forwarded to them at
cnce to make sure they will reach
their proper destination in time.
All packages should be plainly
marked with the name address,
company and branch of service of
the soldier for whom they are in
tended, as this will be of the great
est Importance and of vast help in
enabling the officials to get the
packages to the soldiers.
AS many Paris and Bourbon coun
ty boys are in the training camps
in the South, this notice is of the
greatest Importance to their friends
and relatives here. "a
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07
FURNITURE .REFINISHED.

Work done by experts. !,
G:>H -. - C. A. ,DAUGHERTY.
Both phones 231. (1t)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
Our FOrtieth
Anniversary

Monday and Tuesday-te first two days Of Our Anniversary
Weewere tngy celebrated by the tremendous tongs that
visited department of the Paa Royal Values truly
important that could fail heed the reckoning
mics put forward Tonight will refill the tables unpack
goods and prepare interesting displays entirely merchandise
much of right from the makers This likewise will be marked
at such reductions that will to spend
whole day shopping heetoorrow Read carefully the values
that we have listed in this advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
Untrimrned Hand-Blocked
Hats at $3.50 to Sll.05

Smart untrimmed shapes-all
the desirable styles of the season
Lyons velvet, panne and silk
beaver cloth hats; styles only to
be found in hand-blocked hats of
unusual excellence, such as these.
Wonderful values in this assort-
ment priced from $50 to $l195.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
Smart Tailored Hats at
S2.0S and 1898

Made of silk and Lyons velvet
combined with hatter's plush and
pannc velvet; with soft crowns
and shirred brims or stiff crowns
and brims neatly trimmed with
grosgrain ribbon. Sailors, mush-
rooms and tricorne shapes.
Palais Royal-Second Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16

Made OF jap satin crepe de chine. With dainty ye
ribbon shoulder straps; fulcut styles. Actual value
Anniversary Sale price, S1.98. Pnlnis Royal-Third
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
BRYAN SEEKING PEACE; WILL
BACK WILSON IF WAR COMES

Washington, will
administration this but
Mr. Bryan still maintains that ought be declared by
being submitting the
actually comes the administration will find ardent
will be ardent than l."
President Wilson
wish
wished
o
sympathized belgnt
would like those
who were ma wing and he named particularly
munitions like
to place their oas third those of European of thinking who did
believed that the method solving the
state o S
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
GERMAN CHANCELLOR CRITIC
PRESIDENT WILSON
Action Without Precedent; He Informs
Reichstag He Is Without Official In
formation Regarding Americas Rea-
sons for Breaking Off Diplomatic Re-
Iations; Refers to Mexican Troubles
And This Country

Berlin, Feb. 2S.-Criticism of the
United States not only for breaking
off relations with Germany but also
for the way in which it was done was
voiced by Chancellor Won Bethmann.
Hollweg in his long promised talk to
the reichstag.
Attention also was called to Presi.
dent Wilson's alleged change of front
within the past few years. In part
the chancellor said:
lone step farther than any taken
by European neutrals in the subma.
rine warfare declared by the central
powers has been taken by the United
States. President Wilson, after re.
ceiving our note of JAM 81, brusquely
broke off relations with us.
mo authentic communication about
the reasons which were given for his
steps reached me. The former United
States ambassador here in Berlin com.
municated only in spoken words to the
state secretary of the foreign Office
word of the breaking off of relations
and asking for his passports.
This form of breaking off relations
between great nations living in peace
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
BUSINESSMEN BACKING
Wilson, SAYS BASCOM
HEAD OF NATIONAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE TALKS
Declares That His Organization Is
Coming to the Defense Of Country;
Making All Preparations to Cooper
ate With the Quartermaster's De-
partment; Fayors Manufacture Of
Munitions in Time of Peace
Tunited Press plgpatcn.1

Cleveland, Ohio, February 2S.-
Now that crisis with Germany ap-
pears to be right at hand, the bus
mess men of the nation Sre has
tening to make preparations to stand
back of President Wilson. This was
announced today by Bascom Little,
chairman of International defense
committee of the United States
chamber of commerce. This body
has already. been asked by the gov
eminent to lend a hand in getting
ready for possible hostilities With
Germany. Without the cooperation
of the leading business interests OF
the country, the government, in ease
of war, would be sadly handicapped.
Mr.. Little declared today that the
United States chamber of commerce
was making all possible preparations
to cooperate with the quartermas-
ter's department.
Mr.. Little also declared that the
government ought to encourage the
of munitions of war,
even in time of peace. Otherwise,
les should be allowed to make a
reasonable profit on such things.
There should be large production
of what is needed in time of war,
even in time of peac. Otherwise,
the coming of war would lind the
country totally unprepared.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
Dinner At HEINRICH,
BUSINESS TO FOLLOW
Session of the Manklt0 Com
merciaI Club Next Monday
Evening

The executive committee of the
Commercial club held meeting yes
terday afternoon and took up several
matters. 1t was decided to hold the
next meeting of the club, which will
be next Monday night, at the Hotel
Heinrich, with the usual 50-cent sup
per. The wish was expressed that
there might be a good attendance
present. All members having sug-
gestions to make to the nominating
committee are requested to do SO, as
it viii submit, its report Monday night,
that being the annual meeting. Pro-
fessor ]. R. ,Brandrup is the chairman
of the committee.
1t was decided to pay the ex-
penses of two members of the COM
mittee on Minneopa state park to go
to st. Paul this week, to meet with the
finance committee of the senate, this
being the request of Senator j. w.
Andrews, who is a member of that
committee. The club is seeking an ap-
preparation of $S,400 fer the park, to
be used mostly in securing a good road
to the park from both sides. The
county board is willing to assist
largely
A number of samples of road maps
for automobile tourists were received
from the Omaha Automobile club,
these having been requested, and they
will probably be largely guide in
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
VERNON Center SHEEP
CASES were SETTLED
ACTION BY SEVERAL PARTIES
ARE NOW AT AN END
Suit of Leo HonetschIager Against r.
A. Wittrock Will Not Come to Trial,
The Parties Having Reached An
Agreeable Understanding; Other
Matters That Have Been Brought
In the District Court

After being on trial for several
days in the district court the six
Vernon Center sheep cases came to
a sudden end yesterday afternoon,
it being announced that they had
been settled. These suits were
brought against the Northwestern
and Omaha railroads by A. NJ. FERN
elee, F. Kelley, Millard Busby, F. H.
Barnes, L. A. Cox, Thomas Rooney
and Henry Kraus, all of Vernon
Center, to recover $1,000, that
amount being claimed as a loss on
a large shipment of sheep, by reason
of the failure of the company to
make delivery at the point of des-
tination on time. The case was COM
promised, the plaintiffs receiving
$500. S. B. Wilson and F. E. Morse
were attorneys for the plaintiffs,
and Edgar R. Hart, William T. Far
icy and L. Kennedy for the railroads
Another Case Is Settled.
Another case that was settled and
came to an end was that of Leo
Honetschlager against F. A. Witt
rock, the meat dealer Wittrock, for
mer employer of Honetschlager, had
caused the latter, to be placed on
the blacklist, barring him out from
among those allowed to buy liquor
at saloons. Honetschlager brought
tsuit against Witirock, claiming that
! this was done for spite work, and
that Wittrock, being no longer his
employer, had no right to have him
black-listed. This case would have
come up for trial after the sheep
cases.. IF it had not been settled
Honeschlager is still on the black
list. Wittrock claimed that he was
annoyed by Honetschlager, the lat
ter being overload of liquor, accord
ing to Wittrock's allegations. Just
what were the terms of the settle
ment of the suit has not been an
nounced. Arthur Schaub was at
torney for Honetschlager and S. B.
Wilson for Wittrock.
Volk VS.. FELTON,.
The next case taken up for trial
in the district court was that of
Albert Volk against Ellen FELTON,,
both of this city. This is suit over
the possession of a four-foot strip
of land, fronting on Willard street.
The defendant claimed this strip,
adjoining her own lot, by adverse
possession and in accordance with
an alleged agreement between her
and the plaintiff as to where the line
was to be. Ivan Bowen is attorney
for the plaintiff and C. j. Laurisch
for The defendant.
Attorney j. e. Regain this after
noon applied to Judge Comstock for
writ of habeas corpus in the mat
ter of the charge of passing bad
checks preferred against William M.
Cowen, who was recently held by
the municipal court to await the
..action of the district court. Mr. Re-
Ean claimed that at the hearing in
j ne municipal court, his request that
III the evidence be taken down in
writing was not granted, and that
THE proceedings against Cowen were
not properly taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
COMMITTEE FROM HOUSE HAS
AMENDED BILL
Endorses the Principle Embodied That
American Lives Should Be Protected;
Limits Powers of Government to
Guns, Gunners and Money; Proposal
For War Risk Bureau for Benefit of
Munition Ships Stricken Out
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

Washington, February 28.-The
house foreign affairs committee today
made favorable report on the pro-
posed law giving President Wilson
authority to use the powers of the
government for the defense of Ameri-
can lives and property, but there are
two important reservations. In the
first place, the use of the power of
the government for this protection
is limited to guns, gunners and money.
In the second place, the proposed pro-
visions for the use of the war risk
bureau for the benefit of ships carry
ing munitions of war is stricken out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
BRITISH ARE NEARING
BAPAUNE, is REPORT
GENERAL HAIG CLOSING IN
ON THE STRONGHOLD
Last Wigwag Gave His Forces At Less
Than Two Miles Away; 1t Is Said
That Germans Are Stiffening Up to
Make Fight; Seemingly Endless Mass
Of Barb Wire Will Impede the Ad-
vance of English Soldiers
limited Press Dispatch.l


London, February 28.-The British
are continuing to advance rapidly on
the Tigrie front, it was officially an
nounced. On Monday the Turks were
engaged on the left bank of the river
over thirty miles west and near the
West kut-E -Amara.
London, Eng, February 28.-It was
announced today by the British adj
miraIty that airships of the allies last
Sunday bonbarded the iron works at
Brebach, Germany. There were some
fights in the air in which one German
flying machine was brought down.
London, Eng. February 2S.-Gen-
eral Haig, British commander in
France, is gradually closing in on
Bapaume. At last reports his forces
were less than two miles from that
coveted stronghold. Whether the
Germans will put up fight, to hold it
or will abandon it and continue their
retreat to some line of defense far
Their back is not yet known. There
are signs of little stiffening on the
part of the German resistance to the
great forward sweep of the British,
but this may merely mean a desire
to hamper the British, so that the
Germans may have better chance
to conduct their retreat advantage
ously. The ground upon which the
British have been entering is a great
sea of mud. Furthermore, the Ger
mans have placed in their way a
seemingly endless mass of entangled
barb wire. AS yet, however, the adj
vance patrols of the British have OBJ
tanned no information, showing that
the Germans have picked out any
definite line of defense.
German Retreat Slackening.
London, Feb. 2S.-There is sharper
resistance all along the line of the
German retreat than at any time since
the movement began. There is no in
dication as yet of the fixed purpose
by the Germans to make a definite
stand, but they are doing everything
possible to hold up and interfere with
the British advance.
TO the rear outposts were immense
ly strengthened and this led to stiff
fighting with the British patrols.
The Germans prepared carefully for
their retirement, apart from choosing
the moment when spring was just be-
ginning, bringing with it new depths
of clinging mud. Belt after belt OF
barbed wire marks the German trail.
The British, however, pushed for
ward all along the eleven-mile line
stretching from south of Gommecourt
to west of lie Transley. They pushed
further into Puiseux au Mont, south
east of Gommecourt, in which more
fires were visible.
The present objective of the British
is crest which overlooks the high
ground between Achiet lie Petit and
Bapaume, where the Germans may at
tempt to hold for q time. Puissieux
has not been so completely knocked
about as most of the other battle vii
lagos, its standing walls offering cover
fo,. fha defending frn0pc
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
VISITED POWER PLANT

Party Of Ten From Normal Look
Over Big Institution.
A party of ten, mostly students of
the normal school. took sleighride
last evening out to the plant of the
Northern States Power company at
Rapidan. The visitors were kindly
shown over the plant by the chief
operator, Myron Perkins, who told
many interesting things about that
elaborate apparatus for the produc-
ton of electric light, heat and power
from the force of descending water.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
SIX NEW MEMBERS

They Took the Dual Oath at the Arm
DRY Last Evening.
Six new members were enrolled in
Company H last evening and took the
dual OATH These six were Edward J.
Kroeger, William F. Vosbeck, Erwin
Bienapf, Leo J. Lorentz, Loren J.
Burns and Joseph M. Mayer Twenty
seven have now taken the dual oath.
Officers of the company are anxious to
get twenty-five more, and thus get
the fifty-two required to make the
company national one, entitled to
national financial support. 1t is hoped
that at the dance next Friday night
something can be accomplished along
that line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
HuSTLING FOR MEMBERS
Naval Militia Is Reaching Out For
More Ehiistments.

Naval Militia Is Reaching Out For
More EhIistments.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press says
that "a campaign to increase the
membership of the local branch of
the state naval militia will (. be.
launched today when E. d. Barens-
field, Quartermaster of the division.
will speak before the students of the
Mechanic Arts high school at l p. m
Lieutenant w. D. Reynolds, officer
of the Seventh division, state naval
militia, will address members of the
Twin City Volunteer Artillery COM
pany Monday evening at the St. Paul
Athletic club. His subject will be
Military Training in High Schools
Lieutenant Reynolds is one of the
young men who enlisted in the navy
from Mankato and served ten years
on cruisers and battleships.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
Made official Denial.

UNITED Press Dispatch.I
Washington, February 28.-An Of
fetal denial on the part of the
Austrian government that an Austrian
submarine sank the American vessel
Lyman M. Law was communicated to
the American government today by
Ambassador Penfield, representing the
United States government at Vienna,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
CUSTODIAN OF OLD CAPITAL
Governor Burnquist Has Appointed
Gust w. johnson to Place.

Governor Burnquist has made Gust
w. Johnson of st. Paul superintendent
of the old capitol at $1,000 a year,
Johnson will succeed Charles E.
Chapel, 1919 Vernon avenue, st. Paul,
who will become assistant to Custodi-
an E. Corliss at the capitol. Chapel
in turn succeeds w. S. Herber,
former Minneapolis insurance man,
who was appointed assistant custodian
two years ago by the late Governor
Hammond.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
Stock Took a Tumble.

New York, February 28.-Bethlehem
Steel stocks took a tumble on the To-
cal exchange today. This heavy break
was the most interesting feature of
- session that was generally dull.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
German Airship Dropped Bombs.

IUnIteu PreSS DlSpdIcnJ
Berlin, Germany, February 2S.-A
German airship today managed to
drop bombs successfully on a trans
port of the enemy in the Aegean sea,
loaded with troops
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
HELP CAUSE or DEMOCRACY
Organization Has Been Perfecte,
With That Object in View.

OT9dnIzdtIon Has Been PeTTeCted
With That Object in View.
The Minnesota Democratic associa-
ton was organized in st. Paul last
night ''to further the cause of de-
mocracy in Minnesota and to assist
the state central committee
John Burchard of st. Paul was
made president of the association.
The other officers are: Vice presi-
dent, Anton G. Weis of Duluth; sec
rotary, Madison c. Bowler, Mime
apolis; treasurer, S. ]. Mealey, Month
cello. There will be ten directors
chosen, one from each congressional
district 1e
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
MARRIAGE License Issued.

A marriage license was issued by
Clerk of the Court Krost today to
Eugene B. Ballard of Winnebago and
Cleo N. Taylor of Mapleton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
HALF OF FIRST ISSUE OF THE
FARM LOANS GO TO BANKERS
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

Washington February farm loan board officials
forthcoming bonds, undetermined
five and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
DECLARATION OF WAR BY WILSON WOULD
FIND THE MIND OF GERMANY ztREADINESS
1. !. rs 4. \. *#*.s*....s !. !
GREAT SUPPLIES OF MEAT
IN STORAGE.

Chicago, Feb. )2S.-Oficials of
the department of justice and
the state attorneys Office, TAX
ing the Chicago flood census"
have learned there are approx
mately 15O,OO6,O0O pounds of
; meats in local storage plants.
Muffied to the ears the inves-
; tigators passed up and down
miles and miles of meat-lined
aisles in the packing plants,
; getting first hand Information
on the food situation.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
ONE FACT is ESTABLISHED
Schooner Law Was Not Sunk BY An
Austrian Submarine
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.

IASSOcIat6d FTeSS DISpatch.J -
Washington, February 28.-It is Of
ificially established that the American
sailing schooner, Lyman M Law
was not sunk by an Austrian subma-
rine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
POSITION FOR 0. c. GREGG
Father of Farmers Institute, Provided
For in Bill.

Oren c.. Gregg, father of the farm
ers' Institutes, is made superintend-
ent emeritus of the agricultural ex-
tension division of the University of
Minnesota at a salary of $1,000 year
by the terms of bill introduced in
the state senate today by Senator o.
A. Lende and N. j. Holmberg. Mr..
Gregg is a resident of Lynd, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-02
REPORT. THAT DUTCH VESSEL
STILL FLOAT rs UNCONFIPNEC
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

28The Bal
doeng Eemand and zasm still afoa could be confirmed the
legation
the Dutch officials led to the belief that the vessels