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The Mankato free press., 1917-09-21
Vernon Center
From Fridays Daily.

from fFioayS Ddlly.
c. M. Warren and F. R. Lowell have
each purchased a new corn harvester
as each have large silos to fill. Here
tofore they have been able to hire
the corn cut by neighbors owning
machines, but owing to the backward
condition Of the crop, and frost
scare every night they concluded it
! was too risky to be unprepared to
meet the emergency.
Silo filling is at hand, G. M. Warren
being the first to begin, and started
filling his silo Thursday Weather con-
ditions being somewhat unfavorable
for the work.
Herman King returned Saturday
night from Hancock, Mimi, where he
visited relatives. He took in the state
fair on his way home.
The st. Matthews church will cele-
brate mass Saturday morning at nine
o'clock in thanksgiving for the bounti-
full harvest of this year, Rev. Father
Colbert officiating. There will be con-
gregational singing of appropriate
| hymns, services opening with "The
Star Spangled Banner
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Russell of
Ceresco, entertained at dinner We'd
nesday, in honor of Mrs. Mary Corn
ish and family who came home to at
tend the wedding of the formers
youngest daughter, all of whom will
return to their various homes and vo-
cations in a few days. The guests
were Mrs. Mary Cornish and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Kreus of Vernon Center,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Beland, Balboa
Panama, Mrs. Thomas Armstrong and
Miss Mary Cornish, Augusta, Mont,
Mrs. Owen McElmul and S. B. Cornish
of Great Falls.
Robert McCracken of Albert Lea of
whom mention was made last week as
being very sick, and suffering in
tensely with inflammatory rheumatism,
passed away Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
M. B. Randall, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Meixell, Myron Randall and Miss
Blanch Randall were the relatives from
here who attended the funeral serv-
ices at Albert Lea, Thursday. Inter
ment was in the cemetery at James,
vile, where the deceased was born and
grew to manhood. Mr.. McCracken was
| resident of Vernon Center before
| moving to Albert Lea, and was good
honest man, good neighbor, and a
kind husband and father. He leaves a
wife and five children and many rela-
| tives and friends to mourn his loss.
A. G. Gray cashier of the Farmers
bank was a business visitor in Man
kato Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cooper left i'm
mediately for Mankato in response to
a message they received, saying their
youngest son Lyle, had been badly
hurt by an automobile. Mrs. Cooper
will remain with her son until he is
able to be brought home.
II weather is favorable, many from
this locality will attend the Mankato
| fair
The Mankato free press., 1917-09-21

L. M. Norelius, city engineer of
New Ulm, has resigned to accept a
position at Sioux Falls.
The Mankato free press., 1917-09-21
Prevented Ship Sinkinu,

[Associated Press Dispatch
Montevideo, Uruguay, September
14.-Uruguayan marines today board
ed all the German ships in the harbor
here, the government having heard OF
plans to sink the vessels.
The Mankato free press., 1917-09-21

Miss Ethel Cheney of Minneapolis
is the guest of relatives in the city.
Mrs. John Korsell has returned from
a short visit with relatives in Blue
Earth.
The Mankato free press., 1917-09-21

Paul Cladis, a barber of odessa,
Mimi, is in the Ramsey county jail
charged with having obstructed the
draft program of this government. He
is alleged to have been former Ger
man spy.
The Mankato free press., 1917-09-21
DEATH OF J. S. PlNNEY
Former Resident of Mankato Died at
Merriam Park Yesterday.

Rev. ]. S. Pinney, formerly of Man
kato, died at Merriam Park, yesterday
afternoon. The remains will be brought
to Mankato at 12:45 tomorrow. They
will be taken to Glenwood cemetery
where a short funeral service will be
held. He was the father Of H. w.
Pinney of this city. He was a Presby-
terian minister.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
HARMONY RULES
IN MEETING OF
LUTHER LEADERS
Pastors and Officials of Me-
braska Synods Gather to
Answer Charges of Alleged
DisIoyaIty of Church.

Complete harmony ruled in the
meeting of Lutheran clergymen OF
Nebraska to reply to the aspersions
cast upon the loyalty of the Lutheran
church blythe Nebraska State Council
of Defense.
The meeting was held yesterday
in Emmanuel Lutheran church. Pas
tors and officials of tn General
synod, General COUNCIL, United Dan
ish Lutheran synod, Missouri synod
German Nebraska synod and Nor
wegian-Danish synod were present
These are governing bodies of the
Lutheran church. Half a dozen diff
ferent languages are used in the
churches represented by the clergy
men present. Some of them came
from great distance. Rev. c. B.
Harmon, president of the Nebraska
synod, came from North Platte to the
meeting.
at is the most remarkable gather.
ing of Lutherans of the various
branches ever held in Nebraska" de-
clared Rev. Luther M. Kuhns, chair-
man of the meeting.
Outspoken of Loyalty.
The pastors who represented the
Missouri synod and the German Ne
braska synod at the meeting we.e
most outspoken in their expressions
of loyalty to the government. The
churchcJ in these synods use the Ger
man language and their members are
almost exclusively people of German
birth or ancestry. The Missouri
synod has $4,000 COMMUNICATE MEM
bers in Nebraska. #
The only suggestion Of any dissent
from the patriotic resolutions adopted
came near the close of the meeting,
when Rev. H. w. Saeger, a member
of the Missouri synod, arose and said
he must dissent from the resolutions.
He explained his position by declar-
ing: y.. sg,ssss
"The Nebraska Council of Defense
has not attacked the loyalty of the
Lutheran church. The report of the
council distinctly says, We appeal to
the loyalty OF the men and women
who comprise the membership of the
Lutheran church to put check pon
the un-America1 activities of some OF
their conspicuous and influential rep
resentatives. think, therefore, the
action of'this meeting is superfuous. !"
Rev. Mr.. Saeger was answered by
Rev. E. IT. Otto, pastor of St. Paufs
German Lutheran church, Omaha,
who stated that Rev. Mr.. Saeger has
only recently moved to Omaha from
Iowa, and therefore had nothing Off
cially to do with the meeting.
Represent, 100000 Lutherans.
Rev. Mr.. Kuhns stated in his open
ing address that the bodies repre-
sented at the meeting spoke for 100,-
600 communicate Lutherans in Ne
braska.
"In the world there are approx
(C,ertirued ON Page Two, Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
FORT CROOK TO
GET PORTION OF
DRAFTED ARMY
From Four to Ten Thousand of
First and Second Conscripted
Divisions to Be Trained at :
Sarpy County Fort.

Word has been received from Sena-
tor Hitchcock that the efforts of the
Commercial club to get the canton
ment camp in Omaha were not wholly
in ., vain. The War department has
approved the sending oil from 1900
to 10000 men of the first and second
drafts here TO Fort Crook, whexe they
will be thoroughly trained before
they leave for the front.
Fort Crook will also be used for
an assembling point for certain state
troops before they are sent to the
border. according to the word of the
senator.
The War department also an
nounces that the local auartermas-
ter's department will be greatly in
creased and that they will equip from
25,000 to 10000 men out of this de-
partment.
Omaha also gets The better equip
ment that they have been asking for
for the balloon school at Fort Omaha.
The government War department has
ordered to be sent to the local fort
several hydrogen plants to supply the
balloons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
Russians Abandon
Kalusz, but Hold
Crossing Of River

Petrograd, July 1.-THE war Office
announces that Russian troops have
abandoned Kalusz in eastern Galicia,
but have secured the crossing of the
Lomnica river. The Russians. drove
the enemy from the village Of No
vica.
Berlin, July l7.--(Via London ---
Russian forces which recently cap
tured the Galician town Of Kalusz,
the headquarters of the Austro-Ger-
man army, evacuated that town yes
terday, according to the official state
ment issued today by the German
army headquarters staff.
The statement says that Rhineland
regiments captured the woodlands to
the north of Kalusz. AS the Germans
were approaching from the west the
Russians evacuated the town and re-
treated to the southern bank Of the
River Lonlnica.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
GERMAN line IS
BROKEN BY HEAVY
FRENCH ATTACK
One and 0ne-HaIf Miles Of
Trenches to Depth of Three
Quarters of Mile Are Cap
tured in Drive.

Paris, July IA powerful attack
by the French this morning on the
left bank of the Meuse resulted in the
capture of German positions on a
front of more than a mile and half
to a depth of about two-thirds of a
mile.
The war office statement announc-
ing this gain says the Germans offered
an energetic defense and suffered
h eavy losses especially in their coun-
ter attacks.
An important success has been won
by the French in the Verdun region.
As the tesult of an attack last night
all the positions west of Hill 504
which remained in German hands
after the attack of June 29-30 were
recovered. German prisoners to
number not yet ascertained by the
French high command were taken in.
the action.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
OMAHA HURRIES
TOBUY BONDS OF
FARM LOAN BANK
Gate City Furnishes Largest
Subscriptions Of Any City,
While Clay Leads in All
the Counties.

The announcement by the Federal
Land bank of Omaha that bond
issue will soon be made by that insti-
tuition under the provisions of the
federal farm loan act was promptly
followed by rust of subscriptions
from the people having funds to in
vest i'll the states comprising the
Eighth federal land bank district
Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and
Wyoming.
The popularity of this investment
is evidenced among all classes. Bank
srs have subscribed for about $l75,000
Manufactures are represented on the
list and the rest of the subscribers
are made UP of individual investors
from cities and rural communities.
The city of Omaha has furnished the
largest subscriptions over any other
city of the district, while in the coun-
try dictricts Clay county, Nebraska,
with subscribers in Fairfield, Clay
Center, Spring Ranch and the ad-
joining territory ranks highest thus
far.
Among the recent subscribers to the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
DRAFT DRAWING
May BE MADE
late This week
But 649 Districts in Ten States
Have Not Reported; Regis
tered Men Urged to
Study Regulations.

Washington, July H.-With only
sen states remaining to be heard from
on the organization of local exemp-
ton boards, and with the serial num-
Der lists OF registrants from all but
o4o Of the 1850 exemption districts on
file in Washington, Provost Marshal
General Crowder wa hopeful today
that the preliminary stages of the
war army drawing would be COM
pleted within forty-eight hours. He
prepared to take up with Secretary
Baker later in the day details of the
lottery process for final approval.
If there is no unexpected delay il
seems likely that the drawing can be
held Friday or Saturday. A single
district which fails to finish its pre-
1imi,lary work ON time, however, can
hold UP action indefinitely.
Once past the drawing stage, Gen
eral Crowder pointed out today, the
necessity for concerted action by the
states ceases and the examination OF
registrants and their assignment to
the army or exemption CAN proceed
in any state without regard to
progress made in any other COM
munlty. s
Large States Delinquent.
~ The tn states not having COM
pleted their preparations for the
drawing are:
Alabama, Illinois, New York, Mich
>igan, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The group includes the states hav-
ing the largest population, and prob
ably the total population of all ten
represents about hall of the popula-
ton Of the entire country.
The fact that reports from only
o4o additional districts of the 4,559
are missing, however, shows that
even in the ten states the work is
we'll advanced and each has only a
few districts behind schedule. The
entire list may be completed today.
Census on Registration Basis.
General Crowder declined to make
any comment on the statements made
yesterday in the senate attacking the
fairness of the census bureau esti-
mates, upon which the allotment of
quotas under the draft law is based.
Other officials pointed out, how
ever, that the revised estimates of
the census bureau were not intended
to fix the actual population of any
community. The estimates are pre-
faced with the statement that they
are for use in connection with the
draft only. They are based upon reg
istration and represent. the distribu-
ton over the country between the
ages fixed in the draft law as liable
for military service. Large figures
for many of the cities are accounted
for by the concentration of men of
the draft age there for work in mu-
nitions or other plants.
Men Urged to Study Rules.
Officials here are anxious that reg
istrants take every opportunity be-
tween now and the day of drawing
to inform themselves thoroughly re-
garding exemption regulations, so as
to reduce confusion to a minimum.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
Gamers Asked to Hold
Part of OUTPUT for u, S,

Washington, July Ito insure an
adequate supply Of canned goods for
the army and navy, the defense coun-
cil's supply committee today asked
all the country Gamers to reserve
IL per cent Of each Gamers pack OF
peas, Il per cent OF corn, Is per cent
of tomatoes and 8 per cent Of salmon.
These percentages are based upon
the Gamers entire pack, not on his utl-
sold surplus. The request affects fully
$500 Gamers in eighteen states.
The Gamers already have agreed to
accept a fair and just price to be
established by the government
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
REICHSTAG PLANS TO STAND BY ITS GUNS;
LOTTERY FOR new AAaRMVY MAY BEGIN FRIDAY
Mysterious Boat is
Discovered on RiUer

A mysterious boat plying the
Missouri river has been reported to
Chief Dunn. The maritime squad of
the police department will be as
signed to apprehend the strange
craft. a. -...-
The boat has made two trips from
the south and is said to have tied up
at Child's Point under cover of
darkness. Men in row boats have
been seen meeting the boat and TAX
ing off many packages.
''It is difficult to imagine what
sort of a cargo this boat would
carry and why it should be con-
cealed by the night" remarked the
chief.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
AUSTRIA LONGS
FOR PEACE UPON
BASIS OF JUSTICE
Premier Says Empire is Fight
ing for Rights Of All Peoples
to Decide Own Inter
national Destiny.

Vienna, July 17.-(Via London.)--
Austria-H -Hungary's ideas on peace
we're made known 10 the constitu-
tional committee of the Reichsrat in
an address by the premier, DR.. Won
Seydler.
After referring to the unbreakable
unity between Austria and its allies
DR.. Won Seydler declared Parlia-
ment would work Tor "thc arm for
which Austria is hghting--namely, the
unassailabIe. sacred right of its peo-
plies to decide for themselves their
international destiRys
Longs for just Peace.
"This' task, at the same time. will
be long stride in the direction OF
an honorable peace, which we desire
to create on the basis of justice, mod
Grafton and conciliation--the firm unity
of all civilized peoples and their uni
form endeavor to abolish those cir
cumstances which brought about the
world war. We are longing for this
peace. Until then we are determined
to hold on in firm cooperation be-
tween front and homeland"
DR.. Won Seydler referred to the use
lessness of all past efforts to carry
out the principle of equal rights of
all nationalities laid down in the con-
stitution. This, he said, was the cause
of the political troubles which made
Austria appear sick. a state which,
however, every clear minded person
knew TO be untrue. All peoples Of
Austria we're united externally and
internally by common tie, by love
of the dynasty and the uniformity of
all vital interests.
The premier said the constitution
did not contain provisions necessi~
tated by the pecdtiarities Of state
composed of various nationalities. The
problem, he continued, was to carry
out such reforms as would enable
these nationalities to live together
harmoniously, demonstrating that in
Austria there was no oppressed peo-
pie, no desire for oppression and that
the right of self-government would
be assured to every nationality within
the state.
Enemy countries would thus be de-
prived of pretext for interfering In
Austrian affairs and at the same time
there would be established secure
basis for prosperous development and
a peaceful future.
Lower House Adiourns.
The lower house has adjourned in
definitely. The president in conclud-
ing his speech said: I'VE again have
freed the way for constitutional life.
We have strengthened the assured
position of the house. May it have
strength to fulfill the great task of re-
building the empire"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
Picketing Suffs
Given Sixty Days
In the Workhouse

Washington, July 1.-THE sixteen
members of the woman's party ar
rested Saturday in an attempt to
picket the White House" were sem
fenced today to pay a fine of SIS or
serve sixty days i'll the District of
Columbia workhouse at Occoqilan,
Va. s|s.-.. /
They decided to take the sixty days
sentence. An appeal will be taken.
Heretofore the sufragists have got
ten off with three-day Jail sentences.
Members of the party are: Miss
Doris Stevens, Omaha; Miss Julia
Hurlbut, Morristown, N. j.; Banner
bearer Mrs. J. A. II. Hopkins, Morris
town, n. J.; Miss Annie Abbott, At
lantic City; Mrs. Beatrice Reynolds
Kinkead, Mount View, Cal; Mrs.
Betsy M. Raves Reyneu, Detroit,
Mich; Miss Ann Martin, Reno, New;
Mrs. Lawrence Bayard- Hilles. Viii
mington, Del; Mrs. Robert Walker,
Baltimore; Miss Janet rockingham,
Massachusetts,; Mrs. Gilson Gardner,
Washington, D. c.; Miss Mary H.
Ingram, Philadelphia; Mrs. John
Rogers, New York; Miss Eleanor Cal
man, Methuen, Mass; Miss Louise P.
Mayo, birmingham, Mass; Mrs. John
Winters-Brannen, New York.
Miss Stevens is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Stevens, 3647 Charles
street, .-4. .(.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
Explosives Control Bill
Is Reported to Senate

Washington, July H.-Senator
Walsh, chairman of the senate mines
committee, today reported out favor
ably but with numerous amend
merits, the house bill to regulate the
manufacture, distribution, storage and
possession Of explosives during the
war. One Of the amendments would
provide fer the licensing Of all man
ufacturers, yenders and purchasers
of powders and other high explo-
sives, licenses to be issued to citizens
of the United States only.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
Britons Given Permit to
Wear u. S. Decorations

London, July fixing George to-
day approved the granting of per-
mission to officers and men Of the
British forces to wear on their uni-
forms decorations and ribands given
by the United States for service.
Sixty-one per cent of the first unit
of the American legion in the Ca
madam army hold American decora-
tions or ribands for service in the
Spanish war or in the Boxer uprising.
Many of the men in the later units
also have decorations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
Woman Accidentally
Killed bv Dauuhter

Sioux Falls, S. D., July 17.-(Spe.
al.)-Mrs. George Dillon, promi-
nent woman Of Colome, was acciden-
ally killed by her 12-year-old daugh.
ter, while the latter was playing with
a loaded revolver. The mother was
holding a baby in her lap when the
l2-year-old daughter picked up her
fathers revolver, which had been left
under pillow. She thoughtlessly
pointed the weapon at her mother,
and at that instant he revolver was
discharged, the bullet striking the
mother in the arm, passing through
the heart and coming out on the
other side. She died instantly. Mrs.
Dillon and her husband formerly
lived near Burke and were very well
known in the Rosebud country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18

.thc new chancellor is scheduled to
speak, and will demand that he ac-
cept the declaration in principle be-
fore they agree to cooperate with
him.
SLAvS ARE ADVANCING.
The Russian armies are continuing
their vigorous offensive in eastern Ga
licia and other groups OF the empires
vast forces are apparently ready to
spring into activity at various points
along the 800-mile front.
Everything appears to be running
smoothly with the military machii.e,
or at least il seems in far more ef-
fcctivc shape than even the rosiest
forecasts indicated. Meanwhile Rus
! sian governmental affairs, which .-p-
peared to have been doing well for
some time past, are again ruffied with
cabinet disagreement.
-Four Russ Ministers Resign.
Four ministers, including Finance
Minister ShingaroH, have resigned be-
cause OF objections to the policy de-
cided upon by the other ministers re-
garding affairs in the Ukraine, which,
like Finland, has desires for an in
dependent government. A meeting Of
the council of ministers has been
called to solve the crisis and it is
hoped the designations will be with-
drawn.
Coincidentaily come reports OF disc
orders in Pctrograd instigated by the
radical faction of the soeial-demo-
cratic party as demonstration
against the government. Rival parties
of demonstrators appear to have fired
on each other during panic brought
about by few stray shots and a num-
Der of persons were killed or
wounded. Quiet was soon restored,
Reichstag Prepares Ultimatum
Copenhagen. July ia dispatch
from Berlin say the majority bloc
plans to present peace terms in res
olution to the Reichstag Thursday
and to demand from DR.. Michaelis
a statement that he accept it in prin-
ciple, otherwise cooperation is inn
possible. Meanwhile the execution
of this plan depends upon the ex-
tent to which the bloc holds to-
gether.
Chancellor Michaelis Is described
as working night and day on his pro
gram, speech and the selection of new
material for the Prussian imperial
administration.
The Lokai Anzeiger says the
changes have been completed and the
new chancellor will appear in the
Reichstag accompanied by all his new
colleagues.
The Tageblatt says Herr Michaela
is reticent on his policy. The Reich
stag is expected to adjourn Friday
until September, first voting the war
credits almost unanimously.
Foreign Office Still Open.
The selection of successor to For
.eign Secretary Zimmerman was still
unsettled yesterday. Pressure was be-
ing brought from two directions to
block, first the proposed nomination
of Count Brockdorff- the
German minister at Copenhagen, and
to substitute Admiral Won Hintze,
minister to Norway, or Count Won
Bernstorf, former ambassador to
Washington. The present minister to
Chrrstiana is greatly desired by pan
Germans and advocates of suner-
vigorous policy, not only on account
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
Noted Medical Men Confer
With Secretary Baker

Washington, July 1z.-Surgeon
General Gorgas of the army; Surgeon
General Braisted of the navy, and
noted medical men in civil life, headed
by DR.. William Mayo of Rochester,
MINI, conferred with Secretary Baker
at the War department today regard
ing cooperation of the military medi-
cal divisions with the profession
throughout the country
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
Belgian War Mission
Welcomed to Salt Lake

Salt Lake City, July 1.-THE entire
city turncd out to welcome the Bel
gian war mission, which arrived here
today from Los Angeles. An organ
recital was given for the distinguished
visitors at the Mormon tabernacle,
after which the party reviewed the
troops at Fort Douglas. The Belgians
will leave early tonight for the east.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-18
American-Born Lead
Miners Go on Strike

Flat River, Mo-, July H.-About zoe
American born miners went on strike
at Leadwood this morning because
mine operators there employed for
eign born workmen. There has been
no violence nor attempt to drive for
eigners out of Leadwood, although
about sixty of them departed of their
own volition.