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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
MAJOR DUANE WILL BE
AN ARTILLERY OFFICER
St. Peter Military Editor Soon
Transferred to New Regiment

Major Oliver J. Duane, editor of the
st. Peter Free Press, will be in the
artillery branch of the army when the
Minnesota NATIONAL Guard forces are
sent to active duty. He will serve
with the Second Field Artillery. having
received his commission and formally
accepted it. Major Duane will be the
senior officer and will probably be in
command of the battalion composed
of the Albert Lea, Waseca and St..
James batteries.
In July the state military authorities
sent an inquiry to the commanding
general of the Central Department in
quiring as to Major Quane's status,
since the st. Peter man had been sus-
pended from his command for six
months by state military court martial.
After a delay of nearly four weeks the
chief mastering officer at Chicago direct
ed that he be mustered in at once for
federal service.
He is now attached to the Second In
fantry, but will resign his command
in that organization, and is to be trans
ferred to the artillery regiment. 1t
may be several weeks before the trans
fer is effected.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
M. & ST. L. OFFICIALS
ARE GIVEN PROMOTIONS

A. B. Cults, after thirty years con-
tinuous service with the Minneapolis
& St. Louis railway, was recently pro-
noted from general passenger agent of
that road, to be general traffic manager.
The position of general passenger agent
has been abolished.
Four other promotions in the traffic
department also were announced by F.
B. Townsend, vice president.
D. M. Dension, general freight agent,
is made freight traffic manager. He
began as telegraph operator in 1882.
B. Moffatt, assistant general freight
agent becomes assistant freight traffic
manager. He was formerly commercial
agent in St. Paul.
w. M. Hardin, assistant general
freight agent, is made general freight
agent. He began as telegraph opera
tor in 1885,.
C. A. Werlich, chief of the traffic
bureau, becomes assistant general
freight agent. He also is veteran
employee.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08

NEW ULM MEN TO FACE
COMMISSIONERS FRIDAY

Mayor L. A. Fritsche, County Auditor
l.. G. Vogel and Treasurer Henry j.
Berg, who were cited to appear before
the Minnesota Safety Commission yes
terday, to explain their part taken in the
recent anti-draft meeting in this city,
will not go to the Capitol until Friday.
They received kilograms from the secre-
tary OF the commission to that effect
Monday.
None of the officers will make state
ment as to the attitude they intend to
take in the matter. In fact they all
claim they have no idea what is expected
of them by the commission.
Each declares that they have only
acted under their rights accorded them,
and every other citizen, by the Consti-
tuition Of the United States, in assembling
in peaceful meeting.
Meanwhile the citizens here are anx-
iously awaiting the result of the con-
ference between the officers and the
commission.
The meeting is called for 2:30 o'clock
Friday afternoon.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
EXEMPTION II p ] BOARD
GETSDRAFTBD] men ! J. N
TWO HUNDRED APPEAR FOR EX-
ANIMATION UP TO TUESDAY
NOON.
THREE FOURTHS OF THOSE CON-
SCRIPTED ARE CLAIMING
EXEMPTION.

Up to yesterday noon about two
hundred drafted Brown county men had
appeared before the exemption board fol
examination. The board holds its
sessions in the assembly room of Com
pany A in the Armory. Two members
Of the board, usually Sheriff W. J.
Julius and DR.. Geo. B. Weiser, are in
constant attendance and the men are
given prompt attention. Recently
County Attorney A. Frederickson has
been added to the board, by order of the
Minnesota Public Safety commission
This order extends to county attorneys
in all the counties of the state.
To Get Second Examination.
DR.. Weiser is assisted in making the
medical examinations by DR.. J. L.
Schoch, and as many as fifty-seven have
been examined in single day. Of the
men examined about twenty have been
rejected for physical disability. Those
who have passed, however, will be
subjected to further examination by a
federal physician, so that those who are
passed by the local physicians are not
sure of running the gauntlet of the final
test.
About IS per cent of the drafted men
claim exemption for various causes, but
these will have to be passed upon by the
board when it begins to hold sessions for
that purpose. The members so far,
have been unable to give this part OF
their duties the necessary attention.
The board expected to consider exemp-
ton claims late yesterday. s..
After the men have passed thru the
ordeal here it will be necessary for them
to appear before the district board, which
will hold sessions at Mankato.
Sooners Appear.
While the local board did not convene
for the examination of the men until
Friday morning, it gave those who were
anxious to appear earlier chance to dc
so, and as a result by Thursday evening
twenty-one men had been examined. -
The first one to appear before the
board was John Christopherson, of the
Somson & Dempsey law office, who
wished to leave on his vacation.
The board expects to examine some
thing over three hundred men, for the
first draft, but should the claims for ex-
emption any where near be allowed
an additional number will have to be
called. In fact the members say that
in such a case the entire draft of 1905
men will be taken up to secure the coun-
tvs quota of 1856. Many of the claims
however, will not be granted.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
JULY WEATHER WAS HOT

July had one day that was l degree
hotter than any experienced in the same
month of 1916, according to the monthly
report issued by Alex. Henle, the local
weather observer. The maximum tenn
perature was 100 degrees, on Saturday,
July %, while that for July last year,
was SO, on the 10Th. The minimum
standing of the government thermometer
was Is degrees, July 8. Last year it was
Ga. The total precipitation was three
inches. There were 10 clear days, nine
partly cloudy and three cloudy. There
were thunder storms on seven
days of the month, as follows: S, 8, 10,
20, %, 20 and 80. The prevailing wind
for the month was southerly.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
WILL SURVEY SWAN LAKE
PREPARATORY FOR DITCH


+. D. Minimum, engineer appointed
py the Nlcollet county commissioners:
to survey route for the proposed ditch
which if constructed, will lower Swan
lake and redeem several thousands of
acres Of valuable land owned by the
farmers surrounding that lake will beo;r
his work within a short time.
Mr.. Minimum says the work viii
probably not be completed before esriv
next spring. The greater part Of the,
work will OF necessity be done during the,
winter, when marshy places are covered
with ice, enabling the surveyors to Get
around. At present It is impossible to
cover the territory. either by boat or
on foot.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
MORE ATTRACTIONS
FOR COUNTY FAIR
CORN RAISING CONTEST TO BE
STAGED BY MEN OF SLEEPY
EYE1scHooLs.
PRIZES FOR PIGS SHOWN BY
YOUNG FOLKS, ALSO WILL
BE AWARDED --.a..s. *

Another attractive feature has been
added to the program of the coming
fair OF the Brown County Agricultural
society. Thru the cooperation of L.
H. Fudge and S. S. Wolfe of the Sleepy
Eye public schools, corn-growing con-
test for boys between the ages of 10 and 1s
years, will be held on the fair grounds.
on the last two days of the fair.
Exhibitors Are Invited
The boys of the county are invited
to make the exhibits of their efforts in
the raising of corn, and are likely to
receive liberal prize. Ten ears are to
be exhibited by each contestant. Thir-
teen prizes are offered as follows: First,
SIS; second, 81; third, SO; fourth, So;
fifth, 81; four prizes of Is cents each,
and four of so cents each.
There is already considerable interest
being taken by the boys in the contest
and it is expected there will be number
of exhibits.
Also Fig Contest
Another contest to attract the young
people of the county will be the Children's
Pig Contest, to be competed for by boys
and girls between 10 and Is years. In
this contest there will also be thirteen
prizes, but they are much larger than in
the corn raising exhibit. The prizes
are as follows; First, $40; second, 81.
third, SIS, and ten prizes of So each.
Canning Exhibit.
The Sleepy Eye school canning exhibit
is another attractive feature added to
the program within the past few days.
This will also be seen at the grounds
during the last two days of the fair.
Tomatoes and caulifower will be
canned, the work to be done by six
contestants. The three receiving the
highest credits will be sent to the Mime
sote state fair at Midway, with all of
their expenses paid.
Much Interest in Fair
President. Ferdinand Crone and Secre--
tary w. E: Engelbert of the agricultural
society say that never before has there
been so much interest shown in the
fair as this year, and everything tends
to indicate record-breaking crowds for
the big show, to be held Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday, August IT,,
% and 29.
Other attractions have been described
from time to time and will consist of
some of the best acts to be seen at the
state fair and other big agricultural
shows.
The horse racing program has been
eliminated this year, for the reason,
it is said, that better exhibition can be
given by securing the other features,
or at least one that will interest more
people than will the horse races.
At any rate Brwon county is sure to
have one of the best, if not the best fair,
in its history.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
GlBB0N MEETING
DEPL0RES DRAFT
SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE IN
SfBLEY COUNTY PROTEST
WAR ACTS.
SAFETY COMMISSION REPRESEN.
TATIVE OVERESTIMATES THE
CROWD.

MAC Albert Ptaender, PROT. A. Acker-
mann and F. H. Retzlaf of this city
addressed large meeting on the ques-
ton of CONSUMPTION at Gibbon last Friday
evening. AS to the size of the crowd
there seems to be divergence of opinion.
The New Ulm men placed the number
at 1000 or possibly a little less, while
W. F. Nelson, Minneapolis real estate
agent, who was at Gibbon in the interests
Of the Minnesota Safety Commission,
says there were fully 5000 people present.
& Meeting Follows Conference,
Previous to the meeting conference
between the speakers, citizens of Gibbon,
members Of the village council and Mr..
Nelson, was held in the bank, at which
the propriety and legality of the meeting
were discussed. Sheriff E. w. Zacherias
of Sibley county had received telegram
from John Stone Pardee, secretary of the
Safety commission, ordering him to
prevent any umlaVful meeting being
held.
Attorney Claude Mckenzie of Gay
lord, who was also present at the con-
ference, informed the sheriff that as this
meeting was called for a peaceful dis
cussion of public question to prevent
it would be an interference with the
rights of American citizens, granted them
by the Constitution of the United States.
so long as the meeting is a peaceful
one you have no right to interfere" he
is said to have told the sheriff.
BEE Held Outside of Village,
a ts1Ia reaAest Of the councilmen, It
was finally decided to hold the meeting
in a grove outside OF. the village limits,
where the large audience was addressed
by the New Ulm men.
The meeting is said to have been of an
exceptionally orderly character and
several hundred of those present signed
the petition asking congress to make a
change in the CONSUMPTION law, compell-
ing the drafted men to go to France to
fight. The petition was identical to the
one signed at the New Ulm meetings
and others elsewhere.
According to the Minneapolis man
those prominent in arranging for the
Gibbon meeting included one minister
of the gospel, a bank cashier and several
other prominent citizens of Gibbon.
Fifteen communications reporting wal
protest meetings were received Saturday
at the Office of the State Safety com.
mission at the capitol. No reports were
received, however, of any disorders, &C.
cording to Secretary Pardee.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
KLAUSE is CUSTODIAN
OF THE NEW ULM ARMORY

Capt. Adolph Kause has been ap-
pointed custodian of the state armory,
having recently been notified of his
appointment. Lieut.. Forrest English.
custodian since the armory was built,
having been called to the colors, will be
absent and unable to care for the big
building, hence the change.
The building will be open for dances,
public meetings, and also for the use of
the Red Cross work, which is being
conducted there at present.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
ANCIENT GUIDE POSTS
IN NEED OF ATTENTION

The old guide post at the intersection
OF the Hanska road and the old Mankato
highway, on the hill above the Fort
wengler farm, has been blown down and
should be given attention by the proper
authorities at once.
The guide post, with it's tin sign has
withstood the wind and storm for nearly
sixty years, and has been a familiar
landmark since the boyhood days Of
New Ulm's old residents.
The guide is relic that should be
preserved. d.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
MANY SPORTSMEN ARE TO
GATHER AT HUTCHINSON

Sportsmen from Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Duluth and other parts of the state are
planning on a great gathering at Belle
lake, near Hutchinson shortly, when
they will be the guests of the Gopher
Campfire club of Hutchinson.
The occasion will be the Seventh an
nual Campfire club outing, with the
Minnesota Game Protective league
present as guests.
An event that will excite the inter-
est and enthusiasm of every one on
the grounds will be the releasing of 100
beautiful ring-neck China pheasants
which will be brought to Belle Lake by
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Carlos Avery. They were Matched with
1000 other pheasants at the state game
farm on Big Island, Lake Minnetonka
and will wing their flight from the camp
grounds to find homes and shelter and
nesting places in the woodlands about
the lake. 1t is believed that these hardy
birds will survive and take the places
of the disappearing quail and prairie
chicken. What sight it will be as, swift
of wing, they suddenly discover that
they are free and 60 whirring off into
the woods. The releasing of the pleas
ants will be an event such as was never
before staged on any camp grounds in
America. 1t is to be hoped no member
of the club will miss it..
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08

The price of milk has been raised to
10 cents quart in Minneapolis. The
milkmen Of the city evidently intend to
make hay while the sun Shines or at
least as long as the war lasts, providing
they can hoodwink the people into stand.
ing for it.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08

Sunday was one of those rare days in
August, when it is neither too hot nor
too cool for automobiling. As a result
picnic parties were numerous and every
body in New Ulm who owns car, OF has
friend good enough to invite him were
on the road from early in the morning
until late at night.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
DRAFT LAW MEETS
FLAT Resistance
OKLAHOMA CTCFCIA AND NO.
CAROLINA FARMERS USE MOB
FORCE
EXEMPTION BOARDS OFFICE is
is BLOWN UP AND BRIDGE
BURNED

While many citizens of Mime
sofa are opposing the draft by peaceful
means, it is not SO in the South and
Southwest. According to press dispatches
sent out from Washington, farmers of
Oklahoma, Georgia and North Carolina
are raising mobs and resisting con-
scription by mob force.
The following dispatch, under WASH
ington date, says: \
ARMED resistance to the selective
draft broke out in Oklahoma, Georgia
and North Carolina.
'The draft exemption boards office
in Francis, Seminole county, Okla, was
dynamited by mob of farmers, none
of whom were Germans.
Traffic Halted.
Railway traffic was halted several
hours.
''The mob is now marching to Sas-
kowa intending to storm a hardware
store for arms and ammunition.
"On it's way, the mob is gaining re-
cruits. 1t already is we'll armed.
Threatened violence against the
draft is stirring the population of Pontie
county, adjoining Seminole.
Boys Forced To join
''Boys not yet past the school age are
being forced to join the mob. Every
country house is visited by ICON.
mittee," while the rest of the mob stays
in the road.
Sheriff Duncan, Pontiac county
with posse is headed for the scene, anc
one report says the mob waylaid Sheriff
Grail and Deputy Gross of Seminole
county.
''Thirty-fve shots are reported free
in the gun fight that ensued.
''The Frisco bridge near Francis wa.
set afre and partly wrecked by dynamite
Cali wires north and south of Franci.
have been cut. Ada citizens are or
ganizing.
Buy Winchesters.
"In several points in Georgia ant
North Carolina, farmers have Dur
chased Winchester rifles with announced
intention of seeing that their sons ar,
not forced into the war.
Speakers are touring the communi
ties, asserting the selective draft Law
is unconstitutional and advising farm
ers and mountaineers to resist it.
The department of justice is investi
eating.
New Stacker Rule
"A new and drastic rule to cover th,
marriage slackers is being prepared b,
the government. After a conference,
with Sec. Baker, Provost Marsha
General Crowder is drafting a messap,
to all governors on how to meet exemp
ton claims following hastily contracted
marriages.
When the boards get through will
these claims there'l be smaller per
centage Of exemptions than have 40
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08

Oats threshing is now said to be
under way in the vicinity Of Morris.
David Moser of Horton township started
the ball rolling in Stevens county, &C.
cording to the Morris Tribune.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
BLUE SKY LAW IS
DRASTIC MEASURE
SECURITIES COMMISSION CAN
PREVENT SALE OF WORTH
LESS STOCKS.
POWERS ARE PRACTICALLY UN-
LIMITED IN PROSECUTING
OFFENDERS.

Smooth-tongued stock statesmen who
go about heodwinking the public into
buying so-called Investment securities,
by promise of large returns, with nothing
back of them but s'blue sky will have
a hard row to hoe, if the State Securities
commission carries out the full intent of
the law.
Has Unlimited Powers.
The commission, which has charge
of the ''blue sky has almost unlimited
power in suppressing fraudulent specu-
lative enterprises.
Under this act, which went into effect
July l, the commission can do the follow
ing things to protect the legitimate
investment company and to safeguard
the inexperienced investor:
/ It can issue licenses to organizations
to sell investment securities; Refuse
to issue licenses to any company or
org anization which refuses to submit
it's full prospectus and records for in
spectiOn. Collect from investment COM
panies one-tenth of one per cent of the
face value of securities offered, not to
exceed $500.
Dishonest Agents Barred.
1t can object to any person acting as
agent for an investment company who
does not meet with reo,1iremantc laid
down in the law.
The commission can also prosecute
fraudulent investment promoters if such
promoters attempt to dispose of Their
wares in Minnesota by advertisement
or even by urging persons to invest.
The penalty is a fine of $1,000 or q
years imprisonment for attempting tc
dispose of securities not authorized by
the law or given the approval of the com.
mission.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
Hanska Turns Out

At HaHSka there was a goOd sized
crowd on the streets and the New Ulm
folks we're assured that the town and sur
rounding district would send their usual
quota, and probably more to the fair.
By the time the party left Hanska the
clouds had cleared away and Comfrey
clear across the county, a distance of
twenty-eight miles, was reached at ~
o'clock. Here a stay of an hour and a
quarter was made. Most of the party
had taken their lunches, which were
eaten upon arriving at the thriving
village in the southwestern vcorner Of
the county. Those who had not thus
provided themselves obtained an ex-
cel]ent dinner at the Comfrey Hotel.
/ A more extended program was given
to the people of Comfrey by the band,
which was apparently appreciated by
practically the entire populace, which
was present to hear the music and to
greet the visitors.
Comfrey is one of the many bright
spots in Southern Minnesota, and is
apparently enjoying the prosperity which
is affecting the country. There are now
under construction three large public
buildings, all of brick. They are: A
handsome consolidated public school
bull 4iag, a Norwegian Lutheran church
and Catholic parochial school building.
Many at Springfield
The party arrived at Springfield
about 2 o'clock, where another hour
and half was passed, the hand playing
to the largest audience it had so far
greeted for the day.
The next two stops were at Golden
and Evan. At the former village
several improvements we're noted since
the annual tour of a year ago. Among
the new buildings noted were the new
brick bank building for the Golden
State bank, and a new town hall, both
on the main street of the village.
The longest stay of the day was at
Sleepy Eye, where the visitors were given
the ''glad hand,'' as only Sleepy Eye
knows how to extend it. A committee
of the Commercial club, consisting Of
w. R. Hodges, editor of the Herald
Dispatch, and A. R. Kuske, the wide
awake Sleepy Eye druggist, bid'the party
welcome and informed them there were
cigars and refreshment awaiting them,
The streets were filled with automobiles
and pedestrians, not only the citizens
of the town, but many from the sur
rounding country having come in to
greet the visitors and enjoy the band
concert.
( A double concert was given, following
,treet parade by the visitors.
- Band Concert at Home Z
The last stop was at ,Essig, where 2
stay long enough for the band to give its
usual program, after which the home
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
Tour Well Handled

The tour was in charge Of COM
mittee composed of DR.. J. P. Graft,
chairman; E. A. Pfeferle and ALT. j.
(Vogel, and could not have been handled
better. The cars were numbered and
each driver was expected to keep in line.
The, line of automobiles was headed
by cars enough to carry YOUNGSTERS
band, which gave program of such
music as only that organization is able
to dispense, at each place visited. The
first stop was made at Searles, where,
despite the rain, most Of the population
turned out to welcome the visitors and
listen to the music.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
BOOSTER TRIP IS
A GREAT SUCCESS
MANY AUTOMOBILES CARRY A
LARGE PARTY OF CITIZENS
OVER COUNTY
MEET WITH HEARTY RECEPTION
AT MOST OF VILLAGES AND
CITIES

The booster trip was success. More
than one hundred citizens and business
men, in thirty-two automob iles, Thurs
day, visited all of the towns and villages
in Brown county. The trip was made
for the purpose of extending an invita-
ton to the citizens in general to attend
the annual fair to be given this month
by the Brown County Agricultural
society. The party was delayed nearly
two hours in making the start, by the
rain, which set in before seven o'clock,
and threatened for time to continue
all day, but about $50 ray Of light
broke thru the lowering clouds, and the
start was made. There were, however,
only about half of the expected number
of cars in line. This was owing to the
threatening weather.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-08
Band Concert at Home

The last stop was at ,Essig, where 2
stay long enough for the band to give its
usual program, after which the home
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