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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
TRIAL OF REV. C. L. LEHNERT
Charge of DisIoyaIty Locked Into BY
Methodist Ministers.
IUnited Press DiSpatch.


Minneapolis, June 1.-THE trial of
Rev. c.. L. Lehnert, former pastor of
the Central German Methodist Epis-
copal church here, who is charged with
writing disloyal note to the Liberty
loan committee last week, was held at
the church today. The seven ministers
who have been appointed to conduct
the trial will decide whether Lehnert's
suspension from the church will con-
tinue or whether he will be reinstated.
The ministers will make a report to
the Northern German conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church which
meets at Winona next September.
The only penalty they can impose is
to suspend Lehnert from the ministry
until the conference meets. The con-
ference can prevent him from ever
serving the Methodist church again
and can also then take his church
membership away -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
Kasota

From Thursdays Daily.
J. w. Bennett transacted business
at LIE Sueur Center last Saturday.
Mrs. Wallace Grant and daughter
Maxine of Pennington were visitors
at the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ST. John, from Thursday un-
til Saturday. last.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson and chill
dren of Rapidan visited over Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Davies of Min
neapolis, spent Monday at the home
of their son, J. e. Davies and wife.
Mrs. Leha Ashley and daughter
Margaret, visited 'relatives at Wells
over the week end.
Miss Emma Swenson, who teaches
at Luverne, is at home for the sum
mer.
John Pringle of Knoxville, Ia, visit
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jasp-
er Franks, the first of the week.
c.. Peterson was called home from
Red Oak, Iowa, by the illness of his
mother, Mrs. Louis Peterson, whose
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
Mapleton
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Registration day passed off very
quietly in Mapleton both for the viii
lage and township. Total number in
village between twenty-one and
thirty -one registered, seventy three.
The Mapleton Red Cross auxiliary
to Mankato chapter will hold meet
ing to which are interested. Ladies
and gentleman are invited. Will bf
held in the assembly room of the high
school building Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Johnson with her sis
ter Mrs. Mark Ware of Bingham Lake
went to Rushford Wednesday for 9
short visit.
Mrs. Margaret Bobie Riley of Vern-
on is the guest of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Dovie.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
TOLD TO KEEP MOVING
Woman and Child Had Played o.
Sympathy of People.


Fairmont Sentinel: A woman claim
ing to be on her way from South Da-
kota to the hospital at Rochester was
calling on Fairmont business men
Tuesday with hard luck story. She
was accompanied by small boy and
told a story of eye troubles and priva-
lions that melted the hearts of many
that she called upon. Every time she
told her story she gave it with diff
ferent variation until the suspicious
of Chief Serle were aroused and he in
vited her to accompany him to the
county Jail. There an examination by
Fairmont physician disclosed the
fact that there was absolutely moth
ing wrong with her eyes farther than
the fact that she was wearing dark
blue glasses. The woman was told the
time of the next trains departure and
invited to buy ticket that would car.
ry her outside of Martin county. She
complied with good grace and agility
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
DANIEL BURGGERMAN DIES:
He Was Formerly Resident of Man.
kato; Relatives Live Here.

Daniel Burggerman, who has been
suffering for the last few years with
consumption, died at his home in
Fairfax last Tuesday morning. He was
born in Mankato in 1854, and twenty
three years ago he moved to farm
near Fairfax, where he lived till two
years ago, when he moved to town.
The deceased has four brothers, one
sister living and is survived BY wife
and ten children, of whom three are
married. He will be buried tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock from ST.
Andrews Catholic church at Fairfax.
Those who will attend the funeral
from out of town are: Mr. and Mrs.
Olinger, Mr.. and Mrs. George REIN
bold, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Olinger and
Albert Olinger
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15

Three boys who went in bathing
at Lura Lake in a too public place
were arrested and fined $14 each.
Richard Hanna, son, of w. Hanna,
went to Minneapolis Monday and en-
listed in the marines, and was sent to
Richmond, Va.
Walter Dietz and Walter Pinkham
went to Norfork, Va.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
DISEASE AMONG BEANS
Warning Is Sent Out BY the Schoo
of Agriculture.


UNITED Press Dspatch.]
st. Paul, June WARNINGS against
two serious bean diseases, blight and
anthracnose, have been sent out to
gardeners who are planting beans, by
the Minnesota College of Agriculture.
Both of these diseases are noticeable
on the pods, the anthracnose causing
dark brown, circular, sunken spots and
the blight causing reddish brown, ir-
regular patches, A. G. Toleas plant ex-
pert at the college said today. The
seeds should be treated to corrosive
sublimate solution to destroy these
diseases he said, and the plants should
not be planted in soil which has grown
beans for three or four years. Cultiva-
ton while the ground is wet should be
avoided, Toleas said, as this spreads
the diseases.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
TWO TRUE BILLS RETURNED
Grand Jury Having Completed Its
Labors Was Discharged.

Two indictments were returned late
yesterday by the grand jury of the
Blue Earth county district court. The
grand jury, having completed its
work, was discharged. The names of
the indicted persons were not dis
closed.
No Indictment was returned against
Dr. NJ O. Hunter, the dentist who was
ecently arrested on the charge of
cling mortgaged chattels. without in
forming the buyer of the fact that
they were mortgaged. He was dis
charged from custody after paying
$3.50 to cover costs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
PETITION FOR STATE ROAD
This Document Was Presented to the
County Commissioners.

At the county board meeting yester-
day afternoon, petition was re-
ceived from H. H. Buck and forty four
others for the designation of state
road in Garden City, Vernon Center
and Lyra. The petition was placed on
file for future reference.
August Thrun and others from De-
coria requested aid in repairing the
Ziegler bridge and the Ballard culvert
1t was agreed that the county pay halt
the expenses and the town see that
the work was properly done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
WILL REPORT FOR DUTY
Misses Ella Hoppe and Florence Ne

Misses Ella Hoppe and Florence Mel
sen, Nurses. to Go East.
Misses Ella Hoppe and Florence
Nelson, two young nurses of this city,
graduates of Emmanuel hospital. re-
Gently applied to United States head
quarters to enlist as nurses in the
United States navy, and passed the
examination with high honors. They
received telegram Tuesday request
ing them to be ready to report for
duty at once, and will leave for Wash
ington, d. c., next Tuesday, June IL.
Miss Hoppe graduated from the local
nurses school about three years ago.
and Miss Nelson grad-rted about
year later. Both have been following
their vocation as trained nurses in
Mankato. and are well and favorably
known here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
REV. C. w. POPE DEAD
He Was WeII-Known Epis
Clergyman in St. Paul.

{
st. Paul, Mimi, ;. June 7.--Rev. G..
w. Pope, seventy-six years old,
Episcopal rector, died here today of
pneumonia. He came to st. Paul in
1857 and founded the Episcopal church
Of the Good Shepherd, of which he
was rector up to the time of his
death. In his early manhood he was
a Christian missionary among the
Indians,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15

Seventh Day Adventists.
Anoka, MIMI. June THE Seventh
Day Adventists are holding conven-
ton in this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
SEVERAL DAYS GRACE
GRANTED TO OTHERS
Those Few Who Did Not
Register Can Do So Yet
give name To AUDITOR
Sheriff Is In Receipt of Letter
From Provost Marshal Gen.
eraI Ch0Wder

From Thursdays Daily.
The expense of the registration
in Blue Earth county was 81.
But one registrar in the entire
county put in a claim for his
days worn. All other registrars
contributed their services. The
State will pay the bill of 81. 1t
is reputed that this registrar
wanted to put in a bill for two
days work and railroad fare.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-15
Coalition Cabinet Rejected.

COALITION CabIbet ReJtcted.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Ottawa, Ont, June 7.-Plans for a
coalition cabinet were rejected today
by Sir Wilfred Laurier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-23

Your unrestricted choice Saturday
of any Dress in stock, priced $500 or
more, at a fourth off This includes
all evening, afternoon, street and
party Dresses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-23
IN A DETENTION CAMP
Funston Disease Carriers All Kept by
Themselves Now.

Camp Funston, Kan, Nov. ga
detention camp for all soldiers who
have come in contact with contaglous
or infectious diseases was opened here
TODAY by Lieut. Col J. L. Shepard, dl-
visional surgeon. The camp Is To-
Gated on the deserted cavalry canton
Ynent and consists of little groups of
tents isolated from the world and
each other.
the camp. These are the men unfor-
tunate enough to have slept next
man who became i'll with measles,
mumps, scarlet fever. spinal meningl-
tbs or some other contagious disease
The sick person is sent Immediately to
the base hospital and a report of who
has been near or with him a day or
two previous is sent the divisional
surgeon, and the contacts are sent
to the detention camp.
This will assist-in doing away with
so much confinement to quarters by
the stringent quarantine order now
in force. If one man in company
got the measles he would go to the
hospital and the remainder of the
company be placed under quarantine
for eighteen days. Armed guards kept
all persons from coming within TWEEN
tv feet of the barracks. Each day
the quarantined companies would
march to an isolated place and drill
and play by themselves.
As a result of this stringent order
almost half the companies have been
ouara ntined at one time or another.
The detention camp will do away vita
all this and only persons who have
come in actual contact with contagi-
GUS diseases will be quarantined. The
rest will be fumigated and permitted
to be free. Those who go to the de-
tention camp must remain there
certain number of days. If they have
come in contact with a meningitis
case they must stay fourteen days:
measles eighteen days; diptheria, sew
en- days. mumps, twenty-one days, and
so on.
The number of deaths from con-
tagious diseases since camp opened,
September S. has been below the av-
erage, even in meningitis and pneu-
monia. The number of cases and the
deaths:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23
RAILROADS NO sLACKERs.

lola CKas) Register: Five days after
war was declared the railway presidents
of America met in counsel. devising
means by which they might contribute
most to ready and telling action Of their
country at war.
They at once put the ban upon all
rivalries for business. The 700 COM
panies put their 2500O0 miles of rail.
way into one tremendous unit to serve
our country at war.
The tax of increased business might
easily have created blockade and confu-
sion and defeat. These real Americans
with great genius and throbbing pa.
triotism, leaped to the side of the pres
ident and gave him their equipment.
their organi alton, their brains and
their experience. to put over the biggest
job America has even undertaken.
They did not wait for federal machin-
cry to call them into service. They
unified for the nations service. They ar.
working at peace-time rates. They put
their all at the command of their gov.
ernment.
This is a striking example to corpo-
rate patriotism, fine exhibit of private
control. n commendabe illustration OF
American efficiency
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23
WHY GERMANY CANNOT GET
PEACE.

Boston Globe: Germany wanted this
war and got IT, For year. now Ger
many has sought peace. but cannot
have IT, War is an immoral disagree
ment among nations. Peace is a moral
agreement among nations.
Having no international morality Ger
many cannot secure peace. The world
will not listen to her peace talk. Her
statesmen cannot even talk peace. They
do not know how, because il is a Ian.
guage not taught in the school for Ger
man government officials.
Thus Germany today is making a
hopeless mess in her effort to bring
about peace
For two generations the Hohenzollrrn
government built up a phi,osophic sys-
TEN based on the negation of all inter
national morality. In the schools the
colleges and the press the doctrine OF
the moral irresponsibility Of the state
was argued in all its ramifcations. The
state was supreme and independent Of
all laws International morality, the
Germans argued. was merely conven-
tion agreed upon by those anxious to
preserve 1t because it preserved them
and theirs.
To the German the only question OF
right was might. Possessed with the
power 10 crush others. il was lie yitinl tie
and natural for a nation to use that
power. Not to do SO showed degener-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23
SCRAPBOOKS FOR SOLDIERS.

Several months ago the Chicago pub
lie library undertook "a form OF relief
work that British civilians have been
indulging in ever since Rudyard Kip
ling FIRST suggested H. That is, provid
ing scrap books for convalescent sol
diers.
The Chicago library is providing
books. The Daily News of that city has
Offered TO pay for 10000 of these books.
The public IL invited to come and get
them and then to get busy with all the
individual ingenuity and enthusiasm
possible, filling them. Immediately al
ter the first announcement 700 books
were taken out. Many of these are
coming back finished already.
The idea is to make ascrap book of
pictures. stories, verses. jokes. every
thing, OF course, TO be cheerful and en-
tertaining. These scrap books are sent
to the men in the hospitals who want
something less weighty even than a
novelette, or magazine to while away
some Of the tedious hours Of GONZALES
cence.
Il is said that many thousand such
hooks have been made by the English
and forwarded to the hospitals. Many
of the books show genuine artistic
skill and careful thought. There are
lots OF grown-ups who still love to cut
and paste. It's an attractive kind OF
work to fill an occasional evening. The
work presents an opportunity for a
good deal of originality too.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23
SOLDIERS CAN'T. WE WONT.

A Masonic lodge In brooklyn. ". Y,
has decided 10 put ban ON liquor AT all
its banquets ror rhe duration Of the
war. III our soldiers can't drink We
won't" Undoubtedly that VIII be con-
soling 10 the soldier who regrets the
army regulation against intoxicants,
But the measure In intended much more
sriously. and N backed by more import
ant reasons than that OF consolation.
Az one member OF the committee
making this decision expressed Il:
These are serious times. and people
who think are beginning 10 see IL. We
have meatlcss days already. II the war
goes beyond this winter we shall have
all kinds Of sans days, wherein we
must. In the national need. give up all
sorts OF things that we have compla-
Gently looked upon as necessities" And
liquor at banquets has been about as
necessary AZ the main courses.
The action Of the Brooklyn lodge has
nothing To do with permanent nrohibi'
iion, though it's difficult nowadays to
prophecy the future OF any supposedly
temporary measure. II liz simply based
ON the sound reasoning that II intoNi
cants are bad for the soldier In the ar
my. they're bad for the civilian soldier
at home Every American. In whatever
capacity he is serving his country wants
20 be at his best mentally and physic'
ally now.
Similar action has been taken by
other organizations. Intended as a pa.
triotic and temporary measure II Is
bound 90 have far-reaching effect and
To influence AN overwhelming circle of
people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23
THE FIRST VICTIMS.

a nation of spirit is never dauntod
by disaster. II is only aroused to great
or effort. II has been 50 all through
American history. II ~ 80 In the case
Of the first blow OF any Importance
struck by Germany since we entered the
war
The sinking OF the transport Antilles
~ a German torpedo could not, In any
event, be designated as "A great trag'
cdy. II Is tragic enough TO the families
and friends OF the men Immediately In
volved; but the human losses are small.
is war losses go. and the damage to
our fleet is trivial.
But small relatively, as we must reck-
on this disaster. II had an immediate
and notable effect. precisely opposite
10 that which German frightfulness al
ways anticipates. The news that 40
American soldiers and sailors had gone
down, a first sacrificial offering in our
fight for human freedom, was felt in
stantly in quickened subscriptions TO
the Liberty loan, in greater activity
throughout our busy shipyards, in great
or earnestness among the hundreds or
thousands of army and navy recruits IN
more effective work in every branch
Of our war preparations, and in the
deepened determination of the nation as
a whole to see it through at all costs.
Thus. though the death of those first
victims without a chance to strike back
might seem at the moment total mil
itary loss, lamentable sacrifice without
results, it is not so. Those lives lost pay
rich dividends in power and success for
the American cause. Every man who
went down TO his death was the inn
mediate cause and inspiration OF hun
dred times the fighting power he rep
resented. 1t will be so with subsequent
victims.
They are really not victims" at all,
these men now dying for their coun-
try. They are victors. because they are
the pioneers blazing the way to victory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23
CATERPILLAR FINANCE.

Anybody who thinks he tan't buy
Liberty bonds regularly is advised by n
New York World writer TO consider the
caterpillar. If you've ever noticed
how that progressive creature sels
ahead. it's worth the trouble to hunt one
up and watch him for a minute. It's
rather late in the season. but in most
parts of the country the variety known
as "woolly bear" may still be seen. bus
iy heading for a snug place to pass the
winter
The caterpillar. as the World natural
list points out, reaches out for a good
hold, pulls himself up and reaches out
again." Why shouldn't people follow
the same tactics I'm their thrift plans?
Buy bond after the caterpillar
fashion. Pay little down and an in
stallment weekly or monthly until you
have caught up; then reach for another.
There Is no better road to independence"
or. to make the parallel more complete,
we might say there's no better road TO
a snug place for the winter Of old age.
There will be issue after issue of
Liberty loans. while the war lasts. They
NAV seem TO be coming pretty fast. but
they won't come so close together that
any family of ordinary income and de-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23
Memphis Officials Removed.

Memphis, Tenn. Oct. 22.-James Quin.
Ian. chief OF police. and w. j. Hayes,
police inspector. were removed from
office by a decision announced today
by Chancellor Heiskell in custer pro
ceedings against the two police of
ficials and George c. Love. fire and
police commissioner. The case against
Love was dismissed. The petition. filed
by ten citizens, charged failure to en-
force prohibition and certain other laws.
Allegation also was made that Quinlan,
a recent appointee. had failed TO. exer.
else the duties of his office and charged
that Hayes was. in fact. the head OF the
department.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23

Russian army under I'askisvitch. bst
was restored IN Persia on tho ooacls-
sion Of peace. In the February Of the FOL
lowing year. During the last decade.
rabrix has figured prominently In the
worlds notice. In the years immedi.
ately preceding the outbreak of the
present world struggle. when Russis.
creeping down from the shores of the
Caspian. was slowly absorbing Aser-
baiian. Tabrix was often the scene Of
dolngs which the new Russia viii b.
glad 10 forget. During the first year
OF the war. the city was captured by
the Turks. and recapturei by the Rus
SLAMS; whilst today. an one of tho conse-
quences Of the revolution In Russia, it
is the center of n great liberal move
ment. having for Its object the securing
Of more democratic regime for Persi...
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-23

ating weakness A. long an the strong
nation was able 90 exert its strength
upon the weak. by methods mn matter
how barbarlc. u should express It's
might or 10 to the wall.
In 1914 Germany decided to express
her might. AL the dubious doctrines
put into force. Every action creates "a
reaction. The German crime OF 1914
was 70 colossal that II aroused the en-
tire world In opposition and the dream
Of military triumph faded at the Marne
and the futile drive for Calais. on
December i2. 1915. Germany called for
peace. Ever since then she has strivcn
by crude statesmanship To avert her
inevitable defeat.
Germany has no statesmen. When
the kaiser parted with the iron chan
cellor In 1890 he sent away the only
statesman this empire has produced in
It's short existence. The nation was
surrendered 10 the general stan and
country's creed.
Left without international morals.
Germany aroused the moral force Of
the world against her and now Is un.
able 10 make moral appeal for peace.
Won Bethmann suffered and stammer.
ed. said that Germany wanted peace,
but he could not make single motion
TO promote Il. When the world ex-
pectcd bold pronouncemcnt OF states
manship the chancellor acted "A school
boy reciting lessons In kultur.
The recent reply to the pope was hy-
pocritical because. having no interna-
tional morality the kaiser tried TO as
sumo the posc. and then. few days
later gave II ell away 10y saying that
he was merely playing diplomatic
game and did not propose to show his
hand. The kaiser still thinks that peace
viii be settled entirely by diplomats
sitting around table rs in the con-
gress OF Vienna.
Blatant in her moral bankruptcy.
Germany now has no standing in the
public opinion OF the world. Unable
20 win peace with the sword. she can.
not secure credit 20 procure any peace
except one Of defeat.
Having jettisoned the nations moral
ballast. the German leaders find they
sorely need IL in the terrific gale that
hurls and swirls their ship of state
today. Statesmanship az well as moral
lty have been thrown overheard. the
ship is in n precarious position. Her
seams being pounded open by the
mighty waves of the British artillery
the battered vessel. without ballast in
her hold and without "A chart in the
captains cabin, careens and tosses i'm
the increasing violence of the world
storm. Her crew is fast losing hope
and her weary passengers anxiously
whisper in groups below decks about
the extreme necessity of taking the
wheel out of the weakening hands of
the man at the helm.