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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-08-30

w. Lancelot Went to Des Moin-
es this morning to attend the
State Fair and visit his sons, K.
Gl and MI Lancelot and families
and from there he will go to-
Ames to visit another SON, Will
and wife.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
BRAINS OF YANKEE
TRADE At SESSION
BUSINESS MEN TO DISCUSS
AFTER WAR EFFECTS
Gathering in Pittsburgh to Talk Over
Industrial Conditions That May Arise
In the United States Following Close
OF Conflict That Now Wages in
Europe; Views Exchanged
limited Press Dispatch. ]

Pittsburgh, January l24.-This city
was magnet drawing toward it to-
Gay the brains of American business.
In eight special trains the leaders of
American finance, production and in
dustry arrived as fast as mogul en-
gines could bring them. The 800 or
more travelling will join fifty Pitts
burgh men here tomorrow in the
fourth annual convention of the
National Foreign Trade council.
Special attention will be given Ey the
convention to the Strengthening sys-
tematically of the trade and social
bonds between North and South
America. Plans will be made for the
development of foreign trade with
our South American neighbors on the
broadcast and most progressive basis.
Greater prosperity through
greater foreign trade" will be the
dominant motto of what promises to
be the most important gathering of
big business men in 1917.
The best way to meet new con-
ditions that the country is bound to
face after the end of the European
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
TEUTONS IN ATTACKS
BACKED Up RUSSIANS
REPEATED ASSAULTS BY THE
GERMANS WAS SUCCESS
Cars Lines Were Pressed About Mile
And Half Between TiruI Swamp and
River Aa, East of KiIneem; Some
Raids Were Made BY French; War
Zone Information From Trenches
UNITED Press Dispatch.1


Berlin, Germany January 24.-The
war office today announced that six
aeroplanes of the allies on the west
ern front were brought down yes
terday by the German anti-air-
craft guns. The clear weather was
favorable to aeropIane activities.
Petrograd, Via London, January "a.
The German troops in the Riga re-
gion, succeeded by repeated attacks
in pressing back the Russian lines
about a mile and half between the
Tirul swamp and the River IA, east
of Kelneem, it is officially reported.
Raids BY the French.
UNITED Press Dispatch ]
Paris, France, January 24.-Suc-
cessful raids by the French on the
German trenches south of Chilly and
in the Woevre region were announced
in the official French war statement
today. Active patro1 engagements
were reported in the region of Sielle.
Berlin, Germany, January "a
Further gains by the Teutons in Ru-
mania were announced today. The
city of Tulcea on the st. George has
been evacuated Other battles, favor
able to the Germans, were announced
to have taken place on the A river
and south of Riga. The engagements
however, were only local.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
HOT WORDS PASSED

Mayor BoyIan Called Evangelist
"Lar;" No Blows.
Virginia, Mimi, January 24.-Rev.
Lee Aldrich, the evangelist, was called
a liar by Mayor Boylan following the
tense school meeting last evening in
the corridor of the Tech high as both
were leaving after lively session.
The mayor hurled the lie when it was
intimated, it is said, by the evangelist,
that the city executive was under the
influence Of liquor.
you're liar" shouted Boylan at
Aldrich. "You charge me with being
inconsistent in my attitude toward
the saloon reducing ordinance and
that / change colors in the matter.
You lie. have always been against
the reducing measure"
Hot words passed between Aldrich
and Boylan before the former left the
building.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
SCHOOL BOY SOUSED
PROBE HAS STARTED
LAD WAS FOUND In STuP0R
AT THE HIGH "GYM'
Gave to Members of Board Names of
Saloons Where Lads Can Procure
Liquor; Matter Has Been Brought to
Attention of Mayor Robert Lamm; City
Attorney to Make Investigation

Officials of the city and of the
school district have in hand a deli
cate problem. 1t consists in the task
of finding out and proving what sa
loonkeepers are guilty of having fur
nished liquor to one or more high
school boys. One of the boys, aged
nineteen, was found in drunken
stupor at the basketball game in the
high school gymnasium Friday night.
The matter came to the attention of
Superintendent Sperry and the boy
was suspended. Yesterday the COM
mittee on schools of the school board
consisting of Mrs. B. D. Smith,
Judge Evan Hughes and w. D. Will
lard had a meeting about the matter.
The superintendent and the boy had
talk with the committee. The boy
told of saloons where he and several
other boys got liquor. 1t was found
that the boys father knew that the
boy had whisky in his room at home,
but supposed that the boy was just
using it as a medicine for cold. But
the boy admitted that ne nad Deen
drinking just for the fun of it, though
he said he did not really like liq-
uOr.
Attention of Mayor Lamm.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of Mayor Lamm. 1t was
planned to have conference in the
mayors office this morning over the
matter between the school authori-
ties, the mayor and others, but this
was not carried out as planned. The
matter was referred to City Attorney
Phillips, who is to make a thorough
investigation.
The boy stated that it was easy
enough for boys to get liquor at quite
number of local saloons, though
they were turned down in some
places
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
BACK FROM THE MEXICAN b l}DER
SOLDIER BOYSARE GIVEN WEI COME
CONFLICT HAS CALLED
HEAVILY ON FINANCES
Condition of ItaIy's Exchequer;
War Dwarf's Money in
Strong Box
JOHN II. HEARLEY.

Rome, Italy, January 24.-[By
Mail. 1.-The budget reports for
Italy's two years of war today shows
that in the financial year 1876
Italy spent $2,125, 100000, of which
$652,000,0O0 were for ordinary and
$1,473, 100000 for war expenses.
Ordinarily there would have been a
surplus of $92,OO0,000. The war min
istry accounted for $1,39S, 100000.
Needy families of soldiers received
istry of marine spent $75,000,000.
Other items directly due to the war
included $51,O00,0O0 for issuing and
paying interest on three war loans;
$4,200,000 for transportation and
helping emigrants to repatriate;
$1,40O,000 to place the Italian Red
sea colony in a state of defence and
$1,200,000 for the fishermen of the
Adriatic coast. The 1915-16 budget
closed with a deficit of $152,500, 900.
Army Budget decreased.
In 1867 the army budget was in
creased by $9O0,000,0OO and the navy
by 500 900, 900. The payment of in
terest on war loans amounted to
$57, 100000 100000 went towards
repatriated Italians; $1,000,000 to-
wards strengthening further the Red
Sea colony; 100000 to the fishermen;
100000 to war orphans. The total
expense was $1,796, 100000 and the
deficit, $652, 400,0 900.
The general economic conditions
may be considered almost good.
Probably, much less distress has been
caused by the war in Italy than in
other belligerent countries. Since the
wars beginning Italians have worked
more, produced more and saved more
than ever before.
The populations thriftiness and
toll are proven by the fact that,
while the savings banks had $1,519,-
100000 on deposit on June 80, 1914,
the present deposits considerably ex-
coed $1,600,000, 900. This, in spite of
the higher cost of living and the war
loans, which has absorbed millions
of dollars of small savings. Besides,
the remittances from emigrants have
almost ceased, as there are now only
$4,000 emigrants abroad, compared
with 100000 in 1913. In 1916 imports
exceeded exports by 64,400,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
IN BRITAIN
FITTING FOR BATTLE
WILL SEEK TO MAKE THE
COUNTRY BONE-DRY
They Never Can Be Satisfied Until the
Entire Nation Has Been Put On Water
Wagon; Gradual PAIRING Down of
Drinking Hours Gives Them Hope;
Plan of Fight Proposed
j. w. PEGLER.

London, January 24.-[By Mail. j
British prohibitionists won't be sat
isfied until the entire nation boards
the water wagon for the duration of
the war and the rehabilitation per-
iod. The gradual pairing down of
open hours for drinking is not
enough; they wait absolute prohi-
bition of all liquor and a ban on its
manufactures.
Here are some of the striking COM
PARSONS advertised by the strength
of Britain movement, demanding
abolition of drink:
During the war enough grain has
been used in liquor manufacture to
make two billion quarters loaves of
bread.
Breweries and distilleries use
enough sugar to supply the army.
Though Germany has sunk $780,
900 tons of British shipping, the liq-
uor industry uses 100000 measure
ment TONS year to import raw ma
terials.
The board of trade withdrew large
numbers of skilled men from the
army to carry on ship construction,
but the liquor traffic could release
enough artisans to make 100000 tons
in six months.
What Coal Shortage Did.
Coal shortage compelled the with
drawal of 1000 miners from the
army to resume mining while liquor
manufacture consumes the output of
5000 miners.
The government passed the work.
ers' customary holidays but loss OF
time directly traceable to alcohol
equals three months vacation by the
entire nation.
Prohibition people never tire of
pointing to Russia as an example of
what the water wagon can do.
They joined in the general outcry
against the Asquith cabinet, daily de-
handing that the ministers resign
and place the conduct of the war in
efficient hands and are now preparing
to go before the people in the parlia-
mentary elections, if cabinet action
does not remove the alleged menace
In an election the liquor matter
would indirectly become referen-
dunn as the people would be asked to
elect or defeat candidates according
to their advocacy of prohibition or
or opposition to it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
EVIDENCE WAS TAKEN
Suit of Jesse z. Storrs Against A. M.
Brush and Others.

Brush and Others.
Evidence was taken by Judge w.
L. Comstock of the district court this
in the suit of Jesse E. Storrs
against A. M. Brush and others, and
the question arose whether the court
had the right to dry up lake beds by
ditch proceedings, or whether some
other law would have to be invoked.
In 1913 Judge j. H. Quinn made an
order dividing the Jackson lake bed
among abutting property owners.
That order was made in connection
with the proceedings in regard to ju-
dicial ditch No. 3. The action now
on trial was brought by Storrs, ask
ing the court under the law of par
tition to divide the lake bed. The
plaintiff contends that the drainage
law did not authorize Judge Quinn to
make the division in 1913 and that
no lawful division has been made.
The suit is therefore an attack on
certain provisions of the drainage
law. S. B. Wilson is attorney for
the plaintiff and Hughes & Ellsworth
are attorneys for the defense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
MANKATO MAN INTERESTED
Company Organized to Make Paper
From Dat and Wheat Straw

Company Organized to Make Paper
From Dat and Wheat Straw.
A company has been organized in
Minneapolis for the manufacture of
paper from oat, wheat and barley
straw instead Of from wood pulp. Ow-
ing to the high cost of producing
paper from wood pulp patents have
been secured whereby paper can be
manufactured more cheaply than by
the usual method. The company is
capitalized at $15O,0OO. The officers
elected are: President, M. B. John
son, st. Peter; vice president, DR.. c
N. Weyer, Mankato. Secretary and
attorney, A. M. Breeding, Minneapo-
lis.
These together with four other
men from different parts of the state
form the board of directors.
A 100000 mill is being erected and
operations will commence this sum-
mer. The capacity of the plant will
be twenty-five tons daily.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
JOSEPH NICHOLS DIES

WeIi-Known Railroad Man Passed
Away at Sanborn.
Joseph Nichols, fifty-fve' years old,
former Winona railroad man, died Of
diabetes at 1915 p. m. yesterday at
his home in Sanborn, Mimi. Nichols
was known over the entire Minnesota
division.
The deceased is survived by the
widow and five children, Harry of
Whitefish, Mont, element, of Port
land, Ore, Robert of Sanborn, John
of Winona, and Esther, now married.
"Joe" Nichols, as he was known,
put in thirty years of service on
the Minnesota division beginning as
freight brakeman. He later serv-
ed as freight conductor and passen-
ger conductor. About six years ago
he was transferred to the Vesta
branch running between Vesta and
SanbOrn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
COUNSEL OF PROBERS
STIRRED UP TROUBLE
QUESTIONS TOWITNESS BRING
OUT SURE WARM TALK
Representative ChipperfieId Declared
That He Proposed to Put in Word
Regardless of Attorney or Committee;
Offer Made BY Lawyer WhippIe to
Apologize, if He Was in the Wrong
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

New York, January 24.-The
house rules committee in executive
session today decided to adjourn to
New York the hearing on the "leak"
investigation for an indefinite peri
cd. The members of the committee
who planned to return to Washing
ton this afternoon will hold a meet
ing there later in the week to de-
eide when the hearings will be re-
cumed in New York
New York, January 24.-Members
of the New York Stock Exchange who
have been requested by the board Of
governors to make available for eX-
animation of the house rules COM
mittee the record of their transac-
lions during the period that Wall
Street is supposed to have received
the advance information on the pres
ident's note are not expected to with
hold information. This assurance was
given the committee by President
Noble at the resumption of the leak
inquiry today.
During Counsel Whipple's examin-
alton of Noble regarding the retiring
of securities from the market the at
torney and witness failed to agree on
the Interpretation of the word pool"
Whipple asked Noble if he had not
had one thing in mind and said an
other.
Noble started to reply when Rep
resentative Chiperfeld interrupted
criticising Whipple's methods of ex-
animation and declaring that he
would have more to say in the fu-
ture as an individual member of the
committee without regard to counsel
Continued on Page Two.J
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
CHILD LABOR DAY
1t Will Be Observed in Minnesota On
Next Sunday.

1t Will Be Observed in Minnesota On
Next Sunday.
The children of the state will have
the conserted attention of it's men and
women citizens at least one day in the
year.
Child Labor day, which is to be OBJ
served Sunday in all cities of the
United States, lis to be the greatest
Child Labor day of them all, according
to local organizations, the members
of which will arrange programs for
special observance.
Ministers, Women's clubs, teachers,
doctors and other organizations are
tagging up the question of child labor
and are united in working for the
passage of bill before this session
of the legislature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
DUANE GIVEN PROMOTION
Made Lieutenant Colonel of the Sec
ond Minnesota Remnant

Made Lieutenant Colonel of the Sec
ond Minnesota Regiment.
Major O. J. Duane of the Second
Minnesota infantry, has been made
lieutenant colonel of that section of
the state militia, having been elected
to the position at a meeting of the
regimental officers held at FIT. Shell
ing last night. The many friends of
Colonel Duane will be glad to learn
of his deserved promotion He is well
qualified for the place. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Duane of
Mankato. He is part owner and edi-
tor of The st. Peter Herald.
Captain Larson of Company M
Madison, succeeds Colonel Duane as
major.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
New Bank Examiner.

-" IASSUCIdteU FTtSS DISPdtCII.IN
Washington, January 24.-The re-
moval of Charles Starek as chief
national bank examiner for the Sec
ond federal reserve district, head
quarters in New York, and the ap-
pointment in his place of William
assistant secretary of the
treasury, was announced today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
Consult Canadian Officials.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Washington, January 24.-Vice
Chairman Harris and Commissioner
Parry of the federal trade commits
sion, it was announced today, left
last night for Ottawa, Ont, to con-
suit with Canadian government Of
ficials about the recent order in
council fixing prices of news print
paper in Canada.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
CANNOT GET ACROSS WATER
American Fugitives Must, Remain In
Their Own Country
limited Press Dispatch.1
7

UNITED Press OlSpatch.J
London, January 24.-American
fugitives from justice can't escape to
Europe any more. They have to prove
too many things about themselves
that it's announcement to prove before
they can get either in or out.
Probably the only Americans ar
irving in Europe now days with
out first asking permission of Uncle
Sam are, occasionally, sailors who
ship out of American ports under
careless. shippers. AS soon as they
set foot on European shores they are
arrested and held until their ship
leaves for neutral port.
But the old pre-war brand of eX-
tradition, which provided it's almost
daily yarn for American and Euro
pean papers, is dead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
COUNTY TREASURS MEET
Money Handlers Get Together in ST..
paul Enr Business

Money Handlers Get Together in St.
Paul For Business.
, st. Paul, January 24.-"We who
handle the county's money should al
so have something to say about
spending it."
This was recommended by H. c.
Hanke, Hennepin county treasurer, at
the opening session of the County
Treasurers' Association of Minnesota
biennial. convention today at the
Ramsey county court house.
. G.. H. Vivian, Duluth, was elected
president; E. A, Highum, Preston,
vice president; A. P. Branae, Glen
wood, treasurer; and M. J. O'Malley,
st. Paul. secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
Sent to the Calendar.
TAssociated Press Disnatch I

Washington, January 24.-The ac-
ton on Senator Cummins' resolution
providing for the exclusive consid-
GRAFTON of President Wilson'S peace
address until all senators had ex-
pressed their views, was deferred
today and sent to the calendar aft
er a two hours debate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
BACK TO THEIR JOBS
State Institution Employees Given Aid
BY LeusIature
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

st. Paul, Mimi, January 24-Form-
er employees of state institutions who
left their jobs to go to the Mexican
are getting their jobs back, as far as
practicable. The state board of con-
troll is right in line with this idea.
Seven employees of the state hospital
for the insane at Rochester, six more
Of the state hospital at st. Peter and
three guards of the state prison at
Saltwater, have already been given
back their old positions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
Washes Rifle; Then. Self.
UNITED Press Dispatch.

London, January 24-"What is the
first thing you do when you come out
of the trenches?' nurse asked a
Tommy who came out wounded. run
to the creek and wash my rifle" said
the soldier. "Then I wash me-"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
ARRESTED AS FUGITIVE
Austin Man Is Taken In Charge BY
Wisconsin Sheriff,

Austin, Mimi, January 24.-Charg-
ed with escaping from the Wisconsin
state penitentiary at Waupon In No
vember, 1914, where he was serving
life sentence for conviction of MUIR
der, William Coles, who has run q
tailor shop in this city for the last
two years, was arrested here yester-
day by Sheriff Nicholson. Coles has
confessed that he is the man wanted
according to the sheriff
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
MANkATO WELCOMES HOME MEMBERS OF
COMPANY H. MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD
WOMAN AS SENATE CLERK
Miss Jessie Simpson Attached To
Foreign Relations Committee.
limited Press DISPATCH

Foreign Relations Committee.
UNITED Press DispatchJ
Washington, January 24.-Can a
woman keep secret?
The foreign relations committee of
the United States senate thinks so.
The committee has chosen for the
first time in history woman as the
clerk OF the committee. This is an
important post. Her name is Miss
Jessie L. Simpson business woman
extraordinary.
Her nomination carries with it the
privilege of the. floor of the senate,
enjoyed by but5one other woman in
history, Miss Leona Wells, clerk Of
the military committee.
Miss Simpson was nominated for
the clerkship by Chairman Stone, and
received the unanimous vote of the
committee, of which she has been
acting clerk for six months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
RAISE PAY OF EXAMINERS
Bill Designed to Help Members OF
State Health Board.


st. Paul, Mimi, January PA bill
to raise the compensation of MEM
bers of the state board Of medical ex-
aminers from $40 to $40 day was in
troduced in the senate today by Sen
ators P. A. Hilbert of Melrose and j.
w. Andrews of Mankato. Both of the
senators are doctors.
Senator Andrews also has intro
duced bill to allow villages to have
school nurses, each nurse being chos-
en- on the recommendation of the
state board of health
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
ATTACK ON TERAUCHI
Something Was Doing in the Japan
House of Peers.
Associated Press Dispatch.1

Associated Press Dispatch.]
Toxic. January 24.-The majority
groups in parliament opened a cam
paign against the Terauchi admins
tration today by introducing in\ the
house of peers resolutl.l of lack
of confidence and vigorous attacks
were made on the addresses delivered
Yesterday by Count Terauchi and Wis
count Montono, the foreign minister.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
WIRES ARE SLASHED
Communication In Mexico Cut BY
Villa Gang.

limited Press Dispatch.]
Juarez, Mex, Jan. 24.-Wire COM
munications between this place and
Juan have been cut presumably
by a band of villaistas. A passenger
train. which was to have left here
today for Chihuahua City is being
held. as it is not deemed safe for
the train to start, with bandits row.
ing through this territory.