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Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

Some of the boys in Eastern Con- necticut towns have made their first payment of s2 to the Red Triangle Y. M. C. A. fund. pledged during the re- cent big drive,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

- Much interest was expressed here Friday in the announcement that G Warren Davis was to go out of the milk business Monday. Mr. Davis saw. it is a matter of high prices of grair and scarcity Of help and that the more milk producer sells now th, less profit he makes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
SAYLOR WAS WANTED
SMASHED HIS PAROLE
Young Man Was Picked Up Al
Lake Crystal BY Marshal
Edward 0Sten

Edward Osten, marshal of Lake
Crystal, and brother of Sheriff An
ton Osten, made a good catch at his
village Monday. A strange young man
drifted into the village, and he asked
to see his registration card, and when
he read it saw that it was issued at
the Anamosa, Iowa, state reforma-
tory. He questioned the young man
closely and drew from him the fact
that he had been sent to the reforma-
tory for seven years for forgery, and
that after serving three years, he was
paroled ten days ago, one of the con-
ditions of his parole being that he was
not to leave the state of Iowa. Instead,
he had made directly for Lake Crystal.
Marshal Osten decided to detain the
young man, whose name is Ray E.
Saylor, and whose home is in the same
county as Anamosa. He consequently
brought him to this city and lodged
him in the county Jail, and notified the
reformatory, which answered that It
wanted Saylor and would send an Of
ficer for him, for breaking his parole.
Parole Agent Lampman arrived in the
city last night and took charge of the
young man and left with him for Ana
mOSa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
FUSS|NG OF SLACKERS
NIPPED BY PRESIDENT
Exemption Seeker Not to Have
Easy Path to Walk
RULES BY mr.. WILSON
Members of the Many Boards
Are Told to Be From
... Missouri
UNITED Press Dispatch.I

Washington, June 27.-The way OF
the seeker after exemption from mill
tary service under the selective draft
will be an exacting one. President
Wilson has recommended a double
checking Of the claims for exemption
by the claimant. A man working in
an industrial plant must prove that
that plant is vital to the good of the
country, and that he is indispensable
to the management of the same. A
man who is excused from service
while working in a position where he
is absolutely INDISPENSABLE to the in
dustry, and then changes his occupa-
ton to something else, again be-
comes liable to CONSUMPTION. The
statements of the applicants for eX-
emption in most cases will not be
questioned, but where there is any
doubt the appellante board will double
check the applicants claims. Work
ers in munition factories, ship build
ing plants, ETC., will be asked no
questions when they apply for ex-
emption..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
|PHONY CHECKS PLACE
| HAVEN Behind CRATES
Young Man Admitted That
He Penned Bad Paper
BUT DID NOT GET AWAY
Disabled Motor Cycle Delayed
Leavetaking From City; Once
In RefOrmat0ry

Cleo D. Haven, that is the name
the young man gave, and University
avenue, St. Paul, as his home, is un-
der arrest on the charge of having
passed two worthless checks on To-
cal business men yesterday afternoon.
His victims were the Fisher Clothing
company and Leon Little, but Meth
er is out, for each has received back
the goods that the fellow took in ex-
change for his checks.
Haven arrived in the city yester-
day morning from Owatonna, having
beat it" to the city, according to a
statement that he made at the clock
up" to The Free Press. He had no
money. and did not have any clear
reason why he came here. He had
been living with an uncle on the out
skirts of Eyota since spring, but as
he says he is suffering from tubercu-
losis and too weak to work, he be-
came ashamed to stay with his uncle
any longer, so left. When he reach
ed here, he went to the First Nation
al bank and asked for a check book
which he says was handed out to
him without questions being asked
Started to Do Business.
Then he started to do business. He
visited the Fisher Clothing company
and told them the story about his
sickness, saying that he was dying
slowly, and had come here for medi-
cal treatment. He bought a suit of
clothes valued at $215O, and wrote
check for the amount on the First
National bank, signing the name of
Charles e. Hanson. This was accept
ed without much question, and he
went to Leon Titles motorcycle
sales room and purchased a motor
cycle for $145 and gave a check for
the amount, made out as was the
other check. This was also accepted,
and Mr.. Little tied the bundle of
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
RA|D|NG WAS BANNED
BRITISH ARE OPPOSED
English Will Not Attack the
Cities In Germany
STOP AT AIR REPRIsALS
Baron Sydenham, Former Chair
man of Board, DepreCates
Policy of Retaliation

London, June 27.-No intention OF
yielding to the widespread demands
for reprisals on German towns for the
German air raids on England was
shown in a debate on the subject in
the house of lords.
The question having been raised by
Lord Strachie, Baron Sydenham, for.
mer chairman of the air board, depre.
Gated the policy of reprisals. He said
he feels sure that in future years the
British will be thankful they had not
lowered themselves to the level of the
Germans.
Furthermore, it is not generally
realized that bombing reprisals of a
military nature are a systematic and
daily occurrence behind the German
lines. He invites the government to
tell the country something about these
operations.
Must Not Initiate Germany.
In behalf of the government the
Earl Of Derby, minister of war, ex.
pressed belief the whole country will
associate itself with the suggestion
that England should not try to imi.
tate German brutality.
He added on the authority of the
head of the aircraft service in France
that for every bomb the Germans
dropped behind the British lines the
British dropped hundred behind the
German lines.
This bombing, he said, had a solely
military object and the government
considered nothing should be done to
tie the hands of military authorities
in the employment of the aircraft at
their disposal in the best way to
bring the war to a successful conclu.
sion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
FRANK 0. SEVERANCE
DIED At SIOUX CITY
Well-KnoWn Railroad Man Was
Victim of Pneumonia; Burial
In MankatO

Frank O., Severance died at his
home in Sioux City, Monday after
noon at three o'clock, of pneumonia
according to information received to-
day by relatives in Mankato.
Mr.. Severance was the son of the
late Judge and Mrs. M. J. Severance
of this city. He was forty-nine years
of age, and was well-known in this
city. In early life he took up the
work of railroading and at the time
of his death was in the employ of
the Northwestern line as conductor,
running out of Sioux City. He is
survived by a wife and one daughter,
Elizabeth, fourteen years of age; also
one sister, Mrs. w. c. Henlein of
this city.
Funeral services will be held at the
home in Sioux City at eight o'clock
Thursday evening and the remains
will be brought to Mankato for buri-
al. They will arrive here at about
six o'clock Friday morning and will
be conveyed to Glenwood cemetery,
where Rev. T. R. Paden of the Pres
byterian church will conduct the serv-
ices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
Agitation Growing Stronger
With Every Day Opening
WORD OF OTTO HUNTzE
Says Prussians Cannot Stand
Alone When All the World
Is LiberaIizing
UNITED Fress Dispatch.J

Berlin, June 27.-The agitation in
Germany for more liberality in the
form of government is daily growing
Even the newspapers which were in
clined to be conservative are now
urging reforms.
The Vorwearts, the socialist organ
The Tageblatt, and The Voisse Zeit-
ung. are pointing the way. But more
significant than all these is the state
ment of the German historian, Pro-
fessor Otto Huntze, who said: "We
Prussians, cannot stand alone in the
midst Of Germany with Europe and
the whole world liberalizing their
governments and thus be threatened
with danger
There is great Importance attribut-
ed to the words of Professor Huntze
since he never gave evidence of lib
eral tendencies before.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
COUNTY AUDITOR
RESIGNS POSITION
EXEMPTION BOARD
Sheriff 0Sten Is to Follow This
Action; Has Not Time To
Devote To Work

County Auditor G. L. Kennedy has
filed the following letter with Sheriff
Osten, declining to serve on the ex-
emption board:
Mankato, June 81, 1917.-Mr. An
ton Osten, Sheriff, City. Dear Sir:
While deeply appreciataitg the honor
of having been selected as a member
of the local exemption board of Blue
Earth county, Mimi, feel compelled
to decline to serve. 1 feel that my
first duty is to the tax payers of
Blue Earth county, and as l have al
ready been forced to neglect import
ant work while serving as a member
of the board of registration.
"My assessment books are coming
in rapidly and must be corrected and
tabulated before the meeting of the
county board CT equalization. The
time was given the exemption board
to compare cards and prepare lists
is so short that l feel certain that
could not accomplish my share of it
in the time given, therefor with great
regret 1 refuse TO accept the appoint
ment and take the oath of office
Yours truly, C. L. Kennedy, county
auditor"
Sheriff Osten states that he has not
the time to take for the work of the
board and will also resign. 1t seems
that there are to be four copies made
of each of the nearly 1900 registration
cards, they are. to be stamped with
cereal numbers, and other time con-
Stunning work done, and all to be COM
pleted within four days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
GERMANS ARE FALLING
BACK BEHIND Av|ON
Allies Are Pressing Hard On
TeutOns Around Lens;
War Notes
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

With the British Armies Afield
June 27.-The German defenders OF
Lens have retreated behind Avion
and are desperately opposing the
British troops behind railway en-
bankments in last attempt to hold
on to the coal city of France. The
British are meeting with the most
desperate resistance, but are steadily
gaining on the enemy who are grad
ually loosing their grip on Lens. The
British are now holding all higl
vantage points in the Lens sector
Enemy air men are making desperate
efforts to spy out what Haigh's next
move will be but are driven back by
allied air men in every attempt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
SERVED FOR Staying;
PROUD OF THE RECORD
press No Regrets Over
What They Have Done
.0NG YEARS IN PRISON
Number of Them Live To Tell
The Story of Behind Iron
Grating
WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

Petrograd, May 1.-[By MALL Mrs
C. Russian People stands side by side
with her husband in this revolution.
She speaks at meetings, votes, leads
and writes for the scores of little
newspapers that have sprung up all
over Russia, just as if she were an
ordinary male human being. In the
simple, child-like Russian mind, no
question seems to have arisen as to
the rights of women When I asked
whether she would vote in the new
Issia, the Russian women realized
Immediately that was either an
ngliShman or an American.
why there's no question about
t." said one Russian woman, shrug-
ing her shoulders. We've had big
fr things to fight for in Russia than
re right of women to vote. We've
ought side by side with the men for
lman rights with no question of
sex involved. We've gone to Jail, and
we've died and we've even taken our
turns at assassinations. Only an
Anglo Saxon, if you'll pardon me for
pain SpcdhluS, EWOulu IulnK Oh falS-
ing such question"
The answer was calculated to make
an Anglo-SaXon feel like a wife
beater.
II approached four of the women
who sat at the various committee
tables around the duma building and
plainly put to each one of them this
question: p
Four of Them Served Time.
Madame, have you ever been in
Jail ?" -..-- - 80. - -
"They had-all four of them. They
told their stories with proud smiles.
They had not been prisoners in the
cat and mouse fashion in which the
suffragettes of London have been
jailed, nor in the spotlight manner
in which Mrs. Sanger and the birth
control advocates in New York have
fingered for few weeks at time be-
hind bars-but' in the way of the
Russian car, with cold, dark cells
and silence; little food and long,
lonely, hopeless years Of waiting.
Has any woman in Russia ever
been put in Jail for demanding wom-
ems rights?" I asked one of these
women who had been jailed for a part
in the Stolypin assassination. She
was sitting in the office of the new
national peasants union presiding over
the book in which the incoming
peasant delegates from every part of
Russia were entering their names.
| What Gar Did Not Do.
! "Neveri Never!" she said emphatic
ally. That's one crime that has
never been charged against the car.
But we Russian women haven't been
like the American and English wom-
en-. The rights of all human beings.
men and women, have been at stake
in Russia and men and women have
been fighting side by side for them.
All of us men and women, have con-
sidered ourselves as human beings
without any sex differences. Now that
the revolution is won. men and women
are still side by side. Nobody has
raised the question of women's rights
in the revolution until you American
and English newspapermen came
along"
"But are you women sure that YOU
will be allowed to vote in the new
government"
why just as sure as the men are.
The question isn't even raised, I tell
you. 1t hasn't occurred to anybody that
women might not VOTE
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
WOMEN SHOULD SACRIFICE
What Could Be Done For the Sake
of Patriotism.
limited Press Dispatcb

UNITED Press Dispatch.1
London, June 27.-The allies will
shortly ask the American women to
make sacrifice for the sake of pat
riotism. There will be many of the
American women who will want to
go to Europe in case their husbands
and sons are wounded. The allies
will ask that this not be done owing
to the shortage of food and the lack
of transportation facilities. 1t is un-
derstood that the state department
will make formal statement in re-
gard to this shortly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29

camp not far distant from where
Major General Sibert is installed.
Thence they probably will 90
soon to a point near the front.
All the soldiers are in excellent
shape and enthusiastic. They are
eager for action. General PERISH
ing Is expected tomorrow.
The port is beflagged in honor
Of the occasion. The harbor is
dotted with conveys and the
streets filled with soldiers in kha-
XII and blue jackets. Great num-
bers Of trucks are transporting
the immense supplies to the camp
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
TEACH THE PATRIOTISM
URGED ELL TORRANCE

ONO PUBLIC SCHOOL Teach
IN er who is not essentially
patriotic and embued with gen.
uine love of her country should
receive a license" said Judge Ell
Torrance, president of the state
normal school board in an address
to the State Teachers Training
school in session at the College of
Agriculture, University of Mime
sofa, late yesterday. His subject
was "A United Nation"
"The public school is the logical
unit for the dissemination of pa
triotic ideals" he SAID. at is
therefore highly important to the
nation that the rural school teach
er lnstllls and fosters spirit OF
patriotism in the schoolroom.
81 have signed 500 teachers
diplomas in the last few weeks as
president of the normal board
should have refused to sign any
diplomas had been certain that
the recipient was not an enthusi-
astic and ardent patriot"
About 1000 rural school teach
ers from all parts of Minnesota
heard the address.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
REJECTS THE PEACE
TERMS OF TEUTONS
Edict Adopted BY Workmen's
And Soldiers Congress
In Russia
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. I

Petrograd, June pa resolution
categorically rejecting any move for
separate peace between Germany
and Russia was today adopted by an
overwhelming majority by the con-
gress Of workmen's soldiers deputies
Of all Russia. The resolution also de-
clares that the restoration of reace
at the earliest possible day is the
most important need of Russian
democracy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
SECOND CONTINGENT OF AMERICAN
TROOPS HAVE ARRIVED ON FRENCH SOIL

From French Seaport, June 81.
The second Contingent of Amer
leans arrived here and disem-
barked this morning. The troops
landed amid the frantic cheers
of people gathered hours before
in anticipation CT a duplication of
yesterdays surprise. There was
feverish enthusiasm when it was
learned that the transports and
conveys, had successfully passed
the submarine zone.
All the troops have now arrived
and were transferred today to a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29

in which the troops are concen-
trating.
The troop landing is not to be
discussed this time. 1t is permits
sable, however, to say they are a
part of the forces ordered by the
president to be under General
Pershing. When the troops have
had preparation behind the line
they will take their places on the
battle front chosen by the lead
ers. The leaders say troops will
soon carry the American flag in as
sauIts to clear the Germans from
Belgium.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
FOOD BILL FAVORED
Drastic Prohibition Measure Approved
BY Agricultural Committee.

IASSOcAteU Press DlSpatch.I
WASH, June 27-With the dras-
tic prohibition amendments prohibit
ing the manufacture of beer as well
as distilled liquors and giving the
president the discretion to permit the
manufacture of wine only, the admin
istration food bill agreed upon today
by the senate agricultural committee,
was favorably reported as substi-
tute for the bill now under considera-
tiOn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
Copper and Lead Control.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Washington, June 27.-Copper, lead
and their products, and lumber and
timber are additional articles to
which government control will be ex-
tended during the war, under amend
ments to the food control bill adopted
today by the senate agricultural COM
mittee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
Want Peace Conference.
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

Petrograd, June 27.-The congress
of workmen and soldiers today decid-
ed to send delegation of six mem
bers to Stockholm, England and
France for the purpose of urging a
peace conference based on the war
aims of the workmens and soldiers
council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
STRAINING THE RELATIONS
Germany Is Driving Norway to Point
of Seeking Revenge.
United Press Disnatch.J

UNITED Press DfSDatch.J
London, June 27.-The situation
between Norway and Germany in re-
gard to the sinking of Norwegian
shipping has reached crisis. 1t is
understood that the Norwegians will
not much longer submit to the arro-
CANT manner in which Germany has
been Unfortunately sinking her
ships with the apparent intent to
completely destroy Norway's mer-
chant shipping. AS it is, nearly one
third of Norway's merchant shipping
has been destroyed. Of late the Nor
wegians have been shipping large
cargoes of fish and grain to England
and none to Germany, which seems
to be where the shoe is pinching.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
Dunn On the Stand.

UNITED Press DiSpatch.l
st. Paul, Mimi, June 27.-Frank
j. Dunn, accused of the murder of
his wife, this afternoon took the
stand in his own defense. He admits
making a trip to Montana but says
that this was on a land deal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
RUSSIAN WOMEN NEVER
AHED FOR ASKING THE
RIGHT TO CAST BALLOT
NEARING WAR STRENGTH

Second Gopher Infantry Is Making
Good Showing.
Faribault, Mimi, June 26.-The
Second Minnesota infantry is in bet
ter condition than it has been for
years, according to Colonel w. T.
Mollison who points to an organi-
zation rapidly approaching full war
strength of examined and accepted
men as proof of his statement.
Full war strength means 1902 men,
There are now more than 1900 ac-
cepted and ready for service, with
81 recruits not examined.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
CENSUS OF UNEMPLOYED
That Is What the Government Pro.
poses to Do After Draft.

A census of the habitual unem-
ployed probably will be started soon
after the first army draft is made.
This was intimated yesterday by fed
eral officials who said that there are
many tramps within the age limits
prescribed by the CONSUMPTION act
who failed to register.
"The hoboes between the ages pre-
scribed in the draft law who failed
to register are guilty under the law,
and should be punished in the same
manner as all other Offenders" said
Alfred Jacques, United States dis
trict attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
Dropped Butter Probe.

Unlted PIBSS DlSpatch.
Chicago, june 27.-The federal
trade commission has dropped its in
vestigation of the Elgin butter board
for the time being and has taken up
the problem of ascertaining the cost
of butter, eggs and other products.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
CAN SEM FOR ROUGH FISH
Order Issued BY the Minnesota State
Safety Board.
UNITED Press Dispat

IUnlted Press DiSpatch.1
st. Paul, June 27.-Minnesota lakes
may be seined for rough fish accord
ing to a resolution of the State Pub
lie Safety commission, which author
ICES the state board of control and
it's agents to sein the lakes for rough
fish for food purposes for state insti-
'tutions and to sell the surplus on the
open market. The order applies prin-
cipally to carp.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
Haven Waived Examination.

Chief of Police Ario signed a COM
charged with forgery in the second
degree. Haven was arraigned before
Judge Plymat and waived an examina-
ton and was held to the grand jury
and committed to Jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
LEOPOLD WAS THE SCHEMER
He Tried to Bring About Separate
Peace With Russia.
limited Press Dispatch.

L
Washington, June Fixing Leo
pold of Bavaria, the commander of
the German forces on the eastern
front, was the prime mover in an ag-
itation with Russia for separate
peace without annexation and indem-
mites. This was deducted from a
telegram received by the state de-
partment today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
SAILING VESSEL SUNK

Ship GaIena Was Hit BY Bomb and
Destroyed June Is.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
London, June 27.-The American
sailing ship Galena, 1,048 tons, was
sunk by bomb June 25. There were
no casualties. 1t was sunk off Ushant
Island, twenty-six miles northwest OF
Brest. Fifteen survivors were taken
to Brest
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
Ski Jumper AS An Aviator.

IASSOclated Press DlSpatch.I
Superior, Wis, June 27.-Ragnar
Omstvedt, American ski champion,
has applied for enlistment in the
aviation corps. Omstvedt is here on
a fishing trip from Chicago.