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The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
MExlCANs MAss'G ON BORDER
Believed That 1t Will Be Attempt
a~ to Overthrow Carranza.
y,ssc [United Press Dispatch.l
Erona Mdndav's DaiIv.

from mondays bdliy. --..
FL !Pase, Tex, April 9.-There is
a suspicion here that the massing of
troops of the federal government in
and around Juarez really means an
attempt .,on the part of the follow
ers of. Obregon to overthrow the
Carranza government. 1t is under
stood that the de facto government
commander, General Murguia, has
been negotiating for junction be-
tween his forces and the 5000 troops
under General Amara, that have been
advancing on the city of Chihuahua.
There are 1000 armed Mexicans in
Juarez.. The American guns at Ell
Paso are being trained in that di-
rection to defend Ell Paso in case
any attempt is made against this
side of the river. .....
FL Paso, Tex, April 9.-Four di-
visions of the force of General
Murguia were suddenly moved today
from Juarez to Casas Grandes. This
was done for no apparent reason
and the United States military au-
thorities look on the move with
great suspicion.
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
Ma11kato Township
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily. -,
Mrs. Henry Evans returned from a
visit with her sister at Delevan.
A. Wagner had the advantage OF
graveled roads and has been using
his car, ,sG 49,. 49,
Misses Sadie and Jennie Hoffman
are working at the Incubator factory.
The Equity ware house is open for
business. All Equity men should
patronize this place. .@....- a.,
Miss Ethel Corbid and Nettie
Schmidt attended the matinee at the
opera house Saturday afternoon.
The Salfer family of Mankato are
preparing to move upon George Otis
place this spring. .-.@s
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stroebel and
family visited friends in Mankato
Sunday.
Miss Elda Hanel returned home
Monday. She has been helping her
sister, Mrs. H. Jaeger, with the
work.
Miss Bessie Thomas has returned
home for her Easter vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Edwards and fam
lily visited at the Fred Hoffman home
last Sunday evening.
Willie Lang had the misfortune
to fall out of a wagon and break
his leg while he was on his way to
school. He was taken to Mankato
to have it set.
Mrs. A.. D. Stanford and daughter
Ruth visited Mrs. AL Hoffman, Thurs
day afternoon.
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
DR.. L. G. EBERHART DIES
Brother of Dentist in This City
Victim of ApopIexy. r. 2"

Brother of Dentist in This City
Victim of ApopIexy. !" ~.
A message was received Saturday
afternoon by Drs. r. o. and w. w.
Eberhart, announcing the death of
DR.. l.. G. Eberhart at Ceylon, Mimi
Death was due to apoplexy and oc-
CURED sometime during Friday night
or Saturday morning. His remains
were discovered about noon in his
room off from his office" ''f ..~
DR.. L. G. Eberhart was the second
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. H. C..
Eberhart and was born at Ripon,
Wis, on January IA, 1858. coming to
Minnesota with his parents when an
infant. He attended the normal
school here and took up dentistry
about twenty-five years, ago, grad
uating from the Louisville College of
Dentistry. He engaged in the prac-
tice of his profession at Seiby, S. D.,
until two years ago when he moved
to Ceylon, this state. He was un-
rnrried. t' Co.. ~ a :,
Eight brothers survive him. His
remains were brought. to this city
this afternoon and funeral services
will be conducted on Tuesday at two
p m, by R. w. Hobbs from the resi-
dence of Dr. r. o. Eberhart, 73O South
Broad street and will be private
Interment at Glenwood cemetery.
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
SPECTRE OF WANT IS GIVEN
MOST AWFUL BLOW
Mrs. Charlotte Jenkins, Member Of Pion-
eer@ Minneapolis Family, Has Put
Something Into Operation in The En-
gIish Capital That Means Much to
Those Who Had Suffered Poverty;
SkiIIfuI Has She Managed Her Plans
From Mondays Daily.
AsI J. w. PEGLER

London, March 2G.-[By Mail].-
After a two year duel with poverty,
Mrs. Charlotte Jenkins, member of {
pioneer Minneapolis family, has
managed to skewer the lean Spectre
of want to the old reliable knitting
needle.
The war relief knitting factory
which struggled into being as a re-
suit of her initiative has become self
supporting Hereafter it will essay to
toddle along on its own financial sup
port, though random donations will
not be discouraged. Guaranteed aid
from the economic relief committee
has been withdrawn. ~.
To appreciate what Mrs. Jenkins
has done it is necessary first to
understand Islington, the poorest of
London's boroughs, where an Ameri-
can woman has created an institution
solely to keep out of the poor house
poor but respectable old women.
Thus the knitting factory can hardly
be called an infant industry. :.
Islington's directory used to con-
tain a liberal sprinkling of noble
lords and such. Their mansions are
still there, decayed and long since de-
prived of their earlier grandeur. For
many years Islington has been the
home of poor working people. Nearly
all its women worked in neighbor-
hood factories making nonessential
wares. These closed when the war
began.
Mrs. Jenkins knew these women
included many invalids and aged who
couldn't possibly "go in for NUM-
tions," and who would wind up their
troubles in the poor house unless
someone did something.
War Relief Committee. .-
2. She asked for $3.50 from the Ameri-
can women's war relief committee
and got it. Investigation showed a
vigorous. demand for knit goods.
Within week the knitting factory
began in one room, with handful of
feeble, underfed old women making
socks for soldiers. '..
Today the visitor finds the factory
occupying an old mansion in one OF
those gloomy little sidestreets.
The Minneapolis poverty strafer
sits at a desk with card indexes
climbing the walls behind her. These
records, she explains, are merely a
formality because she knows the
particular grief of every worker. '.-..
:. Upstairs in the workroom five
knitting machines hum and clatter
on "a rush order of 800 little jerseys
for Belgian kids. But there are still
soldiers and refugees partial to the
old fashioned handmade kind so
the little old women seated around in
corners manage to keep comfortably
busy, -e-. D.. .. ,...- -. -.
EVERY worker gets $3.50 for full
weeks work." said Mrs. jenkins to-
day. though some of the hand work.
ers are very slow and cannot possibly
earn that much. We serve good
dinner for four cents and tea, free,
so they're able to get along on their.
pay. Naturally. their other expenses
ara light ..s p 90. a
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
city yesterday. and last evening the

city yesterday, and last evening the
former preached the Good Friday
sermon in the Swedish lutheran
church. Special music was furnished
by the choir.
Miss Cora Novotny is expected to
arrive this evening from Minneapolis
to spend Easter Sunday with
her aunt. Mrs. Ed. McChesney Miss
Novotny is one of the head trimmers
in Donaldson's millinery department
in Minneapolis.
st. Peter Free Press: DIR. w. H.
Darling has returned from hospital
service in France, and has been a
visitor since Thursday at the E. E.
Miller home. DIR. Darling was formerly
connected with the medical staff at
the state insane hospital in this city.
He served on the French medical
corps for nearly a year.
Mrs. M. Finnegan left yesterday for
Wakefield, Michigan, to spend sew
eral weeks visiting her sister, Mrs.
James Stanley. She was accompanied
as far as Duluth by Mrs. Fred Hervy,
and the ladies spent today there visit
ing Miss Evangeline Finnegan, Mrs
Hervy going from there to her new
home in Virginia, Mimi, and Mrs.
Finnegan proceeding to Wakefield.
st. Cloud Times: j. G. Cotton was a
st. Cloud visitor yesterday and called
on friends here for few hours. Mr..
Cotton is on his way to North Dakota,
where he has land interests. Mrs.
Cotton and her sister, Miss Iva Patti
son, are spending few days in Min
neapolis. They will go later to Man
kato, their former home. Mr.. Cotton
will rejoin them in a short time on
his return from Dakota.
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
c0lLoQUY'|' | is !. SPIRITED
OCCURRED At CAPITAL
Meeting BETWEEN F.F. ELS
WORTH AND DELEGATION
From J Mondays Daily.

Wis G. McMufthy, correspondent
of The st. Paul Daily News, wrote
the following for his paper:
Washington, April Tt was a
spirited colloquy which took place in
the office of F. F. Ellsworth, Man
kato, congressman from the second
Minnesota district, when a delegation
of Minnesota pacifsts, nearly all OF
whom vote in the second = district,
called on him to urge him not to sup
port the president in the war move.
DR.. J.. F. Fritsche, mayor OF New
Ulms headed the delegation.
"F'ully eight7fYe, per cent OF the
people of your district said he, "are
opposed. to- entering this war. Why
do YOU not, as their representative,
vote against WARP" liz
.'r do not know" replied Congress-
mani Ellsworth, '.sthat can give you
any better reason for the position
take than l can for the fact that
when the war with Spain broke out
in 1898 I joined the troops and went to
the front to serve my country. II
S6emoQ TO ME LlS lldiily Iiilii0 " w,
Just as now it seems to me this is the
only manly position an American can
take" .@s.-s
Ellsworth viii Not Curry Favor.
-"You are here to represent your
constituentss persisted Mr.. Fritsche.
"You could well sacrifice your per-
sonal ideas to speak. the sentiment OF
the people who elected you to congress
Your predecessor, McCleary, put his
own ideas of what was right above
what the peoplsEof his district want :
ed, and they drove him out OF con-
gress." ~
well" replieds Ellsworth, "you may
drive me out of congress, but though
/ have been here only four years, as
compared with a much longer term
than McCleary, would rather be
driven out as McCleary was than have
to stay. here haunted by the con-
seiousness that I failed in what
consider my duty to curry political
favor with my constituents"
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily. ..-
Dr. ]. w. Andrews is home from
the cities to spend Sunday. =
Rev. and Mrs. J. Olmstead of Gar
den City were business callers in
Mankato today. -.- sa-gr
Jack LeClaire of ST. Paul will spend
Easter with friends in Mankato.
Edward Olson of Dovrey, Mimi, was
a business caller in the city yester-
day. " -".-f ~ na
James Murphy of Lake Crystal was
a business caller in the city yester-
day. @ -e"-' ...NY ,-. ar Es"..-
c. d. OFT has returned home from
business trip to Luverne, Pipestone
and vicinity =, '..- J.. X 4ay
w. e. Meade, druggist at West
brook, Mimi, was a business caller in
the city yesterday. cent TE .
August Cohrs, cashier of the State
bank at Dovrey, Mimi, was in the
city yesterday, enroute to Winona. -
Arthur Weed is home from Ames,
Ia, where he attends college, to spend
Easter with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Fred Cohrs of Westbrook, and
Miss Jennie Hager of Lime Creek,
Mimi, were shopping in the city .yes-
terday. ..a..
Misses Abbie and Dorothy Hengen
of Fairmont were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pass, Jr,
yesterday.
Miss Margaret Geddes, reporter on
a Window newspaper, will spend the
Easter holiday with her mother, Mrs.
Lou w. Geddes.
Miss Dora Engelen will spend Eas-
ter Sunday visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Engelen at
Springfield, MINI.
Miss Ruth Jones of Huron, South
Dakota, was guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Bowen yester-
day, enroute home from Chicago.
Misses Angelene Robson and Mabel
Johnson, who attend Mankato Com
mercial college, will spend the Easter
holiday with relatives at Heron Lake.
Judge and Mrs. Lorin Cray, and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Palmer are now
sojourning at San Diego, California,
and it will be some time before they
return home.
Marcus Vogt, who was a guest at
| the. home of his brother -in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Killing,
returned yesterday to his home in
| Moundridge, Kansas. a..-
| o. G. KrenZ of Estelline, S. D., who
/ has been in the city attending the
commercial college, has for a few
days been handling a temporary Job
at the Great Western freight depot
He will soon return to Estelline.
J M. A. Kerngood, representative OF
! the Strauss Brothers high art cloth
ing, with headquarters at Baltimore
was in the city yesterday, making ar
! rangements for the fall and winter
stock of the Kruse Brothers store.
| Miss Grace Nelly of this city left
! yesterday for Rockford, ILL.,, where
has accepted position as nurse in
! the sanitarium of DR.. Wilgus. Miss
! Nelly has had much experience along
| that line at the st. Peter state hospi-
tai.
Rev. and Mrs. Heggstrom and son
of st. Peter visited friends in the
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

C.. E. Brown Land and Loan COM
pany to Ben S. Benson of Palo Alto
county. Iowa, $12,578.40, northwest
quarter of section 19, Ceresco, 1928
acres. i h
Ray Williams to Erwin L. Griffith,
both of Blue Earth county, $3,O75,
northwest quarter of southeast quar-
ter of section 20, Rapidan township.
A. c. Gray to F. R. Schwan, both
of Blue Earth county, 81 etc., north
west quarter of southwest quarter
of section two. northeast quarter of
southeast quarter of section three
and south ten acres of southeast
quarter of northeast quarter of sec
tion three. all in Shelby township, 80
acres. "a.
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
TAKING PART IN DRILL
Mankato Men Who Are Making UP
Auxiliary Military Company.
From Mondays Daily.

Auxiliary Military Company.
From Mondays Daily.
Fifty-six Mankato patriots. members
of the newly formed voluntary dril
association, received their first lesson
in the rudiments of military drill in
the armory last Saturday evening
from Lieutenant Cyril B. Spicer OF
Company H. ..'
The lieutenant expressed himself
as highly pleased over the results.
Every mans heart was in the work
and they learned rapidly. ,
The men went through the funda-
mentals of the recruiting drill. They
learned the facing orders, the rest
orders and the right and left step.
They also went through quite a
period of calisthenics.
Lieutenant Hauck remarked that
the average man, practicing these
calisthenics, and getting three
square meals of soldiers food day,
could add fifteen pounds to his
weight in two months. " e..
Ivan Bowen, president of the asso-
citation, announced that the next
drill would take place on Thursday
evening. He would then present
for signature the formal pledge, by
which each man would obligate him
self to support the movement, though
this did not mean enlistment. Many
who did not attend the drill on Sat-
urday night will attend Thursday
night - .-... sa . All. '@.'. 80
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
Eagle Lake
From tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. Olive Pickel returned Wednes-
day evening from Des MoiEes, Ia.,
where she paid her friends and par
ents a fifteen days visit The same
northeastern with heavy fall Of
snow covered Iowa at the same time
as it did here and impeded travel,
ten days ago. ar- sat u
Mrs. Matte Bradish Of WabascO,
Mimi, and children are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. g. A. Pickle,
and will call upon her many friends
here. Her paintings are attracting
many people throughout the state,
whenever she has exhibited them at
county and state fairs, and have
brought her big money. Her husband
John Bradish, is the railroad agent
at that place. H. I-.u.
Mrs. Harry Freeman Of Wadena
is paying relatives, Mrs. Daniel Rust
and Mrs. John Compton visit and
is now at Winnebago with friends.
She is expected to return to Eagle
Lake again before returning to her
home. ua. a.. a..
E. M. Pressnall has resumed work
on his cottage and has quite crew
of men at work. -, y.lr
The roads are very fair considering
the amount of snow this winter.
Mr.. Frank Wagner is able to be
out again, but not able to do manual
labor He has the overseeing of tile
ditching machine which will start of
as soon as the frost is out of the
ground. "r
The horses of the two mail car
riers show their fatigue as they come
in from their routes each day.
The United States flags don most
Of the residences and business places,
which put new spirit of patriotism
and loyalty into us. .a:
In talking with many of our Ger
man friends, while they do regret
this cruel war and while some have
friends and relatives back there in
the Fatherland which they hold dear.
yet with this painful sorrow they
turn to the land of their adoption
and hail the flag as an emblem Of the
highest type of liberty. -A# .
They know that by the passing
away of this generation, all will be
forgotten on both sides of the seas
and that the rising generation will
hold the land of their fathers adop-
tion in highest love forever. D.. .-.
Rev. A. w. Kuehl, the pastor of
the Advent church of Mankato,
preached several sermons in Eagle
Lake to the little faithful flock, Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday. TO-. s.s.
Mrs. Jane Dane. widow of the late
Captain J. Dane, came down from
Brainard where she has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Nettie Hall. Mrs.
Hall came with her. She will live, in
the future, with her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Macbeth. a.s... o. ..g...
A new tool house was brought down
from out west and set up near the
depot last week. &c., Z, -. ~
Spearing seems to be the occupa-
ton of the young men these. days,
with but poor success. .au t't
o. Spring plowing has begun in a
small way. rn-
The Botsford Lumber company Is
receiving. large consignments OF lum-
ber, coal and tile. a-s-
Two marriages took place in James,
Vile recently. Misses Mable Blanche,
and Fern Ethlyn Ayers to Walter
Nyauist and Paul Raymond Page
respectively. The former will settle
in Whapeton, N. D., and the latter in
Janesville All contracting parties
are highly esteemed by their acquaint-
anceS
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
STATE SOlON IS SUED
Is Charged With Making An Attack
On lie Roy Mills.

st. Paul, April 7.-George Moeller,
state representative: Guy Dilley, clerk
of the house, and Clifford CARING are
named defendants in a $4,000 dam
age suit for alleged assault brought
by LIE Roy, Mills, advertising agent.
The district court action came to
light today when it was learned dep
uty sheriffs had served papers in the
case on the three men. a
Mr.. Mills charges in his complaint
that Dilley, "aided and abetted" by
Representative Moeller and Mr.. Car
ling, attacked and severely injured
him in the bar room of Carling's cafe,
347 Robert street. February 10. He al
leges he was kicked in the head aft
er being knocked down.
Mr.. Moelier admitted the papers
were served, but declared there is no
merit in the suit.
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
From Mondays Daily.

Dr. A. F. Schmitt was called to
Stanley, Wis, today on business. He
is expected home tomorrow. 80
Representative John Gerlich re-
turned to st. Paul this morning to
resume his legislative duties.
Lester Patterson, Jr., left Satur-
day fof" Boston to visit friends. He
attends school at Norwich, Vermont.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Black left
this afternoon for Colfax, Ia, where
they will spend two weeks at the
mineral springs. D."
Senator J. w. Andrews returned
yesterday to st. Paul to resume his
duties in the upper house of the Min
nesota legislature.
M. C. Schields and daughter of
Chicago were visitors in the city
Saturday. Mr.. Schields is general
supervisor of demurrage of the
Chicago and Northwestern.
Miss Rita Willsey, who is attend
ing st. Olaf's college at Northfield, is
spending the Easter holidays at the
home of her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs J. S. Snyder, at 1O15 North
Front street.
Harry Crandall, Guy Cahoon, David
Lewis, Victor Nitzkowski,, Florence
Nitzkowski and Charles Hancock were
among the Hamline students, who
came home for Easter and will re-
turn to school this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs B. S. Boman and little
daughter, Barbara, and Miss Eleanor
Gustafson, spent Easter Sunday with
relatives at Bernadotte. making the "Trip
there and back by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes of Man
kate. and their son, Burton E. Hughes.
of Austin, Mimi, attended the wedding
of Mrs. Hughes niece, Miss Marian Sybil
Bliss of st. Paul, to DR.. John Archibald
Mcintyre of Davenport, Ia. The bride is
the daughter of Mrs. Olive Irene Bliss,
1854 Van Buren, street. The ceremony
took place at the Knox presbyterian
church of st. Paul. !s
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
RECORD FOR QUICK ACTION
Secretary of State Lansing Can Do
Things in Hurry.

toAitSo iCSS 1lSpdtCIi.l
3 Washington, April 10.-Secretary
of State Lansing holds the worlds
long distance ambidexterity record.
That is, he claims it. But Secretary
Baker claims it too. The evidence is
here submitted for public decision.
Secretary Lansing gave an exhibition
or handling diplomatic correspond
ence with one hand and dashing off
enticing profiles of charming Gibson
girls with the other, smoking pipe
the while. Secretary Baker signed
army officers commissions with one
hand. handed them to a messenger
with the other listened to his sec
retary read the days accumulation
OF mail and dictated replies, a1l,a at the
same time, smoking a pipe the while
The race is neck and neck ,3s..a-
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
SUBMARINE WAS SUNK
British Tank Steamer Put German
Boat Out of Commission.
UNITED Press Dispatc

San Francisco, Cal, April st was
learned here today for the first time
that the British tank steamer Sequoia
had sunk German submarine off the
Cornish coast. The Sequoia arrived
here today, bringing the story of the
Commute battle between the steamer
and the submarine. One member of
the crew of the Sequoia was killed.
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
PLANTING AT LAKE CRYSTAL
Mass Meeting to Be Held to Encour
'.i3. aqe the Movement. ''A' 3


age the Movement. Ai A
The citizens of Lake Crystal will
hold mass meeting on Tuesday
night at the Cozy theatre, at eight
o'clock to arrange for the planting of
every vacant lot in that city. The re-
cent declaration of war makes it
necessary for every citizen to do his
part in providing food for the people
of this country and abroad. Com
mittees will be appointed to instruct
and assist in the planting of beans,
corn, potatoes and peas. 1t has al
ready been arranged to procure car
load of potatoes to plant and each
producer can realize nice profit by
canning certain per cent of the
vegetables raised. 1t is urged that
men, women, and in fact every
citizen of the city and surrounding
country attend this meeting. Their
presence will be an indication of their
patriotism.-J. J. Barney, chairman
of the committee.
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
= FARM HANDS NEEDED
Alarm Is Sent Out BY J. n. Rie

Alarm Is Sent Out BY J. n. Rich,
Federal Reserve Bank. =.
More than 1,000 farm hands are
needed at once to help northwest
farmers to plant what will be the
greatest acreage the northwest has
ever seen, according to reports re-
ceiyed from member banks by Chair
man john II. Rich of the Minneapolis
federal reserve bank. A general inquiry
was sent to every member hank in the
district, and uut of several hundred
replies there a.e reports OF labor
shortage at about fifty points. From
six to 150 men are needed. ea
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
DEATH or MRS. cURNNER
She Was Sister of Mrs. George And
erson of Mankato,

Mrs. George Anderson was called
to Estherville, Ia, early Sunday morn
ing by the serious illness of her sis
ter. Mrs. Bert Gunner who is well
known in Mankato. The sister had
passed away before she reached her
side. Funeral services will be held at
the Anderson home here, 420 Van
Brunt street, Wednesday afternoon at
1870.
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
No Trace of Stolen Elan.

No trace has been found by H. c.
Gerlach OF the large flag that disap7
peered from his porch at Ala North
Fourth street on Washington,s birth
day. The flag was five by eight feet.
1t may have simply blown of sand
been picked ap by somebody who did
not know whose it was.
The Mankato free press., 1917-04-13
REAL EsTATE TRANSFER.

Register of Deeds Gabler today re-
corded the following real estate trans
fer: Emma A. Davis of Blue Earth
county to Henry Clay Lowrey of
Story county, Iowa, 81. etc., east go
feet of lot Z. block 20. Warren's sec
ond addition to Mankato.