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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30

bault institute in the summer and
prepare for her speciality. That would
mean a vacancy in the third grade OF
the Franklin.
On motion by Mrs. B. d. Smith, the
drawing and music departments OF
the high school were separated. The
music was left to Miss Pitcher. A
new drawing teacher will be secured
A communication as read by Secre-
tary Z. F.. Soaring, calling attention
to the Second Annual Conference OF
Minnesota High School Teachers to
be held at the college of education of
the University of Minnesota, April
8 and 4.
Mr.. Sperry said two or three teach
ers were to take part in that con-
ference, and he suggested that they
be excused form school duties for the
purpose A motion by W.. d. Willard
was passed providing that the super
intendent be authorized to excuse any
teachers to attend this conference.
Mr.. Willard reported that he ha'
placed before Senator j. w. Andrews
of Mankato and Senator A. J. Rockne
of Zumbrota the unjust situation in
regard to state aid for the hie
school instruction afforded by Man
kato to students living outside the
district The district was $4,000 be-
hind on this sort of service as il
costs the district to give high school
instruction to those students that
much more than the state paid for
that service.
Judge Evan Hughes thought it pref
ty late to expect the Legislature to do
anything about the matter now.
Dr. Beach thought it might be well
for the Mankato district to shut down
on the instruction of the outside pu-
pills and let the state keep it's $1,000
The district would be money ahead
The discussion brought out the pos
sibility of the state Industrial aid Of
2,400 also being cut off, but, even
then, the district would be ahead by
shutting out the> nonresident high
school pupils.
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BUT AT THAT THEY COULD
DO AMERICA HARM
Twenb-Eight of Them informed in
Brazilian Ports; With the Exception
OF Two All ofIhem Might Sail Forth
As Trouble Breeders; Adventures of
Some of the Craft Told BY The
United Press Correspondent
From Thursdays Daily.
n. B. ROBERTSON.

Rio de Janiero, March 1-[By'
Mail -There are twenty eight Ger
man merchantmen interned in this
and other Brazilian ports today
which, rumor has it, would become
raiders of American shipping in case
of war between the United States
and Germany.
These ships total about 10000
tons and are valued at $4,000,000.
Half of them are in this port and
the other scattered about other
Brazilian ports.
l. With two exceptions all these
ships are at liberty to put to sea at
any time. Ever since oBraziPs pro-
test to Germany over the submarine
blockade, attention has been focused
on the German ships by the persist
ent stories that several of the in
termed steamers were waiting "a
favorable moment to make their es-
cape.
Anchored in an open part of the
bay, we'll under the surveillance Of
the harbor's forts and the Brazilian
fleet, these fourteen ships form a
listless and desolate group.
Of the ships interned here the
Sierra Salvada" is the largest with
1851 tons net register. The others
are the Gutenberg" (2,7S2 tons),
cap Roca"i $3.50 tons), "Coburg"
(4,20O tons), HHohenstaufen" (4,086
tons), Roland" (4,255 tons), Hen
rietto" (1,921 tons), "Alrich" (4,265
tons), carl Woermann" (3,490 t0ns)
"Posen" (4,O94 tons), Gertrude Woer-
mann" $3.50 jtons) ARNOLD Ansick"
(2,S96 tons), "Etruria" (2,885 tons),
and the Franklin" (3,22S tons.)
Besides these there were the "Mu-
anasa" 1888 tons, which entered on
August 10, 1914, but sailed few
days later for Buenos Aires and is at
present interned in Chile, and the
PRUSSIA" which entered August goth,
sailed for Santos five days later and
did not arrive at that port for a
month in spite of the fact that it is
but a days trip. An inquiry under
taken by port authorities for the
purpose of finding the cause of this
mysterious months disappearance
did not establish any defnate results.
It's an easy guess however that the
| GIuSSId Ulu uOI IlSh CdpIu1C NY
British cruisers on mere pleasure
trip and that some raider ship bene-
flied in supplies during her dis
appearance.
Another ship that broke the mo-
notony Of interment by venturing in
to the open was the "Edenberg,'
which after twenty days of lying idle
sailed for Santos, where she never
arrived. One month later the Eden
berg" returned calmly to Rio, drop
ped her anchor and landed the crew
and passengers Of the Indian
Prince" which had been sunk by the
German cruiser 'Kronprinz Will
helm" which itself intered later in a
North American port. This adven-
ture the Gutenberg" was ordered
under guard by the Brazilian govern
ment.
Outside of the Prussia" and the
Gutenberg" any of the interned Ger
man ships have the right to leave the
harbor at will.
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| Sorenson. are also attending the con-
vention.
Mrs. Frank Leach of Elgin, N. d.
has been visiting in the city at the
home of Nat Landmark, .327 Walnut
street. Mrs. Leach left last night fol
Lismore, Mimi, where she will visit
her, father
Mrs. c. w. Gallagan, stenographel
for Theodore Williams, went to Min
neapolis yesterday to meet a sister
in-law who is enroute to Montana
but for some unknown reason failed
to appear. Mrs. Gallagan returned to
Mankato. in the evening.
Mrs. E. F. Soaring, who was al
| Redwood Falls for the past two
weeks, being called there to attend
the funeral of her father, the late u.
l.. Bigham, and unable to return home
on account of the snow blockade, ar
rived home last evening.
Miss Anna Sontag Of Heron Lake
who visited with relatives in the
city, left yesterday for the twin
there will go to points in North Da-
kota, enroute to California, where she
viii resume her vocation as trained
nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Harris
have just returned from Harvey, N
D., where they have spent the win
ter with their, son, Levi Harris.
They left Harvey on February 27
and have since that time been Wis
iting Mr.. Harris sister in South
Dakota.
Miss Isabelle Woodhall, who visited
at the home Of her sister, Mrs Tom
Thompson On Record street, left for
her home at Waldorf yesterday.
B. p ST. John has completed his
course at Mankato Commercial COL
lege, and returned yesterday to his
home at Heron Lake.
R. L. Lownes of Mapleton visited in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Boettcher and son o.
Winnebago arrived yesterday, and
are guests at the home OF Mrs j. F.
Moore.
Leslie Davies of Minneapolis visit
ed relatives in the city yesterday.
Miss Dennison and father, of AM
boy, were shopping in the city this
morning.
Leslie L. Hanson, insurance sales
man, who has been Guarantined in
the local detention hospital with
small poX, has been released from
quarantine, and left for Minneapolis
today, where he will visit with his
uncle
James T. Kerr, proprietor of the
Naughty Rebecca" company, and his
agent, William Connors, are in Man
kato making arrangements for the
appearance of the company at the
Mankato theatre Sunday and Monday
nights. The company is also in the
city and will remain here until the
engagement opens. The company is
said to be strong and well-balanced
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From Thursdays Daily.

Mrs. Joseph Nero Of Madelia was
shopping in the city yesterday:
David E. Bowen of Cambria and his
son Henry were visitors in the city
today.
Mrs. George Wagon underwent an
operation this morning at st. Joseph S
hospital.
Attorney Thomas Hughes and
Hugh Jones were in Minneapolis yes
terday on a business trip.
Jack Martin, the Irish auctioneer,
left today for Amigo, Wis, to take
charge of big sale there.
Miss Louise Demmin has returned
from the twin cities, where she visit
ed With friends for several days,
Homer D.; ko, in advance Of IN
tolerance" booked at the Mankato
theatre March 20, 80 and 81, is in the
city.
G.. C. Pettis of Rapidan, the butter
maker, was a caller this morning at
the office Of County Superintendent
Detamore.
+ A., C. Hedberg returned yesterday
afternoon from st. James, where he
spent two days attending to bust
ness matters.
Dan Griffiths, who is employed by
an automobile company at Sherburn,
was in the city for a couple of days,
enroute to Minneapolis.
Arthur Caldwell, who attended Man
kato Commercial college for term
of six months, has gone to Otto. Iowa,
where he will spend several weeks
visiting friends.
George Garfield of Minneapolis,
salesman for the Jackson Motor COM
pany, arrived in Mankato last night,
and will remain to attend the auto
mobile show.
County superintendent Detamore
will 60 to Amboy Friday evening to
attend parents and teachers
meeting there, This will take place
in the school house.
Rev. R. W. Hobbs, pastor of the
First Baptist church. is conducting
revival meetings at Granite Falls,
Mimi, this week. The meetings will
continue all next week also.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bates left for
lie Sueur Wednesday, where they
will attend the golden wedding an
niversary of their uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. George Caldwell
Mrs. NJ Culp is at st. Paul this
week. attending the convention of
the Woodipen's circle AS a delegate
Misses Edna Samuelson and Flayia
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Rosa M. Frey of Martin county tc
Oscar ]. Hjerpe of Blue Earth coun-
ty, $1,000, south half OF northwest
quarter and west half of northwest
quarter of northwest quarter Of
section nine and all of the south
east quarter of the northeast quar-
ter south of the river in section
eight, Decoria township.
Lucetta S. Barclay to Jerry NJ
Culp, both of Blue Earth county
$500, lot six, block five, Barclays
addition No. 2 to Madison Lake
townsite.
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Kasota
From Thursdays Daily.

. 'S''' ''1i Quay . Cdi!ys
Mrs. E. p. Anderson entertained
the Larkin club last Saturday aft
ernoon.
| Azel Leonard of Haywood, Wis.
4, is visiting friends in Kasota and vi.
cinity.
Mrs. Dr. Hand returned Monday
to her home at Elbow Lake, after
an extended visit with Kasota rela-
tives and friends.
0. p. Buell. was Mankato bust
ness visitor on Monday.
Peter Enert is quite sick with
bronchitis. DR.. Daniels Of st. Peter
i is in attendance.
E. l.. Vernon is making interior
improvements on the home of Mrs
Ida Munson.
Miss Ruth Buell. has been re-elect-
, ed as teacher at Henderson, fol
another year with an increase in
salary.
Mrs. E. B. Nelson and Mrs. F.
Komers left Monday for the twin CT
ties as delegatesJto the Woodman
circle lodge which is in session this
week
Frank Komers is spending several
days in the twin cities on business
d Misses Bonita and Alice Bailey
were guests at the Alfredo Miller
home in the country from Saturday
until Sunday night.
The Larkin Card club was enter
tanned by Mrs. Zibe Mason last
Monday evening. PRIZES were given
to Mrs. Henry Crist and Mrs. Ru-
dolph Swenson.
Earl Bailey, of Rochester is visiting
Kasota friends this week.
The Young Peoples society of the
Swedish Lutheran church was en-
tertained last Monday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs James Sven
son.
Albert Rydeen was a Mankato
caller Tuesday
S. T. Eckland left the first of the
week to attend a special session of
the A. O.. u. w. lodge at ST. Paul
Miss Ruby Swenson expects to
return to her studies at Mankato
Commercial college next week, aft
er an absence of several weeks on
account of illness.
Mrs. c. w. Babcock returned home
Sunday from Mudbaden, where she
has been taking treatments for
rheumatism and is greatly improved.
A daughter was born Monday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Baker.
2 Clifford Swenson is expected home
from Minneapolis the last of the
;c;t <f <Iex +,
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. R.
Swenson.
Miss Irene Morei of Eagle Lake
visited at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Charles Rudel several days of
last week. - Sd
Mrs. William Moses has been
confined to her home on account of
illness during the past week.
Kathryn and Thomas Komers are
spending the week in Mankato with
relatives. y, -
S. M. Granger returned Sunday
from business trip to- South Dakota.
Carl Rydeen has been compelled to
discontinue his school duties for the
present because of poor health.
The senior class plass9 The, Elope-
ment of Ellen" will be presented at
the village hall Friday evening,
March 3d.
Mrs. T. S. Wilcox and children,
who have been spending several
weeks in California, are expected to
return home this week.
Mrs William Cole and children
left Monday for their new home in
Minneapolis.
A large crowd attended the picture
show Home, Sweet Home," which
was given by local parties in the
village hall last Tuesday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
LOSS TO STATE LIVE STOCK
1t Is Enormous, According to Report
of Experiment Station.
limited Press Dispatch.1

st. Paul, Mimi. March 22.-That
the loss in Minnesota live stock by
contagious abortion is $10,000,00C
and the loss by hog cholera and
other diseases is also large was
stated in the annual report of the
Minnesota Experiment station today
by Dean Woods of the station.
{. Woods asks legislative help in con-
trolling these diseases and the di-
seases of grain, fruit and potatoes
which also cause enormous losses
annually.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
UFFERED BROKEN ARM
Master Fred Gibbs Victim of An Ac
cdent on Sunday.
avJc naiIN

FROM thursday Ddiy.
Master Fred Gibbs, the enterprising
little man who sells "The Ladies'
Home Journal" and is familiar fig
ure on Front street, is carrying his
right arm in sling, like crippled
soldier, while his magazine bag is
slung over the other shoulder. Fred
may have had hard luck, but he is
still in the ring for business, and
stated this morning that he hoped to
sell enough Journals to pay his doc
tor bill. 1t happened this way. Fred
is a good live boy Sof course, and
Sunday being holiday he was sliding
down hill with party of other boys.
His sled becoming unmanageable and
starting toward tree, Fred threw
out his good right arm to protect his
head and face, and the consequence
was that the small arm was broken
near the wrist by the sturdy, unfeel-
ing tree, which refused to give one
inch of the way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
STANDING BY WILSON
Faculty and Students at Manchester
College Take Action.
From THURSDAYS DaiIy,

FROM thursdays Odiiys
st. Paul, March 22.-Declaring the
petition circulated by the so-called
Manchester Neutrality and Peace as
sociation, and forwarded to Mime
sofa senators and representatives in
congress does not represent the true
sentiment of Manchester college,
students and faculty members yester-
day took steps to counterfeit the i'm
preston it has given of the institu-
ton.
Their action, followed publication
of the reply by Representative c. B.
Miller accusing the eighty seven
signers of lack of patriotism, cow
ardice and betrayal of America.
DR.. James Wallace and fourteen of
the other sixteen men signed a mes
sage to President Wilson urging i'm
mediate participation in the European
war in the interests of democracy,
the rights of humanity and its own
good name"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
TWENTY SEVEN sNowFALLs
That Was the Record Made in ST.
Paul This Winter.
. United Press Dispatch

=, HIUWted Press Dispatch.1
q. raul, Minn., March 22.-With
spring officially announced, the wea-
Their here today announced that the
twenty-seven snowfalls st, Paul en-
]oyed since December 81, deposited
sixty-seven inches of snow.
The coolest day, February 2 when
it was twenty-five below. was one
OF 1orty-six sub-zero days, which is
"a record since 1889 when st. Paul
mad fifty-two, the bureau claimed.
But we had thirty lone fair days and
only twenty five cloudy DAYS they
admitted. IG
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
New Boiler Inspector.

!. -. n TtItF'I F'TeSS, DfSDafCh I Y
st. Paul. Mimi, March 22.--Goyern
or Burnquist today announced the an
pointment of thirty-six new boiler in
spectors. This is the first wholesale
appointment announced by the gov
ernor since the election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
LIKE RIP VAN WINKLEI
Case of Simon Thompson, Who Gee
Right AIonu.
UNITED Press Dispatch.

~ Z
Chicago, H., March 22.-Local
physicians are greatly puzzled over
the Rip Van Wrinkle condition of ST.
mon Thompson, aged sixty two, a
farmer of Walhalla, S. d., now in the
Pathological hospital He has been
sleeping steadily for more than three
months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
STATE HIGHWAY MEASURE
II Abolishing Board Referred to
Conference Committee.
limited Press Dispa tch.1

st. Paul, Mimi, March 22.-The
bill abolishing the state highway
commission and substituting a state
highway commissioner was today re-
ferred to the conference committee
for second time. This was neces-
sary, because the house changed
from nine tenths of a mill to one
full mill the amount allotted for the
state road and bridge fund.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
Drxinn un Duluth,

Thirty-nine saloons have closed in
Duluth since the drying up process
began in that city July last.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
American Steamer Miss;rc

!UhIted I'resS Dispatch
Washington, March 22ETho
lean steamer Maryland is announced
to have been posted at TJovdsa =.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-26

Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the famous
writer, was killed in action in France.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-26
WHAT WE ARE
FIGHTING AGAINST

Jesus made his choice between His
convictions and physical death. Man
kind survived His crucifixion, but the
race could not have survived a big
moral compromise to save His life.
Today society cannot survive a COM
promise with German lawlessness,
German cruelty and German crime.
Today in many cities and continents
men are wondering how the German
spies and secret agents manage to
keep proposals for peace in the news
papers, at public meetings and before
short of food, alarmed by the break
ing Of the morale of her soldiers, the
German was party begins to fear a
revolt against its leadership. In the
hope Of saving her plumber Germany
| is now using every conceivable infiu-
ence to force a peace proposition up
on the Allies.
During the Arst three years, each
week brought it's own revelation OF
German preparation for war, through
the sinking OF hospital ships, the loot
ing of cities, the murder of all the In
habitants of villages, the treachery by
her ambassadors Of every great CAPT
| tai Having ended the war epoch, Ger.
many is now preparing for peace, and
onoe more Shs Ia using gold, brfbes
lies and treachery TO gain the desired
/ end.
i We have the news from Rome of Z
public offiesal who has fed, havinl
been secret agent OF Germany
spending nnaNons In hr8biag Huen o
fnhueuce, T1EDu<ca4sesEhe shock IN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-26

William B. Plunkett, prominent
manufacturer OF Adams. Mass, and
friend of President Mckinley, died
suddenly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-26
JAPANESE AMERICAN
WAR BOOZE GIVEN UP

Copenhagen, oct. Captain Won
Ealzmann, military critic and far
Eastern expert of the vossische zei-
tun~ OF Berlin, warns his readers that
they no longer have the right to count
upon a future war between Japan
mnd the United States, which has be-
come a fixed idea with the average
German and definite element in the
srovernrnent's political calculations.
This element. the captain writes.
must be eliminated for long time at
least ana Germany instead must count
upon Japan to enter into the Paris
economic agreement and participate
IA an anti German post-beilum bust-
ness war. e+-,st s-s-sA
Capt Won Sa1zmann takes his text
from the recent speech IN London of
vtacount Chinda, japanese .AnSbassa-
dor to Great Britain, in which he
warned against German intrigue for
the purpose OF creating friction be-
tween Japan and the United States.
The captain also refers to the nego-
fiataons ait Washington of Viscount
Isaai1 head OF the Japanese mission to
the Un' ted States.
He Says Japan and America taking
a lsason from the European conflict
apparently have determined it is best
To- mettle their problems by arbitration
ans friendly agreement rather thar
bv costly hostiIities. and that it looks
an though these nations would come
TO nm agreement regarding China.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-26

cident to tn revelations of Bolo Pa
sha, with the fifty millions sent to this
country for seducing Americans from
their loyalty. And now a shock is
Cue to the discovery that last Novem-
Der Pro- Germans began to join all the
American peace societies, to control
the nominations, and the officers to be
elected for january.
A full expose of those Vaccinations
would make one of the most startling,
dramatic and vena1 of all the subtle
and seductive schemes for peace con-
ceived by diplomatic tricksters. AS
never before, Satan is now transform
ed into an angel of light, that the soul
of man may be betrayed and de-
bauched. For thoughtful men who
have weighed the issues, there is
something startling about the enor-:
nous gains Germany would make by
securing an immediate peace.
Germany has missed the goal she
desired, namely, the conquest of a
kingdom from Hamburg on the North
Sea to the Persian Gulf, and two hun
bred and fifty millions of people. BY
withdrawing from Belgium and
France and then closing the incident,
Germany would leave France, Great
Britain and their Allies broken by In
vasion and saddled with ninety bill
lions of debts. The rich fields east of
the River Rhine. have not been in
vaded.
Belgian steel mills, iron foundries,
silk and cotton mills. sugar factories,
have all been looted of machinery
and then burned, but Germany's fac
| tories are intact. Frances farms
barns, granaries and vineyards have
been destroyed. but not Germany's
| 10 rebuild the ships that England has
lost would mean the labor of half 9
generation. Not in fifty years will
Belgium, and France, Poland and
Serbia recover their former prosper
/ ity. But while these lands, ruinet
/ by German cruelty. are being rebuilt
Germany, having lost nothing by In
/ vasion, will put her billions upon 1
1 new army, and then strike a SECOND
i time, and complete victory but hal
i won. The cessation Of this war
/ therefore, at Gerrnany's request, ant
the acceptance of a German peace
means an abject capitulation to Der
lin.