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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
POLICE P|NCHED
BERNIE HELPER
Arrest Irish Leader AS He
Was About to Leave
MANY PAPERS FOUND
German Taken BY United States
Secret Service Men For
Internment
MANY PAPERS FOUND

New York, Oct. 24.-William j
Flynn, chief of the United States Sc
cret service, announces the arrest here
Of Liam Mellowes, one of the recog
nized leaders in the Sim Fein rebel
lion in Ireland on Easter Monday, 1916
and an associate, Baron Max Won
,Recklinghausen, German subject.
/ Mellowes is charged with obtaining
false papers to enable him to leave
the United States as an American sea.
man.
Won Recklinghausen, styled by Flynn
as a patent engineer Of no little
ability" has been turned over to fed.
eral authorities for internment during
the war. He is declared to have been
an intimate associate of Sim Feiners.
Plot Papers Are Found.
A statement issued by Flynn said
papers found in Won Recklinghausen' q
rooms and on his person show definite.
ly that large sums of money had gone
to France for ultimate German pur.
poses.
After failure Of the Irish revolution
last year, Mellowes came to the Unit
ed States, according to Flynn's state
ment. Secret service agents had him
under surveillance shortly after his ar
rival and learned OF his association
with DR.. Patrick McCarton, known to
his Sim Fem associates in this coun-
try "as the first ambassador to the
United States Of the Irish republic"
The statement said they plotted to
return to Ireland and McCarton ship
ped on an American steamship leav-
ing New York last Wednesday.
On advices from New York McCar-
ton was arrested at Halifax. He is
being held there for completely in the
Dublin riots and his activities In this
country since early last year, accord
ing to Flynn.
Envoy Of Bernstorff.
Flynn declared that Won Reckling-
hansen "has been mentioned as an en-
voy left here by Count Won Bern
storff."
Considerable literature and papers
of interest to this government were
taken in the raid Of the premises Of
Mellowes and Won Recklinghausen and
1t will be some time before the vari-
Gus qualifications of this plot can be
fhoroughly detailed"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
MIcHAElEs READY TO QUIT
Report That Chancellor Has Reslgna-
ton In Hands OF Kaiser.
Limited prasa Disn.

United Press DfspP tch.1
London, Eng, October PA wire
less press message reported today
from Amsterdam states that Chancel-
lor Michaelis has N'ready place.. his
portfolio in the hands of the kaiser.
This message, however, is not con-
firmed. Opposition to Chancellor
Michaelis has been growing steadily
in Germany.
1t had it's origin in the movement of
the socialists to secure from the gov
eminent a definite statement of the
German war aims, an issue that the
chancellor eyaded, refusing to answer
the question. Another factor In rors-
ing opposition to Michaelis is the
report by the minister Of marine of
Tho nutiny in the German navy.
There re now loud murmurs that
this report was merely cooked up by
Michaelis and his junkerites to
strengthen the hold of Imperialism on
the country and to stem the rising
tide of liberalism. The mysterious
visit Of Prince Won Buelow to Berlin
is taken by many to mean that this
former German chancellor is about to
have that office again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
PLOTS BY BERNIE
SHOWN TO FOLKS
Kaiser's Plan for the Revolt
In Ireland Is Exposed
BRITISH TO TAKE ACTION
Premier Says Nation Will Not
Permit Organization Pur-
poses of Rebellion

London, Oct. 24.-Premier Lloyd
George declared in the course of a
speech in the house of commons that
the government was aware that ar.
rangements were again being made,
partly by Count Won Bernstorff, to
land arms in Ireland.
The premier said that the govern.
ment could not possibly forget what
had happened only Is months ago
"In order to save those poor people
who honestly believed they were doing
their best for their country from be.
ing persuaded by Others" continued
the premier" I thought it essential
that the government should take &C.
ton, not provocative action, but firm
action.
Rebellion to Be Crushed.
There are three things the govern.
ment ought to make clear in the in.
terests of Ireland: First, Indictment
to rebellion cannot be permitted. The
Germans nearly landed arms for that
purpose Is months ago. We know that
arrangements are being made for
arms to be landed again and we know
that it is partly done by Won Bern
storff. Second, thing no government
can permit is organization for rebel
lion"
After referring to the drilling and
the marching going on in Ireland and
the expectations of De Valera, the pre-
mier declared that what was going on
in Ireland was a deliberate attempt to
enroll and drill thousands of young
men-who in England would have
been compulsorily enlisted-in prep.
aration for rebellion.
The third point was that there was
a deal of talk in Ireland among the
Sim Fein leaders, which, said the pre-
mier, did not mean home rule or self
government, but separation or seces.
sion. There was a demand for the
sovereign independence Of ireland,
and, declared the premier: 1--WE had
better say at once that under no condi.
lions will Great Britain permit any
thing of that kind"
Henry P. Duke, chief secretary for
Ireland, said yesterday in the house
of commons that last February the
British government deported prison.
ers from Ireland because Germans
again were offering helping hand to
Sim FeinerS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
BANKER At TRIUMPH
PLACED UNDER ARREST
Alleged Un-Patriotic Remark
To Liberty Bond Sellers
TAKEN into FAIRMONT
There He Was Arraigned Before
Justice; Incident at His
Institution

F. S. Schwalgen, president, cashier
and principal owner of the Triumph
State bank, is under arrest and was
to be arraigned at 1870 o'clock this
afternoon, on a serious charge so it
is stated, the complaint having been
sworn out by County Attorney Allen.
1t was all caused by an invitation ex-
tended to Mr.. Schwalgen to purchase
Liberty bonds, according to reports.
Mayor Frank Wade of Fairmont,
chairman of the Martin county Liberty
loan committee, accompanied by sew
eral members of the committee, all
prominent men, visited Schwalgen's
bank in the course of their canvass,
and asked him to buy some bonds. 1t
is alleged that he replied that he
would not take cents WORTH" and
that when the members of the COM
mittee ATTEMPTED to reason with him
he said:
"My father and mother were born in
Germany, and l believe there are two
sides to this question" 1t is further
alleged that he also said that County
Attorney Allen at a recent Red Cross
meeting stated, ''the German people
will be annihilated." Mr.. Allen claims
that he did not make such a state
ment, and has brought a civil suit
against Schwalgen for $4,000 damages
1t is said that when the committee
called on Schwalgen and tried to
persuade him to buy bonds, he grew
violent and pounded his desk with his
fist
The defendant is charged with hav-
ing interfered with the sale of Lib
ertY bonds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
P/cKOFY. M. CA. BRAINS
ADDRESSED CONFERENCE
GATHERED IN MANKA7O
RAISE MILLION IN STATE
Money to Be Used in the Camps
Of American Soldiers
Strong Committee is Appointed
To Gather the Cash for Blue
Earth County's Portion.

Minnesota is to raise one million
dollars toward the fund of $35,000,000
for the Y. M. G.. A, to be used for
war relief work. The drive will be
made during the week of November
II to Is, and the purpose of the
meeting at the Saulpaugh hotel yes
terday was to organize this district
which is to raise 100000.
John Robinson of Minneapolis will
act as campaign manager of this dis
trict. One main committee will be
chosen, with five or six members
from each county. These members
will act in the interests of the cam
paign in their Locality, and see that
the drive is made and the amount
Continued on Page Three.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
Liberty Loan Day.

united freSS DlSpAtcn.I
Washington, October 24.-This Is
Liberty day, to which the govern
ment looks to swell enormously the
Liberty loan subscriptions. Half of
the full amount for which the great
drive was started had been raised last
night. Hundreds of thousands of
solicitors are working hard to push
the total to the five billion mark.
The idea Of urging the people to
give Liberty bonds as Christmas pres
ents is finding great favor with high
officials and other prominent Liberty
loan workers at Washington. Mrs.
McAdoo, wife of the secretary of the
treasury, is urging the women of the
land to do their Christmas shopping
early in the purchase of the Liberty
bonds. Lord Reading, lord chief just
ice of England, head of the British
financial mission in this country,
strongly endorses the idea of cele-
brating the Yuletide with gifts Of
Liberty bonds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
FREEDOM OF
ESSEN7L
WELLIa
PLEDGED THEIR LOYALT'
Sons of Herman Are Supportin!
The Government
Five Thousand Dollars Worth
of Liberty Bonds.

Representative of 1000 citizens of
German extraction, members of the
Sons of Hermann, at special meet
ing in West st. Paul yesterday,
pledged to the nation the loyalty of
the Germans of Minnesota.
Arranged as a surprise for the pub
lie, no announcement had been made
of the loyalty gathering. Only the
lodges which sent the LOG delegates
from all sections of the state knew
of the meeting.
Here is what occurred at the sur
prise party:
The delegates allowed $4,000 of the
funds of the order for purchase of Lib
erty bonds and provided for the ex-
penditure of $4,000 more for the
Continued on Page Two.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
SECRET VISIT OF DUKHIN
General in Russian Army Will Call On
Parliamentary Session.
UNITED Press Dispatch ]

UNITED Press Dispatch ]
Petrograd, Russia, October "a
General Dukohin, Russian commander
on the Galician front, arrived here
today, and it is understood that he
will make secret visit to the
temporary parliament session here
Newspapers express the opinion that
Premier Kerensky will probably soon
relinquish the position of commander
in-chief of the army to General Duk-
ohm. This is taken as an indication of
improvement in the morale and dis
cipline of the Russia soldiers.
General Dukohin takes the view that
the landing of German troops on the
Weber shore of Moon sound merely
means a preparation in the event of
a counter-attack on the part of the
Russians along the Gulf of Riga, and
that it does not mean that the Ger
mans will make land attack on Rus
STA, on the Esthonian coast or else
where before next spring
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
Declaration Made By Secretary
McAdoo At Atlanta
NEEDS OF OPEN MARKET
America Must Have Place in
Which to Dispose of the
Surplus Products
[Associated Press Dispatch


Atlanta Ca, October 24.-Germanys
efforts to keep American ships of
the high seas through its ruthless
submarine warfare is a direct blow
aimed at the prosperity Of American
farms and American business, Secre-
tary McAdoo declared in his Liberty
Day address. He declared that the
Every life Of our people depends up.
on their ability at all times to sell the
surplus which we produce, in the open
markets of the world" Hence the
freedom Of the seas, for which Amer
lea always has contended, is essen
tial, the speaker said.
Washington, October 24.-American
business today gave way to the Lib.
erty loan campaign. The day was pro-
claimed a holiday throughout the
nation by joint action of President
Wilson and the governors, and the oe-
casion was marked by general sus-
pension of trade and millions Of
workers turned their attention to con.
tributing to the success of the Liberty
loan. Early reports from various parts
Of the country were favorable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
GOPHER BOYS ARE PLEASED
Soldiers From Minnesota Like Condi-
tons at Camp Cody.
limited Press Dispatch.

UNITED Press DisDatch.1
st. Paul, Mimi, October 24.-Min-
nesota boys at Camp Cody, Deming,
New Mexico, are working hard, and
are well pleased with the conditions
under which they are living, accord
ing to Governor Burnquist, who has
just returned from visit to the
camp. The camp has excellent water,
though at times there is considerable
annoyance caused by dust storms. He
remarked that the Second Minnesota
had subscribed more literally to the
Liberty bond issue than any other
regiment in the camp.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
Some People Are Fidsity.


Washington, October 24.-There are
many false stories circulated by ner-
vous and fidgity people about plots
against the life of President Wilson.
These reports, usually baseless, have
caused the authorities no small
amount Of annoyance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
RicycIe Was Stolen.

Donovan Hall, fourteen years old,
student at the normal. living in LIE
Hitler. is minus a bicycle, which was
taken from in front of the Y. M. C. A.
sfter five o'clock last evening. He was
in the building only a few minutes.
leaving his wheel outside, but it was
gone when he came out. It was a
Flying Merkel, painted yellow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
JACKSON COUNTY REPORTS
Finally Certified Its List of Thirty
Three Selected Men.


Three Selected Men.
Very late, Jackson county finally
showed up today with its closing list
of thirty three certified men for the
district CONSUMPTION board to pass
upon. Several of the counties have
been tardy in this matter, but Jackson
county has been the worst. The board
cannot pass finally on these thirty
three until ten days hence as the men
under the law have ten days within
which to file their exemption claims.
If it were not for the delay the dis
trict board would probably have been
able to finish up it's work this week,
as far as the first draft of troops is
concerned. AS it is, it may be too late
for these thirty-three Jackson county
men to be passed upon by the district
board, before the next call comes, and
in that event Jackson county would
of necessity fall short of it's quota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
GERMANS ARE TAKEN
French THE CAPTORS
Eight Thousand Said to Have
Been Seized At Seasons
.REPULSE FOR TEUTONS
Attack Made On Allies Positions,
But Counter Movement
RepuIsed
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

Paris, October 24.-The number of
prisoners taken by the French in their
attack northeast of Seasons reached
5000, it was officially announced
The Germans attempted no counter
attack on the Aisne battlefront dur
ing the night.
In the Verdun sector the Germans
violently attacked the French posi-
ton north of Hill 344, but were re-
pulsed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
SOLDIERS BOUGHT BONDS
Glen CottrelI Pleased With Sale OF
Liberty Loan Securities.

Glen Cottrell, former cashier at the
Mankato freight office of the Mil
waukee railroad, now sergeant of
Company G of the 136th regiment at
Camp Cody, has been visiting in
Mankato, having been granted ten
day furlough. He came to Minnesota
to attend the funeral of his father, H.
B. Cottrell of Alden, Mimi, who was
killed in an automobile accident at
Albert Lea.
Sergeant Cottrell remarked that his
regiment at Camp Cody headed the
list for the Liberty bond subscriptions,
subscribing total of $25,80O He re-
marked also that the discipline was
much stricter than it was when the
troops went to the border on account
of the Mexican trouble. At that time
he was with Company G of Austin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
REFUSE TO DlvULGE NAMES
Secret Service Men Are Not Giving
Up information.

Memphis, Tenn, October 24.-The
secret service men still refuse to di-
vulge the names of the men under
arrest on the charge of conspiring to
take the life of President Wilson on
Thanksgiving day. The plot was UNI
earthed through letters that were sent
by the alleged conspirators to each
other. The specific charge is that of
threatening the life of the president.
The men have been scattered far and
wide over the country. No two of
them are in the same Jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
BAN JOHNSON TO ENLIST
Baseball Magnate Will Perform Serv-
ice For His Country.

UNITED Press Dispatch.J
Chicago, October 24.-Ban john
son, president of the American league,
has drafted himself into the biggest
circuit in the world-the league of
democracy. He was enroute to
Washington today where he will pre-
sent himself before Adjutant General
Mccain for service in the line up
of the allies in the series now un-
derway with the central powers.
Gas far as | am concerned. l am
leaving baseball forever" Some time
ago Johnson turned down commits
sion in the commissary department,
but reconsidered his decision, and
maybe that is the job he has in mind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
Funeral of Senator Hustina.

IASSOCIdItu FTtSS DISDdtCII.I
Mayville, Wis, October 24.-The
funeral of United States Senator
Paul o. Husting who was accident
ally shot and killed by his brother,
Gustive while hunting Sunday, was
held today. The body was laid to
rest in the family plot in Graceland
cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
FORTUNE In COPPER
Untold Wealth Lies Under the
Streets Of New York City.

limited Press Dispatch.J
New York, October 24.-EXperts
estimate the copper wires and lead
protect-cables used in transmitting
electrical current under the streets
of New York City at thirty million
pounds of copper worth approximate
ly seven million five hundred thou
sand dollars and four million pounds
of lead worth about four million
eight hundred thousand dollars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
Secured Canadian Wild Geese.

S. w. Rath of this city and w. w.
Hulce of Eagle Lake, while on a
hunting trip yesterday at Minnesota
Lake were very fortunate, having
secured four Canadian wild geese.
The result is that they're feeling
pretty proud today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
BIG BOOST IN PRICES

Forty Seven Per Cent Advance Over
Those Of Year Before War.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Washington, October 24-Food
prices as a whole have advanced At
per cent over the year before the war,
according to the latest official COM
pilation of prices, announced today,
Chicago, October 24.-In substance
the reply today of the Chicago groc-
ers to the price list announced yester-
day by Illinois Food Administrator
Wheeler, was they couldn't meet it.
They asked him to tell them where
they could buy -four and sugar at the
prices he announced should be paid
the wholesaler.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
John Bowe in Twin Cities,

John Bowe, former mayor or
Candy, Mimi, and the first Ameri-
can to wear American, French and
Serbian honors, reached the twin
cities yesterday after two years of
continuous fighting on the French
front.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
COAL SHORTAGE is MYTH
That Is the Declaration of Dealers in
Chicago.
UNITED Press lDisnatch: J

UNITED Press Disnatch
Chicago, ILL.,, October 24.-That the
alarm of coal shortage is myth was
a declaration made here today by
many coal dealers, who have assem-
bled from many parts of the country
to organize. R. B. Hay of Cincinnati
declared there was plenty Of coal
and that ten per cent more was being
mined now in the United States than
at this time last year. All that was
necessary was for the people to have
natience
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
KNUTsON is ARRESTED
Former School Man Is Charged Witt
Using Mails to Defraud.

Using Mails to Defraud.
Minneapolis, Mimi, October a.
Victor Knutson, former superintend-
ent of schools of Todd county, is un-
der arrest on the charge of using the
mails to defraud. 1t is alleged that
he has been accepting money to find
positions for people, without making
a real honest effort to make good
The specific charge is that he fraud
ulently, through the mails, obtained
5000 as pay for finding a man posi-
ton as bank cashier. Some time ago
he resigned his position of county
superintendent under fire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
FRITSCHE BOUGHT BONDS
Former Mayor of New UIm Has Pun
chased $4,000 Worth.

chased $4,000 Worth.
Addressing team captains in the
Minneapolis Liberty Loan campaign
yesterday, Rev. G. Holm of New Ulm
declared that Emperor Bill has been
driven from the last trenches at New
Ulm."
He said that Mayor Fritsche had
borrowed $4,000 at per cent interest
to lend the sum to Uncle Sam at 4
per cent interest.
Total subscriptions in Minneapolis
yesterday were $17,181 500. The city's
minimum quota was S16.OO0.OOO.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
WheatIess pay Observed.

Chicago, October 24.-Wfieatless
Day was observed scrupulously In
Chicago hotels and restaurants, and
according to reports by housewives
generally today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
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!, CAPTAIN R. AMUkDSON
, RETURNS MEDAL GIVEN
EXPLORER BY TEUTONS
; This Is His Personal Protest
Against Murder of Innocent
Norwegian Sailors
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
London, October 24.-Cap-
tain Roald Amundson, the
noted Norwegian explorer, Wis
tied the German legation at
Christiania, says Reuters
Christiania correspondent, and
returned to the German min
lister his German decorations
as personal protest against
the German murder. of peace
full Norwegian sailors October
II in the North Sea-"