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The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
WE|TzEL ON PAROLE
DETAILS OF TROUBLE
Apparently the Young Man Did
Not Intend to Commit
Any Crime
From Saturdays Daily.


e. c. Weitzel of Spencer, Iowa,
agent for the Northwest Catalogue
company of Minneapolis, who was
brought to Mankato from ST. James
this week to answer to the charge of
retaining for bis own use 800, ap-
peared before Judge Comstock at eight
o'clock this morning, when special
term of the Watonwan county dis
trict court was held in this city for the
purpose of disposing of criminal cases
before it. County Attorney Running,
Deputy Sheriff Gibbs and the clerk of
the court came over from st. James to
be present. Weitzel pleaded guilty to
the charge of grand larceny in the
second degree. The county attorney of
Clay county, Iowa, and E. c. Farmer
of st. James appeared on his behalf,
and explained that under the terms Of
his contract with his company he was
entitled to have notes made to his own
name and to cash them and retain
enough to meet his expenses. His ex-
penses had of late been more than his
income and allowance, although he had
no expensive habits. He had retained
more for this purpose than he was en-
titled to, but there was no wrong in
tended
Judge Comstock sentenced the de-
fendant to the state reformatory at St.
Cloud, but suspended sentence and
paroled the young man, who is not yet
twenty one, to the care of brother,
and placed his bond at $780, He is to
report once a week and to appear in
court at st. James on the first Tues
day in October. He has two brothers
who are in business at Spencer, and
his record there is good. All of the
parties went to st. James to file the
necessary papers.
Guy Ward of this city appeared and
pleaded guilty to the charge of grand
larceny in the second degree, in steal
ing a check for about $51 from the
coat of a fellow employe near st. Jane
He was sentenced to the state refor-
matory at st. Cloud.
The Bridget Riley estate case went
to the jury at IL a. M, today.
Sheriff Osten and wife left this aft
ernoon for Saltwater with Cleo De-
Haven, who is to serve a term there
for passing fraudulent checks on the
Fisher Clothing company and Leon
Little this week.
July 5 at 2 p. m., the matter of pass
ing sentence upon the three Germans
and one Austrian who have pleaded
guilty to having robbed the local
plant of the Cudahy Packing Co.
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BALK GERMAN INTRIGUES

Washington, July 2.-That German
intrigues against property and sta
tions of the United States navy in
this country must still be carefully
guarded against is shown by case
which is now before the department
of justice, says a statement issued
here today at navy league headquar-
ters
In southern city with a popula-
tion of about 10000 people, says this
statement, there is colony of Ger
man subjects who recently petitioned
the government, through the depart
ment of justice, to waive certain of
the restrictions placed upon them as
! to their residence in fixed zones.
These restrictions prevent alien en-
emies from living or going within a
certain distance Of any naval station
or ship.
The petition from the Germans OF
the southern city, mentioned above
was so phrased on it's face that il
appeared to be an entirely harmless
request. Federal officials in the
south were inclined to grant it, The
petition was, however, referred tC
Washington. An investigation proved
4 that there was on foot a scheme tc
place certain German agents close tc
the navy yard where considerable
mischief might then be done. 1t has
now been decided that, not only will
the areas from which these Germans
are barred not be limited or reduced
but that increased surveillance ovel
every movement will be maintained
! The belief is expressed here tha
had this request been granted, it was
the intention of alien enemies il
other cities to make a similar re,
quest, and that in the end seriou!
harm might have resulted.
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ST. Clair
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
John Fitzloff returned from NORTH
Dakota Tuesday, where he has been al
the bedside of his son who is ill with
typhoid fever, though somewhat i'm
proved, Sidney is still very ill and his
mother, Mrs. John Fitzloff, will remain
with him for some time yet.
All those from here who attended
the Sunday school picnic in Sibley
park last Tuesday seem to have en-
joyed themselves greatly.
Miss Gladys Tennis of Winthrop, Ia.
came this week to spend some days al
the F. H. Chadbourn home.
The Simon Schultey family and the
Misses Clara and Anna Bruels autoed
to Mankato Wednesday.
Mrs. John Fields called on Mrs
Fred Precht Wednesday evening. Mrs
Precht has been ailing for some time
and expected to leave for Rochester
Thursday to consult the Mayos.
A dance was held at the DeReamer
farm few miles from town Wednes-
day night.
A snort time ago the small son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chase had the
misfortune to injure his arm by run
ming nail through the f1eshy part of
the arm, which was very serious look
ing for a time, but is now getting all
right again. DR.. Juliar had the care OF
the case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Bohlke of Hubert
Minnesota and Mrs. Atwood of Min
neapolis were in St. Clair Wednesday
having autoed from the northern part
of the state this week.baln
Miss Frances Schmidt went out to
the Kruse home one day this week to
sew for Miss Laura Kruse.
Mark Rasdall, who is well known tC
many hereabouts, is improving from
his recent illness, but is still unable to
leave the hospital. ....-
Will Schroeder recently purchased
one of w. Leo's Overland cars.
Roy Chadbourn and Bradley, the
small son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo, ac-
companied the car of household goods
by rail through to the same destina-
tion. Mr.. Chadbourn expects to return
to st. Clair within short time.
All of the last year teachers will re-
turn here this fall to carry on their
work for the coming school year, with
the exception of Professor Burcalow
We have not been informed as yet to
whom this position is given, but under
stand that the future professor is ex-
pected here some time next week to
look over his field of work
Lott Burgess Of Eagle Lake was in
town Wednesday. a
Clay Boswell has been in Mankato a
number of days this week.
A dance will be held in the st. Clair
town hall July 4. @
A number of the ladies of the R. N
A. lodge met at the lodge hall We'd
nesday evening as farewell surprise
for Mrs. Will Leo. The latter was
called into the presence of these
| friends and a social evening was spent
after which all proceeded to the res
taurant and were served with Powell's
delicious ice-c cream. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
and family left Friday afternoon by
auto for their claim at Sanish, N. D..
where they expect to remain until fall
Earl Pagenkopf was Mankato call
| er Friday afternoon.
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Captured One Hundred and
Twenty-Five Teutons
HOW They LAID DOWN
This Is the Astounding Story
Told BY United Press
Correspondent
From Saturdays Daily.
HENRY WOOD.

HENRY WOOO.
With the French Armies In the
Field, June 30.-How a French regi-
mental priest, with his only arms a
sacerdotal cross single handed cap
tured 125 Germans in a case was the
astounding story which came to light
today.
Dragon Cavern was part Of series
of natural subterranean tunnels, un-
derlying Chemin des Danes. 1t was in
The exact center of the sector where
in the French recently achieved their
great gain. The priest accompanied
his troops on the charge and then
stopped here and there behind them to
minister to the wounded and dying.
while on his mission of mercy he was
astonished to see German, his
clothing aflame, rush out of the small
secret opening of the Dragons cave.
Beat Out the Flames.
The priest beat out the flames on
the German, ordered him to march to
the rear and then himself descended
to the small opening of the cave.
There he found whole company of
Germans. With his cross held high
above his head, in the dim light, the
priest ordered them to surrender. With
his cross still aloof, the priest negoti-
ated with the German officers and
they too agreed to lay down their
arms, but they stipulated that the sur
render must be to a French army Of
ficer.
The priest turned and clambered out
of the cave. Just outside he found a
medical officer rendering first aid. He
called on him. Together the surgeon
and priest, both returned to the
Dragons cave. Then the Germans
formally surrendered themselves.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
SALE AT COY LIVERY BARN
Horses and Other Property Were Dis.
posed of Today.

posed OF Today.
This forenoon an auction sale was
started by Auctioneer Jack Martin of
all the property in the Coy livery
barn. The sale included some thirty
head of horses, some twenty vehicles,
including five'or six hacks, harnesses,
etc. Among those attending the sale
were Iyerymen from several other
places. 1t is understood that local
liverymen guaranteed a net price of
$500 each on the hacks.
Mr.. Coy goes out of the livery busi-
ness, and also gives up the barn that
he has been OCCUPYING, which is the
old Phillips barn on Walnut street. J.
H. Macbeth will occupy this barn with
his livery business, and Mr.. Coy will
take the barn on Hickory street that
Mr.. Macbeth has been occupying, and
will continue his taxi business exclu-
sively
Since the advent of the automo-
bile the livery business in Mankato
as well as elsewhere has been suf-
fering gradual decline, until from
half a dozen or more good liveries
there will now be but two.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
FACTS ABOUT WAR NURSING.

. One graduate nurse to every
. 200 soldiers is required.
. About five per cent of an ar
. my is sick or wounded all the
} time.
In a war hospital there are
. usually one nurse for every ten
; patients.
An American Red Cross
nurse in war service receives
) $50 per month.
The personnel of base hos
pital unit is thirty active and
fifteen reserve nurses and tWen-
ty-five active and twenty flee
reserve nurses aid; proper
tionateIy smaller numbers for
the navy detachments, with
the emergency groups consist
ing of small reserves easily
mobilized and available either
} for army or navy hospitals.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
WAS LIKE JESSE JAMES
Bank in Usk Was Touched" For
$54,1OO.
[United Press DispatcI

UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Petrograd, June 30.-sTen masked
bandits dashing down the streets of
Usk held up and robbed the leading
bank of the city and made their get
away in true Jesse James style. The
money secured by the bandits is esti-
mated at $4,000. Drastic measures
are being taken by the government
to prevent such brigandy, and conse-
quently martial law has been de-
clared. t,-g"
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
Venezuela puts in Denial.

Washington, June 30.-Venezuela
Indignantly denies that she ever had
any negotiations with Germany for
the sale of Margurite Island for sub
marine base. This statement was
made In reply to enquiries as to
whether Venezuela had entered such
negotiations. 50
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From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
J. R. Mobiles of Ceresco, visited in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. G.. E. Taylor of Redwood Falls
was in the city today.
Miss Agnes Trembly of Winnebago
Simon Sorenson of Cloquet was a
caller in the city today.
was in Mankato yesterday.
Mrs. John Chard of Lewisville paid
Mankato friends visit yesterday.
Miss Marchell Award of Vernon
Center was in the city yesterday.
John A Vale and wife of Windom
were visitors in the city yesterday and
today. g,r
Frank Bender of Lake Crystal
transacted business in Mankato this
morning. 1ot ..
Mrs. R. j. Bachmann and Miss Erie
da Sprint of Madelia took in the cir
Gus yesterday.
w. T. Marsten of Lake Crystal was
| q business caller in the city yester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Metzger of
Truman were business callers in
Mankato today.
l.. ANesooSet
autoed to the city and attended the
circus yesterday.
Robert G. Waldron, wife and son
autoed to the city yesterday and re-
mained over night.
Misses Anna and Bessie LAWN of
Madison Lake spent few hours in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Healy returned
today from pleasant automobile trip
to Watertown, s. D.
Mrs. Ida VanWinkle left today for
Garden City, where she will visit
relatives over Sunday.
DIR. and Mrs. G. H. Nerbovig and
family will spend Sunday at their cot
tage at Madison Lake.
Misses Kathryn Corcoran and Mary
Savage of Belle Plaine were guests
| in the city yesterday.
Miss Alice Thomas will leave Mon
| day for Hubert, Mimi, where she will
spend the summer months.
Mr. and Mrs. John Almquist will
spend Sunday with relatives and
friends in the twin cities.
Dr. A. j. Wentworth has returned
| from Chicago where he has been TAX
ing a course in post graduate work.
Miss Irene Kelly will leave this
| evening for Redwood Falls, where she
| will visit friends until after July 4.
Mrs. A. C. Gray Of Vernon Center
was a guest at the home of Mayor
| and Mrs. l.. L. Champlin yesterday.
Perry H. Peterson and wife and
| Paul and Grace Peterson of Melegh,
Neb., arrived in their auto last even
ing.
S. D., is spending the week end with
Miss Georgia Riley. Miss Morrow is
cago.
Miss Frances Wells has gone to
Evanston, ILL.,, to study music at the
summer school of the Northwestern
| university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl G. Hoerr and
Mrs. Scott of LIE Sueur motored to
Mankato yesterday, and visited rela-
tives and friends.
DR.. and Mrs. c. Peterson and fami-
/ ly, and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Exile and
family will motor to Amboy tomorrow
to spend the day with friends.
Mrs. F. E. English and Mrs. F. w.
Eibner of New Ulm and Mrs. A.
Schiller of Hopkins formed party
who visited Mankato yesterday.
Mrs. Will Roberts of Garden City
and Mrs. Bert Folsom and Miss
Blanche Folsom of Markesan, Wis,
were in to the circus yesterday.
Miss Lulu Beebe of St. Hilaire ar
rived today, and will spend the sum-
mer with her grandmother, Mrs. j..
Just and family, on the just farm.
Mrs. Joseph Albrecht and Miss
Laura NJ Kurth and Miss Lillian
Hubmer were among the many St.
Clair people who came to the city
circus day.
City Engineer H. F. Blomquist and
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
viii Appoint Review Boards.

Unlted PreSS D1Spatch.I =
st. Paul, June Ex-Governor Burn
quist will appoint review boards for
draft exemption boards. The state
will be divided into four districts
with five men in each district. The
Lincoln county exemption board has
refused to accept
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
Necessary to Draft 725 900.
limited Press Dispatch.

Washington, June 30.-It will be
necessary to draft total of 725,000
men to bring the American armies to
full war strength and pnt 100000 men
in the field in Europe. The latest es-
Inmates show that it will take at
least $4,000 men to bring the regulars
up to full war strength and about
that number of bring the militia up
to war strength.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
WIFE Is NOT LIABLE
AbsoIved From Rent Responsibility
For the Family Home.

Absolved From Rent Responsibility
For the Family Home.
st. Faul, June 30.-A wife is not
liable for the rent of the family home
leased to her husband, the state SUI
preme court held in decision hand
ed down in the appeal of Jackson
county landlord
George j. Lewis sued Mrs. Frieda
France for payment on house he had
rented to her husband. The wife was
not a party to the renting, the trial
court held, and judgment was entered
in her favor.
Mr.. Lewis appealed, citing the stat
utes of 1913, making the husband and
wife "jointly and severally liable for
all necessary household articles fur
nished to and used by the family" The
supreme court held that house rent is
not included in this list and that the
wife is not liable.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
Waaner Goes to Work.

Bill Wagner, the stranger, who
was locked up at the police station
drunk last Friday afternoon and found
to have in his possession travellers
check, which, he claimed, some one
sold to him for $18, So discount,
and the rightful owner of which has
been found by the police, has been
allowed to go to work on a farm not
far from Mankato.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
HOLZ AND OLSON RESIGN
They Will Not Act on NicoIIet Coun
ty EXEMPTION Board.

County Auditor Holz and Sheriff
Olson of Nicollet county have declin-
ed to act as members of the board of
exemption, pleading stress of other
work. They are not certain that they
will be excused, however. G. w.
Mcintyre, third appointee, has ac-
cepted.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
Baseball Was PLAYED.

A French Port, June 30.-Baseball
was played on a brand new diamond
by Jackies from American ships soon
after their arrival here. Frenchmen
looked on with much interest in the
American game.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
HARVEST HANDS At 81 PER
Agreement Reached Between Farmers
and the l. w. w.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]

ASSOCIATED Press DiSpatch.l
St Paul, June 30.-Representative
of the Non-Partisan league announc-
ed that the farmer members of the
organization and the Industrial
Workers of the World reached a
tentative agreement whereby the lat
fer will obtain employment in the
North Dakota harvest fields, also in
other states. The agreement will be
ratified at the Minot, N. D., meeting
July II. 1t is said that the war farm
labor problem was partly settled by
an agreement of the farmers to pay
a minimum wage of 81 per day, with
sliding scale based on wheat prices.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
Marrlace License Issued.

Clerk of Court Krost today issued
a marriage license to Andrew l..
Schallbrackowski of Sherin, Wis.
and Clara B. Carlson of Vernon Cen
ter.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
CHILD WAS DROWNED

Recovery of the Body Of Little Will
linn Mclean, Superior.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Superior, Wis, June 30.-The mys-,
terry surrounding the disappearance of
Eve year old William Mclean was
cleared today when the water of the
lake loosened the child's clothing
from the snags, letting the body come
TO the surface near the dock where
the child dropped from sight June Il.
The Mankato free press., 1917-07-06
Only Those Who Have Grad
uated Taken Across Water
There IS GOOD REASON
United States Proposes to Give
Her Soldiers Very Best
Of Care

From Saturdays Daily.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
Announcements

Stereopticon views Of the Geneva
conference which is held at Geneva.
Wis, each summer. will be shown
at the Y. w. c. A. this afternoon
at 4:3O o'clock. Miss Ellen Shirl
will render several piano numbers.
The program will be in charge of
Miss Gertrude Myers. Tea will be
served at $3.50.
The c. w b. n of the Indiana
Avenue Christian church viii be held
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. w. s. Brundige, PA Haney av.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the First Methodist church
will meet at the home of Mrs.
George Beyler. 223 S. Lafayette St,
Tuesday afternoon.
\ meeting of the directors of st.
Joseph Aid society will be held at
the hospital at o'clock Tuesday.
Members of the Women's Guild
of st. James Episcopal church who
were 10 have been guests of Mrs.
j. w White at her cottage at Wa
vase lake Tuesday, will be enter
tanned there on May % instead.
Members of the current event de-
partmnt of the Progress club will
meet for a social hour Monday in
the club rooms.
Members of the Ayudadora circle
will meet Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. +. c. Noble, PA Bartlett st.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
HOW ABOUT ovERALLs.

Since the European war Paris has
given the designers very little in the
way of new dress ideas. Not in many
decades have womou's fashions
changed So little. in fact, as since
the great dressmakers of Paris have
been thinking more about doing
their share in the trenches than of
making clothes for women. There IS
one new idea in women's clothes that
has come since the war began, but
il was not conceived in the brain of
one Of these world-famed designers.
II is the overall work suit as il is
variously adopted by the women who
are working i'm field and factory
throughout Europe
No one nowadays is shocked at the
idea of women wearing bifurcated
garments. Many an up-to-d date lassie
wears pajamas instead of night
gowns and more than half of the
women of the younger generation
who ride horseback do so i'm knick-
erbOckers instead Of the old-fash-
Toned equestrienne skirts. Girls in
camp revel in being allowed to wear
boomers instead Of skirts, and no
one feels that they forfeit the least
bit of mOdesty in so doing
So the overall idea has come i'm as
quite a matter Of course. Recently
organization Of women quite serious
ly went about to design overall
working costumes for women work e
ers who might be called upon to do
the work of enlisted men. The cos
tune upon which they agreed con-
sisted of one-piece work garment
of blouse and Overalls. A circular
skirt that matched the costume was
provided TO be slipped on when 60
ing in the street and to make the
costume complete in every way AN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
Camp Fire Girls Set Example
For Serving Nation at Home


thp m the home enlistment plan adopted by the Camp Fire girls in he
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ENLISTMENT
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Tor the relieving
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and TO keep them
SCIENTIFIC COOKING.
The
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place the need
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The local y w G was headquarters
for organization which
different teachers school
John probable Ellsworth will
reoanize within the future but
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

The Housewives Economy Calendar
BY Frances Marshall

overcoat Of the same or heavier ma
terial was included. The materials TO
be used are much the same as that
used for the Old-fashioned mems
blue overalls-inexpensiye, washable
and OF durable weave
To predict the use Of a bifurcated
garment as an ordinary frOck for
homework would be absurd. but
there is no doubt of the fact thai
i'm many of the tasks of housework
skirts are a decided nuisance and
time and nerve force could be saved
if a comfortable bloOmer costume
could be used instead. Ii YOU ever
want to find out the truth of this
statement, try doing an ordinary
DAVIS work-sometime when there
is no danger of shocking any of
YOUR old-fashioned relatives and
when there is no danger Of visitors
i'm a gym suit or a pair Of riding
breeches. The trouble with this trial
will be only that YOU Will never
want to go back TO skirts again.
Sweeping, getting down 10 brush
the dust on the dustpan, climbing
the small ladder TO arrange pictures
and hang curtains, busting the stairs
when you must get down on your
knees to perform the task-all these
tasks are infinitely easier when there
are no petticoats to get in the way
than when there are.
And doesn't il seem strange that
in Turkey, where women are still
shame-faced and modest, that they
will not appear in the streets with
their faces exposed to view, and in
China, where the average woman is
infinitely more of a home body than
the women of America are, it is con-
sidered quite the most natural thing
in the world fer women to dress in
garments Of this sort?
Copyright, 1910
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

Evans and George Miller. Judges
of the dance We're Mrs. Victor r.
Jones. Miller Hamilton and p. E.
Studebaker. who awarded the prize,
a cake, to Miss Weaver and Mr..
Genge. Miss Helen Booth appeared
in the Egyptian dance. Teachers and
sponsors of the classes acted as
chaperOnes for the affair.
:.
Edward T. Motifs, S1I Cleveland
av.. was hostess at a dinner Friday
evening at his home in celebration
of the birthday anniversaries of
Mrs. Edward Motifs, Miss Mildred
AXtell and r. L. Orner. A large
birthday cake with lighted candles
formed the centerpiece at the table
where covers were placed for eight.
Mrs. ]. s. Linard and Mr. and Mrs
B. s. Vert. who have just returned
from Carlisle. Ark. and Mr. and
Mrs. +. l.. Orner Of Seattle. Wash,
were among the guests at the din
ner.