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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-08
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The Ladies' AID society will meet
this week Friday afternoon with Mrs
Arthur Busick. A war lunch will be
served. Everyone invited.
There was a large attendance al
the Red Cross meeting last week
The meetings were held with Mrs
Hanson during the month of Febru-
airy. Next week the society will meet
with Mrs. C. c.. Busby.
During the two months since the
Red Cross society was organized the
following articles have been finished
and shipped to headquarters at St.
Peter; twentyth sweaters, eighty
three bed socks, sixteen operating
socks, nine pajama suits, fourteen
pairs of wristlets, fifteen pairs OF
socks and $50 mouth washes.
Earl Burnett came home from
Camp Dodge last week to spend a few
days with his parents and Friday
was married to Miss Ida Barchard
of LIE Sueur. The young people went
to Mankato and were married BY
Rev. Cahoon.
Frank Loucks sold his farm some
time ago and has purchased a farm
on the Bluff road between North
Mankato and st. Peter The family
moved to their new home Monday
They will be missed by their many
friends in this neighborhood. Their
address will be ST. Peter, R. R. 1.
Leonard Lindsay, Myrtle Nordgren
Ira Budde and Marcella Parsons
have been having measles.
Mrs. r. e. Grice took dinner
Thursday with Mrs. Arthur Sharp.
Miss Esther Rud of the NORTH
Mankato school spent Wednesda,
night of last week at the Severance
home.
H. Parry has purchased a new
wagon through the Equity.
Penelope Hanson, Marie Glad, Cora
Johnson, Callie Busick. Ralph Busick
Leslie Lindsay, Tom and Bert Han.
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Garden City

The young folks of this communl-
ty who haze been preparing two
plays for presentation, decided Tues
day afternoon to have it well an
nounced that the program will be
given Saturday night, March 8, at
the NJ. w. A. hall. The titles of
the plays are "All On A Summers
Day." and 1.-THE Engaged Girl" They
with music and with more music be-
tween the plays and at the close.
All proceeds go to the Red Cross so
of course everybody will take spe-
cial interest in the occasion. Ad-
mission will be % and 35 cents. In
Offering this evening of entertain
ment to the public the young people
are developing themselves in public
appearance and also providing an OPP
portunity to the community to come
together for little depression from
the strenuous things of life. Come
and hear them and let your admis-
sion fee strengthen financially the
work of the Red Cross. This hasty
decision to give the program so soon
will leave short time for advertising
but if everyone does his duty all peo-
pie within many miles of Garden City
will know about it. Get busy.
Lucas Crane and family went to
Minneapolis the last of the week to
visit Mrs. Cranes parents. Mr. Crane
returned home Monday night but the
family will make a longer visit.
According to a late letter the grippe
germ is at work in the camps .as
well as at Garden City and other i'm
portant places. Lieutenant c.. T.
john wrote his mother that he was
nursing a fine case and was confined
to his room.
Some of the braves have been TAX
ing a try with their auto but the
motor bug hasn't siezed many very
hard as yet. Perhaps bob-sl will
be in order again from indications at
this writing. March, do your worst.
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LETTERS FROM BOYS
IN The ARMY CAMPS
From Tuesdays Dairy.

from ueSoayS DaIIy.
Miss Eleanor VanBogart received
, the following letter from her brother.
Ted.
Ft. Macarthur, San Pedro, Cal, Feb
ruary %, 1918-Dear Sis and All:
Just received that lovely box of candy
| yesterday, it sure is fine Tell Gus
he sure likes candy if he likes it bet
ter than / do for l ate so much last
night nearly got sick. 1t is awfully
hard to have good post card pictures
taken out here, so will send you one
one of the best l can get It is no
good as | never take good picture
anyway. Did you ever see good look
ing fellow that did? Tell father and
mother l surely appreciate the coupon
book, it will help me to spend some
of my idle evenings. l guess the way
Della writes she is coming out here
| hope she does as the girl is getting
pretty lonesome there and she may as
| well be here as there, then / can see
her once in while anyway, as don't
expect to leave here for several
months, If yer. l suppose you will
be glad to see it warm up again as
the winter has been pretty hard,
hear. | must stop now and write to
/ Della and brother in France Hope
you are all fine and. dandy and tell
Gus hello and not to get sick on the
good candy you make. Your brother,
Ted.
! w n rootIax, ~ooa;,raz -
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DUEMELAND IS ON TRIAL
He Is Charged With Having
Made Statements Opposing
Army EnIistments

E. A. Duemeland, merchant of st.
Clair, was on trial in the district
court this morning on the charge of
making statements calculated to
discourage enlistment in the United
States army. The impanelling of the
jury was completed late yesterday
afternoon. The taking of testimony
began this morning. The case was
conducted on behalf of the state by
County Attorney j. w. Schmitt and
Attorney S. B. Wilson and for the
defense by Attorneys Thomas Hughes
and G. J. Laurisch.
1t is charged that the defendant
told George OFT that he was foolish
TO register, and that he had bettef
serve term in Jail than to be sunk
while crossing the ocean.
Before noon the witnesses that had
been called to the stand to testify
for the state were George OFT,
Charles Russell, Andrew Maloney,
Aaron Juliar, Henry Thielman, w. b.
Leo, Low Burgess and George Pres
ton. Then Duemeland was on the
stand in his own behalf
When Judge Comstock passed the
sentence on Clinton Fernald of
Vernon Center, the court remarked
that these liberties taken with women
might be countenanced by certain
imperialistic governments, but Amer
lea was not patterning after them.
Fernald has paid his $1,000 fine.
On the application of the defend
ant through Attorney G. o. Daley,
the case of the state against Bertha
Mullen was continued to June A.
Mr.. OFT testified in effect that
Duemeland had told him that he had
better serve a term in prison than
take his chances of being sent to
the bottom of the seas on his way
across to fight the Germans.
Charles Russell testified that
Duemeland had bet him 81 that Ger
many would win the war;
Mr.. Leo testified that Mr..
Schultz had told him that Duemeland
had said that he would not recon-
mend anyone to purchase Liberty
bonds.
Mr.. Schultz testified that he could
not remember of making any such
statement.
One witness testified that Dueme-
land did not put up an American
flag until he was requested to do SO
by the commission. Duemeland de-
MED everything. He claimed that he
was a loyal citizen. He stated that
he had bought $50 bond, and had
given Sc to the Red Cross; also that
he had put up a flag as quickly as
anyone. He denied absolutely that he
had made the statement to OFT that
was charged up to him.
The case went to the jury late
this afternoon.
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t7ivoh

Miss Minnie Larson spent the week
end with Mrs. Charles Bartsch of
Indian Lake.
/ A Junior Red Cross has been or
ganized in district No. 8. All pu-
pills can join for twenty-five cents.
I F. Moon is visiting his brother,
/ Tom Moon and family.
! The Ladies' Aid will be held next
Wednesday with Mrs. H. Brett.
, Everyone come and remember a
Bible verse with the word peace in.
Word from the boys who left for
! Camp Dodge, Iowa, February %,
our last draft for Uncle SAM. are
said to have arrived safe and every
one is feeling good.
Mrs. E. Mosher and Mr. and Mrs.
| Joe Mosher were business callers at
Mankato Friday and were accompan-
led back by Miss Elsie Larson.
Mrs. Mary Phalen will entertain
the Sunshine club Saturday after
noon, March 80.
Mrs. Wendell Drummer was re-
ported to be very low. Her friends
are glad to hear she is better.
Miss Minnie Miller visited Mrs.
Beschnett Sunday.
A program is being prepared to be
held at the Tivoli Red Cross sale
which is reported to be held at the
school house Monday afternoon,
March IL. The neighboring places
are invited.
Some Tivolians were in Saturday,
February %, to see those called in
the draft leave for Camp Dodge.
Seems like the merry springtime
is sure coming The roads are bad
in some places.
Donald Laird is visiting at the
home of grandpa and grandma w.
Macbeth.
Mrs. W. Wilkinson visited her
mother, Mrs. l. Ford Sunday who is
not feeling very well.
Misses Selma Larson and Minnie
Miller visited with Mesdames Mosh-
ers Wednesday afternoon.
The next Farmers club is Satur-
day, March 16.
Espy Cate who is machinest in
Uncle Sans service is reported to
be in Carolina now. He is feeling
fine and enjoys his work.
The Germans are trying to patron
ize Tivoli by sending their measles
around, no one so far seems pleased
with them.
Lester Mosher is in Uncle Sans
shipbuilding yards in Washington.
He enjoys his work very much and
thinks shipbuilding a very interest
ing trade.
Don't forget the Ladies' Aid at the
home of Mrs. H. Brett, March g.
Word peace.
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ing letter from James Dolan who is
somewhere in France.

ing letter from James Dolan who is
somewhere in France.
Somewhere in France, February T.,
191S.-Dear Mr.. Costley: When this
letter reaches you shall be on the
battle line.
How are you all? have been at a
British officers school back of the
English front for the past month or
more, just returning the other day.
was one of the six second lieuten-
ants chosen from the regiment to at
tend this school and return as in
structors and in addition have been
recommended for a first lieutenancy.
So think have upheld the expecta-
lions of my friends.
Oh! for the time when we chit the
line" it may be short but exciting
while it lasts. But no one can make
me believe that am not coming back
Nevertheless I'll be happy man when
the time comes to return to Dear
Old U. S." because we cannot return
without victory and real victory it
will be. The English and French en-
brace us with outstretched arms. We
are their great hope.
spent four days in Paris on my
trip to school. 1t is a truly beautiful
city, even passed my expectation. l
attended mass at the Notre Dame
cathedral week ago yesterday. Notre
Dame is wonderful, in fact, one of the
grandest in the world. That morn
ing / walked back to the grand gar
dens of Napoleon. The bronze statue
of Joan of Arc is near there and sure
ly is one of perfection. It's very ap-
pearance implies character.
Just three days after l left Paris
it was heavily bombed with a dread
full loss of lives.
Our battalion is billited herein a
little French village in which one
building acts as both barn and house
for the peasants. We officers manage
to get rooms in houses while men
sleep in barns.
Give my best regards to Mrs. Cost
ley and Ella, also Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Govern. Good bye, dear friend, it is
now l appreciate and cherish more
than ever that real friendship which
l have had since babe. Sincerely
yours, James.
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Mrs. Jack Krause, formerly Miss
Julia Lang, and young son, Lester Ho-
bart, have returned to their home in
Kerkhoven, Mimi, after a visit with
relatives in Mankato.
Mrs. Henry Frentz, who spent a
week in the city visiting at the home
of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Frentz, has returned
to her home in Waseca.
Donald Frentz and Arthur Wob-
schall, members of the Waseca bask-
etball team, who spent the weekend
with friends in the city, returned to
their homes in Waseca yesterday.
Mrs. j. sBrogger of Butterfeld, who
spent several days in the city as the
guest of Miss Selma Freeman, left
for her home yesterday.
Miss Edla Blume, formerly stu
dent at Mankato Commercial college,
has gone to Minneapolis, where she
has accepted a position as stenogra-
pher.
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son attended the bazaar at the ar
mory in Mankato last Saturday night
George Cole and son Floyd are
trapping along the river near Rapi-
dan.
Marie Glad spent several days last
week with Penelope Hanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Loucks enter
tanned number of friends Satur-
day evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs
Earl Burnett.
Mrs. j. Hendley and daughter
Bernice of Hebron spent Sunday at
the L. r. Parsons home
Louis Heise went to Camp Dodge
two weeks ago. A number of his
young friends spent the evening with
him before he left.
H. A. Hanson left for Illinois Sat
urday and will visit relatives at
Donovan and Sheldon.
Viola Michels of st. Peter is
spending the week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Michels.
G. w. Johnson shipped four leads
of hogs through the Equity last week.
Charlie Severance, Charlie Loucks,
Ralph Burnett, Harry Burnett and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Burrill Lelped Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Loucks with the
moving Monday.
Mrs j. p. Nichols went to Man
kato Wednesday and visited with her
sister, Miss Lottie Picker of Morgan
who was visiting at the home of Mrs.
Tom Bush, another sister.
Reuben Peterson was saving wood
for F. e. Budde Tuesday
Mrs. w. Hendley of North Man
kato is spending few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. P.
Parsons
F. e. Jefferson is busy saving the
large number of logs that have been
taken to his mill
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Mrs. L. E. Davis of Kasota was
Mankato shopper yesterday.
o. w. Walker has returned from
business trip to the twin cities.
George Dudgin of Minneapolis was
a business caller in the city yester-
day.
Mrs. w. A. Christianson of LIE
Sueur was a business caller in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. A Brinser and daughter Of
Madison Lake were in the city shop
ping yesterday.
Henry Lossow of Lakefield is Wis
iting in the city with his son, who
attends commercial college.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Crawford of
Window are spending the week with
relatives and friends in this city.
G.. d. OFT went to the twin cities
yesterday to attend to business mat
tiers, and is expected home this
evening.
Arnold Esser of New Ulm and Pet
er Esser of Mankato went to st. Paul
this morning to attend to business
matters.
Miss Marie Burmeister left for
Litchfield today, where she will teach
the unexpired term of school for
young lady who has resigned.
Architect HI. C. Gerlach spent yes
terday at Butterfield, where he was
commissioned to prepare plans for
the remodeling of a residence for r.
j. Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jurgins of
Blooming Prairie arrived Saturday to
visit at the j. E. Veum home over
Sunday. Mrs. Jurgins is sister of
]. E. Veum. They will leave tomor-
row for Owatonna to visit their son
and family.
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GILBERT WAS TAKEN
FROM The SHERIFF
Writ Habeas Corpus Proceed.
ings; Defendant Must Appear
In Fairm0nt

Joseph Gilbert, manager of the
Nom Partisan league, was discharged
from the custody of William Carver,
Martin county sheriff, under habeas
corpus proceedings which were up
held by Judge C. C. Haupt in district
court, st. Paul yesterday.
Gilbert, though given his liberty
under this order, will appear, In pur-
suance of the bond of $4,000 which he
gave here last Thursday, with A. C.
Townley, president of the National
Nom Partisan league, before the Mar
tin county court at Fairmont Mon
day.
Judge Haupt included the instruc-
lions for them to appear Monday at
Fairmont in his order releasing Gill
bert
The Judge held with the Martin
county prosecutor, Albert R. Allen,
that the offense described as con-
spiracy in the statutes is denominated
misdemeanor and therefore within
the jurisdiction of a justice court,
such as the Martin county officials
were seeking to bring Gilbert before.
Nevertheless, the court held that
the warrant under which both Gill
bert and Townley were arrested here
Thursday, charged, as well, the car
rying out of the offense, namely, the
distribution of league war pamphlets,
alleged to be seditious, and this, the
judge held, constitutes a gross mis-
demeanor which is indictable, and
within the jurisdiction of a district
court before whom the defendants
will present themselves Monday.
The Martin county grand jury will
meet Monday.
The st. Paul News says: Three
Martin county officials may face both
criminal and civil actions as the re-
suit of taking Joseph Gilbert, Ma
tional Non-Partisan league manager,
out of ST. Paul Saturday night.
League officials have had legal adj
vice that kidnapping charge will
lie against Sheriff w. S. Carver
Deputy Sheriff w. L. Roepke and
County Attorney A. r. Allen, Martin
county The league officers also have
been advised that Mr. Gilbert has the
right to sue for damages for false
Imprisonment
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w. G. costley received the follow
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Morning worship at II a. M; sub
ject, Follow Christ All The Way"
Evening service at 1880; subject,
What Is MANI" Everybody is urged
to be present.
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DECoRIA'S RED CROSS
New Members Are Being Added
To This FIourishing Working
Auxiliary

The Decoria Red Cross auxiliary
held it's monthly meeting at the Iron
Bridge school house Saturday after
noon. Five new members were added,
now making total of fifty eight. All
the work distributed at the last meet
ing was finished excepting one article.
Mrs. Ed. Keller has charge of this
branch and had large supply of yarn
and cut garments which were quickly
disposed of to the busy patriotic work.
ers.
AS the Junior Red Cross has not
been organized, the chairman, Mrs.
Charles Fredrickson, appointed
committee consisting of Jessie Hislop,
Inga Hoff and Lydia Weber to organ
ize in this community. The meeting
adjourned to meet again at the home
of Mrs. Fredrickson, March 20.
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BARN Is SET ON FIRE

Searcy, Aug. 8.-A large
barn stored with feedstuff be-
longing to c. H. Mann was de-
stroyed by fire last night. Mr..
Mann, who is foreman at the
government quarry at Bee
Rock, lives two miles north OF
Searcy. There was no insur-
ance. The fire was so evident
ly of incendiary origin that
Sheriff Plant telephoned to
Conway for bloodhounds,
which arrived about dawn this
morning. They followed the
trail to the river where it was
lost.
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Groves Tasteless chill Tonic
destroys the maarial germs which are transmitted
TO the blood by the Malaria Mosquito, Price Coo
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A young lady in Paris, Fran
&c. has mailed to a friend in
Newark a clipping from a Par
is newspaper published on the
anniversary of Americas entry
into the war, from which the
following is taken, showing
how greatly France apprecl-
ates the great part America is
playing in the great war.
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brated ON May 25, the anniver-
sary of its first day on French
soil.
The Time of Their Lives
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q. S. Food Administration

brated on May 25, the anniver-
sary of its first day on French
soil.
The Time of Their Lives
Everywhere they went, the
enlisted men had the time of
their lives, seeing London from
bus tops. feasting royalty, and
having free run of the play
houses. The night before the
party moved on, the men had
a lively and unforgettable ban
quet in the non-com's mess hall
in the Tower of London. The
goose hung high and memories
of that festive occasion were
haunting them still when they
turned out bright and early on
the morning of June 13 t.
catch the 5 80 train for Folke-
stone.
The Americans had had
good time in London. There
had been friendliness and COR
diality everywhere, but moth
ing to prepare them for the re-
cepticn that waited them in
Paris. It was when they reach
ed Boulonge that the word was
sped on to the capital of Gen
eral Pershing's coming.
There had been no prepare
tions made for a reception, but
the Paris-Midi and other noon
time papers Haunted the It'd
ings and by the time the spec
ial train drew in the Care du
Nord, there was such Jam
around the station as would
have bewildered even the mas
ter of traffic who stands at
the corner of Forty-second
street and Fifth Avenue, New
York.
AS General Pershing stepped
from the train, Marshal Joffre
came forward to greet him, a
company of Poilus presented
arms and the marvellous Garde
Republicaine band broke into
the music of the Star Spangled
Banner. inside, the waiting
room was hung with rich, tap
estried curtains, carpeted with
costly rugs, and brilliant with
June flowers. Outside a long
line of automobiles waited to
carry the Americans through
the streets of Paris.
TREMENDOUS Paris Welcome
The French authorities eX-
pressed their great regret that
the news of General Pershing's
approach had come too late for
the people of the city to plan
a fitting demonstration. 1t is
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LOSS OF POWER and vital force for-

nd vital FORCE lof-
low loss OF flesh, or
cancellation. These
come from impov-
erished blood. DR..
Pieree's Gold en-
Medical Discovery
enriches the blood
stops the waste OF
strength and It's
sue, and builds up
healthy flesh
Thin, pale, puny
and scrofu lous
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difficult to see how great votes
of money and long weeks If
preparation could have produc-
ed a welcome more moving or
more tremendous.
All the way from Care du
Nord through the boulevards
to the Palace de la Concorde
the streets were packed with a
cheering, laughing, cordial null
titude. Through that multi
tude the cars could barely
creep along. From every win
dow and balcony, from every
car and cab top, from every
terrace table and frc m every
lamp post, American flags way
ed and flowers from the french
gardens were showered down
on the slow moving procession.
Flushed and Exultant
Exuberant soldiers, in town
on permission leaped on the
running boards and led the
cheering. Gamins perched in
tree branches tried out their
new vocabulary with such lab
oriously learned phrases as
"HoW are youn' or Hello,
good morning" One man could
say only Cocktails for two,'
but he said it very loud and he
put no end of feeling into it.
Here and there lin the big
crowds that lined the curbs you
Guild hear the Australians and
Canadian soldiers calling out
"Ay, there, Yanks, how do you
like PARISH And you could
see Americans from the Amer
lean colony flushed and exul-
tant because America had at
last come in. Late that night,
when the various dinners broke
up and the officers and men
scattered to their billets, ju=
bilant crowd still paekd the
streets and sang and cheered
give PAmerique"