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Evening star., 1918-04-08
Heavy Casualties Of Allies.

NEW YORK. April s.-James M.
Beck, former assistant United States
attorney general. declared in an ad-
dress here last night that he was vio-
lating no pledge in stating that the
British casualties in the battle Of the
Somme last year numbered SOC, 900 and
that the French lost 100000 men killed
at Verdun.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Mrs. Carlos F. stoddart Dies.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. April s.-Mrs.
Carlos F. stoddart. a prominent woman
suffrage worker in Connecticut. and
daughter Of Judge William J. Milliken
Of Washington. D. c.. died 1T her home
At Somerville. Tenn. Before her mar
riage she played leading parts In =
number of producttops on the legiti-l
Evening star., 1918-04-08
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD POLICY
AND FUNCTIONS ARE ANNOUNCED
To Control Production and Distribution of
All Commodities Essential to Conduct
Of War-Details Of Application.

power or transportation affecting the
industries of the country
The War Industries Board will not,
1t is announced, make inspection of
products for which orders have been
placed or follow up delays. This will
devolye upon each department affected.
Evening star., 1918-04-08

Constable Plum has censored
tn film, "Th' Enchantress o. tn
Nile" now showin' at tn nickel
the-ater, an ordered eighty-five
feet cut off tn kiss in tn second
reel.
Some girls idee o beauty is a
snow-white nose, cerise cheeks an
% nut-brown threat.
Evening star., 1918-04-08

Copenhagen correspondent of the Ex-
change Telegraph Company.
Emperor William returned to the
western front Saturday and conferred
Evening star., 1918-04-08

with Field Marshal Won Hindenbure
and Gen. Ludendorff. 1t Is believed the
emperor intends travelling to Rumania
i'm a few days.
Evening star., 1918-04-08

The reputation of Sir Edward Carson
Is said to have been made by a single
joke.
DO you drink" he once asked Of a
witness.
That's my business" was the response.
ANY other business the barrister
quickly questioned.
The witnessed collapsed.
Evening star., 1918-04-08

Germany has created an Office to deal
exclusively with the acquisition and dis
tribution of wood suitable for use as
soles for boots and shoes. This new
branch Of the war department is called
the imperial clogs office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
GRAND JURY WILL MEET NOV
IS, PETIT JURY LATER
PetitJur0rs Same as Last Sprinu
who were Dismissed to Get
in Their Crops

The civil calendar for the November
term of court which is to open next
week has been completed. The grand
jury will meet November 13 for the
purpose of beginning investigations
and the petit jury will convene on
Monday, November Is to begin work.
The petit jurors for the fall term this
year will be the same as those who
were to have met last spring but were
dismissed due to the fact that men
were needed in the rural districts to
get the corps in.
Following is the complete civil cal
endar of cases: g
Elmer Casper, vs. John Casper.
Chris Paulson, VS.. Chas. E. Mullen.
N. NJ. Hermanson, VS.. Chicago,
Great Western r. r. Co.
Vesta B. Bedbury, VS.. William Bed
bury.
Byron McGregor, VS.. Advance Rum
ley Thresher Co.
William Pagenkopf & Anton R.
Pagenkopf, VS.. Advance Rumley
Thresher Co.
Cora R. Eberhardt, VS.. Walter W.
Eberhardt.
NJ. C. Busey, VS.. w. ). Bryson.
Hattie WEIGH, VS.. Cornelius j.
Welch.
Sarah Thomas, VS.. r. W. Zimmern
man.
Farmers COOPERATIVE Packing Co.,
corporation, VS.. VIM. A Kruger
F. ]. Wiedeman, VS.. G. A. Gilbert
Eagle Lake State Bank, CORP, VS..
Lee A. Cox.
Mary Marrobie, VS.. Joseph Mar
robie.
b. E. Anderson, VS.. Chicago, Great
Western r. R. Co.
Farmers Cooperative Packing Co.,
a corp, VS.. Leo ]. Hoehn.
In the Matter of the Estate of Hen
ry Schenk, deceased, Henry A..
Schenk, Appellant, VS.. s. ]. Mace.
Adm, ct al, Respondent
Peter Studelska, VS.. Samuel Her.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15

lifted from the tracks by long line
of torpedoes that had been placed
on the tracks. From this time on the
streets were crowded with enthus-
iastic townspeople and bedlam reign
ed supreme in the downtown dis
tricts. Cars ran up and down the
streets with the occupants singing
i"Cheer, cheer, The Gangs All Here
One car drove up and down Front
street with a dummy of the kaiser
/ tied to the rear and dragging on the
pavement AS the dummy was drag
! ged past many men with revolVers
filled his majesty with lead"
Women Charged With vagrancy.
Mrs. George Olson and Marie Len.
hart, two women claiming TO hal
from Ortonville, Mimi, were up il
the municipal court Saturday after
noon on charge of VACANCY. Botf
women were ordered by Judge Tenn
pie to leave the city at once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
NANKATO BEGAN
CELEBRATING EARLY
STREETS WERE ALIVE WITH
Joy MAKERS
Church Bells and Whistles Her.
aided the Joyous News
Until Daylight

"The war is over. The armistice
has been signed"
First news of the glorious event
and word that it had actually taken
place was received in Mankato by The
Free Press from the Associated Press
Association at 2:55 q. M, this morn
ing. The news was at once flashed
broadcast over the city and in a few
minutes bells were ringing, whistles
blowing and the entire city broke
loose with a spontaneous outburst OF
rejoicing.
The police department was notified
of the news at three o'clock and an
effort made to get the pumping sta
ton whistles blowing Falling in
this one of the officers ran over to
the Omaha yards and engine No. sc
shrieked forth the first joyous blast
that spread the tidings over the
town. By three thirty lights were
blazing in nearly every business place
in the city. Hardware stores were
opened that the increasing crowds
could get hardware and shells for
guns which had been brought down.
town to roar out the good news.
Several heavy blasts in the quarries
at the north end of the city were set
off and shook the town with their
force. Cars tore up and down the
main streets, their sirens blowing
and huge pieces of tinware attacked to
the rear Fireworks that appeared
from hidden stores, left over from last
Fourth of July sailed up into the
morning twilight, revolvers, shotguns
and every manner of weapon doomed
forth on Front street, sounding as
though the bedlam of the western
front had been transferred to Man
kato.
The first parade to be formed on
the streets was the Y. M. c. A. DOR
mitory delegation, eleven men in
their nightshirts who paraded the
streets at 1920 o'clock this morning
The procession was led by Wally
Anderson and both the Ben Pay and
the Saulpaugh hotels were raided in
an effort to get more recruits for the
ranks
At 4:30 o'clock the first street car
appeared on the streets operated by
Manager Adolph Mueller. AS the car
came down Front street it was fairly
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
STATE PROHIBITION VOTE

st. Paul, November 9.-Returns
from all but four counties on the
prohibition amendment give for pro-
hibition 152,4SS and against 1880.
In most counties the vote on the
amendment is from one hundred to
four hhndred less than the total
county vote. 1t is estimated that the
prohibition majority must be twenty
thousand to win.
Ten Thousand Majority.
st. Paul, November 9.-Less than
four hundred precincts missing give
dry majority ten thousand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
man e. Jacob Herman.

man & JACOB herman.
Farmers Cooperative Packing Co.,
CORP, VS.. Joseph Loeffler.
Farmers Co. Cooperative Packing Co.,
corp, VS.. Jacob Fox.
Farmers COOPERATIVE Packing Co.,
a CORP, VS.. Fred COnnor.
Farmers Cooperative Packing Co.,
a corp, VS.. August G. Beccue, Jr.
Andrew J. Larson, VS.. G. l.. Col
man Lumber Company, a corpora
ton.
Florence NJ. Claude, VS. Clarence A.
Claude,
f. d. Just, VS. Minneapolis. Brewing
Co. q corp.
Lavrits X. Fredericksen, VS. J. J.
Hamilton, ct al,
Fabian DesOrmouX VS.. Joseph Nero.
Bridget Howley VS.. Sarah Crane, as
Guardian of Mary Smith, an incompe
tent person ct al.
Hattie T.. Ward, VS.. John A. Will
lard, ct. al.
John Korth VS.. w. O. Hodapp,
Emma Akre, VS.. Odd Akre.
Frank Moses, VS.. Hartford Fire ms
Co. of Hartford Conn.
w. A. Harding, VS.. Henry Dieteman
]. G. James e B. James, partners
under the name of James Bros. VS.
Lula Buick e A. J. Buick
Henry T. Studness, VS.. Louis e
Zuel, ct al
J. P. Scott, VS.. E. II. Newhouse,
Henry Thissen VS.. Herman Strobel
julius Schuneman VS.. Paul Paulson
Erwin Wilson, VS.. Ralph Anderson
& Thomas Wilson
G. A. Lewis, VS.. Albert G. Hager
! mann.
John Bower, VS.. A. A. Benhke &
Otto Benhke, \
Henry Tschohl, VS. Lena Tschohl
Leo T. McKeever, VS. Henry C
Small
]. H. Smith VS. o. W. Walker,
William Henry Coy, VS. William o
Pommerenke, as executor of the estate
OF August Pommerenke, deceased
Cedar Rapids Oil Co., crop VS. G.
r. Bradley,
Standard Lumber Company, corp
VS. George H. Hahn, ct al.
The National Citizens Bank of Man.
kato, Mimi. VS. H. L. Nixon
G. E. Gilbertson, VS. The County O
Blue Earth in the State of Minnesota
Fred Mems, VS. Lee S. Cox
! II. T. Markytan VS. S. T. Carlson
J Hans G. Olson VS. Ernest n. Rene,
ct al.
Mary j. Mckasy, VS. H. NJ. Croker
! Frank III. Barnes, VS. Altera 8. Darl
ing ct al
Parlin C Orendorff Plow Co. O
Minneapolis VS. John H. Dee, ct al.
Blue Earth Valley Telephone Co.,
corp. VS. Commonwealth Utilities
Company, a corp.
Henry c. Kraus, as guardian Of tn,
Estate of William A. Bedbury an in
competent person VS. National Bank O
Commerce Mankato, Minnesota,
corporation.
The Widell Company, a corporation
VS. City of Mankato,
Wilhelminne Williams VS. Charlie
Williams,
G. W. Allyn VS. Frank Volk
Frank Moses VS. Chicago, st. Pau
Minneapolis, e Omaha Ry. Co.,
Hans Anderson VS. Evan Thorstad,
Harvey j. Lay VS. Helen NJ. Day
r. c. Smith Automobile Co., CORE
VS. George Atchison & Anton Osten
H. w. Boesch VS. Burr Blackburn.
The Fist National Bank of Amboy
MINI. VS. Burr Blackburn
William A. Beach VS. John F. Dack
ms.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
Whole Country Celebrates.

Washington, November 11.-By AS
ISOLATED Press.-Every section of the
United States is abIaze with patriotic
celebrations. Business is almost at a
stand still. Among the first problems
to be faced by the United States and
the allies is to what extent they must
aid the new German government in
restoring order and how they will deal
with Russia. Garfield today suspend
ed the IightIess night order for tonight
only for the peace celebration through
out the country.
Secretary Baker announced today
that drafted men who have been call
ed and who have not yet completed
their training, will as far as practical,
be turned back Immediately to civil
ian life. Secretary Daniels announced
be turned back Immediately to Gil
that no immediate steps would be
taken to demobilizing any part of the
naval forces of the United States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
Terms OF SETTLEMENT

Washington, November H.
called congress together to make
public the terms of the armistice
by which the German army ad
mits what amounts to abject sur
render to General Foch.
A small congress and small
crowd heard President Wilson's
burning words but the enthusiast
tic demonstration was tremend-
Gus.
The armistice terms are very
extensive and it is not practical
to repeat them in full. They are
most drastic moreso almost than
could be imagined and tie Ger
many "hand and foot" They in
cIude:
Cne. Complete cessation of hos
tiIities.
Two. Evacuation of all invad-
ed territory including Alsace-
Lorraine and Luxembourg.
Three. The surrender of tre-
mendous amounts of guns and
equipment, practically disarming
the German forces.
Four. The evacuation of the
left bank of the Rhine.
Five. The surrender of tre-
mendous quantities of rolling
stock in occupied territory.
Six. The complete abandon
ment of the Bucharest and Brest
Litovsk treaties.
Seven. The unconditional sur
render of all the German forces
in East Africa.
Eight. Reparation for all dam
age done even to payment for
maintenance of a large troops
force outside of AIsace Lorraine.
Nine. The surrender of scores
Of submarines and larger war
craft.
Ten. The concentration of air.
craft at stipulated points.
Eleven. The evacuation of all
Black sea ports.
Twelve Restoration of all al
lied and United States merchant
vessels sunk during the war.
Thirteen. The duration of the
armistice is thirty days.
Among financial terms included
in the armistice are restitution
for damage done by German ar
mics, restitution of cash taken
from national bank of Belgium
and return of gold taken from
Russia and Rumania. Military
terms include surrender of five
thousand guns, half field and half
light artillery, thirty thousand
machine guns, flame throwers and
two thousand airpIanes; surrender
of five thousand locomotives, fiji
ty thousand wagons, ten thou
sand motor lorries. Railways of
Alsace-Lorraine released for use
by allies, and stores of coal and
iron in AIsace included.
Immediate repatriation of all
allied and American prisoners
without reciprocal action by all
lies is also included. In connection
with the evacuation of the left
bank of the Rhine, provided allies
shall hold crossings of river at
CobIenz, Cologne and Mayence,
together with bridge heads and a
thirty kiIometer radius.
The right bank of RhineIand.
that occupied by allies to become
neutral zone and bank held by
Germans to be evacuated in nine
teen days.
The armistice is for thirty days,
but the president speaks of the
war as Coming to an end"
German troops are to retire at
once from any territory held by
Russia, Rumania and Turkey be-
fore the war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
CORRECT ADDRESS

Following is the correct way to ad :
dress an envelope to soldier in
France:
Return to
Mrs. john James Adams,
16 Prospect Ave-,
Sioux Falls s. D.
To Private John James Adams,
Co. M. seth Infantry,
American Expeditionary Force,
Via New York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
SON OF EDITOR SUCCUMBs
Deceased Had Several Relatives In
This City.

Relatives in the city have received
the sad news of the death of Frank
Hamilton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Hamilton of Marcus, Ia, who died
yesterday morning, death being caus-
ed by pneumonia following influenza.
He was about thirty two years of
age, and was an unmarried man. His
father, Wilson Hamilton, is editor of
the Marcus News. Deceased was
nephew of Mrs. F. A. Hiersche of
North Mankato, Mrs. E. j. Naylor and
John B. Croswell of Mankato. The
funeral will be held at Marcus tomor-
row, and Mrs. Naylor and Mr.. Cros-
well left for that place today to at
tend the services.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
OF The Board OF County Commits
sioners Of Blue Earth County. Min

nesota Special Session.
Sept. 81. 1918.
All members of the board met at
TWO p. NJ, pursuant to adjournment.
All interested parties having been
notified by mail, the board took up
the matter of cleaning out county
ditch No, 4. Many interested parties
spoke on the question and Engineer
Allison answered many questions
County Attorney Schmitt being out of
the city, the matter was adjourned
until the session of the board Octo-
Der 7th and Sth, 1918.
Attorney A. r. Pfau for the North
ern States Power company, offered a
settlement of the wrecking of the
BiXby Ford bridge. The company
will pay $4,000 If they are allowed to
retain the old bridge and the county
and Garden City township releases
them from further expense. This
matter will DE further considered at
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15

'AosPA'''' - .
poor ..............! ...... 80. "A
Johnson, A. e., iaborers at poor
1arm ...'.'..... ''........ T. o
Jones, Hugh, goods TO poor s.oo
Jones. John d., procuring spe-
cial election returns zoo
Jones. Thomas, procuring spe-
eial election returns $3.50. 2.95
kysor, Elmer, goods TO poor
farm .................. 1891
Lack Book& Staty. Co., goods
TO court house............. 1885
Larson, Anna, labor at poor
farm ................... 1900
Lehnert, Gust, hauling gravel
81: 'pao ~. .....,' 60 90. of'o'
Roads 6s &
Lundin Bros, goods for poor
farm barn ................ 173 Ga
Madison Lake Times, envelopes 6.5C
Mankato Cltzens Telephone
Co., rental and toll. 2.1C
Mankato Electric Co., goods to
court house.. ........ -. IL. &C
Mankato Manufacturing Co.,
roads 4.6s
MaHro ROSS Co., SoouS 10 court
house 1906
| Meixner, VIM. w., goods to
poor farm ................ 6.2!
Mertens, l.. F., goods to poor
farm 36. 81
Mertens, l.: +. goods to poor 1870
Minnesota Pipe & Tile Co.,
goods st. Road No. ID. 49,. 81. 81
Moe, Norman, livery on roads 900
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| Osten, MRS. anton, matron ices l5.e'
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election Daliots ......... l.O'
Fatterson' Il. Mere, CO., goods
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Quane' .. u. q Son JoD print
ing and advertising 100
@oDerts' u. NJ, goods to poor
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Aussell Grader Mfg, CO., goods
LOT roods 81. a
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| .ehance state ROAD NO. L.. 70 a
9ch"lckerl, Geo. }. goods for
ROADS ....:......... 2O.5
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| poor ............... 1919
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farm ..'....... ............. IL. Z
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15

The Associated Press, at 7:30 a. M,
says: Armistice terms have been
signed by Germany the state depart
ment announced at 2:45 o'clock this
morning. There was no announce
ment as to whether hostilities had
ceased or the hour at which they
would cease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
Albert leesch,

Albert Leesch, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Leesch, who reside on farm
about five miles from Mankato, died at
Camp Cody, New Mexico, death being
caused by influenza. Deceased was Sc
lected for military service and was
sent to Camp Cody with recent
contingent Of selected men. The re-
mains were expected to arrive in
Mankato sometime today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
In Hands of RexoIter

Copenhagen, November 1.-THE
German revolution today is an accom-
plished fact. All four kingdoms are
in the hands of the revolutionists,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
Georue Roiie.

George Boije, young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Boije residing on Route 1, is
at Emmanuel hospital, very seriously
i'll as the result of bullet wound &C.
cidentally received last Saturday.
The boy was accidentally shot through
the lung with twenty two Winches-
ter, and was brought to the hospital
shortly after the accident His case
is very critical one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
Mrs. VIM. Winstrom.

Mrs. William Winstrom, formerly
Miss Harriet Schindeldecker, who
served as superintendent of Imman-
uel hospital for several years before
her marriage three years ago, died at
Flaxton, North Dakota, on October IS,
death being caused by pneumonia.
following influenza. Deceased was a
most capable woman. and was grad
uate OF the City and County hospital,
st. Paul. She had many friends in
Mankato who will be grieved to hear
of her death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
DIED AT CAMP CODY
JOHN H. EVAN GAVE UP
HIS LIFE
Pneumonia Took Popular North
Mankato Young Man While
In Training

John Fl. Evans, a well known and
popular young man of North MAN.
kato died yesterday at Camp Cody
of pneumonia following an attack OF
influenza according to the word re-
ceived by his relatives this morning
John Evans left North Mankato Oct
ODER % for Camp Cody with the
Nicollet county contingent of selected
men and was taken i'll shortly after
he reached camp Mrs. E. A. Evans,
mother of the young man left Man
kato Monday evening for Camp Cody
and reached her son shortly before
he died.
A year ago last September John
Evans was united in marriage to Miss
Anna Bumgarten of Vernon Center
and after their marriage the young
couple made their home at Columbus,
Wisconsin. Mrs. Evans also went to
Camp Cody as soon as she learned
her husband was seriously ill and ar
rived but a few hours before his
death. Deceased was born in Lake
Crystal in 1892 but lived in North
| MankatO the greater part of his life
He is survived by his wife, his
mother, Mrs. E. A. Evans, by broth
er Thomas Evans of Loretta, Mimi,
and two brothers Evan and David of
| North Mankato and four sisters, Mar
saret, Mary, May and Rebecca all of
North Mankato
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
Mrs. Anderson.

MRS. ANDERSON.
Mrs. Mary Christina Anderson,
wife of the late Lars NJ Anderson,
who died two years ago last July, died
at her home in LeHillier at seven
o'clock this morning, death being
caused by rheumatism and general
breaking down in health. She had
been seriously ill for six weeks. De-
ceased was born in Sweden and was
seventy five years of age onJune 20,
1918. Her maiden name was Mary
Christina Swanson. and she came to
America with party of friends in
1869. She was married to Mr.. Ander-
son in Mankato about forty six years
ago. Following their marriage Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson settled in lie Hill
| lier, where they continued to make
their home. The deceased held the
distinction of having lived in lie Hill
! lier the longest of any of the resi-
dents there. Surviving relatives are
four sons, Charles Emil, Lake Mills,
! Ia. Reddie M. and Richard A. of Lee
| Hitler, and Theo E. of ST. Paul: one
sister, Mrs. Swan Peterson of San
Jose, California; and eleven grand
children. Private funeral services
will be held next Monday afternoon.
lnterment in Minneopa cemetery.