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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-09

sudden noise. repugnance which, If
you knew the mans past, you would
find to have shown itself in other
ways. At the same time it is inter-
esting to note that artillery officers
do not find as much gun shyness
among their men as might be ex-
pected from the greater volume of
noise. Or it may be the excessive
nervousness of an imaginative man
at handling a dangerous thing for
the first time in his life; or it may
in rare cases, be definite fear of
some particular accident, fear of
which the man himself is perfectly
conscious.
1t was so in a case of man with
glasses who flinched badly at every
shot He had brother who also
wore glasses and who had been blind
ed in one eye by sudden explosion.
He was in continual fear of the
same accident The only thing was
to put him to shoot without his
glasses. He was shortsighted but
could see well enough at the ranges.
1t did not matter at all that at five
hundred and six hundred yards he
could hit nothing At two hundred
and three hundred he could learn 10
use his rifle; and when he grew TO
know it, he would probably want
himself to see better and take to his
glasses again.
The Difficult Gases
But clear cases of that sort are
rare, and there is no opportunity to
try and trace the nervousness back
to it's source. All that the musketry
officer has is the man himself; a
puzzled, rather shamfaced man, who
for on reason at all that he can find,
trembles when he goes down with a
rifle, or breaks into a sweat, or can
not see clearly; and he has to put
heart into that man and make him
little more than the best of him
self.
These are the most difficult and
the most interesting cases that an
instructor has to handle. He has to
watch them closely, be ready to en-
courage them, see at once when they
are doing better If he once let4
them think that he despises them, if
he merely tries to discipline them, if
NE makes them afraid to speak of
themselves, he will do nothing. For
he never knows that there may not
be some simple thing, like that mans
fear of breaking his glasses, which he
can put right, if only the man will
speak of it; and even if there is
not, the more a man knows you are
interested in him, the more he will
try to master himself.
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Continued From Page One.)
Chief of Police Ed Ario took down
Dunn's statement and will investigate
the case. The federal officers will
be notified and as Lancelle is a reg
istered enemy alien the government
may intern him for the duration of
the war.
Was Sailor on Liner.
Lancelle stated to The Free Press
French province of Alsace and that
his parents were mixed French and
German. He served three years in
the German army before coming to
this country. According to his state
ment Lancelle landed here July "a,
1914, on the big liner Fatherland. He
was employed as a common sailor
on the vessel.
Says He Escaped.
He stated that the ship remained
in port until after war was declared
between Germany and the allies and
was then interned by the United
States, at that time neutral nation.
With some Of his other comrades
Lancelle escaped, being able to talk
English and he has been free in this
country since that time while the
rest of the crew were held at an in
ternment camp.
Old Gag About Whiskey.
In regard to the statements he is
alleged to have made the fellow
stated that he remembered nothing
-" don't know what happened" he
said. Il woke up and l was in Jail
that's all l know. That whisky
that is to blame"
Chief Ario notified the federal of
ficers Of the case this morning and
the government was expected to take
some action today.
Chief of Police Ed Ario late this
afternoon received a telegram from
the department of justice in st. Paul
saying that representative of the
department would be sent to Mankato
to investigate the Lancelle case.
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TEUT ALIEN TO HAVE

CONTINUED From Page One.)
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Kasota

Mrs. Marie Peterson visited with
relatives at Waseca the fore part of
the week.
Frank Howe and family of Mime
apolis spent several days of the week
at the Andrew Benson home
Mrs. H. Stockton will entertain the
ladies aid society OF the Pres5y-
terrain church on Thursday afternoon
Of this week.
Carl Peterson and Wendell Sven
son, who have been working in the
harvest fields near Sleepy Eye, re-
turned home Sunday.
Leo Traxler and sister, Miss Henri
eta of LcSueur Center motored here
Sunday and visited at the r. L. Brad
shaw home. They were accompanied
back by Mrs. Joseph Bradshaw who
has been visiting here Tor week or
more
Mrs. c. w. Myres and children
were shoppers in Mankato last We'd
nesday.
Miss Margaret Johnson is spending
the week with friends in Window
Mrs. Wallace Grant and children of
Pennington spent last week end at
Vic oI. cOlii uoliS, lStul IiIS HOiuC
Monday
Miss Esther Olson returned home
last Sunday from two weeks visit
with relatives il Rochester.
Misses Ruth Johnson and Hazel
Stockton made a trip to Mankato
Monday. :
Miss Ruth Buell. is visiting in Hen
derson this week
l.. p. Swe4son returned homo Sun
day from Mcintosh, S. d, where he
has been visiting his children Carl
and Miss Ellen, for the past few
weeks.
Relatives hero have been informed
that Frank Halter of Mankato recent
ly suffered stroke of paralysis.
Lionel Youatt of MipCng, Wis, is
employed for few weeks in the
Babcock & Wilcox office. He began
work last Monday.
f. Mrs. Mary Davis and Mrs. Marie
Peterson were among the shoppers in
Mankato last Thursday.
( Miss Dorothy Wilcox gave a show
er last Saturday evening for Mrs.
Frank Babcock of Mankato
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Turrittin and
children Of Minneapolis visited the
PAST week with relatives in this VIC
Unity.
+ c.. w. Babcock and daughter Kath-
ryn and Miss Rachel Beard enjoyed
a motor trip to New Prague last Fri
day.
Miss Frances Baily of Mankato
Commercial college spent last week
end at home.
I Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Skipton and
daughter, Mrs. William Miller and
Mr.. ard Mrs. Albert Chapel of St.
Peter made a motor trip to LeSueur
last Friday and spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sunderman.
c. E. Rydeen and family and Misses
Ruth and Margaret Johnson called on
friends at Pettis last Thursday even
ing
I E. j. Kottke was a business caller
in Cleveland last Monday.
! Mrs. Hattie Turrittin returned the
latter part of last week from a visit
with relatives and friends at San
born. 81,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hugunin of St.
Paul have been visiting in and around
Kasota the past week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. G.. v. McGraw spent
/ last Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Jardine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Reed of Wing,
N. D., are spending the summer at
the w. r. Skipton home in the coun-
. try.
!, Several men from the Babcock &
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condition of the German lines. All
the first detectives have been taken
and the battle continues with un-
abated fury.
Through this sector the country is
billy and uneven, making the fight
ing more difficult. Tanks crossed the
Avre river without difficulty and are
now giving a good account in the
hills and valleys. Cavalry is also
operating in this part of the country.
AS this report was filed the British
were still blasting their way steadily
forward, the tanks and infantry but
a short distance behind the way of
steel of the terrific British barrage
that is crushing the resistance and the
morale of the Teuton soldiers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-09
Defeat for Austrians.

UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Rome, August 8.-Defeat met the
Austrian troops that attempted to
storm the Italian positions, an Italian
dispach announced today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-09

sudden noise. repugnance which, if
you knew the mans past, you would
find TO have shown itself in other
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-09
Boy knittcr of Socks /.

Lester Barnum, the ten year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Barn
um, 1876 Fulton street, displayed to
The Free Press today some remark
ably fine work, a pair of stockings
which he had knit. The work was in
deed fine, every stitch was perfect.
He finished the pair in eleven days
1t was his first pair.
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! Old Settlers Picnic Postponed.
The old settlers picnic which was
TO have been held today at Sibley
park as been postponed until Wednes-
day, August IA.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10
President Tells Why He Was Forced to Take
-, Over the Railroads.
BY WOODROW WILSON.


the movers transportation systems Of the
country by the act OF congress OF %
war Of no less than Of perhaps than Of
and Il s for the complete mobilization our a'
country should be oreaneo ana en-
and smpfd method OF coordnaaon
which have not proved possible under private msnoe mem @
executives who have oeen cooperating
matter have done the utmost
that was possible for them to do; with patriotic zeal and
with great ability but they could neither
Complete unity Of administration te peeS
occasion and at many points serious o
earnings committee Of course without power or
authority charges effect proper and adjust
several roads willingly with admirable public spirit
committee have already suffered from these
circumstances and should not be required to suffer IN mere
must be substituted
In the conduct the and Of the nnumerabe activities upon which
its successful conduct dependa
financial interests Of the raiads
direction The financial operations Of
with the borrowings Of the
conducted at greater advantage
securities assured that their rights and
upuIOuy the
could the railway SYSTEMS Immediately
shall that these definite
guarantees given: the railway properties will
maintained period of federal control In good repair and
equipment when taken by the government and
second that the shall operating income equal each
the average net income the three years preceding June S
entirely congress
that justice and full security assured
creditors Of the systems which the
must now use under ito own direction or else su serious emDaa's
ment
obtained
William McAdoo whose
peculiarly the whose authority
eo",d N. NAM Tnnnos interests which viii, he invoveS and .h
directed suffer
The government only great government
which
the
anything that through private
ability patriotic motive could
uniHcaIon Of administration would certainly
accomplished ability could obae
deemed that fact all
and without authority
reposed national necessity
at liberty to abstain from it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10
The Mauic of MARRIAGE,

Appreciation is the white magic OF
marriage.
Love thrlves in appreciation, court
ship, little attention. These are the
food that makes love grow! Don't let
anything crowd them out, writes Eliza
beth Towne I'm Nautilus.
Above all things, look after the busi-
ness side of your marriage. See that
you do the fair thing by your wife in
the way of an allowance for her own
needs, and that you leave her free
to spend that allowance as she
pleases, without accounting to you.
More marriages meet shipwreck on
this particular sandbar, than on any
other one thing. Remove the sand
bar by giving her an allowance.
Then never think what she does with
1t!
Love has to have freedom to breathe
in.
And nobody can realize freedom in
this age without some money of her
own.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10

lized in extremely Improbable trans
portation in order that the transporta-
ton of war materials might be facili-
tated.
Need Fear No Losses.
Under government control no rail-
road will incur such losses. The rail-
roads will not be Interested in what
class of traffic they handle, will not
care whether it Is profitable or un-
profitable. If it is Improbable the loss
VIII be made good by the government,
Tor the government assures the stock
holders the return on their invest
ment they enjoyed (on the annual av-
erage) for the three years ended June
30. 1917.
Under government control the rail
roads are to be assisted in obtaining
the capital necessary to finance tbs
vast extensions of trackage ana termi-
nails and the building of additional 10.
comotives and cars made imperative
by the demands of war.
May Get Loan Later.
The president says that under gov.
ernment control "the financial earn.
ings OF the railways need not then in.
terfere with the borrowings of the
government" Railroad investments
are to be made attractive to investors
by the government guarantee. Even.
tually loan may be made by the gov
ernment to the railroads.
1t is said, however. in the selection
Of Mr.. McAdoo for director general Of
railroads that there lies the greatest
promise of government assistance to
the railroads in financing their opera.
! tions and extensions.
The president says that he will ask
congress. Immediately after the holi.
days, to enact legislation providing
that the rail properties under govern.
ment control shall be maintained in
las good repair and as complete equip
ment as when taken over" and that
the roads shall receive met operat-
Ing Income equal in each case to the
average net income of the three years
preceding June 80, 1917"
Leaders in congress predict that the
legislative branch will act without de-
lay upon the presidents recommends
tlOns.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10
MAKING A MAP OF THE CITY
Drawing Of the Heavens VIII Contain
Every Star That the Telescope
or Camera Can Find.

Every star that can be found by the
most powerful telescope or camern
lens will he engraved on n colossal
map Of the universe about to be com
pleted. after many years work by the
combined astronomical talent of the
world. says the st. Louis Globe-DemQ-
crat. Some of the stars represented
have never been seen by the eye of
man and probably never will be. They
were caught by the Photographic plate
Many other millions of specks, dlmly
made out on camera films. will not be
| traced on the map because they are too
nebulouS 10 he authentically recorded
About 10O000.000 stars will be shown
on the map being painstakingly forged
by the astronomers of the world. The
completion Of the map was delayed by
the world war, the Germans and Aus
trian scientists having previously
taken a large part in the formation of
the huge tracing Naturally their serv-
ices and their data have not been avail
able since hOstilities doomed.
Astronomers for ages have toiled
! over maps Of the heavens, from the
days of Ptolemy and the Grecian sages
to those Of Copernicus, but with un-
! satisfactory results, for the human eye,
even aided by the primitive telescopes
Of century ago, could not catch near
all the myrinds of stars.
! But with the introduction and per-
| fection Of the long-dlstance camera,
the hopes of the astronomers were
realized. for the Photographic plate,
! far more sensitive to light than the
retina of the human eyes, engraves on
lasting documents thousands and mil
lions Of stars hitherto unknown to
sCience.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10
Urges Coal Economy.


Jefferson City, Mo,-A resume of
the coal situation as II applies to
LOuseholders, Missourians in general,
and to the nation, has been issued BY
Missouri Fuel Administrator Wallace
Crossley, and set out to every fuel
committee of the state for general
information.
In this statement Crossley says the
world war is a coal war and that coal
energy is behind the munitions in.
dustry, behind transportation by land
and sea, behind the gun, and behind
the man behind the gun. This, by way
OF emphasizing the Importance of coal
conservation.
Back of the transportation short
age Crossley's statement says, lies
the labor shortage
Reduced to the last analysis the
coal shortage is caused by:
IL. The increased demand for coal
for war activities.
20. The congested condition OF the
railroads and the shortage OF coal
cars.
"S. A shortage OF labor in the
mines
"Missourians along with all other
Americans are asked to conserve
coal
Il. BY frugality in the use of cleo
tricity, gas and coal.
"2. BY keeping homes and offices
at the healthful temperature OF CO
degrees.
"3. BY careful and intelligent fir
ing OF furnaces and stoves.
1.-THE householder is asked:
"To use wood or oil instead OF coal
where possible.
IF the wasteful open fireplace must
be used, burn wood in it.
use fireless cookers, compressed
steam cookers, etc.
Save electric and gas light.
Heat as few rooms as possible.
Learn how to run stoves and fur
naces economically.
Keep the thermometer at 63 de-
grees, no higher, for health.
"Save a shovelful Of coal a day"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10
Nearly a REGIMENT Anyhow.

Samuel LevcngOOd. who is Il motor
man on street car in Jeffersonville,
says the Indianapolis News, has four
fine bOys-all patriotic. One enlisted
In the navy year or two ago; another
enlisted last June, soon after Amer
ica decided to take hand in the
European unpleasantness, and young
LevengoOd thought he would see ac-
tive service; n third went to Ft. Ben
iamin Harrison and brought back a
commission as second lieutenant in
the officers reserve corps Of the Unit
ed States army. Then No. was talk
on by the Selective draft. Looks like
Uncle sam wanted regiment of Lev
engOOds," said the father. However,
the local exemption board held that
the remaining son should be exempt
from service.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10

rates and governed the traffic of the
lines.
Working Out Plans fer Months.
The plan now put into effect has
been worked out by the president
through a period of several months.
Almost Immediately after the United
States entered the war it became evil
dent the railroads, under private con-
troll, would not be able to stand the
strain.
The railway heads were willing to
do everything the government de-
manded, but had not the power to
force one road to sacrifice its finan-
cial interests in behalf Of the general
good.
In formulating the plan he will
present to congress the president stu
died the system adopted in England
and consulted men experienced in the
results of the system.
If the English plan is adopted in its
entirety the government will order that
government freight and officials en-
gagged on government business be car
ried free. 1t then will pay out Of pub
lie funds TO each road sufficient sum
to bring that roads operating income
up to the average of the three years
preceding June 80, 1917.
McAdOo, while director general of
railroads, will retain the Office of sec
retary of the treasury. as the president
has pointed out, McAdoo's authority as
secretary of the treasury will enable
him to coordinate the many financial
interests involved and which might, un-
less Systematically directed, suffer very
embarrassing entanglements."
The attempt of the railroads them
selves to provide this single authority
and slmplified organization in the exist
ing railroads war board and its spe
cial operating committee has proved o
failure because OF physical llmita
tions. although the president pays higt
tribute to the ability and zeal of the
FIVE rail executives whose efforts have
been devoted to the task.
VIII Use War Board.
The organization effected by thC
railroads war board will be thu
foundation upon which Director Gen
eral McAdoo will build the structure
Of government control. 1t is not un
likely that some, If not all Of the mem
bers of the war board, will he assOci
ated with Mr.. McAdoo in administer
Ing the management Of the unifie'
lines.
In his statement the president re
fers to the defects of the system o
unification attempted under prlvat
control. Several railroads have sui
fered financially and physically froI
carrying out the orders of the wa
board, which require them to be ut
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10
JEFFERSON BARRACKS HAS AS
MANY NEW MEN AS ANY
CAMP.
CLERICAL FORCE CATCHES UP
Estimate Of Three Months to Make a
Soldier Of Raw Reeruit--Men
Appear to Be Happy and
contented.
Jefferson City, Mo.

JEFFERSON City, MO.
Word comes from the capital that
$4,000 soldiers at jefferson Barracks
have commenced the course Of train
ing designed to fit them to take their
places in the fight to free the world
of Prussianism.
The clerical forces have about
caught up with the work incident to
the recruiting of thousands OF men
and virtually all of the new men men
are free to take up their drilling and
setting up exercises.
Barracks officials estimate that it
takes three months to convert a raw
recruit into real soldier and siX
months to make him a first.class hgnt,
ing man.
Most of the soldiers at the Barracks
will be moved shortly, but while there
they will be given a thorough course
of training. Christmas Day $500 men
were on the parade ground at one
time. They ranged from novices who
arrived the day before 10 men who
had been there for months.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10
Numbering Kinr's English.

There seems no limit TO the Outrages
on the kings English wrought by cine
ma theator nroprietors, comments the
London Chronicle. Featuring" was
all lovers of our language: "picturi-
2atiOn" was worse, hut there, 1t was
thought, atrocities would stop But
no. From the top Of picture palace
in South London flaunts in big letters
the announcement that here Is pre-
sented "the perturbation of Sullivan's
celebrated son. "The Lost Chord
London Chronicle.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10
Crosses Potato With nahlla.

A. Hickman, an aged gardener of
Eureka, Cal, has succeeded In crossing
the Irish potato with the dahlia, the
combination producing a species of po-
tato which is believed to be far SUI
perior to that found ordinarily on the
market. With the new potato one may
have flowers for the decoration of his
home and, when the plants have
reached maturity, potatoes for his DIN
ner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10
Adopts Missourian's Plan.

The suggestion of Jesse N. Owens,
a clerk in the office of the adiutant
general, for checking vouchers in con-
nection with the draft law will be
adopted for the entire country by the
war department. This information was
received by Col. ]. H. McCord from
Provost Marshai-General Crowder.
Owens, in tabulating vouchers in
the office of the adjutant general dur
ing the operation of the first draft, de-
vised a new system for placing items
on the cover of the voucher.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10
Women LIeensed ae Lawyers.

The State board of Bar Examiners
announced the names of the success
fCl applicants;
Three St. Louis women were sue
cessful, these being Nellie A. Allen,
4271A Holly avenue; Winifred MIC
Hale, 431S Maryland avenue and FAN
ny B. Price, 37O5 Washington avenue.
Margaret Zoff of Washington, Mo-,
also obtained a license.
The names Of the successful St
Louis and suburban applicants fol,
low:
William l. Levi, Maurice L. Lichen
stadt, Irving Goff McCann, Webster
Groves; Simon Ostfeldt, Fanny B
Price, II. A. Ostfeldt, James J. O'Hear
Stephen f. PlnUer, Richard V. Runner
T. SCHNEIDER, John X. Verdier, Frank
h. Williams, Samuel White, A. J. Ap
pelbaum, Nellie e. Allen, E. r. Albin
Jr., Charles G. English, Edward q
Grubb, Oscar G. Hausner, Clarence L
Conway of Maplewood and WlnifreC
McHale.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10

which is the vilest smelling compound
that man has so far invented. IL you
do not know how much a mllligram
is, consider a drop picked up by the
point of a needle and imagine that
divided into two billion parts, Edwin
e. Slosson writes in the New York
Independent. Also try to estimate the
weight of the odorous particles.
What we call flavor or SAVIOR is a
joint effect of taste and odor in which
the latter predominates. There are
only four tastes of Importance, acid,
alkaline, bitter and sweet.