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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24

e. e. Bach of Redwing was a bus
mess caller in the city today
was a visitor in the city today.
Rev. H. Plantikow, who has been
the presiding elder of the Mankato
district of the Evangelical associa-
ton, moved to Minneapolis last
night where he will hold similar
position in that district.
]. J. Flaschenhar, c. L. Oleson, P.
w. Pitcher, George J. Miller and Gus
tat Widell, representatives of Mankato
conmnandery of the knights Temp
lar, yesterday afternoon attended the
grand commandery meeting at Austin.
ID. II. Mitchell, special representa-
tive OF the Kingbee Film Corporation,
Los Angeles, is in Mankato. He is
here in the interest of the new Billy
West comedies, which are now show
ing in all the leading theatres and
will be seen in Mankato in the near
future.
-Pers.
Attorney Morton Brewster of Wells
transacted business in the city today.
Mrs. Alfred Carlson has returned
from Phoenix, Arizona, and a trip
through California, having been alb
sent about four months.
j. T. Harrington of st. Paul was
in the city calling on trade today.
H. c. Gerlack has returned from a
business trip to Belle PLANE and Jor-
dan.
Attorney Miles Porter spent yester-
day at Vernon Center. He reports
that the Str0pp wiud dur;,y Tho ctorv,,
Tuesday night blew branches from
trees in that vicinity, mad blew over
a telephone guy wire pole near the
Washburn farm. Farmers in that
prt of the state report that barley and
oats were badly hurt by frost and
will be somewhat late on that account,
but it is expected that it will come up
again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Frank H. Koenker to Frank J. Lor-
entz, both of Blue Earth county, 81,
ETC., lot 5. block 4, Davis C Coy's ad-
dition to Mankato.
Andrew Roblee to Frank Koenker
of Blue Earth county, 81, etc., lot 5,
block 4, Davis & Coy's addition to
Mankato.
Sarah D. Scramlin of IIennepin
county, $1,000, lots IL anG 13, block
county to Matilda Wiede of Blue Earth
p, Randalls addition to the village
of Amboy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
SWIVEL CHAIR SOLDIERS
They VIII Be Sought Out By Agents
of the Government.
JnI.ed Press Disnatch.

IUnl.ed FreSS Disnatch.1
Washington, May 16.-Agents of the
government will soon be making a
tour of certain towns in this state to
ascertain how man., swive' chair SOL
diers" there are IL the state of Min
nesota. In other words, the govern
ment wishes to know how many young
men of draft age have slid into gov
eminent positions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
viii Survey Industries.

UNITED Press Disr" tch.
Washington, May 16.-The appoint
ment of Charles A. Otis, president of
the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce,
is to undertake a survey of the indus
tril facilities of the country was an
nounced today by the war department
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
Somsen Is Reappointed.

Judge Stephen H. Somsen of Wi
mona has been re-appointed as mem
Der of the state board of law examin-
ers, according to an announcement
made by the state supreme court.
Practically all of the board members
were reappointed. The court order is
effective June /.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
MINNESOTA MAN KILLED
Name of ThorwaId Brender of kerk
hoven Is On Death List Today.

UNITED Press Dispatch.I
Washington, May 16.-Today's cas-
ualty list from General Pershing in
cludes the names of ninety-one
Americans. OF these, eight were kill
ed in action, four died from their
wounds, four died from disease, one
was killed by accident, one died
from other causes, fourteen were
missing, four were wounded severely
and fifty-five wounded slightly.
Included in the list is Thoryald
Brender, Kerkhoven, Mimi, killed in
action, and Erick Lundeen, Meadow
land, Mimi, and Ole Studtien, Hoff-
man, Mimi, both wounded slightly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
Attempt Air Raid On Paris.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1

United Press D1Spatch.1
Paris, France, May 16.-An at
tempted German air raid on Pari
was beaten off last night about tel
o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
Frank StockdaIe to Lecture.

Frank Stockdale, lecturer for the
Merchants association, will speak in
the basement of the Mankato State
bank tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
Showing In Products For the
Red Cross Society
MINNESOTA is SECOND
Seventy Year Old Lady Has
Finished Her Forty-Sixth
Sweater
From Thursday Daily.

From Thursday Daily.
Montana is still leading the divi-
sion in Red Cross production of gar
ments and dressings, according to
statistics prepared by the northern
division headquarters office.
These figures show that Montana
has a per capita production of six
teen cents for the month of April.
Minnesota, second on the list, has a
production of 1914 cents per capita;
North Dakota, third, has 11.a cents
and South Dakota, last, has 1913
cents.
The following table gives the ex-
act amounts of garments and dress
ings turned out by the four states
during the month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24

Miss Rev returned last evening
from Minneapolis where she attended
the State pedic convention,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24

Twelve women in the state prison
of Saltwater, Mimi, have been ac-
lively engaged in working for the
Red Cross. Since January 1, they
have completed Al sweaters, SO socks,
10 pajamas, 167 hospital socks. IS
hospital shirts. IL bandages and 102
front Line packets.
At the close of Liberty Loan day,
in Kasson, Mimi, a carnival was CIV
en- by the school children under the
auspices of the Junior Red Cross,
bringing $3.50 for the local branch
In addition to this amount raised for
the Red Cross. teachers and students
have invested $4,325 in Liberty bonds,
and SLY in war saving stamps
After finishing her forty sixth
sweater, Mrs. Clark L. Mott, who is
seventy years old and member of
the Aurora county, S. D., chapter, de-
cided to begin on socks, since these
are the knitted articles consumed the
fastest and in the greatest demand
in France at present. The sweaters
were completed by Mrs. Mott in just
six months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
Broke Left Arm

Mrs. I. F. Hinton had the misfortune
to break her left arm this morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-24
Filed for Coroner.

DIR. G. A. Dahl filed for coroner this
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
WORRY OVER 18TH
Topeka Mothers Hear Boys Are IL
Hardest Fighting.

Topeka mothers of men in the 35th
division, that division made up of Kan
sas and Missouri men, are keeping the
telephones busy today inquiring of one
another if any ill news has been re-
ceived from France. The news has
reached the city that the 35th division
is now in the center of the hardest
fighting, at a point where the enemy
has concentrated some of its shock
troops to prevent the farther advance
Of the allies.
1t is said that the Kansas troops
have been in action at this point s{~ ce
the latter part of September, and on
account of the length of time required
from the date of deaths or wounds for
the news to reach the mothers back
home, these Topeka women are seek
ing a refuge from their fears in an
effort to cheer and reassure each
other.
One of these mothers said this
morning: ZACH one of US hopes that
our own boys are spared from the bull
lets of the foe, but this we do know,
even if they are unhurt by wounds,
they are living in the cold and rain,
sleeping on the wet ground, with all
that means in its menace to life and
health"
The father of one of the boys in
the 35th was asked for a decision on a
business matter. Il can't give you a
decision today" he said. mot. in fact,
till have word from my son in the
25th -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
FOR FIFTH L0AN|FIU is. ABATINC!PReES ON PAPER
Treasury Department Prepares
for Next Campaign.
1t Will Come in the Spring, Is
Word Now.

Washington, Oct. 2z.-Iong before
the fourth liberty loan figures have
been counted up, or the honor flags
have been entirely distributed or the
money paid in preparations have been
started at the treasury for the fifth
liberty loan. The date has not been
determined, nor the amount nor any
other features. The only certain
knowledge is that there will be anoth-
er and it probably will come in the
spring of 1919-in March or April.
Whether present German maneu-
yers for peace are successful or not,
the government by that time will need
more billions to pay the war costs
which can decrease only gradually,
even If cessation of military effort
should come. Within f-w months the
treasury will again begin issuing new
certificates of Indebtedness as a means
of financing itself. and by next spring
the accumulated billions of these must
be redeemed out of proceeds from sale
of more bonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
CAPPER IN PROBE
Governor Requests Investiga-
tiOn of a Funston Doctor.
Alleged Improper Treatment of
Sick Men and Relatives.
MOTHERS ARE TURNED OUT?
Charged They Were Denied
Comfort to Dying Sons.
Serious Complaints Against
Camp Hospital Doctor.
MOTHERS ARE TURNED OUT?

Governor Capper is going to ask
the war department for an investiga-
ton of DR.. Louis Schneider, head of
ward "a, base hospital at Fort Riley
for alleged improper treatment of the
mothers of soldiers confined in or who
died in the hospital during the in
fluenza epidemic. Several complaints
have come to the governor from moth
ers who assert that they were denied
the privilege of giving comfort and
what help they could to their sick
sons.
One mother asserted that DIR.
Schneider refused to allow her more
than few minutes to be with her dy-
ing son when she could have given
great comfort and aid to him in his
dying moments. 1t is asserted that
this act was not only cruel to the son,
but also to the mother.
1t is also charged that DIR. Schneider
turned mothers out of the hospital
late at night when they had no place
to go and no friends. These mothers
have also brought to the governor in
direct charges of improper treatment
, of the patients in the ward made by
the men and by the nurses and attend
ants The governor has prepared q
statement embodying the complaint:
against DR.. Schneider and will forward
it to the war department and ask fol
an investigation,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
TO PUNISH THEM
German Papers Are Hot on
Trail of Guilty.
Want To Make Those ReSpOnSf.
BILE for War Suffer.

Amsterdam, Oct % british wire
less service) German provincial and
Socialist newspapers continue their
campaign against the "chief culprits'
responsible for the war. The Frank
ische Tagespost of Nuremburg, the
first paper in Germany to demand
openly the abdication of the emperor,
declares that the accession of the
crown prince is entirely out of the
question.
THE German people are searching
for the guilty" says the Volks Zeitung,
the organ of the Nuremburg Social
lists. "The pan-Germans and Junkers
are silent today. but we do not forget
that they are the great war meters in
Germany, that they retain the sup
port of Socialist and political faction
and that they are a menace to the fu-
ture healthy development of the Ger
man empire.
THE pan-German policy has gone
bankrupt, but unfortunately it has led
the German people to disaster.
ITO the gallows with the guilty,
whoever they may be-"
The Socialist Arbeiter Zeitung. of
Vienna, urges the German Social lists
to punish the ''chief culprits'' without
mercy, adding, when the German
soldiers return home from the trenches
after four years of unparalleled suf-
fering, there will be a reckoning for
She people who have led them to this
catastrophe. The German people will
sweep away the junkers and take its
destiny into its own hands"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
II THANK YOU!"
Chairman Burrow of Liberty Loan
Committee in Recognition.

On behalf of the Shawnee county
fourth liberty loan committee, I wish
to congratulate the people of Topeka
and Shawnee county for the splendid
results achieved. We have every rea-
son to feel proud of our record. I at
tribute our large over-subscription to
the hearty cooperation of our loyal
citizens, the scores of solicitors and
the various committees who neglected
their own work in order to help make
the loan a success. The public has
not been driven to subscribe. The
community realized that it was placed
upon its honor to oversubscribe it's al
lotment and with an all-together pull
it went over the top in a manner that
will please our boys at the front.
Nearly two million dollars was volun-
tarily subscribed before a single per-
son was solicited by the committee.
The men and women worked as a unit
and the women are entitled to a good
share of the credit for the final result
l hope that every loyal man, woman
and child in Shawnee county will ac-
cept this statement as personal con-
graduation and thanks for the Won
derful work they have done, which
made it a pleasure to manage the
fourth liberty loan campaign.
J. r. BURROW. Chairman,
| Shawnee County Fourth Liberty Loan
Committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
DARK HOUR ahead
Cardinal Hartmann Calls for
Prayers for Future.
Says Germany Is Threatened
by Superior Enemy.

Basel, Oct 22.-Cardinal Hartmann,
archbishop of Cologne. has issued a
pastoral letter in which he says dark
hours have come for Germany. threat
ened by an enemy superior in num-
bers and shaken to the foundations OF
the state by internal changes. He
calls upon his people to offer public
prayers. ~ f.ss - -
Deep discomfort is sprea ding every
where among the German people, the
cardinal writes, and invites all Catho-
lies to rally around the emperor.
In all Protestant churches of Prus-
sia public prayers have been ordered
for the protection of Germany from
the misfortunes which threaten her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
Newspapers Hit Hard by Court
and Commission.
Cost Nearly Doubled in Two
Years. Time.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Acting on the
ruling of four judges of the United
States circuit court. named as arbitra-
ters on the matter of prices to be
charged for newspaper stock at the
mills, the federal trade commission has
amended it's price schedule as fol-
lows:
Roll news in carlot $3.50 per hun
dred pounds.
Less than carload lots s3.62z per
hundred pounds; sheet news, carload
lots $3.50 per hundred pounds; less
than carload lots $4.02H per hundred
pounds.
These prices are f. o. b. at the mills.
In June the federal trade commits
sion announced a price of $40 per
hundred pounds, retroactive to jan
uary 1. This was followed last month
by another advance under the ruling
| of the court to which the paper max
ers appealed. The court fixed the
price of $3.50 per hundred pounds.
making the price retroactive to Jan
uary 1.
| In other words, the newspapers
which have already paid 1910 per
hundred pounds for their paper since
January 1, are obliged to pay 40 cents
per hundred pounds more for every
roll of paper they have received since
January l, altho they had supposed
that the price of 1910 would be all
that would be required to settled their
bills in full.
| Illustrating the enormous additional
| and unexpected expense piled upon
the newspapers, it may be noted
that in the case of the State
Journal there is consumed each
month sixty tons. This is an av-
erage of two tons of paper per cal
endar day; that is, 1000 pounds. This
increase of 40 cents per hundred
! pounds would thus amount, to the
State Journal, to SIG per day.
| The above dispatch sets forth that
the federal trade commission has now
made its price correspond with the
price fixed by the court.
The price of news print paper two
years ago was 81 per hundred pounds.
When the price was raised to SO per
hundred pounds last January a large
number of newspapers were after
wards compelled to suspend or coasol-
idate. The Few advance to $3.50, con-
firmed in the dispatch printed above.
presents a new and difficult problem
for newspapers to alone meet this big
advance in it's principal raw material.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
Encouraging Reports
From Over State.
Officials Believe 1t Is ThOrO1y
Under Control.

There was some real abatement of
the influenza epidemic in Kansas
Monday. The reports received up to
noon by the state board of. health
showed 400 less cases reported in the
state Monday than on any day of last
week State officials believe the dis
ease is now thoroly under control but
it will not be entirely driven out of
the state for from four to six weeks.
1t is expected that the number of
new cases will remain around $500 a
day all of the present week.
There were 1851 cases reported to-
day as appeal g yesterday to the
state board of health. 1t is possible
that a few of these cases really ap-
peared earlier. In Rawlins county "A
cases were reported, the first to ap-
pear in that county, and it is regarded
as certain that some of these were OF
earlier inception than Monday.
There are six counties in the state
which apparently have no influenza.
They are Decatur. Scott, Hodgeman,
kearney, Stanton and Grant counties.
Two weeks ago Decatur county re-
ported a few cases but has had none
since.
Except in Kansas City, Kan, the
health officials reported a material
abatement in the number of new cases
and the physicians generally show a
| marked decrease in the violence OF
the disease. The new cases may re-
| main large but the number of deaths
are less.
Last week there were 1882 cases
| actually reported and the state health
| officials estimate this is approximately
| two-thirds of the actual cases in the
state. The influenza rate is 1874 or
the one thousand of population or
| the actual reports and state officials
! figure the actual Kansas rate is q
| per thousand population With the
eastern states running as high as 4Ot
| per thousand Kansas seems to be hay.
ing the influenza very light. The east
ern states have a congested population
and the worst spots are the tenement
and Industrial sections of the cities
while Kansas has little congestion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
Unusually Large List of Influ-
enza Victims Today.
Total of 46 Have Met Death in
Epidemic Here.
DECREASE IN new CASES
Belief That Disease Now Is Vir-
tuaHy Under Control.
Excellent Work Goes on at
Emergency Hospital.

-Four more deaths from influenza
were reported in the office of the pub
lie health department this morning.
The four deaths make a total of if
teen persons who have died from the
disease in the last twenty-four hours
A total of forty-six have died here
since the disease spread thru the city.
The following deaths were reported
this morning:
Mr.. Denham, 33S Green street.
Andrew Ellis, 612 Western avenue.
B. F. Andrews, 121 North Madison.
benjamin Adams, 121 n. Madison.
The city authorities say that the
Denham man leaves seven children.
At noon today there were only
twenty-five cases on the reports at the
public health office. This is the light
est report that has been received since
the first days of the epidemic. How
ever, the death rate has been higher
during the last few days than at any
time during the weeks the city has
been fighting the spread of the disease.
One of the city nurses was sent out
on the report that there was a Mexi-
can sick in a box car in a railroad
yard. The nurse found the Mexican
but he was SO sick he could not tell
much about himself or what was the
matter. He could not get his mouth
closed and it was impossible for the
nurse to take his temperature. He
was taken to the emergency hospital
At the same time this case was re-
ported, the same people reported that
there were other sick men expected in
on a train this afternoon. The city
authorities will meet the train to in
vestigate the reports.
"Altho the reports of new cases are
growing lighter, people are still dying
from the disease" says Doctor Clark
eff the number of cases reported dur
ing the remaining days of the week
continue to decrease, there will be a
certain basis for believing that the
epidemic is under control. No move
will be made to release any of the
closing restrictions until there is as
surance beyond a doubt that the cpl
demic is stamped out"
There were SO new cases of fnf1u-
enZa reported Monday. This report is
a great deal smaller than the report
ll,nntinued -nn PAGE l,xyo /
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
ON BATTLE FRONTS
The Situation as 1t Looks Today
in the War Zone.

FROM THE DUTCH BORDER TO
VALENCIENNES-Th allied advance con-
tinues on this whole front The British
are within less than a mile of Valenciennes
and have practically surrounded Tournai.
Allied troops are at the gates of Audenarde
and are within five miles of Client. The
Belgians have crossed the Schupdonck
canal on a fifteen mile front between the
Dutch frontier and MeerendFe, west of
Client.
FROM yALENCIENNES TO LAoN-
British and American troops are progress
ing toward Valenciennes and the Disc.
They reported to have crossed the
Sambre canal east of Wassigny. The Brit
ish have reached the Escallion river.
FROM LAON TO DEMONSTRATING in
the region east of Vouziers. where the Ger
mans are concentrating great masses of
men and guns to prevent the Franco
circling the northern continuation of the
Argonne massif. is diminishing in violence.
There is a great artillery battle under way
west of Chateau Porcien-
BALKANS-French detachments have
reached the Rumanian frontier near
Vidin. on the Danube by crossing Buigar-
ian territory. French, Serbian. Greek and
Italian forces continue to occupy Serbian,
Montenegrin and Albanian soil. A revolu-
ton is reported to have broken out in
Sofia. Three thousand persons are said to
have been killed in street fighting between
laborers and soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
OPPOSE The YANK
Germans Continue To Strength.
en- ArgOnne-Meuse Line.
Rush In New Divisions To Hold
1t at All Costs.

With the Americna armies in
France, Oct. 22.-The Germans con-
tinue to strengthen their forces oppos-
ing the Americans in the Argonne-
Meuse region by rushing in units of
new divisions.
A captured order issued by General
Won Der Marwitz appeals to the Ger
man soldiers to hold this sector at all
costs, which he declares is the most
vital to German military movements.
Prisoners report their officers are de-
termined to hold back the Yankee
push.
In clearing out the Rappes wood,
which the doughboys accomplished
Monday afternoon in three hours, de-
spite heavy machine gun and artilleS'
fire, they have removed one of the
most serious obstacles to their con-
tinued progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-22
Republican Nominee in France Ca.
blcs He Is Needed Overseas.


Definite word that Henry Allen was
not coming home to help in the cleo
ton came direct today in a cablegram
to William Allen White,
The message said:
''1f it were possible to come home now
time too brief to accomplish much. My
throat would not stand strain of many
speeches. Division needs me for another
month very much. Leave for home after
November TO-"
Republican leaders have been quite
anxious for Allen to come home and
enter the campaign. Allen has main
tained that as long as the work he
started out to do needed his help he
would stay in France. His cablegram
indicates that the organization work
for the Y M. c. A. has not been COM
pleted and he isn't coming home until
his work is done. The attack of diph-
liberia which Allen suffered last sum-
mer has left his throat in such a
weakened condition that he could not
make may speeches even if he did
come home.