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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
STANDS
FOR new DRAFT LAW
Military Necessity Is the Word
Coming From the War
Department

Representative Franklin f. Ellis
worth departed this afternoon fol
Washington to be on hand at the re-
convening of congress August 10. Be-
fore his going away Mr.. Ellsworth re-
fered to the proposed new draft law
Among other things he said:
There are a great many inquiries
relative to including those under
twenty one years in the amendment
to the CONSUMPTION law. While this
procedure seems drastic to many, it
should be borne in mind that if the
war department demands that such
an amencIeIIL pc passed it is be-
cause military necessity requires it.
my understanding is that even
should men to and including forty
five years be provided for it would
not furnish anything like the number
of men that would be. obtained from
those proposed under twenty one
years unless men of the deferred
classification were taken This is
exactly what is sought to be avoided;
that those of the more advanced ages
and in the deferred classes having de-
pendents not only increases or may
increase the governments burden
now and in the future, but takes men
from active business, thus in a meas
ure decreasing the efficiency of the
system from which the revenue must
be derived to conduct the war.
"The inclusion of the younger men
will give the greatest possible percen-
tage of those having no dependents
and not subject to deferred classical
ton and of men who have not yet be-
come established in business and will
then result in no consequent disturb
ance of the industrial system. 1t has
been estimated that the addition Of
the older class will furnish but 100000
men of Class 1 while the younger
class will make available nearly two
million. / expect that congress will
pass the amendment to the military
law promptly, but it will probably be
a month before the new revenue bill
becomes a law"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
GREAT SAVING OF FLOUR
More Than Three Million Of Sacks
in Minnesota Alone.

more Than Three Million OF sacks
in Minnesota Alone.
AS result of its activities in
wheat conservation, more than $780,
600 forty eight pound sacks of wheat
flour are reported to have been saved
in Minnesota alone during the first
year of operation of the Federal Food
administration, according to a report
of the years activities by A. d. Will
son, federal food administrator for
Minnesota, made public today. This
means an actual saving of ,666 2-3
sacks of wheat -four in Minnesota ev-
cry month.
Among the achievements of the
Minnesota Food administration which
are recorded at the close of its first
year are: ,I.-
Five thousand workers engaged in
an official or semiofficial capacity in
directing statewide campaign in
increased production, in maintaining
efficiento distribution and in educat-
ing and instructing the people of the
state in the purpose and methods of
food conservation and the intelligent
use of food substitutes.
All army VI A,uUU,UUu supporters
who have pledged their loyalty to
the work of the bureau and their
services as food administration propa-
gandists. ,
A county administrator acting as a
direct representative of the food adj
ministration in every county.
An executive committee in each coun
ty which represents the farm, home,
restaurant, school, church, store and
press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23

a reporter on The Minneapolis Tri
bune. His many friends in this city
will be greatly pleased to learn OF
the high honor which has been be-
slowed on him.
Baker was member of the Red
Cross ambulance service in Italy and
received his honor after the Austrian
,ffensive
George F.. Piper Minneapolis is re-
ported a month ago to have won the
Italian war cross. He entered the
same service as Baker after being
discharged from the national army
for physical disability. His parents
were residents of Mankato a number
of years ago.
Tribune Force Is Pleased
Minneapolis Tribune: Jim" Baker
has got his-the Italian war cross for
excellent conduct" in action as a
member of the American Red Cross
ambulance service in Italy
The Tribune force is just tickled
pink over it and doesn't care who
knows it, for "Jim" is a former mem
Der of it's editorial staff known widely
ito folk on the school and city hall
run" and to all readers of The Tri-
'bune as it's correspondent who cover
ed the Mexican border trouble two
years ago.
An Associated Press dispatch yes
terday from italian headquarters
stated that James H. Baker of Mimi
eapois" had been decoraed with the
war cross for excellent conduct on
Mont Grape in June"
That's jim.
He tried to enlist in the American
army soon after the United States
entered the war, but was rejected on
account of poor eye sight Then he
Joined the Norton Harjes ambulance
service and "got into it, in France
When that service was disbanded he
Joined the Red Cross ambulance in
Italy
A letter from him recently said he
had an overwhelming ambition to join
the French army since having tried in
vain every branch of the American
service. Things at the time of writ
ing hadn't been active enough in
Italy. The big Austrian drive came
afterward.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
CASES COME TO MANkAT0
Men Charged With Having Liquor in
Possession Arrested,

Ninety bottles of beer and 172 pints
of whisky locked suspicious in the
possession of Jess D. McKi7iip, Walter
G. Meachel and Charles Denkman,
machinists, from Sioux City, Iowa,
yesterday and they were arrested at
Springfield by federal authorities, for
transporting liquor from Minnesota
into Iowa, says The st. Paul Dispatch.
William Davis, saloonkeeper at
Springfield, also was arrested on
charge of selling the liquor to the
men, and all four were br0aght to st.
Paul by Joseph Buisson, deputy
United States marshal, to appear be-
fore Samuel Whaley, United States
commissioner.
George Nordin. st. Paul attorney,
and Senator Thomas Davis of Mar
shall, Mimi, appeared for the men.
y. M. Dickey, assistant United States
attorney, represented the government.
The men waived examination and
were bound over to the October term
of the United States district court at
Mankato in the sum of $500 bond for
Davis and $3.50 each for the alleged
boOtleggerS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
HOW BOY SAVED THE DAY
Much Frightened at First He De-
veIoped Into Hero.

NOhitcu Ii CSS IlSpdlCll.J
London August IA wounded
officer, just home, states that there
are dozens of different phenomena
of herOism.
He tells of young sub who never
had been up the line before and was
only there through a chance visit
from headquarters when a vigorous
attack commenced.
He was utterly unnerved by the
terrific Smelling and stood tremb-
ling in every limb. With a shame
faced smile he said to another Off
Ger 81 shall be all right in a little
WHILE"
A critical position arose on the left
where a detachment had lost all it's
officers and was wavering. Out of
the trench stepped this boy. He
had only a valise in his hand.
Running in front of the wavering
company he signalled it to come for
ward. 1t rallied and followed him.
After he had gone forward forty
yards he was. shot through the head
and killed. But by that time he had
saved the situation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
DAYS FOR REGISTRATION
Statement Made BY Minnesota State
Attorney General

The only remaining registration
day before the general election in
Minneapolis, ST. Paul and Duluth is
October 26, Attorney General Clifford
L. Hilton stated in an opinion given
late yesterday to the city clerk of
Duluth.
Voters who did not register on June
8 or 10 or who did not swear in their
vote on June IL are required to re-
gister on October 26 in order that
they may vote at the general cleo
tion," advised the attorney general.
SIN cities of the second and third
classes, voters have two more re-
gistration days, October % and 20, and
those in cities of the fourth class and
in villages and townships may vote
without registration, he added.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
FEW MEN WILL REGISTER

Notice was received by the county
draft board this morning to order the
registration of all men who have be-
come twenty one years of age since
June 5, on August "a. 1t is not ex-
pected that more than forty or fifty
men will be obliged to register and
for this reason the board has decided
to have all the men register at the
court house. This will do away with
the confusion of number of regis
tration boards.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
Charge Is Army Oesertion.

George Sellers was arrested as a
deserter from the army. He was
found working on a farm in Steele
county. He enlisted in the army a
year ago and was stationed at Camp
Wadsworth. He received a furlough
during the month of June and was
to have reported for duty June "a.
He has been turned over to the
authorities at Fort Smelling.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
|HONORS FOR JAMES 4
BAKER OF MANKATO
YOUNG MAN Is DECORATED
WITH WAR CROSS
Award Was In Recognition of
His Excellent Conduct On
Mont Grappa
From Saturdays Daily.

James III. Baker, of Mankato has
been decorated with the War Cross
for excellent conduct on Mont Crap
pa. in June Mr. Baker is son of
the late General J. H. Baker, veteran
of the Civil war His mother, Mrs. J..
III. Baker, is living in this city. James
Baker is graduate of the MankatO
high school and attended the Uni
Eersity of Minnesota. He has done
work in this city and was
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
BROUGHT DOWN ZEPPELIN
British Air Forces Bomb Zeebruggei
Base and Sub Station
UNITED Press Dispatch.

TUHIteu ITeSS iJISpatch.T =
London, August 17.-British air
forces with the cooperation of the
British fleet bombarded tie Zeebrugge
base and submarine station again
last week, the war statement an
nounced today Antwerp and Ostend
were also attacked and great damage
was done. The air department an
nounced that last week a Zeppelin
and crew were brought down in the
North sea-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
Aviators For State Fair.
IUniteo Press Dispatch.l

q" United Press O1spatch.1
Cincinnati, o., August 15.-The
squadron of British and American avi-.
ators, flying all over the United States
left here today for Dayton. They
will go to ST. Paul in few weeks for
the Minnesota state fair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
KATO MAN A PLAINTIFF.
Suit Is Against the American Tel,
graphone Company.

William G. McKechnie, as special
master, will hear at Springfield, Mass.
the equity action brought in the SUI
perior court by Anna R. David and
other stockholders of the American
Telegraphone company, who reside in
'Wallsville, Kan, and in Mankato
against Charles D. Rood and directors
of the company from making any con-
veyance of the property. ]. H. James
of Mankato is one of the plaintiffs
Tie action IS brought to prevent a
change of the company, the plaintiffs
claiming that they would suffer dam
age if such transfer were allowed
The company was organized to manu-
facture telegraphones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
SELECTED men DEPART
They Will Receive Training at the
University of Minnesota.

At 2:2S o'clock this afternoon ten
selected men from this county left
Mankato for special training under
the draft act at the University of
Minnesota. The men who left were:
Homer Price, Lake Crystal; Mark
Coughlin, Carl Eckman, Alphonse
Hagen, Frank Manning, Edgar Koppen
and Earl Pay of Mankato; Matt Kane
and George Schaub Of Madison Lake
and Floyd Jones of Lake Crystal
Sheriff Anton iOsten and County
Auditor C.. L. Kennedy accompanied
the men to the train where they were
rendered a goodbye. This is the
second quota of men from this county
to go to the state university
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
RIVERS ARE RISING RAPIDLY
Rainfall Has Showed Its Effects On
Blue Earth And Minnesota,

BUG Earth And minnesota,
Fainfall from seven o'clock yester-
day morning to seven O'clock this
morning was 1.65 inches, Park Sup
erintendent Staley stated this morn
ing. In the last forty eight hours the
rainfall has been 4.3S inches. Both
the Blue Earth and the Minnesota
rivers have risen considerable and
the Front and Pleasant street sloughs
have several feet of water standing
in them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
AWARD GREGORY.

Wilfred L. Gregory and Miss Mari
bell E. Award, both of Vernon Cen
ter, were married yesterday afternoon
at four o'clock at Centenary Metho-
dist manse, Rev. G. A. Cahoon per-
forming the ceremony. They We're
attended by Miss Marguerite Wilbur
and Wilbur Award. The ring cere-
mony was used, The couple were ac-
companied here by the brides father
and mother
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
Can You Believe It?

AO"tSu GESSS .DiopdtCu.I
Amsterdam, August 19.-German
newspapers assert that Emperor
Charles and Kaiser Wilhelm have
agreed that Poland shall be free
and independent monarchy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23

Ter wages elsewhere He recently
took the examination for promotion
to sergeant Only thirty three
years of age. in perfect health.
vigorous and active he probably
would have served the city Tor
many years and gone far up the
ladder of promotion. His record
and example should be an insplra
ton to every man in the department.
"In these strenuous, troublous
times the city lily can afford to lose
a man like John Callahan. Far
greater than the city's loss is that
of a wife and fond relatives.
eve knew officer Callahan favor
ably and well. We greatly re-
greet his untimely end. We desire
to extend condolences to the be-
reaved wife and al lothers who mourn
his sudden death as personal loss"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-29
BOTH ALLIED FLANkS ARE DRIVEN
BACK AS GERMANS HURL GREAT
FORCE SOUTH OF AISNE RIVER
8.I25 VERHONTERS
IN ARMY SERVICE
According to Statistics Just Received By
Adjutant Generals 0ffice-That
Does Not Include the Num-
Der in the Navy.

According TO the record that the pro-
vost marshal general has furnished the
adiutant general of Vermont this week,
the little Green mountain state has TO
May | furnished to the army of the
federal government to fight the Hun
through the different ways Of enlist
ment, sl25 men, which does not include
those that have gone into the navy.
These figures are gratifying TO the ad-
jutant general as well as to those who
have been supporting Vermont's record
since the beginning of the war.
Comparisons are being compiled in the
adjutant generals office from the report
sent to that Office by the provost mar
sha general that will show Vermont
stands near the top in proportion to its
population.
A statement of the credits, TO which
Vermont il entitled for individual and
voluntary inductions, has also been re-
ceyed at the office, which brings the
credits to May | to total of 636. These
credits by counties are; Addison, -;
Bennington, So; Caledonia, ~; Chitten
den, 1884; Essex, O; Franklin, 2s; Grand
Isle, IA; Lamoille, Al; Orange, 25; Or
eans, "a; Rutland No. J. 2s; Rutland
No. 2, s; Washington, lbs; Windham, Z;
Windsor, 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-29

On the west the French lines have beer
withdrawn 10. the easterly outskirts OF
Scissors, which town is about seven
miles south of the nearest point of the
battle line as it existed before the new
German drive was begun on Monday
This considerably broadens to the west
the front on which the enemy is adyanc-
ing.
On the east the Franco British line has
been pulled back from above st. Thierry,
northwest of Rheims, where it rested
yesterday, to the heights south and
southeast of that town. This also has
the effect of widening out the front of
the enemy thrust,
The bringing in of Scissors into the
battle area may indicate that the weight
of the German blow has been shifted in
this southwesterly direction and is being
exerted along the railway that leads to
Paris from that town. The possibility of
the trend of the enemy push being turned
in this direction has been forecast by the
commentators.
The Americans west of Montdidier have
further proved their worth by resisting
another German counter attack on the
new positions won by the American
troops yesterday when they drove in to a
depth of nearly mile and captured the
village of Cantigny. The Germans were
repulsed in thier second effort, as in their
first, and suffered heavy losses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-29
THE PROPER SPIRIT.
1t Is the Kind That Will Garry Barre
War Chest Fund "Over the Top"

II has remained for woman in a
town the size of Barre to strike the high
note in war chest subscriptions. When
one of the canvassers for the war chest
presented blank to this woman, who,
it should be explained earns her living
by washing and ironing, il was handed
back with "0ne dollar a week" written
above the signature. isn't there some
mistaken" the woman was asked None
whatever" was the answer, and this
hardworking wssherwoman continued:
IF one dollar week will care for our
boys and help win the war, am will
ing TO give one dollar week.
Such is the spirit that is going TO carry
Barre over the top in its war chest cam
psign next week. At city hall last even
ing a number of workers came together
TO discuss further plans for the big drive.
Everything is being done TO make the
canvass a thorough one, and as a result
of the conference new life is to be in
fused into the campaign by the introduc
tion of four minute speakers, and per.
haps a celebration or two. An effort ia
being made to secure Italian speaking
orators, and this feature of war chest
week is being looked after by a commit
tee cOilSlstlHg OF EHui blAncni ana w.
Curtis Johnson The stoneshed canvass
will be inaugurated early in the week,
but the big drive may not take place un-
iii Thursday, June 6. A committee con-
sisting of A. c. Moore, Paul Bianchi and |
z. o. Averill was delegated to arrange
Tor the poster advertising. While the |
conference was in session, it was voted /
lot to take regular Red Cross dues from
he war chest.
To-day the force of workers at citv
lall was augmented by the arrival of
Ieyeral young women who are giving
heir services voluntarily while the tabu-
alton of census returns is under way.
fhe appeal which is to be circulated
next week is for enlistments in
he army behind the army No army
10 navy ever won a war for any people
Inless they felt that the people were
With them heart, soul, blood and pocket /;
ook. The war chest is the efficiency |
olution to the problem of meeting war /
harities quotas, and Barre, after dis Z
harging its war obligations so creditably {
4 the past, should not fail next week. |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-29
BATTLE CONTINUES
VERY BITTERLY
EAST OF SOISSONS
French Have Fallen Back to the Out
skirts of That Town, According to
French Official Report.

Paris, May 29.-The French troops
have fallen back to the eastern outskirts
of Soissons, where the battle continues
with bitterness, the French office an
nounced this afternoon.
Franco British troops, the statement
adds, have fallen back TO the heights
south and southeast Of St. Thierry,
where they are holding positions between
the Vesle and the Aisne canal.
In the center, continues the announce
ment, fighting is going on with varying
success on the heights on the southern
bank of Vesle river, where the French
troops are bravely and admirably defend
ing their positions.
American troops to the west of Mont
didier, the statement says, have re-
pulsed two German counter attacks
against the village of Cantigny.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-29
TWO II. S. AIRMEN
FOUGHT SIX OF FOE
And Succeeded in Bringing Down One of
the Enemy Machines--American Of
hcial Report Tells of Small
Engagements.

Washington, May 29.--An addition tc
General Pershing's eommunique for yes.
terday, given out by the war department
to-day, reports that two German patrol
attacks on May 26 and 27 were repulsed
by American troops.
Lieutenants Rickenbacker and Camp
bell, American airmen, downed one en-
envy machine while fighting six.
General Pershing cited an American
sergeant, who, although wounded, drove
off an enemy patrol Of four men.
The communique follows:
Section b: Yesterday morning three
of our planes encountered four hostile
planes flying at 5000 meters in the re-
gion of Montsec. In the fighting which
ensued Lieutenant Douglass Campbell
successfully attacked two of the German
machines OF these, one lost both wings
and fell This was referred to in yester-
days communique. In the same encoun-
ter, one of our aviators was wounded,
but succeeded in making a normal land
ing within our lines.
Yesterday morning in a sector recent
ly taken over by our troops an American
sergeant encountered a German patrol
OF four men, who had entered one of our
trenches during the night, In fighting
which ensued, our sergeant, although re-
ceiving three wounds, succeeded in driv
ing out the hostile patrol, which left |
grenades and wire cutters behind
"In Lorraine. on the evening of May
20. hostile patrol attempted to pene
rate our lines. 1t was driven off with /
oss to the enemy with five killed. Of
.hese one was brought into our lines.
)ne of our men was wounded.
This morning Lieutenant Rickenback
II and Lieutenant Campbell attacked a
yroup of six enemy planes and brought
me down out of control"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-29
KAISER BOASTS
OF VICTORY
Wires to the Empress That Crown Prince
Has Captured Chemin- -Des- Danes
with Small Losses and That
Germans Will Make
Further Advance.

Amsterdam, May 29-Emperor Will
liam, who is on the field of battle south
of Laonx, on the Aisne front, has sent
the following telegram to the empress,
at Potsdam:
William apparently Crown Prince
Frederick William has to-day attacked
the British and French on the Chemin-
Des- Danes. The strongly consolidated
height, after being subjected to mighty
artillery fire, has been stormed bv our
glorious infantry. We have crossed the
Aisne and are approaching the VesIe."
Fritz with the first guards infantry
division, was one of the first to reach
the Aisne. This evidently is another
reference to the crown princel. The
twentyeighth division also has again
distinguished itself The British and
French were completely surprised. Our
losses are small. Tomorrow we shall
make further progress.
God has granted Us a splendid victory
and will help further. Greetings"