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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
PULLED SOME ROUGH STUFF
S. D. Waters Filled Up On flicker"
And Then Licked" Folks.

Ano men EICke0 Folks.
S. D. Waters, a tiler who has
been employed south of Mankato dur
ing the summer, came into the city
yesterday and apparently after put
ting few under the belt" set out
to annilate all who crossed his
path in the Oscar Olson saloon yes
terday afternoon about five o'clock.
BY the time the police arrived on
the scene Waters had succeeded
fairly well in his task and the VIC
Tins of his onslaught were many and
varied.
One man named Mitchell was TAX
ing the count when the officers ar
rived He was carried to the police
station and Dr.. G. A. Dahl called be-
fore he was finally brought to his
senses. This morning Waters plead
ed guilty to the charge of being
drunk and disorderly and paid a fine
amounting to 1855. He seemed little
the worse for his escapade and Of
fered no excuse or explanation for
his conduct.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
LIEUT. D. D. PUTNAM,
YANKEE ACE, KILLED
He Was Attacked BY Seven
Enemy Machines: Shot In
The Heart
Associated Fress Dispatch.l

American Armies In Lorraine, Sep
TENDER 19.-First Lieutenant David D.
Putnam of Newton, Mass, the Amer
lean ace of aces, was killed late We'd
nesday while fighting seven enemy
machines with Lieutenant Robertson
of Fort Smith, Ark.
The enemy machines dropped cut
of a cloud and attacked Putnam was
shot through the heart twice His
machine glided to the earth within the
American lines. Robertson wos I'M
hurt.
Putnam's record of five enemy
planes in one day is eclipsed only by
Aviator Fonck of the French army
who destroyed six in one day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
WILL Of z. G. HARRINGTON
Estate Will Be Among Number Of
Relatives.


The will of the late DR.. Zina G..
Harrington was filed in. the probate
court this morning and the Mankato
Loan and Trust company named as
executor of the will. The estate of
the deceased was valued at $67,500
in personal property and $4,000 in
real estate. The estate is left to
thirty nephews, nieces and other dis
ant relatives of DR.. Harrington. No
moneys were left to any church, hos
pital or other institution.
Miss Carolyn and Miss Alice Rob-
bins of Mankato were bequeathed
$4,000 each. Louise R. Willard,
wife of w. d. Willard was left $4,000,
and Madion, Grant, Willard, Harold
and John Willard each are to receive
$1,000. Miss Alice N. Farr was be-
cueathed $780, The remainder of the
estate was willed in greater and less
er amounts to other relatives, many
of whom reside in Michigan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
FARMERS NECK BROKEN
Accident Occurred While Working
.a.,sel Lie Tracfar

Accident Occurred While Working
Around His Tractor.
John A. Johnson, a farmer living
six miles southeast of New Richland
met sudden death Monday forenoon
about eleven o'clock. He was at work
upon his tractor getting it ready to
take into the field. When he start
ed the tractor his coat or jacket
caught on the shaft pulling him down
mil his neck was drawn against the
shaft with sufficient force to break
it. This of course caused instant
death, but If his neck had not broken
he would have been strangled to
death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
FR0WNS ON PEACE TALK
Italian Government viii Not Listen
to Proposals.
IAssociated Press Disratch. ]

IAssocfated Press Disratch.1
Rome, SeDtember 19.-The Italian
government has no knowledge of the
Austrian note regarding a peace con-
ference except the text carried by the
telegraphic agencies. it is semi Off
cially announced. The government is
in no mood for opening such negotia-
tons as suggested in the unofficial
text
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
GET-ToGETHER SOCIAL

Members of the B. P. u. of the
First Baptist church will entertain the
students of the normal school and the
Mankato Commercial college at a
get. together" social at the Bar list
church on Friday evening, September
u at eigth O'Clock. A cordial invita-.
ton is extended to all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
HOOVER TO BE HON0RED
Food Controller Will be Recognized
BY Belgium
United Press Dispatci

September 19-In an offici
al announcement of the decree con-
ferrirg the title of honorary citizen
and friend of the Belgian nation" up
On Herbert Hoove. the Belgian
government explains the reason for
"abstaining" at present from be-
slowing upon Hoover "the usual and
symbolical marks of national admir-
alton and thankfulness" is out of re-
spect for the tradition of the United
States which forbids the acceptance
of such symbols by state officials
wrile still in office. The announce
ment- promises Hoover will be re
warded in due time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
PROMOTED TO MAJoRsHIP

Captain A. E. Tanner, Former Resi-.
dent Here, Given Nice Boost.
Captain A. E. Tanner, who gradual
ed from Mankato normal school a
number of years ago, and whose
parents reside in the country near
Mankato, was this week promoted
to the rank of major. He has been
stationed at Camp Gordon, Georgia.
for some time past. Mrs. Tanner is
daughter OF Homer Daniels of this
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
FARM HANDS COMPLAIN
Story That Employers Hold Back Pay
Of the Draftees.

United fTeSS DlSpdtCnI
St. Paul, September 19.-Farr
hands who are called in the selective
service act have made complaint to
the Public Safety commission that
some employers keep back their
money after they are obliged to
leave. One case of farmer keeping
$161, belonging to a drafted man has
been reported. The employer refused
to give UP the money unless the SOL
der could get another man to fill his
place
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
DECIDED AGAINST T0WNLEY
Court Would Not Sustain Demurers
to the Indictment.
TAssociated Press Dispatch

DISpdtCn.I
Fairmont, September 19.-Demur-
rers filed by Townley and Gilbert to
the indictment alleging conspiracy
returned in Jackson county were de-
MED by District Judge c. E. Dean.
They probably will appeal to the SUI
preme court. The indictment was
returned several months ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
Railroad Operation Saving.

IUn1ted oTess Dispatch.J
Washington. September ia saw
ing Of $50, 100000 in the first year
the government operated the railways
was estimated today. This is for the
eastern division Of the roads only.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
REPORT TO COUNTY BOARD
Surveyor Roy Allison Completes Plans
For Cleaning bitches.

For Cleaning bitches.
The board of county commissioners
met for regular session at the court
house this morning County Surveyor
Roy Allison reported that he had
completed the plans and specifications
for the cleaning Of Ditch No. 4. All
parties who are interested in the pro-
ject or the contract for the work will
meet with the board on September 81
and at two o'clock. Mr.. Allison also
reported that the work of cleaning
County Ditch No. 81 was nearing COM
pletion and recommended that part of
the cost for this work be assessed to
County Ditch No. so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
JEAN SWANSON

Mr.. Frail II. Jean of Madelia, Mimi.
ana MISS Ellen Swanson of Linn
GroVe, Iowa, were married at the
congregational parsonage yesterday
AFTERNOON, Rev. A. B. Bell performing
.ne ceremony They were attended BY
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Armstead
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
SERGEANT KUHN PROMOTED
Mankato Man Is Commissioned Sec
ond Lieutenant

Washington. September 19.-Ser-
geant Edwin l.. Kuhn of Mankato
was commissioned today as second
lieutenant of infantry at Camp Shelby,
Miss.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-05
FATHERS
BILL TO DEvELOPE
U. S. WATER POWER

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-Presldcn!
Wilson laid before j. conference Of house
leaders tonight the draft Of a. bill de-
signed tn establish Il defir ite Legislative
po!icy to develop the nntion's water
power, 35,Unu. 600 horsepower or which
is estimated, By government engineers
to be wasted annually The result OF che
Conference was plant to create spec
ial committee of the house to take over
all Jurisdiction Of water power problems
unw dealt with by various committees
and tn pass The presidents bill pr'ml-
Is IN the house End send IT To The SEN
ate with the administration support
behind il.
Tho presi ;cnt iold the conferenc" OIL
his intcrrst ill., water power Legislation
and urgent hope that both houses
would S,'"cdiIy exact the new measure
drawn hy thr interior. war ami agrtcnl-
,urai ,l.lnlrtnrrr Is. He said the bill was
drsjuund Ia rcroncilc divergent views
which hmvr intCrt"rrcd with necessary
Legislation.
Th bill follows clns"ly the provisions
Of th,. r'rrri,. hill, which Mas twice pass
I'D lfr huus. bu. Jailed through orDosl-
tiuu in the senate. Participants III the
conference, Expressed he view tha; with
unified huuSr support ana Win III"
rta,np Of the pr":;iG"utS nrRroVai TaNnr-
able action in tho Srnat" now was 10 De
,.yp
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-05
RELIEF COMES
FROM ZEROiC
MPERATURE
GALES CONTINUE ON
EASTERN SEACOAST
Seasonal Conditions Expected
To Be Reached on
Sunday.

! WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-SllghtiS
! higher temperatures wcr" noted over the
eastern part "f the country today. The
weather bureau announced tonight. and
! the mercury will continue to rise until
i there Is IL return TO nearly the seasonal
normal Sunday.
In the middle west today the tenn
pcraturc was nearly ut the normal level
but in the cast generally 1t still was
! from ~ to 20 degrees below the season.
al average
Albany. New York. the coolest city IN
tho country Thursday. found some re-
lief today with rise Of u degrees I" )
ubnve zero. At New York the mercury
went up ten degrees TO IL above. AT
Washington it rose TO IS. nine degrees
above that Of yesterday and In Boston
a rise of four degrees 10 Il above was
noted. 1t was six degrees warmer at
Chicago with the temperature at %
above.
Northwest gales continued today on
the New England and north New Jersey
coasts and there WAS some snow IN
Maine and upper Michigan. Elsewhere
, east CT the Mississippi fair weather
prevailed and II will be generally 1air
tomorrow and Sunday except Tor local
SHOWS in the lake region.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-05
TWO BILLIONS.
To Be SPENT
IN NEW SHIPS
Shipping Board Asks For
Authority to Expend
S701,OOO,OO0 More.

WASHINGTON. Jan. i.-Plans for
two billion dollar government ship
building program were revealed today,
when the shipping board asked congress
for authority TO place SIol. .hhn. 900 worth
Of additional ship contracts. At the
same time IN Immediate appropriation
nr SS.. moo. h0h WAS asked for extension
rt ship yards and for providing housing
facilities for wnrkmcu.
Thus tar the board has been authoriz-
I'd ii spend for shipbuilding S1.934.000,-
pan contracts for most of which have
been awarded. roday'S request Tor
further authorization and an additional
anpropriation bring the estimates or
funds needed for shipbuild!nE TO $2.0lS.-
rnn. .rnu If the additional funds are
mad" n,ainhlc they will bc put largely
into fabricated steel ship contracts. al
thnueh some contracts Tor ordinary
Stnc, ships will hr let as will few for
wooden ships on tn" Pacific coast.
No new ship yards arc planned by tho
hnnrd The fl!'ricat!ng yards have con-
tracts for about 5nn ships now. which
will keep them constantly employed into
1919. hut the board is anxious To place
moro contracts and begin ON the task
Of providing materials.
The boards housing plans call FOR
tn, expenditure OF about S3a.bhn.n .non.
The remainder Of the SS9.n00.h0D asked
will be used To expand ship yards al
ready built.
The senate commerce committee In
vcstigating tho progress Of shipbuilding
took up today. alleged high profits al
lowed in l"ttins contracts. wooden ship
construction aud the subject Of hous-
ing.
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Of
OVERCOATS IN
ARMY ENDED

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 4.-Over-
coat shortages at National Guard and
National Army training camps were re-
ported ended except at Camp Deaurc-
gard. Louisiana, by Secretary Baker,
in a further response to-day to the Sen
ate military committees resolution
urging immediate steps TO provide the
soldiers with adequate winter clothing.
Many Of the camps still are short Of
woolen blouses, which the Secretary
said were particularly hard to obtain.
The report was based upon the War
Departments latest. tclegraphic adj
vices from the division commanders.
Emergency express shipments and 10
cal purchases have been authorized,
and Mr.. Baker expressed the belief
that by to-day "all the men are com.
Portable"
Sixteen camps and cantonments
mentioned specifically by the commit
tees resolution were reported upon in
detail. Of total shortage OF II 500
oIrrcoats. Camp Beauregard needed
10,S63 A deficiency Of about $4,000
Continued on Page Twelve.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-05
MAdoo Tackles the Railroad Wage Problem
While President Wilson Asks Legislation
Disposition in Congress to
Find Flaws in Administra-
tion-Proposed Legislation
Advisory Board to Con-
slider the Brotherhood's
Demands.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.--l.rc iSlr;,"n
To regulate the governments operation
uf railroads and to guarantee tn" car
riers compensation on The basis ut their
three years. was asked of congress to-
day by President Wilson in AN address:
to both houses in joint session. Bills
rlribulyinG his recommendations. and
carrying an appropriation Of Il half hi
lion dollars aS Il "rcvulvinE fund" wrr"
introduced immediately hul an Attcmr:
will bc mad. IT, rush thrE tu prompt
passage.
While tho l'rrSid''nt'S address NIT wrh
general approval among I'rnIUcraIs ami
Republicans alike. opposition Is expected
Ia develop over II provision in the Il J.
minsirat"m bill; that federal control shall
Cuntnu" after Ia" war indefinitely or an
til congress- orders otherwise. ami over
details uf The compensation basis
Advisory Board to Act.
Whil. th. lrEi&tativ" wheels were set
moving. director General MrNd,,, slm.n;
Il busy day planning Il Snluti"u of labor
questions with heads of The four raIlwa;
hrnthcrhnnd*. and finally ,!"cIdcd la re-
fer the hr"ih"rh"ndS pending d"rnan |
for Il general waE" increase Ia an ;t'i-
visury board al four members tu l." ap-
pointed ~ him IN Il few days. This
board will investigate all phases Of in'
hrnthrrhundS' Demands. and I"r"uiin.mI
Il course tu MIR. Mc.hdun. Ills dcciSinu
Continued on PagS Twelye,)
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In contrast TO the peSSlmiStlC VIEWS
! Of local. fuel administrators and dealers
| everywhere in the city. y. H. Smith. as
| sistant director general Of railroads. an
nounccd that almost 10000 tons Of coal
! had been loaded into bacgeS at tide
! water points to-day. These bargcs have
| get 70 force their way through the ice
! fields. however. and boats which were
loaded Wednesday, have not yet reached
: the city.
! Use Of the Pennsylvania tunnels an
der th. Hudson river "a hasten coal
! into the city has aided somewhat In re-
. li..ring districts in Rrouklyn and Long
Island. but has not accomplished IN
| much as WAS expected. approximately
! 800 tons wcut through the tunnels last
night.
The greatest problem again tonight
! was th. freeing OF coal-laden barges
! from, the packed ice floes 1T tidewater
: points to get them across 10 Manhattan
and Brooklyn shores where the task or
; cutting channels through the ice had to
! be faced Il SECOND time. \ fleet or gov
| rrnment tugs battled all day TO clear
passage TO the ice encCustcd shores after
; mum b.rouS harhnr tugs had been dis
;bled in ;.!e work The damaged craft
could nor even hc taken 10 dry-dock be-
cause of the frozen condition Of the en-
frances 70 dock yards.
Mr.. Schlcy estimated that about 2S.-
! 0nn TONS mad reached the city III the last
(Conupued on Page Teu.I
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LONDON. Jan. 4.-onc British min
lister, after speaking of the task con-
fronting the churches as appalling. said
they would have to achieve great triun-
phs In the next 25 years or En under.
Ministers have. indeed. hccn in II diff
cult posltiOn. If they said nothing
about the war ,thcy would need genius
indeed TO hold interest on other topics.
II they preached the prevailing t"mpc>
Of the New Testament they would l".
grouped with the Eu"h Srnldrd con
sctcntiouS ohjcct"rS. If they undrrI"oE
tu be "red-hloudcd" their severity would
suund unbccnminE. F'Hthrr Vaughan. th"
famous British Jesuit. stated that th"r"
wns tust one iulE--.to kill Germans
that he thought of them merely as rats:
and that even after the war the world
to him would Coutinu" ~ hr p""plcd 10y
human beings aud Germans.
Yet never in our day has there hr"n
n louder rlnmur for rrhEinuS uurirln"
and teaching. One hears II constantly
but II Is all vague. 1t is hcwtidrrcd. In
the mind II the ordinary bring the war
IS right and yet contrary to the teach
iurs Of Christ. He cannot reconcile
his Two convictions You cannot get
him with merely Il forced construction
OF Il stray text. The texts Ii" thinks
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-05
Copyright. 1918, by Norman Hap9ood.

nf are "RrSiSl not evil" "JulEc not.
"Thou shalt love thine energy hS thy
self" knowing thu trend of Christ he
draws his own conclusion about His
urnhHhl" View 'uf war. II" "ln*""S INN
as "iI tn" sid" of the IluakrrS and CON
SrirntiuuS Ohjrrt"rS. Tho puhK"rS
seem Ia him the only sect that has cut
an agreeable nrurr in this: war. cen
though h" does not share their views.
He deems himself ~ Christian and he
is an tn" other side. He cHnn"t work
II uut.
AS far my experience goes Inc
rnnSt popular prcm written in EnglhnN
since The war began is This:
God heard the ,'mlHlti"d nations SING
AMI shout
'C;utt Straf" England" and h'"d save
the King
Cod 1his God that. and G"d tn" other
thing
Good God said God; nv" got my work
cut out"
II has hccn popular. not because IN"
uIutrrs uErrc with IN" authors general
view. which III" INA i"rity Il" not. hut
hcrauSc the ma j"rity Il" "hJr"t t" bring
In God Ia the controversy at all--unlTSS
indeed it b. in AS Skilfully abusive Il
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-05
ALLIES Of THE
GE RMANS MOI &.
ENTHUSIASTIC
OBJECT TO TERMS OF
PEACE BY BERLIN:
German Socialists Also Op-
posed to Retention Of:
Russian Territory. III. :s.

Although the peace conference be-
tween representatives Of the BolsheYtkl
government and the Central Powers Wast
due to recorvenc Friday. no news haS
come through indicating whether Ne:
meeting took place. Neither have there
been any advices as to whether the dH-,
ferences in the way OF reaching -
agreement have been surmounted. OH
concessions by either side. nlakinG poA-s
sible further negotiations are intended,
Dissatisfaction with the proposals al
the Central powers apparently does NOT
obtain solely on the side OF tho BQl:I
shevikl government, but exists asnoHx'
the delegates Of the Central 2owerss
well. Austria. Bulgaria and Turkey s1a:
asserted TO have disagreed WIN Ne
dcmineering attitude Of the Germans &tS
the Brcst-Litovsk conferences WHARF.
they posed as conquerers: while hsirjs
allied delegates ewnced an ssgse -,
sire for peace and disposition to ootI.:
promise. asrs !,
The attitude Of the German sociaiiStss
against the demands Of the Central Pow
ers, especially those providing for the
retention Of Poland. Lithuania, Coufaasd;
and other occupied territory has 1ofoeA:
the imperial chancellor to refer 70 sfhad
situation before. tho main committee Of
the ReichstaE. The ohAnceilof'S 0tAta-s
ment. however. was merely = platitu&el
and gave no inkling aasto what Car,
many's future intentions: in;tAA .proni!E
es were. and even left to the aneSeE$
retary for foreign affairs the 49, ~
outlining in tho most perfunctorys IT,
the trend Of tho negotiations up 20 a14s
time that the recess was taken ut t-Breat.
LitovsE. "a ~
we can cheerfully await the .furtheri
course Of this incident. We relyl upon;
our strong position. our loyal Intentions
and our just rights" was virtually all
the chancellor hads to say concerning.
Eussias rejection OF the peace pfopoS-.
ale = .srs:
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DIDN'T HESITATE To RETIRE TWO
OFFICERS FROM BIC COMMANDS

WASHINGTON. Ian. l--Fur rthrr
proof Of the sweeping character OF pow
ers vested in the commanders in chief e
the American naval and military forces
in Europe has h".n disclosed in com
nectlon With tn" return tn this country
for duty Of R"aS Admiral William T..
Fletcher. iormrr head OF th" naval
forces in French waters. aud Major Cen
eral William l.. Sth"r,. who commanded
the frst American troops sent to France.
Confirmation was given to-day To- 20
ports that admiral Flecher had been
replaced by Rear Admiral Wilson be-
cause Vice Admiral Sims tclt that the
latter officer was better fitted for :h.
particular duties irnposed hy the post.
Similarly, It is understood, although
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: President Wilson's adaptation

way a* President Wilson's adaptation
80 Luther When tl" English do want
I" ,lrAE ';''l III. it is not ;I$ Il crude sup
porter an their SiI". but in Il subtle
spirit. aS for example in f"Strrs one
SECS fr"Uurrilr III London signed h% thr
chief "f staff Of the army and Tho head
admiral "f tn" navy. us follows:
Admiral Sir II. li"atty:-"l England
Slill remains Ia hr taken out of the
slupnr nf self satisfaction and cnnlpla-
crnrY int" which her great and flour
iShinE condition mas StreDrd her. and
until Shr can hr stirred uut Of TINS con-
diti"n. AMI until religious revival tak">
p!ar" at home. just :" long will tho war
ruutinur When she can look out on
th" future with humber eye. and n
prayer on her lips, then we can m'En
t. count the days toward tho end"
General Sir W. lt"hinsnu:--"I fear
that tao many OF us ar" putting All un>
tu" amount Of trust i'll 'thnrl"t and
Horses We may confidently rely UP
nn our soldiers and sailors lighting
hravrly. and upon having abundant ami
munitiun, hut We cannot stop At that.
4 serious determination on the part or
thu Nation u seek and deserve Divine
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