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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-29
Misses Hannah and Anna Strand of
Rapidan left today for Hanska to

Misses Hannah and Anna Strand of
Rapidan left today for Hanska to
visit friends over THANKSGIVING.
William Barnes of Cedar, Mimi.
was in the city today on his way to
Vernon Center to visit his brother,
F. H. Barnes, who is quite i'll.
Miss Gertrude Nerbovig. who taught
school at Benson, MINI, is home Wis
ting her parents, DR.. and Mrs. G. H !.
Nerbovig Her school at Benson was
closed for six weeks on account of the
influenza epidemic, and the teachers
were not allowed to return to their
homes. Last week they We're given
permission to return to their homes
and yesterday received notice that
the schools at Benson will not open
until the Monday after Thanksgiving
Miss Louise Nerbovie, who taught
school at Owatonna, is home to spend
"a couple of weeks, the schools at
Owatonna being closed on account of
the influenza epidemic. They will not
cpen until the week following
Thanksgiving.
Miss Ella Hallman, who taught
school at Belle Plain. and who re-
turned to teach there this week after
an enforced vacation due to the in
Huenza epidemic, is home again, it
having been decided to keep the
schools at Belle Plain closed for an
other week
Miss Esther Holum went to Rapi-
dan last evening to spend the week
end with relatives.
Miss .Cornelia Mansfield went to
the twin cities yesterday for a short
visit with friends.
II. ID. Schneider, who was manager
OF the Singer Sewing Machine com
pany at Grand Forks, N. D., arrived in
Mankato and took up his duties as
manager OF the company here on last
Friday. His wife and son are with him
and they are making, their home on
South Front street. Mr.. Schneider is
a very pleasant man and expects to
nave lots of friends and business while
in Mankato. ,,C-.,,, 5r,.roo 49,.
/, H. A. Patterson has gone to Northern
Wisconsin on his i>nual hunting trim
ard VIII spend part Ii the season hunt
Mrs. Earl Stevens left today for Camp
Grant. III, where she will visit her hus
'band, who is in military training there.
General Grstaf Widell spent the day at
tending to business matters in st. Paul.
MISS lcadene Lee of Gilmore has re-
turned TO Mankato to resume her stud
les at the Commercial college.
M. Brown, land appraiser for the
Omaha railroad, was in the city today
LOOKING over the company's land here
Mrs. Frank Nelson and Mrs. o. swan
OF Rapldan were in the city shopping
yesterday
Wells. Forum dvocate: Mrs. Frank
schroeder of Mankato, who has been
ing WIN rela ives and other friends
in the village for some time. left for her
nome on Tuesday morning, She was
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. John
schroeder, who will make her future
nome with the family of her son, Frank,
at that place.
in the city today
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spoke often of you and wished you
to know that the best care and at
tention was given him, that every
thing possible was done for him.
AS representative of the Ameri
can Red Cross, l am giving you but
brief idea of the last days and
burial of the boy. His funeral was
strictly military. taps being sounded
and guIlshots fired Flowers placed
by comrades and friends decorate
his grave. You have the sincere
sympathy of all in this loss of one
more American hero. Very truly,
Marguerite HORNE, home communica-
ton service.
Washington D. C. Bureau of Com
munications, William r. Castle. Jr.,
Director November 4, 191S.-My dear
Mrs. Carlson: 1t is very hard on you
to have the life of your son, Private
Fred Carlson, taken, so far away
from home but the enclosed letter
will bring you great comfort hope
as it will assure you that everything
possible was done to try and save
his life, and to make him comfortable.
II sympathize very deeply with you
in your great loss, and hope l may
share your pride in the sacrifice made
by W your boy to help to make this
world liveable and safe for the rest
of U.S. Yours sincerely. William r..
Castle, Jr.#t 5i'f- .'5''
Headquarters Sixty fourth Artillery
c. 9 A h c., American Expeditionary
Forces. October 10, 1918. Mrs. Carl
son, 115 Carroll street, Mankato
dear Mrs. Carlson: No
doubt you have already been notified
by the war department of the death
of your son, Fred, which occurred on
September ~, 1913. Private First
Glass Carlson contracted pneumonia
and after brief illness passed away.
He died in one of the American hos
pitfalls and during his sickness was
given the best OF attention, being
administered to by the gentle hands
of Red Cross nurses.
In the r'idst of your deep sorrow
may the thoughts of the principles
Of Righteousness for which your son
laid down his life be
source of great strength and comfort
to you.
May the God, even Jesus Christ.
that comforteth those that are cast
down be with you in His infinite
tenderness and compassion. Yours
in Christ Jesus, James l.. Robinson.
Chaplain, Sixty fourth Artillery; C. A.
C., American Expeditionary Forces.
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Jacob c.. jacobson, Mankato Soldier
Passed AWav in France

Word was received this morning
by Mrs. Jacob Jacobson that her hus-
band, Jacob c. Jacobson, Company
nj. Third Pioneer Regiment. died in
France of pneumonia on September
~ Several weeks ago relatives here
heard that the young man was dead
through a letter that had been writ
ten by a conrad, but the first Off
cjal word was received this morning.
Officials at the war department and
at Washington had been cabled to see
if the report was true and it was
through these inquiries that the re.
port was finally confirmed.
Private Jacobson left Mankato on
July 25 and went from here to Camp
Wadsworth, S. c., where he received
his training. He was in France but
a short time before he was taken i'll.
Deceased was twenty five years old
on February 6, last. He is survived
by his wife, his father and mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris jacobson, and by
one brother, Carl Jacobson.
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:. L. Soaring, kato. Has Received
Word TO Proceed Overseas.

F. L. Soaring received word yes
terday from Y. NJ C.. A. headquar
ters in New York that he had been
called for service under the Red. Tri
angie and that he was to be sent
overseas shortly Mr.. Soaring receiv-
ed his appointment for Y. M. C. A /.
work the latter part of August and
since that time has been awaiting
the call to active service.
Mr.. Soaring expects to leave Man
kato shortly after Thanksgiving and
will proceed to New York, from there
he will be sent overseas as soon as
his training is completed. He stated
that it is probable he. will be gone al
least year as the Y. M. C. A. will
continue its work as long as the boys
are "over there"
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CACKE HELD FOR PROBE
Theft Of Buick Car VIII Be
Matter Of Inquiry
TOLD HIS TALE OF WOE
Sorry That He Had Got Mixed
Up in Trouble; Talks
To Chief

Chief of Police Ed Ario and Henry
Kruse returned last night from Min
neapolis where they went to interview
John Gacke and see if he had any
connection with the stealing Of Mr..
Kruse's Buick car. Gacke denied any
knowledge of the theft and told the
chief that he had nothing whatever
to do with it.
Confessed to Theft.
Chief Ario stated that the Minnea-
polls police have been watching Gacke
for several days and that he confess
ed he intended to steal a machine
when he was arrested Gacke also
confessed to having stolen a Buick
Six last August. According to the
story he told Chief Ario Gacke left
Mankato and went to Minneapolis to
work in a garage there. Toward the
end of August he stole a Buick ma
chine, drove to near Shakopee with it,
removed the numbers and threw them
in the river and returned with set
Of Minnesota numbers he had
Sold the Machine.
A few weeks later he stated that he
sold the Buick to man named Hunt
er from South Dakota He asked
$500 for the machine but later came
down to $525. Gacke denied having
taken any other cars. He is confined
in the city Jail at Minneapolis until
his case can be investigated further
1t is understood that Gacke blames
his downfall on woman with whom
he kept company in Minneapolis. He
and this woman are reported to have
registered at the Dyckman hotel un-
der the name of Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
Hawley. 1t is understood that this
woman with whom Gacke kept COM
pany has returned to Mankato.
Denied the Report
The young woman whom rumor had
him keeping company with denied to
The Free Press today that she knew
anything about his affairs.
Have you been keeping company
with Gacke?" the reporter ventured
to ask a8f9Unr01 ST sg3JtC9m
We'll not that anybody knows Of"
she replied with some emphasis.
Gacke told Chief Ario' that q he re-
GREETED his actions and was anxious to
redeem himself. To the assistant
police chief in Minneapolis Gacke
said that he was rcrazy" over GER
tain woman and that he must give
her a. good time. aeu ~ Iiaw as
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Succeeded AS superintendent of the

OHldha ny y. y. Prentice.
j. j. Prentice who held the nosition
OF assistant superintendent on this
division of the Omaha for more than
a year prior to our entrance into the
world war. when he was transferred
to Camp Douglas, Wis, to handle
the movement of troop trains, has
been promoted to the position of
superintendent, taking the place of
j. r. WEIGH. resigned, says The st.
James Independent.
! Mr. and Mrs. Prentice arrived in
the city Yesterday when he took over
the work of the office here. They
will make their home in this city.
Mrs. Prentice departed this morning
for Eau Claire. Wis, to arrange for
the shipment of their household eff.
fects. We congratulate Mr.. Prentice
upon his promotion and with the
many friends Of the family, we bid
them welcome to st. James. We
are not advised as to the future in
tentions of Mr. WEIGH, who has held
the position of superintendent for a
great many years and who has made
ST. James his headquarters for at
least twenty years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-29
Farmer OF Wabasha County Plead
Guilty to DisIoyaity.

Joseph Uhl. farmer residing mean
Elgin In Wabasha county, indicted
by the grand jury in United States
court at Winona for disloyalty- in
publicity favoring the cause of Ger
many when the United States was at
war with the country, was after
ne bad changed his first plea of not
guilty TO one of guilty. sentenced BY
Judge Wilbur F. Booth to pay a fine
OF $1,000 and be committed to the
Wlnona county Jail for the period OF
three months. Sentence was impos-
sed after Uhl had been given an on
portunlty to bring witnesses from
near Elgin to testify concerning the
good character he had borne hereto
fore
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Well-koWn st. James Man isuVictim
? DIR bap an of the arftlJAnzaft 20

b W9tF. Schoffmana died att hist home
in St, James, early Friday morning of
complications following an attack of
influenza. He was a native of Mime
sofa Lake, and was the oldest son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank lSchoffman, who
formerly resided in Mankato. Their
son attended the commercial, college
here and moved with his parents to st.
James, where he was connected with.
the First National bank, serving as as
sistant cashier. Later he engaged in
the auto business with c. T. Crowley.
He was twice married. his second
wife being Miss Sophia Wingen of St.
Clair.
The funeral was held at st. James
this morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-29
What Chelsea Pensioners Told
Bunch of Allied Soldiers

London, November 3.-[By Mail ]
Outside the Eagle hut an old Chel-
sea pensioner was exhibiting his
medals to a little crowd consisting
of an American soldier, an Austria
iian. a Canadian, and a wounded
Tommy.
Il guess you could still teach us a
few things" remarked the American.
The pensioner shook his head
eve had only to fight soldiers in
those days" he said. You've got to
fight criminals.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-29
They Will Close Their Labors On
December 10 Is Statement.

Local draft boards will cease work
not later than December 10 under or
ders received at state Headquarters
from Provost Marshal General e. H.
Crowdes. No more appeals to district
boards are permitted and no more
questionnaires will be received by To-
cal boards after. December 9, the
message stated. Local boards are
instructed to complete by November
30, If possible the classification of the
nineteen to thirty six and eighteen
year groups, except as to physical
examinations, which were previously
suspended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-29
Parent OF Thirteen Children Deserted
BY Her Husband.

Judge Dean of Fairmont granted
divorce to Mrs. Hattie Bell Palmer
OF Ceylon, mother of thirteen chill
dren, from Clifford w. Palmer, on
the grounds of desertion. Palmer's
whereabouts are said to be I'M.
known. The children range from
nine to thirty seven years. The
mother is given the custody of those
who are minors. Mrs Palmer is
fifty-two ard her former husband
ifty-five. They were married in
Wisconsin in 1880.
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w. II. Bovee, Insurance Man. Had
Rather Unpleasant Experiepce

w. H. Bovee, travelling insurance
agent, dropped from the steel arch
bridge, Minneapolis at noon yester-
day and was rescued by the police
VINO launched a patrol boat a few
minutes later. They caught him as
he came to the river surface a block
below the bridge. The man was
alive, but unconscious. and physi-
clans began working on him with a
pulmotor
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Lights Will Twinkle.

tUnited Press Dispatcn.I
Washington, November 22.-Tomor-
row night lights will twinkle with all
their peacetime brilliancy. Fuel Ad-
ministratcr Garfield has lifted the
lishtless nights ban placed in effect
last winter.
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Ford TO Publish Newspaper

TNSSOcE1ted Press ffsOatch1 ~
Detroit. November 22.-Henry Ford an
nounced today his retirement from the
management Of the Ford company. His
son. Edseel Ford will take over the con-
troll. Ford will divide his time between
the tractor industry and the publication
of national weekly newspaper.
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DEATH OF FRED CARLSON

Letters Regarding His Passing Re-
ceived by His Mother.
Mrs Matilda Carlson is in receipt
OF the following letters regarding
the death of her son. Fred Carlson,
in France:
: Augers. France, September %,
191S.-Mrs Matilda Carlson, 102
Parry street, Mankato, MINI. Dear
Mrs Carlson: BY this time you have
heard through official notification of
the death of your son Fred, from an
attack of broncho pneumonia. He
was sick but a short time, passing
away at ID a. m. September q. He
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NO Further Inquiry Into La Toilette
Speech Recommended.

-FTtEU FTFSS DISnatCh
Washington, November 22.-The
senate privileges and election commit.
tee today recommended that all
further action or investigation on the
resolution introduced against Senator
Robert La Toilette of Wisconsin be-
cause Of speech he made at st. Paul
in September. 1917, be dropped. No
action has yet been taken on the rec
ommendation.
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President Expressed Surprise at Won
derful Invention
INnited C~ess ;)isna tcla

IfFHIteu JNreSS i)fsDatch. I n
Washington, November 22.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson today talked by
radio telephone with. aeroplanes. more
than two miles above the capital. The
president expressed his wonder at the
wonderful invention.
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MARRIED AT WAsEcA.

Waseca Herald: Miss Ruth A.
Stimson and John w. Grain, both of
Mankato were married last evening at
the Lake Avenue Methodist Episco-
pal parsonage, Rev. w. E. Baumgarten
performing the ceremony. The wit
nesses were Herman A. Tews and
Mrs Jay Barden of this city.
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Washington. d G November %
The war department issued a casu
atty list today in which 1915 casual
tiles were reported The Minnesota
men are as follows:
Killed in action, Sergeant John
Magruson, Minneapolis; Private Cleo
K. Benson. Clarkfield; Private Ed
ward Born, Norwood; Private Glenn
J. Ball, Duluth; Private Richard W.
Hyde, st. Paul.
Wounded. degree undetermined
Private Edwin c. Crawford, Leroy;
Private John Horvot, Ely; Private
Frank V. Maxa, LeSueur Center;
Private Arthur j. Hawkins Lamber-
ton.
Wounded slightly, Private Henry
EVEN. bayfield,; Private Gustav w.
Koelin, Dent.
Died from wounds, Private Nick
Heinz, Holdinford; Private Henry J.
.SchOstag, Minnesota Lake.
Died from accident and other
causes, Sergeant Edward NJ Elder,
,Braineri.
Died of disease. Private Martin
Christianson, Spring Grove.
Wounded severely, Private James
L. Roucoff, Sawyer
Missing in action, Private Bert
Olson, Minneapolis. ~ me-
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KaIsers Private Fortune

The Hague. November 22.-The form
er kaiser's private fortune of ss 900, ono
mostly cash. has been deposited in
banks. yielding him an income of about
s4S.noo year The Rheirische West
phalische Gazette stated today.
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Recommendation is Made BY the Sc
nate Finance Committee.

Washington, November 22.-The Sc
nate finance committee has adopted
the resolution of. Senator Simmonds
for the reduction of the revenue bill
of this county, to $6,00O.O00,OO In
making the reduction, rates were re-
duced on beer, whiskey, near beer and
cut made in the proposed revenue
on cigars and tobacco.
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jSixty-Four Thousand Dollars Raised
For the Boys Over There.

Blue Earth county has raised $64,
600 for the United War Work cam
.paign, and returns from the county
are still coming in. Mankato has
raised $4,000 of this amount. The
allotment for the city was $37, 500,
and the. money asked of the county
outside of the city was about $34,-
900. 1t is expected that the work will
be concluded within a few days.
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Store Entered and Practically All The
Silks Were Taken,

Thleyes made haul at the Andar-
son & Uleberg general store, st.
James, Wednesday night They stole
practically all the silks, large num-
Der of silk waists, few suits of
gents clothing and two or three suit
cases. 1t is estimated that their loss
runs in the neighborhood Of $500 or
5000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-29
Coal Rou,ations Lifted

Coal Regulations Lifted.
Associated Press Dispatch.1
Washington Novem Der 22.-The
regulations limiting the amount of
soft coal stored by consumers was
lifted by Fuel Administrator Garfield.
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WrnckInn al IInIo,

WreckIne Of Union BuiIdinq.
Work on the. wrecking or the old
Union school building has progressed
rapidly, and 1t is expected that it will
be concluded some time tomorrow.
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Former Governor Hoard Dies.

!AssOciateO tsrpSs Ufsnatch
Fort Atkinson. Wis. November 81
Former Governor William Hoard died
after long illness. He was eighty two.
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win Return 10 The seneh.

WIN HetuFn TO Inc 6eHcn.
Municipal Judge W. A. Plymat who
has been suffering from nervous break
down for several weeks past. has com
pleteIy recovered and win take his place
on the bench in the municipal court on
December /.
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John Gacke, in an interview with
Assistant Chief of Police John Gal
vim in Minneapolis today, admitted
that he had stolen car from a
street in Minneapolis and had dis
posed of it in South Dakota, This is
the story that was reported to The
Free Press from the Mill City, today.
l.. Gacke, so the story goes, told Calvin,
that a woman was the cause of his
troubles. He said this woman en- :
joyed midnight Shippers and good
time and that his funds were getting
low. : He thought that using someone
elses car was cheaper than paying
for taxi cabs. He denied knowing
anything about the disappearance Of
the Henry Kruse auto in. .Mankato.
Gacke admitted to Calvin that a
woman was with him on his trip to
Minneapolis.
1t is not known what will be done
with Gacke by the Minneapolis au-
thoritfes, as they have no proof, ex-
cept Gackes own word, that he had
taken car, and it is not known who
owned the or.
Gacke's Gather had an interview
with him today
Aid to Be Given Those In Burned our
District in Minnesota.
TO Minnesota Chapters: The Red
cross Chapters throughout the state of
Minnesota have shown themselves very
generous in furnishing clothing and
other supplies for the sufferers from the
forest fires in the northern part of the
state.
The Northern division organization
has co-operated in most intimate and
satisfactory way with the State Fire
Relief commission and with the office
OF AdJutant General, in carrying out the
program of relief that has been agreed
upon. Everything that it has been pos
sible TO do has been DONE and the APP
proach of winter finds the refugees in as
good state as conditions admit.
Next spring these people are going to
need seed grain. potatoes and similar
things with which to get their farms in
to operation and it has been suggested
that Chapters should secure pledges of
grain, potatoes ETC.. to be held i'm each
locality and shipped next spring on the
order of the State Fire Relief commits
sion
The northern division will appreciate
it very much if you will take such pled-
ges in your own county and will report
their results to this office. We will give
the memorandum of the result to the
Fire Relief commission, that on that
basis they can make their plans for the
establishment of the burned over
farms next spring.-YouS verv truly F.
F. Heffelfinger division manager.
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The railroad employees subscriptions
amounted to $35 900. These figures are
not included in the above.
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-" -arot!on OF FTench and
gian families. is the sting to the
members of a family any less keen
because they are caught between
the strong arm of the law or the
treacherous arm of disease? The
Red Cross does much for the suffer.
ing families on the other side of the
water. believe they stand no less
ready to act in a case of suffering
here at home, and it would be fine
thing for vour local Red Cross chap
ter to work with your court and your
county commissioners in bringing
comfort = and fair prospect of a