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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
TRIBUTE WAS PAID
HOWARD S. MAINE
People Of Faribault County
Honor Soldier Who Died
On Battlefield

Citizens of Faribault county paid a
fitting tribute to Howard S. Maine OF
Winnebago, yesterday afternoon The
ceremonies were carried out on the
campus of Parker college, Winne5a-
GO, in the presence of more than a
thousand people. An appropriate
program, meated with a patriotic
sentiment, was participated in by
several speakers the Winnebago
band, the home guard and others.
President ]. D. Mccormick of
Parker college presided. A selection
by the band was followed by an in
vocation pronounced by DR.. ]. F..
dist church for the Mankato district.
The choir rendered beautiful song,
and F. E. Hadley, editor of The Win
nebago Enterprise, spoke of the
personal side of Howard S. Maine,
very feelingly to the young man who
had given up his life in the cause
of democracy.
Laurence C. Hodgson, mayor of st.
Paul, was the principal speaker of
the afternoon His remarks were
eloquent and couched in beautiful
language.
DIR. ID. b. Merlin, pastor OF the
Baptist church spoke of the cause
for which the American were fight
ing and the large part played by the
church in the great struggle.
After few remarks by President
Mccormick, Rev. e. G. Teachout
pastor Of the Methodist church, pro-
nounced the benediction.
The great respect in which the
dead soldier was held was evidenced
by the large number of people from
surrounding towns, who attended the
ceremonies.
Howard S. Maine was a volunteer
He enlisted in the army last April
He was killed in action July 10. He
had been a student at Parker col :
, lege. He was son of Mr. and Mrs
S. T. Maine of Winnebago.
The service flag of Parker col
lege contains thirty stars, two gold
stars and two silver stars
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
MANkATO men ARE AMONG S
new OFFICERS AT CAMP CODY

The following are Minnesota men
commissioned second lientenants of
the infantry from the Fourth Training
camp, Thirty-fourth division, Camp
Cody, New Mexico.
julius Edward Anderson, Stewart :.
Vile; Henry William Aurandt, St.
Paul; Herman lido Blyth, Owatonna;
Henry Bosom, Cannon Falls; Fred
erick Roy Boxmeyer, st. Paul; Will
am Douglas Coalter, Mankato; Yer
ME Frederick Cords, st. Clair; Wilt
am Edward Coughlan, Minneapolis;
Clair Edwin Crane, Mankato; Henry
Leonard Dahl, Madison; Joseph John
Daun Arlington; Arthur George David
son, st. Paul; Marcus Frank Day,
Fairmont; Hubert Raphael DeMars,
Faribault; Fred George Eberlein,
Blue Earth; Roy William Erickson,
Wheaton; Bernard Henry Flaa, Fari-
bault; Walter Humphrey Ford, st.
Paul; Peter Randolph Fossum, Zum-
brota; Leo Grant Fraser, st. Paul;
Clarence George Frendeburg, Mimi
eapolis; John Victor Fridell, Red
Wing; Clement John Gillespie, Made
liza; Rehse August Goetz, Minneapolis;
George Edwin Gustafson, Beltrami;
David Wendell Hedges, Minneapolis;
Byron Elmer Hitchcock, Glenwood;
Charles Manning Hogan, Owatonna;
James Jerome Hutchinson, Minnea
polls; Victor Irgens, Glenwood; Ross
Hoyne Jensen, Minneapolis; John
Magnus Johnson, Hills; Robert Allen
John, Seyforth; Lawrence Allen
Kibbee, Grenada; John Kuhlman,
Faribault; Andrew Christian Larson,
Winter; Walter William Ludke, Man
kato; Nels Lund, Minneapolis; James
Willis Mccarthy, West Concord;
James Frederick McMillen, Minnea-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
PANTRY MAID is FUNNY
She Cracks es For the 5oys in
Lot - Hospital.

Lot y Hospital.
London, AT t 19.-[By MALL
4 wounded do. ihboy in a certain
English hospital finds visitors some
what trying. Nevertheless, his cloud
has at least one silver lining. He
wakes quite eloquent over Ermyn-
trude, the small hospital pantrymaid
Her place really is in the pantry, and
she and her black cat, Sir Julian Byng
are not supposed to be visiting the
wards, yet they both manage to evade
the law regularly every day.
Ermyntrude is adored of all the
men. With her green eyes, tip tilted
nose, and golden brown hair more Of
ten tousled than tidy, she keeps them
all merry with her unconscious hum
or
The American presented her with
a fragment of. shrapnel the other day.
Taken cut of my side, that was" he
he explained impressively "Out Of
my sidethink of that, Ermyntrude."
Ermyntrude regarded it stolidly.
Il WISH" she said thoughtfully,
"it had been a German helmet."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
Sewers TOLD STORY
ABOUT Being CASSED
CLAIMS He Is THE REAL
SOLDIER ARTICLE
Calls 1t Great Disgrace That He
Should Be Locked Up
In Cell
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
81 was the first man from Monte
cello, Ia, to enlist in the army after
the war was declared and / have
seen the real thing in France" de-
clared Private G. w. Sewers, the
man who is held at the Mankato
police station at the request of fed
eral officers for having given lee
lures under the auspices of the Red
Cross.
81 was in the fighting near Toul and
liz several other engagements in
Northern and Eastern France. One
day when marching with the boys
became sick and weak and was told
that / had been affected by gas. The
men seldom know when they are af-
fected this way When all this big
fighting was going on | was on my
way back to the states and as soon
as l landed at Newport News, Va,
was given an honorable discharge,
the fellow stated.
Story Told BY Sewers.
He said that he arrived in this
country the first of May and was home
in Iowa by the middle of the month
According to his story, as soon as he
arrived home ]. T. Lanigan, the post
master at Monticello wanted him to
go out and lecture for the Red Cross
Sewers states that the credentials
and bills, letters and everything else
were fixed up for him and he went
cut speaking, having been touring the
country ever since the last of May.
This is the first time he ever go,
into trouble. the discharged soldier
states, and claims to be wholly in
recent from any intentional wrong
doing. He says that he went into a
town he stood all the expenses OF
giving lectures and gave the Rec
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
KENNEDY BRIDGE
RED CROSS LABORS

The Kennedy Bridge unit of the Red
Cross is one of those which deserves
honorable mention. From January 1,
1918, until September 1, they have
knit 229 pairs of socks besides max
ing go triangle bandages. 40 bed
shirts, 60 bed jackets, II abdominal
bandages, 80 leggens and 13 sweat
ers. During June they knitted 80
pairs of socks. During July they
knitted IS pairs of socks and during
August AZ pairs, or 141 during the
three months, sc pairs of their quota.
Mrs. Felber is the champion knit
ter having finished 60 pairs since
January IA.
Mrs. A. Burlison has knit SO pairs
and few others have knit nearly as
many. The Kennedy Bridge unit is
composed of all farm ladies.
Junior work: Gun wipes, 500;
mouth swabs. 200; afghans, 8; hand
kerchiefs, 20.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
MapIeton

Mapleton, Sunday, September Is,
was the date of the mission festival
to be held at the local Lutheran
church. The meeting was well at
tended and included both morning and
afternoon services. A picnic dinner
was served in the large church dining
room. Rev. Paul Elsel, the local
pastor was assisted by Rev. H. K. G..
Doermann of st. Paul and Rev. Paul
Rick also of st. Paul. There was
special music by the choir.
Eighty three registered in the viii
lage, being between the ages. of Is
and A.. Sixty-one registered in the
township.
Lou Cooper came down from Min
neapolis for day with his ac-
quaintances and attended the Man
kato fair.
Mrs. Rinehart received letter
from the New York canteen service
telling that on a certain troop train
that they served supper was George
Rinehart.
Word from Calvin Hadley tells of
his being in England. He reports
that he is feeling fine.
Among those attending the Man
kato fair Friday were Mr.. and Mrs
F. Goodrich, Mr.. and Mrs. T. M.
Hamp, w. D. Sprague, ]. w. Sprague,
Mrs Helen Howieson, Miss Mullen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Howieson, Mrs
I. A. Lownes, Mrs Z. Peters, Mrs. J.
Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs H. Starkey,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Starkey, Easton
Rue. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lownes.
The war exhibit at the fair-Where
was ito
The dance by the home guards at
the armory Friday evening was well
attended and a good time enjoyed by
all. Another will be held Septem-
Der 10.
Reuben Dietz came down from
Dunwoody to, spend the week. end at
home. a.. es
Nights have been made hideous on
East Silver street by Charivari par
ties How long before some people
will become civilized?
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Taylor and Mrs.
McLauren and son were Mankato
visitors Friday.
o. w. Healy and C. E. Ellis were
at the fair Friday.
Rev. Sherman Hunt occupied the
pulpit at the Sterling church Sunday
at 3 p m. Many of his old friends
and neighbors were present and were
glad TO renew acquaintance. Rev.
Hunts father used to occupy the
same pulpit forty years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. William PrentZlow
were Mankato visitors last Thurs
day.
Mss Laura Chase entertained at a
parcel shower Friday afternoon at
her home for Miss Lila Slater who is
soon TO be bride.
Mark Jensen returned to his home
in Little Falls, Mimi, after spend
ing two months on the farm with
is grandfather, M. A. Gilmore,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
SLAYER OF OWN WIFE
GAVE SELF TO POLICE
Charles Chaplin, NewspaperMan,
Says He Cannot Recall
Crime Details
limited Press Dispatch

New York, September 17.-Walk-
ing into an East Sixty Ninth street
police station this morning, Charles
Chaplin, city editor of The New York
Evening World, confessed that he
murdered his wife last night, but
stated that he remembered nothing of
the crime. Police had been search
ing for Chaplin for hours after his
wife was found in their apartment
dead. The man states he started for
work this morning and remembered
nothing of the incident until he saw
it featured in the headlines of the
papers. Then the whole grim story
of the killing came back and he gave
himself up. Chaplin appears to be
suffering from a mental breakdown.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
SIGNERS IN COUNTY
FIGURE UP TO 1874
That Number of Registrars Put
Their Names On Govern
ment Roll

Blue Earth county registrants who
placed their names on the roster of
the nations future military forces last
Thursday totalled 3,574 This num-
Der is somewhat smaller than had
been estimated for the county. 1t
was thought that possibly 5000 and
at least 1000 men would register for
service between the ages of eigh-
teen and twenty one and thirty one
and forty five. The small number
is no doubt due to the large number
of young men from this city and
country who volunteered for service
Immediately after war was declared
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
BONES ARE STILL INTACT
How American and British Fighters
Became Friendly.

London, August 2.-[By Mail.]-An
English naval officer and an Ameri
can army captain, stopping at I the
hotel, have become very friendly.
The naval officer has seen long
service and has two brothers in the
navy, so naturally his only sister
kept up the tradition of the family
by joining the wrens.
Very proud of her new uniform,
she asked her brother to meet her
one Sunday for a walk in the park
after church,i and certainly she
looked scarcely less important than
did he with his four rows of dis
tinction lace" on his cuffs and two
rows of medal ribbons across his
chest
But when the naval officer got back
to his hotel he was met in the lounge
by the American captain, who gave
him rig in the ribs, and said:
Say, Jack, that was stunning little
bu- ccnductress l saw you with in the
park this morning!"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
SOLDI REPUT UNDER
ARREST IN MANKATO
G. w. Sewers TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY BY OFFICERS
Has Been On Lecturing Tour;
Came To This City Satur.
Gay Evening
From Saturdays Daily.

rTOW saturdays Daily.
Private G. w. Sewers. discharged
soldier of Company l, of the Eight
zenith Infantry U. s. A., and now
touring the United States as a sup
posed lecturer for the Red Cross was
arrested when he arrived in Mankato
from lie Sueur Saturday evening. The
fellow had been billed to give an ad-
dress in LIE Sueur that evening under
the auspices of the American Red
Cross association. The town had been
deliberately billed and the event ad
Vertised far and wide.
Left On First Train.
When Private Sewers arrived in the
village. however, he was requested to
show his credentials and when these
proved insufficient and he was asked
for more he promptly beat it, on
the first train. Mankato officers were
notified and the fellow was seized as
he arrived in the city, He declined
to talk to any extent in regard to his
case, and is being held until the de-
partment of justice can make thor
ough investigation of the whole mat
ter. No charge was lodged against
him.
Wears Soldiers Uniform.
Sewers wore the uniform of a
United States soldier and carries an
honorable discharge, showing that he
has seen service but was discharged
because of weak heart. DR.. A. F.
Kemp was called Saturday night and
gave Sewers a thorough examination,
but found nothing whatever the mat
ter with his heart. The only evidence
of credential, showing who he was,
was letter written by J. T. Lanigan,
postmaster of Monticello, Iowa, who
stated that Sewers was a citizen of
that town.
Story Told Officers.
There were no credentials whatever
in evidence that the fellow was a
Red Cross lecturer or that he had
any authority to speak for this cause
According to the story, Sewers told
the officers he received half of the
receipts for lecturing and the re-
mainder went to the Red Cross chap
ter where he spoke. A receipt and
account book which he carried show
ed that he has been making good
money, often as much as SIS pei
night for his addresses. Regular ad
mission at the rate of fifteen and
twenty-f five cents was charged for
the lecture.
Tale of Narrowing Experiences.
The bills which advertised Sewers
speech were small and contained a
highly colored tale of the narrowing
experiences he had seen in France
and Belgium and of the great suffer
ing in those nations. The bills also
told when Sewers enlisted, at the
opening of the war and stated he had
been in all the fighting last fall with
the American troops. Although Sow
ers claimed to be speaker for the
Red Cross his handbills stated that
he would tell of the great good done
by the Red Cross, the Y. M. G. A. and
the Knights of Columbus on the bat
tie front.
Sewers Is Held.
Chief of Police Ed Ario stated that
he received a message from the de-
partment of justice this morning or
dering him to hold Sewers here until
federal officers should call for him
The marshal informed the chief that
there is a federal warrant issued fol-
the man and he is apparently lucky
catch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20

Gates Philips and wife of Brookings
S. D. are visiting in the city as the
guests of the latter's aunt and niece,
Mrs ]. A Johnson and Mrs. d. R.
Philip on South Second street
N. M. Hermanson and o. NJ Peter
son left for Des Moines, Iowa this
morning. They will make the trip by
auto and will visit at Camp Dodge
while there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Banford of
Candy, Mimi, are here visiting for
two days with the latter's parents
and brot,ler, Mr.. and Mrs. e. Hadt.
Mr.. Banford is stationed at Camp
week at New Uln. has returned to his
home in this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
WILL BE DRY PENNSYLVANIA
Not Many SaIoonmen Expected to
Renew Licenses
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatcb ]

!HssueIdteu tTeSs I1lspdtc1
Philadelphia, September IL
Practically dry Pennsylvania is
looked for some time in advance of
July 1, 1919, the date set for national
wartime prohibition. In Philadelphia
the license to sell liquor expires on
June 1. The privilege costs nearly
$1,000 and the authorities do not am
ticipate that many saloon keepers will
care to pay that much for the privi-
lege of dispensing liquor for one
month
Similarly in the interior towns,
where the present licenses expire on
April l, the feeling prevails that few
liquor sellers will feel that they can
afford to pay more than $500 for the
three months privilege
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
DIED OF DIPHTHERIA
Mrs. William Schwender Passed
Away Sunday Morning.

Mrs. Edna Schwender, wife of Will
liam Schwender, died at st. Joseph's
hospital about six o'clock, yesterday
morning death being caused by diph
iberia. Deceased was born in New
Ulm and would have been twenty
years of age next May. Surviving
relatives are the widower and a two
months old son. A step mother, Mrs.
Rheinhart of New Ulm, also survives.
Funeral services were held yesterday
and interment was made in the Cath
Ole cemetery. The funeral was priv
ate on account of the nature of the
disease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
VINCENT PR0SSER DIES

Well Known Resident of Mankato
Passed Away Last Evening.
Vincent PrOsser, ST., of 144 Adams
street, died at a local hospital last
evening, following long and serious
illness, He was seventy one years
of age. The surviving relatives are
the widow, and the following chill
dren: Mrs. Joseph Dillon; Joseph
Prosser, barber of Mankato; Vim
cent Prosser, Mrs. Aaron Morris and
Frank Prosser. Funeral announce
ments will. be made later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
GOPHER STATE SOLONS
OPPOSE PEACE FARLEY

Washington, September 17.-Peace
proposals from Vienna or Berlin
which do not include unconditional
surrender of the armies and navies
of the Central powers should be .ig-
nored by the United States, in the
opinion of senators and representa-
tives from northwest states. Their
views on this subject are unanimous.
In fact congress is united. not voice
being raised in favor of negotiating
with Austria Hungary.
Northwest members of congress
expressed themselves before Presi-
dent Wilson made public his reply.
Senator Knute Nelson of Mime
sofa does not believe Austria is sin
cere in asking for a peace parley. AS
has been the case so often in the
past, he thinks the dual monarchy
merely is acting as the tool of the
kaiser. Once Germany is defeated
it will be time to talk peace, the
senator said.
"The peace parleys proposed by
AUSTRIA" Senator Frank B. Kellogg
of Minnesota said, "are so manifest
ly a part of the we'll known German
propaganda that l do not think they
will fool anybody unless they wish
to be fooled. We undertook the war
because our rights had been \va1ed
on the high seas, our citizens MUIR
dered, our property destroyed, our
peace and security threatened, and it
was necessary for the future protec-
ton of this country that Germany be
disarmed and rendered incapable OF
bringing on another war;"
Until America and the allies are
masters of the military situation, no
attention should be paid to any
peace proposals, Representative G. B.
Miller of Minnesota, a member of the
House Foreign Affairs committee
said. "The military power Of the
central empires must be defeated
definitely and completely" he con-
tinued at is expected that as they
look ahead with certainty to ultimate
defeat they will try to save as much
as possible by making peace now
while they are in possession of the
unholy fruits of their enterprise.
"This country is not going to talk
peace now" Representative Sydney
Anderson Of Minnesota said. "When-
ever any definite peace proposal is
made. we will make it and Austria
and Germany, too, will accept it."
Harold Knutson. Minnesota: 81 do
not believe the Central powers have
been sufficiently punished to accept
the only terms that the American
people will consent to, unconditional
surrender. l am against any peace
talk !"
Halvor STEVENSON, Minnesota:
Austria began this war and as soon
as she and her allies give up what
they have taken an show anu honoct
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
CAN OF MILK CAUSES fire
Contents Exploded, So 1t Is Asserted,
and Started the Blaze.

and Started the Blaze.
Rochester, September ia. can
of condensed milk caused a threat
ening fire at the Queen City, restaur-
ant, Broadway and Second street, it
is asserted. Smoke was seen issu-
ing from the basement OF the eating
house about nine fifteen SATURDAY.
night and the fire department was
Immediately called. Investigation was
carried on by house employees and
others and two pals of water were
thrown on to blazing and smolder-
ing pile. This put the fire out 1t
was then discovered that a case of
matches had been burning The the
DRY evolved was that can of con-
densed milk had exploded and that
this had caused the matches to be
set off with the result noted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
WILL TEACH IN PANAMA

Miss Florence Jones Departed Sunday
For That Country.
Miss Florence Jones left Sunday for
Panama where she has been engaged
by the government to teach school
during the coming year Miss Jones
expects that she will enjoy the work
and the unique experience of teach
ing in the tropics.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
Five Nearoes HANGED.

:, II. IAss0ciated I.ress Dispatch.1
San Antonio, September 17.--Five
lie groes convicted of participating in
the Houston riot were hanged today
at Fort Sam Houston.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20

Died of wounds received in action,
Private William PEPPER, Luverne;
wounded severely in action, Private
Eivind Jacobson, Parley;, wounded
degree undetermined) Private
julius Schechter, Minneapolis
wounded in action, degree undeter-
mined, previously reported missing
in action, Private Gust A. Birttnen
ST. Paul.
The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of the
American Expeditionary Forces: Kill
ed in action, IA; missing in action
70; wounded severely, 40; died OF
wounds, 5; died from accident and
other causes, 1; wounded, degree
undetermined IL; wounded slightly
3; prisoners,ii3. Total, 165.
Wounded severely, Private George
B. Patterson, Nora; Private Arthur
Leander Jones, Wateftcwn; missing
in action, Private Frederick B. And
erson, Big Falls; Private Peter P
Korney, Minneapolis; Private Robert
W. Rasmussen, Detroit.
The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding genera
of he American Expeditionary Forces
Killed in action, AL missing in ac-
ton, 81; wounded severely, 60; died
of disease, 6; died of wounds, 4;
wounded, degree undetermined, 6;
prisoners, 1. Total, 17S.
Wounded severely, Private Eric
Lundin, Meadowlands; missing in &C
ton, Private Peter Graham, Inter
national Falls; Private Gustaf A.
Gunderson, Grand Rapids; Private
Stephen Gust, Benwood; Private
Henry NJ Guttormson, Lanesboro
Private Leonard A. Olson, Gibbon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
AIR RAID ON PARIS
Six Nonconbants Killed, One Machine
Brouuht down
ssociated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.l
Paris, September 17.-.1Six were kill
ed and thirteen injured in an air
raid on Paris Sunday night One
machine was brought down.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20

Halvor STEVENSON, Minnesota:
Austria began this war and as soon
AS she and her allies give up what
they have taken AMI show any honest
disposition to rectify the wrongs they
have inflicted upon innocent people.
/ think it will be time to enter into
discussion of peace"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20

Harold Knutson. Minnesota: 81 do
not believe the Central powers have
been sufficiently punished to accept
the only terms that the American
people will consent to, unconditional
surrender. l am against any peace
talk "