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Republican farmer., 1918-03-15

GAS to further to protect agriculture regua
ton has promulgated authorizing agricultural students in
their senior year land grant colleges enlist in the enlisted
corps of the quartermaser department provided their
class standing such to place them in the upper third of
their By this will be possible to defer the draft
call of such young order to enable them to perfect them
selves agcuursts and thereafter to protect them in such
may that they should perform in the best
Interests Of the nation.
"The whole industrial and agricultural situation is sub
eced very comprehensive study any
means that NAV be taken to protect augment sup
ply appurenan to industry and agriculture without precudng
prompt and orderly progress of military plans is
confidently believed that great progress be made along this
line and that effective than any yet devised
be put into operation to attain the desired end
at must be emphasized that this is of mechanics
The need of the several armed forces for highly skilled
technical and mechanical pursuits greater than any former
Yet this need for specially skilled finds the nation
necessity for increasing its production nearly every
lime of industry Withdrawals Of from industry must be
and these Withdrawals must take who might other
wise be deferred on account special qualifications and
skill The necessary numbers of such skilled will be OBJ
tanned in one Of three ways.
First men already in the military service who have such
special skill will be taken from the line requirements and
signed to the organizations and departments where
skill is needed.
Second men classified by the selection boards even
though they may have been placed in deferred classification
will withdrawn with great and particularly from the
industries Of the nation for special service in staff and
departments.
Third young of draft age with certain educational
qualifications indicted into the and sent to uni
vere colleges and technical and secondary schools to be
technical arts until they have acquired such prof.
cheney will Justify their assignment to the special units that
are being organized in considerable numbers.
accordance with this plan the provost marshal general
already called upon the states for 10000 skilled ar
sans shortly will call upon the states for 10000 young
graduates grammar schools who will be sent before April
to technical and other schools throughout the United
States for two months of training Regularly there
after increasing stream of selected will be sent through
educational and other training institutions this purpose
ITO up, there will be sudden withdrawal Of great
from the ranks of industry and agriculture
durng the coming summer but the men will drawn in rea-
lively small groups throughout the year such to
create possible interference industry and agr
culture in deferred classes in class will
small numbers either account of their special
technical qualifications for the purpose of sending them to
where they will be given opportunity to acquire such
qualifications"
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15

1t was the first raid undertaken by
the Americans without the sid of the
French.
The raid was highly successful as
the enemy withdrew many men from
the front line when the bombardment
indicated that raid might follow.
The raiders reported that American
gunfire had created destruction in the
German positions and torn gaps in
the enemy barbed wire entangle-
ments. The German batteries came
into action but accomplished nothing
toward disturbing the progress Of the
raid.
The Americans entered the enemy
trenches behind one side of a +'box''
barrage which moved forward in
front of them. They found numerous
Germans hiding in the dugcuts. In
the hand to hand fighting which fol-
lowed several of the enemy were kill
ed and wounded and left in the
trenches.
Going far beyond their objective,
the raiders penetrated the German
line 800 yards. A few fights develop
ed on the way, but the Germans were
driven off. The Americans failed to
find most of the Germans who had
been withdrawn hurriedly from the
front line.
In the hand to hand fighting the
Americans used their automatic pis-
tolls and rifles. During the raid the
American machine guns placed a bar
rage in the enemy back areas in Or
der to prevent a counter attack.
The Americans fought so effectively
that the medical men who accompan-
led them had little to do. Every
American who left the front line re-
turned.
On their way back the Americans
encountered a German listening party
which fired at them. The Germans
soon were silenced.
The Americans reached their own
lines after being inside the German
lines Is minutes.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15
WOOD FINISHING
co. SECRETARY
TAKES HIS LIFE

New York, March ia man who
registered in a Broadway hotel as
John Turrill of New Milford, Conn,
committed suicide yesterday by cut
ting his throat with a razor. He was
secretary of the Bridgeort Wood Fin
ishing Company, and came here last
week to visit the New York office of
the company, which had been taken
over by the DUPONT interests. He
had been reported to the police as
missing and preparations were being
made today to send circulars coestain-
ing his picture broadcast
Turrill failed on Saturday to keep
an appointment which he had made
to meet his wife at railroad ter
minal here upon her return from
New Hampshire. He was so years
old. A representative of the Bridge
port Company identified the body.
At the Hotel Bres1in, where Mr..
TurriIl ended his life, it was said that
the engagement he had with his wife
Saturday afternoon was for a visit
to the son. Donald, who is stationed
at Camp Dix. Wrightstown, N. ].
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15
TWO MORE LOANS
FOR u. S. ALLIES

Washington, March 12-Another
ally became a borrower from the
United States today when the treas
ury extended a credit of $15,000,o00
to the Cuban government to assist it
in war preparations. At the same time
Great Britain was given another cred
it of 5000, 100000. Both loans were
made at the new interest rate Of 5
per cent.
Prompt approval of both provisions
by the House is expected as soon as
the Senate finally disposes of the 81
O00, 900, 900 deficiency bill and sends
the measure back to the House.
These credits raised the total OF
loans for the Allied governments to
81, 949, 400, 900, distributed as follows:
Great Britain, s., $40 0O0, 600; France,
8, 440, COO 900; Italy, $550,0O0,o O0 Russia,
$S25, 0OO, 900, of which only $tS7, 900, 900
has been paid out; Belgium, 500, 400,-
600; Serbia, 100000; Cuba, s15,oOe, 90.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15
ORGANIZE MEANS
OF EMPLOYMENT

Washington, March 12-Frederic
C. Howe, commissioner of immigra-
ton at Ellis Island, New York, and
nine other experts. in ef=rley1an-
matters, are visiting different states as
representatives of the Department %
Labor for the purpose of organizing
the various federal, state and NUM-
opal public employment offices.
Nineteen states already have join
ed this system. They are Arizona.
Arkansas. Connecticut, Georgia. Iowa,
Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Mis-
souri,, Montana, Nebraska, New Jer-
sey, Ohio, Pennsylvania. South Caro-
lima, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wis
consfn.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15
GERMAN RELIEF.
Cash USED FOR
HUN PROP ACANDA

Washington, March 11.-Witnesses
gave further testimony today before
the senate committee regarding the
German-American alliance which, it
was shown on Saturday, collected
money for German sufferers from the
war, which money was turned over to
Ambassador Won Bernstorff. A large
part of this money found it's way into
the hands of tho chief German prop
agandist in this country.
Joseph Keller of Indianapolis and
Percy Andrea of Chicago, both active
in the alliance, were first on the list of
witnesses today.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15
EXPRESS. FIRMS
BUSINESSES MAY
Be TAKEN over

Washington, March 12-
Government control prob
ably will be extended soon
to the leading express COM
panies, it was officially in
timated today at the rail-
road administration. The
companies that would be
affected are the Adams,
American Wells - Fargo,
Southern, Great Northern,
Northern, Canadian and
Western.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15
EIGHT SOCIALISTS
IN ARMY JAILED

Camp Dodge, Iowa, March IL
Found guilty by a general court mar
tial, of refusing to obey orders, eight
national army men from St. Paul,
Mimi, all professional Socialists, have
been sentenced to long terms of i'm
prisonment in the Leavenworth pen
itentiary, it was announced today. A.
8. Broms was given 20 years and the
others were sentenced to rs years
confinement, all at hard labor.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15
ARGENTINA SEEKS
CLOSER RELATIONS

Buenos Aires, March PA COM
mittee of Argentine educators and
scientists has decided to invite VIM
H. Taft, Edmond Rostand and Ga
brieIle DAnnunzio, to visit Buenos
Aires to promote closer intellectual
relations between the Argentine and
the United States, France and Italy.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15
YANKEE TROOPS UNHURT
FIGHTING HAND-TO-HAND
ING KILLED AND WOUNDED AFTER THEM
TEUTONS DESERTED THEIR FIRST LINE.

With the American Army in France Monday, March IL
by the Associated Press Am American radng party enter
ed the German trenches along the Tou sector at o'clock this
morning. after artillery bombardment Of rs minutes and
brought back much material and information but captured
prisoners
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15

If we had only followed the advice
of the wise and superior pacificts
about a year ago, we might now be
where Russia is.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15

Senator Martin. Of Virginia, u<es
outright conhscation of all enemy
alien property.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15
ITALIANS FELL
5 ENEMY AEROS

Rome, March 12.-F'ive enemy aero
planes were brought down yesterday,
it is announced officially today.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-15

The Spanish Cabinet crisis is at an
end. Alhucemas remains as president,
with all his old coElaborators.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-04
RECRUITING MULES
FOR ARMY In FRANCE

FORT SAM HOUSTON. Tex, April
Fifteen hundred gray mules fo'
pack-train service in the army are be-
ing recruited here from the, ranches
and farms of Texas and the south
west. The course OF training they ara
put through is as carefully ant
methodically conducted as that which
is given the soldiers.
one Of tee most important things
which the mules Gle taught TO stand
q rire without f!nching. They ara
traneI tc lie down rpon Command am
10 remain quiet ,,illlc Their bodies are
used for treastw olbs while shells are
bursting around them. Gray was Sc
,ectad for the reason that it fits a bet
ter w,th the genela landscape.
These n.ules will be organized into
thirty pack trains Of fifty mules each
To each pack train there will be as
signed fourteen men.
Men who have had the handling of
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early seventeenth century who estab>
lished colonies along the Atlantic sea-
board the tide steadily had increased
Until the first part of the present CEN
fury saw millions eagerly setting their
faces towards the new world.
They came principally in the steer
age of the great ocean liners, ever
with determination to win fortune and
enjoy liberty. The immigrants still
come from Europe, but in small
groups, mostly of women and children
Joining relatives here. The ravages
Of war have made it an absolute neces-
sity for the belligerents to retain with
in their own borders all useful man
power-not alone for active fighting
OF imperative non-combatant tasks
behind the lines, but for the great
work of rehabilitation that must start
when the hostilities cease.
Even the neutrals-Norway, Sweden,
Denmark and Holland-are discour-
aging emigration, recognizing that the
loss OF even small portions Of their
populations may grove material af-
ter-war economic loss.
With the great stream of immigra-
ton curtailed for a while, the nation,
even in the rush of war, will find adj
Gitional time to break up, educate and
Americanize the polyglot groups in
the larger cities. There are many Of
these elements which, it is asserted,
have not yet begun to be assimilated
in American national life Their Ian
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-04
IMMIGRATION TO
u. 5. STILL LARGE

! tEe AS
WASHINGTON, April Awhile war
has stemmed the tide of immigration,
if has not entirely stopped it. And,
as the flow of immigrants from Eu-
rope has been cut down to compare
lively nothing, it has increased at the
Canadian, Mexican and Pacific stations
| For decade before the war, the an
nual influx Appropriated a million
year From July to December last
year the number fell to S0,222. More
over, the decreasing stream of new
| ccmers is being offset to a remarkable
! degree by the exodus from America of
those desiring to return to their native
lands. In fact, the departures out
numbered the admittances in Noyem-
Der and December.
A great many of those leaving the
! country since the beginning of the
war have been Allied reservists who
have gone back to answer the call to
| the colors.
While war conditions have curtail-
ed the usual duties of the immigration
service, a new field has been opened
that requires even more intensive APP
plication and effort Beginning with
the seizure of the German ships, the
service has been called up to assist
other agencies of the government in
many important lines of work, Espe-
cially have the inspectors been active
! in prohibiting the entrance or depart
ure of enemy aliens, in the detection
of spies, the surveillance and appre-
! hension of suspects and in capturing
draft law evaders.
A great part of the facilities of the
immigration stations, especially along
the Atlantic coast, have been turned
over to, other lines of war work. The
great receiving depot at Ellis Island
now is devoting only % 80 per cent
C its space to handling immigrauon,
and somewhat similar conditions exist
at other Atlantic ports
AS ever, the service is employed &C
lively in preventing surreptiOus entry
into the country of Objectionable
aliens. chiefly Chinese coolies. AL
though the traffic has been cut down
materially by viligance, the great fl
nancial inducements offered those who
successfully can run the blockade pre-
vent a complete curtailment of the
practice.
The number of stOwaways on ships
vas twice as many in the last halt
CT 1917 as in the preceding twelve
months, SO altogether having been de-
tected and debarred. Included in the
number were several German soldiers
who deserted, fed to neutral countries
then sought the find safe haven by
hiding on Aemrica-bound vessels.
Although the tide of immigration
cropped from a million to 100000 tbs
first year of the war and has since
steadily been on the decline, there Is
every prospect that the flow will moi
resume its pre-war proportions for 8
p decade or more after the treaty Of
peace.
America, practically since its dis
covery, has been the land of promise
for the ambitious, the adventuresome
or the oppressed people of other lands
Beginning with the Argonauts of th'
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guage, customs and ideals remaiH
practically unchanged in their new
surroundings
Aemricanization Of an emigrant of
this class offers great problems and
greater rewards for the social worker
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-04

mules since the war began say these
animals are playing more important
part in the titantic struggle that the
public is aware Of They have been
sent to France by the thousands and
are found to be especially valuable in
the engineering branch of the service.
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-19
BEEF RATION FOR FAMILIES
Statement Made BY the Minnesota
Food Administration

One and one-fourth pounds of clear
beef and one and one-half pounds of
beef containing bone is the weekly
limit fixed for each person in an or
der issued to all hoilseholders from
the office of A. D. Wilson, state food
administrator.
The order, effective, today, says
that householders under no circum-
stances shall purchase more than this
amount of beef in any one week. W
All breakfast and supper meals are
to be beefless, according to the or
der, hotels, restaurants and boarding
houses being permitted to serve beef
only between II a. m. and 2:30 p, m.
Beef may be served during these
hours in any of its usual forms.
At all other meals between 2:30 p.
m. and II a. M, the next day only
oxtails, tongues, 1ivers, sweetbreads,
hearts, kidneys, brains and tripe may
be served
1t is announced that the govern
ment has recently been enabled to
purchase considerable Quantity of
beef
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-19
CROP CONDITIONS
FOR MINNESOTA

Fergus Falls, Mimi, July 9, 1915
The crop reports of the bureau of
crop estimates issued today for the
United States and Minnesota, through
the Minnesota field agent shows gen.
eral crop conditions to be very prom
Using. A detailed report for the
United States and, Minnesota togeth-
er with the comments of the Min
nesota field agent follows:
Corn: The decrease in corn this
year compared with one year ago is
10 per cent indicating planted area
of 100000 acres. The condition is
95 per cent which would indicate at
this time a probable production Of
05,030,000 bushels compared to 90,-
100000 bushels last year. The de-
crease can be attributed TO three
principal causes which are as fol-
lows: High prices and scarcity of
good seed corn due to two unfavOr-
able seed years or rather lack of
foresight on part of farmers as there
was at one time plenty of seed corn
had precautions been taken to save
crop Second, season favorable for
planting spring wheat. Third, re-
membrance of the two preceding
years when the crop did not entirely
escape the ravages of frost. Good
deal of fodder corn, more than or
binary has been used. The ground
was very favorable for planting and
termination of seed, so considering
the poor terminating power the stand
is very good. Crop is clean, good
color and up to or above the average
height for this time of year.
Spring Wheat: Taking the state
as a whole, the prospects for a large
crop are still very favorable. The
condition July l is 81 per cent which
indicates a probable production OF
68,646,000 bushels compared to &c.
$4,000 bushels the final for 1917.
Some parts of the state have been
somewhat too dry and local hail
storms did some damage. However,
the crop is free from rust and where
headed, which is practically all over
the state, the heads are large. Wealth
er was ideal for filling. Timely rains
in the northwestern part of the state
have greatly benefited the crop. Crop
will be harvested ten days earlier
than usual.
Winter Wheat: Past month has been
very favorable for filling. Crop is
somewhat thin, but final production
should be good Condition July l.,
82 per cent indicating yield of l.
$4,000 compared to 100000 bushels
last year.
Reserve stocks on farms is prac-
tically depleted only ; l per cent or,
$4,000 bushels. 90 - 's ~
Oats: Condition July 1, "a per
cent Indicating probable yield 1885,
100000 compared to 120,250,000 final
1917. Crop has just about held it's
own compared to last month. Crop
is little thin and dry weather has
done some damage in few sections.
However crop is in a satisfactory con-
dition. 7hftH
Flax: Estimated acreage this year
$4,000 acres or an increase over last
year of 5.per cent. The condition
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-19
st, Clair

Mr.. and Mrs. Dagan spent few
days at New Richland visiting their
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fisher of James
vile spent part of last week with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Fisher.
Gladys and Donald Caldwell of
Mankato are visiting at the Fitzloff
home
Mrs. Anna Hemshrot and two
children, Myra and Marvin returned
Monday from Elgin where they had
been a few weeks visiting relatives.
Mr.. Leo returned from Sanish, N.
D., the first of the week where he
was called by the serious illness of
his daughter. He reports Allean much
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kruger of. Mankato
were guests at the Carl Pagenkopf
home Saturday. Mrs. Krueger and two
children stayed over the first of the
week to visit her sister, Mrs. Carl
|Pagenkopf.
Miss Lillianheim of Waldorf who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
|Luedtke, returned home Saturday.
Frances Luedtke who has been stay
ling with his grandparents at Waldorf
accompanied his aunt to his home in
this place.
Frances remained until Wednesday
when he returned to assist his grand
parents through the busy season.
The corps of teachers for the St.
Clair school has been completed for
the ensuing year. Miss Ferguson will
be principal. Iona Zeiske, grammar
teacher; Ellen OLaughlin, intermed-
|iate and Miss Leonharts, primary
teacher.
Your correspondent is pleased to
report that Alma Kopke has so far
recovered that she was able to return
| to the home of her parents few
lmiles south of town. A family re-
union was held at the country home
iof Mr.. and Mrs. August Kopke the
Fourth to which Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Luebke and family and Mrs. Flitterer
land family of this place attended.
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-19
FRED D. CLEMENTS DIES
Well known Gentleman Passed Ava,
at His Brothers Home.

Well known Gentleman Passed Away
at His Brothers Home.
Fred Dillon Clements died at the
home of his brother, A. M. Clements,
427 Warren street, last night. He
was born in Hokah, Mimi, February
Is. 1866. He came to Mankato with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Glenn
ents, and grew to manhood in this
city. For the past twelve years he
has been employed in the First Ma
tional bank of Pocatello. Idaho, and
at Ogden, Utah. Mr.. Clements had
at one time been employed in the
Mankato State bank and the National
Citizens bank, and had also been en-
ployed in bank at Sioux City. He
was a member of the Elks lodge at
Pocatello and was known to a great
many friends in this city. He was
a gentleman of splendid ability and
was pleasing man to meet socially.
The funeral services, which will be
held at the home of his brother, A.
M. Clements on Warren street to-
morrow afternoon will be private. 1t
is requested that no floral offerings be
sent.