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The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
THREAT BY GERMANY
If Peace Terms Not Accepted,
Attack Will Be Made On
Petrograd
fIrnited Press nisnatch. l

Zurich, Switzerland, February g.
Germany is reported to have already
sent to the Russian maximalists that
they accept the Teutonic peace terms,
threatening, in the event of refusal
on the part of the Russians, to march
at once upon Petrograd.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Said America Has Something
That Puts EN- To Bad
WORKED WITH SUCCESS
1t Is Expected That Machine
Will Exterminate The
Submarines
UNITED Press Dispatch.1


Washington, February 6.-Reports
are floating around to the effect that
the American campaign against the
German submarine has entered upon
q new and very successful stage New
ees for cleaning up the kaiser's
fsea monsters are reported to
. been put into effect with very
,tifying results. This may have
ference to the Hammond wireless
.ontrolled target bomb.
4 Reports in the London newspapers
are the first knowledge that has come
along this line to the American pub
lie. 1t will be remembered that not
long ago Secretary of the Navy Dam
iels told the senate naval committee
that the department had a new and
exceptionally good device to exter-
inmate the submarines.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
MAIL SERVICE IN AIR
What England Hopes to Accom-
pIish After the War Is
Concluded

London, January 15.-cBy Mail.]
Europe will soon have aerial mail
service. CAS- soon as the military
situation will admit, international
aerial posts between London and the
principal capitals of Europe will be
instituted" Albert Illingworth, post
master general, announced.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
RAHM IS FINEO 5000
Farmer Pleaded Guilty To In
suIting Solicitors For The
Red Cross

Jackson, Mimi. February Glen
ry Rahm, a German near here who
farms 240 acres of the best land in
this region, was fined 5000 by District
Judge Dean here today, when he
pleaded guilty to inculting Red Cross
solicitors.
Rahm declared he had net given to
any of the war funds, with the ex-
ception of the Red Cross.
He said his daughter, at school.
had expressed desire to join the
Junior Red Cross anG he had con-
tributed fifty cents for her member
ship.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
PUTS BLAME ON LABOR
Ship Building Held Back Because
Men Will Not Respond
To Call
IAssociated Press Dispatch. ]

Washington. February 6.-Re-
sponsibility for the success or fail
ure Of the governments ship building
program was put on labor by Charles
Piez, vice president and general
manager of the EmeI gency Fleet Cor
poration, in an appeal to shipyard
workers The board has the necessary
yards, money and material. PieZ
characterized as "monstrous" fact
that ship yards are working one shift
six days a week.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
BAD WEATHER RAMPANT
Railroads Ar ell! ParaIyzed
Because of Storms: Traffic
Handicapped
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

Washington, February 6.-B d
wee her is still paralyzing thu rail-
roads in many sections. and to gov-
ernment is finding the sitratinn "a
very difficult one to cone with. 1t
had been hoped that the heatless
Mondays could be done away with.
but now the fuel administration is
contemplating an enlargement of this
order. 1t may be that two more heat
less periods will be ordered, from
Fabruarv to IL and from February
20 to 25.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
WILL ACT ON THE TRAFFIC
Committee of the Rail Men Is
Named BY Secretary
McAd00
IAssociated Press nispatch.l

Washington, February 6.-B. L.
Winchell of Chicago, traffic director
of the Union PaciIc; G. F. Randolph
of New York, head of a number of
trunk line committees, and t. c.
Howell of Cincinnati, vice president
of the Southern railway, are named
by Secretary McAdoo as a traffic in
vestigation committee to divert the
traffic from the most congested
eastern gateways.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
WORK ON PACKING PLANT
Stockholders of Terminal Com
pany Pleased With the
Great Outlook
IUnited Press Dispatch.l

st. Paul Mimi, February 6.Stock-
holders of the Farmers Terminal
were surprised to see the progress
that. has been made by builders of the
plant, at Newport. Beef and hog
slaughtering buildings are rooted.
Much interior work has been COM
pleted on the fertilizer plant. Walls
are up for the cold storage buildings
the sausage factory and the smoke
houses. Steel is being placed for the
hog cooling rooms. Money from far
mers throughout the northwest is be-
ing used to build the structures.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
SHOULD FREE IRELAND
Northwestern Chronicle Declare
British Ought to Show
Good Faith
UNITED Press Disnatcn.l

London, Eng, February 6.-Cor-
on the mission or Sir F. E.
Smith, British attorney. to the United
States, The Northwest Chronicle de-
clared that the British government,
while \ it was saying so much about
popular freedom and democracy.
should demonstrate it's sincerity by
granting freedom to Ireland. By so
doing, it would make better impress
sion on the United States and other
countries.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
COAL BROUGHT TO CITY
Great Western Railway Brings
In Black Diamonds BY the
Carloads

The Great Western railroad last
night brought to the city eleven car
loads of soft coal from Randolph. This
will mean much in the way of reliev-
ing the local fuel situation.
The Omaha railroad now has 3d.
900 tons of soft coal stocked up at
Lake Crystal. The loading of coal
cars was yesterday started with the
clam shell apparatus The coal is
being distributed to the various>coal
sheds that the company has in this
vicinity at Mankato, st. Peter, Fair
mont and various other points.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
DRAFT DEFICIENCY BILL
Largest Une Ever Known Is
About To Be Presented
In House
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

Washington, February 6.-The big
gest urgency deficiency appropriation
bill ever yet known is being drafted
and is about to be presented in the
house. 1t is understood that the bill
will provide for appropriations of
more than two billion dollars. Much
of this money will be for air craft
and shipping. 1t is hoped by this bill
to tide over the navy department un-
til July l when the new appropria-
tions will be available.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
WAS STAMPED TO DEATH
Porter In Rochester, MiIn.,
Barber Shop KILLED BY An
Insane Man

Rochester, Mimi, February g.
Henry Sorphlaton Adams, Mimi, has
been committed to Rochester insane
asylum after running amuck and kill
ing Albert John, porter at local
barber shop, by stamping him to
death with his feet Sorphlaton was
convicted several years ago for horse
stealing.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
TRIBUTE PAID SULLIVAN
Funeral of Former Prizefiqhter
Was Held In Boston This
Morning
fAssociated Press Dispatch. !

Boston, February 6.-Final tribute
was paid to John l.. Sullivan who
was buried at Calvary cemetery to-
day beside the body of his wife.
Scores of children and masses of
men and women in all walks of life
lined the streets to st. PauPs church
where the funeral mass was cele-
brated
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Restaurants On Meat Rations.
UNITED Press Dispatch.]

IUnIt6d PFeSS D1Spatch.J
Chicago, ILL.,, February 6.-Restau-
rants will soon be placed on regular
meat rations, according to a state
ment made here today by Sidney
Goldberg, a Chicago restaurant man,
who has just returned from Wash
ington, where he had a conversation
with Food Administrator Hoover
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Entertain Visiting Merchants.


st. Paul. Minn., February 6.-The
st. Paul association. an organization
of businessmen, tonight entertain
merchants from the northwest, who
are in the city to attend the mer-
chants short course, at the. Univer-
sity of Minnesota. A banquet will be
served in the association rooms.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Warning to Aliens.

UNITED Press Dispatch.]
ST. Paul. Mimi, February 6.-State
Auditor J. A. o. Preus issued warn
ing to all people to be on their guard
againt those who were seeking to
cheat aliens out of their property by
taking advantage of the war condi-
tionS.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Another Attempt On Trotsky.

UNITED Press Dispatch1
Washington, February 6.-Another
attempt was made yesterday on the
life of Premier Trotsky. An armed
student attempted to make his way
to the premier's apartments in
the Smolny institute. but he was
mobbed before he got near them.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Want Government to Resign.

UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Stockholm Sweden, February g.
The resignation of the Swedish gov
ernment is demanded by a large par
of the press of this country on ac-
count of the rnwillingness of the
Swedish government to send troops
into Finland to restore order there.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
New Loan to Belgium.

United Press .G1SpatCh.J
WASHINGTON, February 6.-The
treasury department today announced
a new loan to Belgium in the sum of
SO 500 900. This makes a total of
$73.400.000 loaned to Belgium by
America.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Greek OFFICERS Under Arrest.

Unite Press Eispatch.]
London, Eng, February 6.-Athens
state that eight former
Greek officers including five former
of the Greek cabinet, have
been placed under arrest in connec-
tion with the recent mutinies.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
He HAS ONE THUMB LEFT
All Fingers Amputated From
Both Hands Of William
Schwartz, Frozen

William Schwartz, who was picked
UP badly frozen by the police on a
Second street boulevard about four
weeks ago, is still at ST. Joseph's
hospital but is reported to. be doing
well. The most serious effect of his
misfortune is the loss of his fingers.
He has one thumb left. He is a mid
die aged man.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
NOT TO MAKE STATE DRY
Official Statement Made BY the
Minnesota Public Safety
Commission
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

st. Paul, Minn., February 6.-The
Minnesota State Safety commission
will take no further action for the time
being in the direction of making the
state bone dry, it was officially an
nounced today.
Governor Burnquist today denied
that the State Safety commission was
on the eve of investigating the action
of the Nonpartisan league.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Two Men Shot BY Police.

limited Press Disna tch. I
st. Louis, Mo-, February 6.-Two
men were seriously shot by the police
yesterday during an attack that a
mob was making with stones on a
street car. This was one of the rough
incidents of the street car strike.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Denial BY Holden.
UNITED Press Dispatch.

I OIIIlcu TENS IIISpdICIl.I
Chicago, ILL.,, February 6.-Hale
Holden, president of the Burlington
railroad, today emphatically denied
the charges made against the railroad
officials by the brotherhood leaders.
He said the brotherhood leaders
should get to work to prove those
charges. instead of spreading them so
fast,
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Floater ordered Out Of Town.

Roscoe Williams, a floater, was
found guilty of disorderly conduct in
the municipal court this morning
Judge Plymat gave the man sus-
pended sentence of ten days in the
county jail and ordered him out of
town.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Red Cross shipment.

Mankato Red Cross headquarters
sent out another big shipment today,
consisting of three large boxes. filed
with hospital supplies and large
quantity OF knitted articles.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Can't PeddIe Cigars.

frTnited Dress Dispatch
New York, February 6.-The ped
ding of cigars and candies on street
cars is a violation of the government
conservation orders.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Fire Destroyed Several suiIdinos.

Jeffersonville, February 6.-Fire de-
stroyed several buildings connected
with the Indiana penitentiary. The
loss is $1.000,000. All prisoners were
saved and none tried to escape.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Many Strikers stiii Out In Germany

United Press Cisnatch.1
Zurich, Switzerland, February e.
Of the 100000 men that had struck
in Berlin last Friday, 10000 are re-
ported now to have. returned to
work
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Little Relief in Coal Situation.

Associated Press Disoatchl
Boston, February 6.-There is lit
tie hope for an early relief of the coal
shortage because of the cold. Numer-
GUS factories are reported closing
and others are burning wood
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
Home Guard Relieved From Duty.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
st. Paul. February 6.-Home guard
troops at Bemidji and International
Falls are relieved from duty. No
trouble developed over the reported
calling of the lulnberjack strike.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
This Negro Had HIS
Exemptions With Him.;
All Sir Children Trailed
lUnited Press Dispatch.l

rUnited Press Dispatch.1
Washington, February GA
husky negro, with six children
trailing behind him appeared at
district board here.
"Ah claim 'xemption," he said,
"and All got nah Exemptions with
me-"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-13
Rippling Rhymes
Longing for Spring.


The winter is mean old thing,
with ice and snow and blizzard; I'm
longing for the breath OF spring. with
heart and mind and gizzard. The
wind tina. shrieks across the moor
grows colder still and stronger; II
seems TO me | can't endure this win
ter graft much longer on. winter IL
beastly bore VIII spring Ger come
wonder, when | can shut the fur
mace door and let It go TO thunder
All Gentle Annie. speed your step and
chase out winter burly! Display some
energy and pep. and get here bright
and early. My ears are freezing as
they flap--each winter / expect II;
and tnero are frostbites on my map,
where sldebolrdS don't protect it. The
house IL cold and II ! burn some an
thrnCite to heat IL. some grim con-
server calls the turn and tells me |
should beat 1t, At night ] dream OF
birds and buds. uf streams that
glance and CULVER and waking put on
frozen duds and stand around and
shiver. / dream OF meadows green
and kind. with lambs and kindred
friskers and wake at break OF day to
find "A snowdrift In my whiskers. !
dream OF valleys sweet with hay. OF
prospects fair and pleasing and wake
upon a winter day to find my trilbys
freezing Oh, ! am sick OF snow and
ice, of blasts that long have tossed
me: produce the spring and dern the
price--it's worth what IL would cost
met
Copyright i9i5. George Matthew Adams }
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-13
GOING ~ CIRCLES.

The world is strictly In sympathy
with every movement having for lts
object the raising OF the wclfarc and
opportunity OF the workingman 10 a
level with the demands made upon
him by tho present .Bculc Of living, Yet
II must be borne In mind that every
raise In .WnEeH contributes in some
degree TO "A corresponding advance In
the inesCapable expenses OF the COM
mon every day citizen. Working poo
pie must be paid enough SO that they
can live In spite OF advancing prices
but In doing so We must expect that
ono OF the results OF a general in
crease In the cost OF production Of
tho necessities Of life, must be paid
for by you and mo In higher prices
for what we have TO buy. In this view
OF the case Il isf apparent that we ARD
only going around and around In an
endless economic circle
We may rave as much as we please
about the henrtlsssness OF corpora
tons which strive 20 earn the biggest
dividends for tho stockholders with
out regard TO Justice or humanity to-
ward those whose labor makes those
dividends possible. but Il must he re-
membercd that In the last analysis
the public pays the bills
We believe the railway men should
be well paid but somewhere along the
line we must expect TO make up 10.
It by increased freight ana costlior
travel. We want the miners to reap
rich rewards for their pcrilous call
Ing, but we must expect fuel to be
higher We want the carpenters. the
plumbers, tho electricians, the print
crs and every laborer TO have n
chance to live comfortably, but we
must he prepared to feel down In our
pockets for the price only the selfish
| grasping Kind OF employers deserve
to be made to'cut down their profits
To aid the employees. They are ALI good
and bad. in business for at least a
/ Just frofit. ana this they must make
! or shut up shop.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-13
The Daily Horoscope
Copyright 1917. by the Mcclure News.
.r paper syndTeft.)
me stars incline bat do not roun.t >,
Wednesday. February ~ ,oIa

] Il.
! rus Is most unfavorabe day Mars
uomlhating with menacing power Will. Nsr.
curry, Neptune and Saturn arc adverse
l"H eS'ars seem TO prvsago period Of
s,ra. ant'et, and depression. but they give
assurance OF but a brief time OF tyonbls
Nhog victory over evil forces is assured.
Mlhtary men today are subject 10 ron5i.
| uons mat seem 10 place obstacics in tba vay
Iot achievement, but the seers declare tb,t
oo'auhe they must overcome much they will
gam supreme success
Under this evil sway jealousy and di,eon.
tent msy be fomentcd especially nmong ,c,.
sons That arc fayorteS Of the Suns forres
The men Of high rank
ms tendency toward surprise means that
eNttAordinary frats will be 'acconfgi, he'd 20.
markSble Inventions revealed and spcctarpinr
eve9is recorded, hut II means also thar hath
army and navy should beware Of BETRAYAL
rcnohery and strategy
Mercury Is in place uniavorable FOR
wr,lng aud ';Jtcs may bring disappointment
or bad news today. pnbiir scandal or ibeI
tuil on account Of n letter is indicated
Again al omin0us star seems to dirert
mines and mining This planetary Influence
Alecis men who direci mines or their output
Women have the forecast Of wider sriiyi
tir, aud greater responAhilty but they will
find the stars friendly 90 their work. Tor
they are to be the first to recorpiza Tho
new era and to prepare for II
Before the end 81 Of i0is II will be A
disgrace for any girl or woman TO be any.
thing hut worker aud there will be- INT
one leisure class the scers declare. a class
that is always outsiic the social palc
Persons whose hirthdate II Is may have A
year OF anxiety They should avoid aI ven.
turel. Girls should be exceedingly eireum.
sTSct
Children boi~ ~ This dav may have a vcrv
eventual NE AMI hold important public posi.
uons Girls are likely to go thru startling
adventures
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-13
liAssaIsssg8eEi'icndlH'
* Eol'N,c1: zs:S z: W

bit. and OF course his mother said yes.
for he had run IN the errunds and
polished the front duorknob, without
q erumble. Ike good bunny boy
But ola dear mel Isn't 1t terrible
aiways to have something disaRreea-
bile happen 10 these two nice rabbits .
They had only gone "A little ways, Just
so far. when IN" rubber tire on the left
hind wheel burst and blew the band
age right off Of dear Uncle Lucky 3
sprained ankNe,
What shati' | do?" he cried ns tn.
bandage flew up in the air. Tint was
such nice bandaEe. and 1t had red
cross on II. too. and IL made me feel
just like "a wounded soldier agaihE'
Don't worry" cried blue Darn
ing Needle. I'm get it for you" And
would you believe II, she did And In
a few minutes she scwed II on so nice
~ that II all four rubber tires had
burst at the SAME time / don't believe
1t would have come off again. Blu,
I'm glad they didn't just the same for
they might have blown Billy Bunny 4
gold watch out of HIS pocket, and that
would have been dreadful misfor-
9tune,
I But when they went to- blow the
automobile horn II wouldn't make a
sound II had burst, too. oh dear me.
and oh dear you! so they asked Uncle
Bullfrog to get in arsd he went "lfonk
| Honki" just like that. 80 they didn't
miss the horn at all And II they don't
squeeze Uncle Bullfrog too hard SO
that he SAYS something else | won't
| tell you what, YOU shall hear in the
next story how the automobile ran
away with Uncle Lucky and little Bill
/ " Runny, to say nothing OF Uncle
! Bullfrugl
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-13
4 MNN SPEARS


CHAPTER L.
Tho postman hgousht me this to-
day / have pondored long over It,
am sorry and yet glad.
Dear Sara L1ue
wish that your note had heen
lees prcttilv and more frankly writ
ten But / know you we're sincere.
Therefore am going 20 write to you
aq ! would 30 sister II had one.
Frankly maybe brutally. Hut, Sara
Lane. you need A. | am not doing
this 10 hurt YOU. but so that YOU viii
take heed So that the next time you
viii not breal, II mans life with your
rosslnicr charm. with those words !
END my niccness
Now IL is man 10 man.
You did not mean to make me care
for you. yuu say then why did you
do as YOU dil'
First--Ar0use my interest.
second Inspire me with n devilish
desire TO know more of YOU
Third show me as many Sara
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-13

The special committee on water
power Development appointed by
the Chamber OF Commerce OF the
United SNtrs OF America has Just
made very comprehensive report.
and we commend It to the careful
consideration Of congress water
power constitutes one OF the great un-
developed natural resources Of the
United States. II IL peculiar in that
its use results in the conservation
Of another great natural resource.
fuel. and II the water power now
commercially capable OF development
can be brought into use. the saving TO
the public In the conservation Of fuel
and the release OF labor and railroad
equipment would be enormous Con
gress has been lahorins with this
question. but none ot tho measures
proposed fully moet the situation. A.
the committee reports, "A scporat te
act OF congress should no: as nj pres.
snt be required for each develop
ment; but the authority to issue per-
mlts should be vested in some de-
pArtm6ht or commission designated
) -tor that purpose"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-13
TINS is THE BIRTHDAY or
Lord Randolph ChurchiH
February 18Th, 1919,
England.

Lord Randolph Churchill was the
father TO the present LORD winston
Churchill OF England. whose biog'a-
phy is full Of the most interesting re-
collections.
!" Randolph Churchill was not speci-
ally Distinguished at college " school
for. either his studies or his sports
nor did his first speech in the house
given when he wns twenty-five
create any Impression. Indeed, IT was
not until he was almost thirty thal nc
excited much interest, and, even theh
the older members wouldn't take MIN
seriously Probably this was because
Of his attacks against the 'old
gang" Cas he called them), OF very
conservative mem bers-@p perfectly re-
spectable Tories, but not very brilliant
statesmen.
Churchill was neither Tory nor LID
eral His party was often called the
progressive conservative one He rose
10 be secretary OF state for lnul''
chancellor OF the exchequer and leader
of the House OF Commons III henlth
made him withdraw from party acu-
vities and In 1891 he went Ia Souh
Africa for rest and relaxation. Ito
went into politics with his old time
vigor when he returned, opposing MT.
Gladatone's second home rule bill BUT
his speeches pere losing their etec-
tlyeness lie tried trip around inc
world TO restore his health, but even
this failed. lie was compelld 70 re-
turn 20 England, and died in London
on ths 24th OF January, 1895,