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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
Rapidan>Decoria

Miss Clara Knutson is home from
Minneapolis for a few days stay
with the home folks.
Alcise Painter is home On few
days leave from one of the camps
where he is serving Uncle Sam in
the medical corps.
George Painter, son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Painter, has been ill the past
two weel9s with the flu The rest OF
the family have so far escaped hav-
ing it.
Miss Mabel Gripp, teacher in dis
trict No. las, was forced to close her
school last Tuesday on account OF
her illness which her many friends
hope will not be of long duration.
Howard Corey was calling on
friends in this neighborhood Sunday
Mrs. George Painter went TO Iowa
Saturday morning to spend few
days with her daughter who resides
near Waterloo.
Miss Goldia Greeley, who is a stu
dent OF The Mankato normal, spent
last Saturday and Sunday with hel
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Samuelson of this place.
The fall work seems to hang on
The wet weather makes it almost
impossible to get it done. Help
seems scarce. Some of the farmers
are offering three dollars per day for
men to shred corn these short days
When they don't start up mornings
until about $3.50 or a. m and quit
about $3.50 p. m. it makes a short day
compared to the long summer days
even if we are having California
weather. The sun doesn't rise any
earlier or set any later.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson, Jr.,
accompanied by their niece, Mrs. Bes-
sic Allen were callers at the Dave
Anderson home Sunday evening.
The Anderson brothers are shred
ding corn on the Indian Lake road
They still have several jobs ahead OF
them as the weather as been so bad
they could not do much corn shred
ding or any thing else, and the roads
are in the worst condition.
The school will not open again
until after Christmas on account oil
the illness of the teacher, Miss Gripp
who is i'll at the G. SamueIson home
where she boards.
Some of the people at the county
farm are sick with the prevailing
epidemic. Rudolph Oberle has alst
been entertaining the same, fiu
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27

Glencoe, December 21-Hermann
Gaularpp, a farmer living about five
miles from this city, was arrested
here yesterday charged with having
been the leader of four men who as
saulted DR.. A. P. Roper, secretary
of the Mcleod county Red Cross
here, two weeks ago. Gaularpp was
taken before Judge F. r. Allen.
The arrest of Gaularpp followed
work by the Glencoe Loyalty league
and Public Safety commission.
Glencoe. Mimi, December 21.-The
four men, Clemens Gawlarpp. Walter
Br1nkman. Rufus Graupmann and
'ames Hanson, arrested today in con
nection with the assault on DIR. A. p
Roper, Red Cross leader here, two
weeks ago. were arraigned in court
today.
GawlarpD, a transient farm hand
whose home is at Freeport. III. is
said to have confessed to sluggina
ROPER and to have implicated the 9th
ermen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27

elkoul, Chaska; Private Emil julius
Evilvang, Lake Park.
Cited for distinguished service:
Private James f. Kobernat (de-
ceased). Company M, 307th Infan-
try. tNo. 1429404) For extraordip-
airy heroism in action in the forest of
Argonne, France, October 1, 1918.
Private Kobernat succeeded in estab-
fishing an automatic rife post under
heavy machin- gun fire. In the face
of this heavy fire he continually adj
vanced until he was killed Next of
kin, Joe Kobernat, brother, Hill City.
MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
They Are Now on Display at Local
Shoe Store.

Flags from the battlefelds of
France, forming an interesting and
a historical display have been plac-
ed ir the window of the Sullivan
Smith shoe store. The flags were
presented to Captain ]. A. Hielscher
by the men of the 309th Machine
gun battery of which he is surgeon.
Two Italian ard ore French flag form
the foreign colors of the display.
Most interesting of all, however,
is a battle worn and shell torn
American flag, one which was actu-
ally in the thick of the fighting at
Chateau Thierry and bears mute
evidence of the force of the conflict
there. The flag was captured by the
Germans and the boches were about
to tear it up when they were sighted
by the Americans. The doughboys
rushed forward, drove off the enc
my and recaptured the flag. This
emblem is ore of the most interest
ing ard valuable war relics that has
been received from the fields of
France.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
Murdered in Cold Blood by Hur
Guard. Is The Report.
UNITED Press Dispatch.

Copenhe gen, December 19.-The
murder of an American aviator after
the armistice had been signed was
reported today by returned British
prisoner Of war. The Americans
name was Coheeny and he was but
twenty Sc zen years of age. On De-
cember 5. rearing that the war was
over, he walked outside the prison
enclosure and was promptly shot
down IT. cold blood by German
guard. The guards knew several
days before that the armistice had
been signed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
Noyus Fleischman of Rochest.r
Passed Away Saturday Nioht

AIoyus FIeischmar, son of Mr..
ard Mrs, Frank F1eisclman of Ro-l
chester died at the detention hospi-.
raj SATURDAY. night at 1880 O'Clock!
death resulting from pneumonia fol.
owing a brief illness with influenza.
ne young man was formerly employ
ca ar the Heinrich hotel. He was
porn November IL, 1898 in Mankato.
ana attended the schools here. Priv
ate funeral services were held At
?. m. today at Landowners fun
erai narlors iRterment was made in
Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
CHARGED With SED|T|0N
ANDREW P0MGRATZ ON TRIAL
in THE DISTRICT COURT
Alleged To Have Made DisIoyal
Remarks In Presence of
Mankat0 Folks
RenQ|AS T1QI PONg|QH
ALLEGED To Hove Mode
America is a humbug."

America Is a humbug.
america has no business
with her ships on the ocean.
If they were not there they
would not be sunk"
"One German can lick ten
American soldiers"
England started the whole
war;"
"AIl the newspapers and all
the public speakers in this
country are liars"
1.-THE president is no better
than the kaiser"
"The government of the Unit
ed States is no better than that
of Germany"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
Report on packirc lndustry

Washington, December 19.-The
federal trade commission never did
recommend that government should
control the hacking industry in the
United States, according to the report
of that body. They should operate
under license.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27


Reynold Cote returned home yes
terday from Carleton college for the
Christmas holidays. He was member
Of the S. A. T. c. but had been muster
ed out of the service Practically all
the men from Carleton, The Mime
sofa university and other colleges
where the S. A. T. c. troops were
stationed have been mustered out.
Martha Brett-Moran of Minneapo-
lis, department president of the Wo-
mans Relief corps, ard Mrs. Lodus-
ky ]. Taylor of LeSueur, past nation
al and department president of the
w. r. c., were ir Mankato today in
specting the local corps. They ara
guests of Mrs. EvaE Hughes and
while here called on Mrs. NJ. D
Fritz. at 121 Clark street, who was
department president Of the w. r. G
last year
1 Mrs. B. H. McCleery will leave next
Monday for Kirksville, Mo, where she
will spend Christmas with her father
The first of the year Mrs. McCleery
will leave for New York to visit the
fashion markets and select stock for
the LaVogue Shop.
Miss Agnes Becker has gone to her
home in Montgomery to spend the hol :
idays with relatives.
F. W. Kruse. of the Kruse company
stores, arrived home today from g
business trip to the twin cities and
the Kruse company stores at Fargo
N Oak.
M. J. Downing of Elmore visited
friends in the city today while on his
wav home to Elmore from the twiI
cities.
Mrs. John Nelson of Rapidan wa.
in the city on business today.
Miss Florence Gibson, and aunt
Mrs. Green, who have been suendin.
some time in the CITY. returned Il
their home in st. Paul to spend the
holidays. Miss Gibson is a stude-
at the normal school,
| Rev. Morse of Elmore was in Man
kato today, the guest of Rev. G.. A
Cahoon.
| Mrs. A. D. Stone left this afternoo,
(. for the cities were she will sper.
the holidays with her sister, Mrs. F
| w Clayton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27

These are the statements alleged to
have been made by Andrew Pomgratz
claimed to have been uttered at var
ious times since the United States de-
clared war on April 6, 1917. Pomgratz
was placed on trial for sedition yes
terday afternoon and shortly before
noon today County Attorney J. w
Schmitt made his argument to the
jury, a scathing arraignment OF he
defendant for his attitude toward this
government in the war.
PomgTatz was branded by the cOun-
ty attorney as one who had opposed
the government from the opening OF
hostilities. 1t was pointed out that
shortly after this government entered
the struggle the defendant was alleg-
ell to have made statements to the eff
feet that the United States would
have a revolution here at home unless
she kept out of the war. Six counts
in all were brought against the defen-
dant in the indictment for remarks he
had made in numerous instances.
"America Was:SAumbud."
In March 1918. while employed at
the Hubbard Mill Pomgratz is alleged
to have stated that America was a
humbug" and to have made other re-
marks refiecting on this nation and
government. He is also alleged t0 havo
stated that America has no business
with her, ships on the ocean. If they
were not there they would not have
been sunk"
England started the Whole war
the defendant is further reported 10
have said and claimed that the news
papers and public speakers We're all
liars County Attorney Schmitt scor-
ed Pomgratz for these remarks. He
pointed out to the Jury that the speak
ers were sent out by the government
to tell the people of the war and TO
build up healthy American sentiment
which the defendant with his alleged
remarks was endeavoring to tear down
Schmitt Praised Yankee Soldiers.
"The unkindest cut of all was the
remark that 'one German could lick
ten American soldiers" declared the
county attorney. He related to the
jury the heroic deeds of the Ameri :
can soldiers at Chateau Thierry and
other historic points where they drove
out the enemy although outnumbered
and forced to face the most terrible
fire.
Attorney Thomas Hughes is repre-
senting the defendant in the case
Pomgratz Is married man and was
formerly employed at the Hubbard
Mill and before that at the Elks club
He was indicted last spring by the
grand jury for making the remarks
mentioned.
Pomgratz was on the witness stand
in his own behalf yesterday afternoon
and this morning. He denied all the
accusations and statements that he is
alleged in the indictment to have made
Among the witnesses for the state, to
whom Pomgratz is alleged to have
made the seditious statements are
George Simmonds, George Schneider
John Lien and James Mosher.
William Swedburg, w. R. Hammett
Charles A. Jones, Len Burril, L. P
Kraus, j. T. Mcnamara, p H. John
son, Dan McQuay, Ed Barnes. Henry
Nelson, Albert Russell and John Cream
form the jury that is trying the case.
The PomgratZ case went to the jury
shortly after 2:30 o'clock this after
noon. and the case of Clara Hintze
was Eext taken up. Mrs. Hintze was
also indicted for having made sedi.
tious remarks. C, o. Daily is attorney
for the defendant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
Raymond sweet Killed.

: A. J. Sweet of Waseca received a
telegram Wednesday evening stating
that his son Raymond was killed in
action on the first day of October, in
France.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27

London, December 21.-The German
government has accepted Hinde-
burg's pian to form a peoples guard
according to The Daily Mail. 1t is
said that the army under this plan
will be stronger than ever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
paid Fine For prunkennes.

Frank Malone was before the NUM-
cipal court this morning for drunk
enness and paid fine of $13.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
George Washington Due Christmas.

limited Press Dispatch.l
New York. December 21.-The
american transport, George Wash
'pefon which took President and
Mrs. Wilson to France, viii arrive in
port at Hoboken on Christmas dav
it was announced this afternoon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
LETTER FROM A SOLDIER.

The Houston Chronicle recently had
the following letter which was written
by George Jordan brother OF Miss
Margaret and Edward Jordan Of this
city, which will be read with interest
by the many home friends of the young
man:
The following letter received from
George w. Jordan Sergeant Of Com.
pany B, Second United States En-
gineers, and formerly field agent for
the Foster Lumber Company, by f. j.
Womack, will be of interest to the
many friends of the young man here
Southampton, Netty Hospital,
November II, 1917.
F. j. Womack, Houston, Texas.
Dear Friend:-No doubt you will Q
glad to receive this as it is possib g
that yol have not heard where | droI t
away to for a time took very sick
with pneumonia on October 4, and was
moved here about the 7th. For two or
three weeks | lay about as near eter-
nifty as a person could without pass
ing over. The doctors all gave me up
as dead one, but | fooled them and
am now well on the way to recover,
1t is now only matter OF time until
shall be fit again and ready to join my
regiment.
am in the Red Cross hospital, and
have received the best OF attention
and care at all times. In fact, | could
not have been better cared for in my
own home.
l have lost a lot of weight, but if
| can continue absorbing nourishment
at the present rate, am sure l will be
ready to report for duty by the first OF
the year | know | shall be ready and
anxious to 60 on with the boys as soon
as my condition will warrant M dis
charge from the hospital.
If you will, please tell the boys at
the club (if any are left that they
came very near losing their best men,
Der. Also tell any of my friends, a.
well as the folks at the mill, whom
you see, that | am very glad to still
find myself on this old globe, altho at
present still little the worse for wear
There are few Of the American boys
here, including two lieutenants, one
comes to see me every
day. He is a fine fellow and quite
CHEEKY. There are forty of the boys at
another hospital near here. All are
down with the same ailment as myself.
had good voyage, little rough,
and most everyone was seasick. But
all things considered, it was good voy.
age; at any rate without mishap.
surely would appreciate some Of
the Houston papers. The Chronicle
and the Post especially. Would you
mind bundling me up few and send
ing them on? They will arrive just
about Christmas time, il sent soon.
But best of all would be good letter,
or letters from yourself. | have not
been able to write and know you will
excuse my delay.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
Woman Doctor Rules 1000.

The woman officer Of highest rank
in the British army Is Mrs. A. M.
Chalmers, Watson, NJ. d., who has
just been appointed chief controller Of
the women's army auxiliary corps,
which has over 1000 members on
duty behind the lines In France. Mrs.
Watson is sister of Sir Eric Geddes,
first lord of the admiralty. She was
the first woman physician graduated
from Edinburgh university.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10

tive farm loan associations organized
by farmers, each association being com
posed OF 10 or more farmer borrowers
and each group borrowing at least S20,
600. Up to December the farm loan
board had chartered 1899 such coopera-
tive associations.
There Is belief with substantial
basis that Richard Block, wanted very
badly by the sheriff here, was near
Ludington, Michigan, early last week.
When officers sought him he had van-
ished again. Block broke jail here
some months ago and hay been playing
hide and-seek with the officers ever
since.
Certificates of authority to begin
business have been granted by Bank
iug Commissioner Albert E. Kuolt to
two new state banks, the People s
State Bank at New Holstein, capital
S75, 600, Eugene Wolff, cashier; and
the Brown County State bank, Green
Bay, capital, $4,000, John A. Kittell,
Julius j. Bellin, F. B. Seymour, Will
liam Hoberg and Richard G. Buchan.
an, incorporators.
The representative of the internal
revenue department who was to come
here Jan. 2 to be at the postofiice for
two weeks to give instructions to the
public in the matter of the new income
tax law, has not arrived and under
orders from Internal Revenue collector
Kenny, County Clerk A. J. Auton is
performing the service now.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10

Mrs. Robert Buchanan has returned
from visit with her daughter at Mil
waukee.
| Miss Gretchen Rank left Monday for
/ Amigo where she is teacher in the
high school.
Mrs. Mary ellis has returned to her
home near Amigo after visit with re.
latives here.
Ex-Mayor Henry Stole and wife
from Milwaukee were visiting in the
city Friday.
Miss Grace Gruetzmacher has return
ed to Milwaukee after visit with re-
latives here.
Mrs. Grover Meyer has retur ned to
Milwaukee after visit with her moth
er in this city.
Miss Emily Cook returned to Sheboy-
gan Friday after visit with her sister,
Mrs. Ed, Wendorl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Emery left
Tuesday for Detroit where they will
reside In the future.
Mrs. August Kraemer has returned
to Sheboygan after u visit here with
her fathor, +. Ludwig.
The Misses Elizabeth and Margaret
M arkham have returned to Madison to
resume their studies ut the University.
Walter Hogenson has returned 10 his
studies at the unior high school after
q Two weeks vacation Az his home in
Valders.
Miss Clara Witt Las returned to Eve
leth, Mimi, where she is teaching
school after spending her vacation in
this city.
Frank Kadow aud his daughterin
law, Mrs. Adolph Kadow were at Mil
waukee Friday TO attend the funeral OF
q relative.
Miss Alice Brady, teacher in the
Garfield school, return I'd Monday from
Fond du Lac where she spent her vaca-
tlon with relatives.
The Misses Addie, Able and Myrtle
Mendlik, who were here for the hol-
days, guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Bouril, returned to Mil
waukee Tuesday.
John M. Wattaws, who has beer con-
fined TO his home for week, following
an operation on his throat, is recover
ing and expects to be able to resume
his trips on the road for milwaukee
hardwar concern.
MONEY TO LOAN on real estate
security at per cent. No commission
Also INSURANCE of all kinds a.
lwoest rates.
FRANZ SCHMITZ, KADoW co
A Los Angeles telegram tells Of the
arrest OF "a beautiful young girl" who
was masqueradirg as a man and is be-
lieyed 10 have been involved in Ger
man plot. "She has travelled extern
sively and admits having been in China
during the Boxer uprising" AS the
Boxer uprising occurred seventeen
years ago she must have been very
young girl then unless she is quite an
old girl now.
Up to December !, S29, 1924 ,655 had
been paid out to farmers on per cent
long time loans, according to report
covering the operations Of the II Fed
eral lard banks. The total Of loans APP
proved, including those closed and
those awaiting verifcstlon of title and
other formalities, is sos, 1856, 500.
The interest rate under the farm loan
system has been increased from to 81
per cent, to apply to all applications
which have not yet been approved.
] Borrowing is done through coopera-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
Policeman on the Job.

Nervous Lady Tin whose street there
have been several burglarles) -"How
often do you policemen come down
this road? I'm constantly about, but
never see you" Policeman--"Ah,
very likely sees you when you don't
see me, mum. It's a policeman's busi-
ness to secrete ITSELF. Punch.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
HOME CIRCLE COLUMN.
MOTHERS LOT.

An exchange truthfully says that
father spends his days down town at
his regular work. He is usually where
he can talk with some other people.
When lunch time comes he eats at the
club with some friends.
Sister doesn't work down town, but
she is away from her home enough to
meet a lot of friends and to discuss
events of different kinds. Evenings
she may go out to her card club SEES
sion.
Brother, of course works hard. All
young men, If we would believe them,
work very hard. But his work is such
as to keep his mind busy and it offers
enough of change to drive dull care
away,
But how about motherp
She usually WORKS as hard as father,
sister and brother combined. II she
goes away from home during the after
noon or evening, it is an exception.
She rarely has time to play cards with
her friends When she isn't doing
homework she is knitting for the
soldiers. Theatres would starve to
death If they had to depend upon moth
ers for patrons. Clubs would cease to
exist over night If mothers were the
only ones to keep them up.
Why not give mother a chance to
enjoy herself? Why not demand Of
her that she go to the theatre occas
onally or that she attend some other
entertainment? OF course, mother
will never ask to be taken out to a
show. Mothers never do.
Give mother real chance.
She deserves it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
A Qecllnlnn Art.

Don't you want your boy Josh to be
q good speller?" asked the school
teacher. Il dunno replied Farmer
Corntossel. About all the notice a
good speller gets nowadays Is bein'
called on occasionally to decide a
bet