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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-09-04

was noted for his speed and helped
win worlds series game when put
on second to run for slow-footed ath-
lete. Next to winning this great game,
Mike prizes his meeting with the king.
He hopes to bag German submarine
and then he'll be perfectly happy, says
Mike.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-09-04
pennant for New London.

New London won the pennant in the
Eastern league, which prematurely
ended its season, with 10 games Won
and - lost. Bridgeport. with IL and
II, was second.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-09-04
0GcOe
ATHLETICS "AS A DUTY" ]

Brown university will continue 7
, athletics in the next college term {;
) 'as a duty to her students, to 6;
, herself and to her country" The j
athletic season of 1917-1S result
ed in loss of more than $4,000. 7
} But II is felt that this loss and 6
, further losses can be written off &
the books as incurred in carry
! ing on a course which is not only Z:
, worth while but essential.
The football season will begin 7
, on October 5 with a game against &
) Rhode Island State. October u c
, is open. October 10 Vermont !
university will be met at Provi-
dence and Colgate on October 26. 7
, Syracuse will be played on No G
) vember 2; Swarthmore, Novem- 4
Der 8; Colby, November 16, and
Dartmouth, November %. Y
-0-A-SNA-S-AAH q
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
SWISS MAY BE TRAMPLED
UPON BY TEUTONS AS MERE
MATTER MILITARY NECESSITY
Wilson Will Treat
Only With People
OF German Empire

BY Robert J. Bender, cores
pondent of The United Press.
Copyright by the United Press.
Copyright 1918:
Washington, February 10
Peace between the United States
and Austria can come only when
the dual empire breaks with Ger
man junkerdom. This is the
thought that President Wilson
sought to drive home, when he
made his recent address to con-
gress. He wishes to impress up
on the Austrian people that
America is not a swash- buckling
nation. He wishes the peoples
throughout the world to know
that America is not dulled by the
vagaries of Chancellor Won Hert-
ling.
President Wilson is determined
to continue to wage war until the
aims of America have been ac-
complished But he is willing at
any time to talk peace with the
Teutons. Austria Hungary can
make separate peace with
America by breaking away from
the German military autocracy.
The German people can make
peace by breaking away from the
party of Hndenburg and Luden-
dcrff. President Wilson is willing
that the German people should con-
tinue to have an empire, If they
so desire. He does not even in
sist upon the reinforcement of the
kaiser.
President Wilson looks upon
the kaiser as nothing but mere
tool in the hands Of the linden
burg -Ludendorf pro-war and
pro- conquest party. President
Wilson will treat with the Ger
man people, but not with the
junkerites. If any peace should
be made, it would have to be a
peace that would bring with it
the guarantees of its own per-
manence. 1t would not be a
peace that would merely allow
breathing time for preparation
for another war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
CONTRACT TO MASTERS
He Will Do the Heating and
Plumbing In Home For
The Aged

Charles NJ Masters was yesterday
awarded the contract for the heating
and plumbing of the addition to the
Home for the Aged of the German
Lutheran CHI riches, at Belle PLANE,
Mimi, contract price, $2,6G100.
The Electric Construction company
of ST. Paul was awarded the contract
for electric wiring at their bid of
s352OO.
Other bids received were as fol-
lows: Heating and Plumbing: Man
kato Plurnbirg and Heating company
$2,701; e. Vinheimer, Belle PLANE,
$2,80S; MADISON & Rasmussen, Belle
PLANE $29oo. Electric wiring: Man
kato Electric company, $3.50; Beck
Engineering company, Minneapolis,
1893.
H. C. Gerlach of the city was the
architect who drew the plans for the
addition. Rev. A. f. Winter of this
city is chairman of the building COM
mittee of the Evangelical Lutheran
joint synod.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
PRIZES FOR The QUEEN
They viii Be On Display at the
Martin & Hoerr JeWeIry
Store

The prizes for the queens contest
of the Company C bazaar will be on
display beginning tomorrow in the
window of Martin 4 Hoerrs jewelry
store There are some very extra
ordinary jewels among these and will
no doubt draw the attention of the
passer-by.
Frank Hoerr has donated a wrist
watch for the most popular man in
Company C, which will be awarded
at the ladies' contest Friday night.
1t is reported that there is a gen.
tleman in Mankato who is willing to
donate toward buying prize for the
most popular or unpopular man in
Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
CHARGE OF DISLOYALTY
They Are Made Against John T.
Adams Because of Letter
Written BY Him
TAssociated Press risratch.l

ST. Louis, February 13.-Charges of
disloyalty against John T. Adams of
Dubuque, candidate for chairman of the
republican national committee, were
based largely on letter Senator
Calder of New York produced before
the committee. The letter bore the
date of Berlin, August, 1914 and ad-
dressed to the editor of the Dubuque
Telegraph Herald. One letter stat
ed Germany's side of the conflict and
charged the allies with forcing the
war and it said the Germans would
not lose.
Adams announced his withdraw
from the race for the Craftsmanship
and will nominate Will Hayes of In
diana, whose election by reclamation
will probably follow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
Boasts Made By Germans Now
In That Country
ACENTSOFK AISERACTIvE
Skeleton Map Is Already Pre-
pared Showing Cut Up of
The Provinces

The following report is by William
Philip Simms. Copyrighted 1918 by
The United Press:
Zurich, Switzerland, February 10
There is a growing conviction among
the prominent Swiss in a position to
know and judge, that after Belgium
the next little nation to be down.
trodden by Germany as a mere mat
ter of military necessity is liable to
be Switzerland. Great doubt is ex-
pressed whether the treaty of 1915,
that gives Switzerland it's guarantee
of independence, will not prove to be
a mere scrap of paper" like the
treaty that guaranteed thatindepen-
dence and neutrality of Belgium.
Germans Make Their Boast.
Germans in Switzerland have been
heard to boast openly that the little
military force of Switzerland could be
smashed by the power of Germany
within forty-eight hours. German
takers size up the situation in an ar
rogant manner. They say that Of
Switzerland's army of 10e, 090ss7 men,
only $4,000 are now on the German
border These A5 900 with their ma
chine guns and artillery could be an
initiated before the rest of the army
could get to the border to save them,
or to make such delay as would give
a chance for the mobilization of the
Swiss reserve.
May March Through That Country.
There is no doubt at all that Hind
enburg has been contemplating a
march through Switzerland for the
purpose of attacking the French
flank. If he does not make this move,
it will be only because he does not
consider such a move as strategical-
ly wise.
1t is known that the German gov
eminent has already gone so far as
to map out skeletons of governments
for the various Swiss provinces, in
the event of Switzerland being over
run by Germany Documents showing
this, were found on some alleged
spies that were arrested recently at
Vevy. A certain tailor was aldeady
chosen to be mayor of that town in
the event of German occupation.
.ed German Agents Active.
Agents of Germany are known to
have been active in Switzerland to
stir up revolutionary spirit among
the people. An effort is being made
to breed discomfort among the work.
ing classes. Numerous strikes have
alreay occurred. Here as in Italy and
elsewhere. the German agents have
been trying to stir up discomfort
among the masses. 1t is part of Ger,
many's plan to get up all the discon-
tent possible against governments the
world over, as Germany feels that the
discipline of her own government is
so far superior to that of the rest
that Germany can handle such prob
lens, while other nations, not affili-
ated with Germany cannot
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
RIVALRY IN STEALING
RESULTED IN BRAWLS
Deaths Follow Vandalism By
The Austro-Germans
BRUTALITY is REPORTED
Invaders of the Italian Towns
Resort to PiIIage and
Destruction
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. !

Paris, February 13.-Austro- German
invaders of Italy are resorting to acts
of vandalism, pillage and brutality,
according to statements of prisoners
captured by the Italians. Undine was
pillaged and stores and buildings de-
stroyed. Rivalry in stealing has been
SO great that fights broke out between
the various groups of the central pow
er armies. In Undine these fights re-
suited in the deaths of fourteen Ger
mans and three Bosnians. Similar
battles occurred between Germans
and Austrians.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
NUMBER OF THE YOUNG
men FAIL TO ANSWER
Sixty-Four Have Not As Yet
Returned Replies to Their
Questionnaires

SiXty-four of the young men of
Blue Earth county, whose names have
been registered by the local exemp-
ton board, have not returned the
missionaries filled out as REQUIRED
These sixty four have not been heard
from. 1t is islievtd that some have
gone into the war service through
ether channels and that sore have
changed their addresses. Any of
those on this list should at once COM
municate with the local exemption
board, as it is a serious offense to
fail to comply with the ouestionna'rn
requirements. The list includes the
following:
Charles X. Anderson, Walter M.
Hammond, Jesse Jones, Charles w.
Nutting, Joe Koola, Andrew Olson
Roy S. Johnson, Oscar A. Beckstrom,
Clarence Hellickson, David L. Thorn
as, Carl Erickson, Martin H. Siebauer,
Herbert w. PolehD. Paul Harvey, Her
lad Whitaker, eNtde J. Demurs,
Harry Mingle, Tony Jobichis, John
Skrcletts. Andrew Mattson Elr>er
Leroy, Robert j. Sterling, John Sig
mon, Newall Leech, Frank Walbeck,
Rigoni Match, Peter Hurt, Joe Gomez,
Henry Joles, Andrew Cameron, Joe
Duran, Makarie Mikalguk, Sam Levia,
Lawrence C.. Haven, Anton Cornelius,
Matt Bozich, Frank j. Kopp, Arthur
M. Olson, William Hermer, Martin B.
Bargson, Egnac Maurer, Joe M. Haw-
kerr Carl A. JOY son, Miles L. Pres
colt, Herbert l.. Miller, Hiram F. Ok
ford, Theodore Tillman, Alfred Pud-
litz, Ernest R. Shelton, Bernard Gill,
Amado Vasquez, Frank G. Mont
gomery, Joe Parrilla, Louis Domeier,
Paul Barbash, Carl A. Anderson, AL
bert A. Peterson, William Ponlas,
Glenn l.. Cottrell, Charlie Verbilas,
Henry Lux, Charles o. Roberts, An
drew Rofiatis and Walter L. Bartell.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
Rumania Ignores
Demands of the
Bullying Kaiser
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

Washington, February 13.-Ru-
mania has ignored the twenty
four hours Limitation placed by
Germany on the answer that
Rumania is to make on the Ger
man demand for the conclusion
of peace This message was re-
ceived from Rurania today at
Saloniki and from Sa'oniki was
transmitted TO Washington. Ru-
mania has totally ignored the
German demand. She will survive
or perish with the cause Of the
allies. With the TcutoHs on one
side and the boIsheviki forces
On the other, the p'ucky little ma
ton is in more critical and
dangerous situation than ever
before.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
REGISTER THE WEALTH
That Is Purpose of Bill BY
Representative Howard,
Georgia
UNITED Press rfspatch.1

Washington, February 13.-Repre-
sentative Howard of Georgia today
introduced bill that is the first step
in the mater of registering the wealth
of the country. This bill gives the
commissioner of internal revenue the
power of requiring every person sub
ject to the income tax to make a
statement of all of his property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
ESCORT FOR pERICORD
Ten Members of Company C
Went To lie Sueur For
Purpose

Ten members of Company C of the
home guard were sent by Captain Roy
Allison to LIE Sueur to act as an es-
cort to Lieutenant Perigord, who
speaks there tonight by order of the
State Public Safety commission. The
escort was sent at the request of the
chairman of the committee in charge
at LIE Sueur. 1t consisted of Ser
geants Van Ness and Otto, Corporals
Sanborn and Perkins, and Privates
Hamm, Sullivan, I. B. Fisher, Steffe,
Boie and Ickhorn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
FOR MOTOR MAIL SERVICE
Rochester Business Men Favor
Such An Arrangement With
ST. Paul

ST. Paul, February ia delega-
ton of business men from Rochester
Mimi, will come to st. Paul Thurs
day to confer with Postmaster o.
N. Raths relative to plans for the
proposed automobile star delivery
route to include that city out of ST
Paul.
The Rochester Civic association is
keenly interested in Postmaster Raths
plan and has selected committee to
assist in putting the plan through. II
is this committee that will come to
st. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
URGED FEDFRAL GRAIN
BOARD FROM STATES
Standardization Of Grades
Put Up to President
MODIFY PRESENT PLAN
Minnesota Men Interested In
Suggestion Offered To
Wilson
IAssociated Press Dispatch.1

Washington, February 13.-The
creation of a federal grain standard
ization board with a member from
every state that produces more than
100,00O,O00 bushels of grain was today
urged on President Wilson and Sec
rotary Houston by Representative An
derson of Minnesota and delega-
ton from Minnesota, North Dakota
and South Dakota. Thirty states are
affected The fded is to give those
states direct representation in deter
mining what standard grade shall be
established. They want modification
of the standards to include an increase
of percentages of wheats of other
classes mixed with any particular
class of wheat. The delegation in
Guided Colonel CT H. March, Litch-
field, Mimi, and Minnesota Railway
Commissioners Jacobson and Samuel
Aandahl.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
CRUSHED IN A COLLISION
Miss Angelo Fromhart Dies As
Result of Street Car
Accident
Tinted Press Dispatch.1

st. Paul, Mimi, February 13.-Miss
Angelo Fromhart, twenty-five years
old, milliner, from Centuria, Wis, was
killed, and William Grumpy, twenty
five years old, was seriously crushed
in collision that occurred today be-
tween Marshall avenue and a Selby
avenue street car. The two had just
cotton off the Marshall avenue car
and were going behind it, when they
were caught by the Selby car and
crushed between the two. The mot
orman of the second car was arrested
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
MUST KEEP The CARDS
German Enemy Aliens Are
Handed Pasteb0ards Which
They Retain

Cards have just been received by
the police department to be issued to
those who register as German aliens.
Today is the last registration day.
These cards are to be kept at all
times in the pockets of the registrants,
wherever they may be within the lin
it's of the United States. Each card
must have the thumb print and the
photograph of the registrant, with his
signature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
MAY TAKE IN REGIMENT
Second MinnesetaFieId Artillery
Status May Soon Be
Determined
lunited Press nisnatch i

st. Paul, Mimi, February 13.-The
Second Minnesota field artillery may
soon be taken into the federal serv-
ice. Colonel w. T. Murphy had a
conference on this subject today with
Adjutant General Rhinow. President
Wilson has been advised that the
whole regiment may be taken into the
service as a unit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
TREASON IS THE CHARGE
Mayor of One ST uthIand Town
Among Those Who Are
Accused
UNITED Press Dispatch.]

Houston, Texas, February 13.-
Eleven men are in Jail at Fayetteville
on charges of spy work and treason.
Houston, Texas, February 13.-It has
been learned that the eleven men un-
der arrest on charges of treason and
spy work at Fayetteville include the
mayor Of that town.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
Added to British Army,

London, Eng, February 13.-Chan-
cellor A. Bonar Law today announc-
ed in the house of commons that
$4,000 men had been added to the
British army during the year 1917.
Besides these, 100000 men and S04,-
900 women were added to the neces-
Sary war service
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
BABY is BORN IN SIBLEY PARK.
MOTHER TOSSED 1T INTO lxAULT
RESCUED AND is DllNG WELL
CONGRESSMAN C. B. MILLER
WILL SPEAK AT The ARM0RY
KATO, NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT

Congressman Clarence B. Miller will
speak at the armory in Mankato next
Saturday evening at 7:45 o'clock. The
meeting will begin at that time to
enable those from the country to re-
turn to their homes at seasonable
hour.
Congressman Miller speaks here
under the auspices of the America
First association. He has recently
returned from the European battle
fronts and is possessed of first-ha
knowledge of conditions. He is not
only an interesting speaker, but he
will deal in information that the peo-
pie will want to hear A large au-
dience should greet Congressman Mil
Ter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
SAMM/ES WOW THE DUEL
AGAINST THE GERMANS
j. w. PEGLER

ery the duel that carried Yesterday with the artillery
hurricane of American fire. There is little doubt that the Germans
their
AMERICAN eUNNERs BEG oMNe MORE ACCURATE
February 1.-THE
American becoming accurate Their ap
Three wounded accident These
casualties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
Exchange of Prisoners.
TINTED Press Disnatch I

Berne. Switzerland, February 49,
The exchange of prisoners between
Germany and Russia has actually be-
gun. One thousand German prison
ers left Warsaw today on their way
to Berlin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
Predict Revolution.

Chicago. ILL.,, February 13.-John T.
Kennedy, president of the Interna-
tional Meat Cutters union, today de-
clared that revolution confronted the
United States unless conditions of
the stock yards workers and other
men of that class were bettered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
SEEMING of Fish Stopped.

1t was reported that SEEMING of
Madison Lake was stopped today,
pending an Investigation by the state
game commissioner to determine the
truth of reports of the destruction
of game fish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15

The death of Abdul Hamid, former
sultan of Turkey, from Inflammation
of the lungs, is announced in dis
patch received here from CONSTANT
nople by way of Vienna. A state
funeral will be held. Abdul Hamid
was for % years sultan of the Otto.
man empire, sprawling upon the
three continents, of Europe, Asia
and Africa, and at the same time
was commander of the faithful army
of Moslems. He was paid homage
by nearly hundred million subjects.
Shorn of power, he died prisoner,
pitied if not despised. He lived in
constant fear of death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
WOMAN At HOSPITAL
infant IS There ALSO
Affair Happened ShortlyAfter
Noon Today
employees ACT QUICKLY
Girl Is Taken In Charge BY the
Police When On Street
Car

What looks like an attempt on
the part of young mother to get
rid of her newborn illegitimate
baby occurred today at Sibley park.
The young woman had been in
the park and acted in way that
aroused the suspicious of Park
Superintendent Staley and Mr..
Miller of the park force. The
woman was seen to get on the
street car aud leave the park. They
took particular note of her and
then made hurried investigation.
1t was not long before they discov-
cred the infant. a girl baby, still
alive in park toilet. 1t devel-
oped that the woman gave birth
to the child at the park. This oc-
cured early this afternoon. No
one was with the woman when
the child was brought into the
world.
Tie police station was quickly
called up. The police were noti-
fled to be on the lookout for a
woman with red hat. The re-
suit was that the woman was soon
taken off the car. She was re-
moved to the Emmanuel hospital.
The woman gave the name of
Miss Dora Hill and said she lived
at Madison Lake. She appeared
to be about twenty-five years old.
She will not tell much about her
self.
AT last reports the baLy was
alive ard re re- ! e. be all right.
DISCOVERS BIZ STALEY
Superintendent Staley had been
at his home. He was returning to
the park and had been walking
around and finally started for the
tool house. He was walking not
far from the toilet near the bear
cage, when he heard the cry of
child. He looked around. his idea
being that what he heard was
merely the cry of some child play
ing around or on the hillside.
He finally saw the woman com
ing out o. the toilet. He thought
no.hing of it at the time and
starred again for the tool house.
Then he heard the child cry again
and went into the toilet and dis
covered the baby about ten feet
down. The woman walked slowly
to the park exit 10 take the car.
WRAPPED BABY IN BLAN.
. KET
He knew she could not escape,
so he rushed TO the house, where
he got a blankef.
Sta'ey then rushed back to the
toilet, where he ripped off boards
in such way that he was able to
put down ladder. He rescued
the baby, which was absolutely
naked, and wrapped it up in the
blanket. He then telephoned to
DR.. G. A. Dahl. DR.. Roy An
drews responded. He went out
and got the baby and the doctor
and Chief of Police Ed Ario took
the baby to the hospital.
The woman was reported at the
hospital to be in no immediate
danger. She is a working Girl. It
is understood that her mother died
about three weeks ago. She was
very weak from her trying exper-
fence. She would not give any
information REGARDING herself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
ARE WANTED
Fifty For Tank Service and
thousand To Man LOcomO-
tives In France
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. I

Washington, February 13-The war
department asks the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers to furnish fifty
men for tank service and 100 engi-
neers for transportation service in
France. w. s. Stone, grand chief of
the brotherhood, told the railroad
wage commission that he would furn-
ish the names of available men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
Paid Part Of Railroad Tax.

IUnlfed Press DlSpatch. 7
st. Paul, Mimi, February 13.-The
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road today paid into the state treas
ury of Minnesota 100000 as part of
its gross earnings tax for the latter
half of the year 1917.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
Denial By GERMANY.

UNITED Press D1Spatch.J
Amsterdam, Holland, February 13.-
The German government today denied
that there had been any twenty four
hour ultimatum given to Rumania on
the subject of peace.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-15
RAISE PRICE OF WHEAT
Bill Is introduced For That Pur-
pose BY Senator
M'Cumber
limited Press s,isnatch.1

Washington, February ia bill to
fix the price of the 1918 wheat crop at
not less than $2.75 instead of So was
introduced by Senator McCumber to-
day. 1t was referred to the agricul-
ture committee. McCumber said the
price of materials and labor is so high
that something must be done to in
crease the farmers profits and IN
duce an increased production.