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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
From Fridays Daily.


Company A., Second Minnesota
Infantry, national guard, neld regular
drill at the Mankato armory last
evening and large number of men
turned out. The company is now
mustered up to practically full
strength and Captain Allison has a
very fine unit under his command. A
majority OF the members of A COM
pany have been mustered into the
state service and the remainder will
be mustered into the state and all
the company into the federal service
in short time.
Following is the complete company
roster:
Captain, Roy H. Allison; first lieu
tenant w. E. VanNess; second lieu
tenant, Wilbur Taylor; first sergeant,
Walter A. Sanborn; quartermaster,
sergeant, Henry H. Brell; bugler, Ju-
Illus Carlson; duty sergeants: George
Pass, Jr., John A. Madigan, Frank
Langes, Henry Pitcher, John Regain,
G. ]. Hodapp corporals, B. H. Gibbs,
H. ]. Kircher, A. G. Edwards, A. H.
Lundeen, H. B. Stute, Benjemin Pet
erson, E. j. Englerth, e. F. Grunde-
meir, H. L. McTighe, Robert Goodge,
c. &C. Grimes, B. r. Grimes, J. l..
Carpenter, H. E. Hensel; privates,
Berndt, Harry L., Bowen, Evan,
Brewer, Frank L., Brooks, Charles
H., Brinkman, Walter c., Brown,
Sylvester, Bruhn. Walter H., Buck,
Martin, Busch, Jokum NJ, Calcutt,
George M, Culp Jerry NJ, Compton,
Emmett f., Davis, Emrys c., Dixon,
John w.. Doran, Charles, Dwyer
Patrick H., Eder Paul L., Edwards
Leonard W., Ellis, Charles W., Es-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
RELIC OF YE 0LDEN DAYS
Elk Horn Found Buried on Farm in
Belgrade Township.


An exceptionally fine elk horn was
unearthed yesterday afternoon by TIL
ers who were working on the farm
of Peter Bauer in Belgrade township,
Nicollet county. Two antlers were in
the ground where the men were dig
ging, but before they realized what
had been struck one of them was
broken in several pieces.
The antler that was saved measures
fully four feet from the base to the
tip and there were four prongs which
branched off the main antler. One of
the prongs was broken off, otherwise
the curio is well preserved and in good
condition. 1t is impossible to tell
how long the antler may have been
buried before it was found The Tiers
were digging two and half foot
ditch and found the antlers on the
second spading.
Dear and elk often broke their ant
lers off in the wooded country and the
buck that carried this pair must have
been a big fellow to have grown such
a fine set
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
TfUTS in COLD BRAID
TAKEN BY THE ALLIES
Hun Officers Were Not Quick
Enough As Sprinters
WEDGE OPENS FOE LINES
CONSERVATION Prevails Among
The German Forces; They
Abandon Supplies
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Secretary of State Julius A.
Schmahi yesterday was officially
notified that his only son, Captain
Dana c. SchmahI, Third Trench
Mortar battery, Thirteenth United
States Field Artillery, was re-
ported missing in action July IS
i'm France.
The telegram from Adjutant
General Mccain, Washington,
read:
deeply regret to inform you
that Captain Dana c. SchmahI,
artillery brigade, is officially re-
ported missing in action July IS.
Will report first information re-
ceived."
"Pm only sorry haven't ten
sons to co." said Secretary
SchmahI, after reading the mes
sage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16

Miss Minnie AlmqIist went to the
twin cities yesterday, where she will
visit friends over Sunday, and upon
her return will join an outing party
and spend week at Lake Francis.
Miss lone Kelly, saleslady at the
j. b. & d. Richards store, is spending
vacation with relatives and friends
at Redwood Falls.
c. e. Phillips and E. K. Stratton
of Minneapolis were business callers
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs, w. l.. Goodrich of
Los Angeles were visiting in the city
yesterday, and while here stopped at
the Ben Pay hotel.
Mrs. A. c. Pontius of South Broad
street is confined to her home by
illness.
Miss Helen Tompkins is home for
a two weeks vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Tompkjns,
VanBrunt street. Miss Helen is Just
completing her first years course of
nursing at the Minnesota university.
Mrs. /. N. Tompkins and Miss Hell
en- Tompkins left this morning for
Albert Lea where they will visit Mrs.
Tompkin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.,
F. Conner.
Mrs. Florence Jones and son Ro-
bert OF st. Paul are visiting the form
ers aunt, Miss Kate Roway.
Osborn Davies of Minneapolis was
guest in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Foster and Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Kelly of Omaha,
Neb., were in the city yesterday.
while enroute home from three weeks
vacation, spent at White Bear Lake.
While here they called at the tourist
service bureau of the Mankato Com
mercial and Automobile clubs and
were given road information for their
automobile trip back to Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Zuel and little
daughter left yesterday on an auto
mobile trip to Winnepeg, Can. and
while in that section Mr.. Zuel will
also attend TO business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Fowles of 40S
center street, are entertaining their
three grandchildren, the Misses
Helen, Grace and Dorothy McCune
OF Minneapolis, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Brosnan left
this noon for Flandreau, S. d.. where
they will spend their summer yaca-
ton. Mr.. Brosnan is travelling sales
man for the Patterson Wholesale
House.
Mrs. A. HI. Woolsin of Spokane, will
arrive here Sunday to attend the flu
neral of her father, the late John p.
"a
Edo Fitzloff will spend Sunday with
relatives in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Ms. A. W. Campbell, 217
Lincoln street, arc entertaining the
iatter's father, Rev. w. A. Baldwin
OF Broken Bow, Neb. He will spend
two or three weeks here and will
occupy the pulpit of the Christian
church while here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
COUNTY CROP ESTIMATES

Crop estimates for the counties of
Minnesota have been made in a re-
port which was issued by the United
States department of agriculture. In
this report Blue Earth county stands
among the leading sections of the
state in all lines of crop production
The rel ort credits Blue Earth county
with 100000 bushels of corn; $4,000
bushels of spring wheat; $4,000
bushels of oats; $4,000 bushels of
barley; $4,000 bushels of barley; &c.
900 bushels of flax and $4,000 tons of
hay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE
). M. Learn of ST. James Was Be-
fore Judge comstock Today.

]. M. Learn of st. James was be-
fore Judge W.. L. Comstock in the
district court this morning on
charge of interfering with an officer
who was about to make an arrest. 1t
appears that Fred Neiheiser travel
ing man was arrested on a charge of
giving liquor to Learn. He entered
plea OF not guilty and the hearing
of the case was set for last Saturday
afternoon.
When the sheriff at st. James
visited the Boston hotel for the pur-
pose of placing Neiheiser under ar
rest Learn took objection to the
course of justice and vas himself
arrested for interfering with the Of
hcer He pleaded guilty before Judge
Comstock this morning and was
placed under suspended sentence,
of six months imprisonment,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16

Old John Barleycorn was given sew
eral wallops at largely attended
meeting of the business men of Man
kato, held at the Masonic Temple this
afternoon, following a splendid din
ner served by the ladies of Eastern
Star.
When Ex-Governor Samuel r. Van
SAINT and Mayor c. R. Magney of Du-
luth finished their good right and left
upper cuts at Old John his best
friends would not have recognized him.
And to complete his utter downfall
C. A. Chapman, banker of Albert Lea
and M. Greinor of Mapleton took a
hot shot at him.
Mayor L., L. Champlin gave the
parting knock out punch at the close
of the program when he remarked
that he believed and always had, that
prohibition would be just as good for
Mankato as any other place and that
entitled to just as much protection
from booze as were the people in any
of the dry counties.
J. w. Andrews Chairman.
Dr. j. w. Andrews presided as
chairman of the meeting and announc
ed the program numbers. Rev. o. ].
Arthur pronounced the benedietion,
and the program opened with vocal
solo by Mrs, P. A. Nelson of Duluth,
who sang keep the Home Fires
Burning" with beautiful expression,
and responded to the applause by
singing Sweet Lassie O. Nine" Miss
Mo hn MO
compartments.
Enthusiasm was at fever heat and
the men who spoke were enthusiastic
cally applauded at every point made.
DR.. Andrews stated that Mankato
was greatly honered today by the
presence of Mayor Magney of Duluth,
and Ex-Governor Van SAINT. He said
that the dinner and meeting were
planned in honor of the Duluth may
or and also in honor of the former
governor, the city being very glad to
honor both men.
Mr.. Van SAINT was the first speak
er. He opened his address by re-
marking that when people opened
their morning papers today they were
confronted with two big items of
SOOu NEWS, the uTSC DGlnS IHdC the
allies have captured 10000 Huns, and
the second being that they had also
taken 100 guns. Following the out
burst of applause which hailed this
observation, Mr.. Van SAINT said:
Must Win the War.
"The chief business of the United
States is to win this war. / have no
patience with a man who is not in
terested in the fight. want to see
them interested in the dry fight al
so, and l want to see dry Blue
Earth county, dry Minnesota, and
a. dry United States, in order to make
our armies more efficient For the
first time in history we have a chance
to put Old Booze on the bum. l am
not blaming the brewery men or the
liquor men, but if we don't put booze
where it belongs it will be our own
fault. Old John Barleycorn is on tri-
al, and you are the jury" Mr.. Van
SAINT prophesied that Blue Earth
county will go dry on the 10Th, "as
sure as you live" He advised the
dry people to conduct an intensive
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
LIBERTY LOAN PLANS

Chairmen of the Liberty Loan cam
paign of this congressional district
will hold meeting at the Saulpaugh
hotel tonight, and discuss plans for
the Fourth Liberty loan, which will
be launched about September %. A.
R. Rodgers, chairman Of the Ninth
Federal district will be present at the
meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
LOWELL MELLETT.

With the Americans in France,
August 9.-Tne general lack of rests
lance of the TeutOns to the British in
Picardy is believed to have been due
to the fact that these lines were
MIXED dry of available men to help
stem the tide of the American advance
in the Marine salient. No reserves
are yet reported to have been thrown
into Flanders, indicating that there is
no available force to check the ad-
vance at the present time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
Spring Island

From Fridays Daily.
Tne Spring Island Red Cross sew
ing unit has moved into comfortable
headquarters. Marcus and Louis Paul
son kindly gave them the use of two
large rooms in their house. The ladies
are very grateful for this courteous
act
Mrs. Oscar Wagner received a
cheerful letter from her son, Denzil
Wagner, who is in the trenches in
France where he went with the Rain
bow division. He is well and happy.
John Brude, who is of a motorcycle
squad of fifty in Camp Jackson. s. C..
wrote home that he is doing fine and
does not regret that he is IN his
country's service.
Mrs. William Just and Mrs. lydia
Bosin are the competent instructors
who initiated the unit into the nv
steries of pajama making at the last
session
The sewing unit moved into the
new headquarters in pouring rain
A heroic squad of six were present.
Grandma TruaX, aged eighty seven,
is one of the hardest working mem
bers of the Junior Red Cross. She
-sews Dalls of carpet rags which the
children knit into large squares for
scrub cloths.
Miss Nora Knoss is the prize
worker of this unit. She went over
the top with thirty two hours of work
mine three hour sessions) and has
knitted nine pair of socks, making
record of 1873 hours work.
Mrs. A. j. Rummel of Sioux City
went home Saturday after spending
two months with her sister, Mrs. o. C.
Wagner. The lady made many friends
here and the sewing unit are very
grateful for the help she gave them.
Walter Mussack, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Mussack, wrote an excit-
ing letter home. He described ter
r1ble battle he was in, whirlwind of
smoke and flame and awful noise, and
dead bodies lying all around. He saw
TWO men burned to death in an air
plane which fell beside him. He was
one of squad which started out with
baskets to get food. They got lost,
ran into the enemy and in the scram,-
Die lost their baskets. He told his
parents to keep calm for he felt he
was in Gods keeping and all would
be well with him.
Miss Laura Crandall is mourning
the death of her two cousins who
have been killed in France. Both were
the only sons of widowed mother.
They went from Peoria, Ill.
Little David Crandall is still suf-
fering from his injured leg. A piece
of bone, two inches long and an inch
and half wide worked out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16

themselves chiefly with driving back
counter blows of the enemy. These
assaults are exceedingly costly to. the
Teutons and have thus far neted them
no gains whatever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
FRED FERGUSON.

With the Americans in France,
August 9-The Flander and Picardy
fighting is believed certain to have a
great effect on the resistance and
morale of the enemy along the vesle
river line. For the past week the
Americans have been contenting
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
CUT OUT BY-PR0DUcTS
Statement Made by State Food Ad
ministrator S. B. Wilson.

ministrator S. B. Wilson.
County Agricultural Agent M. R..
Benedict has received letter from A..
d. Wilson, state food administrator,
calling attention to the fact that mil
lers in some parts of the state when
selling feeds have required their Gus
toners to purchase by products of
the coarser grains with the wheat by
products, thus forcing the sale of the
coarser grain by products. Mr.. Will
son states that purchases of wheat
mill feeds are not required to purchase
IAN equal amount of the by-products
of coarser grains, but if the customer
so desires he can buy mixed carloads
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
TWO H0RSEMEN KILLED
They Were TrampIed Under Feet of
An Enraged Animal.

An Enraged Animal.
Rochester, Mimi, August 9.-Thom-
as and Mike Kennedy, prominent Ro-
chester horsemen, were stamped to
death by a mad horse here tonight.
Thomas heard his brothers call for
help from ;le barn and reaching there
found Mike helpless underneath the
raging animal. In trying to save his
brother, Thomas was bitten and kick
ed into insensibility. John Hennick,
a driver for Kennedy, was badly hurt
when he tried to rescue Thomas. His
condition is serious
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
JOHNBARLEYCORNWAS
HANDED THE WALLOPS
Old Boy Is Pretty Badly Dis
Figured By Blows
SPEAKERS AT DINNER
FrightfuIness of King Booze
Made To Appear Bad As
Kaiser Bill

From Fridays Daily.
An open air meeting will be
held this evening on the lawn of
the court house, under the aus
pices of the Blue Earth County
Dry league. Former Governor S.
r. Van SAINT, Mayor c. r. Mag
ney of Duluth and n. II. Parrish
of Fergus Falls will speak. The
meeting will begin at eight o'clock.
Similar open air meetings will be
held by the dry forces during the
coming week.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-10-25
WOMEN MUNITIoN WORKERS
ARE CHEERED BY Y. w. C. A

'I can't sleep Of nights for fear I
have overlooked defective or mac
curate part" exclaimed a girl inspec-
tor of torpedo parts, to the secretary
of the Young Women's Christian AS
sociation, who sought to improve her
living conditions. The conversation
was at dormitory near an Ameri-
can munitions plant
'In this plant are made many,
many torpedoes. can't remember
how many pass, in part, through my
hands for examination and rejection
liz they are not perfect l shudder to
think how many American lives
might be lost through my ignorance
jor carelessness.
Cheered by the secretary, and
brought back to normal, she returned
to her exacting work, no longer a
victim o. "s;;a~r~-..
Taiban Valley news., 1918-10-25
FOOD CONSERVATION
RULES EXPLAINED IN
Foreigners HOMES
Y. w. C. A. DOING SPECIAL WORK
AMONG RoAEMIANS AND SPAN
IARDS TO HELP GOVERN.
MENT.

Two obstacles to efficient eXecu-
tion of the governments food conser-
vation plans b fair to disappear as
the work of - International lnstl-
tute the division of the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association devised
to deal with problems of foreign-born
women, extends its work.
San Antonio has been the center
of this type of work in the South
west, but recent trips of sectionali
leaders through Texas disclosed.
the fact that the number of women
in Texas who speak Bohemian is ex-
ceeded only by the number speaking
Spanish Women of neither of these
nationalites have hitherto co-operat'
ed thoroughly and understandingly
with the food conservation program.
This mas been due solely to the fact
they have not understood the plans.
Continuation of policies heretofore
adopted promises acceptable transla-
tions, into the languages with which
these women are familiar, of the food
conservation program.
The other obstacle in the way of
the food program, is the infexibility
Of appetities. Foods must be some
what like. in taste, those formerly
used or, in general. the foreignborn.
foreign language speaking women of
Texas will avoid them. To this prob
lem the Young Womens Christian
Association is directing the attention
of its specialists and immediate re-
suits now seem guaranteed.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-10-25
kIPLlNG'S HOME HOUSES
GIRLS PATRIOTIC LEAGUE

Battleboro, Vermont. = Rudyard
KipliSg's old home here is now used
by the Girls Patriotic League and
Miss Grace Holbrook who occupies
it, is caring for the girls and women
employed in the stores and factories
OF the city. Miss Holbrook's official
title is Secretary Of the League, an
organization devised for girls by the
War Work Council of the Young
Women's Christian Association.
Some three hundred girls have
undertaken patriotic
work under the shadow of the home
lof England ssHmost virile writer They
put the Junior Red Cross over the
top early in the campaign, surpass-
ing all expectations. They have also
aided in the clerical work of the
War Chest Campaign, as we'll as
carrying their full share of the other
work assigned to them.
1T may seem strange to some
men," said the secretary, @that it
was in KipMngs home that plans
we're devised to make the city dry.
Yet such was the case, and the
League rendered valiant but unfor-
seen service in that work.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-10-25
BLUE TRIANGLE WORKERS
ARE BUSY IN WAR ZONE

Tours, Frances Say, are you folks
over here under the army or are you
on your own?' popounded in vigor-
Gus American. rather startled a Sec
retary of the Young Womens Chris
tian Association in this city whose
ears have ached for the sound of a
voice from home.
"He was a private" explained the
secretary, land he was in deadly
earnest. | did my best to tell him
of our work here for the nurses. the
women workers and the munition
makers. Meanwhile. ! saw he waz
studying me from head to foot and
his eyes fastened themselves on the
Blue Triangle on my arm.
Then in true doughboy style he
sententlously added, We'll. when
see that Y. W. c. A. on your arm. I
says to myself, THE Y. W. G. A.
amt over here for nothing
Taiban Valley news., 1918-10-25
A CLEAN TICKET.

The ticket presented by the Demo
cratic party to the voters of New Mex.
leo is above all things a CLEAN
TICKET.
The breath Of suspicion has never
attached to any man on it. Their needs
are open to the inspection of all the
world. They are men of integrity,
character and ability, with the inter
ests of the people of New Mexico near
est their hearts.
William B. Walton has a record for
craftsmanship and for conscientious
attention to duty that has rarely been
eqraled. His every vote in Congress
has been rfght--even his enemies ad-
NIT that. He has spent all of his time
working for his constituents-none of
il at home looking after his business
interests while Congress was in ses-
sion and there was work to be done in
Washington.
Granville A. Richardson is man of
proven worth and lSader of his peo-
pie. AS jurist he has no superior in
New Mexico. AS a man of high char
acser and exalted integrity he has no
superior anywhere. All his time and
all his splendid abilities will be de-.
voted to his official duties when he is
elected,
Felix Garcia is the finest type of
American citizen-clean, fearless and
able-a man of affairs whose sympa-
thies are with the people and who can
be trusted faithfully to look after their
interests. He is a worthy successor
to William G. Mcdonald and E. G. de
Baca. He will take up where they left
off and will give the people of New
Mexico the clean, able administration
CT their affairs that they are entitled
to expect.
These are the three heads OF the
ticket-men that any party might be
proud of. The other candidates on the
Democratic ticket are like them--men
of the highest standard of ability, hon
or and integrity. Individually and col
lectively the Democratic ticket is so
far superior to the ticket opposing It
that those who want honest and eff
cient government in New Mexico will
not hesitate to vote the ticket
straight.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-10-25
TARUANT COUNTY
GETS INSTRUCTORS
FOR FAIRGROUNDS
war WORK COUNCIL oF,THE ".
:. w. C. A. TO TEACH PLAY +
IN FIVE SCHOOLS

Fort Worth, Texas.-Tarrant Coun-
ty schools are to have a playground
recreation> teacher for five of its
county schools, to be provided by
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, through its War Work Coun-
Gil. Miss Mary r. Parsons of Fort
Worth acting for the association in
conjunction with County Superinten-
dent Carroll and J. f. Tarlton, who
is in charge of the city Fairgrounds.
The recreation playground teacher
or secretary, will have charge of five
schools, giving one day each week to
each school. About one hour will be
given to children of the lower grades
and she will aid in making the play
OF all children during their recesses
more valuable and cause them to
reach as many children as possible.
Superintendents Kooken of Arling-
ton. Clemens of Everman, Howard Of
Keller. Miller of Saginaw and Whit
ener of Handley have discussed and
approved the plan, and according to
indications. their schools will be the
first group of five to secure the SER
vices of a recreation teacher from
the War Work Council.