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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-03

Club of the state triH meet ia Seattle TO-
often the club is miohtier than the spord-or
the pen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-03

Did you notice how easily Seattle raised a million dol
lars for the Red Cross in the Second driver
A million dollars is n lot of money.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
GARMENTS FOR
WAR REFUGEES
Cast-of Garments To Be Secured
Next Week, Mar. 1926. What
Is Wanted and What is
Not Wanted.

Mrs. Arthur Halvorson has been ap-
pointed chairman by the Red Cross for
the collection of used garments which
people Of the city may be willing to
donate for destitute refugees In the war
zone. Anyone having anything in this
line will please bring them to the Wig
gins building during the next week,
where they will be packed for shipment.
l. GARMENTS NEEDED.
MEMS WEAR-Shirts tpreferably of
light colored flannels), undershirts, un-
,derdTawers, trousers, coats, work suits
: (oVeralls), suits 6 pieces), shoes, over
coats, jerseys, sweatervests, socks (sizes
10 1-2 and l1).
WOMEN'S WEAR-Shirts, drawers,
corset-slips, petticoats, blouses, skirts,
overcoats, suits e pieces), pinafores,
shoes. cloth hats. knitted caps. stock
ings, (sizes and 81, shawls.
BOYS WEAR-Shirts, union suits,
undershirts, trousers, coats, suits, shoes,
overcoats, jerseys, socks <Sizes 1-9).
GIRLS WEAR-Dresses, skirts, over
coats, nightdresses. drawers, stockings
(sizes 1-6), undergarments, petticoats,
suits q pieces), blouses, shoes.
BOYS AND GIRLS WEAR-Hooded
capes, pinafores, woolen union suits.
INFANTS WEAR-Swanskin swaddl-
ing clothes, cradle chemises. bodices,
cradle dresses, bonnets, bibs, nicker-
chiefs, diapers, shoes, baby dresses,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
G N. STOREHOUSE !
n. 50. ss. !: GlJTTED BY FIRE 4
$40. 600 Blaze During Storm La.t
Il. Saturday Morning. lnaam- ::
i, 5 mable Material Saved.

During the fierce snowstorm satur-
day morning at about. four o'clock. fire
started IN the ONCE Of tho Great North
ern store building northeast Of the
ronndhouse. The probable cause Of the
'nre was crossed electric wires which
made q short circuit. ~..-%. .....
Dennis Lawler. night foreman, and
other employees Of the round house dis
covered tho hre. The ONCE IL In the
,northeast corner Of the building. where
tho dre started. The fire department
truck Of the city. and fire apparatus OF
truck was there after q few minutes
but could do nothing on account Of be-
ing unable to getzclose enough? because
OF the high board fence. The fire was un-
dot4 control at seven o'clock and extin-
gutshed at ten O'clock Some delay was
experienced in getting water from the
railroad hydrant not far from the build
ing. The damage is estimated at about
100000 to the stock and building. -.
Ono carload of new supplies arrived
Friday and were unloaded. in the store
building. All the records Of time Of
the employees Of the round house for
the past three years and the round
houses Of this division were DESTROYED
and all records Of the stock.
employees OF tnet store building are
the following: E. F. Sterling, chief; Clar-
enca: Dantelson, timekeeper; Joe Schein-
bloom, chief clerk: Robert McClintock,
clerk and storekeeper; Frank Baker, who
has charge of the supplies. The size of
the building was 30x70. q Invoice of stock
which survived the fire commenced on
Monday. Stockton hand February I. was
valued 5at $40, 900. -. = -.
Two acetylene tanks and several oxy-
gen tanks, were taken from the building
after it was ablaze.
Arrangements were made some time
ago sto get night man in the store
building but no one had accepted the
position as yet.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
CHICKENS BRING {. Il.
$54.25 FOR RED CROSS.
Spirited Bidding Brings in Ihi,
Sum at Close Of Aim Sale
a.. s =, Yesterday ) .-zss,. r I !

The Kandiyohi Branch Of the Red
Cross prohted Handsomely at the. An
drew Aim sale at Kandiyohi yesterday.
Two chickens donated by Mr.. Aim were
sold to j. F. .Daugherty for ~: then re-
sold to NJ. ]. Lawlers for s.5e-bringing
1850. A rooster donated by N, j. Law
Ter was then sold and resold twenty one
times until It had brought 37.75. The
following wer- the successive buyers:
Auctioneer W. J. Davis. 50; G. A. Camp
bell, 81; Nels Tallakson. IS: Emil An
derson,c $3.50; ]. E. Olson, s.: r. S..
Davidson, So: Nels Jensen. .$2.26: s. N.
Murray. 81: R.. Reierson. $1.50; John;
Normtle i; R.-M. Burns, II; Oscar An
derson, -; August Nelson 81; o. H
Johnson, $3.50: Harry Anderson, $3.50;
Minor Anderson, 81; Edw. Johnson 81 so; !,
j. P. Carlson 81 Anton Lueken 81; Con-
rad Monson !; sJ.~F. Daugherty 81. The
total from the three chickens was $50,
rs, which made q hanasome amount for
the Red Cross. e u "s: -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
SALVAGE WEEK.
= FOR RED CROSS
Any Old Paper. Old Bottles. Old
: Rags, For the Red ,Cross2
:. March, 1875.

Next week the Salvage Department. Of
the Red Cross will collect all kinds Of
salable. junk for tho benefit Of tho Red
Cross work. Mrs. H., J. Ramsett will
have charge Of the work Of collection
As chairman and the Virgins building
has been secured AZ headquarters. II
you have any sa1able junk call up Mrs.
Remsett and drayman will call for It.
3s- 5EALABLE ARTICLES u !
Bottles, any kind (must be clean}..-l~ =
Carbon paper boxes and paper Inserts
> Chamois.r ~s>.f .a*:.,~ ., HF~l
Leadfoil, lining of boxes, collapsible
tubes (paint tubes, shaving tubes, tops
Of bottles). etc. - -. p
Metal tops Of bottles and jars.
Tinfotl, various kinds. -
- Tracing cloth. :. -
Twine, string, rope. cord.
: Typewriter ribbon, boxes, and metal
spools therein! r"~ -
Typewriter ribbons. 49,
E Wire, any kind -" =.
Waste paper; Including newspapers,
Abstracts, bound books, blue prints, CARD
board. index cards. commercial account
books, magazines, maps, note books reg
isters,5 text books. bulletins. 81
: RUBBER-Such an automobile and
motorcycle tires and inner tubes, belt
Ting, boots, hose, hot water bottles, heels
and soles, door mats, rulers stamps,
wringers. fruit jar bands, erasers, sheet
ing, golf and tennis balls, rubber. toys,
etc. Articles composed partially, or
wholly of rubber.
METAL-Exptred automobile and
motorcycle license tags. aluminium. brass,
bronze. copper, gold, jewelry. lead nick
ell, plated ware, silver, zinc, steel, iron
(wrought and scrap). Any article COM
posed partially or wholly OF metal. Tin:
Containers, any kind and size vegetable
and fruit cans ,,- g, =
RAGs-Any article containing, cotton.
wool. silk, felt. (Must be clean.) 1sss''
BAGS-Cotton,bu ,burlap. gunny sacks.
MISCELLANEOUS cotton,
barrels batteries, billiard balls, bones
(cooked) fowl, animal, buckets, boiling
cloth, carpet sweepings, cold-cream jars,
cloth Cuttings, scraps), dental dllings,
false teeth, feathers. fuses, grease, etc.
| kid gloves. keys, leather, linen-of any
| kind, lint, meters, machinery, packing
boxes (wood). samples OF equipment Of
every kind, scraps of soap, SCOT (Wood)
spark plugs, tin cans-alI kinds (mus
Ebe clean), wood ashes, etc. -..,E >.
| 4-s "a !, - IMPORTANT, T. : = ".
| The truck service Of tho Salvage De.
partment is donated through tho court
esy Of business firms. Workers give vol
untarys SERVICE 49, ,~;:7sS.E ~ - p y
j j May we ask you to assist In this @worl
| by: = -, :>.- z',z
Tying all newspapers and magazines
in packages, ':-,@@. s:,. ~ 7 ~
I sBundling, sacking or boxing All vast
i paper and other waste material so tina
it can be handled quickly. X h.:
Rinsing all bottles and cans. =:
Telephone Mrs. H. J. Ramsett.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
SCHOOL 30 B rs TO
HELP |.!|''l 7 WIN | ! WAR 4 !
Boys' Organization Made For
:. Team Work in Doing

j The boys Of the willmarschools nave
organised and propose to help in any
way that they can the successful prose-
cution Of the war. One Of their first
stunts will be to help In the collection
OF books and magazines for soldiers and
sailors. The committee i in charge OF
this work Is Roy Erickson. chairman;
Clifford Rodlun, Arnte Holt, Albert
Odell and Bert Swanson. s4> ..
Then the boys have undertaken to sell
thrift stamps to the high school, and
they will no doubt do it effectively.
The boys In the Manual Training de-
partment will undertake to manufacture
articles. tho profit Of the sale Of which
will-go to the Red Cross. Prof. Ed r.
Bender makes the following suggestion
in regard to the latter:
/ II would suggest hat9people wishing
to order furniture and small articles of
wood such as are made in the Man.
uals Training department should do SO
and send q picture or drawing or writ
ten description Of the object they desire
to the school. - -. ~ a.45: i ]; !
II would suggest that boys wishing to
help the Red Cross should volunteer to
make the articles ordered and deliver
them to the person who ordered them;
paying the cost of the material to the
school and giving whatever profit there
may be to the Red Cross."f
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13

hooded cloaks, Jackets, shawls. sweat
er, socks.
MISCELLANEOUS- bed
sheets, pillow cases, blankets. mufflers.
A FEW DON'TS.
Please do not send any Of the follow
ing: Mems stin hats (derby.\ straw,
Dress women's sttff hats, woman's fancy
slippers. goods containing rubber in any
form as suspenders, garters, etc.
AS leather goods not in the best con-
dition deterioriate In shipment. kindly
see that the shoes you send in are free
from mud.
Do not send In damp clothing.
Do not put any notes or messages in
the pockets of garments as no written
matter can be sent into the occupied
territories with the Commissions goods.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
. Red Cross Remembered,

= At the c. I. Nelson sale all the food
left over after the free lunch was; sold
for the benefit of the Red Cross and the
w. c.. T. u, divided equally. Every
auction sale from now on during the
duration Of the war will no doubt, in one
way or the other, as the owners may
devise, put on some benefit for the Red
Cross cause. Witness the result at the
eAlme sale at Kandiyohi yesterday. The
Edman Bros. at their hog sale at the.
fairgrounds March Is, will give one of
their best spurebred gifts to be sold for
the Red Cross 1t should be made to-
bring q neat sum of money.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
Last Weeks Exams.

OF the boys examined for military
duty last Friday and Saturday all pass
ed except the following:
Did Not Pass-Chester NJ. Lambert,
Pete H. Olson, Thomas DeRuyter. War
ner E. Derglund.
Limited Service-Edward S. Birke-
meyer, Victor B. Anderson, David Pat
rick Wheeler, Edward c. Peterson.
Transferred-Olof S. Knutson, Albert
Green, Julius o. Stipp, Thomas. E. Shoe
maker. Ole Hesdal, Walter F. Qvale,
Walter Hallberg.
Have Not Been Examined-Per Au-
gust Janson, Adolph F. Harris, Leanus
Thyden.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
OBITUARY
HENRY sIMONsON


Last Thursday, March Z, occurred the
death Of Henry Simonson at the Beth
esda Homes at Eagle Lake. He has made
his home there since Oct. 26, 1908. Death
was caused by, pneumonia and heart
trouble. from which he suffered but six
days.. = = &. r . =, '.
Henry was born at Throndjem, Nor
way on JAM H.; 1902 and came to Am
erica when five years Of age. He lived
in Minneapolis two years before COM
ing to the Homes. - ;
The funeral was held Monday, March
II. at the Eagle Lake church, Revs. e.
o. Larson, N. Nilsen asd Gynild of1c-
lated. The pail bearers were his class
mates, Clarence Lee. Luther Dill, Oliver
Olson. Reuben Baklund, Arne Gynild and
Richard Berg. - -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13

LEAVE TODAY FOR TEXAS.
Jos. Hood and Eddie Wall, two Rose
Vile boys have enlisted as machinist!
in the aviation branch of the U. S. arm!
and left today for San Antonio, Texa
to report for duty.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13

YU81s1O5 1x41 ADUO0113O1gsE@
The, regular meeting Of the Public
day, March s. Bills to the amount Of
417.94 were allowed. The Society voted
thanks to the b. A. r.. r.. Divs. NO.. 81
for the donation Of ten dollars Mem.
hers are reminded that their annual dues!
are now payable. .f5'':. 81 :. 7*1s> : - n
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13

Friday from hiA son, Major G. a. Rics,
from France with the.two zwordas whfelis
meant 30 much ia him: Arrived Hafsls.
( No doubt Major Rice will soon IS Ia
action with his9 aAfiAI sqnadroni. and
that he will make good no ono q will
mar doubts. ssE
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
CARD OF rHANXS,

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to all for the sympathy and as
sistance after the loss of our dear bro
ther and brother-in-law, the late Soren
Segubson, and also extend thanks to the
donors of the many beautiful flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Segubson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13

Mr.. J.. F. Millard asks The Tribune
to state for the benefit Of Second ward
voters that he will not be a candidate
for reelection as alderman. Il =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
11oxr uroHns or SNOW. +

= - 81o03 0IO138B1 OF B00W.
Farm reports to The Tribune that Sat-
friday snow storm brought s inches Of
snow, containing 1.36 inches Of rainfall.
The wind piled it into large drifts which
made roads impassable for auto cars.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13

Leslie Chaffee and S. t. Cass Of Fort
Wayne Ind, spent Sunday visiting with
friends In this city. II ..:.. =. +, - ~. +. :
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
a. T. wALGREN.

< :
|: Swan, J.. walgren, an old-time, resi-.
dent Of Town of Fahluh, passed away
very suddenly at Minneapolis March 6,
from heart failure. He was living with
his @sonJohn WalEren at so4S Tenth Ave
S., Minneapolis. - p: .:...S y,
Deceased was born April 16, 1851, in
Skaraborg's Ian, Sweden. In 1882 he
came to Kandiyohi county, and continued
to live In Fatlun township for twenty
nine years, moving to- Minneapolis sew
en- years ago: He was q contractors far
mer* and gardener. He leaves three
children- John. Elmer and William IL
Of Minneapolis three brothers, August
! Weedall. Gust Strom and p: A Weedall
of Minneapolis, and Ave sisters, and
other relatives. ~ IT, 4 s4,-' e:
Funeral services were held at Minne-
apolis Mar. g. Revs. Stone and Preus Of
f1ciating, and at Tripolis last Sunday,
Rev. Jesper Holmquist of Willmar of{1c-
iating.s The pail bearers at. Tripolis
were Gilbert Elmquist, ohm Carlson, G:
P. Holm, L. P. Felt, J. Bjornberg and
John KleberG.y ~ <A>t
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
,Mps urp1xAN crpnns

:, Mrs Herman Gerdes OF near Raymond
died last Monday at the Willmar hos-
pital. She: was born forty-four: years
ago in the state of Iowa where her body
was shipped for burial son Tuesday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
Z, =, 3. MEETING.

The Young Peoples Society Of Vinje
Lutheran church will meet next Monday
evening, March 18, at the church par
1Ors.
A good program will be rendered and
refreshments will be served by the
young people in the Edw. Bfedeson, Otto
Johnson and Anton Lueken families.
Everyone welcome.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
H. B. WIGEN WOUNDED
Name of Mankato Young Man on the
Casualty List.

Name of Mankato Young Man on the
Casualty List.
The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of the
American Expeditionary Forces: Kill
ed in action, 80; missing in action.
81; wounded severely, "a; died of
wounds. 10; died from aeroplane ac-
cident, l. wounded, degree undeter-
mined, 5. died of disease, 3; died
from accident and other causes, s..
Total, 1876.
Killed in action, Private Arnold M.
Ronnie, Starbuc'-:; died from wounds,
Private Frank J. Dvork, Philbrook;
wounded severely. Private Albert
Schrier. Minneapolis; missing in ac-
ton, Private Alfred j. Lockmarl,
Breckenridge; Private John Poppy,
st. Paul; Private John B. Elingsberg,
Nadia.
The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of the
American Evolutionary Forces: KILL
ed in action, 30; missing in action, So;
wounded severely, 80: died of disease,
10; died of wounds, Is; died of acct
dent and other causes, S. Total, 1877.
Died of disease, PriVte Louis B.
Nichols. M eapolis; wounded
severely, Sergeant Henry B. Wigen,
Mankato; Private Haron Newbury,
MARCEL, Private Wilson E. Grave,
Minneapolis; missing in action, Pri-
vate Elvin l.. Peterson, Olivia; kill
ed accidentally. Sergeant James Matt
son, Winthrop.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
FOUR DECISIONS RENDERED

Four decisions were handed down in
the district court by Judge w. l..
Comstock this morning. In the case
of Jesse e. Storrs versus A. M Brush.
Andrew Estvold, A. G. Torreson, Will
liam H. Bush, E. e. Bush, A. Sto-ke-
son, Kate Peterson. Tillie Peterson,
Clark M. Reynolds, Martha Anderson,
Elias Anderson, E. o. Anderson, ]. X.
Brynsvold and TIiora A. Stenberg. a
motion for new trial was denied.
The motion had been made on the
grounds that new evidence had been
discovered
In the case of Hebry Oberlander
versus The Free. Fress Printing com.
pary the case was dismissed. This
suit was brought under the workmen's
compensation act, Oberlander claiming
damages for time lost while suffering
from an infection of the eyes. In dis
missing the case the court ordered
that the plaintiff receive nothing.
An action by Carl Carlton versus the
Casualty Company of America. cor
poration to make William C. Fraser a
party defendant in the case was de-
MED. In the case of the State ex rel
Frank German versus Lucy Fiyol,
habeas corpus proceedings brought
bv the plaintiff to gain the custody of
his child ruled that the child should
remain in the care of the grandmoth-
or, Lucy Fiyol, defendant in the case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
WORKING IN THE FIELDS

With The American Forces In
France, September Shy The As
ISOLATED Press.] Thousands of Ger
man prisoners, many of them taken
by the Americans in the drive north
of the Marine and southwest of Sois.
sons, have been working in the
grain fields of France during the last
few weeks. 30 3 49,
In some instances a single French
soldier guards fifty or sixty Germans
as they labor in the field. One French
soldier said he had been guarding
prisoners all summer and that not
one of them had endeavored to escape.
All of the Germans working as bar
vesters still chung to their gas masks,
many of them carrying them on a
strap over their shoulder as they
toiled in the field.
At night the German farmers help
ers were taken to qYlirters in the diff
ferent farming districts where tenn
porary build ':gs, surrounded by a
high barbed wires Yence had been
erected. q -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
WOULD HAVE KAISER RULE
Remark Is Charged Up to Resident of
Ceyion.

Ceyion.
Fairmont, September 20.-f all the
Germans in America would stand to-
gether, they could sieze the United
States and the kaiser could rule it, is
the reasonable and revoltingly dis
loyal statement charged to Herman
Lubenow of Ceylon in warrant is
sued by County Attorney Allen calling
for the arrest of the alleged traitor.
Another warrant was issued for
.Jccob Kuehl of Ormsby on a disloy-
atty charge. -
1t is charged that Lubenow made
the following statement:
"The Americans can never whip the
Germans. Do you know how many
Germans there are in America? If we
could all stand together, we could rise
I'D and take this country and Germany
could come over and rule it. / am a
pro German.
Kuehl, who has a little store at
Ormsby, is alleged to have told Mrs.
Parsons, proprietress of the Ormsby
hotel and who has two boys in the
service that "our boys have no bust
ness over there in the first place"
"Our American boys will stay there
,irtil they get the kaiser" replied Mrs.
Parsons.
yes" Kuehl is alleged to have re-
nl'cd, "eet all the rich men and Pres
idnnt Wilson too, and then the war
will be over"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
MILK c0NDENSERY PLANT
Faribault Packing establishments
Leased BY Iowa Concern

FdTiuaut FdCheH0 ESkdUiSuIIiSBu
Leased BY Iowa Concern
Announcement was made yesterday
that the FaribAult Packing plant at
Faribault has begun operations as "a
milk condensary under the supervision
and control of the Waterloo Cream
cry company of Waterloo. la. Machin-
cry and equipment are being rapidly
installed. and in the meantime the
plant is being used as receiving
station for milk only. actual opera
tons as a condensery will not be
started until early spring. In the
meantime all milk received will be
shipped to the Waterloo Creamery
company in Iowa !, f@tte@
Several years ago the Faribault
Packing plant was constructed and
was one of the most modern plants
of the kind in the northwest Due to
a lack of overhead capital to run the
plant operations ceased and the place
has been closed for two years or more.
The opening of the plant as milk
condensery means much to Faribault
as the city is in the center sof the
dairy region. Many Msnkato people
are interested as stockholders in the
success of this Faribault concern.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
fine FAIR AT LIE SUEUR
M. r. Benedict Well Pleased With the
Displays Made There.


M. R. Benedict, agricultural agent
for Blue Earth county, has returned
from LIE Sueur, where he attended the
fair which continued for four days,
and acted as judge on farm products
and garden crops. He reports that
the fair closed yesterday after fair
ly good day, the three preceding days
having been cold and stormy, which
had resulted in keeping the crowds
from the fair The showing of crops
and vegetables was good. but the ex-
hibit of livestock was small, largely
due, perhaps, to shortage of help on
the farms.
The crowd yesterday was quite
large, and it is thought that the fair
will come out all right financially in
spite of the bad weather of the first
three days. The amusement program
included some of the same attractions
which appeared at the Mankato fair,
among them being the fireworks dis
play, and the bayonet drill given by
Sergeant Major Larkin The Twin City
Girls band was also present, and
gave program of good music.
Mr.. Benedict found the displays
good, and the crops fine. The corn
was fairly good, but. not as good as
the corn exhibited in Mankato. Yes
terday afternoon Red Cross sale
was held, at which ponies and horses
and valuable articles of all kinds
were Offered. resulting in a good sum
for the Red Cross.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27
PICTURES ARE WANTED
Postcards of Scenes of France and
Belgium Much Sought

TAssociated Press Dispatch.
New York, September 20.-Old
picture post cards and photographs
of France or Belgium of any of the
territory now occupied by the Ger
mans are needed by the war depart
ment according to an open letter
written today by William Guggen-
helm, chairman of the army and ma
wy committee of the American De-
Tense Society to the American people.
This letter which is written at the
request of Major A. G.. Campbell, of
the military intelligence branch of
the war department reads:
81 urge patriotic Americans to for
ward any picture post cards, photo
graphs and prints of any of the
towns and of the country now occu-
pied by Germans in Belgium and
Northern France to the American
Defense Society at A East twenty
third street, New York City, from
where they will be sent to the War
Department, as they will be of value
to our officers abroad who can ia
miliarize themselves with the appear
ance of localities toward which they
are advancing which will undoubtedly
be a distinct aid in military opera
tions.
Il especially urge people who have
travelled abroad and who have col
1ected postal cards to carefully sort
thnse with view to their being used
by the War Department Written
de eripticn of the territory already
will be of considerable
value"