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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02
THE FRENCH 'TAKE ST.0UENTIN. BRITISH
 BREAK THRU LINE
Allied Offensive Continue to Gain Strength While German Defensive Weakens Boches Fighting
 Desperately Along Entire Front

St. Quentin Cambra front progressing on scale of ferocy unequald the present The Germans nave brought up resisting and counterng with desperate termination The forces north of Camrai are engaged agase at least eight German divisions.
 Joneeur has early today with part of Nauroy trench system The working the trenches in the Hndenbug system the direction of Gouy and have taken Estree and important hill ridge astrde the Hndenburg ne
 Allies Continue to Gain Strength
 PARIS 2-The allied offensive continues to gain strength and the German resistance to weaken.
 Yesterday another under General Bartheot Joln in the chain with equal that achieved by other groups His attacked along the Vese river northwest of Rems
 St. Quentin Falls
 PARIS. Oct 2-The French captured St. Quentin. Debneys operating with the British north the advanced beyond St. Quentin and Cambra road
 Germans Menaced Belgian Coast
 WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FLANDERS Oct 2-The fought through the town of Warenton the Lys between Areneres and Menin Also through La bassA Vile and St Peters
 fight desperately before but every hour approaching to their Belgian coast positions around Ostend increased At the time the British and Belgian forces drawing closer to Brugges.
 General Haig Makes Report.
 LONDON Oct 2.-General Hag reports this morning that during the last four days fighting that is from September 27 the QuentinCambra battle front the allied forces have gagged and defeated with heavy losses to the hrtysx German divisions.
 During the month of September the British captured prisoners including 500 officers. They also captured 700 all large calibres and thousands of machine guns
 Germans Are Moving
 PARIS Oct 2.-The Germans moving their heavy ar tey away Belgian according reports received here today
 Northwest of Rems the French taken Poulon and Te and have reached the southern outskirts Vers and Fran quex North of Rms they have pushed forward their line the outskirts of Bentheny
 LONDON Oct 2.-Today wide gaps torn in the Ger line between St. Quentin and Le Catee General Hag just reports constituting the breaking of the line Fonsommes and Beaurevor Sequehar south of Becour has been has Presee Just the north and south of Camb the British have occupied Crevecoeur and Humility.
 More Prisoners Taken.
 LONDON Oct 2-Between the Vese and the Asne rivers, where the Frecnh pushing nohward against St. Goban they thousand additional Germa prisoners it official ly announced
 The battle in the Argonne region ucuating today Amer jeans said have been eected from Ekeronmont This port lacks confirmation
 Trench System Broken
 WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, 2-The forces support the trench behind the Hndenbrg eense and known Beaurevor ne have been broken by the British ninth operating in connection with Australian troops which captured the villages Beaurevo and Brancourt forming the of
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02
SENATE VOTES DOWN
 WOMAN SUFFRAGE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2--This morning the senate voted down the woman suffrage amendment by two votes.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02

The Falkland islands are said to be the windiest place in the world. Tree growth is practically impossible in this locality.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02
TAKE LiBE FLAT

Mir and Mrs. H. w. Mcdonald, of Bellingham, have taken the Libe Flat near the bank, for the winter. MT. Mcdonald is a lumberman.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02
' + + . + + = : THE WORLD WAR A
 YEAR AGO TODAY

! Oct. 2.-British repulsed six ! { desperate German attacks in ! j. Flanders. ! + British cruiser Drake torpedo i + ed; 19 killed. ! ,< ,A < 4 = A 4 = : . + tt <
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02
COUNCIL MEETING
 TONIGHT

There is to be meeting of the City council at the Council Chambers this evening at the usual hours.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02
 WEATHER REPORT !

P For 34 hours ending 6 p. m. . F yesterday maximum temperature !
 F 57'; minimum 52'; precipitation ! } 10 inches. Cloudy. ]
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02
KETCHIKAN PASSENGERS

SEATTLE, Oct. 2.-Passengers en- route for Ketchikan are A. Milne, M. J. Daly, A. Peterson, J. Johnson, Geo. r. Forest and Alfred Lot.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02
BACK FROM THE SOUTH

V. l. Cheney of the Cheney Grocery Company returned Monday evening from Seattle where he went on busi- ness a few weeks ago.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02
$1oo,o0o WORTH
 OF IMPROVEMENTS
 ON FRONT STREET
Main Street Continually Being Improved Each Summer by
 Property Owners

A hundred thousand dollars worth of improvements on Front Street this summer? Yes, he was right. The reporters eyes opened somewhat at that statement this morning when a well-known business man stated this fact
 Inquiries from property owners along Front Street, however, proved that this assertion was no fabrication but concrete if amazing truth.
 Between the Heckman Dock and the Cold-storage Building alone, two blocks of the street, over $8O,00O worth of improvements to old build ings, and new buildings were made. A glance at the following estimates made by property owners in that sec tion of the street will show what has hopn dOno.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02


 Revilla Hotel Addition $25,Ooe Kubley, Store and Theatre $1O,O00 Sunny Point Cannery add $15,OOO Heneghan's Bakery 5000 Poodle Dog Grill Addition 5 5000 Stedman Hotel Addition 5 4,0O0 Alaska Dock Fish House $ 3,2OO New Liberty Theatre Repairs 2,O00 Tom Davies Excavation 5 2,600 Noodle House 5 1900 Liberty Lunch 5 1000 Bowling Alley 5 1000 Champion Shoe Store 5 1,5OO Alaska Dock Repairs 5 1000 B. & B. Waffle House 5 700 TOTAL $81, zoo Ever since early this spring, Front street has been blocked vy piles of lumber, here and there, and the lumber, here and there, and the been regular "anvil chorus in town all season.
 A very different aspect is being worn by the Street nowadays, with nearly every building with new coat of paint, all the old saloons and bars turned into bakeries, picture treatres, confectionery stores and pool rooms Prohibition has certainly worked won ders for Ketchikan's business dis trict, which today attests in a very concrete manner to the prosperity of the town, and that's no figure of spech either!
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-02
Trench System Broken

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, Oct 2-The forces support the trench system behind the ndenburg Beaurevo ne have been broken by the British ninth operating in connection with Australian troops which captured the villages Beaurevor and Bncou forming the northern end of the enemys defenses
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05
NOBODY SHOT AT coMFREY
Stories to That Effect Appear to Be
Without Foundation.

The story that man had been
shot in the melee at Comfrey when
the citizens of that village drove off
the Nonpartisan league parade, has
been so industriously circulated that
the public is entitled to some ,anunen-
tic information. The Springfield Free
Press talked with several men who
know that such was not a fact and
the following account from The Com
frey Times confirms this view of the
matter. Fists, sticks and stones were
brought into use, and in the first at
tack the paraders were driven back.
Still determined to go through, fol-
lowing reorganization of their for
ces, another charge was made. See
ing that their men were being driven
back, one of the Comfrey men shot
his revolver in the air couple of
times. At the same time a fellow
credited with the name of Grebner,
who had been viciously attacking,
was finally overcome by blow on
the head with stick, and went down.
Then some fellow~hollered "that a
man had been shot" Not a person
was shot The only shots fired were
the two that were shot in the air. and
these stopped the trouble, apparently.
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05
RESIDENT OF SOUTH
DAKOTA IS ROBBED
Paul Schreck Of Huron Was
Touched For $50
CASH STOLEN IN NIGHT
He Did Not Have Coin Enough
This Morning to Buy
Breakfast

To go to bed at night with nearly
$50 in his pocket and wake up with
#opt enough to purchase cup of cof-
fee was the experience of Paul
Schreck, farmer from Huron, S. d.,
who arrived in the city last evening.
Schreck came here from Minneapolis
and was on his way to his home in
Huron when he stopped off in Man,
kato for few days. He had been
visiting relatives in Minneapolis.
AS he related his story to The Free
Press, Schreck arrived in the city
about eight o'clock last evening. He
said that he stopped in one saloon
for few moments and then went to
the Grand theatre. He did not dis
play any money or talk with anyone
in the saloon. After the show Schreck
stated that he walked down the street
and looked for a room. The first place
he came to was the Wilson rooming
house. He rented one of the front
rooms there, preferring this room be-
cause it, was cooler.
Left the Door Unlocked.
About eleven he retired and did not
lock the door to his room, leavingit
partly ajar to allow the night air to
circulate. Eight $40 bills and con-
siderable change, probably between
Sc and $40, was in the pocket of his
trousers which Schreck hung over
the back of a rocking chair. In or
der to get at the money it was neces
sary for person, to walk around the
bed md take big chance of escap-
ing from the room if the sleeper was
to awake.
About 4:30 this morning Schreck
was awakened by the rain and dis
covered when he got up that his
clothes had been ransacked during
the night and even his pocket knife
taken. He Immediately notified the
the rooming house to investigate the
case. 1t was impossible to gain any
clues as to who the thief may have
been. Schreck was stranded in the
lefty and did not have enough money
to purchase his breakfast. He stated,
however, that he had friends in
Huron who would forward him money
as soon as they learned of his plight.
Was Advanced Funds.
Paul Schreck was advanced suffi-
cient funds by a friend this afternoon
to telegraph his home in Huron for
enough money to return home with
and stated that he would leave as
soon as the money arrived. It ap-
pears that when Schreck and an Of
ficer visited the Wilson house this
morning, Mrs. Near, who is in charge
of the rooms, attempted to deny that
the South Dakota man had stopped
there. 1t was not until he showed
his name on the register that she ad
mitted he had been at the place
overnight. During the spring the
police have had several complaints
from this rooming house of men los
| ing their money and valuables.
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05
There Is Not Very Much
Margin Tween Figures in
North Dakota
Frazier Was Stepping Close
Upon the Heels Of His
Opponent
Noparty Congressman Now
Appears to Be in Also
Ran Class
IAssociated Press Disnatch.l

ASSOCIATED Press DisDatch.1
Fargo, June 27.-Returns from 1921
of the 1878 precincts give Steen 24,-
875 and Frazier 23,590. Frazier has
been continually cutting Stems lead.
Fargo, June 27-With one third of
the state reporting and about half of
the total vote in, Steen has 20,733 and
Frazier 1880. Raer seemingly is de-
feated for congress.
Fargo, June Ex-Governor Frazier
seemingly is renominated, although
scattering city and village returns re-
ported last night showed that Steen
was ahead Country precincts are now
coming in and are cutting Stems
lead materially. Bismarck reported
that Frazier undoubtedly was nom
mated. Grand Forks reported nearly
half of the state gave Steen 20,474
and Frazier 16,737. Early returns in
dicated the possible refeat of Con-
gressman Baer by Judge Wick in the
first district
What Early Returns Showed.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Bismarck, June 27.-It is too early
to tell yet the final results of the
primary election in North Dakota.
Opponents of the Nonpartisan league
are claiming, however, that the state
has repudiated and tramped Town
leyism in the dust for good
Latest returns from 474 of the 1878
precincts in the state show that
Steen, republican nominee opposed to
the league is leading Lynn Frazier,
Nonpartisan candidate, by safe
margin. The figures are: Steen, A.
743, Frazier 1852. These returns,
however are from the city precincts
and the league candidates may gain
strength in the rural communities.
Congressman Baer appears to be
behind his opponent in the
race.
Hearing From Rural Precincts.
Bismarck, June 27.-Although lead
ers in opposition to the Nonpartisan
league are admitting that Steen, 10y
atty candidate, is defeated in the
primaries, he still continued to hold
a safe lead over Frazier this after
noon. In $50 of the 1878 precincts
heard from Steen had 2G733 votes
and Frazier 17,754.
All the precincts yet to be heard
from are in the rural communities,
however, and it is believed that Fraz-
ier will roll up a heavy vote here.
League opponents predicted that
Steen would be defeated by this vote.
Congressman Baer seems to have
been defeated by large majority.
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05
FROM The
BOYS IN ARMY CAMP

Mrs. F. M. Shook received the
following letters from .ler son Howard
in France:
France May 25, 191S.-Received
yours of May first yesterday. Some
speed? Yes, received all of the paper
clippings and magazines you have
sent. Thanks very much. An M. p.
is military police, sometimes mount
ed and sometimes not Your letters
are not censored. l have not re-
|ceived any Free Presses as yet. We
moved the mess hall again yesterday
Can you beat that? Tell Janice that
her letter was very much welcome
and interesting also. Have my big
brother write to me. We get Amer
lean papers that are published in
Paris every day so we get all worth
while news about as quick as you
do. Sunday. May 26: l had to wait
until today to write more. couldn't
think of any thing else to write about
yesterday. Got up at a. m. this
morning and made pancakes for
breakfast and this evening l made
doughnuts for the 465th, made about
500 l think. O1r boys went over to
another camp and played ball today
and got beaten as usual They have
been struggling in for supper ever
since we blew 1"chow CALI at $50
and tits just 1880 now and they are
not fed yet. We had the entertain
ment in spite of the rain the other
night at the Y. NJ C. A. 1t was very
good. Some clever stuff pulled off.
Well / can't think of anything else
SO will close. With much love to all,
Howard.
France, May 20. 1918. Have been
looking over Saturday Evening
Post of April this p. m. and dis
covered write up" and picture
of a camp that / was in last winter.
If you care to you might get copy
of the April 6 issue and take look
at the picture. The first barracks
next to the sidewalk is where the
/ plane News" is printed l played
ball last night and the night before
and I'm so stiff and sore from the
effects that I can't hardly wiggle. !
lstarted to receive The Free Press a
few days ago and yesterday / got
about dozen altogether. Sent a
negative to Alice few days ago fol
her to print some picture from. She
will send you some when she fin
4 ishes them >providing she gets the
film: We are going to have another
movie tonight at the Y. M. C. A
With love to all, Howard.
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05
GUILTY IS HIS PLEA
One SaIfer of Redwood County Was
Charged With Disoyalty.

One Safer OF Redwood County Was
Charged With Disloyalty.
Redwood Falls, June 27.-Joseph
Salfer of New Avon township has
been charged with uttering seditious
statements, such as would hinder the
progress of the wan toward victory
for the allied nations and pleaded
guilty to the following particular
statement which he is charged with
having made June II in the presence
of loyal American citizen. "We have
no business ON the ocean. We can
never win the war. Germany will
win the war. This is war for us
poor-they might as well tax our prop
erty as to sell bonds, because the
bonds will never be paid anyway"
Accompanied :, by Sheriff Hassen-
stab, Clerk of Court Welon, County
Attorney Emerson and Attorney A.
j. Praxel. who represents him, Mr..
Salfer went to New Ulm Tuesday to
appear before Judge Olsen and plead
guilty, to the charge. Mr. Salfer's
son left Thursday with the drafted
men of Redwood county.
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05
YOUNG GIRL IS SHOT
Miss Ruth NeufeId Wounded Acct :
dentallv at Windom.

Miss Ruth NeufeId Wounded Acct
dentallv at Window.
Window, June 27.-Miss Ruth Neu-
field, youngest daughter of Clerk of
Court Neufeld, was accidently shot
Monday evening while playing with
a number of the boys and girls in
her neighborhood. The bullet went
through the nose and upper jaw,
struck the tongue, tore the tonsil
pretty badly and lodged in the side
OF the face. The accident happened
as result of couple of her boy
playmates having a twenty-five rifle.
Wnen one put a cartridge in it and
said to the other, Lets scare them"
and fired. No operation has as vet
Deen performed for the removal of
the bullet
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05
MARRIED in MANKATo.

Charles w. Vintan Of Owatonna aud
Regina M. Gilligan of Mankato were
married by Judge Evan Hughes at
the court house this morning. The
couple took ont a marriage license
and were married Immediately. Mr..
vintan is a farmer and he and his
wife will return to- Owatonna to make
their nome near that city.
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05


Mrs. B. E. Hoffmaster and daugh-
ter, Helen, have come to Mankato to
join Mr.. Hoffmaster who has been
here for some time managing the
Automobile Owners Tire Corpora
tons branch office. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoffmaster will make Mankato their
future home
Mrs. Parker Saler, who has been
visiting with her father, Herman
Knoff, returned to her home in Ira
quois Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hartkey of
Amboy were visitors in the city yes
|terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Pumper and Ro-
bert and Isabella Smith. all of Am
boy, were in Mankato for brief visit
yesterday.
M. p Harrington was in from Mad
isOn Lake yesterday. Mr.. Earring
ton lives near i, the county line and
had the misfortune to lose his farm
home by fire last month. Mr.. Far
rington regrets that he could not
haev come to Mankato Tuesday to
see the drafted men entrain. He is
one of the enthusiastic loyalists
whose time was given. as he express
ed it, to Abe Lincoln during the
Civil war. He has the record of
crossing the great American desert
seven times during the perilous days
of '62 to '64
Miss Irene Johnson of Madelia
visited friends in the city yesterday.
| Mrs. NJ. Everett of Cleveland was in
| the city on business today.
| DR.. and Mrs. F. u. Davis of Fari-
bault are spending week vacation at
the R. E. Brown cottage on Lake
Washington.
John Lulsdorf left today for Ro-
chester, Mimi, taking with him Wal
ter Johnson, who had been quite i'll
for the past year and will consult the
Mayo physicians in regard to his
case.
| Saltwater Gazette: Miss Alverna
Kesner of Mankato, Minn., is spend
ing Tuesday and Wednesday in this
city as the guest of friends and rela
tives sI r
Emil Schoyen of the Mankato State
bank went to Minneapolis yesterday
to attend the bankers convention. F
X. Meagher of the National Citizens
bank attended the convention today
and George Sugden of the Nationa
Citizens bank will attend the con-
vention tomorrow. Joseph Thro Of
the First National bank was in at.
tendance today, and M. H.. Mickelsor
will attend tomorrow e. A. Boie O
I the National bank of Commerce at
tended the convention today.
Mrs. H. A. Bixby and children o
Garden City were guests in Mankats
yesterday.
1 w. A. Streator of the National CT
tizens' bank, went to Winnebago yes
] terday to attend to business. matters
i Mrs. Mary A. French of Austin
Minn., who was the guest of her sol
and daughter in law, Mr.. and Mrs
Hurry B. French for several days, re-
| turned to her home this noon.
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05

NAAOA0SA AsNAAAA1eeAS . - y
Math WalSer ................. 179
w. L. Comstock, democratic >candi-
date for governor, received sixty
seven votes and Fred e. Wheaton his
opponent, received thirty-nine
On the county ballot the two re-
|ceiving the highest number of votes
will be candidates at the November
election, and are as follows:
Senator-H. N. Benson and Herbert
r. Bryer.
Represe esentative-Oscar A Swenson
and Samuel Gieseke.
Treasurer-Otto R. Maves and Louis
T. Precht
Commissioner second district. A
Johnson and T. o. Haugen.
Commissioner fourth district
ser.
In addition to the above the follow
ing will also be voted att the Novem-
ber election:
Auditor-W. H. Holz.
County Attorney-George T. Olien.
Judge of Probate-J. A. Loehl and
Henry Moll.
Supt. of Schools-Albert Holm
stead.
Register of Deeds-Peter f. Fay
and August Jacobson.
Tho Ladies' Bible class of the
Belgrade Avenue Methodist church
will be entertained. Friday afternoon
| Caldwell on Nicollet avenue by Mrs
Caldwell, Stats and Schultz. A good
attendance is desired.
st. Peter Tribune: Oscar Country
man, fifty-five years of age, who foi
the past twenty years has worked
for Joseph Garvin, who resides hall
way between LIE Sueur and LIE Sueuf
Center, late Saturday evening was
found to have an ugly wound in his
forehead, made with twenty two
calibre rifle. Countryman had re-
turned that evening from LIE Sueul
Center with a load of feed and was
in a somewhat intoxicated condition
No member of the family was home
at the time and it is not known jus1
where he made the attempt on his
life. When Mr.. Garvin and family
arrived from town the man, Fin
lander, was found to be in serious
condition from the wound and was
taken in the Garvin car to DIR. II. B
lAitkin of LIE Sueur Center, who al
once phoned to DR.. Morton Field o
this city and made arrangements t6
bring the injured man here. They
arrived here at 8 a.. M, on Sunday
morning and an operation was per-
formed at once in the hope of saving
the mans life. The skull was trep-
thined and at the present time chance.
are about even. No cause is given fol
the act and as the man will not tall
about the matter, it is only supposi-
tion in regard to the suicide theory
though on Sunday a twenty-five cali
bre rifle was found near the home
The theory is that after woundint
himself the man dropped the gun an(
found his way to the house, where hs
was found by the family, with hole
in his forehead.
Another account of the affair from
The LIE Sueur Center Leader Demo
crat, says: Oscar Countryman, wht
has been employed by Joseph Garvir
at his farm west of town for the pas
twenty years was the victim of al
accidental discharge of rife las
saturday evening. Information abou
the accident says that he was walk.
ing through the pasture when, IL
! some manner, the gun he was carry
ing at his side struck against I;
stump and was discharged The bull
! let hit him in the forehead, fracturet
and went through the top part of tn,
i skull. The injured man was takel
J, to the hospital at St Peter and i
reported recovering nicely.
The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05
LEO |. HENNESSEY DIES
Death of Well Known Man Caused
BY tuberculosis.

BY tuberculosis.
Leo l.. Hennessey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hennessey of 1881 North
Fourth street, died at the home of
his parents last night about twenty
minutes to twelve o'clock, death be-
ing caused by tuberculosis, with
which he had been ill for the past
year. Deceased was born in Man
kato on July II. 1891, and attended
the city schools. He was employed
at st. Paul for several years until
falling health obliged him to return
home. Surviving relatives are the
parents; brothers, John, of Mankato:
Joseph, Superior, Wis; Frank, Man.
kato; and Bernard in France
and sister, Miss Mary, of Man
kato. Funeral arrangements have not
yet been made.