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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
French WOULD HAVE
jAPS GO into SIBERIA
Great Britain and America Are
Waiting On Proposition;
Press Comment
UNITED Press Dispatch.1

Toxic, Japan, March 13.-The
French government assents uncondi-
tionally to the proposition that Japan
should intervene in Siberia. Great
Britain is hesitating and waiting for
America to speak more definitely.
There is a feeling on the part of
those opposed to the plan that such
Intervention might arouse great hos
tility towards Japan on the part of
the Russians.
The Japanese ministers are still un-
decided as to what action ought to be
taken. Political students look for
ward to such intervention actually
occurring within the coming month.
The press is more conservative. The
Jigu, a conservative organ, publishes
a report that five German submarines
have already entered the waters about
Vladivostok.
The government of Japan fears that
many of the prisoners, captured from
the central powers and their allies,
earlier in the war, and sent to ST.
IBERIA, will be released and will be
again fighting soldiers on the side of
the kaiser 1t is said that thousands
of these prisoners have already been
freed.
Toxic, Japan, March 13.-High Jap
anese officials make no attempt to
conceal their fear that the develop
ments in chaotic Russia are such as to
3cIy fy,fo ooh.
They fear the spread of the bolsheviki
and German power Premier Terauchi
said as much when he made his open
ing address to the diet today. He de-
clared that his greatest anxiety at the
present time was over the turn events
had taken in Russia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
BOND IN SUM $4,000
VOTED ON NORTH S|DF
c. 6. Ball Is Elected President
Without Opposition; Other
Ballet Results

Eighty-six votes were cast ct the
North Mankato election. C. E. Ball
only candidate for mayor, or president
of the village, received seventy one
votes. Five voters had written in the
name of Otto Neitge as their choice
for mayor. Mr.. Neitge served as may
or last term but did Not lie for re-
election. The following trustees were
elected: Thomas Smith, 65 votes
William Page, GS votes; l.. N. Beck
wall, 63 votes. w. E. Stewart, also
candidate, received q votes. Ira
Hensel was elected recorder with "a
votes. No opposition. e. R. Jones
was elected cashier with 70 votes, nc
opposition. There were Y votes TO,
bonding the village in the sum OF
$4,000 and eight against it, and two
blank votes
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
BUSTED TOWN HEAD !
SEEKS OLD POSITION
Or. L. A. Fritsche Candidate F or
Mayor of New UIm; Wants
vindiCati0n

Dr. L. A. Fritsche, who was GUST
ed from the mayoraity at New Ulm
by Governor J. A. A. Burnquist for
having participated in anti draft
meetings, is candidate for the
nomination for mayor of that city
at the spring election which will be
held in New Ulm, April 2.
The announcement of Fritchie's
candidancy was made known at a
meeting held in Schell's hall in that
city last night. f. H. Retzlaff was
the spokesman for the ousted Off
cial. Mr.. RetZloff told the gathering
that the doctor would be a candi-
date. A petition requesting the
former mayor to file for the nomin-
alton was signed by about ESQ peo-
pie.
1t is expected that considerable
ginger will be injected into the New
Ulm municipal election as Fritsche
is certainly to have opposition. Just
who the candidate will be is not yet
determined.
Both Fritsche and Retzloff were
prominent in the anti draft meeting
held in New Ulm last summer and
prior to the declaration of war by
the United States those men were a
part of delegation that went to
Washington for the purpose off at
tempting to browbeat Representative
Franklin F. Ellsworth into voting
against the declaration. How well
they succeeded in their plan is
known to the people of the second
district.
While Fritsche has made no pub
lie declaration of his desire to be
returned to the position from which
he was removed by the governor, it
is reported that he has advised
friends that he would be pleased to
receive vindication at the hands
Of his fellow citizens,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
NAPLETON IS sahara
MAJORITY OF FIFTY-S|X
Elections Were Held In Towns
And Villages Yesterday
RESULT OF THE BALLOT
Some Exciting Contests We're
Pulled Off In Number of
Communities

Mapleton voted dry again yesterday
John Rarleycorn was given a blow
that took all the kick out of him.
The vote was: For license So:
against license al, a majority of Sc
The officers elected were: Presi-
dent, Henry Pagel; clerk, Charles T.
SchweitZer;. treasurer, William Stro-
bel; assessor, William Albrecht;
constables, Joseph Schimmele and
john Johnston; trustee for three
years, M. Schimmele; trustee for
two years, A. J. Ellis; trustee for
one year Andrew Humid; justice OF
the peace, E. J. Church and L. c.
Spaulding. two hundred and twenty
nine votes were cast on the license
question,
Garden City.
Supervisor, w. p. Crane for three
years; clerk, G. w. John; treasurer,
E. II. Monroe; assessor, j. L. Wilson
for two years; cons table, Ed. Rev;
justices of peace, Ora Swan for two
years and T. NJ. Thomas for one year.
Revenue. 500; road and bridge, $34G0.
Village of Vernon Center.
President of council, H. G. Kraus;
trustee for one year, T. r. Sovell;
.Tustee for two years, Gust Nelson;
trustee for three years, H. J. Good;
recorder, A. G. Halverson; treasurer,
Continued on Page Two.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
HELPING COLORED GIRLS
Y. W. C. A. Doing Great Deal to
Stimulate War Work Among
That Class
limited Press Dispatch. ]

Washington, March i3.-American
women are caring for the welfare of
the colored women engaged in war in
duStries.
They are extending all efforts in or
ganizing the colored women mot effec-
tive organizations for the carrying out of
necessary constructive national measures
among the colored population.
Through their welfare organizations
the American women are taking neces-
sary steps to guard the morality of the
numerous colored girls employed in NUM-
ton factories and in other war indus
tries.
As one of the prominent national wo-
mans organization that has taken up the
problem of guarding the welfare of the
colored woman war worker is the ma
tional Y. w. c. A. which is putting
through an elaborate program to that
effect.
OF the four million dollar budget of
the Y. w. G. A. 100000 is to be used
for war work among the colored wo-
men and girls.
Among the features of the associations
program is one to furnish leaders among
colored women to train them to carry on
the work among their own race.
The association is taking care of emer-
gency housing in war industrial centers
where the government factories employ
cOored as well as white girls.
Lectures on social morality for groups
of colored women near the environments
is one part of the welfare work by the
association.
For this purpose the association has
secured a list of all the colored women
graduates from medical schools of the
country for the last twenty years.
Organizations of colored women for war
purposes is proving a difficult task be-
cause of the absurd rumor prevelant
even among them.
Many refused to register in one city
because they believed they would be sent
to fight the Germans, like the Russian
women.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
STRONG PUNCH
FOR THE TEUTS
Determined AIIied-AmeriCan Of.
fensive On West Front
Means Knockout
CARL ID. CROFT

Washington, March 13-A strong
determined allied American offensive
on the western war front this year, is
what experts look for now, as France
has made an earnest appeal to Amer
lea to speed up her war preparations
and her entrance into the active
fighting It is believed that such G.
movement in 1913 will lay the foun-
dations Of victory 1t is thought best
TO make this forward movement at
once. If there should be delay of
some months, Germany would be far
less vulnerable experts here think.
Germany viii be making use of her
new territories on the east.
She will be getting from them many
kinds of foods and raw materials that
she sorely needs to carry on the war.
1t is believed that within the next
year and a half Germany will be able
to Nuke great use of the new terri
tories on the west, and derive a great
deal of strength from them. There
fore, the great blow on the west
should be struck as soon as possible
1t is understood that the United
States will be sending over the draft
ed men as rapidly as practicable.
many of them going even in advance
of the national guard troops. OF
course the raw recruits will not be
put into the fighting at once, but
they can be placed on guard where
other American troops are now, and
thus the American fighting line in
France can be continually strength
Sned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
CONCRETE Pipe MEN TO
HOLD Meet In MANKATO
Dates For the Convention Are
Fixed For July 10 and
18th; Big Affair

The fame Of Mankato as a concrete
pipe manufacturing center is coun-
try wide, as the following letter would
indicate:
Chicago, March II, 191S-North
Star Concrete Works, Mankato, Min
nesota. Gentlemen: We are planning
on holding big convention of the
American Concrete Pipe association
in Mankato on July 10 and II. One of
the principal reasons for holding the
convention is to give our members the
opportunity of looking over two OF
the finest plants in the country.
/ assume this arrangement will be
satisfactory to you, but before an
nouncing the convention definitely,
should like to hear from you immedi-
ately. Yours very truly, American
Concrete Pipe Association.
The local pipe and tile men are anxi-
our to have the convention held here
and will make arrangements accord
ingly. 1t is expected that between 200
and 800 representatives of the pipe and
tile industry will be here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
TOWNLEY AND GILBERT
INDICTED At FAIRMOHT
Fred A. Harding, League News
Paper Publicity Man, Is
Charged Perjury

Fairmont, Mimi, March ia. c.
Townley, president of the National
Nom Partisan league, and Joseph Gill
bert, manager, yesterday were indicted
by the Martin county grand jury on q
charge of publishing and circulating
seditious literature tending to dis
courage enlistments.
Two indictments were returned
each naming both men. One is based
on a pamphlet containing the leagues
policies with regard TO the war and
the other on resolution passed al
the Partisan conference in St
Paul last September, when Senator
Ia. Toilette delivered his now famous
address.
Fred A. Harding, Minneapolis
newspaper man who arrived in Fair
mont with the Non Partisan party and
who has been handling the case for the
Non Partisan league newspapers, was
arrested late yesterday on charge O.
perjury and placed in the county jail.
His arrest was the result of an af-
fiGavit he swore out at the request
of Townley's attorney, stating that
Deputy Sheriff William Roepke, in
charge of the grand jury, told Harding
early in the day that there was little
question that Townley and Gilbert
would be indicted, as the jury had be-
fore it the booklet, "The Farmer and
Townleyism," bitter attack on the
head Of the league written by j. ID.
Bacon, Grand Forks editor.
The affidavit was introduced in
court when Townley and Gilbert were
arraigned, being made the basis of a
motion to quash the indictments on
the ground that the book was not
sworn testimony.
Roepke and Assistant County At
torney Seifert, who was said to have
been with him at the time. denied
knowledge of such a statement
This resulted in the arraianmen
beng delayed until 10 a. M, today.
Sullivan to Demur.
limited Press Dispatch.1
Fairmont Mimi, March 13.-M.
Sullivan St Paul attorney, arrived
here today to take part in the de-
Tense Of A. G. TOWnley, president OF
the National Non-Partisan league
and Joseph Gilbert, MANAGER. indict-
ed on the charge of publishing and
circulating seditious literature tend
ing to discourage enlistments in the
military and naval forces CT the Unit
Cd States. Sullivan announced that
he would demur to all four Of the in
'ictrnents that were returned. He was
given until nine o'clock tomorrow
morning to prepare his pleas. At
torneys for the league will take the
~round that the doctrines of the
league do not constitute a public men
Gee.
Fred A Harding Minneapolis news
~"per man, is indicted in the charge
If roriurv, He will be arraigned To-
morrow. Two farmers went on his
bond.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
KAISER IS NICE MAN"
Remark Attributed to WeiI-Know'
Resident of Martin County.

Resident of Martin County.
Fairmort, March 13.-August Ritz
of Westford was brought to Fairmont
by Deputy Sheriff Hilton of Truman
on a disloyalty charge, and arraigneG
before Judge Gamble. He waived eX-
animation and was held to the grand
jury. His bond for appearance was
fixed at $1,000, which he secured.
The complaint is signed by County
Attorney Allen and recites that Mr.
Ritz by oral speech taught that mer
should not enlist or in any way as
sist in the war against Germany, and
he is charged specifically with hav-
ing used the following language or
March 5:
"The kaiser is nice man. He is
a Christian man. He prays to Goo
three times a day. People hadn't
ought to be reported to the officers
for talking sedition. People ought
to go to such persons and caution
them 10 be careful"
Mr. Ritz is one of the old settlers
Of the county and has borne goo6
reputation. 1t is said that he assist
cd several days in the sale of Liberty
bonds, too.- some bonds himself an(
contributed several times to the Rec
Cross
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
CHARLES BURGESS DIES
Well Known Eagle Lake Resident Was
Victim Of Dropsy.

Charles Burgess, aged fifty eight
years, youngest son of the late William
Burgess, died this morning at four
o'clock, death being due to dropsy and
heart trouble. Mr.. Burgess was well
known farmer. and resided about q
mile west of Eagle Lake village. He
is survived by his widow, two sons
two dauehters, and brother. Inter
ment will be made in Burgess GENE
terry.
Charles Burgess was born August 4
1862 and was fifty-six years OF, age
at the time of his death. He is sur
vived by his widow, and the following
children, Mrs. Harry Jones, Man
kato: Maude Austin, Eagle Lake; c.
B. Burgess, Minneapolis, G. E. Bur-
CESS, Springfield; and brother, Clay
ton Burgess, of Medford, Ore.
Funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon at two o'clock from the
Christian church, Rev. A. Bell official
ing. Interment will be made in the
Eagle Lake cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
GREATER ARTILLERY
ACTIVITY IN FRANCE
Americans Continue to Hold
To Brilliant Record
ANOTHER RADON TRENCH
Yankee Shells 0bIiterated Five
Groups of the Enemy Gas
Projectors
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

American Army in France, Tues
day, March 12.-There was greater
artillery activity today by the Ameri-
cans in the Tou1 sector. American
shells obliterated five groups OF gas
projectors set Up by the enemy in
preparation for the attack. Fires al
so were caused back of the German
lines and explosions heard.
The Americans again raided the
German lines TO the second trenches
A number of the enemy were killed
but no prisoners taken.
A crew of German raiders which
fell at Clancy Monday night were
made prisoners by the Americans anu
turned over to the French.
American Army in France, March
13.-Thousan6s OF shells hurled daily
by the Americans east of Luneville
made it virtually impossible for the
enemy 20 occupy the trenches.
Yankee Raid Was Success.
limited Press Dispatch.l
With the American Armies il
France, March 13.-Yankee infantry
today made another raid on the Ger
man trenches near Toul, to see if the
enemy had returned, after being
driven out yesterday. Not single
German soldier had returned to the
demolished trenches.
At another place on the American
front, the American gunners easily
demonstrated their superiority over
the German gunners. 1t was fully three
minutes after the American artillery
attack began, when the Germans be
gan to make reply and their guns were
quickly silenced After demolishing
the German position. the Americans
made rush forward and over the
top In twelve minutes, without the
loss of a man, they penetrated what
had been the enemy position for a
depth of 300 yards and then returned
to their own trenches. The German
trenches were demolished.
In the Baronvilliers sector, east OF
Luneville, in Lorraine, the Americans
this morning made a forward rush
after bombardment of twenty min
utes. On going over the top they
found no Germans there at all. The
whole section had been evacuated.
German prisoners say that the Ger
rnans did not know that they werc
facing Americans. until the attack
came.
Berlin. March 13.-The German and
Austrian troops are now before Odessa,
the war office announced
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
MORE POWER FOR PRESIDENT
Bill Granting Him the Regulation Of
Cutting of Timber.
ITT1ited Press Dispatch.1

limited Press DISPATCH
Washington, March 13.-New wal
powers are sought by President Will
SON. In a bill that is now before the
military affairs committee Of the SEN
ate, the administration is given the
power of regulating the cutting of
lumber. 1t is contended by the govern
ment that the lumber is being sawed
and cut in such a way that it seri-
ously handicaps both the ship-build
ing and aviation departments in their
production of water and air craft
Representative Of the lumber in
terests are appearing before that
committee, in opposition to the pro-
posed measure, and claiming that il
is not necessary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
DENIAL BY GERMANS
Claim That Count Luxberg Is Not
With Legation in Chile.
UNITED Press Dispatch

Santia~o Chile. March 13.-The
German LEGATION today denied the re-
port that Count Luxberg, former Ger
man diplomat at Buenos Ayres, had
arrived bore, and was with the Ger
man legation. A short time ago a story
was circulated to the effect that Lux
burg had been seen several miles east
of Santiago. Count LUxburg. it will
be remembered, figured in the trans
mission Of Germau war notes through
Swedish diplomatic channels, in viola
ton of international law
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
RECRUIT MORE RAIL men
More Than Nine thousand of Then,
Will Soon Be Called.
limited Press Dispatch.l

OHllSi OISp<iNSH.j
Washington, March 13.-Additional
railroad men to the number of g.
500 are to be recruited in the Unit
ed States in the near future. These
will include about 1900 commission
ed officers. Major Sancquady OF
the recruiting service will leave to-
night for Cleveland, where he will
confer on the matter with the heads
of the railroad labor union organi-
cations. On Saturday he will be in
Chicago, where he will talk over the
matter with the officers in charge of
the Canadian and British recruiting
officers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
fulton AND WILLARD
MATCHED FOR BATTLE
Date Of Fight Will Be On
July Fourth Next
OFFER OF new ORLEANS
Promoter In That City Will Give
$4,000 Fer Bout, So 1t
Is Said
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

st. Louis, March 13.-Fred Fulton
and Manager Mike Collins leave to-
night for Kansas City where they ex-
pect to prepare for the heavyweight
championship bout with Jess Willard
July A. kilograms to Collins from j
C. Miller said that Willard had agreed
to meet Fulton on that day.
Collins said he did not know what
would be offered Fulton but he would
be willing to accept one-third of re-
ceipts rather than miss a chance tC
meet the champion. It is tated that a
New Orlans promoter offered $4,000
for the bout.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
NO.PARTYREPLYTO GOVERNOR
Lame EpistIe Has Reached the Of
flee of the Executive.
UNITED Press Dispatch.

st. Paul. Mimi, March 13.-Gov-
ernor Burnquist today received from
the headquarters of the Non-Parti-
san league a reply to his letter of
criticism of that organization. The
letter denies that the league is an
ally of the German cause in any
way, and states that the governors
letter will have a bad effect, be-
cause, when the news gets to Ger
many, as it undoubtedly will, it will
create the impression that the Amer
leans are disunited, quarreling
among themselves and splitting in
to factions
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
CREEL MAKES PROTEST
He Complains Against the Policy OF
Censoring Casualty List.
ASSOCIATED Press Disr

Washington, March 13-Chairman
George Creel of the committee Of
public information has sent writ
ten protest to President Wilson
against the war departments new
policy of Withholding the address of
soldiers in the casualty lists. The
committee has refused to handle the
departments list on the ground that
they are valueless.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
IRON CROSS FOR TOWNLEY
Head of the Non-Partisan League
Is Given Decoration.

A. C. Townley, president of the
National Non Partisan league, has
been decorated.
Some one sent him an iron cross,
six inches across. either way, the
emblem arriving at league head
quarters in the Gilfillan block to-
day, says The ST. Paul Dispatch.
The reason for the decoration APP
parently lies in the belief of the
sender that Townley has made eff
forts to spread a pro-German prop
aganda of unrest through the north
west
Forty cents postage was require
to get the piece of junk to the Of
fees.
No special press bulletin announc-
ing the award" was issued by the
officials
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
YOUNG ROOSEVELT INJURED
Captain Is Shot in Leg and He Suf-
fered Broken Arm.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.

IAssoCiateu Press DiSpatch.J
New York, March 19.-Captain
Archibald Roosevelt, son of Colonel
Roosevelt, has been wounded in ac-
ton with the American forces in
Trance. A message to the colonel's
office from Major Theodore Roosevelt,
r., said: "Archie was wounded by a
shrapnel slightly in the leg. His arm is
broken but not badly. No danger"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
NAMED BANK EXAMINER
e. Swanson of Mankato Was Toda,
Appointed to Deputyship.

E. Swanson, who has been connect
ed with the National Citizens bank
for the past few months. mas been
appointed deputy state bank examiner
and is leaving at once to take up his
new duties. Mr.. Swanson is an ex-
cellent gentleman anG is Well fitted
for the work which he will perform.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
MURDER BY THE HUNS
Zeppslines Raided England an,
One Woman Was Slain.
limited Press Dispatch. ]

ZepPalines raided England last night
it was reported TODAY by Genera
French, in command of the home fore
es. Not one of them ventured into
the defended district. Four bombs
were dropped on Hull, a house wa;
demolished and woman blown t,
atoms. The other two wandered owe
tie country, dropping bombs on tn,
open folds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
Spooner For State Senator.

limited Press DispatCh.
Washington, March 81. G..
Spooner of Morris, Stevens county,
today filed for state senator of the
forty eighth district. That position
is now held by Edward Rustad, who
has filed for the district judgeship.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
French in Counter Raid.

UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Paris, France, March 13.-During the
recent German air raid on Paris,
French airplanes carried on a counter
raid back of the German lines, drop
cling many bombs with marked sue
cess.