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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Mapleton

Mrs. E. Hadley has returned from
Fairmont where she was called a
few weeks ago on account of sick
ness.
Mrs. L. w. Kruger has been sur
fering for a week with her face
which has developed a case of eyr-
siplas which is very painful A nurse
is in attendance.
Miss Marjorie Mills of the high
school faculty was called to Mime
apolis by telegram Wednesday.
The local Red Cross has received
$26 in donations since the new year
Mrs. John Shaw of Robinsdale
Mimi, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs
Amer Rinehart
Mrs. Robert Stewart of Mime
apolis is at the Schwietzer home to
get acquainted with the young man
who just arrived there. Mr. and Mrs
o. Neal of Good Thunder spent the
day there for the same purpose the
first of the week The youngster is
the first and only grandson of the
late John Schwietzer
Mrs. w. Girvin and Mrs. r. Ham
NETT of Mankato called at the M A.
Gilmore home between trains We'd
nesday.
Miss Ida Holvig of Albert Lea
visited her sister, Mrs. H. Hanson.
Albert Johnson has rented the Ply
mate home and will move there Feb
urary 1, William Prentzlow having
purchased the house they now live in.
Mr. Prentzlow gives possession of
his property sold to Mr.. Koenen
about March l
Judge Plymate and Mrs. Plymate
were in town on business recently.
But I'll gladly be eatless
My Tuesdays meatless
The others wheatless
Or sweetless or eatless
If it adds completeness
To the scheme of relentless
Warfare for defenseless
Women and children
When the world will be kingless
And politics ringless
And tyrants their justice receive
And the men will be smokeless anG
peerless and jokeless
We all will be happy
You better believe
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
THEFT is RUN DOWN
Man who Stole TenIDoIlars
Pays 1t Back and the
Penalty Also

Matt Hoffman, painter, pleaded
guilty in the municipal court this
morning to the charge of petit lar
ceny. He was accused of taking a
pocket book containing $40 in dwell
ling of Mrs. A. T. Carlson, 615 South
Broad street last November. The
purse was found in the cistern into
which it had been thrown. Hoffman
was in the house doing decorating
work, when the pocket-book disap-
peared Hoffman paid back the $40,
and Judge Walter Plymat sentenced
him to pay fine of $50 and costs or
to go to jain for ninety days. Hoffman
set out to get the money to pay the
fine
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
BIG STORM RACES HERE.
Heavy Snow Fall Will Do Good
In Covering the Winter
Grain Crops

Chicago, January 1.-THE winters
biggest storm is still raging across the
country. While the cold will cause
considerable loss the heavy snow fall
will insure a better winter wheat
crop. The blizzard which sprang up
in Arizona two days ago had reached
Louisiana today and is still travelling
eastward There was snow fall of
six inches in northern Texas and a
nine inch fan through Kansas. At
Galveston and Corpus Christi the
mercury reached % above zero The
coolest place in the United States was
at Devils Lake where the mercury fell
to 80 below zero.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
OFFICERS ARE REELECTED
St. Clair State Bank Holds Its Annual
Business Meeting

The st. Clair State bank held its
annual stockholders meeting January
10. Directors were elected as fol-
lows: Nicholas Juliar, John Best
mann, Henry Thielman, C. ]. Pagen-
kopf, Fred w. Wingen, Fred Kruse.
Albert Fitzloff, Robert A. Haedt and
Sam. J. Mace.
Officers were elected: Nicholas
Juliar, president; John Bestmann,
vice president; George H. Hubmer,
cashier; Theadore Penn, assistant
cashier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
WILL BE TRIED IN MANKAT0
Two Men. Charged With Interfering
With The Draft.

Harry Steffen, Pipestone, Mimi, son
of State Senator John Steffen, and
Roy Whitehead, a farmer Of Pipe
stone, were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Samuel Whaley
st. Paul, yesterday on charge of
having circulated petition against
the draft. Both pleaded not guilty
and waived examination to the grand
jury, which meets at Mankato April
%. They were released on $1,000
bonds given by Senator John Steffen
and Gust Eggers, both of Pipestone.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Held Nice Party.

Mrs. Evan Hughes and her Sun
day school class of the Congregation
al church drove in a sleigh last night
to the farm of William r. Williams
near Minneopa Falls and had an
oyster supper and games there. All
enjoyed a delightful evening. There
were seventeen in the party.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
MIDDLE WEST SUFFERS MUCH
Traffic in Several States Is Badly
ParaIyzed BY Snow.
scnniatod Pr,

IAssociated Press Dlspatch.1
Chicago, Ill.,, January PA blizzard
from Canada to Gulf of Mexico and
from the Rocky Mountains to the AL
leghenies, accompanied by low temper
atures, paralyzed steam railroad and
street car traffic at many points today.
High winds piled huge drifts over IL
Iinois, Wisconsin, Northern Indiana.
Southern Michigan and parts of Iowa
and Missouri
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18

Benjamin A. Iverson arrived home
today on five day furlough from
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Mrs. G. NJ. Palmer has gone to Min
neapolis to visit Red Cross head
quarters there. and gain information
about classes for the preparation of
hospital supplies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
AUTO THIEVES ARE ARRESTED
One Hundred and Eighty Four Cars
Were Recovered Today.
I Associated Press Dispatch. ]
poat,a1ic MINI January

IASSOGIdIEu DIsfJd =
Minneapolis, Mimi, January IL
With the arrest here of six men, dep
uty sheriffs obtained information
which led to the recovery of 1874 au-
tomobiles which have been stolen in
the past several months. 1t is ex-
pected that 100 more cars will be
recovered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
ARMY CAPTAIN MUST
FACE THEFT CHARGES
Claimed That An Officer Robbed
Bank; Recognized BY
Soldier
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Il


Camp Funston, Kans; January H.
Kearney Wornall of Kansas City, the
only survivor of five men who were
in an army bank here last night when
the institution was robbed, today told
the authorities that the robber was
an army captain whom he recognized.
1t was this afternoon understood
that he gave out the officers name.
Camp Funston, Kan, January r.
The ak fiend VINO hacked and maim-
ed men in the army bank had
on a uniform, according to the story
told by one of his victims, while the
latter was still able to give an ac-
count of the affair. The latter is Har-
ny Wornall. 1t is thought that the
assailant donned the uniform for the
purpose of Disgusting himself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Chicago Is Isolated.

Chicago, ILL.,, January 12.-Chicago
is isolated from rail communication
with the outside world by one of the
worst billiards in its history. Bust
ness is paralyzed, with snow two feet
on the level swept into great drifts,
Trains are neither arriving at nor
leaving the city. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires are in bad shape. No
milk trains arrived, nor were coal
wagons able to move ten per cent of
the fuel needed. Fourteen below is
the Temperature
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Private Sawyer, Buried.
UNITED Press Dispatch.

IUnI(eu FTeSS DISpaICn.1
Saltwater, Mimi, January 10.-Pri-
vate E. f. Sawyer. who died in camp
in Texas, was buried here today. The
funeral was attended by his mother, a
life convict. She sobbed over her
dead boy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
STOLE AUTO TIRES
Four Men Were Rounded Up in Far.
90 and Moorhead.
UNITED Press Dispatch.

UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Fargo, N. d., January 12.-In the
arrest of four men, one taken in Far
go and the other three in Moorhead,
the police claim that they have OBJ
tanned possession of gang of auto
mobile tire thieves. The men have
been operating, it is said, since last
July, and thefts of automobile tires
up to the value of 500 are attributed
to them. The men will be arraigned
in the district court here today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
LOCAL TRAFFIC is HIT SURE
Stormy Conditions Affect the Man.
kato Train Service.

The trains on the Omaha were hit
severely by the storm raging here to-
day, and in general over Southern
Minnesota. No on the Omaha was
cancelled at ST. James, and No. 10 was
running about six hours late this
morning The train on the Northwest
ern from the Dakotas was running
more than five hours late.
The Great Western was on time
this morning leaving Mankato, but the
Milwaukee was about an hour late.
1t was expected that the afternoon
trains on the Omaha would experience
less difficulty than the morning
trains.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18

Miss Jennie Teitenberg, who has
been employed in the office at the
Salet store, has gone to her home in
Minneapolis, to spend several weeks
vacation with her parents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Train Service Is ParaIyzed.

TINTED Press DisDatch1
Milwaukee, Wis, January 12.-Train
service in and out of Milwaukee has
been virtually suspended as result
of the great storm. In the past
twelve hours only one train has ar
rived. That is the Columbian coast
train from Chicago, which came this
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
THREE PERSONS KILLED
Rear-End Collision On Missouri
Kansas and Texas Road.

lass ,ciated Press Dispatch.J
Austin, Tex, January 10.-Three
persons were killed and eleven in
jured, at Granger early today in a
rear-end collision when the south
bound Missouri, Kansas and Texas
flyer was struck by the second sec
ton of the train.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
CycIonic Storm.

limited Press Dispa tch.1
Washington, January ia storm
of cyclonic proportions, accompanied
by snow and some rain, swept this
region last night. The railroad serv-
ice is badly handicapped. Railroads
are operating with great difficulty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Break In Cold Wave.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
st. Paul, Mimi, January 12.-Light
snow and rising temperature over
Minnesota gave promise of break
in the cold wave, which gripped the
state for three days. The weather
bureau says the northwest is on the
outside of the storm, which is CEN
tering in the east.
Engine Caught Between Two Trains.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Milwaukee, Wis, January IA
switch engine was today crushed be-
tween two passenger trains in the
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul rail-
road yards here today. The swith en-
CINE was adding its power to that of
another locomotive in an endeavor to
.extricate a stalled train and force It
through the snow, when another train
crashed into the switch engine from teh
other side. The switch engine was
badly demolished, but nobody was
hurt.
Richmond, Va, January 12.-Tor-
rental and destructive rains have fall
en- here within the past twelve hours.
A wind, snow and rainstorm last night
swept over this region, coming up
from Georgia and Alabama. Tele-
graph and telephone service is badly
demoralized.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18

st. Paul, Mimi, January 12.-Those
who seek low temperatures are adj
vised to go south to get them, rather
than remain in the north. Illinois and
the middle west today ranged eight
to ten degrees lower in temperature
than Minnesota
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
BRITISH CAPTURE THIRTY THOUSAND IN TWO WEEKS

The fighting herce the point important in the pro lection of Bapaume. Other successful local actions been fought by the British
 BRITISH SUCCESSFUL, IN THE AIR
 LONDON, Aug. 24-During the past week the Brit ish avators have downed 83 German aplane while only 2o of the British planes have been reported missing in spite of the fact that the greater portion of the fighting ground guns had chance to take prominent part in the fighting The British attack pressed against the pro- vnces along the Rhine and terrible damage done the railroad depots
 AMERICANS ACTIVE AGAIN
 PARIS, Aug. 24.-Of6cal-The Americans in tic Fishes sector have advanced to the north to the Sossons Rheims road front 800 metres wide. The French forces have made good progress between the Aee and the Aisne rivers
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, Aug. 24-The British advancing rapidly along the extreme north of the Pcardy line and they have reached the village of Hen about five miles to the southeast of Arras and in the outskirts of St. Leger which is the south of the Cambra railroad.
 The British closing in Bapaume the key the German positions between the Somme river and Arras The Bapame and the British already nearing the outskirts of the stronghold.
 The British troops which operating to the and northwest of Bapaume the German positions 6tyle front between Arras and Soissons and they increasing their hold that big German retire ment appears to be near
 The French to the south Sossons, while advanc- ing locally, appear be waiting until they have big guns well placed drive the Germans from their heavily fortified north will greatly weaken the German hold that retire n1en will be easier force from south The French and the British apparently taking turns in forcing the issue
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
SWEDE CLAIMS
 THAT GERMANY
 HAS MUCH LEFT

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 24.-A Swedish journalist who has just completed long visit to Germany has told the Associated Press representatives that the Germans are far from star vation or exhaustion. He reports that foodstuffs are somewhat scarce in northern Germany, but that there is enough for the people so that they will be able to carry on. all activities as usual, and to the south conditions are much better.
 In Austrian he belives that the new harvest has brought immediate and satisfactory relief and that the end of their endurance is almost as far removed as that of the Ger mans.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
1 DRAFT CALLS
 ARE ISSUED BY
 PROV. MARSHAL

WASHINGTON ID. C., Aug. 24.- Provost Marshal General Crowder has issued calls for four drafts. The calls require every state and the District of Columbia to furnish a total of 1S6,773 men.
 The date which is set for the in duction is during the last few days in August. according to the distance from the nearest training camps. The men must be on the trains enroute for the cantonments between Au- gust 30 and September 6.
 The number includes 21,27O ne- groes, of which 293 are to go to Camp Lewis. Five thousand whites will also go to Camp Lewis. Ample room for all has been made possible by the recent orders which caused the embarking of number of men for the Siberian front.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
ALIEN ENEMY
 BARRED ZONE
 NOW PLANNED

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Federal of ficials are very busy in making plans for the establishment of an enemy alien barred zone off the ocean front and 35 miles down the New Jersey coast. The reason for establishing the zone is to stop any communica- tion which may be carried on be. tween the German submarines and enemy agents ashore. It is not posi- lively known that there has been communication, but it is very strong ly suspected, and officials believe that it is best to put a stop to any possibility, for the fear that the leaving of some troop ship may be reported and terrible disaster occur because of the lack of foresight.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
CHIEF OF MILITARY AER0NAUTICS
 DISCL0SES AMERICAS AIRCRAFT
 PROGRAM FOR THE COMING YEAR

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24.-Major General Keny, chief of the United States military aeronautics has disclosed the aircraft program of America for the coming year The program calls for $50 complete suadrons of airpanes fully equipped for bomb dropping and scouting we'll for other branches of the service The placing of the squadrons is not announced.
 The training of the far ahead of the schedule. Three thousand already trained and ready to take the planes fast they turned out
 Thirteen squadrons of 27O machines each now at the front with the French and taking active part the air activities which being carried against the Huns The Americans taking very prominent part in the night fighting and said excel all other aviators in that type of fighting.
 The factories hoping to deliver to the army men 8OOO planes in time that they be in the hands of Pershngs aviators by the first of July and then hope to follow with many they are needed
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26

$58,959,000 for operating. This is to be compared with the positive earnings of $9S,9O9 for the month of June last year.
 It is claimed by those in charge that the losses are due largely to the big back payments of the wage increases which were given regard less of the fact that there had been an increase in traffic rates for that period.
 For the first six months of this year the government has lost $780, 000,O0O on the railroads. but large part of the loss was spent upon necessary improvements which would not have been made if the lines had remained under private control, and for increases of wages.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
YANKEES
 KILLED IN FIGHT
 SANTO DOMINGO

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24.- and wounded in fighting the bandits at Santo Domingo, on the island of Haiti in the West Indies. The ma fict and completely crushed their opponents, killing many of them and taking many prisoners. The casual ties of the bandits have not yet been computated. The Haitian gov ernment co-operated with the Am. erican marines in the subduing of the bandits, who have been a seri- ous source of danger to the in- habitants.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
TANKS DELIVER GOODS WHEN A
 TEST IS MADE
On Offensive and Defensive Americans Lead--Experience Will Make Them
 Still tter--Should Have the y
 Confidence of Everyone <,

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug 2+--The Americ:J have delivered the goods every time that they have - tested according which have been made be the senate military committee by General March, Or y enSve and defensive they have held up their end ter against o the best soldiers of urope ard z experience the leaders cam there will be solde the world anywhere efficient the AmeriG- gSay
 The general stated that the soldiers deserve gsss ence of the entire nation and that every effort sho made to give them all the backing which is pos, sbe As material proof of what they have done he that 6S guns captured by American division and taken the rear army trucks.
 AMERICAN CASUALTIES LIGHT
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 24.-General March has announced that 1,5OOOOO Americans have embarked for Europe and Asac ports and they will engage in fighting six different fronts The submarines proving rey unable sink any of the soldier transports because of the efficient patrol service which carried by the light fast boats.
 In discussing the situation the western General March stated that everything is decidedly favorable the allies From the north to the south in the Pcardy the allies crushing the German resistance, but the Huns very busy preparing further Notifications far in the rear and it will take long time with greatly superior forces to dislodge them from their strong1ods.
 The general brands all reports that heavy casualties concealed untrue and fit for the German propagan- dist He says that all lists published without any chang and that far the losses have been remarkably light considering the herceness of the fighting and the numbers engaged in the offensive of the Americans.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
LODGE ELECTED
 REPUBLICANS
 FLOOR LEADER

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24.- The Republicans of the United States Senate have elected Senator Henry c. Lodge of Massachusetts for their floor leader, to take the place of J. H. Gallinger of New Hampshire, who died during the recent recess of congress.
 The Republican party has adopted resolution urging action as soon as possible on the pending amend ment for woman suffrage, but the resolution did not advise the Re publicans how tns vote, so the re- suits are as uncertain as ever.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
BOCHE EMPRESS REPORTED VERY
 SERIOUSLY ILL

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 24.-The phy- sicians of the German empress re- port that if she is kept completely
 quiet there is a chance for her re- covery. Normally she has had trou- ble with her heart, and through the aggravation of overstrain 1t has be- come much worse, and she has had
 several very serious sinking spells. II is believed that the recent setback given to the army of the crown prince on the Marne front has wor. ried her very much and is to a large degree responsible for the overstrain.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
THE AUSTRIANS
 RENEW ATTACK
 ON THE SEMINI

ROME, Aug. 24-The Austrians have renewed their attacks along the Albanian front from the lower Semi nj river to Hali Tomorices heights. Along the greater portion of the front the allied lines held firmly and at no point of importance did they give way. The only place where the enemy progressed was in the center, where a few minor positions were given up, the allied forces retiring to stronger Notifications which had already been prepared.
 VIENNA REPORT
 VIENNA. Aug. -OiIicial-The Austrian army has pierced the ene- my lines between Berat and Fieri heights to the south of Kumani. Considerable gains were made against the allied forces in the mountain re- zion of Silores. No large towns were captured. but several are threat ened by the Austrian advance.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
COL. MURPHY IN
 CHARGE OF R. (. MEDICAL DEPT,

PARIS, Aug. 24.-Colonel Murphy of St. Louis has been placed in charge of the medical and surgicai department of the American Red Cross and will assume his new du- ties immediately.
 The selection of Col Murphy for the position is part of the general reorganization which contemplates the allotments of functions by zones. The leaders claim that this method will be more efficient in the carrying on of rapid and thorough work among the wounded and suffering.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
WAGE INCREASE
 CAUSING ALOSS
 FOR RAILROADS

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aug. 24.- Under the federal control in the month of June the aggregate deficit of the railroads reached a total of
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26

Line Auditor Doner returned from Happy yesterday. He will return to Nenana within the next few days.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
NEW MAN POWER BILL PASSES
 HOUSE WITH ALL BUT 7 VOTES

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug 24-After several days of careful consideration the house passed the power bill with only dissenting The amendment was passed last evening before the house adjourned
 As passed by the house the bill calls for the registration and drafting of all between the ages of IS and 45 but the amendment provides for the exemption of youths of IS to 20 until class of all other ages has been drafted
 The administration has planned for the registration in considering the ercenes of the fighting and the numbers October No has been made concerning the dates of Alaska registration and probable draft
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
VALDEZ MAN ON CASUALTY LIST

OTTAWA, Aug. 34.-C. F. Cook of Valdez. Alaska, has been reported on the Canadian casualty list of wounded. It is believed that his wound is not very serious and that he will soon be able to return to the front. He enlisted during the early days of the war with one of the Canadian regiments.