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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
FURTHER DRAFT CALLS
MEN WILL BE NEEDED FOR
EMERGENCIES
For the period of the nationa

For the period of the national
emergency"
This phrase on induction papers of
draftees and certain enlisted men, in
both army and navy, has generally
been interpreted to mean "fOr the
duration of the war;" but it doesn't
necessarily.
The trouble on the Mexican border
was an emergency, but not war,
draft board members pointed out Sat
urday in commenting on Secretary
Bakers announcement that there is
to be no slackening in the draft pro-
gram while peace with Germany is
pending. The suppression of Bolshe-
vism also might be called national
emergency" they said, but not a war.
Need After Peace Comes Seen.
Draft officials here believe men
taken into the army through the draft
will not be released until their serv-
ices in France, Russia, or wherever
they have been detailed, are no longer
required. That these services may
reasonably be expected to continue
for some time after peace is declared
is the opinion of draft officials.
There will be much for the mill
tary forces to do after peace is de-
clared," said one official Saturday.
"A beaten army must be kept beaten,
and the only way to do it is by force
In all probabilities soldiers kept in the
war zone after peace is declared will
never fire rifle, or a cannon, but
their presence there will inSue the
carrying out of a peace agreement"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15

urday evening that their son Albert
who left here with the drafted men
on October %, for Camp Cody, DEM
ing, N. NJ, died there at 3 p. m, Sat
urday. Miss Clara Knutson, sister
of the deceased, left for Camp Cody
Friday but did not reach there in
time to see her brother. The remains
are expected 10 arrive her on Wednes
day. He is survived by his father
and mother, one brother Chris, sist-
ers Hanna and Clara at the family
home and Mrs. Ernest Hallgren at
Minneapolis.
Total cash on hand at library $37 81
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
DEATH OF MRS. WINES

Mrs. Magdaline Wines, wife of
Joseph Wines, 1929 North Broad
street, died at her home at 1880
o'clock this afternoon, death being
caused by pneumonia, following in
tuenza. Surviving relatives are the
widower, and two children, a little
daughter, Louise, three and a half
years old, and baby son, Anton,
aged three days; the parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Jaeger, 909 North
sixth street; two brothers. Herman,
OF Mankato; Alfred, residing on a
farm near st. Clair; one sister, Miss
Rose, Mankato. Deceased was born
on farm in LeRay township, and
was twenty-five years of age on
August 25. She was married to Mr.
wines at ST. Clair on February 10,
1914, and following their marriage
they came to Mankato to make their
home. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
The FAMOUS BELL.
HAS SlGNALLED THE FINISH
OF TWO GREATEST WARS
First in City to Awaken Public
upon Arrival Of Glorious
News this Morning

First news of the end of the war
and the dawn of peace after four
long years of struggle was spread In
Mankato this morning by the ringing
of the famous old Liberty bell which
has pealed forth the notes of JOY and
sadness in the city since 1857. Word
of the signing of the armisuce was
received by the Free Press and +.
A. Owen, custodian of the Presbyter-
ian church was Immediately notified.
A few minutes later the historic old
bell pealed forth the glad tidings and
awakened the city to a realization
that the struggle was won
Old residents in Mankato well
remember the old bell as 1t was form
erly used to summon the people OF
the village of Mankato TO church, to
meetings, the children to school and
TO give warning for fires or other
alarms. During the Indian outbreak
the old bell was used to sound the
alarm and call the men to arms. Late
in the year of 1857 the bell was
brought to Mankato and was at
first used by the Presbyterian church
alone. Later it was hung on frame
and placed above the levy on the
river. just where the Northwestern
freight depot now stands.
AT the end of the Civil war and
at the cession of hostilities in the
Spanish American war the old bell
pealed forth the good news. During
the Indian outbreak the bell was
often used to summon the people to
arms and TO important conferences
Judge Lorin Cray stated this morn
ing that he can we'll remember the
old bell standing on the levy. He re-
called the fact that small boys were
often wont TO ring the bell when there
was no alarm and the townspeople
would come rushing out in response
to the summons.
To prevent this a guard was hired
to watch the bell The job being d
dull one the man on guard formed q
practice of stretching out under the
Cray states that one day number
of youngsters placed string o.
firecrackers on the sleeping guard:
stomach and thereafter he was loatl
to take his accustomed nap.
The old bell was cast by the c. W
Coffin company at the Buckeye bel
foundry, Columbia street east o
Broadway in Philadelphia, early il
1857. 1t measures three feet acros
the month and is tire feet high. Thu
wrought iron clapper within the bel
measures two feet five inches j,
length. Many people will remembe
the old bell which was on display a
the time Mankato held the histori
Iageant here several years ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
REMEMBER THE LADIES
(And Give! Give! Give!
BY EDITH n VIII COY


Shoulder to Shoulder and Man to
Man
Well help you Sammy, we can, We
can,
The whole world backs you, loyal
and true
Our Khaki clad boys meath the Red.
White and Blue
Weary and war-woTn a Vision they
see
First Aids and Comforts from Home
cross the sea
The Angel of Right ponies to GLORY
unfurled
And whispers Fight On, for the Free
dom of the World.
Give! Give! Give! that his Visions
may come true
Give! Give! Give! for our own Red,
White and Blue
Floating in strange lands that Free
dom may live
Then remember your Laddie and
Give! Give! Give
Mothers and Sweethearts and Wives
are here
Working so bravely with never a
tear,
Giving so freely to help speed the
day.
An Army with Comforts will soon
end the fray.
Glorious and sturdy the Nation
stands as one
The Yanks across the water have
ne'er been known to run
AMERICA is ready the Stars and
Stripes unfurled
Then-OVER THE TOP-for the
Welfare of the World.
Mrs Edith e. WilcoY
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15

Mrs. A. E. McGovern ami daugh-
ter Pearl of Washington Court have
returned from Hardin, Mont, having
been called there by the serious ill :
ness Of Miss Mayme McGovern, who
is now improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Schwanenberg
of Baker avenue, have received a
note from their son Charles, who has
been very i'll with pneumonia at
Camp Pike, Arkansas. He is still
quite sick, but seems to be improving
slowly.
Mrs. N. NJ. Hermanson and sister,
Miss Louise Zimmerman arrived
home Sunday after several weeks
spent in Washington, D. c., and
points in Idaho.
M. R. Benedict, county agricultural
agent, spent the day on business at
st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C.. Parmalee of
415 South Fourth street will leave
tomorrow on an extended trip. ex-
pecting to be absent from the city
three or four weeks They will visit
at the homes of their children, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Parmalee, Moline,
ILL.,. Mrs. Bessie Powell and family at
Savannah, III; Mr. and Mrs. C. w.
Dunkelberger and family, Clinton
Ia; Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Parmalee,
Evanston, ILL.,; Mr.. and Mrs. d. M.
Schweikhardt, Urbana, Ill.
Miss Alice Kelly has accepted a
position with the Morehart Land
company, and entered upon her new
duties yesterday
Alta M. Askdal of Denver, Col,
was business caller in the city
yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
Short Story Books Have Been
Furnished to Bethany
During Month

To the Board of Directors: Here
with is submitted the report of the
Mankato Public Library for October,
1918. By advice of the local board
of health the library was closed Octo-
Der 10 on account of the influenza
epidemic. The statistical report for
the eighteen days the library was
omen is as follows: Circulation IRON.
the adult department, 1872 volumes oi
which e62 volumes were fiction ana
53O were nonfiction: circulation from
the juvenile department. 619 VOL
umes of which 4S1 volumes were
fiction and 1913 volumes were non
fiction. The total circulation LOT
both departments,21S1.
Thirteen books were AIDED to the
adult loan collection.
One hundred and thirty adult reg
istrations and nine juvenile registra-
tions were taken.
The library supplied collection OF
books for the troop train enroute 10
| a Georgia camD. passing through
Mankato about the middle OF the
month. The books were selected
from those brought in for the soldiers.
Short stories have been taken from
old magazines. and sent to Bctheny
detention hospital for the use OF con-
valescing influenza patients. TINS
work was done in part by the kooch-
iching Camp Fire Girls. The library
has also contributed a number OF olo
magazines for the use of the local
Junior Red Cross for the soldiers
SCRAP books. Our state library com
mission has asked the library to con
tinue to be a deposit station for re-
ceiving books for soldiers from the
southern Minnesota towns. the sort
ing and packing to be done here
i which work the library is glad to pro
mote.
The librarian attended the meeting
held at the Saulpaugh hotel and city
hall on October 10th in the interes
of the United War work campaign
November 18th to 18th. The adver
Using material which the American
Library association has sent the Ii
T brary we have not been able to distrl
/ butte among our patrons from the IL
) brary desk as it was received after tn
, library was closed, but it has beef
| put at the service of the local adver
/ Using committee. The library stat
r is ready to give any service 1t Cal
t render in this campaign which has s.
2 large an interest for all library work
ers.
Financial statement:
. Cash on hand at library October
1918, .................. 300 ".
Received from fines during Octobe
! . = - - =
Received from Red Cross as its shar
of July and August lighting bill
................ 20,
Total %: .
= Deposited with First National Ban
- ............. oo.'
N Respectfully submitted, Flora
: Carr, librarian.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
WORKERS IN THE WAR WORK
CAMPAIGN OUT TODAY

You bet. AS much of my money
as the boys need they can have
This was the response made cy
one man. when the solicitors for the
United War Work campaign called
on him this morning. Many others
were lust as enthusiastic. The gen
eral opinion among those approached
by the solicitors was that now that
the army has so successfully accomp-
lished the task assigned it, they are
entitled to the best Of everything I'M
til thew get back home. 1t seems 10
be generally admitted that it Will
take from one to two years to return
all the American forces now IN
Europe.
The workers in the city were out
in force this morning. One or two
teams whose members are down with
influenza were unable to start this
morning, but their work Will be taken
I'D by others, and the campaign Will
be crowded to a successful conclu-
sion.
The influenza epidemic and late
start are two handicaps that w. II
Detamore is laboring hard to over
come in his handling Of the "Victory
BOYS" campaign. Supplies have
been sent out through the county, anc
he hopes to accomplish substantial
results. in spite of the handicaps.
The Y. NJ. c. A, and the six othel
organizations are already laying
plans for their work during the periot
Of rehabilitation. All agree tina
the burden placed upon these agen
cies is greater than ever, and tina
the need for funds is such that ;
quarter of billion dollars will b.
none too much.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15

c. A. Shelley of Cedar Falls was a
business caller in the city yesterday.
F. w. Carlson of Minneapolis trans
acted business in the city yesterday.
n. Oinens of Yandis, s. D., called
on friends in the city yesterday.
A. Emway of Carroll, Ia, was in the
city yesterday, transacting business
and calling on friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
British Cross Maubeuae.

London, November 9.-The British
have captured the fortress of Maui
beuge, south of Maubeuge where the
British are advancing well beyond
the Auernes- Maubeuge road. The
British in Flanders crossed the riv-
er Scheldt on a wide front north of
Journal and established themselves
on the east bank.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
BLACK H AS PR emotion
Is Now Second Lieutenant in Enai.

Is Now Second Lieutenant in Engi-
neerS.
George w. Black, who is with the
Second Regiment of Engineers in
FRAME, has recently received the
commission of second lieutenant. He
was one of the first Mankato boys
to enlist as a private, and deserved
great deal of credit for his earnest
work. This last promotion comes
as the result of three month train
ing which he has made in two months,
and which examination he passed
with honors. George has been "Over
the Top" several times, and his
friends may well be proud of him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15

F. w. Wilson of st. Paul transact
ed business in the city yesterday.
u. C. Cover of Minneapolis was /;
business caller in the city today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15

home for my birthday, SO have a
chicken dinner ready.
Well no more news for this time
and don't expect to hear from me
so often hereafter as l am awful busy,
Love to all, Your son, Clyde Williams,
Co. E, 18th Eng. Reg. A. E. F. France.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
OBITUARY
a. L. Daby

a. L. Dapy
Abraham Lincoln Daily Of 4l2 West
Eighth street, died at Bethany de-
tention hospital Sunday evening,
about fifteen minutes to seven
o'clock, death being caused by in
fiuenza and heart trouble. He was
born in Faribault county, and was
fifty five years of age on October 8,
and came to Mankato to make his
home thirty five years ago. He was
married in Mankato on October 8,
1891. Surviving relatives are the
widow; the children Miss Rachel
Daily, at home; Mrs. ]. II. Sorensen,
Madison avenue; Leonard, Abraham
Walter, BERTHE and Florence Daily
at the family home; one brother
Len Daby, Mankato; two sisters
Mrs. George Evans, York, Nebraska;
Mrs. o. Pierce, Fargo, North Dakota
who arrived in Mankato today. Pri
vate funeral services were held from
Landowners undertaking parlors thl!
afternoon at two o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
Earl Shoemaker.

Earl Shoemaker of Van Brunt
street, the well known and popular
local manager of the Jewel Tea com
pany, died at his home Saturday
night about fifteen minutes to six,
death being caused by pneumonia
which developed Friday after brief
illness with influenza. He was born
July 2, 1888, near Lake Crystal, and
lived in this city practically all his
life. Surviving relatives are the
widow; the parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Shoemaker of Shaubut
street; brothers Glen and Clare
Shoemaker, and sister, Miss Marie
Shoemaker, Mankato; sisters, Mrs
H. ]. Hill, Plainview; and Mrs. j.
Ward Cragun, Jordan.
Mesdames Hill and Cragun, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Spencer, Mrs. Nels Peter
son, and Henry Fox of Lake Crystal
were in the city today to attend the
funeral which was held at two O'Clock
this afternoon from Andrist's under
taking parlors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
MYRTLE MintZ.


Miss Myrtle MintZ, daughter OF
Mr.. ard Mrs. Emil Mintz of North
Second street, died at Bethany de-
tention hospital last Saturday, death
being caused by complications follow
ing influenza She was born on
March 80, 1900 and was eighteen
years, seven months, and nine days
old at the time of her death. Sur
viving receives are the parents and
a number of brothers and sisters.
The father is very critically ill with
influenza at Bethany hospital, and a
sister, Mrs Ed. Ore is also very i'll
at the hospital. The entire family
of about twelve members has been
ill with the disease. Private funeral
services were held this morning at
1890 o'clock from the Andrist I'm
dertaking parlors. Interment was
made in Glenwood cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
Albert Knutson

Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Knutson OF
Decoria received the sad news Sat
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-07-10
BRING CHEER 70
FRENCH PEOPLE
Coming Of Americans Is Hailed
With Joy.


story by Y. N. G. A. Man Tells %
How the Arrival Of Troops From the
United States Has Drought Com
fort to the Stricken Peopie--DIvi-
sion Plays Raven to Elijah Of FAM
lily Of Starving French People.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-07-10

When the civil war broke out in 1851
there marched away from Rich
mond, Va, a company of young men
who cast their fortunes with the
North. As they left the capital of
the COnfederacy, young belle In GRIN
olines bestowed upon each Of them a
bouquet Of camellias. The blossoms
Of the shrub were given as a sort of
good luck token and each soldier was
cautioned not to part with the flowers
but to keep them always about their
person. The girl was known there as
the Lady Of the Camellias."
Years later, when the North and the
South united in the fight against Span
ish misrule In Cuba, the daughter of
the first Lady Of the Camellias" gave
to each soldier who left Richmond a
bouquet Of the flowers for good luck.
Today. from the same old-fash-
toned camellia garden, the third repre-
sentative Of the family, Hepzibah e.
Kendrick Is bestowing sprays of the
camellla to the soldiers from her ma
tive city, with the same good luck"
wish. The present LADY Of the
Camellias" also presents a copy Of her
American battlecry set to the tune Of
"Dixie."
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-07-10

favor last night. I was bound for q
trip to In Bad. Any time you wan.
anything Of me. just drop around"
The Idle Rich young man made
tracks for headquarters.
i've found my job" he said. II
can make friends with men,"
go to IT," were his orders. and he
went to II. Now he Is somewhere re-
cuperating because he wore himself
out working for his boys.
This has been about men up to
date. Now there are men In America
who think women should not be sent
to work with the A. e. r. In France (;
among those who have seen what Is
going on, there are few Of them.
Did you ever step Into a big bare,
III furnished room--may be an uncom-
Portable room-and suddenly see on
the wall beautiful picture. or on n
shelf a wonderful piece of old china2
That little object Immediately made
that cold, uninteresting room a place
where you desired to be. And that's
how II is with the right kind of wom-
an In a canteen In France. All she
has to do Is to be there, be natural, be
impersonal, and she has mac Of a
hundred men better fighters for democ-
racy.
Best Of chaperons.
One big thing that must be I'm
pressed on folks back home Is that
these women are safe-safcr than In
their own home town. A woman in
canteen has whole regiment who
make II their job to look after her.
There never was an old maid aunt
who could chaperon a young woman
the way a regiment Of Yanks can do
1t. Somehow she represents so much
to them. She is not girl but SYM
Dol. She means to them all they left
behind In their homes.
One important point to remember
back home Is that the A. f. F. Is the
finest, most outstanding, two-fsted ag
gregatiOn OF regular men that the
world has ever seen In an army. A
few-fortunately very few-have the
idea that our army is surrounded by
depravity. Nothing could be farther
from the truth.
The army is proud of itself and re-
sents imputations against its decency.
officers resent 1t and men resent 1t.
A captain in the regular establishment
said the other day: EVERY mother In
America ought to know that her son
Is safer In our army than he ever was
at home" Which was not more than
bare truth.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-07-10
vAP0R BATHS IN LAPLAND
Writer'S Strenuous Experience OF
Cleansing Process Finishes With
Being Bastinadoed.

In Wide World Frank Hedges But
Ter describes vapOr bath In the land
of the Lapps. He says:
The bathhOuse is small wooden
structure generally situated some way
from the dwelling house. 1t Is divided
into two compartments, one to undress
in. while the other contains the oven
which produces the steam. The oven
is arched with large stones or pebbles,
and heated by a fire placed beneath.
Undressing In the first room, one en-
tiers the heated compartment. After
short rest on wooden form or bench.
which contains a place for the head.
the attendants come In and battle you.
Cold water is thrown over the stones
and the kissing vapor soon sends up
cloud of steam. The higher you sit
from the floor the greater the heat. As
more water is thrown over the red-hot
stones the vapor becomes so intense
that one can hardly breathe. We were
soon gasping for breath and covered
with a profuse perspiration which Is
sued from every pore of the skin.
Hanging up In the room were tender
branches or twigs In green state and
retaining their leaves. Dipping these
In water, the attendant began flashing
and whipping me across the legs.
shoulders, loins and back, till my body
seemed quite red with the switching.
The bastinadoing over. was then
washed with q soft flannel covered
with soap. after which jug Of the
coolest water was thrown over my
head and body.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-07-10
CHEER As D. s. engine
DRAWS FRENCH TRAIN
Whistle Of Locomotive Sounds
Like "Home, Sweet Home"
to American Fighters.

One Of the things that gets deeply
into a doughboy's blood is the whistle
Of a good old American locomotive in
France, and the clang of Its bell.
1t sounds like home. The American
locomotives are big, husky ones, max
Ing the French engines look like toys.
When the first American locomotives
arrived in France. the natives were as
tonished at the deep-toned bells and
whistles. French locomotives have a
'tooter" on them resembling an en-
larged peanut-wagon whistle. say the
doughboys, and there Is no bell at all.
The Americans contend that the shrill
French whistle is too screechy and
effeminate.
A truckload of doughboys was bounc-
Ing over the road near a wood, from
which railroad emerged, In the vicin-
lily of Verdun. Suddenly there came a
deep-toned blast Of locomotive from
the woods, followed by the painting
chug that reminded you of train 60
Ing over the Rockies.
oOuuuS Ike Ill AuleTiCdu iOCOHlO-
tive, surer than thunder!" shouted one
Of the doughboys; "you could tell that
noise mile away. Let's stop until 1t
comes out Of the wood"
"We're liable to get shelled here"
said the truck driver, "but If you fell
lows are game. am. I'd take chance
on shells any day to see Baldwin To-
connective go by, with good old Ameri-
can puff and chug and WHISTLE"
The group insisted on stopping, and
the locomotive, hauling host Of tiny
French freight cars, came putting out
Of the wood. The dOughboys broke out
into cheers, and more doughboys rum
ming the engine replied with full
steam resounding whistle that echoed
clear into Germany.
II can die happy now!" said one Of
the dOughbOys, as the truck moved on
toward the front, after the husky
American locomotive had been watched
out Of sight.