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The sun., 1918-10-25
Long to Get Commission

WAsHINGroN, Oct. "a. Brig. Gen.
Charles G.. Long, holding that rank tenn
porarlly In the Marine Corps, was noml-
mated by President Wilson to-day for
promotion from the grade OF Colonel to
Brigadier-General In the regular estab-
lishmont Col. Smedley d. Butler was
nominated Brigadier-General for the
war period.
The sun., 1918-10-25
HAIG'S men REACH
SAMBRE-OISE CANAL
Continued from First Page.

the vibrations from the continual roll of
terrific explosions, The advancing Brit
ish infantry met with strong machine
gun resistance. in slencing which the
tanks gave material assistance.
Good progress Is being made every
where. judging from such reports as are
available. More prisoners and guns are
being taken.
In brilliant moonlight, assisted by
roaring fiocks of night bombing air
planes, the British fought throughout
the night and made steady gains They
are using seesaw tactics. and not at any
time since the new battle began has the
whole line attacked all the series of
detectives at the same time. Guns are
moved up in relays, so that there Is con-
stantly a heavy fire on the German front
and rear. Infantry assaults are launched
AT different times. First one end of the
line and then another section some dis
lance away is sent smashing into the
enemy.
These tactics bewildered the Germans.
No enemy unit knows where an assault
is coming and all are forced to stand
In readiness under torrents of steel, high
explosives, shrapnel and gas.
At Escarmam also there was desperate
fighting. British machine gunners from
behind cover sprinkled a hail Of bullets
over the town. Then they advanced
and found the town a shambles. All
over the place there were dead Germans.
Refugees Heavily shelled.
The enemy continued to shell all the
larger towns within range, notwithstand-
ing the fact that there are thousands of
Civilians in them. In addition to Denain.
where there are several thousand per-
sons. mostly women and children, the
Germans have been continuously she'll
ing LIE Cateau. in which there are many
more.
The enemy shows no sign of ceasing
his orgies OF looting. Every town the
British have captured has been pillaged.
Usually the Huns break up and destroy
whatever they are unable to carry on.
There are further signs that the Ger
mans either are now carrying out or are
on the verge OF beginning retreat from
the Scheldt line, as the British north OF
Nalenciennes push out in the direction
OF Mons and Maubeuge. They are less
than eighteen miles from Mons and about
fifteen from Maubeuge.
Many Alsatians have been captured.
A large number OF these expressed a
desire to Join the French army, saying
they had been dragged into the German
army against their will and desired more
than anything else to fight the 'Emperor's
eorces
The sun., 1918-10-25
DR.. LIEBKNECHT RELEASED,
German Socialist Deputy Had
Served Two Years In Prison.

AMSTERDAM. Oct, "a. Friedrich
Ebert. the Socialist leader in the Ger
man Reichstag. informed the Reichstag
to-day that DR.. Karl Liebknecht, for
merly Socialist member of the Reichs-
tag. had been released from prison.
where he was serving a sentence for
attempted treason.
Dr. Liebknecht was arrested in Berlin
in connection with the May Day cele-
bration OF 1916. He was tried before n
Berlin military court and sentenced TO
thirty months penal servitude and dis
missal from the army. This sentence
caused great disorders among the So
cialists, An appeal was taken, as a
result OF which the court sentenced DR..
Liebknecht to prison for four years and
one month, in addition TO FORGETTING hls
civil rights for six years
The sun., 1918-10-25
YANKEES ADVANCE :
Y ONE MILE IN DRIVE

Continued from First PGys.
and returned after two hours to his
patrol
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-19
MANkATo FREE PRESS

partment that he did not believe
Schauer was implicated in the deal.
Taken to Arlington.
Sheriff Frank Klaus of Glencoe ar
rived in Mankato this noon to take
young Huckenpoeler back to Airing
ton with him. He stated that the
stolen Ford belonged to man named
Walter Osrermann of Mcleod county.
Alfred Schauer, who is alleged by
Huckenpoehler to be in the theft has
not yet been apprehended, Sheriff
Klaus told the local authorities.
Schauer Not Implicated.
Before leaving this afternoon Sher-
iff Klaus expressed the opinion that
Schauer had nothing to do with the
matter and despite the discriminating
evidence of Huckenpoeler declined to
take what the boy said at face value.
Il know Huckenpoeler to be liar"
he tod local police officers. He is
reported to have said to the youth
Just wait until / get you into my
county, I'll sweat you. I'll railroad you
over TO St Cloud in a hurry"
Police officers here were not favor
ably impressed by the manner Sher-
iff Klaus regarded Huckenpoeler and
the evidence he mad given. The sher-
iff left with his prisoner late this
afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-19
BUTTER MAN IS GIVEN
DISCHARGE; But WHY
That Is What the Waseca County
Safety Commissions Seeks
To Know

The Waseca County Public Safety
commission was called together, on
Wednesday evening last by Chair
man Percy Ward, for the purpose of
taking up and considering a matter
brought before it and Commanding it's
attention, says The GAINESVILLE Argus.
Mr.. Theodore Nelson appeared be-
fore the committee with the state
ment that he had been summarily
discharged as buttermaker at Wal
dorf There would appear to be no
well founded reason for the dismis-
sal.
The circumstances as presented to
the commission involved a political
controversy between Mr.. Nelson and
some of the directors. 1t is alleged
that the dismissal was due to this
fact
Ordinarily purely personal mat
ter of this kind would pass unnoticed
But as the question of patriotism is
also involved it was properly sub
ject to be considered by the COM
mission
SO far as known previously there
had been no complaint and no friction
between Mr.. Nelson and the direct
ors. If MI. Nelson's attitude upon
the matter Of patriotism acuated the
directors as appeared to be the case,
and was the basis underlying their
motives in the opinion of the COM
mission the matter should receive at
tention at the hands of the authori-
ties.
Mr.. Raymond Doyle and others
from Waldorf were present and asked.
that the statements made by Mr.! Mel
son be considered and acted upon.
After some discussion it was decided
that Mr.. Nelson should reduce his
statement to writing in the form of
an affidavit to go before the State
Safety commission. 1t was further
decided to request the State Safety
commission to cite the directors to
appear before them for the purpose
of giving the men opportunity to
present their side of the controversy
and to clear themselves of the sus-
picion that their action was due to
their opposition to Mr. Nelson's pa
triotic attitude.
Incidentally it may be added that
the controversy started when two OF
the directors requested Mr. Nelson to
remove Burnquist's picture from the
creamery, which he refused to do.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-19

Camp Cody Reveille: Mrs. George
F. Neill and son arrived here Tues
day to spend few weeks with her
husband, Bandleader Neill. We are
always glad to welcome visitors from
our good north country
Blue Earth Post: Rev. G.. A. Ca
boon of Mankato, who is a graduate
of our nigh school, has been visiting
relatives at Gilmore and friends in
and around Blue Earth while on a
brief vacation
Gus. Gustafson of Judson was a
business caller in the city yesterday
afternoon
Miss Lucille Coleman is spending
TWO months vacation with relatives
at WATERFOWL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Henderson
and family of Vernon Center we're
callers in the city yesterday.
Miss Louise Kruger has returned
nome from Streeter,-N D., where she
has taught school the past eigh.
months.
Edward j. Snisek, merchant of
Lonsdale, Mimi, was in the city yes
terday, attending to business mat
ters. Mr.. Snisek's sons will enroll as
students in Mankato high school in
September.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Wilcox, who spent
a weeks variation at Madison Lake
nave returned to the city.
Miss Clara Kienholz of STANLEY
WIS, is spending several DAYS in the
city, visiting relatives and friends
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-19
POSITION OF C0MST0Ck
Must Know Wheaton's Platform
Prior to Supporting Him.
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

limited Press DlSpatcn.J
st. Paul, July Ito end the
comment of newspapers in regard to
his plans, Judge Willard L. Comstock
of Manka:o today gave out state
ment in which he declared that his
plans to support Wheaton for COVER
nor were not decided. He said that
the issues must be made perfectly
clear before he would promise his
support to the Wheaton standard.
Judge Comstock made a statement.
to The Free Press on Saturday last
This is the only statement he has
made relative to his position, politi-
cally speaking. That statement reads
as follows:
81 am but an individual citizen of
the state, doing the work of the day,
and cannot understand the expressions
of newspap per curiosity regarding my
personal interests or opinions.
"Some errors have been stated by
certain newspapers which, however,
are not quite worthy of public discus
sion.
'In brief, l assume the right, due
every CItiLcu, W WIIAiioiu VI " "a
press my personal views of public is
sues according to my own judgment
and conscience; and, as regard the
sound principles of government more
vital than the convenience of men or
parties. I shall reserve my individual
assertions until the time of disclosure
of the declarations of the respective
party, organizations and the captains
thereof.
1.-THE citizens Of the state of Min
nesota are patiently awaiting the dec
larations of the candidates before the
people,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-19

Chris Olsen of Minneapolis is Wis
iting at the Ed. l.. Thorstad home.
Nels A. Nelson and family have re-
turned from trip py auto to Otter
Tail county. Mr. Nelson made a
deal for quarter sectionIof land near
Fergus Falls, trading in his car and
woodland in Northern Minnesota.
Rev. A. A. Reece held services in
the English language Sunday.
Gilbert Gilbertson and Charles
Wilson attended the infantile paraIy-
SIS clinic at Mankato on the third
with their boys.
Miss Lena Halvorsen of Lake Crys-
tai has been visiting relatives here
recently.
A. ]. Skobba and family are spend
ing week with sons on the farm
here.
Charles Raade and wife of Mime
apolis visited Mrs.t Thorstad and
family over the Fourth. Mr. Raade
returned Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-19
90 ~ - ssf-tsik - 80 2 lRJf II 8
COMPANY \ NOTES

! Camp Cody Reveille: After look
ing forward all week for Sunday and
that extra sleep until daylight! and
thenAOh it's nice to get up in the
morning. 'ais l''A'tt 5'E No.
The other hight some Of the SER
geants went down to the Majestic to
see the girls. Coming back they
ventured through Cody town and aft
er arriving home they seemed all ex
cifed. Something awful must have
happened for the next night they
took -Speck"- and Antonio" along as
"a body guard. Tg ssg,F~@
Sergeant. Miller says he can't un !
dersta1id why some Of the. new fell
lows are SO inquisitive. about his ma!
tionality, They inquired as to what
part of the Spaghetti island he came
from.
If names make any difference we
Imagine that Private Germany would
be good one to send after the
Beast Gf Berlin"
My but aren't we glad that things
are going to be so free on. July 4 !.
But anyway this is a very pure and
free country-pure sand and free air
Private Bert Duffield now has the
honor of wearing a white uniform
Good luck comes to him in punches
ne just got six weeks in quarters.
Private ST. John, alias "Silent
Harry, says that the only difference
between Irish Stew and pie is seven
days. a ...t
Gee. amt it a grand and glorious
feeling when YOU hear the first>call
In the morning-When three DAYS
after pay day you are broke and
haven't single stamp--When YOU
write to your "Old Girl" telling her
That you don't care how much she
goes with those Stacker guys for You
VIII be home some day and then
when you see in the paper where
some guy that got married to eyade
the draft, has been called and sent
to Camp Lewis, Wash.-When the
Dunch goes and you are left behind
But we still may have a few cards
up our sleeve.
Mechanic Spaetgens claims to have
sure fire" method of getting fur
Tough. Al says all he would have to
do would be send his picture.
we are wondering if Sergeant
walkers of the staff section is sick
as he hasn't been over for meals for
two days.
Yes, Andy, one would almost think
that black Swede was a white man
at times. Have heart, at least
give us milk once in awhile. be-
cause we have habit of being broke
more often than Won.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-19
SAVE The CROP
PLEA FOR HELP
State Safety Body Issues Its
Call to the Fields
OF EMPLOYERS
Arrange Affairs So That Men
Can Give Aid During
Harvest

From Tuesdays Daily.
Save the crops. That is the appea
which went out to all parts of Min
nesota yesterday from the offices O
the Public Safety commission.
Attention is called to the existing
shortage Of labor in the biggest har
vest in the history of the state. Pa.
triotic citizens are asked to abandon
all other endeavors to engage in say.
ing the crop, because other activities
| can wait, while the harvest canno,
be delayed with safety.
The commission urges:
That every man who is free and
fitted for farm work enlist in the
army of farm laborers for the
duration of the harvest.
That employers in all lines re-
lease temporarily as many men as
they can and encourage them to
get out on farms to help with the
great harvest.
That civic organizations spread
information as to the states labor
needs and at once start save
the crop" movement.
Reports From the Fields.
Cooperation in every section of the
state was enlisted through letters
sent yesterday to directors and 9th
er commission representatives in al
counties, according to H. w. Libby
secretary of the commission.
Authentic reports from all sec
tions of Minnesota indicate a phe-
nomenal crop of hay and of wheat
oats and other small grain-the big
gest in the history of the state" said
the letter.
"The immediate problem is to secure
adequate man power for it's harvest
ing. If it is obtained the state will
make a contribution toward winning
the war, more. important and valuable
than its, other services and contribu-
tons in this, direction foiJ9 =
I The farm labor shortage. is then re-
ferred to- More than $4,000 Of ou1
young men are, under arms and 10000
more will go in the five. days begin
ming July %, at the peak Of harvest
time" the appeal continues. ~
5u1s Higher Wages in Canada.
| 40 I1ISil.T WdSSSf III ,StHdud dHO lue
industrial demands of the govern
ment for, it's shipbuilding and MUM
ton plants. have taken away thou
sands Of our workers Of ffs nroonnmtilitars
age. r.,6 s,,h'''., ,I,,,,,,,.,S..'.
I, ;;There are en- many oilers in the cities
and villages, and thousands of able
bodied men are engaged in occupa-
itions, which could be, as successfully
handled by women, children and oil
people. Public and private repair ant
t, construction work which could BIZ
| postponed is still going on every
where and taking the time of labor
ers used to outdoor work, who would
be most useful on farms.
"This condition must be arrested.
continues the commission letter. 'The
harvest cannot be postponed, but ev-
erything else which can be suspend
ed during hte six weeks Of the har.
vest should be-"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-19
CLASH WITH BANDITS

Paioa, Kansas, July ia clash
between two hundred home guards
reinforced by large posse of armed
farmers and the ten bandits who held
up train and shot three persons
near here last night was expected
The bandits are believed to have been
cornered in heavily wooded section
and are ready to give battle, sooner
than surrender to the officers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-19
BOAT WAS REcAPTURED
Norwegian Steamer Was In The
Clutches of Submarine.

Copenhagen, July ia Norwegian
destroyer recaptured small Norwe-
gian steamer in the North Sea which
had been seized and was being towed
to a German port as prize. The
destroyer saw the u boat taking the
steamer away and promptly gave
chase. The updersea craft submerged
before the destroyer reached the
scene and allowed the steamer to be
recaptured. The steamer was thought
to be the Hanka, small craft carry
ing light tonnage,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-19
MURDER AND SUICIDE
Several People Found Dead on Farm
In Wisconsin
limited Press Dispatch.

Waukesha, Wis. July 11.-William
Hile, his sister, Hulda Hile, and a
neighboring farmer named William
Henser, were all found dead on the
Hile farm today. A double murder
and suicide. is believed to have been
committed byaone Of. the trio.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-12-04

Continued ON page 9.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-04
IELEFERICO
: HELPS ITALY
agsE
! WIN THE WAR
Aerial Tram System Plays a
s Silent but Important Part
e, in Mountain Warfare.

With the French Armies in Italy,
Ieec. l9.--(Correspondence Of the AS
ISOLATED Press)-Though the French
troops who have come to Italy have
%Rronght much. gained during their
three yeas and a half Of war, from
which the Italians have profted and
are profting. they. themselves, are
pEltslly learning new ways of fighting
totally foreign to the modes of war
rare i'll France. and made necessary
by the altered conditions here.
sIa One OF the most spectacular, inter-
esting and important of these is the
J NNeleferico." which the Italians have
made an almost indispensable ADJUNCT
81 their mountain fighting. and which
the French now use on the mountain
Gus part of the sector they have taken
over.
~ The "Teleferico' is an aerial tram
way or transportation line which, built
OF slender cables supported by steel
towers. spans valleys and in half All
hour carries food and ammunition,
, even men, to heights that would re-
. duire hours on foot or by vehicle.
The "Teleferico" is thorough and
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-04
BRITISH AND TURKS
AGREE ON EXCHANGE
OF WAR PRISONERS

Berne. Switzerland. Jan. 1S.-(Cor-
r~espondence of the Associate Press)
British and Turkish delegates, who
have been comforting here for some
time in regard to n proposed ex.
change Of prisoners, have closed their
negotiations after reaching what the
British delegates describe as "a sat
lsfactory arrangements"
The negotiations provide not only
Tor the exchange of prisoners, but
also for a complete inspection of
prison camps. Turkey has about 49,
600 British prisoners, mostly In.
dians, while Great Britain has So
600 Turks. 1t Is expected that the
will be immediately rati-
fled and within a few weeks the first
exchange will be made on Swiss soil,
1000 British invalid prisoners being
exchanged for $500 Turks. After
this exchange there will be an en-
animation of all Arisoners under Il
low schedule of disability by a mixed
commission Of Turkish and British
doctors. this arrangement doing away
With the delay incident to the en-.
p,loyn,ent of neutral doctors.
The negotiations with the Turks
proved far n,ore satisfactory than
the British delegates had expected.
The discuss. ms were conducted i'm !;
conciliatory spirit on both sides. A
number of supplementary agreements
We're reached regarding treatment OF
prisoners hereafter.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-04
King George Awards
Children For Fight
Against Big Couga,

London. Jan. Ain recognition Of
their courage in fighting off with
their fists a cougar which attacked
them, King George has awarded the
Albert medal to two children Of
Cowiclan Lake. Vancouver Island.
The children are Doreen Ashburn-
ham, II years oil, and Anthony Far,
rer, 8 years old. According to the
account of the incident recorded in
the OFFICIAL Gazette, it t%ranspired as
follows:
On the 2srd Of September, 1915,
the two children left their homes at
Cowichan Lake for the purpose Of
cntchirc their Monies and. when
about half a mile from home, they
were attacked by the cougar. They
were almost upon he animal before
they saw it crouchinE in a path at
a corner. The cougar first sprang
upon the little girl and she was
Knocked down with her lace to the
ground, the animal being on her
back. The boy at once attacked the
cougar with his fists and riding
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-04

bride driving the animal off the girl:
it then attacked him and his COM
panion getting to her feet, came to
his rescue. fighting with her clenched
hands and bride, even putting her
arm into the cougars mouth, to try
to prevent lit from biting him. She
succeeded in getting it off the boy.
It then stood on its headquarters and
fought with her but evidently was
disturbed by some sound as it pres
emily skunk away and ran under a
log. where 1t was afterwards killed.
The cougar measured yer seven
feet from nose to tin of tail.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-04
PAGE NINE

further decrease IN the supply viii
Q tomorrow, because Of the ''pas-
sive strike" Of milk producers IN
Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin5
and Northern Indiana, who decline to
accept the price of $3.07 per hundred
pounds during the month Of Febru-
airy, fixed by the milk commission Of
the state food administration.
From the rural districts surround
ing. Chicago, word came that man.
farh1ers who made deliveries yester-
day would not do 80 today.
Distributing compapies today plan
ned to procure milk from Detroit, st.
Louis and other distant points until
a settlement car be reached with tho
producers. VI
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-04

card, sugar card. milk card, and but
ter card. Coffee cards will soon be
issued. Wood cards, emitting each
person to one cubic meter-some-1
what loss than a quarter cord-of
wood, have also been issued. There
has also been issued an Oatmeal
and rice card but there has been
neither oatmeal nor rice In the mar
ket for many weeks.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-04
GRAND Forks HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY a., 1918.

ltenced to imprisonment after the Ger
man-Austrian drive. but who in many
cases are put at work-and find it so
~distasteful that they have almost
unanimously applied for permission to
lgO into the front fighting lines again.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-04
CHICAGO DELIVERIES
OF MILK CUT in
HALF BY "STRIKE"

Chicago. Feb. 4.-Mil& deliveries in
Chicago today We're practically IN
half and distributors fear That a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-04

An. ideal husband liz one who Is
afraid Of his wife and hasn't the nerve
to be anything else.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-04

SWEDEN RIVALS GERMANY.
Stockholm. Feb. x.-Sweden is rap
idly coming to rival Germany as Il
land ., restrictive card" of various
sorts. 1t has long had the bread