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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
GLENN STRATTON DIES
WAS AT CAMP DODGE
Mankato Young Man Victim of
Pneum onia; Had Enjoyed
Soldier Life
From Thursday Daily.

From Thursday Daily.
Private Glenn Stratton, one of the
Mankato boys who left with the last
party of selected men who departed
about ten days ago, died this morn
ing at the base hospital at Camp
Dodge. Alfred Stratton, father of the
young man, received the sad news
this morning. the telegram having
been sent by Lieutenant F. B. Pat
terson of the 350th infantry, of whose
company Stratton was member.
Last Thursday letter was received
from the young man, stating that he
was well and enjoyed the army life
greatly. Yesterday the family receiv-
ed wire to come to Camp Dodge, and
this morning the message arrived that
the boy had passed away. He was
i'll but three days at camp. Mr..
StrattOn this morning showed a let
ter which Mrs. Stratton had written
to her son, intending. to send it to
Camp Dodge.
Glenn Stratton is survived by his
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Stratton of this city and by nine
brothers and two sisters. Two of his
brothers are in the navy, one being
confined in the naval hospital at Nor
folk, Virginia. Mr.. Stratton was
twenty-five years of age and a fine
type of young American manhood.
He has always lived on farm before
his folks moved to their home on West
Fourth street about two years ago.
Pending word from Camp Dodge no
funeral arrangements have been made.
1t is planned, however, to have Com
pany C of the home guard take charge
of the services and the young soldier
will be accorded full military honors
at the funeral
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
FROM THE
BOYS IN ARMY CAMP

France, April %, 191S.-Mr. and
Mrs. William Ellis, Mankato. MINI.
Dear Friends: Have been thinking
of my Mankato friends today and
am going to write you few lines
even though l am about 1000 miles
from Mankato and Sterling Center.
] sure made pretty good time for
a soldier from home to France. 1t was
just eleven weeks and four days until
l set foot on French soil. Since
landing l have been in four different
cities and have travelled nearly
across France. Have travelled through
some of the most beautiful country
and the scenery around this little
city is the grandest l have ever seen.
However, the term Sunny France
does not apply to this country dur
ing the months of March and April
for it is cloudy or rains about two
we do have though is certainly
grand.
Have been transferred three differ
ent times since leaving the states,
hence | lave not received bit of
mail up to date which makes it bit
inconvenient to say the least.
l am now stationed here with the
General Headquarters Battalion as an
engineer craftsman and the chances
are that l will be here until the
scrap is over, SO from now on l will
get my mail all o. K.
1t certainly doesn't seem as if this
tremendous fighting could go on very
much longer and we all have hopes
Of getting back this year sometime.
There are lots of things | would
like to write about but l guess the
censor would cut them out.
Trusting that you are well. l re-
main your friend, Private Charlie B.
Grover, Co. A, Headquarters Battalion
General Headquarters, American
Expeditionary Forces.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
Mapleton..
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Miss Gus Roberts of Sterling was
taken to Mankato hospital Saturday
where she submitted to serious OPP
GRAFTON for gall stones. DR.. Bomber
ger had the case in charge. Later
reports are that she is in a serious
condition.
Hon. w. H. Hall and wife arrived
from st. Cloud, Florida, Tuesday in
response to the news that Miss Ro-
berts, sister of Mrs. Hall was serl-
ously ill.
The home guard enjoyed drill on
the pavement Tuesday evening.
On Friday evening the home guards
and the Red Cross will attend in
a body the dedicatory exercises
of the Service flag at the Congrega-
ltional church.
Rev. Edmund Larke, U. G. Arget-
s.ngor and Thomas Hamp were in
Mankato Wednesday to attend the
Congregational conference, Rev. Larke
being on the evening program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Howieson
started Wednesday on an extended
trip through the west.
| Miss Mary Laffey is taking much
needed vacation.
| Miss Laila Slater is spending the
week at home on the farm.
| Home guard drill in MankatC
armory Thursday evening.
G. NJ Palmer and Rev. A. B. Bel
will assist at the dedication OF the
service flag at the Congregations
church Friday evening
| Mrs. Henry Scholtz and children Of
Comfrey are visiting at the home oil
her mother, Mrs. Fred Firth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31

Carl S. Strom of Lake Crystal was
business caller in the city today.
Miss Garan Cole and Mrs. Eve
Davis of Lake Crystal were in the
city on business today.
Mrs. Hugh Owens and daughter,
Miss Margaret E. Owens of Lake
Crystal visited friends in the city
today
Miss Clara Hansen of Lake Crystal
was calling on friends in the city
today.
Miss Annie Davis of Lake Crystal
visited in the city yesterday.
F. H. Geiger, agent for Rodgers
company, draughting supplies, of
Minneapolis, was calling on trade in
the city yesterday.
DR.. ]. F. Scheislemann of Good
Thunder was in the city on business
yesterday.
Attorney w. f. Hughes spent yes
terday afternoon on business at Lake
Crystal
Miss Marianne Kern of Madison
Lake has accepted a position as
stenographer at the law office of At
torney Miles Porter.
w. A. Hanna of Mapleton was in
Mankato yesterday on business. Mr..
Hanna already has two sons in the
service of Uncle Sam and has third
son in Nebraska who will also leave
shortly. A fourth son with the as
sistance of other help are managing
and working his 800 acre farm mile
| from Mapleton.
| T. S. Sullivan. chief train dispatch
er of the Great Western road, was
: in the city yesterday.
| Mrs. J. H. Page has returned from
Battle Greek, Mich, where she at
| tended the graduation IF her daughter,
Miss Mabelle Page. While there she
visited at Camp Custer.
NJ H. Coe, assistant county agent
and W. H. Detamnre, county suparin-
tendent of schools, were at Lake
! Crystal yesterday, organizing the
bows and girls club work in the
public schools. They addressed an
audience of about $50 boys and girls
and explained the boys and girls
projects for the county. A splendid
spirit of enthusiasm and co-opera-
ton was manifested by the young
people and the work was successful-
ly organized Local teachers will act
as club leaders.
this city have left for the BremertOn
navy yards, near Tacoma. where they
will work in the shipbuilding yards
Mr. Blackwell is married man, hav-
ing a wife and two daughters and
his act in leaving to serve the nation
where needed is loyal and patriotic
He is a first-class mechanic, having
been employed at the Mankato
Manufacturing company for several
years past, Mr.. Hicks was an en-
ployee employed at the Mayer Bros
foundry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
REGISTER ON June 5TH
All Young Men of twenty one Mus,
Get Into the Draft.

Al! Young Men of twenty one Must
Get Into the Draft.
On June 5, 1918, all men having
become of age since last registration
will be required to report to the
local board in their respective county
for registration under the selective
service act. Full information and To-
cation of registration headquarters
in your county can be had by direct
application to the exemption board OF
your county.
The local board has no definite
plans completed yet regarding regis
tration places. A complete list of
the places where men must appear
on June, 5, will be furnished before
call. With the exception of the fact
that the call this year affects fewer
men than last, it will be much the
same as the one 4. year ago.
st. Paul, May 23.-General Rhinow
today sent out the order to all local
boards in the state to get the high
est possible registration of men who
have become twenty one years of age
since last June. The registration will
take place on June 5.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31

From thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Rev. A. B. Bell will preach next
Sunday evening instead OF in the aft
ernoon. Last Sunday there was spe-
cial music by the choir and F. e.
Jefferson played a selection on his
melophone.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Severance and
sons and John Rist went to Swan
Lake Thursday to see Lorenzo Cur
Tier who was home from Fort Wayne,
Mich. Lorenzo was looking fine and
said that army life is all right.
]. Sontag was at Anoka last week
looking up some work which he &C
cepted and left for Anoka this week
Wednesday to work on a ditch.
Mrs. Arthur Hallgrain of Mime
apolis spent Saturday night and Sum-
day at the Rist home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wallm and
Mr. and Mrs. Will Wallm of Prior
Lake spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Wallm.
Catherine Brooks Of Nankato Wis
tied with Carrie Busby Sunday aft
ernoon.
W. Richmond and J. Nichols are
puLtlHS Ill SOHiC Tie lOI u. II. LOuChc
John Lind is building a garage.
Members of the Jefferson, Michels
and Loucks families attended the Red
Cross parade in st. Peter Saturday.
Joe Lowry of Amboy called at the
Bushby home Sunday afternoon.
F. E. Budde and son, Edward, and
c. H. Loucks and son, George, at
tended meeting at the Y. M. c. A.
in Mankato Monday evening.
Charlie Severance, Arthur Hjerpe
and August Johnson attended the
Red Cross parade at st. Peter Sat-
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Burnett enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burnett
and Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore ThCmp-
son for dinner Sunday.
Kenneth Buick is staying with his
aunt in Mankato.
Tom Hanson is getting along fine
at the hospital and expects to come
home this week.
Mrs. Arthur Buick is spending a
few days with her daughter in Belle
PLANE.
Leslie Lindsay, Paul Scharpe, Bert
Hanson and George Loucks fished at
Judson Sunday morning
Farmers hope to get through with
corn planting before very long.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
CLUB AT GOOD THUNDER
Boys and Girls Organization Was
QcrSoe4od Nac4asda.x AE4a..aax

Boys and Girls Organization Was
Perfected Yesterday Afternoon.
M. H. Coe, assistant county agricul-
tural agent, in charge of the boys
and girls club work, was at Good
Thunder yesterday and addressed a
large community meeting in the high
school. The rooms were filled with
an appreciative and enthusiastic au
dience of boys and girls and people
CT the town, about two hundred be-
ing in attendance. Good Thunder has
one of the finest club organizations
in the county, and splendid enter
tainment program was given. Mr..
Coe gave comprehensive talk on
the value of the club work which may
be accomplished by the boys and
girls Following the meeting at Good
Thunder Mr.. Coe met with the direc-
tors of the Amboy Fair association
and talked over plans for the fair
which will be held there about the
first week in October.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
South Dakotan Came to Kato
To Have Good Time
ALL HIS MONEY TAKEN
Watch and Ring Among Loot;
Stripped Clean; Police
Come to Rescue
From Thursdays Daily.

TICUI lazy.
| Arriving in the city Tuesday night
with something over a hundred dol
lars in cash, Oscar Olson @. Sioux
Falls, Yankton, S. d., was picked up
last evening about five thirty, sleep
ing in a drunken stupor on the street
When taken to the station it was
found that the man had been stripped
of every cent he had, of his watch,
a Waltha,n in a gold case, and even
OF gold ring with red stone which
he wore.
When he was "frisked" of his
money, Or where, Olson had abso-
lutely no idea. Tuesday night he was
locked up in the station to sleep off
drunk and when allowed to leave
in the morning he had $3.50 in cash,
his watch and the ring. Of this
money $66 was in bills and Olson
said he did not remember cashing
any of them during the day, spend
ing only from the silver he had,
amounting to about fifteen dollars.
Was Pretty Drunk.
Olson said he did not associate
with anyone that he remembered
yesterday and did not go to any room
or boarding house where he could
have been stripped of his worldly
possessions. He stated he was so
drunk he didn't have any idea what
did happen but wass sure he had not
been anywhere but on the street and
in saloons.
Olson will be called in the next
draft call and is due to report at the
Yankton county board, Sioux Falls,
on May "a. He will entrain at that
time for Camp Lewis, Washington.
He stated that he came to Mankato,
"just to have a good time" before
he left for training. A stranger in
the city, he did not remember what
saloons he was in. Apparently the
man was considerably under the in
fluence of liquor from the time he
struck the city as his memory of
logged.
How to Get Back
Asked how he would get back to
Yankton, Olson said he did not
know unless the Blue Earth county
local board would entrain him here
and then he did not know what he
would live on until the time for de-
parture. The man stated that he had
friends and folks at Sioux Falls but
he had always been the "black
sheep" and would not write them for
assistance.
He showed his papers from the
Yankton board which ordered him to
depart on May "a Olson was also of
the opinion that if he wired the
board at his home they might make
arrangements to bring him back SO
he could leave when ordered to.
Was Enjoying Sleep.
During yesterday afternoon the
man sat asleep in front of the State
bank for several hours and while
number of children were seen play
ing around him. The kids delighted
in tickling him with a straw and
otherwise disturbing him while he
slept 1t may be that the money was
taken by some of these youngsters
but there is no way as yet Of
ascertaining who they were.
Last evening, on the advice of po
lice officers Olson called his brother,
Nels Olson Of Vallon, North Dakota
on long distance and asked him to
forward money, that he might get
to Sioux Falls for the draft CALL His
supper and nights lodging were furn-
ished by the police.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
PARTY FOR BRIDE-TO-BE.

MISS Beatrice Johnson, teacher at
the Mankato high school, was pleas
antly entertained at the home of Mrs.
C. d. OFT last evening in honor of her
approaching marriage. Miss Johnson
had been invited up for the evening
and upon arriving there was surprised
to find about twenty one of her geom-
etry class present. The rooms were
prettily decorated in white. The even
ing was spent in a social way and
at the close of the evening delicious
refreshments were served. Miss john
son was presented with beautiful
cut glass gift.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
Nonresidents Must Register.

Nonresidents, who are in this coun-
ty and liable under the new draft
regulations for men who have be-
come twenty one in the past year,
are asked to register at the local
board before June 5. They will then
he able to send their registration
cards back to their own boards, be-
fore registration day and will not be
reported as not having registered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
J. H. Harter will leave Friday morn

j. III. Harter will leave Friday morn
ing for Grand Forks. N. d., in the in
terests of the R. E. Cobb Produce COM
pany of ST. Paul, and will work ter
ritory in North Dakota, Montana and
Kansas, travelling by automobile.
George Pass, ST., went to Delavan,
Mimi, today to attend the dedication
of the new consolidated school re-
Gently completed, for which he pre-
pared the plans.
c. H. Brockwell, Jr., of Chicago was
business caller in the city yesterday
H. l.. Nixon of Minneapolis trans
acted business in the city yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST
St. Paul Man OeaG from disease;
Other War Victims.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatc

TASSociated Press DlSpatch.1
Washington, May 23.-The army
casualty list today is eighty six
Killed in action, IA; died of wounds
and disease, %; severely wounded,
80; missing in action, L; died of di-
sease, Ernest l.. Fontcannon. Faulk-
TONS. d., cook; Private Emil F.
Kraft, st. Paul; severely wounded,
Private Gust L. Gullickson, Mime
apolis; slightly wounded, Private
Bruce Cochrane, Grafton. n ID.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
BENEDICT-BERGEMAN.

Announcements of the marriage of
Mr. William H. Bergman and Miss
Florence G. Benedict, which occur
red at Brainerd, Mimi, last Monday.
They will be at home in Crosby,
Mimi, after June 1. The bride is a
with fancy caps of various cOlOrs to
distinguish the classes, and each
class presented one of the old sing
ing games. Oats, peas, beans, and
barley, as old as child hood itself,
was given with much vim and en- :
ergy.
The music was supplied by Miss
Harriet Johnson, at the piano and
the Misses Julia Hub and Marian
Clark violinS.
The Festival was under the direc-
ton Of Misses Grant, Wise and
Wiecking and the pupil teachers of
the department.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
Hope to Settle Strike.

United F'FeSN T'spH IL
Winnipeg, May Negotiations
great strike which has affected all
Canada Lord Robertson is given
credit for having effected the settle
ment. The parties at dispute have
agreed not to strike again until their
difficulties have been brought before
a board of arbitration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
sixty seven Ha-,ous N legion.

FTnltcd- TfesFS IJISIJH tCII-1
With the French Legion Afield,
May 23.-Sixty- seven nations were
represented in the French legion
which rctook lanyard wood and Viii
liers -Bretonneaux from the Germans
recently.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
w. w. Must Work or Fight.
UNITED Press Dispatch.J

TUnlted Press IISpatch.I
Washington, May 24.-The govern
men plans to make the full force of
the work or fight" slogan felt in the
ranks of the l. w. w. it became
known today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31

Mrs. G.. M Bergman, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Rachel A. Brown
departed this morning for Martins
Ferry, Ohio Mrs. Bergman will be
gone for about three or four weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowen and Mrs.
lHAn. 6 Carpenter of Vernon Center
were guests in the city yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31
SCHOOL TEACHER KILLED
Miss Lillian Costello Victim of Auto
at Rochester.

VFnICGu TTtSS IJlSIEfICIf1
Rochester, May 23.-Miss Lillian
Costello, twenty-four years old, teach
or in the Roman Catholic schools of
this city, was killed instantly, when
struck by an automobile, driven by
Frank Drubo of Edam, Saskatchewan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-31

John Nelson of Hooker, s. OAK, was
in the city on business yesterday.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-11-15
AMERICAN FEAT
TO MAKE HISTORY
ARMY CROSSES RIVER MEUsE IN
FACE OF HEAVY ENEMY
FIRE.

With the American Forces on the
Sedan Front-The crossing of the
River Mouse and the capture of the
town Of DUN by the Americans, when
its full details are known, will rank
as one of the most gallant feats of the
operations northwest Of Verdun. The
troops who accomplished it will be
entitled to rank as heroes, for their
work in militarily crossing the stream
was a strategic movement of unusual
daring.
The crossing involved the forcing
Of way over the 160-foot river, a.
half-mile wide stretch of mud and 60
foot canal in the face of frightful
enemy fire. 1t also involved swim
ming by those who knew how and
the pulling of others over ropes. Crap
ping irons were used to scale the
sheer walls of the canal, along which
machine gunners had been posted,
under the fire of scores of batteries
from the hills adjoining
The troops received their grin in
structions to cross the Mouse under
a sun which was shining for the first
time in days. The orders were TO
send over enc brigade, and if that
failed to send another and others, one
after the other, if it became neces-
sary.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-11-15
Important to all Women
Readers Of this Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy con-
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to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita-
bic and maybe respondent; it makes
anyone so.
But hundreds of women claim that DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root, by restoring
health TO the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
A good kidney medicine, possessing
real healing and curative value, should
be a blessing to thousands of nervous,
over-worked women.
Many send for sample bottle to see
what Swamp Root, the great kidney
liver and bladder medicine viii do for
them. Every reader of this paper, who
has not already tried il, by enclosing ten
cents to DIR. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton,
Ny, may receive sample size bottle by
Parcel Post. You can purchase the
medium and large size bottles at all drug
stores. ADV.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-11-15
FRANCO AMERICANS
CONTINUE ADVANCE
SHAKE PIVOT ON WHICH THE
ENTIRE GERMAN RETREAT
TURNS.

With the French Arm yin France
The Franco-American operations west
of the Mouse since November have
shaken the pivot upon which the en-
tire German retreat turns. The Ger
mans are still making a stout resist
ance, without modifying the salient
feature CT the situation, which is that
their armies west Of the Mouse are
practically cut off from direct COM
munication with Metz.
The main reliance of the Germans
now is on the line of the Mouse,
which they appear determined to de-
fend, while west of the river their
principal resistance is along the Ar
dennes Canal. French troops have
reached this obstacle from Rilly-aux-
Oies, at the bend of the Aisne, to the
River Bar. Here they encountered
sustained artillery, machine gun and
musketry fire.
The Germans are still holding along
the Aisne between Rethel and Cha
teau Porcien, while further west in
dications of a retreat we're noticed.
The French pursuit maintained con-
tact with the enemy's rear guards
and reached Herpy and the region
east of Recouvrance and Bannegne.
as well as height SO, southeast of Mon
tigny-le- Court.
East of the Disc River French troops
on the heels of the retreating enemy
have reached Audigny and La Herie
la Melville.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-11-15
Elcht survivors Reacl, Port.

Turks Island, B. w. 1.-The captain
and seven men of the Norwegian bark
Stifinder, who had been missing since
their vessel was stopped by German
submarine and they were forced to
take to q small boat on October IS.
have arrived here after more than
three weeks exposure and almost
starved.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-11-15
Cancel war Contracts craduaIIv,

Washington.-C Chairman Baruch of
the War Industries Board authorized
the statement that the coming of
peace will not result in immediate
cessation Of war supply contracts, but
that contracts win be Cancelled grad
ually as requirements are reduced,
making 1t possible to lift curtailments
and restrictions upon ordinary indus.
trial activities.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-11-15
Keep Down Influenza.

London-A transport carrying g.,
900 American soldiers arrived at a
British port. During the trip there
were only 80 cases of influenza re-
corded. One death was caused by
the disease. The success achieved
in combating the malady was due, in
the opinion of physicians. to the fact
that every man wore a cloth mask
during the voyage.