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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
Napoleon

Miss Jessie Mcqueen has returned
from her visit with her sister, Mrs.
CHARLES Hanna, at Wood Lake, MINI.
The funeral Of Mrs. Charles Halves
OF Minneapolis took place Thursday
from the Baptist church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Halves lived for many years
just north of town on the farm now
owned by Mr. Peters and have MANY
friends in this locality. Mrs. Halves
was kind, generous neighbor and
Trend The sympathy of old friends
goes out to Mr.. Halves. $50
Mrs. Charles Gilmore Of Laplata
N. M, in letter to her mother. tells
OF their running into quick sand with
their car and the difficulty they had in
getting out. She adds we will keen tn
the beaten path in the future.
rom Hamps, young Greek. who
for several years made his home here
and worked with thing crews, has
Deen spending the past week with
friends here. Before returning f.
camp the local Red Cross presented
him with comfort kit and will add
MS name to the service roll of honor
as this is his only American home
The surgical dressing department
made a large shipment to Mankato
Wednesday. Is
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
BLUE EARTH COUNTY
COAL QUOTA IS FIXED
Eight thousand Five Hundred
Tons OF the Anthracite Is
Amount

Fuel Administrator w. J. Morehart.
and 3. A. Epson. Lake Crystal,
Charles T. Taylor, of the Taylor
company; A. Gcise, Bottsford L,Im-
Der company: A. G. Roemer, Lambert
Lumber company; F. L. Babcock,
Hayes Lucas Lumber company; Guy
Butts, BOtsford Lumber company: all
of Mankato; Frank Sherwin of the
Strump Lumber Co.. Lake Crystal; O.
w. Neill, Botsford Lumber company,
Good Thunder; H. w. Wesr5y, Bots
ford Lumber company, ST. Clair, form
ed committee and spent yesterday
at the office of the state fue, admin
1strator at st. Paul, arranging for the
allotment of coal for Blue Earth
county the coming season.
Blue Earth county was allotted g.
$50 tons of hard coal and $1,000 tons
of soft coal.
Mankato was allotted $500 tons of
hard coal, and $4,000 tons of soft
coal.
Owing to the fact that the north
ern counties of the state are iron
producing counties the government
has given them their full quota of
coal II Blue Earth county has been
allowed its full quota of coal, based
on what was used in 1916 and 1917 ii
you'd have been allotted about 49,
200 tons.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
VICTIMS OF TYLER CYCLONE
THE DEAD.

John Newell, Mrs. George Smith.
Christ Sorenson, Ronald Smith, four
teen months, Mrs. Chris Sorenson,
Mrs. S. NJ Hanson, Paul Howe, P. D.
Christianson, Mrs. Paul Howe, Lucille
Christianson, H. P. Dalton, La Crosse
Louis Jorgenson, ID. ]. Blakesley, Jor-
gen Rasmussen, Hans p Larson, Mrs
Jorgen Rasmussen, Soren Lauritzen,
Mrs. Nicholas Peterson, Mrs. G. A.
Johnson, Irene Johnson, twelve, Mrs.
George essen, Elsie Johnson, ten, John
M. essen, Johannes Marker, Rose Nell
son, Alfred John, Louise Utost, Erwin
Schnell, Caroline Erickson.
INJURED AND in HOSPITAL.
Martin Brown, 1908 Eighteenth ave-
nue. south, Minneapolis; fractured arm
and spine injured; serious.
Mrs. Carl F. Jonson, Russell, Mimi. !;
bruises.
Mrs. T. H. Paulson, may die.
Grace Combs, Aberdeen, S. d.;
bruises and cuts.
August Sherman, Vergast, Mimi;
bruises anu cuts.
Charles Siewert, scalp wound and
shoulder injured.
Fred Cotton, Winona; left arm hurt.
George Smith. back injured.
Mrs. George Smith, bruises.
Mrs. Dell Blakesley, bruises.
Chris Jackelin, scalp wound.
NJ p. Jensen, two ribs broken.
Jens G. Peterson, Arco, Mimi; three
ribs broken.
Phillip J. Ehret, right shoulder in
jured.
Arnold Smith, fractured skull, back
hurt; may die.
Mrs. Bertha Christianson, flesh
wound.
Mrs. Jerry Friesman, flesh wound.
Edwin Friesman, her son. six years
old; tacks driven into skull.
Arthur Norgard, broken nose and
arm.
Agnes Hanson, face and head bruis-
ed.
Mrs, Hans Christianson, flesh
wounds.
Mrs. David Stromberg, legs broken.
Six-year- old son of Mrs Stromberg,
bruises
James Hanson, Arco, Mimi; shout
der hurt.
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PIPEsT0NE MAN MISSING
Ray Longstreet Disappeared, No CIew
to Whereabouts.

Ray Longstreet is missing. He dis
appeared from POestone Tuesday and
vigilant search has failed to reveal
his whereabouts.
His father, R. M. Longstreet of
Fairmont made a rush trip to Pipe
stone today and arriving there at
once phoned his daughter, Mrs. Jes-
sc Titus and Mrs. Will Allen IN Fair
mont, that his son was still missing
and there is no clue to his where
abouts. Jesse Titus also went to
Fipestone and vigilant search is be-
ing made.
Ray Longstreet is a Fairmont boy,
born and bred. He lives in Pipe
stone with his wife and two children.
No possible cause can be assigned to
his mysterious dropping out of sight.
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RapidanrDe coria

Mrs. Julia Hall Thnrston and child
are spending sometime at the home
of her father, G. Hall.
Rev. J. M. Balm. of Mankato. will
speak at the school house in district
No. 143 Sunday morning at 10:30.
The continued wet weather is
,shouring its effect on the grain still
in shock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cotton and
children were visiting at the II.
Hanson home Sunday. sag
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hallgren of
Minneapolis are visiting at the par
entail home of the latter, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Knutson. W,
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Kasota.

Mrs. Malcolm Boline entertained
4 party of lady friends at her home
on Tuesday afternoon In nonor of
her sister, Mrs julius Lundquist.
Mrs. liver Anderson, who has been
assisting at the Ed Stranger home
near Lake Emily, spent the week end
at home.
Mrs. Victor Johnson and children OF
Chicago were guests at the George
Sawyer home last week.
Mrs. Howard Chappell and little
daughter Helen of Virginia, Mimi, is
la guest at the Sandstrom home this
week. 8i
Gust Swenson is having the interi-
or of his residence decorated this
week.
Miss Anna Swenson has been re-
elected to teach in Chisholm this
coming year.
Evelyn Peterson of st. Peter spent
Saturday as guest at the Sandstrom
home.
Miss Eldora Mason was on the sick
list the fore part of this week.
Word was received by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Forsberg that their son Ern-
est had sailed for France.
c. w. Babcock and C. R. Swenson
were business callers in Mankato on
Monday.
Misses Judith and Agnes Clans
.spcnt the fore part of this week in
the twin cities.
Mrs. Pete Anderson was reported
on the sick list the first of the week.
Mrs. John Palmquist and little
Signe Johnson are visiting relatives
in st. Paul this week. 81
Frank Larson and family of Oshawa
were Sunday guests at the Charles
Rudberg home.
/ Mrs. Percy Nutting and baby re-
turned Tuesday to Mankato after a
week spent with relatives here.
Miss Margaret Johnson returned
Monday from two weeks visit with
friends at Window.
Mrs. ]. CLANS and family visited
friends in Belgrade on Sunday.
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Mrs. Carrie Powell came UP from
Cordova Monday for visit at the
Stockton home. N
W. A. Wooledge of Gam Valley, s.
D., was entertained at the F.. C. Ball
ey home over Sunday, q
Mrs. e. H. Short returL~l TO Mad
| ison Lake Monday after a visit at the
Pulver home. So
Alice Bailey spent part Of the
past week at the Franks home in the
country
Misses Hazel Stockton and Bonita
Great Falls, Mont, in the vicinity OF
which city they will teach this, year.
Alfred Johnson of Staples, Mimi,
visited at the Frank Peterson home
the fore part of the week.
Miss Fay Youatt of Fargo, N. D.,
and Mrs. Olivia Barbour were Sun
day guests at the Alfred johnson
home. 10, 5f 800
Mrs. Charles Pitmon is visiting rel
atives in Blakely this week.
Charles Klein of Ellsworth, Wis,
spent a few days the early part of
this week, at the St. John home.
Glenroy Parsons is working near
Fairmont during harvest.
Mrs. H. Stockton was reported to
be quite sick the first of the week
but is now improved
The class in Nurses Aid' which
has been conducted at the state hos
pital ut st. Peter this summer COM
pletes its course on Friday of this
week The following young ladies
from Kasota were taking the course:
Misses Bonita Bailey, Irene Granger.
Hazel Stockton. Leona Moulton, Ma
bel Gripp, Dorothy Wilcox and Mrs.
Glen Hunt. rs
I Mrs. Frank Peterson had the mis-
fortune to fall and badly -brilise her
arm last Friday morning DR.. Strath-
ern OF St Peter was called q attend
the injury.
Mgs. Albert Allen entertained the
Ladies' Aid society of the Presbyteri-
an church at her home on Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Clarissa Mohler of the I'm
manuel hospital at Mankato spent
Thursday of last week at home.
Forrest Butterworth of Mankato
called on friends here Tuesday.
Mrs. F. G. Babcock of Mankato spent
Saturday and Sunday here.
Miss Elvira Ecklund submitted RI
an operation for the removal of her
tonsile by Drs. Miller and Schmidt
at Mankato last Saturday. morning.
Miss Dorothy Wilcox left Sunday
Tor visit with friends in Minneapo-
lis.
c. E. Johnson has purchased a new
five passenger Ford car.
Mrs. Charles Meyer was taken quite
suddenly sick on Sunday DR.. Field
of st. Peter was called.
Miss Aletha McCullen has resigned
her position as teacher at Hebron.
5. D., and has been elected as prin-
clpal OF the high school at Shake
pee.
Mrs. Harry Volk and little daugh-
ter Ann, of Minneapolis arrived this
week for visit at the Babcock home.
Mrs. George Randall OF Chicago
spent part of this week as guest
at the Granger home.
William Olson of Long Prairie was
In the village on business last week.
Otto Raschick of ST. Paul was the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Emil Sven
son and family over Sunday.
Mrs. George Pulver and children of
Waseca were guests of Kasota rela-
tives the fore part of the week.
Mrs. K. l.. Bradshaw visited reIa-
yves at LIE Sueur Center on Mon
day between trains.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Lundquist and
son Marvin, left Thursday ,or their
home in Gresham, Ore, after an ex-
tended visit with relatives here.
Misses Hanna Berquist and Minnie
nelson were among Wednesdays
Mankato shoppers.
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PROFITS SHOT TO PIECES
Complaint Made BY Proprietor o
Shooting Gallery
n
limited Press Dispatch. I

Cedar Point, o., August 23.-Profits
have been all shot to pieces in the
shooting gallery business, says Joe
Thatcher, chief gun tender at gall
lery in an amusement park here.
A half dozen marksmen from Camp
Perry had just been in.
They spent dollar" said Joe,
"and they broke up SIS worth of clay
targets" f
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PEOPLE in luverne Who Had Too
Much Sugar On Hand.

Mrs. John Wulf and Henry Stroeh
OF Luyerne, Mimi, have been forced
to return to regular trade channels
some excess canning sugar which
they procured through a mail order
house, under orders from C. H. Chris
topherson, food administrator OF
Rock county. In lieu Of punishment
under the food control act for hoard :
ing, each made voluntary contribu-
ton of SIS to the Rock county Red
Cross chapter.
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Five Towns Bombed

London, August 23.-The British
war ministry reports that five Ger
man towns were severely bombed and
great damage done to military
stores in successful raids carried out
last night. s
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
twenty One planes Destroyed.

London. August 23.-The destruc-
tion of twenty lone German planes
in the past week was reported by the
air ministry last night. Eight British
machines are missing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
CRUISER WAS ToRPEDoED
Santiago Sunk BY German Submarine
Is The Claim.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatc

IAssocIated Press DISPATCHED
Portland, Me-, August 23.-ThA
United States cruiser Santiago was
sunk ty torpedo from German
submarine. This claim was made
here today by Captain Myers of the
tanker Triumph, which was captured
Ey he Germans and converted into
a sea raider. Meyers states that the
German U-boat captain told him that
it was his craft that sunk the San
tiago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
Acres Of Wreckaoe

There are literally acres of wreck-
age with here and there roof peak
sucking through, starting from Main
street and extending east for six or
seven blocks. A curious reature is
the number of wrecked automobiles
including many new cars. Every rod
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-11
"WAR BRIDES" DUPE SOLDIERS
Women Fortune Hunters Arrested for
Having More Husbands Than
Law Allows.

San Diego. Cal.-Almost since the
United States entered the war soldiers
have been victims of women fortune
hunters. Girls at various camps are
being arrested charged with having an
over quota of soldier husbands, and
in every case the question of insur-
ance was the motive.
This city has been no exception to
the rule, and with the thousands of
soldiers and sailors in training at the
camps near by federal officials are
always on the alert, and as a result
two girls are under arrest. They gave
their names as Miss Mae Smith and
Mrs. Elsie Byrnes, and both are
pretty. They were caught in the act
of mailing about 20 letters to sailors
and soldiers. asking for money for
clothes and travelling expenses. In
every letter written by the girls was
the phrase: 81 wish you oceans of
love with kiss on the top of every
wave" The girls also received 1S
letters from ardent lovers and each
letter contained money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-11
American Telephone Operators
Now Serving in France.
Hundred Who Were Sent Over Civ
ing Such Efficient Service More
Will Be Sent.

Washington.-To the 100 girls from
America now doing service as military
telephone operators in France, $50
more in training schools here may soon
be added. leaving reserve force of
400 more on file out of about 5000 ap-
plications.
The telephone is referred to as the
nerves of the army" and the young
women who have been accepted for
this work have undergone tests as Sc
we're as those to which a soldier at the
front is subjected.
The telephone exchanges often are
only short distance behind the
trenches, and the operator must pos
sess both courage and calmness under
dangerous circumstances.
''These girls" said Capt. e. J. Yves
son, who recruited the unit, are going
to astound the people over there by
their efficiency. In Paris it takes from
40 to 60 seconds to complete one call.
Our girls are equipped to handle 800
calls an hour"
Other reports that have reached the
war department from France show
that the American hello girl is making
good rapidly in a task as difficult as is
to be found back of the front line
trenches.
The first group of operators entered
training school here on January II
for instruction in advanced telephony.
They received practice in the largest
New York exchanges and were then
tried out at military environments The
course included talks upon personal
hygiene.
The first contingent sailed on March
2. Other groups sailed in March and
April and were stationed at supply de-
pots and debarkation bases.
In addition to speaking both French
and English fluently, every one of
these girls has stood a loyalty test
which proved that she could be trusted
with military information.
The uniform prescribed consists of
a coat and skirt of navy blue serge.
shirtwaist of navy blue Palm Bench
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TWO MEN
REFTT THE ARMY

work far into the night. The more the
camp speeds up the more troops Major
Fawcett invites the war department to
send through the camp. The ideal of
seeing to it that no man crosses the
seas for service with clothing and
equipment which is not new, or as good
as new, has just about been reached.
Troops are detrained from the interior
in dusty, faded clothing, patched and
pulled out of shape. and go onto their
ships in an incredibly short time dress
ed up like show window display.
His lieutenants in charge of money
disbursements, subsistence, construc-
ton. transportation, and reclamation
are at his door with brand-new COM
plications every few minutes. Bewil-
dered supply officers, who have come
to the camp without the slightest idea
of what is expected of them (and who
would have resigned before coming had
they known) appear at his door look
ing scared they listen for few min
utes to the general run of his tele-
phone conversation, forget their scare.
answer his questions with a prompt
ness and definiteness which seem to
surprise the men themselves, and go
out with their heads up, smiling conf
IDENTIFY, and accomplish changes and
refittings and substitutions such as
they had never dreamed of.
Work Well Divided.
The work under Major Fawcett sub
divided itself naturally so that no dis
proportionate burden falls on any one
department. with one exception. For
accounting purposes it is absolutely
necessary that one man should have
charge of what. in quartermaster lam
guage, is called property" He must
sign every invoice and assume respon-
sibility for it financially. This job
under Major Fawcett is that of Capt
G. e. Thrall. Q. NJ. r. c. Captain
Thrall has counted it a big night when
he has had more than four hours sleep
since the war started.
Captain Thran has never been
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-11

She soon ran through the money she
inherited, and. to obtain more, commu-
nicated with Greek living in Spain.
an agent of the spy bureau established
in Barcelona by the Germans.
When mother and son were arrested.
the boy was just about to engage in
the aviation service in order to obtain
information to be supplied to Germany.
writer in the Paris Midi identifies
the Greek as the head of German prop
uganda in Spain and director in par
ticular of the service for arranging ex-
blossoms in factories. He was reg
ular visitor to the girls school at Bar
celona. where he went to see three
little girls whose guardian he was
supposed to be. One of the youngest.
about eleven years old. handed over
to him. on each visit. several letters.
which he carried away.
These three little girls were French,
being the daughters of Nine. III. The
MERRY Widow" used TO pass on any
information that she obtained to her
son. who wrote it to his young sister.
placing 1t in the middle of his letters
which were never really examined.
when 1T was seen that they were let
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-11

caught ratified. He swears now and
then. but laughs at himself when he
get ratified Captain Thran is much
more tired looking man than he was
year ago-but like his chief he has
found that the best way to keep men
moving is to meet ignorance and stu
pidity alike with friendly grin and
straighten them out as they go along.
Major Fawcett left the regular army
IL years ago and was for many years
purchasing agent for the Philippine
constabulary. Captain Thrall came
from the ranks OF the regular army.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-11
MERRY WIDOW TO die
French Woman Found Guilty by
Court-MartiaI.
Sold Military Secrets to the Germans
in Letters to Her
Children.

Paris. France.-Brief announcement
mas Just been made that a Paris court
martial has condemned to death as
a spy Mime. NJ, thirty-seven years
old. Her soT.. Noel, sixteen years old.
who was accused of being her accom-
plice, was ordered to penitentiary
colony undl he comes of age The
court believed he was too young to be
held responsible for his acts
AS the case was not heard in public
only a few details have become known.
such as that Mime. MS husband was
killed at the front in March, 1916. and
that the wife soon started a life that
earned her. in the circles she frequent
ed. the name Of '.The Merry Widow
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-11
Old erist Mill to Norristown.

The Montgomery County (Pa.) His
torical society has appointed a COM
mittee to arrange for the removal OF
an ancient grist and sawmill in HOrs-
ham, built in 1874, to Elmwood park.
Norristown. The old mill, not operat-
ed for many years, has been offered
to the society by Miss Mary Iredell.
1t was an old relic and the town coun-
Gil of Norristown has signfied that IL
1t is accepted by the historical So
ciety and placed in Elmwood park
along Stony creek, it would be taken
care of by the borough in order that
future generations may see how flour
was ground and lumber sawed liz pi-
oneer days. 1t is the intention to
bring to Norristown, if possible, the
large driving wheel, turbine wheel and
cob cruSher.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-11
Snowy Owls in Nebraska.

The appearance of snowy owls, a
rare occurrence, is reported in Nebras-
ka. These remarkable and remark
ably beautiful birds come from the
Arctic regions. Only four previous
viSitations have been recorded in the
archaeological history of the country
The snowy owl is bird of wonderful
plumage, is about two feet in height.
and is more likely to be found roosting
on straw stack or a hummock of
some sort than in the branches of
treeS-The Argonaut
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Lively Work of Major FaWcett
and Captain ThraIl at
Camp Blank.
sPRUcED UP FOR OVERSEAS
Hungry and III-clad Soldiers Well Fed
and Made Spick-and-S Span for
the Voyage to Battle
Front in France.

Washington.-Maj. George w. Faw-
cett is the camp quartermaster at an
American embarkation camp. 1t is his
first business to see that troops going
overseas find comfortable, healthful
temporary quarters, and have plenty of
food. The camp is more than a rest
resort for travellers. When it was
established less than year ago in
coming troops were warned that they
must not rely on getting any of their
overseas outfit here. This is so COM
pletely changed under Major Fawcett's
administration that there is nothing
an organization can possibly need
which this camp will not supply nearly
as fast as the men can be marched
up to his warehouses to take the sup
plies away.
Major Fawcett has ten-foot square
office in an implanted shack. He sits
at little desk with two clerks. one be-
hind him and the other at his side. A
telephone receiver is strapped over his
head all the time. The officers trequir-
ing supplies for the present and fu-
ture who come into this camp make
mistakes. big and little, but not one
of them has ever got anything worse
than an amused or an astonished grin
lTOIH Tie CAMP II 10
easier and quicker to give man what
you know he wants." the major says.
than to waste your time, his. and the
governments, by quarreling with him
because he has not put his needs in
proper shape"
Makes 1t Easy for Them.
Army regulations require particular
printed formulas for acquisitions, pre-
pared with scrupulouS attention to
small details. Major Fawcett has
taught his men to accept any scrubbed
memorandum On the back of an envel-
ope or a bit of wrapping paper, tell the
applicant for supplies to come back
in half an hour, and, then, when he re!
turns, hand to him perfectly arranged
form of requisition, stating all his
needs with military exactness, and at
the same time directing him to a store
house where his supply is already
waiting.
The interior traffic of the camp has
increased until 100 big motortrucks
are tearing through the streets from
dawn until dark, and half of them
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-11
Soft Coal Increased.

The fuel administration announces
that during a recent six-day period
11,6S8,OO0 net tons of bituminous coal
were mined in this country. This
amount is an increase of 81 per cent
over the production of the week be-
fore. For the month, it is estimated,
46,47S, 900 net tons were mined, which
is about 10 per cent over the amount
mined during April, 1917.-Pathfinder