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

DR.. Henry Black Burns of Des
MONIES gave his lecture on Chords
and Dischords" at the opera house
on Monday evening to a large and
appreciative audience This was the
third of the lecture course and the
last number will be lady's uuartette
which will be given February 7.
The young people Of this vicinity
enjoyed social party at the home
Oh Mr.. and Mrs. George Day.
The students nave all returned to
their respective schools, some at
Carlton and some at Hamline.
A. B. Merrill suffered a stroke of
paralysis and passed away on New
Years day. He was over eighty
years of age and one of Amboy's
honored and respected citizens. Two
sons and two daughters are left to
mourn his loss. They are Nelson A.
of California, Berton A., Mrs. Walter
Smith and Mrs. Walter Kinney of
Amboy. The funeral was held at the
Presbyterian church, j. J. Jones Of
ficiating and burial was made in
Pleasant View cemetary.
A crow hunt was held last week
in the vicinity of Basey. A large
number of hunters were on hand and
after choosing sides the fun COM
menced. The winning party secured
1877 and the loosers 1853 and furnished
the supper at the home of Tom
Brown. A royal good time and the
destruction of so many crows will
be an event long to be remembered.
Roy Day came home from Iowa
last week and had to journey to st.
Peter to have his QUESTIONABLE pa
pers corrected
Mrs. Lee of Mankato, the visiting
nurse of Blue Earth county, is busy
at the Amboy school this week and
will give lecture under the auspices
OF the parents and teachers club on
Wednesday. January 8. All parents
are cordially invited to attend
John Look of Caldwell, Idaho, a
former resident of this county is here
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Soldier, Out Of State Have
No Vote Is View
WHAT THE OFFlCIALSSAY
Present Law imperative; Belief
Expressed BY SchmahI and
Several Others
From Thursdays Daily.

from InurSOayS Daily.
ST. Paul, January 10.-Expressing
doubt of the legal power of the Public
Safety commission to provide neces-
sary machinery, Secretary of State
Schmahl today predicted that Min
nesota soldiers in service outside the
state will be enabled to vote at cleo
tons only if an extra session of the
legislature is called and new laws en-
acted.
Secretary SchmahFs statement fol-
lowed consideration by the commits
sion yesterday of preliminaries to-
ward allowing absent soldiers to
vote.
Attorney General Smith gave an in
formal opinion that the soldier vote
cannot be taken legally under ex-
listing state laws and added that vot-
ing by mail has yet to be held valid
in the court.
81 am satisfied that under the pres
ent laws Minnesota soldiers in
France cannot vote and that those in
this country, but outside the state.
are not given the privilege in the new
absent voters law which is designed
for the benefit of travelling men," said
Secretary Schmahl
"The absent voters law in addition
to being imperative in the case of
the soldiers, requires 35-cent pay
ment on each vote cast under its
provision"
Law Is imperative.
Ambrose Tighe. special attorney to
the Safety commission which refer
red the question to him, agreed with
the contention that the law is in
operative as far as soldiers are con-
cerned, the secretary said.
Furthermore, there is no law to
permit soldiers to vote at primary
said Secretary Schmahl,
this condition should receive atten-
ton in any general move, inasmuch
as primary results often are funda-
mental and virtually an election"
The secretary expressed his doubt
of the authority of the Safety COM
to direct state executive
officer to put in operation any new
election machinery which it may at
tempt to provide, and added he would
carry out any order of the kind only
when required to do so by the court
Secretary H. w. Libby of the COM
said that while plans now
are extremely indefinite, there is
of provision that one
be sent to France and
others to American camps to receive
the ballots of Minnesota soldiers
when definite scheme is adopted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Garden CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Crane went tt
Redwing recently to see the little
new granddaughter, Elaine Derby
Mrs. Crane is still there but Mr.
Crane returned home the last of the
week. Mrs. Mary Buck has been at
tending to the household duties dur
ing Mrs. Cranes absence
Miss Vera Kitch is a student now
in the Commercial college in Man
kato.
Miss Effie Swan has accepted 9
position as teacher in the Mankatc
Commercial college.
A. d. Mccormack and a part of the
family were Mankato callers Wed
nesday
The bank inspector attended to Of
fetal matters here one day last week
e. II. Monroe was absent last week
mis- duties calling him to Luverne
MINI.
Mrs. Pearson returned to her home
at Fairmont Wednesday.
Miss Lucy Gates was entertained
in the G. H. John home Wednesday
evening last week.
| e. H. Monroe enjoyed recent visit
from his sister and cousin
Mrs. G. W. John entertained hel
Bible school class of young ladies al
| her home Friday afternoon, fourteen
guests were present. Mrs. John had
made booklet of note paper fol
each guest with a written suggestion
at the top of each page as to some
important event in the life of a girl
Old magazines were furnished and
pictures were selected by the girls te
fit the written suggestion. Each one
thus made supposed history OF
some other girl present. Splendid
refreshments were served and the
young ladies say they had a yer,
pleasant time.
Miss Nellie Ray has lately spent
some time with her mother ant
grandmother.
Lieutenant C. T. John gathered
about seventy-five books in the
homes here during his visit and tool
them to Camp Dodge for the soldiers
Mr.. John returned to his duties
Thursday.
Mrs. T. H. Croswell and Louis were
New Years dinner guests at the
Warner home
Mrs. Elizabeth Everett of Mankate
spent Thursday night and Friday al
the j. F. Osgood home. She hears
frequently from her son, J. Reddor
Everett in France and Dewitt ii
Texas and says they are both vel
and glad to be serving Uncle Sam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strand were shopping
| in Mankato Wednesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
DanviHe

Mrs. Edward Thompson and Mrs
VIII Minks were in Mankato a couple
OF days last week having some dental
work done. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Bolinger were
callers at the home of the formers
sister. Mrs. Daniel Pierce of Beau
ford Friday
Geogre Klaus was caller in Man
kato Monday.
James Lyons was business visitor
in Mankato one day last week.
Miss Mayme Schannan is i'll with
the la grippe this week.
Will Wilkins and Omer Bolinger
spent several days in Minneapolis at
the home of their sister and aunt,
Mrs. Alfred Clapshan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
SUED HIS LANDLADy

Ambassador of Chilean Republic
Peeved at Mrs. Alice Hemmick.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, January 10.-Santiago
Aldunate, ambassador extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of the
Chilean republic here, objects to pay
ing high rent and then footing the
bills for repairs on the embassy.
Because his landlady failed to keep
the premises in proper shape, he
says, he was forced to expend ST.
034 and is now suing Mrs. Alice
Hemmick for the sum. His rent is
$333.33 a month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
OSCAR WELLS DIES
tie Was Well-knoWn Resident {
Madison Lake.

tie Was Well-known Resident of
Madison Lake.
Oscar Wells, an aged resident of
Madison Lake, died yesterday of
complication of diseases due to old
age. He was born March s, 1874, in
Cissaro, Onondaga county, New York,
and at the time of his death was sew
enty-three years, ten months and six
days old. He was a retired farmer He
is survived by his wife and one son,
c. J. Wells OF Madison Lake. The
funeral will take place tomorrow at
1870 from the house and at 2 from
the Methodist Episcopal church with
burial in the Eagle Lake cemetery
Mr. Wells was an Odd Fellow, and
he was well-known TO a large number
of people in Blue Earth county
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Slut MACHINE MAN FINED

Sam Leverman Paid $1C4 Into the
Court at Fairmont, MINI.
Fairmont, January 7-Sam Lever
man of Minneapolis charged with op-
Grating a gambling device was fined
500 and paid costs of 81 before Jus
tice G. w. Gamble late Friday. Lev
erman places slot machines in sta
tons, restaurants and other public
places and installed one in the cafe
of True & Petersen at Granada. That's
where he made the fatal mistake, for
Martin county frowns on such devices.
L.. ]. Siefert prosecuted the case for
the county. He put two nickels in
the machine in court and didn't win
a chip.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18

They named the children Herbert,
Jessie and Jack Barnes. So here's the
solution to the mystery of the five
small crosses on the Red Cross flag
which adorns the living room win.
dow in the Barnes residence.
Eddie Bailey returned Saturday
evening from Cedar, Mimi, where he
had been visiting the Robinson
brothers during the past of the mid
winter vacation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
FOUND HIS BRIDE UP TREE
Edward Holmes Had Real Romantic
Courtship in West

TINTED Press Hispatchl
st. Paul, Mimi, January 4.-When
Edward Holmes sauntered along a
road near his ranch near Herman.
Cal, one day last spring, he first met
Miss Mildred Snyder, up tree. To-
day they were married at the brides
home here.
The bride had geen visiting in Cali
fornia. She had a penchant to climb
trees. One day she crawled up a real
difficult looking tree. 1t happened to
be the property of Holmes. Suspecting
a miscreant he ordered her out. Then
they met
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
PETITION WAS DENIED
DOL Room Owners Must Live Up to

Pool Room Owners Must Live Up to
Present Regulations.
The plea of pool room keepers for
of the recent order fix
ing early closing hours for those
places was denied by the State Pub
lie Safety commission The commis-
sion also denied the petition of DEL
egation of Blooming Prairie citizens,
including four saloon keepers, for re-
peal of the commission order limiting
liquor sales there to quantities con-
sumed in the saloons.
F. S. Hemingway of Vernon Center
is in the city visiting friends and at
tending to business matters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AT
r. M. Phelps Had Narrow Escape at
st. Peter Hospital.

st. Peter, January 5.-Superinten-
dent R. M. Phelps, of the ST. Peter
state hospital for the insane, mar
rowly escaped being shot yesterday
by the discharge of a revolver taken
from returned woman patient. She
visited Der husband during the holt
days and during her stay secured a
revolver. The gun was discovered in
the bed clothing of the room in which
she STAYED and was discharged ac-
cidentally by the superintendent
while he was inspecting the bed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
TO BE BURIED AT saltwater
Soldier Who Died At One OF The
Cantonment Camps.

United Press DlSpatch.I
st. Paul, Mimi, January &c. S.
Reed, warden of the state prison at
Saltwater, today received orders to
take care of the body of a soldier,
whose mother is life convict in the
prison, her crime having been man
slaughter. The son died in the can
Torment camp. The mother is his
only relative. The body will be taken
to Saltwater cemetery and buried
in accordance with the mothers
wishes
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Shortly Publish Statement.

UNITED Press Eispatch.J
Paris, France, January 10.-The
Echo de Paris today publishes a re-
port that the various allied premiers
will shortly publish a joint statement
of the peace aims of the allies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
AUDITOR is ARRESTED
Accused of Attempting to Influence
Men To Resist The Draft

Winona, Mimi, January &c. w.
Anding, auditor of Winona county,
was arrested here today on the charge
of influencing or attempting to inf1u-
ence young men to resist the draft
law. He will be taken to st. Paul for
arraignment. He is alleged to have
advised three registrants under the
draft not to take the federal oath in
case they should be called upon to
take it. The law provides a penalty
of twenty years in prison for this
offense
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
RAIL OPERATOR ROBBED
Employee of 500 Road Held Up at
Point of Gun.
UNITED Press Dispatch.

IUnteu PTeSS D1Spatch.J
Paynesville. Mimi, January p
Raymie Pelkie, expressman, and E. R.
Eperson, telegraph operator, at the
500 depot here, were today held up
by bandits at the point of revolver,
and robbed of $62. R. c. Foster, the
depot agent, says there is no clue to
the present whereabouts of the rob-
bers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Anaie Society Msetinn.

George Atchison is in ST. Paul at
tending a meeting of the State Agri-
cultural society. Today he appointed
John Gerlich member of the COM
mittee on credentials.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
MARRIAGE License Issued.

Clerk of the Court Krost today is
sued marriage license to Jerome
Deryutter of Sioux Falls, South Da-
kota, and Marie Maxa of Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
COMING MARRIAGE.

Friends in Mankato are in receipt
OF invitations announcing the coming
marriage on Saturday evening, Janu-
airy 19, at the First Presbyterian
church, Minneapolis of Miss Mary
Genevieve Walstron of Minneapolis to
Mr. William Liedloff of this city.
Miss Walston is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Walston. They will
be at home after April 1 at 1928
Laurel avenue, st. Paul, MINI.
Mr.. Liedloff is auditor for the Lam
pert Lumber company. When a boy
he was for several years connected
with the newsboy delivery force of
the Daily Free Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
LoRENTz-HuETTL.

Mr.. AL Huettl and Miss Margaret
Lorentz were quietly married at six
o'clock this morning in st. Peter and
Paups Catholic church. Rev. Father
Hartman performed the ceremony
They were attended by Wendell A.
Lorentz, brother of the bride, and Ida
Z. Huettl. sister of the groom. They
left this afternoon for a short trip
to the cities and upon their return
will make their home in this city.
The bride was formerly employed as
clerk at the F. J. Lorentz store. Mr..
Huettl is employed with the Hub
bard Milling company.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Teutons Hurl Masses Into Teeth of
Blazing Machine Gun and Can
non Fire, Filling Ranks of Fallen
With Fresh Troops
Defenders Holding in North, but Give Wav
Between Roye and Noyon to Depth of 8
Miles-Nesle and Guiscard Captured-Brit-
ish Fight Back

Inc outstanding feature of the from the great battle of
Plcardy that the weary British are still Welding
before heavy fresh attacks the Germans delivered aono
most of the ffty-mile battlefront
In the north the withdrawal very slow Tn tho sotb cop4
sector the British retreating westward more ran;d
Inc only pronounced gains claimed by Berlin are west of
Bapaume and between the Somme and the Ose
On portions OF the front yesterday the British held nm tho
and nlcted trlghttu losses upon the advancing human
waves Wherever retirement has been made it has heen
conducted in good Allied battle line s intact
everywhere
On two sectors Cd in the vicinity Bapaume and 2) south
west OF st. Quentin the enemy enlarged his gains
bapaume, Nese and Gucard been lost
Berlin the capture $4,000 prisoners GOO pns and h
sands of machine Haig admits of some tanks
a1 French Of the battle
anu are "gn1ng herce Noycn
forces apparently among which the enemy states
can troops included The action as far north
- ~ ~ A'A
The reported to have advanced bovo h;
sectors They are sending forward dense infantry poorly
supported by guns and paying price human life for
their gains. ''-e A'i
Along the northern part of ho limo tho forro.,
assault the British failed At onlv one non+ ia @
reach the British trenches they quickly exneed
Enormous losses were suffered in the British barrage.
uher south the British pushed salient
TO the vicinity OF Courceet and Longueva reaching front held
ny Hag at the beginning the snme This is now
of the critical points, ~ " w
Below Comb seems still to he hold bu tho p4;, A.,
crossed the Somme where it runs due north nd ]
driven back again after suffering losses.
the souhern battle line Noo
the enemy made ax;ro,
gam seems to have been about eight miles, Along sector he had
been held earlier days in the British lines
m which the Allies seem to have decided out
The Germans rushed salient hero m
souher leg
and the west the British enemy appears to be tn m
break through and turn the British right Nee
Premier Lloyd George last night that mon ~
material replace all that have been their way to
France. wy W
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Units Aiding Allies Driven
Back West of
La Fere
u. S. Engineers
In Line of Attack
Gen. Pershing Reports Two
Regiments With British
Forces Involved

LONDON, March 25.-American units
were among the Allied forces defeated
and driven back through forest dis
trict west of La Fcre, Berlin announced
officially to-day. The part Of the Ger
man day statement dealing with thi:
section of the battle said:
English, French and American force;
were driven back in hot fighting
through the painless wooded country
near La Neuville and Villequier-Au
mont. The attack continued yesterday
and French infantry and cavalry di-
visions brought forward for a. counter
thrust were thrown back. We are pur-
suing the retreating enemy without
rest"
This is the second day Berlin has
mentioned Americans as fighting here
Yesterday the enemy said United
States troops were part of a force
thrown back on Chauny.
American engineers are known to be
somewhere on the Picardy front, as they
were at Cambria. but nothing can be
learned to corroborate the presence of
other units.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
British GurnerS Make
Battlefield a SHAMELESS

grip on Nesle and swing the British
right flank back, while the deter
mined defenders were battling dog
gedly to force the enemy back and
reclaim the position previously held
by them along the river.
The decision at all of these GEN.
tres is yet in allegiance, so far as is
known at this time, and the strug-
gle goes on with unabated fury.
The resistance of the British right
wing has been particularly spec
tacular.
On Saturday the Germans es-
sayed the crossing of the Somme
on RATS in the Nesle sector, but
these expeditionary forces were
caught in hail of artillery, ma
chine gun and rife fire, and virtual
ly were wiped out. Yesterday, how
ever, the Germans succeeded in get
ting troops across in this manner,
and followed these advanced guards
up with strong forces, which pushed
on in the neighborhood of Morcham.
The British were contesting the
enemy advance fiercely, and, at lat
est reports, were holding the hard
hitting enemy strongly.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Two Regiments on Front
Attacked, Says Pershing

WASHINGTON, March 25.-General
Pershing cabled the War Department
tonight that two regiments of Ame1i-
can railroad engineers are attached to
the British forces on the front attacked
by the Germans.
Three companies Of the engineers, he
said, were working in the areas ir
which the German official statement
mentioned the presence of American
troops, and no report has been received
concerning them.
This message announced tonight by
Major General March, acting Chief of
Staff, definitely disposed of reports
that American reserves had been sent
into the battle General Pershing said
there was nothing unusual to report
from the American sectors.
The dispatch follows:
Summary of activities from noon,
March "a, to noon, March 25: Nothing
to report but usual patrol and trench
activities, with some gas shelling by
the enemy north of Toul. Reference to
German communicates Of March "a and
25 regarding American troops, two regi-
ments of railway engineers are with
the British armies involved in this bat
tie. Three companies of engineers were
working in the areas mentioned in the
communique in the vicinity Of the
Crozat Canal. No report other than the
German communicates yet received re-
garding these troops"
Only certain units of the American
Railway Engineers are with the Brit
ish army in France, and only few
companies are known to be in the area
near the present fighting. 1t is be-
lieved, therefore, that whatever Amer
leans were captured there, according
to the German official statement, are
American engineers, who, however, may
have fought like infantry, as they
always carried rifles and bayonets as
we'll as tools, since the Cambria battle
in November, 1917, when they helped
repel German attacks.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
by The Associated Pressl

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 25.-This has been
another day of most desperate and
sanguinary fighting along the whole
front of the new battle zone. In
fact, in the northern sector there
has been no cessation in the awful
work since yesterday morning.
The Germans have continued to
hurl great forces of infantry into
the conflict, depending largely on
weight of numbers to overcome the
increasing opposition offered by the
heroically resisting British.
On the northern wing of the Of
fensive the enemy this morning
brought up additional troops after
an all-night struggle of the fercest
nature and renewed his efforts to
break the British front in the region
of Ervillers. To the south, near the
centre Of the line, an equally strong
attempt was being made by the in
vaders to extend.the long narrow sa-
lient which they had pushed in south
of Bapaume, near Longueval-fa-
nous in the annals of the Battle of
the Somme. These places were
again the scene of shambles in which
the British machine gunners ana
rifiemen eXacted q terrible toll of
death from the closely pressing en-
emy.
Still further south the Germans
were pounding the front hard in an
endeavor to push on and get firm
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Wilson Is Sure
Of F inal Victory

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Pres-
adent Wilson to-day sent this cable
message to Field Marshal Haig:
MAY ! not express to you my
warm admiration of the splendid
steadfastness and valor with which
your troops have withstood the
German onset, and the perfect con-
fidence all Americans feel that you
will win secure and final vic
tory?"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
ernans Cut Deeper Into British Lines:
Bapaun1e Falls; French Are Aidino Halo
Men and Guns to Fill GAPS
On Way, Says Lloyd George

AODoN iorch 95Davd Lloyd George the Premier
fh1s message to Field Marshal Haig to-day:
The British Cabinet wishes army nations
thanks for its splendid filled with pride
as watches the heroic resistance to over
whelming Odds
knowing their whenever the honor of
telr country depends their aor the
the result of this struggle cnes last desperate effort
to trample down the of the world
AT home do to help
spirit OF comradehp The
cannon and machine required make
e1her now IN France or already their still further
1orcemnts OF the batt