The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-13
children. Audry, Merton and Margaret

charge or the gun anu mOWeu uOWu
twenty of the enemy before he re-
ceived a wound that put him out OF
business. He was the youngest boy
in the battalion and went overseas
when he was eighteen years of age
His wound was not serious and he is
recovering rapidly.
The above is a clipping from a
Belleville, Ontario paper and Henry
Remfrey is a brother to Jack Rem
frey of this place.
This poem made a hit during the
late peace festivities held in the
village:
HOW ABOUT 1T?
The Allies have brought the whole
world peace,
They've forced the Turk and the Hun
to cease,
They've brought old Austria to hel
knees,
While Belgium weeps her thanks.
How about you, Emperor Bill,
You cruel blood thirsty old pill?
You thought you'd by the million
With all your gas and tanks.
You've sunk our ships and bombed
our nurses,
While we've bit our lips to still oul
curses,
But we dug down deep into oul
And there's plenty more in oul
banks.
Now, how about you they called thu
KAISER"
Four years ago you should have beer
wiser,
For you'll have to be some earl!
riser
Before you can beat the Yanks.-
Mrs. J. G. Ramfrey.
Mrs. Mary Cornish of Vernon Cen
ter received the following letter from
her daughter, Mary E. Cornish:
Hotel Petrograd, Paris, Novembe
1S|I came here Saturday on fou
days leave--not to be counted in m.
regular leave which is to come lat
er, when l plan to go to Nice. An
in company with our Y. M. G.. A., di
rector. She makes monthly visit
here and have been seeing the cit,
beautiful with all my eyes. I onl
wish / had more time but two day
here, as it takes a day coming an
going.
SIN some ways it's wonderful tim
| to be here and a disadvantage in 9th
, ers. All the art galleries are still
closed. But l was here in time TO
the grand services at Notre Dam
Sunday morning when the TIE Deur
was sung, and the great bell in tn
tower rang for the first time in NOR
; than four years. I wish you all coul
have heard the wonderful music
Mostly military people were in at
tendance at the eleven o'clock serv
/ ice. There was scarcely standin
room and thousands were turne
away.
I'm the afternoon a huge parad
took place on the Champs Elysee an
every loyal Partisan was there t
, participate in the celebration of gain
ing back .Alsace- Lorraine. Will ma
you a French paper describing wha
took place yesterday which some G
you can make out, / think. Pleas
keep it for me. l want it as a sou
venir.
| "Just now returned from the thea
tre-my first since leaving New Yorl
Saw THE Man Who Stayed at Home
/ a war play by an English compan
very good. Went with my Y. N
! A frso ~ &c.,
es. Missed Versailles which l ha
planned to see this afternoon, br
the next time hope to see every
thing I've missed. The Louvre
closed. Have been busy all day sight
seeing and little shopping. TIL
shops are truly beautiful and one
tempted to spend hours in then
Leave tomorrow morning to go bac
to Allery (sur lie Saone ct Loire
where I've been all these months
I'm to be called at six and ia,
comes for me at seven to make til
7:45 train. Breakfast in bed--suc
luxury! 1 consider myself yer
lucky girl to have had this opportun
ity, and I'll write more at lengt
about it when 1 get back to Americ;
Mary e. Cornish, A. N. C. Base Hos
pital Unit 26, A. P. o. 1857
The Victory Boys and Girls Fun
amounted to $107. so, the entire scho,
contributing. Twelve boys eac
pledged S. and the upper class girl
$50. The little girls who gave til
program last week asking ten cent
admission made enough to redeel
their pledges. The school is no
busy with the Four Minute conte.
on "Why You Should Answer til
Christmas Roll Call" This week hs
been spent in study of the origi
of the Red Cross and it's activitie
in peace and war. Next week til
speeches will be prepared and Decen
Der Is the preliminary contests wi
be held. The winners will then az
pear at public program to be he
Friday evening, December 20. III
work is being done in connectio
| with the language and composite
classes throughout the school and
both oral and written. Much enthr
siasm has been shown by the pupil
The Christmas boxes are being file
by the school for the children in til
fire zone. one for a boy of six year
and another for a girl of the san
age. Miss Davis and Miss Bowe
have been reputized to raid the tc
shops on their visit to Mankato Sa
urday.
Il
Shanks Succeeds McManus.
!, UNITED Press Dt,patch.J
I New York, December 7.-Gener;