The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
HANGED AND BURNED
IS FATE KAISER THE BRULs
NET LAST NIGHT
Monster Crowd Celebrates Clos.
ing of World War; Ellsworth
and Palmer Speak

plcSI udy, lhC ohc lHdI VIII ihOoA
most to the mothers and fathers, the
sisters and brothers who have mer
in France will be that day when the
boys come home from foreign
strand" declared Congressman F. F
Ellsworth last evening in a brie
speech made near the Omaha depo
where the kaiser was hanged ant
burned in effigy. Mr.. Ellsworth de
clared that he wanted to be home OF
that day, that he wanted PERSONAL.
to welcome the brave men from Man
kato who with other Americans ha,
gone forth and proven themselves tn
greatest army in the world
In the meantime, while the boy.
are still in France, Congressman
Ellsworth urged that the best of car
be taken of the men. He advised hi
hearers not to be impatient if tn
men did not come Immediately. Il
bring home several million men a
once would cause a; grave economi
/ problem, he stated and said the gov
eminent would act as wisely and a
I quickly as possible
81 hope to see every man i
France home in a year or a year an
a half" he stated.
| In opening his address Congress
man Ellsworth addressed the audienc
and he stated that there was toda
no greater title in the whole worl
| than that Of "an American citizen
In his attempt to dominate the worl
and all the peoples of the earth tb
/ speaker stated that the kaiser ha
crushed himself and his country
, the effort He had looked forward
conquering the world with ease. b,
the day had come when the free pee
pie of the earth could celebrate tt
complete downfall of German mil
tarism.
"This is the greatest day in a
world history the speaker said. ''W
as Americans have every reason
be proud on this day; to be proud
our army and navy and the gre;
part they played in making this gloI
lous event possible. Four years
war have meant more in actual pros
ress to the world than a hundrt
years of peace could have accom-,
lished."
George NJ. Palmer, president
the Blue Earth county Red Cross i,
troduced Congressman Ellsworth. M
Palmer stated that at last the d;
mad come, the day for which all FIR
governments had dreamed. He ST.
ed that it was not the day the kais
and his Potsdam gang had hoped al
planned for forty years, that the
was no celebration in Berlin tt
evening but that it was a day
world history for which every m;
IN this free government should thar
God.
-Four months ago, Mr.. Palmer sal
the world was trembling for fear t
allies would loose the struggle. T.
Germans were sweeping over mort
ern france swiftly and surely. &
july IL at Chateau Thierry they we
turned back and have lost grou4
ever since.
American soldiers did that" d
clared Mr.. Palmer, "thev nrov
themselves the greatest soldiers
the world and if anyone in this An
lence had an opportunity to he
mem | know they would do so. T
war Recreation fund drive is now t,
Nothing is too good, nothing in f.
is good enough for those men.
spond llberolly to the solicitors. su
scribe the full quota for Mankato q
subscribe it quickly"
Before Mr.. Palmer and Coneres
man Ellsworth arrived on the see
Waily Anderson mounted the pIatfo
ana explained to the people than
kaiser was to be hanged and burS
IN ehigy Wally made a great
with the audience. He characteriz
Tue kaiser as Kaiser Wilhelm
Drute and ordered the hangm.
neoy Rolfson to String up the sc
Vi ID gun in hurry" A high scaff,
had Deen built on two baggage trn1
ana at the order dummy of
kaiser was hoisted on high. The du
my wore helmet and hish boots
resemble his former majesty
Company A and the Machine o
company of the National guards i
paraoeu TO the scene, led by the ri
regiment band and as the kaise
" "y swung up on the scar
Con,Iany A men fired five vollevs
" halser Bill. After the speak
was over Wally stated that The =
ohlne gun men were jealous of 70
pany A and wanted to fire at tbo
ser also. Accordingly the Lewis
thlhe gun, which is the property
.ne company was brought into y
ana 700 rounds Of ammunition w
nreu at the dummy. The band str,
up lne tune. Cheer Cheer The Car
All here and the crowd cbeo,
IN ne dummy was then let DOWN.
me scaffold, pitch placed m
oiotnlng and set on fire As
naming effigy of the former Germ
emperor swung on high the 1oA
crowds on the depot platform
bridge and across the river hroLo
, n cheers. Two large piles of ~
way ties had been covered with -;
oeIore the crowds arrived and Nv
set On nre The blazing timhers
req, iurld light over the scene
exceptionally large crowd Turned
ior the event, the depot nlatforn,
orldge being packed with snectatl
After the kaiser had been burA
IN effigy the crowd broke nv
marched and paraded the street.
me .ne early hours of morning. al
Gnu marching crowds filled
streets and everyone was in the
OF humor. Early in the evening
lore the speaking otooka Mace
streets were also crowded with .
ana marching crowds. No one se
81 able to give full vent 70