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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
THIS HAS BEGUN BY THE
TREASURY HEAD
More Than Two Hundred and
Fifty Millions Bought Back
BY Nov. |
limited Press Dispatch.1

Washington, December 4.-Retire
ment Of Liberty bonds by the treas
ury has begun. This was revealed
today in the annual report of the
year ending June 80, 1918.
A total of $25O,O0O,OOO of the first
second and third bond issues had
been bought back by the treasury on
November 1. This does not repre-
sent quite five per cent of each is
sue which under the Liberty Loan
act, the Treasury is permitted to
buy back each year.
It was indicated that after this
year the full five per cent of each is
sue would be returned. This will elm :
mate the piling up Of a great sink
ing fund, reduce the interest pay
ments annually and permit of retire
ment of all bonds on their maturity
date twenty years hence.
Public Debt Redemptions.
Secretary McAdoo estimates that
in the fiscal year ending June 80,
1919, public debt redemptions will
aggregate $685., 100000. The grand
total of expenditures of the year is
estimated at $27,71S,12S,OO which
is approximately $7,O00,O0O,O0O more
than the estimated total receipts.
The rccent Treasury announcement
of a fifth war loan, therefore was
accepted to mean that the next loan
subscribed for early in April 1919
would be for $4,000, 100000. This
belief was based on calculations of
further reduction in expenditures,
officials said.
In the report the secretary strong
ly urges a continuation of the war
savings campaign as a peace time
measure of thrift. He estimates
that the 1919 series of savings
stamp should bring into the govern
ment more than $1,250,000, 900 or
thirty five percent more than during
the last year.
Discovery and development of a
process for producing glycerine syn
thetically by fermentation of sugar
is disclosed by the report. The dis
covery was made by chemists attach
ed to the bureau of internal revenue
and afforded the assurance that dur
Ing the latter part of the war there
would not be d shortage of glycer-
inc supply for mGnitiOn manufacture.
The Financial Transformation.
The financial transformation from
peace to war was accomplished, Nc
Adoo declares without "Shock Or
financial disturbance of any kind
The credit and business structure Of
the nation remains sound and strong"
In this connection the report points
out that:
ut must not be regarded that en-
tire amounts expended during 1917
and 1918 have been permanently alb
sorbed. A large part represents
productive investment. It will re-
quire several months to give an ac-
curate estimate of capital OUTLAWS,
salvage and expenditures of a per-
manent character during the war"
AS to future expenditures the re-
port says there is no hint of imme-
diate diminution in the cash out go
from the treasury. The prediction
is made that the present high month
ly disbursement likely will continue
until the middle of 1919 at least.
One of the factors which tend to
make uncertain the, treasury re-
quirement of the next year, the re-
port outlines, is the possible demand
for loans by our European associ-
ates in the war
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
finest TINES BOOKED
SURVEY OF AT TER-WAR CON-
DlTI0NS IN STATES
America Is to Assist in the
Rebuilding of Devastated
Country
Especial to Free Press.

New York, December 4.-Bettel
times than this county has experienc
ed in this generation were predicted
today by leaders in financial, CONNER :
cial and industrial circles of this city
who have just completed a sweeping
survey of after-war conditions at
present and for the immediate future
To the task of rebuilding and replen-
iShing the whole world America can
and will rise with more force and fl
nancial success than ever in its his
tory, these men declare after taking
stock in the immediate resources and
opportunities of the whole nation.
Even the most rapid rehabilitation
and immigration can not check the
prosperity pending here and all over
the country it is calculated while work
and wages are waiting for millions
on millions of men and women in
the enormous increase bound to come
in renewed peacetime activities.
Post War Problems
Ready to put the full force of the
Catholic church behind the nations
fight to conquer conditions of recon
L,
leaders Of the National Catholic War
council are row converting in this
city for the purpose of mobilizing
their army of war workers in indus
trial centers at home as well as
abroad. Special service training
schools are furnishing expert men
and women workers for this organi-
cation in taking up a principal part
in lettering economic and social sit
uations incident to the great indus
trial shift of the reconstruction per-
iod. With thousands of bureaus and
mems and womens committees CO.
ordinated to make most effective the
national support of all the Catholics
of this country, this war council is
today promising to be an even more
vital factor than ever in helping to
solve postwar problems that the
whole country must face.
The Red Rioting
Little red blood and lots of red
flag waving are marking the riotous
sessions of socialists here that are
being forcibly attended by squads OF
police and men in army and navy
uniform. Since the indignant soil
diers seem to be harder to handle
than the screaming socialists, these
affairs have usually resolved them
selves into a good natured football
rush between the cops and the fight
ers on furlough. No one is taking
at all seriously the rough horseplay
Of the uniformed men who are col
lecting and tearing up red flags, and
unless some of the flag waivers show
more fight than they have yet, it is
not expected that these miX-ups will
prove to he anything but harmless
forms of exercise.
The Committing Cut
For the first time in two years,
most everybody here is not catching
trains to Washington on Sunday
night and coming back on Saturdays,
with flying trips to and from the
capital, off and on all week. Where
thousands 1ocked to the Washing
ton trains regularly a month ago,
hundreds still have to do this federal
committing, ard at last the lower
berth has become possibility.
Peace will have no more pleasant
aspect to wives and families here
than its cutting down of constant
trips to the old war center.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
SUNSET HOMES FAVORED
Action Was Taken at Meeting
Held in Winnebago Last
Evening

Plans were laid and society formed
at Winnebago last evening for the
establishment of Sunset Homes in var
iouS parts of the state in which the
aged and infirm would be cared for
and given comforts and attention they
might not otherwise receive. A ban
Quet was hello at the Hotel Florence
at Winnebago following which the
business of the evening was taken up
Fred Hadley of Winnebago was
elected president of the Sunset Home
society, ]. d. Mccormack of Parker
college, vice president, e. C. Teachout,
pastor of the Methodist church at
Winnebago executive secretary, J. A
Babcock, treasurer and an executive
committee composed of J. E. Rorman,
Father William Colbert and H. L.
Lindgren. A petition was started TO
have Governor Burnquist appoint a
commission to study the plan of
establishing sunset homes. The Win .
nebago Commercial club will send a
committee to interview Governor
Burnquist relative to the matter on
Friday.
Dr. e. r. Annis presided at the
meeting last evening and number
of speeches were given. Among those
who spoke were: II. P. Chase, deputy
state auditor; w. w. Hodson, secre-
tary of the state board of control;
Judge Vance of Blue Earth; Judge
Dean Of Fairmont; Former Represen-
tative Sonthink of Wells; Honorable
Gilbert GutterSOn Of ST Paul and w
l.. Albin of st. Paul who presented
plans for the proposed homes. 1t
was ar interesting gathering.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
TtUT0N VESSELS SEIZED
Allied Fleet Took Over German
Craft In the Sebastopol
Harbor
ASSOCIATED Press DISPATCH

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Aboard the British Destroyer
Tiibury at SebastopoI, Russia,
Wednesday, November 27.-The
allied fleet of the British, French,
italian and Greek war vessels has
taken from the Germans ten war
ships including the smaller craft
i'm harbor here. The Russian
dreadnaught VOLTA is under the
British flag. Five destroyers were
apportioned among the allies, the
British and French taking two
each ard the Italians one. Four
German submarines also were
taken. About 1900 German
troops were in the Crimea and
they requested permission to pro-
coed to Germany via Trieste to
avoid repetition of the incident
at Odessa recently when the
German soldiers enroute to con-
stantinop!e were attacked by
hostile citizens and several killed.
SebastopoI is governed by coali-
ton committee of workmen, mer-
chants and professors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
PAY The LOSSES IN FULL
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company Sends out Statement.

George Black, agent for the North
western Mutual Life Insurance com
pany in this city received the follow
ing announcement in a letter sent out
from the Minnesota company head
quarters at Rochester, Mimi:
"All war losses will be paid in full
whether or not extra premiums are
paid. All extra premiums received will
be refunded. Except as TO enemy aliens
applications from civilians not con-
templating overseas military or re-
Lief service will be considered within
the new limits and without war re-
strictions."
Mr.. Black stated this morning that
the losses to the American life insur-
ance companies due to influenza are
nearly double the war losses aside
from influenza. 1t is estimated that
the amount paid due to deaths from
influenza will reach more than $10,-
100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
CASTING OFF ECONOMY
REACTION FROM WARTIME
RESTRICTION is NOTED
Building Operations Have Taken
Squirt; Roads and Bridge
Construction
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

Washington, December 4.-Reac-
ton from war time economy is ap-
parent in reports to various govern
ment agencies since the signing OF
the armistice. War savings COM
mittees in all parts of the country
have submitted statements tending
to show that persons who abstained
from buying unnecessary clothes
during the war have rushed to shops
within the past week or two and
bought according TO pre-war stand
ards.
Retail businesses report stimula-
ton Of business by peace news. In
some cases, the response was i'm
mediate, business showing a big
jump within day or two after
November II. This reaction seems
most marked among the wealthier
classes.
Reports from Board
Reports gathered by the federal
reserve board also show activity
among wholesale houses to meet the
demand of retailers. The wholesale
business, however, is somewhat re-
stricted by the desire of retail
merchants to let their stocks run
low, while waiting for prices to come
down. Thousands of retailers quickly
arranged special sales of their
stocks at lower prices, in view of the
uncertainties of the future course Of
prices.
Building operations have taken
sudden start after the long enforced
period of sluggishneSs during the war,
and building materials are now be-
ginning to flow away from former
war enterprises, toward peace time
building projects. Private building
seems to be holding back, however.
municipalities and states have
turned their thoughts to building roads
and bridges, held up during the war
by shortage of mat erials, and within
the next month officials here look
for multitude of advertisements for
bids for these projects.
Raise Eight Billions
At least eight billions of dollars
must be raised in the United States
next year from war bonds or war
savings. Officials argue that floating
of these loans without corresponding
saving in money and materials
merely serves to initiate credit. and
the practical result of this imitation
is general rise in prices.
The treasury row is seeking to de-
velop means of continuing thrift
propaganda Throughout the next few
years, to educate the public to the
duty of paying off Indebtedness be-
fore relaxing war time economy. In
fact, students of economy in the
treasury declare that unless the
American people learn lessons of
thrift which populations of England
France, Germany and other warning
nations have learned during the past
four years, the country will be in
position during reconstruction of alb
sorbing much more than its share of
the worlds available stock of food,
materials and labor, needed for the
physical rebuilding Of devastated por
lions of Europe.
Treasury agencies studying banks
conditions in industrial communities
particularly where war materials
were manufactured, find that savings
and checking accounts maintained
by workmen do not have balances
proportionate 10 their advances in
wages during abe war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
INFLUENZA AMONG INSANE
Disease Is Spreading Among Inmates
At ST. Peter Hospital.


st. Peter, December with sew
enty five cases of Influenza and a
shortage of nurses and other help
a serious situation at the St. Peter
state hospital for insane was report
ed today to the state board of con
troll.
The epidemic has just begun at the
st. Peter institution and whether il
will prove worse than that at the
Fergus Falls state hospital remains
TO be seen, according to board Off i
Gals.
Other reports of influenza out
breaks in state institutions today
added twenty two to the list at the
Willmar asylum during the last five
days and six new cases at the Hast
ings asylum. making total of
thirty five influenza cases there.
Seven scattered towns outside Min
neapolis and st. Paul today reported
1873 new cases of influenza, seven Of
pneumonia and one death.
Mankato and Good Thunder listed
thirty two new cases each and Mora
twenty four cases.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
WILLIAM IS VERY MOODY
Wears Detected Appearance
Berlin Beast Has Writing
Habit Bad
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

tNSooSidlSu ISSS ClSpdlCi.l
London, December 4.-WiI-
lam HokenzolIern wears a de-
jected appearance, according to
The Telegraph correspondent at
Amercsen. The correspondent
quotes person who has been
with the kaiser considerably,
as follows: "The former emper-
or wore an al: of relief when he
arrived at Amerogen. but that
soon vanished. Even his CHEEKY
wife cannot rouse him from
mocdiness. The former en-
press is really something of
heroine, but in vain she has
tried to make the former kaiser
throw off his moo6iness, The
fugitive has terror in his heart.
The former emperor sits at a
window writing as if against
time, hour after hour, sheet af-
ter sheet, often all forenoon and
all afternoon"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
KARL TO BE CANDIDATE
He Will Be at Head of Democrat
MonarchiaI Party.
limited Press Dispatch

limited Press Disp2tch.I
Amsterdam, December Ably
wireless Via London to The United
Press. emperor Karl of Austria
will enter the March election in Au-
stria at the head of the democratic
monarchial party it was announced
today. The former ruler is said to
be gaining greatly in popularity as a
reaction of sentiment following the
revolution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
MUSTER OUT AT DODGE
Minnesota Men viii DemobiIize At
That Camp, Is Statement

Washington, December 4.-Men in
the old First, Second and Third reg
iments Of the Minnesota National
guard, who are included in the
Thirty forth division, will be mus
tered out rs whole at Camp Dodge
Iowa.
This was the information given the
senate military committee by Gen
eral PeytOon G. March, chief of staff,
who was asked by members of the
committee about the plan for mus :
tering out of the returned soldiers
at places near their homes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
FOCH ENTERED DENIAL
DECLARES He SENT NO ULTl.
NAHUM TO GERMANY
But at That He Is Not Using Soft
Pedal; Firm With
Huns

London, December 4-The express
denies the report from Berlin that
General Foch sent an ultimatum to
Germany because all the locomotives
specified in the armstice were not
handed over. The express says it is
true that Germany is not keeping up
the delivery and General Foch warned
the authorities against further de-
lays, but did not fix time limit.
London, Dec. 4.-Teuton journalists
believe general occupation of Germany
by the Allies is imminent as a con-
sequence of the failure of the Ger
man armistice commission to comply
with the terms of a new ultimatum
from Marshal Foch, which has already
expired.
Marshal Foch demanded the rest Of
the locomotives Germany agreed under
the aTmistice to deliver, according to
Berlin. Erzberger asserted the feat
was physically impossible and offered
to deliver them as soon as they were
repaired. He asked for respite, but
none apparently was granted.
Trouble in East Forecast.
Word from Copenhagen says that
Herr Barth of the new government
told German soldiers at Ems that the
general situation within the kaiser's
former domain was serious.
He praised the soldiers discipline,
but said he could not see how it was
possible for the great mass of troops
on the Eastern front to be evacuated
in view of the coming of winter and
the hostility of the population.
Wolff Bureau dispatches from Spa
say the Allies have granted safe con-
duct to German troops returning home
from Finland.
Prussians Lead Army on Berlin.
Polish newspapers at Berne say that
German regiments at Grondo, COM
manded by Prussian officers, are
marching on Berlin to overthrow the
new government.
The French chamber Of deputies in
trodGced resolutions demanding repa-
triation from Germany for the cost
of the war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
SCARCITY OF UNDESIRABlES
Few of Them Are Now To Be Found
In Mankato: Sc3tI

Fair weather appears to have caus-
ed general migration of tramps,
trunks and warrants from Mankato
and vicinity. 1t is safe guess that
the stiff fines which have been i'm
posed on this class of undesirables re :
Gently has also caused them to move
on to more welcome quarters. Yes
terday there was not a single person
lodged in the city lookup and the slate
was still clean this afternoon For a
number of weeks pat times have not
been as tame" at the station as at
present
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
KELLOGG FOR THE LEAGUE
Senator From Minnesota Delivered
Address on Subject.
ssociated Press Dispatch.

IASSOclaIeu FfeSS DISpdlCII.1
Washington, Dec lber 4.-Sena-
tor Kellogg of Min" sofa in an ad-
dress urged LeaGl9 of Nations to
maintain peace in the form of a
world tribunal for arbitrating inter-
national disputes with the enlight
ened public opinion large factor
in enforcing it's DEGREES.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
The Largest Flour Mill.
limited Press Dispatch.l

ST. Paul, MINI, December 4.-St.
Paul may soon have the largest flour
mill in the United States. j. NJ And
erson of the Equity CO. operative ex-
change has outlined to business in
terests here, plans for erecting a ST.
100000 -four mill. 1t would be built
in five units with daily capacity of
1900 barrels.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
TWELVE HOMES PLACARDED
Twenty New Gases Of the Influenza
Reported In Mankato.

Twelve more new homes were re-
ported to Health Inspector Edwards
this morning to be placarded for the
influenza. In one of the homes re-
ported there were five members
down with the disease. 1t was esti-
mated that in the twelve homes
there were twenty or thirty five i'll
with the "fu." This is an increase
in the number of cases reported
either yesterday or the day before.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
CAR STOLEN AT SIOUX CITY
Police Department in This City No.
titled of the Theft.

Sioux City authorities notified the
local police department. this morning
that Cadillac car was stolen from
that city on the night of November
go. The machine was painted black
with black wheels and there were two
extra Goodyear cord tires in the
rear, leather covering having a
white strip in the middle, begin over
one of these. The engine number of
the car was 57p1SS and the Iowa Ii
cense number D.3332. A reward OF
$3.50 is offered for the recovery OF
the car.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
The Abdication Documents.
UNITED Press Disnatch3

Berne. December documents of
the abdication of the former German
Crown Prince were due to have been
published in Berlin or Tuesday it has
been learned here. While Frederick
Wilhelm himself abdicated he made
no provision with regard to his heirs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
Pays For Profiteering.
TAssociated Press Disnatch1

TAssociated Press DisDatch1
Henderson, KY, December A.
"Closed by order of the food admins
tration,'' read sign on the store
owned by ID. A. Moss of Zion, near
here, "for selling -four without suo-
stitutes, profteering in -four and fail
ing to keep proper -four and sugar
records. Besides, he adopts Bel
gian baby and pays for its mainten-
ance for two years"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
NOLAN TO BE SPEAKER
Minneapolis Man Has Been Given The
Caucus Endorsement.

w. |. Nolan Of Minneapolis was
nominated speaker of the next house
of Representatives last night, and the
choice was unanimous except for the
twenty four Nonpartisan league mem
bers who are to have an organization
of their own. This makes Nolan S
election certain.
Nolan had ninety five members sign
ed UP in his behalf before the forty
house members who attended the
caucus last night in st. Paul went
through the form of nominating him.
The house will be organized on a
100 per cent American basis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
GREETING The SOLDIERS
Six Thousand of Them Have re
turned From 1atlefisIds.

New York, December 4-The
American steamers Lapland ard
Minnekhade, now used as transports
locked in. the North river, New York,
CARRYING over 5000 mer and officers
early this morning Thousands of
people crowded the docks and cheer
ed long and loud for the returned
men.
The George Washington, with
President and Mrs Wilson on the
bridge waiting to GO to sea just
across the bay at Hoboken, greeted
the men with one long blast of the
siren
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
YOUTHS ENTER STORE
Couple of Owatonna Lads Arrested B,
the Policemen

Albert Hartley, age fi-toon years,
and Arthur Pike, age fourteen years,
were caught by Officers Ole ]. Guam
and William Slezak in the PARROT &
Smith hardware stare, Owatonna,
Monday night at about 1870 o'clock
They had effected an entrance into
the Parrott & Smith building through
the basement window on the south side
OF the building. They had used an
air rifle to break a hole in the glass
near the catch on the inside of the
window.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
Revolution in Rumonia.
TIfnita5 Press DiSnr fob I

London. December "A revolution is
reported to have started against the Rou-
manian government. Bucharest is re-
ported to be in flames and the government
troops are fleeing from the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
WOULD ARREST "HINDIE"
Soldiers and Workmen's Council At
leipsig Takes Action.
TAssociated Press Dispatch. I

IASSOclated Press Dlspatch.1
Copenhagen, December 4.-The
Soldiers and Workmen's council at
Leipsig has decided that the German
general headquarters shall be dis
solved the Hindenburg arrested, says
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger.