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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
FRENCH CRUISER ACCIDENTALLY
RAMS VESSEL OFF THE DEL
AWARE COAST.
MANY HEROIC DEEDS OCCUR
Steamship City Of Athens Was Bound
From New York For Savannah
When the Collision o.
CURED.

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persons lost their lives when the
steamship City of Athens, bound from
New York for Savannah, was rammed
and sunk by French cruiser of the
Delaware coast.
The missing include ten men and
TWO women who were passengers.
seven marines who were on board,
II out of 20 French sailors and SO
members of the crew.
All the passengers and many OF
the crew were in their berths when
the bow of the warship plunged into
the side of the $500 ton coast@ise
vessel. Fire broke out almost imme.
diately afterward in hold No. 1, but
1t had no bearing on the fate Of the
ship, for the flames were quickly
stopped by the rush Of waters which
poured in.
Wireless Man Believed Lost.
Both ships were carrying running
lights because of the heavy fog
which hung over the sea. F. J. Do
herty, the wireless operator, was able
to send out only one IS. o. 81 call
after the warship's bow plunged into
the City of Athens side near the
bow.
There was no response to the ap.
peal for aid, and the vessel sank so
quickly Doherty had no opportunity
to repeat the call. He is believed to
have been drowned at his post.
Many heroic deeds were recounted
by the survivors. One of the heroes
OF the tragedy was Harry A. Kelley
of New York, an oiler, who swan to
an overturned life boat: and dragged
upon the bottom of it four persons
who were struggling in the sea. He
held them there until they were taken
off by boat from the French cruiser.
Fail to Get Boats Away.
Captain J. Forward, one of the vet.
eran commanders in the service OF
the Ocean Steamship company, own.
ers of the vessel, did his best to
avert panic and man the life. boats.
So quickly did: the doomed vessel
sink, however, there was no time to
get the boats away and " many OF
/ those who persisted were trapped IN
their berths.
Those Of the passengers and crew
who were able to reach the deck, all
Of them thinly clad, and many with
out Life preservers, plunged into the
sed
The cruiser launched lHehoats I'm.
mediately after the crash and turned
its searchlghts upon the waters in
which men and women were strug.
Cling for their lives. Sixty-eight per.
sons were picked up and brought
back to this port by the warship,
which was not seriously damaged.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
WEST BELLEVUE

May IL. r. Stone and daughter
autoed to Little Falls Tuesday.
Henry Zimmerman was in Little Falls
Saturday.
Max Zimmerman returned from Fort
Ripley Monday.
A good rain came Sunday.
Harvey Muncy autoed to the county
seat Tuesday.
H. Kuschel went to Little Falls on
Monday.
Alvin Conner and James Mac Dougall
were in Little Falls one day last week.
Three of the schools in district No.
5 closed this week for the summer va
cation.
Mrs. w. G. Brockway was in Royal
ton Friday.
Mrs. G. E. Brockway and son went
to Royalton Monday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
ROYALTQN

. May 2-Dr. Millspaugh OF Little
Falls was here Friday On professional
business.
Mrs. K. B. Wilson is here from Win
nipeg for a couple Of months visit
with relatives.
Mrs. j. P. Chance returned from
Minneapolis the last of the week, where
she has rented an apartment and will
reside during DR.. Chances service in
the U. s. army:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Fitch, accompan-
led by Mrs. M. F. Street, attended a
meeting of the O. E. IS. at st. Cloud
Thursday night
Mr.. and Mrs. B. R. Wilson returned
from Minneapolis Friday noon.
Harry Johnson, who has been here on
leave from Fort Dodge left the past
week and was accompanied by his faith
er and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
johnson, and sister Grace, as far as
Clear Lake, Iowa. Harry is now sta
toned at Camp Baker, Texas. =.
Quinten Doty, a young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Doty, is very i'll with
pneumonia.
Mrs. j. CARRIER entertained a party Of
little people Thursday, in honor of hez
son Samuel's birthday anniversary.
A. W. Holiday and family motored
from Rush City Saturday for short
visit with Mrs. M. F. Street.
L. D. Brown Of Little Falls was a
Royalton visitor Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Cairns of Rice was Sun
day visitor at the home Of her aunt
Mrs. NJ. F. Street.
Miss Irene Noggle spent tho weekend
here at the home of her parents.
Lawrence Peters Of Hibbing was q
weekend visitor at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Peters.
Blaine McDougall went to Camp
Dodge Saturday. He was accompanied
as far as Little Falls by his parents,
Mr.. and MRS. P. B. McDougall, Mrs
Rose Gilmer and VIM. Gilmer.
Mrs. r. J. Batter entertained a
"chain social" Saturday afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. and Miss Lonsdale OF
Sank Rapids were Saturday afternoon
visitors in Royalton.
Miss Eliza Batter went to Minneapo'
lis Friday night, returning Sunday.
Richard Lambert met with an acct.
dent Monday, when his horses ran away
and threw him out Of his wagon.
R. K. Batter Of Hazelton, N. D., was
here Tuesday for short visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Batter.
G. w. Bouck left Tuesday for st.
Paul. !s1f14ll1
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
SWANVuLE

April 3O.-Mrs. liver Philips of Min
neapolis arrived here on Monday for
visit at the home of her-mother, Mrs.
J. 'Kreuger. +
F.. c.. Muske received a message on
Sunday morning from his son Will, of
Glenwood, saying that Mrs. Will Muske
had died very suddenly that morning.
Mrs. Muske is survived by husband
and two daughters, the Oldest aged 7
years, and baby aged one week. The
F. c. Muske family and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Muske and Mrs. liver Philips went
to Glenwood Tuesday to attend the
funeral.
Joe Tatro of Crosby visited here the
past week with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Tatro.
Miss Lena Earns, who has been teach
ing school near Hillman the past win
ter, returned home last Saturday.
Mrs. Clara Pearson visited over Sun
day with her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Van
Zile, at Little Falls.
H. B. Hunter visited over Sunday at
the home of his parents in Minneapo-
lis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Glantz of Flens-
burg, visited over Sunday with relatives
here.
Mesdames J. Pennie, O. H. Kohlbe,
VIM. Koenig and Chas. E. Stith motored
to Long Prairie Saturday afternoon to
attend the Red Cross auction.
w. H. Galley Of Royalton was bus
mess visitor in town on Tuesday.
Clyde Raffensparger will leave on
Friday with the Morrison county con-
tingent for camp in Ohio.
Misses Cora Larson, Dora Ziemkow-
ski and Bertha Thompson were Little
Falls visitors on Tuesday.
A special school meeting held on
Saturday evening the vote was as fol-
lows: For bond, $4,000, 1873; against
bonds, 81. If the money can be secured
work will soon begin on a large addi-
ton to the school building and it will
be fully equipped for a consolidated
high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Kohlbe entertain
ed party of friends at dinner on Mon
day evening in honor Of H. B. Hunter,
assistant cashier of the First State
bank, who it was expected would leave
on Friday for training camp.
The w. r. C. gave a parcel shower
at Odd Fellows hall at the close of their
meeting on Friday afternoon, in honor
of Mrs. Neil Vincent. About forty Ia
dies attended and most enjoyable af-
ternoon was spent, at the close of which
ice cream and cake were served. Mrs.
Vincent was the recipient of a number
of beautiful and useful presents, includ-
ing full set of aluminium ware.
Miss Caroline Mielke, who has been
teaching school in North Dakota, re-
turned home on Saturday.
Arthur Sandstrom of Minneapolis was
called to this place Saturday by the
illness of his mother, Mrs. John Stro-
man.
Mrs. Walter J. Cofeld visited the
past week at Lake Beauty, with her
mother, Mrs. Harden and family.
Mrs. Alma Koen and little son ar
rived here on Saturday for visit
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Mielke. =
A. J. Meyer has been on the sick list
the past week, from an attack of the
grip.
DR.. and Mrs. Avery were in town
over Sunday. They have moved to
their summer cottage at Pillsbury for
the summer.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
PREPARES new PEACE Plea
COL GNE PAPERS SAY POPE HAS
DRAFTED TERMS.
Similar Information Has Reached
Berlin, Where It Has Been Re-
ceived Sympatheticaily.

The Hague, May 2.-British Admir-
atty per Wireless Press.)-Pope BEN
edict intends to issue new peace
offer on Whitsunday MAY 1917, Col
ogne newspapers announce.
The document, Is It said, will be Of
more pressing nature than formerly
and will contain concrete offers Of
mediation by the pope with the pos
sible cooperation Of neutral soyer.
eigns. :
Similar information OF the pope's
intention, it is said, has reached Ber-.
lin, where It has been received sym
pathetically. ,
- This is not the first report eman-
ating from Germany recently that the
pope is about to make another peace
move. The Neuste Nhchrichten Of
Munich, Bavaria, said that the people
would make peace offer as soon as
tho western offensive had assumed a
new phase.
The Bavarfan newspaper declared
the move would take the form of q
word of warning addressed to the
universal conscience"
A dispatch from Stockholm a day
or two ago, reported that a message
from Basic announced that Emperor
Charles of Austria was making -
new peace offer, appealing to Italy
to consider it in her own interests.
That peace offensive" would be
made by the Central Powers In the
event that the German offensive on
the west appeared abortive has been
predicted frequently in Allen capitals.
This may be the beginning.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
BULGARIA. Returne territory.

Bulgaria Returns Territory.
Washington. May 2.-Bulgaria has
agreed to let Turkey have the Adrian.
ople station on the Karagatsch rail-,
road, a. well as the left bank Of the
Martha river up to Kulebi Bu1eas,
according to q dispatch from France.
These territories were claimed BY
Turkey In compensation for the DOB
rud1a. French comment is as follows:
The Bulgarians are then giving back
to the Turks the territorial present
which the latter had given them late
~ the summer Of 1915 In order te'
drag them into the war;
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.

Minneapolis, May 2.-BUTTER-
Creamery extras, per h., 41c; extra
frsts, 4Oc; tirsts, SOC; seconds, 38cp
dairy, SOC; packing stocks, 29c.
EGGS-Fresh prime firsts, new
cases fresh, 33hc; current receipts,
rots out, case, 1915; checks and sec.
onds, doz., Csc. Quotations on eggs
include cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, fat
10 lbs. and over, Csc; thin, small. 100
12c; cripples and culls, unstable: old
ROSTERS, 1Sc; ducks, zoe; geese, 1scp
1917 ROSTERS. 22024c: hens. az lbs,
and over, 26c; under 33l lbs, 23c.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
BUY w s s.
DECIDES TO EXPAND
SHIPBUILDlNG PROGRAM
Shipping Board Plan Includes Con.
struction Of 200 New Wooden Ves-
sells Of $500 Tons.

Washington, May 2-Expansion O,
the wood ship building program tt
include the construction Of 200 new
vessels of about $500 tons tl1splace
ment each was announced by Chair
man Hurley Of the Shipping board.
The board also authorized contract,
tor rs large seagoing tugs for use in
the coast trade. This will bring the
number Of tugs now being construct
cd for the government up to 100.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
> BUY W. s. s,
MatheWson Nav Ga To France.

mathewson May Go To France.
Cincinnati. May 2.-Christy Mathew
son of the Cincinnati Nationals will
60 to France II officials of the Y. M.
c. A. can convince him that his ser
vices there in, improving the morale
of the American troops would be In
d1spensable. Mathewson made this
declaration after prolonged confer
ence with Dr.. George G. Fisher OF
New York, who is international di
rector of physical instructors of the
Y. NJ. c. A. The leader Of the Reds
will give the matter serious consider
alton and will give q decision soon
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, May 1.-Heavy receipts 1T
other packing centers tended to de.
press hog values here. There was no
urgent call for cattle or sheep. Hogs
$4,000; slow: bulk,
$17.10@17.60; light, $17.10@17.70;
mixed, $16.80@17:65: heavy, $500
1875; rough, $16@16.4o; pigs, $3.50
@17.25. Cattle-Receipts, 1000:
weak; native steers, $10.25@17.6O;
stockers and feeders, >$8.35@13.S0t.
calves, $7.50@14. Sheep-Receipts;
5000; weak; sheep, $12.75@16.70;
lambs, $15.50@2O.65.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
South o. Paul Llvestoelk.

south st. Paul. May 2.-Estimated
receipts at the Union stoc1yaIds:.
Cattle, $500; calves, $500; hogs, g..
800; sheep. 700: horses, /; cars, 271.
Railroads. entering the yards report
Cd receipts by loads ~ follows. Chi
caso, Burlington 4 Quincy, 4; Chi.
cago, Rock Island 4 Pacific, 8: Mime
apolis 4 st. Louis. 4S; Great Western,
3; Chicago. st. Paul. Minneapolis &
Omaha, 80; Northern Pacific, -; Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, 10; Great
Northern. los; 500 Line. { Total, 271.
Cattle-Steers, $1O016; COWS, 0.2S
@13; calves, 37.16013.so; hogs, }1t.76
OFT; sheep and lambs, $14@1e.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03

Mrs. Ell Rosenstein, of Minneapolis,
who has been visiting at the home of
her parents, left Tuesday for that
place.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03

Peter E. Moran returned to Tower
Wednesday, after a few days. visit
with his father, Peter Moran, and 9th
er relatives. ~ Z
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03

James Kelley, who has been employed
in a lumber camp at Winchester, Idaho,
this winter, returned Thursday evening.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
. BUY w. s. s,
BASEBALL SCORES.

American Association. -
Minneapolis, 8; Kansas City, Z.
Toledo. 3; Louisville, 2.
st. Paul, 10; Milwaukee, I.
indianapolis, 9; Columbus, 0.
American League.
Washington, S; Boston, 0.
Cleveland, 6; Chicago, 5.
st. Louis, 3; Detroit, 2.
Philadelphia7New York, postponed:
rain.
National League.
Boston, 4; Brooklyn, 2.
Chicago, s., Pittsburgh, 8.
st. Louis, 2; Cincinnati, I.
New York-Philadelphia, wet ground.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03

Minneapolis Grain. i:
Minneapolis. May ,3.-Oats, May,
79&c; July, 76Hc.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
Duluth Flax. :,
Duluth, May 4.-Elaxseed, May,
t.o6; July. $4.os: Oct, sass. - j.
CHICAGO Grain.

Chicago, May 2-Corn, May, $1.N%:
July, 31.48x: oats. May, 80ho; R5y,
71Kc.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03

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+ THE WEATHER. \
!! Partly cloudy and cooler to- !.
+ day, probably unsettled in east IL.
!. portion; tomorrow fair. +
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
DAILY MARKET REPORT.

, BUY w, 8. s
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-05-03
WANTS 1896 MEN FOR
MECHANICAL COURSES

BU 7 W. 81.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-11
L. j. Chaser Says Guards at Blooming
Prairie Were Sober.

st. Paul, October s. The charge OF
drunkenness made against Z civilian
guards assisting in closing Blooming
Prairie saloons by order of the State
Public Safety commission, was denied
by L. J. CHASER, st. Paul, special agent
of the commission, after his return to-
day from Blooming Prairie.
Some of the men obtained liquor
before leaving st. Paul." said Chaser,
'but l do say that every man under
my direction was absolutely sober at
all times"
The commission agent blamed a
Blooming Prairie citizen from whom
$4,000 worth of liquor was taken, he
said, for. the report that the guards
got drunk on liquor they confiscated.
He stated that liquor valued at $751;
900 was seized and held in the village
jail.
Although inclined to resign, CHASER
said he will consult Secretary H. w.
Libby and other members before
making a decision.
Less than ten civilian guards are
left in Blooming Prairie, Chaser said.
Secretary Libby indicated that the
Blooming Prairie case will be dis
cussed at the meeting of the COM
mission Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-11
Butternut Valley

Dame Stork brought a bouncing boy
to the W. E. Dane home last Thurs
day morning and girl to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry hammers Friday morn
ing.
Mrs. Charles Wilson returned Sat
urday evening from her trip to Col
ton, S. d. She made the journey by
auto in the company of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Nelson of Lake Crystal.
Nels A. Nelson loaded a car with
horses and household goods Monday,
destined to Fergus Falls, his new
home
|. E. Nelson made trip to Rem
willie and Ottertail counties last week.
He purchased a farm in the latter,
and will move there in the spring.\
Neighbors and friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Christ Larsen surprised them
Sunday on the occasion of their
twenty fifth wedding anniversary.
They were presented with a silver
set and a pleasant social time was
had.
The Liberty loan solicitors sue
ceeded in selling $4,000 in bonds
Saturday. The balance was picked
up Monday and Tuesday, totaling
$42,SOO.
Harry Lowe was in ManKato Fri
day and made arrangements to be
indicted into the navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horseman of Bige-
low Mimi, visited at Roy Hellekson's
last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-11
AND FRANCE
SOON WILL Be FREE
FROM TtUT0N GRIP
CARL D. GROAT

Washington, October 3,-That win
ter will find Belgium, and Northern
France out of the grip of the Teuton
was the opinion confidently express
ed by officials here today. Hammer
ed steadily by the ever increasing
legions of the allies it is believed
that the German retirement in Elan
ders means the first break in their
defensive spirit. A general retire
ment is now looked for.
1t is even believed that the retire
ment will mean the evacuation of
Antwerp. Already the Germans are
shifting from the u boat bases along
the North sea which has been the OBJ
jective of the whole, allied moves. All
forces now combined to drive the Hun
out the wreck of the German army or
retirement must come soon..
Army men are jubilent over the
situation. They feel that if the Ger
mans hold out their chances of being
crushed are multiplied and if they re-
treat this move is fraught with the
greatest dangers. The opportunity for
the allies to use all their strength
against the crumbling Hun lines is
believed to have come.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-11
DanviUe

Mrs. Charlie PREM of Minnesota
Lake spent Sunday at her friends
home, Miss Ethel Lentz.
p Lyons and son James of Madi-
son Lake spent Sunday with Mr..
Lyons daughter, Mrs. Mike McCartle.
Ore Anderson and the Misses Marie
and Loretta Bently spent Sunday at
Easton.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. Albert Beelow Thursday, Octo-
Der 10. Everybody is invited to at
tend
Mr.. and Mrs John Olson and
daughter Mildred spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Piltz
of Waldorf.
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Bolinger, Emil
Schubbie and Louis RAIDER spent Sun
day at the John Antoine home in Medo.
Friends of Rev. Carl Kruger of
Mankato are glad to know that the
reverend will be with us for another
year.
Earl Bolinger spent Sunday at the
John Slater home in Mapleton.
Sherman Latourelle and uncle, w.
Latourelle, John Albright and Charlie
Bolinger were business callers at
Mankato Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-11
Designation Is Given D. n. Evans
Ard His Two Associates.

David H. Evans, Tom Davis and
Fred e. Tillquist, state candidates of
the Nonpartisan league and labor
parties, will be placed on the ballot
as farmer-labor candidates, and will
be designated as having filed by pc
tition, it was decided by the secre-
tary of state today on the advice of
the attorney general James Mana
han, representing Evans, candidate
for governor, asked E. S. Oakley, as
sistant attorney general, to reconsid-
er his ruling that the names of the
three candidates must be followed by
the words nominated by petition,
but Mr. Oakley holds that the law re-
quires the designation.
The ballots cannot be published I'M
til after October 6 because the social
lists have indicated they might wish
to withdraw their candidate for gov
ernor, E. p. Berot, or, failing to do
this, they may attempt to file j. e,
Emme of st. Paul as candidate for
lieutenant governor, though Emme's
filing has been refused by Secretary
Schmahl
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-11
How the Teuts View American
Fighting Force in France.

With the American Army in rance,
September 10.-[By Mail. ]-Getting
captured with an eye opener for most
Germans. Prisoners admit it frankly.
In Fismette the Americans took
some prisoners, among them a
Prussian lieutenant, who as he came
back over American roads under
guard, viewed everything with
amazement.
He explained his bewilderment to
an intelligence officer some miles
behind Fismette by saying: 'We
thought the U-boats had practically
cut America off from Europe.
thought there were almost no Ameri
cans in Europe, but l have seen moth
ing but Americans, American guns
American cannons and wagons all
the way back. Does it continue that
way?"
He was assured he would see
Americans all the way to the prison
camp more than hundred miles
away.
"Well, it is too bad they do not
know it over in Germany" replied
the Prussian, "they would know, as
do NOW, that there is no use fighting
longer"