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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
Race Riots at End.

iCnioeu FTess Dispatch.1
washington, July 24,-Police here
state that they believe the race riots
are at an end. Armed soldiers are
patrclling the streets. The list of
dead increased to six last night when
Louis Hartlick. United States marine.
died from wounds received in a Shoo, ,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
GIRL CAPTURES PRISONERS
Miss Alice Schair, Sch~I Teacher in
Lake Crystal, Show Bravery.

-
Lake Crystal, Show Bravery.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Jly 2S.-When
two prisoners broke jail at Chamber
lain, Alice Schair, daughter of Sher-
iff G. F. Schair, armed herself with
a pistol and gave chas, by automo-
bile. The runaways weIt cornered in
grove of trees eight piles out and
at the point of the gut held BY. the
pluoky girl until help auses AA
The prisoners, Bernad Hack and
Jerry Boyles, both discharged sol-r
diers, are now within prison walls
here to serve sentence Of four and
one half years each ff a series Of
thefts committed about Chamberlain
since July 4, when the began their,
criminal activities. k9s sas
Miss Schair is a teacffr in. the high
school at Lake Crystal Mimi, but is
at her home here on a vacation visit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
DENTAL OFFICE ROBBED
Thieves Get Away With $40 Worth
of Gold at St. James.

st. James, July 25.--- DR.. C.. A..
Thulien discovered Tuesday forenoon
that his office had been entered bv
some night prowler and about $4c
worth of gold plate stolen. Investi-
CATION showed that the thief had en-
tered by crawling over the door
through the transom. He left his
dirty finger marks on the casing. The
police were notified and they tele-
poned to the nearby towns. AS the
thief had plenty of time to make his
getaway. there is not strong hope of
his being arrested.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
WORK AT RAPIDAN DAE:
improvements to Be Made at an Ex-
pense OF About $4,000.

pense Of About $50, 1000.
Work on the improvements to be
made at Rapidan dam is to be started
next week and it is expected that
large number of men and teams will
be employed during the next six
weeks. 1t is estimated that the i'm
provements will cost in the neighbor-
hood of 100000. On each side of the
dam the cement wings will DE extend
ed a considerable distance down
stream, and tons of rock and dirt will
be filled in against them. After the
cement wing extension on the left
side of the dam has been filled in it
is probable that a roadway will be
made to the power room. The dam
is now considered in good condition,
and the improvements will add con-
siderably to its strength, There will
be no interruption of service while
the improvements are being made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
PROPERTY OF UNCLE SAM
Uniforms of Soldiers Belong to Gov
eminent, Is the Claim.

Des Moines, Ia, July 24.-Uniforms
which soldiers retain after their dis
charge are the property of the United
States government, according to a
ruling today by U. s. Commissioners
Piper here. Charles Silvertown
was arrested and bound over to the
federal grand jury, charged with
buying up army shoes from govern
ment men-The federal aufhcritiez.
plan to make test case of this.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
BOY SHOT PLAYMATE
Then He Hid Body; Story Told tho
Portland Police.
United Press Dispatch. ]

Portland Ore, July George
Miller. aged ten years, today admit
ted to authorities that he hid the
body of his playmate, Francis Me-
Cauley in the attic of the Miller
home after he had shot the other boy
while explaining the workings of an
automatic army pistol.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
STOCK YARDS INSPECTOR
Robert J. Wells of Minneapolis I.
Named For the Position.

Robert ]. Wells of Minneapolis was
appointed state superintendent of
stockyards late yesterday by Ira B.
Mills, chairman of the Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission.
The 1919 legislature enacted a law
making stockyards in Minnesota sub.
ject to regulation by the commission.
While Mr.. Wells duties have not
been completely defined, he said last
night that he expected to assume
general supervision of, stockyards
enforcing sanitary, regulations /, and
proper feeding Of stock and hearing
complaints from shippers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
MapIeton Red Cross Finances.

WdpIetUH Heu O'ooS '''a''SSs' .
Miss Cecilia Petit, secretary OF
the Mapleton Red Cross has made
financial report of the organization
for the year ending July 1. The total
receipts is $2.898.97. The total of
expenses S2,256.07. Balance in treas
ury. s642.90. ~ sas
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
REPLY TO JOHNSON QUERY
President Tells Senate of Americas
Course in Russia.
TINTED Press Disnatch. ]

Washington, July 25.-President
Wilson today replied ito the Johnson
resolution asking that the president
state what the American policy to-
ward Russia was. He declared that
it was the purpose of this nation to
CO operate with the allies in keeping
the Siberian railway open,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
Third DiuisioJ,
Coming Home
Guns That Stopped Germans Al
Marne Year Ago To Be r
Shipped3
rAssociated Press 'pIspatcn. !

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatcn.l
cobIenz, July 2a-The Third
division of the American army
has been ordered home from Ger
many. II begins entraining for
Brest August 5. The ouhs Of the
Third division which were instru-.
mental in stopping the Germans
on the Marine a year ago, will be-
shipped on barges to Rotterdam
and thence to the United States.
The movement to Brest will be
completed about August IL.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01

Rev. G. A. Cahoon ad SON. Sidney
went to st. Paul todS. The former
expects to spend a fw days on an
outing trip in the nolh country with
a party of friends, wHe Sidney Is Ia =
tending to take a triplo North Dakota
and will probably be lbsent Tor, 8 sek.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01

Missoula, Mont, July 24.-Forest
fires today were threatening the st.
Regis district, according to the state
ments from the Forest Service head
quarters The present is claimed to
be the most disasterous fire since
1910. In Montana 100000 acres Of
timber has been burned off and 3d.
100000 feet of lumber destroyed.
Forest Service chiefs are shifting
their forces like well trained gener-
ais, from ope spot to another to meet
the blaze where it is most dangerous.
If weather forecasts are true the blaze
will not stop for sometime. Droughts
have made the woods as dry as tim
der and only rains can now stop the
confagration.
Fire at Marinette.
limited Press Dispatch.l
Marinette, July 24.-Volunteers
joined in fighting a blaze here to-
day in the Miller Sash and Door
Frame works which burned the plant
and ten adjoining houses to the
ground. Menominee sent aid across
the river and helped keep the blaze
under control.
Volunteers with a bucket brigade
saved the Sawyer Goodman Lumber
yards, said to be the largest in the
world. Street cars and other electric
currents in the city were shut of by
the fire burning off cables. The
damage is roughly estimated at over
$500. 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
Good Roads Booster.

Marshall, Mimi, July 26.-Thers is
one township in Redwood county
which has large number of ardent
good roads boosters. Springdale is
the name of the community, and yes
terday the people Of the township
voted on issuing bonds to the amount
pf. $45,0 900 for permanent road work
in the township.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01

Mrs. H. Guttman has returned from
Marshall where she spent three weeks
at the home OF her mother. Her
daughter, Alice, who accompanied her.
remained for longer visit
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
Rumors of Mutiny Denied.

Paris, July 25.-Rumors of mutiny
and other troubles in Jugo- Slavia are
officially denied at Laibach, Jugo-
Slavia A Laibach dispatch says
tranquility, prevails.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
FLIGHT Is STARTED
Colonel r. r. Hartz Began 5000 Mile
1s Journey in United States.
IUnited Press Dispatch.l

Washington. July 24.-Colonel r.
F. Hartz of the United States aerial
service hoped off here today on the
first leg of an 5000 mile fight around
the United States. He will first go
to Augusta, Me. .a ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
BEER THAT HAS KICK
Judge Holds Two and, Three Quarter
Per Cent Alcohol .Intoxicates.

IAssoclated Press Disnatch.I
New York, July 24-Beer of two
and three quarters per cent alcoholic
content is held to be, intoxicating
within the meaning of war time pro-
hibition in decision returned today
by Federal Judge Chatfeld.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
powere EIected Councijman.

st. Paul July 26.-Frank l.. Powers
former county assessor, was elected
city councilman tosucceed o. e. KEEL
Ter who resigned to take his seat in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
RANSOM WA. PAID

Phil Thompson Was Kidnapped BY
Mexican Banits. =
rUnited, Press DAatch.1
Washington, July 28.tPhil Thomp-
son, kidnapped by Mxican bandits
thirty miles from Mexico City, was
released today upon th payment of
1900 pesos for his libety. The state
department received iIormation that
he had been given his freedom. 1t Is
understood the Mexiqn government
advised payment of til ransom.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
FLAMES ATE Up timber
MONTANA HAS SUFFERED Sc
RIOUsLY FROM FIRES
Blaze At Marinette Destroyed
Lumber Yards; Loss Is
Quite Heavy
rUnited Press Dispatch.I

UNITED Press Dispatch.J
Spokane, July 24-There were
heavy rains last night in the
forest fire belt. The situation is
greatly improved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01

Miss Bertha Just, saleslady at the'
Bee Hive store, is spending her va
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
CONTINUE WAR TIME WORK.
National League for Women Service
Has Incorporated

NEW YORK. Apr. 29.-Officers of the
National League for Women s Service.
which was organized at the outbreak
of the war to assist federal, state and
local governments, have decided to CON
tinue the wartime inaugurated work in
times of peace
Articles of incorporation were app
proved yesterday by Justice Mullan in
supreme court. The object of the
league, as set forth in its papers, is to
provide organized and trained groups
of women in every community to meet
existing needs and conditions along so
cial and economic lines, to act as a
voluntary supplementary force to de
partments and divisions of the govern
ments and to official and semi official
bodies. and in times of war to render
such service as may be required OF
women.
Since the outbreak of the war more
| than 500. 900 women in forty states
and 760 communities have co-operated
with all branches of the federal gov
ernment in manner which has wor
| commendation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
VERMONT IN LEAD
Has Net 51.5 Per Cent of Liberty Loan
Quota-New England Fall
ing Behind

BOSTON, April 20.-New England has
fallen further behind today in the Vie
tory Liberty loan drive Official returns
for yesterday, including all subscriptions
since the close of business Saturday.
which had been expected to give the dis
trict big boost, totaled only $ll ,969 900.
The districts total today stood at
hl02,654,o00. or slightly over p per cent
of the quota
Among the states Vermont continued
in the lead as regards percentage of quota
with 5l.5 per cent. Connecticut was sec
ond with A per cent, and Massachusetts,
third with 26 per cent Subscriptions for
the seventh day of the drive by states
were:-
Massachusetts, 6.720, 600; Connecticut
S3,l2S,000; Maine, S64I 900, New Hamp.
shire, S570000; Rhode Island, $495 900;
Vermont, 100000.
Reports of over subscriptions have beer
received from III cities and towns. Re.
cent additions to the honor list include
New Hampshire Kingston, Ere
mont. Grantham, Piermont, Southamp
ton, Stoddard, Temple and Wentworth
Nermont-Arlington, Stockbridge, vii
| liston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
LOAN SALES HERE
REACH S115,30
Brattleboro Still Tagging Behind Other
Towns in County-Rally in Town
shend Thursday.

With but 10 days remaining in which to
buy Victory Liberty bonds Brattleboro
still has $27l,000 of her quota of 1886, 300
to sell, and reports from County Chair
man John Il. Paddock of Saxtons River
today were to the effect that no town
in the county is tagging so far in the rear
as is Brattleboro. The subscribers here
now total $40, the total sales amounting
to Sll5,30O.
Mr.. Piddoek stated this morning that
the Northwestern Life Insurance Co. had
allotted a $1,000 subscription to the Lib
crty loan to be credited to Windham
county. This was brought about through
the efforts of George l. Whitney, agent
at Bellows Falls
Nottingham has gone over the top with
a quota of Sl0,200; Marlboro has reported
$1,000 from a quota of $4,426; and New
fame, with quota of $25, 800, already has
subscribed S27 ,250 Other towns in the
county are making comparatively good
showings.
A rally will be held in Townshend
Thursday evening, when Rev. J. Duke
King of Rupert, who did Y NJ c. A
work ON the Verdun front in France, vii
speak
Captain II. P. Sheldon, who spoke hers
Saturday evening, spoke before the Men.
/ club i'll Westminster last evening, whei
/ an enthusiastic meeting was held, ant
| Westminster people feel that the quot,
for that town viii be raised shortly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
BOYS ARE
EXPECTED AT 6
Fire Alarm Will Sound an Hour Before
Arrival-Eleven of the Boys Arrived
This Afternoon.

Although official notice of the time of
the arrival OF the boys of the Goth has
not been received by the committee up
to time OF going to press it was the gen
eral belief that they would arrive at 6
O'Clock tonight and 10 strokes of the fire
alarm will be sounded an hour before
the time of the arrival of the train. Au-
tomobiles will be waiting to take the
soldiers and members of their families
to their homes. Three of the boys ar
rived from the north at 2 o'clock and
eight came by automobile from Green
field.
Every boy who has been in any branch
of the service is urged to don his uniform
Thursday to participate in the events
planned as a welcome to the boys. The
factories will close at noon and offices
and stores at | o'clock in order that their
employees may take part in the parade
and help in the general good time.
At o'clock the parade will leave the
common, and all organizations planning
to take part should be on hand as soon
after 3 O'Clock as possible in order to be
assigned their place in the line. There
will be two bands and two drum corps
III the parade.
Upon the return OF the parade to the
town hall building Captain E. W. Glib
son will give short address and st
Michaels Cadets viii give an exhibition
drill.
Following the banquet, which viii be
served at o'clock to the boys, Rev. Del
mar Z. Trout viii give short welcoming
address in the Auditorium before ths
vaudeville performance. Boys returned
from the service may secure their ticket
to the banquet, one ticket for frient
! to be admitted to the balcony during tn
banquet and cabaret exhibition, and tw,
| tickets for the Auditorium by applying
at the board of trade rooms in the tow
hall building at any time after | o'elocl
tomorrow afternoon. Young men of tn
town who desire to take part in dancin
with the returned boys viii be admitte
to Festival hall after $50, the time TO
he dance to begin. Dancing viii continu
until l o'clock, music being furnished b
Hicks's colored orchestra. The orchestr
and vaudeville performers viii arriv
from Boston on the o'clock train Thurs
day afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
ASKED TO JUDGE
HARNESS HORSES
H. r. Lawrence Will Accept Invitation
from William du Pont of Whining
ton, Del, Horse Show.

H. r. Lawrence of Brattleboro. widely
known as a judge of horses, received to-
day from William du Pont, one of the
noted manufacturers OF munitions in Del
aware, an invitation to judge the harness
horses at the Wilmington (Del.) horse
show in connection with the Delaware
state fair Sept. | to 5. This is an important
show and Mr. Lawrence will accept the
invitation
Mr.. Lawrence returned last night from
a trip to Middlebury with DR.. Mohler
and DR.. Williams Of the bureau of animal
industry, department of agriculture,
Washington, and Major Benton of New
York They made tour of inspection OF
the government farm at Middlebury and
visited other points in the state. The
government has adopted the suggestions
made by these men following a preyiors
trip to the farm
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
Drivers of Automobiles or
Teams Must Obey Laws
of the Road.
ONLY ONE WARNING
WILL BE GIVEN
officers to Get Instructions from Vii
lage Commissioners This Afternoon
Have Conference with States At
torney Chase

Instructions viii be given the Brattle- |
boro policemen this afternoon by the
village commissioners to enforce strict
ly the provisions of the Vermont laws
of the road. This applies to all uses of
the road, whether by automobiles, teams
or what not, and the period of enforce
ment viii begin directly after the po-
lice receive the notice.
Arrests viii not be made for first of
fenses of violating the law, unless it APP
pears that the violation is flagrant and
premeditated, but second offenses will
not be tolerated.
While there are more or less viola
| tions of the law by teams the continued
| disregard of the statutes with respect
to automobiles is what has prompted
the commissioners and State s ATTORNEY
/ Harrie B. Chase to warn all users of
/ the highway of what they may expect
unless the road laws are complied with.
The police will be instructed to note
whether automobiles and other vehicles
are properly equipped with lamps, num-
| Der plates, etc, whether the lamps are
| lighted as they should be and whether
other various requirements are met. In
| case of violation the offenders num-
Der or name viii be taken and he viii
be warned not to repeat the offense. If
he is detected in second violation he
will be arrested and the law will take
its course.
The village commissioners, John T.
Kaine and Arthur +. Roberts, after con-
fcrTing with State S Attorney Chase,
today furnished The Reformer the fol-
lowing statement:
Ignorance of the law is no excuse
whatever for its violation. In order
that that excuse may not hereafter be
given and that the people of the vii
lage of Brattleboro may have the full
est opportunity to cooperate with the
traffic officers in having the laws re-
lating TO the use of the highways by
motor vehicles and teams fully com,
piled with, the commissioners of the
village have conferred with the state s
attorney and decided to publish this
, notice
Hereafter all persons using the high
WAYS are requested to observe the law.
of the road carefully in all respects noi
only as to speed. licenses, number
plates lights, use of horn and muffiel
cut out upon automobiles. and the us,
OF llgntS upon teams. out III every 0tH
or way. These laws are made for th
benefit of everybody and are to be en-
forced for that purpose.
II BY giving this matter the attention
: it deserves, all careless and uninten
tional violations will be prevented an,
Z such arrests as may follow confined t
. wilful offenders, who will be prosecu
: ted according to law.
: Dated this 2Sth day of April, A. I
| 1919.
ARTHUR f. ROBERTS.
JOHN T. KANE.
Commissioners of the Village O
: Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
Odd Fellows Temple

The silver social which was to have
been given by Mrs. Strong for the benefit
of Friendship circle is postponed.
Wednesday at 7.30 pm.-Special meet
ing of Wantastiquet lodge This takes
the place of the Monday evening meeting.
Rehearsal of the initiatory degree after
the meeting. All members of the degree
staff are asked to be present.
All members of the Odd Fellows lodge
are requested to meet at the temple at
800 Thursday afternoon preparatory to
taking part in the parade which leaves
the common at 4 pm.
May Day dance given by the Odd Eel
lows in Odd Fellows temple. All Ode
Fellows, Rebekahs and their friends are
invited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
YANKEE DIVISION
is MUSTERED OUT
Famous Military Organization Only a
Memory Now-9,o00 Men
Discharged Today

AVER, Mass, April 29.-The Goth,
Yankee Division, passed out of exist
ence with the demobilization of the
last of its units at Camp Devens to-
day. From now on the command,
which was the first national guard di-
vision to get into action in France, viii
be only a memory and represented
only by its veterans associations. The
5000 men who remained in camp after
the discharge of the various units yes
teTday were mustered out in record
time today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
RIDER TO ADDRESS
BOARD OF TRADE
Business Conditions as Revealed in
Western Trip of Holstein- -Friesian
Publicity Manager.

At 7.30 clock tomorrow evening the
annual meeting of the Brattleboro
board of trade will be held in the head
quarters in the town hall building. In
calling attention to the meeting Sec
reary Harold E. Moffitt urges all men,
bers to make use of the slang phrase
which the boys of the A E. F. are
using, LET S Go. =
The officers are to present the report
of the years work, and it is expected
that Prof William NJ. Rider, publicity
manager of the Holstein-Friesian Asso-
citation of America, viii give an address
on general business conditions as re-
vealed through his recent western trip.
Lunch will be served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
LABOR CLAUSES
IN PEACE TREATY
Eight Hour Day and Right of Associa
tion for Lawful Purposes Adopted
by Conference.

WASHINGTON, April 29-The nine
clauses proposed by the conference on in
ternational labor legislation for insertion
in the peace treaty as adopted by the
peace conference in plenary session at
Paris yesterday were made public here to-
day by the state department
Among the principles incorporated are
a standard eight-hour day, weekly day
Of rest, the abolition of child labor, equal
ity of pay for men and women, and work
mems right of association for all lawful
purposes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
MORE PAY REQUESTED.
Workers at Lawrence Not Satisfied
With Shorter Hours.

LAWRENCE, Mass, April 29-Re-
quest for a conference TO discuss in
creased wages for mill operatives who
remained at work at the time of the re-
duction in weekly working hours from
"a TO 4S last February were sent TO
millmen today by J. r. Menzie, pres
ident of the Central labor uniog. The
action was in compliance with reso-
luton adopted by the Central labor un-
ion on Sunday, urging union officials
to make every effort to obtain sub
stantial wage increases. Members of
the Central labor union said today that
the question of a strike had not been
considered.