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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10

1--WE need factories to provide
steady work for many men in Man
kato," declared John Il. Regain, chair
man of the committee of the Nation
al Safety League to secure employ
ment for returned soldiers. st is
the one thing Mankato lacks. Until
entered the work of finding posi-
tons for the men never realized
what the situation was here"
Get The Factories.
Get all the factories possible for
Mank&to. We can't get too many"
said General Gustav Widell. THE
city will be materially benefited and
will grow far more rapidly with man
ufactures. Another thing which should
be started is road building. The good
roads movement will provide employ
ment for thousands of men and as a
center for good highways Mankato
will experience a rev era of progress
Among the many plants which have
been suggested to be located in Man
kato, j. C.. NARROW is of the opinion
that a powdered milk factory would
a vinegar ard cider factory could be
located in Mankato and would prove
II DlS asset W liiS Cits tll.u Coultly
as we'll For mary years efforts have
been made to locate a sugar beet
factory here, another plant which
would prove of mutual benefit to the
city ard country as well.
During the coming summer the
city will be the scene OF a large
amount of construction work. The
big new plaTt of the Standard Oil
company, is to be built, the Union
school will be completed before next
September, the Overland Perrin COM
parry are planning to construct a
large new warehouse ard it is report
ed that the Hubbard Mill, the Little
Giant company and the. Patterson
Merchantile company all anticipate
making additions to their present
plants.
With the opportunities Mankato has
the city should become center
where, rot only the returned soldiers
from this country but from the sur
rounding country as well can find
permanent and profitable employment
during the industrial era that is GER
tain to follow the war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Mrs. Hattie o Wells, Resident OF
EauIe Lake, Is Dead.

Mrs. Hattie o. Wells, aged seventy
seven years, died at ore o'clock yes
terday afternoon at her home in Eagle
Lake. Death was caused by old age,
pneumonia ard a stroke of apoplexy.
She leaves to mourn her two daugh :
tiers, Mrs. Carrie Dickerson, Eagle
Lake, Mrs. Nettie Mynard, Judson and
two sors, whose whereabouts are
unknown. Also three grandchildren
and three great grandchildren.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row afternoon from the house at two
o'clock ard the remains will be laid
beside those of her husband in Burgess
cemetery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
French Girls Show Appreciation
For the Help Given
During War

Paris, December 16.-[By Mail. j
A big Y. M. C. A. truck was founder
ing through the mud of a country
road in France. Heavily loaded with
wood, the vehicle was barely able to
navigate through the morass but it
slowed down still more to avoid hit
ting some cattle grazing beside the
way. Three little girls, whose aver
age age probably was twelve years,
were tending the few bony cows. AS
the truck Numbered past, one of the
girls handed the Red Triangle secre-
tary small package. The Y. M. C. A.
man and the three soldiers Of the
wood detail waved adieux to their
small friends and went on.
Opening the p/ckage, the secretary
found some nuts and letter, the
whole evidently carefully prepared to
be given to the first Americans the
children encountered. Here is a
translation of the letter:
Dear American Soldiers: BY this
letter we wish to thank you for the
patriotism you have shown in coming
to defeEd the soil of France, and leav-
ing your wives, your children, and
your parents. 1t is thanks to you sol :
diers of America that France is not
boche. We thank you greatly dear
soldiers of America; the children of
France will rot forget you. Yond,
Matt, Henriette."
Next day, Leon L. Rice, the Y. M.
txxyl,4 I,.I roanixynd "a
packet, went back over the same
road, hoping to fiEd the girls and tell
them how much he appreciated their
sentiment and the nuts. But he has
never has beer able to get trace OF
them. They evidently had no partic-
ular recipient in mind when they
wrote the touching little letter, but
simply took this means of thanking
any Americans N uniform they might
meet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Chester 3. Anderson Takes Up Du.
ties at Human Company.

Chester b. Anderson, former sales
man for the Human Milking Ma
chine company, returned to Mankato
this week from Camp Dodge where he
was mustered out of the federal serv-
ice, having seen six months service
with the colors abroad. Mr.. Ander-
son was nine days coming across
from England and had very stormy
trip. The transport was two days
overdue when it reached port
During the time gone, Anderson
was on the motor transport service
in England. He states that England
is fine country to visit but prefers
America to live in. Previous to his
enlistment he was with ]. c. NARROW
of this city for four years as sales
man for the Human machines. He
will resume his former position
which was guaranteed him when he
left and Mr., NARROW states he is glad
to get the young man back at his old
job.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Danv1He

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Thompson spent
Sunday at the Thomas Carey home
in Mapleton. ..f. ....
Emil ard Louis Soluble were cal
lers at the Charles Bolinger home
last Friday evening.
Cyril Lyons of Madison Lake is
visiting at the Mike McCardle home.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Omer Bolinger left
Saturday for Beaver Creek, Mimi,
for several weeks visit with the lat
ter's brother ard other relatives at
that place.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Will flasher and
daughter Lillian spent Sunday at the
home of William Minks.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Albert Beelow and
children were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Thompson Sunday.
Oscar httenberger returned to
Camp Grant Saturday morning. A
party was givcr in his honor last
Friday evenir,e; at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Atten-
berger.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
County Treasurer Andrew G. John

County Treasurer Andrew G. John
son will leave his position in the
court house Monday morning, at which
time his successor, Henry Spicer, will
assume his rev duties as county
treasurer During his eight years In
office Mr.. Johnson has been an eff
cient ard faithful public servant.
In leaving the office he wishes to
express his appreciation to the peo-
pie of Blue Earth county for the con
fidence ard trust they have placed in
him. Particularly Mr.. Johnson wishes
to thank the men who acted as his
bondsmen during his term of office.
To his fellow Officers in the court
house and the employees there he
leaves his thanks and best wishes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Ceremonies Were Held at Home of
e Mrs. r. D. Hubbard.

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Elizabeth Cannon. who died Wednes-
day. were held at the home of Mrs.
r.. d.. Hubbard or South Broad street
daughter of the deceased, this after
poon at two O'Clock, ana was large
ly attended. A group of old time
friends attended in a body, and
among the out of town relatives
present were the grand children. Mrs
=. NJ. Richter of st. Paul, ard Jay
Hubbard of Texas. Rev. T. Ross Pa
den of the Presbyterian church and
Rev. E. F. Crary of st. Johns Epis-
copal church officiated and appro
pirate hymns were sung by Miss Cor
nelia Mansfield. The pallbearers were
G. NJ. Palmer, F. E. Crandall, c.. A
Pepper, H. A. Patterson, R. E. Brown
and B. F. Pay. The remains were
placed in the mausoleum.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
CITIZENS URGED ACTION
NOW IS THE TIME TO LAY
PLANS FOR INDUSTRIES
Need of Workshops to Give
Employment to Her Many
.s People

That Mankato should prepare
to meet the coming wave OF in
dustriaI expansion, which this
country is certain to experience,
by the welcoming and encourage
ing of the building of factories
along various lines is the general
opinion among businessmen of the
city. Mankato is in need of fac
tories and plants here which, will
give men year around employ
ment and with thousands of men
returning from the service and
seeking work this is most OPP
perfume time to begin such plan
OF expansion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10

Washington, d. C. January g.
The war department issued a casu-
atty list today in which 392 casual
ties were reported. The Minnesota
men are as follows:
Died of wounds, Private John W..
Richardson. st. Paul; Private Joel E.
Brigham, Kellogg; Private Raymond
A. MaEtel, Fairfax; Corporal Charlie
G. Gourd, Randall.
Wounded severely, Private Harry
M. Wolever. Grove City; Private
jules Cromheecke, Mirneota; Private
Victor johnson, Duluth; Corporal
August H. Lendorf, New UIm: Priv
ate Ralph Running, st. Paul; Priv
ate Peter o. lSolheini, Minneapolis;
Private Chris Steinhagen, Claremont.
Missing in action, Private Edward
p, Hover. kellogg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Plan For Volunteer Army

Washington, January 3.-Secretary
Baker went before the senate today
with plans advocating the formation
of Il volunteer army of at least 5000
men to be enlisted at once to facili
tate in the rehabilitation of the
troops who have already seen serv-
ice. Baker stated that such All army
would be Only of temporary nature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10


Miss Grace Reynolds will arrive in
Mankato this evening from Brainerd and
remain a few days for a visit with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Reynolds.
Miss REYNOLDS Is nurse in the Northern
Pacific hospital at Brainerd
Lieutenant Harold Schroeder and
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Wilka
are in GAINESVILLE visiting friends.
Miss Hazel Edwards, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. w. f. Edwards of this city. left
this morning for Biwabill where she will
resume teaching school after SPENDING
the holidays with her parents.
Miss AIDA Reid left Mankato this
morning for the Iron Range where she is
engaged as teacher. Miss Reid spent
the holidays in Mankato
Mrs. X. Randall of Lake Crystal was
In the city yesterday calling on friends
Mrs John Lovelett and daughter. Grace,
or Madelia We're visiting in the city yes
terday.
Mrs. Peter Hanson has gone to New
Richland. Wis, where she will visit her
sister, Mrs: Walter Walquist. and little
nephew. who was born on New Years
day.. a4t.
Frank Bienapf1. son of Mr. and Mrs. w.
q. Bienapf, who was in the navy, arriv-
ed home yesterday from Fort Niagra,
New York, having been mustered out of
service at Camp Dodge. la.
George Mitchell, who was in service i'm
a virginia camp. has been mustered out
OF service and arrived home yesterday
Miss Mabel Nelson of ST. James visited
friends in the city yesterday.
Mrs r. Martinson of Lake Crystsl was
a business caller in the city today.
Professor r. E. Scott of Norwood,
Mimi. visited relatives in this vicinity
over the holidays
Miss Hazel Kicker of LIE Sueur Center,
who teaches school at Waterville, was i'm
the city on business today.
Rev. j. E. BoweS of Redwing was in
Mankato today. He is the new superin-
tendent of the Marshall district of the
Methodist Episcopal denomination. He
has rented the dwelling at l1S Clark
street ard will move his wife and two
sons to Mankato next week
Nj. and Mrs. NJ. Il. Thew are enjoying
a visit from the latter's brother, r. III.
Cookson. of Mitchell, S. D.
John Weed. son of Mrs. Nelson Weed
IS home from ii the Philadelphia Navy
YARDS to spend a short furlough with his
relatives, and will return to resume his
duties on January. II. He returned to
the United States on December II from
service in France
Miss Louise Nerbovig. who teaches
school at .Owatonna, and who spent the
vec2stipn with her parents. DIR. and Mrs
G. H. Nerbovig.t returned to Owatonna
last evening to attend the reception in
honor OF the retiring superintendent OF
schools. Miss Gertrude Nerbovig will re-
turn tomorrow to Benson. Mimi. to re-
Gurne her duties as school teacher
Miss Anna b. Olson of Walnut Grove
whoI teaches school at Delevan, Mimi
was in tho cityaon business yesterday
Ralph Buckeye, of Heron Lake visited
friends in the city yesterday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Advised Sinking of Ships.
limited Press Dfspafct

Washington, Janrary 3.-Admiral
Hugh Rodman, commander of the
American squadron. stated today that
he had recommended that all the
capital ships of the captured German
navy be sunk forthwith. He says
that the submarines and destroyers
shoald be kept.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Verdict For Defendant.

Late this afternoon the jury re-
turned 4 verdict in the case of the
Citizens State bank of GAINESVILLE
versus Joe Lang, finding for the de-
PENDANT The case went to the jury
this morning. Attorney J. w.
Schmitt represented the plaintiffs
and Attorney S. B. Wilson the de-
PENDANT.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
NEWLYWEDs ENTERTAINED.

MT. and MIS-. Leo Honetschlager
entertained in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy G. Elliott of Lincoln, Neb., who
are on their wedding trip. Mrs. Ell
lott was Miss Dorothy Bettschen of
Minneapolis before her marriage and
is a cousin of Mrs. Honetschlager
and sister of Mrs. ]. ]. Schleakau
of Eagle Lake at whose home they are
also visiting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Hindenburq Against poles,

UNITED Press Dispatch.J
WASHINGTON, January l4.-Berlin will
request Field Marshal Hindenburg to
lead volunteer German force against
the Poles iI Posen and against the
revolving forces and peoples in East
Silesia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Petition In Probate.

Petition was filed in the probate
court this morning for the settlement
of the estate of the late Swan, john
son. The estate is valued at $4,000
in real estate and the heirs are
Benzta Johnson, Minnie Johnson.
Amanda Fischer and Rena Runke.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Rescuinq the Soldiers.

Associated Press Dlspatch.l
Fire Island, January 4.-The re-
moval of 200 wounded, the last of the
Northern Pacific, is being accomp-
lished under clearing skies and a
smooth sea.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Director General of Food.

Paris, January 3.-Herbert Hoover
will soon be named as director gen.
eral of food relief in neutral Euro
pean countries, in the war stricken
areas and in Germany and Austria.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Riotinq at Munich.

UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Berlin. January Munich papers
report shooting in the streets there
on New Years eve. Nine persons were
wounded. The reported rioters used
hand grenades against the police.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Reduction In Shipping Rates.

UNITED Press DlSpatch.I
Washington, January 3.-Reduction
of the shipping rates Oh Pacific freight
from California to Japan and the
Southa Sea Islands is promised soon
by the companies. The reduction. it
is claimed will equal forty per cent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Prince Wilhelm at Work.

Copenhagen, January 6.-Prince
August Wilhelm, fourth son of the
kaiser, is reported to have obtained
a job with an automobile firm in
Berlin. He has already entered upon
his duties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Miners are Safe.
seoc;ated Press Djsnatc 7

ASSOCIATED Pres2 Dispatch.l
Cherokee, Kas., January 4.-The
fifty men thought to have been trap
ned in mine here are reported to
have escaped and are safe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
snrained Rlaht Leo.

Walter Fred Miller of sos Plum street
suffered painful injury this morning
when he stepped from a curb at street
crossing and slipped. severely sprainine
his right ankle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
Money For the Starving

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, January president
Wilson has asked congress by cable
to appropriate $1O0,000,000 for the
famine sufferers in Europe.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1919-12-06
Notice TO Public

The property of the late James H.
Harlow, known as The PerryyiIle
Electric Comn"",. has been purchased
by The Havre de Grace Electric Com
pany and win he operated as an in
tcgral part Of it
Effective JanuGry 1st. 1920, the
rates now in force in Havre de Grace
will obtain. 6dcc-4tf
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1919-12-06

" 'Ati- FEO%G. Auyt
Thompson ~ J,atrr Clerks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-04

TOCLE'ANSE' RUSS
SORE, SAYSDUKE
France Has Every Reason to
Save Russia, He Pleads;
Warns Entente of Huns

Paris. Feb. 4. - The former Grand
Duke. Alexander Michaelovitch. brother
in-law of the former Russian emperor.
who has arrived in Paris, as he de-
clares, mot for political purposes, but
to make known the truth about Russia, ''
says in an interview in the Matin that
the allies must beware of Germany in
Russia.
France has every reason TO save
Russia" he declared. IF you do not
intervene now. be sure that Germany
will Intervene in her own time. Beware
of Germany. That people which are
now at your mercy. hides within itself
hate which will' find its first revenge
in Russia.
The, Grand Duke related how with
his family and the Dowager Empress
and Grand Duke Nicholas Michaelovitch
the former Russian commander in chief,
he had been kept prisoner in a house
in the Crimea. However, the chief of
the Bolshevik guard had served under
Alexander and made things tolerable
for them. They were saved from
massacre on May 1. 1918. by the arrival
of the Germans. and were eventually
liberated by the coming of the allied
fleet. ,r-tf-t, v..,... ....
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-04
WRONG TOSEIZE
ENEMY COLONIES,
ERZBERGER SAYS
Armistice Commissioners AS.
serts Wilson's Fourteen
Points" Are Violated

Basic. Feb. 4.-Speaking before
the colonial secretary at Berlin to-
day, Matthias Erzberger. one of the
German armistice commissioners
protested against Germany being
deprived of her colonies. accord
ing to dispatch received here from
the German capital. He is reported
to have said le- .4G }ls.l
IF we no longer have troops or
arms, We have our rights. The AL
lies have accepted Mr.. Wilson's
| fourteen points, as Germany has.
MIR. Wilson demanded broad and
impartial regulation of all colonial
questions, but the Allies are seeking
to impose the will of stronger ma
tions. without taking into account
the rights of Germany. =.
"Depriving Germany of all her
colonies would contain deadly
germ for the league of nutions even
before that league is born. We un-
derstand 1t has been proposed TO
Iinternatioualize German colonies
under the administration of the Lea
que of Nations. We ought to cate
gorically repei such n proposition
or claim the same treatment 1of
the colonies of all other powers
President Wilson's program gl|es
Germany an ipviolable right TO her
| colonial, territories" ,rH -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-04

territorial questions to the Peace
Conference. that they must refrain
from occupying contested territor-
les"
Feels England Will Yield
Premier Venizelos. of Greece, who
is asking the Peace Conference for
all the Greek islands in the Medi-
terranean, told the Associated Press
to-day that he felt sure England
would not refuse to give Cyprus to
Greece. The British government,
he said, offered the islands to for
mer King Constantine in order to
induce Greece to enter the war.
The Premier added that lie also
hoped Italy would give Greece the
Dodecanesus Islands.
Socialists Agree With Wilson
President Wilson. was given an
unusual reception by Socialist men,
bers at the Chamber of Deputies
yesterday afternoon. They tried to
drown the applause from the Gen.
ter and the Right in an apparent
attempt to show Mr.. Wilson that his
ideas were their own. When Cap
taine MantouX. the official interpre-
ter, who translated President Will
sons address, reached that part OF
the speech in which Mr. Wilson
spoke of the Society of Nations, the
Socialists rose, shouting Long live
the Society of Nations" some OF
them adding Down with war"
Dcschancl Opens Sitting
Paul Deschanel, who opened the
sitting. said of the plan for the So
ciety of Nations:
Across the chasm of blood and
darkness we see the light of the
future. We believe that If the En-
tente, instead of being formed
slowly under the pressure of peril
and under the necessities of the mo-
ment In the shock of battles, could
have been instituted long before al
The Hague, Germany would I:eveT
have dared to declare war upon us
We believe that the thirty states
which broke relations with Ger;
many must be the nucleus of So
ciety of nations. We shall continue
with all our strength and all our
heart to prevent a return to bar
barism and to maintain our dear
and illustrious friendship, which
shall be no less fruitful in peace
than Il has been in war;"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-04
NATIONS LEAGUE
DEBATE LIKELY
BEGINS TONIGHT
Early Action on Plan Neces-
sarv Because of Ger
man Colonies

Paris, Feb. 4.-Debate on the
agreed plan of league OF nations,
article by article. will probably be
taken up tonight at the meeting OF
the league of nations commission.
This was deferred from the meeting
c: yesterday until the French text
could be presented. The proceedings
yesterday were in English.
President Wilson presided at the
opening meeting of the commission
late yesterday.
Early Action Necessary
Special interest attached to the
meeting owing to the feeling that
the action of%the council on the mat
ter of the former German colonies
reQuiredrthe early presentation of a
definite plan on the constitution OF
the league. There wc.r present, for
the United States, President Wilson,
Colonel House and Mr.. Miller, tech
nical expert; for Great Britain, Lord
Robert Cecil and General Smuts; for
France, Leon BourEeois and Ferdin-
and Larnaude: for Italy. Premier
Orlando; for Japan. Baron Chinda,
rs we'll as delegates from Belgium,
Serbia. Brazil. Portugal and China.
President Wilson greeted the
members and took a leading part in
the discussion. This was no longer
general. but specific. as the meet
ing had before it the printed text
of the agreed plan for the formation
of the league. The text was in Eng
lish. as had been decided upon at a
recent meeting between President
Wilson. Lord Robert Cecil. General
Smuts and Premier Orlando.
Official Report
Although the agreed text seeks to
bring together the views of all quar-
tiers, there are three other plans
which will also be considered at the
next meeting. The following Official
communication was issued on to-
days meeting:
The commission met to compare
views on procedure and TO arrive at
a method which will facilitate pro-
gress. 1t was agreed that an accord
in principle had been reached by the
resolution previously passed by the
conference and that the discussion
should proceed accordingly at the
next meeting. which is called for
$50 O'Clock Tuesday evening at the
Hotel De Crillon."