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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-30
RAIL STRIKE IN WEST
CRUMBL|NG, BUT Los
ANGELESST|LL TIED Up

San Francisco Cal, Aug 29.-The
strike of railway men in the extreme
west and southwest, from indications,
was crumbling early today. Warned
by Walker ID. Hines, directorgeneral
of railroads. that if they did not oper-
ate train by o'clock Saturday morn
ing the railroad administration would
undertake to do so, sentiment among
strikers swung toward n return to
work in many instances last night.
San Francisco yardmen, after having
been out about SO hours, agreed to re
turn to work at 8 o'clock this morning
Virtually normal conditions had been
restored at san Jose, Tracy and Oak
land, important points in the handling
of trains to the south and east, strik-
ers having returned to worl; last night.
At Los Angeles the question of re-
turning awaited approval of the meet
ing of union officers this morning and
meetings of the locals represented by
those officers.
Meanwhile traffic continued virtually
paralyzed from Albuquerque, n. NJ,
and Yuma, Arz.. west to Los Ange les,
and for a considerable distance north
and south of that point on all lines.
Los Angeles. Cal, Aug. 29.-The tieup
of all steam roads continued today in
Los Angeles, although the railroad
companies announced they We're willing
to give the strikers their old posts and
the brotherhood heads were working to
induce the strikers to return. In san
Francisco and other cities of the state,
the strikers returned to work.
Albuquerque. n. NJ, Aug. 29.-No
overland trains on the Santa Fe road
have been moved west since yester
terday morning because of the strike
on the Pacific coast, but officials here
are expecting orders at any hour 10
start the five trains that are now be
ing held here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-30
WILSON WILL SPEAK
. IN OKLAHOMA CITY
ON SEPTEMBER rs
OFFICIAL ITINERARY SHOW s
PRESIDENT WILL MAKE TALKS
IN 80 CITIES

Washington. Aug. 29.--President WI.
son will visit 80 cities during his tour OF
the country i'm the interest OF the peace
treaty and win be- absent from Wash
ington until September 80 He Will
leave here next Wednesday night and
viii make his first address Thursday at
Columbus, Ohio. The itinerary was an
nounced today at the White House, The
second address will be delivered at In.
dianapolis Thursday evening, and other
addresses will be as follows:
sept. Z. St. Louis; Sept. 6. Kansas
city. Mo; Sept and :. Des Mones,
with address night of Sept. c. Sept. 3.
morning address in omaha. Nebraska,
and evening address in Sioux Falls, $.
D.; sept >. 81. Paul and Minneapolis:
Sept. 10. Bismark. n. D.; Sept. IL, fore.
noon address in Billings, and evening
address In Helena, Mont. Sept. II,
forenoon address in Occur d'Alene Ida
no, and afternoon address in Spokane.
Wash; sept. IL and II. Tacoma. with
evening address in Seattle, Sept. IA:
sept. Is, Portland, ore; Sept. II and
is, san Francisco: Sept 19. afternoon
and night, in san Diego; Sept. 20 and 2l.
Los Angeles; Sept. -, Reno, New; Sept.
49, ''"it i''iN' 'lNE, Otpl. -, lilt utter
noon address i'm Cheyenne, Wyo.. spend.
ing the night in Denver; Sept. %. fore.
noon, address in Denver. and afternoon
address In Pueblo. Colo: Sept. a6, fore.
noon address in Wichita. Kan; evening
address in Oklahoma City, Okla; Sept.
y, mid-afternoon address in Little Rock.
Ark, and night address in Memphis,
Sept. 2S and 30 Louisville.
Washington, Aug. 29.-Representative
Roienburg, republican. Illinois. intro
duced a resolution today proposing that
congress declare that the president
should postpone his proposed tour Of
the country until at least such time as
we may know definitely the problems
which confront us growing out of the
country's industrial situation and the
cost of living problem"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-30

Miss Julia C. Lathrop. director of the
Federal Bureau of Children's Relief in
Washington. who has been asked by the
Czecho Slovak government to visit Eu-
rope and give advice on child relief
work. Announcement of the invitation
was made through a cable message sent
by Herbert Hoover TO Edgard Rickard.
joint director Of the American Relief
Administration
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-30
DESTRUCTION OF WAR
MATERIAL IN FRANCE
STILL UNDER INQUIRY

Paris, Aug. 29-The destruction of
material owned by the American eXpe-
ditionary forces in France is receiving
particular attention from the war ex'
penditures investigation committee of
congress, which today inquired into the
burning of 81 ,OOO,0OO worth of aviation
stock at Colombo laBelle and the de-
struction of motor vehicles at Romartin,
of which the French have complained
officially.
There seems to be a difference of
opinion between French and American
broken up at Romartin. 1t was gen
orally considered worthless by American
army officers, while the French placed
a certain value on it as junk. The com
mittee has obtained evidence indicating
that the aviation stock burned at Col
ombe la. Belle. however, included mate
rial and machines of value.
Paris, Aug. 29-General Pershing will
be examined tomorrow by the war ex-
penditures investigation committee of
congress. II is understood that in ad-
dtion to questions of a general chaIac-
ter regarding the disposition of surplus
stocks, he will be asked about attacks
made on the Germans by American
troops the day after the armistice was
signed, and other features of military
operations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-30
SAVING WITH A SPECIFIC
PURPOSE

Did you ever think OF Savings Ac'
count as a special reserve fund TO meet,
for instance, your annual or seml'an'
nual life insurance Premium
Many OF our depostors find this an
ideal plan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-30

Regular amounts are recorded In the
Savings Account-and when the time
arrives for the premium payment, the
money IL on hand to meet it.
Save with a purpose it's easlerl
GUARANTY STATE BANK.
Ardmorc. Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-30
Weeps For Fatheriand

Senator Knox paid tribute to the
service rendered the nation by the
citizens of German ancestry, who
fought gladly. he said, in the hope
Continued on page p
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
YOUTH KNIT THE SOCKS
SOLDIER VERY APPRECIATIvE
OF SPLENDID WORK
Lester Barnum Receives Letter
From Lieutenant. C. Forbes,
Serving In France

Lester Barnum, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles F. Barnum of this city
is in receipt of the following letter
from Lieutenant Lowell L. Forbes.
The letter explains how Young
Barnum knit socks for the soldiers,
and the letter is an expression OF ap-
probation from the lieutenant:
Naix, France. March Is, 1919.-Mr.
Lester Barnum, Mankato, MINI. My
Dear Friend: Just a word of appre-
citation for what you in conjunction
with thousands of others back in
Gods country have done for the
American soldiers over here. Per-
haps you wonder to what | refer and
how it comes | know of you. | will
tell you the story.
My captain and all the other Off
GERS of the company are gone and so
il am in command of the company.
the same company in which 4 was a
recruit on September 5, 1917. That
being true you will understand when
tell you | have the welfare and
comfort of may company at heart.
So when they asked me how many
socks my company needed ! just
multiplied the number of men by
two. thinking each man could well
use two new pair of socks. That
made 444 pairs of socks, and yester-
day they came, 444 pairs of home knit
socks, dandies, every one of them,
the best We have received since being
in France. Maybe you think | was
not tickled to get them, and the boys
are just as tickled. On looking
through all those socks found card
to which was attached the picture of
q small boy; the card gave his name,
address and age So that is the
| story of how ! came TO know you.
And as long as i live l shall keep
that picture, reminder of one of the
many days | have spent in France.
am sure that our country which
has such boys as you may never need
fear for her safety when you boys
grow up. know that the spirit which
prompted you TO do what you have
done in this war will again prompt
Won in the future If ever your country
needs you. So / take this opportun'
ity TO thank you for my company for
what you have done toward making
us more comfortable.
do not live very far from you
when am home. SO if you are ever
near Jefferson, Iowa, you must surely
stop in and see me. Likewise if ever
/ / am in Mankato l shall look you up
for / surely want to meet that ten
year old boy who knit socks for the
soldiers. | was a boy your age not
f<xV. II px<n
twenty five. and ! know how your
youthful mind feels toward soldiers
For that reason am sending you a
small picture of soldier, picture
taken in Nice, France. That soldier
is myself.
Now my little man please write me
when you have time and tell me
what is going on in the finest cOun-
try on, earth. Yours faithfully, Low
ell l.. Forbes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
Rapidan>Decoria

Mr.. ard Mrs. j. r. Anderson. ST.,
visited at the home of their Laughter
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ
Broderson in Decoria one day last
week
card party was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Madsen last
Saturday night. A large crowd was
present and very good time was
had. Progressive cinch was played
and head prizes were won by Mr.. and
Mrs. Nj. Madsen, and Mr.. and Mrs
N. Jepsen had the good luck TO get
the foot prizes. At midnight lunch
was served and at late hour all de-
parted for home, all having had very
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tarjerson and
daughters visited Sunday at the Hans
Erickson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Erickson OF
MankatO spent Sunday at the NJ.
Madsen home.
The heavy rainfall the last few
days has stopped the farmers from
seeding and it has put the ground in
bad shape for seeding. The farmers
are hoping 1t will dry up soon.
Carl Jepsen spent Monday night
and Tuesday in Mankato
Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Brodersen and
family of Decoria spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hoiberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Anderson and
family visited at tie Hans Erickson
home on Sunday
Everybody was seen out in theil
buzz wagons on Sunday, it being a
very nice day.
Miss Mabel Gripp, teacher of school
district No. 143, spent Sunday at the
M. Madsen home.
Theodore Wilstrup of MankatO
was visiting among his friends in this
neighborhood Sunday and Mondav
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
Eagle Lake

Mrs. Ira B. Reynolds, who has
been quite sick with tonsilits, is
improving.
Fred Day can sometimes be seen
by early risers using his hoe letting
the water out OF the wagon and auto
tracks in the road after heavy show :
ers which are so frequent
There was misprint of Mondays
Eagle Lake items. Forty one appli :
cants for. initiation into the Rebecca
lodge were given which was mis-
take 1t should have read four can
didates instead of forty one.
Mankato Rebecca lodge has in
vited the Eagle Lake lodge TO visit
them Tuesday evening, April Is. The
Eagle Lake lodge accepted and all
are in hopes The Free Press will re-
port favorable on the weather fol
that night and speak for better roads
The fish which have been running
SO plentiful of late have taken to
deep water ir. the lake and fishing is
slow
Guy Compton is making small
catches of muskrats of late ;.veras
ing four day which net him SO eac:l
or SO day. He is working on an
eight hour shift day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
Danv1He

Mr.. ard Mrs. Albert Beelow and
sons, Harold and Orvil spent Sun
day at the George Klaus home.
The Misses Ethel Lentz and Elsie
Bettner spent Sunday afternoon at
the home of Robert Beska.
John Bolinger and sister Libbie,
visited at the Ira Southwick home in
Pemberton Sunday.
Robert Beska, Jr., who is employe ed
at Hector Mimi. spent several days
as the guest of his parents here
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruse Piltz and fami
ly of Waldorf and Mr. and Mrs. Knute
Eein Of Medic were guests at the ED
ward Thompson home Sunday.
Miss Jessie Harmon. who teaches
in the Klaus school visited Saturday
and Sunday with her parents at Wal
dorf
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Minks were
Sunday guests at the home of the
latter's brother, Alfred Thompson in
Medic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18

Rev. G.. A. Cahoon was in st. Paul
yesterday. He was in the senate gal
lery when the debate over the two
Grafton. The measure was indefi :
nitely postponed. The real fight was
on amendments proposed by advocates
of the bill.
Mrs. j. w. Andrews is spending a
couple of days with friends in st. Paul
Dr.. and Mrs. Roy Andrews are
spending the week in Chicago.
Attorney J. Z. Regan went to the
twin cities today to attend TO bust
ness affairs.
A. f. Quimby returned last night
from business trip to Easton.
Earl Busch of Garden City was in
Mankato on business today.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Meredith OF
Lake Crystal are spending the week
with relatives in the city, visiting al
the homes of !. n. Griffith and Will
liam w. Wigley.
Mrs. Herman Pfaender of New Ulm
was in the city today visiting heI
daughter, Miss Leona, who attends
normal school.
Attorney John Z. Regan went to ST
Paul on business today.
+. S. Mosher, assistant manager
fot the Minnesota Moline Plough
company. at Minneapolis. was il
town yesterday calling on their rep
resentatives, E. A. Cole, who has
been confined to his home with sick.
ness for about three weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
blue EARTH COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR

Blue Earth County in the World
WAR;" the big, authentic history OF
the activities of this county in the
greatest of all conflicts, just past,
containing the picture of every boy
who entered the service from the
county. countless other pictures OF
the activities here during the war
and a compete history of the Liberty
loan, Red Cross and other war
drives, of the Home Guard and of ali
other war organizations, will be one
OF the most complete and valuable
histories of this kind.
Pictures of the men who served
from Blue Earth county are being turn
ed in at the Free Press Office, where
Q service record of each of the boys
Is taken for the history. No man
who served with the colors should be
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
BRAVE RED CR0SSERS
They Prepare For Any Siege Thai
May Tie Up Berlin.


May Tie Up Berlin.
Berlin, March 20.-[By Mail. IA
revolution can't starve out the Amer
lean Red Cross workers in Berlin.
They are prepared for any emergency
that will not last over a week or ten
days. In Berlin revolutions do not
last longer than that.
The Red Cross mission, made up
of both men and women, is headed
by Colonel Carl Taylor of New York,
and was sent to Berlin and to the
camps to render surgical and medi-
Russians interned in Germany, and
give them clothing and other neces-
sary articles. These Russians have
been treated like animals by the
Germans.
Supplies come in from Copenhagen,
and are distributed from Berlin To
the different camps. At present only
Americans are doing the work Brit
ish, French and Italian missions will
assist soon.
Colonel Taylor, and his assistant
Col, Edward w. Ryan, have estab.
lished headquarters in the old Amer
lean Chamber of Commerce. The
personnel lives in the Palace Hotel
Food supplies have been distributed
in both places and in n warehouse
so that in case Of an outbreak the
mission can live without risking
machine gun fire.
The Red Cross personnel includes
Captain II. b. Carter, Quincy, Illinois
DR.. James A. Rabbit. Philadelphia
Major Benjamin Hodge, Redlands
California; Major R. p. Sherman
Los Angeles; Captain William w
Dean, st. Paul; Fl. IT. Wagner, Indian
apolis; DR.. b. ]. Valdes. Manila; Dr.
/ W. III. Lewis. Cincinnati; j. v. NAL
colin. Atlanta; George L. Mum
Seattle: l.. G. Peterson and +. w
Pratt, Montgomery, Ala: NJ. A
Hardin. Santa Monica, California
S. l.. Layton. Georgetown. Nd; C. H
, Hathaway. Chicago; Wesley Robbins
Palo Alto, California: and F. d. Hop
kins. White Plains, New York.
The women, chaperoned by Mrs
C. +. Washington, Eastbourne, Eng
land are Misses Jane Ernest, New
York; F. C.. Ravens, Ravenswood
/ Illinois; Maud Murray, Vancouver;
Mary Smith, Newton, Kansas, and
| Lois Bailey, New York These Amer
, leans will stay until the job is done
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
Spring Island

Victor Panson. youngest son OF Mr..
and Mrs. N. PaulsOn. was operated
on for appendicitis at the Emmanuel
hospital Wednesday morning.
Ole kvam was appointed road sup
ervisor of his district. Mr.. Kvam is
very capable and will no doubt make
good in this important position.
The whole country is getting
thoroughly watersoaked. All cellars
which have not been tiled are halr-
full of water.
Sigel Sorenson has built a very
large. comfortable screened in back
porch. f-z
EMORY Pearson is planning to build
barn. The work has stopped as tho
building materials cannot be hauled
over the muddy roads.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
EVENTS At SAINT CLAIR
SEVERAL MORE PEOPLE TAKEN
DOWN WITH THE FLU
Splendid Meeting of the W. CT.
IT,; Notes and News In
The Town
Isneclal to Free Press. ]

/
ST. Clair, April lO.-Jennie Grisnon
went to Mankato Saturday to meet
! her mother, who was enroute to her
home at this place from Minneapolis
where she has been with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Helm for some time. Mrs.
Grigon and daughter Jennie returned
to this place Saturday evening.
Margaret Lawrence of Mankato
was the guest of Abbie Thielman a
few days last week.
! The w. G. r. u. held its regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. George
Hubner Friday. The attendance was
good. Two new members were re-
ceived. Miss Ferguson and Lille
liubner. AT the close of the meeting
| light refreshments were served.
| Chris Grams who has been seri-
ously i'll mere the past week, died
Monday, April z. The funeral was
held this morning.
A thirteen pound boy arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schos
tag Wednesday morning. Mother and
son are getting along nicely.
Miss Zeiske, who is teaching in
| the country a few miles from town
| spent the week end at the home of heI
uncle, Rev. Zeiske at this place.
Misses Lenertz and O'Laughlin were
| passengers to Mankato Friday ev.
ening.
Among those to come down with
flu in this village since the last issue
are Mr.. and Mrs. Frantz and son
William, Odella Lubke and Mr.. Lub
ke's helper at the blacksmith shop
and Leo Roerig. At one time the
past week the five members of the
Lubke family were down with the
disease. Mrs. Quinn is taking care
of them.
Your correspondent is in receipt
of a card announcing the arrival OF
twin boys at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Armstrong of Good
Thunder Thursday, April 8. Mrs
Fannie Andrews of this place is
looking after the comforts of the
mother and new arrivals. Mother
and sons are reported as gettins
along nicely.
| Edward Krinke, another one Of
the boys from st. Clair that Offered
his services to his country about two
years ago and who has been in srv-
ice in France, returned to his home
at Minnesota Lake last week.
! Jennie Grigon has been back al
her work at the telephone office the
past week. Mona fields, who has beer
our day operator while Miss Grignor
was taking needed vacation, was
punable to be at the office on account
of the illness of her mother.
Willie Frantz, the youngest child
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Frantz, is
very low with the flu. A nurse came
from Mankato Wednesday evening
All that medical aid and loving hands
can do is being done to save the life
OF the boy. Little Willie has MOI
been well since he had 4 severe case
or the measles few weeks ago
While recuperaling from the measles
ne contracted hard cold followed by
the flu.
Ralph Hilton made business trir
to Minneapolis the first of the week
Mr.. Chase finished saving the log.
at his mill the last of the week. The
first OF next week he expects 10 TAX,
a business trip into Iowa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
Rapidan

Mrs. b. +. Mendenhall spent q few
days in Lake Crystal recently visit :
ing her father and mother.
Lonnie Mcdonald is working for the
Northern States Power company.
Myron Perkins, wife and baby left
Tuesday for Faribault to spend n
month with the formers mother and
other relatives. While on his yaca :
ton Mr.. Perkins will consult a spe
cialist in regard to his throat which
has been causing him a great deal of
trouble almost all winter.
Mrs. Bruno Bosin has gone to Mud
Baden to take treatments for rheuma
tism. Her many friends hope she will
soon receive relief as she has been a
great sufferer of late.
The roads are awful, almost impass.
able for teams.
c. S. Erickson and Knute Knutson
are building wagon shed for George
Nelson. They just completed a ma
chine shed for Thora Thorsen.
Mr.. Freid and son are putting I'D a
new building just south of the house
to use as a washhouse.
Mrs. Bertha Mendenhall will leave
in few days for Minneapolis TO visit
her daughter, Fern, who works there
at Donaldson's and also her son, Guy,
and family before their departure to
Montana where he has position.
Miss Beckett of M'ankato was a
guest of Mrs. Mckinney for few
days recently.
Oscar knutson has hired out to work
for Louis Paulson for the summer.
Viola Erickson spent Monday night
with her cousin, Minnie Mendenhall.
Herman Just was helping Claude
Nelson a couple of days last week
building concrete foundation under
the garage and wagon shed and also
putting in concrete floor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18

cred from his illness with the pre-
vailing epidemic of six weeks ago as
to be in the cities this week consult
ing heart specialist. Mr.. Dennison
has been afflicted with heart trouble
for sometime and since he had the flu
the attacks have been much more Sc
we're and frequent. II is hoped the
doctors will locate the trouble and
that he will speedily regain his Gus
tomary good health.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
INSANE MAN IS FOUND
First Capture to the Credit of the New
Police Department.

Chief of Police Jack Martin made
the first capture to the credit of the
new police department last night AT
1920 o'clock in the evening a call was
received from the st. Peter hospital
stating that Andrew Hanson, one OF
the inmates there. had escaped. Chief
Martin began a search of the city for
the man and located him about mid :
night, wandering around i'm the rail
way yards.
The fellow was soaked from the
drenching rain. He was kept in the
station overnight and this morning
authorities called and took him back
to the asylum. Hanson stated that
he walked to Mankato from st. Peter
following the main travelled road.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
MRS. A. D. BEACH DIES
Was the Wife Of Former Chief Of Fire
Department Here.

Mrs. A. ID. Beach, former well
known resident of Mankato. and wife
of Alva d. Beach. who was at one
time fire chief in Mankato, died last
Saturday IL California, where she had
gone IT, the hope that the climate
would improve her health. Death was
caused by cancer of the liver. De-
ceased was married to Mr.. Beach i'm
1869. and they came to Mankato short
ly aftcrward, having made their home
in this city for about fifty years. The
surviving relatives are the widower.
and daughters. Miss Laura Beach, and
Mrs. George d. Eygabroad, who lives
in California.