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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-30

George G.. Kaller of lie Sueur was
guest in the city yesterday after
noon.
w. e. Cronin of Minneapolis trans
acted business in the city yesterday.
It. s. Braichwait of Brookings, S. d..
was calling on friends in the city yes
terday.
Frank Weber of Wesley, Ia, was
in the city on business yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-30
MARKET REPORT

These are tho market quotation
which prevailed ,ocas. thu nee
Press cannot guarantee that these
same figures will prevail tomorrow.
The markets are corrected daily
with a desire to have them as ac~
curate as human endcavor can make
them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-30

Mrs. Henry Schwabe and Mrs. E. l.
Miller motored home from Mime
apolis last night after couple OF
days spent with friends.
Mrs. Arthur Boswell of Blue Earth
visited friends in the city yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-30
MINNEAPOLIS, MAY %.
ST. PAUL, MAY 20.
ST. PAUL, MAY %.
MILL CITY GRAIN.

ST. PAUL, MAY %.
Cattle receipts, 5000.
Market, 15 to 25 lower.
Top price, SIS 90.
Bulk of sales, S.. to $13.25
Hog receipts, $4,000.
Market, steady.
Top price, $19.75.
Bulk of sales, $3.50 to $19. rs.
Sheep receipts, 100.
Market, no sales. u. .
Top price, $14. 90.
Bulk of sales, $3.50 to SAC
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-30
Memorial Day Proclamation

st. Paul, May Ex-Governor Burn
quist today gave out his annual mem
orial day proclamation in which he
called upon all to observe the day
with particular reference to the veter-
ans of the great war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-30
Arrival of More serv;c. -M.n.

New York, May 2S.-The transport
Edward Luckenbach arrived here this
morning with the 311th Field artillery
on toard> The men are of the Seven
ty-sixth division. The 3I4th Machine
Gun battalion was also on board the
ship.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-30
DRAFT BOARD is THRouGH
Members Receive Official N
From the Government.

From the Government.
County Auditor C. L. Kennedy.
Sheriff Anton Osten and Dr. Il. n. An
drews have received from the war de-
partment official notice that their
work as members of the county draft
board is completed. For the past two
years these men have been engaged
practically continuously with the work
of the board and the records compil-
ed by the board are a testimonial to
the great amount of work they were
Obliged to do.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-27
COLLECTING DEBTS FROM GER.
MANY.

There is not going to be any dir.
hcl1lty about collecting American
claims against Germany They have
already been collected through the
seizure Of German property under fed.
eral law by Alien Property Custodian
A. Mitchell Palmer
The property already seized and
sold or in process of being sold
amounts TO about 500 0e0 eco Thi.
Is said to be enough 10 Offset an The
american property seized IN Germany
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The Fre@ IraQer-Jeurnal Hay be
found at the aeSs depots of Wheeler
q Malo, Kne'Asl Bros, Gnd Megaiius
Cigar Store.
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TusVe sen0 agency curtce Brothers Ferndel Pure
dS. Chase & Sanborn's Boston Teas and Cofees
Open New Charge Account by Calling No. 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12

wasn't a hole in his stocking. And
when She told him he could have but
one piece of pie he didn't whine and
beg for another. He was cheerful and
gay and he offered to help her with
the dishes.
You see Squatty was putting over
chore ten. He was being neat and
cheerful all day. And then came the
greatest of wonders.
Can l take bath tonight" he
asked his mother.
And he did. Making clean score
for the day and completing the chores
with doing number eleven.
It's easy to so around the clock
with health if you know how. Mil
lions Of crusaders are doing it every
day, And, by doing it, they are not
only keeping healthy for the time be-
ing, but they are writing insurance
policies for good health when they
grow up.
Tho Health Crusade
The Modern Health Crusade is a
series OF national tournaments in
health. It is based on the iousts held
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12

That was simple. But it made him
feel so much like a fighting cock that
he observed chore number six before
he went down to breakfast. OF course.
he surprised his mother. She couldn't
understand why Squatty had jumped
out Of bed at the first call and why he
had insisted in taking ten long breaths
then and there. But she didn't object
And he put down a cross under chore
number six, then rushed to the bath
room and did chores number one. two
and five before his mother had recov-
cred.
A Clean Feeling
That morning wash was a master
piece. Squatty not only secured his
face but he scrubbed his neck and
ears, and then he cleaned his teeth
with a vigor that would seem to show
he was angry at them. But he had
washed his face and hands before
each meal" and had Cleaned his teeth
before breakfast" And he got two
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12

him with one hundred per cent. rec
ord in his chores. He has done every
one of the eleven, even to taking a
full bath. His card showed his stand
ing, and Squire Squatty was about
ready to become Sir Knight Squatty,
and, il he kept up his good work, he
knew he was due TO be made Sir
Knight Banneret" Squatty at the very
next school accolade.
How did he do it? Well he went
around the clock with health and aft
er the twentv-four hours has accom-
plished the eleven chores set up by
the Modern Health Crusade for it's
crusaders.
When Squatty went to bed he had
seen to II that both windows in his
room were opened. wide. He slept
with them that way all night and
when he got up he marked his little
cross in the square on his report sheet
opposite rule number eight II was
in bed ten hours or more last night
ana kept my window open"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12

in the time of Richard Of the Lion
Heart and other heroes of so long ago.
The chores are the spears. BY doing
/ the chores, the school children win
their honors. One hundred per cent.
classes are given banners to denote
their prowess in the field of the cloth
of gold. And SO tho children play a
great game in which they are enthusi
astcally interested and also assure
themselves good health and protect
the health Of their community.
In small city in Ohio there was
only one school which had the Mod
ern Health Crusade tournament last
spring. Every other school felt the
ravages of Spanish influenza. There
was not a case in the crusading school.
The National tuberculosis Associa-
ton and 1000 afIiliated organizations
are sponsors for the Modern Health
Crusade. The crusade Is the deadly
enemy of tuberculosis. because II pro-
tects the children and 1t Is estimated
'ANe ~ pNA NViA' VI al illlSNlipu ilphi
tuberculosis comes in children under
16 years of age.
AT Christmas time $4,000, 900 worth
Of Red Cross Seals are to be sold
throughout the country to help defeat
the insidious disease. They will also
go to increasing the scope of the Mod
ern Health Crusade so that there may
be "Squatties" who will be listed as
crusaders and who will be constantly
fighting tuberculosis all around the
clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12

brace their stalagmitc sisters, thus
forming ivory pillars with the most
symmetrical futing.
Streams OF Water
/ Many small streams are found run
ming at different elevations and larger
( bodies Of running water can be heard
in pits bottcmless $50 far as measured
| by three hundred foot llne).
Through the lower levels of the caves
lows a stream of water known as the
river StyX over which visitors travel
for some. distance by means of a mar
row foot bridge. The running water
probably accounts for the gust OF
wind which extinguishes the candles
at Windy Point and gives the visitor
an idea of what real darkness means.
The climb to the upper cave two
hundred feet above the lower one is
rather strenuous and fatiguing. Fat
Mans Misery, a narrow passage rather
difficult for the visitor overburdened
with avoirdupois, is first encountered
and some persons experience great
difficulty in getting through It.
Another obstacle is known as the
Devils Backbone-a long sharp ridge
of rock with a yawning chasm on both
sides and the only way to cross it is
TO stroddle it pig-a-bacll and hitch
along a few inches at a time This
is an exceedingly uncomfortable way
Of crossing, but al present is the only
VI nj 1,, &.
back the way he came which is a
rather dangerous descent and besides
the beauties Of the upper tiers would
be missed and It is then only a short
walk TO the upper exit
The upper tiers must be seen in
scmi-darkness for the dim light Of
the candles secms to accentuate the
gloom by casting shadows. This is
especially true in the Hall Of Ghosts.
whore huge stalagmitcs rise up from
the floor like human figures draped in
white. The upper exit Is close to this
place and the open air and bright sun
shine make one feel himself again.
The extent Of the caves has not vet
been determined and each year new
chambers and corridors are discov.
cred. 1t is believed that no similar
phenomenon of geological structure
eXcels them in size and surely they are
unsurpassed in their panelled, tasseled
beauty.
on the whole, Marble Caves are one
Of the greatest natural wonders Of our
country and well worth the exerton it
takes to see them. 1t is hoped. how
ever, that in time an automobile road
will be built to the entrance which will
give thousands of people an oppor-
tunity to appreciate this marvellous
work of nature
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12

the field OF the cloth of gold, is re-
minded daily that his chores must be
done and done on time, if he expects
to get away with it, among the gang
at the schoolhouse.
Cleaning teeth and washing faces
and ears are tasks that have not been
popular with young America. The
budding statesman. or financier in en-
bryo was perfectly satisfied to let his
teeth and his ears take care Of them
selves so long as he could get to school
Just early enough to avoid being kept
after because Of tardiness. But now
that the Modern Health Crusade has
come along, with its chances for honor
as pages, squires, knights and knights
banneret, these same young persons
are more than careful to wash up and
clean up daily.
squatty Has Fine Record
on this particular morning, Sauattv
had come to school with the knowl-
edge That the dav before had found
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12
ATwenty-fOur Hour History
of Squatty, a Typical,
Healthy Young American
Who Is On the WayTO Be.
come a Fine Upright Man
and a Credit To His Com
mmity.

Copyright 1919 The international Syndicate.
r." Ely, squatty, did you clean your
20 teeth this morning?"
Nv yea. An 1 washed my face
and my ears, too"
Perhaps that is not the actual way
Modern Health Crusaders greet each
other as they meet outside the school
for the first time during the day, but
it comes pretty near to it. Nova
days, the Modern Health Crusaders
are after perfect records for their
classes, and If Squatty misses in any
Of those eleven chores he has to do,
there IS black mark for the week
And, too many Of those black marks
would send the hopes the class has for
crusaders banner floating way off
into the dim distances Of iupo7siAilHy.
SO Squire Squa'. % nca ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12
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perfectly good crosses for doing It.
AT breakfast he refused the tea his
mother had on the table and squatty
liked tea. But chore number four
was to drink water at each meal and
not to take coffee or tea.
All day long in school Squatty
watched his hnger-nails. lie nearly
missed tho call for recess because he
had found a particle Of dust in HIS
jhumh-nail lie vigorously cleaned II
out, however and while he was eating
lunch with the gang took out his
chore card, and marked a cross after
chore number three. lie certainly was
doing we'll
In the afternoon, after a day in
which the teacher had complimented
him on his alertness and eagerness. he
played baseball with the gang. 1t was
Il good game, and Squatty's side won.
But he told his father he had played
out OF doors for thirty minutes before
he told him what the score was . d.
and in the meantime Squatty had
marked up chore number seven as ac-
complished.
one thing there was which had been
noticeable all day. Squatty had, once
or twice, leaned over on his desk. But
each time he did so he Strengthened
up with a jerk and sat like a little
ramrod. That was because chore
number nine was to "slt and stand up
straight at all times"
Squatty Is Cheerful
At supper his mother was amazed
at the part in his hair and the we'll
brushed shoes. She could not under
stand the clean cuffs he had and there
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12
Home the Place

The skies are full of leaden gray,
The fshin' lines are put away:
The poles are stored down in the shed
The fall hez come. an summers dead
The hunter bangs out in the woods,
An echoes wake the solitudes:
The ducks they want a chance to light
But do not dare Till comes the night
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12

The partridge drums out his alarm.
And tries to hide his head from harm.
The willy farmer does the same,
For fear he'll be mistook for game.
An while these things are in the air
The only safe place, / declare,
Is in the city's bang an throb.
A-tendin' to your daily job. ~,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-17
THREE ROUTES OF
INVASION PLANNED

The allied campaign. according to
the highest French military critics
and authorities would embrace three
great routes of invasion, designed to
break down all possible defense.
seize the most important points in
Germany and cut that country COM
pletely in two.
The allies left wing. consisting Of
the Belgian army. with the British
protecting its right flank at the
Cologne bridgehead. would drive
eastward from Dusseldorf into the
network of railways. of which Essen,
only days march away. is the
center.
With the British army In position
to execute "A thanking movement
from the south. should this be neces-
sary. Germany would lose at the out
set not only her great Krupp ord
nance and munitions works at Essen.
but the entire surrounding mineral
basin.
This would open the way imme-
diately TO Minden. where Germany
has constructed a great fortress for
defending her plains from entrance
thru Westphalia. Without doubt
Germany would make her supreme
resistance against the allies left
xviv hAf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-17
HUNS SAY THEY
WON'T ESCAPE

The latest advices from Berlin and
Weimar reiterate that Germany will
not accept the revised treaty unless
IL contains important notifications.
Thru unofficial press reports the Ger.
man government has been apprised
from time TO time of the alterations
and in this way already is in pos.
session Of the main concessions.
The optimism in allied peace circles
which had been SO noticeable in the
last few days had changed today to
a feeling of uncertainty as TO
whether the Germans viii find the
notifications sufficient to warrant
acceptance. This attitude was re.
fiected by the public which eagerly
scanned every printed word touching
on the situation. There were no dem
onstrations in the streets and the
people went about their business as
usual. but the air was electric with a
nervous tension as the citizens silent.
ly considered the one great question.
Peace or war;"
To the eastward. beyond the bat.
tie SCARED regions over which the
opposing armies fought and refought
for four years. the armies OF Mar.
shal Foch waited on German soil for
the word that will send them march
ing to Berlin, or reduce them to the
status of a rnere police force
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-17
Case
WITNESSES
EXAMINED
Prosecutor Brown and Staff
CIoseted All Night With
Inf0rmantS
EXPECT SPEED IN CASE

Important wttncrner. Who probably
viii he called before tho grand jury
enpaneIed to investigate the whisky
thefts al the County-C1ty building
on the night Of June 4. were closeted
with Prosecuting Attorney Fred g.
Brown. Special Prosecutor John ~
Hart. Deputy Prosecutor r. ~. Pat
terron and other members of the
prosecutors staff until an early hour
this morning.
Af the request of the prosecutor.
the identity of the prospective wit
nesses was withheld from tho public,
There was no session of the grand
jury to-day. omt ~ respect TO the
memory of the late Gov. Ernest iis-
ter. whose funeral services were held
in Tacoma The jury will get down
cutting Attorney Brown said today.
Most or the evidence which will he
presented to the lnaniritorial body IL
ready for consumption and it is ex-
pected that the grand jury will make
swift progress.
The only witness to appear before
the grand jury at It's first session
Monday was n case Of whisky fon
tanning 3s auarts--the only booze
saved from the cargo stolen from the
county city building.
The witness" was carried into the
grand jury room for the edification
OF the grand jury. The case OF boozs
was the same found by Frank r.
Gordon. special investigator for the
prosecuting attorneys office. in an
airshaft of the county. city building.
The captured booze is said to have
been one Of many taken from Super.
ior Judge Clay Aliens courtroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-17
Boy Hurt in Crash
Is Much Improved

bradford ItipIey. 1S-year odd
messenger hoy. Of 40 Bellevue ave.
N. Is in the city hospital Tues
day suffering with severe con
cussion. the result OF an accident
at Second ave. and Pine st.. Mon
day afternoon. when his motor
cycle collidcd with a heavy truck
driven by H. Hofferberger for the
American Express Co His condi-
tion is not believed serious.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-17
Phone Operators
to Meet Tonight

All telephone operators In Seattle
were urged 10 attend an open mass
meeting at Norway hall. 20l5 .Boren
ave at 8 p. IN. Tuesday In an appeal
issued today by May Duffy. business
agent Of the local hello girls union
"The phone company has posted
announcement Of formation OF an as.
sociation OF employees she said.
This looks like bad faith In carrying
out Burleson's order recognizing the
unions"
Whether or not strike viii be
again ordered was problematical.
Miss Duffy said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-17
Still Seek Robber
Who Shot Woman

Search for the three men in.
VOWED in the robbery and shooting
at 1900 Seattle blvd. early Saturday
morning, when Mrs. David West.
man was fatally wounded and VIII,
liam Engelke, proprietor OF the
house. was robbed OF $500, is still
being conducted IN Seattle and out.
lying cities. Charles Turner, 30,
arrested as suspect, was released
yesterday from the city jail when
Lila Wayne. who was In the mid.
night party, declared he was not
one of the three men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-17
Prohibition Repeal
as Rider in Senate

WASHINGTON. June i7.-United
Press Senator Phelan. California,
VIII try to attach repeal OF the war
time prohibition OF beer and wines to
the agricultural appropriation bin
in the senate. he announced today.
He viii ask suspension of senate
rules to make the proposal in order
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-17
ZURICH, June 17.-According to The
Zuricher Post, hostilities have already
broken out between the Germans and Poles.
BY FRED L. FERGUSON

BY FRED l.. FERGUSON
United Press staff Correspondent
PARIS. June l7.-With
peace or war to be determined
before 7 o'clock Monday eve
ming. the tension in Paris to-
day recalled that preceding
the opening of hostilities in
August, 1914.
Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau was en- route to
Weimar today with a retinue
of 73 German peace delegates
to present to the national as
sembly the allies reply to the
German counter proposals,
submitted at Versailles yes
terday evening.
The feeling OF the French people
was illustrated by the fact that when
the Germans left the Hotel des Reser-
voirs for their special train at s;45
last night crowd OF 1000 gathered
outside. hooting and insulting the en-.
emy representatives. This was the
first demonstration against them in
the weeks they have been in France.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-17
FRENCH MENACE
BIG FORTRESS

simultaneously, however. the al.
lies right wing. composed exclusive.
ly of the bulk of the French army,
would drive out from the Alsace-
Lorraine front, where they have the
advantage of a great depression be-
fore them extending for so miles.
and which would lead them directly
up to Germany's big southern fort
ress ut Tim.
Here allied military authorities
figure that Germany would b.
smashed home by the allied center.
composed of the American army
lcoNr'D ON PAGE TEND
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-17
NAVY Is READY
FOR QUICK WORK

To the northward the great ships
OF the British navy, their movements
shrouded in mystery, were known to
be preparing for a quick descent
upon the all but unprotected German
coast IL the verdict Is war.
In Paris little company OF men
mostly unmartial in appearance, had
before them the plans for the eco
nomic blockade that viii stransle
Germany into submission II her lead
crs choose To continue the struggle.
tCoNT'D ON PAGE TEN)