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by EIGHTEEN THE MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE: SATURDAY JANUARY 25 1919 Minnesota Soldiers Come on Rochambeau Men of the 339th Field Artillery Reach Gravesend Bay-To Debark Today. Refusal to Admit Newspapermen on 1 Hospital Ship Causes Investigation by Officials. was four days overdue. Orders Came From Admiral. The, commander of the Mercy said New York, Jan.

necessitated an usually stormy voyage which putting into Halifax for coal, the French liner Rochambeau with 883 troops aboard, most of whom are members of the 339th field artillery, a Minnesota and Iowa regiment, arrived at Gravesend Bay tonight. It will dock about 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The artillerymen will debark early tomorrow afternoon and will entrain for Camp Merritt, N. where they will be held for about a week before being sent to a Camp Dodge for demobilization. Many Minnesotans Land.

Many Minnesotan men were among the 4,551 troops landed here today from six transports, two cruisers and hospital ship Mercy. then worst fog in years had held the fleet of troopships the harbor for two days and debarkation officials were swamped by the inrush. As a result there was no docking space for four of the transports and the troops had to be landed on the Jersey shore from tugs and lighters. There were some Minnesota men among the 390 seriously wounded soldiers aboard the but for the first time since hostilities, stopped newspaper men allowed to board the ship. As a result of the refusal army officers and the commander of the Mercy to allow reporters aboard, charges have been preferred and forwarded 'to Secretary of the Navy Daniels.

Captain C. B. Morgan, aide of Vice Admiral Gleaves, ordered an investigation this afternoon to fix the blame for the the press representatives. Rumors that there was a shortage of medical supplies on the Merev and that the wounded men had suffered in consequence, were strengthened by the action of the officials in refusing to alJow the reporters aboard. The Mercy his orders came from the admiral.

This denied by Captain Morgan. The was commanding army officer on the pier, Major Baldwin, refused to say who had issued the orders to him. Port of debarkation officials denied that the order came from Major General Shanks. Maj. James H.

Walton, professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, returned as a passenger on the Calamares, For after the spending past seven 11 months months he was assistant gas officer of the First army. American system of gas dewar was ended. Our gas masks were tenses was nearly, perfect when the the best in the world and we have devised a plan to check mustard gas said the major. Maj. H.

E. Robertson, who was a fessor in the medical school of the University of Minnesota, was also on the Calamares. The major was brought ashore in a tug. have no story to tell," he said. 41 feel bully and am going 'back to Minnesotan fast as I Neither majors was wounded.

337th Due at Dodge Soon. Dodge, Iowa, Jan. was received here today that the 337th field artillery, a unit of the Eighty. eighth division, trained at Camp Dodge, would reach here from camp Merritt within a few days. It left Camp Merritt at noon today.

Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Catherine Larsen Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Ann Larsen, wife of L. O. 'Larsen, 503 Russell avenue north, were held at the Calvary Methodist church yesterday atternoon.

Burial was in Lakewood cemetery. Mrs. Larsen died Tuesday after two months' illness. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. William Rosness and Mrs.

Charles S. Bradley, and one son, Owen A. Larsen, all of this city. Fire at Nicollet Hotel--Fire which broke out on the third floor of the Nicollet hotel at noon yesterday resulted in damage to several rooms with loss of about $300, according to J. J.

Sweeney, manager. It is believed that a lighted cigaret thrown on the City News in Form Dr. R. St. J.

Perry has resumed practice at 207 Pillsbury Bldg. -Advertisement. Penny -Dance Tonight at Arcadia, 315 South Fifth street. -Advertis vent. This Sunday at the Dyckman-The usual plate dinner.

Roast Turkey or Prime Roast Beef with vegetables, bread, butter and beverage from 1 to 8. Week days 5:30 to 8. Advertisement. Influenza Still in St, Paul-A report stating that St. Paul has had of influenza and 1,631 homes are under quarantine was received cases yesterday by the State Board of Health.

Thirteen new cases and 17 releases from quarantine were listed yesterday. Battery to Hold Reunion--The thirty first annual reunion of Battery will held in the Odin club at 8 o'clock tonight. Col. W. H.

Donahue, will speak. At least 50 remainformerly of the 151st field, artillery, ing 150 members are expected to be present. Maj. F. A.

Stewart will be toastmaster. New Principal Welcomed- -A reception was held last night in Central high school in honor of Mr. and Mrs. R. T.

Hargreaves. Mr. Hargreaves 18 the new principal of the school. The reception, arranged by the Parents and Teachers' association, had been postponed until last night because of the influenza epidemic. Supreme Court Reverses Order- -The supreme court reversed yesterday the Ramsey county district court order denying a new trial of the suit by the P.

M. Hennessy Construction company against F. B. Hart and H. C.

Struchen over a contract for the erection of a chapel for St. Thomas college, St. Paul. The suit resulted in a dispute over division of profits. Pequot Bank Reopens--Closed July 30 following discovery of shortages charged to the president, W.

H. Cloud, the First State Bank of Pequot will reopen today under new management, it was announced yesterday E. Pearson, state superintendent of banks. He said stockholders have removed the shortages. A.

T. Kimball, Pequot, and J. 0. Ostby, formerly of Albert Lea, are president and cashier, respectively, under the new management. ficers for 1919 elected by the Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly at its annual meeting Wednesday in Assembly hall, 43.

South Fourth street, are: Earl Whitney, president; L. Vandenberg, vice president; Leslie Sinton, resecretary; D. E. Stevens, financording, secretary-treasurer; Charles Fisher, registry clerk; 0. 0gg, sergeant at arms and Lynn Thompson, organizer.

ert Cramer was chosen editor of the Labor Review. Whitney Heads Trade Assembly--Of- Driver Held for Manslaughter--Anton McNellis was charged with manslaughter when arraigned in St. Paul police court yesterday for the killing of 7-year-old Edward Hoffman, son of Mr. Mrs. A.

H. Hoffman, 1361 Woodbridge street, St. Paul, while MeNellis and John McManus, both drivers for the Yellow Taxi Cab company, are alleged to have been racing on Rice street Thursday. R. A.

McDonald, sistant attorney, asked for 3 continuance until January 31 to file a complaint. Small Pill Small Dose Small Price CARTERS ITTLE IVER PILLS. FOR CONSTIPATION have stood the test of time. Purely vegetable. Wonderfully quick to banish biliousness, headache, indigestion and to clear bad complexion.

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Nicholas G. Van Sant, Veteran of '61 and'17, Weds in Omaha Brother of Former Minnesota Governor Claims Bride Coming From India- -Served With Salvation Army's Front Line Forces in France as "Doughnut Boy" From the trenches in France, Nicholas G. Van Sant, 72-year-old tion Army doughnut boy," followed Cupid's trail to Omaha where he was married yesterday to Miss Daily Wood, 49 years old, who traveled from Calcutta, India, to become his bride. Mr. Van Sant is a brother of Samuel R.

Van Sant of Minneapolis, former governor of Minnesota, and has several nephews living in the Twin Cities. Relatives Not Surprised. But Mr. Van Sant didn't surprise his relatives or intimate friends by getting married. He became engaged to Miss Wood just before leaving for France last winter and she promised to leave Calcutta, where she had been principal of a government school for the last nine years, and back to America after it was all over.

When Mr. Van Sant reached New York last September after months of activity on the fighting line, he told Miss Wood that it was time to leave India forever. She sailed in December and a week ago arrived in San Francisco. The couple met at the of Mr. Van Sant's older brother, A.

Clark Van Sant, in Omaha. With his bride, Mr. Van Sant will leave in a few days for Sterling, where he is president of the Sterling State bank. It was in Sterling almost a year ago where the three-score-andten banker felt his pulse quicken with eagerness to get into the war. Bound to Get to France.

He was too old for the army. He was a veteran of the Civil war, fighting side by side with former Governor Van Sant as soldiers in an I. linois regiment. Mr. Van Sant realized only one thing -he had to get to France.

So he abandoned his banking business and, aided by some experience as a scientist, he joined the Salvation. is Army believed overseas by war force. workers Mr. to Van be the oldest man who lived in the trenches. For months the veteran toiled in a wine cellar within rifle shot of the Huns and slept in a dug.

out. Everyone called him in France. He was known all along the line. Mr. Van Sant, his age the only indication that had fought on Civil war battlefields, became a young man in France.

His spirit inspired every soldier who met him. In September, 1917, Mr. Van Sant's former wife was killed in an automobile accident in Iowa while enroute to Sterling, and he was severely injured. NICHOLAS VAN SANT 6 House'' For Students. The first of a series of entertainments for the students of Humboldt college, Chicago avenue and Lake street, held in the assembly room of the college last night.

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424 Hennepin Avenue Mrs. S. R. Lindberg Pneumonia Victim. Mrs.

8. R. Lindberg, 33 years old, formerly Miss Johnson, died Edith' Thursday at her home, 4004 Nicollet avenue, of pneumonia resulting from influenza. She was a graduate of Central High school in the class of 1902 and had taught school at Mahtowa, Barnum and Moose Lake. Funeral will be private and will be held home services, at 3 p.

m. today. Interment will be in Lakewood cemetery. Attention Gas Consumers The delay incident to the establishment of new gas rates, taking effect January 1, has made it impossible to render bills covering a portion of consumption during the latter part of December at the former price of 77 cents net per thousand feet. Therefore, bills been issued at the new rate of 95 cents net per thousand feet and adjust ments equalizing rates for that portion of December will be credited on the accounts of all consumers involved in the recent meter period and settled in the form rebates at the reading, earliest possible Gas Light Mrs.

Katherine Cyphers, Long Resident Here, Dies Mrs. Katherine Hazelton Cyphers, 71 years old, a resident of Minneapolis since 1856, died in Asbury hospital yesterday afternoon after a long illness. She was born in Carlisle, Pa, and came to this city when 8 years old. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. W.

S. Me Wade, Christmas lake, Lake Minnetonka. Mrs. Cyphers was a member of Wesley Methodist church. The funeral will be held at 3 p.

m. today at Wesley church. The Rev. Ernest W. Oneal will officiate.

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