Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 19, 1914, Page 4

.rel in a NEWSSTORY CONFIRMED Americafismp Tar- get fg Iurks. UNEASINESS FELT FOR CHRISTIAN RESIDENTS Mohammedans May Take Re- venge on Noncombatants, Washington, Nov. 19.—The United States cruiser Tennessee, or its launch—probably the latter—was fired on by the Turkish forts at Smyr- na. Captain Benton C. Dec cruiser, reporting the incid navy department, gave no details of the firing, but added that fears had been felt for the safety of the Ameri- can consulate. Captain Decker’s report, confirming news dispatches which officials be- lieved were inaccurate, left them in a state of amazed wonder. Every effort is being made to get more com- plete reports of the incident from the Tennessee’s commander. His report does not say whether the Tennessee or its launch, as was reported in news dispatches, had by Aside from being considercd as a hostile act the firing may be ex- plained in various ways. The first report said the cruiser’s launch had been turned by three shots from the forts, as it was entering the harbor of Smyrna. Officials szy the launch may have been entering during pro- hibited hours or the forts may have taken that method of warning the ship against mine ficids in the har- bor. Uneasiness About Ships. There has been cons ness about the Tenn: North Carolina, its co ship, since they went to Turkish waters to look after the interests of Ame Ambassador Morgenthau's reports of internal conditions in Turkey since the Ottoman empire joined the dual alliance in the war on the entente powers convinced officials here it would be well to have both ships re- main in the Mediterranean for the present and both have been going from port to port in Turkish waters, or those nearby. Ambassador Morgenthau's reports concerning the safety of Americans have been reassuring. An undercur- rent of uneasiness was created, how- ever, early this month, when the Turkish commander at Deirut ad- dressed a note to the American con- sul general, which he intended for the information of the French and British governments, declaring that for every Mussulman killed in a bom- bardment of any open and unfortified port three British or French subjects would be put to death, and added that he could not take the responsibility for any uprising against Christians which might follow such an event. MAN'S BODY IN A BARREL New York Police Have No Clue to Victim’s ldentity. New York, Nov. 19.—A prescription written on the blank of an East Side druggist furnished the police their only clew to the identity of the dead man whose body was found in a bar- lonely street under the Queensborough bridge. A bullet wound in the heart indicated that a murder had been committed and the police are convinced that they are confronted with a mystery similar to’ the famous East Side barrel murder of some years ago, which followed a quarrel between members of a secret organization. Two men unloaded the barrel from a truck and rolled it to the sidewalk and stood it on end. They then leaped back on their truck and whip- ped their horses and dashed away. ROBERTS’ BODY IN STATE Guard of Honor Posted About Coffin on Arrival From France. Folkestone, Eng, Nov. 19.—The body of Field Marshal Lord Roberts, which arrived here from Boulogne, was received by a large contingent of officers from the Shorncliffe camp, the mayor of Folkestone and other of- ficials. The waiting room of the rail- way station had been converted into a mortuary chamber and the coffin was borne there by noncommissioned army officers. It was laden with a number of wreaths. In the proces- sion from the boat to the railway sta- tion marched a delegation of British, French and Indian officers. A guard of honor was posted about the coffin. le uneasi- d also the Remedy as Bad as the Disease. “On the seventh of February 1 contracted a severe cold followed by a cough and final loss of voice. I tried many remedies none of which did me any good. T then went to my family doctor and he swabbed my throat five or six times with some abominable stuff. It think it was beneficial but the remedy was as bad as the disease. At last the thought struck me—why not try .Chamber- lain’s Cough Remedy. I did so and this morning my voice is fairly good and is gradually growing better,” writes H. C. Clay, publisher of The . Reporter, Rapid City, Manitoba. For sale by All Dealers. ead the Ploneer want ads, e = = ey ADVOCATES AN ENLARGED ARMY Present One Inadequate, Says Wotherspoon. WANTS FORCE OF 500,000 Would Increase Standing Strength to 250,000 Men,to Be Augmented by a System of Reserves, Until Number Aggregates Half Million. Washington, Nov. 19.—Declaring it would be impossible to defend the Panama canal and American territo- rial possessions against attack with present or proposed garrisons unless they could be rapidly reinforced, Ma- jor General Wotherpoon, retired chief of staff, in his report recommended the increase of the regular army to 2 strength of 250,000 enlisted men. He proposed that that force be aug- mented, through a system of reserves, until there was created a mobile strength of 500,000 first line troops equipped for a six months’ campaign. General Wotherspoon said there is need for more forces to protect rear approaches to American coast de- fenses and those points not covered by fortresses and urged that the or- ganized militia be developed to a strength of 300,000 men. “It is manifest,” General Wother- spoon asserted, “that the great water- way of the Panama canal cannot be protected against the operations of a first class military power by the pres- ent or proposed garrison we contem- plate placing there without the power and ability to reinforce it rapidly from the United States. Weak in Possessions. “That an effective defense against an enterprising enemy in the Philip- pines could be made with a deficiency of 33 per cent of the manning details of the coast defenses of Manila and Subing bay, and with a mobile force of a little over 7,000 American troops supplemented by less than 6,000 Phil- ippine scouts, is manifestly impossi- ble; that we can retain our valuable territory of Alaska in its isolated po- sition against an enemy with any mili- tary power by placing there a garri- son of less than 500 men verges on the ridiculous, unless we have ample forces at home to occupy that terri- tory in the very earliest stages of an impending conflict. “Careful consideration of our needs would indicate the advisability and necesity for having at all times avail- able at home, and, in addition to the necessities in our foreign possessions, in the first line of our military estab- lisment, a mobile force of at least 500, 000 thoroughly trained and thoroughly equipped fighting men, with adequate supplies for the operation of this force for a period of at least six rgonths. This is a conclusion that seems to have been reached by all those who have given careful consid- eration of this question. It is also agreed that we should have as a sec- ond line a thoroughly equipped and trained force of organized militia of not less than 300,000 men properly proportioned as to its staff and sev- eral arms with stores and supplies necessary for its operation in the field for a like period.” SHOT DEAD BY A GERMAN Chicago Englishman Called the Kal- ser a “Mutt.” Chicago, Nov. 19.—J. C. Strobel, an aged German, sat on the edge of his bed reading a German paper's account of the fighting in Flanders. John Heffron, an Englishman, and Peter Lindsey, a Swede, roomers in the same house, dropped In and took chairs. “The kaiser is a mutt,” said Heffron, “he ought to be in jail.” Strobel drew a revolver from under his pillow and fired twice. Heffron fell dead and Lindsey had a bullet through his shoulder. Strobel was captured trying to board a street car. TRAIN WRECKS DECREASE Many Recent Derailments Due to Poor Equipment. ‘Washington, Nov. 19.—A great de- crease in the number of train wrecks for the quarter ended June 30, 1914, was reported by the interstate com- merce commission. As compared with the corresponding quarter of 1913 there was a decrease of 737 in the number of train accidents. Defec- tive roadway and defective equipment together caused more than 72.3 per cent of all derailments reported. The total number of persons killed was 104 and 2,157 were injured. BRYAN PASSES OUT PLUM Names Private Secretary as Coun- sellor of Commission. Washington, Nov. 19.—Secretary Bryan has designated his private sec- retary, Manton M. Wyvell, as coun- sellor of the international joint com- mission, a newly created office. This commission has jurisdiction over the boundary waters between the United States and Canada. Had Taken His Weight in Medicine. M. D. Faucett, of Gillsville, Ga., says he had taken his weight in med- icine for headache and constipation, but never used anything that did him so much good as Chamberlain’s Tab- lets. For sale by All Dealers. For use in many kinds of portable electric devices there has been pa- tented a switch which may be con- cealed in their handles and operated iby buttons. AUSTRIAN VICTORIES REPORTED IN VIENNA ‘Washington, Nov. 19.—Austrian sor- tles from Cracow captured Russian fortifications to the north of the Aus- trizn border, according to dispatches received from Vienna by the Austro- Hungarian embassy. They also men- tioned a Servian defeat, which per- mitted the crossing of the River Kule- bra. The dispatch continued: 2 “The German victory at Kutno has ‘begun to influence the whole situation in the Eastern war theater. Austrians advancing from Cracow took the for- tification line of the ememy to the north from the frontiers of the em- pire. “One of our regiments took 500 priccners and captured two detach- me:s of machine guns. In Servia our victorious'armies crossed the Riv- er Kulebra, pursuing the enemy.” FRESH FIGHTING AT DIXMUDE Germans Reported to Have Suffered Heavy Losses. London, Nov. 19.—The correspond- ent of Reuter's Telegram company at Amsterdam sends the following: “According to the Telegraaf’s Sluis (Netherlands) correspondent the Ger- mans occupying Dixmude have suf- fered heavy losses. In fresh fighting which has taken place there they lost 2,700 men. “The town of Nieuport is badly dam- aged. Heavy cannonading was heard in the direction of Ypres, indicating a renewal of the heavy fighting there. “Fugitives say that additional sub- marines are being constructed at Zee- brugge.” bbb bbb bbb bbbl Bl * GENERAL CARRANZA REPU- DIATES MESSAGE. Washington, Nov. 19.—Gen- eral Carranza has repudiated the telegram sent for him by General Pablo Gonzales to Gen- eral Guiterrez in which the first chief was represen:ed as saying he would retire. This was announced in an official dispatch from American Consul Silliman. ofe ofe ofe ol o o ofe ofe ofe ofe of o ol ol ofe oo ofe oo oo ofe ofe e ol oo oo ofe ol ol I+++++++++++++++ FORCED TO REFUSE ORDERS American Arms Manufacturers Can- not Meet Demands. New York, Nov. 19.—The Amc-ican output of death dealing missiles has increased 1,000 per cent since the Eu- ropean war began. Orders for such enormous quantities of these missiles have been placed in this country by foreign countries that double day and night shifts are em- ployed in every Eastern factory. Within the last few weeks the de- mand has grown to such an extent that hundreds of orders have been turned down, despite willingness of agents to pay heavily increased prices. BATTLE IS NEAR [N POLAND Russians Admit German Offensive Movement Continues. Petrograd, Nov. 19.—Russian and German forces are rapidly forming for a gigantic battle in Poland which may rival the bloody encounter of ‘Wirballin. It is admitted here that the Ger- mans continue their offensive move- ment in Poland, advancing along the Vistula and Warthe rivers. Before them is an enormous Russian force. It is not yet in line for a general con- flict, hut it is headed for the fortress of Thorn The ( ermzns now pressing forward are between them and the fort. Fight- ing is in progress between the Vistula and the Warthe. BRITISH NAVAL LOSS HIGH Partial List of Dead, Wounded and Missing Totals 4,148. London, Nov. 19.—Winston Spencer Churchill, the first lord of the admizal- ty, stated in the house of commons, in reply to a question, that the total British naval casualties to date were: Officers killed 222, wounded 37, miss- ing 5. Men killed 3,455, wounded 428, miss- ing 1. This list, the first lord said, did not include the missing officers and men in the royal naval division at Antwerp and on the British cruiser Good Hope, sunk by the Germans off the Chilean coast, which totalled 1,000 and 875 respectively. TEN DIE IN REFGRM SCHOOL Blaze Destroys State Institution at Marianna, Fla. Tampa, Fla.,, Nov. 19.—Ten inmates of the state reform school at Marianna, Fla., are reported to have lost their lives in a fire which destroyed the ine stitution. Teachers, students and housekeep- ers will be pleased to learn that we have just received a shipment of cook’s recipe card files. No kitchen complete without one. ‘Complete outfit 85c. Bemidji Pioneer office.—- Adv. 3 100 Ksward, $100. ' The readers of this paper will be plesised to learn that there is at least one dreaded difease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. 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SITUATION MUCH EASIER A FLYER Government Officials Confident the United States Has Passed Through the Worst Period of the Depression Caused by the European War. ‘Washington, Nov. 1t—Officials of the various government departments which touch the country’s business activities feel confident that the most serious effects of the European war on American business have passed. The restoration of the credit balance with Europe has greatly eased the situation, the increasing demand by Europe for American food supplies and also the sudden development of an abnormal trade in articles needed by the huge armies in the field aiding to that end. No accurate figures on the contracts of the latter character are obtainable, but orders for horses, mules, army clothing, harness and the like have flooded factories and.- stockmen in some districts. It is said that, in- cluding ammunition orders, this busi- ness reaches the huge total of more than $400,000,000. In several lines factories are straining to highest ca- vacity to meet the demands. Three Factors Prominent. Other factors which have aided in clearing up the situation are the open- ing of the federal bank system, on which business experts look as the backbone of the country’s resources; the opening of the Panama canal, which_already has increased freight trafic to the west coast of South America, and the entry of a number of foreign built ships into American registry under the emergency law passed at the last session of, congress. Of the shipping situation officials said there was a growing scarcity of carriers for . American export com- merce because the bulk of that traffic was increasing so steadily. Freight rates have risen remarkably and it is said shipping companies are selling their cargoes with greatest care, avoiding all articles of even a semi- contraband nature. Huge shipments of grain are await- ing transportation at many ports. It appears probable this condition will resilt In renewed activity in behalf | of the administration federal merchant marine bill when congress reassem- bles. derwear specially priced for Values to 25¢, sale price . . Values to 75¢c, sale price . . Values fo $1.25, sale price . . Values to $2.00, sale price . . IS STILL ON Hundreds of satisfied customers The ladies of the G. A. R. will serve supper in the'Odd Fellows’ hall, Sat- urday, November 21. Tickets, 25c. An apron sale will be held in connec- tion. The G. A. R. post will give a short program. Everybody invited to attend.—Adv. TROPPMAN'S DEPARTMENT STORE From Our Underwear Department Four Big Tables of Men’s, Ladies’, Boys’, Girls’ and Children’s Un- FRIDAY andSATURDAY OUR RE-ORGANIZING SALE best evidence of the real bargains we are giving. Get your share of these Won- derful Bargains while they last New $4.00 and $5.00 Skirts for $2.98 Friday and Saturday in our Ready to Wear Department, second floor 10c 23¢ 39c¢ 69c¢ is the * "HALF PRICE Ladies Bayadere, the dollar. All $30.00 coats at $15.00 All $12.00 coats at All $25.00 coats at $12.50 All $10.00 eoats at All $20.00 coats at $10.00 All $7.50 coats at All $15.00 coats at $7.50 All $5.00 coats at _ Liberal reductions on sweaters and mackinaws, ' BAZAAR STORE Tz arecs COMMENC[NG tomorrow morning we will place sale all our ladies’ misses’ and children’s coats at Zibelines, Cheviots, Scotch Plaids, Urul Lamb, Imported Mixtures, all at 50c on on $6 00 $5.00 $3.75 $2.50