Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 2, 1915, Page 4

& Another British Bat- Ileshifiunk. MINE OR SUBMARINE " DESTRUCTIVE AGENT Yessel Carried 750 Men and Only Soventy-one Are Rescued. sdondon, Jan. 2—The British battle- ship Formidable was sunk in the Eng- Itsh - channel by either’ a mine or a sibmarine, according to an announce- dient given out by the official infor- mation bureau. The text of the bu- u's statement follows: “The battleship Formidable was seak in the channel, but whether by & mine or a submarine is not yet cer- tedm. “Beventy-one survivors have been pleked up by a British light cruiser and it is possible that others may have been rescued by other vessels.” The Formidable had a displacement of 15,000 tons. It was 430 feet long and carried a complement of 750 men. I§ was heavily armored and carried four 124inch guns, twelve 6-inch guns and sixteen 12-pounders. It was pro- vided also with four submerged tor- p.do tubes. Vessel Launched in 1898. :“The Formidable was launched in 1898 and was a sister*ship to the Ir- reaistible and Implacible. ;:fhe Formidable had assigned to Jar, according to the British navy list for December, various fleet officers, amd consejuently undoubtedly was acting as a flagship at the time of her destruction. Her captain was Arthur N. Loxley lnd her commander Charles F. Bal- lard. Captain John C. Deed was in command of the marines on board, while the fleet surgeon was Godfrey Taylor and the fleet paymaster P. J. Ling. The chaplain is given:as the Rev, George B. Robinson. On board the Formidable were also sixteen mid- shipmen. Dunkirk, on the northern coast of France, was bombarded again by four German aeroplanes, according to re- ports reaching Parla RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN POLAND AND CHANGED Petrograd, Jan. 2—Fighting along the Galician and - Polish fronts have materially slackened during the last twenty-four hours.- Both sides are realigning their forces and bringing up reinforcements. It is understood that a new Rus- #lan offense is being developed, but ils are withheld. The fighting on Caucasian front increases in in- tensity. The village of Sarykamysh s still held by the Turks, although they have been driven from their tyenches. Fighting has been of the most desperate character, the Russian Caucasian . troops having covered tihemselves with glory. They took a Hpe of trenches at the point of the bayonet. The Turkish losses are described by the war office as emormous and aniong the killed were a general and twenty officers of high rank. Fighting In the vicinity of Adraghn continues Infleclulve WAR AFFEGTS THE CUSTOMS Receipts at New York for 1914 Much Less Than Previous Year. New York, Jan. 2.—The war in Bu- Fope Is reflected in the New York cus. toms receipts for 1914. Receipts were approximately $167,000,000, represent- ing a decrease of about $36,500,000 from the figures of 1913. Imports of merchandise were about $975,000, rep- resenting a decrease of more than #35,000,000. Domestic exports in 1914 amounted to approximately $800,000,000, a de- ‘oreasé of nearly $105,000,000. Imports of: gold and silver were about $24,- 000,000, & decrease of approximately $20,500,000. -Exports of domestic gold showed an increase, the approximate figures being $155,400,000 in 1914 and $116,500,000 in 1913. GLISH RAILWAY DISASTER Ten ons Killed and Fifty Injured in Collision. London, Jan. 2—Ten persons were killed and fity injured in a collision between an express bound for London $ili87a local train on the Great Eastern mly at Ilford. The victims were- crushed in the Tear car of the local train, which was standing on a siding when the ex- press crashed intd it. e A Danger: Signal. - p i Hoarseness in.| ' child that fs sub- Ject to croup 1s ‘& sure sign of an ap- pmehlns attack, Give Chamber- Iain’s Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes héarse and the attack may be warded off. . For sale by All pels Britlsll Anger. - WlLI. filVi SATISFACTION London Press Confident 8ir Edward Grey Proposes to' Grant All the k‘mlrlean Government Can Properly Ask Ondnr the Circumatances. London, J-n. .—The publication n London of the text of the American nn;n to the British government on the question of unwarranted interference with Amierican shipping has dispelled frritation occasioned by the incom- "| plete sentences in the first summary General Ian Hamilton ts military governor of London and has prepared the defenses of that city in case of invasion. London is circled by miles of trenches. General Hamilton was chief of staff to Lord Kitchener in 1901-1902 in South Africa and wi one of the defenders of Ladysmith i the Boer war. PEAGE IN NEW YEAR IS HOPE OF KAISER Munich, Jan. 2.—Emperor William, replying to a New Year's telegram from the king and queen of Bavaria, sent their majesties the following message: “I reciprocate your géod wishes -and those of all Bavarians with all my heart. You speak after my own heart when you say we.all have but one thought, which is that a peace, worthy of the sacrifices already. made and still to be made, be obtained for the beloved Fatherland in the new year. ‘"How splendid in this connection is it that the German princes and the (German peoples are standiiig together in unchangeable fidelity, with God's help, to achieve with our heroic troops that victory for our just cause, which we expect with unshaken confidence.” TAX ACT DECLARED VOID North Dakota Statute Is Held to Be Unconstitutional. e Fargo, N. D, Jan. 2—The act of 1911 granting plenary powers to the state tax commission has been' declar- ed unconstitutional by. Dist Pollock. The commiigsic n County Auditor Leech to place. .- tain_valuation’ dn__piiblic -utllities 1o Fargo. He refused and placed on his books the valuations as made by the local assessor and equallzgd by’ both the county and the state boards of equalization. ~The tax ~commission claimed final authority without the right of the property owner to reviéw its acts. [ EEEEST SRR RS * WYNNE * KKK KKK KKK KKF K KKK Bird Elliott, who has been on_the sick list, is able to_be about again.’ The toe sociai given here last Sat- urday evening was a decided success, $11 being realized. Clarence. Nelson . .gnd .Everett Wynne were calling: on:friends over west one evening recently. Oscar Staffne,” who ‘has been stay- ing at Waltham, Minn., for the past few years, came to spend the-holi- days here with his father, Ole Staffne. Mr. and Mrs. Gust Thorland spent Monday night with the ‘latter’s par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Weum. James B. Wynne and family spent Sunday at the Klecner home. Messrs. Jallen and Winger drove to Pinewood last Wednesday. George Hayes and family left on ‘Wednesday for Oakland, Minn;, where they will spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Jessie F. Hayes. The Socialist Local will meet at Martin Annosison’s, Jan. 2. School in the east end of Dist. No. 97, held a program and tree on Mon- day evening, Dec. 21. It was a very enjoyable time for all. George Elliott returned from South Dakota, last week. He was accom- panied by his brother Dee, and fam- ily, who expect to locate here if they find everything satisfactory. ~ Bumped Up Against the Real Thing. “I.think I have bumped up against the real thing in Ch:mberlpin '8 Tab- lets,” .writes D. R.” Thomas, of Ti- dioute, Pa. “They do the work and cause 1o unpleasant reaction.” In cases of constipation when pills and saline cathartics are used, their use is often followed by: they take so much water:out of the system. On the oth Bfinnd the ef- Petroj governinent has dnddedvtg miake cash allowanoes ‘to captured offcers at the following ra of the communication cabled from the United States. There were Englishmen who saw something like an ultimatum in the ocabled extracts, but a perusal of the actual comtext -of these particular phrases has dispelled this conception. The Pall Mall Gazette voices the general opinion when it ‘says: “We perhaps could place our finger on’ certain contentions advanced In the note which show some failure to appreciate the difficulties of our posi- tion, but it is not our business to chop logic with the government of the United Stat. r “Sir Edward Grey may be trusted to give the government of President Wilson all the satisfaction it can prop- erly ask, while at the same time .in- dicating. with courtesy and firmness the meggures our position as a bellig- erent power compels us to continue. “The - government of the United States has shown every disposition to in our place and recognize our difficulties. Our government will not show itself to be less fair minded than that of President Wilson. Short of ssacrificing our best weapon for bringing' the war to a successtul and speedy_end, nothing wil be left un- done to meet the wishes of the United States.” OBREGON EXPECTING THE FALL OF PUEBLA ‘Washington, Jan. 2.—General Villa, in‘a telégram from Mexico City to his agency here, denies’that he has ques- tiored the -amnesty proclamation of General ‘Gutierrez. “I':obey and respect the orders of President-Gutierrez,” Villa telegraph- =“F"am< his subordinate.” -« Further detatls "of ‘the fighting be; tween ‘Carranza ‘and Villa troops near Tampieo Were received in -official dis- patches to the Carranza agency here. The following message was received: “General Pablo Gonzales adminis- tered a decisive defeat to the Vil- laistas at Rodriguez, a few hours’ ride from San Luis Potosi. Several hundred were killed and wounded. He now is pursuing the enemy toward San Luis Potosl. “Gengral ‘Obregon reports that he has .dislodged the Zapatistas and Vil- laistas from their strongest positions at Puebla and expects to announce the capture of this city almost hourly.” MAY CONFER ON SITUATION Neutral Nations Take Interest in Con- traband ‘of War.' ‘Washington, Jan, 2.—~The note sent by the United States to Great Britain insisting on an early improvement in the treatment of American commerce has . awakened much enthusiasm among South American diplomats, Wwho_think it paves the way for .a more vigorous interest on the part of the United States in the various pro- posals looking to an assertion of the rights of neutrals. Incidentally it was said that the unumem in favor of the proposal made by Venezuela for a convocation of neutfal nations to discuss contra- band W’ s rapidly growing and it ‘would cause no surprise if one of the results of the present situation is the convenihg of nuchlcon(relu in Wn - ington. MISS - HOBBS IS HONORED Famous' Oregon Woman Member of Industrial Commission. Salem, Ore.,(Jan. 2.—After actingas 'y to Governor Oswald West, who retires from office Jan. 11, for several.years, Miss Fern Hobbs ‘has become a member of the state in- dustrial’ accident commission; . Miss Hobbs’ tenure as private secre- tary to the chief executive was mark- ed by activities that attracted nation- ‘wide attention; She conductéd & num- ber of ;investigations in connection with mdral crusades ir various towns of the state. ' Her most spectaculas performance was a year ago, when, socompguied by a squad of state mili- tia, she invaded Copperfield, a town of the old “Wild West” sort, closed all ;and caused to be conflscated of liquors, gambling' pars “The !in Medicine I Ever Used” 's Tablets is the best ever used for constipation, and headache,” ' writes : Generals, $760 & year; | | -| staft officers, uno- il ++e+‘+++++++(+§-§‘++ ‘MURDERED. : FeE B + 2.—Refugees from , 4 Jaffa report that Djemal Pasha, * the - Turkish--commander, was bl murdered - in - Jerusalem -on . Christmas’ day. + They gay he arrived there * the day ‘before at the head of 5,000 men miserably equipped.’ < The next morning he was found dead ‘in his hotel room evidently slain dring the night.” -l- 'l"l"l"l"l"l"l"l"l"l"l"l"l"l"l"l"l‘ SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES ’ (Continued from Page 1.) Senior B. Y.:P. U, 6:30 p. m: Sub- ject—“Who is on the Lord’s Side Leader, Williari Towle.. Gospel ser- vice, 7:30 p. m. Special music for Sunday. ' Morning—*Arise, Chris- tian Soldier,” chorus choir. Even-| ing—solo by Miss ‘Edla Nelson . of Fargo, N. D. © Anthem—*‘Come, Thou Fount,” chorus choir. - Next: week will be obkeérved ‘as the Week of Prayer. Theé services will be held in the homes of the city and every- one is invited to attend. Watch the paper for place of- m:a,e'tiné» each night. Seryfce g 7:30. The B. Y. P !mllneu mwing will Chrlsthnw ce seniues will be held at the a]? km “fheater. Sun- day morning at 1" oclock ‘Wednes- day evening testimonial meeting will be held at 8 o’clock at 520 Beltrami avenue. [000; 64, 2,000; lows: No. 86, 314,185; No. 92, 812,- 985, and No. 130, 8i2,765. The & sandingn are as follows 2000 5, 2,000; 6. 2,000; 8, 307,000; 9, 172,000; 10, - 11, 2,000; 12, 2,000; 13, 207,000; 2,000; 15, 2,000; 16, 2,000; 17, 2~ 000; .18, 17,000; 2,000; 21, 2,000; 239,00; 24, 12,000;-265,-239,000; 26, 2,000; 27, 2,000; 28, 192,000; 29, 2,000; 30, 2,000; 31, 2,000; 32, 2.- 000; 33, 252,000; 34, 219,000; 35, 2,000; 36, 277,325; 37, 2,000; 38; 2,000; 39, 2,000; 40, 306,848; 41, 2,000; 42, 2,000; 43, 2,000; 44, 2,- 19, 227,000; 20, 22, 168,000; 23, 000; 45, 7,000; 46, 2,000; 47, 2,000;:|: 48, '227,645; 49, 32,000; 50, 2,000; 51, 2,000; 52, 2,000; 53, 2,000; 54, 2,000; 65, 27,000; 56, 2,000; 57, 2,- 000; 58, 2,000; 59, 2,000: 60, 2,- 000; 61, 2,000; 62; 2,000; 63, 19,- 65, 2,000; 66, 23, 000; 67, 164,345; 68, 2,000;, 69, 2,- 000; 70, 2,000; 71, 2,000; 72,:27,000; 73, 2,000; 74, 194,435; 75, 2,000; 76, 2,000; 77, 2,000; 78, 221,886; 79, 2,000; 80, 2,000; 81, 2,000; 82, 2,000; 83, 2,000; 84, 2,000; 85, 2,- 000; 86, 314,185; 87, 2,000; .88, 2,- 000; 89, 2,000; 90, 298,000; 91, 102,000; 92, 312;985; 93; 2,000; 94, 2,000; 95, 2,000; 96, 2,000; 97, 187, 000; 98, 2,000; 99, 2,000; 100, 2,- 000; 101, 2,000; 102, 2,000; 103, 2,- 000; 104, 2,000; 105, 2,000; 106, 2,- 000; 107, 2,000; 108, 2,000; 109, 2,- 000; 110, 2,000; 111, 2,000; 112, 172,685; ‘113, 2,000; 114, 2,000; 115, 169,965; 116, 22,000; 117, 243,000; 118, 2,000; 119, 120, 2,000; 121, 2,000; 122, 2,000; 2,000; | 676; 126, 2000 121, 2,000; 128; 2,- 000; 129, 2,000; 130, 312,765; 131, 220,000; 132, 2,000; 133, 2,000; 134, 2,000; 135, 2,000; 136, 32,000; 137, 2,000; 138, 2,000; 139, 2,000; 140, 2,000;. 141, 2,000; 142, 2,000; 143, 2,000;, 144,,2,000;, 145, 2,000; 2,000; 2,000; 5 154, 2,000; ' 166, '127,845; 157, 2,- 2000 159, 186,745. Both the fruit, which resembles grapes, and the flowers of a Brazilian tree grow directly on the bark. THIRD CONTEST ‘ TO DECI])E SEB,IES 1 . (Continued from Page 1.) den, 3. Free throws, Brandon, 6, Spoden, 5. . ‘The Friday Gnme. Bemld]l ) { Howe. (€) ..y. ....rf Brandon . . Peck . St. Cloud (€) Roth Murphy . Carew Jacobson . - Spoden Miller Jdg......... Prem Field bukets, Howe, 2, Brandon, 5, Miller, 6, Peck, 3, Carew, 1, Roth, 2, Murphy,” 1, ‘Spoden, 1. Free throws, Brandon,- 4, Spoden, 2. Re- feree, Stanton. ' Timekeepers, Stew- art and O’Conner. Scorers, Lycan and Gallager. Litzinger, the St. Cloud guard, was injured in the Thursday game and unable to.play last night, while Roth, the captain and star forward of the visitors, was hurt last night, but will endeavor to play this evening. Notice. Lessons on Violin and Trombone. Up-to-date methods used. Chas. W. Britten, 1119 Doud Ave., cor. 13th St. E. 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