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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20
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PLEASANT VALLEY
(Too late for last week.

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The Pleasant Valley Farmers club
held it's regular meeting for Novem-
Der, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Story at Neeley's Siding. Owing to
the stormy weather and bad roads
and the fact that Mr.. Story's home
is some distance from most of the
club members, the attendance was
not as large as usual, but those who
did attend were well repaid, as Mrs.
Story served fine dinner. An in
teresting meeting was held and all
had a chance to meet some of Mr..
Story's neighbors who are not mem
bers of the club. The next meeting
will be held Dec 2 at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Edwards at Bos-
ton Lake. r. 1-,..~ ~
Miss Bartol, who teaches at Neely's
Siding, helped Mrs. Story and her
daughter, Mrs. Hamlin, serve dinner
at the Farmers meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strand, who. bought
the Sorenson place, were visitors at
the Farmers meeting.
The pupils of the Boston Lake
school gave an entertaining program
Friday afternoon. A number of par
ents were present.
The pupils belonging to the Watson
school are being transferred to Old
Nebish, owing to their being unable
to get a teacher for their own school.
Norman and Neil Knox, VINO have
been quarantined for several weeks
at the home of Frank Stout of Island
Lake, are home again.
Miss Nell Knox will resume her du-
ties as teacher in the Mcclellan school
next Monday.
Gordon Gardner and Norman Knox
called at the home of William lis
dale Friday evening of last week. AZ
forwards they enjoyed midnight
partridge supper at the home of Mrs.
George Fuller.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20
BAD WEA Her MORE
FATAL THAN BULLETS

London, Nov. 20.-With snow and
rain prevailing in Flanders pneumo-
mia and rheumatism are claiming
more victims than the bullets.
Sudden night commandments have
largely taken the places of night at
tacks. Each day that goes by, with
the Germans still in the wet, storm
swept trenches in the lowlands, is
regarded as gain for the allies here,
but. the effect of the fighting under
such terrible weather conditions is al
most as trying upon the British and
French as upon the Germans.
With the advent of snow the SUI
fering among all combatants has be-
come intense. German prisoners have
declared it has gone especially hard
with unframed levies OF youthful vol
unteers, now in their ranks.
Many German charge is made in
sheer desperation from cold. It is
only by the dashes into the open,
though in the face Of fire that sends
scores to death, that the men were
able to get warm.
Field hospitals of the allies as well
as of the Germans are swamped with
exhausted, paralyzed, rheumatic suf-
ferers from freezing nights in the
trenches
Water stands knee deep in the
trenches. Desperate efforts have been
made to drain these trenches, but al
ways there is fresh flood of rain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20
ALLIES TAKE sCHoORBAkkE
Germans Compelled to Evacuate BEL
qian Town.


Paris, Nov 20.-An attack by Brit
ish troops and French sailors caused
the Germans to evacuate Schoor-
bake, Belgium, which is practically
surrounded by water, according to re-
ports from the battle front
Because of the flood only two roads
were open to the town and one of
these the British approached in two
armored automobiles. 1t was night
attack and the Germans in the town
Immediately turned their attention to
them. Meanwhile the bluejackets,
who had made RATS on fat-bottomed
boats, crossed the water and took the
Germans in the rear, forcing them to
fee by the road still left open. The
Germans abandoned many guns, am
munition and stores and their dead
and wounded. va
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20

Iican party certainly is something
that should be brought about, but
the men who are going to accomplish
this much-to-be desired end must cast
aside selfish motives and have only
the welfare of the organization at
heart. Otherwise their mission will
fail completely. They must not be
ofhceseekers. They must be willing
to perform their labors without the
expectation of subsequent reward.
Their motives must be free from sus-
picion. Free Press.
The election of Hammond for gov
ernor clears the political atmosphere
and marks the beginning of the re-
turn of the Republican party to
power in Minnesota Hereafter a
man will be selected as the Repub-
lican candidate for governor in whom
there is no guile and in whom the
people will have confidence. A man
whose sole aim will be to serve the
interests of the state, a plain man
of the people who will seek the office
not for the honor, but to serve the
people.-Roseau Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20

A reorganization of the Repub-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20
Effect Of Great Kidney
Remedy Soon Realized

I feel it my duty. to let you know
what Swamp-Root did for me. I was
bothered with my back for twenty
years and at times could hardly get
out of bed I read your advertise
ment and decided to try Swamp-Root
Used five bottles, and it has been five
years since used it, and I have
never been bothered a day since I
took the last bottle of it. am thor
oughly convinced that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root cured me and would re-
commend it to others suffering as I
did.
Ny husband was troubled with kid
ney and bladder troubles and he took
your Swamp-R Root and it cured him.
This was about five years ago.
You may publish this letter if you
choose.
Very truly yours.
MRS. MATTE CAMFIELD,
r. F. D. No Gobleville, Mich.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of July, 1909.
ARVIN w. MEYERS,
Notary Public,
for. Van Duren Co., Mich.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20

Just one more week and the
Northern Minnesota Development as
convention and the meeting place
this year is to be Brainerd. The
meeting arranged is to be larger and
even better results are expected to be
secured than at previous gatherings.
Bemidji and Beltrami county should
be we'll represented. Remember the
dates, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, December l., 2, 3 and
f. .-@ ...-sr ~ .-f
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20
By Over Four Thousand.

Congressman Lindbergh, of Little
Falls, who will represent Beltrami
county for the first time at the next
session of Congress, has issued a
statement concerning the recent cleo
ton, at which he was renamed by a
plurality of more than four thousand.
The statement follows: ~.. $751;.
MANY requests have come to me
TO have the facts published in regard
to the contest for congress in the
Sixth district. :.
lover three years ago few polit-
ical manipulators planned to create
a new Sixth district for the purpose
OF cefeating me. This would have to
pass the legislature. Their first plan
was to create shoestring district
that would put Morrison county, my
home, in the Minneapolis East side
district. They could not accomplish
that. so they planned to reduce the
Sixth district in population below the
regular. In this they succeeded by
getting Douglas, Meeker and Wright
counties taken off and adding Aitkin
and Beltrami. The latter two coun-
ties have more than three times the
area and less than half of the popu-
lation of the counties taken off. It
makes shoestring district, stretch
ing more than two-thirds the length
of the state and has the smallest DO
pulation of any of the ten Minnesota
districts. The purpose of it was to
use Stearns county, with it's large
population, three-quarters Demo-
cratic, to defeat me. 1t is because
none of the counties loaned them
selves to the scheme that it failed,
and much Misrepresentation has been
made by those disappointed to con-
ceal the results. ... e..
''Since I have been requested to
make the facts known by publica-
ton, and since it is your purpose to
give the public the facts,I assume
that you will be willing to publish
this statement and therefore send it
to you along with the following fig
ures:
'Icarried ten counties over DR.. Du-
Bots by the following majorities:
Aitkin, 953; Beltrami, 625; Sher-
burne, 1853; Wadena, 43S; Morrison,
S13; Grow Wing, 913; Todd, 1,OO1;
Cass, ga; Hubbard, 4S4; Benton,
172;; total 6,776. DR.. Dubois car
ried Stearns over me by 2,74S. From
the above it will be seen that my ma
jority over Dubois was 4,028.
1.-THE disparity in population, in the
new Sixth district will rapidly be
overcome by the rapid growth of the
two new counties, which are rich in
agricultural lands awaiting thou
sands of new settlers. Several of the
old counties for like reasons, are al
so increasing their population"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20
On to Brainerd !

There is one thing the Bemidji
saloon men will not have to worry
about, anyway. 1t is the provision
in the war tax dealing with the sale
of liquor. e.... --
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20

Artificial rubber is made by Ger
man process which extracts thick
oil from soya beans, treats it with
nitric acid and heats it until it be-
comes viscid
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20

To extinguish candle at desired
time there has been invented a hing
ed cap so arranged that as the candle
burns below it, it will fall over the
wick.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20
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< EDITORIAL EXPLOSIONS

Lees elimination conference last
June was some eliminator. It elm
mated Iverson, Peterson and other
aspirants right off the bat. Lee was
Just as surely eliminated then as
were the others but he didn't know
it until last week Hinckley Enter
prise.
A reorganization of the Repub-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20
Letter TO
N. Ril1naf 3 Co.
Binghamton, !. s..
Prove What swamp-Root Will Do

Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do
For You.
Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer &
Co, Binghamton, n Y, for sample
size bottle. It will convince anyone.
You will also receive booklet of
valuable information, telling about
the kidneys and bladder. When
writing. be sure and mention the Be-
midi Daily Pioneer. Regular fifty
cent and one-dollar size bottles for
sale at all drug stores
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20

Aluminium is the most abundant of
all metals, being an essential consti-
tuent of all important rocks except
sandstones and limestones
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-20
RUSSIANS NEARING CRAc0w
ay They Are Within twenty-five
Miles of Austrian Fortress ~


Miles Of Austrian Fortress y
Petrograd, Nov. 20.-The German
advance in considerable force along
the narrow battle front on the west
bank of the River Vistula is regarded
by Russian military observers as a
feint at the city Of Warsaw, the inten.
ton of which is to draw Russian
troops from their advance uponeCra-
cow and distract attention from the
efforts of the Germans to establish a
strongly fortified defensive line from
Kalisz to Cracow.
Despite this German demonstration
the converging lines of the Russian
advance on the Austrian fortress of
Cracow are progressing Steadily, the
Russians say, having now reached
within twenty-five miles of that point.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14
A Political Murder Society.

A political secret society, which had
for Its object the murder Of 20 per-
sons, has just been broken up in
Portugal. Before this was accom-
pllshed one victim had been put to
death.
The organization is called the White
Ants, its headquarters being in the
village Of Alcabideche, on the outskirts
OF Lisbon. The chief government au-
thority of the town, himself member
of the White Ants, and number Of
his underlings, all of them members of
the society, are accused of seeking to
do away with certain members of the
Moderate Opposition Republican party.
The White Ants belong to the Demo-
cratic Republican party. The first vic
tim was murdered on his way home
from ball. A party Of FIVE OF the
White Ants had secreted themselves
behind a wall near the mans home,
and as he was about to open the door,
they fred upon him. He fell MORALLY
wounded. The chief authority of the
village later was questioned and then
arrested. A list Of the 20 persons to
be murdered was found in his posses.
sion, the list being headed by the muir.
dered mans name.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14

the demon pursuers did not bring
back the ferocious bandit, according
to contract, weighed against her and
her associates.
A close observer tells that the
woman possesses undeniable power to
influence others, by powerful sugges-
ton, and that she unquestionably be-
lieves she has the gift OF working
miracles. This man, who is conceded
to be person of iron will and with
a keen eye that looks one through
and through" admits that he could
not sustain his glance when his eye
was met by the even, steady gaze Of
the Saint OF Sassari
II felt as II, In that look, she had
taken something out of me-" he testi-
ties, "and was as one with strong
will who had been beaten into sub
mission"
Frederick Thomas Elsworthy, In his
remarkable work ON the Evil Eye"
in discussing cases similar to this
says: THE more imaginative races,
those who have been led to adopt the
widest pantheon, have been mostly
those upon whom magic has made the
most impression; and what was once,
and among certain races still is, q
savage art, lived on, grew vigorously,
and adopted new developments, among
people in their day at the head OF
civilization.
Thus 1t has stood its ground in
spite of the SCOTS OF the learned, and
the experimental tests of the so.
called scientific research, until we
may with confidence assert that many
practises classed as occult, and many
beliefs which the educated call super
stitious, are still performed and held
firmly by many among ourselves,
whom we must not brand as ignorant
or uncultured.
mo doubt the grosser forms Of en-
chantment and sorcery have passed
away; no doubt there is much chilean
cry in the doings of modern adopts;
yet, call 1t superstition or what we
may, there are acts performed every
day by spiritualists, hypnotists, dow
sers (handlers Of divining rods) and
others which may well fall within
the term magic; yet the most skepti-
cal is constrained to admit that in
some cases an effect is produced which
obliges us to omit the word pretendu
from our definition"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14

of the bridge as a studio. On the first
of each year he has gone to the bridge
commissioner and renewed his permit
Recently he finished his panoramic
painting. The canvas was five feet
four inches long by ten inches high,
and Mr.. Cruset was very proud of
his work.
Returning to his aerial studio after
an absence of two days the artist
found that an agile burglar had
climbed up the 2OO-foot ladder lead
ing to the tower balcony and stolen
the finished painting and a camera.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14
Absolute Rest

Patience-Women employees OF the
government printing Office are to have
rest rooms.
Patrice-You mean rooms where no
talking is allowed2
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14
India Feels the Pinch Of War.

Bombay IS almost at a
standstill here as a result of the war
in Europe. Two Indian princes and
several money lenders and merchants
have drawn $l,5O0,OOO in gold from
the treasury in the last two days.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14
Austria Declares War on Russia.

London.-The French embassy in
London has been advised that the
Austrian ambassador at St. Peters
burg has asked for his passports, Aus
tria-Hungary regarding herself in a
state of wer with Russia,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14
HUNT FOR MEAN BURGLAR
New York Artist Asks Police to
Search for Man Who Had Made
Him His Victim.

What Sebastian Cruset, who painted
a panoramic view of New York City
from the top of one of the towers of
the Greensboro Ridge called the mean
est burglar, is being hunted by the
police.
For five years Cruset has been using
the balcony on top of the third tower
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14
Dodoed German Patrol.

New York.-The captain of the Gu
nard liner Pannonia, which arrived
in port during the night, said that his
vessel had passed through a zone pa
trolled by two German warships.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14
England in Dead Earnest.

London.-The passage of a war
budget for a half billion dollars in the
house of commons without a dissent
ing voice, and the granting of an army
increase of half million men, shows
that Great Britain is in deadly earn
oct
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14

Bridge Commissioner Kracke received
letter from Mr.. Cruset telling of his
loss, but the artist neglected to give
his address. The commissioner ques-
toned all the men who worked on
the bridge, but could get no clue
New York Times.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14
A Sympathetic Court.

"a westener who narrowly escaped
being run down by an automobile
pulled out his pistol and shot the rear
tire full Of holes"
81 presume he was fined heavily in
police court"
mo. Another speed fiend came
within two inches of getting the Judge
the same day"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14
INTERNATIONAL
SUNAGYSQIOOL
LESSON
LESSON FOR AUGUST is
THE WICKED HUsRANDMAN.
By r. o. SELLERS, Director of Evening
Chicago)

LESSON TEXT-Matt.. n:33-46
GOLDEN TEXT-''The stone which tho
builders rejected, the same was made the
head of the corner" Matt 21:42 r. V.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14

HE witch still lives, as court
records in widely separated
parts of the world bear testi-
mony. True, these women
who work magic do not use
a broomstick as a means of
transportation, especially
now that aeroplanes monop-
olize the Always and be-
oouSa tha outOmnhila 10 much
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-08-14

Brussels.-It is reported that the
attack on Liege forts has been aban-
doned after an encounter of three
days. The German division has re-
tired to the left of the river Mouse.
After having suffered a serious
check and heavy casualties at the
hands of the Belgians at Liege
Wednesday, the German troops re-
turned to the fray with redoubled ar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-28
Member Of the Associated Press.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY .. 1911.
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.

II Is a matter fer qualification "a
well as surprise that the national
banks Of the country have responded
with such marked unanimitv to til
support Of the banking and currency
law. Only Is banks have notified the
organization committee that they shul!
not apply tor membership in the fcd
Graf reserve system, only la other,
have not been heard from at al. anG
1i65 national banks have made appii.
cation for such membership. The capi
tai of the national bauks apii>Iu.
amount 10 nearly two billion dollars
or 80 per cent OF the capital of aii
national BANKS IN the country. Tht
STAT" banks aud trHst companies whcl
have already asked approval of thor
applications viii carry the combipet.
cprtal "f the banks in the reserve :.
tom we'll above the - ,ana UDo. eco ma j.
The success Of the ncy = stem i as
sarc.i IN 50 far Us The co-upefttion al
the Eauks can assure It. Some defect
III the law will almost inevitably i.e
discovered in actual practice, butt these
can be corrected by Congress: and 40
one expects that any 2ravelv Sericus
defects will be found The currency
OF the country viii be absolutely sound
| and viii have the great advantage. u.cf
the present currency that it viii he
elastic, expanding automatically when
the business Of the country or. of = see
ton calls for it. and rs automatically
contracting when there Is u decrease III
the demand. There i, good reason II
/ hope that with the establishment Of
tie tcdcraI reserve system the ts1a,
vii have passed when individuals o,
companies with proper security - Of
fer will be unable To obtain mons,
! with which to do business.
II i, rot probable that the ncv ~.
tenn will hc II full working order -an,
enough 10 meet the demand for none,
with vhich 10 move he crops IT a.
coming year, and the federal trcasur,
will likely enough be ma.lc use Of onr,
moro for TINT purpose, but thereafter
i al goes aS j. confidently expected
we shall hear no more of >triuoencv II
the money market by reason Of tn
country 5 wealth having been cnorm
ously increased by bumper crops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-28

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-28

fhc unprecedented mildncss Of Ne
Nemher and December may he taken as
accounting for the remarkable severity
Of February. 1t IS the old law OF one
extreme following another Nature i
m irregular but an absolutely certain
paymaster. We cannot haze unscason.
ably mlid weather at ono period Of the
year without paying for ii with core
spending cold n q latcy season. Taking
the whole Year through fine average VI
ration IN temperature, one year with
another, Is less han degree. The
variation in average annual rainfall is
greater, but even here. the difference
among the years is much less than we
imagine.