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Special cable Despa,ch 70 TIVE srS.
TOXIC. August 10.

ToK August
Germany day,
japanese reply
In delivery of the uimtum Berlin
stockholm The Information was also Impaired to the German Ambassador
W.
r To him no made statement cube in the hroIes terms asur
adquat
guarded and that the integrity Of China was assured
The decision o'clock this
audience and them the uimatum
o
public
the the alliance ulmatum
follows:
We consider it heh,
disturbances the
mratc by the agreement of alliance between Japan and Great
BNmn
firm enduring n
establishment of which is the aim of the said agreement the imperial
japanese Government sincerely believes be Its duty give the
e " Inc imperial German Government to carry out the Following
Mrsro withdraw Immediately from Japanese and Chinese
waters German and armed Of all kinds and
disam withdrawn.
Second To deliver on n September
me" japanese authorities without condition compensation the
entire leased territory Kiaochau with view to the eventual
restoration of the to China
The imperial Japanese the time
that the receiving o. 1914,
an answer from the imperial German Government sgnifng its
conditional acceptance the advice offered by the imperial
Japanese will he compelled to take such action
A. She may deem necessary meet the situation
1t is pointed inspired statements that Great Britain the ally of
compelled protect herself against German aggression that German
"'h the the Far East and SELLING British ships
'em' Such actions is asserted disturb the
, " portion OF the woro 10 wncn Japan oee e must act as
PROTECTOR hence" the umaum The Government Of Great Britain has been
July acquainted with Japans procedure
How declaration of
IN to-day
Count kna rnaaki Koo and other prominent officials have addressed
numerous public
"nm n question,
United way
likely
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regular communque Office 80 O'CLOCK
regards operations has
been along
French took ste Marie Mines and
crossed into the Ste Base region
which occupied Friday advanced especially
Valley The French took 1000 prisoners addition to
Friday The abandoned pieces of equip
the named Ste Marie The French took heavy
and field and caissons
the French moueed the Lor
gum heights off the of division of German cavalry
including nineteen auto trucks
Finally Meuse repused
divisions of German cavalry who THIN pursued by French
cavalry along the right bank of the Meue
the French excellent despite the
divers The officers have the greatest difficulty
holding the back
First Division several baions of infantry
of mtraeu The French attacked them the left bank
disorder. Many of the unable
point
Poftng the disorder the French regiment of
crossed the river the several ko
cavalry greatly
The War Office also that the French forces before Grey
further the eastward to-day the Bavarian who repealed
positions distance
officially practised cruelty
a AS they evacuated the villages before the French advance
burned the houses and shot down the bodies
the raid of French airmen Metz
Corporal evening
They arrived they flying height of about
The Immediately drew Of shells
but of them touched the French aeropanes
Ceas stopped above Metz and he
downward hen that he dropped bomb into the
pudhommeau also dropped bomb into the hangar The
shells prevented either of the
The avator say that of shells in trying
and London Daily Nails War
DELEMoNT. Switzerland, August 16
has and
firing continues to be heard POentruy
French which Muehausen
vosss mountains
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JAPAN SENDS SHARP ULTIMATUM TO GERMAN GOVERNMENT;
DEMANDS KAISER FROM china AND DISMANTLEFL
FRENCH PUSHING ACROSS VOSGES CHECK GERMANS IN BELGIUM
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

JAPAN.-An ultimatum has been sent
to the Kaiser giving Germany one
week to withdraw from the Far
East. This Is regarded in Wash
ington with grave concern as bring
ing the war within Americas sphere
OF influence In the Orient.
French forces which
on Friday and Saturday put to rout
a Bavarian army corps with heavy
losses in the vicinity of Blamont,
Grey and Avrlcourt drove the enemy
back TO Saarburg across the Lorraine
border. Thanh In Haute Alsace,
fourteen miles west Of Muelhausen,
Is again In French hands. II is an
nounced that the French now control
the three passes OF st. Marie. Bon
homme and Sales in the Vosges and
dominate the approach to Alsace.
Belgians won an
other engagement between advance
guards yesterday at Dinant. fifteen
miles south of Namur. according to
Paris dispatches Both advance
guards were IN force. the Belgian
infantry driving the Germans back
inter an artillery battle. No in.
formation of the position Of the
allied armies in Belgium was forth
coming from the War Offices Of the
several countries
GERMANY.--Rome hears rumor
which has not been confirmed that
DIR. Carl Liebknecht. Socialist
leader in the Reichstag. has been
killed following his refusal TO enlist
in the German army. No further
advances Of the German armies In
Belgium have been reported. The
German troops which invaded France
by way Of Alsace have been forced
back beyond their own frontier.
RUSSIA.-Russian troops are reported
to he concentrating in German Po-
land.
AUSTRfA.-Vienna dispatches say
Austrians drove the Servians from
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ON TO STRASSBURGr is CRY
OF INVADING FRENCH ARMY

der OF France clear of invaders and
has established itself for AN advance
on Strassburg, the Alsatian capital snif
the first goal of the French invasion.
The French successes In the PASSES
Of the Vosges Mountains have immeas-
urably strengthened their mastery "
the heights and approaches command.
ing Alsace and Lorraine.
The Germans were strongly en-
trenched on the heights before Bla-
mont. The French began their attack
there Friday and the fighting continued
all day. Again the French artillery
played an important part in the tight
Ing. Yesterday morning the attack WAS
renewed. French infantry, In mo-
table bayonet charge, Oackcd by the
artillery, swept over the entertainments
and occupying the heights pressed on
until the enemy was far over its own
frontier.
Not only was the engagement one
OF the most important yet fought IN
the present war, hut 1t proves
again the French reliance in the
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specie, cable Despatch to Tar suS.

>pcCf" tuOtS bcePutfH 10 'ht 'NHf
PARIS, Aug. 10.
The French troops won a brilliant
victory In the action near Blamont,
Grey and Avricourt. Their successes
in this section of the frontier of
Meurthe-et- Moselle not only have
driven back the German invaders who
had occupied it but have advanced the
French line of attack at this point,
which marks the left wing OF the
French army invading Alsace, nearly
to Saarburg,
A victory of almost equal importance
from the strategic point OF view was
the recapture of Thanh, fourteen miles
west of Muelhausen, in the southern
part Of Alsace. With its centre hold
ing the passes of 81. Marie, Bonhomme
and Saales in the Vosges, the right
tiauk resting at Thanh and the left
flank at a point across the border Of
Lorraine from Grey, the French army
Of Invasion has swept the eastern bor-
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their position on the east side Of the
Drinn, near I,osnitza, after severe
fighting. The Servians later attacked
the Austrlans near Sabac. Both
sides lost heavily.
The Austrlans claim to have driven
the Montenegrins back everywhere.
Austrian troops continue their ad-
vance In the north along the vistula.
FRANCE.--The French War Offlce
announces that French troops which
defeated the Ravarians at Grey,
Blamont and Avricourt on Friday
and Saturday advanced further east.
II II supposed they are now nearing
Saarburg. 1t also is announced that
the French forces in the vosges have
occupied the heights Of Donon, an
important mountain chain. and have
taken more than 500 prisoners.
TURKEY.-Russia Is said to have de
manded free passage through the
Dardanelles for her Black Sea feet.
ITALY.-Italians are leaving France
in answer to the Italian mobilization
order.
GREAT BRITAIN.--The British home
feet has cleared the North Sea, so
that merchant vessels are now pass
ing freely between Scandinavian
ports and England. bringing pro-
visions TO the United Kingdom. The
German fleet is reported to he still
bottled up In the eastern part Of the
North Sea. The British Mediter-
ranean fleet and the French fleet are
reported to be searching for the
Austrian feet.
NEW YORK;. =. Morgan sent a
wireless to THE SUN from his yacht
Corsair last night that he had noti-
fed the intermediaries that his firm
would not make loan to France mt
this time. The Nieuw Amsterdam
and the Laconia are due to-day with
American refugees from Plymouth
and Liverpool. Four hundred French
reservists sailed from New York on
the Patr1a.
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for Ashaffenburg and hero our treat
ment changed for the better. A Red
Cross man came up and courteously in
formed us that n train for Frankfort
would leave in fifteen, minutes. Every
body helped us.
I'VE came down the Rhine. Just
below Vessel. on the Dutch border. the
river was barricaded with boats. The-v
was a narrow passage which would
admit a single boat but hich could
be closed in an instant. At Vessel we
were all lined up. Three OF the party
were described as 'Englshmen and
three as Belgians.' We could not help
laughing as one 'Englishman' was a
big negro from South Africa.
"One of the Belgians who was left
behind was a boy of IL who did not
even know his destination. The Ameri-
cans passed the hat and collected a
good sum for him. They arranged with
a Dutch woman to look after him.
"On arriving in Holland we managed
to get the first boat, which left for
Flushing In eight days. Here we are
safe after fortnight's Journey"
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WATSONS HELD AS SPIES.
Ex-senator and wife Had Trouble
Leaving Germany.
Special Cable Despdtch TO THE sux.

Special Cable Despdtch 10 The suS,
LONDON. Aug. lex Senator e. w.
Watson OF West Virginia and Mrs.
Watson arrived in London from Frank
fort via Rotterdam to-day. During
their trip they lost Rolls Royce auto
mobile and were arrested and detained
as spies at Marksuhl. Mr.. Watson said
to the correspondent OF THE SUN:
after Englands declaration that a
state of war existed between that
country and Germany the ignorant and
suspicious populace became iffuriated
with any one who spoke English. We
were most rudely treated. We showed
our passports and letters of introduce
we'll as other credentials. The au-
thorities snapped their fingers at these
documents.
We had to undergo a rigorous search
and were detained for hours. Then we
were taken to Eisenbach, where our
papers were translated into Germna.
We then received military permits to
proceed and went to Frankfort. where
we remained for two weeks. After the
first few days there was rather a
diminution In the disposition on the part
Of the mobs to attack English speaking
people.
There are probably 1000 Americans
at Frankfort. All automobiles were
Communicated. The Americans are
perfecting organizations. but money IL
hard to get and those who have money
are reluctant to take chances of moving
from their present locations.
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BRITISH ARMY OFFICERS
HURRY TOWARD NANCY
Hasty Departure From Paris In
dicates Important Move
ment on Frontier.
Special Cdo,e Despdtch TO THE srs.
PARIS Auguat 16

Special cao,e DespdtcA TO The srs.
PARIS. August Is.
Two British army officers who were
at the Ritz left early this evening for
a run Of 1870 miles. which they will
make at extreme speed, according to
the directions they gave to the driver
Of the automobile which they procured
for the trip. Extra tires and gasolene
were put aboard. so that no stops need
be made for supplies.
The destination Of the officers 10 be-
lieved to he Nancy, and 1t is thought
that important events are impending in
which they wish to have a part.
In line with this belief Gen. French,
commander of the British army. told
Judge Il. II. Gary of New York this
morning as he was leaving Paris after
conference with President Poincare
that his destination WAS secret and that
he could give no intimation OF II.
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French Sink Two
Austrian Battleships
spec,ol Gable Despatch to The Sun.

Spec,oI Cable Despatch to TIE Sun.
NrsH. Aug. 16.--It Is semi officially
reported that there was a naval en-
gagement between French and Aus
trian warships to-day off Budua.
A French squadron from the south
west attacked the Austrian fleet.
Two ironclads OF the Austrans were
sunk and a third took fire. A fourth
fled.
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GEAR ASKS AID OF JEWS
Calls on Them TO Fight for Russia,
IL Report.

Special Gable Dsspdtch 10 THE suN
CoPENHAGEN. Aug. 16. - That the
Jewish race owes a debt Of gratitude 10
the house a Romanofr is the plea made
by the Russian Car In manifesto
which he is said to have addressed ia
"My Beloved Jews" The original was
printed in both Russian and Yiddish.
The Jews are reminded Of the benefits
they have received from Russia and are
called upon to enlist for service in the
Russian army, as Jewish and Russian
interests. the Car asserts. are identical
The Frdnkforter Zettun0. which repub-
fishes the manifesto, says;
The Jews are somewhat backward
In responding to this invitation"
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WASHINGTON, August 10,

Washington has reason tonight to
accept As substantially correct the re-
p'r's That Japan has taken steps pre-
""'haIy to making war upon Ger
many.
80! several days the conviction has
'e" Rapidly growing here that the
'"""1'a'" future would lind Japan taxi
,"N '"nd IN the conflict among the
'"'r' and that her first blow would
struck at Germany. Consequently
"'ufyS roports that Japan has de-
"ao'cd tho withdrawal OF German war
s"ps from Using tao, the stronghold OF
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JAPANS ACTION CAUSES
GRAVE CONCERN TO u. S.

the Germany colony OF Kiao-chau in
China. caused no surprise here.
There is no doubt that Washington
views the omnous outlook in the Far
East with extreme gravity and con-
siders the prospect opened up by the
reported action of Japan to be quite
as serious. though not the most serl-
Gus. event AZ any that has occurred In
relation to the interests of the United
Is not n single reason for real alarm
yet the obvious possibilities, with japan
-
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W. B. THAw IN FRENCH ARMY.
nent Accepts Service
merican Aviator.
Special Gable Dsspofch 10 TIL

Special Gable Dsspoich 90 Tar SuN
PARIS. Aug, 16.-Wllliam Benjamin
Thaw. the American aviator. has been
received into the service of the French
army. He has been flying here in a
Curtiss hydroaeroplan which he hopes
will prove OF service to the French.
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U. s. GOLD SHIP IN PORT.
Tennessee, with Fund for Amer
icans, Reaches Falmouth.
Spsrai cable Despafch TO THn ST

NDs1N 'dDTe Despofch 70 THE Sun.
FALMOUTH, Aug. Is. - The United
States cruisers Tennessee and North
Carolina arrived here this evening
The Tennessee has on board 81, 500 900
in gold sent by the United States for the
relief Of Americans stranded In England
and on the Continent.
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Cbas. 4. Matthews, the Desk Man. now 81
e. cath 81. Complete once Outntter.--Adp.
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Drop a line 10 New York Evening Post fer
Frss copy Apartment House Guide Save
moesy. time and tsxt hirs.-Adp,
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Take 500 Prisoners at Donon Heights,
and in Advance Which Follows
Capture 1000 More, With
Number of Guns
REPEL CAVALRY AT DINANT
AND PURSUE RETREATING ARMY
Many of Kaisers Soldiers Drowned in the
Mouse -Victors Charge Germans with Great
Cruelty to Residents of Alsatan Villages

Special Gable Despafch to THE Sun.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-25
4 MESSAGE TO WOMEN

Il Who Are Just Ready To Drop
{ Whom you are "just ready to
drop" when you feel 90 weak that
you can hardly drag yourself about
and because you have not slept
well, you get up as tired-out next
morning a. when you went to bed,
you need help.
Miss Lea Dumas writes from Ma
lone, N <Yy saying: was In. bad
ly rundown condition for several
weeks but two bottles Of Yinol PIT
me on my; feet again and made me
strong and we'll. Yinol has done me
more good than all the other medi-.
cines s. eyer! took. ]"
ID II the careworn, rundown women,
the pale, sickly children and feeble
old folks around here would follow
Miss Dumas example, they too,.
would soon be able to say that vinol,
our delicious cod liver and iron rem
edy, had built them UP and made
them strong, .
= is wonderful, strength creator
and bod y-build der. and we sell It UNI
der q guarantee Of satisfaction. You
get your money back if Yinol does
not help you. Barker's Drug Store,
Bemid Adv. b
s. For any skin trouble try our
5Saxo Salve. We guarantee It
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-25
Be PRETTY! TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
Look Young! Nobody Can Tell il You
Use Grandmother's Simply Recipe
Of Sage Tea and Sulphur.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur. properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color. and
lustre to the hair when faded, streak
ed or gray; also ends dandru1f. itch
ing scalp and stops falling hair.
Years ago the only way to get this
mixture was to make It at home,
which is mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays. by asking at any drug
store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" you will get q large
bottle OF this famous old recipe for
about SO cents. ~
Don't stay gray! Try It! No one
can possibly tell that your darkened
your hair, as It does 1t 10 naturally
and evenly. You dampen sponge
or soft brush with 1t and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears. and after another ap-
|plication or two. your hair becomes
beautifully dark. thick and glossy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-25

That on Friday and Saturday of
this week the Two Harbors basket
ball five will meet the Athletics.
Two Harbors is out for the cham
ptonship and expect to "clean" up
the. Bemidji team. St. Cloud comes
next week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-25
WORSE. THAN EVER BEFORE
Minister'S View Of international Peace
'.-5~s~~ N Conditions, +

Minister'S View Of lnternati onal Peace
~ ~@--.< Conditions. r.
Chicago, Feb 25.- Conditions exist.
ing in the nations of the world, as
viewed: by those who desire interna.
uonal~ peace, are worse than ever be.
fore and are growing worse constant
". according to Rev. Charles 3. JEFF.
ferson, pastor Of the Broadway Taber.
naQle, New York, who addressed an
nterdenominational meeting OF min.
listers here. ,.os,.5s. $500 ,s..., 1,a~.rtz=
In every capital of Europe you see
the CLEAN Of the ~bayonet and hear the
tramp of armed men getting ready for
the battle that iss coming" said Dr.
Jefferson. In thesa air. you see fleet
Of ships In which men are practioing
with bombs that they may send cities
to destruction.
We preachers have not done much ;
we must do something. We ought. to
make the idea of war Incredible
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-25
FRENCH MINERS ON STRIKE
Forty Thousand Protest Pension Bill

Forty Thousand Protest Pension Bill
Changes.
Paris, Feb. Is. Out of the 225, 600
miners In the coal fields Of Southern
France 100000 are on strike in re.
Spouse to the call Of their leaders as
q protest against the elimination by
the senate OF some clauses Of the un.
derground workers pension bill.
Alaskan Discussion Later.
Washington, Feb. 25.Although
house and senate conferees were pre-
pared to smooth out differences be-
tween the two houses in the Alaska
railroad bill the meeting was post
poned for q day. ..% s.,
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cake and sandwiches will lbe served
from 1880 to o'clock. Everybody
welcome.-Adv.
Walter J. Markham of Virginia
came to ,Bemidji yesterday after
noon and is spending a few days here
calling on old friends. and transact
ing business. Mr.. Markham was
formerly resident of this city and
while here operated the Markham
Hotel. Es- = %. =. 5s,tse .@55a-.-
Fred Jacobt, formerly of Alma,
Wisconsin, has been visiting at the
home of his sister, Mrs. John Achen-
bach for the past week. He left
yesterday morning for go Seattle,
Washington, enroute to PIT: Molar,
Alaska, where he has an interest in
a large salmon cannery. H.
Mrs. A. E. Ellison entertained in
honor of Miss Jennie Moen. last
evening. 500 furnished the amuse-
ment, the highest honors being won
by Mrs. Edward Tabor and Mrs Bar
ney Erickson carried off the consola-
tion prize. Mrs. Ellison was assisted
in serving by Miss Julia Nelson.
Miss Jennie Moen has resigned
her position at the OLeary Bowser
company and will leave the latter
part of the week for OsaMs, Mime
sofa, where she will visit her parents
for few weeks before going to
Thief River Falls where she has &C
cepted position I'm Wold's ready to
wear store. = =:
A number of the members Of the
Rebekah lodge planned a pleasant
surprise on Miss Jennie Moen Mon
day evening. The party was held
in the Odd Fellows hall and the
evening was spent in playing. cards;
Miss Moen was presented with q, set
of silver teaspoons. A delicious
lunch was served at the close Of
the evening.
Many high school students plan
on accompanying the basketball team
to Fosston Saturday where the local
five will meet the high school qu1nt
of that city. AS Fosston is now first
in line for the championship Of the
northwest victory would mean q
great deal and the support Of every
member of the high school has been
asked.
Teach economy; that is one OF
the first and highest virtues. It be-
gins with saving money
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
i Get one Of our little banks now
and begin to save. Our representa-.
ttves are bonded and we are re-
sponsible to you for any monies Civ.
en- to them. Northern National Bank,
Carl jacobson who was one OF the
star basket tossers on the big Be
Imdg team last season has again re-
ported for practice and plans on re-
naming with the team throughout
the remainder Of the season. Jacob
|son is tower Of strength and hia
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~. Mrs. B. w. Lakin has gone to Lit
tie Falls, Minnesota, where she will
Visit her parents.
II. p. Storkinson of Grand Fork.
Is in the city today on a combined
: business and pleasure trip. Y,
&. One Of these days you ought tt
80 to Hakkerups and have your pic
ture taken.-Adv.
4. A. N. Jacob of Brainerd wa:
among the business visitors whit
spent yesterday in the city.
l.. Stowe of Ada was a visitor in
Bemhdji yesterday He returned tt
his home in that village today.
= Mrs. J. S. Butts of Nary, who has
been visiting relatives at swar
River, has returned to her home.
=, George E. Hodgdon of Superior
Wisconsin, is spending a few days in
ESBemtdji and vicinity on business.
g." The best kind Of we'll seasoned tam
arack for sale. Fred Barwdell, tele.
phone 336-4.-Adv.
IT. G. s. MCGOWAN of Fargo is spend.
: Ing a shOrt time in Bemidji transact.
: ing business and calling an friends
: Guy Aubol Of Crookston is trans.
acting business in Bemidji. He will
return to his home in that city today
=, George H. Waterman of Boy River
spent yesterday in Bemidji calling
on friends and transacting business
-. Attorney George Simpson of Min.
neapolis, formerly attorney general
" in Bemidji today on legal bust.
ness.
:. A. B. Palmer is spending several
day in the twin cities. He expects
to return to Bemidji the first of next
: week.
, Brinkman, Harry St. Clair Co
gives away tonight an all wool sui
to the one holding the lucky num-
ber.-Adv. .'.F.
John M. Wiley of Park Rapid:
: spent yesterday afternoon in Bemidj
calling on friends and transactins
business. 80
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