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bHGAS GRAM OF ADT0DAY
TO MAKE FINAL REPORT.
Elks Building Committee Will Offer
Recommendations Monday.

Every member of the Bemidji
lodge of Elks, 1862, is urged to be
in attendance at a special meeting
which has been called for next Mon
day evening by James L. George, .ex-
allied ruler, and Oliver Nelson, sec
rotary. The purpose of the meeting
Dis the hearing of a final report of
the building committee and other
matters connected with the new Elks
Club building. The building com
mittee will meet at the Markham
hotel Monday afternoon at 3 CLOCK
and will frame their recommended
tions concerning the new home which
will be submitted to the members at
the special meeting. Work on the
club building will be started as soon
as possible and because of the many
delays in preliminary arrangements,
its construction will be rushed.
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PRESIDENTS OFFER
IS ACKNOWLEDGED.

Washington. Aug. 8.-Receipt of
President Wilson's offer Of good Of
fees has been acknowledged by some
of the warning nations in Europe, but
none of the responses constitute any
thing in the nature of reply. Of
fcials do not know whether 1t has
been received in Germany
The response from the Russian for
eign Office said the proposal had not
been brought to the attention Of EN-
peror Nicholas, because he was NOV.
ing about the country directing prep
arations What others had ackn0Wl-
edged was not disclosed.
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WIND HAMPERS SHOOTERS
Trap Enthusiasts Have Difficulty in
Running up Good Scores at Shoot
Held Friday Afternoon.
GEORGE KREATZ AGAIN HIGH

George Kreatz, the Bemidji con-
tractor, who has been high man at
many of the regular weekly trap
ing the present season, again took
high score Friday afternoon,
eighteen pigeons falling to
his aim. Several scores Of
sixteen and seventeen birds were
secured, but many Of the shooters
were hampered by the wind, which
blew directly in their faces; and also
interferred with the travel of the
pigeons.
Another shoot will he held next
Friday afternoon:
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LAST RITES in EAST ROOM
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Will be Buried
ii Family Lot in Georgia Pri-
s.'s vate Services Monday.
PRESIDENT BEARS UP BRAVELY

: Services for Mrs Woodrow Wilson,
wife of the president of the United
States, who died following a long
illness, last Thursday, will he held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
White House in the historic East
Room, where but a rev months ago
she witnessed the marriage of her
daughter, Jessie, to Francis B. Sayre
Interment will be made Tuesday af-
ternoOn at Rome, Ga. where she
spent most of her girlhood days and
where the mother and father are
buried Myrtle Hill cemetery at
Rome will he the final resting place
of the presidents wife ~-.%a -.@
Yesterday MRS. Wilson'S body was
left in the southwest room in which
she died. The president visited the
room several times and his grief is
heartrending, although he bears up
bravely. Only members of the fam
Lily and most intimate friends were
admitted to the room.
Flowers and messages of sympathy
from all parts of the country and
abroad have arrived, sent by persons
IN all walks of life, from the rulers OF
foreign nations to the humble admir-
ers of Mrs. Wilson.
Many kilograms were received at
the White House from girlhood
friends of Mrs. Wilson.
The White House services will be
private and attended by members OF
the cabinet, a few relatives, intimate
friends and committees from the SEN
ate and house. Rev. Sylvester Beach
of Princeton, who married Mrs. Sayre
and Mrs. McAdoo in the White House
will probably officiate. No formal
selection was made today of the hon.
orary pallbearers, but it is practically
decided to include cabinet members
As a body, the cabinet will prob
ably go to Rome, hut most of the
Individual members are expected to
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preach Sunday evening. The 18th of
August the choir will sing. All are
welcome George Larson, pastor.
Baptist.

= Services at the usual hours next
Sunday. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to each service. Subject of
the evening sermon, sThe Scarlet
Thread" Special music at the
morning and evening services. At
morning and evening services. Mrs.
ID. Alyord, director; Mrs. H.
Miller, pianist. At the morning SER
vice Mrs G.. C. Berglund will sing a
solo, .tThe Shepherds Psalm A very
pleasant evening was spent at the
home of Miss Georgia Smith last
Tuesday by. the Senior B. Y. P. U. at
which time the thly business of
the society was transacted. Games
were INDUCED in and refreshments
were served. One new member uni
ted with the society and three names
were proposed for membership. A
new phone was installed in the par
sonage this week Number 480, call
w. Rev. Ira D. Alvord, pastor.
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Methodist.

Services in the morning at 10:45.
Sunday school at IL. Junior league
at $3.50. Epworth league at z. Ser
vices in the evening at s. At the
morning service Miss Elizabeth Ev-
ans will sing a solo, <Gloria.'' Spe-
;cial music by the young pc Piles
chorus in the evening. Prayer meet
ing Thursday evening at 8. All are
cordially invited. Charles w. Gil
man, pastor. :: ~ - ~.
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BANKS OPEN THIS EVENING.

In order that all employees of the
Crookston Lumber company will have
no difficulty in cashing their checks
tonight, today being pay day, the
officers of the First National bank
and the Northern National bank
have arranged to have the institu-
tions open from to z this evening,
Only checks of the Crookston Lum-
Der company will be cashed and nc
other business will be transacted.
Checks will not be cashed at distri-
buting points as customary.
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TROOPS OF KAISER ACKNOWLEDGE LOSS .
OF $4,000 SOLDIERS; FRENCH ARMY
HAS ADVANCED WELL INTO BELGIUM
AMERICAN PRESS. ]

N1AAAG1GAOAN sfhEt0S.
LONDON, AUG. ga DISPATCH
TO THE POST FROM BRUSSELS
SAYS THE BELG1ANs HAVE
GRANTED AN ARMSTICE FOR
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS, RE.
lQUEsTED BY THE GERMANS, AND
THE LATTER ARE NOW COLLECT.
ING THEIR WOUNDED AND
BURY1NG THEIR DEAD. THE GER
MANS HAVE WITHDRAWN TO A
LESS EXPOSED POSITION WHERE
THEY CAN RECUPERATE, AC-
CoRD1NG TO A RUMOR AT MAE.
sTR1cHT. THE GERMAN CROWN
PRINCE IS AT THE HEAD OF RE-
IMPROVEMENTS WHICH ARE AD-
VANCING FROM AIX-LA-CHAP.
PELE,
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go with the president as friends. The
special train will leave Washington
at 80 o. clock Monday afternoon and
arrive at Rome at about 2:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. The final rites
will be held soon afterwards and
then the party will return to Wash
ington.
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London, Aug. ga dispatch from
Paris says official reports received
there state the German troops have
entered the Belgian city of Liege, but
have not been able to take the forts
surrounding portions of the city.
Fighting Of the most violent charac.
ter is said to have taken place in the
streets. The Belgian troops are re.
ported as having captured twenty
seven German cannon.
A dispatch received here from Brus.
sells by the Exchange Telegraph com.
pany says the German troops attack.
ing Liege have asked for an armistice
Of tWenty-four hours. Z.
= A RotterdaHnfepor says the city
of Liege is burning, German shells
having fired the Cathedral of st. Paul,
the Palais de Justice, Church of st.
jacques and the Theater Royal A
Brussels dispatch says a German aero
plane dropped three bombs into the
Square D'Arvoy, killing thirty per.
sons.
Reports from Brussels that the at.
tack on the forts at Liege by the
Germans had been abandoned dafter
a three days encounter, and that the
Germans had retired to the left OF
the Ricer Meuse, giving the French
armies an opportunity to concentrate
near the Belgian frontier, were in.
Guided among the important advices
coming from the seat of the conflict
along the Belgian frontier.
Denies British Reports.
l., Assertion by Winston Spencer
Churchill, first lord of the British ad.
miralty, in the house of commons
that there has been no fighting or
losses by the British army and navy
other than those announced official
ly, followed by a refusal to give in
formation following reports of naval
battle between German and British
ships, is regarded as one of the sig.
nificant features of the events which
are making history in Europe.
A report from South Shields says
the British fleet engaged the German
high seas fleet in heavy battle OF the
South Dogger banks and after gem
eral engagement the German fleet
was beaten back and moved in the
direction of the Holland coast. The
surgeon in charge of the South
Shields hospital received wireless
message asking what accommodations
he had for the wounded. He replied
he could care for 1000 persons.
A Whitby (Eng.) report says nine
teen German ships were sunk or cap
tured in the North sea battle and
that several British and French yes.
sells were sunk
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Presbyterian.

Bible class and Sunday school at
10. Morning worship and sermon
at II. Junior G. E. at 8. Young
peoples service at 2. Evening COS
pei service at 8. Mid-week service
for prayer and bible study on Thurs
day evening at 8. The public is cor
daily invited to all these services.
S. E. P, White, pastor.
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new ANNEX TO OPEN SOON
Splendid Addition to Markham Hotel
Will be Ready for Occupancy
August 20 Entirely Modern.
BUILT AT COST OF $4,000

Frank S. Lycan, proprietor of the
Hotel Markham, announced this
morning that the new annex, costing
$4,000, will be ready for occupancy
Thursday, August TO- The annex
will give the Markham 100 rooms
the addition supplying forty, twenty
of which are equipped with private
bath, and six with connecting bath.
Hot and cold running water will De
provided in every room, supplied by
the latest circulating method.
A complete telephone system has
been installed in the hotel, and each
part, the main structure and the an
mex, will have phone connections in
all rooms. An exchange will be had
in the lobby and guests may be con
nected with any part of the hotel or
the Bemidji exchange An operator
will be in charge of the hotel ex-
change: s.zs.5I
The rooms on the second and third
floors of the annex are the same, both
in size and furnishings. The rooms
and bath rooms are finished in ma
hogany and white enamel, all doors,
both in rooms and halls being finish
ed in this expensive wood which with
the white woodwork form a very at
tractive combination. The bathroom
fixtures are the best obtainable and
made to order for the Annex.
In the front part of the first floor
will be the Lycan residence, while
the rear part will contain a number
of large, well lighted sample rooms
for commercial travellers
The basement of the new building
provides for boiler room, from
which both buildings will be heated,
modern laundry, fuel room, auto
mobile garage and large storage.
Hoaglund Brothers of Minneapolis
have had charge of the construction
work, Fred Carlson, member of the
firm, being the foreman. The plumb
ing is being done by Earle Roberts
| of the firm of John r. Roberts &
Son, and an efficient force, while A.
j.. Naylor, of the Warfeld Elecertit
company, is doing the wiring
and it is considered as being
one of the best and most complete
jobs in the state. E. HI. Jerrard has
supervised the construction work.
The hall carpets and rugs for the
entire building are furnished by the
Bemidji furniture firm of Huffman
& O'Leary.
Markham Hotel accommodations
have always been considered as equa
to any in the northwest, and with
the Annex, the management will BIZ
able to increase the efficiency of the
service and to provide Bemidji with
a hotel modern in every respect ant
one of the best equipped in the coun.
| try,
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REPORTERS HAVE SYSTEM
Lee LaBaw, Willis Wyman and George
Moody Use Dictaphone Plan for
TRANSFERRING Testimony
COVERS QUARTER OF STATE

= + Z
Lee LaBaw, court reporter for
Judge G. w. Stanton of Bemidji, vii
lis Wyman, reporter for Judge b. f.
Wright of Park Rapids, and George
Moody, reporter for Judge w. S. Nc
Clenahan of Brainerd, who comprise
the court reporting staff of the fifth
zenith judicial district, are generally
given credit as being among the most
efficient members Of their profess
sion, and the fact that they were the
first of the country reporters to in
stall the dictaphone system of tran
scribing testimony, is an indication
that they are of the progressive type,
Formerly: one had to wait months
for transcripts, but under the plan
which has been tried out here with
great success, the work is turned out
readily. Each reporter reads his
court notes into the dictaphone, all
records being made on cylinders, and
they are shipped by express to Brain
erd where Mrs. Clara Hough, former
~ of this city, does the transcription
work. a..
This method is a great aid both to
the reporter and attorneys having
business with them. This judicial
district in point of area covers more
than one-quarter of the entire state
of MINI esota, which with it's timber
and mineral litigation keep the re-
porters busy.
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Free Lutheran anymore. J

Services Sunday evening in the
English language. Prayer meeting
every Thursday evening. Sunday
school every Sunday at 10 a. m. The
Ladies aid will meet Thursday, at 2
p. m. The president of the Lutheran
Free church, Rev. j. Madison, will
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A French scientist, who has been
experimenting for 18 years to as
certain the effects of low tempera-
lures on fish and animals has found
that common snails can Withstand
the greatest amount of cold.
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CURTIS LEADS 81 OVER 5000

Kansas Senatorial Contest Practically
Decided.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. Slightly coun
ties out of 105 in the state gave
Charles Curtis o. Topeka a net lead
OF a.4a3 votes oYe: J. es;h j. 1:.:stow
for the Republican ION: Il atic ?cr the
United States se,.cte. Colgres sman
George A. NeSle,, c1r....::,,;,::,d - lead
Hugh P. Farrelly Of ul.tE>IL tse i. 5;4S-
Democratic n. nina to-
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German Lutheran.

There will be German Lutheran
services in the Swedish Lutheran
church, corner of Sixth street and
America avenue, tomorrow morning
at 10. Rev. Kurz of Brainerd will
preach.
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Swedish Lutheran.

There will be no preaching servi-
ces.> Sunday school at ~. The la
dies aid will meet at the home of
Mrs. G.. c. Berglund, 1909 Bemidji
avenue, Thursday afternoon. J. H.
Ran dahl, pastor.
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With more than $6,00O,OOO in gold
in her hold the armored cruiser Ten
nessee, one of Uncle Sans fastest
warships, left the New York navy
yard and is speeding eastward to the
relief of the thousands of war strand
ed Americans in Europe. She is COM
handed by Captain Benton c. Decker
(below). Franklin D. Roosevelt, as
sistant secretary of the navy, is
aboard and will render all possible
aid to Americans.
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Catholic.

low mass at 2 a. m. High mass at
9 a. m. Vespers at p. m. These
hours will be maintained during the
summer months. Father Philippe.
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London, Aug. 8.-An Elk
change Telegraph company's
: dispatch from Brussels says
: the German troops at Liege
!. acknowledge the loss of $4,000
: men: The agency says this
. statement is Official. Another
!. dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Brussels
: says the French army has en-
: tered Belgium and has ad-
: vanced well into the country.
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Salvation Armv.

OtN1VuV1O1I I1Wy' =
Sunday school at 2:30. Services
in the evening at g.. .
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Congregational (Nymore.)

Sunday school at / a. m. Preach
ing al. 1880. C. M. Peacock, pastor.
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.Nine.Mile Contract.

Another contract was let by the
Hubbard officials for the construc-
ton of State Rural Highway No. 8,
Division a., from Latona to Park
Rapids, a distance of nine miles, the
contract price being $4,113.45. This
road is to be completed by October 81.
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x X x x x x X X X X X X X X
< SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES y
x X X X X X X X X X X =
First Scandinavian Lutheran.
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Completed IN October

The Hubbard forty-fye mile con-
tract was letsto the Great Northern
Bridge company of Minneapolis, and
covers a distance Of miles, begin
ming at the Park Rapids limits
and extending throukh Itas'ca Park
to the north boundar3 Of the county.
The contractors have 5lntil October l.,
1915, to. complete this contract, but
plan on putting nina crews of men
at work, giving each five miles of
road to build and ITO have the work
finished this fall. Work will be COM
menced by August 10: =
Residents of the central part Of
Hubbard county are, talking of petit
tioning for a state road from Park
Rapids to Lake George and on to Be
midi, but so far it has been simply
a question of talk nis.nothing de-
finite has been done. 80 -.
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Notice to Water Consumers.

While making connections at
pumping station with our new pipe
line, we will have to shut off our
large well and would ask all water
consumers to use as little water as
possible and especially to use no lawn
.sprinklers after 6 p. m. today.
GEORGE KIRK.
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The canneries of the United States
employ near 10000 women.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-28

when questioned In regard to this incident
denied that II was because OF any adverse
report by the Government expert.
THE Sum told the other day Of trip
made by Berkeley Williams. John Shelton
Williams's brother, to the Newman prop
erty along In March. That was about two
months after the Government expert had
been sent to North Carolina and after the
conference which Mr.. Jennings had at
tended.
1t was said by man familiar
with Gold Hill AFFAIRS that Berkeley Will
Jams not only visited the mining property
himself but took with him Prof. Grasty
of the University OF Virginia as mining
expert
Comptroller williams has said that his
brother was not sufficiently impressed to
invest any money and that no member Of
his family owns n cents worth Of the
mining stock; also that his brother made
the trip solely as the result OF talks with
Newman.
These Developments arc interesting
chiefly because Of Comptroller Williams's
disposition to minimize his dealings with
Newman and because Of the impression
that was conveyed that his only activity
In this matter consisted In the move to as
certain whether or not the North Caro-
lima assay office should be reopened.
Mr.. williams was asked IL man
| from the street who had. say. 500 TO
invest in Newman's gold mine would have
the same access to the findings OF the
Government expert obtained at public
expense as Hennen Jennings had had
Mr.. Williams replied that such man
| certainly would II he came to him with
formal request and was properly pre-
| scented. There has been no formal printed
report by the Government expert on the
Newman property.
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CHoKEs HIS BRIDE TO DEATH.
Man walks Into Police station and
Announces Murder.

Announces Murder.
LOWELL, Mass. June 27.--A bride Of
four months. Mrs. Celimere Blais. 30
years old. was found choked to death in
her bed early to-day after her husband.
wilfred J. Blais, had walked into the
police station and told the authorities
he had killed her.
Blais appeared daxed. was unable to
give any details and fell into a sound
sleep the moment the police allowed
him to lie down on a station cot.
It was o'clock when Blais informed
Capt. Anderson he had murdered his
wife.
"You did what?" asked the officer in
amazement.
II think I have murdered my wife"
Blais repeated.
Immediate investigation revealed Mrs.
Blais strangied In bed at her homo on
Aiken avenue with finger marks on her
throat and scratches on her face and
hands.
She was formerly Miss Oulettc Of
North Attlcboro and apparently had
been happy since her marriage there o.
Feb. 20. Biads is a worker in tho Ham.
ilton mills here and has been considered
steady and industrious. His mental
condition is now under observation.
Alfred Blais, brother Of the prisoner
who moved to the same house las:
night, said they had q housewarmins
and that the party had broken UP mos,
happily about midnight.
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in n legal way TO prevent Mr.. williams
from investing In such project " he saw
NJ, but he insists that he did not at that
time or at any other time have any
thought of participating in the Newman
mine venture. Mr. Jennings besides
being n close friend Of Comptroller will
Jams had been associated with him rs
director OF the Seaboard Air Line.
Comptroller williams explains the con-
ference in his offce--he was then Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treasury-on two
grounds. He had heard that erroneous
and exaggerated reports about the And
ings Of the Government expert had been
circulated and he desired to have them
corrected, and particularly that Mr.. Jen-
nings should know the truth.
That was one reason for the conference.
The other was that Mr.. williams desired
to help Newman Just ms he would help
any other man who thought he had a
good mining property. In this spirit he
had suggested to Newman that he should
get In touch with some man who really
knew something about gold mine,
Hennen Jennings, for instance. Newman
himself thinks he knows something about
such things but apparently Mr.. Williams
does not agree with him on that.
At any rate Mr.. Williams, according
to his own statement suggested that New
man might do well to get In touch with
Mr. Jennings. Promoter Newman said
he would he pleased to meet Mr. Jennings,
and Assistant Secretary williams there
upon arranged the conference In his Of
fee. This was back In January. soon
after the Government expert had returned
from the North Carolina mine.
The parties to the conference met in
Mr.. Williams's office. Besides Mr. WILL
iams and Mr.. Jennings there we're New
man and his friend James Phillips, presi-
dent of the Tennessee Copper Company
Memories differ as TO whether T.. G.
Gregory. Senator Overman's son-in- Ia W.
who Is now vice-president OF the Gold Hill
Consolidated Company, was present. One
or the men who attended the conference
says "Yes' and others say No"
Assistant Secretary Williams, however
presented Walter George Newman 10 Mr.
Jennings and Newman sang the elories OF
the North Carolina mine with the same
sweet tones that have entranced Demo
cratic Senators.
Mr.. Williams summoned the Govern
ment expert who had Investigated the
Newman mine and DIR. George II. Rob-
erts of the United States mint, and the
expert detailed the results OF his trip
south. Mr.. Williams says that the ex-
pert reported at that conference, as ne had
previously to his superiors. that there had
not been n sufficient development OF the
mine to tell what 1t would yield as a
working proposition.
Mr.. Jennings did not acquire any In
terest In the property. but Mr.. Newman