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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26

BEAT BEMlDJI
Fond du Laos Crack Basketball Five
is Victor in First Games Of Series
- = by Score Of 25 to Is.
PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING

Appearing even: stronger than on
their first visit to Bemidji year ago
the Fond du Lac basketball five,
champions Of the world, last night
defeated big Bemidg" by score
of Is to 16, before one of the largest
crowds to ever witness a contest
here. .-: 81 49,
The visitors teamwork was sensa-
tional and the dribbling of Fogarty
was one of the main features of the
game. Aside from continual hold
ing on the part of the Fond du Lac
players, the game was void of fouls
and was interesting throughout.
Although completely outplayed
during the first half Bemid1i came
back strong in the last period, scoring
one more point than. did the cham
pions. Stevenson the former Garlic
ton star, held Fogarty to. one basket
during the first half and the Fond du
Lac captain was able to count but
once in the last half, while playing
guard. Hawkins, the. giant center,
played strong game and by his
great height was able to obtain: the
tap over Peck on almost every toss
up. Heinisch, who played here sew
eral weeks ago as a smember of: the
Chaska team, scored four of the Fond
du Lac baskets and his playing was
excellent. Young and Longdin at
guards for the visitors played good
basketball. =: i. s.,.5..z... r..
Peck, although o,atjumped by. Haw-
kins, played the big fellow ON even
terms and his floor and hand
ling Of the ball &Was.5 fine: Miller,
Brandon and Howe, forwards, played
we'll and Bestul's work was valuable.
Stevenson thrilled the crowd repeat
eddy by his speed and clever guarding.
The same teams will play again
this evening. -:<s.,-.
Last evenings score: i -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26
FIVE INJURED In WRECK; "
@-m STEEL CARS SAVE MANY
UNITED Press)

Lafayette. Ind, Feb. 26.7Fivei
persons were injured when passen-s
ger train Of the New York Central.
line, running so miles an hour, was
derailed, near here this morning. The.
fact that the cars were all steel, is
all that saved heavy loss of life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26
NAMED DISTRICT JUDGE.

Governor Winfield S. Hammond to-
day named R. T. Daily, Renville coun-
ty attorney, judge in the Twelfth ju-'
dicial district to succeed Judge Ora
ham Powers, who short time ago
resigned because of i'll health.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26
AMERICAN SHIP PALMER
IS BELIEVED LOST
tunitsd Prsssl

Washington, Feb. 26. That the
American ship Theodore Palmer. Of
New London, Conn.,. is lost with all
hands, is indicated in a dispatch re-
ceived here from the consul general
at Copenhagen. Newspapers there
say that the Swedish steamer Vala,
landed here and reported the picking
up in mid-ocean q man in q lifeboat
bearing the Palmer's name.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26
AIN TO ATTRACT
SUMMER TOURISTS
Wa-ville Property Owners to Build
Many Cottages This Summer
Erect Dining Hall.
70 PROVIDE FOR VISITORS
Red Lake Northern Improvement
Company Organized Plan to Els.
tablish Milk Route in Country.

esWd-V llle Is TO Witness season OF
prosperity. During the coming sum
mer, announces j. J. Opsahl, who has
charge of the Wa-Ville sales, many
cottages are to be built Twelve lot
owners are to erect summer homes
and large number of outsiders have
announced their intention to build.
In addition a dining hall is to be
established and the management
plans to erect tents for the use of Wis
itors and to construct series of small.
cottages which will be rented to those
desiring them. The property, which
comprises one of the prettiest spots
on Lake Bemidji, will be beautified
and made as attractive as possible.
Will Advertise Resort. IS:
r. Together with the Cochran hotel
at the head of the lake, should it be
erected, the Wa-Ville resort will be
advertised far and near and the move
ment will be pushed with much en-
ergy in order that Bemidji may at
tain the position in the list of popular
summer resorts that it deserves
Company is Organized.
During the past week company
to be known at the Red Lake North
ern, Improvement. company, has been
formed, Mr.. Opsahl being one of the
principal organizers. The purpose of
the new company is better rural
transportation facilities; add to the
number of rural homes; secure more
livestock for the farms of the timber
ed belt; bring more summer visitors
to the park region of Minnesota, the
greatest recreation spot and summer
playground in the world.
: " Much Stock Sold. >.>*s
Already enough stock has been
taken to provide for the building of
the 'Wa-Ville eating house and to
erect and provide material for 100.
cottages there and at Bass Lake and
1Kabek ona.s Series A Of the stock will
be used for this purpose. - ,-@#
Series B will be used exclusively
for livestock development ON the
farms of this district, a certain divi-
dend being guaranteed.
To Run Milk Route.
The first move in the rural trans
portation plan will be the establish
ment about May Is of the Bemidji-
Bass Lake egg and cream route, max
ing tri-weekly trips, gathering cream
and eggs on a cash market basis from
the farmers, also carrying freight and
passengers.
The route will run through N.Y.
more, East Bemidji, Wa-Ville and
then east on the county road south
and east of Little Bass lake, past
Utech's mill, through the Bass Lake
settlement to the northeast corner
of section seventeen, thence west to
A. D. Simpkin's corner, southeast to
the Bass Lake spur, west and south
around Big Bass lake, through Oak
wood, Pine Beach, Lakeside, Lavinia,
Oakdale, Wa-Ville and back to Be-
midi II "
This will give the farmers a chance
to send produce at fixed schedule pri-
ces to Bemidji or other points, and
the merchants will be given an op-
portunity to send merchandise on the
same basis to customers. Il =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26
First Strawberries Arrive.

The first strawberries of the season
have arrived in Bemidji and are on
display and for sale at Stewards
Grocery. "They are luscious looking
berries and appear in mid-season
FORM said Mr.. Stewart this morn
ing. The price for quart boxes is so
cents. .s~:. ~ ...
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26
CARPENTER TAKEN PRISONER

Amsterdam, Feb. 26.-George Car
penter, the noted French pugilist,
who was wounded in battle, has been
taken prisoner by the Germans.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26
don Almo" Here Next Week.

The "Don Almo,'', the new home
and hand made cigar to be placed on
the local market by it's manufacturer,
Del Burgess, will make it's appear
ance next week. The smokers and
dealers are becoming impatient, be-
cause they expect great things from
the new product.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26

Mayor Burbank of Brockton, Mass,
has selected as his secretary, Mrs.
Edith M. Blanchard, a former news
paperwoman and prominent maya
zine writer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26
POLICY OF FRANCE
IS WAR WITHOUT
MERCY YlYIAM
Premier Says Germans Have Niscal-
culated Expected Discord and
Dissension Among Allied Nations
FINDS THEM WITHOUT FACTIONS
France Economic and Financial Con.
ditions are Normal, Despite Ex-
pense Of War;" He Announces

The following interview with
the Premier of France is the
first authoritative announcement
Of the government of France of
it's present position in the world
. war. = <4t
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26

In Kansas II per cent of the wo-
men are married, IA per cent separ-
ated, divorced or widows and SO per
cent are unmarried girls.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26
barrels.

Last years apple crop of the Unit
ed States appropriated S6,3OO,OOO
barrels. - III
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-26
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS..
Copyright 1915, by the United Press
COnvrteht in Great Rrifiopt

Copyright in Great Britain.
Paris, Feb 26.-Premier Rene vi
viani today pictured Germany to me
as hopelessly beaten nation in the
first interview the French govern
ment has ever granted to any news
paperman, French or foreign. 49,
''The German torrent is checked"
he said decisively. Germany is
militarily stricken. An implacable
blockade is drawing tighter and tight
er about her. Despite all precau-
tons Germany has taken to conceal
the truth, can assure you that her
financial and economic rout is com
plete.'' ~ 49, ~
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"The German torrent is checked"
he said decisively. Germany is
militarily stricken. An implacable
blockade is drawing tighter and tight
er about her. Despite all precau-
tons Germany has taken to conceal
the truth, can assure you that her
financial and economic rout is com
plete'' &,sszs ~
Resembles an American.
The interview took place at the
prime minister's private office at the
ministry of foreign affairs, where
he works from o'clock in the morn
ing until II at night. Dressed in
blue business suit, his. hair and
mustache of an iron gray, the man
at the head of the French govern
ment closely resembles an American
business man. When I entered he
was pacing the floor smoking Gig
arctic. He took seat at a rich en-
pire desk when the interview began.
T.. DAY sfor day, the present war has
about reached the length of that Of
1870" said Premier Viviani, s.H'but
what difference in Frances situa-
ton. The first three monthssof the
war OF 1870 saw our armies at aedan
and Metz, prisoners; another army st
Paris invested-in all over 100000.
=, ''The world believed France crush
ed But ten years after the war at
the universal exposition, she showed
the world the spectacle of beborn
country. France faced her problems
fairly, resolved to solve her most ar
duous interior political questions
She retained her ideas of fraternity
and liberty. She applied them to her
social laws. She guaranteed indie
pendence both by obligatory military
service and by International alliances
and ententes, which German diplo-
matte duplicity often tried without
success to undo. Then came this war
which Germany craftily prepared,
then unclaimed. Had Germany real
~ loved peace she might have had
it by simply establishing pourpar=
lOrs at London, July 2 or two days
later by accepting the Cars call
to the Hague tribunal, or on July
81, Great Britian's call to suspend
military operations in view of nego-
tiations at London. France. and
Russia adhered to all these Pacific
attempts, but Germany declared war.
She had been mobilizing for ten days.
Realizes Mistake. ~
Germany has sadly miscalculated.
She realizes it now. without speak
ing Of countries other than my own,
Germany expected discords and dis
sensions. What she ran up against
was an immovable block with
out factions, without Emergencies.
Every man of France took up arms,
rich, poor, Socialists, Conservatives,
free thinkers and Catholics alike.
''Today, Frances policy continues
to be what in the name of the: gov
eminent it was stated to be on Dec.
%, War without mercy We are
unanimous on this point. We are
unanimous in declaring that we will
not accept but victorious peace for
all the allies. The united pact of
Sept. 4 has our signature and for us,
a treaty is not a scrap of paper. Our
armies are intact. They have check
ed the German torrent. What was
Germany's first objective point
Paris. She failed to win 1t. She
left 100000 cadevers on the User,
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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-09-24

ish, but he was too weak. He fell
back, dead.
His pal had waited as long as he
dared to learn the secret. He jumped
up and ran out just as we burst into
the hiding place.
Kennedy dropped down by the dead
man and searched him, while dashed
after the other fellow.
When l returned l found Kennedy
writing hasty note.
81 couldn't follow him, Craig" l
confessed.
TOO bad" frowned Craig, evidently
greatly worried by what had hap
pened, as he folded the note. wal
ter" he added, seriously, II want you
to go and find the fellow" He hand
ed me the note. "And if anything sep
arates us today-give this note to
Elaine"
Meanwhile, as nearly as can now
make out, Kennedy searched the dead
man again. There was certainly no
clue to his identity on him, nor had
he the torpedo model. Craig looked
about. Suddenly he fell fat on his
stomach.
There was WI Fang himself coming
to the wharf, carrying the model OF
the torpedo which had been stolen in
Washington and brought up to him by
his emissary.
Kennedy. crouching down and TAX
ing advantage Of every object that
sheltered him. crawled cautiously into
an angle. Unsuspecting WI came to
the land end of the wharf.
There he saw his lieutenant dead
and the smoke signal still beside him.
unlighted. He bent over In amaze
ment and examined the man.
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They rushed out and into the conser-
vatory in time to see the crook, who
had broken away, knock out Jennings.
He sprang to his feet and darted
away.
Kennedy's mind was working rapid
ly. Had the man been after the other
model? The detectives went after
him. But Craig went for the torpedo
AS he looked into the tank, it was
gone! He turned and followed the
crook.
I was still in the garden with Elaine
and Aunt Josephine when l heard
sounds of a struggle and moment
later a man emerged through the win
dow of the conservatory, followed by
two other men. I went for him, but he
managed to elude me and dashed Tor
the wall in the back of the garden.
The secret service men fired at him,
but he kept on. A moment later Craig
came through the window.
The crook by this time had reached
the top of the wall. Just as he was
about to let himself down safely on
the other side, shot struck him. He
pitched over and ran forward.
But he had just enough Of a start.
In spite of the shock Of the wound
he managed to pick himself up and,
with tho help of a confederate. hob
bled into a waiting car, which sped
away jast as we came over the wall.
We dropped to the ground just as
another car approached. Craig COM
mandeered it from its astonisheo
driver, the secret service men and /
piled in and we were of In few Sec
onds in hot pursuit
Down at the terminal where trains
came In from Washington. WI. much
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enc I'VE have peen 20 his apartment
and to the laboratory"
'.I'll see.'' said Jennings discreetly,
taking the card of one of them and
leaving them in the drawing room.
1.-TWO gentlemen to see you, Mr..
Kennedy" Jennings interrupted our
congratulations, handing Craig card.
"Shall tell them you are here, sir?"
Craig balanced the card. ''I wonder
what that can be?" he said, turning
the card toward us.
1t was engraved:
w. r. Barnes,
U. S. Secret Service.
eyes, I'll see them," he said; then
to us, please excuse me?"
Elaine, Aunt Josephine and I
strolled off in the palms toward the
Fifth avenue side, while Jennings
went out toward the back of the house.
well, gentlemen" greeted Kennedy
as he met the two detectives, what
can I do for you?"
The leader looked about, then leaned
over and whispered, We've just had
word, professor, that your model of
the torpedo has been stolen from the
navy department in Washington"
"Stolen?" repeated Kennedy, staring
aghast.
yes. We fear that an agent of a
foreign government has found trail
tor in the department..
Rapidly Kennedy's mind pictured
what might be done with the deadly
weapon in the hands of an enemy
. 'And," added the secret service
man, eve have reason to believe that
this foreign agent is using China
man, WI Fang"
"But WI has been arrested" replied
Craig. II arrested him myself. The
police have him now
"Then you don't know of his es-
cape?"
Kennedy could only stare as they
told the story.
The crook fell back and dropped
down behind the palms. Jennings
looked about, but saw no one and
stood there puzzled. Then the crook,
fearing that he might be captured at
any moment, looked about to see
where he might hide the torpedo.
There did not seem to be any place.
Quickly he began to dig out the earth
in one Of the palm pots. He dropped
the torpedo, wrapped still in the hand
kerchief, into the hole and covered it
up.
Jennings was clearly puzzled. He
had seen someone rush in, but the
conservatory was apparently. empty.
He had pust turned to go out when he
saw a palm move. There was face!
He made a dive for it and in mo-
ment both he and the crook were roll
ing over and over
Kennedy and the secret service men
were talking earnestly when they
heard the cry for help and the scuffle.
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better now, was waiting. He had
pulled long coat over his Chinese
clothes and wore a SLOUGH hat. AS
he looked at the incoming passengers
he spied the man he was waiting for,
the young crook who had been wait
ing in the shrubbery outside the ma y
building when the torpedo model was
thrown out.
The man had the model carefully
wrapped up under his arm. AS his eye
travelled over the crowd he recognized
WI, but did not betray it. He walked
by, and as he passed hastily handed
WI the package containing the model.
WI slipped it under his coat. Then
each went his way, in opposite direc-
lions.
1t was close race between the car
bearing the two crooks and that which
Kennedy had impressed into service,
but we kept on through the city and
out across the country, into Connecti-
cut.
Time and again they almost got
away, until it became a question of
following tire tracks. Once we came
to cross roads and Kennedy stopped
and leaped out. Deeply planted in
the mud he could see the tracks of
the car ahead leading out by the left
road. Close beside the tire tracks
were the footprints of two men going
up the right-hand road toward the
sound.
"You follow the car md the driver -
decided Craid hastily indicating the
road by which it had gone. I'll fol-
low the footprints"
The secret service men jumped
back into the car and Kennedy and
I went along the shore road follow
ing the two crooks.
Already the wounded crook, sup
ported by his pal, had made his way
down to the water and had come to
a long wharf. There, near the land
end, they had secret hiding place
into which they went. The other crook
drew forth a smoke signal and began
to prepare it.
Kennedy and I were able, now, to
move faster than they. AS we came
in sight of the wharf, Kennedy paused.
There they are, two of them," he
indicated.
I could just make them out in their
hiding place. The fellow who had
stolen the torpedo was by this time so
weak from loss of blood that he could
hardly hold his head up, while the
other hurried to fix the smoke signal.
He happened to glance up and saw us.
Come, Red, brace up" he muttered.
They're on our trail"
The wounded man was almost too
weak to answer. "I-I can't" he
gasped weakly. "You-go." Then,
with great effort, remembering the
mission on which he had been sent, he
whispered hoarsely. 81 hid the Sec
ond torpedo model in the Dodge house
in the bottom Of He tried to fin
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SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn,
ing letter which is sent the victims, signed
with "clutching hand The latest VIC
tim of the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge the insurance president. His
daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Ken
nedy, the famous scientific detective, to
try to unravel the mystery: what Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend,
Jameson, a newspaper man. After many
fruitless attempts to put Elaine and
Craig Kennedy out of the way the Clutch
ing Hand is at last found to be none other
than Perry Bennett, Elaine's lawyer and
the man she is engaged to marry. Ben
nett fees to the den of one Of his Chi
nese criminals. The Chinaman forces from
Bennett the secret Of the whereabouts OF
81, 900 900. Then he gives the lawyer a po-
ton which will suspend animation for
months. Kennedy reaches Benefits side
just after he has lost consciousness.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-08
O N WANT SUFFRAGE

i DON'T WANT SUFFRAGE
: The Brooklyn Eagle as part Of It's
campaign Of education on suffrage,
twaich is to be voted upon in New
York soon, has sent a correspondent
to suffrage states to study conditions
1t first hand. In a recent article,
pirs. Frederick "A Cofburn, bead Of
the Woman's Federation Of California,
made this significant statement:
Il am convinced that 50 percent Of
the women Of the state DO net wan,
outrage. The suffragists prove tina,
themselves by keeping up the ag1ta-
ton here. Tie latest, the Woman
Voters Convention, which was really
the Congressional Union, was a FARCE,
and broke up in Z row: The figures
at the exposition gates show that the
attendance was not 500 above the nor.
NAL weekday totals. II it had not
been for q certain curiosity 10 see
Mrs.. Belmont It would NOT nave oeen
% large Is that I don't believe there
are fifty members Of the C~ongress:on'
Il Union here.
1.-THE rank and Ale OF suffraGs;s
realize tnat they have 20 continue &
keep up interest in California. Ivo,e
-. @rF.A -
0ecause i feel that, II It was forced
npon Us, we should use II, and because
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-08
LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN.
Forecast;
NORTH DAKOTA DRAMA

IAN Indian. Drama Petite for Chill.
dren" and Large Indian Cornficld in
North Dakota Long Ago." by A.RcG.
.Beede, published some time ago from
the Tribune Press is reviewed as fol.
Flows by The journal Of Home Econo-
mdcs:
1.-THE. brief play which occupies the
last four pages of this pamphlet rep
resents the Feast Of Corn as celebrat.
ed by the Mandan Indians Of North
Dakota. The actors include boys who
ret up the cermonia, tents, priests
woo conduct the ceremonies, squaws,
dancers, etc. The number Of speaking
parts need not be large and only sim
pie scenery and few properties are
required The text is undbjectionabie
Is to style and seems historically, &C
cuTate. The play should ne easy tor
high: school or upper grade pupils to
present"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-08

called on it's final passage as follows:
Ayes, Battey, Bertsch, Kirk; Lucas;
nays, Best. -Four ayes and one nay,
and so the ordinance was passed and
its title agreed to as follows: "An or
dinance amending and extending obi.
nance No. 1873 OF the city of Bismarck,
ertitled "A Ordinance granting a Ii.
cense and franchise to the Bismarck
Water Supply Company, its success
sors and assigns to pay water mains
and pipes in the streets of the city of
Bismarck"
Commissioner Bertsch flied a petit
ton which had been filed with the
committee asking for the passage of
the ordinance and signed by 534 citi-
zens representing Is percent of the
property in the city.
On motion the board adjourned.
Attest: R. H. THISTLETHWAITE,
City Auditor.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-08
ANTON LANG

Anton Lang, the Christus OF Ober'
auumergau, aas been killed in battle.
His name is known around the world
because of~the wonderful personifca'
ton Of Christ which he gave every
ten years. He had astgiking resem.
blance to our conception Of the MAJ.
arene. Thousands learned to love
him.
1t is said that his manner Of life
gave him many Of the attributes as.
signed to Jesus. In the picturesque
Bavarian village, he typi1ed Christ for
the lowly peasants. Called to coiors
among the first, his spirit sickened
amidst the horrors of wal. He became
ill and was sent back to Oberammer.
gau but rallied again and was forced
to 3oir ais regiment. In the thick OF
battle he fell.