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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-07
By William Philip Simms.
United Press STAFF !corre.pondent)

/. Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent)
Paris, Sept. 17.-"In the scale of
human hazards the allies have 80
chances in 100 of scoring decisive
victory over the Germans when the
general offensive begins
Allies Prepared.
This statement was made by Gen.
Joffre to his lifelong, bosom friend,
the editor of the Depiche de Toul-
ouse, L am reliably informed. Gen.
Joffre did not say when the great Of
fensive was to start, but the impress
sion prevails that the Allies are now
ready to an eyelash. In high circles
it is believed the offensive is about
due.
100000 French Ready.
Gen. Joffre told his friend that he
now has at his disposal 100000
French troops on the line ready TO
be sent off at moments notice, with
out counting about 10000 British
and 10000 Belgian troops, cooper
ating with him. Ammunition has
been pouring in in steady streams,
he asserted, and in addition to the
supply at the front, the Allies have
reserve Of Is, 100000 shells for
emergency use.
Trenches Plotted.
Every German trench, all special
|defenses, earthworks, blockhouses and
kindred structures have been care
fully plotted by draughtsmen who
have been working from photographs
made by aviators working systematic
ally week after week. The blue
prints have been transferred to
ranged canvasses and the range work.
ed out by artillery officers. This
colossal task is complete.
Strong Defense Works.
To meet the expected German
counter attacks the Allies have pre-
pared strong defensive works. They
have constructed fourth, fifth and
sixth-line defenses, worked on scale
perfectly awe-inspiring. In short,
everything is ready for the great
move Few men know exactly when
it will come, but there is strange
thrill in the air. Everyone is ex-
cited without knowing exactly why.
Every hospital in the region Of Paris
and northward have been cleaned
out, the occupants have been removed
to the southwark and every avail
able bed made ready, hospital trains
are all made up and ready to take
the road.
" Press Barred. .>:
Newspaper men are again barred
from the front, leaves of absence
have been suspended, the class Of
1916 soldiers have been assigned to
their posts, the reserves who have
been resting for several weeks in the
interior have gone north.
Gen. Joffre apparently stands
ready for the e"knockout"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-07
GOPHER BASKETBALL
CANDIDATES REPORT

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 7.-Bas
ketball candidates answered the first
call Of the season at the University
of Minnesota. Despite the loss of
veteran material DR.. L. J. Cook says
prospects are bright for winning
five this year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-07

Read the Pioneer want ads.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-07

I. (Un1ted Ff6S0 StaH rC0rfeSp0ndent)
Paris, Sept. 17.-"In the scale of
human hazards the allies have 80
chances in 100 of scoring a decisive
victory over the Germans when the
general offensive begins.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-02

born was formerly Miss Helen F.
Roehr, and is the daughter of Mr.. and
MRS W. q. Roehr of this city.
Mrs w. s. McClintock is expected
10 return home this evening from a
snort stay in Kansas City.
MRS. Frank N. Lynch of Rockford,
Ill, VINO visited friends in Topeka, has
left for Wichita to be the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard E. Bird. She will
go from Wichita to oklahoma City,
oeIore returning to Rockford.
MRS. w. H johnson of Lawrence is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Wilbur Gard
ner.
Mr.. William Miller has returned
from short visit to friends in Law
Former Governor John P. st. John
or Olathe, is in Chicago, where he at
tended luncheon of tbs Kansas So
c1ety or Chicago, at the Hotel La Sale.
He made the principal address of the
day. telling of the effects of prohibit
ton in Kansas.
Mrs. Horace Phillips of Dover is
visiting Mrs. Warren NJ. Crosby this
week.
Miss Frances Chase of Wilkesbarre,
"a, arrived today to visit her brother,
Mrs. M. Adams left today for her
home in Los Angeles, Cal, after a
visit to Mrs. III. E. Ray.
Mr- and Mrs. H. E. Auerbach and
their daughter, Ruth, will. go to Ex-
week.
captain and Mrs. Earl Mcfarland
OF New York are the parents of twin
pao1es. boy and a girl, born Thurs
day. Captain Mcfarland is the son of
Judge and Mrs. J. d. Mcfarland.
Mrs. Harold Copeland of Junction
City is visiting her parents, Bishop
and Mrs. Frank r. Millspaugh.
At a recent meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Lowman chapel,
the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. S. d. CoIvin; vice
president, Mrs. W. F. StahI; second
vice president, Mrs. E. K. He'll; secre-
tary, Mrs. F. r. Souders; treasurer,
Mrs. E. c. Heck; chaplain, Mrs. w. M. |
Balch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-02

name who formerly lived in Topeka,
and the bridegroom-to-be has circle
of friends in this city. He is now do
ing newspaper work and short story
writing for the magazines. He is at
present sporting editor of the New
York Mail. He has previously worked
for the Lawrence Journal, the Kan
sas City Star, the Kansas City. Jour-
nal, the Hutchinson Gazette, New Or
leans States and Los Angeles Express.
He is a graduate of the Kansas uni
versity and a member of the Sigma
Chi fraternity. Miss Mcknight is a
graduate of the expression depart
ment of the university. She recently
moved to Washington.
= j
All members of the Topeka Fedora
ton of Women, who have volunteered,
and others who are willing to assist
in making surgical dressings, ban
dages and binders for the wounded
soldiers of the European war, are
asked to meet Saturday afternoon at
o'clock, with Mrs. d. J. Hathaway,
S21 Western avenue
Il y
The Topeka Avenue club will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. o. J. Dut-
ton, 500 Buchanan street.
Miss Frances Chase, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, who arrived today for visit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-02
C0CHry

Mrs. E. H. Allen, of Little Rock,
Ark, formerly Mrs. Josephine Webb,
of Topeka, who is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Schuyler Nichols, was the guest
of honor at luncheon party given
today by Mrs George A Clark, at her
home in Fillmore street. Covers were
laid for: Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Nichols,
Mrs. Frank Merriam, Mrs. Fred
Freeman, Mrs. Arthur Mills, Mrs. J.
A. Cole, Mrs. Frank Crane, Mrs. Hor-
ace Hall, Mrs. Robert Pierce and Mrs.
Clark.
Mrs. Fred Freeman will entertain
at a picnic supper Saturday night at
the Country club for Mrs. Allen, and
Mrs. Nichols has asked a few friends
for an informal afternoon Saturday
for her sister.
= j. j
Announcement has been made in
Lawrence of the approaching marri-
age of Miss Dorothea Mcknight, of
Washington, d. c., and Mr. Jerome
Beatty, son of Mrs. Nellie G. Beatty,
of Lawrence. The Beatty family are
connected with the family of that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-02
FOOD FOR FATHERLAND
Chicagoans Send 1900 Parcel Post
Packages to Germany Daily.

Chicago, ILL.,, April Equipments to
Germany and Austria of parcel post
packages containing food have in
creased within the last two weeks
from IL packages daily to 1900, post
office officials said today.
The packages, which contain all
kinds of food except meats, weigh
nearly the maximum of eleven
pounds. A number of department
stores have made special provision for
sending the parcels and furnish spe-
cial alright containers
, 1915-10-30

ces the deoth Of Her Won Wangeuheim, the
German Ambassador to Turkey.
A despatch from Rome states that Austrian
aeroplanes dropped bombs in two attncks on
Venice, by which the Chirsadegli Scalzi was
damaged and several buildings were set on
fire, but there was no casualty. The ceiling
of the church wi h a large fresco by Depolo
was destroyed. Iucendiary bombs struck the
Piazza Di San Marco.
New York, October 9th. Two accompfices
of Lieutenant Fay and Walter Scholz have
been arrested, one being Kieuzle, a German
engineer, who has been granted bail ia TWEEN
ty-hVe thousand dollars, and The other Due
che, who has not yet been arraiened. A war
rant has been issued for the arrest of Max
Breltuug, a relative of the millionaire
owner OF the steamship 'Dacia" which
was recently seized by France. Tue police
shy that B%reituug supplied a portion
OF the funds, while Lieutenant Fay saws
German officials were coguizant of his plans
to interrupt munitions supplies for the Allies
from the Uuited States, banning Captnins
Won Papen and Boy-ed Of the German EN-
bassy,bu he has eXonerated them from active
completely.
ST. Lucia, Oct. 26th-As a result of the
special appeal III st. Lucia on Red Cross Day
a sum OF E506 was collected, being contubut-
ca by ali classes OF the community through
out the Colony. Some furtber amounts uro
sill to come in.
, 1915-10-30
rB7EEBE
New St. Croix Savings Bank.

rs no quorum was present at the 34oh
~ General Annual Meeting Of THE NEW
81. CROlA SAVINGS BANK" held on the
20th inst. the meeting was adj urned to
Tuesday the End November a. c.
at + O'Clock y. IN. at the Office Of the
Institution when a statement Of The trans
action for the year Guiding 3lst March last
will be laid before the meeting
Afterwards the election Of Trustees viii be
proceeded with.
j. WEISS, d. G. CANFG8TA
Chairman. Necyef0,.l
ChristIausted, St. Croix, the goth October.
1915.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
Bank at Hazel, Kentucky.

Since the announcement that
the First National Bank of Muir
ray had been organized and
would open its doors September
10 for the purpose of taking the
place Of the Citizens Bank, now
.defunct, news has been received
here that there would be a new
bank organized in Hazel, the
next largest town in Galloway
county, in a very short while;
that all of the capital stock had
been subscribed, and the charter
applied for. The bank will be
known as the Dees Bank of Ha-
eel, in honor of S. H. Deer of
Murray, who is a prominent
banker, and who is the promoter
of this institution, The new
bank of Hazel will take the place
of the Bank of Hazel, which
closed its doors last winter i'm
mediately after the Citizens
bank of Murray went into the
hands of the banking commits
sioners. 1t is not known what
the capital stock will be. Some
of the stockholders are; H. F.
Rose, Mrs. Kate Rose, ]. R, Mil
Ter, Will Miller, Jake Mayer,
John D. Mcleod and J. w. Den
ham.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
CHAIRMAN BOMAR IS
GIVEN APPOINTMENT
Henry County Democrat Named
As Fire Prevention Commits
sioner For West Tenn.

Friends of Hon. D. E. Bomar,
who for four years has been Chair
man of the Henry County Demo-
cratic Elk ecutive Committee, will
be glad to learn of his appoint
ment as deputy Fire Prevention
Commissioner for West Tennessee.
The appointment was made
Saturday by Fire Prevention Com
missioner Schuyler, and Mr.. Bom-
ar was notified at once. The place
came to the Henry county Demo-
crat because of the service he rem
dered to party in the campaign
last year and was well deserved.
The appointment is an especial
honor to Mr.. Bomar because of
the fact that a number of other
we'll known and deserving Demo-
Gratis from other West Tennessee
towns were applicants.
In addition to being Chairman
of the County Committee Mr..
Bomar is we'll known as an insur-
ance man and progressive farmer,
owning considerable farm land in
Henry county.
Gov. Rye is to be commended
for the appointment of Mr.. Bonn
ar, and his friends were glad to
learn that he did so.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
Printing Plants Ordered.

The tate board Of control has
purchased from supply compa-
ny of Atlanta printing outfits for
the Industrial School at Nash
vile and the School for the Deaf
and Dumb at Knoxville. These
purchases are carrying out the
announced plan of the board to
have the boys and students at
these two state institutions do a
great amount of public printing
in addition to the work for the
respective schools. The plant
for the Industrial School Nash
vile cost $4,000, while for the
School for the Deaf and Dumb
the plant cost $4,000, leaving
So, 600 of the appropriation unex-
pended. The plants will be de-
livered at once and put in opera
tion at the earliest practicable
time.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
PARTNER LEAVES TOWN
WITH FIRMS MONEY
Takes Collection Made Saturday
After Pay Car Run. Not
Apprehended.

After the pay car arrived in
Paris and railroad men and
others had paid their grocery
account with the firm of Dalton
& Mcdaniel, doing business in
West Paris, E. E. Mcdaniel, a
partner in the firm, took the
amount which had been collect
ed, amounting to something like
five hundred dollars or more and
left town Sunday in an automo-
bile with another party
They were carried to Trezevant
in the car where they boarded
the afternoon L. & N. train for
Memphis where, it is stated,
they were seen by parties who
knew them. A warrant was
sworn out for Mcdaniel by W.
E. Dalton, the other member of
the firm, but at the time of going
to press he had not been appre-
hended.
It is also stated that Mcdaniel
secured the savings account of
his wife, which amounted 20 a
considerable sum, stating to her
that he needed it at the store.
Mcdaniel, it is stated had
been drinking considerably for
the past two months, and that
he was under the influence of
liquor when he secured the mon
ey and left Paris. He had al
ways been a quiet, peaceable
citizen and was regarded as a
good and reliable business man.
He and Dalton came here several
ago and entered the gro
Gerry business in West Paris and
they were doing well.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
MOB
LYNCHES LEO FRANK
Noted Georgia Prisonrr Removed
From State Prison Farm and
Hanged to Tree.

A mob of from fifty to seventy
five men Monday night took Leo
M. Frank, the noted Georgia
prisoner, from the state prison
farm at Millegeville, carried him
in an automobile 100 miles to a
point near Marietta, the former
home of Mary Phagan, the girl
whom Frank was accused of
having murdered, and there
hanged him to a tree. The body
was found later and removed to
Atlanta and then sent to Brook
lyn, New York, the home of
Franks parents.
Frank was a Jew and feeling
ran high against him among GER
tain element of the people of
Georgia. He was sentenced to
die, but a few weeks ago his
sentence was commuted to life
Imprisonment by Gov. John M.
CONTINUED on page 81
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
NEGRO BEATS WIFE
TO DEATH WITH GUN
Bert Hawkins Then Escaped and
Has Not Yet Been
Apprehended.

After having first shot her in
the arm Bert Hawkins, negro,
beat his wife to death with the
gun about $50 o'clock Tuesday
night and then escaped. He
had not been caught at the hour
of going to press.
The couple had been separated
for some months and proceedings
had been instituted by one of
them in an effort to obtain a di-
vorce. The case was to have
been heard in Chancery court
yesterday. Rams Coleman, faith
er of the woman, says that
Hawkins had threatened to kill
her a long while ago it she ever
came back to Paris, but that
they did not believe that he
would carry out his threat. The
killing has caused high feeling
among the colored population
and all are anxious that Hawkins
be apprehended and turned over
to the courts, where it is consid-
cred certain that he will be
given heavy sentence.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
D. 7. SPAULD|NG
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
Former Register Of Henry County
Enters Primary For
Nomination.

d. T. Spaulding, one Of the
best known men of Henry coun-
ty, has thrown his hat into the
ring" as a candidate for the
Office of the county judge subject
to the Democratic party which
will select a candidate to COM
plete the unexpired term OF
Judge M. H. Goldston, resigned,
the vacancy recently filed BY
the county court being only until
a successor can be elected.
Rev. Spaulding is highly es-
teemed not only as a man, and a
minister of the gospel, but as
an official, he having been one
of the most popular registers
who ever served the people in
this county, and in this latter
capacity his high efficiency was
clearly shown.
He has ever been an unswerv-
ing Democrat adhering to its
principles and his candidacy to
fill the position of county judge
is subject to its action, Mr..
Spaulding feeling that its action
will be just and fair and that he
will cheerfully abide its decision.
He is known in every section
of Henry county and any effort
on the part of The Partisan to
introduce this popular gentleman
would appear useless, and this
article is but to call our readers
attention to the announcement.
Having been a county Official
he is already more or less fami-
liar with the duties of the office
to which he aspires and his
natural ability should do much
toward making him the same
capable official in the judges
Office as he was in the registers.
At the age of twenty-one he
was elected magistrate and serv-
ed as a member of the county
court of this county for a num-
ber of years, and this, with his
experience as register of the
county, makes him well acquaint-
ed with the duties of the office
of county judge.
He only asks the careful con-
sideration of the voters to his
candidacy and assures them that
their vote and influence will be
greatly appreciated.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20

Of DR.. C. A. Love, J. N. Cooper
and ]. M. Bumpass, by E. B.
McGehee, proprietor of the Vari-
ETY. Store and one of the most
enthusiastic Fair boosters in the
county. Mr.. McGehee had been
thinking over and talking his
plan for several weeks, and the
members of the committee were
immensely pleased with his plans
and acted favorably upon his
suggestions at once. H. B.
Douthit, president of the fair
association, Nathan D. White,
secretary, and R. H. Hudson,
former SECRETARY, were also pres
ent at the meeting and all
expressed much enth usiasm over
the plans.
At the meeting Saturday the
committee also discussed plans
for advertising the fair this fall
and agreed that the best plan is to
send a Booster Car out over the
county in a few weeks. Several
Fair Boosters will go in this car
and distribute catalogs, premium
lists, programs and other adver-
tising matter all over the county,
in addition to tacking signs and
otherwise boosting the Fair.
The catalogs have already been
gotten out by The Partisan and
can be obtained at the office of
the secretary. Nathan D. White,
on the second floor of the Com
mercial Bank building, or will
be mailed upon request.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20

A petition is being circulated
among citizens of Nashville ask
ing jeff McCarn, at present fed
eral district attorney general Of
Hawaii tor become a candidate
for United States senator from
Tennessee. Mr.. MeCarn is in
Nashville on a leave of absence
from his official duties in the Ha-
waiian Islands, and has recently
been in conference with the at
torney- generals department in
Washington.
A report was sent out from
Washington that Mr.. McCarn
would probably not return to
Hawaii.
Mr.. McCarn for many years
was very active in political af-
fairs of Nashville and the state,
and served a term as attorney
general of Davidson County. 1t
is said that the petition is the
result of a conference of friends
of McCarn held last week.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
The Methodist Revival.

Beginning at the Methodist
church next Sunday night at
eight o'clock, the pastor and
congregation, with the generous
goodwill and cooperation of
the ministers and members of
the other churches, will conduct
a revival. The sermon Sunday
night will be preached by Rev.
L. D, Hamilton, and this will be
che last of the union meetings
for the summer. Other pastors
will preach on the first evenings
of thesfollowing week, but there
will be no day meetings till
the middle of the week when
Rev. Burke Culpepper, the
evangelist, cf Memphis will ar
rive and assist. Mr.. John w.
Robinson, of Paducah will meet
the singers of all the churches
at the Methodist church on Tues
day night.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
SAYS PORTER WILL
MAKE STRONG RACE
Tri-County News Discusses the
Eighth District Contest
for Congress.

Dudley Porter, Of Paris is in
the race for congressman in the
Eighth to succeed Thetus w.
Sims. Dudley Porter is 20 years
of age and a grandson of the
late Gov. ]. b. Porter. He
made the race against Sims
about five years ago and although
defeated, was endorsed by his
home county. He is one OF
Tennessee's most brilliant young
men and is going to it warm for
all opponents. --Tri-C County News.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
Fair Catalogues Out.

The Partisan has Just recently
completed and delivered the cat
alogues for the Henry County
Fair to be held here Sept. 1880,
Oct. IL, and the program is
without doubt one Of the best
that has ever been prepared.
Much interest is being mani
tested in the fair for this year
and it is predicted that it will be
a record breaker.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
POSSIBILITIES FOR THE
UNITED STATES SENATE
Jessie M. Littleton, Chattanooga
Mayor May Oppose
Nominee.

The opening of the senatorial
campaign at Chattanooga We'd
nesday night of last week by
Congressman T. w. Sims of the
Eighth congressional district and
the possible announcement Of M.
R. Patterson and K. D. McKellar
has revived interest in the COM
ing campaign and things indi-
cate a liveliness from now on.
While Senator James B. Frazier
has made no announcement he
is known to be considering the
matter of throwing his hat in
the ring. Some of his friends,
however, do not expect he will
announce, while others are of
the opinion that he will get into
the running in few weeks,
The former senator himself has
said nothing. Judge M. M. Alli-
sen has been frequently mention
ed as a probable candidate, but
he has never expressed himself
one way or the other. 1t is said
he is in close touch with Senator
Shields.
There has been a good deal of
talk that former governor Ben
Hooper will be a candidate be-
fore the people, but Chattanooga
expects to see its present mayor
enter the race for the Republican
votes in the event that any one
Of the Democrats now running
or talked about receives the
Democratic nomination. He has
made no announcement or indi-
cation of his future intentions,
but Democrats seeking the hon
ors had best keep an eye on
Mayor Jesse M. Littleton.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
Gibson-Barton.

''The Nashville Tennessean of
Sunday, contained the following
announcement:
Mr.. and Mrs. O. c. Barton of
Paris, Tenn, announce the en-
gagement and approaching mar
riage Of their daughter, Woodes
Cavitt, to Mr.. Joseph Gibson,
Jr., of Nashville. The ceremony
will be brilliantly celebrated on
the evening of October 6 at the
Poplar Street Baptist church.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
Lee Freeman.

Lee Freeman died Monday at
his home five miles west of Hazel
of tuberculosis, at the age of 33
years. His wife, father, mother,
sister and other relatives sur
vive him. The funeral services
were conducted bv Rev. w. P.
Prichard at Pleasant Grove in
the presence of a large concourse
of relatives and friends. The
remains were inferred at Pleas
ant Grove Cemetery.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20
Ice Cream Supper.

The ladies of Chabel Hill
church will have an ice cream
supper for the benefit of the
parsonage fund at the home of
w. w. McFadden Saturday
night, Aug. % Come out and
help a worthy cause.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-08-20

Aubrey L. Wilson will begin a
series of meetings at Henry next
Sunday. There will be three
services Sunday and dinner will
be spread In the old school house
grove.