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The Washington times., 1915-03-04

cause to believe to be about to carry
fuel. arms, ammunition, men, or sup
plies to any warship, or tender. or sup
ply ship Of belligerent nation In viola.
ton Of the obligations OF the un'ted
etates a. q neutral nation.
Heavy Penalties.
I'm case any such vessel Of Arneri-
can register or license shall depart or
attempt to depart from the jurtsdic-
ton Of the United States without clear.
nnce for any Of the purposes above set
forth. the owner or master or person
Of such Vessel, shall ssvsrsliy be liable
to 4 fne Of not less than s1,ooo nor more
than $4,000, or to Imprisonment not 70
exceed two years, or both; and IN a..
dit.on such vessel shall b forfeited to
THAT the President Of the United
States be and he IL hereby authorised
and empowered to employ such parts
Of the land or naval forces Of the
United states - shall be necessary TO
carry out the purposes OF this reso'u-
"That the provisions Of this resolution
shall be deemed to extend to all lands
and waters continental or insular with:
II tn: jurisdiction Of the United
Nj. Lansing issued the following
statement a. to the purpose Of the
The Only Remedy.
''Under present conditions. In case the
neutrality Of the United States 10 being
or 10 likely to be violated by the use
Of any Of IL ports a. q base Of opera
tions through the furnishing Of fuel.
arms. and ammunition to warships Of q
belligsrsut nation. the only remedy
which the United States has 10 IN the
preventive power Of the President un-
aer consttuiiona sHtno,ity to en.oTSs re-
neutrality Of the United States. :rhe
object Of this joint resolution 10 to
make the act which constitutes viola
ton Of the neutral oblgations Of this
Ks os. S9fnts bs % enact.
ment the right of the President to with
hold clearance In case II shall appear
that such neutral obligation Ii about to
be violated.
White House Of the President with the
Foreign Relations Committee and Mr.
Lansing was to consider this resolution
and to make clear its language"
Senators Root and Lodge were critical
was first presented. They made sugges-
tions to the President at the White
House conference which were adopted,
and which were intended to avoid possi-
bility Of giving offense to one or more
Of the belligerents.
Temples Statement.
Congressman Temple Of Pennsylvania
thus explained the resolution:
THE resolution is intended to cover
this situation: The warship Of a bellig-
erent is not permitted to buy supplies In
the ports of q neutral nation. except to
a limited extent. They sometimes en-
ploy merchant ships to make purchases
which are forbidden to war Vessels and
to deliver them outside of the three
mile limit. This resolution provides
that when an American merchant shir,
ia thus acting as q supply ship to the
naval vessels Of a belligerent the port
collector shall refuse clearance. and a
vessel sailing without clearance shall DO
punished by heavy penalties.'
In answer to q question Of Conzress-
man Hobson. Chairman Flood. Of the
House FOREIGN Affairs Committee. said
the resolution would not apply to ship
ments of big guns now being made by
the Bethlehem Iron Works for use on
belligerent ships"
The Washington times., 1915-03-04
GERMAN RETREAT
AT TPRzASNYSz NEAR
.R0UT, BERLIN SAYS
Admits 10000 Men Escaped An.
nihiIation Only by Forced
Marches.

BERLIN (via wireless to London).
March l.-Forty thousand German
troops narrowly ESCAPED capture or
annihilation by the Russians in the re-
cent fighting around Przasnyss. It 10
admitted at the war office. Only BY the
most desperate fighting and BY forced
marches did the Germans extricats
themselves from IN extremely danger
Gus position.
Following the Germans easy victory
over the Russians near tho outskirts of
Przasnyss. q single armp corps ad-
vanced eastward from the town. Rus
sian forces numbering 10000 closed In
on the Kaiser's troops from the east
and southeast.
Cut Way Back.
For q whole day . bloody conflict
was waxed In the marches. the slavs
attempting to surround the German
corps. whose position was most critical.
Toward night the Germans cut their
way back toward Przasnysz.
The Germans who had stormed Przas'
nysz, in the meantime had been forced
to retire before superior forces. falling
back upon Mlava. The retreating army
corps found Itself still threatened by
Russian hordes but maintained an or
deily retreat. despite the fact that Il
was out numbered three to one Neal
Mlava, German re-enforcements were
brought up and the Russian advance
halted.
Admitting that the situation after the
capture Of PrzAsnysz was critical fot
the German troops, the German general
stan issued an official report today stat.
ing that the retreat from that city was
orderly and that the Russians were no,
able to disturb the retirement The
The Washington times., 1915-03-04
COCOANUT OIL FINE
FOR WASHING HAIR

If you want to keep your hair In
good condition. the less soap you Use
tho better.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries
the scalp. makes. the hair brittle. and
is very harmful. Just plain n,ulsified
cocoanut oil (Which 10 pure and en-
tirely greaseless). Is much better than
soap or anything else you can use for
shampooing. as this can't possibly
injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with
water and rub II in. One or two tea
spoonfuls will make an abundance Of
rich. creamy lather. and cleanses the
hair and scalp thoroughly. The lather
rinses out easily. and removes every
particle Of dust. dirt. dandrun and
excessive oil. The hair dries quickly
and evenly. and 1t leaves It fne and
silky. bright. fiuny. and easy to
manage.
You can get mulsihed cocoanut oil
at most any drug store. 1t 10 very
cheap. and few ounces 10 enough to
last everyone In the family for
months.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-03-04

mountains from Munkncs TO stryj and
thence TO Lemberg, the Germans have
been defeated. Two companies were
slaughtered In the snow -filled noun.
tain passes by Russian machine guns.
The Austrians have been forced to
ctacuats Krasna, southwest Of 8tani-
s!au.
The Washington times., 1915-03-04
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District OF CO.
lumbia-F'air tonight. lowest tempera-
ture tonight about Is degrees; Friday
increasing cloudiness.
Maryland-Fair tonight. Friday in
creasing cloudiness; little change in
temperature; moderate north to north
east winds.
Virgtnia-Fair tonight, Friday increas-
ing cloudiness; probably rain in the west
portion: fresh to strong northeast
Winds
TEMPERATURES.
rhs temperature today as registered
At the United States Weather Bureau
The Washington times., 1915-03-04
Houses For Sale
Best Bargains Ever Offered

So, 500 will buy a full g.
story, Groom brick dwelling
in Mt. Pleasant, west of 10th
street; 4 rooms on first floor,
, stairways; built to sell for
$3.50.
$4,000, a remarkably
cheap corner near 18th and
Park Road. 3Oxt24; 9
rooms, 4 rooms on first floor,
porches, etc. Must be sold
to settle estate.
$4,1O0, near t4th street;
8 rooms, 4 rooms on a floor;
2 stairways, tiled bath. Pres
ent owner took it in trade.
Can afford to sell $1,000
less than former price.
NEW HOUSES
NEAR LINCOLN PARK
$2,250 each; very attrac.
tive, modern, 'up-to-date
plumbing in bathroom.
Terms, $50 cash, s22.5O a
month, which includes inter-
est and payment on debt.
A good house for IS, 900;
"W" street, north side be-
tween 1st street and North
Capitol N. w. ? stories,
with back building.
INVESTMENT
$3.50. Renting for $40
a month. Comparatively
new building northwest; 10
rooms, 2 baths; on a lettered
street N. w.
INVESTMENT
$1,000 each. Each rents
$3.50. New bricks on a
numbered street N. w. 2
stories, modern baths; sell
dom vacant.
$3.50
8.Room Brick Dwelling
Semi-detached
Covered porches
On a lettered street in
lexington.
Reduced to $5,2s0.
Open on 3 sides.
Brick dwelling.
Lot 25xt5O. 2O-foot alley.
Near 14th and Euclid sts.
WE INDULGE IN NO
"BLlND" ADVERTISING
BY "blind" advertising we
mean notices put in simply
signed "owner" or with a
newspaper box number
Those ads are placed in
many cases by brokers sim
ply to get names of people
who could possibly be inter-
ested in real estate, and they
land in the lap of the agent
having property for sale.
Our policy is different. We
advertise over our own name
just what we have to sell,
and the possible buyer isn't
pestered with impossible
propositions.
Stone & Fairfax
Observation-Disclosures
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
SCHOOL ELECTION is HELD,
Contest at Thief River Falls Develops
'ntc Warm Fight-Directors
Chosen for Term.

Thief River Falls.--At the annual
school election held in this city, DR..
l.. H. Cambell and Attorney C. A. Pit
Kin were elected directors for the
three-year term to succeed William
Boreen and Rasmus Gen. What was
expected to have been a quiet election
developed into warm fight, when the
present board unofficially championed
the cause of DR.. Gambell and Mr.. Bcr-
cen. The business men Of the city
placed ticket in the field, upon which
the candidates were Oluf Tessum and
and Attorney Pitkin. The vote, which
was the heaviest recorded at school
election, was as follows: Gambell.
316; Pitkin, 306; Tessum, 3O3; Boreen.
2S1
The proposition Of moving the Cen
trail building from it's present site in
the business section of the city to
new location in the residence section.
tive blocks north, resulted in vote of
40 to 1913 in favor of the removal.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29

Z During the past generation the Nor
wegians have spread so far geograph-
ically and socially that two-fifths OF
them are now living outside Of Nor,
way. Therefore it is no wonder that
the population of Norway is growing
so slowly. It also stands to reason
that the people Of the country have be-
come physically weaker than they
would have been but for the emigra.
ton. The strong young men are most
apt to emigrate. 1t is admitted that
the death rate among the young men
has increased. The whole number of
men between twenty and forty years
is very small. The female population
Is abnormally large. The general re-
suit has been a reduction of the
strength and capacity for work. The
departure of the strongest and most
courageous has also tended to take
away the stimulus of competition and
reduced the production OF national
wealth. The abnormal surplus of won.
en- has compelled them to enter
branches Of work which formerly be-
longed to the men, and this fact is
tending to drive the young men out OF
the country. Men do not like to com.
pete with women for a living, and so
they go abroad instead of taking up
the combat at home. These are facts
which are admitted by the authorities.
A ninety-two-year-old man at STANCE
went into the servants room to take
rest. He began to smoke, but went
to sleep and his clothes caught fire.
A boy in the yard noticed the fire, ran
into the house and succeeded in put.
ting out the fire, but the old man was
terribly burnt.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
MONEY FOR RICHEST VILLAGE
Mayor Power OF Hibbing Seeks Funds
Following Mining Companies Re-
fusa' to Pay Taxes.

Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Victor L.
Power, mayor Of Hibbing, is in town
to finance the richest village in the
world" which lost it's meal ticket in
June this year when the mining COM
panles within it's corporate limits re-
VOTED against paying 50 per cent of
the taxes for what they termed mu.
nlclpal extrayagances
Mr.. Power will confer with a group
of Minneapolis men and hopes to be
able to get funds or make such ar
engagements as will tide over "the
richest village" until litigation result.
ing from the refusal of the mining
companies to pay taxes is terminated.
The village expected to have s749,-
666.18 for running expenses this year.
Instead Of that it will get only about
$4,000 from the owners of non-min.
eral property. This would be suf-
ficient for about one month, according
to the way things were planned at the
beginning of the fiscal year.
Since the refusal of the mining com
panies to pay. the village government
has subsisted upon council orders, but
there must be a limit to that.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
SLEEPS At wheel; IS KILLED
High School Boy Drives Heavy Auto
mobile Over Emba nkment On
Hill Near Faribauit.

Faribault.-Going to sleep at the
wheel Of big seyen-passenger auto
mobile. Ray Kingsley and Fred Gel
ger, high school boys, crashed over an
embankment and Kingsley was in
stantly killed. The two were alone
in the car. Geiger was unconscious
for two hours. Kingsley was the son
OF local contractor and Geiger is the
son OF former sheriff.
Kingsley, who was is years old, and
Geiger, age II, were returning from
visiting friends at Mortified. While
coming down hill, four miles from
Faribault, Kingsley drove the machine
over the 12-foot embankment. The car
landed upside down. Kingsley, pinned
in by the wheel. died instantly with a
broken neck. Geiger lay unconscious
for three hours. On recovering he ran
to the Rock Island tower a quarter of
mile distant, and summoned Kings
ley's father by telephone.
Geiger blanes loose steering gear
for the accident. He is uninjured save
for a severe nervous shock
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29

Some one advised me to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. HAD
taken so much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good so I told my
husband he might get me bottle and I
would try it. By the time had taken
It I felt better. I continued its use. and
now am we'll and strong.
Il have always recommended your
medicine ever since I was so wonder
fully benefited by it and l hope this
letter will be the means of saving some
other poor woman from suffering. -
Mrs. MARTHA SEAvEY, Box 1144,
Unionville, Missouri.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousapds Of
such letters as that above - they tel
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine is no stranger it has stood tha
test for years.
If there are any complications You
do not understand write to Lydia E..
Pinkham Medicine Co. (cop1id3ntiaD
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by q woman and
held In strict confidence.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
GOOD WEEK FOR GRAIN CROPS
Germ Has Best Weather of Season, but
Continued Rains Delay Winter
Wheat Harvesting.

Washington, July 23.-The coun-
tr:'s principal grain crops and cotton
had a favorable week Corn had the
best weather Of the season. The ma
tonal weather and crop bulletin an
;,oinced that continued rains in the
winter wheat region still delayed har-
vestin2. much grain is down and un-
cut, While more damage from sprout-
ing had occurred to wheat in shock.
Spring wheat made excellent growth
aud is beginning to ripen in some
southern districts, but warm weather
and sunshine is needed
Corn made rapid growth and much
Improvement is noted from nearly all
sections. Oats continue in good con-
dtion, but harvesting is being delayed
by wet weather. Good growth was
REPORTED generally from the cotton
belt.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
MINNESOTA DAY IS
OBSERVED At FAIR
FORMER RESIDENTS VIEW GOPH-
ER STATES EXHIBITS IN GREAT
NORTHERN BUILDING.
INDIANS HONOR GOVERNOR
Chiefs of Glacier Park Red Men Con-
fer Membership Of Tribe-United
States Marines Escort Ham,
mond Party.

San Minnesota day was
observed at the Panama Pacific inter-
national exposition. Including Gov
elnor w. S. Hammond, a large party
OF visitors who accompanied the chief
executive to San Francisco and former
residents of Minnesota now making
their homes in California, more than
1000 PERSONS thronged the Great Nor
them building where the Minnesota
exhibit is installed. The feature of
the days ceremonies was the planting
OF o pine sapling removed from Min
,,r5ota soil on the site set aside for
Mirnesota's building. Governor Ham,
mord welded the spade.
Chiefs OF the Glacier Park Indians
assisted in the ceremony. The days
:'To:;T;;M started when the governor
was the guest Of the Indians who hon.
O:nu nina in one OF their tribal cere-
oni,s and conferred upon him a
membership of the tribe.
Marines Escort Governor.
Two companies of United States
Marines escorted Governor Hammond
and party to the site set aside for the
Minnesota building. Henry O'Neil,
Cha .rman. introduced exposition direc.
to: Frank l.. Brown who presented a
box Of Jewels from the tower of jew
n!s to Governor Hammond The gov
~ernar accepted the gift in short
speech
Lad by the marines and the official
bani o. the exposition, the entire par
~ then made its way to the Great
Northern building, where Minnesota's
exhibits are installed. Addresses were
made ~ officials of the exposition,
Gov eruc. Hiram w. Johnson of Cali
tOrla, Mayor James Rolph of San
Francisco. after which Governor
Hammond made the address Of the
day.
Following the ceremonies there was
q reception.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
DAUGHTER OF POET IS DEAD
Mrs. Richard n. Dana, Mother Of
University Of Minnesota Pro-
fessor, Dies in East.

Minneapolis Minn-Mrs. Richard
H. Dana. mother of Edmund T. Dana,
instructor in philosophy and psychol-
ogy at the University of Minnesota.
died in Lancaster, Mass, according to
dispatch from that place Her death
came only few weeks after the sui
eide Of Professor Dana's wife in the
waters of Nantucket beach.
Mrs. Dana, the elder, was a daughter
Of the poet Longfellow. She is re-
ported to have been in poor health for
some time and to have undergone
surgical operation last fall. She had
visited her son i'll Minneapolis last
December and then had viewed for
the first time Minnehaha falls, of
which her father had written.
Longfellow mentioned her in his
poem, ''The Children's Hour"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
BUILT A MONUMENT
Tho Best Sort in tho World.

"A monument built by and from
Postum" is the way an Illinois man
describes himself He says:
For years I was coffee drinker
until at last l became a terrible suf-
ferer from dyspepsia, constipation.
headaches and Indigestion.
"The different kinds Of medicine
tried did not cure me, and finally some
one told me to leave off coffee and
take up Postum. l was fortunate In
having the Postum made strictly &C.
cording to directions on the pkg, SO
that from the start l liked it.
"Gradually my condition changed.
The old troubles disappeared and l
began to feel well again. My appetite
became good and I could digest food.
Now I am restored to strength and
health, can sleep sound all night and
awake with fresh and rested body.
Il am really a monument built by
Postum. for was a physical wreck.
distressed in body and mind, and am
now a strong, healthy man. l know
exactly what made the change; 1t was
leaving of coffee and using Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well.
ville," In pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum Cereai-the original form
must be we'll boiled. $50 and Csc pack
ages.
Instant posfuno-a sO1nhle nowdee-
dissolves quickly In cup of hot VA
ter, and with cream and sugar, makes
Z delicious beverage Instantly. 30c and
60o tins.
Eoth kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
"There's Z Reason for Postum.
-=<sr=&..-4s sold by Grocsys.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
LABOR CONVENTION
IS HELLO At W|N0NA
MINNESOTA FEDERATION CON
DUCTS SESSION IN TURMOIL
--OFFiCERs ELECTED.
Rejects WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Resolution Is Turned Down by Large
Majority-0pposes War Except
in Case Of Dire Extremity
Oenounces Jinqoism.

WinOna.-The Minnesota State Fed.
GRAFTON Of Labor, which held it's 33rd
annual convention here, clashed over
the federation's attitude on the Eu.
ropean war and passed strong resolu.
lions denouncing all militarism and
jingoism. A resolution favoring WON.
ans suffrage was turned down by a
large majority.
The last business session was con.
Quoted in turmoil and there was high
tension during the balloting for off.
GERS. The convention reelected E. G.
Hall, Minneapolis, president, and Geo.
w. Lawson, st. Paul, secretary-treas.
urer. Hibbing was chosen as the next
convention city.
Lynn Thompson, Minneapolis, oppos.
ed Mr.. Hall and A. G. Abbey, St. Paul,
was the opponent Of Mr. Lawson. Red
Wing and Faribault were rival con-
yention cities against Hibbing. The
candidates won by overwhelming ma.
jorities.
Miss Marie Corey and P. H. Walters,
both of St. Paul, were elected vice
presidents of the fourth district and
P. J. Hogan and F. H. Hester, both Of
Minneapolis, were named for the fifth
district.
Clash on Militarism.
The convention, as a result of clever
plotting, avoided a conflict over the
adoption of the conference commit
tees report, but clashed on the mat.
ter Of the federations attitude toward
militarism.
The convention committee on COM
pensation had been given the report
of the federation's committee which
entered the joint conference last win
ter with the legislature and employ
ers' representatives.
The committee of the convention re-
porting back mildly censured the leg
islative committee of the federation,
but at the same time applauded them
for procuring even those amendments
that were attached to the compensa-
tion law
Several resolutions had been intro
duced relative to the federation's atti-
tude toward the European war. One
by R. ]. Coole Of Duluth prevailed.
1t put the federation on record as be-
ing opposed to all war Except in a
case of dire extremity from which
there is no other escape" It denounc-
ed jingoism
Scores Military Law.
Later another resolution by L. Van
Denberg, Minneapolis, scoring the
Dick military law, was considered. AL.
though the committee believed it too
drastic, it was adopted
J. F. Emme, st. Paul, offered a reso-
luton to have the garnishment law
repealed, terming the present statute
discriminatory, and calling for siren
uous prediction campaign among pro;
spectiye legislators The resolution
was adopted
One of the surprises of the conven1
ton was the decision of the conven!
ton not to reiterate it's former advo,
cacy Of woman's suffrage. BY a vote of
113 to 81 the equal vote resolution
was turned down. Mary McFadden:
spoke before the convention on the,
opening day, urging the adoption of
the resolution
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
Serves Sentences; Webs.

(rosby.-Four days out of prison,
where he had served two years for
Kidnapping, George C. Payne of Crosby,
came back to face the scorn of his
Old associates and former sweetheart.
Instead. he found the latter's affection
had not cooled, and he married her
against her mothers wishes.
The couple were married in Brain.
erd, came here to pack up and left
for his parents home at Grand Rap
ids, Wis.
Payne was sent to prison for kid
napipg mine agitator.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
Mankato Suspects Solicitor.

Mankato. - Southern Minnesota
towns are being visited by a man who
says he is a Syrian preacher collect
ing for war orphans in Turkey. He
has many credentials, but the censor
ship committee of the Mankato Com
mercial club refused to issue him a
card to solicit in this city, not being
satisfied with his statements of what
he did with the money collected nor
with his accounting system. Some
time ago w. J. Bryan, then secretary
of state, issued warning to the pub.
lie about pseudo missionaries,