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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10

The text of the statement follows:
 Fuller reports of our advance up the Tigris river and the occupation of Amara show that as the result of an action on May 31 and June 1 the enemy's force, which had been threatening Kurnah for sometime, became completely demoralized.
 No resistance appears to have been offered to the small party pursuing by river, the Turks trying to escape as fast they could in mahaas and steamers. The former surrendered on being over taken while the Turkish gunboat Mar maris was sunk and the transport Mosul captured.
 Although the strength of the force which arrived at Amara in the Comet British destroyer) and some small launches, was quite insignificant, the en- tire garrison, which numbered over 1000. surrendered, including the Turkish civil governor of Amara, Halim Bey, the com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
The Dead
Robert Brooks, travelling engineer
Fatally Injured

Tom Lane, Birmingham, superintend. ent of road engines: sealed. both legs broken and internally injured.
 Tom Love, negro; injured internally and scalded.
 The wreck occurred on curve. where unknown persons had removed rail and placed the bolts in the middle of the track. The train consisted of five Pull man ears. mail ear and a baggage car. All the coaches left the track and over turned with the exception of the last coach, which was merely deraled. Rail- road authorities said that the only thing preventing the killing of hundreds was that it was an all-steel train.
 A relief train left from Birmingham shortly after II o'clock and arrived in Birmingham from the scene of the wreck shortly after o'clock. bringing the in- jured and dead. No details of the wreck had been available Il pto that time.
 The Seaboard authorities at once noti- fled Sheriff Batson and 1t is understood that a posse of officers with dogs will go to the scene this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
GOVERNOR SLATON ID CONFER TODAY
 WITH COUNSEL FOR
 FRANK AND STATE
Refusal of Prison Commis- sioners to Recommend
 Mercy for Convicted Man Leaves Franks Fate in Hands of the Governor

Atlanta. June 9.--The state prison today recommended to Governor sInton that Leo NJ. Franks dratb sentence he not commuted to life Imprisonment. A further hearing on the case, however. will he held by the governor, with N bom rests the final decision.
 Governor Slaton announced tonight that for the prisoner and the state as to the hearing Franks counsel will ask that an immediate date be fixed. The appeal to the governor is Franks last fight against his execution, which is set for June 22 next.
 Former Congressman Howard will con- duct Franks case and Solicitor General Dorsey will oppose clemeney. MT. How ard said tonight he proposed to argue that the record in the case shows the evidence against the prisoner was cir- cumstantial and that this, together with the trial judges doubt of Franks guilt was sufficient to warrant communication MT. Dorsey declined to outline the points he planned to emphasize in his argu- ment.
 The majority report of the prison com mission held that neither the grand jurors who indicted Frank. the trial jury nor the prosecutors had asked for communication: that all the courts, state and federal. which reviewed the case, had upheld the verdict; that no new evidence or facts bearing upon the prisoners guilt or in- nocence had been shown, and that they saw no reason to interfere.
 The dissenting report held that the evil dence against Frank was circumstantial that the trial judge entertained doubt of the prisoners guilt and that the record in the case justified the governor in com mutng the sentence.
 No More Evidence
 The majority report of the commission was as follows:
 None of the grand jurors who found the indictment: none of the trial jurors who heard the evidence under oatlJ, nor the prosecuting attorneys have asked that the sentence be commuted. The judge who presided at the trial and who had the right to exercise the discretion of fixing the penalty at either life inn prisonment or death, imposed the latter
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
WILSON MAKES
 NO COMMENT

President Wilson made no comment on the statement but the text ot the iote, it was stated, would outline fully the position of the President and the cabinet.
 The President stands unalterably, it was stated, on the principle that the United States at this stage in its his- tory cannot afford to surrender any of it's rights, that the American people had fought in 1872 for their rights Jn the high seas, and could not sacrifice those rights with the nations rise and growth to a position of command as world power
 High officials generally held the view that Mir. Bryans statement constituted a virtual surrender of American rights guaranteed not only by international law, Eut by specific treaties between the Uni ted States and Germany Mir. Bryans suggestion that Americans do not take passage on American ships carrying am intuition was in direct conflict, 1t was pointed out, with the treaty of 1928. be- tween Prussia and the United States wherein either party in time of war is given the right of free access to belliger- ent ports for commerce in arms and ann intuition and other contrahand. More over. the right of an American citizen to sail on an unarmed and unresisting mer- chant ship of any nationality in time of war is held by the President and advisers to be an inalenablc privilege founded upon the international law of centuries
 The Presidents view is understood to be that new weapon of offense in warfare can be introduced only if it Is made to conform with the generally established rules of international law existing. The conditions of war may change. he has said. but not the rules of war unless there is a general agree ment among the nations which con tribute to the making of International 1aur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10

mandant of the force recently opposing us at Kurnah. and Said Ullah, command ant of two fire brigade battalions.
 Shortly after our occupation of Amara the advanced guard troops of Daghas- tanis column, which had hastily retreat ed from the Kherka valley. entered the town and were captured. The remainder of this force, estimated at about 2O00, fled. leaving heavy gun in our hands
 "The remnants of the enemy who so far have escaped capture are retiring in a state of disorganization many hav- ing discarded their arms,
 Submarine Sunk
 London, June 9.-(3:50 D. m.)-Official announcement was made today by Sec retary of the Admiralty Balfour that a German submarine had been sunk and that six of her officers and members of the crew had been captured.
 Mr Balfour announced also that Ger man submarine prisoners hereafter shall be accorded treatment identical with all other German prisoners in England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
SOCIALISTS MEET
 IN CHICAGO

Chicago. June 9.-The national ex- ecutive committee of the socialist party met here today and drafted two me- morials to President Wilson, one on the Mexican situation and the other on conditions in Colorado.
 The committee protested against the Presidents changing his policy of non interference in Mexico and recommend- ed that he order an. investigation of the Colorado elections under the au- thority of the department of justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Mote sent to Germany.
 Stanislau taken by Germans.
 Seaboard train wrecked. 2-Steel industry stimulated s-Canals on coast making inland water
 way. EEditorial comment. 5-Jenerson Trust company to succeed
 old bank
 Company formed to develop river traf-
 fic. c Plans completed for annual outing. 6-Women's page. 7-NeRroes here for big meeting ARules to cover banks in reserve sys-
 tenn.  12-Lansing will probably succeed Bryan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
SAFETY FIRST,
 SAYS WILSON

MT. Wilson, it became known is not opposed to the idea of an investigation or diplomatic discussion of cases in dispute between Germany and the Uni- ted States, but feels that before such a step can be taken some glar- anty must be given that in the interim of discussion the lives of American citizens will not be jeopardized and that the United States will not be re- quired to yield any of it's rights while the discussion is under way.
 It is the repetition of attacks on American vessels and lives which the President believes must be prevented by an assertion of the rights of ths United States and the attainment cf Germany's acqulescence in that point of view before diplomatic negotiations on the subject can continue.
 The note cabled to Germany, it was authuritatively stated, leaves room in many respects for friendly reply, but contains firm insistence on the prinri- ples expressed Iii the American notes of February 10 and May IS.
 The President has requested that de- tailed forecasts of the note be not printed in advance of the publication of the official text.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
Note Is Couched in More Friendly Terms Than Was Believed Would Be Used by United States
IS CALLED GERARD
 FOR PRESENTATION
 TO KAISER TODAY
Wilson Declines Comment on Document, But Says It Outlines Fully His View of Controversy

Washington. June o.-rhc United States today sent to Germany note reiterating it's demand for reparatioh for the loss of American lives in the forth clearly the earnest desire of the American government that Germany signify her early adherence to the prin- cipics of international Iaw-that neu- trsIs he permitted to travel OF unarmcd ships without being subject to the dam gers of submarine warfare.
 Couehed in much more friendly terms than it was believed would be used when the unsatisfactory answer to the American note of May 13 arrived from Germany, the communication was cabled to Ambassador Gerard for pre- sentat ton to the German foreign office. It will be given out tomorrow for pub Hcatlon in morning papers of Friday.
 An all important document on which President Wilson and his advisers have worked for 10 days went forth. It had behind it the united support of the cabinet. The one man who had op- posed It's terms because he believed it might precipitate war William Jep- nings Bryan-had resigned the port folio of Secretary of State at the mo- ment the note was dispatched. A state ment issued by MT Bryan revealed that President Wilson had rejected his sug- sestions for an investigation by a com mission for a years time of the legal phases of the dispute with Germany during which Americans should, ac- Cording to MT. Bryan's view, be warned against taking passage on any bellig- erent ships or on American vessels car rying ammunition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
STAN|SLAU IS TAKEN BY AUSTRIAN ARMY:;
 CHOLERA EP|DEM MIC REPORTED IN VIENNA
Austro : German Invaders Have Pushed Their Way Seventy-Five Miles South east of Lemberg
ENGLAND HAS LOST 25S,009 MEN IN WAR

London. June 9-t3:45 D. mD--Pre- mier Asauith announced in the House of Commons today that the total Brit ish casualties from the beginning of the war to May 31 was 25s,069 men. in killed, wounded and missing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
Urges Note to Britain

Washington. June 9.-Representative Webb of North Carolina urged President Wilson today to send promptly note to Great Britain covering the general sub feet of neutral rights as affected by the blockade of the allies. MT. Webb and other southern members of Congress, in whose behalf he spoke feel that the cot ion interests have suffered unjustifiaBly as . result of the embargo
 No comment was made at the White <csntaases = pase Twelve)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
ONE KILLED, TWO FATALLY HURT WHEN VANDALSWRE ECKSEABOARD PASSENGER TRAIN NEAR WEEMS
Rail Removed on Curve and Coaches Leave the Track and Overturn-Re- lief Train Sent Out From Birmingham

One man was killed and e5 injured two fatally, al Il o'clock last night when Sea board passenger train No. ! from New York was wrecked by vandas three miles east of Irondale, near Weems
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
STEAMER ToRPEDoED.

London. June 9.-C2:o5 D m The British steamer Lady Sails bury was torpedocd by Ger man submarine this morning and sent to the bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
GUNBOAT
 SUNK BY BRITISH
Transport Mosul of Turkey Captured In Persian Gulf Region German Submarine Destroyed
 and Six of Crew Captured

980 m)The Turkish been
  given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
Fire in Portland

Portland, Ore. June 9.-Five blocks on the water front here were destroyed by fire today. The damage is estimated at more than s300.000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10

Berlin, June 0.-tVfa London 3,30 n. m.I-The Gaiicinn town of Stanisinu has been captured by the Austrians. nc- by the German army headquarters to- day. stanislnu is a miles southeast of femberr, the GnIician capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
Await Confirmation

Cologne. June s.-The. Koelni scae
 tConti.ued ea Page Twelvel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10

Paris, June 0.-t5l15 D. m)-rhc Hnvas agency has received q dispatch from it's agent at Madrid who says 1t Is officially announced there that au epidemic of cholera has broken out In Vienna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
German Yiewpoint

Berlin, June 10.-tVia London. l2.'.o A. m.)--The resignation of the Ameri- can Secretary of State has caused great surprise here. and opinions as to the reasons which led MT. Bryan to take this step differ greatly.
 The Mittag Zeitung assumes that MT. Bryan wanted a sharper note against Germany than President Will son was willing to sanction, but it does not expect friendly attitude towards Germany from the President. ine paper concludes:
 "It must be growing clear to some of inc leading men in America that America Is playing an unenviabie role in following in England's wake. Amer ica will certainly have no success with us by adopting England's stalwarr tone.
 INT. Bryan and MT. Wilson are en- gaged In giving reconsideration to the case The more thoroughly they do it. all the better 1t will be for Amer ica."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09
BIG SHIPMENT OF TOYS
This Store Has on Display a Brand
New Lot Of Mechanical Toys
for Christmas,
SEND THE LITTLE ONES HERE

We have just received a big ship
ment of the finest lot of toys ever
shown in Bemidji. They include
structural, mechanical and electrical
playthings for the boy and girl.
There are games, blocks, cannons,
drums, trains, Sam cranes, piledriv-
ers, etc., etc. We have never before
sold toys, so there are no last years
holdovers.
The kids were just "crazy" about
our show last Saturday and they all
want the kind of toys we have to
sell. They are moderate in price and
the kind that last a long time with
lots of abuse.
1t matters not if they just come
to look. Let them come. We want
them to enjoy the treat with us. If
we sold toy to everybody who came
in to see them the past week we
would be all sold out now.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09
List Of Stove Users in This Section
is Only Partially
Completed.
is YOUR NAME AMONG THEM

We want your name on this list,
If you have a Universal stove. More
than $50 Universal stove users ap-
pear below, but we have not yet a
complete list. These names were
gathered in hurry and a Universal
stove owner whose name does not
appear here we invite them please
to fill in the coupon below.
This list is published merely to
show that a large number of our
best citizens have faith in the Uni
versal and anyone contemplating buy
ing a stove Is invited to ask the man
who owns one about it's many merits.
COUPON
own a Universal stove and my
name is not on the published list.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09

When fellow finds a ten-dollar
bill he tears up the earth in his
frantic efforts not to find the owner.
Dollar bills or silver pieces will be
acceptable here next Saturday, or
any other day for that matter. Look
over some of our special dollar offers
for Saturday. This is DOLLAR DAY
in Bemidji, especially in this store.
We have some bargains of genuine
big value for a dollar.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09

Most everybody who takes the
Pioneer reads the Given Hardware
News, and we find that most people
in this section read the Pioneer.
Right here, let us boast just little.
We have found one or two who have
recently subscribed for the Pioneer be-
cause the Given Hardware News ap-
pears therein.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09
ZOO Use The Universal Stove

greet to say that many of the best
boosters may not appear in this one.
If we only knew we would list them,
so if your name is not on here and
you are a Universal stove owner,
please tell us. Thank you.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09

We're mighty proud of our list of
Universal stove users. No, this is
not all of them, by any means. We
have kept no complete list, and re-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09

We find we cannot acquire title
to any mans trade by reason of loca-
tion and if there ever was a theory
to that effect, it is now being ex-
ploded. 1t pays to advertise what
you sell and back it up with your
reputation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09

x x x x x X x x x x x * x x X X s
x CRACKED NUTS-Eat 'em. X
x X x x x x x x x x X x X x 4 x y
This is good old world-and
your chance of putting little fence
around some part of it are better to-
day than ever before.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Our Mineral Wealth.

The United States Is not only the
worlds greatest producer OF mineral
wealth, but It possesses by far the
greatest known reserve OF any nation
In most Of the important minerals.
This Is one of the things that has
made us great and which Is destined
to make us far greater as measured by
world standards. In some instances.
such as coal and oil and phosphate
rock and radium ore. the United States
possesses more than all the other
known deposits Of the world. and the
only essential minerals OF the first rank
Of which the United States has no
known supply at all commensurate
with its needs are nitrates. potash
salts. tin. nickel and platinum. But as
1t stands today no other nation In the
world SO nearly approaches absolute
independence In respect to mineral re-
sources. Notwithstanding the vast mag
nitude Of our home consumption.-Re-
view of Reviews.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
To Keep Hens from Laying.

To keep hens from laying in winter
the farmer should start early in the
fall. Threshing time is good time to
begin because there will be lot OF
empty oat hulls where the threshing ma
chine stood and they will make a good
excuse for not feeding the hens for
week or two. By the time the hens
have scratched over the hulls and found
the few grains that were left, the farmer
will have had time to just naturally for
get to feed them and of course that saves
grain.
II the corn field is near enough, the
rooster may see tit to invite his flock out
there to pick up the corn Oft the few
ears which were knocked off the stalks
at the silo filling time.
The hen house should not be cleaned
out nor whitewashed, since both these
operations will greatly reduce the num-
Der of lice and mites which have been
hatched during the hot summer. BE
sure and don't tear out the straw in the
nests, since they will be full of vermin.
The less light hen house has, the
more certain one may be that the hens
will not lay. To allow crack or two
around the sides of the building ia an
other precaution which the farmer, who
does not want high priced eggs, should
observe. Drafts, when accompanied by
cold, damp floors make ideal conditions
for taking away any disposition which
any conscientious hen might have for
laying sixty.cent eggs. There is diff
ference between drafts and fresh air.
Some hen houses are left open on one
side, but they are built as tight as a
glass bottle on all the other sides and
the wind can't blow into them any more
than boy can blow into the neck OF q
bottle.
Men who do not like eggs have been
trying for years to get hens to lay JohD-
ny cakes by just feeding cornmeal, but
80 far no hen has done it. Similar at
temptS have been made to obtain buck
wheat cakes but without success.
Do not have any dust in the hen
houses because hens prefer hot water
aud Sapolio for their Saturday night
bath.
Oyster shells should not be provided
because the hens might use them for
canning their hen fruit
Do not have any straw or litter on the
floor because the hens might scratch il
over instead of sitting on the roost aud
meditatiug.
Do not keep clean water before the
hens because they will get their feet in
it.
If hen still persists in laying, eat her
up.-By Dub in Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Tho STRONGER Hand.

II you are right handed. then the
right hand is stronger than the left. lf
you are left handed the left hand will
be stronger. II you are truly ambidex'
trous the strength OF both hands will
be equal. The advantage OF one hand
over the other is due to the greater ex'
ercise 1t may receive. All the muscles
OF our arms and legs are developed by
exercise, and their respective strength
will be In accordance with their use.
That the right hand is stronger than
the left can be proved by discontinu-
Ing he use Of the right arm for sew
eral weeks by tying 1t to the side OF
your body. When you release the arm
you will find that much Of Its strength
Is gone and that now the left hand
Is stronger This applies to right
handed person, and the test would
work the other way with left handed
person. This goes to show that the
strength Of hands and arms Is uncor-
sciously affected by the amount Of ra
tional exercise Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-16
Corn Lessons to Remember.

Last year an attempt was made on a
small scale to ascertain how closely corn
should be planted in drills to obtain the
max mum yield Of grain. Great accu-
racy was observed in planting, a 50.foot
tape line being used to secure correct
measurement. In the first row the ker-
nels were placed exactly two inches
apart. This was slow planting! In the
second row inches apart, in the third
row four inches apart, in the fourth row
5 inches apart, in the fifth row
inches apart. ScruPulOus care was
used to fertilize, cultivate, hoe and weed
each row alike.
When reduced to an acre basis the rate
of yield per row (harvest measure) was
BY weight as follows: First row go IL
bushels, second row GO 2-7 bushels, third
row so IA bushels, fourth row 95 81
bushels, fifth row 101 12 bushels of
shelled corn. Evidently, the expert
ment should have been carried on until
the yield began to decrease; unfortunate
ly this was not done.
This little experiment was4uite salts
factory and the results much as expect
cd. The following one, however, was
somewhat dissppointing: Two rows of
corn were selected in midfisld, each $50
feet long, and contained by strange CO.
incidence exactly the same number Of
stalks. One of these rows had the suck
ers removed at two separate times. The
other row was untouched aud allowed to
exercise it's own sweet will. 1t willed to
have a multitude of suckers. Result:
The unsuckered row yielded the most
by 10 pounds of ears. The ears, how
ever, though more numerous were not
as mature nor as large as on the other
row.
We should profit by the mistakes Of
others. Take this example: Last year,
to raise prize corn crop, the writer ap.
piled chemical fertilizer at the rate OF
one ton to the acre. Even this amour,
on poor upland might have worked we'll,
but as used on rich, low land the nitro
gen of both soil and fertilizer proved en-
tirely too much. The stalks grew like
Jouah's gourd, the ears set high we're
not az abundant nor as early and The
grain yield was much reduced. How
good thing is little applied common
sense!-L. W. Peet, Vermont, in N. E
Homestead,