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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-01-08
SOUTHWEST DARLING

January Cabin Hanson, Miss Es-
Their Hanson and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Boquist and daughter were out for a
pleasant ride Sunday. They went north
Of here.
The real esate man is still doing car
penter work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hedin visited
in Little Falls Tuesday
Louis Anderson, manager of the Sill
yer Park steam laundry, held the an
nual business meeting recently. He re-
ports business exceptionally good and
states that it is running day and night.
The Rockdale farmer is out in quest
Of housekeeper every day. It is
very hard to get one now days.
and Eighth wards soon. These we'd
dings promise to be the biggest Darling
has ever seen. The dressmakers are
kept busy night and day making the
wedding gowns, etc.
Herman Hanson has lost his big dog.
We are having all kinds of weather
now days. Little snow remains ex-
cept in the woods.
The Singing society will meet at the
home Of John Regnell January %, at
1880 p. m. All members are requested
to be present as election Of officers
will take place.
At meeting Of the Luther League
Of the Swedish Lutheran church Of
Darling, held recently, Erick Thelander
was elected president. Arthur Regnell
vice president, Willie Peterson secre-
tary and William Thelander treasurer.
All officers were elected for a term of
six months.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-01-08
Cost Of Firms Naval Guns.

The guns used in the navy range
from six inch to fourteen inch caliber
of bore. The six inch gun carries 100
pound shell. seven inch guns 1(ij pound
shell. eight inch guns $50 pounds. ten
inch guns 500 pounds. twelve inch guns
$50 pounds. thirteen inch LOO pounds
To fire one of the big guns using the
shells and the explosives that would
be used in battle costs from SAT- to
$720 for each discharge. according to
the size of the gun. but the cost in tar.
get practice is only about $3.50 each dis
charge, because they use cheap shells
and no explosives. The big guns are
used twice year in target practice.
the target for an eight inch gun at FIVE
mile range being 80 by 60 feet in size.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-01-08
WEST BELLEVUE

January IN. Berget took a load
OF hay to Little Falls Tuesday.
II. E. Lambert and j. R. Stone trans
acted business in Little Falls Tuesday.
L. Hayes spent few days Of last
week visiting Mrs. Hayes, who is in
Minneapolis receiving medical treat.
Ezra Munholand left Tuesday for
Sanborn, Iowa, for a three weeks; visit
with his sister, Mrs. James Cechman.
j. R. Stone and daughter spent New
Years day at Henry Zimmerman
G. M. Brockway and Ezra Munho.
land went to Royalton Saturday.
G. E. Brockway was in Royaltou
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-01-08
Zoology and FLAGS,

Zoology figures very largely on the
flags Of different nations. On the
British royal standard is the lion. 1t
was Richard Occur de Lion, by the
way, who altered the device from
leopards to lions on the kings stand
ard The eagle appears on the stand
ards of both Russia and Germany
and both the lion and the eagle on that
of Spain. Bulgaria has a lion and
Mexico bird quarreling with a snake
Taken together with the animals that
appear on nations arms. the royal uni
corn and Australian emu and kanga-
roo, a fairly comprehensive collection
could be made from the various ma
tional emblems.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-01-08
CITATION FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR DISTRI.
BUTTON.
Estate of George 3. Parks

stste of Minnesota, County of Morrison.
In Probate Court.
In the matter of the Estate of George
b. Parks, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all persons
interested in the final account and distri-
button of the estate of said decedent: The
representative of the above named deced-
ent. having Sled in this court he! final &C
count of the administration of the estate
Of said 1ecedenf together with her petition
praying for the adjustment and allowance
If said final account and for distribu ton
of the residue of said estate to the persons
thereunto entitled; 49,
Therefore, You, and Each of You, are
hereby cited and required to show cause,
II any you have, before this Court at the
Probate Court Rooms in the Court Houee.
in the City Of Little Falls in the County of
Morrison, State of minnesota, on the seth
day of January, 1915. at 10 O'Clock. A. NJ.
wf1v said petition should not be granted
! " .tneas. the Judge OF said Court .and the
sra, OF said court, this 9th Gay OF January.
1915.
SEAL J.83t Probate Judge.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-01-08
Russian Vengeanee.

0Oo0S0u V018S0"S0s
The Russian revolutionaries have alb
solutely no mercy on those who betray
them. It is well known that in the
year 1908 a traitor caught at Odessa
was bricked up alive in a cellar and
left to perish.
Regnier. a French spy In the pay Of
the Russian police. for long time
eluded the vengeance of the revolu-
tionaries. But they caught him at last
and that just at the moment when he
fancied himself safe. His body was
found in his cabin on ship which
reached Antwerp. He had been sutfo-
Gated by fumes of sulphureted hydro
gen. How this was done was never
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-01-08

Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Zimmerman went to
Pierz Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Posch were Little
Falls shoppers Tuesday.
7. Bredfeld drove to the county seat
Tuesday.
Gus Kruger drove to Royalton Sat-
urday.
J. NJ. Lambert went to Royalton
Monday.
c. Schubert and wife went to Pierz
Monday.
Eber Trask drove to Royalton Mon
day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
YOUNG LAKE CITY
MAN HAS A CLOSE CALL

Lake City, July 31.-Charles Hen
derson, who is very popular young
man in this city, barely escaped
drowning in the waters of Lake Tsa-
bella on Wednesday afternoon. To-
gether with a number of other young
men he was bathing in the lake and
his companions noticed him go
down, and at the first moment did
not realize that he was in danger,
then he came to the surface and
went down again, even going down
the fourth time. which is considered
unusual Mr. Arthur Fielder dived
down and with some difficulty sue
ceeded in bringing him to the sur
face and ashore, at which time he
seemed to be quite dead, and the
young men carried him to the home
of Mr.. P. M. Fielder, not far away,
and after much effort succeeded in
him. !
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
Ortega and other points in Florida. "

Ortega and other points in Florida,
the passenger said.
81 have seen the Aurora BOrealis
in Canada and other interesting
sights. but in all my travels | have
seen nothing that compares with
that witnessed off Savannah" he
concluded.
Motorists at Ortega Tuesday ev-
ening claimed to have witnessed
falling meteor crash through the
heavens about 8 or 10 o'clock. This
Is rare occurance in these parts
and the story is corroborated by
statements OF citizens in st. Peters,
burg, who claim they saw the same
thing
According to one man who saw
the star, the heavens suddenly lit
up and there was sound like some
electrical effect. Through the sky
large star was shooting with trail
of light behind. This quickly dis
appeared into the blackness. but 1t
was some time before the excite
ment passed away.
It seems that no one In the city
saw the star, but the fact that such
things are seldom seen here caused
much comment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
DID ANYBODY IN
LAKELAND SEE IT =?

Jacksonville, July pa me-
teor of rare size and brilliancy was
seen from many points in the south
east and as far south as st. Peters
burg, in Florida, Tuesday night.
Passengers arriving on the Mer-
chants and Miners steamer Lexing-
ton, from Savannah, report having
seen the phenomenon Tuesday night
off Tybee beach, near Savannah,
while on their way to this port. and
reports from st. Petersburg and 9TH
er points in South Florida and else
where in the southeast bear out the
contention that the meteor was one
of the largest seen in this section
in years.
According to one of the passen-
gers of the Lexington, the meteor
was seen to fall into the sea some
distance from the steamer, turning
the whole horizon into a brilliant
reddish blue. eve first thought
that we had noticed a streak OF
lightning, for we heard loud re-
port. Simultaneous with the re-
port we could see fiery red mass
strike the water, and I am sure that
what we saw was the meteor which
was seen from st. Petersburg and at
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
[REAT OF RUSSIANS IS
SERIOUSLY THREATENED:
WARSAW NOT YET TAKEN
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
DONE As YEARS AGO

Covlngton, Ca. July 31.-W. H.
McCart, who killed Monroe Smith.
forty-five years ago in this county,
escaped to the west where he he
came preacher and, moved by con-
science, returned two weeks ago to
stand trial. was acquitted here Fri
day afternoon The jury returned a
verdict of not guilty twenty minutes
after taking the case.
Mozart. now past sixty, told the
jury that he felt he had done right
in killing Monroe Smith, on July 8.
1870.
Il have thought of this thing Of
ten during the forty-five years since
l killed him. If l had my life to live
over | would do the same thing. He
insulted my mother and would have
killed me if I had not shot first" he
said in his statement.
All of the witnesses were old and
some so deaf they could scarcely
hear the questions.
McCart's statement was made in a
clear voice, and without hesitation.
he asserted that his mother had
told him of personal injuries at the
hands of Smith, and that on the fol-
lowing morning he asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. This led to the shoot
ing.
Mozart was greatly moved by his
acquittal. "My conscience is free at
last" he cried can now preach
with power.
He had lived in various parts of
the world, and for the past few years
had been missionary in the Ha-
waiian islands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
FOSTER SAYS BEGIN
TO GET READY

Washington, July 31.-In a long
telegram to the New York World
Adjutant General Foster, of Florida,
says:
at has become almost national
habit with us to defer all considera-
tion of military affairs until some
emergency arises and stirs the pub
lie mind into a state of hysteria,
which precludes national function
ing. We can escape some of the
penalties which have always fol-
lowed us in that course by taking
advantage of the wide public inter-
est which is now being felt in that
subject to evolve national military
system, which will be comprehen-
sive, and which will meet our needs
without doing violence to our tradi-
tions and well-established national
principles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
PRIESTS, OFFICIATING AT
THE FRONT, ARE CALM
AND COLLECTED
(By Associated Press. }

Petrograd, July 29.-An officer
returned from the Galician front
tells in the Crimean Gazette of the
amazing coolness Of the Russian
priests, who are to be seen perform
ing their spiritual duties in the
most exposed and dangerous spots
of the firing line.
Our own Little Father used sim
ply to stagger us with his non -chal-
ence,' writes the officer often we
would enjoin him to keep away
from the danger zone, away from
shells and bullets flying in all d.
rections. All he would say would
be, They cannot touch me; am a
neutral. In vain did we point out
to him that stray bullets do not re-
spect anybody's neutrality.
Once he was seen promena ding
just by the Austrian trenches. The
Austrians were obviously dumb
founded at the sight of priest
calmly walking along their trenches
carrying his cross in his hands.
When some of them raised their
rifles, preparing to shoot, the Little
Father was heard shouting, oh,
YOU villains, cant you see my cross?'
And he was allowed to complete his
in peace.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
CROWS FEAR SOUND
OF RIFLE BUT NOT OF
ARTILLERY FIRE
(By Associated Press. }

Berlin, July 30-Experiments and
observations made in between times
at the various battle fronts by bird
lovers have revealed some striking
characteristics of the feathered
broods that have not been frighten-
ed from their accustomed haunts by
the war. Quite as unusual as any
other conclusion is the showing that
crows, from generations of expert
ence, fear rifle but not artillery fire,
while some birds, never having
known the fear of the hunter and
his rifle, break into song when the
guns are fired, but are alarmed at
the tremendous explosions of shells.
Even the trained artillery horses
continue to show more fright at
shell explosions than the birds. The
crows for instance do not even
trouble to take fight when shell
lands near them but does not ex-
plode and only rise for an instant
when it does go off. But when the
rifles begin to pop they put as much
distance ais possible between them
selves and the trenches.
Many of the soldiers have canar-
les in their trenches, and have con-
Quoted numerous experiments with
them. Usually the discharge OF
rifle is a signal for them to sing,
and even the sound of breaking
glass will bring the same result.
The same is true to great extent
of the wild song birds that abound
especially along the French front.
The birds of course display
sharpness of vision that even
powerful telescope will not equal
and many times the warning OF an
attack has come first of all from
the crows and other birds, rising In
alarm at some movement that the
sentries for all their watchfulness
had not detected.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
LEYLAND Liner |bER|AN.
CARRYING WAR SUPPLIES
TO EUROPE, SUNK TODAY
SOUTH AFRICA DUE TO FLIES
THAN TO BULLETS
(By Associated Press. }

London, July 27.-Sir Frederick
Treves was to have presided at a
meeting at the Mansion House on
July p to inaugurate national
campaign against flies, but was pre-
vented from doing So And it was
flies that were responsible for his
absence, if his own suspicious are
correct, as he explained in this let
ter which was read at the meeting
Il am sorry | cannot attend the
meeting. More than a month ago
just before left for Mudros-I ac-
quired-through flies expect-a
complaint in Alexandria which has
got gradually worse; until now
am laid up in bed and unable to do
anything. Had | been able to at
tend the meeting | should have liked
to have laid stress upon the gravity
and Importance of the subject.
in South Africa, during the war,
there were more casualties due to
flies than to bullets. In France the
presence of so many unburied dead
makes the fly question very serious
one. In Alexandria, owing to the
vast number OF cavalry horse lines
near the town the trouble of flies is
becoming really distressing. 1t only
wants definite source of infection
to be introduced for an epidemic to
run rampant.
"A fly should be looked upon as
nothing but az spreader of disease.
When once people realize what the
fly can do and does do. the remedy
is easy. Here is work within the
compass Of the humblest. really
great work. Fly-borne disease
should cease to exist. Its very ex-
istence is a discredit to the intelli-
gence of the people p"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
over 1000 PERSONS
ATTEND FUNERAL OF
7-YEAR-0LD BOY,
AN EASTLAnD VICTIM
(By Associated Press. }

Chicago. July 31.-Public fun
eral services attended by over 1000
people were held in Chicago today
for Willie Novetny. aged seven,
whose body remained unidentified
for six days. His father, mother
and twelve-year-old sister, who also
perished in the Eastland. were
buried with him. The federal grand
jury sought evidence relating to the
stability of the Eastland. United
States Attorney Clyne is expected to
present evidence that the history Of
the vessel showed previous cranky
performances with the knowledge of
the owners.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
SEVEN DEAD; four
ARE SAID TO
Be AMERICANS
FOUR TRAWLERS ALSO SUNK TO.
DAY; THE IBERIAN HAD BEEN
TRANSPORTING GUNS FROM U.
S. TO EUROPE
tRy Associated Press)

London. July 81. The Leyland lin
er lberian. 5,22S tons gross, has been
sunk by German submarine. Five
of the crew were killed and two
died aboard the rescue boat. Sixty
one are safe. The ship had been
carrying war supplies from the
United States to England for severai
months.
The men We're killed in the Iber-
ian by she'll fire and the steamer
was torpedoed
The trawlers Corlander and Fit..
gerald were also sunk and their
crews landed at Lowestoft today.
Two others whose names are lack
ing were sunk and their crews land
ed at Yarmouth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
GOVERNMENT WILL HELP
PROTECT FLORIDA EGRETs

Washington, July 31.-The al
legged smuggling of aigrettes
through the parcel post from points
in Florida has been brought to the
attention of the attorney general of
the United States as part of the
fight that is being made by T. Gil
bert Pearson, of New York, secre-
tary of the National Association of
Audubon Societies. for the protec-
tion of the egret.
"The large number of aigrettes
worn by New York society women"
said DR.. Pearson, "and the abund-
ance of this piumage on fall millin-
cry would indicate that aierettes
are being smuggled into New York
in large quantities. They are sent
from several parts of Florida, and
are sent out mostly through the par
Gel post. Sometimes they are con-
cealed in shipments of alligator
hides Many are sold direct to
tourists in Florida. We are starting
rigid investigation
DR.. Pearson Makes Protest
DR.. Pearson has just returned
from Florida, where he started
personal investigation into the
SNUG Cling, and is reported to have
gathered much evidence He stopped
in this city on his return purposely
to report to the federal authorities
this violation of the postal laws, as
under the Lacey act it is illegal to
ship from one State to another
birds illegally killed in that State
The report to the department of
justice has not been made public.
Officers of the department say it is
the first violation of the kind re-
ported to them The federal au-
thorities now have the case under
consideration
The protection of the egret, whose
plumage Is said to be worth twice
its weight in gold, has been one Of
the most difficult of the many pro-
tective phases of the associations
work. The association Is paying
half the salary of wardens on the
federal game reserves, and in other
ways protecting the egrets, but in
spite of every effort the colonies are
raided and wardens have even been
killed while opposing head-hunters
in their efforts to secure this valua-
BILE plumage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
AMERICAN Blue
JACKETS D|SARN|NC
NATIVES Of HAITI
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, July 81. 1.-Port-Au-
Prince, Haiti, where two American
blue Jackets were killed by snipers,
is quiet, say reports from the Amer
lean legation. Disarming the ma
tives is going on. The legation
recommends that a larger naval
force be sent to the island. The bat
tleship Connecticut with 500 ma
rines is due to sail from Philadel-
phia today.
The report is that the attacking
party lost five killed and two
wounded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
boo INHABITANTS
# WARSAW ARE
FLEEING EAST
A FEELS THAT HER AL
| SHOULD HAVE STARTED
|OvEMENT ON THE WEST
FRONT TO RELIEVE THE
EIAN STRAIN
w Associated Press.)

\
hon, July 31.-Austro-Ger-
svalry has entered Lublin,
live miles southeast of War
sienna announces officially,
b6nting the German claims
hit that the Russian grip on
'uthern front is broken. This
Is that the important Ivan
lublin- -Chelm railroad is
held by the invaders, thus
off one line of retreat for
ssian forces in Southern Po-
Meanwhile Won Buelow con-
bis drive toward Wilma, seek
but the northern Warsaw and
|ad railroad. Unless the main
!pf the Russians are already
Ehe Warsaw district they are
tious predicament.
tw's eight hundred thousand
bnts are fleeing east. Every
dispatch makes + guarded
be to some phase of evacua-
though official announcement
|donment is not Forthcoming
Pry writers are debating the
Of extricating the Russian
successfully. Quick action
the armies Is believed to be
i've. Some British newspa-
IS morning urge conscription
Russia that her allies will
|Bsure on the west to help
(he Russian press, according
hls, feel that the western al
hld have started a movement
Ice or Belgium to relieve the
strain. 1t is now realized
|e Russians have lost their
e for the remainder of the
which will enable the CEN
Ters to strike hard at the
pnts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
MEXICO CITY IS
AGAIN OCCUPIED
BY CARRANzA
tBy Associated Press. }

San Antonio, Texas, July 31.-
The reoccupation of Mexico City
last night by Carranza troops under
Gonzales is reported in telegram
today to Samuel Belden, legal rep
resentative of Carranza, from Jesus
Acuna, minister of the interior.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
Ion OF REFUGEES IN
MACEDONIA IS SERIOUS
by Associated Press.

(n, July 26-Dispatches re-
rom British Consul Greig at
, Macedonia, indicate that
htion of the refugee popula-
that district is very serious.
" people have succumbed to
ITS of exposure and starva-
lys Mr.. Greig, land the crop
are SO bad, that despair
hched all initiative. Every
he distress is increased by
nous prices of foodstuffs, by
of medical assistance, by
of clothing and housing.
Eation is equally lprecarious
stian and Moslem popula-
distress OF a peculiarly
character prevails among
Ian population of the dis
Ochrida, Dibra, Kirchevo
Ape. The chief sufferers are
from villages destroyed in
len cattle, grain, agricultur-
nents, and all household eff
hundreds of families were
; destroyed. The survivors
uin took refuge in the towns
ally Monastir-destitute of
saries Of life. Since then 1t
impossible for them to do
towards retrieving their
or to earn a farthing. Their
ources had been agriculture,
pey could have resumed only
homes and barns could have
ntously rebuilt, and if oxen,
agricultural implements,
Fe been provided. That was
e, because the events of
re followed by other wars
ent appeals to charity on
e. No other means of earn
'lng has been opened to
there has been no demand
owing to economical condi-
Aonastir alone there are
W persons, including refu-
more than 80 villages.
them are suffering from ILL
Cd by two and a half years
starvation, whilse large
are in a state of extreme
which, failing relief, can
IN a lignering death. There
streets of families in this
They have parted with
9 saleable. Women, re-
SKIN and bone, are feeding
ants on dry bread got by
hundreds of these families
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31
STARTS CAMPAIGN IN THE
INTEREST OF LARGER NAVY

Savannah, July 31.-To inaugu-
rate campaign in the interest of
a larger navy, Mr.. Alex s. Vest of
Washington, field secretary of the
navy league of the United States, is
in Savannah today Mr.. Vest will
confer with the officers of the civic
organizations with view to hold
ing a public meeting in the interest
of this propa ganda.
State Leagues
The campaign of publicity and
education is being conducted
throughout the South and West.
The purpose is to organize each
State under a State chairman. There
are to be representatives from each
congressional district. This organi-
zation is to work up sentiment in
the interest of broader navy pol
icy.
Democrats Against It
'In the last Congress there wer
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-31

Federal authorities will hear on
October !, arguments of railroads
for new methods of physical valua-
tiOn. Present methods are said to
consume altogether too much time,
toll and expense.