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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25

pound and two pounds apiece, depend
ing somewhat on market conditions
This gives the pullets more room and
they will do much better Here is my
method of fattening: I pick out those
l want to market about ten days be-
fore killing, pen them up in flocks of
fifty each in pen of about thirty
square feet Of floor space.
A hopper containing grit, oyster shell
and charcoal is hung in the pen. They
are given two drinking dishes in each
pen, one is filled up with sweet skim
milk and the other with fresh water.
Three times a day the following fatten.
ing mash is fed: Three pounds each
screened beef scrap, wheat middlings
and wheat bran, one pound fine bone
meal and six pounds cornmeal. This
is mixed with either sour milk or sweet
skimmilk. Only as much is fed at a
time as the birds will eat up clean.
The greatest precaution is employed
not to let any food SOUR or leave any
sour food Or milk before the fowl.
I keep the following dry mash al
ways before them in self feeding hop
pers, one in each pen: Three pounds
each wheat middlings, wheat bran,
breadcrumbs, rolled oats and cornmeal;
four pounds screened beef scrap and
one pound fine bonemeal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25

that permanent international peace
is a business proposition that has to
be organized and pushed through by
men with red blood in their veins
just as anything else that is worth
while has to be handled.
Permanent peace means a great
deal to the business interest of the
world and they are behind this or
ganization, heart, soul and body"
Two of the principal speakers at
the convention will be Secretary Of
War Newton D. Baker and Major
General Leonard Wood.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
NATIONAL PEACE LEAGUE
OPENS MEET TODAY

Washington, May 25.-"We are
not mollycoddles!"
Delegates to the first annual con-
yention of the National League to
Enforce Peace didn't say that in sc
many words when they gathered here
today for the opening session tomor-
row under former President William
Howard Taft, but that was the idea
they wanted to convey.
1--WE believe" said Herbert S. Hous-
ton, president of the Associated Ad-
vertising Clubs of the World and a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
GRADE SCHOOL TO
HAVE FIELD MEET

Sixth, seventh and eighth grade
students of the Bemidji schools will
compete in a field meet on the high
school grounds tomorrow afternoon
for badges which will be awarded to
the winners of the various events.
Miss Helen Shannon, instructor in
the Junior high school, is in charge
Of the program.
This is the first time in the history
of the schools that such a meeting
has been given.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
POULTRY
ana EGGS
SURPLUS COCKERELS.

Method Of Fattenins the Fowls Intend
ed For the Market.
At this season most poultrymen have,
or soon will have, a number of surplus
cockerels, writes a correspondent Of
the Orange Judd Farmer. The very
best thing to do with these is to fatten
and market them when they weigh be-
tween a pound and two pounds apiece
l have often kept and fed my surplus
until fall and then sold the cockerels
as roasters for less than they would
bring in the early summer.
make it practice now to sell all
I do not want to keep as breeders as
soon as the fowls weigh between a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
JUNIOR SENIORS TO
BANQUET At MARKHAM

The Junior-SeniOr banquet will be
held at the Markham hotel Satur-
day evening. A dance will be given
at the city hall following the ban
quet.
The banquet was to have been
given at the Birchmont Beach hotel
but was postponed on account of the
new dining hall not being COM
pleted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
CLUB WOMEN LEARN HOW -
TO MAKE HANDSOME CITIES

New York, May 25.-Twenty thou
sand leading American club women
at the federation's nation convention
here today are learning how to make
our ugly cities handsome. ~.
They are, as it were, getting tips
from experts on how to take care
less, slouchy, unkept old municipal
ity, wash it's face, give it a new
suit, manicure and barber it, put on
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
The Chick Brooder.

Every brooder ought to have two
compartments, one where the chicks
hover and sleep and the other where
they can run on, be fed and where they
can exercise. The floor Of the first
should be covered with alfalfa leaves
or bran, while the floor Of the latter
should be covered with dry earth, with
an occasional green sod for the chicks
to pick at. This earth should be re-
moved every three or four days so as to
keep the place sweet and clean. There
is no better deodorizer than clean, dry
earth. When the chicks are two weeks
old they should he allowed to run out
of doors in was-:o. sunshiny weather.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
posey in it's buttonhole and set 1t
up truly handsome brute altogether.
TO ANNOUNCE ENDOWMENT
OF 100000 IS RAISED
By Mrs. w. K. James.

(Field Chairman of Endowment, Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs.)
New York, May 25.-We are ready
to announce that the $4,000 endow-
ment fund of the Federated Clubs
has been fully contributed by the
club women of the United States. The
announcement will be formally made
at the national convention now going
here.
When the growing need of larger
income for the General Federation be-
came too great to be ignored it was
proposed either to increase the dues
or raise an endowment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
GET TOGETHER FOR
STATE DEVELOPMENT
CONTINUED from Page ~

upon the enlightened citizenship of
1 great state for solution by co-opera-
ton.
eff you grasp the possibilities of
a preparedness campaign for Mime
sofa, attend the June meeting and
take part in the work. Will you heed
this call to the colors?"
The program of the meeting to be
held at the state capitol is being ar
ranged to place emphasis on the use
of the machinery already available,
in order to hasten the development of
the states resources.
Governor to Talk.
First will come an address of
welcome by Governor j. A. A. Burn
quist. This will be followed by an
address on Community Co-opera-
ton" by F. w. Murphy, president of
the association Reports of commit
tees and the appointment of commit
tees will follow. Then will be taken
up the subject Of Rural Credits"
This is question which is becoming
more insistent of solution. DR.. E..
Dana Durand, of the University of
Minnesota, will lead in this discus
sion. G. w. Thompson of the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washing
ton, will then discuss Rural Organi-
zations." Fred D. Sherman, commits
sioner of immigration, will discuss
the "Problems of Settlement in Min
nesota," and J. w. Parmalee, presi-
dent of the Yellowstone Trail, will
talk on "Good Roads, The great
problem of preventing flods, so strik-
ingly brought to the attention of the
public this year, and of drainage gen.
orally, will be discussed by expert
engineers.
More School Work.
1.-TWO Years of University Work in
the High Schools" will be urged by
H. A. Johnson, superintendent of the
schools at Rochester. "Soil Surveys
and Land Classification" will be dis
cussed by F. J. Away of the Mime
sofa College Of Agriculture, and the
subject County Development Asso-
Citations will be presented by George
D. Mccarthy, secretary of the North
ern Minnesota Development associa-
ton Following this, will come
summing up and an effort to arrive
at the one great need in the state.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25

Walter Dow and family and Will
liam Church and family motored to
Bemidji yesterday from Yola to wit
ness a production of "The Birth Of
a NatiOn.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25

Langshans are much liked by
those who have handled this splen-
did breed Of fowls. They are easy
fowls to raise because Of their har-
diness. For table use the Lang
shans approach turkeys in size and
flavor nearer than any other breed
Of hens. AS layers and mothers
they equal the best, and for rich
ness Of eggs they are unsurpassed
The bird shown is a White Lang
shan cock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
More School Work.

Farley visitors in Bemidji yester-
day were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Blakesley, who attended 1.-THE Birth
of Nation"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
LANSING DECIDES
THE APPAM CASE
But WithhOlds Publication Pend
inc Action by Courts.

Washington, March Secretary
Lansing sent to Count Won Bernstorf
to-day the State Departments decision
in the case Of the British liner Appam,
captured by a German raider and taken
into Hampton Roads IN charge OF a
prize crew. Announcement Of the de-
cision will be withheld, at the request
of counsel for the German government,
pending a decision in the libel action
brought by agents OF the original
British owners in the Federal court at
Norfolk.
The court will be allowed 70 interpret
the Prussian-American treaty, which Is
claimed by Germany to provide that a
German prize may remain IN American
waters indefinitely, with immunity from
legal proceedings Instituted by the
original owners in an attempt TO regain
possession OF the ship.
In thus awaiting an Interpretation or
the treaty by the courts the State De
partment is acting in accordance with
precedent. The executive branch OF the
always has refralned from
Interfering with the judiciary IN such
cases.
IL is believed the case Of the Appam
will reach the supreme Court, no mat
ter what may be the decision in the
District Court. Should the court decide,
however, that 10 has no jurisdiction IN
the matter. the decision of the depart
mcnt may be made public. The case OF
the Appam is expected 20 20 before the
court IN Norfolk tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
FEARS FOR BRITAIN'S
HEALTH AFTER WAR
Commission Urges Government
Action on Problem.

London, March Barron Sydenham's
Royal Commission on Social Diseases,
after q two-year investigation, urges.
in its report to-day, government action
on the problem.
The commission recommends that
these diseases should incapacitate the
person concerned for marriage; that
communications Of physicians TO par
eDts on this subject should be priv
ieged: that moral conduct should be
taught i'm connection with al branches
Of education; that instruction should
be given in regard 10 social diseases
in evening schools and workshops; that
free modern treatment should pc FRO
vided in hospitals, and that all army
and navy recruits should be warned OF
these diseases repeatedly.
The commission states that. while
there is no reason TO suppose the per
centage of infection in the army and
navy is greater in the present wartime
than in normal times, all experience
shows that, after the war, an excess
of the disease is certain to occur, even
in districts previously free from u.
Hence. no time should be lost in max
ing provisions 70 deal with the sltua-
ton. go protect future generations
upon which the national prosperity
must depend"
The commission does not recommend
compulsory notification Of disease but
advocates confidential registration 81
causes Of death in order that more eX-
tensive information may be secured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
DEPENDS ON CONGRESS
TO GRITTY NEW "0RE
Chamber OF Commerce Points
Out City's Defence Needs.

Urgent necessity for greatly in
creased coast defences and harbor IA
elites for New York and other sea-
coast cities was pointed out and dis
cusscd in a report adopted yesterday
by the Chamber Of Commerce. 1t was
agreed. however, not 10 interfere with
probable action Of Congress through
concrete proposals from this organlza-
ton at present.
The report, which was introduced by
l.. II. OuterDridge, chairman Of the ex-
ocutive committee of the assoc alton,
disclosed the fact that members OF the
committee have discussed the danger
of New YOrk's unprotected condition
with experts Of the army and navy and.
il is intimated, have reason TO believe
that action Of some sort might be ex-
pected in the near future.
The result OF these interviews Is
shown in this paragraph:
THE information obtained indicates
that in most cases both as 10 the depth
Of navigable channels and as TO stra-
tegic provisions for exit and entrance
at these harbors, conditions have not
kept apacc with progress IN sizes of
vessels nor with other concurrent re-
quirements OF the plan Of naval efec-
tiveness in which these leading ports
are regarded as bases of defensive
operations. Ii Is evident that any pol
icy which has in view the naval equip
ment of our leading seaports to the
point OF aTording reasonable protec-
ton 70 commerce must reckon with
ampler provisions for deeper draft ves-
sells. necessary channels. approaches.
drydocks and other indispensable ia
cilities than has been the case in the
recent past
The question OF handling grain and
freight shipments through state owned
elevators and warehouses was opened
for discussion by the introduct' on of
resolution by Welding Ring recon-
mendng the construction OF state
owned elevator here. The resolution
finally was referred back to the origi-
nal committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03

70 30 per cent would have landed on q
bartleship.
Admiral Fletcher strongly recon-
menGed the building OF four battle
cruisers instead Of two battleships and
by Secretary Daniels. and also urged
that no more submarines of less than
200 tons be built. The committee. and
Congress in general. has been much ex-
ercised over the question OF battle
cruisers. and much testimony from
naval officers has been heard IN favor
OF the building OF swift and powerful
battle-cruisers with great ability 10
deliver crushing blows az long range.
Fletcher's testimony to-day
had great weight with the members Of
the committee. and may bring about q
change in the building programme.
In discussing the submarine ques-
ton. Admiral Fletcher agreed with 9TH
er officers who had preceded him that
what the navy needed in the way OF
submarines was craft that could stay
az sea for FIVE weeks az time If nee
essary. This cannot be done with the
coast defence type OF 800 tons, which
have been built and authorized recent
~. The admiral said that the United
States naval constructors should aim TO
build vessels Of greater speed and
power than those Of any other nation.
The Navy Department. he said, was
drawing plans Cor thirty -hve-knot speed
battle-cruisers, as 1t is understood that
many foreign nations have this class of
ship with a speed of only thirty knots.
The committee will take up to-mor-
row the bill 20 authorize officers Of the
marine corps to accept employment IN
the Haytian cons;abulary. Colonel
Waller. commanding the marines in
Hayti. told the committee that abso-
Lutte quiet prevailed there and that a
new revolution could not be organized
as the natives were enjoying peace and
security for the first time in ll2 years.
They we're comp letely satisfied. he said,
and within three years the constabu'ary
probably could be turned over to native
officers and the entire American force.
with the exception Of a small legation
guard. be withdrawn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
Unnecessary Exemptions
Must Be Prevented,
He Tells Lords.
URGES GOVERNMENT
TO STRONG MEASURES
No Single Man Under Thirty-one
Should Be Allowed TO Escape
Military Service, He Says.

London, March 2.-The Earl Of
Derby, in the House Of Lords to-day,
urged the government to act quickly
and with strong hand in preventing
unnecessary exemptions from military
service. lie declared the country
would support it in any effort to obtain
the requisite number Of lighting men,
without which the empire might fan.
The earl suggested that no single
men under the age Of thrty-one should
be allowed to plead for exemption from
military service, even though en-
ployed in the starred trades.
The former chief of the recruiting
service said that he felt alarmed at the
number Of exemptions from this cause,
and also regarding conscientious oh
jectors. In addition, he was concerned
at the number Of official exemptions
Lord Derby pleaded with the House
and the government to take the strong
est possible action in this matter, which
be regarded as vital to the country.
The large number of exemptions
ON military service granted by the
local tribunals had given rise to
series of questions TO which Lord
Derby replied with an expression Of
satisfaction at the tribunals perform
ance OF their work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
WARN PORTUGUESE
IN GERMANY OF WAR
Consuls Fear Berlin Is Ready for
Break.

London, March 2.-Several dispatches
from Lisbon and Amsterdam to-day
reiterated the report that Germany has
addressed an ultimatum 10 Portugal on
account of the seizure of German mer-
chantmen in Portuguese ports. me
report is generally believed here, al
though it lacks official confirmation
An Amsterdam dispatch gives a re-
port from the German frontier that
Germany viii declare war on Portugal
unless satisfaction is received. IT IS
said that Portuguese citizens IN Ger
many have been warned by their con-
suls that the situation may become
critical.
According 70 Lisbon dispatches, there
is much discussion among ministers
and party leaders as to the course Of
the government. 1t is said the Ger
man Minister is on the point OF de-
parture. There are rumors of the 1or-
nation of a national government IN the
event Of a rupture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
German Loss 10000,
Is Estimate f Paris

Paris. March 1.-The exact figures OF
the French losses at Nerdun have been
given 10 the Committee Of Military A.
fairs Of the Chamber Of Deputies by
Colonel Boucabcille. Chief Secretary 10
General Gallcni. Minister Of Wer. It
Is stated that they were not hign.
"Le Petit Parisien' says that the
German losses 10 date IN the Ncrdun
fighting amount 10 between $4,000 and
10000 and constitute about e.third
Of the German electives actively en-
ploycd.
II is pointed out that if the Ger
mans continue their assaults against
Nerdun from the plain Of the Woevre
their infantry viii have 20 attack virtu-
ally unsupported by the heaviest Of the
German guns. as the water-soaked clay
soil OF the Lorraine plain makes the
transport OF such guns almost impos-
iblc. The plain is crossed Nv only
four military roads. and troofs and
light artillery would be obliged TO de-
plov IN the open under fire from the
French positions on the heights OF the
Mcuse.
Two valleys lead TO Verdun from the
plain. Both are blocked by forts Des
Tavannes and Rozelller-and every
where else the infantry woulG lace
ftickly wooded heights. with straight
drop Of 2JO feet The Germans would
have here, however, all the resources
Of Metz within easy reach
Refugees who have been interviewed
agree in stating that, despite iae ter
rihc noise % the artillery ire ana me
lrrid illumination Of the sky during
Friday night and Saturday morning
whom they left, all were supremacy con
fdout in the superiority OF the.r own
army. They ray that the only CIVILIAN
l.ft in Verdun on Saturday was an en-
,lovc Of the City Hall. The las. refu-
gees were escorted by city Hro men,
wbo. with admirable devotion, aided the
tired mothers 10 carry their children.
The ONLY sign Of worry or evaporation
shawn by the retrcating residents OF
V,rdun was when the customs employees
injured regarding the contents OF their
packages.
The refugees were greatly touched by
Tho rcccption accorded 10 them on their
.,,ival a, the railroad station in Pans,
,,hcp q number Of persons, including
.ocicfv women. offered 20 carry their
.sgoage and help them 20 places OF
.bol,cr. The general optimism WAS re-
e.rtod by the remark OF one toung
m wbo. when qucricd about tho oc-
currcnccs IN the fortress city rePien'
"pshawi they have broken oar win
dows. but We shall return thefe Aooh
With glaZicrs.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
90 BRITISH SHIPS
LOST IN FEBRUARY

London, March AN Of
fetal communication issued
tonight says:
British wrecks reported to
the Board of Trade in Feb
ruary aggregated sixty-nine.
involving d loss Of 420 lives.
Included in the wrecks were
forty-two steamships of a
total tonnage of 56,S56.
Ten of these steamers
were sunk by enemy war
ships, with a loss Of thirty
SIX lives; FIVE by mines. with
loss Of 10 lives; one by a
mine or submarine. with a
loss Of eight lives. and one
by bombs from a Zeppelin.
with a loss Of thirteen lives.
"Of twenty-seycn sailing
ships lost SIX were sunk by
enemy yarships."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
SEES BREAK WITH KAISER
Professor Ladd Predicts Congress VIII
Wreck Wilson's Party.

New Haven, March 2.-Professor
George Trumbull Ladd Of Yale. said
tonight that ne feared that a rupture
in diplomatic relations between the
United States and Germany was at
hand. lie praised the frmness shown
by President Wilson in dealing with
Congress. and predicted that the Dem
ocratic Congress will wreck the party
chance Of success if persisted in.
Professor Ladd, who is student o.
international law and history. lived for
years in Germany and Japan. lie sad:
81 think that President Wilson IS
right, and that II Senator Stone and
other Democratic Senators continue
their attempt 20 tie the hand, OF the
President their move will result in the
defeat Of the Democratic party at the
next election. The Democrats Will de-
serve to be thrown out. believe. II
they listen TO Senator stone. ! have
believed for some time tina; 1t Will be
impossible 10 maintain firm attitude
without coming to a diplomatic break
with Germany. and fear that the time
is near for such rupture"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
ODD EXPLOSION SHAKES
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL"
Mysterious Blaze Covers Editor
with Acid and Water.

Providence, March "A mysterious
fire and explosion Quilted the Office Of
the managing editor OF "The Journal"
tonight and caused considerable dam
age The fire was not of an accidental
origin.
Soon after o'clock blaze was seen
through the glass door. which was
locked. Men working in the city room
ran for fire eXtinguishers and John X.
Rathom, the editor. went into the room.
Just as he reached a table where the
fire was burning there was an explo-
sion and Mr.. Rathom was covered with
acid and water.
Half an hour afterward the flames
were checked. but not before they had
burned out the room and water had
leaked through and destroyed an ad-
vertising concerns room on the floor
below.
The room in which the fire started
had been unoccupied for two hours and
there were no electric wires that could
have started the blaze. The explosion
filed the room with dense smoke and
fire, and when the automatic sprinklers
began 70 operate the water seemed TO
add to the intensity Of the flames.