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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-03
HERE YOU ARE-READ THIS
NEW MINNESOTA AUTO MAPS

We have just received a lot of new
Minnesota maps, compiled and pre-
pared by the Minnesota Forestry As
ISOLATION showing lakes, canoe routes
and automobile trails. The map is
a beauty and is right up to date.
Sells for soc at the Pioneer office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-03
NATAL DAY CELEBRATED

NATAL DAY CELEBRATED
Mrs. r. B. Smith, 915 Bemidji av-
enue, was pleasantly surprised yes
terday afternoon by group of
friends in honor of her birth ami
versary. The self-invited guests
were Mesdames w. H. Elletson, Jane
Miller, J. c. Courtney, George Den
ley, B. Mitchell, A. L. Collard, ]. C.
Madison, Frank Patterson, Emma
Helmer and J. Achenbach. A deli
cious lunch was served at 4 o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-03

FOR SALE-Household goods at
public auction Saturday afternoon,
Oct 6, at All Minnesota Ave. M.
Bush. 4-1O5
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-03

WANTED-To rent a five or six
room modern house or cottage.
Telephone A. E. Nelson, Crookston
Lumber Co. office. 5-1O3
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-03

FOR SALE

FOR SALE-On monthly payments,
small house and two good lots. H.
c. Baer at Security State Bank.
Cliff
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-03

WANTED-Painting, paper hanging
and sign writing. All work guar
anteed satisfactory. L. w. Smell
son, 1913 South Irvine Ave. Phone
III. CLOG
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
GATH CONGRESS DIES
AT NOON TOMORROW
theoretically, That Is-Clocks
to Be Set Back-No Extra Ses-
sion Until June, Unless

WASHINGTON. March 3.-The second
session of the Sxty-fourth Congress will
adjourn sine die at noon tomorrow. Ad-
tournment actually may come several hours
after noon Sunday, but tonight the Con-
gress clocks will he stopped and set right
again only after the present Congress is
history.
There will be no extra session until June
Ut the earlicst--uness international possi-
bilities make II essential that Senate and
House meet sooner.
President Wilson today sent word to>hls
legislative leaders that he would not
call the Sixty.nfth Congress into ex-
traordinary session unless the present Con,
gress fails to PASS the armed neutrality
measure. 1t is confidently predicted by
leaders OF both parties that this bill, as the
President wants It, will 60 through both
Houses.
The first work of the next Congress. after
the month or more that may be necessary
for organization. will be 10 pass any ap-
preparation bills lost In the ruck by the
dying Congress
Even II the army appropriation bill-one
Of the most important which Congress
handles--is lost the President is determined
not to call the extra session Senator Lodge
and other Republican leaders have been
openly fighting for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
BERLIN NOW ADMITS PLOTTING
MEXICAN WAR AGAINST U. S.

from
the United against Germany
pared of defense fail how such plot
by unfrendness
COMMON WAR PRACTICE ONLY"
II" would nothing but that would universally
admitted in in the United States declared
"The important part of the alleged plot conditions
whole falls United
States does not declare against
"And If really the alleges, considered
bty the United against we really
had do so."
Argentine newspaper which printed story while ago
really revealed the plot when telling that
suggested to the American republics
and her Allies the Foreign Secretary continued
apparently conditional the
by the La Prnsa well agreed given
for instance by the American
correspondent who said that the waiting
for the moment in order opportuey assist
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER MAN QUOTED
1.-The American stated that Americans
really participated by putting resources Of
the United States the Entente disposal
declared only they friendly
neutrality would be during that time the
Entente than by direct participation in the
whether this American
to judge in satisfactory fashion,
completely Off
similar Everybody knows
them.
"The Entente propaganda sufficiently haded all
these proEntene And if YOU
link these demonstrations together with
cnted States then obvious that the
of what defensive
tackled by the United States"
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DEFENSE OF GERMAN INTRIGUES
RIDICULED IN AMERICAN CAPITAL

WASHtNGTON March 3.-Attemptcd
justification by Herr Zimmerman, the Ger
man Foreign Minister, of Germany's effort
to line up Mexico and Japan against the
United States found no response in Wash
inEton ofiicialdom today.
The insinuations by Zimmerman that
there was Justification for Germany's 4
action in the activity Of the United states
in South America met with sharp denial.
The facts as shown by the records known
to the entire world for months. were cited
as complete refutation Of the Zimmermn mn
accusation.
. The United states approached the Latin
American countries of South and Central
America and called a convention to arrange
to meet the changed trade conditions grow
Ing out of the European war entirely in the
open
The Han-American conference held in this
city met in the open At all times. II was n
general discussion OF ways and means for
assisting each other commercially. And at
no time was the slightest suggestion from
any point that the conferences were In the
interest of any of the European beliger-
ents As matter of record. officials pointed
out today, the plans OF the conference found
their chief opositon in Great Britain. The
British Board of Trade was open in its
opposition. and in some of the South Amer
ican countries, notably Argentina. British
banking affiliations withdrew their support
from Argentina merchants who had agreed
to do business with the United States.
Reports from inspired sources at the time,
which intimated that an offensive and de-
fensive alliance might he the outcome of
the conference, met with denial by Secre-
tary OF the Treasury McAdoo, who had been
most active in arranging the conference
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
MEXICO PAYS TRIBUTE
TO NEW u. S. ENVOY

GUADALAJARA, Mex, March 3.--Unted
states Ambassador Fletcher formally pre-
sented his credentials to First Chief Car
ranza today, marking the complete restora-
tion of diplomatic interchange between Mex
leo and the United states, and the final step
in entire recognition of the Carranza Gov
ernment.
The event was made the formal occasion
for ceremony OF great pomp, Ambassador
Fletcher was received with extraordinary
honors accorded the salutes of general
of division in the army and granted re-
spectful tribute by officials and the people
at large.
Flctchers first official act as Amba ssador
was expected to he presentation of an in
quiry at the Mexican Foreign Office re-
questing a statement from that Government
as to its position with regard to the United
States. The inquiry was ordered from
Washington in view Of the revelations of
Germany's attempt to align Mexico and
Japan against America
In view of the Governments disavowal
that such n plan was ever broached by the
German Ambassador, a formal answer ret-
Grating MeXico'S complete friendship for
the United States is expected at once.
The formal speeches TO be interchanged
between First Chief Carranza and the new
Ambassador were awaited with interest,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
JERSEY NlETHODISTS
WILL MEET AT SHORE
Three Hundred Ministers to
Hold Yearly Session Next
Week

ATLANTIC CITY, March 3.-Three hun
dreds pastors who sleep in the spare
rooms" of entertaining parishioners when
they hold their yearly sessions elsewhere
than in frivolous scashore cities, are going
to live in high style i'm hotels and parade
the Boardwalk between sessions Wien they
come here next week for the eighty-first
annual session OF the New Jersey Methodist
Episcopal Conference The hegira shore
ward will start tomorrow for while the
conference does not get under way untll
Tuesday night, Bishop Joseph Berry. who
is to preside, will preach tomorrow evening
in the First Methodist Episcopal Church
Probably Governor Edge will be invited
to drop down to his home town and say
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
LEAVES $1,000 TO BAPTIsTs
Will OF Emma Botten Shows Gift to
Germantown Church

A bequest Of $1,000 TO the First Baptist
Church OF Germantown Is part OF the will
OF Emma Botten, 30 Church lane, which,
as probated today, disposes of an estate
valued at $4,000, Another will containing
charitable beauests was that of Rosanna
Gruss, 977 North Sixth street, which leaves
$3.50 TO 81. Vincent's Orphan Asylum and
800 TO The 81 Vincent de Paul Society OF
81. Peters Roman Catholic Church
Other wills probated were those of James
Mickle Eighth and Chestnut streets, which
In private bequests disposas OF property
valued at more than 100000; Anna B.
Fisher who died at the Hahnemann Hos
pital, $4,000. Camilla J. Eddowes 20s7
West Ontario street $i5.e00; Cecilia A.
Dewess, 27ie North Twelfth street, $1,000
William A. Foley. s2s Almond strest. 5000
Ellen stallsmith. s3fs Brandywine strest,
sssss, ss. ;ss ssssS ssrHh ErsNsa - N'rsA rsntA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03

lie held then that the spirit Of the Monroe
Doctrine would prevent any arrangement
othcf thdn trade agreement. and that is
as iar as the conference ever went
The further declaration by the German
Foreign Secretary that the United states
had been waiting for the oppOrtune moment
to enter the war on the side of the Entente
is sufficiently refuted. state Department Of
fcialS assert, by the records Of the suhma 70
rtnc dispute between this Government and
Germany since the sinking Of the I.usitania
and also by the private utterances of the
President himself
II was pointed out that al every oppor-
tunity the President went to the utmost
limits to prevent an open break with Ger
many. even going to the extent of giving
warning Of what might he expected in the
correspondence that followed the sinking
Of the Sussex.
Secretary Lansing, while declining to he
drawn into any controversy regarding the
relations between the United States and
the South American republics. made il plain
that 80 far az we were concerned the entire
truth as to the Zimmerman plot against
this Government was known to the Admin
istration.
1T is immaterial whether Mr. thinner
mann denies or confirms the matter. We
know IL TO be true"
That is the position of the United States.
II does not care what action Germany takes
about the plot. There is no question of how
IT was planned and the object that was
expected TO be attained in the opinion OF
the United States Government And having
acqua nted the nations of the world with the
facts this Government waits developments $
no matter what they may be.
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War Demands Ring
on Senate Floor
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
note TO Mexico inviting that country to
JOIN in war upon the United States" Bran
floor that it was forgery and that 1t was
concocted In England. The President says
II is genuine. / am willing to take his
word for IT,"
At this juncture, Senator Sherman, Of
Illinois interrupted him TO have read the
press dispatches from Berlin stating that
Secretary Zimmerman had acknowledged
his overtures to Mexico.
Japan has denied any knowledge of the
plot. ] ask the Senator from Connecticut
whether he attaches any Importance to the
fact that so far our great and good friend
Carranza has not yet been heard from"
said Senator Sutherland, of Utah.
When Senator Brandegee was about to
answer. Senator Stone interrupted to ask
Senator Sherman through what channels
the press dispatches came.
The regular news channels answered
Senator Sherman.
Resuming, Senator Braudegee said Ger
many abandoned ruthless submarine war
fare only for six months SO as TO build sub
marines
yet" he continued, the President OF
the United States comes here last Monday
and says our ships are timidly remaining In
port and asks for authority 10 furnish them
with defensive arms In case they are neces-
sary.
Good God Isn't II necessary If you
prevent an armed assassin from cutting
your throat won't you have to fight? Or will
you lie on your back and have your throat
cutf n Germany sinks one Of our armed
ships there will be war"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
JAPAN NEVER RECEIVED
WAR NOTE, MOTONO SAYS

TOXIC, March 3.-Declaring Japan has
received no such proposal as that barred In
German Foreign Secretary Ximmerman's
letter TO the German Minister at Mexico
City. Viscount Motono, Japan's Foreign
Minister, today asserted the whole plot
showed the mental delusions under which
Germany Is now laboring"
THE entire scheme Is absurd" he de-
clared First II was absurd to suppose
that Japan would desert her Allies and
Join with Germany. Secondly, II was
absurd to imagine that Mexico could induce
Japan to follow such a course.
mo proposals Of any kind have been
received from Mexico. The fact that Ger
many supposed such course of events
possible shows the mental delusions under
which she is now laboring"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
HINT ZINMERMANN NOTE
INTERCEPTED AT BORDER

NEW YORK, March 3.--That the Zim-
mermann letter proposing that Mexico and
Japan make war with Germany on the
United States was intercepted on its way
10 Mexico City by American secret service
agents at San Antonio was hinted today by
well-known Mexican, who recently ar
rived here from Mexico City
That's a question that's been bothering
a lot of us Mexicans," said he, but tho
San Antonio story seems to be a pretty WELL
grounded suspicion"
A hundred persons, many of them Ger
mans applied for and received passports
TO Mexico from the Mexican Consulate in
New York in the last twenty-four hours,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
U. S. CRAFT HUNT U-BOATS
IN WATERS ABOUT CUBA

HAVANA. March 3.--Unted States de-
stroyers are searching adjacent waters be-
cause Of unconfrmed reports that German
submarines are in the vicinity, it was
learned today.
The destroyers are attached to the fleet
Of United States warships surrounding
Cuba because Of the revolutionary disturb
ances. They are seeking to learn also
whether the U-boats have any bases in the
keys off the Bahamas, Cuba or Yucatan.
United States officials here attach no
great Importance to the arrest of Pablo
preher, a German. charged with conspiracy
In connection with the revolutionary plots
Dreher was character around Havana
and did not associate with Germans of high
standing. II Is not believed he had any
of1icial connection with the German Govern
ment. II is charged that he acted as agent
for General Jose Miguel Gomez, rebel leader,
in obtaining supplies,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
MOKEMACHER CHORTLES IN GLEE
OVER BLISS AS SNOW PROPHE3
Forecaster With Mornamilllon instruments Falh
Behind Ole Simeons .5Oo Per Cent 'Predic-
tion-Useless Cost to Uncle Sam, He Says

says. ~ looks bad for you, a a.m,s,,,
what old man Mokemacher calIed ,ss o4|
on An Bliss. drat him, he g..s s un|
an he says, I'll beat that ole NJ Anuy|
codger anyway. I'll retrieve INV fos'yul|
fortunes by a-sayln' somethln' b,s ssss|
what he says" Sohh|
Here the old man picked up a r.
paper ana soiemnly read this forecast
out by Mr.. Bliss last night, whila .ss M
was falling heavily: N'e enov
Tho snow will continue .. \.
throughout today Saturday ana ,u M
tomorrow. u unii
Look about YOU" cried No,.
See any snow a-fallnr? Course ,n.'ns n.s
stopped before that there RI,,, o,s u
crawled into his bed after a-,oo,,-,n ,nat|
whole Of Philadelphia. 'Continus !.
throughout today and until tomorrov|
no. ho.' nj
II played trick on that thar -.
Bliss' | thought he didn't know A ,ss1
thing about the weather. SO I hxsA ~.
expose him and his DANCED lnstr,,s "
got a friend to call him up on ~. ansm ns
down there in his swell office WIKI pses 'se
things and paper tapes and red int 'v mu
and Thermometers and baroreter,
everything else that costs money -
big red mahogany desk and reno,ts
maps with tracks of drunken men s,rs.
every which way all over them.
QUIZzING BLISS
This friend OF mine. he says:
This you, Mr.. Bliss?'
Yes says Mr.. Bliss, real swee. IA.
What YOU want?'
81 want to know SAYS nv friend a.
many moro snowstorms the great linn.
states Government says we're arolr !.
have this winter
Nobody but blamed. blamed. bl,,.
fool would ask such a blamed blam.
blamed, blamed question: Mr. Bliss saw, \
my friend Nobody knows. nobody can m
It's in the lap of Nature, where no ,.,
has yet been able TO peek for snowstorr,
You're boob an up went that thers 4
Ceiver with an awful hang.
Now Mr. Bliss didn't use exactly M,
words. He was Tore polite like. but tbaY,
the way the translation Of which he dM :,
come to me- That's why | had to laff IA.
Jokes on ole George Bliss, and it'll h. A.
him three more times before the spring An,
ers poke their little heads above the sod
"Yes, stree. three more snowstorms n,
ole pipe says so and my ole pipes got rnm,
weather wisdom in its ole bowl that e.
George Bliss and all his ole strummets M
together has got in theirs. h
II think" said Mr.. Mokemacher, in On,
clusion, that the next snowfall from n,
looks of the top one Of three blue streai
left on my ole pipe bowl--there was 4,
last week. think the next snowfall vI
come along here some day very soon N
might he next Monday and then agin
might be along about the middle Of nu
| week. A
Pore ole George Bliss. Ho, lro. no."
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GERMANS STILL HOPE
u. s. WILL NOT FIGHT

BERLIN, March 2. - Failure of tho
United States Congress to give full support
to President Wilson's program In dealing
with Germany has aroused hopes here that
war between the two countries may yet be
averted.
The newspapers comment cautiously on
Washington reports, stating that the House
refused to vote the President all the power
he asked. They regard this news as opti-
mistc, but are awaiting the action of the
Senate with great interest.
The newspaper Germania, organ OF the
Catholic party, rejoces over the refusal of
the House to follow President Wilson's bid
ding and accepts this as an indication that
the people of the United States are opposed
to war with Germany.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03

BRITISH NDOUBLE
PUSH ON BAPAUME
Seek to Drive Germans
From Town by North and
South Attacks
TEUTONS STRIKE BACK
Berlin Reports Violent Fighting
on Both Banks of
Ancre
STRIKE BACK
LONDON, March 3

tF LONDON, March Z.
General Haig has begun a campaign to
squeeze the Germans out Of Bapaume.
North and south OF the German strong
hold the British are attacking in an effort
20 throw a moose about the town and force
It's evacuation by the Germans. Haig Is
using the same tactics employed so sue
cessfully by the French and British in the
capture of Combles earlier In the Somme
offensive.
Dispatches from the front today con-
frmed reports that the Germans have halted
their retreat and were making stand
Heavy German guns withdrawn In the
earlier days OF the Teuton retirement are
deluglns the British positions with shells
They are makirg II exceedingly difficult for
General Haig's men to throw up new works
In the midst OF the sea Of mud before Ba-
paume.
The Germans evidently are preparing to
make a strong stand at Bapaume. Occupa-
tion OF the town by the British, II Is now
believed. may be postponed at least a fort
night. IL was pointed out at the war Office
today that the squeezing operations" now
being conducted by General Hais, though
necessarily slow, will bring Bapauma Into
British hands at a minimum loss OF British
lives.
BERLIN March 3
Violent infantry fighting has again
broken out on both banks OF the Ancre. il
was of1cially announced today The British
suffered severe losses and left I'm German
hands sixty prisoners and eight machine
guns.
The War once also announced the re-
pulse Of English attacks near Hulluch and
Levin and elsewhere In Artos.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03

Rcan Government believes. would have
built the wireless station had the requests
been granted.
The Costa Rican Government turned
down the requests after its officials had
consulted United States officials and after
the latter had been told the company want
ing the radio concessions would balk at
making operation of the station conform
with certain understandings" between
Costa Rica ard the United States.
Another sign Of German activity was in
the purchase OF the ship Marena Quesada
in the United States and attempt to place
her under Costa Rican registry.
Temporary registry was obtained from
the CSsta Rican consul in New York. but
upon the ships arrival at Port Limon ap-
pication for permanent registry was re.
jected, it was said. the ship was to be
used a supply boat for German raiders.
Later the New York Costa Rican consul
was dismissed from the service.
The people OF Costa Rica are said to he
almost unanimously In sympathy with the
Allied cause.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
MoKEMAcHER's SNOWFALL AVERAGE
r,, Average,
Fall, Won. Falls Lost 1000


OLD Simeon NJ Mokemacher snow stoi W
" prophet de luxe, grinned sardonlcaIs
today He sat is front or MS nut ,lP A.,
vised out Of cast-off lumber wash -oolier "'
and sheet iron on the calm helsnEs VI
Manayunk cliff. His throat futtered N anu
out His chest rose and fell. HIS cheehs
puffed out until they looked like plg,
ripe apple. A ripple ran along hts stomacn
r,lIsclee II was plain that the great ihau'
formerly Of Andalusia, Pa, more recently
Of Stonehouse lane down Neckers way
was holding back quarts OF merrlnehu
The strain became too much for the olu
man, proud possessor OF the FAMOUS suoM- .
foretelling pipe, the man who taught onions
10 warn Of approaching snowfalls by orls-
tlinR their fine hairs The explosion came.
huge gufaw burst from Simeons Ups
He rocked 10 and fro. His eyes watereu
mlrth.
"Ho! ho ho" roared Mokemacher. a
goat browsing amid pile OF DEBRIS neu
at the terrible sound. "Ho no no ca',.e
from the lips Of the old man. Mother one 10
my credit See those big fakes that oesan
TO fall along about ten minutes to four yes
tsrdny afternoon? Well, that makes the
third Of the six | predicted, There De
three more snowfalls in Philadelphia before
we git TO warm weather. Three more marx mar,
me lad three more There's three hIue
the tale
THREE MORE SHOWS
"But. Why" asked the reporter. why did
Won laugh so heartily. Mr.. Mokemacher'
There's nothing funny in three more snow
storms for the people Of Philadelphia. u
means wet feet and sushy crossings ana
pa avements to hp cleaned and all sorts OF
disagreeable things
"I wasn't alaffn' about that, me lad'
said old Simeon. II was alafiin al pore
ole George Bliss, the Government weather
forecaster down In the Postofiice Building
The Government pays him big money every
month TO tell the people what's agoin 10
happen so they can put on their gumshoes
and SIGH An he's got machines that cost
nigh about n million dollars. An he don't
tell EN- why? Cause he can't That
the tarnation truth. An here ! sit. not cost
ing anybody cent an | says six more
SHOWS and | tell by my ole pipe what
didn't cost cent cause it was give to
me. And here's three OF ON and the
other three'll he along soon"
AN even after snow does begin to fall
this Bliss feller he don't know what to
do. lie runs around in n circle an barks
somethin' dreadful at the fakes a-fallin'
right outside his ornate ole office. An he
looks wise. an his high-pad assistants
looks wise and he calls the nineteenth as
sstant assistant forecastcr in an he says
How does it look?
"An the nineteenth assistant assistant