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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-09

U.S.m MIGHT
AS WELL
MAKE UP
ITS MIND
(BY United Preasl

New York, Feb. 8.-"The Am
erican people might just a. well
make up their mind that war
with Germany is inevitable"
says the New York World, ad-
ministration Newspaper, in an
editorial today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-09
Bulgars Against D. s.

Bulgars Against q. s.
Amsterdam, Feb. 9.-Nsws-
papers today state that Bulgaria
has warned the United States
she will stand with Germany in
any eventuaity.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
GREAT CHRISTMAS MAIL
WAS DELIVERED ON TIME.
.Ninety-Ni Per Cent Was Delivered
at Destination Promptly,

In spite of the weather conditions
that tied up trains and crippled local
delivery arrangements in hundreds Of
cities, reports to the postoff1ce de-
partment in Washington, indicate that
ninety-nine per cent of this years re-
breaking budget OF Christmas
mail, including 125,000,O00 parcels and
many millions of holiday letters and
cards, were delivered on or before
Christmas day.
The tremendous bulk of mail mat
ter turned over to the service for
transportation and delivery in the
two weeks befare Christmas was
equivalent, Postmaster General Bur-
Lesson pointed out tonight. ITO fully
two and One-half pounds of parcel
mail for every man, woman, child and
infant in the land" That would re-
qufre us Of 1000 full mail cars, carry
ing ten tons each, during the two
weeks period.
Reports on December stamp sales,
relied dn to show definitely the volum.
of Christmas traffic as compared to
Xmas traffic other years, are not. yet
complete, but departmnt officials esti-
mate that postage receipts for the
month will not total less than $18 09O,-
GEO. Last December the total was
sis .O0o, 900.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
ANOTHER YEAR.

7 >
The YEAR which has just closed has
no precedent In the history of Ameri-
can agriculture. War has continued
to devastate Europe and to restrict its
production OF food. In spite of en-
forced economies western Europe has
had to call on the whole world to sun
ply it's deficiencies, and the worlds
crops are short. Prices have scared
to heights hardly dreamed of by the
most sanguine prophets even one year
ago. Official estimates show that the
short crops 9of this year In this. coun-
try are worth 81, 750, 000, 900 more than
the enormous crops Of last year. A
corn crop 400,000,000 bushels less
than that. of 1915 is worth $573 ,OOO. 900
more. A wheat crop nearly 400, 0O0, 900
bushels short of the record breaker of
last year is worth $85, OO0 900 more.
A potato crop "a 600, 0pO bushels below
that OF last year is worth $95, 900 900
more. And so on throughout the list,
all due to abnormal conditions result
ing from a great need of foods at a
time when Nature forbade full pro-
| duction. Prices for livestock have
never before been approached. We
have seen cattle and hogs sell for
about one-third of the present price
and sheep for less than their pelts
will fetch now. Such prices look good
to producers but would enrich them
more if they had larger surplus to
sell. They know also. what some
others seem to forget, that cost of pro-
duction has increased on the farm as
elsewhere. Sunshine and rain are the
only factors in it that may be had at
the old price. These things are men
toned not to intimate that farmers
are complaining but to show why they
do not celebrate with such exurbance
as some of their friends think they
should.
In the nature of things many
changes must come before the new
year has run it's course. War may
be succeeded by peace and we all
hope it will. Crop shortages in sc
many places are not probable two
years in succession. Producers can
not and do not expect that present
conditions and prices will endure in.
definitely. But neither are they an;
ticipatinp any caIamities from these
inevitable changes. They are con
fronted by no prospect of early over
production even with peace and gooC
harvests. They know that the time
Unjust come when the Industrial fever
will abate and men will again be look
ing for work and thankful to find II
And they know also that when this in
dustrial reaction comes the farm il
. the place Of greatest security. On
|. lof the best products of recent years Il
:. the confidence farmers have gained il
themselves and their business. 1t hal
J not been merely the product of bette
/ prices but is the result of increasing
knowledge and manifest progress II
j agriculture. With this conf1denc
= they enter another year of uncertain
} ty, working for and toward bette
things and feeling that they will
, achieve some OF them. Such is tn
spirit of agriculture today, and tina
spirit is the best guaranty OF its fl
/ fure now or any year -NAtienal Stock
Imam, and Farmer. = - - -
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
sCHWAB,s RULES OF SUCCESS.

Charles M. Schwab the wonder
worker Of the steel industry, was ask
cd his maxims for success. He re-.
piled:
"Be a gentleman at all times.
Honesty and integrity are absolute
necessities.
"a pleasing personality is one Of
the requisites ofsuccess.
81 am not one to dwell on saving
pennies. Be bold and take reasona-
BILE risks.
"The boy in the workshop has the
same chance to succeed as the boy in
the university. :
BE proud. Hold up your head.
when you talk to men Of affairs:
never cringe. and always hold a stin
upper lip"
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

Lyda's corner and runs II. e. s. poles
to q stone; W. s. Lyda's corner 1T
smyth street; then with South margin
OF. said, street S. SO. b IA poles and Q
Redden street; then down the margin
of said street 8. 1 w. 8 poles and II
links to stone, their corner then
with Rosa Lyda's and w. s. Lyda's
line S. IS w. Is poles to the beginning
containing 121 poles.
The terms of said sale are one
fourth cash. the balance in equal pay
ments evidenced by notes on six and
.12 months time, with interest at $50
with option in purchaser to pay all
cash at the time of confirmation or
any time thereafter with accrued IN
terest.
This 9th day of December, 1916.
w. w. LYDIA,
Administrator and Commissioners.
12-14-4tc
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

A woman seldom knows what she
wants until her husband has informed
her OF what he doesn't want
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
10 CHIT "CAsgARErs"
FoR LIVER AND BOWELS
Cure Sick Headache, Constipation
BIIIousne8O, Sour Stomach, Bad
ereath-candy cathartic.

No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ach or bowelsj how much your head
aches, how miserable you are from
constipation, indigestion, biliousness
and sluggish bowels-you always get
relief with Cascarets. They imme-
dfately cleanse and regulate the stom-
ach, remove the sour fermenting food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry or the con-
stipated waste matter and poison
from the intestines and bowels. A
1O-cent box from your druggist will
keep your liver and bowels clean;
stomach sweet and head clear for
months. They work while you sleep.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

THE JEFFRESS FARM ON MILLS
River. one of the best farms IL all
Western North Carolina. containing
62O5acres, 90 sof thissis bottom land.
This farm is being sub-divided into
small farms and will be sold at pub
lie auction Monday, January 1, 1917
at 1880 az m. Rain9or shine
11-30-tfc
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

A girl. of sixteen never wishes she
had been born a man, but waits until
she reaches the age OF thirty six!
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
wan IS

WANTED Men why not learn the,
barber trade You can make from
SIS to $25 per week. Make money.
while learning Position guaranteed
to successful graduates. Write for
catalogue. Durham Barber College
Inc. Durham, N C.. 1-4-3tp
FOR SALE-20 ACRE FARM, FOUR
MILES FROM TOWN. ROOM
HOUSE. GOOD BARN AND OUT
BUILDINGS. GOOD SPRINGS
ACRES IN TIMBER-1O TO u
ACRES IN SMALL GRAIN-50 TO
IS NICE RUIT TREES. FOR
QUICK SALE $1,000. TERMS CAN
BE ARRANGED. APPLY TO s.
MAXWELL. 12-2S-stc
FOR RENTING Room Cottage with
modern conYenielces. Furnished
or unfinished. Possession given
at once. Call Mrs. S. C. Caldwell,
Jr., phone 151-L. 12-14-3tc
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

NOTICE Prudhorne, French Coach
Stallion now ready to serve mares
at $1,000 cash in advance for one
service. Colt not guaranteed. Colt
guaranteed for $500 for service.
Apply to Pink King at Vincent
Place. Flat Rock Drive. 11-30-tfc
FOR SALE OR SERVICE uensey
bull. See r. P. Freeman at the de-
pot. 12-21-tfc
LOoT-One black shOat. Blaze face.
Weight about Is lbs. Call 1904. w.
w Walker. Rige Road. 12-7-3tc
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
Wholesale Sinking Reaches
 Appalling Figure; Staruing
 of England Seriously Feared
Gerard Hel lbs Americans
 - Before Quitting Germany

While the American residents ac- cept the decision of their government many of them regret the breaking off of relations with Germany without provocation. A number of Americans among whom are several newspaper correspondents, have decided to stay in Germany until further develop ments.
 Concerning Count von Bernstorff's $ departure from the United States. up 10 the present no official communlca- tion has been received for several days. All communication with the ambassador is completely severed and reliance has to be placed on all sorts of news coming from the enemy which cannot be examined into as to it's reliability. Nevertheless, no seri- ous concern is felt regarding the safe departure of German officials in the United States, it being considered that the United States will not depart from the basis of the law of nations, especially that of the treaty of l799."
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
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LONDON. Feb. S.-VisCount Bryce.
 formerly British ambassador at Wash ington. gave the Associated Press to- day his views on the current phases
 of the war. Speaking first of Ger many's declaration of war zones and
 the menace to neutrals, he said:
 This is the first definite step that
 brings us nearer to peace. lt looks like the beginning of the end. Up till now many thought the outcome of
 the war might be a draw but now the
 German government. recognizing ap- preaching economic exhaustion. has
 become desperate and is resorting to desperate measures. Seeing no other hope of success it is throwing over
 every remaining restraint of law and proclaiming it's contempt of neutral opinion.
 Tt is a war for freedom and for right. a wsr to enable mankind to en- joy enduring peace in the future" Mr. Bryce. when asked why he thought the German action toward neutrsls had brought peace nearer, re- piled:
 Because the German government
 has itself declared that this unbridled
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
FRANCE MAY CALL TO ARMS ALL MEN
 FROM 16 TO SO
(By Review Leased Wire.)

PARIS, Feb. S.-Etenienne Clemen- tel minister of commerce and agri- culture. today in the senate intro duced the government measure con- sidering general civil mobilization. The salient feature of the bill is the giving to the government of the right to mobilize all able bodied males be- tween the ages of 16 and 60 not now serving in the army. who may be as signed to such work for the national defense as their fitness and domicile make most advantageous. Farmers or other persons in occupations di- rectly concerned with the national defense will be left where they now are working. under certain conditions, as also will public ofifiicials and gov ernment employees whose services are indispensable in their present posts.
 Under the proposed law, factories or other private enterprises may be requisitioned by government decree.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
SEES BEGINNING OF
 THE END' F0R GERMANY NOW

submarine warfare directed against neutrals as well as belligerents to be it's last resource. If this fails. every thing will have failed. so they tell us themselves through their newspapers. That is why they say they were driven 10 it. If this does not succeed. the war is finished.
 We in England do not believe the German submarines can do us more harm than they have been doing al ready. although neutrals undoubtedly will Sucer more. If there is to be a contest of endurance. We are confident that we can outlast Germany and we are prepared to endure all that is necessary for the sake of success in righteous cause. IL Is not vengeance against Germany that we are fighting for We want no revenge upon the German people. We are fighting for the future security of the world"
 When Mir Bryce was asked concern ing President Wilson's course on sew ering diplomatic relations with Ger many. he said
 The President seems to us. il may venture to express ap opinion. to have acted with patient caution ssd
 (Continued on Page 2)
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
UNCLE SAM SPEEDS NAVY YARDS
 ID LIMIT COMPLETING WARSH|PS

Mississippi instead of a merchant yes sel, as had been intended
 Representative of the Fore River and Electric Boat companies called on MT. Daniels today offering to rush work on destroyers and submarines for which they have contracts, setting aside other private work to that end. They were told to go ahead at full speed. The plan is to get the vessels launched as soon as possible. freeing stocks for the new set of destroyers and submarines to be authorized in the pending naval bill. Details as to the time that can be saved have not been worked out
 Warlike preparations now virtually are completed al the navy department pending the enactment by congress of proposed legislation under which
 Continued on Page TwoJ
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
Britain Promises
 Bernstorf Safety
(By Review Leased Wire. )

LONDON, Feb. 8. - Count von Bernstorf, former German ambassa- dor to the United States will be given a safe conduct as far as it is within the power of the British government to bestow This announcement to- night followed a conference between A. J. Balfour. secretary for foreign affairs. and Ambassador Page.
 It is said that Great Britain is req dy to grant Count von Bernstorff safe conduct but that it could not guaran- tee the former ambassadors safety against the acts of his own country men. The British government has ex- pressed itself anxious to meet the American state departments wish and declared it would do all in its power to carry them out.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09

WASHINGTON. Feb. S-Construc- tion of navy craft by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Com pany, the Fore River Shipbuilding Company and the Electric Boat Com pany will be speeded up to the limit of the plants. Work On two battleships at Newport News already is proceed ing under doubled crews at Secreta- " Daniels suggestion and the offer of the other two companies to take similar steps met with the secreta- rvs hearty approval today.
 At the Newport News plant it is es- timsted that the battleship Mississip- pi, recently launched, can be cOmplet- ed by midsummer instead Of January l. 1918. as called for in the contract. The keel of one of the four new bat tleships. recently contracted for. will be laid on the slip vacated by the
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09

STOCKHOLM. Feb. S.-The text of the note follows:
 The policy followed by the royal government during the war has been one of strictly impartial neutrality. The royal government has done every thing in its power faithfully to fulfill all the duties which this policy i'm poses upon it. and at the same time it has rendered effective as far as possible the rights derived therefrom.
 With a view to obtaining q practi- cal result in uphOlding the principles oi international law. the royal gov ernment has several times addressed itself to neutral powers in order 10 effect cooperation. with the aforesaid object in view. Above all. the royal government has not failed to submit to the government of the United States a proposal to this effect.
 "The royal government has observ- ed with great regret that the interests of the United States have not permit ltu II lO dNNtpt lHC6t plOpOSdlS ut steps thus taken by the royal govern ment had led to the taking of con- mon measures among Sweden. Den mark and Norway with regard to the two belligerent groups.
 The proposal. which forms the subject of the present correspondence has as its aim. the shortening of the evils of the war. but the government of the United States has chosen as a means of arriving at these ends a method absolutely contrary 10 the principles which have guided the poll cy of the royal government up to the present hour.
 The royal government. supported by public opinion. confirmed by the unanimous solicitation of the coun- try's representatives intends to fol- low in the future. as in the past. a policy of neutrality and impartiallty towards both belligerent groups
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
CBy Review Leased Wire).

BERLIN, Wednesday, Feb. ' (via wireless to Sayville, Feb. S.)- The date of the departure of Ambassador Gerard has not yet been fixed. The German authorities are making every endeavor to assure him and members of the American embassy of all possi- ble facilities for forwarding private telegrams. No serious concern is felt as to the safe departure of German officials in the United States.
 This information is contained in an announcement made public today by the Overseas News Agency which fol lows:
 The date of the departure of the American ambassador has not yet been fixed The number of persons for whom passports must be secured will be rather large and therefore this work will require some time. Every endeayor is being made to assure the ambassador and the personnel of the embassy all possible facilities for pri- vate telegrams.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
J. 5. STEEL ID
 EXCEL GERMANY
 IN WAR OUTPUT
(Bv Review Leased Wirel


 NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Elbert II. Gary. chairman of the U. s. Steel Cor poration, made a statement here to- night showing the possible output of his company in supplies which would be required by the government In case of war. The annual capacity of the steel corporation alone in such supplies he estimated roughly as be- value than that of all Germany's in the same lines.
 As to whether this tremendous ca pacity of the corporation could be made available for the governments use, Mir Gary said. anything can be done in case of need"
 Mir Gary added that a large part of the corporations product, as shown in his statement, was already being used by the government. While neith CT the steel corporation, he said, nor any of its subsidiaries manufacture arms, ammunition, submarines, or other finished instruments of war, they do manufacture the materials and parts that are used in their con struction. Among these. he stated. are amor plate. navy and army shell forgings, forgings and parts of mar inc tOrpedOes, and special steel for rifle barrels. gun carriages, etc. The monthly capacity of the corporation in the last named materials. he said. is practically unlimited
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
Villa Band Takes
 Mormon Settlement
(By Review Leased Wirel

COLUMBUS. \. M.. Feb. S.-Villa bandits under Salazar have, occupied the Mormon settlement of Colonia Juarez. sixteen miles southwest of Colonia Dublan. former headquarters of the American punitive expedition, according to American cattlemen ar irving here tonight from Mexico. From the same source 1t was learned that another Villa band under the command of Rodrigo and Silyestde Quevedo had taken possession of Co., lonia DGblan. but that thus far no depredations had been committed. At Colonia JuareZ and Colonia Dublan there still remain many Mormon set tiers.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
ENGLISH AERO SQUADRON
 KILLS BRUGES CHILDREN

BERLIN. Feb. S.-(By Wireless)- The official German communication issued here today says:
 An English flying squadron bombed the town of Bruges Houses were de- stroyed and in one school one woman and thirteen children were killed and two grown persons severely wounded. No military damage was done"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
Detention of Gerard In Berlin
 Deuelobs Suber-Crisis With us.
 Pro-War Talk Enuelobs America
Warned Of Al Zones Edge
 Dutch Ship Returns to U. s.

dam was on her way to Rotterdam by way of Falmouth and was within fourteen hours steaming of the latter port when she swung around for the return trip to American waters.
 At the office of the Holland-Ameri- can line it was said no word of the steamer had been received other than cable message from Rotterdam an- nOuncing her turning back to New York. The message conveyed the i'm pression. the officials said. that the captain had taken the action on his own initiative.
 The Ryndam is in command of Lieut.. Commander w. Krol. of the Holland naval reserve. The ship is expected to reach New York Saturday or Sunday unless she is compelled to put into Halifax or Bermuda for coal.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
German Submarines Live Up to Boast to Sink Million Tons Per Month, Getting S5,O0O Tons in 3 Days.
KEPT UP WOULD
 STARVE ENGLAND
At That Rate Every Ship in the World Would Be Sunk in Less Than Four Years by Germany Alone.
fBy Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, Feb. B. Germany's ruthless submarine warfare, continued with the success of the past three days, would destroy within a short time a great part of the worlds merchant tonnage. Officials here estimated today on records for the three days since expiration of the time allowed in the German procla- nation for ships at sea on February l to get into port that vessels were being sunk at the rate of nearly a million tons a month, the amount the German naval authorities set as necessary to starve the Brit ish Isles.
 At that rate 1t would take just four years to destroy the tonnage of the entire world 48,000,000 tons-if all the worlds ships ventured into the war zone.
 Loyd's puts the tonnage sunk February ,, 6 and 7 at about 85,000 tons.
 Can't Build Fast Enough.
 The world turned out in 1916 less than 100000 tonnage of merchant vessels. During the year the Germans sank trifie more than that, making the net loss in worlds shipping about asked to be present.
 Builders in Frenzy.
 Ship manufacturers in all the neu- tral countries are rushing work on merchant ships. Vessels have been standardized and it is almost impos- sible to have made anywhere ship of special construction. The British government is having built great steel cargo ships, all alike, and of the simplest construction. The yards are busy night and day on their construc- tion and as they are of the way keels will be laid for more.
 There are no figures to show the amount of tonnage constantly on the seas carrying goods to and from the British Isles. United States customs reports show that about a million and a half tons clear from American ports every month but as some vessels clear twice the figures are misleading. About the same amount of tonnage arrives monthly from European ports.
 Of the 4s.O00, 900 tons of merchant ships in the world Great Britain owns about 2O.O0O,O00 tons. The United States is second with a little more than 6.000,000 tons, of which 2.000. .000 is in lake and river trade. In Ameri- can ports there are 95 German mer- chant vessels of 600. .O0O tonnage which came in for haven at the outbreak of the war
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-09
(By Review Leased Wirel

NEW YORK. Feb. S.-The Holland American line steamship Ryndam. which sailed from New York for Rot terdam January 29 with the American consular agent at LuXemburg and nearly a hundred other cabin passen- gers. and which was reported last night to be returning to this port, was warned by a German submarine to turn back when about to enter the war zone" according to unofficial advices received here today
 In Zone's Midst
 A wireless message from a passen- ger on board the Ryndam contained this information. it was stated by Q person closely connected with the steamship service here. The Ryn-