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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Nearly idea!
weather and an increase OF rural Of
Ierings furnished much OF the impet-
yesterday for the downward swIas
which took place in values OF corn
The market closed heavy, rs TO &c
let lower at Sll6A December AMI
Liza @S1l47s May. Oats finished q
10 1Ac off.
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FOR SALE

FOR sALE-Good delivery horse.
$500. Enquire John Hood, Loves
vile. W. Va. 9.l5-3t-2SiT
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Health Comes First at Camp Sheridan
Sammies Fight Mosquitoes in the South

Jolly national guardsmen tossing q
comrade in a blanket at Camp shert-
dan, Alabama. Below. turkey buzzard
caught in camp proves a novelty -
northerners.
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HELP WANTED-mALE
FARMS FOR SALE

w OWN 10000 acres in Duval, Mas.
sau and Palm Beach counties; price
St to $50 an acre; all good cultivaung
lands for cotton, corn, cane, Irish pc.
tatoes, all kinds of vegetables, citrus
fruits; terms can be arranged TO suit
purchaser: land in Duyal anu Nassau
counties viii! grow $50 bushels Irish
potatoes from February until May, and
$50 bushels OF sweet potatoes from
June until November. This product
will sell at an average Of 81 a bushel.
S. ]. Nelson Co.. iS5 West Adams St,
Jacksonville, Fla. S-lS.26t271s
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SAVE THIS COUPON
AMERICAN FLAG COUPON
NUMBER $50

Present three coupons consecuve numbered at N. ~
o The West Vgnan get beautiful Fr Ave @
with sewed stripes, guaranteed colors 20 INV 'e"
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ton and he has a great champion in
one little woman who says she will
shortly be able to buy little house
with her savings where she feels sure
he will be more contented. watched
her working one day, watched her
hurrying back and forth in a capable
way, singing bits of this and that and
calling me dear" and honey" in a
protrusiye sort OF manner and could
well understand how utterly lost her
little family would be without here.
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The members of the First Methodist
Episcopal church hope by next Sun.
day to hold service in the auditorium
Of the church which has been closed
for repairs. Yesterday morning SER
vice was held in the basement and
many were present. Rev. Claude Good.
win preached an unusually good ser
mon on the subject OF First and Sec
ond Mile religion.
He spoke first Of a custom among
Eastern people, that of going a mile
perhaps with the stranger inquirlng
the way. He said man expected to
give fresh horse for worn out one
and did so willingly I'VE come to a
certain line and stop there, the line
of duty but there is more magnificent
spirit than that-the spirit of love
which should dominate us. We should
be willing to surrender our rights for
others, not thinging OF how much but
OF how good. Duty will not allow this
but the spirit Of love will. Duty is
the first mile Of religiOn-love is the
second"
The first mile of religion has some
PNS44S4Ng tAt 6GNOuQ uOes II WOrk IN
the quiet, silent places OF the world.
Some like spectacular doing and would
not be satisfied without It. The reli.
gion Of love gives service, time and
substance, but we must not give a real
definite energy until we feel 1t. THE
gift without the giver is bare" Do
not mark service with individual self
make 1t free spontaneous loving
gift"
Rev. Goodwin said that returning
good for evil was second mile reli.
gion-that goodness would conquer
when everything else failed. He
spoke Of our amusements, asking that
we be careful through them we did
not influence someone to sIn-he said
spirit of sacrifice was necessary in
order to help others. Second mile
religion is true worship-the kind that
gets personal worship out of church
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For SALE.

40 acres good land on river and 10
minutes walk from B. & o. station
Good buildings. Good home for man
working in Fairmont. Address Boa
2S2S, West Virginian. 9.I2-6t.2s2s
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HOUSES FOR RENT

FOR RENT-7-RoOm house. All cor
yeniences at Edgemont Call S4n.J.
j. 9.l7-3t2S4S
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With eggs going up and butter al.
ready there, we wonder why hens and
COWS don't 90 on a complete strike
lot Of good it will do them TO work
this winter. With feed so utterly in
the clouds, they will be lucky II they
get half enough to eat let alone any
extra profits out OF the situationI
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BY EDWARD A. EVANS.
northerners.

" EC"NNO ~ GVNINO'
(staH Correspondent of Tho West VlT.
ainian. Touring the National Guard
and National Army cantonments
With staff Photographer Dorman.)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-31
Another German Plot
Against y. S. Made Public;
kaiSerWOuld Seize Mexico

Washington, Aug. 81. = James
Keeley, Chicago publisher, declared
here that he had personal knowledge
to confirm Former Ambassador Ger
ards statement that Germany had
proposed to Great Britain a joint
Intervention in Mexico and an end
ing of the Monroe doctrine
"Last winter, when in London,
read a long editorial in well-in-
formed London paper" Mr.. Kelley
said, (which stated that England
might have had peace any time with
in the preceding nine months by con-
senting to give Germany free hand
in Central and South America. a
British official told me tnat just be-
fore the war started the German am
bassador in London had sought an
appointment with him for personal
representative and close friend Of the
kaiser. It was granted. The Ger
man had not conversed with the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-31
FARMERS IN DAKOTA
ORGANIZE TO FIGHT
MENACE OF |. WV.

Fargo, Aug. 31.-That North Da-
kota farm labor demands can be sup
piled by honest laboring men not at
filiated with the I. w. w. is the be-
lief of J. c. Remer of Sykeston, N. D.,
a farmer, who, with number Of
other farmers in Foster county, has
Joined in organizing the Farm Wage
association of North Dakota.
Pointing to what he terms the
dangerous and destructive" propos-
Ole cf the Industrial Workers of the
World, which organization has
sought to dominate the agricultural
industry, Mr.. Remer feels certain
that step whereby the farmers of
the state pledge their support to hon
est laboring men will win out.
The statement of the purpose Of
the organization, as set forth at the
head of the decoment the farmers are
signing, follow:
1--WE, the undersigned, citizens Of
the state Of North Dakota, for the
purpose of establishing a uniform
wage scale of laborers, do hereby
agree to pay the sum of $3.50 as
membership fee and the sum of SO a
year as dues, payable in installments
of IS cents per quarter in advance, as
members Of the association to be
known as the Farm Wage Associa-
ton of North Dakota"
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British official two minutes when he
said: .4... -.. -
""'Would it not be a good thing for
your government and my goverrE ent
to block the evident design of the
United States. for the conquest of
Mexico? I am ready to give you the
high official assurances that yoGr
country and my country would have
no difficulty in arranging our re-
spective spheres of influence in Mex
leo. e.. -- -, - s..
ITO this the British official re-
Piled: 3. ~s....,.
I had not known you were COM
ing here for such proposal. Neither
I nor my. governmnt has any desire
to discuss the question. I now bid
you good afternoon
This remarkable proposal was
known to officials of the British gov
ernment, Mr.. Kelley said, though he
had not known that it had been
talked of in Germany, the source OF
Mr.. Gerard's Information.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-31
REX THEATRE PACKED
ION OPENING NIGHT

The Rex again made its bow to the
moving picture public last evening,
under the management of the Brink
mans, who were the pioneers in the
moving picture business in Bemidji,
and the Rex was packed to overflow
ing with friends Of the Brinkmans,
who are again Eat home"
The theater has undergone sew
eral noticeable changes and more are
contemplated. A special orchestra
made its debut and added greatly.
The Fox film "a Tale of Two Cities"
from the story of the French revo-
luton by Dickens, was shown as the
feature and it took we'll.
I High class films will be the rule
Of the Rex" said Mrs. Brinkman to-
day, "and we were certainly pleased
at our opening"
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GERMANY WANTED
WAR IN 1909 ANDl9l3

Petrograd, Aug. 31.-Germany's
military preparation was known to
the Russian war ministry and it was
also aware that Germany contem-
plated a declaration of war in 1909
and again in 1913, according to tes-
timony given yesterday by Gen.
Nicholson at the trial Of Gen. S0uk-
homlinoff, former minister of war,
for high treason. The witness was
the military attache Of the Russian
embassy in Berlin from 1906 to 1911.
He swore that he had reported Ger
many's military activity to the Rus
sian war office.
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l. latest Information On
Draft Call; Five Per Cent
TOBe First Sent to Camp

ing the large contingents. For this
reason it is required that local
boards send only white men and so
far as practicable men of some mill
stary training and cooks. In making
this selection, order numbers are not
controlling but great care must be
taken not to send men whose order
|of call is SO late that they will not
be within the quota Of the boards.
1t is, therefore, up to the local
bpards to pick the men to go with the
first 5 per cent on September s. From
= us cclnty there will go about rs
men, In cases where the five per
cent IS SO large that 1t will congest
local train traffic the boards may
send one per cent September s and
1 per cent each of the four days fol-
lowing.
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A HERO IN MOVIE; "
COWARD AT HEART

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Bryant Wash
burn, "The Man Who Was Afraid" )"
in the firm play of that name, has
won a reprieve in his fight to avoid
going to war.
Exemption board No. SIS, on re-
of it's recent exemption
of Washburn on grounds of depend
ency, returned a sealed verdict up
holding its action. The case now
goes to the district appeal board and
federal officers have announced they
will make a strong effort to reverse
the ruling.
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!. ..LUNDEEN INVITED
TO present SELF
BEFORE DISTRICT
. ... TO TEST REC ALL
Anti Everything Congressman Has
Choice to Try Out His Pet
Propaganda. 10, s I,
MASS MEETINGS OF CITIZENS OF
/, Y, DISTRICT PASS RESOLUTION
Request Resignation and Then Sub
NIT Himself to Allow the People
j.=a j.z- Their Say. - -.5. n: {. {
n fsr ~ s454 s ~ Z
MASS MEETINGS OF CITIZENS OF
4, DISTRICT PASS RESOLUTION

Z Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 31.-
<.Ernie'' Lundeen, Minneapolis con-
gressman, who has taken stand
against the war. conscription and al
most everything else, has been asked
to put one Of his pet political theor-
les into practice by submitting to the
recall. St.>.sr w. : 81 - -. g..
Residents of the Calhoun district
Of Minneapolis, at q big loyalty
meeting at the Calhoun Commercial
club, passed resolution asking "Er-
ME" Lundeen to resign and then go
before the people with his case.
" Roosevelt Visit Announced. =
: Congressman Schall, j. A. Q. Preus,
state auditor; Senator w. A. Camp
bell and Representative Asher How
ard made talks at the loyalty meet.
ing. Frand Gould, representing la
Dor, also spoke and announced the
coming on Theodore Roosevelt on
September 20. ~ ~ - .,s.s--5.zss.. Z zs.
: The Resolution Passed.
The resolution as forwarded to
Congressman Lundeen follows
t..Whereas, Ernest Lundeen, con-
gressman from the Fifth cOngressiOn-
al district, has by his public utter
ances, both spoken and printed, and
sby his attitude In Congress in refer-=
ence to the selective draft and to-
ward a vigorous prosecution Of the
war against our foreign foe, shown
himself to be unworthy of the con-
fidence of his constituents, unfaith-
full to his country and in sympathy
! with it's enemies. & 1T w. S,..@
- .tNow, therefore, be it resolved by
this meeting of his constituents and
fellow citizens: r. r., - ~ 81
=. - Denlore His Election. .-
-. ''First-Tnat we deplore the fact
that Ernest Lundeen was ever hon
ored by our district. >.-.s..
s'Second-That we mere and now
declare that his views are not ours
and that while he still holds the Of
flee of congressman from the Fifth,
he does not in truth represent it, nor
voice the sentiments of it's people.
-, ''Third-That inasmuch as Ernest
Lundeen has frequently announced
himself in favor of the recall that
we call upon him to prove his sim
cerity by an immediate resignation
so that his district may be permitted
to publicly before our state, country
and the world purge itself from the
stain that is now upon it.
8 @,s Urge Prosecution of War.
Fourth that We declare ourselves
here and now in favor of a vigorous
prosecution of the war to the end
that victory may again bless our
flag and the ends of liberty and JUS
tice upon earth and among men be
furthered - -. --- ---e-.. ~
'Fifth-That copies of this reso-
luton be sent to Ernest Lundeen.",
One CT Lundeen's first spasmodic
cutbursts was to suggest a referen-
dunn of the people in his district as
to whether they desired to stand by
the government. --t1,.-s
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Sheriff Andrew Johnson, chairman
of the Beltrami county exemption
board, this noon received the follow
ing information from Adjutant Gen
eral Fred B. Wood. Only a brief
outline is herewith published, but
further details will appear in Satur-
days Pioneer: ~. y. r s- +
Owing to congested traffic on rail
roads it is deemed>advisable that
only per cent Of the first drafted
quota. be sent on September s, 40
per cent on September 10 and 40
per cent on October md the re
maining Is per cent as soon there
after as practicable. se % (.
The object Of calling 5 per cent
first is to place in the camps enough
men to form skeleton organization
to assist in receiving and assimilat-
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FIVE CENT BREAD IS
BELIEVED IN SIGHT s..
BY U. s.; SHOW US
(By United Press)

Washington, Aug. 31.-A five-cent
loaf containing a ounces is in sight
as the result of the government
wheat price at $3.50 per bushel for
Ne. 1 Spring Northern. The wheat
believes the new
price will make the farmers sure to
prevent speculation and give the
millers and bakers fair margin and
assure the working man a fair price
for bread. The price fixing commit
tee says it believes the farmers as
a patriotic duty should be willing to
relinquish some profits.
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Willis BUYS FARM
OF IS ACRES; MAY
MAKE IT HIS HOME

E. J. Willis has bought the fif-
teen-acre farm south of the city, just
north Of the Minnesota & 1nterna-
tional railroad, on the road leading
to the brick yard. About seven acres
are planted to crops which he plans
to harvest this fall. Corn cutting
will start tomorrow" said Mr.. Will
Its, land later I may move onto the
farm. like the location and think
it an ideal home" The property
was bought from Peter Swendeman.
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ACTION OF WILSON
TOW ARD P0PE'S
NOTE IS BELIEVED
TO F0MENT ACTION
(By United Press)

Rome, Aug. 31.-Intense submar-
inc warfare against America may be
the result of President Wilson's de-
clination of the pope's peace appeal
in which the president showed the
United States was not impressed
with Germany's step toward demo-
cratization.
Diplomats believe the so-called
democratic DEGREES of the Teutons
are for American consumption. Hav-
ing failed, diplomats believe Ger
many's next step will be an outbreak
of the U-boat terror
The pope is disappointed at the re-
lection Of his proposals.
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PACIFISTS BRANDED
AS COWARDS AND TRAITORS

2 Washington, Aug. 31.-Women
pacifists were denounced as towards
and traitors by Mrs. William Cum
ming Story, honorary president
|gensralsof the Daughters of the Am
|erican Revolution.
Fa@-''Tie woman who breaches pacif-
ism when her country fs at war is n
coward and traitor and she is play
ing into the hands of the enemy"
declared Mrs. Story. "Other women
should be quick to repudiate her."
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CANNING EXPERT TO
ATTEND LOCAL FAIR

: County superintendent w. B.
Stewart has received word from the
Home, Economies department of the
state university that Margaret B.
Baker, assistant state club leader,
will attend the Beltrami county fair
on the two days, September 13 and
IA, and will bring with her cam
ming outfit with which she will give
and. explain the mat
ter of taking care of such foods as
are usually allowed to go to waste.
Miss Baker will also figure in the
management of the canning contest
and will act as one of the judges.
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S22O Blu. FOR WHEAT
. IS CONSIDERED FAIR
(By United Press)

Washington, Aug. 31.-That $2.2O
wheat is considered fair price to
the farmers is indicated in a state
ment of the department of agricul-
ture today showing $2.49 was the
highest average price ever paid to
producers during the past 10 years.
This price was reached last June.
The average yearly price Of Northern
No. /, Northern Spring, in Chicago
in the last 10, years was $1.26.
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POSITION OF THE q. s.

We cannot take the word
of, the present rulers Of Ger
many as a guarantee of any.
thing that is to endure, unless
explicitly supported by such
conclusive evidence of the will
and purpose of the German "peo- /.
pie themselves as the other
peoples. of the world would be
justified in accepting.-Presi-
dent Wilson. .,sss, =. =:
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WILSON'S REPLY FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN

Minneapolis, Aug. 31.-President
Wilson's message in response to the
Pope's plan for peace will be read
to the children in every Minneapolis
school when. the fall term opens next
Tuesday. Patriotic exercises will
start the children in for the school
year. -----
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STOLEN BOOZE IS +.
CAUSE OF OUTBREAK;
JEWS MALTREATED
g(By United Press)

: New York, Aug. 31.-The militia
of Petrograd is busy suppressing
anti-government country revolution
ary activities, cable today asserts.
Twenty are dead at Moscow as the
result of an orgy with stolen liquor.
Jews were maltreated.
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German Women Suffer

washington, Aug. 31.-Germany's
women suffering on short rations and
sorrow and sulking over the con-
tinuance of the war may influence
the remoulding Of Teutonic peace, is
the opinion expressed. This with
the general war near Iness and
universal governmental liberties are
elements upon which reliance is
placed that peace is not far distant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-31
COWAN GRAY TO ASSIST
- GLE AT THE STATE FAIR

Cowan Gray left for Hamline today
where he will assist Bueford M. Gile
in arranging the display of the Bel
trami county booth at the state fair.
Mr.. Gile expressed 2,40O pounds of
exhibit produce and material from
here to the state fair Thursday. La
ter crop arrivals will be sent today
and Saturday.
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S|le|r|'iffNear L
Death From Il |
"Anti' Bullet
(By United Press

Manitowoc, Wis.,, Aug. 31.-Sher-
if Kelner is near death and lnvesti-
gator Steiner Of Milwaukee narrowly
missed bullet as the first anti-draft
trouble in Wisconsin today. The
shooting followed the attempt to ar
rest draft evader. 3
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FEDERAL CHILD LABOR
!. Law EFFECTIVE TONIGHT
(By United Press)

Washington, Aug. 31.-The Fed
eral child labor law becomes effec-
tive at midnight tonight. Over
10000 children will be taken out
Of industries doing an interstate
business
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PEACE COUNCIL run {.
0tlI. OF HUDSON BY
Thou And CITIZENS

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 31.-Five
members of the Peoples Peace Coun-
Gil who went to Hudson, Wis, yes
terday afternoon to make arrange
ments for holding the councils ma
tional convention, were placed on a
truck by an angry crowd Of 1000
people, escorted to the depot and
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us. Prepares:
To Combat
Submarines
(By United Press J

Washington, Aug. 31.-The United
States plans to meet the threatened
German submarine by offensive and
defensive measures. The United
States today let the contract for 200
for the allied navies
and is launching new destroyers.
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SECRETARY MERRILL DEAD

(By United Press)
Chicago, Aug. 31.-Secretary Mer-
rill Of the Chicago Board Of Trade
died today.
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"PE0PLE'S COUNCIL"
TO INVADE CAPITOL
DECLARES LEADER
(By United Press)

Minneapolis, Aug. 81. = Louis
Lochner, secretary Of the Peoples
Council, today announced that the
ocnnoil. would hold its meeting in
Washington, D. c., Sunday. 4 There,
he argues, the governmental authori-
ties will be the only authority to
deal with. He plans to force the
question of free speech with con.
gress if necessary.
Lochner is one of the prime NOV
ers of the Peoples Council in Min
nesota and had planned a mass meet
ing at Minneapolis. Governor. Burn
quist refused the nOndiscript aggre-
cation to hold any meeting in Min
nesota and then attention was GEN.
tered on North Dakota and Fargo
where Governor Frazier bade them
welcome.
Hudson, Wis.,, was then selected
as final, but the above telegram to-
day again changed the plans.
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BOYS ANSWER THE CALL

donned overalls yesterday and start
ed work at the new Crookston Lum-
Der company mill. They expect to
stick on the job until school opens.
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One Ct Lundeen's first spasmodic
cutbursts was to suggest a referen-
dunn of the people in his district as
to whether they desired to stand by
the government. -1t:.-s-