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S r tw? FEW OF THE CREW SAVED Another British Bat tleship Sunk. MINE OR SUBMARINE DESTRUCTIVE AGENT VesselGarried750 MenandOnly Seventy-oneAre Rescued. London, Jan. 2.The British hattle kip Formidable was sunk in the Eng lfteh channel by either a mine or a submarine, according to an announce ment given out by the official infor mation bureau. The text of the bu reau's statement follows: "The battleship Formidable was Wlk In the channel, but whether by a Mine or a submarine is not yet cer- **Seventy-one survivors have been flaked up by a British light cruiser and it Is possible that others may have been rescued by other vessels." The Formidable had a displacement of 16,000 tons. It was 430 feet long ami carried a complement of 750 men. I| was heavily armored and carried four 12-inch guns, twelve 6-inch guns and sixteen 12-pounders. It was pro vided also with four submerged tor petto tubes. Vessel Launched in 1898. The Formidable was launched in 1198 and was a sister* ship to the Ir resistible and Implacible.x nffhe Formidable had assigned to her, according to the British navy list lor December, various fleet officers, and consequently undoubtedly was acting as a flagship at the time of her destruction. Her captain was Arthur N. Loxleyit and her commander Charles F. Bal lard. Captain John C. Deed was in command of the marines on board, while the fleet surgeon was Godfrey Taylor and the fleet paymaster P. J. Ling. The chaplain is given as the Rev. George B. Robinson. On board the Formidable were also sixteen mid shipmen. Dunkirk, on the northern coast of France, was bombarded again by four German aeroplanes, according to re ports reaching Paris. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN POLAND CHANGED Petrograd, Jan. 2.Fighting along the Galician and Polish fronts have materially slackened during the last twenty-four hours. Both sides are realigning their forces and bringing up reinforcements. It is understood that a new Rus sian offense is being developed, but details are withheld. The fighting on the Caucasian front increases in in tensity. The village of Sarykamysh is still held by the Turks, although they have been driven from their flenches. Fighting has been of the most desperate character, the Russian Caucasian troops having covered themselves with glory. They took a type of trenches at the point of the bayonet. The Turkish losses are described by the war office as enormous and among the killed were a general and twenty officers of high rank. Fighting fit the vicinity of Adraghn continues indecisive. WAR AFFECTS THE CUSTOMS Receipts at New York for 1914 Much Less Than Previous Year. New York, Jan. 2.The war in Eu rope $s reflected in the New York cus. toms receipts for 1914. Receipts were approximately 1167,000,000, represent ing a decrease of about $36,500,000 lrom the figures of 1913. Imports of merchandise were about $975,000, rep resenting a decrease of more than 135,000,000. Domestic exports in 1914 amounted to approximately $800,000,000, a de crease of nearly $105,000,000. Imports Of: gold and silver were about $24,- 400*000, a decrease of approximately 120,500,000. Exports of domestic gold showed an increase, the approximate figures being $155,400,000 in 1914 and $116,500,000 in 1913. ENGLISH RAILWAY DISASTER Ten Persons Killed and Fifty Injured in Collision. London, Jan. 2.Ten persons were killed and fifty injured in a collision between an express bound for London t[lway |*a local train on the Great Eastern at Ilford. The victfms were crushed In the rear car of the local train, which was Standing on a siding when the ex press crashed intd it. A Danger Signal. I Hoarseness in a child that is sub ject to croup is a sure sign of an ap proaching attack. Give Chamber lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse and the attack may be warded off. For sale by All Dealers. ""For conveying garbage by rail here has been invented a car with 7 Semi-cylindrical tank that can be mod for emptying. GEN. SIH IAN HAMILTON. Defender of' tadysmitri Is Military Governor of-London! General Ian Hamilton ts military governor of London and hja prepared the defenses of that city In case of invasion. London is encircled by miles of trenches. General Hamilton was chief of staff to Lord Kitchener in 1901-1902 in South Africa and was one of the defenders of Ladysmith in the Boer war. PEACE IN NEW YEAR IS HOPE OF KAISER Munich, Jan. 2.Emperor William, replying to a New Year's., telegram from the king and queen of Bavaria, sent their majesties the following message: "I reciprocate your good wishes and those of all Bavarians with all ray heart. You speak after my own heart when you say we all have but one thought, which is that a peace, worthy of the sacrifices already made and still to be made, be obtained for the beloved Fatherland in the new year. "How splendid In this connection is that the German princes and the German peoples are standing together in unchangeable fidelity, with God's help, to achieve with our heroic troops that victory for our just cause, which we expect with' unshaken confidence." TAX ACT DECLARED VOID North Dakota Statute Is Held to Be Unconstitutional. 4 Fargo, N. D., Jan. 2 The .act of 1911 granting plenary powers to the state tax commission has been declar ed unconstitutional by'. District Judge Pollock. The commission njandamuseG County Auditor teech to p)[^ JaUeer-j tain valuation '.^n/,^i.btic\'--uti]Sti^% Fargo. He refused and placed on his books the valuations as made by the local assessor and equalised by both the county and the state boards of equalization. The tax commission claimed final authority without the right of the property owner to review its acts. WYNNE Bird Elliott, who has been on the sick list, is able to be about again/ The toe social given here last Sat urday evening was a decided success, $11 being realized. Clarence Nelson and Everett Wynne were calling on friends over west one evening recently. Oscar Staffne,' Who has been stay ing at Waltham, Minn., for the past few years, came to Spend the holi days here with his father, Ole Staffne. Mr. and Mrs. Gust Thbrland spent Monday night with the latter's par* ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Weum. James B. Wynne and family spent Sunday at the Klecner home. Messrs. Jallen and Winger drove to Pinewood last Wednesday. George Hayes and family left on Wednesday for Oakland, Minn.', where they will spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Jessie F. Hayes. The Socialist Local will meet at Martin Annonson's, Jan. 2. School in the east end of Dist. No. 97, held a program and tree on Mon day evening, Dec. 21. It was a very enjoyable time for all. George Elliott returned from South Dakota, last week. He was accom panied by his brother Dee, and fam ily, who expect to locate here if they find everything satisfactory. Bumped Up Against the Seal Thing. "I think I have bumped up against the real thing in Chamberlain's Tab- lets," writes D. R. Thomas, of Ti dioute. Pa. "They do the work and cause no unpleasant reaction." In cases of constipation when pills and saline cathartics are used, their use is often followed by eenstrnatian, as they take so much water out of the system. On the otherl%and the ef fect of Chamberlain's Tablets is so agreeable and so natural that you do not realize that It hjfts been pro duced in a-medicine, and no reaction follows their use. --^For-* Bale by All Dealers.t :?f\- Cash for Russian Prisoners..,, Petrograd, Jan. 2.rTjjie Russian government has decided4o make cash allowances to captured $&cera at the following rate: Generals, |750 a year staff officers, $450 all other office**, $300. s~ ^*ft 'To prevent blown out shots" 4n mines an Englishman haer intended' a nameless, fireproof tamping plug/ FIND NOT E NO AN ULTIMATUM 1...4 \k~ Publication of Fqll Text Dis pels Britfsb Anger. &3 WILL SATISFACTION London Prsse Confident Sir Edward Grey Proposes to Grant All the American Government Can Properly Ask Under the Circumstances. London, Jan. 2.The publication in London of the text of the American note to the British government on the question of unwarranted interference with American shipping has dispelled Irritation occasioned by the incom plete sentences in the first summary of the communication cabled from the United States. There were Englishmen who saw something like an ultimatum in the cabled extracts, but a perusal of the actual context of these particular phrases has dispelled this conception. The Pall Mall Gazette voices the general opinion when it says: 'We perhaps could place our finger on certain contentions advanced in the note which show some failure to appreciate the difficulties of bur posi tion, but it is not our business to chop logic with the government of the United States. ''Sir Edward Grey may be trusted to give the government of President Wilson all the satisfaction it can prop erly ask, while at the same time in dicating with courtesy and firmness the measures our position as a bellig erent power compels us to continue. "The government of the United States has shown every disposition to put itself in our place and recognize our difficulties. Our government will not. Show itself to be less fair, minded than that of President Wilson. Short Of 'sacrificing our best weapon for bringing' the war to a successful and speedy, end, nothing will be left un done to meet the wishes of the United States." OBEEGON EXPECTING FALL OF PUEBLA Washington, Jan. 2.General Villa, in a telegram from Mexico City to his agency here, denies that he has ques tioned the amnesty proclamation of General Gutierrez. "r obey and respect the orders of President Gutierrez," Villa telegraph- ed,1 -^f-%nKhiB -subordinate, Furthe details of the fighting bo tween Carranza and Villa troops near Tampieo were received in official dis patches to the Carranza agency here. The following message was received: "General Pablo Gonzales adminis tered a decisive defeat to the Vil laistas at Rodriguez, a few hours' ride from San Luis Potosi. Several hundred were killed and wounded. He now is pursuing the enemy toward San Luis Potosi. "General Obregon reports that he has dislodged the Zapatistas and Vil laistas from their strongest positions at Puebia and expects to announce the capture of this city almost hourly." MAY CONFER ON SITUATION Neutral Nations Take Interest in Con traband of War.l Washington, Jan. 2,-^The note sent by the United States to Great Britain insisting on an early improvement in the treatment of American commerce has awakened much enthusiasm among South American diplomats, who think it paves the way for a more vigorous interest on the part of the United States in the various pro posals looking to ah assertion of the rights 4' neutrals. Incidentally it was said that the sentime&t in favor of the proposal made by Venezuela for a convocation of neutral nations to discuss contra band H/as rapidly growing and it would cause no surprise if one of the results of the present situation is the convening of such a congress in Wash ington. MISS H0BBS IS HONORED Famous Oregon Woman Member of Industrial Commission. Salem, Ore.,i Jan. 2.After acting as private secretary to Governor Oswald West, who retires from office Jan. 11, for several years. Miss Fern Hobbs has become a member of the state in dustrial' accident commission. Miss Hobbs' tenure as private secre tary to the chief executive was mark ed by activities that attracted nation wide attention. She conducted a num ber of investigations in connection with mcfral crusades ir various towns of the state. Her most spectacular performance was a year ago, when, accompanied by a squad of state mili tia, she invaded Copperfield, a town of the old "Wild West" sort, dosed all saloons -and caused to be confiscated the stocks of .liquors, gambling para. flMrnauVand firearms. "The Beit Medicine I Ever Used" "Chamberlain's Tablets is the best medicinefl ever used for constipation, biliousness ani} headache," writes Mrs. A. W. Milne, St. George, .Utah. These tiblets are very effectual^ |$sy and pleasant to take. For All Dealers. If For: epying^ documents a process h^s beenj Invented which makes photo graphi directly on paper without the use of a negative. 0- .31 TURKISH LEADER REPORT- ?'J%itE^-MU,RDER^D. r-\ Cairo, Jan. 2.Refugees from Jaffa report that Djemal Pasha, the Turkish-- commander, was murdered: in Jerusalem on Christmas' day. They say he arrived there the day 'before at the head of 5,000 men miserably equipped. The next morning he was found dead in his hotel' room evidently slain dring the night. *F _V 4- 4 .4 4 4- 4* SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES (Continued from Pace 1.) Senior B. YciP. U., 6:30 p. m. "Sub ject"Who is on the Lord's Side?" Leader, William Towle. Gospel ser vice, 7:30 p. m. Special music for Sunday. Moriiing-"Arise, Cliris- tian Soldier," chorus choir. Even ingsolo by Miss Edla Nelson of Fargo, N. D. Anthem"Come, Thou FoUnt," chorus choir. Next week Will be observed as the Week of Prayer. The services will be held in the homes of the. city and every one is invited to attend. Watch the paper for place qt- meeting each night. Serv|c? will begin at 7:30. The B. Y, P.ju: business meeting will be postponed!ojhe week, Janl 12: Ira D. Alvord, iSji^Bftibay.^'.:'-' Christian ^Ifience services will be held at the i^rinkn^an,theater- Sun day morninj||kt^il,,^cic*ki Wednes day evening testimonial meeting will be held at 8 o'clock at 520 Beltrami avenue. ers Single and double entry and loose leaf. All sizes and all prices. .is.. i One Cent Eac SEVERAL TOTAL 300,000. {Continued xrom Page l.i lows: No. 86, 314,185 No. 92, 312,- 986, and No. 130, 312,755. the sandings are as follows: V, 301,50 2, 2,000 3, 7,P00 4, 2,000 5, 2,000 6. 2,000 7, 2iQ00 8, 307*000 9, 172,000 10, 19?,000 11, 2,000 12, 2,000 13, 207,000 14, 2,000 15, 2,000 16, 2,000 17, {2r 000 18, 17,000 19, 227.000 20, 2,000 21, 2,000 22, 158,000 23, 239,00 24, 12,000 25, 239,000 26, 2,000 27, 2,000 28, 192,000 29, 2,000 30, 2,000 31, 2,000 32, 2.- 000 33, 252,000 34, 219,000 35, 2,000 36, 277,325 37, 2,000 38, 2,000 39, 2,000 40, 306,848 41, 2,000 42, 2,000 43, 2,000 44, 2,- 000 45, 7,000 46, 2,000 47, 2,0d0 48, 227,645 49, 32,000 60, 2,000 51, 2,000 52, 2,000 53, 2,000 54, 2,000 55, 27,000 56, 2,000 57, 2,- 000 58, 2,000 59, 2,000 60, 2,- 000 61, 2,000 62/ 2,000 63, 19,- 000 64, 2,000 65, 2,000 66, 23,- 000 67, 164,345 68, 2,000 69, 2,- 000 70,2,000 71, 2,000 72, 27,000 73, 2,000 74, 194,435 75, 2,000 76, 2,000 77, 2,000 78, 221,885 79, 2,000 80, 2,000 81, 2,000 82, 2,000 83, 2,000 84, 2,000 85, 2,- 000 86, 314,185 87, 2,000 .88, fe,- 000 89, 2,000 90, 298,000 91, 102,000 92, 312 985 93 2,000 94, 2,000 95, 2,000 96, 2,000 97, 187,- 000 98, 2,000 99, 2,000 100, 2,- 000 101, 2,000 102, 2,000 103, 2,- 000 104, 2,000 105, 2,000 106, 2,- 000 107, 2,000 108, 2,000 109, 2,- 000 110, 2,000 111, 2,000 112, 172,685 113, 2,000 114, 2,000 115, 169,965 116, 22,000 117, 243,000 118, 2,000 119, 2,000 120, 2,000 121, 2,000 122, 2,000 YOU'LL NEED BLANK I Let Us Help You Grocers, Meat Markets and General Merchandise Account books for family accounts for sale at one cent each. Security Bank Bldg 123, 102,415 124,- 2,000 125, 240,- 675 126, 2,000 127, 2,000 128, 2,- f000 129, 2,000 130, 312,755 131, 220,000 132, 2,000 133, ,2,000 134, 2,000 135, 2,000 136, 32,000 137, 2,000 138, .2,000. 13ft, 2,000 140, 2,000 141, 2,000 142, 2,000 143^.2,000 1,44,, 2,000 145, 2,000 146, 2,000 147, 2,000 148, 2,000 149, 2,000 150, 31000 151, 2,000 152, 2,000 153, 2,000 154, 2,000 155, M00 156, 127,845 157, 2,- 000 158 2,000 159, 186,745. THIRD CONTEST TO DECIDE SERIES "T,' (Continued from Page 1.) den, 3. Free throws, Brandon, 6, Spoden, 5. /The Friday Game. Bemidji St. Cloud Howe .rf (C) Roth Brandon Murphy Peck ............c Carew Jacobson .rg...... Spoden Miller .lg Prem Field baskets, Howe, 2, Brandon, 6, Miller, 6, Peck' 3, Carew, 1, Roth, 2, Murphy, 1, Spoden, 1. Free throws, Brandon, 4, Spoden, 2. Re feree, Stanton. Timekeepers, Stew art and O'Conner. Scorers, Lycan and Gallager. Litzinger, the St. Cloud guard, was injured in the Thursday game and unable to play last night, while Roth, the captain and star forward of the visitors, was hurt last night, but will endeavor to play this evening. Notice. Lessons on Violin and Trombone. Up-to-date methods used. Chas. W. Britten, 1119 Doud Ave., cor. 13th St. E. with which to commence the new year, and you will find our supply will give you a splendid assortment from which to choose. ^A Diaries, Vest Pocket Note Books, Coat Pocket Note Books, leather and cloth Tr\iii-nolo bound, from 10c to $1.50. dUUrildifr LP.Loose Leaf Pocket Note Books, cash, ledger, journal and record ruled. There's a great demand for new blank books at the beginning of ev|ry year and 1915 promises to be the biggest ever. I Bemidji merchants are anxious to keep up-to-the-minute accounts and many are making plans to revise their bookkeeping systems during 1915. Columna Blank Books We have them from 4 to 24 columns When you use one of these it will enable you to keep your various departments separate and strike a trial balance in a few minutes. ASK TO SEE ONE The Pioneer has always lead in the blank book busi- ness in North Central Minnesota. I we haven't what you want we can get it for you on short notice. rr TT Both the fruit, which resembles grapes, and the flowers of a Brazilian tree grow directly on the bark.lfl When the Well Runs Dry you will appreciate the convenience and economy of having a reserve supply of ink on hand. Come in andletusshow youthe newest ink Carter's Pencraft Combined Office and Fountain Pen Ink We always by to have for our customers all the new things of real merit. Pencraft ink is made espe cially to settle the bother of having one ink for fountain pens and an other for inkwell use. We'll gladly show you this unique ink in the new flow-controller bottle. 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