Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 9, 1914, Page 1

— ¥ £ BATTLE. * * e = + Berlin, Sept. 9.—It is an- < # nounced that Dr. Ludwig - «#+ Frank, the noted Socialist lexd- < er and member of the reich- & <+ stag, who has been servine in < [ 4 the German army, was d < in the fighting near Luneville < <+ on Sept. 2. 7 £ + g + o VOLUME 12, NO. 115. 4 : %, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDA' T EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1914 — PARIS DEFENSE ARMY TO BE SENT T0 FRONT; FORT MAUBEUGE FALLS (American Press.) ‘Washington, Sept. 9.—The Rus- sian embassy announces that a gen- eral engagement is in progress along the whole Austrian front, with the center Austrian army falling back. Berlin, Sept. 5, by wireless to Say- vime.—Official announcement was made today at army headquarters that the French fortress at Maubeuge had fallen. The Germans took forty thousand prisoners, including four generals. Paris, Sept. 9.—Declaring that our successes are continued, General Gal- lieni, military governor of Paris, to- day declared that the Paris defense army can safely be pushed forward to aid the British-French column in crushing the German right wing. The French center holds fast, and the right and left wings are driving the Germans before them. As a re- sult of this development, the German center must eventually fall back in order to protect itself. Rl ol b SRR T Tl T o + E 4 Paris, Sept. 9.—Violent en- <+ counters have occurred on the <+ < French center between Fere- <+ 4+ Champenoise and Vitry-le-Fran- < +# cois, at the southern point of - < the forest of Argonne. The -+ < French have nowhere fallen < back. The Germans have lost - “ ground. * + * Rl R R R R R London, Sept. 9.—That the allies have taken the offensive and are making some advances against the Germans operating to the northeast of Paris is indicated in advices from the war zone, but the cautious tone of the official communications issued by the French seem to show the for- ‘ward movement of the o = iy only a feeler to ascert .o for the puzzling eastw: iz, <1 the German right. In any ¢ a de- cisive battle cannot be long post poned. The move has cleared the “western” valley “of the Seine of ‘Ger- ~mans. and giyen. Paris.a . breathing{- spell. The battle continues along a front of 140 miles, from Nanteuille-le-Hau- deuin to Verdun. The Germans in their turning movement have swept through the entire Compeigne coun- try and the five German columns are hurling their strength against the front of the allied forces. No con- firmation of the reported annihilation of the imperial guard under Crown Prince Frederick William is at hand. Allies Readjust Their Lines. The unexpected swing of the Ger- mans has caused a readjustment of the lines of the allies, resulting in a battle formation that puts the Ger- man right wing in jeopardy, as the advance of the allies’ left proved. Bits of news already coming in from the wounded show that the allies’ left wing gained a distinct success, the Germans suffering greatly while try- ing to cross the River Marne. As fast as pontoon bridges were finished the French threednch guns demolished them before the Germans could cross. Dispatches would indicate the Ger- mans have before the front of their wedgellke advance the veterans of the allies’ left wing, which underwent a terrible battering along the Franco- Belgian frontier, but which has been reinforced. The allies also enjoy the advantage of having their left flank supported by the great fortresses of Paris, while on their right fl: are the fortresses of Verdun. At the rear of the German troops are some of the fortresses of Maubeuge, stiil held by the French. despite a terrific Ger- man bombardment. The so called army of Paris is be- lieved to be acting as an independent force, holding the convex side of the curved battle line and menacing the fGerman commu Unclaimed Letters. List of advertised letters “UN- CLAIMED” for week ending Sep- tember 7, at Bemidji postoffice: Men—-Brunner, Wm., Bird, Mr. R. D., Bell, Clayton, Editor, Mr. Hen- dry, Grund, Ed., Graham, John, Kel- und, Mr. Chas. E., Larson, Mr. L. B, Miller, D. B., Nepitt, Mr. Mike, Net- land, Severt, Pearson, Mr. Joe, Stanck, Mr. Tom, Stanck, Mr. John. ‘Women—Barritt, Mrs. Pearl, Barger, Mrs. Cornelia, Clark, Miss Ordella, Gansele, Miss Grace, Kyle, Mrs. J. O., McDonell, Mrs. D. B., Opeim, Miss Agnes, Raykoski, Mrs. H. A. oo ol ol ol o o ol ok A e e o e ol ol b L3 <4 NOTED SOCIALIST DIES IN L S R TR SR R PRINCE DANILO. Montenegrin Heir Apparent Escapes an Austrian Bomb. Antivari, Sept. 9.—While Prince Danilo and the Princess Jutta, his wife, were landing here from a French warship an Austrian aviator flew over the party and dropped a bomb in an attempt to kill the heir apparent. The bomb went wide of the mark and no one was in; d. The sailors on the French warship drove the aero- plane off with a fusillade of rifle bul- COMPETITION IS KEEN Beltrami County Mentioned as Pos- sessing Promising Agricultural Exhibit at Minnesota Fair. BOOTH ATTRACTS ATTENTION ‘With the competition keen and the judges meeting with much difficulty in their selection of ribbon winners, Beltrami county is holding its own among the various county agricul- tural displays at the Minnesota state fair. The judges are expected to com- plete their work today and the an- nouncement of their decision will likely be made this evening. 2 Thousands of farmers, as they passed through the big Agricultural building at the fair grounds, stopped to inspect the Beltrami booth where Charles Schroeder, secretary of the Beltrami County Agricultural so- ciety, A. P. Ritchie, president of the Better Farming club, and Bueford M. Gile, agriculturist, answered all questions and gave:information con- cerning the soil, climate, crop con- ditions, opportunities and advan- tages of Beltrami. The St. Paul Dispateh, in a fair news story, names the following counties as possessing promising ex- hibits: Beltrami, éKoochiching, Red Lake, Clay, Cass, Aitkin, Cook, Pine, Crow Wing, Todd, Morrison, Sher- burne, Houston, Olmsted, Blue Earth, Scott, Nicollet, Nobles, Cot- tonwood, Wright, Wadena, Chisago, Douglas, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mar- shall, Norman and Becker. DALTON BUYS HOME. Purchases Gill Crone Property on Minnesota Avenue. John Dalton, the Bemidji hotel and restaurant man, has purchased the residence property of Gill Crone on Minnesota avenue, between Fifth and Sixth streets. The Dalton fam- ily has resided in the hotel build- ing and will move within the next few days to their new home. The Crones will live at the farm, where a new modern house has been erected. The property purchased by Mr. Dal- ton, who has been a resident of Be- midji for many years and is one of the city’s most successful business men, has a seventy-five foot front- age on Minnesota avenue, and it is the new owner’s intention to build another residence during the coming i year. ¥ Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria has served in two wars. - JES EXPLAINS £LECTION CONTEST Defeated Candidate for Republican Nomination Tells Why He Has De- cided to Concede Preus’ Victory. —_— RECOUNT SHOWS MANY ERRORS Mora Man to Work for Election of Nominee Who Volunteers to Take Stump for Republican Party. That the continuing of the recount of the primary vote for the republi- can nomination for state auditor could not possibly change the re- sult to his favor, -Henery Rines, of Mora, has dropped the contest and concedes the nomination to J. A. 0. Preus, insurance commissioner, as was announced in the Pioneer bul- letin of Tuesday evening. Rines said that a recount in twen- ty counties has convinced him that his gains would not be sufficient to overcome Mr. Preus’ lead. In his statement, Mr. Rines pledges support to Mr. Preus and says he will be glad to co-operate with Mr. Preus for the success of the entire republican state ticket. Text of Statement. Mr. Rines statement is as follows: “After having recounted awenty counties, including Ramsey, Henne- pin and St. Louis, I have become con- vinced that Mr. Preus has received a plurality of the votes in the primary contest for state auditor, and I con- cede his nomination. ““The recount was instituted by me after I became convinced, from an ex- amination of the primary election returns, that a large number of votes estimated at from 5,000 to 10,000, marked in the second choice column only by the voters, had been rejected by election judges in many precints through ignorance of that provision of the law which provides that such ballots shall be counted as first choice ‘votes. The returns = also showed gross errors in making re- turns of second choice votes. Be- cause of the arrangement of the tally sheets it was evident that Mr. Preus received the benefit of these errors in many precints. -~ Tells-of Recount:- “Under these conditions I felt in justice to myself and my supporters that it was my duty to ask for a re- count to clear up the complications which were so apparent in the re- turns. The recount has shown that my analysis of the primary returns were correct. In the twenty coun- ties approximately 4,000 votes were added to the total first choice votes of the three candidates for auditor, and if the recount had been com- pleted the total increase would have been from 8,000 to 10,000. The second choice returns were found to be erroneous in a large proportion of the precinets. “My gains in the twenty counties, including such disputed ballots as would undoubtedly be allowed by the court, were about 300 votes. I have examined the precinct returns from practically all of the remaining counties. From our experience, and the disclosures of the recount, I estimate that I would make further gains of .from 200 to 300 votes, due largely to the complications of the second-choice returns, but these gains would still leave me about 500 votes short. 'While several thousand unaccounted votes would be added, it is not likely that they would mater- ially affect the result, as experience shows that these votes are quite evenly divided between the two can- didates. “The contest has been carried on in a very friendly manner and Mr. Preus and his attorney has shown me every courtesy. I shall give Mr. Preus my loyal support during the coming campaign and shall be glad to co-operate with him in securing the success of the entire republican state ticket.” y Mr. Preus made the statement: To Stump State. “When Mr. Rines commenced his contest I felt keenly that it was an impasition in- view of the fact that following I had a lead of 1,057 votes. The re- ettt x : i * % ELTRAMI WINS SECOND PLACE AT|STATE FAIR % " Added honors. have been won by Beltrami county as a premium winner at the Min- nesota state fair, the judges of the agricultural exhibits, ‘who completed their work today, haying giyen the coun- ty second place in the dis- trict. The following tele- gram was received by the Pioneer this afternoon from Charles Cchroeder,, secretary- of the Beltrami County Ag- ricultural society, Who with John Gilstad of ?lackduck, A. P. Ritchie and Bueford M. Gile of Bemidji, are.in charge of the booth at the fair: ““Congratulations to the farm- ers of Beltrami county. We win second place.” Kk ok ok ok k ok ok ok ok kK kok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok dok ok ok ok ok ok ok hkhkkhkhkhhkhkkkhkkhkkk KKK KK KKK KKK KK count of the first county convinced me, however, that his action was jus- tified, and that he had been unduly criticized because it _disclosed that in all likelihood there were about 10,000 votes for the auditor which had not been counted, the error hav- ing been made in cavassing second choice votes. When this was dis- covered it was my desire that Mr. Rines satisfy himself that I was nom- inated before abandoning the re- count. I am glad that|he has done so, and that he will now, in con- junction with Mr. Lee and the other the committee up to-date, but -here- after I shall be at the service of Chairman S. B. Bjornson and the committee and shall-take the stump as the committee may direct.” EDUCATION IS DFSIRED Residents of Philippine Islands Vote for Teachers Instead of Feasts Luxuries and Salaries. . DENISON’S THEORY IS CORRECT (By Congressman C. H..Tavenner) Washington, September 9.—Prac- tical Democracy is beikZ *applied- to the Philippines by Winfred T. Den- ison, President Wilson’s secretary of the interior for the Philippine Isl- ands. After all these years of mis- rule in the Philippines, the natives at lazt have in authority over them a man who understands their prob- lems and who is trying to build civ- ilization from the hearts of -the na- tives outward, and not forcing it down their throats. Denison goes on the theory that the American way of doing things m~y not be the best way for the Fili- He goes on the theory that the Filipino is eager for civilization, but that he must be allowed to gain the goal in his own way and of his own free will. The theory is work- ing excellently. In a recent speech betore the City club of Manilla Den- icon told some of his experiences, and they seem to demonstrate that for the first time true ‘‘benevelent as- similation” is going on in those far- v Theery Nlustrated. off islands. Denison’s theory was well illustra- ted by one incident. ‘A letter was two weeks coming to Denison in Manilla from the Mountain province by native carrier. According to American ideals this service should have been rendered in much shorter time. A cynical American said to Denison: “Yes, Filipinize the entire postal service of the archipelago and you'll get that sort of service every- where.” “And why not,” replied Den- ison. “If the Filipino people prefer to have their letters arrive in three weeks and do it themselves, why haven't they got the right to do it that way. Isn’t it human nature to prefer-to do a thing yourself in your own way than to have an alien peo- ple do it for you in their way?” Pays High Tribute. “In his speech Denison paid a high candidates, put forth his valuable efforts in the election of the repub- lican -state ticket. ;= “The recount has! made it impos- sible for me to be of any assistance to ued on last page.) (Cos MANY CIVIL CASES FOR JURY TRIAL| Thirty-One Actions May Be Tried During Court Term Now in Session —Four Will Be Heard by Court. ASSAULT CASE NOW IN PROGRESS Property Damage Suits Against City of Bemidji Next on Calendar— Special Venire Summoned. It developed on the preliminary call of the civil calendar in district court Tuesday afternoon that there are to be thirty-one civil cases for jury trial at this term of court. Four cases are set for trial by the court during the term and fourteen cases will be tried by the court at cham- bers on motion. The first jury case, that of Martin Duer against Frank Gagon, com- monly known as ‘“Spider,” who oper- ates a bar at Minnesota avenue and Second street, is now on trial, the jury having been completed before the morning recess. In this action the plaintiff, through his attornev, John Gibbons, asks for $5,000 dam- ages for being assaulted by the de- fendant, causing one of his legs to be broken. Gagon 1is defended by Charles Scrutchin, Bemidji's colored attorney. The next cases for jury trial will be those of Henry Marin and three others against the City of Bemidji for damages to abutting property on Mississippi avenue by reason of the grading of the street. Judge Mar- shall A. Spooner will appear for the plaintiffs in these cases and P. J. Rus- sell, city attorney, will represent the city. Six Added to Grand Jury. It was necessary to summon spe- cial venire for the grand jury this morning and the six new members are John McElroy, L. G. Pendergast, H. J. McClernan, W. H. Newton, John A. McDonald and Fred Mal- zahn. Twenty-Two Jurors Present. Twenty-two of the regular panel of twenty-four petit jurors reported for duty at nine o’clock this morn- ing. Those summoned for petit jury seryvice were: 5 S Even Nelson, Cormant; JohnGjel- haug, Baudette; James Healy, Black- duck; John P. Rust, Battle; Andy Berg, Bemidji; Adolph Gjelhaug, ‘Wabanica; A. 0. Akre, Nymore; Mar- tin Dille, Lammers; F. E. Barker, Eckles; Bernhard Hanson, Baudette; Albert Utech, Turtle River; John Mongquist, Moose Lake; Ernest Mil- ler, Kelliher; Hans Imsdahl, Waban- ica; Albert Williams, Baudette; John C. Sprague, Battle; Erick Lyseng, Roosevelt; Fred Swenson, Frohn; J. W. Peck, Bemidji; Henry Plummer, Hornet; Albert Kleven, Bemidji; Nels Olson, Spoomer; O. Lindquist, Kelliher; P. M. Decaire, Bemidji. TWO NEW CARDINALS NAMED Papal Nuncio at Vienna Made Prince of Church. Rome, Sept. 9.—Two new cardinals were created by Pope Benedict XV. and the red hat bestowed on six for- eign cardinals previously created by Pope Pius X. The names of the new cardinals were reserved in pectore by the pope, but they are known to be Mgr. Boggi- ani, secretary of .the recent conclave, and Mgr. Scapinelli de Leguigno, pa- pal nuncio of Vienna. It was the latter who was sent to Vienna by the late Pope Pius bearing a personal letter from the pontiff to Emperor Francis Joseph, begging that the aged monarch try to avert war. WOULD INCREASE REVENU Reduction Proposed in Exemption. Washington, Sept. 9.—Increase of the income tax was seriously discuss- ed by the house ways and means com- mittee Denfberats in conferences on the proposed war revenue measure. One proposal is to increase the tax to 1% per cent and reduce the -ex- emption from $4,000 to $2,500 or $2,000. That would raise at least £25,000,000 of the required $100,000,- 000. Chairman Underwood said no agree- ment had been reached on the form of the bill. Income Tax Servian Heir Leadirg Invasion of Austria. §25,000 VERCICT REDUCED Judge Stanton’s Decision Filed This Morning, Cuts Amount of Damages in Vye-Gould Case to $15,000. MEMORANDUM STATES POSITION An order was filed today by Judge C. W. Stanton, of she district court, in the action of W. H. Vye against W. A. Gould, which in effect reduces the verdict from $25,000 to $15,000. This action was brought by Vye to recover from Gould damages in the sum of $25,000, for the aliena- tiop. of the qug{x;j?ns of the plain- tiff’s’ wite. It “was tried before a jury-at the:last term- of.-ceurt.in| this county and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount asked. A motion for a new trial was then made by the defendant, Gould, who died several weeks ago in Minneapolis. In a memorandum appended to his order, which was filed today, Judge Stanton says: “While it is, as many court de- cisions declare, a delicate thing to set aside or reduce a verdict for damages, in a case where the amount is not susceptible to accurate meas- urement, I feel that it would be an injustice to permit the verdict in this case to stand for the full amount returned. I am satisfied that a re- covery of $15,000 is adequate and ample.” IS BELTRAMI BOOSTER. Towa Man Responsible for Bringing of Many Farmers Here. One of the most energetic and con- stant boosters for Beltrami county lands is G. E. Brinejar, of Thayer, Towa, who arrived in Bemidji this morning with six successful farmers of southern Iowa who are consider- ing the advisability of locating here. The men, who are, W. K. Coon, S. C. Katzenbar, F. S. Porter, Walter long, C. H. Corney and R. C. Carson, are visiting in the vicinity of Neb- ish this afternoon. Brinejar has been instrumental in the locating of a large number of farmers here. “It is easy to secure settlers for Bel- trami county,” he said, ‘for after they have visited here they become instilled with that spirit of progres- siveness and at once realize the op- portunities which are bound to cause the rapid advancement of this sec- tion.” England and Wales have women farm laborers. 94-841 THE CUB REPORTER SCOOI Defecfive Page ~ Scoyp Is C rlainly A Pear For Hard Work By “HOP' | Warner, wherein the GRAND JURY FAILS. T0 INDICT WARNER Man Who Confessed That He Caused Fire Which Destroyed Bemidji Mill is Given Freedom. “SATISFIED HE IS NOT GUILTY”. Teresa Senefeld Pleads Guilty to Dis- orderly House Charge and Pays $200—Abatement Case Dropped. An unexpected report was made by the grand jury late this after- noon, when it returned no indiet- ment against Frank Warner, the man who several days after the burning of the Bemidji Lumber company mill late last winter, confessed that it was he who caused the fire. To Be Given Freedom. The report of the grand jury like- 1y means that Warner, who has been held in jail since his confession, at which time his plea of guilty was not accepted and he was not sen- tenced, will be given his freedom. Warner at one time served a prison sentence for shooting a man at Tur- tle River. He was arrested the day following the fire and his written confession, telling of his where- “|abouts on the night of the fire, was cigned. The mill loss was approxi- mately 5100.000'.‘ The Jury’s Report. Following is the findings of the grand jury: “We, the grand jury of the Coun- ty of Beltrami, having. inquired in- to the charge of crime against Frank said Frank Warner has been charged with the crime of arson in the third degree, find no indictment against the said Frank Warner for said offense. “After the examination of a large number of witnesses whom we be- lieved would be able to explain away this charge, we are satisfied that, not- withstanding the signed written con- fession of said defendant, he is not guilty of said offense. = “Dated this 9th day of September, 1914. KENNETH McIVER, “Foreman Grand Jury.” Given $200 Fine. i Mrs. Teresa. Senefeld, accused of conducting a disorderly house, ap- - ‘Deared before Judge Stanton and ein- tered a. plea of guilty. She was fined $200, which she paid, and the abatement case, brought against her was dropped, as requested by Mayor McCuaig, who brought the action through Graham M. Torrance, coun- ty attorney. LEAVE FOR COLLEGE. Bemidji Young Men and Women to Attend Twin City Institutions. Several young men and women of Bemidji are to attend various educa- tional institutions of St. Paul and Minneapolis during the coming year. Ralph Gracie has gone to St. Paul, where he will resume his academic studies at Macalester college; Chas. Gerlinger will also return to Macal- ester where he is studying for the ministry; Miss Marion White, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. White, will leave Monday for Minneapolis where she will enter the University of Min- nesota, taking the science, literature and art course. Miss White gradu- ated last spring from Milwaukee Downer. Leon Battles, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Battles, Fred Cutter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cutter, and J. D. Winter, all members of the 1914 high school graduating class, will leave this evening for the twin cities. Leon will attend the state university, while the latter two will enroll at Hamline. CLUB TO MEET THURSDAY. Matter of Imcorporation to Be Dis- cussed Tomorrow. Ralph B. Lycan, president of the Bemidji Athletic club, has called a meeting of that organization for to- niorrow evening. The session will be of much importance to every club member, as the board of control re- commends that the association be in- corporated and a vote concerning the matter taken. Every club member j{is urged to either be in attendance or to be represented in order that a majorily may have voice in the vote. Other business of importance will be discussed. The meeting will be held immediately following football prac- .tice at the club rooms. Buys Bemidji Land. William Marquette of Freeport, Iilincis, who has been visiting at the licme of F. L. Bridges for the past iwo weeks, purchased a tract of land near Bemidji. Mr. Marquette is a conservative business man and con- isiders Bemidji property a good in- vestment. He expects to return to hinl home at Freeport, Thursday .