Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 7, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, N0, 136 GERMAN ATTACK ON RIGHT WING IS SUCCESSFUL (American Press.) London, Oct. 7.—~That fighting on German right wing in France has been successful, is the statement of " German general staff in a report is- sued. in Berlin this morning. This report’ regarding the situation Has not been confirmed by the French official statement, this communica- tion asserting that on the left wing, violence opposing fronts_extending into region between Lens, nine miles northeast of Arras and Labassee, and and thirteen miles southeast of Lille. London, Oct. 7.—A Havas agency dispatch, from Petrograd says that a report from Lemberg, Galicia, states that Przemysl, a strong Austrian fortress, fifty-one miles west of Lem- berg, is being bombarded by Russian heavy artillery, and the damage is sald to be considerable. London, Oct. 7.—The official silence maintained for twelve hours over the operations of the allies in North- eastern France was broken by an offi- clal statement from Paris. This set forth that the left wing of the allied army is extending more and more widely; that strong forces of German cavalry have appeared in the valley of ‘Lille, in the department of Nord; that between the Somme and the Oise there have been alternate advances and ‘withdrawals, and that a German attack near Lassigny has failed. North of Soissons the allies have advanced. The rest of the front shows no change. The disclosure that the operations on the western end of the great bat- tle line have reached the vicinity of Lillé places the Germans in strength at a point easily within ten miles of the Belgian frontier. Taking Lassingy as the elbow of the French battle line it now extends foughly for eighty miles due north and for considerably more than 100 miles from Lassigny to the eastward. In spite of the fact that the French were compelled to yield ground before the German attacks on their left wing, eonfidence in the ultimate success of this flanking movement in favor of the allies is described in a Paris dis- patch as undiminished. Brltl.h Bureau_Closge: S “Never since its start hnu the buttle of the Aisne, which now has become virtually a slege of the Gefman posi- tions on the Oise and north of this river, shown such a dearth of news as on this, the twenty-fifth day of the struggle. The British information bu- reau completely closed down on events at the front several days ago and it probably will continue so until Sir John French, the commander of the British expeditionary forces, puts his army in motion again. A slight advance by combined Brit- ish and French forces on the right bank of the Aisne, north of Soissons, and progress in the vicinity of Berry- au-Bac are alleged by the French, who add there is -nothing to report from the rest of the line. ACT ON HOSPITAL PLANS Architect Completes Preliminary Sketches of Lake Julia Institu- tion—Meeting Here Oct. 16. WILL DECIDE ON EXPENDITURES Plans for the tri-county-state tu- berculosis sanatorium have been re- ceived by the board and Dr. E. W. Johnson, of this city, secretary, has called a meeting for Friday, October 16, at which they will be reviewed and such changes as deemed neces- sary, made. It is probable that the meeting will be attended by the entire board, com- prised of the following, Dr. E. W. Johnson, A. E. Rako and Rev. S. F. P. White, for Beltrami county; Com- missioners Durrin and McDonald- for Koochiching county, and Commis- sioner Lake and Dr. W. W. Higgs for Hubbard county. E. H. Sund, of St. Paul, architect, will also attend the session and ex- plain his plans. The matters of pre- liminary expenditures will also be discussed. It has not yet been decided whether to begin excavating this fall or wait until early next spring, at which time the sanatorium will be rushed to com- pletion. Unclaimed Letters. List of advertised letters “UN- CLAIMED” for the week ending October 5, at Bemidji postoffice: nie, Botting, Mr. Ira, Dickinson, Mr. G. H., Gjelhaug, Mr. Adolph, Hensel, H., McLean, Mr. Mr. R. L., Neville, Mr. Jorn F., Olson, Heauchin, Mrs. Jennie, Mrs. Nora, 8t. Francis, Pearl, Smith, Mrs. Lydia, Tatcher, Mrs. Harry. ‘BROOKS IS NAMED A DIRECTOR Men—Aschenback, Ed, Anderson, Ar-| Mr. Gene, Lane, Mr. Harry, Morand, ! Archie, Nordness, ' Master Ernist, Rodosivich, Mr. Rog- dan, Telen, Mr. Ivar. Women—Busch, Mrs. Viola, Goldhamer, Mrs. Mamie, Johnston, ' Scene on Trans). * Nearing Landing Place in France. Photo by American Press Assoclation GIVES BLANKETS TO TROOPS Edward Page Gaston, American Jour- nalist, Held in Beriin. Berlin, Oct. 7.—Edward Page Gas- ton, Harvey, Ill, well known Amer- ican journalist and lecturer, was ar- rested here as he was about to leave the city. Gaston had distributed blankets, underwear and clothing to British prisoners of war. The specific charge on which his arrest was made was not. divulged. James W. Gerard, Amer- ican ambassador here, is endeavoring to have Gaston release FIVE DAY CHAUTAUQUA Redpath President Tells Commercial Club Members That Bemidji Will Appreciate Burean Course, Promising that next summer’s chautauqua will bring o Bemidji a series of attractions which- will be apprecidted by residents of the city, T. F. Graham, path president of the Red- and Vawter . Chautauqua sys- tem, appeared before the Commereial club at the meeting Tuesday even- ing. Mr. Graham explained to the club members just what the chautauqua means to Bemidji and agreed with the business men that a five-day course should prove more satisfac- tory than a seven, as planned. Seven applications for membership to the club were acted upon favor- ably, being those of O. L. Dent, ditch referee, M. D. Lurie, merchant, J. L. Hillaby, merchant, Paul Brosvik, merchant, L. C. Dempsey, salesman, Dr. P. J. Darragh, and Jacob Kohler, contractor. The resignation of F. 8. Arpold from the board of directors was ac- cepted, and W. L. Brooks, cashier of the Northern National bank, named to succeed him. Mr. Arnold’s resig- nation was accepted because of his claim that his other business pre- vented him from attending to nis duties as a board member. WATER TASTES OF TAR. Repairing of City Tank is Cause, Says Supt. Kirk. For several days the city water will taste of tar or oil, said George Kirk, superintendent of the water board, this morning, because of the repair work which has been done on the interior of the tank. The tank| has been repainted and repaired in- side and has been again filled with water. The leak has been entirely eradicated. Dr. Green Here. Dr. W. P. Green, of St. Paul, epi- deniologist of the state board of health, was in Bemidji today for the purpose of investigating several cases { in this vicinity. Manholmpermn‘fedmofloermd iHe 3 11 E E Robber Apprehended in Itasca. SUPPOSED BANDIT ALS0 WANTED ‘When a man, believed to be H. P. Murphy, impersonated an officer at Deer River last Saturday, causing the arrest of a lumberjack, who he claimed to be the Markham ‘hotel bandit, he really was performing a public duty, but did not know it. Consequences of the last few days indicate that the man jailed at Deer River was in reality not the hotel hold-up man, but the ‘man who stole several sweaters from a Great North- ern freight car here last week. Arrests have been made at Deer River of men believed to be guil- ty of the sweater robbery, one of the men held being Murphy’s victim. Murphy himself has also been ap- prehended by Sheriff Riley of Itasca county and is being held at Grand Rapids on two charges, one of rob- bery and one of unlawfully.imper- sonating an officer. ¢ In explaining his acts of Saturday to the Itasca sheriff, Murphy said he arrested the lumberjack that ~he might search him for money and a watch which the latter had robbed him of in Bemidji some time before. He argues that what money he took was rightfully his. Other robberies of minor import- ance have taken place in Bemidji during the past few days and almost daily reports are made of several thefts. Another robbery took place at the Great Northern depot yester- day and the thieves even went so far as to throw articles they did not desire in the lake. An employe of the Crookston Lumber company was held up on his way to work early in the evening and the thieves, there were three, after a careful search, found sixty cents. They were kind hearted enough to take only half of the loot. The police are doing every- thing possible to prevent petit rob- beries and daily “ushering loafers from the city. | TO FORM HAMMOND CLUB. Democrats Will Meet at Court House This Evening. Bemidji and Beltrami county democrats will hold a mass meeting in the court room of the court house this evening for the purpose of or- ganizing a Hammond club. A. P. Ritchie,* chairman of the county democratic committee announces that the meeting will be well attended and says that all citizens who are in sympathy with the Wilson adminis- tration are invited to be present. The meeting will be called to order at prompt 8 o’clock. PAGE FOR THE FARMERS. 4( * x x * x * for the e ampibnshi p of the * * world, uul for 1he benefit of & X _its readers, the’ Ploneer, as X ¥ last year, will the results & * of the contfests each day dur- & ¥ ing.the series, Both through.- % ¥ :the colunms of this-paper and - % % by bulletin. 5 * $ : (PP S CECT T ead ey T e e e BOARD EFFORTS NOT 10 compmfi WORK Efficiency ‘Commission Head Shows Where Memben Hive Done Share in Gmng smte;?roper Rule. NOW UP TO LEGISLATURE Must Provide Enginéers Whose Duty Will Be to Father Means of Econ- omy and Simplified Accounting. (By J. 8. Pardee.) St. Paul, Oct. 7.—(Special to Pio- neer.)—*“Nearly finished?”” “No,” replied O. P. Craig chairman of the effieiency - eommission, of whom the question was asked. “We shall not finish. - It Will be unfinish- ed business when we get through what we set out to accomplish.” The plans of the efficiency com- mission carry an important work through its first slnfe After that it will have to be taken up and car- ried to completion byi other means. Everyone who is supposed to know about such things says it would take five years and $50,000—except those ‘whosay it would take five years and $150,000— to work out complete efficiency methods for the state. - The efficiency commission has taken one year and it had a very good excuse for not spending $50,000—it didn’t have it. Now the effigiency engineers can begin where they leave off. Will Measure Work. An efficiency engineer will meas- ure up what eagh" person.is doing. 'If three- elerks-are dolg the work of two, he will point it .out. The effi- ciency commission dosen’t know any- thing about those details. ° The efficiency engineer will study mo- tions and if the clerk is copying the same paper three times where one copy and two carbons would do as ‘well, he will point-that out. It was in little matters of red tape like that that the Iowa committee saw where $50,000 a year could be saved. The Minnesota commission has not begun to study items of that sort. Must Be Organized. But before economics of that sort Many Receive Results Through Free Advertising in Pioneer. Farmers of the county find the free advertising plan of the Pionéer very satisfactory and a large number have been enabled to obtain or sell arti- cles by use of the Farmers' Page. Every farmer is invited to send a list of all articles he wishes to sell cr buy to the Pioneer office, or to B. M. Gile, high school agriculturist, and it will be inserted into the columns of the Farmers’ Page_free of cost. They will be published until the sale or purchase is made. MEETING AT MALTBY. Gfle, Bailey and Dyer Address School Visit Session. Talks were given by W. P. Dyer, superintendent ~ of the Bemidji schools, B. M. Gile, agriculturist, and A. D. Bailey, of the manual training department, at the school visit meet- ing held at Maltby Tuesday evening. The session was largely attended and A. B. Palmer, Rev. S. E. P. White and W. Z. Robinson of this city were present. Miss Edna Wright is teach- er of the Maltby school. Mrs. William J. Bryan is a suffra- gist. THE CUB REPORTER SCOO i Scoop Had A l_lunch,_iThe Boss Was Near } Defective Page can be effective, the ‘administration must be organized. When the effi- ciency commission’s plan, or its equivalent, is adopted, there will he the basis for introducing economics. The department head who will have to make $50,000 or $100,000 Igu as far as possible, will see where two bureaus side by side can get along with a single accountant, for instance, instead of one apiece. Or he will lend an inspector from one bureau to the other and save hiring a man for a short time. One ad- ministration, on the face of it, ought to be more ‘economical than forty or sixty or seventy—whatever the num- ber is now. One administration has incentive to economy: that do.mnot appeal as strongly to the forty or sixty or seventy administrations. And one administration can apply the recommendations of the efficiency engineers who may be employed if the legislature decides to finish the job. Study Lost Motion. For that matter, the auditor, who is the critic of the adminstration in the mnature of his office, might be au- thorized' to hire a mag to study lost motion in the depsrtménts exactly as the public examiner will be working with him for uniform and simplified accounting in all the offices.- Germany has 30, 000" women school teachers. " Commands German Force Engaged With the Aliles. of the hum TO SELL SEASON TICKETS 7 Girls of the Bemidji High school are going to do their share in assist- ing the football team to bring the championship of northern Minnesota to the wearers of the blue and white again this year, and at an enthusias- tic meeting held last evening a root- ers ’club was formed. The meeting was attended by more than fifty girls and cheer _leaders were niamed to direct and frame yells and songs. The cheer leaders will be Lottie McDonald, chief,: Lucile Young and Marion Segal. There will be at least five games played on the local gridiron and a system of yells will be arranged for the contests The girls are to be as- sisted by Miss Margaret Newton, su- pervisor of music in the schools. Julius Bestul, science instructor anpd football coach, has a unique plan for financing the games which are to be played here. Season tickets will be sold for one dollar, entitling the holder to admission to all games. These tickets are made in tag form and can be easily attached to the owner’s coat. An effort will be made to sell three hundred of these tickets. Just before the first game to be played here, which may be next Sat- urday, a rousing mass meeting will be 'held at the high school for the purpose of arousing added interest in football. Bemidji has one of the best teams in years and according to the ‘“dope” should complete the sea- son without a defeat. ASSURANCES WERE REFUSED Belgium Argues Germany Long Planned Invasion. London, Oct. 7.—The Belgian gov- ernment has issued a Gray Book. The facts disclosed have been almost com- pletely covered by similar British cor- respondence, but the revelation is made that in 1911 Belgium sought from Gerinany a declaration that Ger- many had no intention of violating Belgian neutrality. The German chancellor replied that, although T any had no such inten- tion, a public declaration would weak- en Ge) by re: V4 France, _ in that case, concentrate all her forces in the East. This {8 held to prove thit Germany long confemplated a dash through Belgium. . Here for Twenty Days. Constable Ben Haskell of Tenstrike brought Walter Borden to Bemidji this evening and placed him in the FIREMEN'S DANCE TONIGHT Grand Ball in New Battles’ Block county jail for a period of twenty days, the conmsequence of a sentence for drunkenness and disorderly con- duct. “Borden is a f: Ten- stl::ke_ orden 16 & fammer near 70| Sure to Be One of 'Most Successful S Social Affairs Ever Held Here. SHERIFF KELLEY HERE. = HALL ELABDRATELY DEGORATED Crookston Official Investigates A leged Confession of Andrew Nes Sherm Kelley of Croaksmn ar- rlved in Bemidji today for the pur- pose of investigating the alleged con- fession of Andrew Nesty, the man who was brought to Bemidji yester- day from Cass Lake suffering from wounds inflicted upon himself in an attempt to commit suicide. It is claimed that while being brought to o M M, _Let! ull be thera. : 3 One of the largest social affairs ever held in Bemidji will take place this evening when the grand ball of the Bemidji Volunteer Fire depart- ment will be held in the fine New Battles” Block at 413 Beltrami avenue. Members of the arrangement com- mittee and other firemen worked all last evening decorating the hall for the balliand with autumn leaves, bemting and flages, the adornments of the large dance room are elabor- ate. Red, white and blue, the colors of the department, are used in carry- ing out the'color scheme. The floor is in excellent shape, much time having been spent in pol- {ishing and preparing it for the af- fair. Remfrey’s six-piece orchestra will play. A large number of tickets have been sold for the dance and there 18 every indication that it will be the largest and one of the most enjoyable events ever held in Bemidji. When it is remembered that the dance is given for the benefit of the department, that winter fire fighting paraphernalia might be purchased, every citizen of the city should wil- lingly assist in making it the success it deserves to be. Because of the expected large at- tendance, Scott T. Stewart, chairman of the committee on arrangements, announced this morning that women without escorts will be charged fifty cents for admission tickets. Bemidji Nesty admitted being guilty of the criminal assault upon the lit- tle Kronick girl at Crookston Sat- urday night. Nesty was interviewed by Sheriff Kelley this afternoon..It is thought that he will recover from his wounds. WILL SEE WORLD'’S SERIES. A. P. White and T. J. Burke Leave $t. Paul for Philadelphia. A. P. White, president of the Northern National bank of this city, and T. J. Burke, of the Northern Grocery company, left St. Paul last evening for Chicago from where they will go to Philadelphia to attend the opening game of the world’s series. They will witness all games at Phila- delphia and Boston, the first being played at the former place Friday. Both have season reservations se- cured through Comisky. MOTHERS’ CLUB MEETS. “Social Needs of Young People” Dis- cussed Yesterday Afternoon. A telegram to Mrs. W. H. Roberts * |today brings information of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Grove at their Tustin, California, home. Mrs. Grove was formerly Miss Ivis Roberts of Bemidji, and Mr. Grove at one time resided in The Mothers’ club held its regular meeting in the public library yester- day afternoon. There were thirty- five present. - Mrs. E. H. Denu read a paper on “The Social Needs of Young People,” which was the sub- ject open for discussion. It was d cided to take up a silver offering the club meetings instezd of paying the regular dues. It was also re- solved not to take up the “Better ]B&by Contest” until next spring. Bemidji. Using a special form of stoker and grate a German power plant is mak- ing steam with cinders from locomo- By “HOP' WITH A DUM DUM BULLET DID FT MUSHROGM AND |strated in a report which has just .| 800 over_the enrollment of the:year . GRGWTH 0F cowm Annual Repm of wm.mdent Stewart Shows Wonderful Develop- ment of Beltrami Institutions. MARY RECEIVE AID FROM STATE Buildings Valued at $347,270 and Number_of Pupils is 4,960—Is 600 Increase Over 1813. Just what the increase of Bel- trami county’s population during the past year has been, is amply demon- been completed by W. B. Stewart, county superintendent of schools, and T. S. Thompson, assistant super- intendent. The report which tells of the con- dition of county schools for the year ending July 31, 1914, Is the result of several weeks work and gives In- formation concerning the number of pupils, kind of school, teachers, books, cost of maintenance and ect., from every school in the county.. Many Receive State Aid. “There are three new consolidated school districts, the result of the past year, bringing the total up to ten,” said Mr. Stewart today, and it was with a smile of pride that he made the statement, for it is largely due to the efforts of the Beltrami county superintendent that the advantages of consolidated districts have been spread to all sections of the state. There are but fifteen per cent of the schools in organized districts of the county which are not receiving state aid, at least eighty-five per cent having made the proper quali- fications to entitle them to assistance from the state. This is gratifying to the superintendent and others who are interested in the advancement and betterment of educational fa- cilities in the county. Increased by Six Hundred. In the schools of the oolmty, in. cluding those of Bemidji, th‘u were 4,196 pupils emtitled to aj ment, 764 not being able to qualify, a total of 4,060, an incresss of just’ it \ whigh dloded in July,-181 Q AV erage days attended by each studemt " equals 111.7, whileithete wers 1,142 children between the ages of § and 8, 3,484 between agesof 8 and 18, and 328 between the ages of 18 and 21, enrolled in the county. Six poys and girls above the age of 21 were enrolled. There were 2,622 students between the ages of 8 and 18 who at- tended entire terms. Average $56.43 Per Month, The superintendent reports that the county last year had 25 men and 178 women teachers, the former re- celving an average of $90.67 per Grand Rapids, being- well known in|. month and the latter $56.43. A Well Educated Force. Of the number of teachers in the county schools, 89 were graduates of a high school, 21 of normal schools, and 29 of some college. - Fifty-four attended high school, normal school or college, but did not complete the courge. Nineteen taught continu- ously in their district for three years, and 34 for two years. Books Free to Pupils. In the 87 school districts of the county, 80 provided text books free, while three sell at cost. During the last year five frame and two log school houses were built. The value of the building done during the year totals $3,464. In the county : ; there are 126 frame, brick and log 5 school houses and fourteen buildings - are rented for educational purposes. Valuations of Property. School houses and sites are valued at $347,270, desks at $16,066, and other apparatus at $17,679. There are 91 school libraries. Two years ago Arbor day was not observed in the schools of the county, but last year ten schools planted a total of 169 trees. The aggregate indebtedness of the school districts, 45 being included, amounts to $210,072. School Terms Lengthen. Another satisfactory point in con- nection with the report is that re- ferring to length of terms. Last year the terms averaged 8.35 months, while this year they will average about one week more. During the year the county super- “ to the arrival of new holiday mpr- intendent made 223 school visits. STORE MUCH IMPROVED. ‘Decorators G@ive Barker’s Bright, Snappy Appearance. The Bemidji Decorators have just ‘completed the work of repainting and refinishing the cefling and walls 'of tise Barker Drug and Jewelry store {which with the new lghts gives the store a bright, snappy -appearance. !This work is being-done preparatory - f ehlmun