Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 17, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 148. GERMANS POSSESS _ ALL OF BELGIUM: REACH NORTH SEA (American Press.) London, Oct. 17.—The German troops in the vicinity of Ostend have reached the North Sea and fighting is going on as far to the west as Dun- kirk. Belgium appears to be almost completely in German possession. Petrograd reports the Germans en- trenching in Russian Poland and ex- pect they will winter there, pro- longing operations in the eastern theatre of war. The Austrians have cleared Przemysl of investing Rus- sians except to the east. Berlin, via the Hague, Oct. 17.— That the German forces operating in Belgium have effected a junction with the right wing in France, was announced at the war office today. The announcement stated that the general situation is showing a slow but distinet improvement from a Ger- man viewpoint London, Oct. 17.—Desperate- fight- ing is taking place around Courtrai and Ypres, the latter place command- ing the roads from Ostend to Lille. London, Oct. 1 17> G.rmans have succeeded ir closing tue gap be tween their right wing and the sea, it Thur the viciuty HNorth sea, ten hich it is Lelng admitied the Cierman lin north from Blankenberghe un the miles above Ostend, wit' connected by indicate the Cer the vicinity of ¢ have oceupied that city Arrival of the CGerrzis at Ostend or near it gives tom north and south line connecting wiii thejr force: in France, and as their extrome right is against the sea th, without a flank. With no flusi o 4 he ul must now center th eiforts to k through the tie re somer where and the fiercest fisbting to ac- complish coutinue along the Gelgian frontic The belief grows in lLondon that Ostend will not be occupied by the s until at least they have fought for its possessio It is reported that Dri warships will take part in the defense of the town. KoK KKK KKK KKK KR ¥ SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES * H AR KKK KKK KKK KKK Salvation Army. Sunday school at 2:30. Services in the evening at § o’clock. Swedish Lutheran, Sunday school at 12, Serviees in the evening at 8. J. L. Randahl, pastor, Baptist. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morn- ing worship at 11, Sr. B. Y. P. U. at 6:30. 20, L Services in the evening at D. Alvord, pastor. Catholic. Low mass at § a. m. High mass 10 a. m. Sunday school and benediction at 1 and 2 p. m. Ves- at 8 p ather Philippe. m. Episcopal. mday ool every Sunday at No other services on first | Second Sunday Holy com- munion at 10:30 a. m. Other Sun- day Holy communion at 7:30 a. m. Matins and sermon at 10:30 a. m. Archdeacon Parshall. Presbyterian. | Bible ¢ and Sunday school at 10 Morning worship and sermon | at 11, Subjeet, *“The Universal Brotherhood of Man.” Young peo- ple's meeting at 7. . Evening gespel N at Mid-week service for r and bible study on Thursday ing at S. The public is cordially invited to all these services. S. E. P. White, pastor. First Methodist Morning worship, 10: Subject, “The New Vie of Life.” Sunday school at 12. Junior League, 2:30. Epworth League, 6:30. Leader, the pastor. Topic, “A Nation Without a Saloon; How and When?"” Evening service, 7:30. Subject, “Thou Art the Man.” There will be special music morning and evening. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p. m. All are cordially invited to the services. Charles W. Gilman, pastor. 5. Savior's i@ First Scandinavian Lutheran. Services in thé Norwegian lan- guage at 10:30. English services in the evening at the usual hour. All are cordially invited to attend these services. Sunday school between 12 and 1 o’clock. Confirmation class meets every Friday at 4 p. m. A business meeting of the congregation will be held Tuesday evening at 8§ o'clock. A good attendance is de- sired. Osmund Johnson, pastor. England has 10,000 nuns. English Cabinet Officer Urges Further "Enlistments. London, Oct. 17.—Winston Churchill! has given his opinion of how the war! could be brought to an end. It was in a message sent 'to be read at a re- cruiting demonstration at Acton Park. “Nothing less than 1,000,000 British soldiers in the line together will finish; this war as it has got to be finished. The cause is worthy of the effort and the effort is well within our strength. Victory is certain if we organize now. This is the time for sacrifice and dar- ing.” OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY, Splendid Book of War in Parts and Presented to Readers of Daily Pioneer- on Coupon Plan. | | WORK IS RUNNING NARRATIVE! As previously announced in these columns, the Pioneer has arranged to | supply its readers with an accurate and complete hook of the world's greatest war on an attractive plan which will appeal to every reader. A large illustrated section consisting of forty pages printed on enamel paper will be issued every two weeks, and part one is now ready for distri- bution. Every man, woman and child will want every one of these parts as they are issued, for the true story of this mighty conflict must now be- come a part of one’s education. To show that you are a reader of this paper, clip a coupon and get the first section of the great war story. | No such timely offer was ever made before. The war was barely started and there was just time to untangle the true story from the mass of conflicting reports, when this first part was brought fresh from the press to supply the wants of our readers. The entire work will consist of a running narrative of the war itself, an account of the military and naval operations by which the fighting na- tions of Eupore undertake to balance their long accounts, and all will be il- lustrated in a sumptuous manner such as has never before been done with a work of this character. Save your coupons and present them as soon as possible. The War Book Coupon is printed daily in an- other column. Queen Elizabeth of Belgium is a fully qualified doctor of medicine. }25,000. | 10WA MANUFACTURER HERE i SR W. H. Klauer Predicts That Bemidji Will Possess 25,000 in 1924. ‘W. H. Klauer, one of the most prominent business men of Du- buque, and head of the well known Klauer Manufacturing company of that city, was in Bemidji today. He was very enthusiastic over Bemidji, its surrounding country, and its ag- ricultural and dairying possibilities, and predicts that within ten years the city’s population will be at least He is accompanied by Ed- win M. Wilson, of St. Paul, a lead- ing real estate man of the capitol city. APPROVE HOSPITAL PLANS Tuberculosis Sanatorium Board Acts Favorably on Sketches of St. Paul Architect. VISIT LAKE JULIA SITE TODAY Plans for the $35,000 tuberculosis sanatorium which is to be erected at Lake Julia, near Puposky, by the counties of Beltrami, Koochiching and_Hubbard, were approved by the board at a meeting held last evening. E. H. Sund, of St. Paul, the archi- tect, was in attendance at the meet- ing and with but one or two slight altered. The sanatorium as planned, changed. The sanatorium as planned, is regarded by the State Board of Health as being an ideal institution for the treatment of tuberculosis. The meeting last night was attend- ed by Dr. E. W. Johnson of Bemidji, secretary of the board; A. E. Rako, chairman of the Beltrami county board; Rev. S. E. P. White, of Be- midji; Commissioner William Durrin of Koochiching county, and Commis- sioner S. H. Lake of Hubbard county, all members of the board, and Sund, the architect. Today Rev. White, Commissioner Durrin and Roy Bliler, county sur- and selected the spot best fitted for the locating of the hospital. The pro- perty owned by the three counties for the sanatorium amounts to ap- proximately 120 acres, and com- prises one of the most beautifully situated tracts in this section of the state. - ‘There is a possibility that the base- ment for the hospital may be excava- ted this fall, but whether this is done, work on the erection of the structure will start as early as pos- sible in the spring. The plans as drawn provide accommodations for thirty patients. AMICKS ATTRACT CROWDS. Brinkman Troupe Drawing Large Audiences—Show New Curtain. Large audiences are nightly being attracted to the Brinkman theatre by the Amick troupe which is ap- pearing there for an indefinite period. The company comprises several clev- er laugh producers and the chorus adds much to the entertainment of- fered. Pleasing specialties are also presented. Last night the new ad- vertising curtain was shown for the first time. “Advertisements from twenty-three of the city’s leading merchants are shown on the curtain. Mrs. Margaret Cherdron, who two years ago was a the Taft elector from Utah, is a candidate for the state senate in that state. New York city has 2,152,433 work- You Are Invit HE retailers o ers of whom 586,193 are women. To the Public: ed to Observe the Store Windows! f this city in com= veyor, visited the site at Lake Julia | mon with merchants all over North America are obsevring News- paper Window Display Week. They are showind in their windows prod- ucts made familiar to you by advertising in this newspaper. - 5 Tliey are backing up the advertising with a showing of the actual goods. These store windows will be interesting and instructive. They will evidence live products and live storekeepers. They will be well worth looking at. Sforekeepers who -observe National Newspaper Window Display Week are Worthy of Your Consideration " mnaotacrtive Page ITION Bemidji Taxpayer Alh"mly Citizens Should Rally to Eleventh Hour Distress Appeal of Wilson. - o ‘ROTTEN. POLITICS," iAYS SIGNER Pl | signatures of Local Men Utterly Op-| posed to Candidacy of Local Senate Aspirant Accepted:On List. That the petition ich is being circulated among the-business men of yBemidji, and whi they are URGED to sign, favoripg the candi- dacy of F. A. Wilson for the state senate, is being receiv@d with ridi- cule rather than endorsement, is evi- denced in one of several communica- [tions which have been received at the Pioneer office, and printed below. The communication was written by one of Bemidji’s well known busi- ness men and is indicative of the sen- timent of many other citizens of the city, showing that the purpose of the petition, which will prabably be used in an attempt to cause the false im- pression that Wildon isstrong in his home city, will be to. @0 avail. Following is the communication: Hundreds Are Infgrested. “Editor of the Pioneer “It may be of inte to the citi- zens of this communityito know how some of us feel aboutithe eleventh hour methods brought;into play in an effort to show that Wilson is Be- midji's choice for the ;state senate. I feel sure that hundreds will be in- terested and upon this basis ask that this communication be given space in your columns, “Most of the business men- and many of our residents know that a meeting was recently called for the purpose of furthering Wilson's can- didacy. The majority 8f the men in- vited to attend this meeting did not knoéw its purpose, mark you, until they came into the meeting. Here's the line of ‘dope’ handed out: A Cry for Help. ‘' ‘Something must be done. Be- midji men must stand shoulder to _ shoulder in —order to se- cure an appropriation for a normal to this embarrassing and sinister ap- “That’s just the point; men will sign it because they wish to aveid criticism. Some already regret it. I truly believe that it will prove to be one of the biggest ‘Boomerangs’ ‘ever thrown. So much for the peti- tion.” Has Disgusted Many. “The thing that has disgusted me and a great many of our prominent citizens is the bold, nasty ‘mud- slinging’ tactics used by Mr. Wilson through his paper against those who did not agree with him on the sena- torial situation. Every man has the privilege of expressing his own mind (Continued op last page.) {MAY HUNT BIG GAME SOON Deer and Moose Season Will Open November 10 and Slaughter is Expected to Be Heavy. “SOONERS” ARE BEING WATCHED Bemidji big game hunters are al- ready beginning to make their plans for hunting deer and moose, the open season for which opens November 10 and continues through the remainder of the month. From the presert indications the slaughter will be heavy this fall as hundreds of men and some women will seek the woods in quest of big game. Men coming from the country say that the deer are numerons and that moose are as plentiful as in past vears. Many will try to bag a deer or a moose for economic reasons, as one or both would represent quite a sav- ing on the winter's meat bill. Be- cause of the business lull, due large- ly to the European war, many men are out of work and a considerable proportion of these will be out in the woods to try their luck in hunting deer and moose. They may also kill partridges, as the season for them does. not close until Nov. 30. Rabbits are also plen- tiful and are highly prized by many people. The season for rabbits is always open so far as the law is con- cerned, but they are generally killed only in the fall, when the flesh is at its best. The deer and moose hunters will infest all parts of Northern Minne- sota. It is not uncommon to see deer in the city outskirts and oceasion- ally the sighting of a ‘moose is re- school. Whether or not we like Wil- son, our only salvation is to send him to the senate. He alone can save the day. The business men must come to his rescue, etc., etc.’ “If the above conditions were true, and the only remedy, Wilson, natur-, ally any loyal Bemidjite would get behind this man and urge that he be given our solid support; but these are not the facts and the conditions are exactly the contrary. Apologize for- Support. “/Can you find a single Wilson sup- porter who says that he is for Wil- son, without apologizing for it? Can Bemidji afford to send a man down to the state senate for whom it must apologize? I believe that Bemidji citizens as a whole are big, broad- minded people. I believe they will sacrifice a certain spirit of selfishness when their own interests, as well as those of the entire district, are at stake. I believe they will remember that the district is the unit and that Bemidji is but a portion of that unit. Considerable Opposition. That the business men, who are signing the petition now being cir- culated, are acting in good faith, there can be no doubt. But why the petition? Why should it be neces- sary? The fact that there is con- siderable opposition to Wilson’s can- didacy in Bemidji, his home town, is evident that he is not the people's choice. In this day and age the of- fice should seek the man and not the man the office. (In this connection, let me say that Mr. Wilson has not denied dictating his own nomination article, which was credited to another paper.) - “Just think what would have hap- pened had any one of the real big men of Bemidji (several of whom the office really did seek) been given half a chance. Why, every wide-awake business man and loyal citizen in the entire district would be shouting for him. It would never have been nec- essary to call for an eleventh hour rally to create sentiment. That senti- ment would haye existed, when he made the decision to run. Such a man would never have consented to the circulating of a petition in his be- half. Signed Reluctantly. - “I talked with a number of friends who signed the petition and in each jcase learned that it was done reluct- antly and merely to show courtesy to a home man. In geveral other cases I am informed that it was sign- ed absolutely against the will'of the signer. In fact one man who signed it made this statement against my will, and politics’ to subject thi ported. The law allows each hunter but one deer and one moose. Reports of illegal killing of deer have been reccived by officials and the gam2 wardens arc inve~irating with thie prospects tha' averal “gooners’ will soon be ' under arrest. Vinison has been in Be- midji, says the ro EXHIBIT WILL BE WINNER Charles Schroedex" Has Already Se- cured Half of Potato Display Wanted by Great Northern. J. H. FRENCH CROP IS PRAISED Within four days Charles Schroed- er, the hustling secretary of the Bel- | trami County Agricultural society, has secured more than half of the potatoes wanted by the Great North- ern railroad for the Beltrami county exhibit at the great Panama-Pacific expositjon of next year. Mr. Schroeder already has secured the co-operation of more than thirty farmers who are anxious to assist in bringing further agricultural laurels to Beltrami, and are doing all in their power to assist in the gather- ing of a display which will do ample justice to the county as a leading potato producing vicinity. Ten bushels of the fifty to be sent to the exposition will be taken from the farm of James H. French. The French crop averaged four hundred bushels to the acre on a three and a half acre plot and the four varieties grown are as uniform as good care makes it possible to have them. Bur- banks, Carmen No. 1, Russets and Triumphs are grown by Mr. French. Six years ago &h the same farm Mr. French had a small erop of po- tatoes which averaged 700 bushels an acre. 1 “French has got the best crop of potatoes I have ever seen in this or any other’ country,” said Secretary Schroeder this morning. “As the pota- toes are dug they completely cover the ground and every one is of a high grade, showing that much attention has been given to their care.” Mr. Schroeder is devoting much time to the collection of the exhibit and is displaying the same enthu- siasm which has made it possible for him to conduct the annual county fair with such success during the past few years. The exhibit as collected will be placed in the storage of the Be- midji Oniorf Growers’ association, where it will be kept until after Christmas when it will be shipped to - RETURNING PROSPERITY SEEN ONALL SIDES IN REPORTS FROM COUNTRY Eastern Mills Getting Big Rush Orders From Abroad; Exports in Wonderfal Increase; Automobile Trade Also Thriving; War Hits Nation Only Temporarily. INDIGAZI."IONS FROM ALL PARTS OF U. 5. FAVOR BIG BUSINESS BOOM ¢ (Do signs indicate returning, prosperity? In spite of the " big war, is the United States only temporarily hit? = Will things soon be running normal in trade and industry? That’s what the average man would like to know most! Opinions of students and experts are promising, but they are only opinions at best. Ancxious to get the FACTS, the Madison, Wisconsin, §£ate Journal, has begun a thorough canvass of the big cities through Chambers of Commerce and other organizations, the results to be printed in the columns of that daily news:pnper. The facts as gathered will tabulate only ACTUAL resumptions in mill and loom-— actual moving works now going forward, accounts of which are being sidetracked because of war news. The Pioneer will from time to time print portions of the Journal's findings, the first of which is here reproduced:) America’s predicted prosperity is: ARRIVING! is upon us. Business is beginning to BOOM! The trade revival Haven't you seen.the signs, and feélt that great glow of optimism which is thrilling banker, farmer, laborer and businessman alike? Here are some of the reasons for their growing joy: In spite of the so-called “interruption of ‘ocean trade,” our exports for three mid-October days were.$8,552,958. For the same period last vear they were $6,560,966. Almost $2,000,000 more—in this “off season!” The New England textile industries are receiving enormous orders trom abroad, enough to keep them booming all winter. One concern must supply 500,000 pair of socks a week until the end of the year. Others have orders for 10,000 dozen flannel shirts, 1,000,000 rolls of bandage gauze, 300,000 yards of cotton duck, 500,000 yards of crash, 200,000 yards of absorbent cotton. It will take 25 or 30 of the nation’s higgest knitting mills to supply the rush orders for 500,000 woolen sweaters which has just come in from England. The auto trade is simply thriving on big orders from abroad. Just an example, a Detroit factory' is filling an order for 180 trucks valued at about $500,000; a Cleveland concern has an order from France for 600 trucks; orders for more than 1,000 trucks were placed with manufacturers’ representatives at Bethlehem, Pa. Other reports from that steel city in- dicate that 9,000 .men are working in the plants, and 7,000 more will soon be taken on. Of our enormous wheat crop, it is estimated that $300,000,000 worth will be exported to the warring nations. All the millions and 'millions of dollars that Europe must pay for these exports of ours will come into the United States to stimulate pros- perity, or will stay in Europe to build up a favorable balance for us there. It isn’t only the nations at war which are coming after our goods. The Merchants' Association of New York announces that orders and in. quiries for American manufacturers have come in from 30 foreign coun- tries in about one week. Electrical goods are demanded by Australia and South Africa; foedstuffs by India, and by Canadian provinces; South America is buying our machinery, hardware and glass. John R. Silliman, President Wilson’s personal representative in Mexico, states that close to ;:)Ot per cent of Mexico’s foreign trade will soon be coming to the United ates. But it is not-only the export business that has; begun ‘to throb with new-Hfe. From:Cincinnati there comes glowing reports of unusual lib- eral- orders: for boots and shoes, placed by dealers all over the country. Marsh_all Field and company of Chicago, say that bookings of orders for s;_)ring delivery are far ahead of what they were last year. In the New York clothing trade, a year's truce has been arranged between striking em- ployes and manufacturers. This means that close to 100,000 workers ylll be kept busy in this line through the winter. The Chicago printers find that business is picking up to such an extent that their tentative plan for a five-day week has been abandoned, and nearly 4,000 union mem- bers are now finding steady employment for six days a week. ! There are still other and more general indications of the dawning prosperity. The American Railway association’s report shows that since August 1, over 65,000 idle freight cars have been put to use, and the num- ber of idle ears is now less than at any time, with one short exception, since January 1. This is one of the surest signs of big business prosperity. The huge western crops alone assure us unprecedented prosperity. 4 famous New York financial observer has just stated that ‘“there has literally been dug up out of the earth in the form of farm products, in the past’ season $10,000,000,000 of new wealth! This staggering sum is now being turned into cash or its equivalent and is being distributed far and wide through the arteries of trade, imparting new impulses to financial and commercial enterprise which could not possibly be arrested by the depressing influences of a foreign war.” —_— B e ————— MANY SEE COMET. CLUB HAS NO HALL. Delevan dnn Now Be Seen in Early Evening by Naked Eye. Lack of Interest Cause Officers to Give Up Lease to Armory. Many Bemidji persons during the past few days have noticed Delevan’s comet, which can be seen by the naked eye during the early part of the evenings. For the past year the aerial voyager has been fussing around in reasonable proximity to the earth, but Wednesday it started its outward journey, and it greatest brilliancy was attained last night. Nightly many Bemijites crane their necks toward. the northwest, ‘where the comet might be seen. just above the horizon. : Lack of interest among the mem- bers of the Bemidji Athletic club has caused the officers of that organiza- tion to give up the Armory lease and as a consequence the club will have no gymnasium during the winter. The Bemidji Amusement company has rented the Armory and will con- duct roller skating during the winter months. The first affair under the management of the Amusement com- pany will be given October 21, an Old Fashioned dance. Arrangements will be made whereby the basketball team may have use of the large hall for its games. Skating will begin imme- diately after Thanksgiving. SHUT CURRENT OFF. Charles Warfield, of the Warfield FElectric company, announced this afternoon that the power will be shut off tomorrow morning at 7 o’clock for several hours. This is done in order that necessary repairs may be made. . Miss Zenda Bell, who is teaching near Akeley, Minnesota, arrived fn Bemidji last evening and will be the guest of her parents for a few days. Miss Inez Robertson, who teaches school at Spur, arrived in - Bemidji this morning and will visit with rela- tives in this city for a short time. The Rockefeller Foundation has given $200,000 to be used during the next 10 yeats for pensioning widows with dependent families. ‘Women are filling the positions of men employed by the Lipton: Co. of Lond®h, who have been called to the front as soldiers. " : CARNIVAL WAS SUCCESS. More Than Hundred Persons Attend Epworth League Affair. One hundred and twenty-five per- sons attended the carnival given at the Methodist church last evening by the Epworth League. The candy booth, sandwich booth and fish pond were well patronized, ’but the Gypsy fortune tellers were ‘the evening’s chief attraction. The art gallery produced much enjoyment. About thirty dollars were cleared by the league. Dr. L. J. Perrault returned from Bagley last evening, where he spent the day on professional business. He was accompanied to Bemilji by Sam | Wise, proprietor of the pool room.in Bagley. Mr. Wise will return to Bagley thls evening. - R -