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

VOLUME 12, NO. 174. STORMS ANDFLOODS ADDTOWAR MISERY (American Press) London, Nov. 17.—Storms and floods, enormous loss of life and the . strain of incessant fighting have ap- parently been taxed to the ilimit of human endiirance’ by the opposing forces facing each other in the death struggle in Belgium and northern France. Another lull has come in the great battle, which presumably is only a prelude to one more desperate effort. & Paris, Nov. 17.—With the fighting from Nieuport through Dixmude and on the Ypres almost entirely confined ¢ to cannonading, the German and al- lied armies on the Aisne and in Ar- gonne are showing greater activity. An official statement reports that the Germans are attempting to cross the Aisne near Vailly. In Argonne the German trenches were blown up by mines planted by the French. London, Nov. 17.—German losses during the last four days’ fighting in Flanders is estimated at 100,000 by the Daily Mail correspondent. Casual- ties in the allied ranks have also been heavy. Lon_.: ov. 17.—Fast an. .urious fighting both in the eastern and west- ern arenas of the war is expected by English military observers to make the present week memorable. Hints from the front encourage them to ex- pect that the week will see the Ger- man tide through Flanders begin to ebb. The cheerful note sounded by the French official communication in- dicating that Ypres, Armentieres, Be- thune, Arras and other inland gates to the French seacoast remain so far & impregnable is doubtless responsible, for the English optimism. Of equal interest with news from the active war theaters is the indica- tion from Athens that Greece is to cast its lot with the allies. The correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company says it was an- nounced in the Grecian chamber of deputies that Great Britain had ad- vanced the Greek government 40,000.- 000 drachmas ($8,000,600) to pay for warships for Greece to be construct- ed in English shipyards: What Will Moslems: Do? Of greater importance to Great| Britain than-any of the day's passing events was the questfon of “the~atti- tude in the world war to be taken by the millions of Moslems in her colo- nial possessions. Reports emanating from Germany are that the Moslems in some instances at least are siding with the sultan of Turkey, to whom they owe spiritual allegiance, as against Great Britain. The vigor of the Teutonic offensive in the west may have slackened, but there is at present little indication of a resolve on the part of the German * staff to abandon plans which already have cost the Germans so dearly. The latest reports indicate the fight- ing along the Yser canal between Nieuport and Dixmude was limited to artillery exchanges. The Irench de- clare the Germans have been driven from all recently occupied positions in this region and around Ypres and that the line is about the same as it was a week ago, when the Germans began furious assaults south of Dix- mude and in the Ypres region. Germans Massing in East. In the eastern theater of war the Germans are massing in the face of the Russian advance. It is said that great German forces are being con- centrated at Thorn, Posen and Bres- lau with the idea of keeping the Rus- sians out of the important districts of the provinces of Posen and Silesia. A word of caution comes to the al- ltes from Petrograd and it is signifi- cant in the light of recent reports from that point predicting a prompt invasion of Germany following the German-Austrian retirement before ‘Warsaw. The allies are told they must not expect the Russians to sweep on to Berlin over night, as this . advance may take months and even longer. Russian arms seem gradually to be moving toward Cracow and a siege or investment of this Austrian fortress seems to be not far off. A Copenha- gen dispatch says it is rumored there that Cracow: will not be defended, as the Austrians fail to see why that city should be bombarded and laid in ruins for no reason. The dispatch states the Russians would not be unwilling to give good terms for the capitula- tlon of Cracow because the city is largely Polish. * Unclaimed Letters. List of advertised letters “UN- CLAIMED ‘for week ending Nov. 16, at the Bemidji postoffice: Men—Achinson, Mr. Sam., Atkins, J. D., Black, Mr. Joe, Brekke, Dr. O, Burke, T. H., Fellon, Ole, Engesether, Syver, Hayden, John, Johnson, Thor- wald, Karlson, Mr. Albert, Mathison, Sam, Maxwell, Mr. Wm. A., Moos, Mr. Chas., Murphy, Mr. Harry, Ove, O. H., Rameéy, Albert. Women—Arnold. Mrs. Charley, Bradshaw, Mrs. Wil- Ham, Ihrsirom, Miss Annie, Joanis, Mr. and Mrs. Isadore, Larkin, Elea-' nor, Olson, Miss Alida, Pendelton, Miss Florence, Perkins, Mrs. Mar-; garet, Roy, Mrs. Leocadie, Waters, Miss E. H. _0,' IIOB &l BIJIIDETTE. w % Preacher-Humc His Home in Pas. Dying at ", Cal. Robert J. Burdette, pastor emeritus of the Temple Baptist church, known throughout the country as a wit and humorist, is ill.at his home at Pasa- dena, Cal. No hope is held for his re- covery. He has been ill two years, but his condition did not become alarming until recently. His wife and stepson are at his bedside. HUNTERS ARE SUCCESSFUL Bemidji Nimrods Find Deer Numerous —Several Accused of Game Law Violations. SEVERAL ARRESTS BY MUNCH Bemidji hunters are meeting with much success in their search for deer this year and daily several animals As expected before the opening of the season, deer have been found to be as numerous, or more so, as in former years. During the past few days the fol- lowing Bemidji men have downed deer: ‘“Happy” Anderson, Claude Meclver, John McDonald, Sr., Henry Paquin, Rev. I. D. Alvord, Gepeé Cas- are brought to the city. Anderson, Charles Bush, Nels Loit- ved (and party of three, all success- ful). This is in addition to those previously announced. William- Munch, the Crookston game warden, has spent the past week in this territory assisting in the suppression of game law violations. Warden Munch arrested two hunt- ers from Brainerd, in the vicinity of Kelliher, charged with having a deer in their possession before the season opened. The accused were taken be- fore Justice E. J. Taylor and pleaded not guilty. Their case was set for further hearing on December 1. Mr. Munch arrested another man, also near Kelliher, for hunting out of season. He was arraigned before Justice Taylor and pleaded guilty to the charge, getting off with a fine. ‘Warden Munch said today that deer seemed to be plentiful up the line towards Kelliher and also from Be- midji to Red Lake. HEAVY STORMS HIT ENGLAND Rivers Out of Banks and Shipping Mishaps Reported. London, Nov. 17.—Severe winter weather has reached England. Snow a foot deep is reported from Bakewell. The highways are blocked and snow plows are being used.. The mountain roads in North Wales are impassable. The Rivers Dee, Severn and Dovey are over their banks and much dam- age to property has resulted. Along the coasts a number of acei- dents to shipping have occurred. CANAL TOLLS TOTAL $746,792 October Traffic Shows Gain of $107,- 233 Over September. ‘Washington, Nov. 17.—Tolls amount- ing to $735,182 were collected from vessels using the Panama canal be- tween Aug. 15and Nov. 1. Before the canal was opened $11,610 had been collected on barge traffic. October trafic showed a gain of $107,233, or 40 per cent, over September. Forty- five vessels passed through south- bound and forty northward, paying $377,000. SCOO Many women, principally Cossacks, are applying in Russia for service in the ranks. l key, Ray Dennies, William Hazetf; Ole | in THE CUB REPORTER Shw Educational cmnmiuian&yl All District and - City Schools g}l)eune Best Advantages. CONSOLIDATION RECOMMENDED :8t.-Paul, Nov. 17. (Special to the Pioneer)—To put all school districts as nearly as possible on an even foot- ing, what is the proper basis? ‘Where population is concentrated, in the villages and cities, the inde- pendent school district answers the purpose exactly. ‘Where- population is scattered, in the rural communities, the education school district. The comon school district under this plan is to include all the terri- tory in each county that is not in an independent district. In a few places by consolidated rural schools, or by rural districts associated with grade and high schools, or in the large dis- tricts in Beltrami, Itasca and Cass counties, and the big unorganized dis- tricts in St. Louis and Koochi- ching counties, that result has been accomplished already. But generally speaking, all over the state, the rural district can best be made equal to the independent district by a gen- eral consolidation. The consolidated - |district as now constituted takes in some of the rural schools. This plan will take in all of them, and is ap- proved by the state educational com- mission. In this plan the common school board will be elected by the people in the district the same as the inde- pendent school hoard is elected by the people in an independent district. | It won’t get away from the people. They will be just as near their school board as the people in independent districts are. The board will be able to provide good schools for the entire district. Good schools need not cost much more than the poor schools cost the little districts now, in some cases they will cost less. And the system of state aid will make up any differ- ence there may be. No city would be willing to leave each ward to be a school district. The people would say some of the children were getting much better schofih than others. The same way (“these common 'school districts— the entire district ‘will be dble to pro- vide good schools for all the children. The state comes in here too. The state ingists that every child shall be entitled to a complete common school education and a high school course if he chooses. What is more, the state offers to help pay for it. In many of the little districts the children can’t get a complete common school education. In the proposed common school districts, the benefits for which all are assessed will be available for all. NEW LAND COMPANY STARTED Martin Longballa and Kenneth Morris Open Offices Here. Another land company has begun business in Bemidji, comprising Mar- tin Longballa and Kenneth Morris. Mr. Longballa has been a resident of Bemidji for eight years, being in the barber business, now owning -the First National-bank building shop, and is one of the city’s best known business men. His partner, Mr. Mor- ris, has had much experience in the land business and until recently was connected with the Northern Reality company of Akeley. They will deal in wild and improved lands, city pro- perty, rentals and insurance. Of- fices have been opened on the second floor of the Blooston store building. | Mr. Longballa will retain his barber ber shop holdings until the first of the year. SIXTEEN STATES AFFECTED Montana and Connecticut Added to Cattle Quarantine. ‘Washington, Nov. 17.—Connecticut and Montana have been placed under federal quarantine because of out- breaks of foot and mouth disease. Field inspectors reported develop- ment of the disease in the vicinity of Hartford, Conn., and at Glendale, Mont. The addition of Montana and Connecticut brings the number of} quarantined states up to sixteen. be the first elec ship ever built. - If _chtrlflelflon Droves as great a sudcess in'the bat- tleship as it has in the collier Jupiter it will mean the cog displace- ment of the direct s drive’in- fu- ture American war ion of naval officers. This type ot power ‘Lhahkngh er was authorized by Secretary of the |~ Navy Daniels at the of Rear Admiral R. engineer of th HAMMOND'S LEAD IS CUT T0 12614 Carried in Beltrami C:nnfin—l’ru- Lose Standing hy Inw Vote. Amendment No. 9,1l ;hb forestry amendment so_extensiyély advertised by its friends; s 385 vétes ahead on official fignrefl‘ compiled at the office of the secretary of state at St. Paul from every county but Beltrami, yes- terday, the canvassing: board here not having completed : its count. Unofficial returns; ' show that the amendment carriéd Beltrami, so unless changes are found in these fig- ures the forestry amenllment is safe. Steps will be taken in the next legis- lature to segregate staté land that is unfit for agriculture and set aside these areas as forest. reserves. All the other constitutional amendments are hopelessly lost. Hammond’s Plurality 12,614. Official figures on the state ticket were announced coverihg the whole state except Potamo precinct, in Bel- trami county, where it is believed no election was held. -Théy give W. 8. Hammond a plurality ot '12 ,614, while republican candidates} other state offices “recerved plurdlitfes- from 47, 339 for J. A. A. Burnghiat, to 101,352 for Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith, the largest plurality = ever given to a candidate for state office. Halbert Lost in Race. Minor party candidates for gover- nor polled about the expeeted vote. The total vote on governor follows: Lee, rep., 143,878; Hammond, dem., 156,292; Lewis, soc.,.16,203; Calder- wood, pro., 18,225; Halbert, prog., 3,466 Johnson, industrial labor, 3,- 711. The republican and democratic vote for other state offices is: Lieutenant governor, Burnquist, 156,141; Andrist, 108,802. Burn- quist’s plurality, 47,339.: Secretary of state, Schmahl, 180,- 070; Bergheim, 96,690. Schmahl’s plurality, 83,480. State —auditor, Preus, 18L,173; Rush, 92,083. Preus’ plurality, 89,- 090. State treasurer, W. J. Smith, 173,- 298; Engelbert, 90,810. Smith’s plurality, 82,488. Attorney general, 195,377; Cronin, plurality, 101,352. Railroad and warehouse commis- sioner, 0. P. B. Jacobson, 171,218; Loren A. Smith, 105,477. Jacob- son’s plurality, 65,741. Bunn’s Majority 22,153. For associate justice of the su- preme court on the non-partisan bal- lot, Judge George L. Bunn received 149,287, and Judge Albert Johnson 127,134. Judge Bunn’s majority is 22,153, “No. 9” Lead of 528. Beltrami county gave No. 9 amend- ment 1,837 votes, making a total of 178,954 in the state. Beltrami cast 3,223 votes on governor, and the to- tal vote would be about 3,380. ~Ad- ding this to the total vote in the other 85 counties gives a total in the state of 3§6,851:. - An amendment to éed 178,426 votes. This gives No. § ‘a margin of 528 votes. The next highest amendment, the ini- L. A. Smith, 94,025. Smith’s All Kinds 0f Luck Commg.Scoop s Way lev 8. E. P. White Annonnoel Staff to Have Charge of Hfll Annual Turkey “Feed” Tomorrow. MENU TO BE OF EXCELLENCE Never during the five years that the men of the Presbyterian church have served their spflnz and fall sup- pers has a menn of such excellence been arranged as that which will be placed before those who attend the turkey spread tomorrow night. Bvery effort has meen made by suppers of the past and indications are that success will mark their en- deavors. This is the menu’ which will be served: MENU Assorted Pickles Roast young turkey mother’s dressing Giblet Gravy Cranberry Sauce Assorted Jelly Baked Potatoes Whipped Rutabagas Hot Rolls 3 ‘Waldorf Fruit Salad Apple Pie Cream Cheese Chase and Sanborn’s Coffee As in the past an unusually com- petent staff of waiters has been se- cured to attend the wants of those seated at the tables. Judge M. A. Spooner will again act as head waiter and his assistants, as announced by Rev. S. E. P. White, will be: A. Lord, Frank Koors, G. M. Torrance, Mayne Stanton, J. K. Given, Gar- fleld Akerberg, F. A. Wilson, N. E. Given, Ralph Lycan, George Rhea, P. A. Nelson, G. W. Campbell, Andrew Rood, C. W. Warfield, Glen Conger, D'Arcy McGee, A. G. Wedge, Thomas Johnson, A. A. Warfield, E. A. Barker and J. J. Opsahl. These will do the carving: Dr. E. H. Marcum, G. E. Carson, Gill Crone, W. L. Brooks and Mr. Tagmeyer. Supper will begin at 5 p. m. and will continue until all are served. tiative and referendum, is about 12,- 500 behind. Only Three Win Standing. Only three parties won standing under the primary election law this year. The new law provides that any party polling 5 per cent of the. total vote on governor shall have its candidates filed for the prlmlry elec- 1. Those Jalling helow-will- haye to file by petition. Five per cent of the total vote on governor is 17,087. The prohibi- tionists came under the wire a little ahead of this, but the socialists fell below. Their vote, by the way, dropped off nearly 10,000 in two years. The progressive and industrial labor candidates got barely over 1 per cent of the total vote, which is the fraction necessary to retain the party name legally. ROLLER RINK POPULAR Races Attract Much Attention From Skaters At Armory Hall. . Roller skating in Bemidji appears to be much more popular now than ever before and on the evenings of each week when it is open to the public large crowds attend. Captain MacLachlan, manager, allows roller skating three times each week, Wed- nesday night, Saturday night and all day Sundays. As an added attrac- tion races are held every 8o often and much enthusiasm is being aroused, several fast men having been develop- ed here during the year. Other spec- ial attractions are also being planned by the captain. Will Attend Funeral. Thomas Hughes, local manager, and Charles Riley, superintendent, of the Beltrami Milling and Elevator company, will leave this evening for 8t. Cloud where they will attend the funeral of H. C. Ervin, which will take place there tomorrow. Mr. Riley has been connected with the Ervin mills, at Bemidji and St. Cloud, for more than fifteen years. : Stafford-Senear. Bartlett E. Stafford and Effle Senear were united in marriage at the. Methodist parsonage last even- ing at 9 o’clock, Rev. Charles Gil- man officiating. They will make their home on 110 Railroad street. - those in charge to improve upon the |’ JOSEPH CAILLAUX iFormer French Premier :May Have Been Exiled. Despite “officially permitted ex- planations” that Joseph Caillaux, ex- premier of France, has left for Brazil to arrange for purchase of foodstuffs and clothing that formerly were ob- tained by France in Austria and Ger- many, the belief is strong here that more is behind the affair than ap- pears on the surface. In the discussions of the departure of Caillaux from France at such a pe- miod of his country’s crisis are heard echoes of remarks made during the murder trial of Mme. Calllaux that Caillaux was Germany's best friend. BIRCH TWIGS SAVE LIFE Minneapolis Tribune Tells of Manner in Which Drs. Mitchell and Mar- cum Relieved Injured Hunter. HAD NO SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS In an interview with Dr. F. J. Mitchell, who had been the guest of Dr. E. H. Marcum of this city on a blg game hunting trip, the follow- inj story of the Holt accident at Kel- liNeriwas obssinbd- by the Minnea- polis Tributie: 7" 52 5 “Dr.-F. J. Mitchell of St. Paul re- turned home from a hunting trip to Kelliher, Minn., yestéerday and mo- destly told a tale that makes him a hero. He shares his honor with Dr. E. H. Marcum, of Bemidji, who ac- companied him on the expedition. “The story has to do with the acei- dental shooting of Harold Holt, who lives seven miles from Kelliher. He became separated from his compan- ions:and stood on a stump to see if he could spy them over the tops of the swamp bushes. The stump was rotted and crumbled under his weight. ‘‘As he fell his gun was discharged. The muzzle was pressed against his breast directly beneath the heart, and the entire charge entered his body. A snuff box in his pocket diverted the buckshot, however, and they did not penetrate far, although he was _| eity, but it 1s said that no specific 1 made unconscious from the shock. The snuff box saved him from instant death, as the charge otherwise must have ‘gone directly into his heart. “Séon ‘after Dr..Mitchell and Dr. Marcum found the young man and carried him to his cabin, four miles distant, - over almost {mpassable swamp. ~The trip took them four hours. “Dr. Mitchell had no surgical in- struments with him. He sent- to Kelliher but could get none, so he improvised them from green birch twigs. For lint he boiled sheets. ‘With these makeshifts he probed suc- cessfully for nine buckshot and dress- ed the wound. When he /left early yesterday the patient seemed to be recovering.” A Virginia inventor’s sandpapering machine consists' of an endless belt of sandpaper, driven by two drums that are rotated by a treadle. 1 |dian officials, SEVERAL TOWNS MAY 0B.IECT TOLID Hibbing and Chisholm nxpemd to Raise Boundary Question Should Enforcement Be Attempted. CASS LAKE HAS NEW CLAIM Washington Dispatch Says No Protest or Specific Requests Have Been Received by Officials There. If the Indian department at Wash- ington “expects that everyome of the 264 saloons of the territory included in the 1855 treaty are to close their doors and open their blinds on the last day of this month in accordance with an order which was issued last = week as a result of the liquor provi- sions of - the document, it is in all probability doomed to disappoint- ment. Raise Boundary Question. 1 ‘While Bemidji saloon owners are preparing to close their places ot business on the day named in the or- der, such is not to be the case in sev- eral other cities of the treaty dis- trict. It is generally understood that- the entire ‘“dry” belt is to be cov- R ered by the enforcement plan of the | interior department, and if ‘this is to be the case such towns as Hibbing and Chisholm, two of the largest on the Iron Range, will be closed. To this these towns object, claiming that they are not within the limits of the treaty zome and that no lines have z | ever been run making the exact boun- daries known. At Cass Lake and Bena the claim is made that they never were included in the treaty of 1855 and a rumor has reached Be- midji that the saloon men of those places are to fight the enforcement. | General Acquiescence. In a Washington dispatch the fol- lowing is contained: It is said at the interior department and Indian office that, according to advices from | northern Minnesota regarding the or- ders for the closing of saloons with- in the inhabited territory under the Indian treaties, there was general ag- quiescence in the orders for closing by the end of the month. ZI Secretary Lane is absent from, lbn > e quests have been recelved. from-the ... . . . Indian -country asking-that changes 3 be made in the closing orders nor had” - requests been made that President Wilson intervene, pending any action that congress might determine to take with reference to the cancella- tion of the old treaties with the In- i dians. ) i | | | | | ! r I i Failed to Act. ! Such action was taken by residents of the Indian country during the Taft administration and President Taft sent a message to congress, calling at- tention to the situation, thereby giv- ing congress an opportunity to cancel the old treaties by legislative enact- ment if it was so desired. Nothing was done on the subject at that time. Commissioner Sells of the Indian office confirmed the statements made in the office of Secretary Lane, the commissioner adding that the reports received from his special agents in the field in northern Minnesota indi- cated general acquiescence, although there were many objections to the policy now being enforced by the In- — B INSPECT COUNTY ROAD. ¥ Hubbard County Officials Here to In- vestigate Completion of Work. Accompanied by J. F. Delaney, county auditor, the Hubbard board of county commissioners were in Be- midji today for the purpose of in- specting ‘the Beltrami-Hubbard road which has just been completed. They % were joined here by A. E. Rako, chairman of the Beltrami county board. The Hubbard officials here were: Hanson, Theriault, Lake, Wil- bright and Ressler. A mnovel satchel contains a burglar alarm so0 arranged as to sound when an unauthorizer person handles it. Ploneer want ads bring results. CANVASSING BOARD ADJOURNS 4 TUnable to Complete Work Monday— Will Resume Labors Thursday, Unable to complete its work Mon- day, the county canvassing board ad- journed until Thursday. The ad- journment was made necessary by committee work which Chairman Rako had to do today and it is ex- pected that another day will complete the final count. L. Nepper and G. Wiberg of Trail were in’ the city on ‘business today. Messrs. Nepper .and Wiberg are put- ting in a lumber yard at Trail to be known as the Peonle-anber com- pany. W. L. Brooks, cashier of the North- ern National bank, will leave this evening. 5 Sy 7 evening for Minneapolis where he will be joined by Mrs. Brooks. They will return to - Bemidji* tomorrow