Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 1, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 185. FORTY BIG SEA BATTLE EXPECTED SOON IN SOUTHERN WATERS (American Press) Montevideo, Uruguay, Dee. 1.— British and Japanese warships are said to be closing in on the German squadron in southern waters. A big sea battle is expected at any time and traffic in the south Atlantic has been practically abandoned. London, Dec. 1.—Telegraphing from Amsterdam, a correspondent of the Central News says that the Ger- man force before Nixmude has begun a general retirement. & London, Dec. 1.—Violent fighting is in progress today along the Yser canal, according to a telegram from Reuter’s correspondent at Sluis. The roaring of guns has been heard all day and houses as far away as Sluis have been shaken. Inhabitants of all villages within an hour’s march of the Yser battle front, have heen sent away. London, Dec. 1.—Russia's forces, it Is reported, at last have reached Cra- cow, the Aust.oan fortress in North- cm western Clicia, near the boundaries ot Russian Poland and the German province of Silesla. An Italian cor- respondent at the front says Cracow is being hombarded by heavy siege guns and that one of the suburbs is in flames. The correspondent of the Army Mes- senger, Ri ‘s military organ, as- gerts that the Russian troops are abreast of Cracow, but does not In- dicate that (he fortress is being bom- barded. This correspondent says the 7 defenders of Cracow ¢re being turned on the south sid ‘i his turning move- ment probably is being attempted by the Russian army moving westward througl To the north of Cra- cow, in Southern Russian Poland, the German oilicial statement says noth- ing of note has occurred. ' The capture of Cracow has been one of the main objec of the Russian campaign against Austria, on the $he- ery that its fall, with the fall of Przemysl, the Galician fortress now under siege, would mean Russian as- sendancy in that part of Austria which lies north of the Carpathian moun- tains. The Russians also have hopes of extending their campaign beyond Cracow, -either westward “to tire rich German province of Silesia, or sodth- ward into the heart of Austria. The German statement indlcates that the German-Austrian army defending the silesian Lorder northwest of Cracow 1s not being hard pressed by the Rus- sians. Different Opinions in West. Opinions difier sharply as to the in- tentions of rma oncerning op- . erations in the we It is reported - that Germany is about to embark on a new ofiensive movement; that the ~ allie » about to me the of- e fensive; that the German line has b been weakened perceptibly, and that a new German army is being rushed into Flanders. Whatever the German plan may be, official statements’ from the opposing sides indicate there is little actual fighting in the western area. The German official statement says there is nothing of importance to re- port from the western theater of war, while the French statement says in Belgium the (ermans are remaining on the defensive; that the enemy's artillery fire s been feeble, and that the allies have made progress at certain points. In the vicinity of Fay the allies they hold positions which they occupied Nov. 28, Investigate Co-operation. Co-operation was discussed at a meeting held in connection with the last meeting of the Better Farming club and a committee was named, comprising D. A. Whiting, J. C. Me- Gliee and M. Pendergast to intesti- gate and report what is being accom- plished along that line in other places. The possibility of establish- ing a co-operative store in Bem(dji! was brought up. Engine to Operate Fans. Earl McMahan, who has charge of the implement department of the Given Hardware company, went to Hines last evening to install a gaso- line engine in the consolidated school there. The engine will be used to . run the ventilating fans, pumping - water, ete. Name Officers Tonight. There will be a regular meeting of the 0. E. S. tonight at 8 o’clock. | Every member is earnestly requested | to be present as there will be election of officers. MRS. W. P. DYER, W. M. o to definitely decide upon the course | fore returning Wife of Belgian Rui. fi. ported to Be Seriousfy Hi. EXPECT TO SECURE ‘$55,000 Buy a Christmas seal. of them. Bemidji residents have had oppor- tunity to purchase seals for several days and.a large number have been disposed of. Stamps can be secured at all of the department stores, drug stores, banks, hotels and other places. Spend what you can afford and reap a reward in the conscious- ness that you have helped in the bat- tle now being waged against tuber- culosis. The sale of the seals is under the direction of the Minesota Public Health association and the money received will go.to the anti-tubercu- losis fund. The seals may be used on any package or letter or not used at all unless the purchaser wants to use them. The money to aid the cause is what is wanted. This week has been desingated as Health week and the seals will be sold everywhere. A concerted effort will he made by many organizations and private individuals to promote the sale of the seals. The health association has an al- lotment of 5,500,000 seals, which, if all are sold, will produce a revénue of $55,000. Buy a seal. Buy a lot The Rotterdam Maaslode learns that Queen Elizabeth of Belgium is ill and confined to her bed. Her illness is due to overwork in the Red Cross service. VILLA ENTERS CAPITAL Mexico City, Dec. 1.—General Villa entered the capital today at the head of about 25,000 troops. He arrived during the previous afternoon in the suburbs, where he remained some hours receiving delegations and for- eign consuls. Villa did not enter the capital until the arrivel of Provision- al President Gutierrez. Buy a lot of them. RICHARDS’ MOVE TO SPOKANE garded Families Leave City. After a residence in Bemidji of eleven years, during the entire time being prominent in lumbering circles, tomorrow for Spokane, Washington, where they will in the future reside. Mr. Richards was for several years manager of the Crookston Lumber company’s business here, in 1907 be- came a partner in the establishment of the Bemidji Lumber company, dis- posing of his holdings a year ago. He has always been active in supporting propositions of advantage to the progress of Bemidji and considered one of the city’s shrewdest and most successful business men.” Hé ~was. for several years a member of the Commercial club board of directors and is now vice-president of that or- ganization. The many friends of the Richards’ regret their departure from the city and wish them un- bounded good fortune in their new home. “It is not with pleasure that we are leaving Bemidji,” said Mr. Richards this morning, “and it is only because of my business rela- tions that we are to make Spokane our home.” TRAIL DELEGATES HERE. Discuss Highway Route at Meeting This Afternoon. With many of the principal cities through which the tentative route of the Wonderland Trail passes rep- resented, a meeting of the various delegates is being held in the Com- mercial club rooms this afternoon. The chief purpose for the meeting is of the road, which leads from Duluth to the coast, through northern Min- nesota. The meeting was attended by the Beltrami county board of com- missioners and every one has made known his position on the matter, all favoring it and desiring to do all pos- sible to assist in making it a success. IS IN POOR HEALTH. T Ui Dr. Cyrus Northrop Unable to Address; Delegates to Development Meet LAMSON ASSUMES DUTIES. Buffalo Man, New Deputy County Auditor, Began Work Today. Dr. Cyrus Northrop, former pres-| ident of the University of Minnesota, who was on the program for the! Northern Minnesota Development meeting at Brainerd, has just writ- ten Secretary Mackenzie, stating that owing to the fact that he is not feel- ing in the best of health, he will not be present at the meeting. To take the place of Dr. Northrop, Clifford Willis, editor and Minneapolis man- ager of the Orange-Judd Northwest Farmstead of Minneapolis, has been secured. Mr. Willis has never been heard at any of the conventions in Minnesota, and is well posted on farm life in the west and is a natural or- ator. G. G. Hartley, of Duluth, will probably speak on Thursday evening. Frank Lamson, of Buffalo, Wright county, assumed his duties as deputy county auditor, a position which he recently accepted, this morning. Mr. Lamson has had considerable exper- ience in this line of work. So great is the amount of work in the office of James L. George, county auditor, that it is necessary to employ eight persons. Mr. Lamson’s family will arrive during the week. ATTENDS DULUTH MEETING. Superintendent Stewart Joins Other Officials at Educational Session. W. B. Stewart, Beltrami county’s superintendent of schools, left this morning for Duluth where he will at- tend a meeting of the state superin- tendents and other officials which is now in progress in that. city. Be- to Bemidji, Mr. Stewart will spend a day at the Brainerd convention of the Northern Minnesota Development association. COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION | Board Holds Special Meeting For Pur- pose of Considering Ditch Bonds With Commissioners Rako, Clem- entson, Thompson and Lennon in at- tendance the county board met in special sesion at the court house this morning for the purpose of consider- ing several ditch bond proposals Miss Ruth Clair of Philadelphia is , which have been presented. The an authority on football and is sec- 'next regular session of the board will retary of the rules committee. begin Tuesday, December 15. SCOOP sercerer REPCRTER STAY BACK-STARY BACK- \TS SURE Married by Judge Clark. | Josiah Parker and Mary Duff, both ' of Blackduck, were granted a mar-| Lucy LaFontisee, deputy clerk court, and were immediately married by Judge of Probate Clark. To Elect Officers. the Woodman meeting tonight. members are requested to be present. Meeting opens at 8 o’clock. 3 riage license this morning by Miss| of Election of officers will be held at| All| One of Bemidji’s Mostly Highly Re- | J. M. Richards, and family, will leave | the Great N Sunday passen- ger train between Duluth and Grand Forks, operating’ through - Bemidji, the Minnesota State =Railway and Warehouse commission has set a hearing for next Saturday at the Du- luth Commercial club. Officials of the railway, and of cities, towns and villages affected by the change have been notified by the commission to be present. The, :‘gt Northern took off its Sunday t a week ago Sun- day together “with: other day trains throughout the system, which - offi- clals of the road say is in accordance with their winter‘policy. of retrench- ment. G: Roy Hall, secfetary of the traffic commission ‘of the Commercial club of Duluth, will appear in behalt of that city and other towns af- fected. i BEMIDJI PRODUCTS ATBRAINERD SHOW Corn and Potatoes From Here Exhib- ited at Crop Improvement Exhibi- tion—Reynolds to Register 3 CONVEKTIO)I;; ENTERTAINED Aim of Those in Charge of Meeting to Assist Farmers in Taking Advan- tage of smcndiq Opportunities. —_— ] Brainerd, resplendent in bright bunting and banners, with the hand of good fellowship extended, greeted three conventions today, the North- iern Minnesota Development associa- tion, its Woman'’s- Auxiliary and the Minnesota Crop Improvement league. The conventions are being held in the Park theatre.] C. W. Motfelter, in response to the address of welcome by B. A. Honning, mayor of Brain- erd, said ‘that theé North Star State contained all in sofl and climate re- quisite to the most advanced and successful agricultare, and the aim of those in charge of the meeting ‘was to help the farmer to live up to his- opportunity,: M he-trusted that the attendanee and interest in the various sessions to follow would jus- tify the efforts of the several asso- ciations responsible for the meeting. Albright Gives Talk, C. A. Albright, president of the Northern Minnesota Development as- sociation, made an eloquent response, and Rev. C. H. Shoydan, president of the Brainerd Chamber of Commerce, extended greetings. Committees Are Named. The following committeds were named: Resolution—Frank B. Lo- gan, Royalton; A. J. Cafke, Brainerd; A. B. Hostetter, Duluth. Auditing —D. B. Jewell, International Falls; F. H. Gruonhagen, Brainerd; H. D. Hahn, Amiret. Constitution and by- laws—Arthur Cooper, St. Cloud; 8. F. Alderman, Brainerd; D. E. Wil- lard, St. Paul; A. J. McGuire, St. Paul. Classification and standard varieties—A. D. Vansickle, Warren; C. H. Bull, University farm, St. Paul, and J. W. Breckman, Cokato. Interest centers in the exhibit now being entered in the Minnesota Crop Improvement exhibition. Prominent is the display of A. D. VanSickel, of ‘Warren, who shows corn, wheat, oats, barley and potatoes. Pequot, in Crow Wing county, has potatoes in abundance. The Meadow Lands farm of Duluth shines in potatoes. International Falls has -brought in school potato exhibits, sixteen pecks’ of prize winners in their Koochiching county contest. Bemidji Has Display. Bemidji has a fine display of corn and potatoes. Charles Lien of St. {Cloud, arrived with a splendid dis- play of tobacco from Stearns and Sherburne counties. Corn is there {from Cokato, and Worthington has {sent thirty samples of corn. Lots of samples arrived from the Benson Corn and Alfalfa show. M. H. Shuey of Pine City, winner of first prize for corn at the state fair, in the central section, is a corn exhibitor. Arrangements are being made by the agricultural commititee of the {said-one man—this morning: ~'* Bemidji “Dry” For the First Time in - “Its Existence—Saloon Men Abide by Treaty Order. SOFT DRINKS SUBSTITUTE BOOZE For the first time in its existence, Bemidji is “dry.” { At eleven o’clock last evening the doors of several saloons which were open yesterday were locked and the day of liquor sales in Bemidji has passed into history, perhaps forever, only action of congress now being able to remove the “lid” which has so tightly been adjusted by order of the Department of Indian affairs. This morning. found the fixtures of five previous saloons being used for the providing of soft-drinks, with several more considering the advis- ability of following suit. Not a drop of whisky was obtainable in Bemidji. No disorder marked the “farewell” of the saloons last night and as the closing hour approached the stocks of every bar room had been complete- ly sold out. Record sales were reg- istered in each saloon which operated yesterday. £ Whi e it is probable that several men who have been put out of busi- ness by the closing order will leave Bemidji, most of them have made preparations for the future, ‘several planning to go to their farms while others have arranged to enter into other business enterprises. There is likely to be a certain amount of blindpigging, as such a condition always arises under con- ditions of this kind, but the govern- ment has announced that it will trace and prosecute to the limit of the law all guilty of such acts, and this fact, it is believed, will keep the unlawful practice at minimum. There is one proposition which is certain to create great inconvenience if rigidly enforced by the govern- ment, the keeping of alcohol by drug- gists. Alcohol is a necessity in the making of medicine tinctures and at the hospitals certain cases are treated only by alcohol rubs. Efforts will be made to cause the government to allow druggists and hospitals to keep necessary quantities on hand. “The wiping out of the saloons is making a wonderful change in midji—working a transformation, barkeeper and his white apron will disappear and in the place of the fire water of the redman and the lumber- jack will come dainty maids with ice cream and hot chocolate and tiddle- de-wink tea.” Much interest is shown here in LIQUOR “LID” IS ON TIGHT| Say#‘Present War Is Only the Prelude to Greater One. Dr. Felix Adler, leader of the So- clety for Ethical Culture, predicted a world war In discussing the future of civilization. “There is something more than Ger- many and the allies,” he said. “There is heard the first muttering of the holy war; Asia and Africa against Europe and Anierica. Imperialism threatens ihe uprising of the East against the West. “The fact that the imperial heads in India and Africa are aliens creates a suppressed feeling of revolt that will break out in a holy war. The present war will not last. It is only the prelude to a greater one, involv- ing all civilization.” CLUB MEETING TONIGHT All Members of Commercial Organiza- tion Urged to Be in Attendance— Many Matters Up for Discussion. TO CONSIDER TRAIN PROTEST When the Commercial club meets or. L;t?g regular monthly session this vening,.it=will'be for the purpose of considering matters. ofimportance to the city in general and it is the hope of the officers of the organization that there be a large attendance. One of the propositions being ac- tively discussed among the business men of the city and which will' be considered this evening is the Great connection with just what action will be taken concerning other cities of the “treaty territory.” The Bemidji brewery, with its pay roll of approximately $1,000 a month, | has discontinued business and it is one of the heaviest, if not the heavi- est, logers of the treaty order. Chamber of Commerce for a cattle parade Thursday afternoon, regis- tered stock being entered. Reynolds First to Register. The first man to register at the Chamber of Commerce was H. E. Reynolds, former secretary of the Be- midji Commercial club. Visitors who have attended every convention of the Development association are C. R. Middleton of Baudette, and J. U. Williams, mayor of Baudette. Tonight a delegation of Northern Pacific railway officials will arrive from St. Paul, including A. H. Cle- land, general passenger agent; L. J. Bricker, general immigration agent; D. E. Willard, development agent; J. A. Mitchell, assistant general freight agent, and J. L. Burnham, division freight agent. R. W. Hitchcock Here. R. W. Hitchcock, publisher of the Hibbing Tribune, is in Bemidji to- day for the purpose of attending the eeting of the Wonderland Trail as- sociation delegates. Mr. Hitchcock at one time resided in this ecity, ed- iting the Pioneer during his resi- dence here. Olson Is Named Among the names of fourth class Northern protest, objection being taken to the discontinuing of the Sunday trains formerly operating be- tween Duluth and Grand Forks. Attorney’ Charles Loring, of Crook- ston, chairman of the executive com- mittee of the Wonderland Trail asso- ciation, who is in Bemidji today for the purpose of attending a delegate meeting of that organization, will ad- dress the Commercial club session and as he thoroughly understands the plan, is expected to have some highly interesting things to say. There is considerable other busi- ness to be brought up at the meeting. CLASSES TO HAVE TEAMS. Coach Bestul Has Plan to Improve School Athletics. In order to increase interest in basketball in the high school and to prepare material for future seasons, Coach Bestul has organized teams to represent each class. Games will be played every week until all candi- dates are prepared for the final con- tests which will decide the champion- ship of the school. Many of these games will be played as preliminaries to the first team contests. Members of the first squad will not be permit- ted to participate in these class con- tests. Raised Fine Corn. Ed Peterson, who is foreman at the Nat Head farm at Red Lake, mid- way between the agency and Redby, has sent two fine ears of Northwest- postmasters appointed yesterday, is that of A. J. Olson, who has been named as the new Nymore official. He succeeds O. J. Tagley. ern Dent corn to Bemidji. The corn is of an excellent quality and yielded sixty-six and two-thirds bushels to By "HOP" BYGOLL(-TIusT U. S. T0 OBTAIN §400,000,000 FROM WARRING EUROPE Foreign Countries Flood Uncle Sam With Orders for All Kinds of Material—Means Prolpefity HOME TRADE ALSO BOOMING Business Men, Formerly Pessimistic, Have Suddenly Jumped Up and Hailed Certain Prosperity. A huge river of gold—more than $400,000,000. worth—will soon be flowing into the United States. It will come as payment for the war supplies which European nations have already ordered from this coun- try. The figure of $400,000,000, as- tounding as it is, covers only the value of orders for manufactured goods already booked, and is exclus- ive of cereals, provisions and normal exports. Were the field of American indus- try as arid as the Sahara, it could hardly fail to grow fertile under the irrigation of so rich a stream of gold. But advices from all over the country : | show that normal domestic business, unaffected by war stimulus, is also heginning to thrive. Hail Prosperity. That is why big business men who a short time ago sat in the dumps, undisguisedly pessimistic over the business situation, have suddenly jumped up and hailed prosperity with a veritable explosion of enthusiasm. Consider the case of Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem steel corporation, says the Madison State Journal, which is making a. complete campaign of the nation’s business conditions. A month ago, Schwab said that conditions in the steel business were “the worst I have ever seen,” and that the outlook ‘“couldn’t be more discouraging.” “Ten Years of Prosperity.” Put hardly had he set foot in this country the other day, on his return from Europe, when he made thé now famous assertion: “I logk for gen years of unequalled prosperity in the United States.” He brought back, besides that cheerful conviction, steel orders from Great Britian and France amounting approximately to $200,000,000! The E orders will be divided among the [ other steel plants of the country, for the Bethlehem corporation cannot possibly handle more than a minor part of that huge quantity. This seems to assure the needed stimulus to the steel industry, which’ is notoriously the slowest in picking up after a period of business depres- sion. The signs of this new pros- perity have been seen in Pittsburg, center of the trade. The People’s National bank of Pittsburg after a careful study of conditions, has just responded as follows to the nation- wide “prosperity survey” which fis being made: Now Looking Forward. “In a general way it may be said that in this great industrial district sentiments as regards the future is as optimistic as in the most favored sections of the country. “The reason that Pittsburg feels optimistic for the future despite the trade contraction of the present is that our manufacturers are close stu- dents of history. They know that there is a limit to retrenchment, and they are looking forward to increased business based upo nthe necessities of their customers.” Packing Houses Get Big Orders. Another leading business man who is jubiliant over the outlook and wants everybody to know it, is H. H, Merrick, head of the credit depart- ment of Armour and company, the great Chicago packers. “The new firm—We, U. 8. & Co.— has world trade at its feet,” Merrick says: “It comes home to us that our present is safe, our future certain. “Big business from now on is a FACT and not a theory. Depression in some lines is more than counter- balanced by the boom in other lines. The October export balance in favor of American trade was over $60,- 000,000, as against $16,000,000 in September. “Domestic trade is increasing in al- most all lines. East money—which is assured—plus confidence, plus tre- mendous exports on a cash basis, make prosperity in domestic trade a certainty. For us opportunity vio- lates tradition and thunders at our doors. It cannot be denfed admis- .sfon.” Cause Optimism. - ‘War orders-have brought optimism jto another packing house—the Cuda- hy company—which is about to open for the first time in several years its ;big canning plant in South Omaha, :Neb., to fill a British order for 5,- 1000,000 one-pound tins of canned beef. 3 ' (Continued on 1ast page.)