Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 31, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 2. =Y »’—~ \1\"’" CLAIM GERMANS LOSING GROUND AT SEVERAL ROINTS . (American Press) Petrograd, Dec. 31.—Today’s re- port from the front deelares that the Germans are. being driven back at several points on the Vistula and Rawka rivers, following a series of attacks and counter attacks in which both sides Yost heavily. WILL WATCH TONIGHT. Tow BOGSTEI BANWET Passing of Old Year and Coming in of 1915 to Keep Many Up. Watching the old year out and the new year in is an old and world-wide custom. In pagan lands there used to be solemn fasts and auguries of /LAY PLANS FOR NEW YEAR blood, by which they sought to read the future. Several of the Bemidji churches will hold observances at midnight. In pioneer days, when our own country was young at heart and full of faith, there was the sac- red and never to be forgotten watch night, the last night of the old year. Then it was that the people met for prayer and praise and at the solemn hour of midnight, just when the old year vanished and the new year came before them, then did they shake hands in loving friendship, beg for- giveness for unkind feelings or deeds of the past and promise amends for the future, consecrating all by mu- tnal resolutions, by good thoughts and hope and faith. This old time watch festival was the most solemn, beautiful and impressive and is still observed in many places. VISITING NURSE ASSURED Bemidji Iand Men to Be Hosts at Ilrkhumzvmngmhmm Men of Neighborning Towns. Land men of Bemidji will be hosts at a booster banquet which will be served at the Markham hotel this evening, at which prominent men of this city, Walker, Cass Lake, Bagley, FLaporte and several other places will be in attendance. ’ Plans for the affair have been com- pleted by J. J. Opsahl and Harry Rey- nolds and it is expected that about forty will be seated at the banquet tables. [ ‘While the banguet will bring about a get-together meeting, the chief pur- pose of the affair is to: discuss plans for the new pear, and:to make pre- parations. whereby- the :territory sur- rounding Bemid}i may ; progress and forge to the front as fast as ~ pos- sible. : “There will be a discussion of the ways and means for 1915 as to how. to secure, improve, finance and mar- ket the crops from 20,000 new farm Paris, Dee. 31.—Fighting which is reported increasing in intensity, is in progress along the entire French center and right. In the north op- erations are still retarded by the bad weather. London, Dec. 30.—The Russians still hold the main German armies in check and continue to press their advantage, according to Petrograd dis- patches reaching London. At the same time the Russians are harrass- ing the Austrians in Galicia, who have been flung back toward the Carpa- thians to the east of New Sandec. The Austrians assert the situation in the north has not been influenced by ll*ililfi IO KKK KK Kk A KKK EX* KRR K XK KK For only one to 11, wHI the ery window of the Bemidji mmu be bqen mmenow, livery, .but the: rpi-:l car- riers will'be & full holi- day. Most" of the stores will be.closed dutiiis the entire day. - Kk Kk kKA Kk kA Ak KK KKK 1915 T0 INCLUDE List is Lengthy Will Now NO ‘ mmsns MANY. HOLIDAYS ki d Sohool Teachers ‘arry About . the hwfij:fpieb:ifim. 0 BE VISIBLE Year Brings hrgp‘:l!umber of Mov- factories which will be created with- in a radius of twenty-five miles of Bemidji,” said Mr. Opsahl, one of the most active land men in northern Minnesota. ‘“The meeting tonight will be made as enjoyable as possible | and it is our hope that much good] will be the result, and that this sec-, tion will be benefited by it.” the Austrian retreat in Galicia, but the latest Russian statement says the Russians have succeeded in storming two positions on the west bank of the Nida river in Southern Poland. The Bzura river, to the west of War- saw, has now become the Yser of the east. On its banks the Germans have ‘been sacrificing thousands of men, as Committee in Charge of Red Cross Seals Announces Necessary Funds Have Been Seoured. DATE OF COMING NOT DECIDED they id in Belgium on the Yser. The Bemidji is to have the services of ‘The banquet will start at 8 crossing of the Bzura, which the Ger- |2 Visiting Nurse for one month. This|o’clock. £ mans forced at great cost, has now |became known this morning when the been nullified, according to dispatches {committee of the Woman's Study from Petrograd, the Rugsians having [club announced that the neeesurv VETERAN oF_Two WARS BEAD driven the invaders back to the west |$100 had been raised rigadier General Robert Mall, Re- bank of the river. 3 tired, Succumbs in Chi €Chicago, Dec. 31.—Brigadier Gener- al Robert Henry Hall, retired, veteran, of the Civil and the Spanish-American wars, is dead. He was born in De- troit seventy-seven years ago, went to West Point from Illinois and was graduated 'in 1861. - He emerged from: the Civil war with the rank of cap- tain. He was colonel at Fort Sheridan, Chicago, at the outbreak of the Span- ish-American war and entered fleld service as brigadier general of volun- teers. SIX AMENDMENTS ARE URGED South Dakota Tax Commission Also Recommends Assessment Code. Plerre, 8. D., Dec. 31.—Six consti- tutional amendments, with a new gen- eral tax code, are urged upon the leg- Islature by the state tax commission in its recommendations under the pro- visions of the act creating the com- mission and making such recommend- ‘ations a part of its official duties. sale of Red Cross Chris mn ; --‘The committes, comprising Mrs. Harvey Wilcox, chairman, Mrs. W. 7. Robinson and Mrs. T. C. Bailey, has been doubtful as to whether the amount needed could be secured but by active work was able to sell a large number of stamps during the past week. Several of the stores endeavored to sell the seals, the purpose of which is to raise funds to battle tubercu- losis, while others sold none and one or two reported sales of only a few cents’ worth. The Grand theater film night brought the sale of 1,200 stamps and a large number were dis- pvosed of by Stewarf’s grocery, a stamp being placed on every parcel to leave the store one day. The Study club, especially the committee which has so industriously lahored that the $100 might be secured, is to be complimented on the success of its undertaking. It is not known just when the Nurse will be brought to Bemidji, but it will likely be during next sum- mer, when Baby Welfare work will bte taken up. There are some who favor a visit in the winter and dur- ing the session of school. Germans Make: Advances. Advices from Berlin say the situa- tion on the right bank of the Vistula is unchanged, and that on. the left bank, before Warsaw, the German of- fensive continues. The Berlin state- ment indicates the fighting has been carried to the east of the Bzura river and that fighting continues along the Rawka river, at some points on the east bank. Berlin definitely states that Lowciz and Skierniewice were captured six days ago and that Skier- niewice is situated “far behind the German front.” A repulse of the Russian cavalry operating on the East Prussian frontier is reported. In the western arena of the war the allies claim slow progress, but the of- fensive started about the middle of December noticeably has slackened, a fact which Berlin, accepting the order issued by General Joffre, the French commander-in-chief, as bona fide, de- clare means the failure of the at- tempted allied advance. Even some . British newspapers call attention to the marked decrease in the vigor of the French, British and Belgium thrusts at the German line, but they add that the reason for this quiet soon will be disclosed. AUSTRIANS ADMIT RETREAT Say Russian Army in Carpathlans Has Been Reinforced. ‘Vienna, Dec. 31.—An official commu- nication given out by the staff head- quarters adwmits a retreat by the Aus- trians in Galicia. The statement fol- lows: s “The old Russian army, which about a week ago commenced an offensive against those of our forces which had crossed the Carpathians, has been re- inforced with supplementary troops and fresh divisions in such a manner it is necessary for us to withdraw our troops along the entire eastern front and in the plain of Gorlice (just north of the Carpathians and to the east of Nowy Sandec). The situation in the north has not been influenced thereby. “In the Balkan theater the Monte- negrins showed great but unsuccessful activity. A weak attack at Trebinje, . in Herzegovina, near the border, was repulsed easily. The Montenegrins’ artillery had no effect on the strong fortress of Krievosiie.” WILL RETURN TO FORT MEADE Troop of United States Cavalry Order ed to Leave Colorado. ‘Washington, Dec. 31.—Troop L. of the Twelfth United States cavalry, on patrol duty in the Oak Creek district, Rout county, Colo., since last -May, has been ordered to return to its home station at Fort Meade, S. D.” Orders for the gradual withdrawal of the other federal troops sent into Colorado to quell the mining disorders sre in wpreparation. Theatrical Manager Fails. New York, Dec. 31.—A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United -States district court here by Harrison Grey Fiske, theatrical man- ager and producer. - Liabilities were given as $94,000 and assets as $78,000. A Period of Prosperity. Harry H. Mayer, secretary of the Bemidji Commercial club, returned to Bemidji this morning from Chi- cago, where he had spent Christmas as the guest of relatives. Mr. Mayer says that business men in general rre taking optimistic views of the fu- ture and look for a period of much prosperity. TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Secretary Sathre Announces Session of Onion Grower’s Association. E. M. Sathre, secrefary of the Be- midji Onion Grower's association, has. announced that the annual meeting| of that organization will be held at its office on Tuesday, January 5, at 10 a. m. Haling-Lyons. Miss Laura Lyons and Perry Hal- ling, both of Bemidji, were married at the Presbyterian parsonage, yes- terday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Rev. S. E. P. White officiating. Mrs. Maude Sheppard returned to her home in Minneapolis Tuesday, after spending a week with her par-| ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Wilcox. Attorney George Campbell return- ed to Bemidji this morning from the twin cities where he spent yester- day on legal business. Mrs. D. Wilcox left at noen for Virginia, Minnesota, where she will visit for a couple of weeks at the home of Mrs. A. M. Gould. An Englishman has invented a ma- chine which splits the most knotty remnants of wood into evenly sized kindlings. & * Born—To Mr.-and Mrs. A. O. Akre of Nymore. a daughter. able Religious Festivals—Spring Will Arrive March 21. With Christmes!a matter of the past, school teachers are beginning to worry over the annual patriotic celebrations; the small boys are look- iling forward to Itdepemdence day, and the preachers dre already dust- ing off thejr speciil sermons of for- mer years. Paste This iif-Your Hat. But when do ail these patriotic, religious and other ‘testivals come? ollowing.is a-lisigof: them, follow- ing New Year's day, which the alma- nacker advises Everyman to paste in his hat. Lincoln’s birthday, Friday, Febru- ary 12; Washington’s birthday, Mon- day, February 22; Valentine’s day, Saturday, February 14; All Fools’ day, Thursday, April 1; Easter Sun- dey, April 4; Memorial day, Sunday, May 30; Mothers’ day, Sunday, May 9; Flag day, Monday, June 14; Inde- pendence day, Sunday, July 4 (cele- brated on Saturday); Monday, September 6; Columbus day, Tuesday, October Sunday, October 31; day, Thursday, November 26; Christ- mas, Saturday, December 265. Astronomically, 1915 promises to be a disappointing year. vidll be visible here. two annular eclipses of the sun visi- ble in the Orient on February 14 and August 10-11. evening stars are listed as follows: Mercury, evening star, about Feb- ruary 6, May 31 and September 27; morning star, 18, star, until September 12; then even- ing star for rest of year. evening star until February 24, then morning star till September 17; then evening star the rest of year. Spring will begin on March 21; summer on June 22; autumn on Sep- tember 23; winter, December 23. This is the list of movable religious festivals for the coming year: Sep- INDIANS ASK: INJUNCTION Would Prevent Cutting of Timber on -Red Lake Reservation—Engler Not Highest Bidder, Claimed. “WHITE AND RED INDIANS” In his chambers at Brainerd, Judge McClenahan, of the district court, is hearing a case seeking to enjoin the cutting of certain timber off Indian lands of the Red Lake reservation The action is brought by Indians on the reservation, including William Potter, one Schaday, and John W. Carl, on behalf of all the Indian tribes and is to prevent E. A. Engler and the E. A. Engler Lumber com- pany of International Falls from cut- ting -20,000,000 feet of timber that had been brought in 1910, on the ground that Engler was not the highest bidder. “In this case,” said H. B. Fryberg- er, an attorney of Duluth, *“there are red Indians and White Indians, too.” The answer alleges that the day after bids for timber were called for the Minnesota & Ontario Power com: pany endeavored to- file its bid, al- leged to be $71,925.75. Engler, the successful bidder, thereupon, it is al- that in order to avoid all questions as to the Indian wards receiving for the timber all that could be from any source, consented to having the contract fixed at $6.86 a thousand for Norway pine and $6.86 a thou- sand for white pine. ‘The contract was drawn up and a sawmill built, $15,000 placed as a guarantee with the United States, $5,000 spent in protecting the tim- ber and additional labor and time in saving what had been in the path cf the Baudette fire. 2 ais contraot, it:1s glieg: wn to the"power: comp that it is guilty of delay and fis estopped from denying thE validity of the contract. | DECORATIONS TO BE ELABORATE Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Labor day, 12; Halloween, Thanksgiving Not an Eclipse. No eclipses There will be The morning and about March 20, July November 17. Venus, morning Jupiter, Movable Religious Festivals. tuagesima Sunday, January 21; Sexa- gesima Sunday, February -7; ‘|dlemas (groundhog day), February 2, Tuesday; Shrove Sunday, February 14; Ash Wednesday, February 17; Palm Sunday, March 28; St. Patrick’s day, March 17, Wednesday; Passion Sun- day, March 21; Palm Sunday, March 28; Good Friday, April 2; Easter Sunday, April 4; Rogation Sunday, May 9; Whitsunday, May 23; Trinity Sun- Can- Shrove Tuesday, February 16; Maunday, Thursday, April 1; Another Good Idea Gone Wrong Dance To Be Enjoyable Affair. With the hall elaborately decorated with the colors of the order, red, white and green, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen dance, which will take palce tomorrow evening, gives promise of being a most delightful affair. No item has been overlooked by the committee in charge which might add to the features of the dance, the order’s third annual affair here. There has been a large advance sale of tickets and trainmen of the Thief River Falls, Crookston and Brainerd lodges will attend.” Light refreshments will be served and Long Brothers Union orchestra will pro- vide the music. Tickets are sold for one dollar. J. Carter, Roy Rice and Dan O’Connor, comprise the committee which has the plans for the’ dance in charge, and they are certain that it will be even more successful than that of a year ago. SUFFRAGE VOTE ON JAN. 12 8peaker Clark Announces Rule Com- mittee Plan. ‘Washington, Dec. 31.—Speaker Clark told the president the houge rules committee will bring in a special rule to consider the proposed constitution- al amendment for woman suffrage Jan. 12 and he expects a vote the same day. He assured the president that he expects the administration program to be finished - without an extra ses- sion. The speaker declared he is not a candidate for the presidency in 1916. day, May. 30; Sundays after Trinity are twenty-five; Advent Sunday, No- vember 28. leged, notified the land department| ! Considered Championship Possi received ; KKK KKK KK KKK KK KK el ANDREW JOHNSON IS S SRR SRR R R +{BEMIDJI MAN HEADS STATE ASSOCIATION Andrew Johnson, Popular Beltrami County Official, Elected Presi- dent of Sheriff’s Association. WILL ASK SALARY INCREASES | |League Also to Urge Legislature to Raise Rates for Mileage—Other Officers Named. Andrew Johnson, of this élty, one of the most popular officials to ever hold office in Beltrami county, has been elected president of the Minne- sota Sheriff’s association, his selec- tion being made at the convention of that organization which just closed % in St. Paul. 1 { Other officers named were ‘W. J. | Julius, of New Ulm, vice-president: | Willlam Geiger, of Faribault, treas- 1 urer, and Robert A. De Lury, of ‘Walker, secretary, the latter two be- ing re-elected. i ST. CLOUD- WANTS TITLE Was Well Attended. Z About forty Minnesota sheriffs were present at the convention, several be- ing from the northern part of the state, and including Sheriff Johnson, | of Bemidji; Sheriff White of Inter- national Falls; Sheriff Gunderson of { Grand Rapids, and Sheriff De Lury of Walker. i FIGHT FOR TOURNAMENT PLACE x | Urge Salary lnemul. : The association took official cog- = | nizance of the high cost of living. A committee was authorized o urge the legislature to pass bills; rlhlnu the salaries of sheriffs in the pmalier counties from $800-to $1,000 & year. ‘The committee also will urge the:leg~ Islators -to-increasé the mileage paid o skeriffs for serving legal papers from | 10 cents to 15 cents_-& -mlile. > i Ask More for Board. A third bill which the legislative | committee will seek to have passed tral Minnesota, comes to: Bemldii| ) io'sye Hoard Bill of each pits- with but one point in view, and that 15 0, win... AT Ficiory/ I8 ssecdredicin oner in the care of the sheriff from 67 cents to 70 cents a day. the games which are to be played to- 1 i Bomidji Man, Who Has Been Elected President of the Minnesota ' Sheriffy’ Association. Opponents of “Big Bemidg” Tonight bility and Come Here to Win. When the basketball game is called at the Armory this evening, Bemidji fans will witness a contest in which both teams are considered as being of championship calibre. St. Cloud will furnish the opposition and “Big Beinida;-in-ordet-to-win‘must play up to a standard a little higher than that which they have been forced to reach in previous games this season. St. Cloud, the champions of Cen- - |Bemidji that are possible,” said Dr. night and tomorrow night, it will| e ;f“sl ingeting will aleo;ieihald give the Granite City organization IoEaul Sianaonlsturmgment ot wieh | ENTERS. 1411+ DROPS DEAD Minneapolis tourngment at which the nation’s title will'be won. Peck will be back in the game for H. N. Arnell, Laborer, Dies When Placed in County Bastile to Await Examination as to Sanity. Bemidji and Brandon, Howe, Jacob- son, Trafton and Miller will be found at the other positions. Roth, Murphy, Caren, Litzinger and Spoden will be the St. Cloud reg- ulars, and several substitutes will accompany the five here. The game will begin at 8:15, as will the contest of tomorrow night. g SIS H. B. Arnell, a laborer, fell dead LOOKS BEST OF ALL in the arms of George Denley, deputy sheriff, as he was being carried into the county jail just before noon to- cay. Arnell had been taken to the bastile by Charles Studly, ot Frohn, at whose farm he had been working for his board. A week ago Arnell completely lost his mind, on several occasions wand- ering through the snow to the woods, Studly being forced to search for him. He continually carried on in such a manner that his sanity was ques- tioned and it was decided best to 1 have an examination. b A Consequently he was brought to Bemidji today and had just passed through the door of the jail when his body fell limp. Death came imme- - diately, a doctor hurriedly called, so announced. Heart failure was the cause. 3 There is but one man now in the & county jail, i ONLY ONE MAN NOW BEING HELD Bemidji Specialist, Writing From South, Praises Opportunities. Bemidji is known far and near as possessing more live-wire and loyal citizens than any other city of twice its population in the United States, and for this reason it is readily un- derstood why this country, with fts remarkable climate, fertile soil and general scenic beauty, is destined to within a very short time be the leading dairying and agricultural dis- trict in the northwesf. An illustra- tion of this loyalty is evidenced in a letter which was today received by Dr. F. J. Darragh from Dr. A. V. Gar- lock, the Bemidji specialist, who is now in Albert Lea, visiting. ‘“North- ern Minnesota looks better to me than ever and I am satisfied that we have the greatest opportunities in KLAUER GIVEN CONTRACT Garlock. Pubuque Company To Supply Cul- verts For Judicial Ditch 21. — Last evening James L. George, county auditor, announced that the Klauer Manufacturing company of Dubuque, had been awarded the eon- tract for the providing of culverts for judicial ditch No. 21, the price being $4,680.20. Although there were ten bidders, the Klauer company was the only one to comply with specifications of the ditch - referee. The successful bidder is- the same company which secured the $4,000 Koochiching county contract the day _| before. Need any help? Try a want ad. By "HOP" Bemidfi barber shop proprietors kave announced that the lhopl will but will be