Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 8, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 8. ".r Sportsmen of Northern Section, a.. Season Be Closed for Period More drastic than ever before are expected to be the game law changes which are scheduled to be made in the statutes of Minnesota during the session of the legislature which is now in progress at St. Paul. Every true sportsman, the ‘game wardens and the public at large real- ize that if northern Minnesota is to continue as the world’s greatest hunting grounds, the laws govern- ing the hunting of small and big game must be materially changed. They will urge upon the legislature necessity of a closed period of at least two years, and and will ask that part- ridge be protected for a period of the same length. A Few Changes. Sherm Bailey, chief of game ward- ens in this section, who perhaps is better acquainted with the big game situation in this part of the state than anyone else, is one of the many who advocate drastic changes. He urges that the closed season be establish- ed; that the use of high-powered guns be made unlawful; that the shipping of hides ond horns law be changed and that a law be passed which will make netting in any lake which has been stocked, unlawful, this applying to Lake Bemidji where hundreds of fish are being secured this winter. Should Use Influence. Every person should interest him- self in the matter-of saving northern Minnesota's game and he should make it a point to cause legislators to re- commend changes in the game laws of the state which have always pro- ven so unsatisfactory. The Influx of Settlers. With the influx of settlers who are hewing out homes in the timbered parts of northern Minnesota, big game is, as a general proposition, rapidly disappearing, and, with the addition of human population and the sound of the woodsman’s ax of progress and invasion of the big game haunts, a healthy sentiment for game protection is ‘being manifested that argues well for the preservation of the deer, mbose, caribou and an occasional elk that will be left in the “fastness of the forest” where the ‘homesteader is creating a new order of things. Yet despite this commendable sen- timent that is yearly growing in in- tensity, there is room for much in- telligent discussion of ways and means to encourage its spread and as- sist in the enforcement of sensible THE BEM LEGISLATUR™ WILL BE CALLED UPON T0 CHAN «ME LAWS OF MINNESOTA ~ of State, Desire That Big Game 0. - [ Years and Request Other Revisions Be!Made. laws for the protection of game and fish; and every citizen of this state who desires to prevent the entire ex- tinction of big game should person- ally aid in bringing violators of the -lgame and fish laws into the courts for conviction and punishment. Another factor in the destruction of big game, more especially deer, is the timber wolf. When there is a winter of deep snow, the deer are comparatively easy prey for wolves; and hundreds of skeletons strewn along the banks of lakes of north- ern Minnesota and revealed by the melting of the snow in the spring testify to the deadly depredations of the ‘‘varmints.” Menace Human Life. The introduction of high power rifles and repeating guns that are guaranteed to deal death at a dis- tance of one mile or ‘more is a men- ace to not only big game but to hu- man life; more especially is this true when the weapon is in the hands of an untried ‘city chap” who is in- clined to pull the trigger at the least movement of a twig on a tree.. One would almost be inclined to insist on an examination of most hunters, before they take to the ‘“tall timber,” as to their mental fitness to hunt blg game and not slaughter their fellow men. There are an average of 56,000 li- censed hunters, and probably as many more who do not procure li- censes, who hunt big game annually in the state of Minnesota, and of this large number of nimrods, how many are fitted to hqnt proficiently and safely in the iwoods? It is deplora- ble, but a fact, that many hunting parties employ guides, and when lack of native ability as a hunter is really responsible, and not ‘‘luck” for non- success in landing big game, these guides are required to furnish ecar- casses of deer and moose, for a con- sideration, and the enthusiastic hunt- ‘er, when he returns home, proudly displays the “‘fruits of the chase;” and it is very often the case that the boastful hunter never saw the deer or moose until the guide procured the carcass, brought down by his trained gun and unerring aim. ' A Change for Better. However, there is dawning - a change for the better, and the State Game and Fish commission of Min- has been a powerful factor in educa- ting the people of the state in a bet- (Continuea on last page) FLOUR TO RAISE AS WHEAT PRICE SOARS Minneapolis, Jan. 8.—J. S. Pills- . bury, vice-president of the Pillsbury 'Milling company, in a statement is- sued this morning said that the ad- vance in prices of wheat and flour is not an indication of a famine, as there are ample reserves. The price of flour will raise five cents a barrel to every one cent wheat raise. Chi- . cago May wheat went up 1-8 of a cent today, and July wheat went up 1 5-8, the new high rate of May wheat being $1.343-4, and July $1.36. CALLS FORMER FEDERALS Laredo, Texas, Jan. 8.—With a fierce battle in progress, General Car- ranza is attempting to retake Sal- tillo, which troops of Villa occupied yesterday. General Villa has issued a call for 16,000 former te_derals. SCOOP REPORTSR REPORT'I: R LETTING LS BOYS GRAB OUR SPOILS OF WAR N’ NOUR. SHARE Y DEMAND THAT CARDINAL . BE GIVEN HIS RELEASE is claimed that Cardinal Caspari, in a lengthy interview with Prince Von immediately release Cardinal Mer- cier and that he be restored with all his formal rights, regardless of his political position. Knights Entertained. Last night’s party given in the basement of the Catholic church by the Knights of (q)olumbus for the wo- men of the church, who have at va- rious times aided the lodge in the serving of lunches and banquets, proved*a most successful and enjoy- able affair. Cards were played after which a splendid lunch; prepared en- tirely by the men, was served.- Honors were won by Fred Rhoda and Mrs. Murray. D -Defectiv nesota, during the past few years,' London, Jan. 8.—In a dispatch re- | iceived this afternoon from Rome, it: Beulow, has demanded that Germany | BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY PRIZE CUP ARRIVES. Trophy Won by Girls in Bread Mak- ing' Contest Here. ' W. B. Stewart, county “superin- tendent of schools, yesterday received |- the silver cup offered at the Brainerd meeting of the N. M. D. A. in Decem- ber, to the prize bread-makers of Bel- trami county. The girls in the Bel- trami club are: . Maggie S. Sadek, Farley; Esther . McGhee, Bowers school; Alice Grow, Bowers: school; Cora and Nora ‘Wheeler, both of the Bass Lake school. The cup. will be presented. to the girls at the educa- tional meeting in 'Bemidji, February 12. CHASKA QUINT WINNER Professional Ch;am‘pions Have Little Trouble in Downing “Big Bemidg” By Score of 35 to 12. PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING Displaying the same speed, clever- ness and knowledge of the game which has won for them the distinc- tion as one of the nation’s greatest basketball teams, the Chaska quint invaded Bemidji last night and won from the local athletes by a score of 35 to 12. During the first half of the contest Bemidji played Chaska on even terms and the visitors led by only three points when the twenty minutes of play ended, the score being 6 to 9. In the second period Bemidji’s covering was the poorest of the year and re- peatedly were Schalow and Von, two| of the Chaska stars, able to throw for baskets, each connecting four times lduring the half. ¥ Thorsen and Meyers, Chaska’s guards, played the strongest basket- ball witnessed on a Bemidji floor in some time. Their covering was al- ;most perfect and their handling of| the ball could not have been -im- proved upon. Heinish, the Chaska forward and ‘captain, won'' disfavor from the large.erowd at.the very:be; ginning of the game, his playing be- ing so rough that on several.occa- sions he could have been r\xled from the game-had the officials so desired. Peck, Trafton and Jacobson played hard, but. were unable to break up the work of the professionals, and Bran- don and:Howe, Bemidji’s crack for- wards, were powerless, their small stature proving too great a handicap. Bestul played below his normal standard. The poys were completely outplay- ed and offer no excuse for their de- |feat, nor should they, for it is no dis- leredit to be downed by a team of the |Chaska calibre. Games with the jsame team are to be played tonight | ;and tomorrow night and Bemidji ex-’: ! pects to make a much better showing. : The score: | B"mld]l Chaska Howe (C).:..... lf ....... Schalow lBrandon ........ . (C) Heinisch - C.. . Von; Jacobson ........lg-. Thorson | and Trafton Bestul .......... s ¢ - S Meyers | Field baskets, Schalow, 5, Von 4,| Thorson 3, Meyers 2, Heinisch 2,j Brandon 2, Bestul 1. Free throws,' Heinisch 3, Brandon 6.Scorer; Cords. ! | Referee, Kartes. Umpire, Stanton. K The admission to the game this {evening will be 35 cents and '.hel'el will be a dance in the City hall im- mediately following. Miss Ruth Miner, formerly of Be- midji, butynow of Grand Forks, North Dakota, is a guest at the George Rheal home for a few days. Miss Miner is a graduate of the Bemidji high school. > i Kenneth Way of -Minneapols in Bemidji today on businel The Only Loot That Interests Scoop THERE S JUST ONE TREASURE e Page ' | West of Rheims a German blockhouse /RUSSIANS CONTINUE TO as |a short time on business connected GERMANS UNABLE 70 STOP ADVANCE " OF ERENCH ARM IMHIGRANTI LIKE M'NESOTA More Than -Half -Passing: Through Transfer Settle in This State.’ Minnesota is an attractive place to immigrants seeking new homes, good ‘| farming land and prosperous condi- tions, according to the records of Paris,” Jan. B—According to t;m- Fred D. Sherman, immigration -com- |- cia} announcemefit at- the ‘war office|™issioner. In his monthly report he at 3 this afternoon, further successes |shows today that of 210 cars of im- at ‘nearly every point of the battle|Mmisrants movables handled by the line and territorial gains, are claim-|Minnesota Transfer R"'“‘“Y com- ed, 'and Germans are unable to insti-|Pany during December, Minnesota tute a serious offensive.. Fighting; received 115 cars. Wisconsin- came has been renewed along.the line'north next withi 27, North Dakota 18, Mon- 'and - mear St. George and 'Lomibart-] tana 13, Yllinois 9, Iowa 8, Washing- zyde Where the allies are making ton 5, Oregon 5, Nebraska 4, Canada their advance.. In the hborhood | 4 '“‘d the balance 1 each: doued their trenches on_ nzcauht of mud. ; Then I"raneh are holding the lery in that vlcimty Artillery duel Department Secure .thsky Slnpped in the Valley of Aisne . still ¢on- As Glass From Omaha. of Arras, where; Germans' claim ad- 2 A(iENTS MEAN .BUSINESS hxghway ‘that leads” from Laboisgele tinues,” where French are gaining. vances; the French voluntarily aban- | to ‘Aveliy, by French mounted artil-|Special Oficen of Govemment Indian was demolished and fighting at sev- fROSECUTIONS WILL FOLLOW eral places along the Meuse river has caused small damage. Fighting at Alsace conténues with but little| . Although their work was carried change. Russian warships damaged |on in as secret a manner as possible, the old Turkish cruiser Medijdeh, for {information leaked out -today that the fifth time since the war started.!J. P. Brandt and L. W. Carson, spe- One Turkish transport was sunk Sat-|cial agents of the government:Indian urday, and another Thursday, by the [service, visited -the depot at Turtle Russians. . River Wednesday night and there 5 - .|found a two-gallon . jug of whisky, . being. contained in a box -marked] AUSTRIA ISSUES CALL = ["vis. nandte win core - e e The liquor was. sent to a man at’ FOR NEW ENRoLLME Turtle River from a brother in 3 Omaha, and it is understood that the & = officers have a letter in which the en- Vienna, Jan. 8.—Austria is making [tire plot is made ‘clear. a supreme effort to raise a new army| 'Whep interviewed this morning to defend Vienna and Burapest from | neither of the officers would give out !an attack by Servia. A failure means|any information concerning the mat- that Austria must either sue for sep-|ter, but they admitted that should ierate peace or turn over her defense |such he the truth, the sender and re- to Germany. New enfollment just ceiver could both’ be placed under ar- ordered has called to colors thousands rést ‘and charged with -two or more who were previously rejected, and |offenses, one being sending. liquor only those who are actually unable |from one gtate to another without to shoot' a rifle are exempted. Even |Proper identification and ‘the other men. partially "disabled- = are. being. conspiracy. drafted ‘for P"%“‘"d Few: havel Just how the agents obtained bnyonets o “entr tools™ “and clue to’the-scheme ig§" nnt known’ the equipment and u,nfiormg Worn are there are many who are anxious to from discarded h._ efields. ~ Long know how they secured knowledge Hnes of enrthworkg are being con- |Of the: large amount of lemon extract structed to defend the two ecities.|in a store-at Wallker ‘yestérday, it be- Several demonstrations ‘at Budapest ing destroyed. were quelled only lfter the tmlfl had Chief Spécial Omcer Larson is ex< been called out. pected to reach Bemidji within a few ENORMOUS FIGHTING IN | mmeiey i s ‘PROGRESS AT ALSACE immediately following his arrival. Paris, Jan. 8.—Serious fighting is reported at St. Mihiel, when the French attempted to retake fortified |- R positions, and removing the German| At last evening’s meeting of the wedge. Enormous. fighting at Alsac|Bemidji Elks lodge it was planned to was also reported this morning. initiate a’ large class .on »Thursday Fighting in the Argonnes is indecis- |eVening, January 21. There are a ive. Advices from the Dutch say that large number of candidates who have the Germans are moving reinforce- ROt had the opportunity to take the TO INITIATE CLASS. Elks Lodge to Hold Large Meeting On January 21. jments west, presumed from.a volun-|degrees and these will all be cared for on the night named. James L. George, exalted ruler, last night ap- pointed John McDonald Herbert as esquire, succeeding John Hillaby, MOVE THROUGH GERMANS who has left the city. Petrcgrad Jan. 8.—In an official 3 ‘statement made at the war offices here [AMSTERDAM DENIES CLAIMS OF GERMANS teer army being trained. jtoday, the Russians are claimed to be moving from north through the Ger- man outer line and are steadily gain-, Amsterdam, -Jan. 8.—Despite the jing. Turkish prisoners exceed fifty |official denials of Germany, in con- ithousand and the older Turkish offii |[nection with the interference with cers frankly blame'the Germans, who the movements of Cardinal Mercier, {forced the Turks into’invasion, re-|8ll newspapers continue to print de- sulting in their pregent plight. Anti-. 1tails of his arrest, and insist that a German riots are expected.. - strong .guard has been placed at the room in which he is imprisoned. Dean R: A. Wolf, of Grand Forks, dis-|of Ghent has been arrested on account trict traffic chief of the Northwestern |Of his having endorsed utterances of Telaphone company, ‘arrived-in Be-|the cardinal.’ .. midji'this noon and will remafn here Clmrlea Carter; the Hlnes land man, with the local exchange. was a ‘Bemidji visitor today. . FORTY cims PER imnrn. SOLDIERS OF ALLIED ‘ARMIES WELL FED Better Meals Never Given Any Fight- ers Than Tlme ‘at, Battle Today, . Says W P. Simms.’ —_— HAVE REGULAR DAILY RATIONS Are Supplied From Revictualing Sta- tions—Finds British Are Con- tinually - Eating. . (By William Philip Simms) With the French Army at - the Front.—(By Mail to New York.)— Probably no armyr in the world, ac- tually in the field, was ever better fed than is that of the Allies. Every French' soldiér in the field is entitled to 23 1-3 ounces of bread a day; 3 1-3 ounces of rice, beans or peas; 10 ounces of meat; 1 1-3 ounces of sugar; one ounce lard; 2-3 ounce salt and a little more than 2-3 ounce of coffee. These articles constitute the daily ration under ‘ordinary conditions. [ There are times, however, when cir- cumstances are extraordinary, when fresh ‘'meat, new bread, dried vegeta- bles' and regular coffee cannot be de- livered' daily to'the soldiers. Under such conditions the French fighting man falls back ‘on his ‘“reserve” ra- tmns, whlch are: Ten ounces of “biscuit,” or “war bread” as hard ‘tack is known in the French army; 10 ounces of canned meat; 2 2-3 ounces of sugar, 1 2-3 ounces of soup essence, in cube form; 1 1-4 ounces of essence of coffee, also in cube form, and .0625 litre (1-16 of a quart) of br'aindy. Z “Reserve’ Not Needed. Back qf the fighting . line the French soldler has never had to fall back, on his ‘reserve” rations. - He always has his fresh beef, mutton or other meat; his coffee made from the coffee beans; his. fresh bread and the rest. Furthermore these things are quite: good.. -1 have_ lived: for days with the:private soldiers and eaten their food, so can give personal tes- timonial as to its excellency. I have eaten their “reserve” food also, their canned meats (“morkey-meat,” the soldiers call it) and. tackled their hard tack; drank their “cube” coffee and perhaps of the bouillon made of their soup cubes. It is all whole- some and nutritious. The brandy is good and stimulating and, adminis- tered 'in medical doses, as the good Marianne of France administérs it, cannot harm the brave fellows stand- ing in trenches which are hot and cold ‘at one and the same time. Some of this brandy is of the “calvados” brand and is made of fine, lusty ap- ples, and in sipping it, the smell and taste of the apple are quite notice- able. Eat Tinned Meats. The revictualing of the Allies, un- der ordinary cicumstances, is carried on by England and France separate- ly. -That is, France feeds her own troops and England feeds hers. It rarely happens—though the circum- stance is not known—that the French have to feed the English or vice versa. The English eat more tinned foods than the French, one reason being their means of transport are more difficult. They also consume (Continued on last page.) RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT GROUNDED BY GERMANS / Berlin, Jan. 8.—An official state- ment -from the war offices. here says that ten Russian aircraft were grounded at Lodz, in the Lowicz dis- trict. Russian aviators have been unusually active recently and on ac- count of their boldness, were easy marks for the German gunners. The situation in Poland remains un- changed. Sapping and Mining brought slight gains for the Germans. Weather has caused a standstill at the Galician and Hungarian fronts. It is admitted that the Russians re- pulsed the Austrians in Bukovha on account - of overwhelming reinforce- ments. Returns to Tenstrike. Joe Herrman, formerly of this city, but now ‘cashier of the Beltrami County State bank at Tenstrike, will return 'to his home this evening after having spent the: past week here as assistant cashier at the Northern Na- tional bank during, -the; absence of ‘George' Hhea ~'During’ his absence, Mrs. Hermann has .béer in charge of the Tenstrike bank:, 5 2