Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 12, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 11. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, wm’;@!‘z’mme, JANUARY 12, 1915, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. SOISSONSBATTLE SEVERE; DEAD Paris, Jan. 12.—Bulletins at the war headquarters here this afternoon ' o indicate that the intensity of the fighting now in progress is equal to any of the entire war, and that at Soissons the Germans are vainly en- deavoring to retake three lines of trenches which have been captured by the Allies. The possession of these trenches give the allies a dis- tinct advantage, giving the French an opportunity to utilize mine throw- ers and demolishing the main line of the German defenses around hills of North Soissons. German dead are covering the front of the tren- ches. There is also violent fight- ing at North Beauzjour, where the Germans have attempted a general advance. £ ! FAIR OFFICERS TO MEETING Ritchie and Schroeder to Attend St. Paul Gathering. A. P. Ritchie, vice-president of the " Beltrami County Agricultural asso- | ciation, left last evening, and Charles s Schroeder, secretary of the same or- i ganization, will leave tonight for St ) Paul, where they will attend a meet- ! ing of the State Fair association. There will be an election of officers and other matters of importance will be discussed. i PROVING A SENSATION Giant Clearance Sales of Bemidji Merchants Drawing Many Outsiders to City—Records Smashed. : CONFIDENCE OF PEOPLE SHOWN ! That the big co-operative clearance M sales now under way in Bemidji are [’ proving a real sensation, is evidenced \ by the fact that many out of town people are taking advantage of them. The opening day, Saturday, January 9, exceeded expectations of many of the stores and the present week prom- ises to eclipse all previous records. 4 The public is being thoroughly con- vinced as to the genuine values of- fered and the fact that more than one store has joined in this big clear- ) ¢ ance movement has brought hundreds [+ of additional bargains, which did not ' * previcusly materialize, when only one or two stores conducted sales. f If this sale does nothing more than to bring about added confidence 3 with the public, it will have accom- ) 8 plished its purpose. Hundreds who i have been buying with the utmost { care have made statements to the ef- \ fect that the bargains offeréd by the i Bemidji stors are genuine values and } are convinced that city stores can- 1 not equal them as a whole. They have also expressed themselves as fa- voring these events several times a year and 'that other stores would fall in line. The Bemidji stores who have sales on and who are in this clearance sale movement are Schneider Bros. Cloth- ing store, O'Leary-Bowser company, 3ill Bros., The Bazaar store, Given Hardware store, the Leader and the i Schneider Bros. Co. ready-to-wear store. | TERM OF JOE LAFAVE COMMUTED BY BOARD St. Paul, Jan. 12.—The pardon board this afternoon commuted the term of Joe LaFave, sent to the state prison from this county, to five years. LaFave was sentenced to Stillwater on a charge of arson in the first de- gree. He was accused of having | hired Oscar Baker to fire the house { of a Spooner family that he might i secure the insurance money. Baker, \ the state’s witness, was sent to the | reformatory, being released in six i months. Charles Serutchin, the Be- ) midji colored attorney, appeared be- y fore the board of pardons in behalf of LaFave. The maximum of La- Fave's sentence was ten years in the penitentiary, and he has served three. TEXAS CITY HAS | MANY “ISTAS” San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 12.— With many thousands of Mexicans in this city, whose affiliations are mix- ed with the contending factions of their native land, and each waiting and hoping for a turn in affairs favorable to their respective inter- sts, San Antonio occupies today an unique position in relation to the war-torn republic across the Rio Grands. And so it has ever since the - (Contmued on last page.) FILL TRENCHES| " |night. 1v -*JTH AS WITNESSES. Officers Hm . Appear in — a.\nd Zacharias to <l Court. Joseph Harrington, day desk ser- geant, and Jack Zacharias, patrol- man, . left this morning for Duluth where they appeared as witnesses in an Indian liquor case before Judge Morris, of the Federal court. Judge H. A. Simons, United States commis- sioner, is also in attendance at the trial. During the absence of Officer Harrington, Dana Gould is in charge of police headquarters. THREE GAMES SCHEDULED Manager Malone of High School Ar- ranges Contests With Park Rapids and Ada—Pine River Coming. |PLAY “BIG BEMIDG” THURSDAY Cancellation of the Red Wing games is not to leave Bemidji with- out basketball this week, three games having been arranged by the man- agers of the high school and “Big Be- midg” aggregations today. Carl Jacobson, manager of “Big Bemidg,” completed arrangements this morning whereby Pine River will be brought to Bemidji Thursday This team has not been de- feated this year and recently de- feated Akeley by a 30 to 4 score. On the same night, announced James Malone, manager of the high school quint, the Park Rapids high school team will play here, thus giving a double-header and both contests promising to be fast. On Saturday morning the school’s athletes will journey to Akeley where the high school team will be played in the afternoon. The boys will return to Bemidji for a game with Ada the same evening. Ada is regarded as a likely candidate for the state championship and comes here for the sole purpose of elimin- ating Bemidji from the race. MUCH ANXIETY FELT AT PARIS OVER ALSACE Paris, Jan. 12.-—Serious’ anxiety is being felt here today- because of the conditions which are reported to exist at Alsace, not a word of offi- cial reports having been received at war headquarters from the fighting there, although it is unofficially re- ported that the Germans are hurling huge reinforcements there; officials there claiming additional gains. The French are holding retirement from Alsace now, with all France hoping that lost province may be regained. LEADERS CHANGE PLACES Number Forty Now Leads in Race for Huffman & 0’Leary Free Piano, Others Following Closely. TO SPRING NEW SURPRISES Leaders’in the Huffman & O'Leary free piano contest are beginning to observe that they are to meet strenu- ous opposition in the race for the prize, the vote of Number 40 being one of the surprising features of the past week. Number forty now leads with a total of 324,848, while the three others follow closely, No. 92 having 320,600, No. 86, 314,185, and No. 130, 314,055. Several surprises are to be an- nounced soon concerning the prizes and these are expected to increase the interest to even a greater point than that which has already been aroused. The vote today follows: 1, 311,450; 2, 2,000; 3, 7,000; 4 2,000; 5, 2,000; 6, 2,000; 7, 2,000; 8, 307, 000; 9, 172,000; 10, 192,000; 11, out; 12, 2,000; 13, 207,000; 14, 2,000; 15, 2,000; 16, 2,000; 17, 2,- 000; 18, 17,000; 19, 227,000; 20, 2,- 000; 21, 2,000; 22, 158,000; 23, 239, 000; 24, 12,000; 25, 239,000; 26, 2,- 000; 27, 2,000; 28, 192,000; 29, 2,- ! | view the maneuvers. ’ | came acute. LACK EQUIPMEN Russia Is Calling Small Number to Battle Front. Czar Must S];ip Supplies Through Ports of Orient and From Japan, Which is Itself Holding Back. (By J. W. T. Mason) New York, Jan. 12.—Petrograd makes the peculiar announcement that less recruits are to be called to the colors during 1915, than if the empire were not at war. About 1,- 250,000 men reach the conscription age yearly in Russia. Normally 700,000 of these are accepted for three years service, the rest being re- tired to civilian’s life. This year, however, the czar has issued an ukase summoning only 535,000 of the 1915 recruits to the colors. Petrograd explains that this in- crease in conscription indicates the confidence of the Russian govern- ment in the outcome of the war. Not even St. Petersburg, however, can as- sert, however, that any responsible official believes Russia is warranted by military conditions, in discarding more than' 15 per cent of the in- crease in the nation’s army. There has been no indication that the orig- inal objective of reaching Berlin has been abandoned: Still Hold Possession. The Turks still hold possession of part of the Caucasus and there is still a large portion of difficult terri- tory in front of the Russians, armies in Bukovina, the Carpathians and Buda Pest. Under these conditions it is impossible to believe 'the Russians regard they are able to do with less than the usual supply of troops. The reason why the czar has called less than the usual supply of troops to the colors is not the favorable con- dition of the military system, but the difficulty of obtaining equipment and supplies is the serious problem of the war facing all belligerents alike. None of the hostile powers is able to utilize all the men at its disposal. The factories of the world cannot weapons. Russia is more heavily handicapped than any other of the allies in this respect, not only be- cause her own factories are:of a lim- ited capacity, but because of her geographical isolation makes im- ports from neutral nations difficult. By Back Door. The only available commercial en- trance to Russia now is by the back door, through the ports of the Orient. Most of Russia’s purchases of war munitions are being made in Japan and have to be sent to Manchuria and then reshipped over the Trans- Siberian railway. This is a long journey and besides, Japan is not allowing too much am- munition at present to leave her own boundaries. Therefore these would seem to be the reasons why Russia is rejecting 80 many recruits. U. 8. FLEET ASSEMBLES; FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS Washington, Jan. 12.—Uncle Sam’s armada is assembling at Guantanamo, Cuba. For the first time in two years the entire Atlantic fleet will hold target practice and practice ‘““fleet” maneuvers. Twenty-one bat- tleships and a mosquito fleet of de- stroyers, colliers, gunboats, cruisers and a few submarines will be given a joint work-out. Admiral Fletcher, commander, will have charge of the maneuvers, which will begin the lat- ter part of this week and continue a fortnight. Navy department officials, including Secretary Daniels, hope to The fleet prac- tice a year ago was suddenly called off when the Mexican situation be- Because of the presence of many battleships in Mexican wa- ters it has been impossible since to hold any fleet practice. Never blame luck for your failures 000; 30, 2,000; 31, 2,000; 32, 2,000; (Continuea on last page). SCOO THE CUB REPORTER until you've proved yourself guilt- less. A New Sohtan'e Record Is Spoiled FOR ARMY RECRUITS Believed to Be Chief Reason Why IS . FELT BY ALL NATIONS turn out- the- mecessary number of [ IEBSEYOOW Trenton, N‘ ¥, Jan. 12.—The Board of Public ‘Utflities today gave the recent proposed fares increases, announced by the'railroads operating within the state. ‘Phe Pennsylvania, Philadelphia & Reading and the West Jersey & Seashore roads all boosted rates and curtniled gertain trip tick- ets to become effective December 15, The Public Utility ,commission sus- pended the increase until March 10, pending today’s hearing and a deci- sion upon the justnéss of the action of the roads. SENTIMENT IS DIVIDED Commercial Club ’l"hl No Action on Recommendation n! Federal Build- ing Site—Public Interested. RESORT PROJECT IS BOOSTED Business men of Bemidji are ev- enly divided in their preferences re- garding a proper site for the new $80,000 Federal hq\ldlng, and at Monday evening’s s¢ssion of the Com- mereial club several talks were given in which both the Second and Sixth street locations Werp favored. One thing the débates did settle, however, and that ig that the major- ity favors etther-ong or the other of the two locations apd that no matter which is chosen b;flfgthe ‘government, equal satisfaction ‘will be the result. The sentiment seemed to prevail that the general public of Bemidji is entitled. to. conlide{lflon in the se- lection of a site, imotwithstanding the fact that the Buisiness men al- most to a unit are jin favor of the down-town location.}, It is probable that the matter willlnow be left en- tirely with the government, which had made a thorough investigation of conditions, and no récummendauons will be made. A proposition of dm Soo Line was read at the meeting in which it was urged that the lan«i department of the railroad be provided ‘with land sale lists of Beltraml county and in this way assist in adding settlers to ncm HARD TODAY a hearing upon the relsonnbleness of this community. President Lakin ap- pointed J. J. Opsahl and Harry Reyn- olds to take action ip response to the estion: .- A commun(catmn from the Reyn- olds & Winter Land company was read, in which ‘the attitude of Be- midji in connection with the bring- ing of summer visitors here was de- plored. The communication illus- ‘trated what trifle assistance is need- ed to make Bemidji, with its natural beauty and wonderful climate, the greatest of all summer resorts and urged that some united action be taken whereby the lake and its splen- did surroundings could be made more attractive and provided with neces- sary conveniences and accommoda- tions. Representative L. G. Pendergast addressed the members and his talk was much appreciated. He spoke of legislation which he favors, among other things. K. McIver was elected a member of the club. At the direct- ors meeting W. L. Brooks was elected vice-president, succeeding F. S. Ar- nold, resigned. SIX HOURS FOR DEBATE Washington, Jan. 12.—By a vote of 290 to 31, the house this afternoon adopted a rule providing for six hours of debate on the Mondell amendment. This is not taken to in- dicate the strength of the movement when it comes to a vote. To Give Dance Party. What gives promise of being one of the most enjoyable social affairs of the winter has been scheduled for Friday evening, January 22, when Carroll C. Hill will give a private dancing party in the City hall. A five-piece orchestra will provide the music. Invitations will soon be is- sued. Furnaces below the level of coal bins can be filled with fuel without shoveling by the use of a chute for the purpose that a North Dakota man has invented. “Jot-the. state’s oldest” probate judges, WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL IN SENATE 0Ole Saging, Champion of Cause, Intro- duces First Measure of Kind at Present Session of Legislature. OTHER BILLS ARE INTRODUCED Senator . 0'Neill Pl'opole.l Constitu- tional Amendment Permitting Farmers to Borrow State Money ‘Woman suffrage has been given an early start at the session of the state legislature, Senator Ole Sageng, of Dalton, one of the most constant sup- porters of the movement, having in- troduced a bill in the senate propos- ing an amendment to the state con- stitution. - Miss Mary McFadden, one of the most prominent suffrage work- ers in the state, commented upon the introduction of the bill and Senator Sageng’s connection with it. Other Bills Introduced. Senator Frank Palmer, of Minnea- polis, introduced a bill prohibiting joy riding, and making a person so doing, guilty of felony. Senator O’Neill, of Thief River Falls, proposed a constitutional amendment permitting farmers to borrow money at three and a half per cent from the permanent school fund, to be used on improved farm lands. The loan not to exceed thir- ty per cent of the actual cash value. Senator Campbell proposed a bill creating one day’s rest in seven, giv- ing firemen and policemen one day off each week. Ira Peterson, state insurance com- missioner, for the time being, pro- posed a bill reducing the biennial report of the insurance department, thereby saving $15,000 annually on state printing cost. CLARK WILL ATTEND. Judge of Probate Will Be Present at State Association Session. M. A. Clark, judge of probate, will leave this evening for St. Paul where he will attend a meeting of the State Probate Judges’ association. Judge Clark who, in point of service, is one has been a member of the association for twelve years. He has been urged to attend this meeting that he might assist in forming certain legis- lative suggestions which will be sub- mitted to the legislature. BRUSSELS REPORT IS BELIEVED TO BEUNTRUE London, Jan. 12.—The story that Brussels is burning, brought by re- fugees to Amsterdam, and later wired here, are discredited by the Belgian Relief committee this afternoon, and the reports are believed to be un- true, and they still remain without any confirmation whatever. AUSTRIANS MAKE DARING ATTACK; CAPTURE COMMANDER Vienna, Jan. 12.—Reports at war headquarters tell of one of the most daring exploits the war has summar- ized. The report claims that 'the Austrian patrol broke through the Russian lines, and upon reaching the residence of the commander, arrest- ed him and six guards, safely return- ing to its own lines. Fighting is con- fined to artillery firing and situa- tions remain unchanged. GERMAN CRUISER IS DAMAGED London, Jan. 12.—The Petrograd correspondent to the Star, wired to- day announcing that the German pro- tected cruiser, Bremen, has retired to Wilhelmshaven in a badly dam- aged condition on account of having struck a mine. Rector-Brandvold. Miss Carrie Brandvold of Bemidji, and Nelson Rector of Duluth, were united in marriage at Duluth, Jan- uary 9. Mr. and Mrs. Rector will make their home in that city. ORDERS BLIND PIG CRUSADE Smith Declares Koochiching County Sheriff Hmt_ Suppress “Vice.” Lyndon A. Smith, attorney general, has ordered Thomas P. White, sher- iff of Koochiching county, to put al- leged blind pigs in that county out of business. “I must insist on you do- ing your full duty in all matters in which laws prohibiting vice are ig- nored or disobeyed,” said Mr. Smith, in his order. “During the last two years I have been notified that many forms of vice forbidden by law have prevailed in International Falls and Ranier.” FOUNDRY TO COME HERE Commercial Club Members Interest Pelican Rapids Concern in Estab- . lishing Shops in Bemidji. LONG BEEN NEEDED HERE Bemidji is soon to be provided with a fully equipped foundry and ma- chine shop, an institution which has been much needed here during the past several years. At last night’s special meeting of the Commereial club J. R. Raymond and R. Wood- ward, representing a Pelican Rapids concern, appeared before the club and asked that they be given assistance in finding a suitable location for the placing of their foundry, which has been in operation for seven years. Both men expressed their belief that the local proposition would pay well and that they would like to es- tablish permanent headquarters here. The matter was greeted with general ' approval and the industrial commit- tee was-authorized to assist the new concern in every way possible. ‘When placed in operation the foun- dry will do all kinds of brass and iron moulding, repairing and manufactur- ing and will bring at least six fam-|521d: ilies here to make their residence. T0 VOTE AGAIN ON RUM IN CALIFORNIA Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 12.—Cali- fornia will vote again on Nov. .7, 1916, on a proposed constitutional from California. Prohibition years hence. Every section of the state, and practically all of its prohibition interests will be represented at a con- ference at Fresco, Feb. 25, at which the . proposed amendment framed. Lieut. Gov. A. J. Wallace is the chairmar of a charge of the conference. will be committee in IS TAKEN TO REFORMATORY H. H. Wilkinson Causes Judge to Re- voke Suspended Sentence. Andrew Johnson, sheriff of Bel- trami county, returned to Bemidji this morning from St. Cloud where he had gone to place H. H. Wilkinson of Minneapolis, in the state reforma- tory. Wilkinson is the young man who was arrested here some time ago on a charge of attempting to pass a forged check . He was at that time sen- tenced to serve a prison term for the crime, the sentence being suspended during good behavior. Until two months ago no complaint had been made as to the lad’s conduct. He then forged a check, was arrested and placed in the Hennipen county jail, where he was taken seriously ill, an operation being necessary. Judge Stanton recently changed the prison sentence to a ferm in the re- formatory and the sheriff’s trip fol- lowed. Wilkinson is still in ill health. JONES IS RE-ELECTED. Dr. Jones, of Minneapolis, was to- day re-elected president of the State Board of Health. The board sustain- ed Dr. Bracken’s refusal to curtail the biennial report of the board. By “HOP" INDIAN OFFICERS RAID SOFT DRINK ESTABLISHMENTS Brandt and Carson Find But Three Places in Which Liquor is Kept, "Confiscating Small Quantity. TWELVE PLACES ARE SEARCHED One Former Saloon Proprietor is Told, “Open Safe or We Will. Take It With Us--Visit Home of Another TWO INDIANS UNDER ARREST Redskins Taken to Walker Where They Will Be Arraigned for Intro- ducing Alcohol in Territory. Bemidji persons who had been un- der the impression that the govern- ment has no intention to enforce its closing order of last November, were relieved of such an idea last evening® when two of the special officers, J. P. Brandt and L. W. Carson, visited and searched every former salocn, |how being used as soft drink par- lors. Of the twelve places investigated, in only three did the officers find li- quor of any kind, and then in only small quantities. At one place the safe was ordered opened and twelve jauart bottles of whisky were brought to light. At another place the offi- cers were presented with a pitcher ,containing whisky, and at a third ,place two bottles of gin, partially ,used, were discovered in a safe. Has Sold the Safe. After looking through the ice chests and other compartments in a Third street soft drink place, Officer Brandt “Would you mind safe?” “I would like to, but I sold the safe a month ago and have no key to the inner door,” said the pop dispensor. “We have no time to waste and either you must open the safe or we opening the will have to take it with us,” was the officer’s immediate reply. And It Was Opened. Without further lesitation - the amendment that will banish liquor, |safe door was unlocked and two per- its sale, manufacture and consump- tion, forces are undismayed by their de- feat at the state elction and believe they will be victorious two fectly good bottles of the choicest gin were taken out and poured into the sink. The officers then left. The twelve places visited were Franw Gagnon, Ted Maloy, Lake Shore Hotel, Harry Gunsalus, Hotel Markham, John Croon, Lars Lind, Fred Brinkman, Frank Gustafson, Mike Sullivan, Frank Tibbetts and George Tanner. “We are instructed to enforce the order of the government,” said Brandt, “and the sooner the fact is appreciated the better.” Home is Searched. The home of one former saloon man, and who is now conducting a soft drink stand, was searched. A “plant” was supposed to be located in the basement, but none was found. Indians Are Arrested. The agents visited Bena yesterday and there arrested two Indians, com- ing from Superior, who were carry- ing several bottles of alcohol into the reservation. They were both arrest- ed, charged with attempting to in- troduce intoxicating Iiquor into the reservation and brought to Bemidji. Today the two officers took the In- dians to Walker where they were ar- raigned before Daniel DeLury, Unit- ed States commissioner, Judge Si- mons being out of the eity. HERO REFUSES TO ACCEPT HONORS Chicago, Jan. 12.—Twenty inmates of a large tenement house were saved today by a man, partly dressed, who repeatedly re-entered the burning building. The man refuses to give his name, or accept any glory, main- taining that he is just a plain wan- (derer. Forty were saved from the building. MINISTER SERVES HOT FREE LUNCH that men are driven to saloons by the free lunch counter is being vigorous- ly combated today by Rev. J. L. Boy- er, pastor of the Collinwood Methodist church. In the basement of the $40,- 000 edifice, Rev. Boyer has establish- ed a soup kitchen. - He had 50 guests on the first day. ‘““We are welcoming. all who come,” said Rev. Boyer. “We'll find sonfe way to finance-it.” One hundred jobless men in the vic- inity prompted the minister to pro- vide food for them. An organ has been installed in a Massachusetts church which produces a tone 8o low that it can fe telt T8- ! ther than heard.” Cleveland, O., Jan. 12.—The claim.