Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 26, 1915, Page 1

’ ! ' ‘\ P [, [ ! \f! A ¥. - = VOLUME 13, No, £3. "BEMIDJI, mSM.‘A, TUEBAY m&, J’AIWAEY fifl, 1915, GERMANS SUFFER HEAVY L 58 Paris, Jan. 26.—That the Germans have just suffered one of the worst defeats of the war is told of in a report which has been given cred- ence at war headquarters here today. The losses of the Germans were in- tense in the West Labassee region, Lys to Cize, where the Kaiser’s sol- diers attacked several strong posi- tions of the British. It is indicated that the Germans endeavored to assume the offensive on the seacoast south to Arras and to gain control of roads leading to Labassee. Large bodies of German infantry advanced along the road to within a mile of the city and then separated, forming a loose formation and attempted to surround the town. Wire entanglements were reached by the Germans, protecting British trenches, and these were torn away with grapplers. A bayonet charge by the English caused the front ranks of the Germans to retreat and then the British followed with an- other attack, completely repulsing the Germans. The loss of the Germans was heavy. Gazelle Sinking. London, Jan. 26.—It is reported here that the Gazelle, a German light cruiser, is sinking at Sachnitz, where she just arrived following having struck a Russian torpedo in the Bal- tic Sea. The Gazelle was a member of the German Baltic fleet which was attacked by hostile submarines. WOULDRETURNTWO YEAR COUNTY TERM St. Paul, Jan. 26.—That there will be a movement during the ses- sion of the legislature to cause the return of two-year terms for all coun- ty officers was made definitely known today when Representative Sliter in- troduced a bill which will do away with the four-year terms, provided for by the last legislature. Other bills introduced at today’s sdssion of the legislature include: By Senator Lobeck, a bill to make the recall of all elective and appoin- tive state and county officers lawful. By Senator Baldwin, a bill which will cause an investigation of the methods of the State Highway com- mission. A bill which will provide for the purchase of 67 copies of the general laws of 1905, for senators. Suffragists Turn Out. Wearing red roses a large crowd of anti-suffragists are attending the suffrage debate this afternoon. Many others are also present. PENDERGAST TALKS ECONOMY Beltrami Representative Says It Should Begin at Home. After battling until long after the noon hour, the house of representa- tives, yesterday, by a vote of 54 to 51, referred back to its author for correction the resolution offered by Representative Paul W. Guilford of Minneapolis, instructing the appro- priations committee to hold its bud- get within the limits of the 1911 ap- propriations, which, according to the state auditor’s report, were about a million and a half lower than those of 1913. This was done after Mr. Guilford had modified his resolution so that instead of commanding the committee to do this, it merely stated it to be the sense of the house that it should use its best efforts to do so. During the discussion Representative Pendergast of Bemidji, said: “In my county the tax rate is 66 mills, while the state tax is only 4.75 mills. If the people want economy let them begin at home.” CLASSES NAME SPEAKERS o/, HIGH IN FINANCIAL WORLD Security Bank Distributes National City Bank Bulletins. %y ~ing with the January issue, . " State bank.of Bemidji is dia. &/ bullefins of the New York Nati.. al City bank. The Jan- uary issue, “United States Securities, Government Finance and Federal Re- serve System,” has just been mailed, and is attracting much attention from many of Bemidji’s citizens. In the bulletin is found a general summary of the events of the year 1914 which have bearing upon commerce, indus- try and financial conditions of the United States. Its authors are men in the highest ranks of finance in the world and their analysis of conditions and predictions for the future, con- stitute extremely valuable informa- tion for any ome to whose business such knowledge is essential. These bulletins will be issued from the bank every month and should prove of in- terest and benefit to all business men. CO-OPERATION IS SHOWN Women Report Arrival of Solicitors in Bemidji and Advice of Merchants Association Asked. HOME TRADE VALUE REALIZED That the co-operative spirit among our citizens and the merchants asso- ciation is developing at a rapid clip was evidenced by action of several of our merchants and various women’s societies with regard to the sale of Wear-Ever aluminum utensils now being demonstrated in the ecity. The manufacturers of this wear have several solicitors in the ecity making a house to house canvass and arranging to hold demonstrations and sales in various homes about Be- midji. The matter was reported to the as- MAILORDERTRADING HAS ITS LOSING SIDE Iowa Farmer Killed His Home Town and Lost His Valuable Property, Losing More: Than $5,600. PART OF HIS‘STOB.Y’ RELATED Is Striking Testimonial to the Virtue of Preserving Local Merchant— sociation by some of the women in- terested and was at once taken up with representatives of the aluminum company, with a result that arrange- ments entirely satisfactory to all were effected. Orders taken for this wear will be placed through the Given and Battles hardware stores, which carry like stocks, with the exception of sev- eral of the specialties. This getting-together spirit is bound to work out to the advantage of both the merchant and the con- sumer and should be carried out in every branch of business. The mer- chants feel grateful to the women for considering them in this sale of alum- inum ware and wish to emphasize the fact that opportunities in the fu- ture to reciprocate will not be over- looked. Bemidji is already commanding at- tention from other cities in this sec- tion of the state with reference to its business organization and co-opera- tive spirit and is receiving letters from these cities asking how to go about to develop such a spirit of fair- ness among its citizens. These cities are anxious to organize on similar lines, because they begin to realize that it is a benefit to the community as a whole. They realize that buy- ing at home will be the means of in- creasing the local stocks, will give them a bigger variety from which to choose and will ultimately reduce their own direct taxes. EMBARGO IS DISCUSSED Washington, Jan. 26.—A resolu- tion was introduced in congress this morning calling for the placing of an embargo of munitions to bellig- erents by American manufacturers. The resolution is before the house committee on foreign affairs this af- ternoon. This action is taken be- cause of the objections which have been made by several of the nations now at war. MANY WOMEN OPPOSED St. Paul, Minn,, Jan. 26.—Hun- High School Orators Selected for dreds of women who are opposed to April Declamatory Contest. Students ‘of the various classes of |yre in Minnesota. the high school have woman suffrage appeared in the leg- islature at 2 o’clock this afternoon, to voice their opposition to the meas- Andreas Veland, selected the|representing the forces favoring the gpeakers who are to represent them |meagure, also had a force on hand to in the declamatory contest which is|¢ay) to be held in April. The selected are considered the pupils most talented speakers of the school and are, Willlam Walker, Marion Segal, and Edwin J. SCOO Was Thriving Community. Hans Garbus, a German farmer of Towa, has discovered that the bene- fits which appear on the surface as attaching to the mail order plan sometimes spell disaster and has writ- ten a very interesting story of his views in a certain farm paper. Here is a part of his story: “We farmers need awakening to the fact that we have unmistakably reached the period where we must think and plan. I am one of the slow German farmers that had to be shown, and I am now ‘giving my ex- perience that others may profit, for knowledge is more expensive than ten years ago. Began 29 Years Ago. “Twenty-nine years ago I began my farm career. I had an old team and $50. Our furniture was mostly home-made—chairs, cupboard and lounge made from dry goods boxes, neatly. covered . with ' ten-cent cre- tonne by my girl ‘wife. We. rented eighty acres. Being a boy of good habits, I got all needed machinery and groceries of our home merchants on credit, until fall crops were sold. The first year was a wet season and did not make enough to pay credit- ors. I went to each one on date of promise and explained conditions, paying as much as possible, and they all carried the balance over another year. They continued to accommo- date me until I was able to buy a (Coutinued on last page.) MOVIE FILMS TAKE THE PLACE OF SCHOOLBOOKS -{dreadnought, Cleveland, Jan. 26.—Education un- der forced draught, founded on the theory that “seeing is believing,” and taught exclusively with motion pic- ture“fitms 1s-the purpose-of the latest institution-of earning here. Reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, do- mestic science with all its branches and many other subjects will be taught with the aid of films. Pupils will be enrolled as in other schools. Pencils and paper will be used only for examination at various intervals and all papers will be graded in the customary manner. The scheme is headed by C. G. Thompson, manager of a film service and is backed by representative business men. TODAY IS A GREAT DAY FOR BIRTHDAYS ‘Washington, Jan. 26.—Today is the birthday of a state, a library and a senator. Michigan is the state, be- ing admitted into the Union on Jan. 26, 1837. The library is the Library of Congress, the most complete insti- tution of its kind in the world. Con- gress bought Thomas Jefferson’s pri- vate library of 7,000 volumes for the use of congress on Jan. 26, 1815. Senator. Oliver of Pennsylvania is celebrating his 66th birthday. And, in addition to these, the Caledonian club and other Scottish organizations will honor tonight the memory of Robert Burns, today. being his birth- day. A 'D. BAILEY ‘IMPROVING A. D. Bailey, supervisor of the manual training department of the’ Bemidji schools, who has been ill with typhoid fever for the past three weeks, is slightly improved, but is still in a very weak condition. Harrington is Tl During the absence of Joseph Har- rington, desk sergeant at police head- quarters, who is confined to his home following a slight operation; his: du- ties are being cared for by John Me- Elroy. Mr. McElroy formerly held THE CUB REPORTER Charles Haycraft Simons, for the humorous and Lucile Young, Daniel Gainey, Lenora Ryan and Harriet Davids, for the serious readings. A cash prize has been of- fered by A. P. White, president of the Northern National bank and this amount will be divided among the winners of the contest. CONSULAR AGENT INJURED. Paris, Jan. 26.—V. Morel, Americ- an eonsular agent at Dunkirk, was only slightly injured when the con- sulate was stormed by bombs. One of the bombs exploded only ‘ten feet from Morel’s home. the position, being succeeded by Fred Bursley, who later gave way, to Har- Irington ;i OUR PAPER HAS ORDERED US TO COME. ! FE! ' ENEMIES” ~——— LINES-AND IVE _4 GOTTH ARMY ISefictive l!fi*itii**#i*k#ii VAL LOBSES OF lk*iiii#ii*’iii*i - The losses of the German and British navies since the beginning of- the war, to date are as follows: Ger- man—=*22 cruisers, 10 destroyers, 6 gunboats, 4 submarines, 2 mine lay- ers, 8 supply ships, 8 miscellaneous. Total ships lost, '54. British—1 2 battleships, - *14 crufsers, 3 destroyers, 1 gunboat, 3 submarines, 7 miscellaneous. Total ships lost, 31. *Includes armored, protected, light, anxllfiry and.other, types of cruisers. i — e CROWELL HOLDS TREATY IS DEFENSE! FOR BILL That liquor bills consummated be- fore the enforcement Lt the Indian treaty of 1855 are-vold and not col: lectable, is the essenceiof a decision which was given by A. M. Crowell, judge of the Bemidji municipal court, this morning, in the case of Turner Distilling company against John Goodman, of this eity. | It was claimed in the complaint that Goodman was liable for a bill of $80 growing out of the purchase of liquor by Thomas McCarthy, a for- mer saloon keeper, and for which Goodman had guaranteed payment. Attorney Hal Huffman in presenting his case argued that the bill was legal and should be paid, offering his reasons. Attorney Carl Heffron cited the treaty as one of the phases of defense for the non-payment of the bill and on this feature alone the judge ruled. He said: “I am absolutely convinced that the bill is unlawful-and that the treaty is sufficient defense for its not being paid, but if the attorneys care ‘to submit briefs I will take the ume‘ to read them.” It is probable that no briefs will be filed and that an appeal to the dis- trict court will be made. ~There are bills amounting to many thousands of | dollars which depend upon the final ruling, concerning ‘treaty defense,” for collection, and thie case is being followed with much interest by many. THREE GAMES SCHEDULED “Big - Bemidg” % “Plag; Fine River Thursday and Grand Rap: day —@irls’ Quints Have Encounter. CAMP-FIRE TEAM VS. ALL-STARS Three basketball games, all of in- terest to followers of the sport in Bemidji, have been scheduled for this week. On Thursday night “Big Bemidg” will be pitted against the fast Pine River team. The Pine River quint was defeated here two weeks ago by the close score of 18 to 19, and the players are confident that Bemidji can be defeated in an- other contest. The Pine River man- agement asked for the game, the challenge being accepted by Manager Carl Jacobson of the Bemidji team. On Friday night a double-header will be played. There will be a girls game, the team of the Camp-Fire playing the All-Stars and follow- ing this contest the Grand Rapids five will encounter ‘‘Big Bemidg.” The girls’ game promises to be keenly contested.. The players have been practicing for several weeks and both lineups include stars. Grand Rapids for years has been Bemidji’s chief opponent on the diamond, grid- iron and basketball floor. HAVE NOVEL METHOD OF KEEPING PRISONERS Petrograd, Jan. 26.—Because of the mobs the Russians were unable |entrance salary averages $720 a year. Turks | Thousands are being examined. to protect the thousands of who have been taken during the last few days of the fighting and in or- der to keep them engaged, they re- moved the suspenders, belt and trouser buttons of the Turks. the Turks had little time to think of [today -when an unknown escape, their time being so well taken [rammed the American Hawaiian- up in an effort to prevent the loss |Washington early this morning. The ‘of an indispensible portion of their |accident occurred fifty miles “attire. Be It Ever So Humble, If's A Way To Get Home Thus | was lost and 39 persons were rescued IOWIISAFEKEEPIHG MASGN EXPLAINS CLAIMS OF BERI.IN Believes Germans Did Not Destroy One of British Cruisers in Sea Battle of Sunday. Liquor Storage Moved From indhn Agents Room to County m;» 1 4 L. W. Carson and J. P. Brandt, special officers of the govermment Indian department, are the cause of much envy. - The officers during the course of their stay in Bemidji, being here for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the 1855 treaty, have siezed numbers of .shipments of alcohol, whisky, brandy and' wines, much of it being confiscated and a large portion being retained for evidence should certain. cases be brought for trail. The liquor was taken to the room of Officer Brandt at the Markham and as the stock con- tinued to grow the apartment more and more presented the appearance of a distilling agency. Every thing went lovely until someone suggested that the agents might not possess thie only key which would open the door of the liquor depository. The “booze” was then taken to the county jail where it will be kept under the watchful eye of Sheriff. Johnson. INDIAN OFFICERS ACTIVE Much Liquor Confiscated During Past Few Days and Whisky is Found in Cellar of Former Saloon. HAVE CHANGED NEWS POLICY Big Guns and High Speed Are Proven to Be Necessary if Victory is to Be Obtained on Water. (By J. W. T. Mason.) New York, Jan. 26.—Berlin's claim that one of the British battle cruisers was sunk in the North Sea fight is probably a mistake.: The German assertion is based upon “present reports” only. The British admiralty’s official description of the fight specifically says that no British ship was lost. This is more reason for taking London’s word at its face value, because the government has obviously changed its method of pub- lic announcements. Having Its Effect. As with the previous arbitrary system of withholding details, the ‘more aristrocratic principle of frank- ness has-been substituted and a new precedent has been established by mentioning the ship in Admiral Beat- ty’s first line squadron. Criticism of the aristocracy which has dominated the British admiralty since the war began, apparantly is having its effect. Indications point to the safety of all the British capital ships. en- gaged in the conflict, though there may have been a loss in the lighter British squadron. In reality two battles were fought, one between the larger vessels and the second between the smaller and less speedy. Prob- ably the English light cruiser was isunk in the submarine fight and the first report to reach Berlin has made the ship a battle cruiser. Policy is Changed. It appears that not omly has the ipolicy of silence been changed at the | British admiraity, but also there has been a change in the system of pa- trolling the North Sea. -Every indi- cation suggests that up _to the time that the Scarborough raid, the Brit- ish dreadnought type of quships ve been in lfldipg_ al!lw lish and Scottish west co Irish coast. After = Scarborough, Winston Churchill, the first lord of the admiralty, criticized the Germans for risking their dreadnoughts crius- ers as raiders. Apparently it has never entered Mr. Churchill’s head that the Germans would undertake such a daring maneuver. In Death Trap. ‘When the Germans did that very thing, British 'dreanought cruisers were ordered to do patrol duty in the North Sea. Five of these, all big gun monsters, which formed an important part of England’s first line strength, participated in the con- flict. One, the Tiger, is the last word in dreadnought construction, having been completed in May, two months before the outbreak of the war. The lesson of the sea fight is the same as that of all naval engage- ments of the war. Big guns and high speed are the determining fac- tors of the encounter. The main strategy of a modern fight is to pit a superior ship against an inferior one. When that is accomplished per- sonal courage counts for nothing. A superior ship comes through the bat- tle unscratched, but the inferior ship is in a death trap. - ANOTHER MAN IS BOUND OVER Although, their ‘movements have been carried on in as secret a manner as possible and they refuse to give out any information concerning their actions, certain developments of the last few days became known this morning, when Special Officers Brandt and Carson visited the cellar of the Lake Shore hotel, confiscating several quarts of whisky. This is the sec- ond time that whisky has been dis- covered at this place by the ageuts during the past few weeks. Investigation shows that the agents visited Deer River yesterday and not only took charge of several chipments of liquor which had been received there, but found a small quantity of liquor in a former saloon. From Cass Lake comes the report that on Saturday a camp of Italian section men at Federal Dam was searched and that on the same day a bottle of whisky was taken from the pocket of an overcoat hanging in the .]Great-NorthernHotel. =~ At Walker, Saturday, so the court records show, a man was arraigned before Daniel DeLury, United States commissioner, and bound over to the Federal court on a charge of intro- ducing liquor into Indian territory. The testimony showed that he had shipped a trunk from Wadena to Akeley and that it contained liquor. His bonds were fixed at $500. CLAIM TWO BRITISH DESTROYERS WERE SUNK Berlin, Jan. 26.—According to offi- cial information given out at war headquarters today, concerning Sun- day’s sea battle, two British destroy- ers were destroyed, and other ships of the enemy badly damaged. This reiterates the claim of yesterday, which has not as yet béen denied. It is considered here that the Sun- day battle brought a great victory for Germany, although the loss of the Bleucher is regretted. POISON KILLS FATHER AND FOUR CHILDREN Mrs. C. G. Snyder has been notified that her brother, Frank Malone, and four children, are dead in Colorado as the consequence of ptomaine pois- oning, and that the wife and mother is in a serious condition. - Particul- ars of the tragedy have not been re- ceived by Mrs. Snyder. 'Mrs. Snyder is connected with the county survey- or’s office. STENOGRAPHERS SEEK JOBS WITH UNCLE SAM ‘Washington, Jan. 26.—Sfenogra- phers and typewriters for the gov- ernment service are being examined throughout the country today. The ONE LIFE WAS LOST. Chimney Fire Brings Alarm. For the first {ime in two weeks the fire department was called out this morning, an alarm coming from the Andrew Back hoie, 939 Twelfth street, where a chimney fire had been discovered. But little damage was By “HOP Norfolk, Va., Jan. 26.—One life schooner from Cape Henry. Judge Spooner Defini itely hmumn U : That He Will Not Seek Elsotion As Bemidji’s Mayor. R. H. SCHUMAKER ALSO DECLINES Lively Contest Expected in Fourth Ward Where Three Contestaiits Are Expected to File for Alderman. ‘William . McCuaig, for two years mayor of Bemidji, and a candidate for re-election, will probably be opposed by only the socialist candidate. For a time it was believed that at least three candidates would enter the race for the mayor’s seat and a hot cam- paign had been expected. Spooner Not to Run. Believing™ that he possessed ideal qualifications for the mayoralty, the friends of Judge Marshall A. Spooner have for several weeks urged him to announce his candidacy. For a time he seriously considered the - advis- ability of entering .the race, but to- day he definitely announced that he would not permit his name to be used. In declining to become a candidate Judge Spooner said that he would gladly seek election and if successful would do all in his power to give the city as good an administration as pos- sible, but in doing so it would neces- sitate that he neglect his law prac- tice, a situation in which he did not at this time desire to be placed. Schumaker Mentioned. Anothier ‘business man of the city who has been often mentioned as wel suited for the mayor’s chair is R. H. Schumaker, cashier of the First Na- tional bank. Mr. Schumaker was waited on by a delegation yesterday and asked to become a candidate but he emphatically declined, stating that he had no desire whatever to enter the race. Leaves Two in Race. ‘With the last day for filing a week from next Saturday, February 6, it appears that Mayor McCuaig will he opposed by but one candidate, Morrh Kaplan, the socialist. Two Candidates in Fourth. ron, who. is a candidate-for alderman tically completed and will be filed within the course of a few . days. Thomas S. Ervin, of the Beltrami Milling & Elevator company, is also likely to beéome a candidate for the vacancy which will be caused by the expiration of the term of Alderman Ditty. When interviewed yesterday Mr. Ervin said that he probably would be a candidate. He is being strenu- ously urged to run. This would make the fight three-cornered as the so- cialists have named a candidate. Tt is believed that the vote in the fourth will be lighter than ever before this year. One hundred and ninety odd votes were cast at the city election last spring in this precinet. Others Not Opposed. In the other wards, the first, sec- ond and third, present members of the council are asking that they be returned and from present indica- tions they will all be successful, al- though each is opposed by a socialist. Alderman Bailey’s petition is ready for filing, as are those of Moberg and Phillippi. ENGLAND PREPARES FOR NEW AIR RAID London, Jan. 26.—England is to- day preparing for another Zeppelin raid by the Germans, which is ex- pected to take place tomorrow be- cause of the Kaiser’s birthday. The sea defeat of Sunday is another rea- son for the expected attack of the Zeppelins, say London officials. The admiralty is this afternoon withhold- ing any specific statement concerning the German claims of British losses in the sea battle of Sunday, but claims that dispatches have been re- nance at the loss of the Bleucher and show the stories of the British losses are not believed. T.'R. T0 LECTURE FOR UNEMPLOYED BENEFIT New York, Jan. 26.—Col. Theodore Roosevelt will lecture tonight on South America at the Metropolitan opera hduse for the benefit of the un- employed. He will preface his lec- ture. with remarks upon unemploy- .ment. The colonel visited the Munic- ipal Lodging house recenuy and it was there he got the lden for wnlght’ lecture. AUSTRIAN DREADNOUGHT SUNK Rome, Jan: 26.—Dispatches from Vienna today tell of the sinking of an_ Austrian dreadnought = which struck-a mine off the The petition of Atforney Carl Heff- " in-the-fourtir-ward;~has been prac- - ceived from Berlin showing indig- ,