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

THE BEMIDJI D. 1L HISTORICAL i DO |ETY VCLUME 13, NO. 62. SOLVE MYSTERY OF FRENL.."”""FENSE 0/@(} Effort of General Joffre Hu Prevent German Reinforcen. From Reaching Eastern Front. = S SLAV ASSISTANCE AIDS SUCCESS Soldiérs of Kaiser Unable to Follow | Up Great Victory Gained on East Prussian Frontier. By J. W. T. MASON. York, Mar. ing of the mysterious French offen- New 12.—The mean- sive in the Champagne district, in progress for nearly a month, is now revealed in both Berlin and Paris official reports. General Joffre’s threat against the German line of communication passing through Lux- emburg has been for the purpose of relieving pressure on the Russian ranks. The French commander has heen seeking to prevent the Germans | sending reinforcements from the western battlefront to the eastern. Had 250,000 Men. There can be no doubt of the suc- cess of this assistance given the Slavs. The Champagne drive against the German trenches began February 17. Nine days previously, Marshal von Hinderburg had launch- ed his surprise attack in the Mazurian lake district, and the Russians were showing increasing inability to hold their ground. In these circum- stances, General Joffre massed in the Champagne ‘‘more than six army corps,” say the Germans, that is 250,000 men. As the Russians were retreating over the East Prussian frontier, the Germans needed reinforcements to complete their victory. The exhaus- tion which the rushing tactics of the battle had produced in the German ranks was obvious. The Germans had won a great victory, but they were unable to follow it wup. The Slavs were in confusion and a fresh body of Germans would have been able to overwhelm them. Reinforcements Impossible General Jofre’s offense in Cham-! pagne made it impossible for rein- forcements to reach Von Hindenburg, and so advantage could not be taken of the plight of the defeated Russians. Whether, in fact, General Joffre saved Warsaw may be open to ques- tion. But it is very probable that, had Von Hindenburg received rein- forcements, he could have isolated Warsaw in the north and northwest, which would have been an important preliminary step in the subjugation of the Polish capital. GERMANY SAYS SINKING ‘OF FRYE UNWARRANTED (United Press) Amsterdam, March 12.—Dispatches received here from Berlin the German government regards the sinking of the American steamer William Frye as being entirely unwarranted and is making a painful impression upon high cfficials. A strong protest is expected from the United States gov- ernment. Officials describe the inci- dent as being the unfortunate zeal of an excited captain. Berlin was as- tounded by the report and newspa- pers in that city are not permitted to mention the incident. MRS. ROCKEFELLER DEAD. (United Press) New York, March 12.—Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, wife of the Standard 0Oil company head, died of anemia at ACCUSE GERMANY OF ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE LINER LAPLAND (Unitea Press) | London, March 12.—The British |press is becoming incensed at Ger- many’s submarine warfare. It is re- orted that submarines attempted ‘o sink the British liner Lapland with 1106 passengers on board, as she was jleaving Mersey bay. Liverpool cor- jrespondents assert, according to a lwireless message received, the sub- |marine chased the Lapland as she slipped from Mersey, bound for New | York, but full steam was put on and ;she escaped. The Lapland carried! |many American passengers. The coaster Helen arrived in Liverpool and reported that a German subma- rine was waiting outside of Mersey bay. Although this report is uncon- firmed, newspapers generally‘give it credence and the British press is de- manding immediate drastic reprais- als. \STATETO EQUIP HATCHERY Superintendent Cobb Announces That | Material for Bemidji Institution | Will Arrive Soon. TO SEND CAR OF TROUT FRY E. W. Cobb, superintendent of {hatcheries for the state Game and Fish commission, in a letter just re- ceived by S. C. Bailey, warden for {this district, announces that equip- ment for the pike hatchery which is to be located at the Warfield dam will arrive here some time before the first of April. At the same time that the hatchery material is brought here, says Cobb, a large mumber of cans of trout fry will accompany the car and will be distributed to persons ‘ desiring to plant them. Anyone desiring to se- cure the fry may do so by making application to the warden. The hatchery, the building for whieh is being built by the merchants of Bemidji, will be equipped for the hatching of pike eggs only. An ex- penenced man will be placed in charge ‘of the work and' Warden Bailey will superintend the placing of the fry. Fry will be distributed in Lake Bemidji and nearby lakes and assures excellent fishing for this city and vie- inity for many years to come. EVERY ONE HIS OWN LAWYER IN CHICAGO’S NEWEST COURT Chicago, March 12.—Every woman her own Portia—and every man his own tribune. And this in a court where red tape is unknown and be- fore a judge whose chief study is to hasten justice. For the realization of this Municipal Chief Justice Harry 'Olson has established Chicago’s first cut-price, small-claim court. De- murrers will be unknown. No claim {for over $35 will be allowed. Peti- tions for a suit demanding payments of debts are in ‘“‘the simple language of the plain people.” Court costs are only $3. The working of the court is so plain that Chicago al- ready is calling it the ‘poor man’s court.”” Judge John R. Newcomer, who presides over the court will bej a public referee in debt matters. “The debtor and the creditor, the bankrupt and the millionaire—all shall have a ‘friend in court,’ ”’ according to Judge Newcomer. “Procedure is so simple that lawyers are unnecessary.” RAILROAD TO REORGANIZE. St. Louis, Mo., March 12.—The Missouri. Pacific railway was to he reorganized today at the annual stock holders meeting here. New direct- tors were to be named and it was believed that the Gould family was to be stripped of its holdings, which |ning by a score of 24 to 44. Jthe city of nom-combutants-andeoit- BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY E!ENli?(G, MARCH 12, 1915. BEMIDJI TRIMS ST. CLOUD Won Interesting Contest Last Night by Score of 44 to 24—Each Team Has Won Two Games. TWO HARBORS HERE NEXT WEEK Playing sensational basketball dyr- ifive defeated the St. Cloud C. A. C. itecam on the Armory floor last eve- The Be- midji boys led by a score of 24 to 7 at the close of the initial period but during the last half St. Cloud streng- thened and played the locals on even terms. In an early season series St. Cloud took two of three games from Bemidji and as both teams have two victories to their credit the contest of this eve- ning is expected to be one of the most stubbornly fought of any played here during the year. Brandon and Miller starred for Be- midji last night, the former finding the net for nine counters while his teammate scored seven baskets. Ber- rigan, a local boy, playing his first game with “Big Bemidg,” more than made good. His floor work was clever and his basket shooting cer- tain. He scored - six points. The guarding of Peck and Jacobson was close and Howe played well while in the game. For St. Cloud the work “of Captai!g Roth featured. Bemidji’s last games of the season (Continued on last page). SMYRNA REFUSES T0 - SURRENDER FORT (United Press) London, March 12.—The Turkish commander of the fort at Smyrna has refused a demand to surrender and after twenty-four hours of truce Ad- miral Pierce’s squadron has resumed its shelling of this port, say dispatch- es received here this afternoon from Athens. Admiral Pierce had given the Turkish military commander! twenty-four hours in which to clear iers spread the news through the eity within a few hours. All who had not already fled to the hills when the bombardment started, were moving in a panicky procession toward the Con- stantinople-Smyrna railway. PRZASNYSZ T0 BE SCENFE OF HEAVY FIGHTING (United Press) Petrograd, March 12.—The great- est battle since the Masurian Lake fighting of two weeks ago, is develop- ing in the vicinity of Przasnysz. The main objective point of the new Ger- man offensive is Fortress Pultauk. To, take this the Germans must retakel Przasnysz, recently taken by the‘ Russians. When the Slavs took this‘v city they were reinforced with guns. | Heaviest fighting of the present cam-| paign is expected to take place in thisi viecinity. t CLAIM LANDING ARMY OF 2,000 REPULSED (United Press) | Constantinople, March 12. — landing party, composed of an army of 2,000 men, were repulsed and sev- eral British soldiers killed is told in a Turkish dispatch. It also adds that the bombardment of Turkish forts has not been effectual and that storms are hindering operations of the French fleet. A vessel built for the Italian navy for the purpose has succeeded in rais- ing submarines sunk to a depth of now amount to only 241 shares. ' 60 feet in less than an hour. jprevious games of the season, startedl “!and the company has beén assembled Ainto and out of this city served a HIGH SCHOOL QUINT WINSDISTRICT TITLE Defeats Speedy Little Falls Basketball Five Gaining Championship— Score was 29 to 25. MANY HEAR CHAPMAN. Evangelnt Talks on “The Doubting Thomas”—No Service Tomorrow. “The Doubting Thomas” was the subject of Evangelist Chapman’s ser- ! mon at the Baptist church last eve- ning. The sermon was one of the ing the first half, the “Big Bemidg” TO ENTER STATE TOURNAMENT |to finish. Bemidji- Aggregation Expected to Make Brilliant Showing at North- field Meet Next Week. — Playing on a strange floor and against a team recognized as one of the state’s strongest high school or- ganizations, the Bemidji high school basketball team last night won at Little Falls over the high school team of that city by a score of 25 to 29. Backed b ya record of nine victor- ies in as many games, the Bemidji athletes entered the game, which was for the championship of the Sixth congressional district, determined to winy? The game, according to reports, was replete with spectacular and exciting plays. At no point during the con- testi was there a difference of more thag four points in the score of the| two.{ teams. Little Falls led during the first half by a count of 17 to 19. Bemidji Shows Strength. In the second half, being better acquainted with the floor, the Be- midji boys, with the same confidence that has taken them to victory in with a rush and by sensational team- work, excellent guarding and clever ! basget tossing tied the score and then i Za-lead of two points. With five minutes to play the score was a tie, 24'to 24, but a difficult basket by Tanner and two fouls thrown by the same player, gave Bemidji . four points and the game. Every Player a Star. Biannen, the Little Falls center and "the star point obtainer of the home quint, was held scoreless by Cameron, who played his best game of the year. Tanner and Captain John- ont) “FAMOUS PLAY COMING. . “The Winning of Barbara Worth” to Be Presented at Brinkman. No stage offering of the present! season excels in importance the pro- duction of “The Winning of Barbara Worth,” which comes to the Brink- man theater, St Patrick’s day,! Wednesday, March 17. The scenic mounting of this play is excellent with great care. Aside from the theatrical importance of this produc-' tion, an added interest is due to its being a stage version of one of the most widely read American novels of the decade by the famous author, Harold Bell Wright. SALMON DAY ON COAST. San Francisco, March 12.—This is Salmon Day on the Pacific coast. In recognition of one of the great in- dustries of the whole coast country, banquets and luncheons are being held in all the larger Alaskan, Brit- ish Columbia and Pacific coast cities. Dining cars and steamships running canned salmon menu. This is the third annual observance of canned salmon day. The idea of the obser- vation is to foster and encourage the salmon industry. 21 YEARS ON BENCH. Washington, March 12.—Chief Justice White of the supreme court observed his 21st anniversary as a strongest ever preached in Bemidji and he held his audience from start The crowd was much 1lar- ger last evening than on former meet- ings, and the large chorus choir gave several selections. “The Mes- sage to Man” will be the topic of Evangelist Chapman’s sermon this evening. There will no services to- morrow afternoon or evening. Sun- day he will speak at 11 o’clock in the morning and again at 7:30 in the évening. There will be no ser- vices Monday, but Tuesday afternoon and evening the regular sessions will be held. BISHOP OUAYLE T0 TALK Eminent Divine Will Lecture on “Four Factors in Destiny” at Methodist Church Tomorrow. FOR BENEFIT OF BUILDING FUND “Four Factors in Destiny” will be the subject of a lecture to be deliv- ered tomotrrow evening at the Metho- dist church, corner Ninth street and Beltrami avenue, by Bishop William A. Quayle, who is considered by many of his admirers as one of the first rank lecturers on the American plat- form. Among -his ‘most popular lecturas are, “Jeane Val Jeane,” “Four Fac- tors in Destiny,” ‘“Abraham Lincoln,” “Shylock and David,” “Hamlet” gnd “The Tragedy of the Overpaid Map.’. ) He is the author of many books, among which are, “The Prairie and the Sea,” “In God’s Out of Doors,” “God’s Calendar,” “Beside Lake Beau- tiful,” which is one of his latest works, “The Gentleman in Litera- ture,” “A Hero and Some Other Folks,” and a book of poems. He is -a . lover of nature and spends his spire moments in the out of doors. Bishop Quayle started like. as-a poor ‘farmer lad in Kansas, became a ‘! minister and educator of nofe and-in 1908 was elected to the episcopacy at the church general conference in Bal- timore. AMERICAN KILLED BY MEXICAN SOLDIERS (United Press) & ‘Washington, March 12.—Dispatch- es from Mexico City, signed by the Brazilian minister, say John D. Mec- Manus, an American, was killed by a Zapata soldier while defending his home in Mexico City. Zapataistas had accused him of slaying several of their members when they formerly occupied Mexico City. The state de- partment has started an investiga- tion. General Zapata sent a message this afternoon expressing his regret of this action and stated that the cul- prit soldier would be punished. Gen- eral Obregon has evacuated the Mexi- can capital and Zapata is now occu- pying it. Several Spaniards were killed during the transfer. ENGLAND TO REFUSE AMERICA’S OFFER (United Press) ‘Washington, March 12.—It is ex- pected that England will in a few days refuse America’s offer to super- vise Germany’s food supply. It is cited that if Germany was under war rations, it would mean the govern- ment would take charge of the food jurist today. He was appointed to the bench by President Cleveland. and distribute it to the army and civ- Pocantico Hills today. THE CUB SCOOP gerorter HERES ANOTHER LETTER YO TH' MEDICAL EDITOR ASKING— FOR ADVICE. ONTHE K ToBACCO R 6,? HABIT BLOTCHES DN MY ELBOW 4ND A BUM HEART - 1S MY USE OF— Scoop Is Well Informed On The Subject HE WRITES - L HAVE BROWN Y ANSWER TD - 0.6.U.~ USE YOUR WILLPOWER, TO STOP SMOKING— - CHEW GUM AND INHALE -} TOB&CCO\SA POWERFUL DRUG -A MAN SHOULD, TOBACCO BE JUST AS ASHAMED =0 OF THE HABIT-45 O\ | o . Trovet e were C WG £ A TBOK A SHOT / S WNTHE ORM- HOP HEAD 0R 2 By "HOP” T A STENTO T % YRI5 -BOSS- |, T BELIEVE 5 TH'BEST LI, \'T\PN“EM]I( TVE Tom Def@ct ve Pa = ——— © - i oI meme s FORTY CENTS PEB MONTH. )$50 000 FORNORMAL | NOW SEEMS CERTAIN State Legislators Favor Appropriation of Such an Amount for Bemidji Educational Institution. WART U. OF M. INVESTIGATION Bill Introduced Today Authorizing Modification of Child Labor Laws —Dunn Law Amendment Fails. “There is good reason to believe that the state legislature will appro- priate $50,000 for the Bemidjt Normal school and it seems to be anderstood among the legisla~ tors that such a sum will be included in the omnibus bill which it is ex- pected will be reported out of the finance committee of the senate and the appro- priation committee of the house, next Tuesday,” said Frank S. Lycan, a member of the state economy and efficiency commission, on his return to Bemidji this morning. Mr. Lycan, with several other Be- midji men, has spent the past sev- eral days in the capitol city, and he was given much encouragement by members of the legislature in regard to the appropriation. $150,000 Was Asked For. While the original bill called for an appropriation of $150,000 as in- troduced in the house by Representa- tive Pendergast and in the senate hy Senator Nord, both gentlemen, and others who have been active in be- half of the appropriation, feel satis- fied with a smaller amount in view of the economy cry which has been so prominent during the session. Whuu»me work of Representative Pendeérgast will be largely responsi- ble for -the $50,000 appropriation, should it be passed as contained in the omnibus- bill, the Bemidji legis- lator insists that Representative Mi- ner of Koochiching county and Sena- tors Nord and McGarry be given credit for their efforts .which have pmved ut uch value. lightly Changed. The-bill providing for the normal school has been amended ‘to read so that it will provide for a central heating plant and dormitories. Of the $50,000 it is believed that $25,000 will be available August 1 next and $25,000 on August 1, 1916. It has also been decided to ask for probably $5,000 for maintenance for the year beginning August 1, 1916, so that if the first building is com- pleted before the 1917 legislature meets the school can be opened. Call for Investigation. Several bills were introduced to- day and one would authorize the mo- dification of the child labor laws; an- other calls for an investigation of the state university, all references to em- bezzlement, theft, and misuse of funds, originally mentioned, being el- iminated. The amendment of the Dunn road law, permitting farmers to work out taxes, was killed by a vote of 49 to 68 in the house. Bills introduced by the economy and efficiency commission are desig- nated to save the state $2 000,000 annually. RITCHIE REGAINS TITLE. Outfights and Outpoints Welsh in Championship Battle. New York, March 12.—Willie Rit- chie of San Francisco, former world’s champion lightweight, outfought and outpointed Freddie Welsh of England in every round of a ten-round bout here last night. All through the fight Ritchie did the forcing, while Welsh spoilt some of his good work by holding in several rounds. The champion’s showing was very disap- pointing to his many followers, who were -confident of his ability to ve- peat his previous victory over Ritchie, and bet freely at odds of 7 to 5 on the Englishman. Many Visit Rex. Under the management of Oliver Whaley the Réx motion picture house is again being operated, following its closed period of a week. The thea- ter was opened Wednesday afternoon with a matinee at which the women of the city were guests of. the new management, each being presented with a carnation. Crowded. houses have been had at each performance. Two or moére shows will be each evening. given {