Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 15, 1915, Page 1

i | g o VOLUME 13, NO. 91, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. GERMANS FIRING snfi’;fo%.,,umfi IN UNITED " TR A, American Mark Found on’ Cartridges Which Have Been Used -Against British—Sold Before War. MAY BE FALSELY LABELED Situation Has Existed Since American Attaches Were Withdrawn From Germany—Reasons Not Known. William G. Shepherd, United Press staff correspondent, is the first American newspaper man granted the privilege of visiting the Bri'sh headquarters in the field, since Lord Kitchener’s new army of a “million” men was sent to the front. He is also the first individual newspaper- man to be sent to the front un- der official credentials. Frederick Palmer, who represents a syndi- cate of newspapers, under agree- ment with them was recently granted the privilege of filing identical stories to all press or- ganizations here. By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD Copyright, 1915, by United Press. Copyrighted in Great Britian. Headquarters of the British Army, North France, April 15.-~The Ger- mans are firing shells, marked “made in the United States;” against the British. They have been doing so ever since the American military at- taches were withdrawn from Ger- many. Tt is understood generally that the American attaches were withdrawn, because the Germans were repeatedly calling to their attention to the fact that the Russians were using Ameri- can shells. The situation, therefore, became so embarrassing to the at- taches with the German army that they found it necessary to leave. Of American Make. Almost as soon as the attaches de- parted from Germany, British officers began to note that the Germans were using shells apparently of American manufacture. These bear the mark “R. Stock & Co.” There is a suffi- ciently large collection of these shells at British headquarters to establish the fact that the Germans possessed a considerable supply of these sup- posed american shells. Whether the Germans are using them so as to in- dicate to the British that their navy is not preventing the shipment of ammunition from the United States to Germany or whether the intention is to create a criticism of the United States in England are questions yet unsolved. There is no doubt that the ship- ment of ammunition from the United States to Germany egded almost as soon as the war started, owing to the activity of the English fleet. The shells which the Germans are now using were therefore sold to Germany before the war, or were not made in the United: States at all, but were falsely labeled: “WILL ITALY ENTER WAR? Question Which Even Officials of That Country- Cannot Answer— Troops Being Drilled Continually USELESS TO MAKE GUESSES By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS. Ventimiglia. Italy, March 23.— (By mail to New York.)—Is Italy coming into the war? This question was put to an Ital- ian army officer here this afternoon as he stood on the drill ground watehing his regiment of Bersagleri going through its paces. He did not reply immediately. He seemed to be turning something over in his mind. Then he faced the questioners: “Chi la sa?” (Who knows.) A shrug of the shoulders accom- panied the words, a gesture that told more than the verbal answer. One interpreted it to mean that Italy has been balancing so long now; it will be useless to risk further guesses. In the meantime troops are being drilled like mad. On the parade ground here, ordinarily just a grassy field bordering the short, Dpeebly beach of the Mediterranean— a regi- ment of Italy’s crack troops was be- ing instructed in the latest war tac- ties. Drill sergeants worked men in squads, chasing them all over the place at a terrific pace, which makes the bersagleri the fastest marching body of troops in the world—nearly 160 steps to the minute, or as fast as a human can walk without breaking into a run. To keep them in step the sergeant followed at their sides, saying something that sounded like “Nunch, gwee, hunch gwee, hunch gwee,” with the accent on the gwee. (Continued on last page.) KRR KK KR DR. L. A. WARD EXRKEKRRERXKKKK BEMIDJl MEN All} IN FORMATION OF FARMERS' CLU Homesteaders. of Big Lake -Region Organize Association for Bettering - ‘Conditions Among Members. = * —= Boys of the Bamlfl]l &chools were busy today complef ng “their houses for the displsy Which is to be held at Schneider Brothers to- The contest closes tomor- Tow and $16 in.prized will be award- ed: ‘Three dollars Will go to the lad owning the best colony house and a like sum to the boy building the best single house. Other prizes; the low- est amount to be 75 cents, TO UNITE IN IMPROVING ROADS M. Palmer, & member of the school board aud the arlginstor of the bird E. C. Bergh is Named President— Farm Dinner and Real Maple house plan, and Df. & Syrup Features.of Occasion. alfo a member of tlnai hoatd. will he the contest judges: Eleven Bemidji business men drove to the home of H. A. Hanson, who has taken a homestead near Big Lake, apout fourteen miles from Bemid, to assist and be pregent at the orga- nization of a new which will in the future be known as the Big Lake Club. The members are practically all homesteaders who have “squatted” on their lands await- ing the time for filing, which will be made known sometime this summer. E. C. Bergh was elected president; Thomas Wilson vice president; A. Hanson secretary and George Ger- The club members adopted a constitution and by-laws, fixed the membership fee at 25 cents and outlined such other business nec- essary to the organization of new Caught With the Goods When spring has come to stay the surest signs in Bemidji have always been the birds. L. A. Ward has “regular” of the spring season. morning Dave Gill of the Gill Bros. Clothing store rigged-out several of our citizens, led by Dr. straw hats, which caused consider- able comment. Sprmg is surely )xere SCHOOL VISITED BY NURSE Of recent years Dr. SEVERAL VACANGIES REMAIN Ward, in new But one change i? the make-up of - |the Bemidji high be found by punflsm,returnlng to their studies next Sépfember, follow- ing the summer yvacg! W. P. Dyer, or treasurer. lon, announces superintendent. Clarice Coult, of Falrmont, who has taught English here two years, has deei Mrs. Schroeder Begins Work at Cen- tral Building—Investigates Health ring the past To Better, Conditions. that she will The purpose of the club will be to better conditions among its to urge and construct better roads and encourage the standardiza- j ytrnczs. assur- ‘These have signed- ing their return: AIMS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS Latin and’ Germian: fim Alice Aus- tin, mathematics; Miss Mable Wager, commercial branches; Hill, principal of th Julius Bestul C ford M. Gile, agriculfure, and A. D. . | Wednesday the club members decided to devote a certain amount of their time in improving the roads leading from their property to the main high- ways and the entire club will spend Schroeder, brought here by the en- terprising efforts of Study club in selling more than $100 worth of Red Cross Seals last Christ- mas, began her duties in the lic schools this morning. The Central building was the first visited by Mrs. Schroeder. investigate cases of sickness and will examine every pupil as to his general ormal depart- Bailey, manual training. Miss Margaret Newton and Aunie Johnson, supervisors (Continuea on 1ast page). GERMAN ZEPPELINS VISIT - ELEVEN BRITISH TOWNS (United Press) London, April 15.—Two men and one woman slightly injured and one building destroyed by fire is the total damage done by 35-minute “Zeppelin Eleven towns were attacked, but New Castle, the objec- tive of the visit, escaped damage. At Blithe, Rev. Ogden was address- ing a luke-warm audience in attempt- ing to enthuse people for recruiting in the British army by picturing a German invasion of England. During the progress of the meeting a man rushed into the hall and ‘‘Zeppelins are over us in the air.” The minister, however, retained his composure and said the visitors had come to help in the recruiting. rising vote of thanks was given Count Zeppelin for this assistance. drawing, respectivel. ‘wlll not re- splendid position at Moorhaad while Miss Johnson will spend a year in post-graduate work. | In the junior high:school only Miss Ethelyn Hall, P Vera Backus will return, while in the Central building:the following .teachers have annoupsed their. inten- their#: re-elections: Misses Dagny Grimsgard, Josephine Ostrom, Margaret McDonald, Folkestad, Catherine Chance, Schmitt, Laura Welch and Kathryn . Delia Skagerberg, Brunner and Sadie Hill, of the North homes of the ill will be visited and parents advised as to medical attention needed. of the nurse will be divided between the school room and the homes where ler. assistance-is most- needed. Reasons for failure in class work will be ascertained and the pupils will undergo a thorough physical ex- amination which will provide a per- manent physical record for use in reference to the health of any par- ticular student. One of the features of most prom- inence in the work of Mrs. Schroeder will be the precaution which will be taken concerning possible epidemics. UNIQUE ADVERTISING PLAN Each year the cabinet people plan a campaign of advertising which creates consider- able interest in”the various throughout the country. of Huffman & O’Leary-are representa- tives of this concern in Bemidji and are planning a most unique window display as a part of their campaign. Up to Saturday their display shows the old fashioned kitchen, with an old cook stove, an old cupboard, table wich indeed seems Next Saturday’ the win- low will be arranged to represent an up to date Kkitchen Hoosier cabinet and its many advan- The sale on these cabinets beging Saturday, an announcement of raid last night. ton. t socept Among those who will teach-in Be- midji for the first time when the * |term begins next fall are the follow- ing, the names of the places where they are teaching this year In the high school, Michener, Northfield, and Elizabeth Vermilye, St. Anthony Park; in.the junior high school, Princeton, and Helen Shannon, Cloud; in the North building, Ella Idste, Moorhead; building, Agnes Strand, Sauk Center; Ruth Harding, Park Rapids; Wini- fred Johnson, Lake Benton, and Beat- rice Sliter, Little Falls. There are several vacancies which have not been filled, although there are a large number of applications. Anna Benda, New Castle, Eng., April 15.—The Zeppelin airship fhat raided England last night, this morning attempted to sink the tug Jupiter, while enroute The Zeppelin’s search- lights found the Jupiter and dashed downward, its nose almost touching the vessel’s masthead. An attempt was made to drop a bag, presumably containing explosive, but the maneuvered and escaped the The Jupiter then speeded ahead with the Zeppelin giving chase but the tub to Germany. MANY HEAR REYNOLDS, Much Interest Being Taken in Metho- dist Evangelistic Meetings. (By Rev. C. W. Gilman.) Reverend Frank Reynolds preach- ed to a large audience at the Methbdist church revival meeting last evening, his theme béing, “What Will We Be Doing In Bternity?” “Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall fonfess, for all shall ap- pear before the judgment seat Christ and give: an-account of the deeds done in the ‘body.” that all Sabbath- desecrators, all who neglect the_services of the church, who do not hear the preaching of the Gospel, all gossipers, swindlers and all secret sing will ‘have to be con- fessed on that day, and will be pro- claimed from:the house tops. MUST DROP KINDERGARTEN Bemidji will have no kindergarten for the little folks next winter. The school board at its meeting last night -decided that on account of the crowded condition of the first grades it will :be necessary to drop the kindergarten. additional room and three teachers instead of two for the first' grade: While the board regrets that it must take this action, the lack of room -makes it necessary. gartens are not required in public COPPER STRIKE PROBED. His text was, Chicago, April 16.—Michigans’ la- bor war in the copper mine district ‘was recounted today to the Industrial Relations commission. ers and operators of the copper mines today told of the causes, violence and results of the strike, at the closing session of an eight-day hearing held by the commission. e gated labor conditions of the stock- yards, the Pullman, Illinois Central and Harriman strikes and the teleg- raphers’ disputes, Thi§ will provide Union lead- It has -investi- This is just one example of the crowded conditions in the Bemidji schools, the lack of sufficient room being felt in several other depnrt-l is but one remedy and that is the blood of Christ now. Read the Want Ads. SCOO THE CUB ‘REPORTER Scoop Is An Exclusnve Little Walloper G s o HUNGARY SAVED Thxrtylanhk!rlm(ormm Houses. Checked in Carpathian Campaign —Few Details Received. Pontlve Advantage in Railroad 3 mmanication—Proper. Lesfihhlp is Iaclnng. : B{ J. W..T. MASON. New . York, April 15.—Following “{yesterday’s announcement that fight- NANY TEACWEIURN But Onamngeto‘léMemmgh School Faculty—] ing had ‘been resumed in Bukowina comes today an ‘offi¢ial communica- tion from Vienna, declaring the Rus- sians have been checked in the Car- pathian’ campaign. The two facts are inter-related and suggests one more failure of the Russians to assist materially the task 'confronting the Czar’s western allies. Hungary again has been *saved from the invasion so dreaded by the Teutonic nations. “For the time be- ing. Budapest is safe and the plains of the Magyars . are still secure against devastation by the Slav armies. Few Details Received. Few details have yet been received concerning the month of mountain fighting, so that the cause of the Russian defeat cannot with certainty be indicated. It is probable, how- ever, that a potent part was played by the delay in sending the Przemysl army into the Carpathians-after the fall of the San fortress. No announcement of the appear- ance of the Przemysl reinforcements in the Carpathians was made until nearly a fortnight after the capitula- tion of the Austrian stronghold. Dur- ing the interval the Germans were rushing new corps to the defense of (Continued on last page). CARPATHIANS BATTLE REPORTS CONFLICT (Unitea Press) London, April 15.—Reports of the progress of battle in the Carpathian | Pass “from- Petrograd and Berlin are sharply conflicting. Berlin this af- ternoon made that claim that the Russians have been badly beaten and checked at every attempt in thetr at- tempt to get into the Hungary region. Petrograd this - afternoon claimed that the Germans are blowing up the railway tunnels through Ushok Pass and are making preparation for a retreat. JOHNSON WILL LOSE MONEY ON CUBA MOVIE RIGHTS (United Press) Havana, April 15.—Jack Johnson will not receive a penny from his movie rights of the Willard-Johnson fight in Cuba. A rival movie con- cern had a camera hidden behind the grand stand and obtained excellent pictures, also securing the- exclusive rights in Cuba. Johnson attempted to have a restraining order issued to prevent the pictures from being ex- hibited in Cuba, but failed. Burgala Comes Here. F. A. Burgala of Surperior, Wis- consin, is spending the week in Be- midji and vicinity with Fred La Rue, whom he will succeed as representa- tive for the Standard Oil company in this territory. "Mr. La “Rue has been assigned to territory on the Iron Range, while Mr. Burgala will cover the territory in this viecinity. He .expects soofi to move his famiily here to make his permanent home. EIGHT DROWN WHEN (Unitea Press) wall of water racing down upon St. byi.mlms Arizona, -twelve miles below. Mr. ChaD- " ight persons are known to have been (Continued on last page.) drowned, with several missing. GOOD NIGHT! TH' oMLY TWO DISEASES T AINT! _FROM INVASION [Russians Reported to Have Been BUDAPES}‘ SAFE_FOR PRESENT Attnmey_()ppenhelmer, of the St. Paal D RESERVOIRBROKE TODAY Phoenix, Ariz,, April 15.—With a terrific. roar. the Lyman reservoir broke this afternoon and sent a great -7 PRESENT OPERETTA. Students to Give Play in City Hall - April: Twenty-sixth, On Friddy evening, April 26, the membérs of: the Boys’ and GiMs’ Glee clubr of :the*Bemidj{ high school will presept - “The Princess Chrysan- thémum,"” a’three-act musical comedy oOperetta.--. Much ‘time has been spent in preparation and the play prom- 1iges- to.be one of-the most popular musical éntertainments ever present- ed..by: local. talent. Miss Margaret Newton, supervisor of music in the Bemidji -schools, is in charge-of the rehearsals-and has arranged for sev- eral attractive specialties. Over thirty students will participate. ASSAULT CASE T0 JURY Suit, for. Damages of William Christ- enson Against Charlie Anderson Completed in_ District Court. MUCH CONFLICTING EVIDENCE A verdict in favor of the plain- tiff for $352.05 was returned at. 3. o’clock ‘this afternoon. After a trial lasting since yester- day morning the case of William Christenson against Charlie Ander- son went to the jury shortly before noon today, Judge Wright complet- ing his charge a few minutes past 11 o’clock. Christenson asks $2,025 damages for injuries resulting from assault and battery, alleged to have been committéd by the defendant, Ander-| son. The case has brought out much con- flicting evidence, the plaintiff - at- tempting to prove that a bone of his face had been fractured and that he has been more or less bothered by the injury, which he claims will be per- manent. Doctors, who testified as experts, told of having examined the plaintiff and insisted that no bone of his face had been broken. The case of Kate Jones versus Dr. E. H. Marcum, of this city, is now occupying the attention of the court. The lawyers in the action are Henry Funkley for the plaintiff, and Gra- ham M. Torrance, of Bemidji, and TO IMPRO‘VE PROPERTY. Gamble-Robinson Company Purchases Commission House Building. A deal was. consummated yester- day whereby the Gamble-Robinson- Bemidji company became owners of the ‘Fitzsimmons-Baldwin property in which the former new operates a commission house, “Forest Halgren, local manager of the plant, returned from the Twin Cities this morning, having been called there on'account of the transfer. .It is understood that Mr. Halgren has plans in mind for the improvement of the instifu- tion, but he has nothing definite to announce at this time. FRENCH GAIN MILE IN ALSACE FIGHTING Paris, April 156.—The French war department this afternoon issued the following bulletin: By sharp fight- ing in Alsace the French have gain- ed a mile. A battle is still raging around the German wedge at St. Mi- hiel. In upper Alsace fierce conflicts are being fought near La Boisselle, where the French heavy artillery has completely wrecked some of the Ger- man trenches. - The most furious fighting between St. Mihiel and Pon- tamousson is occurring in the Le- petre woods, where"the French are maintaining are positions. GENERAL W00D TEACHES WAR «Princeton, N. J., April 15.—Major General Leonard Wood, former chief of the army staff, today began a course of special war instruction.lec- tures in a new optional source to Princeton university’s undergradu- ates. He and other high army offi- cers, detailed by the war department, will give weekly lectures on the Unit- ed States military history. By "HOP' \F tEVERGETTOBEAN NYMORE SCHOOLS MAY UNITE WITH BEMIDJI DISTRICT State Department of Education Favors Change and Boards of Two Places Discuss Advisability of Plan. OF MUCH BENEFIT TO VILLAGE Bonded Indebtedness of - Distriot Reduced $25,000 Since 1812— Adv?rfiu for Bids. There is a possibility that the Vil-- lage of Nymore will be united with the Bemidji Independent School dis- trict No. 7 through what is known as annexation proceedings. Such a move is favored by the State Depart- ment of Education following a rec- ommendation which has been made by R. M. McLean, inspector of graded schools, The Nymore school build- ing has been condemned because of lack of proper heating and ventilating arrangements; because it has inade- quate room and because it will not permit the building of an addition. Its abandonment is favored. Election Necessary. The Nymore school board attended the meeting of the Bemidji board last evening and the matter of annexa- tion waf thoroughly discussed. Should Nymore conclude that to unite with Bemidji is the proper course to pur- sue an election must be held by the village and if the proposition carries it .will be left with the Bemidji board as to whether the consolidation shall be permitted. No election in Bemidji will be required, Justified in Change. That Nymore would be justified in uniting with Bemidji is most evi- dent. Nearly all of Nymore’s labor- ing men are employed in Bemidji in- dustries, the taxes being paid here, this condition being responsible to a large degree for the low valuation of the neighboring village which majes the providing of proper school accommodations almost impossible. There are about 250 pupils in the Nymore school, clgsses being taught in all grade subjects, the high school students‘coming to Bemidji. ‘Receive Consolidation Aid:~ Should the consolidation be brought about the Bemidji district will be en- titled to state aid which is provided all consolidated districts. A special grant will also be allowed for the transportation of pupils. Under the present condition of affairs students not residing in the Bemidji district are required to pay a tuition of $1.50 a month to attend school here. This fee is excepted in the high school on account of the state aid which is now received. - Several farming districts are considering the matter of con- solidating with Bemidji at the time Nymore does. A committee will be appointed by Dr. E. H. Smith, chairman of the school board, to investigate the ad- visability of consolidating. Favored by Dyer. “I am in’ favor of the consolida- ‘tion,” said W. P. Dyer, superintend- ent of the Bemidji schools, this morn- ing. “It will not only be of much benefit to Nymore, allowing the stu- dents of that village to take advan- tage of the various departments of our schools, but will mean a much larger district.” - Much Has Been Paid. The clerk of the school board was authorized to advertise for bids for the purchase of $12,000 school bonds, this amount being due on the bond issue of fifteen years, at the time of the construction of the Central school building. This is the first time that the board has been unable to pay for bonds when they have be- come due. The records of Dr. E. H. Marcum, secretary of the school board, shows that since 1912, $25,000 worth of bonds have been paid; that in addi- tion $3,500 has been paid out of the general fund for the comstruc- tion and equipment of the East side school; that $2,760 was paid from the same fund for the school farm; that $1,000 has been expended from the general fund for the North school, in addition to the bond issue of $6,000, and that $20,000 has been spent from the general fund in equip- ment and improvements at the High school building. Indebtedness is Small, 5 The bonded indebtedness of the Bemidji school district now totals $58,000, which is very small when thé number and value of its buildings are taken into consideration. That the board has spent its money judic- iously is evident. The board now . has $5,000 in its sinking fund which will be used in paying bonds to that “|lamount when they become due in Sep- tember. - There will be a_regular meeting of Bemidji lodge 1052, B. P. 0. E,, this evening. Architect Buckley of St Cloud will address the lodge. A large attendance is urged. OLIVER. NEILSON, Sec. SR