Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 7, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 110. BEMIDJI, lmmxsou, FRIDAY ‘Vh.flr MAY 7, 1915. " RUSSIANS FOOLED | BY VONHINPABURG op, e e, German Advance in Baltic Pr. ‘S‘De, and Offense Against the Dunaje. e Front Show Inter-relationship. MOVES MISLEAD ANOTHER TIME Other Instance Was at Warsaw— Jaslo and Zmdgrod Next Objec- 1 tive of Kaiser’s Troops. By J. W. T. MASON. 4 New York, May 7.—German ad-| ] vance in the Baltic provinces and the \i Galician offensive against the Russian Dunajec front, although separated by more than 400 miles, are now begin- | is becoming apparent that the Baltic movement was a feint planned to en- gage the attention of the Russian general staff while the real German attack was launched at the other end i of the battlefront. Fools His Opponents. 3 This is the second time since the war began that Von Hindenburg has succeeded in fooling his opponents by elaborate feinting. The other in- stance occurred after the German re- I treat from Warsaw. The Warsaw army hurriedly fell back from the German frontier and at the same time ( German troops were concentrated far- ther south, as if intending to move - toward the Vistula from a new direc- R tion. The Slavs believed the south- ern movement was the real offensive. Instead, when the retreating Warsaw troops got to German territory, they were heavily reinforced and driven forward over the same ground that had lately marked the retirement. They reached Lodz before the Rus- sians could concentrate a sufficiently| large force to stem the advance, and even went a few miles farther, though not as far as Warsaw. The present feint has been devel- oped under different conditions be- " cause both belligerents along the| eastern front have been quiescent for some time. When the idea occurred to Von Hindenburg of driving the Russians out of western Galicia, he| had to deceive the Slavs concerning | the meaning of a new concentration of troops. The Russians would not be long in discovering that Von Hin- denburg was redistributing his forces ¥ because of withdrawals from north- ern Poland. It was necessary, there- fore, to provide the Slav general staff with a reason for the new concentra- tion. Y ning to show an inter-relationship. It Raid Was Arranged. So, apparently, the Baltic raid was arranged. A highly mobile German force moved to the northward from East Prussia and fooled the Russians all the more completely because of the rapidity and seerecy with which the Baltic blow was struck. An- nouncements of the northern offen- sive were made in Berlin and the newspapers rejoiced at this new evi- t dence of Von Hindenburg’s power. ] Then, when the Russian attention was fixed on the Baltic provinces, and preparations were hurriedly be- ing made to check the invaders, Von Hindenburg unmasked his real plau. A large force moved into Galicia and Silesia, passed Cracow and ad- vanced toward the Dunajec river along a wide front. The Slavs were caught unprepared and the Germans | broke through the Dunajec line. For the present the Germans have pushed the Russians back about 20 q miles along the southern front of the L Dunajec. It is here that the fury of the battle is concentrated, because \{ of the danger to the Russian Carpa- A thian positions,.if the Germans ad- vance much farther. The Germans announce Jaslo and Zmigrod as their next objectives. If these towns fall the Germans will have recovered 35 miles of Galician territory and will L) be within 60 miles of Przemysl. OKLAHOMA EDITORS TO DISCUSS WAR NEWS STORIES Guthrie, Okla., May 7.—One of the chief topics for discussion at the Ok- ! lahoma Press association convention, ‘which opens here today, will be how to conduct a country newspaper in war time. All types of opinions are represented in the five hundred news- ) paper delegates gathered here and the > biggest question before the conven- tion will be the how to print all the war news and still keep within Pres- | ident Wilson’s definition of neut- | rality. l | With the press agents of all the European belligerents doing their ut- most to get their most favorable side ! of the present conflict before the American public, editors find it a difficult and perplexing proposition to separate the chaff from the wheat. But all the discussion will not be * confined to war topics. A paper >n /< the value of a linotype in a country [ » newspaper office and an address on J . “Some Liars I Have Known,”” are on { -~ the program. | ESNeTS el 4 The use of pitch in making fuel briquettes in England is said to cause a form of cancer among workers in that industry. iman of the works, Edwin ELKS TO GIVE CAR AWAY Bemidji Lodge Has Plan Whereby Building Fund Will Be Increased. At Thursday evening’s session of the Bemidji Elks lodge a plan was ‘gested by E. H. Jerrard, and ac- whereby a substantial sum Wi “ded to the building fund of the lo. The plan is to sell cou- pons ana to the person holding the lucky number will be given an auto- mobile. Bert Barker, E. H. Jerrard, George Kreatz, H. Mayne Stanton and F. A. Wilson were appointed as ia committee to have charge of the arrangements. The plan has been successful in St. Cloud, St. Paul and other places. Harry H. Mayer, ex- Inlted ruler, appointed the following to act as an entertainment committee for the ensuing year: Ralph B. {Lycan, J. M. Herbert, H. M. Stanton, Bert Barker, R. E. Feir and Charles Cominsky. NAME CLASS PLAY CAST Characters for “The Dream That Came True” Selected and Rehearsals Will Begin Immediately. WILL BE PRESENTED JUNE 2 Rehearsals for the class play, “The Dream That Came True,” are to begin immediately, the various parts being assigned by Miss Clarice Coult, coach, this afternoon. The play will be presented on Wednesday eve- senior ning, June 2, one day previous to the commencement exercises. “The Dream That Came tells the story of a factory many interesting factory being solved. follows: Nan Worthington, a factory girl, Harriet Davids; Gordon Clay, fore- Simons; Margaret Byrnes, loyal and true, Mabel Booth; Mrs. Jenkins, keeper of the boarding house, Margaret Mc- Ghee; Angelina Maud, her daughter, Effie Klungness; Jack Brown, a re- porter, Eugene Cahill; Miss Louisa Hawking, one of the boarders, Marie Cahill; Florabel Mullins, a poetess, Mary Baney; Mehitable Biddle, a suffragette, Marie Larson; Bobbie Byrnes, averse to college women, Fred Graham; Emy Lou Norton, fond of Tairy tales, Gertrude Huntosh; Nora, a maid, Helen Evans; Delphine Norton, a college graduate, Claire Nangle; Peggy Gilbert, a Browning fiend, Margaret Anderson; Billy Bert, captain of the Varsity team, Alvin Olson; Mrs. Allaire, the chap- erone, Fern Robertson; Doris Hall, an athletic girl, Lucile Steidle; Lord Algernon Reginald, straight from England, Glenn Conger; Charles Norton, owner of the works, Robert Shaw; house guests at Norton’s, Mar- garet Congdon, Edythe Carlson and Leslie Slater. It is customary for the junior class to entertain the seniors each year and at a class meeting held last eve- ning it was decided to give a Junior Ball. The matter had been previous- ly discussed but definite action never taken. There are 29 members of the. Jjunior class, all but four voting in favor of giving a ball in honor of the graduates. The ball will be given True,” town, problenis The cast will be as ,on Friday evening, May 28. COLORADO BUSINESS MEN RETURN FROM AUTO TOUR Colorado Springs, May 7.—After a three weeks’ expedition in automo- biles, twenty-five representative busi- ness men, headed by Chief Manitou, a full blooded Indian from the San Juan Valley, returned to this city today. The tourists motored direct- ly east over the Pike’s Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway as far as Indiaa- apolis, and returned over the Na- tional Old Trails Road and Lincoln Highway. The tour was highly successful and the roads traveled were in excellent condition. Special efforts had been made by many towns and villages to improve their sections of the road and the party was welcomed royally in every hamlet. The tour was under the auspices of the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and may be made an an- nual spring event hereafter. Pioneer Wani Ads Pay. SCOO THE CUB REPORTER "Defectiv WARFARE IIAS CHANGED | Vetenn of Seventeen Struggles Says Says He is Nothing More Than Babe at New “Game.” BOYS COULD CATCH BOMBS The following is the third of a series of articles written by William G. Shepherd, United Press staff correspondent, who is the only correspondent of an American press association, with the British army at the front. By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD. (Copyright, 1915, by United Press) (Copyright in Great Britian) Headquarters of the British army, Northern France.)-—(By mail to New York.)—This is Frederich Villiers’ seventeenth war. Eyerywhere we go in the English lines some officer says to him: “But I suppose you have seen all this sort of thing before?” And Villiers, who has pictured war all over the world, says: “It's all new to me. I'm a babe at this new game of war.” In Dangerous Place. It isn’t all new to him, of course. For instance I felt perfectly safe in Ploegstreat wood, a quarter of a mile behind the English trenches un- til Villiers pointed out that the most dangerous place in warfare was be- hind the trenches, from enemy but- lets that had missed the top of the trenches. There are little niceties of war like that which are well known to him as they are every soldier. But in the main was all brand new. Vil- liers’ first campaign was in 1876. Tn those days no one touched off a can- non until the enemy was in sight; it was like aiming a rifle. But this afternoon we looked on at twentieth century artillery firing. The British artillerymen were at at- tention at their guns, when the offi- cer in charge showed us a map. Touch Up Hang-Out. “You see we're in this section,” he explained, “and we're going to shoot at this spot.” He indicated a point four miles distant, in the German lines. Farm roads and a village and the English and German trenches lay between us and the target. ‘““There’s a ruined farm house there. German officers are always hanging around it and we have to touch it up every now and then.” “First,” he said. The shell drill- ed its echoing tunnel through the sky and the British officer, some miles ahead of us, who saw the shell ex- plode, telephoned back that it had fallen short. The guns were changed; the man fired again; this time the messagze came that the shell had gone a little too far. The British artillerymen tinkered with their guns as delicately as a watchmaker adjusting a jeweled watch and then the gun boomed again. Is More Important. “It hit the farm house,” was the message that came back over the telephone. It was hundred per cent shooting, for the two test shots are almost always necessary in range finding. The twentieth century British artillerymen were showing how well they knew to shoot. But there’s another point in this twen- tieth century warfare that is even more important and that is to keep in mind where not to hit. Later in the day we saw an as- tonishing example of this. We were in the English trenches at Ploeg- (Continued on last page.) PEACE BETWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA ASSURED (United Press) - Tokio, May 7.—Peace between Japan and China was assured this af- ternoon when a group of five Jap- anese demands most obnoxious to China were officially withdrawn. INSPECTING NEW HAVEN ROAD Boston, Mass., May 7.—The Public Service commission is today journey- ing over the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad system between 0ld Colony, Providence, Boston and the Highland divisions, in its annual | Stanton, and secretary, Mrs inspection of the road’s conditions. e Page PHONE COMPANIES TAKE ADVANTAGE | OF MINETTE LAW Although Measure Passed by Recent Legislature Does Not.Go Into Effect Until July Rates An Charged. BOOSTS IN BEMIDNI PRICES State Collects $238,000 in Taxes for First Nine Months of Fiscal Year —Public Examiner, Active Last Saturday, though few Bemidji residents are aware of the fact, tele- phone toll rates from Bemidji to all points in Minnesota; and Towa were increased as a result of the Minette bill by fim last legis- lature. The Northwestern tdjhone com- pany, which operates i other companies of Mffinesota are, it appears, re-arranging their rates in compliance with the: provisions of the Minette measure, Which will not go into effect until Ji first. It places the companies under the imme- diate supervision of the :Btate Rail- road and Warehouse commission. Commission Now Fotified. Although changes in toll rates were made last week in Bemidji and other places the commission has just received informationto, that effect. In some of the places fhe changes are increases and in others they are decreases. Bemidji is not se fortunate for all her changes are in favor of the company. To Talk to the (hhes. Before last Saturday it cost the Bemidji citizen 50 cents for the first minute and 40 for the second minute to talk to Minneapolis and St. Paul, but now he must pay 65 cents for the first minute and 40 cents for the additional minutes. The Duluth rate was formerly 35 and 25 cents but is now 50 cents and 35 cents. All other tolls within the state and Towa have been increased. There is a possibility that new changes will be announced after July 1. Companies Given Chance. Until July 1 the commission has no power over- telephone Tatés and ad- vances may be made in toll eharges before that time without their per- mission. The two months intervening be- fore the law becomes effective will give the companies an opportunity to iron out their tariffs and place them in- such shape that complaints will be reduced to a minimum. Must File Tariffs at Once. All telephone companies will be required under the new law to file complete tariffs with the commission immediately. These tariffs must re- ceive the approval of the commission. Accounts must be kept in a man- ner to be prescribed by the commis- sion. Has Been Increased. Since Public Examiner Andrew E. Fritz and his assistant, Corporation Examiner J. O. Davis, began an in- vestigation some months ago into the telephone gross earnings tax situa- tion, the number of companies report- ing has greatly increased. Get in More Cash. During the fiscal year ending July 31, 1914, 946 telephone companies paid gross earnings taxes aggregating $220,218.02. For the first nine months of this year the number of companies reporting has jumped to 1,401, with about 300 yet to be heard from and the tax already collected amounts to $238,290.59. The figures have been prepared by Walter J. Smith, state -treasurer. Many of the companies are small rural lines, which are in many in- stances paying up back taxes for a series of years in order to avoid the payment of interest and penalties as (Continued on last page). Guild Elects Officers. At the annual meeting of the Episcopalian Guild held yesterday af- ternoon the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. C. R. San- born; vice-president, Mrs. C. W. Vandersluis; treasurer, Mrs. D. L. E. H. Harding. The Boss Prepares For The Worst mromruwurm v. White Annnnnm Staff to Be in Chnge of Tneldny’l Supper. Rev. 8. E. P. White today an- nounced the names of the staff which will be in charge of the ham and egg and pan-cake supper to be served in the basement of the Presbyterian church next Tuesday evening. The meal will be prepared and served by men. This is the staff: C. A. Huff- man, cashier; Judge Marshall A. Spooner, head waiter; cooks, Gill Crone, G. E. Carson, G. W. Campbell, W. B. MacLachlan and Mr. Iverson; pan-cake cooks, Dr. E. H. Marcum and E. E. Kenfield; waiters, Graham M. Torrance, R. H. Schumaker, H. N. McKee, Ralph B. 'Lycan, H. Mayne Stanton, Frank Koors, W. L. Brooks, George Rhea, C. W. War- field, J. K. Given, C. E. Cross, Earle A. Barker, A. G. Wedge, F. A. Wilson, A. A. Warfield, N. E. Given, H. C. Baer and J. F. Essler. EXPLAINS PENSION LAW Superintendent of Education C. G. Schulz Outlines Requirements of New Act—Must Await Action. BEMIDJI INSTRUCTORS INCLUDED All teachers in the Bemidji public schools will in the future be required to make regular payments towards the financing of the pension fund, ac- cording to the law enacted by the \last legislature. Because of the lack of information available concerning the measure one of the Bemidji instructors inquired of C. G. Schulz, state superintendent of education, the following explanatory statement being issued: ~ Mr. Schulz said no definite replies can be made to inquiries concerning the interpretation or application of the act until the board of trustees, yet to be completed, meets. “Under the terms of the law, no teacher is eligible who was not teach- ing in Minnesota at the time it was passed,” he said. ‘‘Those who have taught for twenty years or more, but who have retired from teaching or who were not teaching during the present school year are not eligible to have their past teaching experi- ence count. “‘The.act makes.it -compulsory. for all teachers to become fund members, beginning with the next school year. Those who wish to have their past teaching experience count towards the twenty years required have until September 1, 1917, to so declare. To become a member a person must have taught at least twenty years, fifteen of which must have been in Minnesota, and the last five years im- mediately preceding retirement in <he schools of this state.” ITALY WARNED THAT GERMANY WILL FIGHT FOR AUSTRIAN CAUSE (United Press) Rome, May 7.—The Kaiser has telegraphed General Von Beulow that the British forces in the west are useless and that the Russians will soon be driven from Galicia in the east. Italy is warned, under direc- tions from the Kaiser that Austria’s cause will be Germany’s and if Italy enters the war she will be compelled to face a huge army. However, Italy is ‘continuing to prepare for war. Her army has been concentrated and the fleet is ready. Austria has placed large new guns at points where the Italians are likely to start an invasion and first line German and Austrian forces are also there. The Italian government has sus- pended all telegraph and telephone business and all trains have been cancelled, the latter action believed for the purpose of troop movements. | The principal German schools and libraries have been closed. The Aus- trian government has suspended all train schedules for the purpose cf moving troops toward the Italian border. Mrs. Elizabeth Morand of Port- land, Ore., makes her living by re- ‘pairing shoes. GIANT LINER LUSITANIA m’mnofin OFF IRISH COAST THIS AFTERNOON VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT Minneapolis & l.n.ny River Railway Wins $50,000 Fire Damage Suit Tried at Grand Rapids. TRIAL IN PROGRESS 7 WEEKS ‘What was perhaps the longest jury trial ever tried in Minnesota was terminated Thursday morning at Grand Rapids when a verdiet favor- ing the defendant was returned in tie fire damage case of the Gilbert Land company against the Minneapolis & Rainy River railroad company, for- merly known as the Itasea Lumber company line. The case was brought to recover for land, timber and soil damages al- leged to have been caused to prop- erty of the Gilbert company five years ago by a fire claimed to have been started by the railroad, $50,000 be- ing the amount involved. With Judge W. S. McClenahan, of Brainerd on the bench, the case was in prog- ress for seven weeks; 150 witnesses were examined and more than 2,500 exhibits were introduced as evidence. The land claimed to have been dam- aged included 150 forties, and from each forty four or five exhibits had been secured. Of the large number of exhibits neariy 1,000 were pic- tures. During the trial photographers, land buyers, cruisers, soil experts, surveyors and settlers testified. The final arguments of counsel occupied all of Monday, a portion of Tuesday and all of Wednesday, while the charge of Judge McClenahan was given in half an hour. Senator C. C. McCarthy, for the plaintiff, broke down while making his argument Tuesday and an adjournment was granted until Wednesday, that he might be given time to recuperate. The jury began its deliberation late Wednesday night and returned its verdict nine hours later. The railroad company was repre- sented by E. E. McDonald, the Be- midji attorney, and George T. Simp- son, formerly attorney general, of Minneapolis. Senator McCarthy and A. L. Thwing appeared tor the de- fendant. EIGHTH GRADE BOYS WIN i)efent Freshman Class by Score of 15 to 2—Auger’s Pitching Features Completely out-fielding and out- batting their opponents, the baseba'll team of the eighth grade yesterday defeated . the freshman class by a score of 15 to 2, the contest being one of the Jumior League series. The high school boys were unable to hit Auger, pitching for the graders, while the curves of Walker were slammed to all parts of the field. The eighth grade now leads the league with two victories and no defeats. Aside from the pitching of Auger, the batting of Thurber and the fielding of Miller, featured. The next game will be played next Tuesday afternoon when the fifth and seventh grade teams will play. OFFICIALS STILL HOPE THAT AGREEMENT WILL BE MADE (United Press) 5 Berlin, May 7.—German officials refuse to abandon hope for peace by a full settlement of the Austro-Italian situation. It is believed in the last analysis that Italy will decide in fa- vor of the Triple Alliance to which she is still bound and accept the Aus- trian concessions. This is almost as great as what Italy could hope to ac- complish even if she prosecuted a suc- cessful war. The entire German na- tion is supremely confident of their ultimate success in the war. Talks to Merchants. D. L. Friedman, a representative of David Quail & company of Fargo, public accountants, is in Bemidji. Yesterday afternoon he addressed a large number of merchants at a meet- ing held in the Commercial club rooms, which was much appreciated by those present, many valuable sug- gestions being given by him. By "HOP’ WHAT DOES A PRIVATE R001 AN SPECIAL NURSE., COST 47 THLS HOSPITAL?—T AINT Sailed From New York Saturday Car- rying 1,400 Passengers, Many Be- ing Americans—All Are Rescued CARRIED INFERNAL MACHINE?! Boats Rushed From Queenstown. Wrecked People, Including Vander- bilt and Hubbard, Saved. Liverpool, May 7,.3:30 p. m.— The giant liner Lusitania, with a heavy passenger list of American cit- izens, was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast this afterncon. Neoloss-of" life is reported. Small boats of every deseription were rushed to the sceme of the wreck from Queenstown to Old Head Off, at which point the liner was torpedoed. . The course of the liner was within sight of land. All Passengers Safe. From London comes the regoft that all passengers of the Lusitania have been rescued, being taken to Kins- dale, located forty miles from the en- trance of Cork Harbor. In the same report it is claimed that an infernal machine and not a torpedo caused the destruction of the great limer. It has been impossible to confirm this veport. The claim is that it was placed in the liner at New York. Sailed Last Saturday. New York, May 7.—The Lusitania sailed from this port last Saturday with 1,400 passengers, among them being Alfred Vanderbilt and Eibert Hubbard and other American ecit- izens. The liner was able to make but twenty knots. Officers of the Cunard line this afternoon admitted that the Lusitania had been sunk. SUMMER HOTEL MEN MEET Propositions of Importance to Be Dis- cussed at Session Here Next Mon- day Evening—Many to Attend. ‘COUPON SCHEME TO BE DECIDED Owners of summer resorts at Be- midji, Cass Lake, Park Rapids, Walker, Dorset, Buena Vista and other places in this section of the state are to meet at the Commercial club rooms in this city next Mon- day evening for the purpose of com- pleting plans and arrangements ‘whereby service for tourists and out- ers this year may be bettered. C. L. Thomas of the Pine Cone Camp at Dorset is much Interested in the meeting and with J. J. Opsahl of this city, is anxious that a large number of hotel men attend the gath- ering. Special invitations have been issued to all summer resort owners. One of the most important plans to be discussed will be that of in- stalling a coupon system. Coupon books would be issued by each hotel to guests and these would be good in every hotel of the circuit, being ac- ceptable for meals, etc.: The object of this plan is to reduce the expenses of visitors and afford them opportu- nity to visit the different beauty spots of this northern region. Other propositions bearing upon improved service and better accom- modations will be discussed. MANY SIGN FOR MILITIA Ralph Lycan, J. M. Herbert and Ralph Brandon, appointed last Tues- day evening at the meeting of the Commercial club to investigate whether sufficient young men could be secured in Bemidji to procure a naval militia for this city, find that much interest has been aroused in the proposition. They are circulating a petition and already have signed 35 who are anxious to join. TO SECURE 400 CANS OF FRY First Fish From Bemidji Hatchery 'Will Be Placed in Lake Tomorrow. Twenty cans of fry secured at the Bemidji hatchery will be placed in Lake Bemidji tomorrow. Many eggs are hatching now and the man in charge estimates that about 400 cans will be securéd from the spawn, part of which was received from Tower. ‘Warden Bailey, who is in charge of the Bemidji hatchery, said this morning that Lake Bemidji will be given about 150 cans and the rest will be distributed in this Dtrt of the state. New Demonstrator Arrives. Ed Currey, the Bemidji represen- tative of the Harley Davidson motor- cycle, has received a late model ma- chine for demonstration purposes. The new car is 11 horse-power, two- cylinder and has three speeds,