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

e .. VOLUME 13, NO. 143. JURE 15, 1916. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. UNITED STATES WORKING IN EFFORT TO - BRING (ABOUT PEA Chief Execute Denies Statement That No Action to End War is Be- ing Taken in This Country. Na'c, ' DEFENSE 1S URGED Clog T Former Secretw. > ~ Would Have Army to Meet An, & Strong Language Will Brin, War. (United Press) Washington, June 15.—That the United States is doing everything possible to bring about peace, was the contents of a statement issued by President Wilson this morning. The statement was made in reply to a report that this country is the only nation not working for peace. The president hoped that he would soon see Colonel House that he might learn from his observations of the sentiment. which now exists in Europe. The president denied that House had been ordered to rush back and said that he came of his own ac- cord. Urges National Defense. New York, June 15.—Immediate preparation for a national defense adequate to meet any eventuality was urged last night by Henry L. Stim- son, secretary of war in the cabinet of President Taft, in an address in Carnegie hall before the National Se- curity league. “The main danger of war today,” said the former secretary, “lies in the fact that we have so acted in the past as to give good reason for be- lieving that we do not really mean to protect our rights. The surest way to get into a fight is to use strong language and then stand with your hands in your pockets. Is there a man who doubts that President Wil- son’s note to Germany would receive more attention if it were known that our navy was in readiness and our ‘free people,” in the language of ‘Washington, ‘disciplined and trained CE, SAYS PRESIDENT SEVEN COUNTIES G0 “DRY” County Option Makes Clean Sweep in Elections of Monday—Gain 18 Majority in Meeker. SIXTY-EIGHT SALOONS TO CLOSE Seven more counties have been added to the roll of county option vic- tories, a clean sweep having been registered by the prohibitionists in the elections held Monday. The counties, and the majorities by which they went ‘“dry,” follow: Pennington, 350; Meeker, 18; Big Stone, 214; Wright, 800; Wadena, 22; Marshall, 800, and Pope, 800. Sixty-eight saloons will be carried by action of the voters. This makes a total of 32 out of 36 counties in which elections have been held car- ried by county option. Thief River Falls, with fifteen sa- loons, is the only “wet” city in Pen- nington county. Five brewing agen- cies also are located in the city. There has been a hot fight in the county during the last week, the ‘“‘drys” enlisting the aid of W. E. Lee, Ole Sageng and other prominent speakers in the promotion of their campaign. In the city of Thief River, where the wets obtained a majority of 171, one ward went for the drys, the others going wet. The township of River Falls, with five wets and sixty-three drys, was the prize dry stronghold of the county. Four saloons and four brewing dis- tributing agencies in Oslo, and one saloon in Middle River, are affected by the Marshall county vote. Oslo is located on the Red river, and it has been the source of supply for thirsty North Dakotans residing along the Soo railroad. to arms’?” Mr. Stimson opened his address by calling attention to what he -de scribed as “the acute issue that has arisen because of the destruction of American lives on the Lusitania.” Se diselaimed- intention of saying anything that might embarrass the government, but declared that he considered it his duty and the duty of every American citizen to help create an intelligent public opinion. Mr. Stimson asserted that the devel- opment of the rights of the n&gtral has been the means of “putting the brakes upon savagery,” and then con- tinued in part as follows: Face to Face With War. “Today we are face to face with the European war in which one of the combatants has reverted to the thorough-going logic of primitive warfare. Finding force to be the ultimate factor in war, she has de- clined to recognize any inconvenient restrictions upon the use of force which interfered with her purpose of warfare. ““We were not concerned as a na- tion in the origin or cause of the war; we are now vitally interested in its results. We cannot stand by and see centuries of progress swept into the dust heap without vital injury to our national rights. From the Con- solat del Mar—that maritime code which regulated sea trade in the mid- dle ages—until today it has been be- yond dispute that the lives of neut- ral passengers, even on merchantmen of one’s enemy, must be protected. This right of our neufral citizens, sanctioned by centuries of interna- tional usage, Germany has trodden down on the plea that it embarrassed her methods of warfare, just as last August, on a similar plea, she tri- umphed on the neutral rights of Bel- glum. Only the width of the At- lantie, not Germany’s forbearance nor our power of self-protection, made the loss which we sustained less than that of Belgium. Stands Pledged. “If the government of the United States is not to omit ‘any act neces- sary to the performance of its sacred duty,’ it stands pledged by this dec- laration in President Wilson’s note of May 13, to the use of force if Ger- many persists in her attacks upon our citizens traveling on the high seas. . “Under these circumstances, with matters in this condition, what ought we, the American people, to do? ‘What have other neutral nations done when placed in a similiar position? On the news of .the invasion of Bel- gium, the Republic of Switzerland and the Kingdom of Holland at once mobilized their troops and guarded their borders. Today the frontiers of these little countries are inviolate, their honor is safe, and they stand before the nations of.the world as having done their uttermost to pro- tect the rights of neutrality. Is our GERARD WILL CONFER WITH KAISER BEFORE NOTE IS ANSWERED OFFICIALS LOOK UP PROTEST flFFENSE 0F ALUES Rainy Lake Railway Visited Prior to Hearing on Removal of Tracks, Chairman Ira B. Mills and O. P. B. Jacobson of the state railroad and warehouse commission are making a tour today over the Minneapolis & Rainy Lake road, and will preside at a hearing at Deer River on the application of the company to tear up five spur tracks ranging from three to five miles in length. Set- tlers served by the spurs are protest- ing, and in a switching rate case the commission held recently that spur tracks are a part of a railway sys- tem. The company claims the spurs were built only for its own use in logging, and are no longer needed. NOT FAVORABLY RECEIVED Attorney General Smith Says, That Decision of Supreme Court in Sun- day Train Case Will Be Protested NO MENTION OF LAW VIOLATION Many Bemidjians are interested in the announcement of Lyndon A. Smith, attorney general, that he ex- pects to move in the supreme court for a rehearing in the case of state against the Great Northern railroad to compel the restoration of Sunday service between Grand Forks through Bemidji to Duluth. The railroad and warehouse com- mission, after a series of public hear- ings, found that the operation of a Sunday train on this line, which had been discontinued by the road to cut down expénses, was a public neces- sity and directed the road to restore the trains. An appeal was taken to the Ramsey county district court, Judge F. N. Dickson hearing the case. He decided against the order of the commission, which appealed to the supreme court. ““The decision of the supreme court has not been favorably received in some quarters,” said Mr. Smith late yesterday, “and I have been earnestly urged to ask for a rehearing. “I am at present inclined to make this motion. The court sustains the railroad and the district court on the ground that the compulsion of Sun- day labor and the operation of trains (United Press) Berlin, June 15.—Ambassador Ger- ard will confer with the kaiser be- fore Germany’s reply to the second American note is forwarded to Wash- ington. The German emperor ex- pects to return to the capitol after Gerard’s and Mayer’s reports have been cabled to him. Mediation, how- ever, is deemed possible. In the meantime Germany is preparing data. HOUSE INFECTION A POTENT SOURCE OF TUBERCULOSIS Seattle, Wash., June 16.—How is it possible to become infected with the deadly germs of tuberculosis in one’s own house? What houses are infect- led and how can they be discovered? These questions and others occupied the attention of the National Asso- ciation, for the Study and Prevention of Tubercutosis at their session today, in this city. ‘‘Students of preventative medicine are coming to feel that the housing of the people is one of the great factors in the cause of tuberculosis,” declared Dr. Issac W. Brewer, of Ge- neva, N. Y., to the medical delegates of the convention. ““The histories of our clinics show many cases which are apparently house infections. Between 1880 and 1905 a house in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, was occupied succes- sively by four families, a total of 32 persons. Eleven cases of tuberculo- sis developed among the inhabitants and at the time of the report there were three suspects. “Tubercule bacilli have been found in a virulent state in the dust of a room two years after the death of the occupant. It would seem therefore that bad housing is frequently a di- rect cause of tuberculosis infection.” There is a total of 2,662 hospitals for wounded soldiers in England, according to an estimate made re- Ireland and Wales with 178,481 beds, : on Sunday is contrary to the legisla- | tive policy of the-states>~TFhose who |are dissatisfied with the court’s order say that little or no peint was made of the violation of the Sunday law, as no doubt the Great Northern and other roads, operate Sunday trains and will continue to do so without molestation. “It is desired by the objectors that the question be decided solely on the question of the reasonableness of the commission’s order, irrespective of the Sunday feature, for acts of neces- sity are permitted on that day.” STRUGGLE COSTS BRITISH $305,750 DAILY--ASQUITH (United Press) London, June 15.—That the war costs England $365,750 daily and that the British naval casualties to the first of June totaled 13,317, was the statement made by Asquith before the house of commons this afternoon. Unclaimed Letters. List of advertised letters ‘“UN- CLAIMED” at Bemidji postoffice: Men—Mr. Albert Aldrich, Mr. Jack Anderson, H. Cooneth, Mr. Thomas Dorsman, Herman Guse, Mr. Einer Hagen, Mr. Lawrence Jacobson, Mr. J. C. Larson, Mr. Raymond C. Lord, Mr. J. W. McKee, W. G. Nuessle, Mr. Rolland Novoting, Homer Oranger, Mr. Dan Robideau, Mr. Jake Seff, Rona Sosa, Mr. Albert Williams. Wo- men—Mrs. Quincy Adams, Miss Lil- lian Elmquist, Miss Mary Lafoe, Mrs. Ada L. Landstrom, Mrs. H. T.. Lar- son, Mrs. Harris Labelle, Miss Joneta Medie, Miss Maud Munro, Miss Ida Ohrberg, Miss Anne Oleson, Miss Es- sie Peterson, Mrs. O. Rise, Mrs. W. H. Wise. An army chaplain acting as censor for soldier letters in France discov- ered that one “Tommy” wrote to four different girls sending the same story of love to each. cently. THE CUB SCOO REPORTER GEE WHAT A SWELL LOOKING— BRIDET0 BE. AN’ LOOKC AT TH' BALD OLD BEETLE SHE DREW! TOBE MARRIED AT 2P.M.— AND ME STILL, //z\ RUNNING- standard of duty different in measure or in kind from that which has guid- ed these other neutral countries? Is the right which in our case has been violated less important than the (Continued on last page.) LACKS STRENGTH British Army Unable-to Assist Efforts of French in Forcing Back German I.ine—_Sign Not' Encouraging. MASS LARGE FORCE IN GALICIA Must Take Advantage of Opportunity Now or Lose Chance to Make Tell- ing Gain—Kaiser to Reinforce. By J. W. T. MASON. New York, June 15.—It is not an encouraging sign of the Allies’ offen- sive power in the western battle area that the British army is unable to assist efforts of the French to nib- ble away at the German line. The present is the most favorable oppor- tunity the war has presented for bending back the Teutonic front in northern France and Belgium, and yet co-ordination between the Brit- ish and French is lacking. The French are trying to move ahead alone, while the British are remain- ing quiescent, éontent, apparently, if they prevent Ypres falling into Ger- man possession. Large Force in Galicia. The Germans. have massed a large force in Galicia and are relieving the Austrians of most of the work of driv- ing the Russians back into their own territory. Probably the maximum number of Germans that ever will be employed along the eastern fron- tier now is engaged against . the Slavs. If the Russians eventually are compelled to evacuate all of Ga- licia, the Germans can resume their offensive and can safely weaken their southeastern line. The favorable opportunity which the German concentration in Galicia now presents for any allied offensive in France and Flanders may never re- turn again. Time is Appropriate. The time is particularly appropri- ate because Italy’s main strategy has not been revealed, and the Austrians must use all their troops not em- ployed against Russia to meet any of several possible offensives which Italy can develop. Hapsburg rein- forcements for the) German western front are, therefore, impossible. ‘While the Germ%n ‘western defen- sive continues to*¥éfain-ima weak- ened state, the British minister of munitions is delivering speeches try- ing to strengthen the hearts of the British workers so that exhausted ammunition supplies may be replen- ished; and at the same time the French government, 10 months after the outbreak of the war, is recalling artisans from the trenches to in- crease the output of its own war factories. By the time the Allies get ready, Germany probably will be prepared to reinforce her western line with her own victorious eastern troops and the opportunity will have been lost. Soland-Sall. Miss Ada Sall of the town of Eckles and Lawrence Soland, of Wilton, were married Saturday afternoon at 4:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs..C. M. Bacon, Lake Boulevard, Rev. I. D. Alvord officiating. Miss Alice Lee acted as bridggsiaid and the groom ‘was attended by Oscar Sall. The bride wore a gown of chiffon over white satin and carried bride’s roses. They left on the afternoon train for Oklee, Minnesota, where they will spend a short honeymoon, before going to ‘Wilton, where they will make their future home ‘and where Mr. Soland is a rural mail carrier. New Reo Arrives. C. E. Battles today received a new six-cylinder Reo automobile. The machine is the latest model and is attractive. Mr. Battles, who is the Bemidji representative of the Reo company, recently disposed of ‘his first car. K. K. Roe returned to Bemidji yes- terday from Hendrum where he went last week to attend the funeral of his wife’s sister. Mrs. Roe and chil- dren did not return but will remain in Hendrum for some time. Let a want ad help you. Fate Was Very Unkind To Thls June Bnde COUNCIL TO CO-OPERATE PRALR Aldermen Vote to Provide Militia With Quarters—Build Lockers. At a special meeting of the coun- cil held yesterday afternoon a motion ‘was unanimously - accepted and will be passed at the next regular meeting of the aldermen, giving permission to the new Bemidji division of the Minnesota Naval Militia to make use of the City hall on one evening of each week. . Lockers will also be provided for the members of the or- ganization. The aldermen appeared to take much interest in the estab- lishment of the organization and in- dicated that they will do all in their power to make it a success. SPECIAL TAX DUE JULY I Guy A. Abol, Deputy Revenue Col- lector, in Bemidji Monday, Tells of Government Requirments ASSESS TOBACCO DEALERS $4.80 Bemidji merchants have been re- minded that all special taxes impos- ed by the revenue act of October 22, 1914, will be due July first, by Guy A. Abol, deputy revenue collector, who spent yesterday in the eity. Payment of these taxes, according to the provisions of the act, are made imparative after December 31, 1915, and therefore the amount of the special tax to be paid under that act for the period beginning June 1, 1915, will be one-half of the annual tax described, in the act and schedul- ed on the back of Form 11-A. For instance, the tax upon dealers in to- bacco is $4.80 per year, and the tax due upon July 1 for the six months ending December 31, 1915, will be $2.40. Form 11-A should be prepared in the usual manner, describing the tax- payer as beginning business on July 1, 1915, and the amount to be re- mitted must be one-half of the tax as given on back of form. Blank forms will be mailed to all tax payers, but if any one should fail to receive such blank before July 1, he should apply: to E. J. Lynch, St. Paul, Minn., or to G. A. Abol, Crooks- ton, Minn. NO DISORDERS MARK - CHICAGO-CAR STRIKE (United Press) Chicago, June 15.—A complete absence of trouble indications feature the Chicago street car strike. The police report fewer calls than usual. A brick was thrown through the window of a try-out train and two detectives were slightly cut by fly- ing glass. The police believe that young hoodlums are responsible for this. The city council last night passed an ordinance forbidding the importation of strike breakers. CLUB MEETING TONIGHT Commercial Club Will Amend By- Laws—Large Attendance Urged. There will be a special meeting of the Commercial club this evening, called for the purpose of acting on proposed changes to the by-laws. Tt is necessary to have a full attendance in order to pass the desired amend- ments and it is urged by officers that as many as possible be present. “Any- one who is interested in the welfare of the chib will show his interest by his attendance at the meeting,” said Harry H. Mayer, secretary, this af- ternoon. The matter of entertaining the legislative excursion party will also be discussed. Bemidji Man to Have Charge. ‘W. P. Dyer, superintendent of the Bemidji public schools, will leave the latter part of the week for Fergus Falls where he will have charge of the five weeks’ session of summer school which is to be conducted there. Practice Tonight. There will be another practice ofy the merchants’ baseball team this jevening. The city team will be played. | BEMIDJI'S DIVISION OF NAVAL MILITIA T0 LEAD ENTIRE DECORATE FOR VISITORS Hotel Markham First Place to “Dress- up” in Honor of Visitors to Be Brought Here by Senators. MORE MACHINES ARE NEEDED ‘With streamers of red, white and blue and numerous American flags the Markham hotel was decorated this afternoon, being the first to ‘““dress-up” in honor of Governor Hammond, several other state offi- cials and a number of senators and representatives who are to visit Be- midji next Thursday. - Others soon followed and it is ex- pected that nearly every business house of the city will be decorated in one way or another for the occasion. The plan of decorating was suggested at a meeting of the council and was generally accepted by the merchants. A few more automobiles are need- ed in order to conveniently care for the members of the party during their stay in Bemidji. A. P, White- chairman of the committee in charge, is anxious that all owners of ma- chines who are willing to donate their machines notify him imme- diately. Today the legislators are at Thief River Falls, an automobile trip being one of the features to be enjoyed. This afternoon they will leave for Crookston where they will spend the evening. CAPTAIN DENIES THAT LUSITANIA CARRIED ARMS; SUNK WITHOUT WARNING (United Press) London, June 15.—While testify- ing at the official inquiry concerning the sinking of the Lusitania, Captain Turner. this afternoon denied that the Lusitania carried arms, either concealed or on her decks. Sid Edward Carson, who is repre- senting the Board of Trade in the in- quiry, says he will show eyidence that the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk ‘without warning. He also said| he would.inquire-as to.the extent:of which the Lusitania’s. captain fol- Towed instructions for crossing the Atlantic, and whether she was trav- eling at full speed. It is understood that but sixteen of the Lusitania’s twenty-five boilers were being used at the time of the sinking. Sixty lawyers, representing rela- tives of deceased, were present at the inquiry. ' Only technical evidence was introduced this morning, being for the purpose of showing that the Lusitania was torpedoed and not internal . explosives that caused the sinking. Captain Turner said that Cunard line officials had ordered only nine- teen of the boilers worked. He re- cited the story of the explosion and said that he never saw Vanderbilt. The captain admitted receiving some sort of orders from the admiralty but was not pressed for details. Then came the private hearing and it is believed that details of the admir- alty’s instructions will be recited. DITCHES DO GOOD WORK Minneapolis Real Estate Man Returns From Trip to Upper Red Lake. “I was much surprised to see how well the ditches were able to care for the water brought by the heavy rains of the last few days,” said P. C. Records, a St. Paul real estate man, who returned to Bemidji this morn- ing from a trip in the vicinity of ‘Waskish and Upper Red Lake. Mr. Records says that the rivers are in a flooded condition but. that the ditches are handling the water ex- ceptionally well. Thorne is Fined $25. Harry Thorne, manager of the Han- son pool room on Third street, was fined $25 in municipal court this morning by Judge Crowell for per- mitting a minor to play. The com- ' plaint was sworn out by J. J. Opsahl. By "HOP" STATE WITHIN YEAR Organization Mustered in Last Eve- ning by Capt. Eaton, Commander, ‘With Membership of 52. BARKER IS NAMED LIEUTENANT Ralph Lycan and William McDonald Fill Other Commissioner Positions —Work to Start Immediately. With an enrollment of 52 young men of the city, Bemidji’s division of the Minnesota Naval Militia was mustered in at the City hall last eve- ning, Guy. A. Eaton, state command- er, and Clyde Kelley, lieutenant com- mander, having charge of the cere- monies. It will be known as the Fifth Division of the First Battalion, Minnesota Naval Militia. Previous to the muster in the en- listed men formed in line at the City Lall and led by the band marched through the streets of the business distriet and back to the hall. As the roll of enlisted men was called each young man was asked wiether the signature on his enlist- ment papers was his own and then followed the oath. Boys Are Complimented. Captain Eaton complimented the boys on the interest taken in the es- tablishment of a division here and stated that he had never inspected a more promising number of young men. He expressed the hope and confidence that the local division would soon be recognized as one of the leading organizations of the state militia. Barker Commanding Officer. Earle A. Barker, president of the Merchants association and one of the most prominent business men of Be- midji, was the unanimous choice of the division for lieutenant, the com- manding officer, when nominations were called for by Captain Eaton. Mr. Barker, who served 18 months with Company I of the 13 Regiment Minnesota Volunteers, one year and ten days of this time being spent in the Philippines, and who for three years served with Company I of the First Regiment, Minnesota National Guard, thanked the boys for. his elec- tion, stating- that never ‘in his life had he-felt-more proud=-- Just before the division was dls« missed Mr. Barker in'a short address to the members said that the work will be divided into three classifica- tions, first, that of a military organi- zation; second, that of social, and third, that of athletics. He ' re- minded the members that much work will be necessary if the division is to be the success that is hoped and ad- ded that it will be the effort of the officers to make it, and within the next year, the best division in the state. His remarks were greeted with applause both by the members and officers of the militia who were in attendance. Mr. Barker has been a resident of Bemidji for fifteen years. Name Lycan and McDonald. For lieutenant junmior 'gr_ade, Ralph B. Lycan, who has been in- strumental in making possible the establishment of the division, was elected unanimously. He has had three years’ experience in the na- tional guard. William McDonald, Remson Bell and James K. Given were nominated for ensign, the first named being elected on the first bal- lot, receiving 27 of the 52 votes. Me- Donald has also had national guard experience. He has resided in Be- midji for 16 years. Officers Well Qualified. It is fortunate that the first offi- cers of the division are so well quali- fied to fill the responsible positions. They are highly respected in the com- munity and will assume command of the division with an interest and de- termination which practically = as- sures its success. In order to qualify the officers elected last night will take an exam- ination in the work of the militia. The petit officers will be appointed by Captain Eaton, being recommend- ed by local officers. Eaton is Pleased, Captain Eaton, Lieutenant Kelley, Ensign A. W. Anderson, Dr. F. 8. Patten, militia surgeon, and C. 9" Brian, chief gunner’s mate, who were in attendance at the muster in were enthusiastic over the showing made and are confident that Bemidji will have a splendid division. “I have examined more than 10,- 000 men,” said Dr. Patten, “but I haye yet to find a company that will equal. the .one mustered in tonight. They surely constitute‘a ‘splendid di- vision. .and Bemidji may feel proud of them.” The expressions of the other officers were similar and ‘Lieu- tenant Kelléy.especially, who is next in rank to Captain Eaton, enthused over the prospects of a wonderful di- vision. B % To Drill Monday’s. It was voted to drill Monday eve- nings. Drill is ; (Continued on last page). compulsory and -