Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 17, 1915, Page 1

VOI.UME 13, NO. 145. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1915. BEMIDJI DAI FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. SUCCESS MARKSNEW OFFENSE OF FRENCH Results in Capture € All Heights Dominating Fecht ;,”6,0 “Talley Be- d tween Metzeral and 5./ - ‘ %%’ OTHER IMPORTANT GAINS LIST. Tighting in West Again Heavy and Germans Continue on Way to Lem- berg—Will Be Taken Soon. (United Press) B Paris, June 17.—Official announce- ment has been made at war head- quarters that the French have open- ed a new offensive campaign result- ing in the capture of all heights dom- inating the Fecht river valley from Metzeral to Steinabruck. Great progress is reported but the number of men engaged is not mentioned. The statement said that French troops have made important gains between branches of the Upper Frest and along heights between Fecht and y the Lauch valley west of Colmar. Heavy Fighting in Progress. London, June 17.—For the first time in weeks there has been heavy fighting over comparatively the ex- tensive line of the British front in Belgium and France. A Berlin offi- [ - cial communication makes note of it 'S and described it as an Anglo-French movement nchronizing with the s in Galicia. To win a mile of front, then lose it before a terrific German counter attack is the experience of the British Tuesday [ near Festubert. This is recorded in a frank statement of General French. The Germans are as frank in conced- ing a loss of ground near Ypres. | In the east, the Austro-German ad- vance continues to swing forward with the exception of a section be- tween the Dneister marshes and Zur- awna, where the Russians are hold- ing a bridge and have made some neadway. Von Mackensen has given himself a fortnight to capture Lemberg, and it scems at the rate his co-ordinate forces are going forward, this time limit will be ample if the Russians are unable to initiate a stiffer resist- ance than they are showing now. Little Excitement. The latest Zeppelin raid in Bngland created hardly a ripple of excite- ment. An official statement regard- ing it sai | “Further inquiries show the casu- g alties in connection with the raid of Zeppelins on the north coast Tuesday night amounted to 16 killed and 40 injured. “It is now possible to state more exacl the casualties resulting from i the air raid on another portion of the north coast on the night of June 6. The number of deaths are 24 and 40 injured seriously. “The principal fires were in the drapery establishments, lumber yard, terrace and small houses.” Great Mass of Men. A Petrograd dispatch says Russian military critics estimate the total o Austro-German forces operating against the Russians is not less than 2,800,000 men. It is estimated that l about 600,000 are operating on the’ Lubaczowka-Wiszinia front in Gal- icia in addition to the Austrian troops, while it is believed the Ger- mans have 28,000 in the Baltic provinee GILLETTE PURCHASES INTEREST Now Associated With J. W. Garvin in 1 Automobile Repair Business. . S. Gillette has purchased the C. D. Blanchard in the | firm of vin & Blanchard, and has taken possession. The firm will be known the J. W. Garvin company and will continue to do all kinds of engine and automobile repairing. The present shop is located on West 'fhird street in the Pogue livery building and is completely equipped. The sale of Studebaker automobiles has Been made a specialty and it js probable that a contract will be ta- ken for a lighter machine next year. Plans are now being made to obtain more suitable quarters and the own- ers believe they soon will have es- tablished one of the most up-to-date garages in the Northwest. inter of e W Picnic at Diamond Point. Sunday, June 20, the ladies of the Swedish church will give a mid-sum- mer picnic on Diamond Point. Ser- vices will be held in the forenoon and the choir and Sunday school children will assist in the program. Refreshments will be served during the day. Chris Neumann, son of Mr. and ;- Mrs. J. M. Neumann of this city, re- -8 turned this morning from College- A ville, Minn., where he has attended 8 St. John’s college. He visited in r‘ Little Falls for a few hours enroute to Bemidji. He will spend the sum- 5 mer in this city, the guest of his par- ents. * J. A. 0. PREUS * KRR K ERK KKK KKK State Auditor, Who is Guest of Be- midji Today as a Member of ‘“Adjourned Session” Party. TU STOP ILLEGAL SALES Lity Officials Take Action in Crusa}le Which'is to Assist Indian Officers in Enforcing Treaty Law. ONE BARTENDER IS FINED $25 Bemidji officials are determined that the illegal sale of intoxicants in the city must cease and the arrest of John Ausk indicates that the laws of the state are to be enforced and that institutions of the “blindpig” variety are not to be tolerated. Ausk, who is employed at the Lake Shore hotel, pleaded guilty to a charge of selling liquor, the com- plaint having been sworn out by a Nymore woman, and was fined $25 by Judge Crowell of the municipal court yesterday. This is the first instance in which the city authorities have prosecuted a case_for the illegal sale of liquor since the saloons were ousted by ac- 4**#{!##!!******#‘ BAPTIST MEETING STARTS First Session of Interesting Program to Be Held This Evening:-Alvord to Welcome Visiting Clergymen. CONVENTION TO CLOSE SUNDAY Many churchmen have already tion of the government in placing into operation the provisions of the Indian treaty of 1855. In the fu- ture, however, every effort will be extended to stamp out the traffic which has annoyed the federal offi- cers in their attempt to enforce the treaty. The Lake Shore hotel is owned by |1 Ole Arderson, who last week' claimed a can of milk shipped to Bemidji and in which was contained six bottles of whisky. Liquor has been found in his soft drink place, formerly a saloon, by federal officers, on several occasions. Ausk carried a bottle fill- ed with whisky in his hip pocket from which he served patrons. PEACE SUGGESTION London, June 17.—Although an official statement is impossible, it is authoratively reported that the Allies will reject any present talk of peace. England is determined to continue the war until the Germans have been forced back upon their own soil. This was substantiated, first, because it is believed that Germany has reached the peak of their offensive, and must fight desperately to retain the hold gained by her by getting the jump on the Allies; second, it is the uni- versal belief that England is only approaching the height of her of- fensive, and, third, military men agree that the final verdict will be obtained only by an endurance strug- gle and not by brilliant dashes. Johnson-Busch. Lars Johnson of this city and Miss Luella Busch, also of Beltrami coun- ty, were married at the Presbyterian manse, yesterday morning, Rev. J. C. Strand officiating. The ceremony was performed in the presence of im- mediate relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will make their home in Be- midji. Because of the visit of state offi- cials and legislators to Bemidji to- day there will be no meeting of Lodge No. 1052, B. P. O. Elks this evening, the session being postponed until next Thursday. REJECTED BY ALLIES|, reached Bemidji as delegates to the Fifty-fifth annual convention of the Northwestern Minnesota Baptist as- sociation convention, the initial ses- sion of which will be held in the Bap- tist church this evening, and many others are expected on trains which will reach the city this evening. The program this evening will start at 7:45, the call to order being given by the moderator. Following the appointment of the nominating com- mittee Rev. Ira D. Alvord, the Be- midji Baptist pastor, will greet the visitors and Rev. E. M. Hulett, moderator, will respond. " The nominating committee will then be heard and the election of of- ficers held. The annual sermon will be given by Rev. R. B. Mahoney of Long Prairie on “Thy Kingdom Come.” This is the final number of the evening’s program. Tomorrow morning at 6:30 a prayer meeting will be held with Rev. F. W. Weninger of Laporte in eharge. At nine o’clock ‘“Praise Service” will be held by Rev. G. W. Ball and will be followed by the ap- pointment of enrollment, auditing, obituary, next anniversary and reso- lution committees. At 9:30 a gen- eral busines® session will be held after which “The Glad Tidings of the Kingdom” will bé read in the form of church letters. At 10:45 “The Story of Some of Our State Conven- tion Churches” will be told by Wil- lard Osborne of Osage, Miss Edith French of Sauk Centre, A. E. Ball- back of International Falls and E. L. Holland of Frazee. At 11:20 a state song will be sung by the pastors of the association. “Our Church Task in Relation to the Kingdom" will be discussed by Rev. John McFarland of Detroit. This will be the close of the Friday morning session and the delegates will adjourn until two o’clock. Afternoon Session. Led by Rev. G. W. Ball, the after- noon session will be opened with a song and scripture reading. At 2:15 F. W. Sweet, D. D., of Minneapolis, will tell about “Some Things I Have Learned About_Church Efficiency.” ‘At three ‘o’clock a doctrinal reading will be given by Rev. C. G. Chandler of Parkers Prairie. The final num- ber of the afternoon program will be an address by Rev. T. L. Ketman, D. D., of Chicago. CARNIVAL AT NYMORE “Little Giant” Shows to Play in Neighboring Village. Commencing Monday, June 21, ‘The Little Giant” carnival company will appear at Nymore, with six shows, one large ferris wheel and an up-to-date merry-go-round. Ac- cording to George F. Dunnan, busi- ness manager and advance agent, who is in the city arranging for the production, the company is the clean- est on the road. No gambling de- vices will be permitted on the grounds allotted to the company. This company recently played at Pine City at the request of the fire- men who were holding a state con- vention in that city. Mr. Dunnan now carries credentials from prom- inent members of the Firemen’s as- sociation, claiming it to be one of the cleanest and best carnivals to ever play in Pine City. The show will remain in Nymore one week. 000 MARINES RUSHED TO YAQU VALLEY TODAY (United Press) San Diego, Calf., June 17.—With a battery of rapid-fire and machine guns and plenty of ammunition aboard, the flagship Colorado, of the Pacific fleet, has sailed for Tabriz Bay, Mexico, carrying 600 marines and bluejackets to aid Americans in the Yaqui Valley. Siam has fallen in line in officially OLLIE NEILSON, Sec. adopting the metric system. FRENCH CRITICISM IS AINED ATJOFERE Failure of General to Make Progress Against Germans is Condemned— Not Hero of Last Fall PREVENTS ADDED CAPTURES Many Grounds on Which He Can Be Defended—Period Equals Any of War. By J. W. T. MASON. New York, June 17.—Criticisms of General Joffre are beginning to be heard in France because of the fail- ure of the French army to make ap- preciable progress since the Germans were driven back from Paris to the Aisne. These unfayorable comments are below the surfacé and are not openly felt, as was the recent con- demnation of Lord Kitchener in Eng- land. " But the French generalissimo is not quite the national hero he was last autumn after he had saved Paris and it is probale radical French newspapers may begin at any time an assaunt upon the futlity of Joffre's nibbling poliey. Attempts Have Failed. During the dark days of the Ger- man rush across Northern France last summer a peace party was sec- retly formed in Paris,, which urged an agreement with Germany as the only way of saving France. When Joffre hurled the Germans back to the Aisne France instantaneously recov- ered herself and Joffre's reputation owes much to the psychological fact of this recovery. Since then Joffre has -done nothing positive. Every attempt he has made to push the Ger- mans farther back has failed except in isolated instances without bearing on the outcome of the war. Defense Lines Intact. All the military virtues of the French commander have been nega- tive ones. He has maintained his defensive lines intact and has pre- vented the German assaults from win- ning any more of the soil of France. Objections to Joffre have been de- veloping and will not’ be quieted. There are many grounds, however, on which Joffre can be defended. Above all others is that the fact no German .ox.English ccmmander has been able to gain any important vic- tory over the enemy since Joffre’s first and last successful between Paris and the Aisné. Nor has any French commander since the Ger- mans reached the Aisne proved him- self to possess capacities superior to Joffre. Happily, however, there ex- ists a testing ground for Frenchman who may be thought capable of ‘su- perseding the commander-in-chief. Let them, in turn, be sent to Alsace, commissioned to drive the Germans out of the lost province. If any French general succeeds in recover- ing Alsace for the republic the grave responsibilities of the post of gener- alissimo might without danger be entrusted to him. STORE OWNERSHIP CHANGES — Claud Nelson Purchases Solway Store of Ole Sime. Ole Sime, who for six years has conducted a general merchandise store at Solway, has disposed of his interests to Claud Nelson of Bena, the new owner already having taken possession. Mr. Nelson also bought the residence and store building of Mr. Sime. It is Mr. Sime’s intention to move to his farm, located one-half mile east of Solway as soon as a resi- dence can be erected. Scarrot-Barkland. Fred Scarrot, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Scarrot of Irvine avenue and Miss Dora Barkland of Waterville, Min- nesota, were married last evening at the Baptist parsonage, Rev. I. D. Al- vord officiating. Miss Mae Scarrot, sister of the groom was bridesmaid and the groom was attended by Hubert M. Cord. The bride wore a white serge suit, with accessories to match. Mr. and Mrs. Scarrot will make their home on Third street. Of the 1,343,000 pupils in Penn- sylvania schools 670,433 are girls. KRR KK KRR N X *SENATOR LEONARD H. NORD ¥ HEKER KKK K EE KX Representative From This District Whose Work at Last Session Was Praised Today. SUMMER SCHOOL T0 OPEN Five Weeks’ Session to Begin Next Monday and Large Enrollment is Expected—Certificates Offered. PROMINENT EDUCATORS TEACH Bemidji’s summer school will open next Monday, and according to W. B. Stewart, county superintendent of | schools, who is to have charge, it will be the largest and most success- ful ever held here. The school will be directed -under the direction of the state superin- tendent of education and will con- tinue five weeks. Courses which will meet the needs and desires of pupils attending will be provided and stud- ies offered will provide ample oppor- tunity in advanced subjects as well as furnishing the means for thor- ough reviews in the common branch- es. The subjects will include all those required for second or first grade certificates. The law requiring teachers to have professional training after Au- gust 1, 1915, applies only to teachers wishing to obtain first grade certi- ficates. - Limited and second -grade certificates will be granted as here- tofore without professional training. The faculty comprises men and wo- men prominent in state educational work. George A. Franklin, superintendent of the Fergus Falls schools, will be the conductor. Mrs. Harriet F. Jaques, an institute and summer school instructor, will teach, as will Mrs. Kathlgen L. Bird, a teacher of methods who has few equals. H. R. Tonning, superintendent of the El- bow Lake schools, will be among the instructors. Bueford M. Gile, ag- riculturist in the Bemidji schools, will have charge of similar work in the summer school. GERHARD ARTICLES ANNOY WASHINGTON (United Press) Washington, June 17.—The ad- ministration is much disturbed over the inflamed and sensational newspa- per articles attacking Germany and German officials here. It is said to be viewed with annoyance, if not alarm. It is denied emphatically that Dr. Meyer Gerhard is traveling here in any other than his right name. Stories telling that the German em- bassy had opened and tampered with official mail were branded as prepos- terous. It is said that these alarm- ing reports have been cabled to Ber- lin and will probably cause trouble. The Swedish, Danish and Norweg- ian ministers have conferred with Lansing and it has been learned that they talked of the torpedoing of neut- ral ships. A joint or separate pro- test is expected, although it was ad- mitted that neutral ships were caught carrying contraband of war. them to be.50 per cent stronger than Tests of human bones have shown | hickory. SCOO THE CUB REPORTER We Hear More About Failures Than We Do About Successes DELINQUENT DESERTION HOME_ CQusToN Cp \Mon-sgreosT MUSSING T‘-}E. 5.5 ALlMONY /5 QUESTION OF WHOS B80ss ~ FUNNY SORT OF & GLOOMY COINCIDENT - EVER) Case LP TODAY BEMIDJI ENTERTAINS LAWMAKERS OF STATE, HERE IN ‘ADJOURNED SESSION’ Every Member of Legislative Party is Now an Enthusias Champion of Northern Minnesota—Trip Down Mississipi River This Morning Was One PICNIC DINNER SERVED BY FARMERS ADDS TO THE ENJOYMENT Auto Tour Around Lake is Part of Afternoon’s Program—Visitors to Be s Honor Guests at Banquet " Session and Reception to Follow. Our distinguished guests-are here. Including a majority of the state sen- ators, many of the representatives, and nearly all of the state’s elective officials, the party is more important and influential in its personnel than any that has-ever before made a tour of observation of the state. Every member of the party, which numbers more than one hundred, is today an enthusiatic friend and champion of Northern Minnesota. “How can we help it,” said Senator Benson of St. Peter. ‘““This trip has opened our eyes to the wonderful re- sources of this section of the state, and so demonstrated the enterprise, grit and hospitality of your people, that you have won our everlasting friendship. We want to help you grow and we are going to do it.” And this seems to be the sentiment of ev- eryone in the party. Many Forms of Wealth, The trip has served to call atten- tion to the many forms.of wealth and diversity of pursuits in Northern Minnesota, and has given our visit- ors a splendid opportunity to form a conservative opinion of what we have and what we need. This is just the information which we have long wanted to convey to the people of the state at large. That it will bring good results there can be no doubt. Arrived Last Evening. The excursionists arrived in Be- midji at midnight, and practically all had retired. Early this morning the visitors were greeted by the reception committee and presented with a book- let informing them of the day’s pro- gram. Breakfast was then had at the Hotel Markham, after which the visitors enjoyed a boat trip on Lake Bemidji and down the Mississippi river to the Warfield cottage. 50 Machines Await Guests. ‘Whenthe visitors returned from the ‘lake trip'“they found “fifty ma- chines waiting to carry them to the Larson farms where they were enter- tained at a picnic lunch, prepared and served by the Farmers’ clubs of Beltrami county. The Bemidji mer- chants, who had closed their places of business between the hours of 11 and 3, were also guests of the farm- ers. 1,000 Attend Picnic. ° Bright skies of the early morning had surrendered to dark clouds but this failed to damper the enjoyment of the 100 visitors or to lessen the enthusiasm of the Bemidji residents and farmers who had planned the en- tertainment. Even a light sprinkle failed to cut down the picnic attend- ance which totaled about 1,000. Northern Minnesota Praised. Senator Leonard H. Nord, of this district, was toastmaster at a short session at the picnic grounds, Sena- tors Benson and Jackson, Gunnar B. Bjornson, a state representative and chairman of the state Republican central committee, Albert Pfaender, of New Ulm, a former member of the legislature and several others being called on for impromptu speeches. They extolled the glories of Northern Minnesota and assured those in at- tendance that in the future their sup- port could be depended upon to as- sist in solving any problem which might work for the best interests of this section of the state. The speeches were loudly applauded and demon- strated that the lawmakers are sin- cere in their intentions to aid in the proper development of our great re- sources. Nord in Limelight. The representatives of this legisla- tive district were praised by several of the speakers and Senator Nord and Representative Pendergast were referred to as having made good dur- ing the last session and to have been always working for the best interests of their constituents. Visit Normal School Site. Every member of the visiting party By "HOP" \F THAT ASSIGNMENT— DONT CUORE HM - HES FEEBLE Friend and - of Day’s Features. This Evening — Mock enjoyed the privilege of joining in the picnic of the farmers and in the speeches Beltrami tillers of the soil were referred to as being the most energetic and progressive of the en- tire state. The dinner was followed by a baseball game between the Be- midji merchants and farmers. - Again entering automobiles, the party was carried to the site of the : normal school - grounds, many excla- : mations in reference to its beatty be- ing heard. The program during the remainder of the day includes a trip to Birchmont Beach, where Bemidji’s splendid summer hotel is being built and around the lake. Light lunch was served at the hotel by women of the Episcopalian Guild, and refresh- ments were obtained in the pines across the lake. Banquet This Evening. At 7:30 this evening the visitors . LS will be the guests of honor at a ban- , quet to be served at the Markham hotel, after which an interesting program will be held in the City hall, at which there will be a mock session of the senate and and an in- formal reception. The party will leave at midnight for Walker where Senator McGarry’s Glengarry Springs will be visited. Politics Are Mentioned. Politics have been found to creep into the trip and several visitors are being mentioned as likely candidates for the governorship, these being State Auditor Preus, Secretary of State Schmahl and Lieutenant Gover- nor J. A. A. Burnquist. In F. C. Stevens, former congressman, the lawmakers feel they have a probable candidate for United States. senator. The personnel of the party is as follows: Lieutenant Governor J. A. A. Burnquist and Mrs. Burnquist, St. Paul. Secretary of State. Julus A. Schmahl, and Mrs. Schmahl, St. Paul. State Auditor J. A. 0. Preus, and Mrs. Preus, of St. Paul. State Treasurer Walter J. Smith, Mrs. Smith and Miss Marcella Smith, St. Paul. Among the Senators. State Senators—Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Dunn, St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Duxbury, Caledonia; J. H. Bald- win and friend, Frazee; E. P. Peter- 3 son and Miss Peterson, Litchfield; Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Andrews, Man- kato; John Steffin, Pipestone; Frank L. Palmer, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Westlake, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Benson, St. Peter; Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Nelson, Luverne; Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Lende, Canby; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jack- son, St. Paul; J. M. Millett, Hastings; Mr. and Mrs. James A. Carley, Plain- view; George E. Gardiner, Brainerd; C. W. Gilliam, Windom; Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dwinnell, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Nord, Interna- tional Falls; Mr. and Mrs. D. P. O’Neil, Thief River Falls; J. A. Ry- strom, North Branch; /Mr. and Mrs. Nels Hegnes, Argyle; C. E. Adams, Duluth; Patrick H. McGarry, Walk- er; Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Putnam, Blue Earth; Olaf Gjerset, Montevideo; Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Vibert, Clo- quet; O. H. Griggs, Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Buckler, Crookston, and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Peterson, Moorhead. State Representatives—Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Greene, St. Paul; Elias Nordgren, Sunrise; George C. Sud- & heimer, St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. W.'J. Kuntz, Waconia; Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Bjornson, Minneota; Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Lydiard, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Levi M. Davis, Long Prairie. Stevens Among Guests. Others—Judge and Mrs. J. B. " Gilfillan, Minneapolis; Irving A. Cas- well, St. Paul, clerk of the supreme court; Mrs. Harry Rich, Walker; Mrs. Wilson, Red Lake Falls; James T. Hale, Deerwood, state tax com- missioner; Ex-Representative and Mrs. C. R. Fowler, Minneapolis; F. C. Stevens, St. Paul, ex-congressman; Miss Johnson, Minneapolis, stenog- rapher; A. I. Mellenthin, St. Paul, cashier People’s bank; Mr. and Mrs. Milton Schusler, Minneapolis; Mrs. Cunningham, Tiffin, ‘Ohio; C. H. O’Neill, St. Paul, city attorney; J. 8. Simpson, St. Paul, secretary State Fair association, and Mrs. Simpson; H. E. Ives, correspondent Sf. Paul Dispatch, and Mrs. Ives; Charles Stuart, Minneapolis, correspondent Minneapolis Tribune, and Lewis L. Collins, of the Minneapolis Journal. Mrs. Frank Bender of Oklee, Minn., died this morning at St. Anthony’s hospital. *The remains will be taken to Oklee for burial. Ploneer want ads bring results.