Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 18, 1915, Page 1

| [ S @) o 1 j | " THE BEMIDJI D VOLUME 13, NO. 146, ILY PI BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1915. . ONEER % G = i 5 o Hiie 3 S A 5 7 L FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. RETREAT OF ., AVS TOHAVEINFLU:<8 IN WAR'S RESUL® Conquest of Bessarabia Being Planned by Teutonic Allies to Follow Freeing of Galicia. IS RUSSIAN BORDER PROVINCE Should They Be Successful One of Three Results Will Probably Fol- low—Petrograd to Be Tempted. By J. W. T. MASON. New York, June 18.—The retreat of the Russians from southeastern Galicia into Bessarabia may event- ually prove to be one of the turning points of the war. The conquest of Bessarabia, apparently, is being plan- ned by the Teutonic allies as their next step after the freeing of Galicia; and on the success of this new of- fensive may hang the final attitude of the Balkan states toward the war. Bessarabia one of Russia’s bor- der provinces. It forms the eastern boundary of Rumania. One-half the population is Rumanian. The rest of the people are of various races and include many German agricul- tur; Rumania wants to annex Bessarabia, and has demanded that province from Russia as part of her price for entering the war on the side of the Allies. The czar, how- ever, is reluctant to part with any of his territory and Rumania’s claim has not been accepted at Petrograd. Three Results Possible. I, however, the Austro-Germans demonstrate an ability to overrun Bessarabia, as may possibly happen during the coming summer, any one of three results might follow, capable ol exerting important influences on the future of the war. After con- quering Bessarabia, the Teutons might offer it to Rumania in ex- change for Rumania’s benevolent neutrality during the remainder of the war. A second possibility is that, before Bessarabia passes into the possession of the Teutons to do with as they like, Russia herself may offer it to Rumania, fearing that any way its loss to the Slavs had become a pos- sibility. A Separate Peace. The third, and most serious pos- sibility of all, is that Russia might| agree to a separate peace with Aus-| tria and Germany rather than to part with Bessarabia at all. The Teutonic allies would be willing to guarantee the integrity of the Rus- sian empire if the czar were to agree to withdraw from the war. Petrograd would be tempted from the western allies if the Constantin- ople campaign continued to show dis- appointing results. Under these cir- s»cumstances, therefore, to carry the war into Bessarabla must now be- come a part of Germany’s major strategy. THIEVES AT WORK LAST NIGHT Entered Offices of Two Lumber Com- panies—Nothing of Value Taken. Offices of the St. Hilaire and Smith- Robinson Lumber companies were broken into by robbers sometime last night, but aside from the breaking of locks no damage was done as they failed to secure anything of value. The work of the robbers is of an amateur nature with the exception of the fact that at the St. Hilaire they tore a fastener from the rear door and picked the combination of the safe in real professional style. They then took the cash box to the rear where they inspected its contents but,) took only 25 cents worth of postage stamps and 15 cents worth of rev- enue stamps. At the Smith-Robin- son company office the lock to the front door was broken and the cash drawer ripped from its fastenings. The safe combination had been left unlocked. Both lumber companies deposit their cash each afternoon and why the robbers expected that anything of value was to be obtained is not known. PEDDLERS NEED FIVE LICENSES Although peddlers need five per-y mits to vend their wares in St. Cloud, it was said today that there are quite a few of them there. It is necessary for a peddler to get a state license, for which the peddler must pay $5. Then he must have licenses in Stearns, Benton and Sher- burn counties, each, because the city lies in the corners of the three coun- ties. Finally, he must run the chance of being refused a city license and losing his entire deposit. Congressman Lindbergh in Bemidji MANY DELEGATES ARRIVE Each Train Brings Baptist Delegates to Bemidji. Today’s registration at the con- u of the Northwestern Minne- s <putist association indicates that the .umber of delegates to attend will be larger than had been hoped for and the success of the meeting ie assured. Interesting programs have been arranged for the various ses- sions and much enthusiasm is being shown. Some of the most promin- ent speakers in the state are attend- ing the convention and will be among the speakers. Rev. C. G. Chandler, now of Parkers Prairie, but former- ly of Bemidji, was a speaker this af- ternoon and tomorrow Rev. H. N. McKee, at one time in charge of the Bemidji church, will speak. BRINGS MUCH BENEFIT Friendly Feeling Existing Between Bemidji Merchants and Community Farmers Attracts Comment. PICNIC ENJOYED BY LAWMAKERS visitors of Thursday, brought here by the legislative ex- cursion, marveled at the remarkable friendly feeling which exists between the merchants of the city and farm- ers of the couunity, as displayed at the big pienic. They were informed that for sev- eral years the merchants and farm- ers have been co-operating in an effort to solve problems of progress and development, and that the pic- nic, given in honor of the merchants of Bemidji and other surrounding towns was but an example of the friendliness which exists between city and country today. “It is evident,” said Senator George Gardner of Brainerd, former- ly a court reporter in this judicial district, “that the farmers and busi- ness men of Bemidji realize the im- portance of co-operation and that they have established a trust and relationship which cannot help but bring benefits to merchants and till- er of the soil alike. The members of our party are surprised to see the spirit of co-operation, so universally desired, so evident here today.” At the picnic more than 1,200 per- sons were fed and it is believed that had the weather conditions been more favorable that at least 1,000 more farmers would have been present. According to Bueford M. Gile, agriculturist, the following Farmers’ clubs assisted in making the pienic successful: Bemidji Farmers’ club; Eckles Farmers’ Development asso- ciation, Frohn Equitable Farmers’ club, Northern Farmers’ Improvement club, Pleasant Valley Wide Awake Farmers’ club, Solway Farmers’ club, Turtle River Farmers’ club, Lam- mers Farmers’ club, accompanied by its splendid band, Laporte Farmers’ club, Swenson Lake Farmers’ club and Nary Farmers’ club. It is planned to make the picnic an annual affair, and the announce- ment to this effect was greeted with cheers by the Bemidji merchants. DEATH WINS RIGHT OF WAY FOR RAILROAD Cripple Creek, Colo., June 18— Death defeated Robert J. McNamara, 70, and now a great railroad will push its lines through his property after years of delay through MeNa- mara’s implacable opposition. On several occasions he drove railroad gangs off with a shotgun. McNamara was one of the oddest characters ever known in these parts. At death he was a trapper, prospect- tor, gambler and hermit. He came here thirty years ago and his ex- perience included successful mine owner, stage robber and convict. For robbing a stage he served ten years of a 14-year sentence in the Colorado penitentiary. The body of the old man was found in his lonely cabin, death havirg come from natural causes with the aid of starvation. He had for some time protested the right of way of a railroad near his retreat. English engineers have succeeded in building a paper making machine that will turn out 650 feet of news- paper, 175 inches wide, a minute. SCOOQP zErorter REPORTER Charles A. Lindbergh, congress- man of this district, was in Bemidji today. He was accompanied by his son, Charles. OH SAY -JACK AND I ARE GOING-TO ( GET MARRIED ThK AFTERNOON AND (HAMMONDPLANSBIG DEVELOPMENT MEET Governor’s Aim is to Unite State, Making “No North, No South, Just Minnesota”—Interest in Trip. TO CALL STATEWIDE ASSEMBLY Plans That Affair Be Held This Fall and Will Be No Talkfest; But Strictly Business Gathering. Bemidji people were disappointed when it became known that Governor Hammond would be unable to be present during the visit of the state legislators but they are interested in a plan which has been announced by the chief executive to result in the issuance of a call for a general development conference to be held in St. Paul. The idea was conceived by the governor when he became con- vinced by the excellent feeling engen- dered by the tour of the legislators through Northern Minnesota that the time has arrived for a general de- velopment movement embracing all of the state. Against Sectionalism, Governor Hammond, all during the trip of the legislative party, as far as he was a member of it, in all ¢f his speeches decried sectionalism in state development. He urged sec- tional co-operation instead and sought to impress on his hearers the fact that development of any part of the state was to the interest of the state as a whole fully as much as it was to the section benefited. The governor repsatedly refuted the charges, veiled and unveiled, that have frequently been made to the ef- fect that the southern part of the state was opposed to the state help- ing in the development of the north, that its members in the legislature were hostile to any such move and that but little except enmity might be expected from them. Mr. Hammond felt indorsed when Senator F. E. Putnam of Blue Earth at Baudette on Monday declared that while he had felt that conditions rep- resented as prevailing in the north- ern part of the state were exagger- ated, he is now convinced that they are not and that he would support any move that was legal and right to aid the north in its development. Wants Get-Together Meeting. The Governor hinted in his speeches that a general ‘“‘get-togeth- er” conference of the four develop- ment associations of the state would be a proper thing, but not until he was returning to St. Paul did he voice an intention of calling a meet- ing. There are several things which the governor feels that he must have de- termined before he can issue the call, and he will ask the advice of various men in regard to them. Some of them are: Of whom shall the membership of such a conference be constituted? ‘What questions should be brought up? What methods of discussion shall be adopted? How to restrict discussion to the questions at issue and keep *“crank” notions out of the convention? ‘What final action should be taken| by the delegates so that the bodies from which they come will receive a potent influence? Conference in Autumn, On these things the governor will seek advice, and when he has re- ceived it satisfactorily he will issue his call for the- conference and an- nounce the dates. It is likely that the conference will not be called un- til after the present crop shall have been gathered as farmers belonging to the various associations could not very well get away to attend such a gathering, and, at any rate, there is (Continued on last page). i AUSTRO-GERMAN LOSSES i IN GALICIA LARGE (United Press) : Petrograd, June 18.—According to Russian estimates, the Austro-Gier- man losses along the forty miles of Galician battle front, has totaled be- tween 120,000 and 150,000 during the last month. 3 MANUAL TRAINING AND MAKE-UP CLASSES TO START MONDAY MORNING H W. P. Dyer, superint';e dent of the Bemidji schools, announced this af- ternoon that Miss Vera‘Backus, - structor in the junior high school, will have charge of tl§_e make-up school which is to be copducted dur- ing the next five weeks for pupils of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades who were conditipned in one or more subjects during the last term. The summer school manpal training course and the make-up sghool will start Monday morning at:® o’clock, the latter to be conducteddn the Cen- tral building. The Molfiay session will be for enrollment fnd -assign- ment of lessons and duting the re- mainder of the term thelelass hours will be between 8 and 12 every day except Saturdays and Syndays. WHITE RECEIVES ' DEGREE Bemidji Pastor Honored iby Univer- sity of Wooster, Doctor &l Divinity Being Conferred Upo’p Him. IS NOW ON VACATION TRIP] It is now Rev. S. E. P, White, D. D., the degree of doctor of divinity having been conferred upon him by his alma mater yesterday. The an- nouncement that the Bemidji pastor was to be honored was made several weeks ago and his two months’ well earned vacation, begun a short time ago, included a visit to the Univer- sity of Wooster, where-the degree was conferred. 3 Rev. White has been the pastor of the Bemidji Presbyterian church Zor ten years, taking the place of Rev. &. J. McLeod, resigned. He was born at Ashland, Ohio, January 1, 1870, spending his early childhood on his father’s farm and receiving his pri- mary education at a district school; Iater he attended the Ashland normal school and prepared himself for teaching. He taught a year and then en- tered the University of Wooster, from which he graduated in 1896 with a bachelor’s degree. Rev. ‘White’s theological training began in Prince- ton, N. J., and was completed at the McCormick Theological seminary in Chicago in 1899. The same year, by supplemental study, he gained the Master’s -degree from- the “Hniversity of Wooster. Rev. White’s ministerial work has been confined to Minnesota. He was ordained by the Presbytery of St. Cloud in May, 1899, at Harrison, Minn., and installed pastor of the At- water and Harrison churches. His next charge was at Kerkhoven and stations, from where he was called to the charge in Lakefield, Minn., from which place he was called to take charge of the First Presbyterian church of Bemidji. DEBS TALKS THIS EVENING It is expected that the Armory will be crowded this evening when Eugene V. Debs, the noted socialist will speak. Many persons from sur- rounding towns are in Bemidji today to hear a man who on three occasions has been a candidate for president of the United States on the socialist ticket. The Solway band of 21 pieces has played in Bemidji during the day and other music will be provided at the Armory this evening. Mr. Deds arrived in Bemidji this morning from Thief River Falls where he spoke last evening. An admittance fee will be charged for the lecture this evening. SUPREME COURT DECISION SUSTAINS BEMIDJI JURIST Island Lake no longer exists as a village, the state supreme court to- day filing a decision in which it holds that the ruling of Judge C. W. Stanton, of Bemidji, in declaring it dissolved, should be sustained. Island Lake was incorporated as a village at a time when lumberjacks were nu- merous and has retained its village officers, although its population has dwindled from more than 176 to 26. Harold Hayner, Earle Riley, Fred Graham, Leslie Slater and Tom Carey drove to Cass Lake today in the Hay- her car. They will return to the city this evening. RUSSIANS REPULSE | “oecav= rousem &z vsxx gy ONG DETERMINE AUSTRO-GERMANS Capture 8,500 Men and 202 Officers in Fighting East of Stryj—Enemy Crosses Dusister. CANADIAN MECHANICS NEEDED [RS— Slavs Cross Own Frontier and Troops of Kaiser Now Within 25 Miles of Lemberg. ¢ " (Unitea Press) . Petrograd, June 18.—Austro-Ger- man troops have crossed the Dusister fifteen miles northeast of Stanislau. It was officially admitted this after- noon that the Russians east of Stryj have repulsed the enemy and took 202 officers and 8,500 men. Late fighting in Galicia has de- veloped nothing to stem the Austro- German advance toward Lemberg from the west and northwest, and last night the Russians were rre- treating over their own frontier to- ward Tarnagrod, about four miles from the Galician border. This means the invasion of Russian ter- ritory at a new point, but according to military observers there, it may spell an ultimate advantage for the Russians in the general Russian re- tirement, northward into Poland, which would divert Liningen’s at- tempt to crush the Russian center near Zuzawna, which would effec- tively sever the communications ve- tween the Russian army in South- eastern Galicia and Bukowina. According to Berlin, the Austro- German forces have battered through Jaworow, only 25 miles to the west of the Galician capitol. With the three great masses of Austro-Germans thus sweeping from the San toward the capitol city, the prediction is made that the decisive battle, if one is fought, will take place in the vic- inity of Grodek. Submarine Warfare. On the naval side of the war an Austrian submarine has sunk the Italian submarine Medusa. The Ath- ens report credits a British submar- ine with sinking three Turkish trans- ports loaded with troops in the Dar- danelles. A German submarine has sunk the British coasting steamer Trafford, off the Welsh coast. ;. Another loan—for a billion seven (Continuea on 1ast page). FARMERS DEFEAT MERCHANTS Tillers of Soil Win 10 to 4 Victory at /Picnic Grounds. Superior team-play and a better knowledge of the fine points of the game enabled the Farmers’ baseball team to humble the Bemidji mer- chants in a game played at the Lar- son picnic grounds yesterday after- noon, 10 to 4, in six innings. It would have been larger but the Mer- chants thought it time to quit. The fielding of Captain Trafton of the Farmers and the hitting of Carl Erickson, Bert Grover and Chris Larson, were features of the contest. Three hurlers, Denu, Baer and Get- chell, endeavored to bring victory to the merchants but their offerings were hit to all corners of the lot. The lineups: Farmers—Erickson, p; Gro- ver, ¢; Trafton, 1st; Bowers and Wil- liams, 2nd; Larson, ss; Frederick and Kirkpatrick, 3rd; Don Shannon, 1f; Chris Larson, cf, and Patterson and Cunningham, rf. Bemidji—Denu, Baer and Getchell, p; Barney Erick- son, ¢; Chad Jewett, 1st; Del Burgess, 2nd; Joe Anderson, ss; Baer and Get- chell, 3rd; Frank Koors, Nat Given and James Given, fielders. THAW GIVEN SANITY TRIAL; BECKER APPEAL IS REFUSED (United Press) . Albany, N. Y., June 18.—Two de- cisions of wide interest were filed by the state supreme court today, one of them denies that Becker be granted a new trial and the other rules that Harry K. Thaw should be granted a jury trial to consider his sanity. Trap Shoot Sunday. C. W. Vandersluis, secretary of the Bemidji Rod & Gun club, announced " this afternoon that there will be a trap shoot Sunday morning at - 10 o’clock. - A large attendance is urged. ~ Congratulations Were Then In Order OB WERE. GEE-\F T THOOGHT | INKCING- OF -BEING SOFO0LISH ID UVASKEDNOUD MYSELE OF\FTY FIF T WILL BE 2 A 5aD-54D7 o, CLASS- DONT 0D YN 00 BETTER. SVBSTITUTE. MY PICTIRE FOR. [ TACKS AND MAKE YOUR WEDDING- U Forestry Boys to Have Charge of Lake Itasca Celebration. There is to be a unique Fourth of July’ celebration at Lake Itasca on July 3, and forestry boys of the state university who are camping there will have charge. The program will include many features of interest, in- cluding foot races, for men, women, boys and girls; tug-of-war between rival townships; baseball, log roll- ing, a minstrel show and a big dance. The Dark Town Minstrel show will be one of the chief attractions and dance to be given in the evening will be made enjoyable for everyone. Arrangements have been made to ac- commodate a large crowd and as the park offers facilities for a celebra- tion that cannot be equalled, a splen- did celebration is expected. CONCERT THIS EVENING Bemidji Band to Provide Entertain- ment at New Third Street Stand— Splendid Program Arranged. TO ATTRACT ATTENTION AT FAIR Providing the weather permits a concert will be given by the Bemidji band at the new Third street stand this evening, and a splendid program has been arranged for the occasion. Members of the band are taking much interest in their work and full attendances are had at every rehear- sal in preparation for the trip which is to be made to the state fair next fall. It is expected that the Be- midji organization will attract much attention at the exhibition. The program follows: 1. March—World Panama Exposi- tion ................. Welch 2. Overture—Bridal Rose. .Lavallee 3. Selection—Miss Nobody From Starland (comic opera) . . Howard 4. Meditation—Angel of Love. .. ....... ceeeeraiiaieee.. . Gilse 5. Waltz—Moonlight on the Hud- son ... +eeeo. A Herman 6. a Humoresque...... A. Dvorak b When It's Apple Blossom Time.............. Gifford 7. March—The Bugler . o .Ren. Walker Regular weekly concerts will be given'throushout the summer. TERRIFFIC STORM VISITS KANSAS AND MISSOURI (United Press) Kansas City, Mo., June 18.—A ter- rific storm has raged through Kansas and Missouri and vague stories that many are dead as a result have been discredited. It is believed that seven lives were lost during ' the storm. Reports from Jefferson City, Mo., that many had been killed there were dis- credited and when telephone com- munication was restored it was found that there had been no casualties, although some damage was reported. Throughout the state it is impossible to ascertain the amount of damage done on account of wires being down. The damage to crops cannot be esti- mated. FIVE CIRCUSES WOULD COME Large Shows Pass-up Bemidji Be- cause of High License During the past several weeks five circuses have applied for permission to appear in Bemidji but because of high license have preferred to pass- up the city. The license fee of $200 was ‘recently reduced by the council but will not be effective for several weeks. Among the shows wishing to play Bemidji are, Wallace and Hagenback, Gollmar Brothers, Mighty Hague shows, The I. W. Swain shows and a carnival company. The Gollmar circus is the second largest show in the world. “No Shooting Allowed.” Frank Ripple, chief of police, to- day placed large signs in the woods within the city limits forbidding shooting. There have been several instances of shooting and it is to be stopped, says the chief, or prosecu- tion will follow. VIRGIN PINES SHALL BECOMESTATEPARK Legislators Appreciate Value of Rug- gles” Forest to Bemidji and Will Pass Legislation to Save It. BILL PASSES AT MOCK SESSION Bountiful Banquet at Hotel Markham Proves One of Tour’s Most Enjoy- able Features—At Walker Today If any one thing appealed to the hearts of those who visited Bemidji Thursday as members of the legisla- tive excursion more than another, it was brought about by the auto trip taken through the virgin pines, known as the Ruggles forest. The visitors, everyone of them, praised the beauty of the big pines, &nd in answer to the signs which greeted their eyes as they swerved through the crooks of the roads, in cars guided by expert drivers of Be- midji, which read, “We want to save these pines; will you help us?”’ “We have learned to love these pines,” ete., they nodded their heads with the gesture that they understood and appreciated the value of the forest to Bemidji, to the state and to the entire northwest as a park. Legislation is Needed. But when the legislators left Be- midji at midnight they did not leave all remembrance of the pine forest. They carried with them a determina- tion to pass legislation which will ap- propriate a fund sufficient to purchase the Ruggles property. Nearly every senator and representative promised his support to the measure and sin- cerity marked every statement. Banquet Was Enjoyed. One hundred and twenty-five per- sons were seated at the Hotel Mark- ham banquet table and this feature of the day’s entertainment was acknowledged as being one of the most enjoyable occasions of the en- tire trip. Under the personal direc- tion of F. S. Lycan, a splendid menu was served. Judge C. W. Staton was the eve- ning’s toastmaster. He called upon Former Congressman Frederick . C. Stevens, who in a brief address re- ferred to the prosperity of this sec- tion and the state as a whole, ap- pealed for development support and urged closer co-operation between the sections. J. A. A. Burnquist, lieutenant governor, and Senator P. H. McGarry, of Northern Minnesota, also spoke. Judge Stanton said in part: Homes for 100,000 People. “Beltrami county is an empire in itself, already inhabited by more than twenty thousand people, and destined, with just, reasonable legislation, to. provide homes for 100,000 people within a short period of time. In Its Infancy. “I do not wish to be understood as even intimating that we have not heretofore been accorded just and reasonable legislation, because it is a fact which we concede and appre- ciate that much that we have asked for has been granted. But the point I wish to emphasize is that this coun- ty, together with the other counties of Northern Minnesota, comprises that portion of our great state which is now, and for years in the future will be, the section in which the greatest development and growth in the state will take place. It is in its infancy and is so lusty and promising that we claim it to be entitled to the same indulgent care, encouragement and. assistance from the state that a fond and just parent will always be- stow upon a vigorous and apprecia- tive child. We Have the Resources. “And as we grow we know that we can be greatly aided and benefit- ted by the friendly co-operation and counsel of our great parent common- wealth. And it is the cordial friend- liness and sympthetic co-operation that we want. We ask no perman- ent financial aid. That we do not need. We have the resources, de- veloped and undeveloped, adequate to insure the return a hundred-fold of every dollar that may be expended from the state’s coffers to aid in our development. But we do want to attract your attention; we do want you to become interested in us; we do want you to know who we are and what we are and what we have; and then, more ‘than all else, we want your confidence and good will. Our Hospitality Sincere. “We are especially pleased that your party includes so many of the representative men of Southern Min- nesota who have never before visited this section, because we are confident that the more intimately the people of each section of the state become acquainted with each other, and the better informed the people of every locality become as to conditions in general throughout the state, the less danger there will be of sectional dif- ferences and the greater will he the . " (Contiriued on last page.)