Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 28, 1915, Page 1

- 2 i i B VOLUME 13, NO. 154. PRIMARY CAUSE OF ‘WAR TOOK PLACE AYY ’*.»o,, &GO TODAY Servian Consplnw."l,, assinated Archduke Francis Fera. Heir to Austro-Hungarian Th. ALL PROPHESIES PROVE WRONG No Nation Has Registered Any Deci- sive Victory Nor Seems Likely to Do So—Mistakes Made, (United Press) New York, June 28.—One year ago today the primary cause of the Euro- pean war occurred at Serajevo, the capital of Bosnia, when Servian con- spirators assassinated the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Aus- tro-Hungarian throne, and his mor- gantic wife, the Duchess of Hohen- burg. The anniversary of the crime of Serajevo finds eight nations trying to overwhelm the Teutonic countries and their Turkish ally, with the re- sult of the conflict so undetermined as to make this the most significant fact of the war. Today, it is no- body’s fight. Prophesies have been unfulfilled during the past four seasons amazing- ly for the war has swept most pre- cedents aside. At the beginning of hostilities the Germans were said to be facing the necessity of winning the war during the first summer or of being overwhelmed when the Al- lies mobilized their full strength. Then came the autumn prediction that the Germans would soon be in the throes of economic distress. Win- ter brought with it a prophecy that “General February” would lead the Russians through the snows far into the enemy’s country. Spring was to see the development of the Allies’ offensive in the west, and the begin- ning of Germany’s permanent retire- ment from Belgium and France. No Decisive Victories. Summer has once more returned, and one of the major expectations aroused during the interval has been realized. The war has developed a creative process of its own, whose results can be anticipated only in slight measure and then are sub- ject to day by day corrections. Inde- cision is the first year’s verdict of the war. No nation has done any- thing decisive, nor seems likely to do so. The nearest approach to a de- cisive result has been won by the British navy. Despite the individual exploits of German warships, the mass activity of Great Britain’s fleets has almost entirely destroyed Ger- many industrially, in theoretical ac- cord, at least, with the higher strate- gic desires of the British govern- ment. Not a Success. Germany’s reply to the activities of the British navy has not been a success. The submarine warfare has proven impotent seriously to damage British foreign trade, because of the immense number of merchantmen at the disposal of England’s shippers. ‘While Germany’s submarine activi- ties have produced optimistic rejoic- ings at home; these are quite out of proportion to the actual hurt done the British empire. In reality the; submarines have been engines of vengeance seeking to retaliate, re- gardless of military or strategic value, for the relentness pressure of Britain’s overwhelmingly superior war fleets. But, retaliation is only an incident in warfare, and so Ger- many’s submarines are having only an incidental effect on the security of England’s commerce. As the British navy has dominated the seas since the beginning of the war, so has the German army con- trolled the land situation. Except for a few square miles in southern Alsace, German soil is free of invad- ers, while Germany’s enemies else- where are held at bay far within their own boundaries. No such combina- tion of individual courage, strategic skill, organizing capacity, readiness and foresight has ever before becn united in a nation’s military service as the German armies have displayed since they took the field last summer. For Capture of Paris. Nevertheless, one primary mlstake (Continued on last page). LIGHTNING STRIKES TOWER Cathedral at Crookston Damaged by Saturday Cloudburst. During the storm of Saturday night lightning struck the great cathedral tower at Crookston knocking off many shingles and doing considerable dam- age. The Minnesota Red River Valley valley was deluged by a three and twenty-five hundreths inch down- pour of rain between 4 and 6 o’clock Saturday aftérnoon, the heaviest ever experienced in a similar length KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK ) * WILL APPEAR IN BEMIDJI DURING CHAUTAUQUA AUGUST 3:7 * GERMANY M, x ¥ LR R SRS RS SRR RS S RIR R SRR SRS R E R R SRR R "THE MENDELSSOHN SEXTET. sen, marks the lowest level to which: “IE Mendelssohns represent the supreme effort of the Chautauqua anagement features throughout an extended program. The Mendelssohns ting thirty miles : ! confine themselves pretty closely to the works of the great master whose southeast. This "present U Trip Will Assist i P““C’ 3 name they have adopted. Their years of experience 'together have makes the dl&tlnce the Slavs have P tein: of Re ripened their ensemble work, and the varlety of instruments. played af- fords them latitude for various combinations of very effective charac- been driven acrosd Galicla m Alaht ter. They are winners. OBTAIN SEPARATE ' mww MORE WINTfR RYE|Betrs st peit Hoton dered to report at drill this evéning, | Mean Needless Erpendlmd ) the second; held since; the muster in Bet'u‘ fiming Giub Discusses Crop Problem nt Sttnrday meeting— Jnnhnw is. Kmed President. ture Policy of knur’l General Staff—Russian thhmn !dlm FRENCH MAKE nnoxrm “‘,1" o 'nm'omama PICRIC DINNER HELD ',_" : . very encourhgln to the oflinera.- The |1 - s 2 Italian Campaign Continges to mw Bemidji division omprises & splendid | winer rye 18 to be grown more Trouble for Authorities. Evidences of Disorganisation:-Gov- |- 3 ’°“:‘“:‘::e"::m'l"“";r:2‘; extensively by the members of the —_— : ernment Adopts Gensorship. the opinion that it will lead the en- | Better Farming club. This is.a re-|" There will be na vote o% tire-state within a year. ' Lieut. E. ‘A..:Barker.:will . probably return' to ‘Bemidjl in time to take command at the-next drill.* sult' of .the annual ‘meeting of that progressive rural organization which was held Saturday at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Shannon. Much time was devoted to crop STATE T AID CLEARING o5 Soreed s srow tarser ansaitios|con Tt S By J. W. T. MASON. New York, June 28.—The fall ot Lemberg before Marshal von Macken- the prowess of . Russian militarism: has fallen. The -~ Austro-Germans to furnish musle of high grade, both vocal and in- | { have followed up.their victor: strumental, so arranged as to afford unbroken entertainment Austro-German ia county, is reprinted with the cam- of winter-aye-hereafter. The advis- |ment that to vote o the question ability of growing mammoth red | would necessitate an_expenditure of clover, instead of medium on sandy|sg 000 and that postively n. benefit soil, was also considered, being re-|would result. commended by several of those DFesont: Optionists Seem m The following, officers were elected | But the objections of the W for the ensuing year: i part of the country are not to: be August Jarchow—President. heard by the temperance le.a_dm sad they are determined that a petition State AuditorPreus Sags Legislative volving Fund Amendment. weeks, 108 mileg/ No other|opera- ot tion in the war'has resulted in such an extensive seizure of territo MANY ACRES NOW FOR SALE Postponed Contests to impossible to carry out which were to have beel will be between A. A. S. Hunt; Tom Ervin an and Wilbur Lycan and gren. All games must cap match will follow ment. .. BEMIDJI.BOYS “Stars” Defeat Wilton a game played at the Bemidji’s lineup was Towle, pitcher; Bud Ch 0’Grady, second base; Nearly all of them have Jones. keepers, Jack Jones is straight when mail is ‘John Jones.” It must it straight. We have Joneses nicknames to V. Jones here today. terday with her parents SCOO oW MY DEAR_ U WATT RIGHT™ THERE WHILE T RUN AND GET OUR FRISCO of time, and which will make the June precipitation this year the greatest since 1895, and may yet ex- ceed the prenominal fall of that year, " TOURNAMENT GAMES TONIGHT MONT“’S R AI N F ALL “E Avy across Galicla which, however, was Will Be Concluded Wednesday. |Government Record Shows That 10,83 Paris Dr}ve Weather conditions have made it point southwas 'Crivens, 175 miles’ of the Tennis club tournament, sev- 2 from Liege to the Aisne is 135 miles. eral postponements being necessary. MUCH WATER FALLS IN 2 DAYS = o e Only the Thursday night games were played as previously planned.| More rain has fallen in Bemidji and | the Mazurian lakes; and the two Hin- The tournament committee an-|vicinity during the first twenty-eight | denberg drives toward Warsaw re- nounced this morning that the games | days of June than any previous day mnight will be played this eve-|began 31 years ago. The|completely and beyond all repair, un- ning, the Saturday games tomorrow |fall during Jume this year totals|less assistance is forthcoming. Help and the Sunday games Wednesday. The games to be played this evening entrance into the Q‘;r might cause a A. L. Barker; M. J. Brown and Glen |Fecords of Minnesota Electric Light | covery of the Slavs. A succeestul at- art;” 0. H. Manaugh and N. E. Given | Of the government apparatus in Be-|cayge troops to be withdrawn from scheduled by the committee. A handi- | 81ed 2.75 inches and nearly two in-[epirance of Rumania on the side of 1 in Sunday Game. This shows that the rainfall of this|the Anglo-French troops, Germany One of Bemidji’s numerous boys’ baseball teams won from Wilton in The figures kept by the power com- yesterday, the score being 19 to 1. vicinity since 1884, giving the month- (Continuea on 1ast page). 5 . |during thirty years the heaviest fall hase, catcher; - O Eor e e oo | came 1n 1899, when 29.88 menes temt. (L, L, EDMONDS DEAD son, third base; Ernest Robeau, short stop; Clyde Scarrot, John O’'Grady and Leo 0’Grady, outfield. The Be- | Pefore: vears Bas been & reident pf ‘he: midji team is known as the “Stars” 1 1 1 and it will play at Wilton next Sun-| CLOUDBURSTS CAUSE from heart trouble arter an, liness day. DAMAGE ON LAKE SHORE state lands could be sold largely to|believes that the total to attend I T A ::;:l;;::’: sfi:::";g:n::: ;:::d:: B? people who would become actual set- | would have reached 1,000 had the Cb“::"‘“ s‘d:’ whi;h ';":‘s“:':e::::‘: H, i an- - - | weather been more favorable. A |DY the county optlonists, HALF OF LAKE CRYSTEL'S CETY R ol ey Snd 0 midji. At one time he was in the lerd, 1t woull meati s ery Consider see where there will be any improve- POPULATION NAMED JONES | (27 vights caused much damage on |y "y nees tn Bemidji. The body |3Ple incresse in business so far as Lake Crystel, Minn., June 28.— sulting. Thomas Swinson, city en- More than half the population of gineer, announced this morning that this village are named Jones. About | th® damage will be repaired as soon 1,000 persons reside here. Of these|?® possible. The largest washout oc- of the people of the state. The legis- the great majority are Welshmen. residents of this community, which |28 This will be filled in by -dirt COMMUNICATION. SYSTEM | was not only a demand but a neces- was founded by two families, named | !0 e taken from Tenth street by - L. P. Jones is cashier of the bank, | 12mage has been caused to their|iam ¢, T. Connell of the immigration Jack Jomes is a liveryman. M. L.|CTOPS, many stating that their corn|jpyreau here is credited with - dis- Jones is the lumberman, Hugh Jones | has been entirely ruined. covering a remarkable system of com- | of amendment No. 1 at the next gen- HOW SADDLERY INDUSTRY salls, furniture. Jones §8 An Ghder e munication which he claims to be in [eral election, the state will be amply IS BENEFITTING. BY WAR fiERM AN REPLY No‘”‘o BE taker, and there are half a dozen |AUTOISTS ASKED TO KEEP vogue among Chinese - smugglers. [repaid. -The state will be a large Rev. Mr. Joneses. John A. Jones OFF FAIR GROUNDS TRACK | According to Connell, when-Chinese and Stanley Jones ,are restaurant C. H. Jones makes harness. Fair grounds race track in readiness |their bodies. This. serves to carry “It’s impossible to keep the mail | for the races which are to be held [them into the inner. councils of the dle initial, and then it’s hard to keep | autoists keep off the track between |nell declares, and these human letters straight,” said Postmaster Harry M.|the track last week but the rains of | without watchful secret men being Miss Olive Hines, who is attending | will make it necessary that at least |prisoners. The secret insignia makes summer school in Bemidji, spent yes- | twenty more loads be used. Young it practically impossible for spies to little brother, Glenn, is seriously ill.|shape for the races. “REPORTER It Won't Be So Easy To Forget cept, of course, the Russian advanee John Patterson—Vice-president. shall be placed in circulation soom, Donald ‘Shannon—=Secretary. Charles Schroeder— Treasurer. their object being to hold an elec- tion in September. These officers will assume their du- ties at once and it is’ their desire The Region’s Objection. to make -the club even ‘more bene-| ‘‘Some time within the next ninety ficial and of more influence in the|days, probably early in September, progress and development- of its|Beltrami county will vote on the community than during the past. The | question: ‘whether intoxicating % Better Farming club is now one of {drinks shall be allowed to be sold the most important organizations of | within its borders,” says Editor Noo- its character in the county. Beltrami [nan in the Baudette Region. “The county now has more than twenty |petitions will be in circulation in farmers’ clubs. Bemidji in a few days, and it is ex- ‘A large number of members of the | pected that the twenty per cemt of Better Farming club enjoyed a boun- | the voters necessary to call the spe~ .tiful dinner at noon, served under |cial election will be secured im" tiliie" the trees on the banks of the Missis- [to have the vote recorded the fifst sippi, near the Shannon home. week in September. islature by Senator P. H. McGarry, Solely From Bemidji. “The agitation comes solely from may be adopted. OFFIClALS REFUSE To Bemidji, where there are no saloons, “Minnesota still has approximately and it is a mystery why citizens of 2,150,000 acres of swamp and school DISCUSS PEKING REPORT that town should put the county to lands for sale,” says Mr. Preus, “This . an expense of six thousand dollars amendment will be amendment No. 1 to hold an election when the only at the next general election. It is by saloons in the county are at Baudette far the most important amendment and Spooner. submitted to the people of the state Question Not Po]mln‘. ‘When the state legislators vigited Bemidji on June 17, one of ‘the most enthusiastic members of the party Wwas 1 + J4J. A. O. Preus, state auditor. While Inches Have Fallen During June General von :Kluck‘s furthest [here Mr. Preus stated that what Northern Minnesota is-to gain by the from Liege, where the German drive | excursion can scarcely be -overesti- upon Paris began. This" distance [mated. For years he has been in- terested in Northern Minnesota’s de- velopment .and for some time has been. familiar with conditions here which so amazed the southern folks . who visited ‘this section for the first sulted in drives of between 90 and {time. 100 miles. It is therefore the opinion | The state auditor, realizing that that the power of the Slavs is broken | Northern Minnesota’s progress means statewide benefit, is using his influ- ence that the revolving fund amend- ment of $250,000, fathered in the leg- the result of separate actions and not a continuous assault. Be Played— —~Greatest Ever Registered. the schedule Hindenberg forced- the Russians te retire 133 miles ‘after the battle of n played Fri-|month since the government record 10.83 inches, which is heavier than |MaY arrive in twd ways. Rumania’s a year ago with 9.91, according to the Andrews and sufficient diversion to- permit a re- 8. T. Stew-| & Power company, which has charge | yack by France and England might Forest Hal- [midii. g the eastern line to meet the situation be played as| The rainfall of Saturday night tot- | in tne west. Of these two ways, the (Unitea Press) ‘Washington, June 28.—Officials of the state department absolutely re- the tourna-|ches fell last night, the government | ine galijes s the last likely. record showing it to be 1.83. According to the record the heay- Weakened Condition. and one W*fm' should.have the hear: | fused to confirm, deny or discuss the| . “The question-isn’t popular in this Wik fest rainfall ever registered. in. this| ..The Russians g 8,108, e g onppon e Peking reports, as. to. wh end_of _the._gounty.because_ of our ; Victiity tofaled 10.81, this being tn | Military conditton} he Pet United States had sent identical notes | PFOXimity to the border, and ~ the are now sold is 15 per cent cash, the balance at any time within 40 years, with 4 per cent interest. - If the con- stitutional amendment, namely, No. 1, called the “revolving fund amend- ment,” is passed, such a course will no doubt be pursued by the state and it will mean much, not only to the settlers who come to make a living in Northern Minnesota, but to the peo- ple now living in Northern Minne- sota who are entitled to have actual gettlers, and not speculators, hold’ their lands. “Again, it must be borne in mind that only approximately 50 per cent of the lands of Minnesota are now under the plow, and if the remaining opinion is general that county op- tion would result in conditions far worse than those existing under li- censes. For one thing it will mean that liquor will be sold on boats on the Rainy River, which is an inter- national stream, and where any kind of regulation will be impossible.” From Ericson’s Viewpoint.. Erickson in ‘the Spooner News says: “It’s coming. A county option elec- tion is to be forced on us by south- ern residents of the county, who never visited this section and are ab- solutely unfamiliar with our condi- tions. Lying on the border with sa- loons less than a mile away on the June. 1888: The next heaviest came | 8r8d government h,ecolnes Gonvihoid to Peking and Tokio, giving warning Youths 19 to|in August, 1900, with 10.63 inches, | Constantinople cannot :be taken by y that this country would not willingly accept the Japanese-Chinese agree- ment, which is a violation of the Chinese open-door policy. month is the heaviest in the history |28y be successful in extracting a of the country. separate peace from the Slavs. This possibility will doubtless shape the pany show the total rainfall for this | future policy of the German general Larson farm MANY ATTEND PICNIC Estimated Five Hundred Were Pres- ent at Sons of Herman Festivities. as follows: | IV totals. These records show that The lightest fall was in 1812, when 16.57 inches fell. Lake Bemidji is higher than ever| L. L. Edmonds, 54, who for 14 Russell Lar- It is estimated that about 500 per- sons were present at the Sons of Her- man picnic which was held on the shores of Mud Lake at Puposky yes- terday. The committee in charge midji, died yesterday, death resulting of about ten days. During the past large number of Bemidjians made the trip by automobile and were caught in the heavy rain of last evening. The special trains of the Red Lake line were crowded. The Bemidji band paraded the streets of the city during the morning and also played at the picnic grounds. A game of baseball played between the Bemidji Rollers and Nebish resulted in a score of 14 to 1 in favor of the former. ment as far as this section is con- cerned. “All those who lived here follow- ing the fire, when martial law was enforced on the American side of the river, will recall the numberless drunks coming across filled with Scotch and Canadian rye. And, southern Beltrami, which already has an Indian lid screwed on, intends to force on us those same conditions which existed at that time.” Lake Boulevard, several washouts re- the state of Minnesota is concerned. “The sale of school and swamp lands increases the school fund of Minnesota and reduces the school tax | was taken to-the Ibertson undertak- ing parlors. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. _|curred in front of the Quincy Brooks CHINESE SMUGGLERS lative party was impressed at every been life long | 1OMme; the same place damaged a year INVENT REMARKABLE point which they touched that there sity for the passage of this amend- grading. Farmers report that much| Log Angeles, Cal, June 28.—Cap-|ment, and it the tour of Northefn Minnesota has no other effect than that of bringing about the passage gainer by the legislative excursion.” San Francisco, " June 28.—The twenty-seventh annual convention of the Wholesale Saddlery Association convened today at the Inside Inn on the grounds of the Panama Pacific A. G. Wedge, vice-president of the |International Exposition. More than First National bank, and W. L.|500 delegates attended. Of all the Brooks, cashier, of the Northern |non-military industries of the coun- National bank, will leave this even-|try the saddlery business is perhaps ing for 'St. Paul where they will at-|the greatest beneficiary of the great tend the state bankers’ convention |European war. The demand has which is to be held in that city to-|steadily exceeded the supply since ‘morrow and Wednesday. The Se-|the war begun and the manufacturers curity State bank will be represented |are now recovering from the slump [she will not attack passenger ships by G. E. Stubbins, vice-president. |which struck their business when the | Without arms, carrying non-contra- automobile became the rage. The[band, providing they bear certaln convention will adjourn July 2. -| distinguishing marks. SENT TILL AFTER FOURTH (United Press) Berlin, June 28.—It is probable that the German answer to America’s note will not be delivered to Ambas- sador Gerard until July 4 or & be- cause of the Independence day cele- 3 brations. It is not deemed advisable to send the reply before. It is be- lieved that Germany will propose that enter the big smuggling.rings cer- a baker and| E. M. Young, who is placing.the |tain secret insigna are tatooed on BEMIDJI TO BE REPRESENTED AT BANKERS CONVENTION addressed to|next Monday, during the Fourth of |organizations. From time to time bear the mid-|July celebration, requests that all {messages are tatooed on Chinese, Con- to give the[now and the time of the races. Ten |visit other members of their gang keep them |loads of dirt were used in repairing |to the communication is passed along Saturday and Sunday cut ditches of ,aware of it, even when the messages from five to ten inches deep which are delivered to 'closely ° watched at Hines. Her | says that the track will be in good get into the confidence of the myslerl- “ous orientals. Tead the Ploneer want ads, As Time Goes On % 2:;:{& : ? ms‘ Ciedl- ‘Washington, June 28.—Secretary of State Lansing says that Ambassa- dor Gerard reports that Germany fis preparing reply to the American note and that it is along favorable lines. WANT WRIGHT TO LEAD FLEET (United Fress) London, June 28.—The Daily Mail has suggested that England attempt to secure Orville Wright, a United - States aviator, to direct England’s new aerial fleet. Mrs. Mary Burton of St. Paul, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Philip Gill for the past month, went to Duluth today, where she will® visit for a week, before returning to = her home. 3 :