Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 23, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 175. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MA! Emnm JULY 23, 1915. SEPARATE PEACE MAY FOLLOW FALL OF POLISH CAPITOL ,\ Mason Believes Tha#*Slavs Have Even R R Chance to Hol. ¢, ~saw—Ger- A many’s Army Dcoh[""f \ctor. ‘% FAIL TO DRIVE TEUTONS | \ Theoretically There is No Reason P = Why Russian Troops Cannot Hold w Their Defenses West of Warsaw. 1y By J. W. T. MASON. & New York, July 23.—If War- saw 1is to fall, as now appears ! probable, the Germany army which i has been encamped to the west of the A4 city since last autumn will be the de- cisive factor in the Slavs’ defeat. This force is steadily creeping nearer and : nearer to the Polish capitol, while 1 the northern and southern German \ armies are being held up by the Rus- sian rally. Von Hindenburg’s original plan, therefore, of capturing Warsaw by direct assault from the west, now seems to have been adopted anew by the German general staff. Von Mack- t ensen’s failure to make an appreci- able impression on the Russian line becoming more apparent, and if it be true that he has superseded Von Hindenburg as the kaiser’s principal eastern confidant, he may not long retain the imperial favor. Has Even Chance. ‘Warsaw’s chance of holding out is an even one. It is certain the armies immediately protecting the -city lately have been much weak- 3 ened to enable reinforcements to be rushed to the southeast to_oppose Von Mackensen. Germany, however, has done this very thing in the- west, to increase her offensive power against the Slavs. Yet despite the withdrawals from Germany’s western trenches, the French and English have been unable to force the Teu- tons to retire. Ammunition is Low. Theoretically there is no reason i why the Slavs, too, cannot hold their i defenses west of Warsaw with a ‘weakened force. They have iad many months of quiet in which to streng- ' ) then the trenches and, however short ‘the Russians may be of high-powered, X offensive shells; it is not -probablé ‘ they seriously lack defensive machine ‘gun ammunition. Warsaw’s fall, therefore, would cestablish in a very definite way a 1 serious decline in the defensive pow- ers of the Russians. Hitherto a cer- i tain capacity for inertia has caused } ‘ ) the Slavs to display very high resist- ing ability. If Warsaw is abandoned, it will i ‘mean the phlegm of the Russians is N glving away to a disquieting imag- | ination. If ever that characteristic becomes well developed in Russia, a ’ ! separate peace may not be far off. oy SN — .52 b BECKER TO DIE IN R T T * BEMIDJI’S MAGNIFICENT NEW SUMMER HOTEL: . KKK KKK KKK KR IR KR KKK KKK KK KKK KK persons, NEW ARMY HEAD ARRIVES Captain and Mrs. 0. A, Sandgren Take Charge of Salvation Army Barracks —Were Successful at Brainerd. MISS PENDRAY TO CROOKSTON Captain and Mrs. O. A. Sandgren arrived in Bemidji last evening from Grand Forks where they have spent a vacation of three weeks and today assumed control of the Salvation Army barracks here. They will sue- ceed Captain Pendray and Lieur. Lane who so efficiently attended to their duties here during the past six months. Captain and Mrs. Sandgren for- merly had charge of the Brainerd barracks. The captain announces that services here will be conducted the same as during the past. There will be meetings on Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday nights of each week [and on Sunday at 3 and 8 o’clock. On Friday nights services will be con- ducted in the Congregational church at Nymore. at Brainerd since last August and in speaking of his work the Dispatch says: “By quiet and persistent work he has built up the local army and many new soldiers have been sworn in.” It then speaks of several farewell entertainments which were given in honor of the departing army workers. 30,000 LABORERS WILL NOTBE ORDERED TO STRIKE (United Press) Bayonne, N. J.,, July 23.—The situation here is tense and the sheriff has 300 special deputies about the plant of the Standard Oil company in a final effort to avoid calling to the governor for state militia. The strikers have obtained a large num- ber of rifles and are engaged in a rambling firing. New York, July 23.—The union ELECTRIC CHAIR WEDNESDAY s‘ 2 New York, July 23.—The Charles i Becker-Bourke Cochran statement made public yesterday and expected to have influence on Governor Whit- man has failed of its purpose. Becker has just six more days to live, Gov- ernor Whitman said. He intimated that the condemned man had offered nothing new in the 15,000 words of his two statements, except to drag in- to the case the names of two nation- ally known men, now dead—"Big Tim” Sullivan and Alfred Henry Lewis. ‘“There is nothing new which is of importance,” said the governor, “except the allegation that Alfred Henry Lewis warned Becker he was to be ‘framed up.’ Mr. Lewis was alive at the time of the first trial, but Becker made no mention of the alleged warning then. Had he done so and been corroborated by Mr. Lewis, it would have been a most im- portant bit of testimony.” ITALY NOT TO NAME POPE AS PEACE BOARD MEMBER * (Unitea Press) Rome, July 23.—Italy will refuse the selection of the Pope as a member of the peace council to end the war, despite the fact that the pope: de- sires to be present. Other nationms, however, may overwhelm Italy’s op- position and elect him a member of the council. This followed an in- terview with the pope, granted by him to M. Lapatie, of the Paris Lib- erti, stating that the pope’s position was non-Italian and strictly neutral. The pope’s later repudiation of the interview has not affected the situa- tion. 2 Mrs. Weed Munro of Minneapolis arrived in Bemidji thic morning and has decided not to call out 30,000 em- ployes of the independent clothing manufacturers to strike as was in- tended. Practically all employes of other concerns are working. Palmer, Mass., July 23.—The plant of the Wright Wire company has been closed on account of a strike. Brooklyn, July 23.—A concession of an eight-hour day averted a strike ih the plant of the Bliss Torpedo company. New York, July 23.—Two thousand longshoremen are out on strike but 700 strike-breakers are working in their place. SAYS IT’S BEING ENFORCED Mobile, Ala., July 23.—Its provi- sions being more stringent probably than those of any similar statute in the United States, the Merritt-Den- son prohibition law is being enforced in Alabama, according to all evi- "dence. Opponents are hoping .its very rigor will cause a reaction, while friends of the measure say it is proving that prohibition can ac- tually be made to prohibit. _— Read the Pioneer want ads. SCOOP will remain here for some time as the guest of Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Sanborn. s Miss Anna Robertson, head of the fortieth trip across the Atlantic. millinery department of a large New | York firm, has just started on her ili**lii*‘kiiklkil x* mxAmromsrmn -k cc««vau« e FLANES DO S 500DARAGE NEW SUNMER HOTEL FORMALLY OPENED| More Than Two Hundred Attend Fes- | | tivities Which Fittingly. Introduce Bemidji’s Magnificent’ Resort. Midnight Fire Gauses Inp‘ Loss at Netzer Drug Btore and Smoke In- jures Prnperty .on Second Floor. - FIREMEN DO EXCELLENT WORK Fire, discovered at one o’clock this morning, caused damages which may total $3,600-at the B. F. Netzer drug store, in- the ‘postoffice block. Had it not been for the splendid work of the volunteer fire department it is probable that :the . entire with those adjoining it, would .have been destroyed. The firemen faced the dangers of exploding turpentine, denatured alco- hol and other combustibles in their efforts to stop spread rapidly in the rafters of the 4 In appreciation of the excellent work done by the firemen a check for $25 was mailed to the department by’A. A. Andrews, a mem- ber of the law firm of Andrews, Gib- bons & Huffman, which has offices on the second floor-of the building. Considerable. water was thrown on the fire before it was under control, a large percentage of the Netzer stor- age stock, kept in' the basement, be- ing a total loss,- causing a damage estimated at close- to $1,500. drugs kept in back of the preserip- tion case were almost entirely de- stroyed and the fixtures of this de- partment considerably damaged. The front part of the store was also dam- aged by smoke and heat. lieved that the loss will total about ' The store was entirely cov- ered by insurance, The fire was discovered by Patrol- man Thomas Wold while making his regular trips through the business _ He immediately turned in the alarm and a quick Tesponse was made by the firemen. is due the telephone company for the manner in which it handled the situa- The home of every was called and information concern- ing the fire given, demonstrating the value of the Rotary Fire alarm sys- 102 SEATED AT BANQUET TABLES Dancing Enjoyéd by Guests Who Mar- vel at Splendor of Institution— Demonstration in New Dances. Birchmont Beach Summer Hotel, constructed at a cost of $20,000, which was so auspiciously opened to the public by a banquet and dancing party last evening, the affair being attended by more than two hundred Presenting a spectacle suéh come and and fade away t;nly dreams, Bemidji’s new summer hotel at Birchmont Beach was evening and more than two hundred persons partici- pated, thus fittingly introducing to the world a large and modern sum- mer hotel, complete in every detail and built on a spot which was truly intended as a “pnradise" for the rec- reation seeker. Not a single incident arose to mar or interfere with the plans as out- lined by the management of the sum- mer hotel opening. was served in masterly fashioh, the regular corps of waitresses being ably assisted by a number of the Mark- ham hotel staff. The guests began to arrive as early as five o’clock and at the hour set for serving the tables were well filled, and continued to ne refilled until one hundred and ninety- two guests had been served. Music by the Bemidji band-orchestra of five 'Dieces was furnished during the serv- ing of the courses and dancing. Dancing Much Enjoyed. -The dining room .afforded ample room for dancing, the floor being put into good condition by the application of wax after the tables were removed. Moccasins, the state flower of Minne- sota, were profusely used in the dec- orations throughout Dancing was continued until music for several of the newer dances being furnished by those who wished to glide fantastically in the more modern steps. Demonstration in New Dances. During the evening Miss Geraldine Jacobi, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jacobi of Grand Forks, who is spend- ing the summer at the Jacobi Birch- mont Beach summer home, and G. F. Roosen, of-8t. Paul; demonstrationof seversl of: the new Miss Jacobi will give struction in dancing to those desiring it and information can be secured at the hotel desk. These Were Banquet Guests. Of the 192 banquet guests the fol- lowing were registered: H. M. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Molander and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Benner, Miss Thelma Johnson, Miss | Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wedge, Mrs. G. H. French, Mr. and Mrs. A. Huffman, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Huff- man, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Carson and daughter, Dorothy, Mr. William McCuaig, Mrs. F. A. Wilson, Mrs. Oliver Whaley, Mr. and Mra. A. P. White, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bacon, Miss Marion White, Jack - Herbert, Mr. and Mrs. George Kréatz, Mrs. F. Stillings, Brainerd, Mr. and-Mrs. W. L. Brooks, Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Mar- cum, Mr. and Mrs. George T. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Reynolds, Mrs. A. N. Bottsford, Fort Dodge, Ia., Thomas E. Ervin, Mr. and Mrs. F. 8. Lycan, PRISONERS TREATED WELL One Spot in Belligerent Europe Where Captured Soldiers Enjoy Personal Freedom as At the Fromt. A. P. Ritchie, Former School Super- intendent, Now Farmer, Who To- day Recelved Appointment. B A ND CONCERT TONIGHT Excellent Progmm Arranged for This Evening’s Musical Entertainment —Burchard Arouses Interest. CAMP RULES SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE By CARL W. ACKERMAN Prison Camp, Goettingen, Germany, July 5.—(By Mail)—Here spot in belligerent : prisoners of war enjoy more personal freedom than they did at the front as The camp is almost a “tr_ee The men do almost as they wish and after several months under rigorous orders at the front they are enjoying their ‘‘freedom’” they can’t go outside the grounds. Camp rules are the most simple and necessary to safeguard the health and comfort of the inmates. ‘When I came into the camp taday the “Main Street” was crowded with English soldiers, many wearing wood- en shoes; with Frenchmen in tattered red trousers and blue coats; Highlanders in brighter plaid stockings and a few ‘hundred giant MONEY NEEDED FOR UNIFORMS ‘With a program of excellence to be played, the regular weekly concert of the Bemidji band will be given at the Third street stand this evening. " Louis Burchard, the new director, has anpounced the following . pro- March—*“On the Front Line” Much credit ‘Waltz Spanish—*“Espanita’. . Overture—“Mignonnette” .... Reverie—“Apple Blossoms” ... Captain Sandgren has been located | Girl in Paris” (Continued on last page.) —_— Intermezzo—*Le Secret”. .. BREAK WITH GERMANY IS NoT EXPECTED lWM M) Wasmngton, July 2 diate break with Germany as a re- sult of the latest American note is not expected officially. retary of State Lansing and President Wilson are leaving for their A speedy reply to the note is not expected and was not asked for. It is believed that attention in the future will be centered on”the British note which- will not be sent until President Wilson refurns again from (Continued on last page.> Overture—‘‘America - Natmn- OVERDRAFTS NOT PERMITTED Since assuming charge of th Director Burchard has endeavored to cr’epts an added interest and enthu- smsm mong " the pTa ers a1 ‘Deeti st ceeRSFG1 Heavy Penalty is Provided for Viola- tion of Stringent Banking Law. ave @ splandid oday every merm ber of the band is taking a personal pride in the organization and is anx- ious to assist in making it'a band ‘'worthy of proper attention and sup- - --Albert: H, Turritiin, staté supéria-| - tendent of banks, has issued a letter to state bankers considering the ge- riousness of overdrafts, one of which, received by Homer C. Baer, cashier of the Security State bank of Be- midji, follows: ‘The commissioner of internal rev- enue has recently published a ruling to the effect that all checks which create or increase an overdraft at the bank on which they are drawn are an acknowledgement of debt only, and must be stamped accordingly, that is, at the rate of two cents for every $100 or fraction thereof. - A violation of this rule renders the person drawing the check liable to a fine of $200 for each and every of- fense and the bank paying the check doubtless becomes a party to fraud and is also subject to a fine of the same amount. All bank depositors should, there- fore, be notified that hereafter all checks which create or increase an overdraft will not be Instead Sec- The players are interested in the trip which is to be made to the state Some plan will have to be de- vised soon to add money to the uni- New uniforms are badly needed and should be supplied if the ©: forganization is to receive recognition M’CANN VISITS BEMIDJI WARSAW BATTLE IN DECISIVE STAGE TODAY (United Press) Petrograd, July 23.—The battle of ‘Warsaw has reached a decisive stage and south of the Vistula river the Russians have withdrawn to strongly fortified positions from Novogeorgie- Former Lumberman of This City Has - Praise for New Summer Hotel, Thomas A. McCann, formerly man- ager of the lumber sales department of the Crookston Lumber here, but now superintendent of a large mill at Libby, Mont., was a Be- midji visitor today, being enroute to his home from Minneapolis where he RITCHIE NANED POSTMASTER TODAY Former Superintendent of Schools to - Succeed Anton Erickson as Head of Bemidji Office, Says Washington. Be Choice of Department Officials —To Take Charge Soon. completing his second term. news. Ritchie Will Accept. appointment.” To Take Charge Soon. next spring, will step out. ents, who settled in Wright “county. superintendent of schools at Cokato, a post which he filled for four’years. a position which he filled with gen- eral favor and in which he remained until he returned to the life of a farmer in 1910. R Made Excellent Official. As_ superintendent of schools he not only inaugurated new and mod- ern methods of instruction, but he improved and made more comfortable the surroundings of the pupils. Chief- 1y through his efforts was the $40,- 000 high school building, of which Bemidji is so proud, built. Since his retirement to the farm he has taken part in all matters whicll might aid the development and advancement of ed as a citizen by all who know him. Information of his appointment as Miss Donna Lycan, Dr. and Mrs. C. R.-Sanborn, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Burns Misses Bertha and Ruth Harding of Cass Lake, G. S. Harding, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hennesgey, M. Mahlun, Brainerd, G. D. Backus and daugh- Miss Beatrice, Hockman, Toledo, Ohio, E. L. Hen- ningway, Duluth, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Kenfield, Cass Lake, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Kenfleld and daughter, Miss spent several days on business. McCann will soon move to Bend, Ore., where he will be the superintendent of a large lumber manufacturing es- ‘While in Bemidji Mr. MecCann was a guest at dinner at the Birchmont Beach summer hotel, the party comprising T. J. Burke, Frank S. Lycan and Dr. Rowland Gilmore. The former Bemidji man was lighted with the new hotel and was’ loud in his praise of its beauty. He left this afternoon for Libby. wak to Ivangorod and are checking the Austro-German advance. of the river the right arm of the Rus- sian army is holding Von Hinden- berg’s army at the Narew river and heavy losses are being inflicted by properly stamped by the person issu- ing the check, before presentation. Your attention is called to Chapter 362, revised laws of 1915, in regard to the reserve in state banks. TO SERVE PLATE DINNERS An official review of the fighting around Warsaw admits that the Slavs have retired further toward gored and the enemy's advance in this section has been checked. Unique Plan to Be Followed by Sum- mer Hotel Management. (Continued on last page). NOTE REACHES BERLIN Ralph B. Lycan, manager of the Birchmont Beach summer hotel, an- nounced today that three days each week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat- urdays, at the regular evening dinner hour, special plate dinners will be William Briggs, chef, according. to Mr. Lycan, Berlin, July 23.—An official an- nouncement by the war office says that Warsaw’s fall is imminent. The Germans are holding' three railways entering into the city, and Warsaw itself is surrounded mearly half by a German ring, an average distance New School at Itasca. W. G. Cook of Fern Hill, and F. Qually of Itasca were business callers in Bemidji today, after spending-the past few days at St. Paul in the in- s | terests of their school district, where (United Press) . Berlin, July ‘23:—Ambassador Ger- ard delivered the United States note postmaster circulated among the busi- ness men this afternoon and there was general approval. It had been expected for some time that Mr. Rit- chie would be given the appolnt- ment. His appointment-was strongly endorsed by Fred Lynch, of St. Paul, a member of the national demociatic committee. The Retiring Postmaster. postmaster after nearly eight. years of service, comes from that sturdy fand substantial Norwegian stock which has been instrumental to a large degree in the developmeént of this section. He arrived from his Crookston, where he remained until 1897. He then came to Bemidji. At A rumor has been circulated to the effect that the main body of Russians: have evaeuated the city and the Germans are preparing to This report is not believed and has not been confirmed. By nH to the German foreign office this af-|of fifteen miles. Arrangements are a splendid-new school house is to be Contracts for this have been let and work will begin at The two gentlemen returned -“’ their homes in the Cook car this some surprises to spring and invites the public to watch for the announce- ments in the Pioneer every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, in which will appear the special plate feature for the following evening. ternoon at 1:15. being made for its publication in Ger- man newspapers. The note arrived in the “first two ,seven sections, night and the last five thls morning. THE CUB REPORTER -| couple will make their home at:: Crookston he was a prominent mem- ber of the Commiercial club and for three years was deputy sheriff, Hu has always taken ‘an active part in matters of public welfare and in politics is an influence. He is & large land owner, both as relates to city and country property. 5 No Other Changes. 1t is not likely that the np,olnt— ment of Mr. Ritchie will bring with it any other changes in the staff of the postoffice, considered one of the most efficient of any now in the em- ploy of the government’s postoffice department. 3 Atkinson-Erickson. . The marriage of Alfred R. Atkinson to Hulda Erickson, both young peo- ple of this city, but recently ef Chi- cago, took place at the Methodist par- sonage. at three o’clock: this- after- noon. ‘The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles W. .Gilman: . The Doud. avenue. APPOINTMENT APPROVED HERE Generally Expected That He Would A. P. Ritchie, - for eleven years one of Bemidji’s most prominent cit- izens and for six years suberiqtendent of the city schools, was today ap- pointed postmaster to succeefl Anton Erickson, who has held that import- ant office seven years and who is now The Pioneer was the first to inform Mr. Ritchie of his appointment. He was at his farm in the town of Be- midji, where he has resided since re- signing as superintendent of schools five years ago, when he received the “I have been a candidate for the appointment,” said Mr. Ritchie, “for some time and I must admit that T fully expected to be honored with the postmastership. I will of course ac- cept the appointment. I have not as vet been officially informed of my It seems probable that Mr. Ritchie will assume charge of the postoffice the first of next month, at which time Mr. Erickson, whose term expires i Mr. Ritchie has resided in Bemidji »| since 1905, it being in that year that = 1 Lhe came to Bemidji to accept the po- | sition of school superintendent. He ,—fi‘ was born on a farm in the state of ‘ North Carolina and at. an early age ‘'was brought to Minnesota by his par- Plodding along as a farmer ‘boy un- ‘til he had gained his majority, hav- ing secured what education then pos- sible in the country schools, he con- :cluded to hew out a reputation in the world of learning. Beginning as a school teacher his ability as a.tutor soon caused the - school - boards within the vicinity to recoph¥ze his teliectual and: executive ahility, = and he was offered the-position of Mr. Ritchie was next called to Milaca, where he labored in thé same capacity for two years, at the expira- tion of which he was tendered the su- S perintendency of Bemidji’s schools, the community and is highly esteem- - Mr. Erickson, who will retire as- native land in 1882 and settled in -