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

_VOLUME 13, No. 201. BEMIDJ],- MINNESOTA, HONDAY EVMG, AUGUST 28; 1915. ENGLAND'S PART “IN WAR DOES NOT PLEASE FRANCE French Soldiers, as Well as Sojourn- ers, Claim That British Are Not Doing Share in Great Struggle. LONDON IS BEING FORTIFIED English Troops Hold With Difficulty 30 Miles of Front While French Protect 500--Read Keen’s Reply. By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS. Paris, Aug 23.—Everybody France knows it, so why try to keep it in a secret: France is not at all satisfied with what England has done and is doing in this war, and Eng- lishmen in France, soldiers as well as sojourners, admit France is right. And now come stories by private conveyance from Great Britain that London is being fortified with a cou- ple of rows of defenses running en- tirely around the city; that the Eng- lish are saying “one never can tell what will happen;” that they admit lack of ammunition and will continua to lack it even under the best pos- sible conditions for months to come, and if the Germans make a dash for Calais and other channel ports with forces such as she is using around ‘Warsaw, there will be no stopping them at present. What do all these stories mean? the French are asking. What is the matter with England after more than a year of war? Why can’t she, with all her steel mills and kindred works, turn out much more than suf- ficient ammunition, enough, in faet, to supply her allies? “Strikes have hampered us,” Eng- lishmen in France given as an ex- cuse for many of these questions. Holds 500 Miles. “Why tolerate strikes?” the Frencl ask impatiently, “when the life of England hangs in the balance with our own and that of several other countries perhaps as well?” Now with fail almost at hand, Eng- land is still holding, with great ef- fort at that, her little 30 miles of front. The French hold 500 miles. In the 11 month of trench fighting this proposition has not changed and many has been the time when French artillery has been called upon to sup- port the British even along their short front. Gabriel Hanotaux, former minister of foreign affairs, a historian and un- usually calm thinker, has said: (Continued on last page.) BEMIDJI TEAM WINS All-American Girls are Defeated in Interesting Game by 6-5 Score. With a large crowd in attendance the Bemidji h'\seha]l team yesterday afternoon defea ated the All-American Girls’ nine in an interesting contest by a score of 6 to 5. In the seventh inning the All-Americans, with the score 3 to 1 against them, filled the bases and a moment later scored four runs when Bemidji’s catcher was un- able to stop a throw to the plate. Be- midji scored two in its half of the seventh and the winning run was pushed across the plate in the eightl. The girls played good baseball and demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the game. Paul and Cords com- prised the Bemidji battery. ESPERANTISTS OF WORLD MEET San Francisco, Aug. 23.—Leaders of the Esperanto movement from the principal. nations are here today in the eleventh International Esperanto congress which will be in session for one week under the auspices of the Panama-Pacific exposition. This con- gress is regarded as the most truly international gathering of all the 820 odd congresses and conventions which will be held during the expo- sition year, in or near San Francisco. All of the delegates, including a large number from the nations now at war, will speak the new language exclu- sively during the different sessions of the convention. The congress was to have been held in Edinburgh in July but the difficulty of gathering there all of the delegates while the war is in progress, compelled the leaders of the movement to select San Francisco where the exposition constituted an added attraction. FREE LEGAL AID Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 23.—The city of Lincoln is now acting as a big brother to the poor by furnishing free legal advice to those unable to hire lawyers. A free legal aid bu- reau has been established as a part of the city’s legal department. The Auto Parties From All Parts of Na- |- tion Pass Through City. Information of Northern Minne- sota’s many attractions and natural beauty is being spread broadcast and as a result this section of the coun- try is now being visited by more tourists than ever before. Yesterday a party of Omaha people motored through Bemidji while enroute to Du- luth and they were followed by a number of Chicago and St. Louis people who are touring this section of the state. Hardly a day passes but that several automobiles from distant parts are seen on the Bemidji streets. And this is but the begin- ning. i DOUBT AS WHETHER GERMAN SUBMARINE: TORPEDOED ARABIC By CARL W. ACKERMAN. (Unitea Press) (Copyright, 1915, by United Press.) (Copyright in Great Britian.) Berlin, Aug. 23.—Officials express- ed doubt as to whether a German submarine had sunk the Arabic, and especially as to its not being warned. After carefully reading all dispatches concerning the affair, officials with whom I have talked doubt if it was a German torpedo that sent the White Star liner to the bottom. Ial- so talked with a captain who is in close touch with the American situa- tion, and who has just been promoted as commander of a big ship. He said that it would take from eight to fourteen days before the com- mander of the submarine would make his report, and until then the German government would have no official information. From reports of the Engl; Duteh and Scandinavian press it is gt cer- tain whether it was a submarine that sank the Arabic as no one saw the undersea craft. The Arabic’s cap tain said that he saw the torpedo when it was 300 feet away which is very improbable. INDIANS WANT MILLION DOLLAR FUND DIVIDED; DECLARE THEY'RE BROKE Several hundred Chippewa Indians of the Leech Lake reservation were in attendance at the general council held at the agency at Walker to con- fer with Henry S. Traylor, special agent of the government, as to needs of the tribe. The principal subject discussed was the tribal funds which now amount to $1,181,000 which the Indians would like to see distributed under the supervision of the Indian department. A request was also made for an earlier payment of the per capita apportionment, for the reason that the Indians throughout the reservation are in destitute con- dition on account of the failure of their main articles of subsistence, blueberries and wild rice. ST. THOMAS AGAIN HONORED BY U. 8. WAR DEPARTMENT There are a number of Bemidji boys, former St. Thomas college stu- dents, who are delighted to learn that the St. Paul institution has again been designated as one of the 10 honor military schools of the United States. This is the third time such a distinction has been con- ferred upon the college. A place on the honor list means the highest dis- tinction the United States govern- ment confers upon a school. The ap- proval implied is based on equipment, organization, efficiency and disci- pline. This distinction rounds out the most successful year in the history of the institution. An enrollment of 740 students, drawn from 24 states, shows that a school which combines what is the best in discipline of Catholic colleges with what is best in military training, meets the ap- proval of an ever widening circle of patrons. The new Armory, completed a few months ago at a cost of $80,- 000, is a valuable accession to the college. Mrs. Leigh Atchinson of Milwau- kee, Wis., arrived in Bemidji yester- day morning and will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brooks of Be- midji avenue for a week. SCOOP. ftrorter REPORTER 0L KNOW MY LOVE - I¢ GETMNG TERRIBL WORRIED ABOUT TORPEDQES HITTING- US- I THINICWE SHOULD HAVE LIFE SQVING DRILLS SO WED ‘ ‘fijm 'h\mflmflhlllh NG reform is one of those advocated by Mayor Charles W. Bryan. The Want. Column will give you the desired information. Secretary Schroeder Tells Members of Better Farmers’ Club That Work is Necessary to Win First Honors. 100 AT INTERESTING MEETING Nearly 100 persons gathered at the home of Martin Hogan Saturday where the regular monthly meeting of the Better Farmers’ club was held. Mr. Hogan's farm is located four miles west of the city, where he owns forty acres in one tract and another eighty a short distance from there. He is one of the pioneer farmers in this section, having been here more than twenty years. He came here from Ashland, Wis., and select- ed a piece of property which is now fast forging to the froal asg ome of the leaders in this party of the county. Twenty-two acres of Mr Hogan’s land has been plowed and is produc- ing abundant crops. He has nine acres growing oats, which is turning a golden yellow and will 'soon be ready to cut, eight and one-half acres in potatoes which will probably yield from two to three hundred bushels per acre, and the balance is garden truck. Nine cows, three horses, two pigs and some chickens comprise®the live stock on this place. Excellent Dinner Served. Milk fed chicken, mashed potatoes, wax beans, baked beans, cold slaw, green onions, variety cakes, apple pie, custard pie, mince pie and numerous other items comprised the dinner served by the men of the club. The men served the dinner;-washed the dishes and some of them were con- ceited enough to take credit for cook- ing the edibles. A splendid program consisting of recitations, singing and short talks by the members of the club and vis- itors from the city was carried out under the direction of August Jar- chow, president of the club. Large Attendance Urged. C. F. Schroeder, secretary of the (Continued on last page). “THE FLYING TWINS” Thrilling Play of Circus to Be Shown on Rex Screen Tonight. -‘Realistic and intensely interesting, 10 RUSSIAN FORCES German Diplomacy Likely to Support Teutonic Victories Which Makes Certain Slavs Cannot Recover. FALL OF KOVNO IS IMPORTANT British Reinforcements Make Possible Slight Advance From Solva Bay— To Make Drive From Northwest. By J. W. T. MASON. New York, Aug. 23 —If German diplomacy is able to support the Teu- tonic victories in the east, Poland has been permanently lost to Russia. In view of the lack of & Slavic offen- sive, it is improbable that they can win back what the Germans have won from them. German Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg has indicated that the case of Poland is already under consideration, suggesting that the Poles have been freed from the Slavic yoke and that they might be freed to work out their own salvation. It has even been suggested that Poland might be added to Galicia with Franz Josef as their ruler, and as a semi- independent monarchy. While the fall of Novo Georgiewsk has been the most spectacular recent victory, it is not the least expected. Isolated as it was in the German ad- vance, it served Russia no good pur- pose. The fort did not delay the German advance and it is probable that it was defended by the Russians only because the garrison delayed just too long joining the Warsaw re- treat. Of far more importance to the Germans was the fall of Kovno which occurred immediately afterward. Not Only Offensive. Slight British advances from Suvla bay, inland, have followed the Brit- ish reinforcements on Gallipoli pen- insula. It is apparent that the old offensive along the peninsula from the south is not to be in the future the only British offensive. The landing at Suvla bay is undoubtedly prepara- tory to a drive across the peninsula from the northwest. Attempts to pull the neutral Balk- an states into the war continue. Criti- ed when it first appeared in France at the beginning of the summer, has the feature film, “The Flying Twins,” will be thrown on the screen of the Rex theater this evening. Madeline and Marion Fairbanks, sensational athletes as well as talented motion picture players, are the stars of this production, and a real three-ring cir- cus is used as the setting for the main scenes, but even without this at- traction the film would be a marvel. The picture shows how the twins ran away to join a circus; how they be- came daring trapeze performers and how they are returned to the sorrow- ing parents. It is a picture replete with stirring human interest. The film will be shown tonight only. TEN-DAY CRUISE DELAYED ' UNTIL UNIFORMS ARRIVE Guy A. Eaton of Duluth, com- mander of the state naval militia, has notified Earle A. Barker, lieutenant of the Bemidji division, that the ten- day cruise on Lake Superior which was to be taken this week, must be delayed until the uniforms of the sea- men arrive. Only the official garbs of the commissioned officers have reached the city. The uniforms have been sent and should reach here any day. Lieut. Barker, Lieut. Ralph B. Lycan and Ensign William McDonald will participate in the cruise. The Bemidji militiamen. are taking much interest in the coming cruise and a large number will go. FORESTERS IN CONVENTION San Francisco, Aug. 23.—Four hundred representatives of the For- esters of America are here today to attend the biennial session of the su- preme court of that order. A general reception to the delegates will be held today and the opening of the supreme court will be held tomorrow. Miss Margaret Hannah of Grand Forks, N. D., who has been the guest of Miss Gladys Armstrong since Wednesday, returned to her home today. ALL HANDS STAND BY TO SAVE OURSELVES AFTER JH TORPEDO WIS Us! again ‘broken out and includes this time Minister of War Millerand as well. - Disillusionmeat. ig evident in France concerning the conclusion of the war, which was expected last year when the triple entente joined forces to crush Germany.- May Crush Turkey. The probability that no power will be crushed when peace comes—ex- cept possibly Turkey—is making it- self felt in France, and in its train there has arisen a querulous temper. The attack on the minister of war and the generalissimo are no more than efforts to find scapegoats. There is nobody in France who could do more than Gen. Joffre has done, and if Millerand offended so have the Germans equally for neither side can make any advance against the other. It is an amazing fact that open criticism of the war has not devel- oped sooner in France. The late- ness of the effort to send leaders to the sacrifice is evidence of the new feeling firmness that has arisen in France. Hitherto the criticism of the French nation has interfered with genuine efficiency. Everybody has demanded the right to say how every- thing should be done. But the war changed this nervous impatience with the slow progress of normal events. All sense of partisanship was lost when the nation opposed itself to Germany. LAWYERS STOP AT FAIR San Francisco, Aug. 23.—Delegates to the annual convention of the Amer- ican Bar association which was held in Salt Lake City, August 17-19, are here today as guests of the California Bar association. The attorneys here from all parts of the country are see- ing the Panama-Pacific exposition and are attending the annual meeting of the California Bar association. Mrs. B. R. Erickson of Beltrami avenue went to Crookston Saturday, where she will be the guest of Mrs. Art Harris for a week. A “Save The Pieces” | st Tovaists vistr sman [ pp A STATE FAIR EXHIBIT POLAND NOW LOST CONTINUE ANDERSON oS Action Agaimt’ Second Street Hotel Man, Charged With Operating Un- licensed Saloon,.is Postponed. RIPPLE IN CHARGE OF FIXTURES Judge A. M. Crowell, of the munie- ipal court, this morning granted a continuance in the case against Ole Anderson, the proprietor of a Second street hotel, who is charged with operating an unlicensed drinking place, the trial to be "held Friday morning. Request for a continuance was made by Henry Funkley, attorney for the defendant, and.it was allowed when no objection was raised by P. J. Russell, city attorney, in charge of the-prosecution. - Anderson was notified of his ar- rest Friday night, following a search of his place by Frank Ripple, chief of police, Special Officer Brandt of the Indian seryice and Deputy Special Officer A. J. Carson, & pint of whisky being found. Other evidence.found indicated ‘that liquor was being ille- gally sold. The Anderson place, and three others, were searched on war- rants sworn out by William McCuaig, mayor. Chief Ripple immediately seized the bar fixtures and they will remain in his care until the case has been decided in the courts, and if Ander- son is found guilty the property will be confiscated and the place ordered closed for a period of one year. In this event the fixtures, valued at $2,- 000, will be auctioned, one-third go- ing to the state school fund and the: other half to the informers. Hans Hagen, in charge of the bar when the place was searched, al- though Anderson claims he fs not his employe, was declared guilty of sell- ing liquor unlawfully in municipal court Saturday and sentenced to a fine of $25 or 20 days in jail. The casé was appealed to the district court. Anderson was recently bound ovcr to the Federal grand jury on the charge of introducing liquor into Ifi- dian territory in a milk can, his case to be considered at the fall term. WANT KELLOGG IN SENATE cism of Gen. Joffre which was hush- | “There 4s great demand in Twin Cities that Frank Kellogg, the St.. Paul lawyer, who several years ago gained fame as a ‘trust buster,’ be ‘the Republican candidate for the United Btates senate against Clapp,” said J. J. Opsahl, the Bemidji land man and former member of the state legislature, who returned yesterday from a business trip to Minneapolis. “It is taken for a certainty in many quarters that he will throw his hat into the ring, and in my opinion he would fill the responsible position with honor.” Mr. Opsahl, who will return to Minneapolis this evening, said that several are being mentioned as Republican candidates for gover- nor but that none are unianimously in favor. VICTOR VASALY VISITS CITY Prominent Little Falls Editor Pre- dicts Rapid Development for Bemidji Victor Vasaly, the clever editor of the Little Falls Herald, one of the state’s leading weekly newspapers, is a Bemidji visitor today.. Mr. Vasaly regards Bemidji as one of the best little cities in the state, and predicts wonderful progress and development for this section during the next few years. He is enthusiastic over the success of the recent outing of the Northern Minnesota editors and says that the three-day affair was one con- tinuous round of pleasure. * ‘Doc’ Rutledge was the only Bemidji repre- sentative on the outing,” said Vas- aly, “and he was continually boost- ing for this city, not once permitting it to be forgotten.” Webster-Eitman. Barney L. Webster and Leona Eit- man, both of Muscatine, Iowa, were married Saturday afternoon at the Methodist parsonage, Rev. C. W. Gil- man officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Web- ster will live on a claim near Kel- liher. Pioneer want ads bring results. Drill the | PERSIA 300 YEARS BEHIND ' THE TIMES, SAYS BADAL Last evening the Baptist chureh |- was filled to its utmost capacity when N. E. Badal, a-native of Persia, de- livered his lecture on “Persia and Her People.” Mr. Badal, who preach- es the Christian religion in Persia, is the superintendent of a number of schools and churches in that country, and this is his third trip to America. In his lecture of last evening ~he drew vivid, comparisons between Am- erica and her people and Persia and her people, stating that Persia is 300 years behind the times. He illus- trated his lecture with young people dressed in the different costumes of his country, which made his talk very interesting. HOLD HEARING TOMORROW Commissioner Avery Will Inspect ‘District to Be Included in Proposed Game Reserve—Session at 10. TALKS TO MERCHANTS IN P. M. Carlos Avery, state game and fish commissioner, will visit Bemidji to- morrow for the purpose of investiga- ting the advisability of establishing a game refuge, as provided for in an act which passed the last legislature, of the district encircling the north end of Lake Bemidji, petitioned for by a large number of residents of this eity and vieinity. Mr. Avery will reach Bemidji early tomorrow morning and in company ‘with Sherm Bailey, game warden, will inspeet the country included in the proposed reserve, returning to the city in time to attend the hearing which is to be held at the court house at 10 a. m. The matter of establishing the re- serve will be discussed at length and all persons who desire to express opinion, either for or against, are requested to be present. In the afterncon Mr. Avery will speak at the regular meeting of the Merchantg’ association, having ac- cepted an invitation to address its members concerning the enforcement of the game laws, and the importance of protecting wild life. Everyone interested is invited to attend the meetings. It is expected that request will be made to enlarge the reserve or to create an additional one, there being great demand for such action. MAY ‘LOCATE IN BEMIDJI Minnesota Gridiron Star, Now Den- tist, Says He Likes This City. Joe Diedrich, of Little Falls, the brilliant quarterback of last year’s University of Minnesota football eleven and who has starred at short- stop on the Varsity nine for several years, his record affording him a try- out with the Detroit American league team, is a Bemidji visitor today. Died- rich graduated from the college of dentistry at the university last spring and is considering the advisability of locating in Bemidji. He will be re- membered in Bemidji as having par- ticipated in the Bemidji-Little Falls basketball game' of last winter. Should he decide to locate in Bemidji he would lend valuable strength to the baseball and basketball teams, his presence filling the gap caused by the leaving of Ralph Brandon, the star athlete who has accepted a posi- tion in Conrad, Mont. Diedrich play- ed professional baseball this summer, playing with Ottawa until an injured ankle forced his temporary retire- ment. MRS. TAFT ENJOYS TRIP g ON LAKE OF THE W00DS Mrs. William Taft, wife of Ex- president Taft, enjoyed a day at ‘the Lake of-the Woods last week, going from Kenora for a cruise among the islands. She was accompanied by her daughter, Miss Helen Taft, and her sister. The party stated that the scenery was among the best encount- ered on their trip across the con- tinent. Mrs. Alden Remfrey, who has un- dergone a minor operation at St. An- thony’s hospital, is convalescing and will be able to leave that fmstitution ‘in two or three days. AE ANE SIR-IM REAN TO SAVE You AFTER YH TORPEDY | STRIKES -SIR! BELTRAMICOUNTY _ LEADS STATE IN FARMERS’ CLUBS Twenty-five Enterprising Organiza- tions Now Hold Regular Meetings and More Being Added to List. COMMUNITY WELFARE IS OBJECT Mississippi Rural Farmers’ Club is Latest Formed—Ed Laudtka, Pres- ident; Henry Wilson, Secretary. For several years the progress and accomplishments of Beltrami county farmers’ clubs have been watched with considerable interest, and it may seem strange, but nevertheless it is true, that this county can now boast of twenty-five such organiza- tions, every one of them formed for the purpose of bettering community cenditions and to aid and assist de- velopment. The value of farmers’ clubs to any community is realized more fully to- day than ever before and as a conse- quence they are being formed in every sectipn, not one county in Min- nesota being without several. But in glancing at the official reports it is discovered that Beltrami county, the most northern of all the counties, leads the state in numbers of Farm- ers’ clubs. The Mississippi Club. During the past several weeks two new club have been organized in Bel- trami, one in the northern part of the county and one in the town of Grant Valley. The latter will be known as the Mississippi Rural Farmers’ club and it was formed at the farm of John Suckert. This club has a membership roll of 60 and fifteen families joined at the initial meeting, Bueford M. Gile, the Bemidji agriculturist, assisting in the organization. Ed Laudtka was elected president and Henry Wil- son was named secretary-treasurer. Families who joined as charter mem- bers follow: Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. Willet and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dudley, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kear, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Laudtke and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. Strowbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Lee and family, Mrs. Joe Weber and fam- ily, Henry Swartz, Frank Swartz, Anna Swartz, F:;m:k Hillibe. An Enterprising Orgamizaiion. With Charles Olson as president and Olof Anvid as secretary, the Summit Farmers’ club-is another or- ganization which is fast forging to the front as a community developer. Its members are progressive and are numbered among the county’s most progressive farmers. Sixteen fam- ilies are enrolled. Meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month. The members, all of Blackduck, follow: Henry Berg, John Berg, Nels Okeson, John Gilstad, Ed Gil- stad, Henry Beckwith, Tom Abraham- son, Gust Balko, William®Kluf, Wil- (Continued on last page). TORMER WARSAW VICINITY RESIDENT REJOICES DELIVERY St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 23.—Down in the Russian quarter today, there lives Sam Blasser and his mother and sister. They formerly lived in the vicinity of Warsaw. Today Sam ex- pressed great joy that he is in St. Paul. Were he in the old country, he says, he would now probably be serving in the Russian army, through force, and his mother -and sisters would be in the hands of the Ger- mans. GERMAN NATURALIZATION SEEMS TO BE DECREASED St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 23.—Of the last 169 applicants for citizenship here, only one, John Schultz, is a German. The number is usually much higher than this. Officials to- day were reticent to assign any reason. . Bixby’s Return to Muskogee. .Mr. and Mss. Tams Bixby, who have enjoyed the past month camp- ing near Lavinia, will leave tonight for their home at Muskogee, Okla. Tams Bixby, jr., returned to Musko- gee Thursday night and Edson will follow tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs, Bix- by returned to Bemidji Saturday from International Falls where they spent several days. Park Rapids Editor Here. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Haradon and daughter, Florence, of Park Rapids, are spending several days in Bemidji as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William LaMont. Mr. Haradon is editor of the Enterprise, the bright and newsy weekly published at Park Rapids. Miss Mable Graham was operated upon Friday st St. Anthony’s hos- pital for appendicitis.