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

VOLUME 13, NO. 206. ENGLAND BELIEVES GERMANY’S DECISION : T0 MODIFY SEA WARFARE MAY END WAR GAME LEAGUE ORGANIZED Organization Formed Which Will Have for Chief Object Preservation and Propagation of Wild Life. Newspapers in ” ~udon Express Opin- ion That Pn’ozo * Wilson Has i Struck Great BL % . Peace. 0/9{ * FULL REPARATION TO hA nE . &+ Should U. S. Claim of Torpedoing 0. ‘BEMIDJI AFTER NEXT MEETING Arabic Be Found as Alleged— Offer Before Lansing. To assist in enforcing the game laws of Minnesota and to aid in.the preservation and propagation of wild life in the state, is the aim of the Minnesota Game Protective League, organ‘ized at Minneapolis yesterday. Nearly 300 sportsmen from various parts of the state attended the meet- ing as delegates, Attorney Thayer C. Bailey, who was appointed at Tues- day’s session of the Merchants’ asso- ciation, representing Bemidji/ “The meeting was one of much enthusiasm,” said Mr. Bailey on his return to Bemidji today, “and.I am (United Pre Washington, Aug. 28.—London in- formation today tells that the papers of that city express opinion that President Wilson has struck a great blow in behalf of peace in inducing Germany to modify its submarine warfare. They believe that Germany is sincere in its promises. The administration gives Ger- many credit for absolute good faith in her latest attitude regarding sub- marine case, in the Arabic case par- ticularly. This statement comes as|.,nfdent that its activities will re- a denial to reports which have been sult in much good being accomplish- circulated to the effect that the|.q in penalf of the preservation of kaiser is merely seeking to start a|gino and good sportsmanship. It is controversy with the United States. certain that an active interest will It now seems that all danger of 2|4 yaien in the enactment of state German-American controversy is now laws for game protection and their passed. . enforcement.” Germany’s intention to offer full| pranic 8 Lycan, president of the satisfaction to the United States for | paiaii council, was elected vice- the sinking of the liner Arabic with president of the organization. At- the loss.of two American lives was torney Bailey was a member of the communicated formally to the state|commistee which drew the by-laws department yesterday by Count VOB |.nq constitution. The constitution Bernstorff, the German ambassador, provides that there shall be a pres- and on instructions from the Berlin & foreign office, the ambassador read to Secretary Lansing a memorandum : outlining the position of his govern- 5 ment. It promised that if it was found that if the Arabic was attacked with- out warning, the imperial govern- ment not only would promptly dis- avow the act but would give the United States ‘“‘full satisfaction.” This, it is well known, would have to include reparation for the Amer- icans lost and assurances that such tragedies would not be repeated. Await Report. No further developments in the situation are expected now until the submarine commander who sank the | Arabic has reported to Berlin. In the meantime, President Wilson and Sec- retary Lansing, though visibly couraged and relieved by Count von Bernstorfi’s assurances, and reports from Ambassador Gerard of his con- ferences with Foreign Minister von Jagow, are in a waiting attitude. Before the American government - can speak, there must be forthcoming the German disavowal and explana- tion of what all evidence yet ceived has seemed to prove was an ‘“unfriendly act.” “If” Causes Anxiety. About the only shadow over the optimism in official circles today was ' cast by the ““if” in the promise con- veyed by Ambassador von Bernstorff. Some officials thought a disposition by Germany to question the evidence that the Arabic, a peaceful passenger vessel, unarmed and inoffensive, was attacked without warning, might lead to interminable and unsatisfac- i tory negotiations. (Continued on last page.> TO REBUILD SKOOGLAND HOME Neighbors of Unfortunate Farmers to Give Help—Bemidji Men Assist. Alfred Skoogland’s home in the town of Northern, which was recent- ly destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt by the farmers residing in that commu- nity, work to commence in a few weeks. Mr. Skoogland has consid- erable timber on his place to supply the logs for a 16 by 24-foot build- ing, the doors and windows to be provided by some of the business men of Bemidji. The day after the fire a meeting was held in the town hall for the purpose of discussing ways and means to assist the Skoogland family, and it was at this meeting that the neighbors decided to offer their services and time in the erec- tion of a new home. The young people of that township will give a play on September 3, the proceeds to go for the benefit of the Skoogland family. The play will be held in tlie N. G. Reynolds barn, where a similar event took place in the early summer. en- re- TURKEY AND GREECE TO0 BREAK (Unitea Press) Athens, Aug. 28.—In political cir- cles here the breaking of diplomatie relations or possibly even war, which is now almost inevitable, is rumored, between Turkey and Greece. The censor passed a statement that the Venizelos cabinet has sent a sharp protest to Turkey, practically in the nature of an ultimatum, following Expect German Demand. .. |the persecution of Greek residents \ German officials have made it|; sgis Minor, where the Turks have plain that their government as S0OR | 009 3,000 Greeks to leave their as it has relieved the strain upon its |y on oo ongtoo S B P R relations with the United. States by limiting submarine activities, will ask that Great Briain and her allies cease interfering with legitimate neutral commerce and thus permit the importation of foodstuffs for the Ger- man civil population. KEKHKK KKK N KK KR * SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES * KKK KX KKK KKK RK K ¥ KX Catholic, Low mass at 7 a. m. High mass at 9 a. m. Sunday school at 10:30 a. m. Vespers at 8 p. m. Father J. J. T. Philippe. CITY GRANTED NEW TRIAL Judge Wright Grants Request of At- Methodist. torney Russell in Damage Case. Morning worship at 10:45. Sunday school at 12. Jr. league at 3:30. Epworth league at 7. Evening ser- vice at 8. There will be special music both morning and evening. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at Judge B. F. Wright of Park Rapids has granted a new trial in the case of Mike Michelson against the City in which the plaintiff was awarded a verdict for $500 dur- P 8. All are cordially invited. C. W. ing the last term of distriet court. Gilman, pastor. The case was brought to = recover 4 1,000 damages alleged to have been B i it colripr g rhation Presbyterian. Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.; when the Nymore-Bemidji pavement was placed. Michelson’s property is located just on the other side of the Minnesota & International railway ¥ tracks, and borders a swamp. He claimed that poor drainage had been .\ provided and that his land lost much -l in value gs a consequence. P. J. Russell, city attorney, who tried the case, entered an appeal. Charles W. Scrutchin represented the plaintiff. The case will be tried again at’the term which starts September 14. Morning worship at 11 a. m. young (Continued on last page). SCOO Agnes Peterson Visits Bemidji. ¢ Miss Agnes Peterson of St. Paul, in charge of the women’s department of the state labor commissioner’s of- fice, spent today “in Bemidji ‘on. offi- cial business. Miss Peterson is es- tablishing a brilliant record as a state official and the work of her im- portant department is being cared for in a most efficient and capable man- ner. ; THE CUB REPORTER TO SHOW m:'mo FEATURE “Right of Way” to Be Produced at Grand Theater Tomorrow. One of the Metro film company’s feature films, “The Right of Way,” will be shown at the Grand theater tomorrow. This story, written by Sir Gilbert Parker, has scored a de- cided hit in the world of the movies. The settings of the picture are beau- -| tiful, and the tinting adds greatly to the effectiveness of the. whole. The fire scenes, the robbery, the fight in the saloon and the night views are wonderful. There is plenty of action in the story and it has sus- pense, thrill and romance in abun- dance. The characters are good. Metro films, shown at the Grand ev- ery Sunday, are becoming popular with Bemidji theater goers who ap- preciate what is good in motion pie- tures. B RURAL CLUB TO GIVE PLAY “The Daughter of the Desert” to Be Presented by Town of Northern Folks—Fund for Skooglands. ANNOUNCE CAST OF CHARACTERS “The Daughter of the Desert” is a four-act comedy drama which will be given in N. G. Reynolds’ new barn about seven miles north of Bemidji, Friday evening, September 3, at 8 o’clock, by the Young People’s club of the Town of Northern. The play was to have been given for the pur- pose of creating a fund in organizing a permanent club, but will now be used for the& benefit of the Skoogland family who lost their home by fire recently. The cast of characters will be com- posed entirely of home talent, there being twelve real actors in the cast, not including cowboys and other as- sistants. The play is taken from the Apache raid in Arizona in 1882, and is full of excitement from start to finish. Mrs. Mary Ogden, Lucy Hopkins, Merlin Reynolds and Clar- ence Ogden furnish the comedy side of the drama and are well able to carry their respective parts. The last play given by this club was largely attended by business men and their families from Bemidji and the town of Northern extends a spe- cial invitation through the columns of the Pioneer to Bemidji citizens to attend “The Daughter of the Des- ert.”” The cast of characters is as follows: The Daughter of the Desert, Miss Ruth Arlington, Myrtle White; Har- old Morton, William Grover; Mrs. Mary Ogden, Serena Blue; Mr. Sam- uel Hopkins, Merlin Reynolds; Mr. Clarence Ogden, Raymond Hayden; Miss Lucy Hopkins, Jessie Blue; White Bird, an Indian girl, Olive White; ‘Bill' Jones, sheriff, Lee Worth; Jim Parker, a Gambler, Glenn Grover; cowboys, etc. GERMANS WOULD SPLIT SLAVS INTO 3 SECTIONS (United Press) London, Aug. 28.—The Germans are attempting the greatest stroke of the war. By centering large Ger- man forces against the weakest Rus- sian spot, they will attempt to split the Slav forces into three sections before winter sets in. Great masses of men and metal are being hurled against the retreating Slavs and Marshal von Hindenburg hopes to severe the Brestlitovsk armies. Mackensen has reinforced the Austrians who are attempting to rush northward through Kovel. Von . Hindenburg’s blows have been the heaviest. The London Times, in an interview with the Russian foreign minister, Sazanoff, said that German attempts to scatter germs of discontent throughout the Russian empire have failed. A United Press message from St. Paul this afternoon tells of the death of Alonzo Edgerton, assistant attor- ney general, who died in that city this morning. Mr. Edgerton was well known in Bemidji and has made several official visits here during the last few years. [MALL lONES 10 CIlANfil’ Parcels Routed. for Distanoes of More ~Than Three ‘Hundred Miles to Take Thind Rate, NEW RULE EFFECTIVE SEPT. 1 Bemidji users of the parcel post will be interested in a recent ruling of the postmaster general, effective September 1, which upsets the sys- tem which has been used since the law went into effect. As a conse- quence a corps of mail experts is| now working out an intricate mathe- matical problem. They are calcula- ting the mail distance between some 1,200 postoffices and other points which have been classed within the first and second zones of these post- offices undet the parcel post law. First Zone, 150-Mile Radius. Under the preseat plan all points within 150 miles of a given postoffice “as the crow flies” take the first zone rate regardless of how far the mail must be carried to reach such a point. The new ruling provides that where the mail may be carried more than 300 miles it must take the third rate zome. The. lccal division of the railway mail service, which includes the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas and Northern Michigan, have 1,200 postoffices affected by the new order. Some Rates Will Go Up. The experts who have been work- ing out the problem came upon two postoffices in western North Dakota which are within a:few miles of each other, but the mail route between them is 310 miles. The new order requires that parcel post packages between these points take an increas- ed rate. In eastern Wisconsin there are many postoffices which are less than 300 miles from other towns across the lake in Michigan, but mail between them has to travel several hundred miles. Rates will be in- creased between such places. As there are but a few days in which to arrange the new . rate scheme, the mail experts have been compelled to give up proposed vaca- tions and endeavor to work out the tedious problem. BISHOP HEFFRON TO RECOVER FROM ATTACK Winona, Minn., Aug. 28.—The Rt. Rev. Patrick R. Heffron, bishop of the Winona diocese of the Roman Catholic church, has a fair chance to recover from the two bullet wounds inflicted by a crazy priest who crept into the private chapel at St. Mary’s college where Bishop Heffron was celebrating mass, and fired upon him at short range with a small ealibre revolver, This afternoon a bulletin issued from the bishop’s bedside by attend- ing physicians announced that the patient was resting comfortably and that he probably would recover, but that the outcome would be in doubt for several days because of the possi- bility of complications. The would-be- assassin, L. M. Lesches, is locked in jail with a heavy guard over him. The bishop was in his private chapel when ~Father Lesches, evidently laboring under the delusion that he had been treated unfairly because he had not been as- signed to a parish, entered and made his way forward so quietly that the bishop was unaware of his presence until the shots were fired. DANCE THIS EVENING Regular Weekly Social Affair of Birchmont Beach Hotel to Be Held. There will be a dance at the Birchmont Beach ‘summer hotel this evening, the date of the regular weekly social affairs being changed from Wednesday to Saturday nights. A large number of Bemidji people plan to attend the dance and Cap- tain MacLachlan announces that the “City of Bemidji” will make special trips to the beach. It is expected that the Saturday night dances will be more popular than those held on last till September 4. Wednesdays and if the affair this evening is a success next week’s dance will be held on the same day. The Boss Will Now Take It Easy For Awhile NOT S0 BAD-T DECORATED FOR ENGLANI) TAKESBI STEPINPEACE PLAN Foreign Secretary Discusses German Demand for Freedom of Seas and Admits It is a Fit Subject. ALL MUST BE BOUND BY PLEDGES Premier Viviani of France and Sir Edward Grey Have Different Moods for Receiving Peace Suggestions. By J. W. T. MASON. New York, Aug. 28.—Premier Vi- viani of France and the British for- eign minister, Sir Edward Grey, have answered in entirely different moods in tentative peace suggestions which are coming from Germany. The French prime minister’s reply is a vague reference to France’s re- solve to fight until Belgium is freed and Alsace and Lorraine are recon- quered. Sir BEdward Grey goes much further than his patriotic generality. With the instinct for statesmanship which he possesses in large measure England’s foreign secretary discusses the German demand for freedom of the seas and admits it is a fit subject for negotiations. This, indeed, is the longest step toward peace Eng- land has taken since the war began. Sir Edward links the demand for free- dom of the seas with the counterpro- posal for limitation of armament and with a’ suggestion for universal peace. Germany must be bound by pledges as well as England says Sir Edward. Must Abandon Effort. Germany also must abandon any effort to collect a war indemnity from the allies and must not attempt to impose her will on the world—which means, ir all probability, that peace terms cannot be dictated by Ger- many, but must be made in a gen- eral agreement. While not reiter- ated by Sir Edward Grey, England will require the evacuation of Bel- gium as part of the price of peace; but the future status of Alsace and Lorraine must be a secondary mat- ter for the British empire. If France cannot recover her provinces by her- self, England would searcely be jus- tified in killing off her own male population to make a territorial gift to the French. Arouses Interest. Premier Viviani’s declaration that the war shall continue until Alsace and Lorraine are won is not, in all probability, arousing much interest in Berlin. The speech was addressed to the chamber of deputies, which is growing restless under the strain of an indecisive conflict, rather than to the German foreign office. But Sir Edward Grey’s statement is altogeth- er different. It is a reply to the Ger- man chancellor’s address to the reich- (Continued on last page). CANADA HAS SENT70,000 T0 FIGHT WITH ALLIES (United Press) Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 28.—Sir George E. Fosterg acting premier of Canada, and minister of trade and ccmmerce, told the United Press to- day that Canada has sent 70,000 trained men to Europe and has 80,- 000 more in training. -|tused to issue the certificate of re- HdNOR VON HINDENBURG TODAY Berlin, Aug. 28.—Berlin today un- veiled a great statue of General von Hindenburg, the German military idol. The shaft and figure stand nearly forty feet high. The unveil- ing was set for today in commemora- tion of the first anniversary of the battle of Tannerberg, when the Rus- sians were first thrown back in East Prussia. bl BRYAN IN PEACE CELEBRATION New York, Aug. 28.—With Wil- liam Jennings Bryan on the program for a speech, the féstival of the Na- tional Pcace.League opened at Sul- zer’s Harlem River park today, to Other prom- jinent men were scheduled to speak. Munday, the woman’s suffrage party will participate. MINNESOTA COULD PREVENT ‘tificates then had the county auditor ‘'which will go to the printer in a few 11,000 DEATHS. ANNUALLY (LT “The public is horrified at the loss of life-in such disasters as befell the WORKERS NEEDED 7 iz INHARVESTFIELDS that every year there are 11,000 per- | Fargo Agency Says H‘mdl'ed‘ of Men ventable deaths in Minnesota,” de-| Must Be Secured if Crops Are to Be clared Dr. H. W. Cook of Minne- . apolis ia discussing a recent meet- Moved—Officials Cause Trouble. ing at which he urged support for the Minnesota Public Health associa- SHOUI.D RESTRAIN ACTIVITIES tion. Dr. Cook, who was elected pres- ident of the association, added that|Bemidji Employment Offices Have Or- there is no public question in Minne- ders for Road Work—Plenty of sota today so vital as that of health. “When the public becomes educated Work for Everyone Now Idle. to and interested in the question of health and shows a disposition to aid in the fight against disease, the death rate decrease will be nothing short of amazing,” he said. NOVEL POINT IN LAND CASE Cheyenne Man Causes Writ of Man- damus to Be Issued in Attempt to Regain Beltrami Property. Thrashing in North Dakota and Northern Minnesota is being delayed by the lack of laborers and the cry for more men, hundreds of them, is constantly heard. From Fargo comes a loud appeal for men and W. B. Sherman, of the Western Employ- ment Agency, in a letter to the Pio- neer, says: “If you have any idle men in Be- midji who want “to get rich quick, send them to Fargo. We need hun- dreds of men for-thrashing the larg-* 3 est crop North Dakota has ever had. 5 Good wages and no men. Thrashing will be cn in full blast, if we get the - men by the last of next week. Make a noise.” They Are Needed Here Also. There is no excuse for men being idle now, for not only do the har- vest fields need laborers, but the em- ployment agencies in Bemidji have jobs for a large number on road con- struction. Charles Dailey, Ben Lund- gren and I.'B. Olson have cards out calling for nearly 100 men. Appeals to -Governor. Harvest hands who have been de- 8 .ported from Kittson county to Canada were sent over the line by United States immigTation authorities, ac- cording to a letter received Friday by Governor Hammond from R. V. Blethen, county attorney of Kittson county. It was reported to the governor that the farmers complained Cana- dian officers were sending the men back across the line. ““The Federal officers have been de- porting foreigners who did not carry ~ passports,” said Mr. Blethen. “I have not been informed that Cana- dian officers were acting in the mat- er. TAX JUDGMENT CAUSES LAWSUIT J. L. George, county auditor, has been served with a writ of mandamus, issued upon the order of Judge C. W. Stanton, requiring him to show cause why he should not issue to the fee owner of a 360-acre tract of land in this county a certificate of redemp- tion from a tax judgment sale of the land. The situation is novel and inter- esting. The land is owned by J. R. Carpenter, a resident of Cheyenne, Wyo. He had arranged with a local resident to pay the taxes in consid- eration for the use of a portion of the land, and for a number of years took it for granted that such agreement was being faithfully carried out. As a matter of fact, though, the taxes were not paid and tax judgments therefore were duly entered and sold. The purchaser of the tax cer- issue the formal notice of the ex- piration of the period of redemp- tion. This notice was served by publi- cation, the services becoming com- plete on July 23, 1914, which enti- tled the owner to sixty days there- after in which to redeem. Shortly t Lefore this sixty days’ period expired the owner learned of the situation and wired from Cheyenne to ‘the county auditor for information. The county auditor, through one of his deputies, immediately advised him that it required $302 to redeem and that September 23, 1914, was the last day for redemption. The owner then remitted to the auditor $310 to cover the required amount, interest and costs. This wasg received by the auditor on Sep- tember 22. At this juncture the owner of the tax certificates object- ed to the redemption on the ground that the sixty days’ redemption per- iod had expired on the day previous, September 21, and that his tax certi- ficate had then ripened into title. The county auditor accordingly re- | Austrians Work for Farmers. .“Along the Canadian side of the boundary are many Austrians. Some are citizens, while others are merely domiciled .there. During harvest time they have been in the habit of crossing the line to work for the American farmers in’ Kittson county. “They have entered illegally before this year, but nothing was ever done toward sending them back across the line. Hard times in Canada this vear added to the number of men coming across the line to work. When S0 many more men came across the boundary the Federal officers became active. Deported Men Are Needed. “The deportation of the harvest hands’ caused serious inconvenience to the farmers. Many of the Aus- % trians worked for the same farmers = each year and had grown to be de- pended upon. Labor has always = been scarce here during the harvest & season. “The fact that many men came over the line from Canada did not de- prive local labor from getting em- ployment. I would suggest that the foreigners be let alone and be allow- ed to aid in the harvest work here.” HOLD FAIR AT BAUDETTE Two Days’ Exhibit of Farm Produce to Be Held in Hustling Border ~ demption to the owner, and hence the litigation. Judge Marshall A. Spooner, of this city, represents Car- penter in his effort to pay the tax and have his title restored. The matter is to be heard in district court here on September 15. STATE SPENDS $6,771,898 29 Institutions Cost This Amount to Operate During Year. The state spent $6,771,898 to maintain its twenty-nine institutions during the fiscal year ending July 31, according to warrants received by Walter J. Smith, state treasurer. The five normal schools -cost the state City, September 14-15. $460,074 and the five institutions T for the insane $1,335,329. The DY SOON University of Minnesota spent $2,- PREMIUM LIST REAA 192,552, and the agricultural college - $494,082. "These figures are from| Farmers of Northern Beltrami the annual report of the treasurer,|county, in addition to aiding the county fair, are to hold a big exhibit at Baudette, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14 and 15. A live committee has been appointed to arrange the details. Rev. F. D. White is. chairman and with him are C. S. Dahlquist and ‘William Robertson. They will have a large number of sub-committees as-: sisting them. At one time it was proposed to give Williams the fair this year but arrangements were not completed. The premium list and other details will be ready within the next few days'anfl there is every indication - that the fair this year will equal if not surpass any previous exhibition at Baudette. X « Among the features will be an ex- hibit by the post office department showing the various devices.used by farmers in shipping produce by parcel Dost. L Bt | J. D. Hamlin and J. B. Buitman prosperous and hustling farmers of the Nebish 'vicinity, were Bemidji *| visitors yesterday, making the trip here by team, s days. Reports from Vienna say the Aus- trians will consign to the munitions melting pot the great bell of the dome of St. Etienne, cast in 1711 of bronze from 180 cannon taken from ’l‘urkey‘ e