Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 22, 1915, Page 1

‘l. | I v oy VOLUME 13, No. 254. WMM!IM wrosmas,m CHARLES SHORES IS ARRESTED Of, ASSAULT CHARGE' :»; AFTER smussls Bemidji Man Resists Arrest for Beat- ing and Bruising Nymore Woman. CASE CONTINUED TO WEDNESDAY MORNING Citizens Refuse to Help Chief of Po- lice—Shores in Jail in Default of $200 Bail. Charles Shores was arrested late yesterday afternoon by Frank Rip- ple, chief of police, after a hard struggle, on a charge of wrongfully, unlawfully and wilfully, striking, beating and bruising Mrs. Amelia Higgens, wife of A. J. Higgens of Ny- more. Case Continued. In the municipal court this morn- ing the case was continued until next ‘Wednesday on account of Mrs. Hig- gens not being able to appear in court this morning. Shores = was taken to the county jail in defauit of paying $200 bail. He has been ar- rested before on other charges. Chief of Police located Shores at 6:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the Lars Lind place of business. Shores struck at the chief and a struggle followed. The chief had him on the floor and requested sev- eral citizens who were standing near- by to assist him in placing the “cuffs” on his man. The citizens refused to aid him and as the chief went to the -door to secure aid Shores rushed past him and a crowd of men followed, getting in betweén him and the chief. Shoots in Air. Chief Ripple got to the door as the man went into the alley and shot his revolver in the air in an attempt to make Shores stop. He was later arrested at the wagon bridge after another struggle, by Chief Ripple. I E S R S R R R R SRR R R RR] * DAILY WAR ANALYSIS * he (By J. W. T. Mason) x L United Press Staff * x Cérrespondent. * A R E R LR R R RERER RN Great Britain’s offer of Cyprus to Greece in exchange for Greek par- ticipation in the war is probably not sufficient to obtain King Constan- tine’s consent to throw his country] into the conflict. It is, however, a move in the direction of real tempta- tion to the Greeks, because it is the first proffer of payment in advance that the Allies have made in the Balkans. If the principle thus estab- lished be continued, Greece and Ru- mania eventually will receive their full price of war. Hitherto the bids of the Allies for Greek and Rumanian help have been no more than assurances that those countries would be allowed to keep what they conquered. There have been no payments down. The risk has been all on the side of the Balkan eoples themselves. This is the basic reason why the allied diplomats have failed so dofefully at the Balkan cap- itals. The idea has been unduly em- phasized that the quadruple entente must inevitably win a complete vic- tory and whatever Balkan countries were in at the death would be per- mitted to retain their own kill. The offer of Cyprus to the Aathen- ian government, however, shows that the old policy of deferring payment for help is being abandoned. In ef- fect, Great -Britaln now says to Greece that.-the quadruple entente takes the risks of the war and if the Greeks give their help they shall have a large preliminary reward, as well as further payment if the war goes well. The Greek answer probably will be an acceptance of the basis of the new negotiations, even though the immediate offer be rejected as insuf- ficient. Unable to trade her armies in exchange for Cyprus alone, the Greeks might well agree to abandon their neutrality if Greece were offered immediate possession of southern Al- bania. The Albanian offer would mean a sacrifice by Italy, who regards the ostensibly independent princi- pality as her own sphere of influence. But it must. by now be apparent to the allies that their military posi- tion is not such as to make sacrificial payment for help unnecessary. Following the British precedent, Russia may realize that Rumania, too, must be paid in advance for her as- sistance. If Petrograd comes to this belated conclusion, it is probable that before long the Allies will proffer Bessarabia to Rumania. Rumania can scarcely resist the temptation to enter the war. With the new method of business diplomacy beginning to operate, the Balkan sit- uation thereforeé may be changed once more and this time with decisive eof- MiGH SGHOBL ELEVEN STAGES LAST PRAGTIGE BEFORE AKELEY GAME (By. C. Neumann.) {; last night of practice before the . ‘v-Bemidji high school !oot- ‘Yhich is to be staged at Akeley . < Saturday found twelve of the boy. fighting ha:’d for a posi- tion on the team. In order to harden the boys as final preparation several alumni and city men helped ‘“buck.” boys displayed excellent: form' and executed many brilliant runs, charg- ing through the heavy antagonists for good gains repeatedly. Johnson is Shifted. Ray Johnson, who has been shifted temporarily from the position of left halfback, in which he has starred for the past season, to quarterback, shows 'a good understanding of his new po- sition, being cool-headed, fast and an He fills the position vacated by Tanner, who is ineligible. Warfield, who has been playing a very promising game at the fullback position this season, is declared to be making a better impression on the scrimmage spectators every night and much will be expected of him. Graham in Bailey’s Place. George Graham, the speedy little right end has been removed to Bail- ey’s place at right half and is more than making good there. plunges and defensive playing have been a feature of this week’s prac- ball g accurate passer. tice. Harold White is filling Johnson’s regular position as left half and ex- hibits much speed, showing tactful judgment in “smashing* as well as in the place of interference man. His addition to the eleven will make good the loss of some of the usual stars. Cameron Leads Line. Alec Cameron, captain, leads the line men ,although the full line is ex- Cameron can be relied on for the defense and is noted he makes for ceedingly strong. for the ‘“holes” backfield. In spite of the bairing of several of the regulars by ineligibility, ac- cording to rules, Coach Bestul feels assured of an easy victory at Akeley Several players, Maurice, Witting, William Walker apd George Graham were injured more or less seriously, but Coach. ‘Bea-}® tul says“this will Dot hinder t i from playing Saturday. NEW CASS LAKE : TELEPHONE OFFIGE OPENS The new Northwestern telephone office at Cass Lake was opened today when all lines were cut in. $10,000 has been expended for im- provements at Cass Lake, installing cables to replace overhead wires and making improvements in the office. Manager W. Dowell of Bemidji is in Cass Lake today assisting in the open- ing of the exchange. HARRY KNOPP ARRESTED ON LIQUOR CHARGE Harry Knopp was arrested late yes- terday afternoon at Ball Club by Fed- eral agents on the charge of intro- ducing liquor into Indian treaty ter- He was brought to this city and lodged in the county jail. This afternoon Knopp pleaded guil- ty before Judge Hiram A. Simons, United States commissioner, and was remanded to the county jail until the grand jury meets at Duluth, Jan. in default of $500 bail. Knopp will make application to the district attorney to have his taken up by the Federal court at Fergus Falls in November so that he can begin his sentence at that time. tomorrow. ritory. 11, 1916, WOMAN FINED TWO DOLLARS FOR SHOPLIFTING Mrs. Violet Anderson was fined two dollars in the municipal court this morning on a charge of taking a bolt of ribbon from the store of F. G. Troppman valued at $1.50 late yes- terday. SCOO The high school His line the Over case ~ITRY THE CUB REPORTER Nafactiva Paae |at_the city hall. -depot coming from Walker. SUPMEME GOURT [ConfesscaMurder; [BHTAINS. VOW 10 UPHOLBS DISTRIGT. ";:;;;}*;;;To " AVENGE EXECUTION COURT DECISION| WO ENGLISH WOMAN|- > Minneawlu Illl., Oct. 22 —Al-> g though Alfred Driskell;" 22, fo ) ! Mrs. Karen Hadland is Given Dam-{an inmate of. the Red - ey P'P"' Call M One of Foul' and ages Against Crookston Lumber. |training school, fafists he wants to] Damnable Ignomy; Execution in Ig- ; Company for Son’s Death. norance to German Govemment, hire a hall so.he iay-publicly con- Tess the murder of ‘A!lu lufluyl on | RILLING oF EDITH CAVELL | TO AJ.’TECT mnc OPINION a street in Min: Rolice refuse m man. CASE BROUGHT UP BY NORWEGIAN CONSUL HOBE Mother is in Norway; !mpormt { Amenun Minister Reports on Inter- Ruling Under Workmen’s Com- vention to Save Life; Soldiers| pensation Act. Bow Heads in Memory, St. Paul, Minn., . 22—The = o_.h_d(;n, 6c‘t. gz.—'rhe funl réport state supreme court today uphald tho' 5 Beltrami county district court deci+§ sion in the case of Karen Hadlan against the Crookston Lumber com- pany. of the circumstances of the condem- nation and -execution’ of Miss Edith -[Cavell, the English woman and head d-1 of a’training sehool in Brussels, for | helping English, French and Belgian so_ldiers to- escape ~{made by B. R. Whitlock, the Amer- ican minister at-Brussels to.Arbassa- dor Page at - Lnndon, ‘has. been issuea by the British government. : How the secretary of the American legation, Hugh Gibson, sought out the ‘German Governor Von der:Lancken, late at night before the execution; -and with: the Spanish ‘minister plead- -ed with the governer and the German officers for the English woman’s life, is graphically. related in a memoran- »Jdum from Mr. Gibson. This docu- . | ment makes reference to an apparent -|lack of good faith on the part of the German authorities in failing to keep their promises to inform the Amer- ican ministry fully of the trial and Sentence. Killed While Working. Hadland was killed while working: for the lumber company and the court found that his mother, who is in Norway, was supported partly by her’ son, partly by the wages of his em~ ployment, partly by the yield of his| land and was wholly dependant. up-} on him under the worklngmnn s com- pensation act. Secures Damages. In the Beltrami county district court at Bemidji, Mrs. Hadland was given a verdict of ;,1,589,50 for com-’ pensation and $$24.20 for costs, mak-: ing the total damages $1,613.70. Un= der the supreme court decision shef; will now receive this money. i The case was brought for - the] mother by Consul H. Hobe of Norway. with Ambrose Tighe of St. Paul as attorney. The attorneys for ‘the Crookston Lumber company werée R. J. Powell and E. Carman of Minna- apolis. The court in Bemidji gave its decl» sion Aug. 9, 1915 HIGH SCHOOL DANGE . AT GITY HALL TONIGHT The Bemidjllhigh school football teagi will give 'a dance this evening The L. Burehard’ orchestra will furnish the musis; The' proceeds of the dance will be used to assist in paying the expenses of football games. answer I brought by G. P, Jo Clearwater county, lg what ‘is known as the First National bank-of Bagiey case, were hanrg ymrfln,y It is charged. that: the xsumments of the bank stock were ¢too low. The petitioners asfad that the tax commission make a gr‘;mer inivestiga- -All Efforts -Fail. Minister Whitlock telegraphed to Ambassador Page on the 12th: ““Miss Cavell senteced yesterday and executed at 2 o’clock this morn- ing, despite our best efforts, continu- ed until the last moment.” Mr. Whitlock’s final appeal’ was in the form of a note sent by a messen- ger. late on the night of the 11th to Governor Von der Lancken, reading as ‘follows: “My Dear Baron: I am too sick to Ernest O. Buhler, Teal estate man of St. Paul, made a Voutnd'fillng on 160 acres near: Kelliha, thlx mérn- ing 1 ’1'W0 SECURE WOLF BOUNTEES Two wolf honmies were luued to- day at the office of the.eounty audi- tor, to M. Smith ‘of Northérn- und Alfred Sehul;e of - Port, Hope. peal 'to your generosity of ‘heart to support ‘it ami save !rom denth thia Webuter Anderson = = to a .charge of drunkenness in flm municipal court this morningand was. fined five dollars. E FILES 0N 160 Afim‘ John' Stanton today made :a-home= stead filing on 160 acres néar Kel- liher. 7 | "Yours 1ruly, . “Brand Whltlock 7 Nurml the Germans.' < Mr. Whitlock also stated that Miss Cavell had nursed German goldiers. Secretary Gibson’s report'says that’ Conrad, an. official of the German civil ranks, gave postive assurance on the 11th that the American legation would be fully informed of the de- velopment in the case. Gibson’s report to Minister Whit- lock- continues: ““The circumstances of the else vmn explained to Von der Lancken and your note was presented. He express- ed. disbelief in the report that sen- tence had actually been passed and manifested some surprise that we should give credit to any report not emanating from official sources. He was quite insistent on knowing the exact source of our information, but GERMAN-MADE BUGLES RETURNED BY CANADIANS Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 22.—An in- surance company desiring to make a present to the Canadian troops in training sent bugles made in Ger- many. They were returned to the donors with regrets. Minot, 'N. D.—Fourtéen <eases ‘of whisky brought all the ‘way to:this city from Mondsak; Mont., by sitomo- bile in an effort to avoid publicity. that is now attendant upon:the ship= ment of liquor, were confiscated: by officials just 16 minutes after it was brought into the city. The tourists covered 140 miles in their: effort to avoid-the law prosecutors. FOOTBALL MAY BE ABOLISHED ON ACCOUNT. OF DEATH Galesburg, Il1,, Oct. 22.—The.death of Bryan Scott, a Knox:feotball star, from injuries received in.a game, will probably result in the .aholition of football at Knox college. FEDERAL AGENTS SEIZE TEN GASKS OF BEER Federal agents are making an ac-’ tive campaign against the introduc-: tion of liquor into this territory. | This morning ten casks of beer were seized at Nymore and destroyed and late yesterday afternoon ten casks | ‘of beer were seized at the M. & I. The . Fergus Falls, Minn.—The son. of Mr..and Mrs. Christ Dedky of the {town -of Torliss, 'swallowed = large screwwhile playing about their|this did not come to him.” | home. It choked him to death. He| The report adds that = Von . der ‘was one y"an: old. Lancken was induced to inquire-as to the status of the case. Telephones Official.” “He telephoned to the presiding judge of ‘the court mmartial andre- turned to say that the facts were as we ‘had presented them and that it was intended to carry out the sen- tence before morning. ‘““We then presented as earnestly as ' possible our. plea for delay. “I even -went as far as to point out the fearful effect of a summary exe- cution of this sort upon public opin- ion both here and abroad, and al- though I had no authority for doing 80, called ‘attention to the possibility that it might bring about reprisal.” The story of the execution of Edith Cavell, as told in the correspondence sent by the American minster at Brussels to the American ambassador at London and printed in full in all of the British morning papers, it is predicted will send a wave of indig- Chippewa .- Falls, - Wis. ~— Today. Mayor J. A. Brooks -issued & ‘procla-; mation fixing Tuesday, Nov.:9, as a| day for a special: election in: this ¢ity to -vote on ‘commission form::of: gov- ernment. MEXIGAN SITIMTWI . IS ABAIN ‘SERIOUS Brownsville, Tex., 0Oct. 22.-— Brownsville has declared war on the Mexicans, Over 100 citizens, banded together, announced today that they would cross the river on the next in- stance that bandits make a raid. The situation is the.most serious since the Madero revolution. Reports from Washington -today are that another. regiment of infan- try has been ordered to Brownsville.|nation throughout the country. This regiment was formerly stationed! . ‘In Trafalgar Square yesterday all at Fort Snelling, in' St. Paul, Minn.'heads were bared to the memory of A Soldier Should Also Know How To Hurry beer and casks were destroyed. EXTENSION MEETING IS HELD AT SOLWAY An extension course meeting was held at Solway last evening by mem- bers of the faculty of the Bemidji schools. Among those who attended the meeting from Bemidji were W. P. Dyer, superintendent of schools, B. M. Gile, A. D. Bailey, Misses Fos- ter, Miller and Vermilyea and- R. L. Given, W. Z. Robinson and Dr. E. H. Marcum. from --Belgium, | present.my request myself, but I ap- | Miss Cavell. 'One speaker, holding a wreath in his hand to be placed on the plinth of the Nelson columns to her memory, exclaimed: 7+ To Avenge Murder. “We ‘will avenge the murder of thlu splendld ‘English woman!"” response to this appeal many new reeruiu came forward. The Lon- don papers in their editorials, while paying tribute to the fine efforts of the Amierican diplomatic representa- tives in her ‘behalf, curse her execu- tion: as “the most damnable crime of ‘|the war.” The Dslly Telegram. says: “The documents are a record of such foul and damnable infancy 18 all Gerhinny s bloody crimes in this war cnnnot ‘equal, for it was cold, cal- culated and deliberate murder. Not heaven itselt nor the mercy of all the angels could find a mediatory expla- nation.” TAKABLE VALUATION N GITY OF BEMIDI ‘FOR 1915 DECREASES »’_l"he taxable valuation of proper- ties in the city of Bemidji for 1915 18-'$1,635,360, according to a report made today at the office of the county auditor. This is a' decrease of $7,- 777 below the taxable valuation of 1914, which was $1,645, 137. The valuation this year is made up of $142,207 on acreage or unplatted values; $1,024,475, platted, - and $465,678 personal. The personal valuation for 1915 is $28,149 below that of 1914, SISTER OF TENSTRIKE WOMAN 1S DEAD Mrs. M. E, Knappen of Tenstrike was in Bemidji this morning enroute to Minneapolis where she will attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Sarah L. Knappen, which will be held to- morrow. 9 Mrs. Sarah L. Knappen was 30 years of age and died at Hollywood, Cal., where she has residéd since last June. She was_born 'in Portage, he daughter of one dore F. Knap»en, a former Minne-| eapolis attorney. EMPLOYMENT AGENTS NEED MANY MEN Exuomnt agencies in Bemidji reported thid morning that they could use from 300 to 500 men for work in the lumber camps, building roads or clearing land. They report that the wages and conditions are excel- lent but that laborers are scarce. GOVERNOR SPRY RECEIVES THREATENING LETTER Salt Lake City, Oct. 22.—Gover- nor Spry has received a letter saying that he. would: receive a jack of spades in his mail it he did not par- don Joe Hillstrom, who has been sen- tenced to death. The jack of spades means that the writer will attempt to kill the governor unless the pardon is-issued. INJUNCTION AGAINST RAILWAY FOR LIQUOR SHIPMENTS Chicago, Ill, Oct. 22.—Federal Judge Carpenter has issued a per- manent injunction against the Rock Island railway, forcing it to accept liquor shipments into Iowa although the entire state is dry after January 1, WIRELESS TELEPHONE TO GIRDLE GLOBE Washington, Oct. 22.—The gov- ernment is planning to girdle the globe with the wireless telephone. Instrunments are being tuned up for talking by wireless with Tokio, fol- lowing the success of the wireless conversation with Paris yesterday. By “HOP" .| ties were unable to establish immor- | steel opened this morning at 600. NISH REMAINS THE CAPITAL OF SERBHA AUSTRO - GERMANS CONTINUE ADVANGE Serbians Report Teutons Have Been Repulsed South of Belgrade . and Trnoweizi. BRITISH STEAMERS ARE - - ] SUNK AT HAMBURG: - Greece May Not Acoept Island of Cy- prus Even if War is Declared on Bulgaria. London, Oct. 22.—The war office officially announced late this after- noon that the Serblan goverament still remains at Nish. Although reports issued at- Bu- charest admit that the main Austro- - German advance is still prog:'rming.‘ 2 the Serbians have repulsed the in- vaders near Trnoweizi and south of Belgrade. Indications at Athens are that Greece *will reject the Allies’ offer - of the Island Cyprus if she auach Bulgaria. The Lloyds today reported that the British steamers Auk, Iri and City, ot Berlin, retained at Hamburg 'when the war started have been sunk by the Germans. BRITISH TO BUY ALL COTTON ‘Washington, Oct. 22.—The Brltlsh government has notified the Unjted States that she will pay for all Am- 2 erican cotton that has been purchased by the British board of trade and which was not inciuded in specific contracts. RUSSIANS ENCOUNTER £ TURKS ON BORDER 3 o Petrograd,: Oct. 22.—Hot encoun- 5 ters between the Russians and Turks just across the Russo-Turkish border on Turkish soil took place todsy. Geneva, Oct. 22. —Newnpn > Bpe- cial reports here today say tha the Germans lost 18,000 in flghtlnc the: Russians along the River AA. RUSSIAN ATTACK IS REPULSED Berlin, Oct. 22.—The official state- ment this afternoon states that the Russian attack near Baravnovichi has been repulsed and.over 1,000 prisoners were taken. CASUALTIES REPORTED OVER 60,000 Athens, Oct. 22.—The Serbians ‘have repulsed the Austrians on the North Central frontier. The casual- ties, according to a message to the Serbian legation’ today, were over 60,000. BULGARIANS 0CCUPY KUMANOVA London, Oct. 22.—The official dis- patch from Berlin this afternoon stated that the Bulguhns have oc- cupied Kumanova. AUSTRIANS TAKE 1,300 RUSSIANS Vienna, Oct. 22.—The war depart- . ment in its bulletin this afternoon says that a battle is raging along the Austro-Russian front near Czardo- zonak. The Austrians have repulsed the Russians there, taking 1,300 pris- oners. THREE LADS IN MUNICIPAL COURT FOR ¢ PROPERTY DAMAGE Three small boys, ages from 10 to 13 years, were in the municipal court . this morning on a charge of break- ing into the home of A. B. Howe and destroying property. On the evening of Oct. 20 a large party of boys and girls, young and old, broke into the home and broke a range, dishes, furniture, etc., the damage amounting to $16. The young lads were suspected of being implicated but were released after several witnesses were heard.: TWO RELEASED ON SLAVERY CHARGE Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 21.—R. F. Murphy and Miss Odessa thter,vflvu'- merly of Bemidji, both claiming residence in Grand Forks, N. D., ar- rested when seen together, were di§- charged this morning when' authori- tality. _BETHLEHEM STEEL AT 600. New York, Oct. 22.—Bethlehem