Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 30, 1915, Page 1

THE BEMID VOLUME 13, NO. 261. GASES OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS REPORTED IN BELTRAMI COUNTY o, Two Cases Have ).’Oq, “acated in Be- midji; Not Serious 0@, v Cases Reported in Swn % ST. CLOUD HAS SERIOUS <+ EPIDEMIC—FIVE DEA. 4§ Situation in Stearns County Causes State Officials to Demand That Spe- cial Precautions Be Taken. Several cases of infantile paralysis have been found in Beltrami county, according to a report made by Dr. A. Chesley, epidemiologist of the State Board of Health. Dr. Green Investigates. According to Dr. Chesley, the most serious epidemic in Minnesota since 1909-1910 has broken out in St. Cloud. Fifty-nine cases of the dis- ease have been reported and five deaths have occurred. Dr. W. P. Greene of the division of preventable diseases has begun an investigation in St. Cloud. He is working on meas- ures to prevent the spread of the dis- ease. Cases Not Serious. Other .cases have been reported from points in Stearns, Benton, Mor- rison, Sherburne, Wright and Mille Lacs counties. Two cases of the disease were found in Bemidji a short time ago among families who had recently moved to this city from St. Cloud. The cases are not serious. Only 19 Cases in 1914. In 1914 there were only 19 cases of the disease in Minnesota. Previous to the widespread outbreak this year but three cases had been reported. Extra precautions against the :spread of the disease by flies or in- :sects must be taken, on orders from the State Board of Health. NYMORE BOY CUTS . OFF END OF FNGER Raymond Johnson, grandson of E. |- P. Lane, Nymore, cut off the end of his forefinger on his right hand yes- terday afternoon when his hand got caught in the chain of his bicyele. Special Police To- Protect Property Hallowe'en Night All persons who destroy property tonight will be arrested, according to orders given this morning by Frank Ripple, chief of police. Six special policemen have been detailed in the residence districts to protect property. If children are arrested charges will also be placed against the par-|; ents. BAUDETTE TO FIX FATE OF BRIDGE Baudette, Minn., Oct. 30.—The war department has called for a pub- lic meeting to be held here on Nov. 16. It is expected that the contro- versy in regard to the bridge that the C. N. R. R. has partly completed will be taken up. The board of trade ordered the work stopped on the bridge because there was no pro- vision for a draw span. Mr. and Mrs. Cox of Cass Lake are visiting friends in the city. Read the want ads. SCOO0 THE CUB REPORTER 7/ P-555T- OH SCOOP- | 15 YOUR WIFE. ASLEEP ? CROOKSTON ELEVEN PLAYS BEMIDJI TEAM The Crookston high school foot- ball team is playing a game with the Bemidji high school eleven at the fair grounds this afternoon. A large number of people are attending the name. DR. DIEDRICH TO OPEN OFFICE HERE Former Star Gopher Football Player; a Graduate of Minnesota, 1914; to Practice Here. Dr. J. W. Diedrich of Little Falls will open a dental office in this city next week above the O’Leary-Bowser store. Dr. Diedrich is well known in this city. He was formerly star quarter of the Minnesota football eleven and graduated from the Minnesota uni- versity last year. During the sum- mer months he played baseball with the Detroit American league and Ot- tawa teams. Dr. Diedrich will move to this city. C. B. BUCKMAN FILES FOR CONGRESSMAN St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 30.—C. B. Buckman of Little Falls yesterday filed with Secretary of State Schmahl for the Republican nomination for congressman from the Sixth district. Mr. Buckman is the second Repub- lican to file for Congressman Lind- bergh’s Washington job. The other candidate is J. J. Opsahl of Bemid;i. WELL KNOWN BORDER MAN GOES TO FRONT Baudette, Minn., Oct. 30.—W. J. Lugy ot Rainy River, Ont., well known here, has enlisted in - the Canadian army and will leave soon for the front. commission as colonel. TRAVELING MEN PROTEST DINER SERVIGE Several traveling men in Bemidji this morning protested’ to ‘the ‘Pio- nedr dgditst the dining car service on the rallway between this city and St. Paul. The train léaving Bemidji at 11:10 p. m. does not arrive in St. Paul un- til 10:30 a. m, and as there is no diner on the train it is necessary to wait until that time for breakfast. As the traim remains at Brainerd for several hours, passengers who desire can get breakfast there between the hours of three and five o’clock in the mornhing. AKX KK KKK KK KKK KF WAR ODDITIES. London—Sergeant Martin O’Connor of the Sixth Lancas- ter regiment is declared to have killed 75 Turks, before meeting his own death from a bomb at Gallipoli. Liverpool--The Natural His- tory museum has a civet cat captured by British troops in a German factory at Kinner- na, West Africa. Amsterdam--The Dutch gov- ernment has purchased at their market price a French and English aeroplane which were obliged to descend in Holland. She declined to seize them, as was her right. ARk kA kA kK ok ko khkkkkhkhkhkhkR kxk Fh kA Ak kA Ak Ak hkhkhhkhkhkhkat kk IR R R R R R R He has received. his] BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY ' EVENING, 0CTOBER 30, 1915. GROOKSTON MILLS GLOSE TODAY FOR WINTER SEASON 400 Men Employed to Be Given Work in Woods and at Making Improve- ments at Mills. EARLIEST IN TWELVE YEARS; 20 DAYS EARLIER THAN IN 1914 Output About Same as Last Year; Laborers in Woods Have Been Scarce. Both mills of the Crookston Lum- ber company closed today for the winter season, the earliest that the mills have closed here in the past twelve years. The mills were closed 20 days earlier this year than last year. About 400 men who are employed at the mills will be given employment in the woods and in repairing the mills. Improvements will be made at the mills to keep them in modern shape. The output during the 1915 season was about the same as during' 1914. The work in the woods has already ! begun and up to this time there has been a scarcity of laborers. DEMOGRATS TO MEET IN WASHINGTON CARRANZAANDVILLA TROOPS INBIGBATTLE " NEAR DOUGLAS General Funston Advises Washington of Mexican Warfare; Villa Patrol is Wiped Out. AMERICANS PLACED IN GRAVE DANGER IN SONORA Mexican General Demands That Priv- ileges Given Carranza Be Withdrawn. " Washington, Oct. 30.—An official di#patch from General Funston this afternoon says that fighting has be- gun between Villa and Carranza troops near Aquaries, opposite Doug- lag, Ariz. A Villa patrol was com- pletely wiped out by Carranzaistas. Douglas, Ariz.,, Oct. 30.—Behind shallow earthworks quickly con- structed on the southern side of the Aquapriota, several thousand Villa- istas are beginning a big battle with th@ Carranza troops. Scattering vol- leys have been fired. At least 50 and perhaps 100 Am- ericans in that part of the state of Sofjora controlled by Villa partisans were placed in grave danger today by ‘the posting at Cananea of printed copies of the protest which Carlos Randall, acting Villa governor, sent to the department at Washington. This protest declared that unless permission given General Carranza to transport troops over American territory to Agua Prieta was.not im- Organization to Be Perfected Dec. 7 |mediately revoked there would be 1o —Believed That Wilson Will Be Nominee. New York, Oct. 30.—The Demo- cratic- national = organization will ‘meet in Wnshington, Deec. 7. ‘Chairman Mc¢Coombs this morning .hmeq Carr, 5 stated that Woadrow - Wilson would | Las¥ nee Carr and” Willfam-"Doran “I"undoubtedly be" the ‘party’s mominee;| are held«at Esqueda anid thrée ranch- for president and that his fight would men eniployed on the Bi: ‘Togre:power | be based upon the virtues.of his last|line, Archie+ McDonald - and: administration. - < The saféty for American citizens in Son- ora, much-less for their property. At Cananea ‘alone American mining in- terésts have property values of mil- liens of dollars. Several Americans apparently are in the hands of Villa troops, accord-: information available t atr' ing b two. progressives; | others named:Nelson and Greene aré| according to Mr.-McCoombs, will not | prisoners at F‘ronteru, it is: reported ‘figure 'in the next election as they are dead on account of lack of-or- POPE TO ASK THAT - 'ganlzation FISH HATGHERY TO VENICE BE SPARED «:Rome, via Paris, Oct.- 30.—The eorriere d’Italia says Pope Benedict, has: made representution ut tho re- cent raid over Venice. The pnper BE IMPROVED|=aas ttiat the ponti: atter the sirat Improvements will be made at the |to. Emperor Joseph that undefensive. ‘Austrian bumbnrdment of Italian coast towns, expressed a strong desire Bemidji fish hatchery on the Missis- | cities, rich in treasures of art, should sippi river, according to an announce- | be spared such attacks. ment made yesterday by Carlos Av- ery, state game and fish commission- er, who was in the city. It is the plan of Mr. Avery to en- large the hatchery so that more fish can be taken care of and hatched. Mr. Avery returned to Bemidji yes- terday after a several days’ trip in the central part of the county. He reported that he saw several moose tracks and that the deer in this ter- ritory appeared plentiful. RAINY RIVER HOTELS ARE ORDERED CLOSED Baudette, Minn., Oct. 30.—The Riverview hotel and Harry’s hotel at Rainy River were ordered closed as the Ontario government is reduc- ing the number of liquor licenses and in Canada only hotels are grant- ed such. Charles Bloomquist, who has a homestead in the Big Lake country, attended the auction sale Thursday at the L. Buckson farm and bought some cattle for his new farm. ROCHESTER LIGHT PLANT - IS DESTROYED BY FIRE Rochester, Minn., Oct. 30.—Fire destroyed the Rochester electric light plant early this morning. The loss is estimated at $150,000. The city will be in darkness two months un- til the plant can be repaired. TODAY LAST TAX PAY DAY.' Today is the last day for the pay- ment of taxes. After today a ten per cent penalty will be added. ADMINISTRATION HEARINGS. Hearings on petitions for admin- istration were heard this morning in the probate court in the estates of Frederick A. Braun and Elina EI- lingson. Rev. J. E. Cadwell of the Congre- gational church of Nymore will speak at the Salvation Army hall to- night. - They're Off! Scoop Would Like To Be Sure Of A Uniform HERES THr ROPE -GRAB’ \T-AN FORTH \LOVE 0'MIKE DONT, TH'ROPETO SUMPIN AN’ SLIDE DOWN ASY AN'QUIETJ Colored Paper Stock TH WIFE STOPPED SNORING-50T DIDNT WA\T T TE TH ROPE ! %k KK KK A K TELEGRA? (SRS SR EREREE & R Grand Forks, N. D.——County auth- orities of Pouk county, Minnesota, made a raid on two alleged gambling’ resorts in East Grand Forks early this. morning. There were 50 men in'each place. Washington—A memorandum from the -German' government explaining the unsuccessful attempt of ‘a sub- marine to torpedo the Cunard liner Orduna was made public here today for the first time. London—Injuries suffered by King George -of England: when- he was thrown from his horse while inspect- ing troops in France, will not prove serious. Winnipeg—A prairie fire is threat- ening the_ town of Herbert, 80 miles west of ‘Moose Jaw, Sask. Strong winds are fanning the flames. Minot—The registration for Fort Berthold lands -at Minot will close tonight. Drawings will be made next week. Total registrations’ up until noon today were over 19,000. - ‘Washington—The * United States has declined to express any opinion as to whether it approves the pro- posed .change in China from a re- public to a monarchy. f Ottawa—Sir Charles, former. Can- adian premier, isfig_ad in London. Chicago—Dr. Arthur Blunt has been found guilty of evading the Harrison anti-drug law. He is-the first . pyhsician thus. accused and has issued 20,000 prescriptions since March 1. > 4 » Wnshington-JfAil gtesmer Hesper- ian ‘was torpedoed, not -mined, -as contended by Germany, said a navy department report sent_»'to Secretpry Lansing today. | . Chicago, Ill.—Arthur Farrwell, president of the. Law .and .Order lengue, today received a letter stating that' 5,000 men* with: large ‘quanti- of' mmunltlun are preparing to less?the fight against "lmi“ is stop- ped.: -/ Bk 4 ‘CAUGHT AFTEABATTLE Bandits Who Put Up Hard Flght, One is Wounded. Albert Lea,.Minn., Oct. 30.—One robber was fatally wounded and three others were captured at: Glenville early this morning after a hard bat- tle by a posse. The robbers had held up a Rock Island freight train at Curtis Junction. and robbed a number of harvest hands who were on the train. The bandits then boarded a Minneapolis & St. Louis freight train and a telegraph oper- ator wired ahead to Glenville to have the men captured. In the battle that followed a man giving his name as John Banks of Indiana, one of the robbers, was fatally wounded. The police here believe that the bandits were from a gang that has been terrorizing the harvest hands throughout the west. Judge C. W. Stanton has returned to Bemidji from Grand Rapids where he has been holding court. He will return to Grand Rapids the first of the week to complete the court cal- endar. % N. J. Olson was in Bemidji today on business. BY uHOPn blowflm alt-chiurcires-n- Tinots w1 | FORTY CENTS PER MONTH, En‘sm ASKS NO FAVORS, SAYSFORMER PREMIER IN PARIS Helenko Vestnich, Ministér to France Returns From Serbia and Gives ° United Press Interview. RUSSIA SENDS GREAT FLEET TO BULGARIAN COAST Recruiting to Begin Soon in Canada; Austrians Pepulse Italian Attacks. By William Pluhp Simms, (United Press- Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1915, by United Press.)’ Paris, Oct. 30.—Serbia asks fa- vors of nobody. All she wants is fair play. She expects the Allies to do full duty by her. France is doing this already and doubtless England in- tends ‘to do likewise, but is too slow. Unless England hurries her aid will come too late. k The above is the way Hilenko Vest- nich, former-premier of Serbia, and present Serbian minister to Parls, summed up the Balkan situation to- day in an-exclusive United Press in- terview. He had just returned from Serbia and is familiar with the latest de- vélopments. Ottawa, Oct. 30. —Recruiting will begin here soon. It will bring Can- ada’s over-seas army to 250,000. Copénhagen, Oct. 30.—A | great fleet of Ruseian troop ships, escorted by cruisery and; destroyers has left Qder w_.,sevastapol on.the Bulgar- !fl ast. Rome, Oct. 30.—A1thongh ;ou-n con_xpnrntlve}y small * scale numeric- ally, the bloodiest: fighting of the war is taking .place between the Aus- -trians and. Montencgrians along .the Montene‘rlneAuutmn border. Petrograd, Oct.: 30.~—It is-uMiotally denied here that there is a difference between the Allies on account of the Bhlksn ca.mnni.gn, as Berlin reports. EEW FRENCH . . CABINET FORMED Paris, Oct. 30.—A new French coalition cabinet, headed by Aristide Briand as premier and minister of foreign affairs, camte into exlstence last night. This is the first time in the history of the French republic that there'is a ennmlon mlnlstry of all the opj 0s- ‘ing parffes and factions. It follows closely on_the recent innovation of foming 4 British coalition cabinet of conuervstives and liberals. TEUTONS MEET BULGARIANS Rome, Oct. 30.—Dispatches. from Salonika admit the junction of the Austro-Germans and Bulgarians. The Teutons have passed through north- eastern Serbia. ITALIAN ATTACKS ARE REPULSED Vienna, Oct. 30.—The war depart- ment announced today that unpre- cedently fierce-Italian attacks on the whole Coste front have been re- pulsed. LINER IS CHASED BY SUBMARINES * Copenhagen, Oct. 30.—The British submarines chased the Hamburg- American liner Salvonika and three other German ships into Swedish wa- ters yesterday. TEUTON ADVANCE' IN SERBIA CONTINUES London, Oct. 30.—The Germans with the Austrian and Bulgarian al- lies are still making an attempt to cut off the retreat of the main Serbian army which is offering such ‘a spir- ited resistance to the invaders. While Field Marshal von Mackensen’s forces advance slowly from the morth, the Austrians have crossed the western border of Serbia south of: Visegrad, and are moving eastward and the Bulgarians are maching westward on a wide front from Pirot, which lies: southeast of Nish, to Zajecar, to the north of Nish. H. Longmaack, one of the hust- ling farmers in the Puposky dis- trict, was a business visitor in Be- midji today. Mr. Longmaack is de- voting some of his time in connection with the -construction® of: the -new sanatorium on the shores of Lake Julia and reports rapid/ progress.