Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 3, 1915, Page 1

pa— THE B VOLUME 13, NO. 264. RAILWAY OFFICIALS ADMITSERVICE POOR; MAY BE PEMEDIED £ W. H. Gemmell, Generar 6,,'ger of Minnesota & Internation. "0) way Meets With Citizen. & TO MAKE EFFORT TO DECREASE RUNNING TIME Protest to Be Drafted and Sent to Northern Pacific Road; Commercial Club Discusses Service, Minnesota & International railway officials today admitted that the Be- midji train service is poor, but claim that eonditions are such at this time that would not warrant an increased service. May Shorten Time. There is a possibility, however, that the running time between Be- midji and the Twin Cities can . be shortened. This was pointed out at a meeting this morning of a com- mittee of the Commercial club with W. H. Gemmell of the railway com- pany. It was decided at the meeting to submit a written protest against the service. Mr. Gemmell agreed to take this protest up with the Northern Pa- cific company and do all in his power to secure better service. A. P. White and R. H. Schumaker were appoint- ed to draft the protest. Decrease One Hour. It was announced that the railway company could not at this time put on Sunday service but that the run- ning time might be decreased one hour and bring the passengers into Minneapolis at nine o’clock in the morning instead of at ten o’clock. Company Regrets Action. ““The railway company regrets that it had to take off Sunday trains and give Bemidji other service,” said G. A. Walker of the railway company at a meeting of the Commercial club last evening. ““The decrease in service,” said Mr. Robbers Take $11 From Town of Liberty Farmer; Give Him Money for Railway Ticket. John Hanson, a farmer living in the town of Liberty, was held up nd robbed of $11 early yesterday V}ping in the depot at East Grand .anson was on his way to this city and while in the depot in East Grand Forks two men demanded his money: He had $14 in his pocket and after the robbers had taken this he told them that he Would have to walk to Bemidji inasmuch as he had no funds. The robbers then gave him enough money to buy a ticket to this city. No' clue to the men have been found. RAILWAY COMMISSIONER HOLDS HEARING HERE O. P. B. Jacobson, member of the state railway and warehouse commis- sion, and G. G. Grant, employed in that office, conducted a hearing at the Hotel Markham this morning in regard to removing part of the Min- nesota & International Railway tracks near Marjorie. The track is not being used and there was no objection presented at the hearing. The railway and ware- house. commission will take the mat- ter under consideration. CASE AGAINST GHARLES SHORES IS DISMISSED The assault case against- ‘Charles Shores in the municipal court this morning was dismissed on account of the complaining witness failing to put in an appearance. The case has been continued several times and Shores has been in the county jail two weeks waiting trial. He was accused of striking Mrs. A. J. Higgins of Nymore. Walker, “is due to the depression in business. The Northern Pacific abandoned one of its trains and we have no trains with which to con- nect with at this time exgept the one that we now connect with, bring-. ing the train into St. Paul at ten- thirty in the morning. The passen- ger service during the past summer has not meant much to the railway company, but it is hoped that busi- ness will increase so that Bemidji will soon get the service that it should and ought to have.” It was suggested at the meeting last night to make overtures to other railway companies to secure Sunday trains. BOWLING LEAGUE T0 ORGANIZE TONIGHT The Bemidji bowling league will be formed this evening at a meeting of the bowlers at the Gould alleys. Ten teams will probably make up the league. Officers will be elected and a schedule drawn up at the meet- ing tonight. BRITAIN’S FINANCIAL CONDITIONS SERIOUS, SAYS PREMIER ASQUITH London, Nov. 3.—Premier Asquith in a significant speech in the house of commons yesterday afteronon told the following facts: Britain’s financial condition is se- rious. . - Serbia will not be abandoned. Two battleships, five gunboats, one torpedo boat, eight transports and 197 supply ships were sunk ‘by Brit- ish submarines up to October 20. Compulsory service not likely to be necessary. Colonial enlistments were: Canada, 96,000; Australia, 92,000; New Zea- land, 25,000; South Africa, 6,5600; Newfoundland, 1,600; West Indies, 2,000. Field Marshal French has 1,000, 000 men on the Belgian frontier. Total casualties in France and Flanders, 377,000. Germans have mot made a net gain of a foot of ground in the west since April. Allies have complete understanding as to future policy in the Balkans. He was as confident of final vie- tory as ever. He did not intend to resign. Grand Forks, N. D, Nov. 3.— Among the many important meetings which will be held in Grand Forks this week is that of the North Da- kota Librarians’ association on Thursday and Friday. Invitations have been issued by several of the high school students OLE AMUNDSON LOSES CROP. BY FIRE Fire. destroyed 600 bushels. . of wheat an8l oats on the farm of Ole Amundson, 13 miles southeast of Be- midji, Monday. There was no in- surance. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 3.—Accord- ing to State Forester Cox, 1916 is going to be a big year in respéct to logging. Observation made in a several days’ trip through the north- ern part of the state leads Mr. Cox to believe the cut this winter will be the heaviest in years. ‘“For months the yards of the lumbermen have been flooded with lumber,” said Mr. Cox, “but the stuff is beginning to move and at such a rate that it would be necessary to replenish stock be- fore the winter is over. This has started activity among the lumber- men and preparations are being made all through the northern timber counties for the biggest cut in years. Men are in demand and big wages are being paid.” GERMANY HAS 600D FOOD SUPPLY Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, Nov. 8.—The question of Germany's food supply is not giving the nation any worriment, notwithstanding statements to the contrary from sour- ces hostile to Germany, the Overseas News agency declared today. “The press in enemy countries,” says the News agency, “has recently printed additional reports regarding an alleged scarcity of food in Ger- many. All such reports are incorrect and Germany’s enemies are doomed once more to disappointment, since the German nation is as completely assured now as it has been during the preceding months of the war. “Crops are. bountiful, the potato crop especially being a superabund- ant one.” SCOOP Gosn T HATE YO [ THINK OF THOSE, CALUSTHENICS THE CUB REPORTER for, a dance to be given in the Odd Fellows’ hall, Friday evening, Nov. 6. up AND II(]BBEI] GIBGIII.ATE PETITIIIN | the desired information. Nothing Funny Ahnm Soldiering Before Breakfast FOR P. 0, BllllllING Commercial Club Begins Active Cam- &% paign to Ask Government to Choose Site, GlTlZEHB TO OFFER NO { OBJECTIONS TO CHOICE | Factions in Bemidji Unable to Agree on Location; Up to Authori- ties Now. : The solution of the murder of Emil Sundman &t Arvilla, N. D, last week, today rests with the writer of the letter to Sherift A. F. Turner of Grand Forks, giving: the first clue to the murdorerl The two men who-were arrested at International -Falls; answering-a de- scription- given ip the-lefter, ~were proven not the i on wanted; wSher- iff Turner at thlt nhee yesmntyu will Reward. Sheriff T ‘returbed to Bemidji last evening and returned to. Grand Forks this mor: “I will glve the writer of the let- ter a handsome reward aml guarantee him protection 1 sorts; it he will make his ldentlty known and tell us what he kmows in rmrd to the mur- der,” sald Sheriff Tarner last night. “The letter received by me from Be- midji is one of the-important clues that we have agaimst the men and the writer of the:letter wifl turn a big trick for the ‘aiithorities if he makes himself knows.” Thrown From Train. Sundman, the murdered man, was returning from Larimore, N. D., on a train, when he. was-held up. He did not respond..to the arder to “throw up his hhnds" immediately and was shot. He was robbed of five dollars and a watch. : He had $80 in his pocket whic¢h the men failed to find.. Sundman was thrown from the train after the:shooting and after lying in the ditchall night, he walk- ed a mile and a half to Arvilla where he died. Letter Written Here. The first clue that the authorities received as to the murder was a let- ter written from Bemidji on the stationery of the Crookston Lumber company reading room. The writer of the letter did not sign the letter, .stating that he feared that the mur- derers would kill-him if they found ‘out that he had notified the authori- ties. Twelve high school boys. today began a house ‘to house canvas to se- cure names to a petition to the fed- eral government asking that thé gov- ernment use its own judgment in se- lecting a site for a Federal building in this eity and pledging no inter- ference by the citizens, no matter where the site is located. . Commercial Club Acts. ' This action was taken as a result of a meeting of the Commercial club last evening. R. H. Schumaker, president of the club, is in charge of circulating the petitions. It is ex- pected that several thousand names will be secured. The petitions will be sent.to the treasury deéepartment at Washington in a few days. Not Alone for Postoffice. It was pointed out at the meeting last evening that congress had ap- propriated $75,000 for a Federal building and.$9,000 for a site. After the site has been selected congress must again pass on the appropria- tion. The building will not alone be used as a postoffice but other Fed- eral offices will be located in the building. Factions Argue. Factions in the city have been ar- guing over the site of the new build- ing for some time without coming to any conclusion. Several of the sites which have been offered have been held at a larger price than the gov- ernment has appropriated. It was stated at the meeting that it is use- less to attempt to secure a larger ap- propriation for a site or building in- asmuch as Bemidji has secured a mugh larger appropriation than™ is generally given in g city this:size. Other Petitions Slow. Petitions were placed in circulation some time ago, granting the govern- ment full right to select a site with- out interference from the -citizens. These petitions, however, have not been “pushed” and only five or six hundred names have been secured. Any person who secures mail at|_ the postoffice should sign the peti- tions that are being circulated by the high school boys. THOMPSON BOUND OVER "~ TO FEDERAL GOURT Christ N. Thompson, postmaster at Nebish, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of embezzlement pleaded not guilty before Judge Hiram A. Si- mons, United States commissioner, today and was bound over to the Federal grand jury at Fergus Falls. The, grand jury will meet Nov. 6. Attorney Hallan L. Huffman repre- sented Mr. Thompson at the hearing this morning. Over $269 in funds at the Nebish postoffice is missing. Thompson re- ported to the inspectors that the safe had been ‘“‘plugged” and the money taken by robbers. ALLIES REGCOGNIZE CARRANZA GOVERNMENT Washington, Nov. 3.—The state department has been advised that the Allies have decided to recognize the Carranza government in Mexico. Recoghition will be accorded as soon |, as Italy prepares a note in behalf of the entente group. 'IN STEAMER. WRECK Santa Clars, Plying Between Portland and San Francisco] is Wrecked 170 Miles From Astoria, Ore. Marshfield, Ore., Nov. 3.—The North Pacific Steamship company’s steamer Santa Clara, plying between Portland and San Francisco, was wrecked late yesterday in the south jetty of Coos bay, 170 miles south of Astoria, Ore. It is expected that many people have been lost. The bodies of nine dead passengers from the steamer arrived here this morn- ing with 76 survivors who spent a night of horror in the bay. It is known that at least 15 of the total of 48 passengers and crew of 24 has ‘been lost. Several women and children: were dboard, but their fate is unknown. Among the dead is Captain Gus Lofsted of the Santa Clara. The vessel went on the jetty-late yesterday. Half an hour later the vessel was reported -to be a total wreck. Aid was rushed from Marshfield and other coast bay-points, but rescue work was difficult despite moderate winds. The passengers included a number of Oregon and Washington people and several from California. Louis R. Monkman and Miss Ida Mae Newborn were united in mar- riage at the Brown home on Irvine aveune and Nineteenth street, this afternoon by Rev. B. D. Hanscom. C. W. Brandborg left today for Henning, Minn., where he will visit his parents a few days. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph La Fluer, a daughter, Nov. 2, 19165. The Want Column will give you i Defactive Paae 077 for and 178,192 against the meas- state game McCall, republican, a plur- mm smEs T@u |ARTILERY, BATILE " NEAR DOUSLAS X .- Carranzaistas Open Bombardment on Villaista® Line; Fumston Against Intervention. - IIEI'UBLIGANS STI!UHG msmlmum, New York and l’m ] sylvania' Defeat Suffrage by Large Majorities. | Dougles, Ariz., Nov. 3.—Artillery opened a terrific ‘bombardment on the Villaista line todny. The Douglas streets were crowded when the Car- ranzaistas began bombardment and there were near-panics. The city- is in the greatest of excitemént. The schools have been ordered ¢losed and the children kept off the strets. Gen- eral Funston hes returned from an’ inspection ‘trip along the border, de- claring steadfastly againsi any inter- vention across the border. GERMANS ADMIT BEING DRIVEN BACK — GUBERNATORIAL RACES IN ALL STATES CLOSE Democratic Leaders Disappointed; Find Solace in Electing Governors in Maryland and Kentucky. New York, Nov. 3.—Voters in the states of New:' York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania yesterday defeated by large majorities the proposal to graat suffrage to women. In ' New York 2,467 districts out of 5,713 in the state gave 241,928 for:and 321,- 413 against the proposition;: Massa- chusetts, with returns in from 938 of its 1,140 precincts, showed 95,- Berlin, Nov. 3.—The war office this afternoon admitted that the Ger mans have evacuated 100 meters of Salinet trenches northeast of Sou- chez in East.Pironne. = The Germans ‘|shot down an English aircraft and ‘captured. the pilot. T Russians have captured Mikulis NISS MOE WEDS SEVERT §. MELHUS Miss Malvina Moe, daugliter of Mr. and Mrs. Even E. Moe of the town of Frohn, was married at one o’clock this afternoon at the home of her pargnts to Severt S. Melhus. A re- ception was held after the céremony. GOMMERCIAL CLUB SECURES MEMBERS Four Are Admitted; Captains Call Meeting of Men to Plan Campaign to December. ure, ‘while in Pennsylvania slow re- turns indicated an overwhelming de- feat of the amendment. | Republicans Gain, | Republican gains in the mafority’ of the states Voting yesterday, are cony firmed by complete returns. : Except in New York every big voting area the trend of the elections have béen toward Republicanism. The third party idea appears to have disap- peared from the eastern states. Democrats Disappointed. Democratic leaders are disappoint- ed over the Republican victories in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania but they found solace toay in the Mary- land and Kentucky choice .of Demo- cratic governors. The elimination of the Progressive vote and the defeat of the New York constitution are the chief straws of yesterday’s election. Suffrage Leaders Satisfied. Suffrage leaders declared today that their showing was favorable and that it showed that there was a popular demand for woman’s suffrage despite the decisive defeat. The suff- rage" vote indicates that congresu must become-the chief battle’ ground for a:nationalsuffrage-amendiment: New York rejected: the new con- stitution framed by a conyention dominated by Elihu Root by the over- whelming majority of 450,000. The state re-elected three Republican congressmen—N. S. Gould in the 36th, B. H. Snell in the 31st and W. S. Bennett in the 23rd district. Race is Close. In Massachusetts the gubernatorial race appears to be close. Returns from all except 92 precincts in‘'the \:The'caiggai’gn for new “members by. the’“Commercial club is- proceeding rapidly. The club has been divided into two sides, each side headed by a captain, to secure members. The side secur- ing the least number of members up to December 1 will buy a dinner for the members of the other side. As a special offer to new members the club will admit members for the ten dollars’ entrance fee-and no dues wilk be charged until:after the first of April of next year. The captains of the two sides are E. B. Berman and Harry Mayer. Members on the side of Mr. Mayer will hold a meeting to plan their campaign tonight and the members of the other side will meet tomorrow night at the club rooms. Four new members were admitted to the club at the meeting of the club last evening. They are C. G. Ek- lund, H. Anderson, Andy McNabb and Abercrombie & McCready. ality of 3,822 over Walsh, democrat. The missing districts are in sections where McCall is expected to show great strength. . In the mayoralty in Philadelphia, Thomas B. Smith, republican, was successful. Democrats Win. The "indicated majority: for Har- rington, democrat, running for gov- ernor of Maryland, is over .5,000‘ No reports from the Maryland counties had been received. Prohibition in the state of Ohio was sure of defeat, according to the estimates of local politicians. They averred the voters against the meas- ure would be 50,000. George Puchts, republican, elected mayor of Cincinnati. Detroit, Mich., voting on a plan to purchase the local street railroad, showed from 89 of the 202 precincts 14,361 votes for and 60,418 ngainsl the measure. Republican Majority. In New Jersey the republicans gained two state senators which will make the next senate stand 13 repub- licans to eight democrats. There will be a republican majority of 37 to 23 in the next state assembly. In Kentucky, where a governor is being elected, both repulican and democratic leaders are claiming vic- tory. The latest returns, however, showed that A. O. Stanley, democrat, (Continued on last page. Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 3.—Six bat- talions, or a total of 7,200 men, will be raised in Winnipeg to become a part of the new Canadian expedi- tionary force of 100,000 men, ordered by the Dominion authorities. ‘was Miss Florence Grimoldby enter- tained last evening at her home for Mrs. Frank Bush who will leave to- morrow for Canada. The Episcopal Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. A. Flatner, 5156 Am- erica avenue, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. TWO COUPLES ARE LIGENSED TO WED Wedding licenses were issued to- day to J. Nelson and Rosa May Dean and ‘Alex Golla and Minnie Slet- By “I-IOP -|in the chamber of deputies; when he “*{at the Dardanelles. FRENGH ,mm:n? IS AGAINST PEAGE; WILL BATTLE TOEND Aristide Briand Tells Members of, Chamber of Deputies That Enemy - Must Be Defeated.. KING GEORGE Sm 3 FROM m Fears Entertained That Serbiss Troops, Will Be Surrounded by 5 Teutons. Paris, Nov. 3.—Peace auudm- were waived aside by Arhfl« }:lv # and, the new French premier, today, made his first speech to the Iawmak- ers.. He told the members that the - only” peace that Franch would ac- 1 cept would be won through the ene- my's decisive defeat. French Will Win. “The French army will be vietor- ious in the end,” said the new pre- mier. “Every government force is 3 grouped with a view of war to the 4 end. The enemy must he driven from French territory. France will accord with England on war policies and will give Serbla every aid pos- sible.” Fear for Serbians. Grave fears are entertained here today that the main army of Serbia may be surrounded with the Austro- Germans and Bulgarians closing in on Nish on three sides. The Austro- German line has swept northwest through the country south of Kragu- jewac into the upper Morava valley.. The war office reports-active opera- tions by the French in Bulgaria and. by both the English and the Frenth Allied monitors - have bombarded the Turk Gallipoli positions. Press Waiits Action. % London reports that British news- pepers generally believe that valu- able time has been lost in going to i the aid of Serbia. The papers ap- ' = plaud the frankness of Premier As- quith’s statements on the war M tion but ‘declare” that prompt in“the-Balkans {s necessary. ‘King' Suffers From Inj King George. of England, aecord- ing to reports, passed an~uncomfort- able night suffering from the many bruises received from falling from his horse. £ DAILY WAR ANALYSIS; 5 KITCHENER POWER BROKEN BY NEW GENERAL STAFF By J. W. T. Mason. E (United Press Staff Corresvondent) New York, Nov. 3.—Lord Kitchen- er’s power as British minister of war is being broken by the organization of a new general staff in London which will have large control over the future direction of the war. Hitherto, Lord Kitchener has been allowed to exercise practically auto- cratic authority over the manage- ment of Great Britain’s part in the war. He has decided questions of strategy and has sent armies to the - & battlefronts or withheld them as his. own judgment dictated. Lord Kitch- ener, in fact, has had more complete control over the British army than the kaiser has exercised over the Ger- - man forces. D The kaiser has been aubordlnlud as a military leader to his genmeral staff, while Lord Kitchener has not allowed himself to -be limited by - staff discussions. The criticisms 4 concerning the blunders of the Brit- ish war office that have lately be- come so emphatic in London, have been directed, in reality, against Lord Kitchener. His name has been seldom mentioned directly because rival newspaper proprietors have not liked to trail after Lord Northcliffe— the discoverer of Lord Kitchener’s de- fects—and because Britishers have an uncomfortable feeling that it would be unpatriotic to overthrow the god at the war office, even though his feet be found of clay. Lord Kitchener is being made to feel, however, that he is not held blameless for the lack of military successes that have attended the Brit- ish armies. The decision of the gov- ernment to appoint a new general staff with largely increased powers is just as effective in its purpose as if it were accompanied by a public onslaught against Lord Kitchener's reputation. Lord Kitchener’s failure to develop powers of a military gem- fus is the cause of the organization of the general staff and- his-lordship is to be made to realize that auto- cracy at'the British war office must be-eliminated for the future. Chippewa Falls, Wis.; Nov. 8.— Felix Lagard, aged 70, one of the - animal tenders at the big zoo:in Tr- vine park, this city, was probably fatally injured by a big buck deer - which attacked -the keeper when )n 5 entered the deer inelosure,