Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 20, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME XIII, NO. 304, BEHIDI!, mxmm, HO!DAY !mm) nncmm 20, 1915, 5 VAN TASSEL FAMILY ESCAPE FROM %7 Nymore Home is Totally Destroyed by Fire Early Sunday Basket Ball Season To Be Opened Tonight At Armory IN NIG“T Gl.UThn. %, ,midji High School Team of + Last Year to Meet Red ng Quint, Winners \ of State High School Championship for 1914-15; Series of Three Games to Be Played. IMIY ATTEIID : CHURGH CANTATA The Presbyterian church was pack- ed last evening at; Chiristmas can- tata, “The Light Bternal,” given by the members of the church. The en- tert;lmn_ent was_excellent and . the ‘members of the cast deserve much credit, | SEVERAL ARRESTED BY INDIAN AGENTS River, Alleged to Have Had in Pos- ON LIQUOR CHARGES Ralph Demouth Arrested Near Boy COMMERCIAL C MEET POSTPONED R. H. Schumaker, president of the Bemidji Commercial club, today an- nounced that the regular meeting of the club which is scheduled for to- morrow evening will be postponed for two weeks on account of the [Christmas holidays. ’ " |GREECE ALLOWS SALONIKA TO BE * FORTIFIED; GFFERS NO INTERFERENCE Morning. The program Was as follows: session Two Quarts of Aleohol. . Dispatch From Athens Says That Organ prelude; inyocation, Rev. Ira : A City is Being Strongly. Prepared TOTAL L0SS IS ABOUT Dombvord; “Praise:fhe Great Re-|GARSON ARRESTS SEVEN STANTON COMPLETES for a Teutonio Attack.’ $800; PARTIALLY INSURED rreqolt; L1bio0ehks o' the NEAR BRAINERD SATURDAY Believed to Have Originated From Over-heated Stove; Family Cared for at Neighbors. The family of Frank Van Tassel of Nymore narrowly escaped with their lives early yesterday morning when their home at Nymore was destroyed by fire. The entire family escaped to the street in their night clothes and were cared for by neighbors. The fire caused a total loss which is esti- mated at about $800, partly covered by insurance. Mr. Van Tassel was awakened at about four o’clock in the morning as the flames were at the foot of the bed. He awakened his wife. They threw their clothes into the street and car- ried the children to safety. The Nymore fire department re- Wor_ld." Hven a Son, N. E. Given and cj m'uu. scripture teading, Dr. T. O Hiliginan; prayer; offering and noticesi *While Shep- herds Watched,” Ida Vifginia Brown, Raymongd Hannah: and chorus; - “Star of Bethlehem,” Mrs. C. W. Warfield, Clinton Springer and C. W. Warfield; “The Dawning,” Mrs. George Mark- ham; “He Came to.Give Salvation,” C.” W.-Warfield and. chorus; ‘“‘Born in a Manger,” Ida-Virginia Brown and. chorus; ““The ltl:ht of Glory,” Raymond Hannah and chorus; “The Message,” C. W. Warfield and Clin- ton Springer; “The Light of Glory,” choir; “Angel Voices,” Ida Virginia Brown; “Lead Me, strong, Mrs. C. G. Joh ,"Raymond Hannah, Clinton §; ri’l’er and chorus: Miss Ida Virginia :Brown was di- rector and Mrs. A. ‘Warfield was the accompanist. : Ordered Committed to St. Louis County Jail. territory. mons, United States at Duluth Jan. 11, 1916. Joseph La Valley was Jouph LaValley Pleads Guilty and is Federal officers in Bemidji made two arrests over Sunday for the in- troduction of liquor into Indian “lid” Ralph Damouth was arrested near Boy River for having in his posses- sion two quarts of alcohol and five quarts of whisky. Upon being ar- raigned before Judge Hiram A. S8i- commissioner, this morning he waived examination and entered a plea of not guilty. He was released under $300 bonds for his appearance in the Federal court arrested charged with introducing two gallons BIG TERM OF COURT Judge C. W. Stanton and Lee A. ‘LaBaw, court reporter, have returned |from Grand Rapids where they have completed the term of court there. The sessions were one of the longest held for some time. BAUDETTE COUPLE LICENSED TO WED Robert Miller and Christine Marie Lystad;, both of Baudette, were is- sued a marriage license this morning at the office of the clerk of court. PRESIDENT AND WIFE . CONSTANTINE'S NEUTRALITY PARTY WINS ELECTION Germans in Offensive Attempting to -Keep Allies From Sending Rein- forcements to Balkans. Paris, Dec. 20.—A dispatch from Athens today states that Greece has refused to interfere with the forti- fying of Salonika by the Allies. Rows of trenches are being dug around the city. The wealthier class of people are leaving and the city is being pre- fared for a big attack by the Austro- Germans and Bulgarians. Athens, Dec. 20.—The Counaris party, supporting King Constantine’s neutrality program, was given power AT HOT SPRINGS, VA. Washington, Dec. 20.—President Wilson and Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt were married at 8:30 p. m., Satur- day night and left afterward to spend their honeymoon at Hot Springs, Va. The president and his bride trav- eled in a private car attached to a of whisky and one gallon of gin at Remer. He entered a plea of guilty before Judge Simons this morning and in default of $500 bonds was or- dered -committed in the St. Louis .county jail to await action of the Federal grand jury in Duluth next month. Indian Agént Carson, who is sta- tioned in this city, went to Brainerd Saturday and single handed arrested ‘yesterday by a large majority at the election. The war party supporters declined to vote, claiming that the election was illegal. London, Dec. 20.—Officials here de- cline to consider the recent German offensive in France and Flanders as the beginning of a German drive there, but state that it is merely for preventing the Allies from sending reinforcements to the Balkans. sponded but the fire had gained such a headway that no effective work could be done. The house was a frame, one story and a half struc- ture. It is believed that the fire origin- ated from an over-heated stove. Be- fore retiring Mr. Van Tassel had banked the stove with wood. This is the third bad fire that Ny- more has had during the past two FIVE HUNTERS RECEIVE SEVEN WOLF BOUNTIES CEE Seven wolf bounti the court house Saturfay to five hunt- ers. They were Juligs Schultz, Kel- liher, one;- John Erickson, Neving, 1914-15 BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL QUINT Top Row—Malone, Manager; Cameron, F. Graham and Coach Bestul; Bottom Row—Bailey, Tanner, John son, G. Graham and Warfield. The basket ball season for 1915- 16 will be opened in Bemidji tonight when the Red Wing, Minn., quint, winners of the state high school title for last year, meet the Bemidji high ular session tonight also for the same reason. Old grads of the high school including all who are home from col- leges an? universities, are planning to give the home boys a hearty wel- were paid at come. Even the “old German.band” |two; E. L. Lindholm; Hackett, two; seven men, each on charges of intro- |SPecial train. At Hot Springs, Mr. Xeetks‘ dI“ each case a home Was|gopool team of last year, winners of |will be there. Peter Syverson, Kelliher, one, and [guction of liquor. and Mrs. Wilson will live at the|BRITISH TROOPS CHANGE estroyec. the Sixth congressional district title.| The Bemidjt team is in full ‘pre- |Philip Becker, Turtle Lake, one. veard Homestead hotel until after New Mr. and Mrs. Van Tassel and fam- b A T2-year-old alleged bootlegger SPHERE OF OPERATIONS ily will remain at the homes of friends until a new location can be secured, ROUTINE MATTERS BEFORE GOUNGIL Routine matters will be considered by the city council at the regular meeting to be held tonight at-the city hall, HIBBING TAX FIGHT SETTLED; MINE GCOS. PAY Hibbing, Minn., Dec. 20.—The in- junction restraining the village of Hibbing from improvements has been withdrawn and the mining companies will pay the same taxes as last year. This amicably settled the long tax fight here. LA RS RS E R R RS R R ] ¥ CITY BOWLING LEAGUE * KKK KKKKKRKKRKKKF Standing of the Teams, The Red Wing team will arrive in Bemidji at six o’clock this evening and come to this city fully confident of vietory. The two teams have not met before as Bemdji was eliminated at the Carleton tournament last March by the Mountain Lake high school quint which lost to Red Wing for the state title. The Red Wing team will play a series of three games here, the other games to be played Tuesday and Wednesday evnings, The entire city of Bemidji is going to turn out for the opening tonight. The naval militia, which holds a reg- ular drill tonight will adjourn so as to give the boys a chance to help the home team turn the trick, city fathers are planning on adjourning their reg- several weeks. here and although this is the first of the year it is expected that quint will be victorious. The line-up will be, practically same as this years’, being Tanner Graham and Bailey, guards. Warfield and Plummer will be substitutes. ment at Carleton last year, will the series. o’clock. e SPOONER RETURNS; FILES BRIEF IN LIQUOR CASE Judge Marshall A. Spooner has re- turned from Brainerd where he filed briefs in the county option law test case before Judge W. S. McClenahan, Saturday. Judge McClenahan was sick abed when the case was called Saturday and briefs had to be filed. It is expected that a decision will be MRS. 6. W. BAKER terday of the death of Mrs. G. he will attend the funeral. paredness,” having been training for The team has never been defeated on the Armory .floor Johnson, forwards; Cameron, center, Gainey, Tanner, who won the first choice as allstate forward-at-the state:tourna- as captain of the local quint during The game will be called at. 8:15 DIES IN MICHIGAN ‘Word was received in Bemidji yes- Baker, mother of George Baker of this city, at Fenton, Mich. Mr. Baker left this morning for that place where Carl A. Bogren of Brainerd and 13 BAUDETTE T0 HAVE A VISITING NURSE —_— Baudette, Minn., Dec. council and school dette have decided to employ a school nurse for the winter, months. Miss Dorothy Zimmerman;has been en- gaged for the posm Bhs will be- |- gin-her-duties-at 11 holidays. THIEF RIVER FALLS SALOONS ARE CLOSED .Thief River Falls, Minn., Dec. 20. —The swan song of the saloons was sung in Pennington county Saturday when 12 thirst parlors closed their doors and for three years at least the authorities promise a “dry” zone, so far as law enforcement can make this possible. The passing of the saloons in this city removes many old-time land marks and places of amuse- ment, where in the halycon days of the lumberjack and woodsman, high test the alcohol was found in his suit case. Duluth on a $200 bond. MYSTERY IN DEATH the and the " Crookston, |is a mystery over the death of John Grosfield, aged 53 years. Grosfield lived near Shelly, Minn. He went to Joe Voelkus’ room, took sick and died. tender here. drink parlor. act He now conducts a soft R KRR TR KN * NYMORE NEWS. ¥ (By Special Correspondent.) w. Miss Izetta Fisher left Friday for Duluth “where she will spend her Christmas vacation visiting with relatives. day morning for Big Falls where she was caught by Agent Carson. He was quarts of whisky and one quart of He was held to the Federal court at OF MUK AT GROOKSTON Miim.; Dee. 20.—There Voelkus was formerly a bar- x X K HKKKKKKKEK KK KK KK Miss Josephine Correl left Satur- Year’s day, unless some development should necessitate the president’s earlier return to the capital. The president will keep in touch with the ‘White House over special wires. All arrangements for the wedding ceremony were carried out perfectly. The wedding party numbered less than 30. Mrs. Wilson was married in the traveling gown she wore to the train. {MOORHEAD-MAN-- BUILTY OF MURDER Moorhead, Minn., Dec. 20.—Wil- liam A. Brendemuhl was found guilty of murder in the third ‘degree late Saturday evening for killing Ole Norby, his brother-in-law, Septem- ber 16, of this year. The jury de- liberated six hours, Brendemuhl, who had been out on $15,000 bonds, was immediately taken into custody by Sheriff Dan McDonald. Applica- tion will be made for a new trial. GHICAGO GHIEF ORDERS London, Dec. 20.—The war depart- ment officially announced today that the British troops at Sulla Bay and in the Anzas regions near the Par- danelles, together with guins, have been transferred to another sphere of operations. BULGARIANS SEIZE RED CROSS STORES Salonika, Dec. 20.—Bulgarians haye seized the American Red Cross.storgs at Monastir, after tearing down Amk “-|ericar flags, say = dispatches " here. Mrs. Walter Farwell, Chicago society woman working for the Chicago Trib- une, and Dr. Forbes, an American, have been arrested. RUSSIANS ABANDON BALKAN CAMPAIGN 3 London, Dec. 20.—It is evident that the Russians have abandoned the plan of entering the Balkan cam- . paign on account of the apparently confirmed report of the withdrawing of the Slav troops along the Ruman- ian frontier. ‘| TURKS TO ASSIST IN BIG SALONIKA DRIVE London, Dec. 20.—A dispatch from Salonika says that the Germans have asked the Turks to help drive the Won Lost Pet. |[made a week from today. FHHD PAHTY nuuflrs jinks and good fellowship, in a rough ;vill :p:::d lier Ohristmas: yacation al Au_ GHIMIHALS ‘HRESTED Allies from Salonika. It is under- Barbers ............ 6 0 1.000| The test case is-the result of an way, to be sure, but quite common at | " "™ stood that the Turks have accepted. Crookston Lbr. Co. ... 5 1 .833|injunction against the International SUGGESS UF PEAGE PLA"S that, prevailed. Moving picture The members of the Congregational Schneider .......... 2 .666 | Falls council by the atorney general houses, groceries, confectionaries and Ladies’ Aid society will meet at the Chicago, I1l, Dec. 20.—Police| VIGOROUS ASSAULT ALONG B. Popp ........ 3 .500 against the issuance of liquor licenses. 3 soft drink emporiums are to take the home of Mrs. Joe Kutchera Friday Chief Healy today issued a drastic| YPRES LINE IS REPULSED Quality Grocers 3 .600| Although Koochiching county vo-| Christiania, Dec. 20.—For the first | place of the saloons here. afternoon and will fill candy bags for |OTder to arrest all criminals. This London, Dec. 20.—Germans began Pioneer .. 3 .500(ted “dry” under the option law in Au- |time gince the Oscar II left New - the Christmas tree which will be held |18 the first step taken in a clean-up|a vigorous assault along the Ypres Barker’s . 3 3 .500|gust, uqu_or dealers at International York, leaders of the Ford party are at the church Friday evening. following the statement .by Mayor |line, but have been repulsed. Beltraml County . 4 .333|Falls claim that under that city's & KITTLESON BUYS IN Thompson that the “police depart- —_— Koors Bros. ..... 65 .166 |charter the council is given the ex- doubting the success of the plans for l; Willing Workers of the Con- |ment stinks.” BRITISH TAKE DANISH i ] ive ri ing licenses, | Peace congress of neutrals, BEMIDUI SUPPLY: 0, |sromationat Sunday son STEAMER WITH TEUTONS Sentinel 5 000 | clusive right of grant The untriendly reception and the , | gregational Sunday school will hold The Crookston Lumber Co. bowling team in the city league dropped into second place yesterday morning and Judge Spooner represents the In- ternational Falls interests. sledding” for the party. attitude of the press is making “rough Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver has advised Ford Schmidt this evening. John Kittleson has purchased the interest of R. Gulbranson in the Be- 2 meeting at the home of Miss Myrtle EASTLAND IS SOLD London, Dec. 20.—A British war- ship has brought the Danish stesmer United States into Clyde with a large number of Germans and Austrians FOR TRAINING SHIP Chicago, Ill., Dec. 20.—The steam- The Fidelis cIub met at the home of Miss Rose Olson last Friday. Elec- tion of new officers for the coming year was held and the following were to abandon the peace mission alto- gether and to turn to finding homes for the war orphans. Ford is making attempts to censor the Barker quint crawled in with aboard. the B. Popp, Quality Grocers and Pioneer teams, all tied for fourth SECOND ANCONA NOTE IS SENT TO AUSTRIA midji Supply company and will con- tinue to operate the store with Axel Kittleson, his son, - New fixtures and ITALY PREPARES TO place. The game yesterday morning be- tween the Crookston Lumber com- pany team and the Barkér quint was one of the best seen in the league this year. The bowling in the second game by Heffron probably won the game for the Barker’s. He bowled 228 pins in that game, securing high score of the day. The following is the summary: Crookston Lumber Co.— Bailey ......... 172 163 125( Klungness 143 161 172 Hedges ......... 142 ‘141 172 Herbert ........ 122 174 162 Gillette ......... 165 196 172 841 ........ 788 Total pins—2,373. Barker's— ‘W. Brown Chichester M. Brown Coppernol Heffron 193 163 183 144 228 135 911 Total pins—2,406. Henry Cominsky secured high score for the men at the Gould alleys during the week. He knocked down . 254 pins. Mrs. Fred Rhoda secured high score for the women during the _week, smashing the maples for a total of 173 pins. ‘Washington, Dec. 20.—The second American note to Austria on the An- cona incident was sent last night. It will probably be delivered to Austria ‘Wednesday or Thursday. The state department today an- nounced that there were twelve Am- ericans on the Ancona when it was sunk. Jacob Kohler returned yesterday from a business trip to Roseau and all dispatches leaving the party. PANAMA CANAL TO BE prevented the passage of ed tomorrow. el Sunday school work. Warroad. 'THE CUB SCOOP rerorrer "THIS SCHEME. TO RASE TH' PRICE OF A CO0-PAY FOR TH W\FES KMAS PRESENT CLEARED TOMORROW Panama, Dec. 20.—A slight move- ment of the debris af the Gaillard cut vessels through the Panama canal today. is believed that the cut will be clear- Rev. M. A. Soper spent Saturday and Sunday at Leonard looking after displays have been installed and the store will keep .the same policy of mail order prices. chosen: dent; Mrs. Peter Wold, vice BRITISH SHIP SEEN OFF GALVESTON BAR retary. BRITISH LOSSES IN SERB Galveston, Tex., Dec. 20.—An un- identified British four-funnel cruiser appeared off the bar today and re- fused to respond to the wiréless. It is believed to be the -same ship as reported watching for German owned ships. sailing for Denmark as Amer- ican bottoms. Only. Five More Days Till Ghristmas It mons. Of this number 86 Ixcnea. Miss Jennie Tagley, presi- presi- dent; Mrs. Harry Bridgeman, treas- urer, and Miss Anna C. Larson, sec- FIGHTING ARE 1,278 London, Dec. 20.-—British losses in Serbian fighting until Dec. 11-totaled 1,278, Under Secretary of War Ten- nat today told the House of Com- were er Eastland, the tragedy ship, was sold today for $46,000. The boat will be used by the Illinois naval militia as a.training ship. DENIED THAT AUSTRIAN CONSULS READY TO LEAVE St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 20.—Austro- Hungarian Consul Prochnik today de- nied the report from Providence, R. I, Journal that all Austro-Hungar- ian consuls and diplomats have heen ordered to hold themselves in instant readiness to leave the country. SEND 1,000,000 MEN Rome, Dec. 20 .—Italy now has 2,- 000,000 men in the war. It is plan- ning to send another million, 3 — BERLIN WOMEN TO WORK AS MOTORMEN Berlin, Dec. 20.—Women will be- gin to work as motormen on the street cars here this week. FRENCH AVIATORS ATTACK METZ FORT s Berlin, Dec. 20.—French aviators have launched another attack against the German fortress at Metz. It was the only attack made last night in the Balkan war theater. USE FROZEN CORPSES IN PLACE OF SANDBAGS Berlin, Dec. 20.—Hungarian lol- diers are defending Knrplateus, 6,700 feet above the level of the sea. The armies are without sandbags and frozen corpses of Italian soldiers are bging used. The Hungarians have repulsed 180 attacks in 200 days. lmICAN ARRESTED AS RUSSIAN SPY Berlin, Dec. 20.—Seigtreid mu.' London, naturalized American, has been arrested by the Germans in War. saw charged with conveying informa- tion to the Rulslanl after the mans had nccupisd ‘Warsa