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

VOLUME XIII, NO. 306. BEMIDJI QUINT TAKES "+, E FROM RED WING;3..F18-16 TLocal Boys Show “Old Tim hoit and Succeed in Downing Sta . Champion Five. JOHNSON AND GRAHAM PLAY STAR GAME Last Game of Series to Be Played To- night; Each Team Has Won One, Game ; Fast Ball Expected. Showing ‘“‘old time’” form, the Be- midji high school basket ball team of last season, last evening at the Ar- mory defeated the Red Wing high school quint of 1914-15, champions of the state for last season. by a score of 18 to 16. The entire game was close and up to a minute before the final whistle blew the score was a tie. An excellent shot by Johnson gave the local team the game. Johnson Stars. The work of “Fuzz” Johnson and ‘George Graham for the Bemidji team was the feature of the game last eve- ning. Johnson played “rings around” every other man on the floor. He was in nearly every play and secured four baskets and four out of eleven fouls. His failure to shoot more fouls was due to the fact that early in the game he received a large cut over his eyes ard a bandage made it impossible to shoot accurately. Several stitches had to be taken in the wound after the game. Graham Plays Hard. Graham, who last season acted as a substitute, made an excellent show- ing, which indicated that he would perhaps be one of the strongest play- ers on the high school quint this sea- son. For Red Wing, Hanson and Arnt- son, both played good gau)f}s. " The playing of the boys l}last eve- ning was a wonderful improvement over tha. of Monday evening, Starts With Rush. The game started with a rush, both teams playing on the defensive. For five minutes the ball was worked from one side to the other, several shots being made at baskets, but without success. Tanner fouled and the foul was shot by Hanson. Cam- eron fouled and Hanson again suc- ceeded in dropping the ball for a counter. Nesseth fouled and John- son threw the foul, securing the first point for Bemidji. After about ten minutes of playing Nelson of Red ‘Wing broke away for a basket. He fouled and- Johnson missed the shot. Bailey and Kalfahus were called on a double foul. Johnson injured his head in this play. Both Johnson and Han- son missed the foul shots. Bailey again fouled, with Hanson failing to make the basket on the foul shot. Nelson pushed the inflated leather in- to the basket. Kalfahus fouled, with Johnson missing the foul. Johnson shot a perfect basket after dribbling nearly the full length of the floor. Aintson fouled and Johnson again missed the foul. Hanson fouled and Johnson again missed the shot. Bailey broke away and made an ex- cellent shot, securing a basket. The first half ended with the score 6 to 5 in favor of Red Wing. . Second Half Good. The second half was a splendid ex- hibition of basket ball. Johnson op- ‘ened the half, securing a basket. Cameron fouled and Hanson failed on the foul shot. Bailey and Nesseth were called for a double fowl. John- :son shot the foul for Bemidji but Hanson missed. Hanson fouled and Johnson again shot the ball for a foul SCOOP rzerorter \ REPORTER \T SURE |S HARD YO BE. TH' REGULAR SANTY YOUR WFE EXPECTS 0L Y0 BE. — ja basket. basket. Johnson shot a basket from the center of the floor. Arntson shot a basket. Hanson fouled and John- son missed on the shot. Nesseth fouled with Johnson shooting the basket. Graham shot a basket. Tan- ner shot a basket from the center of the floor. Kalfahus for Red Wing, while lying flat on his back under the basket threw the ball for a field goal. Bailey fouled and Hanson missed the basket. Arntson secured Hanson again fouled and was replaced;by Brown on account of personal fofif;. Johnson failed on the foul shot. Nesseth and Brown each shot a basket. Johnson ended the game with an excellent basket. The score for the second half was 13 to 10 in favor of Bemidji. The final score was 18 to 16 in favor of the local team. 250 Are Present. About 250 people attended the game which was refereed by Dr. J. W. Diedrich. The time of the game was one hour and five minutes. The two teams will meet again to- night for the last of the series of three games. Inasmuch as both teams have taken a game, the game tonight promises to be a battle royal. It will be called at 8:15. The lineups last evening were for Bemidji, Tanner and Johnson, for- wards; Cameron center, and Graham and Bailey, guards; for Red Wing, Hanson, Arntson and Brown, for- wards, Kalfahus, center, and Nesseth and Brown, guards. HOUSE OF COMMONS CALLS MILLION MEN After All-night Session It is Agreed to Pass Government Bill Asking for Million Dollars. London, Dec. 22.—Following a whole night of heated debate, the House of Commons at 5:30 o’clock this morning agreed to pass the gov- ernment bill, calling for a million more Britishers to the colors. The adoption of this measure puts into the field the greatest British army in the history of the country. The total numbper is estimated at 4,- 1000,000. The government hopes with this number to strike a decisive end of the conflict within a year. At the meeting last night there was a terrific arraignment of the ministry policy. Shortly after midnight a number of the members of the house fell asleep and snores punctured the fiery parliamentary oratory. PITTSBURGH SAVINGS BANK ORDERED GLOSED Pittsburgh, Penn., Dec. 22.—The Pittsburgh Bank for Savings was or- dered closed this morning. The bank has $10,000,000 in deposits and many depositors crowded before the closed doors. MEMBER OF FORD i % PEACE PARTY DEAD Christiania, Dec. 22.—Lloyd Bing- ham, husband of Lottie Bingham, actress, died this morning of pne\i- monia. He was a member of the Ford peace party. Russia has brought troops by sea to the Bulgarian sea coast, according to a circumstantial report from Ath- ens to a London news agency. Six- teen transports filled with soldiers arrived off Vienna under escort of a cruiser and two destroyers, which be- gan a bombardment of the city, the dispatch states. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1915. CASS LAKE WOMAN ARRESTED BY AGENTS ON LIQUOR GHARGE Mrs. Nora Tedford, Proprietor of a Hotel, is Accused of Intro- dueing Liquor. RELEASED UNDER $500 BONDS TO AWAIT JURY ACTION Alleged That She Had Nine Quarts of Beer in Possesion on Returning From Duluth Trip. Mrs. Nora Tedford, hotel propri- etor at Cass Lake, was arrested early this morning by Federal Officer Ben- son on a charge of having introduced nine quarts of beer into Indian “lid” country at Cass Lake. This morning before Judge Hiram A. Simons, United States commission- er, Mrs. Tedford, through her attor- ney, Henry Funkley, waived exam- ination and gave $500 bonds for her appearance at Duluth before the federal grand jury in January. Mrs. Tedford returned from Du- luth on the early, morning tyain and was met by Officer Benson. She had with her two suit cases and a pack- age. Orficer Benson examined the cases and found nothing. On exam- ining the package it is alleged by Of- ficer Benson that he found the liquor. Mrs. Tedford started to run away and it was only after a small battle that Officer Benson was able to take her into custody. She was brought to this city. It is believed that this is one of the first ecases in this distriet of a woman being charged with the in- troduction of liquor. VILLA WOULD RATHER DIE THAN ENTER U. S, Wife of Mexican General Says That Husband Will Remain in Mountains. San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 22.—*“Gen- eral Villa would rather die than en- ter the United States,” said his wife, passing; through here last evening. When l:'e told her good bye, she said that lie stated that he would remain in the mountains of Mexico where the enemy would be unable to get him for the rest of his life. He said that Le realized that the United States gen- erally hated him. VILLA EXPECTED TO REACH JUAREZ Washington, Dec. 22,—Official dis- patches indicate that Villa intends to reach Juarez tonight. The United States troops have been ordered to reply if Mexican shells fall across the border. The Carranzistas are plan- ning to hold the city of Juarez against Villa. Everything indicates that the Greek frontier will be crossed by the Austro-German, Bulgarian and Turk- ish forces as soon as they are ready. despite the protests of Greece, a cor- respondent at Saloniki declares. The Turks are reported to have coneen- trated two divisions close to the border. Unofficial accounts from Constanti- nople of the British withdrawal from the two Gallipoli peninsula fronts evacuated declare the British had been driven to the sea by a Turkish general offensive movement in which heavy losses were inflicted on the allied forces. RUSSIANS MAY HAVE TAKEN THE Unconfirmed Reports Say That Bul- garian Seacoast City Has Fallen. PETROGRAD REPORTS SAY { PORT IS BEING SHELLED Gen'eml Vonemmich, Conqueror of Liege, is Dead, According to Berlin Dispatch. L?ndon, Dec. 22.—No confirmation is obtainable of the report that the Russians have captured the Bulgarian port of Varna. Reports have been received during the iday from many places stating that the city had fallen. It is known that the Russians have been attack- ing the city for several days. Petrograd official dispatches say that the port is being shelled. POPE’'S NEPHEW IN ITALIAN ARMY ) Rome, Dec. 22.—Marches Giusepe Della Chieda, nephew of Pope Bene- tenant of artillery. CONQUEREOR OF LIEGE IS REPORTED DEAD Berlin, Dec. 22.—General Vonem- mich, the congreror of Liege, died this morning at Hanover. BAND TO GIVE DANGE TOMORROW The Bemidji band will give a dance tomorrow evening at the city hall, The hall is being decorated for the occasion and an eight-piece orchestra directed by Louis Burchard will: fur- nisi“the Tnusic.” It"is ‘expected that there will be a large number of cou- ples in attendance. FATHER OF BES!UA RESIDENT IS SEAD Mrs. John M. Malterud of Becida today received word from Pruden, Sask., Canada, of the death of her father, C. H. Rockwell. Mr. Rock- well was a well known farmer in Canada. Before moving to that country he was a prominent farmer in Southern Minnesota. SARAH BERNHARDT REPORTED DYING London, Dec. 22.—Sarah Bern- hardt is reported to be dying, ac- cording to a dispatch from Paris. She had never fully recovered from the shock following the amputation of a leg last February. She is now 71 years of age. s PRESIDENT OF TWIN CITY STREET RAILWAY DIES Minneapolis, Dee. 21.—Calvin G. Goodrich, president of the Twin City Rapid Transit company, the St. Paul and Minneapolis street railwoy sys- tems, died late last evening at his home in Minneapolis of ‘ronchial pneumonia. He was 59 -ears of age. Serbian officials arriving in Rome. says a dispatch from that city, agree that the disaster to Serbia was largely due to the failure to attack Bulgar- ians before the latter were ready, owing to insistence by the entente powers that such a step be avoided. Only Three More Days Till Christmas THIS IS WHAT MRS, SCOOP HAS ASKED FOR~ SHE HASNT' A CHANCE - ON HER—! HM-M - LASTNEARS' GEE-IF T BOUGHT A COULDNT CHAIR- SHE NEVERWOULD GET BY WITH' GET HER HOUSEWORK DONE. A STOVE - STILL LOOKS WELL. I FRAD T THIS 15 A LOT - NEARER MY SPEED - diet, is at the Italian front as a lieu-| BRITISH TROOPS SENT T0 SALONIKA P 0HT 0F VAHNA Athens Report ;m—mt Men Have Been Sent to Salonika; Six Officers Killed When Men Mutine, Berlin, Dee. 22.—A dispateh from Athens today stated that the British are withdrawing the troops at the Dardanelles and sending them to Sa- lonika. Nearly all the British troops have left Imbros, Tenodos and Iemos Isl- and, bases for the British in the Dar- danelles. The troops are discontented and mutined in Imbros. Six officers of the general staff are reported to have been’ killed. ' KKK K KKK KKK RKE KK KX * DAILY WAR ANALYSIS. * * (By J. W. T. Mason.) * * United Press Staff * * Correspondent. * KKK K KKK KKK K KKK New York, Dec. 22.—Spain may be preparing to enter the war on the side of the Teutonic allies for the purpuse of retaking Gibraltar from the Brlt-. ish and annexing Portugal to the Spanish kingdom. Rumor from Gibraltar that the Spanish army is to be re-equipped with Remington iu place of mauser rifles coincide with New York reports that Spain has deposited here $30,- 000,000 with which to purchase war supplies from American firms. The two statements, coming from inde- pendent sources, tend to confirm each other. They indicate the possibility that the war may spread from south- eastern to southwestern Europe if Spain is allowed to receive the sup- plies she has ordered in the United States. It is highly improbable that the Spaniards are innocently intent sim- ply on substituting one type of rifle for another. The demand for all- American made war implements is at present so insistent that Spain must .pay extravagant prices for what she‘wants. By waiting until the end of the war the cost would probably be 50 per cent less than now. Spain has suffered severe economic ‘losses during the war, and it is not probable the government at Madrid would tolerate extravagant expend- itures and face the necessity of im- posing new high taxes unless the re- quirements were urgent. Spain is in no danger of suffering an attack by any of the belligerents. Her immediate need for new arms, therefore, suggests that offensive plans are maturing at King Alfonso's court. The Spaniards may have con- cluded either that Germany will win the war or that the end will be a condition of general exhaustion per- mitting Spain to advance at the last moment and seize Portugal and Gib- raltar. Portugal has a secret offensive and defensive treaty with Great Britain, under the terms of which the Portu- guese .army was placed at Great Britain’s disposal when the Boer mutiny in South Africa broke out last year. ‘It is generally understood that in return the British govern- ment pledged itself to defend Portu- gal’s independence. A declaration of war by Spain against Portugal, therefore, would mean a declaration of war against Great Britain and would make Spain an ally of the Teutonic powers. The Spaniards have been largely pro-German since the beginning of the war. They remember Germany’s sympathy toward them during the Spanish war. They believe, too, that Great - Britain prevented the forma- tion of a European league in 1898 that might have saved to Spain the Philippines, if not Cuba. King Al- fonso’s mother was born ‘an Aus- trian archduchess. - By "HOP” FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. U, S. RENEWS DEMANDS IN 2ND - NOTE TO AUSTRIA Country Wfi Not Agree to Points In- volved in the Sinking of the Ancona. MESSAGE EXTREMELY BRIEF AND FRIENDLY IN TONE Leaves No Doubt of the i)etzmi.na- tion That Reparation Must Be Made for American Lives. Washington, Dec. 22.—The United States will not argue with the Aus- tria points involved in the sinking of the Ancona. In the second Amer- ican note to the Vienna government made public by the state department today when it was delivered to For- eign:Minister Burian in Vienna, this government states that it must “re- new the definite but respectful de- mands made in its communication of the 8th of December.” Leaves No Doubt. This note, extremely brief, is friendly ‘in tone, but leaves no doubt of the determination that Austria shall make reparation for the Amer- ican lives lost and punishment of the Austrian submarine commander whose “culpability is in any case established,” and whose act, details of which were given in the Austrian admiralty statement is held to be “willful violation of the rules of in- ternational laws and the principles of humanity.” Considers Note, Addressed to Ambassador Penfield, the note follows: " Department of State, Washington, Dec. 19, 1915—You are instructed to address a note to the Austro-Hungar- ian. minister of foreign affairs, text- ually as follows: “The government of the United States has recéived the note of your excellency relative to the sinking of the Ancona, which was delivered at Vienna on Dec. 15, 1915, and trans- mitted to Washington and has given the note immediate and careful con- sideration! Admits Torpedoing. “On Nov. 15, 1915, Baron Zeied- inek, the charged ‘affaires’ of the im- perial and royal government at ‘Washington, transmitted to the de- partment of state, a report of the Austro-Hungarian admiralty with re- gard (o the sinking of the steamship Ancona, in which it was admitted that the vessel was torpedoed after her engines had been stopped and when passengers were still on board: This admission alone is, in the view of the government of the United States, sufficient to fix upon the com- mander of the submarine which fired the torpedo, the responsibility for having wilfully violated the recog- nized law of nations and entirely dis- regarded those humane principles, which every belligerent should ob- serve in the conduct of war at sea. In view of these admitted circumstan- ces the government of the United States feels justified in holding that the details of the sinking of the An- cona in weight and character of the additional testimony corroborating the admiralty’s report and the num- ber of Americans killed or injured are in no way essential matters of discussion. The culpability of the commander in any case established and the undisputed fact is that cit- izens of the United States were kill- ed, injured, or put in jeopardy by his lawless act. Will Not Debate Rules. - *“The rules of international law and the principles of humanity, which were--thus . wilfully. violated by the commander of the submarine have been so long and so universally recog- nized and are so manifest from the standpoint of right and justice that the government of the United States does not feel called upon to debate them .and does not understand that the imperial and royal government questions or disputes them. “The government of the United States, therefore, finds no other course - open to it but to hold the imperial and royal government responsible for the act of its naval commander and to reach the definite, but yespectful demand made in its communication of the sixth of December, 1915. ‘It sincerely® hopes that thé foregoing statement of its position will enable the imperial and royal government (Continued on last page).