Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 31, 1916, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D TCRICA 'BOCETY, VOLUME XIV, NO. 81. BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY BVENING, MARCH 31, 1916, UNITED §3 l"‘ffA BREAKING WITH TEUTONS RESTS WITH EVIDENGE President and Cabinet Meet to Con- sider Phases of the Situation. EVIDENCE OF SUBMARINE DISASTER IS CONFLICTING Germans Capture Village of Malan- court; French Hold Highways. BULLETIN Berlin, March 31.—Official)— The fortified village of Malan- court has been captured by the Germans, Paris, March 31.— (Official) — The French have evacuated the ruined village of Malancourt but firmly hold the highways leading to Bethincourt and Esnes. Washington, March 31.—The latest phase of the submarine warfare brought out by the sinking of the WAGES $30 TO “0 Sussex, is a question of evidence. Un- til this is settled, the president will not take any steps. He is almost at Efforts to Be Made to Secure Enough the breaking point with Germany, but does not wish to break off rela- tions without a clear issue. Others to Consider. The German contention here is that the Sussex struck a British mine but even if this were true, the president has not yet made up his mind that the Englishman, Manchester Engi- neer, Eagle Point and other ships met their fate in like manner. He hesi- tates to believe that Germany has been playing with him and that her pledges are not worth considering. Yet, the conviction is almost forced upon him that this is the case.. The Baltimore Sun, which is usually re- garded as speakingthe administration mind, editorially asks why not con- sider circumstantial evidence, and goes on to cite the circumstances which go to prove that the Sussex was torpedoed. This undoubtedly is what is going on in the presidential mind also—a careful canvass of the circumstantial evidence. Will Act Quickly. If the evidence is strong enough to convince the president and his legal experts that the German pledges are being broken and were made to be broken, he will act sharply and swift- ly. There is little probability that he will take the matter to congress until he has exhausted the search for evi- dence, and, when he does, it will be with a case made up and an order ousting Von Bernstorff from the country. Today’s status of the matter appar- ently is that the issue is more grave than ever, because the good faith of Germany is that in question more than ever before. GERMANS LOSE 20,000 MEN IN VERDUN BATTLE London, March 31.—The Germans have lost 20,000 in the renewal of the Verdun struggle on both banks of the Meuse. Several battalions have been destroyed in the attempt to capture Malancourt. French guns on Hill 304 tore such gaps in the lines that the Germans halted after securing a foothold in the village. PRESIDENT AND CABINET DISCUSS FOREIGN CRISIS Washington, March 31. — The president and cabinet again discussed the submarine crisis today. Of the four boats attacked it is understood that the Eagle Point is in the ser- vice of the English admiralty; the Englishman, Germany contends, was sunk while attempting to escape; Ger- many states that a mine and not a torpedo destroyed the Sussex; the ex- cuse for the Manchester Engineer is not known. KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK SHORTAGE OF CARS THREATENS TO RUIN 6,000,000 BU, OF WHEAT Winnipeg, Man., March 31. —Pleading that 6,000,000 bushels of wheat needs cars to move it immediately to save - it from rotting on the ground, a farmers’ delegation appear- ed today before the Canadian Grain commission. Much of this grain is already being damaged by wet spring weather, the farmers told the commission. ARk kkkok k ok ok ok k ok kk ok ok kK& Kk hkhkhkhkkhkhkhkkhkhdkhkd KKK KRR KKK K 18, 0, 8, SENT AR EE RS SRR RS *x * z TODAY’S NORTHWEST ODDITY * * Bismarck, N. D., March 31.—Sixteen thousand town- ship officers duly elected are unable to serve. The law provided that these offices shall be bonded by the state and that any other bonding is illegal. Lack of funds pre- vented the operation of the state bonding department. The supreme court may un- tangle the situation. * ok kkk KA KK * * * ® KEKKH KKK KKK KKK K *de ok k ok ko okk ok ok ok koK OUT FOR MEN IN LUMBER CAMPS Crookston Lumber Company Needs Two Hundred Men at Once. PER MONTH AND BOARD Logs to Operate Mills With Two Shifts. Wanted—200 men at for lumber camps. Wages good. Apply at the Crookston Lumber company. The above S. O. S. signal was sent out today for men by the Crookston Lumber company. Two hundred men can be used in the lumber camps around Bemidji. The wages are from $30 to $40 a month, ingluding board. Conditions at the ca fs"fl.fin excellent. ‘The additional demand for-labor iz caused by efforts to secure emough once |ing of a city hall at Bemidji with !less the city of Bemidji would want 9 Armory Title Must Be Clear to State Otherwise No State Aid. PLAN OF CITY OFFICIALS WILL BE DROPPED IS BELIEF Plan Was to Construct Building to Be Used for City and Armory. The proposed Bemidji nrmor& can- not be constructed so as to be used to house the city officers of Bemidji as has been suggested by a Bemidji weekly paper and several city offi- cials. Information to this effect was re- ceived this morning from the United Press association. Title Must Be Clear. “The title of any armory building in getting aid must be made abso- lutely clear and unencumbered to the State of Minnesota, without res- ervation in connections of any sort,” Colonel George C. Lambert, secre- tary of the State Armory board, to- day fold a United Press representa- tive. Law Ironclad. “This is law and it’s ironclad,” said Mr. Lambert. “I have not look- ed up the law regarding the build- the armory. Attorney General Smith would have to rule upon this phase when formal application has been presented to me. It appears that un- to built its own city hall and then give the State of Minnesota free and unrestricted title for the entire build- TOGLOSE TOMORROW Judges to Meet at Four o’Clook.at|Bemidji Man Arrested, Charged With Commercial Club to Award Prizes. MANY SLOGANS ENTE] CONTEST OPEN Decision Wil Be Announced in the Monday Edition of the Daily Pioneer. 0 NOON| KX KKK AKX KKK RD WANTED A SLOGAN FOR BEMIDJI All live, growing, buzzing, hustling cities have- slogans. You have seen them on sta- { tionery coming from:live, en- . ergetic business men in live, energetic towns. We believe that now is the time to boost for a greater Bemidji. We should have a slogan. Something that will become. as_eatehy:and famous as “Minmeapolis Makes Good.” ; 3 The Bemidji Mefchants as- soclation will offer a prize of $5.00 to the author of the best: solgan....The' contest is open to all citizens. “Send 4n as many as you want:to. Address your slogans to the Slogan Editor of the-Daily Pioneer. EXXXAKKR KAXKRKRKKAKNNRRARARKR A AKX KRR R L R R R KKK KX KX XK KKK This is the last call for slogans for ing, there will be no state aid for the city hall-armory joint plan. There is no objection to the city con- structing such a building and retain- ing the title but it would not get state afd.” ! It had been proposed by several city- officials-to have a buildirg con- lic meetings, rest room, offices of the logs in Bemidji to operate the mills here in two shifts during the coming season. The mills here will probably open tomorrow. MRS. SOUTHWORTH DIES AT SPOKANE Wife of Former Bemidji Lumberman Dies in Western City. Word was received in Bemidji to- | day by Mrs. H. W. Bailey of the death of Mrs. H. B. Southworth at Spokane. - Mrs. Southworth is the wife of H. B. Southworth who was formerly connected with the Bemidji Lumber company in this city. He left here with Mrs. Southworth several years ago to enter the lumber business in the west. DAWSON, MINN., MEN BUY LAND AT SOLWAY Sigwart Johnson and Hans Opseth of Dawson, Minn., have purchased farms at Solway through Nels Bye and will move on them Monday. Pros- pects are that a large number of new settlers will move on lands near Sol- way this spring. FRANK SMITH 1S NEW SOLWAY BANK CASHIER Frank S. Smith of St. Paul has been secured as the new cashier of the State bank at Solway. He will move his family to Solway Monday. Ploneer advertisements are rTo- 1table. city officials and of the police de- partment, besides the armery. The new joint building, it was estl ] would cost $50,000. That the plan will be dropped as the result of action by state officials, is certain. i SCHOOLS GLOSED; SPRING VAGATIUN; Last Holiday of School Year to Begin| Today ; Teachers Leave for Homes, The Bemidji schools were closed this afternoon for a week’s spring va- cation. Many of the teachers will visit at their homes or at other cities. This vacation is the last before be- fore the closing of the term in June. Just two months more of school re- mains before the three months’ sum- mer vacation commences. The remaining period of school will be an especially busy one in the school’s social affairs. The Seniors will give their class play, the Ju- niors will banquet the Seniors and | commencement exercises will be held. SCORE INJURED IN CHICAGO CAR WRECK Chicago, March 31.—A score were injured, one serfously, this morn- ing when a trolley car ran into an open switch. MURDER OF OFFICERS IS NOT CONFIRMED El Paso, March 31.—Villa's al- leged murder of 173 men and officers in Carranza’s garrison was uncon- firmed here today and discredited. structed that could be used for pub-|, ‘entry in the Bemidji Merchants asso- ciation slogan contest:: If you have not submitted a slogan you will have to do so before noon tomforrow to have it entered into the contest for the five ido;lhu- prize. s The contest will close. temorrow noon and no-entries will be made after that time.. The judges of the: contest will meet at four o’clock at the Commercial club rooms to con- sider the slogans and award .the prizes. ‘The deelsion of the judges will be published in the Daily Pio- neer Monday. Many slogans have been entered in the contest, some coming from Cali- fornia, southern Wisconsin, North and South Dakota. Excellent de- sigas have also been submitted in the {| contest. Mamy Good Slogans, - Among “the :slogans received dur- ing the past few days are the tellow- ing: Bemidji, the hub of the dsiry country; “Benildji blows her own ‘{bugle; Bemidji, the hub of the counm~ try of cereals, roots, grasses and clo- ver; Bemidji, absolutely blind to ev- erything that delays justice; Bemidii, the garden spot of Minnesota; Be- imidji, the city of the future; Bemidji, a progressive city; Bemidji boosts 'business; Bemidji, the center of ‘homes; Bemidji, the center of sum- ‘mer resorts; a bigger and better Be- '‘midji; Bemidji pleases; Bemidji sat- isfies; Bemidji'lakes and pine trees make health, wealth-and beauty; Be- midji merchants achieve. 'TWENTY-SEVEN KILLED i IN 20TH CENTURY WRECK Cleveland; 0., March 31.—The toll of the New :York Central wreck of the Twentieth Century Limited was brought to 27 this morning by the death of a man at the hospital here. BLACKDUCK MAN IS GIVEN WOLF BOUNTY One wolf bounty was granted this lmorning in; the office of the county auditor to Clarence Collison of Black- duck for one full grown wolf. THE CUB REPORTER SCOO “What I8 Youth Without Ambition? Nalarsrtiva Sta.e Officials Oppose ~ [MEACHANTS SLOGAN [DICKENSON PLEADS (SGHOOL QUINTETS | City Hall-Armory Plan| CONTEST T0 COME NOT GUILTY TO ASSAULT CHARGE Striking Peter Call With Bar, ALLEGED THAT ROBBERY WAS ATTEMPTED AT HOTEL Court Room is Crowded When Case is Called; Much Interest is Shown. Wilson Dickenson who was afigqb ed Wednesday on an assault charge, accused of striking Peter Call over the head with a bar at the Hotel Dickenson in an attempted robbery, entered a plea of not guilty when ar- raigned in the municipal court before Judge Fisk this morning. Heffron is Attorney. Attorney C. L. Heffron represented Dickenson. The case was brought under a city ordinance, City Attorney Russell ap- pearing for the city. The court room was crowded this morning when the case was called. Call was the first witness. He testified to having worked in .the woods near Bemidji for the past three years, coming from Boston. Enticed to Room. He stated that he arrived in Be- midji Wednesday and alleged that he was enticed to a room in the Dicken- son hotel and was given drinks of al- cohol for which he paid two dollars. He alleged that he was locked in the room and that when he shouted to be allowed to leave the room he was struck over the head with a bar by ‘Wilson Dickenson, a brother of the proprietor of the hotel. The case was adjourned at noon until two o’clock this afternoon. It is believed that the case will be com- VILLA REPORTED WOUNDED AMERICANS LOGATE MEXIGAN BANDIT NEAR GUERRERO Tremendous Efforts Are Being Made to Head Off Retreat of Villa. TO HAVE BANQUET High School Boys’ and Girls’ Teams to Be Honor Guests at Schodl Tonight. The members of the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams of the Bemidji high school will be banqueted tonight inl the high school building in honor of |CARRANZA REPORTS the season just passed. The banquet VILLA IS WOUNDED has been arranged by the girls’ team under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Vermilye, domestic science instructor. Entire Garrizon of Carranzaistas at The hall will be decorated in yel- Guerrero is low and white. Slaughtered. The following menu will be served by the high school - girls: Cheese San Antonio, March 31.—The canapes, cream of tomato soup, crou- tons, fried chicken, whipped potatoes, buttered beets, finger rolls, butter balls, olives, fruit salad, whipped cream dressing, ice cream, cake, bon- bons, nuts. Miss Elizabeth Vermilye will act as toastmaster, calling on the follow- ing for toasts: Lloyd Tanner on “The Trips,” Corrine Carlson, “The Boys’ Team of the Future,” Alec Cam- eron; Lucile Young, “Powers of Per- suasion’; Coach H. J. Bestul, “The Outlook.” Those who are to have charge of the waiting and cooking are: Cooks —Jeanette Stechman and Marjorie Shannon; waitresses—Minnie Ander- son, Avis Cameron, Gladys Getchell and Dorothy Nangle, CHANGE DATE OF CARRIER TEST Civil Service Examination for Rural Mail Carriers on May 13. United States troops and Villaistas have clashed. The Americans caught up with Villa and fired upon a portion of his forces. They are now making a tre- mendous effort to check the headlong flight of Villa and force him to fight. Troops located Villa working along the railway extending south of Guerrera. General Funston gave these re- ports today. He stated, that the source was reliable. He refused, however, to give the source. Gen- eral Funston stated that he is posi- tive that actual fighting occurred be- tween the American forces and the Villa bandits. VILLA RIDING NORTH INTO MOUNTAINS El Paso, March 31.—Villa is re- ported wounded in one leg and riding desperately toward the mountains in western Chihuahua. General Dodds of the American flying columns is hot on his heels. These are reports from Carranza forces. The bandit has picked his best mounted men under his com- mand to make a final dash for cover. VILLA SLAUGHTERS The United States -Civil * Service pleted .late this afternoon: i PREE————— GRAND FORKS FEARS FLODDS Water of Red River of the North Rising One-tenth of Foot an Hour, Grand Forks, N. D.,, March 81.— With the Red River of the North: rising at the rate of one-tenth of a foet an hour and having already pass- ed the six-foot mark, fear of a great flood in this section of the country is daily becoming more apparent. Al- ready at certain points the river has commenced to break from its bed and unless conditions are relieved, will undoubtedly submerge a large area of land in Grand Forks county. The ice is broken up at this point and huyge cakes are now floating down stream. Farther down the Red the ice remains intact and at Winnipeg it shows no signs of break- ing up as the snow is several feet deep and the sun has had little effect upon the thick ice. This indication points to a dangerous climax in this district, where the stream, checked by the ice jam which must evenaually be the result, will break away from its bed. The Red Lake river, which flows into the Red, has risen but very little but the waters are now backing up as far as Crookston, where a big power dam is located. Above the dam, according to the city engineer of Crookston, the ice is still solid and has shown no signs of breaking up. GOVERNOR BURNQUIST ) VISITS AT MANKATO Mankato, Minn., March 31.—Gov- ernor Burnquist was here this morn- ing. He inspected the normal scohol, AMay 13— commission has postponed the exam- ination for rural mail carriers to CARRANZA GARRISON San - Antonio, — March 3}.—_—9\&"' killing every one of the 172 men in the. garfison .at Guerrero, Franecisco . Villa flew. northward Wednesday and now..is.somewhere in the headwaters of the Santa Maria river, according tc unofficial information secured by General Funston. At the head of & considerable force, Villa was re- ported to be on the San Geronino ranch; or the Quernado ranch, and troops of both the United States and Mexico are believed to be closing in on him. The examination -will be open to only male- citizens who, are actually. domiciled in the territory of a post- office in Beltrami county and who meet with other requirments set forth in Form No. 1977 issued by the Civil Service commission. Applications should be forwarded to the commission at Washington at the earliest practicable date. COLUMBUS RESIDENTS FEAR ANOTHER RAID Columbus, N. M., March 31.—Two stories, spread broadcast through Co- lumbus today, caused the tremulous to fear that Villa is about to make a second raid on this community. One story, which-grew as it passed from ‘mouth to mouth, was based on a sug- gestion made by Juan Fayella, a Mex- jcan ranch hand employed by Mayor H. Hoover. Fayella, who is said to have predicted the raid on this town March 9, asserted that he believed the bandit chieftain with a small part of his band, had doubled on his trail and was now in the vicinity of Santa Ma- ria in the Gaznan district, about 66 miles south of the border. Regarded as Correct. This information was regarded by General Funston and his staff as probably - correct. If correct, it ap- pears probable that very soon Villa either will have to face his pursuers in fight or make another break through the threatening lines of troops. Whether his assault on the garri- son at Guerrero was the same engage- ment reported by Gerneral Pershing was not known, but it was considered likely, since the action.reported by General Pershing occurred March 27, somewhere in that region. Details of the engagement were not reported. General Pershing has been advised of the report as to Villa’s location and it is known that the disposition of his troops and that of the Mexican gov- ernment are such that Villa cannot easily escape without a fight. Ameri- can troops are converging from col- umns from the north, and it was in- dicatéd that a part of them had gone so far south that they would be abla to join with the Carranza forces in preventing his eseape in that direc- tion. VILLA MURDERS FIVE MEXICANS Field Headquarters, American Bx- peditionary Forces, Colonio Dublam, Chihuahua, March 31.—It has been learned here that Francisco Villa nearly lost his life a few days ago on the Corralitos ranch, a short distance from this place, where he tortured and put to death five Mexicans. One of his vietims leaped upon him and was strangling him when the Villista officers beat him senseless with the butt: of their guns. Mucio Polanco was the name of the Mexican who al- most succeeded in ending Villa’s ca- reer. The murder of five members of the Polanco family was said to have been intended as a warning to other Mexicans against having dealings with-Amerioans. AMERICAN ARMY FLIERS SUPERIOR Field Headquarters, American army near Dublan, Mexico, March 31.—The experiences of the Amer- ijcan army fliers in Mexico has made them superior to any aerial foree in the world in equal numbers, Captain Foulois today claimed in face of criti- cism, He said that our aviators are daily encountering conditions unfaced previously. The mountains of Mex- ico create shifting winds and dan- gerous air pockets. The altitude a mile above sea gives them only an- other mile of leeway, on account of the maximum altitude of two miles. Miss Beth Evans will arrive in the city Sunday from Minneapolis to visit with her mother, Mrs. B. R. Evans. By "HOP’ DO SOMETHING BAG-'BIG DEEDS” T AM ADVISED YO Do - WELL How 1$ THIS SCRATCHIN' AN ELEPHANTS BALK WITH A JOOTHPICKC =2 o, TO JUDGE BIRD HOUSES - - ‘AT SCHOOL TOMORROW Judges will judge bird houses con- structed by the students, of the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth grades of the Be- midji schols tomorrow morning at.the high - school. The Hhouses. will -be placed on display at the. Battles Hardware next week.