Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 24, 1916, Page 1

HE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE VOLUME XIV, NO. 154, IBEHI'.DII MINKESOTA, sumu EVENING, JUNE 24, 191 HM orleal Soogzgre UNITED INFANTRY REGRUITING STATIONTO BE OPENED INBEMIDJILATETODAY Lieutenant Mallette, Formerly of Be- midji, Here to Recruit for M. N. G BEMIDJI MILITIA WAITS CALL OF UNCLE SAM Lieut. Barker Goes to Duluth to Pro- vide for Equipment and Make Arrangements. Militia for Patrolling. St. Paul, Minn., June 24.—The Minnesota Naval Militia may be called for patrolling. Captain Guy Eaton and Lieut. Carhart of Duluth will arrive here tomor- row to start a recruiting station here, Ed Erickson, paymaster of the Minnesota Naval Militia, today stated that recruiting would be- gin at ten o’clock Sunday morn- ing. There are 435 men in the na- val militia, which consist of the Duluth, Bemidji, Crosby and Lindstrom divisions, Erickson stated that ex-naval militia men would be given a preference in recruiting. Twenty men in St. Paul expressed their willingness to join the militia. It is believed that the militia will be sent to the coast stations and may be assigned to warships in case of need. Naval Volunteers. Washington, June 24.—A proposal to authorize the presi- dent to draft members of the na- val militia in time of emergency was introduced in the house yes- terday. It was attached to a naval military pay bill, submit- ted by Chairman Padgett of the naval committee and would give authority for the enrollment of navsl militiamen as ‘“national naval volunteers” whenever the president should see fit to call todayA Several other men have signi- fied their intentions of joining late today or tomorrow. Reports were circulated yesterday that the old Company K, Bemidji boys, had never been mustered out and that the men would be called for service. This'report is unfounded as the Bemidji Company K was mustered out and transferred to Stillwater. A United Press representative of the Pioneer interviewed Adj. Gen- eral Wood at the state capitol yes- terday on the matter. “It would be impossible to call out the Bemidji men who were members of Company K,” said General Wood. “That company was transferred to Stillwater and the Stillwater contin- gent is at present at Fort Snelling.” GRAND RAPIDS WITH STRONG TEAM HERE FOR GAME TOMORROW Down State Team is Strengthened by Two Hibbing Team Players. WHALING AND BENTON WILL BE IN LINEUP Two Hundred Rooters to Come to Bemidji in Special Train for Game. Strengthened by two Hibbing play- HUNGRY GERMANY WAITING ON CROPS WRITES SHEPHERD United Press Staff Correspondent Says Fats are Lacking in Teuton Country. EGGS IN APRIL SOLD FOR 60 CENTS A DOZEN All Germany’s Food Goes to Sol- diers; a Civilian is an Incubus. Note the following is the fifth and last of the food stories from Germany which W. G. Shep- herd, United Press staff corres- pondent, secured by interviewing travelers from Germany at Rot- terdam.—Editor. By W. G. Shepherd. (United Press Staff Correspondent) Rotterdam, May 29.— (By mail)— Nobody ever has anything fried these days in German cities and towns un- less a special feast is on and the householder or host has had a re- markable piece of luck in securing fat of some kind. Fats of every kind are lacking. Travelers from Germany to Rotter- dam say butter is practically un- known. Now and then a household- er may secure a half a pound of mar- ers and accompanied by 200 baseball fans in a special train, the Grand Rapids baseball team will come to Bemidji for a game tomorrow after- noon determined to defeat the Be- midji team. That the game will be the hardest fought battle of the sea- son is almost certain. Booth Pitcher. Dwight Booth, former Toledo Am- erican association pitcher, now of the Hibbing nine, has been secured by the Grand Rapids team to pitch tomor row. Carroll Booth, his brother, al- so a Hibbing player, will play ceni.er field. Ed. Farrell, who made such an excellent record at Carleton col- upon them. Bemidji men desiring to enter the M. N. G. will have an opportunity. Late today or tomorrow morning Lieutenant Mallette of the First In- fantry, M. N. G., will open recruit- ing offices in the Markham hotel. Until five years ago Lieut. Mallette made his home in Bemidji. It is be- lieved that a number of Bemidji men will enlist. Jackies Ready. i It is up to Uncle Sam as far as the Bemidji Naval Militia is concern- ed. The “jackies” met last night at the city hall and clothes and out- fits were marked. Every prepara- tion was made for a call of mobiliza- tion. The militia may be mobilized to- lege during the past year, will be be- hind the bat for Grand Rapids. Whaling and Benten. The other players will bc Whaling ss, Benton first base, ‘“‘Bones” McAl- pine second base, ‘“‘Banty” Farrell second base, Bentz right field, and M. McAlpine left field. The Grand Rapids:team is a heavy hitting aggregation and has not lost a game this season. The Bemidji lineup will be prac- tically the same as last Sunday. ELEVEN MEN MAKE FILINGS ON 160 garine at a dollar a pound. Lard is as scarcé as butter. Use Olive Oil. Some months ago, when the short- age in fats became definite, a few good cooks discovered that olive oil might be used in frying meats and within a short time many foresighted civilians had laid in supplies of olive oil. At present the olive oil supply is exhausted. The government experts in their efforts to obtain fats, commandeered all the peanuts in Germany. “I'm very fond of peanut candy,” said a German from Munich who had come to Rotterdam to feed up, as he explained, “and every afternoon T used to drop a few pennies in a penny-in-the-slot candy machine near my office. “One afternoon I ran out to the machine and found that the peanut candy slot had been sealed up with a government seal. “I couldn’t break it, of course. Later on a policeman came and col- lected all the peanut candy in the machine. He said the government was going to take the peanuts out of it and extract the oil from them.” Get French Sardine. The one greasy food that can be obtained in limited quantities in cer- tain districts of Germany is the little French canned sardine. How it gets into Germany no one seems to know. “My grocer always had some sar- day. Lieut. E. A, Barker, Lieut. Junior Grade R. B. Lycan and Ensign W. McDonald left today for Duluth to take an examination and to secure more supplies for the Bemidji divi- sion. They will return to Bemidiji as soon as possible. Much Enthusiasm. Today's reports that more battle- ships had been ordered to Mexican waters found the Bemidji militia boys preparing for a call. There is much enthusiasm among the men. A number of the men remained at the city hall all day and reports given them by the Pioneer on Mexican de- velopments were received with ques- tions as to when they would receive a call. The men are ready to go. To Training Camp. Should a mobilization call be is- sued the men will go to Duluth, from which point they will be transferred to the Great Lakes, Ill, training sta- tion where they will receive several weeks’ training. If .developments should demand more naval men they will probably be taken to the east and placed aboard a war vessel. No Transfers. “Not one of the men desire to transfer their enlistment from the naval militia to the land forces,” ¢aid Lieut. Barker this morning in reply to the following message re- ceived this morning by Governor Burnquist from Secretary of the Navy Daniels: ) “Department learns that there is a desire of certain naval militia en- listed men to join the militia (land forces.) I urge that you reduce such transfers to the minimum. The naval militia is trained at a greht expense to the Federal government for naval purposes and this torce should be kept intact.”. Several Enlist. Several enlistments were made vol- ACRES OF LANDEACH Eleven men made filings under the Volstead act on 160 acres each this morning. Ten of the men are resi- dents of St. Paul. Five of the men are brothers. Those who made filings are Ernest H. Nolan, Edward A. Nolan, James C. Nolan, Francis A. Nolan, Rudolph Nolan, Ignatius W. Duncan, Laurence V. Trodden, John W. Stockston, Francis P. Duncan and Joseph Dun- can, all of St. Paul, and Roy Hilton of Lincoln, Neb. MRS. PICKIT SUES FORMER OFFICIAL FOR A DIVORCE (By TUnited Press) St. Paul, Minn., June 24.—Mrs. Mary Pickit has filed a divorce suit against Robert Pickit, former clerk in the state auditor’s office, on the grounds that Pickit has been con- victed of. forgery and is serving a sentence at Stillwater. dines,” explained a neutral lady, who was going back to the United States, “where I can eat all I want to.” He doled them out sparingly without any government regulation, she said, but a beefsteak fried in the fish oil was very unlike a beefsteak. There has never been a shortage of lemons and oranges, according to various persons from various parts of Germany. The ally blockade, it appears, has not as yet shut off the supply of citrus fruits, which reach Germany by devious routes from various warm climes. Of sugar the Germans, of course, have an immense supply, owing to their best root industry. Salt abounds but pepper is scarce. bacon or pork in farm is unknown to civilians. Hens Valuable. Eggs in April were sixty cents a dozen and laying hens were so valu- able that no chickens were killed for food until their laying capacity de- clined. A dressed chicken in a Cologne shop brought two dollars and a half (Continued oa Page 4) Ham, | | MiNNESOTANATIONAL GUARD MAY BE CAMPED AT FORT SNELLING Indications are That All Companies Will Be Mobilized at St. Paul Station Monday. FULL PEACE STRENGTH TO BE REACHED TOMORROW Governor Burnquist to Review Troops at State Capitol Tomorrow Afternoon, St. Paul, Minn., June 24.--“Mobili- zation of the Stillwater and Winona companies does not necessarily mean the general state mobilization of the Minnesota National Guard,” Adj. Gen. F. B. Wood told the United Press today. “These companies were call- ed to Fort Snelling merely to do camp work. We have absolutely no idea as to when the remainder of the state guard will be ordered to mobi- lize. “It is probable, however, that all the infantry may be camped at Fort Snelling Monday. Present indica- tions are that a full peace strength will be reached Sunday. A Gala -Day. It’s to be a gala day at Fort Snell- ing, for tomorrow, according to plans today. Hundreds of visitors are ex- pected to throng the fort’s grounds during the day. . At 5 o’clock to- morrow afternoon the governor and his party on the steps of the state capitol will review the regiments while the First Battalion band plays martial strains. When Brig. Gen. A. W. Wright, Austin, arrived at Fort Snelling today to take charge of the Minnesota Na- tional Guard, he found little but work mobilized. Of this he found plenty. He will help Adj. Gen. Wood make preliminary arrangements for getting the guard in shape, anticipa- ting, as they do, an early call to the border. Trouble With Horses. Those horses, more accustomed, perhaps, to dragging a plow than dragging a machine gun, simply can't be broke into maitial tricks. The boys are having a lot of trouble with them. Battery B especially cursed, it seems, with balky horses, have been holding three-hour conferences on how to make a horse quit kicking. Some law abiding soldier produced & manual of arms to guide the horse. Another substituted the suggestion that a manual of legs would be bet- ter. When one of these nags starts a bombardment with his rear legs the soldiers always retreat in some disorder. No Naval Orders. «Please tell the people of Minne- sota that a member of the national guard is a soldier, is subject to duty in time of war, and I have no suth- ority to let them off. Neither has Governor Burnquist. If they know this, maybe we’ll have more time for military duties,” Adj. Gen. Wood said today. Orders affecting the Minnesota na- val militia had not been received up to early today, officials insisted. SITUATION SERIOUS AT VIRGINIA MINES Virginia; Minn., June 24.—Officers commanding 450 deputies attempting to prevent trouble here, admit that the situation is serious. Another outbreak is feared. BEMIDJI COUPLE IS LICENSED TO BE WED A wedding license was issued to- day at the office of the clerk of court to Andrew Anderson and Miss Agnes THE CUB REPORTER SCOOP untarily to the Bemidji nayal militia | Andrews, both of Bemidji. Fishing Is.A Snap For Scoop LINE OF RUSSIAN ADVANCE THAT MAY CUT OFF TEUTCNS RUSSIANS IN A STRONG DRIVE CAPTURE KUTY Now Have Control of Two-Thirds of Bukowina; American Aviator KiMed. . FRENCH RECAPTURE POSITIONS FROM TEUTONS German Submarine Captures What is Believed to Be Great Eastern Liner Brussels. (By United Press) STATES AUTHORITIES UNABLE 10 FIX BLAME FOR CARRllAL BAT TLE tions to scouting and not to fight. ders he violated orders. Troops Wiped Out. San ‘Antonio, June 24.—The two troops of the Tenth cavalry, under were wiped out by the attack of Mex- ican forces under General Gomez at Carrizal, June 21, according to indi- cations given in a fragmentary re- port erceived by General Funston from General Pershing last night. General Pershing’s message stated who arrived last night, have reached the main column. All were enlisted men, but the report did not say whether there were non-commissioned officers among them. Caught in Flank. According to the stories of the survivors, as outlined in General Per- shing’s report, a mounted force of Mexicans made a charge from the Petrograd, June 24.—Continuing|gany ot the conclusion of a parley their strong drive, the Russians have | between Captain Boyd and General captured the clty of Kuty. They now | Gomez, at the same time that a ma- have control of two-thirds of Buko- wina. Aviator Killed. chine gun opened fire from the front as General Gomez reached his line. Captain Boyd had ordered his men to dismount as the machine gun op- Paris, June 24.—American Aviator ened fire, and a combined effect of Chapman, American flying corps, killed. French in Counter Attack. Paris, June 24.—(Official)—The French in a counter attack, recap- tured many of the positions that were gained by the Germans yesterday. Liner Taken. has attached to the Franco-|the Mexican charge, the machine gun been | fire and the rifle fire from the Mexi- can garrison. of Carrizal, which had almost surrounded the little Amer- ican force, under cover of the parley sought by General Gomez to discuss whether Captain Boyd should be al- lowed to pass through the town, stampeded the horses. No details were made known to General Pershing as| London, June 24.—A German sub-|t, whether the Mexican charge was marine captured and took into the|checked. German submarine base at Seebrugee a steamer which is believed to be the great eastern liner, Brussels. CHILDREN'S DAY PROGRAM SUNDAY ATBAPTIST CHURG Ringed by Fire. With their mounts gone, caught without means of escape, ringed about on three sides with the fire of an over- whelming force, the fate of the little detachment is believed by officers e to have been sealed. It is fear- ed that only the most stupendous luck, and that by desperate valor, ould have extricated Captain Boyd’s men from the trap. The reports from Mexican forces place the number killed, including two officers, at from 12 to 40. It A Children’s Day program will be | 'yoon0q 17 were taken captive in- given at the Baptist church tomor- row, beginning at eleven o’clock. The program is as follows: Song by school; “My Mission,” by Gertrude Huntosh; “Just This Minute,” Hilda Martin! “Helping Hand,” by Sylvester Lane; anthem by - choir; to Chihuahua City. N Officers Active. Mexico City, June 24.—Military by | officers are very active here. Refugees at Vera Cruz. Vera Cruz, June 24.—Six hundred “The Men Who Try,” by Roosevelt|anq fifty refugees are here awaiting Mattson; “Why Don’t You Laugh?” “Confusing,” by Ione Sellers, ‘Webster; “My Prayer,” by Mary Ken- nedy; “Clover Song,” by primary de- partment; graduation exercises by primary department; ‘“Our Thanks- benediction. song by school; Leone Ben- | 8¢S transportation to the United States. by Laurence LaMont; song by school; | A special train brought scores here Lael | this morning. Chase, Bertha Johnson and Ardath|many Americans in the interior cities Bliler; “Growing Smiles,” by Owen |are refusing to.leave their homes. It is reported that Argentina Declines. Buenos Ayres, June 24.—Argentina will positively decline Chili’s sug- tion that all the South American Lane, i‘evrmi;lorl;ic‘:n;:binson Christine governments intervene to prevent war Patterson and Francis Patterson; bet:veen Mexico and the United “Golden Days,” by Sam Webster; [ States. { : song by choir; “The Things That Resolution Fails, Count,” by Ruby Edwards; “The Washington, June 24.—Senator Trafty Old Thief,” by Arthur Hovery; | Reed’s introduced resolution for the address by Superintendent LaMont; | pay of militia men to be $30 children’s day offering; “Heralds of | month, started a hot the Cross,” by several young ladies; | morning. The resolution failed. ‘Washington, June 24.—High offi- debate By “HOP" BULEEVE ME-\F TH WIFE ?/ OR SISTER OF THAT | 7' OLD SNAPPER ~ GRABS ME INTH WATER, HERE - I™M GONNA CROAY. OF i FRIGHT! Captain Charles T. Boyd, practically that seven survivors, including those | per this Two TroopsofUnitedStates TenthCavalry Wiped Outby Attack of Mexican Forces Question of Armed Intervention Now Up to Report of Commissioned Of- ficer of Cavalry, if Any Living; U. S. Demands Release of Colored ‘Troopers; Militias are Ready to Go to Front. MEXICAN SNIPERS BUSY ON RIO GRANDE; GENERAL BELL THREATENS TO TAKE JUAREZ f SR | (By United Press) ‘Washington, June 24.—President Wilson, Secretary Lansing and Sec- retary Baker held a long conference today. were unable to fix the blame as yet for the Carrizal battle. The question of armed mterventloq of Mexico rests squarely upon the report of any of the commissioned officers of Boyd’s detachment, any of them are living. Boyd had exclusive orders to confine his opera- If Boyd advanced despite Gomez’s or- If he was fired upon when he stopped, Wilson’s threat of “‘gravest consequence” will be made good. taken on the word of the colored troops. L2 They admitted that they it No action will be cials today stated that it would be impossible to consider the Pope's mediation or arbitration plans now. Spain to Mediate. Rome, June 24.—The Pope in lengthy conferences with ambassa- dors thought that Spanish King Al- fonso would mediate the United States .and Mexican situation. Militias are Rready. ‘Washington, June 24.—The mili- tias of Wisconsin, Kansas and Mis- souri today reported that they had recruited sufficient strength and in- dicated in their dispatches that they would either go south today or to- morrow. Hopes Up to Squadron. El Paso, June 24.—All hopes to secure exact tidings from the hun- dred troopers ambushed at Carrizal rests with the relief squadron of the Eleventh cavalry which General Per- shing sent immediately after the Car- rizal battle. Failure to receive word is itself sinister. Would Take Railways. Columbus, June 24.—War talk to- dday advanced the probability of the abandoning of the Columbus base, If war is started it is believed that the first step will be a great rush to seize the railways. May Have Been Killedu El Paso, June 24—The fate of sixty men reported escaped from the Carrizal ambush is unknown. It is likely that the Mexican cavalry ran them down on the desert and killed them or that they died from lack of water. Officials say war is inevi- table. Hope Vanished. ‘Washington, June 24.—Hope has officially vanished that over a hand- ful of Americans escaped execution in the Carrizal ambush. Will Release Men. ‘Washington, June 24.— Consul Rogers of Mexico City today wired that Carranza had promised to re- lease the 50 Americans detained in the Guanajata colony. Snipers are Busy. El Paso, June 24.—Mexican snipers shot across the Rio Grande last night. There were no casualties. A battalion of U. S. infantry rushed to the American side of the bridge and General Bell notified General Gon- zales that if the act was repeated he would take the town. , General Gonzales today ordered all women and children to leave Juarex anticipating fighting General Bell’s forces. Has Million Men. New York, June 24.—The Mexican consulate here announced yesterday that 1,000,000 men had offered their services against the United States. Washington, June 24.—Legislative approval of President Wilson’s use of the national guard in Mexico in the Mexican crisis was voted almost un- animously by the house late yester- day in adopting a resolution declar- ing the existence of an emergency and giving the president a free hand to draft as federal soldiers all guards- men willing to take the required oath. The senate is expected to concur to- MOITOW. A million dollars would be appro- priated by the resolutions to aid de- pendent families of the guardsmen so drafted. Distribution of funds will be left to the war department with the re- striction that no family shall receive more than $50 a month. Columbus, June 24.—General Per- shing’s final report of the Carrizal incident upon which may hinge peace or war is expected hourly. All sur- vivors of the fight and the cavalry column sent to their relief ‘have re- turned to the Dublan base. The miss- ing men from the two troops of the Tenth -attacked at Carrizal reported included 40 men and a majority of the commissioned officers. The first official Mexican statement on the af- fair said that 40 Amerluns ‘were Kkilled,