Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 3, 1916, Page 1

D vor.m XIV, NO. 161. WILSON WILL NOT PRESS GARRANZAFOR IMMEDIATE REPLY Situation Status Quo for Present; No Change Regarding Forces in Mexico. TROOP MOVEMENTS STILL CONTINUE; SPIES WATCH Special Census Reports That There are 25,000,000 Men Available in United States. 8§ (By United Press) ‘Washington, July 3.—The state de- partment today announced that Presi- dent Wilson would not press Carranza for an immediate reply to the U. S. demands. The situation is status quo at present. 4 Secretary Lansing today insisted that there was no change regarding the keeping of the American forces in Mexico. Reply Not Sent. Mexico City, July 3.—(Official)— ‘When the reply will be sent to Wil- son is not known. First Rain in Texas. Brownsville, Tex., July 3.—The First New York guard arrived here today simultaneously with the first rain in 18 months. Troop Movements Watched. Columbus, N. M., July 3.—Troop movements continue under the very eyes of Carranza agents and spies. Captain Vonschalk, commanding here today said that censorship had been authorized to prevent Carranza agents from obtaining information. “We are withholding all troop move- ments,” he said. 25,000,000 Men Available. Washington, July 3.—A special census report issued today on mili- tary fitness reports that there are 21,- It 000,000 able bodied men in the U. i S. between 18 and 45 years. Departms ent Divided. « Washington, July 3.—The war de- i partment today announced the divi- : sion of the-Southern department in- to three sections with Generals Fun- ston, Pershing and Bell commanding. ] Missouri Troops Arrive. Laredo, Tex., July 3.—Two trains of the First Missouri infantry ar- rived here today. This is the first militia to arrive here, except the ‘Texas cavalry. Change Appropriation. ‘Washington, July 3.—At the re- ‘quest of the people of Ripon, Wis., Senator Husting has introduced two bills diverting $75,000 which was to have been spent on building the Rip- ) on postoffice. The Ripon people pro- N tested against the appropriation, saying that they didn’t need it and that the aviation corps needed it worse. Third is Ready. Camp Bobleter, Fort Snelling, Minn., July 3.—It is believed that the Third infantry will be able to move before the end of this week. Captain C. T. Smith, Company L, Third infantry, has been appointed to succeed Major Sheppard, who has resigned. ° There are now 3,522 men encamp- ed here. Minnesota’s citizen soldiery today passed into the second week of sol- emn consideration of its unprepar- edness, e \ ) Two Disappear. Exciting chase after two ‘“desert- ers” continued today. The officers allege these men are Carl Habig and Bernard Kreger, both of the Twin Cities. Officials say the mothers of these boys came to camp recently, saying the boys were too young to go to war and that soon after that the youngsters simply disappeared. Men refusing the federal oath will be protected against jeers or insulfs _by other members of the guard, Lieut. Col. Arthur Johnsom, recruiting offi- - “cer, said today. ‘He issued orders to } restrain any untoward activities to embarras these men. It is rumored that Jehnson will lead the Minne- sotans if they ever get to the bor- . der. S Has an Aviator. - Minnesota has an army aviator to- day. He is Nicholas B. Mamer, Has- tings, Minn., who says he is a county fair aviator. Rookies are being given a severe “training” in the camp. They ar: usually taught the order of the Red Owl. This consists of a gauntlet along company street. A shampo - with mustard is another initiation that is popular with all but the Tookies. MOTHERS’ PENSION IS INVALID IN ARIZONA Phoenix, Ariz., July 3.—The Ari- zona eourt has declared unconstitu- tional the law adopted by the voters in 1914 providing for mothers’ and " _old age pensions. AT i (s wa o oo ore as waws | BEMDLIN ALLIED DRIVE DEVELOPES lNTO GR or John L. Hines in Mexico. Major John L. Hines, censor with Pershing’s forces in Mexico, has rawn the strings of censorship tightly around any bits of news that it prove advantageous to the enemy. The major is a busy man, but ds time to get a little exercise. He has a very good mount and '.al\y is seen taking a ride around the camp. v Program, Bemidji Fourth of July Celebration (WATCH FOR CHARLEY.) Morning. ¥ 9:00 to 9:15—Boys Bicyele -Race, for boys under 16 years of age. First prize, a $5 lam; prize, $1." Race to avenue. iven by Hector Brown; second prize, $2: third| fween “Seventh and Third streets on Beltrami 9:15 to 9:30—Girls’ Nail Driving Contest, at corner of Beltrami avenue and Fourth street, near Odd Fellows hall. 5—100-Yard Dash, Beltrami to Minnesota avenue on Third First prize, $2; second prize, $1. $2. 9:45 to 10:00—Potato Race, Second to Third street on Minnesota 9:30 to 9: street. First prize, $3; second prize, avenue. First prize, $2; second prize, $1. 10:00 to 10:15—Boys’ Race, for boys under 16 years of age, Second tc Third street on Beltrami avenue. First prize, $2; second prize $1. 10:15 to 10:30—Cracker Eating Contest on balcony of the Remore Hotel. First prize, $2; second prize, $1. 10:30 to 10:45—Free-for-All Bicycle Race, City Dock to America avenue on Third street. First prize, 11:00—Military Parade—Led by the Bemidji Band. $5; second prize, $3. Prizes of $6 and $3 will be given for tlie Best Decorated Mounts in this parade. Afternoon. 1:30 to 2:00—Farmers’ Tug-of-War, in front of the Smith-Robinson Lumber Office on Fourth street, for a prize of $20. 2:30—Championship Baseball Game at Athletic Park for a purse of $150. Evening. 7:00—Log Rolling Contest, $10 T7:15—Canoe Race. First prize, for winner. $3; second prize, $2. T7:30—Tub Race—First prize, $2; second prize, $1; third prize, 50c. 8:00—Naval Boat Race, with full boat crews. Prizes, $156 and $10. Following this will be a concert by the Bemidji Band and Fireworks at the Dock. Charles Cominsky is in charge of the entries for the bicycle races. MRS. HETTIE GREEN DIES OF APPOPLEXY (By United Press) New York, July 3.—Mrs. Hettie Green, the richest woman in the world, died this afternoon. She had been ill for several weeks of apoplexy. She was born at New Bedford, Mass., Nov. 21, 1835, the daughter of Edward Mott Robinson, who had made a large fortune in the ship- ping and whaling business. In 1867 she married Edward H. Green, who had made a large fortune in China and South America. Mrs. August Johnson of Little Fork was a Bemidji visitor Satur- day. SCOO T SAVED TH' BIGGEST ONE: O SCARE TH' BOSS WITH = HE'LL THINK HES UP 0N THE CUB REFORTER HUGHES TO START GAMPAIGN [N AUGUST (By United Press) Binghamton, N. Y., July 3.—Chas. E. Hughes, Republican candidate for president, will probably open an ac- tive campaign for the presidency the 'second week in August with a 7,000 mile tour to the Pacific coast. St. Paul, Minn, is on the proposed route. He will then go to the Rock- ies on a vacation trip. He may give several address in a few western Min- nesota and Dakota cities. Brainerd, .Minn., July 3.—Inspec- tion of the Eastern route for the pro- posed Jefferson highway ended here Saturday. - L5 1 6of§ctive Page b ATTIRE | FflllRTflGELEBMTIUN Store DilylliWindnm Decorated ; Merchantssin Heated Contest i Atm Prizes. EXPECTED THAT 5,000 PEOELE WILL BE IN CITY f— Program to (immenee in Morning; Baseball in the Afternoon at 2:30 o’Clock. T 11 scream in Bemidji this city will have rth of July celebra- The eagle tomorrow, wh the biggest F tion in its histgry. Preparationss for the were complele% today. The city tooR/a holiday appearance this morning When merchants dec- orated their- display windows and store fronts. any of the merchants are in a heat contest after the prizes for the pest window display. Among the stofes which have good displays-are F.}G. Troppman, E. F. Netzer Drug store, Gill Bros., Barker Drug store, Schneider Bros., A. B. Palmer and George T. Baker. Other merchants are having their windows decorated this akternoon. The public offices, city and county, milis and many business houses will be closed for thie celebration tomor- row. -The Pioneer will not be pub- lished Lm“arrowian as to.give its em- ployes a holiday; The pregram tomorrow will open ing at 8:45 o’clock when the Bemidji band will give a concert. In the mcrninga program of races and a parade wil beé given. 'In the afternoon Pine ;River and Bemidji will meet in-a fast ball game at the new athletic park. Grandstand stickets for the base- ball game-will-be-on sale at Barker’s; Netzer’s and the City Drug Store tu~ merrow morning. Additio hers have..i<h erected for the game tomorrow. In the evening besides a fireworks display and band concert, boat races, lo‘g rolling contest and tub races will be staged. Anyone desiring to enter the bi- cycle races should place their entry with Charles Cominsky at Schneider Bros. store. Anyone desiring to enter the log rolling contest or the canoe races should make their entry either to- night or tomorrow morning at the Pioneer office. Over 5,000 people are expected to be in the ecity for the celebration. Trains will be held to accommodate the crowds. MARINES KILLED AND WOUNDED IN SAN DOMINGO (By United Press) Washington, July 3.—One marine was killed and three were wounded in two fights in a revolution in San Domingo, according to information given out here today. » JEWETT IN ST. PAUL celebration READY FOR BIG RAGE(" < (Special to the Pioneer) St. Paul, Minn., July 3.—Every- thing is inreadiness for the automo- bile races to be held here on the Snelling speedway tomorrow with a score of dare-devil pilots, including a dozen of the most famous ones and their equally famous ones, battling for $20,000 in gold. C. W. Jewett of Bemidji in his “Ford Special” which was “Made in Bemidji” is here and will be in the races tomorrow. Jewett made an ex- cellent showing in the races here Memorial day. He Had It Goming To DEFEATS WINTOSH Final Score is 7 to 5; Score Up to Ninth Was 5 to 2 in Favor ~ of Visitors. NEVER BEFORE HAS SUCH ERTHUSIASM BEEN SHOWN Fans Go Wild; Crowd Into Field; "~ Indian Twirls Remarkable Game e for-McIntosh: With the score in the ninth inning 5 to 2 in favor of MeclIntosh, the Be- midji team Sunday afternoon staged a sensational batting rally, five runs crossing the plate and winning the game by a score of 7 to 5. Indian Pitches. Sky, the Indian pitcher for McIn- tosh, up to the ninth ‘inning, had twirled a remarkable game, allowing but seven hits, these being Bcattered, and-securing ten strikeouts; eight of these being in the first five innings. But in the ninth-ianihg the “chief” wet up-in the air, the bases being filled with noné out. After hitting the batter and forcing in a run, he was ‘‘yanked” and Sather, the star twirler, took his place. But he, al- s0, was unable to stave off defeat and was touched up for three hits, netting four runs. Scores in First. McIntosh scored in the first frame on two errors and a hit. Bemidji was shut out im it's half. The vis- itors were blanked in the. second, while Bemidji scored once on a hit, an error and a base on balls. Be- midji also tallied im -the third in- ning on a hit and base on balls. "In the, fifth inning Kannerberg was JFrank walloped the ball touched for three successive hits, one being a home run by La Fountaine, driving in two. runs ahead ‘of him, McIntosh scored again the -sevenih feat of again flrlving the ball over the fence. Things looked dark in the ninth inning when Bemidji came in for its last bat. The “Sky Asesnsion.” The following is the 3%y ascar- sion” in detail: Howe reached first on a base o balls. Kannerberg got a hit. C Bailey reached first on an error by Sky, who fumbled the ball. The crowd was in a frenzy of excitement, three men on bases and no one out. Bell, batting for Tanner, was hit by a pitched ball, forcing in Howe for the first run. Sky was taken qut and Sather went in to pitch. Died- rich got a hit, scoring Kannerberg, while Bailey was out at the plate in a desperate attempt to tie the scofe. for two bases, scoring Bell. The score was tied. Erickson struek out. But it remained for “Big Bill” Berrigan to win the game for Bemidji. He wal- loped the pill into left field, scoring Diedrich and Frank. - The summary: Bemidji E. Bailey 3b Tanner rf .. Diedrich ss . Frank ¢ ©.. Erickson 1b Berrigan of . Bodreau 2b Howe If- ... w ] L Kannerbel'g P Socomwmagmney | commmmosman o] concoconassl e 28 2% | orroccoonePigal opmrononrood o & C. Bailey batted fo for Tanner in. the MgIntosh A B. LaFountaine 3b. Jenkins 2b . Staver c . Garvison Roese rf . Sky p - Taile ss Kegel 1f . Tensen 1b Sather p . | ohoorosnost ol coconrcwnc? Pulocononconmnn® I S il 35 5 10 inning 8 o runs were el Two out Wl gcoredb ; core nning: Bemx_hy,. 0110000057 MecIntosh 1000301005 Two-base hits, Frank, Narvison, Sto- ver: home runs, LaFountaine 2; bases on balls, off Kannerberg 3, off Sky 4, off Sather 0; hit by pitched balls, Frank, Bell; srruck out, by Kannerberg 6. by Sky 10, by Sather 1; hits off Kannerberg ID Dflsky 7 in 8 1-2 innil l,uflsl.uur' 3 n one m’mnx, 16ft on ma-"‘ Bemidji 6, cIntosh HOTES Ol' THE GAME Never before was such wild enthu- siasm_ shown on a Bemldji dhnmnd E as was displayed Sunday in th.t re- 2 markable ninth inning rally.’ The, n police had' to drive the crowd back 5 Fon’r'F'En T into the bleachers and grandstand.| - A 3 Frank made his first error of the 3 season when he “strong armed” the ball into_center field. La Fountaine, the diminutive third baseman for McIniosh, when coming * up to bat in the seventh was given a * hand by the fans for his home: run wallop in the fifth and showed his appreciation by slamming anether one over the fence. Both were made over the right field fence. “Chief” Sky, who twirled for the visitors, is credited with having pitched a two-hit shout-out victory for. Pipestene against the All-Nations with™ the mighty Donaldson in the box. The Bemidji band was again on deck and gave a fine concert. About 300 fans witnessed: ~th game. AGTING CHIEF OF POLIGE AT HIBBING SHOT BY STRIKERS Morris 0’Donnell Injured; Assailant Escapes; Dynamite is Found on Ore Trains. WITH ARRIVAL OF RE Germans Take Damlonp Works " Verdun and Later Forced to Retreat. ~ (By United Press) - London, July 3.—Under a bla sun, the Allies are pushing foi across rotting farm fields in Somme region in a battle which is d veloping into the greatest confl the history of the world. The batt is growing more intense with the rival of the German reserves - e of a 100-mile front. Take Towns. London, July 3.—All the aliie armies made a steady advancems Saturday night and Sunday again formidable resistance. The B took Fricourt, an important foi town three miles east of Albert.” French captured Corlu. .The Frens took 6,000 prisoners and the Brif took 3,500. The dead has not estimated. Germans and French statements both claim Thiaumont. The Germans are pounding at Ver- dun with both artillery and infant: The German, French and British air- craft battled over the allied front, Berlin reporting that 15 allied air- craft being destroyed. Claim 4,000 Prisoners. British Headquarters, France, July 3.—Pressing on the east of Albert the British are today occupying F court, taken from the Germans yes- terday. Four thousand prisoners were taken. STRIKERS PROTEST AGAINST DISARMAMENT Ask Governor if He Thinks They are in Russia; Threaten to Defend Themselves. (By United Press) Hibbing, Minn,, July 3.—Morris O’Donnell, acting chief of police at Hibbing, was shot through the hand and arm by ‘a mine striker s:turd.ly afl'ém‘ofiu ms uuflmbmd Fmd. Dynmm Virginia, July 3.—A crew on an ore’ train today found five sacks of dynamite, two caps and two fuses on’ the Duluth- & Iron Range rail- road. - Governor Burnquist’s orders to dis- arm Mesaba Tange mine strikers were obeyed today. A large force of dep- uty sheriffs under Chief Deputy Witte started a house to house ecanvass, selzifig and confiscating all firearms found. There was no serious disorder. In several instances strikers objected and were placed under arrest. Mine guards are still on duty but only the open pit mines are working. Carl Tresca, I. W. W. leader, was arrested, charged with unlawful as- semblage and citing strikers to as- sault, mayhem and murder. ' Sheriff Meining has sworn in all available men as deputies. = Min are not allowed to congregate on the streets. Paris, July - French "in heavy fighting have cap- tured on the three-mile front -the | German second line trenches from-| the Miercourt woods to Azeville The French captured the vfllugs g Herbecourt. : Forced to Withdraw. Paris, July 3.—(Official)—The Germans captured the Damloup works near Verdun city early this | morning. The French immediately counter attacked and drove them out. Japs Buying Steel. and is buying steel. Orders for 28,000,000 tons were placed with the Westinghouse, Cambria and allied concerns. Allies’ Advance (By J. W. T. Masrm) New York, July 3.—Under initial circumstances that are highly favor- able, the long awaited Anglo-French offensive is now in full operation. The final stage of the war, in faet, probably will be dated from today. The brunt .of the fighting in the western sector is falling on the British armies. The attack of the French troops on the right is little more than a sympathetic movement and a protection for the British flank. © A Vi . The meager official statements. suggest that the British have gained an average depth of perhaps two. miles along a 16-mile front. This is a large victory for the first few hours of the fighting. It i8 mnot probable that the British armies ex- pect to progress continuously at.so rapid a rate; but .a few advanees of this nature will throw the Ger- man western front into & lefloin‘ confusion. It 8 as yet too early to determ whezhar the British are succee Must Recall Order. St. Paul, Minn., July 3.—Protest- ing against Governor Burnquist’s or- der to disarm them, nine strikers from Virginia, Minn., telegraphed the governor, asking if they were in Russia. They claim that the gov- ernor’s orders are not fair. The tele- gram claims that in several instances the guards took illegal action against them. The telegram further states that unless the governor’s order to disarm is recall the miners will de- fend themselves. - MOTHER TRIES TO SAVE SONS; ALL ARE DROWNED ~Montevideo, Minn., July 3.—Mrs. Andrew Anderson and her sons, aged 9 and 11, lost their lives Saturday in a swollen creek in the township of Rosewood. The boys were crossing the creek on a small plank bridge, fell in and drowned. The mother drowned in an attempt to rescue the boys. The bodies were recovered. of co-ordination has been the m hampering fact of previous sives and special attention has ly been given to this difficulty the British general staff. 3 May Save Verdun. But whether the German west front is pierced or mot, the pre | British movement may well saye 'dun and it will unquestionably l vent a large German force bein; to support the Austro-Hungarians | “the east. & { News may now arrive at any. Cargathians and are amid the fields and cattle pasturages of gary: Whether in fact Hung