Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 3, 1916, Page 2

vomnmxxv No. 161. ALLIED DRIVE DEVE WILSON WILL NOT PRESSCARRANZAFOR 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. (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. 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 saild 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,- 000,000 able bodied men in the U. S. between 18 and 45 years. Department Divided. « Washington, July 3.—The war de- partment today announced the divi- sfon 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- 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, 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 Johnson, recruiting offi- “cer, said today. ‘He issued orders to restrain any untoward activities to -embarras these men. It is rumored that Johnson will lead the Minne- sotans if they ever get to the bor- der. Hag 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 AR]ZOHA Phoenix, Ariz., July 3.—The Ari- zona court has declared unconstitu- tional the law adopted by the voters in 1914 providing for mothers’ and -old age pensions. @by oSSR jor John L. Hines in Mexico, Hines, censor with Pershing’s forces in Mexico, has frawn the strings of censorship tightly around any bits of news that :mght prove advantageous to the enemy. Major John L. The major is a busy man, but He has a very -good mount and re linds time to get a little exercise. daily is seen taking a ride around the camp. Program, Bemidji Fourth of July Celebration (WATCH FOR CHARLEY.) 9:00 to 9:15—Boys Bicycle -Race, for boys under 16 years of age. First prize, a $5-lamp, .given by Heotor Brown. second, prize, $2; third ] Race to be botween “Séventh and Third streets on Beltrami 9:15 to 9:30—Girls’ Nail Driving Contest, at corner of Beltrami dvenue and Fourth street, near Odd Fellows hall. 9:30 to 9:45—100-Yard Dash, Beltrami to Minnesota avenue on Third First prize, $3; second prize, $2. 9:45 to 10:00—Potato Race, Second to Third street on Minnesota First prize, $2; second prize, $1. 10:00 to 10:15—Boys’ Race, for boys under 16 years of age, Second " First prize, $2; second prize $1. 10:15 to 10:30—Cracker Eating Contest on balcony of the Remore First prize, $2‘; second prize, $1. 10:30 to 10:45—Free-for-All Bicycle Race, City Dock to America First prize, $5; second prize, $3. 11:00—Military Parade—Led by the Bemidji Band. $3 will be given for tlie Best Decorated Mounts in this parade. First prize, $2; second prize, $1. to Third, street on Beltrami avenue, avenue on Third street. Prizes of $6 and 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 7:00—Log Rolling Contest, $10 for winner. First prize, $3; second prize, $2. 7:30—Tub Race—F'irst prize, $2; second prize, $1; third prize, 50c. 8:00—Naval Boat Race, with full boat crews. Following this will be a concert by the Bemidji Band and Fireworks 7:15—Canoe Race. Prizes, $15 and $10. Charles Cominsky is in charge of the entries for the bicycle races. HUGHES TO START CAMPAIGN IN 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. Paul, Minn, is on He will then go to the Rock= ies on a vacation trip. several address in a few western Min- nesota and Dakota cities. MRS. HETTIE GREEN DIES OF APPOPLEXY (By United Press) New York, July 8.—Mrs. Hettie Green, the richest woman world, died this afternoon. 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. she married Edward H. Green, who had made a large fortune in China and South America. He may give Brainerd, Minn., July 3.—Inspec- tion of the Eastern route for the pro- posed Jefferson highway ended here August Johnson of Fork was a Bemidji visitor Satur- SCOO X SAVED TH’ BIGGEST ONE 0 SCARE TH' BOSS WiTH = HE' LLTHINK HE-S UPON THE CUB REFORTER BB o ATTIRE fflfl BlfiGEST FflUHTHGElEBRATIUN Store ‘ Disp! indows Decorated ; Memhn.ntg’g;n Heated Contest Afhr Prizes. EXPECTED THAT 5,000 PEORLE WILL BE IN CITY Program to ence in Morning; Baséball e in the Afternoon at ;30 o’Clock. 11 scream in Bemidji this city will have rth of July celebra- The eagle tomorrow, wh the biggest F\ tion in_its histgry. Preparationsf for the celebration were completed today. The city tookfa holiday appearance this morning When merchants dec- orated their- digplay windows and store fronts. any of the merchants are in a heatefl contest after the prizes for the best 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 afternoon. The public omées, city and county, mills and many business houses will be closed for tlie celebration tomor- row. ~The Pmn@er will not be pub- lished tomorrowiso as to.give its em- ployes a holidayi The program tomorrow will open in the morning at 8:45 o’clock when the Bemidji band will give a concert. In the morningia program of races and a parade will be given. ‘In the afternoon Pine 4River and Bemidji will meet in-a fast ball game at the new athletic park. Grandstand stickets for. the base- ball game-will- b«fbn sale at Barker’s; Netzer’s and the City Drug Store to- niorrow morning. < _Additional chiagehers: have..cheen erected for the game tomorrow. In the evening besides a fireworks digplay and band concert, boat races, | log 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 city 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 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 on-two errors’ and a hit. was shut out in it’s half. The yis- itors were blanked in the’ second, while Bemidji scored once on a hit, ‘an error-and a. base on balls. Be- midji also tallied iff the third in- ning on a hit and base on balls. -In C. Bailey . MgIntosh Regel 1f Jensen 1b . NINTH NfliNG AND OEF TS MINTOSH Final Score is 7 to 5; Score Up to Ninth Was'5 to 2 in Favor ~=- “of Visitors, NEVER BEFORE HAS SUCH ENTHUSIASM BEEN SHOWN Fans Go Wild; Crowd Into Field; " Indian Twirls Remarkable Game - +for-McIntosh: off % m 8 1-3 innings, off Btf.h B hl one inning;' 1éft on’bases, Bemidji I Mclntosh 6. NOTES ON THE GAME Never before was such wild enthu- | siasm shown on a Bemicul diamond | as was displayed Sunday in that re- markable th inning - nlly. ‘The| police had to drive the crowd back into the blegchers and grlndatnnd Frank made his first error of the season when he “strong armed” the ball into center field. La Fountaine, the diminutive third baseman for McIntosh, 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 another one over the:fence. Both were made over the right field fence. “Chief” Sky, who twirled for the visitors, is credited with having “|'pitehed”a two-hit shout-out victory tor, Pipestene against the All-Nations with" the ‘mighty Donaldson in the With the score in the ninth inning|pox. 5 to 2 in favor of MecIntosh, the Be- The’ Bemidji band was again on midji team Sunday. afternoon staged | deck and gave a fine concert. 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 minth '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-innihg the “chief” wet up-in.the air, the bases being filled with noneé out. After hitting the’batter and forcing in a runm, he was ‘‘yanked” and Sather, the star twirler, took his place. But he, al- so, was unable to stave off defeat and was touched up for three hits, netting four runs. Scores in First. Mclntosh scored in the first frame the, fifth inning Kannerberg wag The “Sky Ascznsion.” The following is the 3%y ascar- sion” in detail: About 300 fans' witnessed: game. ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE AT HIBBING SHUT BY STRIKERS Moml 0’Donnell Injnnd Assailant Escapes; Dynamite is Found on Ore Trains. STRIKERS PROTEST AGAINST DISARMAMENT Bemidji| Agk Governor if He Thinks They are in Russia; Threaten to Defend Themselves. (By United Press) Hibbing, Minn,, July 3.—Morris touched for three successive hits, one | 0’Donnell, acting chief of police at being a home run by La Fountaine, driving" in" two, runs ahead ‘of him, and arm by'a mme striker s“‘“.(hy MeclIntosh” scored again Che “sevenily|; when_La . Fgup&amfl.‘ feat of again driving the ball ‘over the fence. Things looked dark. in the ninth inning when Bemidji came | ore’ train today found five sacks of in for its last bat. Hibbing, was shot through the hand ftermoon; é‘ o e Virginia, July 3.—A crew on an dynamite, two caps and two fuses on the Duluth: & Iron Range rail- road. Governor Burnquist’s orders to dis- Howe reached first on a buse on | arm Mesaba Tange mine strikers were three men on bases and no one out, . Bell, batting for Tanner, was hit by a pitched ball, forcing in Howe for |several instances strikers objected balls. Kannerberg got a hit. C.|obeyed today. A large force of dep- Bailey reached first on an error by | uty sheriffs under Chief Deputy Witte Sky, who fumbled the ball. The|started a house to house canvass, crowd was in a frenzy of excitement, | selzinig and confiscating all firearms found. There was no serious disorder. In the first run. Sky was taken qut|and were placed under arrest. and Sather went in to pitch. Died- Mine guards are still on duty but rich got a hit, scoring Kannerberg, pnly the open pit mines are working. while Bailey was out at the plate in Carl Tresca, I. W. W. leader, was a desperate attempt to tie the scofe. |arrested, charged with unlawful as- Frank walloped the ball for = two|semblage and citing strikers to as- bases, scoring Bell. The score was|sault, mayhem and murder. tied. Erickson struek out. But it Sheriff Meining has sworn in all remained for “Big Bill” Berrigan to|available men as-deputies. , Mlne‘i win the game for Bemidji. He wal-|are not allowed to congregate on'the loped the pill into left field, scnrlng streets. Diedrich and Frank. The summary: Bemidji AB. E. Bailey 3b .... Tanner rf . s Diedrich 88 ..... Frank c .. % Erickson' b . Berrigan cf Bodreau 2b Howe If. . Kaxlmerberg D ol o comtomaTeemanty orunonowrool ‘commnsnnroc covonoosmmeE 35 7 11 C. Bailey batted for E. Bailey a for Tanner in th: ninth inning, ® 53| cocommagmanes LaFountaine 3b. Jenkins 2b 2 Staver ¢ Garvison ol w St | omrooccornist cormoriprn coommuolemnt oSoroskoo Sather p. .. ol cooomnownc? n-w T35 5 10 26 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 nd Ben | 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. 5| Andrew Anderson and her sons, aged Two out when winning runs Were|g ang 11, lost their lives Saturday in scoret db e Score by innlngs: Bemidji ... 0110000 McIntosh . 5 Two-base. 3 l"mnkv Narvison, Sto- ver; home runs, LaFountaine 2; bases on a swollen’ creek in the township of 0003010 o_a Rosewood. The boys were crossing the creek on a small plank bridge, balls, off Kannerberg 3, off Sky 4, off |fell in and drowned. The mother Sather 0; hit by pitched balls, Frank, Bell; srruck out, by Kannerberg 6, by drowned in an attempt to rescue the Sky 10, by Sather 1; hits oft Kannerberg | boys. The bodies were recovered. Fricourt.is Taken After & Deg Ba.tth, French Glpmm BATTLE GROWING INTENSER WITH ARRIVAL OF RESER) Gennml Take Damloup Works N Verdun and Later Fordedto = 5 (By United Press) - London, July 3.—Under a bla: sun, the Allies are pushing forward across rotting farm fields Somme region in a battle which is'd veloping into the greatest conflict iz the history of the world. is growing more intense with the ai rival of the. German reserves - a threatens to spread along the whole] of a 100-mile front. Take Towns, London, July 3.—All the armies made a steady advancems Saturday night and Sunday again formidable resistance. took Fricourt, an important fortifi town three miles east of Albert. French captured Corlu. took 6,000 prisoners and the Brit The dead has not be -The Frenchi| statements both claim Thiaumo The Germans are pounding at Ver dun with both artillery and infant: The German, French and British craft battled over the allied front, Berlin ‘reporting that 15 allied . nll‘- craft being destroyed. Claim 4,000 Prisoners. British Headquarters, France, July | 3.—Pressing on the east of Albert the British are today occupying Fri+ court, taken from the Germans yes- thousand prisoners terday. Four French ‘in heavy fighting, haye cap: tured on the three-mile front - th German second line trenches from the Miercourt woods to Azevilleirs. The French captured the vmnge of Foroed to Withdraw. . =~ 3.—(Official)—The works near Verdun city early this morning. The French - counter attacked and drove Japs Buying Steel. Pittsburgh, July 3.—With the war orders from Europe dropping, - Japanese government has stepped and is buying Allies’ Advance Analyzed. (By J. W. T. Mason.) 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 ° The attack of the = French troops on the right is little more than a sympathetic movemen and a protection for British armies. The meager suggest that the British have nlned an average depth of perhaps two miles along a 16-mile front. is a large victory for the first few hours of the fighting. probable that the British armies pect to progress continuously at-so rapid a rate; but.a few advances of this nature will throw the Ger- man western front into. a It is as yat too early to detarmlnb whether the British are aueoeellin; co-ordinating the various movements that enter into major offensive. Lack of co-ordination has been the m hampering fact of previous: offe sives and special attention has I ly been given to this:difficulty by the British general staff. May Save Verdun. But’ whether the German weste front- is pierced or not, the pre | British movement may well save i dun and it will unquestionably vent a large German: force being: ltn Mlmmrt the: Auslru-finnslrhm? News may now nrrlve at any ‘it the Russiand are crossing