Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 15, 1916, Page 1

iy | VOLUME XIV, NO. 171. . . BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1916. CHIPPEWA INDIANS ASK THAT PAT TURKISH GARRISON ATMECGA CAPTURED BY ARABIAN REBELS Holiest Place of Mohammedan World Surrenders; Victory is Important, DEUTSCHLAND MAY SAIL LATE TONIGHT IS REPORT British Continue Offensive and Drive Back Germans for Miles, Says London. (By United Press) Cairo, July 15.—The famous city ¢f Mecca, the holiest place of the Mohammedan world, has surrendered The Turkish gar- riscn of 100 officers, 2,500 men and to Arabian rebels. 150 civilian officers laid down their arms and were taken prisoners. Anti-Mcnarchial Outbreaks. Rome, July 15.—Newspapers here raport violent anti-ruonarchial out- bursts in Athens. The populace has sot fire to the royal palace twice. Gther dispatches state that careless handling of cigarettes started the fire. Destroyer is Sunk. Berlin, July 15.—(Official)—A dispatch from Vienna states that an Austrian submarine sank an Italian destroyer of the Indomite type, Mon- day. British Gain. Berlin, July 15.—(Official)—De- spite severe losses the British have succeeded in penetrating our lines between Pezieres and Longueva 1. Steamer Aground. Norfolk, Va., July 15.—The Brit- ish steamer Junin is aground off Cape Henry, not far from the channel through which the Deutschland must pass going out, German Attacks Repulsed. Paris, July 15.—(Official)—Minor German attacks north and south of Verdun have been repulsed. Gain Many Miles. London, July 15.—(Official)—The British at one point have forced the Germans back to their lines of de- fense for miles behind the original German front. A Peaceful Ship. Baltimore, July 15.—The state de- partment today announced that the Deutschland was a peaceful ship in view of all the facts in the case. Some members of the Deutschland’s crew said today that the submarine would leave tonight. U, S, NAVALCOLLIER SINKS INHURRICANE; GREW IS RESGUED (By United Press) Charleston, S. C., July 15.—All members of the big naval collier Hec- tor which was sunk off Charleston were saved by the tug Wellington. Three men were injured and two seriously. The collier broke in two and was abandoned this morning. The collier had 70 men and 12 officers and left Port Royal for Santo Domingo yesterday. She attempted to put into port here when the storm disabled her, but, ac- cording to Captain Hunt, went down about nine and a half miles from the Charleston lightship. Part of the collier's superstructure remained above water until this morning. The Hector displaced at 11,200 tons and was 384 feet long. BODY OF THIEF RIVER FALLS BOY REGOVERED Thief River Falls, July 15.—Thé body of Ellsworth Kellenbarger, aged 17, night porter at the Brummond hotel until recently, was recovered from the Red river after several hours of search. The youth was taken with cramps while bathing in the river near the Squaw Point bridge, Thurs- day night at 8 o’clock. Boys saw him thvow up his hands and call for help, 5 body disappeared the third time before assistanec came. This is the second drowning this week here, Elsie, 7-ycar-old twin daughter of Edward Ness, meeting death by drowning in a cistern Wednesday morning. J. A. Abercrombie returned yes- terday from Kelliher for a several weeks’ visit in Bemidji. Left to right: Charles E. Hughes, Elizabeth, Catherine, Helen, and Mrs, Charles E. Hughe [ CANDIDATE HUGHE ND FAMILY POSE FOR THE MOVIES ——— & YODKA NOT MISSED IN RUSSIA SAYS COMMITTEE HEAD Tchaykovsky, Russian Leader, Says as Result Peasants Have More Money. PEOPLE MORE PROGRESSIVE AND MORE DEPENDABLE Prohibition Means Better Farms, Bigger Crops, Better Living Conditions. KKK KKK KK KK KKK * x * Note—In this sixth article * ¥ of Simms’ series on the com- X ¥ mon people of Russia he tells ¥ ¥ what they have been given in % ¥ place of vodka and how it has ¥ * worked out.—Editor. * * * * * HK KKK KKK KKK KKK By William Philip Simms (United Press Staff Correspondent) Petrograd, June 17.—(By mail)— ‘‘Has the abolition of vodka done any real good in Russia?” 1 put this question today to Nich- olas Tchaykovsky, member of the central committee of Petrograd, as he sat in front of his desk at com- mittee headquarters. Trier in 1907 as a revolutionist and acquitted, he is now doing his bit for Russia. His sensitive face, remindful of portraits of Longfellow, surrounded as it is by snowy bread, became very eager. Works Wonders, “Done any good!” he echoed. “It has worked wonders. For one thing it gives Russia a sober peasantry and a sober peasantry means almost dou- ble working capacity. And over 80 per cent of the Russian population— 170,000,000 souls—are peasants. It means better farms, bigger crops, more money, better living conditions in homes, better fed children and consequently more rapid advance in schools. Better children make bet- ter men. “It means a more progressive, more dependable, richer Russian peasantry. It means all that and more besides.” Tchaykovsky speaks English flu- ently. He moved to Kansas in 1870 and started a community there. A to Chaster, Pa., and worked as a carpenter. Later he got a job in a Philadelphia sugar mill. Subse- quently to Paris, then to London, (1905), he returned to the United States, (1906), on a mission, found- ing Russian committees in New York, Boston, Baltimore, Philadel- phia, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, Denver and other cities. In 1907 he returned to Russia where he was ar- rested and put in prison. Since 1910 Tchaykovsky has been working here as a member of the Central Co-operative committee, helping co-operative societies get started and is so happy at the job that nis face positively beams. Have Fought Drink. “We have always fought drink,” he told me,” but when vodka was prohibited our -committee asked: ‘What are you going to give the peo- ple instead?’ “You know our villages are few and far between. Our rural districts are lonely. Vodka was a curse but it was also a diversion, which was why it got such a hold on Russia. “So our thousands of rural co-op- erative societies all over the empire got busy. We organized diversions to keep the peasants and villagers from their vodka. “Most of our stores, offices, banks and warehouses are two-storied build- ings. On the ground floor business is transacted. On the floor above are halls. These we turned into thea- ters, cinema halls and community meeting places where folks could cpme for diversion. We organized bands, amateur theatricals and so on. ‘We give concerts. The people come in droves and everybody has a good time. “I don’t think the vodka is missed much. Have More Money. “In the meantime peasants have more money than they ever saw be- fore. And despite the war our co-opera- tive societies are growing at a won- derful rate. “In one district alone the number of co-operative unions has grown since the war from 50 to 302. We had only 40 -wholesale societies last year. Now there are over 400. In 1911 there were but 11 credit unions in all Russia; at present there are over 60 through which about 10,000 co-operative credit societies are work- ing. Our Moscow; or mother, com- mittee alone is co-ordinating the work of more than 2,000 groups, each group composed of several so- cieties. ““We have organized a Central Co- moral success, it failed for lack of THE CUB SCOOP REPORTER B055-THE KEEPER JUST CAME AND Y00k MY WIFE- BACK Yd THE. INSANE. ASYLUM- SEEMS SHE HAD JUST ESOAPED WHEN T MET HER AND ASKED HER 0, BE MINE ! operative Credit bank in Moscow run funds, whereupon the founder went |like a stock ‘concern, other co-opera- tive credit banks holding the stock. Though four years old and despite the war we did a $140,000,000 busi- ness in 1915. This band has its own office in London executing our for- eign orders, buying and selling. To show the extent of our business, this office bought reaper twine in the United States to the value of $1,500 last year. Have Own Bank. “The Siberian societies have their own bank in London, buy and sell for themselves. “We are branching out in every direction, building our own flour mills, starch Wworks, oil plants, ma- chine shops and so on. We are going to start paper and sugar mrills: At Staro-Bardinsky, in Siberia, we have our own light plant giving the in- habitants elSetricity for a dollar a year. Over 40 papers in Russia are devoted exclusively to our work. “Our goods are good goods. Every- thing the best and all for the people. That is our motto. “In conjunction with the Zemstvo Union we are helping Russia and the allies. Since the beginning of the war Siberia alone has furnished the army with 31,000,000 pounds of butter, with thousands of tons of hay, with lard, oats and other supplies, in all about seven million dollars worth. “Our best work for Russia, how- ever, has been to make for a pros- perous peasantry, advise it and gen- erally aid it in looking after its in- terests. This has undoubtedly con- tributed to the nation’s fighting strength, therefore, during recent months we have left strictly war work to the Zemstvo more while we have given greater attention to local, or peasant, needs. “The total investment in our co-op- eratives is now $6500,000,000, or equal to the Anglo-French war loan floated in America. We shall con- tinue to increase.” .| Ileft the 65-year-old worker smil- ing contentedly. His whole life has been devoted to his people. Today his cup of joy is well-nigh full. = BEMIDJI PERSONS ON YELLOWSTONE TOUR Plans for the Yéllowstone automo- bile tour which Tfeaves the Twin Cities July 20 have been completed. Among those who have -enterd the tour are Mr. and Mrs. John F. Burke, Miss Rose Burke, John C. Burke of Bemidji and James G. Burke, wife and baby of Beach, N. D. CLARK POLE & TIE COMPANY OFFERS TO GIVEWBODTOWIDOWS Makes Offer to Mayor of Winnipeg for the European War Sufferers. RAILWAY COMPANIES TO GIVE FREE TRANSPORTATION Bemidji Lumber Company Has Lum- ber on Hand Here Ready for Donating. (By United Press) Winnipeg, Man., July 15.—The Clark Pole & Tie company of Bemidji has made an offer to the city coun- cil here to furnish household use to any war wdiows lo- ‘cordwood for cated in Winnipeg and surrounding district. The company in a letter to the mayor stated that it was anx- ious to lend assistance to war suf- ferers. The company has agreed to furnish the wood free and railway companies will probably furnish free transportation. To Twin Cities. ‘W. J. Hooper of the Manitoba Patriotic Fund commission left today for Minneapolis and St. Paul to or- ganize a United States Patriotic Auxiliary to .assist the families of American soldiers who have enlisted in the Canadian battalions. The business of the auxiliary will be handled directly from Minneapolis. W. E. Ord, president of the Scan- dinavian bank of Minneapolis, will be the president. “The report from Winnipeg is true,” said Mr. Clark this morning when told of the above article. “We have a large amount of wood on hand in our yard here in Bemidji and are willing to assist the war sufferers. “We have written to the mayor of Winnipeg stating that we would be willing to donate the wood to war ridows=if* some railway=> company would give free transportation.” BIG APPETITES ARE CAUSE OF FOOD RAID OF NATIONAL GUARD (By United Press) ‘Washington, July 15.—Big appe- tites and not lack of provisions are believed to be the cause of the food complaints of the national guards. New York, July 15.—It is re- ported that Major General = Wood will be blamed for the lack of disci- pline of food riots among the militia men. El Paso, July 15.—General Trev- inio, reputed the most stringent mili- tary leader in Chihuahua, has re- fused to obey Carranza’s orders to make arrests. He refused to obey Ob- regon’s order to resign. His army is loyal to him and when the order came he threatened to go to Villa. Car- ranza backed down. P. J. RUSSELL ON DONOHUE GOMMITTEE Attorney P. J. Russell has been named on the campaign committee of William F. Donohue, Democratic can- didate for congress in the Sixth dis- trict. Other members of the Dono- hue committee are Freeman L. Kech, Aitkin; B. W. Swenson, Foley; C..D. Johnson, Brainerd; J. D. Ressler Park Rapids; B. B. Cox, Swanville; J. H. Miller, Big Lake; J. G. Rieder, St. Cloud, Peter Ahles, Albany; Dr. E. A. Lied, Long Prairie; J. J. McKenna, Wadena. A committeeman from Cass county will be named later. Now Sccop Feels Sorry For The Boss And Others =1 MIGHT HAVE KNOWN SHE wAs DONT TAKE \T~50 ' HARD ScooP-\ou SURE- HAVE. MY B Defective Page — e — WHO ME7-0H IM Y T\CKLED To DEATH -~ PRIGE OF SPEEDING INGREASED T0 $5 The price of speeding in the city of Bemidji was increased to five dol- lars in the municipal court this morn- ing. Three speeders were arrested yesterday. When their cases were called this morning, Judge A. M. Crowell and City Attorney Russell stated that speeding in the city must be stopped. Judge Crowell stated that he would not be so lenient in the future as he has been in the past with speeders and he imposed a fine of five dollars each. BEMIDJI NAVAL MILITIA- ARRIVES IN PHILADELPHIA “Jackies” Board U. S. S. Rhode Island for a Salt Water Cruise, FIRST TIME THAT RESERVES SEE SERVICE Long Cruise is Forerunner of Navy Department’s Preparedness Program, By Edwin J. Simons (Special Pioneer Correspondent) Philadelphia, July 15.—The Min- nesota Naval Militia, including the Bemidji division, arrived here this morning and embarked immediately on the U. S. S. Rhode Island for a salt water cruise. » During the cruise the militia will receive practical in- struction on the life of a bluejacket on a battleship. This is the first time, according to reports, that any navy reserve has geen given train- ing on a battleship and is a forerun- ner of the navy department’s prepar- edness program. _..Trip_is Enjoyed. 5 The trip to'this city on the special train was enjoyed by every member of the militia. The Bemidji division was in the same coach with Duluth’s engineering division. Every conceiv- lable convenience and comfort was given - the boys and the boys were much enthused about the trip. To Go to Capitol. On the return trip the militia will be taken to Washington, D. C., for a six hours’ visit. They will be shown the government buildings and will have their pictures taken under the dome of the national capitol. A. J. NAUGLE RETURNS TOBEMIDJI FROM MEXIGO A. J. Naugle returned to Bemidji today from Mexico City where he has been representative of the Pearson Oil interests of London for several years. Mr. Naugle will visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Naugle, in Bemidji until the present Mexican situation is settled. The situation in Mexico is serious, according to Mr. Naugle. Mr. Naugle on his trip to Bemidji was delayed several days on account of a storm in the Gulf of Mexico. ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION TONIGHT Bemidji independent school district will hold its annual election this eve- ning at seven o’clock at the Central school. Two directors on the board of education are .to be elected, the terms of Dr. G. M. Palmer and K. K. Roe expiring. Both members are candidates for re-election and it is believed that they will be returned by a good vote. “WHO HAVE TO GO ALLNOUR. MARRIED LIVES WITH- NTS ON VOLSTEAD LANDS BE HELD UP ASK INVESTIGATION OF REPORTS OFLAND MEN'S COMBINATION Charged That Volstead Sale Held in May Was Illegal; Request Federal Action. 4ACTION MAY HOLD UP PLACING LANDS FOR TAXES Chippewa Council Comes to a Close; Twelve Hour Debate on Claims Report. Charging that the land sale held under the Volstead act in Bemidji last May was illegally conducted on account of an alleged land men’s com- bination, the Chippewa Indians today passed a resolution requesting that the Federal government investigate the sale. If it is found that the sale was illegally conducted the Indians request that the government refuse to issue patents for the land. To Act Immediately. The Indian council which was con- cluded today instructed the legisla- tive committee to take the matter up with the government authorities im- mediately. If action is taken by the govern- ment it will probably delay the plac- ing of the land on the tax records of the county. If the patents are not issued the lands will be resold. Claim Bonuses. The Chippewa Indians are inter- ested in th... matter as they are making claim to all the bonuses of the sale. Whether or not they will secure the bonuses has not been de- cided. A bill was recently submit- ted to congress asking that the bonus- es.be turned over to the county in which the lands are located for the purpose of maintaining ditches. All Land Sold. The land sale over which the ques- tion has arisen was conducted in May. Heretofore there has been much competition in regard to secur- ing the land and there was keen bid- ding. This year it is alleged that the land smen had a gentleman’s agreement” not to bid against one and another and there was no keen bidding. In this way the lands were sold practically for taxes, there being but very few bonuses. All the land placed on sale was sold, there being about 150,000 acres of land sold. Hundreds of buyers were represented at the sale. The Chippewa council came to a close today. Yesterday there was a 12-hour debate on the report of the claims investigating committee. The report was adopted. “SMOKY” SAM WHITE TO PITGH AT GAME TONIGHT The Bemidji baseball team will cross bats with the Aitkin team this evening beginning at 6:45 o’clock at the new athletic park. “Smoky’’ Sam White will be on the mound for Bemidji. “Jimmy” Withers will play first base and will pitch for Bemidji at the game with Aitkin tomorrow afternoon. The Aitkin team has been streng- thened for the game here. The line- up will be L. Petraborg b, J. Petra- borg ¢, M. Metzger 1b, E. Talbot ss, B. Alder p, M. Cluff 1f, H. Sweetman cf, M. McMonagle 2b, and F. Sears rf. Hitt will be on the mound for Aitkin Sunday. RED RIVER FLOOD GLAIMS THREE VIGTIMS Fargo, N. D., July 16.—With three more drownings reported during the past twenty-four hours, a total of 12 lives have been claimed in the upper Red River Valley by flood waters that have carried the Red river and its. many tributaries out of its banks. Fatalities reported today include the death of Jacob Erickson, drowned in the Sheyenne, near Coopers town, Margaret Michael, aged 7, drowned in Wild Rice river near Cayuga, when she fell through the washed-out dirt approach to a bridge, and Victor Nel- ! son, of Lake Mills, Towa, drowned in an overflowing drainage ditch near Milnor. {WITT, ORPET MURDER CASE IS DELAYED (By United Press) ‘Waukegan, I11;, July 15.—The Will Orpet murder case is moving slowly. ' It has been delayed by several mat- ters and will probably not be given lto the jury until late this afternoon.