Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 26, 1916, Page 1

i = VOLUME XIV, NO. 180. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1916. | Historical Society X | FORTY CENTS PER BRITISH COLONIAL TROOPS GAIN ON TEUTONS; TAKE IMPORTANT VILLAGE JEFFERSON HIGHWAY OFFICIALS ‘TO ARRIVE IN BEMIDJI TONIGHT Will Be Greeted at Eight o’Clock by Over One Hundred Bemidji Autcmobilists, TROGRAM TO BE GIVEN AT BIRCHMONT HOTEL Party to Spend Night Here; will Yeave fcr Bagley Tomorrow [ Morning. Jefferson highway officials, accom- panied by a number of good roads making the the route through Northern Minnesota to dedi- cate it as the Jefferson highway, will Bemidji tonight at eight enthusi: , who are first official run over arrive in o’clock The o’clock this"morning and arrived at Staples at 10:30 and Wadena at noon. They will arrive at Park Rap- ids at 3:40 this afternoon and Itasca park at about 4:50. They will re- main at the state park for supper and will leave the park for Bemnhl at 6:20. They will arrive in Be- midji at about eight o’clock and will spend the night here. A “Bemidji Welcome. Bemidji is planning to give the tourists a real “Bemidji” welcome to- night. The highway has been the principal topic of conversation for the past six months and Bemidji ““good roads’ followers are very en- thusiastic over the new route. Every automobilist in the city is ordered to park his car along the curb along Fourth street from America to Bel- trami avenue and down Beltrami av- enue to the Markham hotel before 7:30 o’clock tonight. The tourists will then have to pass every car in line. The band will be on hand and Bemidji will make an effort to secure one of the prizes to be given for the largest number of cars greeting the tourists. N N Make Good Time. The tourists left St. Joseph, Mo., last Thursday at 2:25 p. m. From St. Joseph to St. Paul, 2,367 auto- mobiles turned out to see the party pass, an average of almost 700 cars per day. The party reached St. Paul on schedule time, not having lost a minute since leaving St. Joseph, Mo., last Thursday. Albert Lea leads in the number of cars greeting the party. Fifty-nine cars greeted the officials there. At Anoka 58 cars greeted the party. Over 100 cars are expected in the line to greet the officials tonight. In order to win the prize the cars must escort the official car to Bag- ley tomorrow morning. To Escort Party. A. P. White and F. S. Lycan left for the state park this afternoon and will pilot the tourists to this ecity. A. M. Bagley, president of the Au- tomobile club, has requested that all autos in line tonight be decorated with American flags and chautauqua banners. After registering at the Hotel Markham tonight, the tourists will be taken to the Birchmont Beach ho- tel where entertainment will be fur- nished. The public is urged to at- tend this entertainment. Short talks will be given by members of the tour- ist party. Miss Frances Kenney and Miss Beth Evans will sing and Miss Vera Backus will give readings. C. W. Jewett, president of the Minne- sota Retail Automobile Dealers’ as- sociation, will preside at the enter- tainment. Leave Thursday. At eight o’clock Thursday morning the party will leave Bemidji for Sol- way, arriving there at nine o’clock, will arrive at Shevlin at 9:34, Bag- ley at 10:12 and will have noon con- trol ‘at Oklee. They will spend the night at Thief River Falls. Form Scenic Route. Plans for a scenic highway in Northern Minnesota are being made by the road boosters who lost out in the selection of the Jefferson high- way route. The St. Paul Pioneer Press has the following article in regard to the proposed scenic high- way: “Nothing daunted by their failure to win the route of the Jefferson highway threugh Northern Minne- sota, representatives of the Western and Fastern routes met at the Saint Paul hotel Monday, immediately fol- lowing the announcement of the choice of the Central route by J. D. Clarkson, general manager of the highway, and formulated plans for establishing the Northern Minnesota Scenic highway. To Equal Jefferson. “The Scenic highway will in every way be the equal of the Jefferson as (Continued on Page 4) gas, are in the morgue. men injured, also members of | (7 Some of the boosters of the Jefferson Highway association who left St. Paul yesterday for Bem.ld]l on a tour over the new route of the Jefferson highway. (Left to right—Thos. E. Cashman, Owatonna; Hall Russell, Paola, Kan.; Walter Parker, secretary, New Orleans; J. D. Clarkson, generalimanager, Des Moines; Henry H. Orme, St. Paul; 0. England, Bethany, Mo.; Ed. T. Alderman, Nevada, ter, Okla.; Herman Roe, Northfield. Towa; Fau.l Nesbitt, McAles- | ne party left Little Falls at eight 22 DEAD AS HESUI-T OF GASEXPLOSIONIN WATERWORKS TUNNEL Cleveland, July 26.—Federal offi- cials investigating the waterworks tunnel disaster which cost 22 lives, late yesterday afternoon ordered all attempts to reach the bodies of 12 men imprisoned in the tunnel,” aban- doned until late today. This action. was taken because tests of the gas in the tunnel through which the rescuers had to pass showed that it is highly explosive and the officials feared a second explo- sion. An attempt will be made to pump out the gas so that the work of rescuing the bodies may progress. All hope that any of the 12 men trapped in the tunnel are alive has been abandoned. Ten bodies, lhcse} of members of rescue bodies which tried to reach the doomed men, but themselves succombed to the deadly The eight the rescue party, will recover. Four investigations, city, county, state and federal, were started today to determine the cause of the gas ex- plosion mnear the five-mile crib end of the tunnel Monday night which entombed the 12 men and released the gas which overcame the two rescue parties. JUNIOR GLUB NAMES CHAUTAUQUA GOMMITTEES The Junior Commercial club ap- pointments in the sale-of chautau- qua tickets have been made by Vice President J. D. Winter. They are as follows: . First Ward—J. D. Winter, chair- man; Ralph Johnson, Leslie Slater, Edwin Simons, Roy Opsahl and Fred Graham, Second Ward—Harold Swischer, chairman; Fred Cutter, Myron Plum- mer, Alvin Olson, Dan Gainey and Alec Cameron. Third Ward—Harry Dure, chair- man; Lester Knapp, Harold Naylor, William Walker, Kern Olson, Rev. Warford and Paul Howe. E Fourth Ward — Harold White, chairman; W. R. Laliberte, F. B. Lamson, A. N. Gould, Leonard French, H. J. Roskowick and A. E. Feir. Nymore—George Klungness, chair- man; John Messelt, Archie Ditty, C. W. Brandborg and Russell Brooks. JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY IS PLACED AT REST Indianapolis, Ind., July 26.—The body of James Whitcomb Riley, the famous “Hoosier” poet, rests today in a flower lined vault in the little old chapel at Crown Hill cemetery. Private funeral services were held KKK KKK KKK KKK U. S. APPROPRIATION FOR MINNESOTA ROADS *x X * x x * x x * x * * (By United Press) * * Washington, July 26— X ¥ The appropriation of $5,000,- ¥ * 000 for a good roads fund has ¥ ¥ been made available between & * * *x * x * * * * * * * * * * * now and July 30, 1917. The fund gives Minnesota $142,- 394 as Federal aid for roads. Texas gets the largest slice of the fund. The apportionment * is based on area. FH KKK KK KKK KKK GOL. RESGHE MUSTERED IN AS BRIGADIER GENERAL (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., July 26.—Despite the protests of Civil war veterans the numerical titles of the Minnesota na- tional guard regiments will not be hanged:---The war veterans-claimed that they were entitled to-he known ..}as the first, second, third, ete., be- cause they fought in the Civil war. Adjutant General Wood today in- formed the governor, through Sec- retary Andrist, that the name of the militia cannot be changed. General Wood was today notified -of the mustering in of Col. Resche as briga- dier general of the Minnesota guard at Llano Grande, Tex. The follow- ing changes were also announced: Major H. V. Eva has been made colonel and Captain C. C. Weaver has been named major. -Both are mem- bers of the Third regiment. DANGE AT BIRCHMONT HOTEL TOMORROW NIGHT The regular weekly dance will be | given at the Birchmont Beach hotel tomorrow evening. A large crowd of Bemidji people, it is expected, will' attend. Many Bemidji people at- tended the dance given last week and all report a very enjoyable time. 1 STATE BANKS SHOW LARGE INCREASES Total deposits in the 994 banks operated under the direction of the state banking department were $193,987,794.41, at the close of busi- ness June 30, a net increase of $26,- |- 545,958.21 since June 23, 1915. This showing, A. H. Turrittin, state su- perintendent of banks, regards as the best in the history of the depart- ment. Kelliher, July 26.—The farmers of North Kelliher have organized a tele- | phone company. R. N. Holt has been elected president and Fred state | WCLURE ORDERED T0 LEAVE LONDON ACGOUNT ACTIVITIES (By,g United Press) London, July 26.—British auth- orities today informed Ambassador Page that S.78. McClure, noted Amer- ican publisher, must sail from Eng- land Saturday. The deportation or- der was issupd because of what the British termlhls activities while in Germany. l\jlcclm-e arrived here yesterday on the Philadelphia and was permittcd to land because of ill- ness. Today Ami'nassador Page informed McClure thal he must sail on the Philadelphia on its return’ trip. On the same boat will probably be Mr. and Mrs. Thoémas Kelley and Joseph Smith, three Irish-Americans who were refused :admittance on account of their Irisk’ relief work. ‘Washington, July 26:—The-United States will ask England why she re- fused to admit-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelley. %5 DR. WAITE ATTEMPTS T0 COMMIT SUIGIDE Sing Sing Prison, N. Y., July 26.— Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, awaiting execution for the murder of his,fath- er-in-law, John E. Peck, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was found in his cell in the ‘“death house” last night bleeding from a wound in his chest, made in the shape of a eross. The prisoner had cut himself with a piece of broken glass. How Waite obtained possession of the glass could not be explained. It is presumed that when he was taken out for exercise in ‘the court yard he picked it up when the vigilance of his guard was relaxed, and concealed it until he returned to his cell. Waite was removed to the prisomn hospital, but he steadfastly refused to answer questions. The injury is not {serious. JUNIOR COMMERCIAL GLUB TO DANGE TONIGHT The Junior Commercial club will [ give a dance at the city hall tonight. { The hall is being decorated for the occasion and a special program of music has been arranged. It is be- lieved that a large crowd will at- tend. The proceeds of the dance will be used to aid Junior Commercial club work. The Episcopal Guild will meet to- morrow afternoon at the home of Dorenkempter, secretary and treas-i urer. They intend to have the line in vesterday afternoon. operation before winter. {Mrs. E. 8. Ashley, 915 Beltrami av- I'enue. THE CUB REPORTER SCOOI JEFFERSON HIGHWAY TOURISTS TO VISIT HERE|MINNESOTA MILITIA CONGEDED THE MOST EFFIGIENTON CRUISE Naval Militia Men are Landed at Philadelphia and Board Special Train for Home. GOPHER BOYS HAVE HONOR OF MANNING THE FLAGSHIP “Jackies” Given Royal Welcome in Philadelphia by Sailors and Marines. (United Press Staff Correspondent) Philadelphia, July 26.—Wearing a heavy coat of tan and with happy smiles, 227 Minnesota Naval Militia men, including the Bemidji naval di- vision, commanded by Captain Guy A. Eaton, marched proudly down the gang plank of the U. S. 8. Rhode AIDS HUGHES IN FIGHT FOR WEST Island here yesterday. The Minnesota militia men are pro- claimed by all to be the most effi- cient unit participating in the sum- mer training cruise. y At the same time as the landing of the Minnesota ‘“‘jackies,” “rookies” from Ohio, Missouri, Illinois and Michigan landed from other ships. Manned Flagship. - On all sides the Minnesota boys were conceded to be the most su- perior of any of the units. The Min- nesota boys had the honor of man- ning the flagship of the training cruise. Rear Admiral Mayo visited the ship in mid-ocean and heartily congratulated the officers and men who were handling the great sea dog like storm-beaten veterans. i It rained five days out of the ten days the militia men were on the water, but even this failed to dampen their spirits. They visited among other places Mantauk, L. L, Block Island and Newport, R. I. See Everything. On the cruise these land lubber seamen saw. everything from 12-inch, guns in-action to man-eating sharks. As the Minnesota brigade landed, the first to dock, several hundred sailors ‘and marines from"the Phila- delphia navy yard cheered lustily for the “rookies that were and the sail- ors that are.” Five special trains left over the B. & O. railway at about four o’clock for home. BRITISH CRUISERS - WATCHING COAST FOR GERMAN SUBMARINES Norfolk, Va., July 26.—Pilotless and without warning to the United States and United States officials, one of the British cruisers lying off Cape Henry awaiting the appearance of the German submersibles Deutschland and Bremen steamed through the Vir- ginia cape yesterday, proceeded to the vicinity of Fortress Monroe, cruised about for an hour or more, and then returned to a point just out- 'side the three-mile limit. The TUnited States war ship Louisiana and the collier Neptune were the only government vessels which sighted the ship and a detailed report of the incident was made to 6P) &), Senator Reed Smoot. This is a new hot weather picture of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. Sen- ntor Smoot is a powerful figure in the Rocky Mountain states, which he hopes to line up solidly for Hughes. MRS. JOS. H. SHIRK DIES AT HOME HERE Mrs. Viola Shirk, wife of Jos. A. Shirk, 723 14th street, died at her home this morning after a protracted illness of several weeks. Mrs. Shirk was a prominent resi- dent of Bemidji. She was about 46 .years of age, being born.in Eagle Bend, Minn. She came to Bemidji about-18 years ago. She was mar- ried to Mr. Shirk at Eagle Bend be- fore coming to Bemidji. Mrs. Shirk was a member of the Ladies G. A. R. and the Royal Neigh- bors. She is survived by her husband and six children, a daughter, Mrs. Judd Cole, living in Canada, Miss Letia and Miss Sylvia of this city and the sons, Jos. T., Jacob and Floyd, all living in this city. She is also sur- vived by two brothers, Bert Bard- well of Glasgow, Mont., and Fred Bardwell of Bemidji. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two o’clock at the Methodist church. GOUNTY OPTION MEET AT WILTON TONIGHT A county option meeting will be held at Wilton tonight. A number of Bemidji men will go to Wilton late this afternoon to attend the mgeting. Talks will be given by several speakers. REE A county option meeting will be held at Solway Saturday evening. FEDERAL OFFICER RETURNS Washington last night by naval offi- cers. Authorities here said that while the entrance to American wa- ters without warning was very un- usual they could see in it no viola- tion of international law or navxga-' tion regulations. Winnipeg, Man., July 26.—Soldiers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will be granted leave to work in the har- vest fields. A glance at the want column may aelp you sell it. Scnop Hasn’t Decided What To Do Yet E=——="10 WAKE WP AND “W\I [ No.T HAVE Go Y0 i NDRalaciiuvae NO-GUESS T WONT SKH00T— TENNIS EV GUESS TLL @0 Y0 YH'BALL FROM COURT AT DULUTH J. P. Brandt, federal officer, in charge of the enforcement of the In- dian treaty in this district, returned from Duluth today where he has at- tending the term of Federal court. MINNESOTA GETS $700,000 AS INHERATANCE TAXES (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., July 26.—Inher- itance taxes collected in Minnesota during the year ending July 31, was approximately $700,000. POZIERES TAKEN BY GOLONIALTROOPS INDESPERATE BATTLE Australian-New Zealand Soldlefl Take Village on nghway to Baupame, CAPTURE ENGANGERS GERMANS FROM THIEPVAL TO POCIERES Entire Teutonic Line; Erzingan. is Evacuated. (By United Press) London, July 26.—After three days of desperate hand to hand fighting the British Australian-New Zealand troops have taken all of the village of Pozieres. General Haig is today quoted as stating that the whole of Pozieres is now in the British hands. The British statement also says “west- ward our territorials have further ad- vanced, capturing two strong trenches, a number of officers and other prisoners. Elsewhere there is no change.” Desperate Fighting. The war has seen no more desper- ate fighting than at Pozieres. The town is an important point on the main highway toward Baupame, which was the objective of the first great thrust. Late last week the colonials gained a foothold in the village itself. A series of furious German counter attacks failed to dis- lodge them. The capture of the whole town endangers the German forces in Salient from Thiepval to Pozieres. - Further advance reported by General Haig indicates that an en- ~ circling movement is menacing the enemy line. Erzingan Evacuated. London, July 26.—A Rome wire- less press report says that the Turks have evacuated Erzingan in face of the drive by Grand Duke Nicholas. Berlin, July 26.—Ambassador Ger- ard has delivered to the foreign.office President Wilson’s Polish relief ap- peal. The message was immediately telegraphed to the emperor who is on the eastern front. Admit Defeat. Berlin, July 26.—The German offi- cial statement today admits that “af- ter a stubborn fight the British have established themselves in Pozieres.” Advance One-third of Way. Petrograd, July 26.—It was_ offi- cially announced today that Erzingan has been captured by Grand Duke Nicholas’ armies. This clears Arme- nia of Turks and means that the Rus- sians have advanced one-third of the way to Angora, the head of the rail- way to Constantinople and the im- mediate objective of the Russian army now. Erzingan victory is a great feat. WILSON REQUESTS NAVAL BILL PASSAGE ‘Washington, July 26.—President Wilson has determined to stand squarely behind the increased senate naval building program. Official word of his'wish that the senate provisions be acdcepted by the house in confer- ence was sent from the White House yesterday to administration leaders at the capitol, where conferees will begin on the consideration” of the naval bill within a few days. MAN IS HELD FOR DEATH OF GIRL Olney, I, July 26.—Roy Hinter- liter was held to the grand jury with- out bail yesterday at the conclusion of the coroner’s inquest into the death of Elizabeth Ratcliffe, 17 years old. Miss Ratcliffe died last Saturday night. - Hinterliter, who was out rid- ing with her, drove up to a sanator- jum and said that Miss Ratcliffe had fainted. She was taken to the sana- torium .where attempts to revive her failed. POISONED MILITIAMEN ARE REPORTED IMPROVED (By United Press) Mercedes,. Tex., July 26.—All members of the Third Minnesota in- fantry confined in the field hospital as a result of ptomaine poisoning are -eported today by Major C. E. Prud- den, chief regimental surgeon, as im- proved and to be out of danger. In- vestigation shows that tainted toma- toes and flies were responsible for the poisoning. A cement floor is being laid in the fire hall at the city hall.