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

¥ y 1 > " called by the United Stat Rev. J. E. Cadwell, through his attorney, Carl L. Heffron, has com- menced suit against Harry Gunsalus, proprietor of the “Big Harry” soft drink parlors, for $1,000 damages. 1t is alleged that Gunsalus threw wa- ter on Rev. Cadwell while he was giving a county option address in front of Gunsalus’ drink parlor. Attorney Heffron in his statement for Rev. Cadwell, alleges: ‘(1) That on the 8th day of Au- gust, 1916, the plaintiff, during the early evening of the said day, went to the east side of Minnesota Avenue in the City of Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota, at a place about twenty feet south of the intersection of the said Minnesota Avenue with Third Street in said City, and there took his stand upon the pavement in the said street for the purpose of de- livering an address to the public in support of ‘County Option’ and for the purpose of soliciting votes for the County Option bill which was to be voted upon on the following Monday in the said City and County and in opposition to the ‘Liquor Interests’ which were opposed to the passage of the said County Option measure. “(2) That in front of the plain- Minnesota Avenue and the said Third Street was a saloon building then used austensibly as a soft drink par- lor and commonly known as “Big Harry’s Place” of which place the defendant was owner and proprietor. “(3) That then and there the plaintiff proceeded to deliver the ad- dress before mentioned and while he was in the act of so doing the de- fendant came out of his place of business and wilfully, maliciously and unlawfully assaulted the plain- tiff and did then and there throw a pitcher of water upon the plaintiff with the malicious and unlawful in- tent of interfering with' the plain- tiff in his rights to such an extent as to force him to desist from deliv- ering the said address and for the purpose of ridiculing, humiliating and exposing to the contempt of the publie, the said plaintiff. All of which the defendant succeeded in do- ing except that the plaintiff contin- ued the said address in support of the said County Option. “(4) That by reason of the fore- going facts and circumstances the plaintiff has been damaged in ‘his reputation as a minister of the Gos- pel and otherwise in the full sum of tiff and on the cornmer of the said one thousand dollars.” Red Lake Indians to Have Exhibit at County Fair Here The Red Lake Inwian agency will have an exhibit at the Beltrami coun- ty fair which will be held Sept. 13- 16, according to W. F. Dickens, su- perintendent of the agency, who was a visitor in Bemidji today. Ar- rangements are being made by the Indians to exhibit bead work and other Indian work, besides entering agricultural exhibits. Best One Ever. Plans are being made to make the Beltrami county fair one of the best county fairs in the, northern part of the state"this ‘year. e Two thousand dollars will be given in premiums. Already a num- ber of exhibits are being received. It is expected that every farmers’ club in the county will have an ex- hibit. Horse and Auto Races. A program of horse and automo- bile races, besides a program of field events has been arranged for the fair. It is expected that since an exhibit from the Red Lake agency has been entered that a-large num- ber of Indians will attend the fair here. Members of the Red Lake agency are busy preparing their exhibit for the state fair. Superintendent Dick- ens of the agency will have charge of the Indian exhibit at the state fair from-all- the-reservations this year: The state fair board has appropriated $200 for agricultural exhibits by In- dians. « The Red Lake Indian fair will be held at the agency. Sept. 21-23. Northern France is One Great Panorama of War By Wilbur 8. Forrest (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Army in the Field, July 20.—(By mail)—If it’s possible to imagine dozens of heavy thunder storms blended into one con- tinuous roar, the shrieking and whin- ing of tons of unseen steel and high explosives, racing through the sky, lightning flashes of bursting shells continuously specking the horizon, like a giant Fourth of July display, then it’s partly possible to visualize the newest phase of war on the west- ern front. Just Ugly Bloches. The United Press correspondent saw and heard all this today from a high stretch of ground commanding the scene of a dozen of the most ter- rible conflicts of the British drive. Dotting the green hills and valleys here and there were distinct dots of brown, visible against the naked skeletons of trees. These ugly blotches of landscape a short time ago were pretty villages, each with a church spire and red-topped houses snuggled down between the rolling hills. Today they were mere ugly blotches, mostly a pile of bricks that resembled nothing. Heavy Counter Attack. From the vantage point I observed Vontal Maison, Bazentin le Grand, La Boiselle, Nametz and small woods which have figured prominently in the communiques. Just beyond the ‘range of vision lay Longueval and Delville wood, where at the moment, the Germans were engaged in a heavy counter attack, which gave them back a part of the wood and a few houses of the village. A British attack soon reversed the situation. Fight- ing of this character has been a pe- captured points are strongly held. ‘Wherever the Germans concentrate their reserves and carry out a coun- ter attack, any success they gain is of short duration. A systematic British advance makes it possible to retaliate quickly, mostly in force. News is Censored. Precaution prevents the publica- tion of news relating to troops and movements of troops, but it can be said with safety that there is mno shortage of shells or men or guns be- hind the British line. From the viewpoint of the non- military observer, there is no short- age of anything. For miles along the network of country roads well be- hind the fighting lines, great masses of men in khaki, most of them wear- ing the picturesque steel helmet, are awaiting for their turn. Motor lor- ries in great droves are also perform- ing their functions. Passing along the roads, miles and miles to the rear khaki is everywhere. Are Taking Rest. Peaceful littre villages, which fate has left so near the ravages of the conflict, still untouched, are -filled with it. Every doorway shows a “Tommy,” every courtyard shows a group of Tommies. These men are in billets. Many of them have had their turn at fighting and are taking a well earned rest. Men, freshly arrived from England, as can be seen from the neweness of their uniforms, are also seen. The veteran fighting Tommy is a trifle more stained. The roadsides are dotted with de- tachments of newer contingents. Schools of bombing and musketry are scattered here and there. Northern France is one great panorama of ‘war. culiarity of the British offensive. All BRAGKEN-TO ATTEND EPIDEMIC GONFERENGE (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 13.—Dr. H. M. Bracken, secretary of the Min- nesota Board of Health, left today for Washington to attend a federal conference on- infantile- p"u,gmis in the city visiting his parents, Deplrt IMr and Mrs. W. B. Dean. ment ‘of Public Health. Executive officers of every state board of health in the country will be present at the conference. Plans will be discussed to prevent the spread of this disease and 'for mak- ing a uniform fight to eliminate it. W. B. Dean; Jr., of Minneapolis, RUSSIANS AND ITALIANS WIN IN BIG DRIVE Russians Pierce New Teutonic Line on Zlota Lipa River and Ad- vance Across River. AUSTRIAN TRENCHES ARE TAKEN WEST OF SANGRADO British Force Way Into German Trenches Near Pozieres and Capture Prisoners. 300 Drowned. Paris, Aug. 15.—The Italian battleship Leonard A. Vinci caught fire after several explo- sions and turned over and sunk in the harbor of Taranto yester- day. Three hundred members of the crew were drowned. (By United Press) Petrograd, Aug. -156.—(Official)—- The Russians have pierced the new Teutonic line on the Zlota Lipa river at a new point. They crossed to the ‘west bank of the river in an eighteen mile advance. Rome, Aug. 15.—(Official)—Ital- ians have captured several sections of Austrian trenches in a sharp bat- tle west of Sangrado. Five hundred prisoners were taken. Burn Up Crops. Berlin, Aug. 15.—It is reported that allied military chiefs are at- tempting to aid in starving out Ger- many in a campaign by setting fire to the German harvest fields. Re- cent allied aviator raids were made for that purpose. Incendiary bombs were dropped. The harvest was in- sufficiently dried and the fire failed. London, Aug. 15.—(Official)—The British -have forced-their way “into German trenches near Cloquef farm near Pozieres. Eleven prisoners were taken. 4 Zeppelin to Punish. Berlin, Aug. 15.—(Official)—A German Zeppelin will punish Eng- land for her failure to punish the crew of the British steamer Bara- long who killed members of a Ger- man submarine after the crew had surrendered. Petrograd, Aug. 15.--The new Teu- tonic lins along Zlopa Lipa to which General Bothmer retreated from the river Stripa, is giving away under Russian pressure. . Paris, Aug. 15.—(Official)—A French grenade attack northeast of Verdun resulted in the capture of German trenches last night. DAKOTA FARMERS ARE PESSIMISTIC ABOUT GROP (By United Press) Fargo, N. D, Aug. 15.—Grain growers of the northwest met here today to find out for themselves what this year’s spring wheat crop will be. J. M. Anderson, president Equity Co-operative Exchange, St. Paul, call- ed this conference of farmers of Min- nesota, Montana and the Dakotas. The object of this meeting, Mr. Anderson explgined, is to ascertain the crop acreage, the yleld per acre, the actual cost of production and marketing, allowing a reasonable profit. Farmers who have already arrived in Fargo to attend the conference are pessimistic about the wheat produc- tion. This is especially true of North Dakota farmers, many of whom will not even cut their wheat fields. Miss Vida Williams of Ely, Minn., ‘who has been the guest of Miss Olive ‘Whaley for several weeks, returned to her home this morning. o J. A Da’fion returned’ yesterday from a-motor trip to the Twin Cities with his son, John, Jr., H. D. Henion, W. Black and Mr. MecIntyre. The roads from Bemidji to Park Rapids are as good as any on:the trip, ac- cording to Mr. Dalton. The trip to the cities was made'in eleyen: hours and thrée minutes. "The Luther League of the Swedish Lutheran; church will“be entertained Thm-sdny evening of this' week at 409 America nvanue. : N. Nelson of anuette, . Miclii, * - RAILROAD :pomovmsy Brotherho:;s of conductors, engineers, firemen and train- men ask for ‘basic 8-hour day and time and & half for over- time. Number of men direct- ly involved in strike dsm:nd, 400,000. Total number-of men l)l- volved, 2,155,000, Mileage of ;railway involv- ed, 270,000. * Number of = railways volved, 225. i Number of railway ears that will be gtopped if strlke is called, 2,507,997. Railway managers - haye made no definite proposition to employes. | _ First propofed mediation. Employes declined to join in request for mediation, but ac- cepted invitation from gov- ernment board of mediation and conciliation to submit proposition to them. Mediators failed. Mediators proposed arbitra- tion which was almost unani- mously rejaciéd by the em- ployes. Representa ves of both sides .accepted; fresldent Wil- son’s invltntiofi to ° confer with him before final deci- sion is reachstfi More thanlg: per cent of in- the 400,000 emiployes directly involved haveivoted to strike if original defiands are not granted. KA E I KA IAAAAKRAKR KKK ARKAAAKA AR KRR AR AR AA AR A * Kk kKk KKK KRR RE KKK RED LAKE MAN TO ~ FIGHT PARALYSIS ® Infantile paralysis cases are ported at the Crow Indian agency in North Dakota. Dr., James Murphy; medical super- visor-of the Y. 8:-§gdian servl > has been stationed at™ Red ' Lake Indian agency, has received orders to go to the Crow agency to aid in fight- ing the disease, re- ii.#l**ifl* I S R R E R & o e GUNFEHENGES ARE ‘RESUMED AT WHITE Burden Preventing National Strike Appeared Swnng From Mana- gers to Employes. REPORTED MANAGERS HAVE AGREED T0 8-HOUR DAY How to Feed 5,000,000 Persons in New York in-Case of Strike is Problem, (By United Press) ‘Washington, Aug. 15.—The bur- den preveniing the national railway strike this afternoon appeared to have swung from the managers to the employes. During the managers’ conference it was understood that the managers had agreed to the basis of the principles of an eight-hour day, but demand that the question of over- time pay be subjected to a more far- reaching investigation. Arrive at Nine, Railway managers and representa- tives of the brotherhoods arrived at the White House at nine o’clock this morning to resume their conferences. Spokesman Elisha Lee carried a small portfolio. It is not known whether or not this contained a proposition the managers will make the presi- dent upon.which the differences would be arbitrated. President Determined. It is reported that President Wil- son is determined to prevent the strike if he must make a personal ap- peal to every railroad president and employe. How the 5,000,000 persons living in Greater New York will be fed in the event of a railway strike is a problem that is being given consid- ‘eration by-officiais here-today. +——1 Survey in New York. Joseph J. Hartigan, secretary of Mayor ‘Mitchell’'s committee on food supply, has proposed survey be made ~|of all sources of food supply, which HEFFRON AND PLUMMER BUY IDEAL POOL HALL Attorney Carl L. Heffron and Charles Plummer have pur- chased the Ideal pool hall on Third street next to the Northern National bank from F. N. Ferris. Mr. Plum- mer will manage the hall. - It is planned to make the hall the most modern in the city. The room will be redecorated and new lights will be installed. W. A. Elliott, flor- ist, has arranged to have a floral ex- hibit in the windows. HUGHES PUTS PERSONAL PRONOUN Illv ADDRESSES (By_United Press) Spokane, Wash., Aug. 15.—Charles E. Hughes, Republican nominee, 18 putting the personal pronoun in his pledges and promises in speaking in the state of Washington: WHEAT BAINS 5 GENTS AGCOUNT OF RUMORS I Chicago, Aug. 15.—Wheat jumped five cents at the close today on account of overestima- ‘ted Russian surplus of 300,000 ‘bushels. (By: United Press) Chicago, Aug. 15.—Wheat fell two cents today on account of continued rumors of a Federal investigation of p\rlce manipulation. = WAR DEPARTMENT © GANGELS ORDER : (By Unitea Press) ‘Washington, Aug. 15.—On account of the threatened railway strike, the war department today suspended in- definitely the proposed movement to the ‘border ‘of between #25,000 and 30,000 mobilized militia men in state| camps. They were ordered to the s ahuutbsa,ooo,ooo. | B. & O. crashed.: could be commandeered if the strike is declared. With the city in the grip of the infantile paralysis epi- demic, city authorities are trying to determine how the 2,225,000 quarts of milk the city consumes daily could be brought to this city in the event of a strike. Eight-Day Supply. Meat packers estimated that the New York supply of meat would last but eight days if the railways were tied up. More than 600,000 tour- ists are now in New York, it is esti- mated. How these people could be fed, to say nothing of their being un- able to return to their homes and places of business is also troubling city officials. As New York produces practically no foodstuffs, & strike which would cut off the city from its food supply would result in appalling conditions in a short time, authorities said. FRANKSON CASE T0 SUPREME GOURT (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn,, Aug.. 15.—The state supreme court was Poday asked to grant a rehearing —of petition .filed in the Ramsey county court against Thomas Frankson, Republi- can candidate for lieutenant gover- nor. The case was dismissed in the lower court. Frankson was accused of spending more than legal limit in the campaign for the nomination. WABASH-PITTSBURGH RAILWAY SOLD AT AUCTION TODAY . (By. United Pregs) Pittsburgh, ‘Aug. 15.—The Wa- bash-Pittsburgh’ Terminal railway is up for sale by a master at the com- pany’s building here today. The Erie was expected to be the most in- terested bidder.. The price wanted mmmxnm INB. & 0 GMSE (By United Presn) ‘Washington, Aug. 16.—Three per- gons were killed and several were in- jured this' morning when -double double header freight trains on the Wherever there-: is. avi tion | somebody {8 taking up & collect 1S DG 'HOUSE BY OFFICIALS “|cles of the Minnesota child | day when Navy League National Ser- Victory; Large Vote Cast; Bel‘mdjl Dry by 31 Vote: le.l Result Will Not Be Known fo Precincts Report “Wet” Lead o “Wet” Vote; Kellih RED LA.KE INDIAN AGENCY VOT ] The Beltrami county option ele is believed, will not be known unti port. Angle precinct, where a good vote w eral days. Forty-six precincts out of 88 i the “wetsy”” The vote is as follows: Both Sides Confident. L 4 Both the ‘“‘wets” and drys” are confident that they will win, al- though both sides admit that the vote will be very close. The “drys” be- lieve that the vote in the Benville district, that has not been received, will cut down the “wet” lead con- siderably. There are 14 saloons in Beltrami county, eight at Baudette and six at Spooner. Kelliher has several li- censed drinking houses. Much interest was shown in the election, the vote in all precincts be- ing very heavy. It is believed that over 3,000 votes were cast in the election. There were 2,620 votes cast in the 46 precincts received. In Bemidji 701 votes were cast as against 465 votes cast at the June primaries for representative to the state legislature. Baudette Vote Heavy. In Baudette 323 votes were cast at the election yesterday as compared to 198 votes cast at the June primaries for representative. Nymore cast 141 votes as compared to 69 at the June primaries. There were many-surprises in the election besides the large vote. Kelliher Vote Close. Kelliher, the ever-defying Kelliher, went wet by only 24 votes, the vote being 67 wet and 43 dry. Blankdnek—went dry- by only-. .18 votes. Nymore went wét by 29 votes. The Red Lake Indian agency was decidedly, surprisingly wet. The vote was 79 wet and 13 dry, a lead of 66 votes for the: wets. There. is some talk that the vote in this pre- cinct may be contested. Baudette went wet by a vote of 149 votes whilée Spooner spit even with a vote of 71 for each side. Redby went dry by 9 votes. Bemidji Goes Dry. . Bemidji cast more votes at this election than it did at any other election this year. Much interest was shown in the campaign during the past week, those who favored the wet side sending literature to all parts of this district. Bemidji voted dry by 31 votes, the complete vote being 366 dry and 335 wet. The vote by wards is as follows: < Dry Wet First ward .. . b9 Second ward . 79 Third ward ........0000 86 92 Fourth ward .......... 64 106 There were two ballots in Bemidji that were not marked. Volunteer Commission Meets To Amend Chil St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 15.—Minne- sota children can’t smoke cigarettes or buy, cigarettes but they can work where they are sold or made. Minnesota children of certain ages can’t work in certain factories but if they go into a factory, perhaps merely for inspection, the fact of their being there is prima facie evi- dence that they work there. i These are some of the inconsisten- labor ‘laws, relating to children that are ‘ander the age, here today. “CHEVY CHASE 0! THE WEBT” OPENS ~ . .(By United Press) Lake Geneva, ‘Wis., Aug, 16.—One hundred and fifty middle ‘west women went into militery training here to- vice School No. 3 opened here. * Women from every walk of life, the ball ‘room, -shop, store and kiteh- en, married and single, donned blouges, bloomers, skirts and gings and began a eystematte train- g for fleld life in wa Tho ‘women be in training {ttm days. Gunsalus Sued for 000 or PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO END STRIKE“Wets” and “Drys Cisim Throwing Water on Minister This report may be delayed several days on account of the dis- tance of the voting places from postoffices. By United Press Teg- | r Several Days, is Belief; Forty-llx f 130; Baudette Casts Heavy er Vote is a Surprise. ES “WET” BY A VOTE OF 79 TO 1 ction will be close. The result, fi 1 nearly every precinct makes a re- It is expected that - the as cast, will not be recelved for sev- n the county give a lead of 130 fol ‘“‘wet,” 1,375, “dry,” 1,245. The election results in the to and villages are as follows: Town— Dry Wi Baudette T8 Bemidji Blackduck . Buzzle .. Durand Eckles Eugene . Frohn . Grant Valley . Gudrid .. Hagali Jones . Lammers . Liberty McDougald . Maple Ridge Myhre Nebish . Northern -Port Hope Roosevelt Shooks . . Spooner . Sugar Bushr. Summit . Taylor .. Turtle Lake ... Turtle River ... Wabanica .. ‘Walhalla Zipple .... Villages— Bemidji -. ‘Baudette Blackduck .. Kelliher Nymore . Redby . Solway . Spooner Tenstrike . Turtle River Wilton ....oonnnne Red Lake Agency .. Total «.oovves Pioneer Publishes Extra. Many people received the returns at the Ploneer office last evening. The Ploneer published an extra at midnight which was sent to the ru- ral communities of the county. The extra contained figures from 27 pre- cincts. Women appeared to be particul- arly interested in the returns and this morning many telephone calls were received from Bemidji women. One woman when told that the vote was very heavy, sald: “Yes, they let everybody vote but the women. I tell you that there would have been no question about the outcome of the election had the ‘women voted.” d Labor _I.aws The volunteer commission, known as Burnquist’s child welfare asso- ciation, met at the capitol this af- ternoon. They merely organized this. afternoon and started the campaign to codify and unify Minnesota child labor laws. The new commission will outline new legislation urged by women's. clubs, the Minnesota Educational as- sociation, Minnesota Soclety for § Friendless, and also those recom- mended by tha state boud of eone- trol. GHINESE TROOPS - ATTAGK JAPAN Tokio, "Aug. 15.—Chinese: trooj have attacked the Japanese g at Chanzchinmn. between Ukden: Chaoyangfu, and have killed wounded fifteen Japanese soldiers Kkilled one officer. According. to ficlal advices from the attacked ga rison, the Japanese barracks now besteged by the Chinese soldiers. Reinforcements are being rushed the beleagured garrison. Th ing resulted from: the arrest Japangse merchant, ..