Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 16, 1916, Page 1

4 VOLUME XIV, NO. 198, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, wznmnu EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1916, J e LATE RETURNS CUT “Drys” Confident of Victory Despite the “Wet” Lead of 78 Votes; 25 Precincts Out Vote Expected to Be Close; Twenty Vetes; Benville and Angle Preci Spooner Township Vote ; TOWN OF KELLIHER IN “DRY” -five Missing Precincts May Cast 450 nets Still Out; Change is Made in Cormant Dry 20 to 2. COLUMN BY VOTE OF 12 TO 5 | Delayed returns received today cut the “wet” lead in the county option election to 78 votes, with 25 pre- cincts still to be heard from. The vote, with the 25 precincts missing, is 1,419 for the “wets” and 1,341 for the “drys.” Twenty-three of the 25 precincts to be heard from cast 399 votes in the June primaries for representative to the legislature. No vote was cast at the Angle in the June primaries. 1t is believed that over 450 votes were cast in these precinets. . The precinets to be heard from in- clude the Benville district which it is believed will go “dry.” Drys are Confident. “Dry” advocates are confident to- day that they will win the election. “The vote will be close, I will ad- mit, but I believe that further re- turns will give us a lead,” said a “dry” advocate today. “Wet” followers were also confi- dent today that they would be vie- torious. Much interest was shown in the receiving of further returns. The vote in Spooner township, which was reported as 11 dry and 31 wet, was today reported as 11 dry and 22 wet by the town clerk. Cormant Goes Dry. One of the biggest “dry” gains to- day was the town of Cormant which went 20 dry and 2 wet. The town of O’Brien went seven dry and one wet. Eland cast 12 dry votes and 3 wet votes. * Kelliher township went |jlx'y "12 to 6. The election results in the towns Town— Baudette . Bemidji Birch Blackduck Buzzle . 24 8 Cormant 20 2 Durand . 17 21 Eckles 11 13 Eland 12 3 Eugene . 9 8 Frohn 20 13 Grant Valley 8 25 Gudrid .. 10 19 Hagali 15 2 Jones . 23 3 Lammers . 117 12 Langor . 9 6 Liberty 17 1 McDougald . 34 48 Maple Ridge . 14 Myhre 10 Nebish . .. 13 Northern . 14 O’Brien .. 1 Port Hope 11 Roosevelt . 3 Shooks 2 Spooner ... . 22 Sugar Bush . 3 Summit ..... 4 Taylor ...... 14 Turtle Lake 19 Turtle River . and villages are as follows: Wabanica ...... 13 ‘Walhalla . 30 13 Zipple b 13 Villages— ’ Bemidji 336 Baudette 236 Blackduck ... 63 45 Kelliher 43 67 Nymore .... 86 Redby 4 Solway ... 9 Spooner 71 Tenstrike . 19 11 Turtle River .. 5 11 ‘Wilton 12 15 Red Lake Agency ....... 13 79 BeltramiCounty Exhibitfor State Fair Being Prepared By Bueford M. Gile (School Agriculturist) A building two doors south of the Bemidji Steam Laundry is being used to assemble the Beltrami county exhibit for the state fair at Ham- line. The grains and grasses have been gathered or arranged for, but if better samples are brought in than those already secured they will be used. The wheat this year is very poor. If anyone has some good, plump blue steam or fife wheats, we would like to get two quarts of the threshed kernels. The grains and grasses will be shipped Wednesday.| evening, Aug. 30. The corn, fodder corn, rape, potatoes, stock vegeta- bles, culinary and other garden vege- stock vegetables, including pumpkins and squash. Three specimens of each variety of stock vegetable is re- quired with the exception of pump- kin and squash where only two are required. Stock vegetables are very important and good uniform speci- mens are wanted. Want Corn Exhibit. .We would like to make a good showing on corn this year. Many of the people farther south do not be- lieve that corn can be raised success- fully up here and a good showing of mature corn by Sept. 1 this year would be good advertising for us. ‘We must show 20 ears of each—yel- low dent, white dent, Northwestern dent, sweet corn, flint and pop corn. tables and fresh fruits should be gathered and brought in not earlier than Monday, Aug. 28, and not later than Friday, Sept. 1. 15 Fruit Varieties. In order to meet the requirements it is necessary that we exhibit 15 varieties of fresh fruit. These are hard to find and any co-operation along this line will be appreciated. One dozen apples, crabs, plums, cher- ries and a half dozen bunches of grapes is sufficient. ‘We must exhibit ten varieties of The husk should be left on the ears and about forty ears brought in so that we can pick out the best twenty ears. In the class for potatoes we want one-half bushel each of the follow- ing varieties: Early Ohio, Red Bliss Triumph, Carmen No. 1 (Green Mountain), Carmen No. 3 (Rural New Yorker), Burbank, Russett and King (Maggle Murphy). The pota- toes must be free from scab, smooth and each one wrapped in paper to keep them from skinning. WAR WILL END IN 1917 SAYS OFFIGER By Wilbur S. Forrest (United Press Staff Correspondent) British Base Hospital, North France, July 21.—(By mail)—*“The war will end early in 1917. Which side will win? Germany will win, of course.” A wounded officer of the noted Prussian guard made this assertion to the United Press today. The words came between big bites of white bread, laid sandwich-like over a heavy spread of real butter and or- ange marmalade. The officer was hungry. With about 200 comrades he had just arrived from the scene of the big British offensive. He had been nipped in the leg by shrapnel. His wound did not deter him from verbal optimism. But he was great- 1y thankful for the neat hospital cot and the treatment he was recalvl.ng, “Why where you taken prisoner?” he was asked. “The British had too much artil- lery for us,” was the reply. “Their fire was stronger than ours and we were cut off. We had plenty of food, but no watéer. We had to surren- der.” This officer spoke excellent Eng- lish. He learned it in a German school. He was under 30 and a per- fect specimen of manhood. SOLWAY FARMERS' GLUB T0 MEET SEPTEMBER 10 The Soiway Farmers’ club will hold an outdoor picnic Sept. 10 at the Charles Larson farm, south of Solway.- It is expected that many will attend as several important mat- ters will be discussed. The killing of pocket gophers, the shipping of cattle and gardening and chicken raising will be discussed. Bemidji merchants are invited to attend the| meeflns. DOWN “WET” ANDERSON TO REOPEN EMPLOYMENT AGENGY A. F. Anderson, who conducted an employment agency in Bemidji for eight years up to two years ago, will reopen his office in the Kaplan block next Monday. Mr. Anderson has been on his homestead during . the past two years. PROMINENT PEOPLE BUY LAND HERE Dr. W. A, Jones, noted specialist, and his wife motored up from Min- neapolis yesterday and spent the day as guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wil- cox. While here Dr. Jones pur- chased a quarter section of land from Mr. Wilcox of the Northern Land Co. Among others who have procured land from Mr. Wilcox are the follow- ing people: W. C. Whitney, manager of the Minneapolis Dry Goods Co., Fannie Zimmerman, one of the buy- ers for the Minneapolis Dry Goods Co., C. P. Matson, wholesale merchant of St. Louis, T. W. Lagerquist, pas- senger elevator manufacturer of Min- neapolis, W. A. Alden, of the Alden Rug Co., Minneapolis, H. H. Dunn of the J. W. Thomas Co., Minneapolis, and W. C. Dunn and L. E. Carpen- ter, auditors of thé Soo Line, both of Minneapolis. HUGHES SAYS HE WOULD UPHOLD RIGHTS Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 16.—Charles E. Hughes told an audience in Ta- coma’s stadium yesterday that he would not shrink from war in en- forcing American rights abroad. Mr. Hughes read the Democratic program of 1912, declaring for pro- ‘| tection of American rights abroad. “I want that made real, the nomi- nee said. “I do not think in making that real that we encounter the dan- ger of war. I would not shrink from it if we did it in perlorming the ob- vious duty.” Mr. Hughes confined his remarks almost wholly to what he termed the need of a protective tariff. “I propose a wide tariff without abuses,” he said, ‘“but frankly a tar- iff to build up and maintain Amer- ican industry.” Mr. Hughes reveiwed Democratic STARR FINEW Y ORK PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SGHOOL PIGNIG TOMORROW The Presbyterian Sunday school will -‘hold its ammal picnic tomor- Tow. Every person desirh.\g to go is re- quested to be.at thé church at nine ’C a mohiles will be wait- ing. ‘Bring well fiiled lufich’baskets and cups and plates, orders the pic- nic committee. The place where the picnic will be held has not been definitely decided on, The committee im charge has two places but the selection depends ou the weather. A bulletin will be posted on the church tomorrow morn- ing giving the location of the picnic grounds. GANVASSING BOARD BEGINS SESSION The county canvassmg board to- day began its sessions at the court house, canvassing the county option election returns. The board is com- posed of A. B. Rako, chairman of the board of county commissioners, O. J. Tagley, justice of peace of Nymore and F. B. Lamson, deputy county au- ditor. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR GITY WARRANTS Funds are available for the paying of all poor fund warrants to date, permanent improvement warrants to and including No. 7289 issued June 217, 1916, all general fund wnrrantfi issited “prior-to-June 1,-1916; - and all revolving fund warrants to ‘and including No. 7503 issued Aug. 8, 1916, according to a notice published today by George W. Rhea, city treas- NO WORD OF GERMAN MERGHANT SUBMARINE (By United Press) Berlin, Aug. 16.—The United Press learned today reliably that the sub- marine Deutschland has not been heard from since Aug. 2 when it cleared the Virginia capes. The Deutschland used 16 days in getting to Baltimore. Part of that time was spent in dodging hostile warships. Fourteen days have elapsed since the submarine left Baltimore. It is possibly taking a roundabout course. CHRISTIAN ENDEAYOR IN ANNUAL CONVENTION (By United Press) St. Cloud, Mina., Aug. 16.—“En- deavor that wins” was the slogan of the twenty-sixth annual convention of the Christian Endeavor society, opening here today. Fifteen conference speakers are on the program for the sessions that will last until Sunday. W. G. Cal- derwood, Minneapolis, is among them. He will tell how to win Minnesota for Christian Endeavor. B. P. Gates, Chicago, for many years Illinois field secretary of Chris- tian Endeavor work, is also on the prograb. Oliver Bushnell, Minneapolis, is in charge of Bible study work. A ‘bamquet and boat ride on the Mississippi and Sauk rivers are so- cial features. HANGKEY IS HEAD OF SAUM SCHOOLS tariff legislation and the Democratic| platform of 1912, relating to the tariff. “Our opponents said they would re- duce the cost of living,” he said. “Be- hold the result.” OS".I.‘EOPATH TO OPEN OFFICES IN BEMIDJI Dr. Harson Northrop, an osteo- path, will open up an office in this city. He has been practicing in Wis- consin, Prof. C. G. Hanckey of Helan, Ga., has been selected as the head of the consolidated school at Saum. Prof. Hanckey was in the city today. He was superintendent of the schools at International Falls several years ago. GILL BROS. STORE BEING REDECORATED The Gill Bros. men’s furnishing store is being pn.nted -and redecor- CHILDREN RECOVER FROM PARALYSIS New York, Aug. 16.—Children who have recovered from infantile par- alysis and are being dischfirged from hospitals, although still suffering from the effect of the. disease, Dr. Emerson, health commissioner, de- clared in a statement, require expert Orthopedic treatment to escape be- coming cripples for life. The com- missioner was optimistic of the ulti- mate recovery of the little patients with preparatory treatment, but he held out scant hope for a cure in less than two years. STATE NORMAL SGHOOL BOARD HERE TUESDAY The state normal school board will hold a meeting in Bemidji next Tues- day. They will view the site of the normal school which is to be located in Bemidji and it is expected that some action will be taken in regard to the school here. A topographical survey of the site has been made. CONVICTS BEGIN WORK ON $3,500,000 PRISON Joliet, M1, Aug. 16.—Work is un- der way on the construction of the new $3,600,000 Illinois penitentiary which is expected to be completed within five years. The work is be- ing done entirely by convict labor. 'LEAI) IN COUNT"*- OPTION ELECTI THE MAN AND THE ISSUE Germans Believe Worst Of Offensive is Over; Unable to Reach Lember: (By United Press) Russians Completely Halted at Stoc ked River; Fall of Stanislau Off by Failure to Reach Kovel and L emberg; Attacks are Weak North of Dneister; Italians Capture A NORGAN & COMPANY ANNOUNCE LOAN OF $250,000,000 TO EHGLAH]I Headquarters of Von Hindenberg’s Army, Aug. 16.—The worst of the Russian offensive is over, a high com- manding cfficer told the United Press today. He had just finished an in- spection of the Teutonic lins. The Russians have been completely halt- ed at the Stochod river while at- tempting to retake Kovel. Un- daunted, the Russians have swung southward against the Austrians. The fall of Stanislau was admittedly un- pleasant but the Germans claim that it had been outweighed by the fail- ure of the Russians to reachKovel or Lemberg. Attacks are Weak. Berlin, Aug. 16.—(Official)—The Russians are only weakly attacking north bt Dneister following the heavy lesses in Monday's fighting. These attacks were repulsed. The Ger- mans are holding the Starawipczyna heights. Italians Take Trenches. Rome, Aug. 16.—(Official)—The Italians have captured the Austrian| trenches on the slope of Mount Peck- ina, south of Goritz. England Gets Big Loan. New York, Aug. 16.—Morgan & Co. today announced the detail of a $250,000,000 loan to England at five per cent interest. England must de- 1 ustrian Trenches Near Goritz. WAR posit in this country $300,000,00! to secure the loan. German Losses Large. Petrograd, Aug. 16.—(Official). The Russians under General Brusilo: from June 4 to August 13 captur 358,602 Teutonic prisoners and 40 cannon. ; To Sever Relations. London, Aug. 16.—England may not resume diplomatic relations witl Germany after the war unless Ger- many makes full reparatiod for the execution of Captain Fryatt and sim: ilar alleged outrages, Premier As: quith intimated in the House of Com: mons today. Solid Artillery Fire. % With French Armies of, Somme, Aug. 16.—One of the. fiercest shel blastings in history is occurring on. 33-mile horseshoe. Drawing a Hne: of flame along the Somme battle front the French are employing all means for maintaining newly acquired posi- tions. The Germans are shelling even more in a desperate attempt to dislodge the French. Germans Dispersed. Paris, Aug. 16.—(Official)—Ger- man reconniotering parties were dis- persed by the French in the Cham- pagne region last night. No Hope is Held For The Arbitration of Big Stike, CrnsnsExpectedTomorrow ‘Washington, Aug. 16 —There is no hope of arbitrating the differen- ces between the railway managers and brotherhood men to prevent a big railway strike. President Wil- son has definitely discarded this to accomplish peace. The success or failure of reaching common ground in the railway strike hinged upon the disposal of other is- sues growing from the eight-hour day. ® Conferences Continued. The White House conference was continued but it was not believed that a crisis would be reached until tomorrow. After conferring with President ‘Wilson late late last night the em- ployes sub-committee sent to New York for the private members of the general committee to come to Wash- ington in order to facilitate negotia- tions. They are expected here Thurs- day and probably will see the presi- dent Friday. Has No Power. The decision to send to New York for the general committee of the rail- road employes was reached because the sub-committee here is without power to reach important decisions without reference to the men in N York. Official statements issued toda from the White House merely stated that the discussions were in progréss. May Appoint Commission. ‘When it became clear that arbitra- tion of the entire problem never would be agreed to but that the rail- roads might concede the principle of the eight-hour day and dispose of other issues by some form of nego- tiations, the president directed his energies toward obtaining expres- sions from both sides on how nego- = tiations could be carried on. Direct conferences and inquiry by an inves- tigating commission were sought as the president indicated his willing- uess to appoint such a committee himself. g No ‘Suggestions Made. It was understood that the .em: ployes’ representatives offered no sug- gestions on this feature of the situa- tion. The rallroads were reported to be ready to concede the principle of the eight-hour day on condition that all collateral issues be thor- oughly investigated by the interstate commerce commission or some other body. Administration officials .re- fused to predict what the outcome would be and the president was un- derstood to be uncertain whether a strike could be n.volded Men Qulttmg Range; 1. W. W, blamed (By United Press) Brainerd, Minn., Aug. 16.—Flocks of men are quitting work in the Cuyuna iron range underground mines. None of these are striking. They merely are leaving their jobs, claim- ing they are being intimidated by I W. W. leaders. “I don’t want to strike but I don’t want to stay here where there’s trouble. There’s plenty of that back across the seas, where my people are. I can’t live at the boarding house. They'll run me out. So I'll just go where there isn’t any trouble,” one of the better educated of the miners sald today. These men on the range bear var- ied nationalities. In one case there were working besides each other Aus- trians, Croathians, Serbians, Bulgar- ians, Irish, Swedes, Norwegians, Finns, English, Mexicans and Amer- icans. Blame Agitation. _ 8t. Paul, Minn,, Aug. 16.—I. W. ‘W. agitation, dissatisfaction with the piece work system, lack of candor of employers in telling employes why Work on the their pay checks where they were and the necessity of mine captains to bribe the captains to get the best deal in work, are alleged by state in- vestigators to be cause of the Mesal iron ore strike. Investigators Les- cjier and Cole reported to the m ernor this afternoon. Virginia, Minn., Aug. 16.—“Have the United States torpedo Whiteh No. 69 ‘placed indoors every night,’ was the order given by R. B. Bom- ney, chief water tender, who is charge of the Virginia naval recrul ing station. Instructions were received ~from Lieutenant Willson, who has cha of the recruiting in the northwe because, it is said, of the activiti of the Industrial Workers of ‘World, who are conducting a ! on the iron range. The torpedo- been left on the street to In recruits for the navy. . The I. W. W. are accused ot ing down the aflurtlumenh for cruits to the navy. These signs, is reported,.have been in many Teplaced by I W. W. literat: