Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 28, 1916, Page 2

ME XIV. NO. 208. AL, STRIKE INEVITABLE; SIDENT WILSON ESENTS PROPOSALS N LAST ATTEMPT T0 AVERT STRIKE| 1g Being Held by Rail Execu- 7es and Brotherhood Men This Afternoon. K BETWEEN HEADS AND MEN SEEMS CERTAIN Ask for Ten Days Stay to Pre- re Legislation for Action by Congress. EVED CERTAIN THAT CONGRESS WILL ACT (By United Press) shington, Aug. 28.—President n has presented his new pro- to the railways in an attempt ert the railway strike, which rs today to be almost inevitable. sident Wilson’s proposal in- upon the acceptance of the hour day, but suggests a com- »n to investigate overtime. A s to be given this commission. e president’s last weapon is con- He is ready to appeal to them egislation for the following 8: RST—Aid in the prevention of ike. COND—To provide for an ade- y method for the immediate set- mt of a strike. IRD—To provide for keeping 5 moving in case of a strike. Congress is Ready. 1gressional leaders today in- ;d President Wilson that he put through this legislation. neeting which was scheduled for ‘clock this morning and which oposed to be the final meeting mt off to 2:30 o’clock this after- sident Wilson and Senator Kern rred Sunday regarding the pos- joint session. to:be summoned lay. It is expected that con- will take a hand in the strike > Sunday developments in the ion were as follows: e break between the railways irotherhoods appeared certain. >rum of house is summoned for ay to hear Wilson’s plans for ation to prevent a strike. Men Go Home. mbers of the brotherhoods’ com- es leave for their homes after ating powers to effect a settle- of the strike. oy instructed their delegates under no conditions accept ar- .on. ' 2 strike has been called for ten unless the railways recede from ation. sresentatives of roads and erhoods conferred with the lent. ssident Wilson, it is believed, sk for a temporary postpone- of action to permit legislation. = administration officials have d to legislation to prevent a Prepare for Strike. icago, Aug. 28.—The executives :stern railroads who are not in ington are making quiet pre- ions to meet the situation if ‘our brotherhoods declare a Practically all of the roads canvassed their employes and lists of all men not belonging to rotherhoods who would be capa- f operating an engine. These include former engineers, con- rs and firemen who now hold 1 positions with the company; who have formerly been in the e, but who have entered other of gork, and railroad employes re not affiliated with the broth- ds. addition to this there has been wveral days a mysterious move- into Chicago of men known to figured in previous strikebreak- perations who are believed to Dbeen assembled by the railroads ugh this is neither admitted by ren or by the railroad officials. rating heads of railways seek- trikebreakers, admitted today hey had placed guards on the :sota Mesaba range to secure breakers. A majority of the do not expect a strike. They » that negotittions will drag for six or seven weeks more. 'EMBER WHEAT DROPS AT OPENING (By United Press) cago, Il1., Aug. 28.—September . dropped three and a quarter today at the opening on account e Italian and Roumanian dec- ons of war. The ' market’s y is that this means that the nelles canal will ~‘be opened stember wheat lost 11 cenis at lese. December wheat went ne and five-eighths. 8180 R KKK KKK KK KKK CAT ON SCREEN: TAKEN FOR ROBBER Police were called to,the home of A. Anderson Satur- day night, it being reported that burglars. were .entering the home. Officer Essler en- tered the house and found that a large cat on the screen door was making the noise. The cat had broken the screen door. No arrests were made. HH KK KH KKK KK KKK CLEARWATER AND RED LAKE FALLS AUTOISTS ON TOUR Jefferson Highway Men Open Up “Feed Road” to the Red Lake Indian Agency. e % K ek ok Ak sk ok ek ok ok ok ke L8 2323388888 80823 23 156 AUTOMOBILES ARE IN THE PROCESSION Bagley Defeats Indians in a Base- ball Game; Score is Eight to One. One hundred and fifty-six automo- biles filled with Jefferson highway enthusiasts enjoyed a socialibility run to the Red Lake Indian reserva- tion Sunday from Red Lake Falls, Gully, Oklee, Plummer, Gonvick, Traii, Clearbrook and Bagley. The idea of the socialibility run was to establish a “feeder” to the Red Lake agency and place the agen- ¢y indirectly upon the Jefferson ngh- way, from New Orleans to ‘Winnipesg. The road established from the south goes by way of Clearbrook and returns by way of Gonvick. From the north the road goes by way of Gonvick and returns by way -of Ciearbrook. The roads were found to be in good conditipn. ¢ s The tour was the largest sociability run ever held in this section, with so many -different. towns being Tep- resented. At the Red Lake agency the visit- ors were given an excellent enter- tainment. The Bagley baseball team defeated the agency team by a score of 8 to 1. The batteries were “Smoky”’ Sam White and Many Penny for the In- dians and Wench and Harrison for Bagley. After the baseball game the In- dians staged a game of lacrosse. The Bagley and Red Lake Falls bands were present. BREAKS GOLLAR BONE IN AUTD ACGIDENT George Garrison of Margie Injured When Ford Turns Turtle Twice. , George Garrison of Margie, Minn., hroke his collar bone Saturday night when his Ford turned turtle twice at a curve in the road between here and the state park. He lost control of the machine at a curve and the car turned over iwice. The car was not badly damaged. Garrison was taken to the office of Dr. C. R. Sanborn where his injuries were taken care of. He will be able to return to his home in a few days. None of the other occupants of the car were injured. FEDERAL INSPEGTION OF MILITIA THURSDAY Ne Man to Be Excused; Guns: Must Be Oiled and Cleaned ; Lockers in Order. The Bemidji naval militia will un- dergo a Federal inspection next Thursday evening. Lieut. Earle A. Barker of the Be- midji division today stated that no man would be excused Thursday pight on any condition. Riflles must be oiled and cleaned, clothing must be clean and the lock- ers must be in first class shape. [ = K KX KKK KKK KKK KK * " % % % Ak ek ok ok ok ok ke ok ok ok ok $60 IN PRI7¥S. J. J. Opsahl of Bemidji, through: the: Bemidji Daily Pioneer, has made an offer of $60 in prizes for the six best essays written by boys - and girls on the subject “Beltrami County Saloons vs. Beltrami ° County Dairy Cows as Farm and Home Developers.” Each essay is not to -exceed 300 words and -it is to be sent to the. Pioneer office before Sep- tember first. SR EEEREE SR E RS e de % ke kK k ok Kk ok ok ok ok ok ko b 4 x Pl eomda Ewmansans BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING. AUGUST 28, 1916, ATAL South American Countries OnBrink of War; Situation Similar to That In Europe By es P. Stewart (United Ppeggflst‘afl Correspondent) (Copyright, 1916, By United Press)] i Beunos Aires, Aug. 1—(By Mail) —-South America’s republics. today are sitting over just such another powder magazine as the one wheh ex- ploded two years ago in Europe. In many ways ihe situation recalls the situation existing in Europe . just.a few years before the outbreak of the present struggle. The recent hint of war between Venezuela and Peru and Columbia and Ecuador brought South: America to sharp attention. might easily do what the nixup did to Europe. There is the same feeling that a widespread clash cannot be prevent- ed, the same conflict of interest, same warning, same preparations, .same groaning under the weight of these preparations and the same undercur- rent of inter-national ill-feeling. Balkan If and when war comes the two]- principal beligerents probably will be Argentina and Chile. Boundary Disputes Not a country in South America lacks a boundary dispute- with some other country. Each is a little Al- sace-Lorraine. Chile and Argentina had a nasty dispute of the kind in 1898. It reached the poinc of mutual mobiliz- ation. England interfered and ar- bitrated. Argentina got a large area cf land in Southern Patagonia which Chile claimed should have gone to the latter. This has rankled ever since. Chili is very poor. If he could take by force of arms, that land, she might get another portion as indemnity. It would give her all of South America along her present Eastern boundary as far South as the latitude of the Chubuk River, which is about 1,000 miles North of Cape Horn, and thence to the southward, the whole contin- ‘They the Pacific to the Atlantic. Chile. Rich Nation This would transform Chile into a moderatély rich nation, for Southern Patagonia is a fine cattle country and there are stories of rich petroleum deposits there. it This would mean war with Argen- ina. . °© . (i i Here.is where Peru 'would get into the situation.>-In 1879, as a.result:6f a war, Chile annexed . the two south- ern Peruvian provinces. Peru has been longingjever since for. a chance to get them back: i . Bolivia is an inland country ‘with an ambition for a “window” on the Pacific v g i The two provinces:Chile took from Pacific and on the Hast by Bolivia. On their coast: are the ports;of Tacna and Arica. These would constitute-a “double window” if Bolivia could get them. . AT Chile probably would, turn - them ;ver to the Boliyians to defend from eru. : ent, from . Peru Too Strong .7 .1, 7 Peru would be;too strong for Boliv- ia, but Ecuador and Columbia’ would Lelp give Peru a tronucing to keep:the latter from trying to enforce claim on parts of the Putumayo rubber coun- try, concerning which Sir Roger:Case- | ment made a report a few years ago. Parenthetically, Columbia claims certain territory in northern Peru and:surely would think the time fav- orable for grabbing it. 16! ‘This would be the cure for Peru’s friend, Venezuela, to invade Columbia and secure a slice of territory she covets. North of Argentina is Paraguay. The Paraguayans have lost territory to Argentina and are wild to revover it. Many South Americans believe Paraguay could count on military support from Brazil. TWO KILLED IN AUTO (RAGES AT KALAMAZOD| Car Skids and 11. Cars Crash; Effort Made to Get Jewett to Enter Race. (By United Press) Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 28.—Two drivers were killed and eight were injured yesterday when 11 of 14 racing automobiies piled up at the first turn of the 100-mile auto race track at Recreation park. The first car with Jack Peabody skidded and started the procession. Efforts were made last week by the Kalamazoo race authorities to secure the entry of C. W. Jewett into the race with his ‘“Ford Special.” Mr. Jewett turned down the offer. TNIQUE WINDOW DISPLAY AT P. 'ALMER HARDWARE The A. B. Palmer hardware store has a window display that is attract- ing much attention. The window is decorated with shells, rifles and guns and shows several hunters sitting around a camp fire. The decorating is novel and was done by Howard Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Palmer. HIGH SCORES MADE High scores were made at shoot Sunday morning at the rifle range by members of the Bemidji na- val militia. On the 400-yard range the follow- ing scores were made out of a pos- the sible 50—Bell 37, Battles 40, J. Halseth 44, A. Halseth 40, Frank Kalpasik 26, Hector Brown 29. On the 300-yard range the follow- ing scores were made out of a pos- sible 50—McDonald 24, Lycan 30, Thurber 32, Laliberte 26, Paul 34, Osborne 33, Morehouse 40, MecDon- ald 28, Spencer 32, Howe 27, Han- nah 25, French 24, Hector Brown 44. LOSES CONTROL OF - FORD: WRECKS FENCE Palmer Anderson lost control of his Ford auto Sunday night and broke the fence at the Crookston Lumber company barns. The car was dam- aged. xbefcctive ISN'T H THE HANDSOME MAN! AND ROUM ‘Iniidiiis .;‘epfiéen'iu alAttorney Martin O'Bri e ek e e ek ke e e ke A ok ke ko k ke k ok ok kok ANIA I KRR KKK KKK KK KKK X BREMEN ON WAY " TO UNITED STATES «(By United Press) - Berlin, "Aug. 28.—(Passed by Censor)—The Cologne Ga- zette ‘today says that the German merchant submarine, Bremen, is on its way to the United States with a cargo of dyes. KRR KKK KKK Lcnem o an Gasi * x * AXKA AT A KA KA, K e ¥ e ok K ko ok R R HEARING BEING HELD: © 5 . .. BEFORE JUDGE STANTON Ditéh Ordered in Towns of Greén- wood and Windsor in Clearwater and in Polk. Judge C. W. Stanton of the’ dis- trict court is today holding a hearing at the district court in regard to the report of the viewers of Ditch No. 2 tu be constructed in Clearwater county. Thirty residents of Clearwater county are asking that the viewers’ report on the ditch be set aside, al- leging that the viewers live in the ditch territory and would be bene- fited by the ditch. The ditch has been ordered and the engineer named. It is to be con- structed in the towns of Greenwood in Clearwater county and in Johnson and Gully townsg in Polk county, The viewers are 0. O. Bloger, W; 8. Austin and Mr. Quern: Attorney . ¢Do; Doy ( en-‘who request that the re “Crookston is representing the other side. BROTHER OF BEMIDJI MAN KILLED BY TRAI L. Smith, Brother of Lige Smith, For- mer Police Officer, Killed at Verndale. L. Smith, a brother of Lige Smith, a former police officer of the Bemidji force, was killed Saturday night when his automobile was struck by a train at a crossing near Verndale. He was instantly killed. Mr. Smith was an uncle of William Gaines, driver of the Bemidji fire truck. FATHER OF FRANK BRIDGES IS DEAD Weli Known Here; Left Bemidji Last May and Went to Rockford, Dlinois. . . ., Word was ‘receivéd ih Bemidj{ furgay ef «the .death of D, [fgther of ‘Frank:Bridges;of this city. Mr. Eridges died *August.6.,. ' .., He was well known in Bemidji, baving spent the past year here. He left Bemidji in May on account of his health and went to Rockford, 1L He was 78 years of age. MINNESOTA “BOYS” LEAVE FOR ENCAMPMENT (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn.,, Aug. 28.—The spirit of 64 ran rampant through the streets of the Twin Cities this morn- ing, when Minnesota G. A. R. en- trained for the national encampment of the G. A. R. at Kansas City. The “boys’” marched through the streets to the Union station. KKK KKK KKK K KKK KKK MANY IN CONTEST (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 28.— “It isn’t like the bread daughter can make,” will probably supplant the time- honored phrase: - “It' isn’t like the bread mother used to make,” after the Minnesota State Fair, Sept. 4 to 9. T. A. Erickson, leader of boys’ and girls’ contest work in Minnesota, says he will have to double the accommo- dations provided for fthe con- ¥ testants in’the girls’ .baking : ° contest entries are : pouring: '3 in. “He had provided for 8t girls...The.list had reached 120 today and Others are en- - tering every day., e e y S % % J de sk %k ok ke ko ke ok ok * .agtx aside. | sat- M. Bridges,, . ORTY CENTS PER MONTH |ttalys, Koion on Acsount, o many Sendi::. ::“" ho ol habis vz Action of Italians is Believed to SUTN T ' (By United: Press . . London, Aug. 28==The Central News' says that Roumania has’ de- clared war on Austria. . Rome, Aug, 28.—(Officfal)—Italy has declared war on Germany. Berlin, Aug. 28.—(Official)—Rou- mania has declared war on Austria. Paris, -Aug. 28.—(Official)—Rou- ° mania has declared war on all .Cen- tral powers. = London, Aug. 28.—A dispatch from The Hague states that Germany will hand the Roumanian minister in Ber- lin his passports today. Name Commander. .Paris, Aug. 28.—An unconfirmed dispatch from Reumania this morn- clared war upon the Central Powers, following 'a meeting of the Rouman- ian crown council.. The meeting was begun this+morning. - The ‘purpose of this meeting was to acquaint King.. Ferdinand with public sentiment. It is reported that General Averscu, former minister of war, has been named commander of the Roumanian army. (Editor’s Note—The Paris dispatch bhas not been confirmed elsewhere. Latest Bucharest dispatches state that the crown council met this morn- ing. It was reported that prepara- tions were being made for war. Italy’s declaration of war upon Ger- many was perhaps influential upon Roumania). Concentrates Forces. Rome, Aug. 28. — (Official)— Italy’s declaration of war against Germany was on account of Ger- many’s sending land and sea forces to aid Austria and enabling her to con- centrate her maximum forces against Italy. ¥ German Council Meets. London, Aug. 28.—A dispatch from The Hague states that the Ger- man federal council met this morn- ing. It is probably considering a declaration of war against Rouma- nia. Bulgaria and Turkey are plan- ning similar decalartions. Big Help to Allies. London, Aug. 28.—Roumania’s declaration of war gives the allies 600,000 more well-trained men. Rou- mania has its third army mobilized within striking distance of the Hun- ‘I garian frontier. It is expected to in- ~ade Transylvania, striking west- ward. ’ 3 i VB ians Advance. * 'Athens,, Aug. 28.—The Bulgarians are continuing to advance into Greek territory and have occupied _the Creek forts at Port Kavala. It is tringing Greece nearer to war. SENATE UNABLE TO ADJOURN FRIDAY (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 28.—Senator Kern, the Democratic floor leader, to- day announced that the senate would - be unable to get through its program this week. This announcement’Kill- ed any hope for an adjournmert Fri- day. HUGHES PARTY GOES ' T0 ESTES PARK (By United Press) Estes Park, Colo., Aug. 28.— Charles E. Hughes is vacationing here today in a beautiful mountain park -bounded on the west by a score of peaks 13,000 and 14,000 feet aboye: sea level. - There is mnothing in the European Alps -to equal this region in scenic beauty. : Here the Republican candidate will: indulge his : well ; known . love for mountain climbing, @ - T ““Governor and Mrs. Hughes are stopping at - the -Stanley ' Hotel, amidst surroundings nything obtainable ing stated that Roumania had de- - ——de