Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 20, 1916, Page 1

' GERMANS ADVANCE 0 VOLUME XIV. NO. 227. 'BEMIDJL. MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 20, 19186. . Historical Soclety . - X 18 PER MONTH -~ AGITATION RESUMED INGERMANY FOR UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINING 1 BODY OF BAGLEY BOY HUNTER IS FOUND AFTER 60 ~/ HOURS' SEARCH Oscar Furseth Drowned With Boy Companion in Tamarack Lake Near Village. DYNAMITE USED TO LOCATE THE BODY High School Boys Go Hunting Fri- day; Fail to Return and Search is Made. Atfer 60 hours of searching, the body of Oscar Furseth, the 15-year- old Bagley boy, who went hunting with Henney Weme, aged 16, last Fri- "\day and failed to return, was found dn Tamarack lake at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon by a party of Bag- ley men. The body was found within ten feet of the place where the Weme body was recovered Monday. Several hundred pounds of dyna- mite was used to locate the Furseth body. Tamarack lake is a vast body of wild rice, mud and floating bogs. It was hard work to locate the body be- cause of the muddy water and weeds. The two boys, who were high school students at Bagley, left Fri- day afternoon on a hunting trip, promising to return Saturday. Sat- urday came and the boys did not re- . turn. Sunday a party of 150 men tirom Bagley started on a search for the boys. After an all-day and all- night search the body of the Weme boy was found floating in Tamarack lake. It is believed that the boys went out hunting in a boat whick capsized. SIX CHILDREN DIE “-. IN BRAINERD EPIDEMIC A 7 ., Brainerd, Minn., Sept. 20.--8ix chil- -’dren, ranging in age from 3 months to 6 years, have died, here the past week in an epidemic of internal dis- ease. The latest victims were Donald ‘White, 6 years old, son of Ira C. ‘White, and a baby son of Severn Tol- lefson. Other children and several adults are reported suffering with the disease. 'AIRBANKS AND HUGHES F WILL SPEAK TOGETHER Indianapolis, Sept. 20. — When Charles E. Hughes, Republican presi- dential candidate speaks here Satur- day night, Charles W. Fairbanks, the candidate for vice president of the United Seates on the same ticket, will preside at the meeting. It will be one of the few times, if not the only occasion in the cam- paign that the Republican presiden- ‘tial candidate will speak at the same meeting. EFEATED AT REPUBLICAN: D NOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS ‘Kalispell, Mont., Sept. 20.—Over- whelmingly defeated on the Republi- can ticket, John Freer of this city has been nominated for county sur- veyor by the Democrats, who wrote his name on the ballot, according to the returns of the recent primary as compiled officially. Freer's name was regularly includ- ed in the ballot for the Republican primary August 29. LECTRIC RATES ARE E REDUCED AT FERGUS Fergus Falls, Minn., Sept. 20.—The Fergus Falls Water and Light com- mission has voted to reduce electric iight rates from 7%, 5 and 3 cents per kilowatt to 612, 5 and 3 cents. EGGS BLOW SAFE YEGGS BN D ESCAPE WITH $200 (By United Press) Pillsbury, N. D., Sept. 20.—Y blew {he postof e here ecarly morninz and A with $200. There is no clue. DGER. IN AUTO. CHASES BADGE S oTT ‘AND GETS BOUNTY “., Superior, Wis., Sept. 20.—Where is {e old-fashioned man who hunted Olves with a gun? Such is the attitude of Charles C. “Wright, a farmer of this vicinity, who killed a wolf after a half-mile .chase in an automobile. The chase netted a $20 bounty. ' Ploneer adveriisements ure Tre- diable. the wires failed. CHIHUAHUA CITY CUT OFF; VILLA AGAIN ATTACKING El Paso, Sept. 20.—While a message was coming over the wires to Juarez from Chihuahua City today, shots were heard outside the city and It is feared that Villistas have again attacked the city. GOOD PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR BEMIDJI DAY AT THE INDIAN FAIR Lacrosse Game to Be Staged Between Red Lake and Cross Lake Indians. BAGLEY AND INDIAN NINES TO BATTLE Baby Show, Potato Races, Foot Races and a Tug of War to Be Given. Officials of the Red Lake Indian Agency fair have arranged a special program for Bemidji day at the fair. Bemidji day will be Friday and it is believed that the attendance at the fair on that day will be very large. Large crowds will also attend on that day from Bagley, Clearbrook, Crookston, ete. A special train will leave Bemidji at eight o’clock in the morning. The program will be as follows: 12 o’clock—Lacrosse game between the Red ERake and Cross Lake In- dians. 12:30 Baseball game between the Red Lake nine and Bagley. 12:30—Baby show. 2 p. m.—Potato race, foot race, old men’s race, 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash, one-half mile foot race, free for all, tug of war, pony race, farm horse race, ladies’ foot race, nail driving contest, ox race, livestock parade. All the exhibits will be judged Friday. Everything is in readiness for the opening of the fair tomorrow. There will be exhibits of the prowess of the red man both with the implement of the hunt and of agriculture. It is said that there are a number of feat- ures which will open the eyes of those who attend. POLITICAL LEADERS CONCENTRATE IN STATE Chicago, Sept. 20.—Indications are that the presidential battle will be fought almost solely in Indiana, Il- linois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Mis- souri. Leaders are concentrating in these states. TWO COUPLES ARE LICENSED T0 WED Elmer J. Johnson and Evelyn Gra- ham of Louis and Nikanor Anderson and Emma Constance Anderson of Baudette have been granted licenses to wed. COURT INSTRUCTS A VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT Judge C. W. Stanton of the dis- trict court instructed the jury in the case of Frank Haley against Dr. E. H. Marcum to return a verdict for the defendant. CHIPPEWA INDIANS 10 HAVE MEETING Chippewa Indians of° Minnesota will rave a big meeting in the In- dian village on the shore of Ball Club lake, Sept. 28-30, to discuss and act upon tribal matters. Indians from all the reservations in the state will be present. Indian war and squaw dances will start Sept. 29.—The pub- lic is invited to attend the dances. GAGNON GETS VERDICT . IN SUIT IN COURT A jury in the case of John Connors against Frank Gagnon in the dis- trict court returned a verdict for the defendant. The case was brought by Connors who claimed wages due him from Gagnon. WHITMAN LEADS IN NEW YORK RACE (By United Press) New York, Sept. 20.—Governor Charles Whitman, Republican, cap- tured the Progressive endorsement for governor from Justice Seabury in a feature fight in yesterday’s primar- ies. Whitman got the Republican majority of 150,000 over William Bennet. Seabury, Democrat, was un- opposed. IOWA ICE HOUSE AT BRAINERD BURNS (By United Press) Brainerd, Minn., Sept. 20.—The Iowa Ice company house was destroy- ed by fire here this morning. FIVE KILLED IN CHEMICAL EXPLOSION (By United Press) Huntington, Tenn., Sept. 20.—Five persons were killed and one injured this morning when an explosion wrecked a part of the plant of the Aetna Chemical company at Mount Union, near here. WIFE TO PAY ALL CLAIMS AGAINST TUMA Chicago, Sept. 20.—Mrs. Joseph Tuma. whose banker husband com- mitted suicide Monday by shooting himself while standing on a pier so that his body would fall into the lake, asserted repeatedly today that the in- stitution was solvent. “I will pay all of them, and I will join Joe,” Mrs. Tuma declared. She was associated with her husband in the private bank. HUGHES GETS BIGGEST DEMONSTRATION IN ILL. (By United Press) Sheboygan, Wis., Sept. 20.—Chas. E. Hughes today carried a sermon of a reunited Republican party into La- Follette’s progressive territory today. Hughes received the biggest and best demonstration since beginning cam- paign in Illinois yesterday. NEW YORK POLICE ORDER RIOTS STOPPED (By United Press) New York, Sept. 20.—The police have been ordered to put down riot- ing at all costs, following the worst night of rioting during the present street car strike. Mobs of strikers and their sympa- thizers stormed two car barns, over- powering the police and putting to flight all railway employes in the]| vicinity. Several motormen and conductors who had not joined the strike were beaten. Much property damage had been done before police reserves ar- rived. TO HOLD CONFERENCE IN BLACKMAIL CASE Chicago, Sept. 20.—A conference at Washington on the prosecution of alleged members of the ‘“‘internation- al blackmail syndacite” was ar- ranged, it was learned from local of- ficers of the department of justice, who left last night for Washington. WILSON SAYS HE WILL NOT GO ON STUMP, REBECCA LODGE T0 CELEBRATE BIRTH OF ORDER AT MEET TOBEHELD TONIGHT Sixty-fifth Anniversary of Founding of Order Being Celebrated Today. EXCELLENT PROGRAM PREPARED FOR OCCASION Rev. B. D, Hanscom to Give Address; Musical Programe to Be Given. Sixty-five years ago the order of Daughters of Rebekah was founded. This evening at 8:30 o’clock at the Odd Fellows hall, the Bemidji Re- becca lodge will celebrate the anni- versary of the founding of the order. The evening will be sp®nt in a social session after which a supper will be served. The Rebeccas, Odd Fellows and their families will participate in the celebration. Rev. B. D. Hanscom will deliver an address. A program will be given as follows: Piano solo, Vera Cutter; address of welcome, Mrs. Robideau; vocal solo, Elizabeth Erickson; history of the order, Mrs. Denley; baritone solo, El- ford Benson; vocal solo, Irene Mc- Pherson, piano duet, Edith Schmitt and Beatrice Kirk; vocal solo, Ray- mond Hannah; reading, Carrie Brown; piano solo, Vera Cutter; vo- cal solo, Carrie Armstrong; baritone solk,- Mlford Benson.' - e COMMERCIAL CLUB T0 HOLD MEET TONIGHT Evgry member of the Bemidji Com- mercial club is urged to attend the meeting of the club at the club rooms tonight at eight o’'clock as important matters will be taken up. 4 Plaris will be made for the enter- tainment of the state senators who will visit Bemidji. JEWETT ON LONG AUTOMOBILE TRIP C. W. Jewett, of the C. W. Jewett Co., Inc., left today on an automobile trip to visit his agencies in this dis- trict. He will go to Bagley, Clear- brook, Warroad, Baudette, Spooner and other points. He will make the trip in a Ford. BEMIDJI AUTO Co. GETS LOAD OF AUTOS The Bemidji Auto company today received a carload of Dodge automo- biles. There are five automobile in the shipment. The Dodge car is rapidly becoming a big favorite in Bemidji. GOES TO TEXAS TO RESUME WORK Fosston, Minn., Sept. 20.—After spending his vacation at home, Carl Berg left for Bryan, Texas, there to take charge of the department of mechanical instruction in the state agricultural college of Texas. As the college year in his department ex- tends through the twelve months of the year, he will not be home agai for-some time, . 500 PAPER MILL EMPLOYES STRIKE IN BORDER CITY (By United Press) International Falls, Minn., Sept. 20.—Five hundred employes in the vaper mill of the Minnesota & Ontario company mills here struck today. They demand an eight-hour day. prices. ALICE DYER AGAIN WINS EGG CONTEST The Bemidji egg laying contest which began the first of February and ended the last day of August has been won again this year by Alice Dyer. She now becomes the permanent owner of a silver loving cup offered by the Barker Drug & Jewelry com- pany as she has won it two years in succession. This cup was offered as a prize to the contestant making the highest record. Excellent records were also made by Earl Black and Gordon Smith. Alice Dyer has twelve hens and av- eraged per month for each of the six months 18.4 eggs. Earl Black had 10 hens and averaged 18.1 eggs per month. Gordon Smith had 15 hens and averaged 15.6 eggs per month. The winner had Rhode Island Red chickens and the second -and third contestants had Leghorn chickens. POPE BENEDICT TO HOLD CONSISTORY (By United Press) Rome, Sept. 20.—Pope Benedict will hold another consistory in No- vember to make important declara- tions regarding war and the prospects for peace. He will then create sev- eral foreign cardinals. Archbishop Hanna ‘of San Francisco is the only American whose name is considered. TEACHERS’ PENSIONS TO BE PAID IN OCTOBER (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 20.—Eighty per cent of pending teachers’ pen- sions will be paid Oct. 1, the state pension board has decided. , Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 20. President Wilson announced today that he has no intention of making any campaign tour, but he will carry out the plans already tentatively made for several speeches on public questions before non-partisan organi- zations. This announcement follow- ed a conference between Mr. Wilson and-Vance McCormick, chairman of the Democratic national committee. REPUBLICAN. COMMITTEE "~ SPENDS $147 IN CAMPAIGN (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Sept.. 20.—Minne- sota’s Republican state central com- mittee spent $147 during the first two weeks of September, reports filed under the corrupt practice law show- ed today. The strike may further raise paper “MEETYOUR FRIENDS IN BEMIDJI DURING - DRESS-UPWEEK"IS * SLOGANFOREVENT Bemidji to Participate in Nation- Wide Celebration, Sept. 30 to October 7. PRIZES TO BE GIVEN TO BEST DRESSED PERSONS Carnation is Official Flower; Go to Church on Sunday, October First. “Meet your friends in Bemidji, Dress Up Week, Sept. 30 to Oct. 7,” is the slogan adopted for the Bemidji Dress-Up week. Plans are being made for one of the biggest celebra- tions that this city has ever had and the above slogan will be advertised through ail the settlements near Be- midji within a radius of many miles. Dress-Up week is the time to dress up yourself; to dress up your family; to dress up your home; to dress up your city. The pink carnation has been select- ed as the official flower of the week. On Sunday, Oct. 1, will be “Dress- Up and Go to Church Sunday:” It is believed that the ministers of the churches will- give appropriate ser- mons on that day. On Saturday, the first day of the week, prizes will be given for the best dressed man and woman seen on the down town streets. Other prizes will be given by the different merchants in.the city. On Thursday and Friday of the week at the Elks’ carnival a dress-up revue will be staged. Special announcements will. be made by the merchants in the Pioneer next week. VIOLENT ATTACKS MADEBY GERMANS FROM CLERGY T0 THE SOMME RIVER Teuton Forces Penetrate French Lines and Reach Trenches; Strong Attacks. REICHSTAG MAY TAKE UP SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN Allies’ Losses on Somme Front From July 1 to Sept. 15 are 500,000, Says Berlin. (By United Press) Paris, Sept. 20.—The official state- ment today says that the Germans hurled large forces against the French lines north of Somme last night-in violent counter attacks. At- tacks were made along the entire front from Clergy to the river. The Teutons were checked except at one point where they reached the French trenches. Want Submarining, Brlin, Sept. 20.—Agitation for un- restricted German submarining de- spite the United States’ views has been resumed. With Field Marshal - Hindenberg and a majority of the German people behind him, Chancel- lor von Bethmann Hollweg is expect- ed to weather a storm which will . doubtless break when the Reichstag reconvenes Sept. 28. Guns are Wasted. _-London, Sept. 20.—General” Falk- enhayen,- until recently chief of ‘the German staff, has directed a letter to his officers declaring that the wast- age of guns during recent months has exceeded their production. Am- munition is reported to be dwindling rapidly. U. S. Men on Liner. Washington, Sept. 20.—Consul General Skinner of London has report- ed that two United States seamen were aboard the British steamer Strathgay which was torpedoed in the English channel Sept. 6 by a German submarine. Rumanians Win. Bucharest, Sept. 20.—The official statement today says that the Ruma-~ nians won another victory over the main Bulgarian-German-Turkish for- ces in a battle near Engea Dubrudja. Fighting is continuing. Flays Queen’s Guests. London, Sept. 20.—Scantily clad girls in the London music halls are no nearer to complete nudity than some of the women guests of Queen Victoria, Arnold Bennett, novelist, wrote in the Westminster Gazette, defending against General Doirren’s attack upon dance hall girls. The latter claimed that the dance hall girls demoralized furloughed sol- diers. Losses are High, Berlin, Sept. 20.— (Semi-official)— Allies’ losses on the Somme {ront from July 1 to September 15 were 500,000. This is considered a con- servative estimate. The DBritish losses were 350,000. Serbs Advance. London, Sept. 20.—Serbians ad- vanced within seven miles of Monas- tir. Sharp fighting there is reported to be in progress. It is reported that the German-Bulgarian staffs have left Monastir. Demands Release. London, Sept. 20.—A dispatch from Greece says that an urgent note has been sent to Germany demanding the relese of troops taken at Kavala. WOMEN'S CLUB BAR MARRIAGE OF GIRLS . (By United Press) Anoka, Minn., Sept. 20.—The Min- nesota Federation of Women’s Clubs passed a rule at the meeting today barring girls who are assisted through their senior university year by the federation from marrying before their indebtedness is repaid. CONFEDERATE VETERANS TO RETURN FLAG TO YANKEES (By United Press) Newark, O., Sept. 20.—The battle- scarred flag of the seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, lost in a hard fight with the “Johnnies” at Ring- gold Gap, Georgia, more than fifty years ago, will be returned by the Confederate veterans to the union survivors of the Ohio regiment at their annual reunion here today.