Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 30, 1917, Page 1

U. S. FLAG FLYING ON DOOMED SHIP PULLED DOWN BY | - SUBMARINE CREW Captain Norberg of Sunken Vessel Algonquin Arrives Today on Board the Orduna. * NO HELP GIVEN SURVIVORS FIFTY MILES FROM LAND Light House Service Scans Coast for Submarines; “Slackers” are 3 Freed From Service. (By United Press) New York, March 30.—The Amer- jcan flag which Captain Norberg of ‘the American steamer Algonquin left flying when he and his crew abandon- ed his ship to the mercies of the sub- marine crew which attacked the un- armed ship in a German “safety zone,” was pulled down by members of the submarine crew, stated Cap- tain Norberg who arrived here to- ; \ day on the Orduna. Fr The submarine gave no help to the survivors who were compelled to take their chances in rowing 50 miles to land. SWEARS ALLEGIANCE (By United Press) Petrograd, March 30.—The admir- alty council has made oath of alle- giance to the new provisional gov- ernment. £.000 MORE CALLED -(By United Press) ‘Washington, March 30.—The war -department- has added-2,000 to the 45,000 ‘guardsmen already called. GUARDSMEN RELEASED (By United Press) ‘Washington, March 30.—The war department today issued an order re- leasing all Illinois guardsmen de- clining to take the Federal oath. The -sgame may be done in other states. COMBING SEABOARD (By United Press) ‘Washington, March 30.—The At- lantic seaboard is being scanned -closely by the light house service for German submarines. All classes of vessels are co-operating in volun- teering in the vigil. 14 FORD CARS ARRIVE IN SINGLE SHIPMENT No, it wasn’t a funeral procession as -many at first thought this morning, ‘but a shipment of 14 Ford cars which arrived in Bemidji and were taken to the C. W. Jewett garage on Beltrami avenue. Mr. Jewett says -there are several more carloads en- route to Bemidji to fill the orders al- Teady booked for the season. The large number of cars in the -shipment attracted comsiderable at- tention and a great dreal of comment on business conditions hereabouts. ) COMES T0 KELLIHER Brainerd, March 30.—Carl Dahl, for three years in the auditor’s de- partment of the Minnesota & Inter- natioanl railway headquarters at Brainerd, has been promoted to the position of sub-agent at Kelliher. 'WINTER -WHEAT FIELDS ARE DROUTH STRICKEN (By United Press) Chicago, March 30.—Alarming re- ports were received today from win- ter wheat field sections of Kansas and Nebraska on account of the ‘drought. Thousands of acres are be- ing replowed and oats and barley being planted. today rushed to Nebraska from Min- neapolis. spring wheat. RAILWAY RATES CHANGED BY INTERSTATE COMMISSION (By United Press) Washington, March 30.—Railway rates on fruits and vegetables from . thern points to northern markets; ve been changed by the Interstate Commerce commission. From New Orleans to St. Paul and other points 447 rates are increased, 332 reduced 'no doubt there will be and 37 remain unchanged. Many farmers will plant, I | cidedly Photo by American Press Assoclation. In the southwest corner of Belgium the Britisk and Belgian soldiers hold a strip rear Ypres. Here are allied xoldiors nrepared for one. attacks are made in that section. Frequent gas A A A A A A A A A A A A A I I e A AN TR EK KKK KK KH KK KK PIONEER COMPLIES WITH GOVERNMENT REQUEST An official request to the press of the country to re- frain from publishing ‘in- formation, rumors or reports tending to disclose the mili- tary and naval activities of the United States” has been submitted the American press through the press associa- tions by the state, war and navy departments, following a conference with heads of . .press associations. ~ Secretaries Baker and Dan- iels of the war and navy de- partments; Frank Polk, coun- sellor of the state depart- ment; representatives of the UNITED PRESS, the Associ- ated Press and two other news distributing agencies, voluntarily agreed to observe the regulations and to use their influence to have news- papers throughout the United States to observe them. The regu.ations shall not be enforced in any matters officially given to the press by properly authorized ®ffi- cials. The Pioneer, being a mem- ber of the UNITED PRESS, will comply with the govern- ment’s request to this news- paper. o EE KKK KK KR KKK NATIONAL COLORS TO DOMINATE MEETING OF BEMIDJI PATRIOTS There has been a generous re- sponse to the call for national flags and bunting with which to decorate the city hall for the patriotic meet- ing tomorrow night when Dr. James Wallace of Macalester college will be the principal speaker. Men prominent in Bemidji will al- so be called upon to make addresses. There will be band music, a parade by the naval militia and other feat- ures and all true citizens of the United States will be heartily wel- come. KA AA KA AR AR A R AR AAAA AR AT AN AR A A AR AR AR Ak kk kK e e e e e e e e A e ek e e e e e e e e e e e e ke e e ke ke ok e e ok ek ok ke ok ok TAKEN TO ROCHESTER Ingvald Dybvig, who was serious- ly injured at the Red Lake landing several days ago, and who has been paralyzed from the shoulders down since the accident, was taken to Rochester last evening. His condi- tion is considered critical. The in- jured man is about 30 years old and is a brother of Mrs. Andrew Casper- son of this city. ILOCAL BASKET TEAMS Five carloads of seed wheat were CLASH THIS EVENING The high school basketball team and the Big Bemidg team meet at the armory tonight to play for the championship of the city and a de- interesting game is looked forward to. Both teams are finishing the sea- son and as a finale will meet each other in a spirit of friendly rivalry. Game will be called at 8 o'clock and a record breaking crowd present. ICE CHANNELS BEING CUT AT LUMBER CO.; HEAVY SEASON AHEAD The completion of cutting chan- nels through the ice near the Crook- ston Lumber company’s plant No. 1 has been completed and work on plant No. 2 begun. As soon as this work is finished the sawing of logs will begin in both plants. Under present plans_ operations . will gegin soon. The mills will run both'a day and night shift and continue throughout the summer months. The supply of logs in the lake ready for cutting is.about the same as other seasons. The work of logging will continue in the woods throughout the summer. GOVERNOR SETS ARBOR DAY LATE IN APRIL St. Paul, March 30.—Friday, April 27, will be designated Arbor day this year in Minnesota. Governgr Burn- quist today directed the drawing of a proclamation to that effect and it will be issued later. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BODY HOLDS MEETING This week’s regular meeting of the council of the S. B. O. of the high school was very important as many questions which have been ‘‘hanging fire” for some time were settled. The petition, which was sent in by the girls' basketball team was voted on by the council and the resolution passed. The council voted that the money taken in by the declamatory contest should be held in the treasury until the end of the school term. Miss Mable Wager, treasurer of the S. B. 0., was authorized to draw money for flower boxes and seeds. The committees which were named by the president were accepted. The following were the committees ac- cepted: Police inspection, bulletin board, flower box, spring clean-up campaign. Permanent ushers and ticket sellers were chosen and a girls’ hiking club was voted on and ac- cepted. It was also voted that the secre- tary should draw a petition for the removal of the fence around the school grounds. The formation of a tenmis club was mentioned but the council left this to be voted on by the S. B. O. INJUNCTION GRANTED TO ABATE NUISANCE Another echo of the recent raid by Sheriff Johnson on the habitat at Spooner sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Anderson was heard this morn- ing in Judge Stanton’s court, it be- ing the action brought in by the Peo- ple of the State, ex rel Thomas Bail- ey, State’s Attorney Torrance ap- pearing for the people, asking for a temporary injunction to abate the| nuisance. The Andersons failed to appear and a temporary injunction was granted. The sheriff was instructed to take the furniture and other movable property from the house and store it pending further legal action. Sher- iff Johnson went to Spooner today. :*kli*#kl#i&'i*#* ¥ MORE ADVERTISING IS REFUSED BY “PIONEER” The Pioneer today received % an advertisement from a ¥ large creamery company from % out of the city, also a con- % tract to be signed for future ¥« advertising. * Bemidji and vicinity have ¥ prosperous creameries in op- ¥ eration and, in line with its 4% policy of co-operation in pro- % moting the success of Bemidji %_.and Beltrami. business inter- ¥ ests, the Pioneer’ has-refused %/ to aceept the contract and a % letter politely declining the ¥ business has been sent to the ¥« firm seeking to patronize the %« Pioneer. Bd LR RS R RS EEEEEE R $24,000 IS AWARDED FRY; ANOTHER $30,000 SUIT IS COMMENCED The jury which heard the suit for damages of Harry Fry against the Soo railroad, this morning returned a verdict giving the plaintiff $24,- 000. The action was for damages sustained when his left arm was rnn over by a flat car last August. The trial consumed five days and the case given to the jury late yesterday af- ternoon. The accident occurred in Bemidji. Fry was on a flat car when the train gave a jerk and he was thrown be- neath the wkzels. Today another $30,000 damage suit was commenced against the same company, Earl Robinson being the plaintiff. Robinson claims that he was injured when thrown under a Soo Line freight car at Thief River Falls. ATTENTION, MR. RIPPLE; ~ YOU'RE A U. S. OFFICIAL (By United Press) ‘Washington, March 30.—Every policeman in the United States is to be made an emergency member of the United States department of jus- tice for the detection of spies, At- torney General Gregory announced today. ESTHER FUNKLEY DEAD Miss Esther Funkley, daughter of Attorney and Mrs. Henry Funkley, died this morning at St. Anthony’s hospital after an illness of three or four weeks. The cause of her death was bright's disease. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon from the Methodist church |at 3 o’clock, Rev. B. D. Hanscom of- ficiating. U.S. CONSULAR OFFICERS * hok KA Ak ANA R AR A AR AR A A AR h ok (By United Press) Washington, March 30.—Germany has freed all but one of the United States consular officers detained here since the break in diplomatic rela- jtions. The release of the ome being detained is expected today. All will go to Turkey. 0 Yy "N\ FREED BY GERMANY| —— P ¥ LIS HOLLWEG'S SPEEC INREISCHTAG CAUSE OF MUCH COMMENT; BLAMES AM HOLLWEG’S SPEECH Berlin, March 30.—(By wireless to Sayville)—Declaring that Germany had undertaken unrestricted submar- ine warfare for its defense, the im- perial chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann- Hollweg, in a speech in the Reick- stag yesterday, said: . “If the American nation cousiders this unrestricted submarive wamiase a cause for which to declare war against the German nation with which it has lived in peace for more than one hundred years; if this ac- tion warrants an increase of blood- shed, we shall not have to bear the burden of responsibility for it. “The German nation, which feels neither hatred nor hostility against the United States of America, shall also bear and overcome this. “How did these things develop?” asked the chancellor in s ing of the nlntimth the United States, He then proce edtngngger«_.theqney tiolis by ‘féviewing the causes which led up to the German use’ of submac- ines in unrestricted warfare. “Within the next few days,” b2 eaid, “the directors of the Amcricas nation will be convened by President Wilson for an extraordinary session of congress in order to decide the question of war or peace between the American and German nations. Never Wanted War. “Germany never had the slightest i.tention of attacking the United States of America and does not have the .slightest intention now. It never desired war against the United States of America and does not de- sire it today. “More than once we told the United States that we made unre- stricted use of the submarine weapon excepting that England could be made to observe, in her policy of blockads, the laws of humanity and international agreements. This blockade policy—this I expressly re- call has been called ‘illegal and in- defensible’ (The imperial chancellor here used the English words) by President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing. Our expectations which we maintained during eight months have been disappointed com- pletely. England not only did not give up illegal and indefensible pol- icy of blockade, but interruptedly in- tensified it. England, together with her allies, arrogantly rejected the peace offers made by us and our al- lies, and proclaimed her war aims which aim at our annihilation and that of our allies. “Then we took unrestricted sub- marine warfare into our hands; we had to for ocur defense.” WOMAN IS FREED IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES! (By United Press) Denver, March 30.—The jury in one and one-half minutes returned a verdict of not guilty today in the case of Mrs. Stella Newton Moore | Smith, charged with the murder of her chauffeur husband. |GERMANS AT LOMBARD | FLY AMERICAN FLAGS Lombard, Ill., March 30.—Lom- bard, near Chicago, said to have more ! German inhabitants than any city of | its size, is gay with American flags | today. The residents are planning a big patriotic festival to demonstrate their loyalty to the United States. A hurry call for more flags was sent to Chicago today. ERICA (By United Press) Amsterdam, March 30.—Actual war is being talked here generally, following Chancellor von Hollweg’s speech in the Reichstag yesterday. Military men declare the war may be the biggest interest the United States ever had. That von Hollweg is trying to cast the burden of re- sponsibility upon the United States is indicated in his tone of fatigue to men here and regarded as being a resignation to fate. Russ Revolt Imvressive. Amsterdam, March 30.—Reich- stag Member Spahn stated “Ger- many must not be considered a re- actionary country.” There are rumors of widespread discontent. Hollweg said the time is not ripe for such reform. The Socialists are daily gaining large numbers of adherents. The Russian revolution is creating great interest and has made a big impres- sion throughout the country. That German leaders see a great menace is indicated in reports of various ef- forts to placate the people by making promises. HUNGER CRAZED™MOB™ ATTACK JEWISH STORES (By United Press) Chicago, March 30.-—Hungry wo- men this morning made an attack on the Kosher butcher shops today and poured keresene on the meat and dumped large quantities of food in the gutters. Riot calls were sent in for the police. Jewish butchers are panic stricken and many dealers in the Ghetto district locked up their places of business to prevent further raids. The women raised cries against the high prices for food. BRITISH SUBJECTS ARE MURDERED BY BANDITS (By United Press) Galveston, Tex., March 30.—W. T. Buckingham, general manager of an oil company, and George Banner- man, cashier, both British subjects, were killed by Mexican bandits at Nanchitat March 9, according to pas- sengers arriving on an oil tanker here today. GERMANS FALL BACK BEFORE ENTENTE FORCE (By United Press) Berlin, March 30.—In an official announcement issued today it was stated the German troops had given way on a line from Ruyalcourt to Sorel. STEEL CABLE NETS TO GUARD AGAINST SUBS (By United Press) ‘Washington, March 30.—A con- tract was let today for 100 steel ca- nle anti-submarine nets. The nets are to be of 12-foot mesh, 300 feet long and 34 feet deep. Divers will place the nets where designated. 'OVER FIFTY ENROLLED FOR SERVICE IN NAYY Military affairs, so far as they af- fect Bemidji at the present, include 36 men in the naval militia of the state, Of these 17 are residents out- <ide Bemidji. Six of the company will be discharged. There are also 24 men enrolled in the-naval volunteers'in Bemidji. A Officials of the state naval militia were in Bemidji yesterday checking up the clothing assigned to each man, e