Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 5, 1917, Page 1

_>d .r‘u‘ ) / ™ * of ‘Minnesota avenue, THL BEMIDJ I DAILY P12 VOLUME XV. NO. 111. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. SATURDAY EVENING. MAY 5, 1917. ,,mv B DEADLOCK CONTINUES IN ARRAS SECTION 1L.W.W.AREORDERD '10,YACATE; NOTICE SERVED BY CHIEF OF POLICE RIPPLE L. Dickinson, Owner of Building Used for Headquarters, Acts Under New Law Provision. OWNERS ALSO HELD LIABLE; HEAVY PENALTY ATTACHED Says He Isn’t Going to Take Any Chances and Gets Busy With Mandate of Police. The Bemidji branch of the I. W. ‘W. has been notified by A. L. Dickin- son-to vacate the headquarters now occupied by the branch offices in the Dickinson building on the west sid~ near Second street, the owner of the property act- ing under instructions of the law re- ently passed by the legislature and d¢rved by Chief of Police Ripple. The bill prohibits the gathering of persons advocating sabotage, the distributing of literature preaching sabotage and many other provisions, broad in scope and detail. Sabotage is one of the paramount practices cf the . W W. Owner is Liable, The owner of the premises where such sabotage ,etc., are advocated also comes under the ban of the law, in that the owner may be sent to the penitentiary and heavily fined. The I. W. W. branch in Bemidji has a lease on the building for a year and the rent paid up until the rst of June. The ‘notice served on Mr. Dickin- son was read by him to the I. W. W. yesterday afternoon in headquarters ‘and then passed around, for any who desired, for personal reading Dickinson Gets Busy. “Jt didn’t take me long after I re- ceived the notice from the police to get busy,” explained Mr. Dickinson to a Pioneer representative. “I took the notice and read it to the I. W. W. and let them read it. The new law makes the owner of a building liable, too, and believe me I haven’t any ankering to go to the penitentiary. 'm not going to monkey with any state laws and it’s up to them now.” FLAMES CREATE HAYOC IN RUGGLES TIMBER; ORIGIN IS A MYSTERY Fire of unknown origin swept through the handsome Ruggles tim- ber across the lake from Bemidji last night and did considerable dam- age. Many of the stately trees were burned to a height of four and five feet and will die. Other trees were badly damaged and will die. Several citizens of Bemidji, at- tracted by the glare of the flames, hurried around the lake to the scene. L. F. Johnson, deputy fire warden, will make an investigation of the de- struction. BACK TO B ENCH \ Judge C."W. Stanton returned this morning to Brainerd where he is sit- ting in an important case with the other judges of the Fifteenth dis- trict. “COATS OF ARMOR/” USED BY U BOAT HUNTERS Photo by American Press Association. Members of the naval militia at the Newport (R. 1,) naval training station have a new kind of life belt or jacket, which they are being instructed in using for the day they will be sent out to hunt the treacherous U boat. WILD REPORT SPREADS OF SIMENSON DEATH NO MESSAGE RECEIVED A report was circulated strongly in Bemidji this morning that Leo Simenson, a member of the Bemidji naval militia, had died in station at Philadelphia. Some assertions were to the effect that a telegram had been received to” that effect. The mother of the young Bemidji seaman received no such message and became considerably worried, natur- ally. 'Fact is, no telegram of any such nature was received at all at the Bemidji telegraph office. BILL READY FOR TAKING OVER ALL SHIP BUILDING (By United Press) Washington, May 5.—The admin- istration shipping bill, authorizing the president to take over all ship yards and materials for construction will be introduced Monday. SENATOR KENYON'S LAW PARTNER IS SUICIDE (By United Press) Fort Dodge, Ia., May 5.—Senator Keayon’s law partner, Maurice O’- Connor, committed suicide today by shooting. ANOTHER LOAN MADE (By United Press) ‘Washington, May 5.—The govern- ment announced today a further loan of $125,000,000 to Great Britain and France. BEMIDJI SENDS TWO MORE TO THE COLORS Among the recent recruits -to Uncle Sam'’s fighting forces, who en- listed at Duluth, are Arthur C. Al- len, who enlisted in the infantry, and Louis A. Roy, enlisted in the coast artillery. They have ‘been Isent to training stations. Red Lake Indians to Give Two Comedies At Armory »Monday Night For School The Indians of the Red Lake ““@» agency are going to come to Be- midji +fonday night and present two plays at the Armory, every member of the cast being an Indian. The en- tertainment is for the benefit of St. Mary’s school, Red Lake, and the two playlets are entitled “Down You Go” and “The Millionaire Janitor.” There is much natural talent in the caste which will present the sketches and a quartet will be an added feature. Tickets are 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. Casts of characters: / “Down You Go.” Theophilus Sharpe, a lawyer.... 0. Morrison Peter, his office oy.' ....... S. Head Hans Bungspingel, a shoemaker. . ..................... J. Barrett Terrence 0’Connell, a policeman. . ....P. Beaulieu | i James Flashing, an insurance agent................ C. Barrett Giovanni Baccioco, an Italian.... .................... P. Johnson Nicodemus Morosini, a tragedian. . J. Cobanes Lee Kong, a Chinaman. .. .Geo. Head Wrascoe Calmati, a Bohemian bear tamer.............. T. Cain Bruno, a bear...... .B. Jourdan Song . ... Quartette “The Millionaire Janitor.” Herman Schmalts, the millionaire janftor, ...... ..J. Cobanes Prof. Flogg, otor of a boy SCHOOL . - v e svcss v P. Beaulieu |John Madison Jennings, Herald's father............... P. Johnson Herald Jennings, a future Senator of the United States......S. Head Horatio De Alger, studious scholar G. Head Fubbs, Herald’s chum. . Skinner, one of the boys Song COMMERCIAL CLUB TO HELP OUT GARDENING There may be some persons in Be- midji who desire to have a garden who are unable to pay for the ploughing but the Commercial club stands ready to assist them in any manner it can. If any deserving person is unable to pay for ploughing a garden plot and will notify E. J. Willits, chair- man of the agricultural committee of the Commercial club, he will be glad to take care of the request. His phone is No. 41. MUST SECURE PASSES T0 CROOKSTON MILLS; ORDER TO VISITORS Owing to the precautions being ob- served throughout the United States against any possible conspiracy in manufacturing industries, the Crook- ston Lumber Co. has taken similar action and hereafter a new rule must be observed in gaining admittance to the mills. All persons wishing to visit the mills must first secure a pass from the office and those who desire to make the visit at night must obtain the passes before 6 o’clock. BUSINESS MEN NEED NOT BE APPREHENSIVE (By United Press) London, May 5.—“America has nothing to fear from the war in a business way. Profits in England have been above normal since the war began,” Lord Rhoada, a member of the cabinet, assured American business men. ‘“Business men from the smallest to the biggest can look optimistically to the - future,” he added. PLANS FOR TRAINING OFFICERS ARE TOLD Washington, May 5.—Plans for training the first 10,000 officers for the first 500,000 troops raised by se- lective conscription have been made public by the war department. After three months’ instruction at training camps the 10,000 officers will be selected on merit from the total of 40,000 and assigned to regi- ments which will be called to the colors a month or two later. Those of the other 30,000 men found quali- fied will be commissioned in the offi- cers’ reserve corps and called out for duty as needed. For the first phase of their train- ing the office candidates will be or- ganized into fourteen infantry com- panies and drilled. Then they will be organized oy individual fitness in- to nine infantry companies, three battalions of artillery and two troops of cavalry. Those designated for coast artil- lery will go either to Fort Monroe, Va., or Fort Winfield Scott, Cal., for two months of special instruction, while those for signal corps, aviation or other special services will be as- signed to special training. units. The department’s statement lays great stress upon the fact that ma- ture men, schooled for responsible positions, will be sought particul- arly in selecting the first 10,000. DOG TAGS ARE HERE, HERE; CATCHER ISEMPLOYED; CRUSADE STARTSMAY 10 By parcel post came the long de- layed dog tags this morning and they are ready for sale at the office of the city clerk. The cost of license and tag is $1.10, and owners of dogs have until May 10 to secure license and tag when the annual spring clean-up of stray dogs running the streets will be started and the dogs fmpounded. J. C. Watrin has been engaged as dog catcher and will get busy May 10. A pound has been secured near the pumping station. All dogs caught at large without tags will be impounded and kept three days and then killed if not claimed. A dog once improunded will cost the owner %1 to reclaim. and $1.10 for license and tag additional. Complaints of roving dogs are pouring into police headquarters and city officials and people are becom- ing highly incensed at the army of dogs that is roaming the streets and in yards, and Police Chief Ripple states there’s going to be onc grand housecleaning of dogs after the tenth of the month. GERARN PRENICTS TANG WAR AHEAD OF UNITED STATES Chicago, May 5.—There is a long war al of the TUnited States, James Gerard, former ambassa- dor. to Germany, told members of the Chicago Bar association at a banquet in his honor. He vredieted the war will be “long and bitter.” MINNESOTA OFFICERS CAMP (3TH DIVISION Washington, May 5.—The full strength of the first war army or- ganized under the selective draft bill will be 18,538 officers and 528,659 enlisted men, making up eighteen war strength divisions, complete in every arm and supplemented by 16 regiments of heavy field artillery, equipped with large caliber howitz- ers. Virtually every detail of plans for raising, training, equipping and or- eganizing this force has been care- fully worked out by the war depart- ment, and the selection of the men will begin as soon as the draft meas- ure becomes law. Conferences of the senate and house hove to agree upon disputed features today so as to send the hill to the president for his sig- nature early next week. A revised list of officers’ training camp districts issued by the depart- ment shows Minnesota in the th teenth division, together with Iowa, North and South Dakota and Neb- raska. SEIZE HIM SCOUTS, HE SHOULD BE EXAMINED New York. May 5.—TUnited States Senator Calder has been asked by Melville F. France, United States district attorney in Brooklyn, to withraw his measure which would increase Mr. France’s salary from $4.500 to $6,000 a year. Mr. France in a letter to Senator Calder says the government ‘‘needs every dollar for the life and death struggle into which it has entered and no one should seek to profit in- dividually by his services to his country.” GERMANS MAY BE FORCED TO BORDER; PEACE SOCIALISTS ATTACKEDBYPOLICE EXTRA First Move to Curtail Kaiser Taken Today (BULLETIN) (By United Press) Amsterdam, May 5.—The German constitutional committee voted to- day in effect to continue Germany's present monarchial system and to shut off complete demaocracy, accord- ing to interpretation of dispatches arriving here. Further action by the Reichstag leaves the kaiser’'s powers practically untouched. Amsterdam, May 5.—The first move to curtail the kaiser's power has been taken by the constitutional committee of the Reichstag, Berlin dispatches today state. The committee voted to amend the constitution so all decrees signed by the kaiser must be countersigned by the imperial German chancellor who becomes responsible to the Reichstag for his orders. Schiedmann, Socialist, was recent- ly appointed chairman of the com- mittee. The recommendation must pass the Reichstag and presumably the kaiser before hecumlnp: a law. Germans Rush Troops. Paris, May 5.-—Germany is pour- ing fresh divisions into the desperate fighting on the Rheims and Soissons fronts to stop the advance of the French. In the counter attacks the Germans have added 160,000 men. U. S. ARMY BASE HOSPITALS WILL BE SENT TO FRANCE Washington, May 5§ Plans have been completed for sending United States army base hospitals to the front in France. The number of units, time of departure and precise destination cannot, for obvious rea- sons, be disclosed. Other American hospital units probably will be sent from time to time. NATIONAL FOOD SURVEY PLANS ARE PROCEEDING (By United Washington, May 5.—Arrange- ments are proceding for a nation- wide food survey by the department of agriculture and the National Council of Defense. Herbert Hdover is here to direct the government to learn the amount of food in reserve! and how best it can be distributed. (By United Press) London, May 5.—General Haig re- ports a continuance of the deadlock in the Arras sector. If the French can outflank the Hindenburg line by the capture of Laon, the retirement of the Germans to the frontier line will be necessitated. The capture of Craonne gives the French their entry point for this, Soldiers Attack Pros. Petrograd, May 5.—Pro-German agitators are being attacked by the Russian police and citizens. Shots have been fired and several have been wounded. The rioting started when Socialists who advocated peace between Germany and Russia sought to address street crowds. The dis- order was great. French_Capture Many. Paris, May 5.—German counter at- tacks along the line is reported. Sev- eral thousands prisoners were taken by the French. DON'T GET EXCITED 15 WARNING: TO PUBLIC BY TRADE COMMISSION (By United Press) Washington, May 5.—*“The high prices for coal is unwarranted gen- erally,” says the federal trade com- mission in a report to congress to- day, and counselling the public not to indulge in a “buying panic” and advises against hoarding. The commission announces it in- tends to expose dealers and specu- lators who are trying to stampede the public into abnormal buying or trying to jnslifv higher prices. BRAZIL HAS RELEASED TEUTON MINISTER PAULI (By United DPress) Montevideo, May 5.—The Brazil- ian government has released Dr. Pauli, former German minister to Rie de Janeiro, on receipt of word from Berlin indicating that the gov- ernment has permitted the departure of the Brazilian minister. Pauli has been lwld in a Brazilian town. MISSING MEN OF THE ROCKINGHAM ARE SAFE London, May 5.--The admiralty re- ports that the missing boat from the Rockingham with all the fourteen men, has been picked up by a British steamer. Capt. Edwards who arrived in Liv- erpool shortly before noon yester- day, with twenty-five men of the crew, said: “Second Engineer Harry Magey and Oiler William Mann were killed in the engine room by the explosion of the torpedo. We were hit at 2 p. m., on Tuesday, land."” $50,000 Loss When Flames Sweep Kelliher Business Houses This Morning (Special to Pioneer) Kelliher, ) after 2 o'clock this morning, fire, originat- ing in a restaurant, swept about a quarter of a block of Kelliher's busi- ness section and caused a loss of ap- proximately $50,000. The origin of the fire is unknown. The cleanup was complete and lit- tle was saved from the business howess destroyed. The village was aroused from its slumber and the populace exerted every effort to conquer the flames which were reported under control early this forenoon. Among the destroved business houses was Latteral's store and also the postoffic® The mail had been sent out and was thus saved but the fixtures of the postoffice were de- stroyed. The Journal office also went the way of the other destroyed build- ings Others included in the list of de- stroyed business places are restaur- ant, two barber shops, clothing store and offices. 150 miles from .