Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 23, 1917, Page 1

Up-to-the-Minute Dispatches by the United Press---Greatest Afternoon Paper Service THEDB VOLUME XV. NO. 127. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. WEDNESD AY EVENING. MAY 23. 1917. - ———a EMIDJIL DAILY Pl1OXNSZ.i D U. S. TO MAKE FORMAL STATEMENT SOON COMMERCIAL CLUB |JUNIORS KIDNAP COMMITTEES ARE NAMEDTOCANVASS FOR LIBERTY LOAN Business Men Will Aid Uncle Sam Obtain Funds to Successfully Carry On the War. CAMPAIGN TO0 CLOSE JUNE 5, DAY SET FOR REGISTRATION Normal School Project Discussed and Board Will Be Urged to Get Busy at Earliest Date. Bemidji is going to boost the Lib- erty Loan and is going to boost it hard and to that end, at the Com- meércial club iast evening, commit- tees were named for each ward of the city to make a house to house canvass for the purpose of securing subscribers to the loan. The appointments were made by ‘G. W. Harnwell, acting president of the club, and the list is as follows: First ward—A. L. Molander, chair- man; A. M. Hayes, E. H. Denu, J. P. Lahr. . Second—A. T. Carlson, chairman; A. P. Ritchie, W. Z. Robinson, E. M. ‘Sathre. Third—A. E. Feir, chairman; Frank Koors, H. M. Stanton, A. W. Johnson. Fourth—E. B. Berman, chairman; G. E. Carson, C. L. Isted, R. L.] Given. Fifth—E. H. Jerrard, chairman; W. E. Dean, 0. J. Laqua, F. G. Troppman. Brooks Explains Loan. W. L. Srooks, named by the state to start the movement for the Lib- erty Loan in Beltrami county, spoke and told of the recent meeting of ‘bankers at Blackduck, the bankers present being from the southern por- tion of the county. He stated that the bankers in the northern portion of the county would also organize in aiding the Liberty Loan. He assert- ed that he wanted it thoroughly un- derstood” by everybody that the fact the bankers were taking a leading part in the raising of the Liberty Loan did not mean the banks were benefitting in the least in any man- ner, that the government had asked the banks, in fact drafted them, to aid in the loan and that no banker or employe was paid a cent for what work they were expected to do. It is the idea to start a hard cam- paign of advertising and have the teams get busy and wind it up on Tegistration day, June 5. The committee consists of E. H. Denu and H. M. Stanton. Each of the committees will ab- point ladies to assist them in mak- ing the canvass and it is hoped Be- midji will do its share in subscrib- ing to the loan. A committee of| two on advertising will be named later. Store Clesing Mav 30. The matter of store closing for Memorial day was referred to the Merchants’ Association of the Com- mercial club. The club named State’s Attorney G. M. Torrance and City Attorney M. J. Brown to represent the orga- nization of a public safety commit- tee to consist of these gentlemen. an- other from the city council, another from the Patriotic league and Red Cross. A. P. White. member of the state normal hoard, reported on the status of Bemidji's normal school and a free discussion was in order. Just what the normal hoard intends to do with the appropriation allowed by the leg- jslature is problematical and it was decided to continue the special com- mittee appointed by the club to look after Bemidji’s interests. President Barker being absent, G. W. Harn- (Continued on Page Four) | ing party by phone at SENIOR PRESIDENT BUT HEARTS MELT ON GAINEY'S PLEA Thrilling Plot of Fair Co-eds to Wreck Class Day Program is Successfully Carried. IRVEIGLE OFFICIAL INTO CAR ARD SPEED 0UT OF CITY Relent When Big Athlete Pours Out Feelings and Return Captive in Time for Program. Senior Class Day for the Bemidji high school did not pass without its thrills, as becomes every self-respect- ing aggregation of awe inspiring Juniors, and just to indicate that the Juniors are no pikers they all but made good on a daring attempt to kidnap Dan Gainey, president of the Senior class and prominent in Senior class graduation affairs. In fact the stunt was almost on the order of the kidnapping of Patrolman Connery of Minneapolis by two murderers, only Connery was killed by his kidnappers while Gainey was fortunate in hav- ing fallen into the ‘‘clutches” of three fair co-eds of the high school. Good Either Way. Mr. Gainey is a big husky chap and all 'round athlete of the high school and in addition is a star de- bater. Had .his three companions been of the male persuasion there would have been an explosion akin to a boiler doing an aeroplane stunt but as they were of the fair sex it was up to Mr. Gainey to resort to his persuasive talents, and whatever it was he said he made good on for his fair captors were induced to re- turn him to school after they had a good lead in a big touring car headed far out north of the city, while an- other car containing alert searchers was kicking up clouds of dust for Birchmont. Plea Melts Hearts. Gainey was headed for school when Josephine Parker, who was the prime instigator of the plot, aided and abetted by Lucille Young and Carrie Brown, hove to in an Overland and offered him g ride to the high school. Would Gainey accept? Would a German submar‘ne poke a hole in a British food ship? And Gainey was soon comfortably ensconced in a big leather upholstered cushion. Away sped the car but it failed to draw up at the school and Gainey was so engrossed with the attentions show- ered upon him that he didn’t ‘“‘come to” until the car was about three miles to the north of Bemidji and the class day program approaching its opening at the high school. It was then that Gainey commenced his flow of oratory calculated to melt a 50- pound cake of ice on a zero day. Girls Finally Yield. Binlical history tells us that a chap named Daniel talked a bunch of lions out of eating him up but he had nothing upon Daniel of high school fame when it came down to inducing those three kidnappers to return to the hizh school. and the girls, girl like, ecommenced to feel sorry for their not too appreciative passenger and yielded to his pleas. The party arrived at the high school just in time to catch a search- Birchmont hotel. Program is Presented. This followed upon the heels of the night before when three horns, part of the paraphernalia to be used in class day exercises, were swiped the night before. Luckily, there were other horns available and this part of the program was not inter- fered with. At any rate, Senior Class day was Effort Being Made to Brin Big Soldier Campto Bemidji The Commercial club will sendl County Auditor J. L. George and J.| J. Opsahl of the organization to St. | Paul this evening to confer withl Colonel George Morgan and othersi relative to the offering Bemidii has! for a soldiers’ training camp site. | Colonel Morgan will leave Friday| on an inspection of several sites of-| fered for the military of the state.| J. J. Opsahl has taken the initi- ative to secure, if possible, the site for the big Minnesota training camp and has already taken up the matter with several sources of influence. He has wired Col. George Morgan and the Bemidji Townsite company ad- vising them that such a tract as de- sired is available near Lavinia. Miss E. L. Calihan, secretary of the Townsite company, has wired in reply suggesting the sending of a delegation to St. Paul at once and get busy on the project. One of the desirable features of of the proposed tract is a section of land owned by P. J. Russell and George Kreatz, the land being prac- tically clear and could be used as the location for the camps and other buildings. The property would not be needed until fall and by that time the crops would all be gathered. Mr. Russell has expressed himself as fa- vorable to the proposition and stated he was willing to co-operate in any manner he could. Others, it is believed, would also lend every aid and in any event every effort is to be made to induce the location of the camp in this vicinity. K KEEKKK KKK KKK KK BOND CANVASS TUESDAY It was decided at the meet- ing of the Commercial club at noon today to start the committees out on their can- vass for the sale of Liberty Loan bonds next Tuesday. The committees are com- posed of representative busi- ness men and they will visit each house in the wards of the city. Buy a Liberty Bond. Help your country protect your home. % % ok ke ok ok ok ek ok ok ok ok ok % e v s ok ke ok ek ok ok ok ok ok I E RS R SRR EEEEEEES Citizens are urged not to wait for solicitors to call upon tnem to get their subscriptions for Liberty Loan war bonds. Almost everybody in the city passes some bank at some time each day or every few days. They are urged to go in and obtain a blank and, if possible, sign up at once. Every bank in the city carries the blanks and every bank is authorized to receive the subscriptions. To wait for solicitors may take too much time and as there are only twenty-four more days before the subscriptions have to be in the ¥Fed-: eral Reserve bank in Minneapolis, it is patent that there is little time'to be lost. \ Blanks for Emvployers. Blanks have been printed for em- ployers, permitting them to take the subscriptions of their employes, and arranging term§ on which the sub- scriptions of tne latter may be han- dled. Employers are urged to ob- SAFETY COMMISSION TAKES FIRE CONTROL; SECRET INVESTIGATION (By United Press) St. Paul, May 23.—The public safetv commission today took con- trol of the rorest fire situation and at a secret conference allowed $6,000 for State Forester Cox to fight fires and ferret out reports of incendiar- ism. Arrests have already been made and more are coming. It is said Cox told the commission his investigation led him to believe most of the fires had been of incen- diary origin. The safety commis- sion is keeping its plans secret. Forester Cox has issued an order that no person shall start fires ex- cept in kitchen stoves or under boil-| ers, properly enclosed, and no fires shall pe started in brush, slash, grass or woods without a permit. Assist-| ant State Forester Tierney is in St.| Louis ecounty today directing fire fighting. SMUGGLERS CAPTURED | (By United Press) El Paso, May 23.—Five Mexicans, two of which are colonels of Villa's army, were captured today attempt- ting to smuggle munitions into Mex- ico from the American side near Fa- ben, Texas. STORES WILL OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 30 Memorial day is to be observed by the merchants of Bemidji. The Merchants’ Association of the Commercial club at its meeting this noon, after the luncheon at the Com- mercial club rooms, decided to close their stores between the hours of 10 o’clock in the forenoon and 4 o’clock in the afternoon on Memorial day, May 30, to give all employes an op- portunity of observing the day as they may elect. Buy a liflny Loan | If you are a slacker it will be easy for you to find some excuse for not buying Liberty Loan United States government bonds. If you are a loyal American citizen you will find every rea- son why you should buy as many Liberty Loan bonds as you can afford to take. Buy now. Your country is calling you to this service. Ask W. L. Brooks, cashier of the Northern National bank, about it. He is in charge of Beltrami county’s Liberty Loan for Minnesota. IsBlow StruckforLiberty tain these and allow of no delay in getting in touch with their employ- es and arranging the whole amount of bonds the shop, store or wholesale house will také up in a block. It is pointed out again that this is a people’s war npd the bond issue is a people’s issue. It is only with the co-operation of the people as a whole that the issue will be a suc- cess, and it will probably be the only way that many people will have an opportunity of “doing their bit.” In St. Paul last Saturday, Secre- tary McAdoo, head of the treasury department, said: “Every dollar subscribed to the Liberty Loan is a blow struck for lib- erty throughout the world, a blow struck for democracy and self-gov- ernment throughout the world, a blow struck for that happy day when the self-governed peoples will rise up and proclaim the United States the greatest apostle of liberty, the noble champion who has brought to them the assurance of that stable and just peace which has been the dream of all ages.” FRENCH FORESTALLED HUGE COUNTER ATTACK BY LATEST ADVANCE (By United Press) ‘With the French army, May 23.— General Nivelle's new offensive, be- gun Sunday, is still on. It fore- stalled a gigantic German counter offensive, according to stories ob- tained from German prisoners. The conquest of the crest of Morenvillers has ended the hopes of the Germans 1for an offensive in-this sSector. NO NEWS REPORTERS WANTED, SAYS PERSHING (By United Press) With the British in field, May 23. —Officers and soldiers of the British army are delighted with the receipt of news that General Pershing will lead a contingent of American troops to France. No Revorters Wanted. Washington, May 23.—General Pershing is opposed to American newspapermen accompanying him or his force to France. Secretary of War Baker is opposed to corre- spondents going with Pershing but is not decided whether they should be quartered at the front or with Pershing’s forces. IDAHO “U” PRESIDENT CHOSEN BELOIT HEAD (By United Press) Beloit, May 23.—Dr. Melvina Brannon, president of the University of Idaho, has heen selected as suc- cessor to Dr. E. D. Eaton, resigned as president of Beloit college. He will assume his new duties immedi- ately after July 1, when his resig- nation here becomes effective. Dr. Brannon was called to the Uni- versity of Idaho from the deanship of the college of liberal arts in North Dakota-in 1914. Last February, be- cause of inharmonious relationships with the state board of education and because charges of political activity had been made against him, he prof- fered his resignation. Dr. Brannon was graduated from Wabash college in 1889. Te re- ceived an M. A. degree from his al- ma mater the next vear and, in 1912, obtained the degree of Pr. D. from the University of Chicago. He went to North Dakota in 1894 as profes- sor biology. 15 CENT BREAD FOR MINNEAPOLIS PEOPLE St. Paul, May 23.—Fifteen-cent bread is on the Minneapolis retail market for the first time in the city’s history. Leading bakers today are putting out a 24-ounce loaf for that price. While some of the bread companies have not announced the increase it was expected most of them will be forced, by the record prices for flour, to do so before the week.is out. The 10-cent loaf, which last week weighed 18 ounces, has been reduced to 16 ounces. The 6-cent loaf will have largely disappeared from the market by the end of the week, it was predicted to- day, although some bakeries will con- tinue it. The 6-cent loaf weighs 9 ounces. ALibertyLoanWarBond ATTITUDE TOWARD RUSSIAN SLOGAN WILL BE EXPLAINED FOR AMERICA ONLY NAVY WORKING HARD TOSOLVE SUBMARINES: DEPARTMENT SANGUIN (By United Press) Washington, May 23.—Actual tests of ‘‘severally exceptionally promising” devices to solve the sub- marine problem are under way, the navy announces today. At least two promising preliminary tegts are new being made on a large scale for use on ships. Maxim Has Solution. New York, May 23.—Hudson Max- im announces that he has perfected a device which will make ships im- mune from the dangers of the sub- marine. He said that torpedoes, even when fired at close range, would explode harmlessly against the hulls of their intended victims. The in- ventor asserted that the invention soon will be demonstrated by the government, “This invention is practical for every type of vessel,” he said. ‘It can be applied within a few months to' the hulls of ships already con- structed. The only change neces- sary will be slight enlargement in their beams. My device is of solid material and encircles the entire ship from bow to siern. It in no sense resembles a screen or net.'” FRENCH OFFICIALS HOME (By United Press) Paris, May 23.—General Joffre and Vivani reached Paris today on their return from the United States. MINISTRY RESIGNS, IS BUDAPEST REPORT (By United Press) Amsterdam, May 23.—Count Tiza's ministry has resigned, says a Buda- pest dispatch today. MORF. AMERICANS I.AND (By United Press) —The gecond Am- reached London, May 2 erican army medical unit here today. BAPTIST PASTOR LEAVES FOR HIS NEW FIELD - Rev. and Mrs. Ira D. Alvord and daughter, Ida Gwendolyn, left today in their car for Minneapolis where they will spend a week or ten days before going to St. Cloud, where Rev. Alvord has accepted a call. They will go as far as Park Rapids this evening. Rev. Alvord has been pas- tor of the Baptist church of this city for the past three years. His suc- cessor has not yet been appointed. NIVELLENOW DOMINATES THE AILETTE VALLEY (By United Press) Paris, May 23.—General Nivelle has resumed the offensive and won | complete domination of the Ailette| valley with the capture of three German lines. (By United Press) ‘Washington, May 23.—The United States plans to shortly make a for- mal statement of its attitude toward the Russian workmen’s and soldiers’ slogan, ‘“No annexation, no indemni- ties.”” While it is not revealed, the statement will no doubt take form similar to that of French Premier Ribot’s Paris statement. The state department has let it be known that it “sympathizes with Ribot's re- marks.” This means that, judging from Ribot’s remarks, the United States favors the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France, restitution and indemnity for the small nations, including Bel- gium, which Germany has so ruth- lessly over run. The American statement will be an individual pronouncement of its position, though it will be in accord with that of the entente. NAVAL RECRUITING IN BEMIDJI TAKES JUMP Miss Mabel Kittleson, recruiting officer, reports that the following have enlisted this week. Henry D. Goffelin of Bagley, who has already gone to Minneapolis; Guy McCor- mack, James Bowers and Ed Peter- son, all of Bemidji, who will leave for Minneapolis this evening, where they will take further examination and receive their uniforms. From Minneapolis they will be sent to the Great Lakes, Il1,, training station. RUSS ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS PLEDGE SELVES (By United Press) Petrograd, May 23.—The congress of army and navy officers 18 pledged to every effort to restore the fight- ing spirit in the Russian forces, it is announced by Col. Novisiltzeff, pre- siding officer. PRISONERS PATRIOTIC (By United St. Paunl, May 23.—The prisoners of the state penitentiary today asked to he allowed to buy Liberty Bonds with their surplus earnings. NEW FLAG FOISTED A six by nine foot flag was hoisted over the F. G. Troppman store yes- terday afternoon. HINDENBURG HAS NEW PEACE PLANS AFOOT (By United Press) Amsterdam, May 23.—A “Hin- denburg peace” movement is afoot in Germany, the object being the re- tention of the iron districts of Ant- werp, Belgian coast and mines. Press) 'MUSSELMEN FAVOR FEDERAL REPUBLIC (By United Press) Moscow, May 23.—A congress of Muselman delegates from all parts of Russia passed a resolution favoring a federal republic fort Russia. FormerGradeTeachersGiven Salary Increase $5 Per Month The board of education is busily engaged putting together the in-| structional corps for next year and! several new teachers have been en-! gaged as successors to those who will | not be back again next fall. Superintendent W. P. Dyer will again head the Bemidji schools an- other year, he having been re-elected at a previous meeting of the board. The teachers of the grades whose positions do not pay a large salary and who have signed contracts for next year, were all given an increase of $5 per month owing to increased cost of living and other expenses, at the meeting last night. All new grade teachers, new ones engaged, will be given an increase of $2.50 per month. The position of music teacher has been abolished and also a teacher in the economics department. This will allow the retention of the sci- ence teacher. The saving in these two positions will meet the increased. wage scale for the teachers. 45 CENTS PER MONTH