Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 14, 1917, Page 1

. T JAPAN MISSION IS * the {RED-CROSS TELLS | MODERN BOY CRUSADERS MARCH TO BAT - WHATTOBEDONE | WITH FUNDASKED | FROM THE PUBLIC Relief ‘Program for War Sufferers|’ “at'Home and Abroad Qutlined by War Chairman. RED CROSS WEEK JUNE 18-25; DESIGNATED BY PRESIDENT|,, ‘First Aim to Render Service to America’s Soldiers No Matter Where. They May Be. ‘Washington, June 14.—The spe- -cific purposes to which the Red Cross expects to devote the $100,000,000 it has asked the American people to contribute are enumerated by Henry P. Davidson, chairman of organization’s war council. President Wilson has set aside the week of June 18 to 25 as Red Cross week. “Our first ‘obligation is to render such service as comes within the -province of the Red Cross to our soldiers and sailors at home and abroad,” the statement says. “After making every provision ne- cessary for this purpose, our endeav- or will be to supplement the efforts of our allies in caring for their sick and wounded. Aid for Russia. “We shall help provide the bare necessities of life to the homeless in devastated France; to aid them to re- habilitate themselves - and thus strengthen the man power of the French army. ‘‘We shall strive to hearten Russia by providing additional- ambulances and other relief for the sick and ‘wounded along the battle front. We shall try to succor the homeless and wandering peoples of Poland, Lithu- ania and western Russia. “We hope to extend aid to those who are fighting the battles of lib- erty in Rumania, Serbia and Italy— indeed to relieve human misery ev- erywhere among our Allies. “We have set $100,000,000 as the minimum of our need. It is evident that we could use many times that amount. To administer these funds economically and efficiently we are developing an_organization headed by some of the most competent Am- erican business men. They serve without pay. Report Will Be Made. “In due course we shall make a Teport to Congress so that the pub- lic may know the total amounts ex- pended and how very small a per- centage was found necessary for ex- penses. “The American people can Tely, therefore, upon the fact that the Red Cross war fund of $100,000,000, or howéver much motre fhan that the generosity of the public will enable us to use will be administered as ef- ficiently, as economically and as large heartedly as we know how to do it. ‘“We believe firmly that the ef- forts of our Red Cross can be a vital and possibly & deciding, agency in helping win this war.” COMING ABOUT JULY I Washington, June 14.—Japan is sending a diplomatic mission to the United States, which will leave about July 1. This is an official announce- ment today. Slxflg)g Va!lgy, Mlnn.?gune 14— Herman Mensing ,a wealthy farmer, 60 years old, was killed by a stroke of lightning near his home in Cherry Grove, according to word reaching Spring Valley. Swinson Is Recommended For Captain of Home Guard Major Oscar Seebach of St. Paul met with a group interested in the organization of a home guard in the Commercial club rooms this morn- ing. major Seebach, who has been detailed by the State Safety Com- mission to organize a home guard throughout the state, explained .the workings of the system and those present recommonded that City En- gineer Swinson be appointed captain of the Bemidji company. Mr. Swin- son's selection will be placed before the governor and the actual appoint- ment made by him. The service rendered by the Home Guard will be much the same as that £ - - - - ™ - = &4 H Photo by American Press Assoclation. Boy scouts of ‘Washington being led to fields which they are cultivating to aid {n increasing the food supply. 1. W. W. MINERS STRIKE; [RED CROSS MINSTRELS |PARENTS WATCH CHILD STATE LABOR REFUSES | TONIGHT AT THE GRAND| PLAY WITH REVOLVER, TORECOGNIZE WRECKERS THEN‘»ATTEND FUNERA Butte, Mont., June 14.—Two prop- erties in the Butte copper district, the Elm Orlu and Davis-Daly mines, are closed because of a strike order- ed by the Industrial Workers of the World leaders. At several mines the shifts were not up to. full strength. There have been. no disorders. A new (irgunlntlon formed by the strikers, has adopted the name of Metal Workers of-Butte. Members are for the most ‘part Finns and the leaders include members of . the Pearse-Connolly club, which started trouble on registration day. A Ger- man was given ‘a place on the griev- ance committee of the organization. Mention of United States troops was hissed at the meeting. The Montana State Federation of Labor refused to recognize the new organization and the president of the federation, M. M. Donoghue, has as- serted that organized labor in this state would have nothing to do with any union dominated by Industrial Workers of the World or their lead-l {By United Press) ers. Washington, June .14.—German Butte mines are furnishing copper |submarines have passed the war to the government for munitions. The |stage and barbarianism is growing operation companies have issued a|daily, Consul Frost of the United statement in which they say .they|States at Queenstown today stated. propose to keep the mines going and|He is here for a rest, having arrived that they were prepared to protect|from England. JRECLE TWO JURORS CHOSEN HOSPITAL REPORT OF IN TRIAL OF DUNN BEMIDJI NAVAL BOYS oy T B St. Paul, June 14.—Two jurors Mr. and Mrs. G. H. French have re-|had been chosen in the trial of ived letter f thei L Frank Dunn, for complicity in the ceived a letter from their son, Les-|n, jor of his wife, today. The tes- ter French, a member of the Fifth|timony will not get started until Minnesota, who is a nurse om the|Saturday, it is believed. Bemtdit Noys are all well ami fecl COUNTY FAIRS FACE SERIOUS CAR SHORTAGE Did you see the minstrel parade this morning? If you did you'll know that that minstrel show is go- ing to be a dandy. The interlocutor and ends were most professional in their manner and are sure to bring down the house with their antics. The specialties are clever and the songs catchy. The most important feature of all is that the proceeds go into the treasury of the Beltrami County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Some persons have not exchanged their tickets for reserved seats. This must be done as.all .seats are re- served. Get yours at Netzer’s at once 80 as to have a good seat. Dr. E. H. Marcum and State’s At- torney G. M. Torrance will give short informal talks on Red Cross work, locally and at large, this eve- ning. Rev. L. P. Warford and City Attorney M. J. Brown will speak Friday evening. BARBARISM, MARKS WORK OF GERMANS Ross, N. D, June 14.—Louise, 4- year-old daughter of Louis Evje, cashier of the Hots State bank, ac- cidentally shot and killed herself while playing with a revolver. The accident was witnessed by the girl's parents. FEDERAL FOOD PROBERS (By United Press) Chicago, June 14.—Government subpoenas for officers of grocers’ or- ganizations were issued by the fed- eral grand jury probers today. Watch Liberty Mercury Rise ing fine with the exception of Wil- liam Laliberte, who is acting as drug- gist on the Kansas. He is suffering from a slight attack of pneumonia. Mr. Hale, who also joined the Fifth Minnesota, is suffering from Chicago, June 14.—Country fairs pneumonia. % face the most serious car shortage in history, Editor Howson of the Rail- way Age Gazette predicts. ABDICATION OF GREEK KING PAINS TEUTONS (By United 'Press) The Hague, June 14.—The abdica- —~|tion of the king of Greece has made a most painful impression on Ger- man headquarters. LEE TEMPORARILY IN 'CHARGE OF THE REX A. G. Harris, the new proprietor of the Rex theater, has been called away on short notice by other in- terests, and has arranged with A. A. Lee to act as manager of the theater during his ' absence. Mr. Harris stated, before his departure this morning, that he considered himself fortunate to be able to secure so capable and experienced a theater man as Mr. Lee to represent his in- terests here. This was made pos- sible through Mr. Lee being immedi- ately available owing to the closing of the Elko where he had been em- ployed. Roy Opsahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Opsahl, met with an accident when a wrench hit him in the mouth. R. E. Brown has an attack of rheumatism and is confined in *‘sick bay.” He will not be taken to the navy hospital unless his condition gets worse. Mr. French says Leo Simenson, who has been ill for some time, is convalescing. formerly rendered by the National Guard. The service will be within the state only and for the term of the war. The purpose of the organi- zation is to act as a safeguard in case of disorder. As soon as 53 or more members have been sworn in, Major Seebach will return and give the company its first drill and explain its duties. The state will furnish all the equipment with the exception of the uniforms. Citizens have already sub- scribed $470 for uniforms. Major Seebach left this noon for Cass Lake where it is probable that a small division will be organized. LALL FOR GROCERS [ON OF AMERICAN FLAG White Urges Norm_a! Work (By United Press) St. Paul, June 14.—Work on the Bemidji normal may be commenced at once. A. P. White today intro- duced a resolution to that effect at the state normal board meeting. CIVIL WAR IS FEARED | IN CHINA; PARLIAMENT HAS BEEN DISMISSED (By United Press) London, June 14.—The Chinese parliament has been dismissed by one faction including the acting pre- mier. The nominal premier refuses to sign the order and civil war is feared in the Chinese republic. GERMANS ABANDON FIRST LINE TRENCHES (By United Press) London, June 14.—Abandonment of important sections of the first line between the River Lys and Styves by the Germans is announced in a report of General Haig today. gL (By United Press) Washington, June 14.—The birth of the American flag was observed throughout the country and posses- sions of the United States today. It is the anniversary of the flag as authorized by an act of congress. In ‘Washington, President Wilson delivered an address on the occasion in which le said, “America is at war in defense of our rights as a free people and honor as a sovereign gov- ernment.” Thus did the president state why America is fighting, eloquently vi- brating a warning of blood and the suffering the country must endure but with deep conviction for the right, ) The address was a re-consecration of the flag and a bitter arraignment of Germany, not of the German peo- plgs but of autocracy. President Wilson pictured the German mili- tary masters in a sinister plot of years of incubation, reaching out, corrupting, intrigueing and scheming to deceive the German people, the master people powers and other smaller nations, to throw the bhroad belt of German military power and political control across the center of Europe, beyond the Mediterranean to the heart of Asia. Tools of Prnssianism, President Wilson named Austria- Hungary as the dupe of Germany, Bulgaria and Turkey as their eats- paws, inveigled against consideration of German peace feelers put out by those having set their net and reach- ed the zenith of domination who feel their power slipping and sinister plans about to come to naught. He likewise assailed German propogan- dists in America seeking to under- mine the national anthem. IGERMAN ZEPPELIN IS " DESTROYED BY BRITISH (By United Press) ! London, June 14.—German Zep- pelin No. 31 was destroyed over the North sea by British airmen, it is announced today. FergusFallsDist.Convention OpensWithlnspiringSermon The Fergus Falls District confer- ence, to be followed by the District Epworth League convention of the Methodist Episcopal church, is now in session in the Methodist church in this city. The session opened last evening with an inspiring sermon by Rev. G. H. Gardner of Hallock, who preached on the text, “What Then Shall I Do With Jesus, Who is Called Christ?" After the sermon, the local enter- tainment committee was busy giv- ing assignments to the visiting dele- gates. The local committees are as fol- lows: Publicity—Miss Alice Witting. Canvassing—Miss Edith Mills. Entertainment--Miss Carrie Brown Brown. Music—Miss Edna Backlund. Recreation—A. W. Johnson. Decoration—Miss Gladys Getchell. Ushers—Miss Alice Minnick. Reception—Elwood Isted. The delegates are being entertain- ed on the Harvard plan. This morning, the session opened with a sermon by Rev. L. W. Bates, pastor at Menahga, who gave a most helpful and interesting address. After the sermon, the district con- ference was organized for business. Rev. B. J. Smith of Park Rapids was appointed secretary of the confer- ence. Routine business was taken up and the following matters were discussed: The status of the local preacher as to his privilege in bap- tizing and the marriage ceremony, the matter of accurate reports to be sent in before Sepembter 10 to the district superintendent, nominations of committees for the session and for the ensuing year, as follows: Committee on program and place of next meeting; district superintend- ent, and pactor of church were ses- sion is to be held. New president of Epworth League and one chose by these. Northwestern and Epworth Her- ald commitiee: L. S. Koch, chair- man, Percy Beck, H. C. Akeley, L. W. Bates. Committee on resolutions—C. E. Parish, chairman; O. D. Cannon, A. W. Rasness, C. E. Ireland, Lorenzo Johnson. Benevolence committee —G. O. Parish, chairman; P. N. Palmer, Duane Porter, T. 0. Thompson, Eu- gene Akeley, P. M. Bode. Committee on nominations—Dis- trict superintendent, Blaine Lambert, to co-operate with committee from Epworth League. Committee on local preachers’ li- cense and reception to annual con- ference—E. E. Shawl, B. D. Hans- com, C. H. McCrea, L. S. Kich. Home missions—Blaine Lambert, Stokes, Peterson, Fenske. Welcome by Harnwell. 1 This evening at 7:30 o’clock there will be a song service conducted by Percy Beck of Ada, followed by an address of welcome by G. W. Harn- well of this city for the church and local league. The response will he made by Rev. C. H. McCrea of Wa- dena. After the reception a sermon will be delivered by Rev. John Lowe of Herman. Tomorrow’s Session. At 8:30 a. m. a devotional meet- ing will be held, followed at 9 a. m. by the organization and business meeting of the Epworth League. A paper will be given by Miss Winn- fred Downing, district deaconess, “The Catechism in Religious In- struction.” Ashbury hospital will be represented by Miss Jackson, its field secretary. In the afternoon the Epworth League will take up the work of mis- sions and social service. All ses- sions are open to the public and all lare very cordially invited to attend. \ —t —1 e s Autocracy Denounced. W