Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 17, 1917, Page 1

( - rrEIEIAOTRTaP000 S ive VOLUME XV. N0. 1C3. KAISER'S SON “TALKING IN HIS*SL Kell:her Steeped In Booze BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. TUESDAY EVENING. JULY 17, 1917. TA 5 CENTS PER MONTH P’ HEIR TO GERMAN S0 SAYSADVOCATE axrewseme xxsem som THRONE HOPES FOR WORLD OBEDIENCE TOPOWEROFKINGS OF LIQUOR ON TOUR | - OF THIS - MAYSTO = Mlnnenpolls, July 17.———Breweru ‘and wholesale liquor dealers doing “business in Minnesota were to be no- ‘ tified”Monday to stop all shipments -of liquor to International Falls, Pu- poskp and Nebish, ‘leading oases in “the dry territory of northern Min- nesota. Thomas H. Girling, execu- ‘tive secretary of the organidation formed by the liquor men to co-op- erate with the Minnesota Public “Safety commission, announced last night that he will issue the order un- der authority given him by the new’ organization. Not even' shipments to private individuals will be permitted, -and country clubs near Bemidji that have been doing a thriving business will be deprived of their supplies. “We are going to do all we can to carry out the wishes of the public safety commission,” said Mr. Gir- ‘ling. “Dealers in that territory may still -get supplies from Superior, Chi- <ago or other points. But if our action does not change the_conditions up there, the public safety commis- ston~may-be-asked; to-reguest < th ‘railroads not to accept shipments for those points 1'1t all.” ~ Comulaints are Investigated. Mr. Girling made the announce- ment after a personal ‘investigation -at Bemidji, Kelliher and Internation-|, al Falls, looking: into the complaints referred to his, organization by m Ppublic safety commission. “Internattonal. Falls- is wide open’ ¥ said Mr. Girlng. “It was quiet for a few days, following the visit of the investigators sent by Governor Byurnouvist. but it is running wide] open again. “The city of Bemidji is dry and they are having no trouble in that way. Very little drunkenness is seen. Kelliher, which is also in the Indian 1lid territory, is one of the wettest places J ever saw. bootlegger. It is a fact that some of the shipments to Puposkv and Ne-| bish, the towns iust outside the In-: - dian lid area, have been fo Ur"c / that they conldn’t be for home con-! Every, other man around there, it seems is a! VICINITY; | SHIPPING Huga Airplane Bill is Passed By The Senate (By United Press) Washington, July 17.—The Sen- ate military committee today favor- ably reported the $640,000,000 aero- plane bill. FARGOANS MOTOR T0 " BIRCHMONT BEACH Hon. Sam Stern motored from Fargo to Bemidji Sunday in his new French Fordenja car.. He reports the roads :in very good condition and made record time with his foreign r. Fred Hagen and Misses Wanda McCey and Dorot Dana accompa- nied® Mr. Stern. elightful evening at;Birchmont:iand returned yeSterday to their home in Farso. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stern, Mrs. Max Stern, Mrs. Orschel, Alfred Stern and { L. Twitchell motored from Fargo to Bemidji Sunday -and' spent the eve- ng and yesterday at Birchmont. The party returned to Fargo this morning. Alex Stern is president of the city commissicners. GERMAN NEWSPAPERS BLAME HOLLWEG FOR - BREAK WITH AMERICA sumption. They have been :eat mostly to clubs. Some of these clubs are quite near Bemidii. and, have been lezallp incornorated, bhut ‘they have been run loosely and have «caused. trouble. 1. W. W. Menace Serione. “The most serious trouble ‘there, as I see it. is the I. W. ‘That is not so bad around Kelliher: the wet district, as in Bemidji. I think Bemidji will need heln from the state against the I. W. W. but hor7a hag nothing to do with it. The 1. W. W. have a sign in their hall. “You can’t fight the boss and fight hooze at the same time’ When a! man comes into the hall drunk, they, throw him out. People there think they will have no trouble with the no; Yimlor propnosition, but that the I, "W. W. will be a serious proposition this fall ‘and winter.” Mr. Girling said shipments will " still be permitted to Spooner and (Continued on last page) REGIMENT OF LOVEIS ASKED BY Y. W.C. A. (By United Press) Washington, July 17.—The Young d ‘Women's Christian association today petitioned Secretary of War Baker to allow the recruiting of American| girls for the European battle front to join the American troops in France. The girls, it is stated,| would perferm slightly different military duties. AGED RESIDENT DIES; FUNERAL TOMORROW Ole Jorgenson. aged 75 years, dled at 4 o'clock vesterday afternoonm at his home at 510 Third street. Mr. Jorgen is survived by a = sons an dtwo daughters. The neral will be held at 1 o’clock tomor- row afternoon. | Copenhagen, July 17.—In their re- ‘vne“s of the administration of the | retiring German chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German | newspapers comment prominently ‘iand often in an uncomplimentary inanner on his treatment of relations with America. In the Vossiche Zei- 1tung, George Bernhard openly ac- cuses Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg ,and his foreign secretary, Dr. Zim- imerman, of having pldyed a double game with Washington, making war inevitable by attemots to deceive and mislead President Wilson in regard {to the policy and intentions of Ger- many. TENTH ENGINEERS T0 BE ORGANIZED BY U. §. (By United Press) Washington, July 17.—The war department today authorized the re- | cruiting of a tenth regiment of en- ¢ | gineers, to supplement the nine regi- ments ordered, to repair French rail- ways. NEW MONARCHY OF CHINA SURRENDERS (By United Press) Tokio, July 17.—Three thousand | soldiers of the new monarchy sur- irendered at Pekin and all opposi- | tion to the republic is at an end, it vas announeed today. N ‘COMMERCIAL CLUB ' MEETS TOMORROW | Luncheon will be served at the Commercial club tomorrow nocon and | fe, two | will he followed by a regular meet- fu-|ing of the club. As many important | matters will be taken up, bers are urged to be present. They spent. a very, all mem-] Photos by American Press Associatian. -er--signal=men.. - More. are ‘needed -for ¢ A modern army depends a l.'reng deu) on fits eflicient telegraphers and oth- the. army. -Upper-picture shows fleld wireless, lower a portable telegrupb outtit and Major Opdycke. In charge of recruiting for the siznal service in New York eity Farmersand BusinessMen The farmers and business men of Bemidji will visit a few of the farms in this vicinity on Saturday, July 28. All are invited to meet in front of the Markham hotel at 9 o’clock a. m. The business and professional imen of Bemidji Wwill furnish the transportation. Some farmers may wish to use their own cars. The itinerary of the trip is not completed as yet. is contemplated making short stops are George French farm, Dr. Gil- more farm, George Miller farm, White farm, W. G. Schroeder farm, High School Trial Plots, Peter Nar- um farm, Nels Willet farm, Trafton farm, Rosby Co-oreative creamery, H. R. Gillette farm, Rako farm and F. M. Freese farm. The trip west of Bemidji will be talen in the forenoon and the east irip in the afternoon. Party will stop short time in Bemidji for lunch atnoon. It is requested that those who in- tend taking the trip report to Bue- ford M. Gile so that ample car room may be provided. It is probable that there will be sufficient room to carry Places where it| all those who may wish to take the ToTake FarmTour,July 28 trip. Reserved seats will be provided those who report. Short talks will be made at some| of the stops “on potato diseases, po- tato storehouses, silo and barn con- Baker of the University Extension di- vision and Bueford M. Gile of Be- midji censtitute the speakers. The purposes of the trip are: 1. To study farm potato store- houses. 2. To inspect potato fields. 3. To see the effect of clean cul- tivation on the eradication of quack grass. 4. To study silos, milking ma- chines, hog houses, milk rooms, etc. 5. To see some good cows and pure bred bulls. 6. To study barn construction. 7. To see alfalfa, red clover and sweet clover growing on sandy land. 8. To see a co-operative cream- ery. ‘9. To get acquainted with each other and see what others are doing. If this trip is a sudcess others will be taken later. A complete schedule showing the time of arriving and leaving each place will be published next week and more details of what may be seen on the trip will be pub- lished. Government Probe . W.W. In Propoganda of German ‘Washington, July 17.—Activity of the Industrial Workers of the World in connection with labor troubles in the West is being investigated by secret service agents of the govern- ment. A wholesale roundu‘) of the lead- ers of the organization’believed to be backed and financed by agents of the German goxernment is expected soon. Evidence before the Depart- ment of Justice and members of Con- gress points to a pre-conceived and! well organized plot to cause trouble. “There 8 no doubt,” said Sena-| tor Thomas of Colorado, ““that their| activities are due to financial sup- port from the enemy. Formerly thev. got contributions from the masses by | SWIMIRBIVE R _DOES 'HOID PATIENT GOOD‘ Marinette, Wis., July 17.—Delir- ious from typhoid fever‘ Ernest Ang- well escaped from a local hospital /and under the delusion that his mother was drowning and that he must save her, swam the Menominee | river to the cpposite hank where he was captured. His temperature was | reduced from 104 to 101 by the swim,l Intrigue In America duping them. Now there seems to be a new source of strength. They have to have large funds to carry on their activities. ‘““The propoganda has all the ear- marks of being of German origin. The practices of this band of men gives an ideal opportunity for the in- trigues of the enemy. The I. W. W. has followed a practice of constantly taking advantage of any condition to cause trouble—local or general. They are for the destruction of mod- ern society. They are resisting the draft everywhere. “They are urging their members, if conscripted, to learn the use of guns and preach the doctrine of the L. W.w.” MPOSE MEETING The Bemidji lodge of Moose will meet tomorrow evening. This will be the last chance for petitioners for membership in the lodge to join un- der the special dispensation of the Moose order. After tonight's meet- ing the regular initiaticn fees will be charged. ’ Railroads To | Cut Service In The West (By United Press) Chicago, July 17.—The executive officers of railways in the central west today announce that all un- necessary passenger trains will be annulled and radical changes made in dining car service. The changes are in the interest of war economy. METAL TRADES UNION BEGINS WORK TODAY Butte, Mont., July 7—Metnl ‘trades -unions whose workers” com- prise the Metal Trades council of Butte have voted to affirm the ac- tion of the council in ordering all men affiliated with the | American Federation of Labor to return to work in the copper mines today. The electricians accepted the contract of- fered by the Montana Power com- pany, a schedule averaging close to| $6 a day. The Metal Mine Workers' union, which is not affiliated with the Am- erican Federation of Labor, issued circulars saying their strike would continue and that the metal trades would again walk out unless the min- | ing companies abolish the rustling card system. American Federation of Labor officials denied that any action of this kind is known here. DRAFT SET SATURDAY; (By United Press) New York, July 17.—The crown prince of Germany, in a statement he New York Times said: "May our submarines ever float the German flag victoriously through the seven seas and teach re- spect for them as the last argument of kings.” w ite e -l ' Future : WAL Berlin, July 17. 3(glla‘zlcellm' Mich- aelis has a new policy which is to be strong without and unity with- in. Highest sources give this out- line of the new premier’s fundamen- tal theory. b Crown Prince Involved. Amsterdam, July 17.—The events of the past few days have stirred Berlin as the city has not been stir- red since the war began, according to information reaching here. 'The man in the street took tremendous inter- est in the great political hottle go- ing on behind the scenes, aud t{he “‘common people” quickly sained the impression that Dr. von Bethmann- Hollweg, as champion of popular re- forms, had entered the lists agairst the emperor, the crown prince, Field Marshal vor Hindenburg “and Gen- eral Ludendorff. It was almost the first time ~hat von Bethmann-Hollweg had fignured in the Berlin streets as a popular hero, and although his caus: had many friends, popular opinion re- earded his efforts a< hopeless nzainst the great prestige of the royal honse, allied with the military imrerialists, von Hindenburg and Ludendorff Hollwee's Pronosals. Von Betbmann-Hollweg's chief “rnnert in his bhrief effort for dem- ocracy seems to have come from Ba- varia and Austria, as the report goes here. He made two pronosals, the firet that in the direction of democra- tization, a new hody under the name of the reichrat <hould he immediate- 1y constituted. which would be a sort of committee on national de- fense, and would for the time be- ing” act as a go-hetween twixt the reichstag and the emperor, thus in- AGENTS -ARE ORDERED T0 SPEED UP WOR (By United Press) Washington, July 17.—The draft is tentatively set for Saturday. Spe- cial agents were today ordered to New York and other cities to speed arrangements. “SUFFS” GIVEN JAIL (By United Press) Washington, July 17.Sixtecn al- leged suffragists today were given 60 days in the workhouse for theéir antics in Washington. GOPHER GUARDS WAIT ORDER FOR MUSTERING Minneapolis, July 17.—Mobilized at home stations and brought under federal control by the call effective early yesterday, Minnesota guards- men and officers today are awaiting orders which will determine whether they are to be mustered in at their respective company rendezvous or at Fort Snelling or other centraliza- tion or training camps. 4 GERMAN MERCHANT SHIPS ARE CAPTURED (By United Press) London, July 17.—The capture of Hour German merchant ships in the North sea is announced today by the admiralty. The ships were presum- ably enroute to Scandinavia for German sxxpplio< ) stituting on a modified scale the principle of parliamentary responsi- bility: the second, that the govern- ment should immediately make an authoritative declaration of no an- nexations or indemnities. Both these proposals, it is asserted, had the backing of Bavaria and Austrla Violently Opposed. Both proposals were violently op- posed by the crown prince, von Hin- denburg and Ludendorff. It is de- clared that von Hindenburg came out openly for a “German peace,” and avowed that Bavaria and Austria must be persuaded that a victorious peace was certain in a short time through the agency of the U-boats. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg re- signed from his post of chancellor after his conference with the crown prince, in which the latter convinced the chancellor that his cause was lost. AMERICAN SCHOONER SUNK; CREW SAFE (By United Press) Washington, July 17.—The Amer- ican schooner Harold was submar- ined June 20 but the crew was saved. DEAN GREETS FRIENDS ‘W. D. Dean, the “dean’ of paper salesmen, who represent the Peyton Paper company of Duluth, was a business visitor in the city today. FORMER RESIDENT OF BEMIDJI DROWNS Thief River Falls, GERMAN FORCES FAIL T0 RECOVER GROUND (By United Press) Paris, July 17.—German forges have made another desperate as- sault in the Champagne district to drive the French from newly won lground but the attack was repelled. Earim Larson, 17 years old, son of Rev. and Mrs. George larson, was seized with cramps in the Thief river Sunday and drowned. The body was recovered. Earim Larson was the son of Rev. and Mrs. George Larson who until recently lived in the Fifth _ward. Earim attended the Bemidji publxe schools and last winter was a stu- dent in the eighth grade here. ’ (120 e R ;_ | - |