Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 19, 1917, Page 1

VOLUME XV. NO. 165. SYSIE BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. THURSDA Y EVENING. JUTY 19. 1917. ILITARY DRAFT TOMORRO ID FOR PEACE BY “ GERMANY BASED . ONMILITARY VIEW " OF BERLIN, BELIEF “TREASON” IS CRY OF UNION LABOR T ATTACK BY RABID' SOCIALIST “Throw Him Out” Rents Hall As Minneapolis Agitator Seeks to Attack U. S. CONVENTION IN UPROAR AT FIRST UTTERANCE OF SPEAKER (By United Press).. «Berlin, July 19. — Chancellor ichaelis is expected to demand time for the settlement of issues of par- liamentization and peace in the Reichstag. ES(ANERY Bid for Peace. Lendon,--July- - 18.: — Chancellor Michaelis is expected to bid for Ger- man; peace in the Reichstag this af- taFngon, Swiss reports indicate. 'Re- DOELS declare the chancellor’s peace formula would confirm strictly to the instruction of German headquarters and sbe based upon the military sit- ui\,tlon now regarded as favorable to Germany. *c, SOUTH DAKOTA T0 ARM AGAINST LW.W. Pierre, 8. D., July 19.—The South Dakota State Council of Defense has taken up discussion of I. W. W. ac- tivities and the organization of Home Guard units to guard property. It is hoped in this manner to prevent a recurrence of such situations as arose last fall, when posses of citi- zens in the eastern part of the state sook ‘up arms and controlléd the sit- uation. k Z ;7 The request made of “the “gover' ment for arms for the home guards will be pushed and the home guards organized with a_view of being able to cope with any I. W. W. troubles that may occur. 26,000 ACRES, PART™ OF HILL ESTATE, SOLD (By United Press) St.. Paul, July.19.—The* Humbolt farm.of 26,000 acres,.a part.of the|resolutions.developed even a greater Hill estate, was sold today .to the|storm than centered about the reso- C 20 .[lution indorsing the government in the war, at yesterday morning’s ses- sion. The first resolution drawn by the Socialists was one protesting against the government employment: of' non- union: labor..in .the construction of certain! buildings at Fort Snelling. The committee attempted to keep the resolution in the committee room but it was brought before the gen- eral assembly; where O. Vandénberg of Minneapolis began-an impassion- ed plea for the:adoption of ‘the reso- lution: - His talk:was brought to an abrupt colsé by President G. E. Hall, following cries of treason from the imembers of the convention. Cries of Treason. “If you are’fighting f0¥ the rights W PN 89, TR« NPARYORRESEEES Urged Strike If Public Safety Law Was Not Repealed at Special Session of Legislature. Faribault, Minn,, July 19.—De- termined el_!orfs of the Socialist branch of the Minnesota Federation Socialist candidate for mayor. of. St, sota State Federatio n of Labor in the repeal of the state law under demand- that the government repeal the conscription law, were voted dolwn amid cries of treason, and cat calls. Sccialists Active. The work of the committee on (By »United Press) Petrograd, July.19.—The cabinet congiders moving-the capital to Mos- cow, | Outbreaks are believed: due to German agents -and :it-is. ‘believed such ‘a move -would tend to lessen distyrbances.i, | 1 Duhith, ‘July 19—“We ' will be good, lawful citizens, obey the laws of the city, state and nation and uo- hold -the president of the United States.” duf;‘fl‘;;fl"wfiefi*flmeg,fi; ' ot ‘labar in this tate. for Gom's they were brought before Judge Lan- | take a whole-hearted stand against ners in - numteipal sceive 4 this government which is traitorous- dispositiog of their, cagses of ,vagran- cy. They were n re! g?sgd. : g ; W AN NN N NN Nonpartisan League Gives gram;FarmersKick Up Pro Fargo, N. D., July 19.—The Non- partisan league of North Dakota has given up its proposal to make an agreement with the I. W. W. with re- spect to. hours of work and wages, according to announcement made by President A. C. Townley in one of the league’s official organs, ascribing as '®va reason, the objection made by the farmers of the Barnes county and the Ramsey county district. In the series of four meetings held last week, in Minot, Valley City, Bis- marck and Devils Lake, the proposal was favored in two instances, and in the other two it was voted down. Revorts vary as to just what tran- spired at the Devils Lake meeting S?turda_v. Like other sessions pre- viously held, it was behind closed | doors. Not more than forty members attended the meeting, according to one version, and the vote was 21 to 14 against ratification. A second! vote, aceording to this version, re- turned a majority of one for the plan. The report tha{ the official paper of the league prints does not carry the number voting. except it says there was a majority of five against the proposition. The league's report says the second ballot was evenly di- vided. Could Not Force Agreement. General objection raised in the series of meetings, it is understood, was based on the theory that the Nonpartisan league would not be able to force the I. W. W. to carry out the agreement. President Townley, in announcing the abandonment of the plan, takes occasion to score the ‘‘opposition press” and “enemies of the league.” “These enemie$ of the farmer proved they are more anxious to see the farmers and farm laborers fight each other than to see them at peace,” Townley said. I know many farmers are going to be disappointed at our having to give up the plan that promised to prevent the disputes and disorders that have occurred for years during the harvest. But T hope these farm- ers will take a broad-minded view, I Ba] 1] RKAXXBERXRRE L league honestly believe the agree- ment would not he advisable at this time, and that the leagne cannot af- ford to take up a proposition on which its members are not united.” of Labor, lead by J. F. Emme, former Paul, to force through resolutions at the annual convention of the Minne- session here, icondemning the govern- ment for the employment of non- union labor at Fort Snelling; asking “|which ‘the Minnesota Public: 'Safety commission was made possible, and a sais | RALPH GRAGIE WITH. realizing that other members of the| honored by Brown university with the SAXONTTRAIL"BLAZER MAKES BEMIDJI STOP onspicuous on the streets.of mid}“Tuesday- was-a: baftleship grey’ colored Saxon roadster bearing the inscription “Saxon Trail Blazer for National Boundary Highway.” - The car arrived in Bemidji at 6 o’clock, drove down Third street and stopped at the office of William McCuaig, where the driver, A."W. Schlabach, was a guest. On the day follow- ing/ the inauguration this car left Washington, D. C., on its journey around the boundary of the United States, and it will be the first ve- hicle of any sort to completely de- fine our border. The car will con- tinue its trip east from here to Du- Tith-and around thé Great Lakes, across " the Canadian boundary to Maine; then down to the Atlantic coast to Washington. Of great significance is the fact that the trail blazed by this car will connect the most direct motor route practieally all of the important for- tifications and military posts which protéct our country from invasion. Furthermore, it will connect the military and naval bases by a direct route with every point on the entire boundary line of the United States, which might need protection in time of war or might bhe of strategic im- portance from which to carry on military operation. ROYALFLYING CORP Word has reached here that Ralph Gracie, who left a few weeks ago to enlist, is in the Royal Flying Corps of the United Kingdom and at pres- ent is at Toronto, Canada. DEMANDS EXPLANATION (By United Press) Washington, July 19.—The senate, incensed, today demanded full infor- mation of the Goethals-Dehnman row over the building of ships. MURDERER OF THREE CONFESSES T0 POLICE (By United Press) Johnstown, Pa., July 19.—George Thompkins today confessed to the murder of Mr. Humphries, Mrs. Hum- phries and their son at Carrolton. “HAY DESTROYED St. Paul, July 19.—Baled hay, val- ued at $10,000, owned by the Union Stock Yards company and stored in their sheds in South St. Paul, was destroyed by fire of unexplained or- igin. BOYS ON OUTING Rev. Foss of Fifth ward and Rev. Dale of Bagley took a party of boys to the State Park yesterday for a three days’ outing. It is up to the United States to ke‘p the wolf from the world's door, says Herbert C. Hoover, the president’s cholce as food administrator. He was just (By United Press) ., Washington, July 19.—The . war department today announced the ystem of draft-lottery. The entife’ registration:rolls will be drafted and the order for examination determined at this drawing, to consume about an hour. Only 1,000' members will be drawn ‘ and ten others to fix the order of the : Draft Begins “thousands.” One thousand' cap- L] o= 3 sules will be in one bowl and the g 0 c ''|capsules numbered from zero to 9 [ |inclusive will be drawn first to de- p @ b umrs v | termine the order of groups on the N Y F ) ) gy [ master lists, n u[nl Next will be the drawing of 1 to — i 1,000 numbers to determine the or- der inside the thousand groups. Ex- =T ample—If the drawing of the thou- degree of doctor of laws. (By United Press) sands groups results thus: eight, I, St. Paul, July 19.—Draft commen- :llvei z;r:). t\\;o. fotu]r. thl;ae. on%. ett;:l.. # 5 hat determines the ‘order o e FOREST ENGINEERS TO ces at 9:30 o’clock tomorrow morn-|groups of thousands. ing eastern time. Then if drawing from 1 to 1,000 ¢ | the globe starts this way, 876, 34, e «~ |580, 1, etc., through the thousands BE EXAMINED TGDAY Where Draft Held. numbers, the first number on the Washington, July 19.—The draft|master list would be 8,876, the next g tomorrow morning Will he "Held in[number 8,034, etc. 4/Seven promising foresters . would|room 226, Senate buildin Then number 6 is. picked up and 2 “toft” for Duleth-£o take th o0 s ats hutlding, applied to this list in the nm: wa» 4 amination to join the forestry regi-| as 5,876, 5,034, etc. In districte ;nantm?::t gob;fioflratllllcee,z bzuzt j'U?t 'z with small registration the numbers i ew es :22 o’cloc v larger t ighest w y train left last night, notice reached BRIDGE EXPLOSION 1gnired_hn" 1te ighoat will sluply.be the boys that they were to stay in Bemidji and that the examining offi- ] cers would arrive this afternoon to BELIEVED PLOT T0 Wnshlnmn,st')nt};f; 'fs'fivwfu, only 3 put them through the test. The boys » New York and Pennsylvania not | will probably be examined this af- leL AMBASSADOR heard from, Crozier today declared ternoon or tomorrow. Those who . “I am confident the drawing will be will be examined are John Gainey, held tomorrow. The exact time is — Ray (Fuzz) Johnson, William Berri- . (By United P undetermined.” { gan, Fred Fraser, Ralph Case, Wil- ¥, aiie ress) liam Walker and ——— London, July 19.—The blowing T up of a b:;ldg‘ei ove;- tge river Vyetka, BUYS NEW HOME . . announced today, is believed to have CHILD WELFARE LAWS been an attempt to kill American| E. P. Lane has purchased the TO BE PARLEY TOPIC, Ambassador Francis. Frank Evans home on Irvine avenue. St. Paul, July 19.—The new child welfare laws will be discussed at the next quarterly conference of the offi- cers of the state institutions, to be held at the state reformatory in St. Cloud August 7. Charles E. Vassaly of the State Board of Control, will tell of their relations to the board; Mrs. Fannie French Morse, superintendent of the T home school for girls at Sauk Center, ' will talk ‘on the relations of the laws to the delinquent child, and Dr. G. \ A. Merrill, superintendent of the} state public school, will read a paper on their relation to the dependent child. STATE CREAMERY INSPECTOR | MAKES BEMIDJI A CALL S. G. Gustafson of Delano spent the day in the city visiting friends. He is a state creamery inspector and is interested in larm fands in this sec- tion. Mr. Gustafson is strongly con- sidering locating in this part of the —_— country with a view of starting a new creamery. ““ 9 ALLEGED “SUFFS” ARE FREED BY PRESIDENT Examining a child with lower 1 eg paralyzed. Infantile paralysis clinic, state hoard of health. i (By United Press) Dr. 1. J. Murphy, executive secre- eral, of all parts of the United States. Washington, July 19.—President| ;.0 o0 t1o Minnesota Public Health| “The improvement of human Wilson today pardoned the 16 mem- A health and welfare in rural America bers of the Woman’s Party, alleged |association, in his address yesterday ;" "noohlom of the greatest signifi- suffrage organization, from serving|at the annual School Officers’ meet-|cance in relation to our national wel- their terms of 60 days in jail for|ing at the court house, on “Health |fare. It is a problem affecting na- public disturbances. Work in Rural Schools,” said: tional safety, national prosperity, na- S — “School hygiene for every child in|tjonal perpetuity. It is a problem CELEBRATION OF BIRTHDAY the state, rural as well as city and|dealing with the most essential and OF LAFAYETTE IS URGED |village, is our most important prepar-|most endangered of all our national edness measure. resources. No factor is of greater New York, July 19.—A call for the “Fewer applicants are rejected be-|fundamental importance for secur- celebration of the birthday of La-|cause of physical defects or impair-|ing national preparedness, either for fayette September 6 has heen issued {ed health from communities having|peace or for war. from here. Municipalities will be [school supervision than from other “The urgency of health supervi- asked to co-operate with patriotic|communities. One authority states|sion for all schools not having a sys- — that slackers are merely school chil- dren who grew up without having societies in honoring the memory of the great Frenchman. tem is brought out very strikingly by the surveys of the Minnesota Pub- | S i jphysical defects repaired, ~which|jc Health association nurses. They aves them either ~weaklings or|find that from fifty to ninety per cent THREE DAYS RIO'"NG with criminal tendencies. of our school children are more or “More than half of the ’school children in this state are attending rural schools. Country children at- tending rural schools are less healthy and are handicapped by more phys- ical defects than the children of the| less handicapped mentally and phys- ically by defects and diseases which can be prevented or corrected.” A table of eleven counties was pre- sented, showing the examinations re- corded and the number with one or BY RUSSIS QUELLED (By United Press) Petrograd, July 19.—The govern- ment announces the quelling of a three days’ revolt. cities, including all the children of more physical defects, and they were the slums. And this is true, in gen- many.