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

/ & i o et ‘.court, denying the prayer of RUSSIA FACES GRAVE CRISIS; ARMY REVOLTS, MUTINY BREAKS Pacifists - Join Traitorous Soldiers and German Troops Advance Without Oppesition. OUSTING OF GOVERNMENT PLANNED BY PACIFISTS Three Lynched After Shots Fired " Into Group of Soldiers and Officers; Score Wounded. (By United Press) London, July 23.—Russia’s grav- est crisis is being reached today. Dis- satisfgction, in the army is being augmented by pacifists and open mu-| tiny of the troops, permitting Ger- man forces to advance unhindered. At home the pacifists are conspir- ing to oust the government. A soldier, a sailor and civilian were lynched after they had fired into a group of scldiers and officers. A score were injured. « . SAFETY COMMISSION AUTHORITY ISUPHELD | BY FEDERAL COURT| St. Paul, July 23.—The authority of the Minnesota Public Safety com- Not a man in the employ of the Crookston Lumber Company’s mill, No. 1, Bemidji, Minnesota, will lose his position nor one penny by the \destruction of the big plant by fire Saturday night. Every man cn the payroll of the mill will be taken care of and not be allowed to suffer in the least. One of the most notable instances of loyalty in the history of the city of Bemidji or any other spot in the United States was that at 9 o’clock this morning when General Mill Su- pcnntendent E H Day called the mill employes who were at werk in the debris and informed them that not a man employed at the mill was off the payroll of the company but that all were still considered em- ployes of the company. Superintendent Day further in- formed the men that various other mills ¢f the company would take their share of men threwn out of work by the Bemidji mill fire and place them at work at the same' wages they were receiving here. All expense of the men going to mission was upheld in a decision handed down by Judge Wilbur F. Booth in the United States d‘sg}f& Cook, a Canadian, and saloon keeper in Minneapolis, for an injunction re- straining the commission and city of- ficials from enforcing the commission order requiring all saloons to be closed between 10 at night and 8 in the morning. Judge Booth approved the act of the commission as a war| measure. M. H. Boutelle, attorney for Cook, said he expected to appeal to the United States circuit court of ap-| peals. “It is fortunate that this question! PLANING MILL AT MILL NO. 1 NOT T0 CLOSE, STATEMENT The planing mill of the burned Creokston Co. saw mill will con- tinue in operation and the shipping of lumber will also be continued, so that all men at the plant will not ibe thrown out of their positions. Mill No. 2 will continue to oper- of the commission’s powers arcse at| this time that we might have such: a clear and definite interpretation of the commission’s powers,” said Am- brose Tighe, attorney for the com-| mission. | The court dismissed the question| of the state's police power by “a”“*i it was very broad. He also cited a United States supreme court decision | in a federal reserve board matter where ‘the board made definite or-| ders. -The recent decisions showed| a tendency to permit the delegation | of administrative details of legisla-| tion to boards or individuals, he| said. _—I\ ! ate as usual. CROSBY BEATS IRONTON Dr. J. W. morning from Crosby where he play- ed third base for the Crosby | against Ironton yesterday. Crosby won by a score of 3 to 0. Bodreau, who played second for Bemidji last| | season, was in the Crosby lineup and‘ ‘smashed out a long three-bagger. team | ]Not An Employe Off Payroll; All To Be Retained | Diedrich returned this|Brown, J. P. Lahr, MASS NOT It was about 11:10 o’clock Sat- urday night, a humid summer’s night. Hundreds of Bemidji resi- dents resting in negligee upon home porches or returning from outings, strolls, or autoing in the heat of the late evening. In the huge Mill No. 1 of the Crookston Lumber company jthe husky sparsely clad night crew was at toil to the hum of whirling gear, the z-z-z-z-zip of huge saws as they tore their way through giant logs to the accompaniment of the Bodden bump as the logs snouted their way up from the murky waters of the lake and were shunted onto the carriages and on to the big steel saws which ruthlessly ripped their sides into squares which in turn became glistening boards of commerce. Mill Bursts Into Flames. A sabbath day was nearing when out into the inky blackness of the midnight hour sprang a lurid wave ; ot fire and. in a moment a roar swept the big mill which lighted up the heavens into day, interiors of houses being aglow as far as 25 and 30 miles, while the reflection in the sky _|was clearly visible 50 miles away, |k ' A -wild-g¢rafifble on the part-of the] men at work found them all safely!|| outside the seething mass of flames|f- and a miracle had been wrought— not a life lost nor a man injured. Higher and higher climbed the flames fanned by a strong wind, the other mills will be borne by the|louder and louder roared the fire as Crookston Lumber company. it swept the timbered structure, spreading to approximately 100 wag- If the burned mill is rebuilt, as is|ons loaded with lumber ready to be hoped, the employes on the payroll at the time will all be brought back|to lift a finger to stay the flames. to Bemidji, their expenses back paid, hauled to the yards, and through the sorting sheds. Not a man was able It was a case of get out. Not a move LIFE LOST, ——— SYNOPSIS OF INTEBVIEW‘ Just what the future of the Crookston No. 1 mill in Bemidji is not known at this time, ac- cording to a brief interview with Logging Superintendent B. W. Lakin. Whether the mill will be re- built immediately, at a later date, or at all is a problém to be determined by the powers that be. Offiicials will arrive in Be- midji within the next few days h-- Vv OF FIRE SHOOTS THROUGH STRUCTURE WITHOUT WARNING; ONE. INJURED part of the general public but gangs of men stayed to the finish until the last vestige of flames had been subdued and throughout Sunday guards watched the smouldering ruing, while water was poured on the charred spot throughout the day. Flaming brands from tnhe mill set fire to logs in the booms as far as 1,600 feet out in the lake but were soon doused. In short, the big mill was com- pletely wiped out with the exception of the boilers and burner. It {s the belief of B. W. Lakin, logging su- perintendent, that the boilars are not .damaged to any extent. . _ Loss Estimated $200.000. Just what started the contlagra- tion is a matter of seeming conjec- ture. No one seems to know nor will any in authority offer an opin- fon. The total loss is estimated by Superintendent Lakin at about when the plant-will be looked over.. . Conclusions will be ar- rived at later. : Loggmg opemtiom here- abouts will continue. . <i#sked his' opinion as to the onxm of the fire;"Mr. Lakin po: litely declined to express him- self. i A A A At i east side of the mill and cut every- thing away on the shore iine at the eastern edge of the mill, and separ- ated the burning mass from the rest of the plant’s huge area of lumber surrounding it. And in this man- ner the flames died, scarcely an hour could be made to check the fire. The and given their formes places and|pumps of the fire apparatus were at the same wages. The fire Saturday night 450 men out cf work and the Crook- ston company assures them of its loyalty to its loyal employes. TIMBER APPRAISERS FOR OCTOBER SALE NAMED (Sperial tn Pioneer) St. Paul, July 23.—The following state timber appraisers have been ap- ipointed to estimate timber in the fire-rvn reeions of Northern Minne- sota fer the October 30, 1917, sale of timher to he held at the state capi- tol by State Auditor J A. O. Preus: T.. G. Thydean, Big Fork. James McAndrews, Baudette. John Nelson, Deer River. Clarence Yorks, Stillwater. R. N. Ash, Minneapolis. Thos. Clancy, Stillwater. William Josie, Minneapolis. L. H. Lehner, Fairbanks. R. 'P. Esswein, Deer River. P. McLaughlin, Bemidji. Sam Dalgard, Kelliher. James Perkins, Baudette. H. M. Johnson, Deer River. It is not expected that all of the fire-killed timber can be estimated in ‘time for the October sale and therefore estimators will be back into the field for a later state timber sale to be held shortly before Christmas. SCHOOL ELECTION IS QUIET; NEW TICKET WINS IN BALLOTING School election passed off quietly Saturday evening at the High school. The candidates were M. J. incumbents, and IDr. J. T. Tuomy and Quincy Brooks. Dr. Tuomy and Mr. Brooks were elected. The vote stood: Brooks 331,] Tuomy, 264, Brown, 185, Lahr, 136. Anyone wishing information about ywork or material for Red Cross, call 402. started and hose melted like frost- ing on a cake. The pumps contin- threw |ued their labors but without giving the least bit of help, the water pour- ing upon the ground. Not a drop of water could be thrown on the seeth- ing mass and the flames licked up everything they encountered in the mill, machine shops, wagons and everything in proximity to the big structure. How It Was Checked. When the mill was erected it was built out over the water. Since then much sand has . been pumped around the mill so as to give it more ground area where needed. How- ever, much of the mill stood over the water and as soon as possible an army of workmen assembled on the SIAM DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY AND INTERNS VESSELS (By United Press) Washington, July 23.—Siam has declared war against Germany. The state department has been notified the Siamese are interning Germans and German ships. FOREST FIRES SWEEPING THROUGH CALIFORNIA (By United Press) San Francisco, July 23.—Forest fires are sweeping away valuable timber tracts and threatening sum- mer homes, mills and lumber camps in various places in the state, dis- patches today say. RETURNS HOME Miss Olivia Roy returned to her home in Island Lake Saturday after visiting friends in Bemidji for a week. HONEYMOONERS HOME Ralph E. Rhoads and bride re- urned today from the state park | where they ‘have spent their honey- {moon. They were married in Min- |neapolis last Wednesday. Mr. Rhoads |is connected with the Page & Hill |company of this city. | | being consumed in the complete de- struction of the big industry. Mill Calls for Helvn. The deep bass sound of the mill fire whistle had not been heard in a long time, and jts first note brought from practically every home in the city entire families. Auto after auto sped through the streets toward the scene of the conflagra- tion. People swarmed every thor- oughfare in long processions, the west shores of the lake were lined with hastily garbed humanity and they sat or stood in silence. Women hurried toward the scene crying, fearing husband, brother or son had been caught in the flery furnace. It was a wild and awe-inspiring scene throughout. The fading of the flames caused a general cessation of the vigil on the ALLEGED ADVOCATES OF SABOTAGE ARRESTED Charged with displaying a book which teaches sabotage, Jess Dun- ning was yesterday arrested and this morning haled before Judge John F. Gibbons. Dunning is secretary of the local branch of I. W. W. A hearing was demanded and the time of hearing was set for 3 o’clock this afternoon. The charge {s a ser- jous one and is punishable by $1,000 fine or five years in the state prison or both. County Attorney Graham M. Tor- rance is appearing for the city. Four alleged I. W. W., Jack Mec- Donald, Archie St. Clair, Frank Wat- son, local director of the I. W. W, and George Faulkner were also ar- rested yesterday on general suspi- cion, but were released this morn- ing. Leonard DeRushia of Cloquet was arrested with the other four but it is not known whether or not he isan I. W. W. He could not pro- duce a registration card and was dis- missed. “YOU HAVE T00 MANY DAMNED . SAYS SUB CAPTAIN (By United Press) An Atlantic port, July 23.—“You have too many damned ships,” re- ported the captain of the U. S. sub- marined bark Hildegard when he ar- rived here today. as to what the cap-| tain of a German submarine Baidl iwhen he torpedoed the bark. Cap—l 'tain Bragg and part of the crew were saved from the sinking ship. $200,000, but says it would require at least $250,000 to replace the’ mill as it was before its destruction.:s: In addition to the.destruction of the mill as noted, approximately 200,000 feet of lumber was destroy- ed, it being the lumber in the mill at the time. ‘The flames did not spread . to’ the millions of feet of lumber in the immense yards of the company. Stories of Emnloyes. There are various stories told by the employes in their experienceq when the fire broke out in its sud- den fury. Henry Dahl, one of the sawyers, says the first thing he knew was wrong was when a sheet of flame spouted from beneath his feet and the interior of the mill broke into a roaring mass of flames. He grabbed his tools and got out as fast as he could. That's about the gist of the rest of the tales, only the men say the first thing they knew a sheet of flame swept the interior of the mill and everybody broke for safety. Boom Men Escape. The narrowest escapes were of the boom men at the end of the mill. They had to get around the end of the mill and face the onrushing flames but got to safety. Practically no clothing was saved and the millwrights lost their tools. Costly Machinerv Lost. One of the most severe losses was that of the machine shop. It con- tained the costliest of machinery and equipped in every detail. It will be an exceedingly difficult matter to replace the machinery, etc., owing to the present state of manufactur- ing on account of the war. 40 TEUTON PLANES DOWNED IN FRENZIED FLIGHTS OVER BRITISH (By United Press) With the British armies, July 23. —Forty German airplanes, downed in five days, is one indication of the frenzy of the Germans in trying to find out what General Haig is plan- ning. GERMANS REPULSED INJVIOLENT ATTACKS (By United Press) Paris, July 23.—Extremely violent attacks were again launched by the Germans last night. The war office announces the enemy penetrated the first French line position on the Craonne plateau but were later driv- en out by strong counter attacks ex- cept from one small plateau. CAPTAIN WHITE QUITS (By United Press) ‘Washington, July 23.—Capt. J. B. White of Kansas City today tender- ed his resignation as a member of the United States shipping board and it will be accepted. He was the odd man on the board, giving Denman the balance of power over Goethals lin the ship building row. tER S iy