Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 27, 1917, Page 1

oo i e VOLUME XV. NO. 172. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, FRIDAY E VENENG. JULY 27, 1917. ENGLAND DEPRESSED OVER WOMEN CAPTURE 102 PRISONERS IN BATTLE FOR RUSS REPUBLIC “Two Officers Included in the Bunch; Russ Soldiers Desert Their Fair Comrades. ‘VIOLENT GLRMAN ATTACKS REPULSED BY THE FRENCH ‘Kerensky Struggles to Save Russia From Autocracy; Senseés Peril of Revolt. (By United Press) Petrograd, July 27.—Russia’s wo- men figiters in their first battle took 102 prispners, including two of- ficers. They charged fearlessly and turned the tide of battle when their ‘men comrades started deserting. The prisoners were chagrined at being captured by women. Germans Repulsed. Paris, July 27.—Five violent at- tacks by the Germans southwest of ‘Moronville made no gain, it was an- nounced officially today. Strugele Heroic. Petrograd, July 27.—The struggle of Kerensky and the provisional gov- ernment has become¢ :he right to pre- vent Russia’s-retur.. to the old re- gime of absolute autocracy. Keren- .sky senses the peril of a counter revolution. I'w. v!(' ASK $1 AN HOUR: OFFER $3 A DAY Aberdeen, July 27.—Although the 1. W. W.’s-demand.a dollar an-hour -and six hours to constitute a day during- harvest, $3 a day was fixed as the minimum wage scale for har- vest laborers in this section by a number. of representatives of the northern tler of counties who met at the Commercial club rooms in this city to discuss harvest distribution. ‘Female cooks, who will have charge .of the cook car, will receive $3 a day and engineers $7 a day. At present there is a demand for large » numbers of harvest hands. NEW SALVATION ARMY POST HEAD ARRIVES A welcome was held last evening for Captain and Mrs. H. F. Crusberg at the Salvation Army hall, the for- mer being the new captain of the Bemidjj post. They come from Crookston where they were in charge of the local post. Both Captain and Mrs. Crusberg are graduates of the Chicago Train- ing college of the organization and are fully equipped for social and -spiritual wik. For a few years pre- Captain Crusberg. vious to coming here they were en- gaged in the ministry of the Metho- dist Episcopal church under the Wis- consin conference of that church and body. Captain Crusberg is highly pleased with the outlook for a good progres- sive work here and comes with the full determination of doing his best to enlarge the work of the army here and aiding in the general religious work of the community. 0CCUPYING COTTAGE Mrs. F. G. Troppman and daugh- ters, Katherine and Margaret, have arrived in Bemidji and will occupy their cottage at Lavinia until .Sep- tember 1, when they will return to Minneapolis where the girls will at- tend school. come highly recommended from that| RED CROSS OFF FOR DUTY “SOMEWHERE ON EARTH" Photo by American Press Assoclation. - Doctors and nurses leaving to join the American fleet “somewhere on tlie Atlantic.” Thelr ship is the Surf, recently given to the Red Cross by Dr. John A. Harriss, fourth from right..;who commands her. GERMAN-AMERICAN OFFERS $1,000 TO AIR BOMB BERLIN New York, July 27.—To the first American aviator to drop bombs over Berlin, Sigmond Saxe, president of the Petrie Process company, will give a $1,000 Liberty Bond. Although his mother was born in ‘|Germany, and his father, who was born in Poland, was-of German ex- traction. Mr.” Saxe ‘made this offer today. ‘' He also has many close rela- tives living under the, kaiser’s rule. He is a native of this ecity.. “Remembrancd’ of the lost on the Lusitania prompts me to make this offer,” wrote Mr. Saxe. “The raids on London were barbar- ites. The only way to stop them is to fight Germany with her own weapqns.”’ MAKE SOCKS LARGER. ADVICE TO RED CROSS WOMEN The first war instruction to the women of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana, for which states Minneapolis will here- after be the Red Cross headquarters, was promulgated by Mrs. Horace Lowry. She sent out an emergency order that soldier socks be made larger at the heel. The product of the entire north- west is in danger of falling short of qualifications because of this defect. Mrs. Lowry said the subject of the depth of the heel was entirely im- portant and not at all a joke to those who must wear the stockings. 60 RECRUITED THUS FAR FOR FORESTERS Approximately 60 men for the Tenth engineers (foresters) have been recruited in Beltrami county by Forest Ranger L. F. Johnson of Be- midji and he is hot on the trail of many more ,making a splendid rec- ord for Beltrami county and Mr. Johnson. On the early train inis morning the following recruits were sent to Duluth: Harry J. Breen, Ariel Vlaardingrbroek, Charles H. John- son, Fred R. Werner, J. R. H. Kjel- lin, Henry Stone, Charles E. Juneau and Carl G. Linnum. Tomorrow morning, John E. Mc- Donald and Edward A. Fulton will leave for Dulth as recruits to the foresters. GERMANS REGAINING CONTROL OF WESTERN FRONT, SAYS TRAVELER (By United Press) New York, July 27.—“The Ger- mans are regaining control of the western front. France is running short of aircraft,” declared Lee A. Warwick upon his arrival from in- stalling electrical plants in French towns recaptured from the Germans. FORMER REPORTER HERE James Malone of the Grand Forks Herald, formerly reporter for the Be- midji Daily Pioneer, who has spent the past couple of days in Bemidji “covering” the I. W. W. situation for |the Herald will remain for a few days. Mr. Malone has been pro- moted several times while in’ the service of the Herald. 1 mericans I. W. W. Agitator Arrives In Bemidji; Arrested, Receives Battered Face; Deported Archie Sinclair, credited with be- ing a big gun in I. W. W. activities in Bemidji and at one time secretary of the Bemidji headquarters, landed in Bemidji yesterday afternocon on the 3 o’clock train and was immedi- ately nabbed by Officer Frank Frost as soon as he hit the platform and taken to the city jail. - . Sinclair was all togged out in a new suit for the occasion of his re- turn as he had left Bemidji after his arrest Sunday. He was in a boastful and arrogant mood and de- manded of Frost whether he had a warrant for his arrest. “No, but I've got my orders, plained Frost. “You've no right to arrest me,” snorted Sinclair. “But I'm going to CANADIAN WHEAT CROPS ARE SAVED BY RAINS Winnipeg. July 27.—General rains throughout Manitcha and Saskatche- wan have saved the wheat and oat crops just at the most critical. time of the present crop year. It was the first general rain in five weeks. The crops of Southern Manitoba, especially, were being burned up be- fore the rain. Reports to the department of ag- riculture indicate that the wheat crop is close to a normal yield, but there is danger of a shortage of twine to be used in harvesting. RED CROSS TO SPEND BIG SUM FOR F00D Washington, July 27.—The Red Cross war council has appropriated $1,500,000 for foodstuffs to be sent to France as an emergency reserve for use next winter by either Amer- ican forces or civilian populations. EXEMPTION BOARD MEETS AT BAUDETTE Sheriff Johnson was notified today that the draft exemption board of Beltrami county will also meet at Baudette as well as in Bemidji. This will mean that those drafted in the northern part of the county will not be obliged to come to Be- midji at loss of time and great ex- pense. ONION GROWERS MEETING 'he Bemidji onion growers are hoNing a meeting this afternoon to decide whether they will build a po- tato or vegetable warehouse here this fall. The meeting is being held in the Commercial club rooms. BEMIDJI IS QUIET; KEEPING EVES OPEN Bemidji was quiet today. There was no activity in relation to I. W. W. activities of any import and the city sat and kept its eves open. The newspapers throughout the state carry large stories of what Bemidji did in ousting the I. W. W. and Be- midji is receiving compliments throughout Minnesota. ” ex- take you,” quietly replied Frost who is the acme of affability and politeness,” and he started with Sinclair for the! city building. Sinclair, who poses as a bad ’'un started to get gay and wound up by applying an epithet in full keeping with I. W. W, ethics to \Officer Frost. %.-When Sinclair appeared in- court this morning his right eye had a cut beneath it, and it was badly swollen and discolored blue and pur- ple for some distance. It looked as if some one had pasted him a hard wallop with a hard fist. He was meek and his bravado was missing. Judge Gibbons fined Sinclair $10, suspended the fine and ordered him to leave the city at noon, which Sin- clair did under proper escort to the train. WOMEN TO ASSIST FOOD CONSERVATION Every activity in Minnesota con- nected with the work of the Woman's auxiliary of the Minnesota Public Safety commission and the woman’s committee of the Council of Nation- al Defense is in the charge of women who have been appointed chairmen in each county. These county chair- men will manage the campaigns for food conservation in their own dis- tricts and will further the interests of the Women’s auxiliary in every way possible. The chairman for Beltrami county is Mrs. A. E. Witting of Bemidji. CHOLERA IS REPORTED RAGING IN GERMANY (By United Press) Copenhagen, July 27.—Rumors of a cholera epidemic raging in many German cities, particularly Ham- burg, have been received here. ENROUTE TO ENLIST L. Hanson of Bagley, a brother of Miss Nell Hanson, formerly with the Bemidji Abstract company, was in Bemidji yesterday, enroute to Minne- apolis to enlist. He expects to be assigned to the drug department. ANARCHIST LENINE IS ARGAIN AT LARGE (By United Press) Petrograd, July 27.—Anti-War Agitator Lenine is again ct large, fol- lowing a pitched battle at Tornea between government troops and agents and anarchists. 1 COMING FOR VISIT Charles Cominsky, formerly in the clothing business here, and who now operates a large clothing store in | St. Paul, will arrive in the city Sun- day morning and will spend several days in Bemidji. v FEARS 4 P a2 ARE RAISED BECAUSE ACTION | DELAYED BY U. AND RUSS REVO GRAND JURORS ARE NAMED FOR SEPTEMBER TERM DISTRICT COURT The grand and petit jurors have been selected for the September term of the district court which convenes in Bemidji September 11. The names are: Grand jurors: David Castelli, Blackduck; P. E. Olson, Wilton; James Clark, Williams; W. O. Lar- son, Solway; Gust Pearson, Spooner; Joseph Karls, Blackduck; C. C. Ha- gen, Bemidji; Barney Johnson, Kel- liher; Wm. Fellows, Tenstrike; C. Strawbridge, Bemidji; Charles Mose- baugh, Nebish; Ed. Bentley, Louis; James French, Bemidji: T. A. Cross, Blackduck; John A. Runglan, Wil- ton; E. J. Miller, Kelliher; Frank Styner, Turtle River; Mat Nolan, Bemidji; Andrew Johnson, Hackett; S. C. Bailey, Bemidji; Adolph Klein, Bemidji; H. G. Torson, Grygla; W. C. Protsman, Waskish. Petit—David Hindhaw, Wiltoh; William Carlson. Puposky; O. P. So- ley, Baudette; Frank Styner, La- vinia; John Lingvall, Kelliher; Frank Walberg, Bemidji; Frick Sunberg, Carmel; Andor Sylte, Pitt: Julius Peterson, Pitt; Ben Anderson, Grygla: Henry Rensvold, Foy; Dan Gray, Bemidji; L. J. Bella, Bemidji: Thomas Hayden, Blackduck; N. P. Olson, Spooner; B. H. Major, Be- midji; Lars Gjermundboe, Saum; E. H. Winter, Bemidji; George McTag- gart. Turtle River; John Gibbons, Kelliher; James Hand, Foy: Severin Abrahamson, Pitt; Helic Clementson, Clementson; Geo. Maule, Tenstrike. DOG’S RIGHT TO ROAD HELD 1S EQUAL T0 MOTOR Milbank, S. D., July 27.—A dog has as much right in the road as an automobile, a court here decided. and William Bohn was ordéred to pay damages to Julius Berkner, whose dog was killed by Bohn's ma-| chine on a highway. ENGLAND IS URGED T0 USE HER NAVY (By United Press) Washington, July 27.—Unofficial pressure from official American sour- ces have been launched to induce Great Britain to adopt more aggres- sive sea policies. It is understood underground influences are at work, also. England is heing shown that the American public is not entirely satisfled with merely a defensive policy against U-boats. DEBTS NO BOTHER Now Baton Rouge, La., July 27.—The Louisiana House has passed a Senate bill to exempt soldiers and sailors in state and federal service from suit for debt one year and three months after being sworn into the service. AMERICAN CAMP IN FRANCE HAS ATTACK MUMPS AND MEASLES (By United Press) American Camp, France, July 27. —The American camp is full of mumps and measles. The epidemic is well under control and otherwise the Americans are well and happy. ENTENTE WILL DRAW TROOPS FROM GREECE (By United Press) Paris, July 27.—Withdrawal ' of entente forces from Greece was de- cided upon at a conference of the al- lies. London, July 27.— (Copyright 1917 by United Press—Passed by Censor)—This is not a cheerful message but one believed necessary that America may know how Eng- lishmen feel during the closing days of the third year of war. Never since the retreat from Mons has gloom been thicker. Immediate causes are: Russia’'s sudden reversal from a successful offensive. Secondly—Suspicion there has been no reduction in the submarine menace. Thirdly — Disappointment over America’s slowness in entering whole heartedly into the war, exemplified by congressional destruction of the food program and shipping muss. Fourthly—Increased cost of thke war with the prospect of higher taxes. Fifth—General weariness with war. Few Englishmen believe England will be able to materially force back the Germans until millions of Amer- ican Sammies arrive. All hope of Russian military assistance is prac- tically abandoned. German victory there means opening vast resources of foods and materials, rendering the North Sea blockade useless, giving the enemy. an ,economic advantage even if granted that the submarine menace can be gradually subdued. Regarding American participation, English enthusiasm has been consid- erably dampened since it has learned that earlier reports as to the size of the first American expedition were widly exaggerated and since it has realized the American public does not appreciate the magnitude of the task ahead. PASTOR FLEECES FLOCK; POLICE ON STILL HUNT Cass Lake Times: Detectives of the Twin Cities are looking for Rev. C E. Buzzell, former pastor of the Congregational church here, wanted on a check fraud, totaling "in all over $3,000. Mr. Buzzell had flecced several of his parishoners as well as a score of Twin City firms. Arrest was made on a warrant sworn out by Harry Steen of the Empor- ium, St. Paul. Last Buzzell appeared before the Congregational church board and asked help “to clear up,” but was refused and on a visit to the lavatory made his ‘‘get-a-way.” He was suspended from the local church two weeks ago and went to the cities and gave way to an aban- don of extravagant and senseless buying, and putting up at the best hotels, writing checks for the ex- penses he incurred. “Dr. Buzzell,” says Rev. Everett Lesher, secretary of the Congrega- tional board, “came from the Cana- dian Presbyterian church six months ago and seemed all right. He said $1,200 a year was not enough and admitted passing bogus checks for more than $3,000.” Mrs. Buzzell and two sons left Monday for her old home in Mon- treal, Canada. No trace of Buzzell has as yet been found. DANCE TONIGHT The regular Friday night dance will be given at Birchmont tonight and the usual large crowd of Be- midji dancers are planning to at- tend. The Harmony Trio will fur- nish the music. STATE BANKS CALLED (By United Press) St. Paul, July 27.—A call for state bank reports for business at the close of July 25 was issued today. HEAVY EARTHQUAKE ISTREPORTED IN CHILI (By United Press) Buenos Ayres, July 27.—An earth- quake believed to have caused great damage in Chili, is reported in to- day’s dispatches here. Many walls are’‘’down and the people have fled many cities. Slight tremors were noticeable in Buenos Ayres.