Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 30, 1917, Page 1

GERMANY AGAIN SO e VOLUME XV. NO. 174. " READY FOR WORK: NOTICES WILL BE SENT OUT S00ON ‘Exiinations Will Be Held at * 'Baudette as Well As At the County Court House. “COLD LETTER OF THE LAW ¥ IS THE ONLY EXEMPTION No Rules of Court Procedure of Evidence Are to Be Permitted in the Judging. Beltrami’s exemption board for the draft is all ready for the work ahead of it and expects to send out notices in a couple of days. The board will examine those drafted in Beltrami county in two divisions, the southern part of the county at Bemidii and those from the northern portion at Baudette. The meeting at Baudette will save the men large expenses and time in traveling to Bemidji and return home. Washington, July 30.—“From ev- eryone is demanded a sacrifice,” de- clared Provost Marshall General E. “W. Crowder in a letter addressed to ‘members of local exemption boards who are to pass upon the fitness of men drafted for military service. “But there is one thought to be kept always in your mind,” the gen- eral’s letter continued. ' ‘“The select- ed man offers his life.. There is mo; greater than giving this, and that thought should. guide. you always. There may be“a few Who will urge upon you claims for exemption of dis~ charge that, whatever may be your inclinations of sympathy or affec- tion, you .will know ought not to be granted. - «It will strengthen you to remem- ber that for every exemption or dis- charee that is made for individual convenience, or to escape personal loss of money or property or for favor or affection some other man whose time would mnot otherwise have come. must incur the risk of losing his life. “There c¢an be no room for hesita- tion in such a case—you are enter- ing on a difficult task, the gravity of which is heyvond anvthing that ecan be said in the way of discussion. You realize the significance of what you are to do, and you know that 2 Te-, sponsibility, heavier perhaps than any you have ever faced, is upon you. «War demands individual sacrifice to the common eavse. No people ever approached war with a calmer !soctions appreciation of that sacrifice of a firmer resolve to bear it and to pre- sent themselves to be classified fer service in the place to which it shall best serve the common good to call them. “This calm determination could not exist were it not for the ernfi- Aence of the nation in its institu- tions. In this public confidence e found the very spirit of the selective service law. of country, home and familv are en- trusted for adindieation ta laral eiti-| zens and officials, nominated by state governnrs and aopointed by the p dent. The most equitahle rules that could be devised have been nrescrihed for guidance, and the administration/ of these rules and the sacrifice that js offered hy your neighbors is en- trusted to your hands. “You are not a court for the ad- justment of differences between twe persons in controversy. You arej agents of the government. engaged in selecting men for the government | fwas 90 years old. and there is no controversy.” Farmers Make Auto Tour To Farms, Methods, Hear Addresses The most <acred rights reau Saturday was the hottest day resi- Daketa and Minnesota reported tem-; 7 5 % SESE TR BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING. JULY 30, 1917 Photo by American Press Assoclation. Officlal Photo Passed by Censor. It 1s said that the United States plans to send aircraft over important bases of Germany and drop aerial torpe- does such as these. They explode when six feet off the ground and can cause very great damage. They were tnvented hy Lester Barlow, who is standing above with one of the deadly instruments. Railway Strike eitled; Men Back AtWork . (By United Press)-, Chicago, July 30.—At a joint con- ference (i)f the Brotherhood of Rail- way-Trainmen and railway mi ers the ‘strfke of the l?l{otherhogg!gwé;a settled and the men returned to work today. All men now employed will retain their position. The settle- ment is on a basis of adjudication of all disputed questions except the closed shop item. The number of men affected yas 2,500. HEAT REPORTED_I—(ILLING NORTH DAKOTA WHEAT N Far~o, N. D., July 30.—A record- 'breaking rought throughout the ;state of North Dakota is burning up whatever chances remained for a fair crop in North Dakota, according to reports received by Thomas Cooper of th> North Dakota e:xveriment sta- tion here. Prairie fires are raging in some acenrding to the reports, and with a scarcity of water on ac-| count of the prevailing hot spell, {which has lasted for nearly a week, the erons are said to be in a serious| condition. i Local weather records have heen Iehattered in many parts of the state, 1in many cases from eight to 10 de- |grees, according to the reports. Fargo ireported an official temperature of 109.8. According to the weather bu- in the 38 years of the weather bu-| reaun’s history. More than a dozen cities in Nerth Iperatures ranging from 100 to 110. All the reports said the drought was working havoc with the crops in (their sections. ADMT AL LUCE DIES Newport, R. L., July 30.—Rear Ad- miral Luce. U. S. N., retired, died here at his home. He was the orig- inator of the naval war college, and See Modern The farm tour and sociability run which was taken under tne supervi- sion of B. M. Gile, agricultural in- structor in the Bemidji schools, Sat- urday was held in spite of the scorch- ing hot weather and was attended by over sixty farmers who were guests in cars of Bemidji merchants and; professional mem: =, . . Twenty auto loads left the Mark- ham at 9:30 jo'clock and started for the Gilmore farm. The mornifg trip included ti{é”Gilmore, George’ Miller, | A. P. White and W. G. Schroeder farms. The tourists assembled at the school farm at 11:30 o’clock and listened to talk by C. E. Brown of Elk River on “Potato Storage.” The trip was continued at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon and the farms of Peter Narum, Nels Willett and H. R. Gillette and the Rosby creamery were visited. At the Peter Narum farm where a pure bred Shorthorn bull, which is owned by the farmers’ club, was the chief object of interest, George Baker of the university farm gave an interesting talk on dairy cows. Mr. Baker also talked on af the Nels Willett farm and Mr. Willett ‘also told of the building of his silo.« . The entire trip created much in-| terest among the farmers of the com- munity and though Saturday’s was| the first trip of its kind in this sec- tion others will probably be made in the future. the silo| STATE WILL HEL St. Paul, July 30.—The Safety Commission has taken due precau- tion that Minnesota shall not be found lacking in preparedness should disorders arise within its boundaries, like the nation was when the war crisis was forced upon it. It is hoped there will be no dis- orders which local authorities cannot easily handle; but if there should be the commission has organized forty | gompanies of home guards with sta- ‘ions in twenty-two- of the eighty-six counties. These companies are offi- cered and drilled and are available for emergency duty within the state. Arms have been obtained from tie federal government and the men supply their own uniforms except where provisions have been made for them by the community. Where con- tinuous duty may be necessary tho state is raising new companies of the National Guard to be designated as the Fourth Minnesota. In parts of the state where there are no Home Guards ample protec- tion will be provided by local com- panies organized in automobile gquads. These will be civic organiza- tions subject to call by the sheriff— the sheriff’s posse with some novel features. They will be drilled and armed and will be ready to respond for duty anywhere in the county. The automobile owners' organizations are co-operating and if any trouble starts the sdquads will be on the spot as quickly and as vigorously as the fire companies of volunteer days. By the combination of these sev- eral forces the state will be fully pro- tected in the ahsence of the regular military organizations when called into Federal service. Except for i FOREST FIRES RAGE NEAR BEMIDJI AND HEAVY LOSSREPORTED Forest fires in the vicinity of Be- midji raged Saturday and Sunday and the smoke hung in heavy clouds. Fire spread near Wilton on the Nels Volland place but the buildings were saved. Near Grant Valley Sat- urday night fire burned fiercely but was reported under control last night by Forester L. F. Johnson. Wellington Schroeder’s meadow was reported badly burned. Fire north of Bemidji and in the Town of Jones were reported Saturday and west of Shevlin. Reports came in from other sources. Forester Johnson says the dryness has made the vegetation in the tim- ber like tinder and that the woods are as dry as a bone. HARDING PASSED 0. K. A card received this afternoon from ' Glen Harding written from St. Louis states he passed 0. K. and is now a regular in the Tenth engi- neers: : GENERAL RAINS IN 24 HOURS, FORECAST (By United Press) St. Paul, July 30.—Cooler weather | today with; prospeets fof general| rains within 24 hours will avert probable disaster to a large part of the northwest's small grains and| hundreds of cattle. Lower tempera- |tures” are reported throughout the northwest today. At St. Paul it was 79 at 10 o'clock this morning. P CURB DISORDERS EXEMPTION BOARD | AERIAL TORPEDOES TO BOMBARD ENEMY BASES major disorders, of which fortunately there is no indication, it is the duty of each community to furnish its own protection and to attend to the en- forcement of the laws. The Safety Commission is prepar- ing by means of its organization in every county in the state to handle in an organized way many new prob- lems that are likely to be of increas- ing importance as the war progresses. The complicated problems of food productian, conservation, distribu- tion, st\o‘!;gf and marketing are be- ing most industriously investigated! with the idea of intelligent solution. These problems will be handled effec- tively in the exact proportion in which individuals, accepting the sug- gestions of the Safety Commission, do their part. The representative men in the dif- ferent communities of the state, act- ing with other right-minded citizens, are industriously stimulating the proper sentiment. In order to pro- duce the most effective results it is essential that the individuals com- posing the inhabitants of the great North state should realize that as each is a part of the nation that the nation’s war is the war of every individual. Orders and suggestions must be accepted as intended for the general good and must be acted on rather than criticized. The Safety Commission as a governmental agency created by the people them- selves acting through the legislature, is the official organization. Every local committee authorized under it i« entitled to the assistance of the people. W. H. HANDY, Public Bureau, Minn. Commission of Public Safety. MOUNTED GUARDS ON WAY TO BESSMER -IS REPORTED TODAY (By TUnited Press) Hurley, Wis., July 30.—Sixty mounted guardsmen are said to be on their way today to Bessemer to protect property were 200 miners walked out today. No violence is re- ported. The miners want to work without bosses. BRINGS RECORD PRICE Savannah, Ga., July 30.—Bringing the highest price in the history of the American cotton market, the first bale from the 1917-18 crop brought 40 cents per pound. The . .purchaser donated the bale to the Red Cross for resale. (1 BODIES RECOVERED; FIRE SWEEPS FORESTS (By United Press) Fernie, B. C., July 30.—Eleven bodies have been recovered and more are missing in the Spruce Valley for- est fire A HOT TIME Deputy Sheriff 0. M. Skinvick came up from Bemidji Tuesday mocrning via the auto route. He reports hav- ing a hot trip as the grade along No. 20, where the cuts through the big muskeg about thirty miles south of town was afire for a distance of ahout five miles. One set of tires was burned in the burning muck and for a long time they feared that the machine would catch fire.—Northern News, Speoner. § NDS WORED PEACE QAT A SQCIETY, B — THIRD YEAR OF WAR CLOSES THIS WEEK; SENATE MAY SEEK TEUTON WAR AIMS COURT DECISION IN EFFECT SIX MONTHS, SAYS ATTORNEY GEN. Following the decision of the state supreme court that Beltrami county was legally voted dry at the local op- tion election, reversing the decision of the district court, many inquiries were made as to when the decision would become effective on ousting the saloons. The question was referred to the attorney general’s office and in re- ply, Clifford H. Hilton, deputy attor- ney general, wrote as follows: “I have taken this matter up with Attorney General Smith and at his direction. am advising you that prop- er judgment should be entered in the District Court in accordance with the determination of the Supreme court; that the six months period provided for in Chapter 23, G. L. 1913, be- gins to run from the entry of that judgment and not from the date on which the county.canvassing board made its report, In other words, the date of the entry of the judgment in Distriet court.as last. ahove referred ‘to is the day upon which the various provisions of said chapter became op- erative to the same extent as though a proper report had been filed by the canvassing board on that date.” ‘CAN IMMEDIATELY,' IS GOVERNMENT ADVICE (By United Press) Washington, July 30.—Sweltering heat throughout the United States is endangering perishable food stuffs. The department of agriculture today issued a warning to housewives to buy quickly and can immediately vast quantities of edibles or they will be beyond use. Quick action js im- perative, says the department today. TETANUS GERMS ARE FOUND IN PEDDLED COURT PLASTER Washington, July 30.—Court plas- ter, said to have been distributed by German sympathizers, has been found on chemical analysis by the depart- ment of justice to contain tetanus germs. Attorney General Gregory has warned the public to use only court plaster from reliable sources. VISIT INTERRUPTED Former Governor G. W. Hanna of North Dakota, wife and son arrived Sunday to be the guests of W. A. Car- ter for several days, but upon arrival Mr. Hanna was unexpectedly called home by a telegram relating to im- portant business matters. Mr. Car- ter is the proprictor of the Antlers cigar store and when Mr. Hanna viewed the Elko theater he asserted it was one of the highest class ex- clusive picture houses he had ever seen. Ilho fundamental [] (By United Press) ‘Washington, July 30.—This week closes the third year of the European war and it finds Germany again sounding the world on peace. It finds no response here. While government heads say there can be no peace basis under Germany any Austria’s latest declarations the senate shows symptoms of asking for a general statement of war aims. “Tissue of Lies.” Washington, July 30.—‘“A tissue of lies” is the answer of the Russian embassy here in answer to Chancel- lor Michaelis’ peace address here Saturday. The views announced by the German chancellor are viewed with suspicion. POTION OF DEATH IS CARRIED BY RUSSIAN WOMEN AT THE FRONT (By United Press) - Petrograd, July 30.—Russia’s wo- men soldiers have pledged = them- selves to take their lives the minute they are eaptured. FEach carries a ration of cyanide of potassium to be swallowed should she fall into Ger- mand hands. Women Marines. Petrograd, Juiy 30.—Kerensky has authorized the formation of wo- men marines. MICHAELIS CHANGES NAME Boston, July 30.—When the kaiser made Dr. Georg Michaelis chancellor of Germany, George V. S. Michaelis, a business man of Boston, whose fa- ther was a German by hirth. decided tn was time he changed his name. Today the erstwhile George Michael- is is George Woodbridge. LABOR TEANERS TN COMRBAT PRO-GERMANISM IN UNIONS New York, July 20.—TLabor lead- ers at a conference here presided over by Samuel Gompers adopted plans for a publicity campaign to combat the pro-German element seeking a foothold in organized la~ hor. Committees of volunteer work- ers, it was announced, will go to every labor center in the country “to educate the true American la- horer in the fallacies of pro-German- ism and the truths of pure Ameri- canism.” 'HOME GUARD WILL DRILL THIS EVENING The regular meeting of the Home Guard will be held in the city hall at 8 o'clock tonight. Roll will be called and the full company will be expected to attend. The company will be organized into squads and work commenced. Let’s Give Kiddies Outing For a Day;Salvation Army Captain Behind Movement In Bemidji there'are many chil- dren, and mothers as well, who have not had an afternoon’s enjoyment in an onting on the lake and Captain H. F. Crusberg, the new head of the Salvation Army post, has interested himself in the matter and the Pio- neer has volunteered to assist him as well as G. W. Harnwell, president of the Commercial club. It is a simple idea and one worthy of every co-operation. It is merely to set a day, perhaps a week hence, and take the children and their mothers out to Diamond Point for a day, business men and others donat- ing the use of their autos to take the little ones out, let them have a day on the beach, and serve ice cream, sandwiches and lemonade for the youngsters. The Pioneer is going to boost hard for this and so is Mr. Harnwell Several other business men have been approached and are heartily interest- ed. It would be such a little thing to do and the youngsters who haven’t the possible advantages of others would have the time of their lives. Details will be given later. Think it over and help these children have at least one day of an outing like hundreds of others are enjoying throughout the summer. l} ! I i | i | { |