Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 10, 1917, Page 1

VOLUME XV. NO. 184. e e 'NOT YESTERDAY’S NEWS, BUT TODAY’S NEWS TODAY--BY BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST 10. 1917. BELTRAMI X The Beltrami county exemption end of the county yesterday after- noon at 4 o’clock. The men held up to a good standard physically, a large proportion of them passing the exemption ran rather high in this part of the county. About 365 men were examined. Of the 365, over 140 claimed ex- and 54 were rejected on the tion v | Those who physical examination. claimed exemption are: Louis F. Stower, wife or child dependent. Daniel F. McCann, or child dependent. Clarence K. Foucault, wife or child dependent. L. Benjamin, Bemidji, child dependent. William J. Dugas, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. George Carlson, Thorhult, wife or child dependent. Claude Mclver, Bemidji, in mili- tary service. Bemidji, wite Bemidji, wite or 4 \ ) § { { { | | A 4 Gust Moe, Nymore, wife or child L dependent. ! Russell Chilcote, Nymore, wife or - child dependent. ) ‘Allen B. Cunningham, Bemidji, 3 wife or child dependent. 4 Lawrence Harrer, Bemidji, wife or 3 child dependent. 3 Carl R. Ramsey, Nymore, wife or <child dependent. Robert B. Todd, Nymore, wife or child dependent. Ad.mp Nikley, Bemidji, wife child dependent. Allen R. Otis,-Bemidjl;-infirm par-~ ents dependent. 2 Petrus Hendrickson, Esplee, wife ild dependent. m‘Celll:u-ence l’(';. Vanpelt, Thorhult, wife or child dependent. Henry H. Vanpelt, Thorhult, wife or child dependent. Edwin M. Johnson, Nymore, wife or child dependent. Quincy A. Byer, Nymore, wife or child dependent. Elmer J. Revoir, Bemidji, infirm nts dependent. lm‘rl‘era,nk Ep Wesley, Bemidji, child dependent. Iver A. Refsdal, Aure, infirm par- ents dependent. Karinus U. Roen, Aure, brother of child dependent. John O. Gehn, Aure, endent. de%Valter W. Edwards, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Edward J. Steklin, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. i Earl W. Bucklin, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Archie J. Whaley, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Roscoe Hughes, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Axel Westby, Bemidji, alien with- out first papers. . Ole O. Kolstad, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Gilbert Sandland, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Carl Ward, Debs, infirm parents dependent. Perrin H. Mintey, Bemidii, son of widow and brother of children de- pendent. * Evert A. Wynne, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Nels Jensen, child dependent. Louis E. Stover, Esplee, wife or child dependent. . Thomas B. Newton, Bemidji, wife or child depgndent. Francis F. Ward, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. John Matland, Bemidji, child dependent. or =) Wetd infirm parents Bemidji, wife or wife or St. Paul, Aug. 10.—In a statement { Dr. Bergmeier, arrested here yester- § day on President Wilson's order, i said he believed his arrest was a mis- take, as he had tried to make all matter printed in the Volkszeitung conform to Federal regulations. He said he did not know what article § ,was found offensive and that he had “tried to do the right thing by the government,” as a recent editorial on the Oklahoma draft protesgs would show. Dr. Bergmeier came from Germany twelve years ago and has takenm out first naturalization papers. of the American expedition in France were among articles in the Volks- zeitung found objectionable, it is understood. At one time, the paper Reflections on Gen. Pershing, hs:a«'lI BOARD COMPLETES GRIND; EXEMPTIONSASKED IN MANY CASES Jesse R. McPherson, Bemidji, son board completed its work in this|of infirm parents. Alfred Krog, Nymore, wife or child dependent. Nathaniel E. Given, Bemidji, wife child dependent. Edgar R. Jahr, Bemidji, wife or or child dependent. Homer G. Robinson, Bemidji, re- ligious objection. Arvin A. Miller, Malcolm, son of widow dependent. Richard W. Hall, Kelliher, wife or child dependent. A. Dannenberg, Bemidji, parents dependent. Frank Dewey, Bemidji, wife or child and infirm parents dependent. Edmond Jewett, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Paul Brevik, Nymore, alien with- out first papers. Douglas B. McFadden, Bemidji, wife or child dependent and infirm parent dependent. Joseph Parochka, Saum, wife or child and infirm parents dependent. Ernest Otto, Nymore, father of] motherless child under 16. Chester Greenman, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Alfred D. Johnson, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Hallan A. Huffman, Bemidji, i military service. George A. Tailor, Blackduck, wife or child dependent. Hans M. Opseth, Solway, wife or child dependent. Stanley’'C. Smith, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. - Benjamin_H. Palmer, Blackduck, wife or child depeiident, also ‘retig- ious objection. # , Curtis A. Smith, Red Lake, wife or “child dependent. Carl A. Fleischman, Tenstrike, wife or child dependent and brother of child without parents. Bennie Melland, Aure, child dependent. Sam Platt, Turtle River, wife or child dependent. B Enoch Stora, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. infirm wife or Gust Froyd, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Felix Hiebel, Shooks, wife or child dependent. Edmond J. Foster, Puposky, in- firm parents dependent. ‘Walter J. Shaberg, Thorhult, wife or child dependent. Dietrich J. Willems, Shilling, wife or child dependent. Erwin O. Tagley, Bemidji, wife or child dependent. Olaf Risland, Nymore, wife child dependent. 5 Harry C. Cullens, Turtle River, wife or child dependent. William O. Hill, Puposky, father of motherless child under 16. Andrew L. Johnson, Blackduck, wife or child dependent. Clarence A. Hicks, Hines, wife or child dependent. Olaf Peterson, Nebish, alien with- out first papers. Robert J. Leak, Blackduck, wife or child dependent. or Halfdan Hanson, Nebish, alien without first papers. Gunder P. Stopeistag, Bemidji, alien without first papers. Hans J. Holden, Kelliher, wife or child dependent. John C. Heath, Solway, infirm par- ent dependent. Gust G. Sangerak, alien without first papers. Blackduck, Edward R. Collison, Hines, wife or child dependent. Ernest Falls, Bemidji, wife or (Continued on last page) GermanAlien Editor Says Arrest Mistake; Of Course; He Attacked Government r— said that it was known Gen. Per- shing was a diplomat and that he | was popular with ghe ladies, but it remained to be seen whether he was a general. Recent comments on anti-draft and anti-foreign service meetings in the state were found ob- jectionable also, it was said. While the meeting at New Ulm, a short time ago, was not in itself commend- ed, the paper contained laudatory comments on the speakers. Dr. Bergmeier was arrested by United States Marshal J. A. Wessel after orders for his arrest had been received by District Attorney Jaques. The district atiorney refused to dis- cuss the case, other than to say that no trial would be held and that the editor would be held as an enemy alien, until President Wilson per- mitted his release. VANDERBILT'S ENGINEERS FIRST READY ) L THE BEMIDJI DAILY ! In the race to recruit to full «'wu strength in the New York national guard Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt’s regiment, the Twenty-second engineers, reported first with 37 officers and 1.061 men ready for service in France. (By United Press) New York, Aug. 10.—With the ar- rest of nine men today a gigantic plot for the smuggling of rubber and | platinum to Germany was uncovered. Sailors of Belgian relief ships had the rubber wrapped around their bodies. In the home of one was found a store of rubber. GERMANS LAUNCH 'DESPERATE ATTACKS; FRENCH LINES HOLD (By United Press) Paris, Aug. 10.—Violent German attacks from Panthenon to Chevrig- ny continued while the French made continued attacks in Belgium, was the information contained in an offi- cial report today. Germans Desperate. Paris, Aug. 10.—Germany laurched repeated the French at the famous Von Kluck corner, north of Soissons, the bend in the battle line nearest Paris. Ter- rific bombardment over a front of five miles was followed by infantry assaults. The French killed or cap- tured all Germans who succeeded in reaching their trenches and all posi- tions were held despite heavy at- tacks. FEDERAL AGENTS BEGIN PHILADELPHIA CLEANUP (By United Press) Philadelphia, Aug. 10.—The long threatened vice campaign of Federal authorities commenced early today with a raid by agents of the depart- ment of justice on the tenderloin district. Secretary of the Navy Dan- iels has been urging the cleanup as a measure of protection for the blue- jackets. EVIDENCE ALLEGES BIG CORNER BY CANNERS (By United Press) Washington, Aug. - 10.—Evidence pointing to a conspiracy for cormer- ing the tomato output of the Pacific coast by large canners of the coun- try was placed in the hands of the Federal commission today. ATTEND CAMP CLOSING (By United Press) St. Paul, Aug. 10.—Governors Harding of Iowa, Norbeck of South Dakota and Frazier of North Dakota are here today for the closing of the officers’ reserve training camp. They witnessed a trench battle at the fort. has ' | \ gttacks against FREE NOTARY SERVICE FOR MEN WHO ASK DRAFT EXEMPTIO The " Crookston Lumber c¢ompany has generously granted space in pest-roonr-in the Masonic temple-for ‘a bureau of information in the mat- ter of exemptions and other matters pertaining to drafted men and the procedure they must take. There will be a notary public on duty and not a cent will be charged for the making out of exemption papers nor for notary service. The bureau is now open and any drafted man is at liberty to use the bureau to ascertain where he is “at” and all FREE OF CHARGE. The board will go to Baudette Sunday to hpld examinations and will commence their work in Bau- dette Monday. GERMANS CAPTURE RUSS (By United Press) Berlin, Aug. 10.—The capture of Oritz sector is reported officially here today. 9,000 ILLINOIS MINES STRIKE: TWENTY-ONE MINERS ARE “DOWN” (By United Press) Chicago, Aug. 10.—Twenty-one coal mines in Illinois closed today as the result of the strike of 9,000 miners, according to announcement of a representative of the Illinois coal miners. The association mines affected have an output of 100,000 tons of coal per day. DRAFTER OF MINNESO_TA LAW FOR LAND REGISTRATION DIES (By United Press) St. Paul, Aug. 10.—M. W. Fitzger- ald, county register of deeds, died here today. He was an expert of the Torrens land title registration and drafted the Minnesota law. WADOO WILL ASK ANOTHER BOND ISSUE (By 'United Press) Washington, Aug. 10.—Secretary McAdoo will ask an additional bond issue at this session of congress. The issue will run into billions. This is the capitol. HOGS SELL FOR 17C POUND, E. ST. LOUIS (By United Press) East St. Louis, Aug. | States. | DICKINSON. K. D.. REPORTS FROST THIS MORNING (By United Press) D., reported frost today. A Wilson Signs FoodBill Today (By United Press) ‘Washington, Aug. 10.—President ‘Wilson today signed the food control bill. 200 GRATEFUL LITTLE FOLKS ENJOY PICNIC AT DIAMOND POINT It would have done the hearts of every citizen in Bemidji good to have seen that happy crowd of children at Diamond Point yesterday, at the day's outing sponsored by Captain Crusberg of the Salvation Army, as- sisted by several enterprising citi- zens whose’ spirit is of the right sort. Fully 200 children, whose lot does not permit their having outing days like others more favored and to whom such an event is one long re- membered, were there and a more animated scene was never staged. W.RETURNAND ~ RE QUICKLY SENT OUT; MARCHED T0 TRAIN; CARRY FLAGS =] Carrying American flags and leading the ‘“parade’” of nearly 100 citizens of Bemidji, Jess Dunning, until the clean up of the I. W. W. in Bemidji July 25 by the citizens, secretary of the Bemidji brench of the I. W. W., and William Shorey, another I. W. W. agitator, were marched to the depot at 11 o’clock last night and sent out of the city. Dunning was one of those deported in the recent cleanup of I. W. W. It was about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon that Dunning and Shorey were found walking to Bemidji about two and a half miles west of the city and were arrested by the police department and taken to the city Jail. Ciroulating Petitions. The two had been circulating a petition requesting the governor to punish the mayor, citizens, police de- partment and most everybody else in the city for raiding the I. W. W. “joint’” on the afternoon of July 25 and ridding the city of such unde- sirables as Dunning, Shorey and the rest. A copy of the petition as well a8 . other valuable information was taken from the pair by the police. That the entrance of Dunning and Shorey into the city was a part of an organized plan is belleved prob- able as Art Thorne, an I. W. W, was also found within the eity lim- its yesterday, and Mrs. Lois War- ing, the woman who was deported on There were geveral mothers there|the _mo;nlng of Jyly 26, arrived in also, mothers with babes in arms and/|the $he.3,\g'¢lock trajn yes- other juvenile members of the fam-'|terday ift me'et“ha_ nce of the com- < ly 'and ‘they, too, thoroughly enjoy: |mand o the citizerfy when they sent « the day free from theé irksome daily|[them out of the city. routine at home. The children and mothers were conveyed to the point in autos gen- erously donated by business men. The auto ride in itself was a novelty to the great majority. The beautiful grounds were their prettiest and the children romped in the cooling shade with the sun beam- ing through. Music for the occasion was ringing laughter. Races and other sports were indulged in for apple prizes. There was ice cream cones for all, sandwiches, buns and lemonade. Many were in bathing, and it was a great day. Late in the afternoon autos con- veyed the picnickers back to the city, the children thoroughly tired. Captain Crusberg says he has seen 1,400 Russians in two days in the imany such affairs but that for true gratefulness on the part of the lit- tle people the outing yesterday surpassed anything he had ever un- dertaken, and he desires through the Pioneer to express his heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all who in any way aided in making the day one of enjoyment for the children. CANTONMENT STRIKE SETTLED: THREATENED TO BE SERIOUS (By United Press) New York, Aug. 10.—The strike of the carpenters at work on four army cantonments was settled to- day. The strike threatened to spread to all other cantonments now being constructed. StatelLawyers Of Minneapo “Familv Reunion” Fails. But the little family reunion plans were rather interrupted by Chief of Police Frank Ripple and Officer Frank Frost with the aid of a couple of specials, and the four undesirables were again requested to leave the city. They again obeyed the re- quest. Dunning and Shorey were sent south on the 11 o'clock train last night and the woman was de- ported to the westward. Thorne was also shipped west today. The news reached the police de- partment a week ago that the I. W. W. and their sympathizers were cir- culating petitions west of the city and the finding of the petition on Shorey was not a surprise. The pe- tition goes into much detail to state the wrongs inflicted on the I. W. W. and their sympathizers. ANNUAL SCHOOL CENSUS HAS BEEN STARTED Jack Falls, truant officer, started this afternoon to take the school census. A census of all pupils must be taken each year in order that the money apportioned by the state be paid without delay. The territory to be covered by Mr. Falls includes all the Bemidji schools and™ all the schools consolidated with this dis- trict. AskRemoval lis Mayor For Antagonizing Government E. E. McDonald returned this morning from St. Paul where he at- tended (he meeting of the state bar association. The meeting was one of the most remarkable in the history of the association, being largely at- tended and giving attention to mat- ters not usual on the formal pro- grams. Resolutions demanding immediate removal of Mayor Van Lear by the understood following a conference at |Public Safety commission on account of Van Lear's utterances at Glencoe Tuesday nighy were presented at the State Bar association meeting. The resolution demanding Mr. Van Lear’s removal from office was pre- pared by a group of prominent Min- neapolis attorneys, who took the ac- tion after George F. Gage, an at- torney from Olivia, speaking on the floor of the meeting, had repeated 10.—Hogs |the words used, he said, by Van Lear today sold at 17 cents per pound, the |when addressing the Glencoe meet- Ihighest in the history of the United |ing. Alleged Seditious Words. The statement said to have been made by Mayor Van Lear and quoted by Mr. Gage was: “It has been said that this is a war for democracy, but I tell you |boys are sent across to France and give up their lives in this war, they will have sacrificed them on the altar of Wall street and the munitions trust.” Message Slurs State. It was while in session yesterday that indignation rose to fever heat when a telegram was read, received by the Minnesota Public Safety com- mission from Elihu Root, just re- turned from Russia, which stated that a message had been sent to Rus- sia by Germans in this country stat- ing that the people of Minnesota had risen against the government in de- manding that no troops be sent abroad. . McDonald is Honored. Officers elected were: President, George W. Buffingston, Minneap- olis; vice president, L. B. Brown, Winona; secretary, Chester L. Cald- well, St. Paul; treasurer, John Brad- ford, St. Paul. A board of governors was named, one member from each congressional district. For this, the Ninth distriet, E. E. McDonald was named. Mr. McDonald says it was the greatest meeting of the association St. Paul, Aug. 10.—Dickinson, N.|that it is a war for Wall street and munitions manufacturers. If our 1 | he ever attended and he has been present at every ome. L]