Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 18, 1917, Page 2

“NOT VOLUME XV, NO. 191. ' “ALL ceunayy | 1TOOPS So0n FORMER STATION To EI“GI' Fray WHHOUTPENALTY, - |g |ndicated BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST 18. 1917. BEMIDJI UPHOLDS STATE ~ AND NATION As the loyalty meeting of the peo- ple of Bemidji in the Grand theater neared its close last evening, E. J. Willits arose from his seat and ad- dressing the audience said: ‘“‘Regardless of creed or politics I wish to offer a resolution for the consideration of those present,” and Inhumenity and * Violation of All Iaws by Germany Must Be b Paid For. POPE’'S PLAN WOULD ALLOW BUTCHERS EQUAL FOOTING Tnited States. Certain to Reject ~ Peace. Proposils; Prussianism Must Be Eliminated. (By United Press) Rome, Aug. 18.—Germany has as- sured the pope her moral adhesion to the peace proposals of the pope. Aus- tria has declared her readiness to the initial engoitiations. erms. the U. S. ‘Washagton, 8Av\xg. 18.—It is con- sideréd that President Wilson's re- ply to the pope’s peace suggestions may offer a basis for neace negotia- tions. It is known here that Ger- many and Austria are ready. .’l‘he opinion is current that President Wilson will courteously decline the pope’s suggestion but will offer means for encouragement. » Washington, Aug. 13.—President ‘Wilson is expected to answer the pope’s peace plea with a statement showing the world why the “Allies ‘must fight on so long as the German @Zo:corglng to his advisérs there is .only one course open to him. They say unlehs present - gigns fail he will restate_more emphatic- .ally than ever that the United States wars against Germany’s autocratic ) system—its intrigue and horrors— rather than with any aim of crush- 4ng the German people themselves. It is expected to be another bid to, the German Liberals to cast off the yoke of kaiserdom and effect a new government shorn of ruthless- ‘ness and. militarism, That this government will reject / the pope’s proffer ‘is now regarded ’i' certain. Germany's rulers will < robably revive the old claim that {ho hand of every nation is against her people for conquest. But- it President Wilson follows the ‘course his advisers say he will, he will nul- ity that claim. . vi 5 _A, ':fid i e Accepled. A;Popleden.elgfiggg snggest?ons for re- ¢iprocal disarmament and future ar- ditration to insure peace and free- dom of the seas met with approval ‘here. - Théy square with President “‘Wilson’s views. But.the big. stumb- ling block was his advocacy of a re- 4trn to the territorial status before the war with negotiations over such disputed lands as Alsace-Lorraine and Italia Irredenta. i ! TIAN' 8 ible. Thlu.%ea. lxregfiig?l Wilson has said, canmot be accepted. .. He will doubtless point this fact out anew in replying to the pope, and will cast upon Germany's govern- ment the burden of responsibility for inhuman practices and insatiable greed. . The impressiofhi that Austrian in- fluences has worked on the pope was rather dissipated today by publica- tion of the peace message wherein Benedict declared he was solely com- pelled by a sentiment of ‘‘our su- -preme duty and not by the sugges- tions or interests of any of the bel- ligerents™ . Resentment Marked. : Among diplomats here, however, there was some resentment of the pepe’s proposal to allow Germany to return to her undespoiled mnation, whilst the French and others must repair grave damages without ade- quate compensation. oti s Disputed, . Th?:fi%egocmgn{ion ig that the kaiser should have further retribu- thon visited on him. Vigorous excep- tion is taken to the pope’s placing all the warring nations on an equal footing in view of Germany’s viola- tions of law and atrocities commit- ted on civil populations. 114 GERMAN PLANES BAGGED PAST WEEK 4 (By TUnited Press) / With the British armies in the -field, Aug. 18.—A total of 114 Ger- man airplanes have been brought| down during the pest week's fight- ing in_connection with the offensive of _the entente. Sixty-two were brought down within the British and French lines. A checkup showed 40 British machines missing. - L S ; ‘"_'\_PP—M—A— (By United Press) . Washington, Aug. 18.—That. Am- erican troops will soon be in the fray abroad is indicated. It is learned that the war department will start the official casualty list August 27. This is not to be taken, however, as the exact date for American par- ticipation. . WINNIPEG FIXES THE PRICE OF WHEAT, $2.40 Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 18.—The board of grain supervisors has is- sued an order fixing the price of wheat, basis No. 1, northern in store public terminal elevators at Fort William and Port Arthur, at $2.40 until Aug. 31, inclusive. The order is applicable to all wheat whether of the old or new crop stored in pub- lic terminal elevators at Fort Wil- liam and Port Arthur. Holders of warehouse receipts da- ted prior to and including Aug. 31, will be entitled to the fixed price on condition that they have sold the wheat at Fort William and Port Ar- thur and delievered the receipts there not later than the date, the statement says. INDIANJS VS. KELLIHER - " TOMORROW; ‘GAME - - - ON BLACKDUCK FIELD A “red hot” baseball game is scheduled between the Red Lake In- dians and the Kelliher baseball nine to take place at Blackduck next Sun- day, this being neutral grounds. Neither team had been defeated up to last Sunday, when the Indians were taken into camp by the Kel- liher team at Kelliher. This leaves the Kelliher team with a clean slate. The boys from Red Lake give out the information that their pitcher, Graves, was not in form and.declare that it will be easy picking to beat the Kelliher nine on neutral grounds. ° Considerable money changed hands as a result of last Sunday’s game and indications are that the fans will back their.favorite teams to. . the limit tomorrow. Bemidji baseball fans are planning on making the trip and reports from the north an- nounce that there will be no disap- pointments to it comes to giving real quality baseball. BRITISH AND GERMANS IN BRISK NAVAL SKRAP _ (By United Press) London, Aug. 18.—Official)—An engagement has occurred between British and German scouting ships. One German destroyer and several mine sweepers were damaged. The biggest type of British scout vessels took part. The British opened fire, damaging the enemy destroyer, but she escaped. HARNESS MAKERS TO ALSO FEEL PROBE (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 18.—Charging conspiracy to suppress competition the federal trade commission today filed a complaint against the Whole- sale Saddlery association and Na- tional Harness Makers. The twp have a membership of 159 firms. ATTENDED FUNERAL Mrs. John Burke of Lake Boule- vard has returned from Minneapolis where she was called by the illness and ‘death of her niece, Mrs. John J. Walsh, whose death occurred Mon- day morning. The funeral was held Thursday. Mrs. Walsh had been in Ashbury hospital for the past fifteen weeks and during that time had un- dergone several operations. She was the wife of John J. Walsh, .-former captain and acting major of the Thirteenth Minnesota regiment in the Philippine war. HARRIS FAMILY RETURNS Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Harris and family, who have lived at Kelliher for the past few years, moved to Be-! midji today and are occupying their ‘home at 1207 Lake Boulevard. ¥ proceeded to read - Bemidji, the following: Minnesota, August 17, 1917 Resolved, that we, the citizens of Bemidji, Minnesota, at a patriotic meeting held this seventeenth day of August, 1917, do hereby pledge our loyal . support to the President and all Governmental forces controlled - by him for the successful prose- . cution of the war abroad, and we further endorse the work of the State Public Safety Com- ¢ mission and its subsidiary or- - ganization, the Beltrami County Public Safety Commission. " Resolved; further, that we re- that the loyal citizens of the state of Minnesota have had to blush with treasonable utterances of for- eign sympathizers at such meet- ings as that held at New Ulm, Minnesota. The motion for the adoption the resolution was quickly seconded. “All in favor of the motion say ‘Aye,’ " said Chail roar of affirmation swept the theater. “All not in favor say ‘nay,’” ad- ded the chairman. over the audience. ‘The resolution adopted. et shame for the of rman Rako, and a A deep silence fell was unanimously Food Control Great Stuff; Hogs To $19 (By United Press) Chicago, Aug. 18.—Hogs sold to- day for $19 per hundred pounds, a jump of 45 cents from yesterday’s prices. This is an advance of over $2 a week ago. $19.25 in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Aug. 18.—The Pitts- burgh hog market went up 75 cents today over the price of yesterday, hogs selling for $19.25 today. BRITISH RAID GERMANS (By United Press) London, Aug. 18.—Many tons of bombs were dropped upon military establishments last night. Fires were observed in ammunition camps, and railways were demaged. The raiders returned safely, says an ad- miralty statement today. GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF COAL IS NEAR (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 17.—Govern- ment control of coal is near. Mine owners are appealing to President Wilson for a final chance to increase production and lower prices. They have been told if they failed to act immediately the government will take over the supply. Middle ichting. Chicngo,d Au!flh&!%fi! middle west is fighting against the excessive coal prices. Three states are inter- ested and two are about to take ac- tion toward state control of the mines. President to Act, ‘Washington, Aug. 18.—The presi- dent has moved to take prompt ac- tion in the coal question and will act next week. He will not advocate ac- tually taking over the mines. UT. RYAN VISITOR Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Lakin have as their guests, Mrs. Lakin's sister, Mrs. W. H. Ryan~and son, Lieuten- ant L. F. Ryan of Little Falls. Mr. Ryan will arrive in the city this eve- ning. Lieutenant Ryan received his commission at Ft. Leavenworth, en- gineers’ corps. He will go from here to Des Moines, Ia. | |EXPLOSIONS WRECK AMMUNITION PLANT AND KILLS SEVERAL (By United Press) Montreal, Aug. 18.—A series of ex- plosions wrecked the Curtice & Har- vey ammunition works at Dragon, Quebec, today, and report has it that many were killed. Two scores of homes were wrecked and a section of the Canadian Pacific railroad de- stroyed. TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SAFETY ASS’'N. TO MEET THIS EVENING There will be a meeting of the Be- midji Township Public Safety asso- ciation this evening at the Carr Lake school house for the purpose of dis- cussing ways and means for the pur- chase of necessary feed. H. G. Gray is the secretary. AMERICA T0 SPEAK ONLY FOR HERSELF IN REPLY TO POPE (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 18.—America will probably speak only for herself when answering the pope’s note. The note requires individual reply and the proposal is now under careful consideration. Sounds Good to Germany. Amsterdam, Aug. 18.—Ther is some delay in publishing the full text of the pope’s message. Berlin ad- vices indicate Germany is increas- ing its disposition to eupport the pontiff. AMERICAN FORCES TO TRAIN IN CUBA (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 18.—Some of the American forces are to train in the eastern end of Cuba, it was offi- cially announced today. LOOKING AFTER FARMS George Coulter of East Grand Forks, Minn., who has heen here] | looking after his land interests near |Lake Plantaganet, returned to his |home today. Mr. Coulter owns a | 400-acre farm near Lake Plantagan- let, which he purchased three years ago. He also owns a farm near East Grand Forks. His son, George L. Coulter, who has been running the farms for his, has been drafted. He is married and has three children. 1 YESTERDAY’S NEWS, BUT TODAY’S NEWS TODAY--BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS ““w‘\#‘ EMIDJIPLEDGES GOVERNMENT SUP AT HUGE NATIVE ACTS AS — LOYALTY RAMPANT . MEETING; GERMAN CHAIRMAN Bemidji broke loose last evening. She broke loose in a spirit of patri- otic demonstration which left no doubt as to what Bemidji consists of —Americans and proud of it. Her citizens turned out and gave vent to their feelings in an unmistakable manner and showed Minnesota that the capital of Beltrami county is be- hind the state and the United States and heartily in favor of lifting the crown and scalp of the German kaiser. The band turned out, the “Boys of 61" went in autos, the Home Guard marched under command of Captain Thomas Swinson, scores of automo- biles wheeled into line and the par- ade passed from the city hall through the business district to the Grand theater where a crowd of over a thousand had gathered, packed the theater and stood in the streets, while Third street was congested with autos. Many were unable to gain admittance to the theater which was jammed to standing room, but they were glad to have turned out to show their colorg, Band selectiont and the presence of grizzled Civil war veterans added zest to the setting, and there was an air about it all that showed Be- midji's spirit and determination to brook not the slightest peep of dis- loyalty from anyome. It was Be- midji’'s affair. The theater held an enthusiastic; audience, attentive to a marked de- gree. It showed its appreciation in wave after wave of applause throughout the evening. Nothing es- caped it. Vocal Selections Feature, The addresses were of the highest order and two of Bemidji's leading vocalists added greatly to the pro- gram. Miss Dorothy Torrance sang “America’ and was roundly applaud- ed. Burt O'Connor sang ‘“‘Good Bye Broadway, Hello France” and was also. warmly received. At the_close of the meeting the entire audience arose ;and sang ‘‘America” as only her sons and daughters can sing, the roar of voices reverberating through- out the business district. Miss Jane Hayner was the accompanist. It was a meeting of the people of Bemidji. It was inaugurated by the executive committee of the Patriotic League of Bemidji, the first patriotic organization in Bemidji, formed im- mediately after the outbreak of the war. President A. G. Wedge of the league at the opening of the meeting spoke briefly of the organization and its purposes in formation. Native German Presides. A. E. Rako, a native born German and president of the board of county commissioners, presided in a most capable manner. For nearly an hour before 8 o'clock the city hall was the center of gathering interest. At 7:55 the long parade was launched and the evening’s program was under way. The newly organized Bemidji band led the procession, followed by Com- pany D, Home Guard. Closely be- hind the Home Guards followed the veterans of the Civil War in auto- mobiles, and then came a long line of autos while the streets were con- gested with throngs of citizens. Af- ter traversing the main streets the marchers entered the theater and the program was immediately begun. A. G. Wedge opened the program and presented the reasons for hold- ing the meeting and expressed his ap- preciation for the large crowd that attended. County Commissioner A. E. Rako, who acted as chairman of the meet- ing, next made a short address in which he referred to the kaiser as “the iron hand” in the statement, “My heart goes out to the German people—not to the man that rules with the iron hand.” Mr. Rako closed his address with, “There is a time to act—act now.” Mr. Rako came to this country at the age of two years. He is as loyal and patri- otic an American citizen as any that lives. Father Philivpe Speaks. Rev. Father Jlflll,lel J. Philippe of St. Philip’s Catholic church in a straight forward and sincere manner expressed his American patriotism and stated that although he was as a priest opposed to war in general he was ready at any time to answer the government’s call in France or wherever he may be needed. “Twenty or more of my boys have left for the front—and they left with their pas- tor's blessing,” was Father Phil- ippe's way of expressing his opinion of what America is doing. He also stated that he was glad to see the. American and French boys fighting side by side as in the war of '76 and ended his speech by drawing first an American and then a French flag from his breast and crossing them to symbolize their. now united efforts. Professor Kennedy Next. John Kennedy, dean of the educa- tional department of the Universit of North Dakota, spoke upon th principles America stands for and how they are what America is fight- for in this war. “America stands for democracy— as a leader Ih representative govern- ment and is in the war to uphold and spread that democracy,” declared Mr. Kennedy. He pictured democracy as the good spirit crossing swords with the bad spirit autocracy to see which shall survive. Oration of Evening. The principal orator ot tne evening Rev. Edward Cross, an Episco- palian minister of St. Paul, was the next speaker. Rev. Cross treated the causes of our entering the war in a most clear and forceful manner. In the opening Rev. Cross referred to the much heralded lack of patriotism in places gt ‘‘vacuum patriotism’t which, he declared, in Bemidji ‘seemed very insignifipnt,” judg- ing from the crowd present. ‘“We are at war at this particular time because we were ashamed to stay out of it any longer. We have gotten tired of having our big brother Eng- land and our beautiful sister France and our little brother Belgium fight for us. I say we are tired of having them fight our battles for us.” In treating the fake excuses sometimes offered by disloyal citizens he said: ‘“There never was more disgusting bosh uttered by human lips than that this war was brought on by capital- ists and munitions makers. He who says this speaks out of his own ig- norance.” He referred to the heads of the German government as “‘a set of aristocratic people who have shown themselves to be entirely de- void of honor,” and closed with the strong appeal, “May God grant that in time we may be able to talk terms of peace with a democratized Ger- many."” When the orator had finished wave after wave of applause broke from the enthused audience. It was a strong, forceful address by a very well informed man and he had his hearers completely under his sway. Resolution is Presented. The resolution was offered at this time by E. J. Willits and on being seconded was put to a vote, the re- sult being a unanimous vote for the resolution. Rev. Father Fonnoffe of Black- duck, who served eight months in the trenches of France, briefly told of his experiences, and stated that one of his recent letters from France read, “We are still fighting with the same courage, waiting for the Amer- ican Sammies.” B et e T e e e e e e e L P VISIT STATE PARK FRENCH TROOPS ADVANCE pr. and wrs A E. Henderson,, AN[) CAPTURE POSITION Mrs. E. C. Erckenbrack of Adams, Minn., who is their guest, and Mrs. 0. B. Erwig and daughters, Martha and Helen, motored to the state park Wednesday and passed the day. They were met at the park by Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Kappha, Mrs. F. Freeman and son and Mrs. C. Bartlett of Ber- tha, Minn., who returned to B_'émid;l- with them and were guests #at’ the Henderson home until yesterday. { | | (By United Press) Paris, Aug. 18. — (Official)— French troops continue to advance in Flanders, capturing a strong posi- tion east of Steenbrek. Progress was made north of Bixchoote roads to Langemarck. i e