Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 8, 1917, Page 1

,NOT YESTERDAY’S NEWS, BUT TODAY'S NEWS TODAY- 4 . . | VOLUME XV, NO. 209. s I\ BEMIDJI DAILY BEMIDJI. MINNESQTA, SATURDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 8, 1917. R BELTRAMIS BEST AT COUNTY FAIR; YOULL HAVE T0 GO TO SEE 'EM x ;,/ Biggest Exhibit, Best Races and o il Sports of Any Fair In Bel- j ~ trami County. - THIS WILL BE YOUR FAIR AND YOU’LL BE INTERESTED Look at the Premium List in This ““Paper; Program, Too; Don’t Be = A s a Fair Slacker. . If you want to see the biggest tur- key, the finestecows, the best chick- ens, the fattest man and woman, the fastest horse races, the speediest auto ; ~ and motorcycle races and the biggest -and beéest crowd you ever saw, come 3 to the Beltrami county fair Septem- i ber 12, 13 and 14. The fair assocation has this year endeavored to give to the public a better program and bigger exhibit and more prize money than ever. The interest throughout the coun- \ ty is decidedly encouraging, .and \ gives evidence that more exhibitors ¢ Wwill bring articles to the fair than any previous year. .- it will be an educational and en- tertaining exposition. The special features along this line which have not been shown before are the boys’ and_girls’ stock judging contest and the special exhibit of Guernsey cows =—n by the Mjnnesota Guernsey Breeders’ ssociation to the cow having the best official butterfat record for the year ending July 31, 1917. Look Over Premiums. The complete premium list appears " 4in this issue on another page which ; tells the story from A to Z wx}th re- gard to exhibits and pFizes.” One s of the most interesting sections, es- "4 pecially to the school children and ¥ mothers, is-that devoted to the Bel- . ‘trami county industrial contests. d Last year. two districts completely filled booths with their school work and three state pennants and some pins and diplomas were awarded * this county. Indications this year ‘ are that the display will be still a sbigger one and will afford a source of attraction in itself. The program which also appears in its ‘entirety in this issue gives a variety of entertainment nnq the kind of sports in which all farmers are urged to take part. The trot- ting races by farmers’ horses on Friday afternoon is attracting con- siderable attention. More entries, however, are urgently sought and those wuo wish to enter any of the races will confer a favor by notify- ing E. H. Denu at the Pioneer office so that property entry might be made. E Automobile Races. On Thursday, the second day of the fair, there will' be automobile races. First will be the free-for-all race for stock cars and the second will be the Australian pursuit race. At least three entries must be made in these races. Auto owners who wish to enter these races will no- tify E. H. Denu as early as possible so_that there will be no delay in stfirting the race at the hour set. The “rooster race,” the one Sec- retary Schroeder has been creating so much excitement about ought to be one in which the feathérs will fly all over the track. Instead gf having roosters compete as was first thought by many, Mr. Schroeder has secured a fast sprinting bird which he will set loose on the track and send a bunch of *kids” after it. The 1ad who catches the rooster will be permitted to take home his prize. No entries need be made in this race as there will be plenty of little fel- lows on the job when the time comes. ace., On nggg(li?y '.l:figgl v?ill be the i stripped team race. In this race the 4 contestants will «.unharness their i teams, taking off every strap but the bridle and at the”word “Go” will harness their teams, hitch to the ragon and drive once around the track. This is the race which caused =0 much excitement last year and indications are that more entries twill be made this year than ever be- fore. W Events for All Then, for both days, there will be * 4 races for little folk, grown folk, fat i men, rack races, potato races and . 3 bicycle races and other sports £00 « 3 ~numerous to mention. The commit- « B tee in charge of these events ara ..as follows: af General sports committee—E. H. Denu, A. L. Barker, E. B. Berman. Judges—A. P. Ritchie, Del Bur- gess and R. L. Given. A Otto Bergh of the State Experi- mental station at Grand Rapids will judge the soil products. The judges for the stock have not yet been se- lected. competing for the silver cup given ! GERMAN “WAR HORSE" NOW USED BY BRITISH | *Photo by American Press Assoclation Engine captured from Gérmans in the Ypres section has been adopted by Tommy and fs being used to good ef- fect behind the battle lines to haul munitions., / ANTI-AMERICAN " (PRIZE HEN TELLS |PUBLIC-SCHOOLS CONSPIRACY SEEN | HOW IT SEEMS | OPEN MONDAY: IN GOVERNMENT RAID WEDNESDAY I. W. W. Documents Seized Show Organized Propaganda Existed ' For Some Time. BELIEVED HORDE OF MONEY FURNISHED BY GERMANS Campaign®cf Wanton Destruction is Unearthed; Widely Scattered- “"Points Noted. °~ - Washington, Sept. 8.—Reports and disclosures made to officials here in connection with the seizure Wednes- day of I. W. W. documents through- out the country indicate, it was said today, that there has existed for some time a nation-wide conspiracy to hamper the government in almost every conceivable way in carrying on the war. . Opposition to the draft law, burn- ing of crops, some of the so-called labor disturbances and attempts to curtail production in war industries, reports indicate, were all part of the same allgged conspiracy whose prime motive was thought to be the crippling of the government’s activi- ties in every way possible short of interference with military and naval operations. The investigation begun by the Federal grand jury in Chicago in connection with Wednesday’s raid on I. W. W. officers throughout the country will go into all phases of the alleged conspiracy. Officials to- day said that it probably would be the most comprehensive investigation undertaken on behalf of the govern- (Contfnued on page two) RED CROSS OFFICIALS TO MEET MONDAY There will be an important meet- ing Monday afternoon of the execu- tive committee and officers of the Red Cross chapter at the Public Li- bray. All officers and members of the committee are urged to be pres- ent. . The object of the meeting is to mgke a report of the finances for the information of the members of the chapter and the-continuance of the work. DEFENSE OF RUSSIAN | CAPITOL IS BEGUN (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 8.—Petrograd is under a vigorous discipline in view of the German menace. A special i commission has been appointed for | the defense of the capital. The gar- Tison has been turned over to Gen- eral Korniloff, the Russian embassy announces. CASUALTY LiST IS ORDERED SENT TO UNITED STATES (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 8.—General Pershing has ordered to put all cas- ualties at the head of the daily ca- blegram bheredfter. T0 BE WINNER; - ENTERED AT FAIR (By A. Cull} INCREASE SHOWN EXCEPT IN H. S. Hearing that a big prize winning |Instructors Are Fast Arriving for hen was to be at the Beltrami county fair, a representative of the Pioneer obtained jpermission from the owner to interview the proud possessor of many ribbons, and the prize fowl Initial Day; Two Teachers of Corps Resign. condescended to grant the interview. | SPECIAL ATHLETIC COACH TO She was looking fine, as she is to appear- at the big Beltrami county fair and was undergoing preparation. “How does it seem to be a prize winner?” she echoed in answer to a query by a”Plonger man, lazily turning her head in a. sort of ¢on- descending manner. - “Well, I can easily answer that by asking you how you'd like to be shut up in a coop and be stared at by hundreds|lic schools will open Monday every day of a county fair?” DRILL FOOTBALL ELEVEN One Domestic Science Teacher This Year; Fifth Ward Schools to Start Same Day. The fall term of 'the Bemidji pub- and The|according to Superintendent W. P. reporter felt sorry for the carefully [Dyer a record attendance except in groomed fowl as he realized it must be embarrassing.” B - Brief Lil tch. “Something t:)[flfxenys%letg?.’l Well, it hasn’t all been ease as you might believe. You see, I was one of many brothers and sisters and wé were all happy in our home. It wasn’t a sumptuous place but we were all to- gether and enjoyed being together. We grew up pretty healthy and strong, when one night a man slipped into the hen house and took me away and put me in a very dirty box where I was kept for some time, “It so happened there was a cam- paign on and one of the candidates wanted to be elected. The man who had stolen me from my home went to this man and told him he had a hen who could win at the county fair poultry show and that if he would buy me and enter me in the show I could win and then the poultry men would all vote for him and he would ‘be elected. He did so and I won and the man was elected to office. That's all he wanted and as he didn’t care for chickens he offered me for sale and I was bought and here I am. ““Yes, I believe in woman suffrage and believe in the conservation of poultry. Hope to see you at the fair’ September 12 to 14. Good bye,” and the Pioneer interviewer turned and left her ladyship arranging a feather or two in preparation for her debut at the fair. LIST OF AMERICANS KILLED BY KAISER'S BOMBS ON HOSPITAL (By United Press) Scene of bombardment of American hospital in France, Sept. 8.—Four Americans were killed when German airplanes deliberately dropped bombs on the hospital here, on the French coast: The men killed were: First Lieutenant Kansas City. Private Woods, Streator, Ill. Rudolph Rubino, Jr.,, New York. Oscar Letugo, Boston. Three first lieutenants were also wounded, six privates and one nurse, all Americans. ITALIANS CAPTURE . THOUSANDS OF FOE (By United Press) Rome, Sept. 8.—Since August 22 when the Cadorman offensive com- menced the Italians have taken 30,- Fit7;immons, 671 prisoners, including 858 officers. This is official. the high school department is ex- pected. The instructors are fast ar- riving and the final arrangements are being completed that the work may start with a jump, Monday. The teaching corps will remain the same as announced two weeks ago with two exceptions. Miss Brennan of the East Side school, who has re- isgned on account of illness, will be succeeded by some teacher yet to be named, and Miss Josephine Parent, who has also resigned, will be suc- ceeded by Miss Josephine Bruzek who will teach the third grade in the Cen- tral school. A school nurse has been secured to succeed Miss Bessie Burns for the coming year. . Will Secure Coach. Instead of having a man teach sci- ence and coach the athletic teams as in former. years, Miss Cora Heilig has been obtained as instructor in the science department. This leaves the school without an athletic coach but plans are under way whereby a local man will be secured to coach football. With a good coach the football outlook is a good one. The boys have a full set of suits which are practically new from last year and already have a ball and in gen- eral things are better lined up than at the opening of school last year. There will be only one domestic science instructor this year, where- as there werg two last year, the rea- son being to keep down the expenses. Three out-of-town students have already announced their intention of entering the senior class this year. School in Fifth ward wiil start in the old school and Congregation- al church as usual, but the new Lin- coln school will be ready for use in six weeks, the contractors say. The high school and seventh and eighth grades will be in the high school building as formerly. SWEDEN ACTS FOR GERMAN OFFICIAL (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 8.—Sweden has been acting as a medium for the transmission of German messages from Germany to an officer at Buenos Ayres via Stockholm, it is learned by the United States state department. It is likely to result in a delicate sit- uation between the Allles and Swe- den. Argentine is expected to plunge into the war at any minute :vlth Germany. PROBING MUNITIONS SENT WITH PERSHING FORCES (By United Press) ‘Washington, Sept. 8.—Defective munitions sent to General Pershing are being investigated by congress. --BY THE GR P NITED STATES WAR AIMS (ANT '\mm.‘a y e aF PP o - et I \ < 90 EAT UNITED PRESS ER TORTY FIVE CENTS PER MONTH PUBLIC FULL SUFFRAGE FOR A GERMANY RID OF HOHENZOLLERNISM AND RESTORING OF CRUSHED COUNTRIES Hibhing Asks For Arms To Repel Finns (By United Press) St. Paul, Sept. 8.-——The captain of the Home Guard at Hibbing today wired the state for guns and ammu- nition to replace defective weapons, ammunition and shortages. He de- clares 200 Finns are I. W. W. mem- bers and are drilling. |GARDEN THIEVES ARE STRIPPING PLOTS PLANTED BY CITIZENS For some time there have been heard of garden thieves at work and latest report of importance is from W. W. Johnson, who has two acres of potatoes planted out beyond Grand Forks bay. Mr. Johnson has worked diligently to make.the plot a producer and has met splendid success, but several days ago he noticed that his garden was being tampered with and some potatoes gone. He was of the opin- ion that would be the last of it but at intervals the same thfhg would happen until yesterday he reported that a large quantity of his potato plants had been pulled out and the potatoes taken from the hills. He has a pretty good idea who is re- sponsible and says that he will take action if the practice is not stopped. EVERY ENLISTED MAN WELCOME TO THE C.C. Secretary Lamson of the Commer- cial club wishes it understood that every man in the enlisted service of the United States is heartily wel- come at the Commercial club rooms at any time and privileged to avail himself of the club. Any visiting sol- dier or local enlisted men are alike welcome. CHICAGO AIR MAN KILLED IN ACTION (By United Press) Paris, Sept. 8.—Corporal Buckley of Chicago, memebr of the aviation corps, was killed in an air flight. INDIANS AGAINST KELLIHER SUNDAY Red Lake and Kelliher will be here in full force tomorrow when the bhase- ball teams of the respective villages play the deciding game at the Be- midji baseball park. Each team has won one game and the contest to- morrow promises to be one of the fastest of the season. Each team has ‘loaded up” for this game and the managers of both teams are claiming victory. On the mound for the Red Lakers will be Joe Graves, one of the bhest pitchers ever developed in this part of the state and who last year was given a tryout with the Philadelphia Ath- letics. Opposing him on the mound for Kelliher will be Hubbard, also a twirler of great ability. He also has had a tryout in fast company, being with the Minneapolis Associa- tion team on its spring training trip last year. “Smoky” Sam White, who played on the Bemidji team last year and Dr. J. W. Diedrich, another mem- ber of that aggregation, will be in the Red Lake lineup. (By United Press) (Copyright 1917) Washington, Sept. 8.—Full suf- frage for a Germany rid of Hohen- zollerenism. Full right for disputed territories to speak for their own future resti- tution. Restoration of those countries trod under foot during the war. These mean peace. Nothing short of this can termin- ate the war. The United Press today obtained a semi-official interpretation of the administration attitude, vouched by the highest authorities. The acceptance of Germany’s in- ternal reforms will not depend upon the decision of the United States, England or France, but must be such as other peoples of the world would be justified in accepting. This is the most important and ' means that the United States be- lieves the allies and the rest of the. world also should sit in judgment on Germany’s interna] reforms. Alsace Lorraine, Bosnia, Herzego- vina and Schlweisweg Holstein should be given the right to express themselves on the questicn whether they shall remain under the military heel of Germanic powers or return to their mother countries of France, Denmark or Serbia or set up autono- mous governments or attach them- selves to other governments. Bosnia Herzegovina is understood to desire a berth in the proposed Jugo-Slav state nucleus, being Ser- bia, Montenegro; also Dammatia, Fiume, Istris Trieste and Gorizia up- on which Italy has designs, desire this entrance to this is the state of- ficia] view here if they should be al- lowed to determine their own respec- tive fates. Anything short of this means war to the end. NO COMPROMISE ON STAND OF FRANCE Paris, Sept. 8.—France will not compromise on the question of re- covery of Alsace and Lorraince, Pre- mier Ribot declared in an address delivered in connection with the cele- bration of the anniversary of the bat- tle of the Marne. He said France would not consent to diplomatic dis- cussion as to whether the provinces should be restored. “France makes pretentions only for the recovery of its own, to re- gain possession of its provinces, wrenched from it by the odious abuse of force,”” the premier said. “Let no one ask France to compro- mise on that question. The national could not do it without betraying the cause of justice. What a preface would be given to the peace which it is sought to found upon the rights of peoples if the injustice consum- mated half a century ago should be consecrated anew. “The restoration of Aisace and Lorraine is not one of those ques- tions that may be given over to dis- cussion by diplomats. It is the very condition of the establishment of the rights of nations which ought to guarantee peace in the future against fresh violence.” The premier added that France in demanding reparation for devasta- tion which it had been made deliber- ately to suffer, would still be within the role of champion of justice. “France does not ask that the ag- gressor be fined,” he said, “but only that the aggressor be obliged to re- pair the damage he has done.” : |