Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 11, 1917, Page 1

S ——— g N NOT YESTERDAY’S NEWS, BUT TODAY’S NEWS TODAY--BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS BEMIDJI DAILY P VOLUME XV, NO. 211. BELTRAMI'S FIRST QUOTA TO LEAVE SEPTEMBER 19, IS LATEST REPORT Men Called Hope to Leave On That Date; Many Quit Their Jobs to Report Sept. 5. DRAFT PROCESS IN STATE TO BE HURRIED; BOARDS WARNED Entrainments Begin Sept. 19 and Cover Period of Several Days; Delinquents Must Hurry. It is believed the first quota of Beltrami county’s drafted men will leave Bemidji September 19. It was to have left September 5, according to orders and at the last minute was ealled off so.far as Beltrami county was concerned. The men to go on the. first call from Bemidji had been ordered to report and then the draft board was notified to the contrary at the last moment, leaving many of the men out of employment, they having resigned their positions, which some could ill afford to do, according to. their lurid statements made to the Pioneer and to others. It is to be hoped they will be taken on the second call which’ means the first call for the Beltrami con- tingent. Work To Be Hurried. The draft process throughout the state must be hurried, a message from Adjutant General Walter F. Rhinow to every local board in Min- mnesota, warned yesterday. Certified lists from every local di- vision must be in the office of the adjutant’ general by today, the spe- cial message declared. The alterna- tive is a visit from Captain R. {.. = o Henderson, Q. M. C., assistant General Rhinow in draft work. To Facilitate Work. Receipts of certified lists by today was insisted on to facilitate the work of preparing train schedules and exact contingents of men or the second draft shipments, which will} begin ‘Wednesday, Sept. 19. The sec- ond entrainments will be spread over several days, the same as were the first. © Will Visit Delinauents. Captain Henderson will start on Wednesday on a tour of inspection, which will take him to all Minne- sota draft divisions which have been slow in making returns. He will in- struct the delinquent hoard in the} draft regulations and impress on them the necessity of immediately completing at least one-half of their quotas. 100 PUPILS ENROLLED IN SAUM SCHOOL The Saum school, which has just opened, has an enrollment ‘of 100 pupils and the school promises to be the largest since consolidation. Nine pupils are doing work in the first year high school and eight in the second year. C. G. Hankey is the superintendent. TO ENTER RECRUITING Clarence Foucalt will leave this evening for Duluth where he will enter the recruiting service. Mr. Foucault is a former member o the United States army. ’fi;&wéross Chapter Shows BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. TUESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 11, 1917. ARMY AVIATORS IMPATIENT FOR ACTION Photo by American Press Association. The apathy with which it is said the American public is afflicted at present is by no means evident among the aviation corps of the army. There is little chance for listlessness among these bird men who are in constant train- ing “somewhere in America.” Their unanimous wish is to see action at once. OUNTY EXHIBIT SCORES AT STATE FAIR 1917 Q Q [ af | ws ] n.% ng E ;: <8 <g E QZ'] § E g se | T5| F RS ® 8 2% | o5 | = = -] £ X 2E| 82| . Bo | B L] g | m me| & |8 e S . Northern g8 | Ao 2| 2 S B g |83 w8 B | Division— . L @ g . 3 E E g | E : : : : EENLELE RS S Cass County ........ 88 98 | 91 37 80 74 | 189 | 120 | 95 50 45 47 | 40 | 10564 Beltrami County . 89 95 95 38 90 82 | 193 | 115 87 42 32 46 42 | 1046 Kittson County .| 98] 96| 87| 39| 85 83 | 183 | 056 | 82 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 1029 Red Lake County....| 90 92 90 37 68 | 64 | 181 | 112" 96 38 35 44 | 44 991 Hubbard County ....| 83 88 76 42 76 68 | 184 | 108 | 75 40 30 | 45 37 962 Cook County ....... 87 83 60 | 40 93 75 | 180 | 110 | 80 39 30 25 30 932 Becker County ......| 80 | 90 93 36 75 80 | 154 | 100 72 40 20 40 34 914 Mahnomen County ..| 82 72 88 34 70 65 | 172 | 102 | 62 23 30 | 18 33 851 Lake County ....... 85 82 0 37 68 69 | 180 | 100 73 35 15 20 38 802 N. B—Beltrami county received a higher score than Cass county in threshed grain, corn, native grasses, tame grasses, forage, potatoes and beauty of exhibit. glirami Go. w' B insSecond At StateFair Beltrami county won second place in the northern division of Minne- sota at the state fair in county ex- hibits of produce, being nosed out eight points by Cass county. Cass scored a total of 1,054 points and Beltrami scored 1,046 points. There is considerable satisfaction expressed over the showing of Bel- trami county for in the most import- ant items Beltrami scored over all its rivals. Beltrami county carried off first in potatoes, threshed grain, corn, forage, native and tame grass- es. Superintendent Gile of the high school agricultural department is greatly pleased over the showing, he having charge of the exhibits and their showing at the state fair. PLOTTERS CAUGHT IN AFRICA London, Sept. 11.—A dispatch from Jibuti, Africa, says a German named Holts and an Austrian named Karmelich, who with 40 Arabs have been wandering in the interior of French Somaliland about two months have been captured after a strong resistance in which several were killed. The capture is expected to result in important revelations of German intrigues in Abyssinia. Shortage;Hard Work Being Done to Further Success At the business meeting of the lo- cal Red Cross association held in the library yesterday afternoon, reports showed that there is still on hand sufficient material for two weeks’ work at the present rate of consump- tion. The purchasing committee has expended $581.41 for materials and there are unpaid bills to the amount of $132.10. A motion was made and carried that these bills be paid just as soon as the amount could be raised. The finance committee assured the chairman that the prospects were good for raising more than the re- quired amount this week. Plans Under Way. There are two plans under way for accomplishing this end: First, the Red Cross share of the picture “Womanhood' which appears at the Elko Thursday and Friday, and also the use of all concessions at the county fair. It was further ascertained that by making petition in due form to headquarters at Washington, 25 per cent of the war fund raised during Red Cross Week could be retained for local use. This would give a fund of about $1,000 for future use. This is an exceptionally busy week in Red Cross circles. Every effort is being put forth to make a big success of the various conces- sions at the county fair. The Red Cross will have charge of all the lemonade stands, lunch counters, pop corn and candy. Forces are be- ing marshalled to care for every need of a hungry crowd. With good weather and the assistance of a pat- riotic public, this should give quite a boost to the sadly depleted treas- ury of the local Red Cross associa- tion. __Red Cross Benefit. i “Womanhood,” the Red Cross pic- ture, is to appear at the Elko Thurs- day and Friday and a portion of the gross receipts goes to the Red Cross fand. To make this amount as large as possible, a canvass of the entire city will be made today and tomor- row, that every one may have an op- portunity to purchase tickets. When a Red Cross representative calls at the house be ready to ‘““do your bit.” The picture comes highly recom- mended, as second only to the fa- mous “Birth of a Nation,” it is said. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SHOWS INCREASE FOR THE COMING YEAR Unofficial returns from -the Be- midjj public. schools today show a heavy enrollment in ,the various grades, the high school not showing quite so high owing to war enlist- ments and other affairs. In the high school the Senior class reports 100; the Juniors 62, Sopho- more 39 and the Freshmen 24, a total of 225. The seventh and eighth grades show a total of 245, with 105 in the eighth and 140 in the seventh. Here's a problem, the seating capac- ity of these grades is 166. The Central school has a report of 532 pupils, and the Fifth ward school shows up 226 pupils. More pupils are registering daily and will throughout the week and the official figures are not as yet ready. CONFERENCE STRUGGLE AWAITS REVENUE BILL (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 11.—A long conference struggle in the confer- ence committee over the $2,500,- 000,000 revenue bill passed by the Senate waits the opening in confer- ence. It is probable the conferees will return the bill to both houses in much the same way as now. A lively fight against the bill will be started in the house led by Con- gressmen Kitchin, Fitzgerald and Clark, who favor heavier wealth con- scription. MINE WORKERS' HEAD ADVISOR T0 GARFIELD (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 11.—John P. White, president of the United Mine Workers, today accepted the invita- tion of Fuel Administrator Garfield to act as advisory. He will keep Dr. Garfield informed on labor situation, wages and other miners’ questions. $100,000 SPENT BY CHICAGO I.W.W. OFFICE Chicago, Sept. 11.—Search of the records of the I. W. W. seized here in last week’s federal raids have re- vealed that the Chicago office of the organization disbursed $100,000 be- tween January 1 and August 1 of this year, it was announced here to- day. The government officials were informed thtat this money was han- dled by William Haywood, executive secretary. The books also show that the mem- bership is approximately 90,000 and that it has increased approximately 1,000 per cent in three years. The entries on disbursements in- dicated that they were mainly for ‘‘/defense purposes,” printing litera- ture and publishing newspapers. Kerensky Is | Assassinated "‘"”Says_ Repor (By United Press) Steckholm, Sept. 12.—A newspa- per prints today that Premier Ker- ensky of the new Russian republic was assassinated Sunday. ENTENTE TO PUNISH SWEDEN, IS REPORT (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 11.—The en- tente intends to discipline Sweden vigorously for placing Germany's game on the Argentine. The disci- pline is believed to be the shortening of provisions. Sweden In Dark. Stockholm, Sept. 11.—The govern- ment has not received any official accounts of the transmission of tele- grams alleged by the United States and is, therefore, unable to assume any position in the matter, it is de- clared in a formal statement from the foreign office. KORNILOFF'S REVOLT MAY START TROUBLE (By United Press) Petrograd, Sept. 11.—Russian di- visions, formerly commanded by General Korniloff, have reached 36 miles of Petrograd. The troops are marching to the capital. Clash Is Near. Petrograd, Sept. 11.—Prepara- tions for movement of troops out of Petrograd with the announcemenit that the revolting Korniloff advance forces have reached Luga, 85 miles from the capital, led to reports to- day that an encounter is about to occur. The provisional government has some loyal forces at Luga. The Russian cabinet has resigned to al- low Premier Kerensky full power. FARGO CLAMPS LID ON LW.W. QUARTERS Fargo, N. D., Sept. 11.—The In- dustrial Workers headquarters were closed here under order from the Fargo police department. The closing marks the most im- portant step taken by the Fargo po- lice in years to clean the city of hundreds of idlers. Chief of Police Louis Dahlgren, in a statement, held that the place was a rendezvous for gunmen and that many robberies were committed over the state by red card men who work- ed in and out of Fargo. 'R PEACE-OR FORTY FIVE CENTS PER MONTH (FIRST GUN FIRED STATUS QUO BSIS FOR GOVERNORSHIP EXPECTED FROM | BY C. M. ANDRIST, THE KAISER SOON| - DEMOCRAT, TODAY Proposal, Predicted by London to Prepare Public for More Con- cessions, is Belief. ENTENTE INDICATES REFUSAL AND GERMANY SEEMS AWARE Main Consideration Is to Get Food and Factory Supplies to Stay Revolution, Says Briton. London, Sept. 11.—Official Lon- don believes that a very definite peace offer will come from Germany before winter and that the offer will suggest immediate cessation of hos- tilities on a status quo basis. The Entente has indicated that it will refuse such terms, and Germany is believed aware of this. But Ger- man leaders regard a status quo offer an indispensable step in the prepara- tion of German public opinion for further concessions. A high official has given out the following statement: “Thergall:n l?() %gk%f t?lg’i’u!?lg. Ger- man government is anxious to get out of the war at the earliest possi- ble moment on any terms insuring them against revolution and national collapse. Peovle Wor ‘“Great nu!b(l}ll'g oyeplggfig 11111: Ger- many today would welcome a peace on a status quo basis in which no belligerent would :gain any territory and in which each side would bear its own burden of the material losses of the war. But it is impossible to say how far this view has spread among the German proletariat, be- cause it has had small opportunity of public expression. If the German people ultimately come to accept a loss of territory as inevitable, they must reach that frame of mind through a willingness to accept stat- us quo peace. If the war continues to go against Germany, test offers to conclude such a peace certainly will be made. , “Since - Germany’s “peace offer a year ago, the continued pressure of the Entente and the entry of the United States has completely changed the situation. The question is now not what are the war aims of Ger- many, but what terms she her- self will be willing to accept. Economic Matters in Foreeround. “The entry of the United States and many of the South American republies has put economic matters into the foreground. The German government must view with extreme apprehension the situation suceceed- ing the declaration of peace. The physical exhaustion of the people and of the country, the want of food, which cannot be immediately remedied, and raw material for start- ing manufactures, will create a seri- ous situation. If troops back from the front cannot start immediately in industrial life almost inevitably there will be a very dangerous revo- lutionary movement. “This would be started hy the minority socialists, and if Germany comes out of the war without in- creased strength and prestige, the in- fluence of the government on the middle classes will be so much weak- ened that it will be impossible to depend on their support against a revolutionary movement. w Military Position. The Prussian military and ag- rarian party undoubtedly would pre- fer civil war to any surrender which would deprive them of their political power. “For this rezson what Germany will most seek for in any peace ar- (Continued on Page 4) Former Private Secretary to Gover- nor Burnquist; First to Enter the Race. HENRY LIBBY, STATE LABOR OFFICIAL, ON SAFETY BOARD Vice President of State Organization Named Secretary of State Safety Committee. (By United Press) St. Paul, Sept. 11.—Henry Libby of Winona, vice president of the State Federation of Labor, was to- day appointed secretary of the pub- lic safety commission. C. M. Andrist, former private sec- retary to Governor Burnquist, an- nounces himself as a candidate for the democratic nomination for gov- ernor. St. Louis Co. DryBy2 To1; Duluth Dry (By United Press) St. Panl, Sept. 11.—St. Louis county voted dry yesterday by a ma- jority of over 2 to 1. The dry ma- jority is over 3,000. Duluth gave the drys a majority of 701. SOCIALISTS ARE URGED TO SUPPORT WAR | New York, Sept. 11.—All social- ists in the United States, organized and unorganized, were urged to “put all their energy, strength, ar- dor and enthusiasm at the disposal of the government so that the war may be carried to a rapid and vie- torfous conclusion,” in a statement issued by socialist delegates to the Minneapolis conference of the Ameri- can Alliance for Labor and Democ- racy on their return here. “We are convinced,” the statement said, ‘“‘that the war in which the United States is now engaged is as just a war as was ever waged by a liberty loving people against ruth- less aggression and depressive tyr- anny. We believe the cause of so- cialism, of industrial democracy, of the progress of the world's workers toward a better and nobler life, is indissolubly bound up with the cause of the United States and its allled democracies. “We believe the cause of interna- tionalism, the longing of mankind for lasting peace and for justice and honor among the nations of the earth, depends upon the victory of the United States and its allied dem- ocracies over Germany and its allied autocracies.” Bemidji Father Hears From Two Sons Across the Sea Henry White, who lives three miles north of Bemidji, has received a letter from his son, A. H. White, who is now in England. The letter was written from Witley Camp Sur- sey, July 15, 1917. The letter says in part: “Just a few lines to let you know we are well. I have neglected writ- ing for the past week or more on ac- count of being somewhat busy. I am taking on a new job and find quite a little work connected with it. Am scout sergeant of 146th bat- talion from Ontario, and am getting along fine. Our scout section made quite a name for itself. Six of us were held as brigade scouts and since then two of us have received ser- geant’s stripes. Don’t know how long it will last, though. If the battalion goes over as a unit I will hold it, but if it is split up for drafts, I will like- 1y go back to the brigade as private. Private is good enough, anyhow, less worry connected with. However, I refuse to worry much. “Say, before I forget I am going to mention I had a pie for supper to- night. Two pieces of good pie, the first since I left Canada. I have had an application in for a four-day pass this week and if I get it I am going down to see a pal of Herb's and mine who joined with us. He is in the hospital from the effects of try- ing to stop some of Fritz’s shrapnel. He was hit the twenty-fourth of June, but is getting along first rate now and is out of danger. Several of our boys have been ‘nicked’ but Herb is O. K. I believe there is quite a force of Americans in France now, and I suppose the U. S. has taken on quite a warlike appearance. Well, it isn’t a profession I would choose every time, but just now it’s the right work and has ‘got to be did.” “I can’t give any further war news as we are repeatedly warned against it on account of news leak- ing out to Germany. I will have to ring off now as I am making some maps for maneuvers tomorrow.” Note—*Herb"” referred to in the letter above is another son of Mr. White who is now in the trenches in France. ~