Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 15, 1917, Page 1

‘VOLUME XV, NO. 215. = RUSSIAN PEOPLE RISE IN WRATH; DEMAND DEATH FOR KORNILOFF Commence to See Through Plot o Former Head of Army of the Neéw Republic. P | RIGA’S EVACUATION SEEN AS PART OF KORNILOFF SCHEME Traitor General Misjudged Russiai When He Attempted to Over- turn the Democracy. (By United Press) Petrograd, Sept. 15.—General Kor- niloff was arrested today and also his principal accomplices, the gov- ernment is informed. (By United Press) Petrograd, Sept. 15.— General Korniloff misjudged Russia in at- tempting to overthrow the republic, and, therefore, Russia is demanding that he die. The provisional government faces spreading anger of the people against the former general. One newspaper expresses the popular suspicion that Riga surrendered to the Germans in furtherance of Korniloff’s schemes. The paper referred to the recent re- markable commiques, frankly dilat- ing on the panic of the Russian troops. 'ALIAN BISHOP TO EPISCO%E SENT T0 THE FRONT ‘Washington, Sept. 15.—Prelates of _._the Protestant Episcopal church in “the United States, gathered here ‘to organize the war commission of the church, decided to raise $500,000 to send a bishop to Europe at once to look after Episcopalians in the trenches and camps and created am executive committee of churchmea and laymen to carry out the plams. | NAVY YARD WORKERS | 4 RECEVE PAY RAISE (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 15.—A wage in- crease in the navy yards averaging 10 per cent has been decided upon by the readjustment board headed by Assistant Secretary of the Navy .Roosevelt. U. S. OFFICIALS HERE United States Marshal Joe Wessell, J. M. Dicky of St. Paul, also in the service, W. N. Goss, city commis- ‘ sioner of St. Paul, and H. O. O'Neil, city attorney of St. Paul, arrived here this morning to spend a few days in the city and vicinity. Mr. Wessell and Mr. Dicky are here at- tending a slacker case and a boot- legger case which trials were held at 10 o’clock this morning before U. S. Commissioner H. A. Simons. BRITISH CONTINUE N (By United Press) Londen, Sept. 15.—British trrops forced a tighter grip on positions east of the West Moek in the Ypres sector, General Haig reports today. £ The state law says, not fish on the Sabbath day, else the eagle-eved game warden wilt clamp his lunch hooks upon thou and thou wilt sit in judgment before the court.” The opening of the game law is to- morrow, Sunday, September 16, and|don’t care for State Warden Carlos ternational Falls Daily Journal. has| every gun of any description been looked over, carefully cleaned and oiled. but there is considerable apprehension connected with Sunday law and ihe date of opening of the hunting season. A Pioneer representative, to ease the agitated minds of those who pos- sess a good shotgun, interviewed S. C. Bailey. game wardén for this dis- ions of the law in the matter. T0 TIGHTEN GRIP| “Shoot Your Heads Off,” Says Game Warden; Gun Season Opens Sunday “Thou shalt: the| NOT YESTERDAY’S NEWS, BUT TOD. BEMIDJI BEMIDJL Photo by American Press Assoclation MI NEWS .. YATILY SATURDA Y EVENING. SEPTEMBER 15, 1917 ' New York's national guard regiments now in the federal service in theéir farewell parade before leaving for Spartanburg, 8. C., where they will train for France. MINNEAPOLIS WILL PROBE GERMAN SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS Minneapolis, . Sept. 15.—A special meeflnz}fgl ‘the Minneapolis school bogrd has been called for today to|will be Thursday, Sept. 18, and it take up the question of teaching Ger-|i3 expected a large crowd from :Be- marnin-the city-schoels-and the dis- | midji* and vicintty will be presknt. covery made that German text books| A gpecial program has been arranged in use laud the kaiser and German|for the day and it is full of interest, national philosophies and political including a baseball game in which ambitions. PACIFISTS’ FACTORY UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION Chicago, Sept. 15.—The plant of “The American Industrial company,” of which Theodore Lunde, treasurer of the People’s Council for Democ- racy and Terms of Peace, is presi- dent, is under investigation by Fed- eral officials, it was learned. Lunde was summoned before the United States district attorney yesterday. It is intimated that the govern- ! meht wishes to be sure that the fac- | tory turr/ out only piano parts. It also wishes to learn something about the destination of the product, it was said. JAPAN TO DIVERT TONNAGE FOR U. S. (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 15.—Japan will divert as much tonnage as she can spare to Atlantic routes, arrange- ments for this co-operation with Jap- #n being completed by the state de- partment. Japanese shipyards will be used also for building British ships. ON HUNTING TRIP Dr. A. Dannenberg, Hector Brown, F. G. Troppman, Ray Torgerson and D. E. Whitman went to Puposky to-! day on a duck hunting trip. They | will return to the city Wednesday. ed to the gun artists on the opening| | day—tomorrow—=Sunday and circlesj can be shot all around Warden Bail- ey so long as care is taken not toj | puncture his anatomy. { In other words, shoot | please tomorrow. Warden vou | Bailey | all Averv today informed Mr. Bailey toj| tell the boys to go ahead. { council was served with an order re- State Warden Avery will be in Be- midji next Tuesday to accompany i Deputy Bailey to Red Lake to look | over the situation with reference to; the state taking over the fish there| for commercial purposes. The state said there will be compassion extend- |siderable sum in the food prgblem. e d SPECIAL PROGRAM AT RED LAKE FAIR FORBEMIDJI, SEPT. 18 At the Red Lake fair, Bemidji Day the famous Red Lake Indian team will be one of the con%ustants. The program is as follows: 12:00—Baseball game, Gonvick vs. Red Lake. Prize to be deter- mined later. 2:00—Pony race, $3, $2, $1. 100-yard dash, free-for-all, $3, $2, $1. Relay race, one-half mile, four sprinters from each of the follow- ing cities to be represented: Bemidji, Gonvick, Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls. Clearbrook. Bagley, Kel- liher and Red Lake, $10, $5. Farm horse race, one-hailf mile, $5, $2. 220-yard dash, free-for-all. $5. ‘Women's foot race, 50 yards, free- for-all, $2, $1. Tug of war, Cross Lake vs. Red Lake, $10. Nail driving contest for women, one-half mile, $1 A0 cents. Foot race, boys under 14, 75 yards, $1, 50 cents. Potato race, $1, 50 cents. Notice to mothers: Baby show all the afternoon beginning prompt- 1y at 12 o’clock. SWEDISH MINISTER LEAVES ON VISIT (By United Press) London, Sept. 15.—The Swedish minister and wife left today for the continent for a visit of a few weeks. SETTLE IT HERE The controversy between the city; and E. W. Backus in the matter of the water pumping contract assumed a new angle yesterday when the straining it from shutting off the| water at the M., D. & W. roundhouse | until an application for an injunc-J tion can be heard by a judge of the district court at Bemidji on Sept. 21. The action was brought by At- torney F. J. McPartlin for the rail- road company, the order being is-| sued by Court Commissioner George| P. Watson. A review of the case will be given in these columns at an early date, in which the fact will be | shown that it is time we cut loose | from ‘the big corporation and estab- lish our own pumping plant.—In- DIES FROM STROKE Mrs. A. E. Secord of First street, who suffered a stroke of paralysis Thursday, died this morning at 4 o'clock at St. Anthony's hospital. | will provide a fishing crew that will |She leaves two daughter, Mrs. Beryl | ed ringleaders of the mob who burn- capture the fish and they will be paid | Todd of the Fifth ward, Ethel. age ed trict, today and asked him what the ja certain sum and the price on the|10, and three sons, Earl, of the Fifth | threatened the embas hunters could expect from the minA;fish throughout the state fixed. Ward- | will greatly benefit the general pub-|with the mother. en Bailey smiled and from what he|lic of the state and will save a con- a few years ago. This | ward, and Basil and John, who lived | be severely dealt The hushand died The funeral ar- rangements have not yet been made. | Several SUMMER RESIDENT DIES: PROMINENT GRAND FORKS MAN C. F. Williams, 64, for 20 years a resident of Grand Forks, died at his summer home at Lake Bemidji, at noon ‘yesterday 'as ‘the result of a fourth stroke of paralysis. The body was taken to Grand Forks this morn- ing for interment. Mr. Williams, a prominent man throughout this section of the north- west, was one of the founders of the Grand Forks Mercantile company and had been interested in many other husiness enterprises. Deceased is survived by his widow and five children, Mrs. Williame Budge and Wilbur Williams of this ¢eity, Mrs. David Smith of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Earl Williams of St. Johns, Ariz., and Martha Williams of Minot. Relatives have been notified and a brother, L. D. Williams of Minot, are expected to arrive in Grand Forks today to attend the funeral. WAGES HIGH BUT WOODSMEN SCARCE Duluth, Minn., Sept. 15.—North- ern lumber men forecast a serious labor shortage in the woods this fall and next winter and it is feared that the cutting of logs will be greatly handicapped for lack of men. Fewer men are available at this time than for many years. In the past there have been hun- dreds of men coming to the Head of the Lakes right after the harvest in the Dakotas, but this year very few are returning. Many have joined the forestry battalions for overseas service. Hundreds of the best woods- men have volunteered for military service. g The wage scale is now the highest ever known. Good men’'in the woods can get $45 to 355 a month. I. W. W. ARE RAIDED Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 15.—Act- ing on search warrants, federal agents raided 1. W. W. headquarters here and took two men into custody. bundles of literature were confiscated. LUXBURG PACKING UNDER HEAVY GUARD Buenos Aires, Sept. tive cordons of police served as buf- fers between anti-German demonstra- tors and the German embassy, where Count Luxburg hurricdly made pre- parations to use the passport Argen- tina handed him. President Irigoyen ordered rigor-| ous investigation of the rioting dur- ing the past two nights and announc- German buildings and even| itself. would th. Luxburg made an inglorious relation here. | The date of his departure has not| [the voting places and gave NOTED BY CENTRAL ANSWER POWERS ~T0 PLAN OF POPE EXTRA! S.0,3."Is0ry OF Vessel Off Coast of U.S. (By United Press) An Atlantic port, Sept. 15.—Naval authorities here today received a re- port that a ship reaching an Atlantic port today picked up several “S. 0. S.” calls from a vessel giving its po- sition 65 miles off Nantucket light- ship. The name of the vessel is un- known. Two More Reports. An Atlantic port, Sept. 15.—A Brit- ish freighter arrived here today with the report that she had picked up a wireless message stating a submar- ine had been attacking a steamer less than 100 miles off Nantucket. Another British ship said warn- ings had been received that a sub- marine was operating in the West- ern Atlantic ocean. Navy Takes Action. Washington, Sept. 15—The navy department today instructed the commandant at the New York naval district to get full particulars of the British captain’s story. FLOODS ARE SWEEPING CAROLINA COTTON (By United Press) Goldshoro, N. (., Sept. structive floods are sweeping the eastern (‘arolina cotton crop. That of several counties has heen destroy- ed. The business section here is un- der six feet of water. No loss of life is reported. 15.—De- FRENCH PRESS ON (By United Press) Paris, Sept. 15.—French counter attacks drove the Germans from most of the trenches which they entered north of Caureieres woods, says an official statement today. PRO-GERMANS TRYING T0 INTIMIDATE. WOMEN Sioux City, Ia., Sept. 15.—Pro- Germans in Dakota county, Nebras- ka, endeavored to obstruct the reg- istration of women for patriotic du- ties this werk by a telephone cam- paign of discouragement, warning the women that they might be called on for services that they do not count on, and in other cases stating falsely that the registration had been aban- doned or postponed. Although the registration was not obligatory, the great majority of women in the county over 16 vears of age went to their names. SPECIAL MEETING 1 There will be a special meeting of | the Woman's Study club in the club| rooms at 2:20 o'clock next Monday afternoon. Matters pertaining to been set. the Lyceum course will be taken up. (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 15.—The Cen- tral powers' reported reply to the pope's peace proposal has aroused only curiosity here. In view of the fact that vague forecasts were given give no indication of the fulfillment of President Wilson's demands for the elimination of kaiserism. Offi- cials show no interest that possibly may cause more talk. No Claw On Belgium, Rome, Sept. 15.—It is believed, the reply of the Central powers to the pope’s peace not favors ‘‘abso- lute independence for Belgium” de- manding that Belgium be independ- ent of all military and economic alli- ances. NEW PASTOR WILL BE_ CALLED FOR LOCAL CHURCH Tuesday evening, September 17, there will be services in the Swedish Lutheran church at 8 o’clock, after which the congregation will call a pastor. The candidate suggested is Rev. B. N. Glim of Haley, N. D, who comes highly recommended. Student Theodore B. Nordale, who has occupied the pulpit in the Swed- ish Lutheran church in this city during the summer vacation, will preach his farewell sermon Sunday. He will leave Thursday of next week for Rock Island, Ill.,, ‘where he will finish his course at Augustana Theo- logical seminary this year. COAL DICTATOR FOR STATE, LATE REPORT (By United Press) St. Paul, Sept. 15.—Reports at the capitol today are to the effect that Governor Burnquist will appoint a coal dictator to conserve the supply in the state. DOCTOR AWAITS CALL Dr. A. Dannenberg has returned from Davenport and Willow Springs, Mo. At the former place he attended the Chiropractic convention and at the latter place he was the guest of his parents. He also visited the training station at Des Moines. Dr. Dannenberg has been drafted and is awaiting his call to the colors. LOOK OUT DUCKS E. E. Kenfield, A. L. Barker, B. W. Lakin, H. C. Baer and W. N. Bowser left today for Lake Winni- bigoshish on a duck hunt. They will return Monday. STATEMENT CALLED FOR NATIONAL BANKS (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 15.—The treas- ury today issued a call to national banks for a statement of their busi- ness at the close of business Septem- ber 11. BRUNTON-M'COURTNEY - Miss Dorothy MeCourtney of Brook Lake and Lowell Brunton of the state of Texas were married vester- day afternoon by Judge J. E. Har- ris. They were attended by Mrs. Martha McCourtney and A. H. Kle- ven. They left last evening for their home in Texas. FUNERAL OF GAS VICTIM IS HELD Rev. Lester P. Warford, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiated at the funeral of Howard Price of Blackduck yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment was in Blackduck cemetery. The deceased was born in November. 1883, and died September 12, while digging a well on his farm two and a half miles fro mBlackduck. While down in the well he was overcome by gas and died from the effects of the fumes. He leaves a widow and four chil- dren, Merle, Charlotte, Dorothy and Marion John.