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

VOLUME XV. NO. 233, BEMIDJI ROMPS OVER FOSSTON BY SCORE OF 36T0 7 IN OPENING GAME Fosston’s Heavy Line Does Good Work But Backs Count Little in the Contest. LOCALS FALTER ONCE BUT BRACE AND PUSH FORWARD f Bemidji Comes Strong in Last Half; Kicking Goals Faulty; Ends Play Brilliantly. Bemidji opened the war season of football with a 36 to 7 victory over Fosston on the local gridiron Sat- urday afternoon. Bemidji’s eleven, although displaying many weakness- es, showed the result of three weeks’ training. The locals were decidedly off in kicking goals after touch- downs, " not kicking ‘a single goal. ‘While there were only four veterans in the lineup, the local worked pre- cisely for the most part, there being very little fumbling for the first game. Bemidji’s backfield composed of Tennstrum, Kittleson, Whitney and Morse, in general showed great promise. Fosston Line Heavy. Fosston presented an i1mpressive front, outweighing the Bemidji line, but the Fosston backs did not count . much. With the exception of the \_Q_flrd quarter, when Fullback Larson neoke loose for 30 yards and a touch- " down for the visitors' only score, they made practically no gains of importance. Bemidji faltered in only one period, and that was the last one, when the ball was brought to the locals’ 8-yard line on a 15- yard penalty. The local braced like a stone wall and took the ball on their own b5-yard line. Kittleson broke loose on the first play for 20 vards and then Tennstrum, Whitney and Morse carried it to the center of the field on successive plays. Straight Football Wins, Bemidji for the greater part of he. time- relied: on straight football for her gains, especially in the first «#" three periods, only occasionally mix- ing in a forward pass to drive back the Fosston secondary defense. In the last quarter open field play feat- ured the Bemidji offensive, several touchdowns resulting from long for- ward passes. “Galloping” Carl Tennstrum featured largely in the heaving of the long spirals as well as the short bullet passes. Only one touchdown was scored in the first quarter and none in the fcond period, due to the slowness of he locals in getting off their plays. " The first half ended with a 6 to 0 * score with the locals on the long end. In the last half Bemidji ran completely away, making 30 points. Grey’s Great Work. Captain Grey at right tackle and Opsahl who has been shifted from center to left tackle, showed con- sistent playing, especially on the de- fense, the former stopping every play that was directed at him. Knapp and Koors at the guards give promise of developing into linemen of the first magnitude, the latter time after time breaking through and spilling the Fosston backfield. Harvey at center looked mighty good for a re- cruit, not once making a~bad pass in ‘his initial game. Ends Are “There.” At the ends, Phibbs, Simons and Doran turned in everything that came their way. All three are hard tacklers and sure receivers of the pass which is a vital necessity in the open style of play. Phibbs also showed to advantage when called up- ““on to carry the ball and no doubt s St. Paul, Oct. 5.—The next incre- ment of Minnesota drafted men may begin entraining for Camp Dodge, . October 21, Captain R. L. Hender- =\, son of the adjutant general’s office aid. Orders have been issued to the dis- trict boards to have the men ready for entrainment between October 10 and October 15, which the local chairman construed to mean that en- trainment probably would begin Oc- ‘ tober 10 and continue for five days, i the men from the more distant points | starting first. Request October 21. The order stated, however, that a B definite date for entrainment had not ] een received. Captain Henderson of the adjutant generals office con- firmed this when a telegram was re- ceived from General Crowder, the provost marshal general, stating that i | | he could not fix a definite date until| he had heard from the chief of staff. The adjutant general’s office then Photo by American Press Association. American aviation students at Mineola, N. Y., learning European geography under the tuition of Lieutenant Paul Montariol of the French aviation corps, appointed for this duty by the Fnench government. L’FOLLETTE PROBE TO START TODAY, REPORT (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 8.—The Senate subcommittee investigating the char- ges against LaFollette's delivery of his own version of his treasonable St. Paul speech meets today. GERMANS ARE ROUTED (By United Press) The violence of the British army fire has compelled the enemy’s evacu- ation of Ostankamila in the Saloniki sector. DRAFT LAW DECISION BEFORE COURT SETS (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 8.—Indicating the decision of the constitutionality of the draft law before the New York supreme. court sets, is set for December 10 as the date for opening of the arguments. hereafter will see more of him at advancing the oval. Lineup: Bemidji Fosston Phibbs ....... By sinee Granum Opsahl .. e Vi Koors ... L. Stoplestad Harvey ..:1C ‘Thompson Knapp .......R. .V. Larson Grey (capt.)...R.T...(capt.) LaVoi Simons ... R.E.......R. Larson Kittleson .....Q.B. Brager Morse .... L. H.. .. Hem Tennstrum .R. H . Kringle Whitney .L. Larson Touchdowns: Bemidji—Morse 2, Tennstrum 1, Kittleson 1, Whitney 1, Koors 1. Fosston—L. Larson 1. Goals from touchdowns—L. Larson 1. Substitutions—For Bemidji, Dor- an for Phibbs. Referee— Leibsle, Illinois; umpire — O’Connor, Be- midji; head linesman—Graham, Be-| midji. ck Sends Scou A nl?xlx%%léeuo%( the Blackduck high school football players were at the game Saturday to scout for their team. Bemidji plays the Blackduck eleven here Friday afternoon. Black- duck is coached by Harry E. Roese of River Falls, Wis., a former Ham- line university athlete. Coach Roese must have developed some team to pile up a score of 44 to 4 against International Falls, so Friday will see another good game and which no doubt will draw even a larger crowd than the Fosston game. o Next Increment of Drafted Men May Begin Entraining For Camp Dodge Oct. 21 believe this request will be granted. “It would be a good thing for all concerned if the examination of all drafted men were ordered and the dates for the call under the second draft fixed,” Guy E. Dilley, chairman of the Third division board, said. “The boards as now organized could then go ahead with the work and it would save a lot of time and trouble. If the boards quit after the last increment in the present draft has been sent, many of the members may resign, for they already have given a great deal more time to the work than they expected. Would Shorten Work. “If the men were given seven days instead of five, from the date of send- ing the notice, to appear for exam- ination they could then present their exemption claims at the time of ex- amination and more trouble would be saved. If the men knew the date when they would be called they would not be ‘up in the air,’” as some think, but would know just what to| yesterday. asked for October 21 and the officers| expect.” S SEE— 5 tive Page the Fastest Train Is Wrecked: None Killed (By United Press) Chicago, Oct. 8.—None were kill- ed in the wreck, but four of the train crew were injured. On the train were Ban Johnson, president of the American baseball league, President Tener of the National, Garry Hermann, chairman of the National commission. They were hurled from their berths but not in- jured. They were enroute to New York for the third game. Beaver Falls, Pa., Oct. 8.—The Pennsylvania Limited, the fastest train between New York and Chi- cago, was wrecked at Gallilee this morning at an early hour when it crashed into an extra freight. The; engineer and fireman of the freight; were killed and possibly others. Nine were injured of which seven were passengers, according to early ports. GOOD WEATHER NEEDED T0 THROTTLE BASES OF GERMAN SUBMARINES (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 8.—Germany’s U-boats along the Belgian coast are to be throttled, if good weather re- turns to the Flanders front. This epotimizes Secretary of War Baker’s official war prediction, based on con- fidential reports to the War Col- lege. Germany sees the handwriting on the wall, the report declares. The allies are stronger in men and are pushing steadily through to the railway feelers of the U-boat bases. Open weather is all that’s needed to smother the submarine bases. Brit- ish smashing will stop when winter comes. MORE SOLDIER RIOTERS MAY BE IMPLICATED (By United Press) Columbus, N. M., Oct. 8.—Many other members of the Twenty-fourth United States infantry, negroes, in addition to the 156 negro soldiers, held at Fort Bliss, may be implica- ted in the Houston, Tex., riots. Six hundred of the Third batfalion are detained in camp under heavy guard of the Sixty-fourth infantry and 36 additional negroes are confined in the stockade. KAISER WOULD NOW SAVE HIS SOLDIERS (By United Press) With the French army, Oct. 8.— Germany’s military chiefs are com- mencing for the first time the econ- omizing of human material. Orders signed by General Lunendorff found on prisoners emphasize the need for conservation of man power. FEARFUL TYPHOON TOLL (By United Press) London, Oct. 8.—The recent ty- phoon in Japan left 2,174 killed and 77 injured. SOX WIN SECOND The Chicago White Sox again de- feated the New York Gians in the second game of the world’s series played at White Sox park, Chicago, Today the teams travel to New York. re- STREET RAILWAY MEN ASKING ARBITRATION (By United Press) St. Paul, Oct. 8.—The unions are to ask federal arbitration of the street railway strike unless Gover- nor Burnquist forces the car com- pany to submit to state arbitration. Sympathetic strikes are also threat- ened. RATIFY CONTRACTS i (By United Press) ‘Washington, Oct. 8.—Contracts for destroyers totalling many mil- lions of dollars will be ratified today, Secretary Daniels stated. FIYE ARE DROWNED WHEN BARGE BREAKS (By United Press) Detroit, Oct. 8.—Five were drown- d en-the barge- Athens, carrying 3 500 tons of soft coal, foundered in a gale and broke in two in Lake Hu- ron today. FORD IS DENIED EXEMPTION BY DISTRICT DRAFT BOARD Detroit, Oct. cxemption filed by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, the manufacturer, was denied by the district draft board here. Ford claimed exemption ‘'on industrial grounds. It is not probable, however, that he will be called by the first draft as his lia- bility number is far down on the list. AUTOIST BUMPS HEAD; DEATH REPORT SPREADS Carl Davis met with a peculiar accident yesterday that might have proved serious. And Mr. Davin can thank his lucky stars it was no worse. He was driving a car around the road which turns off Bemidji avenue and around the buildings on the lake shore where autos go while the new pavement is going down, and in making the turn around the elevator his car rammed the corner and Mr. Davis was thrown against the elevator. His head struck the corner @ hard wallop and cut his foreheacl. Reports were spread, even this afternoon, that ‘‘a man had bheen killed, etc.,” but the livest dead man in the <ity today is Mr. Davis. TWO MORE NATIONS OPPOSE AUTOCRACY (By United Press) Buenos Ayres, Oct. 8.—Two more Latin American nations have defin- itely aligned themselves against autocracy. The Peruvian minister at Berlin has been ordered to demand safe conduct. The Uruguayan gov- ernment is reported ready to take the same step. DANCE FOR VISITING FOSSTON FOOTBALLERS After the football game Saturday afternoon, the Fosston team was the guest of a bevy of young ladies of the high school and the Bemidjji team shared in the festivities in Odd Fellows hall. The girls interested secured through donations funds for the supper for the visitors and local team. After the serving dancing followed. The chaperons were Miss Austin and Miss Wager of the high school. -f ~ON SALE TOWN OFFICERS TO MEET WEDNESDAY PATRIOTISM VOICED IN LIBERTY TWP, SCHOOL OVERFLOWS Packed to the doors and ‘“then some’” was the Pony Lake school house Sunday afternoon, the occa- sion being a monster patriotic meet- ing held under the auspices of the Liberty Township Public Safety commission. Standing room was at a premium and dozens were com- pelled to peek through doors and windows in order to get a glimpse of the speakers. County Attorney G. M. Torrance, Superintendent W. P. Dyer and Mrs. Tiduard F. Netzer were speakers who did Bemidji proud and the reception and applause given them was evi- dence that those who were present appreciated their efforts. Several carloads of Bemidji people drove to Liberty and spent the day there, taking lunches and joining the country folk at this outing and cele- bration. Capt. J. M. Coy, secretary of the fownship committee, presided. He also deserves credit for arranging the program. The music furnished was well received and the entire program wag a credit to much larger end older communities. Every one of the specakers deliv- cred splendid addresses. The audi- ence which packed the school list- cned attentively and loudly applaud- ¢d what the speakers had to say, recognizing that it was patriots who were speaking and not foes of the ration who hadn’t the nerve to go fo Germany and fight the U. 8. fairly. Superintendent Dyer of the Be- midji public schools, gave briefly the conditions preceding the war and the reasons for its entrance into the conflict. County Attorney Graham M. Tor- 1ance spoke from the theme of the ireneral duty of citizenship in the time of war. And when Mrs. Eduard Netzer of Remidji spoke on women'’s duties dur- ing the war and the Red Cross she had the big crowd ready to yell their heads off. Mrs. Netzer just naturally gave a talk that had her learers agog. She ‘“busted her topic right in the nose,” to so speak, and she aroused the audience to the highest piteh. Practically all signed cards of the Stars and Stripes league pledge, in- dicating that the cig crowd were irue, loyal citizens of the United fitates and not “shadow Huns" nor sser Microbhes.”” Prominent in the gathering were Dr. G. M. Palmer, president of the Beltrami county Public Safety com- mission; Captain Tom Swinson, cap- tain of the Bemidji Home Guards; J. L. George, aunditor of Beltrami county and one of the most patriotic hoosters in the county, and many cthers. BUTTERMAKERS TO MEET WITH DAIRYMEN Thief River Falls, Oct. 8.-—An- nouncement is made today that the cnnual meeting of the Red River “ralley Buttermakers will be held in {his city Jan. 15-17, at the same time 8 the State Dairymen’s convention. Realizing that the two associa- tions are vitally interested in the work of each other, their officers #t the suggestion of the Commercial club of this city deemed it wise that but one meeting be held this year in place of two. Chris Heen of Osakis, secretary of the State Dairymen’s association, #nd Leonard Houske of Halstad, sec- retary of the Red River Valley But- termaker’s association, are expected to meet here shortly with the officers of the Commercial club to work out the program and other details in con- nection with the conventions. A banauet will be served to the visiting delegates one of the eve- rings, and other attractive features will be put on so that the joint meeting will be the latgest and best ever held by either organization. The business meetings will be held in the city auditorium, while other buildings will be secured for the but- ter exhibit, the live stock show and the display of machinery used by dairymen and buttermakers. A silver loving cup will be offered by the State Dairymen’s association in connection with the live stock ex- hibit, wkile other suitable prizes will also be hung up. 7 BONDS G0 FORTY FIVE CENTS PER MONTH OCT. 15; A. R. Rogers, chairman of the Liberty Loan committee, Ninth Fed- eral Reserve district, has called a meeting of the town officers of all the townships in the southern part of this county to be held at Bemidji on October 10 at 2 p. m. at the court house. This meeting is called for the purpose of perfecting an or- ganization in the townships to sell Liberty Bonds. The officials of the town constitute the committees or a committee in each town. Their rep- resentative will receive instructions here and will receive blanks to be used in connection with the solicit- ing of the loan. Mr. Rogers and the other officers who have the loan in charge feel it is very desirable that the greatest possible number of patriotic solicit- ors compete in trying to sell the bonds. It is therefore earnestly re- quested that every man in Bemidji who is willing to assist in selling these bonds shall be present at that meeting. The men who did such good work on the sale of the first Liberty Loan here are requested particularly to be on hand. They will have a great many suggestions that will be par- ticularly beneficial in assisting in the organization of these committees this time. Will each one of these men consider this a personal re- quest and be present without fail? At B&M&ksto“xfit'tlgao mornlng of October 15 every committee man in the Ninth district shall be on the job prepared to sell Liberty Bonds. The committees wil] all, without ex- ception, gtart on that day. The benefit of the'‘eritHusiasm will be very great when every fellow knows that every other fellow is doing a great patriotic service and is doing it at the same minute and in the same way ‘that he-is. ~"A record will be kept in Mr. Rogers’ office of every person seen with their reply. Each committee man will have cards which he is instructed to fill out stating fully how many bonds have been taken by the party and stating also why no bonds were taken by him if he refuses. These cards will be kept on file by proper govern- ment officials. Courtesy: licitors. While the w:lfmlstotegswge sup- posed to use every reasonable effort towards the sueeess of the sale in each individual case, nevertheless, in the sale of any commodity, whether it be government bonds or anything else, courtesy on the part of sales- men i8 the most valuable asset. The committees will all be instructed to show every possible courtesy wheth- er their customer buys or refuses to buy. Countv All?tmem $250,000. Beltrami’s allotment is $250,000. Each county in the state has been allotted a definite amount. The fol- lowing {8 the clause in Mr. Rogers’ letter to Mr. Brooks, which reads: ““The securing of your quota for your county will be in your charge and yours only. We hope that you will take the responsibility with the greatest seriousness and that we will he able to inscribe the result as over 100 per cent.” Beltrami county must make good. Mr. Brooks, chairman, thinks this is the most important matter and most serious that this country has ever had to consider. Come to the meeting at the court house in Be- midji on October 10, at 2 o’clock. WOOL GROWERS MEET TO PROMOTE USE UNDEVELOPED ACRES The Northern Minnesota wool growers’ convention opened this af- ternoon at 2 o’clock and will con- tinue over tomorrow. Its object is the promotion of use of waste lands in Northern Minnesota for develop- ing the production of wool and the growing of sheep. In this part of the state are mil- lions of acres of idle lands, ideal for the growing of sheep and it is to utilize this that the meeting is being held with prominent land dealers, bankers, sheep dealers, growers, farmers and all interested. Among the early arrivals today were Mr. Knutson, assistant indus- trial agent of tne Soo railroad, Min- neapolis; D. E. Willard of St. Paul, development agent of the Northern Pacific railroad, and J. H. Hoverstad, St. Paul, agricultural commissioner of the Soo line, George Winters, of the Crookston Lumber company land department and delegates from Grand Rapids, Thief River Falls, In- ternational Falls and other points, while Bemidji was largely repre- sented: 2