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

VOLUME XV, No. 339 AIL CENSORSHIP BEING PLANNED; VALUABLE LEAKS FEARED IN LETTERS ould Come Under the President’s Proclamation Putting New ' Law Into Effect. AG&STODIAN OF ALIEN PROPERTY %* ALSO UNDER CONSIDERATION Would Protect Holdings of Aliens Until War Settled; Would Be Popular, Belief. (By United Press) ‘Washington, Oct. 15.—Censorship of mails leaving the country is be- ing planned. Under the president’s proclamation, putting the trading with the enemy law into operation, measures are being considered for stopping military information leak- ing through le.ters. . President Wilson has under con- sideration the appointment of a cus- todian of alien property, another feature of the new law. The official j'laay transfer himself to any money, property or lien owned by an enemy. Many Germans in self protection are expected to place their property un- der the power of the custodian. He will retain title to it during the war. ASHLEY LOSES N0 TINF SELLING BONDS, SAME AS nARDWAms There are ther !orces at work in beosting - Bel raml county’s - Liberty Loan campaign, ‘E. S. Ashley having received notice from the hardware firm of Janney. Sempie, Hill & Co. of Minneapolis that Snturdnv, Oct. 20, will be ‘“‘Salesmen’s Day,”’ when each salesman representing the com- pany on the road will devote the day to the Liberty Loan campaign. The salesmen will turn over.their sales to the chairman of the county campaign committees and when Mr. Asllley received the letter today he ipAithediately: ‘“held up” one of his riends and made a nice sale which he will turn over to W. L. Brooks, chairman of Beltrami county. THE ‘ROMANCE OF SILK' SHOWN AT THE REX BYENTERPRISINGSTORES Through the efforts _of two lead- ing Bemidji dry goods stores, O'Leary-Bowser company and the Bazaar Store, the people of Bemidji were favored with a special matinee at the Rex theater this afternoon, and will be again tomorrow after- noon, the feature attraction being “The Romance of Silk.” Tickets have been supplied the public free of charge by these enter- prising merchants and the: women amd children are especially requested to take advantage of this splendid B:ducational opportunity. “ It takes forty minutes to show the fMm, which. portrays a most vivid and realistic story dating back to 1700 B. C. when Si-Ling-Chi, the 14-year-old wife of a Chinese em- perorer, discovered its use. The thirty-day growth of the silk worm, the graceful spinning of the cocoon, the skillful process of reel- ing the silk from lrn.glle cocoons to the finished skeins is attractively pic- tured in the film “The Romance of Silk.” The matinee this afternoon was well attended. At 2:15 o’clock tomorrow the same film will be shown at the Rex. IORRORS! BAUDETTE BEER NOW 10 CENTS; RESULT OF THE WAR Baudette, Oct. 15.—With the in- creased taxes on beer, the local dealers, with one exception, have raised the price of the foaming suds to ten cents a glass. Prices on other drinks, whiskies, brandies and gins ere boosted some time ago, and PRth the increasing price, are likely to soon receive another boost. I e - o B St i A B S ) JOFFRE TO VISIT SAMMIES Paris, Oct. 15.—Marshal Joffre left yesterday for a two days’ visit to the American training camp. BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, MORDAY E VENING. OCTOBER 15, 1917. BELTRAMI STARTS LIBERTY L. INT ERNED GERMANS MAKE TOY SOLDIERS To while away the time the Germans imprisoned at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., until tb‘ ‘war {s over make lead sol- diers. Some of the men in the camp are expert toy makers MERCHANT MARINE UNDER CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT TODAY (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 15.—The Amer- ican merchant marine today passed under the control of the government. It will afford -elief for the conges- tion on wharves and lower freight rates, it is predicted. 90 DAYS AND $200 FINE FOR DRY LAW VIOLATOR ‘Williston, N. D., Oct. 15.—Ninety days in the Williams county jail and a fine of $200 was the sentence im- posed by Judge E. Fiske in district court here on John O’Briemn, who pleaded guilty to .the cluu'ge of brlngiug liquor- into. .the state. - PRESS IN GERMANY AGAINST MiCHAELIS (,openlmgen Oct 15. ‘-a-’i‘he Pan- German Lokal Anzeiger, the Na- tional-Liberal Deutsche Kurier, the Catholic Germania, the Radical Tageblott and the Socialist Vor- waerts agree that the prestige of Chancellor Michaelis 1s shattered and his position so shaken that his deposition is imperative. The Kurier suggests that a change in the chancellorship has been tem- porarily deferred on tactical grounds {to avoid the impression thct- there had been a surrender to Socialist pressure. Virtually the entire press sneers openly or covertly at the chancellor’s attempt to get clear by shouldering the responsibility on Vice Admiral von Capelle. MAN AND BRIDE SLAIN Milwaukee, Oct. 15.—George Sick, 59 years old, and his 24-year-old wife, a bride of a week, were found dead in a room over Sick’s saloon at Mequon, twelve miles north of here. Officers believe Sick shot his wife and then himself. ONLY NINTH OF 1917 WHEAT CROP CAN BE SHIPPED TO ALLIES Washington, Oct. 15.—Of this year’s wheat crop omnly 77,696,000 bushels, or 11.8 per cent, will be left for export to the Allies and neutrals after the requirements of the United States are filled unless Americans heed the call of the food administration and curtail con- sumption. Experts of the bureau of crop es- timates in calculating ithis year’s theoretical wheat surplus have placed the consumption at 10 per cent less than the normal of 5.3 bushels as this year’'s conditions re- semble those of 1916, when the ap- parent per capita consumption was about 4.75 bushels. For the estimated population of the country—103,635,000 people— the requirement on that basis is 494,830,000 bushels. Seed requirements they estimate at 87,271,000 bushels. This year’s wheat crop, from the preliminary estimates, is 659,707,000 bushels and the total requirements of the United States are placed at 582,101,000 bushels, leaving 77,- 696,000 bushels surplus. CAMPAIGN PROGRESSING Mrs. H. C. Baer reported today that the fopd conservation campaign in Bemidji, which was started Sat- urday is being continued today and wil]l close tomorrow. Pledge cards are being generously signed. PERSHING IS GIVEN FLAG BY WOMEN (By United Press) American Field Headquarters, Oct. 15.—General Pershing accompanied General Joffre on an inspection of the American troops today. The la- dies of a French town near here gave to General Pershing a silk American flag. M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL VOTES LIBERTY BOND The Methodist Sunday school yes- terday voted to buy a Liberty Bond. The vote was practically unanimous. FOOD PLEDGE WEEK P OFF AT WILSON'S REQUEST ‘Washington, Oct. 15.—In compli- ance with a request from President Wilson, food- pledge wecek, set for October 21 to 27, has been dcferred a week by Herbert C. Hoover to avoid a conflict with the closing week of the Liberty Loan campaign. GERMANS LAND TROOPS (By United Press) Petrograd, Oct. 15.—Germany is landing troops on Cesel island, hav- ing occupied Arnsbhurg, the capital in that section. The Russian war of- fice announces the occupation per- fected Friday night. FLOUR PRICE MAY FEEL HOOVER'S GRIP Washington, Oct. 15.-——Limitation of the price of flour at the mill and over the grocery counter is not un- likely to be the eventual result of an investigation of the milling in- dustry by government experts, whose preliminary report is now in the hands of Herbert C. Hoover. Although regulation of the price of wheat by the government has re- duced the cost of flour to the con- sumer $6 or $7 a barrel since last May, according to the food admin- istration, the government investiga- tion shows flour sold at retail now at $10 and $11 a barrel is still un- duly high. The millers are shown to have made immense profits in the recent “‘flour panic.” For the exorbitant price of flour, which has increased the cost of bread and caused great suffering among the poor, the report made to Mr. Hoover blames chiefly the ex- travagant selling methods of the millers. WOODMEN DANCE TOMORROW The Modern Woodmen of America will give a dance tomorrow evening at Moose hall. The public is invited and special music has been engaged fr the occasion. FAMOUS FRENCH BEAUTY EXECUTED; ESPIONAGE (By United Press) Paris, Oct. 15.—Madame Matii- hari, the famous French dancer, was executed today for espionage. BISHOP IRELAND NOT SERIOUS. SAYS DR. MAYO Rochester, Minn.,, Oct. 15.—Dr. Charles Mayo, who recently returned from St. Paul where he attended Archbishop Ireland, who is reported ill, said that the archbishop was not in a serious condition. i memw SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER ARRESTED BY DEPUTY; SLACKER OR “VAG?” Saturday night, Deputy Sheriff Denley ‘‘picked up” Willlam Spears, claiming to hail from New York, on suspicion! of being a slacker. Spears has been{in Bemidji two months and his views of mot working are quite pronounced. He fell in love with a servant in a household and his un- der attentions and queer actions be- came annoying and he was taken in- to custody. Spears says he is 34 years of age. But no matter what he is the chances are for a vagrancy charge an da sen- and an order to make hlmbelf scarce. il SEARCH FOR BODY; THREE MEET DEATH (By United Press) Chippewa Fails, Oct. 15.—Captain Greenwald of the state guards and Dr. Albert Nuisle, prominent phys- ician, and Thomas Tiddetts were drowned this forenoon when the mo- struck a submerged tree. searching for the body of Louis Klienheinz, who was drowned two weeks ago. CHARGES MINNESOTA FARMERS WITH HOARDING POTATOES Chicago, Oct. 14.—A potato ex- pert representing the Illinois state food administration has just return- ed from a trip to the potato growing sections of Minnesota. Omne of his errands was to buy a trainload of potatoes. He returned to Chicago with only a carload or two. Everywhere in the potato country he found that the growers were storing and hoarding their big crops. They refused to sell at any- thing less than $1.50 a bushel. Not only were the farmers filling great potato cellars but they were renting space in storage warehouses and putting away thousands of bushels of potatoes to await a higher price. The food control law under which Mr. Hoover is acting expressly ex- cepts farmers from prosecution for hoarding and holding food supplies. TWO KILLED, ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED (By United Press) Wilmington, Del., Oct. 15.-—Two are dead and another was seriously injured by the explosion of half a ton of nitro starch at the Du Pont powder plant st Gibbstown, N. J., this forenoon. Warning Sent. Camden, N. J., Oct. by a terrific explosion this morning, Cooper hospital received a call from the Du Pcnt powder plant at Gibbs- town, N. J,, saying an explosion had occurred in the Switch Light build- ing and to make ready for victims. IOWA IS DECIDING LIQUOR STATUS TODAY (By United Press) Des Moines, Ia., Oct. 15.—Iowa is casting a ballot today on the ques- tion of the constitutionality of pro- hibition. There is a hot fight being made by both s.des. tence of 16 days in the county jail ——I NOT YESTERDAY'S NEWS, BUT TODAY'S NEWS TODAY---BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER FORTY FIVE CENTS PER MONTE COMMITTEES 0UT BRIGHT AND EARLY TOSWEEP THE CITY: " EVERYBODY HELP EXTRA! WHITE SOX CHAMPS 4-2 (By United Press) P'olo Grounds, New York, Oct. 15. —The Giants were favorites in the game today with the Chicago White Sox, but the odds were on the Sox for winning the serfes. The betting was b to 4 that the Giants would take today's game but the Sox are favor- ed for the series at 2% to 1. The Sox won 4 to 2. The day opened clear and warm but along about noon a light rain started to fall and the weather look- ed uncertain for the game. However, the shower ceased and the game was called. The batteries for New York were “Rube’” Benton and Rariden, while “‘Red” Faber and Schalk were in the points for Comiskey’s crew. The scoring commenced in the fourth -when -Eddio- Collins for Chi- cago crossed the plate when Benton threw to third in an attempt to catch him off base. Jackson and Felch then scored on Gandil's triple to right. Faber got wild in the sixth. Perritt was sent in for Benton. R.H.E. .000020000—2 6 1 0300001—4 7 3 New York. Chicago LA FOLLETTE *SKS CHARGES Washington, Oct. 15.—Senator Robert M. Lalollette has demanded torboat in which they were riding|of the special committee investigat- They were | ing his fitness to remain in office the specific charges against him. In a letter to Chairman Atlee Pomerene, the Wisconsin senator asked that the complaints against him be reduced to the form of an indictment to which he might reply in his own way. LETTER FROM FRONT WRITTEN BY FORMER BEMIDJI BOY ARRIVES Edmund Ripple, a member of the mechanical force of the Pioneer, has received a letter from a good '‘pal” of his, Fred N. Goodspeed, who, un- til a year ago, was a resident of Be- midji, moving to Kinney. Goodspeed is with headquarters company, Sixteenth United® States infantry, in station at Annexforce, France, and says that while the drill- ing is pretty hard, yet he likes {t and says the boys have good times. However, he says when it is hot and the drilling is under heavy pack he wishes he was back in Minne- sota and on the steam shovel again. That Goodspeed is loyal to Minne- sota is attested by the statement that if he ever gets back no team of horses could pull him out of the state. The writer says that he wrote a letter before this one but that the censor held it up. He asks about the fellows he knows in Bemidji and especially Dick Fenton( the latier is with an army band.) He remarks that no doubt Mr. Ripple would be surprised to learn that he was in France and naively remarks ‘‘Was kind of surprised myself.” Inquiry is made a to whether any Bemidji boys were drafted and states there are several Minnesota boys in his company. In range shooting, Goodspeed says he has an average of 48 out of a possible 50 at 200 yards, and that his rifle kicks like a mule. He also speaks of the tobacco furnished by the Red Cross and tobacco compa- nies and expresses the appreciation of his comrades. Private Goodspeed sends his re- gards to all his friends in Bemidji. MUST PAY CASH (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 15.—The su- preme court today held valid the Louisiana law compelling corpora- tions to pay wages in cash, (Special to Pioncer) Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 15. —Minnesota reports from coun- try districts are coming in good today with indications that farmers are buying Liberty Loan Bonds liberally. The first allotment from Free- born county, where Hartland village and township had an al- lotment of $19,000, says the amount was oversubscribed in two hours this morning, one farmer taking $1,500. Governors Frazier of North Dakota and Lynn of South Da- kota advise the exccutive com- mittee that, following the action of Governor Burnquist of Min- nesota and State Bank Exam- iner A. E. Pierson, in announc- ing that public funds will not be kept in State banks thal do not subscribe liberally and help the loan, similar action is bhe- ing tul(en today in North and South Dakota. ROGERS, Chairman. The members of the canvassing committees for the second Liberty Loan subscription started this morn- ing and practically every member of the committees of thirty has aban- doned his business or profession to engage in the work. Among the first men on the job was A. L. Mo- lander and D. J. Moore. It was a case of the early bird catching the worm with Moore and he has a star( with the subscriptions received by him this morning that would warm the heart of a disheartened hook agent. An offort will be made to reach every male voter in the city, and la- dies as well, that no onc may he missed in extending to every person in the community an opportunity to purchase a Liberty Bond. Do Your Bit. It is no reflection on any one whose circumstances will not permit him to come to the aid of his coun- try by buying a bond, but other ex- cuses will very properly cast a re- flection in an individual's patriot- ism. There is perhaps no community in our state where there has bheen shown a finer spirit of patriotism than in this city, and it is to he hoped that every person who has the interest of his country at heart will realize that the purchase of a Lih- erty Bond is an act of patriotism. Back Up the Bovs. The boys on the firing line in France, on the battleships and in the training camps are not only offering themselves as a sacrifice for the prin- ciples of liberty and justice, hut are generous purchasers of Liberty Bonds. Let the report of Bemidji's subscription to the second Liberty Loan convince them that the people at home are loyal to their country a;ul to them in this supreme strug- gle. The committees will report at 5 o'clock each evening to the secre- tary of the Commercial club at his office. FARMINGTQN 'MAN KILLED Farmington, Minn., Oct. 15— Nels Hanson, 50 years old, was kill- ed by a cave-in while digging a trench for a water main here. Two sisters, living in North Dakota, sur- vive him. GERMANS FIRE ON LIFE BOATS AFTER TORPEDOING VESSEL (By United Press) London, Oct. 15.—One American was killed and seven injured seri- ously by shell fire from a German submarine against hoats as they were leaving a torpedoed steamer, it is announced today. Ten members of the other crew escaped. Two Englishmen, = who were members of the crew were ap- parently killed by deliberate gun- fire on the lifeboats. Eight persons in the boat were seriously injured. The name of the ship is not an- nounced. U. S. Steamer Sunk. New York, Oct. 15.—The Ameri- can steamer Lemback has been sub- marined off the French coast and nome of the crew are missing, PO SRSy SR r l g | ] i { § 1