Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 2, 1917, Page 1

LN 4 - ary for the data to be < Jzflthout delay. { VOLUME XV. NO. 255. BEMIDJI PEOPLE AREUNEASY OVER SHORTAGEOF COAL; OUTLOOK IS BAD -Briority Order to Ship to'the North- west is Rescinded and Ship- ments Are Short. “STATEMENT THAT SUPPLY GREATER PROVING FALSE Need of Shell Plants In the East Is Seen as Federal Reason for Drastic Step. While Bemidji residents are try- ing to figure out how to avoid freez- ing to death this winter on account of the scarcity of coal and wood comes word that the priority order for shipments of coal to the. north- west is to be suspended. Suspension of the order wh_ich has given the Northwest some slight re- lief in the coal supply, coming now just four weeks before navigation closes on the Great Lakes, will be very serious, according to_ coal men and administration officials. Ap- peals to continue the order un_til navigation closes are being consid- ered. Last week, for instance, the nor- mal supply of coal reaching the head of the lakes should have amounted to 1,050,000 tons. Instead, 750,000 tons were received. 1 Goal 0al. It issgfilili ?l}a%}gsgfi?gmn that the \«reason for the modification of the priority order is the need of the munition factories in the East for coal. Consumers in New York and Boston are also erying for fuel. That officials in Washingtop are being misled by wrong figures is the belief of scme coal men. Figures are being quoted |at Washington showing that the Northwest has al- ready received much more coal so far this year than at the same time last year. e Silent. John chl\%(}eg Minnesoa’s coal administrator, refused to comment on the situation brought about })y * the announcement that the priority order would be suspended. i The reports are that.the priority orders affecting particula: ly the.an- thracite and bituminous coal mines in' Pennsylvania will be suspended. Much of the Northwest’s supply is coming from those particular fields. The county committees are now getting information on the available supply of coal on hand. The fact that the priority shipment order is to be suspended has made it neces- gathered * DESERTER IS TURNED LOOSE: U. S, HAS NO USE FOR SUCH MEN H. C. Johnson, captured in Be- midji as a deserter from the United States army, has been released upon order from Capt. Ned M. Green pf Duluth, head of the recruiting in this division, he having received the order from Washington and in turn notifying Recruiting Officer Clar- ence Foucault. Johnson deserted in 1913 from his station on the Pa- cific coast and has been at large since. The government said it had no use for one of Johnson's stripe in its military. The deserter had been held in the county jail since his errest. There js a reward of $50 paid by the gov- ernment for the arrest and delivery Mof deserters. The officer who would deliver Johnson to Fort Snelling crom Bemidji would have to pay his own expenses and that of the nrie- oner to the fort, and his own return- ing, which expense would practically “gat up” the $50. No one cared to do so and Johnson was turned loose. CASS LAKE FARMERS ORGANIZE SHEEP CLUB At Cass Lake yesterday, one of the liveliest meetings of men inter- ested in sheep raising was held, nearly 100 being present. The re- 73ult was the organizing of a sheep # men's club for the promotion of the sheep industry in the vicinity of Cass Lake, and the farmers are go- ing to secure sheep for their farms and land holdings. Officers were elected as follows: President—R. Zulew. Vice president—Nels Erickson. Secy.-Treas.—E. E. Drew. Among those present were T L, Opsahl of Bemidji, one of the most prominent workers for Lhe.promo— ation of the sheep industry in the “jorthern part of the state. FARMERS' CLUB MEETING There will be a meeting of the Bemidji Township Farmers’ club at the new Carr Lake school house, Sat- urday, November 10. Members a'nd friends of the club are cordially in- vited to attend. Red Cross To Elect: Terms Have Expired There will be an important meet- ing of the Bemidji Chapter, Red Cross, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Commercial club rooms, at which time four ;officers and five directors will be elected, their terms having expired. It is 'urged that every members of the chapter be present. The officers whose terms expire are T. J. Burke, chairman; Mrs. A. P. White, vice chairman; Miss Don- na Lycan, secretary, and Dr. E. H. Smith, treasurer. The directors whose terms expire are Mrs. Graham M. Torrance, Dr. E. H. Smith, F. S. Arnold, Rev. L. P. Warford and T. J. Burke. The meeting -wiil be a general meeting for the entire chapter and every member is asked to be there. LACK OF ROADS KEEP BIG TAKE FARMERS FROM BEMIDJI W. H. McPherson and W. H. Coe, homesteaders in the Big Lake dis- trict, were Bemidji visitors Wednes- day. They seldom come to this city, cwing to the lack of roads and | bridges from their secticn leading into Bemidji. “We farmers, and there are a lot of us, would come to Bemidji more joften if we had roads to come on. We ought to have a bridge across the Mississippi river and a through road cut into Bemidji. We all like Bemidji very much, but feel that it is up to the city and county to help.” The Big Lake country is develop- ing rapidly and settlers are creating |splendid farms in that viecinity. TWO JOIN ENGINEERS CORPS; ENLIST TODAY Lester F. Geer was examined this iu\.urning by Recruiting Officer Clar- i ence Foucault and has been accepted in the engineer corps, as was also rawrence J. Strundlund. Both are mechanics and were employed by the Minnesota & International Railroad company. Officer Foucault has been making | efforts of late to clear up the situa- tion of the possibility of permitting drafted men to volunteer. He has been advised that men who have been examined by the local board cannot volunteer. Men who have registered, but have not yet been examined, are also permitted to vol- unteer. KAISER IS HAVING CELEBRATION FIRST (By United Press) Amsterdam, Nov. 2.—The kaiser has ordered salutes fired and flags flown throughout Prussia and Al- sace Lorraine in celebrating the German victory in Italy. SHIP STRIKE IS SETTLED Wilmington, Del.,, Nov. 2.—The strike of shipyard workers of the Harlan & Hollingsworth corporation, involving about 1,000 men, has meen settled by arbitration. A 10 per cent increase in wages and other lconcessions were granted. i Proclamation WHEREAS, the Sunday School Association of this state has requested the churches of all denominations and creeds to set aside November fourth, 1917, as an “International Go To Sunday School Day,” for the purpose of holding special re- ligious and patriotic exercises, ~and WHEREAS, our people rea- lize the need of encouraging in every possible way all those in- strumentalities which assist in creating a religious and patri- otic citizenship, NOW THEREFORE, I C. W. Vandersluis, mayor of the city of Bemidji, do hereby call the attention of our citizens to the purposes of this day with the hope that all who can will, on November fourth, 1917, encour- age by their presence in the places of worship tne teaching of religion, morality and patri- otism. C. W. VANDERSLUIS. Dated Nov. 2, 1917. CERTIFIED MEN ARE FACING LONG WAIT St. Paul, Nov. 2.—Minnesota drafted men who are awaiting call te entrain for Camp Dodge may not go for a long time, according to the capitol teday, and husiness men who are in need of extra help are be- ing asked to provide employment for the men who quit work to entrain October 3, but have not yet gone. No change in the rules with re- "l to the clas of men to he wited will he made until all of the men under call are in camp, a tele- gram to the Third district board of appeals from General Knoch H. Crowder, provost marshal general, announced. The Third district bhoard will have to review only the cases of certain married men ex- empted by local boards before the troops entrain. Members of local boards discussed the advisability of asking the gov- ernor or the adjutant general to wire Washington for permission to provide the drafted men who are out of employment and out of funds with food and clothing while they are awaiting the call, just as men who enlisted in the navy were pro-| vided for during the waiting period. Lack of transportation facilities between Des Moines and Camp Dodge is given as General Plummer’s rea- son for wanting no. more men at the camp now. ALL-GERMAN SCHOOLS MUST USE ENGLISH (By United Press) St. Paul, Nov. 2.—Private schools in Minnesota where all instruction has been in German must use Eng- lish hereafter, State Superintendent Schulz declared in discussing the Dodge Center school in a letter to the Public Safety commission. WATCH YOUR LETTER POSTAGE: NEW RULING IS IN EFFECT Lettar writers should remember that today marks the inauguration of the new postal rates. Hereafter, letters must carry three cents in stamps and postal cards two cents. Caution is urged in seeing that all letters and bards bear the right amount of postage. 1—American soidiers in France making a mad rush for the motortruck that is bringing them a supply of ciga- rettes. 2—Princess Barbie, great granddaughter of Gen. U. S. Grant and daughter of Prince Cantacuzene of Russia, | Green will end his services here to- who with her sister and brother has been brought to America because of unsettled.conditions in Russia. 8—Sentry on guard in one of the cantonment camps of the Nationul ary. S | 21 Traitors Sent fo ‘Pen’ AndAre Fined (By United Press) Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 2.—Twen- ty-seven German and Russian farm- ers werg, today sentenced for from one to'five years in the penitentiary and fined from $300 to $1,000, fol- lowing their conviction on resisting the draft. LOAN TOTAL WON'T BE KNOWN FOR DAYS YET NOT YESTERDAY'S NEWS, BUT TODAY'S NEWS TODAY--BY THE GREAT UN (72} RUSSIA MAJOR GREEN NOW; PROMOTION MERITED; WELL KNOWN HERE Duluth, Nov. 2.—Major Ned M. Green. That’s what the members of the United States army recruit- ing staff are now calling their chief officer. Mr. Green was promoted from captain to major, the promo- tion to date from Aug. 5, 1917. Major Green has been in charge of the recruiting station at Duluth since last March, and has been one of the most popular and efficient of- ficers ever stationed here. Major morrow and will probably be as- signed to one of the army canton- ments. . Has Good Service Record. Major Green enlisted in the reg- ular army the day war was declared against Spain, April 24, 1898. At the battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba, July, 1898, Major Green was recom- mended for a medal of honor, was especially mentioned in orders by the president for his conduct and was commissioned second lieutenant. He has served continuously since that time. He served all through the Cuban war and has been with the United States troops in the Phil- ippines, China, and other places. His service in the Philippines extended over eight years and for three years he was on the Mexican border, two years with Sioux Indians at the Rosebud agency, S. D., and two years with the Apache Indians at White Mountain reservation, Ari- zona. During his twenty years of service he had never been stationed near a town until he came to Du- luth. In 1906 Major Green won first place in the army rifle competition at Chicago and broke the army and world’s record for rapid fire with a military rifle. The same year he was on the national pistol team. All officers on the active list now Washington, Nov. 2.—Indications|doing recruiting have been ordered are that the total of subscriptions to the second Liberty Loan will not be available this week. Yesterday was the last day on which banks may report subscrip- tions to Federal Reserve banks, but officials do not expect final reports from the reserve banks for several days. In several Federal Reserve dis- tricts, it is understood, actual sub- scriptions have failed to reach the total estimated subscriptions upon which the treasury department hased its prediction recently to the effect that the $5,000,000,000 would be exceeded. There is every indication, how- ever, that the total will approximate $5,000.000,000, an oversubseription $2,000,000,000 of the minimum ed for. BRAZ7IL WILL BE GRANARY OF THE ALLIES. BRAZ STATES Rio Janerio, Nov. 2.-—President Braz, in a circular addr presidents of the vario Brazil, declares that B faces without faltering the sacrifices she will be called on to make because of her entrance into war. The president urges cn-operation in keeping down ecxpenditures, as well as in increasing agricultural production in order that Brazil may become the granary of the Allies. RUSSIA FILES BILL T0 STAY IN THE WAR (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 2.—Russia, ad- mitting her weakness, has filed a bill of demands upon the allies in re- turn for promise to stay in the war till the end. The United Press is able to state semi-officially that this is the view of the state department in Russian developments. The treas- ury department is to authorize imme- diately a warrant for $31,700,000 in- favor of Russia. HUGE FIRE DAMAGE PAST TWO MONTH (By United Press) New York, Nov. 2.—Damage of $13,000,000 was caused by incen- diary fires in the nation the past two months, the United Press was informed today. Many are ascribed to pro-German agents. to report to their commands. Major Green is well known in Be- midji and his many friends here will receive the news of his promotion with a great deal of satisfaction. COST OF LIVING JUMPS SKY HIGH IN VIRGINIA. MINN. Virginia, Minn., Nov. 2.--Virgin- ia’s food problem is steadily growing alarming. Some prices are: Milk, 12 cents a quar cream 60 cents a uqgart; butter 53 1S, Cggs, 55 cents; sugar, 10 cents a pound, in ten pounds to a family only. The milk situation is the Farmers near (Cook, Embar Pike River are shipping th out of the country, on the they cannot afford to maintain stock for dairy products since hay is $30 a ton and middlings $40. Beef prices make it mort profitable for them to seil their herds, they say. worst. ITALY'S ARMY GENERAL NEVER ASKED HELP (By Unit London, Nov. & 3 g has never expr «d any doubt of Italy’s army to meet the expected attack and he never requested help, declared Secretary MasPherson of the House of Commons today. CONGRESSIONAL VISITORS ON WAY TO AMERICAN CAMP (By United Press) London, Nov. 2.—The party af American congressmen who are here seeing the war has left for France to visit the British front and the American training camps. FINLAND TAKES FIRST STEP T INDEPENDENCE (By United Press) Helsinfors, Finland, Nov. 2.—Di- rect steps for Finland’s independence have been started by drafting a bill in the Finnish senate, providing that body to elect a president for the re- public. KING VICTOR AND PREMIER ARE ON THE BATTLE FRONT (By United Press) Rome, Nov. 2.—King Victor of Italy and Premier Orlando have gone to the battle front. RN OUT; TEMPORARILYQUITS ACTIVITIES; SHIFTS URDEN ON ALLIES (By United Press) ‘Washington, Nov. 2.—While tem- porarily withdrawing from active military participation in the great war, Russia will stand by her allies and make no separate peace with Germany. This was officially announced at the Russian embassy here today that Russia is worn out by the struggle and admitted by her state- ment that for the time veing, prob- ably until next spring or summer, she is-shunting the burden of ac- tive warfare against the Teutons to the shoulders of the allies. “Russia has not nor will she ne- gotiate for separate peace with Ger- many,” Russian Ambassador Bak- Lkmetieff officially announced today. London’s View. London, Nov. 2.—Russia will not fight this winter but may possibly be able to do so next spring. It de- pends upon Kerensky’s remoulding of the nation. This is the official feeling here. \ P Statement Unwarranted. Washington, Nov. 2.—Any state- ment that Russia has deserted her allies and quit the war is entirely unwarranted, Secretary Lansing said today. He deplored the impres- sion that Russia has left her allies in the war. BRITISH APPROACHING NEARER JERUSALEM (By- United Press) : London, Nov. 2.—The British for- ces in Paledtine are approaching nearer to Jerusalem. An official re- port shows them less than 40 miles away. M(_)RE DONATIONS Additional contributions to the soldiers’ Christmas box fund: Mrs. G. M. Torrance $1.50; B. W. Lakin $3: Beltrami Elevator Co., $56; T. S. Ervin $1; L. F. Johnson $1; Mrs. L. F. Johnson $1; A. E. Feir $2; a friend $1: J. O. Hoganson $2; W. E. Dean 50¢; H. J. Loud $1; Dr. L. A, Ward $1; M. Longballa $1.50. 977 BOUGHT LIBERTY BONDS IN BEMIDJI NOTICE BY BANKS In Bewmidji, 977 persons bought second Liberty Loan bonds. Of these 761 have cither paid up in full or made arrangements with their re- speetive banks. This leaves who hiave not with the honds. The banks rlete these ngements spectfully request zll cit s0 within the (L few 5 should not be ne ry for the banks to go to the expense of sending out notices and all who have obligated themselves in this patriotic cause will do a real act of patriotism by responding promptly. made a bank to payment carry ar on nged their now ready to com- and re- BEET SUGAR AIDS FARGO Fargo, N. ., Nov. -~Eight hun- dred 100-pound sa of beet sugar brought relief in Fargo, Moorhead and the surrounding territory from the sugar shortage. The car was consigned from UUtah. Three more carloads of beet sugar and one of cane sugar are expected at the end of the week. JUDGE REFUSES TO NATURALIZEANYLW.W. Chicago, Nov. 2.—Members of the I. W. W. who seek naturalization papers would do well to avoid Judge Robert E. Crowe, chief justice of the circuit court. He has announced he will refuse to nationalize any man who says he belongs to the I. W. W. “When men don’t believe in the law,” he said today, “I fail to see why they should have any standing ic the eyes of the law.” MOB MENACES U. S. ENEMY Omaha, Neb., Nov. 2.—Gus Stein, who came to the United States from Germany three years ago, narrowly escaped violence at the hands of 50 railway freight transfer men. It is charged Stein made slighting re- marks about the American govern- ment. He was the center of a threat- ening mob, members of which had gone for a rope, when rescued and taken to jail.