Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 12, 1918, Page 1

VOLUME XV NO. 10. COMMISSIONER OF . | COUNTY; COWED BY CORP.FOUCAULT : mno:f;::%—ifie :.f}fm A¥ 4Bcabs.” ALS0 SAYS HE unmj.nmnnéff ’ ! RECRUITING OFFICER DOES " . Refuses to Help State Equip Home ‘Defenders; Shrinks Under Soldier’s Scorching. _An incident occurred at the meet- ing of the Beltrami county board of commissioners Friday which had as the chief actors Socialist Commis- sioner James F. Hayes of the town of Liberty and: Corporal. Clarence Foucault, recruiting officer at 'the Bemidji station, and wnen it was over, Corporal Foucault had unmis- takably. expressed his opinion of Hayes, while the latter knew what a regular army man thought of the Home Guard, which, it seems, Hayes had some doubts. Us 2 nDos - D, “The diggrveel:cg haderts inception at one of the meetings of the commis- sioners early ‘in the week. A com- “mittee fram the Bemidji Commercial club ‘appeared before the 'commis- sioners and asked that the county assist the business men in.the move- ment to provide mew woolen uni- forms for the guard members. Every member of the board, except Hayes, was in favor of doing so, but were uncertain whether under the law M they could do so. Howeyer, = they 5 passed a resolution favoring lending ' aid it it could be done lawfully. To the. resolution ‘Hayes votgd “no.” : e Crons Out. In tlghfiigztrsglorsr glayes ‘nquired if it wasn’t a fact that the Home Guard ‘members were .looked upon in an unfavorable u;ht' by the peo- ple in general, 4f' they weren’t con- sidered ‘‘scabs’ by regular army men and if it wasn’t & fact that the Bemidji recruiting officer nsidered the guardsmen as “‘scabg & Swinson of the G also ‘Corporal Foucault who is a Bemidji boy, and. Foucault aa de- cided it was up to him to impart aly little information ‘to. Hayes: He _didn’t know-'the gentleman from the town of Liberty and he asked Cap- tain Swinson to ‘take him' to the court house and introduce him. Swinson_ did, taking Foucault into the session of the commissioners. el ves., ‘Afte{o‘%g%ulitntggsuelflg,s Foucault began something thusly: “I understand, Mr. Hayes, = that| you have:expressed yourself that the Home Guard of Bemidji and Min- esota are alot of ‘scabs’ and that 'Vou have also stated that I am of the same opiniom. I want to tell you, Mr. Hayes, that the Bemidji ome Guard is composed of -any- thing but ‘scabs.’ They are all prom- inent citizens of Bemidjt and the Home Guard of the state is com- . posed of men just as goodil 2 i Trenches. s ¢ fi%‘é‘%&‘%e}hfi term of enlist- ment for Uncle Sam in the coast ar- tillery, and after serving my term’ 1 went to work railroading. When {he war broke out I immediately’ re- enlisted and was assigned to recruit-, ing. work. 1 expect to be sent to France before long and when I am, will. be sent to the trenches. And there will be thousands of other reg- ulars-who will be sent.amfl Will Leave a Family. “When lI go, 1 will leave behind a wife and two children and there will. be thousands of others left be- hind. When I am gone and the oth- ors have gone 1 will look to the Home \.. Guard to protect my family I will “leavé behind. And the rest of the ‘~ys will-do the same. ° “If 'vou were only half a man I would drag you out of here and beat your ‘block’ off. But you are not. You are nothing. 1 am a member of the regular army and I am speaking not only for myself but for the United ‘States army, and I hope you know now what the regul- ars think of the Home Guard.” Haves’ Weak Revly. Hayes shv;‘ank from Jt‘hee calm Fou- cault as he pointed his finger at Hayes’ face and poured out what he had to say. Hayes afterward ex- plained that he meant no reflection on the Home Guard or the regulars Gy t- said he had heard several say that they considered the Home Guard as ‘“scabs” and had heard that the recruiting officer had also consider- ed them in the same light, and had merely inquired if it wasn't a fact. " THREE ARE MISSING; — FIRE ATTACKS HOTEL (By United Press) Saginaw, Mich., Jan. 12.—Three e missing, following a hotel fire his morning. ' .mw»s OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-READ THE PIONEE . DAILY PION STATE DEMOCRATS MEETNEXTMARCH TODECIDEACTION ON G.0:P.TICKET| Endorsement. of Governor Burnquist| _and Other State Officials is Strong Possibility: P 34403 - SENATOR NELSON IN FAVOR BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. SATURDAY EVENING. JANUARY 12. 1918. — THAT PREFIX 1S SUPERFLUOUS ! WITH STATE DEMOCRATS|| thnton Says He'Hopes Chairman ¥ Democrats Will; Support the *0Y State Officials. Minneapolis, Jan. 12.—Minne olis Democrats ‘wi:) miet in a “con- vention, some' time in March to de- cide what action shall be taken up- on a state ticket, Chairman Frecz ltfl state is a candidate for re-election, it is believed certain that ‘the Democrats will indorse him and put up no can- didate. “A fight to indorse Goverhor J. Al A. Burnquist and other loyal Repub- lican officials is also -forecasted by expressions of such leaders as Dan W. Lawler qof St. Paul and C. F. Mac- donald of St. Cloud. i The Democratic state executive commijttee - will ‘be called to meet in St. Paul Feb. 12, Mr. Wheaton said, to arrange for calling the confer- ence. The Minnesota Democratic as- sociation is holding its first biennial meeting Feb. 12. 2 Chairman Wheaton expressed a doubt as to whether the state orga- nization: would go any :further to- ward co-operation than indorsement|’ of Senator Nelson. Mr.-Lawler in a speech Tuesday night in St. Paul, de- clared for re-election of Governor Burnquist and Secretary of State Ju- lius A. Schmahl. “I hope: that the Democrats will have enough sense to indorse them,” he said.. | ; 1 vernor Timber Lacking. Mr(.}owel?elawnrlflimltwd .that _the Democrats ‘have no ‘timber for gover- nor in ‘sight just now. M ler’s speech was at the St. ) at. an entertainment Tkifg E o is &8st ce” that' he will ot be a candidate for office’this ear. ; " “This is going to be a bad year for politics and politicians,” Mr. Lawler continued. . ‘“‘The. people of Minnesota almost unanimously have backed the war_measures of a Demo- cratic administration,” On last elec- tion day at least 75,000 Republicans voted -for ‘Wilgon, and this is the reason! why. the président came with- in 392 votes of receiving the elector- al vote of this state. .- "Would - Return 1816 Suvvort. “In comimon loyalty and gratitude Democrats should forget. partisan- ship and, above all, the people of Minnesota, regardless of party poli- tics, should seé to it that no Repub- lican state official now holding office shall be punished for being a loyal American citizen.. You have listened to a splendid patriotic address by the secretary of state. I understand that Mr. -Schmahl is marked for slaugh- ter by pro-Germans and other dis- turbers: If he wants his present po- sition he should be re-electéd unani- mously. ““With equal force the same state- ment”is true of Governor Burnquist. The governor has made some mis- takes, but he has been loyal and true in the most trying period in the his- tory of this state. If we had an elec- tion tomorrow I would vote for Gov- ernor Burnquist and Mr. Schmahl, ‘and T hope that the Democrats will have enough sense to indorse them. Everybody, of course, is for Senator Knute Nelson for re-election.’” DRASTIC CUT WILL BE FORCED IN WHEAT (By United Press) - Washington, Jan. 12.—S8tringent regulation of food ‘consumption in America, including compulsory meatless and wheatless days are in prospect: as the result of a confer- ence Hoover had with congressional leaders. Whea! er Cent. Chig‘go. Jan.tl .—gtate Food Ad- ministrator Wheeler, returning from Washington, said he learned that Hoover is determined upon conserv- ing wheat to 70 per cent of the pres- ent consumption. Retailers will be forced to report their needs and then he will receive 70 per cent of what they report. Those disobeying, will have their supplies cut off. Prices for substitutes for wheat and meat will soon be regulated. GOING TO UNCLE SAM & At noon téday Myron Plummer and Palmer Anderson left for Duluth whence they will be sent to Jeffer- son barracks. Plummer enlisted in the Twenty-third engineers and An- derson in the Twentieth engineers. Both are Bemidji boys. sractically only one House ‘and 1eft the family without a| 4 ARTOON FURNIS! THIS NEWSPAPER D) guzm%«!lk CO'AEPNION OF PUBLIC SAFETY B Fire Sweeps. ELIMINATING THE PREFIX. Family Destitute; Here’s Chance Here is a case that is worthy all consideration and co-operation in-a time of misfortune to the Ingersoll family,” who occupied the house of Harry Bowers, a few miles north of Bemidji, the dwelling being destroy- ed by fire this week. lost "everything they possessed of a personal -~ nature, escaping with blanket saved. thing in the way of wearing apparel or household equipment. The family consists of husband and wife, one boy eight years old, one girl of 11 years, one boy 14 years and a girl 16 years. These children are in dire need of suitable clothing. The first just naturally cleaned up the family at a time when it hurt the most. Mr. Ingersoll has a team of horses and a cow but cannot sell AR~ TITUS IS CHOSEN ON THE PARK BOARD; SUCCEEDS DR. MARCUM Harry E. Titus, general superin- tendent of the M. & I. railroad shops, and a resident of the Second ward was named a member of the park board to fill the vacancy of Dr. E. H. Marcum who is in the medical service of the government. The se- lection of Mr. Titus is meeting with popular approval and it is generally believed that he will prove a valu- able man on this important board. At a recent meeting, plans for the coming year were discussed, which involved improvements along the lake front and avenues. It was de- cided to call a meeting in the near future of all citizens interested in improving and beautifying the city for the purpose of securing sugges- tions. The date of the meeting will be announced soon, according to Chairman N. E. Given. CALLED TO ST. PAUL Dr. E. W. Johnson leaves tonight for St. Paul where he has been called by the adjutant general to confer in matters pertaining to the local draft hoard. B. A. C. CLUB ELECTS At the meeting of the B. A. C. club last evening, 28 members were present and much enthusiasm was shown. Something special is being planned for the next meeting which will be held next Friday evening. The B. A. C. basketball hoys will play the second high school team this evening at the Armory -before the big game. SENATE PROBERS ARE STILL AFTER BAKER (By United Press) ‘Washington, Jan. 12.—The senate military probers again raked Secre- tary Baker over the coals today, at- tacking Baker’s claim that adequate supplies for America’s soldiers had been furnished. They hammered at his claim insistence that army needs had been properly met, For Hearty Cooperation "them to raise the ready cash as they have a mortgage on them. He was getting along well when the fire swept him out of the means of mak- ing a livlihood for his wife and ba- bies. It isn't a charitable case but one of backing a man who is unable The_ familyy} at this time to provide necessaries, and friends are .asking all who can, g]xtend aid to this most worthy fam- 1ly. , 2 1. H.Smith:.of the Associ- e of all. Clothing is urgently needed. Any one having articles or utensils that are used in housekeeping are urged to conltribute. Money dona- tions. would also be greatly appreci- ated. Chief Ripple says any. articles may be brought to the city building where they will be turned over to the destitute family. Here’s a chance for practical work to aid this good family to again get a start and not sufter. Bemidji To ~Hear Story Of France (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 12.—Bemidji was today placed on the itinerary of the state food administration’s speaking teams. These men recently visited France, bringing back first hand messages of the conservation being done there. The tour starts Feruary 24 and lasts one week. EMMELINE PLEASED OVER HOUSE PASSING SUFFRAGE MEASURE (By United Press) London, Jan. 12.—*The old quar- rel of men with women is over now and we can work together for hu- manity’s good,” asserted Emmeline Pankhurst, the noted suffrage lead- er, when informed the United States house of congress had passed the suffrage amendment. ‘“Women must work and win the war. Unless we win, votes will be no good,” she ad- ded. H. M. S. RACOON HITS ROCK; ALL ARE LOST (By United Press) London, Jan. 12.—The steamer H. M. S. Racoon struck a rock and foun- dered off the coast of Ireland Wed- nesday. All on board were lost. FIRE DESTROYS PLANT Chester, Pa., Jan. 12.—Fire de- stroyed the plant of the Johm .J. Buckley company, pork packers, The loss i8 $2650,000. Charities” Wolild—11ke - the- help. [2 REPOR INSTORM'S SWEEP, Americans Laugh As They Bomb (With the American armies in France, Jan. 12.—Those were Am- erican boys that dodged Boche aero- planes, laughed at gigantic aircraft guns and launched bombs over Rom- bach and Ludwigshaven in broad daylight a few days ago, as reported by a French communique. The men were Joseph Wilson of Wheeling, W. Va., a Preabyterian minister, and “Bob” Lehr of Albion, Neb., ex-member of the state basket- ball team. Both are corporals in the French army and are awaiting transfer to the American. flying corps. M'GEE BARS P! TS OF MORE N $2 PER TON St. Paul, Jan. 12.—Following com- plaints from country towns that dealers are charging as high as $3.50 gross margin on coal, Judge J. F. Mc- Gee, as Federal fuel administrator, has issued an order reducing all mar- gins in excess of $2 a ton to that fig- ure. The order also provides that con- sumers with complaints against re- tail coal prices may have them re- viewed by the county fuel committee, which shall have power to make an order. - ,.Judge McGee explained last night ithat.the.order is entirely independ- .4he- procgedings pending in &u y, Hennepin' and "“8t. Lo igounties to determine the gross mar- &in- retailers ‘may charge. Neither must the $2 fixed anbitrarily for out- side localities be taken as final. ‘HISTORY’S GREATEST HYPOCRITE,’ RUSSIAN PAPER TERMS WILSON {By United Press) Petrograd, Jan. 12.—The Bolshe- viki newspaper Prada is violently de- nouncing President Wilson's peace terms: The paper refers to the president as “the h of rapicious American imperialism ‘and. the great- est hypocrite history ever knew.” DEMOCRATS ARE DXVIEED UPON POLITICAL SITUATION St. Jaul, Jan. 12.—Democrats are divided just now as to whether they shall indorse the state officials now in office, all of whom are Republi- cans, or nominate a complete ticket at the conference in 8t. Paul in March. The leaders generally favored a complete ticket in the fleld with the strongest man who can be induced ;.‘o run as a candidate for every of- ce. Of late, however, the sentiment in opposition to political contests this vear has developed so strongly that many of the rank and flle are op- posed to placing a ticket in the field. This {8 the feeling expressed by many at the meeting of the State Agricultural society. “Nine of ten men you meet want ‘no political contests, and no changes not absolutely necessary,” one Dem- ocrate said ‘yesterday. “The only test will be 100 per cent loyalty,” another said, ‘,and all state officials have been loyal.” BAKER INSISTS ALL ORDERS ARE FILLED (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 12.—The Senate military probe has entered the final stage. It has been largely a verbal bout. The committee members are exasperated :at Baker’s persistence that all rush orders have been met. CREDIT FOR SUFFRAGE VOTE BELONGS TO REPUBLICANS just et Washington, Jan. 12.—Credit for the suffrage victory belongs to the Republican party. Of the 274 votes cast for the amendment 162 were Republican and four Independent, leaving only 160 Democrats, Minnesota and the Dakotas were solidly for the amendment. This was a surprise even to the suffra- gists s0 far as Mtinnesots is con- cerned. =3 PALM IS (By United Press) Chicago, Jan. 12.—All rail com- munication is crippled and live stock is suffering. Trains are stalled by . the terrific storm which is reaching from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. It §s freezing along the Gulf coast. R|cll'£xvgfil!¥.b &? o?flel‘ll. D'i‘%’.'_wnh twelve reported dead and thousands of dollars damage, Dixie is recover- ing from the flerce blizzard which swept the country yesterday. Tele- graph connection is disabled and train service is demoralized. Storm Hits Washi s Washington, ?fll). 1;‘,".35?&0”" of cyelonic proportions struck Washa ington this morning and all wires are . down. The city is in the grip of the storm and railroads are oper- ating blindly. Switc i A Mllwaukeltli. ?Egl liez.ilxlgl\:'?tch en- ging was crushed between two in- coming trains in the yards of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rafl- road this morning. The engine was attempting to push the. first train through a drift to the depot when the second train rammed the switch engine. The switch crew jumped and no lives were lost. The passen- gers of the trains were ghaken up. ONUS FOR BREAKING PEACE-PARLEY PLACED UPON THE GERMANS (By: Untited Press) Amsterdam,: . -Jap.. 12.—Russian Foreign Minjster Leon, Trotsky. is de- termined thdt the onus for breaking off peace negotiations with the Ger- ml:nn shal]l not rest upon the Rus- Dispatches this morning cleared up. yesterday’s confusing and appar- entl| contradictory dispatches. The:e showed that Trotsky acceptéd the demands of:the Teutons to pro- ceed with the deliberations at Brest Litoysk. Then ffihe Teutons, unable to yield, calledsoff the sittings on the ground that:Russia was unwill- 1 0 transfer negotiations to Stockholm. Originally, the Germans {nsisted upon this Armistice i tended, Petrograd, o.fi;n.‘ lg.x—e?ofl'qclal)— An announcement says the Teutons have accepted Trotsky's appeal to extend the general Russo-German ar- mistice one month. INTIMATED POPE CALLED ATTENTION OF KARL TO TERMS (By United Press) Rome, Jan. 12.—Intimations in in- fluential vatican circles are that Pope Benedict diplomaticaily called the attention of Emperor Karl of Austria to President Wilson's war aims message and suggested that he seek to influence the kaiser's consid- eration of these terms. Official comment is refused. How- ever, it is learned that the pope con- siders America’'s entry into the war as likely to bring democratic peace. ARMY BANK ROBBERS WORE UNIFORMS; 4 SLAIN WITH AXES (By United Press) Camp Funston, Kan., Jan. 12.— The axe fiend who slew four men in the army bank here wore the uni- form of a captain. Henry Wernall, the wounded victim, is regaining his senses this afternoon, it is said. Storv Killing. Camp Fltx%stogf Kan.,zJan. 12.— Three men were killed and two se- riously injured at 8 o’'clock last night when the army bank here was robbed by a man dresged in the uni- form of @& captain of the United States army. The three men, civil- fans, were killed with an axe, it is reported, while they were at work in the bank. C. F. Winters, vice presi- dent of the ational Reserve bank of Kansas City, Mo., was serfously wounded and it is feared he cannot recover. The men killed were: Hill, John Jewell and Carl Olhson, all clerks. Military authorities are reticent re- garding the robbery. It was learned however, that the robbery was dis- covere when persons passing the bank heard groans,