Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 31, 1918, Page 1

LARGE AUDIENCE _|MINNESOTA WILL any Wins In Restraining SIC RECITAL nd appreciative audience heard f. John Jacob Beck in pi- _ano recital at the Grand last eve- ning, ki ppearance being a feat- “ure of /thé “band musical program presented by the Bemidji band for of:a band uniforin fund, ¢k fully lived up to the 3 advance notices of his tal- ents and abilities. ‘Refreshing indeed is his freedom tation and his work stamp- ‘one of the most promising nists in the country, which claimed for him by expert x 8. kK gm&“fi% musical is father, Jonn M. Beck, ugician of note. For years charge of a large male nneapolis, an organiza- ‘known in the North- ,--after recejving his usjcal education under cof his father, gradu- ] Northwestern = Con- of Music in Minneapolis 1 ent to Berlin where he Work he Klindworth Schar- - wenka: Copseryatory and studied un- der Moritt Mayer Mahr. - Upon his 'y fountry he accepted at 'ternoon, giving. a talk on L composers and explaining ona'as. théy were rendered. The eoming of Professor Beck was in compliment to P, R. Peterson, di- tor! e hand, who was for sev- ears a member of a crack band dership of Mr. Beck’s is gervices were .gratis. Heartily Greeted. . also. gave 8everal num- by 1: the large audience grew enthusiggtic over the showing un- der-the. new director, the band play- ll:{ ‘s dash and precision which denced hard practice and insuring * “for B i. an organization of ‘Which ght; well be proud. “. Prof. :JKmil Tuseth, one of Be- - midj’s music masters, pre- sented violin. selections in his usual finished manner. | N 1, The %flldfi“ and,og'h%ch now boasts a membership of twenty-one (Continued on last page) MWDONALD THROWS HAT 'IN RING IN RACE FOR CONGRESS E. E. McDonald late this afternoon - announced his candidacy for con- _.gress from the Sixth congressional district, Minnesota. He will enter ‘the lists for the momination on the Rebpulican ticket at the mass con- _yention to be held at Brainerd Feb- ruary 12, when both Republicans and Democrats will meet to decide upon one candidate to oppose Con- gressman Harold Knutson. Mr. McDonald will present his for- mal announcement tomorrow and in- tends to make a hard campaign to secure the nomination as a Repub- lican in this district,” to be support- ed by the Democrats, as the Sixth is overwhelmingly Republican. SAMMIES KILLED IN SURPRISE ATTACK (United Press) By J. W. Pegler With the Americans in France, Jan, 31—Two American soldiers were killed and four wounded, one seriously, and one taken prisoner in an enemy sortie against a small sa- lient at 7:16 o’clock this morning, a heavy, low lying midst aided the Germans. The Americans battled heroically against superior forces and there is evidence of bloody fighting. The en- emy suddenly threw up an intense barrage fire and communication was severéd. The mist prevented the Sammies’ rockets being seen and the \ Americans were forced to fight with- — g out the aid of barrage. They fought valiantly against the terrific numer- {oal forces which trapped them. DURING SUMME Ten Thousand Lakes Association to Send Special Car Through the Southern States. HOTEL MEN AND OTHER Senator McGarry Addresses Commer- cial Club, Explaining Objects and What It Means, the assertion. work, Mr. McGarry said: Going After Tourists. “We desire to establish a central|gjgted B E nald. dstabatiag potat fn St Paul with|oed by B, 1, Moo a paid secretary at its head, who i1l keep the work before the people 8 bt oD ath w% ,l;re and had a collection of law:‘books going after the tourist trade and our | that looked like a public' litrary, | chief objective is to convince it that ] the roads here are what they really|Stanton. He cited case afier case of the south continually. are, excellent. are being made to take along plenty _of . fish- packed. in . ice, so-.that. we}. dangiver a fish- dinfer every:day at town we s Walker Gives $300 (Continued on Page 8ix) L.W.W. Strike SetTomorrow; ment of Camp Pike, Ark., unless the sick rate is reduced among Minne- sota soldiers in training. lack of tents, says. the report. Tomorrow and next day are the Camp Cody lsygllghtedp:dth can- WIRE FROM“T“EBOYS’ burg Echo, Socialist, claims the days set for the reported intent for|gles, continues the report. [ a general strike in the lumbering in-| At Camp Comp the sewerage sys- dustries of Northern Minnesota, and | tem is generally inadequate. There the Pioneer has obtained informa-|gare not enough graduate nurses and tion from an authoritive source that| more are needed. There are mnot the strike is to be called in pro-|enough doctors and there is much test against the arrest of I. W. W. members and taking them to Chi- cago for various treasonable offenses | are good at Camp Cody. and attempts to injure and hamper & amp Dody. Grand Rapids, Jan. 30.— the government in its war work. N WILL LIFT C An advice received today in Be- (By United Press) midji by ome in close touch with New York, Jan. 31.—Major Fred- the situation said that 1,800 sol-|erick Palmer, censor with General diers were being held 1n readiness| Pershing promises absolute open- at Fort Snelling for emergency or-|ness of reports when the Sammies ders. Some of the Fourth Minnesota in- fantry detachment, ordered to Be- GILE'S MOTHER D midji, have left for points where Bueford M. G?le Teceivel there might possibly be trouble. The order for the strike is gen-|today announcing the death of his|Germany is still growing. Minis- eral and extends throughout the|mother, Mrs, James F. Glle. He will| ter of the Interior Wallraff contin- by the executive committee of the BOOSTERS ALREADY ACTIVE|or whatever it may be termed just| ‘“The above entitled ‘oa.ul'e came That Minnesota has by far the most wonderful ‘summer play- grounds’ of the nation is conceded by practically every state in the union. To thoroughly advertise this fact, the Ten Thousand Lake asso- ciation will send a special car 3 _| additional charge to the consumers i‘:]l;o“wgghthi: :ou;;x;:nit;sgzteost, boo“"s,t,- other- than the Iimit set on the, price|Tder to, show cause. ers well supplied with literature, and game and fish exhibits“to prove “We know we have the ‘goods’ and it is up to us to convince the other fellow. We not only are go- ing down with ‘plenty of:evidence, on the people of Bemidji. ; until the final’ judgment herein.” L] but we are going to make ’em eat : » A v i : some of it, because arrangements NEW RULING MAKES MANY OF ' ’ | -REJECTED “The city of Walker has sub- scribed $300 to further this work, and I believe Bemidji| will do, as Electric Co. From Adding 5 , The city of Bemidji, through' City City Attorney Brown had little M . DE BO Attorney M. J. Brown, won a sig-|to say, other than present the com- = nal victory against the Minnesota|pany's contract with the city and Electric Light & Power company, in] ask that the company comply with - 3 & O F a decision just issued today by Judge{ the contract it had made in .evident C. W. -Stanton in the district court.] good faith with-the city, assérting it i ' “The ruling of Judge Stanton meéans| the company could hcange it to suit il 2 that the company is restrained from | its conveniences or whims the con- - increasing the expense to consumers{ tract wasn’'t worth the paper it was CHARITIES HARD HIT St Paul; Jan. 8l—Fifty-olght of light $1.10 per month, on’the{written on. counties of the state.of Minnesota BY CLOSING ORDER; so the ogmpany got the Sl.l%gm befgre the Court at Chambers in'the each of its patronms, “10 per ce couft house in the City of Bemidjl count if paid before the tenth, /| in’ said county, on the 12th day of ete. November, 1917, upon an order to The electric rates provided for’in|show icause’ why a temparary in- the franchise of the electric ‘com-|junction should not issue as prayed allegation that it was ‘“not an fn- ist of Decision. ' creage in'‘rates,’” but a service In' handing %town hfll decision,, charge” or ‘“‘ready to serve” ¢hirge,|Judge Stanton ‘says:- ¢ have been ordered “bone dry™. by | the Minnesota Public Safety commis- sion, There are 86 counties in the raised to 11 cents from its former|plaintiff in support of said applica- rate of 10 cents. A 5 gonfi a;‘d Mes:rs. B. .1‘.l Cremer and (By United P = 8 . B. McDonald appearing as attor- y Unite ress) 3 tgotl&tvr:';l:t%y‘::mt;‘ ‘meys for defendant in opposition,| Chicago, Jan. 31.—The burden of f o e Ayt ans thé] 214 ® motion having been made for|the closing order of Garfleld is fall- counties. . company there s nothing said about|8nd on hehalf of defendant for an ing heavily upon the charities or-| The order is to go into immediate order of .the Court discharging said| ganizations in this city. It is esti- | effect. mated that 10 per cent more skilled| The order covers 54 additional workers will apply for charity be- counties and prohibits the taking of cauee wages lag far behind living intoxicating. liquors -into any county : costs. which is “dry” under county option or Indian treaty and directs the sher- as recently applied to Beltrami, Clearwater, Clay and Polk counties, and the order includes the last four . Motion is Denied. ' “Such moggn is lgleere%dy . denied, apd it is ordered, that a temporary injunction: issue herein restraining of current. The company sought to] saddle on the extra $1.10 and -the city objected -and " City Attorney Brown was instructed by ithe .city T ERTE ThT ifts of th ti 3 Senator P. H. McGarry of Walker,| 2= 2 CYland en. n, Minnesota Elec-| WASHINGTON SEES s of these counties to confiscate all president_of this organyizatlan, iad‘}- w to prepare-injunction pro- gajolning The ‘n w. N § IMPORTANCE | i yor found in violation of the pro- dressed a‘ meeting of the Bemidji 7 : 5 business men at the Coim;nercllt:l b Staitton for a temporary. in- club° Wednesday noon, outliningthe g frac plan of advertising-as proposed by then the he}rlng o, tho‘flnl‘l f""’,f° set forth in the complaint herein, to- the association. In discussing the The light company was represent- wit: ! | tric Light & Power Company from IN EUROPEAN ngs. The. case came . before putting ‘into operation and effect STRIKE RIOTS visions. A the following provision contained in (By United Press) The counties affected are: Jack- the schedule of rates, referred to and b) on which was granted-. end son, Cottonwood, Mahnomen, Becker, Hubbard, Cass, Itasca, Lyon, Kana- bec, Isanti, Chisago, Lac qui Parle, are refusing comment, but believe e R el 1 30 ::lwé ltxt lo\l'gent: are impending in “A monthly charge of $1.10, e Central Empires. less a discount of 10c if paid at The strikes. in Germany and Aus-|SWift: Clay Roseau, Yellow Medi- the company’s office on or be- |[tria, uprising against the govern- cine, Carlton, Lincoln, Polk, Doug- fore the 10th day of the follow- |ment in Austria-Hungary, revolt of | 138 Fillmore, Rock, Nobles, Dodge, ing month will be made. When |the Czechs and Socialists in the|Kandivohl, Murray, Otter Tail, Red- the monthly statement for elec- |Austrian army and destruction of wood, Renville, Todd, Traverse, tricity consumed is equal to or |vast amounts of war supplies in both Wantowan, Pope, Big Stone, Meek- greater than such amount, no |countries, all are regarded with sat-| Pengington, Marshall, Wadena, minjmum charge will be made.” |isfaction and suspicion considered Wright, | Stevens, . Houston, Chippe- Insofgr as the consumers of elec-|unusual. wa, Ping, Mille Lacs, Farfbault; and quoted authorities. from' -all|tric current for lighting purposes, The Teutons allow only o much polnts of the compass in the Unjted|owning and using meters, residing|news to get past the borders. States, seeking to establish the right| within the City of Bemidji, Beltrami of ‘the company to impose a burden| County, Minnesota, are 'concerned, ed by the corporation’s chief- &ttor- ney, B. J. Cramer of Chicago, as- Chief Counsel on Job. Cramer is a “shark” in his -line when he appeared before | Judge born, Koochiching, Beltrami, Clear- water and Aitkin, n 17 ; 3 : st. Tf, Spores Tnaflected. e new order of the Public -Safety com- mission, drug stores may import in-. toxicants into their counties for shle WRETCHED STATE OF . e SOLDIERS ARE TRAINING changes ‘in physical requirements, dian treaty. - The -new- erder only whereby thousgnds rejected under prohibits importation , into these F [ rom Berlin/**~ —~=> ~ g FLOODS ABATING S ABA cl l(de glll_'-gd Fregal‘) lood evelan ., Jan. - .31,—Floods (By United Press) are (;,bxmngv lbl"oughout Ohio and Geneva, Jan. 31.—Newspaper dis-| danger is lessened.’ Property loss is (By United Press) the rst regulations are now accept- St. Paul, Jan. 31.—The Minnesota| able. - He intends to hold for serv- Public Safety commission’s report on| ice all registered men except those camp conditions where ~Minnesota| whose deformities make them abso- soldiers are in training discloses con- | lutely unfitted for any service. If dition not at all satisfactory to Gov-| physically unfit they will be used patches today report serious con-,n.)w estimated at--$15,000,000. ernor Burnguist and the others who|for special work. flicts between soldiers and strikers — MAJOR YOST. COMING accompanied hhin on the tour of in- ion, accord! to the report just RAILROADS HELPLESS ::p:;; (;::hllcc.or ki 7 o répert I ARE in Germany. In some cases the The commission urges the removal (By United Press) troops refused to fire upon the strik- of Mlnnesota1 soldiers from Camp Waahlngtol:x. Judn.t 31.—-;)?31: snow | ©T8. Cody at Deming, N.:M., unless steps|on gome tracks and torrential streams Y are immediately taken to eliminate| washing out are making some of "0 INSPECT BEMIDJ' the dust and sand evil. the national railroads almost help- The report urges the abandons| less. Next Tuesday, Bemidji is to have the honor of a visit from Major John D. Yost, U. S. A.,, head of the re- cruiting in Minnesota, a telegram to Corporal Foucault, recruiting officer at the Bemidji station, jbeing re- celved this morning to that effect. uble in Berlin, Amsterdam, .?an, 81“3 semi-of- ficial dispatch today says there is no news of any serious strike move- ment except in Berlin. “NOBODY MISSING”IS ' Gities 1n Sise Amsterdam, Jan, 31.—The Ham- Camp Cody is overcrowded for con:mm;ldin% officer of the Hamburg " sector has declared a state of siege Bl The Pioneer late yesterday after-|of the Hamburg, Altoona and War- “o]::l{ormyonfilrr_f L‘;‘fihf: cl?:::lfi:;:_ noon received the followfing from |nock districts. News is unconfirmed.|(ers were transterred to Minneapolis :h:hsq':\)udbth&;t left :t noon for 11)“' ! ; trom which point the recruiting for czm to be forwarded to training i Finns M%ke Escape. tne state is directed. He has spent pneumonta. DB openhagen, Jan. 31.—Finnish|p e time in personal work-through- Daily Pioneer, government leaders have escaped to-| ;¢ the state, visiting the various ward Lammerfors where the army is y ' ) concentrating. Thanks for sendoff. Faod is good and moral conditions Bemidji, Minn. T L S B Petioae me povs. |CIYIC RELIEF BOARD IS enlistment activities in. general, but in his travels has never paid Be- corms g grman sazmas | NAMED BY RED CROSS Mrs. E. H. Smith, Mrs. C. W. Jew- midji a visit, for.the reason, as he wrote at one time, “Bemidji isn’t (By -United Press) A o ett, Attorney E. E. McDonald, F. tele. Copenhagen, Jan. 31.—Copies of Lycan and F. B. Lamson were ap- worrying me."” The good work Bemidji has done, gram from Richland Center, Wis.,|the Germania declare the strike in pointed on the Civic Relief commit- tee yesterday morning at 10 o’clock We're on our way. Nobody ENSOR missing. Everybody happy. however, has not passed unnoticed, for frequent letters .to. those inter- ested in the work of aiding recruit- ing have contained warm praise for Bemidji and those interested in lend- ing aid in swelling the . military ranks. i It is planned to give Major Yost an actually begin fighting. the I. W. - - lumbering industry where the I. W.|leave this evening for Richland Cen- | ues his refusal to negotiate with the Bemidji Red Cross chapter and the enthusiastic reception with the en: W. flourish. A Hun Colonel “Got’”> What Baker Sald London, Jan. 31.—*“The truth about the American army” is the title of a long article writ- ten by Colonel Gaedke, in the German Socialist newspaper Bremer Zeitung. “The enente now has pinned its faith' entirely to American help,” says Colonel Gaedke. *It, therefore, is important that the Germans know just how serious is this American menace. “The Americans are coming to Europe to meet the most per- fect instrument of war that any age ever has seen. Can they do it2” “Secretary of War Baker re- cently told us 1,500,000 men were under training. With all modesty we call his attention to the fact that the men who still are being trained cannot terrify us. It took the English two years to put a million men in a battlefield which was quite near them. The Americans, with the nhandicap of distance, cannot do better. “How are the Americans off ter to attend the funeral. workers. tire populace of Bemidji in the re- celving line. DRAFT EVADER IS - INDUCTED INTO ARMY committee held a meeting in the Commercial club rooms at 4 o’clock The purpose of this organization is to take an interest in the hoys who are in the service, and in their welfare, and to act as an agent for the dependent wife, mother or other relatives, and secure such allowance as the government is obligated to extend them while the bread winners| « James Flynn, Trenton, N. J.,, was are in the service, or in case of ac-|gent to Camp Dodge yesterday, being cident or death. registered by ‘the Beltrami county A soldier’s wife is entitled to one-| draft board and forwarded for in- half of his salary from the govern-| duction into the army. ment and a dependent mother is en- Flynn is the chap who walked in- titled to the same. In case of his|to jail for a night’s lodging a few death, his wife gets a pension. nights ago and questioning brought The function of this committee is| to light the fact that he had mnot to see that thesc government allow-| registered having been in Canada. ances and portion of the pay reaches|t is said he went to Canada to es- the parties who are entitled to them| cape registering and returned only got to expect them before next |and in case of death, that the wife|to fall into the law of the United autumn—neutral observers say is allowed the pension. States. : h - six months later. Representatives of this committee The Beltrami county draft board Isadore Joanis, alderman of the “Moreover, these men will ar- will be appointed in the different lo-| j5 in the midst of examinations for Fifth ward, whose term expires with rive still untrained. While per- calities throughout the county. the second call and the process of the coming municipal election, has haps they may be useful for a examining the registered is now un- announced that he will again make defensive, they may be consid- POSTAL ""MMITTEE FAVORS der way in the court house, a large the race for his seat in the council ered negligible for any offensive | INCREASES FOR POSTAL SERVICE | number reporting today to be looked and his petition is being circulated. operations. over. 3 Alderman Joanis was elected last “The greatest possible Ameri- (By United Press) Yesterday, 60 were examined and spring for the one-year term when can military effort will be too ‘Washington, Jan. 31.—The postal | on Tuesday 56 were exa ned. ' the Fifth became a part of Bemidji, weak and-insignificant to make committee today recommended to Next Sunday .the board will be and he has been a faithful and com- good the loss of the Russians the house a wage increase from 10 | {n Baudette ready for work and will petent representative of his consti- and the weakening of the Ital- to 20 per cent for practically all | commence .on Sunday, continuing tuents. He should be re-elected. ians.” postal employes. over Monday. " ® can become fit to perform the difticult task of officers in mod- ern war? “What about non-commis- sioned officers, who are so im- portant for training and holding together an army? Nothing is complete. Everything must be improvised. ‘It 18 an insoluble problem. “Of the total strength the Americans are able to muster, it has been shown that only a half million can get to Europe. But when? The entente leaders have for officers? Where are they to get 4,600 generals and staff of- ficers? Mr. Baker said he had 9,000 officers of all ranks in April, but now has 110,000. “That is truly an American masterpiece of accomplishment —to sew epaulettes on 100,000 and call them officers. Does Mr. Baker imagine, that these gen- tlemen in six, nine or 12 months JOANIS WILL AGAIN SEEK COUNCIL SEAT pany sets the limit iof .12 cents for in the complaint, Mr. Montreville kilowat, and the company recen’ J. Brown appecring as attorney for LIVING WAGES CUT 5“‘,{,7"'8 ordar s in effect: the: sisee " Washington, Jan. 31.—Officlals | 0% Crow Wing, Cook, Lake, Kitt- * Mower, Wilkin, Grant, Anoka, Free- - O e Lo P e %0 S e T - "B M VL .| under.th l‘wfii”evi."“”?’ presgribed. | . AFFATRS w“ERE STATE ’uhh‘lgt);u?m}:‘zx. Fg;?.’)_lflrovont s‘ rikn wew deroe'd 'tgh#;:g ddry,“ alistvei:"’n:gfipg:f Marshgl Crowder . today announced ’ ly dry under county. option or In-