Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 28, 1918, Page 1

VOLUME XVI, NO. 148 NMloN-me EFFECT lN 1919 Amendment Would Check All Booze After June 30 Next Year, Bger:'l'his'Year. " MEASURE IS REPORTED TO THE SENATE TODAY Manufacture and Sale of Beer to Be Stopped Three Months After Approval, w.ash_ggg;on June 28.—The nate agricultural committee as agreed upon an amend- nt to the $11,000,000 emer- gency agricultural appropria- on bill providing for national rohibition. Under the amendment the anufacture and sale of whis- and wine would be prohib- UBSTITUTE AMENDMENT The amendment was framed : I:y Senator Norris of Nebraska as a substitute for the pending one by Senator Jones of Wash- ington. The Jones amendment would have: brouxht about ab- solute prohibition immediate- y. The Norris compromwe as adopted by the committee: a vote of 8 to 3. Chairman Gore said the_bill would be reported to the sen- ‘ate today. ; Senators Johnson (Demo- crat), South Dakota; Gronna " (Republican), North Dakota, : nnd Kenyon (Republican), ehowa, voted in favor of report- the Norris amendment. HINIMUM WAGE IS " SET FOR APPRENTICES St. Paul, June 28.—The state minimum wage ' commission has adopted an order fixing minimum .~wages for apprentices in Minnesota ~and directing a state wide sufvey of wages paid to women and minors. Under the order a woman or miner 18 years or over may be an appren- tice for six months, but must be paid $6 a week for the first three months - and $7.50 for the remaining three months, and thoge under 18 may be “an’ apprentice for a year with $6, $7 and $8 a week for four month periods, respectively. After serving ~apprenticeships, all shali be entitled # to @2 minimum wage of $7.75 or $9 ,zsweek. The order is effective July ‘The wage investigation will begin in the northern part of the state -about July 15. LEAVE T0 ENLIST Herbert Warfield and Norman Kit- tleson left this noon for Duluth with the intention of enlisting in the avi- ation department of the National ‘army. Warfleld is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Warfield and Kittle- son is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kittleson, GRYGLA BANK HEAD FORGED $16.586 NOTES Minneapolis, June 28.—Forged .. notes totaling $16,586 ‘were found among the papers held by the Farm- ers State bank of Grygla, Marshall county, says a report from Examiner ‘W. A. Smith to F. E. Pearson, state superintendent of banks. The bank - was closed June 22 zy order of the superintendent, after ‘'C. E. Ballard, its superintendent, disappeared. In St. Paul a memorandum in Bal- lard’s handwriting, Superintendent Pearson, said, indicated he was re- sponsible for some of the forgeries. Examiner Smith’s report lists as- sets of $85,706, including the forged notes, interest in the building, fur- niture and some doubtful notes. Lia- ilities reported at $79,028 are made ‘up mainly of deposits and borrowed money. Eighteen stockholders, in- cluding Otto Bremmer of St. Paul, owner of about one-third of the stock, may be assessed if the bank’s affairs are liquidated. A, J. Anderson, cashier of the Citi- zen'’s State bank of Grygla, is in tem- porary charge of the closed bank. [ » P S £ iktgd after June 30, 1919, and iufai ale of, jith ‘the mnew amendment{ TENSTRIKE TO RAISE BEMIDJI, ‘MINN., FRIDAY »flucumsmcmmc DRWE DELA NEXT _l!lONDAY EVENING - (Special to Pioneer) Tenstrike, June 28.—On -Monday eveqlng, July 1, at 8 o’clock, -Ten- strike will be the scene of a patriotic celebration, the occasion being the raising of a huge United States flag donated by the citizens of the village. The flag, 8x16 feet, is one of theé largest ones in this vicinity and-is to be raised on a 75-foot pole. 3 An excellent program has been ar- ranged for the occasion and is to be under the direction of Prof. A. F. Kneiff. Soime of the features . are speeches by=Rev.”S. W. Arends-and other prominent- citizens, patrigtic selections by a girls’ chorus. The Home Guard will also take part in the demonstration. Tenstrike is showing her patriot- ism in every way possible. .She went over the top in the recent W, S.'S. drive under the direction of H. Stech- |y man, very near doubling her. quota of $800. ‘She has also organized a Home Guard of three squads which is affiliated with the Bemidji com- pany. And now-to further show her loyalty she has planned to raise a huge public flag. The service flag is soon to follow. Tenstrike is proud of the fact that she hasn’'t a single slacker. R 1 Are Killed _By,TeumnAir_, - Raid OnParis (By United Press) Paris, June 28. — (Official)— Eleven were killed and 14 injured in an air raid over Paris last night. Ma- terial damage was done. FORD TRACTORS SOLD AT ACTUAL COST: TO BE SHOWN HERE JULY 4| ‘| June 28.—*The total number of Ger- ‘Later::-~advices announcing the coming of the Ford tractor. to Be- midji for a demonstration - on the Fourth of July differs somewhat from the ‘facts as first reported, in-‘that the tractors are not furnished free, but are sold at only actual cost, the demonstration being free on the day mentioned. The price of the tractor is $750 F. 0. B. Detroit, Mich., plus $30 freight at St. Paul. It is a plan of the government to see that they are furnished farmers at cost to enable them to produce greater acreage with greater speed in cultivation and saving labor. Experts will be here to conduct the demonstration and plows will be used in the work. It is assured that hundreds of farmers from Beltrami county will be present to witness it, and any information will be gladly furhished by C. W. Jewett, propri- etor ‘of Jewett’s garage, Bemidji. LIOUOR RULED TEXAS OFFICIALLY BANS BOOZE Austin, Tex., June 28.—Texas be- came officially dry when a bill en- acted by a special session of the leg- islature and which prohibits the manufacture or sale of intoxicants within the state became a law. The remaining saloons—numbering be- tween 300 and 400, according to records in the comptroller’s office which were outside the limits pre- sceribed by the 10-mile zone around camps of military instruction, are thus banished. Not a saloon, brewery or distil- lery remains lawfully in operation in the state. Both interstate and intrastate ship- ments of liquor are prohibited by an- other law enacted by the legislature. The only way any Texan can get liquor without violating the law is to go out of the state, purchase it and bring it back himself for his per- sonal use. i ARE YOU BUYING W. 8. S8.% (By United Press) Washington, June 28.—This is War Savings Day. - So is every day, but today, by proclamation of the secretary of the treasury, is especially set aside for culmination of the greatest organ- ized effort for sale of W. S. S. vet undertaken throughout the nation. The income of the government from the little green stamps will be more steady after today, as millions of people have pledged themselves to buy stamps regularly. PERSHING’S CASUA.IT'I-.‘Y LIST (By United Press) Washington, June 28.—General Pershing today reported 56 names in the casualty list. MARINE CASUALTY LIST (By United Press) Washington, June 28.—Marine corps casualty list today, fifty. IS MYSTIFYING TOOFFICERS OF ALLIED ARMS Various Reports Aye' Current As to Reasons; Dissatisfac- tion One Cause. . GERMANS STAND AND *DIE IN BELLEAU WOOD Washington Hears Offensive to Be Resumed; Austrian *Failure Reason. By WILLIAM P. SIMMS United Press Correspondent ‘With the British afield, June 28. —*“Hindenburg’s- delay in resuming the offensive is mystifying the allied leaders. They are not worrying in the least as our ability to stop the drive increases proportionately to the delay. “Many astounding rumors_are cir- culating, accounting for- the delay. One has it that a strange disease is devastating the Germans, but appar- ently the foundation is only grippe. Another fumor has it that there-ds ‘much™ dissatisfaction in_the.German ‘army; the: soldiers ‘apparently realiz-{- ing their battle plans-were:-less God- inspired than they were ‘informed, but they still obey the commands. “Another rumor blames the weath- er and ground. This is good, How- ever, the real reason is that probably Hindenburg realizes he will never have more men than he now has, while the allied forces are constantly increasing. Hence he is carefully calculating possible man power. be- fore making a move.” GERMANS MOWED DOWN By LOWELL MELLETT United Press Correspondent ‘With the Americans on the Marne, mans killed in Belleau ‘wood was be- ftween ‘1,100 and 1,200:° This is not a proportiondte number on account of the barrage which prevented tlie Boches retreating. ; “The Germans stood and took ma- chine gun and rifle fire and our bay- oneting.” Look for Resumntlon. ‘Washington, June 28.—The war department. has received unexpected information that the German' drive is to be resumed. This is hastened by the Austrian failure and.Kuhl- mann’s recent remarks casting doubt upon German military leaders. GERMANY TO MAKE. DEMAND FOR CONTROL OF AUSTRIA'S ARMY (By United Press) Washington, June 28.—It is ‘re- ported that Germany will demand the complete control of the Austrian armies on account of the Austrian- Italian failure. The attitude of Germany toward Austria is very bitter. GERMAN CHANCELLOR CALLED FOR IMPORTANT CONFERENCE (By United Press) Copenhagen, June 28—Imperial Chancellor Hertling has been called to German headquarters for an im- portant conference. CALL TO BASEBALL PLAYERS T PRACTICE Dr. Diedrich is issuing a call for baseball players to report at Athletic park this evening at 7 o’clock for the purpose of organizing a baseball team to play Red Lake at Bemidji's celebration Fourth of July. The call is issued for Carl Tenn- strom, Allan Doran, Alex Ripple, “Red” Swisher, Barney Erickson, Harvey Washburn and all others who have baseball playing ability. Come on out, fellows, and let’s have a red hot baseball game in Be- midji the Fourth. TWO0 BEMIDJI SOLDIERS PROMOTED TO SERGEANTS William Russell, son of Attorney P. J. Russeil of this city, who en- listed last fall, has been promoted to sergeant, according to informa- tion received by his father. He ex- pects to leave soon for “over there.” Mrs. P. J. Russell has received word from her son, John O’Connor, who is now stationed iu_ Virginia, that he expects to leave soon for France. He has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. Dr. J. W. Diedrich has returned from Little Falls where he visited with his wife and little daughter, lwho are guests of relatives. EVENING, JUNE 28, 1918 BIG CURTIS TRI-PLANE COMING TO BEMIDJI - FOR FOURTH OF JULY One of the biggest attractions to be a part of Bemidji's Fourth of July celebration and one of the most interesting and- worth going miles to see, of anything shown in the county, will be the Curtiss tri-plane the government has kindly consented to ‘allow making a trip to Bemidji. Major! Weaver, head of the aviation branch at Dunwoody Institute is the man. Bemidji has to thank. for the prese of the big flier, the major giving! his consent after an interview by Major John D. Yost, head of the Mlnhesota recruiting - service. ' The! big flier will be run to Be- midji ‘under its own power, making the long journey overland. It will leave -Minneapolis the morning of July 2 and is scheduled to arrive at Brainerd for the first night’s stop. * With the tri-plane will-be a de- tachment of 10 members of the avia- tion gection and local interest is added :in this feature when it is learned that J. H. Harris, son of A. H. Harris of Bemidji, is one of the detachment delegated to,accompany the plane, he being an -enlisted man in the:aviation service. Frazier Safe; Townleyites InN.D.Saddle % (By United Press) Bisnlarck, June 28.—Returns from 50 of the 53 counties show that ithe L Nqnpnitisan league swept practically every one of its candidates into the nomination. Governor Frazier is safely nomin- ated over- John Steen and all other states candidates are nominated. The league 'claims to have nomin- ated three congressmen. Baer is leading but his nomination is uncer- tain. "UAll others are certain. ALLAN S. BENSON OUITS SOCIALISTS: RAPS PARTY New York, June 28.—Allan 8. Benson, Socialist candidate for presi- dent in 1916, has resigned from the party. He described his withdrawal as ‘‘a protest against the foreign born ‘leadership that blindly believes a non-American policy can be made to appeal to many Americans.” He declared that he could not re- main in a party which places all the belligerent nations, including those dominated by Germany, on an equal footing. GEORGIA OPENS DRIVE (By United Press) Atlanta, Ga., June 28.—At 2 p. m. today 6,000 speakers addressing 6,000 mass meetings in Gergia, open- ed a ome-day drive to secure sub- scriptions for the state’s entire war savings stamp quota of $57,000,000. The mass meetings were held in school houses and other public pla- ces. Citizens were called upon to sign pledges to purchase during 1918 enough war savings stamps to make up the state’s quota. DEADLY BARBERRY IS STILL BEING FOUND It is reported that the common barberry is still being found in Bel- ‘trami county. Harold Aase, of the ‘United States department of agricul- ture, who is now making an inspec- tion trip in this wvicinity, reports finding barberry bushes badly in- fected with the rust. It is a known fact that the com- mon barberry (Barberes Vulgaris) harbors and propagates the black stem rust of wheat and, in spite of the fact that this has been given a great deal of- publicity, there are a few people who are so careless or neglible as to have this noxious bush growing on their premises. Because the common barberry harbors- and propagates the black stem rust of wheat it must be de- stroyed. Order No. 28 of the Min- nesota Commissioner of Public Safety orders: “Every person owning or having charge of premises on which bar- berry bushes of rust producing vari- eties are grown or at any time found growing, to forthwith destroy such bushes.” If bushes are not destroyed within a reasonable time the owners or per- son in charge of such infested prem- ises must bear the expense or eradi- cation which will be conducted un- der state authority and the expense will be collected by the county at- torney. If any one is in doubt as to wheth- er they have the common barberry bush growing upon their premises, they may find out by calling on A. W. Aamodt, the county agricultural agent, who fg at the court house. FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH REPORT MON® nCHY PROCLArED:LENINE FLEE CIAR'SDEATH REPORTED BY WIRE (By United Press) 5 Stockholm, June 28.—Petrograd newspapers publish the report that the Bolsheviki have been overthrown and that Gen- eral Korniloff and the Germans have occupied Moscow. The report also states that Premier Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotsky have fled to Murman and that Kikolai Inkol- aievities has been made emperor. German military authorities in Finland lack confirmation and the rumors are received with the greatest reserve. REPORT OF FORMER CZAR’S DEATH WIRED London, June 28.—The first announcement, approaching official confirmation of the death of Nicholas Romanoff, former czar of Russia, has reached here. The Frankfurter Zeitung says Foreign Minister Tsclnz- herin wired from Moscow to Russian Minister Darmstadt in Germany that Nicholas had been killed. C: 0] Murdered. * Amster a%fn.lfxtxsg 28.—The Wolff News Agency says it learns from Russia tlyat the former czar wap murdered on a train in which he was leaving Ekaterinburg. The same source reports that Grand Duke Al- exis is also dead. KERENSKY TO SPREAD LESSONS OF RUSSIA (By United Press) London, June 28.—Alexander Ker- ensky, who has arrived here from Russia, when interviewed, stated he will not return to politics, but will attempt to spread among the allies the lessons learned in the Russian situation and will appeal for arms and supplies and other aid. ] “ALL SLAVS SHOULD BE FREED.” LANSING (By United Press) Waslxingmn June 28.—Secretary Lansing today issued an official statement saying all branches of the Slav race should be completely free from Teuton rule. STEAMER ARRIVES WITH SUB VICTIMS (By United Press) Halifax, N. 8., June 28.—Twenty additional survivors of the British transport Dvinsk, sunk recently near Bermuda by a German submarine, were landed here today by the schooner James Marshall. The schooner made the rescue af- ter the survivors had spent eight days in life boats with insufficient food. MORE AMERICANS CITED (By United Press) Washington, June 28.—General Pershing reported today that 50 more Americans had been cited for bra- very, AUSTRIAN FACTORIES ARE AT STANDSTILL (By United Press) Amsterdam, June 28.—Dispatches indicate that Premier Wekerle of Austria admitted to the Hungarian chamber that it was true work had stopped in most factories, even news- papers not appearing. AUSTRIA GETS NO VOICE FROM ALLIES (By United Press) London, June 28.—Press dispatch- es say another Austrian attempt to throw out a peace feeler via Switzer- land has failed. The dispatches say that Austria had an official representative in Switzerland for a few days attempt- ing to ascertain allied standpoint re- garding important questions but failed. He returned to Vienna. CLUB FOR FIGHTERS (By United Press) Washington, June 28.—Enlisted U. S. soldiers passing through Wash- ington now have a regular clubhouse where they can find fine eats, music, reading rooms and sumptuous beds. A night’s lodging costs 35 cents. Reasonable rates prevail in the cafe- teria. The house has been opened for use of soldiers of the ranks by the Na- ticnal Congress of Mothers, and is at 1314 Massachusetts avenue north- west, — | ! i e — b | | 15 Miners Are Believed Dead, Virginia Blast (By United Press) Virginia, Minn,, June 28.—Work- ers fear 15 miners remaining in:the Silver mine of the Hanna interests today are dead. . Three have been rescued alive. Thirty tons of dyna- mite wera.exploded by - lightning, causing the ore .te; fell-, . Worst On Ra Virginia, Minn., Juna 8—1;15ht- ning striking wires connecting pow- der blasts all ready to_set off in the Silver open pit minec of the M. A. Hanna company, about. twio miles. west of town about 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning, caused the worst mine accident in the history of the Mesaba range at least twenty men being killed or buried alive. There were forthy men working and somb were injured. Most of the mean are Austrians and Finns. One victim, Frank Hul- ler, aged 60, a Pole, was an old resi- dent of the North side. Several tons of powder near the explosion was not set off. The lightning struck the connect- ing wire running into the different drifts where shots were ready to be set off and in a thwinkling the whole rim of the pit seemed to lift up and settle down a great mass of rocks and earth, burying the victims be- fore they had a chance {o save them- selves. KERENSKY GOES TO PARIS (By United Press) London, June 28.—Kerensky left London today for Paris. FOURTH OF JULY TO BE NATIONAL ITALIAN HOLIDAY Rome, June 8.—The coming Fourth of July, wlnch will be pro- claimed an Italian national holiday, will be celebrated throughout the country. Cities and villages will be decorated with the American and Italian flags. 7 SATHRE IS HONORED E. M. Sathre, manager of the Bel- trami County Concolidated Abstract company, was chosen vice president of the Minnesota Abstracters’ asso- ciation at its meeting held in St. Paul. A. W. Thompson of Preston was elected president and W. H. Pryer of Duluth, secretary. BEMIDJI GETS BATTERY FOR BASEBALL GAME Looks very much as if there would be a red hot baseball game in Be- midji on the day of her Fourth of July celebration when Red Lake's crack team comes to play Bemidji. Red Lake has the reputation of al- ways being able to bring a fast ag- gregation into every game played and her list of victories is a long one. Bemidji has had no organized team nor in fact any city team for several seasons and some of the best players of the city are now in the army and navy. However, Bemidji will do its best to garmer a team worthy of the mettle of the Red Lakers and has already secured a crack battery from Hibbing, consist- ing of Whitby and Edmonds, both- of whom are well known in Bemidji. The former is a pitcher and the latter is his battery mate. Other players will also be secured to make up the other positions,