Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 10, 1918, Page 1

S e Srmangitone "VOLUME XVI, NO. 185 INDIANS SEEK * CHANGE;CLAM NOT TREATED Penaltles as White: szens ’ 1f Violate Laws. H. W. WARREN GIVES AN INTERESTING ANALYSIS Here Attending Minnesota ¢ Council of Tribesmen; is Washmxton Envoy. What was intended to have been a o) 'iilsruptlon in ‘the ranks of the dele- gates to the Minnesota Chippewa In- dian conventi8n, which opened Tues- day in Bemidji, failgd, miserably and its instigator has left the city, re- turning to his ‘reservation. ' He was not an accredited’ delegate and had surroundéd himself with a few fol- lowers, ‘ignorant of the real prob- lems that confront the tribe in their interest. The convention proper._ is that -of ragularly constituted delegates from 3 tion £ - whit] ~the ness this moon.the- credentials com- mittee to be named at the outset and reading of reports and communica- ASPACT SAYS : Taxed and - Suluect to - Sme tions. 3 2 Imvortant Report. * Tomorrow the most important bus- iness of the sessions will be giverat- tention, that of hearing the report of the legislative committee upon the status of the claims '‘against the gov- erimient. ‘The delegates are all of a high order of intelligence, many of them of collegiate education and they are determined to obtain the justice which they.firmly .believe 'has “been - demjed them. - Officials will be-elected ‘tomorrow Among the Chippewas of prom- inence attending the state conven- tion, of the Minnesota tribesmen in Bemidji is H. W. Warren, member of the legislative committee of the In- dians, who came to Bemidji from Washington, and in relation to one of the most, potent matters affecting the Minnesota Indians, that the govern- ment has failed to live up to the ° terms of a pact entered into with the Inlians in which they were granted « allotmerts, Mr. Warren says: “Although the Indians are taxed and 3! as wzl‘gwdtjiie%ls;‘}? laws, they. have. na influential voice in the government. like children,-and even the privileges they are supposed to have under the present system are not accorded them. Have the Evidence. “In, view of the fact ‘that we are in possession of evidence that the affairs of Minnesota Indians are not being handled according to the pro- vigions of tne law we are demanding an investigation of conditions gen- erally.’f ;said ‘Mr. Warren. “In this movement we are being aided by Con- gressman Clarence B, Miller of Min- nesota. Congress. is believed to be generally fayorable to the movement looking. toward establishing. the In- dians in their rightful place. A res- olution is before the house which calls for an investigation of the af- fairs of Chippewa Indians in Minne- gota. Congressman Miller formulated the measure and it was introduced by Charles Carter of the house commit- tee on Indian affairs. Would Bring Change. “It- will be necessary for,us to get They are treated |. Seven more members of the last draft call will leave tomorrow morn- ing at 7:35 o’clock for Camp Grant as the last of the quota sent out a few days ago. There were originally 11 to leave to make the quota com- plete, but four of them have reported and left for camp, leaving the seven s now due. The list is as follows: John Jenkauskis, Wilton: Peter H. Olson, Nymore. Peter ‘Bérgmgn, Nyindre. Carl G. Swedberg, Turtle River. James E. Leister, Lavinia. Andrcw Moeskau, Wheaton, Knute Frederickson, Fargo. Seven for Dunwoody. = Seven more will leave Bemidji next Monday. for Dunwoody institute to take special training, being Beltrami county’s share of the quota called throughout the state. This quota has been selected for special ability in the mechanical lines to be as- signed. The\persou | fows?...~ . * George Peter Mayer, Vn‘“lmm Clarence Lindbloom, Bemidji. George. A. Boser, Minneapolis. Hugh K. Robinson, Solway. Frank A. Markus, -Jr., Nebish. Walter R. Roosevelt, Wallin: Frank J. Koors, Bemidji. the list is; 5. fol- authority from congress to introduce our arguments in the court of claims and force the government to fulfill its obligations,” explained Mr. Warren. “This _movemént is being watched with the greatest interest by every In- dian in the United States, since if we are successful we will bring about a drastic change in the present sys- tem of Indian government and our movement will result in the removal of Federal paternalism. “Three hundred thousand dollars are appropriated yearly for the edu- cation of Indians in this state and for general welfare work among them, but the Indians are deriving but lit- tle benefit,” Mr. Warren concluded. This matter is one to be discussed at the sessions of the convention this week. ORGANTZATION OF BATTALION " STAFF SHAKES UP HOME CUARD Bemidji’'s Home Guard company re- ceived a severe shaking up Tuesday night at the hands of Major Tom Swinson of the Twenty-first bat- talion, all caused by the recent crder that raised Captain Swinson of the Bemidji company to the majorship of the battalion, which in turn created a vacancy in the captaincy of the com- pany. First Lieut. S. T. Stewart has been acting as commander of the company and a recommendation that he be commissioned captain has been sent in to headquarters by Major Swinson. Sergeant Barker has been recom- mended for the first lieutenancy and as adjutant. Second Lieut. Palmer is recom- mended for first lieutenant and ordi- nance officer. First Sergeant Doran is slated for first lieutenant and supply officer. E. L. Benner is scheduled for ser- geant major. Private Ashem and Private Lahr are recommended for color sergeants, Recommended by Stewart. Recommended by Lieut. Stewart to fill vacancies thus created in the com- pany are: Sergt. J. P. Brandt to be first lieu- tenant, and Sergt. W. L. Brooks to be second lieutenant. Corporal Beyer to be first sergeant. Duty sergeants, Corporals Naugle, Clish, Campbell, Snyder. Corporal Stackman of Tenstrike is also-recom- mended for a sergeancy, he being in command of the two squads to he stationed at that place. Dr. &. H. Smith is to be the cap- tain of the medical corps. Headauarters Company.- It is up to the organization of a headquarters company now, to be sta- tioned at battalion headquarters. Fourteen men are needed and it is desired they range in age from 18 to 21 years. The band is also a mem- ber of headquarters company. Appli- cations should be made immediately as only the right kind of young men are desired and no other kind will be accepted, 1—General uew of a Canadian ammuniuon dump and encampment near infantry on its way to relieve troops that are hard pressed by the ndvanclng Germ IW||INu|Ghec Profiteering (By United Press.) a Vflsh)'y'ton, July 10. —-“Govern- nefital- 'mlce fixing will never elim- profiteering,” Food Adminis- A Fator=FIo6Ver-totd Senator Simmons, chairman of the senate finance com- mittee. In the letter, Hoover urged that heavy excess profits taxes would mean returning to the public the money the profiteers took from them, and declared = price-fixing continued on account of shortages, CROOKSTON SHERIFF ARRESTS BOOTLEGGERS Crookston, Minn., July 10.—An- other plan, whereby liquor can be car- ried into dry territory, was frustrated by ithe local sheriff, when he caused the arrest of four Mclntosh men, Mike Burns, J. R. O'Donnel, John Vest and Simon Moen, who were car- rying liquor through this state and intended for the Dakotas, by means of a hot water bag. The party, all of who were asleep, were arrested about nine miles east of the city. The car was then searched and a half gallon of whiskey in a hot water bag, together with several bot- tles were found. When questioned in court, one of the men replied that he intended taking the half gallon of whiskey through Dakota, by tying the bag about his neck and concealing it under his shirt. He sfated that he had at one time made a business of blind pigging and had always carried it on in such a manner. Each member of the party was fined. WAR TAX PROVISIONS = CAUSE OF DISCUSSION Washington, July 10.—The treas- ury department’s proposal for war taxes, by placing the nation upon a strictly economic basis was today laid before congress. It provides for the doubling of tax- es on beer, liquor, tobacco, which is generally approved. The suggestion of taxes on automobiles already pur- chased is opposed, as is the sugges- tion doubling the taxes on movies on the grounds of injuring the morale of the people. There is likewise op- position to the 10 per cent tax upon all leased telegraph lines on the ground that it would injure the com- munication of war news and also the morale of the country. HOW COULD YANKEES FIGHT WITHOUT THE “S€ORE?” (By United Press) London, July 10.—Baseball scores and the latest news from the states are being supplied to American sol- diers and sailors in every corner of England and Scotland by United Press bulletins, through the Y. M. C. A. One of the most harrowing features of life in the Isles for many Ameri- cans has been the lack of news that is news. The American boys have complained that their British cousins have no idea of the value of fresh- ness in news. The want is supplied now by a daily telegraphic condensed news service, fyrnished to the boys without cost, b +— west front. 2—Column of British 8—Driver of a Gnn&dlnn armored’ AWAY AFTER HAVING ‘BROKEN BOY’S SHOULDER ;. Jack Burgess, nine-year-old son of Del Burgess, while playing tag in front of the Catholic church on Bel- trami avenue this forenoon, was run down by an automobile and severely injured. 3 . : The boy’s right shoulder was frac- tured, the left side of his face and head was badly cut and bruised, his left thigh was also badly bruised and he otherwise received cuts, scratches and bruise: The occupant of the cdr never stop- ped to ascertain the result of his run- ning down the law, but opened up the car and sped away leaving his little vietim bruised, broken and bleeding. The police are working on the case and believe they have the name of the' person doing the driving. Mr. Burgess, father of the boy, is not censuring the auto driver, as he says his son was no doubt in the street when struck, but is a little re- sentful. on account of the driver speeding’ away, leaving tne child helpless with lujuries on the pave- ment. . THEY ALSO SERVE WHO : ONLY STAND AND SALUTE (By United Press.) ‘Washington, July 10.—It may be quite an event in the young life of aprivate to be assigned to guard duty+-around the White House. But it has its disadvantages, There's this saluting thing. When an officer passes a soldier on guard, the private must stop in his tracks, face his superior, and bring his rifile to “present arms.” Of course that isn’t hard work— just now and then. But when offcers from the neigh- boring war department pass almost in a steady stream, it keeps said pri- vate busy saluting. So, guarding the President may be some honor, but it’s also some work. GOVERNMENT GETTING DATA OF VARIOUS TELEGRAPH LINES By United Press) ‘Washington, July 10.—The United States signal corps is compilling a complete data of the wire systems, which would lead to the belief that if the president seizes the lines as a military necessity the systems will be operated by the signal corps. BILLY SUNDAY. EVANGELIST, UNDERGOES SLIGHT OPERATION (By United Press.) Rochester, Minn., July 10.—Billy Sunday, the evangelist, today under- went an operation for a slight hernia. HOME ON FURLOUGH. Earl Thurber of the U. S. S. Kan- sas is spending a few days in the city on a furlough. He arrived in the city Monday afternoon and will remain until Friday morning. He will re- turn to the Kansas by way of Duluth. SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS. Rev. M. A. Soper held services in Schoolcraft school house last evening and after the services organized a Sunday school. The following offi- cers were elected: Superintendent — Mrs. Cunning- ham. Assistant superintendent — Mrs, Turner. . Secretary—George Turner. Treasurer—Mrs. Leonard, . * FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH Correspondent. )- “Discipline, the. ' over the army, js-<~ " " reads.an Znet \ et __cu by General “wg\c‘ .wws, commander of the Wit .« Germans- holding the lines astride the Somme, east of Amiens. The order says the, commander will deal full punlshment to unruly spirits. “I cannot permit comnmnders to sake upon themselves to* shield their officers or men guilty of breaches of discipline of military regulation, or ies of too mild a nature.” i A few days previously he issued an- othier order saying that cases of sol- diers openly refusing to ohey orders are increasing alsrmlngly PAN AMERXCAN VICTORY. '(By Ed. L. Keen, United Press Cor- respondent.) London, July 10.—Kuhlman’s res- ignation is interpreted as a pan- ‘American victory. Admiral - von Hintz is reported as the successor. He is a friend of.the kaiser and a supporter of Admiral von Tirpitz and leaders of the Belgian annexation- ists. However, it is considered Hintz is not dangerous to the allies like Kuehlmann, whose masked peace plans constantly gave allied pacifists debating material. Hintz is generally chacterized as the most notorious master of intrigue in the kaiser's diplomatic service. His first notoriety was when he was ‘minister to Chinw. when he was with- drawn. Then he was sent to Mexico and became involved in a plot for furnishing Huerta with. American arms during the American embargo. TFinally he was sent to China again when diplomatic relations were brok- en there. Norway next saw him, where last summer he became in- volved in a plot to smuggle bombs to Norway to blow up allied merchant- men. FINLAND MUST CLEAN HOUSE. BEFORE HELP i (by United Rress.) g Stockholm, July 19..—Gerenal Man- nerheim, military commander of Fin- land, visited American Minister Mor- ris and asked that the allied coun- tries send food to Finland. Minister Morris replied that he would gladly reply after German in- fluence and German troops were re- moved from Finland. THIRTY GERMAN AEROPLANES DOWNED BY BRITISH JULY 8 (By United Press.) London, July 10.—(Official)— British airmen downed 30 German airplanes on July 8. The British loss was four. Thirteen tons of explosives were dropped on enemy positions. ARTILLERY 1S ACTIVE. (By United Press.) Paris, July 10.—(Official—Artil- lery fighting in some of the sectors on the Picardy and aMrne fronts. With the British Afield, July 10— ‘nflict upon them disciplinary penal- ORDER TO TEUTONS SHOWS DISCIPLINE IN ARMY SHAKEN; HARSHNESS URGED 24 [} (By William P. Simms, United Press PlotUncovered To Slay Entire Teumnfleglma (By Joseph Shaplen, United Press Correspondent.) Stockholm, July 10.—The assas- sination of German Ambagsador Mir- bach, at Moscow, is only the first step ol’ a plot by Russiaji terrorists to wipe out the whole German mllltnry clique. The plot lncluded the killing of Mirbach, the kaiser, Ludendorff, Hin- denburg and Kuehlmann. . Four Social revoluntionaries of the left wing were identified in the plot. The result is the “right ganders” and “left landers” and Mengheviki com- bined against the Bolsheviki. Petrograd newspapers criticised Kerensky’'s visit to Paris and asks by what authority he went. Keren~ sky is generally discredited there. REPORT INDICATES “YANKS? ARE OBJECTIVE (By United Press.) Washington, = July 10. —General Pershing , today reported excessive troop movements in'the enemy's area before American positions are gon- tinuing and indicate a possible gath- ering of Germans for slormln’ the Yankees. « Aerlal activity is increasing. PLANES BOMB CONSTANTINOPLE. (By. United Press.) Constaptinople, J@ly 10. (Of- ficial)—Five enemy planes hompard- ed Constantinople this mornfng' No dumnge resulted. PERSHING'S CASUALTY REPOBT : Washington,’ July 10.—General Pershing today reported 103 casual- ties; marines, three. 54 GIRLS KILLED The Hague, July 10.—Fifty-four girls, all workers, were killed when German airplanes dropped 50 tons of bombs on the ambulance station at La Panne, Belgium. P MATTER OF GREAT PITH AND MOMENT ENGRO_S_SES CONGRESS (By United Press.) A Washington, July 10.—And it came to pass that congress, inves-- tigating right and left in executive departments of the government, and criticising officials right heartily, paused one day -to investigate, with solemn mien and deep deliberation— The reason why the Congressional Record isn't reaching subscribers on time, and to determine some way of printing addresses on the labels so they will not become illegible. FRENCH SOLDIER SEES HIS (By Frank J. Taylor, United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the American Army in France, June 16. (By Mail.)—At a certain point in a sector taken over by the Americans, observation posts overlook miles of territory behind the German lines. When the Americans took over the Sector the French loaned a number of their obhservers to train the newly ar- rived Americans. One man the French said was especially good, be- cause he knew every inch of the Ger- man territory under observation. He had lived over-the line before the war, and his family was still therq. THis man has escaped fto France to join the army when war broke out. From the observation po- sition he could see on real clear days his home over the line, and with the aid of glasses he watched his’ wife and two little “kiddies” when they were outside their home. In good weather he saw them three or four days out of the week, but in bad weather he was fortunate if he saw them once a week, If was tan- KIDDIES BEYOND HUN LINE talizing to cee his children grow up when he could not reach them, yet he was grateful for the chance to look at them. One day shortly after the Ameri- cans came, this man was broken hearted. He had seen his wife and the children board a train. For two days he was almost without hope. Then one of the Americans he had been training suddenly shouted one day, “There they are. They’re back. The yankee was almost as excited as the Frenchman, This man doesn’t measure time by “the end of the war,” as most people do. With him it is ‘‘until the Amer- icans drive the Germans beyond my home over there.” For him that will be heaven. He says there will be no end of the war on Germany for him. For the hours of agony the Germans have giv- en him will never allow him to be at peace with a German. Furthermore, a ranson is on him for an uprising he started before he escaped to France. The Americans will try to keep him at his obgervation post until his home and family is won in an advagee.