Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 16, 1918, Page 1

*.» Unit In, Action. - the Indiz : -“$25,000,000 “and ‘the abolishment:of - the Indian “bureau: at “Washington . 14,°1889, as agreed to by our people Chippewas Claim $25,000,000 - Due Them; Say They Have Been" - Defrauded. - WILL ASK CONGRESS TO PERMIT INVESTIGATION Treaty of 1889 Not Lived Up to, Asserted; Reservations <In the resolutions passed by the Minnesota Chippewas at their annual coincil “held:in; Bemidji--last: week, ? wn§ asked for a_refund.of and “equal ‘privileges for Indians of intelligence. The Tresolutions also touched upon other phases of condi- tions that affect them and are as fol- lows: Whereas, not a single provision contained in the act approved Jan. has_heen carried out in good faith, but on the contrary every provision has been disregarded either in whole or in part-among ithe more flagrant violations of said agreement being the following: 3 1. - -About t one ;}mlion acresafif land partly. covered . with ‘valuable stari‘d’s‘p'dt"tfifih‘éihfid céded under-the agreements of 1889 have been.pat- ented to.the; state of Minnesota by the administsative officers of the government without any authority of law whatsoever, upon the pretext that the state of Minnesota acquired some interest.in said lands under the National Swamp Lands acts, not- withstanding the plain terms and provisions of said acts expressly ex- cluded ‘the lands. of the Chippewas lands from its operation. Park Not Paid For. 2. By the act of June 21, 1906, a large tract .of the most valuable tim- ber land was ceded .to the United States under the agreement of 1889, to be’sold and disposed of and the proceéds - deposited to our credit in ithe treasury of the United States was given to the state of Minnesota ‘“‘to be used as a state forest reserve or public park,” without one dollar of compensation being paid therefor by the United States government or the state of Minnesota. i 2 3. Large tracts of valuable timber lands ceded to the government by the agreement of 1889, have been locked up in forest reserves created by acts of congress. in utter disre- gard of the terms and conditions un- der which they were ceded in the United States ana of the terms and conditions they were to have been sold and the proceeds derived there- from placed in the treasury of the United States to the credit of our people. ¥he failure of the United States to redeem its promises con- tained in the agreement of 1889 with regard ‘to the lands locked” up in forest reserve, has resulted in a loss to our people of more than a million dollars. Allotment Troubles. 4. The illegal disposal of 256,152 acres of valuable timber lands under act .of congress approved Feb. 20, 1904, and the illegal disbursement of the money. 5. The failure of the officers of the United States government to al- lot lands to those members of our tribe on the Red Lake reservation in occordance with the provisions of the act of Jan. 14, 1889, and the adoption of a policy by the Indian bureau which will, if permitted to be carried into execution, result in the impoverishment of the members of our tribe residing on the Red Lake reservation on unallotted land, which policy compels them to select as their allotments lands denuded of the tim- ber and of no substantial value. Unwarranted Expense. 6. The illegal and inexcusablg ex- penditure from our funds of nearly $500,000 per annum for the alleged “support and civilization” of our people, 175,000 of which is being ta- ken annually from our principal in- terest bearing fund and is being ex- pended for the primary, if net the sole purpose, of maintaining a great horde of federal employes in our midst for the ostensible purpose of assisting us to support and civilize ourselves. The expenditure of this money for our alieged support and civilization is a flagrant disregard of the promises made by the commis- sioners who negotiated the agree- ment of 1889; is a useless waster of money, is an outrage upo~ the gov- ernment of the United States. GONVICK BANK CASHIER | DOES NIHTSHIRT DASH ~ AND CAPTURES CROOK (8necial to Pioneer.) /Bagley, ‘July . 16.~——When- an all- round crook attempted to:steal the seven-passenger car owned by George T. Hamery, cashier of the State Bank of "Gonvick, he' hadn’t figured upon just what_sort of an:individual that caghier was, for when Hamery heard “the -loud barking of neighbor’s dog and -héard the noise of his big car backind out ‘at 3 o’clock yesterday morning; he’did’t stop to even don a pleasant smile but jumped out of bed, through the door, his'night shirt flap- ping in “the ‘early morning breeze, grabbed the snorting car, swung aboard and grasped one Carl Sather, thief and draft evader, by the throat and choked him into unconsciousness, meanwhile’'managing to force the car into an embankment which checked it. i Holding his prisoner in-a vise like grip, the banker called for assistance, as his attire was hardly suitable for the attraction ,of ‘a crowd on a per- sonally conducted tour up town, and Marshal Albert Johnson responded. The prisoner: was brought to-Bagley and County Attorney Atherton took a -hdnd, -also. the-sheriff, “which- means that the prisoner will be taken to Camp Dodge and answer_to Uncle Sam. A 7 ‘ The feat of Cashier-Hamrey was a remarkable acrobatic stunt for when he reached the garage-he grasped t,he} top of his car and swung himself aboard as the car shot "down" the street.” The theif was forced back- ward over the seat and so fierce was the grip that he had extreme diffi- culty " in recovering. CONTRACTOR IS WIRED -~ T0-GET BUSY-AND - TEST WATER SUPPLY After a delay of several weeks, the equipment for the purpose of pulling well No. 2 of the city water works system has arrived in Bemidji. To- day Contractor McCarthy of the Me- Carthy Well company of Minneapolis was ‘wired of the arrival and to come and get busy. 2 MecCarthy was the man who orig- inally sunk the wells and when the questionable supply of water was broached there were some who fav- ored the test of the wells. McCarthy addressed the council and was confi- dent the wells were adequate if given proper attention and a contract was made for him to ship equipment to Bemidji and make the tests. He gave the council to understand he had tlie apparatus ready to ship in a couple of days and after the signing of the contract he ‘“went to sleep” on the job in Bemidji and the city has been waiting since, Foe Airplanes Night Attack U.S. Hospitals (By United Press.) Paris, July 16.—German airmen last night bombed the American Red Cross hospital at Jouy, killing two men and injuring nine. Physicians were performing operations at the time of attack and the nurses kept calmly at their work. DESTROYERS ASSIST ALBANIAN ADVANCE (By United Press.) Rome, Jully 16.—It is learned au- thoritatively that destroyers and sea planes rendered valuable assistance to the French-Italian advance in Al- bania. The destroyers bombarded the coast in the neighborhood of Cape Hamans and at the mouth of the Semini river, destroying enemy de- fenses and dispersing the garrison. Severe losses were inflicted. WOMEN TO KILL PAIN. (By United Press.) ‘Washington, July 16.—Many wounded doughboys prefer the tender care of women attendants when on the operating table. For this reason, the army is appointing women an- aesthetists for the delicate work of administering the ether. Fifteen al- ready have been dppointed, the war department announces, receiving pay and privileges of first lieutenant, without, however, the actual rank. Only graduate women physicians are eligible. NEW LOCATION North-Star Statioixel"y Co. Will{3 Qccupy Building Vacated ' By the P0§toffice. & WORK OF REMODELING IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS | Wholesale and Retail Business Combined; Publishing Plant Retains Present Home. With the removal of the last ves- tiage of the old. postoffice equipment; carpenters commenced the work of re-i? modeling:she interior-of ‘the building preparatory to- its-ooccupancy’ by: the] North Star Stationery company, anj adjunct of the. Pionger ‘Publishing’ company, which means that, the sta-{ & tionery and office supply ‘business of the Pioneer will be moved into a sep- arate and -distinct from ‘the mechanical department and office of the.Daily Pioneer and Week-. ly Pioneer. - © 1 - Another Business Advence. lishing company, its office and school supply business having outgrown its present quarters. In the .new loca- tion; ‘opportutity will,be afforded for better care of the large . wholesale business done by the Pioneer, and bet- ter facilities will be afforded for car- rying stock. Wholesale and retail business ‘will be carried en in the new location, with complete stocks of tab- lets, papers, inks, pencils, papatrits, twine, school and office supplies; fil- ing devices and in fact everything along these lines. : Extensive Improvements. An entire new front will be in- stalled in the building, handsome in design and affording ample display windows. New floors™ will be laid, the interior remodeled . throughout, redecorated, new fixtures of the lat- est pattern, and brought up to a model of this type of business house. Occupancy of the new location wiil be about August 1. Remodel Business Dffices. The removal of this department of the Pioneer Publishing company will mean other changes in the preseént lo- cation of the Pioneer Publishing com- pany’s business. The present quar- ters used for the business offices and editorial department and supply store, will be occupied solely. by the offices of the plant and will be re- arranged and the plant brought up to conform to the better handling of its new and rapidly growing volume of busintss. MANICURE GIRLS MAY WRITE THE MORAL OF THIS INCIDENT (By United Press.) London, July 16.—Mabel Cop- pings, manicurist, spent a day in handcuffs and tears as her unwilling part in a Canadian Tommy’s idea of a joke. He became chummy while she was operating on his hands, and produced for her wondering gaze a pair of bracelets, American pattern. she offered her wrists; he snapped on the cuffs. The Canadian then discovered he had left the key at home in the oven; and rushed off to get it. When the torenoon passed Mabel went to a po- lice station where expert locksmiths did their ineffective worst to free her. In the end it required a visit to an army machinery depot to free Miss Coppings. The Canadian is still missing, GOVERNOR AND PARTY PASS THROUGH BEMIDJI Governor Burnquist and party and Colonel March and party were in Be- midji Sunday enroute, via- auto. Their coming was unheralded and when they came and their objective is unknown. No doubt a brief auto trip on a pleasant day. LAY OFF THE “BARNEY.” (By United Press.) Washington, July 16.—When you come to Washington to see about war business, you can slap Bernard M. Baruch of the war industries board on the back, but don’t call him “Bar- ney.” Baruch learned to be a go d mixer when he was a Wall street speculator but none remains his friend who calls him ‘“Barney.” His intimates get a round it by calling lhim “Berney.” -go- for us;” location, apart|# - AT BAGLEY: IGNORANT OF REGISTERED DUTIES (Special to Pioneer.) § Bagley, July 16.—On advice of a telegram from Notth Dakota, the new Home Guards here yesterday arrest- ed-four Greeks who were supposed to e: draft evaders, but who claimed ignorance for not keeping the offic- ‘ials"'of their draft board notified of their whereabouts. { -All four seemed not only ready to eturn to North Dakota, bpt wanted §o enlist for Unce Sam. FBISMARCK” AROUSES IRE OF N, DAKOTANS Bismarck, July 16.—*“To hell with fliis blockhead Hun; what did he ever reads a six-foot sign Which confronts visitors to the North- arn Pacific railway station, # The paint brigade began operations d painted out the name Bismarck ith . yellow paint wherever it was und. . The railroad station sign was ed in beginning the campaign. On arly all* downtown buildings are inted signs urging ‘“Change the me of the city to something de- Ent.” 0.000 MINNESOTANS ARE AT WADSWORTH Spartanburg, S. C., July 16.—Spe- al trains arrived .every hour at nmp Wadsworth, “bringing 10,000 afted men from Minnesota and 000 from South Carolina for mili- ry duty in the national army. OKLYN SHOWS HOW YARDS "SHOULD LOOK IN SUMMER (By United Press.) New York, July 16.—Under di- rection of Park Commission J. N. Harman, Brooklyn has established five model back Yard gardens, open to the public for information and instruction from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The gardens are at Prospect park, McCarren park, Betsey Head playground, Highland park and Fort Greene park. ‘At each of the children’s gardens competent teachers instruct in all phases of gardening. Children are permitted to take crops to ‘their home. PRICES NEED MORE FIXIN" (By United Press.) London, July 16.—The war cer- tainly has been unkind to the poor Maypole Dairy company, England’s biggest dairying concern. Before the war for three years the Maypole realized an average yearly profit of 190 per cent. Thas was prosperity. But Maypole shareholders are up against "'stark, threadbarc poverty now,-owing to the war. Since 1914 they have averaged a profit of only 1121 per cent. The profits for 1917 were $3,755,- 000 despite the fact that prices for dairying products are fixed by the government. FORDSON TRACTOR HAS "HARD DEMONSTRATION The Fordson tractor, represented by the Jewett garage, this afternoon is considered to have ‘“some’” task on its Lands a demonstration being scheduled on the farm of George Mil- ler, the potato king, west of the city. On the farm of Mr. Miller is a piece of clay that is said to be a hard prop- osition for cultivation and on this the tractor will demonstrate its mer- its. BASTILE DAY CELBRATED By United Press.) St. Paul, July 15.—The Northwest still rings today with the tribute to the United of France and the United States in prosecution of the war, which was paid throughout the coun- try yesterday in commemorating Bas- tile day. Speakers in northwestern states told audiences of the significance of the day, They pointed out that it marked the liberation of prisoners from the Tower of Paris—the first event that inarked the fight of the French republic for existence. They cited the similarity of this event to that of the Declaration of Independ- ence by the United States in 1776. THIRD PAYMENT ON THIRD LIBERTY LOAN All Purchasers of Third Liberty Loan bonds, who bought them on the govern- ment plan, are hereby noti- fied that the third payment is due next Thursday July 18. It is requested that pay- ment be made promptly, the amount being 35 per cent. ¥ LIKE STONE TTHMACHINE ND DEADL By Frank J. Taylor. (United Press Correspondent.) wid it With the Americans in the Champagne, July 16.—Ameri- cans, holding- the line east of Rheims, have not' given-an .inch before the German drive. Forming the allied right they stood like a stone wall against the enemy rush, inflicting huge losses.. Following the bombardment which the French veterans say was heavier than Verdun, German masses swarmed forward yesterday. American field .guns firing low tore great gaps in the closely packed enemy masses. Machine gunners and riflemen withheld their fire until they could literally follow the famous Revolutionary order “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes,” then cut loose and tore the Boche infantry into shreds. Repeatedly the Boches returnet.! to the attack attempting to reform with the Americans t.heq using trench mortars at a range so short that the pro- jectiles tore through scores of men before exploding. ENEMY FAILS TO RENEW By Fred S. Ferguson. (United Press Correspondent.) With the Américans on the Marne, .July.16.~—After-being thrown back across the -Marne by a counter attack, the Ger- mans failed to renew infantry assaults this morning. The sky was overcast and rain. fell at intervals, the artillery duel that raged all night continuing. There is considerable air activ- ity and many bombs have been dropped on both sides. The battle yesterday was one of the most remarkable of the war. For ten hours intense shelling from guns of all cali- bres continued. . Everything within 25 miles of the fronts were shelled. When the Germans attacked a creeping barage more than three miles deep swept over the French and Americans. Behind this curtain the Boches crossed the river, forced to use gas masks on account of the intensity of their own gassing. Documents taken from pris- oners show the enemy failed to reach any objective as planned. Samm—iefirev Given Credit ForHunGheck (By United Press.) Washington, July 16.—Generals Pershing and Bliss today confirmed newspaper dispatches of Americans stopping the German drive, By WEBB MILLER. United Press Correspondent. Paris, July 16.—American troops are participating in the first big scale in repulsing the German offen- sive. The Yankees are holding a sur- prisingly large portion of the line and against them the Germans are hurling a considerable portion of the remaining fresh reserves, which they had saved for the final push The battle tends to show that the Germans have not given up hopes of reaching Paris. However. Paris re- mains calm and civilians continue to celebrate Bastile, Day, soldiers are on the boulevards and gaily flirt with French girls. GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER RAIL INSURANCE (By United Préss.) Washington, July 16.—The gov- ernment has taken over all insurance on rail properties and will apportion the losses among all railroads, sav- ing $200,000.000 annual premiums. o Yanks Block Map Shows By ED. L. KEEN. United: Press Correspondent.’ London, July 16.—A captured air- plane map showed that the Germans intended to push down the Marne toward Epernay, but an American counter attack frustrated this plan. The fifth phase of the ‘German drive seems to attempt to break through the allied lines and defeat as large a portion as possible of the I'rench army without any deunite geographical objective. This is the majority of opinion of military men. London remains optimistic. The battle line is practically unchanged. East of Rheims all attacks except one were repulsed. West of Rheims the enemy was only able to penetrate four miles at any point. FOE USING 400.000 MEN. (By United Press.) London, July 16.—The Germans are employing 30 to 35 divisions, or from 360,000 to 420,000 men in the great offensive, battle front dispatth- es today say. This means 12,000 men attacking for every battle front mile. b3 French and American artillery knocked out many German tanks east of Rheims. Wrecks are strewn everywhere and hundreds of Boches are dead, cntangled in allied barbed wire. The whole line holds its fighting positions and nowhere 1s the enemy able to cut through. (By United Press.) Paris, July 16.—(Official).—In- fantry fighting on the new Cham- pagne front completely died down last night. The Germans are not attempting to renew their attempts. FIRST RUSH CHECKED: HUNS PAY DEARLY (By United Press.) London, July 16.—It is learned au- thoratively that the first rush in the new Champagne drlve is definitely checked. At noon today the enemy push had not been renewed, showing the Huns bid heavily for the blow yesterday. From Rheims to the Marne there Is local fighting, elsewhere only desul- tory skirmishing. GENERAL HAIG'S REPORT. (By Tinited Press.) London, July 16.—General Haig today reported that the British again approached positions near Bebuturne and Villers Bretonneaux. PERSHING’S CASUALTY LIST. (By United Press.) Washington, July 16.—General Pershing today reported 102 casual- ties; marine casualties, 87. ——