The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1915-12-23

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THE   PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 7.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, DECEMBER 28, 1915.
NO. 28.
AUSTRIAN REPLY'
IS MADE PUBLIC
Note on Sinking ot Ancona Said
to Be Unsatisfactory.
VIENNA DEFENDS OCCURRENCE
Nothing in American  Protest to War-
ran tPutting   Blame on Government or Submarine Captain.
Washington, Dec. 19.—The official
text of Austria's reply to the American note on the Ancona, made public
here, reveals that the Vienna government denies that the views presented by the United States, even if correct, warrant the blame for the disaster being placed on the commander
of the submarine.
The reply denies also that blame
can be placed on the Austro-Hungarian government, even if "a most
rigorous legal construction were applied to the judgment of the case.
The note also states that the Austro-Hungarian government is unable
to determine what the United States
intended to indicate when it mentioned the attitude which Germany had
assumed   toward   submarine   warfare.
It was agreed seemingly in official
quarters that tlie official text does
not minimize a realization of the
situation which was impressed on officials by the unofficial cables, but it
also was apparent that the door to
further negotiations is not closed.
Second   Note  Completed.
President Wilson has completed
work on# the second note to Austria.
Friendly relations, it was stated authoritatively, are nearing the breaking point and their continuance will
depend entirely on the reply Austria
will be asked to make immediately to
the second note.
While the word "ultimatum" was
not used by officials in discussing the
note it was indicated that the reply
will state clearly the alternative
which will follow if Austria's reply is
unsatisfactory.
The gravity of the situation did not,
however, cause President Wilson to
postpone his departure for the South
on his wedding tour.
President Wilson, while on his wedding tour, will keep in constant touch
with the White House, and, if necessary, Secretary Lansing will go to
see him to discuss the situation.
PLANS  INVASION  OF  EGYPT
General von der Goltz Will Command
Turkish  Troops.
London, Dec. 20.—A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Amsterdam says:
"It is reported that Field Marshal
von der Goltz, commander-in-chief of
the First Turkish army, is establishing his headquarters at Aleppo, Syria,
where the Turkish and German troops
under his command are being equipped for an invasion of Egypt. Emperor William and the sultan of Tur-
'key have sent Field Marshal von der
Goltz messages of good will, in which
the hope is expressed that his career
will soon be crowned with a crushing
defeat of the entente allies.
"The field marshal's force consists
partly of the Constantinople army
corps, which is under German officers.
The soldiers are armed with Krupp
rifles."
TWO   GERMAN  SHIPS   SUNK
Submarine Destroys Cruiser and Torpedo  Boat.
Amsterdam, Dec. 20.—It has been
officially announced in Berlin that the
email German cruiser Bremen and a
torpedo boat accompanying it have
been sunk by a submarine in the Eastern Baltic sea.
The announcement said a considerable portion of the crews of both vessels were saved.
The Bremen was built in 1903. It
had a displacement of 3,230 tons, was
340 feet long and 43% feet beam and
in peace times carried a crew of about
SOO men.
TURKS TO ATTACK SAL0NIKI
Reported That Moslems Have Accepted Germany's Proposal.
London, Dec. 20.—A dispatch to the
Daily mail  from  Saloniki  says:
"The Germans have asked the
Turks to assist them to drive the entente allies out of Saloniki, but they
required assurances that they will
evacuate Greek territory as soon as
the allied army is crushed and thrown
into the sea. It is understood that
Turkey has accepted the proposal."
Kaiser Returns to Berlin.
Berlin, Dec. 1?.—-The omcial an-
tiotmepmeht is made that the German
emperor, after a long journey to the
armies uuder Field Marshal von Hin-
denburg's command and an inspection of the naval plants at Libau, has
arrived in Berlin, where he will remain for some time.
French  Is in  Paris.
Paris.   Dec.   30.—Field   Marshal   Sir
John French .has arrived at Paris from
the   front.     He  will  be  received   by
President Poincare.
Farmer, Give Up
Raising Wheat
Severus Gau of Calio, N. D.,
visiting- his brother P. J Gau of
Granite, made the Journal a call
last Saturday. Mr. Gau lived
on and once owned the farm
known as the Bentfeld farm in
Granite and now owned by C.E.
Hankammer, over 30 years ago.
In commenting- on the conditions as regards farming- in his
part of the state, he said that
the yield of wheat is lessening
every year and that the farmers
are just beginning- to Realize that
they will have to keep live stock
to maintain what fertility there
is yet left in the soil.
Grain should be marketed
through the live stock. You
say that it doesn't pay to feed
70 cent corn to the hog's or
steers. But it does. If you
market your steers or hog-s and
your grain, some one will buy
your steers, hog's and grain and
make a profit.
And besides you loose the benefit of the fanner's futures—
manure,.
An ordinary 1(50 acre Pierz I
farm should market not less than
$1,500 worth of fat a year. What j
would you think of a thresher!
who started his machine in the I
morning, run empty all day and
began to feed a few bundles into the separator shortly before
sundown. It is true liis labor
during that time was light, but
his machine was worn. The fat
separators of the farm, be they
in the form of hogs, beeves or
the butterfat kind must be worked to full capacity. If the stock
on hand cannot do all tlie separating, keep more. What would
become of the average Pierz
farmer if he would sell his farm
for $75.00 an acre and invest in
$150.00 Iowa land, and stick to
his methods? Unless he had a
large surplus laid by from soil
robbery, he would be put out of
commission in a very short time.
To get the average returns from
high priced land, you will have
to use your—noodle. This live
stock question is a vital one to
every fanner, and it's importance cannot be too strongly
impressed on his mind. To emphasize this point we print an
extract from the Wisconsin Farmer, prepaired by S. A. Baird,
president of the Wisconsin Live
Stock Association:
"Nature is a miser; man a
spendthrift. Nature has wisely
put the elements of soil fertility,
not in what man eats but in the
by-products, in order that the
soil may feed man without depleting itself.   But man wastes."
One thousand pounds ol wheat
Hour contain just three pounds
of phosphorus and potash. An
equal amount of wheat bran, the
by-product, contains forty-eight
pounds. Peed 1,000 pounds of
bran to a farm animal and practically thirty-nine pounds of
phosphorus and potash will be
returned to the farm in manure,
the by-product. "Nature is a
miser." Phosphorus and potash are the soil elements we
must save. Nitrogen can be
gathered from the air by clover
or alfalfa, but phosphorus and
potash must be put back, or
our fields will soon be barren.
Live stock Farms produce the
biggest crops. Live stock states
have the greatest crop yields.
Livestock maintains and even
increases soil fertility. That's
why live stock is the mainstay
of  the  nation.    All  prosperity
They May Use
Electrice Power
The president, treasurer and
secretary of the Farmers'Creamery met last Monday. On account of the rising price of gasoline, the question of installing
electric power was brought up.
No action was taken and the
question was left over to be decided by the full board of directors at the next meeting.
Minnesotans   Taking   Precautions
Against Christmas Tree Fires,
Reports received by this department show that the people
of Minnesota generally and especially those in charge of
Christmas decorations forstores
churches, and halls, are taking
every precaution against tire
loss this year.
In many of the smaller towns
the Christmas festivals are held
in halls where tire prevention
methods have not been fully adopted. In such cases special efforts have been made to have
those in charge of holiday affairs
see that no imflammable material is used either in the tree
decoration or in the costumes
worn by those attending such
festivities.
Modern methods of celebrating Christmas without the cotton and paper decorations and
the elimination of candles in illuminating the tree are intending to reduce the fire hazard.
For this reason the department
believes that Christmas this year
will pass without that usual
number of fires due to carelessness.
The department is gratified
to observe that in practically the
larger stores the decorations
used are non-inflammable, thereby reducing the tire risk during
the holidays.
News Gathered       I News From The
Here and There        County   Seat
(From Transcript.)
Little Falls, Dec, 11.—John
C. Mc-Kinney was held to the
federal court at Lincoln, Neb.,
by Court Commissioner   Camer-
Dou't miss the show Saturday (Xmas) night.
The   merchants   report   a
good Christmas trade.
A number of the boys plan ,
J   ^       , on    Friday    morning-,   charged
on  leaving   for   the   woods1   ...    .    ,. ., .
6 I with stealing   a   mail pouch  at
after the holidays. i TT...    M ,        rt . ,_    „
J Utica, Neb., on Oct. lo-    He was
A young son arrived at the arrested at St. Cloud  Thursday
by Postoffice inspector George
Drake, who brought him here
for a hearing. He waived examination.
home of Mr. and  Mrs. Win-
kelman, Cromwell, Minn.
Thomas Halverson of Onamia was a between train visitor Monday.
Miss Vera Grerding left for j
her home in Melrose to spend
the holidays.
Werner Nolden of Jordan
autoed to Pierz last Monday
to transact business and call
on friends.
Was ist koinisch ?
Wenn ein Brodhandler brot-
A. A. Fueger returned Thursday from Hastings, where he
was called several days ago by
death of his grandmother.
Elinor Olson was arrested at
St. Cloud Wednesday at the request of Sheriff Kelix and was
brought back to Little Falls
Thursday. He has been selling
merchandise in the county,
traveling with a hired horse
los wird, weil er kein  Brot and buggy from thell .W. Loom is
los wird.
Don't miss the show Saturday (Xmas) night.
Henry Kingen Jr. of Lastrup returned home from Morris, Minn., where he had been
working the last year.
stable and it is claimed  that he
failed to pay the livery bill.
Some Poet.
issued to  Bennett   Hanson   and
Theodora Jacabson and to .1. P.
Nagel and Clara Konellenfiteh.
Clayton   Bennett,    the   drug
fiend who was   arrested   Thurs
The first days of this weekK     nigbt after robb[ng .  loa(,
were quite cold.    Tuesday, phy8icWs offlce alld  taklBg a
Wednesday   and   today   the:
thermometer   went  down   to
10 below zero.
Traveling  men are  scarce
around here just now.    They  preferred to get him into a state
all have gone  home to spend institution where he can be cured
begins with the soil, so to have
prosperity permanent soil fertility must be permanent. Live
stock tends to accomplish this.
The history of all fanning is
largely a history of grain growing—and the consequent shifting
from one virgin soil to another.
Russia, China, India, eastern
United States and even our present grain belt have learned bitter lessons from their continual
cropping experiences. They realize now that when a grain
crop is sold from the farm, soil
fertility worth, on the average,
$5.50 per acre goes. with it.
When fed to live stock practically all the fertility in the grain
is left on the farm. The stockman aims to produce fat because
he gets the highest prices for fat
be it butter fat or prime steer or
butcher hog. Fat contains no
soil fertility.
Manure has been and still is
the nearest solution of soil fertilization. It would be the entire solution if enough could be
obtained. One man has said
that the manure produced iu tins
country now represents a greater value than tlie total value of
the corn crop. Great businesses are built up bv saving the
waste—the by-products. Manure is the stockman's by-product—the waste of his growing
and fattening processes.
Raise more live stock and better live stock: get more manure:
keep up soil fertility: grow better crops: increase prosperity.
the holidays with their families and friends.
Carl Borgerding of Melrose
is here this week in charge
of the Borgerding lumber
yard. Norbert is sick with
pneumonia it is reported.
A catholic church is to be
built at Elrosa in the spring.
The plans are already under
way and it is expected that
the building will be finished
the coming summer.
Tlie relatives and friends
of the Wermerskirchen family that were here to attend
the funeral of Leo, have returned to their homes.
Serves Gau, who has been
here on a visit with his brother P. J. Gau and other relatives and friends, returned
to his North Dakota home
Monday.
Alois Kobilka and wife.
who have been visiting in
Madison and Cross Plains,
Wis., for a few weeks, came
home Saturday. They are
well pleased  with their trip.
A representative of the
Life Saving Device Co., of
Chicago, was here Tuesday
and tried to interest tlie village in a Lungtnotor.
\\'in. Faust has resigned
as manager of the Borgerding lumberyard. His successor has not yet been
named.
Joseph Duerbeck returned
Tuesday afternoon from Watertown, S. D., to spend tlie
holidays with us. Joseph
reports a successful trip
through   North   Dakota   and
The Kaiser's cows are g
Where the Shamrock used to {Trow.
How long they'll pasture on the green.
There's no one seems to know.
Hut if we judge the future by
What's happened, don't you kno
There'll be no grass for Pat"
Where the Shamrock used to grow.
Oh Johnnie Hull!  Oh Johnnie Hull!
What are you going to I
You   said   that   you   would   whip  the
Dutch.
Antl now it's up to you.
Hut unless you get a hustle on
There's one thing you should know.
They'll be   raising   plants for   sauerkraut,
Where the Shamrock used to groin.
Carl Nelson of Pine River
was held to the federal district
court at Duluth by court commissioner D. M. Caneron Thursday morning on a charge of introducing liquor into the Indian
treaty territory. He was arrested
Wednesday night by A. J. Carson and H. M. Conklin, Indian
agents.
Nelson was spotted in the
passenger station at Little
Falls Wednesday night by Indian agent L. W. Carson, who
suspected him of intending to
smuggle liquor across the treat;
line Carson brushed against him
,        jand while doing so   marked   the
Marriage licenses  have   been j b
grip he held with a lead pencil.
When he was arrested the marked grip was still in liis posses
sion and contained lour quarts
ot whiskey and two quarts of
alcohol.
Nelson bought a ticket from
Little Palls to Brainerd and at
Brainerd he bought to Tine River
and was immediately taken into
custody by the officers who followed him. Th • marked grip
was strongeviduiceagainst him
when he wasariaigned tliisniorn-
ing. His bond was tixed at
$500, but he was unable to furnish it and will be taken to jail
at Duluth Friday.
Trains into the Indian country
from Little Falls and suspicious
strangers who travel in that direction are closely watched by
government Indian agents. Liquor smugglers are having a
strenuous time getting liquor
from Little Falls to the prohibited territory, the officers having taken several of them on
trains out of Little Falls since
Brainerd was included in the
dry area.
quantity of "'dope," will be arraigned this afternoon before
Municiap Judge Lyon on a robbery charge.    The   charge   was
of the drug habit.
Locals
Don't miss the show Saturday (Xmas) night.
Mrs. MeKinney, a widow.
84 years of age, who for the
past "JO years has been a resident of Kimball, was burned to death in a fire thai destroyed her home last week.
Emil J. Leick. who has
lived with the John P. Kobilka family for some time,
returned to Madelia, Minn.,
his former home, the first ot
the week.
DANIEL W. LAWLER.
St.    Paul    Man    Mentioned
for Ambassador to  Chile.
According to dispatches from v'
ington     Daniel     W.     I.awler.    former
iiiayoi  of St.  Paul and for many )
prominent   in ratlc   cir
cles, is being considered by President
Wilson   tor   appointment   a
lilo.
On Wednesday of last week
the church of the Immaculate
Conception of   Rice eelebrat-
A  72-year-old  Brainerd  man
is the latest catch of the Indian
officers here. He was held to
the federal grand jury at Duluth
under $200   bond    Saturda l
edthe  festival ol its   patron Court Commissioner Don M. Ca
saint. At the morning services Rev. Joseph A. Stephen
delivered a sermon in the
German language. Solemn
vespers were held at four
o'clock in tlie afternoon.
Mrs. Wm. Grerwing, son and
daughter, accompanied by
Miss Katie Atkinson, her sister, who lias been with them
this fall, arrived at Freeport.
Minn., from Lenore, Lake.
Sask.. Saturday morning.
They spent a few months
with tlieir mother, Mrs. Atkinson.
Joseph Wdhlfeld and
Gerwing of Lenore Lake
naOa. arrived in Pierz yesterday   for a  visit.    Thev   for-
meroii on a charge of bootlegging. His name is Carl A.
Bogren.
L nited Stal.s Deputy A. J.
Carson took Bogren in charge
at Brainerd Friday on the North
em Pacific afternoon passenger
train from Little Palls. lie
thought Bogren wascairying a
very heavy grip for an old man
and followed him when he left
Little Falls, arresting himaittr
finding li! quarts ot whiskey and
a quart of alcohol in the grip.
Bogren was brought to Little
Falls and locked up last night,
having his preliminary hearing
before the court commissioner
lhi.-> morning. He had an attorney and will furnish tbe b
Card of Thanks.
e are   sincerly   thankful   to
all who showed  sympathy
merly lived in this neighbor- l() all. who  in the 1- ight
hood,   but    Went   to  Canada  to  lighten our  sorrow  and  be-
about twelve years ago.  They  reavementtiirooghLeo'snntinn-
Bay thev are not afraid of be- '-v *«*"»,    And we   wish
,     -*    i ,„i i:   ,.      ..\\- ally   to thank   tlie  Pierz   Band,
mrr dratted as soldiers.     \\ ■•
°       , . , . re Department and
South   Dakota as   agent   lor were   born   in   the    I nited ^ Muckm;ui   p
St. Joseph's   Blatt.   and will  States and   are today  I nited  for tuejr attendance at ti
start   out    again   in    about States  citii aid Joseph eral.
three weeks. hlfeld.
Krimk   I Ionic, a  farmer  living near
ruck
by B  Northern  l ross-
inc while driving home from
Two   Russian   wolf  ho
Schell's    doer    park    al i lrn.
killed  lour dom and in-
othorB before
ince could n to the ant-!
mais confined In an en
olution to submit  to ii
B   proposed   constitutional   amend:
reducing   legislative   membership   to!
forty
adopted   by  the  state offl-;
ciency and economy commission.
Plana  ha\ e   been   i ompleti
lam-;
line  university      It ID  tO
amount tor new build :
iims and  the  othei
added   to   the   perm
fund
Nicholas    K.    Hill Ight!
old.   a   i Of    Minnesota:
sine,.  1856, died of old a Paul!
ter his son Otto, thirty-;
four years old, was killed at   Iroi
this state, while at work as spott'
ore cars then-.
I.eo    Wermerskichen,    twenty-one;
drowned in i-'ish lake,!
near  Little   I'.ills,  while  skating with!
Miss   I t.    The  girl  also'
fell into the water, but w   i res.
by   other ed   a hu
man chain nlon.
Carles   Avfry and   fish
comm
:,  dear
all.    .Mr.
I   upon   II
of county auditors,   it is about
the   same   number  as   was   killed   In
1014.
The   legality   of r   of   tbe
state railroad ai mis
sion.  Leaned   Nov. i,siting a
common   fl for   Bhlpo
in   St.   Paul,   Minneapol; sota
Transfer.  Hopkins and Bl I'ark
will be tested by the ten railroads Involved.
dan.    formi BT    and    assistant
lively.  In   the  offl' •
Louis county, were
sentenced bj J H Imluth
In the stale prison
at Stillwater.    They confessed embei-
W.    II.    Bmallwood    was    declared
lodge,  in   the   Duluth  municipal  i
by  th. -rt and  v
Windom.   who  |
Mr   Bmallwood   for   the   office   since
April. a  of  the
upholds the stand of Gov.-:
Hammond
Frightened from  their plunder by a
woman's screams V. aged
iblng    a    .Minneapolis    jewelry
ran   through  d -  streets.
tiring   random   shots  thai
ians. l.oot to the value!
part of which has!
been   r<
Thf- ,.rome has decided that!
statements   sent   by   th- ;loon;
. arlous papers of the state-
ting  Representati. l.yd-!
ineapolls as the leader of a:
.e brewers in con-;
trol of the lower house of the legisla-;
were not libelous.
Because his daughter seemlngl
a suitor for:
her hand E a farmer near:
shot  the girl through the;
ier  and  fired  a  bullet  Into the!
of his wife.   Then he turned the!
weapon  upon  himself.    All are alive.
but the wife probably will die.
.on   banded   down   by   the;
Mate supreme oour' man;
from   paying   damages  found   at
him for the death of a girl, killed by:
his automobile on The
defendant   was   Assistant   fire
ranzow of Duluth, who was
last
- a fire department
garded as erceed-
e speed limit when responding
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