The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1915-12-30

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THE   PIERZ   JOURNAL
VOL. 7.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY,.MINNESOTA, DECEMBER 30, 1915.
NO. 29.
AMERICA INSISTS
ON ITSJEMANDS
Second Note to Austria in Ancona Case Made Public.
QUOTES OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Declares Admissions  Made  in  Vienna
Note of Nov. 15 Are Snfficient
to Fix Responsibility.
Washington, Dec. 28.—The reply of
the United States to Austro-Hungary's
note on the destruction of the Italian
liner Ancona follows:
"The government of the United
States has received the note of your
excellency relative to the sinking of
the Ancona, which was delivered at
Vienna on Dec. 15, 1915, and transmitted to Washington, and has given
the note Immediate and careful consideration.
"On Nov. 15, 1915, Baron Zwiedinek,
the charge d'affaires of the imperial
and royal government at Washington,
transmitted to the department of
state a report of the Austro-Hungarian
admiralty with regard to the sinking
of the steamship Ancona, in which it
was admitted that the vessel was torpedoed after engines had been stopped and when passengers were still
on board.
Willfully Violated   Law.
"This admission alone is, in the
view of the government of the United
States, sufficient to fix on the commander of the submarine which fired
the torpedo the responsibility for having willfully violated the recognized
law of nations and entirely disregarded those humane principles which
every belligerent should observe in
the conduct of war at sea. In view of
these admitted circumstances the government of the United States feels
justified in holding that the details of
the sinking of the Ancona, the weight
and character of the additional testimony corroborating the admiralty's
report, and the number of Americans
killed or injured are in no way essential matters of discussion. The culpability of tho commander Is in any
case established, and the undisputed
fact is that citizens of the United
States were killed or wounded or put
in jeopardy by this lawless act.
Insists  on   First  Demands.
"The rules of international war and
the principles of humanity which were
thus willfully violated by the commander of the submarine have been
so long and so universally recognized
and are so manifest from the standpoint of right and justice that the
government of the United States does
not feel called on to debate them and
does not understand that the imperial
and royal government questions or
disputes them.
"The government of the United
States therefore finds no other course
open to it but to hold the imperial
and royal government responsible for
the act of its naval commander and
to renew the definite but respectful
demands made in its communication
of Dec. 6, 1915. It sincerely hopes that
the foregoing statement of its position will enable the imperial and royal
government to perceive the justice of
these demands and comply with them
in the same spirit of frankness and
with the same concern for the good
relations now existing between the
United States and Austria-Hungary
which prompted the government of
the United States to make them."
Plays Checker
Game By Mail
J. M. McGenty of St. Cloud,
our Genola potato buyer, who
has considerable of a reputation
as a checker player, has several
games on hand with out-of-town
players which are conducted by
mail. The St. Cloud Times says:
At the present time Mr. McGenty is playing- three checker
games in this manner: with Peter Frabm at Pipestone, with
Fred Germain at Little Palls,
and with L. C. Fridlev at
Paynesville. The St. Cloud
champion believes he has Peter
Frahm in a bad box, having
captured one man more and having prepared an open way to the
king row. Several local checker
enthusiasts are watching the
games with considerable interest. The novelty of the scheme
and the opportunity afforded for
careful study of the game adds
to the interest as compared with
an ordinary contest.
Each player has a board set
according to the rules of the
game with each space numbered.
When a move is made the other
is notified thus, "28-32" or
"8-11". Thereupon the player
makes the move mentioned and
sends back his reply, "4-7", or
something similar. Mr. McGenty
does not precisely challenge
anyone, but states that he is
pleased to have opportunities
offered of playiug games of this
sort with experienced players
who understand the method.
Here is a chance for Geo. Waller and a few of our other experts to get into the game at
long range.
It might not be amiss to warn
all aspirants to checker honors
not to make false reports of
moves, lest Uncle Sam nab them
for using the mails for fraudulent purposes.
Sullivan News
VOTES   MILLION  MORE  MEN
House of Commons Grants Request of
Premier Asquith.
London, Dec. 22.—Moving in the
house of commons a new vote for an
additional million men Premier Asquith made a general survey of the
ever widening theater of war and the
increasing responsibility placed on
this country for providing arms and
men.
Great Britain, he said, already has
a fighting force in the various theaters of 1,250,000 men, and as the wastage is enormous the country must
aim at getting every man of military
Sge who is physically qualified.
A large proportion of the wounded,
the premier said, was able to return
to duty, but in addition to keeping up
the present armies to their normal
strength men are wanted for new formations and to increase the aggregate
of Great Britain's fighting forces.
GERMANS VOTE NEW CREDIT
Reichstag Authorizes Loan of 10,000,-
000,000 Marks.
London. Dec. 22.—The reichBtag
adopted the credit of 10,000,000,000
marks asked by thc government, the
Socialist minority of nineteen opposing A&yote, according to a Berlin
dispatch forwarded by Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam.
All thought He was
lost in the storm.
The report spread rapidly
around the village Wednesday
morning, that C. O. Johnson,
who lives an the Bergheim farm
5 miles northeast of the village
had met with a misfortune of
some kind. Louis Kobilka and
a few others of his neighbors
came to town early in search of
him because his team came home
at 4 a. m. without him. A gasoline engine, which was on his
wagon when he left here
was found at the out'
skirts of the village, and his
fur cap was found near M.Tschi-
da's place, about one mile from
his home.
Because of the storm during
the night, and also on account
of the fact that Mr. Johnson
had a large amount of cash on
his person when he left the village, not a little anxiety was
felt for his safety. Accordingly,
several searching parties started out. When they arrived at
his home it was learned that he
had come home safe and
sound, shortly before 7 o'clock
in the morning.
His explanation is that he was
thrown from the wagon and in
following the runaway team became confused and lost his bearings until daylight.
News Gathered
Here and There
Daniel Beach returned to
St. Paul last Tuesday.
W. E.   Filler  left for  St
Paul yesterday.
Leo Tembreull of Stanton,
Minn., is here to spend his
Xmas vacation.
Wm. Faust of Minneapolis
is spending the holidays at
the Frank Faust home.
Alois Langer and wife
spent Xmas at the Henry
Langer home.
Theodore Hesch of Morrill
was a village caller last Tuesday.
Don't forget to write 1916
from and after next Saturday, New Year.
August Drews of Hillman.
was a business caller in Pierz
Tuesday.
Peter Theis of Hillman attended to business in Pierz
last Tuesday.
Carl Borgerding returned
to the yard yesterday from
his Xmas celebration under
the parental roof.
Death's Doings.
A telegram was received here
a few days ago from Vancouver
stating that John Kraemer had
died. No further particulars are
available  at  this   time.    From
News From The
County   Seat
(From Transcript.)
Brainerd    Dispatch:     Falling
into a dish   pan  of   hot   water
Emperor William Is III.
Berlin, Dec. 88.— Emperor William
has postponed tlie trip he had planned
to make to the Western front, the
Overseas .News agency anncir.
slight indisposition making it necessary for him to remain indoors for a
lew days.
Miss Jennie Linn of Stearns
County and Charley Smith were
married Dec. 15th J. A. Sanborn
officiating.
Mrs. C. E. Look and son Rodney were visitors at the John
Boser home one day  last week.
Miss Mary Brunette left for
Pierz Thursday to spend the
holidays with her parents.
Miss Margaret Hoppe came up
with the stage from Pierz,
Thursday and will spend a week
at home.
Miss Margaret Cook same
home from St. Cloud, to spend
the holidays at home.
Married, Millie Smith of Wigwam Bay and Matt Pint on
Thursday, December 23. at J. A.
Sanborn's.
The Christmas entertainment
at the school house was a suc-
ces, everybody went home happy.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Look called at J.  A.   Sanborn's  Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Look served Christmas dinner at Mrs.
Ford's, twelve guests were present.
The Cajacobs and Taylor families ate Christmas dinner at
the Fred Brenner home.
The young people enjoyed a
good time at the Vineland dance
Christmas night.
Mrs. Welch and son of Wadena
are visiting at the Martin home.
The boy was taken sick with the
measles, therefore the Martin
family are under quarantine.
The E. M. Thompson family
were guests at Mrs. E. Perkins,
Sunday.
Will Filler and some of his
friends from Pierz were calling
in this vicinity, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor spent
Sunday at the Sorrum home.
Mrs. Henry Rieke and little
daughter came up to the lake
Thursday and will visit with
Mrs. Rieke's parents a few
weeks.
Peter Adkins and Jim Pint
were Onamia callers Friday.   •
Miss Rosie Adkins attended
the Christmas entertainment in
Vineland Friday evening.
Messers Perry and Earl Van
Kueren arrived from Wisconsin
Friday visited with their sister
a few days and returned Monday.
Ernest Brand of North Platte
was a lake caller Sun lay.
Miss Mazie Look called at
Chas. Sanborn's Monday also
visited at T. S. Look's.
A bunch of West Sullivan
young folks held a coasting
party on the big hill Monday
night. An enjoyable evening was
spent by all, despite the fact
that the snow sleds etc. proved
an alibi.
Mrs. T S. Look and niece
Mazie were visitors at the John
Boser home Tuesday night. They
spent Wednesday shopping in
Pierz.
A. Philips and family returned Wednesday from Bird
Island, where they spent the
Xwas vacation.
Mrs. John Hansman died at
home of her daughter Mrs. John
Eller last Tuesday noon. She
had been ailing for some time,
and was o.i the way to the hospital when death overtook her.
Her age was 74. Funeral took
place iuLastrup Thursday morning.
Mrs. John Preimesberger Jr.
died in the Little Falls hospital
last week and was brought here
for burial. Her maiden name
was Safa and she formerly lived
four miles northeast of Lastrup.
Market Report
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
Wheat, No. 1, $1.09
Wheat, No. 2      1.07
Flax,        1.90
Barley      55
Rye       85
Oats ..      37
EarCorn      65
Hay     5.00
Butter, Creamery ..      37
Dairy       27
Eggs       30
Flour.Royal      3.00
"    While Rose      2.90
Low grade flour 1.60
Bran   1.20
Shorts  1.25
Read the article on Live
Stock Farming; cut it out
and read it every little while
so you will never forget it.
E. M. Thompson  and Jim
Taylor    of   Sullivan,
Pierz   callers Tuesday.    Jim
says "give it to tlie Irish, I'm
one of them."
Tony Kobilka, section foreman at Greenwald, spent
Xmas at home. One of his
brothers is working for him
as section hand, and another
is keeping house.
Next Year, 1916, is a Leap
Year and has 366 days, instead of 365. Peter N. Newman will get a chance to celebrate his birthday, on Feb-
uary 29th.
The live o'clock Christmas
service in the St. Joseph's
church, was well attended,
and many from our neighboring congregations were
in attendance here.
Sleighing looks good and
a very light load seems to
glide along fairly easy, but,
they say the roads are absolutely unfit for heavy sledding.
The greatest case of "dog
eat dog'' that we ever heard
of was that of a young man,
who loved to smoke a good
cigar, and had them insured
for full value in an insurance company. The young
man bought 200 extra tine
cigars, and then insured them
for the face value, smoking
them up and demanded the
insurance, claiming they had
been destroyed by fire. The
case was taken to the court,
and the judge decided in favor of the young man. The
insurance company then had
the young man arrested for
setting   fire to his own prop-'
the fact   that   Mrs. Frank Wise  Christmas  daw,   Clyde   Gilmer
aged about 3.   son   of   Mr.   and
and  Mrs   Mel  Wermerskirchen  Mrs  Jo|m Gilmer    was sc;(
received  packages   of  fruit  a.« and died about 18 hours later.
Xmas   gifts,    accompanied    by j     ~
b I     Conrad  Miller,   who   was   ar-
greetings   of   the    season   and f re4ted j^y night on susplcioiI
wishes  that  these gifts   would jQf having stolen a traveling bag
find the receivers in as good : belonging to a woman who was
health as the givers, it may be stopping in Little Falls for a
safely   inferred   that   his  death   few hours on her way to   Lttcjl-
field, was released Monday night
after the owner of the bag had
refused to come here to testily
against him.
Charged with  assaulting   I In
bert Friesinger, Northern  Pacific special   agent,   and  striking
him above the eye with a whiskey bottle, John Conlon of rim-
River was fined 825 and costs by
Municipal Judge Lyon Thursday
morning. He was unable to pav
but was allowed to communicate
with friends at I'ine River to
get the money and is in jail until it is received. He has an alternative of 25 days in jail.
Ct n>olt Bchaefer, St. Cloud
architect, was in the city Thursday night enroute home from
Pierz, where he had been looking
after business matters.
Conrad Miller is being held at
the countv jail on a .-barge of
stealing a traveling bag belonging to a lady who lives at
Litchfield from the Northern
Pacific passenger station Friday
evening. His hearing has been
set for Wednesday morning in
municipal court.
A tish with two legs is the
catch made by a local fisherman,
Anton Collinger.    Mr. Colliuger
is ready to back   up    his   t
with   the    evidence    ol    several
men who saw the freak, so don't
assume that this is merely a
tish story.
Effective Sunday, train No.
14, the eastbound Winnipeg
train, will stop on Hag at Roy
alton to ride on this train to
St. Cloud, Elk River, Anoka,
Minneapolis and St. Paul.
South Agram News.
Mr. and Fred Schmidt and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Duschner and Mr. Singer of Buckman
visited at the Fred Sporlein
home Sunday.
Wm. and Eva Brummer and
Willie Sporlein called at the
Peter Thommes home Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward   Miller,
Mr. and Mrs.   John   Eidenshink
were\and  family  and   Mr.   and   Mrs.
I Jos. Jansen and  family   visited
at   the   Peter   Thommes   home
Sunday.
Frank Kippley, Annie Rauch,
Mary, Galia and Loretta Kippley and Rose Rauch spent Sunday at the Henry Wuellner home.
Mrs. John Eidenshink and
daughters Bertha Leidenfrost
and son Pete called at the
Brummer home Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Peter Mueller and family
and Mrs. Oscar Guenther are
visiting at the Herman Terhaar
home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brummer
and son Will, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Leidenfrost, Mr. and Mrs. John
Stumpf, Mr. and Mrs. Theo.
Stumpf and Mr. and Mrs. F. O.
Bolster visited at the J.N. Rauch
home Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt
and family visited at the Sporlein home Sunday.
School will start next Monday in District 18l! after a tree
weeks vacation-
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boehm
Sr..Mr.and Mrs. Richard Boebm
of Pierz visited at the John
Kippley home Monday.
1 wish you all a happy New
Year.
(Too late for last week).
Ed- Stumpf called at Herman
Terhaar's Friday.
Mr.   J.J.   Brummer  and
Adam and Mr. Peter   Thommes
called at John Eidenshinks Wed
nesday evening.
Born—to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Gruber last week Sunday a son.
Mr. Mrs. .1. J. Brummer and
daughter Eva autoed to Onamia
to visit the August Kichmiller
family.
Happenings of the   |
Week in the State
Hillman News
Mrs. ('has. Scott returned
from   Minneapolis   Wednesday.
J. U. James ol St. Paul, was
in Hillman Thursday ou business
(Tales Leigh, Carolyn Sutliff,
Alice Morton, John Love, Flora
Leigh, visited at the A. Wallet-
home Friday evening.
A dance was given Saturday
evening at the A. C. Blue place,
those that attended are, Mr. and
Mrs. Benton and daughter
sie, Flora Leigh. Alice Morton,
Gales Leigh, John Love. Carolyn Sutliff, Ingt. Bauson, l
Nelson, Win. Bauren of Johns-
dale, Karl Hefner of Lastrup,
Mr. and Mrs. John Furesgson
and John Brown of Rucker.
Mr. and V ilie  Murtitt,
Mr. and Mrs. Arba Waller visited at Joe Leigh's Sunday.
Mr.   and   Mrs.   Jake   Ha
went to Genola  last Thursday.
Wm. Drews went to Pierz
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Rathbun
left Monday for tlieir home in
Columbus, Mont.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis of
Rockford arrived Monday and
will \isit at Arba Walli
Martin Johnson. Gabriel Olson went to Pierz Thursday.
Curtis B. Kellar. seventy years old,:
president of the First NaUonal
cf Albert  Lea, is dead.   He had
connected  with  tho  hank  si
and in point of service was one of the:
oldest bankers in  .Minnesota.
■tain .lofiah II. King, eighty-four:
years old. the first man to volunteer
In the Northern army at the outbreak;
of the Civil war, was given a purse:
.00 by 100 fellow citizens of St.:
Paul for a Christmas present.
Six iron mining companies have just!
paid back taxes to St. Louis county;
to the amount of $ 7. besides!
a  penalty  of  $143.' ihe  taxes
had been held up since .lune 1. pending the result of the contest at Moiling.
The    Minnesota    Transfer    ra
business   for   1916   will '.most
id and  sir
from St.  Paul  than during  1914.    The
increase,  railway officials say. si
the   best   condition   of   business   In
years
Henry    1 ;or   six   years
United    States    civil    *<■; mills-
sioner at Washington, D. <'.. unde
polntment of Pi
Taft. is dead at Duluth.    He was
Ing a second term as Duluth city attorney.
When   the  saloons   at  Oslo   closed
•her day the event marked the
end of llquoi selling on the Western
Minnesota   border.     The   town   Ol
inhabitants had maintained four
brewery wholesale houses and four
saloons.
.The lire prevention propaganda of
R. W. Hargadine. state tire marshal,
has   resulted    in   I in    in    Urn
losses throughout Minnesota for the
first  eleven   months   of   1915   as
I   with   the  corresponding   period!
in 1914.
Titles   to   laud   worth   at   least   *1T..-I
000,     and    comprising    practically!
the   entire   While   Earth   Indian   I
vation  in  Mim re  Involved  In
a test case before Judp :orris;
in   Ihe   federal   district   court   at   Min-;
oils.
The   Kim   Dl Shipping   a
sociation. an organisation of fa       j
in    Southern    Morrison    county,    h
compl of the m
years in 11 It has  |
267 to shippers, having handled
nine ears of stock
The  state  board  of control  has^
d all bids tor the old state prlt*y
at Stillwater at the request of th)
pie  of  that   city   who  have   intimate
they may rind a wa 086 of th>
■iich will bring
manufactories to the town.
Indians  living  on  the  Kond du
iiion   Dear   Cloquet  are   signing;
dressed   to   Cal
commissioner   oi    Indian   affairs   at
Washing!' ting   him  to clamp
the Indian liquor "lid" on all territory
embraced within the reservation
P,    11.   Stoll.' i
taenth district, composed of courts In
Washington. Chisago.  Tin.- and  Kanabec   counties,   is   dead   st   Hint
he had gone In an eff.
from   an   illness   of   sei
montb as sixty-five years old.
William   Bagel «f  New  11m  ha-
the loss of 14
ill   cui n   B   bureau  draw.
ime.   Three weeks ago he a
the  last  $20 to  his  savings and  had
not looked  in  the drawer si.
so does not know Just when the burglary occurred.
Harry I.. Moore, alderman from th')
ih    ward    of    Minneapolis    and
commercial agent for the M(
id      Mr    Moore  was   the   third
generation of his family in
:ill City. His
grandfather, Joseph Moore, came to
Minnesota territory  In   I
It   has   been   determined   deflr
by   those   who   ha\-
Id   for   the   Anti-Saloon   league
not to petition  for an option  election
l-ouls  Bounty   until   the  early
r   1917.    The multiplicity of primary  and other el- ring  1918
is the reason for postponement.
Strikers may 'picket" a plant and
use peaceful and legitimate means to
induce  other  "■ their
.'obs, but  violence must nol be p
ed  to. according to an opinion of the;
rt   in   modifying  aj
temporary Mln-J
nesot onipany of Shako:
One   feature   of   the   farmers'   and!
homemakers'     week     at     '
Farm.  Ian. :: to h, will be a congress;
of live stock breeders.    The breeders;
ome   together   in   the   general!
meetings of the Minnesota I.lve Stock;
Breeders' association on Jan. 6 for the;
discussion of problems relating to live!
stock.
Cal- nlrich, president of thej
Transit   company.!
which owns the St. Paul City Railway;
company and the  Minneapolis Street;
Railway  company,  died   suddenly  at;
his  home  in   Minneapolis.    A  >•
cold rapid. ,"d bronchial pneu-i
monla. from which he died.    He was-
ine years of age.
Mrs.   Gideon   II.   Pond,   widow   of
Gideon 11. Pond, wbo was missionary:
tf *i
ertv. aud the  same judge or-
Cracked Corn 80 pounds....1.40        ^   fa     fa fine aud
Ground Feed      1.40 ..."
Beans .
Onious
4.00
Ob
go to  jail for  three mouths.
" Ex.
Frank and Mary Kippley and       M
Bertha   Leidenfrost   autoed
Little Falls Friday.
to the Sioux Indians and one ot the
Bantom   and   son j first ,wo while residents of the pres-
:ueapolis, is dead
.a ninety years ot age.
to; Bert were in town Tbur-
sa   Flora   Leigh   visitet  at came «lth her
Mr> ailed at Kipplwy's the lers the   tirst  of  the  ^T^^SZln^
Friday afternoon. ek. rC|,.