The Pierz Journal (Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota), 1919-06-12

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VOL. NO. 10.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JUNE 12,   1919.
No. 52.
PEACE EXPECTED
IN NEXT 10 DAYS
Allies Speed Up Reply to Counterproposals and Will Demand
Quick Action.
TO REJECT PROPOSALS
Different Commissions  Report to  Big
Four In Favor of Rejection of
Many Clauses Proposed
by Germans.
Paris, June 10.—The peace conference commissions on colonies,
prisoners of-war, responsibilities
and the labor, military and naval
clauses of the treaty In their reports to the Council of Four, the
Echo de Paris says it learns,
urged the rejection of the German
counterproposals as far as the several commissions are concerned.
Paris, June 10.—The supreme council has adopted a speeding up process,
similar to that used for completing
the German treaty In handling the
foe counter proposals.
The most optimistic members of the
American commission predict that the
treaty will he signed by June 20, allowing five days to a week between
the time the reply is placed in the
Germans' hands and the date to be
fixed for their final answer.
The latest Indications are that the
Allied answer will be ready for presentation Friday.
Allied experts were reported to have
reached an agreement whereby the
specific amount of reparations will not
be put in the treaty but France and
Belgium will accelerate establishment
of the definite sum of their claims so
Germany will learn the total indemnities she is to pay within two or three
months after the treaty Is signed instead of having to wait two years, as
first planned.
Agreement Over Leagu*.
The league of nations commission
w_s understood to have reached an
agreement on the reply to the Germans' demand for immediate admission to the league. While the agreement is yet to be ratified by the Big
Four it was said to provide that Germany shall be admitted after a brief
period of probation, although she will
be excluded from executive council.
The territorial committee, it was reported, has recommended rejection of
Germany's demand for mandataries
over certain of her former colonies.
This decision was said to have been
reached despite the suggestion of
American experts that she be given
administration of her former territories in East Africa.
Rantzau   Back   in   Versailles.
Foreign Minister Brockdorff-Rant-
zau has returned to Versailles from
a conference with German government officials in Cologne.
Colonel House plans to go to London the latter part of this week, possibly in connection with preparations
for the first meeting of the league of
nations council in that city.
Provisions have been made for extending American occupation of the
Hotel Crillon to autumn, so that Secretary Lansing, Henry White, General
Blilis and various experts may remain
to clean up unfinished business of the
Peace conference.
Austrian Terms Impossible.
Vienna, June 10.—The peace terms
presented to Austria are impossible
and mean the death of the country
by starvation, President Seitz declared
in opening the extraordinary session
of the national assembly. The galleries were filled and the floor contained a large proportion of the members of the assembly including two
women.
Foreign Minister Bauer made a report on his conference at Feldldrch
with Dr. Renner, head of the Austrian
peace delegation. Bauer is not popular in Vienna or In the country and
is generally referred to as a "Bolshevik."
INVITE      LATIN - AMERICANS
United States May Admit Them to
Military Schools.
Washington, June 10.-—Legislation
authorizing the President to invite
each of the Latin-American republics
to send two representatives to this
country after June 1, 1920, to receive
instruction either at the naval or military academies was recommended to
congress by Acting Secretary of State
Polk.
"The success of the United States
forces, military and naval, while cooperating with the forces of the Allies in bringing the present war to a
successful issue," said Mt. Polk, "will,
it is thought, cause the people of our
sister republics of the Americas to regard our methods of military and
naval training with increased respeot."
Red  Holocaust Revealed.
Zurich, June 10.—Sensational statements were made during the trial ol
alleged secret agents and anarchists,
It was testified that an anarchist band
blew, up a train in the Mont Genis tun
nel in November, 1917, in which hun
dreds of French soldiers were return
ing from Italy on leave. Large sums
of money which the Hindu leader-
spent freely, it was declared undet
oath, were supplied not only by Ber-
lid, but by Hindus in America, e_po
-Sillily in California.
Drowned in River    *1]ces Goo(1 for Enlistment
NPflf   Ofl__!-!-_-      An education is the one thing
ncai  vuaiiiiaj-Jesired ^y all ambitious y0Ung
Do-aid, the four year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ernst, living1 south of Onamia, was drown-
ed^hursday afternoon in the
Rum river near the Black Brook
dam.
Donald, with several other
small boys, was playing on some
logs when he fell into the river
at. a place where the water is
nearly twenty feet deep. His
companions went immediately
to get help, but the boy had disappeared before anybody could
reach the scene. Several auto
loads of men went out from O
namia to drag the river and the
body was recovered Thursday
evening at seven o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernst and family
liyed on the old M. Wermerskirchen farm in Buh town and
moved to Onamia about a year
ago.
 THINK   IN   INTEREST SAVE	
Home and Foreign News
Tulsa, Okla.,—Crop damage
estimated at around §1,000,000
was wrought by a wind, hail
and rain storm which swept
nearby counties Saturday night
No loss of liyes is reported in
the tornado which partly wrecked the towns of Jenkins and
Haskell.
Helsingfors, June 7; The Bol-
sheviki unexpectedly opened
fire on the front before Petrograd last night and the battle
soon spread to the whole front.
Finnish batteries in retalirtion
shelled Kronstadt, a Finnish of-
ficial communique said.
The Italians have landed additional forces at Sokia in Asia
Minor, 50 miles southeast of
Smyrna.
The African commander in-
chief has written the British
political agent at Khyber, asking for an armistice.
Airplane mail service has been
established between Paris and
Geneva. A Swiss aviator made
the journey in 5i hours, crossing
the Jaura Alps at an altitude of
9000 feet.
Late returns indicate that
woman suffrage was defeated in
Texas by about 5000 yotes.
It is now stated that all foreign troops will be withdrawn
from Russia by the end of the
summer.
Influenza has again broken out
in southwest Alaska, with heavy
death toll among the native
population.
The government treasury receipts will be'cut about if. 100,-
000,000 a year through repeal of
the luxury taxes.
 THINK   IN   INTEREST—-SAVE	
South Agram News,
Mr. and Mrs, Smith of Dixville are here visiting their son
Fred Smith and family.
Mrs. Lynon Mckoy done some
sewing for Mrs. J. J. Brummer
Tuesday.
Miss Mary Janoski of Pierz
was a visitor with her sister
Mrs. John Eidenshink last week.
Born—to Mr. and Mrs. John
Eidenshink Thursday a girl.
ired by all ambitious
men; it means success. But because \of financial or other reasons many have been unable to
fulfill/their ambitions in civil
life. But the greatest opportunity ever offered is now yours
to acquire and education and
practical training you have so
long desired.
The government is establishing colleges and trade schools
in which the enlisted man may
be educated in almost any line,
from the different trades to the
arts and sciences. The instructors are ex-college professors and officers thoroughly capable of giving the same instruction you would receive in our
state universities and colleges
in civil life.
The opportunities for learning are without limit, as the
world will be your tutor. And
added to the courses taken up
in these fully equipped schools
is the wonderful advantages of
"travel," without which no
man's education is entirely complete.
The time is rapidly approaching when the United States will
be the greatest exporting nation in the world, and the man
who knows trade conditions in
foreign countries, and has a
knowledge of their languages
will have the advantage, as the
services of these men will be in
great demand by our large commercial and manufacturing interests. And these men draw
very large salaries.
You can select the countryin,
which you desire to serve in the
U. S. Regulary Army; either
Alaska, China, Europe, Panama, Honolulu, or the Philippines. And all this is offered
free, in addition to good pay,
from$30.00to $120.00per month,
clothing, quarters, board and
medical attention.
Enemy aliens who haye legally declared their intention to
become citizens may now be accepted for enlistment, if otherwise qualified. And three years
service in ,the U. S. Army is
equivelant to five years continuous residence in the United
States toward obtaining final
citizenship papers.
Colonel Castle, army recruiting officer, claims this to be the
greatest opportunity ever offered in the United States for the
young man to "train for the
future". Don't stay in the rut
—let Uncle Sam's big universities help you to higher and
better things. Better think it
over.
 THINK   IN   INTEREST—SAVE	
Curiosity Will Happen
One of our citizens reported a
most curiosity fact about some
small chicks. He states that
he has one chick that is in a
healthy condition, 12 days old
and has four legs. He also has
another chick which has an ostrich foot with only 2 toes.
Anybody who wishes to see
the animals is welcome to look
at the little creatures. They
can be seen on inquiry of Mrs.
Clara Nohner at the millinery
store.
and Mrs. John Eidenshink was
christened Frances in St. Joseph church at Pierz. Mr. August Janoski and daughter Frances were sponsers.
Wedding Bells
Ring Merrily
Stern-Virnig
Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock a. m. another prominent
young couple were united in
marriage in the St. Joseph's
church. Rev. Carl Pingel performed the ceremony in presence
of Relatives and friends. They
were: Albert H. Stern of Melrose and Juliet Virnig, 'daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Virnig
of the village of Pierz- Katherine Virnig, daughter of Mrs.
Peter Virnig attended as brides
maid and Leo Virnig, brother
of the bride served as best man.
The wedding was held at the
bride's home, and onlyreiatives
were present. After the cere-'
monies in chruch the bridal
party went to the Mr. and Mrs.
F. X. Virnig home where a
sumptuous breakfastwasserved.
Later the young couple left for
St. Paul and Minneapolis, where
they will visit a few days.
The Journal joins in extending congratulations and well
wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Stern
and wish them much health,
prosperity and happiness thru-,
out their married life.
-Oser-Sevariy
Henry Boser and Miss Johanna Sevarty were united in marriage at the St. Albert's church
at Albertyille, Minn., Thursday
June 5. Rev. Fr. Buhr officiated
at-^iheser vices. The bridal
couple were attended by Jos.
Boser, brother of the groom and
Mary Sevarty, sister of the
bride.
Following the church-services
the wedding was celebrated at
the bride's home in Albertville
at which many of the groom's
relatives attended
The young couple will make
their home on the farm inPlatte
town which Mr. Boser bought a
few years ago.
The Journal joins the many
friends and relatives in extending them congratulations and
best wishes.
cele-
com-
con-
Visitors at    Fred    Sporlein's
Sunday   were:     Mr.   and  Mrs.
Peter  Thommes    and children,
-__ _. ■_,.       t ,     -_t ■ • j  son Leo and daughter  Eva,   to
Mr. and Mrs. John Neisius  and       ., r<    ,.„ , •_.
gether  with Mr.  and Mrs. An
Mr. and Mrs. J. J.   Brummer,
family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dush-
ner and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Lymon Mckoy and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Smith and family
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Grundhoefer
of Buckman, Mrs
J. J. Brumm-
and
with Mr.
drew Duchner of Pierz autoed
down to Albertville to attend
the wedding of Henry Boser of
Buh to Johanna Sevatry of Albertville.    '
Peter  Langer  and John She
er sons and daughter.   Mr.
Mrs.    Peter   Theiss,    and son billa were fishing Sunday after-
Tony of Pierz, Willie and Mary noon.
Meyer, and Jack Riggs.
The infant daughter of Mr.
Joe Gruber is
new Buick car.
the owner of a
Stangl-Kruscheck
Frank Stangl, son of Conrad
Stangl and Franziska Kruscheck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Kruscheck, were united
in marriage in St. Joseph's
church Tuesday morning at 9:30
o'clock a. m. Rev. J. G. Stiegler
officiating. The young couple
was attended by Clara Kruscheck sister of the bride, as
bride's maid, and Hubert Stangl
brother of the groom as best
man. The wedding was
brated at the brides home.
The Journal joins the
munity in extending them
gratulations and well wishes
for a long and happy wedded
life.
 THINK   IN   INTEREST—SAVE	
Otto Brick of Little Falls
in a letter to his parents
states that he expects to be
on his way home from France
soon. Mr. Brick was cashier
of the First State Bank of
Genola before lie went to
France.
 THINK   IN   INTEREST—SAVE	
Don't cuss your printer too
much when he makes an occasional error. An exchange
calls attention to the fact that
in an ordinary column there are
10,000 pieces of type, there are
seven wrong positions that a
letter may be .put in, there are
70,000 chances to make errors,
and millions of chances for
transpositions- In the short
sentence, "To be or not to be,"
by transpositions alone, it is
possible to make 2,759,022
errors.—Ex.
Keep Tiie Young Chicks Growing
Eyen if chicks have been
hatched early, pullets that will
lay in the fall and winter can
not be looked for unless the
early chicks are kept growing
Irom the yery . start. Chicks
should always be kept away
from- cold, wet ground; they
should not be allowed to run
outside until they reach an age
and size enabling them to withstand such conditions. Inside
runs where the floors are covered with sand are better. Chicks
should be fed little and often,
and kept moving, with good,
clean grain mixtures thrown in
chaff, and a dry meat or milk
maT-h in the hopper. Milk in
most any form to chicks is a
sure life preserver.—W. E.
Stanfield, University Farm, St.
Paul.
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Gil rrent Events
The Army air service is busily
at work "mapping the air." It
is really a mapping of the
ground. There are to be three
main trunk lines from coast to
coast. At all times, and in
whatever part of the United
States, flyers will be within six
hours' flight of a landing place
and- supply station. To create
these landing places and stations
is a part of the present work of
ie War Department.
To\ increase the supply of
meat the Department of Agriculture recommends the raising of
more chickens. A chicken may
be made into a good broiler in
six weeks to three months, and
into a roaster in six months.
There is in almost every family
waste food enough to feed a few
of the birds, and this waste
might easily be converted into
wholesome food with hardly any
expense.
The Victory Loan was oversubscribed almost three-quarters of a billion. Four and a
half billions were called for, and
the Treasury gives out $5,249,-
908,300 as the exact total of the
subscriptions.
Leaders of both parties in
Congress are agreed that there
must be a new Victory Loan of
about three billions within a
year, or else three billions must
be added to this year's tax levy
which is already oppressiye.
Demobilization was 60 per cent
accomplished by the end of
May,   Gen.  March says, and by
Local Happenings
Ofjhe Week
The village Council held
their monthly meeting Saturday in the village hall.
Miss Leona Brown of Onamia visited among friends
here between trains Monday.
Born—to Mr. and Mrs. P.
A. Hartmann Saturday night
a daughter.
Miss Mary Zimmermann
of St. Joseph is here on a
two weeks' visit with her
parents:
Quite a number of Pierz and
Buckmann joined the catholic
K. of C. lodge at Little Falls
Sunday.
State Prison binders, rakes
and mowers for sale at
JOS. H. GRELL.     adv.51-3
A. V. Hartmann bas treated his hotel building with a
new coat of paint.
The equalization meeting
of the town board of Pierz
will be held in Genola Monday, June the 23rd.
Mrs. Josephine Smidth-
bauer returned Tuesday
morning from a few week's
visit at Hope, N. D. among
relatives.
FOR SALE—Ford touring
car  used    1916  model   first
class    shape.      Guaranteed.
Gau Garage. adv.
J. W. Robards of Onamia
was a business caller in Pierz
last week.
The New Photo Stu'dio in
Pierz will be open next Sunday June 15th. adv.
Theo. Gross has been appointed a member of the
council of the village of Pierz
to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Math
Thommes.
FOR  SALE—Detachable
row boat motor in good shape.
Gau Garage. advJ
A  large   crowd   attended
the  play given  by the chil-
May,   i_<en.  iviarcn says, anu oy   , „ .,     ,-,,    T ,       , „,,
,,.,-,,     e r        „ V     •        dren of the St. Joseph school
the middle of June all American r
soldiers will be  out of  France Sunday evening.
except the regular Army
Railroad Director-General
Hines asks Congress for $1,200,
000,000 to make up the loss on ,™ „-J,
the railroads under Government
management, for 1918 and the
first four months of 1919. The
operating loss for the last four
months is now placed at $250,-
000,000. There is, besides, the
interest and upkeep to pay, to
say nothing of profits for stockholders. /
 THINK   IN   INTEREST—SAVE   '/
Owing to the large amount
of rain the past several day^
the carriers on the rural
routes have a hard time delivering the mail.
McCornmick and  Deering
binders,  mowers  and  rakes
JOS. H. GRELL.     adv.51-3
Henry Vendenhovel, wife,
and family and John L. Boser
and wife attended the Boser-
Sevarty wedding at Albertville last week.
Received   a    carload    of
State    Prison     twine.    All
those that have ordered,  get
yours now.
JOS. H. GRFLL.     adv.51-2
Ales Hartmann made a
business trip to the twin
cities last week and returned
Saturday. He says dry goods
are continually raising in
price.
We doubt -wethd.' you have
seen some plants grow, but ad-
yertise and watch jour business grow. Adv.
Movies, every Saturday
and Sunday night at Faust's
Hall, piano music in connection. Come and see Charles
Ray-In a smashing 5 reel
drama of the big woods, entitled "Sudden Jim" also a
good comedy. Saturday June
14th. Complete change of
program Sunday night.
John Stumpf who is serving in the army at Nevis,
France writes home to his
mother, Mrs. A. Stumpf, that
the boys are now all in tents
at Nevis, but that the camp
will be broke up some time
in June and that many of
the boys will be discharged
and sent home, but he don't
know if he will be one of the
lucky ones.
Little Falls.—The city council has
granted twelve saloon licenses.
Mora.—Preparations are being made
for a Kanabec all-county celebration
to be held at Mora on Friday, July _.s
Wadena.—The Wadena farm bureau!
and Farmers' club will have a picnic |
at Twin Lakes, five miles northeasts
of Menahga, Tuesday, June 17.
East Grand Forks.—Relatives and j
friends of the couple from many otherj
places were here for the silver wedding!
celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Morris;
Sullivan.
St. Cloud.—Funeral of the late David!
McCarthy, 83 years old, former state;
representative, acting mayor of St.j
Cloud and president of the common!
council, was held here.-
Ada. — The Hussey Construction;
company, Crookston, was given the!
contract here for the construction of]
thirty-one concrete bridges along Judi-j
cial Ditch No. 56 for $38,700.
Pine City.—J. H. Hay, deputy state!
commissioner of agriculture, will;
speak at the farmers' and merchants' |
picnic at the Pokegama town hall at!
Pokegama lake on Saturday, June 21. j
Luverne. — William Treat, 11-year-j
old son of Mr. an'd Mrs. J. E. Treat of
this city, was accidentally killed at
a school playground here. He and
some companions were playing at the
top of a chute when it suddenly tipped,
throwing him backward. His neck was
broken.
St. Cloud.—F. W. Lindeneau of St.
Paul, who pleaded guilty to a violation
of the blue sky law, was sentenced by
Judge Roeser to six months in the
county jail and fined ?250. The jail
sentence was suspended to give Lindeneau a chance to reimburse those
who bought stock of. him.
Brainerd. — Additional features of
the Northern Minnesota Development
association convention program at
Cass Lake on June 20-21, have been
arranged by the secretary, and those
who attend are assured of some practical discussions on subjects all-important to the development of Northern
Minnesota.
St. Paul.—Transfer of the criminal
insane from the St. Peter state hospital to the state prison at Stillwater is
advocated by Dr. R. M. Phelps, superintendent of the St. Peter institution,
in a formal report to the board of control on the daylight escapes Thursday
of four inmates of the criminal insan>3
ward at the hospital.
St. Paul.—Although the time when
transfers to this country of the bodies
of officers, enlisted men and civilian
employes, who died overseas will begin cannot be stated yet, the war department advised the state military
headquarters, it desires to ascertain
the wishes of families of the men regarding the permanent disposition of
the bodies. Information of this kind
should be supplied without delay, the
message stated.
Hibbing.—I. C.'Ruthletge, former Instructor in the Chisholm high school,
was sentenced by Judge Martin
Hughes in district court to an indeterminate sentenc!t>. not to exceed
seven years in the state penitentiary.
He was convicted in district court
November 14, 19 IT, on a statutory
charge involving a girl pupil. He appealed to the supreme court, but the
verdict of the lower court was sustained.
Bemidji. — Mrs. H. W. Bailey, 80
years old and for twenty years a resident of Bemidji, died at her home
here. She is survived by eight children. Mrs. Bailey assisted in organizing the circle of the R. H. Carr G.
A. R. post eighteen years ago, and
was president of that organization until about a year ago, when she was
forced to retire on account of poor
health. This record is perhaps not
equaled In the United States.
St. Paul.—The first jail sentence for
violation of the "blue sky" law was a
six  months'  jail   term   given  A.  W.
Lindeneau at St. Cloud, according to a
report  tor the capitol officers  of  the
state   securities   commission    Lindeneau, it was said, was selling stock in
the Southern Alaska Mining company
without a license.   The company has
headquarters In Minneapolis, but the
sale of Its stock In Minnesota has not!
been licensed by the commission fori
several  months.    Lindeneau  was  In-]
"dieted and convicted at a jury trial.
Feigus Falls. —A fatal automobile;
accident occurred In the town of Os-|
car,/Sixteen miles northwest of here.!
A .party consisting of Gottlieb Wahlj
arid family of this county, Emil Wahlj
and family of Lidgerwood, N. D.; j
Fred Wahl of Atlantic, Neb.; Fred;
Wahl, Jr., and family of Lidgerwood,j
and Fred Drews-, another relative, had!
been attending a family reunion at;
Lidgerwood, the three brothers net;
having met before for thirty-seven!
years. They were driving to the!
home of Gottlieb Wahl when one ofj
the autos overturned in a ditch. Fred;
Wahl, Sr., of Atlantic, Neb., wasj
crushed and died In two hours. Fred!
Drews had knee crushed, shoulder;
broken and ribs broken. Emil Wahlj
had forearm crushed and was other-!
wise injured. !
Brainerd.—In confessions made by'
the brother and husband of Mrs.
George Bennett, who was found dead
in the road near the farm home north
of Crosby, both appear to have repudiated testimony given at the coroner's
inquest, where they said they knew
nothing of how she met her death.
At Brainerd the brother confessra-ttT
the sheriff that the woman was shot
by her husband, who mistook her for
a deer. The sheriff took Bennett In
custody and before the sheriff and
county attorney he admitted shooting
his wife, thinking she was a deer ia
the road ahead o£ bis tearn.