Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 19, 1917, Page 4

i i s prrene o i T Eag ety g AUTO ROADS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE Highways Near GCoasts of Greatest Benefit. CARRIERS FOR AMMUNITION Roads to Be of Military Value Should Be Constructed Everywhere That a Considerable Population, Agricultural, Manufacturing, Trading or Mining, Has Its Habitation. - Numerous instances might be cited to show the effect roads or their ab- sence had on campaigns in the civii war, although their importance was infinitely less than now, when the au- tomobile threatens to drive even the world famous army mule into oblivion, writes Major A. A. Fries, U. 8. A, In the New York World. It is the auto- mobile, with its speed and carrying power, and the wonderful flexibility of an army using it that make roads 80 vitally important in war today. A rallroad must be provided with side tracks, turntables and yards, which for a huge business such as war, must be very large and take time and great quantities of material in building. Not 80 with automoblles, where every foot of a highway, unless in a deep cut o1 fill, is a side track where machines may unload and turn around. Further- more, in dry weather almost any fleld can be used for unloading and loading the machines so as not to congest the roads at the place where men and ma- terials are needed. The answer to the question where roads should be constructed to be of military value is—everywhere that a considerable population—agricultural, manufgcturing, trading or mining—ex- ists. In any great war we shall have to marshal all of our resources, just as the European nations are doing at the present time. Every product of our soil:or factories will be called upon for use, and roads will be required on which to carry them to the places where needed. Fine roads along our coasts and land boundaries will be of the most immediate benefit and should be of the best and widest since they will have to bear the heaviest and most concentrated trafic. There are a number of roads proposed or actuall® under construction that come under this head. Such are the Pacific high- way, along or near the Pacific coast from Seattle'to San Diego: the Yellow- stone trail, along the northern bound- ary from the vicinity of the great lakes to the Columbia river, and the Lincoln highway across the north central part of the United States. ‘While highways intended primarily for military purposes should be located aear our boundaries. they must not be 50 near that they can be easily raided or captured by small bodies of the en- emy and thus likely to be of use only to him and not to us. All roads farther inland and parallel to the border roads: will be of very great value as feeders to those nearer the borders. Along these interior roads men and supplies may be moved long distances without fear of interruption or observation by the enemy and thus contribute greatly to the element of surprise so essential to victory in nearly all cases. There must be crossroads at reasonably close intervals to enable the traffic on interior lines to leave them and cross-to those places near the border where needed. During mobilization ‘and the early. stages of the war there will be many and rapid movements of large bodies of troops. Here roads and automobiles will be deciding factors, for. as every- body knows from the progress of the war in Europe, the one who:gets the start has an enormous advantage that will cost the other side many times the original loss to overcome. Later in the beginning of a campaign. when move- ments are rapid and there is little op- portunity to intrench, three.inch guns and shrapnel will be very largely used, but just as soon as there is time to in- trench there will be an opportunity for the larger guns to come up to fire high explosive shells to drive the enemy out of his intrenched positions. This may be called the second or trench warfare stage of the campaign, when hundreds of thousands of rounds of high explo- sive shells will be required for every twenty-five miles of battle front. In all these operations the number of au- tomobiles required will be tremendous, but with the vast number in general use and being manufactured every day it is inconceivable that there ever will be a shortage after the first confusion is over. PEEPBEBLELRILP P00 MORE ROAD AID. “] predict that in the lives of the younger men now before me will be seen from ocean to ocean in the United States the greatest system of highways to be found anywhere in the world,” was the statement of Senator John H. Bankhead recently uttered in At- lanta, Ga., at a meeting of the convention bureau in that city held for the purpose of acceler- ating the bullding of the Bank- head highway through the south- ern states. “The present federal appropri- ation of $85,000,000 is only the beginning of the work that the national government will shortly be doing in the matter of road construction,” asserted the ven- erable chairman of the senate committee on postoffices and post roads, “‘and before the expiration of the five year period in which this money will be expended in conjunction with $75,000,000 con- tributed by the several states I expect to see the congress mak- ing appropriations of from $50,- 000,000 to $75,000,000 annually for highway progress.” [ZZ XXX ETTEEEEEE LR R LR R EEE TR XX XXX R X CPPPCPOPIPEPPIPPRPPPRPPRRPSIPEFELPROPPIES CEPPLLPPPRPS02000 DRS. GILMORE & McCANN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Oftice—Miles Block IR R R R EEEEREESER] EEXEXXXERXEKR XX DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. 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Phone 68 818 Ameriea ¥ Oftice Phone 13 XXX KRR EETES XXX KKK XXX REEE DR 7,5, JIEpRICH Office O’Leary-Bowser Bldg. Oftice Phone 376-W Res. Phone 376-R KX XK KKK KK EEXRXEEEXKERREE DR. G. M. PALMER DENTIST Office Phone 124, Residenee 346 & Mtles Block, Bemtdjt * EEXEEIEEXEERERES EXEXKEEXEXEXERES DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST * * Office in Winter Block + XXX EEEEXEES EEXRXEREREEEEEES DR. J. T. TUOMY by DENTIST * & L 3 ] * ® I E R R R R RA2222 R0 * ¥ * * LA AAii 223 * Gibbons Block. Tel. 330 & North of Markham Hotel & KRR KRR RREXEDS XXX RRRRREKKEIRES x DR. H. A. NORTHROP b % OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & * AND SURGEON * & BSuite 10 O’'Leary-Bowser Bldg & x Office Phome 183 L EEMARRAERAREEA RN IR IR R R XRAKEERRS ) >3 THURSDAY. APRIL 19, 1817. The Nrst stafe to apply for funds under | the -federal aid road act and has been awarded $302:127 for the constructio: of rural post roads and will receive its THE -BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER BECOMES MASCOT OF REGIMENT AT BIRTH California's - Road : Investments:: If proposed county bond issues all are carried California will have ap- propriated $101,000,000 for improved bighways by 1918. Of this amount $15,- 000,000 of state funds mow 18 being expended in:completing the two: great: ‘trunk-state ronds ard laterals-running north and south. Eight counties are spending local funds ranging from $300,000 to $2,200,000. California was quota of the $50,000,000 acnually ap- propriated by the government for the development of truils and highways in nationad forests. : In a Yew days you will not be able. to get any diaries. Get tnem | now, 1-3 off at the Pioneer office. tf | *“ For. 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Mother Burro was brougit home from the border by the First New York artillery as a mascot, but Baby Burro, born a few days ago. has now taken her place in the affections of the troopers. —— e e e e KR KKK KS . The Bemidjl Ploneer is anxious to publish all the local and society The human voice has more or tess marked influence on all animals. In managing horses especially the voice is of the greatest use. It should be quiet and, though confident and mas- terful, not loud and boisterous. No one should ever touch a horse without at the same time speaking to it. or mail the details to the Bemidji : a Pioneer. KaRk KRR eRRRRREN]| § $17—The idea bigger | ? than the times! ] All of the necessities of life have ; advanced rapidly. in price since the war. began—food, clothing, “' shoes, hats, etc. Styleplus - 232rlfl:95;¢!§!2! Co “The same-pricc-the nation over.” ? represent an idea that not even these -mementous: times: have been able to overcome. The buying public appreciatesa consistent policy — the business of Styleplus makers doubled last Volume and concentration have made manufacturing: economies | possible and so that increased cost has been offset. Still all wool- fabrics, the same | distinctive style and careful tail- oring, the same guaranteed sat- isfaction, same price, $17. = sgiskes $17 The bigger-than-the-times idea has made good—you can' still be well dressed for $17, the price remains the same. This is the Styleplus Store. GILL BROS. Third Street Bemidji DTN T ! ‘ Defeactive