Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 30, 1917, Page 1

P i o i /will have tractors on the work and S Y 4 Anlnvestigator o~ ’ ) g > %4 partment today and hg‘daTomorrow is Jefferson work will put the stretch Up-to-the-Minute Dispatches by the United Press---Greatest Affernoon\ BEMIDJI DAILY VOLUME XV. NO. 108. - BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. MONDAY EVENING. APRIL 30, 1917. Ly . joa) 8oci® wé\/vies/m e L 45 CENTS PER MONTH MR. AUTO OWNER, GOOD ROADS DAY TOMORROW; DON'T BE A “SLACKER” Jefferson Highway Must Be Im- proved if Bemidji is to Remain As Point On Route. ALL AUTO OWNERS SHOULD HELP OUT IN THE WORK Experts in Charge of Divisions; One Day’s Work Will Do the Job; Be a Real One. Say, you auto owner who is always growling over bad roads and wonder- ing why in the Dickens some one|- doesn’t fix ’em up for your special benefit, be at the city building to- morrow morning at 7:30 o’clock, have your auto with you, a shovel, axe, hoe or some other implement that can be used to improve @ road, and get to work on the Jefferson highway between here and Solway. You can’t expect others who are not car owners to get busy on the roads just so you can spin easier, and it is up to you not to be a slacker in the road. improvement game. There will be many more auto owners there and every auto owner is expected to do his bit, and with as many more who are interested in promoting good roads. Jefferson Highway Day. Highway v along the entire-route and-there is sad need of improvement between Bemidji and Solway, and if Bemidji is to retain the highway there will have to be some work done on it. Every one who is to take part in the - improvement should take grub for dinner and coffee will be served at noon on the route to the work- ers. The stretch to be improved will be divided into sections, each in charge of an expert road huilder, the entire work to be under the direction of Roy Bliler, county surveyor. Tractors on Job. C. W. Jewett and "Jacob Kohler several have volunteered horses and wagons and one day’s good hard in first class condition. Don’t forget—City building, 7:30 o’clock, tomorrow morning. Be there. “FoodGambling Rotten”Asserts (By United Press), Chicago, April 30.—“Food gamh- ling conditions are more rotten in Chicago than they ever were in New York,” declared H. A. Emerson, food investigator for New York, today. “There are thirty butter and egg dealers that would be in prison it justice were meted out.” Mr. Emerson charges that speculation is the cause of prices. CLASS FINISHES WORK Members of the normal training class have returned from, the rural districts, where they spent the week practicing teaching, taking the place of the regular teachers in the schools. This is part of the regular course in normal training and helps to pre- pare the students of that department for rural school teaching. Regular training will be resumed in the de- each student will report her experiences while teaching during the week. ASSESSORS SCHOOL IS HELD IN BEMIDJI Senator Lord today conducted a school of instruction for the assessors of Beltrami county in the court house and nearly every assessor was pres- nt. There are several points to be food high jant of military training or knowl- considered in the work of the as- sessors and it was to explain these| that the school was held. The assessors secured their books this morning and will soon be on the job. Assessor Ditty of Bemidji has been at work the past few days am is at present doing the assessing. OUR LOYAL CUBAN ALLIES TO STICK TO END the United States and declared war on SUCCESSFUL FARMER ~ MOVES TO BELTRAMI Another strong indication of the progress of this part of the state is shown in the arrival in Bemidji of George M. Banfill and family from Bowman, N. I, to whom A. M. Haves sold the George Meyer 120-acre farm at Bass Lake in February. Mr. Banfill is 72 yvears old and has brought his wife and family of seven children to Bemidji, enroute to his home. Two cars of household goods and farm equipment are here, also seven head of fine dairy stock. They started to make the 60d-miie trip overland but Mrs. Banfill was taken sick on the route and the rest of the journey was made via rail. He has also leased several acres ad- joining his farm and will plant ex- tensively. 0DD FELLOWS HEAR ANNIVERSARY SERMON| About 85 members of the Odd Fel-! lows and Rebekahs attended services | at the First Baptist church yester-| day morning to hear a special ser-| mon by the pastor, I. D. Alvord. The day marked the 98th anniversary of the founding of Odd Fellowship and the sermon was appropriate to the occasion. OTHER HIGH AVERAGES It was announced today that Mable Johnson and Lucene McCuaig, both seniors in the Bemidji high school, have an average of over 90 per cent, and are next in rank to Dorothy Carson, valedictorian, and Milre Ach- enbach, salutatorian. Miss Carson had an average of 92.8 and Miss Achenbach of 91.8. GEIER TO PINE RIVER Secretary Geier of the Commercial club today accompanied Judge Frank T. Wilson of the University exten- sion department to Pine River where Judge Wilson spoke Saturday before the Cass County Development associa- tion. GEIB OBTAINS HIGH MARK IN EXAMINATION George Geib has returned from St. Paul where he took the examination for captain of engineers in the re- serve corps and came through with a mark of 92, while his added mili- tary experience places him high in the rating. He will hear from the government within the mnext few days as regards duty. 5 Mr. Geib states that there are hun- dreds of applications for training in the officers reserve camp, and that it is a noticeable fact that of the multitude who seek officers’ positions few have had any actual military ex- perience, in fact are entirely ignor- edge. SURGEONS TO EUROPE (By United Press) ‘Washington, April 30.—The coun- cil of national defense today adopted a plan to send 1,000 surgeons to Europe. ‘ HERE ON VISIT Miss Etta Goula, formerly of Be- midji, now of Minneapolis, arrived in Bemidji this morning and is the guest of Mrs. C. L. Dempsey. President Menocal of Cuba, shown here with Lis «ihisia Germany, she, ton wi American Ship is Torpedoed: Several Lost (By United Press) London, April 30.—The American steamer Vacuum was torpedoed and| sunk Saturday. An American navalj lieutenant, the captain and purt of| the crew are missing. | The vessel carried a gun crew and was armed. Only three of the gun-| ners on the ship are listed in the re-| port of those saved to the company’s| office. | » COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT | The regular meeting of the city council will be held this evening. There are several matters of im- portance to come before the city fathers. ! TAKES NEW POSITION Tony Sande left this morning for Hibbing where he has accepted a po- sition in a bakery. Mr. Sande was for some time in the gmploy of the Home bakery in this eity. GERMAN AIR RAID (By United Press) Paris, April 30.—German air raids on Dunkirk, Nancy and Belfort are announced today. There were no casualties. YOUNG BAGLEY BANKER HERE TO JOIN NAVY Another aspirant for naval honors arrived in Bemidji today, E. O. Luk- kasson ,an employe of the Clearwater State Bank of Bagley, coming here for examination and enlistment. Miss Mabel Kittleson is the regular recruiting officer in Bemidji, having her office in the Markham building. NEW BRICK STORE Carlson Bros. of Leonard are put- ting up a brick confectionery store this spring. i _ | HAS NEW POSITION } Mrs. Mary Patterson of this city | has gone to Leonard where she will conduct the City restaurant this summer. New Policeman Arrests Four For Gambling Saturday night, Frank Frost, who!son and O. B. Olson, the latter owner has been acting as a substitute po- liceman for Garry Brennan, resign- ed, hecame a regular and he cele-| brated by going into the Fifth ward | and pulling an alleged gambling | joint in the rear of 0. B. Olson’s pool | hall at 4:25 o’clock Sunday morn- | ing. bagging four in the raid, a fifth member of the party making a get- away out a convenient door. Frost also captured a large quan- tity of poker chips and cards and es- corted the outfit to the city build- ing. The prisoners gave the names of John Martin, L. C. Cole, A. Thomp-| \L’FOLLETTE PREPARES (. nas aunounced that, uow that Cuba has followed in until the world is srfe for democracy GRADES ORGANIZE TO PRESERVESCHOOLLAWN The high school seventh and eighth grades have organized into an S. B. O., patterned after the high school Student Body Organization, to go into effect today. The success of the high school organization led to the forming of the grade associa- tion. The main object of the new S. B. 0. is to stop the students from cross- ing the school lawns and to stop the toys smoking on their way to and from school. The constitution and by-laws for the organization have not yet been formulated, but it is understood that the rules will be much the same as those enforced in the high school. The ofticers -of the organization are: President—Bert Tardie. Vice president—John Koors. Chief of police— Rupert Stechman. Councilmen—Leslie Raco, Way- land Carpenter and Louis Neumann. ANOTHER BLOCKADE (By United Press) Washington, Apnil 30.—La Fol- lette plans to introduce an amend- ment to the conseription bill when it comes to the senate, calling for a national referendum. He may spend hours discussing it Senator Gronna also has an amend- ment to stop grain distribution to the breweries and distilleries. Many other amendments may bhe intro- duced. GARDEN AT JAIL At the rear of the county jail there is in the course of the making a good sized garden, the ground being ploughed today. CEMETERY BOARD TO MEET The cemetery board will meet Thursday, May 10, at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. D. Gracie, president. NIVELLE IS PREPARING CONCENTRATED ATTACK (By United Press) Paris, April 30.—The war office today reported ‘‘violent artillery ac- tions” south of St. Quentin and around Troyonne and Craonne, fore- casting General Nivelle’s concentrat- ed offensive. in Fifth Ward of the place. The former three were booked for gambling and Olson was charged with conducting a gambling joint. The prisoners each put up a| cash bond of $5 for appearance in police court this morning, but Thompson failed to appear and for- feited his bond. Olson and the other two engaged | Attorney Funkley as counsel and will | fight the case which is on call next| Saturday before Judge Gibhons. The game, according to Officer Frost, was being played in the rear of the pool hall and entrance was af- fected by him through a rear door. ‘0N TO EUROPE' MAY SOON BE SLOGAN - INATIONALGUARD T SEE FRANCE FIRST: THOSE OF BORDER SERVICE ARE URGED - New Order in Russia Gause of Gelebration (By United Press) Petrograd, April 30.—Minister of War Gutchoff has issued an order providing complete religious freedom and citizenship for all Russian sol- diers, free speech g anty, no sa- lute to officers unless the private wish, *‘vyes” and ‘“no” without the “sir’” in answering superiors, com- plete abolishment of corporal pun- ishment in the army and no compul- sion in church attendance. . There is to be a huge demonstra- tion here tomorrow and a big May Day parade to celebrate the order. BASKETBALL MANAGER JOINS FRENCH AMBULANCE CORPS According to St. Paul papers, Vidian Vye, manager of the Hotel Sherman basketball team, will leave New York May 12 for France where he will serve as a member of the American ambulance corps. The young man has many friends in Bemidji, he bringing the Shermans here ecarly in the basketball season this winter and playing a hard series of three games. e is a former stu- dent at the state agricultural college, has heen sporting correspondent for the St. Paul dispateh and Pioneer Press, and is a fine young fellow all around. TREATED IN GERMANY Amsterdam, April 30, — Berlin newspapers on Saturday published a police notice stating that citizens of the United States, Cuba and Pan- ama hereafter will be subjected to| the ordinances governing enemy aliens. They must report to the police only daily and are not to leave their residences between 10 p. m. and 6 a. m. TEDDY WOULD RAISE FOUR DIVISIONS (By United Press) New York, April 30.—Theodore Roosevelt has offered to raise four in- atead of one army division of Amer- icans for service on the French front. WAR TIME REGULATION (By United Press) ‘Washington, April 30.—War time regulations by the government of food production and industries is urged by Secretary Houston of the department of agriculture and a de-| mand for a joint resolution in the house. PASTOR MOVES Rev. M. A. Soper and family have moved from 418 Irvine avenue to 705 America avenue, the second lmuso} north of the high school building, | having purchased the latter place! from John Carlson. HOME GUARDS TO BE | ORGANIZED IN STATE, (By United Press) St. Paul, April 30.—Governor Burnquist today announced that agents would start out immediately to organize home guards in the cities and towns throughout the state. United Press) ‘Washington, April 30.—American militia units now on their way to Europe in a few days, mobilized will be if the urgent requests of the Entente to the government are approved by the administration. The entente wants American troops in batches of several hundred to sail on every ship. This is to obviate concentrat- ing enormous masses at one place and crippling food and ammunition commerce while carrying them. The entente want guards who have been border service which they bhelieve can be trained quicker. Seems Accented Fact. Washington, peditionary Europe as soon as can is an accepted fact in high official circles April 30.—That ex- forces will be sent to be prepared France urges it and England is known to be in accord. The for avoided u abroad conseription congress. e that bill would Strong pressure for send- ing some kind of a forece comes from commissioners have troops be sent administration be hurt in the congress, also from many sections of the country and from Joffre. and by amendments both houses, roll the e carlier in HEAVY VOTE “AYE” ‘Washington, whelming n April 30.- By over- jorities both the Senate passed night the admini a war army by ¢ The final line behind and representati for the v late Saturday ion bill to raise tive draft. calls brought bill into many senators who had fought cem until ronted of volunteer the day in The Senate, which had voted down the volunteer plan, ¢9 to 18, passed the bill by a vote o 81 to S, In the house the vote against the volunteer plan was 313 to 119 and that was the bill was passed 24. Vote fer T. R. Plan. “Senator Harding's amendment to the army Colonel Roosevelt designed to permit to raise four in- fantry divisions for service in France was adopted by Magy Democr 56 to 21, A sim- the Senate voted for it. ilar amendment was rejected by the House Friday. The amendment does not specifie- ally Colonel its purpose has heen understood and its author referred it wonld permit the loosevelt bhut to the faet that former President to raise troops to go to Enrope. Tt was not dis; Democrats Join In. ssed at length. Senators Ashurst, Broussard, Gore, Hardwick, Sonth Dakota: Kirby ers, Owen, Pomerene Robinson, Saulshury, ardaman and Williams, Demo- supported son, erats, Hollis, Husting, Johnson, McKellar, My- sdell. Reed, Thomp hon the amendment. Senators Brady, Gronna, La Follette and against it. Republicans, voted As passed h_{' the Senate, the meas- ure provides for the draft of men be- tween the ages of 21 and 27 years, while in the House measure the age limits are fixed at 21 to 40. Work to Be Rushed. This and lesser discrepancies will be threshed out in conference early this week so the bill may be in the hands of the President as quickly as possible. The war department al- ready has completed plans for carry- ing it into effect. Both Senate and House adopted hills just before the final roll call which would greatly increase the pay of enlisted men during the war. The House provision pay $30 a month, and that approved would make their by the Senate would fix it at $29 a month. The present pay is only 15. BRITISH ON ROUGH GROUND IN ADVANCE United Press) London, April 30.—General Haig has staged a strong raid north of Ypres and 18 prisoners and one ma- chine gun were captured. The ad- vance at Scarpe is approaching a cli- max of intensity. now reached broken ground where natural advantages are The British have with the enemy. The Germans are pouring in fresh troops making violent coun- ter attacks. Il 1 e 1 + _T