Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 22, 1917, Page 1

VOLUME XV.NO. 126. Zvening for Purpose of Organ- izing for Service. FVERY MAN PRESENT OFFERS ' 'SERVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT Banks Offer to Loan Money to Those Desiring to Invest in Liberty Bonds. The bankers of the southern por- tion of Beltrami county were al represented at a meeting last night in Blackduck for the purpose of or- _ganized to sell Liberty Bonds in Beltrami county. 2+ The bankers have practically been ‘vdrafted by the government into this service. They are all to devote ev- ery possible moment to the service and are to handle all bonds with- out. any charge whatever. Every § ..man present at the meeting was not only willing but anxious to get into the work on this basis. You are of course interested in seeing Beltrami county do its share. Do not fail to be at the meeting of the Commercial . club this evening where committees will be appointed and full explana- tions will be made. Banks Will Helo. Tt was unanimously agreed that in order to assist the people in buying these bonds the banks will loan 75 per .cent of the value of the bond for a reasonable length of time at 6 per cent per annum. For instance, if you wish to buy a hundred dollar bond you may pay $25 down, give your note for $75-at 6 per cent and a $100 bond will be purchased for you and delivered to yvou as soon as - your note is paid. Think it over carefully and make up your mind jnst how much you can possibly take and don’t give a thought as to how much you think the other fellow ought to take. Don’t think that be- cause you owe some money that you can’t take any bonds. If nobody ‘bought a bond excent the people who are out of debt. Germanv wonld win the war. Make up your mind that you have got to sacrifice a little, remembering all th& time that you are buying the best thing in the world. Time to Act. Talk the matter over with vour friends and make up your mind just ‘how many bonds you can possibly take before the committees =zet to you. You are, of course, going to take one; there is no question about that, but if you will decide how many you want it will save the com- mittees a great deal of time. Be- midji has a great reputation all over the state for being alive. Let each one of us try to do what we can to show the state that Bemidji is still alive and if possible let us subscirbe for more bonds than any other city of our size in the state. Evervbedv is Boostine. The Commercial clubs at Black- duck. Kelliher and Tenstrike are to be called into the service; the mer- .. ¢hants and professional men of the different communities are to be draft- ed on the committees, it being the understanding that every individual is to work equally hard. The bank- ers have simply been asked to help push. It is just as much your obli- gation to insist oun your ueighbor buying a bond as it is the shligation of the banks to help in every way they can. NEARLY SEVEN MILLION FOR LIBERTY LOAN IS TWIN CITY REPORT (By United Press) Minneapolis, May 22.—The local Liberty Ioan today reached nearly $7,000,000 on the seventh day. The treasury department has ordered drafts of its plans sent to all Federal reserve banks for the guidance of other communities. DRASTIC F0OD BILL GIVES PRESIDENT POWER (By United Press) Washington, May 22.—A redraft of the administration food bill, more drastic than the original, is to be in- troduced in the house today. It gives President Wilson every conseiv- able power to control food in the new measure. Meefing Held at Blackduck Last|Dr. Effie McCullom Jones to Speak 'at Commercial Club; Making Tour of Minnesota. WILL OUTLINE PART WOMEN SHOULD TAKE AFTER WAR E. E. McDonald Will Preside and Other Speakers Will Be Heard; No Admission Fee, Many people of Bemidji are very much pleased at havipg secured at this time a lecturer of national prom- inence, Dr. Effie McCullom Jones of Waterloo, Ia., who will speak at the Commercial club next Friday evening at 8 o’clock on National Aid Work, telling what women can do at this time to be of service to their coun- tdy in the line of gardening and thrift, Red Cross work, and the con- servation of food. ' She will also speak on the responsibility women! should assume at the close of the war and the part they should take in the reconstruction period which will fellow. Making State Tour. Dr. Jones is making a tour of the state, and according to press reports she is an orator at once eloquent and forceful, humorous and inspiring, a keen thinker and carries her discus- sion to a logical conclusion. She has held many positions of trust and ‘honor, among them the responsible position of trustee of Lombard col- lege, Galesburg, Ill., vice president of the Jowa Associated Charities and W. C. T. U, and tyice elected presi- dent of the Iowa Ministeria] associa- tion. Dr. Jones was also eclected dean of women at Lombard college, but resigned her position to become field director for the National Wo- man Suffrage association, who, un- der the direction of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, is devoting its en- ergy to national aid work entirely. McDonald to Presi(%e E. E. McDonald wfil preside at the meeting and other local people of prominence will also speak. There is a great deal of interest in this lecture and a great many will doubt- less avail themselves of this oppor- tunity to hear one of the leading women speakers of the country. Ad- mission is free and the public is cor- dially invited. Questions will be asked for you to answer in the order in which they appear in this paper on June 5. These questions are set out below with detailed information to nelp you answer them. Do not write on, mark or other- wise mutilate these instructions. Do not remove chem. They should be carefully read so that you will have your answers ready when you go before the registrar. All answers will be written on the registration card in ink by the reg- istrar, who should be careful to spell all names correctly and to write legibly. 1. Name in full. Age in years— This means all your names spelled out in full. State your age today only. 2. Home address. This means the place where you have your permanent home, not the place where you work. 3. Date of birth. ‘Write your birthday (month, day and year) on a piece of paper before going to the registrar, and give the paper to him the first thing. Ex- ample: “August 5, 1894.” 4. Are you (1) a natural-born citi- zen; (2) a naturalized citizen; (3) an alien; (4) or have you declared your intention to be- come a citizen (specify which) ? (1) If you were born in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, you are a natural-born eciti- zen, no matter what may have been the ¢itizenship or nationality of vour parents. If you were born in Porto Rico, you are citizen of the United States, unless you were born of alien parentage. If you were born abroad, you are still a citizen of the United States at the time you were born, unless you have expatri- ated yourself. (2) You are a naturalized citi- zen if you have completed your nat- uralization; that is, if you have “taken final papers.’” But you are not a citizen if you have only de- clared your intention to become a citizen (that is, if you have only in years <MIDJI DAILY P BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 22. 1917. INFOR LONG WAR, | COUNTI BANKERS ~ {WOMAN'S WORK N RALLY T LIBERTY | AID OF COUNTRY, LOAN; COMMITTEE | GIST TO ADDRESS IS HARD AT WORK| ONFRIDAYEVENING "BEI_.L HOPS' BRITISH WORKMEN Photo by American Press Assoclation. Bellboys of the leading New York hotels have formed a regiment and are being drilled by a regular army oflicer. Here they are seen drilling on the roof They aim to have 1,500 members. of a hotel. Horrors! State Official Says His Job Useless: Abolished St. Paul, May 22.—Anton M. Op-| inspector for this department,” said sahl of Brainerd is an object of cu- riosity around . ne state capitol these days. Veteran actaches of the build- ing are pointing to him as the man who wants his job abolished. Mr. Opsahl is state oil inspecter. He was appointed last January for two years, but on his own recom- mendation the office will be abolished next August, and the work will be done by the state dairy and food commissioner without extra pay. This is part of Governor J. A. A. Burn- quist’s plan to eliminate unnecessary offices and consolidate departments. “I told the governor early last win- ter that there is no need of a chief Mr. Opsahl from his easy chair in the oil inspection office yesterday. ““All there is to do is to sit around, look wise and play g little politics. The deputies inspect the oil, and the auditor and attorney general collect the money.” Mr. Opsahl draws $2,400 a year for doing this. He decided it was a shame to take the money. He told the governor it was no job for an ahle bodied man, should be abol- ished. Mr. Opsahl further says oil in- spection under the presen! law is a good deal of a farce “There is no (Continued on Page Four) “taken out first papers”): in they ploved in the sea service of citizen latter case you are only a “declar- ant.” You are also a naturalized citizen if, although foreign born, your father or surviving parent became fully naturalized while you were un- der 21 years of age, and if you came to the United States under 21. (3) You are a declarant if, al- though a citizen or subject of some foreign country, you have declared on oath before a naturalization court your intention to become a citizen of the United States. Receipt from the clerk of the court. of the certified copy of such declaration is often called “taking out first papers.” You are not a declarant if your first pa- per was taken out after September zlsd, 1906, and is more than 7 years old. (4) You are an alien if you do not fall within one of the threé classes above mentioned. 5. Where were you born? First name the town, then state, then the country. 6. If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or subject ? This need be answered only by aliens and declarants. Remember that a “declarant” is not yet g citi- zen of the United States. If an alien or declarant, state the name of your country, as “Fgance,” *“Japan,” ‘“China,” etec. 7. What is your present trade, oc- cupation or office? This does not ask what you once did, nor what you have done most of the time, nor what you are best fitted to do. IT ASKS WHAT YOUR JOB IS RIGHT NOW. State briefly, as “Farmer,” ‘“Miner,” ‘Student,” “Laborer”’ (on farm, in rolling mill, in automobile, wagon or other fac- tory),” ‘“Machinist in automobile factory,” etc. If you hold an office under state or federal government, name the office you hold. If you are in one of the following offices or employments, use one of the names hereafter mentioned: “Custom house clerk,” “employed in the transmission of the mails,” or “employed in an armory, arsenal or navy yard,” “mariner, actually em- the . or merchant within the United States.” 8. By whom employed? Where em- ployed? If you are working for an individ- ual, firm, corporation or association, state its name. If in business, trade, profession or employment for vourself, so state. If you are an officer of the state or federal gov- ernment, say whether your office is under the United States, the state, the county or a municipality. In answer to the question as to where you aer employed, give the town, county and state where you work. 9. Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12 solely depend- ent upon you for support (spe- cify which) ? Consider your answer thought- fully. If it is true that there is an- other mouth than your own which you alone have a duty to feed, do not let your military ardor inter- fere with the wish o fthe nation to reduce war’s misery to a. minimum. On the other hand, unless the per- son you have in mind is solely de- pendent on you, do not hide behind petticoats or children. 10. Married or single (which)? Race (specify which) ? This does not ask whether you were once married, but whether you are married now. In answer to the question as to your race, state brief- ly whether “Caucasian,” ‘“‘Mongol- ian,” ‘“Negro,” ‘“Malayan” or “In- dian.” 11. What military service have you had? Rank? Branch? Years? Nation or State? No matter what country you served, you must give complete in- formation. In answering these ques- tions, first name your rank, using one of the following words: ‘“Com- missioned officer,” ‘“Noncommission- ed ofticer,” “Private.” Next, state branch in which you served in one of the following words: “Infantry,” “Cavalry,” “Artillery,” ‘Medical,” ‘WF%Q Service ADDRESS TRADES OF CHICAGO * TEN ARE DEAD IN FOOD RIOT . MR. C. C. MEMBER Do you want to see Bemidji’s new normal school started? Are you interested in regis- tration day, June 5? Do you want to know what our special agricultural com- mittee is doing? Do you care whether Bemidji carries its share of the Liberty Loan or not? If so, get out at 7:30 o’clock this evening at a special meeting of the Commercial club. SPECIAL MEETING OF COMMERCIAL CLUB 0 DISCUSS NORMAL Every member of the Commercial club is urged to attend the special meeting of the club tonight at 7:30 o'clock as there are several matters to come up for discussion and action. Perhaps the most important mat- ter to claim attention is that of the normal school. Something has to be done toward getting busy on the new normal and it is up to the business interests of Bemidji to get behind the project and push it hard, and the business interests of Bemidji thor- oughly realize it. It is a matter of vital import to Bemidji and should be taken hold of and pushed. The question of the Liberty Loan is another matter to be discussed and other topics of interest are to come | before the meeting. The hour of meeting is 7:30 o’clock. R S o o e ] HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON REGISTRATION CARDS! “Signal,” “Aviation,” “Supply,” “Marine,” “Navy.” Next, state the number of years’ service, not count- ing time spent in the Treserve. Finally, name the nation or state you served. If you served under the United States or one of the states of the United States, name your service in one of the following terms: ‘Na- tional Guard (of such and such a State),” “Militia (of such and such a State),” “Volunteers of United States,” or “Regular Army (Navy) of United States.” ‘12. Do you claim exemption from draft? Specify grounds. Because you claim exemption from draft, it by no means follows that you are exempt. For the informa- tion of the War Department, you should make a claim now if you in- tend to prosecuite it. Some persons will be exempted on account of their occupationsh or offices, some on ac- count of the fact that they have relatives dependent upon them for support. Your answer touching these things will be important in supporting the claim you now intend to make in your answer to the pres- ent questions. Be sure ,therefore, that the grounds you now state are in conformity with your answers to questions 7 and 8. In stating grounds you claim as exempting you, use of the following terms: If you claim to be an executive, legislative or judicial officer of the state or na- tion, name your office and say whether it is an office of the state or nation. If you claim to be a mem- ber of a religious sect whose creed forbids its members to participate in war in any form, simply name the sect. If you are employed in the transmission of the = United States mails or as an artificer of workman in an armory, arsenal or navy yard of the United States, or if you are a mariner employed in the sea ser- vice of any citizen or merchant with- in the United States, so state. If you are a felon or otherwise morally deficient and desire to claim exemp- tion ou that ground, state ' your ground briefly. If you claim phys- jcal disability, state that briefly. If you claim exemption on any other ground, state your ground briefly. (By United Press) Chicago, May 22.—‘“Germany is far from being beaten now. Don’t make the British mistake and think you are in for a short war,” British labor représéntatives in the United States told the Chicago Trades as- sembly last evening, at a meeting. To Revise Government. New York, May 22.—Russia is planning for a revision of her govern- ment after the ideals of her allies, according to a dispatch from Petro- grad to the New York Times, ap- pearing today. Fatal Food Riots. Madrid, May 22.—Ten men are re- ported to have been killed in food riots in Lisbon Sunday. Dispatches state the riots are spreading through- out Portugal. More Peace Talk. Copenhagen, May 22.-—The pre- diction that Rusia would soon accept separate peace with Germany is made by the Berlin Vossiischei Zeit- ung in an editorial, which urges Germany to state peace terms as nearly as possible and also offer Rus- sia financial aid after the war. CASS LAKE WOULD BE IDEAL ARMY CAMP ‘PIONEER’ SUGGESTION St. Paul, May 22.—Any person or persons having in their possession a tract or tracts of land in quantity of 56,000 acres can do a stroke of business by conferring at once with Colonel George H. Morgan, Federal building, St. Paul. The enormous dimensional size of the concentration camp for the conscripted army ,to be ready hy Sept. 1. to provide for men drafted from Minnesota, the Dako- tas, Towa and Nebraska, has swamp- ed the market, it became known to- day. "l'lu- board selected to pick possible sites for this camp met Saturday for the first session and only one site of- fering delegation was present. This came from North Platte, Neb. The Pioneer would snggest that the army officials consider Cass Lake as a site for the training camp which is suitable in every respect and ideal every way. Minnesota should by all means have the camp and Cass Lake would seem to be the proper spot. ’BADGEmERNOR REFUSES THE PEOPLE T0 DECIDE LIQUOR (By United Press) Madison, Wis., May 22.—Governor Phillip today killed the bill provid- ing for g referendum on prohibition five minutes before the time limit. REFUSES OFFER OF ADVISOR OF CHINA (By United Press) Madison, Wis., May 22.—Dr. Charles McCarthy, head of the Wis- consin reference library, today de- clined the position of advisor to the Chinese government. JOINS FIEL_D_AB.TILLERY In the last list of recruits to the military of the United States who have enlisted in Duluth is Florian E. Dean of Bemidji who has joined the field artillery. G. 0. P. WILL OPPOSE CENSORSHIP CLAUSES (By United Press) Washington, May 22.—House Re- publicans -have agreed to op all censorship provisions of thé admin- istration spy bill when the confer- ence report on the measure is made to the house.