Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 15, 1917, Page 1

[y VOLUM™ XV, NO 291. 2000 MEMBERS . RED CROSS GOAL - IN BELTRAMI C0; DRIVENEXT WEEK | Drug Stores Will Be Headquarters | . to Enroll Memberships for. Beltrami County. ALL MEMBERSHIPS EXPIRE ON JAN. 1; ALL SHOULD ENROLL Surgical Dressing Work Will Be Demonstrated in Business District W@ndow. In order to increase the member- ship of the Red Cross of this county to 2.000, a membership drive will be held next week. Beltrami county now has about 900 members. A meeting was held yesterday after- noon in the Commercial club rooms to perfect the plans'for .the drive and various committees were ap- pointed to cover the city. The three drug stores, Netzer’s Pharmacy, the City Drug store and ! Barker’s will be made headquarters. Any one who is a member of the Beltrami Connty Red Cross can call at one of these stores and. receive a service flag. This consists of a white poster with a large Red Cross q in the center. For each member in N the family added to the membership %) “?;;Ismnll rod cross will be added to : ‘the flag e Mondav. these flags are to be hung in each vrindow in the residence dis- triet. Cnommittees will go through the residence districts and take down the names of the families where the service flars are not displayed. By paying a dollar, any one may be- come a member of the Beltrami County Red Cross. Every business firm will also sol- § icit for new members and each busi- ness firm will also have a service flag in the window, indicating how many of the firm are members of the Red Cross. i "\ _The -surgi essing class will . - York i one he: windows” in-the down town district and Red Cross garments will be on display in the same window. The pupils in the Bemidji schools are lendinz a willing hand in this work. but there is still work for more. Mr. Dean and Mr. Foley arge of the business district. Miss Marie Burke was named sec- stary for the membership drive and e will, with Mrs. Arthur Flatner, will have charge of the activity of the women in this campaign. FEDERATED FARMERS - ¥ W have s ch At the meeting of tife Farmers’ federated clubs in the court house Friday a resolution was passed ask- ing that the state place a wolf boun- 1 ty of $15 on a female and $7.50 on a male. - The law has been $7.50 for all wolves regardless of sex. A resolution was passed asking that the law assessing mineral rights be put into effect. The county commissioners will be asked to pay a five-cent bounty on gophers. B. M. Gile was endorsed for fed- 4 eral county agriculturist for the new bureau being organized. The question of holding a large armers’ picnic next year was also iscussed. Officers were elected. ] SONG PRACTICE TOMORROW FOR CHRISTMAS TREE Don’t forget to be at the song practice tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 | o’clock in the Central school building to practice for the community g/ Christmas tree. A couple of patri- ! otic songs and a couple of Christ- Miss Dor- the mas carols will be sung. othy Torrance will instruct singers. Tt is hoped that many new singers will be present at the practice Sun- day afterncon, and unless they turn out. the song program will have to be dispensed with at the tree. The time has bheen changed to Sunday afternoon so as to give all an op- [ portunity to attend. USES KEROSENE TO START FIRE; MOTHER AND CHILD PERISH (By United Press) Albert Lea, Minn,, Dec. 15.—Mrs. Fred Nelson poured kerosene into a stove this morning to make the fire burn quicker. There will be a double funeral, mother and three- year-old son, but it will be from an- other home for the fire razed the house. WANT WOLF BOUNTY ~ BEMIDJI DAILY PION BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 15, 1817. Long line of ariny lorries loadec ~ith British soldiers hurrying to the ront to take part.in the continuous idvance against the Germans being mnade by General Haig’s armies. They are seen passing through a recaptured French village, and the field artillery Is moving up with the trucks to take «ts invaluable part in the operations. THE “BAGLEY HERALD” THUS coaiTatEs o cumist ozsox| G harms of North Ml;'neso‘a To 7 Be Placed Before The South; Returned last Saturday from tak- ing treatment in Sheriff Johnson’s ‘‘hot water bath tub” in Bemidji, Christ Olson, alias John Toft or John Tough. The government is sup- posed to have him pegged out under restrictions to only imbibe on Clear- water and a minimum amount of free speech, conducive to the general welfare of his neighbors, until the spring term of the U. S. court, which will probably decide that after he has coughed up a hundred pillets, a 60-day diet on dry herbiage will cure him of his present. malady.—Bagley ‘Herald: " e o BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP WHEELMAN ARRESTED Halifax, N. S., Dec. 15.—John Jo- hanson, helmsman on the Norwegian steamer Imo, the Belgian relief ship which collided with the ammunition steamer Mont Blane, leading to the disaster of last Thursday, has been detained as a German spy suspect. He was turned over to the mili- tary authorities by officials of the Massachusetts relief hospital, where he has been under treatment. A nurse at the hospital, a young woman from New York, whose name was not revealed, noticed her patient was acting queerly and that he did 'not seem to be wounded. Physicians examined the man and the conclusion was reached that he was shamming illness. Later, it is said, Johansen offered a nurse $50 if she would go out and buy him a newspaper, the assump- tion being that he had in mind an attempt to escape in her absence. After that incident a military guard was placed on duty by his bed. The provost guard was sent for yesterday and Johansen was lock- ed up. SITUATION ON WEST GRAVE: NO USE T0 TRY CAMOUFLAGE By Ed Keen United Press Correspondent Copyright 1917 London, Dec. 15.—There is no use trying to camouflage the gravity of the situation on the west front, which is the only theater which in the last analysis counts. Premier George's speech at Grey’s Inn is regarded as a call’ to arms in the present crisis. The setback at Cambrai not only practically nul- lified General Byng’s splendidly ex- ecuted advance, but it is generally admitted it worked the end of the British offensive for some time. The initiative then passed to Hindenburg. Most competent experts predict only the greatest efforts will pre- vent Germans fulfilling their boast| of breaking through the allied lines before American reinforcements can equalize the German reinforcements from the Russian lines. The British forces have been too sure. America Must Speed. Washington, Dec. 15.—‘“America must speed up her war work. She must concentrate on the essentials and concentrate herself fully and nobly to her task of duty.” This is Secretary of War Baker's warning after reading the Keen dis- patch. | BRITISH TROOPS BEING RUSHED TC THE FRONT IN FRANCE & Lycan One of Prime Boosters When F. S. Lycan, proprietor of the Markham, heard there was to be a meeting of the state hotel men at St. Paul he sort of wondered what it was all about and decided to'drop down to ascertain, although he was of the opinion it wasn’t much. But what Mr. Lycan did run into was one of the biggest advertising stunts, promoted by the leading hotel men of. the .state and_the railroads, and: they are going to let the entire south know of the wonderful advantages of Minnesota as a summer playground and the center of recreation and pleasure. Mr. Lycan has just re- turned. Mr. Lycan is a member of the state hotelmen’s organization, its member- ship being in the main in the south- ern portion of the state. The idea includes the trip of a special train through the south to all' the prin- cipal cities and points. It will be a train provided by the railroads of Minnesota and paid for by the hotel men. One of the cars will contain an ac- quarium, provided by the game and JOIN THE RED CROSS; CAMPAIGN BEGINS MONDAY MORNING Just because you are Red Cross member now does not mean you will be a member after Jan. 1. In fact it means decidedly that you will not —unless you renew your subserip- tion next week. The Red Cross membership cam- paign will start next Monday and continue for a week and in that time 2,000 members are expected to join in Beltrami county. Memberships are to begin with the calendar year and all old subscriptions will die with the old year. SOPHOMORES SERVE LUNCH TO AID ATHLETIC FUND The Sophomore class of the Be- midji high school served a jitney lunch yesterday afternoon and made $5. The amount will apply on the Athletic assocjation debt, as weN as the $10 made by the Seniors last week when they gave a lunch. $100 FOR RED CROSS Fifty dollars were netted at the dance given by the ¥nights of Co- Jumbus. The announcement was made at the regular meeting last evening. A frien dof Father O’Rior- dan, priest at St. Anthony’s hospital, promised to duplicate the amount made at the dance and this will bring the proceeds up to $100. [} | fish depa(rtment. It will contain species of: all the fish known in Min- nesots. an dwhich would attract the lover of fishing while on an outing. Another car will contain specimens of the big game that is to be found in Minnesota and which may be shot in season. There will be deer, moose, bear and also small game and game birds. . Thersawill be-a-department of pho- tographs and scenes of the varfous parts of the state and scenes of rec- reation spots and panoramic views. It will will show what there is in Minnesota as a playground. Mr. Lycan is enthusiastic over the proposition for, as he says, there is little in the southern part of the state to attract the hunter and fisher and that the logical playground of the state is the northern part and that to this part will come the vis- itors so attracted for the summer. Senator P. H. McGarry is the president of the organization and the name of the new organization is yet to be selected. J NONE OF HOOVER'S ‘PUT IN' THIS TIME (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 15.—The Reed sugar investigating committee today denied the food administrator’s re- quest for permission to cross-ques- tion witnesses. CONGRESS VOTES RECESS FOR CHRISTMAS VACATION (By United Press) ‘Washington, Dec. 15.—The house voted to adjourn today for Christ- mas recess. It was definitely agreed to vote on the prohibition amend- ment Monday. CLOTHING, SHOES AND BLANKETS SHORT, SAY ARMY AUTHORITIES (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 15.—Facing in- vestigation by the senate committee next week, the army quartermaster’s department announced today delin- quency in deliveries in clothing, shoes and blankets of from 6 to 48 per cent. ALL WHO ENLISTED BEFORE NOON TODAY VOLUNTEERS (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 15.—All men of draft age, who enlisted before noon today, are regarded as volunteers although the process of recruiting was delayed by an avalanche of en- listments, Secretary of War Baker ruled. NORMAL GIRLS ENTERTAIN A children’'s costume party was given by the girls in the normal de- partment of the Bemidji high school last evening in the normal room in the Central building. The decora- tions, including a Christmas tree, was suggestive of the Christmas sea- son, and the hours were passed in playing children’s games. Miss Edith Anderson was awarded two prizes {n the contests and games. | 'NOT YESTERDAY'S NEWS, BUT TODAY'S NEWS TODAY--BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS [TALIANS, ASSERT PRISONERS CARNIVAL ASS'N. TO MEET TONIGHT FOR START OF SEASON Bemidji, Minn., 5 Dec. 15, 1917. All who are interested in having the toboggan slide opened up for the season are requested to meet at the Com- mercial club rooms at 8 o’clock ‘tonight. * E. E. M'DONALD, President. The above official notification from President McDonald of the Carnival association means the first step of the season toward putting the to- boggan in operation and the crea- tion of a skating rink near its site. President McDonald says he will he unable to serve as the head of the assoclation this winter but mem- bers of the organization will en- deavor to prevail upon him to con- tinue. Everybody who is a member of the association and those who would like to join should be present this evening, as there will be important action taken. NOTHING TO CASE The case of the state vs. Henry Rockensock was heard before Court Commissioner D. H. Fisk, who found that no offense had been committed and Mr. Rockensock was dismissed. SHORTAGE OF SUGAR - N U. S. IS DENIED ‘Washington, Dec. 15.—Declaring there {8 no shortage of sugar in the United States and that the famine is local to the Atlantic beaboard, President Spreckles of the Federal Sugar Refining company testifying at the senate committee’s investiga- tion, placed the responsibility on the food administration. Sugar, he de- clared, was now passing through New York to Canada because of higher prices. The sugar going through New York, Spreckles said, was raw and ¢he Conadian refiners paid a high price. “We entered into an agreement with the food administration to pay a certain price for raw sugar,” said Spreckles. ‘“We adhered to that agreement and the product normally imported into this country went abroad, because better prices could be obtained. We were forced to close our refineries for lack of sup- plies.” QUESTIONAIRES ARE BEING ISSUED TODAY (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 15.—The classi- fication of drafted men through ques- tionaires commenced today. Five per cent of the questionaires will be mailed at a. time for twenty days. Nine million men are to be classi- fied. There was a veritable avalanche of enlistments throughout the United States at the last mimute, over 20,- 000 applying Wednesday and Thurs- day. PNEUMONIA CLAIMS MANY SOLDIERS’ LIVES AT CAMPS ‘Washington, Dec. 15.--The measles epidemic in the camps of the Thir- tieth, Thirty-first, Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth divisions of the Nation- al Guard troops no longer constitutes a menace, according to a report for the weed ending Dec. 7 made public by Surgeon General Gorgas. The epidemic has spread somewhat, how- ever, in the Thirty-fourtn and Thirty fith divisions and to a greater ex- tent in the Thirty-sixth. Pneumonia following measles is particularly in- creased in the Thirty-sixth division and slightly increased in the Thirty- fourth, Thirty-eighth and Thirty- ninth. The report shows 190 deaths dur- ing the week in the National Guard, of which 171 were from pneumonia; 74 deaths in the National army( of which 47 were from pneumonia. JUNIOR PARTY The committee in charge of the JunYor party to be given this evening in the high school building has been busy all day decorating and getting ready for the festivities, and the party promises to be an enjoyable one, b TAKEN (By United Press) With the Italian armies, Dec. 16. —Austro German troops are being driven to attacks upon the Italians, prisoners taken by the Italians de- clare. The prisoners say that mov- ing curtain fire is being placed at the rear of the Austro-Germans to drive them forward against the Ital- ians. This has increased the losses to the Germans and Austrians. All Teutons are being coaxed to fight with great promises of better food and quarters if they reach the rich Italian plains. Luxbure Reported Inssme, Buenos Ayres,pDecA 15.—Rumors have reached here that Count Lux- burg, the author of the. famous phrase, “spurles versenkt” (meaning to sink enemy ships without leav- ing a trace) is insane, following his transfer from an internment camp to a sanitarium. Haig Regains Trenches. London, Dec. 15.—General Haig today reported that British troops in hot local fighting around Poldorek regained considerable of British trenches. HOUSEWIVES' LEAGUE HEARS TALKS ON FOOD PROBLEM At a meeting of the Housewives’ League held in the Grand theater Friday afternoon, Mrs. E. F. Netzer gave a splendid talk along the lines of food conservation. She outlined to the members very clearly just what to save, and how. She told them that it wasn’'t necessary to deny themselves or their children the proper amount of food, but cer- tain kinds of foods, such as fats, sweets, meats, wheats, etc. % Mrs. H. C. Baer, president of the league, briefly outlined the work of the organization and gave a report on its accomplishments since its in- ception. E. E. McDonald also ad- dressed the meeting. His talk was interesting and to the point. 106 1. W. W. MEMBERS BEFORE FEDERAL JUDGE (By United Press) Chicago, Dec. 15.—One hundred and six members of the I. W. W, including Elizabeth Gurley Flynn of New York, were arraigned in the Federal court here today charged with violating the espionage act and conspiring against the government. Judge Landis is hearing the case. AMERICAN ENGINEERS WILL PUT RUSS RAILWAYS IN ORDER (By United Press) Petrograd, Dec. 15.—Trotsky an- nounced today that American engi- neers will be employed by the Bol- sheviki government to reorganize railways and motor lorries for food transportation. PERSHINAS SAYS ARMY WILL FIGHT IN SPRING New York, Dec. 15.—‘Everything is all right with the American troops in France this winter; General J. J. Pershing told me that,” was the statement at the meeting of the Merchants’ association made by Rob- ert Davis of the Red Cross. “Un- less something unforeseen happens, he does not expect American troops to get into action generally until winter breaks. He said we must buck up the French, because they holding the line until our ‘baby army’ is being schooled.” 5 RECKLESS DRIVERS WILL BE EDUCATED BY SPECIAL FILM Chief of Police Ripple is going in- to the motion picture business for one day, but instead of confining his field of operations to cnc theater he is going to spread himself and take 'em all. In other words, Chief Rip- ple has received word that there will be shown in Bemidji at an early date the Universal film company’s celebrated film “Safety First,” in one reel, it being a campaign throughout the county for the benefit of all au- tomobile drivers and especially the reckless and careless brand of car drivers. The film has the endorsement of Secretary of State Julius Schmahl and it also has the endorsement of state officials in the various states where it has been shown. It has to do with the traffic laws and or- dinances and will be shown at all the theaters of Bemidil on the same