Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 7, 1918, Page 1

. THIS ARMY MUST DO IT’S SHARE N THE FIELD OR— ) MK AVERAGEREALIZ “ Municipal politics broke into the | MOOSEHEART LEGION TO MEET - VILLA BANDITS DEFEATED BY By United P p light tou}ay vlnt"h. ; v?;ge:nice. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: INITIATION Sy = i CAVALRY OF CARRANZA FORCES Washh‘lg&m, 3&1?.‘1 7.-le§esgretb.ry.of = of ‘Qaincy Brool eing / —_— War Baker and other officials be-~ ‘‘before the voters of Bemidji The Women of Mooseheart Legion] | . IS % (By United Press lieve e ndidate for mayor at the next| will hold their-/-regular meeting . Fort Hancock, Texas, Jan). 7.—One | work ?vfi;g:: n;:"e"slfgul:?esth efhou‘;fi: city ‘election February 19, ... Wednesday: night and there will be Y G hundred and fifty Villa bandits were|of peace drawing nearer. Officials 3 E:ot‘ F‘Vel‘al days the name of Mr:|several applications-for membership decisively defeated by 300 Carran-|generally think peace is coming up Brooks'/has been heard frequently,|to ‘'be votéd.upon, . There will also T ; zista cavalry last night on the Mex- | faster than the average citizen reas? butithere was uncertainty as to|be initiation of candidates. / ican side of the border. lizes, but there is nothing dentfite~ = MACHINISTS GIVE $105 : ' T0 THE RED CROSS; PROCEEDS OF DANCE s "FOLLOW DISCLOSURES ; al ¥y t: the com'lng elegtion. s 5t e e swermien| OF WAR CONTRACTS the International Association of Ma-|claim they concluded peace discus of ' Standing, rooks is onéngt the: best ness circles in-Bemidji and is a man (By United ‘Press) chinists does things the members do|sions because other belligerents fail- : o “of lwide: popularity among business Washington, . Jan. :7—Claiming 7z 4 men #nd gl:dwho Know him. that perso:‘m in the employ of the THIS ARMY. CANNOT IT'S Resord Without Blemish, government : have been awarded A n ‘em right, for they have just turned i ll?,go;;klel iiliita hlldsi;less t|m;.n of §1281.0]0(:’i000 \;Jo'flth ol’dwarl contracts uvfinmssm'ggumtgswfis&%m?%{ SHARE IN THE FitlD® over to the Beltxyaml Co’unty Red SEEpinmikin e poRETl XD exceptional al y and is not a pro-|in. violation of:the federal statutes, Cross chapter the remarkable sum i fessional ‘politician. At - the last|Senator McKeller today said ‘that of $105, as the result of the New Londg‘"}fi’y‘;‘? 701)_0 ?,,,Dé’&‘{hm outs ’ Peace Siened, Report. Amstemm. ‘an.ed’i.~Practloal ‘no- tice that the German-Russian. pehce. . negotiations at Brest Litovsk have been concluded is contained ‘in a ' wireless message which German dele- gates here sent to the Russians. It is understood the Germans gave ten days for other belligerents to join in the negotiations. The Germans y i o schbol!board election when his name'| criminal prosecutions may follow the ° Year's eve dance at the city hall, line of irreductable war 8 was_ placed in the running he led|senate: military: investigation. U S Blunderln Blamed For - The machinists announced the af-|the door to pe:&e it Ge:[:lx:“yo%a‘: b fler;ce;: c::":zm:;:?zgg :n}(;eagl :u;:. }il: th:’fthep ru;&n%t(fi&gaidt llxle wotvflld (a;lsk o L 5 3 fair as a benefit for the Red Cross|sires to enter, is what London news- § i ess m: ecutions follow the 8- [ chapter and it was indeed a benefit.| papers remark Premier | George's 1 {dji is without a flaw. He is not | closures. ! l h s 1 | The machinists had a large number | epochal s h Sati o : /candidate of any faction and can The federal statutes specifically Coa s Ortage, ays ltness as their guests when they danced the “po h,h genepre:fi;' igfifid&y 1:?;?:1::121‘11“ be relied/upon to give to Bemidji a|state that no government employe old year out and they had a splendid | that Germany will enter. clean: business administration, and|can receive contracts from the gov- ‘time, besides doing @ good work for b S hat would be a credit to the city | ernment nor be interested in any the boys who are and will do the ARTILLERY IS SLOW and'its ‘people. company receiving government con- fighting for Uncle Sam. gl o 5 il (By United Press) London, Jan. 7.—(Official)—Ar- The - petitions, of Mr. Brooks-are S. POST OFFICE WINDOWS fuuiempisy i Mo oate o % o tracts. i eing. circulated and -are being en- % o3 v — | “’I‘I.IE BOYS” S ND WIRE tgldighgus:ltl,gt;\}ir:;ge;t::ig:gugg ffi??‘}; istration, while the price of INinois -k £ir 7 { administration and to admonitions to coal averages $5.53. The Illinois OPEN DURING NO0N : coal is used in a larze part of the clallae;:}?t'lnfgagh ZI“e_‘(\ggg’“:l%rfifl}' : rn front i mainly with artillery. TS EET]: frommthat ™ territory, ‘and} oriticism over the closing of the post- to the lakes during the summer is lying on the docks now, he gaid. The average price of coal to the North- western consumer is $7.76 because of the price set by the fuel admin- Washington, Jan. 7.—The coal shortage in the Northwestern states, L. B. Houck of Minneapolis, repre- senting coal dealers in seven states, 362,941 RISK POLICIES ARE A OVEY TS Soomns) EXDRESSING TH ANKS ngton, ' Jan.’ 7.—Secretary p McAdoo announces that, 362;941 in- Ad. not.mip.éoal. for- tha winter.be- poses JHouck: declared, to_dlvert 'TI. heard & great deal of grumbling and suranée” policies” agp: 43,-| “Recruiting -Offiteér” Foucault = 1&- : e) P urance policies” aggregating §3, g "Off cause_of published statements that|¢nat would force a price advance of | Syioo windows during the moon hour nraft La thusiastically received and signed. householders last spring not to lay 3 f Northwestern states. in their usual supplies. Now the fuel administration pro- For a long time there ilas been Last spring, he declared, people 105,776,600 -and averaging $8,557 a ceived a-‘telegrain- from-‘‘the -boys” g £ ’ prices would be lowered. The Fed h DO‘HGY. hfliddi been !ake'll out by Am: l‘;’]‘;g l:xtxtr E:;“it‘?f‘,f;tm:%'g;ag(““ eral Trade commission, he said, was mo}l'{iutc}‘annfi ?let?l?éueved the Zov- when the rush of patrons has always 2 - 3 *|'The people held - off until| thought i b | is going to try to | 4 hoitact that ay‘-so 2 is the final - "rAe?:‘llsv Diilisth 0. K, Thénk the| ummer when there was a rush and su(l)ts.g;)uzv?ll:alc(}al:;dn%t :'sn':sge:i:‘::; b ct-that Web. 12:1a the final v - X the railroads could not handle the|sass’of the soal business being han. | RE the noon hour for the employes Which applications for in-| Red’ Cross, Home Guards, the band I g y e and Bemidji people for their kind traftic. dled by some one who does not know . r‘?::xtl?; e;;,]l:)ed:':ley time employes keeping the windows oper, chang- may be received by the goy- " " s send off.”” " It was signed ““The Boys.” Great quantities of coal brought|anything about it. and many others have during the day ployes the eight-hour day and stip- 4 h i Supe-rln-tendent Pearson today issued P a r a I - a call for:the condition of state banks PLEASES S"Aw BE l N G CIRCULA’I‘ED period. Thw?.]!l‘l‘ii!l:f]tns';. te{:gilpz‘;&( l;l):lrl: )t-o— yZ08 Gt s o s ™ ith th Of A l lS‘ , STATE EARE CHRISTMAS BOX MAYOR SEEKS THIRD b e et g TR "UI & cuur‘ 80 B orm St. i"ég-yJth‘u;Lg::::) Banking : TERM; PETITIoNS ulates that the hours must be work- - ed within a ten-hour continuous (By United Press) at the close of business December TORNADO INJURES ONE PERSON After laving repeatedly declared A D : Robert Shaw, a graduate of the|pe would not be a candidate for a were abgolutely devoid of merit, and =1 DESTROYS 12 RESIDENCES E:Itlligjgi ‘t‘t‘)gltlhid]lgx?;lfl.fiii:g lglfa;" third term as mayor, petitions were BERLIN CONFERENCE that “our mind is unable to conceive 4 ; g Leesville, La., Jan 7.<~A tornado | school from France. yex refisesulllm): started today for the renomination that ralsing armies by draft fs sla- ] 3 lasting 40 minutes hit the.center of | gelf as follows: s of Mayor Vandersluls, (By United Press) very in and violation of ‘the Thir- i B 3 this town Saturday night and demol-| “The box of goodies from-the Sun-| ] The change of mind was made in Amsterdam, Jan., 7.—The Social- teengl amendment of the constitu- | %5 United Pess) ished 12 _residences and._. damaged|day school was receivéd and to say I ;""’“:l“‘ “g",?‘e otlhdays “l"dt he ‘i"“ ist conference started in Berlin this|ton: ; New other bulldings. - Mrs.'J. J. Frankly| was pleased to be so remembered ex- u%n. g0 before the people for elec-| ., ing, The Socfalist organ Vor- waerts, the leading Socialist publi- cation in Germany, terms this the most important conference since the starting of the war. It is predicted the conference will demand that Germany withdraw her terms which are not acceptable sto Russia. ork, Jan. 7.—One dead and| was caught under. the falling walls several sdverely injured, is the. toll e o = thus.far today of the ‘season’s worst ?:,,237 ngmeSnd pm'b‘bly fam"),' in terrible: dleet storm and drifts are MAN KN(“VN‘_—_“ER—E\ IS UNDER ARREST: SEDITION CHARGED being _piled over 15 feet high. presses it mildly. The fruit cake The 2 petition of George Rhea for was especially fine. We always di-|;jty treasurer is also out and there vide up the contents of our gift|is “eyery indication that Mr. Rhea packages in our squad and this one| )| have no opposition lasted over night. All the.articles| " ity Clerk Stein is also seeking an"‘ived in good condition. re-clection to the office and his peti- There are a number of Bemidiji|tijon is also ‘being circulated lads in our company. This makes . it fine as we can get nearer home fhore sy oo Syt | Y0 COFRNATION OB R T | MORE SOCIALISTS ARE two from Wisconsin and we have 0pP05E“ T0 TERMS great arguments about the advan- A’ report became current today {(By United Press) the police alleging that he had been tages of the two states. that another of the Bemidji naval b “We d“m hear cathedral chimes|pijjtia boys nad been killed. No one nlayt;)d the long program. Another gflb“ShEda at Park REtDids, :Sts]:le of c:&:‘;i thz:,: afg“]’]’u ?hnt:‘:cil?egs ;’o‘:_t "‘1’(1: seemed able to state from whence e given in two weeks, anuary.3, appears a story of the ar- C| the report originated. Inquiry at 7 o severely beaten. No arrests were s T rest of James Gray, who represents most of us to attend.. It is a great|yarjous points, including the tele- lxe?em::\iid:zlfie‘;:%d:ht Igoicsh:figgu;: )1l y Germany have sent a message to For- eign Minister Trotsky of Russia, ad- vising him not to accept German himself as a traveling evangelist, for | atisfaction to .us to know that we g g or| doing our bit to make the world graph office, failed to disclose any peace terms and to avoid separate peace. - alleged seditious uttera; hil d HELD ON MAILS CHARGE ca]]igng at a h%‘:ne,u toranices. while a better place to live in. Give my re- light. gards to all the members of the OVERCOATS SUPPLIED Camp Dodge, La., Jan. 7.—an- lhl»riux;flem. 1L, Jan. 7.—Rock tAclfordil:lg f.oGthe article, thie lady | EARCS g h at whose e Gra; lled, 0] > Island authorities have been directed om y called, has a son “Your friend, AL”ES To RESTATE “ROBERT C. SHAW, nouncement from Washington that the overcoat shortage in army camps by: the United States district attor-|about to join the colors and Gray, ney's office here to hold Jacob Gruen- 8(1)1 it l; alleged, ad}'ised heli' nOthto : ig, said to be under indictment at El- | allow her son to en ist, stating that “Co. 13, 10th Engineers, lendale, N. D,,gfo; misuse of . the|Germany. had practically won the «(P‘Eores"y,- T"EIR WAR PLANS mails. . . war and that “we would better off | Censored. \ has heen ended by large deliveries ment of the war aims of the allies,|of heavy winter overcoats included which President Wilson urged, is im- | the statement that Camp Dodge has 13 | “ if Germany did win.” g . pending. wi e the greatest at-| been short only overcoats an ~ | THREATENED BY U.S. OUT STORE WINDOWS| ict,ct chrman e i 7" lare:ine avatcrmsta. dpart The lady immediately notified the chairman of ‘the Public Safety com- mission ‘and Gray's arrest soon fol- Premier George's speech Saturday|ment said. Camp Beauregard, La., i8 § (By United Press) o was merely preparatory fire. From | now the only camp lacking overcoats. Chicago, Jan. 7.—Federal criminal (By United Press) the highest source the United Press action to prevent farmers hoarding lowed. Gray is quite well known to many 3 E d learns that the allies’ winter cam- * FINLAND RECOGNIZED B G 5 . 1~ potatoes for higher prices is threat- owling Green, 0., Jan. 7.—Four| . ymy plang call for a political of-| Amsterdam, Jjan. 7.—Chancellor BISHOP OF DETROIT DEAD = enéd. Food Administrator Wheeler in Bemidji. He has made frequent visits here, but few seem to kno¥ hundred quarts of nitro glycerine, daid commission men’s profits were in{ 8, store room. of the. American i A L B gertllng todag' ;'fl?la"y(ng‘?gr:::d Detroit, Jan. 7.—Rt. Rev. John 8. [ y jermany’s recognition o '8 ‘ Cat ¢ g & not sufficient to warrant this. Foley, Roman Catholic bishsp of De-( PRO E&I,MN LAWYER HAS SE OF “SPIRIT OF ’76” New Haven, Conn., Jan. 7.—Maxi- milian von Hoegen, a young lawyer of this city, who returned his ques- tionnaire to the draft board hereen- dorsed “Deutschland uber alles,” was compelled by a self-appointed com- mittee of citizens to make a publie retraction of his pro-German Tre- marks, kiss the American flag, sing “The Star Spangled Banner,” and to declare that it was ‘“America first, - last and always. g Later Von Hoegen camplained to S DANCE GREATLY ENJOYED -~ The_ dance given by the Young Men’s Society club at the city hall Saturday night ‘was largely gttended . and a good time is reported. The Bemidii International Jazz orchestra| In the Hubbafl County Journal, STAMP BUSINESS SETS NEW RECORD Bemldji's postoffice is starting the vear 1918 with a rush, shattering by far the record made during a eim- ilar period in 1.17. Last year, during the first four days in January, the postoffice did over $400 worth of stamp business, while during the first four days ot this year the office did over $700 worth. (By United Press) Loundon, Jan. 7.—A joint restate- just what his. real business was. It is said he is of Scotch descent. Glycerine Company, exploded today abd broke windows in hundreds of| BANK STATEMENT CALLED | 'ndependence. troit for many years, died here. He was 84 years of age. Bishol 'oley ’ / - WADOO ASKS FOR RAILRGAD D ETAIL business houses. No fatalities are re- ‘UNEXPECTED E ported. . (By United Press) had been in frail health for more P AN - _E__ FALL Washington, Jan. 7.—The comp- GERMAN SOCIALISTS tl:an ay:ar. . Mrs. W._H. Elletson of 1110 Bel- (By United Press) /., troller of currency today issued a call i trami avenue received an unexpected Washington, Jan. 7.—Secretary ENTOMBED MINERS FREED for a report of national banks at the call yesterday afternoon by several{McAdoo today called upon railw ~ |close of business December 31. of her friends, it being her birth an- | presidents for estimates of money re> DENOUNCE DECEIT| w~ew wevapa sexator Reno, Nev., Jan. 7.—Charles Bel- wersary. Lunch was served by the quirements during 1918. He asked Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 7.—Rescu- 1 bidden guests. for detailed information on railway|ing parties have freed five mine HYMN WRITER DIES (By United Press) knap Henderson, banker and attor- Nt Those present were Mesdames J.|operating revenues, expenses and in-| workers from behind hundreds of Amsterdam, Jan. 7.—Berlin dis-| ney of Elke, was appointed to fill the o tons of coal that had fallen from the Bennington, Vt., Jan. 7.—Mrs. An-| patches quote Phillip Schiedemann, | vacancy caused by the death of Fran- . comes, and wants the number of ! cis G. Newlands, by Governor Emmaet. . D. Boyle. The appointment extends S till the next general election in No- . vember. o 0. Achenbach, T. N. Rode, Roe, b~ George Denley, J. C. Courtney, A. L.|freight, coal and oil carrying cars " Collard; ‘George T. Elletson, Frank|in. operation, owned and in repair, Patterson, R. B. Smith, J. G. Gratton | which will increase car demurrage and- M« B dbertson. rates to relieve freight-congestion. roof of the workings and entombed | nie Sherwood Hawks, author of many Socialist leader, as saying that both them in the Barnum mine of the|famous gospel hymns, including “I| majority and minority Socialists bit- Pennsylvania Coal rompany at Dur-|Need Thee Every Hour,” is dead here terly oppose Germany's deceit in’ thé yea, near here e . at the age of 83 Russian peace terms.’ SR