Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 25, 1918, Page 1

the new' Farmers’ - State ank of Guthrie’ was .opened for busi-, 3 the result of the rs-and buslneu 1 fcinity, whao foresaw. the noed of such nn institution. £ Th zlng is; it new ‘brick with the very latest-and ipment throughmn. Much ¢ the N: C. Smith Co. of |- polis, who had charge of de- and. constructing the build-| well as: completing ‘the orga. The capnal stock and sur=j = . o 12,000 - Thig's officer and ’way~of crut 68 AS the _presid Gashier—Oscar; Dahl.. " * an, John C. Marin, tfi\ofile excepfl!m o? the -cash- the : officers “and- directors ' are known_ inthe co; munity ‘to. néed turther_nt] oduction;. “The A caghier, Oscar Dahl, 1 former resi- e | dent of Fillmore:county, Minnesota, ' 5 “highly endorsed by for- ess gssociates-and men ‘of “t nt, Lawi ar Gt r SR outh | o e or “Bemidji, on the M. & I railway in tht. midst of some-of the best.ag- made . necessary by f: norther! innesota. sute. ‘Within the past year, 16 g 1 Minneso ctual settlers hayve 'located within radtus of .five miles of Guthrie, and e. to say that as many more " ‘there during this.year. In view of these facts; Guthrie is destined ‘to be- ome one -of the lmponnnt tnwns on Northern -Minnesota sawmills | disastrous. - - The companies are observing the meatless and wheatless ‘days ‘to the letter, and: when. the situation began 0. look serious officials adked for sol- diers. The balance of the Fourt! Mr. regiment, located at Duluth, is- re;dy at- rols will probably be set throughout the northern ‘portion ot the state Minneapolls, Jan. 25.—Minnesotl physlclnns who gave physical’ exam- inations during ‘the first draft” have not yet received: their pay.; = . :Major Harry L. Brady, M. N: G., government 'disbursing: officer = for Minngsotn,h:ud, ‘Xh n the‘i matl:er 5 3 ¥ R was- brougl to ‘his‘ attention, that % payments- probably would: be made MGEE T0 RULE ON within 10 days. :1; 'The old. nyltng not the money to move- at-a moment's notice. the thing’ ap- ! D nts” of ‘the med- 8;” Mr, MacMullen, of s _fourth. ward draft board, iald. 'These: men -have not ‘even received St. Paul, ‘ment.” Insufficiency of the first draft al- proprintlon was ‘the ‘cause given by Major Brady for the delay. _.Physicians serving as _examiners _Jor the second: draft will receive $1 an hour, though not more than. $7.60 for any oneday or $150' for any|ment replying to many month. The rate is considered high- | that haye arisen. r than in the first draft. ;| dealing with the “twilight . NORTH DAKOTA HOUSE FAVORS DRY MEASURE z Bismarck; N. D., Jan. 26.—Inter- ““est'in’ the second day’s session of the extraordinary session the North Da- kota legislature centered in the 3 house, where'the resolution to ratify 7 : the federal prohibition amendment ‘was passed, 96 to 10, and the senate -cloture resolution was adopted with two amendments, one of which fixed Saturday, January 26, as the day for ‘mv?’ll‘ll::lmtel:‘; .house resolution for ra- TROTSKY HAS HOPES tifying the prohibition amendment was presented to the senate, it was referred to the temperance commit- tee, which joday will report it -for e. - Many senators anticipate unanimous - vote in, favor _of - the measure. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Mrs. John Thompson, nurse, and -Qlaf Ongstad returned last evening from Fergus Falls, where they ac- companied Clara Branning of. the town of Maple Ridge, who had been ‘adjudged insane at the university holml, Minneapolis. tration ‘with inquiries. men will be next closing day. than ‘was expected. the sale of medicines only. days. (By Untted Press) Jan: Amsterdam, addressing Minister Trotsky, the western. poletariat. Germany.) 4 T8 Agflatnrs Are |H terday, ,thelq ‘presence~having been: increasing- ae- _tivity of labor agitators in the woods Labor agitators are worklng on the feelings of .the lumberjacks: be- (l:iause of the iwheatlesm and meatless ays, and-it is stated an effort to tie 5 urchmd iand and:will locate up lnmbaring operations 18 o be at- tempted ‘on_the first of next month. turning out ‘large quantities of lum- ber for government contracts, ' much of it for shipbuilding purposes, and a,shutdown ‘at this tlme would be - MONDAY. CLOSING Jan. 25.—Many manu- facturers nnd merchants of -Minne- ’acknowledgement from the govern- sota whose status-is somewhat un- certain as to Monday closing haye been bombarding the state and local offices of the federal fuel adminis- “*In the meantime, Judge J. F. Mc- Gee, fedéral fuel administrator for Minnesota, is “working.on a state- questions This statement, zone’’ cases, will ' be made public before the end of the week, so that business informed Jbefore thel The workings of the ofder in this state, authorities say, have resulted in less confusion .All manufacturing, except in the suspended classes, i8 to be suspended Monday, also nearly all mercantile éstablishments except - those selling, food, which will close at noon, and' drug stores which will be open for 1t _will be the second of the heatless Mon- IN GERMAN PEOPLE 25.—Foreign (Editor's note—The western pol- etariat can only mean. the neople of Bemidjl citizens and those from Beltrami.'county will “have the ‘op- portunity Tuesday, February 26, to hear first'hand of the food conditions one ot the most unusunl of weddmg pictures, for inltend of th usual archway of swords under whlch an s'bride customarily. pags, Lieut. J. H. Budd of ‘the British torceu ‘and his bride are pnulng under an nrch- eave t.he clmrch after the wedding’ ceremony oover sPersonal EnvoyTo | Speak On Food Problems in France and England,”when Julius Lincoln, who was Herbert Hoover's m(dji are ol France, worklng, in the lood prob- lem; -and he will: have a vital and interesting message to bring to ‘Be- Hls coming is under the fed- MWM;MWWN WILSON ADVISES CASH [COUNT SAYS AUSTRIA AND CARRY SHOPPING Frank T. Wilson of Stillwater was in Bemidji today in the interests of the federal food problem and. this afternoon addressed the pupils of ‘the high school at 1:30 o’clock. At 2:30 o’clock he spoke.to the grade pupils andat 4 o’clock met the business men in theyCommercial club rooms. sit'is in connection wlth advising. the food dealers, tak- ing them in the capacity of tenchers and ‘advocates the’ followin ‘Wilson’s ‘“Sell goods on the cash®and carry Make one pricé for-that kind of a customer and another ‘price for the customer.who buys on the,tharge plan.” ‘and delivery plan. possible delivery, charge for delivery, ' a. day, and better still a: ‘single. co- operative delivery system’ .for. . all -Insist customers jnust not hoard food, especially flour,.su- gar, meats and fats. food dealers. tion. the congress of the soviet, expressed con- fidence in' the comlng assistance of age food. in ten-pound lots. form especially in tin containers, is needed for shipment abroad. be a slacker: tomers be slackers.” BAKER ASKS CIlANCE T0 REPLY T0 CRI_TICS (By United Press) Jan. ' 25.—8ecretary Baker has asked Senator Chamber- fain formally for an opportunity to make a.statement before the senate military committee. answer in a large way Chamberlain’s charges against the war adminiitra- ‘Washington, | Don't let your cus- He proposes to Eliminate every: Make an Have but one extra Forego pack- Sell -in bulk, . preferably; Food in package Don't THIRTY MORE NEGROES MUST FACE CHARGES (By United Press) San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 25.—Thir- “ly more negro aoldlers will face court martial here as the resuit of testi- mony in the Houston riots. WOMEN AND CHILDREN SLAIN IN MOSCOW (By United Press) Petrograd, Jan. 25.—Many women and children were among the 40 killed in Tuesday’s rioting at: Mos- cow, word received here today says.|es are suspected. i eral government. - He and others have been ;in Europe to ascertain ‘the perplexities and ~ methods of handlingthe food situation in war: torn Europe. The goyernment is sending out these teams to inform the people of 1 - requires .in. the way of he value~ol -cop= gervation in wimming the_ wa N ‘small cities or:.towns are visited, and emidji 1s fortunate in being on the schedule’ of Minnesota, The details of the coming of Mr. Lincoln have not as yet:'been per- fected but a good prosram -will be arranged, AND UNITED STATES PRACTICALLY AGREE (By United Press) Copenhagen, Jan. 2b—*‘Austria- Hungary and the United States:prac- tically agree not only upon the great principles of rearrangement of work after the war but our views approach on several concrete questions,” Count Czernin said in & speech. “The count said Wilson’s speech “was a frank and open bid for the discussion of differences, the differ- ence of these belligerents being less incompatible than would seem.’” FOUR SAMMIES ARE . KILLED IN ACTION X (By United Press) Wsshlngton, Jan. 26.—Early thls week American. forces on the French front were -in action on several oc- caslons, General’ Pershing reported to the war depaftment today. . Four ‘| ot the Sammies were killed. Several other” actions ‘between Germans and Americans were reported but the ' statement was vague and not de- tul]ed TEUTONS ARE ANGLING FOR PEACE DISCUSSION . (By United Press) Washington, Jan, 25.—The Teu- tons are angling for a further dis- cussion with the United States and allies, but they are not yet ready to go sufficiently far to bring- peace now. This is the conclusion of in- ternational experts upon the ad- dresses of Premier George and Presi- dent Wilson. HOSTESS TO SEWING % TRCLE Mlss ‘Anna Pearson will be hostess to the Girls’ Sewing citcle of the Swedish Lutheran church at her ‘home this evening at 8 o ‘clock. * Ev- erybody is welcome. THER AND CHILDREN g BURNED IN ST. PAUL FIRE (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 25.—The bodies of Mrs. Royal Lorece and three chil- dren were taken from the ruins of. their home in St. Paul Park, a su- burb this morning. The cause of the fire is unknown out mice and match- DRAFTED' MAN'S' PANTS. STOLEN: WAIT IS LONG _ his, pnnts Chicago, ‘Jan. Krienewski stood for ' three hours behind a desk in an ex- omptlon board office befofe re- lief’arrived. While he was be- ing examined some one Afole FARMERS KEEP STOCK: | STATE CO-OPERATING " T0 SUPPLY FEE The govérnment: stock food com- |: mittee of-this county under super- vision of the Minnesota Public Safety. commission, of which Dr, W. K. Den ison, the veterinarian, is chairman, has -received a-‘large supply of wheat straw for rough feed and it is being sold at $9.50 per ton. tual cost laid down in Bemidji. Already ' the farmers of Bemidji and vicinity, as well as further out in ‘the county, are eagerly-taking ad- go vantage of the work of the feed com- mittee and are now able to winter their stock instead of sending it to +{-market. : Thus- far, the committee has sold over 20 cars: of rough feed, including about 10 ‘cars of straw and severals ‘tars. of “hay: an—dother:foed. ‘stuffs, and'the farmers:: are themselyes fortunate - in belng able to secure feed at all. b MAJOR. THAW . FIRST U. 8. fighting unit.. completed. PETROGRAD HEARS THE U WL AECOGHIZE BOTSREYIRT (By 'United Press) Petrograd, Jan. 25.—It is reported here that the United States soon recognize the Bolsheviki. cials refuse to comment. MORGAN'S AID NAMED MUNITIONS SURVEYOR (By United "Press), ‘Washington, Stettinhus of New York, J. P. Mor- | gan’s aide, has ‘been appointéd ‘sur- | veyor general of all army purchases, virtually munitions director of the war for the government. been in complete charge of all al- lied purchases in the United States and for a long time has been re- garded as the best man for the post. Secretary: Baker has made the an- nouncement of this tremendous move at a time when congress is seeking to create a munitions ministry. appdintment will absolutely effect on the fight for a director of munition bill, Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the m‘mary commit- tee, says.. ALIENS B Duluth, trict. limits. passes. As the result of a tight sloe, Judgb C. W. Stanton has been confincd to his home with an infectién in the left foot, and on account of his ill- ness the term of district’ court in Koochiching county was postponed from January 15 to April 2, condition is much improved. MEET TONIGHT The Sunday school workers-of the Fifth ward will hold a meeting this the evening- in church. Jan, ARRED FRO! DULUTH WATEB. FBONT Jan. 26.—The water front in’ Duluth is now a restricted dis- This order was received by Deputy Marshal Cash, who immedi- ately ordered 65,000 passes, will be issued to employes and oth- ers ‘'who have business within the Eenemy aliens cannot get |TIGHT SHOE CAUSES. | COURT POSFPONEMENT Grana Rapias seam. o oo COMMAND 0 BATTLE UNIT (By United Press) With the American army afield,|: Jan, 26.—Major Willlam Thaw will{i® command the first American aerfal His transfer from the French to the Americans has heen e (By “United r)ess) s i Amsterdam,’ "Jani' ' 25:-=Dis- - . . .., .. patches here report severe riot- : ing on. Wednesday and Thurs- day in Berlin. One report said mobs were ‘marching and shout- ing for peace.. Thig {s regyrded. __as significant. | No papers’ ar- rived from Berlin this morplnk. = as usual, ¥ - 3 - 25.-—Andrew () (By. United Press) Amsterdam, ‘Jan. 25. — German Chancellor ‘Hertling: ‘told tlie Reiéh- stag yesterday -afternoon, that Pre- -mler. Lloyd: George .and- - President ‘Wilson's . peace speeches . “contained 2 i certain acceptable pr clylu to Ger- | ; many.. He insisted; however, that a ‘teoncretely outlined- they -are .unsat- isfactory and demanded that the.en- tente set forth new prlnclpleu. i Commantln' upon Président Wil- son’s speech, the chancellor sgid that n the first four points tRhe agree- ment was obtainable withput diffi- eulty. On the fifth there will’ be some ftioulty. The sixth copcerns only the Rus- ghns and Teutons.. The seventh is only settleable. in he peace negotiations. ) . Regarding the eighth point, Ger- many does not desire annexation by lence but this {8.a questien “for ance and Germany, “We cannot, however, consider th cession of Alsace Lorraine, wmrp lé per cent of the :populatfop-’; spes German,” declared the chancellor. #On the ninth and tenth point, Ger- many remains solid with Auntrlu- N ungary. : zt0n. the tourteenth. Gcrmuy At ready when other matters -are set- tled to. discuss a_ lengue of peoples. MINNESOTA EDITOR . SCORES U. §. POSTERS Momphh 'P,pnn., Jan. 25 —H. C. ling,, leton;, Minn., presi¢ of the tipnal iEditorial asso- clation, in adgressing:the editors of Tennesagee, Argansas.snd ‘Mississippl here, criticized: - by the government. in advertising the Lib- erty Loan campaigns through bill- board posters. “It s said 5,000,000 of these ex- pensive posters were printed, many of them in three to five colors, and the commercial printers who turned them out were not asked to donate them either,” said Mr. Hotaling. “Aside from ‘being posted, one or two in each of the banks and per- haps in the postoffice, in the small- | er towns, who ¢ saw one of them? As theré are about 11,000 towns in the United States:it.is shown that an avérage of 455 of the posters was @ allotted to. each town ‘and city in the cBuntry.” “Ag-7,000 of the towns probably did not hnve more than 10 posters. each -at the extreme limit, or a total of. 70,000, there remained 4,993,000 for the remaining 4,000 towns, but half of these places had less than 2,600 people and {it is not likely thdt they fared ®ny better than the first d{vision just mentioned in proportion tp population. “If 80 they. receiv 26 oosteru each, or a total of 62,600, still leav- ing a grand total of 4,867,600 for the remaining 2,000 cmes of more than 2,600 people, a poster.for prdc- tically every family there represent- ed. Or, in the language of Leslle's eekly, = sufficlent number with ich to plaster every public and fvate building, every street corner ‘and every billboard that could be reached with this' sort of unprofit- able and offensive publicity.” . WARM BASKETBALL ~ GAME TIIS EVENING L “What promllses to be a first class basketball battle is scheduled for: the armory this evening when the Be- e Stattadestad It is the ac- considering will orri- 25.—Edward He 'has The ave no which The - visitors will: ‘come ‘with a strong - aggregation,; but Coach Ja- cobson of the locals does mnot fear the outcome,- Bemidji will be great- 1y strengthened tonight when Cap- tain. Frank Phibbs -goes -into -the lineup. He has been- out on account of scholastic difficuities. His entry will shift Fred Phlbbs to ceater:: CLUB MEETING The ‘“Count On:Me” club of tho Fifth ward will meet at the home of Mrs. Ole Ohngren- tomorrow -af- ternoon-at 2 o'clock. A oordlnl in- vitation ‘is exundad A His Congregatfonal