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~ The Dally Plonesr is & member \a represented for forslgn sdvertising by th ‘General offices in New-York aud Chicago, branches:in all prineipal eltf ) THE MONDAY CLOSING:ORDER e Since the confusion resulting from the Monday closing order has be-! gun to subside and business is getting straightened out - on. the new course, the country can view the matter in the light of gober: reason. ; Andij we can now see that if the conditions which brought about’ this ' order|f were ever: to he remedied, some: action was imperative. e A R Business {s rapidly adjusting itself to. the change. Not only ‘this;! ' but the great’army o loyal, patriotic businéss men: of ‘the conntry—the ‘men who were already. bearing much of the ‘war burden, have come smil: ingly: to the front and shouldered this new. burden willingly. -~ Of course|, " more ‘or less protests were to be expecfed, but these arose largely from. ig- norance of. the order or of the necessity which prompted it. o) - In .the main: the response has been very satisfactory, and indieationsi} now are that all fear of .a fuel famine that should become general, has |f - _ passed, at least for this season. i i ¢ ; ; - et | I 7 ; y ] The Monday closing order, together wgith the previous five-day closlq_g R : = - o = ; il 168 i ; % T i o s order, marks the first real sacrifice the.people of this country ‘have been: R VR e I BT | : HE Dl’awll‘lg -Of your Wll] 18 = called upon to make in the prosecuting of the 'war. 'Its reception ‘and 3 il E 8- i % A pai : 5 S . 'the spirit in which it is being met is “a barometer that correctly records e : S | ‘\ e tOQ fmporta!nt mattel: ‘tQ_ bc ‘the 'degree of patriotism of our people. - That the response was. so. unani- 4 ; y S5 . ettt 1n: mexpeuencgd or: 1Incom- mous; and so hearty must be a cause for much satisfaction at ‘Washington, | — R Fe i 3 _and will go far to assure the administrator’ that the people are’ with the.} leaders in any move that the latter deem real necessary. ‘to winning the war, % " Experiences of the past few months have demonstrated that the qual- Dffice in' Winte: : S ; -'because ‘Of some ity of American patriotism has in no sense deteriorated, nor has it become [~ = — f “ ; b d d i 25 gt f ‘less. universal.. Ite apparent absence can at any time be traced. directly, R : b 3 . 3T Y ~or wordea phrase K or bccausc or-a. to ignorance of real conditions and needs. Given an incentive for sacri- S b : ¢ ) lack of legal knowl'edge regardlrig &) . fice and & correct understanding of the conditions demanding it, no people | % T » e G h d - 2 : ¢ R on earth are more ready to respond. : > : ; SR | e 4 3 : : g : it . such ocumen Let us hope.that further sacrifices will.not be necessary. But should | ; urge»thgse‘ who:name-this they become 8o, rest assured the people will face them with a smiling com-} [ Ihertaon: Bl -Executor: or: Trustee to {." popure and a ready acquiescence. ' We have already given our sons (our’ Offtce Phone 153-W - AT most priceless possessions), and heside these our money, our property, our| T SR a R comfort and convenience are of small value. ki ; : ; h : Nevyer fear but the American people will measure up to every demand. - ] | i : e - They ‘always: have; and there 18 as yet no signs of decadence. We havalf® )RWALD bl S ird Str e ; r Company, when torn the word “defeat’. from ou: dictionary. i ; s ! 01 : e 3 i i ether our. interests, ‘will f6rm an Aol G R NN 2 g : That scems like'a pretty wise ldea, creating a food committee for Be-{] ' Na A SETT N = - absolute’ minimum. . Kindly advise : mid}i. T. J. Burke, president of the Northern Grocery company, whole- a v — a5 et . . i | e m,mim“'. Trust Company to act -any fiduciary sale, will.turnish the wholesalesprices of commodities to the committee 1oiEs-10-12 8. .m.; 3:5.7-8 3 : = : X & I * capacity. : & ol e and the committee will in turn notify the dealers and then they can figure e e - A 5 b o B @ Rt “1f you:request, we will: keep your Will or Trust- out a 'reasonable profit. ~They -will: prevent a miscellaneous 1ist of prices : ; ‘N 3 5 ; i - Agreement in our own vaults free of cost. for the same articles in Bemidi, " < : : % 4 SR X ST 2 zTe CEE No one man, not even the President of the United States, can émbody vwfl;’my SURGEON HE all of the patriotism of the nation and all of the desire to bring the war \ 1 to an early and successful conclusion. The country is full of loyal-Am-~ ericans who yield-to none in this respect—St. Paul Pionéer Press. 5 % “Rlddts That's pretty.goed news in the Pioneer today. . We refer to the brief v B R 1HH .aneer Off{ce v story of the intent of the state normal school authorities to start operasif‘. V : g L 5 B tions on’' Bemidji’s new normal next season. There is $100,000 available > .. for the-state, Keep your eye on Bemidji and watch her grow. " ‘One ot the best methods for dealing with\dlsloyalists is:that advocated 5 5 : o X . 3 ' (g g S by a Minnesota man, according to the Public Safety commission. It is ARl oo St PR = e Ll = c,' Tv L 'VE RY _ “Hit him in the Adam’s apple so hard he will spit cider for a ‘month.”] - - w& Ha" Discovered Dr.} S I : B =N E Not 80 bad at that for some cases. ; hAak SOBRANGE a3 W Tab!g_ts‘-m Bemidji’s all the year round livery.: Service is first class nlwuylv : s : \WYER ¥ w || § Best of horses, rigs, Tobes, foot ‘warmers, et - . Tableta—the subeti- | i} :POGUE’'S OLD BARN, COR.:3rd ST. and myum;vn . X ‘We believe that if we were an I. W. W. we would keep aw;y trom . SR - Dr. 3 SNVE s {"Bemidji, ‘and/not attempt to cripple her industries. It wouldn’t be a bad A rive : i w& TELEPHONE 3-W idea for I. W. W.sto cogitate a little on this while they are feeling as| : e g the v i v : good as they appaprently do. 7 — - - : ‘ m c' E. HIOKERSON’ Manager “Do you know how to treat your husband?” asks the Milwaukee Jour- nal, There are some wives in Bemidji who do, but the trouble is the “lid” has been clamped on. in Beltrami county. ! If the general public knew how much Hnd;as the first. fuelless .day ol raised in Bemidji, they wouldn't blame the mayor for asking the citizens T i i “at mse of | : 4 to co-operate. There-were some fearful and wonderful “roars” raised at — brit] somptimes- . with thef}. IS.’I;URESI::‘::)Q:“I“ the outset. : == . A KAl aud com-~ - A Ui oy it o let De, Bdwards |~ ort to the heart of a soldier. The creation of a munitions cabifiet of three members certainly would be embarrassing to a president who has but two sons-in-law. E N..L m i 4 o & % 5 Minneapolis Tribune. : 5 e ST X u. feel “loggy™ and. STUDIO Congressman. Kitchin -thinks we should tax “till it hurts,” yet. we of have noticed no great anxiety on the €ongressman’s part to take his own Photos Day-and Night - ; : ; medicine. Ry = If you are a German alien do not fail to register with the chief of PO? | s - ' i : N l Hakker“p lice February 4 to 9, under penalty of the federal government. : — DRAY AND TRANSFER ; ; . John: D, Rockefeller may have many sins to answer for, but $70;000,- | |'Res. Phone 58 ~§18-Am & I;eths ;Pt‘nt % Make an apyolntmofit today. 000 given to war purposes should atone for a few of them. Oftice Phone 13 - ? o : : ‘Your Sale Bills Wonder if Mother would have had such success with her culinary = I — triumphs if she had to cook & la Hoover? -Batat - % The Hakkerup Sfudio Vesuvius is again in erm_nion. pmbgbly in an effort to keep up with Gordon m . Prop. ‘ : the rest of the earth. Qi 50 BiTARE Blltremt-ATe. smSCIIBE FOR PJONEER Bemidji, - - - Minn. . I you can’t be & Red Crosser, don’t be & double crosser. Defective