Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 6, 1918, Page 1

AN'T GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT | TONGHTTO VISIT || | LOCALRECRUITING | OFFICET0 SPEAK]| Head of Minnesots' Reoruiting _wm Be Guest .of Bemidji for Only Handfu] of Americans Qut on Patrol Forage Race for Their Own - Trenches, | DODGE SHELLS AKD REACH SAFETY WITH NO LOSS COMMERCIAL CLUB; INFORMAL| 3 General Public is Invjited"" 1o Be Present; Recruiting Campaign is Planned. Arrests Tell Only BalfiSfory, Seys Washington Officials Believe Ger- ‘mans ' Testing ‘Out Positions for Fierce Assault. - (BULLETIN ; Major.J. D. Yost of. Minneapolis, | [ : il ‘ ‘ o (By United .Press) 3 - 4 | head of recruiting for Minnesota; will . : il ' United (PnrissJ Bzz'fl -lgfl!:{n)pondent 6 e Min-- |- ; | arrive in Bemidji over the M. & J. ; ; f i - % With - the- American armies afield : . | railway at 6:10 o’clock this evenin ) : I : Feb. . 6.—Facing death from thefr where he will be met by, the Bemidji % 3 N own-artillery, a handful of Sammies, Home Guard pnd escorted in regular ¢ | trapped by American barrage near military style to the Ma(;kham ‘hotel. | - i g p— | o <= 11the German trenches last night, dash- A delegation selected by. Corporal : K @ -+ ‘f|ed through a rain.of shells back to Clarence K. Foucault, local recruit- 2 2 & .l .. 7| [their, own trenches: ing ofticer, will dine with Major Yost - > : The Sammies were a foraging pat- immediately ‘upon his al;rlvnl in' the rol investigating damage done to the city.. After: supper he will be es- ‘American ‘trench* wire by a previous corte{luto the reclrlumngkpfllu ‘:lhm 4 bombardment. . .., he will go _over the work of:lc .Te- .| . An .American roékec signal from cruiting with Corpqy?l Foucault qd 1 an adjacent sector suddenly called for the rec'rnitln'g committee. | barrage and the death rain immedi- At 8:30 o'clock he will address a ately'started. The Americans dodged g < Z gathering at the:Commercial “club ) :‘N 1S A R BY, THE ] P Storks in their nesting place In {he | rooms. The announcement was made m‘”‘ m'm“‘ &m "‘v'“v' ?:g::el?:y?he“ shiots, w?flle refuruing old bell tower of Demirli, France, have | 8t the noon-day luncheon to this ef-{ 1TSS TIME TO SHOW UNCLE SAM : not yet been dri: E -| fect and the public generally is cor- of the Germans. > ¥ the shelld) gially invited to hear Major Yost. Maior War Veteran. . - FARMER:PACKERS o Dittman, Socialist member of the 3 ? Major Yost {f a v.eterl:;n,. _the ; m-mox% PLANT ) . |German Reichstag, during his court- [] service and will have muet to say - r martial said that the German work- |regarding recruiting work-in - this (By. Upited Prees) - b ers who went on strike showed the state as well as throughout the en-} st. Paul, Minn,, Feb. 6.—Stock- : world they did not want peace with | tire United States. It is urged that|nolders of the Farmers’ Terminal annexations. all business men ayail themselyes of| Packing Co. met today, and were sur- ay ! n u ! Ams?grdmex%%{l vt’%jnieg(’flllnm = : " | the opportunity of attending - this| prised to see the progress that has i : - 2 meeting. ; been -made by builders of the plant wfiffl??&,o gn.?ffi?fltfiry of- Co-operation on the part -of alll 3¢ Newport. Beet and hog slaugh- Y R Y. fictals here believe the Germans’ ac- t Bt b 3 citizens has been the result of: his|tering -buildings are roofed. Much| '~ - After Aprll 28 tivity against the Americans is test- visits in other cities and Bemidji is| interior work has been completed on ing Xut_‘m positions of the Sammjes i§ campaign for IR K considered the banner city -of . the| the - fertiliger plant. Walls are up reparatory to a heav. &aloon They| - e h state, when considered from a patri-| for the .cold' storage building, the ghep Amsrlcyans. b 1y asgpulc:upon i Fail pmlon. |~ Ui - B otic ans}e.b The recruiting ltwork sausage factory and the smoke houses . 2 fi%flniofi,” Bk . ne- here by.Corporal Foucault hast Steel is. placed. for the hog cool: By United’ Presg).. een highly commendable#nd is at-]ng=rooms., -Momey.. from 3 By B e e 'HM'WCEES D e tie atiation” of fcltied] e EEHN. (NN vet. 15 baing! ., Onicago, T Feb. . ¢ —Katiulpat HE].” ARREST CHARGED which he is best fitted-and which he prefers should prove a decided ad- vantage. The American Red Cross Civilian Relief committee of Bemidji, the ac- tivities of which are not alone con- fined to Bemidji but to the entire hont o pler t::::lo:t tll::::- (By. United - Press) throughout the entire northwest. struct discharge, members who opély de-). L mritlited: bocauss of Haquor and | ~ Washington, *Feb. 6.—The con- 'I‘he8 local recruiting committee has ueed:ta bulld-the Btuetires. clare union affilfations in the public|” * < “(By United' Press) nce,. - We, have . today, . $17 | servative press‘is urging the Swedish | pjanned a rousing campaign for vol- meeting to be held April 28, the €om-] London, ‘Feb. 6.—Athens reports “whoii afe women and|government .to resign on account ‘of [ ynteers, to begin next week, and ev-|. - mercial Telegraphers Union -is pre-| that -eight former. Greek officers in- | its refusal-to send troops into -Fin- ‘ o = So 3 R INSURA c paring for a nation-wide .strike|cluding: five fgrmer ministers of the men about 40 per cent. are un: e op! n-| ery man, woman and child can be of} g, y 0 “a Fears of-age - As to whether [ 1a0d to restore order. material assistanc: in makin shortly after that date, ~President een, arrested charged Fears : g SOOI king this| .. Konenkamp of the union statéd to- J or mot ft would B0 & benett (0 short-| pyoy 4 ep grrorD cmany gprp |3 et renking compaien, morel . SHOULD BE ACTED ~ [asy™™™ _gn.{ho businiess Bours of the o icve: | GOVERNMENT BEFORE PREACH| Sork on cad the fact that ech may The unlon leader said the respon- HOST T0 MERCHANTS A 3 ¢ H work on and the fact that each may 0 s - ’ e sibility for. interference with war| . . D e rage ‘vnan:té;:ullg t%gdsét (By United Press) - choose the particular - branch - for UpoN IMMEDIATELY work y’by such _strike rqsts_‘wllth tll‘;e. (By_United Press) . and even more| London, ~Feb. 6.—The . London commercial telegraph companiés. Heé| St. Paul, Mijnn.,, Fé. 6.—The St. be closed entirely.|Chronicle says England should grant also said the telegraph companies| Paul associatign, an ‘organization of TheinVerng‘e.w%?t m‘g:.lh:i 1 bellev{. self. government to Ireland . before ?:tt:;bje:flw«gstcx:rfl!;gnn;m ‘:l"xl:t e Zx:lnn&ui :‘.:?;i"&,‘L“'fififi&‘;fizit"i‘v‘fio‘“:r’; telographers have une same right tofin the city to attend the Merchants’ unionize as any free men. He fur-|ghort course ‘at’ the”University of ther said the railway felegraphers| Minnesota. A banquet will be served h|ndl promised n;t :o halllldle tml)ll:nneh in the association’s rooms. cial messages during the strike. ; - would, spend less money. in saloons preaching self _determination to HER 8 s - .werg'they to-close early-and: would others. 2 ANO?TO BEELP}(I;I:]EMLS%NT%%RY " consequently haveimore; money with| * R e ~7"| county, calls attention of the men in R poy et e CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS (By United Press) service' and their families and de- Arrests Tel ly H?lf TV. ; Washington, Feb. 6.—The treas-|pendents to the subject soldiers’ - “The. annual” report of the Minne- Thf P{‘fl““nma“ club held its|,ry department today announced an- Fnsurance. and has issued the fol- apoljs ‘workhouse gives ‘the humber ‘é“eet ag“ ast de"“i“g with G. W.|other loan ‘of $3,600,000 today to|lowing letter: of men;, committed ‘for drunkenness,|. *;‘;‘p ) e and during the evening, at| Belgjum, making a total loan to that| - Men .entering the service fiave 3 pOFFEE UNDER BAN but:that.does not tell. more than half| W 1“’ the program was presented,| country of $73,400,000. but one hundred and twenty | - lted P of tha story, Superintendent McDon-| Officers’ were elected. Rev. L. P. 0 G Ll i T (120) days from date of enter- (By United Press) e ald says in his letter.: : : ‘Warford was chosen president; A. P. Washington, Feb. 6.—The food ad-| - : S ° 'REVIVAL MEETINGS ing service in which to apply o “ X ittea| Ritchie, vice -president, and C. M. ministration today took steps to cur: e ‘:’ t’ght;i-udrr::s";s??"tll::szaa;?sl?n'l'su:h d s Rev. M. A. Soper returned today| for insurance. For practically .| &% ndr 10410 "ly “breen coffee on Jacobson, secretary. trom Moose townshi p, Clearwater all now in the army that period the New York: coffee exchange, and county, where he has been holding expires February 12. Only {ssued an order forbldding spécula- NORWAY UNWILLING TO MEET UNITED STATES PROPOSALS ; (By - United. Press) Christiania, Feb. 6.—Norway is unwilling to comply with the pro- posalg of the United States for a ces- ’ revival services. He will go to Shev-| about one-fiftth (1-56) of the men 2 o sation’of trading with Germany, but “POTATO KING" TEI_LS lin Friday where he will officiate at| 1in the service have applied for g‘!’&;“ e‘;"“’: uover elght and one hall‘ wishes‘to -ratain commercial relations B . 3 the funeral of I. A. Krolin, who died| insurance. This means in event - per. pounc. .- with the:United States. wn A'l‘ ]‘0 of cancer of the stomach at the Mayo of death or disabling accident - ,_The ofticial statement says, ‘‘Nor- % : Y | PLANT IN hospital, in Rochester, last Saturday, the rest of the men or their fam- 3 1 A Way eanfiot break commercially with while the commitr 5 A : After the funeral, Rev. Soper will| ilies will not receive the protec- FoUR MORE ENL T, onshélltgerent” without imperilling enness show 65 per all BACKYARD fi ARDEN g0 to the Riverside school house in| . tion afforded by the insurance |~ "7 - PR ity. ., Undoubtedly the United mitments, an analysis:of.other crimes -] Y| Jones township where he will icon-| feature of the Insurance Bill. LE AVE Fok T_R AIN fi thelallies wiil understand would show. that mnot less than 85 ; There is no time to lose. Any A 3 difficult sitpation.” duct a series of revival meetings.. action to be effective must be taken at once. ; ot - 4 ining Relatives may fill out the Four ‘more jent to trainis blank now in the hands of this |camps this.n oy ‘Qorporal Fou- committee. cault, the boys-going-to Duluth, This form, where filled out by | thence to camp assignments. Clarence E. Evans went to the a relative, should be forwarded medical department and Patrick Far- to.the A e e ot o |rell enlisted in- tho United - States rhould sign it on the last line |Guards. Jaries A. Merfill of B""t‘:' ond have his signature wit- |erd and Herman Woock joined the ssed Twentieth emgineers: Pretty good s start for the-month of Febr: Bl - ‘per cent of those sént o the Minme-| . ° 5 - apoljs. workhonse reach there because|. - George "H. Miller, Bemidj’s fa- of hav'lpg taken the first glass = of | mous 't'potato king,” has received a liquor.” z . request from the Newspaper Enter- : prise Association of Cleveland, Ohio, FINDS BROTHER AFTER. VlRGINI A,S M A¥0R i ['to .write something for the. asgocia- 20 YEARS’ ABSENCE tion, expressing his views on back- Paterson, N. J—Mourned for i i ; > Y Y:»Tt‘li _'Klfll‘deflitns. d’l‘he N. B. A is one 3 . ¥ of the largest producers of newspaper| §. DEFEATED’ SOUGHT | feavure the country and Mr, Mil- ':he:flficumtwe:wot”:h: alf.t:?e:mo: i . o der’s brief-contribytion will be widely ELECTION THIRD TIME| gircutoted. througnout "the ~ united| § Jiare: S8 Eoet: Bro i en i A : States.- It is as follows: years old, surprised his brother, Lael S e N . “To_produceall the food that it|g Willlam Nelson, a Paterson’(N. (Special oneer) T is possible to produce, the vacant lot J.) business man, when he Virginia, Minn., Feb. 6.—In “the|or backyard garden must produce walked into the latter’s store, in E municipal election, held in Virginia|more than ever before.. To a farmer, | § Sixteenth avenue, and spoke to > R yesterday, Mayor Mike Boylan was like myself, who raises potatoes near him. 2 defeated by, Edward C. A. Johnson, |Bemidii, Minn., it would seem better John Nelson enlisted in the who had the endorsement of the best |10 plant these gardens largely to such United States navy at the age citizens of the city.. - - ---| vegetablea as . peas, beans, carrots, (@ (o7 v nteon soon the “Boylan has been mayor of Vir-| beets, onlons, tomatoes and cucum- o after ginis for two térms and. this was his| bers, Tather than to plant many pota-| § Spanisi-American war - broke _third attempt to secure the office. | toes. i out. His family never heard Over 1,400 were_registered for the The average backyard garden from him after he left’ home [ and it was takerd for granted that ~voting and- challéenging =~ was‘ fre- will not produce more than two or quent; the ¢itizénsthip: of-several .three bushels of potatoes. We farm-|® he had perished, under an_ as- (By Unit d Press) The wife or relative cannot i (B nite take out insurance directly for .. Zarich; *Feb. 6.——d!e,rmany is be- en but if the en- | FIGHTING PRIEST BEGINS. - - | lieved to fayor issuing an ultimatum 'i:lsetegmri::id tl:legraphs such a | SERIES OF LOYALTY SPEECHES| to the Russian Maxinalists demand- relative authorizing him ‘or her . ... .. |ingtheimniediate ac(‘fptnnce of Ger- to apply for such insurance such (By United Press)’ ' |many's peace terms. ] If refused, it t 1ew¢ hic authorization at- st. Cloud, Minn., Feb, 6.—Lieut.|is the intent:of Germany to send an tectfi:a l;o the blank will e ac- | P- Perigorod, former. St. Paul priest, | army against . Petrograd. Germans c‘: ted by the War Risk Bureau | today opened a speaking tour heré|concentrated on the! eastern front “Da llcyauon by the man him- under the auspices of the Minnesota are, pranargd or .the idrive. oy State Safety commission, Other pla-| = = = io=-=2 gelf; ces at which he will spéak include mm WILL MEET Feb. 7, Glenwood; Feb. 8, Minnesota:|’ " FRIDAY: DAY CHANGED Dental association, Radisson hotel, P %, P e Minneapolis; Feb. 9,:0livia; Feb. 11,}.- There will,be no Merchants meet- Canby; Feb.12, addresses before the|ing Thursday afternoon, as formerly Very sincerely yours, B. B. M'DONALD, Chairman. The committee has elected Mrs. C. ; o Law..Enforce-|ers can grow these potatoes much name, W. Jewett secretary and Mrs. E. H. . glegntq T:;igo‘:l:d ‘oneko;v ‘[Efih‘sofl chieaper than the garsener and can sum:d dov o ,Vy%ehl;l u“l’x l{::: Smith treasurer. Five cases have|state ,nor_mx;]l.“ i‘;;‘e‘gfi,é;}@!,:;‘f;‘;fifl :flg\‘;}:eda&‘u{fa}: l!;ge:li‘l;gnhnsa?eel; éhileE: supportsrs and: waged: ¢ ur;i;slh l!?el%‘inhfi;e fall at less than ;‘;‘;‘u ned"';’;' Gt h: i ¢ 90 # | lready beennoialled to the attentiol | X e Dotk il ot M h oS a dollar “a "bushel. -It is - Spen of the committee. S Lo # & treraat 2T catmpalgn, fos S FREION in dent that-the-class of vegetazf;sy n::;- years in. thrilling experiences in : 7 3 y Fry ‘hwu:’vb ‘ymug;a;chant = Ftigned- wonld be. worth much more to| § -all parts of the globe. urged. tg X s. - Al the surplus -vegetables the navy; leter golfig on a whale for winter use so I ost :from .over-pro- ANERICA [ USING | o omam i i NEW “SUB- DESTROVER| - T e ies say q d)lthe average fatnily than three dol- He serveéd two enlistments in v ~ 3 2804 w hunt in the Sonth Seas. "He be- came a4 licéhsed sea captain afid & traveled-to all ports: Since 1905 “¥- 2 he spent_most of his.time (By United Press) trips-around-the’ d. For sev- London, Feti). 8.—Au;l‘1lorll P eral months pist he was In Hu- & | America has inaugurated a unique et : oy 't campaign against submarines, guns Y g zUnijted {Press) 5 (By :Unitéed Press) rope, ~‘f”d,rh’£m :0.'257 g’:ew:: and_torpedoes being used. LT mTS B ~in 3t 5 1):.-f'eb.; 6.—Secretary ‘argo, N. D:-Feb., 6.:—Members of France, General ¥ * The new device is successful but] . The Antlers cig: ore in, : :ll pofntdd a traffic in- come ‘t0 sPershing and § | .mains a military secret. The use|temple is closed, and the’ thng - ittee to divert the of torpedoes against submarines is{ W. A. Carter; has entered news_;m freight from congestéd terminals to “ew and may mean the using of the|'work. 'Héhg gone to-Bayhelds, those less'congested. |. It is believed ss controlled tor-| where S will“assume charge Of this will immediately divert large ‘ ‘ x -+ f-editorinlend=of-a- p-therea amaunis.of-freig southern ports. tempt upon | trated. —