Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 11, 1918, Page 1

© YOU CAN'T GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-READ THE PIONEER - BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER ———— i - SR 478,78 Y Ssan T 5 T /BEMIDJL. MINNESOTA. MONDAY E VENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1918. | | REPORT PEDDLED | ¢ | BY: GIMLET BOYS | _AB()UTBI_EPALME WIDE OPEN AND BRANDT_ ARRESTS. AN WITH BOOZE| ‘Tom ‘Mallon Arrested With Bottle " in: Possession; Attempt_to “ Bloek ~ Officer. ! GROWING DAILY IN “CENTRAL EMPIRES; | AUTHENTICREPORT . Editor's note: Willlam™~ Philip Simms, staff correspondent for the “SAVED.” WIRES NORMAN United Press, of which the Pioneer ] is a member, and who has been on “Saved,” was the substance European battle fronts since tne war of a message received from Sig- started, was recently ' assigned to vald Norman, by C. H. Burn- make actual invgstigation of the ac- ham of Bemidji, Sunday, and tual conditions of the Central em- the brief dispatch tells of the pires- through _.the best possible good fortune of a Bemidji sol- sources for accurate information. dier who was aboard the ill- Following is the first official dis- fated Tuscania. patch.) . This news will be enthusi- - astically received by the many friends of the young man who was a resident of Bemidji, em- ployed by the Page & Hill company, Mr. Burnham being EVEN TRY T0 GET LIE : WIRED T0 OTHER: CJTIES *MAN WHO TRIED INTERFERENCE({ ~gNDER THREE INDICTMENTS v ] Public Saf ety Commission at Loss to] This raven jolned up;with the Brit- o “Ish naval forces in the Mediterranean, Accolu_lt for .Origin of §Ioh and Is noy.an ospecial pet aboard one An Attack. Raided Few Days Ago for Booze Selling and Gambling; Continues .: g Nefaricus Business. ‘of “the crulsers, Sallors the world over are very. fond of mascots, and al- ways have them aboard ship if they ian, p “Atallor of the trenches:on the west froat recelving a customer whose coat 3 1m | Deeds mending. His shop is bullt of : 3 g?eol,‘,’"sgéflfifi z‘z&z‘;flo‘gs&:&(:f& jsalvaged iron, boards and bricks and "bl:’“t two. weeks ago, there are som ; Tourisn openly in the business dis-|'his slgn 1s an old sewing maching o heed “‘t‘c";’]““g as to the direct-f aammammannaanmanas trict of Bemidji and again was booze| found In the ruins of a house. Public. Salgtytezmufllst:lz:“ g?i“ti’c' LIBERTY TWP GWES being openly sold Saturday evening| might not be amiss to set the matter|. st s g “when J. P. Brandt, head of the In- m rieht, before the gueralpubIle i $38 T0 ‘THE RED CROSS dian ‘agents, walked-into the place It I8 no secret that the report that and ‘arrested Tom Mallon and took : WILL ATTEND MEETING Eiiu‘iing’"efiii’;"" lg;oesc}::fitn,“ flg " At the patriotic meeting held at 2 quantity of whisky he was hand- ling at the time. s o ga e mesting " been removed, was inspired | U eer Lake schoo! urday nig! tain . little cor:gfle In'::;;bnli,s);:q “{0. $38.50. was subscribed for the Red with the same concern as local This is the place wgare Dave LI;flt ; ‘was taken a few days ago. for{’ o oo o 5 \Warford, Mrs. E. E mbling and fined $100, ~which O O Coibly i G: o i f ) ‘Cross. ; This was done by the good ] ™MAnaser e iicujty In payiue. . An| MoDOIAId and possibly Mrs. C.w.{hin W8 Ll KOFWERES - L et T Livars townenly. whieh BERKEY ALSO SAFE . other. was also taken in the same D?: el I 8, "I Nt ol 5'31 R:: It 16°a Taet that own. - . - Ladded to) the fifty ‘dollars previously - ‘place at the same time and fined forj nna Lycan, will attend the a at ‘certain -individ-| g yooribed, brings, the sum total up|] - The list of survivors.of the R eddling”—and the place kept on Cross conference at Crookston to-|usls, when, they thought Dr. Patmerf o'y 0.y ninety dollars. torpedoed transport Tuscania "rpnnlng .morrow. This is held under the aus-|'had” been removed, -hurried aroynd}™ ,"p Ritcple and H B, Reynolds|| contains the name of Edwin R. u’l‘h o Stockholm ‘has long been.no- .pices of the Northern division head- | the businéss™ district in search - of|'\aq0 addressesafter which a basket Berkey -of Bemidji, as wired torious in.police court annals. . It quarters at Minneapolis for the bene- [ newspaper: correspondents to get thel i1 ag hold. Hans Sunde was se- || the Ploneer by the United Press ““has had many proprietors: and it is fit of the outlying districts, includ-| “news’. sent to Duluth newspapers|, .i.q aq auctioneer and “wielded the early this morning. said that thrée are now in partner-| 1B all chapters under that super- n‘l!ld other papers of the state,”when|pan o in a .masterful manner. The young man is a son of e e Joint, tis statement hav-{VISION ek in Minne-| s shred of Lt Ly s aadGht- | Bidding’ was fast furious, the range|| W. Berkey of Mill Park and ing been made by one of those in- o leaders of the work in Minne- fest shred of truth 'n the frameup-.. {in price for baskets being from $1|| Fé° formerly employed at the terested T e apolis will give proper instruction at| The-report became current. and|;, ¢3 " pancing concluded the eve- Bemidji box factory where he 5248l % this meeting. The time was set for | was peddled industriously, about the n{ng’s' festivities. was very popular. He is well Owing to a certain - hn_ppenh;g (By Willlams Simms)’ Copyright :1918 by The United Press Ageociation. Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. .11.— Ominous unrest is growing daily through the Central empires. G Germany and Austria must have peace or go under. The people in both countries demand it. It the allies stand pat on the Wil- sonian program and make a stone- wall of the western front, the end of the war is in sight. This does not mean the brink of revolution has been reached but it does mean the people are tired of the war and oppose Pan-Germap con- quest. ¢ , Domestic conditions in ‘hpth coun- tries are appalling and’‘Austria is threatened with; disruptign. Long * " Bunning Wide Oven: | tomorrow because the seventh an-|time Charles Carter paid a visit to known in Bemidji and the a 1t x:::%:.‘;;:—t*tg:t:::: ingfliat‘xg 'nual crop show of the Red River val-|the Public Safety: commission’s offi-| ATE. CO news of his rescue will be hail- processions of women and children aay diately recognized by Clarence ley—is being held in Crookston at|ces in St. Paul. ' Mr. Carter is’the ST. 11 - ,Ml%%mn IS ed with much satisfaction by march through the streets demand- ot Th RGANIZE FORCE his many friends. ing bread. Illness is rampant and 3 this time, and many people are gath-|director of Beltrami county and F;]erguson ‘2“’ zjl:;feedr 1;:1 dmm:“:é ered there to attend. They will now |owing to press of business several e o e out s alEo~have an opportunity to ‘attend | Weeks ago hé asked Dr. Palmer.to spill it. erguson.-sp the Red Cross meeting. / assume his duties for him, which re- . the death rate i§ steadily mounting. St. Paul, Feb. 11.—The State Pub- lic Safety commission has ordered a ANDERSON SURVIVOR l'lI;(hel coial s-holflinget is -severe and complete reorganization of its for- The United Press late today mi s impossiple to secure, even elbows to block the officer but a The 4 i personnel ‘of the.Minneapolis|questly was gladly granted. When wired the Pioneer ithat the for babies. hard twal:lop aside the head sent him | p "6 oo workers will be.as follows: | Mr. Carter was able to again Tesume} %% Goser“‘_)lfh-"- A A Burngulsttan- T ko Andoiach: "ot “The Tioh still;liygswell while the out of 4 ]9[ wnay. ; 'F. T. Heffelfinger, division manager; | his duties he reported to the .board :{0“"};5 Libb i g‘“"&e&%‘;"e %"Z:;‘;’i Hackensack appears among the || masses are suffeMng terribly.” There on in the Act, Mrs. F. L. Fridley, head of the Wo- e Y- & ney survivors of the torpedoing of , ]| is little nutrition in the -food the the fact and again took up his work. > eomprlsephe reors the Tuscania. Hackensack is a masses secure, Brandt then jumped behind the A man’s Work bureau; F. J. Bruno,|That ‘then was ‘the -cu put on Mallon -atfempted - t& “amash--ofie of ould, head of the bureau ‘of organiza- Commission: Surprised. - | dinate all the war agencies and ac- * of ‘Bemidji on the M. & I rail- Fo“n CHOIR -BOY MUST the bottles containing booze and was :L‘morflxur;fi; a!;.e;cllm? 'G'r’f'.fffi“bfif Mx‘,fi;e:iea"’é"',’fiim""%';%‘i?' ::mmtil:e tivities in Minnesota,” sald Gover-|] roa8d - - DIE FOR HOLD-UP MURDER stooping ‘over when Brandt SWUng|.o..’o accounting. 5 sion, was at loss to account for such 2;’;5Br";;'::‘o“n‘s"“ndl‘oy:ggué?’r::s' t:’v‘:: New York, Feb, 11.—It took a jury B D! : only twenty minutes to decide tha¢ one foot against Mallon and he went ™) 44.00505" will be given by these,|a report and he vi A ? 5 gorously denied 7 over without ,ll;‘.;‘-"“g” ;°°°$§;ii};i§ a swell as instruction along various|any such action or contemplated ac- [ 71%% s"“:}v‘:tie; 1:"‘:"1“':"1;';:::‘;2 his p“;p"“é i lel W‘tikeg' o Coh | lines. tion. In fact, he and the rest of the z;“ fla ol rsedor]: ® Washington, Feb. 11.—The gov-|should pay the death penalty for fiscate fll;l_ ’ilm‘lm 2 DWIB.S atil state committee were at sea as to "D ;:“p“"’: °bp - rted to the|érnment is still unable to announce taking part in the robbery of & county jail. ay. (ne how such a report could possibly or- e| is o tylt e re{m e“ 0 Fll) the complete death list of survivors| Brooklyn store last!October, when commission at its next meeting, Feb-1 ¢% 0 Pugcania. The list of surviv-| Harry Regensburg, proprietor, and in $500 bonds to the federal jury at 2 : oA S ROOSEVELT PASSES o ruary 19. ors against the ship’s roster, shows| his brother were shot to death, and FergusFFe‘:;l:.w 2 Old Offender < “11;1 on: le]tter, Secretary Libbyb ex- ! 2 o . plains the situation as understood b 342 u ted. his wife severely injured. CRITICAL CRISIS e part in fites. GOVERNMENT GETS VOTE s Ch.‘pman, a:former choir boy, six OF BONE DRY IN QUEBEC (By United Press) (By United Press) Paul. Chapman, a 16-year-old youth, tempted to lntertexieh\;vit(ill gle ogflcer tion being as follows: A S in the discharge of his duties, an is, received jury's verdict of I 1 id he is interested in e St s frtuall threat of the resignation Tw0 MORE HLE FOR gullty stoically: : i t was also said he is Intere: Carter, on account of pressin virtually a threat of the resigna “What's the use of worrying; I've P the management of the Stockholm.|suffered the hardest part of his con-| pusiness affairs, asked Br? palg. of the government, Sir Lomer Gouin MUNICIP AL 0FFICES valesnce last night. Doctors have i the jurors were deliberating. to the federal court on charges ofjordered complete rest ‘and quiet.| county director until such time |‘“bone dry” prohibition for the prov- e introducing liquor into forbidden ter-| Surgeons predict full recovery. as he was able to attend to suc! inece of Quebec carired unanimously.| William A. Chichester arrived in : : & h BARES MAIL DELAYS dictment -for selling booze in law| ARABS UNDER SHIEK GENERAL Mr. Carter notified this office Benedict, where he has been the past| waghington, Feb. 11.—Charges b; forbidden territory. In -the Stock-|- DEFEATED TURKISH ARMY| - to.that effect. Dr. Palmer did RoUM ANI A lS IN several months in charge of a log- Repr:fln'zft?vé C. C. Van D;fite o}; -Ferguson, who is it alleged at- those without bias, the part in ques- feet tpll;and ing older than he Palm - time offender in the booze game. “ 3 uebec, Feb. 11.—Under what was old- tim e New Totk, Fev. 11 Roosevelt Some time last summer, Mr. Q 2! got to die some time,” he said, while He is already under two indictments mer to assume the duties of succeeded in the assembly in having ritory and is also under a third in- duties himself. At that time the city Saturday evening from holm, where he was Saturday night, agsume such duties and per- ging camp. “BIll” fs out for asses-|g "pay] that mail for soldiers over- booze was being handled. _(By United Press) formed them efficiently and to sor and ‘“‘got wind” of the fact that|gens was inefficiently handled at Workman Beaten. st thyg:;‘]’;i;%n'of ?:'e gs‘gi‘:‘?‘;‘; ;[';‘}:; the entire satisfaction 'of the fiing time was up Saturday. He|(pelgea station, New York, were re- It was only a few nights ago that| the CORMAnT B b8 S0 K Orarkish| State Commission, and o far as succeeded in locating City Clerk|jtorated before the House investi- a working man was inveigled- into D y we know to the entire satisfac- George Stein after office hours and|gating committee by Gilbert E. Hyatt a certain place in Bemidji, made|army south of the Dead Sea, say offi-| ¢jon of your community, includ- By Carl D. Groat filed. ¢ Minneapolis. He sald inexperi- drunk, robbed and fearfully beaten cial dispatches today. During a ing Mr. Carter. y Staft Cérr);spondent, Unite)d Dreda Garfield Akerberg, county coroner, gnced flmenp o ned o hamfllng for assessor, | ¢he mail at the station and charac- sanguinary battle, beginning Jan. 30, 400 Turks were killed, 18 ma- chine guns, two mountain guns and much booty were captured. “Something like two weeks Washington, Feb, 11.—The peace|also filed Saturday ago Mr. Carter called at this pact between Germany and Ukraine which are the only additional candi- office and stated to Mr. Frasier, makes the Roumanian situation most | dates added to the list published Sat- our organization agent, that he |eritical of the war. Roumania is al-|urday. ! up. His face was hammered to a pulp and the man was discovered af- terward crawling on his hands and knees, unable to see where he was terized mrost of those employed as “Coney island roughnecks.” ; going and helpless from his terrible|. The Arabs are continuing to ad-| yay hig business so arranged, |ready under a tremendous pressure. — METHODIST BOYS WILL - L assault. He was taken to his home|vance. \ that he was prepared to again | ~ With Roumania “practi¢ally forced|p ¥ 4 moonmm MILITARY. CEUB assume the duties of director. to accept separate German peace, the RUSSIA OUITS WAR, and ‘lost time from work on account of :hiis condition. He is married and ha® a home, wife and children. It is said his money was returned later. 'HREE-FOURTHS OF FINLAND o NOT IN BOLSHEVIKI HANDS (By United Press) Copenhazen, Feb. 11. — Three- fourths of Finland is in the hands The boys of the' Methodist chiurch have called a meeting for, 7:30 o'clock this evening for the purpose * TROOPS BREAK RANKS| el o, far o 'ANDARDTZE ROADS ST. 7E 2 (By United Press) H. Smith and A. T. Carlson will meet (By United Press) Amsterdam, Feb. 11.—The Bolshe- | with the boys and assist in perfect- _(By United Press) Dr. Palmer in the future as in Washington, Feb. 9.—The railway | viki have definitely withdrawn from|ing the organization. Washington, Feb. 11.—The Na-| the past along the lines of war [administration is planning a com-|the war, ordering complete demobili-| "It is planned to -take up -regular tional railways are speeding up their] activities in Beltrami county.” plete standardization of all railway|zation of the Russian forces on all | military work and later equip the locomotive repair shops. There willl Therefore, it is plain to be seenjequipment of the country for econ-|fronts. boys with rifies, 8o that organization Dispatches from Brest Litovsk say will represent a junior military com- He at that time took occasion Balkan situation is increasingly se- to commend the good work that riou.s had been done by Dr. Palmer while acting as director, eand that it was his purpose and wish t0 work in harmony with NATIONAL RAILROADS SPEED UP ON POWER of the anti-Bolseviki, it is admitted|pe overtime work until all locomo-|that Dr. G. M. Palmer is the presi-fomic purposes. 3 today. fivef argr l;'epaired and ton lflle_ltl‘&f;fi gext:t of the Beltrami County Public Trotsky, although formally refusing| pany. Theb ?uesal‘on of drlfll:j fralt‘!- again. - The government will give the|Safety commission and was so electéd IRISH TRO to sign the peace pact, said there|tice is also being discussed an 00K~ GREGORY’S MOTHER DIES ° |mechanics a 40 per cent wage ' in-|at a public meeting of citizens called i OPS IOYAL woulg be no more war by Russia. |ed forward to with much interest. ——t Washington, Feb. 11.—Mrs. M. C.| crease. to elect a public safety head for Bel- (By United Press) A A Gregory is dead at the home here of| gpecial investigators have learned |trami county. Itast Ireland, Feb. 11.—Irisn %sr Gson, Attogxl:ey General g‘]hom;g that -train$ made up are ’x}l’}owed to "OBO;S Bquartered here gave the Am- . Gregory. e was more than wait hours for engines. e great- i survivors of the Tuscania a years old and had been ill for = a|est congestion is due to lack of en- SENMAETES gg%&go%gm :;f:lnwelcome. The Royal Irish Ri- month. gines. : fles and a band met the Americans Wilson Replies To German Chancellor and Austrian Count; States U. S. Aims (By Robert J. Bender) to sovereignty, as if they were chat- tles or pawns in a game. : Staft Correspondent, United Press ThlrdE—qury territorial settle- Washington, Fob. 11.—A shot 8t} 4nvolved in this war bust be in the hebart of Gerr:ant cliecalt and the the interests and for the benefits of olive branch to Austria. ulation concerned, and not as This is President Wilson's answor gl:razpn compromise of rival states. today to the aims of the speeches L jefined natiomal madg by Chancellor Hertling of Ger- BES?:{IQ:HS fi'nlllxsr’?ylel ::co!:fied the ut- ma;ly and C‘g““:' CZ?;“': of iA““;l:!‘ most satlstnct{:n lab(;gt :]I;:g?l‘::“:)b; he president sai merica new or perpetual ol preparit?g to fight relentlessly to un-| gigcord lill,(ely in time ta break the mask German autocracy and he laid| peace of the world and Europe. down the following basis for future President Wilson said, “A general negotiations on the following lines: peace to be erected upon such basis First—Each part of the final set-| can be discussed. We never can turn tlement must be based upon the es-|pack to the basis which Chancellor sential justice of that p;rtkt!ulart:ase Hertling prop(;ises_ Ahmter:;a ig;ads and upon each such, adjustments 88| ready to be shown tha e e- are most likely to bring permanent ments she has suggested are not the ¢ (By United Press) at the port and the survivors were 13 (2] 3 Washington, Feb. 11. —The senatefentertained in private homes. ¢ WOOd Day For Red Cross military committee has favorably re- 4 }nn-tezd1 thle h“}! requirlng men reach- GE%%%SNY CAIIJgS CLASSS mzo:m ° ° ng since June to register for ARE YEARS, Will Be Big Farmers Day; |u: ai s reoried tavor i : 9. |ably on the bill changing the meth- (By United Press) ods apportioning draft quotas where]. Washington, Feb. 11.—Germany L] Many Prlzes To Be Offered there is a large alien registration. lll;;(ffl":td ct:ll:fh%oc)?slo;% t;l:a;!;'“:nl;f GOVERNMENT MAY cial dispatches say. WIN ONE MEETING ISSUE Bemidji is to have a “Wood Day,” Prizes are to be awarded and the WITHOUT GOLD RESERVE February 231; 81;{1ditcis to hedfotr “‘:e merchants will also donate prizes. (By. United Press) TOSS an 0 e = g:::i?jpgze; in %y the farmers in For instance, a cash prize will be Washington, Feb. 11.—If the war The Win One adult Bible class of the vicinity of Bemidji and all other | 2Warded for the load coming the most|lasts long enough -the government]the Methodist church will hold its farmers who will take part. miles, second farthest, etc.; prizes|may issue money without gold re-]regular monthly business meeting at The idea is to have the farmers for the best load of pole wood, best|serve backing, Secretary McAdoofthe Dr. A. V. Garlock residence this each bring to Bemidii a load of wood, load of cord wood, etc., etc., and there| warned the senate finance commit- evening. A sleigh ride party has or many loads as they can spare. The|are to be prizes awarded for many|tee. been scheduled at an early date and wood is to be donated and sold and | features. S — plans will be completed at the meet- the money placed in the treasury| Delegates are to be named for the DEATH OF INFANT ing tonight for this annual event. of the Red Cross. various townships and every effort| Bsther, the nine-months-old |AR oyster supper will be given after 1t is also proposed to make the day | made to the farmers a chance to do|daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Lafe, the ride. a gala event. The farmers are to be their bit for the Red Cross. . E, died Saturday afternoon at 5:30° the guests of the city, dined and their McDonald has been named chai n | o’clock after an illness of three NO N . [ - eannot 4ce her horses fed. Pictures of the affair|of the affair and H. Z. Mit€hell is{weeks. from pneumonia. The body| There will pé no meeting of the peace. best. However, “l] cfiea e o are to be taken and one big time pro-|secretary. Detaiis will be given|was shipped to Stone Lake, Wis., for|school board. this evening, as former-| Second—Peoples and provinces are | way to peace ul:i {1 the cau vided. later. = burial. 1y annouhnced. hot to be bartered about sovereignty|war are removed.” . .. _ . ™