Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 20, 1918, Page 1

Lahr Named Assessor; Pa R, CIVILIZATION ON BRINK OF MOST COLOSSAL BATTLE INWORLDHISTORY German Offensive Expected Moment- . arily; Teutons Will Use Tanks for First Time. AGAIN CITY CLERK | @AS TO PLAY IMPORTANT PART IN DESPERATE ATTACK . Russia Halts Demobilization of Navy and Military; Looks Like " Russia Will Fight. (By Wflliam Simms) Unlted Press Staff Correspondent . ‘With the British armies afield, Feb. 20.—Civilization is on the . .threshold of the most colossal battle of all times. The German offensive is expected momentarily. The Germans are planning upon hurling every gill of fighting blood left into a finish fight, and it may be a (fi-mcal hour for Hohenzollern- ism. The Teutons will use tanks for the first time, like the British, and 'the ensm isl counting largely upon GEORGE STEIN . Baker Says Teutons And - Mligs Ready (By United Press) X ‘Washington, Feb. 20.—The allies and Germany are now. ready to bat- tle on the west front, says Secre- tary Baker’'s weekly war statement issued today. Germans Over Hospital. ;% With the Americans-Afield, France Feb.-20,—A- German ‘aéroplane,”af- The hospital has been bombed twice in two days but the enemy- plane did not make a third .- ‘attack. Petrograd, Feb. 20.—The demob- ilization of the Russian army and fleet has been stopped and the naval and thilitary ordered to resist inva- sion of the Germans. Positions will be -eévacuated only when necessary and betore leaving, all supplies must be cleptroyed It would seem that the Russlans intend to fight. ; AI.LIES ‘SUPERIOR T0 FORCES OF GERMANY ((By Carl D. Grofl.t) Staff Correspondent, United Press Washington, Feb. 20.—The allies aré-superior to the Germans in men and guns and are ready for the Teu- ton_blow. The Germans overwaited, allowing the allies- to perfect themselves for the struggle. ~ Persons who hereto- fore doubted that the Germans would strike now believe the blow will fall. ERMAN GENERAL WANTS PROOF OF PEACE ACCEPTANCE (By United Press) London, Feb. 20.—General Hoff- man, representing Germany at the recent Brest Litovsk peace confer- ence with the Russians, wants proof of her willingness to accede to Ger- ‘many’s peace terms. Hoffman ack- nowledged receipt of the wireless truce message ‘sent. yesterday, but said the wireless was not authora- tive. He wants proof of the mes-) sage. : HENRIONNET CASE “CALLED FOR TRIAL; COURT ROOM PACKED The District court room was pack- ed to suffocation this afternoon when the case of the State vs. Roland Hen- SUMMARY OF RESULTS Mavyor. Lahr’s plurality . ! urer ...... George Rhea (unopposed). .. ERMANIC RESULTS " ALD. First ward— Dr. A. V. Garlock (unopposed) (Special to Pioneer) Minneapolis, Feb. 20.—‘“Minne- . Second— A. B. Palmer sota is slowly but surely climbing Tom Smart to the head of the list, in the matter of securing recruits for the United States army,” said Major John D. Yost, recruiting officer of the Min- Palmer’s maj. Third— E.L. Benmer ............. 84 || nesota district, recently in discussing John Moberg ........... s 63 || recruiting activities in the state. During the month of January about 600 men were enlisted from this state Benner's maj. i for service in the regular army. In- Fourth— John Croon .............. 156 || dications at the present time are Matthew Larson . 96 || that February will produce an even greater number of men. TUp to the middle of the month 350 men had been secured, and recruiting was quite active at all stations. The gradual climb in Minnesota started, according to Major Yost, with the inception of civilian re- cruiting committees. About 30 com- mittees have been organized in the district and they have proved un- tiring in their efforts to secure men Croon’s maj. ......covees Fifth—~ Isadore Joanis J. W. Hayward Joanis’ maj. Parl Joe Bisiar ...... PASSENGER TRAFFIC Vandersluis ......... ..., B4T h k of |advanced 20 kilometers on the right BrOOKE ~5ci «icinssniiarasairass . 443 ;L?:;f;gw:sj‘fi:;,leg;;:‘gntcez work of\ ot the Petrograd railway.” Petrograd, Feb. 20.—A wireless| who wanted to know all about the s —_— Henrifonnet is charged with mur- ;Laiuon £:re ];(:licked upththe 3ddrese Short Eurn, saying htei lhutl anotle;r Vandersluis’ maj. ....... 104 rince opold gave e erman | make that was not satisfactory. e ¢ City c]jerk : g::fil::sc;i]fifinb?fif %fi:fiegflfi:fi U. 8. TAKES FLOUR troops when ordering them to ad-|have been receiving similar Jetters Stein 3 ¥ . 543 || tional bank. The “eternal triangle” (By United Press) valr:lce against the Russians. He From l’tahr dlsta"nrs. points, some of them Lamson . 421 ||is said to be behind the tragedy and| Minneapolis, Feb, 20.—Practically [ .S} rom the. east. —— || since the shooting Henrionnet has| the entire flour output has been com- t“;?)u‘:?o not want annexations or| Dr. D“hl'“’ls g‘ ‘Rf C&"‘g‘:{"”; ‘::l::’ Stein’s maj. ........ ... 122 || peen held in jail without bail. mandeered by the government. This cmll’.r h ln?i cenloriot anarey aad rooms, : T b ty, ree o Assessor. The trial is expected to develop|afternoon a special train of 50 cars e S ake o e tary, and will be pleased to rece! Lahr : ... 415 || some sensational features and will|of flour left for an Atlantic port.| the contag (imlll il E‘prea lng d" 0| callers. ~Bemidji buslm}s‘ss men ‘are Cunningham be hard fought from start to finish.|Similar trains are leaving daily. Europe. Civilized Europe under-| taking keen interest in the new plant Akerberg ..... stands the necessity for order. and are subscribing for stock to in- H.-E. Palmer ............ sure its location here. Castings for i the tractor and several other parts Minnesota SlowlyClimbing To Head of Recruiting List LIBERTY LOAN ISe POSTPONED UNT Was to Have Been On No * and Industry Suffered “‘Heatless Days.” TRAFFIC SITUATION ALSO HELD POTENT FACTOR Extensive Profiteering a:nd Cogtof Living Burden: Prevents Wagd: ~~ Earners From Buying. NEW COUNCIL Mayor—C. W, Vandersluis. * President of council—H. M. Clark. City Clerk—»—(.eurge Stein. * First ward—A. M. Bagley, Dr. A, V. Garlock. x Second ward—G. D. Backus, A. B. Palmer. x Third ward—J. M. Phillippi, E. L. Benner. x Fourth ward—W. E. John Croon. x Fifth ward—J. W. Smith, Isa- dore Joanis. x Other Ofiicia.l Eleet?l City trensurer— eorge Rhea. * City assessor—J. P. Lahr. x * Re-clected. x Newly elected, GEORGE W. RHEA nuuht Peace Treaty With Russ Valid (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 20.—Many, au- thorities here doubt if - Germany's peace ‘treaty“with Russia, if signed; would hold on account of being slgn- ed under German pressure. FARM CROP SHOW AT CROOKSTON HELPS R. C. Crookston, Minn., Feb. 20.—The total amount realized by the local chapter of the Red Cross society, by the auctioning off of donated articles at the Farm Chops Show, amounted to $621.73. The five-pound jar of butter don- ated by Mrs. Charles Daval of this city, and which was auctioned off Friday evening, brought in $53.73. After having been sold and resold numerous times it was decided that the butter would be retained by the Red Cross Helpers, and used at the banquets to be given Feb. 23 and 24 for the drafted men. The rooster donated by Fred Bolt- man and the thirty ears of corn by various exhibitors netted a sum of $98. C. A. Hitcheock was in charge of the auctioning of these articles. The articles sold during the Farm Crops Show for the benefit of the Red Cross and which netted the sum of $621.73 were one bushel of peas, one ram, three roosters, thirty ears of corn and five pounds of butter. WIRELESS PICKS tP LEOPOLD’S WAR SPEECH Washington, Feb. 20.—S bnovmal economics and business condltions. together with unforseen variety of war developments, has caused the postponement of tke Third Liberty Loan until April 1 or later. The time set for the start was February 15. Interest will be 4% bankers forcing this rate. " These factors éntered into postponement' First—Unprecedented traffic si¢- uation, resulting in a money strin- gency. Second-—Fuel shortage and work- less days caused ]abor and mamxtnc- tuters to suffer, Third—Bad Wez\lher discourageu the people mingling in public meet- ings and they were sparely attended. Fourth--Extensive profiteering and the high cost of living has reduced ‘t)he ability of the common man to uy. Hazen, per cent, the Mayor C. W. Vandersluis stood on his record as chief executive of the ‘tarms ' apd-iwas » re-elected for .the third time ‘at the ‘municipal election held yesterday. He defeated Quincy Brooks 547 to 443, a majority of 104 votes, nine more than the ma- jerity whicli he defeated A. T. Carl- son last spring. In every ward the mayor led the race except in the Fifth. Stein is Returned. George Stein, city clerk, was re- elected over Frank B. Lamson. George Rhea ran alone for city treasurer and was re-elected. In the assessorship race there were four starters and J. P, Lahr was tne win- SHORT TURN TRACTOR PLANT COMING HERE, DAHL TELLS “PIONEER” “We are going to locate in Be- midji,” sald John Dahl, president of the Short Turn Tractor company, to the Pioneer this forenoon. ‘‘We have about half of the $10,000 we desire to commence operations, and material to be shipped for 300 trac- tors. “In about two or three years we expect to make castings and all parts direct from the raw material. 4Dhis morning I received a letter from a farmer in Lac qui Parle county WILL BE REDUCED ~ BY INCREASED RATES (By United Press) ‘Washington, Feb. 20.—The rail- road administration will soon order the curtailment of passenger traffic, by sharply increasing passenger rates and eliminating competing over night trains in the middle west. Passengerless days are under con- sideration, but not likely. Competing trains between the Twin Cities, Duluth, Chicago, St. Louis and Omaha will be eliminated. One train will carry all passengers, leaving the other roads for freight carrying. BERLIN REPORTS ADVANCE OF GERMANS TOWARD PETROGRAD (By - United’ Press) Berlin, Feb. 20.—(Official)—*“We (By United Press) Indemmtv Reduc London, Feb. O—Forelgn Min- ister Trotsky announces that = the Germans at Brest Litovsk have re- duced the indemnity demanded of the Russians from $4,000,000,000 to $1,600,000,000. LADY PERFORMERS ARE ADDED TO MINSTRELS Lady minstrel performers have been added to the cast of high school boys who give their biggest produc- tion, under the direction of Miss! Vera Backus, at the Grand theater Thursday afternoon and evening. The boys will hold their last re- hearsal tonight, at which time a number of specialties will be intro- duced. These promise to be sur- prises and only a few of the com- pany are ‘‘wise.” A matinee will be given at 3:45 o’clock Thursday afternoon, at which seats will sell for 15 and 35 cents, and the evening performance will begin at 8:15 o’clock, all seats sell- ing at 60 cents. will be made at the Bemidji Iron Works and the assembling done there. Eventually, it is predicted, a large and prosperous industry will be added to Bemidji’s manufactur- ing circle. PORT WORKERS BOYCOTTING TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS (By United Press) Buenos Ayres, Feb. workers here are boycotting trans- Atlantic steamers loading meat at packing houses affected by strikes. The action is believed to be the fore- runner of a general port strike. 2,000 CHINESE KILLED OR INJURED; QUAKE (By United Press) Tokio, Feb. 20.—Two thousand persons were killed or injured in an earthquake which destroyed the Chi- nese city Bhatow, says a Hongkong dispatch today. for the army. The sinking of the Tuscania with loss of hundreds of Americans acted as a stimulus to re- cruiting, and the active partigipa- tion of U. S. forces, in holding a sector of the line in France, has done much to arouse the fighting spirit of all Americans. Dozens of men, who already have passed.the three score year mark have applied for enlistment at the various sta- tions in the state, and were genuine- ly disappointed whn informed by the officers that their age was the only thing that barred them from service. The needs of the army which can only be supplied by men, men and more men, are increasing daily. Ev- ery branch of the service is calling for men. Mechanics, farmers, horse- men, clerks, in fact men of every known trade or profession are need- ed immediately, if America is to em- erge from the present struggle viec- torious. Imer eats city of Bemidji for the past two|. JRIEA RUNS ALONE: JOANIS RETURNED; ROON IS WINNER | THIRD TINE MAYOR C. W. VAN DERSLUI ner by the largest pluramy of any candidate in the fleld. . . In the First,ward, Dr.'A, V. Gar- lock was the @mly candidate for al- derman and @me home wuh 110 votes. 20.—Port | 80 Smart is Defeated.- In the Second, A. B. Palmer de- feated Alderman Tom Smart for the geat, Smart -having served about 12 years. as alderman. In the Third, E. L. Bemler unseat- ed ANerman John Maberg, also a long-time representative, In the Fourth, John Croon de- feated Alderman Matthew :4 Larson, who had been appointed to fill a va- cancy in the council. Aldermap Isadore Joanis of the Fifth ward “brought home the ba- con” in his race witl ward, after a hard fight.* gerving the one-year term from the Fifth, one of the ward’s first alder- men, elected last spring. He now goes in for two years. Mavor is Gratified. Those active in political affairs of the city, candidates and their ad- herents stayed up late to hear the returns, the polls closing at 9 o’'clock, Mayor Vandersluis receiving the returns at the city hall and was highly gratified over the results of his victory. UNOFFICIAL RESULTS | These figures are unofficial, but while there may be a slight differ- ence the results as glven are prac- tically assured. Mayor. Vandersluis — First = ward, 99; Second, 126; Third, 82; Fourth, 177; Fifth, 63. e Brooks—First ward, 84; Second, 76; Third, 75; Fourth, 100; Fifth, 108. Clerk. Stein—First ward, .91; -.Second, 106; Third, 83; Fourth, 183; Fifth, Second, Fifth, Lamson—First ward, 93; 91; Third, 72; Fourth, 85; 80. Treasurer. Rhea—First ward, 176; Third, 126; Fourth, 132. 169; Second, 211; Fifth, Assessor. Lahr (carried every ward in the - city)—First ward, 96; Second, 84; Third. 64; Fourth, 98; Fifth, 73. Cunningham—First ward, 53; Second, 56; Third, 43; Fourth, 94; Fifth, 40. Akerberg—First ward, 14; Sec- ond, 20; Third, 21; Fourth, 656; Fifth, 30. H. E. Palmer—First, 20; Second, 40; Third, 81; Fourth, 18; Fifth, 18,