Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 22, 1918, Page 1

A 7 .. Tast night. circle ‘of ‘smiling black faces, work on farms ! gl;.l record ‘crop sfon: - s SR " Definite action on the proposal has been deferred, however, pending ex- i ""‘,fi“ s from educators and others c: belng. ¢ - the ol olors, . The costumes’ of “the ‘“fair’’ | young things resembled an- explosion in’a paint factory, and they becamef. ‘Dusky Belles Occupy Box in . Society Stunt, Bem(dil went, to the minstre| show _ Bemidji went to wit- Tness the minstrel performance given by the young-men of the high school, ~ assisted by eight or:ten of the boys] of the Junior high school: = Bemidji ' " ‘was highly entertained; and as'a proximately - $1 u e upo. TegW ‘minstrel setting for the 'first stage: was a huge Am- Z ed by Red ’ Cross < of “nearly 4( ‘bapked ‘from e ‘footlights, " . <chorus ‘end men :grotesquely. round- dng out:the faultlessly attired half The 3 C.“ M. Jacobson, erack high school bas- He was the only fair terl 1ections, ‘well- presen! ettiest features and one that. 3 udience *was Httle ] ‘| And’ it behaved remariably the .center .of observance. ' They put on all_the - “dog”- that: was in. the THRIFT STAMPS town and one of them’ had .a smallf e member of the -household.: along. one of its’ calibre.; , -To these sang ists ‘of the first: par 1 the, performers received: ‘‘beautiful’ paper bouquets ' from 4 of -the box. " } ‘Box' Party. Personal Several in the audience thought the “bevy of smoke’ made up of boys but in: reality they were none other than Margaret Rood, Ayjs Cam- eron,"Muriel McGee, Glidys Getchell, Josephine Parker, Aligg Hetland, Lu- cille Young, ttie H, Esther ‘When the expenses paid it is estimated be ‘clear. . /These, - The: prod '‘Miss Vera Backus, 31 Jacobeon, 'and” was whipped together in' a remarkably ‘sh 1o 1t ‘every: detail,- ) every respect -and bot of the company and: t! ‘serve the highest:com! ort: tim a8’ 8’ § the 3°direttors de- endation. The vening - was who .sang the[Be - { It .was like a snth’ from & rose garden when-the ‘Tittle misses made their appearance, and they caught the popular fancy, o _he recalled and recalled.: Grace- ful and dainty, these: small people sang .and graytiated in -almost per- fect unison and made a big hit. * The bevy consisted of Irene Hogan- son, Lorene Taber 3 Bush, ‘Helen Bailey, 'LilH and Gla McPherson. - 3 ; = First’ Part Solos. The solos: in the first part were ‘by. Walter Bush, Walters McDonald, Carl Tennstrum, Norman Kittleson, Ferris Knapp,. Ray Hannah, Joho Cahill, John Koors and Chri: Neu- . wmann. All ‘were well presented and called for encores. . . The .ends were taken care of by ~Walter ‘Bach, Leo Opsahl, ' Johin Koors-and Norman Kittleson. In this connection it can be said that Ray Hannah, one ‘of the best vocalists: in’ Bemidji, Ferris, Knapp and John Cahill are just recovering from illness, Mr. Hannah getting up from a. severe attack of meales to take His pant in the entertainment. ' ‘Another Dainty Stunt. .. Another dainty .feature of - the ‘evening was the stunt put on b five young misses, assisted by five Toys. . The_ lassies were attired in ‘the costume of Red Cross nurses and ## the masters wore the uniform of the ~ . Boy Scouts, " rifles. and carried miniature They sang sweetly and re- ceived the deserved hearty recogni- tion. - X ‘The children in this feature were Mary Welch, Imogene Harrington, Bertine ‘Gennes, Irene Lahr, Bar- bara Gibbons; masters Clifford Klein; Royal Netzer, Elof Gustafson, Ken- neth Caskey and Thomas Burke. .~ . Song and Dance. * In the olio, included a singing and dancing team, Clarence Rood and Chris Neumann, the former in black- face and the latter in woman femin- ine attire, and also of a dusky hue. Mr. Rood did the singing and danc- ing, Mr. Neumann making a good foil' for the selection and soft shoe work. : “The Darktown Quartet, consisting of Walter Bach, Leo Opsahl, - John “Koors and Norman Kittleson, gave a birlesque op a quartet and created considerable mirth. S The conclusion of the olioc was a farce, “The Suicide Club,” of which ‘Walter Bach was the’president. Thir- teen members were in the organiza- tion and there were some weird mix- ups in the proceedings of the club. On a point of order one of the mem- bers escaped being compelled to sep- arate himself from his breath, ‘and it all wound up in a grouping of the club and the. other members of the chorus in a medley of southern songs, closing by singing the Star Spangled Banner, at which the entire house arose. - One of the isteresting outside feat- ures of the opening was when an in ithe mewplant, atter an exhaus- he has taken a nice blodk of stock and 1s aiding in the campsaign: to: induce the' plant managemeént_ to come to ~Bemidjl.] Secretary F. B. Lamson of the Com- mercial club is also out on the job, and_tomorrow W. Z.' Robinson will get_in the game. g A list available shows that twenty- ‘ong foreign firms have made inquir- ies about obtaining the sale of the tractor in their countries, and al- ready in the’ United States twelve big implement dealers from. Penn- sylvania to Califorpia and as far | soutl as’Texas have written to se- cure ‘the :selling agency for large territories. - 2 2 THREE MORE ENLIST - IN-BEMIDJI STATION Two more enlisted at the Bemldj} recruiting oftice this forenoon, and were. started by Corporal Foucault for Duluth, thence to training camps. The new soldiers arg Archie Rither of Bethold, Minn.,-and Thamas 8, Price of. Black River Falls, Wis. Both. 'go to the coast artillery. Another glso left for Duluth this noon and will be assigned to the medical division. * He is Harry. M. Standish who had tried ‘to enlist five different times. Bé#ch time he was rejected and a 'telegram was sent to the medical department for a waiver and it was. granted. Stan- dish’s eyes are noti.quite up to "the standard but he wag 'accepted for the medical division 1e army, and was as happy as m in a slack tide when he learned that he could get into the game ‘dgainst. the Ger- mans. He is of splendid physique and well educated : CANADA SHIPPING FISH HERE ~TO CONSERVE FOOD SUPPLY : (By- United/ Press) - Winnipeg,: Feb. ‘22.—Fifty car- loads of fish were shipped to the }Jo:i‘;od States toda; help conserve MINNEAPOLIS .ABOR IS GETTING RESTLESS (By United- Press) Minneapolis, Feb. 22.—Labor un- rest is growing here, on account of the street car sitaation. treasury department. an btion to the ‘ad” and: 1 for|- :The Pid is.in receipt of an eight-page s f proofs of ‘Thrift Stamp and ¥ .+|Saving Certificates,” advertising. er - which the gov- ernmernt recq ds: be .used fn all communities. A These ‘(ads” by. “ad’”. writers working for have ‘been prepared the n approved by t depatt: public . must ' buy th medium of the press. - 7 than' is done by others in the ] of c ntributing spa cal Pioneer ‘office and-'a representative - In conneéction with each ‘‘ad’ ‘wit} beTun: a short article celling atten- Onof- BRITISH ARE HOLDING LONG LINE ON FRON (By. Williams -Simms) United Press Staff Correspondent With the British -armies ' afleld, | Feb, 22.—The Brijtish line on the west front extends from'the vicinity of ‘the North Sea. to- the neighbor- hood of the Oise river, except -the French sector near the cosst and the Belgian sector. occupy the entire front from coast .to. the Oise river. Artillery. Exchange. - Withthe: Americans in: France; Feb. 22 eavy. exehange of artil lery is continuing. ~American aero- the planes are working fn conjunction| with the" artillery. & SCHOOL HEADS ARE ENEMY ALIENS: FAVOR GERMANS Pierre, S. D., Feb. 22.—It was dis- covered at Clear Lake, this: state, that in the call for registration :of enemy aliens- both the superintend- ent of the city schools and his_as- sistant were in the list. One of these men, it is reported; has taken .out first papers, and the other had never claimed citizenship, retaining .his German citizenship at all times. 3 The local paper at that place re- marks that “this is probably the reason that both these men were very insistent on putting a German course in_ their schook last fall.” GERMANS CONTROL - RUSSIAN SECTION (By United Press) . Berlin, Feb. 22.—(Official) —Hap- sal, Esthonia, has beep captured by the Germans. The whole of the Es- thonian region is now in the hands of the Teutoss. - PIGSKIN STABR V'IBITS Erwin Dunphy of Little Falls was a between-train visitor in Bemidji last evening and while here was a guest at the Dr. J. W. Diedrich home. Mr. Dunphy played quarter-| back on the 1916 eleven at Carleton college. Sroment's| .| war securities, and the people must .be urged to' do this’through' the The British now|. » Fdph ‘of Mrs. Williaws r Ji ew York, ‘who I8 re- ported enga_xed nce Christopher, youngest |-utter: exhaustion 'and further ruin ‘| rushed northw: od publieat is denied the puolic, hortage, while the iiblic, information is assaults up- r the ‘dissem- noot “of Utah, a rinting committee, committee on pub- , 88 he called it, 7is spending $5,000 Gallinger: and ' some departments of paper in'the pub- ents such as ‘‘The s @& Story of the Octopus,”’ and. “Rica, the Magnifi- orear,” " TONIGHT FOR RETURN GAME Bagley's High’ school = basketball team will coms. to Bemidji jonEnt to meet the Bemidji high / school quintet, and judging from the game played between. these teams at Bag- yntest.. will be a” th;i!ler sto finish. = of course, expects to be g end of the score when, whistle blows, but Bagley ded’ upon to go for all in Asked . what _he thouglt®of: the outcome, Coach Jac- obson merely smiled” one’ of those knowni; ones, . Game called at Feb. 22.—Former Gemfin:chme,ilor von Hollweg has subscribed to the American Liberty Loan -bonds. The caretaker of “his real estate holdings in Waco, Texas, has -asked that the total _income, from the property amounting to $75,000 annually be converted into bonds to fight the kaiser. ’-Some nwfie& has already been converted.:into - Liberty bonds, and it is assumed the caretker acted up- on instructions from Hollweg. { ple's commissaries have ordered Rus- . Mipneapolis, Feb. 22.—Dr. Charles M. ‘Torrance of Minneapolis,ison of Judge and Mrs. Ell Torrance,'is dead in Frankfort, Germany, whére he lived several years, but all efforts of the family to learn’ detailsf§of ‘his death have been’ fruitless. ' Two “let- ters known to have been mailed to Judge Torrance failed to arrive. 'Dr, Torrance died Dec. 24. - A A short letter, believed to have passed strict German governmental cenorship, or virtually to have been dictated by German officials, was received yesterday by 'Judge: Tor- rance from M. N 'Regnier, father- in-law of Dr. Torrance, . Other than the information .that. Dr, Torrance died on the date named, in Frank- fort, and that'his widow ‘and three daughters ‘'now ‘are with ‘her father in Heldelberg, there was little in the letter' and ‘no hint of the causeg of :Dr. Torrance's death.' : Last Reported in Good Health. ' RUSSIANS KNEEL T0 ENEMY; AGREE T0 DEMANDS; FOE 70 TAKE CAPITAL rorq; to Ocoupy Petl;ogru;l v‘.lu RUSSIAN SOLDIERS FLEE IN. DISORDER BEFORE INVADERS . Dr. Torrance was 41 years old ant - in vigorous - good: health at last re- ports. -He:,and :his -wife’ visited in™ Minneapolis six: years: ago, spending ‘| the summer here and at Lake Min- netonka. : } : Born'in Minneapolis, Dr. Torrance who was widely known ' here . as “Mert’’ Torrance, attended the Uni- ‘ver%ltytgs Mi:lm%sota, from which he ’ % gradua and, being an earnest stu- that they agree to peace with the|jent 6f his profession, = dentistry, Central powers with enormous con-|went abroad nearly 20 years ago, He cessions to save ‘the country from [made a pronounced success, and was 'married and settled down to live in Frankfort. { . ‘While 'the United States was out of tlie .war, Dr. Torrange. frequently e 3 ;r{n’a hen.;'du,‘troil;;‘but :.snt!er the ien- Teutons- Demand Ca-ital. :trance of-the.United States; it -was - {P“Omsfifl; Fob.. 22, G‘ornt:nlny hag |, more _difficult for him to communi-. ‘demianded Petrograd and: its ‘oceu~|-cate. /Prior to: the entrance of the pancy by qumagr forces as a guar-| United States, Dr., Torrance held en~ of its peace treaty with Rus-|tirely" aloof, from' any participation e B : P in . discussion ~of the: war,. devotin nd. thirty: years® teade. aETeR: [y is jait eritiraly to e Déafeabion ‘and 2 AT O ,llrvlng ;n;mol:;tm}t by ‘German gov- : z ernme Eu L Ront ntal authority up to the time ,vov o0 lihe last was heard from. Petrograd, Feb, 22,—The Gerk| A RN Y. S mans have occupied the entire north- Two Letters Fuil to: Arrive. ern portion of the Russian front.] The letter yesterday made; it clear The Russians are retreating in.dis- |that two other.letters had been writ- order. Russian cavalry is beingtem either to Judge Torrance or d. Germans Occupy . Entire Northern " Front; Russ Give Order to Quit: Finland, . = =~ i ““(By 'United ' Press: London; Feb. 22.—Bolsheviki min~ isters ‘have .issued a - proclamation The ministers said they accepted conditions’ until. a’ :German . revolu- tion changes ‘them. ...~ .~ ) Mra. Torrance, by their son’s widow, glvlng the circumstances of Dr. Tor- rance's death, and also that an ef; fort’ was made through theiSpanish ambassador in to Berlin to have a gomu‘lunlcauon forwarded ito the Bditor’s note: This s actepted .g::tn;h:n;\':.:fl:;?:hlen' vz:;llllnstm;' ‘as meaning that the Bolsheviki In|ny yudge Torrance of {:erd nt&m; conentratiag against the Teuton 1a- |4 son e vasion ‘have sbandone: o nttempt, Judge Torrance said he ‘has no to ‘conquer ‘the Finnish republic. reason to believe his son was con- RED WING'S SENDID | 3mas ettt et AUDITORIUM INRUINS; SUSPICIOUS BLAZE that he had no detailed information (By United Press) and was unable to reach any sat- Red Wing, Feb. 22.—The $100,- isfactory conclusion in _his own ind as to what may have happened. Besides his parents, Dr. Torgance is survived by two brothers, Graham 000 Municipal auditorium was gut- ted by fire this morning with a loss of at:' least $60,000. The building was 4 fine playhouse and authorities M. Torrance, Bemidji, county attor-' i ney of Beltrami county, and Ell Tor- are convinced the destruction. of the structure was of incendiary. origin: rance, Jr.,, Minneapolis, and by two sisters, Mrs. Harry Stuart; Seattle, and Mrs, Douglas A, Fiske, Minne- apolis. ! X0 The flames broke out simultan- jeously in the orchestra pit and the box office. < ~ [he was a victim of the German TERRY M'GOVERN. EX-CFAMP military or was ‘murdered -because FEATHERWEIGHT. HEARS “TEN”|he was an American, (By United Press) AMENDMENT DEFEATED New York, Feb. 22.—Terry Mc- » Govern, “Terrible Terry’” as he was Washington, Feb, 22.—By a vote knowif. in. the prime of his career, of 46 to 25 the senate this afternoon died in Brooklyn this morning. Mc- rejected Senator Hitchcotk’s amend~ Govern was at one time champion|ment to the railway bilk to provide To Evacuate Finland. Petrograd, Feb, ..22.—The. . Peo- sian forces to evacuate Finland. Word of the death of his brother in Germany was forwarded to County Attorney Graham M, Torrance of Be- midji. He is at a loss to account for the death of his brother, but would not be surprised to learn that featherweight fighter of the world|that the president must have con- and fought some of the most re- gressional authority for .all orders markable ring battles in the history|affecting railway control. otothe squflreg spgrt. s TR i AT f late he has been in bad shape ST physically and his demise, while un- OUTLOOK FAVORABLE expected, em}}g;h d'i's 1<'t‘}lte ithh'd chamd- pion to go, * zsimmons an John - L. Sullivan, former heavy- FOR R. C. “w00l) DAY” weight champions, preceding him but a few months, Sullivan passing only| a few days since. With favorable weather condi- . tions, every confidence is expressed TEUTONS AND ROUMANIANS TO |by the committee in charge of the DISCUSS PEACE TOMORROW | Red Cross “Wood Day” to be held tomorrow, that the attendance will (By United Press) be large and that a satisfactory sum Amsterdam, Feb. 22.—It is re-|will be realized for the local chap- ported here that the Germans and|] ter. Roumanians will start peace nego- The various district representad~ tiations tomorrow. { | tives selected to assist in arousing lntelx;esg have been doing splendid KAISER ON work. . - on; Thit E. E. Schulke of Tenstrike, ap- (By United Press). pointed to handle his territory, wrote Amsterdam, Feb. 22—The kaiser|to the secretary today that while he will go to Reval and Warsaw. was unable to haul in a load of wood himself he had been boosting SPANISH SHIP SUNK hard and enclosed his personal check . % for $6 as a contribution. (By United Press) The wood that is brought in to- Madrid, Feb. 22.—The Spanish|morrow will be parked on Beltrami steamer Marcaspio has: been shalled | avenue and a photograph taken in and sunk by a German submarine.|the afternoon. §