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Questmmmre Bemg Sent - Ou to | . ! B2 : ' i _ i | 3, : e . Farm Clubs and Other. Organi- R K , 2 zations in- COunty ; . ol ! : i oL k { G l ALL HAVING SEED TO SELL : Fa ' ; > : R, . IR CE onwamnmmmmm ' SF ¥ ; Y ol 5 ' i e BUQK SALVAGE WEEK Ainste:(ix)x,ll UD:I‘;::?\ f rein:)xn unpre- i N W|LL OPEN MONDAY cedented movement of German troops in Belgium is in progress. ~ Generals : I_-lindenburg and Luedendorff have es- : i . ] ’ ng:.#g eryone having live tablished headquarters at the Spa. cultural director. ~ - : , - ectivac i the Ameriosn " seivics| HEARS WILSON'S MESSA i o & .3 5 J e ' American service, “'questionnajre t tMmers clubs and 3 - ; must - get ‘ready for 'book salvage ¢ o 5 : week, to begin Monday and end Sat- (By United Press) * : ;l;‘:gY.tM{sthE H. Simith(i lsuptlalrln— Petrograd, March 16.—8ocial revo- e B g v % 2 : y 3 ent o e campaign, declared to- | lution commissaries-have quit the ‘geeds--or- who “have: ‘seeds. for - sale, P : 7 ki 7 day. Russian cabinet pending sgttlemept ’that growers ay bie sipplied with G ] p “We want all the good books we|of the peace conference at Moscow information. hecessary’ to- open as’ 2 ¢ ; can get,” said Mrs.. . Smith today.|of the Pan Soviet congress. It has . large a production - as ‘possible. “ 7 : That means anything by such au-| been decided to leave if the German N kimondtsiofle 1 fn the r : 4 thors as' O. Henry, Mark Twalin,|dictated peace treaty is sigmed. > j‘he French village through Swhich it'1s° p"sqlng ‘hns ‘received 'a-considerable amount of attention from the gun- Jack London, Irvin Cobb, or othere President Wilson’s message of sym- ‘court; house, . Bemidji, and any. eom-| rers, but that do¢sn't:bother-the tank in the least as-it lumbers - into: action. The Boche guns will make the-tank | Who would interest.the soldiers. pathy to the Russian people was munication ‘can be sent to him:at| their objectlve asisoon as the Teuton air scouts report its presence. - - i ‘Magaziges will ‘be acceptable, | read of the Moscow Pan Soviet con- the address herewith given; 'Ques-| also.” gress amid silence, interrupted only tions concerning seed or other farm % by murmurs regarding the Japanese problems are weleomed at any time| g g “NF s alituation. = Thevcinarens adopted 4 by Mr. Aamondt. - A £ For Benefit' of Farmers. e 1 e B BIDS FOR NORMALTO |INQUIRY OF CREEL'S ; B rpision e Wistioatie i ise et BE REVISED; GREATER | - BUREAU IS DEMANDED Toufon Word oo T Jr riety,” “Amo!mt.f’ "Do,’You ‘Want_ to ,’ J . T“AN SUM AVAILABLE : malists murdered 150 Japanese at Buy or: Sell *, “Price;" o A } i " Washington, March = 16.—*The 1 Blagoveschensk, dispatches from "~ .The. seeds listed include.: beans, U ’ Creel bureau is @ kind of court ) Hoohishibun say today. board of: control ‘will meet again|payers,” said Senator ‘Boise Penrose ‘Mr. Aamondt will ‘compile them and peas, corn, . wheat, - oats, .barley, Lo speltz, buckwheat, alfalfa, timothy, (By United Press) fl},':m;}f,fi té’xez.x,‘:}?l: :,],‘é’ ;‘.’::t‘;?fbofif ] Monastir Bombed red top, millet, clovers, potatoes and St. Paul, March 16.—The state| dinates at great expense to the tax- London, March 16.—A éorru dis- _other seeds. i ves ra I" ) patch say;s Bulgarians. bombed Mon- After the questionnaires are filled, Monday to- revise the bids for ‘the|of Pennsylvania in tlie senate, criti- astir Thursday night. thus have - complete information new normal school to be built in Be- gfefl,’;fifigfifeflfl’sfififg l;]nge:fi:&lli:tg ! BRI which will be_sent out to the farm- midji, =~ ing of detailed expenditures of thel’ (By United Press) BEL'EVE BOLSHEVIKI ers, that they may know where “to By iUnited Press) The- of $100,000 - is_available for | committee on . ers, ) public information and —Dospi ‘obtain seeds for this year’s crops,| . Mankato, Marcb{ 16.—Irene Mur- the work; but the bids for the work |a lift of its salaried employes. Ih(iopenhafien, I\;Iurch 16 Dc“l,me which is & vital factor.at present for| phy, age 10 years, saw a negro piling “I think it would be interesting|PNelr promises of gafe conduct, Ger- SOL") WIT“ TEUToNS “maximum_ crgp :fi ‘be;)?‘.‘e' AR "*:‘e agflgr:lgate, higher |, “i1e senate to have the salpries | many has sejzed and . convoyed to Rare Endorsement . She ‘removed her dress and waved-it|: 1an the ambunt avatlable: and: the names. of the employes: of]| Kiel the Swedish steamer Princess this.iburea; ts; expendiwu arel fng| ‘laden with grain-for the| In ‘thig connection, it will-be well 2 2 from the track and the traln Wwas{ <. 2 & e M "'f-"h’é!trafifi”c&%il!&?&“ mithigfg i%‘:fi!t:;xl saved: fior.s ’A‘NY‘fiNH’K’NOW A .gg;;otl:&; cut’ for them tha,t I can| BelgiaR relief. Tt S B iea‘rni '.l‘he!:'e wias eo‘me reference P Y TO START o it in the ouse, but it was not ‘en- IERRE READ ng‘l‘lltened SOLDIERS’ BOOK DRIVE am iold that moro than $5,000 Pierre, S, D., March 16.—The hook rails on the Omaha railroad tragks. (By United. Press) Washington, Mareh 16.—It is be- lieved here tnhat the chilly reception President Wilson’s peace message re- celved at th» hands of the Bolshe- viki, further proves that the Bolshe- viki have cast their lot with the Ger- mans. It is noted that the response in- ;lles the upheavul of American la- or ing the li:low federal ahgrlcultural di- = . rector. e+ carries the highest en-}| g 5 3 3 A “dorsement.from’ the direcorate. of the SMASH FOE mEs‘AIII_)PIEI}'LLSHmG X RELAT'VES OF SW,NK? a day is being spent by this bureau, | and yumt ccfrezponde:ts of dnll;: drive to obtain hooks for the soldiers Beltrami County Farm Bureau as- SMASHTHELINE" 2 4 sociation which_ is directed to the ME’I‘ DE A"l M ARC“ 61 3 i newspapers who ought to be.com- will start March 18, and all who own 2 pensated by their own newspapers books which they are willing to‘don- Doés anyone know-of relatives of farmers of Beltrami county, and is| - Chiicago, Mku‘ch 16.—A promise are carried on the Creel payroll. ate are asked to send them to the ‘Eudie E. Swink, .a former resident of and reasonable ifquiry, be blocked?” | ¢iation wants two million books ? ) N board of -directors of the Beltrami [ .t meatts on S Sk Bemidji? I 86, they will. confer ! mostly I{ghter fiction, and expects the WORLD WILL KNOW Aamodt has been selected by = the Whitehair, Y. M. C. A. worker, just TO REGULATE CALL (By United Press) Washington, March 16.—The fuel administration .will soon announce plans for the regulation of coal for the year. commencing April 1.: Cross hduling will be eliminated by desig- nating zones within which coal there- in will be consumed. ‘as follows:” - from General Pershing to - *'smash -To the Farmers, s ; will ‘smash ‘the ‘Hun' propaganda at After careful consideration, A..W.|, o0 o i made public by Charles W. Why should an inquiry, a legitimate nearest library. The National asso- : a great favor upon Mrs. Swink, La The senator referred to resolutions County Farm Bureau association, as|’“umy, general rose from his' chair Gl‘i‘!‘lde. orex: c:re McCrary garage, |introduced by himself and ‘Senator people of the country to supply them. ; part of our county. view,” Mr. Whitehair said, - “and,| ~M t idered & ) r. Swink met death in a logging |not considered. REN( : 5 tux;etfi‘cfi‘&g; xfizefixifisfiflififii gritting his ‘teeth, said: ‘Smasm the camp near Seattle, March 6. Mrs. it SEARORD ON J AP SITUATION damnable Hun propaganda, and we| Swink in a letter to the Pioneer says The following article appearing in 0 has been suca, thatfiwe believe hs]ns he spent most of his life in and I lS K“.LED, 8 “URT, today’s St. Paul Dispatch will be of :fi:p\:}g:l?ltlgr :’3}1 !ag:grst? 9o e ) . . & f"i‘“]’;, ;etatlivets :!o; fl?gln: z}“};i:’&i:tll‘le Winter was a cousin of Mrs. C. W.| Washington, March 16.—A force- OME GUARDS TO BE 02 it vo‘ 554 . Jewett of this city: ful message to tne world is expected tion’s thistory, evex;yn ci}lzen. dax:g 3 *‘Copfirmation of the death of|from President Wilson soon, It is every farmer especially, is urge ; put forth his greatest efforts to in- GIVEN PERMANENCY (By United Press) whose parents formerly resided in|intends ending his silence regarding London, March 16.—One was kill-| St. Paul, wes received by tha W. J.| America’s position on the Japanese farm. —_— 5 ed and eight painfully injured when| Dean family, 415 Summit avenue.|situation. Mr. Aamodt is here to help, and inneapolis, March 16.—The Min- freely for-his-advi A ansiat nieml:ierbs otth the aero sq';adlront. em- :allnce Winter, Jr., distinguished| talk is now idle on account of Ger- reely for his advice and .assistance. : ployed by the government plent pro-| himself as an aviator on the battle-| many’s activities in Russi th Respectfully yours, on.a permanent basis as a part of ducing motors, collided with a street|front in France. The Red Cross sent neary east. Oclclals ln’dl(;t::dtha: _N. H. Willett, Bemidji, president.|the state’s military forces, the orga- = death. No details were cr}bled. The| hopelessly under the domination of Vicgvili;f:ge;::nnon Kelliher. second | °f Home Guard officers from the vari- MADT BIG HAUL message came from Paris. the German junkers. vice president? 3 y ous units, it is announced by Major Fargo, N. D.,, March 16.—Ike a EIG“T KILLED; PLANES Goldberg of East ‘Grand Forks, ar- ® geoo treasurer.’ jutant General W. F. Rhinow. The eml !l e eats a ena A. E. Rako, Bemidji, county com-|plan contemplates commissioning the early yesterday, with approximately i 500 pints of liquor in his possession, the German-line in France if you agricultural mgent for the southern the oceasion of m i !l s W y- last inter-|if they will so” notify her. J. H. Gallinger whicn the senate has|, ney. 0 e COUSIN OF MRS. JEWETT IS AMERICAS A‘r"TUDE KILLED versity and his practical experience will smash the German line.” around Bemidji. - He*had not heard interest to Bemidjl people, as Mr. (By United Press) At this critical time. in:our na- MOTOR STRIKES TRA'N ‘Wallace C. Winter, Jr., of Chicago, | officially indicated that the president crease the production of food oa his an army motor truck carry'ng 16| Mrs. W, J. Dean is the boy’s aunt. It is plainly stated that all peace every one'is urged to-call upon-him nesota Home Guard is to be placed : car today. word to the Dean family of the boy’s| Count Czerin, Austrian premier, is < 7 Samuel W. :Eilis, Blackduck, first|nization being completed by a board H. C. Baer, Bemidji, secretary-| W. A. Curtis, chief of staff, to Ad- rested in a Great Northern Pullman L3 waived examination before ~United H h s h ]t S t 8 William _C. 1g Cnooli; >core 50 to rhiss‘lon.er;s ! elected home guard officers and es- RAID flARTLEPOOL H. L. Arnold, Bemidji, Federated tablishing a home guard medical JFarmers’ clubs. corps under Major George Earle, St. States Commissioner G. M. Palmer, Bemidji, -Beltrami|Paul. (By United Press) Greer and was bound over to the County Public Safety commission. The committee in charge of reor- London, March 16.—Eight were|federal term of court at Grand R T T . E. H. Winter, Bemidji, commercial | ganization is one of six majors, Wil-| killed and 22 injured in an air raid | Forks. Bail was fixed at $2,500 and| With a decisive and overwhelming|and 22, The players are all confl- terests. liam D. Mitchell, 8t. Paul; Leroy D.|by the Germans over Hartlepool, [was not furnished. Goldberg is| victory over Wadena last evening by| dent of taking the measure of the George Miller, Bemxdjx, Beltrami Godfrey, Minneapolis, Charles Lor-|Lord French announced today. R with violaQnKt e Bone Dry the_crack Bemidji high school quint, ;1)(])\_vbnb-stuteJ fivelsnd Cx;pts.ln Frank oard o rectors o u ewis, 5 e i 7 “County Farm Bureau association. Laurence M. Barrett, Vlrglfnl’if A g PP ‘mup‘:;sx,ono;, ~ e - llstl”*-lls blisltuatl;lfltltl1 season in trhe ing after the Crosby game.” 3 A city. It was a ng ceremony, for Season’s Record. i with' its 50-8 win over the Wadena five, the local team completed one of the most successful seasons ever ac- complished in Bemidji high school annals. ‘With only one regular to form the nucleus of team, Coach Jacobson has developed one of the fastest quints The game lasé evening was attend- ed by the largest crowd of the sea- son and reminded one of ..e ‘“good ol' days” when tne famous ‘‘Big Be- midg" team drew record crowds at every game. The Bemidji .and was also out last evening and the large >y tate. nl efea. has cfowd expressed its appreciation by Lee;hfi-ezlsteredoaélg:f :]lle loc:}:]s, vigorous applause after each selec- that being at Wadena on a small tion. z floor by a score of 19 to 16. How They Lined Up. L ; ¥ : Wasihing‘ton,d Iimlr:h fl1()‘.—-t1’1-<>bvi~ 'NaryPatriotsPack Church; [t sirs i YOUTH IN UNIFORN Wi ' B timberimg. operations nave| PROVES CHECK FORGER Woolley Speaks On Loyalty s uoma w Satenn: ; ) : w{éfgsr&us Oppasitigii: frgur lumper, in- Bemidji encountered @ new kind The Baptist ¢hurch at Nary.held|presented a musical and - literary | mpe bill itself, retaining its prin-|Of “get rich quick” game today, when 3 arge and enthusiastic patriotic|Program ‘that proved highly enjoy- 1 sions for commandeering|it was discovered that a young chap S able,and entertaining. It way patri- ::rpn%erp?;& its products- o e use| named A. F. Syles, and _claiming 3 audience Friday night and heard otic ‘throu - ¢ ghout and the little folks ip-} Grand Forks as his home, was miss- P The score and lineup: . Mark J. Woolley of Park Rapids,|showed exceptional talent and train- ogngl%z;?dy’ w;s ng:({e;!ad ft:vao::h?y ing, leaving behind a $10.65 board it Ag Are Decl:we.b BEMIDJI WADENA candidate for congress, Sixth dis-|ing.. Tliere were tableaux, recita- |1, bill at the Markham and a couple of |, All the other games have beeh Woul| Phibbs ....... f ) Spencer {oiot, preach the doctrines of patriot- | tions and songs, one of the “hits” reported. : forged checks, one at the store of gzed:‘g:‘fi, stc::e’t;h:ngestthi-e?:rlz;mg} IA’l?il:t!)‘baCh oo ... orr b D e L wi | Bt Ory Of Tebd s o Tt wad a NE Avercromble & McCready and et the any quint-in the Sixth district. The | Gpant’ .0 aaroadt AMERICAN OFFICIAL 1 $10 each. He “blew” the city late|PO¥8 have also played a clean game|Tenpstrom .....G.......... Welch occupied, the rostrum at that meet-| large tree drawn on a curtain. From % 2 and conducted themselves in a gen Summary: Field baskets, Be- last night and this morning was ing. There were others on that plat-|ends of the branches peeked smi- | ‘form whose Americanism is unques-|ling faces of ten girls, each repre- PRISONER ON ISLAND “nailed” at Crookston on order of :)len;?lnza;]:?:;'h::)éc;‘ 'Zs:étfsht:,g midji—Frank Phibbs 11, Achenbach tioned and the pro-Hun was conspic-|senting an allied country and plead- Chief of Police Ripple, and the youth- u{"s ason, notwith smngi"u alleged 3, Fred Phibbs 6, Opsa'hl 2, Tenn- | uous by his absence. ing for food, the various foods be- ful imposter will be brought back uv;‘f’ or e et oig ey | strom 2; Wadena—Spencer 1, Orr In that large audience were some ing named. Each made her plea to Bemidjl. '“:h lsyin the 8 ufh n part of ‘thc|2' Marquatt 2. Fouls thrown, Fred whose eyes had been blinded to tl:e| and then five boys marched up and (By United Press) - It was last Monday that young fl(i:sg";ct to haveq sm:; 0;’ tneo Iocal'l"hihhs 2. Referee, Dr. J. W. Died- rich; scorer, Pierre Gray; time- Washingten, March 16.—Henry | Syles ‘““hit” Bemidji and registered Emery, wno represented the Guar-|at the Markham. He was attired in er, preaching the doctrines of loy- Bemidji was represented by a de-|antee Trust company of New York{a naval uniform and said he was | alty to one’s country, the doctrines tachment of the Home Guard. In|in Russia, and later attached to the|from the Great Lakes naval station, of Jesus Christ, the unwritten laws|the party were First Lieut. Scott|American military mission, has been |near Chicago. He explained he was of humanity, justice and world peace| Stewart, Sergeant’ N. E. Given, Cor-|imprisoned by the Germans on the|here on a visit and made himself at —and they saw. poral Archie Nagle and Corporal)Aland islands. The American min-|home at the hotel and around the Superintendent ‘Bradford of the William Clish. After the entertain-|ister at Stockholm cabled the state|city. He is a nice appearing chap Stearns county schools also spoke and| ment they were guests at lunch at|department that Emery’'s wife had|and made friends readily, buf took aroused-his hearers. the Boobar home. They made the|arrived there and reported the cap-|“the easiest way"” and linded in jail, The children of the Nary szhool'trip by auto. ture of her husband. unifofm &and 4ll, light shed -by Liberty. They heard | all sang “The Battle Cry of Feed the words from the lips of the speak-|’Em.” players disqualified for alleged in- fringement of rules. To Northfield Tuesday. As a curtain-raiser the Bemidji Next Tuesday evening, the team|and Bagley girls’ high school teams will leave for Northfield and on|battled to a finish, the score being Thursday will clash with Little Falls |3 to 1 in favor of Bagley, the Be- on the Carleton college floor for the|midji co-eds being held to a single Sixth district championship and a|free throw while the Cass county place at the state high school tour-|girls connected with a field basket nament which takes place March 21|and a free throw. keeper, Naylor. | |