Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 21, 1918, Page 1

~ _ cial interest.. UGE ADVERTISING 10 BOOST STATE. SUMMER RESORTS President oi.j_ Ten Thousand Lakes ~"Association and Special Repre-"" sentative Visit Bemidji. £ PROJECT TO DRAW. VISITORS . T0 NORTHERN MINNESOTA gt i Up_to Bemidji to Do Her Bit In ttragting Outers to Spend Facation Here. . = : Sendtor P: H. McGarry of Walker and Harrison Hatton of St. Paul ad- dressed ‘members of the Commrercial club last evening in the interest of the Ten,Thousand Lakes association of Minnesota, joutlining =~ the cam- paign for the summer and what was expected of Bemidji as her share of the big state -boosting ° campaign. Senator McGarry is the president of the association and Mr. Hatton is a special represengatiye. ‘ Railroads-Interested. . The association is composed of the leading hotel men -of the state, busi- ness- interests, railroads and every- body who i{s for increasing the pres- tige of Minnesota as the banner play ground of the United States for va- cationists in the summer season. The plans include an extensive ad- vertising cpmpnign in leading maga- zines, selected by one of the leading advertising experts in the country, and will include such as the Out- look, Outers’ Recreation, World’s ‘Word, Literary Digest, All Outdoors, Motor Life,” Hearst’s, Motor and the Metropolitan. Widesnread Publicity. Newspaper advertising is to be placed in leading papers in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mis- souri; Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky to attract tourists and ‘all who take outing trips or vacation periods in the cooler and more pleasant recereation centers. It will mean:.the-attracting to Min~ ‘nesota of thousandsof" visftors and the railroads are lending their hearty co-operation. For: the northern part of Minnesota the project is of spe- Here the- lakes ~are more plentiful, the climate cooler and its natural state eliminates the artificlal from the outings. The._plan is also for intensive ad- vertising by individual cities and b towns that are possessed of advan- urned: . #loud today and threatened the Pan T Motor ;.plagt. £ tages such as delight the toarist and the summer visitor, and Bemidji is oné of the most prominent. % Is Imvortant Project. The plan involves much and will involve more mext year -and the years following as it grows. To get jtsvshare, Bemidji must-take part in this“wonderful program -of advance- ment:.and already several of the ac- tive--business men are interesting [ves and making a campaign peration, arguing that if Be- 0 become what it is capable center of summer tourists Immer residents it must bestir 5-is being done in other pro- i" Northern Minnesota cities s that have summer advan- the visitor from southern a and southern states. IRIE FIRE THREATENS 7. CLOUD BUSINESS .(By United Press)’ < gt. Ci1dwd, March 21.—Prairie fire over several blocks in St. The.:B. A. C. club will meet for regular- drill tomorrow evening in the basement of the Presbyterian - church.! . All members are urged to | ‘be present. ) 1] OFFICERS GET R%%EIMT%%LCOME AT PLUMMER Corporal Foucault of thfg U. S. re- cruiting station in Bemidji and Ser- geant Mc De Henry of the Canadian recruiting service, spoke at Plumn}er last night before an intensely in- terested ‘audience of fully 2.50, and it is believed the addresses will bring results. - . The ofticers were met at the train by the mayor and other city officials and several of the leading citizens. The citizens of Plummer extende}i every courtesy possible and the offi- cers were astonished when the Plum- . -mer boosters insisted upon paying 3 i 2 their railroad fares and all expenses. RED GUARD LEADERS ~ MYSTERIQUSLY SLAIN (By United Press) Petrograd, March 21.—Three of the People’s commissaries, organiz- ing the Red Guard, have been mys- teriously murdered. YOU CAN'T GET TOD e C AMP AlGN ST ARTS At t4e top of the firrt page’ of AN 4 “]| the Deily 'Pioneer - appears ' thei | slogan, ‘You Can’t” Get~ Today’s: News Out of Yesterday’s Paver—, “Read the Pioneer.” : And thet moans just what it _says., Tne service rendcfed tho Dailyr Pioneer by the United Press. tells: clearly and cincigely the cream o the . day’s important | ovent -~States and the state of Minncsota. You read.in tre dailizs tomorrow. A special feature of Press-is the personal service per: formed for .its clients. “‘proteet” | Pioneer ca next day . of ‘bidders i its field in all Picneer.- WHY “DAILY PIONEER”. . LEADS:.IT’S AWAKE Pioneer .today' ‘what*fou’ see in the outside city the United!i every unit bid upon, and, the UTP. } , has “‘protected’”” the Pionecr since..| _ _ This is NEWS SERVICE. That's| what makes the Pioneer the leader; departments.. That’s why the Pioneer is awaiting: the arrivel of’a Model 14 linotype 10 add to the greatly overworked ! machine now in the Pioneer plant. Todav’s News Today in- the AY'S: NEWS OUT e rrr——- { i *throughout the world, the United: ‘When the; bids for' the ngw: Bemidji Normal were opened late 1n the day at St..i Paul, we had-asked the U. P. to! That afternoon the! ed-the story, followed:! .the complete roster: TrotskyWas Betrayed By . (By R. J. Bender)- United Press Correspondent v His Go-Leader| ‘Washington, March 21.—The bold effort of Leon Trotsky, foreign minister, now deposed, been unfolded in'all its dramatic d ment. tails to the United States- govern- Bolsheviki to launch in Teuton nations a revolu- tion to save Russian democracy, has e- The plans failed because Premier Lenine; co-leader; tipped off liis han der pact. Trotsky prolonged his foundation for his-last pla; sought, but-the German program. Trotsky staked all'on a revolution in Germany -and-refused to yield to Lenine’s’ counsel ‘for a separate plun- the Brest-Litovsk meetings as he laid Lenine let him work to the end he military authorities-had been informed of the d. Y. On the date set for the great ef- fort, January 25, Lenine failed to a c- company Trotsky to Brest Litovsk and awaited results in .Petrogra authorities and suppressed. Austria, Some strikes followe d. Trotsky launched his broadeast ap- peal to the German people which was checked in its prime by the German Some found their way into' Germany' and d. Trotsky saw the effort fafl and was unable to understand, but Lenine understood. rograd, confessing failure, signed. ‘When Trotsky came back to Pet- Lenine’s hand strengthened and Trptsky re- UNITED STATES RUSHING WORK ON HUGE BATTLE PLANE FLEET ‘Washington, March 21.—The last of August the United States ation officials said today. ~ IT"S OUR WAR NOW 3 By Henry Russell Wray of the Vigilantes. . g Do the work that is offered you, even if you think you are. fixed for a bigger job. WE ARE: AT WAR. - % Loyalty in these days should _consist of .acts, not mere words. IT'S WAR. ' ] The only place for a “croaker” now or tomorrow,-is his ground- hog hole. Nobody.wants to see or hear him in the open, now or after the war. Show consideration for other workers, so_as to make it easier for them to do their bit for OUR | WAR. ¥ We are fighting for the. lives of our own and for those who believe in justice and decency: It is time’ the‘masked German' barbarians were " thoroughly licked, "and then branded for-' ever. IT'S WAR TO THE FIN- ISHL. 3 : Every courtesy. _should be; shown to the woman con®uctor. She is filling her ‘position bet- ter probably than you could, and perhaps the one she has re- leased, and the one you have sent over there are fighting side by side. Soft words and soft gloves are not known by Germans. wiprioriorb ool ook ookl odoodr b oo oo oo b b e ool edededsedoodoodoodoobreboedrdobe o Damning truth and bare i knuckles they may comprehend. B will have completed more than double the number of battle planes used by Germany, England and France, avi- AT A b el b EXTTERRR LR oo oo R o oo e o o oo o o oo B oo B B e B o B oo oo oo oo o Jo e oo oo e LENROOT FAR AHEAD: LAFOLLETTE REBUKED, RETuRNs INDICATE) His Chance To (By. United Press) Milwankee, Wis,, March 21.—Un- official United Press election figures this afternoon give: | Lenroot, Republican, 69,063. Thompson, | LaFollette candidate, 66,723. P .Davis, Democrat, 64,451. McCarty, 13, 531. Berger, Socialist, 385,885. ENTERTAINED CIRCLE Mrs, James Black was hostess' to St. Philip’s Red Cross circle yester- day afternoon at her home. There were thirty-five guests. Mrs. Stehlin gave two vocal solos and Thomas Burke, Jr., and John Black gave a violin ‘duet. . The ladies will hold an, apron sale. next Saturday. Mrs. George W. Sommers will entertain the circle in two weeks. * KXPRESS COMPANIES BUSINESS i FALLS OFF THE PAST YEAR (By United Press) Scene in the’Congo Free State showl.llgv:nadve soldi wr which 1s propelled by native clvillans, : [.not- enlist with the American forees: 1 EAST SIDE FORMS ORGANIZATION TO ITS ADVANCEMENT Officials of Commercial Club Aid in Perfeoting Organization; Will Heartily Co-operate. Bots H. R. JONES NEW PRESIDENT; LEADING CITIZENS OFFICERS igma Fl ht Teutn"s Club Hopes to Enlist 200 in Its k Ranks; Intends to Boost for All of Bemidji. ‘;‘I want to fight. Hell; no, it don't ’ make any difference to me whether I fight for the United States or Can- ada, just so I can fight them d- Germans.” So ejaculated Stephen Eruknlison in the recruiting office, addressing Corporal Foucault, U. 8, A., and the battler will be “over there” in less than 60 days, for he enlisted in. the Canadian army and left at once for Winnipeg. ) Eruknlison is a lumberjack. He is over draft age and hence could A rousing meeting of the East Side business men was held in Chris- tianson hall Wednesday evening, where a new club was formed. Mem-, bers of the Bemidji Commercial club were called upon for short talks, all of which had a tendency to bring closer together the activities of the East and West side.. W. Z. Robinson, president of the Commercial club, pointed out that the joining of East Side members to the Bemidji club would be a good investment. - He told of -the many things -which could be accomplished by united effort and assured the in- fluence of business’men toward se- curing the necessary developments for the East Side. C. C. Members Sveak. He was asked if he would enlist with the Canadian forces and then the ‘““explosion” came. - Washington, March 21.—The in- terstate commerce commission an- nounces that the express companies’ net revenue fell- off $7,000,000 in 1917, emphasizing the need of gov- ernment assistance, TO EXTEND INSURANCE | (By United Press) ‘Washington, March 21.—A bill will soon go before congress extend- ing government insurance to 40 per cent of the nation’s vital war estab- lishments. The government will in- sure meat packingsplants, grain ele- vators; flour mills and food storage houses. _ DRAFT BOARD NEARS END OF EXAMINATION The examining work of the Bel- trami county draft board in the southern portion of the county will be finished this evening, a few more draftees to arrive late today. All day yesterday the board ground a large grist and today was an unusually busy day also. Up to this afternoon, 236 registered men had been examined at the court house. WANT TO HELP RECRUITING WORK? OPPORTUNITY OPEN The petition for. - subseription money to support the local recruit- ing office’ is still beinggcirculated, more than fifty having contributed a dollar each. . With the present plans of the lo- cal . recruiting committee put into force it will take about $50 a month to keep up the expemse of the work in connection with the local office. There are still a large number who desire to contribute a dollar or more, and those who have as yet not been seen will assist the committee materially by leaving their contri- butions at the Northern National bank or with Corporal Foucault at the recruiting office, CIRCLE TO MEET The Girls' sewing circle will meet in the church parlors of the Swedish Lutheran church Friday night at 8 o’clock. Lunch will be served. WARM ROAST GIVEN " AMERICAN SHIPPING (By Unfted Press) The Hague, March 21.—Premier London, speaking in the chamber, re- plying to criticism of the govern- ment’s connection with the shipping situation, said the American atti-| tude was “all but benevolent.” PRO-ALLY SPANIARD TO FORM NEW CABINET (By United Press) Madrid, March 21.—Former Pre- mier Maura, recognized as the lead- ing pro-allied sympathizer in Spain, has been directed to form a new cab- inet. Other Bemidji Commercial club members who were called upon were W. L. Brooks, ‘F. J. Koors, H. Z. Mitchell, J.- P. Lahr and E. H. Denu. J. LeRoy Elwell, cashier of the Farmers’ State bank, suggested the organization of an East Side club and urged that business men of the East Side join the Commercial club, the two organizations to work in conjunction and co-operate for the betterment of all pf Bemidji. Nearly a dozen business men ex- " FARM AUCTION SALE Dan Gray, who lives three and a half miles south of Bemidji, will hold an auction sale on his farm Wednes- day, March 27, to dispose of his farm implements, stock and household goods, as he is going to move back to Iowa. August Jarchow will be auctioneer and George Rhea clerk. Mr. Gray has made his home in this county for the past four years or more, STATE HIGH SCHOOL TOURNEY IN PROGRESS (By United Press) Northfield, Minn., March 21.—The Minnesota state high school basket- ball tourney opened here today with a large crowd present and the root- ing among the supporters of the va- compste in” the:state “is lond;and enthusias- mercial club members. Jones is President. The following were chosen officers of the new organization, which will be known as the East Side Improve- ment Club of Bemidji: President—H. R.'Jones. First' vice president — Isadore Joanis. Second vice president — J. W. Smith, Secretary-treasurer—J. L. Elwell. Executive committee—J. B. Hay- ward, Otto Morken and Gust Bergh. The club expects to secure 200 members. The dues will be 50 cents per month and the object will be to make improvements on the east side of the river. A committee on paving has already been appointed. This new association will give all assistance possible to the Commer- cial club, _ SMITH'S SUCCESSOR tie. T . 2 In thé opening play today, Duluth defeated Little Falls 25 to 24 in the last 40 seconds of play. Until then, Little Falls led 24 to 23. _Other scores are: Albert Lea 40, Ortonville 14; Waseca 44, New Ulm 12; Detroit 23, Litchfield 19. SCANDINAVIAN CHURCH T0 DEDICATE FLAG A patriotic meeting will be held in the First Scandinavian Lutheran church this evening at which time the servee flag will be dedicated. The public is invited to attend. An in- teresting program has been ar- ranged. CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION TO MEET MONDAY EVENING President E. E. McDonald of the Bemidji Carnival- association has called a meeting of the organization at his offfice in the Northern Na- tional bank building, for 7:30 o'clock next Monday evening, and all mem- bers who possibly can should be pres- ent. The chief business to come before the meeting will be the disposal of the toboggan slide. # v | CLIFFORD L. HILTON ATTORNEY GENERAL This is the new attorney general of Minnesota who succeeded the late Attorney General Lyndon Smith. Mr. Hilton was deputy attorney general until the death of his chief, when he was elevated by Governor Burn- quist. Attorney General Hilton then appojnted M. J. Brown of Bemidji to tie position of assistant attorney general. London, admiralty today announced .that it believed two enemy destroyers and two torpedp boats were sunk in ac- tion off Dynkirk early this morning. German warships bombarded Dun- kirk at an early hour and French and British naval forces swung into action. damaged, but no ‘dllied” boats were sunk. The damaged ships made port. Petrograd, March 21.—Serious dif- ferences have broken out Austria and the Ukraine Rada. tria demands the province of Volin. THREE MORE ENLIST = Three more voli miteors loft on this noon's train for: . listed at the local recruiting office with Corporal Foucault. are Jess F. Bogart, Amie O. Peltier and Nick Maitk. The first two en- cd the covalry service and third the infantry. BOOSTER MEETING FOR STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION pressed their desire to become Com-| t: In the last issue of the Minnesota '} Supday School Herald, edited by A. M, Locker, appears the mention of Mr., Locker's visit to Be- § midji for the purpose of making ar- rangements for state convention School association: “A booster meeting will be held in Bemidji the latter part of April in preparation for the coming state I convention. ent and D. Joseph Brainerd, spent a day in Bemidji a short time club and met a bunch of boosters3} for the Northern city. ber was enthusiastic over the com- ing convention. raise one thousand dollars for con- ventional purposes. Delegates com-3 ing to Bemidji will be royally en- tertained. midji are enthusiastic and will make good."” GERMAN THREAT T0 J. W. Bell, held in bonds of $1,0060 for alleged seditious utterances in Bemidji, is in the county jail await- ing a hearing before Judge Fisk next| week. stance of Dr. G. M. Palmer, head of; the Beltrami county public safety commission. Bell General only it was expressed in more force- ful language, and is also with asserting that “the American soldiers a lot of-d when they don’t know what they're] fighting for:"” 10 ITALY MADE BY GERMANY; VENSELS —0 (By United Press) New York, March 21.—Germany and Austria have made proposals of peace to Italy, says a dispatch to El Progresso Italo-Americano, ian newspaper published here. an Ital- Sammies Rail Trenches. With the Americans afield, March 21.—Americans in the Luneville sec- tor successfully raided the trenches after pulverizing German defenses in Buildings miles to the rear shook under the heavily replied to by ‘the French artillery and infantry par- ticipated in the attack. enemy artillery preparation. terrfiic bombardment, enemy. Historic Incident. With the Americans afield, March 21.—~When Secretary of War Baker reviewed the American troops it was the first time in history that a sec- retary of war reviewed troops on for- eign soil. Vessels Jost in Battle, March 21.—The British One British destroyer was Serious Differences, -~ between Aus- g en- The men the following the of forthcoming the Sunday The state superintend- Nicholson of the state vice president, Gl Each spoke at the Commercial # Every mem- It was voted to The business men of Be- BLOCKADE HOLLAND (By United Press) Zurich, Switzerland, March 21.— Holland must expect that submarines will blockade all ports as the resultjg of the allies and America taking over, Dutch ships, stated at Berlin. BELL HELD FOR SEDITION: it is semfsofficially HEARING HELD NEXT WEEK His arrest was at the in- is alleged to have termed Pershing as incompetent, credited fools to fight|