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

e YOU CAN'T GET ‘TODAY'S NEWS 0UT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS--READ THE PIONEER A A S a——— VOLUME XVI. NO. 67. * BEMIDJ1I DA S BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 22. 1918, - CAMPAIGN DRIVE NEARING CLOSE; MEETING SUCCESS ZBast Side Business Men Are Taking An Active Interest; Special . Inducements Offered. FIRST FOUR MONTHS’ DUES WILL NOT BE COLLECTED Several Enroll to Promote Interests ; of Home City; Help the Club Help You. The membership drive of the Com- mercial club ends tomorrow night. The special offer to remit the first fout months’ dues will be discontin- ued at that time. Committees, fourteen in number, have been at work faithfully foér the past few days and all agree to extend [R" every effort to make the last day ; ¢ \count as much as the previous five. : <ial club, do so =91 night. . The-saving will be $10 and A large number of applications have already been turned into the secretary and indications are that at ieast fifty new members will be ad- ded to the present roll. East Side Boosting. The special steering committee spent several hours in the East Side Thursday afternoon and secured nearly a dozen applications. Some'of the business men could not be seen ~when the committee called, but have expressed themselves as desiring to ‘become members of the club. If you intend to join the Commer- before Saturday it is - worth while. Come in ‘'with the “tgrowd’”” and make yourself useful in'the service of your city and coun- try. It is your duty. The ' club needs you and you certainly need the club. What it has been doing has been for you as much as for club members. Don’t be a slacker. Join today. 11, Death Toll " 0f The Manley, Report Today (By United Press) Washington, March 22.—Seven additional deaths, making a total of 11, are reported from the collision of the United States destroyer Man- ley. The American destroyer .coilided with a British warship March 19. A depth charge on the Manley ex- ploded from the shock of the col- lision and both vessels were dam- aged. The navy department did not give the location of the accident. Its report came from Vice Admiral Sims. Lieut.-Commander Elliott of Phila- delphia was executive officer of the Manley. SAMMIES TO CO-OPERATE (By United Press) Rome, March 22.—American stu- dent aviators in Italy will co-operate with the Italians in aerial flefense.l siere are (wo of the first pictures .r;c; ved. holdinz a portion of the Lorraine sector against the Teuton hordé: ‘United; m;es}showlng‘ our boys at t)\eg t the top-is.shown a:section of a trench held il ‘fighting front by American troops, and at the bottom a soldier ready to fire a signal rocket as a warning that™a German. attack has begun. With the fading of interest in the Scoop series of comics, which at one time were feat- ured largely in the daily press throughout the country, the author sought to equal his achievement by introducing an- other series widely heralded and eagerly sought. The Pioneer had both of them and the suc- cessor to Scoop failed miserably. - Another has been tried and found wanting with the reading public and again has the Pio- neer sought for a suitable en- tertainment feature. It be- lieves it has found it in “The Doings ,of the Van Loons,” one of the leaders of the comic sections of the metropolitan daiiies of the country. “The Doings of the Van Loons” will appear in the Pio- neer next Monday, and every day thereafter. A A A A A A AN ANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR BOLSHEVIKI GAIN STRENGTH, SAY JAPS (By United Press) Tokio, March 22.—Japanese offi- cials here say the Bolsheviki are gaining strength in Russia and not dying. Instead, the Bolsheviki are inoculating German prisoners. It is held that this system may have its effect in the Central powers when they return, ~— N Desk Job Heroes and Safet First Fighters MayGetFired| ‘Washington, March 22.—An inves- tigation into the number of men of draft age who have been given non- fighting commissions in the army probably will be asked of Congress soon. Hundreds of such men are holding down jobs, which amount to nothing more than mere clerkships in war department bureaus Representative Claude Kitchin, ma- jority leader of the House, favors soine sort of disting ing mark for these individuals. He expected to ng the subject before the House in & few days. Many other members feel the same way about the subject. Creel's Aide Named. A case called to the attention of] Congress and which is expected to hasten the proposed investigation, is that one of George Creel’s assistants in the committee of public informa- tion who has been made a first lieu- tenant in a stay-at-home non-fight- ing job. He is 26 years old, in ro- bust health and in line for the next National army call. The war department order assign- ing this young man to duty forbids his going to the front. Call ’Em “Slickers.” The man who dodges donning a uniferm is known the country over as a “slacker,” but the one who gets a desk commis: vice is called a “‘slicker’” here. Among the hundreds of “slicker now in the capital, who by the v got no commutation of quarters which is denied men in field and foreign serv- ice, are some who were kicked out of the civilian training camps last sum- mer and later by political influence got commissions in the ordnance and quartermaster corps. It is this class of men, called “safe- ty firsters” by somey,.that certain members of Cnngres#'hope to sep- arate from desk jobs and force into field service or at least require them to take off their uniforms. ion to dodge field ser-| NEW DAILY FEATURE | Maj.Sliyder ViSitS Bemidji On Draft Board Insp ection; Praises Home'Guard Work Major J. P. Snyder, U. S. A, and Lieut. J. B. Mills, staff officers of Adjutant General Rhinow, visited Bemidji this morning and were in session with' the local board going over draft matters. The two officers are on an inspec- tion trip, calling on the local draft boards throughout; this section of the state. They left pn the noon train for Grand Rapids, from where they will go to Duluth and then back to St. Paul. g Major Snyder made a splendid impression with the local board and gave assurance of the state's co-op- eration in every way toward securing the proper credits for men enlisted and inducted into seryice. It was es- timated that more than a hundred men have gone into service from this county for which no credit has been received. Both Major Snyder and Lieutenant Mills were favorably impressed with the work being done by Captain Thomas Swinson and the Home Guards in connection with the work of apprehending slackers and desert- ers. They secured as much informa- tion as possible from Captain Swin- son, which no doubt will be made use of in other sections of the state. Captain Swinson is the originator LENROOT WINS BY NARROW MARGIN (By United Press) Milwaukee, March 22.—All fac- tions concede, practically, the nom- ination of Lenroot by 2,000. Milwaukee, Wis., March 22.—Rep- resentative Irvine L. Lenroot of Su- perior defeated James Thompson, La Follette candidate, for the United States Senate by a majority of 1,845 votes, according to the nearly com- plete returns from all of the seventy- one counties A few missing pre- incts may bring his lead to more than 2,000. The nomination of Jo- ph E. I:/m\'ies. Democrat, was nev n doubt,/and Victor 1. Berger, ist, had no opposition in his pri- mary. Owing to the peenliar situation in the rumor found credence state, a | that Lenroot would withdraw and | throw his support to Dav and thus make clear cut loy sue between Davi and Berger. “I have not dizcussed such ter with any one, and certainly there is no authority from me for the re- port that T will withdraw, Mr. root said. | | | 1 of this method of ferreting out de- serters, which is attracting atten- tion, not only in this. state, but throughout the entire Northwest. The work consists chiefly of giving assistance to those who were hot fa- millar with the questionnaire and local board instructions. It is believed that if this idea pre- vailed throughout the state, Minne- sota, within a few months, would lead the nation in the number of so- called deserters rounded up. POSTAL EMPLOYES ARE VOTED INCREASED PAY BY CONGRESS (By United Press) Washington, March 22.— The house today voted to increase the salaries of postal employes from 5 to 25 per cent. TWELVE AMERICANS HONORED BY FRANCE (By United Press, With the Americans afield, March 22.—Twelve Americans who died de- fending democracy, have been cited for bravery by the French com- mander. . DULUTH AND WASECA MEET FOR THE TITLE (By United Press) Northfield, Minn., March 22.— Duluth Central high school’s basket- ball five and the quintet from Wa- seca will meet tonight in the. finals for the state high school basketball title. The =emi-finals scores today were, Duluth 24, Fossten 19; Waseca 18, Altert Lea. 14, LENINE MAY -SOON ASSUME NEW POS (By Petrograd. garded 2 hig United Press) March 22.—It is re- 1y probable that Pre- a mat-| mier Lenine .will soon become agri-! cultural m{mxi'l‘hm move is de- signed to sfrengthen his political po- Len- | sition by impro¥ing the condition of the peasants.. i 1LY PIONEE FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH™™ ] 4 Ll BULLETINS British Are Holdine. (Bulletin) (By United Press) London, March 22.—General Haig today reported, “We hold the enemy in our battle posi- tions.” Editor’s note: Battle posi- tions are defenses directly be- hind the first line trenches. This would indicate that German preparations were limited. Start of Offensive. (Bulletin) Washington, March 22. — Germany’s big offensive bom- bardment and attacks on the west front are generally regard- ed here as the starting of the long advertised major offensive. Military men are mnot discour- aged on account the offensive met partial success at the out- set. They cite the British have not yet ascertained just what the Germans intend dajng. ' Berlin is Quiet. (Bulletin) Berlin, March 22.—News that the big west front drive had be- gun was received here quietly. Herr von Stelner, Austrian war minister here, promises that the Austrians would hold the east- ern front and furnish a few troops and many guns for the west front. A few Bulgarians are on the west front. May Mean War. (Bulletin) . Washington, March 22. — Berlin reports that Bulgarians are fighting on the west front. If so it may lead the United States immediately declaring war upon Bulgaria. Officials think only a few Bulgars are on the west front and may fight only the British. If they face the Americans it means war with the United States. It may mean that they are Maygars in- stead of Bulgars. NORTHWEST TROOPS T0 BE TRANSFERRED received in Informatuon has been Bemidji telling of various troop movements from the three large camps at which Northwest soldiers have been in training. From Camp Dodge, Iowa, 11,000 men are shortly to be sent to other camps. Several thousand of the South Dakota selective draft troops, who have been in training at Camp Funston, Kan., also are soon to be transferred elsewhere, and Camp Gody, Deming, N, M., where Minne- sota, Towa and North Dakota nation- al guard regiments have been sta- tioned, also is to be the scene of a large troop movement in the mnear future. “SPRING HAS CAME”: USHERED IN WITH MILD WEATHER Spring, gentle spring, slipped in on Bemidji yesterday with a pleasant day and continued today. According to prognostications, snow may be ex- pected tomorrow and equally Satur- day, with a pleasant day Palm Sun- day, next Sunday. The forecast is a cold Easter Sunday. CREEL'S ENVOY WILL | REPORT N.P. LEAGUE AS LOYAL AND PATRIOTIC| (By United Press) j. St. Paul, March 22.—William Kent | who said he was sent here by George | (reel, head of the Bureau of Public| | Information, Wash¥igton, returned | | to Washington today. Kent said pefore leaving that he| would report the Nonpartisan League loyal and patriotic. He conducted an investigation during the league Iconvention just ended. GERMANY'S OFFENSIVE ON WEST OPEN S BARRAGE OF “GAS; BRITISH COOL; MEET FIRST RUS Berlin Revorts Success. (Bulletin) Berlin, March 22.—(Official) ——The Germans stormed broad sectors from a point southeast of Arras, southward to Lafere, and everywhere captured first line enemy trenches. “Holdine.” Sav British. With the British armies afield, March 22. — British troops are holding the Germans verywhere and driving them back in some places. The en- emy has not reached a single objective. (By William Phillip Simms) United Press Correspondent With the British armies afield, March 22.—British troops, with their customary coolness, bobbed up after the German barrage of gas shells and high explosives at the starting of the bi genemy attack and met the first rush wearing gas masks and machine gunning the first ad- vancing waves of the invaders. Hand-to-hand fighting is not fre- quent. It is too early to state wheth- er. this is the herald demanded of the offensive. i ** Begin BombardmeLt. London, March 22.—The Germans shortly before dawn yesterday morn- ing began a heavy bombardment over a wide section of the British front, it is announced officially. The statement follows: “A heavy hombardment was open- ed by the enemy shortly before dawn this morning against our whole front from the neighborhood of Vendeuil, south of St. Quentin, to the River Scarpe. “A successful raid was carried out by us last night in the neighborhood of St. Quentin, Thirteen prisoners and three machine guns were brought back by our troops. Prisoners also were taken by us in patrol encoun- ters southeast of Messines and in an- other successful raid carried out by us south of Houtholst forest. “A raid undertaken by the enemy in the neighborhood of Armenticres was repulsed.” Sammies “Over” Again. With the American armies afleld, March 22.—American troops at dawn this morning went over the top in a wooded and fog shrouded sector for the second time within twelve hours and entered the German second line trenches. They were accompanied by French units. NO PENXLTY PRbfiDED FOR NON-OBSERVANCE OF THE DAYLIGHT LAW There have been several questions asked in Bemidji about the daylight saving plan and one of them has been whether failure to obey the new idea carries with it a penalty and the nature of such. The new daylight savings law pro- vides no penalty, authorative message from Washing- ton. The plan is merely this: At mid- | night, March 31, clocks would be moved ahead one hour. That would canse business to open an hour earlier in the morning from the first of April to the first of October, and | the quitting time for the day would :lw an hour earlier, In this manner, it is argned, more time will be al- lowed the general public to devote to their garde 1l other work of benefit to themselves and the gov- ernment. PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL IN RAILROAD CONTROL Washington, March 22.—Presi- dent Wilson has signed the bill bringing railroads under government operation and control until 21 months after the end of the war. according to an . -