Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 25, 1918, Page 1

BRITISH ANDJFRE IMSDAHL NAMED |SALVATION.ARMY “~REPRESENTATIVE | DRIVE WEDNESDAY; BY NONPARTISANS | CAMPAIGNTORAISE FOR BELTRAMI CO. JPitt Farmer’s Name Announced at - -~Jdeague Headquarters; -Candi- - date for Lower House. YGLA FARMER ALSO OUT; SEEKS SENATOR NORD’S SEAT Candidates for State Legislature Are Named in Practically Every 7 Country District. - The Minnesota Nonpartisan league, headed by Townley; has placed legis- lative candidates in various districts throughout the state, mainly in the country districts, according to an- nouncement -at the league’s head- quarters. Beltrami county is in the Sixty- second district and Hans Imsdahl of Pitt, a farmer, has been chosen by the Nonpartisans to make the race for state representative from this county. Mr. Imsdahl is a member of the board of county commission- ers of Beltrami county. : , Koochiching county and Beltrami county comprise this state senatorial district and T. J. Lillivold, a Grygla farmer, has been selected as the man to make the campaign for-a seat in the state senate. No candidate for has been named for county. representative Koochiching In Clearwater County. 0. A. Naplan of Thief River Falls, a lawyer, has been selected as- the state senatorial candidate by the Nonpartisans in the Sixty-fith dis- ~{rict, and the candidates for repre- sentatives atlarge-rof Clearwater, Pennington and Red Lake coynties “~are A. M. Dunton of Bagley, a super- intendent of schools and a farmer, and Felix Grandbois of St. Hilaire, a lawyer. It is reported that about 30 met in Bemidji a few days ago and ef- fected a county organization of the Nonpartisan league. Germans Are orced To Act InDesperation (By United Press) Washington, March 25.—The week- ly war office statement today says German militarists are unable to longer control the German people by political maneuver and are attempt- ing the gigantic feat of arms to maintain domination, SOCIALISTS MAY WIN Chicago, Ill., March 25.—Among politicians of the two major parties, unless apathy is shaken off before the aldermanic election April 2, the ,‘rwcialists stand a good chance of Malecting theif candidates from half a ....dozen wards. _ WHEAT EXPORT SHOWS GREAT FALLING OFF (By United Press) Washington, March 25.—Wheat exports during February were 1,- 048,000 bushels against 10,038,000 in February last year. , MONEY FOR WAR Bemidji Will Help; One Day Devoted to Canvass; Business Men in Charge. ANY SUM OFFERED WILL BE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED Organization Has Been Active Behind the Lines and At Front; Knit- ting for Red Cross. They have had campaigns—Y. M. C. A, K. of C., Y. W. C. A, Luther- ans and others for the raising of funds for carrying on the war work for members of these bodies, but it is not generally known that the Sal- vation Army has also been quietly at work along the same line, and in turn, has arranged for a nation wide campaign to continue its splendid work in camp and on the battle fronts. s The Commercial club of Bemidji has sanctioned this drive in Bemidji, and the date will be next Wednesday, when teams'will make a canvass-of the business district with a view of collecting whatever may be offered to further this work. In charge of the drive will be Dr, G. M. PalmeF, president of the Beltrami county Public Safety commission; Charles S. Carter, county director of the Safety commigsion, and Rev. M. A. Soper,. and they will. name - their helpers. Oneiday will be devoted to the canvass. s It is stated authoratively that there are 45,000 _members. of the. Salyation Army. under arms in the trenches, and that the Salvation Army has been represented at the front since the war first .broke out in Europe. Behind the lines-are 700 uniformed men and women serving the troops. They have 153 huts where clothes are mended, hot lunches served, small comforts provided and the teachings of Christ expounded. ~The Salvation Army has given 46 ambulances to the allies and they .are manned by by Salvationists. It is not a big fund the Salvation Army seeks. It is the mite that-is welcome as well as the larger sums. Of the fund to be collected. 66 2-3 goes to the great morale- work of the men in France, 33 2-3 goes for huts at United States camps and for ma- terials such as yarn, so that 6,000 Salvation Army women can continue knitting for the Red Cross. Nothing but actual expenses are deducted, such as printing and neces- sities. . President Wilson and the secretary of war approves the campaign and the Y. M. C. and the Knights of Co- lumbus have written cordial letters of appreciation of the work being done by the Salvation Army. SPECIAL BRANCHES FOR MEN TO BE CALLED (By United Press) Washington, March 25.—Drafted men from Minnesota, Iowa, Indiane and Illinois will be called to the col- ors between April 7 and April 28 for training in specialized branches of modern warfare at schools, including the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin. These.spe- cial men will answer the need for trained mechanics in the army. The first schools will be for signal corps men and local draft boards will designate men specially to meet this call. Minnesota will send 500 to Car- negie School of Technology at Pitts- burgh, Pa., 500 to the University of Cincinnati, 500 to the University of Minnesota, 189 to Pennsylvania State College and 320 to the University of Pittsburgh. Star Mail Route Planned For Lake; Bids Are Asked A “star” mail route around Lake Bemidji this summer is a probability for today Postmaster A. P. Ritchie received from the postal authorities at Washington notice for bids for carrying the route, beginning May 15 and continuing until September 30. All bids must be in the post- office department at Washington April 23, and a bond of $500 is re- quired. fhis is the project broached by ostmaster Ritchie to the Commer- cial club, the organization endorsing the plan. The idea is to have a mail route carried around the lake during the summer months for the cottagers and outers. By a ‘star” route, it means that parcels and packages will also be carried, along with the mail, this feature being for the benefit of merchants and the cottagers. It was hoped that two trips per day could be made but the depart- ment conisdered one per day at the|! outset would be proper as a test of the success of the route. One trip per day will be made, starting from Bemidji at 8:15 o’clock in the morn- ing and arriving back in Bemidji at 11:15 o'clock in the forenoon. 'BEMIDJY. MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 25. 1018, - CHLINES oAmericansM BRITISH LINES FALLING BACK; HAIG STRATECY PLAN TO PULL ENEMY Lines Intact as Movement Starts; covered Supergun Which Shelled Paris; Americans South of Battle Where Huns _JA_re Attacking; Losses of G Germans Are Appalling. (By United Press) London, March 25.—The British have lost Chauny, Ham and Per- ronne, slightly behind the British first lines to the Germans. Berlin 1 reports claim the main British line holds. The French claim to have found a supergun 76 miles from Paris, which they say has been bombarding Paris. The Germans declare -the Ameri- cans. are engaged but the Americans deny this. The British retirement is being ef- fected orderly and in a precise man- ner. The Germans have apparently en- tered and crossed the Somme at sev- eral places. General Haig reports these forces are being dealt with. This British retirement as effected has long been planned. The plan was to force German supplies to be transported further and let the foe ‘wear itself out in vicious onslaughts. (By United Press) London, March 25.—The gist of General Haig’s report this morning is -that-the- German' drive had ‘stopped temporarily. The enemy is again concentrating north and south of Baupaume, which, apparently, is one of the Germans’ immediate objec- tives. Heavy attacks north of Baupaume Sunday resulted in the enemy get- tirig a foothold there but were later repulsed. North of Perrone the Germans forced the crossing of the Somme near Lycourt. The British immedi- ately drove them back. Perrone, which the Germans occupied, is 12 miles behind the British lines the British formerly occupied. This probably marks the greatest WORK OF HOME GUARD HEARTILY COMMENDED; POINT IN ILLUSTRATION The work being done by the Be- midji Home Guard, as frequently mentioned in -the Pioneer, is bring- ing letters of commendation to Cap- tain Swinson and his men from va- rious points, and a good illustration of this is found in a letter just re- ceived by Sergeant Barker from Ada, Minn., signed by D. E. Fulton, audi- tor of Norman county and a member of the draft board. It reads: Dear Sir: Oscar Halstad ap- peared today, made out his questionnaire, waived all claim and passed the physical exam- ination, thanks to the -Home. Guard. In this case-the boy~ meant- no harm, but you hast- ened things.” Here was a case of a young man who had neglected to register and Jaid himself wide open to federal punishment. As the letter stated, “he meant no harm,” showing neg- lect and not intent to evade the law. He was taken by the Bemidji guard when discovered not to have been registered in violation of the govern- ment law and instructed as to his liability. The letter tells the story. He proceeded to his home and met the requirements in every detail, and was saved disgrace and a federal prison sentence. P == S— “PIONEER’S NEW FEATURE P]?AKES ITS APPEARANCE In this issue of the Pioneer the new comic feature, “The Doings of the Van Loons,” makes its initial appearance. This feature is in six col- umns and is one of the most prominent of the comics ap- pearing in the daily press throughout the country. It is featured heavily in the metropolitan newspapers and | replaces the series that has heen running in this news- paper. \ Halg’s Early Morning Report R o, eay Q2 01" ‘rench Claim to'Have Dis- 24 . N v The British line is not, broken in a single place. e second defense positions are believed to be much stronger than the first preliminary lines which the Germans have pierced at some places: The Germans report that the help:defend the lines in the vicinity of.Ham. Normal positigns of the French and Americans ‘are to the south of the present battle line. The Huns report, however, that i thei'Americans were defeated and|‘Jl’ pressed back. These reports are vig- ] oronsly® denied. ‘Berlin reports that 30,000 prison- ers have been taken. It is believed the Germans have 1,000,000 men concentrated for this offensive. Excellent. morale continues at British headquarters in Paris and in London. : 2 An official - British report today says - 53 enemy airplanes were brought down. Nine British ma- “AMERICA CONFIDENT” MESSAGE TO HAIG By United Press chine are missing. British planes successfully raised Mannheim fac- 3 (BULLETIN) tories Saturday and several fires Washington, March 25. — “America feels confident you will win,” was the message sent to General Haig of the British forces this afternoon. The mes- sage reflected the president’s confidence. started. advance of the present drive of the German war machine. The participation: of the French in ‘the defensive is the natural se- quence of German attamps to drive a wedge between the French and British at Lafere. - The French ap- parently were forced to fall back four or five miles to preserve connections with the British, Austrian- Says Dffensive But Link In Plans (By United Press) Copenhagen, March 25.—General Auffenburg of the Austrian armies, says the present offensive is only a link in the Great Offensive. He says} it will ve a long time before.the final | results 'are reached. BERLIN REPORTS AMERICANS THOWN BACK THROUGH W0O0™" Berlin, March 25.—(Official)— French-American troops were thrown back through a pathless .. wooded country near Luneville, Villequir and Aumont. The Germans captured Channy and Guiscard from the Brit- (By United Press) ish, The enemy losses were heavy,| Amgterdam, March 25.—Kalser 45,000 British prisoners being taken,| wjjhelm and General von Hinden- along with 600 uns and quantities|yyrg ordered flags raised and fire- of other material. works shot at Perrone Sunday eve- ning on the occasion®of a visit there. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT OF OFFENSIVE (By United Press) Berlin, March 25— (Officlal)— The Germans have captured Bau- paume and the passage of the river forced below. We mounted the heights west of the Somme. French divisions failed to bring de- cision® for the enemy. In the eve- ning they were defeated and stream- ed westward. Editor’s note: General Haig re- ported the Germans had crossed but were forced bick. BOTH ARMIES FAGGED (By United Press) With the British armies aficld, March 25.—With increasing inten- sity and fighting thunders on from | Scharpe to the Oise. Both Teutons and British are fagged out but con- tinue the struggle. At every point the British line remains intact. KAISER ORDERS FLAGS FLOWN AND FIREWORKS AT PERPINE . . MOOS T MEETING There will be init;:tlo;} (’tr}igvfia(i]illgg sl L e e 4 e s WILLARD AND FULTON evening; - _me! ] o whD SIGN; FIGHT JULY 4 be present apd assist in the cere- (By United Press) monies. Chicago, March 25.—Jess Willard, INDIAN AGENTS GET = MIZPAH BOOZE ARTIST o e hion of Rothestar, Minn., today signed articles for a Poor Mizpah “got it” again in Be- match to be staged July(l 4. The i e selected. midji Sunday morning when Chief place is yet lo b J. P. Brandt of the Indian agents and Indian Agent W. J. Johnson “picked off’” J. E. Bear from the early morning M. & I. train at the depot, and likewise annexed 18 quarts of booze that was headed up Mizpah way. The snake antidote was in two suit cases and these were also taken. Bear was taken to the Beltrami county jail. 1t was only a short time ago that another booze peddler and a quantity of liquor, headed to Mizpah, was cap- tured on a train in Bemidji. Chief Brandt and Johnson have been quite busy the past few days. In the county jail is Paddy Donovan, held in bonds for booze peddling, while Fred Moshier, his “pal,” is out on bond, the pair having been ar- rested with the goods on. They have both been held to the federal grand jury at Fergus Falls. Earl Childs of Laporte had 18 quarts of booze when he was ‘“‘nail- ed.” It is said ‘e has been an of- fender before, The Latost War News In the ‘“* pjoneer ’’ By the Great United Press 4« PJONEER"”’ Read the RE HOLDING ;i_;"g'is_tEit;w COUNTER ATTACKS REPULSE TEUTON, RMANAIRPLANES BOMB AMERICANS Franco-Americans were rushed up to —_——— ———® By United Press (BULLETIN) Washington, March 25. — General Haig with 27 divisions is holding the line against 97 German divisions, the British admiralty reports. Haig will probably not bring up new for- ces until the German offensive is spent. Then he will launch a counter offensive. The British estimate the German losses at 100,000 daily. Americans Bombarded. ‘With the Americans afield, March 25.—For an hour this morning the Americans were subjected to an intense bom- bardment and machine gun fire, during the relief changes when fresh units replace those in the first line. Eneland is Calm. Londan, March 25.— King George today telegraphed Gen- eral Haig that the British em- pire stands calm and confident in her soldiers, Wilson is Confident. Washington, March 26. — President Wilson is deeply con- fident of allied!success and is closely scanning all details. He may address - reassuring mes- sage to General Pershing. (By United Press) London, Mareh...25. — Germans crossed the Somme south of Perrons;- between Perrone and Licourt, but were driven back by counter attacks, General Haig reported today. The first atlacks this morning de- veloped nerth and south of Bau- paume. The battle continues with great violence along the whole front. North of Baupaume, powerful at- tacks were repulsed with heavy en- emy losses. g At only one point did the Germans reach the British trenches and were promptly thrown out. Elsewhere the British machine guns stopped the en- emy's attacks. Editor's note: This optimistic statement of General Haig is the first official report since the offensive be- gun. The report shows the enemy’s advance stopped all along the line, temporarily, at least. No Americans Participate. With the Americans afield, March 25..—No Americans participated with the British in meeting the German offensive, it is stated authoratively. American-French forces were inter- cepted. There is increased activity opposite the Germans. German aeroplanes, flying low, dropped gas bombs on the Americans. The American patrol last night crossed the German lines, and took from the pocket of a dead German a copy of President Wilson's January speech. The portions that had not been printed in German newspapers were underscored. Mysterv Shells Falling, Paris, March 25.—Mysterious Ger- man shells resumed falling upon Paris this morning. People remained abed. The force of the shells was similar to that from previous attacks from aeroplanes. Believe From Zenpelins. London, March 25.—The unex- plained arrival of German shells in Paris remains a mystery, but British experts believe the shells are sent from German Zeppelins at great height. Wood Thinks Aerial. New York, March 25.—Major Gen- eral Leonard Wood, just returned from France, declares no mysterious new gun is being fired upon Paris. He thinks it is an aerial attack. French Act as Relief. paris, March 25.—(Official)— French forces nave relieved part of the allies Saturday, taking over the struggle. In the Champagne region, where the Americans are located, two enemy raids falled. g i { i | 1 { | | A4 i ) | cesameeen e N o n s