Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 27, 1918, Page 2

0 TANK ON SHORES OF LAKE THAT WAS USED Yoo From Lake Forbidden; Maing - Now Full; School Supply Has Been Shut Off: Pouring into. the water mains of the city from which is secured water " for household and drinking purposes, water from Lake Bemidji was pump- ‘ed into ‘the.homes, business’ houses and schools of-Bemidji ~ yesterday. Pumped from the waters - on -the shores of which is ‘the septic-tank ‘of the sewer system of Bemidji. In- dignation of the:people is at a high pitch and all day the Pioneer 'has been flooded with complaints, ex- postulations and righteous wrath of . thé people of -the city. Hand Bills Used, Not one word of the intent to fill the water mains with the filthy wa- ter from Lake Bemidji was given in advance. Not until word was car- ried throughout the city toward eve- ning was the fact known. Hand bills had been distributed but they were not effective. -The Pioneer was b not notified and hence unable to.in= # form the people of the'city what was being done. Throughout - the: day water from Lake Bemidji' was being drunk ‘by. men, Women and children of the city. Late in the forenoon’the water of ublic schools was ordered off. = But in-homes and business houses the filthy stuff continued to flow, being used for. cooking apd drinking pur- poses. . - LIt was after the fire at the Morris f: hotel that the pump was put into action 'in Lake Bemidji, and it is “stated there Wwas sufficient water in - the city reservoir ftank'to supply, all needs of the people. Peovle Indignant. When the fact became known that water from Lake Bemidji had been aent into the drinking supply of the i Beople, unknown to them, feelings & “broke loose. The ice from Lake Bemidji is not llowed to be cut and sold, owing to t being impure on account of the sons, but the water mains were filled with~the forbidden water and are choked today with the same, in the homes of the city. i ODESSA RECAPTURED AFTER BLOODY FIGHT: NAVY AIDS BOLSHEVIKI (By United Press). . Moscow, Maréh 27.—~The Ukraine- Bolsheviki forces have recaptured Odegsa from the- Germans after a bloody fight, an - official Telegraph agency dispatch says today. The ack Sea fleet co-operated. " RICeTANS RECAPTURE CITY (By United Press) - Moscow, March-27.—The Russians “have recaptured Nicholaieff and ; Kherson from the Germans. Americans Shell City. American front, March 27.—Quiet continues. The Americans ‘are ready to render the .allies any service re- quired. Americans shelled St. Bau- pasont. ter system .at Fargo, will arrive in Jemidji to look over the situnation and give to the people his opinio and what. he believes would D proper for Bemidji to do. i He will be met by Mayor C. Bseptic tank and other similar rea- |- Mayor And Committee Get * IntoWater System Problem Bemidji authorities are going to;promoting a $atisiactory water sup- make a determined effort to straxghtJ ply for the city. en out the water supply question and . tomorrow Frank L. Anders of Fargo, ! tye city will be taken over the water engineer in charge who built the fil-|s W.la F. B.| : (BULLETIN) .~ (By United Press) . Paris, March 27.—Within 48 hours the allies will be masters of the sit- uation, Premier Clemenceau said to- |day on returning from the front. TLondon, March 27.—General' von Hindenburg’s monster war machine is slowly grinding to a pause under allied battering forces, thrusts and exhaustion. Both British and French official reports indicate this. The allies are throwing reserves into the paths of the advance and the dimunition of the German driv-: ‘ing force is due to the enormous cas- ualties and fatigue. German and French sources hint at a counter offensive and heavy British reserves are commencing to arrive.. The French continue to stand on the south bank of the Oise, which is the only place the French previuusly gave ground. Here the Germans are creating a dangerous salient by ex- | posing their flank to attack in the vicinity of St. Gobian Forest, Chau- nay and ‘Noyon. It is believed the allied counter offensive is likely aid- ing this line. The German drive against Albert continues with diminishing strength. On aceount of the fact that Albert is almost’ wholly surrounded, its fall is imminent. = Americans Nearly Ready. Washington, March 27.—The al- lies are about ready to throw into the west - frout — strong - troops. The struggle is yet in a tmnsltnry stage. It is beheved that further American strength is included in the new re- serves. -Military-strategy prevented thexr use until now. Take Paris In - Two Months, Teuton Boast (By United Press) Petrograd, March 27.—Russian of- ficials state that the Germans at the Brest-Litovsk peace conference open- ly discussed the west front offensive and promised to capture Paris with- in two months and make a general German peace by Christmas. PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CLOSE THREE DAYS «Although the week-late start of the fall term last year, decreed that there be no spring vacation this year, the teachers and pupils will re- ceive a brief respite from weary dai]y grind. Friday of this week is Good Friday in Lent and it is a holiday. ' Hence, there will be no school on that day. The board of education has decided to close the schools all day tomor- row, Friday and Monday, to reopen Tuesday morning. _ The spring vacation is the time the buildings receive their spring house cleaning, and the brief time allowed by the schools closing the three days will be devoted to the work. Mr. Anders will arrive at noon and er meeting the representatives of cm and inspect the pumping 'sta- t igations Friday and the eve- of Friday where will be a mass ng called at the Commercial ooms when Mr. Anders will the people. s problem is the most vital that nve He will also spend time in his| ! fon near the fitiug 1i A dressing s New Zealanders. stretcher nwmtlng treutment. BETTER RURAL PHONE : SERVICE DISCUSSED AT 'MEETING ON APRIL 4 .~ A meeting of the rural telephone companies in this vicinity, who de- sire connection with the Bemidji ex- change, is called for Thursday, April 4, at 10 o'clock at the Commercial club rooms. The purpose of the meeting is to determine upon-a local the Bemidji exchange and the per- fecting of a union organization. Skilled -mechanics of the North- western Telephone company will demonstrate proper methods of tele- phone connections and give other in- formation which will tend to better the present service. Township clerks are urged to see that one or more representatives at- tend the meeting from their town- ship. They are asked, also, to bring with them maps, whlch will show the location of the main lines in their respective -townships. THIRTY WAR SAVINGS CLUBS ARE ORGANIZED G. W. Harnwell, chairman of the War Savings committee of Beltrami county, reports the organization of 30 war saving societies at the close of the week, March 23, for -this county. Tliis placed Beltruml coun- ty fourth in the state, Hennepin, Ramsey and Mower leading in the order mentioned, during that week. The standing to date puts Beltrami in sixth place. Hennepin leads with 185 societies organized, the other following being Ramsey, 125; Mower 76;LeSueur, 43; Waseca, 41 and Beltrami, 38. A meeting was held at the Com- mercial club rooms this afternoon, at which methods were discussed for the conduct of a thrift campaign in this city.. The plan will be an- nounced at an early date. Mr. Harnwell organized a society four miles from the Bass Lake school Tuesday evening and will, together with Dr. G. M. Palmer, visit Turtle River, where another society will be formed. DISLOYAL WOMAN IS GIVEN. RIDE ON RAIL Benton, 111, March 27.--Mrs. Fran- ces Pergen, a woman of Bohemian _birth, residing at West Frankfort, south of here, was ridden on a rail through the main streets of that city yesterday" by 500 members of - the Loyalty league, who charge her with disloyalty. She was made to wave a flag throughout the demonstration apd to shout praise for President Wilson. AMERICAN WAR CGROSS FOR TWO FRENCH OFFICERS With the American army in France, March 27.—The honor of be- ng the first men cutside of the Am- erican service to receive the dis- tinguished service cross has fallen upon two French officers—Major Jacaues Corbaron, of the French Mis- sion, attached to the American for- | ces, which were north of Luneville,| system of main lines connecting with|. /(/ander'flun Alderman Bagley, \| Lamson; secretary of the Commercial | confronts Bemidji. It has to be act-fand Lieutenant de Giglais of the £ club, W. Z. Robinson, pfesident of ed upon immediately. Every co-op-| French artillery. Both o icers gave the Commereial club, and other by ; needed by the city admin-| assistance to the American’ troops ness men interested in the work ?nf‘ —and it should be extended. l\\ hile they were under heavy fire. ines on the western front operated by In the foreground can be séen a ‘wounded soldiar on a “Fagm Until Mankind 1s Free, ” Haig (By Umted I’xess) Washington, March 27 —General Haig, British commander of the for- ces in the field, answering President Wilson’s reassuring message on be- half of the American people, said: © “We are determined to fight, not counting the cost, until mankind’s freedom is safe.” THIRD LOAN ‘THE LAST UNTIL NEXT OCTOBER, PLAN OF GOVERNMENT Washington, March 27.—The gov- ernment’s general financial plans for the next eight months, disclosed by Secretary McAdoo, provide for a long period of rest from bond issues affer the third loan of $3,000,000,000 next month, The fourth Liberty Loan is scheduled for next October or No- vember. The amount of the fourth loan probably will be greater than any be- fore, and consequently the treasury next summer probably will start is- suance of certificates of indebtedness in considerable amounts. Anticipat- ing this, the house ways and means committee today tentatively approved raising the limit of outstanding cer- tificates from $4,000,000,000 to $8,- 000,000,000. REPLACE OLD FLAGS, APPEAL OF FOUCAULT Cor [)mdl Clarence Foucault, at the head of the recruiting office in this city, wants to make a personal ap- peal to people of Bemidji who are flying the “remains’ 'of the American flag over their residences or places of business. Many of these flags are absolutely nothing but tatters, and he makes the.request that the flags be replaced or else not flown at all. Many of these flags have been exposed to the winter weather and are no longer a thing of beauty. It is urged that all flage in this condition be re- placed by few ones. . AMERICAN TANKER WHIPS ENEMY SUB (By United Press) Washington, March 27.—After an battie, the American oil tank- hour er Paulsboro seni an enemy submar- yder the waves damaged and in dis rr s, the navy department an- nounced (ulu\, STHEWINGGOHPSESAS THEY PRESS FORWARD: FORGES OF BRITISH COMING ON STATE FUEL BOARD TALKS FROM SHOULDER ON CO AL QUESTION Charles S. Carter has received from the state fuel adminitsration a state- ment of facts regarding the gquestion -lof coal, and in it is contained facts relating to coal and wood in this part of the state and what the state fuel administration has to say is un- mistakable. A portion to which spe- cial attention is called is as follows: “The localities where plenty of wood is available 'will have to burn wood. It will not he a case then of the relative merits of wood and coal, or the inconvenience of burning wood with .the present equipment. It will be a case of wood or freeze and the prudent individual will see that he has the wood when the coal bin..ds. amv)ty ~ “Nor is it a ques[luu nf Mixmmotn standing on her rights and insistihg on having ‘her share’' of the coal supply. She is a part of the Union as well as a state, and in the crisis ‘her share’ is the least she can pos- sibly use. What she absolutely has to have she will get, but do not for- get for one minute that it will be the national and not the local needs that will be given the preference.” 50 SEIZED IN CHICAGO FOR CELEBRATING OFFENSIVE Chicago, March 27.—More than fifty persons were arrested for cele- brating the German offensive. Iarly in the evening the police were at- tracted to one house by strains of “Die Wacht Am Rhine” and as a re- sult of arrests there, made federal and civic autuorities combine in a drive throughout German settle- ments, where it was found that a general celebration was being held. German flags were displayed in many places. TOBOGGAN FOR SALE; T00 MUCH “SNORTING” The decision of the Carnival asso- ciation regarding the toboggan at the foot of Tenth street, on the lake, is to offer the slide for sale to the high- est bidder. There is about $60 worth of lumber in the toboggan. “Kicks” and ‘‘snorts’” have been the lot of the tobhoggan since it was erected last winter by the associa- tion for the pleasure of the people of Bemidji., The association’s idea was to provide suitable winter sports for the public, but at the outset met op- position. However, the slide pro- vided a lot of healthful recreation last winter. This year, progressive members of the ascociation sought to again in- stall the pastime of tobozganing and a committee was named to see Mayor Vandersluis in hopes of getting the city to take over the slide for the people. The mayor was willing to co-operate, but more opposition on account of a few dollars to move the warming house and proper care of children caused the mayor to become disgusted, and he didn’t care to cre- ate ill-feeling, nor take the respon- sibility of the city being liable for accidents without proper s.upr'rvi- sion, hence “Good bye toboggan.” BELTRAMI COUNTY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION MEETS APRIL 5 The Beltrami .mul,\ Breeders’ as- sociation, of which Nels Willett is presndenf will meet” at the court house, Friday, April 5. The meet- ing will open at 1:20 o’clock in the afternoon. s President Willett desires all mem- bers to attend and ;zet acquainted with the new county agent. All are invited to give Talks un good breed- ing of stock, one of the most import- ant topics before the farmers of Bel- trami county today. —— | i | | TEUTONS TERRIBLY TORN (By William P. Simms) With the British afield, March 27. —General Hindenburg’s troops are being terribly torn by machine guns. The Germans are so thick, gaps torn in the lines by deadly machine gun fire close automatically like holes in soft dough, the enemy paying dearly for every inch of ground. Along Pozieres ridge, Germans are strewing corpses as they slowly press forward. The battle has not yet |reached the crucial stage. As the battle developes the Anglo- Saxons view the events calmly. FRENCH IN RESERVE Paris, March 27.—Sub-Secretary Abrami today said the bulk of the French army is awaiting results. Only. a few French divisions:are en- gaged. The most powerful British re- serves are just arriving on the field. Teuton General Killed. (By United. Press) Amsterdam, Mareh 27.—General von Blottwitz, commanding the Ger- mans attacking St. Quentin, has been killed in action. —— Berlin Knows It. Amsterdam, March 27.—‘“The en- emy holds strong reserves south of the penetrated front with*which to utt_ack our troops from the rear,” says the Berlin Ver Waertz, publish- ed in Berlin. “Do Utmost”—Haig. Londen, March 27.—General Haig has issued a general order to all troops, saying: “We are again at the crisis in war. The enemy has collected on this front every available division, aim- ing at the destruction of the British army. We have already inflicted tre- mendous losses on the enemy. The French are rushing reserves to us. “Each of us must do his utmost to prevent the enemy from attaining their object.” Haig's Early Report. London, March 27.—General Haig this morning reported further local fighting north and northeast of Al- bert. “The situation here is unchanged,” says the report. “In the neighbor- hood of Bray, as the result of enemy attacks, we were frced back a short distance. South of the Somme, a heavy attack was repulsed last night after severe fighting. At one point on the river the enemy forced their way into our positions hut were thrown back.” British Quit Albert? With the British armies afield, March 27.—The British are holding the line west of Albert and are fight- ing every rod. The British appar- ently retired west of town late yes- terday. Editor's note: This is the first intimation the British have retired from Albert. RUSSIA SEES HOPE OF REENTERING WAR (By United Press) 3 Petrograd, March 27.—Declaring 5 that the German offensive offers Rus- sia a chance to reorganize and de- % clare war against Germany when the offensive fails, Leon Trotsky, former foreign minister of the Bolsheviki regime, deposed by Lenine, has pro- claimed universal military training. = The highest grades are ordered to =& report immediately. Old officers are g reporting enmasse, # ‘ ] i