Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 28, 1918, Page 1

- NEW AUTOCLUB OF 3 ? i o-|Plan has failed,” -Premier Clemen- .as . Jefferson Highway Aut ceau is quoted #8 saying today. “The| mobile Club; Every Auto battle is not finished but the Germans i will neither .get . a _road .to _the gea] nor to Paris.”’ el —G EXTRA!CAPTURE PRI s il CONGERT GIVEN BY AMERICAN SOLDJER BOYS IN FRANCE .. (By United Press) Parly, :Mdarch 28.—‘No matter ) 4 9 T n London, March' 28.—British sol- WK‘I“DIR.ECT EFFORTS TOWARD, diers an "omgers do not ‘believe the IMPROVING THE HIGHWAYS | present comparative lull means thatf: 2 the battle will die. On the contrary, they ‘believe it will go-to a’ finish, probably ‘to conclude the war. ~This is significant in today’s news. The British are not content with merely stopping the advance, but are desirous of making this the final s round of the war, ’ The-" fferson .Highway Automo- The fall of Montededier, which bile @by‘, 'Beinidii was organized|the French report, is surprising. It opoWas thought the fighting in this and officers elected at the Commer-| yyoini¢y nad mot proceeded over four cial club rooms after the luncheon|jjles 2 : ‘Wednesday noon. The following of- General - Haig reported machine ficers were chosen: & guns. and prisoners taken as well as ? ” the British lines holding. . Predident; —E.-J. [ Kyory: < The French are holding the Oise Vice president—W. F. Marcum. Secretary—E. H. Jerratd line and are making a remarkable ’!‘rea.surer——J'. L.' George.. defense, daily increasing the dang'e‘r The club has nearly 60 members, of the Hindenburg left. who pay annual dues of $5. The| membership drive for the organiza- tion" will be continued under the Ji- rection of the new officers and all automobile owners from this vicin- ity- will be urged to join the club. - bt AUDITOR J. L. GEORGE ||| | § . Lo TN In their leisure moments there is no sardr method of arousing the good spirits of our boys in France than in “ragging” popular songs on guitars and mardolins, Could these boys be happler? Judging from thelr faclal expres- sion, if that is any indication, these boys are the happlest in the world. An Amerlcan-made concert for Americany under the Stars and Stripes 1s the rule n France, und there 18 nothing these boys of ours enjoy more, [4 BELTRAMI COUNTY |MILLER SAYS WATER BOX FACTORY GETTING READY FOREMPLOYMENT | - MEN IN SPECIAL CLASS| PURE; THEN WHY.“BOIL . ‘1T WATER” HAND BILLS? When the speclal call is fssued for the selection of the Minnesota draft men to ho assigned to the large seats of learning for special tech- nical ‘training by the government for war work, Beltrami county will be called upon to furnish 14 of this special class for specialized training. This {8 authorative information re- ceived by the Ploneer, It will mean that young men who have a knowledge of mechanics will have the preference and every one must have passed the eighth grade in school. In all probability the selectives will be sent to the universities and eolleges asout April 8. RECRUITING OFHICERS SPEAK AT BAGLEY T0 ANAUDIENCE OF 700 When they do things in Bagley, they do ‘em right. That’s why there were nearly ,00 out last evening to hear Corporal Clarence Foucault of the” Bemidfi recruiting station, and Sergeant Page of the Canadian re- cruiting station, Pemidff, speak on recruiting and what it means to Ami- eriea and her alifes. The meeting was held in the spa- cious auditorium of the splendid Bagley school and it was packed to sufloeation, every chalr available be- ing pressed into service. Al Kaiser, president of the First To. Improve - Highwa The club will.direct its efforts to- . ward the improving of highways - ISSUES STATEMETT leading into Bemidji, as well as the ON CIVIL RIG"TS BILL Nickle plated emblems for the au- £ tomobilapare being " distributed to grgs:letgefi?;rjolgcup::si‘: :g;dlc:;' members which. they are asked tolproperty rights is a most important fasten oh the radiators of their cars,| meagure, and in regard thereto J. so that automobiles’ may be readilyly, ° George, —auditor of _Beltrami distinguished as “J. H.” club mem-| county, issues a statement . that bers. ; ! should be closely read by all and in i 7 The national congress has A passed a civil rights bill pro- On account of the shortage of la- o~ . B, Miller takes exception to the statement in the Ploneer which had ft that water was puniped into the water supply of the city from lake Bemidji, on the shores of which stands the septic tank, Mr, Miller suys ho was there and that the et gine used for the work was locnted sbove the geptic tank where the river comed from Lake Irving, and that the water was pure, Mr. Miller is sincere in hix stale- ment, but ft s rather diffienlt for many people to understand why i was necessary for an order to be ig- sued on a bandbill to “BOIL THE WATER.” BEM“} .“’S pL AYGRflUND This includes lands held un- g:’;’}y‘):{;tfi E;dgfnfixld; elfc:gogn;.:; * FOR SUMMER VISITORS der state contracts and home- |ypoon hyjlt for the girl employes, and The Ten, Thousand Lakes associa- stead laws. Any delinquency in the pay- ment of taxes or interest caused by the failure of a soldier or sailor to make the proper pay- tion committee reported the raising of over $800 for advertising pur- / poses in connection with the secur- Vi ing of summer resorters to spend their vacations in this section of the ments will not subject him to a loss of the lands, and no penalty | ypRprv A DIFFERENCE OF $100 state. Twenty-five per cent of the money raised will be spent for local ill b ta b{ t T e atiachod for nonpayment | T W PIONEER'S” STATEMENT advertising. - The special car which was to have The taxes and interest char- i When the Pioneer gave the value toured the southern states, will not such soldiers and sailors or complete deseription of the lands duced. 'The: matter was referred to o |salem. o | FULL TICKET IN FIELD; ges are not cancelled, but a sol- {0 '4y,o jymber of the toboggan in be used, owing to a government rul-| their relatives furnish evidence i1 auesdion. ‘ (By United Press) the advertising committee. i PRO] dier or sailor has until six ” ’ months after his discharge to | yesterday’s issue it said the lumber ing, but the advertising efforts will| or information. as to the facts in be directed through magazine adver-| the case, to this office, when London, March 28 —(Official)— | The British are within a mile of Am- LEGISLATIVE_COMMITTEE WHEATONFOR GOVERNOR MOTE WAIL ROPTE WILL ngg%m’r BEMIDIT N A committee eonsisting of J. J. —_— | Opsahl, George Cochran, Sr., and E. Mrs. George Kirk will be matron, and will have charge of all the girls at the factory. It may be about a month before the plan will go into effect, UNAPPROVED GIFTS FOR SAMMY BARRED {was worth $60. What should have been said was $160. The lumber in the slide is of the best and praectically new and there will be no difficulty in disposing of it at the right figure. Washington, March 27.-—$hipment of any articles to troops In France uniess they have been requested by the soldier himself has been forbid- Two Bemidji men were to accompany the car, which- plans have also been abandoned. It appears- that some of the sub- scribe{s to’ this fund were :;tremelyt liberal amd”o6wing to the ange of advertising’ plans_felt that their con- STATE ‘”EMOCRATS PUT tributions’ should be materially re- pay them. It is necessary, however, that tising and other publicity channels. such lands are located in Bel- | BRITISH ARMY WITHIN trami county, together with a ONE MILE OF AMMAN #, the river Jor- “dan, e miies testiieast of Jeru. chisf of staft, They will be refused by the postoffice and express cotn- panies tunless accompanied by an ap- No explanation of the order was given in the statement jsstued by General Mareh, but iy is known it is to eonserve Lransportation spaces, both in ships crossing the Atlantic and on the congested French rafl- By United Press E. McDonald was appointed at the = ) | Commercial club Wednesday noon, | for the purpose of securing some one o As a result of a letter from J. J. 7 \ Opsahl rezd at the Commercial clab St. Paul, March 28—The state f' meeting Wednesday moon, a legisia- democratic convention, which met : tive committee wzs appointed to look bere yesterday, last evening finishied jto pat in a reasonable bid to carry % after Commercial club_interests _in|its meeting, adopted resolutions| the mail around Lake Bemidfi from Warning that such action might become neesssary unless relatives den by Major General Mareh, aecting| " YOU CAN'T GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-READ T 1 i © coumeecti 1. . The success- 3 ection with the legislature. The| which breathed leyalty and endorse- | May 15 to October 1. . s € mmmiu:: comprises J. J. Opsakl, G.|ment of President Wilson. ful bidder will be pérmitted fo carty The candidates placed in the field | passengers and packages in”comnec- b L i tion with his dutics 26 mail carrfer. Bids should be submitted to Postmas- ter A. P. Riteble. and friends of the soldiers elimin- ated unneccssary shipments was is-| National bank~and ehafrman of the Clgarwaker cointy Liberty 1oan ac- tivities, “presided. There weérs 16 frills about the meeting, but it was| partment, which announesd that ex-| an fntensely interested audiencs that| gemination of resl post packages| lvmvad request from the soldier. M. Torrance and J. P. Labr. ‘ for the state ticket are as follows: ANOTHER ENLISTS Governor—Fred E. Wheaton, Min 7. e eapolis. R. E. Nygzard of Nevis has en Lieut. gov. — Charles Heulwig, i i engineers’ corps d | Fuld: | ‘ll:e:f‘;_a:hil{ né;i:‘;;_nnflmh, eqmnn: m:ov% ::;l';%:.mer—v_ D Devine, YmMm’EBEMIDJI NURSE lS - i oty e ] LED T0 COLORS PATRIOTIC MEETING B b aivraang B % Railroad and warehouse eommi: ' nurse, dzughter of Mrs. M. J. Mae- A'II CA.l LA[E SC“OOL g:::‘zgffl g‘; E:‘&"‘W&Mm( e | Gregor, who has besn awaiting 2 eall ‘m:%‘;fl”"“ W. Hantley, Grand |, o5 "o Frames, received vuw.r eagn A patriotic ‘meeting will Bw__ eld || Clerk Supreme eourt—Charles H. ‘ma evening an%»m o ea:'a— 0 im the Carr Lake seboo! house im the| Lethbert, St Paul _ ¢ present wis- town of Bemidji, Saturday e‘rafimg;i A : ! iting oM :i{w%rw;tirflé;;efimm mrelh > ] clock. Speak to Bemi migat i M ghriindd ? e { Miss MaeGregor, who s a2 grad- S &L G o ol BROWN IS APPUINTED [ o2 ot e ers” buream. | % Amongz those seheduled will e T0 IMNRTANT POST | mate wors at that fastitution, winl o Corporal Claremce Foweault, U. S| ' l1eave for with the Twemty- FRGM mm‘” JA“.J A, loezl recruiting officer. He wrilll | jsixth U niversity Mayo wumif. Th tzke wp the topic of recrwiting amd | Minneapolis, Mareh 2§ —Attorney | messzge stated her fi‘mmvnmcfinw‘ chow the meed for this important| Gemeral Cliford L. Hiltom hes 25| would be sent fm mediztely. She | branch of the serviee | sigmed Momtreville J. Brown, the|a sisler of Miss Kathrynm MzeGregor| The Third Liberty Loam will also | mewest member of his stafll, to repre- | of the Bazzar store. r(fihuf M /yx; dicenssed and 2 short program|semt the department om the state gg\—;f;:?z'nv, tezeher in the Carr Lalk o $800 FOR ADVERTISING | ectine soidiers and salors in | yiii yo'empiayed in R. L. Given, chairman of the] articles sent to the troops were found | secompanied the soldiers. At the elose of the mesting, Chair- Miss Maze MzcGregor, {rained|dental expenge, and the Bagley pa- Three young men enlisted after| the meeting. They are Edward Wh ler, Harry Dart and Arthur Peder- son. They joined the eosst artillery and will feave mext week. Pe ready to Stamps Saturday. E on Saturday, mreh at tion 1o the pu he husiness| by your Thrift | Thritt War $tarmps and | dist %mfffizfi;?g”{rai.‘&‘;.’&f'i‘ifi‘;fik IS COMING SATURDAY ! f ip store i the city and the stamps will heregftey be on tale at the sioves. Saturdsy will also be “tag day” (By United Press) and yowng ladies will he armed 3 Ameterdam, Mareh 28 —Generzl | Thrift Stamp tags to indiests wheth von Hindenburg snd Premfer Hert.| ®F 76U have purehizssd one oF more 2 y stam il fitfe: i anze 1, and Mrs. B J. Russell of -y sog P P ; ] : e eyl %fi:@ «rrfimn rm‘: a;f;rm‘;?fi; i: uzmafii[ Falls, Amcther sfster,|ling have decided to eall for MiEATY | gy 7 Mitehell fs chairman of the " Lowis Weeks, present represents- Beth MaeGregor, s in traiming st servies all Cerman erfminals from | eempaige and Rev. A, M. Whithy s ey gemerzl fr.he Mago hospital, Rochester, Mimm. lthe fafls if of military 2¢2 gerrsfary. drem will be givem. The citizens © Bemidji are extemded = eordial im-|C. » witsiiion to be presemt | tive. as deputty &5 triots eontributed $37 to the work. e e | Bai erple. p # e i Stazmps will Be on sale at every| sieves, Harbinisyes, Sai ONERSAND MAGZAE ( TEUTONSIN DESPERATE EFFORTS TO BREAK LINE, HAIG'S MORNING REPORT (By United Press) London, Murch 28.-—Gon- orgl Hulg reported this morn- ing that repeated attacks in the Bomme valley, also in the nejghborhood of BDestmont, Pugsilelx and Moyenville were regiulsed. “We cuptured privoners and maghine guns, Thero 18 flerce fighting on both sldes of the Homme, Thore was a . fesy, hombardment enst of Arras this morning, The attack 1% @é- veloping. Astride the e last night therg was: L] fighting, slso north of Albett ang Poyellos,” continued the | report. ¢ (BULLKTING) (By United Press) Waushington, March 2%.-</The sl- Hew have & “mobte xemy ‘of $00,000 men rendy (o strike the falling Ger~ mans when the time is rips, say high nrmy officers here, 1t 1s possible 100,000 Americans areé available, America Must Strip, Washington, March 28.«''We must strip for uction,” Acting. Chief of Btaff March sai@ today in eomment- ing upon the sppesi for mews Amer- fean troops, [E—— Red Cfoss Wobilisow;- Parls, March 28 ~Simultansous with the German attack, &1f FHed Cross workers mobilized for emeér- goncy ald. Molor trucks with food and clothing wers ready to be rash- ed to the front and many women and American drivers met the trains, ste- coring survivors, Battle Blaze Burns Low, (By Willlam P. Sinims) With the British armies afisld, Mareh 28.—1n spots the battls blaze is burning low, North of the Somme the British Hus 8 holdfng firm and the enemy is not making headway. Houthward, the hghting is heavier. The German high command Is ap- easy, Lalling in the fighting is to spar for an opening. Gensral von (Hmmmbmg is ptivzled at the elow progress the forces are msking. FRENCH BLOCK PROGRESS (By dunius B, Wood) United Press Correspondent With the French armies afisld, . Mareh 28 --Commanded by two of roads, | the most brillisnt Kreneh genersis, the Kreneh are blocking the progress of the Germans betwsen Noyon and Nesle, whete the enemy Is sesking to throw the British back toward the sued recently by the postoffice de-| North $es, thus erushing both [ armies The Freneh eolumns are steadily heard the offfcers. snowed that the great rmajority of arriving and dropping antomatioslly irito battle. A French batiery, facing speakers’ bureau of Beltrami eounly, 1o he unnecessary. | Nr.vg;w,sr;rg;m %r:; gagz t::w ;fi;fiz« withowt [666. 2 2 2 swiy surrorinded but the gonners fought HAIG'S FIRST BLOW Londen, Mareh 28 — General s first refafiatory blow was struek almost im the cewter of the | German drive, according to am &8- Bemidji will devote| ROUREEmEnt of the British war offies chase of | today. After the capture of Albert, the will be ecombed by a team | Pritish pushed back on hoth sides e for some dietance. Wext of business mem in the intevests of | of the Somm e 4 . 5 cl M ALS cAm ;.‘he stamp sales and saving by mg‘e‘ monning, the British weld the Fine west of Albert, rusming throwgh Be- evieours Labbe, thenes along the w Aners fo fhe waifoay ewbank- o pwent, govthwest of Afbert. Pt 1k | shertly aftervards the British conn- fter attzcked, recapturing Meman- . and Chigelly, norih of fie ne, and poshed fhe Convwans o Proyart, sowth of the miver. T (Caniinred on Pags Fowr)