Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 28, 1918, Page 2

YOU CANT GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-READ T NEW AUTO CLUB OF SIXTY MEMBERS S "ORGANIZED; KOORS CHOSENPRESIDENT Known as Jefferson Highway Auto- mobile Club; Every Auto :.Owner Should Join. WILL DIRECT EFFORTS TOWARD Road:'Aroind Lake to Be Put in Gosd' Condition; Emblems for The Jefierson Highway Au‘omo- bile ciib:of ‘Bemidii was crganized and officers elected at the Commer- cial club rooms after the luncheon Wednesday noon. The foilowing of- ficers were chosen: President—F'. J. Koore, Vice president—W. F, Marcum. Secretary—E. H. Jerravd. Treasurer—J. L. George. The club has nearly 60 members, who pay annual dues of $5 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. To Imvrove - Highwa The club w1ll direct its efforts to- ward the improving of highways leading into Bemidji, as well as the road around the lake. Nickle plated emblems for the au- tomobiles are being distributed to members which they -are asked to fasten oh the radiators of their cars, so that automobiles’ may be readily distinguished as “J. H.” club mem- bers. If you are an automobile owner, see that you'get-one of these emblems for your car. $800 FOR ADVERTISING BEMIDJI'S PLAYGROUND " FOR SUMMER VISITORS The Ten. Thousand Lakes associa- tion committee reported the raising of over $800 for advertising pur- poses in connection with the secur- ing of summer resorters to spend their vacations in this section of the state. Twenty-five per cent of the money raised will be spent for local advertising. - The special car which was to have toured the southern states, will not be used, owing to a government rul- ing, but the advertising efforts will be directed through magazine adver- tising and other publicity channels. Two Bemidji men were to accompany the car, which plans have also been abandoned, It appears that some of the sub- scribers to this fund were extremely liberal and”owing to the change of advertising’plans felt that their con- tributions’ should be materially re- duced. The matter was referred to the advertising committee. SLATIVE COMMITTEE i WILL REPRESENT BEMIDJI As a result of a letter from J. J. Opsahl read at the Commercial club meeting Wednesday noon, a legisla- tive committee was appointed to look after Commercial club interests in connection with the legislature. The committee comprises J. J. Opsahl, G. M. Torrance and J. P. Lahr. ANOTHER EI ENLISTS R. E. Nygaard ol Nevis has en- listed in the engineers’ corps and left this noon for:Duluth, enroute to Jefferson barragks. PATRIOTIC MEETING AT CARR LAKE SCHOOL A patriotic- meeting will be held in the Carr Lake school house in the town of Bemidji, Saturday evening, March 30, at 8 o’clock. Speakers from this city will-be provided by Chairman R. L. Given of the speak- ers’ bureau. Among those scheduled will be Corporal Clarence Foucault, U. S. A., local recruiting officer. He will take up the topic of recruiting and show the need for this important branch of the service. The Third Liberty Loan will also be discussed and a short program /of patriotic songs by the school chil- dren will be given. The citizens of Bemidji are extended a cordial in- vitation to be present. The| EXTRA! (By United Press) Parls, March 28.—“No matler what convulsions might oecur with- in the next few days,” the German plan has failed,” Premier Clemen- ceau is quoted »s saying today. ‘“The battle is not finished but the Germans will neither get a road, to the sea nor to Paris.” London, March 28.—British sol- diers and officers do not believe the present comparative lull means that 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 round of the war. The fall of Montededier, which the French report, is surprising. It was thought the fighting in this vicinity had not proceeded over four miles. General * Haig reported machine guns and prisoners taken as well as the British lines holding. . The French are holding the Oise line and are making a remarkable defense, daily increasing the dan"er of the Hindenburg left. AUDITOR J. L. GEORGE ISSUES STATEMETT ONCIVIL RIGHTS BILL The measure just passed by con- gress for the protection of soldiers’ property rights is a most important measure, and in regard thereto J. L. George, auditor of Beltrami county, issues a statement that should be closely read by all and in case action is necessary, it should be taken immediately. Mr. Geonge says: £ The national congress has passed a civil rights bill pro- tecting soldiers and sailors in their property rights. This includes lands held un- der state contracts and home- 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- ments will not subject him to a loss of the lands, and no penalty will be attached for nonpayment at those times. The taxes and interest char- ges are not cancelled, but a sol- dier or sailor has until six months after his discharge to pay them. It is necessary, however, that such soldiers and sailors or their relatives furnish evidence or information as to the facts in the case, to this office, when such lands are located in Bel- trami county, together with a complete description of the lands in question. STATE DEMOCRATS PUT FULL TICKET IN FIELD WHEATON FOR GOVERNOR (By United Press) St. Paul, March 28.—The state democratic convention, which met here yesterday, last evening finished its meeting, adopted resolutions which breathed leyalty and endorse- ment of President Wilson. The candidates placed in the field for the state ticket are as follows: Governor—Fred E. Wheaton, Min- neapolis. Lieut. gov.— Charles Heulwig, Fulda. Treasurer—D. D Devine, Freeborn county. Atty. general-D D. Gislisson, Lyon couaty. Secretary of state—Edward Inder- hus, Foley. Railroad and warehouse commis- sioner—E. G. Hall, president of the Federation of Labor. Auditor—L. W. Huntley, Rapids. Clerk Supreme court—Charles H. Lethbert, St. Paul. BROWN IS APPOINTED TO IMPORTANT POST Minneapolis, March 28.—Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton has as- signed Montreville J. Brown, the newest member of his staff, to repre- sent the department on the state se- curities commission. The change followed the recent appointment of Grand tive, as deputy attorney general . ternatijonal C. Louis Weeks, present representa- | Beth MacGregor, is [rhe Mayo hospital, BEMIDJI.: MiNNESO"‘A. ‘THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 28. 1918, ARE HOLDING ENEMY IN CAPTURE PRlSONERS’ “ragging” popular songs on guitars and mandolins. sfon, if that is any indication, these boy BOX FACTORY GETTING READY FOR EMPLOYMENT OF GIRLS; LABOR SHORT On account of the shortage of la- bor, owing to war conditions, girls will be employed in the Bemidji Box factory, E. E. Kenfield, local mana- ger;, stated today. A rest room has been built for the girl employes, and 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. MERELV A DIFFERENCE OF $100 IN “PIONEER’S” STATEMENT When the Pioneer gave the value of the lumber of the toboggan in yesterday’s issue it said the lumber was worth $60. What should have been said was $160. The lumber in the slide is of the best and practically new and there will be no difficulty in disposing of it at the right figure. BRITISH ARMY WITHI ONE MILE OF AMMAN (By United Press) London, March 28.—(Official)— The British are within a mile of Am- man, after crossing the river Jor- dan, 55 miles northeast of Jeru- salem. COMMITTEE WILL HELP PROMOTE MAIL ROUTE A committee consisting of J. J. Opsahl, George Coohran, Sr., and E. E. McDonald was appointed at the Commercial club Wednesday noon, for the purpose of securing some one to put in a reasonable bid to carry the mail around Lake Bemidji from May 15 to October 1. The success- ful bidder will be permlttad fo carry passengers and packageés™in connec- tion with his duties as mail carrier. Bids should be submitted to Postmas- ter A. P. Ritchie. BEMIDJI NURSE IS CALLED T0 COLORS Miss Mae MacGregor, trained nurse, daughter of Mrs. M. J. Mac- Gregor, who has been awaiting a call to go to France, received her call last evening and expects to leave in a day or two. She is at present vis- iting in Crookston and will return to Bemidji on the night train. Miss MacGregor, who is a grad-| uate of the Mayo hospital, and who after her graduation took post grad- uate work at that institution, will leave for France with the Twenty- sixth University Mayo unit. The message stated her transportation would be sent immediately. She is a sister of Miss Kathryn MacGregor of the Bazaar store, Miss Lillian Mac- Gregor, teacher in the Carr Lake school, and Mrs. R. J. Russell of In- Falls. Another sister, in training at Rochester, Minn s are the happlest in the world. An In their leisure moments there is no surér method of arousing the good spirits of our boys in France than in Could these boys be happler? Judging from thelir facial expres- American-made concert for Americans under the Stars and Stripes is the rule in France, and there is nothing these boys of ours enjoy more. 14 BELTRAMI COUNTY MEN IN SPECIAL CLASS When the special call is issued for the selection of the Minnesota draft men to he 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 is authorative information re- ceived by the Pioneer. 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 colleges aoout April 8. RECRUITING OFRICERS SPEAK AT BAGLEY TO ANAUDIENCE OF 700 When they do things in Bagley, they do ’'em right. THat’s why there were nearly 700 out last evening to hear Corporal Clarence Foucault of the® Bemidji recruiting station, and Sergeant Page of the Canadian re- cruiting station, Bemidji, speak on recruiting and what it means to Am- erica and her allies. The meeting was held in the spa- cious auditorium of the splendid Bagley school and it was packed to suffocation, every chair available be- ing pressed into service. Al Kaiser, president of the First National bank and chairman of the Clearwater county Liberty Loan ac- tivities, presided. There were no frills about the meeting, but it was an intensely interested audience that heard the officers. R. L. Given, chairman of the speakers’ bureau of Beltrami county, accompanied the soldiers. At the close of the meeting, Chair- man Kaiser explained that the main- tenance of the recruiting office in Bemidji was by a few patriotic cit- ‘izens, calling attention to the inci- dental expense, and the Bagley pa- triots contributed $37 to the work. Three young men enlisted after the meeting. They are Edward Whee- ler, Harry Dart and Arthur Peder- son. They ioined the coast artillery and will leave next week. ] CRIMINALS CALLED FROM GERMAN JAILS (By United Press) Amsterdam, March 28.—General von Hindenburg and Premier ITert- ling have decided to call for miiitary service all German criminals from the jails if of military age MILLER SAYS WATER PURE; THEN WHY.“BOIL WATER” HAND BILLS? R. E. Miller takes exception to the statement in the Pioneer which had it that water was pumped into the water supply of the city from Lake Bemidji, on the shores of which stands the septic tank. Mr. Miller says he was there and that the en- gine used for the work was located above the septic tank where the river comes from Lake Irvin€, and that the water was pure. Mr. Miller is sincere in his state- ment, but it is rather difficult for many people to understand why it was necessary for an order to be is- sued on a handbill to “BOIL THE WATER."” UNAPPROVED GIFTS FOR SAMMY BARRED Washington, March 27.—Shipment of any articles to troops in France unless they have been requested by the soldier himself has been forbid- den by Major General March, acting chief of staff. They will be refused by the postoffice and express com- panies unless accompanied by an ap- proved request from the soldier. No explanation of the order was given in the statement jissued by General March, but it is known it is to conserve transportation space, both in ships crossing the Atlantic and on the congested French rail- roads. Warning that such action might become necessary unless relatives and friends of the soldiers elimin- ated unnecessary shipments was is- sued recently by the postoffice de- partment, which announced that ex- amination of parcel post packages snowed that the great majority of articles sent to the troops were found to he unnecessary. “THRIFT STAMP DAY” IS COMING SATURDAY Thrift Be ready to buy Stamps Saturday. On Saturday, Bemidji will devote much attention to the purchase of Thrift War Stamps and the business district will be combed by a team of business men in the interests of the stamp sales and saving by the people. Stamps will be on sale at every store in the city and the stamps will hereafter be on sale at the stores. Saturday will also be ‘tag day” and young ladies will be armed with Thrift Stamp tags to indicate wheth- er you have purchased ome or more stamps. H. Z. Mitchell is chairman of the campaign and Rev. A, M. Whithy is secretary. your BEMIDJI DATLY PIONEE ‘FQRTY-FIVE GENTS*PER' HONTH: Ca §4 L \.4 AND MACZAE GUNS TEUTONSIN DESPERATE EFFORTS T0 BREAK LINE,. : \(,u HAIG'S MORNING REPORT (By United Press) London, March 28.—Gen- eral Haig reported this morn- ing that repeated attacks in the Somme valley, also in the nejghborhood of Beaumont, Pugsileix and Moyenville were repulsed. “We captured prisoners and machine guns. There is flerce fighting on both sides of the Somme. There was a heavy bombardment east of Arras this morning. The attack is de- veloping. Astride the Sqmme last night therg:. wag: " agvere fighting, also north of Albert and Poyelles,” continued the report. (BULLETINS) (By United Press) Washington, March 28.—The al- lies have a ‘mobfiearmy ‘of 800,900 men ready to strike the falling Ger- mans when the time is ripe, say high army officers here. It is possible 100,000 Americans are available. America Must Strip, Washington, March 28.--“We must strip for action,” Acting Chief of Staff March said today in eomment- ing upon the appeal for mere Amer- ican troops. Red Ctoss Mobilisew: Paris, March 28.—S8imultaneous with the German attack, all Red Cross woriers moblilized for emer- gency aid. Motor trucks with food and clothing were ready to be rush- ed to the front and many women and American drivers met the trains, suc- coring survivors. Battle Blaze Burns Low. (By William P. 8imms) With the British armies afield, March 28.—In spots the battle blaze is burning low. North of the Somme the British line is holding firm and the enemy is not making headway. Southward, the fighting is heavier. The German high command is un- easy. Lulling in the fighting is ‘to spar for an opening. General von Hindenburg is puzzled at the slow progress the forces are making. FRENCH BLOCK PROGRESS (By Junius B. Wood) United Press Correspondent With the French armies March 28.—Commanded by two of the most brilliant French generals, the French are blocking the progress of the Germans between Noyon and Nesle, where the enemy is seeking to throw the British back toward the North Sea, thus crushing Doth armies. The French columns are steadily arriving and dropping automatically into battle. A French battery, facing Noyon, fought three days and nights without food. They were completely surrounded but the gunners fought their way out, saving their guus, dead and wounded. HAIG’S FIRST BLOW London, March 28. — General Haig's first retaliatory blow was struck almost in the center of the German drive, according to an an- nouncement of the British war office today. After the capture of Albert, the British pushed back on both sides of the Somme for some distance. Next morning, the British held the line west of Albert, running through Ro- s, Harbinieres, Sailly, Lesic and ‘\Iencnur( Labbe, thence along the river Ancre to the railway embank- ment, southwest of Albert. But shortly afterwards the British coun- ter attacked, recapturing Morlan- court and Chipelly, north of the Somme, and pushed the Germans back to Proyart, south of the river. The enemy was thus driven back (Continued on Page Four) { W afield, . N“ i | l | s i f i 1] i { | | | {