Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 3, 1918, Page 1

BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESD AY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1918, . FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTE ' LARGEPART OF ARMY GOINGTO ENGLAN D REPLACE BRITONS - WHO WILL BE SENT TO FRANCE; SHIPS NEEDED FOR MOVE WILSON REBUKED; LENROOT VICTORIN SENATORIAL RACE IN BADGER STATE Candidate Fought by President And Vice President Defeats Whi!e House Favorite. VOTERS "RESENT VOICE g \.§AISED FROM AFAR Davies, Democrat, Second; Berger, Socialist, Poor Third; Loyalty Rejoices In Result. BULLETIN (By United Press) Milwaukee, "April 3.—Eighty per cent of the vote tabulated gives Lenroct 118,436 which leaves 112,- 507. ] Berger has 77,388 of the rest of ¢ the votes counted up te 2 o’clock. Later returns help Davis. The backers of the other candidates re- fse to concede Lenroot’s election. Superior Goes Dry. BULLETIN Milwaukee, Wis.,, April 3.—Su- perrior went dry by 66 votes in the election yesterday., Oliver, a ham- * let 14, miles away, went wet by 29 to 1, assuring an oasis for Duluth and Superior. However, Ashland and Beloit went dry while Madison is. uncertain, Milwaukee, Wis., April S—Early, i returns. thix“mornirs from~ thesena- torial election held throughout Wis- } consin yesterday, indicate that Len- root, Republican, is elected by at least 12,000 plurality. Davis, democrat, endorsed pub- { licly by President Wilson, is sec- ) ond, and Berger, socialist, is a poor /| third. Editor's note: The Wisconsin election, to choose a senator to suc- ceed the late Paul Husting, became a national factor on account of the * partisanship displayed-by President ilson. All eyes of the nation were turned toward Wisconsin during the campaign, and eléction day was the center of attention of the country as to the, outcome. The campaign became national on account of the open letter written by President Wilson, giving his per- sonal -.endorsement of Joseph R. Davis, democrat, and expressing his personal hope that he would win. In view of the administration’s loud ex- hortations to cast aside political par- tisanship and work for the success of the government in the war, the change of attitude of the president caused a revulsion of feeling. Vice President Marshall was sent into Wisconsin to make speeches in favor i Council Meets Tonight the city ::ounc‘u will meet in adjourned session to further dis- cuss the question of the sale of the bonds for payment of the new bridge, and it is likely the bond is- sue will be awarded and the bridge payment cleaned up. This matter will be taken care of immediately and thea the council will turn iis attention to the sub- ~* ject of water when the report of F. L. Anders, of Fargo is received. The water question is to take pre- cedence over anything else in the way of municipal improvements. It is a vital matter to all of Bemidji and will require close attention and the fullest co-operation. The propo- sition includes the new Fifth ward and is the big thing for the city at present. At the council meeting Monday night, Alderman Joanis presented a etition signed by the business men of the Fifth vsard and others asking that the quemon of paving for the business district there be acted up- ——-—————————-—————i——“———@. BURIAL OF AMERICAN .VICTIMS OF THE TUSCANIA SINKING One hundred and fifty-nine American soldiers lie buried along a b who died when the British transport rocky ‘cliffs. Tuscania was sunk. Their gravi stret¢h of Scottish coast. e at the water’s These photographs show the funeral procession leaving the morgue at Port Charlotte in the rain, the They are those edge close to the base of pipers leading, and”the mourners viewing the burial ceremonies from the top of the cliff. AUSTRIA'S RULER AND PEOPLE DESIRE PEACE (By United Press) Amsterdam, April 3.—Count Czer- nin, addressing the Vienna munici- pal council, Wilson probably considered Vienna as favorable a ground as Berlin for sowing seeds of international peace. It is said that Austria’s ruleris attached to peace and that 55,000,- 000 people share his view. A A A A A A A A A A A A “bone” of any man of such prom- inence when he referred to the Pro- gressive Republicans ds ‘“‘sewage.” Men of national prominence polit- ically were sent into Wisconsin to defeat Lenroot and met the challenge of attempting to force a democratic senator down the throats of the vo- ters of a Republican state. Wilson’s mouthpieces attempted to befog the issue with Lenroot’s rec- ord before the war, but’Lenroot came back with the pre-war utterances of the president himself and tore to shreds the accusations brought against him, and the voters replied to the frantic efforts of the adminis- of Davis but pulled the biggestltra.tion to dominate them. Tonight To Discuss Bridge Bonds Sale on. The people of Nymore are astir and want the pavement for their store district, also to extend to the handsome new school and to connect with the concrete road connecting Nymore with Bemidji. But the pave- ment cannot go down until the water question is solved as pavement can- not be laid until the water mains are put in. There is every consideration expressed for the petition but it must wait until the water is installed. This was explained by President Clark of the council. During a,discussion of the paving project after the coumcil meeting Alderman Joanis was jokingly asked if he would rather have the water if they couldn’t have the paving un- til the water was supplied, and he replied with a smile, ‘“Sure, rather have the water. Then we’ll get the pavement.” And it is evident that mew Im- provement organization of Nymore is going to be heard from in the ad- vancement of that section of the city. . s declared that President| [Work Starfs OnExcavating For Normal Preliminary work has begun on the site of the new Normal school and the clearing of trees is in order. The work of excavating for the foundation has commenced with Tom Smart in charge. He has a numbcr of teams on the job. YOUNG BAGLEY SOLDIER DIES AT CAMP DODGE; PNEUMONIA (Special to Pioneer) Bagley, April 3.—A telegram was received this morning from Camp Dodgey, announcing the death pj Carl Westherg, whose death was caused by pneumonia. . .The young man was born in Bag- ley December 7, 1895, and left Bag- ley February 7 to respond to the call to the colors. He is the first Bagley boy to succumb after enter- ing the military. QUIET DURING NIGHT (By ¥nffed Press) London, April 3.—There was com- parative quiet against last night, ac- cording to the British and French official reports today. The Germans reported the repulse of heavy enemy attacks between Luce and Avre yes- terday« BERLIN EXPLAINS PAUSE IN ADVANCE (By United Press) Amsterdam, April 3.—Berlin dis- patchds say the pause in the fight- ing is a necessity, same as in Italy when Tagliamento was reached by the Germans. Rain greatly hampers transportation. The pause is not due to the en- emy's success, but to ‘orders from the German command, says the dis- pateh. The roads must be repaired and the roads have impeded com- munication. “The enemy will rea- lize we intend to go on,” says the | statement. $570 SUBSCRIBED TO SALVATION ARMY FUND The committee ,in charge of the Salvation Army drive for funds to further the work of their war ac- tivities has met with a generous re- sponse from the public, and while it is not too late to receive addition- al contributions to this fund the goal set by the committee for this city has been nearly reached. It is hoped that the contributions will . reach $600. The amount receivéd to date is $570.40. It is expected that sev- eral who have not contributed and desire to do so will feel called upon to hand to the treasurer, A. L. Bar- | ker, their donation to this fund. The village of Wilton showed its patriotism by a donation of $12.50 to the fund but thus far the other villages of the county have failed to report. It is to be hoped that Black- duck and Kelliher will report lib- eral contributions to the army fund and good reports are expected from the villages located in the northern part of the county. Rev. M .A. Soper, chairman of the campaign committee in charge of the drive, desires to express the thanks of the committee and the Salvation Army corps in this city for the gen- erous response of the citizens and the splendid service rendered by the committee of ladies who conducted the canvass in the various wards, al- so to Sergeants Mc de Henry and Page of the Canadian service for their assistance in presenting to the public the value of he work being done by the army, at the front and in the various cantonments throughout the country. MUD SPATTERED AMERICANS NOT COMPLAINING OF WEATHER (By United Press) With the Americans afield, April 3.—Mud spattered Americans are not complaining against the weath- er hardships, on account of prepara- tions for a big fight. Rubber suits are helping. CASUALTY LISTS CEASE (By United Press) Washington, April 3.—The publi- cation of casualty lists from the war department has ceased as the result of Secretary Baker's message decree- ing that American headquarters news must come only from American headquarters. BIG BEMIDJISQUAD | OF RECRUITS PASS ! ‘Bemidji Pioneer: Duluth, April 3.—Everybody arrived 0. K. and = everybody passed. We are all well. Thank «the Bemidji people ~for their kindness and sendoff and also thank the Red Cross. . THE BOYS. The above message received by the Pioneer today tells a remarkable story. It tells of the safe arrival of the 25 recruits that left Bemidji yesterday for Duluth for assignment to training camps. At Duluth the recruits are all subjected to a strict physical examination and the wire tells that every one passed the re- quired tests. WOMEN AND CHILDREN WILL PARADE SATURDAY “Win the War” day will be ob- served in Bemidji in fitting style Saturday afternoon. The first meet- ing toward this end was held yester- day afternoon in the Central school building, when plans were perfected to hold a parade Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. This is to be the open- ing feature of the *Third Liberty Loan drive. The Red Cross, Housewives leaguc every lodge, every church organiza- tion and every other organization in the city is wanted for the parade and to attend in a body. Every woman or girl in the city who does not come under any of the above heads, is wanted, also. There will be floats and characters represented such as Liberty, Joan of Arc, etc. The La- dies’ Concert band of Bemidji will lead the parade. Another meeting will be held in the Central school building Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock and every wo- man and girl in the city may feel free to come. Five hundred girls are wanted in the parade. All taking part are asked to be at the Central school Saturday -afternd®n at 1:30 o’clock, when the line will be form- ed. The idea is to boost the Lib- erty Loan and the women will work side by side with the men to make it a success. BOIL WATER! WARNS MAYOR The water in the tank at the plant of the water system ’is again at low ebb and at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon, the pump started on the shores of Lake Ir- vine to fill the tank, for the pro- tection of the city. For this reason, Mayor Van- dersluis hereby notifies the peo- ple of the city to continue to boil the water they use for household purposes. The present status of the water supply for Bemidji is one of un- certainty and the administration is doing everything possible to ef- fectually remedy the condition and assure for the city the sup- ply that it should have, and the mayor is asking that the people be patient and co-operate in the unforseen and unusual predica- ment, ——————— —— lers is ended. . (By United Press) '\\'ushing(un, April 3.—It is plan- ned to send a large part of the Unit- ed States army in the United States:, to England, available learned as soon as ships for transports. This was today. The troops to be moved will comprise a substantial per cent of authoratively those in camps. & The idea for the men to replace the British, now in camps, who will be sent into France. “Those from the United States needing further trajn- ing will get it in England. The gevernment regards this as the year of deaision and democracy must be won or at least assured this year, Both antagonists are straining ev- ery nerve for the attainment of ob- jectives and the greatest need of the United States is ships. Japan is sending some, others have been pro- vided from Norway and other neut- rals are likely to Jielp supply the needs of l()llllflg& Germans Are Hesitating. By WILLIAM P. SIMMS (United Press Correspondent) With the British afield, April 3.— General von . Hindenburg and Gen- eral Lucdendork continue to hesi- tate. They have heen shifting about for five days. This f# perhaps the quietest day since the¥offensive be- gan. The Germans must have been hard hit on account of not having been able to pateh their machine un- il now. ‘The British blew up bridges as they fell back but Hindenburg has had ample time to repair them. The Cermans arc probably ready to again resume the offensive, but two things are wodrying them, the first being the stubborn resistance at Arras and the second the lengthened battle line with a lessened number of troops. Germans Change Objective. By JUNIUS WOOD (United Press Correspondent) With the French afield, April 3.— The failure of the Germans to reach Paris and Amines through wing at- tacks has apparently caused them to center their attack on the latter city, seeking to encircle it through atfacking five definite centers along the line. One of the centers is on Ancre, the second between Ancre and the Som- me, the third between the Somme and Luce, the fourth between Luce and Avre and the fifth between Avre and Noys Encircling movements have been temporarily checked but aeroplane observers report artillery concentrations heavy mnear Mont- didier. . AMERICAN FLIERS ACTIVE - (By United Press) Paris, April 3.—A newspaper dis- patch says American aviators are engaged in signal work on the Aus- trian front. Note: It is not explicit whether on the Austrian front in Austria or Italy. BIG STRIKE ENDED (By United Press) Kans City, Mo., April 3.—The general strike affecting 20,000 work- The minimum wage for laundry workers has been in- creased to $9 per week, but drivers’ wages are not increased. Union ree- ognition was demanded but denied. are’' | { Ene &