Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 5, 1918, Page 1

2 g \ 1/ ‘ALLIED GENERALS ARE IN PERFECT ACCORD | i British Maintain Positions Gen- ¢ ~, * British Fall Back. “ges had been pushed back to posi- “st. Paul; April 5~-John M. Carl: .¥s dead at his home, 475 Dayton, ay-|p —a. The team to come to “BATTLECLAD | " SOLDIERS NO Not Rose Bol!fle d. md Truth Dam : erally In Heavy Assaults i By the Enemy. (By United Py glad soldiérs are no Jonger rollick- :ing and no longer glad. ' They com- menced the battle with spirlts higher than at the battle of the Marne. La- ter. ‘the ‘truth .dawned ‘aupon them _ that ‘he roads’ o Paris and Amiens were not rose.bordered;: Hindenburg's forces;’ battled and ‘buffeted, have been forced to remake pl'a .._General Fouch, General Haig “and’ General Pershing are in pertect aecard TS b L London, - April 5.—General Hnig > 1oday rewrted that the British for- tlpns east of Villers and Breton:- eaux eight miles east of Amigns in heavy fighting yesterday afterm and last evening, the British main- taining their positions genemally. “Between - Luce-and. the- ‘.’cam‘onnmm DIES - ST g son, builder of the old state capitol, enue, St. Paul. ‘He was-76:years old. Born in'Sweden in 1841, Mr. Carl- 8on came to the United States in 1866, moving to St. Paul two years later. R % ISLAND LAKE SOLDIER DIES IN NEW JERSEY Mr.-and Mrs. Chris Olson of Island Lake received word yesterday -that their son, Floyd Olson, one of the Bemidji volunteers, had - died = in camp in New Jersey. “No uther par- ticulars were given. " The body. will be brought to Be- midji for in_terment. The deceased is a brother of Ed Olson and also of Mrs. Seeley, formeriy Miss Hazel Olson of this city. : CHURCH CONFERENCE IN BEMIDJI APRIL 12 An efficiency conference for Sun- day school officers, state, county and district, will be held, in the Metho- dist church Friday, April 12. A ban- quet and _supper will be served by the Ladies Aid. Forty or more delegates are ex- pected, and local Sunday school lead- ers will also appear on the program. The conference will be one of sixty-our heq in the state, teams ap- pearing in various cifies and towns. Bemidji is Team No. 4 and consists of Richard ‘W. Bowden, St. Paul, state second- ary superintendent; James C. Gar- rison, Fargo, N. D., general secretary North Dakota Sunday School associa- tion; Miss Maud Hage, Minneapolis, elementary leader.. ¥ GIRL SAVES FOURTEEN IN BURNING HOUSE (By United Press) St. Paul, April 5.—Emmy Dahl, an 18-year-old high school girl, saved fourteen ~persons this morning, arousing them when flames broke in the house next door. LONGER GLAD : - (With th British afield, April 5.—- 3 St. Paul, Apnl 5.—A call !Qr 14, Somme]’ {ated with the:ghurch during the past 14088 MEN WANTED FOR ARMY RAILROADS ! 088 men for early servich on army railways 'in‘ France has been re-[" celved here by George ‘W. McCree- recruiting officer. 2 This .is ‘the only. branch ot military service in which . drafted|’ men can how be inducted, and: to eulistment must be made before April hers, . telegraphers, clerks, s section' men, . enginemen, .The annual“meeting of the. First Presbyterian church: was held \last evening and included.in the business transncted was' the “increasing of the The reéports showed ~a’ gratifying increase in strength of all - depart- ments, in fact the best-report pre sented in the_ history of the congre- gatio Thirty-three new members affili- fiscal year, 16-of them being men: {Thé following officers. were-8lect- € Andrew- A, ‘Warfield, re-élected trusted® W. A. Currie, re-elected treasurer of benevolence; Mrs, A.°A. Warfield re-elected church organist; Miss Muriel McGee, re-elected assist- ant church organist; Mrs. W. B. Stewart, elected choir leader. N. E. Given was re-elected treasurer of the church. INDIANA NOW DRY FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER (By United, Press) -Indianapolis, Ind., April 5.—Indi- ana is now dry from border to bor- now being in effect. - The state law is one of the most effective inthe -country. - Intoxica- ting liquor may not be manufac- tured, sold, given away or shipped into the state, except for medicinal and sacramental purposes. BRITISH GUNS OPEN ‘With the British afield, April 5.— Big guns are shelling Germans seen massing along the road runmning southwest from Albert ‘and parallel to the railway from that city to Amiens. It is unknown yet whether the Ger-| mans will storm the embankment but "ward such movement is ardently wished for by the British. . RED, CROSS MAKES GIFT Washington, April 5.—The Amer- ican Red Cross- has authorized a gift of half a million dollars to the Can- adian Red Cross for war relief work. take advantage of ‘the opportunity,; "¢ ““|miles west of town. unpipsked | and ‘here said he didn’t know of any dis- der, the state wide prohibition lawy ' ‘the|. "By United Press) ~ ‘Gollinsville, 111, April 5.—Robert Praeger, gge 45 years, and a native of Gevmny. was taken from the city] Jall this ‘morning by a mob ot 35 loyalists and lynched on,a tree two The men were included - seyeral vn Muycvme, where. it ds. alleged,,he : made: dislpyal remarks.’ Mémbers of ‘thé ‘mob followed ‘him and cnpmred him here. .. The pollca rescued him and hid him in’the ‘eity hall. Whfll the mob procured its victim it pressed past the authorities and toak Praeger outside. the city. Praeger protested his loyalty to the (United States and the mayor ty-on Praeger’s part. GJ‘,)RMANS B.;GIN ATTACK 4 (By United Press) PR Paris, April 5.—(Official)—The German attack on French position3 southwest of Amiens with 108,000 men, of whom nearly’qne-half were fresh : troops, was wholly frustrated by the French, The ohject of the assault was the qut‘ure .of ‘an -important railway. The statement described the enemy ) losses as “cruel.” WOMEN'S PARADE T0 HAVE MANY FEATURES 'He‘q'ded by the Ladies’ ~Concert _band -the ladies’ drum corps and la- qlea on lorseback, representing Miss Liherty, Joan of Arc and other noted ‘characters, the big “Win the War Day'! parade will start from -the ' Osnitral gchool building tomorrow af- ternoon y.t 2 o’clock. All the ladies atid girs, will assemble at the school bullding 'at 1:30 o’clock, when the line:will be formed. varioug ¢hurch organizations and so- cieties of the city, and special feat- ures. will be put on by the Junior Red’ Qross society, the Thrift Stamp aavlngs gocieties of Bemidji, includ- ing blw }Anooln society of the Fifth The Housewives’ league will resented, and many housewives, matheérs and babies will have a place in this unit. More enthusiasm has been ghown in the “Win the War” day parade than had at first been expected, and it promises to be a great success in every way. An additional unit in the Liberty ‘parade is being arranged for, to con- sist of ‘the mothers and wives of the hoys who are in the service. All mothers and wives comjng in that classification are urged to report at the Central school at 1:30 o'clock. Those having service flags should earry. them. lew ‘the: officers: in command of the Franco- este)'n line, | Ray Magauman of the Canadfan:re- ‘0 Pederson and Harry A. Dartt. Floats are being prepared by the|: " rnvmmv YOUNG ‘ MEN JOIN THE COI.ORS 5. 3 Fiye: mog&gecruits were_added to the.roster of the Bemidji recruiting last night, as the result of the auto'trip-of Corporal* Foucault, U. 8. A Sersennt\}l K. Reynolds and Privates. ‘Worthington and Schwandt of ‘the ‘Home-Guard, and cruiting office, who went to Bagley. The young men who- enlisted" at Baglsy ‘were- Alfred Olson, George A. ‘Davids, ‘James P. Furuséth, Arthur They will leave Bagley next Mon- day, entraining: direct. thing;on, ‘r;l 5.—Rome. dis- patches tod*av"g Tt that Genergl Mackensen has ra.ns(erred all. Aus- trian forces from Roumania to the Italian mountain front. Activity there is expected. SOCIALISTS LOSE IN CHICAGO Chicago, April 5.—Every Socialist aldermanic candidate was defeated at the polls here. There were can- didates in that party in thirty-three of the thirty-five wards of the city. Candidates supported by Mayor Wil- liam Hale Thompson, whose war at- titude has been criticized, were also defeated. SHERIFF HEARS FROM ® BROTHER ENROUTE HOME Sheriff Johnson has just received a letter from his brother, Nels John- son, enroute home from Russia, The letter was mailed at Honolulu. Mr. Johnson’s brother represented a large tractor company in Russia and was in the employ of the Russian government at the time of the revo- lution. The revolt left the country without any responsible program of government and Mr. Johnson de- cided he didn’'t care to be pn the “payroll” under the new order of things. . SAFE OVER THERE An official post card of notifica- tion, received by Mrs. C. N. Shan- “ contains the stereotyped notice | 7¥3t-her son, Lieut. C. A. Shannon -of the United States cavalry, that he has ““arrived.” The letter came from “gomewhere” on the other side of the ocean. EVERYBODY IS URGED TO DISPLAY THE FLAG The Minnesota Public Safety com- mission is urging all to display the national colors tomorrow, the anni- versary of America’s entry into the war and the start of the Third Lib-| erty Loan campaign, and Bemidji's business houses and residences should as far as possible display the nation’s colors. And. it might be suggested that this include the United States gov- ernment postoffice. 'to holdno’ gther: ufl{du,’?flo thfal GIVE INDORSEMENT TO NONPARTISANS Lincoln, Neb., April 5.—President Wilson has not given his endorse- ment to the Nonpartisan league, the president’s sepretary, Joseph P. Tu- multy, stated in a telegram to R. M. Joyce, president of the Nebraska Council of Defence, in reply to an inquiry from the council. The in- quiry was made, it was said, at the office of the council by the promo- ters of the league whb had repre- sented that the president had en- dorsed the league’'s work, “The president gives endorsement to no organization,” Secretary Tu- multy’s telegram said. STATE “Y” SECRETARY - * WILL SPEAK: SUNDAY E. W Peck, state seoremry of ‘the Y. M. C. A, will give an illustrated lecture at the Methodist church Sun- day evening, using slides of actual camp life scenes-of the boys at the ‘tromt. -, Mr. Peok ‘18,4 uplondid m\lll’d ‘they 'harehes -of the city-have agreed 7 may'lisve the omfin'tunlty ing him. ‘He 'was here & ygar ago| and delivered his famous addr The Man on the Dry Goods Box, at the city hall. 3 The subject of Mr. Peck’s address Sunday night will be “The Red Tri- angle in the War.” Aside from his work in the state, Mr. Peck is also in touch with Y. M. C. A. work on the battle fronts and has vlsited about fifty military camps. ° There will be no admission, but an offering to cover incidental expenses will be taken. DR. M’'CANN COMMISSIONED LIEUTENANT IN RESERVE In the list of army appointments just announced from Washington, appears the name of Dr. Daniel F. McCann of Bemidji, who has been named a first lieutenant in the medi- cal reserve. BELIEVE WILSON WILL SPEAK FOR RUSSIA (By United Press) Washipgton, April 5.—Official eir- cles think President Wilson will add fresh words of encouragement for Russia in the speech he is to deliver in Baltimore Saturday night when he launches the Liberty Loan cam- paign. BEMIDJI NURSE ENROUTE T0 EUROPEAN CONFLICT Miss Mary McGregor left this morning for Lockwood, N. J., enroute to France as a trained nurse. Miss McGregor, who is a graduate of the Mayo hospital, will leave with the Twenty-six Univetsity Mayo unit. There are 60 nurses in the unit, 10 of whom are from the Mayo hospital at Rochester. Since her graduation, Miss McGregor has taken post-gradu- ate work and is well prepared for the duties ahead of her as a Red Cross nurse. She is a daughter of Mrs, M. J. McGregor of this city. OF AMERICANS T0 BECALLED SOON B ~ PRESIDENT WILSON }. PRESIDENT DOES NOT . (By United Press) Washington, April b5.—President ‘Wilgon is planning to launch the sec- ond great draft of American fight- ers. He is expected to issue the proc- lamation soon, notifying 800,000 registered men that they must hold themselves inm readiness for service. The first call will approximate 150,000 men to start moving the lat- ter part of this month, and & con- tinuous ztream thereafter. \ ' Under the ' present planl there will probably be 300,000 to 400, 000 men called before July 1. \ Germans Attack Amiens. . London, April 6 —Germans are making futile efforts to take Amiens and are pressing in from the-morth- east, east and southeast, following three railway lines converging upon the city from these directions. Indications are that the Germans are planning a frontal movement from the east with anh enveloping movement on two flanks. The new position of the British, east of Villers Bretoneaux, is eight miley eagt of Amiens, which'is the immediate German objective and the closest point to Amiens the. Getmans have attained. In the new'positions, the,-Brlusb are holding the Germans. . Conditions. in ,German; eld, Aprll 5. w-Letters’ taken Trofi Gerian pris- orfers reveal bead evonomic. condi- tions in Germany. Shortages of tood, leather, coal and tobacco are very acute, .NORQUIST IN FRANCE + SINCE LAST OCTOBER In the list of Beltrami's registered men not reporting for examination to the draft board, the list being given to the public, appears the name of Robert Fred Norquist, son of Lewis F. Norquist of Moose Lake township, ' The fact is, as given by the father, is the son came to Bemidji and en- listed in the Tenth engineers and has been inh France since last' Octo- ber, as a member of Company B, Tenth engineers. And the father says he is well and likes it immense- ly “over there.” « Another instance, also, is that of William Berrigan of this city, well known baseball and basketball star, whose name was given as one of those not reporting to the board. Ha is also @ member of the Tenth engi- neers, and has been in France since last fall, REWARD FOR AMERICANS With the Americans afield, April f.—Admiral Bachmann, Zovernor of Kiel, has offered a reward of 20,000 marks for the capture of agents, who, he charges, have been sent into Ger- many by America and England to stir ‘up strikes. MADISON DRY MAJORITY 34 Madison, Wis., April 5.—The wet and dry question was settled in Mad~ ison by a majority of thirty-four votes in favor of the drys. The total vote was: Dry, 4,016; wet, 3,982. Three hundred university student votes were challenged by the wet. element. AUSTRIA SEES PEACE HOVERING IN DISTANCE (By United Press) Zurich, April 5.—Members. of the Austrian parliament think that com- munications opened between Foreign Minister Czernin and President Wil- son regarding peace, have extended further than Czernin’s statement in- dicated. ’