Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 10, 1918, Page 1

Present Situation Exlstmg Be- | “H. C. Baer, Dr. E VG ek v WARACTIVTE o i ADDED T0 LIST - OFC.C.ROSTER tween Nations Calls For ”Speclal Direction. 4 I;BAN ERS COMPRISE THE | ONNEL-OF FINANCE, " Legislative Committee: Is Also A New One; Will Watch Bemidji’s Interests. The present. situation exlsting b_e- - tween the United States and Ger- . many was again impressed forcibly upon - the business interests of Be- midji this noon, when President W. i 2. Robinson of the Bemidji. Commer- i~ clal club at the meeting following i the weekly Iluncheon, 'added a .committee to the regular list, that of the committee on war activities. The committees will serve 'for the ensuing year and are made up as follows: Finance—H, C. Baer, chairman; ‘W. L. Brooks, R. H. Schumaker House—H. J. Loud. Publicity—G.”W. Harnwell,' chair- man; A, T. Carlson, H. E. Reynolds. Tndustrial—George ' T. . Baker, chairman; F. G.\ Troppman, John Moberg, C. J. Larson, J.-L. Elwell. For BetterHighways. Traffic and Highway—C. W, Van- dersluis, chah‘man, T.'S. Ervm 0. J. Tagley. Auflltmg——C A Hullman, chair- man; C. W. Jewett, W. Z./Robinson. Entertainment—A P.} White, chairman; B. W. Lakin, T.}J. Burke, H. Z. Mitchell. \ Civic Improvement—Dr G. M. Palmer, chairman; Dr. C. R. Sanbarn, _Shannon,: G. D: igon.” Backus, W-. K. Agriculture—RE. H. Winter, ichair- man; E. B. Befman, A. Aamodt. Education, Conventions—G. M. Torrance, chairman; A. P. Ritchie, " J. P. Lahr. * Vigilance—C. ,E. Battles, chair- man; C. M. Ashem, E: N. F‘rem-h w. N. Bowser. Membership—A. L. Barker, chair- " man; D. S. Mitchéll, F. G. Halgren. Jefterson Highway—J. L. George, ‘chairman; F. §. Lycan, F. J. Koors, A. P. White, Frank T. Beaver, War Activities, ! War Activities—E. H. Denu, chair- man; A. G. Wedge, Rev. L.;P. War- ford. Alex Doran, Dr. G. M. Palmer, Dr. E. W. Johnson - Legislative—J J. Opsahl, ~ chair- man; J. P. Lahr, G. M. Torrance. Merchants’ Association—Robert L. Given, GRIP RAVAGES MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT OF “PIONETR” The grip, or, whatever the epidemic in the city is termed, has hit the me- chanical department of_the Pioneer|: hard three of its members being ‘confined to their beds, while a fourth is three-quarters sick but sticking on the job. *- John Hedeen, machinist operator, is-one of those off the job. William Haywood, makeup, is also on the list, and Miss Florence Deneau is the third confined to her home. The fourth, George Benesh, head of the job. department, is fighting hard to keép or- his feet. " EVANGELIST TO SPEAK. Envoy Jeffries of Minneapolis, blind evange]ist, will conduct special meetings in the Salvation.army hall, Fifth ward, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:15 o’clock. The speak er comes with recommendations’as an interesting talker, using a bible with raised letters when reference is made to it in quoting. He is possessed of a fine voice and is a pianist of ex- ceptional ability. A musicale will be held Monday night in a hall yet| to be designated. TURTLE RIVER BOOSTER. Turtle River has been heard from on the Salvation Army drive for funds to further war activities. Nels A. Otterstad, who was chairman of; the committee in charge of the work, reports the sum of $26. 25, which ex- ceeds the amount asked by the gen- eral committee. PRESSURE IS MANIFEST FOR NAVAL OFFENSIVE (By United Press). Washington, April 10.—Pressure is manifest for a naval offensive to supplement the costly battling on the western front. More aggressive sea action is expected before July 1. Various types of naval craft have supplemented the American navy. Zeebruggs, Wilhemshaven and per- haps Heligoland. | en with para]ysis, enroute to the; The allies may attempt a-stroke at LA FOLLETTE’S PORTRAIT REMOVED AND LIBERTY - (By United Press) Madison, Wis., April 10.—Un- known persons removed Senator La- Follette’s portrait from the Hall of Fame at the University of Wiscon- sin-and, replaced it with a poster of the Third Liberty Loan. The change was discovered this morning. |LENROOT ACCLAIMED . | " ON FLOOR OF HOUSE| Wnshmgton, prl»l 10; —The -ap-|° o j % s PIRY, 4 pearance on the floor of the house of| ) Representative Irvine L. Lenroot, for|.: : B g 3 : ; Bene(:{ TU/Ae:b?r?:)trenzxed the first- time since his election: to]: - " 4| the senate in Wisconsin, was the. sig- H B ‘R 1 efforts to it the British and nal for so much applause on the re-| ' ¥ i 8 . 4 i B, publican side that Speaker Champ]|’ N < 7 z ) "{;f:n:ohr&n o mflm:; dg&“’t& Toll Clark was forced to request Mr. Len- m 1S E;EPORTED ern a_ o the root to retire to the cloakroom, that A o 2 North Sea, opening the way to order could be ‘maintained. Some|' ; k § . f channel ports, has spread in Bel- democrats also applauded. %\ = gim Blong’l'fio-mile front. The from 'the Belgian frontier says there fighting ‘of yesterday in the NOTED WOMAN SPEAKS s wxtvnsive mutiny in German mili- :urgmthw“ffi mfl;nt 015 Hmden(i 1 tary /cam, In Beverloo, / *s vifensive line, has sprea ON THE LIBERTY LO AN / ps.” In everloo, - German soillers’ fired upon their ~ officers;| 0% line from LaBasse canal to |Miting three and wounding many. dte Lys river. The Belgian fron- Mrs. Severance of Minneapohs Seventeen soldiers werd arrested. ‘ier crosses the battle front at a spoke to Bemidji yesterday on the Liberty Loan and what it means, and X X ; sharp angle at Lys, a mile noith - Enemies Hand to Hand. of ‘Arm gti ™ what she had to.say was clear, con- With the British afield, April ] entiers. cise and to the point, she speaking directly to her haarers. /| —Le Basse to Amentieres, tewific| AMERJGANS AT THE FRONT. | “In the afternoon she addressed a fighting continued last night. HWand-| ' Wity the Brifish afield, April 10. meeting of women in the Elko. Inl]. destruction of their saus to-hand fighting around Armentieres h PR ' the evening she spoke to the general i, their- observers with machine guns, fo protect themsélves fram /attack, was of a bloody nature and the same —The first Aiireticans have arrived public, impressing her hearers that fi:inost unusual photograph @hc{: Germun ‘observér in thel is1A e s AvoLnd Gl 8t the British front. They include ‘o subscribing to. a. Liberty Loan did§isausage balloon ‘with his gun rea {for action. | ; g e Sk womehy. In gy, trw, ‘eirmen and engineers, not mean a sacrifice, but an invest- - P~ | ? §i/ / i both attacks the Germans were foiled. ment as a loan to help their govern- ment win the war and protect theirf: lives, their homes and their all. i Hos HT’:"“M; o Border. Washington, April 10.—The larg: United Statmc » Texas, April 10.—=tst single casualty list issued to date nited States troops = and Mexi::a{n by the war department contains 383 ! (BY United Press).. ‘mmtérdnm, April 10.—An account \best to O] 5 e ballogn¥ has compelled the Germars ‘te p | . CcASUALTY LIST 18SUED. Mrs, Severance is one of the'noted women of the Red Cross work of the country and was ‘“loaned” to the bandits skirmished this / ing | names. government in the Liberty bond cam- along the Rio Grande. / The Mexicans Five of the list were killed in ac- paign. She is a most able speaker crossed the river and attembted taftion, three died of wounds, eleven raid a small village and ranthes. died of disease, séveh ‘were accident- | ly killed ,tén are seriously wounded, and what she had to say carried con- viction to her hearers. — Troops -Are Sent. 245 wounded slightly and two miss- El' Paso, Tex..,Awh\ 10.—United | ing in #ction. morning. ; B ‘Washington, April 10.—Wahile '« A(By Unlted Press). * g ACTlVlTlES m PATRIOTIC WORK fh el 2 iz Weshington, April T —Senatoi pian, £ LIND l'wmx MISSION "too, wlfi stm:,: u;lln:n:l;leo it nfiw T:lys; William Stone of Missou as Ftrick- sy Sinel Uncle Sam decided 1t was upt is W&hslngton‘s view of Premier t A . " Lloyd- George’s answer: "/ ; . PENNINGTON WIDE AW, AKE. 0 hi’m to teach “Kaiser Bill" a lesson fim As MITICAL g & in kamanity and the proper principles ) Al EPO to ‘be maintained among the nations rst Paul, 0 —John Lind is Lon}gfi,‘}gpg) 1(;Y—RGenéfi? Haig, ; ‘hom 'Repo!‘t ias it that he is look- f Saturday evening, residents of of the earth, the Kelliher school has at he is look-) in his daily Yéport this morning, said Peanington showed their loyalty by|Deen an animated sceme of activity i‘:f ov'e; %;?n?mampifi?fifif"{fi }lemvg fle t;ht] co:um‘tied noxl'it‘hl of a Basse canal yesterday and last ing out in large numbers to the| in, teaching of patriotism «to' the United § ted Cross dance in Theriault’s.pa- nited States senator. night. The B - vnmnc S Tials: Toratated ?X?e youthful Americans and instilling in-] ¥d¥d comes from Washington that| pefiatexyTalon;‘fi'fig ir;s h:!l]tynga«;l::e pper and an orchestra:composed of | £ them the spirit of loyalty for their DE{‘“”“"“" chieftains, realizing ihe|rivers. By counter attacking on the Alter Skinnmer, Chester Greer, igiovex‘nment Not /only have ‘they i) tl to cl:ontlnue control of th® Sen-| gouthern flank, the British recap- Joimes Greer and Jack; MeKinnon do- een taught these things but’ they s going to be close, are going to tured Givenchy. There is local fight- neted their services. . The sum of|12ve been saving and aiding the gov~ 1 e no chances of indorsing Repub- | ing south of the Somme and the situ- 81 was netted by the affair, as 'ernment war work in every, possible | licans. It is stated that the matter | atjon there is unchulged. Olson of Island Lake, will be held to-{ i~ portion of the dancel proceeds. }Mmanuer and the good people’ 'of Rell}- | has been up to Lind that he ought to morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, from Christ Hanson, one of the drafted her have every reason to fieel proud|fie. It is known for a certainty that the Presbyterian church, Rev. Lest-{mcn; did his bit by auctioning a girl’s and grateful to their sch'ool super-}Mr. Lind has discusaed the situation 2086 DRAFI‘ED ARE er P. Wartord officiating. It will bod 1. Miss Marguerite Mj:Donald tak.|intendent, T. S Thompsom, for hig|in Washington. - There are close a military. funeral. ; ing it for $4.25, which was added to work in fashipning their children in- friends of his in the Capito! who in- Private Olson, who-was a Bemidjil ;e evening’s receipts. to/ what will’invariably’ develop into| sist that he will run. WANTED ON APRIL 26 boy, having made hjs home her¢| " in addition to the enjoyment, of intelligent,“useful angd loyal citizens, | In the meantime Mr. Lind is silent. since 1899 with the exception of some{ ¢ » evening, 12 new members were|2nd he is’ably aided’ by a capable|But he is interviewing close advis- ors. Minnesota, excepting Ramsey, time spent on the farm and havirg|,dged to the local, making a tetal of | €OTPS, of teachers. AN e s Capitol this morning, and was rushed to the hospital.: His condition there is- reported serious. His entire left side is partially paralyzed. PRIVATE OLSON'S FUNERAL: TAKES PLACE TOMORROW | The funeral ot Private Floyd Olson of this city, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. A —_._\ Tn spite of ‘the inclement- weather — 3 wwm = attended the public schools here, cm-|5g 1t 16 interesting to mote what has H d St. Li listed in the Twentieth engineers the i‘;nrgz;n‘léer:ms: c:;;g tEZrBMT:NJeSSE been''secomplished along patriotic | RED U%AUCTION SALE "]l.;:? etl:x‘;]rnl:lrll 2,%86 mg:i:orctol:l: '.I"Ie:.' latter part.of last January. He died| cinckers in that vicinity, the young-| inesyin the Kelliher schools and a BE HELD ON MAY 4|tional army in the five-day period be- ‘report will be appreciated. Kelliher’s Splendid Revord. ginning April 26, Major John P. | A Red Cross auction sale is being Snyder, aide to General Rhinow has arranged to be held on May 4. The|announced. proceeds ‘are to go to the Beltrami| Of the numbet to be drawn in the — 1 coulnty chapter and there will be sev-| gtate, BeltFami county must furnish eral surprises in the offerings. 38. Clearwater county will furnish 10. WEEK'S ILI.NESH TATAL As previously announced, the men 0 FRANK M. TABOR u}l;e to bfle taken in the sequence of their order number, subject to the otll:;:,;gnl{ ’gal"lex;.‘bgledllaltst]};:lg;‘oinn? special rule for exemptions dof men i ; :tltl'enu]e Thosday noon. Mr. Teber aes actually ?ngaged in crop produttion. et only a week, and death came as a surprise to his immediate relatives. UNGAR. ST' PAUL SLACKF™ He was afflicted with bronchitis and GIVEN 25-YEAR SENTENCE ;:fnr]t trouble. He leaves to mourn s loss, two sons, L. E. and BE. F.,| camp Dodge, Towa, April 10— the lattes mow living in Montana.| Nicholas Ungar, an alleged Socialist He is expected to reach Bemidji|of St. Paul, and member of L com- at the army hospital in Secaucus, N.| ec; member being Marshal Theriaul P! 3 s P Red Cross button of which he s Drillin, company was just ready to go to justly proud. / | begun neirx‘}“tvfifieyefligngs:“ffia 7&"52 France when he was examined and The proceeds, from the dance wandl practlce has been continued since. found to be infected and was hken] from the memberships brings ‘the Patriotic songs have been ta\lé‘ht to the hospital. His company is NOWY tqta) to $86.06 from Pennington to|and sung regularly during ‘the past in France. The body was accom-{(p, Beltrami county chapter since|two years. panied to Bemidji by Sergeant Geb-} prarch 2, which, the correspondent| All the teachers have Eiven a pat- hart, who has returned to camp. naively remarks, is “more news/for| riotic effect to every lewson that ad- da;’;i:fie ;?tlsgl?efl?fnésoytve;l;: a;eextzhfii BT mitted of such interpretation. The Y. M. C. A. drive in the school ‘He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mr: o § ST. PHILIP’S CIRCLE. netted /$17.27. This amount w. C. H. Olson of Island Lake, a siste 7 sent to Cownty Superintendent Stefi Mrs, J. C. Seeley - of Sacramento, art. Calif., and a brother, Ed Olson, of: St. Philip’s Red Cross circle. made Bemidji. Interment will be in Green-{ the following garments . ' during|i, for ‘the school $24,15, by individ- wood. March: =~ 41 sweaters,, 10 - pairs of|ya) 95 went contributions from pu- socks, 6 pairs of wristers, 19 pairs of pajamas and 19 surgeon’s robes. pils. A tag day contest added $44.87 The Red Cross campaign brought As the enrollment of the school | Thursd: pai These have all been inspected and | ore; Thursday. ASSERTS I. W. W. WILL oty pe is 183 puplls we Deeded to aise only| ~ Tlie tuneral will be held from the L P e Al L —d b : u aptist church at 2 o’clock Friday |y, th disci. { HAVE PATRIOTIC NAME we took in $69.02 instead Ourlaftgrnoon, Rev. A. M. Whiby Offl | i announced. attor his conviotion by SALVAGE. {'school sent the whole amount to] ciati 1 i il y County Superintendent Stewart, We f}l‘_’ee""aoad“z‘;;‘nfi;i:‘;‘”” be made in|court martial of draft evasion and chicagf:ByA%?i‘xt edlgressfi)o'vernment The Red Cross.ls going to haye a f:fifl: er?lgil;egsmln?rth”meh Mlldt af | Mc. Tabor was 61 years old ang |"*1%! 10 2200 OO0 g ot salvage week. We are going to help e school for{ had resided in Bemidji for the past RERARALL e time makeé some money for the Iocal auxi fll'y Towa, where he was in the railroad T M g ) These are some of the things you Mi i — - sentiment. - can be saving to help in this good b The Thrift Stamp program has wher:n::tpvetle:fi StAq;ti:lul alr?d Msl%nlzg- cause: efi" lthml'boughly presented to the apolis, the Minnesota grand lodge of Paper—Newspapers‘:l magazines, :fgx?gd. = ;fe%lé?“’}n":g ev‘;gi(l g:: Masons will erect a thoroughly mod- bound ‘books (any kind), blue prints, ‘ ) 4l cardboard, commercial account books, school ha‘;l 230 Thrift Stampe to its g::n':lo?gtli!g; :Jl:asualae frl.lleladr ;}l t;lnle'() 3})‘3 maps. bulletins, etc. credit and one Liberty Bond for $50. to be-used toward the erection of a Rubber—Automobile tires and in-|All these are owred by the pupils of Masoni¢c home and hospital. As the ner tubes, belting, boots, heels, soles, | the s¢hool. The work is energetically ked | = federal government has asked that no unnecessary building be done dur- ing the war, no attempt will be made to erect the home immediately, it was announced todaq. FL e THIRD LIBERTY LOAN HUNGER. | S0ARS OVER MINIMUM For three years America has fought starvation in Belgium hot water bottles, door mats, rulers, | B0Ing on. stamps, wringers, fruit jar bands,| A 1arge War Savings and Home ‘| sheeting, golf and tennis balls, rub-| Work Credit Card is kept by each ber toys, etc. Any article composed [ PuPil attending school. On these partially or wholly of rubber. cards are shown the various ways by which the pupils are helping their | - parents to save money on work and in xeep 7 coming | |SENATORS WROUGHT UP ""we muse not only. OVER AIRCRAFT DELAYS lessened home expenses. Our school now has five War Savings_societies, Feed our Soldiers at the front but regularly organized. Meetings are held and reports are made every two weeks. Thanks are due Mrs. Betts for cor- (By United Press). the millions of (By United Press). dial assistance and to Pauline Pfund ‘Will you Eat Jess — wheat Washington, Apr Sl women & children Washington, April 10.—The senate | Mabel Miller and Wilma Skrief, the meat —~fats and sugar Liberty Logan ca‘;&);ilgiocon’{il:fixgimtfi behind our lines" military affairs committee today|highest among many other pupils in tha¢é we may still send. day at top speed. All doubt that the Goeobbn LPogshing| | made @ demand that the aircraft pro-| their record for the large amounts food in ship loads? $3,000,000,000 minimum would not . %| |duction be taken from the signal]Collected in the tag day comtest, 1 be oversubscribed has vanished. The WASTE NOTHING corps and given to one man to be ap-| _ The following excegpt from a fetter . campaign has developed into a run T itz e 2z | | pointed by the president (Continued on Page Four) | wwivas svaves room sss.riraatton | or the maximum amount. i