Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 12, 1918, Page 1

'BETTER PHONE " the” Northwestern™ “Tetephone pany A g SERVICE WILL RESULT WHEN - PLANS MATEZE Plattlng of Rural Lines to ‘Be .Dpne, Wilk Show Ex- OBJECT 3'0 GONNEQT WITH ~BEMIDJI OFF lCE Northwestern Officials Prom- ise to Co-operate; Esti- mates to Be Made.. A conference of the officials of the rural- telephone companies in the territory of Southerm Beltrami coun- ty was held in the Commereial club rooms yesterday. About thirty of the officials of the different compa- nies were present and arrangements were made for a platting of the dif- ferent lines throughout this section of the county. These plats will be submitted to ‘the" officials of the Northwestern Telephone . company, ‘who will prepare-a map showing the rural telephone service as it exists at the.present time in ‘this section of the country. : To Outline System. When this work is done they will, in conference with the central com- mittee acting for the different com- panies and individual owners of the present lines, . outline a system of connected service which will permit of -their becoming a part of the Be- midji. exchange. At the meeting, F. M. Pendergast of the central -committee presided; and F. B. Lamson acted as secretary. The Northwestern. Telephone Ex- change compn.ny was represented at the conference by F. E. Lister, dis- trict commercial manager; F. E, Hannah, district plant chief; W. H. Dean, distrlct traffic. . chief, and George H. Bielitz, local manager of. . Will' Obtain Estimates. At the afternoon. session, the con- ference "was ‘addressed hy these offi= cials. - ‘Mr. Lister, in behalf of the comany, offered their services . in -~ studying and outlining-the systems of the different rural telephone com- panies: Mr. Hannah outlined in de- tail. how, in his judgment, ‘a prac- tical working trunk -line-should be constructed and the material enter- ing into the construction. A. W. Stott of the Bemidji Elec- tric company was present and-gav an estimate of the probable expense per mile. for matenal and construc- tion work. As a result of the conference, J.| Bernick, wore a suit of brown broad- W. Wilcox, of the central committee,. was authorized to secure from' Mr. Stott a definite estimate of the ex- pense of constructing a trunk line from' the city of Bemidji to the vil- lage of Puposky, and to ascertain the pro rata expense per town cover- ing the territory benefited by the construction of-such a line. -If pos- sible to secure the necessary funds, a contract will be let for the work and the line built and put in opera- tion the coming summer. CHICAGO LAW TO BAR CHINESE RESTAURANTS Chlcago, April 12.—Chicago’s Chi-|. nese colony was given a severe jolt when it was announced at the city ¢ollector’s office that many of them owning chop suey restaurants and other-eating places would have to go out of<business through inability to --obtain 'licenses. A new ordinance providing no city licenses be granted to:persons not citizens of the United States or de- clarants goes into effect May 1, and the city collector comstrues the law as meaning that all aliens must be turned away. There are scores of Chinese owning restaurants. FRENCH LIVING COST UP (By United Press) Washington,. April 12.—Cost of living and wages have risen fully fifty per cent in France since the war, according to the La Depeche, received here today. The workmen’s standard of living is better, his wages are better and he is spending money more freely. As a reésult, claims the paper, they are forcing up prices against them- selves and the nation in general. SCHOOLS MAKE FINE THRIFT STAMP DRIVE Yesterday was the first day of the thrift stamp drive in the Bemidji schools and the teachers are very much pleased over the splendid re- sults. The Junior high school sub- scribed for $318.80 worth and the Senior high school for $120. Many subscribed for the $5 stamps. com-1° MISS BERNICK BRIDE - OF R H. SCHUMAKER “‘bride is a charming young lady and is IRELAND PLANS FOR "~ SELF GOVERNMENT (By United Press) London, April.12.—The Irish con- vention report submitted here this anernoon shows_that the convention voted 44 to 17 that any conscription measure must’ be submitted to the Irish parliament before being forced. The plan for the self-government of Ireland was adopted 100 to 42. The parliament would consist of a tte of 64 t%eombers and the house 2! s tives of commerce and agreed to gUa 7 he unionists 40 per cent of the™: tion and direct taxatio: BEMIDJI SECOND TO DULUTH RECRUITING Duluth, April 12.—Direct . influ- ence of the attempt of the German army to crush the Allies’ defense on the western front is jbeing felt in the local office of the United States army, where an average of twelve men are--being handled -daily, pre- paratory to ‘shipment to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. = For the ten:day per- iod, the Duluth office is credited with shipping 117 men, of which forty-one of the number came from Duluth and the remainder from the outside dis- trict. Bemidji is second to Duluth, hav- ing enlisted thirty-three men for’the first ten days of April, while Su- perior comes third with twenty- seven. Virginia has sent eight men, Ashland " three, Brainerd three and Hibbing two. BUT THEY TOOK IT ‘Winona, Minn., April 12.—A boast that he had stored on: his premises four barrels of white flour, ‘which he defied any man to take from him. brought the arm of the state food administration down ' on =~ William Lassen, a Winona county farmer. The fliour has been returned to clrcula— tion The St Cloud Tlmes contuins the following social item which will be of interest to Bemidji people, as both parties -are well known here, the wedding taking place, Saturday morning: This morning-at 7:30 o’clock at the Cathedral rectory. occurred the quiet wedding of Miss Margaret Ber- ‘nick, .daughter of Mr. ‘and Mrs. Charles Bernick of this city, to Ray- mond Schumaker of Bemidji, Rev. Leo Gans officiating. The bride was attired in a navy blue broadcloth suit with hat to match and wore a corsage bouquet of sweet peas and roses. Her bridesmaid, Miss Corolla cloth and corsage bouquet of sweet peas. Francis Fearon, a brother-in- law of the bride, was best man. . The very well known here, having made her home here until last year, when she accepted a responsible position in the Schneider Bros. store at” Be- midji. She is a graduate of the lo- cal high school and attended St. Benedict's academy. Mr. Schumaker is engaged as cashier in the First National bank at Bemidji, where the happy young couple will reside after a brief trip. Mr. and Mrs. Schumaker left on the morning train on their honeymoon and have the heartiest congratulations of their = many friends here. HUNGARY HAS FOOD TROUBLES (By United Press) ‘Washington, April 12.—Austria- Hungary is afflicted with’ a horde of food profiteers and hoarders, accord- ing to Hungarian newspapers just received here. The government, they claim, .has proceeded against 194 persons in 31 cases of profiteering and hoarding. Many of the schemes for the securing of food are original. One man, a_printer of Budapest, carried on a flourishing business in food cards—which he had printed himself. He got two years. An- other man, a discharged soldier, took lodgings under false names and re- ceived cards for each name. When arrested he had 22 food cards and 16 false registration papers. MARINES LAND AT VLADIVOSTOK PORT (By United Press) Harbin, April 12.—American ma- rines landed at Vladivostok with British and Japanese. Editor’s note: The trouble over the landing of Japanese troops at this port. was occasioned by the fact that immense quantities of mu- nitions and supplies sold to Russia by the United States, Japan and the allies are stored there and not paid tor. - With the Russian revolution the stores were in danger of being seized and falling into the hands of the enemy and Japan took steps to protect her interests. ~America and the allies also took action to pro- tect their interests. bership in com- mons' which” would have full power of internal legislation, administra- en-' BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1918, YOUVE GOT. T0 BACK HIM!* ~ BY BUYING LIBERTY BONDS himself. ‘ways, but there are some which you must do for him if homes and your lives.are to be life, CANADIAN CITY IS SWEPT BY FLAMES (By United Press) swept by flames this morning. loss is estimated at $500,000. BELIEVE GERMANS STALLED | (By Unlted Press) ‘Washington; April to strategic advantages, but meeting stubborn 1esistance., Minneapolis, April 12.—W. in the primaries. have already filed. Mr. Washburn is a member of the present legislature and also served in the house in the sessions of 1901, 1905° and- 1911. HARRIS BROTHERS RESIGN AT SHIPYARDS 12.-——Bernard W. and Leo B. Harris have resigned their positions at Hog Island ship- yards because of criticism and are Minneapolis, April coming back to Minneapolis, told” their father, A. Harris, dispatch. “The boys telegraphed to me they are through there and would soon come home,” said the father to- “They said they resigned be- They tried to day. cause of criticisms. resign once before but were suaded to stay.” Bernard Harris was chief ot plies at the shipyard at a salary of $1,000 a month and Leo Harris a supermtendent of equipment under his brother. Senate committee investigations of the shipbuilding program led criticisms of the salaries paid to the men engaged at the yards. Harris in an interview in Philadel- phia recently said he and Bernard Harris had been asked to take charge of certain work and had dome the He said his brother_ was re- ceiving less money than he made last year in his own business in Minne- work. apolis, This soldler lad luoks as if ‘he is perfectly ‘capable of taking care of He can in a good many tected, perhaps at the cost of his He'll do his fighting: for lnmself Vermillion, Alta., April 12.—The main business district of the city was 12.—Military men here think the Germans are un- able to push their way to Calais. They are continuing to make prog- ress and will continue to do so owing ANOTHER AFTER me ‘Washburn has filed as a republican candidate for congress in the Fifth district, making the third entry in that district against Ernest Lundeen Senator William A. Campbell and Peter J. Youngdahl in a Whflm | TEUTONS AUSTRIA’S EMPEROR BELIEVES ‘ALSACE BELONGS TO FRANCE (By United Press) Paris, April 12.—Emperor Karl of Austria a year ago in a letter to his brother expressed his belief that France has a right to Alsace Lor- raine ‘and that the sovereignty of Belgium and Serbia should be re- stored. The letter has fallen into French premier’s hands. FOR BETTER ROADS (By United Press) Seattle, Wash., April 12.—Har- monization of the road laws and policies of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana for better results, and raising of the standard of the highway engineer to bring most practical results at minimum cost are being discussed by the delegates at- tending the meeting of the North- western Society of Highway Engi- neers, which opened a two-day ses- sion today. TWO STATES REPORT QUOTA ‘OVER THE TOP’ (By United Press) Washington, April 12. — Two whole states have reported “oversub- seribing their qunta of the leerty Loan, - "« > : COST OF I W, W, TRIAL A' CHICAGO ALREADY $25 000 the and for you, and in his spare ments he’ll do his own mending, but he can not feed himself, or clothe things | himself, or arm himself. That’s ¥ Chicago, April 12.—Cost of the your | your business. trial of I. W. W. meibers to date, pro+| Youw've got to buy him food'and|ynjieq ‘States District Attorney clothes and guns and the way to do it {s to buy bonds of the Third Lib- erty Loan. Clyde announced, has been nearly $25,000. The case opened on April 1, but,was supended for this week pending investigation of alleged ef- forts to influence jury men who have been tentatively selected. $30.000 FEDERAL AID FOR NEW ROAD IMPROVEMENT The county auditor of Crow Wing county is advertising for bids which the county board will receive on May 7, 1918, for the construction of twenty-two miles of State Road No. 7, between Brainerd and Jenkins. This section of road is part of the “Scenic Highway.” It touches the shores of eight beautiful lakes, and provides a road through places that at present have no road at all. The villages of Nisswa, Pequot and Jen- kins are on the route. Thirty-thou- sand dollars federal aid will be ap- plied on this work. SNEERED AT LOAN, JAIL SIX MONTHS New York, April 12.—For sneer- ing at the Liberty loan, Henry Schneider, a waiter, was sent to jail here for six months. He attended a loan rally in a theater and laughed derisively each time the sale of a bond was announced, according to testimony in & magistrate’s cburt. Sechneider came from- Germany #our years ago and admitted he had:not taken out first citizenship papers. SPECIAL OFFICERS SEIZE WHISKY AND MACHINE NORMAL WORK PROGRESSING Asked how things were progress- ing at the site of the new Normal school, Tom Smart, contractor for the hauling and excavatlng said, “Bverything going fine.” The work of digging the basement is being pushed. PUSH GARDEN CAMPAIGN (By United Press) Appleton, Wis.,, April 12.—Outa- gamie county has started in on a vigorous war garden drive this year. The County Council of Defense is dis- tributing 5,000 copies of the war vegetable gardening primer from the National War Garden commission, Washington. to heip all the city farmers in this section who are out to increase the nation’s food supply through the back yard and vacant lot. The indications are that there will be little “slacker land” around here this spring and summer. William H. Zuehlke. secretary of the County Council of- Defense, is pushing the campaign and calling on everyone to get busy with the hoe and the spade. LAST HONOR PAID TO PRIVATE OLSON The funeral of Private Floyd Ol- son was held yesterday afternoon from the Presbyterian church, Rev. Lester P. Warford officiating. The regular military ceremony was car- ried out, the Bemidji Home Guard participating. The body was ac- companied to the cemetery by this organization, where a volley was fired over the grave. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. The deceased, who was 19 years of age, was the son oI Mr. and Mrs, C. H. Olson of Island Lake. At the time of his death he was stationed in a training camp in New Jersey, hav- ing enlisted in the Twentieth engi- neers last January. He was born in Park Falls, Wis,, and came to Be- midii when he was a year old. He made his home here and attended the local schools until a few years ago. when he moved to Island Lake with his parents. He had gone through the preliminary training at camp and was ready to go across to France, when the final physical ex- amination showed that he had con- tracted scarlet fever, which later de-! veloped into pneumonia. Besides” his parents, he leaves a sister, Mrs. J. C. Seeley of Sacra- mento, Cal.,, who, together with her husband, came to attend the funeral, and a.bvetker, Ed Olson, of this city. - et VO wmieceTalERl. e v e s o o el b T e The are D. Brainerd, Minn., April 12.—One of the biggest hauls in the dry In- dian county was made vy Special Officers E. G. Boyd, Adolph Reed and .J J. Crowell when they over- hauled two Austrians in Bay Lake township as they were trying to run the blockade into dry territory. One hundred and eighty quarts of whisky and a new six-cylinder car were captured. The Austrians es- caped. they that per- 1¥IRp sup- S T o S o0 e A S, e o i -5, B S Tl was to Leo /Invest in Liberty- Wear this B 't‘tqn_' ORTY-FWE CENTS PER MONTH T0 EXTEND _ NORTH AND SOUTH - | ON FLANDERS LINE; PRESS ON (By United Press) The battle on 'the = twenty-mile front ‘in Flanders is expected hourly to spread northward to Ypres and southward toward the Picardy line. In Flanders, like in Picardy, the British center gave way, the wings holding. The fltteen-mfle stretch, ‘LaBasse to Arras, separates these fronts, The British are holding on to Vimy ridge, retarding the German advance in Picardy on acgount of its height and advantageousness against Hin- denburg's attenuated lines of com- municetion. The German assault upon Vimy ridge is looked for mo- mentarily. In the Flanders drive, Ypres is only three miles from the enemy right flank. Ypres was never taken by the Germans although they rushed past north and south of the city in 1914 advances. Ypres is the last city between Hindenburg and chan- nel ports. Swiss reports say that Hindenburg was slightly wounded by ‘a bomb from an allied airplane. American Labor to Fight. London, April 12.—‘“American la- bor is ready to extend the hand to German labor when peace is signed but not before,” said James Wilson, American laborite.”” “Until then,” he continued, ‘“we will spend the last dollar and shed the last drop of blcod for Americanism.” Fighting is Lessening. With the British afleld, April 12 —Fighting in the viginity of Armen. tieres appears to be dying down. British Turn On Foe. London, April 12.—The British stopped after retiring six miles south of the Ypres and ‘made a stand against the Germans, completely re- pulsing them, NO HIDING.BEHIND SCREENED WINDOWS Eveleth, Minn., April 12,—The city eouncil, at'a special session, re- considered the adoption of the or- dinance regulating the business of selling soft drinks, especially the section relaing to the removing of ob- structions in windows which do not permit a clear view of the interior. The order provides that any placoe of business.licensed as a so-called soft drink parlor, shall be so ar- ranged as to permit a clear view of the interior from the sidewalk and that no curtain, screen or other ob- structions shall extend to a greater height than five and one-half feet from the level of the sidewalk. All members of the council present voted in favor of the resolution and the ordinance was signed by the mayor. WAR_LABOR BOARD WILL BE ORGANIZED NEXT WEEK Washington, April 12.—The Na- tional War Labor board, created by proclamation of President Wilson, will convene within the next week for organization. The board will not sit continuously, it is announced. but will only meet at the call of Secretary Wilson as labor disputes arise for consideration. Controver- gles will be referred to the board only after all other means of settle- ment have failed. PNEUMONIA SEVERE; DODGE DUST CAUSE Camp Dodge, Iowa, April 12.—An extremely virulent type of pneumo- nia apparently has developed at Camp Dodge, and fifteen deaths have heen reported in the past week. Frank Ramsay of Orion, Iowa, was the last victim. Dust which has been prevalent at the camp for the -past month s blamed by some of the medical offi- cers for the outbreak of the disease, the first of a serious nature since the cantonment opened. Autopsies performed showed the lungs of the victims had been filled with dust particles. About 30 per cent of the cases are provlng fatal. Pus forms in the lungs and the infection then spreads over the entire body. Deaths have hastened plans for oiling all roads of the cantonment. and officers are urging = that all drill grounds be oiled. Men with colds are being segre- gated in separate sections of -the bar- racks, and all men suspected of be- ing infected with pneumonia are im- mediately ordered’ to” the base hos- pital. Commanding officers have been ordered to warn their. men against exposure after drill, el |