Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 17, 1918, Page 1

- K v - YANKEE FLIER. “"that general. presented " NO. 89.. VOLUME X VI BRINGS DOWN “FOEANDGIVES ~ HUN CIGARET "Bug; Enemy Over. American Aero Field; Becomes Fuss- ed; Does Honor. ANOTHER DOWNS SECOND PLANE; RECEIVE CROSSES Haig Répo_rta Line Completely Restored; Counter Attack Retakes City. (By United. Press) With the Americans afield, “April 17.—Two. American aviators brought down two German airplanes, their first, which flew over the American aeroplane ' field. ~After “bagging’ one of the Teuton tilters which came down inside the allied line, one of the young American aviators became tussed, drew out a package of cigar- ettes and gave each of the occupants of the gaptured plnne one of the smokes. 3 The young flier who pulled this novel stunt was Allan Winslow, age 22 years, of Chicago, and his feat was performed Sunday. He maneu- vered around his adversary after shooting him down and finally ofler- ed the ciggrette. The other victor - was Douglas Campbell of California, who also brought dgwni:anieniemy craft over the aero field,” he getting under his foe and shooting upward. The feats so impressed the French each * the Cross. de Guerre. Sammies Clean Germans. With the American armies afield, April 17.—Two American patrols crosséd No Man’s.Land last night and cleared out German machine gun positions, They found the enemy gone. The weather is damp and cold. British Retake City. London, ‘April’ 17.—General Haig zflay reported that the British had ‘ecaptured Metern, and the situation there completely restored. “West of Wyschaete last night we successfully counter attacked,” says the report. ‘“East of Ypres, on ac- count of the enemy progress along the Lys river, the British deliber-/| ately and without interference with- drew to a new line south of Arras. Our line is‘completely restored.” SAYS FULTON-WILLARD BOUT ASSURED ST. PAUL (By United Press) St. Paul, April 17.—F. E. Fergu- son, manager of the St. Francis ho- tel, today unqualifiedly claimed that the Fulton-Willard bout will be fought here. REEL'S PEACE PROPAGANDA 1S PRONOUNCED DANGEROUS Washington, April 17.—The paci- fist character of the propaganda con- ducted by George Creel’s conmittee on public information ,is pronounced by the national committee of patri- otic societies a serious danger to the nation. In a statement sent to the 42 patriotic societies and to govern- ment publicity agencies the commit- tee says: —~= “Unless the government quickly awakens to the realization that it must interpret the war in terms easily appreciated by the people it will never receive the undivided sup- port which is essential to victory. Assails “Highbrow” Material. “While the government is. issuing tons of ‘highbrow’ material printed in. such unattractive form that no one will read it, the German propa- gandists are getting in their work thé people who make up the vast ma- jorit¥-of our population. “William Mather Lewis, executive segretary of the national committee, ports thet the Germon daily is ‘becoming more active and effective among the negroes in the south, and that no intelligent cam- paign is being carried on to combat it. “Reports from western states in- all over the United States among|e influence ! BUMPER MINNESOTA _ CROPS IN PROSPECT ~St. Paul, April 17.—Minnesota crop conditions are excellent. Seed- ing is well advanced in every sec-: tion. Estimated increase of 25 per cent. in what acreage is conservati Farmers are evincing their 100 per cent patriotism in enthusiastic re- sponses’ to the government’s appeal for maximum production of food. Indications in every section of the state are for record-breaking yields of ‘all food crops on the largest acre- age ever planted in the-states Only two needs are cited now, that of moisture in some localmes, and of farm labor, for which wages as high as $75 a month are being offered. WOULD HAVE MILITARY * DEAL WITH TRAITORS, (By- United Press) ‘Washington, April 17.—The sen- | ate military committee today began hearings on the Chamberlain bill to turn spies and propagandists over to the .military authorities, - The civil authorities _are planning to testify that on numerous tjnes enemy propa- gandists slipped through civil law nets. These will testify that.laxity of judges have contributed to this condition. GERMANS SACRIFICE *MEN IN ADVANCE (By TUnited Press) With the British afield,-April 17. —Generals von Armin and von Quast are continuing their drive to- ward Hazebrouck and are’suffering heavy losses. - Apparently ‘the only enemy gains- in the past 24 hours have been at Wytschaete which the Germans occupied-last night. Brit-] against this-city~which they probably retake, TURKS TAKE CITIES (By United Press) Constantinople, April 17.— (Offi- cial)—The Turks have taken Batum and Seli. A A AAAAA AN AANAPANAANAAAAN, CITIZENS ARE URGED TO HEAR WATER REPORT F. L. Anders, superlntend- ent of the water works system * of Fargo, and the man who su- pervised its installation, has ,made his report on the ‘water works system of Bemidji, he having been brought here for ° an inspection by the city auth- ities. The report will be presented at an adjourned meeting of the council tomorrow night, the adjournment having been tak- en specially for this purpose. K Mayor C. W. Vandersluis is asking and urging all business men and others interested to be present when the report is read, that they may know the progress' that is” being made towiard furnishing \Bemidji with an adequate and satisfac- tory . water supply dicate that the I. W. W. is gaining heavy headway with the Italian population. The national commit- tee urges that instead of holding patriotic rallies which are attended by those already aroused, emphasis be placed on carrying the message to those who need it. g “The soapbox speakers on the cor- ner, or the automobile speaker at the crossroads will give this country many times the service that the au- -ditorium orator does. Hun Here Dangerous. “The German offensive in the west fensive German in America. It is high time that our citizens took their coats off and hegan fighting in earnest this creature who spits on our flag, ridicules our institu- tions, and cunningly poisons the minds of our people. The citizens; are ready. They merely wait lead- *have had our full quota of and pussyfooting Our boys on the western and we will | die in vein if we do not | start a movement that will quickly end the work of the German secret army in America. “What is needed in Washington is a group of men who understand hu- man nature.” 1 days nlghts front are bheing killed, let them i - ¢, ] . - THIRD LIBERTY LOAN Third Liberty Loan = Bonds will bear date of May 9, 1918,! and mature in 1928. In,terest—A% % per’ annum, 3 begins to run May 9, 1918,) payable September 15 an § March 15. £ Payment” Dates—All oash’ ¢~ by May 4, or 5% by May 4, 20% by May-28. 36% by ‘July" 18, 40% by August 15. Denominations—$50; - $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,- 000 either coupon or. regis- tered. d - Exemption—Same emption as bonds of loan. Convertibility—41 % bonds * will not be convertible into subsequent issues. First and Second Liberty Loan Bonds are convertible into 41 bonds of the Third issue.’ - All banks -have circulars with complete details. i tax ex- | second ish troops are reported advancing_ o STATE JEWELERS HEAD COMPLIMENTS BARKER -WHO WAS AN OFFICIAL At the annual meeting of the Min- nesota Retail Jewelers’ association, held at the Raddison hotel, Minne- apolis, .President Winter, in his an- nual address, paid a high compli- ment to Lieut. E. A. Barker of Be- midji, executive officer of the bat- tleship Massachusetts, who had just been elected secretary of the state body. In the course of his remarks, Presi- dent Winter said: “Earl Barker, who we might say was drafted by us to be our secretary, was called upon a ;short time after- wards ‘to do his bit.” We are ex- tremely proud to know that he was our secretary, although only for a short time. We are also overjoyed to know that his great ability has been appreciated in so substantial a way. We all know Mr. Barker has been placed second in command of the battleship Massachusetts, and I want to say that no one was more proud than ‘Dad’ Barker, who show- ed me several photos taken on the Massachusetts showing our former secretary surrounded by officers and men; about one thousand in all. We hope to have Mr. Barker back with is no more dangerous than is the of-fus again after the war.” HUNGARIAN CABINET WILL RESIGN. REPORT ' (By United Press) Copenhagen, April 17.—Hungar- ian Premier Wekerle and caninet will resign, it.is reported today. Czernin's Successor. Amsterdam, April 17.—It is re-| ported that Baron Stephen Burian von Rajecz, former Austro-Hungar- ian foreign minister, has been ap- pointed to succeed Count Czernin, recently resigned foreign minister. BUSTED. B’ GOSH! - WENE CLEIN —yp [HROUGHTHETOP. WHAT I’ L TELL | BOLSHEVKI DEMAND LIBERTY LOAN fes THERMOMETER 105.000— 67.950—| 9th St. DELIVERY OF COSSACKS (By United Press) Tokio,,April 17.—Bolsheviki lead- ers on the’ Manchurian-Siberian bor- der have delivered an ultimatum to the Chinese authorities demanding the delivery of Cossack Leader Zim- inoff and disarming of his force. The Chinese have refused. The Bolsheviki bombarded the railway station on the Manchurian border, the' shells falling short. 1 CITY COUNCIL WIL HEAR WATER REPORT: At the meeung of the city council Monday evening, when the matter of appointing a superintendent of the water system came up, it was decided to await the report of F. L. Anders of Fargo, which is expected . to ar- rive some time today. For that reason, the council took an adjournment until Thursday eve- ning when the report will be pre- sented to the council, read and dis- cussed. REPORTED GREEK SHA CROSSED ST STRUME RIVER (By United Press) London, April 17.~—British head- quarters at Saloniki today reported that the Greeks have crossed the Strume river above Lacthonus and occupied five towns and that the Brit- ish have occupied two villages. TWO0 MORE ENLIST IN SERVICE: ENTRAIN TODAY Two more men left today in an- swer to the colors, Sergeant Foucault sending William Hendrix to the medical service and Olaf Heugland to the coast artillery. Both went to Duluth for assignment. OFDRAWINGZLED; FIFTH WARD MEN'S TEAM WINSHONO" - ,/\ GOAL IS IN SIGHT EXTRA! Bemidji Is Over The Top ForUncleSam Late this afternoon it was an- nounced that Bemidji had oversub- soribed her Liberty Loan quota of $120,000. Tonight at 8 o’clotk, Uncle Sam will move from the corner of Bel- trami avenue and Third street to the Union station, and will be placed aboard the 11 o’clock M. & I. train, For Washington, ticketed to Secre- tary of Treasury McAdoo and carry- |{ing the message of Bemidji’s loyalty. The guard will be out, the band will be out and every man, woman and child in Bemidji should be out. Ccme on and get in the big blow- out. Sec Uncle Sam start on his journey to Washington. WINNIPEG KIDDIES COMING FOR RETURN: ARE PRIME FAVORITES Again, those sprightly Winnipeg Kiddies. They are coming to Be- midji on a return engagement for the benefit of the Canadian recruit- ing mission and will appear at the Grand theater Tuesday, April 23, in an entirely revised entertainment, the cast being greatly streng(hened in some respects. There will be Jackie Finesilver, the diminutive comedian; talented little Elizabeth Swanson; the Holmes Twins and other favorites, all under the direction of Mrs. R. G. Holmes. The company travels in its special car, the children attending school under a speclal instructor daily in their school on wheels. The pro- gram will be patriotic throughout and said to be much improved. The company is enroute west. AMERICAN IS W WOUNDED Ottawa, Can:, April 17.—~THe Can- adian casualty list contains the namféof “‘Gedrge Boucher, Red Lake Fall§, Minn., wounded.” R e Because of the incompleteness of the reports from the different wards and ‘the very short time the execu- tive committee had to check up the returns, the ladies’ committee of the First ward was. given credit by the executive committee for having sold only $1,660 in bonds, whereas the correct amount was $11,650. The executive committee regrets exceed- ingly that the correct amount was not reported the first night. The Fifth ward men's team secured $7,150 in the Liberty Loan campaign vesterday and had the honor of pull- ing Uncle Sam some distance on his journey to Berlin, he stopping for a rest at the corner of Beltrami av- enue and Third street, with only two more blocks to go before he boards the train at' the Union depot. The number of subscribers was 13. The indicator on the Liberty Loan thermometer for Bemidji shows $90,- 000 and the goal is $120,000, Be- midji's quota, It will take more hard work to reach that allotment but Bemidji can do it and go over the top. 1If possible, it is hoped to land Uncle Sam at the depot tomor- row night and a few" good pushes will do the business. All who have not helped shonld lose no time in lending their aid, 2 Sneak to Assessors. County Chairman W. L. Brooks of the Liberty Loan” campaign and County Auditor J. L. George spoke to the assessors of the county yester- day afternoon, the assessors having been called in to receive their books and listen to instructions as to their work before commencing the spring assessment, Mr. Brooks outlined the Liberty Loan and urged his: hearers to help the government andido all in their power to induce otlers to do their bit. Mr. George reiterated the neces- sity of the success of the Liberty Loan and urged the assessors to wake up their communities to a thorough realization of what the present crisis means. Guards Escort Uncle Sam., Prior to the ceremony of escorting Uncle Sam to the $90,000 mark, the Fourteenth battalion band marched up Beltrami avenue, heading a .de- tachment of the Fourth Minnesota infantry and the Home Guard com- pany of Bemidji, rounds of applause greeting the band and guardsmen all along the line. Hats Came Off. Several selections were played where Uncle Sam was standing and at the first notes of the Star Span- gled Banner there was an uncover- ing of heads on the part of the huge crowds lining the walks. Chief Rip- ple was preserving order and hap- pened to notice a group of four men interestedly watching the band play. “Take off those hats, there,” snorted the chief qointing to the group and four hats were quickly removed. | GERMAN BATTLE PLANE IS BROUGHT DOWN NEAR PARIS Paris, April 7.—(Ofi'1mal)—A German battle plane was brought down 50 miles northwest of Paris, it ‘'was announced today. TENTATIVE PROGRAM OUTLINED FOR N.M.D. A. ASSN JUNE 7 AND § The tentative program for the summer meeting of the Northern Minnesota Development association, to be held at Walker on June 7 and 8, has been completed and promises a combination of recreation and en- joyment in one of the most favored localities of the state from an out- ing viewpoint and the practical in the shape of improved land clearing demonstrations, discussion of sheep raising and other paramount issues before the husbandman of Minnesota today. The Twin Cities will be represent- ed on the program and short talks on their relations to Northern Minne- sota as a tonriet Meera will be made. The State Automobile association will also be represented and an ad- dress by a prominent official of that This makes 39 men sent from the|organization is being arranged for. Bemidji recruiting station thus far Efforts are being made to secure this month. a speaker who can give a compre- . k2 - —t s v s cempaci hensive idea of just what the tourist expects when he visits a new field of receration, and correspondence is now being had with prominent rec- reatfon bureaus in the south. The Ten Thousand Lakes Associa- tion of Minnesota will be discussed and the plans of that newly created organization made plain in an ad- dress by J. K. West of Detroit. D. E. Willard, development agent of the Northern Pacific, Senator J. H. Baldwin of Frazee, Secretary E. W. McMahon of the St. Paul asso- ciation, and Major E. B. Lynch of the Fourteenth battalion, Home Guards, Park Rapids, are among the speakers already listed for the big gathering. The complete program will be published within a week. Meanwhile, auto parties are being planned/in the Twin Cities, Duluth and othér parts, with Walker as the object point when June '7-8 comes around.