Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 19, 1918, Page 1

FOCH SPEAKS - VAGUELYSAYS | MILAN PAPER; | IS SATISFIED| “Wlll Do Sometlung More,” Is Stal?ent Accredlted to: &ench Leader. > Kaiser’s Guns Transform ‘Rhe- ims Into Ghastly Ruins; Cathedral Gone. (By United Press) Milan,: Italy, April 19:—“We: hold the Boche waves, but that is insuffi- cient, We will d¢ something more. Our reserves are still intact. I am satisfied with the progress of events,” General Foch said in an interview printed here. RHEIMS IS GHASTLY Paris, April 19.—The world famed city of Rheims is now only a wilder- ness of ghastly ruins, The arched roof of the celebrated cathedral is crumbling. It was one of the mosf| icturesque in the world. One hundred thousand shells, in- cluding incendiary proJentlles, fell into the city, fired by the German hordes. GERMANS BEING FLAYED (By . .United Press) Blocked 1n*the center in the Flan- ders drive, General von Hindenburg continues to flail away at the north- ern and southern flanks of .he wedge. ‘The only result in this pressure is ever growhlg the enemy casualty lists. A<. Everywhere' thée Getma!’l asoault are being beaten back:’ The French are assuming'a more domjnant part in the western front fighting, ap- pearing’ in the Flanders- battle and taking, the initiative btfore Amiens. The fightlng in Flanders appears to rise from thereffort by Hihdenburg) to seize strong “defensive positions along the La Basse canal. This would permit him to establish him- self firmly here and protect his left flank, while pushing forward toward Havehrouck Teutons Kill Comrades. With the British afield, April 19. —-Ten British tanks started an ,of- fensive this. morning and.the fright- ened Germans signalled for artillery. The German gunners poured shells right into their own infantry. Through rain squalls .and a cut- ting northeaster;’ the Germans kept| up the pressure on the Lys front. Hindenburg .attaches . much import- ance to the sector from- Mount. Kim- mel to -Bailleul,.a [front of three miles. Every man fightlng there is from the German hill country and General von Bernhardt, command- ing, is a renowned hill fighter. British cross. fire drove a bulge in- to the salient before St. Vendht, in- ficting Theavy losses to the enemy. The Germans are underfed and are surprised at the qua]ity of captured British rations.’ 72.000- Teutons Attack. = London, April 19.—Generdl Haig this morning reports that determined and costly enemy ‘assaults before iyenchy. and elsewhere : “‘only se- cured a limited footing in two points in ouir most advanced positions. Hos- tile.attacks south 'of Kimmel were :»repulsed 2 Seventy-two . thousand Germns successfully attacked on the (!iv Tench-St. 'Vcnant sector. ITALIA’N "‘FOOPS TO_START R FRENCH FRONT S00N Washington, April 19.—Italian troops will start soon for the French front to fight in Picardy with the British,; the Italian embassy offi- cially announced today. 2 v 'MINNESOTADRYSIN . STATE MEETING TODAY Minneapolis, April 19.—Minnesota Prohibitionists are holding their state. convention- at the West hotel today for the purpose of determining whether or not to affiliate with the National party, recently organized. ° Homer L. Castle of Pittsburgh, Charles J. Hall of Los Angeles and other nationally prominent temper- ance workers will speak. There will be a patriotic rally to- night. Representatives of many of state-wide dry organizations will Aresent five-minute greetings. The convention opens at 9 a. m/ Plans for the state-wide campaign cussed today after the party matters are disposed of. for the dry amendment will be dis-| is pinning the le. iGe Guerre on one ch tlx Bentall Gels ~Federal“Pen” | (By- Umted Press). . i Minneapolis,” *April 19:-, acob b Bentall, Socialist party candidate for governor of Minnesota, found guilty of causing insubordination in the United States army, was today sen- tenced to five year‘s in the federal penitentiary~;at Kart Leaw/enworth, Kan by-Zudge Page Morrl:, % g “Yeyt fT1 fr £5) 1 Peterson “Gets His.” : Minneapolis, { ~\April; . 19, ~— Judgef, Morris today®sentenced James Petér- son, candidate for the republican nomination tof United ' Stafes” sena-| tor, to four years in Fort Leaven- worth. He was recent.ly,found guilty of disloyalty. He signed Bentall's bond and perjured himself in swear: ing he had property worth $10, 000 and so scheduled. . Awaits Court Order. .St. Paul, April 19,-—-Sdcretary o State Julius Schimah said today tha% he would not remove ,Peterson’s name from the ballot antilstlite conrt orders it done L W, W. LAW UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT (Bys United r Press) v St. Paul, April19.—The Mumesota Supreme court today handed down:a decision holding ¢ the _state 'law against sabotage to be constitution- al. An appeal, will'be taken by &t. Lm‘x{,s county alleged members of the BROOKS APPRECIATES CAMPAIGN WORK IN THIRD LIBERTY LOAN To the members of the Liberty Loan committees and the citizens of Bemldji: “It is impossible for me to cxpress my appreciation of the “gonderfully enthusiastic support which has been given the Liberty Loan by the va- rious committees. It is not prac- tical for me to see every one and thank them personally for the‘great work which they did. For this rea- son, won’t each one of you, both wo- men and men, accept this as my per- sonal thanks for the tireless energy which each of you gave to the work? exgcutive committee, also, are re- sponsible for the complete and per- fect organization of the men’s forces. Thousands of dollars of additional bonds were sold through the work of the women under the direction of Mrs. A. P. White as chairman. The Commercial club very kindly donated Mr, Lamson’s entire time for the week and practically all the en- ormous amount of detail work has been handled by him in a most able rand conscientious manner. We must all realize, however, that we are fortunate in living in so loyal a community, and that even with the enthusiastic committees working, the success could not havt been at- tained had it not been for the true, loyal spirit and beautiful patriotism of every man, woman and child in this “The City of Enterprise” of which we are all always so proud. Yours sincerely, W. L. BROOKS, | County Chairman, | Third Liberty Loan. the Germnn at R VMurch 1 recetve the,.honms (.oulQ?rred on tnefii‘ n the-forefront: United Stgtes. Mr. Molander in particular, and the! i3 o of the America The Amexlcnn‘ Chy céreumny mgk p]ace RECO. DATIONS -, TOR MPROVEMENT OF WATER SYSTEM In 'nis’ report to (he city council F‘axgo filter system, and an englneer of 15, years . experience,. , makes the .. fo]lowing recommendatlons for the Antprovement of Bemldns water su] p ply: -1st. :That the; présent. well system be” continued only until a new source of supply can be developed and put into operation as outlined below. 2nd. he permanent waterworks plant. 8rd. That a gravtty pipe line be Iafd. from ‘@ criB intake located!at some sunable spot in Lake Irvine and; as! near; the, main channel of thie Missisippi river as possible. - A4thi ., 'l‘hat this gravlty pipe lige | © deliver water into’‘a’ sump; ‘or wél, ‘to be located on the site of the per- manent waterworks.® -1 7 5th. That the ultmmte develop- mgnt of. the -waterworks system-shall| include a'rapid echanical filfer plant ), ' thi ' 'That plans and specifications] be made for the completed plant in- cluding intake crib, intake pipe, fil- ter plant and changes in the pump- ing station, so that there will | be spmething definite to. \\'ork-ta in- pny partial construction work ' that' will haye.to. e done in order fto rellch thé présent condition. © Tth. That -the intake crib, grav- +|fity :pipe line and sump 'to he :con<} structed at once. —-8th. .That:the suction line.in the pump house ke reconstrutted as’fol-|1 lows: (a) The triplex pump remain connected to the well as at present, but itg ,suction be also construeted to thé new sump so that it can’ pump from the lake as welI as from the wells. 3 Y (b) That the booster pump ‘he al- so connected to the wells, to the lake supply and remain connécted to the elevated tank. Then this pump cah bé:uséd for ordinafy’ pumping as well as pumping for fire purposes. -|-This pump should also.have a relief valve and “suitable piping so that when hydrants are quickly shut off|- the main will not be in danger from water hammer. If the duplex pump is of any value, it should also have | suitable connections ‘made. (¢) “The triplex pump should be overhauled at as early date as is possible to do so. - s 9th. That a liquid chlorme plaut be installed”in conrectioh with rec- ommendation (7); to safeguard atd sterilize the lake supply as soon as it is ready for use. Whatever water it may be necessary to use from the lake to supplement the well supply will then be made perféctly safe. 10th. The location of the plant is material only as it affects. cost of copnects and attendance. A filter plant must have attention. The cost of attention is not to be weighed for an instant against the possible dan- ger of contagion from a poor water supply due to the lack of attention. The cost of three operators for one vear is not as much as the value placed on a single life. Therefore, it. can be shown that a single life is saved from death by water borne disease, all attendance is paid for nearly twice over. Three operators would cost $3,600 per year and it is said in this connection that one life is valued at $5,000. The Probable Cost. Mr. Anders outlines the probable cost of his suggestioned plant as follows: |Crib in lake............ $ 1,000.00 Water supply line...... 6,000.00 2,000,000 gallon filter plant . ....ienen sidi 40,000.00 Changing pumps ....... 2,000.00 $49,000. 00 He further figures out that the cost of one thousand gallons of pure water would then be only 10 cents. reuch Tgover nmom (nlmul ‘hrich these troopers f , StateSchuols ;rr: ABY Uui;ed'Pi‘ess; 'St.' Paul, April 19.—The Minnesota Public: Safety: commissionr today is- That a site be selected for sued to all school superintendents of the state to employ only American cmzens@ in the public, ,schpols.‘ - r$’l40 20018 LATEST' l:lBERTY LOAN REPORT 7 HORE 1 COMNG I ety .,a(p tbib] nfter}mon, . Secretary L.\mson of the Commercial club, who was secretaly of the Liberty Loan campaign drive, reported to the Pio- neer that up to that time the amount of bonds; subseribed ths,! ad passed through ‘TIis’ ' hands —‘amounted to $140 200. The quota for Bemidji was 1®i20i000] = There are yet seveml more reports tq be, heard from and the amount is expected to be several dollars more t]mn the r(-port now shows. PERSHING CALLS FOR MARINES 'PO GET ’EM (By United Press) Washingtén, - April- 19.—General Pershing sent over the’ call for more marines. The result'was the house military commlttee today voted to increase the corps 30 000 Q,o 75,000 men: i T WlTH H?S SAVIN 5 mem Ahfi'xch 7 423 . Fourth stréet is”an industrious lad of nine He is also a thrifty young- ster. He is also wearing a Liberty Loan button and he is the proudest boy in the city. Luman had a bank account, earn- ed and sayed solely by his own ef- forts of doing odd tasks. He saw the Liberty. Loan buttons and was de- sirous of wearing one. Mother was interviewed. There was strong ar- gument on son. She gave in, a $50 bond was purchased from the savings of the small man, he received his coveted button and is likewise drawing 414 per tent on his investment. RHINOW. YOST. RAHN ARRIVE IN BEMIDJI ON INSPECTION TOUR Adjutant General Rhinow of Min- nesota, Major John D. Yost, U. S. A, head of the recruiting service in the state, and A. A. D. Rahn, attorney for thd Crookston Lumber company, arrived in Bemidji over the M. & I railroad from St. Paul this morning and were met at the station by the Fourteenth Battalion band of Be- midji, the Honnd_n Hmne (‘,uar:] and (Commucd on Page Six) ;| right. now. ¥ T e ———— 9- gEAR -0LD PATRlOT Fcenter of: ke “tem. the part of' her young) | LIBERTY BONDS lN YOUR 'HOUSE- THAN THE j'KAlSER TROOP -__.._... Fl “It doesn't look l.o me as if many citizens' were interested in the ques- tion: of a water supply for the ecity. At least there-are. not many here, But ‘something has got to be done and it is up to the council to decide what is needed and see -that it is “one, - If we can’t'have what the re port suggests and recommends we'll have to take what we can get along witl We can get the full plans for a‘.propér plant and build the crib and intake and connect it up, then add the rest of what the plans call for when it can be better afforded. “If théré’s any one here who has any ‘suggestions or any plans either for or against, the time to speak is We don’t want anyone to keep still nnd then go away and knock.” Thus did- Mayor Vandersluis ex- press. himself at the adjourned meet- izg of the city council last evenin; when the report of the F. L. Anders, superintendent of the Fargo water system, was read hbefore. the ‘council. He had been secured ny the council to look. over the local water supply and: system and state his findings and make recommendations. The Problem in Brief. The whole matter resolves into just this: Bemidji is strongly-up against a water supply. In fiive years, three times the mRmount npw available will be necessary. The water supply is at present unreliable and wholly inadequate in quantity and quality and immediate action is imperative, ‘With the city facing a dangerous| situation in many ‘ways, there is Nymore to be considered as an added strain-on the supply, for the new ad- dition to Bemidji has absolutely no water supply of any nature. The Narmal school will also be a heavy drain on“tlie supply.” The park board will -now, commenee to use water freely.. .. Last summer the people of the city suffered from lack of water for lawns, and many gardens went out of business owing to the lack of water and the forbidding:ofi its -use except in limited quantity. The question.of .wells ‘or a Lake Irvine intake came up. The report; of Engineer Anders stated that the wells a8 have been, and are now in service, -are ‘unreliable. ~ Absolutely no guarantee of. their service can. be made. They have caused no end of trouble and thousands of dollars have been expended 'in mafntaining them and today they are worthless so far as, doing what. should he (lone for the city. Can’t Guarantee Wells. In sinking aswell, there js no guar- antee of its lengtli of 1ifé nor what will be encountered.- There is no guarantee that it will give water three weeks or three years. The present wells of the city are not do- ing what was expected and the re- port asserted that the surrounding basin of land in the vicinity of the wells was a settling point for insdni- tary conditions. The report asserted that. the settling of unwholesome moisture, etc., would" seek arteries under the earth and there was no manner of knowing whether they would - break - through underground into the water. strata that supplies the wells for use of Bemidji' people and in the households. To be perfectly blunt about it, the water -that is -supplied -by the wells is surface -water. Smart Favors Wells. Former Alderman Tom Smart took issue.on:the taking:gf water from the e I and.thesubse- .quent- m;bflshmé of - a-~filtér sys- He said it looked to him as if the Fargo engineer was merely 10ok- ing for a job. “Mr. Anders is not looking for a job,” retorted Mayor Vandersluis. “Mr., Anders came to Bemidji at the request of the city council to see what Bemidji needed and to give his opinion and suggestions as to what he thought should be done.” Mr. Smart asserted that Bemidji had the best water in the state and that a plentiful supply has always been available. Clark—*"“When running.” Smart—*Well, running the past been clogged up. The water pipe system was never completed. There are too many dead ends. The wells can be fixed up for about $5,000 and last for the next eight or ten years.” itself the wells were they haven't been year. They've Mavor Differs. Mayor Vandersluis—“That can't be done with Nymore and the new Normal school added. Mr. Warfield eays the wells ought to be pulled every three years and the cost would be about $5,000.” Smart—*Stoner, who put in water works, was against wells.” (The plant was installed about 13 or 14 years ago.) Mayor Vandersluis—*I call Mr. Anders incompetent. You've got to have plans for anything. We gent for him. You've got to get a the wouldn’t; ORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH RSYSTEN-FOR NEAR FUTURE, man Irom the outside. the same of any others. You've got to take someone's word. You've got to get an engineer, Those wells are in quicksand.” Smart—*‘Not-quicksand.” Mayor—*Mr. Warfield says they are and he. put them in.” No Water for Schools. Phillippi—*It was.only three or four years ago that we had & bill for the water plant of from $3,000 to $4,000. There's something got to be done. It can’t be done with- out money and it is up to the city. There was no water last summer and water had to be carried for . the schools. No water was in the Cen- tral school and the pupils had to go without.” “Business.” Savs Wedee. A. G. Wedge was asked for his views and he stated that he felt it You can sgy was a ‘purely business proposition. and that the future of the city would have to be looked after and done soon, that an adequate water supply would have to be provided. He thought the report a good one. He believed the taking of water from the center of Lake Irvine, where the river comes through, a most excellent idea, calling attention to the num- ber of large cities along the Missis- sippl river using the river for their water supply, while Bemidji was at the headwaters where the river is spring fed and not contaminated like it is further down. He offered to see that the money was forthcoming for the improvement of-installing the crib and putting”in an intake, it having been estimated tnat this would cost about $10,000. Clark—*'I1 would like to, ask you, Mr, Wedge, would you guarantee the wells if we put in any more?"’ “No, 1T would not guarantee any wells. Couldn’t do it,” replied Mr. Wedge. Business Shuts Down. J. J. Trask of the Bemidji Steam Laundry, 'the ‘only laundry in the city, narrated his wees-caused by the present haphazard water supply and conditions. He stated that only a couple of days ago.after.a fire he was obliged to. closes his place of business and send 11"employes home on full pay for theé reason there was no water. He said this was not un- usual. His place of business is also on a dead end of a main and the wa- ter accumulates dirt in the supply and he asserted that linens and other articles of wearing apparent sent to him couldn’'t, quite frequently, be washed spotless.. It also developed that ‘the Mark- ham hotel was greatly affected by the same dead end, a glaring piece of incompetency in installing. More Water Trouble. L. P. Eckstrum, superintendent of the water system, stated that he had been unable to flush hydrants when they were sadly in need, owing to lack of water. He stated that his opinion was that the city had thrown away money on wells. Wants It Right. Alderman Backus—*‘I'm for spend- ing $50,000 now or whatever s necessary, but no wells.” Former Alderman Lahr said he fa- vored securing plans for a filter sys- tem, make a start and complete the intake at the outset. He asserted that about three years ago it cost the city $4,000 to put the wells in shape when they were down and out. Mayor Vandersluis stated the wa- ter department could take care of the cost of the improvements. Others Urge Action, I.. B. Wilson, Thomas Johnson, .ar- chitect, and City Attorney Fisk al- so expressed themselves of the urg- ent need of suitable water and fa- vored the plans as suggested by the city council. On motion of Alderman Phillippi, seconded by Alderman Garlock, the city clerk was instructed to notify Engineer Anders to prepare plans for an adequate filter system for Be- midji, the intention being to con- struct the intake first, and expand as funds would permit. NELSON LEADS DRIVE ON ‘DESK GRENADIERS’ Washington, April 19.—The secre- tary of war has been asked in a reso- lution introduced by Senator Nelson of Minnesota and adapted by the Senate, to furnish a list of men to whom commissions in the army have been issued, but who have not been placed in command of troops. Acting Secretary Crowell, under a House resolution, has just made a re- port to the House showing there were 1,772 officers on staff duty in Washington.