Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 25, 1918, Page 1

i | lLLlNOlS STATESMAN AISO SCORES TOWNLEY War Secretary Termed “Half Socialist, Half Pacifist,” Others ‘Economic Fakirs’ ‘Washington, April 25.—A vehem- ent attack upon President Wilson and some of the members of his offi- cial family by Senator Sherman of Illinois, Republican, marked the last day of unlimited debate in the Sen- ate on the Overman . bill, which would give the president - general ‘powers for re-organizing government agencies during the war. R In a long speech opposing the measure and asserting that the ex- ecutive had not properly: used au- thority already possessed, the Illinois senator. criticized: particularly = Sec- Tetaries Baker and Wilson, Post- master General Burleson and George Creel, chairman of the committee on publlc information. He declared the president had surrounded¢ himself ‘with Socialists and should »‘'scatter the bunch of economic fakirs and howling dervishes’” now in office. " Makes Plea for Bill. Senators Ransdell of Louisiana and McKellar of Tennessce, Democrats, spoke for the bill, urging many d partments are working at cross pur- TOWNLEY REPRESEN ~HURS. 57y S SRERMAN Washington, “April” opb preparation of ‘thé draft act in the Overman bill .debate. '™ - “Mr. Townley informed the ‘authorities he was -strictly loyal,” ‘Senator Shermah -con- tlnued “He was trying to res* cue the people from'the mibn. opolies of the Northwest. He= masquerades as the represen- * tative of the farmers, ‘but in reality Mr. Townley 'represénts “~pro-German. influence and he His only assét has heen ]anguage Fxn A 1i. 3 posés under: the .iwr.esent peacé time system. ’ Launches. His Attack,’ ““There is some company tfi'e presi- dent associates with himself,” Sena- tor Sherman declared, “v?nch given me more- reason for distrust. ~ His secretary of war,. Mr. Baker, is half (Continued on Psze Eight): L e . sponsibilities. JUDGE FISK UPHOLDS BEMIDJ} PATRIOTISM; 1 DEUVERS ?HQT’ REBUKE 'people, is that, just loaking out and which occurred. in the dining rcom of the Markham:hotel Tuesday morn- -some of the best known men in the the.concern, and F. P. Hixon, presi- dent of the board of directors, in Bemidji on a tour of thq big com- pany interests in this part of the state, were seated at breakfast, ,Whlle they were dining, in walk- ed Judge Fisk, city attorney of Be- midji, who seated himself alone at a table not far distant from where sat the Minneapolis party. . Presently a traveling man enter- ed and was shown a seat at the same table where sat the judge. He gave his order and it was served. “Do you care for sugar?”’ asked the young waitress of the salesman He did. The Sugar. was ‘brought in its ‘small receptacle, same as is in vogue here -in obedience to the “govern- ment’s food .commission mandate. 'Iflmlelan the explosion, such a hotel,” sputtered the traveling man. “Can't get a thing to eat in a town. like -this "D such a_hotel up here in the woods. Reg- ular’ brush stuff,” and then some more hlanks, - " What was said coyld be distinctly heard {n the dining reom. Judge Fisk jumped:to his feet, threw down his napkin and snorting at his’'best addressed -himself to his fellow diner somewhat thusly: “You blankety blankety disloyal pup you, I wounldn’t eat at the same table with you,” and off he went to another table. Mr. Carpenter a(terward inquired was and was told, the best ‘“calling’” Q man get and-they certainly nvprecu,ed And that’s | why. . the ‘ineident Thm:ber Lewis, the youthful So- cialist: orator, taken lntohustody on « federal warrant at Wilton Tuesday evdnlnz as he was preparing to de- “educationa]’”’ the: topic. “Environment;” has been |'released on bond to have a hearlng next Monday Morris Kaplan-went on the bond‘ of the young lad, as Mr. Kaplan |- knew the father of the boy, one time candidate for governor, and took the. view, that the boy’s youth: did not bring him to a.full realization ‘of re- However, Mr.- Kap- lan gave the young man ‘Some sound fatherly advice. ~ He informed him that a condition of him becomlng a bondsman ~would" be -that ‘no more such lectures :be delivered by him in Beltrami county, that this was {.war ‘time for the United States, and that alljshould take a patriotic view of .what 1t means to the United States and help preserve the govern- mentnwhlch is the home country of us .l i N GUARD TO VISIT KELLIHER, BLACKDUCK AND TENSTRlKE SUNDAY; BAND WILL PLAY Bilackduck, Kelliher and Tenstrike -will be invaded Sunday by one of the most impressive aggregations ever ln those places, when nearly 100 mem- bers of the Home Guerd and the <rack Fourteenth battalion band and the medical corps of the ba‘talion will make a trip to those places for the purpose of organizing Home Guard squads. There will 70 of the guard, 30 members of the bard and 15 mem- bers of the medical corps and the = trip will be made by autcs. Start at 10 o’Clock. The big fleat of curs will : tart from the city hall at 10-o’cleck and aside from the military there will be re- cruiting ufhc'als and- other govern- ment officials on the trip. All cars will be parked on the Min- nesota avenue side of the city ball. In case of rain the trip will be called off. The autos will all be shown a place by the committee and they will be expected to keep that place throughout the trip. If a car has an accident, it will drive to one side and let the others pass so as to pre- ent mix-ups. The autos will keep ‘about fifty feet apart each while on the road. Donors of Cars. Sergt. J. P. Brandt was detailed to secure cars for the trip and every _ome approached was more than will- ing to accommodate the Home Guard, the list-being as follows: Frank S. Lycan, A, P. White, Judge J. F. Gib- ‘bons, John Kroon, T. J. Burke, John A. Daltcn, B. W. Lakin, A. A. Lord, George Kreatz, Jacob Goldberg, Dr. Richardson, Joe Morris, Dr. J. T. Tuomy, Dr. A. V. Garlock, Frank Pogue, Frank Ripple, E. E. McDon- ald, William Robinson, W, F. Mar- cum, Paul Winklesky, C. W. Jewett, Louis Eckstrum, J. W: Wilcox, O. H. Manaugh, E. J. Letford, Reynolds & Winter, Gill Brothers, Dr. G. M. Palmer, George T. Baker; Scott T. Stewart, G. E. Carson, J. G. Ryan, J. P. Lahr, J. P. Brandt, Archie Naugle, Ed French, Dr. E. H. Smith, Frank J. Koors, J. L. Elwell, Paul Foucault, Iver Iverson, Robert L. Given, A. E. Rako, A. B. Palmer, Olof Ongstnd, John Falls. Itinerarv of Trin. The party will leave the city hall promptly at 10 o’clock Sunday morn- ing, arriving at Kelliher at 12:30 p. m. Leave Kelliher at 2:30 o’clock, ar- rive at Blackduck 3:15 o’clock. Leave. Blackduck 4 o’clock, arrive Tenstrike 4:30 o’clock. Leave Tenstrike 5 o’clock. All citizens of Bemidji are re- quested to join the party, ready to leave promptly on time and have cars decorated with flags and bunting. - ing, and it certainly-made a hit with, address, on | N. \\ shingon \\hew she s tenchln diers who réturn from, “over ther,e." J T Opsnhls reelgnatlon as a mem{her -of the legislative committee was ‘presented and accepted by “the] Comuiercial ;club at the mnoon . ‘day "Mr. = Opsahl luncheon :Wednesday. - n, nomina~ hag fled for the republi tion” as legislative member‘from BeL g trami county smdents An turn. will_become instrud tors’ for (he. wounded and Dlinded sol- 5 ed Artist, las opened %Ilgnl In omen thie art of weaving. The rst the wounged will take up wesv- i8 amusement., Later: it will lend e Home Guard this morning menced a ‘‘house cleaning” in Befildfl for the purpose of roundlng up kil strangers and idlers with the : ining . th '| the drive began, the men being, toll- aré ‘being prenared, ay, with a sibility of a nation-wide strike and tigup iof telegraph lihes, after unfon men openly declare their union affili- ation’Bunday. Kone kamp says union men have been discharged in large numbers’ in| cities ingluding nine in the Fargo, .. Dy, ‘office for. union aflmatlons H HERE’S -CHANCE T0 JOIN - STATE NATIONAL GUARD > Recrun.s are ‘wanted by Captain K. A, Franklin for the Fourth Reg- ulars, M. N. G. He desires volan- ! teers, able bodied men, who will not be affectéd ‘by the draft call.” This openjng ocours as a result of his men bein% called oy the draft, many of them being between the ages o!‘ 21 and 81 i Tm YOUR BUTTONS The members of the men’s solicit- ing committees for the Third Liberty loan are requested to turn 'in all their .unused buttons to F. B. Lam- st;ni) sacrat_ary of the® Commercial cluf NEW MEMBERS VOTED "INTO COMMERCIAL CLUB | l At the meeting of the Commercial club yesterday noon the following were voted into membership: A. O. -Akre, ‘A. L. Barker, J. Bisiar, Be- midji Jewselry Co., Herbert Carver, William Chiehester, Dr. J. ‘W. Died- rich, R. O. Dennis, Dr. W. K. Deni- son, O. Erickson, John Dahl, D. H. Fisk, A.4Nv Gould, C. F. chks, Ho- ganson Bros., A. H Kleven, R. W. Koepp, Thorwald Lunde, P. G. Mur- phy, Clarence Neilson and Thomas B. Newton, The matter of drawing up a reso- lution approving of the rural tele- phone companies operating lines in territories-that will not conflict was referred to, the traffic and highway committee: with power to act. FIRST BASEBALL GAME OF SEASON TOMORROW The first baseball game of the sea- son will be played tomorrow after- noon at Athletic parky; when the high school team meets a team of picked: players styling the All Stars. The contest is to.give the new high school team its first game in actual competition and somie of the old timers of Bemidji will play against the youngsters, the latter said to be a fast aggregation. Fifty. per cent of the proceeds will go to the Red Cross, and the admis- ston will be 25 cents. The game will be called at 5:30 o’clock to al- low everybody an apportunity to at- tend. ed off in squads ‘apd.sent to various parts. of the business dlsmct and city::s Hotels,” whic usually ‘accom- modate’ “floaters ~Nigitors’ were called. upon and, 8 were plck- ed up and br ‘the city hall, where they Wi btore Captain Swinson and quea ones ‘Nearly all of thi en were not in possession of leg tds and they ‘were given fi advice to here- after carry lh%fi some instances, where it was ai#érted registry cards had been left in hotel - rooms, a guardsman was detailed: to accom- pany the draftee and secure the necessary_ identification., Names and #ddsesses,"were taken and notation made of answers to questioning. Between 15 and 20- .were run throngh the mill and . instructions given where needed. .- One of the men rounded up proved to be a deserter from Clearwater county and he was taken to the coun- ty jail. ; SCREENS ORDERED FROM SOFT DRINK PARLORS Pursuant to an order from the public saféty commission/ the Home Guard today notified all proprietors of soft drink “parlors to remove, the screens . from their windows, . per- mitting a clear view of the interior from the sidewalk. This is an order simllar to the one issued in Duluth and in several cities on the range. PAPER SAYS NOBILITY WAS NAUGHTY; COUNT BEGINS LIBEL ACTION (By United Press) hagen, April 25.—Chancel- ing has commenced libel ac- st the Deutsche Zeitung, e newspaper said Foreign Ministéts Kuehlmann and Czernin, during the Roumanian negotiations, acted improperly. The paper said Kuehlmann and Czernin were often seen with women of questionable standing and that Count Czernjn visited ‘leg shows” and on one occasion insulted a “high born lady MERRIMAC HERO TO - SPEAK HERE MAY 29 .~ Lieut. Richard P. Hobson has been extended an invitation to dine with the Commercial club at its regular noon day luncheon May 29. In the evening of that day, he will address a mass meeting on nation-wide pro- hibition. tection, (By United Press) London, April 25.—General Haig today, reported Hindenburg striking The battle is swirling around Vil- lers Bretonneuw in tne drive against Amiens, and the Germans striking against Flanders line on the palmghaped front. * The enemy suffered temporary re- verses on both fronts. In the neigh- borhood of Villers Bretonneux the British regained some ground by counter attacks. . Near. Bailleul, in Flanders, the French repulsed heavy attacks this morning, the enemy pressing on a wide front, . British artillery ' and tanks inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. An attempted enemy raid last night was repulsed. PARIS BOMBED AGAIN (By United Press) Paris, April 25.—The long range bombardment ot Pnrl%s been re- sumed 3 ! i\ s CAPT. mmxuufim PATROLLING I mnusmms Csptaln, Ko A, _detachment. of .the ST n.complete LEO: lumber: mills, rt"t loeal mdustrles This is ofdered’ because lt is.the wigh of the government that all in- stitutions ~producing’’ material’: 't war.and-general distribution run ull capacity and without interruption. The captain also stated that the patrol. will be maintafned on rail- road property-and lor general pro- ranklin and:ihis fourth ‘regular in- have—bebn placed HUGE AMERICAN LINE SHIP SINKS AT HER DOCK R (By United Press) New York, April 25.—The huge American liner St. Paul sank at her dock 'here. this afternoon. . The sea- cocks were supposedly left open, either by accident or design. There was no loss of life. The St. Paul is one of the Iargest American llnars ‘| neutpality.. ol%n( '.};g 'thraugh Hollnnd to Belgium. (By ' United Press) H 4 ‘With ' the' ‘British afield, April 26. ——D,esperate flghtlng lasted through- out the night on the helghts east of Amfiens; - Tanka Wwere used.on (both sides forvthe first - time in history.. British counter attacks appear to have made progress, rdiving the Ger- mans ' from 'Aquenne ‘Wood. The situation in’the town itself ls nn- certain. Reports are that the B(Itish tanks drove the Germnn tanks off the field, since the German infantry supported by the tankq, was . flung -back. Washington, April - 25.—Poor ‘Mt tle Holland is finding herself in a tight predicament. . Germany is hold- ing its mnlled fist over the little na- tion to enforcé” the sanctioning of shipments of supplies through Hol- land to Belgium, ruthlessly = disre- garding neutral. rights, If war comes on the part of Holy land, Germany will seek to plow through Hollgnd, an open route. Hollgnd is upable to grant Ger- many's request.without violating her If Holland joins Ger- many, ) the p,l {es will seize all of Hol- Ial:dfl ‘shipping and take her cal— onies. Teuton Cavalry Anpears, The Hague, April 26.—German ‘cavalry appeared along the . West Phauan border, - hitherto guarded urm, . "¢ the main -it demands :free transportation of * materials Airplanes Deteot Activity. With the French-afield, April 25. ——Allled airplanes detected vast hur- ried concentrations of German troups enabling the ‘allies to prepare ‘the ‘stiffest resistance when the third . German push.was launched agalnst sAmiens. Villers: Bretopneaux, which Haig reports the Germans captured, .was_the scene of some of the most important German maneuvers since the battle of 1870. ALLEGED D] In the county Jal Wg’r}{m Guire, being held for' the proper au- thorities on a charge of desertion. He is from Madison, Minn., and was arrested in Bemidji yesterday. " A telegram to his home stated that he was classed as a deserter thara by the draft board. N A AN AN COMMITTEES ARE NAMED FOR NEXT WEEK'S SALVAGE - DRIVE; RED CROSS BENEFIT There seems to ‘be considerable confusion in the minds of several persoms as to the Red Cross salvage drive the week of April 29 to May 4, and the Red Cross auction to be held May 4, Both are entirely distinct and no way related. The auction is a public sale of articles’ and other donations to the chapter, the proceeds going to the chapter treasury. The’ ulvase drive is the collection of junk’that can be sold, the pro- ceeds going to the Red Cross, also. Anything that can be sold for junk is desired. It should be set aside in homes and will be' called for by a motor truck, manned by a com- mittee of Red Cross ladfes. It should be borne,in mind that while maga- zines are wanted, no newspapers can be used, for the reason it requires a carload to be shipped. Neither can tin cans be used for the same reason, and the fact that they have to be washed and pounded flat for ship- ment. However, bottles of all de- scriptions and Empress coffee cans will be heartily w»lcome, as well as rubber and metal of all kinds and in fact anything such as junk deal- ers handle. Drive Headauarters. The headquarters of the salvage drive will be in the vacant store next to George Baker's jewelry store on Third street. - It will ‘be open for business next Monday ‘#nd any in- formation desired can be sewred by calling phone 639-W, <& People who have junk to contrib- ute should, so far as possible, bring it to headquarters. Headauarters Charse, Commencing next Mondly the following committees will be im charge of salvage drive headquar- ters: Monday—Mrs. E. H. Denu, Mrs. 0. H. Manaugh, Mrs; F. T. Beaver. Tuesday—Miss Velm:i Dean, Mrs. A.-E. Henderson, Wednesday—Mrs. fay Olson, Mrs. W. N. Bowser. Thursday—Mrs. C. E. Battles, Mrs. N. E. Given. g . Friday—Mrs. George Cochran, Mrs, D. S. Mitchell. ¥ Saturday—Mrs. Denu, Mrs. Mp- naugh and Mrs. Beaver. The motor trucks to be used for the collection of the junk have been kindly donated by the owners. The trucks and those who will man them and the routes they will take are as follows: Tuesday—R. J. Tesch, truck, 1 to 3 o’clock, Lake shore, Bemidji, Doud, Dewey and Bixby avenues. Ladies on truck, Mrs. W. N: Bowser, A. Warfield. Wednesday—Joe McTaggert truck, 1 to 3 o’clock. Beltrami and Minne- sota avenues and cross streets to America avenue. Ladies on truck, Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Richardson. Thursday—Tom 8mart, truck, 1 to 3 o'clock. America and Irvine av- enues, across tracks, cross streets to Mississippi avenue. Ladies on truck, Mrs. Cochran and Mrs. Henderson. Friday—Smith-Robinson Lumber Co., truck, 1 to 3 o’clock. Missis- sippi and Pork avenues and cross streets, Ladies on truck, Mrs. Bat- tles and Mrs. N. E. Given. Saturday—St. Hilaire ocmpany, truck, 1 to 3 o’clock, Ny- more and East Bémidji. Ladies on truck, Mrs. Olson and Mics Dean. . A strong . Ger- anding quick reply has ’ Mrs. A. Lumber -