Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 26, 1918, Page 1

WINS BELT AS BOSS OF From U. S. S Pennsylvania Fleet Champion. (Special to Pioneer) By THE BUNCH U.- 8. Kansas. Bemid]l reached the climax of its athletfc. career on the U. S. S. Kan- .. gas when Maurice Young, a member of the Fifth D ision, Minnesota Na- ne of -the hardest fought' battles: ever staged-in. the the: middleweight cham- from Labrey of the plonship bel - 8. 8. Pennsylvania. Fighting clean and gentlemanly fight “from the: sound:of ‘the first gong, the:Be- -midjl man: not only won the belt but hearts of every man-in the fleet, and is now the -ring herp of the whole Atlgntic battleship force. As shown in the bout, Yoyp of fighters, clean-cut and - accurate in THE ATLANTIC FLEET Takes Five of the Six Rounds g is'a *“gentleman pug’ of the new school depending for the most part upon sciencé:and speed. Sharp, every move, he held“his opponent of the llnMI Kemmel BULLET!N ( By United Press) & 1:50 P. ‘With the. Brltuh in Flan-| ders, April 26.—The French forces are entirely surrounded on Mount Kemmel,:' < * ’ After eight hours of vnol- ent fightmg yesterday the Ger- tween the French and British | flanks, crossed the: Kemmel- lied. fire held them two hours. Then they turned south- ward, pouring down the val- ley to the west of Kemmel Hill, thereby surrounding the French forces fighting at’the top of the hill. ibrute foree type at a decided disad- vantage thyoughout the battle. count of spread the rel) ship-of Bemidji -« Young Takes AggTessive, Breathless: suspense. - £l ;PFOBT! preceding pfonship fight arid when the bout was announced pandemoninm As the shoufing and nofse died down the gong struck and broke loose. theé ‘battle begen. Young broke the few- prelimenary smoments -of sparring :with a right jab to Labrey’s head.- Labrey closed and fought cautiously in an attempt Young took but was unable -to to solye Young’s style. the uggressiv His gentleman& qualities. which - were ' -shown to si eh an advantage after he had: floore hls onppnent for the ave J}done much ' to ind sportsman- S e draw. The five remaining' rounds, all. of which Young-. claimed, ' were battles seldom:seen. Science, .clever- footwark, Qwer- a_ clean cut ‘gentlemanly sty]e won for the Bemidji man. and will drive him - to championship heights ~on land:after-the war.. ... Fing. with “Youn¥ for six full rounds demonstrated his ubimy - Young’s reeord can well'be boasted of by Bemidji for. heis a gentlenialn as well as 4 fighter. “WAR COUNCIL” WILL - BE ORGANIZED HERE léad Labrey into.open fighting. The Bemidji man finished the round with several rib blows and the. first round wag conceded to Young. Round 'Two: Fast and sylvania mal with his famous left. vpunlshment. Young’s round. Young Stops Hard One. Round three opened with Labrey still on the defensive but fighting During the first min- ute Young received a stinging right in the jaw but settled the score with a short jab to his opponent’s nose. more openly. Round three ended a draw. In the fourth, Labrey failed some of his old ring-tricks and toil11 No RESPECT FOR KA]SER . lowed his attempts by resuming an Young opened fire with Labrey sidestepped & Young landed a right from the{- shoulder jab on Labrey’s jaw. La- ibrey..sank to the floor, and was un- -ablejto get up until the count of inside style.” a feinting left. seven. ‘the gong struck the audience music. Both Come Strone. the fifth round. royal from gong to gong. by his clever footwork. gone. } s | ey ! latter retaliated and opened up Labrey dazed. Young’s round. Round six found Young pushing 1 Labrey stopped a right hook with his head and Young followed with a right up- Labrey’s head began to rock from right to left and he was tiring Young kept out of Labrey’s reach and rained blows on his head. Labrey for a knockout. percut. fast. . Young feinted and Labrey made pass. followed up with a hard left. Young’s round. Young Takes Five, struck.. superiorty in question and round, the third, was. conceded i clever footwork and a series of feints on Young’s part»nggravated the Penn- Ho repeatedly’ shot right “hooks ‘to 'the Bemidji man’s body. The latter’s dodging and sci- ence tired Labrey and gave Young his" chance for a strong comeback Labrey weakly tried to''defend himself but it was .Jonly the gong that saved him severe Young -hung-off and let Labrey “set the pace while he got back into =form. Labrey tried to push Young +but was too weak. Young finished the round with a few fast lefts which . left Labrey weak and shaky, and.as of _“gobs” and ‘the marine band kept « up the excitement with shouts and Both battlers came back strong in It was a battle Young was clearly the superior and rushed the fight, trying ‘to outwind Labrey § Labrey 3 fought back strong but was too far H Young feinted -with his left, trying to land a knockout with a right uppercut but Labrey’s inside style warded off the blow. Labrey attempted to rope Young but the series of right smashes, which left Young took the advantage and La- brey was tottering when the gong In only ome round was Young's this A “war council" of offlcers and members of various civic and ‘war organizations.met in the high school last evening and heard Mrs. W. H. Gemmell of Brainerd speak, with the purpose of bringing the . several bodies under one central council for the discussion of activities,for clo-~ ser _cooperation..-' ! Child welfare, patriotism and food conservation were three of the para- mount topics broached.:” Mrs, Witting presided and Mrs. H. C. Baer_was chosen chairman, Mrs. W. Z. Robinson, ‘secretary. | Another meeting will be - called soon for the naming of committees :;) represent the various organiza- ons. BRITISH AIRMEN HAVE (By United Press) “Copenhagen,” April = 26.—British airmen bombed Zeebrugge mole while the kaiser was inspecting the results of the recent naval raid there, say German newspapers. -‘The kaiser re- mained on the mole and completed the inspection. PERSHING’S CASUALTY ‘LIST (By United Press) ‘Washington, April 26.—General Pershing’s casualty list includes nine killed in action, five dead from wounds, three dead from disease, 33 wounded severely, 25 wounded slightly. RESOLUTION ADOPTED TO REGISTER YOUTHS Washington, April 26.-£The house has adopted the senate resolution for the registration for military service of young men who have reached the age of 21 years since June 5 last. The measure now goes 1o counierence, An amendment offered by Repre- sentative Hull of Iowa, and adopted, 119 to 81, provides that men regis- tered under the bill shall be ptaced at the bottom of the classes to which they may be assigned. N a a a Ypres road, where terrific al-| erful right jab and a ‘fast left and| TLabrey's-ability to remqin in, the [ ‘mans “finally -wedged. in be-{g, I The stage women’s war . relief-committee is makmg great numbers of .ests for our soldiers ‘out.of. .discarded kid gloves, old leather pillow tops and library table covers. Two of the memhefim here - shown uaortlnz and 8 oo e 339' GERMAN AR SHIPS '(By- United Presfi)- ashington, April 26.—Unofficial ; reports in Washington ‘ingdicate that American aviators in France have downed. 339 enemy planes, from the time thé United States entered the | war to:March. &. N [ ‘Beltrami, county. will -again gather tomorrow to-say farewel to another contingent of the draft, when - 39 young men, & part;of ;Minnesota's quota in the recent call, wlll entrain tor Camp Dodge. - Thirty-eight names ‘were certified but the volunteering of Joseph Walk- er of Bemidji, who travels for a roof- 1ng company, added another name, ‘making the quota’39. . Mr. Walker ‘will),be_in: charge ‘of the quota . as leader. ~Bauette's, draft ;bod @. portion - of {4 e quota arrived in Bemidji today anid will be joined before train time by, the boys drawn from the south- ern part of the county. The 'men will leave’at.8: ‘tomorrow morning over the M. & I, marching from the ‘city. hall. The Bemidji Home Guard and the Four- teenth battalion band will:act .as8 an escort and there will be“a large crowd at the depot. Everybody is urged to turn out and give the young men a fitting sendoff. X " 150,000 DRAl-'l' EES ARE - ASSIGNED TO. CAMPS Washington,-April 26.—The train- ing camps to which 150,000 drafted men ordered- mobilized will be sent, were announced here . by Provost Marshal General Crowder. In some cages states have been directed to send- their men to camps other than those to which they previously had been sent, due probably to the crowd- ed conditions- in some camps. Among the camps with totals as- signed to each and the states from which the men will come are: ‘White—Camp Dodge, 9,900, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois. Camp Custer, 7,849, Michigan, Wisconsin. Camp Funston, 9,675, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Colm‘ado, New Mexico, Arizona. Camp Grant, 5,659, Wisconsin, Il- linois. Camp Lewis, 9,920, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Montana,” Wyoming, Utah. There -will- be: 3é 365 negroes”'in this cnl] EVERY PERSON SHOULD SEE THIS PATRIOTIC FILM FOR RED CROSS BENEFIT Every patriot and every pro-Ger- man should be at the Rex theater next Tuesday, either matinee or eve- ning, to witness that great lesson in loyalty, ‘“The Man Without a Country.” The management of the Rex has secured this nation-wide mnoted pic- ture for a return engagement and turned it over to the Red Cross chap- ter without one cent of expense. The theater, lighting operator -and all help employed at the Rex has been placed at the disposal of the Red Cross for' this day. “The Man Without a Country” is an actual incident. It is the story of a young United. States army offi- cer, Lieut. Philip Nolan, who was a pacifist and who was tried for trea- son for uttering the words, “D——n the United States; I wish I may never hear of the United States again.” It is a patriotic masterpiece after the famous classic of literature of the same name, contributed by Ed- ward Everett Hale in 1863. Lloyd Lenergan wrote the present-day ver- sion which stars Florence La Badie and H. E. Herbert. 3 TO THIRTY smTl!;‘ggE%OR ILLEGAL FISHING “st. Peter, Minn., April 126,—Five ‘fishermen " were arrested at Hender- son by; Game Warden Karpen for il- ligal fishing in- the Minnegota river. One got thirty -days; the rest paid $26 flnes MOUNT AGAIN mu‘rrm&, ~ (By United :Press) ’ Rome, April 26.—Mount Strom- Jfi‘i n_erupting. ing. ring: vineyards and"it be ie"Ve 'some dives have béen lost. WATER PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE PLACED . BEFORE THE VOTERS The finance committee of the city council held a meeting last evening and discussed plans for solving the water prablem of Bemidji. It has practfcally been decided.by the committee to recommend that the matter be taken squarely up to the people of the city, with a bond issue to approximate $50,000 for the con- struction of an adequate filter plant, with erib-in the center of Lake Ir- vine ‘and intake. It is the plan to use $10,000 of the money 4t,the outset to care for the immediate necessity of securing sufficient water and use the rest later as it can be reached. What is dras- tically needed right now is sufficient water and its action is imperative. The crib and intake will be first constructed to insure the needed supply and take care of the future for many years. It has been esti- mated by F. L. Anders that $50,000 will place Bemidji in the front rank of water systems. ARC%'%ISHOP IRELAND SITTING WAS MERELY FATIGUED (By United Press) St. Paul, April 26.—On account of the persistent reports that Arch- bishop Ireland had suffered a re- lapse and that his cond’tion was. se- rious; Fathe retary, today: igsued. a st'atemem to the United Press, saying the arch- bishop has not suffered a relapse, but was merely- fatigued from his trip to Florida and that his condi- tion is much improved. He sits up each day and studies. Stanul, .igg%%'gg‘gyhgnne- sota Supreme court today affirmed the decision of the Beltrami county court in the case of the Encyclopedia Press vs. Harris Frank. This case was a suit for collec- tion and had to do with the sale of a set of encyclopedias. K DUTY Emil LgrAsgn, %‘fo the battleship Kansas, who has been home on a week’s furlough, returned to the bat- tleship last evening. CONVENTION DETAILS OUTLINED MONDAY A. M. Locker of St. Paul, presi- dent of the Minnesota Sunday School association, will be in Bemidji Sun- day and Monday to complete details of convention arrangements. He will address meetings in the several churches Sunday morning and eve- ning. On Monday, all committees will meet at the Commercial club, where details of the convention will be thoroughly outlined. Thomas Welch, hif sec- |- %ANS WITHDRAWING MEN OM EAST: SENT TO WEST (By United 'Press) “Moscow, April 26.—The Germans are. withdrawing" troops irom the east front and sending them to the west. Polish- citizens rcfused service against the allies. FarmerShoots Wife;Escapes; | Bflmg (By United Press) Rochester, Minn,, April 26— Thomas Armstrong, @ prosperous farmer residing six miles south of here, .shot -and instantly killed his wife and fatally wounded his - 13- year-old stepson: in his home today. The local company of Home Guards is searching the wpods for the slayer. “USE POTATOES,” URGES FOOD ADMINISTRATOR I Mrs, A: B Witting, *county-‘ehair-| woman of ‘the Council.of Defense, in keeping with the program of the de- partment:of agriculture, is urging the use of. potatoes, in view of the large surplus and the certain waste of good food, that will result if the condition is not observed. Larger cities than Bemidji . are paying attention to. this suggestion and the matter is being taken up in the smaller cities and towns throughout the state. The flour registration is also just starting, the idea being to obtain a list of the available flour in the counr try. Awfew counties in Minnesota hove already made a survey of the flour available and in various locatit- ies hoarding has been disocevered. People acquired the flour in a per- fectly natural way and will turn it into the government when asked. It is asserted there will be enough flour to go around if each limits himself to six pounds of wheat per month. TELEGRAPHERS MAY NOT STRIKE, PENDING POLICY (By United Press) CHicago, April 26.—President Ko- nenkamp of the Commercial Teleg- raphers’ union said today that the Commercial telegraphers over the en- tire nation would ‘not Hkely strike next week if the companies patriot- ically comply with the administra- tion's announced policy toward unions. GOVERNMENT IS TO TAKE OVER BTORED RAW WOOL Washlngtou. April 26.—The gov- ‘efiment has decided to ‘take over all raw wool now held in warehouses at the price prevailing on July 30 last. If holders do not agree to sell it at that price the wool will be com- mandeered. Wool that is being clipped in the West also will be taken. The government will use a large part of the wool for uniforms and. ASCENDENCY BIG‘ GUNS ARE ROARIN ought; will distribute the rest among deal- ers for civilian needs. BURNQUIST WILL NOT PERMIT BOUT JULY 4 (By United Press) St. Paul, April 26.—The United Press today learned from a high and confidential source that Governor Burpquist will not permit the Wil- lard-Fulton bout set for July, 4 even if the boxing commission, following a hearing May 4, favors it. However, the fight may be permit- ted at some later date. By United Press) The battle in Flanders has: again taken the ° ascendancy. . Severe lnhntry and artillery fighting is progressing practic- ally along the ‘whole northern battle area. Operations on the British front in. Picardy are limited to local actions and cannonading. If the enemy becomes completely establish- ed on Mt. Kemmel the British’ must defend Ypres from the south on a lqw flat terrin. " Washington, = Apritl . 26. — The French high commissioner sent with generals who were on the west front to the United States on a war mis- ‘| siop, in ar interview said that Am- erfca must expect a long, bitter struggle on the west front today. Today the enemy far out numbers ]the allies, and America must muke haste, Militarv Men Fearful. Wasghington, April 26.—Military, men think the north and west bat- tle frant presents more dangér than Auiieng, where. reinforcements are apparantly sufllcient Germans-Get Footine, London, - April .26.—The Germans have-obtained a fourtlng on Mt. Kem- mel,..one -of -.the rtant, - heixhtk in Flandérs, fo]low g an all-day’ battlé on ‘a ten-mile front, General Haig reported today. Successful minor overations west of Merville resulted in the capture of 50 men and three machine guns. From Lys to Givenchy hostile ar- tillery is flrlng NATION mmwnc um DAY TODAY (By United Press) ‘Washington, April 26.—The na- tion general observed Liberty Day today, as a ‘hational jholiday. - It is expected that at the close of to- day the Third Liberty Loan will be swept past the $2,000,000,000 mark. SAMMIES ARE DECORATED (By United Press) With the American army in Lor- raine, April 26.—The French gen- eral will decorate the colors of the American regiment that defeated a five days’' attack by picked German troops porthwest of Toul, two weeks ago. with the Croix de Guerre next Sunday. Individual members will also be decorated. This will be the first time an Am- erican regiment as a unit ever re- ceived the coveted war cross. DRASTIC LAW DEALS WITH INTERFERENCE: GREGORY IN WARNING Washington, April 26.—Warning has been given by Attorney General Gregory that acts of sabotage or de- struction of any property which might result in ‘interfering with war’'s conduct, now are punishable under the new Federal sabotage act and that the department of justice plans to act against violators. The act is broad in its appiication, said the statement, because “it in- cludes every possible kind of sup- plies of a nature which could be used by the United States government or any of the Allies in the prosecution of the war; it includes not only the finished articles, but all parts and ingredients. “This bill,” said the attorney gen- eral, “practically protects articles and supplies of every character, the whole products of agriculture and industry in the United States. Nor it is necessary in a prosecution un- der this act to prove that the per- son guilty or injuring or destroying any war material or war premises or war utilities intended to interfere with the prosecution of the war. It is sufficient to prove that he had reason to believe his act might in- jure, interfere with, or obstruct the United States or ome of the Allies in preparing for or carrying on the war “The fact that the act or injury or destruction .was not committed to benefit the enemy or for the purpose of hampering the prosecution of the war, will furnish no excuse in a pro- secution under this act.” RSN