Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 27, 1918, Page 1

‘Joseph K. Walker, Volunt'e’er SEVERAL CHANGESIN . | Home Gum;d Esc'orfi Quota In ‘escorted by .the Home Guard, the :‘contingent marched to .the ‘K. Walker Man, Placed In Charge Enroute To Camp. PERSONNEL OF DRAFT Marcl: To Depot, Given the colors. lng at-§: 15 o’clock, the quota en- training at the. M. & 1. depot tor Camp Dodge, Towa. Mobilizing at the ci'ty hall and depot where a large crowd had gathered to .see-the iboys leave for military train- ing.. There. was nothing unusual over the departure. Bemidji is get- ting: hardened to--seeing the flower of the county’s young manhood leave to. take their places in the govern- ment’s ranks in the war for human- jty, and but' the deep seated feeling broke into -cheers as ithe engine whistled and the train .pulled out. The quota ‘was in charge:of Joseph : Bemidji, who was a volunteer ; ‘ + - Few Of the original selected quota, a few radical changes resulted bef ‘the men. left; asfollows: - 3 ‘Thomas 8 ‘Mullen-of Minneapolis, who was a Beltrami county. register- ed man, enlfsted and is in England. Oscar -Lander of Kelliher, is in the ranks of the Canadians. Albert J. Federspiel of Little Falls did not go with the bunch. ““Clyde Hagadone of Tenstrike was <~ excused until later, on account of his : Iowa, transtérréd to Minneapolis and wife ‘being- ill. Ole’ Jacobson of Albert Lea tailed to" report.: A: T ommervile of Fort Dodge, went with the quota from that city. John N. Schmelzer of Little Falls ‘| Kelliher, EVERYTHING 'READY-S FOR HOME GUARD TOUR SUNDAY ROADS FINE{ Tomorrow, - the. Home "Guard, ‘un- der: command of Captain Swluson. the sanitary corps of the Fourteenth battalion, and the Fourteenth bat- talion military ‘band will leave for Blackduck and Tenstriké on a visit to those-places, when Home %rdbhsquofii‘s will lm mized h the military -will~ge’ teéPested in' 'war activities aifd otfl‘e‘%é interested in‘ the war' program.: “The delegation will'travel in autos which will mobilize at the chy hall and start at 19.o’clock. Red Lake has notified Bemidji that _fully 100 from there will be at Kelliher when the Bemidji-bunch ar- rives. Cass Lake ‘sends: word that about 25 autos from that place will also be there and also the Cass Lake' Home Guatd - company. ~'Arrangemeénts have been* made to serve 150 at dinner at Kelliher. The recent shower put the-roads in fine shape, report today that the ‘of Voormezelle. BULLETINS (By United Press) General “ yon. Hindenburg' sweep to Ypres from the south has been checked, tempora.nly at least, by a wall of French and British troops. The whole northern portion of the Flanders battle . front, Lys to.the Ypres canal, is “desperate fighting, but the enemy advance after a prolonged ‘struggle is carrying. them through the barrier of hills down into the lowlands, now held at a point southwest This village is two_miles south of Ypres. In Pi¢ardy, the Franco-Brit- ish forces continue blocking the thrust toward Amiens and .| are improving their positions by counter attacking. Near Hangard, Ensanterre N N PV VUL ULV o Blanched Fist " Raised In Air : By EDWARD KEENE x> Pnited” Press Correfpondent London, April 27,—Diplomatic in- formation from' Holland emphasizes the extreme gravity of the Ho]lnhd- German situation. German demands mean Holland’s abandonment bf neutrality "if she yields. The question here 1s what will Germany- do if Hollend refuses. German newspapers indicate Ger- many deliberately .picking a quarrel with- Holland. It is understood Ger- many sent Holland four demands, the fifth being verbal and more dras- tic than the other four. London, April 27.—Special dis- patches from Dutch “sources state that Holland has yielded t oone .Ger- |EPISCOPAL MISSIONARY 1 MiSS TORRANCE MADE ASSISTANT.TO ST, PAUL - SCHOOLS SUPERVISOR G Bemld]! girl hag time: Miss Do) Instructor of mus! this city’s' musical circles. pleaged to learn. REFUSES EXEMPTION George Backhurst. Mr: Boyle clergyman and has gone to Enrth enroute'to Camp Dodge. Rev. Boyle tendered ' his _resignation to Rey. ‘Backhurst, ‘who is suneflmand- ent. of Indian.missions. = .. Rev. Backhurst assured him that the mission charge at Onigum would be kept open for him when he returns from the war, and heartily congrat- ulated him on his loyalty and deter- Jmination to fight for righteousness. Rev. Boyle is an Ottawa Indian, a graduate of Bishop Seabury college, Faribault, Minn. APPLICATIONS FOR WAR BALLOTS ARE RECEIVED Ll B mn m hon- hy . Tor- in . the Bemidji schools, and well known in She was notified today that slie had been ap- pointed assistant supervisor of mu- sic in. the St. Paul public school sys- tem, which her many friends will be Rev. Wellington K. .Boyle, Epis- copal migsionary at Onigum, was in the city yesterday calling on Rev. has been drafted, waived exemption as a ‘White P FIGHTS 70 THE END; SLAY ONCOMING HORDES —® By WILLIAM P. SIMMS Correspondent United Press With the British afield, April 27.—The French regiment or- dered to defend Mount Kem- mel to the death against the German’ hordes; obeyed to the letter. Entirely surrounded, the poilus held out for eight hourl, slnughtermg whole com- panies of the enemy. Finally the Germans swarmed the heights. This regiment died—not surrendered. With eyes fastened on the summits of Mounts Scherpen- berg, Rouge Noir, Kokereele and Descats, German masses are ceaselessly battering against the Franco-British lines across this group of heights. Hindenburg wants these hills, mcludmg the town of Cassel, eight present lme. clear days, the sea is mible. Eight picked . divisions of Germans were thrown against the hills the first day and more are coming. No Counter Offensive, Washington, Apsil 27.—The Ger- man drive menace against the chan- nel are so serious, gnergies are being. directed to defenssmnd stopping the: Germans. = No' nmjer counter offem- sive for the present. EASTMAN JURY DISAGREES (By United Press) road to Kelliher is like the prover- bial billiard table. For some reason a report spread that the-trip had been called off. It has not and will go as scheduled. ..transferred to Little Falls and went with the quota from that place. - Samuel T. Bonwell, Lebanon, Ind., transferred ‘to that board. G. L. Bohn, ‘transferred . to. St ;“Warroad, failed to.report, classed as deserter. Joe Jesunski, Stinson Spur, Win- County Auditor J. L. George has received a supply of ‘“Applications for war ballots” which will be dis- tributed to those desiring them. They are intended to allow sol- diers and sailors of Beltrami county to -vote at the state primaries and at the election, under a special ruling by the Minnesota Public and Villers Brettoneux _yester- day afternoon and evening, the British captured 900 total pris- oners, NEW LINCOLN SCHOOL New York, April 27.—The jury trying the case against Max HBast- man, editor of The Masses, Socialist organ, wes unpable to reach a verdict. The jury was out since 6 o'clock P. M. Thursday. Eastman was interfering: with draft. mand, permitting the use of a rail- way across the province of Limburg, but stlpu;@ted it must not be used for' militagy traffic. BASEBALL GAME WILL Sammies Giving Lives. the Washington, April 27.—The west The charge " against . ter, Wis,, failed to report, classed ag” deserter. of Quof 3 Names ta. The personnel’ of the quota was as’follows: Henry M. Haugen, Gilby, 8. D. Sever Meland, Aure. Bdward J. Williams, Graceton. George H. Green, Morson, Ont, Canada. " ¢ John Thyberg, Sutton, N. D. Clyde Hagadone, Tenstrike. Frank Chase, Pitt. Oscar M. Sletten, Grygla. John. H. Schmelzer,. Little Falls. Zrnest D. Falls, Bemidji. Jack Weber, Bemidji. Fred H. Clark, Williams. Clarence Brooks, Nevis. Burton- McCollumfi Spooner. “Continued on Page Four) “EIGHTH GRADE THRIFT (B GIVES PROGRAM:; ‘PROFESSOR front battle is 'beginning to take toll of American fightérs. General Per- shing’s daily report - tuday showed 103 names. X HAIG REPORTS ENEMY ATTACKS BEING HELD (By United Press) London, April 27.—General Haig today reported ‘the ' enemy _every- where held, from Locre to La Cly- ette. Eenemy assaults against the French everywhere held. After three .attacks were beaten off, -the Germans eucceeded in carrying Locre village. GOLDBERG'S ORCHESTRA “HIT When - the seventh and grades “of the high school building finished. a.three days Thrift Stamp drive and which resulted in the re- markable sale of nearly $600 worth of Thrift Stamps it was up td each|e -of the grades, which have organized Thrift Stamp- clubs, to give a pro- gram of some kind, as is prescribed by the War Savlngs clubs commis- sion for all school savings organiza- tions. - The elghth grade club, named The Money for Liberty Thrift - Club, staged its program in the high school yesterday afternoon, the youngsters making -all -arrangements and put- ting on the entertainment as per rules and regulations. Master Joe Cushner, president of the club, presided over a brief busi- ness session and did remarkably well, eighth! even if he did say “It has been first and seconded" a time or two. Miss Elsie Blackburn read the secretary’s report. .. ‘The hit of the program was when Professor Percy Goldberg ‘“‘uncover- d” his orchestra, the first time an orchestra had ever figured in the eighth grade. And Percy had some orchestra, which he organized and directed. Two selections were play- ed and played well. “The Star Span- gled Banher,” which is a difficuit selection for a musical organization to master, was not given as the “pro- fessor”” had his troubles in getting his musicians into the details of the national anthem, but he will do so with more practice. There were readings and songs and President Warford of the Red Cross gave a talk on the salvage drive t0 e held next week, . Paage BULGARIA AND TURKEY DEDICATED TONIGHT IN FIFTH WARD: PROGRAM Tonight, at 8 o’clock, the hand- some -new Lincoln school - in - the Fifth ~ward will be dedioated. with simple, yet appropriate, ceremonies, and all Bemidji is cordially invited to be present. The. speaker of the evening will be C. G. Schulz of St. Paul, state su- perintendent of schools. . Former Supt.” W. P. Dyer .will also speak and so will Dr. G. M. Palmer of the board of educations There will be exercises by thé pu- pils ‘and others. There will be sing: ing, readings and: 4 program of usual interest. * The singing~will directed hy Miss - Dorothy 'I'og' director ‘of” music im “the ““public schools, and she will also contribute a solo to the program. Superintendent Bolcom of the schools would appreciate it if par- ents and others be present at the dedication” program. OUARREL OVER ‘SPOILS’ (By United Press) Washington, April 27.—A cable to the Italian embassy here today says that Bulgaria and Turkey are:quar- reling over expected spoils. of war, while German newspapers say, none should go to either, but all for Ger- many. TWO BRITISH VESSELS DEFEAT AUSTRIAN SHIPS (By United Press) London, April 27.—(Official)— Two British destroyers defeated five Austrian destroyers in the Adriatic. The enemy fled to Durazzo for safe- ty. British planes raided the naval base at Durazzo yesterday and re- turned successfully, ‘ ~ BE PLAYED MONDAY The baseball game scheduled to be played last evening between the high school team and the All Stars has been postponed until Monday evening on account of the weather. Game will be called at 6:30 o’clock, ‘not 5:30 as originally scheduled. Fifty per cent of the proceeds go to the Red Cross chapter. HEREAFTER- STORK WILL BRING BANK ACCOUNT: .- Hefeaffory whi e stbfl: cdilfi in Bemidji, or within 20 miles of the corporate limits, he will also leavé’'a bank accoun. of one dollar with:which the young hopeful may start-his financial career. And the dollar will.be on deposit at.the Se- curity State bank. And how is it that such will come to pags? Why, “Carlson of course?”’ All babies who have made their appearance upon this mundane sphere since April 10 are also eligi- ble for the dollar deposit toward a bank ‘account. The idea is that of Mr, Carlson, who will make the deposits for the babes. The deposit must remain at least a year in the bank and it is the wish that parents add to the nucleu#, for the future welfare of the young hopeful. The ‘“rules” of the new idea are as follows: 1st—Name of child—Write, please, or tell Carlson or any one -in his’ store, the child’s full name and at once $1 will be deposited in the child’s own name. 2nd—Deposit must remain in bank at interest for one full year. 3rd—Some deposit must be added to the account by the parents dur- ing the year, at least 10 cents, and as much more as they can. 4th—At the end of the first year all money may be withdrawn but must go to the child or be used in some way for the child. _CARISON—OF COURSE; Safefy commission. Friends and relatives of soldiers and saflors can send these blanks to their ‘‘boys,”” who can fill them out and return them to the county auditor, who avill then mail them ‘the necessary ‘ballots for voting at the primaries on June 17. Japan Helving Allies. Tokio, April 27.—Japan is offi- cially assisting the allies, furnish- ing the United Statcs 23 vessels, Japan puylng the ship owners. LIBERTY LOAN PASSES THE TWO BILLION MARK (By United Press) Washington, April 27.—(Official) —The Third Liberty Loan has reach- ed $2,113,998,000. On Liberty Day, $200,00,000 was added. Thi. leaves $9,000,000 to (be subscribed the com- ing week. AMERICAN NEWSPAPER MENS a’m \ -PRESIDENTWOULD ABOLISH CREEL AND HIS BUREAU New York, April 27.—A bitter at- tagk.on George Creel, chairman of the committee on public informa- tion, and a suggestion tnat newspa- per publishers form their own bureau in Washington were contained in the annual address of Hopewell L. Rog- ers, president of the American News- paper Publishers association, at the Waldorf-Astoria. “Such a body might enable us ef- fectively to disclose the fallacy a de- partment of the government which on the one hand deals out misin- formation and on the other with- holds news until it has reached the people through eneby bulletins. Calls Creel Incomvetent. “It might enable us to rid our- | selves of the incompetent disloyal head of that department who glories in our unpreparedness, an unprepara- tion which already has meant death and suffering to millions of our al- lies and which has placed us for more than a year in the humiliating position of depending on them to carpy on our war. “As our news gathering organiza- tions must so studiously avoid the expression of opinions,” Mr. Rogers continued, “I believe there is @ ne- cessity for such a bureau which would have' stability and judghent to gather information as to the busi- ness methods of the government, as to the ability and efficiency with which laws are carried out, and through the editorial columns of the newspapers to justify and properly criticize or commend the govern- ment. Hits at German Papers. Regarding foreign language news- papers, Mr. Rogers gaid: “Fortunately, publications printed in the German language are, in many cases, solving the problem for themselves, but there is no _telling how far we ultimately may have to go in order to thoroughly stamp out their insidious propaganda.” L. B. Palmer spoke on postal leg- islation as affecting newspapers. He said the public would suffer as a re- sult of the zone rate. He also said it would not be necessarv for the governrmert to fix a price on print paper, provided the war tax is wise- ly drawn and fairly adminisiered. -