Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 11, 1918, Page 1

i ! ‘ ple will solve the food problem for both city and county and it will not interruption other than that by heck- lers who called to him: “What is the bert testified he answered: “Well,|that league meetings could not’ be|message addressed to the whole|testimony, what is the matter with him. Idon’tlheld in that county. world. ————— Ll e, £ 5 FOR&ENEFIT ‘OF ALL _ cultivation and attention to detail in planting, care of crops and a big ‘Q{'ml with expert knowledge alway'*s at helped solve many perplexing prob- MOVE STARTS; REYNOLDS T0 DIRECT WORK Federal ?ufl!lne Blg P ogram. “PEOPLE OF THE CITY Wllltinsureflenty of Food and Reduce Living Cost; Plan As Outlined. # Increased acreage, more intensive iy sgving to . the. people of Beltrami county, is the program of the Bel- trami county food administration, of which H. E. Reynolds of Bemidji is the federal director. In the program, he will have the support of Mrs. H. C. Baer, president of the Housewives League; Mrs, A. E. Witting, county chairman of the| Woman’s Council of Defense; Countyl Agricultural Agent Aamodt and oth- ers in position to get behind the movement and produce the results desired. It is not the intent that any omne should be deprived of mnecessities, but on the other hand the increase -production . to - insure- plent: 11-and-it will be an:educational ign-for~ the best “interests of= cdmmand of the people. Mr. Aamodt will have charge of the farm department, with J. J. Me- Curdy of Baudette in charge of the northern portion of the county. Active Heads. The store department will be in charge of O. H. Pricksen of Bemidji. Mrs. Witting will- direct the home department, Mrs. H. C, Baer will be in charge of woman’s activities, A. N. Gould will head;the work:for ho- tels and ‘restaurants, rural schools will have the attention:of County Superintendent Stewart, the church . activities will.be under.the.supervi- “.sion of Rev. B. D. Hanscom of the ethodist church, and -E. H. Denu will have charge of the publicity. The heads of the various depart- ments held a meeting yesterday af- ternoon in the Commercial club headquarters and furthered plans for the big campaign to.be conducted. Mercharts Will Heln. Mr. Erickson’s field will be in co- operatlon with the merchants in ar; ranging displays for their stores, to illustrate the advantages in purchas- ing goods and food supplies at rea- sonable cost, and at the same time meet all requirements. Other cities ve dqne this and the plan has orked 'out wonderfully well, as it lems of householders, Garden Feature. The garden feature is to induce owners of homes and lots and vacant property in general to utilize the space for planting, that the produce and other crops may be kept for the use of the family and lessen the cost of living. The plan is in the spirit of co-operation for all and solely for their advantage and benefit. Throughout the county, Superin- tendent Stewart of the county schools will spread the propaganda of culti- vation and saving, and he has a hard task ahead of him. Evervbody Should Co-operate. The churches of the city will also be enlisted, and every department will be aided in every possible man- ner by the federal representatives. Co-operation on the part of the peo- nfail any inconvenience nor -hard- ship. thegreat war in which the It is a condition involved by United § ‘ Food ' Commissioner | . and Heads of Organlzatlons { § A 1— C.m\ouflm,ed‘(,un posted far behind the French lines in Picardy: through the city of Vasa, Finland, against the -Red Guards and Russians. miss suteeu years old, in the first uniform of the" mmtn *y drill corps of tlie United fimrnw shipping board. % 5 uul(-Fil(n'ish White Guards marching —Moreon Camille Beurnere, a French HARTMAN. FAMOUS DOG who will be remembered by sporting fans as the famous dog racer in the Winnipeg-to-St. Paul event early in 1917, 'who put up such a game fight for honors despite many setbacks and handicaps, is now a full fledged flyer for Uncle Sam and within a few days he will be on his way to France to take up his work off‘bombarding Berlin.” Hartman, it became known yesterday, has been commissioned.a first lieutenant in the United States aviation corps. Hartman is the fellow who ran most of the 496 miles between Win- nipeg and St. Paul when his lead and other dogs were killed. He finished the race, although he had to-put up with some of the worst hardships ever encountered in a sporting event of such a kind. Last summer, Hartman enlisted in the aviation corps and was’ sent to the Massachusetts School of Tech- nology where there is an aviation ground school. He was later sent to Ithaca, N. Y., to study aereonaut- ies. Last November, he was ordered to the Ellington flying field near Houston, Tex., to finish his training: In his letter, Hartman tells why he enlisted in the aviation corps. He writes as follows in a letter to Hoke Smith, a St. Paul railroad man: “My great, great ,grandfather lived in Berlin all his life. Well, I've got that house- spotted right now and the first -official act I am going to try to do is to bomb that house.” —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— OSTEND BLOCKADE IS STOCK PRICE BOOSTER | (By United Press) New York, May 10.—The highest stock market prices of the year were recorded today on a bull market in steel. Common leather reached 1Q9%. The news of the bolcking of Ostend harbor by the British stimulated trading. A A A A A A A AN AN AL PS States is engaged, and the govern- ment is exerting every energy to its successful termination, at the same time conserving the interests of the people, and the local representatives should hbe accorded every courtesy and aid in promoting the best inter- ests of Bemidji and vicinity. | STATEMANAGERN P LEAGUE SENTENCED TO YEAR IN JALL . Red Wing, Minn., May 11.—Joseph Gilbert, state manager of the Nation- al Nonpartisan league, was sentenced here last night by Judge Johnson, following his’conviction on disloyalty “charges in district court. The court sentenced Gilbert to one year im- prisonment and a fine of $500 and granted a stay of sixty days, with the provision that Gilbert forego Non- partisan league activities in Goodhue county during that time. The case was given to “the jury at 5:35 p. m. Gilbert was the last wit- ness called by the defense and denied the charges made in the indictment. He said he stopped at Kenyon at the request of-Messrs. Martin and Ran- dall, Nonpartisan league organizers. . Gilbert Testifies, Gilbert insisted that there was no matter with Wilson?” to which Gil- know anything the matter with him, do you?” He was also charged with being a pro-German and making a pro-German speech, to which he testi- fied he answered, ‘“an Englishman making a pro-German speech. That’s a joke,” when he finished another heckler yelled: *‘“You should have made that speech in New Ulm,” Gil- bert testified. Gilbert told the jury that he was an Englishman by birth and an Am- erican by choice. He declared he had twice taken the oath to uphold- the constitution of this country, -once when he was naturalized and again when he was admitted to the bar. County Attorney Nohn' asked Gil- bert if he had been convicted of the crime of unlawful assemblage, in answer to which Gilbert explained that he was tried on that charge in Lakefield, Jackson county, and con- victed in a test case, the result of an announcement by county officials [London Wild; ‘$t. Paul; May 11.~Fred Hartman, | ._.____—_—__—___ okt SammigsPass Befure King (By United Press) London, May 11.—Thousands of United States troops today marched in review before the king of England in London, and as the Sammies pass- ed through the streets enthusiasm surpassed- even the“thriliing days of- 1914 when England’s forces passed in grand review. e The fact that half a million Am- ericans are now in Europe ready to do battle was the cause of the in- tenseness of the acclaim accorded. ~—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— FLOUR PRICES TAKE PUZILING ASPECT (By United Press) Minneapolis, May 11.—The Wash- burn-Crosby Milling company is to- day quoting flotir at $8.55. Other compahies are maintaining $5.25 for 98 pounds. The action is unexplained and of- ficials said they didn’t know how long it would be maintainable. ALL LOYAL VOTERS WILL SUPPORT HIM Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has filed for a second elective term as chief executive of the state of Min- nesota; and there is no good reason Governor Burnquist why he should not be elected, and by a handsome majority. Governor Burnquist has demonstrated that he is the man for the office of governor and now more than ever should ‘be retained. There have been various factional groups that have enedavored to in- jure him in various ways and for purely personal reasons, but the loyal and igtelligent citizenship of the state will not for a moment brook any interference with their best in- terests and the interests of the state and nation. —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— URGES SPECIAL PRAYER Rome, May 11.—A special prayer for the cessation of the evils tor- menting humanity, to be said during mass on St. Peter’s day, June 29, is urged by Pope Benedict in a special EUROPEAN NEUTRALS “j_,ARE REAPING WEALTH ('By United Press) Washington, May 11.—Tne Fed- eral reserve bulletin.shows that Eu- ropean neutrals are waxing wealthy by war profits,” despite the tremen- dous inereases in the.national debit and dincréases in taxation. The position of Norway, Sweden, Spain, 'Holland, Denmark and Swit- zerland are the strongest in a cen- tury. ! ~—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— SUNDAY DANCES ARE THING OF THE PAST (By United Press) St. Paul, May 11.—The Minnesota Public Safety commission today or- dered the ban on Sunday dances. —MAKE W.5.S. PLEDGES— TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST GIVES FIVE OFFICERS CAPTURED Waghington, May 11.—Today's casualty list contains 69 names, and includes five American officers cap- tured. —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— RED €ROSS DINNER ATTRACTS LARGE NUMBER: SUPPER. ALSO The Red Cross dinner, under the direction of Mrs, Tom Smart, drew a big crowd this noon to the Odd Fellows hall.”*A continuous stream of patrons was served cafeteria style and the menu was splendid. Supper will be served this evening at the same place from 5 to 7 o’clock. It had been.the intent to have the dinner served on the plot adjoining the Odd Fellows’' temple, but the chilly atmosphere caused the change. The band played for the affair. —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— ROOSEVELT PLANS T0 CARRY FIGHT TO POSTMASTER GENERAL (By United Press) New York, May 11.—Colonel Theo- dore Roosevelt plans carrying the fight to Postmaster General Burle- son. Roosevelt declares Burleson showed favoritism in_attacking Col- lier’'s and the Metropolitan maga- zines, and the New.York Tribune, and not attacking Hearst publica- tions: The colonel will write a letter to the senate to be read into the official Washington records. ~—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— CASHMAN REFUSES TO RECANT STORY Washington, May 11.—Former Senator Thomas E. Cashman of Owa- tonna, a member of the Minnesota Public Safety commission, has re- turned the transcript of his recent testimony to the House agricultural committee. He stood pat on the declaration that the kaiser has been given more aid and comfort in the Northwest by the operation of the Federal grain standards than by German propaganda. Whether the committee will take action of the testimony will be de- cidededbater. Representative Rubey of Missouri served notice at the time that later he would ask that it be censored by a subcommittee before going into the printed report of the hearing on Representative Ander- son’s bill to create a Federal grain standards board. 2 It was hoped by some members that Mr. Cashman would reverse his thus making any action by the committee unnecessary. Page GERMANS wom POURS I OVER ‘NIGHT ATTIRE, “THEN TOUCHES MATCH 3 (By United Press) St, Paul, May 11.—Mrs. Bertha Eder, age 45 years, saturated her night clothes with gasoline early this morning and touched a match to the oil-spaked garment. Her husband, attempting to save her, was perhaps fatally burned. The wife cannot live,' ~—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— BIG MILITARY TOUR TO TAKE PLACE TOMORROW Tomorrow is the big day for the trip of the Home Guard, the Four- teenth battalion band, recruiting of- ficials and government representa- tives, the points to be visited being Kelliher, Blackduck and Tenstrike, in the interest of organizing Home Guard squads at those centers. The start will be by auto from the City hall at 10 o’clock and it is urged that all who will have autos for use on the trip to be at the meet- ing place at 9:30 o’clock, that they may be assigned to a place in the line. Dinner will be served at Kel- liber, and at each stop the band will give a” concert and the guard will drill} 1t'is stated the roads are geod and the day’s outing will be enjoyed. Everybody is invited to participate in the tour. ~—MAKE W.8.S. PLEDGES— FIVE MORE ENLISTED MEN LEAVE FOR CAMP The following men have enlisted at the local recruiting station: Harry Young, engineers’ corps; Frank R. Condon, field artillery; Glen L. John- ston, field artillery; Edward Cyr, medical department; Fred Revols, coast artillery. They left yesterday noon. Evert Guthrie of Turtle River has enlisted in the coast artillery and will leave Monday. ‘PIONEER’ IS THANKED FOR AID RENDERED IN ‘THIRD LIBERTY LOAN Minneapolis, Minn., May 10, 1918. Editor Pieneer: It is the ambition of this letter to express to Ninth dis- trict editors ynbounded appreciation of their Third Liberty Loan service. You all know what the Ninth did —how she started last, finished first, how every .county oversubscribed, how almost every person suspected of having a dollar bought, how all kinds of records were smashed in one mag- nificent burst of pructical patriot- ism. The dlstrlct executive committee ktows gxat all this would have been impossible without the splendid sup- port of the editors. You gave all you had in the shop and then some. I think you would have given the presses if Uncle Sam had called for them. No man was more keenly alive to and appreciative of this than A R. Rogers, district director. Every time he saw a cquntry paper he wanted to write the editor a special letter of commendation until convinced that all the editors were giving this same unqualified support. As for the news column publicity department—many thanks and a word of apology. Knowing how short of help the country papers were I planned news column and pic- ture service in plate form. At the last moment the Western Newspaper Union served notice that it could not get out both the news column and advertising plates. As we know, it takes money to pay the rent, oil the presses, buy shoes, etc., it was the news plate which went to the junk pile and T turned to the elec- trotype and multigraph. But what a wonderful success the loan in the Ninth was. And do not forget that the executive committee knows and appreciates full well the service which the newspapers—city and country—gave their nation. Very truly yours, «CHARLES F. STUART, Director News Column Publicity. VERY INDICATION INTEND :DRIVE ON ITALIAN AIDSBEGIN (By United Press) With the French afield, May 11.— ‘| Since the inspired Teuton newspaper ahnouncement that the Germans in- tended an offensive on the Italian front, indications are plentiful that the Germans have reorganized their lines there. Numerous raids have taken place, usually precedlng ma- jor attacks. The Austrian command is appar- ently divided inte two forces, com- manded separately. Infantry, allow- ed to decrease during the winter, has now been increased. French Cavture Enemy. London, May 11.—General Haig this méorning reported that the French advanced northeast of Locre yesterday and took several prisoners. A few prisoners and machine guns were taken in a successful raid pear Merville. An attempted enemy raid near Ypres was stopped. Sammies Shelling. With the Americans in Picardy, May 11.—American heavy artillery fiercely shelled German reserve posi- tiogs behind several places fronting the American sector last night. New fires were observed in Mont Didier and apparently an ammunition dump was burned in Cantigny.- A German attempt to capture an outpost was repulsed —MAKE W.S.3. PLEDGES— SEES LOWER LIVING: STANDARDS IF WAR CONTINUES VERY LONG (By United Press) Rochester, N. Y., May 11.—De- claring that lower living standgrds are inevitable if the war contirgles, Secretary of Labor Wilson, addpess- ing the Employment Managers. psso- ciation, urged co-operation between capital and labor to-stave off the fateful hour. —MAKE W.5.S. PLEDRES— FLOWERS TO HONOR' MOTHERS ON SUNDAY Red for the living and white in memory of the dead! These are the colors by which men of Bemidji and the nation on Sunday will honor and revere the living mothers and cherish the memory of those who have passed on. For Sun- day is Mothers' day. More than ever before are the mothers of the land to be honored. Countless numbers have given their only sons to be laid on the altar of freedom, and in the hearts of many there is deep sorrow because their boys have been included in the cas- ualty lists from France. Yet like the Mother of the Gracchi they are bear- ing their burdens without complaint. In every home Sunday, Mother is to be the queen, and all other mem- bers of the household are to be ab- ject servitors. The slightest wish from her will be gratified by mem- bers of the household. —MAKE W.8.5. PLEDGES— FULTON LAYS PLANS TO CLAIM THE TITLE (By United Press) Portland, Ore., May 11.—Fred Ful- ton. who is here, says if the match with Jess Willard is not staged he will claim the heavyweight cham- pionship and the $10,000 forfeit Colonel Miller had announced for July 4. The match is off altogether. —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— COL. LEACH. MINNEAPOTTS, GIVEN IN WOUNDED LIST (By United Press) Washington, May 11.—Colonel Leach of Minneapolis, commander of the 151st field artillery, was slightly wounded in France. Tis name is in the casualty list today. The extent of his wounds are unknown. —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— AUSTRIAN BARON IS HOPEFUL FOR PEACE (By United Press) Amsterdam, May 11.—Budapest dispatches say that Baron Burian, Austrian foreign minister, said in a speech that he hoped a general peace would follow Roumanian peace. He said Emperor Karl exploited every possibility of peace and still wishes no opportunity missed to conclude an honest and durable peace.