Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 13, 1918, Page 1

1 SERGT. F 7/ . EASYTO) Harnwell * Announces Drive| ' Savings Stamp sales,” he sald. e i A YRS N BIG RED CROSS DRIV \ VOLUME XVI, NO. 111. JUNE 13T0 16; Not Child’s Play But - _For Investment,’ GOVERNMENT PAYS FOUR.f: PER" CENT TO BUYERS| ; Moneylv" @b]ial\l& Spent Can Be| Turned Into Interest Drawing Account. Every citizen of this county will have a patriotic duty to. perform dur- ing War Savings Pledge week from June 6 to 13, by subscribing for as many of these government. secunities as he”can stand, these to- be pur- during the (balance of this year. Thi is the declaration made by G..W. Harnwell, of Bemidji, chairman the Beltrami County ‘War' Savings Stamp committee, today. Backed by Government. “This country must ne among the leaders in reaching its quota of War *Too many persons have looked upon the child’s play when the reverse is only “too ‘true. It is an investment that belongs to every man, woman and child in this. county and one that is packed by the unlimited resources: of the government, ' Stamps Not Gift. “It should be remembered that buying War Stamps is not, a gift. They represent a' demand security in- the United States that pays four per cent interest, compounded. quar- terly, and which cannot. sell ‘below: & deemed "at local postoffices on . days™ notice, plus the accrued .in-| terest. In other”words, they may be placed in almost the same class as interest-paying - currency and just as staple. Easy to Solve. “Minnesota’s. quota is: $47,000,000 ~—about two-thirds of the:allotment of the Third- Liberty -Loan—which, in itself, shows the enormous . task confronting us-in order io sell out the quota the treasury has apportion- ed as our share for aiding in finan- cing the war. Every person in this country,. by saving from mon-essen- tial expenditures, can buy his quota of .War Savings Stamps this year without feeling any undue burden by doing so. He also will be buying the finest possible security and there- by adding to his income.” —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— BOYS IN THE TRENCHES " REMEMBER MOTHERS 3 . 2 < (By United Press) With the Americans in Picardy, May 13.—‘“Mothers’ Day” was ob- served by the entire American front. Thousands of letters were written home to mothers. = are ; ——MAKE W.S.8. PLEDGES— CASUALTY LIST 96 ‘Washington, ‘May 18.—Today’s casualty list contains the names of 96 Americans, including 36 missing, probably in the Seicheprey flghting.I OUCAULTIS ORDERED ~T0 OFFICERS’ TRAINING CAMP Sergeant Clarence F. Foucault, U. S. A., recruiting officer, Bemidji station, today received an order to report at once to Camp Grant, Rock- ford, Ill., to enter the third officers’ training camp. He will leave in the morning to report. The .order received. is in recogni- tion of Sergeant Foucault’s splendid work’ for the state of Minnesota and the government and it means much in advancement in rank upon gradu- ation from the government’s school. To the patriotic citizens of Bemidji, Sergeant Foucault owes much of his success. He has worked hard and long in an endeavor to make the showing he has and in this he was lent every possible assistance. The ‘ fact that he has been able to achieve was he has led Major Yost, head of the Minnesota recruiting, to state “he is a remarkable fellow. There isn’t another like him. He's the best one individually we have and I hate to lose him.” That was made a few days ago when Maior Yost informed the Pio- neer confidentially that he intended to recommend Foucault for the com- ing officers’ training camp. Sergeant Foucault has served his term of enlistment as a member of the coast artillery on the Pacific. He had returned to his home at the ex- chased on a weekly or monthly basis| - " ey i g the capltal 1.';9 miles an hour War Savings campaign as mere| ¢an flyers- are, ten- . (By Piited Press) With the. /Americans in Picardy, May 13.—<In Picardy, the doors of hell literally seem to- open, with streaming demons: fiying in the air. Gun roar jars the earth, combining in ‘deafening sound. - Gun roar and bursting shells seem like great fires sweeping the’ rolling- fields. With phe sun’s ;setting nightly comes "rest., Ammunition wagons start for the front; patrols ~ creep across No Man's.land. Apple trees blossoming, ‘lilacs. and dasies bloom-l ing, nightengales;start singing, but thundering war’s song drowns the songs of the birds. Houses rock as the American heavies start. Each shell ~sounds like an express train leaving the railway station. But such death- dealing trains stop.at German sta- tions only. B % .The Americans'demolished two ad- ditional buildings in Canticgn last! night. A similar bombardment starts every dusk and continues until mid- night. ~The Americans continue re- pulsing enemy raids, —MAKE W.8.5. PLEDGES— DEATH SENTENCE WILL BE BE ASKED FOR 11 LYNCHERS (By United Press) Edwardsville,- Ill;, May 13.—The prosecution will ask for the death penalty of 11 men being tried for lynching Robert - Praeger, alleged pro-German. - piration of his term and re-entered the railroad service... When-the war broke he left his work and again donned the uniform of the govern- ment, being assigned to recruiting service, owing to his being a man of family. His work:.earned for him a corporal’s cheverons ;:and soon after he was raised to a sergeantcy. His desire to join the line brought for him the recommendation of Major Yost, Foucault being strongly recom- mended by the most prominent citi- zens of Bemidji. Foucault has /been on the job as a recruiting officer for the past eight months. In that period there have been recruited at his office 364 men for the various branches of the gov- ernment military, a remarkable rec- ord for a city the size of Bemidji, and already another contingent of about 20 has been started to leave Bemidji next week. X Succeeding Sergeant Foucault will be Corporal Robert Bass, one of the Minneapolis station. . He and Cor- poral C. E. Prichett, also out of the Minneapolis station, are now here, but the latter is-expecting orders to leave any minute. - Corporal Bass is a fine young man and comes high- 1y recommended for the work, and it is hoped he will receive a continu- ance of the same helpful spirit as did his predecessor. | been suspenided. They publighed r (s GERMANY’S NAVAL HEAD ""BLOWS HIS OWN HOF (By United Press) . b % May 13.—Nicolai Lenine Bolgheviki premier, has sent a tel gram broadeast saying that & cous revolution 1s raising its head afid ‘ning discontent of the :starvin ' against tle 'Soviet.: ¢ ie help of America is demand: £ § 8 F ports of ‘the ~German ultimatum. Bleven others have been:prosecuted, Germans. Blow Own Hom. London, May 13.—Admiral ‘von:C pelle, Germany’s naval: at any time since the beginning' of the submarine warfare Iast April-and vorable, .Despite Reichstag = objec- tions the submarine warfare will eontinue. Socialist Protests. : -Amsterdam, May 13.—‘“After fif- teen’ months of submarine warfare peace‘is no nearer and in the mean- time ‘we are continuing destruction of shipping ‘needed after the war,” Herr Vogtsier, independent Social- ist, told the Reichstag. ; @Germans Still Inactive. London, May 13.—The Germans aré still inactive on both Flanders and Picardy fronts. The situation is unchanged. Other than artillery exchanges, there is nothing to re- gont, according to General Haig to- ay. ~—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— GERMANS MASSED SIX DEEP ON FRONT (By Unitel Press) _Paris, May 13.—(Official)—Gen- eral Gaulers, French general of staff, reports 40 Gérman divisions amount- ting to 480.000 men between LaBasse cana] and Ypres, making six men to every yard, the same ratio maintain- ed between LaBasse and the Oise. —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— FORMER RUSS CZAR REFUSES. INTERVIEW T0 NEWSPAPERMEN (By United Press) Zurich, May 13.—A" newspaper correspondent visited Dimbler castle where the former Russian czar and royal -family are imprisoned. It is guarded by 25 soldiers, sworn to pre- vent the imperial family from es- caping, The population is unfriend- ly. Nicholas refused to be inter- viewed. ~—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— YOU ARE INVITED TO - SEE FOUCAULT LEAVE Everybody of Bemidji should turn out tomorrow morning and be at the M. & I. depot at 7:35 o’clock, when former Recruiting Officer Foucault leaves for Camp Grant, Illinois, to enter the officers’ training school, his going being on recommendation of Major John Dixon Yost, head of Minnesota récruiting. /Foucault is one of Bemidji’s best known young men and his friends are legion, He has worked hard to earn his advancement and an opportunity is afforded his friends to bid him Godspeed on his leaving to prepare for a command ‘“‘over there.” —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— BIG LAND SALE ON IN BEMIDJI THIS WEEK One of the biggest land sales ever held in Bemidji is on this week at the court house, being conducted by County Auditor J. L. George, andj fully ten to fifteen townships are to be sold. The sale will continue throughout the week. There are over 50 land men here from through- out this and other states. The sale comes under the Volstead act and the lands to be offered are unlisted lands north of Red Lake. e L i ST L 5 el g —e Reucllhg Told Pemls ‘No' NING, MAY 13,°1918. WINS FRENCH WAR CROSS Fiim Svvice . lleu{. G. Francis Patton of New ork; who has been decorated with French war cross for courage in ng wounded men in the great now raging. Lieutenant Pat- uring -a gas aftack, finding his ask’ interfered with his work, e by the fumes, but has since ““He is_a member of the Hundred and Sixty-fifth the Ralnbow division. Kills Fruits (By United Press) Fargo, N. D, May 13.—The mer- cury reached 20 degrees below zero last night, "Gardens and small fruits were killed. War Garde, :j%i;ned. St. Paul, May 13.%War gardens, small fruits were injured by freezing -temperatures all in. Minnesota, North Dakota and the Canadian Northwest. High ground and high wind are caus- ing much of the trouble. There are some earth drifts. —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— HAIG REPORTS ACTIVITY (By: United Press) London, May 13.—General Haig .today reported active artillery fire in the Somme valley, in the Albert sector, between Lacon and Nieppe forest. ~—MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— ENGISH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO BE CALLED TO THE COLORS London, May 13.—Teachers of the first grade will be called for mili- tary duty and 300,000 meh will be drawn from the farms. | FOUCAULT EXPRESSES HEARTY APPRECIATION Bemidji, Minn., May 13, 1918. Before leaving To All Bemidji: SRR (W tomorrow morzing for the Fourth Officers’ Training camp at Camp Grant, Illinois, I wish to attempt to express to the people of Bemidji my appreciation for the assistance they have rendered me, and the wonder- ful results they have secured in mak- ing Bemidji the banner recruiting station or tne entire state of Minne- sota. e Since last September, Bemidji has added to its Roll of Honor, 345 vol- unteer enlistments of men outside of the draft age. In proportion to its population, Bemidji has led every recruiting station in the state for the last five months. This has been made possible only through the heartiest co-operation and the untiring efforts of the civilian recruiting committee, the members of the Home Guard, of the band, the business and profes- sional men, and the patriotic spirit of all the people of this city. I ask for my successor here, and know that gryone in Kelliher. he will réceive it, the same measure of co-operation and loyal support that I have received at your hands. ‘While I feel highly honored in having secured my appointment to this training camp, I appreciate the fact that this promotion comes to me as the result of the patriotic efforts of all the people of Bemidji in se- eturing these enlistments. It shall always be my earnest de- sire, wherever I may be called in service, to give that personal account of myself which will reflect credit and honor upon the banner recruit- ing station of Minnesota. Yours sincerely, CLARENCE K. FOUCAULT. | | HO pRPP—— e ——— - ONPILGRIMAGE About 35 " automobiles, 150 Bemidji patriots, including the|their sons who are on the carrying |1y and urged those at home to back battle Bemidji-Home Guard and the Four-|lines fighting for the protection of teenth battalion band, made the ‘de-|those” in-Kelliher, Beltrami county layed- tour Sunday to:Kelliher, Ten- and the homes of the entire country. strike, Blackduck and Turtle River, He ‘told of the Beltrami county sons the trip_having been postponed two|Wwho have gone ‘“over there” and to weeks owing to the rain 'which fell|the camps, and urged others to also on the day originally scheduled, and |enlist and help win the great war the outing was greatly enjoyed by|for humanity and the safety of the everyone who participated. : Kelliher was the objective of the trip and the calvacade arrived at 1 o'clock, in time for dinner. The start was a few minutes after 10 o’clock from the city hall, Bemidji, several of the cars being decorated with flags and buhnting. : - _Red Cross Serves. At Kelliher, dinner was served the visitors at the Pastime theater by the Red Cross ladies, two tables the ’[‘he menu was excellent, the serving was of “the best,” and the - hungry dinner. At the close, Dr. G. M.-Pal- mer, chairman of the Beltrami Coun- ty Public Safety commission, arose and extended the appreciation of the Bemidjites for the hospitality accord- ed, and proposed a cheer and a ‘‘ti- 'ger” for the Red Cross, whereat the hall broke into hearty cheers. Music During Dinner. During the serving, Miss Flo Mum- bleau presided at-the piano and each selection was heartily applauded. Mayor William "Skrief ‘was about the busiest individual on the job, for the coming of the Bemidji bunch, was of onjy two days’ notice and every- body .got biisy on. the reception. . Prior.to .the dinner, the guard formed “angd- headed by’ the' “'band paraded the principal streets and women and children from the Hun butchers, A Real Patriot. s It was while enroute from Ten- strike to Kelliher that the long line met with one of the prettiest and most impressive incidents of the en- tire trip. Coming abreast of a well kept farm, ithe home setting back some distance from the road, fronted with a broad and well kept yard raised from the roadway, stood a lit- 1t. Afier a short time he Was | 1epgth of the hall being in service. |tle girl, possibly three or four years old. The little lady was ‘“‘dressed for Sunday.” A black coat buttoned s ‘and went to France|crowd ceértainly did justice to the|tightly protected her from the cold. From beneath a black hood protruded a few stray curls. she held a small American flag. Alone she stood and waved the na- tional colors at the passersby, her face wreathed in a radiant smile. And from every car hands were thrust and waved in hearty respanse to the greeting of the little lady. The Triumvhal Arch. On-the return from Kelliher when the same farm house was reached, the trippers were amazed to .see standing across the roadway an arch which spanned its entire width. - It consisted of two pole uprights, across the top of which was a pole crossbar. The uprights were twined - with trailing arbutus. The top piece was wrapped with bunting. Small Am- gave an exhibition drill. The ad- journment after dinner was to the city hall where a band concert was given and a few brief remarks made: The place was packed to standing room. . Mavor Welcomes Visitors, Mayor Skrief made an address of welcome. He started off by stating that he had no set speech prepared but as he was recognized as the best orator of the town it was up to him to make a few remarks. He declared he had a fine speech all ready to spring two weeks ago but in the rush of the last two days to help the Red Cross ladies prepare the din- ner he had forgotten what he had intended to say. Genuine Welcome. “I want to take this occasion to tell you, citizens of Bemidji, that I am most pleased to welcome you. I am glad to have you come to Kelli- her and I voice thes.sentiment of ev- We are located away up here in the wilds of Min- nesota and we hear and see little of activities relating to the war, and it would be better for us if we did. You have come from the ‘City of En- terprise.” We hope to some day be known as the ‘City of Opportunily,'] We hope you will come often. We want you to. You are always wel- come and I want to also compliment you on your band. It's some band.” The address of welcome was char- acteristically Skrief. It was free from any studied attempt at flowered oratory. It was genuinely human and it found a hearty responsive chord. Palmer Complimentary. Dr. Palmer also spoke and compli- mented Kelliher on its Red Cross ac- erican flags studded the cross car and above all was suspended on an upright a large red Liberty Bell. _ At one corner of the house, back from the road, stood a group of small boys, modestly watching the line pass. And from every car was waved hearty greeting and recognition of the youthful patriots, who had work- ed industriously between trips to show their loyalty. Lovalty Personified. The home was that of Gotleib Ho- fer, born of German parents in Swit- zerland and a resident of the vicinity (Continued on Page 8, Col. 3) THOUSANDS OF VESSELS PASS THE DANGER ZONE (By United Press) Paris, May 13.—(Official)—Dur- ing February, March and April, 4,611 ships passed safely through the dan- ger zone. Germans claim they sunk 600,000 tons of shipping during Ap- ril. This is false; they sunk only 268,000. —MAKE W.3.8, PLEDGES— CANADIAN RUMOR . IS HELD UNFOUNDED (By United Press) Washington, May 13.—Nothing is known here officially regarding the Canadian announcement that the American army 1s to be used only tivities, its patriotic schools and the patriotism manifest in every way. H. E. ‘Reynolds, county food ad- ministrator, spoke briefly on the ne- cessity for conservation and what it means to the boys over there across the seas. Sergeant Foucault also spoke brief- B T N when raised to full individual strength. Some doubt the accuracy of the statement. British Ambassador Reading led those doubting the statement. He said he doubts if any such announce- ment was made. MEN OF CITIES AND TOWNS WILL HELP GATHER CROPS Minneapolis, May 13.—Minnesota, with a wheat acreage increased about 25 per cent over last year, and with heavy planting of other grain crops, is facing the biggest farm labor problem in the state’s history, farm experts said today, but they declared the problem is already being met successfully, and that.in al) prob- ability the state’s biggest crop will be harvested without loss. Addition of 800,000 acres to the 1917 wheat fields in itself means a heavy call for larm labor, but not until the harvest season. At this time the crop situation is almost ideal. There is labor mow on the farms and accessible to them to take the crop through to harvest, the ex- perts said today. The problem of help to harvest the crop already is in process of solution. It has caused grave concern, but county agricultural agents who have been in conference at University farm agree in reporting an excellent outlook. Saving the crop will be re- garded as a patriotic service, they said, and every reserve supply of la- bor available will' be drawn - upon freely. The harvest plan is already in the making. Every village and small city in the state has dozens of men familiar with farm work, to say nothing of the army of school iboys. Every man who can handle farm machinery will be called on during the wheat har- vest rush. = H In her tiny fist BE e A e e L A S RSB S = —4 i ! H i