Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 18, 1918, Page 1

e VOLUME XVI No. 116 9| MIRACULOUSDEATH IN THRILLING FIGHT Orders Are Not Being Obeyed “According to State Food Comptroller. 0 (By United Press) With the Americans in Lorraine, LIOUOR IN AUTOS TO BE SEIZED, SAYS ORDER |rormgruck it driver n Americs, 0F STATESAFE&Y;:Q!:”, 2 mldalr,‘ s:xxltlli‘n:n'thee“i;l(‘)ille:lof\s;‘itl(: fi‘.m,.,:?/! the earth. ) % SWEDISH HOSPITAL SETS SPLENDID EXAMPLE Conservation Must Begin Im- mediately or Another Or- de.l"‘nw‘”l“ Be lféued. 5 - . 1 St. Paul, May- 18.—Transportation The Germans are trying new tricks St Paul, May 18:—Meatless Day i / A \ of intoxicating liquor in automobiles |in early patrolling before the Amer- ~eoming again, A. D. Wilson, state e i \ { ; 8 .- ~{and other vehicles-into and through |icans are up. Rickenbacher was out s Vst . his o districts in which the sale of liquor early and spotted three enemy planes food: administrator, announces, un- y ; — A ' | + ’ » ) ' %y by A | is forbidden- has _been prohibited by ( “prer passed by the Publie Safety at an altitude of 5,000 meters, one T some distance behind the others. ' le;’S‘the use of meat is nga'erially re- y 5 o n P o > il 1 : W -l contutission, . - Complaints that laige -quantities Rickenbacher pounced upon him ’, stricted at this time. of liquor are being seized in dry!when the other Boche misjudged him “The meatless ban was'lifted April 1 for a thirty-day period,” Mr. Wil- g;a?‘i:::gll; ;‘;;gfl;bw;fu;flfe‘xn:zg while gunning him from below and a son saids due.to“an' unusual con b \ 3 tion that brought about a meat sur- i \ e I H \ next “wet’”” district, it is said, result- collision occurred. plus in this country at that time. | 1 \ 5 / \ ‘w‘ ed in the adoption of thé order. It The Americam fell 1,000 meters is expected to better conditions in|and limped to the American ilnes “On May 6, Herbert C. Hoover an- 1 ) Contributed by James Montgomery Flagg. Duluth, especially after Superior goes with one wing broken, while it is nounced the-time for a reduction in meat consumption has again arrived, dry July 1. " believed the enemy fell to the earth. To. Confiscate Liquor. ¥ i ¥ but that a regular meatless day and “Th - | y al d not' be resumed [ ;ea:]t]liesssfir;z ‘;I%\:w]'ever,t i? conserva- = ey Ar e Our Boys, Get Pea‘ce iofl’icers are in;tructted l,)iy the i Se m: . : commission to confiscate quor v lt.i:;?“l: :.l::y‘gfi‘i?];?» i the%e el : R d E ; f R h"’ found in any vehicle. They are or- B o ea y’ vel y one, Or a us - dered to stop and search any vehicle . _Here’s Conservation. : . ; 2 where there is a-reasonable suspicion Mr. Wilson cited the meat con- ; ‘ such vehicles are being used as con- _servation in the Swedish™ Hospital, The long train of freight cars whined DY, smiling women might be tired, nor | veyors. Co. +- Minneapolis, as an example for other| gnq grumbled as it ‘strove:to stop.:In {:were they tired then, even though all Blooming Prairie saloons are re- ‘day long they had been serving train 1after itrain of French and English troops, lite;glly thousands of them. Yet what did that matter? IFor these With the British .afield, May 18. —Summer sun is shining across the battle field with guns rolling lazily. Occasionally they nod and jump again, BEMIDJI OPENS ITS RED CROSS DRIVE This afternoon Bemidji is en fete with national colors and patriotism. The day is ideal, adding greatly to the occasion, which marks the open- o ing of the Red Cross fund drive > I\ { | Summer on Battlfield. - ! ] 1 i “1ike-institutions-to follow. Thé. per| g, Y oo duced f! f i ber b, p = R e doorway of a great low -buildifig a-| uced from four to one in number by capita. consumption of meat ‘since} the J00TWay of B €8 Edaguid b b another order, based on & finding 2 white -capped and :gowned woman:-re- % January 1 was.a 8mall fraction under Toised- 2 sinuy Smille and, tiroing 80 that proprietors of three places qne and one-half pounds a week and y s (,l;i *®| counters. Some of the bays fairly.ran scheduled to be closed have been op- Vet mo one had complained of not| her voice carried into the bullding,| . ¢ £500; others went into the long erating in open violation of éhe law. » “w . K getting enough. called out, “They are ours; get ready b i £ baths: throwlag ol boys that came at the end of a long | p F, Goggins, George E. Thomas © " u“Qur dieticians and cooks believe| for a rush.” atteries of baths, throwing out their| oy these boys are “ours.” and W. R. Carroll are listed as licen- = they can bring the consumption down Just how she could tell they were |vermin ridden clothes to be sterilized| If your boy is in France you may be |sees of the places which Mayor H. to one pound a week,” Superintend-| “gurs” would be hard to explain, for whil- they scrubbed their bodies back | sure he has a song of praise for the | H. Wilberg is directed to close for ent G. W. Olson said. at the moment she spoke hundreds of | to a healthy glow." fine* women at work in-the rallway |the remainder of ‘the war. § —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— the dirtiest, grizzliest men a woman What luxury it all.was—food, tables, | canteens of our own Red Cross, for at Saloon Becomes Oasis. “* «KEEP OUT OF CE.” ever saw came fairly tumbling out of | chairs, things to read, games to play, [ every important railway junction there ThBmas Claggett, credited by the § - WILSON AD 'S SUNDAY: the freight cars. A moment more she | paper for writing, a barber shop, a|is one of our Red Cross canteens and | commission with .obeying its order,| iy " th ¢ ks 4YOU'RE NEEDED IN U.'S.”| was welcoming this muddy rabble with movie theater and good, clean beds! at each canteen there are 18 women— |is permitted to continue his saloon. ?#g;o:#e u]elu;-mxl;:l"'nn) £ visit 3y T a laugh and cheering words. No one ever thought that these hap- raq], true American women. It is surrounded by miles of dry ter-| ;.o prom surrmmfl(fngl “?:,:q :mi ritory. villages and the countryside present Chicago, May 18.—American sol- . County Direator John H. Brown| i, take part.in the big pageant, and “i diers in France will have to go into action without atrobatic, perspiring Billy Sunday driving them on. with denunciations of the kaiser. BAIT CASTING CONTEST |VANLEAR AGAIN FILES - ) (ENTRAL SCHOOL WILL - ottt F R | FORN.M.D, ASSOCIATION| FOR MAYORALTY RACE| BE VASTLY INPROVED ter from President Wilson saying he MEET[NG AT WALKER Minn eafiolis..WS.—;The Thasses WITH STUCCO VENEER ¥ was worth more here stirring up pa- of the people of the United States repprted to the -commission that a N 3 carload of beér had been seized -at gfiy?'i:nt?idoinfl?é‘ g;oagena(s?ctncu]ar Ranier, Koochiching county. y. —MAKE W.3.5. PLEDCES— covernor wiit Review | INDIAN AGENTS GET VIRGINIA HOME GUARDS friotim, Sunday hold the view that the fundamental Virginia, Minn., May 18.—Gover-| / Two BLACKSMITHS AND AT ‘His campaign ends hel‘e‘fl (Spectal To P ) A Sia A | night and Billy will- move on to Du-| . pecial to Pioneer purpos¢ of- continuing the war is nother notable improvement. is : luth. Brainerd, May 18.—The -Northern | that “the world henceforth may be|destined for Bemfdji, which has to ::r(:;.l \?auv’igevm:ltc a]?(()]urrtlllxmxfzayEl;{&g TEN GALLoNS BOOZE - —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— Minnesotar Development association, | made safe for democracy,” Mayor|do with the Central school, bids be-{+i0ljon Home Guards here about with the help of a large fishing tackle | Thomas Van Lear’s statement, issued | ing advertised for to coat the build-| yyne 10. Shiet Brandt of (| 9 HARR]S ORDERED T0 manufacturer, has arranged to hold | when he filed for re-election, says. ing with stucco and reshingle it. e AKE s Fienat di Chie f randt of the federal In- ? a bait casting contest as a part of The stand of the socialist party The Central is now a spacious #BiSy A g an agents and Indian Agent W. A. brick building. It has been enlarged | SEN ATE APPROVES P 0 ohnson staged a patriotic parado of o Ue they 2 the entertainment Walker, June|against.the ,war, (as enunciated in BEGIN Hls SENTENCE 7°and '8, tlie 'détt‘eé%q: the summer | the party’s. ,‘L‘;ufig platform, is not|as the growih of the city demanded, their own last night when 4 tonched! iipon: in _the landed George Begsley and. Rudolph . ’ lN .FEDERAL PRISON coye;:;g?.‘fléa‘l! ot“ll{f:é;‘eist l‘;*ft)ghllg thotrgh tli¢ mayor is a so‘c?;?itscr ents El;l(: cb‘;‘?g{ tinrzieul(])faiditfi(f)i‘l;rgx ‘B:lic]u: BMPLOYES lNCREASE {Sg:&’p.c n‘:‘oTn (t])f fll;jfgnli]?fl,‘gfi{;;::cfl o;; N ;f:’i“":‘ ke s shown by the bait casters through- The mayor challenges his oppon-|until it almost makes one dizzy to sl 1 ; ' ) out the State, and there are a good | ents to substantiate any cMarge of |look at it. The board of education whisky. The men arrested are pro- E* . Duluth, May 18.—James O. Harris| many of them, so the committee ingraft against him. He says he has|Dplans to stucco the entire structure| wcnington, May 18.—An amend- pri;tors of a blacksmith shop in Be- of Bemidji, former innkeeper at Kel-| charge, of the arrangements antici- | supported-the Liberty Loan, the Red and when the work is completed | oni"4o the postoffice appropriation mlnji‘ bout 9:30 o'cl he liher, who was convicted in' United|pate a large turnout of fishermen. | Cross and other war finance enter-| the building will be one of the most { :\\™ o iaine tor an increase of t’edcr;vlufm"llcz:s L 3@:‘?5&«’1’&‘23 i States court here last July and sen-| Henry I Cohen of Brainerd, an en-| prises, but ‘has refused to coerce” pattractive schools in Northern Min- ¢ i tenced to a year and one day at Fort| thusiastic angler and one well posted | the city employes under his control | nesota. fezt?g,iay,fi;:,"af,}&eci‘:lt';fi,eififeflsxfl _’I‘hlrtietlll street,v about.a hfl!f mile - | Leavenworth, has been* ordered by|in all the details of successfull bass|into buying bonds. The mayor cites ~—MAKE W.S.5. PLEDGES— al employes, and increases of 20 per ‘westl of B"""‘e avenue. The car con- ;'_? J the United States courtof appeals to| fishing, has been named to have|his vetoes of numerous council meas- cent for rural mail carrers and for tajning Begsley and Koepp and like- § give himself up to the United States|charge of this contest. ures and gives his reasons. F0OD DEMONSTRATION AT ee lorariralimal) $800° wise the booze hove into sight and & f marshal. - Following his sentence,| Prizes to the value of $48 will be __MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— E IS INTERESTING | employes recelving less than a| Brandt stepped into the road and imposed by-Judge Page Morris, Har- | awarded. i T Tond et Ye%;];gsegg“r%‘ci‘: %’Xg“lj’:ts‘:‘:’t?wo commanded them to halt. Instead, § " leased pending his filin i = n excellen 00! emonstration Y M betw they “opened 'er up” and sped for | i :.i: av;p:al‘:e > S g hae:czfi-g ?:;?Ilst'atE;ggtiI:ganrintg AMERICAN MA‘")R DlES was-iglvtel:x :ée:t?;‘day bly tMlis}s’ ‘?‘l‘(‘l'ile"' f‘"cd iifsoof ‘11“5"‘;:”3; w:.":r?dba E‘;:" Bemidji. They were trailed and ar- Harris’ case was one of the most|i 3 son-in the Challenge hotel building. ) IBCTe o e son he pay | rested. bitterlysloughtwof any liquor case fiaixl‘]gge;t tglzgfig\t Gtivof%:' gx?g:' ttilg::a{e LIKE TRUE SOLDIER A largé number of Bemidji women|of substitute clerks and carrlers —As the car jumped at the com- : attended and showed much intercst| would be fixed at 40 cents an hour.|mand to halt, Brandt fired two shots e 2q A for i -| For fourth-class postmasters, the|gat the ti d shat d ti . here, ng to the prominence of the . and enthusiasm. Another demon at the tires and shattered the spokes | | detengzvnlt.g Tt wa;) thought for a 13!10Slid:c}?efs cit;nt;irm;ientgrwhich will-be With ihe American Army in|Stration will be given today after the|amendment provides that they shall|in one of the wheels. The car was | time that he could mot be convicted| Rules: Any rod, any line not|France, May 18.—Major Andrew pa;ade, t}nddnls? wnlilub%o:;ex;dtomglht. l‘e']:fi;:'linloonlziz g‘:“tt sfilfogta;“&ssc“' turned over to Chief of Police Rip- | K A B 3 i when a food sale w: e held. ce 8 O 8| o , OF [ ple and the accused were taken to 1 but sufficient evidence was finally|smaller than 12-lo. test. Weight|Rasmussen of Portland, Ore., who S AKE W s PLEscE in the event cancellations do not ex-| the county jail, | 3 ever tried before the Federal court|for inner and five if bait is dropped [* [ - obtathed to turn the tide against|used must not be over three-quarters | was killed a few days ago on the A i’ & i nhim. 2 of an ounce in weight and mflst have | Picardy front, gave up his life like a W“SON TRYIN gle_::s‘fo, a 20 per cent salary in- Their hea'rmg is set for this after- . i / —MAKE W.5.S. PLEDGES— no hooks attached. soldier, his last expressed wish being G TO This amendment provides increases noon at 2 o'clock. v | R i . - Prizes will be displayed at the|that he might be given a military only for the fiscal year instead of R A A R =i 7 W Bm WILL PLAY AT .Iltansford h‘l’]“fl at Brainerd until fm'i'e;:lx.na‘or howato Bie filenas as END ALL [NOUIRIES making them permanent. Senator| ALLEGED TRAITORS ARRESTED g dfl:‘fng7'}.he£0§¥elzlil¢)ln]:)ell g?mefll;l’;:g “Rag” wa?s in a billet near the frsont Bankhead estimates that about $40,- By VBTt pies) | \ g - . 000,000 will cover the increases. y United ress | PARK RAP]DS SUNDAY 8 at the Chase hotel at Walker. when a shell came through the wall| waghington, May 18.—President Opfaomwi; the entg;re daye‘:ns de-| DuUbiln, May 18.—Edward De Va- | o sk Entry blanks are now being dis-|and exploded, the fragments striking| wijjgon is determined to end con-|voted by the senate to debate on the lara, Arthur Griffith and other Sinn i Bemidji will give Park Rapids an tributed. Those who want to get hi(;n I}i sufrgeon w:;s.som‘zh by “‘g gressional investigations such as,is|amendment. Feiners have been arrected, charged idea of what constitutes a crack in this contest and are unable to ob- si '§'~ and, after exam m"fi“.t _e’wom} provided in the modified Chamber-| The debate was made the occasion with treasonable communications | band tomorrow, when the Fourteenth | t2in an entry blank may write Fred Salb i You'll be dall fii‘tlt' its gniy lain resolution reported to the sen-|for a sharp attack on Postmaster [ With Ireland. . e O hand makes a pilgrimage| T Lincoln, secretary, Northern Min- | brojen afu Gac & I 5 wound In|ate for passage by the committee on | General Burleson by Senator Calder, _————— [ B Oty 1o tako part in & parade|nesota Development association, | the side.” LA ELE 16 FCA & T audit and control Republican, of New York, who de- HAIG'S DAILY REPORT | and give a concert from 2 to 4 Brainerd. agior h atsmus;fn, a9 lgveg, htla The issue between the military af-|clared the postmaster general's atti- | | o’clock in the afternoon. Park Rap- —MAKE W.S.5. PLEDGES— ?ee“M e‘i’“ °°d° 193 ”;h “SC & d'“g fairs committeg and the White House [ tude had been one of unremitting (By United Press) ! | SR ids company is a member of the bat-|¢ 9y n Mex COF ané 3.4 é o artm dan will be decided tomorrow when the|hostility to any increase in the wa-| London, May 18.—General Haig | talion and the presence of the bat- CLASS NIGHT OPENS ’“i“‘yd “‘H ranle lant 1;’3{; no e-| genate is called on to adopt or reject | ges of postal employes. Mr. Burle-|today reported considerable artillery = > talion band will be a surprise to the : ffi;;e e w:s caoix‘lly t: die :nf:ugie(%:; the resolution. A bitter fight seems|son’s opposition to an amendment to fighting in the Robeqz. | company at that point and the citi- GRADUATION PROGRAM e funeralg “wgitl' 11 that. ‘goes inevitable. give a flat increase of 15 per cent to TR P zens of that fine little city. with it.” ot = ‘Mr. Wilson has sent word to ad- | postal employes is due, the‘'senator TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST s Accompanying the band will be = " ministration leaders in the senate|sgaid, to “his ambition to show a sur- e Captain Swinson and Lieutenants : . . SEMAKE WA RLERCES that he is unalterably opposed to[plus in the postoffice department.” (By United Press) y Stewart and Palmer. Last night was class night in the adoption of any such resolution and| The postoffice department has ad-| Washington, May 18— Today’s Bemidji schools, and an excellent CORPORAL BASS COMES they are preparing a desperate fight fvocated flat increases of $120 a year casualty list contains 39 names. . he trip will be made by auto and A x = [P .vh,pllTx:en:ll)grs of the guargs and all|Program was given in the high ; agdinst the measure. in postal salaries. fi .~ eitizens in general are cordially in-|School auditorium. A large and ap- TO SUCCEED FOUCAULT —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDCES— —MAKE W.5.S. PLEDGES— vited to take their cars and make preciative attendance filled the as- L CIVIL SERVICE EXAM the trip. The band members will scmbil.v "°°m‘h The most comical CUE SR CREEL APOLOGIZES TO GARDEN PATRIOT IS 79 . take their wives, families and best :‘;smt;‘; :1";55" ;mp"“_’gg“t‘)vy lzeJ"u}:l:l;S)v Corporal R. Bass of Alexafidria cobia FOR P OCUSTODIAN s. The start will be from the cit X ) 4 . £ & £ s 4 E;rl]lqand aellstgosewwho de:i(:-e to m':ki Pierre Grey, in which the Seniors|who will succeed Sergeant Clarence CONGRESS FOR SPEECH W '(By Un]:;ed I:;ess)"l e the trip should be ‘“.“3" starting Efl?gx?al:xh;l‘l] sdcihtiiy‘ieg:u;;::ges to the} Foucault in the Bemidji recrulting SR velerz;lsl:”:fgtttljlr:z' (‘iv"?ly w:xr‘;ul Ia:lan% With the completion of the new point at 8:30 oclock injthe morn-| "y, 1l it is due to Miss Lola | °fice returned this morning from| yashington, May 18.— George|your free garden primer so I can {)edetrl‘al hu;‘hg_ng .;:Indr ils_lrlycggpancy y the postoffice, there wi a po- ing prepared to leave promptly. Brodkorb, who coached the students | his home in St. Paul, where he had | Creel, chairman of the committée on | plant a few rounds of sharp shooter TMAREW S-S PLEDGE of the high school, and Miss Emma | been for a short time making ar-|public information, apologized to|peas to shoot t:mt \butclgxer’s “c;i.ili- i“:?:i npcnhfor t,hit nf]fir?‘metn s;t the Hoaglund, who coached the normal congress for his much-discussed re-|cass.” That is the way D. M. -[ bu ng, the work to be that of cus- SOCM%TEZCARTEI]?‘}]g %EY‘ vSIIE)AVIVEIgOV[ET depabrtment girls in their class poem. rar(l}gemen(ls to mov;e herl']e. lected cent New York speech in which he|son of 391 North Twenty-first street, to‘diam To fivll Un‘s. pnsmnn,' there —MAKE W.S.S. PLEDGES— orporal Bass has been selected| yaq quoted as having said that as Salem, Ore., writes to the national) will be a civil service examination Zurich, via Paris, May 18.—The by Major Yost as head of the Bemidji | he disliked slumming he would not|war garden commission today. “I|conducted in Bemidji on June 8. Russian Soviet of Sartoff has decreed ARRIVES IN FRANCE station and recommends him as a|explore the hearts of congressmen. |have three grandsons in this war,” The applicants must be between S “I admit the indiscretion and re-|Mr. Wilson’s letter continues, “and|the ages of 20 and 50 years. Par; e socialization of women. Married _ fine young man. He hopes the peo- k ple of Bemidji will extend to Cor-|gret it deeply,” Mr. Creel wrote to women hereafter will not be obliged Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cutter have re-| 5101 Bags the same hearty co-opera- | Chairman Pou of the rules committee in Dixie I left one brother, one uncle| ticulars can be obtained from Post- and twelve cousins under the sod. I[master Ritchie, Bemidji, and the no- £ to observe the conjugal vows. Their i ! d children will hecome charges of the|ceived word that their son, Carter|tion that {hey gave to Sergeant Fon-l| considering resolutions on the inci-| will be 79 on June 11 at ten s. m.,|tice of the examination and detaits “tate, ? Cutter, has arrived safely in France, cault, dent, and T am still a dead shot.” can be posted in the postoffice,