Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 21, 1918, Page 2

jHUSBAND GONE— SONS GONE - HOME AND RELATIVES GONE A Fact Story Tellmg Just What the Red Cross i "This is the picture I saw. last Janu- -ary. in: France,—and you have mercl- fully changed it! Color enough there -was—above, the eternal blue; in the background, . flelds; of living ~ green, . awhich the German shells could not wrevent from creeping: back; in the aniddle foreground,- a long village street 8o 'battered and burned that 1t was merely a canyon of cream-col- ored ruins, In front of .one little broken house were four figures in . black—an old woman, poking among ihe fallen stones in a vain search for momething that.. could be *used; a younger womar, seated on what had once been a doorstep. with her face hidden in'’her ‘arms; and: a little boy and girl, ‘who stared, half frightened, ‘half ‘caricus, at the" desolation about sthem. - The:little: boy held:in his thinp’ thand a Red;Cross flag. All four were Pale and gaunt;.the faces and. bodies -of the children showed none, of the nt make the beauty of ') When the war_ broke ‘out, ‘Mme." Pellier, ’ her mother and her four younger children ‘were vigitirig her husband's mother in the north -of: France. : Her :husband|’ and two elder sons were at: home in Lorraine ; taking, care, of .the summer «crops. Then the war{_ The 'mother dn-law of Mme, Pelller ‘was ili and conld not_be left. Her old mother was -afraid’ t6 travel to Lorraine with the full care of the four children. Be- foré. théy could all start together the Geérmans | luv:ded. Bad news is allow- «d to come into northern France, and 80 as the months passed Mme. Pellier Jdearned that'her village home had been ombarded and that her husband and two sons had been killed. Except for the Belgian ‘Relief Commission, which operates in no:them Fréince algo, she’ and hér'Iiitle ones would have starved outright; At-the-best: they were un- demonflshed “Then _the. great. push ‘began, and hopes for France grew ihigh. But as the French soldlers ad- -vanced they had to bombard the north- ern towns. Mme. Pelller begged the Germans to let her go away with her .children—even into Germany. This was refused. She tried to seek safety 4n some cellar whenever there was a Pombardmernit, Nevertheless a shell Xilled two of her children. Found Her Home Gone. Home gone; husband gone; brave soldier sons gone; little, tender boys torn Intc shreds! That woman's face <vould have shown you what she had suffered—her face against the batter- .ed ruins the Germans had made. At dast she and her mother and ler two remaining children were repatriated. ‘They knew the infinite relief of cross- - Did for Mme. Pellier. e ! By an Eye W'tneu $ MAUDE RADFORD WARREN - Ing fhto Switzerland und ‘ then into Haute-Savoie. .From, there they went to Lorraine, “'Mme. Pelller hoped that, even though her village had been bom- barded, her home might have escaped. She, found. nothing except her bare flelds, You changed that picture, you Amer- icans, who can never be bombarded, who c¢an never lose through war five out of the seveh dearest to you, It was ‘not _your husband and childrén who died; not your wife who was widowed; not your Iittle ones’' who came back, bony and tubercular, to a home that had vanished. Not yours, but only the. grace of accident saved you; not yours, but it might have been and so you changed the picture/ You could not. build::up -with your own -bands that heap of stones into-a home, nor till fhe; fields, nor bring. Mme, Pel- ‘Mer :back .to: hope, and the children ibackito health. But through the Red Oross! you ‘saved the remnants of that family’ that ‘had- suffered as you might have 'stifferéd. Thlngl the! Red: CrossDld.’ You, tools the mother of Mme, Pel- ler:to a Red Cross hospital to be treat- ed for.apaemia. You' took the: little 'ho wns In ‘the first stages of ulos!a, to n Red Cross _sanl- tarlum You. found a place, . which could he made habitable for. Mme. Pel| ller pear- her flelds which _she was ;mxloun 0 Ll Yon gave. her clothes and furniture; you got her seeds; you 1lent her implements: You sent g vis- iting,’ doctor to watch over her health and .that of, her. little boy. _ You'sent nurses, who. achleved the mighty vic- tory of making her and the child take baths. Later you persuaded her to let him go to-& refugenot far away where he might attend school and where she could often visit ‘him. Through the Khelp.of:your-Red:Cross.hope.and cour~; mbition have come ‘back"to” age’ and that ‘woman, and 'she 18 rebuilding her. family life. The biggest thing one hu- nfan being can do for anotker you, if you are a helper of the Red Cross, have done for that mother: Red Cross! | saw its work every. where in France—in fiélds and In blasted villages; in hospitals and schools. .and. clinics; in refuges and vestiaries for widows ,and orphans and for the sick children of soldiers fight- ing to keep you safe from the enemy, This. symbol -of help has a double meaning now for Americans, who have always taken for granted the blessing of safety.- It stands for your willing- ness to pay the price of exemption, of pity, of sympathy. A bitter, black road this ‘road of war, but across ft, like a beacon of hope, you have flung the Red Cross. PILE CURE FREE i‘ postage and send Red Cron; ?ne a.nd istula Cure, the nbaorpuon an «quick relief treatment for P les.” This treatment is sold by druggists, ‘but to those not knowing of it we will send free to prova our cure. . Rea Company, Dept. <C. N. Minneapelis, Minn. ‘Remember, T}xe‘uday, “l{eaflep ply" colors. III|l|II|||IIII||I]III|||II|IIII||IIIIIIII| ditional. __JIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIllllIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlI|III|IllllIIIIIIIIIII|llIII|H|IIIlIIIIL_ AMERICAN FLAG COUPON No. 24 Present 6 of these coupons .consecutively numbered at the office of THE PIONEER with 98¢ cash and get this beautiful Flag size 4 feet by 6 feet with sewed stnpes, guaranteed fas i 1 ;tealizing the need of every family in Bemidji and vicinity for an American Flag to display on patriotic holidays, we have arranged to supply a limited number to our readers at a ridiculously small cost: tively numbered and present them at THE PIONEER office with 98¢ in cash and the Flag is yours. extra for mailing if not called for. To those desiring it we will furnish 7 foot jointed pole with ball, rope- and holder, all packed with the Flag complete in a neat corrugated box for 85c¢ ad- Ten cents Warship Rgin Over and. above: the .great actlvlty of .the British yards building new warships, pnnlcnlnriy‘defitmyers, and the-construetion: of merchant ships, an | enormous amount of time and lahor has to be devoted: io repaits. ‘In a re- cent’-speech” Sir Erle Geddes sald: «pyring one month the number of war vessels which needed repairs was nearly 1,000—that s, in addition to the 1,100 merchant ships—and that was by ho means an-abnormal month. Since the beginning of the war 31000 war vessels, ~including patrol —craft and mine sweepers;, ‘have been :docked or placed on’the ways, and these: figures do not include repair work done to the vessels of our allies.” Add to this the arming of the vist fleet of ‘British merchant vessels; and we have some conception. of ‘the enor- mous. task of shipbuilding, equipping and repair lng carried on by the British admiralty. Why He Was 8hort. “This man says you owe him mouey. Sam.” said the judge. . - «Dat’s vight, judge, T does.” “well, why don’t you pay him?” “Why, I hain’t got nothin’ ¢’ pay him wiv, judge.” from gcverament, certified plats #Well, why haven't you?” showing all = government notes “To tell de hones' truf, judgé,|swamps, highlands, rivers, etc., and ‘spects my wife has felled down on de | the location: of judicial ditches to 'k’b!, 5 be sold at May, 1918, sale at Be- Adverusements in this column cost half sert a word per issue, when paid cash in advancy. - No ad will be.. run for less than 10c per: lssu-. Ads charged on our books cost one cent a word per issue. No ads run ior. less than 26c. | FOR SALE—Two first —class cows fresh last January. Apply A, E" Rako, Bemidji, Route No. 3, Phone 26-F-12. 3-521 | FOR SALE OR RENT—Four-room house, with barn and chicken coop and 5 acres almost all under cul- tivation, in Fifth ward. O. P, Grambo, - Nymore. 4-521 FTOR SALE — Four-room cottage, south of Lincoln school. ' House and fifty-foot front lot on corner lot. Vincent. Joanis, Minn, FOR ™~ SALE—Timber lands. or small tracts. midji,” Minn,. 26¢ each, Tor sale at Twelve (12) inch blue print dople: ‘Pioneer office. - 2265tt 287, Bemidji, Minn. 1 mo-610 FOR SALE—Six-room house on easy Remembet, Tucsday, “Meatless Day”| payments. - John F. Gibbons. 59tf 5 FOR SALE—One ceiling fan, good as Remember, Wed,, “Wheatless Day”| now. Third Street Cafe. 56tt ‘| FOR SALE—Five-room cottage with city water and sewer. Lot is 30x150 feet and runs out. to the lake. Inquire at 1204 Dewey-Ave. “ or call 276. 52tf WANTED - WANTED—Cleaning girl at. Mark- .~ -ham Hotel. 520tf ‘WANTED—Work. Girl will iron by hour, - Phone 689-J. 2 WANTED—Girl for general hout 5 " work. 703 Bemidji Ave. ' Phone = T : S [ 433, 515tf s o g 2 o WANTED—Woman- cook. ~ Erickson Pamt Up and Re-Paper: Help the bright sprmg sunshine to dispel the gloom of winter by having us Hotel. ‘ b16tt 'V_VANTED—Boy to work, “at bake - paint and paper your home. We: can make those dingy rooms reflect all the bmghtness and Joyousness of Apply Kooys Bakery. | G15tf sprmg by the judicious use of paint and oaper. . Bl WANTED—Glrl for general, house- “work. _ Mrs, Tom Smnrt . Phone 580 1 - 5156t A oman 1% girl” and " "Sanatorfum. " Address Dr. W. " tick,” Puposky, Minn., or ‘call neer Office.” ‘WANTED—Malds. ‘ney, Housekeeper; H Mlnneapulls A4 o - FOR-RENT FOR RENT——One ‘9-room " "house, i strictly imodern, Bemidji dnd’Sev- r-enth. TInquire’at-the.ious FOR REI Cottage. F. Gibbons, ' Teléphone 92 FOR RENT—Four rooms at 918 Ir- ' vine Ave. . 561t FOR RENT — Modern furnished ~-room. . 1023 Minn. Ave. Phone 317-R. CY 429tL . COO 5I3tt Apply. Miss Roo- el Radisson, 10-521 Paint will add. one-half -to -the life of your property, besides. Estimates’ furnished on ‘any ‘job; be it large or small. All work guaranteed, and material whers we furnish same. See us now, before the hot-weather comes on. FlagsTakealJump After the present supply of PIONEER FLAGS at O’ Leary Bowser’s store is exhausted the price will jump to $1.50, provided they can be secured at all. B : This raise is caused by the government’s commandering practlcallv s . all the wool bunting, which tends to put cotton flags at a premium and indications point to a scarcity of flags for the month of June. Coupons will be discontinued and those who have them saved will : vy please bring them in at once as the supply cannot last long. ~If no more Special Pioneer Flags can be secured the public is here- with advised that O’'LEARY-BOWSER COMPANY will carry the same grade of FLAGS at very close to the new price above quoted. THE BIG FLAG DAYS ARE STILL AHEAD—DECORATION DAY, MAY 30; FLAG DAY, JUNE 14, AND THE FOURTH OF JULY Every Home Should Have a Flag Deofactive