Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 30, 1918, Page 1

. ' ' | R T TS 1““5“‘2&‘&&1%{ ','A’Ki&fi.wj’fl#:wmhm&‘m i ——— VOLUM_..K’g?}l b S T ALY PRESIDENT I POWERLESSIN BOOSE REIGY, SAYS HOBSON ‘Merrimac Hero Declares Arm A |ELEVEN MOREENLIST AND LEAVE FOR CAMP Seven more recruits to Uncle Sam's military left Bemidji yesterday for Jefferson barracks, having been en- listed by Corporal Bass, in charge of the local recruiting station. Of the seven, Hector Brown was a member of the Bemidji naval division at the time of the call; but owing to his having just been married he was ex- e.mpted from going. He has now en- listed in the regular army engineers. The squad consisted of: . Heqtor Brown, engineers, Beo- midji. - Arthur Anderson, coast agtmery, of Nation’s Head Paralyzed |Solway. by Liquor’s Clutch. CITES MILLIONS NEEDED CARS HAULING BOOZE # ie eslnall Fraction Rules Nation;|more, "‘Aaks If This a Democracy; . . 'Novel 'Viewpoint Taken. The government would take a long stride forward toward winning the war «if it would use the thousands Peterson C. Sorenson, ¢oast artil- lery, Solway. 4 Freddie ;W. Ehlers, medical . de- partment,- Leonard. John Sokof, cavalry, Bemidji. Glen A. Thompson, engineers, Sol- way. 5 Joseph P. Sadlier, engineers, Ny- Four More Leave, Today, four more recruits left for the military arm. Eugene S. Cas- key of Bemidji joined the- Twenty- second engineers, National army; Edwin A, Abbott of Park Rapids en- listed in’ the medical department; Dade and Austin Mclver of Bemidji, upon thousands of cars for hauling|photh joined the First Replacement coal and food stuffs instead of let-}regiment of Engineers. ting the brewers and distillers have the precious cars for shipping beer and booze. Fuel could be shipped to .points wh%re badly needed if the cars were usel Jlowed to be used for carrying beer[ley, Dresident of the and other brewery products through- out the country. % The food problem would be nearer solution if the cars were used for shipping grain and other food prod- ucts instead of being loaded with products of breweries, the grain _needed by the people being used to, debauch +he morals and bodies of the youth of the nation and manhood in general. . Ships that are said to be so vitally needed- for sending supplies to the American fighters in Europe would ibe more available for that purpose, but instead are being used to send huge cargoes of liquor to England and France. ; Liauor Hinders Nation. - These -were but- few - instanc which Captailn Richmond Pearson| Hobson, hero of ‘the Merrimac inci- dent in the Spanish-American war, cited last night in his address at the. Methodist:-chureh “in support of the national”“¢onstitiitional amend- ment abolishing liquor manufacture and traffic during the war, and he gave startling figures as to the num- ber of cars used in_ this nefarious|. business when"the. y, is crying, for cars and®‘the- government “ex- cusing lack of facilities on the grounds of car shortage. And the same goes for shipping. ; President Powerless. Declaring that thé arm of the president was ‘paralyzed by the power of the liquor interests of the ‘nation,” Captain Hobson showed the hand of the liquor interests clutch- ing the very throat of the mation. He asserted that only one-third of one per cent of the country con- trolled the liquor interests and in turn had the arm of the government paralyzed. “And they call this a democracy,” ejaculated Captain Hobson. Takes New Viewnoint. The speaker took the liquor ques- tion from an engirely new and novel viewpoint. He is a scientific and technical man and he analyzed the effects* of liquor on a human and then took into comsideration the mil- lions affected by its use. He spoke of«what goes with the liquor game and cited statistical figures of the shocking number of infected, and re- called the startling facts of thou- sands upon thousands of soldiers af- fected in England at the outset of enue office records show tax He told of the effect| ceipts indicative of a falling off of the great war. —Help the Red Cross— LINDBERGH DENIED PARK St. Cloud, Minn., May 30.—Chas. Lindbergh, Nonpartisan league can- for that purpose and not al- didate for governor, and A. C. Town- Nonpartisan league, made application here for the use of a city park in which to hold a meeting June 15. The park com- mission refused the application. .—Help the Red Cross— Allies Holding - e —— Germans at NI Positions (By United Press) Paris, May 30.—(Official)—The allies are holding the Germans.at all-‘points.on the Aisne front. “The|- battle continued all of last night. Fierce fighting is still in progress this mor! h}g. i1 oonFrenich Still Hold, Paris, May 30.—(Official)—The French still hold the western out- skirts of Soissons. The battle con- tinued throughout the night. Ger- mans made repeated attempts to en- ter Soissons but the French held them at the outskirts. —Help the Red Cross— BEER MAKING FALLS OFF IN MINNESOTA Minneapolis, May 30.—In the 120 days from Jan. 1 to May 1 the pro- duction of beer in Minnesota, as re- flected by internal revenue receipts, fell off 102,952 barrels. This is a decline of 25,738 barrels a month, about 860 barrels a day. The beer- keg buttressed end of the fortress of old John Barleycorn has been bat- tered heavily and a big hole knock- ed into it, government figures show. The 47 breweries of the state, in- cluding the four in Minneapolis, figure in this heavy decline. But in Minneapolis alone the internal rev- re- upon*the human family and its dire| 69,937 barrels in the four months, results on offspring of this horde| which is 17,484 barrels a month, or and #its effect upon recurrent gen-|about 680 erations. Education Not Effective. -“No mnation ruled by liquor ever survived,” - declared Captain Hob- son. “No nation however educated survived. Education is not the mark .of permanency.. Rome was the best educated center in the world. liquor.” The speaker also cited the rise an the cause of the fall of the ancients, recorded in historic annals, and in each instance history Irecords the reign of Bacchus as the cause cof their overthrow. And he pleaded for the people to rise and take control of their own nation and free it from the dominaton of the liquor inter- ests. Audience Follows Closely. The large audience sat in silence and followed closely every word of the speaker. applause burst forth in volume. was an address that weighed heavily upon the hearers. usual scolding address, education and the analysis was clear to all, being substantiated by the Yet it fell by the curse of d barrel end of the fortress impends. barrels a day. Whisky Also Declines. The decline in the production of beer is only one-half the story. That part of the John Barleycorn fortress where the whisky barrel makes rampart likewise has been heavily pounded. Strong drink has been smitten right and left and while im- mediate rout has not been affected, inevitable collapse of the whisky The war is killing liquor. The big guns are the. geuns of federal restriction and taxation. Beer and whisky are being taxed to death. —Help the Red Cross— RED CROSS NORTHERN DIVISION FUND LEADS Minneapolis, May 30.—The North- At times spontaneous|ern division of the Red Cross has L3 1t | raised $4,434,348, or more than double its quota of $2,200,000, it It was not the|wWas announced at Minneapolis head- it was an|quarters yesterday. The Northern division is the first division in the country to report an highest scientific authorities and the | Over-subscription of 100 per cent. records of the government as to the |~~~ A~~~ hugeness of the liquor traffic and| ¢ three, consisting of A. L. Molan- its throttling grasp upon the help- der, A. T. Carlson and F. T. Beaver, less people. ] Pledees for Work. was named to draft resolutions urg- ing the passage of the mnational J. J. Opsahl presided and.intro-|amendment to be sent to the con- duced the speaker. At the close, Cap-| gressman of the Sixth district and tain Hobson received pledges support of the Anti-Saloon in its war on liquor. for | the senators from Minnesota. league | committee was named at the request A committee|of Captain Hobson. The I One of the great Australian- siege guns in action” “somewhere in Francq ceals the gun from the enemy airplanes. shells are shown in this Australlan offieial photograph. stream to the breech. MOONEY AGAIN IS SENTENCED TO DIE San Francisco, May 30.—Thomas J. Mooney, convicted of murder ia connection with the preparedness parade bomb explosion here July 22, 1916, has been again sentenced to death. The order made by Judge Franklin A. Griffin, -who presided at -the -trial, was -that Mooney be re« moved to San-Quentin prison within ten days; and there hanged at-a time to be determined by the warden, but not less than sixty nor more than ninety days from this date, Mooney showed little-emotion: it [ Mooney’s fate now rests with Governor William D. Stephens of California, who has a pardon peti- tion before him, and a.request based on'findings'of a federal commission that. possibly perjured testimony—or at least questioned testimony—can- tributed to Mooney’s conviction. —Help the Red Cross— NO! NO BOOZE: BRANDT DISCOVERS 7 QUARTS P “What have you in that suit case asked Chief Brandt of the Indian agents of Fred Meyers, residing in Hast Bemidji, as Meyers stepped from an M. & I. train early yester- day morning. “Nothing, only some clothes and fishing tackle,” vas the reply. “Sure you haven’t any booze in there?”’ again queried Brandt. “Of course not. What would I be doing with booze?”” came back Meyers. “Guess I'll take a look,” remarked Brandt. “Why, there isn’t any booze in there,” persisted Meyers. “Guess I'll take a look anyway,” retorted Brandt. The suit case was opened. There lay a nice bottle full of whisky. Brandt persisted in the search and brought to light seven full quarts of liguor, fresh from Minneapolis. Meyers, suit case and booze went to the county jail. - He will tell the federa! grand jury all about it. —Help the Red Cross— _ HIBBING JAIL CONDEMNED Hibbing, Minn., May 30.—The state board of control has again con- demned the village jail and the coun- cil will again take immediate action to remedy conditions. —Help the Red Cross— NO EXCUSES TAKEN FOR REGISTRATION Washington, May 30.—The war department has issued a warning to all youths attaining 21 years old on or before June 5, that they must pre- sent themselves for registration on that day. No excuses will be tolerated, the department said, except when the person is actually in the military or naval service. The department’s warning says: “Draft officials want it clearly un- derstood that no person who has at- tained the age of 21 since June b, 1917, or who will attain that age on or before June 5, is excused from registration on June 5, unless on that date he is an actual and active mem- ber of the military or naval service. “Persons not subject to registra- tion on account of being in the mili- tary or naval service become subject to registration and are required to register immediately upon leaving such military or naval service. “Any such persons discharged af- ter June 5 must register immediate- ly after the discharge.” BEMIDJI; MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1918. HUGE AUSTRALIAN HOWITZER IN ACTION IN FRANGE. & The size of-the shell used in this TWO NONPARTISAN LEADERS : ARE INDICTED AT FARGO Fargo, May 30.—J. W. Brinton, general manager of the Consumers United States company, Townley or- ganization, was indicted by the Fed- eral grand jury which completed its work in Fargo. Brinton faces charges under the espionage act in connection with an address at Garrison, N. D., April 6. He will be tried at the Bismarck term of the Federal court. Halvor P. Halvorson of Sheyenne, N. D, Nonpartisan leader and treas- urer of the state Republican centra. committee, also was indicted under the ¢spionage act, accused of utter- ances—tending to deter enlistments and retard crop production. His case comes before the Federal court to- day at Jamestown, N. D. —Help the Red Cross— Today’s Review Of Battle Line On West Front (By United Press) On the, Aisne front, the allies, aided by’ reserves, have apparently checked the Germans at all points. On the ‘Alsne front, uowever, the fighting still continues fiercely. French' statements reveal that since the offensive started, the Ger- mans have attained a maximum pen- etration of 20 miles at two_points in the center, at Fereentardenois and Vezilly. At other places, the enemy is within six miles of the Marne river. The battle line now runs from Coucylacpsteau south to- ward Soissons, whose western out- skirts the Frencn still hold. On the Picardy front, the Amer- icans, since capturing Cantingy, have successfully withstood five des- perate counter attacks, inflicting heavy losses upon the enemy. - The Germans are obviously attaching great importance to Cantigny Heights and are attempting to re- take them. On the Lorraine fron¢, during an- other gas attack yesterday, the Am- ericans defeated three raiding par- ties. American airmen brought down another German biplane on the Lorraine line yesterday. On the Flanders front, General Haig reported raiding operations at various points in France. The Ger- mans attempted severail air raids over French territery last night, but aerial barrage prevented their cross- ing to Paris. They also brought down one enemy plane. Premier Clemenceau returned to Paris from the Aisne front yesterday and stated his confidence that the allies are holding the enemy there. —Help the Red Cross— BRITISH COMPLETELY REPULSE THE ENEMY (By United Press) London, May 30.—General Haig today reported that enemy attacks against the point at Routeakeep, northeast of Festubert, were com- pletely repulsed last night. In the neighborhood of Merris, the British were successful. Minor operations along the line are im- proved. In two attacks the British captured a few prisoners and took machine guns, apparently | FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH under a camouflage screen that con- howitzer can be seen, for a number of The Shells are rolled up from the side of the gun in a steady e Drive On Italy Paralyzed By Intarnfl Riots (By United Press) Genéva, May 30.—Internal disor- orders in . Austria-Hungary ,hgve paralyzed the projected Austrian of- fensive against Italy, says an In- nesbrick dispatch. Serious riots in La Baich and Gratz are in progress. Slavs and Jugo Slavs, attacked Austrian troops and the soldiers fired into the crowds, killing many. It is estimated there are 2,000 cas- ualties there. —Help the Red Cross— KILL NONPARTY LEAGUE. C. B. MILLER’S DEMAND Minneapolis, May 30.—‘“Minne- sota’s immediate motto should be ‘Destroy the Nonpartisan league,”' said Clarence B, Miller, congressman, on his return to Washington after a two weeks speaking campaign in Minnesota. “Minnesota is strongly patriotic on the whole,” said Mr. Miller. “The people are contributing to war sup- port and war services in a way that is surptising. There is just one evil influence in the state, and that is the ‘Nonpartisan league. “Some men in this league are loyal, many of them are, but all the disloyal men are in the league or associated with it. The leadership of the league is distinctly seditious. The influence of the league is un- patriotic and a serious menace. “Its influence is greater in Min- nesota than most people seem to think.” Congressman Miller predicted de- feat for the league at the elections. “The leaguers are not going to win,” he said. ‘Loyal Republicans and Democrats alike will be arrayad against them, but all loyalists should unite immediately to accomplish that end. “This is my deliberate judgment after covering every corner of the state. Minnesota’s immediate motto should be ‘Destroy the Nonpartisan league.” " —Help the Red Cross— EIGHTH GRADE HOLDS EXERCISES TOMORROW The commencement program of the eighth grade will be presented tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the eighth grade assembly room. The program will be as follows: Opening chorus, “Joys ofSpring’ —Eighth Grade Girls’ Glee club. Salutatory address--Claudia Erick- son. Vocal solo, “Mighty Lak’ a Rose’ —1Irene Powell. Valedictory address--Pascha Gold- berg. Vocal solo, Hayner. Presentation of W. G. Bolcom. Closjng song—‘‘Star Banner.” “Springtime”’—Helen diplomas—Supt. Spangled, VETERANS PAY - HONOR TO DEAD COMRADES WHO HEEDED CALL Grizzled Heroes Again Take % |, March to Once More ° Renew Allegiance. SUN BREAKS THROUGH AS LINE WENDS WAY Military Units, Ladies of G. A. R., School Children and Citizens in Parade. Bemidji paid tribute to her heroes today, Memorial Day, for the fallen and dead veterans of the great Civil war. Bemidji bowed its head in si- lent tribute with the faltering wear- ers of the blue who again made the pilgrimage to the City of the Dead to strew flowers over the last rest- ing place of departed comrades apd hear the words of eulogy and ¢com- fort. The morning broke with a leaden canopy covering the heavens. The start of the parade was at 10 o'clock and as the line moved an unseen hand drew back the curtain and the sun beamed in glory upon the little handful of blue, gallantly following its national standard with the same spirit when the nation lined up &t an invisible line and fought father against son, brother against brother, the victorious mnorth upholding the banner that today waved so proudly. Swinson Leads Parade. The parade formed at the city hall. It was headed by Captain Swinson of the Bemidji Home guard as marshal of the day. The Four- teenth battalion band led the march- ers, followed by the Home Guard, commanded by Captain H.-Z. Mit- chell, The detachment of the Fourth Minnesota was next in line, com- manded by Captain Franklin. With Old Glory waving in the ‘breeze, fifteen veterans left their hall and marched to the city hall, there boarding autos for conveyance to the cemtery. They were accompa- nied by the Ladjes of the G. A. R. Circle. In! @utos they took their place, following the Fourth Minne- sota. : A Flush of Victory. The G. A. R, drum corps marched steadily and perfectly rattled the old time tunes to the accompaniment of the shrill fife, a page from Amer- ican history. At thelr head waved the battle banner th& boys had fol- lowed. @ School children were'in large num- bers, large flags being interspersed, each child carrying a small flag, while several of the girls carried wreaths and flowers. A long ling of autos followed the wake of the lit- tle patriots. The procession marched to Green- wood cemetery, where brief services were held and the graves of fallen waarers of the blue were strewn with flowers. . This afternoon, the regular mem- orial addresses and other features of the program will be carried out in the Grand theater. —Help the Red Cross— SAMMIES HOLDING COUNTER ATTACKS (By United Press) With the Americans in Picardy, May 30.—The fifth successive coun- ter attack against Cantigny, recently captured by the Americans, was re- pulsed last night. Yankee artillery responded to the German barrage with heavy and effective fire. Ma- chine guns raked enemy positions. The American positions are rap- idly being strengthened. The Sam- mies have captured several German machine guns and are using them against the enemy. —Help the Red Cross— HOUSE BODY FAVORS EXTRA IUXURIES TAX Washington, May 30.—Setting June 6 as the date for beginning hearings -on new revenue legislation, the house ways and means commit- tee has approved, subject to change, the proposal for a summer vacation after appropriation bills are com- pleted. The committee agreed that the $4,000,000,000 in additional rev- enue shall come chiefly from excess profits, incomes and taxes on lux- uries. —Ielp the Red Cross— GERMANS SACRIFICING THOUSANDS OF LIVES (By United Press) With the French afield, May 30.— Since starting the offensive, the Ger- mans have lost at least 520,000 men, engaged 260 divisions, or 3,120,000 men, since March 21. French officials learn the Germans have lost at least 2,600 men in each division,