Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 3, 1918, Page 1

- BEMIDJI D - VOLUME XVIL- NO. 127 2 / OFF JERSE Li%” Indian Agents Uncover Farmer Shncke(.l al Moonshiner; CaBture Still U-Boais'Act (Bulletin, United Press) Boston, June 3.—The col- lector of the port has received a report that a German subma- :rine has been captured and is 'being brought to port by a :naval vessel. The report is un- «confirmed. Washington, June 3.—The :navy department this afternoon ‘heard that -the Porto Rican - steamer Caroline was being at- tacked off the coast near the place whére the other vessels were sunk. b 250 PASSENGERS ABOARD. Neéw York, June 3.—Word ithat the steamer Caroline with :250 passengers .aboard was :shelled by a German submarine -was received here this after- :noon by the New York and Porto Rica Steamship company. ‘The Caroline was en route here ‘from San. Juan, Porto Rica. WASHINGTON IS SHOCKED. Small Son of Accuesd. Secures Bottle From Ground For A Customer. A statement in a St. Paul paper Saturday, had it that throughout northern Minnesota a numper of stills for the manufacture of booze were in operation. Not surprising when Jake Weiss, a farmer living three miles south of Bemidji on the Jefferson - highway, has been manu- facturing booze, and the result was that J P. Brandt, head of the Indian agents, caught Weiss red handed operating- a still and arrested him. He was arraigned Saturday, held in $1,000 bonds; and will also face a more serious charge. With Brandt at the time were Ed. Escola and A. J. Carson, headquarters at Detroit, both membets of the Indian department. - Weiss "Was Watched.” Weiss has been making booze for :by Chief Bran time arrived and Brandt nabbed him. whisky was confiscated, likewise three quarts of moonshine whisky and thirty gallons of fermenting mash, composed of potatoes, prunes, raisins and yeast. Arrest at Night. at night. Presently out came a small boy, a a bottle of whisky. ——eee e ——— BMARI| COAST; Washington | CAUGHT WITH | “Washington TEGo0ON l some time and had ‘a full fledged still{ Fenton W. Dunn of the Fourth’ Min- on ‘his farm. He had been watched|nesota infantry, who until the proper|tank service. The arrest was made at 11 o’clock | nual convention of The officers were watch-| Federation of Labor, which ing the place when an auto drove|here next Monday, began arriving to- up and a man entered the house.|day. AILY PIE -BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1918 RIN fim@;nv Flim Service g camps. FIVE MORE-RECRUITS The city gymnasium at Berne, Switzerland, has been cor office for French prisoners interned for the period of the war. Here all mail for prisoners is received and sorted for distribution among the various prison (OSTON WMAIL FOR FRENCH WAR PRISONERS converted into u post LEAVING FOR TRAINING TB!T Iflfl _Shell Four- more recruits left Sunday for Jefferson barracks, having been en- listed by Corporal Bass of the local station. They.were Homer C. Cardle and Fred W. Eberline of Bemidji, who ‘chose’ thie’ enginbers; Charlés.'S. Wildman of Kelliher, coast artillery; went to the Today, Grover .C. Lackey of Kel- The stiH used in the manufacture of|ilher went to the engineering corps. LABOR DELEGATES AT ST. PAUL (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn, June 3.—The vanguard of delegates to the 38th an- the American opens Preliminary meetings will be held child of Weiss’, who looked around | throughout this week. Probably the and then started to a certain place|most important of these will be the on the premisés where he unearthed | annual meeting of the members of That was the|the International Labor Press of Washington, Jupe 33—Re' signal for the officers who were in| America. hiding and the raid was pulled off. "Has Large Family. he American|. were sunk off t Weiss has a large family, includ- coast by German submarines is officialy . anncunced today. +:.Full_statements are expected soon. Startling news that Ger- man submarines were within 50 miles of the coast shocked ‘Washington. Reports spread rapidly. 4 OFF NEW JERSEY. 4 (By United Press) ‘W New York, June 3.—German * _.submarines are operating off +ithe New Jersey coast, sinking several American vessels dur- 4 < ing Sunday and last night. 3 Crews arriving here today re- 15 years down to four weeks. This is the first actual moonshine outfit captured in this part of the state. Another Booze Peddler. 3 3 ports that American: vessels i ¥ urday when he tain hotel. receiving a $500 bond. CHILDLABOR LAW- INVALID; % ported the sinkings. | B Maritime Exchange is credit- i ed with the report that 15 ships i have been sunk. { The first attack was on the 4 schooner Edwin Cole, 75 miles off the New Jersey coast, at 4 { o’clock Sunday afternoon. The ] crew was landed here this (Continued on page four) Washington, June 3.—The supreme court today decided that the nation- al child labor law was unconstitu- tional and invalid. * SAMMIES STATIONED TO JUMP - - INTOBATTLE; BECOME FACTOR Paris, June 3.—American forces|forced by the Yankees accorded a ‘have arrived in the battle area of the| Warm reception fo the fighters from new German drive and have been sta- overseas: . .., 5 \ tioned at points where their inter- Americans Vital Factor. 3 American troops have vention will be easy at the favorable| yital factor in 3,9 great l{)(;c&;:eiz time. France and may hold the balance be- The Americans, the statement says, tween defeat and victory, General are enthusiastic at prospects of com- Bridges, head of a special British ing to grips soon with the German | military mission to the United States, erown prince’s army.. said in Washington last night in dis- French troops that will be rein- o COURT DECREE| breakfast cussing renewal of the German drive.'the state office in St. Paul, There was no certainty even today that Gov. J. A. A.. Burnquist of Min- nesota would address the convention. Although the American Federation, ing seven children, ranging from it is believed certain, will keep hands off the complicated Minnesota po- litical situation the Minnesota Feder- ation of Labor makes no secret of its opposition to the governor. With the primary election at which Burnquist seeks renomination Officer Brandt also captured an-|coming just one week after the fed- other booze peddler in Bemidji Sat-|eration meeting, the governor’s ac- detected ,Charles| tion in addressing or refusing to ad- Walters dishing out whisky in a cer-| dress the federation is looked forward He is in jail pending|to with considerable interest. TODAY’S CASUALTY LIST. ‘Washington, June 3.—The casualty list today contains thirty-six names. EVERY SUNDAY SCHOOL SHOULD SEND DELEGATES Every Sunday school in Minnesota is entitled to send delegates to the great state Sunday school convention to be held in Bemidji. There is no limit to the number any Sunday school may send. The officers urge that at least five delegates should be sent from each Sunday school in the state, The school of methods for Sunday school workers at the state conven- tion this year is one of the special features. Twelve Sunday school specialists will appear on the proas gram. ists from outside the state a hogt of Minnesota’s Sunday school leaders will have part on the program. * Bemidji extends a most:’ cordial welcome. The city is ready for the Sunday school hosts of Minnesota. Entertainment will be provided on the Harvard plan—Iodging and free—for all registered delegates. Anyone who will attend the state convention should apply to the Min- nesota Sunday school association, St. Paul, for an official credential, en- closing with this application a check for one dollar for registration fee. Programs for the state conven- tion are ready and can be secured at ‘ThisAfternoon In addition to these special-| ‘Fire Progress (By United Press) With the British Afield. June 3.— Bombing warfare on the most gigan- tic scale ever seen is in progress on the British front. REFUGEES POUR INTO NEUTRAL TERRITORY: FLEEING TEUTONS .(By United Press) Paris, June 3.—Nearly 200,000 frefugees, mostly women and chil- dren, arrived from the Marne dis- tricts, have been sent into Normandy and Brittany, ,HOSTILE RAID REPULSED. + (By United Press) London, June 3.—General Haig to- day reported a hostile raiding party repulsed south of Villers Breonneaux. EDITORS PITCH INTO KAISER BILL EN MASSE (By United Press.) Little Rock, Ark., June 3.—Heavy batteries opened up on the kaiser to- day, when the National Editorial as- sociation opened its six-days conven- tion here. The men who daily hurl tons of lead and lakes of ink at the Prussian autocracy are discussing how to im- prove their aim and strengthen their anti-hot-air-craft battery work. Pres. H C. Hotaling, Mapleton, Minn., delivered his address today, and Frank Sisson, New York, spoke on “Reconstruction After the War.” W. G. McAdoo and Herbert Hoover are on the program for Tuesday, but the certainty of the appearance of neither is guaranteed. After the convention the editors are to be given a whole week’s tour of the state aboard a special train, with brass bands and celebrations at every station. JUST COULDNT KEEP - FROM SELLING BOOZE John McCarthy is another who just can’t keep out of the booze ped- dling business, for he is back in jail again awaiting a hearing scheduled for this afternoon. Chief Ripple happened to notice McCarthy near a rain barrel in an alley Sunday, McCarthy pouring rain water into a bottle containing whisky. The chief riabbed the man and took him to jail. This is the same McCarty who was released -from jail thirty days ago aftép serving a thirty-day sentence for peddling booze. . 1\ "HISTORKO .HIVE CENTS PER MONTH S SINK U.S VESSELS PORT CLOSED ALY ERMANS ATTEMPT PUSHWESTWARD ON MARNE:BATTLELINE 'HUGE SEMI-CIRCLE s | e (By United Press) London, June 3.—Employing the Marne river as shelter to night’s official statements. between Dormans and Rheims. their southern flank, the Germans are trying to push westward between the Oise and Marne rivers. The enemy made some progress on this front between Noyon and Chateau Théirry, but are being held in the center along the Marne and on ‘the eastern flank{ This was indicated in last The battle line now apparently runs from Champigny, six miles south of Noyon, six southward to Chaudun and Boreches which the French claimed the acqui to Chataeu Thierry, eastward along the north bank of the Marne to Verneuil, northeastward through Champlat to Champigny and thence northeastward around Rheims in a semi-circle, at an average distance of two miles from the city. In the capture of Fereen Tardonios on the eastern flank, nounced Thursday, the German war office on of a Franco-American depot including over 500,000 shells, incalcuable supplies of pioneer and tele- phone material and over 1,000 vehicles. This probably refers to munitions manufactyred in America which were being used by the French armies. | Field Marshal Haig last night reported only artillery ac- tivity on the Brittish front in Picardy and Flanders. artillery and aerial operations were reported on.the._Italian front. Raiding, g GERMAN PROGRESS CHECKED NEAR MARNE. (By Julius B. Wood, United Press Correspondent) With the French on the Marne, June 3.—German progress has been checked to the east and south. They are now con< Qise.. Oucre and the Marne, is decreasing hourly. SPECIAL CLASS ARE WANTED FOR AEROPLANE PRODUCTION Sheriff Johnson, president of the draft board, has received notice to enlist men for limited service in the aeronautic branch and all who de- gire this branch of military service should register their names with the board to be called whep sent for. e men are wanted for the vari- ous lines incident to the production of airplanes from the spruce up, and gkilled men are wanted embracing a wide variety of occupations. PARIS IS CALM. (By United Press) Paris, June 3.—The city is calm and quiet despite the fact the Ger- mang’ are within forty miles from the city. People are going about their business as usual. Long range ‘bombardment continues but the peo- ple of Paris are not shaken in their faith. HEARTY GRETING FOR "SERGEANT FOUCAULT Bemidji was glad to see Sergeant Foucoult leave for officers’ training camp, glad over the opportunity he had. Bemidji was more glad to see him again Sunday when he arrived home, barred from taking his course owing to having over-exerted in his athletic days. Accompanied by Major Yost, Fou- cault came in the major's private car. At 10 o'clock they were escort- ed to the Commercial club where the home guard was in waiting for an eral citizens in addition to. the informal reception, attended by sev- guard. There were hearty greetings and there were several talks by vari- ous citizens and it was a warm get- together all around. E. H. Denu presided and included in the talks were those by Sergeant Foucault, Major Yost, Harry E. Reyn- olds, J. J. Opsahl, Dr. G. M. Palmer, County Attorney Torrance, W. L. Brooks, President Robinson of the Commercial club and Chief of Police Ripple. Sergeant Foucault will be assigned to important work in Minnesota re- eruiting by Major Yost, centrating efforts on the front between Noyon and Chateau Thierry, seeking to advance along three great valleys of the but along every one of these routes, since German intentions have been revealed, resistance is increasing hourly and the result is that the enemy’s progress Immense forests covering the hills help the allies defenses, barring German progress on the extreme right. PREMIER VISITS ITALIANS TO CHEER THEM BEFORE ATTACK (By United Press) Rome, June 3.—Premier Orlando is visiting the Italian front, imparting cheer to the soldiers on account of the impending Austrian offensive. MAJOR YOST TALKS TO INDIANS AT RED LAKE RESERVATION Major John D. Yost, Captain Swin- son of the home guard and J. C. McGhee spoke at the Red Lake res- ervation last evening to a large num- ber of interested residents of the agency. Major Yost spoke on re- cruiting, Mr. McGhee talked upon Thrift Stamps while Captain Swinson talked on the home guard. A company for the Fqurteenth bat- talion is being organized at Red Lake and will be ready for muster within the next few days. The trip was made on the Red Lake railroad speeder with Alderman E. L. Benner acting as chauffeur. DITCH NEARS COMPLETION. The Kholer Construction company of Bemidji, who have been engaged at drainage work north of Gonvick the past year, expect to complete the digging of judicial ditch No. 2 early next week. About five miles of branches remain to be dug, but this will be completed by the J. T. Flana- gan Contracting company of Alexan- dria. The large floating dredge used by the Kholer company will be shipped to Foley, where the company has secured work. Forman Dave Gorman and members of his crew, with exception of Hans Moen, will go to Foley to continue in the service of the company. Mr. Moen will leave Saturday to join a dredge crew near Anoka, Minn.—Gonvick Banner. MILITARY EXPERTS SEE PARIS DRIVE (By United Press) Amsterdam, June 3.—German mili- tary writers believe that Hindenburg plans to halt at the Marne and carry out a concentric movement westward over Carlepont plateau, toward Paris. General Ardene writes the theory of the battle same as penetrating armor plate, many hits tending to weaken the power of resistance. i