Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 5, 1918, Page 1

N “ gion, splendid work has been done . 'BE = VOLUME XVI. NO.129. i 5 —_ YANKEES KILL AT LEAST 10 ITH DEADLY - MACHINE GUNS iunhed to Chateau-Thierry “ and Jump Into Fray to - . Support French. ONCOMING GERMANS ARE SLAUGHTERED IN STREETS French. War. Office Reports An Appreciable Slackening of Foe Attacks. By JUNIUS B. WOOD \ United Press Correspondent With the French on the Marne, June 5.—American machin‘e gunners killed at least a thousaid Germans in Chateau Thierry, Freneh military officials estimated. = Tens‘of thou- sands of machine gun bullets were fired into the city and the streets were filled with German dead. The northern half of the town of Chateau-Thierry was finally captured by the Germans. The southern bank of the town, lying on the left bank of the river Marne, still is being held by the Allies. s Sammies to Rescue. With the American Army in Pic- ardy, June p.—American troops co- operating with the French west of Chateau-Thierry, north of the Marne, the nearest. and most critical point to Paris reached by the enemy, have brilliantly checked the onrushing Germans, beating off repeated attacks and inflicting severe losses, thus ad- ding .to. glory. of ;the American. his: tory. : Scarcely had-the Americans alight- ed from their motor lorries when they were ordered into Chateau- Thierry with a battalion of French colonial troops. The Americans im- mediately . organized their defenses and by rapid action and excellent shooting caused -the approaching en- emy to hesitate. \ Teutons Slow Up. Paris, June 5.—A very appreciable slackening of the German effort was noticed in the announcement of the French war office last night. The French positions at certain points have been. improved and a .German attack which at first made some pro- gress was later repulsed. —Help the Red Cross— SAFETY COMMISSION - WILL MEET MONDAY Next Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock;~thé Beltrami County Public Safety commission will hold its first annual meeting in the Commercial club rooms when officers will be elected. . The. past year has been an un- usually hard one in the work of the commission, owing to the perfection of the organization for effective work and working out of plans as occasion arise, but under the direction of Dr. G..M. Palmer, head of the commis- with noticeable effect. —Help the Red Cross— RIPPLE MAKES ADDRESS * Chief of Police Ripple made a pa- triotic address Tuesday night at Bass Lake and a representative audience heard him, He spoke along the lines of the W. S. S. campaign and also gave a good loyalty talk. —Help the Red Cross— HEATING PLANT ARRIVES Work steadily progresses on the new normal school and the equip- ment for the heating plant is be- ing unloaded and hauled to the site of the new structure. Tom Smart, who has the contract for the haul- ing, is placing the heating plant on the ground. —Help the Red Cross— HOME GUARD ASSIST SEARCH FOR WANDERER An aged man named Kane, resid- ing in the vicinity of Turtle Lake, wandered away from home Tuesday and could not be located today. He is about 75 years old and his where- abouts are a mystery. The sheriffs’ office was notified and the sheriff enlisted the aid of Cap- tain Swinson of the Home Guard,| who detailed a detachment in charge of First Sergeant Doran to help in the search. The guardsmen left shortyl before noon in three autos. REGISTRY OF YOUNG NATIONAL ANTHEM The Red Cross Is Taking Care of Our Boys “‘Qver There” -- Are You Helping Red Cross? MIDJI DAILY BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1918 GETTING THE RANGE OF A’ GERMAN GOTHA it is an exceedingly technical task to determine the altitude and speed of a fast-movirg enemy plane. Here ® members of a British antiaircraft section are getting the range of a German Gotha; in turn they will communi- cate it tn\qulck~flre guns along the lin 157 BELTRAMI MEN CALLED JUNE 15 T0 29: " 146 T0 CAMP GRANT (By United Press) St. Paul, June 5.—During the per- jod from June 15 to June 29, Bel- trami cuuilty will send 11 men to the University of Minnesota for tech- nical trainipg, -and also send 146 men to Camp Grant under the draft. % —Help the Red Cross— MEN REPORTED LIGHT “Registry of young men reaching the age of 21 since last June 6 was not very brisk today at the draft board room. Up to noon, about 30 had registered, they being from Be- midji and vicinity. Judge Simons reported that the registry was ex- ceedingly light. There is a heavy penalty attached for failing to observe the govern- ment’s order. —Help the Red Cross— . BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK (By United Press) London, June 5.—(Official)—A British destroyer was sunk in a col- lision last Friday. —Help the Red Cross— AMERICANS DESTROY POST (By United Press) Washington, June 5.—The Ameri- cans destroyed an enemy concrete ob- servation post. —Help the Red Cross— MANY-MEN WANTED FOR GUARD SERVICE In order that public utilities in the United States may be carefully protected during the existing emer- gencies, the war department author- izeses the enlistment of 15,000 men at once in the United States guards. All applicants must be beyond draft age and have had former.service in the army, navy, marine corps, well organized militia, police or fire de- partments. After enlistment men will be sent to such places as may be designated by the commanding general of the departments in which the depot post is located. Men enlisting in this branch through the Duluth office will be sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. The enlistment of married men is authorized. Where practicable, men will serve in the vicinity of their own homes. The pay for the guards is the same as n the nfantry branch. Having dependents is no bar to ad- mission in this service. Further in- e, G. W, Harnwell, chairman of the Beltrami county War Savings Stamp campaign, and George W. Rhea, in charge of the W. S S. campaign among the fraternal® organizations throughout the county, returned Tuesday night from Baudette and Spooner, where they held a meeting in Spooner to organize a Thrift Stamp club. Mr. Rhea made ar- rangements for organization gmong the lodges of both Spoongr and Bau- dette. The meeting was held Monday night in Spooner. and was_ well. at- tended. © Mr. Rhea spoke on the work among the lodges and Mr. Harnwell gave a general talk on the campaign and the war in general. —Help the Red Cross— HUSBAND OF MURDERED WOMAN OUT ON BOND (By United Press) Milwaukee, June 5.—Dr. Roberts, arrested on account of admissions of relations with Grace Lusk during her trial, has given bond and released from jail. Editor’s note: The arrest of Dr. Roberts, a veterinarian, grew out of the shooting of his wife by Miss Lusk. Dr. Roberts and Miss Lusk had been associated clandestinely for several years. She attempted to induce her paramour to divorce his wife but her wishes failed to mater- ialize in the manner she desired and she took the matter into her own hands by killing her. She has been convicted and sentenced a long term in the penitentiary. On the stand, Dr. Lusk made damaging admissions of the affair. —Help the Red Cross— CONCERT IN PARK TONIGHT IF WEATHER WILL PERMIT If the weather will permit this evening, there will be a band con- cert in Library park, played by the Fourteenth battalion band, the con- cert to commence at 8 o’clock. —Help the Red Cross— 40.000 NEGROES CALLED (By United Press) Washington, June 5.—Forty thou- sand more negroes from southern states have been summoned under draft to entrain for camp June 20 to 25. —Help the Red Cross— HAIG REPORTS REPULSES (By United Press) London, June 5.—General Haig today reported an attempted enemy raid southwest of Morlancourt was repulsed. The assault was made un- der cover of heavy fire. —Help the Red Cross— formation can be had by applying to Corporal Bass, recruiting officer. —Help the Red Cross— DENMARK MINISTER RESIGNS (By United Press) Washington, June 5.—Maurice Francis Eagan, United States minis- ter to Denmark, has resigned on ac- count of ill health and will return to the United States. —Help the Red Cross— ATTENDING BOARD MEETING A. P. White is in Minneapolis at- tending the annual meeting of the state normal board. IDLENESS IS MADE A CRIME IN MINNESOTA | St. Paul, Minn., June 5.—An order making idleness a crime, punishable by imprisonment or fine, was adopted by the State Public Safety commis- sion. . The order is based on the neces- sity of utilizing the maximum man- power toward the prosecution of the war and particularly to provide labor to take the places of men who have left food production and other civ- ilian occupations to enlist in military service. i - ‘Tapion A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A N A e A A PN HARNWELL AND RHEA |KNUTSON VOTED FOR BOOST WAR SAVINGS| DRY AMENDMENT. HIS * REPLY TO RESOLUTION When Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson spoke in the Methodist church, Bemidji, on the national pro- hibition amendment, he asked that a committee be appointed to draft resolutions asking the Minnesota sengtors, Nelson and Kellogg, and Congressman Knutson from the Sixth district to use their efforts and in- fluence in passing the amendment that would make the nation dry dur- ing:the period of the war. The reso- ‘was drafted and wired to the Minnesota representatives and in a reply, addressed to each of the three committeemen appointed, Congress- man Knutson writes under date of June 1: “Permit me to acknowledge receipt of your wire of today with reference to the mass meet- ing held in Bemidji, Wednesday evening, and to say in reply that a week ago when the agri- cultural appropriation bill was up for consideration in the House, ‘I voted for an amend- ment to that measure which will not make any of the money carried by that bill available until the president has issued a proclamation establishing na- tional prohibition. “I also voted for national pro- hibition in December last. “The president has the power to proclainm national prohibition, under authority given him by congress, at any time he sees fit to do so. “Thanking you for -calling this ‘mdttér to my attention, I am, “Yours very truly, “HAROLD KNUTSONy"* —Help the Red Cross— SENATE ADJOURNS T0 HONOR FAIRBANKS (By United Press) Washington, June 5.—The senate adjourned a few minutes after con- vening today to show respect for the late Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks. 2 Dies Last Night. Indianapolis, Ind., June 5. — Charles Warren Fairbanks, former vice president of the United States and former United States senator for Indiana, died at his home here at 8:55 o'clock last night. Death was due to interstitial nephritis, which had been a chronic ailment with him, but not regarded as particularly serious until recently. All members of the former vice president’s fam- ily except Major Richard Fairbanks, who is in France, were at his bed- side. . T00 DEEP FOR US | Here is an unsigned ques- | tion received by the Pioneer, | but as it is merely a query | it is published for any one | who might be interested: | Why are men imported | into Bemidji to work in- | stead of giving married | men, residents of the city, | | | | | ! work ? Why are transients given work instead of | married men of the city? Why? UNG AS S PIONEER GERMANS AMAZED WHEN PASSENGERS (Bulletins, by United Press) Lewis, Del., June 5.—The American schooner Dessaus was discovered floating stem up off the Dele- ware Capes. The vessel was reported torpedoed. It is the first vessel sunk in this manner. NAVY WILL NOT DIVERT PROGRAM. ‘Washington, June 5.—Secretary of the Navy Daniels emphatically stated today that he will not divert the navy from the main task planned on account of the submarine foray. SURVIVORS WARNED TO BEWARE DISEASE. : > Washington, June 5.—Naval authorities fear the German submarine raiders carried disease germs to America. Survivors have been warned not to give away any articles the submariners gave them. It is known the Germans introduced germs into Spain. FISHERMEN REPORT TWO MORE SHIPS SUNK. Cape May, N. J., June 5.—Fishermen arriving here today report two more ships sunk off this part. The story is- unconfirmed. SURVIVORS SING NATIONAL ANTHEM. ) New York, June 5.—Two hundred and fifty survivors of the torpedoed liner Carolina arrived aboard the steamer Edna Douglas, convoyed by U. S. patrols. Red Cross workers took ' [ charge of the survivors, rushing-them.to hospitals and hotels. | & Edward Nogle, wireless operator aboard the Carolina, said: “About 5:30 o’clock Sunday night we received a wireless from the schooner Wooley saying she was being shelled by a submarine and I knew from the strength of the signals that an attack was near. The captain changed the course of the ship and commenced to zigzag. “When 50 miles off Cape May, thirty minutes later, I heard a shot. Rushing to the wireless room an calling ‘S O S, Carolina being gunned by submarin pe May answered and when I attempted to wireless position the sub- : | marine broke in, his wireless tuned for only a few miles, per- X mitting him to talk with his victims, but not overheard further away. I repeated the call and Brooklyn answered. Again the submarine interfered and the captain stopped me talking, fear- ing the Germans would kill our women and children. ) “We left the ship and the Germans stood idly around ‘ grinning and flaunting the German flag at us. {i'They placed bombs aboard the Carolina and exploded them. | “Then some one started to sing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ | in which all joined and the Germans stood amazed. An hour i later the Carolina was gone.” One rumor was that a Hungarian arrested in Porto Rico for espoinage was on the Carolina and was released when the ship was attacked, and when freed dived from the ship and swam to the submarine where he was received kindly during the attack. 0 LIST OF VICTIMS A revised list of the toll of the GERMANS CONTINUE POUNDING ALLIED DEFENSE ON MARNE (By United Press) Paris, June 5.—(Official)—The Germans continue to pound the al- lied defenses on the Marne. Posi- tions are holding at all points. —lelp the Ited Cross— 110 IN CASUALTY LIST (By United TPress) Washington, June 5.—General Pershing’s casualty list today con- tains 110 names, including 51 dead and 47 severely wounded. —IIclp the Red Cross— PLANES PATROL COAST (By United Press) Hempstead, L. I, June 5.—Fifty aeroplanes are patrolling the coast searching for submarines. —Help the Red s PRESIDENT IN FAVOR OF BOOZE MAKING Washington, June 5.—President Wilson has declared. his opposition to further prohibition legislation un- til the food administration decides it is necessary to conserve foodstufls His position was made known in a letter to Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas. ~ A house amendment to the agri- cultural appropriation bill would prevent the expenditure of §6,000,- 000, unless the president prevents the use of grain in the production of alcoholic liquors, 19 ) | 3 | undersea raiders follows: ! Steamer Texel, of 3,210 gross tons, sunk by bombs sixty miles off the Jersey coast Sunday. Schooner Jacob M. Haskell of Boston sunk by shell fire Sunday off Barnegat, N. J. Schooner Edward H. Cole of Boston, sunk by bombs fifty miles off Barnegat Sunday. Tanker Herbert L. Pratt of Phila- delphia, sunk off Cape Henlopen, Sunday. Schooner Isabel B. Wiley of Bath, Me., sunk Sunday off Barnegat. Schooner Edna of Machias, Me., picked up as a derelict off Cape May, N. J., May 26. Schobner Hattie Dunn of Thomas- ton, Me., destroyed as a derelict May 29, off Winter Quarter Shoal light- ship. Schooner Hauppauge of New York, sunk twenty-five miles oq Barnegat, May 28. Steamship Winneconne, sunk off Cape May, May 26. Steamer Carolina, sent wireless calls for help while being shelled by a submarine Sunday evening when off Sandy Hook. —Help the Red Cross— DR, SANBORN WILL NOT LEAVE FOR FRANCE UNTIL FALL Dr. C. R. Sanborn, who has been accepted for service in the medical dep#rtment of the United States army, will not leave Bemidji until next fall. He has made arrange- ments to leave at that time and un- til then will continue his practice as usual in Bemidji and vicinity. s sl