Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 6, 1918, Page 1

! Ing YT - BEMIDJI DAILY PIO = FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH MARINES TEAR TEUTONRANKS 10 SHREDS IN TALL OF LEAD i hqtt;lion Attacks and ~ Riddled; Flee In Dis- ‘order; Quit Cold. - - VOLUME XVI. NO. 130. BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1918. 'NURSERY TRAIN FOR FRENCH BABIES DRIVE STARTS | ONSATURDAY; | About $25,000 Subscribed Thus| l:‘ar; Dr. C. J. Larson Chair- | *" man of City Drive. LT 7 AERIAL OFFENSIVE GROWS' PLEDGES FOR ONE YEAR; ‘Cal L """ Friday Night. In Todny’s Report. By FRED S. FERGUSON United Press Correspondent With the Americans on: the Marne, June 6.—Fighting with machine guns in the windows of Chateau-Thierry, the Amer- icans held the crossing of the Marne. They outshot and out- gamed the enemy. One ‘Sam- my ‘upon his;ireturn from the battle, said, “We ' are having the time of our lives. Trenches are dull but this is the life.” The Marne runs through Chateau-Thierry, dividing the Saturday morning, bright and early, more than fifty business men o pLEbGE vour vean's Will start on -af . house to house WS s' canvass of Be-}! ® Yo midji and county VARSAINGSSTAMPS | with a view to se- curing pledges to E purchase War PURCHASES Savings Stamps during the present year. . Beltrami_county has $140,000 to raise as its quota. About $25,000 has already been paid in, leaving $115,- 000 yet to pledge. This means the maturity value of the: stamps. Dr. C. J. Larson, chairman of the city campaign, has chosen his ward captains, who will in turm name block captains, who, together with their assistants, will start the big .drive to go “over the top” in the war savings movement. The chairmen of the various wards are as follows: First—George W. Rhea. Second—M. E. Ibertson. Third—C. W. Brandborg. Fourth—E. .J. .Willits. Fifth—O0. J. Tagley. ling idleness a crime punishable''by : imprisonment or-jine, announced:'b § . J Luteehaional the state; public safety comimission, Film Sorvico was intrgduced by Col. C. H ar‘uh‘ 5 : ive at Once. o Mrs. Jamgs- Hastings Snowden' of'| ‘ 1t ig ifigfguofi athe nce. 183UED BY THE + UNITED STATES . A Red Cross nursery train at Basik, Switzerland, where! French civillans * GOVERNMENT Ne\w York,-who is daily risking her life | utilizing' the maximum man” poy ‘epatriated from Germany are cared for on’their way home. The poster of in ‘nursing wounded Belgian soldiers’| toward prosecution of the war, andf the _hton‘k and the child signifies the object of the car and.the inscription above at her hospltal at Le Panne, only four | particularly to provide labor'to ‘take| translated means “For the Happiness of Women.” =3 miles from the actual battié line. Bom-j|the ‘Dlaces of men who have - left bardments are an everyday occurrence;| food productions -and.other ‘éivilian Y Sl - BEMIDJI GUARD MAY. JOIN THE TWENTY-FIRST ‘| occupation to enlist'in' military serv+ In all probability Bemldjl‘d Home gt the hospltal. = * ", ! ice.. “The measure is efféctive at once:}! '3 n ‘| i The text of the new order, No. 37 w n 600 BABIES EXAMINED. | "W : ; Guard company will find itself in the “Whereas, it is necessary. to enagct { Twenty-first battalion, transferred such regulations as will utilize to the THUS F ARIN BEM“)J[ best advantage the human energy of the state of Minnesota for the pur- I . (] [] from the Fourteenth. When the new|town. The enemy held one 4 move is made, Bemidji will become| o+ ois ; 0'“ VIa Io“ battalion headquarters. side and the Americans the i This is the inkling that has filt-|other. After two days con- pose essential to the prosecution of ered through from St. Paul to Be-|gtant travel, the Americans ar: ) the present war. ‘‘And whereas, the need of men of military age to provide reinforce: Sheriff Johnson, head of the Bel-|midji and means that the new bat-|® 3 tramj county draft board, offers a|talion will include several of the new rived in Fords and mounted select number of drafted men the|companies and those now in the|machine guns with such haste that the Germans were pre- tee is being appreciated by a large| ments for the army and-equally-urg- number of mothers, has been demon-}ent need for labor to assist in”the splendid*opportunity of going to the|course of construction in this part Univprsity of Minnesota to take afof the state. vented getting pontoons across the river. i S That the work done by the mem- bers of the Babies’ Welfare commit- ward yesterday, and a large number|end that all persons domiciled in Pledges for Year. of exceptionally fine babies were| Minnesota shofild engage in useful lan is to dSecure pledges in the|county nurse, and three Bemidji doc- B¢ g,m,um of $140,000. Those who|babje§ were weighed, measured and Minnesota Commission ~of Public| Beltrami county, seven from' the Be-|nucleus of the new battalion. Cap- ; ‘midjf district and four from Bau-|tain Swinson of the Bemidji company Germans Takine Rest. With the French on the Marne, will become senior . capt: . FURCHASES ARE CREDITED ~ MORE INTENSE DAILY-. S%u al ‘Meeting of: All' Ward| (German ‘War Office Fails To i ns Is Called For Make Any Claim To Gains " & abouts of John Kane, the 75-year- Meeting Fridav Night. A general meeting of all ward cap- tains, block captains and solicitors] will be held in the Commercial club rooms Friday evening, at which de- —Help the Red Cross— NATION'S MANPOWER IS CONFERENCE TOPIC TODAY (By United Press) ' "'} New York, June 6.—Mobilization of manpower in the United States for war industries and other -essen- tial home activities was the problem occupying the attention of the sec- ond day’s sessions of the National Conference on War Time Economy old man, who disappeared from that locality, and it is the belief that he has continued his travels. Kane was an _itinerent and had been in Turtle Lake for about a week. From whence he came no one seems to know. He was fed by the people in that vicinity and spent considerable time around the saw mill. His disappearance caused ap- prehension on the part of some and - the sheriff was notified. He secured the assistance of the Home Guard, tody will raise more than" enough vegetables for their own use. —Help the Red Cross— babies were registered in the Fifth{ cessitates special provision to the Iread, urchased. The{school nurse, and Miss Westhoff, the amounts arg, Y. P -“It is therefore ordered by the} Only 11 men will be taken from|Bagley and McIntosh will form the hold on the:new pledge: : -~ Mitcliell, Mrs. L. A. ‘Ward -and-Mrs. | Slding in"Minnesota shall be-regul- son may belong. The latter course|still 2 number who have not ibeen under is shall be a defense that the The Crookston Lumber company,|cards to fill out and send in to the educational institute or proceeding tails for the-drive will be outlined. last night and these men have gone left today for Tenstrike, Nebish -and by the house and sent to President of the last two weeks, providing|county jail for not more than three Guard failed to disclose the where- paign. fight” 'edict recently issued by Pro- public officials throughout the state, —Help the Red Cross— Pennsylvania charitable and correc- it being feared he had wandered aim- here today. vating ten acres of garden on the and V. E. Macy, chairman, shipbuild- 5 1243 ’ pigs as well as garden truck. Penn- FOR S. S. DELEGATES ing lobor adjustment board, were|gylvania dependents and delinquents delegates that will ' be in Bemidji; New York, presided at a conference strated in many ways during the| proguction of food and otherarti- campaign. Two hundred and onelcles essential for war purposes. ne- The pledges to be secured are for|among that number. ik 5 t . one e e ioh Lwill" include the| Miss Stoltenbers, the Bemiaji| *“"P2UO% . specfhl Course in aviation mechanics| It.is understood that thie Bemidji Official Mandete. at the expense of the government. |company and the new companies of have already purchased stamps will|given medical examinations. Safety: receive . credit for the amount thoy| Mrs. E. Y. Wilson, Mrs. Robert| -First that every.male person re-pgotiels district. atn of the the banks, postoffice or through some So far, 600 babiés have been ex- “'{I‘L - war saving society, to which the per-|amined in: this city and there are Second—In any proceeding here- siderable clerical work in the banks|of the little ones being ill. These “(A)—A bona fide student in ac- and postoffice. mothers are requested to obtajn|tual attendance at some religious, 1 Railway company employes will|county chairman and Mrs. A. Lord is DC(f,llpflfiOn. be given an opportunity to make|city chairman. The government is (B)—Ch"d{'fll under 16 years of offices. with this request and, so far, the; ‘‘(C)—Persons physically unable parents have been very willing to to comply with the provisions of —Help the Red Cross— “(D)—Usually empioyeti in some - B useful occupation »nd temporarily HAWA"AN WOMAN VOTE mon to similar employes with the same employer. ent. A meeting of the various town- 2 . ‘held:in ‘the city Third—It shall be the duty of ship chairmen was a the sheriffs of the respective coun- ive there Saturday. suffrage for Hawaii is authorized in|any other officers, state or muni- thE(!;.dév‘.'ena.r‘:wvell. countyy chairman, |2 senate bill which has been passed|cipal, charged with enforcing the identical names and places of resi- - tiot-human machines to secure W. —Help the Red Cross— dence of able-bodied persons within . S. in these localities. 5. 8 plodgen I e FARM LOAN BONDS WILL or continuously employed as pro- vided by this order, and report the I STRANGERS ACT]()NS i Washington, June 6.—The federal|respective counties. STILL R AIN MYST Y farm loan board has withdrawn fur- ‘““Any person violating or refusing E“I ER cause $60,000,000 worth have been|be guilty of misdemeanor and shall s sold- during the intensive campaign|be punished by imprisonment in the of Tértle Lake yesterday afternoon|Nov. 1. The offering will be resumed| $100.” by a detachment of the Bemidji Home | after the Fourth Liberty Loan cam-| The order follows the ‘‘work or eral draft chief. Copies will be distributed among to proceed with campaigns against professional idlers. s (By United Press) Philadelphia, June 6.—Inmates of army armed with hoes, —Help the Red Cross— Berks county prisoners are-culti- OMS BADLY NEEDED of the navy; Samuel Gompers, presi-| [nmates of the state hos o )y pital {for dent, American Federation of Labor,|ihe insane, Norristown, are faising of “The Government as Employer.” Wanted, accommodations for the M. L. Schiff of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., vention. cal Governments.” C. L. Craig, . EY Mrs. E. H. Smith, chairman of the| Comptroller of New York City; P. BAKER ASKS MON p entertainment committee of the con-| M. Warburg, vice governor, federal FOR COST![ DEFEN E to residents of Bemidji to open their | ters of Boston were speakers. s doors for the reception of delegates. “The New Era in Budgets” was the householders to also provide|rector, Institute for Government Re- Washington, June 6.—Secretary breakfasts for their guests. search; A. N. Pierson, New" Jersey,| Baker has asked congress to provide but flattering. Up to now only ac-|J. P. Morgan & Co.; H. L. McBain, | teen coastal aerial defense stations commodations for 425 have been se-| Columbia university; Governor F. O.| to guard against submarine and air- expected. All who will so aid the| Harrington, Maryland. dollars and to be ready in six weeks suecess of the convention should no- The conference will close with a| after authorization. Thirteen are Payments ‘may. be made through|Rose Olson acted as secretaries. arly engaged in some useful occupa- is.preferred, as it will eliminate con-|able to bring their babies on account person is: Bemidji Box company and the M. &{committee. Mrs. J. T. Tuomy is with his training for some useful their payments through the company | anxious to have all mothers ‘comply | 28€. comply. . the order. unemployed by his employer epm- ted to be pres- |- ; . . All:workers are expecler, x0. 8.2 BILL IS PASSED BY HOUSE q Police Given Powers. to their respective towns to prepare| Washington, Junme 6.—Woman |tles and of the peace officers and of A law, to seek and continue to seek Kelliher, where he will put into mo-| Wilson for approval. respective jurisdiction not reguldrly —Help the Red Cross— BEWITHHELD UNTIL FALL same to the county attorney in their ther offering of farm loan bonds be-|or failing to obey this order shall A ‘thorough search of the vicinity|enough funds for I1dans until about|months or by a fine of not more than vost Marshal General Crowder, fed- and county attorneys are expected - PRISONERS 'AID CAUSE tion institutions are enlisted in the lessly away. F. D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary| aimshouse farm. speakers at a session for discussion|who are in state and county cus- during the state Sunday school con-|on ‘“War Economy in Financing Lo- vention, is making an urgent appeal | reserve board, and Mayor A. J. Pe- Sleeping accommodations are needed, | discussed by W. F. Willoughby, di- (By United Press) The response has been anything|assemblyman; Thomas W. Lamont, of | in the new fortification bill for six- cured and fully 1,000 delegates are| Lowden, Illinois, and Governor E. C.| plane attacks, each to cost a million tify Mrs. Smith without delay, dinner at the City club tonight, asked for on the Atlantic coast. " The men included in this great.op-. portunity must be in the draft and} in Class One. They may volunteer for their service either today or to- morrow and will be sent to the uni-s versity. It is'expected there will be plenty of men who will eagerly jump at this chance. If not, qualihed men will be drafted for this branch of the aviation service. —Help the Red Cross— CONSOLIDATED ACTIVITI OF WAR IS PROPOSE By FRED W. BENDER United Press Correspondent Washington, June 6.—Plans are being *officially considered for send- ing prominent representative of the fi)ve;nmem abroad ‘to help con- solidate’ war activities exclusive of strictly “military. It may be that lonel House or the president or T gnd’navy departments each may send a4 man, ° —Help the Red Cross— ANOTHER JOINS SERVICE Corporal Bass of the Bemidji re- cruiting office has sent oway an- other man to Uncle Sam, Herbert M. Williams of Oklee having joined the medical department. —Help the Red Cross— BAND GOES TO N. M. D. A. MEETING AT WALKER The Fourteenth battalion Home Guard band will go to Walker to- morrow to play at the annual meet- ing of the Northern Minnesota De- velopment association, and will be one of the features of the meeting which is taking on the air of a pa- triotic celebration. . The band will go with all expenses paid by the Commercial club and subscriptions by other energetic citi- zens. —Help the Red Cross— NAVY SEARCHING FOR SUBMARINE BASE (By United Press) Washington, June 6.—The navy is | searching for a German submarine base on the Atlantic coast. British Believe Bluff. London, June 6.—English news- papers think the submarine foray off the American coast is a bluff intend- ed to induce the withdrawal of Am- erican destroyers from European wa- ters. —Help the Red Cross— HOSTESS HOUSE GUEST (Special to Pioneer) Minneapolis, June 6.— Colonel Roosevelt paid a flying visit to the Y. W. C. A. Hostess House at Camp Dodge last week (May 27) and ex- pressed his opinion -of it on the house register by writing: ‘“The House is A-1.” Among other guests at the Hostess House during the last week was Mrs. George Waunner of Bemidji, Minn, ment service for five months.” attation, - ; » —Help the Red Cross— SKI YI BOYS T0O FARMS -~ (By United Press) . Washington, June 6.—The Ameri- can college student is going to help fight Democracy’s battle on the farm this summer. Thousands of students of institu- tions from every corner of the coun- try already have enrolled in the United States Public Service Rerseve and colleges are steadily asking more enrollment cards. 7 Many colleges are closing early and will reopen later than usual in ‘the fall in order that the men who are engaged in the all-important work of raising food may not have to miss any of their class work. The University of Pittsburg sends this message: “Our whole effort is toward this goal-—every student in the govern- Wisconsin university is trying to enroll every available man, and Cali- fornia expects to enroll at least 2,- 000. Texas Agricultural college is ex- pecting to send large groups of its students to Wisconsin and Kansas wheat farms. —Help the Red Cross— 57 YOUNG MEN OF 21 YEARS REGISTER Registry day for young men who have attained the age of 21 years since June 5 last year, saw 57 sign their names in Bemidji as having reached their majority, as ordered by the war department. Registry was in the court house yesterday, and at various points throughout the coun- ty. Of the 57 registered in Bemidji, geven were registered for points out- side of Bemidji. Blaclfi:ck registered 10, two of whom re, for outside boards. Cards are still coming in and it will be two or three days before the list" is complete. —Help the Red Cross— THEY WAR ON GLOOM. T0OO Washington, June 6.—American boys at the front are staging ‘‘black- face” shows and minstrel shindigs which dispel homesickness. Innumerable boxes of burnt cork, wigs and other minstrel equipment have been shipped to the A, E. F. by the Drama League of America. —Help the Red Cross— FREE POLAND. AGREED UPON BY THE ALLIES (By United Press) London, June 6.—(Official)—At the inter-allied war council at Ver- sailles, June 3, British, Egench and Italian premiers agreed upon the creation of a united and independ- ent Poland, with free access to the sea, as one of the peace conditions, and agree with Secretary Lansing re- garding the nationalization of the Czechs and Jugo Slavs. June 6.—Despite the present stabili- zation” on ' the Marne front from Chateau-Thierry to Noyon, the Ger- mans are not showing an inclination to entrench nor fortify themselves, which might show an inclination to rest on the pregent line. Hence, the battle may be resumed at any mo- ment, The Germans are strengthlening, positions along the Marne and Vil- lers-Cotterets forest, indispensible positions. L3 Marines Holé Marne. (By United” Press) With the French on the Marne, June &-——Amer;can machine gunners are holding the south bank of the Marne from Chauteau-Thierry to Jaulsonne, a digtance of seven miles. On account of the deadly fire of the Americans the Germans refrained from occupying the southern portion of Chateau-Thierry, where the Sam- mies wowld have a chance at them. Marines Decimate Enemy. By FREDS. FERGUSON With the Americans on the Marne, June 6.-—The American marines on the Marne repulsed two enemy at- tacks in Nieully wood last night. A German battalion swarmed forward under 'a minewerfer bombardment and the marines met them. The Ger- mans were decimated and fled in dis- order, refusing to renew the attack. Hun machine gunners hid behind a straw stack and marines went around the stack and captured the Huns and their guns. Allies Take Offensive. Paris, June 6.—(Official)—The allies assumed the offensive on the Marne front last night, the Germans being driven back at two points and losing 150 prisoneds. Sharp can- nonading is reported on the western and eastern wings. Air Operations Increase. With the British in France, June 6.—The aerial offensive is increasing daily. In the three weeks ending June 2, British airmen downed 336 German planes and dropped 526 tons of explosives on German cities far behind the lines, Mannheim and Cologne were included in these. Allies Holding Evervwhere. London, June 6.—The allies are holding everywhere and appear to be assuming the initiative. The Ger- man war office failed ’» claim any gains. Enemyv Finds Way Blocked. With the French afield, June 6.— The enemy finds his way blocked by a -line he is unable to break with- out heavy artillery, which he hasn't had time to bring up. Between the Aisne and the Marne the battle will break out agdin with advantage to the allies, because the surprise phase is past. This i sthe bloodist sum- mer ever known. \ British Revulse Foe. I.ondon, June 6.—General Haig to- day reported an attempted raid south of Morlancourt was repulsed last night,