Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 21, 1918, Page 1

s+ 8plit by two candidates, threatening e ———————————— - - - g b SR | ,;_‘,_,,_; DRI TRt It PRy s e-<) Bt - S —_—— TR BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1918, BEMIDJI AUTO PARTY ' HAS EXCITING TRIP Martin Longballa, William Mor- ris and son, K. W. Morris, have re- turned from a 3,700-mile auto trip to Spokane, Wash., which was made in the:Morris Ford car and took 22 days. They followed the Northern Pacific railroad and met many cars coming and going and made = 30C miles the last day enroute home. Crops are reported fine in Minnesota and North Dakota. In central Mon- tana they are fair but in the west- ern part of that state they are drying up on account of the hot - winds. They had planned on visiting Yel- lowstone park but upon: reaching]’ Livingston, Mont.," 1éarned that the| bridge to the gateway-of the park| - {had been washed away: on’ account | of the -Yelowstone- flood.- . Owing to humerou idges-béing washed away 150 miles. were mrade through :the foothills of ‘the old Custer trail. -At several places:cattle were seen swim- ming in deep water and just the tops of the houses were visible. ——Pledge W.S.S. Year— - FAIL TO LAND - ENTIRE SLATE . BADLYROUTED Burnquist’s ' Majority Nearly 50,000 Over Lindbergh; Nel-' son’s Figures High. \ “VOLSTEAD: SEEN SAFE; FIGURES NEARLY ALL IN! BAND NOW OFFICIALLY . Recount May Decide- Contest Between Comstock and Senior Captain Tom Swinson of Wheaton, Dimocvats. the Twenty-first Home Guard bat- talion today received from Major Rhinow the official notice of the St Pa‘f] y:y n'gi‘ ’[;::s ) n Muel- 3 The remarkable precedent set by the builders of the Tuckahoe has stimu- : » June 21.—Xtermal e ; g : lated a general spirit of competition in’the shipyards of the country. Rivet- ler has a chance to beat Caswell for Mu s‘ G et Bu sy ing gangs are everywhere being encouraged by bonuses and by their,own zeal the nomination of clerk of the su- to make record marks, This riveting gang of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding ‘preme 'court.” With 3,004 precinct corporation, Fore River shipyards, Quincy, Mass. claims’the United States veturns in, Mueller has 114,062, record for riveting, having driven 2,805 rivets in nine hours. (By United Press) Washington, June 21.—Provost General Crowder today ruled that -~ Caswell 111,189 and Magnuson 80,- men of draft age, engaged in games 482. B of all kinds, men working as domes- For governor’ on the democratic ticket, 2,869 precincts give Wheaton tic servants, elevator men and bell boys, waiters and like occupations 15,515 and Comstock 15,110. - ™ must seek other employment by July 1 first battalion to which the Bemidji guard has been transferred. Bemidji. ——Pledge W.S.S. Year- Most Drastic Order Issued AffectsSugar (By United Press) SAFETY BODY WILL TAKE IDLERS FIRST St. Paul, June 21.—The order of the State Public Safety commission makiug idleness a crime will be en- forced against men absolutely with- out employment before those engaged in non-essential occupations will be made to feel its effect. - This decision was reached by the: commission at a mtlaeting late yesterday at the capi- tol. No change in the order was made, despite the recent ruling of Judge Finehout of the St. Paul. municipal court that written complaints and warrants are required when arrests are made under its provisions. Will Defend Drug Order. The commission order closing three saloons in Blooming Prairie following alleged violations of an order restricting liquor sales in that Steele county town by the places closed will be defended against an attack on its validity set for hearing Saturday in the Ramsey county dis- trict court. Ambrose Tighe, special assistant attorney general, will ap- pear for the commission. ——Pledge W.S:S. Year- SIBERIAN SITUATION INTENSELY SERIOUS By JOSEPH SHAPLEN United Press Correspondent Stockholm, June 21.—The Siberian development is intensely serious for the Bolsheviki. It is impossible to glean from reports now available whether the movement there is a counter revolt of Siberians. But it is likely the Socialist revolutionists are dominating at present. Schuainsky of the Siberia Soviet recently wrote Premier Lenine that all groups in Siberia, including the Bolsheviki, are likely to combine and fight German penetrations. He also says Siberia will be forced to accept loans and trade and treaties with America. ——Pledge W.S.S. Year—— EAT PORK. NOT BEEF, " URGES FOOD DIRECTOR Herbert Hoover sends out the fol- lowing to the people of the country: “The demands for. beef for our army and the allied armies and their civil populations for this summer are beyond our present surplus, On the other “hand, we have enough in- creaséd supply of pork this summer to permit economical expanse in its use. It will therefore be a direct service to our armies and the allies if our people would in some degree substitute fresh.pork, bacon, ham and sgusage for beef products. “We_request all hotels and res- taurants not to place on their menus or serye boiled beef more than two meals weekly, beef steak more than|tomer at a time. oneagpal. weekly and roast. beef more |~ than 'one meal weekly. We ask householders not, under any circum- stances, to buy more than 1% pounds of clear beef weekly, or 1% pounds, including the bones, per person in the household. “The public will realize that the changing conditions of production from season to season, the changing situation in shipping and therefore of the-markets available to the al- lies, and the increasing demands for our growing army with the fluctu- ating supply of local beef in France, all make it impossible to determine policies for long periods in advance. “We have reccently asked for economy in all meat consumption. We wish now to emphasize further reduction of beef by the substitution of pork. It is anticipated that it will hold good until September 15 and the co-operation of the public is most earnestly requested.” ——Pledge W.S.8. Year LIEUT. LEIBSLE PAYS BEMIDJI BRIEF VISIT: CAPT. GEIB IN FRANCE Burnquist is'leading Lindbergh by close -to 50,000." Out of -2,975 pre- cincts ‘Burnquist has 194,703 and Lindbergh 144,979. St.- Paul, June 21.—All Townley candidates for' state office and for congress were defeated in the pri- »maries, returns received indicate. State officials 'who had been pressed closely by Townley candidates in- creased their margins on_the later Teturns or held their ground so well that it was evident the leads at- tained by the present officials cannot be wipéd out. . The only loyal congressman in danger, A. J. Volstead of the Sev- enth district, came well out in front on virtually’ complete returns, giv- ing him 19,525 t0'17,380 for Henrik Shipstead, the Townley candidate. |- Only two of 372 precincts are miss- ing. 3 . “Wheaton and stock Close. The democratic-Tage for goveruor is neck and mneck, witl indications that a recount may be asked for by the losing ¢andidate. ~Corrected -re- turns from Stearns county upset a new lead attained by Judge W. L. Comstock, leaving him 14,462 votes to 14,983 for Fred E. Wheaton in 2,755 precincts, a margin of 341 for Wheaton. Attorney General C. L. Hilton ‘has a safe margin .over T. V. Sullivan in 2,797 precincts, giving him 152,- 314 to 140,650 for Sullivan, a ma- jority of 11,664. Close for Caswell, Even where the loyalist vote was The order stated nothing whatever about professional 'baseball players and nothing will be dome until a specific case is presented. ——Pledge W.S.S. Year DIAMOND POINT WILL OPEN SEASON SUNDAY Diamond Point, Bemidji’s beauti- ful recreation center and bathing beach, will be officially opened to the public Sunday. 6 The city has appointed P. .R. Peterson .to have chiarge of the place. The city bath ‘houses will also be open to the pub- lic, and Mr. Peterson will open his confectionery at Diamond Point. ——Pledge W.S.S. Year GERMAN PATROLS SUFFER FROM AMERICAN MACHINE GUN FIRE (By United Press) Washington, June 21.—Geéneral ‘Pershing’s: report today stated the Germans suffered heavily from' Am- erican machine gun fire in the re- gion of Chateau Thierry and the Wovre. ——Pledge W.S.S. Year— CONGRESS WANTS TO KNOW WHERE WILSON STANDS ON RUSSIA (By United Pre$s) Washiington, June 21.—Congress intends soon to demand ‘a new state- ment from the administration re- garding its policy toward Russia, backed by growing sentiment from most drastic food orders ever issued in the United States was that today ing. had expired. ly,~the millars are ordered to notify the federal authorities, as only cash flour sales are allowed. Pledge W.S.S. Year—-— 8.976 DRAFTED MEN the nomination of a Townley man, sthé present officers: seem to have been renominated. I. A. Caswell, clerk of the supreme court, leads by narrowest margin, with 105,173 votes to 101,348 for Herman Muel- ler, the Townley candidate, a major- ity of only 3,825 in 2,743 precincts. George G. Magnuson is third with 76,062, A Lieutenant Governor Thomas frrankson has a safer margin. In 2,710 precincts, he has 119,418 to 110,339 for R. E. Crane, Townley (By United Press) Washington, June 21.—Provost General Crowder today issued a call for 8,976 draft registrants. ——Pledge W.S.S. Year FRENCH ADVANCE SLIGHTLY & (By United Press) g&::l«]i’ilg;tse, and 61,854 for A. D. Eiber[a to save Russia even against|GEN. HAIG REPORTS RAIDS g G prln T : er will from German penetration. ' 4 el e Burnquist’s Margin 58.593. n SUCCESSFUL ALONG FRONTS| ' yicutenant Roy Leibsle, in station| French have advanced slightly _ Americans are favoring American- Japanese action in Siberia and con- gress will introduce a resolution en- northwest of Chateau Thierry. at Camp Humphreys, Virginia, about i D 3 ——Pledge W -.8. Year—— 28 miles from Washington, arrived in Bemidji this morning and will return to camp tomorrow, his brief leave being taken up mostly with traveling on his visit to Bemidji. He is looking fine, says he feels that way and since graduating from offi- cers’ camp has been doing splen- didly. . Lieu#. Leibsle was one of the ar- chitectural and ‘engineering firm of Geib & Leibsle, Bemidji, when the war broke out. Their residence in Bemidji had not-been of long dura- tion but both young men were warm- ly received by the business and so- cial circles of Bemidji. Both were graduates of the engineering school of the University of Illinois. and where Geib was captain of the crack company of the big cadet regiment, the largest cadet unit in the United States, and at graduation received a brevet captain’s commission from Governor Dunne in the Illinois guard. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist’s ma- jority leaped to 58,693 on returns from 2,909 precincts out of 3,119,|deavoring to force from the presi- giving him 192,842 votes to 134,249 | dent something definite in an an- for C. A. Lindbergh.—- * - | nouncement. NEWTAX SYSTEM WOULD HIT WAGE EARNERS HARD Washington, June 20.-— New sources of taxation with increased rates on present sources, estimated to raise more than $1,000,000,000, were suggested to the House ways and means committee by Joseph J. Klein, a public accountant of New York City, who has been associated with the Council of National De- (By United Press) London, June 21.—General Haig today reported successful raids along the fronts in Picardy and repulce of German attempts in Flanders. ——Pledge W.S.8. Year— CANNING LESSONS AT H.S. TOMORROW A public canning demonstration will be held in the high school build- ing at 1:30 o’clock tomorrow, con- ducted by two experts from the Min- nesota State university, P. A. Erick- son, state club leader of the boys and girls, and S. Cleland, district leader of county agents. The latter has charge of all counties in this part of the state. All women, boys and girls are urged to attend, and the demonstra- tion promises to be one of great in- GOMPERS RE-ELECTED PPN N VUV VN acclamation at the annual convention here. C estimated minimum revenue, $120,- 000,000. A tax of 10 per cent to 25 per cent on tuition fees for private schools, not including colleges and univer: ties; revenue yield not estimated. A tax on state or city officials, in- cluding high salaried judges and the great corps of public school teachers, By FRANK J. TAYLOR (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the American Expeditionary fense’ The committee was holding|expected to yield from $25,000,000 | terest. All kinds of canning of foods, | Leibsle was a lieutenant in this big| Forces at the Front, May 28.—(By hearings on the new war revenue|to $30)000,000. including meats and chicken, will be regiment. £ Mail)—With characteristic French bill. 5 Collection ‘“‘at the source” of a|demonstrated. This afternoon a Geib entered the officers training|appreciation the Stars and Stripes camp and came out a first lieuten- ant, his age barring him from a cap- taincy; but it was but a few weeks when he went to a captainey with an important post at Camp Dodge. He is now in command of a company of colored engineers and “over there.” Lieut. Leibsle is in a replacement camp and expects to soon bhe sent over seas. Bemidji looks good to him and he hopes when the war is over he and his soldier partner will again locate in Bemidji and resume where they left off. Leibsle also brings another inter- esting story. A close pal of himself and Captain Geib was Secretary P. E. Geir of the Commercial club. He, too, enlisted and today is a flier in the United States aviation corps and the trio keep close tab on each other, though widely separated: have been placed in a position honor in the church of the little vil- lage of Domremy, home of Joan of Arc. Across from the iron-fenced yard with the tall evergreen trees and the tiny house once the home of Joan of Arc, is the old church in which Joan used to worship and give thanks for France's success. In it are the flags of the principal allied nations. But there is one place different from the ordinary flag hangings on the columns of the old church. Tt is a sort of special altar in one cor- graduated tax on all salaries and wages in excess of $20 a week, with an estimated revenue of $1,000,000,- 000. A 2 per cent tax on all gross sales; revenue not estimated. Many other witnesses appeared be- fore the committee yesterday. A. Scott Thompson of Miami, Okla., appearing for zinc producers in parts of Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, testified that no matter what tax is imposed, “unless it be a tax on capital, and we do not ex- pect that,” the government will not derive as much revenue from the zine industry this year as it did in 1917. Frank A. Blair of Chicago, presi dent of a national organization of proprietary medicine manufacturers, said that industry ought not to be taxed at all. - on Phone Calls. Prupos'lt:fincluded by Mr. Klein in- cluded: A tax of 1 cent per call on all toll telephone messages below 15 cents, which are not now subject to tax, estimated to raise an additional $150,000,000. A flat 10-cent documentary tax on all legal documents not otherwise taxed. Revenue unestimated. A stamp tax on each mercantile invoice of transactions or $1 or more, estimated to raise $50,000,000. A flat 2 or 3 cent tax on bank checks, estimated to yield from $30,- 000,000 to $45,000,000, or a gradu- ated tax, beginning with 2 cents per $100, estimated $70,000,000. Tax on Car Fares. A 1-cent tax on every car fare on street railways or interurban lines, demonstration was held in the high school building for the’ instruction of the county agents in this vicinity. ——Pledge W.S.S. Year- THROWN FROM WHEEL INTO BARBED WIRE While riding along the Nymore pavement yesterday, Louis Neumann, one of the clerks in the Crookston Lumber company’'s office, struck a stick, which threw him off his bi- cycle and against a barbed wire fence. His face, hands and right leg were severely cut and several stitches had to be taken. He was on his way from the office to his home when the accident occurred. of Arc. To the left as you face this altar is a bright new American Stars and Stripes, while to the right is the flag of France with the figure of Joan on her black horse engraved on ]the white bar of the fri-color. There 0 WITH 215T BATTALION transfer of the Fourteenth battalion band, Bemidji, to the new Twenty- This will be good hews both to the band members and the citizens of Washington, June 21.—One of the by the food administration affecting generally all states, whereby deal- ers will be allowed to sell only two pounds of sugar in town and five pounds in the country to one cus- For every sale, a record must he made and the name of the customer taken, the records to be sent to the county food administrator for check- The food administration has writ- ten the millers that techmically no farmers were legally holding wheat and that the time limit for selling If farmers attempt to exchange wheat for flour, as former- CALLED BY CROWDER WEST DRIVEHALTED; THREE MONTHSPASS; ENEMY’S STRENGTI WWEAKER (By United Press) ) London, ‘June.1.—The Ital- ians gained a big victory at Nervesa on the west bank of the Piave and are now fight- ing to complete success here. The enemy had gained but the Italians re-entered Nervesa, hurling the Austrians back. The Italians have already di- vided the enemy a few miles to the south. By WILLIAM P. SIMMS United Press Correspondent With the British afield, June 21. -—Although now three months since Von Hindenburg began his colossal (_)n‘cnse, his promised speedy victory is not achieved. ‘' Henceforth, the strength of his army must decrease. If the allies fight during the next three months as they have in the past the beginning of the end is sighted. That will not mean peace but the road to victory ought to be stretched ahead then. The west front is seething, rumb- ling and smoking like a chain of volcanoes between eruptions. One thing is certain, the Germans are weaker numerically and morally than at the beginning of the offen- sive. Prisoners say fewer German divisions are on the front now and that not over five German divisions remain unused. Thirty divisions have been resting for a new drive, however, and alto- gether Hindenburg has 50 divisions availanle for immediate use. He had 81 at the start in March. ———DPledge W.S.S. Year—- AUSTRIAN FOOD RIOTS SPREAD TO COUNTRY (By United Press) June 21.—Newspaper dis- s say 50,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Vien- na last night shouting for peace and bread. Bread Rioting Snreads. Zurich, June 21.—Bread riots in Vienna are spreading into the sur- rounding country. Public is Warned, Washington, June 21.—The auth- orities are cautioning the American public from over-optimism regard- ing Austrian strikes, as peace dem- onstrations and food riots always precede an offensive. ———Pledge W S.S. Year- MARINE CASUALTY LIST (By United Press) Washington, June 21.—The mar- ine casualty list today contained 127 names The list reported by General Pershing contained 38 names. Pledge W.S.5. Year—— PRESIDENT OF A. F. OF L. St. Paul, Minn., June 21.—Samuel Gompers was re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor by e i I A STARRY FLAG IN SHRINE OF FRANCE'S HEROIC JOAN of | ner, sacred to the memory of Joan | ITALIAN FRONT IN DESPERATE CONFLICT (By United Press) With the Italians afield, June 21. —-Iighting is incessant from Mon- tello to the Adria The Italians appear to have the advantage here. are many tri-colors in France, natur- ally, but this ems the only one on which an additional figure is allowed. Doughbovs Pay Homage. Another bright American flag is in the beautiful church on the hill- side back of sleepy Domremy in which Joan saw her visions. Domremy is one of the main roads back of the American sector, and never a day passes without many doughboys and officers stopping to visit the home {of Joan of Arc and the churches in which she was inspired. The simple old French woman, a direct descendant of the family of ! Joan of Arc, whose husband is keep- er of the place in times of peace, | does her best to explain things to she | the Americans. She is sorry cannot speak English, she tells you, she is “too old to learn it now.” So the doughboys listen with respect to her lisping French, and never leave without giving the kind old soul a few coppers and many A “merci beauconp.’”