Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 26, 1918, Page 1

88,/ ‘rd Hesitate a long time. . prohibition amendment. . the government would lose $400,- lflfi_on of Liquor Increased Men’s Efficiency. \Washington, ‘June 726.—Declaring the nation canpot afford. to- conduct experimenm at this time, Chairman Hurley, ‘of the shipping. board- op- ¢ posedabsolute prohibition before the senate agricultural committee. + He said. in his opinion there would be more risk connected with prohi- tion at ‘this time than with beer away from workmen 'would..be a prnctical interference with labor. “I don’t want to take : Banker Against Plan. Percy- H. Johnston, vice president of .the Chemical National bank of New York, speaking for a commit- tee of bankers from the principal ities, told the committee.an ‘abso- ute prohibition” amendment forbid- jing the ‘withdrawal of spirits. from hond; would result in'a financial ca-}- g:astrophe, throwing many banks and Mnhousands of firms into bankruptcy. Postmaster - -General ‘Burleson join- in expressing fear that prohibition this time might interfere’ with osecution ‘of the war. Mr, Burleson said he was express- g his'personal views and not speak- ng for the administration. Fears: Experiments. 4 don’trbelieve in class legisla- tion,” he continued. ‘“Brandy and wing:are: -ag beverages of 1! rich nd beer of the poor. Thls is no time*to have patience with fanatics - If we listen Dan el Favors Move. ‘Secretary Daniels appeared to ‘ad- vocate prohibition.” He said -his dry order in.the mavy had resulted in 2 inereased etflciency and proved its value. - “If you say we must have saloons “outside the doors of the navy yards to increase efficiency of the work- men,” he added, ‘“you can ‘say also it is necessary. for the men in uni- ~form to have liquor.” : Liquor, 'dealers and manufacturers besieged the treasury, asking inter- vention to prevent adoption of the They -said 000,000 annual Tevenue. Labor Makes Protest. Organized lahor is overwhelmingly “opposed to absolute prohibition and to bring up the question now is to . :*throw. the apple of discord among “7.the people of this country,” * said Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH IS “BLOWN TO PIECES” Willow River, Minn,, June 26.— Charles A. Lindbergh of Little Falls, " defeated. candidate for the Republi- ¢an nomination for governor, was ‘“plown to pieces” here Sunday night, that is, the effigy of the Nonpartisan league office-seeker that was hanged here in derision by loyalists, was put out of business after being suspended for several days, giant firecrackers being exploded on the mannikin un- - til only little bits were.left. COMPETENT TEACHERS NEEDED ASSERTS NORMAL DIRECTOR Newspapers throughout the coun- iry have been devoting much space to the necessity of keeping the pub- lic schools in regular session and up- on the same high plane as before the outbreak of hostilities, and it is to this end that Miss Blanche Chisholm of ‘Fargo is in Bemidji at the instance of the government to further this movement, she being normal training director, and she herewith gives to the public of Be- midji her mission and' what it means, being what might be termed “A wartime call to teach”: “Plenty of evidence from auth- ~ority has been given to show us the importance of keeping our schools running, in a more efficient manner than ever. The normal schools, colleges and technical schools have given their men and women to the the|. conscription of ‘labor, as taking of| { call issued this ‘morning makes a | Fourth. Restlng at Blrchmont Sta ¢ Recruiting - -Head Recelvel Unexpected : Call. Once in’ awhile there develops human interest occurrence that-fu nlsbes much” worthy of chronicling and such happened last evenlng with Major John D. Yost as the punclpa’! of the first and the Twenty-first- bat- talion Home Guard band as the part of tlre second:part. 3 jor Yost had become Weary. with arduous dutfes: and- sought” a bri rest .at Birchmont for .a couple ol days. The handsome summier center: had not -opened and'the ‘major Ws: its. sole ‘occupant as-a guest. Last evening the big band mob.u- ized, and, accompanied by Senior Captain’ Swinson of-'the " battalion, proceeded by car to Birchmont un- announced and gave a splendid comn- cert on the lawn in front-of the-hotel. for Major Yost as the entlre audi- ence. Heart-to-Heart Ta.lk. : Yost isn’t .much on the gushing| order but he is an appreciative chap and he certainly appreciated the.un- Nelson ‘Morris in ‘the uniform of a private is shown here in charge of the selected men sent to camp by local board 13 ‘in Chicago. He was in the quota ‘that left for Camp:Grant, where he will;be trained for service in the artillery branch of the National army. "Nelson Morris i8'a millionaire packer and chairman of the board of directors of Nelson Morris & Co. 2 z 324525 ARE CALLED FOR MONTH OF JULY (By United Press) ‘Washington, June 26.—The dx'aft it was made, host at an informal lunchi to band members and during the turn a talk which was the best he eve gave in Bemidji. When it comes right down to a s total 'of 324,525 to ‘move during the month of July.. No Draft Are Chamze. ‘Washington, June 26.—Secretary Baker told the senate committee that for the present he believes no change should “be made in the draft ages. This practically means a- rejection of the amendment -to make the ages for drafting: between 20 and " 40 years. 'BaKer said the chief objec- tion was the broadenihg of the draft ages was not based upon thoroughly worked out plans. Army Biplane Will Be Here For Gelebration Major W. R. Weaver, commanding the aviation mechanical training school at St. Paul, will send a regu- lation biplane to Bemidji on July an orator, ‘but let him face; a bunch of fellows. as. he -did -last night he can’ get right: under their bronze buttons in 'a ‘heart-to-heart manner without any studied attempt at ora= tory. He frankly told them of the history of the present war, Curtain - Slightly "Lifted, He lifted the curtain of the past and revealed to his hearers that-for years: he had. been a resident of France, England and Italy and his intimate acquaintance placed fllm in position to talk in a most intelligent and interesting manner:: He barred the inner recesses of these countries and all their peoples. 'He told of their relations to the empire of Ger- many and what it all meant, and his nalysis was followed glosely and intently. Becoming Ontimistic. For the first time since the out- break of the war, Major Yost ex- pressed himself as optimistic, the re- gults achieved by the Italians against the Austrians. He was frank to say so, and his intense patriotism has been the cause of his strenuous cam- paign for men to combat the Hun hordes and their 40 years prepara- tion and propaganda. Major Yost is a veteran of the United States military service and has seen .. in all its phases. He has served the government on foreign shores for years and taken part in her battles and his simple narrative of world conditions as they relate to the United States held his hearers in wrapt attention to the close. It was what might be termed a genuine get together of the master and the pupil. LATEST PEACE OFFER GIVEN SCANT THOUGHT (By United Press) ‘Washington, June 26.--Von Kuehl- man’s latest peace-offer is regarded officially unacceptable and insincere. Scant thought is given it. The plane will come to Bemidji on an aviation truck with eight men, and will taxi through the streets on its own power. This is the first time a detachment has been so far from the school. Major John*D. Yost was instru- mental in securing the biplane for Bemidji. Instead of being paid in cash, as has been the custom heretofore, win- ners in Fourth of July contests and races in Bemidji will be paid in Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps. . This was announced by the committee in charge of the celebra- tion, today. Mrs. Eugene Buehl of Crookston, who has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Muske in this city, left today for Bemidji, where she will visit with friends.—Little Falls Daily Transcript. I weild %_fi!#fitfi‘&&tfii’fl*}*‘t‘l&i}; % COURT SHEDS TEARS AS HE f;HARGES THE JURY Whedling, W. Va,—Tears rolled down the face of the aged Federal Judge Alston G. Dayton ‘when he charged the grand jury with its solemn duty of probing alleged pro-German- ism. He sald: “We are not going to allow such wretches -as the kaiser to sink our ships, kill our children and ruin our women. God pity the man who will stand for such actions.” :fi'fifikmflfll&l!flt#tfitfi government by thousands. “President Wilson. says, urge every young woman or-man who is leaving our high schools to avail themselves this year of the oppor- tunities offered by our normals, col- leges and technical schools, so that we may have an adequate supply of trained men and women.’ “It is the patriotic duty of every| man and woman who is qualified or who can soon qualify, to offer him- self to the county superintendent and other agencies to help carry on the work of the schools. “With this in view we wish to encourage young men and women to enroll in our normal training de- partment. Being in Bemidji at this time, I will be glad to interview any- one interested in this line of work, at the superintendent’s office.” e ii*fifi-fifii*l{*i‘*kifi%#{kfii RIS KK ‘BACK FROM THE FRONT LINE I‘] ’ | JOINING THE COLORS expected call and the spirit in which|: In turn, he acted asf " the} at a box of Havanas De gave the boys|: right berths. By LOWELL MELLETTE _United Press Correspondent With the Americans on~the Marne, June 26.—The Americans took the remainder of Belleau wood last night. German losses were extremely heavy. Over 200 German prisoners were taken. The Americans cap- ‘tured many machine guns and thus further flattened the apex of the Ger- man drive toward Paris. They now completely . hold the wood. During the attack the Germans literally crowded nests with. their machine guns. - ' One.of the freak-happenings of the fighting was when Private Frank Lennart of Chicago marched into headquarters with 78 German pri- Clud fir the same. uniform that she | vates and six officers. ~They. had Wore.at her duties on the western front [ faken him prisoner and then "all and holding the gas mask she used |surrendered to him voluntarily hile braving war dangers to help the oldiers, Capt. Ethel Renton of the Sal- Italians Are Flmmn!' With the Italians afield, June 26. ‘vation Army is shown here on her re- turn to the United States. She came -—With the Italians re-established on the original line the question now-is back after nine months on front-line whether they will be able to con- uty to aid the war fund drive of the | inye the offensive pressure or be Sulvailen Army. compelled to return to the defensive. Compared to the success of the lim- ited counter attack began by the Italians in the mountains it is known the Austrians have concentrated re- serves there and may force the Ital- fans to change their tactics. Austrian losses are now estimated at 285,000. Of these it is believed fully 20,000 were drowned in the Piave river during the retreat. The Thirty-first and Thirty-second Aus- trian rifle regiments covered the re- treat until_only 80 remarned un- wounded and then surrendered. Gen- eral -Cronstadt, their .commandant, committed suicide SOLDIER BONORED In honor of Norman Kittleson and | Herbert Warfleld, a dancing party On Saturday, Earl Tolle-and Ray|was given at the Knapp cottage at Tolle, both of Bemidji, will leave|Grand Forks bay last evening. The for 'training, while C. F. Stopestad, | guests were Misses Louise McCready, Ralph Hem, Ingvald Lucken, Clar-|Dorothy Nangle, Josephine Parker, ence A. Sampson and Harold J.|Lottie French, Alice Hetland, Esther Granum, all of Fosston, will leave| Hetland, Jane Hayner, Dollie Koors, Saturday as a unit, entraining at|EHa Anderson and Lucile Young, Fosston, They were enlisted by Ser-| and Messrs. Norman Kittleson, Wil- geant Foucault. liam Kaiser, Ferris Knapp, John Ca- Major Yost left this morning after| hill, Earl Cochran, Kenneth Ken- a brief visit at Birchmont. He went| field, LLeo Opsahl, Herbert Warfield, to Red Lake Falls and to Hallock | Harold Morse, Eben Bowser, Charles by auto. = Smithson and Foucault|Raco, Ray Hngland and Ed Auger. POPULAR PASTIME IN BEMIDJI THESE DAYS Enlistments are on the increase in emidji and Sergeant Foucault is 3xtremely busy seeing that. appli- the On Tuesday, three more were sent]‘ away, Cashes M. Landon joining the irantry,. Emil Joncas. going to the coast artillery and Robert Gelinskey to the medical corps. FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH‘ V. nEEMARCHESS{ “T10 HEADQUARTERS; "CAPTURE HIM, THEN GIVE SELVES OVER ALLEGED BOOZEPEDDLER ARRESTED AFTER FIGHT 'WITH OFFICER JOHNSON Charles Swanberg, who, it is as- serted, is no stranger to the Indian federal officers for liguor law viola- tions and- who is said to have ‘‘done time” for yiolations, was arrested af- ter a fight last night by Indian Agent Johnson, the officer discovering Swanberg in Bemidji peddling booze “from the hip.” Swanberg had a bottle of whiskey from which he was selling drinks and when Johnson undertook to ar- rest him, Swanberg put up a stout scrap. Johnson was unaware who his man was.and was lareful not to deal too roughly with™= him. For about twenty minutes the pair bat- tled when Johnson subdued his op- ponent and landed him in the county jail, where he is held for hearing. DRAFTEES ARRIVE TO ENTRAIN FOR TRAINING Bemidji was the Mecca today for the draft call of 125 due to leave for training tomorrow at Camp Grant. As early as Tuesdey stalwart young men commenced to arrive in Bemidji to answer the call and the night trains also brought additional draftees. Trains this morning unloaded many more and throughout the day youths and young men continued to arrive, while tonight is expected to see the last of the county’s southern portion quota arrive. The recruits were‘taken-to the city building which is headquarters. The draft board was next visited and the arrivals checked and given opadges. The Home Guard served dinner to, the recruits and made them feel at home. Bmldettn sant its quota of approximately yesterday. Be- midji’s leaves in Lhe morning, and it will mark 'the last of Class One for Beltrami county. REPORTED ASSASSINATION OF *FQRMER CZAR DENIED (By United Press) London, June 26.—The Exchange Telegraph depies that the former Russian czar ‘has been ussnssinuted REPORTS EOMBARDMENT (By United Press) London, June 26.—General Haig today reported German bombardment of the British positions in Picardy and Lombardy fronts. BELGIUM AGAIN ASKS U. S. FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (By United Press) Washington, June 26.—Belgium has gsked for $2,250,000. COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT The ¢ity coungil will meet in ad- journed session tonight. It is the session deferred on account of Mon- day night being the date of the cir- cus. SWEDISH SOCIALIST URGES WAR SUPPORT (By United Press) London, June 26.—Hjilmer Brin- tig, Swedish Socialist, calls upon all American Socialists to back President Wilson's war aims. " will drive back to Bemidji tonight. Yost’s chief aide, wm accompany lhq Grand Forks. e s uar. PEACE TREATY DENOUNCED BY AUSTRIAN SOCIALISTS (Special Cable) Rome, June 26.-—News comes from Switzerland of a conference of Aus- trian Socialists-in which all the So- cialist deputies of the lower house at Vienna were present. by ing the immediate convocation of the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which the New York, June 26.—Mrs. Martha resolution condems as a violation of | Mellett, writer and wife of Lowell the principle of peace without indem-{ Mellett, United Press correspondent nities or annexations. in London, arrived here today from The Socialists protest that the cen-| London, leavlng her husband behind. trai powers should offer a general Mrs. Mellett says: “The people of peace on the following basis: London and Paris do not realize the 1. The formation of a league of|strain under which they are. Two nations, including every country to|days before leavin, a shell from the tlement of international disputes by|yards in front of me. I ran into a 2. ‘The renunciation of every,an-|frail glass roofs were undisturbed, nexation and indemnity whether in|but continued calmly matching sam- the East or the West. ples.” 3. - Full recognition of the right to determine their own destinies and restoration of the territory from the provinces of Russia. SAMMIES TAKE OVER NEW GERMAN-ALSACE SECTOR With the Americans afield, June over a new sector in German-Alsace,| (United Press Staff Correspondent) it is now permissible to announce. With the American Expeditionary Already they .have repelled severalForces at the Front, June 1.—(By minor German raids. The new sec-| Mail)-—What an American soldier tor is in the neighborhood of Geb-|dcesn’t know about washing clothes weiler will not be worth knowing, if this war lasts many months more. KERENSKY EN ROUTE Not that the doughboys are taught laundering, or have to wash their *TO UNITED STATES) . (By United Press) where many Americans are serving, do not have all the new-fangled ensky, former Russian premier, ar-{modern improvements, such as laun- deries and washing machines, so common in America. If they did have them, the new-fangled things probably would not be used, because their operation would require more new-fangled ideas. major's private car “‘Soudan’ Austrian parliament to denounce the (By United Press) arbitration. shop and saleswomen working under 26.—An American unit has taken By FRANK J. TAYLOR The villages of northern France, rived in London recently. Leaves for America. London, June 26.—Alexander Ker- ensky left this morning for America. Officials denied his visit was sig- A. R. Hildebrant, who is Major Resolutions were adopted demand- bring about disarmament and the set-| German long range guns fell 200 (By Unlted Press) clothes, either. Thereby hangs a London, June 26.—Alexander Ker- nificant politically. In northern France when wash- “* FRENCH WASH DAYS ARE FINEFOR THE YANKEES day rolls around, usually any day of the week, rather than just Monday, the family washing is taken to the village mud puddle or to tue village stream, Here without a washboard, as America knows it, and usually with just any old bmrd or a flat stone, the laundress of the family soaks, serubs, beats and squeezes the clothes until they are clean. It beats card parties and back yard fences for spreading the zossip, too, and is practical because time is not lost. Soldiers at Washing Bee. Not a few family laundresses are daughters of the blocsommg age. Hence the popularity of these “‘wash- ing bees” with the doughboy. He picks up a few words of French and joins in the conversation, so far as his vocabulary permits. He is al- (Continued on Page Four)