Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 11, 1918, Page 1

TN R e . VOLUME XVI, NO. 156 SUGAR FAMINE ISFEAREDHERE Believe,a None Will Be Avail- able Along About August or September. ‘REPORT IS ORDERED FROM PUBLIC EATING HOUSES ‘Drastic Cut Made In Supply ot-’ - Sugar Allowed for Can- 5 ning Purposes. According to Beltrami County Food Administrator H. E. Reynolds, Be- midji may feel a decided stringency --in the sugar supply along about Au- gust or September, and the prospects are that no sugar will be available in this city about that time. | Pursuant to an order issued today by Mr. Reynolds, upon instructions from the federal food administration, all hotels, restaurants and boarding ‘houses in the county, must by July 15, make ,a'report of the amount ot :sugar they used in the month of June. : A FAILURE MEANS DENIAL. Failure to make this report will :mean ‘that all sugar will be denied the offenders for the rest of the year. This order is necessary for the rea- .son several have failed to comply with the food administration regula- tions, and it-is for estimating allow- ances for- the ensuing three months. The amount of sugar used in June was based-upon ~the sugar used dur- ing the months of June, July and Au- gust last year. N i Another ruling by the food admin- igtration is, that.-en .26 pounds. of Sugar may fiie’fi%fl‘_ Thaséd for cannifig purpdses, a change-from the allow- ance of 100 pounds. -~ .- ~ WETS DESPERATE I ATTEMPTS TO STAVE OFF CURB ON BOOZE (Bx United Press.) Washington, July 11.—The wets are desperately endeavoring to stave .off war time prohibition and are plan- ning to call up the war time wire control resolution and keeping it be- fore the senate in hopes that the senate may be persuaded to a recess; for the summer, leaving the wire con- -trol measure undisposed of. The second warning being issued by the liquor interests is that pro- hibition suddenly imposed, would ruin banks holding liquor obligations. NONPARTY LEADERS FILE APPEAL NOTICE Red Wing, Minn., July 11.—Notice of appeal to the State Supreme court was filed here in the case of Joseph Gilbert, state manager of the Nonpar- tisan league; N. S. Randall, speaker, and L. W. Martin, organizer. Commitment papers which were to have been issued, placing the three men in the county jail until a stay was ordered by the Supreme court, are being withheld pending action by that-body. The grounds for appeal in all three cases are that the facts in the indict- ent do not constitute a public of- Hense and that the indictments con- & tain matter, which if true, would con- stitute legal justification or excuse for the offenses charged. The trio is charged with obstruct- ing the draft. INFANTILE PARALYSIS CLINIC NEXT WEEK Under the supervision of the state board of-health, there will be a clinic held in the Central school on July 19 and 20 for. the purpose of exam- ining all cases of infantile paraiysis, including old and young, with the view of making recommendations for attention and treatment. Dr. W. P. Green of the state board, assisted by Miss Antoinnette White and Miss Livermore, graduates of Dr. Lovette’s -hospital, New York city, -will conduct the examinations and ‘Dr. Green will give advice regarding itreatment. 4 If the patient is unable to afford ‘proper attention, the state will make arrangements, co-operating with the -sufferers. The hours of the examination will ‘be from 9 o’clock in the morning un- til 5 o’clock in the evening, and the «<linic is free to all. SECOND ANNUAL BALL. Tomorrow evening fhe Bemidji La- dies Concert band will hold its sec- ond annual ball in the city hall. Everything has been done by the com- mittee in charge to make it a most enjoyable affair. NEW SCHEDULE'ASKED BY WAR BOARD FOR AUTO GARAGE HOURS The War Economy board of the government is urginga new schedule for garages and other’places of busi- ness incident to ‘the.auto-trade, and C. W. Jewett, Inc:;: will comply: with the request. The, Auto, Trade associ- ation of the sta Paul to. perfect .plaj observance throughout the state. . . The recommendation’ of the War Board is for thé/closing of garages all day Sundays and holidays and on week days at 6 p. m ) In today’s Pioneer,/Mr. Jewett is announcing that the' Jewett garage will close for business at 6 o’clock the evenings of week days, and at 12 o’clock noon on Sundays, but there will be a night watchman on duty until 12 o’clock midnight to take care of storage customers. RED LAKE RAILROAD T0 REWAIN PRIVATE (By United, Press.) Washington, July 11.—The presi- dent today vetoed the short‘line rail- way bill, which would have placed 1,700 hundred small railroads, includ- ing the Red Lake road.from Bemidji, Minn., to Red Lake, Minn., under gov- ernment control. ) In his message to congress the pres- ident called attention to the fact that many of these smaller roads are owned and operated-by: :various pri- vate business concerns, 'such as log- ging, which. are not in the railroad business, bwt merely. private railroads for improvement . of :their business conditions. 7 y. Safety -commission: has gone on rec- ord as being against the taking of Minnesota laber by Federal labor -agencigs for service:outside of the stuteduripg’the harvest, in a message forwarded to Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilsén, $ A ’Demands for the removal from of- fice of Mayor Thomas Van Lear and Police Chief Louis Harthill of Minne- apolis on charge of failure to pre- serye order during the recent so-call- ed ‘“newsboys’ boycott,” were dis- cussed at length. . Because Governor Burnquist -was absent and no report was made either by him or Adjutant General W. F. Rhinow on the ‘boycott” the com- mission conducted, according to Sec- retary H. W. Libby, that the case was not officially presented and no action was taken. Recent developments in the Bloom- ing Prairie saloon closing case were reviewed by Ambrose Tighe, special assistant attorney general, Mr. Tighe presented only the .features already made public, the secretary said: Action was deferred on the petition of Cottonwood and Yellow Medicine county officials for an order to curb liquor sales in saloons at Comfrey and Springfield, blamed for illegal sales in adjacent dry territory and disorder on public highways in that section of the state. Authority to open lakes to rough fishing in counties where boards of commissioners fail to take such ac- tions was voted-to Commissioner Car- los Avery. s TO COAST ARTILLERY. Louis Larson of Kentyle, N. D., left today for training camp, he hav- ing enlisted at the Bemidji station in in the coast artillery. -BagsGerman Flier InFight In a letter received this morning by Dan Gracie was brought to Be- midji a piece of light, though strong, cloth material, one side of which was painted black. The piece was about 3x5 inches and on the back bore the notation in pencil ‘“Souvenir of the Boche plane brought down June 17. Ralph Gracie.” < The letter told of the fight which gave to the young Bemidji battle aviator his first air victim.- The piece of cloth was a portion of the Hun plane and the black side a piece of the Hun cross which is borne by all battle planes. ¢ The letter states that while just finishing his “poridge,” the call came for flight and he and Captain Foster took their machine and soared aloft and were scouting for an hour when a German two-seater was encounter- ed. The battle was on and the enemy was brought to earth. At a time previous, five Americans brought down another, Gracie being one of the unit, but this is the first victim bagged by the Bemidji flier who is on the battle lines. 'BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EYENING, JULY 11, 1918 KAISER'S GOLD CUP MELTED FOR RED GROS TWO MILLIONS LAHR'SREPORT Real and Personal Property Show Nice Increase; Nymore Has $142,154 Total. FIFTH WARD PROPERTY UP DURING PAST YEAR How Mich Deposits In Banks? Vast Difference According to Sworn Statements. Here’s another that Solomon old boy would have to cogitate upon and and that is, according to the figures of Assessor J. P, Lahr, the people of the city claim to have $95,562 on deposit in the banks of Bemidji, and subject to check, while the bank re- ports show that the people have about $600,000 on deposit. = Both state- ments are sworn to, and Assessor Lahr isn’t saying a word. Another thing, moneys and credits listed for the year 1918 amount to $723,606, or $120,504 above the amount listed last year. e ty Over Milli tate are listed by the assessor in 1918 was $1,288,5672, which was left by the city board of review at $1,269,- 472, as against $1,247,807 in 1916, an increase of $21,665. The total assessed value of personal property as Teturned by the assessor was $914,885, which was reduced by the board to $702,047. Allowing 364 exemptions of $100 each leaves the assessment of 1917 at $666,347, an increase of $60,123 over the assess- ment-of 1917. . ormer Nymore Grows, ’l‘har;,sseseslc;d .flfiueflfi real estate in the old Nymore district in 1918 is $123,483 against $87,015 in 1916, or an increase of $36,468, while in personal property the assessment was increased by $6,934, allowing for 64 exemptions of $100 each. Total Over Two Million. Total assessed value of all property in Bemidji is $1,935,819 and in for- mer Nymore, $142,154, or a total of $2,077,973 for the entire city. NEW POSTOFFICE OPEKS - IN ABOUT TEN DAYS The new federal building will go into commission week after next, the work of installing the mail boxes now being in order. - The opening has been delayed ow- ing to difficulty in getting the boxes from the manufacturer in the east, but they finally arrived and the work of putting on the finishing touches is now being rushed. “Not later than a week from next Sunday,” replied Postmaster Ritchie when asked today whén the new post- oce would be opened for business. STATE FORMS CHILD CONSERVATION BODY St. Paul, July 11.—A child conser- vation division of the State Board of Health has been created by the board. Dr. T. J7 Haenekens of Minneap- olis was appointed director on a part- time basis, and the employment of one nurse was authorized. Because of limited funds, the scope of the division work will be restricted this year.. ~ A general education campaign to instruct mothers in the care of young children will be started and clinics to follow up the instructions will be organized in various towns with the help of local physicians. An ad- visory board of six members will be appointed later. Miss Frances Brink, a board em- ployee, was appointed superintendent of nurses to standardize work of pub- lic health and school nurses through- out the state. E. C. Davies of Minne- apolis was re-appointed a member of the embalmers’ ¢xamining committee of the board. Dr. Henry Ulrich of Minneapolis was engaged to make laboratory tests in connection with the campaign against vice diseases. Dr. H. M. Brack- en, executive officer, was authorized to renew the board contracts with Mankato physicians for the contin- uance of- the bacteriological labora- tory in that city. Furnishing of any drugs or prepar- ations for treatment of vice diseases, except on written prescriptions of li- censed physicians, is prohibited by a regulation adopted by the board. The regulations, aimed at quack remedies and counter prescriptions, will have ‘the force of law when approved by Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton. CANADA’S WHEAT MILLS CLOSE DURING MONTH OF AUGUST Winnipeg, July 11.—Ail Wheat grinding mills in western Canada will close-during August on account of the fact they will be without wheat. Real on, : The total assessed value of real es-| ABTD DRIVER HURRIED ""FOR DOCTOR. CAUSE 3 Hurrying for a doctor to relieve the sufferings of Master Jack Bur- gess, who collided with an auto on Beltrami avenue yesterday, caused a most unfortunate report to become current that the driver of the car had hurried onward after the accident. And it'afterward transpired that the driveriof the car was Henry Wallin, the most distressed one of those in- tereicw. N : Atclrding to Father Phiflipps, in front’ of whose church the.accident occurred, the lad was playing with others and was in the street when he ran into the car. Mr. Wal- lin stopped immediately, carried the boy to a hydrant and washed his face and otherwise gave him attention, then hurried to his car and started for a doctor. In the interim Dr. E. H. Smith was called. The young- stér is getting along nicely after his mishap. GERMAN ADMIRAL FOREIGN SECRETARY (By United Press.) Amsterdam, July 11.—German newspapers announce positively that von Hintze has been named to re- place Foreign Secretary Kuehlmanr. CLOSE HAIRCUT MOST POPULAR WITH TROOPS (By Frank J. Taylor, United Press Staff Correspondent.) . With the American Army in France,. June 17. (By Mail.)—Short hair-cuts are all the rage with the boys in France now. *“Shorter the better” is the rule. Everywhere you see company barbers working the clippers overtime, under trees or in trenches or behind runs, out of rifle- shot. There are three general styles in vogue. They are: The “anti-camouflage” haircut. It involves removal of every hair on the head with close cutting clippers. It “sure routs the cooties,” for no ‘“cootie’” will stand out in the open and fight the way the doughboys do. This haircut exposes what a man has in the way of a dome. Then there’s “strong point’’ hair cut. The company barber runs the close cutting clippers over the top of your head. It makes a man look like a Japanese .priest, when his hat is off, but the boys say: “There’s no girls around to see you, anyway, so why care about looks!” Last, - there is a sort of ‘“rah rah” types of haircut, clipping tne hair short around the eges and leaving it long cn top. Fellows who sport this haircut are a little looked down upon by the rest. “They're not regular soldiers yet,” explained one chap with a head as clean as a billiard ball. COMMISSION INDORSES THE NEW WHEAT PRICE St. Paul, Minn.,, July 11.—At a meeting of the.State Publicity com- mission, it was ordered that a tele- gram be sent to President Wilson in- dorsing the action of congress in raising the minimum price of wheat to $2.40 a bushel. ALL-JEWS ARE ORDERED * TO LEAVE FINLAND ' (By United Press.) Stockholm, July 11.—The Finnish government has ordered all Jews ex- pelled before September 30, after which food will be refused them. 1 ’ FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER _MONTH 1 B""‘“ Pho war fund of the Red Cross was considerably boosted by the gift of a solidfgold cup that was given an American by the kaiser. It has'been melted downiinto bullion and thé proceeds devoted to Red Cross work, The kaiser sas awarded to an American yachtsman for winning a transatlantic yacht Kiel. Two nurses are shown sitting on either side of the Lkaiser’s gift, FINANCIAL REPORT OF STATE §. . CONVENTION OF ERRONEOUS REPORT| HELD BEMIDJL. JUNE 13-16 The following financialireport has been made of the Minnesota Sunday school convention held if'Bemidji, June 13 to 16: Total amount subscribed..$ 712.76 Recelved, E. L. Carpenter.. 400.00 SALLIES SWEEP " ALBANIA OVER o TIRE WIDTH Italians, French and Albanians Being Aided In Drive by British Navy. MAY BE MOST IMPORTANT OFFENSIVE ENTIRE WAR Large Force of Albanians Join Allies; Bulgaria May Be Greatly Affected. (By Ed. L. Keen, United Press Correspondent.) London, July 11.—lItalians, with French and Albanians, and British naval units aiding, are sweeping northward across practically the entire width of Albania and may be the most important military and political offensive of. the war. The allies made n:any im- portant gains along 60 miles of front between the Adriatic and Devoli river, also threaten- ing the Bulgarian right near Monastir. The main objective is the old Roman road connect- ing Monastir with the sea. Political aspects are great. Already a large force of Al- banians are fighting with the allies and assisting greatly. The advance will affect Bul- garia, already low in morale. The southern Slav nations of Austria are likewise affected. HAIG REPORTS ADVANCE. (By United Press.) London, July 11.—General Haig to- day reported the British again ad- vanced south of the Somme, improv- ing tHeir positions east of Villers Brettonneaux. y Editor’'s note: Americans -and Australians advanced here July 4. FRENCH ENLARGE GAINS. Paris, July 11. (Oflicial).—The French have enlarged their gains be- tween the Aisne and the Marne, tak- ing the village of Corcy. PERSHING'S CASUALTY LIST. (By Unitéd Press.) % Washington, July 11.—General Pershing today reported casualties of 68; marines, thirty-five. 3770 ROOSEVELT BELIEVED TO Total ........ veee....$1,112.75 .- Disburs: 3 Expeses, _A‘B M. emL%l}: er, printing announcements, postage .. B i R T5.72 St. Hilaire Lbs. Lumber Co., drayage and lumber..... 8.05 Pioneer 'Publishing Co.... 50.90 Charles A. Pancoast, letter- ing ... 14.26 Jefferson hotel ......... .. 5.00 Markham hotel ......... . 69.20 Troppman’s ............. 11.65 Smith-Robinson Lumber Co. 4.30 A. T. Carlson, cash advanced 3.18 Envelopes, posters, creden- tial cards, badges, cuts, POStAEe. .. uvvviinninnn 367.11 Carleson's store .. ... . 27.20 A, M. Locher, ........... 76.00 Frank L. Brown, speaker. . 100.00 Walter S. Athern...... 200.46 Andrew McNabb ......... 90.00 Joe McTaggert .......... 9.50 Cash on hand............ 1.23 $1,112.75 Money received after con- vention close .......... $ ' 36.00 Paid out as follow: Bemidji Sentinel ......... 24.76 Telephone company ... 2.50 Charles Hammond ... 8.00 Tom Smart ............. .76 $36.00 Bills unpaid, funds needed: County Sunday School Assn.$ 13.00 Bemidji Sentinel, balance.. 14.95 Third Street cafe........ .76 $33.70 Less cash in bank...... 1.23 Total unpaid .......... $ 347 - Ukraine Rises Against Foe; Revolt Grows (By Joseph Sharlen, United Press Correspondent.) Stockholm, July 11.—The state of Ukraine is in a country-wide revcit. Germans are pouring in reinforce- ments, now totaling 420,000 men. The peasants have small armies of 15,000 to 20,000 men each, well sup- plied with ordinance. The fighting is chiefly on account of the Germans having surrendered the lands backs to the lords. Editor’s note: This revolt and the strength of the Czech-Slovaks may account for the delay in resumption of the western front offensive. BRITISH ADMIRALTY SAYS SUBS CONQUERED (By United Press.) London, July 11.—‘The .subma- rines are controlled,” said Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, at the opening of the annual exhibit of naval photographs. “Fewer are oper- ating,” he continued. ‘“Depth charges have changed the hunters into the hunted.” .. HAVE BAGGED BOCHE (By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press Correspondent.) With the Americans on the Marne, July 11.—Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of Col. Theodore Roose- velt, is believed to have brought down his first German. airplane fighting with the Boches far behind the enemy lines, last evening. The feat is uncon- firmed. 5 Heavy clouds screcned Roosevelt from his companjons eight miles in- gide the German lines at great height. Emerging suddenly from the clouds he encountered thrée German ma- chines and fired 50 rounds, one Boche spinning toward the earth. Roosevelt broke loose, returning to the Ameri- can lines. TROOPS HEALTH GOOD. (By United Press.), Washington, July 11 (Official).— the general health conditions among the troops of this country are satis- factory. NORWAY DESTROYER RECAPTURES VESSEL (By United Press.) Copenhagen, July 11.—A Nor- wegian destroyer recaptured a Nor- wegian steamer being taken to pert by a prize crew from a German sub- marine. The submarine had held up the small steamer Hanka off Risor, a hundred miles southwest of Chris- tinia. ‘While the captive ship was being taken toward the German coast the Norwegian destroyer appeared and started pursuit, overtook the steam- er and brought her back to her Nor— wegian port. H i |