Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 11, 1918, Page 4

RISK FOR ARMY.IS SMALL Transport of Troops to France. MOST TRIPS ARE UNEVENTFUL Hlements of Danger Are Antlcipated nd Reduced to Minimum—No Unl- form on Deck Seen When Ship Leaves Harbor. i - Tondon—No_geeater care and s ‘ot it ho mhpment ot o dowels han 1 obsrved in shi- ping American troops to France. To . iguard s boys Uncle Sam takes veey poseble prcaution, from the ome ey emvari uatl e transport s renched s estinaton. Ho leaves = oaphal.Tor the machinatons of “memy agents. -+ Giaaily; a5 renl of s caborate seotative sysem, tho tip from “An Alanti pouP totho Fronch. or Bog: Bt ot e ciso may be 18 76 Tty anerenttl Al slments ot Zanger have boen 50 carefuly anticl- pated that the msk 1s reduced (o the Towest minimum. Dl tho troops and elvilan pas- sengors havo reached tho pler they do Dot know the name of thel ship. 1t is Galy & mumber £o them. -On the regu- S troopships it 1s diffenlt for a ci Vilan, nless ho 1s engaged o war work, to securo a passage. - Thoso who mango o do 30 are subjected to closs acruting, and thelr credentlals and lug- g0 e thoroughly examined. Embarkation Begins Early- Embarkotion often_beglas_several days betoro the transport salls, A1l 000038 have been suid befors the Sroaps start for tho ship. o relative o #Hend may sccompuny them t0 the Ther, Thia rule apples to the offcers 28 well 13 to tho men. "Onco abourd, there they remain, no ahore communication being permilited. This segulation Irposes 0. hasaship Othor than naetvity. Untl all troops have been asigaed to quarters and or-, Sanization has been alfcted, the men o Tett pretty much to thelr own de- vhoes. o restriction 15 placed on writng, and bugs are kept open for solders' a1 i to aimost the hour of slng This prvileze Fives many a chanco et off negloctad loters and posteards Sithough these, us 0 matter of precan: Hon, e not pnt fnto tho malls untl o ahip s passed through the sub- marino zono. “Th troops also take adsantago of an arrangement devised by the gov- ment for the sending of “safe-arri S essages, Talegrams or post- rds advising family and {riends that e writor had made the trp In safety may o prepared in advance and left In Ghargo of the authorites at the port Gt ‘salling. As soon ns word 15 re- Seived by cablo of the ship's arrival on tho oter side, the telegrams and “ards are. relcasod to tho wires and faatl. ot only Is much time saved by this plan, but the soldlers are parca the high' cost of cabling from Turope. "With the excaption of the ship's ex- cutives ani the offcers o millary Sommand, mo_one aboard_knows.the Dour fixed for_sailng, and his be- “omes a favorio topie fof fpeculation Gmong tho men. But fally the last Seldics s come up the zang plank T the st picce of froight has boen | Sowed away. A busy litle tug v Dears alongsido and begina to noso o Vesse ke n torrier investigating a | Freshound. Saldiers Ordered Below. Suddenty there 15 1 blast from the ship's whistlo, and then aro enncted 2 fow dstalls of the famillar scene hich before tho war was witnessed “henever a transatiantic lner 1et Its pier. The. e " however, Ix Cxtremey linited, The cal of “All hore that ace going nshore” afects Gl fow stovedoros and perhaps nn Sitinl or tw, who move Ielsurely oft. Whnt excltenent thero is s conned 0 thoso an (he ship. There Is none on tho ier for the resson that it 15 now cmpty 4nd 165 srent doars are closed. G i wa Iooms there, On deck the movement, Instead of | being toward the transport’s ralls, 15 away from them. Orders have heen ¢ en for the troops 1o <o to thelr quar- ters, 50 that when the ship Is leaving | uniforia may be visible to eyes on shore. Stowly the bix vessel s coased by the tug Into the stream. and majest cally she gots under A fow ¢ Vilian passengers, to the ensy- of ofl cers and men, hang over the, ralls and watch the city's skline fade away. Soon the port s only a blur in o veil of mist. It s safe now for the | troops to appear. They rush out on deck, bosishly enger for the Sight— strange to many—of the open sen. A ance Is cast toward the vague line on the Horizon that Is home. Then they turn and peer forward nto the mystery of the unkfown, toward the scone’ of the great adventure—over there, Likes Hotel; Buys It. Hillsboro, Ore.—William McQuillan fiked the Tualatin hotel here. Hed ‘boarded there for twenty years. So when the proprietors declded to g0 out of business McQuillan bought the hotel for $10,000 so he could keep on living there and enjoy the cvlsine. STICK WITH OFFICER Men Carry Dead Lieutenant Miles During Fight. Example of Devotion of Sol- re of ‘French Army to ‘Superlora. trik ‘With tho French Armles.—One of the most strlking examples of the men's devotion to thelr officers fn the records of the French army has Jist become known although It occurred on May 28, "Among the unlts of French African ghters aro several battalions of “J sull” youths whose records before e tering milltary service Wers besiirch- ed and who are now given a chance to redeem themselves on the battlefield. Durlng a recent action the “foy- sull” fought with remarkable ardor. Thelr motto 15 “death s necessary.” Assalled by overwhelmlog numbers, ono battalion fought hand to hand with tho enemy until forced to retreat to conform thelr line with fhe unlts on the Teft. +1t was here on May 28 that a group) of “Joysull” saw thelr leutenant fall in a ravine. Four of them refused to retreat and fought off the enemy with ‘grenades until one of them could shoul-| der the dead man. With tho body on thelr shoulders the four retreated twen-| ty Kilometers during the night of the 28¢h though the dead welght was ago- Dlzing. Weary and fatigued With lack| of sloep, they tenderly carried their, officer until they found time In the| ‘morniag to bury him. CHAMP CLARK’S GRANDSON Mrs, James Thomson of New Or- Teans, formerly Miss Geneviove Clark, daughiter of the speaker of the house,| and her baby, Champ Clark Thomson. She and the baby are spending the summer in and near Washington. TAKE SAVINGS OF LIFETIME Sallor and Wite DId Not Know They ‘Gould Not Take Gold Out of Count ligetime of a sallor and his wite have been seized by federal offclals because the couple did not know of President Wilson's order forbldding the taking of £0ld ou of the country. Because Mrs. Ricardo Roderiguez feared banks, she persuaded her hus- band_to. cnrry thelr entire fortune, $1,855, with him on trip to Central America. The officers found it and took possession. Because of the na- ture of the case permission 1s to be asked of Secretary Meadoo to return the money. DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE WAR Miner Comes In With $65,000 Stake, Invests It in Bonds and Goes Back to Work. Reno, Nev.—For five years Charles McNesle hus been working a_placer claim n the mountains of the Powder River country In Oregon, happlly uny consclous of the fagt that virtually the eptire world was af war. McNesle came out of his mouatain retreat with 65,000 In gold. On learning the kaiser. had made the universe his enemy the prospector attempted to enlist. He was tao old. He then Invested:the S8 000 poke In Thritt stamps and Liberty bonds, ordered a_grub stake gnd re- turned to the hlls. 1 UNFEELING SERGEANT GETS HEAVY SENTENCE Little Rock, Ark—FHere is how the United States protects her private soldlers. William L. Taylor, an enlisted man at Camp Plke, was fIl and sent word to hls sergeant, George W. Reub- lng. “T don't care, let him dle,” sald Reubling. Reubling was tried by court-martlal, consleted, sentenced to five years In mill- tary prison, forfelts all pey and allowances ‘and 1s dishonorably Alscharged from the army. Boy Named “Li Moundssille, W. Va. born to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sleime, has been named “Liberty Bond Sleime.” tering and after $3.00 Work Shoes $1.25 $2.50 BOYS' SHOES; $1.65—Mother’s, here’s a fine lot of boys’ shoes, with copper toe tips; extra heavy soles and heavy uppers. Adjuster’s Sale price to clear out $1.65 CHILDREN’S $3.00. SHOES at $1.85; sizes, 81 to.12; patent and dull kid Jeathers; lace and button; in elegant yalues and qualities; these are our best sellers. They must all go now at only, per pair $1.85 CHILDREN’S $2.00 SHOES at 95c. They must go and are here in button'and lace; solid leather, in fine gun, metal and patent " colt leathers. They must all go now at only per T 9se _ BRING THE CHILDREN; $2.25 SHOES for $1.29; solid leather extra heavy soles, in 1ace and button styles; this par- ticular lot affords all mothers vast savings who ~buy many pairs while choosing is best. They are almost gifts to you. $1.29 1 CAME TO TOWN LAST WEI Remember, that I am not compel will take away this stock. Iam 315 Minnesma To the first ton men en- ve a 25-cent paid of hoss FREE. One big Iot of Men’s High Grade Work Shoes, with good heavy happening. Could you, would you, dare you, miss this chanée? B Bemidji, Minn. * SELLING OU The Entife Stock Ordered Sold F. Adjuster, in Charge of the Sale hoes of highest class, guardanteed values and standard makes, to be offered the next fifteen days. Everybody who values economy and in need of shoes the sale. Large varieties and styles for all are here. Every pair of shoes in thi be sold at half and less than half their present worth today, “This whole com- ' dtdexful offerings, as our line of shoes are at a big premium now the world over, for miles should attend this sale and supply their shoe wants.. We absolutely gs ever offered in the city of Bemidji. COME AND SHARE IN THESE BIG COME ONE, COME ALL Come Everybody - S H. W. Websts Men’s, Women's and Children’s buying public at monster saviny next year or two, should attendiiih $7,500.00 stock must go and ‘munity will be aroused with\g Every wage-earner or businessigg guarantee the gratest shoe offe BARGAINS. Open Every Ev@ning Until 8 o’clock. All week to mark down the stock and " get ready for opening | day; see date ‘opposite ~ FREE Saturday, first three per- sons who register a sale, re- gardless of price or pur- chase, will be allowed $1.00 on their purchases. Hear the cash register ring.up the first three sales, . FREE ‘We have placed several hundred pennies on the windows, count them, then register your nathe #nd address, giving the amount of dollars and cents you believe to be there. £ your count is best, - FREE _The first 25 persons enter- ing-the door Friday morning after 9 o’clock will be given a pair of rubbers, FREE. Tickets will be given out as yoi enter. A box of Shoeifolish will be given FREE YR the first fifty (50) purcheffrs Friday and Saturday molfings after $10.00 in eash will be awarded at 9 oclock, regard s of price the end of the sale. Count them or purchase. today. Three (3) pairs of shoes will be given to.the first three men, women or chil- dren who registers a sale, re- gardless _of price or pur- chase. Hear the cash regis- ter ring up the first three (3) sales. Cashier will deliver shoes to purchaser. the store Saturdsy Monday . morning| 9 o'clock will erest distance 7th Prize---$100.00 FREE FRIDAY AND STURDAY AT § A, APl ee vy stendonce a s Closincat S, Se whie st Fridny broadeast to the crowds waiting in front of the store $100.00 in cash merchandise bonff. - Catch as many as you can—they are as good as gold and will be treated the same us Uncle Sam's coin. So hop into your trading clothes and get here wijfn the doors swing open at 9 o’clock a. m. Friday. 73 HELP WANTED---We will give employment fo 25 young wor}n and men fo clsrk in this store. Experience not absolutely necessary 75¢ BOYS’ TENNIS SHOES, 39c—ANOTHER BIG LOT OF WHITE AND BLACK; FINEST QUALITY RUBBER. TO CLEAR OUT THEY GO FOR, PER PAIR 39¢ .65—Here’s one big utton and lace; lat- djuster’s sale price | $165 | $4.00 LADIES’ SHOES, Iot; colors, black and tax est styles and all sizes. to clear out for per pair, MEN'S $1.00 TENNIS SHOES, 49c—Any one | who overlooks this big lot of fine new Tennis ' | Shoes will miss a large saving; they are worth double what we are asking for them. To clear 49¢ 49¢ $1.65 $1.50 SANDALS Now at N 69¢ Here is one grand lot of extra fine Sandals, for misses and children; new stock that has just ar- rived; colors, black and tan. ' Closing out sale MEN’S_$4.00 OUTING MPS SHOES at $1.65 One big lot of men’s fine Outing_Shoes; .Goodyear welt stitch; tan _leather; should prove a big attrac- ion, for they are of extra big value; all sizes. Ad- juster’s price, while they LADIES’ HIGH GRADE DRESS SHOES; values to $10.00—now per pair $4.85. Your particular attention is called to this big line of high grade shoes; downtown merchants’ price for exact styles and qualities are $8 to $12; ‘we offer you your unrestricted choice while they last at this price. They are here in button and lace; gray, tan, chocolate and black. vamps, with cloth or 1id tops; come .in Louis, military or Cuban heels; turned soles. We offer here this elegant big line to sell in a hurry at, per pair, now last, per pair w Canvas - $4.85 | sies : HIGH GRADE ‘SHOE STOCK INVOLVED. at YLET ’ER GO,” ARE THE ORDERS FROM THE ADJUSTER. $8.00 to $10.00 per pair.” New at $5.85. sizes for all particular men while elegant last We urge every m: wonderful saving opportunity this of the world’s best makes and numbers. ot, all to go at, per pair, now AGAIN IN ALL YOUR LIFE. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM NOW DIES’ $12 HIGH GRADE SHOES, $5.45 ray, tan, chocolate and black kid, itary, Cuban and Louis heels; lace and plain and fancy toes; English fiasts in all sizes to choose from, low going at only, per pair. $5.45 OR THE NEXT 15 DAYS K THE NEXT FIFTEEN DAYS, IF LOW PLE CAN AFFORD TO BUY FOR Y] ATCH AND WAIT FOR THE GIEEA:; COME ONE, COME ALL LADIES’ $5 and $6 OX- |LADIES’ $9.00 HIGH GRADE SHOES, MEN'S $6.50 SHOE:! FORDS; all sizes in patent | $4.85Cloth tops, in gray, black, brown aaps with kid o 3 “brows ry and Cuban heels in lat: h military, Louis CSLAD | [STRo e at ey, v $4.85 LADIES' 3450 ad_ $5%%| FOLLOW THE CROWDS HER! WE ARE GOING TO SELL OUT THIS ST] PRICING HAS ANY EFFECT. BEMIDJI PE| eather dress shoes; lace and button, o miliney beel onlys TO COME, AS SAVINGS ARE ENORMOUS.| OPENING. SEE OPENING DATE ABOVE.| IES' $5 SHOES; all and widthe; in military ‘Cubsn heel; fine grade canvas, for _stree SHOE only; all sizes $3.85. MEN'S $450 and $5.00 WORK SHOES; heavy solid Jeather, black and ta eyelets; ~waterproof ~ soles, (Goodyear welt stitch $3.15 LADIES’ $8 SHOES; lac ; n doll kids "+ atyles in.Jate s big 1 $1.85 —] locked the store up tight and employed all the people I could get. 2 }lcedlkwl::?wupmfih-a 1 have s contract to lose out this entire stock as quickly as possible. not going to try and tell you of all the prices. I can't, because this is an enormous stock and wo 10J1 SHOE §T0 They are all busy n Ave Tie BEM RE Defective Paace 48¢ MEN’S HIGH GRADE DRESS SHOES; values Every ‘well dressed man in Bemidji should have plenty of shoes at these prices. We offer at this sale our high-grade shoes in black, tan and choco- late; Goodyear welt stitch; spring weight; blind eyelets and English lasts and many late toes; YOU WILL NEVER GET SUCH BIG SAVING CHANCES OFFERED YOU MEN'S U. S. $7.50 ARMY 315 Minnesota Ave~The Bemidii Shoell Store to Be Sold Out .Complete=315 Minnésota Ave. - Look! How Everybody Will Sigve Money on Shoes During the Next 15 Days Below - Wholesale Cost Prices & SALE STARTS FRIDAY, JULY At 8 o’clock Sharp FREE Ten dollars ($10) given FREE Friday and Saturday to the party bringing the most people from the furth- loaded on cither wagon or auto. sales manager for count. Call 12 Saturday and Monday the| first 25 women entering the door after 9 o'clock| will be given a FREE pair of 35¢ b Tickots will be given out as you fory. L . | Wien's and Women's Felt House Shoes; worth up to $1; we simpl. es; ; we simply can’t mark them low enough; price is no object to us in order to sell out this entire stock. Come every day for new items until sold out complete. Qut they go, per pait .. 10¢ LADIES’ $3.50 PUMPS, NOW 48c—Patent, tan and dull calf, in strap and lace; all sizes, styles and widths; one big lot, all to go regardless of wholesale cost, per pair The biggest open-alr smash In the prosent ~ unprocedented drive on. Booze's Beelzebub line'ls a big factor In the battle plans of the Minnesota. Dry Federation. Tho Prohibition State Commmittes, veterans of atensive out- door fighting, has been assigned to the big artillery operation by the War Councll of the Dry Federation of Minnesota. The drive will begiu July 22nd, and close October 1ith, nd be followed by an intensive man to man campalgn. Rural pienos aro also to feature tho offensive dem onstration and add to s offective: To tiie Prohibition State Committeo, veterans in outdoor campalgning, hs been assigned the picnic and stroot. for_tho anuibilation of the bre autoeracy in Minnesota, ory dor way for a total of 120. T to reach and arouse the farmers, who are for the most part dry, to tho mecessity of taking a vigorous, active and aggressive part In tho campaign. Tho noed of taking up this work is espocially appurent in the countios that have gong dry. In many of theso instances the farmers and others fecl as though the fight 1s won ard nothing moro neods to b done. Tho great danger of the campaign for the constl tutional amendment {5 tiat apathy sector of tho allied lines In thy 1913 offensive agatnst tho Boozo lines in what 1s belleved to bo tho final fight Last yoar tho Coumitteo hold over elghty plo- nlcz, and thero ara now more than 120 sehoduled for this year with plaas an- pur. pose of these gathorings Is primarily MINNESOTA DRY FEDERATIBN PLANS BIG OPEN-AIR CAMPAIGN NEARLY 4,000 MEETINGS SCHEDULED--BIG PROHIBITION AR- TILLERY TO BOMB ENEMY STRONGHOLDS.- Prohibition State Committee in Charge of the Greafest Out- Door Drive Ever Staged. to nine time a day, the average run- ping about six times daily. Each will carry special muslo for Interesting and attracting the crowd. The sche- dule for the ~entire campalgn has, been thoroughly worked out, the dis- tance and the character of the roads taken fnto consideration, and while storms and accldents to the machines may make it {npossibloe for the sche- dule to be kept In all cases, the ma- chines will usually azrive on the day, and at the hour named in the scher aute, The Drive to Open July 22nd, Tho outdoor automobile drive will bogin on Monday, July 2nd. The statq Will be divided into fofr dis- tricts and cach machine will cover its district In six weeks® time. The speakers will then shift and six moro weeks wil bg glvon (o covering the samo district the second time. Itinr. arics will bo so arranged that on the socond trip tho towns will by viaited at a difforent o of the day, and of course, a different epeaker Wwill - bo hoard ‘on_tha second occaslon. These machines will rest on Sun- day, and_will, therefore, reach the rarmers, business me and others who can bo reached on tho street on weel days. The County Cavalcade. On Sunday, September 27nd, and on Sunday, October 13th, the automo- bilo chalrman of each county will ar- Fango for a cavaleado or procession of machines that will cover overy polnt of importance in the county With & program consisting of _prohibition 4 specchies. Not loss than, lot ize what a They are Big BOY: big $4.00 and $4.50 vakues. Now to go at only, per pair, during this sale T B BOYS’ $4.00 and $4.50 U. S. ARMY SHOES; extra fine grade quality solid tan oil leather; heavy oak soles; blucher cut; Goodyear welt stitch; $2.98 $3.50 SCHOOL SHOES now at $2.29; one big lot; pick em out; ail Kinds for boys who hard on shoes sizes and ‘widths. Early buyers never had such values. offered fore, MISSES’ SCHOOL SHOES; regular $3.50 Shoes at $2.15; them be- Now to go at only, per solid leathers, in all sizes and widths; comfort lasts for long and durable service; vici and Dongola calf; med ium and low heels. Shameful price, but the adjuster orders quick removal stitch throughout. Pais H. W. WEBSTER Merchandise Adjuster in charge Try and Come working like nailers, diving into boxes, under ‘counters, on the sheves, it i 2 2 ' ves, getting out the goods, and I king dc e pri oo e ST AL b e comtry o the shenes eing b g and ey marking o th e quire volumes to quote all the smashing reductions. I am picking a few at random to give you some idea of what is really “H. W. WEBSTER, Merchandise Adjuster in Full Charge and fndifference based upon the feol- 1ng that tho fight 1s already over will bo our undoing. Tn every county the first plentc schoduled 1s for the latter part of May and tho last will be held early In September. The committee has prepared separate maps of each county n colors, and Is booking tho strongost. speakers for these big ovents, Requests Tor pienics are com: tng from all parts of the state, and warning fs given that delays may mean- disappointment. The Automobile Campalgn. (See Black Circlos) In the most vigorous campaign that the Prohibition Committee ever con. ducted on the strects 798 towns roached fn one year. This year plan to reach a total of %04 towns, the major portion o which will bo reached with four meetings on_the street. Streot meotings, like picaics, reach a group of votors who rarely ationd fndoor gatherings. This 1s particularly true of the sireet, where tho carcless and ndifferent aro bt in e crowd, thelr intorest s arouscd and thelr friendship and co- operation 1s secured, whereas, other. wise they would bo hostile or Indif. ferent, Two of these four meetings wil be addressed by outstanding _speakers who will be glving thelr entiro time to this campaign. These street ad- dresses will bo particularly adapted to tho audiences for which they are intended and will bo short, ~snappy, enthustastic and appeal to the highest ideals of a citizenship that are newly avakened to the necesslty of bending. all to tho one task of winning this war_for democracy and humanity. Five to Nine Meetings a Day. and Pirich PROHIBITION STATE couMITTEE 20 machines and proferably 100 will be secured In advance and sultablo music and spoakers provided. The cavalcada whl travol In threo soctions. The first section will be o musical section. Tn addition to the machincs that will carry the musicians thero w11l be a group of autos as an oscort which will 8dd to the Interest and arouse the enthuslasm of the people. They will give 4 20 minutes program to bo followed by a socond group of about the same sizo with music, p ferably a male quartet, and a speak- er. This group will add 20 minutes to the program. The third group wi carry a spoaker only aud ho will tho program with a 20 minute dresa, The campaign In every county will be complete within itself and wholly in the chargo of tho local committeos and 1t 1s expected that thero will bo held a_total of upwards of 300 me ings on cach day. In somo of the lafier_countles two cavalcades will necassarlly be called into requisition. Tho chalrman of the automobile mect. tngs will 8o arrango that It it storms the same program can be carried out succosstully on tho succeoding Sun- day. Reach New Groups. Thesa Sunday meetings Wil reach now groups that were not reached in tho week day rallies, whereas the ‘week day rallles will reach peopls who could not bo reached on Sunday. Moreover, the succession of meatings will add {mmeasureably to the cumu- Iative Interest, will keep tho voters alert and will cover every phase of thought. The Final Rally. Tho total number of automobils meetings held under this plan will |, mach speaker will speak from five e over 3,600 aggregats a it T