Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 12, 1918, Page 2

D ¥ i A = VOLUME' XVI, NO. 157 CLASS OF 1918 BOYSALLOWED TOVOLUNTEER -FOR TRAINING| Crowder’s Ordev-r_ Permits Them to Go With Next Quota On July 22. ABOUT 50 WILL LEAVE BAUDETTE 4 DAYS LATER Dunwoody Spéqials ‘Entraifi On Next Monday; Seven in County Quota. Minhesota must: fid its quota for the call for entrainmen& on July 22 and Beltrami quota. Pursuant to an order by Pro- vost Marshal Crowder, Washington, and re-issued from Minnesota head- qual‘ters to draft boards,-volunteers may be used from the 1918 class, the class of 21-year-olds who registered , R 3 1p-will_entrain-from Bemidji at 7:35 o’clock Monday morning, July 22, and will go to Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. = About 50, of the same quuta will leave from Baudette and will entrain_July 26, four days after the Bemidji contingent leaves. Bemidji’s recruits will leave over the Northern Pacific, then on the M. & 1., Chicago & Northwestern, C. C. C. & St. L., C-N. 0. & T. P,, arriving at camp over the Southern Railway. Baudette Goes Later. Baudette's delegation leaves over the Canadian Northern, then over the Great Northern, C. N. & 8t. P, C. L & L., Southern Railway; .C: N. & T, P Southern railway. Chief Clerk Simons of the drnft board is ‘hard at work checking up the lists of those who will be ordered to camp and if-there are any of the 1918 class who desires to go they should immediately consult Mr. Sim- ons for necessary information. Next Monday morning, five will leavé Bemidji for Dunwoody Insti: tute, called as specials by the.gov- ernment for instruction in mechani- cal lines. Seven is the quota from Beltrami county but two of the quota are now in Minneapolis and will re- port direct from the Dunwoody on Monday. 3 BEMIDJI NEXT 10 " DULUTH IN RECRUITS Bemidji’s recruiting station, in charge of Sergeant Foucault, leads all outside stations of- the Duluth gection in-the tri-monthly report for| the first period of July, Duluth only ‘standing-ahead -of Bemidji, the latter outranking the large city of Superior. The total enlistments were 43 for the first perior of the present month with Duluth 29. Bemidji comes next -with 15, every one of which went to the regulars without a single rejection. Virginia is third.with 8, while Brainerd sent only 4, Ashland, Wis., 3, Hibbing, 2, while Ely none. INSURANCE SALESMEN HELD NON-ESSENTIAL Huron, S. D., July 12.—All ablé& bodied men engaged in selling insur- ance are placed in the class of non- essential industries by the South Da- kota Council of Defense in a supple- mental order to its “work or fight”’ regulations issued. county must fill it§| {From arrivingflgt ~Camp -over the' Letters Taken Prisoners - Tell Slaughter N (By United Press) ‘With ¢he French Afield, July 12.— Letters taken from German prisoners captured in American sectors, unmask the secref of terrible losses inflicted upon the German ranks by American ordinance. DAILEY TO EMPLOY ~"LABOR FOR INDUSTRIES - ~ ON WAR CONTRACTS The government has appointed Charles Dailey of Bemidji superinten- dent of labor for this district and the appointment is an important one, in that it has to do directly with war activities. It means that all labor engaged by industries on government contracts, employing .over 100 hands, shall be hired by Mr. Dailey, - The new appointee has an employ- ment office at 206 Second street where he is.widely:known'for ‘supply- |- ing labor for all classes of work and ‘industries. He is' well kilown in Be- niidji land throdghody this vielnity and his many friends are pleased over his selection to this important office. PROFITEERS TO FEEL HEAVY TAX BURDEN (By United Press.) Wshington, July 12.—1It is now in- dicated that the profiteers will fLear the heaviest taxes under the new tax bill. Luxuries used by the people v;'m become a secondary considera- tion. NO CENSORSHIP OVER WIRES. SAYS WILSON (By United Press.) Washington, July 12.—President Wilson has assured congresgional leaders, press associations 'and the press bureau that business wiil be undisturbed if ‘he'is given complete control of the wires of the country. He said he wanted the senate to know this to quiet the .impression that Postmaster General Burleson would establish a censorship if the govern- ment ‘were granted wire control. HELP SAVE CROPS, IS PLEA TO PATRIOTS BY COMMISSION St. Paul, July 12.—A save-the-crop, temporarily as many men as they can appeal has gone out to all parts of Minnesota from the offices of the State Public Safety commission at the capitol. Attention is called to the existing shortage of labor in the biggest har- vest in the history of the state. Patri- otic citizens are asked to_ abandon all other endeavors to engage in sav- ing the crops because other activities can_wait while the harvests cannot be.delayed with safety. The commission urges: That¢every man who is free and fitted for farm work enlist in the army of farm laborers for the dura- tion of the harvest. Ask Release of Men. That employers in all lines release 1 and encourage them to get out on farms to help with the great har- vest. The civic organizations spread in- formation 3s to the state’s labor needs and at once start a ‘“save-the crop” movement. Co-operation in every section of the state was enlisted through let- ters sent late yesterday to directors and other commission representatives in all counties, according to H. W. Libby, secretary of the commission. “Authentic reports from all sec- tions of Minnesota indicate a phe- nomenal crop of hay and of wheat, oats and other smail grains—the big- (Continued on Page Four) GOVERNOR MAINTAINS HE'S CHIEF OF MILITARY: REFUSES COURT'S ORDER (By United Press.) St. Paul, July 12.—Governor Burn- quist, cited with other state and mil- itary officials to appear in court. to- morrow to answer charges of con- tampt wired fromr his summer home today that he would not appear as, ordered. The governor says the people in- vested in him, through the constitu- tion,.solely the duties ag commander- in-chief of the military forces of the state and if he appeared answering the court’s order, he would admit there are as many commanders-in- chief as there are judges of court. WEDDING BELLS AND HALF " “DOLLARS RING FOR THE R. C. (By United Press.) Los Angeles, Cal., July 12.—Miss Goldie Schneider invited 1,000 friends to her wedding, rented a big hall for the occasion, and charged 50 cents admission to the invited guests. ’ The Red Cross got the gate re- ceipts, and neither attendance nor number of presents 'received was cut down by th’e admission charge. YANKEE COLONEL AND FRENCH PIG NEIGHBORS (By M‘ank J.; Taylor, United Press .+ | Staff Correspondent.) Wlth the American -Army in ¥rance, June 18.—(By Mail.)— “Antonette* is a family pig of a French household living in a little town close to the front- where is located a certain regiment. “Antonette” is more trouble than a whole German division. In the village the boys decided to clean up the street in front of their colonel’s billet. They made -it the most spotless street in France, and then named it Broadway. ‘“‘Antonette” either likes an Amer- ican-cleaned street, or else she likes the bright light of Broadway, which is good French sunlight and nothing more. “Antofiette” brought her brfood, and the entire retinue insists in lwing not on but in Broadway, right in the middle. . Coaxing, shoving, prodding beat- ing and pleading have failed to re- move ‘‘Antonette’’ from Broadway, and the French family, true to demo- cratic ideals, says the pigs have as mu?h right on Broadway as the col- onel. WRECK OF STEAMER RISES AND FLOATS DOWN RIVER Peoria, Ill., July 12.—The wreck- age of the steamer Columbia sudden- ly arose in the Illinois river late yes- terday afternoon and floated two hundred yards down stream. Coroner Clary, Sheriff Wilson and 15 divers were on the vessel when it suddenly began rising in the water. They suc- ceeded in obtaining lifeboats. Two more bodies have been recov- ered, bringing the death list to eigh- ty-five. The rising of the boat could not be accounted for. RATS AND HUNS BOTH! (By United Press.) Washington, July 12.—A nation- wide offensive against the American rat, house, barn, corn-bin, water-front and other varities, is under way. It's not o much a personal matter; but that he is destroying some $200,000,- 000 annually in foodstuffs and prop- erty, not to mention the labor lost in replacing the wastage. Already Mississippi, West Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota and Alabama, backed by aid of United States government experts, are align- ed in the fight; and pressure is un- der way to make the move national as a war measure. Anti-rat literature may be had free from the Agricultural department. “BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVBNING, JULY 121918 CANADIAN HEAVY GUNS: MGVINGfTU jTHE FRONT - Some Canadian heavy guns are shown being moved to an advanced position-by a huge tractor, U.S.MayWage War On Turks (For Quirage (By United Press.) _Washington, July 12.—Turkish regulars were'responsible for the out- rages against the Americain, property in Trbriz, the state department has been officially advised from Spain. . This tends to aggrevate the situas tion and if Turkey corroborates the information it will propably prove capse for a war declaration upon Tuvkey. Sweden, through whom lnqulrles were also made, reported -here tha: the inquiries have been delayed bu thought the Turks were not informed regarding the actual situation. ASSAULT VICTIM NOT ENTITLED T0 STATE LAW BENEFITS (By United Press.) St. Paul, July 12.—Olga Dahl, the victim of a sensational attack by a man in the woods near Bemidji in 1916, is no entitled under the work- men’s compensation act to $7.87 from the school district which employed her as teacher when assaulted. This is.a. decision of the supreme court handed down today and re- verses theItasca county court, which gave her a decision, on the grounds that her .injury was not incident necessarily to her occupation. INNOCENT TRUNK GETS OFF WRONG STATION; HAD 24 QUARTS BOOZE “The Mystery of the Missing Trunk” might just as well be the title of this brief story, for it has to do with a trunk that by mistake stopped off in Bemidji instead of In- ternational Falls, and came to grief in the “City of Enterprise.” The trunk was a good trunk. It had every characteristic of a well be- haved trunk, but Chiet Brandt of the Indian agents wasn’t quite satis- fied in his own mind when he noticed the wanderer and diagnosed it as a case of camouflage. His diagnosis proved correct when he forced open the innocent abroad and discovered therein 24 quarts of good booze, cal- culated to insuire joy and other things in parched inhabitants of In- ternational Falls. And Brandt be- came the proud possessor of the trunk and contents. Notification was sent to the Pub- lic Safety commission as to disposi- tion of the liquor and tod@ay came an order to ship the offending trunk and contents to the adjutant general, St. Paul. ILLEGAL TO SPEED OVER THE CITY BRIDGE If Officer Jack Essler had his way about it there would be signs posted at each end of the new concrete bridge containing a warning and a penalty for violation of fast driving over the structure. The lawful rate of speed over the bridge is 15 miles per hour, but dri- vers “tear-up” the inclines and whizz over the bridge at 25 to 30 miles per hour and warnings fail to halt the hair brained speeders. Officer Essler has taken station at the bridge evenings to warn dri- vers but he thinks it rather difficult to discuss such a matter with those incapable of comprehending. Ay dacs FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MON ICAPTURE OF BERAT BY ITALIAN ARMY IMMINENT CITYLS - - L4 cARLY ENVELOPED (By United Press.) Rome, July 12.—Italians whole of the southern bank of t and allies are occupying the he Semini and the Italians have almost entirely enveloped the city of Berat, its Surrender ex- pected momntarily. . Austria’s defeat in Albania and its proportlonate large rout in the Piave reverse, was an advance of the Italian armie: accomplished in three days by s of from 20 to 25 miles. BALKAN FRONT ACTlVlTY' DEVELOPING. London, July 12.—Activity is developing on the entire Balkan front. fighting will soon spread the en to the Gulf of Rendina. The Semini at several points. Indications are increasing that the Albanian tire 300 miles from the Adriatic Italians have crossed the river HERTLING’S “PEACE” SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED. London, July 12.—German; y’s military and political leaders are ready to consider as sincere the peace proposals Hertling told the Reischtag. BRITISH AIRPLANES - RAID CONSTANTINOPLE (By United Press.) London, July 12.—(Official.)— British airmen raided Constantinople again on July 7 and dropped a -half ton-of bomps. . .7, 3 AMERICANS CAPTURED. (By United Press.) Berlin, July 12.—(Official.)—Five airpl#nes of the American squadron intending to raid Coblenz were cap- tured and the crews imprisoned, BRITISH DOWN THIRTEEN. (By United Press.) London, July 12.—(Official.) —The British - downed thirteen enemy planes on Wednesday and lost four. FRENCH CAPTURE VILLAGE. (By United Press.) Paris, July 12.—The Frenth driv- ing forward captured the village of Longont. CASUALTY T1ST REPORT. (By United Press.) Washington, July 12.—General Pershing today reported 52 casual- ties. HUGE PEASANT ARMY AT MOSCOW'S GATES (By Unted Press.) Stockholm, July 12.—An enormous army composed mainly of peasants and led by Tchinerff, leader of the Social revolutionists, has reached the outskirts of Moscow, a dispatch from there says: HUGE INDEMNITY ASKED FROM RUSSIA o (By United Press.) Copenhagen, July 12.—Russian newspapers assert that Germany ask- ed a war indemnity of $3,650,000,000 from Russia. RESOLUTIONSBY INDIANS |FarmerFears Crop Failure: Kills Children (By United Press.) Little Falls, July 12.—Laboring under the delusion that his crops had. spoiled and that his children would starve, John Woznisk, residing six and one-half miles southeast of here, today cut the throats of three of his children as they lay asleep, but a babe eight months old was not touched. At the time of the tragedy the mother was milking. 8he found her husband neatly washed and ready for breakfast. While she. was preparing the meal he remarked “they will probably hang me now,” and then he told her of his deed. The slayer of his children i8 con- sidered insane. NEW ENEMY UNITS REVEALED AFTER RAID (By Fred 8. Ferguson, United Press Corregpondent. With the Americans on the Marne, July 12.—A large German patrol at- tempting to raid the American line near Chatteau Thierry was repulsed in a sanguine manner. The presence of new enemy units on this sector has been revealed through identifying dead. i Harrassing artillery fire is pro- gressing but no raids of infantry. BILL SUNDAY AND BILL BRYAN MEET WHEN SUNDAY CALLS (By United Press.) Rochester, Minn., July 12.—Bill Sunday, recuperating at the Mayo sanitarium here after a slight oper- ation, visited Bill Bryan for a lecture on prohibition. ARE NEARING COMPLETION Drafting of resolutions is one of the chief matters of business confronting the annual council of Minnesota Chippewas, now in session, and it is expected the resolution will be com- pletely framed late today, and will no doubt contain much that will be decidedly interesting to the Indian bureau at Washington. The legislative committee consists of John W. Carl, .R. L. Fairbanks, Henry Warren and Frank D. Beau- lieu, an attorney, of the White Earth reservation, N. J. Head, Red Lake, and James I. Coffey, Fond du Lac res- ervation, the latter being the leader who bolted the convention. An interesting feature of the con- vention is the three suffrage dele- gates who have been seated. They are Miss Ella Beaulicu, Miss Stella Warren and Mrs. Eugene Warren, members of the Woman’s League and auxiliary of the general council. One of the most interesting repre- sentatives to the council is C.” H. Beaulieu, editor of the Tomahawk, White Earth reservation. He is the real thing in the newspaper game and a man of unusual intellectual attain- ments, widely read and inrormed and a fighter from the ground up for the rights of the Chippewas as citizens of this great United States. He is also a member of the Masons and carries distinction of being an Indian Shriner. The election of officers will prob- ably be reached tomorrow.