Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 18, 1918, Page 1

N FARMERLOVAL AVERSWILSON, Washington Credits Minnesgta With Being Best State in Conservation. PAYS HIGH COMPLIMENT TO DIRECTOR REYNOLDS St. Cloud Normal President 'Extends Greetings to New . Bemidji Normal. “Prof, ‘A. D. Wilson, Minnesota fed- eral food administrator, and Pres- ident Brown of the St. Cloud state normal, addressed. business men at the noon day luncheon Wednesday, in the Commercial club rooms. JIn his talk Mr. Wilson said: “The people :n general throughout the state are co-operating in the en- forcement of the food regulations. The nation needs men, money and food. - AT am plj‘(;lld of Bemidji for the There is no danger of a food famine « We could feed the Allied nations. Farmers Are Loyal. “The farmers in Minnesota, I find_, are just as loyal as any group of Americans. indications of their loyalty. all classes of people are playing ti game splendidly. “Washington gives reputation state in the union with reference to carrying out food regulations, espe- cially that of the sugar order. “We certainly appreciate what | H. E. Reynolds, your county food ad- ministrator, has done and is doing. He gets nothing for his service and the co-operation. you.give him will be very much appreciated.” Great Day to Live. Prof. Brown declared in his talk that today is the greatest day of all +days in which to live. It is the time of opportunity. 3 “The.schools,” he said, “‘must be given credit for the success of the men at the front. Schools must con- tinue, not because of the war but in spite of the war. The boys and girl must be educated to take the place o those departed. ) “More progress has been made in science during the past two years than in the previous 20 years. “] am glad to extend St. Cloud’s best wishes to the new Bemidji nor- mal school and assure her co-opera- tion for its future welfare.” SERVICES TONIGHT Bemidji’s potato flour plant is near- ing a reality, and when it is consid- ~~ ored there is only one potato flour factory in ihe United States, it will mean that Bemidji will have the sec- ond. The one now in operation is in Jdaho Falls, Idaho, and is a great success, earning large returns-on the investment with demand heavy for its output. There are other plants us- ing potatoes throughout the potato sections of the United States but are starch factories and manufacturers of other lines in which potatoes play an important part. It is not generally known that be- fore the outbreak of the great war, Germany had 400 potato flour plants in operation and now has 2,500, there figures according to statistics. Hol- land has one plant which uses 35,000 bushels of potatoes per day. Japan, it is stated in statistics, sends an average of 35,000,000 pounds of po- tato flour to the United States, whole- saling in price at 12 cents per pound. Equipment Man Here. H. E. Gubalke of Minneapolis, rep- resgnting the concern that manufac- tures potato flour machinery and equipment, located at Baltimore Md., and said to be the only industry of its kind in the country, was in Be- midji yesterday, cent for by Morris Kaplan, who is instrumental in or- ganizing a stock company to begin the manufacture of potato flour in Be- midji, the hub of one of the greatest potato growing centers in the coun- try. The plamt of the Bemidji Brew—| ing company has been purchased and it is"8aid by Mr. Gubalke to be one of the best structures for the business he The added crops they|taken, have planted this year are glowing mate the number. In fact, | planes he| the Boches is complete and the con- - Who Savaé, Serves; Who Squanders, EXTRA! § COMPTROLLER \Turned Tail, - OFSTATEFO0D| anLikeHell, ~“Yank” Repori By FRED S. FERGUSON. (United Press Correspondent.) With tne Americans in the Cham- pagne, July 18.—The Americans are still advancing everywhere along a 25-mile front. As this is cabled, at 4:20 o’clock this afternoon,” American Commander Giyray, reporting prog- ress to headquarters, wired: . “Met Boche in his line of re- sistence. Sharp fighting. Boche turned tail. ran like hell. Our troops pursued, Hope to have more prisoners.” + West of Chateau Thierry the Amer- icans have captured the following towns: Villers, held on Dammard Courchamps, Licyolignon, Monthiers, Torcy, Belleau, Givray, St. Gengholps, Hautesvens and-other- villages and farms. T At headquarters, ~all sectors are inen “she “has.given-to the service.)sking permission to pusn further but it is’ essential the line be held because the prospects for the coming) sirajght. It is necessary to hold some year are better by far than las. year. | ynits waiting the arrival of adjoin- ing units. . This is the greatest Boche pur- suit the Americans ever had. Enor- mous numbers of prisoners have been it- being impossible to esti- American air- co-operated. The surprise of éntration for the attack was perfect. Minnesota the[Field guns and horses were cafried of being the cleanest|on trucks to the battle line. PERSHING WIRES COLONEL SAYING SON WAS LOST - BEHIND ENEMY'S LINE (By United Press.) Oyster Bay, New York, July 18.— Colonel Roosevelt today received a cable from General Pershing saying his son Quéntin had been lost behind the German lines, reported missing. Oyster Bay, July 18.—‘“Quentin’s mother and I are very glad that he got to the front and had the chance to render some service to his country s|and to show the stuff there was in ¢ | him before his fate befell him.” This statement was issued by Col. Theodore Roosevelt after press dis- patches had furnished confirmation of earlier reports that his son, Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, had been killed. ROOSEVELT NOT MENTIONED IN PERSHING’S CASUALTY LIST Washington, July 18.—General i F- R.”Sand of Clequet will hold Pershing’ casualty list today contains gervices in the Nymore Jutheran 57 names. That of I:ieut. Free church this evening at 8 o'clock. | Roosevelt is not mentioned. Quentin s A -~ POTATO FLOUR INDUSTRY IN. - BEMIDJI IS NEARING REALITY ever saw, its large storage capacity being a marked feature. Quoting From Hoover. Quotimg from a statement by Her- bert Hoover, national food adminis- trator, he says: Among the different foodstuifs, none of them has been brought into more prominence and importance than the poato. It has become the bulwark of the agricultural defense of Germany. ‘It is becoming more and more the basis of defense in every country.” “The potato marketing of the Unit- ed Sates is one of our worst organ- jzed industries. The percentage of loss between the producer and the ultimate consumer is enormous. The ebb and flow of production gives it a fluctuating price from year to year that stifles consumption on one hand, destroys the habit of eating poatoes and, on the other hand, produces gluts in which the producer is brought to total loss.” Strong Endorsement. Dr. H. E. Horton, government ag- ricultural commission, says: “In Europe, potato flour is used regularly, and specXal cook books are published for its utilization in all kinds of bakery goods. The immi- grants from northern Europe, accus- tomed to the use of potato flour have created a market for that commodity in this country. In 1913 we import- ed 16,710,498 pounds of potato flour and starch. The war cut off the sup- ply, but the demand still exists and there is an excellent chance to make big money manufacturing potato flour in this country from the potatoes now almost a total loss.” Tt seems as though Bemidji was destined to become the home of an- other thriving industry. L S—— - BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1918 HORSE AND SIDE-CHAI RS FOR TH " An ‘artillery horse and side-chairs arg impressed into ithe service of trans- porting wounded Tommies to the rear. & THIRD PAYMENT ON LIBERTY BONDS DUE W. L. Brooks, chairman of the Bel- trami County Liberty Loan commit- tee, again calls attention to the neces- sity of making the third payment im- mediately on the Third Liberty Loan bonds purchased during the April campaign on the regular government plan. The payment is for 35 per cent of the purchase, or at the rate of $17.50 for each $50, and is due today. While an effort is being made to notify each purchaser of the payment being due, Mr. Brooks made his pub- lic announcement that none should allow the date to pass without turn- ing his money over to the government for war use. The final payment-on the bonds purchased under the government plan will come Aug. 15, when 40 per cent or $20 for $50 bonds will be due. CALL FOR EXPERIENCED LIMITED SERVICE MEN The local draft board has received a call for limited service meu who are competent in logging and handling of such work, the men to be employed in spruce production in the state of Washington for the aviation section. Men of ability only are .wanted, men who are competent to assume the position of foremen and assistant foremen. All who wish to learn de- tails about this branch of service should call at the offices of the draft board in the court house, wherc names will be registered and the proper authorities mnotified, after! which the men will be called. KENTUCKY JAVA NEXT. (By United Press.) Covington, Ky., July 18.—-Mrs. William Hub likes a good cup of cof- fee and she’s going to have it wheth- er the Huns make any dent in thc; South American trade or not. She has planted her own coffee, and has a nice little crop of it ma- turing rapidly in her war garden. Mrs. Hub has sent a sample of nearly ripe coffee to the national war garden commission, Washington, so that body may encourage starting of other ‘“plantations” in war gardent | if it sees fit. “DRYS” TO OPEN STATE CAMPAIGN AT BIG LAKE St. Paul, July 18.—Sherburne coupty will have a county option elec- tion Aug. 12, and it is announced that the drys will open their cam- paign with a rally at Big Lake, July 21, which will be addressed by S. R Van Sant, former governor and chair- man of the Minnesota Dry federation, which has been asked to help in the campaign. Sherburne county voted wet by a narrow margin in its first fight, July 12, 1915, the vote standing 884 to 909, against abolishing saloons. PLAN MEMOi.ii{L HOME. (By Unite ress.) Atlanta, Ga., Juls 18.A movement for building & memorial home in memory of the late Judge Robert T. Daniel F. Griffin, Ga., who was grand sire of 0Odd Fellows of the world at the time of his death, has been started by the Grand Lodge of Georgia. ’ The home will be for indigent Odd Fellows and Rebekas and their chil- dren. (By United Press.) London, July 18.—Farm scholar- ships are being given sons of Serbi farmers in a movement for the recon- struction of Serbia'e agriculture after the war. Already a number of Serbian youths are receiving instruction in Scottish agricultural colleges. The expense of these farmer dents is provided out of the cultural Relief of Allied fund st IBROOM FACTORY MAY LOCATE IN THIS CITY William Wiggham, one of the pro- moters of the Northwest Broom and Brush company, which is to be lo- cated in Bemidji, laid the proposition of organizing the new concern before the members of he Commercial club Wednesday noon. Mr. Wiggham stated that the fac- tory expected to employ between 18 and 20 men, who would receive sal- aries from $4.50 to $8 per day. Bemidji was selected as the proper JTveation because of its excellent rail- road facilities, and it was through the effort of the industrial commit- tee, George-T. Baker, chairman, that the decision was so promptly reached. The company desires to sell a small amount of stock in $25 blocks, and expects to pay 8 per cent on pre- fe red stock and an equal amount on ommon stock after all preferred #fock has receiver its percentage, They figure that the earnings will run to 20 per cent. The machinery to equip the fac- tory will cost about $2,000 and in- dications are that operations will be- gin this fall. . A stock subscription petition is be- ing eirculated and if $1,000 is reach- ed the plant is assured. DOUGENUTS WAKEN THOUGHTS OF HOME . BRY FRANX T TAYLOR (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the American army in France, June 16, (By Mail.)—He was one of tlos /S e angd does a lot. He ilked enough about himself vou could know him, yet you v so that liked him and trusted him because you could't help it. ) He used to come in from the tren- ches during the day and do anything he 11d to be useful around the on Army hut run by the Mec- Sisters of Mount Vernon, “ork. He would stand watch night and come bhack to help the < in the davtime. They couldn't persnade him to sleep. Fe Disanpears. Then his company moved, and the girls missed their chief~doughnut dip- per. They often inquired what had happened to nim. But no one knew anything about him, and they heard frem him only through an occasional brief note from the trenches a few miles to the noru. One morning Miss Irene was roll- ing doughnut dough, and Miss Gladys dipping them in tt boiling ease, when the former chief dough- nut dipper stumbled into the hut. ITe looked tired and footsore, and he “Gee, it's good to see you,” he said after the girls had given a drink and fed him some doughnuts, which he ate silently. They waited for his story which he did not begin. STATE WILi EXHIBIT ITS RESOURCES AT BIG FAIRS St. Paul, July 18.—Agricultural exhibits, showing the resources and opportunities of Minnesota, are to be wn at ate fairs throughout the ! dle west by the Minnesota state bhoard of immigration, according to plans of Fred S. Sherman, commis- sioner of immigration Assembling the agricultural exhi- w being done by A. M. Op- nt commission, and W. C. it expert. Motion pic- 11 be shown of agricuitura facturing, mining, summer re- The itinera for the as follows: Springfield, 9 to 26; Indianapolis, Aug. 7, South Bend, Ind., Sept. to 14: Peoria, I11., Sept. 20 to 2 Waterloo, Towa, cattle congress, Sept. {30 to Oct. 6 as City, Interna- 141 Farm (ongress exposition, Oct. | | Sl | I | i + } _Shirks --= Prepare For W.S.S. Pledge. Week 'BEMIDJI DAILY -PIONE FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH ¢ vounoed | BOR THROWS [ENEMY STILL 0 ' HATINAREN; | HALTED AFTER FULLTICKET | FOURTHRAY OF 10 BE NAME =~ iiiiny URIVE Burnqui'at and Wheaton De- clared Inimical to the Cause of Labor in State. FORMER HIBBING MAYOR IS POSSIBLE CANDIDATE Delegate Warns Against Labor Entering Politics; Labor Board Under Ban. Virginia, Minn.,, July 18.—The Minnesota Federation of Labor in its thirty-sixth annual convention here officially threw ts hat into the polit- ical ring with the passage of a reso- lution ordering the calling of a con- vention to be held in St. Paul on Aug. 24 for the organization of a separate Labor party, and the nomination of a complete state ticket. Both Gov- ernor A. A. Burnquist and Fred E. Wheaton, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, were declared inimical to the cause of labor. Though no official announcement has been made, it is believed that the caucus will mark a combination of labor with the Non-partisan lea- gue. President S. S. McDonald of the North Dakota Federation of Labor, \‘{llo spoke, told how well such a com- bination had worked in his state. His speech was well received. Ar- thur LeSeur, an official of the league, also addressed the delegates and met a cordial welcome. Candidate in Doubt. No further mention was made at this morning’s session of a possible gubernatorial candidate. To date, however, no one has appeared on the political horizon as even a bare pos- sibility except former Mayor Victor Power of Hibbing. His indorsement by Former Mayor Michael Boylan of Virginia was well received. Boylan rapped Burnquist as an autocrat. Resolution Adonted. - The resolution calling for the adoption of a separate party was adopted despite an unfavorable re- port by the resolutions committee to whom it had been referred, after it had-first veen presented to the entire convention. The resolutions com- mittee added two, recommendations, providing labor should not attempt to control the popular will in politics but should nevertheless vote solidly for the candidate whose platform was for the best interests of labor. When the matter was brought on the floor, however, the convention ordered the two recommendations, which practi- cally annulled the entire resolution, voted out. Warns of Politics. A fight developed nevertheless, be- fore the entire resolution was adopt- ed. Frank Golden of Minneapolis asserted that entrance into politics caused the downfall of the Knights of Labor, the organization preceding the American Federation of Labor. His statements were disputed by other delegates who asserted the cause of the downfall was merely the fact that unions all over the country had gotten their hands into the fund of the national organization and wrecked it. Cut Out State Board. The convention also decided that it would have no dealings in the fu- ture with the state labor poard, but would bring all its disputes up to the national war board. “Yank"Brings In 159 Huns; -4 Others Die (By United Press.) With the Americans in the Cham- pagne, July 18.—Sergeant Brown walked into American headquarters with 159 prisoners, after capturing them alone with an automatic rifle, and reported: “Sorry, sir. all 1 had. Four wounded me.” Was unable to bring died on VERY GOOD. ENGLAND. (By United Press.) London, Juiy 18.—The profiteer is having a hard time of it. In a little more than three months nroceedings were taking against 7,086 alleged profiteers with convic- tions in 6,603 cases. Of 10,164 persons prosecuted for violations of the food control law. convictions were obtained against 9,090, Franco-Americans Safely Hold Allied Lines, Also Inflict Heavy Losses. SECOND PHASE BEGINS IN CHAMPAGNE SECTOR French and Yankees Attack Between Fontenoy and Bel- leau; Make Gains. BULLETINS - (By United Press.) - Washington, July 18.—Gen- eral Pershine todav reported that the Americans gained en- tire nossession of their sector on the south bank of the Marne yes- terday. German thrusts against the Yankee northwest of Cha- teau Thierrv were comnletely broken un. AMERICANS ADVANCING / London. July 18 —An author- ative view here is that the Fran- cocrAmerican counter offensive is progressing satisfactorially. On account of this there is little likelihood of Enernay falling in- to enemv hands. There is little chanee on either side of Rheims. ENORMOUS TEUTON LOSS. Paris, July 18—The Paris Matin estimates that the army has sustaintd 70,000 casualties in the first two days of fizhting at Dormans Pocket, south of the Marne. By FRED S. FERGUSON. (United Press Correspondent.) With the Americans in the Cham- pagne, July 18.—The fourth day of the battle finds the Germans still halted in attempting to reach Rheims. The stnbhern Franco-American re- sistence cast of Chateau Thierry and cusi of Rheims safely holds the allied lines, also inflicting heavy losses upon (h» cuemy. Neair Mezy and Jaulgonne, Boche American regimental commander esti- mates 5,000 dead in front of his com- mand alone. Near Lemesnil the su- premest effort of the Germans gained only sixtenths of a‘mile. The attack today is apparently cen- tering on an attempt to reach Eper- nay. It is estimated that 120,00 Ger- mans are engaged on the entire front. - Second Phase Begins. (By United Press.) Paris, July 18.--The second phass of the German drive in tne Cham- pagne sector began this morning when the allies passed from the ag- gressive to the defensive, the enemy ing its heavest blow toward the Rheims mountains. Hun losses are estimated at 60,000 in this sector. Franco-Americans Advance. By WEBB MILLER. Paris, July 18.—(Official.)—Fran- co-Americans attacked this morning on the 35-mile front between Fonte- noy to Belleau. Initial advances were from one to nearly tow miles made at some points. Prisoners were taken. She Marne-Champagne 1s unchanged. The German rush near Monthewill was checked. Near Prosnes the Ger- man attack failed. GERMANS ARE FALTERING. By ED. L. KEEN. (United Press Correspondent.) London, July 18.—The fast dwind- ling German efforts, originally spread over a 50-mile front, is now concentrated on 20 miles, between Virigny and Combligny, attempting to advance toward Epernay and pinch off Rheims salient, is lagging and the advance is petering out hourly. Else- where it is fluctnating and local at- tacks are decreasing in power and in- tensity. East of Rheims, the Franco-Ameri- cans have completely stopped the Germans south of the Marne. From Chateau Thierry, eastward to the junction with French and Americans, they are holding like a stone wall. Thus far the Germans have failed to attain any objectives they had planned, There is just the barest possibility that instead of using reserves in an apparently fruitless effort to take Epernay, the Germans will attempt another gamble and attack the Brit- ish in the Somme and Ancre where the Boche artillery is active, but Brit- ish artillery is alert and in the mean- time the allied reserves are growing. SERVICES TONIGHT. J. R. Sand of Cloquet will hold services in the Nymore Lutheran Free church this evening at 8 o'clock.