Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 19, 1918, Page 1

=% VOLUME XVI, NO. 163 BATTLE-FLUSHED ‘YANKS' REPAY - FRANCE; ROUT - HER ENEMlES IN ONE SWEEP Franco-Americans . Undo All Advantages Achieved by Foe In Entire Drive. { GERMAN RESERVES ARE THROWN INTO THE LINE \Ge\;niany S‘cared; Closes Fron- tiers to Baltic Nations; " Sammies Break Line. By LOWELL MELLETT. (United ‘Press Correspondent.) - - ““With the French ‘Afield, July. 19.— Wlth one wide sweeping mass, the “Franco-Americans. undid: . practically all the latest German offensive -had dccomplished, the success being so complete as to foreshadow the time, now considered inevitable, when the Germans must give ground every- where Germans Reserves Called, . Paris, July 19.—(Official.)—The German reserves have been thrown into the battle to attempt to stem the Franco-Anierican advance. Germans Must Hurry. “"London, "July -19.—~Geérmans near Solssons must ‘move‘fast to-avoid be- ing pocketed. Germany, Closes Frontiers. StocKholm, July 19.—Germany has closed her™ frontiers of the Baltic provinces and Ukmine Yankees‘l’enetmte Lines. ashington, July ~19.—General hing today reported the Ameri- cans penetrating German" lines and capturing prisoners. Successful' Raids Renorted. London; ' July 19:~—General; Haig today reported - successful raiding operations. ' ALLIED AIRMEN PLAY HAVOC WITH TEUTONS (B¥ United Press.) London, July 19.—Two German rlanes fell into the North Sea and three others were wrecked during a combat between nine German and Zour British planes, it was announced today. Limburg dispatches declare alhed airplanes bombed and blew up a mu- nition factory at Rothem. An allied air raid at Ludgshaven on July 11 killed 30 and wounded 60, advices state. Four Enemy Planes Bagged. London, July .19.—Three enemy machines were destroyed and a fourth was shot down by British aviators Wednesday, the British admiralty to- day reported. In addition, six hos- tile balloons were destroyed. ____—_._—.__~—_-.___.___—_‘_—_—__—_______.,—._. _— e Y i EXTRA! A A A AN A A AN AR AN AN AN AN AN AN o (BULLETIN.) 4P M (By United Press.) Paris. July 19.—(Official.)—The allies have taken the initiative and the Germans are on the defensive evérvwhere, Franco-Americans are pressing the enemy near Montdidier and the num- | ber of prisoners and guns are sur- vassing our fondest hoves. Austria Getg Sarious Qver mmmus = Geneva, .Tuly 19.—“American in- tervention is having its effects; al-|. ready it has begun to be felt to such an extent that it must be considered seriously,” the Peter Lloyd, semi- official newspaper of 'Budapest, de- clares. This newspaper, udmltting Aus- trian losses in the recent Italian of- fensive reached 250,000 explains the defeat as follows: * -%'The Austro-Hungarians were nu- merically infer‘or to the Allies, and the'war methods of the enemy, espe- cially the Italians, had been greatly improved i ROOSEVELTS FATENOT CERTAIN. SAYS DISPATCH (By United Press.) 3 London, July 19.—It'is unknown whether Lieut, Quentin Roosevelt was killed or shot down and is a pris- oner of the Germans, say French_ front dispatches today. SCALPING KNIVES AND “TOMAHAWKS NEXT. IS 'WAIL OF TEUTON PRESS The Hague, July 19.—German newspapers received here are raising a pother over a story received in Ger- many from Switzerland that Ameri- can troops have been supplied with sawed-off shotguns for close fighting. The Cologne Gazette in comment- ing on the subject denounces Amer- ica’s barbarism and. assumes that tomahawks and scalping knives soon will appear on the American front. The newspapers warn the German troops the Americans are not ‘‘hon- orable warriers.” _ The Weser Zeitung says the bar- barous shotguns have been served out, not because they are likely to be effective, but because the ill-trained Americans cannet use rifles and are scnntily supplied with machine guns. Archbishop Ordered Deported. Elpaso, Texas, July 19.—Archbish- op Francisco Orozco Y. Jiminez of Guadalajara, Mexico, has been or- dered deported .from Mexico and is expected to Reach. Laredo, ’I‘ems, today. A A A A I i PARTIAL COAL EMBARGO PLACED ON BELTRAMI C0. BY MGEE Minneapolis, July 19.—Coal ship- ments to communities in 18 Minne- sota counties in the timber region have been suspended temporarily by the fuel administration, it became known today. Inquiry is under way to determine how far the communi- ties affected will be able to supply their fuel needs this winter with wood. The embargo is not total against any county, and J. F, McGee, federal fuel administrator for Min- nesota, said no locality will be de- prived of coal if it needs it. 18 Counties Affected. The embargo applies in part to the counties of Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Clearwater, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kooching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morri- son, Pine, Roseau and St. Louis. Defi- nite ordersiare being withheld, pend- ing investigation of the situation in each county. Vast amounts of dry fuel wood are ~sta~ing or lying on the ground in most of these counties, ready to be cut. Warned last winter that they would be expected to make greater use of wood this season, people in many of the northern communities have been cutting fuel wood on a larger scale than ever before. The inquiry now on will determine how far the wood supply canreplace coal. Some Coal Believed Needed. Iit is not expected tat coal can be dispensed with entirely in most of the northern towns. Theer are magazine stoves in private homes that burn nothing but anthreite coal, and there are heating plants in stores and bus- iness blocks that are mot suitable to burning wood. Bu. with the certain- ty of a fuel shortage for the north- west, communities adjacent to the largest supplies of fuel wood will be called upon to get along almost en- tirely without coal. Protests are coming from some of the towns already to the fuel admin- istration, saying that there is not la- bor enough available to cut the wood. BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1918 @— v should make it a point to in the lnstory of the public the same. school. o progress in the education of Bemidji’s young people. . The present board of education is one of the best man of standing in the community and possesses the abil- _ity to administer and conserve the best interests of the people and the interests of their children who are pupils. The schools are in a prosperous condition and are advanc- ing in importance and it should be the duty of every person in the city to cast a ballot for the continuance of The election is Saturday )ught at 7 o’clock, Central Let everybody. turn out and vote, SCHOOL ELECTION TOMORROW EVENING Tomorrow evening the people’ of Bemidji will elect three directors of the board ¢f education of the public schools, and the ballots will’be cast in the Central school building, commencing at 7 o’clock. i Everybody interested in the welfare of ‘the schools <ast a ballot for continued . schools. Every member is a |STATE IS CONDUCTING " INFANTILE CLINICIN- CENTRAL SCHOOL TODAY One of the most interesting ‘clinics ever held in Bemidji is that being held today in the Central school building, under supervision of the state board of health, it being the ex- amination of children afflicted with infantile paralysis. The purpoese is for the examination of both old and young and the pre- scibing- of courses of treatment, and advice in general. Dr. W. P. Green of the state board is doing the work, assisted by Miss Antoinette White and Miss Livermore, graduates of’a large eastern hospita]. ~The ' clinic “is most mterestmg One of the subjects was brought 11 miles for examination, and another was a boy 17 years old. ‘There were a-large number brought in for in- spection and it is believed the state- wide. campaign will- result in much good. JOINT INTERVENTION APPROVED BY JAPAN. SAYS DISPATCH London, July 19.—The Japanese government has reached a decision, which was the outcome of proposals from the United States, says a dis- patch from Tokio to the Times under date -of July 13, for joint American- Japanese mterventlon in Siberia. - ‘* The American proposals, the dis- patch adds, were different from those made 9y Great Britain and France. MILLION AMERICANS READY FOR BATTLE (By American Press.) Washington, July 19.—The Rain- bow and New England divisions are _the complete American units partici- pating in the present offensive, Chief of Staff March today told the house militcry committee. Parts of eight dividions of -Germans are engaged. The committee was told. that 1;- 200,000 men was either in France or enroute. Editor’s note: The Rainbow di- vision contains troops from some of thhe northwestern states. - 12 U. S. CONGRESSMEN REACH FRANCE SAFELY Paris, July 19.—Twelve represen- tatives of the United States congress who purpose visiting the fighting front, have arrived. at a French port from the United States. Among other passengers on the steamer was Jus- tin Godart, member of the French chamber of deputies, a detachment of Alpin chasseurs, which has been visiting the United States, and a number of Polish volunteers. CONGRESSMEYX N PARTY. Washington, July 19.—The party of American congressmen which, ac- cording to a Paris dispatch, landed at a French port, includes Repre- sentatives Caraway and Tillman of Arkansas, Elston of California; Young of North Dakota; Thompson and Chandler of Oklahoma; Sweet and Dowell of Towa; Reavis of Ne- braska and Bland of Indiana. The party sailed for France about two weeks ago and plans to visit England, France, Switzerland and Italy. CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL TURNED INTO BIG HOSPITAL Washington, July 19.—The Car- lisle, Pa., Indian school has been per- manently abandoned and turned over to the war department for hospital purposes and for the rehabiliation and reeducation of sick and wounded soldiers. L ® NMV«A.\A,N.-M‘ |BAND GIVES CONCERT AT BAGLEY TONIGHT FOR HOME GUARD COMPANIES ‘This evening the people of Bagley and those from the surrounding coun- try, the McIntosh Home Guard com- pany and those who accompany the company to Bagley, will have the op- portunity of hearing the Twenty-first | battalion Home Guard band of Be- midji, which will play at Bagley in -bonor of the Bagley and McIntosh companies, members of the Twenty- first. The band will make the trip to Bagley, leavlng in autos from the| city building at 5 o’clock, and a large number of Bemidji's autoists and tamilies and friends will make the trip for an evening’s recreation. Everybody is welcome to accom- pany the band emd the start will be promptly at 5 o’clock. FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN PLANS EXPECTED §00 ‘Washington, July 19.—Anmnounce- ‘ment of the date and length of cam- paign for the Fourth Liberty Loan may bhe expected soon, it is believed, as a result of a conference here to- day of Liberty Loan publicity man- agers from the twelve Federal re- serve districts and smaller financial areas. Secretary McAdoo has an- nounced that the fourth loan will to- tal $6,000,000,000 or more, and that the interest rate will probably be 414 per cent. Suggestions are to be made at to- day’s conference that the campaign for the fourth loan be started Sep- tember 28. Treasury department of- ficials are said to favor a campaign lasting only three weeks, with more intensified effort, rather than the four weeks’ campaign followed in raising the previous three loans. GOVERNOR’S CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED St. Paul, July 19.—The supreme court hearing contempt proceeding brought against Governor Burnquist, Adjutant General Rhinow, and H. W. Libby, secretary of the Minnesota Public Safety commission, has been postponed until next Wednesday. The district court of Ramsey coun- ty has been ordered by the supreme court to show cause why the con- tempt proceedings should not be sus- pended. The case grew out of the Blooming Prairie saloon proceedings in which three saloon proprietors at- tempted to keep open in defiance of the commission’s order. WAR KIND SAYS ITALIAN LOST LEG. NOT HIS LIFE (Italian News Bureau.) Chicago, July 19.—An Italian sol- dier, gravely wounded in the battle of the Adamello, suffered the amputa- tion of a leg. He recovered rapidly and went back to his home, where the neighbors hurried to him with their sympathy. “My Poor friend,” one of them be- gan; but the soldier took offense, and cut him short: _“I do not want sympathy,” he said, “When I went away I offered my life for my country; and my country has been satisfied with one leg. What I have left is a piece of luck. It shows the kindness of war.” ANOTHER RATE JUMP. (By United Press.) Winnipeg, Man., July 19.—That another freight rate advanced of 25 per cent for shipments from eastern Canada to Pacific coast points is imminent was predicted here today. This would make the total adyance forty per cent within 6 months, o | FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH RANCO-AMER ETAN NDCHASEGaRAANS ENTIRE FRONT ALONG KS SWEEP ONWARD AMERICANS: ARLYSTAPT oo\“- (By United Press.) The allies are assailing the German Marne salient from both sides, while the Franco-Americans are driv- ing forward on a 25-mile front between the Aisne and the Marne. Franco-Italians are attacking on a fifleen-mlle front east of Chateau Thierry from the Marne toward Rheims In the Franco-American attack new progress was made. Additional prisoners were ‘taken. The Ger- mans are reported 'destroying their Soissons base, preparatory to leaving. The Franco-Italians took two towns and two woods occupied by the enemy. (Bulletln, 2 P.M.) By Fred S. terday, advancmg eastward. AMERICANS ARE STILL DRIVING FORWARD. Ferguson. (United Press Correspondent.) With the Americans in' the Champagne, July 19.—The battle intensity increases on the whole front from Aisne to the Marne, as this is filed, at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The Franco-Amerlcnns are driving forward in an extended advance toward the main highways to Soissons and Chateau Thierry with great reserves aiding. The Germans are heavily counter attacking muthwent of Soissons, and are being bloodlly repulsed. Franco-Americans continue holding the lines attained yes- FRANCO-AMERICANS RESUME OFFENSIVE With the Americans in the Champagne, July 19.—Amer- icans and French troops, after organizing yesterday’s gains, re- sumed the offensive at 4 o’clock this morning between the Aisne and Marne. They rushed forward behindia barrage on the whole front from Soissons to Chateau Thierry, driving the Germans before them. At this hour, no reports have been received of the extent of new gains. Airmen report huge explosions and fires in Soissons, evi- dently ‘the destruction of ammunition dumps and supplies pre- paratory to evacuation of the city. One American unit pressed forward so rapidly yesterday | afternoon, it was learned today, they overtook a party of cap- tured Frenchmen working on a road under a German guard. They captured the Boches, released the French prisoners, who sized their former captors’ rifles and pressed forward with the rescuers. Allies Near Soissons. (By United Press.) London, July 19.—French and Americans are within a mile of Sois- sons, it was learned authoratively to- day. They moved all along the line between the Aisne and Marne, the greatest penetration being eight miles. One American division took Vierzy and is reported to have ad- vanced three miles beyond. i French Canture 10,000. Paris, July 19.—The French along the Chateau Thierry-Soissons front have captured more than 10,000 pris- oners, it is reported. NEW ROOF ON CENTRAL. A new roof is being put on the Central school, It is a shingle roof and replaces the old one, sadly in need of replacing. o |RUSSIANS WON'T PERMIT GERMANS IN HOSCOW London, July 19.—Germany re- cently asked permission of the Rus- sian government to send a battalion of German troops to Moscovr to guard the German.embassy. The Bolshevik government in reply declared it would not permit any foreign troops to enter the capital. HOOVER HAS ARRIVED IN ENGLAND. REPORT (By United Press.) London, July 19.—Herbert Hoover has arrived in England. STATEG.0.P.NAMES LIN CENTRAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN St. Paul, July 19.—Gustaf Lind- quist, private secretary to Governor Burnquist, has been named chairman of the Republican state central com- mittee. The choice was made at the end of a lengthy session, during which three of the nominees for con- gress vigorously opposed the selection of Mr. Lindquist. Governor Burn- quist’s insistence that his secretary be made the chairman finally melted the opposition. Fred L. Gray of Minneapolis was made secretary and Hugh E. Leach of Alexandria was made treasurer. A committee of 35 men was named by the nominees for state office and con- gress. The name of Charles H. March, member of the Public Safety com- mission, was presented for chairman by Congressman S. J. Anderson, Governor Burnquist made it plain that he disapproved of the selection of Mr. March, preferring to keep him on the Public Safety commission. Preus Selects F. H. Carpenter. F. H. Carpenter of Minneapolis was selected by J. A. O. Preus, state audi- tor, as the latter’s representative on the committee. E. E. Smith of Min- neapolis, former chairman of the state central committee, was named a member of the committee at large. At the morning session Congress- men Volkstead, Anderson and Ells- worth all opposed the selection of Lindquist for’ chairman. Nominees for state office expressed themselves as willing to give Governor Burn- quist the right to select the chair- man, however. All of the state of- cers voted with the governor,