Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 20, 1918, Page 1

BE OLUME XVI, NO. 164 200 DRAFTEES WILLENTRAIN FRONBEHIDL Fifty I Mofé Wfl_l Léave\‘Bat =Later ‘in Week; Largest Quota of the War. RECRIUTS WILL REPORT TO DRAFT BOARD SUNDAY Judge Stanton Will Address ' Boys at Diamond Point Sun- day Afternoon, 2 o’clock Early’ Monday morning, practical- 1y 200 young men of Beltrami county will bestir themselves and. at 7:35 o’clock will entrain-from Bemidji to answer the .call of the colors. From Baudette; -about 50 will” en- train later in'the week as the last of the quota-and.aM will go to.Camp training. Notification- has -been issued for ~ the .men “who are to-leave Bemidji ‘Monday: morning to report to the y ty building-where d will_be- served by the Home Guard. Supper will also.be served the same day by the guard, who will also serve breakfast. Monday. Address by Stanton. : At 2 o’clock Sunday afternaon, the quota will assemble at the city build- ing, where the Home Guard band the Home Guard .and the Fourth Minnesota infantry detachment will report and escort the embryo soldiers to Diamond: Park, where Judge C. W. Stanton will address them. E. E. McDonald will also speak on govern- ment war insurance. The leaving 'of the quota of 250 from throughout -the county.means from the county. It is" the largest quota cdlled. CROWDER CALLS 10.000 T0-ENTRAIN JULY 25 (By United Press.) . Washington, July . 20.—Provost Marshal Crowder today issueda call, for- the entrainment of 10,000 July 26. WOMEN ARE LONESOME. By Um'ed Presg,) Winnipeg, ~ July ~ 20.—Statistics showed today that ‘there are three women to one man living in Winni- peg. War devastations are blamed. WALKER BOY ENLISTS. Earl Wright of Walker enlisted-to- day in the field artillery and Ser- geant Foucault sent him on to Du- luth, for relay to Jefferson Barracks. “Wadsworth, Spartenburg, N. C. for| Williani:Nelson it was sold at ‘auction. Movie Operator Takes Pictures For Home Folks that. class sone s practically’ effated | By FRANK J. TAYLOR, (Unjted Press Correspondent.) » With the Americans between the Aisne and the Marne, July 20.—Ad- vancing before the Americans, a movie operator set his machine and calmly recorded the attack of the Americans. His audacity was amaz- ing and when informed of his ex- treme danger he laconically replied, “It isn’t anything. The folks back home ought to be able to see the Yan- kees whipping the Germans.” ANOTHER WAR HORROR, (By Unjted Press.) London, July 20.—England has be- come a Paradise for flies. There is no manufacturing of flypaper in this country owing to the shortage of paper. Stacks of paper cut to the right size and ready for the sticky birdlime paste had been confiscated and will be turned over to the but- chers for wrapper. AMERICAN COLONEL CHOPS WOOD FOR GIRLS AT CANTEEN By MISS GLADYS McINTYRE. (Written for the United Press.) With the American.Troops at the Front, June 16. (By Mail.)—One bright morning a few days ago just after we, had awakened and before we had begun our work in the kitch- en we heard some one chopping wood just back of the canteen. We were pleased, for we needed wood chop- ped, and it is always nicer to have some doughboy volunteer to do it than to have to ask. ~ I told my sister ‘it must be the homesick doughboy who had said the day before that chopping wood for us took him back to home and his mother. He said he felt better after chopping some* wood. After a while we left our billet and-went around to the, kitchen. Who do you suppose was out there chopping the wood? 1t ®as not the homesick doughboy, or any other doughnoy, but the col- onel of the regiment himself. We were too surprised to see him swing- the axe to know what to say, and al- most forgot to thank him. He said he liked his new job, and accepted our invitation to have breakfast with us. But the doughboys all say he is encroaching on their rights, when he chops wood for us. The Homesick Soldier. The homesick doughboy was an in- {eresting problem to ps. He had re- ceived no maik for four months from home, and read in a paper ene of his pals had received of the death of his sister. His father is not living eith- er, and the poor boy could hardly keep from crying. Of course we wanted to do some- thing for him, but it is hard to help everyone like that, when you don’t know them. We don’t dare -to show too emuch attention to anyone, no matter how much he needs it, be- cause it wouldn't be fair to the others. So we just put the homesick doughboy to work. He did every- thing we suggested, cut wood, fixed benches, friend doughnuts, and by the day he was, whistling and sing- ing. Work.-seems to be the best thing we can give them when they are homesick. From time to time we have boys near our canteens who were more help than the ordinary crowd. They usually were more faithfiil than others, and got to be our favorite workers—though we always tried to stick to our rule and never he par- -tial. Can’t Make Pies. But we can’t let the boys make pies or doughnuts. They never would learn to do it right, though some of them can be trusted with dipping doughnuts, or putting the pies in the oven, and removing them, if we tell them when they are done. We divide the work among us. I always mix the doughnut dough and make the pies, and my" sister manages the fi- nancial end of the canteen. That arrangement gives us both the work we like best. &g We've just renewed the pie busi- ness, but not permanently, we fear. We had no oven in this little vil- lage we .are now in, and couldn’t bake pies for a long time. But the boys’ mouths watered for pie, and finally a lieutenant found an old French stove in some ruins. We had to half bury it to strengthen it enough for use, but it works weil enough to give the boys a taste of pie every week or so. Pie day almost means a riot, so many boys want a slice, this great war painting by Ridgewny knlght “After t!\e Butt,)e of the Marne;,” was purchased by romwell and presented to the Amerlcnn. British, French and Be*};mm blind relief war fund, by which Paris*Journal’ VOTE 1t is the duty-of every qualified verson to take a few minutes ghis evening and vote for members for || the board of education, the annual election taking place at the Cen- tral school. nolls open at 7.0’clock. < J¢*is“am-important election, -in-| that it has to do with the proper conduct of educational affairs in_ Hemidii among the most impor- tant of Bemidii’s existence. The vresent board is recognized as one of the best in the kistory of the city. There isn’t a member but who is a man of recognized ability and standing in the com- munit- Each has taken part in the nrogress of the, city and ac- tive in affairs that have to do with the advancement of Bemidii, They have built up the schools ‘of the city to a high plane and voters would do well to consider the value of their ballots. Be sure to vote. Polls open at 7 o’clock. YOUNG BASEBALLISTS MUST WORK OR FIGHT ‘Washington, July 20.—Profession- al baseball is held a non-essential opcupatiun under the army work-or- fight order by Secretary Baker, “I have decided that the work-or fight regulations include baseball,” said Mr. Baker in announcing his de- cision. In brief the secretary held that with many players beyond draft age it is by no means certain that com- plete disorganization of the baseball business will follow, that baseball players are men of unusual physical ability and alertness, able to ade- quately provide for their families in productive occupations and that the employment of able-bodied persons in non-productive work cannot be justified on the ground of the social value of the national game. PINEWOOD MERCANTILE COMPANY LATEST T0 ENTER BUSTRESS FIELD Pinewood is to have an important addition to its business circles when the Pinewood Mercantile company is incorporated, articles having been drawn. The incorporators are prominent men of affairs and the new enterprise seems destined to play an important part in business circles in that vicin- ity. The incorporators are Thomas S. Ervin and Thomas Hughes of Be- midji, and Earl L. Grinols of Solway. Pending the formal election of offi- cers, Mr. Ervin will act as president, Mr. Hughes, vice president, and Mr. Grinols, secretary and treasurer. Besides conducting a general mer- cantile business, the new concern will engage extensively in logging opera- tions and deal in poles, tiles, piles etc., also handle lands and real es- tate, and engage in other lin:s that may be deemed toward developmen{ and progress. The capital stock is $25,000, SaysColonel’s (By United Press.) Paris, July 20.—The ?arls Jour- nal claims it has confirmation of the death of Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, in an aerial battle Sunday. JUST HEARS OF FIGHT: POWERFUL ALIEN SWEDE COMES IN AND ENLISTS A"step near the door entrance. Someone coming. Redruiting Ser- geant Foucault looked up from his office desk and in a moment the en- trance -was jammed with excited hu- manity. It was Richard Dahl, a Swede, with a physique like the end of a box car and he towered in height like a giant of fabled days. He had just arrived from the woods. He'was car- rying his “turkey.” He was a friend- ly alien.- He wanted to get over to where the fighting was and help the Americans whip the Germans. He was there 40 different ways on get- ting over there and he couldn’t wait for the hoat to start. Foucault ordered him to remove his attire for examination, and this was the sergeant's comment: “He was the biggest and most per- fect specimen that ever was in this office. He was 34 years old and his folks are dead. He happened to hear of the Americans in the fighting and tore out for Bemidji to get over there to help ’em out. He certainly was a whale of a fellow and as active as a cat. In fifteen minutes I had him enlisted in the coast artillery and it won’t be long before he will be sent over to the heavy artillery. After he was taken, he went out and gave away his belongings to the boys and told ’em he was going to fight the Germans.” And Dahl left this noon for Du- luth. PARISIAN CHUCKLES. SINCE YANK BLOW. AT SNEERS OF HUNS Paris, July 20.—In praising the fighting quelities of the American troops, Colonel De Thomasson, a military writer, today says he cannot resist the pleasure of quoting a pass- age concerning the Americanz from the semioffical Norddeutsche All- gemeine Zcitung. The German paper declared: “These American soldier are in- capable of standing up to our season- ed troops. America has been pow- erlesy to train the forcibly enlisted men she had shipped to Europe.” The way the Americans treated a crack German division at Fossoy, says Colonel De Thomasson, perhaps may give .the German writer food for re- flection, SonWasKilled - FORTY-FIVE. CENTS PER MONTH ADVANCE CONTINUES ANDBAB“IGHTING AMERICAN BRIGADE (BULLETIN. 2 P.M. (By United Press.) London, July 20.—Franco-Americans, after repuls- ing .one of the most violent counter attacks along the whole front, Sousain to Chatenu Thierry, rushed for- ward again still progressing, is learned authoratively. Prisoners taken by the allies now total over 18,800. Enemy counter attacks are coming with greater. force, indicating heavy reinforcements. Bewteen Sousain and Aaberville on a seven'mile front, east of Rheims, Franco-Americans advanced an .additional 1,000 yards. Northeast of Maindemas- signes the alliea are re-establishing the old line. FRANCO-AMERICANS CONTINUE PUSH. (By United Press.) - Paris, July 20.—(Official.)—Franco-Americans continue By Fred S. advancing between the Aisne and Marne. front, an important town, and Liecyligon. GERMAN COUNTER ATTACKS REPULSED BY YANKEES. We took Nueillys Ferguson. - (United Press Correspondent.) With the Americans between the Aisne and the Marne, July 20.—Americans attacked on the front several kilometers southwest of Soissons last night. with the' Americans pushing onward as this is cabled. Fighting is still progressing The assault made east of Soruvres extended over a mil. front to the southward. German counter attacka in the region of Soissons continued but were repulsed. - Thierry highway. Some allied road. rushes. 170.000 AMERICANS FIGHTING. By CARL D. GROAT. (United Press Correspondent.) Washington, July 20.—American divisions engaged on the larger front in the present offensive are the First, Second, Third and Fourth regulars, Twenty-sixth and Twenty-eighth Na- tional guards, in addition to the For- ty-second National guard on the right flank in the Champaign, to- gether with colored regiments of the new Ninety-third division, Chief of Staff March today revealed this to newspaper correspondents. He simultaneously revealed that the mixium Franco- American penetra- tion was 10 miles, the general pene- tration being seven miles. Nearly 170,000 actual fighting Americans are on the French front in the drive. The last dispatches state the fight- ing is progressing and prisoners and guns in hopeful numbers are being captured. Incidentally, March said officials dispatches generally follow newspaper accounts. Last official reports say Soissong is under heavy bombardment and the allies are very close to the city. BRITISH AIR wli_AII) DESTROYS TWO ZEPPELINS AND HANGAR (By United Press.) Copenhagen, July 20.—A great hangar and two Zeppelins were de- stroyed by British airmen in a raid on Schleswigholstein. CASS LAKE MARINE WOUNDED. SAYS REPORT (By United Press.) Washington, July 20.—Today’s marine casualty list includes ‘‘Pri- vate Ingerbertson, Cass Lake, Minn.,, severely wounded.” GENERAL PERSHING’S REPORT. (By United Press.) Washington, July 20.—General Pershing’s casualty report today con- tains the names of 120; marines, 78. DICTATE PEACE ON FOE SOIL TAFTS SLOGAN TO G. 0. P. Saratoga, N. Y., July 20.—Coh- vention delegates cheered for 10 min- utes when William H. Taft, former president, in his spetch told them the only strong peace the United States can dictate will he a peace dictated on German soil, DESPERATE BATTLE FOR HIGHWAY. fly Frank J. Taylor « ~(United Press Correspondent.) Wlth the Americans between the Aisne and the Marne, | July 20.—Franco-Amerlcun efforts ars developing into a des. perate battle for possession of the important Soissons-Chateau units have already crossed the Reserve dlvmons have styongly reinforced the Germans. "The battle is particularly sangumnry south of Soissons, raging through villages, woods and grain fields. One American brigade captured over 2,800:Germans. Be- tween Chaeau Thierry and Rheims, especially imithe vicinity of Dormans, the Americans are helping hold the waning German ISINKING OF CRUISER REMAINS A MYSTERY (By United Press.) Washington, July 20.—That the United States cruiser San Diego was torpedoed and sunk is the belief of the captain, contained in his report to the navy department. It says the captain of the vessel is inclined to believe the ship was torpedoed. Nothing is conclusive to base a definite opinion. Circumstances are that no wake of a torpedo was seen; second, no convincing evidence of a periscope being seen; third, no sub- marine appeared, anhough three un- armed rescue ships were in the vicin- ity for two hours. A fourth vessel was struck on the port side, discouraging the mine the- ory. The weather was fine and the sea smooth. SINKING OF CRUISEB. Washington, July 20—The cruiser San Diego was sunk 10 miles off Fire Island, near New York, at 11:30 o'clock yesterday morning. The cap- tain and crew were rescued. DUAL MONARCHY DOOMED BY ALLIES. SAYS ITALIAN Rome, July 20.—“All the allies agree that the dual monarchy must disappear,” declared Foreign Editor Caburi of the Giornale d'Italia. “We TItalians are able to agree with the independent kingdoms of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, under the Kamgenrgevitch dynasty, regarding settlement of questions concerning the eastern coast of the Adriatic, but we cannot agree with a Jugo-Slavia under the Hapsburg monarchy.” CANADA’S VICTORY LOAN. (By United Prezs.) Winnipeg, July 20. —Canada's next victory loan will amount to $500,- 000,000 and will be launched Octo- ber 28, according to local bondsmen who have just returned from a con- ference at Ottawa. “poC.” WOULD DO BIT. By United Press.) Minneapolis, July 20. —If someone will go to catch the kaiser he will take him to the North Pole and make him stay there, Dr. Cook, polar ex- plorer, said here: today.