Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 12, 1918, Page 1

.. Today’s News Today From ——y P VOLUME XVI, NO. 183 5 P | ENEMY STARTS RESISTENCETO However, Advance Continues in Big Drive; French Now Menace Roye;. i RARE R By LOWELL MELLETT.' {(United Press'Correspondent.) ' With the French Afield, Aug. 18. important base of Lassigny. They have advanced to within two miles of than two miles southwest, and" ad- vanced south’ of Loses woods, two miles west. ~ There is a little change in the sit- uation elsewhere, and the contact be- tween - the allies and. Germans con- tinues avest of Roye. - NINE SCHOONERS SUNK o Frencil %eginfi Roye. BY 'U-BOATS OFF COAST| * By John DE GANDT. (United Press Correspondent.) Paris, Aug. 12.—French artillery is violently shelling both Roye and Noyox, rendering both towns prac- tically uninhabitable. In the .Lassigny region, progress in continuing. ~ Our lines are now within one and three-quarters miles of Lassigny. The French have penetrated Thies- court ' wood, which extends north- ward, to within a mile of Lassigny. Premier Clemenceau, returning Allies Take Western Edge of Bray; Is Considered An Important Point (Bulletins,) , . . German resistance 1s stiffening. B usod 36,000 and 500 e captured 36, ‘gl:n? Thngrench have penetrated ve. : 'LITTLE GIANT SHOWS ARE COMING UNDER " AUSPICES OF BAND Commencing next week Monday and continuing throughout the week, Frank B. Corey’s Little Giant shows will be.in Bemidji, and will show on: the baseball park. Their coming is” arranged for by the Twenty-first battalion band and the band is to re- .ceive 10 per cent of all gross receipts. ““ffrom the merry-go-round,.shows and other attractions. Indications ‘ are tbh.at>the Bolshe- viki will soon fall. = Leaders are re vorted planning flight into Germany. : *Stiffening. Geriang, Are, Shiflen ok With the British Afield, Aug. 12.— Vondermarwitz and Von Sutier are trying desperately to stiffen the re- sistence of their armies. . Their guns command' Roye, Chaulnes, Neslie, Peronne and all crossings of the Somme, ¢ ;s An Important Canture. - London, Aug. 12.—It was learned| ““ s g gpregation travels in its own this ‘afternoon that the allies have cars and its bookings are the leading taken the‘western ~edge of Bray. It cities and towns. At present it is] is an important p""}t~ ' making the northwest and will pro- T e n 1 ceed on up to the range cities. .~ Casualties--Are 100.000. | Press notices of ‘this ‘aggregation London, ‘Aug. 12.—German Cas-|, o highly - flattering. ~ Much so. . ualties in the Picardy battle are esti- They speak of the high class of at- “mated at 100,000. tractions and shows and the manage- ] ‘ T ment desires it distinctly understood Situation Unchanged, - i| that absolutely nothing “‘off - color” Paris, Aug. 12.—(Officiad.)—The} s 11owed. : situation between the Avre and Oise Tne hase ball..park.-will. Be bril- is unchanged. liantly liglited in the:evening and women ‘and children will :be" given special’ attention: el i e One of the big features is. the mon- key speedway, said to- be, the .best yet and a big magnet. The band boys will be in charge to take tickets and the opportunity to spend an enjoy- ahle week: and help the band fund should be heartily patronized. = HUN PRISONER TURNS - ~ MACHINE GUN ON ENEMY: SLAYS TW (By United Pr’ess.)the Ve;le ot i, S i NEW DAUGHTER MARES DEBUT AT STANTON HOME TONE OF —The French are closing in on the| ., that place and captured Gueiy, less |- Red Cross insignia and helped carry inc American: wounded. While thus er}gaged German snipers shot at)- Saturday was a great day for him. = He got mad, grabbed a cap- Judge ‘Stanton. On that day he of- tured machine gun and turned it|fioiated at the laying of the corner- upon a locality where he knew Ger- stone of the new sixth Normal school mans were located. Two Germans|.r tyo state in Bemidji. tumbled from trees. N Sunday morning, Judge Stanton changed his title to Grandpa Stanton and the Chesterfieldian disciple of TEST CLOS]NG CASE ls Blackstone laid aside the dignity of his official mantle and after look- WATCHED WITH INTEREST ing over his new granddaughter smil- S ! ed and blandly ejaculated, “she’ll do.” 2 3 N The new arrival is the daughter of A.case which will be watched with . interest all byer the state will be de-| Mr;and Mrs. H. Mayne Stanton, and cided by Judge Stanton, of Bemidiji, of the Fifteenth Judicial district within a few weeks. “William! H. Darling, of Keewatir, has brought a test case against the village of Kdewatin to determine the raidly ot 'S oo cosin 1o SWEDISH STEAMER IS SUNK BY SEA RAIDER their business places at 8 o'clock in the evenings with the_ exception of the days preceding holidays and be- (By United Préss.) An atlantic Port, Aug. 12.—A Ger- man .-submarine sank the Swedish tween the 13th and. 20th of the steamer<Sydland, 120 miles off Cape month. y Samuel Scott was the attorney for Collins is representing Mr. Dm‘lling, Sable, Thursday. g a dered both law- AT VT, Judge Stanton has ordere PERS}.]%ING’S CASUALTY LIST which they have done: Al g rill | rad i g. 12.—General The decision will be awaited with Porshing’s casualty list today ‘con- state where the early closing law is in effect. BOY SAILORS IN CAMP| (By United Press.) ’| the Sentinel and-quit the “game” to enter the military service being a member of the marines. Washington, "THIS DAY IN THE WAR | the village of Keewatin and D. T. = yers to submit briefs on the case, By Unitatl Press.) intgrest by many communities in the tained 305 names. NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR ' commandant of the 2nd naval district has detailed two instructors from the Newport station for duty at the Jun- jor Naval Reserve training base on 7/ the Thames river. The instructors are Henry M. Garrison and. William A. Howe. Cadet Harry Crawford, West Point, has been made assistant instructor and tactical officer. Lieut. H. N, Ste- lish summer resort. man machines are destroyed. Aug. 12, 1916—TItalians enter upon Carso plateau. Aug. 12.—1915—British forces at an offensive of considerable propor- tions is on. Aug. 12, 1914—French structor in military science. in Alsace. is the only grandchild of the judge.|The British destroyed eight Germasn Stanton pere is the former editor of | airplanes. Aug. 12, 1917—Germans score an-| have progressed to within less tha’ New London, Conn., Aug. 12.—The| other air raid success, killing 9 wom-| four miles of Roya, captured ‘Af en, 6 children, and 11 men at an Eng-| mancourt and Tololdloy and made ad Two of the Ger-| ditional progress astride the Somme Gallipoli are heavily reinforced, and| 3 are suc-|: vens has been made an assistant in-| cessful in encounters with Germans|t i BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1918 ORMAL STANTONPERFORMS - ~ ORATOROFTHEDAY; CEREMONY SIMPLE - o | while Governor J. A. A. Burnquist Simplicity marked the laying of the cornerstone of the first unit of the new sixth normal school of the state, Saturday afternoon, and the first offi< cial act which marks the progress of such public structures was perform- ed by Judge C. W. Stanton of Be- midji, judge of the district court, delivered the address. The ceremonies took place on- an improvised platform erected at the main entrance to tKe building. It was draped in the national colors while the national emblem was much in evidence. The Twenty-first battal- ion Home Guard band played the mu- sical .numbers and Rev. B. D. Hans- com, pastor of the Methodist church, JUDGE C. W. STANTON Who Performed the Carc‘mon’ie; of Laying the Cornerstone of Minnesota’s Sixth Normal School at Bemidji OFFICERS ARE ELECTED FOR POTATO PRODUCTS C0.: DIRECTORS CHOSEN About 150 farmers and business men met Saturday afternoon and elected temporary officers of the Be- midji Potato Products company. The temporary board of directors consists of John Moberg, J. J. Jenkin-, son, E. M. Pendergast, Clarence Strawbridge, C. L. Odell, A. E. Rako, R. L. Given, W. G. Schroeder, E. H. Winter and H. M. Willson. The board then elected the follow- ing temporary. officers! /Pregident] Morris 'Kaplan; - secretary, C. W. Brandborg; treasurer, John 'Good- man. : § The board of directors was in- structed to ,secure the services of G. M. anrgnc’e as. attorney to draw the incorporation papers, the capital stock to be $100,000. z Charles W. Vandersluis and - Al Hazen were named as purchasing agents to act with the board of direc- tors and officers and proceed immedi- ately to purchase the necessary ma- chinery, ~ During the session, an adjourn- ment was taken to thé new plznt which is to occupy the former Be- midji Brewing Company locatior. The plant was thoroughly inspacted by those interested, who were much pleased - with the facilities offered. EIGHT HUN AIRPLANES "BAGGED BY BRITISH (By United Press.) ~ : London, Aug. 12.—(Official.)— THREE MORE VESSELS ARE SUNK OFF COAST (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 12.—The navy department today announced that the British steamer, Penistone, the unknown American schooner and a Swedih ‘steamer had been submarin- ed and destroyed off the United Stat: coast. BRITISH GONTINUE TO ADVANCE: CAPTURE CIHES (By United Press.) London, Aug. 12.—(Officialv)—— The British continue to advance aw MIERELOLA CTATE TAG DAY a will hold e E 13 day operating the leadership of the Amerieca ta cting on this idee 1T wili he 5 for a big Na nal Smileage Tag day to be held, September 14 . T2 stase cf ileage 1 .away but ready to blaze forth on a TOWNLEY CANDIDATES MUST BE FILED AS INDEPENDENTS Staux Falls, 8. D., Aug. 12.—The Nonpartisan league’ Tecelvéd a sét-{"that period:-brings to our minds many back when Attorney General Coid- well of Sioux Falls ruled that the state ticket which the league will place in the field by petition must ap- pearr on the November ballot under the head of the Independdént party. . Attorney General Caldwell held that such action was necessary be- cause the league -did mat officially participate in the May primaries. 1,600 CAMP DODGE MEN MADE AMERICAN CITIZENS Camp Dodge, Yowa, Aug. 12.---One thousand alien soldiers at this can- tonment became citizens of the Unit. ed States, taking oath of allegiance together in the Y, M. C. A. auditori- um. OLD ENGLISH-TOWN IS FULL OF YANKEES (By United Press.) ““An English Channel Port, July 25. —This is acity of American soldiers. In prewar days not far from here the German kaiser used to spend an annual holiday, racing yachts, while close by stands the headquartefs from where British royalty raced its boats. Today it's different. Huge guns, dotting the crests of green, grassy hills other guns hidden second’s notice, and numerous allied destroyers would ail join enthusias- tically in a belching roar of gun- fire-if one of the Kaiser’s boats should show ite nose here now. - An 01d English Town. i Back of all these strenuous forti- fications stands one of = the oldest towns in England. It is a relic of the days of the feudal barons and a part of the stone wall which surrounded the city then still stands. + But instead of remaining a quiet provincial town it has been turned into a lively hustling American com- munity. Bince Uncle Sam was goaded into a Bcrap with' Prussianism many tens of thousands of Yankee fighting men kave made this town their tempor- ary headquarters, J Transfer to France. * 'This is one of the chief American embarkation ports whence our boys; are transported to France. Every 2d or 3d person one meets wears Uncle S8am’s uniform. American flags fly everywhere . Pretty provincial girls troll arma in arm with the doughboys, and vie with one another in show- ing them a good time. Thousands of Yankees line the locks, waiting to board transports for Prance. At a dock one sees a lluge’ “ransport_from Argentina, unloading horses. Later these will be sent to France. Further out to sea one of the new mbulance train ships is seen, coming in from France. It carries wounded Americans and Tommies. A long line of thousands of Ameri- cans marches through the streets to the embarkation office to prepare to leave the next day. The inhahi!antsl here call it the ‘“endless line.” gave the invocation. The close was the singing of the national anthem by the large assemblage of Bemidji people and visitors present. Stanton’s Address. Judge Stanton presided ard after the opening stepped forward and made a brief address, incident to which he performed the formal rites of setting the stone in its alloted niche. In his address, Judge Stanton ISL said: “Ladies and Gentlemen: About ten years have passed since the city of Bemidji began its effort to make this occasion - possible. . .A . retrospect. of . Governor Burnauist interesting historical events connect- ed with that effort. “It recalls the worthy ambition of our neighboring village of Cass Lake which, in the year 1909, through the loyalty to his home county and prow- ess of Senator P. H. McGarry, then a new member of the house, wrested from Bemidji the coveted prize, ex- cept for the exercise of the veto pow- er of GovernorJohn A. Johnson. It reminds us, too, that Northern Minne- sota has other aspiring cities and that Thief River Falls has been and is one of these, as verification of which we cite the record of legisla- tive enactments in 1913 and the sub- sequent proceedings and official acts of the commission, which was clothed with the power to designate the site of Minnesota’s sixth normal school. It also brings distinctly to our recol-! lection today the splendid, unsemsh! and thoroughly public spirited efforts put forth by scores of public men of Minnesota, members of the legisla- ture and others, to aid in the w ani- mous effort made by our own citizens to increase the educational advan- tages of our great state by the estab- lishment of another Normal and to place it on this particular attractive spot on the shores of beautiful Lake Bemidji. ! Refers to Pendergast. ““And our thoughts revert especial- ly upon this occasion to the_active part taken by our lamented towns- man, the Hon. Lloyd G. Pendergast,! in inducting the final legislative act which provided the means with which to carry out and render effective the efforts of a decade. We are profound-[ 1y regretful that his life was not spared longer to permit him to par-| ticipate in this joyous occasion and witness the actual attainment of the c¢rowning ambition of his legiclative career. Implied Resolution. “The city of Bemidji is proud of the distinction conferred upon it by the state of Minnesota. It recognizes the responsibilities thus imposed upon it and this section of our great com-i monwealth. It regards as a sacred trust the establishment here of an im- portant state institution of learning. And T am able to state with assurance that the people of this city and coun- ty, and neighboring ,counties, com- prising the vast area—the empire— Northwestern Minnesota, have resolv- (Continued on page rour) | d CONTENTS OF CASKET Copy of the act establishing an additional Normal school in the state of Minnesota, providing its location at a point north of the Northern Pacific railroad running from Duluth to Moorhead, and west of the line constituting the western boundary of St. Louis and Carlton counties, and authorizing the appointment of a commission of five members to determine its location. Record of names of the men comprising that commission who were: Samuel Wilson of Manka- to, chairman; C. G. Schulz of St. Paul, secretary, and James Fergu- son of Duluth, Representative W. W. Brown of St. James and Senator Ole Sageng of Dalton. Copy of the order filed by that commission designating the city of Bemidji as the selected site and describing the real propegly fur- nished-and donated by this city. Copies of those portions of om- nibus appropriation enactments of the years 1915 and 1917, set- ting apart the funds to aid in the construction of the required build- ings. Detailed history of the estab. lishment of Minnesota’s sixth nor- mal school at the city of Bemidji. Names of the contractors who are engaged in the erection of this building, Klarquist and Sons of Minneapolis. Name of the state architect who is superintending the con- struction of the building, Clar- ence Johnson, List of the names of the pres- ent state officers, including State Superintefident of Education C. G. Schulz, and the members of the present Siate Normal School board, Name of the present superin- tendent of schools of Beltrami county, W. B. Stewart. .Name of, the present superin- tendent of schools of the city of Bemidji, W. G. Balcom. ~ Names of those members of the state legislature from this legis- lative district who introduced the bill to locate the sixth Normal school at Bemidji, Senator A. L. Hanson of Ada and Representative J. J. Opsahl of this city. Names of the members repre- senting this legislative district who were active in obtaining ap- propriations, Senator Leonard H. Lord of International Falls and Representative Lloyd G. Pender- gast of this city. Photograph and biographical sketch of Honorable Lloyd G. Pen- dergast. Photographic bird’s-eye view of the city of Bemidji, showing the Normal school site. Copy of the last bi-ennial re- port of the State Normal School board. Photograph of Chief Bemidji. Photographs of public and bus- iness houses of the city of Be- midji, including high school, li- brary, U. ' S. postoffice, court house, Methodist chusch, Catholic, Presbyterian church, Baptist church, Episcopal church, Mark- ham hotel, Elks hall, Crookston company mills, union depot, Great Northern depot, Bemidji Manufac- turing company, Birchmont hotel, the boat ‘““The City of Bemidji,” and a photograph of the county commissioners of Beltrami county in session. Cards of the professional and business men of the city of Be- midji. Copy of the Bemidji city direc- tory. Copies of the current numbers of the local newspapers of the city of Bemidji, The Daily Pioneer, The Weekly Pioneer and The Be- midji Sentinel, and one copy each of the following Minnesota daily newspapers: The Minneapolis Journal,” Minneapoplis Tribune, Minneapolis News, St. Paul Dis- patch, St..Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul News. Duluth Herald, Du- luth News Tribune,