Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 17, 1918, Page 1

. VOLUME XVI, NO. 188 - News Today From the American Battl@"rmm In F rance~ Twenty-first Home Guard Bat- - talion Will Be Holding SPECIAL TRAINS WILL : BE RUN FROM HERE _ Visitors Will Be There, © Also Officials 2 ./ 1If the American- eagle doesn't scream Setember 17, “Bemidjl Day,” at the Red Lake reservation fair, it won’t be the fault of Superintendent Dickens of the reservation nor Major $H. Z. Mitchel] of the Tenty-first Home Guard battalion, for this pair, togeth- er with the battalion: headquarters of- fiers-and General Manager A. L. Mo- - lander of the Red Take railroad met __at the reservation yesterday ‘after- noon and went over the plans and-dis- cussed the details in every phase. “Bemidii Day.” ‘The annual Red Lake fair will be held September. 16,17, and 18, and on those days the Twenty-first battalion will ‘be at Red Lake for a week’s camp, In the fdir program the bat- talion promises to be a big attraction and on the day set aside as ‘Bemidji rangements-’ are - to . include . the use. of,.the, Red.Lake.school for:bar-| racks, while.a‘large-tent will also be used to accommodate-either the band or others of.the battalion..:Superin- tenedent, Dickens of the-agency chas - promised the: battalion. that h il " _transport everything free from Redby. to the camp site. 3 Those at Conference. At the conference yesterday were Major Mitchell; Lieut Stewart, com- manding Bemidji company; Lieut. A. ‘B."Palmer, Lieut. A. L. Barker. Lieut. Alex Doran and Sergeant E. L. Ben- i ner. of ‘Major Mitchell’s staff; Lieut. ¥ H. E. Reynolds of the brigade staff, »also Mr. Molander‘and Superinten- dent Dickens of RedLake. Bagley and McIntosh of the bat- talion and also another company from -~another battalion, as-well as the Be- ‘midji headquarters company, sanitary corps and band: will comprise the en- campment, and there will be various distinguished state and military offi- cers present while the men’ are in camp. 5 Svecial Train. = On “Bemidji Day’”’ at the fair it is expected to program a sham battle with maneuvers and a special train will be run on the Red Lake road. Hundreds will go by autos. The details of the affair have not been worked out but are in the course of preparation. ‘HIEUT. LYCAN COMES . TOMORROW ON LEAVE Lieutenant R. B. Lycan and wife are expected to arrive in the city to- morrow afternoon, and will be the guests of Lieut Lycan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Lycan and his.sis- ter, Miss Donna Lycan, for about four days. Lieutenant Lycan has been in the service sinceApril 1917 and is stationed on the U. 8. S. Massachu- setts. % ~ |ARMED ONLY WITH VALSE. Annual Camp ] / Bw Sham Battle; Thousands of ; imilitary service.o 3} s ‘less- 0f-any presumed-grounds for ex- ‘emption. YOUNG HERO SAVES DA ~ (By ‘United Press.): 2 London, Aug. 17.—A. wounded offi- cer, just home, states that there are ‘dozens of -different phenomena ' of heroism. R He: tells. of ‘a- a young sub _who never had been up the line before and-was only there:through a chance| it from. headguarte: ‘orous attac 1 -~ He 'was Mt terrific shelling, and stood trembling} :in‘every limb. ' -With a shamefaced’|. smile he said to another officer *I shall be all right in a little ‘while.! A’ critical position arose.on ‘the left where a detachment had lost all its officers and was wavering. Out of the trench stepped this boy. He had only a valise in his hand. ™ Running in front of the wavering company he signalled it to come for- ward. ‘It rallied and followed him. After he had gone forward 40 yards he was shot through the head and killed. b But by that time he had saved the situation. > : NEW 21-YEAR OLDS T0 REGISTER AUG. 24; * WARNING IS ISSUED The first of the registrations soon to come will be on August 24, when all young men who have reached the age of 21 years since June 5, 1918, must register. £ ~The registry will be held at the same -places of registry “throughout the county as. was the registry on June'5, and the registry boards will be the same as before so far as pos- sible; The Beltrami board has received a call for.14-men to entrain for Camp; It takes a tremiendous charge of ;powder to drive a big shell into theé my--lines;” "-At-‘the +ight is’ a ahell; at ‘the left is the powder- a’statement ‘emphasizing ' that . all ‘male:citizens who shall-hrave reached their. twenty-first birthday -anniver- sary since -June & last must appear before; the local boards to register for. SHOWMEN HELPFARMERS - THEN DONATE EARNINGS T0 RED CROSS CHAPTER The Little Giant shows, which will open a-week’s stay in Bemidji next week upder the auspices and for the benefit of the Twenty-first battalion Home Guard, band seems to be a most unusual aggregation, judging from their engagement in Moorhead and the newspapers of that city de- voted much space to the aggregation. Yesterday, 32 employes of the com- pany went into the fields and helped the farmers.: Then they turned what they received for their work over to the Red Cross . Manager J. J. Barnes today in a call upon the Pioneer said they would do the same thing in Bemidji, for the farmers in this vicinity. It was a great day, for employes from the city banks, stores and repre- sentatives of the federal farm bureau volunteered their services and togeth- er with the showman put in a good day, the showmen turning in' $119.25 to tne Red Cross. The band is to receive 10 per cent from all shows and attractions dur- ing next week in Bemidji. The man- agement does not claim to have the biggest aggregation of its kind in the world, but does claim to have a high class aggregation, every show clean and with a big merry-go-round and Ferris wheel. There are eight big shows, all features, free acts, includ- ing aerial trapeze, Roman rings, the only diving goat act before the pub- lic diving dog and other features. The band boys will be at all shows .~ Opportunity to claim exemption will be afforded subsequently in the filling out of questionnaires by reg- istrants. “Provision will be made.for the registration -by mail of any person who expects to be absent on regis- tration day from the jurisdiction of the board where he permanently re- sides,” says the statement. “But in such a case extreme care should be taken by him to see that his . registration card ‘reaches his home board on or before August 24. ‘“Such persons are advised to apply at once to a local board for instruc- tions as to how fo proceed.” PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS CLEAN RED LAKE FALLS Red Lake Falls, Minn., Aug. 17.— Over $9,000 worth of liquor was seiz- ed yesterday by Special Agents T. K. Glaser and James E. Carlson-of the Minnesota public safety commission, in three raids:-on saloons alleged to have violated the order of the com- mission in removing liquor from their premises. TFourteen hundred dollars worth was taken from the bar of John Deutsman; $800 worth from the home of Dan:Champoux, and in addition entéred ~the saloon of Champoux where the entire stock worth $7,000 was confiscated. The saloongeepers have until Aug. 23 to sell their stock to parties in wet territory, but ‘all of it must be shipped out by rail. Red Lake Falls is now bone dry. By FRANK J. TAYLOR. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the American Army at the Front, May 29.— (By Mail.)—One of the things that gets deeply into a doughboy’s blood is the whistle of a good old American locomotive in France, and the clang of its bell. It sounds like home. The-Ameri- can locomotives are big, husky ones, making the French look like toys. When the first- American loromo- tives arrived in France, the natives were astonished at the deep-toned bells and whistles. French locomo- tives have a “tooter” on them resem- bling an enlarged peanut-wagon }vhistle, say the doughboys, and there is o bell at all. The Americans con- tend that the shrill Frencn whistle is tod screechy and effeminate. A truck load of doughboys was bouncing over the road near a woods, from which a railroad emerged, in the vicinity of Verdun. Suddenly there came a deep-toned blast of a lo- comotive from the woods, foliowed by YANKEE ENGINES WHISTLE ~ OF HOME TO THE AMERICANS and features to take tickets. AVIATION SCHOOL HEAD MISSING AT ST. PAUL (By United Press.) St. Paul, Aug. 17.—Lieut. Hadden of the aviation school is missing, while an investigation into his con- duet while heading the school last January is being made. Hadden left school without leave last Sunday.” He was traced to Lake Minnetonka where he rented a dress- ing room and bathing suit. Next morning his army uniform was found in the room and it is also learned a man answering his description bought a ticket for Willmar, Minn. THIS DAY IN THE WAR Aug. 17, 1917—Canadians ground in Loos-Lens region. Aug. 17, 1916—British repulse six counterattacks northwest of Pozieres. Aug. 17, 1915—British transport Royal Edward sunk in Aegean sea by German submarine, with loss of about 1,000 men. Aug. 17, 1914—Belgian capitai moved to Antwerp, the panting chug that reminded you of a train going over the Rockies. *“Sounds like an American locomo- tive, surer than thunder,” shouted one of the doughboys, “you could teil that noise a mile away. ~ Let’s stop until it comes out of the woods.” Who Cares for Shells. «We're liable to get shelled here,” said the truck driver, “But if you fel- lows are game, I am. I'd take a chance on shells any day to see a Baldwin locomotive go by with a good old American puff and chug and whis- tle.” The group insisted on stopping, and the locomotive, hauling a host of tiny French freight cars, came puff- ing out of the woods. The doughboys hroke out into cheers, and more doughboys running the engine replied with a full-steam resounding whistle ‘hat echoed clear into Germany. “I can die happy now!” said one of the doughboys, as the truck moved on toward the froiit, after the husky American locomotivé had been wateh- ed out of sight, gain ve PaAaace t : needed With British. rance, Aug. to ' send it“on its way. +wilk all be. explained at the War i0%" at the Minnesota>State Falr, September 2 to 7. 0 WISE YOUNG MAN!. : (By United Press.) the * ‘American - army F 17.—In an American hospital in a village near the Marne a German boy of nineteen years lay waiting the attention of a docter. His injury was not serious and he was content with what had ibefallen-him. He talked English, ‘without great difficulty, and responding .to ques- tions gave his youthful opinion of affairs in Germany. was new, but in endeavoring to sum it up he used this expression: “The people are through, but the State fights on.” +CAPITAL OF RUSSIA London, Aug. 17.—Anti-Entente circles in Petrograd were surprised and dismayed when the German em- bassy and mission, which had gone to Petrograd from Moscow, suddenly left Petrograd, according to a Stockholm dispatch to the Times, quoting the Petrograd Gazette, the only anti-Bol- shevik newspaper allowed to appear in Petrograd. Although the Gazette is. opposing the Bolshevik regime it is violently pro-German and anti- at Brest-Litovsk and Biala. BRITISH TANKER IS SUNK OFF HATTARAS (By United Press.) It Nothing he said It it said that the arrival of the German embassy at Petrograd gave reason for the belief that it would remain permanently there. sion numbered 700, and brought its archives and stores to Petrograd by automobile. ‘The Gazette prints a dispatch from Kiev stating that Germans are mak- ing wholesale arrests of workmen, especially railway employes and is sending them to concentration camps The mis- Washington, Aug. 17.—The Brit- ish steamer Mirlo was torpedoed and sunk off Cape Hattaras by a German submarine last night, announced the navy deparment today. she carried a cargo of gasoline. DIES ON VISIT. It is believed Mr. Porte, Sr., father of Thomas Porte of Grand Forks, who is spend- ing the summer at Moval lake, was taken suddenly ill Wednesday night while at his son’s summer home, and died during the night. He was about 80 years old. The body will be taken to Grand Forks for burial. GPES TO CONFERENCE. - Mrs. C. R. Sanborn of Bemidji has gone to Lake Geneva to attend a two days’ conference for speakers, which the Y. W. C. A. is holding this week. Miss Boynton will serve the organ- ization as speaker during the co- drivé which the Y. W, C. A operative and ¥ #. C. A, are to maké ¢ hig fall. in - BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1918 ¥ roads. Lassigny road. Concentrating upon Zeebrugge, Brit- ish aviators, working with the navy, dropper 60 ‘tons of bombs upon the enehy August 8, and downed a Zep- pelin in the North sea. States. Mr. Kelsey, years ago. have Bolcolm and tural agent. follows: boys and girls. school have fore August, 21. N —Tt‘ymaunmd - PIONEEL FRENCH CLOSING IN |UPONLASSIGNY AND SEPARATE OBJECT : - - (By United Press.) ! Paris. Aug. 17.—The French are at the gates of Roye and have occu- vied the advance of the town south of Avre. and also occupied the junction of the Montdidier-Estress-St. Denis | St. Mard was captured after fiexce fiehting. on account of the formidable defenses-had by the Germans there. i “Bevond Loges wood the Germans were pushed back behind the Rove- . Paris, Aug 17.—The. French are (By United Press.) within a mile of Roye and Lassigny. Camy de Car, a mile west of Roye, and-Plessie de Roye, less than a mile from Lassigny, have been taken. ALLIED AVIATORS DROP BOMBS. ! Londonfl - Aug. PLAN SUPREME COMMAND, Zurick, Aug. 17.—Newspapers say the Teuton high commands are con- sidwering ‘one suppreme commander /1ilee General ‘Foch. .. 3 NORWAY MAKES PROTESTS. “Christinia} '‘Aug. 17.—Norway has ‘potestdd ‘to Germany the sinking of the steamer Somerstadt off the United CAI’TAIN KELSEY WILL BE TAKEN T0 MICHIGAN The body of Capt. J. W. Kelsey of Federal Dam, formerly of this city will be buried in Federal Dam, tem- porarily ‘and later will be takem to Michigan for interment. services will be held at Federal Dam, Monday, at 1:30 o’clock. who died Thursday evening, was a boat builder by trade and -made his home in Bemidji for about 18 years, building boats and also operating boats on the lake here. He moved to Federal Dam about four He leaves a wife and one son, David Kelsey. SCHOOL WAR GARDENERS ARE HAVING OUTING A get-together picnic was held to- day at Diamond Point by the boys and girls of the Bemidji schools, who participated along agricultural the speakers at the delightful affair were Miss Mabel Anderson, demonstrator; Superintendent W. G. W. Aamodt, agricul- Students who are in the garden and canning contest have orgamnized a club and have elected officers as President, Kirk; vice president, Miss Ruth Cas- key; secretary, Tom Simons; treas- urer, Miss Alice Dean. The war garden campaign as con- ducted by Harry Olin, agriculturist in the Bemidji high school, has been a success and 250 girls and boys are participating in the home garden and canning contest; 40 have entered the school garden contest and 50 are working in the poultry contest. A The fact that it is a war proposi- tion has increased the interest of the been broken and the place resembles a university demon- stration farm more than it does a high school farm. b [RKUTSK CAPTURED BY CZECH FORCES (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 17.—Irkutsk has been captured by the Czechs, assisted by Siberians, the state department an- nounced this afternoon. The govern- ment is favorable to the allies and favors war on Germany. RED LAKE SUPERINTENDENT RECEIVES GOVERNMENT ORDER Walter F. Dickens, superintendent of the Red Lake Chippewa reserva- tion, has received orders from the war department to advise all under his jurisdiction, both white and-Indians, to register, those affected being those who have reached the age of 21 since June 5 or will be 21 years on or he- - P TR dnuC-‘! ET FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH NINETY CASUALTIES. (By United Press.) 3 § Washington, Aug. 17.—General % Pershing’s; casualty . list today con- tained 90 names. HOADERS HIT HARD. (By Unijted Press.) LONDON, Aug. 17.—Hoarding in England comes high. A Newcastle shipbuilder and his wife, recently haled to court on charges of hoarding large quantities of food, were fined 700 pounds ($3, 500), despite the plea of the ship- builder that he was engaged in build- ing ships as fast as possible to save the country from disaster. | TEUTONS UNGRATEFUL. IS CHARGE BY SPAIN Madrid, Aug. 17.—In a note ad- dressed by Spain to Germany regard- ing the torpedoing of the Spanish ves. sels, announcement of the dispatch of which wasanade hy Foreign Minister H Dato on Aug. 8, the Spanish govern- | ment points t6 Germany's ppoor re- § turn for services Spain’ has performed " | in‘purstirance of her neutral policy by which Germany has benefitted, ac- i cording the newspapepr El So.. ! Germany: has received numerous evidences of ‘Spanish regard, the note says in.substance as summarized by this newspaper, such as in the case { of refugees from the Kamerun, whom Spain cared for, and is pointed out that in addition Spain has undertak- en the representation of German in- terests in various Dbelligerent coun- tries. Nevertheless, the note continues, in return for these services and for benefits accruing to Germany, in con- sequence of Spanish neutrality, Ger- many has persisted constantly in causing injury to Spanish interests. MRS, JENNIE HUGHES DIES: REMAINS TO BARNESVILLE v 17.—(Official) ,— [0 The funeral Mrs. Jennie Hughes, wife of Joe { Hughes, died at her home just north of the city, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, after an illness of about three months. The remains were taken to Barnesville, Minn., for interment on the two o’clock train this afternoon. The Catholic Order of Foresters, Al- tar Guild and Sacred Heart league accompanied the remains to the depot in a body. Mrs. Hughes was 38 years old and leaves her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Val Motschenbacher and a sister, Miss Lillian Motschenbacher, who were at her bedside when she died. She also leaves a large circle ing advances to banks for crop mov- ing purposes have been made by the work Among in war lines. home of friends. ANY BANK CAN GET CROP MOVING FUNDS St. Paul, Aug. 17.—Plans for mak- Miss Bernice War Finance corporation through the Federal reserve banks, which will permit banks whether members of the Federal Reserve bank or not, to supply the necessary funds to farmers and merchants to aid in moving the ¢rops of the year. Information on the plan was given out by. Theodore Wold of the Ninth District Federal Reserve bank. Prover Showing Necessary. The advances by the War Finance corporation will be made up of 7F per cent of the amount of the loar made by any bank, on proper show: ing by the loaning bank that the money is advanced for crop moving purposes. Banks must make a statement to the Federal reserve bank, of the amont of the loans made for mov- ‘ ing crops, and give the Federal re- | serve bank any other information de- sired. All records of the Rate Is 5 Per Cent. The rate of interest has been fixed by the War Finance board at 5 per cent. Banks are asked to make a lump application for all of their loans e made for crop moving purposes and file it with the Federal reserve bank. The Federal Reserve bank has prom- ised to act promptly on all applica- tions. In case of applications by the bank not a member of the Federal Reserve bank, the application must be accom- panied by a statement of the condi- tion of the bank af the time. L