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

BAND BENEFIT SHOWS - GAS SHELLS FOR OPEN TONIGHT: COME ‘ e HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Just what sort of an aggregation the Little Giant shows are can better be determined from a letter written by ‘W. V. 0O'Connor, treasurer’ of the & First Savings -Bank, Grand. Forks, || who heartily recommends- the aggre- gation, saying that when the Com-' mercial club called for volunteers| to-go out and help the farmers shock, ten” men from. the shows ‘shock- -} ed on the O'Conner.Bros.’ big farm and “did ‘excellent: - work.” . Their “earnings were-turned over. to the Red Cross, amount. The Little ‘Giant shows were in Grand Forks last week, alty 27 Yeura. coming from there to Bemidji, where they will appear at .the base ball park all this week -under the auspices of| ARGUMENTS FOR NEW the Twelaty-flrs@ b;ittgllt;]n band. The shows ‘arrive ere Sunday TRIAL MADE THIS WEEK and today were unloaded. -J. O. Mc- o —_— Cart, general age!;lt, today said there Z o was not the slightest objectionable Federal Cou_fl: Jury Finds Ver-|;catire about the, entire company _dict in Short Order; One nor its attractions, that they were HS’M les Fate alt high class, and their recommenda- tions'and press comments would seem to ‘bear out every claim made. Chicago, August 19.—One hundred| One of .the best merry-go-rounds leaders of the Industrial Workers of | out is with this company, and there the World were ~found “guilty as i3 a Ferris wheel of the latest type. . charged in the indictment” by a jury | Thereis'the midway, briliantly light- 8 " ‘mfter one hour’s deliberation at their | ed, with concessions of every descrip- trial for conspiracy to disrupt the na-|tion. Some of the features are the tion’s. war program: - late Saturday. | monkey speedway, with-monkeys rid- “Arguments for a new trial will be ing auto races. “Echoes of the South,” heard this’ week. a genuine darkey entertainment is | France. The defendants; including William | another leading feature. “Peggy, the| them th 2 0. ¢(“Big Bill”) Haywood, general Sphinx” is a strong attraction while ~* secretary-treasurer of the I W. W., ;‘Spido;aé'“the Eil‘lt Withol’llfha body, Z " the highest position in the organiza-|is-a baflling mystery. ere are Y tiom, fm ap maximum -penalty 'of also the dattractionshof tht? freaks, liv- N- w. TELEP HONE co. twenty-seven._ years in prison and a |ing wonders and other attractions. g :.,\ $10, 08'0 fine esi:h " Members of the band will be at MAKING INVENTORY 5 Federal Judge K. M. Landis, in his|each of the shows and attractions to charge to the jury, withdrew the fifth | take tickets. The band will play OF BELTRAM] PR{)PERTY and last count of ‘the indictment]|in ‘the business district this evening which charged conspiracy to violate|and play at the carnival ground. the postal laws and particularly that A ‘section excluding from the mails en- TUBERCULAR SOLDIERS valuation‘ was begun. this week in|various reports circulated in Bemidji terprises in the nature of schemes to Beltrami ‘county when a crew heac- to the effect that Canada was not defrm@ £ ed by Samuel K. Stover of Minneap- |stinted in the use of sugar, and an The remaining four counts of the FORM GREAT PROBLEM olis, as Cchief; started to make a de-| inquiry by A. D. Wilson, Minnesota indictment spegifically charge viola- tailed inventory in this' county of all| federal food adminlstration, elicited To prevent enemy :urixiez_ them or the weather damaging shells gre kept In a w and ¢)vered dump, - CANADA IS ALLGWED LESS THAN IN U. §. For some -time there have been Field work on the state telephone|? tion of the Espionage-act, the section (By Unit eu.Pr 5.) the property -of the Northwestern|a reply from the educational de- ‘of the criminal code:prohibiting in-| &4 ; ress. Telophone Exchange company devot- | partment of the = Canadian food ‘terference with the civil rights of ‘cit- ; '192"The combined|ed to the:long distance or toll serv- ! hoard’ that the sugar ration in Can- the selective sefvice act-and:th experience of England, France and |ice. .The task of appraising the valye| ada is one and one-half pounds per conspiracy statute. - Italy'.is _enabling America to_see of the:toll lines in Minnesota was.im-| month, per person,.or a half pound " . Close is:Sudden;- fofarther than Her n ggieet]i] upon -the ‘state -railroad -and | less" tfiat is allowed each person in Hoséasé: which hgs 3 2 ouse commission by-thelast leg-the United States per month. The close f' tho’ W One of the greatest after-war pro islature, and the commissi trust been before the court for 138 days, blems will be tuberculosis - Farnpdiget mm %“ ‘}“ rust-| - «There has been a persistent pro- was sudden. - Two minor withesses En| goldiers suffering from oLl tsu '];‘1’*1! 1 urgen- | gaganda: circulated in . Mipnesota), testified at tiig:ndrning session’ and mfg Adikease® arebeing ' discharged se‘,}:h;m gl e:nf‘,o":cfz o ot torn | PéTticularly to the etfect that whea. following them, Frank K. Nebeker,|from the army in considerable. num-{ o 1ines extezdin 5 everes gon:)er and sugar could be purchased and chief counsel for the government, be-| bers, and in view of this the Ameri- 3: the state to entef bon mg el used just as desired in Canada,” gan his closing argument for which | can Red Cross is making a carful|,;q as these must ,n},’mde arres:om said Mr. Wilson. “In justice to our he was allowed two hours, but con-|study of European methods of fight-| ¢ the condition of every unit enter-- Canadian neighbors, the matter was sumed scarcely half of that time.|ing the white plagiie. o lato teléph {“fi n 5 investigated and regulations found Then George F. Vanderveer, hoad of| ~An interesting and important ex- t:i %6 the ‘Kin°&zs‘t‘°::t;‘l’1° t‘}’l‘;v ‘:‘;{( to be even more severe than those, the defense legal staff, to the sur-|periment has been inaugurated by|is an exacting ome. If a sufficient here. prise of all in the court room, de-|opening a cottage colony at Papworth | nymber of capable men wil! be avail- :éa{fig ;'h:'t ?v?txgxtznili(};l::atgleo:fig Hall. * Medical 'I‘I‘e“ ?(si:ima\‘.e the | able this season, it is expected that|CIVIL'WAR VETERAN ury average consumptive soldier-has less £ statement. £ than a 50 percent capacity for work ;l;:routside work will be done this| QBSERVES BIRTH ANNIVERSARY In his closing argument, Attorney~ as compared with the healthy work-|" The notes now being taken will not Nebaker. gatd: ingman. In - this experiment the|only give the commission a comp.eted You have been engaged i1 onie of | authorities aim at supplementing the | record of the telephone property of the most epoch-making trials in the|handicapped worker’s income with|the state, but the data will also eighth birth anniversary today. Mr. history of -the country. _ | the other 50 per cent that he is|form s basis in determining the rea-| rish served in company T, Ninth “The wisdom -of the laws of this| unable to earn, on-the ground that|gonableness of the long distance or Minnesota, Second Brigade, First Di- country is not an issue. We obey the| without - this subcidy the patient|toll rates -prevailing in Minnesota vision while in the service. He had decisions of the highest court and|would go under, slowly and pain-|which have been subject to some | 21 attack of pneumonia this sum- that is the only way thaf a republic| tully, after handing on the disease|criticism. - mer, but has fully recovered. can live. Anything that strikes at|to the next generation. : - hat i d: thing. SR ww A ‘*°:'i’\ ont, | unieime ettage colony pationts vus|COAL CONSUMERS NOT ~ |AMERICAN SERGEANT “The wisdom of the deci s of the| time work at a suitable trade, the » courts of this country is nat an is-| principle’ being to subsidize the TO LUG lN DE”VER]ES ls Now LIEUTENANT sue. The industrial system is not on | tuberculous labor. trial. ~This case is not against any The American Red Cross is watch- interests of honest workingmen, nor |ing the experiment with gregt in- against any patriotic labor organiza- | terest, realizing that the privations tion. And no effort is being made by and hardships of war are bound to the government to justify mob vio- tell on the strongest constitution; lence, the Bisbee deportntion, or |.and when the boys come home this other lawless acts. disease will in all probability be|otherwise. Information to thelacross a flat SDOt whicn the German “At its very start the I. W. W.|one of the greatest problems with|effect the coal ’’1id” wouldn’t be|8uns dominated in an American sec- struck at the foundations of -our gov-| Which the United States will have|clamped upon Bemidji has been re-[tor. A serge nt heard the plans, but- ernment. Is it not peculiar that in celved, although no official notice had [ ted in and offered to dig the trench in every state of the union these fel- been received by the dealers person-| One night with a thousand men. He lows gets into trouble? ‘In a little ally not to deliver coal to bins. was given the job and he did it. Now town an ordinance ‘is passed. They The deliverless order was issued|he is a lieutenant. come and violate it and say they are gz' lt:,helsta.t; fuel adminfstrator in 5 _ going to violate it. t. Paul and was sent out as news. ™ £ “The documents by the deiendarixts Betor% th}m relguilauon orger got IMPORTANT I™ TRUE. themselves ~ are enough to convict 3 around the explosion ‘“was heard by them. When you consgider the defini-| , Washington, Aug.: 19. —T‘a‘&‘flt;"e an indignant public and the soft ped- (By United Press.) tions made by the witnesses on -the|Plans of the Treasury prov el OT| 3] was put on. Bemidji dealers be-| Magnolia, Mass, Aug. 19.—The stand and compare them with what | three big Liberty Loan lcaxtnpa glns lieve they are competent to take care | president gained weight during his they have written and the hooks they | ¥ith the next year, each to ralse|,s the delivery of all coal orders. vacation. This is considered unusual. authorized the case of the govern- $5,000,000,000 or more, it was learn- ment is complete.” ed today. % The first will- be from September Verdict In Hour. - 28 to October 19, as has been an- After the instructions of Judge | nounced, the following 1s planned for Landis, the jury retired at 4:10 p. m., January or February and the third and just one hour later announced in May or June. that its verdict was ready.- The court This program will-be necessary, it was hastily assembled and the verdict | is explained, to provide the $16,000- was read at 5:25 p. m., There was no 000,000 which officials estimate will . demonstration and the defendants|be requu‘ed to finance war operations were returned to their cells after during the year, in addition to the Judge Landis had announced that he| $8,000,000,000, which may be provid- would hear arguments for a new trial ed by the new revenue bill now be- next week, the exact date to be set|ing drafted. later. If government expenses and loans } The I. W. W. trial began April 1,|to the Allies fall much below the and was one of the longest criminal|$24,000,000,000 estimate, the gov- cases on record in this country. The ernment is expected to try to com- record contains 30,000 typewritten|bine two loans into one big campaign pages or ,500,000 words. SENATEMN angux(lze}xl l:r:mmpaign would be set for . CONVENE THURSDAY <&~ TOCONSIDER DRAFT G. P, Irish, a Civil war veteran of this ecity, celebrated his seventy- By FRANK J. TAYLOR. (By United Press. > (United Press Correspondent.) .- Coal consumers of BemidJi will not g be obliged to have their coal deliv-| With the Americans Afield, Aug. gries dumped up on the front lawn|19.—An American general wanted a or any other place if they desire|stupport trench, two miles long, dug to cope. THREE BIGDRIVESIN " YEAR FOR WAR NEEDS What's The Matter With Bemidji Merchants Buy goods from merchants you know, not from traders you have never seen. After the Pilgrim- Fathers landed, they didn’t send to James I for dry goods. When the Israelites reached Canaan they didn’t write to Pharoah for canned pork and beans. This is no time to clutter up Uncle Sam’s railroads with mail orders. Give him a free hand to feed the boys in France. Do your bit and buy of Bemidji Merchants. some time in the late winter. Every effort will be made by the Treasury to make the number of loans as few, and the time of finan- cial rest between the campaigns as long as possible. COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT. The city council wnll meet this eve- ning in regular session. It is prob- able the water works problem will be discussed, (By United Press.) ‘Washington, Aug. 19.—The senate today agreed to terminate its recess Thursday and consider the 18 to 45 years draff bill. Passage by Satur- day is hoped. FRONTS:IMPORTANT ESOTA 1ICAL Ty FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH NEW FRENCHSWEEP CONNECTS BATTLE 5 - PLATEAUCAPTURED - . (Bulletin.) (By United Press.) Paris, Aug. 19.—The French hold the suburbs of Roye. The British continue flanking north of the town. The Germans are rushing in fresh reserves. In the last 24 hours the allies have taken 3,000 prisoners. R (Bulletin.) s, 4:20 P.M. London, Aug. 19.—The French have advanced a mile and three quarters between Lassigny and the Oise, reaching Lahamel. (Bulletin.) 4 Y On the Lys sector, the British forced back the Ger- mans over a front of four miles to a depth of 2,000 yards, took the village of Outersteen. and 400 prisoners. South of the Ancre and French advanced, takmx e nearly 500 prisoners. Gradually the British are wiping out the Lys salient. FRENCH CONNECT BATTLE LINES. Paris, Aug. 19.—(Official.)—~The French in a new drive s 2 between the Oise and the Aisne advanced a mile and one quarter on' a front over-nine miles-and established a complete connec- tion between Picardy and the Aisne-Vesle fronts, occupied the | important plateau west of Namepool, also reached the southern ‘border ‘of Audincourt, took 1,700 pruonera and captured the illage of Neuvonvmgre. 2 - —_— i HERE’S THE REAL STUFF. 2 Paris, Aug.| 19.—(Official.)—An American division, com- posed almost entirely of German born parentage, advanced 11 miles during seven days of the recent counter offensive, cap- tured eight villages and fought 72 hours straight uatil relieved. SOCIAL EVENT IN INOV: 11 DATE FOR BIG BOOZE SOAKED TOWN| - WAR FUND CAMPAIGN If there is anyone who doesn't New York, Aug. 19.—The week of believe the Minnesota Public Safety N°V°tm"°f 11 h“st h?le‘:l ‘i‘e" {‘"’ tlha commission did the right thing when gli%n:i 5“‘)"; 330w?;r l::ar ‘:,Jrek (:)lm“?z it closed up the booze joints at Red!y M, C. A., the Y. W. C. A., the War Lake Falls, read this dispatch sent|Camp Community service and the out last Friday from that town: American Library Service association, “Parties giving the names of|according to an announcement made Annie Olson -of Seattle, Wash., Flor-| here by representatives of the four ence. George of Devils Lake, N. D, organizations. e Herbert Quick and J. G. Hough-| The Y, M. C. A. will receive §100,- ton of Starkweather, N. D., were| (00,000 from the fund, the Y. W. arrested Friday morning on a charge{C. A. $15,000,000, the War Camp of disorderly conduct. They arrived| Community Service $15,000,000 and in the night by automobile from | the Library associscion $3,5600,000. North Dakota, and proceéded to raise The Knights of Columbus, the Jew- Cain ,to the great disturbance of|ish Welfare league and the Salvation up-town residents who were trying| Army, the only other three war relief to sleep. In the morning the George| organizations recognized by the gov- woman gave an exhibition of her ernment, will be asked to join in a prowess as a chauffeur, and succeed- | similar campaign to be launched in ed in running the big automobile| January, 1919. into an ornamental street light post, It was impossible to arrange for after damaging a Ford in passing|these organizations to take part in to the extent of $12.85. The George|the November campaign. The plan to woman also missed hitting the big|combine the seven apppeals to sanc- car of Mrs. E. F. Marshall by a nar-| tion of President Wilson and Secre- row margin. The quartet were ar- tary of War Baker. rested by Chief Joseph Belair and tonind them gttty as énarged, orar-| GERMAN STAFF AND TROOPS TO PETROGRAD ed them to pay for the damage done and ordered them to leave town im- (By United Press.) ‘Washington, Aug. 19.—The state mediately. Their own car was in the repair shop, and as they did not have sufficient funds to leave, they department today learned that three special trains bearing 800 German soldiers, and wearing Russ uni- horrowed $20 from the justice, leav- ing a valuable watch as security.” forms, and the German embassy staff left Moscow for Petrograd. Indica- JAPANESE TROOPS ARE CALLED i TO SUBDUE FOOD RIOTING tions are that Premier Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotsky wiil meet them there and ali proceed to Kron- stadt together. ANOTHER NORWEGIAN BARK ‘SUB’ VICTIM (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 19.—(Official.) S5 —The Norwegian bark Nordhav has been sunk off Cape Henry by a Ger- man submarine. The crew of 26 was rescued. MORE BOLSHEVIKISM. (By United Press.) Zurich, Aug. 19.—A German force is occupying Vitebsk and Snolensk e with Bolsheviki approval, says a Warsaw dispatch. Washington, Aug: 19.—Troops have been called to quell food riots in practically every important city. THIS DAY IN THE WAR | Aug. 19, 1817—British gain east of Ypres. Aug. 19, 1916—British penetrate German lines on 17-mile front on Somme, at one point to depth of 600 yards. Aug. 19, 1915—White Star liner Arabic torpedoed off Fastnet light, on her way to New York, w'th 181 passengers and crew of 242 ahoard. Aug. 19, 1914—Belgians are re- treating toward Antwerp. ———— e e e e L | 8 ] | | 14 | —