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

vqwm. XVI, NO. 190 SINCE JONE 5 WILL REGISTER ON SATURDAY| Elxllt&liflcts Named in Wluch 7' Central Poll Will Be Located BEMIDJI AND VICINITY POLLS AT COURT HOUSE Drnft Board Head Urges All # Within Order to Register “ as-Prescribed Next Saturday August 24, all male persons within the county of Bel- trami who' have attained the age of 21 years-since June 5, 1918, will be required ' to reglster and - Sheriff Johnson, chairman ~of the - draft board, is urging all whom the order 4may concern to register on the date set by the war department at Wash- ington, VOTING DISTRICTS. 2 & All- regidtrations will. -be at. the regular polling places of cities, towns yillages ‘and country precincts and 1), be'divided into the. following wting districts: District No. 1-—City of Bemldji willage of Tenstrike, Farley, Turtle- River, Wilton, Solway’ and Redby. Townships of Jones, Grant Valley, Bemidji, © Frohn, Township 146, Range 31, Sugar Bush, Turtle. Rlver, Eckles Lammers, Buzzle, Turtle. Lake, Port Hope, Taylor,"Hagali, Durand, Maple Ridge, Roosevelt, Alaska, Nebish, .and will register- s,t'Bemidi E house. District’ No.- 2—-Vulages ‘of Black- duck, Funkley, Townships of Brook Blackduck, O'Brien, Langor and Hor- net, and will register at Blackduck. District No. 3—Village of Kelliher, Townghips of Quirix;g, Cormant Shooks, Kelliher, Woodrow, “Battle, Shotley, ‘Eland, Waskish, Konig. Township 155, Range-31, Birch Isl- and, Township 165, Range 33; Town- 'ship 156, Ranges 30, 31, 32 and 33, and will register in Kelliher at the city hall. District No. 4—Townships 157, Hange 30, Kiel, Pioneer,-Township 157, Range 33, Township 158, Renge 34, Meadowland, Township 158, Range 32, Swiftwater, Town- ship 158, Range 30, and will regis- in Carp, Minnesota, at the post- office. North County Registry. : District No. 5—Villages of Bau- dette and Spooner, Townsnips of Rap- id - River, Boone, Rulein, Walhala, Spooner, Gudrid, Baudette, Wabanica. ‘Wheeler and Angle, and will register ¥in Baudette at the board of trade ‘frooms. District No. 6—Village of Wil- liams, and Townships of Lakewood, Prosper, Chilgren, Zippel, McDougald, Myhre, Potamo, Eugene, Township 1160, Ranges 35 and 36, Beaver Dam, Norris, Township 159, Ranges 33 and 34, andewill register at Williams, Minnesota, before John R. Norris. District No. 7—Townships of Big Grass, Winner, Yale, Township 158, Range 35, Township 157, Ranges 36 and 37, and Northwood, and will reg- ster at Ilag, postoffice, ‘atrict No. . 8—Township 157, Ranges 34 and 35, Township 156, Ranges 34 and 35, Minnie, Spruce Grove, Benville, Lee, Hamre, Steener- son, Township 155, Ranges 34 and 35, and will register at Malcolm post- office. KARI REFUSES TROOPS. (By United Press.) Zurich, Aug. 20.—Emperor Karl of Austria refused to send troops to the western front, current rumor | says. WILSON BACK HOME. (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 20.—President Wilson returned this morning from Magnolia. Bulgar Czar Held Hostage By Germany i (By United Press.) Washington, Aug 20.—Czar Ferdi- nand is held a virtual hostage in Ger- many it is learned here. It is be- lieved this is to insure Bulgaria’s loy- alty to the Central Powers. o ;mR-0LDS |Food Hi‘oting Lmke, Moose, Lake; Birch,” Summit, In Pelrngrad'. fany Ki (By United Press.) Amsterdam. Aug.: 20‘——Hundreds »have been killed in-ter food riots in- Petrograd. . Worken - without bread for two-days paraded the streets shouting “down with -the-Germans.” They battled troops near Smolny in- stitute, when an attempt .was made to quell the outbreaks. BELTRAMI'S SEED CORN OUOTA 1.000 BUSHELS According to W. P. Kirkwood, edi- : tor of the office publications, depart- ment of agriculture, University of .} Minnesota, - Beltrami’s- qupta - of seed corn to be selected during seed corn time, September 10 to 20, will be 1,000 bushels. This, it 'is” asserted, will be enough to supply the county’s seed corn -needs for the next two years if an average acreage is’ p]anted Says Mr. Kirkwood: The fai'm bureau of your.coun- ty, co-oeprating with the county agent and the agricultural -ex- tension division of- the Univer- sity of Minnesota, will make a vigoroux effort to persuade every farmer in your county to select one bushel for every three acres he usually apportions to corn growing. This will give your county its quota. “TkLis plan puts seéed corn se- lection on a more definite basis than ever before. It is in effect - a call for a seed corn drive simi- lar in. character to the Liberty Loan drives with which we are now all familiar: Mr. Kirkwood is making a strong nlea. for co-operation.-in “this matter “Iand-he’is also urging the bankers of the state to urge the farmers to se- cure and provide the county quotas. SOLSHEVIKI HEADS ON WARSHIP READY--T0: -/ - FLEE THEIR COUNTRY (By United Press ) ‘Washington, Aug. 20.—Premier Lenine and Foreign Minister Trot- sky of the Bolsheviki regime are 1board a warship near Kronstadt un- der the German flag ready to flee to Germany if necessary. -It is not be- lieved they will land on Russian soil without German military. Report has it that Petrograd is in 3 reign of terror. DRAFT CALLS DEPLETE BAND ROSTER: DIRECTOR AFTER NEW RECRUITS The coming draft will take about three more band members from the ranks of the Twenty-first battalion band and Director Peterson is endeav- oring to secure additional members, This is the prow of an Austrian sibmarine which was blown up in ° tlie Adriatic' by the Italians, and Which 18 fo.be exhibited at the’ coming’ Minnesota - State Fair war. show, Sapt. 2.t 7, . SALVAGEDRIVE TOBEREPEATED IN SEPTEMBER FORREDCROSS Old Committee Members Meet To Discuss Plans; Mitchell To Be in Charge FIRST DRIVE WORKERS '" WILL- DO THEIR "PARTS Planned to:MAke |Special Ef« to Interest ‘Farmers in Undertaking Plans have been broached by those interested in the first salvage drive early this spring for the bentfit of the Red Cross chapter for a second drive, the meeting being held yesterday af- ternoon. in the Commercial club rooms. Those present were D. S. Mit- chell, Mrs. Manaugh, Mrs. Denu, and Mrs. Beaver, the latter in charge of the first salvage for the benefit of the chipter, and the other able assxstants in that successful affair. It is proposed to start the salvage drive the first week of September, and the building” at 117 Third street, across from last spring’s headquar- ters will be headquarters. It is also proposed to maintain headquarters and be ready to receive salvage at all times, as long as profitable. Mitchell In Charge. Mr. Mitchell will be in charge of this second drive, he being an enthu- siast in the previous one, he and R. E. an inducement being good jobs in Be-; Olson doing a great deal of the heavy midji. He says he wants to keep the band up to its standard, for the chief veason it is a big asset to Bemidji and as evidence of good faith to the people who have been its loyal sup- porters. As a pomt of illustration, when, the band played a concert at Birchmont one evening recently, a tourist had stopped at the hotel for the. day-and night. He heard the band and when he reached his home in a city in the southern part of the state he gave to the papers an account of his trip, ind much space was'devoted to his ac- count of the enjoyable evening he spent at Birchmont, and expressed himself as greatly surprised at the merit of the band in a city the size of Bemidji. ) And this is only one of several sim- ilar incidents. MANKATO COUNTY IS DRY BY 783 MAJORITY (By Unitéd Press.) Mankato, Minn., Aug. 20.—Blue Ilarth county went dry yesterdey by| 783 majority, complete returns teday show. Mankato city returned a wet majority of 43, compared with a wet majority of 500 in 1915. The closing of the saloons will leave St. Cloud and the Twin Cities the principal wet cities in the state. WARNING OF SUBMARINES. (By United Press.) Washington, Aug 20.—Warning has been issued that German submar- ines may be landing agents on our shores to gather information and re- board the submarines at deserted points. Since the issuance of the warning, guards have been doubled and miltary secrets have been closer | screened. work in assisting the woman. He has made a study of this part of the Red Cross work and is in position to give intelligent effort to its direction. He will also have the assistance of bigger success than .the initial one. Heéadquarters . will, be open every day “except. Saturday from 2 to b o’clock in the afternoon, Saturdays, 10 to b5 oclock M.ltchell Makes Apneal. In his appeal to the people, Mr. Mitchell says: ~~ “It -is the purpose of the Salvage department to locate waste, provide means of getting it to together and market it.” The funds thus secured will be used by Bemidji chapter in its work for the goldiers. “In every household, on every farm, and in every business there is waste which ‘in jtself is small but when gathered together amounts to much. “Will you let us have this waste? ‘We- want your hearty co-operation, suggestiong and assistance. Start your collegtion now and when the Red Cross 8hop opens send your arti- cles to headquarters If it is abso- lutely impossible 'to send-them, the committ Al atrange to.get them,, 1t is expected that trucks'will be do- nated and be in-service upon certain days (dates announced later), to ibring in:the heavy articles,; il What Is Wanted. The following can e used: Metals—Gold, silver, watehes and as sugar bowls, creamers, etc., alumi- num, scrap iron of all kinds, lead, iewelry of all kinds, plated ware such brass, zine, pewter, nickel, copper, etc. Any article composed wholly or partially of any of the above. Rubber—Auto cagings and inner tubes, boots, soles, hot water bottles, wringers, rubber toys, etc. Any arti- cle composed partially or wholly of rubber. Mazagines and bound books (No newspapers). Magazines must be tied in bundles with a strong cord or not accepted. Tinfoil—All kinds, including lead foil. Rags—Any kind. Bags—~Cotton, buclap, gunny sacks. Clothing—Any " cast off clothing that could be repaired somewhat and sold. If to badly worn it can be used as junk. Furniture—Any discarded article such as chairs, tables, etc. , For any further information call Phone 639 W. FRENCH CAPTURE VILLAGE. (By United Press.) Uaris, Aug. 20.—(Official.)—The those. who benefitted greatly in ex- | French advanced further between the perience in the first drive and an ef- fort.will be made to make it an even Of course newspapers this order and must stop papers when the time is up. Oise and Aisne last night, capturing the village of Vessens. Order To Stop Paper The War Industries Board at Washington has issued the following ruling: “ALL NEWSPAPERS MUST DISCON- ““TINUE SENDING PAPERS ‘AFTER DATE OF EXPIRATION, UNLESS SUBSCRIPTION IS RENEWED AND PAID*FO! will be compelled to obey Subscribers receiving their paper by mail are hereby notified to watch the YELLOW LABEL ADDRESS which is pasted on the front page of your paper and which shows you the date your subscription expires. When the time of expiration approaches renew your subscription so that you will not miss a single issue. City subscribers, whose papers are delivered by carrier, will be notified by collector or through the mail of their expiration, and we trust they will renew promptly, thus insuring continuous service. —— -~ (Wedge Benii FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH‘ Histoxical Socmy ——www g “ SAL OF NLilauas - | Driven Imu BAND ONE-STEP my Vitals HAS ALDERMEN By DE GANDT (United Press Correspondent.) . (Bulletin, 4:00 P. M.) Paris,, Aug. 20.—General Mangin | is -attacking on a wide front and is driving a ‘deep wedge into the most vital’ pm:t of the west front. German positions in the southern end of the Picardy' front and the western edge of the Soissons-Rheims salient are In darger of being out- flanked.* The enemy has been forced to with- draw heavy artillery behind Noyon. PAY YOUR WATER BILLS’ ~ EDICT HAVING EFFECT ' . “Pay your bills or have the water turned off in your premises’ is having its affect, this order being issued by the city council in the form of a reso- lution when the start was made by this council to put the water system or its feet and make a profit, which hadn’t been the practice before. Receipts were asked for last night in council meeting during a discuss- ion of the water problem and the fol- lowing were given for the last quar- ters’ report of Superintendent Eck- strum: Quarter ending April, 1917, $1,058. Quarter ending July, 1917, $1,470. Quarter ending April, 1918, $1.810. Quarter ending july, 1918, $1,962. Superintendent Eckstrum has had a most difficult time straightening out the water works, and whenever he has spare time he devotes-it to the tangled skein of the business end and proper water connections that the city may obtain full returns for serv- ices rendered. It was early discov- ered that the city was being literally robbed of thousands. of gallons. of ‘water yearly and'no compensation. FRENCH ADVANCE TODAY PERILS WHOLE GERMAN LINE ALONG THE AISNE (By United Press.) London, Aug. 20.—The French in a new attack between the Aisne and Oisne at'9 o’clock this morning ad- vanced to a maximum depth of two miles on a ten-mile front. The aver- age penetration was one mile. Over 500 prisoners were taken. The French advance endangers the whole of the German line along the Aisne. 6.000 KILLED WHEN MONSTER EXPLOSION WRECKS KRUPP WORKS (By United Press.) Paris, Aug. 20.—Letters captured with prisoners in Picardy say that 6,000 were killed or injured in a mon- ster explosion in the Krupp gun works last June. THIS SHEEP RAISER DIDNT LOSE MONEY J. J. Opshal; the prime sheep rais- ing booster in this part of the state, is highly elated over a letter he just received from O. C. Perske, who farms near Akeley. In his letter Mr. Perske says: “I have 130 sheep and will have about 30 wethers to put on the mar- ket this fall. I got 64 cents for the wool at the station and my average clip was a little over eight pounds per head. I am well pleased with the investment.” JAPAN LANDS TROOPS TO PROTECT ALLIES (By United Press.) London, Aug. 20.—Japan has land- ed troops at Nikotaievsk, 150 miles north of Vladivostok to protect allied citizens. [ THIS DAY IN THE WAR | Aug. 20, 1917—French capture 4, 000 Germans and considerable ter- rain in attack north of Verdun. Aug. 20, 1916—British light cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth sunk in North Sea by German sub- marines, two of which are reported damaged or sunk. e Aug. 20, 1915—Naval battle rag- ing in Gulf of Riga. Three Russian ships and one German sunk. Aug. 20, 1914—German eavalry occupies Brussels. DOING ‘WIGGLE Clerk Vainly Reads’ Mifi:ltes as Trombone Tears Off Several Yards QUIETNESS IS RESTORED AND PANIC AVERTED Another Claim Against Bond Company Settled; Sweeper on Pension List Sultry and warm was the council chamber last evening, the regular meeting night of the city fathers, A few minutes after 8 o’clock President Clark called to order and City Clerk Stein commenced the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting. In the hall mbove -sounded the roll of a drum, following by the boom of the big bass. The blend of horns, clarionets and the shrill notes of the piccolo. The rythmic cadence of a catchy air, now and then inter- jection of the slide trombone, the snappy notes of the alto and the ac- companiment of the rasping reeds. The city clerk struggled with his reading. Trombone Player “There.” The short cadence of the music up- stairs continued. The trombone play- er tore off seversl yards from the same plece at intervals. City Clerk Stein commenced to hesitate. Alder- man Bagley with his 300 pounds twisted uneasily. Joanis of the Fifth commenced to look around the room. Staid Backus never batted an eye. Neither did Barnell, whose cigar went out as his mind wandered. The mayor ‘commenced to swing. one foot as. he was tilted back in his swivel chair. Benner sat like a statue. Pal- mer finally swished around and ih nted,to.one.sidle of his chair. Pres- dont Clark’ even grew nervous. The left foot of a Pioneer representative unconsciously commenced to keep time on the floor with theé one-step notes. City Attorney TFisk, sitting near an open door, looked around the frame into the city clerk’s office. “Evervbodv Doing It. The trombone player continued to tear off several more yards. The alto got in its deadly work. ‘‘Everybody was doing it.” The city clerk stuck manfully to his task. The pace quickened. The city attorney could stand it no more. He closed the door. 2 ““Gee, whiz! Does that band prac- tice every time there is a council meeting?"’ ejaculated President Clark. And the aldermanic hody relaxed as the clerk finished reading his notes and the one step ceased. City Makes $50. The city made $50 in about 30 sec- onds during the meeting. It all came about when the matter of an offer for settlement of a claim of the city against the Title Guarantee & Sure- ty company of Scranton, Pa., surety for George Kirk as water clerk. The principal of the sum claimed by the city was $878.72 on one suit for re- covery, and $326.86 on the second, a total of $1,205.58, plus interest. A letter was read by City Attorney Fisk where the company offered $1,100 in settlement of the claim. Wire Contains Offer, While it was being discussed, the council practically agreed to ac- cept it and save litigation, the city attorney was notified of a waiting telegram. It was opened and the sure- ty company had made another offer of $1,150 in settlement. The city attorney was authorized to notify the company of the acceptance of its offer of settlement at the $50 ad- vance. Williams Everts addressed a let- ter to the council applying for the vacancy in the city engineer's office. The matter was tabled. A plumbing bill came into the city and the council was at a loss as to who was responsible. 1t transpired that Driver Zacharias of the fire de- partment had ordered the work, but the building and grounds committee of the council was unable to under- stand how it was that others not au- thorized were contracting bills for the city, and the claim was held up for investigation. Street Sweever Down. After manfully striving to do its allotted task, the old street sweeper has just about given up the ghost on account of its age and a general breakdown of its nervous system. Bids were ordered advertised for, for figures on a new sprinkler and sweep- er combination. Mayor Vandersluis broached the subject of the city’s annual wood and coal buying as a winter protection measure. One hundred cords will be advertised _for. Then’ followed an experience re- cital on the wood question, followed by a discussion of the water problem and an adjournment was taken.