Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 26, 1918, Page 1

gt [ ® fada__y’s News f Today From the Amevrican Battle Front In Fram;a---By‘ the Unitf BEMIDJL DAILY PIGIEiR ——= [ hEMlDJl, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1918 -FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH VOLUME XVI, NO. 195 - WHEAT FLOUR 1,000,000 tons of sugar. However, Mr. Hoover added, beginning Septem- iber 1, there will be no need for dra; tic food rationing in the Allied coun- tries, except in the case of sugar and beef. N In a statemint dealing with his ob- servations abroad, Mr. Hoover said, in part: » ) “The harvests in France, England “ - e 29 manpower to the front. This is due| ~ 2 i £ 3 ¢ ST o to the women. There is no sight in|" ™ 3 : % ’ {'the world that would appeal to thef .. - “ % American heart as:that of:the literal-}. - . 5 4 " R ly millions of - women: doing all the.| .. - RS 2 5 2 2 R : CAPTURED GERMAN GUN COMING work _of getting in the harvests while Substitutes’ Will Be .M&ed In, ;E;E,’E;}‘fi’,‘,;‘{;ifé ?‘igjflééi'!’i“;::‘ = : ‘ b % .' 3 VES E FRO T .‘ [ : ~ Under New Plan by Food | SENATE RESTORES WORK | | Ry UVE “ (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 26.—The Senate o 5 .~ - military committee today restored State Food Administrator Is|i;, «“work or fight" amendent to the GCoin S i manpower bill, in rejorting the house Going to w ashmg'fon- ,to bill fo the senate.- The \hguse Satur- See. Hoover day voted down the amendment and i - 3 this may prove a stumbling block St. Paul. .Ang. 26.—Housewives should the senate pass the measure ~‘will be unable to-buy- wheat flour| with the amendment. “ssgtraight’.after the new.food regula- g:z‘g:a?;zfi‘ss:‘;;fn?éffl’::; Secome'er:|ST. PAUL LABOR NAMES | i ‘gllceeve:f,“t]ofiying whgea}t flour and an TO’ DEFEAT WHEATON By Fred Ferguson. i (United Press Correspondent.) With the Americans Afield, Aug. 26.—The Americans advanced on a line a third of a mile on a mile and one-quarter \ front, immediately east of Fismés, driving the Germans from the railroad and capturing what had been an advantageous posi- tion. 1 — Sharp infantry fighting is keeping the whole Vesle front stirred. . The Americans now hold the railway on both sides of Fismes. ACCUSES CONSUMERS OF USING FLOUR ONLY BRITISH REACH HINDENBURG LINE. - By Lowell Mellett. y - (United Press Correspondent.) E - : With the British Afield, Aug. 26.—The British reached th. old Hindenburg line this morning at Henin hill and are pushing methodically onward. The line has straightened around Ba- paume with Flanders fully supported on both flanks. equal amount of wh/eat substitutes, as now. required, and then using the ¥ wheat flour and discarding the sub- (By United Press.) : statutes. Sg. Paul, gugi)ZG.l——‘Tge labo(!l' con& i i i vention in St. Paul today endorse Hewlixllagg E;"x:gvewgg g}g:{{tutes David Evans, Democrat, of Tracy, for mixed in with the wheat flour béfore | the governorship, provided he pledge purchased by consumers, 20 per cent himself against statutory prohibition. _ : of other grains with the wheat flour. Ao - sy .Thousands of heavy .guns, have ” A i 5 PR The meeting was held i Trades - ‘ . This mixture is to obtain in all the tac y i 5 been captured from the Germans tion at the Minnesota State Falr, countries fighting Germany. e e g e at 10 oclock | cinco the Allied counterioffensive =~ September 2 to 7, put on by the BRITISH EXTEND DRIVE, REPORTS HAIG. edltfl‘xi n:Bt sltl:;;‘rl)svg(}ll twhzrxl'&hec:]&:; Minnesota, and ,I‘f’;lm“" 200 delefgattl% opened fn July. - One of these guns government. London, Aug. 26.—The British have extended their drive : : A - | were present. e purpopse of the 2 f 5 i 3 e f:;of‘?:;ggs:io?lvlv lfggtulsit‘:gaiulézguir meeting was fo take action toward en- - = o L Gthlb i ameaas further northward, said Haig’s official report this morning. The ; = passing-the defeat or overthrow St £ F il and d ‘A, D. Wilson, state food adminis: | cmPassing ) ! ments was lost 191 to 146. capture of Fravreuil and good progress are reported. : of Fred E.-Wheaton, democratic vic- 2 B i ;The bill now goes to the senale, is to-be shown at the war exposi- “trator,~and “H. Yérxa, chairman’of 2 X the Minneapolis price listing commit- t“’i;;‘“:g:tl?li;g";‘r‘:gi:ié ndeavir: where leaders predicted its passage| —— T e e 2 2 S . e " s tee, will-go to Washington Septem- , N 5o, 0o rgee Comstock to run early this week. The senate plans to HREE MEN MlsslNG GENERAL BYNG'S MEN TAKE “.ber 4 to attend a conference-at which as a democratic.nominee, the leader Mr. Hoover will outline definite plans o for the food administration work this of the ‘rebels said to be John Lind. winter." . : == Mr. Hoover, on his arrival in New p York, after a 'visit in England and BAND w“‘l‘ PLAY France, said that the United States would continue to share with its war AT LA“N[A WEDNESDAY associates their sacrifice of food as B — well as blood, but said the-food situ-| * payiriia residents are,to lave the ‘ation was lightening. - 1.7 | treat of a band concert Wednesday' ~“We Have to Make Good.” | evening when the Twenty-first. bat- .. Asserting that “we have to make | talion band will play a concert at the good” a pledge to this effect, which | pretty summer colony across the lake. _he had given to the Allied Food ad-|- For some time Lavinia residents ministration while sitting ‘“at a com-| have sort of felt they were being mon table in a common cause,” Mr.|slighted and H. E. Roynolds tdok it - Hoover said that, to do so America|upon himself to interview Director next year will have to supply the Al-| Peterson, #who gladly consented to lies 4,000,000,000 pounds of fats,|give the concert. It is desired ‘that 900,000,000 pounds of beef products,|as many Bemidji residents as possible 500,000,000 bushels of cereals and;be present. AL YANKEE BOYS ARE LIKE ‘BIGBROTHERS; SAYS DOUGHGIRL g » sustitute the house bill for the mili- BEMIDJI DRAFT tgry committee of that body and thus ; N TWO IMPORTANT POINTS AIRAATJ 2 174N k| }egnllito, it final endugment. - GOk, l SEAP, LANE OFF COAST By LOWELL MELLETT . & gressional “Teaders hope to “sénd " the’[. —_— o == %" “((United Press Correspondent.) r measure o the president by the lat- (By United Press.) With the British Af 26 5 @ : L ield, Aug. 26.— R TER. l(;N ter part of this week. Washington, Aug. 26.—Three men| Oraiige Hill and Monch;le Pr‘éuxt’uru 9 —_— are missing as the result of a col-|reported captured by General Byng's Major H. Z. Mitchell, Licutenant| jjsipn hetween two United States sea|forces. - - H. E..-Reynolds and Sergeant- A. ik liplanes in a fog Saturday night, } ¢ ' Naugle'dnd Wwife, went to Clearbrook | {welve milues off Fire Island, the S 7 ATT, AS 2] YEAR OLDS Sunday, where the Home Guard of | pavy announced today. JAPS TO STEM ATTACK. that place leld a drill. A search revealed no.trace of the & (By United Press.) % missing planes and crews. Harbin, Aug. 26.—Heavy fighting Those Reaching Majority Since MINNESOTA’S QUOTA ITALIAN-AMERICAN DRAFT STes to iRttt SUuLlS, il 1o June ; Rlegister C'rhroughout F0¥1525T£¥35|§ lSSMEN TREATY HAS BEEN SIGNED| {icee Toabs, Mrt, Sl iterod == eltrami County ? x .3 : 1cu‘rflfffimfi'r&lt‘g'ui%; TllxlnfsAg::;; SENATE ACTION EXPECTED slight casualties. TWO COLORED MEN ARE Minneapolis, Aug. 26.—On the|gigned. LATE THIS AFTERNOON heels of Saturday’s draft registration Enschses s oy CALLED FOR CAMP DODGE in Minneapolis, by which 400 or 500 OVER 100.000 CAPTURED BY (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 26.—The senate youths who became 21 between June 5 and August 24 were enrolled on the THE ALLIES SINCE JULY -18] is cxpected to pass the manpower bill p—— late today. selective service lists, the Minnesota (By United Press. sotetane Sl by Big Task for Draft Board Is draft office has received call for the S A i T A manm capuured by tho atties sinco| FORMER DUKE PLANNED Expected Soon When Draft | ¢ 0 128 T July 18 is well over. 100,000. g (By United Press.) Y 800 limited service men will go to camp Grant, Ill.,, and 35 negro draf- Twenty-two young men, who had tees will go to Camp Dodge. reached the age of 21 years, regis- With men left from the registra- 4 3 5 tered at the court house With the | tion of June 5, when men reaching 21 POIN———T NORTH OF ROYE ,\mslerd(:fil): al::ée[;é’zsla())scuw dis- Usanu By Miss Gladys Mc Intyre left behind, and they always tell us| graft hoard Saturday, in compliance|years in the preceeding 12 months e patches declare that the revolution set for August 2, headed by Former Salvation Army Doughgirl in France. | of them. with the order of Provost Marshal | were registered, and those régistered Duke Alexiffe was intended to pre- You cannot help liking these|crowder, Washington. Six register-|Saturday draft, officials said Minne- London, Aug. 26.—The French (Written for the United Press.) chai . s w7 aptured T le R th . : ps who want to, talk of their|cd at Baudette. - sota would have enough men in Class| have captured Fresnoy le Roye, three H With the American boys at the|gsweethearts. They're always devot-| Tye next fow days of the present|1 to fill the call. miles north of Roye, it is reported to- gg:(r:h‘l"‘l'(:)n‘(ll\il\)flui':']’lfloi’rl‘;ls‘?:‘)"f:e(l'0 the front, July 29. (By Mail.)—friend-|ed, and they carry pictures With|mongh and during the month of Sep-| The national draft call issued call- | day. Newspapers re;)nrt ravolutionary ships are a big problem. At least, them, which they always like to show. | temper, the draft board is going to ed 125,000 white men and 21,270 ne- e mavements at Cologda, Vladimir and they are out here on the front. It's It is interesting to see the kind of ;¢ an exceedingly busy center of draft| groes for general service in Septem- TO DISCUSS BALKANS. Vintkeorel and 300 White Guards y 1 e - .USlgirls they have all picked out, and | aetiyities, and in all probability will [ber and 40.500 white men for limited Kkilled. & hard to keep from letting your “in-|they are never just what you expect.| have the big job of registering those|service. Washington dispatches said (By United Press.) terest in people worry you. These men usually take a big It has been harder than usual for|brotherly interest in us, and their at- us, T think, because our .acquain-!tentjon is sometimes amusing. I've tances are continually changing. had®as many as five lectures from Troops are always on the move, and| different “big brothefs” in ome day, we have stayed quite a long time in{all of them keen to advise us. - each of the locations we were in. . So Lots of Advice. = we were never with any regiment| ygually, these ‘big brothers tell us permanently, usually just long |to go home. ‘They say it is no place between 18-and 45 years in the na- they would leave for camp hetween Washington, Aug. 26.—To deter- Sept. 1 and 6, mine definitely upon a satisfactory CARNIVAL ENDS STAY: tion~wide draft order. On,. August. 28, fourteen men- will g solution of the Balkan states situa- be sent from Beltrami county to Camp MAJOR ?OST TAKING tion, the inter-allied exchange is now BAND RECEIVES $]50 Grant. - under way. The king of Montenegro On Awugust 30, tw will & is sending a delegate to the United train fo}‘lgCasmp Dod;g, G o LEAVE IN WASHINGTON States to discuss tue problem. The largest crowd of the week was e DAl S S ol present at the Little Giant shows Sat- — Colored Men Called. E; . : o urday night and a nice sum was add- A call has been issued for two col- Pending the suspension of enlist- | BOLSHEVIKI RELEASE OFFICERS. ed to the treasury of the Twenty-first ~ - enough to make a bunch of good|for us, s ar the li though the; s 3 s aj frien%s from whom we hated to part. a(l)l tnell l?slzem; tm“ficllxntel?'eay 1eonjiy havs: (t)::g‘im;fll:?yhfoflgifizge%:(fgén g:;' gloel:lr:blgilr;)}(lyggmll\;i1‘;]:1%:1?:1?;.1 %;efi;l(«)& UNDER CITIZENS’ THREAT E’Ia“““"" band t‘_" tpayh(tsheleense;t(l) *We have almost decided that it|j th h i 4 ’ “{Mi et 3 G — he encampment to be held a e ing us there, and how much.they like tember 1. Minnesota recruiting, is taking a ten (By United Press.) Lake during the Chippewa Indian g days leave’ and gone te Washington. The headquarters is in charge of Lieut. Da Costa, who has been as- sistant recruiting officer since las December. Raising the maximum age limit for enlistment in the United States army has not resulted in securing very manfy recruits. The fact that only men % the ages of 46 and 55 years are now Washington, Aug. 26.—The new|accepted, means a heavy peprcentage manpower bill extending the selective| of rejections. In addition only men draft to all men between the ages of | who are qualified by special training 18 and 45 years was plssed by the|for staff corps are accepted. house Saturday night as originally doesn’t pay to make friends. Not|doughnuts. But they would rather that they are not wonderful to have|have us home, they say, and get along and a lot of joy, but that it is so|without doughnuts. . hard to see them go, especially when But we think otherwise. We want you know the danger they are in|to stay. = _ all the time. . ‘When we left our old division we It’s strange the way we make|thought we had lost all the friends friends out here, anyway. When |we had on this side of the world. If a new outfit comes in town, we are| we were ever discouraged, it was always feeling as though the bottom|then. Ireme and I were both enthu- HOUSE PASSES BILL. has dropped out of things, naturally, | siastic to get a new hut started, but because our old friends have pulled| we could not forget the friends we out the night before. Then a few of | had left, and"who were to go soon to the new ones will drop around the, a far more dangerous part of the line. Amsterdam, Aug. 26.—The Bolshe- fair next month. It is estimated the viki have released 23,000 officers|band received $150 as iis share of from the Alexieff barracks at Mos.|the receipts for the week. . Bt cow, following a threat of citizens There is one thing that can truth- to blow up the Kremlin. fully be said for this carnival com- pany. It doesn’t claim to be the “lar- gest in the world” but it is the clean- est aggregation ever in Bcn;idjL I: . has good attractions, it is clean anc With (tBh}; U::zggicz:‘\ess&mie 1 sparkling and it is well manned from Fronce, Au, 10, (B Mail 8, A the owner to the humblest en:xployo, i 8. =AY ail.) —. The shows are all good, the big fea- certain captain who had to go from|(yres are of the best and the con- one town to another in France re-! essions are all in charge of well be- Twelve have been ordered entrain- ed for Camp Grant with a limit of September 6 placed dpon the entrain- ment. . Also, up to September 6, six limit- ed service men are to be entrained for Camp Grant. COMMUTING BY AIR kitchen, and ask if there is anything| We still miss them terribly, but a _— cently discovered a two-seater air- g indi _ they chn do to help us. very few days has shown us that|drafted by the war department. ENEMY TROOPS ATTACK plane) going his way. Hcearranggi haved and gentlemanly individuals. That is where friends are first|there there are prospective *“big On the first roll call only two neg- to fly the 100 miles. When he arrived at his destination, he turned in his report, and got com- TH]S DAY lN THE WAR | mutation from the government. This is the first case of the kind on record. made, usually, in the kitchen or at|brothers” everywhere. We _-had the woodpile. Sometimes it's over scarcely moved into our new quarters | “the stove, where the boys ask us to when the most fatherly gray-haired ive Londan T New York, the Soctal: ALLIES IN FAR EAST ist, and Representative Gordon of Ohio, Democrat. (By United Press.) let them dip doughnuts. Then there old colonel you ever saw came in t_o is uspally a gradual growth without|see us. He offered us any help at his| The final vote was announced as} Viadivostok, Aug. 26.—Twelve it Aug. 26, 1917—Russian national S any effort on anyone’s part, and|command. and comes in twice every| 336 to 2. thousand enemy troops attached the | CANADA’S SUGAR RATION conference opens in Moscow opera some acquaintances become friends|day to see that all is going well. He Three Davs’ Debate. allied aight flank on the Ushuri river house. Kerensky delivers his famous | : and others just stay acquaintances. ;]Soglilf‘sosot‘;f;oufsatlggsl:v}'lgnp:ll:: ;V;{r.l::e d lljttwas preceded by three days’|Sunday night and were completely TO BE CUT TO 2 POUNDS|«}100d and iron” address. | { g i 1 v s ic-| debate, during which the chief con-|repulsed. The attacks were discon- ST 9 o 533 Fana h 4 t Usuaill'heitn’son?ti Fo}llkv s‘f’r;k ‘ tions on where we can go. But they| tention was an amendment to defer{ tinued today, the enemy apparently _Toronte Ont., Aug. 26.—An appeal Gr‘::lfcouass't ;g}isocgz‘ggaéfenesk :zi:.:ll_ | that comy Ex e (;’me'k" g sort)are for our good, and we appreciate| the calling of youths of from 18 to| waiting the arrival of reinforcements. will be maae this fall to household- ey es {‘OUnd and makes friends| his interest. A sergeant soon turned| 20 years until older men had been G R e S ers to limit their consumption of su-|t0Ty- % Py L They usually want to talk, and lf up with a wife at home and a fac-|summoned. A final effort was made NEW SON ARRIVES gar to two pounds a person 2 month,| Aug. 26, 1915—1Italian troops seems to do them good just to getiulty for housework, and “big broth-{by Chairman Dent to place the.18- _ ) or less than a third of the amount reach Dardanelles. | ?glt:zlets tl!)'ldteto solntm one. t“{(e altvtlrays ers” are growing in number. « AI‘I:le.l'- vear-old boys in a deferred class but A son was horn to Mr. and Mrs. | now being used, according to H. F.| Aug. 26, 1914—German colons:{ of i ]' 0 Hinien, never takes them/| icans are pretty generally of the “big|a motion to recommit the bill fo the|Forest Donaldson, 915 Minnesota ave- | Keefer, solicitor to the Canada food Togoland, West Africa, surrenders ; ong to come around to the girls they | brother” type, we have found. military affairs committee with in-|nue, Sunday morning. board to French and British. - ® - Dot st g L. , 4 - — 3 — { H { 1 ¥ | | | =11 G | gty B o