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tively simple. In a great many coun ties, probably in the majority of them, individuals’ will ‘be dotified where and | at what time to buy’the bonds allotted | to them and their ‘subscriptions will be promptly made without solicitation. “How ever a county committee de- cides to carry out the details of its campaign will not be material so long as the results are obtained. 'All’ any .| county has to do is to subscripe:the amountallotted :to it and to secure it properly and" without resort to any methods that cannot be' justified. “We have a great big task in.front of us, but the péople of -these states are equal to it. They are not golng| to fail to loan the money necessary to their Government when millions of our young men are gladly giving the service which may mean their lives.” WHERE THE MONEY GOES. Billions are big. The average lsy- man finds a million hard to compre- | hend. As an aid to understandirg why your Government must have so many |: billions of its people’s dollars, Pay-| master General MoGowan, of the|: United States Navy, gives the follow-|: ing list of the costs of various kinds of |. supplies and equipment in the Navy. There are only about a million men in | ited States Navy mow. - i |Estimated Cost of Various Types of ’Vessels Now. Under Construction. Battleship «..oiveeeses. . $28,076,000 " Ninth’ Federal Reserve Distrh‘it Will Buy Any Amount, Says: “ Liberty-Loan Chairman. ORIVE BEGINS SEPT, 28 Selling In Northwest to Be Completed in Five Days—Local Organizations - to Carry Out Details—Work- ors Behind Fighters. =) PIED) FoR | e “The people of the Ninth Federal Reserve District will buy the amount of Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds allotted to them, whatever that amount may be. They would buy these bonds even it they did not bear any interest.” This strong statement was made by ‘A. R, Rogers, chairman of the Liberty Loan Executive Committee of this-dis- trict, after careful consideration. In explaining his confidence in the loy- ~ devotion.” - SR paE e fln.xmtbkfiafih Tenl .= Wy M. Daricl Clavence Lawlor eve e s AMERICA’S TASK IN FRANCE. 5 The above picture of a French town is typieal of what the Americans are. finding as they drive back the destructive hordes of Kaiserism. It iy to prevent more of this cruel waste and help those who have suffered by it to regain their freedom that America’s men are fighting in France and Americans at home are asked to provide the money. These objects cannot be obtained unless everyone does hiy duty during the Fourth Liberty Loan, Septemher 28th to October 2nd. 2 We Mr.ARTHUR E: STUTZMAN nosan people of this great part of the coun: | Coast submarine.... .. 850,000 try’ will do’ whatever their Govern-|Sea-going submarine ...... 1,430,000 we %.M‘"‘, 5-5/&0;4’0 s B ment asks them to do in this crisis, | Cost of Various Kinds of Ammunitfon. 7 I believe this after working with these | 1-pounder cartridge ......... . $0.72 % Rl % men through two Liberty Loan cam-:|6-pounder cartridge e 170 "0 %%Wfl&:&u SLantine mowe’ paigns and having pretty well learned | 3-inch shell .... . 3.00 their processes of reasoning and their | 4-inch shell .. 8,00 3Y o8 mm,%m : inclinations. 6-inch shell 2 . 113,00 w %Mfi @. N “I do not have ‘this faith in the |64mch shell ....i....i00 .00 /1800 14-inch shell, from $80.(')0 for common-| S shell to $580.00 for armor piercing. Torpedoes, $5,000.00 to $10,000,00 each. Cost of Various Guns, Based Upon Late Contracts. people of the Northwest because I think all of them are patriots, or are anywhere near perfect. “1 do know, however, that a large majority of the men in these North- west states understand what this war -means, what part the United States Government .must take in this war if it"4s to be broyght to a successtul conclusion.” “JiThey know that the people of the | wie Wes.Clarence Dévib_ Brevetis £ ws e, Aoisivs. Thalbuber soue imene v MR.WILLIAM HOWARD TJAYLOR Hie oovnie Calling cards, announcements, wed- g-:nc: (23’ calibre) -lnc! 27 3 . . . 2. . . ding ‘invitations, etc., will be printed, en- 4-inch United States, individuaty and colléc- | 5.inch tively, must.stand by their Govern-| g M X . . - SHEREATAC 3810 pebompliah s SRett ] o o Hoiier s |l - oraved or embossed right in our own plant. 8-inch 14-inch (50 calibre) 16-inch (46 calibre) 16-inch (50 calibre) . 256,000.00 Airplane machine guns ...- 560.00 Issuing Price of Various Items of _ - Clothing. Rubber boots, pair......... Blankets, each ..... Jerseys, each Jumpers (blue), each .- 22,000.00 + 166,000.00 216,000.00 ambition and bring harmonious peace to the world. A “They know that America must finance her Allies and that if America furnishes the money it. means victory. Every American must do his: full share. I know that the men and women of ‘the Northwest appreciate their duty to their Government and will perform it at whatever cost to themselves. They have learned that everyone in America must get under the load which America is carrying for the democracy of the world. “Realizing all, this and feeling strongly the rfihteousness of the cause, we are soldiers, and whatever the Government in which we are stock- holders asks us to do, we will do. “The actual work of selling bonds in the Fourth Liberty Loan drive in the Ninth District will begin Sept., 28 and will be completed just five days later. The work of organization throughout the district is being dome now. The county chairmen in all counties are perfecting local organiza- tions, making the allotments and ar- ranging all the details that will make the actual selling of bonds compara- Bring in your plates if 'you already have them and we will fill your orders. : The Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co. Telephones 922'and 923 = Bemidji, Minn. Jumpers (dresg), ea Jumpers (undress), eac! Leggings, pair ...... Neckerchiefs, each Overshirts, each .. Overcoats, each ... Shirts (blue P. 0.), each. Shoes (high), palr .. Shoes (low), pair .. T;-'ou'u"ars (blue), pair. Trousers (dungaree), pal Trousers (white), pair.... Undershirts (heavy), each." Undershirts (cotton), each.. 40 The cost of the Navy per man per day during the first six months of the fiscal year 1918 varied from $0.49, on the larger types of vessels, to $0.52, on the smaller types. 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 FOR.” = Of course newspapers will be compelled to obey this order and must stop papers yvhen the time is up. 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 colléctor or through the mail of their expiration, and we trust they will renew promptly, thus insuring continuous service. ’ SOMETHING COMING TO THE GERMANS. These stalivart Americans are only practicing, but a million or more of them mre only waiting a chsnce to practice in deadly earnest through the German lines. Our boys are proving daily that they are the best known expone of 1&:[ :“;m‘b ““b”?l“"l" &r-l; ::“i‘lleb :.:d merve. Every man, woman and enfld who buys bonds In the Fou X Loan campaign will these men make “the world safe for lz-m.:w' i T READ THE PIONEER WANT ADS QAN Y\ | GoT THREE BONDS , AND alty of the people of the Northwest, | Battle cruiser ... 24,900,000 ; ¢ : e iy f b safd? : Scoit crulder 7,220,000 HIS CARTOON FURNISHED BY THE MINNESOTA COMMISSION OF PUBLIC SAFETY] “I am thoroughly convinced that the «. 1,680,000 ¥ None of us has done enough, nor will, short of “The last full measure of Order To Stop Paper !SCHOOLS WILL DEMONSTRATION OF ~ DYNAMITE ON FARMS (Continued fl"pm Page: One) . Commencing September 9, and con- tinuing for three days, dynamite dem_—’ onstration will be held on six farms of southern Beltrami county to which .all farmers are urged to-attend, the invtation - being issued by A. W. jAamodt, county agricultural agent, as follows: Murphy of North St. Paul and M Carver Bernick of St. Cloud, second grade; ‘Miss Winnifred Maynard of. Long Prairie and Miss Julia Wrolstad of Rasholt, Wis.; third grade; Miss well” of Waconia, -Minn.. and" Miss Dynamite ~demonstrations havelRuth Moe of Supério been arranged under the zuspices of %txifld' i (n; s Nortrap-of Jiill the South Beltrami County farm bu- ver, Minn.,.and Miss Pearl Malm codul’ e Jaemonstrations ‘are, to| NorEcoL Atwater, Mnn, slxth grade: be conducted by experts who will give instructions in the economical and ef- -|ficient use of dynamite foy farm pur- poses,.showing the best methods of using dynamite. ¥ “Whereyer it is possible, a stump puller will be used in connestion with the dynamite so0 as to show. the rela- tive value of both. 2 The following schedule has been ar- ranged for the various farms and you should try to vié_it‘mne or-more of these demonstrations, ’ Be prompt as the schedule must-be-followed close- ly: SO MG \ Sept. 9, 9 a: m.—Arthur Spear’s farm, Shooks township, Sec: No. 27. Sept. 9, 2 p. m.—R. N Holt's farm, eKlliher township, See!'No: 23.- . 3 Sept._10, 9-a. a.—Sam’ Ellis' farm, Hornet township, Sec. No. 34. Jacobson of Tract, Minn:, will be sixth grades; Miss Ruth Benson of: Appleton, Minn., A third and fourth Rapids, Minn., second and B _third grades, and Miss. Jessie J. Mitchell of Pine River, Minn., first grade. Miss Valdina Skjeveland will again be principal at the Lincoln building h ward, and the teachers i grade; Miss Edna Fullei of Sto Louis Park, Minn,, fifth; Miss Verna Lade of Minneapolis, fourth;: Miss Verle Jensen of Big Falls, M'nn.; third; Miss Cecile Barnwell of Albia, Iowa, second; Miss Irma White of Clear Lake, Minn.; first. s i The East Bemidji school wili be u a\lsoli teach Mthe first; second and third o 7 | Brades; iss Selma ' Severson - of : Eep_té !11-3"11 tz t:v:vn!:fi;(}g;‘ S‘?Ix:azgos' Evansville, Minn,, will - teach the arm, Su s fourth, fifth and sixth grades-at that Sept: 11, 9 a. ‘m:—Charles Schroe- der’s farm, Bemidji township, Sec. No. building. Miss Chesborough' was principal at that school last year. 1 . Sept. 1%, 2-D. m.—Charles Jeror’s farms, Sugar Bush township; Sec. No. 3 3 Towa, will be grade supervisor, a new. position created this year in the Be- truly youss: midji schools; Miss Anna E. Credit of A, W."AAMODT, County Agent. | AUTO BAN ONLY FOR - PLEASURE RIDING Washington, Sept. 2.—The ban on the use of goso'ine on Sundays for motor vehicles .and boats will apply only to pleasure riding, Fuel Admin- | istrator Garfield has announced. He said-reasonable use of gasoline-driven vehicles for neccgsary purposes .was ‘not intended to be prohibited. “Mr. Garfield believes that the pub- lic will construe the request wisely and - intelligently. and will not use their automobiles for other than the most necessary purposes,’”” said a statermnent issued. 2 The intention of the request is that all mere pleasure riding be elimin- .ated, ‘but that necessary use of-the automobile be not interfered ‘with. “Just what is “pleasure riding’ and what ig “necessary use’ must be de- ‘termined by the individual. i . “The United States ‘fuel adminis- tration ‘will ot attempt to ‘tabulate automabile traffic ‘on Sunday.” While taxicabs Were not mentioned in the statement, it was said infor- mally the restrictions would not pre- vent taxi service for necessary Dur- poses, but no hiring of cabs for pless-| ure riding. 3 YOUNG GIRL DIES. Cora M. . Bjorning, 19-year-old daughter of Mr.and Mrs. H. O. Bjor- ing, died at her home in town of Lib- erty Friday, having been ill since last January. The funeral was held today: and interment was made in Pony Lake cemetery, town of Liberty. ’Verv -] of the district. Advertisements in this column’ «cost hdlf cent.a word per issue, when paid cash in ‘advance.” No ad will be run for less than 10c per issue. Ads charged on our books cost one cent a word. per issue. for less than' 256¢. _FOR SATE e — e FOR SALE-—Four-burner kercsenc ‘'stove with oven, one range one Phone 290. ©i2893 FOR SALE BY REYNOLDS & “WINTER. New:and second-hand huggies and wagons. : One Buick automobile roadster, $150.00. 3 7 5 . .Shetland -pony, buggy, cart, saddle, Row boat with 2-cylinder outboard motor.. Sqmmer cottage at Lavinia. heater. 6€93 FOR SALE=—Chevorlet car, also four year old horse: ' Bnquire 211 Third, street. 7 L1092 FOR SALE—Hand made stake wagon. Will sell right. Koors Bros. “810tt —_— FOI_! SALE OR TRADE—Tractor Mo- line Umiversal 6-12 horsepower; practically new.. See Carl Opsata, Bemidi, Minn. No. 2. - 12t914 FOR RENT FOR SALE—Nine-room house, small DEATH OF INFANT. Francis Robert, the ten-day old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Harris of Lake Boulevard, died this morning at-the home. The funeral was held this afternoon at 'the home, 1207 Lake Boulevard,. Rev. Fr. J. J. T. Phillippe officiating. - Interment was made in Greenwood. or will take Ford ‘car as part pay- ment.. - F. W. Berkey, 116 Mill Park, Minn7 2 6t97 B oo ol R S S FOR RENT—Two rooms, unfurnish- ed. 'Apply 419 Anterican avenue. A 5 L3-94 FOR RENT—Store building at 321 Minnesota avenue. E. J. Swedback. ; : 3t94 FOR RENT-—Threée Tooms, eity wa- ter, electric lights,” party without children preferred.. 813 Minnesota avenue. FUNERAL SERVICES. Funeral services for Mrs. S. J. Hor- ner of Fern Hill, Hubbard county, were held yesterday, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Rev. M. A. Soper of this city officiating. ~Mrs. Horner died suddenly Wednesday from apo- plexy, leaving a husband and nine children, of which two are married and live in Iowa, and two-sons are in the United States army. The remains were taken to Shedahl, thé'cld home in Iowa, where: interment” will be made. - The husband &nd other rela- tives accompanied:-the body. i PR S R i e T g R FOR RENT-—One seven-room house, and one three-room. Inquire J. G. Williams, Phone 759-J. 6t92 e SSIPA A S Rt T e e e FOR RENT—House, also furnished ;llattémi thei winter, modern except eat; close in. 317-America. P 618-W Smith. et FOR RENT—Cottages. craft, Lavinia, Minn. i T e S e s T G S FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms, 1302 Bemidji avenue. Phone’ 452-W, .. 826tf FOR RENT—Room or suite of rooms, furnished;, for two months, 901 Lake Boulevard. 3-92 — P e e FOR"RENT—One modern furnished room, 507 Minn. avenue. Call 327 or 250. ; 92tf BIDS FOR WO00D. e i ‘ Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned to be opgned at & resu- lar meeting of th€'city council of the city of Bemidji, Minn., to be held Monday, Sept. 16th, 1918, at 8 o’clock p: m., for 100 cords more or less of seasoned or green wood. Same to be four-foot, sawed ends and split.” Bids are asked on jackpine, poplar, tam- arack, birch or mixed. Same to be fl;__ ‘delivered at the city wood yard. City | WANTED—Girl for housework. 29 reserves right to reject any or alll {0th street. Phone 570-W. 3t94 bids. WANTED‘TO RENT—Seven of eight room modern room house, central- _ly located. - Phone 806-J. 5t94 WANTED—Chambermaid and dining GEO. STEIN, Clty Clerk. . Bemidji, Minn., Aug. 31st, 1918. 2t92-9 BIDS FOR STREET SWEEPER AND| 1333 5" rPichmont. Phone SPRINKLER. WANTED—Maid” Yor housework; 7~ Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned to be opened at a regu- lar meeting of the city council of the city of Bemidji, Minn., to be held Monday, Sept. 16th, 1918, at 8 o’clock p. m., for one street sweeper, also one combination street sweeper and sprinkler. Certified check in sum of 10 per cent of amount bid should ac- company the same. Tne council re- serves the right to reject any or -all bids. . good wages and good home, ‘with all conveniences, 915 Lake Blvd. Phone 847. 5t92 (i T e 4 S I S A E B % WANTED—Good girl; good wages. Inquire at once. Mrs. H. W. Bailey, .605 Minn avenue. 8291t lWANTED—Competent girl for gen- 703 Bemidji avenue. Phone 433. 92 WANTED—Cleaning girl and two night porters. Board and rooms furnished. Apply at once. Mark- ham hotel. 924t GEO. STEIN, City Clerk. 31st, 1918. 2t92-9 Bemidji, Minn., Aug. OPEN. TOMORROW Sara Gardner of Staples, Miss Abba Neva Stevenson of St: Charles, Minn., - and Miss- Mary Koskey of Bessemer, ' Mich.; fourth grade; Miss Irene Col-'- Wis.,- 1ifth - ; ‘Miss' Anna Nortrup of Willow = principal’ and teach -the fifth and- grades; Miss Jessie Aiken of Grand - der the supervision of -Miss Sadie" Chesborough as principal and she will . + Miss Palmine Arent of Badger, Springfield, I11., will be the secretary WANT AD DEPT. parn, three acres under cultivation,. . in town of Puposky, cheap for cash*~ib.:. g 3t93 eral housework. Mrs. Tom Hughes, ~-. = Defective At the North school, Miss Nora ' ~