Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 5, 1918, Page 1

{ | i ness in case farmers, during the rush » needs or goods, he is to advise Mr. _wa*pected in this locality, where all = VOLUME XVI, NO. 204 e BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 5, 1918 45 Years Must Register at Court House September, . FORTY-FIVE CENTS PEX MONTH SPECTAL AUTO SERVICE TOBE ~ INAUGURATED | FOR FARMERS Bemidji Merchants Wil Place . Their Cars at Disposal of -Farmers in Need DENU, HEAD OF MOTOR" CORPS, IS CHAIRMAN In Case of Machinery Miahap, Phone, and Car Will Be # Sent ‘Out with Order At the regular meeting of the Com- mercial club held Wednesday noon a special auto service was inaugurated for the benefit of the farmer. The idea was suggested by G. W. Harn- well of the St Hilaire Retail Lumber company. : The plan is to have cars in readi- sensons; need &Anything in a hurry. If a farmer breaks a piece of machin- ery all he has to do is to telephone headquarters in Bemidji and a car will bring it. to him, thus saving, perhaps, a day’s work for the farmer with his team. If he needs an oaxtra piece of machinery or some tools or twine or anything needed in a hurry to keep-his force on the farm moving, he has but to telephone. . Denu Is @hairman. E.. H. Denu, head of the Motor _GCorps . division, has been .named chairman of this new feature. He has volunteered the services of motor corps members when possible and invites all who +Wwish ‘to offer such services to leave their names with him. ¢ Farmers who desire to make use of this new - organization are asked to call 'E. H. Denu at the Pioneer office, telephone 922, and state their needs to him. If.he is not there someone in the offic will lbok after it: If the farmer wishes to order his Denu where they may be collected. If he wishes the purchase made the farmer may desigante the place, and the matter will be attended to. o s No Abuse Expected. In ‘eastern localities, where such service has been offered by one con- cern in a town, the service has been abused at times, the concern having been called out for some needless little thing. This, however, is not “farmers are most appreciative. Come_on, boys on the farm, make use of- this service.- See what kind of ‘cooperation the merchant can give and how willing he will give it. Go tc your nearest neignbor and tele- plione if you have none of your own. The business men want to help all they can and it’s up to you to give them the opportunity. BACK FROM CONFERENCE. A. P. White, president of the Northern National bank, has return- ed from Minneapolis,” where he at- tended a meeting of the Tyler Re- lief commission. An engineer has been sent to make a survey and the commission will hold another meeting Monday, at which time Mr. White will again be in attendance. The business men of Bemidji are anxious that the farmers in this lo- cality reap a big harvest and they have volunteered to help them. A committee consisting of A. W. Aamodt, chairman, H. E. Reynolds, secretary; Supt. W. G. Bolcom, Mayor C. W. Vandersluis and W. B. Stewart have been named by President W. Z. Robinson, of the Commercial club! to work out a plan, which will best help out the situation. The suggestion that the high schocl and seventh and eighth grades close during ‘Potato Week,” was made, permitting those who wish to volunteer to assist the farmers to do s0. If deemed necessary, the request may be made of the school board. Stores, offices and other business places may be asked to close on sertain afternoons and employess as well as proprietors given an oppor- cunity to offer their services to farmers as ‘spud’” pickers. Other localities have done just this and farmers-have paid forty cents an hour for this kind of labor, which, in turn, was donated to the Red Cross. Those who have automobiles to transport potato pickers, should leave their names with H. E. Reynolds. Farmers who need help should leave word with Mr. Reynolds at the BUSINESS MEN VOLUNTEER TO HELP HARVEST Gl T]‘u ma] arrow; _the Italians are ready for them. against the Huns, BOMB EXPLODED UNDER Chicago, Sept. 5.—Four -persons were killed and more than 75 others injured by the explosion of a bomb in the crowded entrance to the federal building ‘at 3:10 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The explosion, the force of which was 50 great that it not only wrecked the entrance of the building, but shattered every window on the first three floors of two buildings across the street, was attributed to the I. W. W. by Phillip J. Barry, in charge of the local offices of the department of Jjustice. The lst of dead, follows: William H. Wheeler, a mail clerk-} tourists from the east and south have J. B. Ladd, a sailor, from the Great Lakes naval training station, whose home was in ‘Salina, Kans. E. R. Kolkow, a postal clerk. . Miss Helgn: Michnike of Chicago. Raids on two headquarters of the I. W. W. within 15 minutes after the explosion resulted in the arrest of nine men. ‘Several ‘more were taken into custody within the federal build- ing, and a woman whose name was suppressed was arrested .in a nearby building. Tonight more than 1,500 agents and the entire city police force was seeking the perpetrators of the outrage. . - The blast occurred directly beneath {he court room of Federal Judge K. M. Landis, where 95 I. W. W. leaders were rgcently convicted and sentenc- cd for obstructing the government’s war program. p . Taywood in Building. ‘William D. Haywood, general sec- retary-treasurer of the I. W. W., and one of those senténced to twenty years in prison for his part in the conspiracies, was on the eighth floor of the building -wita his lawyer, who was planning to seek a writ of error in his behalf when the explosion oc- curreqp. He deplored the outrage and while emphatically denying any of his men had committeed the act ad- mitted that he believed the I. W. W. would be blamed. % .The so-called “Uncrowned king” of the I. W. W. plainly felt the building tremble with the detonation of the bomb, and heard the glass crash in the dome of the structure, and the cries of the injured. He appeared calm and did not leave the deputy marshal’s office. “It is unfortunate that this thing happened- at this TATOES Commercial club. This telephone is 213. State when you need help and how many you can use. Every co-operation will be given to save the crops. FOR NURSES WHO ARE ILL. (By United Press.) London, Aug. 18.—(By Maijl.)—A convalescent home for American nurses, the first of its kind in Eng- land, has been opened by the Amer- ican Red Cross at Putney. The institution is housed in Cole- brook Lodge, one of the finest houses on West Hill, close to Putney Heath, formerly the home of Charles T. Yerkes of Chicago. The house is a {hree-story modern building, con- structed on the 30-year-old founda- tions of the Putney Manor house. house. There are nearly three acres of gardens and lawns. At the start the convalescent home will have ac- commodation for 25 nurses, most of whom are recovering from illness in- curred while on duty in France. The convalescent home will be un- der direct charge of Miss Carrie Hall, chief nurse for the American Red Cross in Great Britain. shows- the three fighting fronts o: is where the Austrians are now mass The attack is expected any day now, and sol b ing shoulder to shoulder with their Italian brothera‘in the snow-capped Alps. On the west front in France and in Al COURT: FOUR KILLED: 1. W. W. ARE BLAMED THE THREE FIGHTING FRONTS OF THE ITALIANS JUDGE LANDIS' time,” he said feelingly. *I know that the I. W. W. will be blamed, but I am convinced in my heart that no man of my. organization-was in any way connected with this matter. It | would "be insane for an 1. W. W. to commit such an act at this time.” TEN THOUSAND LAKES ASSOCIATION. ELECT LYCAN AS DIRECTOR St. Paul, Sept. 5.—Hundreds of been brought to Minnesota-this year by the advertising of Minnesota’s Ten Thousand Lakes agsociation, and hun- dreds of_ others have declared their intention of coming mext year, direc- tors of the association'were told at a meeting in The Saint Paul. Directors told of greatly increased business at the lake resorts within their respective districts, and similar reports were received from many towns along the highways through- out the state. On-account of his removal, from the state, Richard N. Gray resigned-as secretary-treasurer of the association and ‘Senator E. J. Westlake of Minne- apolis was elected to succeed him. Frank C. Lycan of Bemidji was elected a member of the board to succeed Senator Westlake. Duluth wilizupme a new member of the board to:kficceed M. A. Hanna, whose' work in. connection with the government railroad administration will prevent his serving during the coming year. REGISTER BY PRECINCTS ON SEPT. 12, ANNOUNCES HEAD OF DRAFT BOARD When the 18 to 45-year-olds regis- ter in Beltrami county, September 12, they will register in their respective voting precincts, and all Bemidji reg- istrants will also register in their re- spective precinet polls. This was announced today by Sher- iff-Johnson, head of the draft board of Beltrami county. There are about 90 voting precincts throughout the county and in some instances there will be consolidation, but in most of these precincts registry will ‘be made at the regularly desig- nated election polls. The sheriff has been exceedingly busy in gecuring registrars for the registry, as it is a big task to fully man all precincts. HOME GUARD HOSPITAL CORPS TO SELL TICKETS FOR CAMP EXCURSION The hospital corps of the Home Guards has taken upon itself the problem of selling tickets for the excursion to the Red Lake fair and military encampment. The ex- cursion will be run Tuesday, Sept- ember 17. It will be necessary to know the number going the day before the excursion so that the Red Lake rail- way company will know how many to provide for. The request is made that all who intend going notify members of the hospital corps so that proper provisions may be made. | THIS DAY IN THE WAR | Sept. 5, 1917-—First moonlight air raid on London reported to have kill- ed 11 and injured 62. f the Allies—the Italian front-in Italy, marked by the large ing men and guns for another attempt at a blg drive—but on we may have news of thie American boys in khaki fght- lbania the Italians by thousands are making their blows felt™ vwvas disgusting, abhorrent, repulsive Sept. 5, 1916-—Bulgarians invade Roumania. Sept. 5, 1915—Germans Trenew drive for Riga. Sept. 5, 1914—France, Russia and Great Britain sign agreement that l there shall be no separate peace, REVOLUTIONS ARE VAIN AS A PRETTY WONAN By JOSEPH SHAPLEN. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) New York, Sept. 5.—Revolutions are as capricious as a pretty woman. They can throw a people into ecsta- cies of joy and fits of despair. They bring out the noblest and basest in man. That is just exactly what the Russian revolution has done to the Russian people. . ‘When one arrived in Petrograd last January he found mobs of civilians and soldiery smashing and robbing wine cellars .and getting beastly drunk. The unkindest cut of all dealt by ithe revolution to the old court camarilla, I suppose, must have been the looting of the wonderful wine cel- lars of the winter palace. They were wild, dangerous mobs that worked in Petrograd in those RQecemb- * and January days. They showed particu- lar .preference for wine and cham- pagne stored by the Romanoffs for the entertainment of the Rasputins. But that would not have been half so bad. ~ The bolsheviki handled the mobs on this score quite easily, a)- though in one case, I remember, there were no less than 196 calls for help received ‘at Smolny at one day, the day when the wine cellar smashing beat all records. It was on that day, however, that the mob turned from the smashing of wine cellars to the smashing of the former Czarina’s private chambers and the wonderful works of art in the palace. Here was a typical, wild 'mob of the French Revolution. It to see that mob at 'work. About six month later—during the May first demonstration—I met the same mob in one of the magnificent ballrooms of the Winter Palace. “There was something quite different written on those faces. There was ecstacy and expectation. These peo- ple had beén marching several hours, with ‘red banners, singing songs of freedom, brotherhood and the Interna- tionale. They were all half starved, but there was a marvc.lous, signifi- cant fire in those eyes. I marvelled. I was puzzled until from.a neighbor- ing room I suddenly heard the strains of wonderful music. It was the fa. mous Petrograd conductor, Kouts, leading his orchestra. The smashers of wine cellars sat motionless, en- chanted. I suddenly understood. They were listening to the sweet strains of the Requiem of Mozart. LOCAL RECRUITING OFFICE WILL CLOSE BY ORDER Bemidji's recruiting station is to be closed permanently, being included in the order issued by General March, chief of staff, Washington, and en- listed men serving at such stations will be examined and sent to the nearest recruit depot and assigned to “appropriate duty.” This will take from active duty in Bemiuyt Sergeant Clarence Foucault, one of the best recruiting officers in the entire state. Bemidji office has set record after record in district and state and attracted the attention of federal war authorities. D. Yost, head of the state recruiting, has always had a *“‘warm spot in his heart” for Bemidji on account of her showing and enviable record, and all round co-operation in sending men to the military. NEW REGISTRANTS T0 RECEIVE DRILL WORK The committee appointed by the draft board to cooperate along mili- tary lines in connection with the draft for men who are to register September 12 are as follows. Judge C. W. Stanton E. E. McDonald, Dr E. H. Smith, Captain S. T. Stewart and Major H. Z. Mitchell. Arrangments for giving the new registrants drill work preparatory to a call will be provided. Major John' FRENCHARE CLOSING UPON HAM; FAMOUS TAKEN-BY BRITISH A Bulletin. i ng g ) (By United Press.) ' - Ty Paris, Sept. 5.—The line of the Vesle river has been entirely taken. The allies have reached the breach on the Aisne, south of Vially, in an entirely new opera- tion. General Bertholdt's army, around Rheims, is co- operating with Generals Magnin and Humbert. By Fred Ferguson. f (United Press Correspondent.} With the Americans in France, Sept. 5.—The main ™ German forces have retreated across the Aisne. Amer- ican artillery is supporting. Pursuit is over the Vesle. | Bridging material is being rushed forward to be used in crossing the Aisne and Oise rivers, and the canal beyond it if the enemy withdrawal continues to the Chemin des Dames. S S FRENCH ARE MENACING HAM. Paris, Sept. 5.—Closing in on Ham, striking eastward to flank the new German positions above Vesle, and advancing northward from Vesle in pursuit of the retreating enemy, the French armies gained steadily last night, the war office official- ly announced this morning. Americans and French are advancing north of the Vesle and have reached the edge of the heights dominating fth,e Aisne. Additional French troops have crossed the Vesle, between Ailette and-the Aisne, and.taken Clamecy, Braye and Missy Sur Aisne. ; ; i The advance is reported so steady that it is impossible to outline the present location of the foremost troops. FAMOUS VILLAGE IN FLANDERS CAPTURED. London, Sept. 5.—The famous Polegstreet village in Flan- ders, two miles north of Armentirres, has been captured.by the British, General Haig reported this morning in an official dis- vatch. Hill No. 63, south of Messines, has-also been taken. Five other villages and positions have been captuared. SIG WELLS OF CITY WATER [SWITCHMAN AT NIGHT, SUPPLY ARE SLACKENING. | ~ SELLS BOOZE IN DAY: ACCORDING TO REPORT| HELD IN $500 BONDS The big wells which supply the| Jack Conley, a night switchman on nity water are again slackening up,|the M. & I railroad, Bemidji, is said ‘he reason being given as the shallow| 0 be a liquor peddler by day and wells again becoming plugged at the| that’s just where he got into the screens, causing a severe strain on|clutches of the law,heing held to the the big wells, and there is at pres-|8rand jury in bonds of $500 on‘a ant a 16-foot vacuum in the major)“harge of bootlegging. He waived well of the water supply system, with examination before Court Commis- ‘he vacuum increasing. © |sioner Fisk late yesterday afternoon. This was revealed during a short It is alleged that Conley had been souncil meeting last night, the ses-|selling liquor to individuals in Be- jon being deferred from Monday, La-| midii and has sold several young men hor Day. It is expected to hear from|and boys. Tt is alleged he sold a '* L. Anders, engineer of the Fargo|quart of whiskey to a youth not of filter plant, in a few days and some|age and that the boy became beastly lefinite action will have to be taken|intoxicated. He was located in his cre long. At the meeting, a letter his room by Chief Brandt of the In- from W. E. Lafontaine of Cass Lake|dian agents and at first refused to was received, applying for the posi-|tell where he secured his booze. The tion of city engineer. It is stz\tp@ Mr. | federal officer started to take him to Lafonitaine is a hydramlic ehgineér,of | jail when he “wilted’’ and confessed. cxperience and a veterahy in'engi-| Further investigation, it is said, fas- neering. [ 8 S tened, the identity of the dispenser The rew lightning contract, which of the booze. involved changing the sizes of lamps itk faver and s .‘,’l‘\'v'i‘ ;E]r:?fi::i don tor| "IRST UNIT OF NEW pumping the water with a three year FLOUR PLANT ARRIVES confract was deferred for investiga- The first piece of the new machinery tion and consideration. The boiler at the city building was to go into the new plant of the Be- Potato Products company's ordered fixed properly. It is a dou- plant arrrived today. 1t is the sorter hle return heating boiler with a four-{nidji inch opening at the wrong end for cleaning, which causes the flue tofand was built at the factory in Bag- choke. . s ley. The rest of the machinery is There was a little business of mo-|expected to arrive soon from the fac- ment scheduled and the session|tory in Maryland. was comparatively short. ‘Workmen are engaged in remodel- ing the building to be occupiel by the plant and the outlook for a success- ful first season is very favorable. There will be a meeting at 2 o’clock BLACKDUCK SOLDIER . FACES CHARGES OF |suurduy stiermon ut ihe piot MAlMlNG RIGHT HAND notices hmieih:_cn sent 02 MOTION PICTURES OF GOLFISTS NEXT SATURDAY (Special to Pioneer.) 7 Camp Grant, Rockford, IIl., Sept. 5.—Charges are now being written If the weather is favorable Satur- against two soldiers of the 341st in-| qay afternoon, at 3 o’clock, moving fantry, who, it is said, will face|pjctures will be taken of the golf courtmartial for alleged attempts to players at the golf links by A. A. escape military service overseas DY | Richardson. In case of inclement intentionally maiming the fingers of | weather, the pictures will be taken at their hands. a later date. One of the two is James Brophy of The officials of the Golf club are Blackduck, Minn., who fell under the|very anxious to have a large crowd wheels of a moving train. «He claims | of players, as well as spectators and it was an accident, but it is regarded | cars, as all will be included in the with suspicion pictures. |