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von.ums‘_‘xyly; NO. 216 e ey BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY, EVENING, SEPT. 19, 1918 HUGE SUCCESS »DFSPITE PO0R 4 EVEN TOBACCO, HOME., . “GROWN, IS £XH[BIT_ED Show Loyalty; Association - Head Praises Bemidji (Si)eei;al 'io ‘Pioneer.) Red Lake, Sept. 19.—Red Lake In- dian reservation’s fair this year was a success-beyond all expectation, de- spite the disagreeable weather which prevenied many trom comine on »c-| ATTT() RACERS SHOULD Bemidji Day” was most gratify- SEE Jfimfi 0NCE When Ma-mr Yost came to Bemidji to attend the Home Guard encamp- ing to the faif management, the gate receipts being sufficient to cover all Z expense incident thereto. The Beltrami aFir association has| « v W L ment in honor of ‘Bemidji Day” at hen ‘Major Goris, chief of Adju- The agricultural exhibit was the}been fortunate in securing the serv-| the camp nn;_)med after M’m, h’:, ar-| tant Rhinow’s staff, Minneapolis, was best in the annals of the fair and the|ices of C. W. (“‘Chad”) Jewett as gen-| rived in his private car “‘Soudan,”|at the Red Lake encampment, he an- judging was by A. W. Aamodt, county | eral chairman of the auto races to taking auto to the encampmént at | nounced that commissions would soon agricultural agent. be held Fridny nnd Saturday after-| Red Lake, be forwarded for Bemidji's new Domestic art and science was judg- | BooR. Upon 'his return’ he 'was amamd at/| Motor. Corps. I want every. one who cares to en- | the sight of a beautiful boguet:in his}. B, H. Denu will receive a captain's ter any of the races fo come tome asi{car parlor and alongside it'a note|commission: George Baker, first lieu- This photograph, taken lmmedlstdv after the capture: of Longpont Just west (fi Sulssons, by the ullles, hllO\\S Gere man prisoners taking their wounded to the rear of the allied lines under gunrd..: cemmksmns COMING MUTE APPRECIATION NEABLY OVERCOMES MAJ. YOST. U. §: )\ ed by Miss Anderson, state school “worker under the federal food admin- sistants. ¢ “We- want entries made before the sive he read ‘the appréciation of a|ond'lieutenant. The display of bead work was also day of the race, so that there will be] father and mother for his interest im| A S - a big feature; the display being far|no delay before the races start.” | their son. It was from Mr. and Mrs,| in excess of anything vet under-| = A.L.Barker, chairman of the track, Paul Foucault, parents of Sergeant FIRST LOAD OF POTATOB taken. ~St. Mary's school won first]sports, urges all young people who |Clarence Foucault, who made'a star on.points and besuty and the Red | desire to enter the races to make up state record while in charge of the DEHVERED AT PLANT Lake school took second. ;1’!5{1' minds at once so -that delays|Bemidji office, now slated for over 1 be avoided. Boys who seas. " Evenfirow’l‘obacco. enter the sack mcgg vghnufipi?“:; “In all my experience never en-| The first'load of potatoes for the Six Indian farmers’ clubs competed | their own sacks. countered ‘any thing like 1t hefore,| hew Potato Products company of Be- ang: the feature of the display was}'* Programs are out which contain| [e¢/ngly exclaimed the majar. ‘V‘;"dfia‘;::dtd e};;rel:seudltfliztlmddi:&to}r of an excellent sample of tobacco, grown { the schedule for the:two-afternoons. which dem®n&tfated thiat thé crob[fair attendants as well as through- RROW: PARTIES ED can be grown in‘Beftrami codnty:s ““Fout the business section of the clty : - TOMORROW ; P. CEAS ‘The.conveyor has be »hlpped for " he conveyor S en Th 1 lub, named Hiisty e Cato Belis Farmclub, 1 Birchmont ‘closes its summer sea-|the new plant and is expected to ar- o issi £ ;fl;x:?:en?:l::m;i%t acl:) %::::f’l::tel:iigz FEATURE STUNT SENDS -.|'son tomorrow and there will be no|rive any day. Meanwhile, the work play of agrfic‘.-'ltuml products, Yellow dance in tihe evening, which h;]\;e of arranging the plant is going on ¥ ' z . i weekly affairs during the season. @ and will be ready for the installation i 3‘3"‘:“?;:;’“:’5{1 ::;t]';:; yotatoes L SHUDDER THROUGH CROWD hotel and recreation center has had}of the equipment as soon as it is all Lt tock and Jtry were éredi- g 05 s a most successful season and even|here. tabl'evgustzger::ot‘pz; t;ytheestandard It was during the battalion parade| greater things are predicted for next The company also has under con- - Indian . fair-official L and review at the Home Guard, Red |year. sideration the handling of potatoes for of the Indian:fair-officials. arger Eqks camp, that ah-incldont:poeur: commission to be charged. The stor- premiums are to be offered in the fu- b hione S & sent a shudder through a “ture to mmfi“&"é mterekt Intlils.do jarge number of spectators, when REYNOLDS APPOINTED age feature is also to bo an important during the passing of the troops in factor. = When thc ~machinery ar- review “Roy Dalberg, a member of CAHAlN BRIGADE STAFF rives and is {nstalled the plant will be put { partment. I -Grains were splendid, flax-being of Gompany A, of Bemidji, broke an an- in operaticn for handling the ‘kle. - fall crop. “"““”’;::::";m Interesting. ¢l TELEPHONE INSTALLATION CHARGES TO BE LOWER farm. p 5 Captain H. E. Reynolds of the The hospital corps made a quick|pwenty-first Home Guard battalion spectators, one player was hit with | Tun, dressed the fracture as first aid | prigade staff arrived from Red Lake a lacrosse cliib and put out of busi.|and the ambulance carried him to the| ast night, where the encampment of In the lacrosse game, interesting to ness. The Indians showed great dex- | hospital. the battalion has closed, and he is terity in handling the ball, which The discipline of the ranks was|high in his praise of the entire affair. was an ordinapy baseball. splendid.. The companjes Halted and The tug o'war was won by the Cass| they stood unmoved. encampment was on “Bemidji Da Lake Indfan team of pu'lers and the “Holy smoke! But’s that a finc{during battalion drill and review. Or- baseball game between Home Guards|thing,” exclaimed Ed. French of the|ders of the day were read and Major and Red Lake ended in a tie, 1 to 1. fhospital corps. ‘“Just when every-|Mitchell ordered Lieut. Reynolds to . ‘Most interesting was the tug o’|thing’is going fine that had to hap-| report to Brigade Staff Adjutant A. L. war between Bagley’s Home Guard | pen and with everybody looking. Just| Barker, who presented to Lieut Rey- company and the Bemidji company.}our luck.” nolds a captain’s commission on the They pulled six minutes and the men “Ole Hoss” Major Yost saw it all|brigade staff, he being a lieutenant of were mnearly all in when time was|Basing over one elbow he nudged the|the staff. As he saluted dnd turned, called. Baptiste, anchor for the Be-| one next him and remarked, “Looks|the battalion was ordered at ease - -midji team, claims his foot slipped. like part of the program to me.” and loud applause greeted the ap- ~. " The crowds watched ‘with interest “"the military maneuvers and _the Twenty-first battalion band of Bemid- ji "performed -1ike" veterans and ren- .derstood . it was.a feature stunt. dered its usual gplendid music. Dahlberg’s The battalion was highly pleased | Tight now. One of the interesting events of th installation charges in Minnesota will} it. be lower than first proposed, under | car an interpretation of the fed- eral regulations reported in the of- fices of the state railroad and ware- house commission. had not yet been received, it was stat- ed that {nstallation charges in all cases ‘will be based on net and not, grods rates. A flat charge of $3 is allowed for a change of tenant, when the new ten- ant applies for service before the tele- It s »” : pointment. xlt is, major,” was the explnna%xon, Approaching the line; Major Yost, n a few minutes everybody un- U.'S. A., and Major Garis, atde of “ W . 12| Major Genelal Rhinow, both pinned fractured” leg is alll(, ‘the new captain’s shoulders the bars of his rank. THIRD WARD—High school. FOURTH WARD—City hall, FIFTH WARD—Lincoln school “on their .6wn soil,” taking Krushe- Turkey, where it was presented to a grad. - numbeér of Russian scholars as a gift Sept. 19, 1915—Austro-Germans| i, the Petrograd public library. annual ‘meeting of Greenwood ceme- tery association will be held at the office of Secretary G. W. Campbell, e INEGCANSHELLS 3 : i front of more than eight miles west and southwest of Cambeai | by Mrs, William-Cook. of Red, Lake,{ They: will-be-distrivuted. smong: the | BIRCHMONT CLOSES ITS SEASON {l,‘:s‘,’,‘;‘;’,’,‘,’;* b‘;‘;f,‘f;,g;",,"‘;’:fl‘,’:‘;g’,;’;,‘;' 'but were completely. repulsed with heavy losses. General Haig % reported today the British took about eleven miles of outposts on the Hindenburgh line. farmers in regard to sales, a small Had Uncle 8am not put a ban on| Minneapolis, Sept. 19.——The Stu- recruiting when he did, Bemidji|dent Army Training corps at the Uni- would have had a ‘“‘Recruiting Car”|ersitv of Minnesota is to'have, in ad- all her own. This bit of information | dition to its varied army courses, one was dropped by Major Yost, whue in|for students desiring to enter the hav. Bemidji. al service of the United States. “IL was this way,” sald the major.| This information was conveyed in “Some long time ago a representative| & telegram to the nayal recruitipg of the Crookston Lumber company|8tation here announcing the new advised me that if they could do any-|course at the university for 100 thing for me in Bemidji 1 had but to|students. Details of the kystem ask it. to be used in giving the naval train- “During the last month of recruit-|ing were not included in the an- U— ing I felt Bemidji could nicely use Minneapolis, Sept. 19.—Telephone [a car and told my good friend about | follow closely the first announcement. midji, but then it was too late. Un- cle Sam had shut up his recruiting offices.” g be relative to this branch of the serv- pmmisioner Putnanssold that o1 | o p CENTINE FLINT CORN | meniai ratnine o donaras vy St. Calvin L. Brown of the state supreme| recommendaion had been made. He court has received from his farm near | also was without any detailed idea as \ Benson, Swift county, samples of Ar-|to how the training was to be han- B pital o'elock from the residence and about 2 o'clock tomorrow ofternoon, from - FALLINGON METZ, ;.A‘JKEESSTEADILY LB By Fred S. Ferguson. (United Press Correspondent.) i ! : : With the Americans on the Metz Front, Sept. 19.—Amer- Sportl Interesting; ' Indians 1 : » : . N e S ican aviators report shells from our heavy artillery dropping in - — hits have been observed in fortification. A large ammunition .|dump has been blown up. ‘Behind the German lines, a direct hit was made on a huge gun located at La Chaussee. Other damage was inflicted dur- e ing the period of bombardment of the front line, and in the i rear are as heavy. Americans-are steadily pushing their line forward, follow- FOR NEW MOTOR CORPS ing up patrols, and their advanced positions now are directly in front of the new Hindenburg line. BULGARIANS ARE COMPLETELY BEATEN. T London, Sept. 19.—The Bulgarians are completely beaten in the new Franco-Serbian ‘offensive and are being pursupd night and day by the victorious allied troops. Seven additional istration;=she Imvtng 2 corps-of as-|soon as possible,” said Mr.’ Jewett.| addressed ‘tq him. Opening the 'mis-| tengnt, and George W. Harnwell, sec- towns have been captured and the advance has now reached a total depth of twelve and one-half miles. the center of Metz. A large factory has been struck and direct ( i | ? i i The enemy is burning villages and supplies but the allied advance is so rapid, unaccountable materials have been cap- ? tured. , GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED; LOSS IS HEM-' London, Sept. 19.—Germans attacked in great force on-a GOVERNMENT HALTED |UNIVERSITY TO TRAIN x LOCAL RECRUITING CAR| SELECTIVES FOR NAVY nouncement. They are expected to The university already is training a large detachment of men for the naval hospital corps, and today’s ah- nouncement at first was believed to In about a week I was told the was ready to be sent up to Be- fce. Later it was determined the men referred to are to be given funda- —— MAY PROVE GOLD MlNE President Burton, had received no | official notification of the new branch of the 8. A. T. C., although he had ' Paul, Sept. 19.—Chief Justice| been aware of the fact that such a held at 1|Backhurst on a visit to the various e parishes and missions under the care of Rev. Backhurst. Bishop Morrison yesterday, with their treatment by both the e e : phone is disconnected. ' Orders made dled tine - flint corn, which matured|dled. hool and agemcy employes~ The, Other Avpointments. before September ‘1 by subscribers|8°lUNE g The ; ittans were:spocaty tnsaresied n |FAMOUS KORAN STOLEN | usouncements was aiso made of|who'aia ali that was then requived| Lo, '3 0L V2, 605 57"t | branch of tho service are cxpootod to the soldiers and proved themselves the appointment of H. J. Loud to bejare exempt from the charges, Com- tured in a longer period. The|be furnished through volunteers for ‘ loyal supporters of Uncle Sam FROM RUSSIAN L[B Y ordinance sergeant of Company A,|missioner Putnam said. c?r:il "}aaul en o erlotsi Mhe seed of| the training and all will be ‘Pleased With Bemidii B D erosa | Ebe thtsipretation today. was cred thelsouth American corn was obtain-| Within the new draft ages. They will % 3y nounced as ‘“‘top” sergeant of Head-|ited to the refusal of the state com- % 3 e-! be inducted into the service, accord- e Joseph J. Jorudain, president of the i B IO P APLEY. quarters company. . Alex Shaviten|mission to approve the federal sched- zgr‘s:aml]:axlnlll(t #fiic;:\e:plflgl r;il:at:?lilx}}ed ing to notice, about October 1. fair association, also enjoys the disi (United Press Staff Correspondent)| was announced as corporal of Com-|ule, following numerous complaints foi experin;cnts % tinction of chairman of the genera New York, Sept. 19.—One of theipany A. from Minnesota subscribers. 2 § = committee of the Red Lake band of|victims of the Russian revolution is S s s ea"l th“lin Lf;lx:lv:!llllay{l“fi:élr:le:x:rl}; MOTOR CORPS MEETS TONIGHT “hippewas, andisays the Indians are| th t fai KAI ILL ULD QUIT year in nine 3 RES, fmn?gnsely p]euedywlth the attitude lnetl:l;o:mrldmmllf ::g);tggmt‘hfmlélo:;g SER B ,wo Q i# | FILMS OF STATE FISHERIES - [gold mine for Northern Minnesota,” ALL URGED TO BE P ENT of Bemidji’s-business men and people} public Hbral:y «in Petrograd and its IF HE'D SEE STILLWATER AT mo FRIDAY NIGHT|said the chief justice. All varieties| Tpere will be a meeting of the towards the Red Lake residents and | whereabouts is now an absolute mys-| A post card received by the editor of the corn wer? Vl““iwd V‘Im:-ch:{; Motor Corps at the city hall tonight | cordially invites them to return atftery. Speaking of this volume of the| ot the Pioneer from former Police| The three and one—hult reels of film J:"':Ef‘ Ba;odw'r!‘:por?;nllm ?hat :x':!erl-{at 8 o'clock. There is much of in- any time. Koran, th‘e celebrated Russian scholar | chiet Frank Ripple, now employed in|shows at the Red Lake Indian fair ¢ :*nt T e dgatton ! terest to come-up and it is urged that He further says his people ..o Hlat- Prof.: S. F. Oldenvurg said: a government shell plant at 8till- bf Northern Minnesota fisheries has m 4 i oy ntcd,ull be present. "fie‘ihwt”t‘;] ig""el‘;““;e“it i"“‘:‘i’t' i?,“": “Stolen Koran is unquestionably| water, says: : been secured through H. G. Selvog by ”‘f A"l:';—“t“";red ':\“ “;1':( 2"0“‘ he S and that their 3% 003 i “g‘ ‘“ (th one of the most famous volumes of| “Arrived O. K. and like my new |the Bemidji Commercial club and will | May 15 an ‘t“fi s hlgh Y thofel NONPARTISAN PAPER HIT. are well managed, and repudiates the| jts'kind. By Mussolmans throughout| work. - Say, it Kaiser Bill could see|be shown at the Elko Friday evening. | stalks grew ten fect hig t statement that they want to be re-|ine world it was regarded as very|the speed here he would quit.” W. 7. Robinson, president of the|were three ears on each. Northwest-| pupgy N, D, Sept. 19.—The order ' leased from government supervisionfy,jy. 7 personally have seen hun- club, is highly pleased with the film | ern dent and miner corn planted on| . the War Industries board, prevent- as a tribe. He asserts that the Inter-| q.0qg of worshippers of Allah walk 3 % L and declares that all school children|May 13 matured respectively on Au- ing the removal of newspapers from :)m" !fielnm;ltme“; flt;;h'lcers ta{:e';h:il’r into the public library and bow before BIG GENERATOR “OUT. should be gven an opportunity to see| gust ”"l Band AflKll:;tfrsely’l;?:egz;’%: one point to another as well‘ asNtho est friends and.they wan peateged 117 3 i = thes s ing periods were tarting of new papers, hits the Non- fairs managed by the commission of ;gznggotkhis :011‘:;4:21—1:1‘118 lglgc:’:fiids:‘;{s An electrical expert from Minne- oLt | frost. ;artisai ]enguep“gnrvuc bureau” a GEEaN Indian affairs at Washington, in| n jts covers are said to be those apolis is at work repairing the big hard blow, particulerly in this sec- whom they have great confidence. He| ot Aahomet himself, I don’t know|409 K- W. generator at the Bemidji WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE Chief Justice Brown is the father|ijon speaks for the Red Lake Indians only. | the motive that may have impelled | Sieciric plant of the l;llnnenota Lt FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN |{of M. J. Brown, former Bemidji’s law-| It is said here that the order will 7 those who stole it. I do not believe & Power Co,, it having Hurited Sut . yer and city attorney, now assistant|terminate several proposed new pa- — L lthe story that Turks have stolen ft,|3uriog a time of switching power Subscriptions for Fourth Lib- {1° .00y general of Minnesota. pers in this state. 3 4 »ifrom the dam to the electric gener-|] erty Loan bonds will be received }|" JONGENA SN Sty as the soviet government already has e ¥y Tms DAY m THE WAR premised to return it to any properly ator. It will cost about $150 to com-|} Saturday, September 28, 1918, T VISIT PARISHES designated body representing the| Plete the repairs. fom £ glock Aix;h-to ") o'clock FUNERAL OF CHILD. 3 B Rt e e L T Tl SO » i e SIS p. m. at the following places. Sept. 19, 1917—Argentine senate|Mahmedan church " .| The Right Rev. Bishop MBrrison of yotes tosever relations with Germany Me}’l‘lglgegr&;:llgé: ;‘{"t'lfz ;)itb:;xé'mlume CEMETERY MEETING. gé%%&r‘yARV[\”:gfinT] égll;;’:a]l v(,arfig](:":i;mnfit (li{:\rrl 5.’3’ fv{rst hf:;fil‘\ Duluth wli‘ll arrive in thl; city tomor- S - Sept. 19, 1916—Serbs again fight| “qyo volume came originally !romt Notice is hereby given that the|} school. Boe, who died at St. Anthony’s hos-| row and will accompany Rev. George capture Vilna. A tew days before the theft, 2 num- | Miles block, in the city of Bemjdji Subscribe at place designated ||the First Scandinavian Lutheran|will confirm a large class in St. Bar- Sept, 18, 1914—Deadlock on west| ber of American collectors offered | Minnesota, on Monday, Septemher fm’, for the ward in which you live, church, Rey, Osmiund Johnsan, offiei- tholpmew’s' church on Sunday even - front as Tth week of war cloges, $1,000,000 for it 1918, at & qo'elock p, m. Jlating. _ 5> ng v e S —ga | S W