Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 27, 1918, Page 1

kil " pi river—City hall council room, VOLUME XVI, NO. 223 -, — BULGARIA HAS OF ' Be a Booster for the Fourth Liherty Loan’-tba"nd Sale; Help Your Gbun BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 27, 1918 ED AN ARMISTICE ‘WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE ~ " FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN Subscriptiohs for ' Fourth Lib- erty Loan bonds will be received, ptember 28, from 8 o’clock a. m. to 9 o’clock p. m., at the follow- ing places: First ward—Central E. H. Denu, chairman. Second ward—Central school, E. N. Ebert, chairman. “ Third ward—High school, E. L. Benner, chairman. i Four?h ward, west of Misstssip- 7 school, E. B. Berman, chairman. Fifth ward and that part of -} Fourth-ward east of Mississippi - yiver—Lipcoln school, J. L. El- well, chairman. Subscribe at place desigmated for the ward in which you live. e s —————— . (By United Press.) ‘Washington, Sept.’ 27.—JA.nerica's ‘greatest and shortest Liberty Lodn “camapaign gets tnder way at midnight tonight. ' The people ‘of the nallion ‘hetween that hour and midnight Oct. - 19, are expecte] to subscribe $£,000,- 000,000 to carry on the alliea fight for liberty. = « ¢ Throughout the nation cotmittees of all kinds are -set for the drive. ‘Great celebrations will mark its open- ‘ing, many of these starting at mid- :night tonight. The loan will bear 4% pér cent interest and despite its immensity it ‘is the conviction of government of- “ficials that it will be over-subscribed. A First Loan. The first Liberty Loan opened May ~15, 1917, closing a month later. The issue was for $2,000,000,000, the onds bearing 3 per cent interest and Tunning for 15 to 30 years. The bonds carried the conversion privil- ege, entitling the holder, if he chose, to eonvert them into bonds of a later issue bearing a ‘higher rate of inter- est. Four and a half million sub- scribers from every section of the country, representing every - condi- tion, race’and class of citizens, sub- scribed for more than $3,000,000,000 of the bonds. The” outstanding features of -the first Liberty Loan were the prompt- ness with which it was arranged and conducted, the patriotism “of: the newspapers, banks, corporations, -or- ganizations_and people generally in " working for h’s;ucc‘ess, and the heavy over-subscription of more than 50 per cent. Ahother notable feature was that there was no interruption to the business of the country occa- sioned by the unprecedented demand L upon its money resources, Sacond Loan™ “ - The second Liberty Loan campaign ‘opened Oct 1, 1917, and closed Ogt. | BIG LOAN DRIVE; 'SIX BILLION MARK . SETFOR CAMPAIGN 27. The bonds of this issue bear 4 per cent interest and run for 10 to 25 years. They carry conversion priv- ilege. It was announced that 50 per cent.of the over-subscription would be taken, Nine million subscribers subgsdribed to $4,617,623,000 of the CANADIANS BRINGING IN PRISONERS bonds, an over-subsdription pf 544" per cent. Omly $3,808,766,150 of the bonds were allotted. S Labor and fraternal organizations were especially alive in this campaign and the women of the country did efficent otganized work which great- 1y contributed to the success of the loan. Men in the army and navy worked and eubscribed largely to the loan. 3 2 == Third Loan. Theé third Liberty Loan campeign opened April 6, 1918, one year after our entrance into the war, and closed ay 4. The bonds of this issue bear per cent interest and run for 10 T agrs, are.pot subject to redemption op‘tamaturity, and carry no con- version privilege. The loan was an- nounced for $3,000,000,000 but the right was reserved to accept all- ad- ditional = subscriptions. Seventeen which ‘was allotted.. == A great feature of this loan was its very wide distribution among the peo- ple and the fact that the country dis- tricts promptly and heavily subscrib- ed to the loan, in-a great measure ‘making up their guotas earlier than the cities. Sec. McAdoo pronounced this loan the soundest of national financing. < . A little over a year ago there were some 300,000 United States bondhold- ers; there are now somewhere be- tween 20,000,000 and 25,000,000. Awakened patriotism has made the American people a saving people’and {a bond-buying people. Buy Liberty Bonds USE LESS WRAPPING PAPER: CONSERVATION ‘Washington, Sept. 2% —Retail merchants have been directed by the War Industries Board to discontinue the -unnecessary wrapping of mer- qhandlse and to reduce to the point of absolute necessity the use of wrap- ping paper, bags, paper boxes and of- fice stationery. . The order, the board stated, was due to the fact that the government soon would be forced to divert to munition manufacturers a large quantity of chemical pulp used heretofore in making wrapping pa- per. & ——Buy Liberty Bonds STENOGRAPHER TO FRANCE. Miss Lilliam Barrett, who formerly made her home in Bemidji and who is a sister of Mrs. W. K. Denison, formerly of this city, will soon leave for-France as a stenographer. ALDERHAN ANDEXPOLICEMAN ~ ARRESTED; LIQUOR CHARGE An aldernian of the city of Bemidji and an ex-police officer are a rather strange combination to be arrested . by Indian agents on a charge of hav- ing liquor in their possession, con- trary to the law which' prohibits even having liguor in one's posSession, in whatever manner; in federal terri- tory, known as “‘Indian Jterritory.” tody by Brandt, It is said nime quarts of whiskey were found in his place of business. His arraignment before Judge Simons is set for' this afternoon, and it is believed he, also, will waive examination and be held to the federal grand jury at Fergus | Palls. ~ = “Painless Extraction.” mifHon-kubseribed $4,170,650, ak ‘ot - ; ~ Washington, John Croon, rtepresenting the} Fourth ward in the city couneil, wns§ Indian Officer ‘“Tom” Woid pulled oge of those taken into custody by|a funny one when he arrested John CMief Brandt of the Indian service.!Siow, alias “Dutch,” well known in He s the proprietor of a hotel on, Bemidji for some time. It is said he the corner of Third street and Be-_ yged to have @ habit of peddling midji avenue. The visit was made bY pooze and has been absent from Be- Brandt and it is allgged a quart of midji for quite awhile, recently re- whiskey was discovered in the prem-| ¢yfning. 3 gron; iy | Wold saw him and walking up be- Arraigned before United States'y;;q the unsudpecting individual, Commissioner Simons, Croon waived |1aid his left hand on Slow’s left xamination and was held to the fed- | o oyjder, deftly shoved his right into eral grand jury at Fergus Falls in | gj5w's right hip pocket and extracted hond of $500. | therefrom one pint of whiskey. It Hotel Busi~ess Good, j was a painless extraction, just like Frank Frost, one time. a pn]ice-[the dentist puts something on the man in the ecity an now one of|sore tooth and lfts it without the the proprietors of hotel on Third | slightest pain to the patient. His street, was the other taken into cus- | case is pending. Canudian cavalrymen are bringing in a fev. ofS the wany thousands of German soldiers they have been capturing Iately.” Canndinn infantry can be seen ou‘th(- Jeft of’the picture ready to march to the front. | (By United Press.) “-2| "pondon, Sept. 27 ——“British forces 8 " attacked off 8'wide -hdn?‘g&l} ‘of the' S e , Sensee river at 5:30 wclock this v ‘2. .|morning,” said General Haig in an of- Savs nrnwder flicial dispateh- today. ~He reported '(By United Press.) : Sept. 27.—Provost satisfactory ' progress. Marshal Crowder: today set the draft —Buy Liber!y Bonag—- WARFORD ELECTED MODERATOR lottery for Monday noon. ——Buy Liberty Bonds—— 0]:: AD_:LM_S_ PR!'ESBYTERY BEMIDJI HIGH OPENS FOOTBALL SEASON ON LOCAL ‘GRID’ TOMORROW! returned this morning from Hallock, where he attended Adams Presbytery, which was in session Wednesday and Tomorrow afternoon the Bemidji high school football eleven will usher in the 1918 season by cutting loose Thursday. At this meeting, Rev. Warford was elected moderator for the ensuing year, and the business of the church was transacted. The next meéeting will be held in Bemidji in the Presbyterian church in April. against the heavy Blackduck eleven, on the local gridiron at 3 o’cloek: S. W. Arends, Blackduck coach, is a| tormer college star, being selected all Hawkeye tullback in 1917, while playing for Dubuque college and sem- inary, previous to that playing full- back for Iowa State Teachers’ college of Cedar Falls, Towa. z The Bemidji eleven will be com- posed of practically new and inex- perienced players, but under the coaching of Principal J. W. Smith, former Carroll college center, should develop into a strong eleven before the season is far along. Four fast players are trying for the end positions. Captain Simons and Denu are working at the right (By United Press.) wing, and Doran and Cochran® are London, Sept. 27.—Allied cavalry alternating at the left side. Boyce,|are believed to have reached the plain Buy Liberty Bonds—— WOULD FIGHT INFLUENZA. (By United Press,) ' Washington, Sept. 27.—Senator Weeks today presented a resolution demanding the expenditure of $1,- 000,000,000 to fight the spread of Spanish influenza. ——Buy Liberty Bonds— AUSTRIA RUSHES HELP. (By United Press.) Amsterdam, Sept¢. 27.—Austria is dushing reinforcements to Bulgaria, saygs diplamatic advices. ———Buy Liberty Bonds— CAVALRY lB'.ACHES PLAIN. a ge; man from Cass Lake, Opsahl| just south of Uskub. . an euman are being whipped into g shape for tackles. Dahl of Glenwood, Uy Liperty Hopds-—=- the heaviest mun on the team, Koors and XVashburn have been working at Two PAY THE EXTREME ‘guards. - | “Dunk” MecDougal appears to be PENA[‘TY FOR MURDER the most likely candidate for center, e but Willits and Tharldson have also (By United Press.) been working at the position and all Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 27.—Frank three will no doubt be given a chance| Sullivan and Philip Johnson were to show their metal Saturday against; hanged here today for the alleged Coach Arends ducklings. Phibbs at|murder of Constable Snowden on full and Kenfield, Morse, Hanscom|April 5. John E. Stoike, also sen- and Stechman at the halves with|tenced to. die for participation, was Achenbach at quarter have compris- reprieved by the minister of justice. ed the backfield. Other new men who They weré charged with shooting are showing up well are Stapleton,|him to death in a Main street hard- a reeruit from North Dakota, and|ware store when he surprised them. Roe. | He apparently thought them bur- ———Buy Liberty Bonds—— glars, The sentence was passed by Judge Meféalfe in June, giving the men three months in which to prepare for death, Since that timé they have been occupying separate cells in the jail and the death watch has stayed with them day and night. An appeal for clemency was made to the min- THIS DAY IN THE WAR | Sept. 27, 1917—Nikolai Lenine makes his, appearance in Russia, to announce that he will make a speech | to the democratic congress. Sept. 27, 1916—Constantine of | Greece thinks he’ll join the allies. His wife thinks not. | Sept. 1915—German counter—: attacks repulsed in the big ynlsh of| 3 the allies. | received a m e that thel Sept. 27, 1914—Germans bring up| Marcus, that he has arrived big guns for attack on Antwerp. | “over there.” the youngest of the three. Counsel for Sullivan and Johnson forwarded appeals to Ottawa but they were denied. —=Buy Liberty Bonds—— ARRIVES OVER THERE.” . and Mrs. P. M. Dicaire 9= 27, have son gafely | | f | | = ' try Win the War 3 FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH DEFEAT OF FORCES "BRINGS SOFIA NEAR REVOLT: YANKEES BEHIND HUN LINE (By United Press.) London, Sept. 27.—Bulgaria has offered an armistic, it was announced here today. SOFIA IS READY FOR REVOLUTION.. 2 Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 27.—The defeat of Bulgarian forces by the allies in Macedonia has caused a great sensation |in Sofia.. The capital is ready for a revolution, AMERICANS SWEEP FOE MILES BEHIND LINE. By Fred S. Ferguson. (United Press Correspondent.) ShaT With thé American army, Sept, 27.—The second -offensive of America’s first army, under command of General Pershing, which commenced yesterday morning, has swept the Germans, south miles behind the Hindenburg line on a twenty.mile front. From the Meuse westward to the Argonne- forest, the Americans are today continuing progress. On the American left, the French are attacking on an equal frontgge, extending westward to the Suippi river. They ad- wanced on an average of four miles. _ The Americans alone have taken more than 5,000 pris- oners. The French have captured the famed Butte de Mestil and other towns. No report of the number of prisoners taken by the French has been received. : PARIS HEARS FROM BATTLE FRONT. Paris, Sept. 27.—The Franco-American aftack between Rheims and Verdun is progressing satisfactorily, according to battle front dispatches today. The armies of Generals Gourand, Bertholdt and Pershing attained all first objectives very quickly and are pushing on. REV. NORDALE WILL BE INSTALLED SUNDAY A mission meeting will be held at the Swedish Lutheran church next Sunday, when the pastors from MecIn- tosh, Clearbrook, Hines and Warren will be present. In connection with this meeting the pastor, Rev. T. B. Nordale will be installed. The program is as follows: A Seryices Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock, when Rev. C. W. Erickson of Clearbrook wilt preach. Installation of the pastor at 3 New All-Russi Government To Speak For Al (By United Press.) o'clock, Rev. 8. W. Swenson, presi- dent, of the Red River conference, will preach and install the pastor. In the evening at 8 o’clock, will be celebrated the holy communion. Rev. Krickson of Clearbrook will preach the preparation sermon and Rev. Randall the regular sermon. There will be special music at all these meetings. - i All Scandinavians are cordially in- vited. ~———Buy Liberty Bonds——— SUFFRAGE VOTE DELAYED. - Washington, Sept. 27.—Plans for a vote by the senate yesterday on tlie Federal women guffrage amendment virtually were abandoned in the midst of debate. Chairman Jones of the womai suffrage committee, Ma- jority Leader Martin, and other lead- ers of hoth factions, joined in private statements tnat the resolution woull go over until Saturday. While the senate debate was un- der way, with crowded galleries awaiting the final test, Chairman Jones made the following statement: “It now appears likely that no vote wijl be taken today, and that Washington, Sept, 27,—A new All- Russian government with authority to sneak and act for the whole of Russia_and whose chief aim is the renewal of the war against Germany, has been formed at Uffa. American embassy official cables announce. Five men are to head the cabinet of the_constitutent assembly to be called January 1, Probably the first act will be to declare war on Ger- manv and to repudiate the Brest-Lit- ovsk treaty. ~——Buy Liberty Bondsg—— ROUMANIA RUMBLES OVER ENEMY CONTROL Rome, Supt. 27.~The situation in Roumania, aceording to information received here, has become alarming for the Central Powers. The Rou- manian peasants, made enthusiastic by the victories of the Entente coun- tries, are beginning to resist openly the German and Austro-Hungarian military. Revolts have occurred at a num- ber of places and the Roumanian ister of justice on behalf of Stoike,| the resolution will go over until next Saturday, when Senator La Follette of Wisconsin is due to arrive.” ———Buy Liberty Bonds— BRITISH SMASH FORWARD THE% PRISONERS FILL LINES | ol iagony | By LOWELL MELLETTE, (United Press Correspondent.) With the British Afield, Sept. 27 government has sent agents to Berlin and Vienna to obtain a mitigation of the Austro-Hungarian rule. The Rumanian governmen. is reported to have said that if its request wag re- jected it will be unable to guarantee the maintenance or order. ——Buy Liberty Bonds—— ALLIED MACEDONIAN ADVANCE REACHES SEVENTY-FIVE MILES | British attacking at dawn thig morn- e X ing in the direction of Cambria, (By United P smashed forward on a thirteen-mile vy United Press.) - | front, penetrating three miles at{ London, Sept. 27 -The allied Mac- some points A strip of the Hinden-| edonian drive has r ached a depth of [buru line seven miles wide and in-| 75 miles, says a Serbian official dis- cluding five miles en the Canal du’rlfl‘«fllh Much booty has been cap- Nord is overrun with prisoners. 'luretl. | . ] ] . IR 4 ) | e |