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e o— i o2 | VOLUME XVI, NO. 229 BEMIDJI TOPS - LOANQUOTAIN LIBERTYDRIVE, ISANNOUNCED - Alloted $180,000 by Federal Reserve, Bemidji More * Than Makes Good.’ _ADDITIONAL BONDS ARE STILL BEING SUBSCRIBED Reports From [ ‘ County Show Several Dis- tricts Are Oversubscribed Bemidji has gone over the top in her Fourth Liberty Loan quota, of! $180,000. ~ This: important statement was made ' today by Chairman ‘W. L. Brooks of the county. campaign to-a representative of the Pioneer and it will be hailed with the utmost satis- faction on the part of all’Bemidji. And there is still more being added to the total thus far, which will ‘make the showing of Bemidji one to! ~be proud of. Several whose names were. listed for allotments are yet S, 10 be heard from, but:there is no doubt that they will come in and swell the oversubscription. " Reports from throughout the coun- ty are that'the loan was more vhan met ih several instances and there is every reason to believe thrat : Beltrami céounty will more ‘than ex- ¢eed. her quota. ? ymapans * HOUSE IS DESTROYED Therexre many novel methods that ‘have been used fo set fires: {0 prop- erty, but Frank Lortie of the Fifth ward- sprung one last evening, about 8 o'clock, ‘that seems entitled to a medal of honor or an iron cross. '\ Mr. Lortie' was using a hammer at the time in his home when the head of the iraplement flew off and Struck a lamp. and the department turned out, but the flames practically destroyed the house and much of its’ contents. GOVERNMENT TO DIRECT - STATE’S LUMBER MILLS Minneapolis, Oct. 4.—Lumber pro- duction in Minnesota mills will be di- rected by government agencies to best setve war-time needs, accord- ing to K. H. Frothingham of the fed- eral service, who is in Minnesota to “¢onfer with lumber men. He con- sulted State Forester Cox and left later for Duluth to complete his Min- nesota work: there. Lumber production for special war ~ needs will be suggested by the war ~industriéa board through the forestry service, Mr. Frothingham gaid. - A _monthly report from lumber mills of available stock will be made as a first step in the plan of~ co-operation. Throughout | 4 @ The internal An understanding of the matter pest, ! cent rules the entire monarch: these aspirations. ¥ opposed tc T! Transylvania and whole by thé Tulers of Austria. _Th Croats, Slovenes. and “+ =~ to the "Austrian, hav .fi) & 5 e Aus pis ave proyeén wi & (rom,"l’.‘e’o 0j ?”" q tt: ¥, ¥ on 18 committe md Our. gelf-determi The -Cgzecho-Slovak: activities, the as what Premier Lloyd George terms “The Ral A monarchy gathered together, of many origins, tongues and varying hundred ieun the eyesore of Euro) The Balkan embroglios of The German 23 per cent is itself agal i Bukowina, the Serbs in southern E\Infafy Galicia, Moravia, and Silesia, turn to their mother countries for relief from oppression, the Jast three, seek to re-establish their own governments, suppressed since their territory was gobbled 24 g‘f\l le*and persecution. BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY E:\IENING, OCTOBER 4, 1_918 sheds light on several movements now tions of the ece b 910 was %filoo.nz.‘ Greatest of the racial divisions of the subject peoples of Auluml!\m‘trx This, composed of the Czecho-Slovaks (Bohemians, ’Polel? I& hs) an Slavs (Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Slovenes, Morlaks) represents 47 Roumanians, settled largely in Transylvania and Bukowina, form.§ per cemt of ' Ttalians and the smaller subject races, 4 per 5 Together with this muddle of popu! and Magyars, iS by no means unified in purpose or action. in divided into the nationalist or Austrian element, which looks with suspicion on the aspirations of the Prussian Junkers, and the Pro-Prussian element, which supporte umanians, both German and Austrian domination, he subject peoples, whose lands were wrested b: received the ,au{)port.ot the American government in their national aspirations. The Italians in the Trentino,% stria, Flume, Dalmatia, cent -!ot e.ln total no&u {ola & the Csechs, BEMIDJI DAILY PION tuation in Austrin-Hungary is little understood oa‘ &fifl:&d by the general public, J Slavs and the great internal t kle Empire” ;‘:-‘o.‘luv of these, 5 b in 1poe, b eat, treaty and thett; egrees of onilghtenment, the Dast l(%_nr:hy ptgfxe past thirty years have been fomented largely in Vienna and Buda- The Great War had its-inception in the attempt of the Austrian government to degrade Serbia. rob her of her soyereignty, and render her forever powerless The population of Austria-Hungary in 1 The dominant element, Germans in Austria, | population, and since Hungary is8 now under the thumb of opulated by peoples as been for over & nst the aggressions of the Hapsburgs. in Hungary, regents 43 per cent of the entl Beriin it mey. be #aid that the German 38 por is the flavic element. the Jugo or Southern, tion. ‘0 total, and the cent. 3 lation, it must be remembered that the ruling elemert, Germans The ‘Magyars 30 per cent is also so divided, and in addition there is in Hungary a powerful party, Austria from their mother countries, have lately Carinthia, the Roumanians in lovaks and Polet in Johemic or in the case of Morlaks, pawns of Teutonic “diplomdoy, t:teil from the Turk to be given overn themselves. @ Jomg +since 71ost the power for concerted action or even for concerted thought. But ',gzgg;u‘flr heiplessiéss dre not neglected in our policy of protection of small nations, the keystone of l&lfl muddle;is;on the d. Th ea of “Italia Irredenta”. is heard. £] uuiddad n th o Pl ‘The Serbs and Roumanians must of right be liberated Zhe Cwzecho-Slovaks with its allfes to the principle of self-determination and eelf-government; on in the “Ramshackle Empire” means that the Tall shall ces: IN GOVERNMENT PAY Washington, Oct. 4.—As a sequel to tne arrest here this week of Ed- ward L. Wittmeyer of New York City and ‘Bernard S, Weisberg and Martha Embury, employes of the Food ad- l‘ministration, on charges of conspir- acy to defraud the government, the Food admnistration has announced the revocation for -an' unlimited pe- riod, beginning tomorrow, of the li- cense, of E. L. Wittemeyer & Co. of New York, brokers of foodstuffs. ‘The administration charges that Wittmeyer was able, through his al- Toged confederates, to obtain advance information, regarding the need of the government for certain food- stuffs, and that he bought up large supplies at low prices in order to take advantage of the higher figures which followed an increase in the de- mand. By Lowell Mellett (United Press Con'espoqdent..) Paris, Sept. 12 (By Mail.)—in-a series of interesting documents 'and army orders, which have fallen into the hands ‘of the French army, the| German High Command itself fur- nishes the most eloquent Teply to the claims of Bethmann-Hollweg and Hertling that Alsace-Lorraine is Ger- . man to the core. These documents prove beyond a doubt that the Germans are forcing the people of Alsace-Lorraine to fight against their kindred, and that Alsace-Lorraine at heart is French. One of the captured army orders reveals the fact that over 10,000 Alsacians mutinied at the Beverloo depot in Belgium during May. According to the order, the mutiny was ‘“suppressed pitilessly,” and all soldiers were ordered to assist in rounding up the mutineers who were trying to ‘make their way towards Holland. © In other documents the crown prince orders that soldiers from Alsace-Lorraine must never be employed in critical sitnations and are to be used in the front lines only when in company with trusted troops. g During the preparations for the at Marne offensive, the Germans ame alarmed by the number of desertions of Alsacians. Gen. Buch- holz issued an order that “under no - DOCUMENTS IN FRENCH HANDS ]nretext must they be utilized in the first line dmring the present opera- tions,” and recommends that “severe measures” be taken in cases of “dis- loyalty.” Text Of Hun Order. I The order is dated July 4, 1918, jand reads as follows: : ! “Xth Army, No. 1182-2nd Divisio 1A 162 Secret MYT65. The Crown iPrince’s Group of armies has re- | ported, that because of the number i of desertions of Alsacian-Lorrainians irecently, they must under no pretext !pbe utilized in the first lines during irthe present - operations. Conse- i quently, divisions are ordered that |all soldiers from Alsace-Lorraine or {others whose origin does not give | sufficient guarantee of their loyalty, ishould be until further notice kept lout of the zone of combat. Each i regiment is responsible for the loy- {alty of Alsace-Lorrainians remaining tin the first line.” ‘ Butchholtz orders that the men re- {moved from the lines be sent for ‘agriculcural work and guard duty | under reliable guards. He asks each ! battalion to report within 4 days the Enumber of Alsace-Lorrainians in {each regiment, the number who can | be trusted in the front lines, and an opinion of the service of these men. The captured papers throw. con- .(Cominued on Page Six) FOOD SHARKS CAUGHT: _|TWO RETURNED SOLDIERS The fire alarm was sounded. SPEAK TONIGHT UNDER FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN Under the auspices of the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign will come to Bemidji this afternoon two returned soldiers from the European battle front and tonight will speak at the Methodist church at 8 o’clock. No- tification of their coming was receiv- ed today and the soldiers will speak in the interest of the loan. One of the men will also make a four-minute speech at the Rex .in connection with a patriotic govern- ment reel, according ‘to the an- nouncement of those in cnarge of the speakers. GREAT FUTURE SEEN FOR JAPAN'S SHIPS (By United Press.) Jokio, Sept. 4. several years after the war,-shipping on the Pacific will be mostly in the) hands of Asiatic nations, with Japan unquestionably in the front rank, predicts the official report of the probable’ future development of Shanghai arbor. The report has juct been made for the Whingpoo conservation board, by a firm of con- sulting engineers at Stockholm. The report does not ignore the ex- istenee of the American merchant marine. For some years, the United States will find that the most profita- ble traffic for its boats lies on the Atlantie, it states. The need for shipping will cause a strong develop- ment of the Chinese merchant fleet. “The day of the shallow draught steamer is rapidly passing,” the re- port continues. ‘“The longer the dis- tance that the modern ship has to travel, the more does an increase in the size conduce to comparative cheapness of operation. It logically follows that future years will see the large ships in the world on the Pa- eific.” Y THIS DAY IN THE WAR | Oct. 4, 1917—Haig strikes heavy blow east of Ypres. Oct. 4, 1916—British capture Bau- court I"Abbaye, on Somme. Oct. 4, 1915—Berlin announces }filh horror that British are using | Bas bombs in their Somme attacks. Oct. 4, 1914—Allies advance near ‘Snisson& (By Mail.)—For; to wag the Dog, BRITISH RAID ASIAGO PLATEAU: CAPTURE 142 ((By United Press.) London, Oct. 4.—The British, in a successful raid on Austrian trenches facing Asiago plateau on the Italian front, took 142 prisoners last night. BASEBALL MAKING +BIG HIT IN ENGLAND =(By, United Press.) London, Sept. 7. (By Mail.)— American baseball in Great Britain iy a paying proposition. When the Anglo Americans Base- ball league closed its season here a net profit of mearly $15,000 was turned over to British war charities. So confident are promoters of base- ball’s future in Great Britain, that they have begun plans for an Eng- lish-Scotch league, similar to the Na- tional and American leagues in the United ‘States. " H: E. Booker, who once ran a roll- er skating rink in San Francisco, has engineered baseball operations in this country, and after a review of this season’s history, he is confident that after the war baseball will a paying enterprise here. Booker is general manager of the league, but what he doesn’t know about baseball, Ariie Latham, who use to cavort along the paths in the states, can tell him. . CHEAP LOAFERS ARE BEING RUN OUT OF THE CITY BY ESSLER Chief of Police Essler is inaugurat- ing 1 crusade against the idlers and loafers and cheap hangers-on around rhum games and “‘soft drink” joints and intends to run them out of the city it they don't get to work. He has been busy the past two days, sending several out of the city and kept it up today. “Duteh’” Slow, under bond to the federal grand jury at Fergus Falls, is one of the bunch of idlers, and ne was given until 11:56 o’clock today to get out of the city with his be- longings. He was caught selling booze, “shooting from his hip poc- ket” when held. He is no stranger to the liquor peddling game and re- cently returned to Bemidji after an absence. Twa more were “fired” out of the city vesterday and others are being sought who are busily engaged in do- ing nothing 1 1 — | b +ORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH ol ing to reports received here. Boosfter for the Fourih Liherty Loan Bond Sale; Help Your Country Win t XUSTRIANS RETIRE - INALBANIA UPDEPOTS; ALLIES RESUMING BATTLE (United Press.) ,London, Oct. 4.—The Austrians are retiring in Albania in considerable disorder and are blowing up their depots, accord- BLOW ~- BIG OFFENSIVE IS RESUMED. XM By Webb Miller. . =% (United Press Correspondent.) " Paris, Oct. 4.—The big battle has been resumed with heightened intensity all along the western battlefront, with new attacks launched at various points. Continuous progress is reported in the Champagne sector. British cavalry is reported to have entered Fresnoy le Grand, northeast of St. Quentin. East of Rheims the Franco-Americans surprised the enemy, advancing three miles. ‘Indications are the Germans will attempt to make a stand in Flanders on the Haute Deule canal which winds from eight to ten milometers east of the Lens-Armentierras line, northward to Lille. HAIG REPORTS BRITISH ADVANCE. London, Oct. 4.—The British have advanced about a mile further between Armentierres and Lens, reaching the railway east of the latter place, says General Haig in his official report today. CROOKSTON H. S, ELEVEN COMES TOMORROW TO MEET BEMIDJI TEAM Football enthusiasts and, friends of the high school will ‘be out in force tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock: to witness the gridiron battle at the baseball park when Crookston comes to play the Bemidji high school team. k. This scrap is certain to a hotly contested for it will be the first time since 1915 that Crcokston and Be- midji hayve met. . The Crookston boys are coached by Myron Jackson and have won the last 14 straight game out of 17 played. The team comes heralded as another. good one. Coach Smith of the local high schoolers, who is also principal of the high school, has developed & won- derful team with limited end inex- perienced materfal and the lads will put up a game fight to «eep their slate clean. The first time out they slaughtered the Blackduck eleven by 41 to 0, and are confident of being on the long end of the score with Crookston. A big crowd of rooters is expected to accompany the visitors. STATE CAMPAIGN T0 START NEXT WEEK Minneapolis, Oct. 4-—Member§ of the new republican state central com- mittee held their first meeting of the campaign at the committee headquar- ters in the 8t. Francis hotel, St. Paul, Plans were made for a short but vig- orous campaign drive beginning Mon- day, at the conclusion of the Liberty Loan campaign. Republican workers all-over the state are busy this week on the Lib- erty Loan, and by common consent campaign work has been deferred. Only four weeks will remain for meetings and distribution of litera- ture, making it the shortest campaign in the history of the state. The par- ty organization has been formed in all the counties of the state, and is primed to open activities next week. It was predicted that the republi- can committee will indorse for re- election the three present judges of the supreme court who are candi- dates, Chief Justice Calvin L. Brown and Associate Justices Andrew Holt and Oscar Harram. The democratic committee, it is said, will be invited to take similar action. SHIP PRODUCTION CUT BY INFLUENZA SPREAD Philadelphia, Oct. 4.—With 8 per| cent of the working force off duty be- cause of the influenza, ship produc- tion at Hog Island has been curtailed. The disease has broken up many riv- eting gangs, the daily record or rivets driving having fallen from 110,000 to 86,000, CROWDER ISSUES CALL, ((By United Press.) Washington, Oct. 4, —~Provost Mar- shal General Crowder issued a call to- day for 20,019 white and 980 col- ored men, GLARING GRAFT IN MILITARY RAINCOATS New York, Oct. 4= Admission that at the direction of Loufs Friend, a deténdant, he removed government inspectort’ rejection marks from mil- itary raincoats, was made by Samuel Beris, a former employe of the C, Kenyon company, Brooklyn raincoat manufactyrers, at the trial of the Kenyon company and six employes in the federal court in Brooklyn, on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the government, Berls testified the work was done after government inspectors had left, benzine being used to remove ink marks, and chalk marks being rub- bed out. ALLIED WARSHIPS DESTROY ENEMY BASE (By United Press.) Washington, Oct. 4,—The Ameri- can-Allfed destruction of the Austri- :am naval base at Durazzo is part of the general scheme of wrecking Teu- ton operating bases whenever oppor- tnity permits. Warshins Included, Rome, Frlduyl.) Oct‘c 4.idmuurlcun. British and Italian warships have destroyed the Austrian naval base at Durabbo, and the warships anchored there, according to an announcement made by Premier Orlando. Two Subs Are Sunk. Rome, Oct. 4.—Two enemy sub- marines were destroyed by American submarine chasers in the naval raid on the Austrian/navel base at Dur- azzo, is an admiralty announcement today. SPREADING: REPORTS Washington, Oct. 4.-—Further sprread of Spanish influenza over the country and in army camps, with an increasing death rate, is indicated in reports received by the public health gervice and at the office of the sur- geon general of the army. New cases developing in army camps totalled 12,004, with reports jacking from Camps Sherman, Ohio; Taylor, Ky., and Jackson, S. C., where the disease has reached epi- demic proportions. This total was a decrease of that of yesterday, by 93 new cases of pneumonia were report- ed against 876 the day before and deaths were 337 compared with 271 yesterday. The total number of influenza cases reported in the camps since the epi- demic began September 13, is 113,- 737. Pneumonia eases total 8,575, and deaths 2,479, —— | - OC//:",T “ EER