Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 12, 1918, Page 1

oo 'VOLUME XVI. NO. 236 LIC PLA LA S R B L e - MINISTER KAISER'S ~ ALLIESWOULDQUIT o 5 (By United Press.) 7 zerland, Oct. 12.—The National Zeitung an- " nounces that Germaiy’s reply to President Wilson ‘was pre- sented to the Swiss minister at Berlin this morning. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY AND TURKEY ARE READY. London, Oct. 12.—Austria-Hungary and Turkey are ex- . pected to immediately announce acceptance of President | 1™/ Wilson’s armistice terms, according to the Exchange Telegraph +dispatch from Berlin. : With the fighting on the western into enemy territory and rounded up GERMAN PAPERS DIFFER OVER U. S. TERMS. - Amsterdam, Oct. 12.—Some German newspapers assert . the reply to President Wilson accedes fully to his demands, " while others declare only far weaching advances are made. in by the cavalrymen. ‘,j BRITISH ENCIRCLING DOUAI; CLOSE TO CITY. NEW DRAFTEES OF EXAMINERS Ninety-two Per Cent of First 80 Examined Pass the ?hylic-l Tests ! RALLY DAY TOMORROW. AT METHODIST CHURCH Tomorrow is “Rally Day” in the Methodist Sunday sghool, and promo- Mrs. Ellsworth 'W. Farrand of Doud avenue has just received a dispatch,; saying her motaer, widow Jf the'late tion_of classes will also take ‘place.| John K. Matthews, had died at her An endeavor i being.made by 8u-| home in Halifax, on October 9. Her, perintendent A, T. Carlson to make} death was due to shock and exposure this a record breaker, and it will take during and after the disaster which 360 present to exceed the former|swept that city last winter. She record of sthe Sunday school. Every|jeaves her daughters, Mrs. A. H. child who is not already attending | Blakeney of Halifax, Mrs. J. S. Hugh- ome Sunday school is invited to come| ¢ of Winnipeg, and Mrs. Elsworth to the Methodist Sunday school.| w. Farrand of this city. There are also classes for adults, in- Mrs. Matthews’ wish to have lived cluding mothers and fathers. Parents| yntil the return of her four grand- arf especially urged to be in attend-|gons, who have been fighting on ance and thus help their children by|prench soil since the war began. The MORE EXAMINED NEXT. WEEK; ALSO BAUDETTE Large Percentage of Question- _naires Returned; Other Calls g w\, Be a Booster for the Fourth Liberty Loan Bond Sale; Help '~ CANADIAN CAVALRY ROUND UP HUNS being employed in greater numbers, Canadian eayaley made a spirited dash photograph shows the Heiunies coming into. the infuntry line after being. driven BEMIDJI, MlNNé, SA"ifURDAY EVENING, OCT. 12, 1918 S ARE ORDERED CLOSED (AYORISSUESORDER NFLUENZA PLAGUE Schools, Churches, Motion Picture Theaters and All Places of Public Gathering Comes Under Ban; Closing Period Indefinite front becoming more open, cavulry -is thousands, of prisoners. This official EXCESS SUGAR FOUND AT MINNESOTA CLUB St. Paul, Oct. 12> For violation of the sugar’ reglations of the food ad- ministration, in haying in its posses- when -its lawful allotment ‘id 606 pounds, the Minnesota cb of St. Paul has been deprived of the use of all licensed food products, including sugar, until next January. This or- der was issued by A. D.-Wilson, fed~ eral food administrator, with the ap- proval of the division of enforcement of the food administration at Wash- ington. C¢. H. Robinson, house manager, testified he had acquired and stored the sugar to take care of members of the club, without the knowledge or sanction of the officers or directors of the club. Legal respongibility for the viola- tion of the reglations was admitted by the directors of the club, who, however, denied any intention of vio- lating the rules or any moral guilt. NEARLY TWO MILLION i sion moke tlidn 4,898 poundsof-atgarst | their presence. 7 last word received from them was in August, stating that they were all LUDENDORFF REPORTED ILL. |still alive. They are Sergt. Howard' Washington, Oct. 12.—From one to Be Filled Soon YANKEES IN EUROPE Washington, Oct. 12.—American "% The draft board late yesterday com- pleted the examination of 80 regis- trants under the new order of the war E. Blakeney, C. A. E. C. 1st B, E. F, France; Sergt. Harold Blakeney, 2nd of the Europeon mneutral countries a report- reached the state department Contingent, C. E. F. France, Ray- mond Blakeney, ambulance driver, _s#hat Gen. Ludendorff has suffered a{1st B. E. F. France, and Lieut Clar- physical ' collapse and reflnquishedl command of the German army. ]now in France. ence Blakeney, 65th' Overseas Bn,, Further examinations will be held un- J i AN MAY TAKE lls P LJ kCE * til holders of the questionnaire have 4 - » - :} questionnaires sent out is 1,350 and -] 3 - Ry~ 4 ~|-all haye been returned except about = % x e 1 . & 1°300. It.will require about two weeks 7 - # to complete the examination and it is department, and of this quota examsx ined 92 per cent were Class One A. of the new draft. Seven will be referred to the medical advisory board. Another examination of registrants will be held next Wednesday and Thursday and an examination will also be held in Baudette next week. expected the board will have finished its task the week ending October 26. In about two weeks, 21 from the original Class One will be ordered o “It is clear in these circumstances that Japan’s advocacy of the open door principle will meet with no dis-| to Camp Cody, cleaning up that class sent from Britain ‘or America, even|in the county. Seven from the new though it may be recognized that the| registry will accompany them. At the same time a quota of 50 will be sent to Camp Forest, Ga. (By United Press.) Tokio, Sept. 20. (By Mail)— Japan’s chief goal at the peace con- ference should be to obtain an open _door for immigration to Australia, ‘India, Canada and the United States,|immediate enforcement of this prin- * writes E. Uyehara, member of parlia-| ciple is attended ‘with many diffi- ment, in “Japan and tnhe Japanese,” | culties. a i‘(mpular fortnightly magazine of “While claiming the open door in Tokio. Uyehara was a member of | territories bordering the Pacific, the parliamentary commission which|Japan ought to insist that America visited America early this year. grant independence to the Phillip- “England, the League of Nations|pines. America’s suspicions of Janan theory is finding strong support,” { have been the obstacle to her jrant- Uyehara writes. “A league catmot!ing this independence, and thercfore| ord as opposed to premature peace be realized when Britain, which pos-{ Japan’s expression of readiness;to|through resolutions unanimously sesses so much®of the earth, adopts!guarantee the independence, acting in | adoptéd by the Presbyterian synod of an exclusive policy in her own terri-{ concert with Great Britain. and | Minnesota before adjournment of the tory. Should all the natural resources| America, may induce the latter to annual convention here yesterday. in British possessions be monopolized | comply with Japan’s proposal. The resolutions were drawn by Pro- permanently by their own nationals,| “Japan also must insist that Hawaii | fessor James Wallace of Macalester it would be inevitable that the non-{be made a neutral zone. The in-|college and their adoption by a étand- British nations would pursue a mili-| dependence of the Phillippines ‘and | ing vote was attended by loud ac- taristic aggressive policy against her. | the neutrality of Hawaii are not| clamation. 4 o s 2 i o st | queions b, i meoant | COLUMBUS DAY IS ALSO LIBERTY DAY small nations, it claims :This must| trive for their realization as a means 12.—Liberty Day, PRESBYTERIANS OPPOSED 'TO PREMATURE PEACE ‘Worthington, Minn., Oct. 12.— Presbyterians of the state are on rec- mean that the small nations- are to|to give effect to America’s principle be given the right developing their|{of safeguarding the independence own destiny without molestation or|and rights of small nations, and also interference. It is not calculated to]as the first step in the direction of garantee the independence and rights | enforcing the open door principle in of small nations for strong powers to | regard to immigration. monopolize the benefits accruing “Japan’s efforts to carry this great from their vast natural resources. principle at the peace conference & “Again, the policy of confining a|may pave the way for establishment { large number of people within their|to a great international ideal, even own territory of limited dimensions,ithrough her efforts are not crowned sach as Japan, does not tend to| with immediate succoss. Moreover, assist the civilization of the world, | her claims will be received with nor is such a policy calculated toluniversal sympathy and support by bring about the peace of the world. | the Asiatic peoples, and thus the assumption of the leadership of Asia”” | foundation will be laid for Japan’s S8t. Paul, Oct. Columbus Day. Christopher Columbus, pioneer of America’s liberty, was homnored throughout the nation today and the northwest made a new resolve to heip cover the world with liberty and jus- tice. Observance of the holiday, pro- claimed by President Wilson on Sept. 30, was general. Mass meetings were held in many cities and the Fourth Liberty Loan received further im- petus through demonstrations, troops sent overseas have passed the 1,900,000 mark, General P, C. March, chief of staff, announced, coupling his statement with an urgent appeal to the country to support the Fourth Liberty Loan. “The present is no time to hang back,” General March said, for the maximum resources of the nation and men and money must be hurled at the Hun to make victory certain, and while the movement of soldiers across the water is continuing, the war de- partment is preparing another 2,- ggg,yoo men to follow the first 2,000, > The department has agked congress for $8,000,000,00 to carry out its pro- gram, he added, and the financial sup- port of that program mist not be withheld by the nation. LOAN VICTORY HANGS UPON FEW COUNTIES Minneapolis, Oct. 12.—Whether the Ninth district’ will be able to report reaching its Liberty Loan quota by tonight depends now up 26 or 30 of the distirct’s slower counties, Charles E. Van Nest, director of or- ganization, said. A. R. Rogers, district Liberty Loan committee chairman, has wired Secre- tary of the Treasury W. G. McAdoo that he hopes to bring the district to oversubscription before Sunday. More than 200 of the 288 counties have met or passed their allotments, A few scattered subscriptions were still reaching the Minneapolis com- mittee today. Tabulations have not been made. THIS DAY IN THE WAR | Oct. 12, 1917—Haig . launches {another offensive in Flanders. Oct. 12, 1916—French and Brit- ish progress north of Somme. Oct. 12, 1915—Austro-Germans continue advance in Serbia. Oct. 12, 1914—Russian Pallada sunk by torpedo, eruiser FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONT! The mandate means: period deemed necessary. also close and remain so. & weeks. demic. At 1:30 o’clock this afternoon, Mayor Charles W. Vander- sluis, notified the Pioneer to announce to the city of Bemidji that from today, and continuing for an indefinite period, Bemidji must “close up’’ as a precautionary measure against the spread of the epidemic of Spanish influenza. All the schools of the city will be dismissed during the All motion picture theatres in the city are to close and re- main so until allowed to reopen. ) All church services are to be discontinued until furthez no- tice and the churches remain clesed. The public library also comes under the closing order ban. The reading room of the Crookston Lumber company must The roller skating rink also comes under the mandate. Al wide ofen card games inust shut down. ~ i -% Every place where people congregate must obey the orders to close and remain so. It will probably involve a period of six The order will be strictly enforced and Chief of Police Essler was immediately instructed to serve notices. The order is not a curative for the presence of the plague but a preventative of its spread in Bemidji with dire results. .The Red Cross of the state will send to Bemidji a trained nurse from Minneapolis to aid the city in combatting the epi- Cities and towns surrounding Bemidji are combatting the epidemic, its spread being due to premature lifting of orders for suppressing of the plague, and the people must co-operate in Bemidji. All children should be kept at home and not allowed to roam at will, says the mandate. EMPLOYMENT AGENTS ORDERED TO SUSPEND All private employment agencies in the state handling male help must cease operations indefinitely, begin- ning next Monday, under an order {is- sued today by Hugo V., Koch, federal employment director for Minnesota. Just what effect fhis order will have in Bemidji is not as yet certain. A representative of the Ploneer vis. ited some of the employment agencies this morning and it seems that the order has not as yet reached Bemidji. Charles 8. Daily said his business would not be affected in any manner, for the reason he represents the war industries board and is hiring men for plants and institutions engaged on government contracts. ! C. G. Johnson says he can't see where it will affect him in any way. He s employed by the International Lumber company and while engaged in employment of labor, books through the war industries agency in Bemidji. I. B. Olson says he has received no official notification of the {ssuance of the order. He explained his views that he was unable to see any advan- tage in the new order. He thought a laborer should be allowed to secure his job to his own satisfaction and wage and not be compeiled to accept work at a place not to his liking. Ben Lundgren, also an employer of labor, {s in Minneapolis and could not be seen. GASLESS SUNDAY LID MAY BE LIFTED AFTER TOMORROW. ANNOUNCED Washington, Oct, 12.—The ban on gasoline Sunday will be removed after October 13 if sufficient gasoline is re- ported in stock at that time, accord- ing to announcement of the Fuel ad- ministration. A campaign of adver- tising is to be launched appealing to the public to conserve {f possible 10 t0 20 per cent on the amount of gaso- line ordinarfly used. (50 Life Toll, Estimated In TransportLoss (By United Press.) London, Oct. 12.—Conservative es- timates early today placed the num- ber of soldiers lost when the steam- ship Otranto, acting as an American trausport, was sunk ia collisfon with the Kashmir at 150, Americans sol- diers abroad numbered 699. A British Port, Oct. 12.—A large number of American troops have been lost as the result of the sinking of the transport Otranto, in the North Chan- nel between the Scottish and Irish coasts in a collision with the steamer Kashmir. The Otranto after the collision was dashed to pieces on the rocks off the south Scottish coast. Three hundred and one men were taken to Belfast by the British de- stroyer Mournsey, the only vessel which made an attempt at rescue in the terrific gade when the Kashmir, another vessel in the convoy with the Otranto, rammed the Otranto amid- ships. Seventeen men were picked up alive on the Scottish coast. Of the 699 American soldiers on board the Otranto, 319 were landed. Seventeen were resced alive at Islay. The Otranto and the other vessels of the convoy were battling with the heavy seas and high winds Sunday morning. The storm was 80 severe and the visibility so bad that the Kashmir, a former Peninsular and Oriental liner, crashed into the Otran- to squarely amidships,