Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 19, 1918, Page 1

U Wednesday. Help BEMIDJI DAILY %1 Your Country Win - — OLUME XVI. NO. 542, BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, OCT. 19, 1918 FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH RULING CLASS RESTORED THE KAISER AFTER HEABDICATED London_ ‘“Chronicle” Says It Has Reason to Believe This Public Statement | FRANCO-AMERICANS ARE BOTTLING UP ENEMY British and Yankees Capture ‘Railway Center, Says Haig " in Today’s Report (By United Press,) ~ London, Oct. 19.—Intervention by the ruling. powers of Germany re- stored the kaiser after he had actu- ally abdicated and was interested with the sending of a reply to Presi- dent Wilson’s last note. the London Chronicle says it has every reason to " believe. PALACE WINDOWS SMASHED. Amsterdam, Oct. 19.—Over a hun- dred windows were smashed in the imperial palace in Berlin by a rioting mob during a peace demonstration M EING BOTTLED. Elgngllliannl PElllip Simmas. (United Press Correspondent.) Paris, . Oct. 19.—The British are making progress in a new blow which menaces Valencieness, only seven miles distant, The Franco-Americans are press- ing back the Germans’ left, west of Metz. Thus the Boche armies are gradually being squeezed into a bot- tle neck between Metz and Aix le Chapelle. & 1t is helieved here that General Ludendorit hopes to give general bat- tle somewhere between the present line and that line. RAILWAY CENTER CAPTURED. * London, Oct. 19.—The British and Americans are continuing the attack between Le Cateau and Bohain and have captured the railway center of Wassigny, says a Haig official dis- patch’ today. NO CHURCH SERVICES - ; IN BEMIDJI SUNDAY It should be borne in mind that here will be no services in the Be- midji churches tomorrow, the closing mandate still being in effect. PLAN HOLDING FRM FOR SOLDIERS’ STORES (By United Press.) . London, Oct. 3. (By Mail.)—A big municipal holding and operating company may prove the solution of that big little economic problem, the one-man business. ~ Hundreds of men own and operate little stores— hardware stores, ' dry goods _and notion stores, news stands, fruit stands—have been called up for ser- vice in the army. Some few have been able to sell at a good price and others have left the camp in charge of their wives. But a great .. many have had to put up their shut-| 7s and let the dust gather until the end of the war or sell out at a loss. Taken seperately, one of these stores amounts to nothing in the whole huge scheme of British busi- ness. But-as a section of the entire trade they are extremely important. and the hardships of their closing has effected a considerable number of "industrious people. Hammersmith brough, London probable will be the first brough te try out the idea of holding company. Under the plan, substitute labor will be provided, and the concerns will be operated by the company for the smallest possible cost to the owner. After the expense of operation has been defrayed the owner or his de- pendents will rfeceive whatever profits are realized. BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD ONE EXPECT OF YANKS? London, Oct. 3. (By Mail.)—For good behavior American soldiers are walking off with the palm. The Londoner is favorably im pressed with the quiet, gentlemanly conduct and soldierly bearing of the Yankees. Although vast numbers of American soldiers are met in London streets every day, not a single case of drunkenness among them has been brought to public notice. Voluntary woman workers at the #lagle hut are unanimous in their praise of Americans, who they say, are always courteous. and never in- cline to “freshness,”—though of course, the Yank is quite an adept at a well-turned compliment, and does not try to hide his appreaciation of| what English women are doing. RUSSIAN PRISONERS hesitate to use/clubs and the butts of their guns-on-the Russians. EMPLOYMENT AGENCY ~ HAIG CONGRATULATES VICTORIOUS f CANADIANS Field Marshal Sir Douglas Halg is here seen congratulating the victorious Canadian troops on the western fruntv on their splendid work in smashing through the German lines. WilsonReplies No Peace With Dual Empire By Robert J. Bender.) (United Press Correspondent.) ARE USED LIKE DOGS B By Joseph Shaplen (United Press Correspondent.) New York, Oct. 19.—Despite the agreement between Germany.and the bolsheviki for an exchange of war prisoners. Germany is detaining most of the Russian captives for work in Germany, at the western front and in the Baltic provinces. Russians who managed to make their way from the latter region to Washington, Oct. 19.— President Petrograd declare that thousands of | Wilson today answered Austria- Russian soldiers have been sent to| Hungary’s plea for peace with the the Baltic provinces to work on thelreply that conditions are so changed estates of the pro-German Baltic|since January 8 that “we cannot now barons. They work under guard of |accept their autonomy plan as the armed_German soldiers and under a'basis of peace.” d;?gé‘:ll"ézmas r"l“gl:d é‘:rntxh?xg 3{, ““: Instead, the president insists that P : p. 5 & Dol the oppressed peoples of the dual em- pire- “shatl he the judges of what The horses are better taken care|action on the parf of the Austrian- of than the Russians. As a result, | Hungarian government will satisty many of the Russians are suffering their aspirations.” with tuberculousis and other diseases " pia : > and are dyiig by hundreds. Natives| In substance, the —reply of the of central. and Siberian Russia are|president was a refusat to do any those chosen for work in the Baltic| peace business with Austria. provinces. The Russians captured by 25 No sooner did the Germans begin \ to feel themselves masters of the sit- uation than they levied taxes upon 150 roubles for a passport. Taxes| citizens in general but on the part have been levied on windows, window | of the merchants and business men. curtains, beds and pillows. The regular salvage commitiee of result, thousands sought flee, | been contributed clothing for men, especially from Livonia. women and children. Pillows, blan- The big centers arc depopulated. kets, comforts and an endless variety One firm of clothing merchants of Bemidji came to salvage headquar- ters with several new suits of men’s The committee is hard at work get- ting the donations ready for ship- ment and they will go forward Mon- relief work should bring their dona- tions to Red Cross salvage headquar- ters, 117 Third street. to SIGNS ARE REMOVED: ORDER OF WAR BOARD Pursuant to an order from the war industries board, all signs used by private employment agencies of Be- midji must come down. The order has been received and the signs have been removed. The only employment office al- lowed to use signs is (aat of the war industries board and this is in charge of Charles Daily of Bemidji, office on Second street. It is said that the scarcity of labor has been the cause of this action. 1t is also said some agencies of labor offer higher wages to men for small jobs, while important war plants are short-handed, paying the wages con- siderate with the work in which they are engaged. Bidding on labor will not be allowed hereafter, and all must go through the war industries employment office. the Germans in Esthonia and Livonia have been sent into the interior of Russia—the soldiers -for field work and the red guardsmen for digging trenches. H AD Fs NS WITH READY RESPONSE the Russian population and the pro- i SR letarian population in gemneral.. A The appeal of the Red Cross for seperate passport tax also was levied. clothing for the fire sufferers is being If a civilian Russian desires to leave|met with a hearty response in Be- for Russia he must pay as high as|midji, not only on the part of its The population of the region is the Red Cross has been assigned to living in a state of terror. ~Instead|this task and headquarters, at 117 of the promised autonomy it has Third street, presents a sight good to given the most outrageous form - of | s€e. despotism, petty and large. As a From every part of the city have In Riga, for example there are no|of bed covering have been donated, more than 100,000 of its population | all of high class. Clothing and other of 300,000 left. wearing apparel of excellent quality have been given to relieve the vic- tims of the terribie catastrophe. clothing, each occupying & box. A number of good hats also were donat- ed, being taken from stock. Shirts were #¥o forthcoming, making a most acceptable contribution. day to the Duluth headquarters of the Red Cross, which is looking after the relief of the refugees of the stricken district. All desiring to help in this part of ST. PHILIP’S PARISH SHOULD MAJT. MONTHLY COLLECTIONS Owing te the church being closed at the present time, the members of St. Philip’s parish are kindly re- quested by their pastor to forward the October monthly collection to him by mail. —————————————————————— NOTIFY OFFICE WHEN PAPER NOT DELIVERED CHIPPEWA SEA FIGHTER ON FURLOUGH TAKES BRIDE Dressed in his natty blue uniform| of the United States battleship St. Louis, Charles Smith, a Chippewa In- dian from the Red Lake agency, and Miss Isabella Standing, a comely Chippewa miss, also residing at Red Lake, were married today by Judge Harris of the probate court in his | chambers. | The young sailor is bome on a fur-| lough and embraced the opporluni!y.‘ to become a benedict. The young couple are well known in Red Lake and both are of prominent families The Pioneer is anxious that its city subseribers should have their paper delivered regularly and re- quests its subscribers to notify the business office at any time the carrier boy fails to do so. When complaints of non-delivery or oth- er deficiencies on the part of its carriers are made prompt measures will be taken to correct such de- ficiency. A LAKE CITY WOMAN SENDS RELIEF PACKAGE From Lake City came a package by, express today, containing a -quan- tity of bedding and clothing for women’s wear, also some children’s apparel, for help of the forest fire gufferers as part of Bemidji’s ship- ment The package was addressed to Mayor Vandersluis and by him was turned over to the salvage committee of the Red Cross. SPLENDID YOUNG MAN VICTIM OF INFLUENZA l L. R. Letford of Dewey avenue, age 32 years, died at midnight from pneumonia, brought on by Spanish influenza, he having been ill for RV son of E. L. Letford of this city, pro- prietor of Letford's garage, and until stricken ‘with the influenza was in splendid health. He leaves to mourn his death his wife, father and two brothers, K, P. Letford, who is in the service in France and Roland, who ‘is at home. Mr. Letford was associa- ted with his father in the garage business here, having moved to Bem- idji last May from Blocker, Tex., He had been married for eight years. The body will be shipped to Sauk Rapids Sunday night and the funeral will be held there Monday. Inter ment will be by the side of his mother in the Sauk Rapids cemetery. His father and wife will accompany the body. MOST LOVABLE WOMAN It was with profound regret that Bemidji heard of the death of Mrs. William Shores at Hibbing, she be- ing connected with the Dr. Adame hospital of that city. Spanish in- fluenza was the cause of her death Mrs. Shores was for several years a resident of Bemidji and as such was widely known and highly esteemed. She was a lovable char- acter and, throughout the city are heard her praises warmly extoled About a year ago she went to Hib- bing to.enter the service of the hos- pital in which she passed, leaving a son and a daughter, Charles and Amy. The funeral will be held Monday FAILURE OF FIGURE TQ SHOW MAKES CHANGE IN QUOTATION A defective figure 5 in the adver- tisement of O'Leary-Bowser Co., yes- terday, made it appear that in the special offerings to the ladies of Be- midji, challie was selling for 7 cents. The quotation should have read, 76 ' cents, The fact that the second numeral failed to show plainily made a great difference with the actual price. which is in its self a bargain. YOUTHFUL “NIMRODESS’ St. Paul, Oct. 19—Charlotte A. Green, age 14, is the youngest “‘nim- rodess” ever granted a hunting license in Ramsey county. She is barely fourteen—the age limit. County Auditor George J. Ries issued the license. THIS DAY IN THE WAR | Oct. 19, 1917—Six or seven Zep- plins raid England, and four are | brought down in France while re- {turning to base. Oct. 19, 1916—Serbs press offen- !sive in Cerna River sector. | Oct. 19, 1915-—Italy and Russia {declare war on Bulgaria. Oct. 19, 1914—French repulse German attacks near Chattines ahout ten days.. Deceased was the] OVER §1,200 RAISED FOR FIRE DESTITUTE: MORE IS PROMISED 10 AID SUFFERERS 00— ) success to your relief fund, we WHOM T0 MAKE FIRE are, yours very truly, RELIEF CHECKS OUT TO “Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Sandstrom.” et (Signed) In making out checks as cou- tributions to The Pioneer Fire The l;g i‘rl l'?l?l‘l": Boosters. b St 5 A ad employes also Relief Fund, many are in doubt sliswed thelr lovalty to theis fell as to whom to make the checks §I o " oy oy me?’ Y elr, IoL oW B H v they made up contribu- payable. Checks may be made out §i ti)o amounting to -$62 and con- to The Ploneer Fire Relief Fund i irihyteq i. to The Pioncer fund and they will be turned over to * B 5 Rev. L. P. Warford, president of Late Contributions. the Red Cross chapter, for for- || Previously Acknowledeed...$814.89 warding to the proper u'utho! ities. THIRD STREET CAFE. All moneys received is also ac- | Ida Walli $2 counted for, the names and R .00 amounts published and turned Fred Suckert .. 3.00 over with the checks. Nora Anderson ...... 1.00 a :‘IL‘;Ili(sr nll-ixllmyl‘::;)r‘h:::; ilh;\ ll("nlr-lxi Anng Johnson ... 1.00 anger of a r E ase there is one it should be promptly Ella Stephenson 1.00 ¥ revorted. Marv Suckert .. 1.00 The Pioneer is doing this that Albert Davis ... 5.00 P Rl e ] | e o R o aid, toge 3 eds o - cities and towns throughout the fillla Kesser ......... 1.00 ‘ state, in this work for hnmanity, nna L\vll'l.d 1.00 . relieving the distress of the strick- Lillian Wilson ... 1.00 ™ en x[nf]mat fire victlms{ o Ravy Warner . .. 1.00 And we are grateful for the % - hearty co-operation being ex- I]Y.h‘w SuCk?lt """" 1.00 A tended. | lf}“}: }v"“h ------- 1.00 otal s 21.00 Quietly and unostentatiously, busi H.D Hovey ., i.i. .. e 1.00 ness men and many others are con- Martha and Cathryn Gilmore 2.00 (ributing to the relief of the 14,000 | MI» and Mrs. F. R. Sanstrom, Minnesotans rendered destitute by Lnx‘lmorg ------------ .. 5,00 the holocaust which swept away John F. Gibbons . ... 5.00 ‘tjheir‘honl)ies llll'ld ‘l.l]ll lh’(’lr 1)0:43&15310:1;, Andv McNabb ..... 3.00 escrimating fumilies in a most ruth- less and terrible manner. Bemidji s fithbellvnn 'Hall 1.00 co-operating wonderfully with The |80l rooks . 1.00 Pioneer in extending suceor and aid, | Christian Endeavor. Presby- fl\:gr}; day n:;s]u‘y cumel 13 T(l;c Pioneer terian church .......... 3.00 eave their contribution, some large and some small, but each grate- fi A é”?;fleld """""" 25.00 fully received and for the one great xrs. G. Mever ... 2.00 cause—humanity to fellow beings. Mrs. G. M. Torrance 10.00 Mllill:duy lrle,:ll ll}b;\'.‘r;. P: \\'l:n'l'lzrd, C. M. Grover ...... 1.00 president of the Red Cross chapter,|E W, Fa will send over $1,200 to the relicf P g ll; n..and """""" 1.00 committee at Duluth, while more will|2° "™ calre s s 1.00 be sent later, the money to be Rev. L. P. Warford........ 5.00 turned over by The Pioneer, all|Edward Sisters ....... 5.00 credi.led and accounted for, to the!Mrs, J, Secarrot .. 1.00 contributors. W. B. MacLachl Bemidji has rallied nobly to this it ac.uc an 3.00 oceasion and its work will be recog- William Chichester ........ 1.00 nized by the authorities engaged in|Security State Bank ....... 25.00 the management of the relief to the| Gamble-Robinson Bemidii Co. 25.00 destitute fire victims, Pear] Phibbs ¥ 1'50 Court House Contributes. Aba Colien, vl e Lia el 5.00 Alighting from his car in front VatlarTonsen: oo et 3 of The Pioneer office last evening, erie Jensen S VTR 1.00 County Auditor George entered and Mrs. Thaver Bailey .......: 1.00 handed over an official )lnukln;: en- Miss Minnie Bailey ........ 1.00 ;llep]l(;gl' nlf‘]l(xl:;d ed to The Pioncer Fire| Joe McTaggart ........... 5.00 “Noticed that the court house Mrs. 8. L. Sellers.......... 5.00 wasn’t in on that fund,” explained Berman Insurance Agency.. 10.00 Mr. (;1':011'1,,'(-, “and thought we'd bet-|James Winebenner ........ 1.00 ter get busy. Mrs, Jar i The envelope contained bills and 9 nes Wincbenner ... 1.00 checks to the amount of §95. D. Leg(l)eI}IRTHOUSE“G st 1.50 Cafe Emploves Help. C. W. Stant slANG‘ There hasn’t been a campaign that| = >*° aton ....... 0.00 had for its object aid to the govern- Andrew Johnson . . ... 10.00 mr]-nt in ns’ wmi p;‘ogrmll;(. ;rr :ully C..0. Moom .civiics 10.00 other campaign in Bemid or the|J L. promotion of the interests of the T J%eorze """"" 10.00 city that the Third Street Cafe hasn’t| 2 °J onger ........ 5.00 been a booster, and in the work of F. 8. Arnold . 2.00 The Pioneer at the behest of Rev.|Ralph Minier . 2.00 l:. ) Wurrunl,_preuident .nf the Red| Harriet Davids 1.00 Cross chapter, in sponsoring a fund K. K. Ro 1 for the fire victims, same as is in i B IR0 5 5 e e 00 vogue throughout the state, the Third F. Grimoldby ....... 1.00 Street cafe has been most generous.| E. M, Sathre 1.00 To start it, Martin Dunn, a mem-| Amanda A. Klein . 1.00 ber of the ordinance department of Casl 1 the United States military, home on 1 Zail e SRR 00 a furlough, proprietor of the cafe, EET} Gel] 5.00 made his contribution. Then the|Julia Neilson ........ 1.00 employes, not to be outdone by thei F W. Rhoda “hoss,” started a campaign of their e own and raised $21, which has hcen:S‘ D. Snvder . turned over to The Pioncer to add Wm. Everts . . B fo the sum being donated. All wage-| A. W. Aamodt ...... 2.00 earners, the employes of the Third|J E, Harris 5.00 Street cafe showed their humane| oy i gt o spirit in helping relieve the distress Clavton Collard ... .. 2.00 of the fire afflicted families. ;C.I?‘ Spencer ....... 5.00 North Dakota Hears Call. otal ... ... — 95.00 From far off Larimore, N. D., is| M & 1. EMPLOYEES. heard the cry of distress, and Mr, and | H. E. Titus ....... .. $5.00 f\:’[lr::.) Frzn:ktlt. Sar}d;&]{n}:mlres{iunrhrzt : J. 0. Saltee ........ 500 i he greatness of their hearts and| : their contribution was accompanied | John W. Smith ... 5.00 by a letter which evidences the Gusthohnson ------ 2.00 warmth of humanily possessed by|Martin Conneley .... 2.00 ’lrl;tzm-]':&:pleluli(l [;e?lplv, They write| Ben Ellingson . .. 2.00 1e Pioneer as follows: | “I am enclosing my check for E. anex} """""" 2.00 $5 for the relief fund that your Andv Miller ........ 200 paper has started for the people Hazel Lagua ........ 3.00 Hil‘nlf. hflnvn: auf{:-r{‘ed lrorln ]Lhtc; tt‘r; Oscar Ulrickson ..... 2.00 rible re, and am gIlad 1a am able to contribute this small Twlg ']I'w};)(?x:s)‘;on """ %% amount. It is very sad when ;Géo ‘H Thomnsoh- & 2‘00 you stop and think hout it. | ) ! We have a son that is working }’Viagt ;Oi"g;ggfifirg o %% for Mr. Opsahl at Lavinia, and ‘B L firuzzeman B8 2'00 another that bought the old }'G‘ust'Lund 2100 Wingren place at Lavinia, and ICorn Blair 2‘00 we were very nervous over them |Wm Grand‘ ik 2‘00 until we heard from them. “With all our well wishes for (Continued on Page Four) S