Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 8, 1918, Page 1

i A g BEMIDJ1 NO. 274 VOLUME XVI. WGHEEWINNER | ELECTIONDAY, SHOWRETURNS ~ FROM COUNTY eventy-four Precincts Out of BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1918 BELGIAN -TROOPS AND THEIR FIGHTING KING 1. YOU CAN'T GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-RE:: DAILY PIONEEH'" FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH FIRING CEASED ON WESTERN GERMAN FRONT AT REQUEST, 'Ninety-one Give McGhee - i S ; Safe Lead - COUNTY APDITOR’S RAC %udito‘r George Nineteen Votes ‘Over A. D. Johnson; Totals of Returns Received. " The new superintendent of Bel traml county’'s schools will be J. C. McGhee of Bemidji, as shown by the returns from the election in seventy- * four precincts out of the ninety-one voting precincts of the county. The ballot today stood, McGhee 1,582 and Stewart 1,415,” with the other re- turns to come from small precincts and declared not likely to change the result, as the McGhee majority is George, county - auditor, and A. D. Johnson, candidate for the auditor- ship. With the unofficial returns re- ceived from the 74 precincts out of the 91 precincts voting, the vote stands, George 1,391 and Johnson 1,372, a majority for Mr, George of 19 votes, with the smafl precincts yet to be heard from. Uneofficial Totals. The precincts heard from thus far and the unofficial totals, tabulated therefrom are as follows: The five .wards of Bemidji, town of Bemidji, Taylor, Grant Valley, 0’Brien; - Nebish, ‘Buzzle, Durrand, - I.ammers, Maple Ridge, Wilton, Sugar Bush, Turtle = Lake, Turtle River village, Funkley, Black- duck village, Summit, Benville, Lee, Hagali, Hornet, Blackduck- town, Birch, Port ' Hope, Battle, Langor, Kelliher town, Shotley, Eland, Wood- row, Steenerson, .Roosevelt, Spruce Grove, Red Lake town, Spooner vil- lage, Northwood, Red Lake Agency, Redby, Alaska, Baudette town, Bau- dette village, Walhalla, Potamo, Myhre, Moose Lake, Gudrid, Chilgren, Konig, Quiring, Brook Lake, Cor- mant, Boone, Spooner town; Norris, McDougald, Meadow Land, Wabanica, Rapid River, Eugene and Birch Island. U. S. Senate—Nelson, 1,686; Cal- derwood, 1,082. Governor — Bnrnquist, Wheaton, 537; Stageberg, Berot, 115; Evans, 906. % Lieut. Governor—Frankson, 1,443; Helwig, 711; Haggard, 527. Secretary of State—Schmahl, 1,- 699; Indrehus, 1,076. . State Auditor — Preus, 1,668; Huntley, 626; McManigal, 411. State Treasurer — Rines, 1,633 Devine, 671; Simonson, 508. 1,333; 73; Gislason, 462; 828. sioner—Putnam, 602; Tilquist, 880. Clerk Supreme Courf — Muelley, 1,467; Lethart, 1.106. 3 (Continued on Page Four) By Henry Wood. (United Press Correspondent.) Rome, Oct. 17. Pisa. Several leading hotels of the resort hove heen requisitioned, and Amnreri- The Italian government thus has followed in a general way the ex- ample set by France in taking the famous resort of Aix-les-bains for an Back of the choice of Montecatini for the American hospital base in Italy Hes :nother important motive. It is desired to make the American medical profession and generally acguainted with the Monte- NARROWS TO FINISH (By Mail.}——’l‘he} - IS REPORT TODAY BULLETIN. Railroad and Warehouse €ommis-{the program be altered. 1,211; - Jacobson, {ested in the development of Northern one of the|information that bears testimony to Shief Justice — Brownm, 1,367; |th Chie u .- Ro, NOTED ‘CURE FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS INSTALLED IN ITALY, Some of the brave Belgian soldicrs who are driving tbe Huns from bert, their fighting king, who led them In their offensive. PROHIBITION MAY HAVE BEEN BEATEN St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 8.—On the face of available returns, the state- majority of the total vote cast in the state and the returns on- the amendment thus far received are considerably lighter than the returns polled for governor. N. M. D. CONVENTION IS POSTPONED. ACCOUNT OF SPANISH INFLUENZA % (Special To Pioneer.) Brainerd, Nov. 8.—Owing to the vigable by ‘the commitiee in'cm‘:fig e Shooks, of _the, annual convention of t! Northern = Minnesota Developrient association, to have 'been held at Grand Rapids on November 20 and 21, to postpond the same ‘to a date| in" December, to- be decided upon later. All speakers on the program and others interested in the Threc- In-One are given this official notice and will be advised in due time as to the exact date in December de- cided upon by the committee. It would be necessary to hold the conventjon under a special permit from the state health department, if the " original dates were adhered to. Much time and money has been ex- pended in the preparation of the pro- gram for this big gathering of the three leading industrial organizations of Northern Minnesota, and the at- tendance would be greatly lessened, if held while the “flu” epidemic still prevails. » All potato exhibitors are urged to make their plans accordingly and to communicate with Otto I. Bergh of Grand Rapids, who is in charge of the exhibits; A. G. Tolaas, secretary of the Minnesota Potato Growers’ association, University farm, or T. 5 {A. Erickson, state leader of the boys and girls potato contest, University Attorney General—Hilton, 1,390; {farm, The exhibits, prizes and gen-|- Haug, 163; Davis,jeral rules governin, the same will be in no manner changed, nor will All inter- Minnesota are assured most practical gatherings in the his- tory of this section of the state when e convention is held at Grand pids. It will b well worth while. i I | | American hospital base in France.| | the public' catini springs, so that after the war Italy may begin sharp competition with the German spas. Although the waters of Monteca- Italian government is completing in-| ;i jave heen famous in Italy since stallation of an American military| o tyme of the early Romans, very hospital at the famous Italian springs| i1 "yos heen done to make of Montecatini, between France and, known abroad. them They are the only springs in the world that can compete in every way to flock from all parts of the world every vear While the Montecatini springs have a large foliowing among the Italian public generally, they have | become a rather unigque center for the Italian musical profession. During the last twenty-five years (Continued on Page Four) theit NEWLY ELECTED - HEAD BELTRAMI COUNTY’S SCHOOLS 167. pa ree ead. - wide prohibition ‘amendment has y * 5 The blgGg;grpris!es nael;t to the Ger-jeen beaten in Minnesota. o :&llmerflganorsoldlerz “;Jd mfnlll‘;em - man peace is the rate between J. L. The amendment must receive a| ; Mochee of Bemidji will be the Red Cross and-other civilian or- the next superintendent of the Bel- trami county schools, his heavy vote J. C. McGhee and large majority placing him safe- ly in the lead over W. B. Stewart, incumbent of the office. The success of Mr. McGhee in the election is a source of much grati- out the county, who cast their:bal- lots for him and assures the schools of Beltrami county an intelligent and efficient administration. Mr. McGhee|resentative of the has for four years been assistant county superintendent. AUSTRIAN AIRMEN ARE PRETTY WELL WHIPPED (By United Press.) Rome, Oct. 7. (By Mail.)—An Austrian airman captured, recently on the Italian front provided some the extent to which Austrian avia- tors are demoniated by the entente flying men in Italy. He stated that before any war aircraft may be flying over the aero- { drome, yet it is mnot permissible for a scout to ascend unless permission is first obtained from army H. Q. Austrian pilots, he sald, even had Idifflculty in obtaining,- permission from squadron commanders for prae- tice flights. This prisoner said that, in six months at the front, he had flown over the lines on only five occasions. He explained that this state of affairs was due to the fear of losing pilots and machines. Statements of prisoners always are received with caution, but there is no doubt that the allies have estab- {lished a very marked superiority over the Austrian airmen. REPUBLICANS CARRY THE publicans carried Princeton, Presi- | dent Wilson's home town, in Tues- day’'s election e WIS .. | ANOTHER CONTRIBUTION. | The Bemidji Pioneer is in receipt of a letter from H. Doran, Hallville, Ont., formerty of Bemfdji. enclosing $6 for the fire sufferers, and paying {a year's subseription PRESIDENT’S HOME TOWN| NEW RULING MADE ON - SOLDIERS PACKAGES Washington, Nov. 8.—Parcels post ckagés ™ of Christmas gifts for ganizations serving with the British, French or. other armies in the field, will be accepled by postmasters up to November 20 and the senders will not be required to furnish a war trade board export license for their mailing. Postmaster General Burle- son today ‘ announced fhis ruling which does not affect the special reg- ulations made for Christmas ship- ments to the American expeditionary forces: - STATE HEALTH. OFFICER Kelliher village, Frohn, Eckles,{spread of the epidemic of Spanish ¢ [ Turfle River town, Solway, Ten-[influenza, it has been consi d ad- 3 $ ] ; strike, . Northern.-Jones, Liberty, : onsldered; E IN FLU RELIEF WORK (Specinl to The Ploneer.) st. Paul,”Nov. ‘8.~Dr. H. W. Hill, executive géeretary of the Minnesota Public Health association, has been commandeered by the .northern di- vision of the American Red Cross to take charge of medical relief work in northeastern Minnesota, The influenza has brbken among the fire refugees and several thousand patients are in need of treatment.. Twelve emergency hos. pitals have been established at Du- luth, Superior, Moose Lake, Cloquet, Lawler and Brookston. The northern division of the Amer- jcan Red Cross called upon the executive committee of the Minnesota Public Health association October 31 to release Dr. Hill for this week, fication to his many friends throughs|stating that, in all probability, the work would require him to be absent from. the association for at least four weeks, Dr, Hill is officially the rep- American Red Cross in charge of emergency refugee hospitals in the fire zone with head- quarters at Duluth. MISS TORRANCE IS HOME: . ST. PAUL SCHOOLS CLOSED Miss Dorothy Torrance, daughter of County Attorney and Mrs. Graham M. Torrance, agrived in the city last evening from St. Paul where she is assistant supervisor of music in the public schools. The schools were closed on Wednesday in St. Paul on account of the Spanish “flu.” As soon as they re-open Miss Torrance will return to take up her duties. Drake, 830. ' ! | Watch the newspapers for the new | flight is made on his particular army Associate Justices—Hallam, 1,012; i b PR £ i date of the convention, advise your|area, permission must first be ob- ll;ieolt, 1.22645, Frazer, 895; Vander{¢B% B ol postponment and make| tained from the “kolutt,” who in WAR WORK CAMPAIGN re . your plans to be present. ¢ l-turn must . request authority from s thén‘rmy operations branch. Hostile WILL OPEN NEXT MONDAY The United War Work campaign will go on just the same, yes indeed it will. When peace terms are signed then will be the time that money will be needed more than ever for the maintaining of the moral of the men, and for the rebuilding of devastated France and Belgium. Do not think that the big work is over when hostilities cease. The goldiers will not return for a long time; perhaps it will be years, and the United War Work must go on. People are asked to make their {subscription a good one. They owe it to '.Ke boys and girls over there, it is asserted, and they are urged to go to the subscription booth.on Mon- !day, November 11, between the | hours of 9 o'clock in the morning iand 9 o'clock in the evening. can wounded from the Italian front| With those of Karlsbad and Oltzl‘le)r — o P nvalescence, | German watering places to which P . ” will be taken there for conw conee hundreds of thousands of people used Princeton, N. J., Nov. 8.—The re- ANOTHER “FLU" VICTIM Miss Rosaline Davis, whose home |is Shevlin but who has been in Be- fmidji for the past few months, died {at the hospital this morning from ! Spanish influenza. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock, at Green- wood cemetery, Rev. Lambert of the | Methodist charch will officiate: out! (By United Press.) Brest, France, Nov. 8.—Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson, United States navy commander of the American forces in French waters, is to blame for the statement sent out by the United Press of the premature report of the surrender of the German military forces. To the United Press the admiral tod.ay made the follow- ing statement, telative to the signing of the armistice: “The statement of the United Press relative to the signing of the armistice was made public from my office on the basis of what appeared to be official and authentic information. “] am in a position to know that the United Press 'and its representatives acted in perfect good faith and that the premature announcement was the result of an error for which the responsible.” United Press was in no wise London, Nov. 8.—Firing ceased on the west front at 3 o'clock yesterday' afternoon until further orders. done at the request of the German government. This was CONFIRMED BY DELAYED CABLE. New York, Nov. 8.—A delayed cablegr;un to the United _ Press, received early today from Paris, stated that firing on the west front ceased yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. { LAST BATTLE BEFORE ORDER CAME. London, Nov. 8.—(11:30 A. M.)—There was sharp fight-c ing yesterday in the neighborhood of Esalibes:and Limonfon- taine, south of Hautmont, General Haig announced. villages were captured, together with a large number of prisoners. ENGINEER. HERO OF FOREST FIRES. DIES| FOR MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR Menomonie, Wis., Nov. 8.—George A. Johnson, engineer and one of the heroes of the recent forest fires in northern Minnesota, died in Irving- ton, Dunn county, a vietim of in- fluenza. Mr. Johnson took the last rescue train out of Cloquet. The town was enveloped in flames and half the train itself afire, when Johnson yank- ed open the throttle and rushed mad- ly through fire, smoke and cinders to safety. Johnson remained with the relief and rescue workers s until his weakened condition forced him to re- turn to his home near here., CURSES GOVERNMENT AND LANDS N JALL William Corer, alias “Billy the Kid,” alleged bootlegger, who has a peg leg, was arrested yesterday after- noon in front of O’Connor’s for in- terfering with an officer in the dis- charg of his duty. Corer is also al- leged to have * had a few under his belt” and was in an ugly frame of mind. i Chief Essler had arrested three young fellows who were worse for wear in the booze line and had started for the city building when Corer attempted to release them from the custody of the officer. Essler turned his attention to Corer letting his prisoners go. Corer commenced a tirade of curses and vile ephitets and is said to have cursed the govern- ment, which he continued to the city jail. Officer Tibbetts assisted the chief as Corer is a stout chap and at- tempted to whip the chief. Near the station he again started to get rough and was quickly subdued by Essler. The hearing is scheduled for 2 o'- clock this afternoon. DRAFT BOARD RECEIVES CALL FOR LIMITED SERVICE MEN The draft board today received an order for twenty-five limited service men to entrain about November 25 for the military department of aero- nautics at Rockford, 111 | The mén should be familiar with film development and photography This is an urgent call, for this class {s an important one. All who desire to join this class should apply at once to the draft board. Detroit, Nov —Although un- official returns alinost complete from Tuesday's balloting indicate that Lieutenant Commander Truman H. Newberry, republican, defeated Henry Ford, democrat, for United A States senator from Michigan by & margin around 5.000, démocratic ——t- headquarters here refused to concede the naval commander’'s election. “The official count will be neces- sary to determine the result,” said Ray Canfield, secretary of the demo- cratic state central committee, “‘and G as the situation now stands, I believe we will be justifled in demanding a recount.” b Republican headquarters insisted the final count would show New- berry's election by 10,000 and claimed to have figures complete with the exception of one county to show a lead for the republican candidate iof 8,986 A tabulation of figures from :ap- proximately 2,100 of the 2,282 pre- cinets in the state gave Newberry a These VAN LEAR IS DEFEATED SOCIALIST RULE LIFFED Minneapolis, Nov. 8. Throwing off socialist rule. Minneapolis has elected J. E. Meyers, drafted loyalty cdndidate, by a majority shown by final official tabulation to be 1,325 votes. To defeat with Thomas Van Lear hus gone his secretary, Anna Maley, on whose election to the school board socialists hent effort, of anything, more intense than on the ‘ return of their mayor. C. E. Purdy and Dr. Nils Juell are elected for the full term on the school board, David: F. Swenson winning for the unex- pired term, . Electing Walter H. Newton, re- publican, to congress by a majority | of 5,410, with a few precincts miss- | ing, the Fifth district gave its answer to the democratic national | administration’s partisan appeal. | The vote stands, Newton 19,320, zeestad Robertson 12,910. The Newton elec- tion also placed the quitus on the last echoes of Lundeenism. | e | | FORD BACKERS PLAN 0 DEMAND RECOUNT lead of more than 5,300. The majority of {Zovernor Sleeper and the remainder of the republican state ticket on the final count will be approximately 50,000 or one-half the normal republican majority in Michigan. Suffrage will have an affirmative majority of 25,000