Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 13, 1918, Page 1

| R L L ——— ] 3 % b N i | | 4 J\ Judge Torrance is the father of ‘PIONEER’ LOCATES WIFE — VOLUME XVIL NO. 278 ORDER ISSUED [United Press DRAFTBOARD DISCONTINUE PARTOFWORK #Registrants Over 36 and Under 19 Years Exempted From Further Attention BETWEEN ABOVE AGES WILL BE CLASSIFIED Draft Work Will Soon Be Fin- ished; Crowder Thanks Draft Officials e Classification by the Beltrami county draft board has ended for all registrants over 36 years and under 19, upon order by Provost Marshal Crowder, Washington. The classify- ing of registrants between these ages will continue. Instructions to Governor J. A. A. Burnquist, ‘said in part: “You will at once instruct state headquarters and local and distriet boards immediately to discontinue all work connected with the classifica- .ion of men who, on Sept. 12, 1918, had attained their 37th birthday. You will finally, at the earliest ap- propriate moment, instruct all local and district boards to issue question- naires to all registrants who on Sep- tember 12, 1918, had attained their 18th birthday and had not attained their 19th and to proceed with and complete as early as possible the classification of such registrants.” The message states that further orders will be issued later covering the matter of sending guestionnaires to and classification of 18 year old ;o registrants.. General Crowder, point- ing out that the draft work soon will be finished, added his"personal thanks: to draft officials. _TORRANCE PERE ‘ACTS UP’ IN CELEBRATION When the Big colorful and noisy peace celebration started in Minne- apolis, among those who were unable to restrain themselves were Judge Ell Torrance and former Governor Van Sant, of whom the”Minneapolis speaks as follows in a column of in- “Judge Ell Torrance and former Governor Samuel R. Van Sant, vet- erans of the Civil war, led a cheering, singing, laughing’ vand of men, women, and children from hotel to hotel before dawn this morning. “The Civil war vetrans started at 9 o'clock. Before long scores of joy- ful peace-celebrators of the Hotel Leamington joined them in a martial parade downtown. At every hotel the band increased its numbers. = A fife and drum corps provided music, and the paraders joined in ‘‘Over There” with frying pans, combs, and jazz horns. The most formal ceremony of this group was heard in the Lemington lobby at 6 o’'clock. After songs and cheers, the governor and the judge took turns telling what they thought about victory.” (ounty Attorney Graham M. Tor- rance of Bemidji. OF DECEASED SOLDIER Quick reply to a request on the part of The Pioneer as to the where- abouts of Mrs. Hugo E: Boldt located the address of the person wanted by E. E. McDonald,® chairman of the Civilian Relief committee, the same night the article appeared in The Pioneer at the request of Mr. Me- Donald. Mrs. Boldt was at Fernhill, Hub- bard county, known by one who knows her and her whereabouts were disclosed to Mr. McDonald. Mr. Boldt was a soldier and died in service at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. His funeral was held Sunday and at- tended by many friends and relatives of the family at Fernhill. HOW DOTH THE LITTLE BUSY GROCERYMAN ( By United Press.) Wachington, Nov. 13.—The Red Cross has gained $50 because a local grocer was “too busy” to talk to a food inspector. ~ This was the excuse the grocer igave when the inspector called in quest of infcrmation. He was then asked to call and see the district food administrator. This time, he was not “too busy."” The busy grocer apoligized to the inspector. He also agreed to contri- bute $50 to the Red Cross as con- sclence money. Is Vindicated In s Report By United Press.) Paris, Nov. 13.—The newspaper Le Matin, describing the arrival of the German plenipoteniaries, ex- plaines that on the night they were presented to the French lines, last Thursday, Mayor Bourbonbusiet said to General Winterfield in behalf of General Denby: “The misunderstanding must be immediately cleared up. The armv received this afternoon their parliamentary officers who assured us that the armistice was signed. Now operations are oontinuing.” General Winterfield replied: “Undoubtedly, but I see in that only an error of interpretation.” Editor’s Note—Attention is called to the above and to the fact it was late Thursday afternoon, French time, that Admiral Wilson, U. S. N., made his announcement to the presi- dent of ithe United Press that the armistice had been signed later and retracting the same. VENETIANS PLEDGE T0 - WIN BACK PROVINCE (United Press Correspondent.) Turin, Italy, Oct. 27. (By Mail.)— Turin today celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the entrance of Victor Emanuel II into the redeemed pro- vince ef Venice, which had just been liberated finally from the Aus- trians. 'l“he initiative for this celebration was& taken by the refugees from the invaded "districts of Italy of whom there areé'between seven and eight thousand at Turin alone. =The ma- jority of these are from the province of Venice itself, and the celebration of the anniversary -of the original liberation ‘of the province has the significance of a fresh' 'pledge to at tain its liberation for the second time. ; Following the morning program the refugees marched in procession to lay a wreath on the monument of Daniele Manin, Venetian patriot. The greater portion of the exer- cises were in the gardens of the royal palace in the presence of Prencess Letitia of Savoy-Bonaprate and the young duchesses, daughters of the Duke of Genoa, who in the absence of King Victor Emanuel at the front, ;: tlxcfing as regent on the throne of aly. MAN'S SUIT COSTS ~$300 IN AUSTRIA By Henry Wood (United Press Correspondent.) Rome, Oct. 6. (By Mail.)-—-Men's clothing in Austria-Hungary now costs from two to three hundred dollars a suit, while women'’s tailer made gowns average from three hun- dred to four hundred dollars each, according to the “Krejcovsky Listy,” the official organ of the. Tcheque (Czech) tailors in the dual mon- archy. Copies of the last number of this perfodical have just reached Rome by way of Switzerland and give in- teresting details as to the present cost of clothing at Vienna and Buda- pest. According to this trade jour- nal all of the cloth manufactured in the dual monarchy since the begin- ning of the war is absolutely worth- less and the T¢heque tailors practic- ally refuse ,la.mnkp it up into suits and women’s. gowns for the reason that the result is not worth the cost of the labor expended on it. The only cloth that remains in Austria-Hungary that is fit for cloth- fhg consists of the few remnants of stocks that existed there before the war. This was largely cloth of foreign manufacture and what is left of it commands fabulous prices. For a man’s suit, cloth averages eighty dollars a yard; lining, thirty- two dollars a yard; flannel, twenty- two dollars a yard, and lining for the pockets ten dollars a yard. To overcome this situation the %overnment is planning to manu- acture a single style of cloth and to issue ..ckets to the civil, population permitting them to have suits from it. In this connection the same re- quirement that already is in force in Germany will be adopted, namely, every person ordering a new suit from this government cloth first must turn over to the government clothing departmen' his old suit. The same rule also will apply to women’s dresses and dress goods. Under new arrangements for sale of government shoes, no one is al- lowed to purchase a pair unless the shoe census of last May shows he had only one palr of shoes at that time. one is a Protestant and with the forth alone. “There are Soldiers and of God.” themselves workin great campaign for funds Not as a cause, war,” they & another.” though in its and whose faith an: KILLING OF BEAVER | IS STATE VIOLATION: BAILEY GETS RESULTS; Beaver have multiplied and ex-! tended their operations so rapidly and extensively in- Minnesota the past few years and their pelts are now so valuable that they have be. come a strong temptation to persons of easy game_law morality. From| practical extinction these proverbi- ally industrious animals have in- creased to comparative abundance in many localities and their engineer- ing proclivities have given rise to some complaints from farmers of Three Men and the Vision They Saw By Bruck BartON In a certain city dwell thre¢ men. And bx accident of birth one of tHem is a Catholie an For thirty years they ness side by side, and the Catholic has not deale rotestant; and the Catholic and the Protestant have had no dealings with the Jew, “What is he to me?” ‘eac “He is not of my faith: I will avoid him.” So for thirty years they have dwelt together, strangers in a friendly-wotld: Therr came the shadow of a fearful war. And out of those three homes three boys went Three fathers waited heart-wom for the letters from over there. . here,” the boys wrote home. chocolate, and motion pictures, an and good lectures; and the memory of mother “Help those friendly agencies when you have the chance,” each boy wrote home. So it happened that the three fathers found shoulder to shoulder in a atholic and a Protestant and a Jew—but as good citizens united in a common And ss they worked they came to know each other, and they were ashamed that for so many years they had ‘been strangers side by side. “Surely this §s one of the compensations of ald, “that in our deeper love for our boys we have learned a new respect for one So a new spirit was born into that city. As eart it had discovered something of the greater religion, whose God is Father; creed are love. flooded meadows and other anoy- ances. Although investigation often discloses that complaint is apparently inspired more by a desire to get the beaver than by any actual damage to property. ¢ ! In co-operation with the’Federal Inspector, B. J. Shaver, of Ashland, Wis., the game and fish commissioner has been carrying on an investigation the past few months of illegal traffic in beaver skins which has unearthed considerable evidence of beaver poaching and a number of prosecu- tions and convictions have resulted. It is comparatively easy to kill beaver without detection but not so easy to dispense of the pelts without dis- covery as some have found to their sorrow. The parcels post has been the favorite method of shipment, but this is in violation of postal regula- tions as well as of federal and state law. Recent Convictions. Recent convictions for illegal tak- ing of beaver in Minnesota have been as follows: Warden S. C. Bailey, Bemidji— Edwin Phelps, Becide, fine and costs, $13; Frank Reinard, Margie, two counté .fine and costs, $51; Harry Wickett, Big Falls, fine and costs, ! $16. GEORGE AND JOHNSON RUN CLOSE AT FINISH With the official canvassing board counting the votes today some changes are being made from the un- official returns, which are not avail- able at .he time of going to press. The race for the county auditor’s office is close and returns from Wnsh-f kish and Swiftwater give George; nine and five respectively and A. D.. Jobnson eight and thirteen respec-‘ tively. This makes the totals as| follows: 1 George. 1469 and Johnson, 1492, a lead for Johnson of 23. | As above stated, the count here-| with is not official and the final re-! sult may be changed somewhat. 'l'here] are two more precincts to be heard| from, Angle and Rulien, and the con- test will be fn doubt unttl all \mesf are counted oneisa Jew. . have engaged in busi- man_has_said. of Friendliness over “They bring us baseball, — IREPORTS BEMIDJI BOY | MISSING INACTION ANOTHER IS WOUNDED The pame of W. J. Keenan is a soldier, whose address is given as Bemidji, classified as ‘‘missing in action,” reported in the causalty list from France. In the casualty list announced by General Pershing, also appears the name of Dean S. Rogers, Bemidji, “wounded slightly.” The young man is a son of Mrs. W. N. Webber, Birchmont road. and he enlisted in Wisconsin. Another Fosston boy has “carried on,” Emil Moe's name appearing in the classification, “died of disease.” Clarissa also has a boy in the casualty list, Albert F. Carlson, “died from disease.” NEW HEAD OF STATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NAMED St. Paul, Nov. 13.—C. G. Schulz, for ten years state sunperintendent of education, will not be reappointed at the expiration of his term in Jan- uary, Governmor J. A. A. Burnquist announced today. The new sguperin- tendent will be J. M. McConnell, now professor of history and soclology in the state normal school at Mankato. There has been friction for two years or more between the governor and the head of the educational de-| partment and friends of the governor | claim Dr. Schulz worked against his chief in the recent campalgn. | The new superintendent, J. M. Mc-| Connell, came to Minnesota twenty years ago from Pennsylvania. He was first an insthuctor at Carleton college, tffen city superintendent of schools at Winnebago and Mankato. He has been a member of the facuity of the Mankato normal school for several years. | Dr . Schulz said today he knew of no reason for the change. He inti- mated he had made enemies recently in his campaign to force the use of English in all schoole of the state. Governor Burnquist said today het might make a statement later as to] his reasons for the change. FLU BADLY CRIPPLES | TELEPHONE SERVICE The Spanish influenza plague has played - havoc with the operating force of the telephone office, four of the young ladies being victims of tho[ plague, and off duty. Manager Bielitz of the Bemidji of- fice of the Northwestern company is asking the patrons and public in general to be as lenjent as possible with any seeming neglect or inaten-; tion in service, as the office is work- ing shorthanded in consequence of the gperators being eonfined to thelr homes - BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIOWN. BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 13, 19 aw AMERICA WILL GIVE (ontest ¥ e FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER"MONTH GERMANY FOOD IF ORDER PREVAILS; - ‘BILL’NOW COUNT By Robert J. Bender. (United Press Correspondent.) Washington, Nov. 13.—President Wilson is ready to con- sider favorably the supplying of food stuffs to Germany if he can be assured order is being, and will continue to be, main- tained there. This is is the reply that has been sent to Germany in her appeal for food and the only other condition is the guarantee of equitable distribution. OSTEND MINES ARE TIMED FOR TODAY. Lo.ndon, Nov. 13.—The German high command has warned the allies that mines placed in Ostend are timed to explode today. EMPEROR KARL OFFICIALLY QUITS. Copenhagen, Nov. 13.—Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary officially announced his abdication today. KAISER TAKES TITLE OF COUNT. Amsterdam, Nov. 13.—The former kaiser has taken the name of Count Hohenzollern and probably will buy a large estate in Holland, remaining indefinitely. SOCIALISTS WOULD TRY COUNT. Washington, Nov. 13.—German factions may demand the extradition of the former kaiser and hald his trial before a }socialist court in Berlin, according to diplomatic cables today. CROWN PRINCE REPORTS CONFLICTING. Paris, Nov. 13.—The. former crown prince has arrived in Maastreicht, says a'dispatch from Rotterdam. Berne, Switzerland, Nov. 18.—The body of Fredrick Wil- liam, former German c¢rown prince, has been found, according to a report reaching here. The Hauge, Nov. 13.—Persistent reports today had it that the crown prince was shot dead when he tried to cross the frontier. However, the German Wolff News Bureau announced that the crown prince was with his troops at the front BELGIAN KING TO ENTER BRUSSELS. Paris, Nov. 13.—King Albert of Belgium is expected to enter Brussels Friday at the head of his army and a great celebration is being prepared. SCHOOLS WILL REMAIN | OUCH! PRICE OF MEAT CLOSED AWHILE LONGER | IN PARIS IS CUT T0 $4 At the meeting of the board of edu- | United Press.) cation last night, a committee was | (By Paris, Oct. 18, (By Mail.) —There named to secure a suitable hall which [is a piteous wail coming from the the high school basketball team will|aggrieved Paris restaurant owners. use for practice. The French food minister is fore- Nothing concerning school re-|ing them to serve a luncheon at 20 opening was discussed and the|francs (about §4.) And the res- schools will remain closed for awhile | taurant owners are having meetings, longer. conferences, consultations, and dis- cussions. But ‘the food minister is adamant-hearted He says if they don't lower the prices in the better cless restaurants so that it will be possible to get a luncheon consisting of soup, meat, vegetables, dessert, or dinary wine and coffee for $4, he'll order them to serve table d’hote lunchieons at fixed prices. Which would be terrible-—with the town full of Americans Of course, if the patron of the res- turants insists upon ordering things It was decided to repair the roof of the high school building, and it was also voted to take up and look into the insurance risks on the school buildings. CHECK SENDS ‘PIONEER PAST THE $4.000 MARK The Pioneer fire sufferers fund has gone over the $4,000 mark, with the arrival of a check for $25 from G. A.|not included in the *“four-buck” Knapp of Deerwood, a commercial|luncheon, the restaurant owner can galesman. get his revenge upon the food min- Although Mr. Knapp was the very|ister first one to subscribe to the fire suf- The general public that has to ferers’ fund, the check was not re-|stretch an inelastic 20-franc note ceived by The Pioncer until today,|over a whole weeks's luncheons is as Mr. Knapp subscribed at the Mark-| wasting little sympathy upon the ham<hotel and made his check out to| harried restaurant owners a Dululh'puzcr, not k{nuwlnu that = — Be{‘\"‘i‘l’(fll rh(:];lailt('l‘lratrndlu‘r‘:l]l(lld over its CAPT . STEWART NAMED fund to The Pioneer, Mr. Knapp's check had to be held until he made TO WAR INDUSTRIES EMPLOYMENT BUREAU Bemidji another visit and changed the check. Mr. Knapp was right in the neighborhood of the fire stricken district at the time of the fire and gaw many refugees come into the dif- Scott Stewart, of line guard company. Tomorrow, Capt the Bemidji home ferent towns along that Mothers carrying the charred re-|will commence work for the federal mains of their babes, wrapped in|was industri board in tne office of war industries em- on Second street, rt having heceived his rom J. C. Bat- Charles Dail ployment ofl Captain Stew appointment Tuesday sheets or other clothing, and women and children burned and neurly frightened to death made a deep im- pression on him Mr. and Mrs. Knapp have offered] ten, head of the state war industries one old woman, who lost everything| buerean she owned in the holocaust, a home With the order to close all em- with them. She has become a ner-|ployvment bureaus in the state. leav- vous wreck after what she went]ing only that of Charles Dailey in Be- throught at the time of the fire midj Mr. Dailey being the repre- e of the government, the involved became too heavy and Stewart was then appolinted to conjunction withe Mr. Dailey. acknow- | s work The amount previously ledged was $3,987.19 and the check from Mr. Knapp makes the total fund| Mr $4,012.19 act [r to date