Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 15, 1918, Page 1

7 o —— - VOLUME XVL ALLPRECINCTS EXCEPT TWO ~ ARECANVASSED _ BYTHEBOARD Angle and Ruelin Returns Fail to Arrive; Reported No Election Held NO. 280 "“A.D. JOHNSON, M'GHEE, PKEE ARE NEW FACES Johnson Still Leads for Auditor in Close Race; County = Gives “Dry’’ Majority B . B The official canvass of the election returng from the county election held November 5 has been completed with the exception of the vote in Angle and Rulien, both small townships as regards population, the former being the point of rocks projecting into y Canada, and reports reaching the _(\QCOUTC house are to the effect no elec- tion was held in those two town- ships. Howevyer, every other voting precinct in the county has made - proper returns and canvassed by the official board. 5 Upon the face of the returns can- vassed and totaled, A. D. Johnson leads County Auditor J. L. George by 24 votes, and will. be the next auditor of Beltrami county, the most {“notable-elitage in+he proseat corps of county officials and the big sensa- tion of the election. Another Changed Noted. Another change in the official fam- ily is the defeat of County Superin- téndent W. B. Stewart by J. C. Mc- Ghee, former agsistant for . three years, and the schools will be under the latter’s supervision for the next official term. o The coronership will also see a new face in H. N. McKee, he having defeated Garfield Akerberg by nearly 300 votes. g County Attorney Graham M. Tor- rance and County Engineer Roy Bliler are running a close race. Neither had any opposition and were unanimously endorsed by the voters _of Beltrami county. The rest of the incumbents of the county offices were all re-elected. Beltrami county voted to change the system of maintaining the poor and paupers of the county. - Thé present system is for every township to look after its unfortunates in vari- ous ways. The question voted upon was whether the townships would continue the present method or es- tablish a county,poor farm. The vote was in favor of the change. Beltrami Votes Dry. Beltrami county is still in the “dry” column of the state, casting a majority of the total vote in fayor of the constitutional amendment. The total vote cast in the election was 3,293, and it was split 1,787 “yes” and 1,345 “no,”. a majority of 442 for the dry amendment. In the race for the county com- missionership, first district, of which Bemidji is a unit, Edward Paulson \1\'&15 .returned the victor. (Continued on Page Eight) Supt. W. C. Bolcom of the Bemidji Zpublic schools, has been named ¢hair- «wan of the Beltrami county Victory Boys and is inaugurating a campaign for members and work, the organiza- “#fon to be effected and officers ‘elected. It is a campaign for the hoys and young men to get behind vhe 1,500 Beltrami county sol- diers who are in service, and the earn $5 before March 1, the fund to 2o toward backing up Beltrami's “Hoys who are defending their home ounty. To this end, Supt. Bolcom has sidered, also explaining the move- ment: To The County Boys. “In the great world war that is reing won for democracy the boys from twelve to twent; both inclusive, are to EARN AND GIVE §5 campaign beginning with znd terminating not later than Mar i, 1919. This campaign recei e mname the VICTORY BO CAMPAIGN and is working under the slogan “ ‘A MILLION BOYS BE- HIND A MILLION FIGHTERS.” close to 1,500 enlistments. Practic- plan is for each boy to work and | jssued the following plan to be con-| rs of age.‘\ z called upon! 5 1| th YOU GAN'T GET TODAY'S NEWS 0Uf7 * AMERICA FIRST ASSN. DEFERS THE ANNUAL BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY COAL FAMINE HEETINGS UNTIL LATER, EYISTS HERE. IS (Special to.The Pioneer. St. Paul, Nov. 15.—The officers of the America First association an- nounced today that the annual coun- ty conventions of the America First association, as provided by the con- stitution, have been temporarily postponed on account of the influenza epiflemic. The constitution of the America First association adopted at the northwest loyalty meetings held in St. Paul and Minneapolis, November 16 and 17, 1917, provides that on the second Saturday in November, in each yeayr, there shall be held in each county of the state under the direction of the county committee, county conventions,-at which matters pertaining toward Americanism shall be discussed and acted upon.. The executive officers of the asso- ciation stated that these conventions will be held as early as possible, as ;natters of unusual interest are pend- ng. WANT T0 INCREASE HOUSE HEAT SUPPLY? HERE'S THE REMEDY If there is anyone in Bemidji who would like to learn how to improve the heating supply of their hot air furnace, they should write for the bulletin, Technical-Paper No. 208, on “How to Improve the Hot Air Fur- nace,” to_ the director of the bureau of mines, Washington, D. C., a copy of which has been received at the office of the Pioneer. Says the bulletin, in part: “With the wintry weather coming on, the bureau of mines, department of the interior, offers a novel scheme to householders using hot-air furnaces to not -only obtain greater heat from Theéir furnacfs, but aiso to-sdve trom 120 to 30 per cent of their coal. -“The bureau suggests that it is ex- tremely wasteful of coal and also comfort to follow the almost uni- versal plan in hot-air furnaces of having the cold-air duct connected |expect. The | NOTICE GIVENBY FUELDIRECTOR| Pmthracite‘ Fails to Arrive as Ordered; Little Possibility of Supply_ BATTLES TELLS PEOPLE WHAT THEY MAY EXPECT Any Coal 'Arriving for Dealers to Be Prorated; Use of Other Fuel Urged Straight from the shoulder, Charles E. Battles, federal fuel administrator of Beltrami county, speaks to_anth- racite coal users of Bemidji, und what he has to say he hopes the con- sumers will take seriously and act accordingly. Coal dealers of Bemidji have re- ceived about 25 per cent of their hard coal orders. Consumers who placed their coal orders early, expecting to be taken care of have, in some instances, received their order, others have received part of the number of tons asked for, while others are still minus what they had desired and there is little or no pro- spect of the orders being filled as was expected. ) State Director Explains. «The state fuel administrator has written’ Mr. Battles, who had sent an inquiry as to what Bemidji could reply was to the effect with the outside of the house during |that in Minnesota fully 250 dealers severe weather. ' It is of the opinion |in cities and towns had received not that when the outside air is down|a pound of hard coal and that it was to nearly zero,’ it will be profitable|up to Bemidji to be satisfied with to close the cold-air duct, shutting|what it could get. off the air from the outside and sub- stituting another air duct from the inside of the house where the air has been somewhat heated.” GAINEY REPORTS FOR OFFICERS’ TRAINING Daniel Gainey, who was home from cchool at Hamline university, has been ordered to Camp Grant to enter the reconstruction officers’ training camp and has left to begin his train- ing. Before leaving he spent last Sunday in Bemidji, visiting his par- ents and friends. = With Gainey went Emmet Shields, also a student at Hamline. This pair were prominent in Ham- line student circles. editor of the college paper, a mem- ber of the football team, playing left end, and also a member of the basket ball team. Shields was the captain and quarterback of the university eleven. COMING ON FURLOUGH. Earl Riley. one of the members of the Bemidji division of the Min- nesota naval militia, who is on a supply ship and has made several trips across the Atlantic, will come to Bemidji on a furlough soon. ~ VICTORY BOYS TO ORGANIZE THROUGHO ) T—— ally this many fighters have gone out from our county alone. With this fine record before us it would seem as if a GOAL say of 500 VICTORY BOYS ought not to be impossible of attainment in Bel- trami. . | “In order that this worthy and patriotic movement concerning which | you wili wish to have a part may be- icome widely known information is | being sent out to every school dis- trict far and near. You should lose ‘no time in getting hold of the facts {and get into the game. | “Let no talk of peace at this {than our most enthusiastic support. |In fact let us redouble our effort, knowing that by negligence now the ! best fruits of victory may slip from our hands. “To boys living in Bemidji and uperintendent High school building € in Novemebr 16, from until 12 o’clock, to explain the fac to any regarding this enroliment, ctory the home. windows, etc. W. G. BOLCOM, office at the i Campaign, Gainey was the, v T wisgh to say that T shall be! i { | | | i THIS COUNTY, buttons, banners to hang in!country for jof all “Beltrami county has a record|—County chairman of Victory Boys| @ jcoal as deemed neces: That’s it in a nutshell, and Mr. Battles urges all householders to secure other fuel and make arrange- ments to get through the winter, and do’ so immediately. Warning To Consumers. In this connection, he issues the following to the consumers of anthra- cite coal: “Owing to conditions that have existed this season, we are limited on our supply of hard coal in all sizes and no doubt only about twenty-five per cent is available for Bemidji, and there is little hope of our get- ting more hard coal at present. “There is soft coal and bri- quets to be“had and you are ad- vised to secure these fuels for your needs or make arrange- ments for wood. “In case hard coal should come to Bemidji it will be dis- tributed equally to those need- ing it. “We _are advised that 250 dealers in Minnesota have not received any coal, and no surance of relief.” Will Prorate Supply. Mr. Battles has also received an order from the fuel administration to distribute any coal that might ar- rive for dealers. He is to check up the orders placed and pro rate ihe ry, and ail orders _placed hereafter will be checked up and investigated before being filled. WORK HELD ASSURED RETURNING SOLDIERS St. Paul, Nov. 15.—Fighting men from Minnesota, who gave up their peace-time occupations to don the khaki or blue of America’s fighting forces, will have no trouble in finding work here upon their discharge from | military service. Plans are being made now by the United States Employment Service wherby all men who left positions to take up military duties will be given preference in selection for work after their return and will be placed in well” paying positions as soon as possible. Prior to the war private agencies made vast sums annually by charg- time cause us to give anything less|ing fees to both employer and em- ploye. The United States Employ- ment Service charges no fee at all. The employment service has fur- nished occupation to hundreds of thousands of men throughout the country. There are less men unem- ved today than at any time i history of the United States Raiiroad immigration officials a { the opinion that there will vy movement of labor into th rs, Europe has need its man power for the recon- ruction of the demolished d for the rebuilding of its indus- tries, ¥ agd towns | {"WOIH(.)_[SH’ ; ? AL3I00S . VIOSINNIW ERDAY'S PAPERS-READ THE PIONEER DAILY PIONEER EVENING, NOV. 15, 1918 FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH | WORK OF THE RETREATING GERMANS inl denlals, the retreating Huns continue to devastate the towns and villuges they are forced to evacuate. Here is one of the principal streets in Bethune as the Germans left it, the once beautiful bulldings now mere ruing. e WHITE FLOUR MANDATE | IS REMOVED, REYNOLDS " ANNOUNCES TODAY H. E. Reynolds, secretary of the Commercial elub and food adminis- tration for Beltrami county, today added -5 his' titles, that of *good scout’ for he whispered to The Pioneer that hereafter Bemidji householders can buy white flour and not be compelled to purchase sub- stitutes at the same time. g The news will be welcome in all homes in Bemidji and county and would seem that the war is sure enough vanishing. The government can now send the subtsitutes to the Germans, if it has to feed that horde of baby killers to, keep them from starvation, at the expense of the.American patriots. ‘BEFORE WAR’ WHITE BREAD COMES BACK It will be good old-fashioned be- fore-the-war white flour that mother will now bake. And .Mr. Hoover will smile upon her when she bakes it.. And mother needn’t worry about the famliy accumulation of substi- tutes. The government is going to take care of them, too. Immediate abandonment of the 80- 20 rule requiring the use of 20 per cent of substitute flour in all breads was announced by the Federal Food administration in a telegram received at the office of A. D. Wilson, state food administrator. Nation to Take Substitutes. The decision was rached at a con- ference of Federal Food administra- tors now meeting in Washington. But what about the stores of sub- stitutes in the hands of dealers? The United States Grain corpora- tion is formulating plans for buying up the surplus stock of substitutes accumulated, according to a brief an- nouncement made by telegram to the officials here. Barley to Go Overseas. What disposition will be made of ' » gubstitute flours is unknown here. Pians for the shinment of barley aud corn overseas in larger gutnities than has heretofore been considered advisable have previously been made known to the local food administra- tion. FUNERAL OF MRS BRANDT: WAS FORMER PRESIDENT | by | The funeral of Mrs. Henry Brandt who died Tuesday at her home in Fairbault, w held this afternoon from the Huffman & O'Leary under-| taking parlors and interment was i) the family plot in Greenwood, where| rests her husband. She was 42 years { ofage, and pneumonia daused death. s Rev. Blaine Lambert of the Metho-| dist church officiated | Mrs. Brandt had been a vesident| of Faribault for the past three years, her husband passing away in 1914. her They were theun residents of Be- midji where Mr. Brandt was em- ployed by L. P. Ecktrum. Three children survive, Margaret, age| about 20 years, Alexander, age 16 { years, and Harriet y was brought to Bewmidji by Mr. E. . the request having| attending d he complied heen mad an before she vith her dy When widow takes a young man into he onfidence, he is up | against the i apoli physi- ! STANTON ON FURLOUGH TO SEE NEW ARRIVAL H. Mayne Stanton, a member of the United States marine corps, ar- rived in the city last evening from Quantico, Va., where he, is stationed and will spend a short flirlough here with his wife and little daughter, and his father, Judge C. W. Stanton. Mr. Stanton was formerly editor and one of the publishers of the Be- midji Sentinel but sold-his business here and joined the marines. He was also at one time editor of the Bemidji Pioneer." Mr. Stanton will return to camp Tuesday. This is his first furlough since he joined the service and is the first time he has seen his little daughter. HOTEL CHANGES HANDS: NEW NAME IS “KELLIHER" T. K. King has purchosed the Morris totel property, in Bew!dif and has opened a restaurant.and rooming house to be known as the Ke’liler lhotel. He is thoroughly éxperienced and formerly conducted a restauran! in Kelliher. v WILL quE HERE In a letter of The Pioneer asking to be placed on the subscription list, Gilbert Snyder of Klein, Mont,, states that he expects to locate in Bemidji next spring, and wishes to Ikeep in touch with the city v 3, A YANK REPORTTODAY FLIES TO CITY {French Warships Sail From _Brest to Take Over German Vessels BELGIUM EVACUATED BY END OF WEEK, FORECAST Antwerp Under Control of the Soldiers and Workmen, Says Amsterdam Report (By United DPress.) Copenhagen, Nov. 15.—An Ameri- can airman landed in Cologne, Ger- many, yesterday, it is reported to- day. TO TAKE OVER WARSHIPS Paris, Nov. 15.—The cruiser Ad- miral Aube and two torpedo boats have sailed from Brest for the Firth of Forth under ordérs of Admiral Grassel, French representative on the armistice commission, charged with the excution of the naval terms of the armistice. BELGIUM BEING EVACUATED Amsterdam, Nov. 15.—The eva- cuation of Belgium is expected to be completed by the end of this week. It is stated that Antwerp is under control of the workmen's ad soldiers administration. POLES DISARM HUNS Washington, Nov. 15.—Polish troops have taken possession of the German general headquarters in Poland and are disarming German troops, says a diplomatic cable to- day. The Germans are making no re- sistance and evacution has already begun. AMERICANS IN METZ Paris, Nov.15.-~French and American forces have occupied the outer fortesses of Metz and are marching to the city REPUBLIC IN AUSTRIA i* vis, Nov. 15.-~A republic has claimed in Austria-Hungary, Uienna dispateh today. BRI ANS IN ANTWERP Londow, > v 15 Belgians now in pore m of Antwerp, reported here been n- sys are it is POLISH FALCONS IN REVIEW: MORE THAN HALF AMERICANS By Frank J. Taylor (United Press Correspondent.) With the American troops in France, Oct. 20. (By Mail.)—Polish falcons, more than half of whom are from America, have won the ad- miration of armies in Europe by their consistent service. Recently the French honored these Poles, in an impressive ceremony in Lorraine, when the entire division swore al- legiance to the allies. The Polish falcons are volunteers, gerving on the same is as the other members of France's foreign legion. _All_the Poles from America could haye joined the American army, but chose to serve in the Pol- ish legion at 5 cents a day, and to fight as Poles for an independent Poland. The division is commanded by an Austrian general. After’ their training in the rear areas of France, the Poles had their firsi taste of front line service in the hills of Alsace. Just before the last German offensive of the spring, y were brought to the Campagne sector, where they fought side by side with the American Rainbow division The Yankee troops were delighted to find most of these lively and op- timistic fighters in blue uniforms and square topped caps spoke good American slang, and the Poles were open in their enthusiasm at being with doughboys Since then the Polish division has been in con- innous service-in several sectors The Lorraine ceremony was fmax to a hard summe n with a bre (2 fight. on the ikfast room spot on the Place in he huge bronz wtue of renowned for hi memory by nislas, and cherished in 4— benefices | Poles| home run for us. and Lorrainers alike. One hand points north, and under this the group of Poles and Frenchmen stopped. They say it was not part of the program, and that both the French- men and the Poles fighting against a common tyrant had to stop—im- pulse dictated it—and President of France made a short talk to those who grouped around, civilians hav- ing joined the party. The perfect of Nancy spoke, and the general of the Polish division, and they shook hands all around. Then some mnoticed some American | officers, bystanders, who had slip- | ped into the crowd, and by common limpnlse and enthusiasm the Yankees > pulled into the ceremony, consisted of wildly shaking with everyvone ng short on French words to | express themselves, and this part of | the was in French, the | Ame ed a h:Lms_\: hunch | to shout, la Pologne” The words were magic and it was a | mighty “Vive 1 Poiogne” that rang out from that beauntlful Stanislas square in Nancy | The official ceremony was.on a hillside east and north of Nancy. Here three natty regiments of in- fantry, with eclean blue uniforms, shining bayonets and spotless equip- ,ment were drawn up at attention on "three sides of an alter built out in the cpen. On {he fourth side were | the machinegun companies and a | group of mc ted soldiers | In the center around Polish prie of officials and off the ceremony. Overhead “rench aviators swooped d, g ing less than ten feet 1eads of soldiers. United Press car pulled a- the alter s, and a ers who ¢ come reted roup of the from the ceremony, a Polish | private shouted, “Hulla, Americans, guess this world series about over— Hoora —+- i 4 D sl UGNE 1§ | e i liiag il | |