Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 21, 1918, Page 1

43-YOU CAN'T GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-READ THE PIONEER VOLUME XVIL (OMMUNTTY T0 “RAISEVOLCEIN THANKSTO THE ‘SUPREME KING emidji Will Gather Thanks- : giving Day in Elko - In the Forenoon' JUDGE STANTON ORATOR ; OF SPECIAL PROGRAM NO. 285 Surrenders to Allied Fleet (By United Press.) London, Nov. 21.-—Four. hundred allied vessels, the biggest fleet ever assembled, are reported to have met the German fleet when it surrendered today. The fleet included five Amer- ican dreadnaughts. .. The surrender is understood to have taken place at a poinf about six miles east of May Isle, just off the entrance to the Firth of Forth on the Scotish coast. i, .The German fleet followed the ! prescribed plan in surrendering with the exception of one ship, which is now- en route. The total number of ships that surrendered is not known as this is cabled. However, the Ger- man warships which were expected to be turned over included: ’ Ten dreadnaughts totaling 254,700 tons, with armament aggregating ninety twelve-inch guns and eight fifteen-inch guns. Six battle cruisers, totaling 159,- 200 tons, aggregating twenty-four Unity of Spirit to Give Utter- ‘ance to Praise of Almighty in Bringing Victory inch guns. 4~ In ‘the spirit of community, with hearts filled with thanksgiving for the cessation of¢the world conflict, in which the United States played a stellar role, Bemidji will lay aside all eclse-on the morning of Thanks- giving day and her peoples will meet as one in the Elko theater and offer up their thanks to Almighty God for the victory. 3 T _|'ers, and all submarines now in The greatest. patriotic gathering | German navy, were also expectedu:z ever held in Bemidji, the out pour-|be turned over to the allied fleet. ing of a community soul to the King e of kings for the great blessing be- stowed upon the mankind of the GERMAN NAVAL FLEET world will be observed with all due deterence to the Great commander| SURRENDERS TO BRITISH of the'ulliverse.and reverence to’'the AGRERE fo Supreme™Diety wiil dominate. (By United Press.) . ¥ y s. ) Stanton ‘Will Speak. London, Nov. 21.—The German The adress of'the occasion Will be| fleet has surrendered to the British by Judge C. W:”Stanton, and Rev.|grand fleet, the admiralty announced L. P. Warford of the Presbyterian|today. The American battle squad- church will read the president’s|yon and French cruisers and de- Thanksgiving proclamation. The in-lgtroyers participated in the cere- voeation will he by Rev. Blaine Lam-| yonies. bexl'it, pastor of the Metl]xodist church, ENEae e st S and the benediction will be given'by z f)‘nhher thpfipe,. pastor of. St. ONLY ONECHANGE IN hilip’s charch: k : g B:ltmlrlll::n ll.;:n“gl RED £ROSS DIRECTORATE anthem, The;.ftar. Sp: -At the annual meeting of the Red and America will be sung by the‘en-| cross . yesterday afternoom, .the fol- tire audience. ‘A male quartet will|jowing executive board was' elected; also appear onsthe-program. Rev. L .P. Warford; ‘Charles War- : Meeting In Forenoon. field; Mrs. E. F. Netzer; Mrs. G. M. The meeting will be at 10:30 o' |Torrance; Mrs. A. Lord; Miss Donna clock in the fofgnoon of Thanksgiv- Lycan; Mrs. F. 8. Arnold; Mrs. ing day. Thé program ‘was arranged Quincy Brooks and Mrs, A. A. War- by Mayor Vandersluis, Rev. Warford field. P and H. 'Z. Mitchell, appointed by The only change made in the President Robinson of the Commer-|board was the resignation of W. B. cial club. De:n whqtsembusitness atfa:’irs wo:ld 2 y not- permi m to give the.needed : Jtl{dg'elstéxmon 18 an, orator .of X~ | attention to his office, and Mr. War- ceptional ability and he will lay par-| g q" oo elected in his stead ticular stress upon the fact the vic- Th;v Board ‘wrillineet sw'thi h “tory was won by right and not might, n el jlain .t L tht it was ‘won b factions whose ext few days, and elect officers'for n.- Dy, Iac the coming year. The president will minds are free from pro-Germanism. { " 100 0q” from ‘among the memb Bolshevikism' anarchism and social- of thé board, but tlegth e bers ism, whose ideals are to be chec will not nece’ss;rilylhaove ?:) Ig\:rlx;l;:“s trem be;‘g s'lreagrmiA’f‘t:;ca‘ bers of the executive board. armers e Invited. A very interesting talk was given A special and urgent invitation is|by E. L. Heermance of the northern issued to all farmers and their fami- | division Red Cross headquarters on lies in this.vicinity to be present.|*Civilian Relief.” All Bemidji people are earnestly re- Mrs. 1. G. 'Haycraft of Solway and quested to assemble and all offer up | Mrs. Benjamin Carter of Tenstrike the spirit of devotion to the cause of | were present at the meeting and gave rightousness. reports of their Red Cross branches. e o The duties of the finance commit-|cards have been very conscientious, tee of tlre South Beltrami County Red | and what few occasions of omission Cross chapter, in its great war work, | the reason has been removal from is to ‘“‘get the money.” This is the | the city. prime factor of every chapter P throughout the nation to aid the gov- Th gqufges'_ .qf‘In 'flh it ernment in .its immense war activ- B e 2C1 ICCOIDLn and money coime upnort the jties, and the past fiscal year of the local Red Cross chapter, according to reports, clearly indicates that the chapter’s affairs were in most capable hands. The financial end of the work developed upon the finance. To this chapter in its activities the fiscal year just clozed are us fol'ows: Paid to secrctary net receints from Thanksgiving dance.$142.15 Receipts froth sale of fr ppe committee the money must come for Fath‘ & 1. Employe nce 13.30 expense of materials for making es-!} uncs rr.om cl ain sentials for the soldiers and a myriad | partfes i .. 83.25 of other phases of the noble work of | unds from Red Cross chain ’ this organization, and it is up to the| \_‘pagies' s hon Bike’ and 76.75 committee to devise ways and means. | l!‘l ecelpis irom ko am{ ex theatres Red Cross For the post fisca: year the report theatre day .......... 111.87 shows that the sum of $8,033.50 h1s| Receipts from Red Cross been turned over to the secretary bY | damce ..7....0......... . 36.00 the finance committee, of which MTS. | pephryary Red Cross pledge i Cora W. Torrance is chairman. This subderiptions, including ad- includes the pledge card receipts but vance payments . 708.35 the cards were only in service ten 6 peq (Cross series of dances, . months. managed by Mrs. Smart From the chain parties, whichi and committee 170.00 were a popular diversion, $202.90 | Funds from Red Cross chain were received. Dances netted $348.15,! parties ................. 41.80 refreshment stands took in $112.60, Receipts from {rappe served sale of potatoes $120.13, theatres! at military ball ais-116:80: $198.78, dinners $769.67, sale of sal-| Receipts from sale of potatoes vage $460.02, donations $30.70.| donated by Mrs. Garlock, There were other donations but they| Mr. White and Mr. Norbo. 118.13 w-r~ ipeluded toward and- included | March Red Cross pledge sub- in pledge subscriptions. The Red! scriptions, including num- Cross pledges for the ten months | ber of advance payments.. 610.85 commencing iast February amounted | April Red Cross pledge sub- to $5,790.55. sorfptions . ....oo.cve v 599.40 According to the report of Mre.| ———- - ~— Torrance, those who signed pledge’ (Continued on page foury twelve-inch and twenty-eight eleven-: Eight light cruisers, fifty destroy-|- BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. 21, 1918 [GérmanNavy MAYOR SPEAKS | T0 COMMERCIAL CLUB ONWATER; CRISISISFACED Now Is Time to Act or State Health Board Will Take 1 Hand in Problem PLANNED TO SETTLE THE | "QUESTION PERMANENTLY Red Cross Field Secretary Tells of Future Work; Aamodt OQutlines Plans At the Commercial club meeting Wednesday noon, Mayor Vandersluis outlined the present water situation in Bemidji and told the business men that a new system was needed and that the state board of health would sooner or later demand that one adequate for the city be installed. The mayor stated that W. B. Stephenson of Fargo, acting superin- tendent and engineer of that city, was drawing -plans for a modern ‘water system and filtering plant, which will care for the city’s needs until it has over 25,000 population. The cost of this system, which will include the laying of pipes to the Fifth ward, will approximate about $75,000. F | Bond Issuz Necessary. It will be necessary to bond the city for this sum and it is planned to hold a special election soon. The speaker said that a plant could be installed at a cost of about $30,- 000 and would have to be approved by the state board.of health, but that within‘a short time the modern plant would be required. That the city needs a proper water plant is self evident. The recent fires {in Nymore, which wiped out the main business district, would not have This portion of the city has no water and should be pro-. wvided as soon as possible. It is en- titled to fire protection and modern conveniences and when the special election is held, the voters should carefully consider these problems. * R. C’s Future Work. E. L. Heermance, field secretary of the Red Cross home service, was in the city attending the annual meet- ing of the Beltrami county Red Cross, and spoke at the meeting. Mr, Heer. mance stated that the closing of the war would change somewhat the character of Red Cross work, but that the opportunities for, relief work abroad were larger than ever before. In this country, he said, the work of civilian relief, or home serv- ice, for soldiers’ families, must con- tinue as long as we have soldiers in the service. Beitrami county has sent out over 1,500 men. An un- usual portion of these, especially in the naval and engineering units, were married men. The work of the Red Cross is to give any assistance to these families which may be needed, especially in business matters. The wife may need advice on business questions which the husband used to attend to. A great many families have had difficulty in securing regu- larly the allotment and allowance due them from the government. In case of death, there are claims for compensation and insurance to be at- tended to. All such matters should be brought to the Red Cross. It is expected that an information bureau will be opened for this purpose in the | near future, probably at the Com-! mercial club. Another Problem. Mr. Heermance alsé spoke of the problem of getting the returned sol- diers back into . normal life. He asked the co-operation. of business men, and especially employers of la- bor. The men do not want hero wor- ship. They should not be offered easy berths. The months of army life will make it hard for them to fit at once into their old occupations, but with sympathy and consideration on the part of employers, it can be done. In regard to disabled men, of whom there will probably be quite a number from this county, the gov- ernment has planned a wonderful program of physical rebuilding. Vocational Training. | This will be followed, if the men will accept it, by a course of voca- tional training, to fit them for new occupations. This will be at govern- ment expense, the soldier’s pay and family allowance to continue. The force of public opinfon must be en- iisted to persuade the men, instead of at once returning to their homes, to take advantage of this offer by {the government. The hearty co- operation of busine managers will available. may be sent here to complete their training. The alm is to make dis- abled men, not objects of charity, but self-supporting, self-respecting mem- bers of the community. Many men ‘been so disastrous. had water been| 1 be necessary, especially for any who | made @ood, as always. " RENE E.H. STEVENS. ' won.an suf 1 for the indorsement of age is soon to he inaugu- Tr rated in Bemidji, directed by Mr PRIVATE SPENCER SAFE: | WAS REPORTED MISSING | In the last casualty list sent to the war department by General Persh- | ing, is the name of Private Willlam L. Spencer, residing a few miles from Bemidji, “missing in action.’’ The parents of the young soldier are Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Spencer and they received word tual their son was “missing” September 5. Subse- quently, however, a letter was re- ceived from the young man, four all together ,the last one October 30, disproving the first report which was rceorded and forwarded. CONGRESS ADJOURNS TODAY Washington, Nov. 21.—Congress adjourned today until December 2, giving the members a brief vacation. The next session will be the third and last of the present congress. INFLUENZA REPORT St. Paul, Nov. 21.—More than 75,000 people in Minnesota have suf- fered infiuenza during the present epidemic, according to an official bulletin just issued. e who are not wounded will have the chance to take such training, and equip themselves to earn more than when they went into the army. They should be given every encouragement to do so by the people at home. Aamodt Tells of Work, A. A. Aamodt, county agent, gave a brief report of the work being done by the South Beltrami County Farm bureau, which included the sending which were personally dictated, 300 visits to farms in this section of the county and the answering of over 500 telephone calls. Mr. Aamodt plans on an extensive membership campaign and expects to ! put on n contest between the various farmers’ clubs. The first one to be ‘Hnorl is the “100 per cent member- ship campaign” between the Bemidji { Township Farmers club and the | Frohn Farmers club. This will no SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN SOON BEINAUGURATED IN BEMIDI of over 7,000 letters, a thousand of| | doubt prove an interesting contest (@8 both clubs are active and have large memberships BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER:" TN BEEL omfim ‘ L Sadervand Huhrress " Recently the British cavalry has had its chance at the Huns, and it has The photograph shows a cavalry troop charging over the -top of a ridge somawhere in France, - {SOONTO A. P. White, and the city will be can- vassed for signatures indorsing the suffrage movement. This campaign was prompted by Mrs. Rene Stevens of Omaha, Neb., who is now working in this vicinity in the interests of woman suffrage. As soon as instruc- tions and literature arrives the cam- paign will commence. Block captains have been named for canvassing the wards of the city and are as follows: Finance, resolutions and petitions ~-Mrs. R. H. Schumaker, Miss Ar- villa Kenfield. First ward—Mrs. B, A. Barker. Second-—Mrs. G. ‘M. Palmer. Third-—Mrs, J- C: Parker::.. Fourth—Mrs. McCready. Pifth—Miss Clare Nangle. The intention fs to circulate peti- tions for signatures. Mrs. Stevens was present at a meeting of about thirty Bemidji women and outlined the movement. . For at least six weeks Mrs. Stevens will be in Minnesota and will visit Walker, Bagley, Red Lake, and sev- eral other cities and towns in the northwestern part of the Minnesota state. 1t was in great part that the efforts of Mrs. Stevens resulted in carrying suffrage in South Dakota. The first time the movement failed in th , bhut in the recent election carricd heavily. X REYNOLDS ORDERED T0 LEAVE FOR OVERSEAS: ENTRAINS ON SATURDAY Harry E. Reynolds has received his orders to report at New York, preparatory to embarking fov over seas to enter active duties Zor the Y. M. C. A. He will leave Saturday noon to answer the call. Mr. Reynolds is secretary of the Commercial club, having succeeded F. B. Lamson when the latter re- signed last summer to accept a similar position at Marshfield, Wis,, and it was the second time Mr. Rey- nolds held the position. With the going of Mr. Reynolds, Bemidji loses one of its most promin- ent citizens and one of its best bocsters. He practically gave up his real estate business-as a member of Reynolds & Winter and devoted his time to government war work, he be- ing named as food administrator of Beltrami county. He has taken a prominent part in every government campaign and was one of the first members of the home guard, now holding captain’s commission on the brigade staff of Major Rhinow, com- manding the state military forces, and assigned to the fourteenth, twenty-first and twenty-second bat- talions. It is expected his absence will cover a period of two years, and when he returns soys he expects to see many improvements in Bemidji, in- cluding the new wgter system and the new normal school in full blast. YANKEES ON SOIL OF FIVE COUNTRIES By Webb Miller. With the Americans Advancing Toward the Rhine, Nov. 21.-—The American army of occupation is now standing on soil of four countries, France, Belgium, Luxumberg and German-Lorraine. Today’s advance resulted in the occupation of scores of villages and towns. The Americans are now only a short distance from Luxumberg city and Mete WHAT COUNTY FARM BUREAU REALLY MEANS TOTHE FUTURE Survey Blank Being Sent to Farmers; Statistics Should Be Valuable CLOSE CO-OPERATION OF FARMERS 1S PLANNED 3road Scope Embraced in Out- line; Every Angle to Be Included To 1,850 farmers in south Bel. trami county has been sent a farm and live stock survey blank by A. W. Aamodt, agricultural director of the south district, and also an outline of the work to be carried on by the South Beltrami County Farm bureau. Accompanying the survey blank is a communication to the farmers which says in part: Word to Farmers. “The information secured from this survey, when compiled, will be of vital importance to all agricultural work. It gives the county farm burean a rource for estimating the amount of any crop in this county s0 that publicity ean be given to induce buyers to come to this section. Ior crumple: After the report has been compiled we can say to the potato buyer, “There are * * * car loads of Green Mountain, Bliss Triumph or Irish Cobbler potatoes in the vicinity of * * * shipping point.” The buyer then knows where to get whatever he desires, and as a result the farmer has a better market. “Again, we could get s more ac- curate knowledge of the area sown to small grains and thereby conld -es- timate. the; amount of twine that would be needed’ in thig territory, so as to avoid shortage and delay during harvest time. + “Jurther, the stock survey will be a great assistance to locate farmers who have pure bred stock so that, whenever a pergon 18 Jooking for any particular breed, grade of cattle, or other livestock, he can get the infor- mation as to who the grower s and thereby save a great 1 of time and travel trying to find7what he wants “There are other points of agricul- tural interest which might be de- veloped from suych a survey. All the compiled information ‘will be on file in the county agents oftice and will be available for use to'any farmer or member of the South Beltrami County Farm bureau. All informa- tion received will be.considered con- fidential except compiled and tabu- lated information which will be worked up as township and county reports."” Obijects and Aims. In outlining what the farin bureau means and fts objects and aims, the program for development of the buresu says by way of introduction; “This Farm bureau is an associa- tion of people interested in rural af- fairs and has for its purpose the de- velopment of a more economic agri- culture, the establishment of com- munity ideals and the furtherance of all efforts of the people, state and government. It is an association which aids in stimulating and pro- moting the greater conservation of farm products and foods, and the dis- tribution of agricultural products generally. Its aim is to aid all or- ganizations in (heir work and, In fact, ccvers all efforts now being urged as reconstruction problems.” Study of County. The purposes of the farm bureau will mean a study of the county and its farming communities as well as tlie present organizations. The memhership will be made up pri- marily of farmers, and will be man- aged by the farmers themselves. It is their organization, and will not supplant any organization of farmers now extant. Its prime functions will be: To_co-operate the efforts of exist- ing loccl agricultural forces, either orgauized or unorganized, and to or- ganrize new lines of effort. To bring to the county agent the ronnrel and co-operation of the: best furmers of Beltrami county in plan- wing and carrying out the best possible agricultural program. To furnish the means for quickly reaching every community in the county with information of value to that community or the county as a whole. All localities of the county will be reached with memberships. All sonth Reltrami county farmers will be urged to become members. Farmers and Directors. The hoard of directors will be made up of the officers, exofficers, and other members of the bureau who represent other organizations of the county. The directors should (Continued on Page Four) | el ¥