Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 29, 1918, Page 1

g P~ festation af joy and thankfulness. YOU CAN'T GE VOLUME XVI. NO. 291 BIG AUDIENCE GIVES THANKS FORVICTORY N UNITY SPIRIT . 'Peace Brings New Significance .« to Thanksgiving Day = . This Year JUDGE STANTON GIVES € - ADDRESS OF OCCASION Audience Follows Clésely and ‘Spontaneous Applause Breaks Forth Frequently pich ‘While many other cities and towns throughout ‘the state celebrated in varjous-ways Thanksgiving day,_ in- cluding . patriotic ~parades, Bemidji quietly united in a community spirit of Thanksgiving to,God for-the com- ing of peace, the exercises taking place at the Elko theatre in' the fore- noon. It was @ large and representative audience of citizens of the commun- ity that gathered -and listened to the brief program, and every -number was warmly received. ° 1 The stage was decorated with largc «flags of -the allied nations, forming a setting for the large service flag of Bemidji ‘which' represented 62( men in the military arm of the na- tion, four gold stars glistening mute ly the supreme sacrifice of four tc the caues of righteousness and peace to all mankind. The front of thc speaker's table was draped with the national emblem. President W. Z. Robinson of thc Commercial club presided. Opening Numbers. . The twenty-first’ battalion home guard band played the musical pro gram for them{'n:nmunEiog‘xshiagingt 1'?’ patriotic . amthems. Following the opening number’ he' band, Rev Blaine Lambert, pastor of the Metho dist church, gave the inyocation, fol- lowed by the audience singing America.” Mrs. C. A. Roman sweet- 1y sang “When You Come Home,” and Rev. L. P.. Warford, pastor of the Presbyterian - church, read thc president’s Thanksgiving proclama- tion. s A-male quartet, consisting of Ray. mond - Hannah, Andrew Rood, ' Car Jacobson and E. D. Boyce, then sang the old familiar civil war hymn, “Tenting Tonight,” and responded tc a hearty encore. p Stanton Warmly Applayded. The addreéss of the occasion was by Judge C. W- Stanton. It was given in the customary pleasing style fo: which the judge is noted, without at- tempts at oratorical flights, yet mas- terfully, sincerely, forcibly, -witl studied enunciation peard in.every corner of the spacious theatre. . Hig hearers followed™ him intently and at frequent. intervals burst forth in spontaneous and hearty applause. In part he said: Bemidii Grateful. “It woyld be unlike Bemidji to permit this national Thanksgiving to pass without: appropriate public cxpression of °gratitude to God. Among the first to respond to the _nation’s call and ranking high in 1ts compliance with every war require- ment, it would be strange indeed if this city was now slow In its mani- In the language of the proclamation just read: ‘God has indeed been gracious and we this year have spe- cial and moving cause to be grateful and to rejoice.’ Meet in Gladness. “As we assemble today, not in sor- row but in gladness of “ieaft, to render fervent thanks for our deliv- erance from-.the horrors of war, it is fmportant that we should not un- derestimate the magnitude of the world-victory which we have helped to attain._ It is also proper that we should sense a feeling of pride in the achievements of our army and navy and in the clear demonstration of our great military strength. But above these considerations, and af- fording us even greater cause for congratulation and elation, is our warranted realization of the estab- lished fact ‘that the citizenship of our country stands true and that the * spirit of patriotism in our people is not dead; and further, that our fath- ers did not build this republic in vain; and that. whenever occasion re- quires it, from field, forest, factory, commercial life, pulpit, bench and bar will come quick response to the nation’s call to uphold, defend and protect our national honor. Peovle Are Rejoicing. “Nearly all of the people of the war-torn world are joining with the United States of America today in rendering thanks, not only for the cesgation of war and the re-establish- ment of peace on earth, but for the complete overthrow of the Prussian militaristic power which has so long been a menace to the peace of the world stupendous’ and preparations of the German legions. ‘that it ‘has been overwhelmed by the power. it denied, conquered by the and the rest of the world lay dor- “f-adeguate resi | 'or. the preservation of eur inalien- ot by shells and bullets, but with *No longer will the nations|negotiated will bring tg the world — — 3 BEMIDJI DAILY. PIONE BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 29, 1918 HUNS BURNED CAMBRAI AS THEY LEFT nced to look on with awe at the terrifying military Today the world knows that the r's. hoasted invincible empire was but a huge, vast, militaristic machine, a thing of force without heart, of power without soul, of ac- tion ‘without conscience—the imper- ‘ect product of a diStorted philosophy with no perception of right or wrong, justice or injustice, truth or false- hood, virtue or -vice ,as such, and ‘deals it despised, crushed by the truth it rejected. Failure of Dream. MSelecting, as Kaiser Wilhelm and his advisors dill, a-time for attack wid invasion when the military strength and resources of Germany and her allies were at their zenith, mant, so far as military preparations were conceriied, the wonder. is that the kaiser’s dreain of world domina. tion did not - comie true beforé” an ing . force could be created. And when we think of the near approach of the invading armiés to Paris and the channel ports it seems incredible that they did not continue to advance and conquer; and>we cannot but believe that the intervention of the Divine will at the crucial moment saved tne worid from Prussian subjucation. It also made bl ble the sithsequent developments which combined to accomplish the defeat of Hun brute-force and subtle intrigue and to afford the world by far the greatest cause for thankful- ness that history records. And so, a8 said by our immortal Lincoln at the close of the civil war: ‘We can not but believe that He who méde the world still governs it.’ Are Truly Thankful. *As American citizens we should he, and we are, truly thankfu} today ‘hat -we had the courage and the nanhood to enter this war. We did o far a different reason than all the 3 France and Italy fought be- se. invaded and in the effort to regain lost provinces; Great Britain in support of her treaty Telations wxith Belgium; Russia primarily to rain Constantinople; Austria, Bul- raria and Turkey with hope of re- ward; - Germany to - control central Zurcpe. and to conquer the world. Inlike all .these the United States went into the conflict not for dol- arg, nor for empire, hor for con- iuest or hope of reward, but only Canadian offietal photopraph showing the burning buildings in. Caiehrad that were set aflame hy the Germans &s they evacuated the eity, GermanyMust Pay to Limit Sayg I{_remier (By United Press.) London, Nov. 29.—Germany must pay the cost “of the war to the limit 5f her capacity, Premier Lloyd George declared in a speech here today. HURT IN RUNAWAY. While Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lat- timer of Turtle River drove to the John Wold home yesterday to spend Thanksgiving, the team ran away and threw them out of the buggy. Mrs. Lattimer were quite badly hirt and Mr. Lattimer received several bruises. A doctor was summoned 1o dress their wounds. EPWORTH HERALD DAY. Epworth Herald day will Dbe ob- served by the Epworth league in the Methodist church Sunday evening at 7 o'ctock. The topic for the evening will be, “Conflict of the Crosses.” The entire program will be published in tomorrow’s paper. KNOW M. A. SHELL? The civilian relief of the American Red Cross would like to locate M. A. Shell, whese son was reported sever- ally wounded in action November 9: Kindly communicate with the civil-{expected to observe the limit of four ian war relief committee, Bemidji. |pounds for each ninety meals served. X e % A. D. Wilson, federal food admin- istrator for_Minnesota, in comment- ing on the order, said he had not anticipated abolishment of the cer- tificate system earlier than Janu- ary 1. He added that the state adminis- tration already had issued nearly all the necessary certificates for the four pounds per person ration during December. INTOXICATED GIRLS ARE ARRESTED BY CHIEF Two girls named Luella Johnson and Mildred Rice, celebrated Thanks- giving day by getting intoxicated and making a spectacle of themselves in the business district last evening and both were arrested and hauled to the NEXT LOAN IN APRIL. ANNOUNCES IADOO Nov. Washington, 29.—Notice other intensive war loan campaign, probably in the latter part of April, was given by Secretary McAdoo in a letter to bankers explaining the trea- sury’s program for floating certifi- cates of indebtedness and bonds dur- ing the next six months. The secretary said plans for con- tinuous sale of government bonds, recently discussed as a strong possi- bility, had been abandoned, and that plans should be made for ‘“one more great popular campaign.” * Previously he had announced that the bonds to be offered then would be of short maturity, less than ten years, and it has been ndicated that the amount would be around $5,000,- 000,000. SUGAR CERTIFICATE SYSTEM ELIMINATED Discontinuance of the rationing of sugar, under the certificate system, has been ordered by the federal food administration. The order is effec- tive December 1. In announcing the order the ad- ministration emphasizes that re- quests for voluntary conservation of sugar are not modified from previ- ous orders. Persons will be expected to limit themselves to four pounds a month for each individual, the limit re- cently announced effective the first of next month. Public eating places also will be T ible right to be free, to be let alone —and the nonly ' after an unholy var had been wagei against us for nore than two years. Ours was a war against crime, against autocracy, gainst militarism, against the over- :hirow of our freedom and our liber- ies, against imperialism. On our yart it was a war for democracy, for "readom, for liberty, and that the re- sublics of -thé world may live and endure. Should Make Certain. “Having entered it, and having by the grace of God helped to win it, we want now to make certain that the principles we have fought for will be established and established firmly, * * * “And then we want our boys back home again. We know that just now those who are still alive and healthy ire on a triumphal march to the hine, met by the cheers of the téscued populace and bombarded, garlands and flowers. * * * Reasons for ‘Thanks. ° “High in the list of our reasons for thankfulness at this time is the fact that we were, as a nation, in a position to repay, in part at least, he debt that we owed to the Repub- tic of France, and that we evinced the honor and %nad the courage to serform our plain duty. This alome arouses in every one of. us a spirit f national pride and thrils us with the satisfaction of having-voluntarily done that which our conscience tells us was the only right thing to do. To have refrained longer from inter- vening to have bleeding France from the cruel onslaught of the Prussian hordes would have subjected America to the just charge of wanton in- humanity, as well as to the criticism of base ingratitude. We .should be, and we are, thankful today that there is no chance to arraign us on either count. * * * a peace of righteousness and justice, 2 peace that will be durable, a peace that will heal wounds, remove sources of irritation, and insure, so far as that may be humanly possible, the settlement of all future international disputes on the basic principles of justice and fair dealing; and that a recurrence of war between nations will, by the provisions there made, be rendered forever impossible. * * * Voices Warning. “This, it seems to me, is not an inappropriate time to voice the warn- ing that while the spirit of Bolshev. ism is rampant in Russia, Germany and Austria, America itself is not immune frem the same danger. This spirit of a portion of the people in those countries is the direct out- growth of governmental injustice and “Ancther thought for contempla-|oppression, giving rice to a feelinz| ity jail i hi gam it o ' cit; 1'i cured b, £ tion ai this Thaukegivins servico.| of unrest and dissatisfaction. 1n|Hesior for the: marmese ed by Chiel It is thiss The pr r d marks | the history-making days of recoi-)harely over 17 years, 5 i in the history|struction and after-war adjustment 7 i municipal a conspicuous epo of the.United St with Rrance, Belgium, Ser aight well add Japan, China, other coun- tries. We joined with these nations in a war for God and humanity; and, because we did so, the spirit which will henceforth animate these coun- tries in their attitude toward us will be more important than anything af- fecting nations which has ever before The Joknson girl, court, admitted having been arrested once before. She said she lived “near the high school,” and it being her second offense she wad assessed a fine of $50 and or 60 days in the county jail at labor. The Rice girl stated it was her first time before a police court and drew a fine of $20 or twenty days in jail. She gave her olcriss as on Thirteenth street. es in i.s relations ain, Italy, about to ensue we should be extreme- ly cautious not to help to cultivate such sentiment in this country. * * * Peace Here Soon. “The war is over. Peace, with all its blessings, will soon come. Let us therefore rejoice and render thanks to God on high that the fag of the United States of Ameirca, in its majestic beauty, is locked upon cnd and existed. . We rejoice to see the flags|hy the whole world as the emblem [ *1F %, o of these nations unfurled in unisgon|of a thoughtful, courageous, con- Sorry I can’t give you the same and for 6ne purpose. Cod grant that!gcientious people, symbolizing the|3S Yyour friend,” commented the judge, Gibbons. “I am going to stop this sort of business in Bemidji if possible, said Judge Gibbons. ‘‘There’s toc much they may never again be di in defiance of one auother. Prav for Guidance. th, the lofty aspirations and the high ideals of a representativ: de- mocracy; and that it is recoguizes “While today contemplating the|everywhere as the insignia of a na- JUC b L past with thankfulness and with|tion dedicated to liberty, to law. @ going on here. Sorry I "3”\“‘ make profound recognition of the truth|justice, and to human rights. May it a more severe }"fnalf% that in every great erisis the will|it always, as now, herald the noble| The Johnson girl, after sentence was imposed, burst into tears. OUT OF HOSPITAL. Mrs. Martin Kenfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cochran, is con- valescing ' from an attack of the Spanishk “flu”" and has left St An- thony's hospital purposes of a mighty people and carry a message of hope and ipspira- | tion to all mankind.” | The benediction by Rev. M. A.| Soper ciosed the numbers after the| audience had sung “The Star Spangled Banner.”” The band played o'action as the aundience left the of God prevails, let us ask and fer- vent pray for Divine guidance in sion and settlement of the mentous questions soon to come before the great history making peace conference at Versailles. * * * Let us ardently hope and ly pray that the terms de- then ' -~ ° that the country must prepare for an- |. Bl T TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-‘}(EVADZ %HE PIONEER H " _\e\’:' o ) ® o " IVE CENTS PER M EXKAISERNERVOUS WRECK:SUBJECTT0 WEEPING; AUSTRIA | BANISHESEMPEROR (By United Press.) © Amsterdam, Nov. 29.— Count Wilhelm Hohenzollern, former emperor of Germany, will soon go to a sanitarium near Arvhem to undergo a course of treatment for shattered nerves. He is subject to sudden fits of violent weeping and some days is unable to write, owing to spells of trembling. FORMER EMPEROR ORDERED OUT OF AUSTRIA. Copenhagen, Nov. 29.—The Austrian government has or- dered former Emperor Karl to leave the country because of anti-revolutionary agitation by conservatives, says a dispatch today. POLES KILLING JEWS, REPORT TODAY. Stockholm, Nov. 29.—Bolsheviki forces are reported to have captured Pskoff Evinsk and Narua. A Lemberg report says the Poles have destroyed six hundred Jewish homes there, killing thousands. HORSE DEALER ‘TOUCHED' ;;;mm FLU CASES FOR GOLD WATCH AND | | ; ESSLER MAKES CAPTURE The survey of the city by the hos- « pital corps of the twenty-first home Herbert McCready, a well known guard battalion showed a report of horse buyer from North Dakota, and about eighty cases in Bemidji at the a ferquent business visitor in Bve-l""'(]’s"",l time. : midji, even had a smile coming when t is believed some of these were he was “touched” for his gold watch quite light and some cases were not yesterday while dosing in an auto in believed to be the real thing. the City livery, after having been up most of the night shipping horses to Blackduck. PEACE AND PIGS SHARE e Shortly atter discovering bis loss| [N ENGLAND'S THOUGHTS - rest of Andrew Heflner, the latter be- ¥ ing found worse for liquor at the (By United Press.) time of his arrest, it developing that] London, Nov. 6. (By Mail.)—Two Heffner had taken the watch and|topics are uppermost in the nation's “goaked” it for $10 with which he|mind today—peace and pigs. proceeded to secure a quanity of| The great question is being argued booze. Heffner pleaded guilty to in- [north, - south, east and west. The toxication and was fined $50 or, 60 |government sent out a notice that days in jail. He started to see if he[all pigowners must kill their pigs be- could raise the necessary amount but|fore Chrictmas owing, to lack of suit- changed his mind and took the jail|able food; whereupon the pig con- sentence. Then a warrant charging|troller, with a tear:i his eye and a robbery was issued. sob in his heart, r and asked the Mr. McCready had arisen at a mid- | nation why hadn’t he been consulted. night hour to make the shipment of |In a pathetic speech he showed how horses, but did not return to bed,|the government had taken this action instead, he talked with the men in|right over his-head, and as all pigs the barn and finally curled up in the |were to be killed before. Christmas rear seat of a nearby car. He was|his position as pig controller was ri- awakencd by feeling a hand about|diculous and therefore untenable. his pockets and lazily investigated,| Wherefore he resigned—amid the not missing anything. Later he dis-[squealing of hundreds of little pigs covered his watch had been hooked,|who thought they’d rather be con- and with the arrest of Heffner for|trolled than killed. intoxication, by Chief Essler later, But the public doesn’t mgan to et the watch was located where it was|this pig question die so easily. P pawned. The watch contained pic-|must and shall be reared. So pig- tures of Mr. McCready’s small son|lovers are organizing house to hoyse and daughter. collections of garbage in order to —_—— keep bright the prospect of pork. If FORMER BEMIDJI RESIDENT they are able to keep the pigs goirg PASSES AWAY IN BAGLEY this way the government might he induced to rescind the death sen- . P tence. The remains of Mrs. Frank Wilson of Bagley were brought to Bemidji " Bl o e ITALY WILL GIVE AID ' __T0 COMMERCE ABROAD Wednesday night at 9 o’clock, and was 71 years of age at the time of demise. She made her home with p her daughter, Mrs. C. A. Covey, her (By United Press.) . husband having died three years ago| Rome, Nov. 12. (By Maijl)— Italian chambers of commerce abread jare to be unified, subsidized, and re- organized, as one Italian peacetime in Bemidji. Three children survive, Mrs. May measure for rehabilitating com- merce. Covey of Bagley, Mrs. Bert Carver Henceforth chambers of commerce of Bemidji and Clyde Wilson of will. form integral parts of the Italian Junction, Kan. Mrs, Wilson was a most estimable consular service. Officials of the consular service will be ex-officio woman and in Bemidji had a host of warm friends who will greasly 1e- members of the executive com- mittees. The Italian government gret her demise. SISTER OF SOLDIER OVERSEAS 1 will subsidize the chambers, for their work for development of Italian in- RECEIVES GERMAN HELMFET dustries and commerce, wherever they are situated. Membership in the chambers will be confined to Italian subjects and firms. Italian chambers of com- jmerce in the large American cities SR S agpe expected to lose in numbers of PREACHED AT LAPORTE. imemhurs. but gain in power, through = jthe new laws. Rev. A. M. Whitby, pastor of the| Baptist church, preached the Thanks- giving day sermon at Laporte, and in| the afternoon also spoke at the com- Miss Milre Achenbach today re- ceived from her brother, Lester, who is in France with the Americans, a German helmet. It is a heavy cum- bersome affair and a souvenier of the “glories” of the Hun butchers. ALLIED CONFEREES WILL GO TO LONDON FOR CONFERENCE munity indoor picnic held in Wood-| (By United Press.) man hall, attended by nearly one' paris, Nov. 29.—Colonel House, hundred. | Premier Orlando, Premier Clemen- ——— e cean and Marshal Foch will prob- UNION THANGSGIVING. ably go to London tomorrow for a At the Methodist church last even-| preliminary conference on peace ing, three Bemidji pastors preached|questions. from the same platform, Rev. Blaine Lambert, pastor of the church; Rev. L. P. Warford of the Presbyterian —— church, and Rev. A. M. Whitby of Mrs. J. Noel of town of Northern the Baptist. « |has sold her farm to George Day, A large number were who will take possession at enece present e e | i