Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 2, 1918, Page 4

PAGE FOUR PRISONERS ARE ‘BADLY TREATED @ritish Corporal Tells of .14 - Months' Experience in Germany. SHOT. Ffll! PICI(ING UP F00D Bemrlu Fire on’' Starved Prisoners Who ®ick Up Food Thrown to Them by French Women— Forced to Work. London.~A corporal in the Lincoln- shires, who was taken prisoner in April, 1917, and who succeeded In es- caping from the Huns’ clutches in June, 1918, has given a very interesting account of his experiences. He is a man of the highest character and his story 1s, therefore, worthy of credence. He was captured April 11, 1917, near Algicourt, and was at first taken to the German headquarters, behind the| Hne. He was questioned, but refused to give any Information. He was then sent to a working party behind the. German llnes at a place called Maretz, and was employed ob a ration dump. The party was about 16 kilo- 4K < Fineters from the line; they eould see _the British shells buutln&u mile or 50 away, but the corporal never heard of any casualties among the prisoners. There was a commandant in charge of the camp, and the second in com- mand was a feldwebel. Both these of- ficials treated the prisoners very badly. The first day that they were in camp the commandant came, and the feld- webel shounted “Achteng.” The men did not know what he meant and did not therefore spring to attentlon, as they should have done. The feld- webel thereupon struck them ‘¥ith 'a whip. The sentries also treated them very badly. Plcks Up Food—Shot. ‘When the prisoners were returning from work the Frenchwomen used to e STATE HEALTH BOARD THE BEMIDJI ‘DAILY PIONEER e —_— BUSINESS | & PROFESSIONAL FOR SALFE-—-16 inch tamarack wood, $2.25 to $3.00 per cord. Call or see Carl Opsata, Bemidji, Minn. 14d127 FOR SALE-—Oak, well built store SENDS EXPERT TO THIS CITY TO TEST WATER GRAHAM M. TORRANCE LAWYER Insure (Continued from Page One) ladder. Call at Pioneer office. Miles Block Phone 560 t t °f! ings in other __________—1123!: L i | WRLEESSONL IEI. OPEINER | FOR SALE—Piano, on terms to right |~~~ = states, and stores even advertised i . [ that they used water so sent and not g‘;?%o ?Piaslégfe;tsg;vé:;g tn;]a(.)cl;}]l;? A GARLOCK, M. D. UNDERT. from the system of the eity. Privatel pogany joather upholstered rock- EERCIALIST 405 Beltrami Ave., Bemidjl, Minn wells were plentiful in big stores and| o\ o white enameled bed room || EYE EAR NOSE THROAT el roig ol e 0 business blocks, but they are hecom-| Jiite " 0" F Hicks, 518 Beltrami Glasses Fitted DA - BUR&;Es.s = v - ing exceedingly scarce and the c(ty‘ e water supply is being used. Y ‘“Two-thirds of the important cities in the country are using the filter systems and more are being in- Call after 6 p. m, 1130tf E Veterinarian .- Office Phone 3-R iy 8rd St. and Irvine Ave. Groceries, DRS. GILMORE & McCANN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS WANTED stalled.” RS SRS P S i o g Offico—Mtles Block : _ Bemld]l Sam WANTED—Three or four steam heat- T iy g s A= e e Takes Four nles. ed rooms. Phone 811-W. = 2d123 VETJR&AAMMEON Mr. Raab was in Bemidji Saturday and took four samples ot the city | WANTED — Dining room girl, at water, one at the Markham hotel, once, at Brickson Hotel. 3d124 one at the high school, one from the - shallow wells and one from the deep | WANTED—Experienced pastry cook. well. These he will take to the state Apply Hotel Markl}am. 24123 board of health’s laboratory and have examined and tetsed, reporting | WANTED—An experienced clerk, ap- in about a week to the city author-| DIy A. O. Akre, Nymore, M‘“‘;hmz ities. S TR S GRS WANTED — Two laundry girl, at BISHOP TAKES BOARDERS State Sanatorium. Apply Plo’neer (By United Press.) office. 3d124 London, Nov. 9 (By Mail.)—These WANTED—Girl for general house- be bad times for bishops. work. Mrs. E.” E. Kenfleld, 1292: The following adva'rt{semont ap- Doud avenue. Phone 730. 1129t Deared:in:the iTlmed; i 'ED—Girl for housework. 29 “Few payiug guests recelvod in a| WANTED TN, O HOwe™ oy, og bishop’s house in country; every mobndern convenience; good garden; NTED—Competent girl for gen- riding; driving; near golf links— w:ral housewofl,}, L3 8 DR. L. A. WARD Oftice and Hospital 3 doors west of Troppman’s, Phone No, 209 3rd St. and Irvine Ave. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Bemidji, Minn., FTR T AND SURGEON Thertson Block Offico Phone 163 BUSINESS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1 Planos, Organs, Sewing Machines 117 Third St., Bemidji J. BISIAR, Mgr, Phone 573-W DR. J, T. TUOMY DENTIST North of Markham Hotel Gibbons Block Tel. 230 DRY C G Clothes Ulewners ior Men, WOmen and Children DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC Acute and - Chronlc - Dis handled with great success. THORWALD LUNDE I : WM. Address, Episcopos.” A, Gray, over Olson’s old store,|| 15t Nat: Bank Bldg. Phone 406-W ’_fi;;n Engllshman commenting on it N.ymor:'Mlnn. ¢ 3d122 Hours 10-12 a&. m.; 2-5 7-8 p. m. “That with the increased price of s D = shovel hats, profiteering in gaiters, W.:ol‘:g}fl wa;flg&;f’;‘?&"%fifi i: and the terrible cost of getting up, 8 25: Jawn sleeves in wartime, the good lpal::z: rzé,:kzs‘sf:fmfl‘m?:;ds;n:idss" man must do something to turn an $30; hand'ymen., $30; practical honest penny.” nurses, $25; engineer, up to $60. e All with complete. maintenance, apply immediately. Dr. Davis, Puposky, Minn. 65d124 Advertisements 1n tnis . column cost half cent a word per issue, when paid cash in advance. No ad will be run for lese than 10c per issue. FOR RENT Ads charged on our books cost one cent a word per {ssue. No ads rUD|pop HIRE I can furnish 10 teams forelees than 36o. of heavy horses with harness, for| DR. E. H. SHITH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Oftice Security Bank Block DR. E. A, SHANNON, M, D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEDN Office in Mayo Block !Phone 396 Res. Phone 397 WANTED—Maid for general house- work, 1218 Bemidji ‘Ave. Phone 755-W. oo 1126t I DR, EINER JOHNSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Bemidji, Minn. - MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1918 Anythlng Anywhers ~—Tel. 747 Offices Security Bank Bldg. NDISE " - -GENERAL MERC! Dry Goo Flour, Feed, etc. 6. smomifim “ TOll SMART DRAY AND TRANSFER Res. Phone 68 Office Phone 12 818 America | ENTERPRISE- AUTO CO- .Auto Livery and Taxi Service | . Day and. Night Service Office Remore Hotel, Cor. 3rd St. & Beltrami Ave. VOfl"ice Phone 1 Residence Phone 10 M’CUAIG, THE UNIVERSAL CAR Shoes, throw them food and other things. The b men knew that it was forbldden to FOR SALE step out of the ranks to P'CK these | .~~~ | things up, but they were so hungry FOR SALE—H coming 4 years that. they often broke the rules, The old, weight :;;f:;t 'f‘}‘o{,‘," b corporal saw a man shot by a sentry at Bemidjl Bottling Works. 1d122 for stepping out of the ranks in this way, - He was killed instantly, the bul- FTO_R——ANY klnd' of a real estate deal, let passed right through him, went| “goo or write E. J. Willits, 407 Bel- through another man’s pocket and | trami Ave., new location. 1111tf blew the finger, or two fingers, off a > Inquire’ These be mighty practical days and o it's up..to every m. to. keep.on-the . - -éeonomical -side: -of “every ropdsmon. New motor cars are scarce, so make’ your present car do. We’“ Keep ‘And your Ford car will Your Ford logging. Geo. J. Sheehan, Niagara, N.D. 10127 R IR, J. W DIEDRIO}I T (4 Oftice, O'Leaty-B»wser Bldg Office Phone 376-W Res. 376-R " LOST AND FOUND LOST—Will the party who took a No. 4 Burnham wagon from the residence of John Dalton, 519 Min- nesota Ave., kindly return uzé‘l DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office {n Winter Block have us keep. it in good" running order. Don’t third man. There were two other men s thein both vrougnt into. the tager. | ILLLLALLHLARCHARRREACRAD SRR SRRRRRRER RN ERERREE R The prisoners got no food from Eng- land while they were on this working | . monkey with your car. It is a bit.of. valuable meet all demands if you Car Going write home, Toward the end of May, 1917, the corporal was transferred to Minster 11, in Germany, and a week later he was sent on to Minden, where he ne- malned six weeks. The treatment at Minden was not | trom the food, which was very bad indeed. A five-pound loaf of black bread was divided among 13 men; this was their bread ration for the day. They had coffee in the mornicg and a thin, watery kind ‘of soup at noon. evening they had what they called “sandstone.” * It was just like eating sand. Sometimes they ‘had ground malize, and one night out ot thtcre they | had coffee, Works In Munition Factory a working party to Hattington, where he remained three weeks. He was working in a munition factory, unload. ing iron and coal, but the prisoners had nothing to do with the machinery. working party, 44 Russians and four Frenchmen. The treatment was not good, and the work was very hard. At the beginning the guards over the prisoners were soldiers, but during the last four months that the corporal was in Germany they had been re- placed by elderly clvilians, The guards told the prisoners that there had been riots In Berlln just after Christmas, 1017, and several people had been shot. The guards said that all the best men bad gone and that it was shameful to think of the kind of men that they ‘were using in the army: As has already been sald, this cor- poral is a particuiarly intelligent man, Be is quite ready to admit good treat- ment when good treatment has been glven to him, ‘and he has contented hitmself with giving the bare facts of the case without comment. SUGAR IN - CASH REGISTER You Get Your Share When You Pay Check in Columbus Restaurant. 'Co!u.mhus, 0O.—Ever hear of keeping sugar in a cash register? That is where 1t is kept in a string of popular Columbus restaurants. You get your sugar allowance when you pay your check. The sweet i3 kept in a glasslined compartment between the nickels and pennies. rings up the amount of your check and the cash drawer flies open, you see the little sugar bin. If you happen to have oatmeal, cof- fee, grapefruit or breakfast food, the cashler will ask you upon which of these she shall bestow your allowance of sugar—and she will never wink an eyelash. party, and they were not allowed iol l bad, and in tuis respect it differed s | i Once a week they had fish and a small | quantity of potatoes, At 6:30 in the | '1epresenting the factory—Mino. includes. every- From Minden the corporal went on throughout and the many other features ex- There were ten Englishmen in the |, + When you pay and the cashier g ‘ Ty ; IF mechanism and ought to be handled by DEMONSTRATION of You M TS Sy e 0 WANT y touus for repairs when needed. TO GET o ; ; YOU WANT TO GET YOU WANT TO GET IT IN THE | GREAT WANT.GETTER, . THE BEMIDJ] PJONEER All of This Week " The new idea in Aluminum Ware—in beauty, construetion, utility and durablh'cy irr-Mino ware will be demonstrated this week in our store: by MRS. DAISY H. WILEY, 'thing in aluminum for kitchen and household ‘use. Come in and see the one-piece construction clusively—*“Mino”’ make. ] Holiday Shoppmg’ Bags 10c Special this Week 6 quart Kettle, just like cut, a $2.50 value, special at $1.48 One only to a customer. come, first served. Cut out a picture from a magazine cover and paste iton thebag. Then notice the difference. Mino ware costs you no more than other makes. Come and gee how different and better aluminum can be. Pioneer Stationery Store OId Post Office Next to Netzer’s Bemidji, Minn. None supplied to children. SLEDS—90c¢, $1.35, $1.45, $1.55, $1.85, $2.15, $2.48, $2.98 Steel runners and warranted. Baby Cutters, several different kinds. HOLIDAY GOODS NOW ON SALE CARLSONOf Course Largest Ever Line YOU KNOW THE PLACE T C. W, JEWETT 0., INC. Come see them in the window. First - 4 — + —_— +- - Diafartive