Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 20, 1918, Page 13

FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1918 - THE FIRST SQUARE MEAL ESTABLISH MODEL How Red ér;si‘gzfiy Italian Last spriug the ‘Red Cross: workers «t Berne were busy arrangingito care for the. _American- goldlers who were taken ‘prisoners by the Germans, and now the mnew exchange agreement means that Italians from “Austria on their way back to Italy are being cared for 1o hundreds, They‘are a pa- thetic lot, these hopelessly wounded men—but they are always delighted with ‘the ‘prospect- of going home, even though it may be going home to die, Nearly all of them are tubercular. G - The method employed Is this: The ItaMan Government sends a train Into Austria through Switzerland to gather up the ‘men released under { change agreement. 'Fhe train crosses the Swiss border and at Buchs is met by delegations from the allied Bed Cross organi:ations, and under the present plan the food Is farnished by the American Red Cross. To many of these men this Is the first square meal that they have had for years. Cloth- ing is also furnished them. Each man of the 360 which each traln carrles Is given cigarettes and a small American flag, and many who have been in America, some of whom have taken out their. first papers, are overjoyed at the bit of red, white and blue and most demoustrative In their delight. remain on the train until It reaches Larich, then return to Switzerland n. 2t It I8 the fodd .which America has | sent over whidh “glves to these men thelr first’ meal—food which has been saved hy eating smaller portlons, end by going without, ‘Children of France. the devastated regions: “They are too #ad, they must laugh or they cannot live.” It 1s not enough to found hos- pitals and to provide food. They must be given wholesome recreation and their natural joy in life restored, This #s what the American Red Cross.is do- tng for the children of France. . : Confucius, Confucius was not a religious teach- er. He taught ethics'and was a great philosopher. His doctrines dealt with man's relatlons to man, and not with man's relations or responsibilities to God. The true followers of Confucius can properly be sald to have no relig- fon, but most Conflicianists have relig- ous notiens borrowed .either from.the Buddhist or Taoist religions, or from B bn o A { { -— #\ ¥ =74 LN - g/ A, - R 7L DA L2772 i3 . ) 57, its doors. By ANk, DN R Ll | Pathe Records " Box Stationery 2> =) W o (¢ ar % Hand-Painted o S 7, ~ e = G ~arx S o Lo ! ‘ . = | Evolution of Feminine Attire From the A FAHMS IN FRANG |7 simple Fig Leaf 18 Most inter. - : ; il 4 £ 0 esting Study. i " ‘A ‘modél farm bas been established by the American Reéil Cross at Courbet, for it s been found that farm work’ o When l‘;!:\).fil'sl uturtedho‘m to dress to €over up”her nakedness, she plcked the fig loa"vo:ti.'sn.h and green—admired, igoneof the very hest means of hastens :grhr;ps (lhtblr dfux:lv:_\"1 SI;\elm.] !;ut Wfil? P 3 : ©~{hér daughters found this shade quite v;n‘ l'lu.;oco‘ery ot those men sufler:n‘g‘ unbecoming to a waid with tresses rom_shell shock. One farm of 500 | peither gold nor redsuge substituted acres has been lald out ip the deparf- | grass instead, which mndé “them yel- .the attack (o get.its pleces Into. post- NSRS 2 L L7 2 J/ L 'HOLIDAY SP If you haven’t it already, ' and get the surprise of your life. gives you that spirit when once Brunswick Phonographs Ivory Toilet Articles Cut_Glass Pieces Christmas Tobaccos CHRISTMAS CANDIES u think of extra fine candies, you Inglenook’s . k\ attractive ( C N your shopping wi \ E. F. Netzer ment of Indre-et-Loire that is planned and I8 to he managed after the meth- reglons of the West. Since these farms will be worked al- most entirely by the convalescent sol- diers and those made unfit for active service, the expense of mulnmlnam‘é will be very Iittle, 3 But the saving of human life will be | enormous. = And- every farmer in this France. RED CROSS SUPPLIES. - The varled character of the supplies ors 18 shown In the following Mst of ‘articles furnished in one recent month 80,000 sweaters, 80,000 toothbrushe 50,000 pairs of socks, 32,000 pounds _07 144,000 packuges of chewing gum, 5,000,000 cigarettes. For handling these supplies, the Red Cross has s’e\;: en warehouses in England and six i Ireland. At the lrish stations there are stores of clothing, first ald outfifs, and -,other necessaries amply for any emergency which mdy arise through the torpedoing ¢f shipil carrying American soldiers or sallors, Some one has sald of the children of | jf necessary, 6,000 shipwrecked Ameb:] fcans could be outfitted from head to foot at one time from these emergency depots, Advapce arrangements have also been made for billeting, housing and feeding any number of men who where there are no British military | cainps. The “Seckel” Pear. “The gentleman a pear tree from France which he had the fruitsthe ‘seckel pear’ after him- dence was on Walnut street bel 1860."—Philadelphia Ledger. - R s At 'GET THE [eea soai ool 4 A FEW IDEAS THAT WILL HELP YOU Icy Hot Bofl:lal' : Cameras Brushes and ngh Chine Flash Lights . ) _When yo : ! ‘ " simply can’t help thinking of ‘ / - Candies. They are elegant gift ¥R year and will prove a most Christmas gift. Drugs and Sundries" Corner 4!5 and Beltrami ) ‘eountry wito enrolls in the Christmas ' ‘Red Cross Roll Call will be helping in«} » y directly to carry on this recoustructlonilr a:boom ;. they sheared Angora sheep work among the mutllated soldiers {n, which the American Red Cross pro-,| vides for American soldlers and safl-.| the Kansas Clty Star, to our fighting men In Great Britaln;. to provide: might unexpectedly be landed at porm! G. D. Seckel Headman tells me for whom I was ndmed, George David Seckel, brought planted on his farm and he named gelf, as it was the first of the kind' #isfs this country. = Mr. Seckel’s city resvl: teenth;, where he dfedinbout the year: IRIT - come 1o this store you:get inside Manicure Sets * Community Silver ) Christmas Ciga! ‘Christmas Cigarettes acceptable and Don’t” complete, thout coming here. i low. skirts: when dried, and satisfied primeval pride. ‘And then the blondes ugrand” blesses"—the -ods pursued in our own great farming , found peacock blue was quite their 1nost becoming hue, and robbed that bird of plumage rare to decorate thelr sunny halr; while raven locks of the brunettes were strung with bright red | featherettes, . From beasts they took both fur an@ hide, and still thelr wants were not supplied; they found the silk worm at his loom, at which his business tock and gosts to make therefrom their winter coats. | From fields of cotton and of flax “#{seame fabrics to adorn their backs; | ‘and now to Hooverize on waste, they've | spider webs with beadwork traced! | Bve’s modesty I8 quite forgot—-we've evoluted such a lot.—Mrs, V. W. 8, In i Adventure in Fiction. ; “In each army Y, M. C. A. bullding in-the training camps of ~America there Is a circulating library of books The representatives of the Red Cross | 508D, 800,000 boxes of matches, 800 ; < baseball 'outflts. 500 mouth orgnns,J.P"Q"med by the American Library as- {"soctatlon, and one of the dutles of the secretary is to see to the circula- { flon of the books among the soldlers. i* Jn,a Y. M. C. A. bullding at Camp Forrest ‘a bright-faced young soldier leaned against the counter and earn- ‘estly Inquired, “Have you got any al- gebra books?” The secretary, delighted at this sanifestation of interest in higher ‘things, scanned the book shelves. “No, my boy,” he replied. “I'm sor- ry to say that I haven't. I have sev- eral arithmetics, but not a single al- gebra, Wil anything else do?” “Qh, give me any good book of ad- venture,” said the boy. .And presently the sceretary recov- ered sufficiently . to realize that the saldie? wanted a book by Horatio Al- ;geér,.and selecting “Pluck and Luck, or | From Porter to President,” he sent the applicant on his way rejolcing. ANTIPATHY GRATIFIED. + “Wilhelm insists on calling him- gelf a count.” o T %P'm glad of it: I liave always disapproved of counts.” ). This store - AL S = rs XL 7 boxes this Bemidji, Minn. . s e 3 P R RO SR THE BEMIDPJI DAILY PIONEER * " ~[FRoM EVE To- mooghn DamE | ‘ — Inconsiderate fnfantry. One artillery unit worked hard dur- ing the afternoon of the second day of . Special Map Coupon Bemi&ji Pioneer Pub. Co. : Bemidji, Minn. \.Gentlemen—Enclosed find $1.60 to pay ‘for the Weekly Pioneer for one year and 82 cents for which send me ome ol your latest State; United States and War Zone maps, a combination gf “thrée in one” map tion. It had moved up for the second time, and had not fired a shot, - It-was four o'clock’ when thelleu- tenant in command gave orders for every one to stand by. The gunners were to fire their first volley into the Germun lines, k Every one stood waiting for the final word- when the telephone rang aad word came that the infantry had ad- vanced so far that it would be neces- sary to move up again before going ha“‘ers‘ 4 into actlon. 2 “Oh!" said a gunner; “those Infan- Name....... P S L i I T T s try guys ain't got no .respect for us st all "—Stare and Stripes. Address. ......... Ay SSSEL WA T 11 Conscientious Objector. “I'm a consclentious objector,” exs claimed the Prussian general who wes about to go out of office. o “To war?” “No. To peace.” Nearest a Woman's Heart [reiimeea—— “Are Things Elecgrical” ECAUSE “Things Electrical” make the home work a pleasure and home is everything to a woman. The labor saving devices shown here and in our store will gladden the heart of any woman this most glorious of all Christmases. Our Christmas Stock If you will but come in and look at our dis- play of labor saving de- vices. They are not costly and will pay for themselves in a short time. .Sci,emific Gifts B Are the spirit of the age. Every appliance that will lighten house- hold work will be doub- ly. appreciated this Christmas. ‘HOTPOINT ELECTRO IRONS Every ironing done electrically aaves 40 or 50 pounds of coal. A big convenience and indispensable in hot weather, HOTPOINT ELECTRICAL GOODS The world over, HOTPOINT electrical goods are known and most highly recom- ‘mended. They are reliable in every respect. If you buy something electrical for Christ- mas, be careful and select it from the HOTPOINT line. They make practical and useful Christmas gifts. The housewife will use them the year round and each time will appreciate more and more the sensibleness of your gift. Electrical appliances will also enable you and yours to save food, time and rioney. - . Jfospoinl We Suggest “ms Also Flashlights, Christmas tree outfits, vacuum cleaners, table lamps, electric light dimmers, electric toasters, desk lamps, fixtures, heating pads, door bells, electric buzzers, chaffing dish, elec- tric grills, electric boilers, electric fans, ete., etec. PERCOLATORS In new and handsome shapes, all with the same purpose. Any housewife would be delighted with this beautiful gift. ————————————————— THE OVENETTE Bakes and roasts just as well as any oven on any stove. Has many features that will appeal to the user. «Siands For Quality’’ Buy Her a Vacuum Cleaner Mother certainly would appreciate an electric vacuum cleaner. This is something that is both useful and practical. We claim much for this machine and would like to prove to you all the nice things we claim for it. Come in and see it demonstrated. Buy Her an Electric Washer It would surprise her like no other gift could. Every woman should have an elec- tric washer and wringer. Then why not give it to her for a Christmas gift? We can send it home the day before Christmas and, if wanted, we can arrange a payment plan on a first cash payment, and the bal- ance monthly. # Minnesota Electric Light and Power Co, Elks Bldg. Bemidji, Minn. Phone 26 i 1 1 V I 1 | 4 —— + - + | L} { | “"\The Pioneer Want Ads Bring Results vipllh