Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 15, 1919, Page 4

. PAGE FOUR LATEWAR AREA AN EERIE PLACE Strange Quiet Now Rests Ovet ~Land Torn by Shot and Shell. TRAVELER AGAIN IS WELCOME Plaln Vegetables and Certain Meats, Even Choice Wines, Again Are Plentiful—Friendly Lights 8een at Night. Behind the Lines in France~—This land of recent battles is-a queer land now. Over.the shell-torn villages and blasted woods, the pitted fields and ruin of all that once was is a strange quiet. The winter sky is lacking in alrplanes and great flocks of crows have: taken their place. A few villagers have crept back to see what remains of their homes and holdings, but probably the winter will have passed before reclamation and reconstruction are undertaken on a large scale. Along the roads repaired and re- bridged for the allies’ advance into German territory long camion trains move slowly and always southward. They travel leisurely now, for the need of hurry is gone. They bring back the salvage of battleflelds, all the things that go to make war, abandoned or captured. Endless Trophies of War. Truck load after truck load of rifles and shells, of water bottles and haver-] sacks, cartridges, machine guns, bayo- nets and trench knives and plstoln,' mess kits, overcoats, caps, an endless ' catalogue of paraphernalia are brought in. - The battle zone is still full of it all, in heaps and racks, walting sal- vage. Now and then ‘come tralns of.air- plane camions burdened with disman- tled fiying machines of every type and every nation, engine and fuselage and running gear on the truck and the great wings on its speclally designed tratler. Some of them‘are unharmed, byt ‘many show bullet holes through the:frail fabric or the ruins of a crash. A fair proportion of them bear the Maltese cross that marks them boche. . There are trains of captured enemy artillery, particularly of motor bat- teries, driven and manned by French- men, and these are happy outfits. Often the guns are decorated with evergreens and always the French sol- dters. laugh and. wave o greeting. As theyi.creep through the villages the populace flocks out to view the can- nion: that for four years sent death and devastation to their land, and the children clamber on the carriages and out on the grim barrels. But it is the troops on the way back that are most interesting, returning to.rest areas or to their ports of em- barkation for home. French or Amer- fcan, their behavior is the same. Al- ways they greet everyone cheerily or boisterously and always the French officers salute with a smile when they wmeet an American car, while the men wave and shout: “La guerre est finis!” or a similar greeting® Eyen the chil- dren cry “Finis! Finis!” to the pass- ing car. Travelers Are Welcomed. Strangest of -all .are the lights at night in the hamlets and vyillages, or shining friendlily - from the isolated farmhouse, In regions ‘further back. For so long France séemed a deserted | land to the traveler by night. Hour after hour the press correspondent has traveled at night without a glim- mer to be seen-in the countryside, and now from every_ hill and. vale the cheery windows shine'and the villages are ablaze. The papers devote col- umns to the {llumination of Paris, but it is here in the remote part of Frauce where war has been that lights at night seem most wonderful, even if they are but candle or little lamp. for refreshinents that usually were re- celved n little hamlets or single farms has given way to a cheerful offering of what there s, for the farmers know now that the specter of a.winter of short rations has disappeared, The rationing of certain foodstuffs is still in effect. Bread tickets are necessary in public eating places, no matter how unpretentious; butter and milk are sel- dom to be had and cheese is scarce, but of plain vegetables and certain meats there is plenty, and the light red and white wines of the country are forthcoming when demanded. small town markets, hares and rab- bits, venison, red-legged partridges and the large French quail and wild boar. 1t 18 high, but not so high as it always is at home, Where once camions or staff cars loomed lightless in the roads to the imminent threat of collision, and often its accomplishment, the brilllant head- lights stab the night. . 'There in every village now the trav- eling stranger can obtain foed, not in variety, perhaps, but enough and very hospitably, The deprecatory po- Ute and pecessary refusal to requests At this season there s game In the FRANKLIN' WHARTON CUP < WARATT & TeE The Franklin Wharton cup, for ex- cellence in rifle practice, has been added to the trophies which a company in the United States marines may win. Wharton was a leutenant colonel ip the marines from 1804 to 1818 and the second commandant of the corps after 1ts reorganization in 1798. The-cup is .a gift of his great-granddaughter, Mrs, Sarah Wharton Howard of Maryland, and other members of the family. - Blighted Hope: “I understand that there was great excitment here not long ago over an nlleged discovery of manganese?” sald u guest, “Yes,” grimly replied the. landlord of the Petunia tavern. “Mighty near as much as when 'twas reported that a two-headed calf had been born out on Zach Fagg's place a spell before that. But there wasn't any manganese, after all, and the two-headed calf rolled over and defunct. Looks like no matter how bright our prospects for a boom are something always comes| WOrks on account of the accumulation along an dexplodes 'em.”"—Kansas City Star. g Common Law Wife Wins. St. Louis.—Mrs, Catherine Clark, who testified she was the common- law wife of Walter L. Clark, Frisco railroad switchman who was knncked: frotn an engine and killed at the; Choteau avenue viaduct April 1, 1917, has just been given a verdict of $16, 200 by a jury in circuit court. She| sued for $20,000. Flies Distress Signal, Didn’t Get Allotment ' 8t. Louls, Mo.—The St. Louis Flag society, an organization 4 whose aims are to see that all American flags are properly & hung and respected, reports the following incident: A flag in the window of a lo- ezl private residence was hang- ing with its field down. A mem- ber of the soclety knocked at the door. A negro woman opened it. “I am a member of the Flag soclety,” he told her. “Your flag is hung Improperly. That is a signal of distress.” ; “You’se the government, Is yuh?" the negress replied. “Well, I hung that flag that way pupously. I s in distress. Dey got my husband in the army and I don’t get his allotment. I el- ther wants ma husband or ma allotment.” THE BEMIDJ! DAILY PIONEER ALLIED SUBS PERILED] wce " 5 brick which weighed nine pounds; a man won a wager at Philadelphia, A group of workmen were discussing feats of endurance and as a result one of the men challenged a comrade to carry a nine-pound brick nacross the street and back again for’ five hours, Were Constantly Harried by Thei Own Warships. g Ave. &ritish Submarine Nearly Destroyed by American Vessels While Being Tested. London.—One of the greatest perils to allled submarines during the war was attack by friendly destroyers, A submarine was assumed to be an ene- my when slghted by the ships of~any allied nation and it was up to the sub- marine to show recognition signals If she was not German. But if it was a destroyer that sight- ed the submarine she was always mak- fng for the little craft by the time the recognition signals could be shown, A glight hitch in getting up a flag or fir- ing a rocket would mean the subma- rine would be forced to seek safety beneath the surface. Probably the last attack of this sort was made by American destroyers on a new British submarine of a large type. She was being tested when sighted by the destroyers and they made for her full speed. Something happened to the signal system, and the under-water vessel submerged as: depth charges began to tear up the water. One charge shook her until the crew thought she*was doomed. The submarine was constructed to dive 820 feet, but that was forgotten as charge after charge exploded near by. Finally she struck bottom at 800 feet and it was found she was not badly damaged. She was kept on the bottom until her commander was cer- rGou:Id ,,5?,’,’,‘,‘2‘,',““;,}‘:,:?'9;' md{;dfig tain the destroyers had gone. Then g 4 ' she was cautiously brought to the sur- M- face, pine wood $2.26 per cord. ‘' Leave “She don’t need any more testing orders at Brakke's Store.” Phone after that experience,” the comman- 138-W. 8a115 der reported to the officer in charge of | FOR SALE—House and lot, also fur- the submarine base. niture; east of Lincoln: school on — corner, Nymore. Cheap:-if taken JUST IN TIME TO SAVE WIFE at once. Vincent Jonas, Nymore, Minn. OF (18d1-2 Gambler Arrives Home to Find Spouse Unconsclous From Fumes of } Escaping Gas. San Francisco.—Here is the case ot a man who stayed out late gambling and came home to save the life of his | wife. He deserves credit. His name is Lee Wah and his wife s Sing Ah. She got tired of waiting for Lee and went to bed in disgust. She forgot to turn off the gas com- pletely, so that she was unconsclous from the fumes when he returned. He was loser up to that timg. Lee struck a match when he came in. There was a bang and a lot of fire- cach side of the street. The het was taken up, and the workman went after his, prize, a dollar an hour, before a large crowd, and although it was a hot July night he won the bet, He Job at 4:45 o’clock and finished it at a quarter to ten. Advertisements In ni§ column cost half cent a word per issue, when paid cash in advance. No ad will be run for less than 10c per issue: Ads charged-on our books cost one cent a word per issue. No ads run for-less than 26c. FOR SALE FOR SALE—Smith Premier typawrit- er, with tabulator, in excellent condition. Call 914 Beltrami Ave. FOR SALE—OTr trade; one pair heavy horses. Phone 93, Geo. H. Frc}nc}x. 5d120 FOR SALE—AIl kinds of wood; green, dead cut and seasoned. When you want good dry split wood or A COLD? NONSENSE! If you take proper precautions, simple precautions at that, the dan- ger oi colds is vastly lessened. Keep .your system free from ferment- ing foed-waste which “fills ‘the blood with dangerous poisons and you re- lieve your kidneys, lungs .and skin pores of the over work required to rid yourself of the poisons. Then your resistance will overcome colds. _TLis is easy to do. Your druggist can supply you with SALINOS, 2 new, really pleasant tasting_sa‘lts. wvhlch will completely empty the di- gestive tract, including the lower bowel where most of the poisons are formed. It is fully effective even if taken in cold water and is pleasant in action as it is pleasant in taste. . Get a bottle from your druggist for a Quarter (larger sizes Fifty cents and a Dollar.) - Take it first thing in- the morning.. Keep your bowels cpen and you’ll not have colds, nor their dangerous after effects, in- fluenza and pneumonia. of gas. Lee Wah landed out in the hallway on his shoulder blades. ,The bed his wife was sleeping in was tipped over. A window was blown out and the plas- ter was jarred from the wall. ‘When it was all over the police and the fire department came. The wife was taken to the hospital, where she was revived. Lee Wah recovered be- fore that, The couple were reconciled when each of them learned of the circumstances. : i TIE PIN RESTORES HEARING BAD BREATH iz Panhandler. p Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets, the substl- | duvit setting th that he was deaf| and positive and dumb a was trying to raise| People afflicted with' bad"t money with which to purchase a pea-| quick relief through * Dr. Ed_waxds’ nut roaster, Willlam Welch entered a| Olive T:l::lets. Ef pleasant, sugar- downtown Jewelry store with high ‘Q"afi?fm}e&:,,femef for Q hopes of getting a “handout.” yDr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets act g'mfly While busily engaged running the|pyt firmly on the bowels and liver, alphabet In.the deaf and dumb lan-| stimulating them to natural action, giage for one of the clerks who was| clearing the blood and gently wnfii a the entire system. They do that wi igg any, about to “fall,” Policeman Tim Con- 11 % o k dangerous calomel does without nell happened In. Recognizing the of the bad effocts. supposcdly mute man, Connell drew nasty, sickening, out his stick pin and made a lunge. mf},?ng‘h;mm”,,",‘ derived from Dr. “Ouch, ouch, ow!" sald the deaf| Edwards’ Olive Tablets without griping, one; “what the—" ain or any disagreeable effec d Dr. F. M. Edwards discovered the patrick he was not guilty, and that he attendant. bad breath. % had been jobbed. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets are purely | | “Never mind,” sald the court. “Six{ a vegetable compound mixed with olive | - months in the: county jail.”’ oil; you will know them by their olive Fellow policemen are wondering it | color. - Take one or two every night for he prick a week and note the effect. 10c and 25¢ the prick of the pin restored the volice box. All and hearing of William. per druggists. FOR . SALE—Oak, well , bullt - sto ladder. Call at Pioneer ofl!lf;. % ‘WANTED — Waghing or cléaning. Mrs.. C. M. Boe, 1217 layinz it down ek WANTED—To buy; tamarack, Nor- 5 pic o REiltjup on way pine logs, 7-inch top and up, lengths 8, 10, 16 and 18 feet long. John C. McKusick, Hibbing Minn. Prices, 33%c per lineal foot f. 0. b.| gota Ave. cars loading point. had walked 22 miles. He begaa-his| WANTED — Experienced meat salesman. care Pioneer. J 2 WANTED—Girl. St. Antlumysa‘i {l_ola5 light housekeeping. pital. G WANTED-—Girl. for general house- work. Mrs. Tom Smart, 612 Alnlxga ica Ave.. Phone. 58. It fi“the*practice of the Bell System to In wages to its employees: their full pro 3d117 provide for future developm by our employees. BORAX SOAP-CHIPS and make a Soap jelly in this manne a quart of water add three tablespoor | San Franciser—Atmed with an 8| tute for calome, act gently on the bowels | M -~ 20' Mule Team Borax Chips and boil. .. tour. oo it Bad b enough of this solution into the wash water £0 make a good suds. Then soak or boil clothes as usual. y Don’t rub—they will come out snowy white and hygienically clean. 20 Mule Team Borax - Chips will not shrink woolens or i/ngure dainty fabrics. An age of 20 Mule Borax Soap Chips equals 25c It’s the Borax with the chips that does the werk AT ALL DEALERS 3 Beltrami 2d116 124127 Address sota Ave. dealer’s and get a package of oz. pack- “Y o' " 3 | . 3 | nelf ot M i e formula after seventeen of prac-| |i worth of ordinary laundry " i tice among patients with soap. A Later Welch told Police Judge Fitz bowel- and > tiver 1a ith | the 'Wn:m“/" WANTED--Competent girl for gen- eral housework. Mrs; A. E. Wit- 3t ting, 1211 Bixby Ave. Phongdalsl% e e S e FOR ANY kind of a real estate deal, see or write E. J. Willits, 407 Bel- trami Ave. Phone 41. e —————————————————————————— ; FOR RENT A A A A AR AN APPSR FOR RENT—2 furnished rooms for light housekeeping.’ ~1218tt 312 Minne- 2d115 e A A e i R D L FOR RENT—Furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Phone 45121-3/!., FOR RENT—Furnished rooms 407 Minne- 3d116 FOR RENT — Modern furnished room. = Call 327 or 2560. PO! the revenue it is allowed to collect. Any i in revenues it may be necessary for this company to obtain' for the maintenance of good service and to ent will be shared in 'Scrub en Wash Day T HEREisan easier way out of the L hard work and your clothes will look whiter and cleaner. Go toyour o 7ih o S A0 HANK°AND PETE IF IT TAKES ALL NICHTY = PETE TELEPHONED HWED BE AT THE OFFICE TONICHT-’A,&EIU:;SOD‘ UP BROADWAY AN’ SPY HiM STROLLING INTO A CAFE WITH ACIRL Y WELL, TL SIT UP AN WAIT FOR THAT LITTLE WEASEL “PETE WAL NEED HELP HIMSELF WH SAY HANY, AY BROTHER WAS JUST ARRESTED AN iIFNO ONE BAILS HiH OUT- He'we HAVE TO STAY IN. CELL ALL NICHT ! EN HE GETS HOME_ CEE, T HAVEN'T COT ANY DOUCHY SAM- BuT 1L | 1L RUN AROUND To PcTE'S HOUSE AN SEE \F HE'LL HELP '] FoR PeTE ! — SORRY. T0 DISTURB You S0 LATE AT NIGHT- BUT I'M LOOKING for 14tt T oUW TN Defective