Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 18, 1919, Page 1

H cmféfi ey | READY TOBUY ITS VICTORY Ao DAILY PIONE SENDING THE HUNS R VATERAND” l'l‘ A ul I‘HRE ATENS | PEACE SETTLEMENT: TERRITORY CLAIMS - BEING PRESENTED ('IB{‘Unlted Press) aris, April 18.—The Italian situation was expected > reacg a crisis today at the segsion of the Big Four dell)egat'gs Uy the peace conference. Premier Orlando, it was understoo:! planned to present a virfual pltimatum threatening to wre. . the whole Peace settlement by diplomatic sabotage unless t'. territorial claims of Italy. are fully recognized. ESTABLISH EMBARKATION RECORD Sty (BY United Press) rest, April 18.—The port of gmbarcation here lishe. a record in preparing the rémaining units of the mfififfiffi’i\‘ ;! gion for sailing. Yesterday 19,000 troops marched aboard' six transports, only the 17:{1. ammunition train of the Rainbow Ceebe Sl - BACK TO “DE ] { { | ] | | { | I+ | Citizens Await Opening of Campaign.—Rogers Warns Against Overconfidence SPEAKERS TO OUTLINE TERMS AT THEATRES Women\ to Start Canvass.— Banks Have Booths at City Hall Monday. Bemidji citizens are eagerly await- ing the-sigral which will start the Victory loan campaign in Bemidji Monday morning, and:it is probable that the city’s ‘quota, $160,000, will be well subscribed the opening day of the drive, The conditions of the loan have been widely advertised throughout the city and county and the people have been: informed .of the liberal terms offered. They ' realize that : ‘they are afforded opportunity to not only aid 'their nation in'a patriotic manner but are privileged to invest their money for a short period of - time in a security whiclj has no equal and which carries g interest. This evening Mrs. Bduard F. Net- zer will give short talks at the " -theatres in behalf of the loan and in . < “preparation for the campaign of the f Women’s Victory loan committee which starts in Bemidji tomorrow. Tomorrow evening Four-Minute e he deportation of thousands of uerman v wito. have beény 1nteenvu o England stuce.the start of the war Is now taking place. The photograph shows a batch: of* 800 belng marched under guard .to a tramsport took them back to Germany. € o~ o LODGE OFFICIAL PRAISES WAR WORK " OF,NATION'S ELKS D. D. McEachin Tells of Soci- ety’'s Accomplishments.— Lauds Bemdiji Chapter. ELEVEN MORE INDICTMENTS - RETURNED AGAINST SCHAFER ITS EASTER SUNDAY |pepncts, e oy tind 11 indictments charging grand eny, making false statepments-to tain.credit, and forgery in the s degree, in connection: with trangac-|- tions with the Mortgage : Security company, Hurford Nitrogen ¢ompany ) Withfwea%ler for bSunday %mmtg. asggul;?&ksc s:;t::ged by the Mortgage od. as fair Easter bonnets by the|™g o ¢or antered pleas of not guilty hundreds will be in evidence when |, ‘r'oet haictments and tria} was diva?in rex;lati;:edsha_nd the) &v&l; leave tomorrow. ve 0 e ships, the ouri, Mount 12 Pueblo and Huntington ‘wete o D than delayed by coaling, wfi ‘enroute today, while the Levi .- start homeward tomorrow. CLEARWATER COUNTY WILL EXCEED OUOTA IN VICTORY LOA’i ]\ Nev;v Hau and Clothes of Latest Style Will Pass in Review —Stores _¥|uy R st $19.000.000 WORTH OF HONEY WASTED i y : - Francis Jager; head of the bee divi- Specific instances of splendid War|gion gt University Farm, sayg, tbat work earried on by Elks of the Unit-|$19,000,000 worth of the raw Ii;“fil'L ed States were cited by D. D. Me=|ja] of wl 2 men will start their campaign, R. L. Given, chairman of the sperkers com- mittee, announced this morning. A. Lord, chairman of the publieity com- mittee, work, the entire county being well covered with new pgsters and.data} concerning the loan. Booths At Citv Hall, .. | Monday morning the drive in Be- urged to go to the city hall during the day that they may ascertain the amount of -their allotment, and pre- sent their subseriptions. Each of the four Bemidji banks will have a booth and the bond purchasers may arrange for their subscriptions through the barking institution they prefer.- \ ; Rogers Gives Warning. * ‘Overconfidence has been the cause of many blighted hopes in everything from football games to dreams of world domination,”™ said A. R. Rog- ers, chairman of the War Loan or- has about :completed his: midji will start, and subseribers are] Bemidji shoppers of the week will be privileged to.wear their new duds in the Easter celebration. : The exceptionally fine weather of sterday and today has added an im- petus to shoppers and the stores of the city were filled during the day, many even objecting to leave & hat which they liked or a suit just to their taste - long ~enough to witness “the whippet tank parade. A visit to the stores will convince one that Bemid- jians have thrown aside troubled faces and are g;e{)arin to enjoy the great Victory ster. Milliners, shoe, suit and waist sales-people,, are being kept constantly busy providing Eas- ter clothes for eager shoppers. Blouse serge suits in navy blue, with fancy vest, all colors of the rain- bow, seem to be in vogue. Hats have taken a decided style of wide brims and high crowns tastefully trimmed with bright flowers and imitations of the fruit orchard or, ,in some cases, vegetable garden. set for May 1. The court released Schafer on his old bail of $50,000. Some of the indictments contained corrections of former indictments re- turned against Schafer. Z SPLENDID PROGRAM 'BEING PLANNED FOR _ ~ NORTHERN Convention Here Will Include Trip to State Park.— ] Large Attendance. 1t is expected that more than 400 editors will attend the annual sum- ruer outing of the Northern Minne- sota Editorial association which is to be held in Bemidji June 27 to 29. R. L. Given, president of the Com- mercial club, will name committees Eachin, of Hibbing, district deputy grand exalted ruler, wifo visited Be- midji todge, No. 1062, last evening. “I am confident that no other frater- nal organization was as liberal {n promoting war activities which were taining the splendid morale of the Arjerican soldiérs ‘in France,” sald Mr. McEachin, “an@ we should feel done.” Mr. McEachin predicted that the next year will- mean much to the Elks of .the nation and that the en. rollment of the order will more than double. He says that conditions in which he has visited are gplendid. The , district deputy praised the progreéx of the Bemidji lodge and sald that Elks of the city may well feel proud of their splendid Temple, lodge and club rooms. Mr. Mec- of such material benefit in main- |8 proud of the work the Elks have, all of the Elks lodges of the state| hich honey is made, is in Minnesota every year becg Minnesota has not enough beer to gather it. Only about $400,000 worth of honey are harvested ‘annual- ly in this state. To prevent this waste and to stimulate interest'in the at possibilities of the bee industry in Minnesota a short course for bee- keepers will be held at University Farm, beginning April 21, and con- tinuing through the wedk.. Mr. Jager says he will be glad to have persots interested comniunicate with him at once, and that the doors will be open to all who care to come. NAME OFFICERS FOR LITERARY SOCIETY Robert Naylor was elected presi- dent and Lottie French was named vice-president of the Qui Vive Liter- '‘Bankers and Business Men . : +Meeting Here Today Com- plete Plans for Campaign. Clearwater county Vietory lo. workers held an enthusiastic meeti in Bemidji this afternoon at the Co. mercial club rooms at which plu for the campaign were completed ¢! | whereby -assurance s given t! their county will oversubscribe : 5 quota, - In attendance at the meeti: which was called by Albert Kals president of the First National Ba of Bagley, who Is chairman of ' . Clearwater county Vietory loan co mittee, were: Mr. Kaiser, }1. J. Ho land, cashier of the First Su Bank at Leomnard; R. J. Rudser, Leonard, chairman of the campai, . at that place; 'I'. E. Rider, cash . - of the First State bank at Shevli y .| Eachin conducted the ceremonles of v 3 : sanization today at Minneapolis, as to have charge of the varlous ar ary society of the high school for the|N. O. Strand, chairman of the lo - ’ Y ¥ . g installation, George E. Kreatz bei A b ‘ 930, A he surveyed a stack of telegrams and LA BAw lN NEw YoRK ru.)geu\unt‘sbsr‘o)n, tormerly | installed as oxnlfcd Jrnler lsflcc;e‘:-]% 1919-20 term at the last meeting of :;l:l';:l")..lfrl h’il:rllu;llr.ly d ank A. N- - . g , cashier of the F letters relative to the work of organi- zation in preparation for the Victory Liberty loan campaign. Mr. Rogers was speaking of the unusual optimism reported from all corners of the Ninth district after HOME BY MAY FIRST Corporal Lee A. LaBaw, of the | Thirteenth regiment, U. S. Marine A. G. Rutledge, editor of The Pioneer, but who is now located in I. 1wcapolis, i# seoretary of the assoc'.. ivn and he 18’ ‘working out details for tI'v meeting, and they will soon be 2uisunced. It is plan- ing Charles Vandersluis, and Frank S. Lycan was installed as trustee, succeeding Anton Erickson. Frank 8. Lycan and George E. Kreatz gave interesting talks in the present school year held yesters day. “An excellent program, although short, was given by the students. Tle program was as follows: Pascha 8t Y bank at Gonvick; I.. Jeusen,Nlc‘:‘n% ~.I of the First State hank of Cle: : brook, and T. O. Nelson, of Cle r brook, who Is chairman of the Cle water board of county commissione the announcement of quotas had |corps, who has been in France since ned that tlic ccavention entertaln- which they told of thelr visit to New 7 'l “The me been made last slmuay,q September, has landed in New York, |ment will stzri vith an informel re-| Orleans where they attended the ded- Sofi?bsggfim;}lq'fi)il:& B&"fifig,fi,‘,’f}-’i eral wl:TcolfllI;zfikogr;u:\l:z ::E:xgll;nee:a‘ 4 “We are ready for the campaign. |and expects to reach Bemidji by the|ception at chmont Friday eve-|lcation of the magnificent new home| poryyn v, ebster, a series of chemical [ of the various sections of (‘leurwz' We'll go over in record time,” was |first of May. ning, June £7th, with a program by |of the Elks lodge, which was erected experiments; Ilarold Dahl, vlolin|county have held in Bemldfi l:ecen{ about the way all state and village Until his enlistment last June La-|the military band, a few short talks, {7t & cost of nearly one milllon dol-| . and as a final number a humor- | Train connections are such that ti “lI am more than pleased at the wonderful responses these partriotic men have given, but my only fear is .that their optimism may be a bit too officer and appointed confidential clerk to the regimental intelligence officer, in which capacity he served operation in the vicinity, a special trajn will be run and supper served at the camp. In the evening a big large delegation of their members to Tenstrike tomorrow evening where they will participate in initiation ginning when a youngster changed the hats of two young womeh, thus causing a suitor to propose tp the It chairmen answered Uncle Sam’s plea | Baw was one of the official reporters|and possibly dancing. lars. ous play, “Uncle Dick’s Mistake,” |can come to Bemidjt i {} for four and one-half billion dollars|of the Fifteenth judicial district and Saturday morning the visitors will was %re};ented by Joseph Cushhe'r, and return to (holf' h‘;“'c.;c[!;:::':_' . to help pay for the peace that was|soon after he had completed his|be taken about the city and shown 0DD FELLOWS Harold Hurlocker, Amy Petetbon,|aftornoon, while if they were to m«: given -the world on November 11,|training at Paris Island, officers|the sights. The afternoon plans D F TO TENSTRIKE. |ggise Dickens and Kingston Ford. | #L one of the towns of thelr own . 1918: learned of his ability and he was|hayve not been fully decided upén, The play presented several com-| COUnty much valuable time wnuld‘i'- promptly made a non-commissioned [but if there is a lumber camp in Bemidji Odd Fellows will send a|pljeated situations, the troublé be-|lost. 2 MRS. MARY McDERMID DEAD: FUNERAL AT MORR ; strong. I know that they are behind | With the exception of several weeks |patriotic meeting will be held, prob- wrong girl. But in the end the mis- the government to a man, but I want | he was compelled to spend in a Bor-|ably at Birchmont. work. The Bemidji team will confer|tzke was corrected to the satisfuction S to impress on everyone the danger |deaux hospital in consequence of ill- Sunday the guests will be taken to!l the degree. b of all. Mrs. Mary McDermid, 70 years ¢ ', of being too sure,” Mr. Rogers said. County after county has promised ness. It is probable that Corporal La- Itasca State Park, where the students at the forestry school wiil serve a fish died late yesterday afternoon ay at . St. Anthony's hospital, after an i . to be over the top beror?d“k on | Baw will be sent to the Mar{ne Bar- a;xd be?nl dil}l}l‘le]r.'~ l'l‘hlsh talkes Il:xhe noss of two weeks. She hag lved the first day of the drivé. Others!|racks at Quantico, Va., where hejplace of the basket lunch plan that Bomidjl. tor ths ast. mfie : say it mpy take a week or two, but|will be discharged, hisl flDPlicahtion hfl{' ?l f’rlsli DB&I: D{aonvisg;l{ e AMERICA HOLDS FUTURE coming here rmml u;nnr;::(' nfl?r:y i g not a county so far has given the | for release from service having been nterest in e Bem outing is . where she spent elghteon i ? | .- slightest intimation that there is|filed several weeks ago. On his re-|keen throughout the entire state, and FOR TRAVEL BY AlR BOATS lguband vlit"(l thitane ;z‘:;:« ,:,hv‘r ) any danger of falling down in the|turn to Bemidji he will resume his|a majority of the newspapers will be She leaves a daughter, Katle Vicks. task of ‘“finishing the job.” duties as a court reporter under |represented. Many are rlanning on ; three sons, William, Jud and Sy o ‘! = Judge C. W. Stanton of this city. motoring to Bemidji, and spending ; and two brothers, James and Hea: x —— same time inlthin violaity either be-y . By Frank J. Taylor, = |acroplanes.” says Rasch. ° “The| fart, ull of thia city. Mra. Mep: i fore or after the meeting nited Press Correspondent. route that planes will be most useful [ mid was 1 o . - | 3 f ; g as born in Mal , N. N 4 SEVEN POUND PARCELS U. S. MAJOR CASUALTIES Berlin, March 31. (By Mail.)—|[for will be from Berlin to Paris or|was married in l\llnn":er:\?)()lfs Ky'lu& . ‘ Flying to America can be done, London, Rome or Constahtinople.|hop McGolerick. % CAN NOW GO TO YANKS Parcels weighing not more than seven pounds addressed to soldiers or civilians of the American Expedi. tionary forces overseas will be ac- cepted at the Bemidji postoffice for transportation, orders having just heen received. Since March 28, 1918, no parcels have been accepted for overseas ex- cept at the request of the addressee NOW PLACED AT 274.860 Rgvised army casualty records made public show 274,860 major casualties, an increase of 1,766 over the total announced a week ago. One of the striking features of the record is a reduction of 337 in the number of missing brought about largely by the identification of dead and return of prisoners, The tables follows: Killed in action (including 381 at BIG RECORD FOR IRON ~ . MINES THIS YEAR Virginia, April 18.—With practi- cally all labor difficulties smoothed over, mining on the range this year promises to keep up with war rec- ords. Employers have®adopted a definite employment policy with amicable relations established as a result. A ut it will never be a practical mennshof navigating the oceans,, either the At- lantic or the Pacific, according to Ferdinand Rashe, director of the“Zep- pelin works at Staaken. Rasch devel- oped the giant German planes for use in bombing London, planes which would carry several hundred bombs and were three times as large as a “gotha.” Rasch said have decided the Zeppelin peaple it is not worth while That is where the great savings in time will count. ke “Going from one city to ahother in Gerpany, for example, will be all right for small planes, but i, will not be nearly as big a possibility as the overland routes from country. o country. To do this successfully, the air must be internationalized, for the benefit of all countries. Tt “America is the only country where this will not apply, for all other coun- Her parents we both born in Ireland. The remains will be taken to Morris, Minn., n the six o'clock train tomorrow mor: ing where the funeral will be he.d in the Catholic church Monday, ard interment made in the family ) where the husband and oldest sci. Alex, are buried The daughte sons and brothers will accompa; y‘ the body to Morris i BEMIDJI ENSIGN TO approved by his commanding officer. | geq), 32,384. ight hour day with tinm trying to develop air navagiation to|tries are too 11 to k \ - D i € ) B time and | trying p g > too small to keep an'sere th|5 new order removes the restric- Dleg of wounds received in action, :a;l:“ef%r nvert‘;me;ymalntenn]ncc of | America. Planes would have to|plane within them. I looks for .the , tion. 13,435. , war-time wages; re-employment of |carry so much fuel that there would most remarkable development in Am- | OMPANY CONVGY ? - ————— r)!ed of disease, 22,656. returning soldiers; improved work- be little room for either passengers|erica, where there are vast areas yn- P i JUVENILE BAND MEMBERS Died f;t;:; accident and other ing conditions for the men and liv-|Or baggage. As a ms;x]lservxce, the | covered by railroads, or where rail-| Ensign Edwin Simons , son ‘ Vi iy i o . . MEET TOMORROW MORNING | causes. 4.248. ing conditions for the families is the|planes would be useful, .but they ro*}j{;lah:e‘;ec;f;Z{‘Lfi‘;&“;‘;’u{::fl"m“- Judge and Mrs. Hiram A. Simons « 1 x \ L 3 P2 Oliver Riggs, director of the Ju- venile band, announced today that an important meeting of members of the band will be held tomorrow morning. beginning at 8 o'clock. Di- rector Riggs is anxious that every boy attend the meeting. All who have instruments are requested to ++ have them at the meeting. The “rehearsal "will start at 8 TAKE BODY OF EDITH CAVELL T0 ENGLAND FOR BURIEL London, April 18.—The body of Edith Cavell, the English nurse who was executed by the Germans in 1915 at Brussels, will be brought to England from Belgium on May 15 and taken to Westminister Abby, where ceremonies will be held. The body will be brought to Dover on a program. With the opening of navigation at the head of the lakes ore will be flow- ing to the eastern ports at a rate which with a long shippihg season may outdo the war-year records. Shipping is opening up earlier this spring than in previous years and hundreds of cars of ore wiil be mov- ing to the shipping docks: shortly. The first trainload of ore went to the docks early in April. iwould not be as fast as the cable, and using them for post would be an expensive matter, ,unless govern- ments did it. For shorter distances, ,Rasch sees no end of possibilities and the Zep- pelin people are preparing to use their works producing a new peace machine. For cross country work there is nothing to compare to aerc- planes, according to Rasch, but the air must be internationalized, ,every- that will save hundreds of miles and hurndreds of hours, both of which will gppeéal to Americans. In addition, Americans have the energy and capit§l 4o de- velop the air route possibilitiés, while Euyropean conceridd are depleted in fi- nances.” e s Rasch says the Zeppelin people are éxpecting Americans to tnk{p%’ the Zeppelin engine, and build fadfories to produce it in America. Dirlgibles Bemidji, is in France. He is on du y on the U. 8. 8. Arizona, one of the battleships which has been designat ed to accompany the George Wash - ington, on which President Who- row Wilson will return to the Unite.! St'ales from the peace conference :i Washington. KNIGHT TEMPLARS SERVICE. Easter morning the Knight Ter o'clock when the piceolo players will o i 5 4 A i iest and at 8:30 the elarinet play-|warship ond will be transported on ———— ] where, except possibly in America, if | require a house big enough to enclose | plars- of Bemidji will attend i ore: at 9 the cormets; at 9:30 the|a gun carriage with military escort Miss Alice Jerrard, of St. Cloud,|air navigation is to be made the most jthe Vaterland, the world’s” greatest| Presbyterian chureh services in altos: at 10 the trombones: at 10:30 | to Victoria station and thence to|niece of B. H. Jerrard, of Bemidji, ar-|of. . steamer, and are more subject to the|body. Rev. L. P. Wurford has pro- Interment will | rived in the city this morning, and “European countries are too small{wind changes. These factors make |pared a special sermon and will w‘f the basses; 11:45 the the baritones; at 11 11:30 the drums and at <axnphones. Paae Westminister Abbey. be at Norwich, the home of the Ca- vells. will be the Easter guest of Miss Vel-| ma Dean. to make air service worth while, especially with the huge Zeppelin the plane the cheapest and most use- ful for peace work. ’ jon “Immortality I as Evidenced |Our Risen Lord.” s