Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 25, 1919, Page 2

E ' ¢lare war. . “war.” : fleld guns on so rapidly, and in such PAGE TWO DESCRIBES HUNS' - LAST OFFENSIVE Correspondent Reveals How “Beaten” ' Troops Tyrned Tide Against Foe. SIDELIGHTS ONMARCH ‘SHOW' Allied Troops Believed Retreat Was “Part of Some Blooming Strategy, *Cos the Chaps Next Door Couldn’t Hold On.” ..\ By PERCY M. SARL. ") (Unlted Press Staff Correspondent) London.—“Woo-oosh! Bang!” " 1)obkdd out of my tent on the morn- ing of Maych 21, 1918, imagining that Bome aerlah humorist was bombing us. . But 4t was é\.longwanxe. ten-inch, high- velocity gun,‘\and a couple more in quick succession, the second shell land- ing sbout fifty yards from me, showed that It was no stray round. I realized that the great German offensive had started: The night before I had joined the Fortieth division artillery, which was lying In “close reserve,” just south of . Arras. I was hoping for a recupera- tive period on what was (eckoned a , fafrly “quiet” front. “Stand by your horses!” brought us 8l onto the lines. Fortunately, the Boche was shooting by the map and mot from observation, or we should Bave taken little further interest.in the “March show.” _As it was, he .dropped about sixty rounds right In the midst of us without doing much damage. The enemy had broken through at Bellecourt and was coming on fast. Blazing Away at Foe. -'{ “The divisional artillery -will come . tato action at—so-and-so ‘map spot- - ting'” and we were off. But when we got there—well, the cupboard wasn’t " éxactly bare, because just before we .reached our objective we came across ' an 18-pounder section squatting in the open and blazing ‘away over open sights ‘at the oncoming hordes of Boches. We dropped back gnd found a less conspicuous place from which to de- Then we had ome solld week's hades, sych as General Sher: - man never thought of, or he would heve used stronger language about The Germans brought their fumbers, that we were shelled from pillar to post. Our Infantry hung on doggedly, and were wiped out, battal- fon after'battalfon. Fach batch of re- serves foungd tolr predecessors’ posl- tions untenal nd were.compelled to try to-hold a'ling @, bit farther back. Alwaysin thé open, for there was no ime to dig/ongself in; and when one hiliside becimg*too hot for comfort we shifted, either to flank or slightly to the rear. I never saw soldiers so cheerful or determined. Dog-tired, they hung on; and while the great game of “tactics” went on, the whole line havinz to conform to some un- known situntion many miles to a flank, the Third ariny gromblingly wondered whet it was falling hack for, If the pessimists who conceded a Gemnan victory Inst March could have xeen those “heaten” soldiers retrent- ing. they might Have taken heart, bhe- canuse it never ocetirred to the troops themselves that they were being beat- en. The retreat, to them, all part of “some blocming strategy ‘cos the . ¢haps nexc door couldn't hold on.” Back through Mory, Hrviilers, St Legar, Gommecourt, Courcelles and Buecquoy fell my part of the line, and then we stopped them. March, 30 saw about the end of the nightmare as far as we were concerned, and the Fortf- nal artillery pulled off a stood on the burning Hundred and Seventy-eighth -brigade royal field artillery, composed of Lon- daa- citizen soldiers mostly, came Into 8! on in the open, under heavy flre dirdeted by hostile afrplanes and suashed up an-attnck of three bat- to?l’tmu which bad been on the front beld by a company of the British guards. One battery was practically wiped out, son after gun being knocked out by concentrations of enemy artil- lery. 1T was thankful to find myself when the “Cease fire” order came through. ) There were many weary weeks of routiue warfare and night alarms. It was between Boisleux-aun-Mont and Boiry Martin, about 400 yards from the place where that first ten-inch shell | landed on March 21, we stopped the Boche. There, we refitted and planned and prepared for the final triumphal ad- vance of the allies in the ensuing sum- wer and fall. E Wetting the Block. Tn many villages in Berkshire and Hampshir> Englind, the ancient cos- tom of “Wetting_the Block™ 1s still’ kept up. The Crispins of thesetwo counties nsed to meet together on the evening of the fivst Monday in March, and celebrate th> fact that they had censed working hy candle-light, There was sometimes a supper, pro- vided by the olni.ln)’(‘r.“on these ocea- sions; there was always a little to drink. After the meal was ended, the block ecandlestick was placed fn the middle of the room. the shop enhdle wasilichted, and when all glasses were filled, the oldest hand poured the con- tents of his glass over the candle to zuish 1t s et et stunt. My own' brigade, the One | ' THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER X4 %%k KKEKEKEEKK K %|called at the T. J. Wright home Fri- | % & & ®x X ¥ X ¥ & & X & & & ¥k & * LAKEWO00D. e EEE T E R R E R R It looks as if spring has come to stay a while, Gunhill Robbertstad is working| gamily for P. M. Peterson. Ole Treit {s busy sawing shingles. day. Fred Lange visited Casper Knapp Sunday evening. Friday being a very windy day, the residence of F. wW. Lange and narrowly escaped being burned to the ground. Peter Frost called on Casper Torgus Treit is digging potatoes|gnapp Saturday evening, with the help of Arthur Robberstad and the digging is going fine, Mrs. A. Robberstad called at P. M. Mrs. Donald Shannon returned to the home of her parents after a weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Peterson’s and Mrs. A. Hesslor Mon-| garry Vogt. day. i Mr. and Mrs. Martin Brekke and Miss Engebur were the guests of Nels Brekke and family Good Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Hesslor and daughter, Anna and Agnes, were the guests of the Hamiltons Friday. The Ladies Ald met with Mrs. Palmquist last Wednesday. N. C. Hamilton called at Viv. Ja- cobs Monday. Mrs. E. Emon who has been quite ill at the hospital in Baudette re- turned to her home Tuesday. Steve and Meddie Emon have gone west for work. Mrs. Nels Brekke called on Mrs. Hamilton Thursday. ing with Mr. Emon. N. C. Hamilton called at A. Hes- slors Thursday. The Swedish Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. Hesslor some time in May. Chris Jenson arrived home from the U. S. training camp Sunday and is looking fine. Swedish services at the school house on the county line April 27. John Kling, who has been at St. Paul last winter, arrived home Wed- nesday. N. C. Hamilton sold his mower and rake to A. Hesslor. | The boys are busy chasing fish on the Dave Hesslor meadow this spring. i Lost! Strayed! and Stol>n!—Peo- ple of Lakewood are wondering what has became of our “Rauliegh Man.” A year ago our cakes were sugarless, now they are flavorless. Any infor. mation would be gladly received. ER KRR KKK KKK bl GRANT VALLEY. * KR XK KRR R R KKK KX Rey. M. A. Soper and family vis- fted our Sunday school on Easter and Rev. Soper explained the Res- surection in a very able talk which was greatly enjoyed by all present. Harry Vogt and family visited at the T. J. Wright home Sunday. Art! fley was a Bemidji shoppel Urgday. C. N: Klugshury and family were Sunday visitors-at the C. S. Barclay home. b C. S. Ferris has.been sick the past two weeks. % Rev. M. A. Soper and family [EEEE————es HAVE COLOR IN'CHEEKS Be Better Lool Olive Tablets Ry 1t your skin is yellow—complexion pAltid _ tongue coated—appetite poor—you have a bad taste in your mouth—a , T feeling—you should take Olive Tablets. Dr.Edwa.rdd s OliveTaszb;-Br qul:isfi;I:‘tie forcalom -,-werepm)a:ed .Edwards after 17 years of study with his patients. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil. You wilt know them by their olive color. To have a dlear, pink ekin, bright eyes, no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like chxlé,hood 'you must get at the cause. Dr. Edwards® Qlive Tablets act on the Yiver and bowels like calomel—yet have no dangerous after effects. | *They start the bile and overcome consti- i pation. That's why millions of boxes are { sold annually at 10c and 25¢ per box. All druggists.. Take one or two nightly and wote the pleasing results, Mrs. Max Lubeck was a Bemidji shopper Saturday. C. W. Kingsbury and family were Bemidji shoppers Thursday. No school was held Thursday. Miss Margie Murphy goirng to Bemidji on ythat day to see the tank on exhibi- tion. Mrs. Peter Frost is greatly im- proved and her many friends hope for entire recovery. Arthur Dailey and Lyle Sanders made a short call on Fred Lange Sat- urday evening. . Mrs. William Hanson and Mrs. F. Silversack were Bemidji shoppers one day last week. The flelds in this section are in Mr. Lavillear of Roosevelt is visit-| o504 condition, this being an earlier spring here in that respeect, than in southern Minnesota where it is en- tirely too wet. DRINK HOT WATER IF YOU DESIRE A ROSY COMPLEXION Says we can’t help but look better and fesl better after an Inside bath. To look one’s best and feel one's best is to enjoy an inside bath each morning to flush from the system the previous day’s waste, sour fermenta- tions and poisonous toxins before it 1is obsorbed into the blood, Just as coal, when it burns, leaves behind a certain amount of incombistible ma- terial in the form of ashes, so the food and drink taken eack ‘day leave in the alimentary organs. a certain amount of indigestible material, which if not eliminated, form toxins and poisons which are then sucked into the blood through the very ducts which are intended to suck in only nourishment to sustain the body. If you want to see the glow of healthy bloom in your cheeks, to see your skin get clearer and clearer, you are told to drink every morning upon arising, a glass of hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it, which is a harmless means of washing the waste material and tox- ins from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels, thus cleasing, sweetening and purifying the entire alimentary tract, before putting more food intd the stomach. . Men and women with sallow skins, liver spots, pimples or pallid com- plexion, also those who wake up with a coated tongue, bad taste, nast; breath, others who are bothered wit! headaches, biliuos spells, acid stom- ch or constipation should begin this osphated hot water drinking and assured of very, pronounced re- in one or two weeks. A\quarter pound of limestone phos- phata\S::losts very little at the drug store hut is sufficient to demonstrate that just as soap and hot water cleanses, purifies and freshens the skin on the outside; so hot water and limestone phosphate act on the inside organs, We must always consider that ‘intern: sanitation is vastly more importart than outside cleanli- ness, because the skin pores do not absorb impurities into the blood, while the bowel pQ{es do. There is a much closer connection between tlie.stomaach and brain than moset people imagine, It is because of this close conuection that indigestion, belching, sour, gassy stomach and cther stomach miscries—all of which are sure signs of acid stomach—are so citen followed by severe attacks of blinding, splittitg beadaches, Nervousness, siceplessness, irritabil- iy, mentaldepression, melancholiaand many other disorde-s which affect the brain can 21so necrly always be traced to the some eourer —zacid-stomach. 80 otten you lhear people say ‘I am ! somervous1 think 1'll Ry to pieces;’” cr*‘Itseemns 1 never get a'good night’s sleep any more, my nerves are all on edge.” Little do they dream that acid stomach is the direct cause of their troubles because very often there are no pains in the stomach at all. So you sce, vou can’t always judge an acid- stomach condition by tbe %way your | stomach, itself, feels. 1f yon are weak, nervous, unfit—if you are not up to your old time form —if you lack your accustomed enthu- siasm, encrgy and pep—make this test and see if it 1sn’t acid-stomach that is holding you back — robbing you of your heaith, strength and vigor. Get @ big box of EATONIC~—the wonder- ful modern wmedicine that so quicki ats an acid stomach to rights, It is n the form of pleasant tasting tablets that you eat like 8 bit of candy. EATONIC rids the stomach of excess ‘Nervousness an Headaches Caused by Acid-Stomach acid. Brings instant relief from indi- gestion, heartburn, sour belching, food repeating, bloat and gas and makes the stomach cool, pure, sweet and comfortable. Dentists warn us against the bad effects of acids mouth, pointing out that the acid eats through the enaimel of the teeth, causing them to decay. You can easily imagine then the amount of ‘damage excess acid will cause to the delicate organization of the stomach! Thousands of people are uging EATONIC and the results'obtsined are so remarkable a3 to be ‘almost unbe- lievable. Yet their letters of gratitude, many of which are received daily, prove absolutely that EATONIC does all and even more than we claim. The medical profession, too, recognizes the great value of this wonderful remedy. A learned Michigan doctor wrote re- cently: ‘I have had such wonderful success with EATONIC that I want every one to know how quickly it will neuatralize the acidity of the the stom- ach (acid-stomach) and the stomach will soon be sweet and normal agsain, and the sick man weil and happy once more,”” So be sure to get a big box of EATCNIC from your droggist today. If it fails in any way to give you the kind of satisfaction you want, take it back—he will refund your money. He doesn’t want omépenny of your money unless EATONIC helps you. {EATONIC! FOR. YOUR ACID-STOMACH )Y SPUR. * There was service at the Spur school house Sunday evening, the speaker was the Seventh Day Adven. tist preacher from Bemidji. Mrs. Frank Falls of Poplar Grove Farm is recovering from an attack of broncial pneumonia. Mr. Sam Platt, who has taken a position with G. L. Dodge, has moved to Mr. N. Winches' place up near Tenstrike. . Mr. Daniel Canegie came to spend Sunday with his family. , DRY CLEANING Clothes Cleaners for Men, Women ! and Children 1 Y CLEANING ‘HOUSE + Jgg;sm.gon BROS. PR E. W. HANNAH Licensed Auctioneer I Sell Anything Anywhetre, and Get Top Prices. ] | Special attention given to || farm sales. | | 206 Minn. Ave., Phone 129W | STAHL-JACOBS Furniture Renovators All work guaranteed. Work called for and de- livered. ! General Repair Shop Phone 488 311 6th St. | : NEW MANAGEMENT 1 have purchased the Ny- more Meat Market, conduct~ ed by H. T. Schmidt, and in- vite the public to come and inspect my stock of fresh and salted meats also all kinds of sausage, butter and eggs. I will deliver to all parts of the city and do all to satisfy my customers. Yours for business, B. M. Merseth | There Is no better ballast for keep- M. H. Curry can Bupply you *® Xx+ REKKEKE XK KK K% K|DE the mind steady on its keel and sav- ing it from all risk of creakiness than business—Lowell. 3 TW.Stevenson Go. one of the big features of the automobile world this year. orist I are enthusiastic over it. the car. SPRING TIME], If you have not yet Selected your wardrobe for spring, DO IT NOW while stocks are still in good condition. Every day sees new additions in Blouses, 8| Skirts and Dresses, in Dress Goods and Silks. Blouses in Georgette, Organdie and Voiles, $1.00 to $15.00 Skirts in Silks, Serges, Satins |} | and Poplins . FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1919 Daily Thought. with all kinds of Shrubbery| WEAR IT ONCE ALWAYS! THIS ! Emnll Fruits fand lj“‘l’o:vlver Mn < 2 ulbs fresh from edge 2 ”YSO““QV Nursery, Albert Lea, Minn. GET IT AT We will carry a-stock of YOUR DEALERS small Shrubery and flower OR WRITE bulbs at A. T. Wheelock’s Grocery. M. H. CURRY i Bemidji, Minn. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. DISTRIBUTORS The New BUICKS Are Here We want you to see the new enclosed motor. It is Motorists who have examined this improvment The BUICK is a car that never fails to please. Phone us or call for a demonstration. We want you to get aequainted with us and with The Motor Inn (Formerly Letford’s Garage) GOUGHNOUR & SAVAGE, Props. Phone 78 I $1.25 to $25.00 { Dresses in Net, Crepe, Silk, Or- | | _gandie and Voile, beautiful and |§ 3 very reasonably priced ‘at he Bazaar Store 4