Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 16, 1919, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT "~ TELLS OF RUIN ~ WROUGHT BY HUNS Wnited ‘States Mining Expert Ine . vestigates Coal and-Iron ¢ Mines in France. ARE SET BACK MANY YEARS Frank M. Probert Gives First-Hand 8tory of Unbellevable Atrocities of Huns In Destroying Industrial Life of France and Belglum. Washington. — Frank H.- Probert, consulting engineer of the bureau of mines, department of the interior, and dean of the College of Mining, Uni- xersity of California, member of a special commission to investigate the dsmage done by the Germans during the war to the coal and iron mines and the steel works of France and Belgium, after a personal investiga- tion, has just returned to Washington with a first-hand story of the almost wnbelievable atrocities of the Huns in the destruction and wreckage of the tndustrial life of France and Belgium. 30 systematic and diabolical has been this destruction in one great coal- mining region, Mr, Probert says, that #2 will take at least five years to re- habllitate this district and it will be twelve to fifteen years before it gets dagk to normal,ipre-war output. He aredicts that witlé the indomifable apirit of France, In spite of the fearful . destruction to her steel works, with the return of Alsace and Lorraine to the mother land, France will eventual- Iy become the dominant factor in the future steel Industry of Europe. Exploited by Invaders. In a preliminary report to Van H. Manning, director of the bureau of mines, Mr. Probert says in part: *Early In the war the German hordes swept southward through the iron basins of French Alsacg and Lorraine, smd for nearly four years this re- sowned mining area was held and ex- ploited by the invaders. Many of the smployees were made captives and compelled to work In the mines under German direction, The international doundary between France and Ger- many was drawn in 1871, to give the rietor of the Franco-Prussian war con- trol of the iron flelds, but since that time scientific development, guided by a better understanding of the local geology, exposed for I'rance a great- er ore reserye at lower horizens than that of the Lotraine annexee. 1 “The actual physical damage to th fron mines ix comparatively - small when compgred to the destruction of the coal flelds of northern. France, which Is as reprebensible as it 1s com- plate. Only fn a few cases, where pil- frs have been robhed In the mines. i there any collapse of underground workings, but the equipment, both sarface and underground. has been misused. and where ore has been wmiwed, the lack of development will defer realization on capital until the exploratory work 1s sufficiently ad- wanced to admit of daily n’ulpm apn proximating pre-war conditions. The mines are not seriously crippled. hut what of the steel plants in which the fron cores are smelted? In my opinfon wo such atroclty was ever perpetrated “agninst the indnstrial life of sy oountry, Maenificent placts, compar- g fuvorably with anything we bnve fn the United States, are now hut a tangled, twisted mads of structural steel and broken stone. The willful demolition was sclentificntly planned and systematically carried out. This after the removal of all such mechan- wal and eleetrical power . units as sould be used by Germany. The ma- Heiousness and efliciency with whieh this erime against French industry ,twas curried ‘out is almost unbeliev- able. Surface Structures Razed. “In the conl districts of Pas de @rlals and Nord, a sector fought over from the beginning to the end of the agr, clianging hands frequently, bom #arded all the time, all surface strue tares whether of town, village or min- fag enterprise have heen razed. Ar zas, Douai. Bethune, Bapaume, Lens, Loos, Courriere, centers of .coal-min- dmg activity but a few years ago and the mainsprings of French industrial ‘Wfe are gone, but the indomitable spirit of France survives and already pfans are laid for the future. Bruay, at the western edge of the known coal #eld, was not In the fighting zone and #x. output has been steadily malin- #ined, but golng eastward the fright- felness is more and more appalling, Wr the hate of the Hun left its mark 2o the mines during his forced retreat. The coa]l measures are overlain by water-bearing strata, necessitating special methods of shaft sinking and rt to keep the mines dry. The steel lining of the shafts was dyna. mited, letting In the quicksands and Sooding the underground workings for miles around. In the entire Pas de @alais region It is estimated that 120.- #00,000 cubic meters of water must be gamped before mining operations are msumed. ‘Having flooded the minas, ite head frames and surface equip- ment were systematically dynamited. the twisted debris In many cases fill- 7ag up the demolished shafts. Likes Chewing Gum, 3t. Louis.—Police are looking for a surghr with a chewing-gum appetite. “The burglar stole a set of false teeth =0& then purloined $180 worth of chew- &z gum. NOBOOOCODDXIDX KX LA FORCED TO FINE DQG HERO Heco Wio Paged Bartage But New York Justice Took Into C H 0| o Con- T"e' to Es_oape D.S. C. sideration Animal’s Brave Deed . in the Past. Two wmedals bestowed for bravery hung from_the collar of Jim®a Great Dane, when he appeared in the West side court the other day, charged with having been unmuzzled in public, says the New York World. Patrolman Joseph B. Ward, attached to the health department, said he had Philadelphia.—Uncle Sam’ fin- ally forced a Distinguished Serv, 1ce cross upon First Lieut. 8am. uel T. Smith, He was compelled to recelve it with all possible ceremony on Fraoklin fleld, at the University of Pennsylvania, This action was taken by Lieut. Col.. Joseph M. Heller because o :‘v':’c‘: ]r?he“&ph'd‘fln°m hhl”m seen Jim fn a car without a muzzle: 5: DY when B wphh the. & | Jim would not let the policeman. come ,s presentation lnutlh‘edwnd.w. near when an attempt”to”ser vvflw ¥ :,: L%leeutenunt Smith is twenty- summons was made, Ward testified. ¥ six. He comes from Arkapsa. fi Harry Gilpin, a_druggist, ‘told the Yot . magistrate about Jim’s heroism. Mr, )¢ He recefved & bullet In his chest 30 3 Gilpin and his daughter were asleep % at Fleville, France, last October i ,:‘ 4 while serving with the Sixth in their house one night in 1918, when :4 fleld. artillery 8 flre started. Jim was running up ,fi His cltfltiox; reads: “When his and down outside when the firemen ar- K ¢ rived. He failed to make the firemen ,} entire platoon had been cut off » 2 or the crowd understand what the-trou- ¥ by an enemy barrage ‘and all of S . % his cannoneers but two had been ¥ | ble was. So he darted into the smoke o Lang! % ’ and fire and dragged out first Mr. Gil- ¥ Kkilled, Lieutenant Swith made i .p’: repeated trips into the shelled #% | pin and then *Miss Gllpin, both over- ? area and removed his wounded fome, 5 e For this Jim recelved the “Splers % comrades to- places of safety, & B retised 46 accept surgieal medal that year and Miss Gilpin gave ).: treatment for four wounds Le '8¢ him/another. Recently the Alps club :’4' had recelved until gll of his E‘ af"Rlverdnla honored him, . .:‘ wounded men had recelved :.‘ 'A dog that is as brave as you are deserves consideration,”™ Magistrate Nolan' said, “but you weren't muzzled and you resisted the officer. Fine $1.” Jim carried the bill in his mouth to the clerk of the court and took the re- celpt back to Mr. Gilpin. XXX treatment.” o BT RO eSO EL 0 DOG HAS SERVICE CHEVRONS Also Wound.Stripes, for He, as Well as His Master, Was d : Gassed. Waynesboro, Pa.—Private Robert L. Ingels, with his war dog Sport, .who followed him all through the battles of. the western front in France, is home from Camp Dix, honorably dis- ‘ :Submarine Signals. During the war, as is well known, submarine sound-signaling made great strides. In Schiffba@ an asecount fis given of .o device employed in Gere many. In this device the réceiver is secured to the outer Fryer of the ship's hull from inside and is filled with wa- charged. The two divided the hon-| ter, the liquid being in contact ors in the home-welcoming. - Both | with the outer plating of the were gassed and sent to hospltal, and | vessel. The ‘esseatial point in thiy de- ‘both-had a touch of influenza, the at- tack developing into pneumonia for the master. L The dog, a fox terrier, with lots of pep, was the pet of the soldier before he enlisted in company ¥, Twenty- third engineers, known gs the “Penn- sylvania Casualty” company. Sport was smuggled on board the ship and became the mascot of the company, the boys rechristening him Casualty. It was in the Argonne campaign that Private Ingels and Sport or Casualty were gassed. 3 Sport wears a blanket of olive drab, which bears his, 'gold wound ‘stri] two service chevrons and the red key- stone. ¥ - vice appears to be that the meaus for producing the sound are placed ex- ternally on the wall of the ligaid tank, whereas In most eases the spunding de- vice has hitherto been arranged in- |] side the tank or receiver. Another. gpecial feature is an automatic ar- rangement for maintaining -constant, or adjusting, the level of the water, which can be wmanipylated sexternally, ~Scientfic American. s Advertisements in tnis colimn 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 3bc. = PUTS-BAN ON TERM “LUNACY” New York Medical Journal Says Moon Has Nothing to Do With Madness. New York.—It would seern that such’ words as-“lunatic” and “lunacy” mqy be dropped from- the voeabulary -of FOR SALE FOR SALE—A Chevrolet,‘Four;Nlnea medicine, not only as being a stigma iy fi as 4 on those affected mentally, but as ef- | cfma{:'f;m_” f,i;‘c“."’,s?,%fbo,"' Aim fensive to the kin of those unfortn- 2d516 at C. W, Jewetts Garage. nates. Says the New York Medlcal Journal in this connection: “Mankind Insists on classifying his world in great groups. and the individ- ual wha happens to fall Into an un- popular category is doomed to a cer- toin amount of ostraéism., Perhaps those who suffer most from the gener- Friday ad ic vaguyeness are those styled ‘lung- ties, though the old belief of the in- 5 e sune heing partienlarly affected by the A moon has long ceased to exist, and at a u r a a recent conferenge of asylum nuthoris ties in London it was decided that this word and some others equally indefi~ nite, yet which ecast a slur on the peo- ple so dezignated, should be aban- doned.” SPECIALS TROPPMAN'S Japan Tea, reg. 50c griade, pound ‘| Tooth picks, 8 pkgs, for....10¢c Yeast Foam, 3 pkgs foz; ... Y0c Baker’s chocolate, pound . .39¢ Rolled Oats, reg. 30c pkg. .26¢ Swift’s Pride washing pow- der, large pkg. ........24c Gold Dust, small size, 6 pkegs, for... ..........28¢c Macaroni, Spaghetti, or Noodles, 8 pkgs for.... Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, 2 pkgsfor..............28¢ ‘Monarch catsup, bottle. ...23¢c No. 8 can Tomatoes. ......18¢c Corn and Peas, 2 cans for. .25¢c Ulikem Apricots in heavy syrup, 3 cans for.... 1 pkg. Graham crackers, 1 pkg. Krispy crackers, and 1 pkg. Vanilla waf-_ ers, in a shopping b%’ i for. .. SO Jello, 3 pkgs for ..., oy Quart jar Olives Pettijohn’s Parched Bran Hot Water for Sick Headaches Tells why everyone should drink hot water with phosphate in it befere breakfast. Headache of any kind, is caused by auto-intoxication—which means self- poisoning. Liver and bowel poigons called toxins, sucked into the blood, through the lymph ducts, excite the heart which pumps the blood so fast that it congests in the smialler ar- teries and veins of the head produc- ing violent, throbbing pain and dis- tress, called headache., You become nervous, despondent, sick, feverish and miserable, your meals sour and almost nauseate you. Then you re- sort to acetanilide, aspirin or the bro- mides which temporarily relieve but do not rid the blood of these irritat- ing toxins. A glass of hot water with a tea- spoonful of limestone phosphate in it, drank before breakfast for awhile, will not only wash these poisons from your system and cure you of ache but will cleanse, purify . and freshen the entire alimentary canal. Ask.your pharmacist for a qharter pound of limestone phosphate. It is inexpensive, harmless as sugar, and almost tasteless, except for a sourish twinge which is not unpleasant. 3 If you aren't feeling your best, if tongue is coated or you wake up with bad taste, foul breath or have colds, indigestion, biliousness, constipation or sour, acid stomach, begin thesphos- phated hot water, cure to rid your system of toxins and poisons. Results are quick and it is claimed that those who continue to flush out the stomach, liver and bowels every morning never have any headache or know a miserable moment. .23¢ ! : ".ME‘-BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER FOR SALE-—=2,000 acres of timber,| WANTED-—Graip door naflnral.dBe- FOR RENT—Tw0' nicely furnis! . poles. FOR SALE—Summer home, 6 rooms, FOR SALE—Tine seed potatoes, not FOR SALE—House, garage and two TOR SALE-_Five room cottage, hard FOR SALE—See the Bemidji Sta- A A A A A A A A A WANTED—Girl, for kitchen ;ln WANTED—Maid for general Touse- for month of June $30. Apply at work. Mrs, Fred Rhoda, Phone| Pioneer office, E. H. Denu.| 399. o 3d516 ; .| 64523 pine pulp wood ties, posts and 516 rooms, 215% Third St.’ Address C. L, C, care 20468 miaji Mtg, Co, WANTED—Two girls for “ clerks at Markham hotel, 5d820 cigar Pioneer, 3d516 . IOBT ARD FOUND FOUND—One inner auto tube, norgh part of town. Bert Clark, Phdne 18-J. 34519 WANTED——Office man experienced in general office work, general merchandise and all round timber experience desires- position. Ref- - grence, Location no object. Ad- dress “R” care of Pioneer. 5d517 S S WANTED—Experienced girl for gen-! eral housework, 605 Lake Blvd. Phone 11-R: - l4te WANTED—Two or three young ladies to learn dining room work. Steady employment, pleasant work, good wages. - Apply man- ager Markham hotel. -,3d617\ bath, .electric and phone, large porch. - Birchmont Beach, dear tennis court, Also 3 room cottage, most perfect spot on lake, Bar- gains, H, H. Vehon, 411 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis. 304617 | TAKEN UP-—J have recently taken up a stray ewe sheep, May 8, ownsr | may have same by proving prop- i erty and paying.damages. Paul Pagel, Bemidji, Star#Route, 44520 i a1 scabby, Carmans and Russets. Also a few carrots,, J, B, Redding, Del- ton Ave., and 19th St, 6d520 ‘Jots, -facing east. WIill sacrifice, ‘For pricedinguire 719 Bemidji Ave, or phone 340-W, 144526 SNAPS! Well imfroved 108 acre farm | on railroad, side track on land: 20 acres field, some meadow, small fruit; plum trees. $3,000, one half “¢ash or will trade for small house in Bemidji. s . Fine. modern six room housg, screened porch and garage, $3,000. Liberal terms. A complete five room Bungalow modern cottage,” good - location. |. $3000, part eash. = Six room house, 81x140 lo $22.00 down and $22.00 per month for one hundred months, no-inter- PSR S R A WANTED—Work by the day or hour. 516 Oak. St. Phope'§31-W: 8451 'WANTED--hemstitching and scal. loping: Mrs. Ella Flyberg Red-] land, Ruettell Flats, Crookston, Minn. Phone 1099. 104519 WANTED—Kitchen girl, at Mark- ham hotel. 56t TR T FOR ANY kind of real estate deal, see or write E. J. Willits, 218 Beltrami Ave. Phone 41. 1213tt wood floors, city water, sewer, electric lights. Lot extends to lake shore. 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