Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 19, 1919, Page 8

‘GAVE THANKS FOR ARMISTICE Fervent Gratitude to God Was First Thought of the Gallant De- fenders of Verdun. ] . The artillery fire died out, and there was a pause that seemed like the sud- den end of the world. Then from the 40 bells, high in the towers of the old cathedral at Verdun, pealed forth those silvery tones that proclaimed again, “Peace on earth.” The armistice ‘had come. % Blowly the great doors of the ca- {thedral opened and in rushed 600 allled soldiers. Doctor Maurer of the Red Triangle, says a writer in Association Men, quietly walked to the altar rafl and knelt there. Captalns, lieutenants and soldiers reached for the bell ropes, and he feared the opportunity for religious service was lost. But they saw the lonely figure and came into the chojr space. As he rose all was quiet. “Boys,” he sald, “I belleve we all want to sing and that we ought to sing the Doxology.” ) At its close Doctor Maurer ralsed his'hands, and Mohammedans, Catho- lcs, Protestants and Jews-bowed their heads and fell on thelr knees. Amid the ruins 600 soldlers knelt—Moham- medans bumping their heads on the stones, Catholics devoutly crossing themselves, and Jews and Protestants with hands clasped, faces shining and eyes lifted. Doctor Maurer led in that everwon- derful prayer, “Our Father Which Art in Heaven.” He then suggested that the Americans sing, “My Country, 'Tis of Thee,” while the English sang “God Save the King.” At the close of the singing the French soldiers pushed for- ward and sang, as only Frenchmen can sing, the “Marseillaise.” The Frénch general came forward and took Doctor Maurer’s hands. “I want to thank you,” he sald, “for lead- ing these men on this occasion of grace to offer praise to God for the deliver- ance of France and for the safety of the world.” 4 OLD TURKISH TRADE UNIONS Guilds Formed of Members of Various Industrial Vocations Common in Constantinop'e. ‘Whatever may be the eventual gov- ernment of Constantinople, the count- less guilds or co"porations created by members of the #irious industrial vo- cations followed by the population wiil probably respond slowly to the change. In Constantinople, says a writer on Turklish life, every trade and calling has Its own unfon, many of which are of long ancestry: the esnaf, or guild, of the shoemakers, for example, Is sald to have been granted power to Judge and punish its own members for public offenses as long ago as the six- teenth century, in return for some service which it then rendered Sulei- man the Magnificent.” Organized for the common' benefit as traders or work- ers, the members of the gullds are ad- mitted Irrespective of race or religion %0 long as they follow that particular occupation. - The business of the or- gnnlzntlon/lg conducted in lodges, the -officers of which have been held re- sponsible for the good behavior of members. Although future conditions in Constantinople wil doubtless modi- fy them, the esnafs will probably con- tinue to be a power. 8chools of Dunkerque. -One of the things that deeply im- pressed the company 9f journalists from some twenty different nations who recently visited Dunkerque in a party was' the story -of the public schools. Dunkerque, although it es- caped occupation, -was under constant bombardment; the enemy at ope time and another had the city under fire by land, sea and air, but, except for a short time in the beginning when the buildings were used for war purposes, the schools of Dunkerque, like those of Reims: continued in session, and new schoolhouses were bullt. When- ever the city was bombarded, the pu- pils, big and little, marched to the cel- lar in orderly procession, and some- times the entire session was held there. If a schoolhouse was partly shattered, ft was repaired at once, and school promptly resumed; nothing, in _short, was allowed to Interfere with the con- tinuity of the schools of Dunkerque. Peanut Now Important Crop. The peanut has accomplished won- ders for agricultural development, and has Increased production by acres and doubled the value of land in many sections, It similarly helped Alabama through the crisis. when the appear- ance of the weeyll played havoc In the cotton flelds of that state. It has done well throughout the South, and Virginia, which formerly stood first in its production, has sunk to fifth place. The peanut ofl industry has added to the value of the crop, and this year the total harvest and value were the JUST BIG SPECIAL § ITEMS - Of Usual Values and Some Special Prices _ " BLANKETS Special showing, all sizes and all kinds, all colors, in plain white, gray, tan, in plaids and checks, light cotton, heavy cotton, cotton and wool mixed. Prices $1.69, $1.85, $1.98, $3.48, $4.25, $4.95 up to $10.00. Not a single pair but what are special values. $2.48, $2.85, $2.95, $3.25, Blankets will cost more, not less, to buy now. See our Baby Blankets, also Comforts. N NEW STOCK OF CLEAN COTTON 1 [ From 2.50 to $7.50 each. buy these. You will do well if you OUTING FLANNEL 35 pieces light or dark mixtures and plain, good heavy grade and nice clean looking patterns, all new stock, at 23c, 25c and 29c. \ YARNS More than five hundred dollars worth of new yarns. Fleishers and Saxons Superfine Knitting Worsted, Silk and Wool, Lustrous Teazel Yarn and other new yarns—1 ounce balls 35¢, 2 ounce balls 60c, skeins 50c, 85¢c, 98c. Largest stock, the yarn is right, the'cq]ors_ are right . for we have every color, the prices are right. You do well when you buy your.yarn here. . ° SWEATERS All the new sweaters for every member of the family. - You surely will find just the sweaters you will want. Prices are very reasonable. i We want you to see these special showings this week. You are buying right now at the lowest prices you" will see this year, or next. f Carlson Ty VARIETY Course STOIE MAN With the large * New Stock Store. Hours 8:30to 6 THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER o —— greafest ever recorded, In spife of a reduction In acreage. The omce de- spised peanut has proved itself:a valu- able. agricultural asset to the Sonth and the country, and the end is not yet.—New Orleans Times-Picayune. DR. E. H. SMITH Physician and Surgeon Oftice Security Bank Block Everyone There Named Levy. ‘There Is a peculiarity about Little Tancock Island, Lumenburg county, Nova Scotia, which Is not generally known. Nearly all the restdents are named Levy. In fact, only a few years | — — ago all the residents.bore that name. AT ; Third Strest Cafe or Christian names Is taken from the 0ld Testament. The Levys claim to be Our Waiters Do the Waiting DR. EINER JOHNSON Physician and Surgeon Bemidji, Minn, direct descendants of the‘men who fol- || lowed the fisherman’s ‘calling on the aores of Gallee in the time of Chrish Subscribe for The Pioneer. J. WARNINGER VETERINABRY SURGEONW ..Office and Hospital 8 doors weat.. of Troppman's.. Phone.No, 309 8rd Street-and:Irvine.ave. Y FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19; 1819 The N orthern National Bank BEMIDJI MINNESOTA Every man, whether a fraternal man or not, should attend the big meeting of All Fraternal Organizations of this community on September 30th. ‘If all men could know each other intimately there would be no social unrest today. Go to the meeting, by all means. e The Northern National Bank MU RO A | WHO was it spread the gospel that “Knowledge is power?” He said a book- ful of facts. Knowledge is power, and your daily newspaper is a sort of power plant out of which - you draw knowledge of lots of things — clothes, for instance. The more knowledge you gather about clothes the better qualified you are to buy prudently and eco- nomically. We believe that if all men carefully studied the clothes question instead of buying hap- hazard on price alone, as many do, it would be impossible to sup- ply the demand for Hociety Brand CLOTHES This store made an exhaus- tive study of clothes and the knowlodge gained decided us in favor of handling Society Brand. The proof of their super- iority was so pronounced by care- ful comparison that we were even surprised. You, too, might get a glad surprise by comparing the clothes we have ready to show you with what you've been wear- ing. One of your spare hours spent here might prove profitable to you. We’'ll be glad to offer you the proof at any time. You can be judge and jury, and if you don’t find evidence that we can dress you better and save you good dollars, we don’t expect your trade. . $30.00 $55.00 , Welve. a lot of saucy-styled stiff and soft Hats, a smart showing of Ties, spunky Shirts, and other things men are particular about, priced to meet your approval. WRTNRRR R nm STYLE. HEADOQUARTERS Where Suctety Brand Clothes we s, " Men Who Read Up on Clothes , Take to Society Brand as a Squirrel to Nuts T L L T B R T T T T T T Sortety Brand Clothes Style shown above is the “D’Orsay.” We’ve enough others to run the chro- matic scale of manly needs. Materilas in splendid variety. Colors like a na- ture painting in Fall shadow tones. THE QUALITY STORE “STYLE HEADQUARTERS”—Where Society Brand Clothes are Sold T T T T 1T TR RO TR i L