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MEMBER UNITED | " The Pioneer is a member of the United Press. Today’s world’s news/ today Weather—Hotel Mark* warmer, tollowe? \;xo"‘c&\ has ‘IS GREAT ERUPTION ',Trfining Station Will- BeLo- " cated in Duluth With' U. S. War Craft ' WIDE DISTRICT IS All Former Bemidji Qfii!__' Expected to Join and Bemidji is to again have ifijl":llth -division naval militia, is the word brought back by Lieut. Eirle'A. Barker, after consultation with ‘Cap- tain Guy Eaton at Duluth. It means | that Bemidji will again come'dl ,@_9 its own with the splendid unit that went .0, the first line of defense the mext N ‘day after President Wilson callgd for | Substitutes the maval arm of the United:Btates : 5 c . as-the declaration was passed tint da Quarter; Tough Game state of war with Germany ‘egisted, and 44 red blooded young m@nileft Next Saturday _Bemidji, for the Atlantic t ‘man . Uncle Sam’s sea do and proudly Lieut. Barker led the blue the allies.” BLACKDUCK DEFEATED BY BEMIDJI 4170 0 | OU , lN CONFERENCE GAME Discharged soldiers, who have not vet received their Victory Buttons may procure one by writing Congress- 2 Used in ' Last{man Harold Knuteon, -Washington, j: Suit Scheduled for D. C. In writing him be sure and |; e give name, rank, serial number, at Decision Today by U. S. dress and the military organization to.which you belonged. If you were o Supreme Court wounded in the service be sure and 80 ; i state, for you will be entitled to a Progs. Bemidji’s high sctfol football |gilyer button instead of one of bronze. Washu(lgt):mum(;i? :;ss )The oy ] team just naturally slaughtered the Discharged marines, who did not: ) s o »;:;addsal‘l;:rs s s o high sihool team of Blackduck in a |receive a service button, may procure |:preme court of the United States was o ']““ : district conference game Saturday at [ 92e by writing the Marine Headquar-{ischeduled today to determine the b to Recognize. Athle:lc park, Bemidji, to the tune of 'e;" Walsnhington,- D C!' fi"?‘g thelyoundary line between Minnesota Plans are belng arranged v Tor41 t0'0, and Coach Smith, prineipal ;:lg:{:lr:ts?l‘::hr::l;i;;de, :ddre:g :’:siidl and Wisconsin near Lake Superior. [“War for Health” will come to a cli- the training. of. the V:;“Zfi“","'{;‘f; of ‘the high school, used a set of stib- number: ete. ST ! »Minnesota brought suit in 1916 to|max this fall with an intensive cam- state.tults abDulut) 8 h o district | yjpupdl in the last part of the gatie. The buttons for discharged service | §etermine the location of certain val- | paign to raise $250,000 through the Wige:lst%ebi:;gwwleg:no: t;gr'&‘ili‘lann\:: On the d“l"' °{h"'§ Co]mm\lx:izx ‘l‘l;: men are mot yet ready. Due notice|uable docks which apparently were|sale of Red Cross Christmas seals to b 1 militi a every endist- | o Blackduck, the locals play ¢ the | Will.De given when they dre. {k Wisconsin territory. ' Wisconsin {be .directed by a general staff of 3 Sota Naval e, A Blackduck team as a feature of the filed its brief in ‘the supreme court |Eitizens of ‘tlie state. blockade was threatened. A. P. WHITE MEMBER .ed naval reserve residing in the state| ;coasion and trimmed the Blackduck At A i b e h 5 3 _August, . o g. C.. A. Severance of St. Paul may join without affecting his status|ieam by 40 to 7, which will have & . Vatar fln; enabling act of 1846 by | laa {)een, uppointed chalrman 'of the 3 1 bun ts ‘were | 8tate campaign committee, it was an- on:the finals of in the naval reserve. ) he district, J s b “URI8. intend Ted 4 1.!9%’ fdji -went: into -the- game, on é»?&ewbxxfig: i‘:?le‘getWeenw:\:’: .every-locality of Minnesota in which-|Saturday minus:two of the star play- ‘ : t:{ s At thexpoints undoer argu- units. were .located and men of .the |ers, Koors and Doran,-both incapiei-| : s it wore set by an imaginary line «01d companies are encouraged to_join | tated by slight mishaps, and Thorald- |- - According to a letter received by drawi through the “ceiter of Lake -and’ help ‘the reorganization pians.|son and’Stapleton-were used as sub-|Secretary H. M. Stanton ‘of the Be- Supeifor to 'gt'he mouth of theé St “They will be taken in at the ratings |stitutes, both of whom played a good | midji association, Louwis L. Law, L‘;fiis “iver; themce up the 'mahi they Held in the reserve force .when[brand of game. " | president. of the National Board of | % . "= o1 ¢ the safd river to the first mustered out. . In“the fourth quarter, four substi- | Fire Underwriters, Minnesota head- : “i ds in the same above the Indian : . A tutes were added to the lineup, in|quarters in Minneapolis, the state ?‘l; » ecording to Nicolett’s map.” State Wide District. place of the regulars, the game being | fire marshal and members of his star viliage according - | cents per capita. The intensive cam- The istrict, which will be trained | finished by over half of the regular|will be in Bemidji October 21 and| Minncsota claimed that the mouth | ,o;0n ", el Minnesota’s allotment -at Duluth, will comprise all of Min-|team, and the “subs” made an ex-|make an’inspection of the fire risk | of the river is at a point 15 miles be- | oo 'Ry Cross Christmas seals will be nesota, Upper Michigan, Iowa, upper | cellent showing, the “Ducks’’ being |situation in this city. low Grassy point, held as.the mouth conducted from December 1 to 10.° Nebraska, a part of Mentana' and of the stream by Wisconsin. The 8u-| ““sempery of the state campaign in- unable to get a score through. The In all probability these gentlemen ‘North and South Dakota. Al train-|new men were Gibson, McDonald,|will speak at a mass meeting of citi- preme court must decide upon the | yqe A P, ‘White of Bemidji. ing of the reserve force will be done main channel of the St. Louis river Stevens and Riggs. zens that evening. T it1c, e controvesy under “direction of the commandant n o 2 P — A new channel was dredged in the 300 BoNUs BLANKS Mike Riley acted a referee and of the Ninth,”Tenth and Eleventh dis- | kept his eyes glued tightly upon the E B¢ tricts, headquarters at the Great|plays and the men in general. IMPORTANT smsmN river by the United States govern- qnent a considerable distance in on ARRIVE FOR soLDIERs the Wiscongin side of the river. The Lakes naval traln{ng station. Just about one of the hardest cm COUNCIL ToN.IGHT big iron docks owned by the Carne- About 300 bonus blanks for re- Equipment and ‘cruising -facilities | games in the conference that Bemidji What promises to bé a very inter- gie intérests immediately were built turned soldiers, honorably dis- will be provided by the government | Will tackle this year will be with the in station at Duluth. There wi.. be team from Coleraine at Bemidji next ¢ e ] esting meeting of the city council out to the new channel. charged, have arrived in Bemidji will -be held this evening, as there apd are being distributed to mem- nounced by Dr.W. L. Beebe, -prosi- dent of the Minnesota Public Health associatiom. Otto F. Bradley, as state campaign director, will have direct charge of the- sales drive. Campaign organiza- tions ‘are being perfected in each county and the county quotas are be- ing assigned upon the basis of 10 a receiving vessel, probably the old Saturday. - The Coleraine team this year is heralded as a tough aggrega- 3 Wssex; three scout cruisers, tug and Alazge cEbsor. :u;(];ntonge::::ncizd) (I:{o::l'l; Exlxndnll;o:s. are matters of vital import to .the PARDON BOARD TODAY. bers of the Loyal Legion. The Bemidji naval unit is to be re-| 28 <IRE T2 B0 A % ble to play | ¢ity scheduled for reports. i More bonus blanks are looked for organized as soon as possible and ap- and this contest will also have bear- 1t is likely the capacity of th (By United Press.) :ggx ::dprfsglb‘l?l] be distributed as temporary council chamber will be packed to capacity. NEBRASKA MAY COPY STATE BAPTISTS ARE MINNESOTAS' CAPITOL HOI.DING coNVENTloN (By United Press.) St. Paul, Oct. 13.—A delegation of . Nebraskans were to visit Mifinesota’s (By United Press.) capitol building today to get 1aeas .Northfield, Minn., Oct. 13.—More|for a mnew capitol building to be than 28,000 Baptists of Minnesota |erected at Lincoln, Neb. Minnesota’s were represented at the sixtieth an-| capitol cost about $5,000,000. Ne- niversary convention of the state|braska plans one equally as magnifi- | of ]aw examiners was expected today body here today. cent. to act upon the case of Francis C. Because of the influenza last year Cary, Minneapolis, former judge ad- 'tl‘x;nee I:elsiioc::v:::;?ggwf:d;);“::eneil;. PEACE ls 0FFIC]ALLY vocate of the Minnesota Motor corps. reality to cover two years activity of e tfi: Biptist church inythe state. FY K. BR()UGHT T0 FRANC formation that Cary had received K[NG EMANUEL fi[‘ Pratt, president and Dr. E. R. Pope, funds paid claimants in the death of executive secretary, are in charge of (By United Press.) St. Paul, Oct. 13.—With more than one hundred cases on file the T S state pardon board met today for one RURAL EDUCATION. TOPIC of its busiest sessions. OF CONFERENCE TALKS STATE LAWYERS MAY fall, 5. D et 1. Sioux Falls, 8. D. Oct. 13.—Gover- nor Frazier, North Dakota, Governor DISBAR MEMBER Norbeck, South Dakota, Governor Burnquist, Minnesota and Governor McKelvie, Nebraska are among the (By United Press.) speakers on the program of the na- St. Paul, Oct. 13.—The state board tional conference on rural education being held here this week. The sub- ject is one in which Governor Frazier as “the farmers’ governor’ is espe- cially interested. _ plications received from older mem- bers will cause a meeting to formu- A late plans .or re-organization. No R drilling will be done for some time, but the division will be thoroughly .organized for plans in the fauture. * Young Men Should Join: Every young man.is encouraged to ‘become a member as the social fea- # tures and standard of the personnel f#-will be of great interest and benefit. When the unit left for the first & line-defense, Liut. E. A. Barker was # the commandant of the Fifth divi- # sion; R. B. Lycan was junior lieuten- 4 -ant and William J. McDonald was ensign. All seamen went as second class and Lieut. Barker was made executive officer of the battleship Massachusetts, while practically every one of the unit was promoted. 'FIGHTING CONTINUES IN THE BALTIC REGION ing on the district copference. It should be well worth seeing. members of the motor corps killed in A the forest fires last year, recommend- NOT ABD[CATE RULE the convention program which will Paris, Oct. 13.—Peace was official- ed to the board of examiners that end Wednesday. - |1y brought to France today, when |Cary be barred from practicing law in (By United Press.) 5 decrees raising the state of seige and | this state. The board today was to Rome, Oct. 13.—Official denial of abloishing censorship were published | consider the senate resolution and a|the report that King Emanuel’s ab- in Le Journal, official paper. transeript of all the evidence sub-|dication is imminent was made to- The decrees become effective with | mitted at a hearing of the senate|day. their publication. committee. It will make recommen- e dations to the supreme court without SOAP APLENTY IN BERLIN. TER AND MEN further investigation, it was be- puitraiin BUT Eae MEET. lieved. Usually, the state board makes Berlin. (By Mail.)—It is now (By United Press.) Cleveland, Ohjo, Oct. 13.—Chief its own investigations. possible in Berlin to buy a cake of soap without mortgaging the old the boy shot the gun and the mutila-|{.among the aims of the National Poul- tion was the result. try, Butter and Egg association, in old homestead, without a birth certi- convention here today, is the dissipa- . ot AP VES 'I‘REA Formerly, soap was so scarc* and 8o MGUE CAN OPERATE O aee of prorteering asalnat P Ro THE TY under g);verng-nen!:s con:rol that the LAD SHOOTS OFF HAND. At the St. Anthony’s hospital is a young boy, age 13 years, who lost his hand Sunday by the explosion of a shell inside a gun which he was handling, the name of the lad being Frank Glenskey, whose address is given as Bemidji. In some manner (By United Press. Lofidon, Oct. 13.—Fighting con- tinues in the Baltic region with the Lettish troops maintaining their de- fense a'gninst the Germans, according to latest reports. . Reval dispatches said Gemneral Yu- denish 'in command of the Russian northwestern troops las captured “Yamburg, 70 miles southwest of Pe- trograd. . L The dispatch to the London Chron- icle from Riga declares that on Sat- urday 2,000 Letts were still holding the city against heavy .German at-| . JAPANBE coUNclL ficate, a voucher of good character, ‘| or a “stand in” with the authorities. dealers in dairy stuffs. \bal ¥ ordi{nary mortal had to content him- -W. T. Seibels, Chicago, business WITHOUT UN“'ED STATB manager of the association, char- (By United Press.) - |selt with a substitute for soap much acterized' as “unjust” the inclusion]| Tokio, Oct. 13.—The privy council akin to lye. of butter, egg and cheese dealers|has approved the peace treaty and Now, fat supplies have arrived among profiteers in’foodstuffs. submitted it to the emperor for rati- | from the outside world and the gov- . Among the endeavors of the asso-|fication. The Japanese parliament|ernment has decided that soap can of the league of nations is confus-|ciation, said Seibels, is the “educa-|has not yet effected ratification. be sold without ration tickets. At ing,” said Secretary Lansing today.|tion ‘and guidance of public opinion . the same time, it is removing restric- “The league will become operative|in all parts of the United States to DANES TO LABOR MEET. tions on shoe rationing. when the ratification of France, Italy | the point of securing the adoption of , s and Britain are deposited with the | legialation calculated to foster trade.« Washington, Oct. 13.—Denmark| BIG SCOTTISH RITE CLASS. league secretary in Paris.” and safeguard consumers.” will 'send twelve delegates, including Grand Forks, N. ‘D, Oct. 13.—A So far as Lansing can interpret,|. Dealers in general, attending the| high government officials, to the in-|large class ‘'was taken in during the convention, said they would act in|ternational labor conference here Oc- |-twentieth reunion of ‘the Scottish White army is reported today as|mations that have ratified the treaty,|concert on a proposal to reduce tober 29, including Director M. Vedel !'Rites bodies here, closing today. The ‘marehing on* Budapest to attack Rou-|and others will be admitted only as|freight rates and thus help bring|and M. Neumann of the labor de- -fourth to the thirty-second degree, mania. : [they ratify. «iew o+ = .« . gabout & reduction in prices. partment. inclusive, were examplified. ( By United Press.) . Washington, Oct. 13.—The status (By United Press.) Vienna, Oct. 13.—The Magyar|the league will consist of only these / Largest circulation of ‘North Central Minnesota; Minneapolis, Oct. 13.—Minnesota’s]’ ALLIESTHREATEN GERMANBLO ~ NOTORDERED OUT i -(By United Press.) * Ber!in, Oct. 18.—“The" allies have imposed a blockade in the Baltic sea.4s a means of enforcing the German evacuation of .Courland, the Settin Abendpost declared today. ¥ Newspapers queted the telegram from London, which is said to have been received by the German government, saying: 4 - “Passage permits provigionally withdrawn for all German ¥ [ships in the Baltic. All German ships must be recalled and . |no others allowed to put to sea. All ships liable to seizure by . _BLOCKADE AGAIN THREATENED. Paris, Qct. 13.—Charges that the German government has delayed.deliberately the withdrawal of General von der Golts’ forces from the Baltic regions are contained in the most recent note from theallied associated powers. ‘Th note was made public today and declares that until Germany undertakes the evacuation and pursues it with all desirable alactrity the allies will maintain the coercive meas- ures announced in the previous note when the renewal of the ‘FLYING PARSON’ FIRST STATE HEALTH DRIVE| IN COAST ARRIVAL: 'WIFE URGES TO OUIT Pllrm Will Leave Tomorrow Upon His Return by Plane to East Coast (By United Press San Francisco, , Oct. Many Maynard, the “p pilot,” first to complete his transcon- tenential air derby, was urged by his wife here today not to try to com- plete the race by flying back to Min- eola, Long Island. Maynard, how- ever, plans to start back tomorrow afternoon. REACHES ROOSEVELT FIELD. New York, Oct. 13.—Captain L. H. Smith, fourth aviator to cross the continent from the Pacific in the present air race reached Roosevelt fleld from San Francisco at 10:30 o’clock today. AUSTRIAN WARSHIP LOADED WITH MUNITIONS SINES (By United Press.) Rome, Oct. 13.—The Austrian cru- iser Kaiser Franz H. Joseph, with a large quantity of ammunition for the Jugo-Slavs navy, sank during a hurricane off the Dalmation coast, dispatches from Zara said today. French marines are guarding the ship. None of the crew was lost. N. D. BANK DECISION SET FOR TOMORROW (By United Press.) Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 14—Whether the National Nonpartisan league can continue its present system of finan- ces will be determined in the supreme court here tomorrow—unless post- ponement occurs. The stage is all set for one of the bitterest court battles in North Da- kota's history—and incidentally one of the most violent political conflicts since the Natlonal Nonpartisan league was born. The supreme court has ordered At- torney General Langar, Secretary of States Hall and P. E. Halldorsen, to show cause tomorrow why a perman- ent injunction should not be issued barring the latter from receivership of the Scandinavian-American bank at Fargo. N'S FUNCTIONS NORMAL. REPORT (By United Press.) Washington, Oct. 13.—President Wilson’s physicians today at noon issued the following statement: The president’s condition remains the same as for the past several days. His temperature, with the exception of one day, pulse and respiration rate, heart action and blood pressure are normal and have been so since the onset of his illness. All organs are functioning normally.” CAR KILIS ARMY SOLDIER. ¢ (By United Press.) Washington, Oct. 13.—One man was killed and eighteen injured this morning, when a street car struck an army motor truck in front of thes. ‘Walter Reed hospital. '