Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 8, 1922, Page 2

PERSHING CRITICZES REDUCTION OF FORCES; | ASKS FOR LARGER ARMY (Connnued from page 1) was quite naturally in & confused and disorganized state. Like other Am- erican institutions we were forced to pass through the general process of being shaken down and readjusted- “We were faced with the necessity of accomplishing a considerable re- duction by October 1st, 1921. 'We had barely completed the re-adjust- ment when there appeared prospects of going even further. So now at the close ot the year we are again mak- ing plans to meet another reduction .of the regular army—this time to a point which I consider below the minimum required for the effective performance of our various missions. “In many criticisms of the conduct ‘of past wars,” said Pershing, “there have been fow of any significance di- rected against the fighting prowess of the regular units. Indeed it is recognized that those organizations, though of a very limited number, were the equal of any similar force in the world. “However, such smail forces could at best be sacrificial offerings if thrown alone into modern war. Our nationsl, not our professional, pre- paredness for defense must be thé Merry Christmas Buy tbe quality groceries at a price that will leave money for Christmas gifts. b e 524:: Flour first paten guaranteed | ............. $1.98 | 'Pm bull: lard per Ib...15¢ Bacon squares, lean ' per Ib. 5¢ Smulnno Krispy crax, ady : We feature fam:y apples $1.98 Lowest prices several vari- ties mcludmg Jonathan de- licious winter Bananas, Bald win, and king’s, ) Celery, head lettuce, radish- ‘es and parsley. ' ————— 3 cakes cocoa hard water soap for toilet and Imthzocl Christmas candies popullri prmel by the pail as low as per Ib. 14c Christmas nuts of all kinds 1st grade, not seconds buy now. No. 1 Walnuts, California soft shell, per 1b. ...... 37¢ Christmas trees.: Leave your orders early. ' Express shipment caravan Brand Smyrna figs, 3 crown, | 4,5 6 and 7 crown from Ml- Minor. Cannied Pine- apple in rezulnr form, crys- talized ginger, bulk dates, pulled figs, Clllformn fancy figs. | PHO'N ultimate goal. The primary consider- ation in the problems of the regular army is that the citizens of America shall be assisted in their preparation to defend themselves in time of e- mergency.” “Before the war,” declared Persh- ing in speaking of the organized re- | serves of citizens, “there was a more or less popular misconception that our population could rush to-arms in a single day. But we have finally recognized the need for organization and training of the young civilians, of our country. We now have the rudiments of an organization for the purpose of providing that training, and without regard to the question of their possible future service as soldiers, the very valuable features of even a brief course of military training in teaching dicipline and obligation and in developing the phy- sique of young men makes it quite important that the advantages be ex- tended to as many of our young men as possible, “Above all our citizens have 'ap- proved the project for development of an ultimate state of real prepared- ness. In any final test of arms it will be the function of the organized re- serves or else our untrained con- tingents of young men to make man- ifest the fighting energy and the un- conquerable spirit which the Ameri- can people possess.” Pershing said that a mobilization of the American army based on its present plan of the regular army, the national guard and the organized "'lllllIllllIllllllflllllllllIlIlllllIIIIIIllllllIllllllIlllflllllIllllllllllllllllflllllllllllllllllll OO O T T T Fresh dressed country pork, whole or half rer 1b. New Kraut, per quart...... Fancy corn fed steer Beef Pot roast per Ib..,...... Short ribs of beef per Ib 10c Prime ribs of beef, standing Shoulder of lamb ..12 1-2c Skinned hams per Ib. .. Bacon squares per lb...17¢ Home made Bologna liver sausage Mince meat in bulk per Ib, HIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIllIIII!IIllllllllllllll}lllllIllIIlllIIIIII"IIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlll!lllll 7c and-up™ rmart e, e mm———— per pail SAT. SPECIALS MARKET PHONE 928 f GROCERY PHONE 927 12%¢ Best yellow shelled 80,000 . pound car rolling— per Ib. ,.i.iosteevien. 14c All steaks per 1b ...... 18¢c Leg of lamb . ......... 16¢” and Bran 100 lbs. i ~ White beans, Ib. : BEEF BY THE QUARTER g0, beans pound ... " Tulk Cocoa, 2 101b. pail Alaska fat herring Ask us about Country Roll ............ $1.55 butter, it is better and much x¢:I'Aenper. 10 lbs Pure Lard . . LD L T T O AT T T TR T O TRE LT T THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER ' Teserves “would -be of a character ~ - that might well dismay the most 3 it stubborn adyersary and hence would 3 in advance be of great weight in the maintenance of peaceful relations.” Pershing deprecated a shortage of facilities and personnel in the Army Air Service. “No man can estimate with pres- ent certainity the value which can be ascribed in a few years to the posses- sion of an adequate resourcefulness in the air. It is cenam, however that the influence of air power will become increasing great and that the nutlon cannot afford to neglect this arm.” Finally, Pershing warned that shortage of funds from Congress had hampered work for improvement in big guns and had almost stopped the motorization of arfillery: and had checked America’s development of the tank, of which ‘“some of the great powers are launching consider- able fleets.” froma Man’s Store foraMan Identifying Her. A neighbor ‘next door wears knick- ers and these are a source of interest to/little Donald. i One day the youngster came in with some candy and I asked him where he got it. He answered: “From the lady next door.” | “Well,” said I, “that was nice of Mrs. S ! \ “Oh, not that next door lady,” said ' S Donald, “the other one,” and then for- getting her name, he continued, “you kmow, Mrs, Pants,”—Chicago Tribune. conceivable description to suit 1 Sweaters Neckwear » Suspenders Silk Mufflers . Handkerchiefs Knitted Mufflers Silk Hosiery . Garters Slippers 2 3 Belts CORN—CORN Silk Underwear Belt Buckles Mackinaws Bath-Robes another Carload Bushel Basket .$1.25 Jonathans, wrapped per box 6! fine, sturdy Kuppenheimer Overcoat. FLAVO FLOUR $40 ; Established 1903 $35 Shorts, 100 Ibs ......$1.35 SPECIAL SATURDAY ONLY A “BUY IN BEMIDJI” Bemidji . from in all kinds of fabrics and models at $45 We've planned to make this a happy Chrlst-v mas for our customers. We have a store full of fresh, new merchandise—articles of every men’s tastes. Silk Shirts Pajamas - Gloves-all kinds Leather Vests Leather Novelties Wardrobe Trunks Collar Boxes And re- Side pork . TS T 18c Tonlots ... .. $27.50 Values are so great that you’ll probably decide on two Shoulder .. ...\, il 16¢ articles instead of the one you planned to give. Whole shoulder . ..... m‘v::;w e i sl *:;;:; member that this is the store of ‘ Fresh Hams, whole ...18¢ deal now. Pork chops ....... 22c-20c ] ! ® Bk ptai il ok % APPLES_APPLES Kuppenhelmer GOOD CLOTHES - You can make Christmas doubly joyous by mvestmg ina Plenty to choose . GILL BROS. International Falls READ THE PIONEER WANT ADS L T e T e L L L T TR L T O B T T T T e $1.49 “ALWAYS BUSY” at Our Pre-Inventory Sale __is)i:n FuII Swing Only 150 Ladies’ Winter Coats left—They must go regardless of cost. About 50 Children’s Coats left—They - must go as we will not carry one over. OVER 300 LADIES’ DRESSES TO CHOOSE FROM. EVERYONE IS MARKED AT A Si;ECIAL PRICE Beacon Blankst Bath Robes, 85 to choose ' from— $3.98 to 314 75 dver 400 ladles Sweaters, . . $1.25 and up t0$29.50 Do your Christmas shopping ‘here and save money. Ladies’ Dress Coats, silk lined fur tnmmed values * to $3‘9‘ 50 . $19.95 Lad’2¢’ Plain Tailored mannish coats only. .$14.75 . Big shipment Christmas Purses just ,unpackéd left, while they last 25 per cent disco;n.lf on all Blouses. Children’s black Jersey Bloomiers, only small slzz;: