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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
BL00ST0N'S CLOTHING
STORE M0VES;;LARGER
QUARTERS ARE NEEDED

l.. Blooston is moving his stock
of mems clothing and furnishings to
the store recently vacated by the
Beltrami Music company, a few doors
west Of Mr.. Bloostons former location
on Third street.
In his new location, Mr.. Blooston
will have much better facilities for
conducting business and will greatly
enlarge his stock and add new lines.
Mr.. Blooston is one of the "old war
horses" of Bemidjis mercantile cir
cles and his new move finds him still
stepping along in the front ranks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
RAIN SAVES'lRlO|PS g O.
OF NORTHWEST, q IS
REPORT; ARRIVED. ri! E! J.
.. IN NICK OF OF TIME I'm I:
Minnesota, Dakotas and Montana
ALI Send Out Reports Of
Heavy RainfaQs.
WESTERN M1NNESOTA@SAFE;5 =.- $%
= SMALL GRAINS NOT HURT
Fears Felt for Corn in Some Sec
r. tions on Account of the y :
H'sE.
~ Extreme Heat. .@lsr4l44s>>

The crops of the Northwest were
saved just "in the nick of time" AS
a result prospects, are now brighter
than for some weeks past.
This is the word that IS reported
from points in Minnesota, the two
:Dakotas and Montana. Cooler wealth
.er and rains in many sections were
life savers.
There is no telling what would
have happened to the crops, especial
ly the fax and corn, if the excessive
heat of Saturday and Sunday had
continued, say the farmers. q
Western Minnesota "Safe."
In Western Minnesota the small
grain crop, including rye, barley and
wheat, was so far advanced that the
hot wave could not damage it. = All
of the small grains has ripened at the
same time and there is big demand
for laborers. The farmers in the vi
cinity of Ortonville have sent out an
IS. o. s." cry for help. Unless there
is some let-up in the heat corn will
be endangered, it is said.
Western North Dakota and Eastern
Montana, where heavy rains fell, are
rejoicing today. The crops were in
danger of being literally burned up.
sThe rains saved thousands upon
thousands of acres Of wheat, say
those in touch with the situation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
GER ACCEPTED FOR
OFFICERS CAMP; {.
!. WILL LUNCH TOMORROW

Luncheon will be served at the
Commercial club rooms tomorrow
and will be followed by the regular
meeting of the club. The meeting
is very important one and the en-
tire membership of the club is re-
.ouested to be present. Among other
important matters to come up at the
meetings is the selection of new
secretary to succeed Philip Geier who
is to leave fer -the front in a short
time, he having passed for the Off
GERS training camp.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
AUTO VAMPIRE VICTIM
FOUND BOUND; POLICE
SEEKING GIRL FRIEND
(By United Press)

milwaukee,, July 31.-Miss Thresa
Siegert, age II years, was found
early this morning bound and gagged
and lying on. dump pile by work.
men on their way to work. The girl
was in a dying condition She. was
the victim of automobile vampires
and the police are searching for the
body of her girl friend. Both girls
were hauled into speeding auto last
night
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
IN. D, is Drenched.

- Bismarck, N. D., July 31.-Three
drenching showers which followed
the extreme heat of Saturday, cou-
pied with cool cloudy weather, made
millions for central North Dakota
farmers and saved thousands of fields
of corn. potatoes and fax which were
believed lost.
Rain fell over a wide section of the
Slope, and there was little sun Sun
day to prevent the moisture from
soaking in. Conditions were ideal
for corn and potatoes, which prompt
ly revived. Late wheat, rye and oats
were greatly benefited, the timely
moisture insuring well-flled heads.
Had the parching heat of the past
week continued twenty-four hours
longer the major portion of late
planted flax would have been a total
loss.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
RAIN REVIVES HOME
GARDENS IN BEMIDJ|

While it wasn't soaker, the rain
last night was as welcome as any
thing could be in Bemidji and this
morning home gardens were bowling
in their Yefreshed condition.
The shower also cooled the atmo-
sphere and made the night more
comfortable for sleeping.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
Notices Ont Here

Sheriff Andrew JOHNSON TODAY
stated that the Beltrami county ex-
emption board started this morning
to get out the notices for the draft ed
men to appear before the board. The
board will commence to cali in the
drafted men next Tuesday and will
continue to sit until all the men from
this part of the county have been
called.
Mr.. Johnson also stated that he
thought that the board would meet
at Baudette the following week, de-
pending on whether or not the work
at this end of the county is completed
by that time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
CONGRESSMAN VISITS P. NJ.

. Congressman Van Dixie of St. Paul
was a guest of Postmaster Ritchie
yesterday, the congressman being on
a return home from brief outing.
He will return to Washington in a
couple of days. The congressman re-
ports things humming in Washing
ton.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
.LYCAN RETURNS TO
NAVAL Duties TODAY

Wilbur Lycan left this noon for
Philadelphia to return to duty aboard
the battleship Massachusetts. Mr..
Lycan has been home on furlough for
the past week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
HEAVY RAINS ARE
REPORTED LAST NIGHT
(By United Pressl

St. Paul, July 31.-Reports of
rains throughout the northwest to-
day bring hope for parched crops
Soaking showers fell in various Sec
tions last night In Pierre, S. D.,
2.3 inches fell; Huron, 2.2 inches;
Alexandria, MINI, 1.S5; Duluth, 1872
inches.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
U. s. NOT OBLIGATED
TO RESTORE ALSACE
(By United Press)

Washington, July 31.-The United
States is not obligated to follow
France in her ambition to regain AL
SAGE Lorraine, it is stated here today.
Nor are the American relations to-
ward the entente such that the gov
ernment would necessarily demand
freedom for certain districts of Aus
tria
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
NONPART1SANS START NEW
PAPER IN GRAND FORKS

Bismarck, N. d., July 31.-Backed
by members of the Nonpartisan
league, the Grand Forks American"
has been incorporated with a capital
of 100000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
French Sweep Forward.

Paris, July 31.-Suddenly assum-
ing the offensive the French swept
forward today to complete success in
their first objective over a front of
more than a mile in the Chemin des
Danes. A German counter attack
was thrown back.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
GENERAL OTIS DEAD

Los Angeles, Cal, July 31.-Gen
Harrison Gray Otis, president and
general manager of the Los Angeles
Times. died yesterday at the home
here of his son-in-law, Harry Chan
dler.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
TERRIBLE ARTILLERY :
PLAY IS FOLLOWED
BY BRITISH SWEEP; =;
FRENCH PRESS ON
(Bulletin)
BY United Press

4 With the British armies, July 81.
Haig sent the German
crown princes army reeling back
from an unparalleled blow north of the
river Lys. The French are swarm
ing over the enemy's first and second
line trenches crossing the Ypres.Lil-
lie canal. The British took Labas-
seville in the first dash.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
OFFICIAL WAR REPORT

London, July 31.-England has
lost 1889 killed, wounded and
missing during the past month, it
was officially announced today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
RESTORE BELGIUM IS
DEMAND OF THE U. s,
(By United PreSS)

Washington, July 31-While the
United States does not intend to mix
in Europe's politics the government
is not saying how it stands with ref
erence to Alsace Lorraine But the
United States does insist upon the
restoration of Belgium.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
hA,i1 .tJi
Haig Strikes Hard.

London, July 31.-General Haig
struck hard blow today over a
wide front north Of the river Lys In
Belgium, captured the first objective
point and is making satisfactory
progress to all positions, It is Off
cially reported today. A large num-
ber of prisoners were captured.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
ON BUYING TRIP

w. N. Bowser left Saturday night
for Chicago VIII re he will spend ten
days looking over the market and
buying stock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
NO ONE KILLED IN
NAVY YARD ACCIDENT
nv limited Press)

New York, July 31.-Positive de-
nial was made today of reports that
some were killed when gangplank
broke in the Brooklyn navy yard yes
terday
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
EXEMPTION CLAIMS
ARE RUNNING HIGH
(Rv Trnifod proScN

(By United Press)
Washington, July 31.-Claims for
exemption are running high. The
percentage of claims for exemption
are higher than anticipated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
(By United Press)

London, July 31.-A huge battle is
just starting on the Flanders front,
advises General Haig today. He re-
ports a furious artillery lombard
ment, indescribable In fury, has been
raging for the past week. The duel
Is described as the most titanic Of
the entire war. ,.-'. ~~'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
DESMOINES SWELTERS
With 700 PREDICTION
(By United Pressl

Des Moines, Ia, July 31.-A maxi
mum temperature of 100 is predicted
here today. No rain is predicted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31
Second Class To Be Called
Soon For Examination; Notice
Sent Out By Be|trami Boar(

der declares the members of local
boards must consider themselves
drafted for that work and cannot re-
Agn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-31

CONTINUED % Page q
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22
Sporting Notes.

Cincinnati broke the winning streak
of Pitcher Sallee of the New York Ma
tionals yesterday, stopping him at 10
straight games. The Giants lost their
third straight game In the ninth Eller
of the Cincis struck out the side on
nine pitched balls.
Thirty-four hits were made yester
dav III the Cleveland Philadelphia con
test at Cleveland. OF these Cleveland
made y and the Mackmen -, the for
mer team winning Is to }. Bagby kept
the Philadelphia hits scattered and
made four hits and scored three runs
Chief Bender of the Phillies shut out
the Cubs in the first game of a double
header at Philadelphia Yesterday. He
held them to one single and pitched to
only Is men. 1t was his third success
sive shutout and his fourth straight vic
tory, and was remarkable pitching
stunt.
Russell of the White Sox had little
the better of Babe Ruth Yesterday in
hard fought struggle at Chicago, and
the westcrners won another game IN an
almost pivotal series, , to 0. Russell
allowed but five hits, only two coming
| in any one inning. One Boston man
reached third, but no others passed
/ first.
Announcement was made yesterday
at Memphis, Tenn, that Harold Mud
dy) Ruel, catcher of the Memphis
Southern association club, had been
sold to the New York Americans for
$4,000 to report at the end of the South
ern association season. Memphis Sc
cured him from the St. Louis Browns
two years ago.
Declaring that instead of being sum
moned into court to answer charge
of violating the Sunday law the,
should be commended for rendering ;
service to a patriotic cause, Polio
Court Magistrate McQuade yesterda,
dismissed summonSes against JOIN
; McGraw, manager of the New Iorl
Nationals, and Christy Mathewsor
manager of the Cincinnati Nationals
at New York The baseball manager
conducted baseball game Sunday TO
which no fee was charged, which wa
followed by a concert, to which ad
mission was asked, the proceeds goin
to dependents of regiment that |
soon to 90 to France.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22
LIGHTNING HITS CAMP.
Causes Death of Two 9th Regiment
Soldiers in birmingham.

BOSTON, Aug. 22.-Two members of
co. l., 9th Massachusetts infantry, were
killed. nine others from the 9th and
9Th regiments were seriously injured,
and three officers and a number of men
suffered minor injuries when a severe
electrical storm played havoc III Camp
McGuinness at birmingham yesterday.
The dear are Corporal f. p. Clark of
Natick and Private p. j. Sullivan of
birmingham, formerly of Norwood.
The streets OF Co.'S l., b and + were
struck but most of the injuries were
to men in Co. l., who were setting up
tents when the storm struck. Per
sistent attempts with pulmotors were
made III the hope of saving the lives
Of Corporal Clark and Private Sullivan
but the physicians finally were obliged
to give up their efforts. Sullivan, who
enlisted from Norwood, married Fran
ingham girl two weeks ago and had es-
tablished his home in that town.
One of the freaks of the storm was the
burning of a cross on the forearm OF
Sergeant J. Sair of Natick another
member of Co. L, who was among :
score that received lesser injuries and
slight shocks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22

ton. 1t just mopes along. It fire.
quently slackens in its fielding. and its
pitchers get to working in dead
armed fashion.
What a world of difference the
sound of safe hits can make in the
spirits of ball tossers! Umpires have
long since learned to be merciful with
clubs that aren't hitting. An umpire
stands lot of CAB from any hitless
team-he knows their nerves are
strained and that they just can't help
nagging. It's different when he is deal
ing with crowd of successful hitters
They have no reason to kick, and he
chases them out in jigtime when they
need IT,"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22
HANK ooAY VETERAN NATIONAL LEAGUE UMPIRE

"Ball clubs look good or bad" says
Hank O'Day, when they are, or are
not, hitting. When a club Is banging
the ball, It seems good both to the
crowds and TO itself. The boys chirp
and chatter; they coach joyously; they
make so much noise the umpire can't
Keep them quiet. Everything is happi-
ness and good feeling, and the good
feeling spreads to other departments
as well as the batting.
"Whcn club is on batting ram
page, Il nearly always fields timely. But
when a BAH club can't hit; when it
goes In there day after day and raises
a lot Of pop flies. then there's no life,
no pepper no spirit In that aggrega-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Baldwin visited
in Putney the first of the week
Miss Gladys Fish finished work this
morning as waitress at the Brooks
House
Miss Julia Park went yesterday toI
Springfield, Mass, and Thompsonville,
Conn, to visit relatives.
Miss Edith Nash will 90 tomorrow to
Spofford lake to be a guest a few days
of Miss Dorothea Vanderveer.
Osmer Fits returned yesterday from
Camp Wanona, West Swanzey, n H.,
where he had been since June.
Miss Ada Jacobs and niece. Irene
Hudson, OF Guilford, are visiting at S
W. Hudson's on Maple street
Edward Murphy of Athol is guest
few days of Edward Moran. He will
60 from here to Bellows Falls to visit.
Fred H. Harris, who had been in
Plattsburg at the training school three
months, is visiting at his home on
North street
MissFlorence Haywood of Bartlett (Ntl.
who is spending the week in town, is now
guest at the Spencer cottage on the
| Connecticut river.
Mrs w H. Proctor and daughter
Miss Vesta Proctor, returned yesterday
from few days automobile trip to
Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Frank Allen and daughter, Al
ice, of North Hatfield, Mass, are spend
ing the day here with Mr.. Allen s moth
er, Mrs. Maria Allen.
L. Arad Robinson and c. Hunting
ton Robinson, jr., of Franklin, Conn,
came today to visit their uncle,
Lloyd R. Robinson.
Miss Florence Foster has gone tc
Amesbury, Mass, to spend two
weeks vacation in the summer home of
her sister. Mrs. Ernest Rice.
Miss Katherine Fleming and Miss
Margaret Fleming went today to Hol
yoke to visit relatives. They also viii
visit their brother, Joseph Fleming, i'll
New Haven.
! Miss Louise Bean will finish work to
day at Hoadley' s cafe, where she has
, been employed during the absence OF
) Mrs. Mae Benson, who will return
there tomorrow.
Mrs Eliza Bennett returned HON
Monday from Philadelphia, where sh
| ioitth a. ulotitil. t5fiN VS. es'S'iiipt'iii''
by her son, Albert Bennett, and his son
Warren Bennett.
Harry Davis of Dorset is in towI
, called here by the death of his grand
! mother, Mrs. Sylvia Davis. John A
Davis of Springfield Mass, also is her
= to attend today the funeral of his moth
= er, Mrs. Sylvia Davis.
D Marion Parkhurst went last week b.
;. automobile with Mr.. and Mrs. n. Coz
f liss to Fairlee lake to visit her aunt
f Mrs. Emma Aldrich. She will spen'
some time in Chelsea with her grandpal
@ ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. ID. Parkhurst, be
e fore returning.
p Wilmot Putnam and son, Waldo, o
: Leominster, Mass, are visiting lit tow
e in the home of his sisters, Mrs. G. "
IS Berry and Mrs j. p. Liscom of Yves
II Brattleboro. They will 60 from heI
d to Townshend to visit other relative
o before returning to their home.
L Mrs Louis Ahrens of Weathersfiel
$ Center (Vtl and Mrs. Louis Pfersie
of Turner's Falls came last evenin
e to spend the rest of the week with the
IF mother, Mrs Arthur Wells. Mr.. Pfc
II sick is expected to come by automobi
Sunday, when the two sisters will 90 t
ID Turner's Falls. where Mrs. Ahrens wi
make short visit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22
S0X LOSE i'm SCOTT
Chicago Pitcher Applies for Place in
Officers Reserve Training Camp
a. Leon Springs.

Jim Scott, pitcher for the Chicago
Americans, has applied for place in
the officers reserve training camp at
Leon Springs, Tex, it was made known
the other day. Charles a. Comiskey,
president of the Chicago Americans,
and y. y. Johnson, president of the
league, Endorsed the application, so it
Is felt that SCOTS days as u major
leaguer are numbered.
Scott Is playing his ninth year with
the Chicago Americans. He came from
the Wichita team of the Western
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22

league, and is thirty-one years old,
more than Six feet tall, and weighs
about lSj pounds. He has been a star
pitcher for several seasons, having
failed his team only in 1916 when he
was suspended late in the season for
failure 10 obey club rules.
His Comeback from that episode
this year has been notable in baseball
circles. Latest figures show he has
been in fifteen games winning five and
losing four, and giving only 1863 earned
runs a game. lie ranks fourth in the
league in effectiveness. ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22
INFlELD SETS NEW RECORD
Games Without Single Member
Being Out Of Play.

Tho performance of the infield of the
Louisville American association club
IN going through a stretch of 232
games. the continuity of which was
first broken the other day, without a
single member having missed an inning
Of play, is believed to constitute a rec
ord.
John Corridor, third baseman of the
Louisville club, was absent from the
teams lineup in two games at Kansas
City for the first time in two years.
The inGcld composed Of j. Kirke al
first, Joseph Mccarthy at second, Cor
ridden at third and Wilbur Roach a
short, went through 167 games las
year and 6J games this season withou
break.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22
DIAMOND
NOTES

Ty Cobb has never had a horse or
cigar named after him.
The veteran Clyde Milan is the only
Senator batting in the 800 set.
Aragon, left fielder for New York,
is playing out of position. He is an
infelder.
Germany Schaefer, the veteran play
or, is doing scout duty for the Giants
this year.
Wally Schanc of the Athletics hits
the ball terrific blow, but hits In
hard luck
The Browns and Athletics are hav-
Ing lot of fun flirting with the cellar
championship.
It's a fine thing for dutch" Leonard
that the Red Sox pay for pitching and
not for batting.
Bernie Boland, Detroit pitcher, has
| set back the New York Yankees eight
| times in row.
With Johnny Evers fighting his bat
ties for him, Pat Moran thinks he can
head off the Giants.
! The main reason that Schupp is such
a great pitcher is that he is not left
handed in the head.
birmingham has pitcher named
Loveless. He ought to be an umpire
Nobody loves an imp.
Benny Kauff is hitting .315, but the
violet" is not setting the league or
fire, which he vowed he would.
Fred Mitchell is as big a favorite IL
Chicago as was Frank Chance wher
he was called the Peerless Leader"
It is hard to say which is the tough
est job-bcinC car of Russia, king o
Greece, or president of the Nationa
!, league.
Bates, the slugging Philadelphia
thirdSacker, is a Pacific Coast phe
nom. He has been hammering the bal
for Connie Mack.
Roger Hornsby. the Cards infieldel
2 was called "a flash in the pam" b
some of the critics. The flash keep
burning rather brightly.
g Hughie Jennings says one reason h
b is low in the pack is that in thre
2 games he had 16 men, ii men and the
S II men left on the bags.
( Gene DumOnt of the WashingtC
= club looms up as one of the prize pac1
ages picked up in the minors. He h,
e pitched fine ball all season.
Is The Cards paid $4,000 in cash ar
players for Pitcher Goodwin of M
1t waukec. When the Cards give $3.50
r for hurler he's got to be Goodwi
At
st IF players would pay more ate
ut ton to Cicotte's ready pitching tn
might hit him now and then" sa
Silk OIoughlin. "The shine ball
a myth"
CHI Al Maui, when he was with t
a. Baltimore club in 1895 won % ont
re IS games. and he says he work
he three times q week and was better +
going up so often
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22

Al Maui, when he was with the
Baltimore club in 1895, won % out of
IS games, and he says he worked
three times q week and was better for
going up so often
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22

IF players would pay more atten-
ton to Cicotte's ready pitching they
might hit him now and then" says
Silk OIoughlin. "The shine ball is
a myth"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22
Interesting Races.

The International league and Ameri-
can association races are very much
more interesting than those of the Ma
tional and American leagues. There
seems to be much more ginger in the
former than in the latter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22
National League.

National League Games Today.
St Louis at Boston.
Pittsburg at Brooklyn double head
cry
Cincinnati at New York
Chicago at Philadelphia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-22

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.

American League Games Today.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Washington at st. Louis.