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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
Major y0Sf Advises B0x,1kaW
He May Be Hero "Wednesday;
H6ad of District R0cruifks1Q

Bemidji is making Major John A.
Yost, recruiting officer at Duluth, in
charge of recruiting for Minnesota
and Wisconsin, sit up and wonder
what sort of a place Bemidji really
is, and he has written that he may
be able to be in Bemidji Wednes-
Major Yost is the successor to Cap
tain Ned Green, who has been pro-
noted to the rank of major and as
signed for duty in station.
The special recruiting committee
appointed by the Commercial club to
assist recruiting in Bemidji and
vicinity, as assistant to Officer Fou-
cault, has been exceedingly busy in
lending cooperation and results are
most gratifying. Major Yost has
never been in Bemidji and this
morning the following letter was, re.
ceived. by E. II. ,>Denu,. chairman o1
the special recruiting committee,
from Major Yost:
Duluth, Minn.,
December 1, 1917.
From Recruiting Officer, U.
S. Army, to e. H. Denu, chair
man, Bemidji, Mimi, recruiting
committee.
Dear Sir: Though have re-
Gently written you, thanking
you for the efforts of your COM
mittee, a clipping received to-
day showing a roll of honor of
eighteen men who will leave
your town December 5, impells
me to again write.
The showing Of. your district
is most remarkable. Our fig
ures show forty-two accepted
applicants during the past
month This is by far the best
results of any of our outlying
stations. Accept our thanks
and appreciation.
If it is possible, l will be in
Bemidji when the recruits leave
on the Fifth of December. Will
you kindly let me know the
hour of their departure?
Very truly yours,
JOHN A. YOST,
Major U. S. Army.
Recruiting Officer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
'BAUDE7TE REGION
BLAMES BREWERS
FOR CLOSING UP OF
COUNTY SALOONS
Claims Liquor Shipped to Baudette
and Then Hauled to Kelliher,
and Lid" Territory.
TAKES HARD WALLOP AT
BREWERS FOR THEIR POLICY
Result is Order By Minnesota Public
Safety Commission Affecting
the County.

According to the Baudette Region,
the illegal shipping of liquor into
forbidden territory in Beltrami coun-
ty was responsible for the order of
the Minnesota Public Safety COM
mission issuing it's order closing the
saloons in the county, the following
appearing in the Region in it's last
issue:
1T is pretty we'll understood that
shipments of booze from Baudette to
Kelliher and other points in the In
dian territory prompted the safety
commission to issue the dry order.
The booze was shipped to the Bau-
dette depot to the men who took 1T
to Kelliher, and the saloon keepers
had absolutely nothing to do about
it, but they were made to suffer for
the sins of others.
Here MANY Years.
"The saloons have been part of the
life of Baudette for many years. They
were started before the village, and
at one time there were twelve, but
this number was gradually cut to
eight AS the number was cut the
license was increased until it finally
reached $1,200."
Takes WALTON at Bro-vers.
In the same issue, under the cap
tion "Our Compliments to the Brew
ers," Editor Noonan editorially takes
a hard wallop at the brewers, blam-
ing them for illegal shipments which
caused the closing of the legalized
liquor business in open territory.
, Tie editorial follows: '1,,!;r:-' Fl
The policy of the brewers and
distillers may not have been
framed in an insane asylum,
but it is hard to make anybody
believe it. In spite of the fact
that the country south of us is
in Indian territory, men in that
section were able to receive
shipments consigned to them at
the Baudette depot, and now the
Baudette saloon keepers have
been made to pay for the sins
of others. When the state goes
dry at the next election the anti
saloon men will take the credit,
but they will have stolen the
honor from some of the brewers
and distillers, whose pig-headed
policies have disgusted even the
fellow who likes to take an oc-
casional glass.
And when Editor Noonan briefly
remarked thusly he didn't leave any
thing more to say.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
SPORADIC CAR SERVICE
IN ST. PAUL TODAY
(By United Press)

St. Paul, Dec. 3.-Sporadic street
car service was resumed this morn
ing following an eight hours total
suspension. Non-union men oper-
ating cars yesterday, left the cars
standing in the streets and ran when
1000 union men paraded the streets.
Only one man, named Daniel
OBrien, was injured. There was
only one act of violence and in this
case Howard Wallace, a 17-year-old
boy, threw a brick through street
car window. There was no violence
by union men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
new ILM OFFICERS
REMOVED BY GOV.

St. Paul, Nov. 3.-Governor Burn
quist on Saturday issued an order re-
moving the mayor and city attorney
of New Ulm from office on the
grounds of malfeasance in office.
These officials were prominent and
active in the recent New Ulm protest
meeting against the government and
which became notorious throughout
the United States. The city council
will now elect a mayor and city at
torney.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
W0MAN'S STUDY CLUB
GIVES $50 TO Y.W.C.A.

Out of the $500 to be raised by
the Beltrami county Y. w. c. A..
drive, $3.50 was raised at the war
council held Wednesday. Out of this
sum the Woman's Study club gave
$50. The drive is still on and will
be for another week. 1t is planned
to have the women subscribe to this
fund, instead of the men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
REPORT BECOMES CURRENT OF
ENSIGN MCDONALD DROWNING

In some unknown manner, a re-
port became current in Bemidji this
morning that William Mcdonald, en-
sign of the Fifth Minnesota naval
division, Bemidji, had been drowned
while on a return voyage from Eng
land, while aboard a transport.
J. A. Mcdonald, father of Ensign
Mcdonald, had received no such
word today. In fact he received a
letter this morning from his son,
dated London, Nov. /.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
LEADING MERCHANT IS
ANOTHER TO ENLIST

One of Bemidji's best known mer-
chants, Fred Shavitch. of Shavitch
Bros, clothiers, has enlisted in the
quartermaster's department of the
military and will be called between
now and the first of the year. He
enlisted in Chicago, having Just re-
turned from the Windy City.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
"FIGHTLIKE BEARCATS"
DESCRIPTION OF HOW
AMERICANS BATTLED
(By United Press)

With the British armies, Dec. g.
Americans did their bit to aid Cen
eral Byng in his great defeat of the
Germans at Cambrai. The Ameri-
cans were not enlisted to fight, but
were engineers and doctors. The
American engineers were caught In
the push and the connection with
their base severed. So they rolled
up their sleeves, borrowed rifles and
fought like bearcats.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
EVERYBODY COME
AND GIVE RECRUITS
R0USING SEND0FF;;
DETAILSC0MPLETE

The program to be given in honor
of and for the entertainment of the
volunteers who leave for Duluth
Wednesday noon, has been arranged
and detail arrangements are prac-
tically complete.
At $50 o'clock the boys will dine
at the Markham hotel as the guests
of F. S. Lycan. A short program
has been arranged for them, to be
conducted during the serving of the
dinner courses. Judge c. w. STAN
ton will give short talk and male
quartet will sing several selections.
The quartet is composed of DR.. D.
F. McCann, Ray Hannah, G. M. ia
cobson and Kern Olson. Members of
the recruiting committee and Re-
cruiting Officer Clarence Foucault
are also invited guests.
High School Program.
At 7:45 o'clock the party will ad-
journ to the high school, where a
mass meeting has been called to give
the boys a rousing farewell. F.. B.
Lamson, secretary of the Commercial
club, will preside. The program ar
ranged for and which is complete, is
as follows:
SOng-America, Audience.
Remarks-F B. Lamson.
Solo-Burt O'Connor.
Talk-G. M. Torrance.
Solo-Kern Olson.
Talk-A. P. Ritchie.
Talk-M. J. Brown.
1t is planned to conclude the pro-
gram at the school at 8 o'clock SO
that the program arranged for at
the Armory may begin promptly at
9:15 o'clock The dancing will start
to the strains of Tuseth's orchestra
promptly at that time. No admis-
sion will be charged.
Everybody is Invited.
The committee wishes 1t strictly
understood that everybody is cor
daily invited to come. Ladies may
come without escorts If they desire,
and the men are privileged to do
likewise. This is to be an informal
party in every sense Of the word, no
fancy togs or full dress suits re-
quired.
The Ladies' band, which had or
iginally intended to give farewell
dance to the departing volunteers,
is looking after the decorations, and
will be assisted by the members OF
the Home Guard. The boys of the
Home Guard plan on attending the
dance in full dress uniform and Will
be active in the floor work and car
rying out the program at the Ar
mory.
At 1O:15 O'clock Judge John F.
Gibbons will deliver a short address
and musical selection will be rend-
cred. This slight deviation in
the dancing will be apprec ciated, it
is believed, and will add much to the
pleasure of those present.
Dancing will be continued until
midnight, or later, depending upon
the attitude Of the merrymakers. The
thought with which the committee
desires to impress the public is that
this is patriotic celebration, and
that their should become the duty
of every loyal patriot to be present
at either the school or armory, or
both.
On Wednesday, at II a. M, it
will be case of simply shut up the
town-schools, stores, offices and ev-
erything else that's open and turn
out to see the boys board the train
for Duluth. The train leaves at
1906. The schools will close at IL.
The band will be out at II and the
Home Guards will be out in uniform
about the same time. The school
children will march in the parade
and a demonstration such as was
given when the Bemidji naval divi-
sion left is anticipated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
NATIONWIDE BONE
>:,:%+' :s: DRY BILL IS READY
(By United PreSs)

VDy
Washington, Dec. 3.-Representa-
tive Randall of California has bill
ready for introduction in Congress
proposing bone dry prohibition
throughout the United States during
the period of the war.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
veniCeSaved,
Rome Cables
Show Today
(By United Press)

Washington, Dec. 3.-Venice is
saved. The Austro- German advance
at the Adriatic end of the Piave river
line has been halted, Rome cables
indicate. Specially trained Italian
troops have constructed marsh
trenches throughout marshy Terrain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
Open
WarSeSSi0n;
Much Ahead
(By United Press)


Washington, Dec. 3.-Congress
convened promptly at noon today,
the sessions being known as the
Twin the war" congress.
Senators expect Secretary Lansing
will send to the senate the proposed
treaties covering allied slackers, for
confirmation.
Senator LaFollette today intro
duced a resolution eulogistic of the
late Senator Husting of Wisconsin,
killed accidentally by his brother
while out hunting. He moved the
senate adjourn out of respect to the
dead senator.
A spirited fight Is expected over
conscription and excess profits. The
senatorial inquiry into LaFollette's s
conduct begins December II.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
WILL BUY SILVER
(BY United PreSsl

1By United Press)
Washington, Dec. 3.-The govern
ment announced today that it would
buy the entire silver output. Prices
will be fixed at fair profit to the
producers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
AZ INJURED WHEN TROOP
TRAIN WRECKED IN ILLINOIS
lRY United Press

(By Unlteu PTeSSJ
Chicago, Dec. 3.-Forty-two SOL
diers were injured, none seriously,
this morning when an Illinois Cen
trail troop train from Chicago to
Rockford was wrecked at Bartlett.
There were 500 on the train and
were returning from furlough. The
plot theory is being investigated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
SENATOR LODGE FOR
WAR UPON AUSTRIA
(By United PreSS)

Washington, Dec. s. Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts today de-
clared unqualifiedly in favor of the
United States declaring war upon
Austria. He said this was essential
to complete unity among the allies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
FRENCH AND BRITISH TAKE
IMPORTANT PIAVE POINTS
NV United PreSs)

(By United Press)
With the French armies in Italy,
Dec. 3.-The French and British
have taken over vulnerable points
on the Piave line.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
War Expenses Submitted.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Secretary
McAdoo today submitted to the sem
ate the estimate of war expenses and
maintaining and improving the mill
tary establishments aggregating
$13,5O4,357,93O. This rate is prac-
tically $37,00O,000 daily.
The plans call for $75,000,000 for
tanks similar to those made In Great
Britain. There is also an item of
$126,0OO,0OO. for the aviation serv-
ice. Army engineers have asked for
$30,OOO,0OO for rivers and harbors
to coordinate the war transpOrta-
tion system.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
ALLIES WILL DEFER GIVING
WAR AIMS FOR TIME YET
(By United Press)

Paris, Dec. 3.-The allied council
has decided not to make public their
war aims for the present, such as
America suggested.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-03
RUSSIAN Ell LECTION. RETURNS
- SHOW B0LSWEVIKI MINORITY
(By United Press)

Petrograd, Dec. 3.-The election
returns for the constituents assem-
bly, show the Bolsheviki in the min
ority.
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
DEVELOP NEW TOWN MARKET
Farmers Can Get Better Prices by
Selling Fowls Direct to consum-
ers-Advertising Helps.

Farmers who have number of
roasting size chickens ready to sell to
commission men might get a better
price for them by selling to town or
city dwellers. Such prospective buy
ers can be found readily by using a
little advertising space in the home
town newspaper, and good business
be developed.
Many city dwellers have a small
yard and house for poultry where
they keep a few birds to fatten on
table and kitchen scraps. Such peo-
pie prefer birds of the roasting size,
keeping q small flock of them so they
may pick out a bird when needed.
They usually buy half-dozen or more
at one time and will pay more for
them than the farmer can get from
the commission man ordinarily. This
is a good way to dispose Of surplus
cockerels at a time when the open
market might be oversupplied.
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
CRATE FOR FATTEN|NG
Larger Gains and Better Condi-
tions of Flesh Produced.
Droppings Fall Through SIat Bottom.
Insuring Clean Feed-Description
of Device Given by Pennsyl-
vania Expert.

Crate fattening of fowls produces
larger gains and slightly better con-
dition of fleshing than pen fattening.
1t Is also cleaner, since the droppings
fall through the s1at, or wire bottom,
preventing sOiling Of the feet and
feathers of the fowls and insuring
clean feed.
Crate fattening involves the restric-
ton of exercise and forced feeding of
the fowls. L. S. Kleinschmidt of the
poultry husbandry division at the
Pennsylvania State college, gives the
following description Of a desirable
fattening crate:
Birds are placed in small crates or
cages allowing approximately one
square foot Of space for each bird.
The most desirable crate is six feet
long, 16 inches wide and 20 inches
high, divided into three two-foOt COM
partments. The entire coop may be
made of wooden Stats one-half by one
inch in size, and running lengthwise
over all parts except in front, where
they should be nailed vertically. All
except the bottom Stats may be spaced
about one inch apart. The bottom may
be made of number 16 galvanized iron
wire, having q two-inch mesh. The
top, ends and back may be covered
with a two-inch poultry netting in
place Of the Stats. A sliding door
should be on the front of the crate to
permit the removal of the bird to ar
range the crates in tiers one above the
other. If they are so arranged gal
vanized iron trays should be placed
beneath each crate to collect drop
pings. A feed trough should be ar
ranged along the front of the crate.
A crate of this kind will accommo-
date from three to five birds in each
compartment.
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
NEW QUARTER LATIN HERE
Greenwich Village in New York Be-
comes Bohemian Capital Of World
as Result of War.

The European war has left the fa'
nous Latin quarter of Paris almost de-
serted; and a temporary paralysis lies
also, upon the art bOhemias OF Alunlch,
London and Rome. In default of com
petition, New YOrk's "GreenWich Vii
lage" has thus suddenly become the
new bohemian capital of the World
Charles Phelps Gushing writes in Car
toons Magazine.
We inclose "Greenwich village IN
quotation marks out of Difference TO
the older villagers, who, for the most
part, are respectable Tammany Hall
IriSh-Americans and German-Amefl-
cans, plain Americans and American
Italians-all, or nearly all, resigned
to making their living by pretty much
the same methods as the masses DO
anywhere else. 1.-THE bulk of the neigh
bOrhoOd," declares so reliable an au'
thority as the director of Greenwich
house Community center), us mace
I'D of the conservative American work
ing class-the clerk, the factory WORK
er, the longshoreman, the office clean
er, the teamster and the day laborer.
The Greenwich village of old was as
famous for its dignity and quiet as the
Village" of today is noted for its pa
gan revels." The Greenwich of hun
dred years ago was a rural retreat two
miles north of New York city, and was
stronghold Of fashion and respect
ability. Numerically, the conserva'
tives are yet well in the majority,
but the limelight of publicity in recent
times has been trained only on the
bohemians. So "Greenwich Village"
has come to stand for the very reverse
of all that it meant generation back.
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
PROTECTION FOR MILK CANS
Heavy Blanket, Dipped in Water and
Wrapped Around Receptacle,
Keeps Out Much Dust.

The only way to have cream reach
the creamery as clean as when it left
the farm is to protect the can. This
is best done by the use of a heavy
blanket, kept for that purpose, dipped
in clean water and wrapped around
the can so as to completely cover all
but the bottom. Dust will sift through
q dry blanket quite rapidly.
The cream can, even if protected
from dust, should, if possible, be kept
shaded during transportation to the
creamery.
If the creamery managers and but
ter makers would insist that patrons
protect their cans the grade of cream
would be greatly improved, the cans
would look better and the labor of
washing before returning them to the
patrons would be greatly reduced.
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
CHICKS THRIVE BEST in EARLY SPRING

life than at any other time. Conse-
quently, the early hatched chick, hav-
ing the advantage of more favorable
growing season, makes greater gains
during the first four weeks Of its life
than the late-hatched chick. During
the early spring months when the tenn
perature is not so varied the growth
of chicks is more uniform and con-
slant than it is during the summer.
Millions of chicks die every year as
a result Of being infested with lice
which, under average farm conditions,
are of.times difficult to control. Hen
hatched chicks are not as subject to
lice in the early spring as they are dur
ing the warmer months when lice are
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05

Of Buchanan county, Iowa, in Wal
lace's Farmer. 1t Is inexpensive, un-
patented, easily made, and practical.
1t is labor-saver. It frequently
saves the mixer from a swat across
the mouth with dirty tail.
"a" is a fence board, which may be
nailed or bolted or temporarily at
tached to the immovable stanchiOn. It
should be placed just high enough
above 'B" so that it's upper edge just
touches the lower edge of the cows
neck when she is standing. The same
or similar device may be used on
the patented swing stanchiOns, think
though I have never tried it.
If you use it in winter, be sure and
put sign of warning at the head Of
your bed, so that at no time will the
poor cows be compelled to stand up
all night long. 1t is an advantage to
clean all the udders at once, and
when they are clean and ready for
milking, a man dislikes to have any
one of the cows lie down and get her
tail in the urine and her udder in the
dirt or manure; and when she does
get up she'll swat both cows
next to her, and you frequently have
to clean all three.
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
DISPOSITION OF DEAD BIRDS
Practice of ALLOWING Carcasses to Lie
About Premises Is Responsible
for Much Trouble.

The practice of allowing dead chick
ems to lie about the premises or in
the brooders and of throwing them
over the fence for the hogs to eat, Is
decidedly bad, and directly RESPONSE
BILE for large losses each year by caus-
ing and distributing disease. Burning
is the safest and easiest method for
disposing Of dead fowls. The coal
burning brooder stoves will take care
of any losses among small flOcks and
where considerable numbers Of fowls
are kept small laundry stove or air
tight heater set up in the feedhOuse or
tOolroom will prove very satisfactory.
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
COMFORT FOR EARLY CHICKS
Prevent Chilling When Mother
Hen Fails to Brood Them.

Early chicks with hens should be
kept in a warm place, otherwise they
are likely to be chilled when the hens
fail to brood them at the right time,
and as each chick may require brood
ing at different times, cold day would
find 1t necessary for the old hen to
hover her brood practically all the
time, something that she is not likely
to do. If the room is warm, there Is
less chance for trouble of this kind.
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
PROPER CARE OF INCUBATOR
Practice Of Pennsylvania School to
Regulate Temperature Before Put
ting Eggs In Machine.

A constant temperature is essential
in the incubator. The practice at the
Pennsylvania School Of Agriculture
and experiment station Is to regulate
the temperature carefully before the
eggs are placed in the machine. The
regulator should not be disturbed af-
ter that time. Any further adjustment
Of the temperature should be made by
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05

From the United States Department of
Agriculture)
Contrary to general belief and prac-
tice, chicks do not grow or thrive as
well during the warm months or hot
summer days as they do earlier in the
spring. Experienced poultrymen real
ize this fact. The average farmer,
however, does not make an effort to
hatch early so that the chicks will
have the advantage of q longer and
more favorable growing season. Early
Matching not only insures more rapid
gains in the growth of chicks but has
a favorable influence on the size OF
the individuals of the flock. Late
hatched chicks rarely, if ever, attain
the size of those hatched early. Early
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
NESTING MATERIAL FOR HENS
Necessary That Place Be Warm to
Produce Good Hatches-Heat Will
Escape From Straw.

The early sitting hens should have
nests made very warm so that the
heat from their bodies can be confined
around the eggs.
If the nest is made of coarse mate
rial, such as straw, the heat will, es-
cape and the eggs will not be kept
warm enough to produce good matches.
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05

change. I later took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and soon
felt change for the better. | took it
until l was in good healthy condition.
recommend the Pinkham remedies to
all women as have used them with such
good results. Mrs. MILFORD T. CUM
MINGs, 322 Harmony St., PENIS Grove,
N. j.
Such testimony should be accepted by
all women as convincing evidence of
the excellence of Lydia E. Pinkha
Vegetable Compound as a remedy for
the distressing ills of women such as
displacements, inflammation, liberation,
backache, painful periods, nervousness
and kindred ailments,