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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-15

4. u. Johnson returned saturday
night from Blackjack and Tenstrike
where he has been on business for
several days.
Glenn Conger is expected to re-
turn today from Minneapolis where
he has been the past couple of days
on business for the Gamble-Robin-
son Bemidji company.
$4,000 to loan. on farms. Dean
Land Co.-Adv. d71tf
Fred Shavitch, local manager of
Shavitch Bros. company. returned
this morning from Minneapolis and
St. Paul where he has been on bust
ness the past several days.
The Hotel of Character and Com
fort. Hotel Radisson, Minneapolis.
ADV. d-3-1-17
Mrs. Cora Kroge, who has visited
her mother, Mrs. E. Rain, of Bag
ley for two weeks, returned to her
home in Virginia, MIMI, Saturday.
Enroute she visited friends in Be-
midi.
You will find more of the leading
people of Minnesota registered at the
Radisson, than at any other hotel in
the Twin Citiea-Adv. d3-a-17
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-15

The Bemidji Pioneer is anxious
to publish all the local and society
news possible and would appreciate
1t very much if anyone having news
OF that character would phone 922,
or mail the details to the Bemidji
Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-15
If YOU DESPISED A
WAR HERO
Would you. risk your life
for him
. this Space

Fancy Florida Oranges $3.50 per
case. Per peck soc. Phone 65 at w.
G. Schroeder's. 4-11o
Mrs, O. J. Weekly of Gully is at
the Ray Spencer home today, arriv-
ing in the city this morning.
One of these nice days you ought
to go to Hakkerup's and have your
picture taken.-Adv. It'll
Mrs, M. ]. Lien and Mrs. Anton
THOMPSON of Blackjack transacted
business in the city Saturday be-
tween trains.
One block west of toboggan slides
Rich Studio, 20 10th st. Phone
STOW. Quality portraits. Kodak
rolls developed 10c; prints &c. DBL
E. E. Kenfield, manager of the Be-
midi Box factory, returned today
from Cass Lake where he has been
on business for several days.
Your visit to the Twin Cities will
be more enjoyable If you stop at this
Famous Hostelry. Excellent Cuisine.
Hotel Radisson, Minneapolis, Mime
sofa. 400 rooms-275 at $3.50 to
$2.50.-Adv. d5-1-l7
Mrs. George Kaiser of Turtle
River spent Saturday in the city
shopping. While here she was the
guest of friends.
Did you finish High school last
spring? If so, what can you do? Are
you qualified to accept business po-
sition? No. Then you should take
course in the Mankato Commercial
College. Send for their catalog. It
is free.-Adv.
Misses Ada and Alice Smith of
Leonard were in Bemidji Saturday,
enroute to Nebish, where Miss Alice
Smith teaches school.
Melba Beauty Parlors: Room 8,
O'Leary-Bowser Bldg. Shampooing,
manicuring,- face massage, treatment
for sore feet. Headquarters for
Melba preparations. Make your ap-
pointments early. Office phone $40;
home phone SO. Open evenings and
Sundays by appointment only.-Adv.
1851
Mrs. C. Bergstrom, who has visited
friends and relatives in Blackjack
for a short time, returned to her
home in Grant Valley Saturday.
The pretty sentiment which &C.
companies a gift of flowers-admira-
ton, love, tender regard-these
hings make a flower as greatly priced
as a Jewell So take even single
rose home to some dear one, not for
it's intrinsic value, but for your In
ner feelings which it man1fests:
Ut T T0T Ut 0R 1CT-A6v 1C27tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-15

Elmer Kittleson of Clearbrook,
who has been the guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Kittleson,
OF Bemidji avenue, since Thursday,
Will return to his home this evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Olson and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Shep-
pard and family were O'Clock din
ner guests at 1.-THE Birches," the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gill Crone,
yesterday.
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
GIVES ASSURANCE
JAPS WILL STICK
ViSCOunt IShii ReiterateS 10y
atty of MikadO'S Empire
to Allies Aims.
ILternationaI News Service. .

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Sept. >. - Per
sOnal assurance from the emperor
of Japan 30 the president and the
people Of the United States that
Japan heartily welcomed America
as an ally and would stick by her
until the aims OF the war are ac-
complished. was given 10y Viscount
Ishii i'm a speech in the house this
afternoon.
"Our message reiterates an assur-
ance of unchanged sincerity Of
friendship well understood by the
people of the United States, hut il
is "A message which has never found
opportunity such as this for de-
livery" the japanese statesman said.
Your courteous permission for us
to occupy a place on this historic
rOstrum and 10 speak within the
hearing. i'm fact. Of the hundred mill
lions Of people OF the United States
OF America, carries with it a force
ful manifestation Of the sentiment
which we believe the United States
entertains toward my country"
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
American Headquarters
Located IN Beauty Spot

plain hat-topped desk all show
spa ~tan-like simplicity
Nearby are the offices of the staff
and the administration quarters
adjoining the offices of the intel
ligeuce bureau and those OF the
quartermaster and the medical de-
partment.
No sooner had headquarters been
established than American guards
were thrown out along all the APP
proaches TO the village. AS the cor
respondents made their way 10 me
new headquarters they We're stop
ped upon the principal road by a
trio Of guards composed OF a soft
voiced Georgian. lanky Kansar
and q burly Poilu II was the first
time the correspondents had beer
compelled 20 show their American
passes since their arrival.
Army engiEeers are constructing
telephone lines connecting the train
ing camp with the new head
quarters
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05

words represent We indignanuy
repudiate the claim that this propa-
which. be 10 rememb bered.
brings JOY and comfort 20 German
autocracy the support OF the
labor movement of Amfrica. Not
even ar the behest OF the so-caIled
peoples council viii the organized
workers Of America prostitute the
labor movement 20 serve the brutal
power responsible for the Infamous
rape OF Beleium-the power than
would subject Russia 20 worse des-
potism than that 1f the Eomauons
'Democracy viii not ne served by
the victory of autocracy by letting
the Declaration OF independence be
supplanted by the Eaiser's lat
"Militarsm viii not be checked
bv surrender to the power which ha-
organized all the resources OF civil
ization 90 the end OF imposing its
brutal iron rule on the world
Peace 1lI NOT De- secure % the
world through The subsection OF the
free and democratic nations
We shall be- as loyal 90 The
struggle for freedom and democracy
az home as 90 the struggle for free
dom and democracy in International
relations
ITO the men and women of the
American labor movement. and 20 al'
sincere friends of democracy and
interna-i0uaHsm. we cau for l0Fai
support t0 America and her allies lu
this great struggle. Let us make our
....-
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05

International New, Service
AMERICAN FIELD HEAD
QUARTERS N FRANCE. sept 8.
Cen John J. Pershing. the Amer
lean mmander-in-chiet has ar
rived from Paris accompanied by
his stan
This l~ one OF the beauty spots OF
France situated upon a slight rise
in the midst Of rolling country. The
streets are lined with thick foliage
and are well kept
There are several beautiful res
licences. one of which was set aside
for Gen Pershing IL is now being
prepared for his occupancy.
The headquarters buildings were
formerly barracks They have been
thoroughly overhauled newly paint
ed and strung with wire for cleo
IIc lights
Feu- Pcr~hiug VIII occupy large
room ou the second floor The blue
----.d wells tbe Single rug and the
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05

Loyalty 20 the ideals of freedom.
democracy and internauonalism. re-
Quires Ioyaltoy 10 America.
"Disloyalty 10 America in this
crisis is disloyalty 20 the cause Of
freedom, democracy and interna-
tionalism
40 national selhshness impelled
this republic 10 enter the war. The
impelHng motive was the consuming
idealism born with the establishment
Of this republic itself 20 preserve
not only for itself but for all ma
uons. great and small. and the body
of international law which all the
free democratic nations of the world
respect and obey and only the brutal
autocracies seek 10 destroy In such
conflict real standard bearers Of
democracy and true International
lists can have no hesitation IN sup
porting our republic which has made
its own cause the cause of all
peoples. II is therefore IN truth not
capitalists war but free men g
war
.'FulIy Impressed by these facts.
realizing that a noble international
ism is implicit in our American con-
ception OF national existence. II shall
ne our purpose 70 bring 90 the sup
port Of the government all the moral
and material power Of the working
classes of the nations. Il shall be-
ollr. task 10 interpret Americas dem
ocrauc spirit and purpose in this
conflict 90 our fellow workers. espe-
ciauv those of foreign birth. and 70
combat every form OF propaganda.
no matter by whom it may be car
ried on. which tends 10 weaken The
LOYALTY and devotion of the masses
and their willingness % strive and
sacrifice for the nation and its nigh
purpose.
we shall strip The mask from
those who in the name u iemor-
racy. anu-milltarism and peace are
engag in nefarious propaganda az
treachery 10 all that these noble
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
Clean North Reservoir,
Contamination Source

The north reservoir o. the city's
water system has been cut out Of
service. and is now being thoroughly
cleaned and sterilized, as a result Of
tests made by II A Fielder. Of the
city laboratory. which showed the
reservoir as the source OF the con-
tamination which has been found in
the water mains This statement
was made by Supt John W Toyne
OF the water works department.
"Wednesday morning.
Asked what had caused the con
tamination. Mr.. Toyne explained
that he had a theory. but didn't like
10 have il published because il
sounded 50 impossible
You see. he explained. during
periods OF heavy pumpage. such a.
we have had during t.e past couple
Of months, we pump the reservoir
full at night and draw the water in
the day time When the water is
drawn out. air is naturally sucked
through the ventilators. and dust
comes with IT, This settles 20 the
bottom. ~ night, the water is
pumped in. and the air is forced
out. but the dust is left behind. The
next day the same thing happens
and the next, and so on. These little
bacciH got in with the dust"
Screen Don't Help.
81 .rra q fse
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
ITALIANS CAPTURE
IMPORTANT BASE
Continue Successful Assaults
on Austrian DefenSeS in
Drive Against Trieste.
international News Service: :

international News Service:
ROME, Sept. with the Italian
tri-color floating over the park of
Monte San Gabrielle, southeast Of
Monte Santo, the second Italian
army on the Julian front is today
pounding the remaining defenses on
Monte Daniele.
Monte San Gabrielle and Monte
Daniele are twin heights on the
southern border of the Bainsizza
plateau and the Austro- Hungarian
works defending them have been
under continuous assault for up
wards Of a week They form an
important link in the defenses along
the Austro-Hungarian center. east
of Gorilla
II the Italians succeed in break
ing Though completely in the sec
tor east of Gorilla they will he in a
position TO renew their direct drive
against Trieste from two directions.
With Trieste and the naval base at
Pola in their hands the Italian con-
quest Of the Istrian peninsula will
have been completed.
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
British Labor to
Demand Place In
PeaceConference
international News Service =:

BLACKPOOL, England Sept. o.
British labor will insist upon shar-
ing i'm the final peace meeting at the
end of the world war This was
made plain today by delegates at
tending the trades union congress.
Robert Smilhe. president of the
miners union gave the first eX-
planation as 10 why organized labor
in Great Britain is opposed 10 the
international socialist peace confer
ence at this time He considered
liz essential that all labor factions
in allied countries should agree upon
a common ground for peace before
meeting delegates from the central
powers.
Speeches are being made here
calling upon an laborites in the Brit
ish government 10 resign their posts
so that the labor party viii have a
clear field from the entansled al
lianCes"
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
Mayor Thompson's S
Friends S Mobbed
By Angry Soldiers
1nternationaI News Service

International News Service:
CHICAGO. Sept. Soldiers i'm
Grant park today mobbed members
of the William Hale Thompson Re
publican club when the latter
gathered east of the Van Buren ST.
viaduct preparatory 20 journeyinc
10y automobile 20 the Kankakee fair
where Mayor Thompson planned to
launch his United States senatorial
campaign
Banners proClaiming the occu-
pants 70 be mem bers Of the William
Hale Thompson Republican club
We're stripped from the automobiles
and the members of the party were
ordered 20 get out and beat it,
They obeyed
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05

ventilatOrs2"
Certainly. But these little bac-
cili are so small that they can't be
seen, even with a microscope. until
a family Of them has been developed
in the proper sort Of medium A
whole colony must be together 10
enable them To be seen
The reservoir is cut out OF ser
vice and cleaned every fall. any
way, so We aren't doing anything
out OF the ordinary. We're just about
three weeks ahead OF our schedule.
that's all went on Mr. Toyne. We
couldn't cut the reservoir out OF
service during the heavy pumpage
season. because We need il too
badly"
Pump Product Pure
The tests were made ou water
taken on Aug. 81 That taken direct
from the pumps az the north sta
tion was pure Samples taken OF
water which had been in the reserV-
or showed a slight contamination.
which Is not considered as serious.
although warnings to boil the water
have been sent out hy the health
department.
Tests made on water taken from
private wells ~ the y NJ O. A. a;
the oliver hotel. and AZ the Stude-
baker. Oliver and Singer factories
showed 10 contamination.
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
DENIED MILITARY MEN
ARRESTED BY MILITIA
IrternationaI News Service

International News Service:
SPRINGFIELD. III, Sept. O. -
Ruling that no court has power 20
release on habeas corpus writs OF
grant bail TO persons arrested In
rioting by militiamen. Judge +. s.
Smith in the Sangamon circuit
court today Invested Gov. Frank o.
Lowden with supreme authority.
The judge holds that the men ar
rested in Springfield's street car
riots by national guardsmen and
held without specific charges. can
only be released through the state
military authorities. An appeal from
the ruling 10 the supreme court Will
be made.
Under Judge smiths decision Gov
Lowden has absolute power in such
an exigency as that OF the pacihsts
in Chicago.
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
FOREIGN MINISTER AND
KAISER CONFER OVER
REPLY TO PEACE NOTE

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 3. DIR.
Richard Won Kuhlmann, the Ger
man foreign minister. is expected at
German great headquarters on
Thursday 10 confer with the kaiser
on the reply TO Pope Benedict's
peace note. said a telegram from
Berlin today.
German newspapers continue to
comment at great length on Pres
Wilson's reply to the papal note.
The socialist newspaper Norwaerts,
Of Berlin, is being attacked bitterly
by the Pan-German press for prais-
ing the Wilson note.
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05

LONDON, Sept 5.-Air activity in
both raiding operations and battles,
has today reached the zenith of its
intensity.
For the third time in y hours
German airmen bombarded English
soil last night, attacking London as
we'll as points on the southeast coast.
In the fighting zones of Belgium,
France and the AustrO-Italian war
theater, raids are now nightly occur
rences, while sky battles daily mark
the progress of land operations.
Almost every night huge armadas
of French and British airmen drop
tons Of explosives upon military
works behind the German lines The
chief points attacked by the British
are the docks and aviation camps
around Bruges. the submarine base
at Zeebrugge and the railway juno
tions and supply depots at Roulers
and Client. The great German fort
ress at Metz was attacked on the
latest French raid
German airmen along the western
front devote the most OF their time
TO the British. The British bases al
Calais and Dunkirk are attacked on
every opportunity.
The Italians are using hundreds
of aeroplanes against the Austro-
Hungarians. 1t is estimated that
the British French. Italians. Ger.
mans and Austro- -Hungarians now
have 1000 aeroplanes in action daily
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
HUNS FORT|FY|NG
BEHIND THE LINES
Occupied French and Belgian
Territory Being Made In
to Trench DefenSeS.
International News Service:

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 5.-German
soldiers are feverishly fortifying
every square mile Of occupied ter
ritory i'm northern France and Bel
gium This information was secured
today from two fugitives who es-
capped from Maubeuge in France and
succeeded in reaching Holland.
Lines of trenches. reinforced with
steel and concrete and line after line
Of pill box forts" a German mil
itary invention of the past year. are
being constructed.
French and Belgians i'm the oc-
cupied territory are compelled 70
labor upon these new defensive
works by .he Germans. Those who
refuse 20 work are stripped and
compelled TO stand I'm water and
mud for many hours. and are beaten
hy guards with rifle butts. say the
refugees.
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
RUSS SUSTAIN
HEAVY LOSSES
ON RIGA FRONT I
Huns Continue to Advance
Against the Resistance of
the Russians and Cross
the Ovina River.
international News Service

International News Service.
PETROGRAD. Sept. . - Great
losses have been suffered by the
Russians on the Riga-Dvina river
front. Account or the past four days
lighting in that sector show that the
Germans used enormous mum bers of
big guns as well as waves Of pois-
oned fumes in their attacks.
After concentrating many batter
les of heavy guns the Germans
opened terrific fire against a posi-
tion held up a Russian division. The
Russian guns We're silenced and
about half Of the unit was killed.
Most Of the other half was asphyx-
lated.
The Germans availins themselves
Of this success, threw pontoon
bridges across the Dvina river
Russian Lines Reformed.
Quick and strong measures have
been taken 20 reform the Russian
lines. Military critics believe the
new Russian bait e front will be es-
tablished from Friederichstadt TO
the Gulf of Riga and between Riga
and Wenden.
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
ELEVEN BILLION WAR
BILL TO PASS HOUSE
WITHOUT DIFFICULTY
International - Serrlce !.

WASHINGION, sept D. = The
$11,53S,945,46O bond and certificate
bill will pass the house tomorrow
without difficulty. Republicans will
make only one fight on the bill, it
was assured today fight to try
10 amend the measure to create a
congressional committee on war ex-
penditures Of the government
a resolution TO create such a COM
mittee has already been introduced
by Rep. Moore of Pennsylvania. An
effort to adopt it as an amendment
10 the bond will be made today or
tomorrow.
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05

marines. The ammunition was found
to have been manufactured At the
Frankford government arsenal
Begin Investigation.
"An reports indicated the general
character OF the defect said sec'y
Baker. and the Frankford arsenal
began investigation az once 10 was
an entirely new trouble AS the iu-
vestigation proceeded the defect Uas
blamed on one thing and then upou
another. Now the arsenal has die
covered what 10 believes 90 be the
real cause. In the potassium chlor-
ate used I'm the primer there was a
small quantity of potassium bromate
In the presence OF free sulphur
which exists In these primers a de
terforation resulted When kept for
some months. the defect develops in
the ammunition and the hang fires
and mis-fres result
New Formula Used.
The secretary said that the Fr
ford arsenal began using the new
formula for primers about Jan 7.
1917
rs there any possibility that this
potassium bromate was placed -
potassium chloratc by dies gu %"
cd Sen. Hitchcock of Nebraska
"I believe that that possibiIt
excluded" said Sec'v Baker. 90
possibility Of the ammunition bre,
ing down for this cause is SO rem
that it IS unlikely anyone hal
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
.CHICAGO'S FIRST GROUP
OF DRAFTED MEN LEAVE
Internatlonnl News Service

International News Service:
CHICAGO. Sept. .. - Chicago 5
first contingent of the new national
army. comprising $50 men. left for
Rockford today, there TO receive its
training i'm the science Of war.
Picturesque 20 the extreme was
the group. The men had accepted
the advice 10 wear only such clothes
as could he thrown away on receipt
Of equipment at the camp.
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05

The inquiry, hy voluntary state
ments Of the secretary and Gen.
Crozier. and by questions OF mem
bers of the committee. developed
these outstanding facts:
AS much as one-tenth and as little
as one-hundredth of the small arms
ammunition Of the American mill
tary establishment may be affected
by the defect discovered.
Large quantities of the defective
ammunition were shipped 10 the ex-
peditionary force in France. but
there have been no complaints from
the officers in command there.
First Reported i'm May.
The defect was first reported 70
the war department by the navy
force in France was not notified Of
the discovery Of the defect until
Aug. 1.
There is no evidence Of outside
tampering with the ammunition.
The defect is being promptly rem
edied, and the early discovery of the
cause has enabled the war depart
ment 10 prevent disastrous results.
SeC'y Baker declared that the
fullest publicity was advisable.
The mind of the country should
be relieved by a simple statement OF
the facts" he said
He explained 10 the committee
that on May 25 the navy departm ent
reported trouble with a part of the
ammunition which had been sup
piled by the army to some Of the
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05

tn Bends First Quota For National Army Entrains
LAST MINUTE BULLETINS
U-BOAT BOMBARDS PORT.

LONDON, Sept 5.-A German submarine bombarded the
British port of Scarborough Tuesday evening killing three persons
and woundng five Others it officially announced today This
the first time that the Germans have used submarines attack
British ports although earlier the light cruisers used
for such operations
Scarborough has previously been sheled by light
cruisers.
About 80 rounds of shells fired The bombardmen
carried long range and all Of the pojeces reached the
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
HORSES FOR INDIANA
ARTILLERY SENT ACROSS
ternational NeWs SerKicn

International News Service.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept g.
Horses belonging TO the First Indiana
field artillery were placed on board
cars last night and are now on the
way to the sea coast preparatory to
being placed on transports for their
trip overseas
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
Gon1pers pledges Support |
Of Labor to Cause of
Democracy and Freedom
InternatIonaI - service :

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi. Sept 5-Following is the platform Of
the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy submitted
through It's chairman, Samuel GOmpers today:
AS believers in the great and splendid democracy and
ntenatonalsm and ratemalSm and solidarity ali peoples
We assert at this time unqualified loyalty the republic of the
United States of America and determination that lies
in our power to win the in which il ENGAGED.
South Bend news-times., 1917-09-05
HOUSE TO CONDUCT PROBE.

WASHINGTON, Sept 5-WithOut dissenting vote the mill
ay affairs committee today reported avoraby the Dent resou-
ton providing for the appointment of committee of o the
military affairs committee investigate the defective ammunition
furnished Gen PerShingS forces
The resolution will be adopted by the house probably tomorrow
and the committee selected Immediately.