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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
ENTRIES FOR POTATO
and POULTRY SHOW
BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY

The entering of exhibits at the
Potato and Poultry show begins on
Wednesday afternoon of this week
at the city hall and continues until
Thursday noon for the poultry and
until Thursday evening for the pota-
toes.
The poultry show will be larger
than last year and competition 1p
the seed potato exhibition is going
to be very keen. The judging OF the
poultry begins Thursday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock and the judging OF po-
tatoes at $3.50 o'clock Friday morn
ing. No entry or admission fee is
charged and a cordial invitation Is
extended to the public to visit the
exhibition on Friday and Saturday.
The judges will remain during the
entire snow and will be pleased to
answer any questions which visitors
or exhibitors may wish to ask. On
Saturday, Farmers Institute Will
be held at the high school and the
Commercial club will entertain the
farmers at dinner. -
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WHITE FISH to. j
i LOWER COST OF +. j.
LIVING. GOES ON /
SALE: THURSDAY
Housewives League Makes Arrange
ments to Secure Consignment
/ +. From Red Lake.
200 POUNDS WILL BE
- OFFERED AT. TWO STORES
Will Be Disposed Of At Twelve Gents
Per Pound; Shipments One
!. ss Day Each Week.
200 POUNDS WILL BE
- OFFERED AT. TWO STORES


The Housewives League OF the
city of Bemidji has made arrange
sments to receive constgnments o!
Vhiteflsh each week from the Red
IIate fisheries under control of the
state. ~ =
I = a. consignment Of 200 pounds Of
vhiteflsh will be received tomorrow
and will be offered for sale Thurs
day at Stewards and Dtcaire's gro
sceries at ~ cents per pound:
] THIS fish is handled without pro.
fit by the local merchants and must m
be called for unless other articles >nre
sordered at the same time. It Is the
intention Of the committee In charge
:of these consignments to. give all
!: the merchants in the city an oppor-
tunity to handle these fish. =.
r. Will two merchants offer to handle
these fish next week -. X. =.
Volunteers for this, service will
please report to the secretary OF the
Commercial club.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
NO MORE D0UGHNU7S
Until AFTER WAR,
SAY K0ORSBROTHERS

Goodbye doughnut, goodbye hole
until after the war.
Another step in the food conser-
vation program outlined by the ma
tional food administration is to be
observed in Bemidji at the sugges-
ton of DR.. Palmer, president of the
Beltrami County Public Safety COM
mission.
Bakers are being urged to husband
fats, among other things, and to-
day Koors Bros, wholesale and re-
tail bakers, announced that today's
bake of doughnuts would be the last
until after the war, with the object
of conserving fats and other ingre-
dients which enter into the COM
position of a we'll bred doughnut.
In all probability other bakers
will follow this same line.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
CONVEYS, =, = .
STATEMENT
HALSETH FATALLY.
HURT T0NTRANSP0(RII II

Washington, Nov. 13.--Two deaths
in the fighting forces, not suffered,
however, on the battle line, were re-
ported yesterday. $685.
Seaman Andrew M. Halseth, Of the
transport service died November s
from concussion of the brain suffered
in fall from q hammock, He was
q naval volunteer from Minnesota
and gave no address for the records.
Private Emile b. Gaillsc OF Gen.
eral Pershing's forces, died Novem-
-ber 3 from bronchial-pnAumonis.
His mother, Cora F. Gatllac, lives
at 113 Blossom street. Chelsea, Mass.
The above dispatch refers undoubt-
edly to Andrew Halseth who was q
member Of the Bemidji naval mill
tia who answered the call when it
came to the Fifth division. He was
away at the time and did, not leave
with the division, but arrived later
and went on with his brother'to join
his comrades.
The victim of the accident is q
brother of Miss Anna HalAeth, chief
operator at the Bell telephone Of
fee. She has: failed to receive any
reply to an inquiry sent TO- Wash
ington. The parents of the young
sailor reside in Montana.N,',F
Details of the accident are not
available. Other dispatches say his
skull was fractured. While he was
In the transport service his brother
! is on another vessel. ,5tASt
This is the first tragedy'fo hap
pen to any Bemidji soldier or. sailor
in actual service. Hans Hagen died
in camp while training with the
Tenth engineers, foresters, %%f
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
RED CROSS CHAPTER
NEEDS Three MACHINES

The LEGAL chapter of the Red Cross
now has the use Of three donated
sewing machines; but the work now
being done by this live organization
calls for more machines.
~ Mrs. F. S. Arnold, chairman OF
the work committee, has issued an
urgent appeal for the donation OF
three more machines for use in Red
Cross work. No doubt there are
number of machines in homes or
storage, not being used in Bemidji,
and Mrs Arnold would be pleased
to hear from the owners. Anyone
who will relieve this situation. can
phone 4O2, Red Cross quarters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
TWO MORE ENLIST
TO UPHOLD FLAG

Two more young men of Bemidji
have Joined the colors, Andrew Dale
joining the coast artillery and Ed
win Gregerson enlisting for the field
artillery. The former has for the
past two years been in the employ
of the Clark Pole e Tie company.
bob" Feir of the Security State
bank last evening took the examina-
tion and passed with high stand
ing. He will leave with the next
detachment, about December l. Just
what branch he will choose is not
yet determined.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13

The Y. M. C. A. campaign work.
ers in Bemidji received big sur
prise today when the Crookston
Lumber company announced a dona-
tion of $1,000 toward the Y. M. c.
A. war work, another instance of the
loyalty of the Crookston people to
the country and Bemidji.
The solicitors are busily engaged
in raising the quota set for Bemld1i
and Beltrami county. The figure for
the entire county is $4,000 and or
this Bemidji is expected TO contrib
ute the major portion. Yesterday,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
BUILDING TRADES TELEGRAPH
PRESIDENT FOR CONFERENCE
(By United PresS)

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 13.-Tne
building trades of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, in convention here,
today wired the president for two
hours conference on government
work conditions all over the United
States. The request was precip1ta-
ted by a telegram from Secretary of
War Baker warning the heads of the
building trades that the strike at
Quincy, Mass, was delaying work
on the destroyer plant and must be
quickly settled.
No objection is heard to the re-
election of Gompers as president OF
the American Federation of Labor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
BEMIDJI AVIATOR
COMING TO VISIT

Dan Oracle received telegram
from his son, Ralph Oracle, this
morning, as follows:
"Waurika, Okla.-Will be home
1.-The 18th and 18th"
Mr.. Oracle is in the Seventeenth
U. s. aviation corps. He is a Be-
midi boy and we'll known here, be-
: ing a graduate of the Bemidji high
school, class of 1910. When he first
enlisted he was stationed at Toronto
with the Royal Flying corps. About
three weeks ago he was transferred
to Fort Worth, Texas.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
YENIS0N AT CLUB
LUNCH TOMORROW

Come on, business men! Some
thing doing at the Commercial club
luncheon tomorrow noon.
In addition to the regular menu,
E. S., Ashley, commercial salesman
for Janey, Semple Hill & Co., has
presented, to the club choice lot of
venison, as an added attraction
for. the luncheon, the venison being
the product of Mr.. Ashley's trusty
hunting iron.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
BE Patriotic.
sign your CQurlfryS
pledge 10 save " dle food
49,. uSFOOD ADMINISTRATION
Cr0okst0n GiVes$I00 t0'Y';;
Committees Urge Citizens
To Give Literally To Work
uS.rOOD ADMINISTRATION

the first day of the campaign, ST.
900 was secured, but according to
the COMMITTEES the response has not
geen as generous as seems warrant
ed. Several have subscribed 50
where they should have given $25
or $50, say those in charge of the
work. They also state the subscrip-
tions must be substantial and In ac-
cordance with the means of the in
dividual
The quota set is based upon tax
valuation and if the response is not
as anticipated another canvass Is to
be made.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
LOYALTY MEETING TONIGHT
HELD AT BLACKDUCK

A. l.. James Of st. Paul will go to
Blackduck this evening to speak at
a loyalty meeting. He will be &C
companied by C. l.. listed, F. B. Lam
son, secretary of the Commercial
club, and Kern Olson who will sing.
The party will leave at 6:15 O'Clock
and return at 10 o'clock and any one
who would like to accompany the
party will be heartily welcome.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
PROGRAM AT school

A program, basket social and
dance will be given at the Boston
Lake school, Saturday of this week.
The program will commence prompt
ly at O'Clock in the evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
WASTE OF POTATOES
IS Being PR0BED
(By United Press)

Chicago, Nov. 13.-Evidence that
dealers are dumping carloads of po-
tatoes on refuse heaps was given to-
day>by secret service men in the food
administrations probe. It fs re-
ported that 400 cars Of potatoes
marked "hold" on sidings are being
investigated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
!. Ke,.ren,sky Z i Winning,

washington, Nov. 13.-Kerensky
is winning a 'sanguinary battle
around Petrograd, according to dis
patches from Petrograd. Kerensky
has attacked the rebels at Gatchlna
and is making progress toward the
capital. It is reported that Lenlne
and Trotsky claim $4,000 soldiers
and sailors. Maxim Gorky refuses
his report to the rebels and the al
lied ministers and ambassadors re-
fuse to have anything to do with
them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-13
NEW RECRUIT

Delmer Williams, son Of Mrs. Lucy
Williams of the town Of Northern,
/ has enlisted through leitchae,
pos master, and left today fer " N =
sneapolis where he will take exam
sinations preparatory to" entering the
service. -
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UNION BAND MEMBERS
| APPEAL FOR PATRIOTIC
SUPPORT IN BEMIDJI

tic Imposition" the Information,
dusician, a journal devoted to unio
has this to say. the. sam
eing given to the Pioneer by Il
ord Il. Benson, secretary OF tho B,
nidji band, with the request that
e published: s.~
"The:, selective draft has
evolved new effusive patriot.
When a certain percentage Of
the drafted men are notified to
report at cantonments prepared
for them, the patriots at once
propose to give these drafted
men a great local sendoff at
somebody's expense. Commit
tees are formed, money collect
ed, and the whole community is
called on to participate. Music
is the main feature Of such a
celebration. Musicians are, of
course, asked to participate and
told to bring their instruments
along.., 1t does not make any
difference at what time the
train leaves, as If perchalce the
musicians are playing, at thea
ter, picture show or other func-
tion, earning a living, they are
expected to make this kind or
any other kind of sacrifice on
the score Of patriotism. The
newspapers are generous in CIV
ing space and always mention
the promoters. When musicians
do tender their services, which
they often do, they are rarely
mentioned. When they do not
then they are denounced as sell
fish, narrow-minded, and lack
ing in patriotism. No one ever
stops to think that the musician
is the only one really. contrib
uting or making sacrifice.
But ut was ever thus"
With our local band, we do
not regret having furnished
music for patriotic functions nor
do we refuse to participate in
them in the future, providing
we have band (?) But with
the citizens of Bemidji rests the
important question. We have
leading members in the band
whose existence in Bemidji is
maintained wholly by orchestra
work. Some citizens of Be-
midji are "boosting" and sup
porting an orchestra whose
members are not members Of the
band or Of the A. F. Of M. and
have not participated in patri-
otic affairs which our Bemidji
band and orchestra have done,
and unless the band orchestra
is supported in dance engage
ments, the important members,
mentioned above, will have to
leave owing to no support,
which will mean the downfall
of the Bcmidji band and no
patriotic music owing to lack
of important Instrumentation.
Citizens of Bemidji, it's up to
you.
Members Of the Bemidji Band an
he Bemidji Musicians Association
,ocal 331 of the American Federe
ion of Musicians.
(S1gned)
Elford e. Benson,
Secretary.
Robert Erickson,
Thomas B. Newton,
Max Bell,
Roland LetfOrd,
Marie Cahill,
Gladys Loitved,
F. Grimoldby,
A. r. Williams,
Howard J. Meyer,
J. F. Osborn,
J. A. Fenton,
liver Iverson,
P. R. Peterson,
C. A. Elletson,
Olive B. Williams,
Emil Tuseth,
P. l.. Foucault,
A T., RreVette
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Chicago, Nov. 13.-The ARMOUR
Grain company today declared that
only a drop in the price Of potatoes
to SO cents per bushel will prevent
100, 100000 bushels Of the new crop
rotting.
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See Germany's Hand.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Carefully
planned political offensives in Rus
sia and Italy preparatory to military
offensives are cited by Secretary Ba-
ker in his weekly war review today.
Authorities are hopeful the Huns can
he prevented from reaching Venice.
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Wireless Spells Defeat.
London, Nov. 13.-The com.
plete defeat of Kerensky and
Kornilof forces by the rebels
is announced in a wireless re-
ceived by the British admir-.
atty. After bitter fighting the
governmental forces were COM
pletely defeated, says the mes
sage. The arrest Of the former
premier has been ordered. u :. :,
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Stockholm, Nov. 13.-Kerensky'a
troops have entered Petrograd and
are masters of q portion Of the city,
according to a dispatch reaching
here today. The dispatch asserts
Kerensky's forces are in control OF
the Nevsky Prospect. It appears
that the conflict has been bloody.
The bolsheviki are reported to be
Aeeing.
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500 Reported Killed.

London' NOV. 13.-Eight hundred
killed and wounded in Petrograd and
700 IA. MOSCOW is what the bolshe-
Wiki experiment in government mas
cost Russia. These casualties Will
increase if the fighting continues.
The latest Petrograd reports 1nd1-
cate growing wave of murder, an
sarehy, robbery and sHapine S,:.saas<
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REPORT FALL KILLS BEMlDJl Soldier
Bloody B D I J Battle
Being, Ell! Fought ]
!. By Factions
-.~. .s--.'~ U->n Ennn
1--- az. -
(By United Press)

(by UH1teu TIessJ
Petrograd, Nov. 13.-"Ker-
ensky is retiring and we are on
the offensive" is the note of
victory sounded by Trotsky to-
day in a bolshevid proclama-
tion..
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-07

financial committee was called for,
Then the d. G. M. N. G.. closed the
fifteenth annual brand session. 1t was
the most successful session ever held
IN the history of the district grand H.
II. of Ruth, No. 81. The parade left
the hall at $3.50 p. m. After the parade
the orders went in body to visit the
reserve officers training camp at Fort
Des Moines. Thursday evening a pub
lie installation was held at the skating
rink, after which D. G. M. Mansfield
Askew declared the sessions closed
until the fourth Tuesday in August,
1918, at Cedar Rapids.
Grand officers: Mrs. Carrie Law,
ID. &. M. N. G.; Mrs. Edna Albert, D.
G. R. N. g.; Mrs. Katie Askew, D. G..
W. R.. Mrs. Cornelius Warrick, D. G.
W. treasurer; Mrs. Della Bryant, dis
trict corresponding secretary of fra
ternal greetings.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-07

East Moline, which is practically
part of Moline. There are large
number of colored people flocking
here from the south, also at Water
town, a mile from East Moline. 1t is
said that fully 500 families have
moved here within the last six months.
They are working in the large factor
les and iron works. We hope they will
adjust themselves to the social fabric
of the north and that the laboring ele-
ment will cause no friction in the
large plants where they are taking the
place of the white laborers. There has
been some little uneasiness upon the
part of few people that unpleasant
ness might be started. Thus far,
however, they are getting along nice
ly. Mrs. Lewis owns her beautiful
home and is still running a boarding
house. They have organized a new
church in Watertown and the colored
people are uniting themselves socially
and religiously.
Our next stop W2a in Muscatine,
Iowa. This town is known as the great
watermelon center of Iowa and those
who have tasted this delicious fruit
know it to be the best grown in Iowa.
Here we have 800 colored people. Most
Of them own their own property and
are doing well. The Greenway broth
ers and father still run their tonsorial
parlor and own valuable business prop
erty. They are one of the oldest fam
lies in this state. Mr.. A. C. Manley
owns his farm, as also does Mr. l. P.
Johnson. Mr.. Robt. Johnson and Mr..
H. Robinson are still here. W. L. Seay
lies at the same place. Mr.. L. Thomp-
son still lives on her valuable prop
erty at 203 West Third street. Mrs.
Fanny A. Grooms is still matron at
the court house and is one of the
strong ladies in this city and we'll
thought of.
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CENTERVILLE NEWS.

The Sunday school of the Second
Baptist church gave picnic last Sat-
urday afternoon out in Lanes grove
and all report nice time.
The delegates made a fine report
from the association.
Rev. M. Darlington preached two
soul-stirring sermons Sunday night to
a well filled house.
The Sunday school and B. Y. P. U.
are still progressing nicely.
The B. Y. P. U. will give a social
Friday, September 7th, at the home of
Mrs. Hannah Oliver.
Christena Crittenden has returned
home, after a two weeks visit in Lib
erty, Kans., and Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, with relatives and friends.
Mrs. P. Mayfield, Mr.. J. Hicks, Mrs.
J. Hicks and daughter, Grace, and
niece, Miss Bessie Nash, were visiting
a few days last week in Fairfield.
Mrs. Clara Jones and little jose
phine Smith left for Minneapolis TO-
night for a visit with her niece, Mrs
Walter Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Brown of Mystic
spent Sunday and Monday at the home
of Mrs. A. l.. Crittenden. They also
took dinner on Labor day at the home
of her sister, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Jones.
The Mission Circle met at the
church Tuesday, September 4, 1917,
for election of officers, which are as
follows: President, Sister M. J.
Thompkins; vice president, Sister A,
L. Crittenden; secretary, Sister E.
Martin; treasurer, Sister H. Oliver;
program committee, Sister E. Hicks
sick committee, Sister l.. Price; report
of l.. paper, Sister S. H. Jones. The
next meeting will be at the home of
the president, Sister M. J. Thompkins
The paving committee will give an
entertainment Saturday night, Sep
+ember 8, 1917. All are welcome.
C2ht. M. Hughes Of Mystic will en-
tertaln +he Royal House on Thursday,
Sc ptember 9Th, at her home.
Mrs. S. Lee will leave for Kansas
City, Mo-, Thursday, September 9Th,
for an extended visit with relatives
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DAVENPORT ITEMS.

The many friends of Rev. F. X.
Nicholson are glad to see him about
his pastoral duties, after an illness of
few weeks.
Mrs. J. T. Harris was business Wis
itor in Galesburg last week and en-
route home stopped in Monmouth and
visited her mother and sister.
Mrs. Harris came home in Mr.. VIM.
Wallace's new auto, accompanied bv
her sister, Mrs. Matte Baker, of Mon
mouth and Mrs. Bertha NARROW Fer
gerson Of Chicago.
Mrs. Ella Fuqua, who underwent
very serious operation, is not recover
ing as rapidly as was hoped for.
Mrs. Edward Lewis and Mrs. Thos.
Hunter of Aurora, ILL.,, house guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brooks, left for
their homes last Monday. While in
the city they were honorees of a theat-
er party and number of other social
attentions.
Mrs. J. F. Harris has been quite
sick since her return from Galesburg
and Monmouth, but is much better
at this time.
Naomi chapter, No. 1, O. E. S., is
planning for great time September
10Th at Northwest Turner hall, at
which time they will have a circus
with a parade at 9:3O p. m. Come and
see Barnum's last South African ele-
plants, northern bears, tame lions,
wild apes, etc. Music by the orches-
ira.
The last entertainment of this con-
ference year will be held at Bethel A.
M. E. church September 17th, at which
time all the auxiliaries will participate
70 make it great success.
Rev. Waters is working hard to
make a good report.
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THE BARTLETT AGRICULTURAL
AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOT
COLORfD PfiOPLE

THE BARTLETT AGRICULTURAL
AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOT
COLORfD PffiOPLE
Opens September IL, 1917.
Location-In Missouri's most fertile
county, affords unusual opportunity
for educating the whole boy and girl
for practical, clear, honest, intelligent
living.
New college buildings, with steam
heat, electric lights, baths and the
necessary modern conveniences. Rea-
sonable charges for board and lodging.
Low tuition.
Faculty of college and university
trained teachers.
Chances for students partly or
wholly to support themselves while
studying.
The only purely Country Life" in
stitution for colored people in Missouri
and the midwest.
Departments.-Mod school, pre-
paratory, high school, normal, classi-
cal, manual training, domestic science,
cokoing, sewing, dressmaking, en-
broidery, music.
Agriculture and practical farming,
trucking, dairying, poultry, carpentry,
painting, blacksmithing and business,
stenography, bookkeeping and type
writing.
For further information address N.
C. Bruce, principal, Dalton, Mo-, Char
iton county.
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THE COLORED BOYS OF TIL. U.

>. "A.
Written especially for The Bystander.
They came from near, from far away,
The colored boys of the U. S. A.
From every way and walk of life,
Lief tsister, mother, sweetheart, wife,
To learn to fight, if need be die,
While bullets, shells and shrapnel fly;
Or anything to make them fit,
The colored boys, to do their bit.
~. g' .-=z-J.vsr@ Z ,-.>7' a1~ .~'.'<
The good old sergeants did their best,
They put them through an awful test;
The fixed and moving pivot right,
To learn to do, made sleepless night.
The captain said twas not their fault
Because they couldn't in place halt.
All this was done to make them fit,
The colored boys, to do their bit.
They learned to drill, they learned to
shoot,
They started at the very root;
For some these things had never done,
And to observe was really fun.
They tried as hard as one could try,
To do their best, ''To do or die"
Or anything to make them fit,
The colored boys, to do their bit.
From Monday morn to Friday night,
Twas "fall in," "marc.l,' squads left
and right.
On Saturday morn with much objec-
tion,
Most always came a close inspection,