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The Monticellonian., 1917-07-26

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The Monticellonian., 1917-07-26
AVING COAL IN HOUSEHOLD

pertinent Station of the universit,
 of Illinois Tells Hom It May A Be Effected.
The Monticellonian., 1917-07-26

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
Reception for
Mi|itiaTonight;
You're Invited

The farewell by the people Of the
city of Bemidji for the naval militia
to be given this evening at the Ar
mory is not purely a dancing party,
as generally supposed.
1t is to be a RECEPTION to which
every man, woman and child in the
city is cordially invited. 1t is spon-
sored by the women members Of the
new Patriotic League Of Bemidji
The mayor and city council will
be present in a body, there will be
music and patriotic speeches and a
general get-together on the part Of
the citizens of Bemidji and members
of the militia.
The house of congress at an early
hour this morning passed the war
resolution which means that both
branches of the national legislature
has empowered the president to use
the United States to uphold the honor
of the nation against any foreign
foe
The call to the co1ors is expected
any moment and the Bemidji naval
militia will answer Here when its
name is called.
EVERYBODY BE AT THE AR
MORY TONIGHT.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
knutSon Votes
Against the
ReSo| ution

Washington, April 6.-Without
roll calls the house rejected all
amendments, including propo 1ais to
p:oh,bit the sending of any troops
overseas without congressional au-
thority.
Passage of the resolution follow
ed II hours Of debate,
Miss Rankin Affected.
Miss Rankin Of Montana, the only
woman OF congress-, sat through the
first roll call with bowed head, fail
ing to answer to her name twice call
ed by the clerk.
On the second call she rose and
said in sobbing voice:
II want to stand by my country
but l cannot vote for war"
For moment then she remained
standing, supporting herself against
a desk and as cries of "vote, vote"
came from several parts of the house
she sank back into hST seat without
voting audibly. She was recorded
in the negative
Amendment Rejected.
The house rejected an amendment
by Representative McColloch provid-
ing that none of the United States
military forces may be transported
for service to any European country
except by express approval by con-
gress.
Representative Britten's amend
ment prob hfbitfng the use of any part
Of the American military forces in
Europe, Africa or Asia, except those
troops who volunteered for such ser
vice was also rejected.
Who Opposed It.
The fifty who voted against the
resolution were: Almon, Bacon,
Browne, Burnett, Cary,
Connolly of Kansas; Coop
er Of Wisconsin: Davidson, Davis,
Decker, Dill, Dillon, Dominick, Esch,
Frear, Fuller of Illinois; Haugen,
Hayes, Henley. Hilliard, Hull of
Iowa; Igoe, Johnson of South Da-
kota; Keating, King, Kinkaid, Kit
chin, Knutson, LaFollette, Little,
London, Lundsen, McLemore, Mason,
Randall, Rankin, Reavis,
Roberts. Rodenburg, Shackelford,
Sloan, Stafford, Van Dyke,
Voigt, Wheeler, Woods of Iowa
Cheers greeted the announcement
Of the result.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
Greatest Power on Earth
Enters European Conflict

Washington, April 6.-Actuai ana
potential resources which, all told,
probably never have been equalled by
any other nation in the history of
the world are brought into the great
war under the American flag.
Into the ba1ailce against Germany
are thrown a navy in strength and
efficiency among the foremost afloat
an army comparatively small but
highly efficient, backed by citizenry
of upwards of twente million Capable
of military duty; industrial resources
imcomparably the greatest in the
world, already mobilized for public
service, and the moral force of more
than 100, 100000 Americans awaken
ed to their country's peril and united
behind the president with a patri-
otic fever reincarnating the spirit of
'76.
Although much remains to be done,
officials believe the nations destinies
are secure now, no matter how stub
born or prolonged may be the pres
sure of German militarism, or how
wide the scope of German intrigue
Preparations Made.
The slowly maturing preparedness
sentiment has borne fruit in mill
tary, naval and industrial prepara-
tions which already have put the
United States on a defensive basis
not even hoped for two years ago.
What more it will do, the president
believes, can be measured only by
what the administration finds will
be necessary
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06

Lieutenant E. A. Barker, com.
.mander of the Bemidji naval militia,
and every member of the company
are ION their toes" awaiting the
flash of the call to the colors, ready
to depart upon four hours notice.
Just when the order will come is
not known but expected at any
moment.
That all of Bemidji may know
when the militia is to leave Bemidji
At the call of the president, Mayor
C. W. Vandersluis has ordered the
siren fire whistle to be sounded one
hour before the departure Of the
militia members, the whistle to blow
one minute.
At the first shrek of the big siren
other whistles on manufacturing
plants of the city, including those of
fhe Crookston Lumber company, will
sound forth their call to Bemidji to
assemble at the depot to bid the
young defenders Of the nation God
speed.
The sounding Of the whistles will
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06

w WASHINGTON, April 6-America is at war with
w Germany.
The house of congress at o'clock this morn
ing passed the resolution declaring America state of
with Germany. The vote stood 374 to so, and the
scene was most dramatic.
The measure had already been passed by the United
States Senate. Only the signatures of President Wilson
and Vice President Marshall needed formally COM
plete tie declaration.
Secret military orders ready to be flashed to all
parts of the United States and to her abroad
War measures have been drafted and ready for
passage.
German Vessels Are Seized.
New York. April 6.---Ninety-one German vessels in
important ports of the United States seized
today. Five ships and their had already been
seized in Boston harbor New London Conn., three
at Baltimore and two at New Orleans.
Brazil Incensed At Germany
Rio de Janerio April 6---Brazil may declare war on
Germany. There is intense antiGerman feeling here be-
of the sinking of the Brazil steamer Parma with the
loss of three Brazilian lives Brazil may sieze nterned
German ships
Bolivia is expected to follow Brazil in declartion
against Germany.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
G.A.R.veteranS
at ReCo ption

A feature Of the farewell reception
to the militia at the armory tonight
will be the presence of the Bemidji
veterans of the Civil war and mem
bers of the ladies G. A. R. Circle.
1t will be the greeting of the "Boys
of 81" to today's youth Of the land
upon their departure to uphold the
flag the "old boys fought so gal
lantly for and won in the great Civil
war
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
CovernorC Calls
Conference to
Protect Cities
(By United Press)

St. Paul, April Ex-Governor Burn
quist today called conference of the
mayors of the Twin Cities and the
sheriTs of Hennepin and Ramsey
counties.
He plans heavy deputy sheriff and
police forces to supplement the ma
tiona1 guard, it is believed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
FRENCH FORCES GAIN
(By United Press)

Paris, April s6.-French force
make large gains north of Landrei-
court, south of the Disc and reoc-
cupy Treanipes, near Rhimes, is an
official announcement today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
PRESIDENT SIGNS RESOLUTION E13 P. NJ;
PASSED BY HOUSE 3 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING

United dPr@
Long gDitnceP Pnep Pioneer
Washington de"eo exist the United States and Germany l3
hehu~pm heeoh g
Vice president Marshall nSgnh thpadnh utg
namedbyt Nannao oil States
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
SIREN WILL SOUND
CALL TO BEMlDJl
AS MILITIA LEAVES

give everybody an opportunity to get
to the depot in time for the de-
parture.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06

Washington, April 6.~President
Wilson today issued a proclamation
to the people of the United States
declaring that state of war exists
between the United States and Ger
many. He directs all officials to ex-
ercise vigilance in the discharge Of
their duties incidental to the state
of war.
The people are urged to uphold the
laws of the land and give undivided
support to the measures for prose-
cutting the war
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
Wireless Flashes News,

- " 1dSHCS NcWS,
Washington, April CAS- Presi-
dent Wilson signed the joint resolu-
tion in declaring a state of war ex-
lists between the United States and
Germany, the signal was flashed
from the government wireless to all
ships at sea and all ports Of the
United States.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
NAWSTARTS WORK:
VESSELSARESElzED;;.
GERMAN TRAITOR IS
SENTENCED PLOT
(By United Press)

Washington, April 6.-Enlarge-
ment of all naval training stations
begins at once, is the order issued
by Secretary Daniels of the navy to.
day. German ships are being con-
fiscated or requisitioned for the per-
iod of war with Germany. It il
likely the government will pay for
their use after the war.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-06
Traitor Pleads Guilty.

Traitor Pleads Guilty.
New York, April 6.-Captain Al
fred Fritzen today pleaded guilty in
the Federal court to having con-
spired to blow up the Welland canal,
and was sentenced to 18 months in
tho federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Ga.
Fritzen was formerly a captain in
the German artillery and got his
first papers a. 4 naturalized Amer:
lean in lel2, 4.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-08
FOR SELECTIVE
REGISTRATION
IDAHO COUNTY AND STATE OF
FICIALS READY TO ASSUME
ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
PLANS NOT PUBLIC NOW
Officers Refuse to Divulge ANY Part
of Instructions.

BOISE, May 3.-Everything is in
system for the securing of registra-
ton, as soon as the army bill has
passed congress and receives the sig
nature of President Wilson. Instruc-
tions have been sent to the sheriffs
of the several counties so that they
can proceed with due expedition. Ad-
jutant General c. S. Moody as agent
for Governor Alexander will have
charge of the work.
1t is understood that when the
conscription bill is signed it will be
the duty of the sheriffs to have
charge of the registration of all
males of designated ages, which reg
istration must be made before the
usual registrars of the usual pre-
cincts, each man eligible for regis
tration to be required under penalty
of arrest and Imprisonment to appear
upon a date to be designated by
proclamation of the president and to
register and answer such questions
as may be required of the registrars
under the law. Forms for this pur-
pose will be sent direct to the sher-
ifs from the war department at
Washington Immediately upon APP
proval of the act, and it will be
made the duty of the sheriff to
see that there are registrars in
each precinct and that these blanks
and registration supplies are deliv-
cred within eight days after the ap-
proval of the law even though in
order to do so it becomes necessary
to send special messengers. 1t is
expected to have this registration
completed throughout the nation
within ten days or two weeks after
the president signs the bill.
Precinct registrars will be instruct
ed to make full return of all registra-
tions Immediately to the sheriff, as
executive member of the county
board of control, to be tabulated
compiled and reported by that board
after the manner of the county board
of canvassers under our state laws
To the county board of control
that is, the sheriff, clerk and the
county physicians will fall the duty
of having charge of selecting troops
under the draft, full instructions fol
which purpose will be sent in due
time.
Asked with reference to the in
structions received here, Deputy
Sheriff Mcmahon said yesterday that
he could not give out anything fol-
publication until formally notified
that any official communication!
which he might have in his posses
sion had been released.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-08
LOOK OUT FOR
RISCHTONIA
NORTH YAKIMA POTATO GROW
Err WARNS AGAINST A NEW
POTATO DISEASE
is WORSE THAN SCAB
F. Benz Tells Spokane Men How To
Treat Potatoes

The address of F. Benz, president
of the potato growers association of
the Yakima Valley which grew $4,000
tons of potatoes last year, to the Spo-
kane employees of the N. P. Rail-
way company last Saturday, contains
information that may be of great
value to the farmers of this district
and to all others who may have.
planted a small acreage to potatoes
Many farmers of this country have
noticed on their potatoes a small
black scale which is not the ordinary
scab and which lodges underneath
the skin of the vegetable. This
growth is called "rischtonia" by Mr.
Benz who states that it is far more
dangerous a disease than scab. Along
this line he had the following to say-
81 am absolutely against treating
the seed with formaldehyde solutions,
as the only disease such treatment
affects or combats is the common
scab. While this scab looks bad ON
the potato, it is not a dangerous di-
sease and defaces merely the surface
OF the looks Of the tuber in most
cases.
Tells OF Dangerous Disease.
"Rischtonia, largely present
throughout the whole country, is a.
much more dangerous disease, and
formaldehyde will not affect it what
ever. This disease is easily detecterf
by the black spots lodging upon the
skin of the potato, looking like parti-
cles Of black ground which might.
easily be rubbed off, but being en-
bedded into the skin resists being
rubbed off. These spots are nothing
but bundles of microbes in crys-
talized form. This disease can only
be combated by corrosive sublimate
treatment, the formula for such treat
ment consisting of four ounces of
corrosive sublimate to 30 gallons of
water, and is just as good a treat
ment against scab at the same time
as against the riscktonia, thus COM
batting both diseases at one treat
ment.
"Should potatoes infected with this
disease be planted the crop would
result in a failure, as only small
potatoes would be grown above the
ground and they could not even be
used for hog feed
"Other diseases like blight and
fusurian wilt can only be combated
by the knife cutting the seed in
fected thereby by clean-cut ampu-
tation."
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-08
BIG CROWD
AT COPELAND
BONNERS FERRY, PORTHILL AND
COPELAND PEOPLE JOIN
IN PICNIC
FINE SPREAD AT NOON HOUR
Many Local People Enjoyed River
Trip on Steamer Crescent

The "get-to-gether" picnic held at
Krauses' hall at Copeland Sunday
was a grand success. Copeland and
Porthill citizens and nearly hundred
Boomers Ferry folks mingled happily
for several hours, first about a well
laden table of edibles which was fur
nished by the much renowned cooks
of the Porthill and Copeland districts
and later in the hall where the crowd
took refuge when the rain fell bit,
where the proposed road bond issue
was explained by Auditor ]. V. Stan
ley.
The meeting Sunday was held I'M
der the auspices of the Farmers
Unions of Copeland and Porthill.
By noon over $50 people had as
sembled. The Copeland and Porthill
folks had not expected to have so
many visitors and it was necessary to
hastily arrange tables outside the
hall for the company. When the an
nouncement was made that the picnic
dinner was ready a hungry crowd
were many who had missed their
breakfasts on account of an early
morning start and everyone was
llCdllN 1dlillSllCQ, IIlcIt was pltDlN
for all and enough sandwiches, salad
cakes, meat, etc. remained to feed a
dozen more.
After the dinner C. D. Thaxton
called for order and several musical
numbers were rendered and a few
short talks made. During the day the
Bonners Ferry band played a number
of selections. County Auditor J. V
Stanley gave the principal address
of the afternoon giving a detail re-
port of the plans of the county com
missioners in regard to the callin~ Of
road bond issue.
About fifty Boomers Ferry folks
including the Bonners Ferry band
made the trip to Copeland on the
Steamer Crescent. The trip was {
pleasant one in every way and The
band boys helped to make the day
all the more pleasant by playing var
ious selections.
Nine auto loads of Bonners Ferr!
people attended the picnic and wer'
given a first-hand and lasting i'm
preston of what the people of tn,
Copeland and Porthill districts suffe
on account of poor roads. On tn
down trip most of the autos took tn
river road and some of the car own
ers had temper-wrecking experience
with sand patches and cutters. o.
the return trip the writer attempte,
to submarine through a mud slougl
IS feet in diameter which an hour
work would have drained. With tru
comadery of the autoist the Ammer
man and Hydorn parties, who fol
lowed, succeeded in getting the hal
submerged car on terra firma agai
after a couple of hours of hard work
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-08
TO START REVIVAL MEETINGS
Services Will Be Held in Large Tent
Auspices Methodist Church.

The tent is being erected today
for the special meetings that are
to continue for several weeks under
the auspices of the Methodist church.
The location is just north Of the
M. G. B. Carpenter shop. The tent
has a seating capacity of four hun
bred. The meetings will begin to-
morrow night. Rev. ]. A. Hoffman,
will conduct the meetings himself
during the first week. Next week
Rev Will NJ Daniel will preach, and
after that Rev. NJ. H. Needham will
preach until the meetings are closed.
Mr.. Daniel is a typical southerner,
having been born in the state of
Tennessee. He was educated in U.
S. Grant University. But despite
his educational training, he has the
mannerism of all real southerners.
He is unwittingly humorous and
rarely fails to afford good enter
tainment for his audience. Added
to his charming southern mannerism,
his humor lends a peculiar attrac-
tveness to his sermons. In short, he
delivers the goods every time" This
is attested by his previous success.
At Hope, one of our neighboring
towns, which has population of only
three hundred people, he effected a
complete change in the spiritual at
mosphere, which has lasted until
this day. There were over sixty
conversions.
Prof. Theodore Perry, the local
organist. will have charge of the
music during the entire course of
the meetings, and those who have
heard him play will know what it
means. He was trained in New
England conservatory and took a
postgraduate course on the pipe
organ in Germany. He has conducted
orchestras in large hotels in the
east and south and was for three
years organist in the famous Bowery
Mission in New York. Special mu-
sic will be arranged for from time
to time. On Sundays there will be
three meetings, morning, afternoon
and evening.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-08
LAND ON LONG
PAYMENT PLAN
IDAHO ALSO HAS AGRICULTU-
RAJ AND GRAZING LAND
TO LEASE.

State Land Appraiser Parker, of
Grangeville, was in the county last
week, investigating applications for
state loans and looking after exist
ing loans.
While here Mr.. Parker called to
the attention of the members of
the development bureau of the COM
mercial club and other citizens the
fact that state land can now be pur-
chased on the amortization plan
The section of the statute applying
reads as follows:
Whenever any state lands on
which the standing timber shall have
been sold and removed by the pur-
chasers or their assigns shall be
turned back to the state as stump
lands, the state land board shall
cause the same to be classified as
soon thereafter as possible as agri-
cultural and non-agricultural lands.
When any of said lands so classified
as agricultural lands shall be offered
for sale the terms Of sale on the
same shall be as follows: Ten per
cent of the purchase price in cash
on the day of sale, interest to be
paid annually in advance on the bal
ance at the rate of two per cent
per annum for the first five years
after the date of sale and at the rate
of four per cent per annum for the
second five year period after the
date of sale. Thereafter the balance
of the principal due the state shall
be divided into thirty equal annual
payments with interest at the rate
of six per cent per annum in advance
on all deferred payments. The pur-
chaser shall have the right to make
payment in full with accrued inter-
est at any time. The contracts and
deeds for these lands are to be made
in the manner and under the same
conditions as is prescribed for other
state lands in Section 1880 of the
Revised Codes of Idaho"
Maps showing the state land which
is subject to lease are now in the
hands of County Assessor Bush and
the state officials are urging that
all the land available for agricultural
purposes be taken up at once.
The price for agricultural land is
25 cents per acre and for grazing
land TX cents per acre. There is
also a fee of $3.50 if land applied
for is all in one section and 25 cents
additional for each section or part
of section additional.