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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
Letter From Russia, To
: Sheriff johnson Written
By Brother, OF Interest

One of the most interesting let
sters from the front, Is that just re-
aceived by Sheriff Andrew johnson
sgsaIa. !. .has 4il.:.atl tlaer, ,sNafsessz4Jah
written at Archangel, Russia, dated
September 16. Mr.. Johnson is the
representative of large. concern
manufacturing tractors. The letter
is the more interesting as it is a
departure from the usual letters re-
ceived from the European countries,
being from Russia. 1t is as follows:
Archangel, Russia,
Sept 16, 1917.
Andrew Johnson, sheriff,
Bemidji, MINI.
Dear Brother: l have written
you several times but have received
no reply. However, that does not
surprise me any in these times, as
mails are not only slow but very un-
certain, and while you may have
written me several times your let
ters may have been lost, or mine
may be where the deep sea fish only
could reach them, thanks to the Ger
man U-boats May they all sink.
AS you see by the heading, 1 am
now pretty we'll up in the north
about the same latitude as when
was up in Alaska but not quite so
cold. Still it is rather disagreeable,
raining as it does every day.
1 was sent up here to load some
tractors and plows, but l find they
have not arrived nor does anybody
know when they are coming. hope
fhic 10 ohnIf tho
most disagreeable place have struck
In Russia. I was two days finding
a room here. Now I have a dark
back room with hot water for the
night and morning A bed like
board and furnish my own bed linen
and covering. For all this discom-
fort 1 pay five rubles per day. q
am also the proud possessor of a
food card which allows me to pur-
chase at exorbitant prices one and
one-half Russian pounds of bread per
day, one pound of sugar and one
eighth pound of tea per month, be-
sides meat, rice, butter, etc. A Rus
sian pound is 80 of an American
pound.
Tobacco is scarcer than green
grass in the desert of Sahara. /
finally found a man that for accom-
mediation sold me two pounds at l5
rubles per pound. In this country
the merchants and their clerks think
they are doing you very great ia
vor when they sell you anything,
and instead of them waiting on you,
you have to wait until they get
ready to serve you. Since the revo-
luton nearly all stores are opened
for trade from 8 a. M until noon and
then from 3 until S or some places
6 p. m.
At Archangel, here one must have
bread tickets to get any bread with
meals in the restaurants. One l R-
pound ticket on days rations is
good for two meals. That is all 1
have dared to eat so far. Oh! for
a meal at the KaiserhOff or Schieg's
back in Minneapolis.
I have done considerable travelling
since landed in this country. Some
thing like 10000 versts. But 1 can
not say that there is much pleasure
in travelling in this country just
now 1 made big trip of inspec-
ton or rather trip around to see
how our tractors were getting along.
The most of them were in good
shape as the mechanics could not
start them until I arrived. One or
two I found working in good shape,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
.rovinCeS0f
Russia Are
Near Revolt
(RY United Pressl

Stockholm, Dec. l.-RusSlan prov
inces are on the brink of Russian
revolt. Bolsheviki ministers are re-
signing, apprehensive Of their own
safety. Trotsky and Lenine are des-
perately striving by merciless perse-
Scutions to reach a separate peace
with Germany before the deluge. A
separate peace would mean the be-
ginning of Russia-wide civil war.
This story was brought here today
by a Minimilist courier from Pet
rograd. He says the Russian people
are rising up to stamp out the Boil
sheviki. Several ministers have re-
signed in protest Of Bolsheviki ex-
cesses. Bolsheviki emissaries beat
two Minimalist leaders on public
street. He says, Free Russia will
never consent to a separate peace. ~
counter revolution with violent
civil war is imminent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
SCHOOL BOY ARRESTED FOR
ROBBING KAISER'S PALACE

Berlin, Dec. IA 17-year-old
school boy has been arrested in con-
nection with the robbery on Monday
of the imperial residence, Wilhelm
shoehe at Cassel. Most of the OBJ
jects of art which were stolen have
been recovered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
EARLY GERMAN DEFEAT
IN EAST AFRICA SEEN

London, Dec. 1.-The end Of the
East African campaign before Christ
mas Is predicted by the Reuter- cor
respondent at Ndara. He declares
that by that time the German COM
mander-in-chief will either be
prisoner or in exile.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
SCANDINAVIA Will
OBSERVE NEUTRALITY
(By United Press)

Christiania, Dec. 1.- Norway,
Sweden and Denmark have entered
into an agreement to observe the ut
most neutrality. This is the result
of the conference between Scandi-
navian kings and statesmen, who
agreed upon Scandinavian neutrality
and mutual confidence and exchange
of merchandise during the war.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
AUSTRIA READY FOR
PEACE, SAYS premier
(By United Press)

London, Dec IA Central News
dispatch today says Premier Seidler
told the Austrian parliament that
Austria is ready to negotiate a gen
eral peace without territorial or
economic violations.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
"0NLY VICTORY" "TEUT0N
VIEW OF THE entente
(By United PreSs)

Berlin, Dec. lit is absurd to
imagine Germany will enter a peace
conference with large aims,' War
Minister Keuhleman told the Reich
stag. eff the entente want to know
our conditions the way out is SIM
pie, but the entente wants only VIC
tory"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
STATE AND DEFENSE RESTS:
CASE TO JURY TONIGHT
(By United Press }

Mineola, l.. l., Dec. 1.-The state
and defense rested today in the De-
Saulles trial. The case will go to
the jury before night. State alien
lists were the last witnesses and con-
tradicted the defense's testimony
that Mrs. DeSaulles was not respon-
sible when she shot her husband.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
ANOTHER FOR UNCLE SAM

Ernest Fortier, assistant cashier of
the First State Bank of Blackduck,
has enlisted in the quartermaster'
and left Friday noon for
Duluth.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
America's Greatest Aid

Paris, Dec 1.-America's greatest
aid to Russia now would be a re-
statement of all allied war aims, in
simple, unmistakable language, said
Russian Conferee Maklakoff to the
inter-allied conference today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
GERMANY GIVES UP
REGAINING GROUND
(By United Press)

VDy UHICCU 1CooI
London, Dec. Germany has ap-
parently abandoned all hope of
wrestling back the positions General
Byng recently won from them. Cen
eraI Haig's reports this morning do
not mention renewed attempts last
night.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
NEW YORK PAPER REPORTS
KERENSKY UNDER ARREST

(By United Press)
New York, Dec. 1.-The New York
Times todav printed report Of the
arrest of Kerensky at vladimir.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
May
Be Closed As
Fuel Saver
(By United Press)

Washington, Dec. 1.-The national
fuel administration is investigating
a plan to close all the public schools
in the northern and central states
during January and February, to
conserve fuel.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
Somebody's
KiddingAgai||
lBy United . Pressl

-Vby EUHICeU FTessJ
Chicago, Dec. 1.-Cold@ storage
dealers are confronted with unload
ing 25,o99,oo0. pounds af q cht cksn ..
in a month to avoid prosecution for
boarding. Lower prices are prob
able.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-01
REVENUE STAMPS ARRIVE

Postmaster A. P. Ritchie today re-
ceived a supply of revenue stamps,
the first to arrive in Bemidji There
have been many requests for the
stamps.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18

EVER stopped to think
-out the teachers and how they live
during the four to six months in
which they have no employment ?
The small salaries paid them does not
suffice to lay up enough to carry them
over to the next term and consequent
ly they have to look for other means
of a livelihood, and it often happens
that a man or woman who would have
been the best kind of teacher, and
would have made teaching life work,
finds other avenues of employment
which are more lucrative and steady,
and thus the profession loses many
of it's best teachers.
Teachers should be in the class with
government officials who have life
time work ahead of them and the
standard of teachers would of neces-
sity be set Highland it would be
reached.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18

The use of unnecessary belts and
trimmings on clothing is to be dis
couraged during the war.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18
AUDITOR FINISHES UP
CHECKING COLLECTOR

State Auditor Will J. Yon, VINO has
been working for some time on the
books of Tax Collector E. B. McMul-
len, finished his 1abors yesterday and
has returned to Tallahassee. He went
thoroughly over the books and because
they had not been audited for some
time, the work was necessarily slow
and required almost month to COM
pfete it.
At the close the auditor was able to
strike balance, having found every
thing in the financial affairs of the of
fee all right with the exception that
collector McMullen had on hand a few
checks given in payment of taxes, and
which he was unable to collect. 1t
seems that between the time the
checks were given and the time they
were presented to be cashed, the sign
ers of the checks had got. into trouble
and when Mr.. McMullen presented
them for payment the bank on which
the checks were drawn turned them
down as being of no good.
The auditor told Mr.. McMullen that
he would allow a little time in whicd
to see if the checks could be collected
The checks are not for great amounts
Clearwater Sun.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS EVE
CEREMONY.

pas have been perfected to make
fine Christmas Eve ceremonies a fit
ting climax of the patriotic campaign.
At 7:30 o'clock on the night before
Christmas it is proposed that light
ed candle shall be placed behind the
transparent flag in the window of ev-
cry Red Cross home. Local chapters
will strive to see that this idea is car
ried into effect.
The Red Cross needs the active sup
port of millions whose good Whit al
ready has. The big Christmas mem
bership drive was conceived in and
will be carried out largely for the pur-
pose of turning passive friends into
active workers. And it was a pecu-
Early happy thought that gave ex-
preston to the idea of making this
a ''Red Cross Christmas" 1t will be
Americas first Christmas in the war
1t will be a Christmas of serious pur-
pose, when the SHillletS VI every OIiC
will be turned to the war, to our sol
diers in France and in training camps
waiting orders to cross the sea, and to
our sailors and marines. Thought, too,
will rest on the soldiers of our allies
and on the suffering peoples in the
war zones. That the nation will be
in just the spirit at this Christmas
time to produce a whole-hearted re-
Spouse to the Red Cross appeal is not
doubted.
At the conclusion of the Red Cross
membership drive there will not be
any excuse for any one not having be-
come member, There are hundreds
of thousands of persons whose names
are not on the Red Cross roll merely
by reason of their own thoughtless-
ness. All these will have the chance
and be reminded of their patriotic du-
ty to join the Red Cross. In the words
of President Wilson, the people as a
whole will be afforded opportunity to
show the Christmas spirit in terms of
action.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18
CARING FOR SICK CHILDREN

The American Red Cross has just
opened children's dispensary in the
garage in the Old Hotel Chatelet, at
Evian, France, which is now the Am
erican children's hospital. The Evian
hospital has seventy beds and altho
but recently established is already ov-
er-crowded with diptheria, measles,
scarlet fever and whooping cough
cases.
The American doctors examine daily
an average of five hundred children
arriving at Evian from behind the
German lines. They send the conta-
gious diseases to the American hospi-
tai. An American dentist has opened
a dental dispensary in the kitchen Of
the old hotel with dental chair inn
provised from wine barrel. In the
first week of the American dispensary
at Evain, more than 2,400 children
were examined. Of this number at
least 1900 were between the ages Of
three and thirteen years.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Entered at the postoffice at Tarpon
iprings, Fla, as second class matter
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Leader has been much interest
ed in the great problem of education.
Being acquainted with many of the
school teachers of our city, we have
often felt that great mistake is be-
ing made in paying them only for
the months in which they are actively
at work teaching We believe the
teachers of our schools, in fact all
schools, should be state employees
twelve months in the year with only
few weeks vacation in which they
could really do as they please. The
-TFier time should be used in prepar-
ing them to be better teachers the
coming term.
This would be a great inducement
to teachers to put forth their best eff
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18

There Is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years it was sup
posed to be incurabie. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Catarrh is local disease.
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Fl lis catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by Ell. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
f. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18
COMMUNITY MUSIC.

One of the greatest assets to any
community is good supply of music
bands, orchestras, choruses, ETC.,
that can be called into use on any and
all public occasions. Good music is
one of the greatest sources Of enjoy
ment accessible to the race. 1t is APP
propriate to any occasion, from the
most hilarious to the most solemn. It
is never out of place in any public
gathering, whatever the character.
The church employs it as powerful
aid to religious fervor; the political
gathering is fiat and stale without it.
Armies know and appreciate its in
spring influence, and make full use of
it. Homes that would stand for all
that home should be will not think
of being without music.
Every community, where enough
talent can be scraped together, should
make it one of its chief concerns to
see that good band or orchestra is
organized, and MAINTAINED. The
maintenance of the community band
should be as much a community obi
cation as the maintenance of its
courts, its churches or its schools.
This country has as fine musical tai
emit as any country in the world.
Thousands of young Americans, it
given the opportunity of a musical
education, would become gifted must.
cians. Community attention to devel-
oping a love for music would soon de-
velop in these young people such de-
sire for musical culture that they
would be stimulated to pursue its
study.
Many communities have already
seen the great value of public bands
and orchestras, and make provision
| for their maintenance as regularly as
they do their other institutions. There
should not be town of any preten-
sion in the country without its band
or orchestra. The benefits will far
outweigh the cost.-Exchange.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18

carcasses.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18
E. B. BYRD
THE STOVE REPAIR MAN.

If you have an OLD STOVE which
does not give satisfaction, don't throw
it away. Call 43-L and will answer
the call and be the doctor. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed. Making old stoves
new is my business.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18

Subscribers to The Leader will con-
Ger favor upon us by refusing to pay
the carrier boys unless they give a
receipt from the book they carry.
When these receipts are not called for
we have no record of the subscriber
having paid, and consequently charge
him again, thus causing confusion.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18

Prof. Brander Matthews asks ,"Why
should young actress make her de-
but when it would be just as easy for
her to make her first appearance z"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18

You should arrange to weigh your
self every day." says Lima Cavalieri,
a great beauty. That's what a lot Of
army lightweights do.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18
WHAT AMERICANISM MEANS.

The constitution of the United
States shows the character of the
government that was instituted by the
founders of this republic. With its
amendments it shows the character of
the government that legally exists to-
day. 1t is not half as well known by
Americans as it should be. The con-
stitution is the charter of our liberties
and the chart that marks out the
course Of the ship of state. 1t should
be rigidly observed and to be observed
it must be known-not known simply
to few but to the many so that the
average American who reads and
thinks can know when a deviation is
made from the course.
The boundaries of our country cir
cumscribe the field of our patriotism,
the flag is the emblem of it but the
constitution is the object around which
our patriotic feelings should center. IT
is the spirit of Americanism. Our
boundaries might be extended or con-
tracted without affecting the liberties
of the people who remain under the
protection of the constitution. Our
flag might be changed-has been
| slightly changed with the admission
of each new state-without in the
slightest degree changing the condi-
ton of the people of the United
t~s-Zs----~'-so vrurr-a uIIr.
embodiment of what our ancestors
fought for and won and handed down
to us.
We have have entirely too much flag.
patriotism as compared with the
amount Of constitution patriotism that
we possess. The flag is nothing except
as it means the constitution. The
stars and the alternate stripes might
represent a despotism but they do not
they represent the government as
it is specified in the constitution. Why
reverence the symbol more than the
thing it represents and that makes it
noble?
There is today much talk of quail
fcations for citizenship. We think it
would be we'll if hereafter every man
not already voter should be required
to learn the constitution before re-
ceiving the right to vote. 1t could be
learned in substance in a few hours;
its phraseology could be memorized in
few days and if it were generally
known the level of our citizenship
would be raised to greater extent
than could be accomplished in any
other way.
The constitution should be taught in
| the schools. Of course we would not
expect our school children to become
constitutional lawyers but they would
know much more of the constitution
and therefore of Americanism if they
were taught it than if they were not.
They would learn more of use to them
as citizens by learning the constitu
ton than by ten times as much study
as would be required to learn it de-
voted to any other scholastic line.
Americanism is only a name to the
man who knows nothing and cares
nothing about the constitution of the
United States and to him patriotism
is a feeling that is not based on intel
Notwithstanding Tines Union.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18

The unsuitable ship has been in
vented, we are told, but we will wait
until we see them fail to sink.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-18

That the ''pen" is mightier than the
sword is proven by the present price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
JOHN W|LLYS HEADS BIC NEW WAR FUND Executive Ability of Over land Chief Called Into
 Play

The executive and organizing ability of John N Willys, head of Wilys Overland, Inc, of Toledo, has ben called into full play in connection with the raising, under his supervision of a war camp com munity recrea ton fund of s for every soldier and sailor in the service of Uncle Sam. He will have associated with him in the big task men of national proml- hence in nearly every city in the coun- try.
 President Wilson, in recent letter, ex- pressed appreciation of MT. Willys' will ingness to serve his country in this re- speet and wished the work every success. The letter was made public by the com mission on training camp activities of the war and navy, when the appoint ment of MT Willys to direct the cam paign was announced.
 The huge fund is to be used in provid- ing hospitality and wholesome recreation for the enlisted men in communities ad- jacent to the training camps. Six or eight weeks will be devoted to the cam paign and the leaders in the movement hope to have the fund oversubscribed be- fore the expiration of that period. Ma tional campaign headquarters has been established in Washington, D. C.
 Secretary of War Baker, Secretary of the Navy Daniels, and Raymond B. Eos dick, chairman of the joint departmental commissi joined in the appointment of committeeman who will assist MT. Wilyls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-28
New Paige Motor to Make
 Winter DriUing Practical
Will Start Instantly and Run Smoothly in Any Temperature Electrical Heater Superheated Manifold Valve Polish
 ing Device Eliminate Winter Morning Troubles

The days are fast approaching when the motorist, starting to his office in the morning and observing that the mercury has had sinking spell over night, will wonder if the "old bus" is going to behave itself, or whether it will stage its usual exhibition of reluctance and obstinacy.
 The fellow on the wind swept street corner waiting for a crowded trolley is inclined to envy his neighbor who rolls downtown on a winter morning comfortably protected in his automo- bile. But he overlooks the fact that winter driving brings it's problems and that many a driver has fought his battle at the garage door and. per haps, continued it half a mile down the street Most motors are as reluc- tant to start on cold winter morn ing as a small boy is to hop out of bed: and even after you have per- suaded them to wake up and get busy they are inclined to hesitate every few feet until they are thoroughly warm.
 However, there is good news for car owners, for engineers have been working on these problems and there is every reason to believe that relief is at hand. In act, according to the announcement of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car company, new Paige motor has been developed which, be- cause of radical changes in design and certain attachments, will make winter driving entirely practical, elimina ting all the disagreeable features. Briefly expressed, the new Paige "Six-55." found in the current models for sedan. coupe. limousine and town car, in-