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Evening star., 1917-12-09
Hints for the Enemy.

Along other parts Of our line Of with
drawal around Graincourt and Anneux
and Cantaing. and around the peninsula
made by the bend Of the canal by Mar
Going. some hint must have been given
to the enemy Of our intentions because
Of the explosions caused by the blow
ing up Of his dugouts and tunnels and
bridges and locks by small parties OF
men who stayed on to the last moment
and then touched OF the fuse. The fires
rose. makiDG the night sky rudy for
miles around, and these loud concus-
sions Of sound shaking the earth must
have warned the enemy that We were
preparing for a moye; but the strength
Of our outpost line and the activity. Of
our rear guards, who fought his patrols
az they rushed out and killed or scatter
Cd them, kept him perplexed and anx-
ious. And afterward, when he sent
larger forces forward. waves of storm
troops advancing In open, great num-
bers Of them were destroyed by our
artillery.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
WEATHER.

For the District Of Columbia ana
Maryland, fair. and much colder soa.s'
tomorrow. fair: fresh westerly winos.
For Virginia, fair today ana toOl
row: colder today In southeast POI sioA
fresh westerly winds. ,....
For West Virginia. fair too.s'
in east portion: tomorrow faif'
Yesterdays Temperatures.
Midnight, q; . an. 81: An: y; !:
s am. 2s: g am, zs; 10 ,a.ms AZ sn.m.. G a.
noon. So: 2 PM; 80; a. H Highest. As;
'oRSsii Reistive e. humidity-s an, .ss; Pm; p
:ss: pm. 81 ,,r1 RsanfaM y san.Sins. & 20 .: Per
cent Of possible sunshine v.
Departures.
Accumulated deficiency OF .1a tsmpGsx- Ex-
ture since January, !. 1t.smnn.rature ns since
nac.nnher i 1917. u. Accumulatea oe-
1iciencv or precipitation since Janunsy
/. 1911. 4.os. Deficiency OF prseec'p1.@
tion since December J: ts tsii; last % Year
Temperature same aate iaS'
Highest, 63; lowest, ~.
Tide Tables.
(complled by United states coast ana
Eeodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 1919 am; ana aoa ia;v. ! y,
pm: IN gfoW aign .lof, tide. 1907 "a. m. and
1856 pm; high tide. 4:Ss Am anu
4:58 pm.
The. Sun and Moon.
roday-sun rose 7:15 am; sun SETS
romorrow-sun rises. 7:1s am: sun
Moon rises. 2:2s am: seth, 1:25 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lignteo one
half hour after sunset.
vY.rsnr, cities
Evening star., 1917-12-09

A labor bakery has been opened in
England to furnish bread to workers at

A labor bakery has been opened in
England to furnish bread to workers at
cost.
Germans, fearful of the damage that
may be caused by entente niers. have
placed thousands Of immense search
lights along the Rhine borderland.
As an illustration Of the way Russian
soldiers refused to obey the commands
of their officers, Gen. Alexien stated
that on one occasion an attack was car
ried out by forty-eisht oncers and non
CONS. and only two soldiers. Thou
sands of soldiers who refused to par
ticipate In the attack watched their
leaders 10 to certain death with COM
plAcency.
Nasopotamia has but comparatively
small population. Irrigation and popu-
lation are declared the requisite to q
land of milk and honey. Already elab-
version of the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers into fountainheads of great ir-
rigation systems.
German soldiers are not fond of their
ofHcers, who usually stay in cornpara-
charges and defensive actions. On one
occasion several soldiers taken pris-
oner with their officers began to pum-
mel their superiors immediately after
rsaching a point behind the British
lines.
Many American soldiers have and
will visit the tomb of Napoleon In
France. But few, possibly, have heard
the story of his heart which the tomb
now fncloses.
On the night that Napoleon died and
when his body was prepared for EN-.
belming, the heart was placed In {
silver ever fun Of water. An Irisi
soldier, who loved Napoleon, wa,
placed At Longwood to guard the body
Longwood was infested with rats IL
ths midst Of his vigil the Irtshmar
heard . splash In the water. He aret
the rodents which were dragging Il
away. This sentry was the Grand.
father Of SIR Arthur Sullivan. who 1,
ven known In Amsrica- 8
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Reek with Poison Gas.

The enemy flung his gas shells into
the forest and soaked all its blades and
undergrowths with poison gas SO that
every bush reeked with it The meis-
ture of the tree trunks and every bead
OF dew or rain on the branches and
twigs was a drop Of poison. and the
floating mists were heavy with 1t. In a
place that 10 thoroughly gassed men
are sometimes compelled to work. Tight
and sleep In gas masks. They dare not
take them on to drink or eat. =
When our men left Bourbon wood
there was enough poison in the woods
to last for three or four days. On
that Tuesday night last. when our men
stole away In good order and in utter
silence. they were wearing gas masks
as usual under their steel helmets, so
that as moonlight filtered through the
tracery OF the branches and slanted
through the tall black pillars Of the
quiet trees our soldiers must have
looked horribly like men bewitched
into foul forms by the spirit from this
week. They broke the evil spell
when, outside this forest Of Bourbon,
they pulled on their masks. these
white faced, weary fellows Of ours, and
breathed freely again.
Tho enemy 6helled the wood very
heavily again Wednesday morning and
flung more gas into 1t, 30 that the
wreaths Of white vapor curled, about
those black trunks, but our men
watched all that from q distance and
said: Fritz can go on with that as
long as he likes"
Evening star., 1917-12-09
SENT TO DISTRICT SOLDIERS.
Sweaters and Wristlets Given in Re
sponse to The Stars Appeal.

The first consignment Of sweaters and
wristlets contributed for the District boys
at Camp Mcclellan, Admission. Ala, in re-
sponse to an appeal made by The Star.
was sent to the camp yesterday. It in
cluded eight sweaters and three pairs of
wrtstlets. Two sweaters have previously
been sent direct to the camp.
The Star will receive and Immediately
send all sweaters and wristlets donated
for the District bows.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Say Argentina Warned Germany.

BUENOS AIRES, December S.-There
was persistent rumor today in news
paper circles that President Irigoyen
had notified Germany that a submarine
attack on Brazilian ports would be the
cause OF Argentina breaking relations
with Germany. This rumor follows an
unverified report that a submarine had
been seen somewhere Off Rio Janeiro
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Paints Graphic Word Picture
OF Gen. Byngs Retirement
CORRESPONDENT Declares British We're Glad to Get
A,uay From Poison-Infested Bourbon Wood
Whole Operation Successful.

ridge. and the long. winding trail Of
the Hindenburg line. They were the
guns which had been, brought up
scarcely q fortnight before for Sir
Julian BynE's surprise attack and had
galloped forward with their lfmbers
after the great break through. and
then. In those far positions periously
near the enemy's lines. had broken up
the massed counter attacks. and on
that Friday morning when the enemy
came through our lines on the right
had saved the situation by smashing
back the long. dense streams OF men
who tried to break our northern lines
in the salient.
withdrawn hastily after rapid firing.
when on that same Friday morning
large bodies of field gray men swarmed
suddenly very close to them. One bat
terry was there, as shall tell later in
q strange narrative of heroic de-
Iense. which maintained its fire for an
nour and half several hundred yards
IN advance Of any infantry, utterly iso-
lated. but sweeping the enemy's lines
as they advanced from Grevecoeur and
keeping back their battalions by great
slaughter
These guns were in a new position by
the coming of dawn and all next day
tney found many human targets, SO
tnae the enemy's progress toward. the
lines Of dead
Yesterday afternoon he was still in
doubt as to the real line of defense.
and still his patrols were being re-
sisted SO strongly by British outposts
tnat ne had to send up reinforcements
OF infantry to press back these little
groups of men.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
NJ PHILIP GIABs.
Cablegran to The Sunday Star and
New York Times.

{Copyright, 1917
WAR CORRESPONDENTS HEAD
QUARTERS, December THE British
now are back in strong defensive posi-
lions south Of Bourbon wood and west
Of Gonnelieu and villiers-Guislan,
chosen In accordance with the plan. OF
withdrawal and with the Hindenburg
lines, the old, Hindenburg front and the
support lines behind them. The retire
ment was achieved with great skill
and discipline by the covering troops
in the neishborhood Of Bourbon wood.
It Is proof Of the wonderful secrecy
with which these plans were carried
out that there. was only one casualty
in Bourbon wood during the time the
British were getting away.
They were glad to get away. For
strateetcal reasons one may regret
that the British could not get hold OF
the Black forest or higb ground which
dominates the northern approacnes eo
Cambria. and for which the men men
fought with fine valor. Always those
dim gladss will be haunted by hero,c
memories Of the young yorkshire M1s s
who fought and died there ana OF lne
pilots and crews of the tanks VINO
came crashing through the unoer-
growth, roofing out nests OF Gernaan
machine gunners and trenches iuii OF
infantry dug behind barricades OF
fallen trunks. u. ..-e
Evening star., 1917-12-09
1000 Germans Killed.

AT $3.50 ,e'clock in the afternoon these
men, forming a reconnaissance in force.
advanced upon Orival Wood. which is
e small copse southeast of Graincourt.
me British guns opened fire with such
intensity after getting the range that
q rough estimate numbers the German
dead at 1900 in that attempt.
In the same way three battalfons. ad-
vancing to the attack from the direc-
tton OF Graincourt. were utterly shat
tered and dispersed. Round about the
village Of Anneux. which was aban-
doned at the same time as Bourbon
wood. the enemy was SO ignorant Of
the British departure that he put q
violent storm fire into this place and
then attacked it with considerable
force of infantry, as il 1t was fully gar
risoned. though not man or boy re-
mained among it's ruins. 1t was SINH
lar to that battle against emptiness
which was fought near Moeuvre by
nervous men expecting blasts OF ma
chine gun fire, and scared, / dare say.
by the silence which might have been
a lure into deadly ambush.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
batteries Are Moved Back.

All through Tuesday night our bat.
teries were moving back to new posi-
tions in that gray moonlit shadow
world Of the battlefield beyond the
ruins Of Havrincourt and Flesquiereg
Evening star., 1917-12-09
$1,000 900 Loan to Belgium.

Another loan Of $2.00o.0oo was advanced
yesterday to Belgium, making a total Of
s67, SOC, 900 for that country and $s,SS5, $780, :
O6O to all the allies.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Might Have Gained Cambra,.

II the British had succeeded IN wid,
enine their hold on all the high grouno
around the forest and getting peyono
the Village Of Fontaine Notre Dame
Cambrai would have been a costly pos
session for the enemy. and tho Br1usn
might have gained the town as tne
crowning prize Of the years nEntine:
That was not to be. It was not within
the expectations of the nrst plan soI
attack on November 80. though the sue.
cess Of that day may have raised great
hopes In some minds.
That we have abandoned Bourlon
wood will be disappointment 10 the
mao makers. who ind it good to draw
new lines Of our advance; To our . men me 2
relief from a place of horror. When
/ watched the Smelling OF the forest
shuddered in spirit at the sinister as
pect of it-that big belt of trees on the
ridge above Graincourt and Anneux and
all. the country beyond Anneux. SO grim:
SO silent There was-never sign OF
life within II. The trees seemed more
motionless than those of other woods
and blacker below the clouds or the
blue sky.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Suitable Gifts for
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They are efficient and economical for
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A special lot with French frost style
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De vnbiss Perfumisers. 4sc. 75c. @1.00.
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Duche.ne Lilac vesetal-an ideal prep
aration for the hair. and frequently 7Sc
used after shaving
MeIha Toilet Waters, 4-oz bot 81 M
ties; all odors, choice.
Meritol Toilet Waters. Southern Rose. Crab
Apple Blossom. Lilac or Violet. in a 7Sc
fancy frosted bottle.
Meritol Extracts-an the popular floral
odors. in frosted bottle. neatly boxed: Soc
Hudnut's Extracts .......................5 soc
Hudnut's Toilet Waters. $1!00 and $ls5
Piver's Azurea. Flornyme and LIE Trehe
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Pivers. yeeetaI .sI.10
Houbigant's Ideal Extract. in cut glass
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e Houbisant,s Ideal Toilet Water. original
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R. & G. yiolette de Parme Extract. :. 81 so
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Djer Kiss Toilet Water. ......... $1.69, $3.50
Djer kiss vegetal. .$1.19
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Small bottles ............ ............5 .5Oe
Hanson & Jenks' Toilet Water. -. .$1.Oo. s1.50
Evening star., 1917-12-09

Germans, fearful Of the damage that
may be caused by entente fiers. have
placed thousands Of immense search
lights along the Rhine borderland.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-02
Mr.. HOG APPEARSIN
BEMIDJI; I;SEESSHAD0W;;
6 WEEKS MORE COLD

p1 A little bundle of fur gave slight
culver this morning, there was slow
unfolding, lazy stretch and yawn
and Mr.. G. Hog was awake from a
long snooze.
wonder how the weather is out
side," he unused to himself as he
lazily lay in his warm and comfort
able habitat.
"Well, guess I'll get out and look
around" and suiting his inclination
the little follow, whom tradition says
on February 2 indicates the coming
six weeks of weather, slowly drew
himself together, meandered up to
the mouth of his winter home and
out he hoped.
A chilly shiver ran through him
and lazily rubbing his sleepy eyes
he took survey of his surroundings.
With the turning of his head he hap
pened to notice his shadow athwart
the spotless coverlet of the earth and
he CALCULATED, "Me for another
six weeks" and disappeared again
into his tiny lair, curled up and was
soon asleep to await the passing of
six weeks more of cold weather.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-02

1--WE been a member of the fire de-
partment for long time," explained
Garry Brennan, driver of the big
motor truck of the Bemidji fire de-
partment, this morning to repre-
sentative of the Pioneer, "and I've
made all sorts of runs, at all times
and in all kinds ofr-yeather and I've
always endeavored to do my duty as
I should, and 1 hope I have. I've
fought fires in business blocks,
fought 'em in houses, in woodsheds
and barns of every description and
had come to the conclusion that
there wasn't anything that could
possibly burn that I hadn't tackled,
but 1 never was called out to put
out a chicken before, and with the
mercury slipping out the bottom of
the tube at that.
"And then to tliink-yes, just
think-in my own house, too.
"That was the best chicken ever
knew I could see myself sitting
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-02
Tragedy In Life OF Fire
Truck. Driver; Chicken On
Own Stove Burns Alarm

on The starboard side and not a
slippery corner to turn nor 'jit' to
get around, and clear sailing for a
long run.
Talk about dressing-boy, there
wasn't a button in it and it was
trimmed swell. It was shirred from
the wrist to the elbow and scrambled
from the elbow to the shoulder and
was fricasseed just like some you've
seen. And to think"
But the newspaper man was al
ready reaching for his handkerchief.
1t was nearly 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon that Mrs. Brennan placed
chicken on the range to cook and
stepped to a neighbor's on a slight
errand The receptacle containing
the fowl boiled over, the grease fell
on the hot stove, there was a smudge
and-some neighbor turned in fire
alarm.
Loss-One perfectly good chicken.
Damage, large-To fire truck
drivers feelings.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-02

In a game featured by hard play
ing, rough work and fouls galore, the
Big Bemidg basketball team defeated
the aggregation representing Grand
Rapids at the Armory last evening
by the score of 10 to IL. A large
crowd witnessed the contest. and was
not slow to voice its disapprovel of
some of the tactics employed by some,
especially one, of the visiting play
ers.
Senseless Killing.
H. Mayne Stanton refereed and
right off the reel commenced to pen
alize the visitors for violation OF the
rules which brought forth some pro-
test on the part of one or two of the
visitors, but when it comes to know
ing basketball they couldn't tell
Stanton anything about the game for
his long experience in officiating on
the "big time" is too we'll known.
In the second half jacobson went
in for George Graham.
Johnson's Shoulder Out.
During the game one of the Grand
Rapids quint grabbed "Fuzz" john
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-02
BEMIDJI MEN FIGURE IN
LEGISLATIVE HEARING

St. Paul, Feb. 2.-Joseph Ettor
and other leaders of the 1. w. w. re-
sisted efforts of the house labor COM
mittee to learn about methods and
principles of the famous organiza-
tion, at the hearing on the senate
bill creating an emergency fund of
$4,000 year for the governor to
use in meeting conditions such as
the recent outbreak in the Minnesota
woods.
Ettor contended that the commit
tees only task was to inquire into
working conditions. In this he was
supported by E. G. Strand, Socialist
representative from Two Harbors,
who declared that the proceeding was
a flake investigation" going into
the affairs of an organization that is
none of our business" He was over
ruled by the rest of the committee
and effort was made to learn how far
the 1. w. W. goes in advocating and
practicing sabotage, but such ques-
iions were met with constant objec-
tions by Ettor and defiant defusals
of the witnesses to answer.
House Chamber Packed.
The house chamber was packed
with spectators, including most of
the members of the legislature. The
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-02
BEMIDJI POULTRY TO
|. CR00KSTON EXHIBIT

DR.. j. Warninger Of this city has
IS Buff Rock chickens he will ship
to the Poultry show in Crookston
Monday. Among them is the cock,
"Woodrow Wilson," who won the
sweepstakes at the Beltrami county
poultry show in December, having a
score of 93A, scoring half a point
more than any other rooster in the
show, 375 birds being entered in the
show in December.
The birds will be shipped in a
coop invented by DR.. Warninger, be-
ing a training, shipping and show
coop. This crate, which has many
advantages in it's favor, will be manu-
factured by DR.. Warninger in Be-
midi. One of the features Of the new
crate is it's light weight. The crates
are made in four sizes, "a, 26, % and
80 inches in height and "a inches
wide. They are constructed of wall
board, reinforced with lath and are
equipped with a door that closes au-
tomatically
In shipment, the crates are turned
on their side, with the door up, and
this protects the birds from the cold.
The crates have handy arrangement
for watering and feeding the birds,
so that the spilled water and feed
falls on the floor instead of remain
ing in the crate. The coops are
easily cleaned. DR.. Warninger in
vites all who are interested in poultry
to come and see his birds before they
are shipped, as after the show they
will be intermingled with the rest
Of hiS 1Ock
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-02
WILSON SEEKS RELIEF
FROM STRAIN; PLAYS
GOLF And C0NFERS
(By United Press)


Washington, Feb. 2.-President
Wilson sought relief from the strain
over the present international crisis
brought on by Germany's declara-
tiOn Of intent to wage an indiscrim-
mate submarine campaign by play
ing a game of golf this morning.
During the larger part, Of the, fore
noon he kept closed in his study ad-
vising with Colonel House and Sec
retary Lansing. The latter is none
too we'll, having been i'll for month.
While the president and secretary
wrestled with veXatious problems,
German Ambassador Won Bernstorff
and other Central power diplomats
enjoyed themselves attending mo-
tion picture theater showing war
movies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-02
GIRLS TEAMS CLASH
AT ARMORY TONIGHT

Tonight the girls basketball team
of the Bemidji high school will meet
the girls quintet of the Bagley high
at the Armory in Bemidji, and an
interesting game should be the re-
suit.
The locals have been practicing
hard and this will be the first time
the high school girls have appeared
in a contest this winter.
Game will be called at $3.50 o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-02
Had Hired Bunch of Men i'm Duluth to Work at
Backus- Brooks Camps at Gemmell;
Were Enroute to Woods
Sheriff Kennedy Arrests Three
Men Taken at Walker After Leaving Train;
Carried RevoIvers, Alleged; Ripple
fleets Injured Man at Train

hearing lasted several hours with
only five witnesses on the stand.
Some 40. witnesses are on hand, and
a score of I. w. w. agitators at the
hearing applauded the speeches of
their representatives The commit
tee was interrupted frequently by l.
w. w. men in the crowd who wished
to express their feelings.
Arthur w. Thorn, rs years old, of
Bemidji, was on the stand for three
hours at the outset of the hearing.
He had belonged to the I. w. w. for
two years, he said, and went to Gem
NELL last fall to work in camp No.
46 of the International Lumber COM
CONTINUED on Page Six)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-02
Over 1000 Persons, Half Naked and Without
Foot Covering Driven From Homes at
Early Hour This forming
Yawning Pit Opened In Street
Force of Blast So Terrific Some of Structures
Are Completely Demolished; nercury
Stands Four Below Zero

footed persons were driven from their
quarters into the open with the mer-
curry registering four degrees below
zero.
The force of the explosion was ter
rife, one portion of a street being
opened up into a yawning pit and
some of the buildings were complete
ly demolished.