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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
.K.OFC, WAR|W0R||k
CAMPAIGN OPENS
IN BE|MIDJI;; FUND
OF Three MILLION
Local Council Names Committee to
# Help Order Establish Rec. -
reation Centers.
~ -; ~ . : =
ADDITIONAL CHAPLAINs TO
BE PROVIDED FOR SOLDIERS
Church Features to Be Maintained
5s2s in Camp and Afield; Enter.
tainment for All.

T. At a. regular meeting of the local
council of the Knights&of Columbus,
IT. j. Burke, e: p. Gould, w. P.
Foley, Paul Winklesky and P. B.
Brett were appointed a committee
to have in charge the collection OF
contributions towards the raising OF
a $4,000, 900 war fund which the
supreme council of the Knights OF
Columbus has undertaken. The work
being done by the Knights of Co.
flumbus is similar to that OF the Y.
M. G. A. They will erect and equip
buildings at all the training camps
In the country and furnish amuse-
ment and recreation for all soldiers,
regardless Of creed. H.. !:
$3 It has been planned to erect at
each of the sixteen national army
cantonments, three recreational
buildings at a cost of about $4,000
for each Cantonment and one large
building at cost of about $4,000
/; at each Of the sixteen national guard
as we'll as from rs to
80 similar recreation stations at the
regular army expansion camps, ma
val training stations and aviation
camps.
.. E0uipment of Buildings.
-' Each building is to be equipped
with an altar, a confessional, a stage
for entertainments, and ample ia
cilities for reading, writing, playing
checkers, dominoes, etc. Each build
ing will be furnished with phono-
graph and records piano and sheet
music and an ample supply of sta
tionery as well asa library of good
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26

The chicken dinner given at the
town hall by the citizens of the town
of Northern, Saturday evening, net
ted $50 for the Y. M. c. A. war fund.
More than one hundred were pres
ent.
The feast was followed by talks
from w. P. Dyer and H. e. Reynolds
on loyalty and the Y. M. G. A. A.
ter the patriotic demonstration q
dance was given, the proceeds OF
which will also be turned into the Y.
M. C. A. war fund. Harry Arnold
president of the Northern Farmers
club, presided.
F.. B. Lamson, J. e. Harris and
H. J. Loud spoke at patriotic meet
ing held at Solway Saturday night
at which more than 200 people were
present. The Solway band was out
and a splendid demonstration was
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
CHARGE OF MURDER :.
AGAINST HENRI0NNE1

Roland Henrionnet was taken be-
fore Court Commissioner D. H. Fisk
this forenoon and the charge of as
sault with intent to kill, made
against him the afternoon of the
day he shot Oscar Nelson, with
drawn.
A new complaint, charging murder
in the first degree, was then insti-
tuted, Nelson having succumbed to
his bullet wounds, inflicted by Hen
rionnet. The accused was remanded
to the county Jail without bond un-
til December for hearing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
Il. s. JUNIOR CLASS
PROGRAM TUESDAY

The Junior class of the high school
will have charge Of the second pro.
gram of the year given by the Qui
Vivi society, next Tuesday night at
8 o'clock in the high school.
The small admission fee of ten
cents will be charged at the door.
The program will be as follows:
Chorus-"Puritan Maid" Jessie
L. Gaynor) Girls Glee club.
Women In the War"
Florence Severson.
Trio-"My Love Is Like the Red,
Red Rose" (Burns) Margaret Teters,
Alice Hetland, Lorraine Kreatz.
Reading-"The Absent Guest, "
Alice Whiting.
sketch--"A Pair of Lunatics,"
Gladys Getchell and Theodore Will
Its.
Song-"The jolly Boys" (Emer-
sony high school double quartet.
Reading-"Aux 1taliens," Avis
Cameron, assisted by Muriel McGhee
and Grace Curry.
Farce-"A Precious Pickle" cast
as follows:
Miss Rebecca Pease-Emma Gotz
Mrs. Gabble-Mildred Dickenson.
Sissy Gabble-Alice Elmquist.
Sadie Green-Dorothy Nangle.
Bessie Frost-Bessie Jones.
Jenny Snow-Madge Trafton.
Juno-Alice Minnick.
Chorus-"A Merry Life" Iuigi
DenZa) Girls Glee club.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
PRAYER MEETINGS HELD ~
IN HOMES TO SAVE COAL

Fargo, Nov. 26.-As a meas
ure for fuel conservation, pray
er meetings of the Plymouth
Congregational church of this
city will be held at the homes
Of the members of the congre-
cation this winter, it was an
nounced by the pastor, Rev. e.
G. Ford.
The prayer meetings are held
each Wednesday, and the new
plan will save the amount of
coal required to heat the
church for q day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
HARD TIME SOCIAL

A hard time social will be given
by the Nymore Literary club in the
Congregational church tomorrow
evening at o'clock. An address
will be given by M. J. Brown. and
solos by Raymond Hannah and Miss
Myrtle Larson and Harriet Davies.
A hard time lunch will be served.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
|BAUDE1TE'S MAY0R,LIK
YIRGINIA'S, STANDS FIRM

Baudette, Nov. 26.-Mayor Hicks
says that he will take stand sim
liar to that of the mayor Of Virginia
that the safety commission are5over-
stepping their authority in ordering
all pool rooms closed at 10. He has
received no official report and shall
not give orders to close them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
:. CONTINUED on Page Four)
Hearing ! Of
!. .0is|oya|ty
!, !. |sPost poned
(By United Press)

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator
Pomerene today postponed indefin-
itely the hearing of the disloyalty
charges against Senator LaFollette:
The cause assigned is the illness of
Senator Walsh of the probing COM
mittee and the absence of William
Jennings Bryan from Washington.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
THESE MERCHANTS WILL SELL
WH1TEFTSH NEXT THURSDAY

The stores of Otto Schwandt and
William H. Schmitt will be head
quarters for the sale of government
whitefish next Thursday. All de-
string whitefish that day should get
their orders in early .@~.,'.*~-~ =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
RAILWAYS PETITION TO RAISE
BARGE RATES ON COAL CARG0ES
- : (Ry limited PreSS)

Washington, Nov. 26.-Foll0wing
Fuel Administrator Garfield's an
nouncement of coal priority ship
ments via tidewater to New England,
railways owning barges petit1oned
the interstate commerce commission
for an increase ranging from rs to
SO cents per ton on anthracite coal
carriers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
FOOD DEMONSTRATION ALONG.
ECONOMIC LINES TO BE HELD

Baudette, Mimi, Nov. 26.-Miss
Wallerius, domestic science teacher
in the public schools, will hold a
food demonstration at the school
building Saturday afternoon. The
work will be along economy lines, as
cleaned at the Minnesota state fair
and at a convention held at Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
ENGLAND And FRANCE
BALK AT u. s. PLAN
(By United Press)

Washington, Nov. 26.-1t is auth
oritively limited that England and
France are baking at making re-
vised statement of their war aims
and publishing their secret war
treaties. However, the United States
plans for show down and Is not
discouraged.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
SECRET MEETINGS OF PRIVY
COUNCIL DENIED BY BALE0UR
(By United Press)

London, Nov. 26.-Foreign Minis
ter Balfour, on the authority of the
king, today denied in the House Of
Commons any secret meeting in
privy council in July, 1913, alvo-
eating war with Germany, which re-
port German propaganda is spread
ing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
BRAZIL IS ANXIOUS TO USE
WARSHIPS WITH HER ALLIES
NV United PreSs)

Paris, Nov 26.-The inter-allied
conference, opening sessions today,
will discuss the cooperation of South
American fleets with thei rother al
lies. Brazil, with her splendid navy
and merchant marine, is anxious to
lend aid to the fullest extent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
HERE'S WHY SLAYER OF
HUSBAND DID THE ACT
(By United Press)

Mineola, L. L., Nov. 26.-Smiling-
ly and perfectly at ease, Mrs. Blanca
De Saules this afternoon told the
Jury how she murdered her husband
on account of his spending her for
tune in drink, insulting her and
spending his time on launch load
ed with girls.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
; WatChnlen :.
Bound And
StoreL0oted
(By United Press)

Cleveland; g., Nov. 26.-Three
watchmen were bound and imprison-
ed in the vault last night when safe
blowers entered the big Higbee de-
partment store and escaped with
from $4,000 to 100000 in cash and
a thousand dollars worth Of seather
goods.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
LEGION MEETS WEDNESDAY

The newly organized Women of
Mooseheart Legion will hold a meet
hall. There are several applica-
tions for membership to be acted on,
and some new members will join.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
:1eutoIn Offer
ToJapan. Is !:
TurnodDoWn
(By United Press

Amsterdam, Nov. 26.-Germany
has again attempted to detach Japan
from the Allies by offering Kaoichau
and offering to discuss the future of
occupied islands in the Pacific. jap
an has refused.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
|B0EfSH|E]YIKI|. ! !. !. rule ). !. 7. !.
-. - T.:
| OF RUSSIA: MEETS !.
SHARP CRITICISM;
TOO HIGH HANDED
(By United Press)

. Petrograd, Nov. 26.-Theg new.
Bolesheviki government of Russia is
getting itself into hot water for the
reason; there is bitter criticism
against Lenine. and Trotsky for po-
sing as rulers Of the people in die
tatorial- way without consulting the
workmen and soldiers delegates, be-
fore they launched their armistice
program.
Lenine's proposals have started a
break in the structure Of the now
government, even the Boleshivikf
dominated by Soviet showing dissat-
isfaction with the Trotsky and Lem
inc offers.
Deputy Kamineff suggested: that
no proclamation Of peace should be
issued unless Germany promises not
to withdraw trQons from the Rus
sian front for use against the allies
on the western front and other lines.
The executive committees have been
consulted and. there is friction. -"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
RUSS TITLES s. QvsrED;
PROPERTY. .ClONfISCA1ED
'IBy United Press)

VOy OHICCU ICoo1
Petrograd, Nov. 26.-The Boleshe-
Wiki government today announced
the abolition of all titles Of nobility.
It also announced the confiscation of
all corporate property Of mobiles, bur-
gesses and merchants
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
GERMANS AND RUSSIANS ARE
FRATERNIZING ALONG FRONT
(By United Press)

Petrograd, Nov. 26.--Official head
quarters state today that the Rus
slams and Germans are fraternizing
south of Narotsh lake, near Skro-
bova.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26

THREE DEATHS REPORTED ..
Washington, NoY rs. Three
more deaths in the American expe-
dition are reported today. The
deaths are due to various causes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
GERMANS QUIET AFTER
SUNDAY ASSAULT REPUISED
(Bv United Press

(By United Press)
London, Nov. 26.-General Haig
reported today that the Germans
have not attempted a counter assault
around Bourbon, following the fail
ure of yesterday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
Formal Offer MadA

z,,r, 81, FORMAL Taa 9Dtfer hsS! Asde;, ,ons. "a
ceived here today say the formal
Russian armistice proposals have
been made by General Krylen1ko.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26

BEMIDU GROWS
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Hudson
Britten, 918 America avenue, last
evening, a ten-pound son.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-02-17
Five and Ten Cent Store Head Declared Prohibition Would In
crease Employees Efficiency 2595-He Gives His Clerks
SIS Week, Says the Kalamazoo Advocate

Comment is unnecessary regarding
this story from the Kalamazoo Advo-
cate:
In an advertisement appearing In
the Sunday Free Press just before the
election, S. S. Kresge, proprietor OF q
chain OF five and ten cent stores in
Michigan, including tho one In Kalama.
zoo, stated that in case Michigan went
dry" that II would add 25 per cent
to the efficiency of his employees.
Well, the state is dry. The Advocate
now suggests that the pay of said en-
ployes be raised % per cent. That,
as The Advocate, understands II,
would mean an increase for the girl
workers from So to $625 per week.
This would help Kalamazoo and surely
the man who was so keen to turn over
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-02-17
AMERICAN ISSUE GUILTY ,
OF LIBELING ATTORNEY

The following account from the
81. Louls tMc.) Star brings to mind
the moss'orown saying about people
In o'ass housea, and reminds our
readers that there are various kinds
OF law breakers:
The recent verdict Of ss,5e3 as
libel damages against the kmerlean
Issue, prohibition publication and
official ORGAN Ct the Anti-SaIoot
League, and In favor OF Thomas l.
Sloan, an attorney Of Pender, Neb.,
calls to mind a similar verdict for
damages handed down In 1910.
Three assistants of Rev. Peel
Baker, at that time general supG, q
tendent Of the Anti-saloon i-eagud
OF America, were convicted of Ilbs
In 1910 and the jury assessed a ver
diet OF $4,5oo against them and
their associates. II was charged
they libeled Lieut.. e. NJ. Reeve o.
the United States Army.
The American Issue Is the orpaf
OF the Anti-saloon League. It
printed at Westerville, Ohio. sIoaF
obtained his verdict In the United
States District Court Of columbud
Ohio, September 20. He allsss(
the paper had made damaglnO
statements against hIm.-et Leu'
lMo.) Star.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-02-17

his home TO Billy Sunday while tha,
individual was in Detroit, would MOI
hesitate in raising salaries, particular
ly now that the girls have added 90
much to their efficiency.
Kalamazoo people will be very glad
to learn that the salaries have been In.
creased and hopes that there will bs
no unnecessary delay. 1t must be hard
work TO stand behind a counter in the
1--WE and ten all day until o'clock on
Saturday night and surely the added
salary will be greatly appreciated By
the girls employed there.
The next legislature will be asked
to consider an act iiying minimut
living wage for won. "A. Eight dollars
would be safe, fair and sane amount
according to local labor union!sts.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-02-17
IN DARKEST ALABAM.

Luke McLuke. Cincinnati Erquirer.l
King Cole lives at Selma, Ala; but
he dassen't call for his bowl. II he
did, the authorities would pinch him
for advertising licker. by HEX.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-02-17

Woman-"Perhaps you would like q
little whiskyi"
Tramp-"Ah. mum--you remind me
6 NJ Goe1 cid mothsr-in Nsiuel
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-02-17
THEY CALL iT THAT.

philadelphia Enquirer.l
Each man in Virginia Is permitted
to import one gallon OF whisky each
month. And that's prohibition!
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-02-17
The FUNNY SIDE
OF PROHIBITION
WELL, 1T HELPED SOME.
[St. Louis GlObe-Democrat.l

IoR' I@UuIH NtvUN- -IINIIIUNTuNI
But Mr.. Bryan cannot defend his re
signation except on the ground that II
was he and not the President who
kept the country out of war"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-02-17
ACID TEST OF OPTIMISM.
Houston Post.1

Houston Post.l
We are candid enough to admit that
Bryan's prediction OF q Democratic vic.
tory is q little disquieting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
POWNAL CENTER.

Roy c. Lampman spent Thursday
in Pittsfeld
Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson and
SON. Floyd, were guests Sunday Of
Mrs Hattie Patterson of North Adams,
Mrs. A. Kateley of Blackinton was
the guest Sunday of Mrs. Merritt
Myers,
Mrs. Edgar Holt and daughter OF
Mcthuen, Mass, are at Carpenter Hill
farm for several weeks.
Mrs Harry Jones of North Ben
nington was a Sunday guest of Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. H. Myers.
Harry Morrison and son, George, o.
Saxtons River we're guests Saturday
of Mr. and Mrs Hugh Morrison o
Carpenter Hill farm.
Mrs. Maude Burdick of Florida
Mass, is the guest of Mrs, Samue
| Thayer. ...,.
Elliot Niles was the guest of rela
tiyes at Bennington Mondaya1u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
INSURANCE VS.. PENSIONS
Administration Put Forward Revolu-
tonary Suggestion


Washington, July 9.-The most reyo
lutionary proposal in war legislation
yet considered will be submitted to
Congress by the administration, prob.
ably within the next fortnight.
The administration proposes to aboi-
ish the system of pensions for wound
ed soldiers and for the surviving kin
Of soldiers killed in battle and to sub
stltute therefor a casualty insurance
plan. A committee of officers of some
of the largest life assurances compan-
les in the country will begin series
of conferences with Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo this week on the
formulation of the proposed legisla-
zion. Secretary McAdoo proposes that
Congress shall specify before Ameri-
can soldiers are sent into battle the
death and injury benefits that shall
be paid by the nation.
The tentative proposals are:
A minimum compensation of 81, 800
for the death of an enlisted man.
a maximum compensation OF 1900
for total disability.
A maximum compensation of $4,000
for the death or total disability OF an
office.
1t is proposed to pay this compensa
ton not in a lump sum but in a series
OF installments extending over a per
iod of years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
GERMANS MUST BE WHIPPED
Charles Rigelow Says America Faces
Gigantic Task.

Charles Bi9eloW says america races
Gigantic Task.
The second Of a series of patriotic
meetings under the auspices of the
Forum of the Church of the Ascension
was held last night. Charles BigelOw,
who was active in the Liberty Loan
and Red Cross campaigns, delivered
an address On 'England's Experiences
Daring the War" He has been in
England for seven years, but recently
returned here to participate in patrio-
tic work.
Mr. Bigelow praised the French wo-
men for their sacrifices. He said their
acts had made it possible for Great
Britain to send 100000 men to
France. He said 100000 women in
England were doing farm work. He
ridiculed the idea that Germany would
ever throw up the sponge" and de-
manded that Americans enlist with
greater enthusiasm.
Il can assure YOU" Mr. Blgelow
said, that Germany will fight to the
last man. to the last dollar They
hold vast territories; they have l,00O,-
600 more men in the field than last
year, and their morale is good. This
talk Of starvation in Germany is a
myth, for they produce enough. The
only way to win this war is to whip
them"
Mr. BigelSw related many personal
observations typical of war times, in
Guiding one of an Irish woman who
took her ten sons to a recruiting sta
ton, saying, as a recommendation, Il
have never had to raise my hand TO
the boys except in self-defense." AS
a result CT q card system, he said, all
persons from s to so years of age are
indeXed, and there is none idle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
JAPs IN TRAINING
Over Two Million Men are Preparing
For War.

For War.
II. w. Kelley. who returned to New
York yesterday from his annual bust
ness trip to Japan, China and the
Philippines, said that Japan had an
army Of 100000 men under arms, the
imperial railways had built hundreds
Of cars for troops and artillery, and
the arsenals and depots were filed
with military stores.
THE foreigners who visit Japan"
Mr.. Kelley explained, do not see any
thing of the military preparations be-
cause the soldiers are all kept away
from the beaten track of the tourist.
When was at Kyoto a Japanese mer.
chant took me on a weekend excur-
sion about sixty.fve miles in the in
terror. Crossing the summit of a
steep hill saw that the whole side of
1t was covered with soldiers in the
trenches that had been dug to give
them training in modern warfare.
Some OF the regiments were charging
with the bayonet, others throwing
hand grenades, and on the pain at the
foot of the hill a sham fight with artil
lery was in progress. We learned
later that $4,000 men were encamped
there, and another 100000 were at q
place twenty miles further on.
Some naval officers | met in Toxic
told me that the Japanese Navy was
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
Strengthened Him Up

Solomon Bequette, Flat River, Mo,
writes: 1.-TWO years ago ] was down
on my back till could hardly go.
Foley Kidney Pills Strengthened me
right up | recommend them TO all
who have kidney trouble Rheumatic
pains, aching joints, sore and swollen
muscles indicate that the kidneys are
not properly filtering impurities from
the blood Foley Kidney Pills get
right at the trouble and give prompt
relief. Painful, irregular and sleep
disturbing bladder troubles also yielt
quickly to their tonic healing action
Sold Everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
HOW TO WRITE MEN ABROAD
Danelo Approves FORM of Address
for Army and Navy.


Washington, July S.-A form of
address for officers and men of the
United States naval forces serving
oversee has been approved by the
Secretary of the Navy.
"Usnavforce, London" is the code
address for all cable messages in
tended for members of the United
States naval forces abroad The first
words of the text will be the same Of
the individual given name spelled
out and middle initiaD for whom the
message is intended, followed by the
message The name of the ship or
station should not be included, and.
except in cases of identical names,
the rank or rating should not be in
Guided.
The following is a sample cable mes
sage
"Usavforce, London.
Frank b. Howard. Informed eX-
aminations successfully passed.
RAYMOND"
When there is a probability that two
men in the service have Identical sur
names and initials, the name should
be given in full, as Frank Barrett
Smith," or the rank or rating should
be given, as Lieutenant Frank b
Smith, or Frank b. Smith, Ordinary
| Seaman"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
WOULD YOU BELIEVE II?
100,0ooth Week Of Christian Era Beear
Sunday.

Sunday.
This is the 100,000th week of the
Christian era according to the stats
ticians. Sunday was the 1OOOOOth
Sunday of the Christian era but not
the 1O0,O00th celebration of the
Christian festival of that name.
The ambiguity is due to the fact
that it is still in doubt whether the
year A. ID. was a leap year 1t is
usual to regard every year A. n
which is multiple of Except 1880
and 1900 as a leap year, and for pur-
poses Of chronological reckoning to
treat the series of leap years as eX-
tended backwards indefinitely into the
centuries b. c. 1t is known, however,
that there were irregularities in the
INTERPOLATION Of the bissextile day in
the first half-century following the re-
form of the calendar by julius Caesar,
and 1t is still matter of dispute
which Of the years the period 45 b. c,
"A. d. were, in fact, leap years
The balance of instructed opinion in,
clines to the view that A. d. s was the
first leap year A. D. On this hypoth
esis January l. A. D. /, was a Sunday
and July s, 1917, will be the first day
Of the l0O,00Oth week of our era.
No observance was made in Ben
nington of the fact that the calendar
has reached such venerable age anC
probably not one person in every
100000 of the worlds population /.
aware Of the fact that so many weeks
have elapsed since the beginning o.
the era under which the present gen
Grafton reckons time.