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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
E. H. Denu Appointed Chairman Of
Committee to Cooperate With
: Benidji Office.
plan OF WORK WILL BE
OUTLINED TO SECURE MEN
Aim Is to Induce Volunteering tt
Keep Beltrami County's Draft
Quota Down.

A request from Captain Ned M.
Green of Duluth, head of the re-
cruiting work in Minnesota and Wis
consin, that Bemidji organize c1ti-
zens' committe to take charge of
the recruiting work in. Beltrami
county and cooperate with the To-
cal recruiting officer, resulted in the
appointment of the following COM
mittee: E. H. Denu, chairman;
George w. Rhea, A. P. Ritchie, R.
l.. Given and Daniel Oracle.
This committee is already in touch
with the recruiting office and the
department at Duluth and will out
line a plan of work which will en-
list practically the services of all
business men in Beltrami county.
Effective In East
Eastern cities are already organ
ized and doing effective work. The
aim of the local recruiting commit
tee is to keep Beltrami county's
quota of volunteers up to a suff1-
cient number so that none will be
drafted. When it is thoroughly un-
derstood that men who volunteer are
privileged to pick their branch of
service, while drafted men must go
where they are sent, the committee
believes there will be rush of vol
unteers.
Splendid Openings.
At present there are openings OF
a most enticing nature, according to
Recruiting Officer Foucault and men
who expect to be drawn before the
war closes should make an effort to
secure these positions. The commit
fao will meet soon and invites Sug-
gestions from every citizen.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
For
Liberty Bonds,
Figure Today
Come on, Bemidji! Let's &c

Come on, Bemidji! Let's go
over the top.
When the second Liberty
Loan was apportioned through
out the United States, Bemidji
was expected to subscribe $685.
600 by the Ninth district, of
which A. L. Rogers Of Minneap-
oils is the head. There were
several who had we'll defined
doubts Of Bemidji's ability to
do what was asked of her but at
noon today when the check was
made, Bemidji alone has con-
tributed $4,000 and still has
time to make up her quota.
Come on, everybody! Let's
60 over the top. Bemidji can
do it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
Vast Stores
Of Enemies
To Be Taken
(By United Press)

Washington, Oct. 25.-All hold
ings of subjects Of Bulgaria, Turkey
and Austria in the United States are
to be seized, together with German
property, is the statement made TO-
day by American Property Custodian
Palmer. q
=. The decision regards Bulgaria
Turkey and Austria as alien enemies,
though the United States never for.
mally declared war against these
German allies. The ruling follows
a conference with treasury officials.
These countries have vast stores of
war supplies in the United States.
The dividends from the investments
are to be used for Liberty Loan
bonds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
DRAFT CLASSES FOR
THE NATIONAL ARMY

Washington, Oct 25.-The five
class fications into which men await
ing draft into the National Army
will be divided, under the new regu-
lations approved by President Will
son, are as follows:
1-Single man Without dependent
relatives.
2-Married man (or widower with
children) who habitually fails to
support his family.
3-Married man dependent on
wife for support.
4-Married man Cor widower with
children) not usefully engaged. fam
lily supported by income Independent
Of his labor.
5-Men not included in any other
description in this or other class.
6-Unskilled laborer.
Glass II.
Married man or father of mo-
therless children, usually engaged
but family has sufficient income
apart from his daily labor to afford
reasonably adequate support during
his absence.
2-Married man (no children)
wife can support herself decently
and without hardship
3-Skilled industrial laborer en-
gagged in necessary agricultural en-
terprise.
4-Skilled farm laborer engaged
in necessary industrial enterprise.
Glass IN.
MAN for foster children de-
pendednt on daily labor for support.
2-Man with aged, infirm or in
valid parents or grandparents de-
pendent on daily labor for support.
3-Man with brothers or sisters
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
N. & !. HELPS MEN
BUY LIBERTY BONDS
ON PAYMENT PLAN

Employees of the Minnesota & In
ternational railway are also given an
opportunity to subscribe to the Lib
erty Loan through the company on
easy payments, and to date several
thousand dollars have been sub
scribed. According to H. E. Titus,
master mechanic at Bemdiji, the un-
derstanding is that all subscriptions
by NJ. & l. employees in Bemidji will
be credited to the Bemidji quota.
w. H. Gemmell of Brainerd, gen.
eral manager, is extending every pos
and the plan of the company is very
generous as shown by a statement
issued by the company, copy of
which has been kindly furnished the
Pioneer by Mr.. Titus in which it
says:
ITO assist officers and en-
ployes in paying for bonds sub
scribed for, the company will
arrange for each employe who
may so desire, to pay for the
subscription in ten equal month
ly installments to be deducted
from his wages, or If he so de-
sires, the employe may pay his
subscription in full in cash
upon notice of allotment. Any
one buying Liberty Loan Bonds
will be doing a patriotic act
taht will be highly appreciated
by the government at Wash
ington and will be rendering a
direct service toward bringing
the war to successful termina-
tion.
"When for any cause an en-
ploye leaves the service, the OBJ
legation to subscribe for bonds
ceases and the moneys paid on
account will be refunded.
Cali employees will procure
their blanks from, and file their
applications with the general
manager, Brainerd, Mimi"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
CHICAGO GR0CERS
GET ORDERS WHICH
THEY CANNOT FILL

Chicago, Oct. 25.-In substance
the renly of Chicago grocers to the
price list announced by Harry A..
Wheeler, Illinois food administrator,
was that they couldn't meet it. The
list covered sugar, flour and pota-
toes, but other staples are to come.
The grocers said they would like to
put his prices into effect if he could
tell them where to get flour and su-
gar at prices he announced they
should pay the wholesaler.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
Three Billion
MarkPaSSed
For Liberty
(By United Press)

Washington, Oct. 25.-All indica'
tions at noon today were that the
Liberty Loan had passed the $3,-
600, 600, 900 mark. Reports to the
treasury department show the en-
tire nation is aroused to the highest
state of patriotism and if the same
spirit continues the $5,000,O0O, 900
goal will be reached by Saturday
night.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
ENGLAND ASSISTS
PEOPLE With FOOD
(By United Press)

Washington, Oct. 25.-The Eng
lish consumer buys bread from Am
erican wheat at nearly half price
people in the United States pay, be-
cause a British government subsidy
keeps the price on bread down. Al
so, English bread is only 65 per cent
as pure as in America. No American
food product is being sold as cheap
ly in England as in America, unless
under government subsidy.
This explanation is by the food
administration. Certain retailers,
charging high prices, were flayed by
the food ministratiOn
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
ENGLAND TO BACK
RUSSIA'S FREEDOM
(RY United PresSl

London, Oct 25.-England will
never make separate peace at the ex-
pense of Russia or Roumania, Lord
Cecil told the House of Commons to-
day. He said England would stand
by Russia and aid her to consolidate
her new freedom.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
No SUCCESSOR TO
MICHAELIS IS NAMED
(Bv United Press)

Berlin, Oct. 25.-The kaiser has
not yet made his decision as to the
chancellorship. The kaiser is said
to be considering the situation in de-
tail. One newspaper asserted that
Chancellor Michaelis does not re-
gard his resignation required by
present conditions.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
LETTERS FOUND ON
PRISONERS TELL STORY

With the French armies, Oct 25.
Thousands of letters taken from
prisoners at Verdun describe in har-
rowing terms the rapages of dysen-
terry, cholera and typhus throughout
Germany Over one-half of the let
ters contained reference to dysen-
terry caused by improper or insuffi-
cient food.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
ALLEGED DRAFT FOES MAY
BE GRANTED NEW TRIALS
(Py limited PreSs)

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 25.-Twen-
ty-seven Germans convicted in an
anti-draft activity, were released to-
day on bond pending hearing for
new trial. They have not been
sentenced.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
TROOPS GO
THROUGH ITALIAN LINE
(By United PreSS)

Rome, Oct 25.-Austro-German
troops have broken through the
italian lines to the left of 1sonz, says
an official dispatch today. On the
western slope of Mount San Gabriel
the enemy was checked The attack
is along an 1S-mile front.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
KRONSTADr BEING EvACU .TED
BY CIVILIAN POPULATION
(By United Press)

Petrograd, Oct. 25.-Civilians are
evacuating Kronstadt, the naval
fortress guarding Petrograd, says an
official dispatch today 1t is be
lieved a German naval drive toward
Petrograd is anticipated. The fort
ress is 20 miles west of the capital
and is regarded as fortress of the
first rank.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
TWENTY-FIVE AEROPLANES
DESTROYED BY THE FRENCH
IRy limited Press =.

Paris, Oct 25.-Twenty-fi en-
emy aeroplanes were brought down
by French fiiers in the fighting
Wednesday, says an official report
today. Nancy was the object of the
German raiders
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
MINERS PRESIDENT
RESIGNS OFFICE
(By United Press)

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 25.-John
White, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, resigned today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
CIVILIANS REPoPTED FLEEING
FROM MENIN. FLANDERS
(Bv United Press)

(By United Press)
Amsterdam, Oct. 25.-Civilians
ore reported to be fleeing Menin,
Flanders, dispatches here say. The
town is one of the objectives of the
British drive,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
GERMANS REPULSED

(By United Press)
Petrograd, Oct 25-German at
tennis to land troops at Tomba,
south of Werba, we're repulsed, ac-
cording to officials reports today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27

Some call November the dreary
month of the year, the black sheep Of
the Il; and yet ii is the month of
thankfuness, the completion of the
frutage of the year. In the woods
the squirrels are industriouSly ut work
among their last gleanings before cold
weather sets in, their happy "chee-
cheeree" joining with the calls of the
blue jays and crows and smaller birds
In the universal paean of thanksgiv-
Ing. In the underbruSh and In the
meadows the mice, too are harvest
ing. with their hearts full of gladness.
Bees are buZZing over goldenrod and
wild asters and other late flowers the
quail that have escaped the hunter
art like Ruth, gathering the last
grains in the farmers fields; while the
farmer himself and his boys are load.
ing the golden pumpkins into the big
farm wagons to carry away for winter
storage for use by both the family and
the cattle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
Laurel Spray, From the West, Is in
Town Wearing a Straw Hat,

in. He says this Is tn first time that
he's ever had clothes an money
enough at tn same time t git back.
Halle Mopps, who's been gone
about ten years, is home from Coshoc-
ton. Ohio. He says he's lied 50 long
about tn size o his fathers farm
here that he hardly recognized 1t when
he got back.
Grayson Mapes wuz about tn first
Teller that showed up fer Thanks
givin'. His folks have been dead fer
thirty years an he never knowed it,.
Bout tn last thing anybuddy ever
heerd o him wuz in 1876, when he
sent his mother II Centennial edition
q TIL Philadelphy Ledger. He come
over from Jeifersonville on parole
hut nobody knowed him.
Joe Apple is back in town shakin'
hands, too. His whiskers have been
driven back an his step haint quite
us springy as 1t wuz before he traded
his hardware store fer some rice land
In Arkansas. He's jist plain shov-
eler now somewhere's in Michigan.
He says that while til work is Il little
harder than ben' in business, Their
haint no books t keep an Their haint
nothin' invested an you kin lay oil
when 1t rains.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
PRETTY GOOD KIND OF MAN
Deacon codyke's Action Showed He
Was Only Properly Appreciated
by His Nelghbors.

swell. he Is this kind of MANI
said the livery stable keeper. when |
asked him about his townsman, Dea-
son Opdyke: Last year the deacon
had some extra work Ia do on his
farm ON the upper road, and ! hired
out my old Bill Ia him. AT the end Of
II month the horse came back in good
condition, the deacon paid the price
and everyone concerned was satisfied
including Old Bill, guess. Along
about Thanksgiving time the deacon
dropped In here and inquired about
the horse. Seemed real pleased when
| told him Bill was spryer than usual
after his summers work. Asked TO
see him, but the horse was out on
n job. Quite member of society, that
horse is he said, and went away after
inquring how many horses ! had In
the stable. boarders and all.
Thanksgiving morning there wasn't
much doing here after the regular
chores We're done, and we all sat
around the office stove, when the dea-
cons hired man drove NJ and unload
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27

Laurel spray, VINO sou MS farm
here two years ago an invested In Il
gold mine out Wsst. is In town wearin
straw hat. He says he's been 50
busy gittin home that tn weather
never occurred t him. He may stay
here an go buck In III band If he kin
trade his mimi stock fer Il clarinet.
But ups an downs or no ups an
downs, II Teller is still purity rich that 5
got Il good mother an father L go
back 10. Their haint no mashed p'ta-
toes am roast turkey an minced pie
anywhere else on earth that kin touch
your mothers. Her coffee is gener-
ally purity bad, but we won't say any
thing about that. | don't care how
any Teller Is glttin' along, whether
he's single OF tiud down he feels Il
whole lot better if he knows he's GOT
IN ole home [ 20 back to. o. course
your father haint as gushy as mother
but even if you did leave tn farm
jest at II time when he needed you III
most, he's proud o you. jest rs long
us you don't ask futher fer any money,
either directly er thrO mother, he's
proud o you.
But mother IS tn one. She believes
everything you tell her. She knows
you have / hurry away an that where
you've been workin has had L close
down till you git back. You're her
boy an things cant sit along without
you.
Copyright, Adams Newspaper Segylee.)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
IN COUNTRY TOWN
Reasons Why Thanksgiy-
ing Is Always Inter-
esting There.

THANkSGlViN' day In country
Town Is allus iRterestin' on ac-
count tn folks that come back
homes. Some a us kin git by tn
fourln u July or fair week or even
christmas an New Years. but some
how Tiers sOmethin' bout Thanks
glvin' day that kind - makes us want
[ be back home. Then. too, one nice
long dull Thanksgivin' afternoon In Il
Is Hat town Is enough L make us all
satisfied t stay away fer another
whole year.
Our town LOOKS real cosmopolitan
like t',tiy, us Tell Binkley would say
On ever corner You kin see little
clumps o felers that haint met in
years holdin reunions an talkin
about ole times. Some o 'em look
Ike they had lots [ he thankful fer
an some o EN- look Ike tn place
they come from ought t be thankful
while still Others look like our town
ought L be thankful that Thanks
givin' only comes once year.
Sam Bud, who traded his fann here
fer u Floridy orange grove some years
ago came In from tn north this morn
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27

ed a gunny sack full Of something.
remember thinking he had borrowed
that kind Of satisfied smile of the
deacon's. as he said | would find
note inside the bag. / did; and this
was about what II said:
"'You will find enough carrots here
to give every horse In the stable IA
good dessert after the regular feed
today. BE sure and have them cut
fine enough so they won't choke. and
tell the horses that Old Bill is stand
ing treat
That's the kind Of Il man I've found
Deacon Opdyke Ia be-" said the livery
man, with what ! thought was con
siderable conviction.-Youth's Com
panion.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages OF your head clear and you can
breathe freely. No more hawking, snuff.
fling, blowing, headache, ,lryness. No
struggling for breath at night; your
cold or catarrh disappears.
Get a small bottle or Eiys Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. It pen
etrates through every air passage of the
head, soothes the infamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes in.
stantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stufed.up
with cold or nasty catarrh.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
Universal THANKSGIVING.

right, Adams Newspaper Segyice.)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-06
IS BEING
TAUGHT ENGLISH
Soldiers Instructed in Ian
guage Of Countries to be
Invaded.

With the British Armies in Flanders
Nov. SIS the kaiser planning to in
wade the United States and Canada, or
Is he merely preparing to effect . land
ing in England?
He must have some such scheme
away in his bag Of tricks, for
he is furnishing his troops with little
greenbacked primers or '..Sprachfuhrer
FUR den Westlichen Kriegschapulak
Tell Deutschey Englh1che" In short,
English as she is spoken by Fritz"
"One" is to be pronounced "uon," it
commences and "uon hoondred and
fair is 105. Likewise, 'ttivent" is 20.
you will be glad to know.
In fast and furious lessons the Ger
man soldier Is taught how Is carry on
as soon as his party il put ashore. in
America, England or Canada.
Expects to Stay Awhile.
you will DO arrested as a hostage
Is one of the first, sentences he is di-
rected to gargle: You are personally
responsible" follows. I'VE are quar-.
tered with you for ,nve days" in j
cession, You must furnish US board
and residence, 2 Show JUS the rooms
where we win Sleep 1--WE are hungr,
Lthirsty-let us have some hot water
soap. four towels, i've brushes, 1
comb" We want dinner at II
O'clock" II am entitled to 500 gram
OF potatoes. 500 grams Of neat and
ESQ grams of vegetables, - ssVilL yol
wash my linen?n Write down til,
names Of notables in 5thisftown.D
And now there will be loot! q
w are Tor requisidon in this vii
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-06
AMERlCANISM IS THE ISSUE

Courier-News declares that Mitchell is probably the best
executive New York ever had" and ascribes his defeat
for denomination to the fact that the good people of
New York who buy Liberty bonds and wear flags in their
buttonholes weren't enough interested to vote, perhaps
because many Of them were anxious to go back to the
days of machine rule"
These purchaser of Liberty bonds, Of whom we un-
derstand there are some ten million in the United States,
are said by the Fargo paper to have raised a false issue,
and it is upon that issue that Hillquit, the Socialist ana
opponent Of the war, will win if he wins at all. Contin-
us the Courier News:
s 1T was they who made Mitcheis tAMertcanism' the
chief issue in the campaign, whereas it was issue enough
to show that Mitchell was the protector of the whole city
against graft and mismanagement."
We are told that there has been a revulsion against
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-06
AS TO MAYOR THOMPSON

The Chicago Republican is often referred to as
Mayor Thompson's paper. Whether or not the paper
belongs to Mr.. Thompson or is controlled by him, 1t
devotes a great deal Of space to praise Of him, and to
argument in support Of his acts and expressed opinions.
1t is so thoroughly in harmony with him that it may
well be called his paper. The Herald has just received
a copy Of that paper which contains sonde interesting
features. Its front page is devoted to the publication In
full Of the mayors message to the city council. accom-
panying his veto Of the ordinance directed against the
holding of meetings in the city Of Chicago by the now
notorious Peoples Council or any other similar disloyal
of the address delivered in the senate by Senator La
Toilette. just before the adjournment Of congress. The
inside pages are devoted to the publication Of articles
condemnatory Of the government for being at war, and
for its management Of the affairs of the war. There is,
by the way, a striking similarity between this issue and
a recent issue Of a disreputable Minneapolis publication
which contained on its first page its usual contribution
to srnutty literature. on Its last page several columns
of an address by Senator Gronna, and in between a col
lection Of matter in a general way antagonistic to the
opinions and convictions Of decent and loyal citizens.
Just a word as to Mayor Thompson. He is mayor
Of the second city in size on the continent. He has an
nounced himself a candidate for United States senator.
He has exploited and advertised himself blatantiy and
extensively. He has taken q position in direct opposi-
ton to the demands Of Ordinary decent citizenship. He
has spoken freely and voluminously, as have Senator La
Toilette and his imitators, in defense Of what he calls
the right of free speech and Of human rights in general.
But in neither his speeches nor in the columns Of the
publication which he is said to control, is there a word
people have gone to war, and in which more than a mill
lion men are now serving under the flag Of the United
States Tho people of Chicago have reason to do more
than hang their heads in shame. They have reason to
arise in their might and show the world that this blatant
dema&ogue has miserably misrepresented them.