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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
TRAVELLING HOT BATH -:
WAGON AIDS GASSED
BY Webb Miller
Omitted Press Correspondent }


Paris, Oct. 26. (By Mail.)--A
squadron of travelling "hot- bath
trucks" is the newest scheme of the
chemical warfare service for treat
ment of American soldiers suffering
from German mustard gas. At
several points behind the American
sectors these bath trucks are held in
readiness to start instantly when-
ever the Germans start gas bonn
bardment.
The most important part of the
treatment for mustard~gas is hot
bath as soon as possible after the gas
touches the skin. Before the in
auguration of the "hurry-up" bath
outfits, gas suffers had to be trans
ported to the. nearest hospital with
facilities for bathing. This some
times meant delay of several hours
when every minute was precious.
Under the new arrangements the
"bath trucks" hurry toward the front
upon receipt Of telephone message
announcing the beginning of gas
bonn bardment. The trucks push up
as close to the firing line as possible,
and within few minutes are ready
to begin operations.
Each truck carries $500 gallon
tank of water and an instantaneous
water heater. Other automobiles
carry demountable bath pavilion
and the necessary piping. The work
of putting up the tented pavilion and
making the water connections is a
matter of only few minutes. More
than twenty soldiers can bathe slmul-
taneously in the tent.
AS the gas sufferers are brought
in, the attendants undress them and
dip the clothing in solution of lime
water. Even the helmets and shoes
are immersed in the solution. Mean
while the sufferers are quickly
sprayed with liquid soap and taken
into the showers for fifteen seconds.
Then other attendants scrub the
gassed men and spray their eyes,
noses an throats with solution of
counteract the burning and irritation
of the poison. The men are then
given clean clothing and sent to an
evacuation hospital. The attendants
wear oilskin one-piece suits with
tight-fitting headpieces.
During a recent test forty-elght
men were bathed in two ana one"
half minutes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
FEARS SENSE OF DUTY
IS EQUAL TO SHELLSHOCK
fBy United Press. }

London, Nov. 2. (By Mail. "a
soldier sufferers from shellshock
when great, overmastering fear
crashes against his sense of duty.
He tries with all his moral fibre to
conquer that fear and 1t Is when he
fails that shellshock comes, shatter-
ing his nerves and sometimes leaving
him with blank mind.
This is the definition of shellshock
given by Maj. Sir Robert Armstrong
Jones, an eminent mental specialist,
in a recent lecture on the strange
affliction that comes to hundreds OF
unwounded men, including many OF
high mental qualifications and model
physique.
Though real sufferers from she'll
shock receive the most sympathtc
treatment, once they arrive in the
quiet hospitals where specialists are
restoring disordered minds, the
authorities of all armies have be-
come skepIical in dealing with many
cases. This is because towards have
faxed shellshock symptoms in the
hope of being sent out of the line for
q time or even Of being discharged as
mentally unfit.
Minor degrees of shellshock some
times are hard to distinguish from
the worst degrees OF plain yellow
ness. Maybe the doctors have made
some mistakes in diagnosis because
the difference is SO subtle, but most
of their decisions probably were
right. for specialists learn human
nature as they learn psychology.
The faker usually over-actS his part.
There was an infantry captain
with a brave record IN the trenches
who came to London to recover from
sheIlshock and would never ride in
the subway because the sound OF the
train with It's trailing vacuum re-
minded him of the sound Of big shells
coming through the air. On his first
subway ride after coming back he
trembled like a frightened child in a
dark closet His nerves had given
way.
Big, brawny soldiers are inmates
of shellshock hospital near London.
Some are obviously of unsound mind
as a result of their fierce inner con-
f1ict of emotions. Others appear to
be absolutely normal. Yet some of
the normal men whimper like chill
dren and crawl under the beds when
an afraid is on.
These are real shellshock cases.
Psychologists distinguish between
a coward and the shellshocked man
whose condition comes from that in
terror battle of character. Only a
brave man can suffer real shellshock
If he weren't brave his sense of
duty wouldn't have resisted to the
breaking point.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18

him, and many questions have been
and are even now being asked, as his
victory wasaat the sensation of the
county election. n
The new auditor is young man,
81 years of age He is a resident
of Bemidji and lives at 419 America
avenue. He is married and has two
sons. For the past three years he
has been storekeeper in Bemidji for
the NJ. 4 I. railroad, under the road S
accounting department, coming from
Brainerd, and never before took part
in politics.
Mr. Johnson commenced his busi-
ness career as stenographer to the
superintendent of the River division
of the Northwestern railroad. The
following eight years were spent in
the accounting department Of the
Northern Pacific, railroad and he. was
recommended to the Minnesota &
International, coming to Bemidji.;
The early education Of Mr.. John
son included the Southern Mime
sofa normal college at Austin, and
the Winona business college. His
business career has been solely along
the line of business.
Mr.. Johnson is not given to ef-
fusion, yet is approachable in every
way. He is quiet, a thorough gentle
man, hard worker and attentive to
his duties, and will make an earnest
endeavor to fill the office to the sat
isfaction of the taxpayers and people
of the entire county.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
COMMITTEE NAMED
TO FIND EMPLOYMENT !.
FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS

At a recent meeting OF the Com
mercial club, it was voted to have
a committee named to look after the
welfare of the Bemidji soldiers when
they return. The committee has Just
been named and will make canvass
OF all employers and note what posi-
tions will be open and how many men
can be employed. Record will be
kept and when the boys come they
will be accommodated with employ
ment as before. Ali employers OF
labor should cooperate with the
committee, known as the labor COM
mittee Of the Commercial club, that
the returning soldiers may be well
taken care of upon arrival. -
The committee appointed consists
OF B. w. Lakin, logging superin-
tendent of the Crookston Lumber
company; w l.. Brooks of the Nor
thern Natiopal mank, and chairman
of the Liberty loan; e. H. Denu, busi-
ness manager Of the Pioneer Publish
ing company, and w. z. Robinson OF
the Smith-Robinson Lumber COM
spany and president of the Com
mercial club, Mr.. Robinson being an
eX-officio member of the committee.
The work of this committee is most
important and should be afforded
every possible cooperation, that the
returned soldiers may again take
their places in the industrial work
of Bemidji, vicinity and county, and
be potent factors in the big step for
ward soon to be taken.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
CORDWOOD RATES ARE
LOWERED. ANNOUNCED
Especial to The Pioneer. }

st. Paul, Nov 1S.--After two
months of conference with the
federal railway authorities, the Min
nesota Railroad and Warehouse COM
mission is in position to announce
decided reduction in freight rates on
cordwood The new rates will place
wood in direct competition with
coal and other fuels, as soon as the
fuel administrator has fixed a price
on the former commodity.
The new rates substantially are on
parity with those originally or
dered by the Minnesota commission,
and are from 20 to 40 per cent be-
low the prevailing scale. distinct
benefit to the public in the new
tariff is a rule providing that the
rate will apply equally over a single
line or two or more lines Of railroad,
the only basis being continuous
mileage.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
SUGAR BAN LIFTED
~ AFTER JANUARY. BELIEF

Washington, Nov. 1S.--Officials
have indicated it is probable the
sugar allotment~'for the entire coun-
try will be increased from three
pounds a person monthly to four
pounds on December /.
The increase will also apply to
public eating places, allowing four
pounds instead of three for every
ninety meals served.
Lifting of all restrictions on the
Of sugar after January
was said by officials as likely because
Of large supplies that would be avail
able then in Java and the free flow
of Cuban sugar during that month.
BY February, it was indicated, Cen
trail Europe and France and Italy
should be in a position to resume
production
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
AMERICAN RED CROSS MOTHERS
WOUNDED ITALIAN SOLDIERS

blesses," hopelessly wounded men.
The condition of thse men as they
arrive from Austria is often very
serious and the work 20 be done for
them is correspondently urgent.
Many Of the repatriates die in
transit. | remember one group of
tuberculous soldiers in which about
fifty deaths occurred between the
time they were gathered together in
Austria and the time they reached
the Italian border. There are sew
eral deaths in practically every
train, and the condition of many of
the other passengers is deplorable.
The American Red Cross realized the
Importance of this work and threw
its whole energies into it.
The ordinary method of bring
these men out is as follows: The
Italian government sends a train
into Austria, through Switzerland,
to gather up the men who are to be
released under the exchange agree
ment The train crosses the Swiss
border with its repatriated pas
sengers and arrives at Buchs, where
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
JUDGE DID NOT DECLINE:
" HAD not BEEN ASKED

Brainerd, Nov. .,1S.--The report
circulated that Judge w. S. McC1ena-
han, recently reelected without op-
position, district court judge of the
Fifteen judicial district, had declined
the supreme court commissi ionership
vacated by Associate Justice Homer
B. Dibell .sof Duluth, is without
foundation3as the Judge had not been
offered suct position since he de-
clined a similar one in 1913.
At that time, a majority of the ST.
preme court asked Juuge McClenahan
to accept the supreme court com
missionership,i which he declined be-
cause he did not wish to sever home
ties and his position on the district
court bench. 81. 49, .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
Pan Head is
INDICTED; LAYS
RESPONSIBILITY
TO0PPOSllI0N
Cites Big Government Con-
tracts as Affected; Early
Trial Is Demanded
CHARGE is USING MAILS
IN FRAUDULENT SCHEME
Nine Thousand Stockholders
in Minnesota; Hearing Set
For January 3

Fergus Falls, Nov. 1S.-S. C:
Pandolfo, president, and John Bar
rett, secretary, of the Pan Motor
company of st. Cloud were indicted
4 by the grand jury. in the. United
States court here on charges of us
ing the mails in furtherance of a
scheme to defraud.
Both men appeared at once before
the court and entered pleas Of not
guilty with privileges of demurring
to the indictments.
Senator R. B. Brewer, appearing
as attorney for the accused men,
asked for an immediate trial, declar-
ing that government contracts,
amounting to 100000 or 100000,
would be jeopardizei Of the charges
were allowed to stand any length of
time. -E y,-5-.si..,.t ..1.~.,. r
0 Charges Opposition. @s,
He also declared that certain inter-
ests opposed to an automobile man.
ufacturing concern in the Northwest
had for some time been trying to in
jure the business of his clients.
United States District Attorney
jacques and Assistant District At
torney Anderson asked the trial be
deferred, explaining that it would be
necessary to make further and more
extended examination Of the COM
pany's books and to summon wit
neses from nearly every state in the
Union to properly present their
case. RE-. s,@ a-r~
Minnesota Interested.
Judge Morris, after hearing both
sides, said that the defendants were
entitled to, an early trial and fixed
January 8 as the date of the hearing.
The company, according to its ad-
vertising, has more than 10000
stockholders, with 5000 in Mime
sofa. .ss-&e IT, e- =. r. ,-r, E. - 1.-- -,.. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
TO PUSH PETERSON CASE.

Washington, Nov. 1S.--The gov
eminent has indicated its intention
of pressing the prosecution of vio-
lations under the espionage act
which becomes null at the end Of the
war, by asking the supreme court to
advance pending cases involving
Eugene v. Debs, James A. Peterson
and Jacob Frohwerk.
Debs was accused Of disloyal and
seditious utterances in speech al
Canton, Ohio.
Peterson was charged with OBJ
structing recruiting through articles
in newspapers in Minnesota, and
Frohwerk was charged with publish
ing articles in the Missouri Staats
Zeitung intended to hamper prosecu-
tiOn of the war.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
PLEASE TELL US HOW
]. TO MAKE COAL DUST

Washington, Nov. 1S.--Make your
own coal and help win the war!
q This is what they are doing in
England, the department of cop-
merce has announced.
It's all very simple. Sweep up the
coal dust, mix with cinders, sawdust
fine chips and any of the dust that
accummulates in the cellar. Add a
little cement and some water.
When mixed, pack in small flower
pots, .or other convenient molds
Fuel cakes, made in this way, should
be dried for week until thoroughly
hardened, the English have learned.
7.A,When made properly they. will
burn and give much heat e.
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By w. w. Husband
(Formerly with the American Red
rrocs in Pnrnp

(Formerly with the American Red
Cross in Berne.)
London, Nov. 2. (By Mail. )-One
of the most important phases of the
varied work which the American Red
Cross is doing in Switzerland is that
of caring for the repatriated Italian
soldiers enroute from Austria to
Italy.
we were very bGsily engaged in
Switzerland last spring in organic
ing relief for American prisoners in
Germany when there came the first
sudden influx of invalid Italian re-
patriates, sent from Austria under a
new exchange agreement. Arrange
ments were promptly made for TAX
ing up this work under combina-
ton between the American, French,
and Italian Red Cross organiza tions.
This has now become one Of the most
important features OF allied relief
which we have undertaken in
Swift: e~land
Aanv Have White Plague.
A considerable part OF these
italian repatriates are tubercuious.
while others are the pitiful "grandes
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
HEAD OF HUMANE
SOCIETY HAS RESIGNED

Minneapolis, Nov. 1S.-Welcome
w: Bradley, executive officer of the
Minnesota Society for Prevention of
Cruelty, and for many years secre-
tary of the Minneapolis Humane So
ciety, leaves December ! to become
secretary of the Nebraska Humane
society.
His headquarters will be at Omaha
and, while he will have general
charge Of the work in the state. he
will also direct the Omaha office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
.TELEGRAPHERs RAISED

\ Washington, Nov. 18.--Railroad
telegraphers' wages have been .ad-
vanced by order Of Director General
McAdoo, 13vcents per hour above
the rate prevailing last January , /,
with minimum of 48 cents per
hour, retroactive to October /. Eight
hours hereafter is to. be considered
a days work, and overtime will be
paid at the rate Of time and a half. -
This order, involving aggregate in
creases of about $30,000,000 a year,
applies to between 10000 and 10000
employees, including telegraphers, tel
ephone operators, neutrality-suspicious.,
agent-telephoners, tower and train
directors, block operators and staff
men. It does not apply to telephone
switchboard operators A seperate
wage order will be issued this week
applying to railroad agents who are
mot telegraphers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
ST 400 To BE RAISED
TOWARD u. W. w. GOAL

The United War Work campaign in
Bemidji has reached $500 of the
$4,000 quota allotted this city, all
having come in as voluntary sub
scriptions. This leaves approxi-
mately $1,4Q0 to be raised which will
be done by a canvass of the city by
special committees.
Commencing tomorrow morning,
the residence and business district
will be covered in an endeavor to
attain the quota set for Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
EXPRESS. PHONE AND
KEY OPERATORS ARE
GIVEN BIG INCREASE

Washington, Nov. 18.-President
Wilson has issued proclamation tax.
ing over the consolidated express
business now carried on by the
American Railway Express company
and assigning the operation to Direc.
tor General McAdoo.
As soon as the new rates 60 into
effect the wages of express employees
probably will be raised, making ag.
gregase advances of about $12,000,-
900, ssT%@ 9 45z afa. ..5, r
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
PROTESTS WAGE CUT.

Laredo, Texas, Nov. 1S.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, in the closing
hours of the Pan-American labor con-
ference here. served formal warning
that no general reduction OF wages
nor increase in working hours after
the war would be accepted without
a bitter fight by organized labor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
new COUNTY AUDITOR

q Many who voted for A. D. Johnson
for county auditor in the recent
county election, were utterly un-
acquainted with him, while many
more who know him merely to speak
to him know little or nothing about
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
ACCOMMODATING POLICE.

An intoxicated individual aboard
a train was taken off last night at
Bemidji by the police at the request
of the conductor. He was sobered UP
In the city jail and ordered out Of
town this morning. He left.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
FAILED TO LEAVE: HELD.

Berne, Switzerland, Nov. 1s.-M.
director of the Revue
Domain, not having complied with
decree for his expulsion from Swift
zeriand, has been arrested. f
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
DAUGHTER OF WEISS DIES.

Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 1S-Mary, the
16-year- daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anton c. Weiss, died of pneumonia.
Mr.. Weiss is member of the Mime
sofa public safety commission, and
is publisher of the Duluth Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
OPSAHL ON SICK LIST.

J. J. Opsahl is i'll at his home in
Lavinia. He recently returned from
Cloquet where he had been doing
relief work in the fire district.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
"FIuv VICTIM IMPROVES.

r. Thompson, who has been i'll for
the past two weeks with the Spanish
"au," Is improved today and is able
to be up.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
RESUMES
ADVANCE T0RHINE..
KAISER 4! r!2FLED,SAYS
':''''''' HUN NEWSPAPER
(By United Press.)

With the Americans advancing toward the Rhine by
Courier Verdun and Bare Due, Nov 18The third
it's advance into German territory at dawn today
When the march began the left wing of the Americans
the Belgian frontier while the right wing
near the Metz region In their first days
march, the Americans reclaimed nearly five hundred
miles of French territory.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18

Paris Nov. 18The Berlin Tageblatt declares that tn
emperor only fled the country and did not abdcate The
points that the act of abdcaon not published
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18
BELGIAN TROOPS HAVE ENTERED BRUSSELS.

Paris Nov 18-A detachment of Belgian troops has Ell
tered for the purpose Of keeping order Th
umphal entry of King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
scheduled for Saturday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18

Copenhagen, Nov. 18-The Workmens and Soldier
council of Posdam that has learned that form
Kaiser Wilhelm planning to return to Germany, owing to Il
disturbances in Holland.
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Paris 8-Geman soldiers have been rioting in Metz
since November TO- according correspondent of LIE Man
who there await the restoration The French
scheduled to enter Metz tomorrow.
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-04

/ : q :
/ the east. The wild morning glory here
in the timber, runs riot over every
thing, and climbs from the bottom tt
the topmost twig of every shrub ani
tree, throwing outs is graceful ten,
drills, and delicate pink and blue
blossoms and is similar to our dom
este morning glory at our home
kitchen window. This is indeed &
frontier, that will never lose its po-
sition as the outpost of American
civilization.
Everywhere beyond the mountains
there have been three classes of dwell
lers, first the pioneer, who made small
beginnings, and then moved on in the
restless throng, .fatefully following
| the star of the empire.
"a second class came in to occupy
the place thus vacated who stayed
longer and made better beginnings
of community life, but they could not
bear the new cost and the new burden,
and it was left to the third set of COM
ers, with larger means and a more
fixed purpose to succeed in the i'm
provements of all others, and to build
the homes that stand today, for moth
ing less than the efforts and the sacri-
fices, can ever make any new home
like the ones that we have left, the
memory Of which is our pride and our
boast, and the lack of which is our
privation.
Last April when I arrived in the
west and looked upon the fair bit
of earth, and studied its conditions,
and its future in the light of the his
tory of this western settlement, came
to know, that not yet is it plain to the
average dweller here, that the prob
lem OF making home is fittingly be-
gun; or that even the spirit with
which the attempt must be clothed,
is yet born, although there is a GER
tain fascination in this far away wes-
tern land, and feel that the shelter
from the northern blast, and desert
heat, the sunshine and warmth of the
rainy season, which is now on, grows
upon one like strong passion.
The people are hospitable and in
telligent, but wide apart, as to their
interests and their very habitations
and seem to possess an air of uncer-
tainty as to whether they are really
planted here, or merely visiting for
awhile but I must close at once, and
will take up the unfinished threads,
in the future.
Kindly remember me to any inquir-
ing friends and accept kindest regards
for yourself and brother,
Sincerely and affectionately your
old time friend,
Ida M. ELDER,
Priest River, Idaho"