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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-04
SAMM1Es REPORTED HAPPY
;. DESPITE INTENSE WEATHER

(By United Press)
With the Americans afield, Jan.
4.-The intense cold continues. The
Sammies are enduring their hard
ships splendidly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-04

in Bemidji on business. .-4,S.
N. j. Head made a business trip
to Bemidji Tuesday. IA. :.,sse.:r 7.
Miss Marie Broker passed through
here Tuesday on her way to Red Lake
after having spent a pleasant Christ
mas vacation with relatives.
Mr.. Klaffy, superintendent of. the
American Cedar Co., arrived here
Monday from Kelliher on business.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-04
ANOTHER RUSS CONVENTION
IRv United PreSS)

Petrograd, Jan. At was formal
" announced today that the consti-
tuent assembly will be held January
Is, if a quorum of the 400 is then
present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-04

q < = < 4 3 Z Z = < < Z < +
X q: I'LL -.,% NEBISH .- +
~. H: Hammond Of Nebish return
X Il X x * * X X X X X * X \
ed from the lakes where he has been
sailing the past four months, on De-
December s15. +. On December 18 he
went to Bemidji and paid for 40
acres of land. We are glad to well
come Mr.. Hammond back to Nebish
and are also glad he has done so
we'll the past summer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-04

building; q sleeping rooms, din
ing room, sitting room and 'kitch-
en-; will rent to the right parties.
This hotel is doing q good bust
ness. Will give, lease to suit rent
er. Here is your chance to get
into business for a little money.
Reason for renting, l am going
to work for the government at
the harness business. This notice
will appear only twice. A. l.. Dick
enson. owner, Bemidji. 2-15
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-04

If you want some very good up:
land hay at $4,000 per ton, write M.
Dysethe, Crookston, Minn.-Adv. =
FOR RENT-Four-room house, 1881
Dewey Ave. A. Klein. 6-110
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-04

FOR RENT-Modern room. SIS Be-
midi avenue. 52E 1227tf
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
FOOD TO WIN THE WAR.
Critical Situation in Allied Coun-
tries-Amount of Food U. S.
Must Spare.

The critica; situation IN the ailled
countries and the amount OF food the
United States is expected to spare was
set forth in a statement Friday night
at Washington by Food Administra-
tor Hoover, who quoted a cablegram
from Lord Rhonda, the British food
controller, which said:
w7nless YOU are able to send the
Allies at least 100000 bushels of
wheat over and above what you nave
exported up to January l and IN ad-
dition to the exported surplus from
Canada, I cannot take the responsible
ity Of assuring our people that there
will be food enough to win the war:
Although the food administrators S
plans contemplate creating the export
surplus largely by. voluntary effort,
some measures of forced conservation
will be employed, notably in the con-
SUMPTION of wheat flour, which will
be reduced by arbitrary means at
least thirty per cent. This reduction
will be accomplished by limiting. the
sales of distributors all the way from
the miller to the retailer.
In giving the volume Of exports he
hopes to supply to Europe Mr.: Hoov-
er declared that no more food would
be sent out Of the country than IS saw
ed and that in no event will the Amer
lean food supply be endangered.
"Imperative necessity" Lord Rhond-
da's message said, ''compels me to
cable you in this blunt way. No one
knows better than 1 that the Ameri-
can people, regardless of national and
| Individual sacrifice have so far re-
fused nothing that is needed for the
war. but it now lies with America to
decide whether or not the Allies in
Europe shall have enough bread to
hold out until the United States is
able to throw its force into the field
I have not minced words because am
convinced that the American people
| if they know the truth, will not hesi-
! tate to meet the emergency"
Mr.. Hoover replied to this message:
Eve will export every grain that
the American people save from their
normal consumption. We believe our
people will not fail to meet the emer-
gency."
wheat for the Allies, Mr.. Hoover says
that Belgium must be given Is ,OOO,-
900 bushels and that Cuba and the
neutrals must be spared at least TO-
100000.
Europe's beef demands for the next
three months, Mr.. Hoover says, viii
amount to 7O,O00,000 pounds month
A ten per cent savings at home is ask
ed.
Of pork products the Allies want
for the next three months $50, 100000
pounds a month, and Mr.. Hoover es
Inmates that a savings Of at least q
PER cent will be necessary to make w
the export surplus.
A sugar saving Of at least ten pc
cent will have to be made here, Mr.
Hoover declares, if Europe is to ge
enough sugar to sustain the popula
! ton
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
February Cosmopolitan

now on sale. has something interest
ing to offer to every fiction lover.
The foibles of modern society are
vividly described in Elizabeth Robins
serial Camille" "Virtuous
Wives"-Owen Johnson's stupendous
novel, az contrasted with Lille Lang
try's memoirs Of a society Of past
generation.
The finest types Of American hu-
NOR and wit are displayed in
AIDES Fable of the Bewilder-
ed Maverick and the Conflicting Tes-
timony"; "Jolly Bachelors" by George
Randolph Chester-and "Penrod Jash-
ber," Booth Tarkington's new seria
following Penrod's career as detective
Charming tales of youthful love and
indiscretion are "The Restless Sex
by Robert ". Chambers: "The Sec
ond Choice" complete short story
by Theodore Dresser, and sTiger, tt
ger!" the latest Henry the Nintl
story by Samuel Merwin. But Low,
and beautyworship have no age lin
it, and in John Galsworthy's new two
| part story, Indian Summer Of a For
syte," we find the pathos and sim
pllclty OF an aged mans longing fo
beauty.
"On the Trail of the Coward,
Cougar" by Rex Beach is an adven
ture story that every sportsman vii
enjoy.
| "The Black Cross" by Arthur E
Reeve, Is rafting good detectiy
story.
/ Get 'The Diary Habit. You vii
after reading Arnold Benefits inter
esting article. Hooverize with Her
bert Kaufman -"Stop Eating Sol
dlersP and you who are forever O
the lookout for the ideal mother, wi
find your answer in Good Mothers,
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's latest poen
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
One can always find a good use

One can always find good use to
make Of time, if one is so disposed
When Fuel Administrator Garfield IS
sued his order for ten heatless Mon
days the people Of Durham hit upon
the plan of using those days Of other
wise enforced ;jleress for a large
number of people in business houses
IN laying In a supply Of wood; SO last
Monday, the fiat Of the blue Mon
days, a large number Of citizens OF
that town hied tham to nearby woods
ard spent the day cutting down trees
aud cutting them into firewood. Learn
ed professors of Trinity college anc
men Of the towl unasued TO such la.
bor Joined in the work, which: wa:
tackled in holiday spirit. The Lum
berts n chapter Of tie Rel Cross is
making use, TOO, OF those who are re
leasetl rom the Z usual duties today
AMI will be for succession of Mon
days. They haze been put to work tt
make thorough canvass Of the towl
for Red Cross contributions. One cal
always find a profitable use FOR odd
and ends of time if one is SO disposed
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
TODAY,S PAPER,

Often the daily papers tell you on
Saturday what good bill of fare
they have prepared for the Sunday pa
per, and to he sure and not miss see
ing it. The Robesonian has been
rather crowded several times lately
and could not print all the live read
ing matter it wanted to print, but
we're telling you right now that IN
today's paper you will find bill Of
fare that should satisfy the most ex-
acting. You will find intensely in
teresting letters from soldiers, one
with the American forces in France
and one at training camp III this
country; you will find poems by SOL
diers: you will find interesting ar
ticles about the great war; and In
addition you will find all the news, To-
cal and otherwise. Also letter from
a former citizen Of Lumberton who
lives now in Oklahoma, who reJolces
in the prosperity Of Lumcerton as
reflected in The Robesonian. Which
last ought to put thought into the
heads Of the local business concerns
that do not advertise. Every time
you advertise in your local paper you
are helping to advertise your town
az we'll as to advertise your own par
ticular business. When an issue OF
the paper goes out without a message
from you to its readers you say by
that omission that you have nothing
to say to them. A town is known as
live ono or dead one by the amount
Of advertising it carries in its home
paper, provided that home paper
paper reaches the people-and The
Robesonian does that.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
FightAAgainst God.

MauuI8CLQICIS IcCOIu.
Germany's war is definite Wa Wat OF
atrlcisza against Christianity, Of
barism against civilization. If we
greater horrors than Belgium and
France have suffered, because Ger
many hates US more than it hated
either Belgium or France, it is abb
solutely incumbent upon US to uphold
our moral, physical and financial pow
er in this life and death grapple.
There Is no middle ground. Victory
or defeat are the two issues, at stake.
To win, every effort Of the nation
tho building Of ships, in food produc-
ed output Of coal and iron and steel,
in bettering our transportation facil-
tiles by rail and highway and water
-must be put forth in enthusiastic,
unending work by the men and wo-
men Of this country.
It 10 incumbent upon every one who
realizes this situation to do his very
utmost to awaken the latent patriot
ism Of others and quicken the knowl-
edge Of all that they may understand
the magnitude Of the task and the
stupendous issues involved and these
issues are the life and death Of ou1
nation and Of all civilization.
We must carry into every home
preach from every pulpit, teach il
every school the meaning Of the wal
and the individual responsibility Of
every man, woman and child in the
country. Not until, as nation, W.
do this will we escape the danger O.
the awful destruction wrought in Bel
gium and France and wherever tn,
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
500 Reward, 500

p'eosra to learn that there isna. ieasf
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages. and
ini;,en..S tnar Is eSatarrh catarrh being greatly
requires constitutional treatment
liars Catarrh Cure is taken Internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
ssrav,ne Ssro1aces .ha OF the System. thereby de-
slving the patient strength by building
up tne constitution and assisting ma.
t tHre IN doing its work. The proprie-
~nsers ,Srs nave so much faith in the curative
yOWers or Halls Catarrh Cure thai
they offer One Hundred Dollars for ana, anv
ose oS e..tif .nas 1t falls to cure. Send for list
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists 7sc. 1o'eso'
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
A. N. BARKER IN TEXAS
Son of Lumberton Man President
of Merchants Association Of
DenisOn,

The following, taken from a recent
issue of the Denison, Texas, Journal,
is son of Mr.. w. P. Barker of Lum-
berton:
''The Retail Merchants association
made a wise selection last evening
when they chose MIR. A. N. Barker as
their president and provided him with
a competent set Of officials and di-
rectors.
'Mr. Barker is a young man Of
sterling worth who came to Denison
less than five years ago with the
Texas Power & Light company. He
formed many friendships among the
business men Of the city while an
official of the company, and after
ward became full-fledged Denison-
ian by marrying one Of our most
charming young ladies, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hibbard, after
which he left Denison for a short
time, but returned and entered the
clothing business, afterward going
| into the grocery business, in which
he is at present engaged.
'sIn taking the presidency Of the
| Merchants association, he comes in
with clean slate, having formed nc
prejudice against any class of busi.
ness, and will be able to decide or
matters that come up without bias, to
anyone.
Gle is young, energetic, competent
and always ready to do his full part
toward the upbuilding Of the city. He
! is full of initiative and resource, anG
lit is expected the association will
prosper as never before during his
administration.
''The retiring president has been al
conscientious in his work, and ha:
accomplished a great deal during the
two years Of his administration. HI
should feel proud to leave the presi
dency in such competent hands as hi:
successor as he steps down from of
flee"
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
Gloomy Picture of Condition of Rus
e;an Asn,ioc

sian Armies.
Major General Bronch-Breuvitch,
chief of staff at the Russian front,
paints a gloomy picture Of the condi-
tion of the Russian armies in a re-
port to Ensign Krylenko, the COM
mander-in-chief, states Petrograd
dispatch of the oath. The army or
CARNATIONS are utterly demoralized,
he says, the officers are inexperienc-
ed and the maintenance Of discipline
is impossible. The only possible sal
yation for the army, the only chance
for offering an effective resistance
he declares, is for the various sections
Of the armies to fall back to their nat
ural defenses and undergo a thorough
reorganization Of their units under
trained leaders.
Many parts Of the western front are
entirely open, Gen. Bonch-Breuvitcb
reports, at numerous places there be-
ing only 24O infantrymen to the mile
The reserves are refusing to relieve
the men in the trenches and the sol.
dlers are deserting in masses. Com.
munlcations are broken and few horse,
are available. The wire entangle.
ments have been destroyed to facili
tate fraternizing and the exchange
Of commodities with the German ar.
mics.
At many points, adds the chief-of
staff, fortified points have been de-
stroyed, making resistance utterly i'm
possible on the lines as at present To-
Gated. evor i'll ~col 4roC--. vo~i
Gus branches OF the staff must soo1
cease work, he declares, because O.
the disordered conditions, and the eco
nomic life Of the army will thus b,
ruined.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

Major. August Peabody Gardner of
Massachusetts,, who died at Camp
Wheeler the other day, seems to have
been a good deal of a man and pa
triot. Il is easy for gentlemen who
are members of Congress to persuade
themselves that their services are
more valuable to the country there
tilan they could be anywhere else.
Major Gardner thought otherwise as
to himself and resigned his seat in
Congress to enter service in the army
And then he further showed what
manner of man he was by asking, q
few weeks before his death, to be re-
duced from the rank of colonel. te
the rank of major, in order that he
might see more actual service amone
the men. In his death the country
loses true patriot whose chief con
Germ seemed to be to serve.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
Busy Day at Red Springs.
Red Springs Citizen.

Red Springs Citizen.
Dr.. Ellington, of the State Board
or Health, and DR.. McPhaul, county
heath officer, were busy al, day
Tuesday at the school building exam
ining adults. This is an opportunity
that every person in the community
between the ages of FL and 60 should
take advantage Of. The examina-
ton is absolutely free, and the ad-
wee given may save money and suf-
fering later. These gentlemen will
come to Red Springs again if enough
applications are made for examina-
ton. Send note to school for an
application card. ~ "
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
THE LAWS THE LAW. YOU KNOW

THE LAWS THE LAW. YOU KNOW
Once in a while a strange case
comes up that almost persuades one
that in order to right great wrong
it would be right for the law to
stretch its power beyond it's techni-
cad bounds.
What do you think of this, for in
stance? The other day a negro was
released from Jail in Wilmington,
where he had been held for five
months, and the case against him
stricken from the docket, without a
trial, although little white girl who
died some months ago in hospital
in Wilmington declared that this same
negro was guilty of the crime which
resulted in her death. The laws
hands were tied, it appears, because
of the fact that the girls statement
was not consciously a statement made
upon her death bed. She expected tc
get well and the doctors expected he1
to get we'll. She died suddenly and
unexpectedly as the result of an ope-
ration made necessary by the crime
And the law says that because the
pitiful little victim of the crime Of g
black brute did not have the prescience
that would have enabled her to an
nounce that she was going to die, anc
that right early, before she could tes
1ify against the brute whose crime
had brougireiF the hospital, ant
that therefore she wanted this state
ment to be used as her dying state
ment-why, look you, the great ma
jestic law says it really cannot recog
nize any case against the alleged rap
list and must let him go scot free.
The father Of the girl declared open
" some months ago, in blind grie
and rage, that if the law did no
ayenge the death Of his child he him
self would do so. Now if the fathe
finds this negro and kills him, tn
law will say Chat that was agains
the peace and dignity Of the State an
will give the outraged father tria
When things like That happen al
most one is tempted to agree with tn
classic observation that "the law is
ass.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

1t was discovered the other day that
the Postmaster General is the only
Cabinet member who must be renon-
mated for second term. If it had
only been discovered that he could
not serve longer than one term there
would have been no bitter weeps. II
there Is any way by which the mai
service can be made more unsatisfac.
tory than it is at present, we devout.
~ hope Mr.. Burleson will not be able
to discover it.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
SEEN AND HEARD
(By HAPPY JACK
This Has Killed Many a PersO

This Has Killed Many a Person.
The old gentleman was sick and 1t
was so dark IL the room when the
medicine prescribed by his physician
was sent that it was difficult to read
the directions. "Never mind" said
the old gentleman, "I'll take the medi-
cine tonight and read the directions III
the morning.
'Norf Moved Sout'."
Speaking of the severe cold weather
of the last several weeks, a darky
was heard to remark, ode norf must
have moved sout'."
Corns.
While discussing corns (moSt ev-
erybody knows what a corn isl and
how annoying they are, citizen of
the town called to memory that on
one occasion he knew man to cut
toe off because he had corn on that
particular toe. 'Tis fact that this
would be about the only remedy that
would forever Danish one of the in
nocent little partners:
One Way to Tell.
See if the metal is hot, said the
foreman IN Inc hODeSOnldH cONnpos-
ing room to member of the force
Yes it's hot, the young man replied
and mighty hot. He ought to have
known, for he stuck his finger into
the metal in order to learn whether
or not it was hot.
The Right Spirit.
Judging from the general talk o.
the farmers of Robson one would con
clude that there is danger Of the higl
prices of cotton and tobacco causing
them to forget the all-important mat
ter Of raising foodstuffs. Farmers
should remember that dollars will no.
buy food when there is none to buy
l was impressed, however, by the re
marks of one Robson farmer, VINO j:
| too old to go to the front. He sale
that he felt it his duty to do his par
| towards winning the war by grow
ing the crops that will be worth mos
to the country he holds d>ar to hi:
heart America-whether i, Eaean:
| most to him or not. He declared tha
he was going to do his part in tha
way. He has the right spirit.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
From Last Weeks Red Springs
Citizen.

The many friends Of Mr.. Neil1
McNeill, Of Parkton, who has been
critically i'll in the hospital at Fay
etteville, will be gratified to learr
that he is much improved, and hopes
to return home in the near future.
Mr.. I. T. Brown returned this week
from a trip to Georgia and Florida
He found his brother, Mr.. A. D. II
Brown, who moved from this sector
to Florida about a year ago, very
sick in a sanitorium at Hazelhurst
Ga, but was very much improved
though quite i'll. Mr.. Brown says al
Of that section Of country he visited
was in the grip Of cold weather, ano
that the farmers were behind il
their work.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

Division Of the country's bitumin-
GUS Goa! fields into twenty districts
as the first step towards instituting
a zone system of coal distribution is
under way by the fuel administration.
boundaries for seven of the districts
already have been established and
fuel Administrator Garfield has nam
cd representative in each.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

In the death of Major Henry A.
London, at his home at Pitts
boro, mentioned in last Mondays
Robesonian, an honored citizen passes
who has done the State some service.
Confederate veteran, lawyer and edi-
tor, Maj. London had been prominent
In the life Of the State for many years.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

The Ashboro Courier celebrated its
sorty-s>cona birthday Oil the 18th tn mat
by coming out with a 24-page ami
versary and greater Randolph edition
well illustrated and full Of interesting
reading matter. The edition is a
credit to The Courier and to it's towr
and county. ->
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
Box Supper at Bethesda.

Correspondence of The Robesonian:
Fairmont, Jan. 25.-I fear that in
an item sent to you yesterday con-
corning box supper at the Bethes-
da school, the date, Friday, was
omitted. Please announce the box
supper and the date in your paper.
TEACHER.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
Box and Oyster Supper at Bethes.

Ga,
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Fairmont- Jan. 25-There will be a
box and oyster supper at the Bethes-
Z. sca2o:, Ea.rmcIt, 2 +. ,. Nc. ..
Misses Mary Wetmore and Stella Muir
ray are the teachers.
TIE correspondent neglected to
give the date.-Editor.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

"Norf Moved SOut'."
Speaking of the severe cold weather
of the last several weeks, darky
was heard to remark, de MORT must
have moved sout'."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
WHEAT PRICE AGAIN
SUBJECT OF DISPUTE
Senate Debates Legislation
to Increase Production of
1918 Crop.
S0L0NS UPHOLD BOOST

While the food administration was
making plants yesterday to meet the
critical wheat shortage by a further
reduction in consumption the Senate
again took up and debated legislation
to increase production by raising the
price on the 1918 crop
The food administration was stirred
to action by reports from the Depart
ment of Agriculture showing that the
supply of wheat on farms and in coun-
try elevators is far less than it was a
year ago.
Would Repay Losses.
The Senate considered a bill by Sem
ator Gore of Oklahoma to fix the price
at $3.50. or 30 cents bushel more than
set in recent proclamation by Presi-
dent Wilson. In the House yesterday
also a bill was introduced by Repre-
sentative Morgan of Oklahoma to ap-
prcpriate $300.000,060 to compensate
producers for the losses they sustained
when the government established its
1877 price at a figure lower than the
then market price.
Speaking for his bill, Senator Gore de-
clared that of 100 leading commodities
which had advanced in price within the
last year the increase in farm product
prices had been the least.
Failed to Exist.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, democrat,
charged that during the last two years
the laws of supply and demand have
tailed to exist, and that prices for
cereals have been fixed by "hoarders
and gamblers" He accused the gov
eminent and Congress with having
failed to do their duty in providing for
proper regulation of prices, declaring
regulations should be extended to all
cereals alike
Senator McCumber of North Dakota,
republican. urged that farmers be paid
more for their wheat, saying that un-
less TINS were done wheat would be
produced at a loss in his state
Senator Williams of Mississinni
democrat. opposed price fixing legisla.
ton, declaring farmers should be al
lowed tree market for their products.