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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
PRESBYTERIANS TO help
NEEDY ON THANKSGIVING

For the past several years the
Presbyterian church and Sunday
school have sent out Thanksgiving
baskets to needy families Usually
ten or twelve baskets hive been
filled with different vege ables, ap-
pies, tea or coffee. rice, i@'ly, canned
fruits, etc, also a nice pic ce of meat
has gone into each basket. This
year, when everyone has so much to
be thankful for, it is hoped that
enough will be donated to fill even
more than the usual number Of
baskets. There has been so much
sickness, many will be unable to
have Thanksgiving dinner unless
those more fortunate help them.
The basement of the Presbyterian
church will be open Wednesday
morning and someone will be there
to receive all donations. The chill
dren have always taken prominent
part in this giving, but it is hoped
this year that many more of their
elders wilk help. Money is very ac-
ceptable, as that will be used to buy
the meat, but it is hoped that every
one will send something. Nearly
everyone can spare can OF fruit
or some vegetables from their abun-
dance.
Let us make this the best Thanks
giving ever, and bring what we can
to the basement of the Presbyterian
church tomorrow "wednesday
morning" says the appeal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
SPECIAL ELECTION
MONDAY,DEC.
CITY HALL;BEM|DJI
IS FORCED TO ACT

city. Insurance rates are high on
account of the condition and failure
: TO remedy this will unquestfonably
result in the cancellation Of Be-
midji's insurance policies, should 1t
be brought to the proper attention.
Normal Schools Demand.
/ Another most important point is
the normal school, scheduled to open
next June for the summer term. This
! Is II state institution and the state
will not tolerate impure and germ
! laden water for use in the domestic
! science department., nor for drinking
and other purposes in the school.
! The state board OF health In a
report to the council last night, az
1T has done before, reported upon
! three samples Of water recently TAX
en- from the wells and at another
point remote In the service pipes in
, the city. The report stated that two
of the samples MUST BE BOILED
before using. while the third was
| useable
Upon motion Of Bagley, seconded
| by Smith, the figure for the bond
issue was entered upon the resolution
after a lengthy discussion, and the
adoption was unanimous. Alderman
| Garlock then introduced the resolu-
ton, seconded by .Thillippi, and all
voted Aye.
Vote in CITY Hail.
In setting the place OF the election
it was decided to have central
polling place, the City hall, on the
second floor ot, the City building, Az,
allowable by law, the booths repre-
senting the Ave wards Of the city
will be installed and manned by
judges and clerks from the various
wards, thus saving the rental Of elec-
ton booths in the wards of the city
All Bemidii will vote at the City
hall. Backus moved. this question.
seconded by Banner and 1t was car
ried
Judges Are Named.
The judges named for the respec~
| tive wards are as follows:
First-Frank s. Arnold, Ted Get
chell, w. c. Klein.
Second-James A. Parmclee. Bar
ney Erickson, Il. J. Fenton.
| Third o. B. Stevens, George
Walker. p. M. Dicaire.
Fourth-Matthew Larson, John
Klein, William Dugas.
Fifth--D. S, Kidder. Archie Olson.
| Knute Paulson.
1t will require three-fifths of the
vote cast to carry the bond issue and
they will cover period Of twenty
| five years, so that newcomers to
Bemidji will also pay their share.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26

There has been great agitation
throughout Chile over speech made
at La Paz by the Bolivian minister
of war, who is reported to have said
that the hour had arrived to take
back the provinces to Tacna and
africa from Chile. The present un-
rest in Peru, Bolivia and Chile is due
to a desire of Peruvian and Bolivians
to settle the Tacna and africa ques-
tion under President Wilson's princi-
pie of self determination. These
border provinces constitute the Alsac-
Lorraine question Of South America.
A Buernos Aires dispatch added
that it was reliably stated that Chile
had approached Argentina on the
subject of Argentina remaining nell
tral in the event of an outbreak be-
tween Chile and Peru.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
ELKS TO REMEMBER
THEIR ABSENT BROTHERS
NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Next Sunday will be memorial day
for the Elks of Bemidji, as well as
throughout wherever Elkdom is
known, and the members of the local
tribe will remember "our absent
brothers" in fitting ceremony in the
Elko theatre at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The feature of the program, now
in the course of arrangement, will
be the address of the occasion by
r. F. Eldredge of St. Paul, editor of
"The jolly Elk
All visiting brothers in Bemidji
and all members of the order not
locally affiliated here are cordially
invited to attend the Bemidji broth
ers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26

Bemidji is facing two serious prob
lens, which must be met and met
when the opportunity Is offered at
I special election to be held on Mon
day. December 23 One Of the prob
lens is that the insurance companies
will inevitably cancel the policies on
business houses and industries or the
city.
The second is that the state board
Of health will take hand In the
city's water supply and compel the
people to act to supply an adequate,
pure and unaffected water supply for
the city. This is what Bemidji must
meet and meet without delay.
At the meeting of the city council
last night the whole matter was put
suuarely up to the voters of Bemidji.
It will be for the people Of the city
to decide what shall be done, the
final chapter in the efforts made to
comply with the unwritten mandate
that Bemidji MUST act.
Plan of Action.
The plans call for the building Of
crib, an arrangement to be set in
through Lake Irving. It Is where
the intake pipe takes the water at
a depth of twelve feet and conveys
it to the shore where a pump will
be installed in pump house. A
chlorine purifying equipment will
also be installed for purifying the
supply to the utmost. This will be
an emergency measure and meets the
demand and approval of the state
board. There will also be valve
installed whereby in case Of con-
fagration the water may be sent di-
rect into the mains and not be
pumped to the tank first. The tank
is small and is quickly emptied, leav-
ing the city entirely without water
as in the case when the Dalton build
ing was burned And Bemidji peO-
pie we'll remember that since that
time they have received notice to
conserve their water. The new ar
rangement would give Bemidji two
million gallons daily IL needed.
Will Install Filter System.
With the completion Of this part
Of the work as an emergency measure
so far as the publication part is
concerned, will come the installation
Of the filter plant with a large self
registering meter TO keep record of
the amount Of water being pumped at
all hours, the amount consumed and
the wastage. This is n most i'm
portant matter for at present there
Is large amount of water running
wild after IL is pumped. and here
again comes in a thorough investiga-
ton OF the lines to ascertain where
the water is going, of which there
is absolutely no record in existence.
Main to Fifth Ward.
The last step will be the laying
of a water main to the Fifth ward,
which is utterly without fire protec-
ton of any nature. and no public
utility is supplying water for busi-
ness or household purposes
The inadequacy of the supply of
water creates a menace to the busi-
ness and industrial armament of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
SELF-sERVE SYSTEM USED
BY JAPANESE TRAIN BOY
nv limited Press, J

Toxic, Oct. 25. (By Mail.)--K
Maruyama, train boy, whose run
is from Toxic to Kobe, has been ar
rested ON the charge of reaching into
berths and extracting purses from
mems clothing. During 1918 he has
stolen $4,000 belonging to passen-
gers and squandered it, the charge
states. His arrest was caused by DR.
r. Hara. Toxic lawyer, from whom
he filched 800. His arrest is being
made warning to scores Of other
bows employed on trains of the Jap
anese government railways.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
FOR GOLDEN RECORDS.

Rome, Nov. 26.-Every municipal
ity of Italy has just been invited by
the government to open "Librc
d'Oro'' or Golden Book to the
memory of all the inhabitants Of each
community who participated in the
war.
In addition to the name and ad-
dress of each soldier, there will be
inscribed full record of his promo
tions, his citations, his decorations
and also, where the case SO demands
his death.
Each community will keep it
Golden Book" as part of the per.
manent archives of the municipal
ity
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
LIEUT.. FOUCAULT WILL DRILL
GAURD AND CORPS TONIGHT

Tonight is the regular drill night
of the home guard and 1t will be a
most interesting evening. for Lieut..
Clarence Foucault, U. s. A., will have
charge of the drill.
The members of the motor corps
will also be out to receive military
instruction and it should prove
valuable
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
BUILDING Lid LIFTED
BY WAR INDUSTRIES

The lid is off, SO far as restrictions
are concerned In the building line in
Bemidji and county. according to an
official notice received by the Smith
Robinson Lumber company from the
government war industries board. No
permits are now necessary In any
instance wha tever
All who contemplated new build
ings or reconstruction may now lose
no time in getting busy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
DR., HENDERSON CRITICAL.

Mrs. Watkins of this city has re-
ceived a telegram from her mother,
Mrs. A. E. Henderson from Rochester,
Mimi, stating that sDr. Henderson 8
condition is serious. Mrs Hender-
son accompanied her husband to Ro-
chester a few days ago where he is
receiving medical attention
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
AFTER NEW ROAD.

w. H. Mcpherson of Silver Lake
was in Bemidji today and appeared
before the board of county commits
sioners and asked that money be
granted for road construction in sec
tions 20, 81. 16, II, s aud 3. in the
~'' Ike corntrv, which the COM
.... 90 ar- promised TO grant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
INTERVENTION BEsOUGHT

x Washington, Nov. 226.--Interven-
ton by President Wilson at the peace
table in behalf of the Grand Duchy of
Luxumburg was besought today
from the grand duchess.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
packint Hint.

In packing. handkerchiefs, under.
linen and toilet articles should be ei-
fectively protected from possible con-
tamination from boots and clothes
Boots should. if possible, be packed
by themselves
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
KA1sERITE REVOLT WARNING

London, NoY. 26---W Warning against
a kaiserJte counter revolution is
sounded in the Berlin VorWaerts'
official organ Of the Erbert govern
ment, which declares that gang OF
murderers are still planning to re-
establish themselves.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
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President Contenplates Sailing
for France December 3 On.
the George Washington =
LUDENDORFF GONE TO
SWEDEN, is REPORT
Warning Is Sounded in Berlin
Against Counter Revolt
of Kaiserites
(Bv United Press.

London, Nov. <26.-All American
troops in British camps will embark
for the United States within ten days,
plans issued today announce.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
LUDENDoRFF IN SWEDEN

Copenhagen, Nov. z6.-Generaf
Ludendorff, former commander in
chief Of the German armies, has gone
to Sweden, it; is reported here today
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
PRESIDENT SAILS DEC. 3

washington, Nov. 26.-According
to plans now, the president Will sail
for France on the former German
liner George Washington about De-
cember 3.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
MORE PASSENGER TRAINS SOON.
rs OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
(By United Press. J

Washington, Nov. 26.-More pas
senger trains soon, was an official an
nouncement here today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-11-26
Peru andChiIi
Reach R | ! P|'ointof ?
Actual Clash
BY United Press.)

Washington, Nov. 26.--Hositli-
ties between Peru and Chilli appeared
possible today. Peru has withdrawn
her consular agents from Chilli.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
1O1 u. S. Soldiers
Perish in Sinking
of Ship by U-boat

Washington, Oct 22-Two Off
GERS and SO enlisted men of the
army lost their lives in the sinking
Of the American steamer TicOn-
deroga in the war zone Sept 80.
This announcement today by the
war department brought the total
loss of life to 213. the navy having
previously reported 10 officers and
l02 men of the crew dead and two
officers carried off as prisoners by
the enemy submarine More than
half of the soldiers lost on the Ii
Ccnderoga were from Ohio. The
list also gave the names Of IA pTi-
Yates saved The officers lost were
Lieutenants Joseph Freeman of
Wetumpka, Ala, and Cleveland c.
Frost, Berea, Ky.
The Ticonderoga- formerly the
German steamer Camilla Rickmers,
was torpedoed LOO miles from
shore and the only known surviv-
Crs were three officers and five
men of the crew in addition to the
IA soldiers saved The submarine
is reported to have shelIed the life
boats, killing many of those who
had succeeded in leaving the ship
safely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
Have Proof of Hun
Atrocities at Sea
That Reply Denies

London, Oct. 22.-With reference
to the paragraph in the German
note denying that the German navy
in sinking ships ever purposely de-
stroyed lifeboats with their pas
sengers, it is pointed out in gov
ernment circles that many cases
could be quoted in reply to this de-
NAL. The recent cases are the
Llandovery Castle, the Canadian
hospital ship sunk in the Atlantic
and the French steamer Lydiana
sunk off the north coast of Spain
July 16
The Llandovery castle was tor
pedOed and sunk off the Irish
coast on the night of June 81 while
returning from Halifax with no
wounded aboard. The vessel car
ried 258 persons, including IA fe-
male nurses and only "a were
saved. The German submarine
made no effort to aid the survivors
and even tried to sink at least one
of the lifeboats.
After the Lydiana had been tor
pedoed, two whaleboats and a raft
were lowered. The German subma-
rine rammed both boats, cutting
them in two. After several fruit
less attempts, the submarine sue
ceeded in sinking the raft and then
disappeared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
.FOCH LAUNCHES NEW BLOW
AT ENEMY IN BELGIUM TO
BREAK HUNS DEATH GRIP
UNFAIR BUSINESS
CHARGED TO FIVE
TOBACCO FIRMS

Washington, Oct %. Five tobac-
co corporations and q number OF
their officers and directors were
charged in a formal complaint to-
day by the federal trade commits
sion with price discrimination in
the sale of cigarets and other to-
bacco products, tending TO create a
monopoly, unfair methods of com
petition, and the maintenance of
interlocking directorates and lille
gal Conscription of control of pro-
ducing companies.
Those named are the Tobacco
Products corporation of Richmond,
Va, the Melanchrino Tobacco Trad
ing company of New York; Schinasi
Bros. Inc. New York: the Pruden-
tial Tobacco company, Inc. New
York: the FaIk Tobacco company
of Virginia, and George l.. Storm,
Reuben NJ Ellis, Albert Falk. ia
cob l.. Hoffman, James NJ Dixon
Gray Miller. L. B. McKitterick and
Leon Schinasi The defendants
were ordered to appear before the
commission in Washington Dec. Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
INSANITY CURED
BY PULLING OUT
DISEASED TEETH

Trenton, y. j., Oct. 22-Cure of
insanity by extracting diseased
teeth, removing infected tonsils and
clearing the gastro-intestinal tract
were announced here today by DR..
Henry A Cotton. medical director
of the New Jersey state hospital, in
a report TO the state department Of
charities and corrections.
The report gives the results of
II years OF experimentation on a
number of deranged patients and
states that recOveries are not only
speedy under the new treatment
but that sanity has been restored
to some who had been in the hos
pital for as long as nine years.
Causes of infected teeth were
charged by DR.. Cotton to bad den
tai work, neglect and promiscuous
kissing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
QUICK ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON FOE NOT
Germany's Papers
Seek Punishment
of Wars Sponsors

Amsterdam, Oct. %. - british
Wiresless Service. German pro-
vincial and Socialist newspapers
continue their campaign against
the chief culprits" responsible for
the war THE Frankische Tages-
post of Nuremburg. the first paper
i'll Germany to demand openly the
abdication of the emperor, de-
clares that the accession of the
crown prince is entirely out Of the
question. The German people are
searching for the guilty" says the
Nolks Zeitung. the organ OF the
Nuremburg Socialists. The pam
Germans and junkers are silent to-
day, but we do not forget that they
are the great war meters in Ger
many. that they remain the support
OF social and and political reaction
and that they are a menace to the
future healthy development of the
German empire.
ITO the gallows with the guilty.
whoever they may be" The So
cialist Arbeiter Zeitung of Vienna
urges the German Socialists 10
punish the chief culprits" with
out mercy. adding
When the German soldiers re
turn from the trenches after four
years of unparalleled suffering
there will be a reckoning for the
people who have led them to this
catastrophe They will sweep
away the junkers and take its des-
tiny into its own hands"
I'VE are alone. When a fortress
can no longer hold out it is no dis
honor if the commander surrend
ers The kaiser must take up his
cross OF concluding quickly neces-
sary peace and accepting whatever
| is hard Let the kaiser declare
himself ready and let him fit him
self with new Germany as her first
! citizen"
! This utterance by Maximilian
Harden, addressed to several hun
dred people in Berlin on Sunday
was loudly applauded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
SAYS FOES CRAFT
SAFELY ESCAPED
BELGIUM BASES

London. Monday. Oct. 81 Speak
ing in the house of commons today
James Thomas MacNamara. fnan
cial secretary of the admiralty
said there was good reason TO be
lieve that all German destroyers
and torpedo boats which had their
bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge
have escaped to German ports.
Every possible step was taken g
intercept them, he said, but hf
added that seeing that passag
could be made at night, and that
Dutch territorial water could BE-
used there was no certainty that
the measures taken would be eff
cacious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
GERMANS MOVING
SUPPLIES OUT OF
BRUSSELS, CLAIM

Amsterdam, Oct. 21-German
forces at Brussels are working in
cessantly to remove war material
from that city, according TO the
Roosendaal correspondent of the
HandeIblad. He says that many
regiments of German troops are
leaving the city and that there j.
much excitement among the people
there, On the other hand Antwerp
is very calm and has not been af-
fected by recent events.
The same newspapers corre-
spondent at BOermond says that
hundreds of refugees from northern
France are arriving there. These
people, who are Of all ages. have
been on the road for three weeks.
They were given only two hours
notice to collect their belongings by
German officers at Douai. Cambria
and other cities in the war zone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
SENATE CHANGES
REVENUE BILL TO
SEC. M'ADOO PLAN

Washington, Oct. 22.-In revising
the war excess profits tax feature
of the house war revenue bill, the
senate finance committee today
struck out the alternative system
of taxing war and excess profits
and adopted a compromise plar de-
signed to raise somewhat less than
the 20O,OO0.000 estimated from
the house provisions.
Under the new provision, based
on an arbitrary mathematical form
ula, the general rate of so per cent,
on war profits is retained, but the
rates on excess profits reduced, a
change which Secretary MCAdoo
has constantly urged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
FLU ON DECREASE
REPORTS REVEAL;
CURBS TO REMAIN

Chicago. oct %. A slight de-
crease in the epidemic Of influenza
has taken place here, official ra-
ports made public today said Ey
cry precaution against the spread
will be continued. il was added
until the epidemic has passed
Twenty thousand doses Of preven
tive vaccine originated by the CHIEF
bacteriologist Of the Mayo Founda
ton were distributed today I'm
provemeut OF the Influenza sItu1
tion IS noted in six states.
Boston. Mass. oct % Evidence
OF further decline of/inhuenaa iu
this state as contained il report
20 the state department OF health
today from 100 cities and towns
many OF them covering period Of
several days. which gave a total ot
1870 deaths and 3.455 new cases
The epidemic maintained strong
focthoid only in the western part
OF the state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
FOURTH LOAN NOT
COUNTED, MAKING
PLANS FOR FIFTH

Washington. Oct. 22-LOng be
fore the fourth Liberty loan figura 5
have been counted up. or the honor
flags have been entirely distributed
or the money paid in. preparations
have been started at the treasury
for the fifth Liberty loan.
The date has not been determin-
ed. nor the amount. nor any other
features. The only certain .knowl-
edge is that there will be another
and it probably will come in the
spring OF 1919 in March or April
Whether present German maneuv-
ers for peace are successful or not
the government by that time will
need more billions to pay the wcr
costs which can decrease only grad
ualIy even if cessation of military
effort should come.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
CALLS FOR DRAFT
MEN DELAYED BY
FLU AGAIN BEGUN

Washington, Oct. 22.-Draft calls,
suspended three weeks ago because
of influenza, are now going out
again in certain zones where the
surgeon generals office has decided
it is safe to send the men to can
tonments. The localities and the
exact number Of mel--%lll not be
announced for the present.
The October program is under
stood to provide for the induction
of about 350.000 men, and the num-
ber not called out during the re-
naming days of the month will be
added to succeeding monthly quo
tas, all being called as quickly as
precautions for safety will permit.
The largest single call suspended
was for 100000 men who were to
have entrained Oct. IA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
BELGIANS ARE TO
BE FREED MONDAY
FROM HUN YOKE?

Rome. Oct %. Baron Won Der
I.ancken. chief OF the German po-
litical department al Brussels has
Informed Cardinal Mercier that
when the Germans eyacuate that
country the deported Belgians and
political prisoners will be spon
taneously released. according 10
tie Osservatpre Romano, the SENT
Official vatical organ. He told Car
dinal Mercier. il is said, that a part
of the Belgians who were deported
would be free 10 return To their
country Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
LATE BULLETINS

Berne, Monday, Oct 2l.-
(HaFas.) Prince Maximilian.
the German imperial chancel-
IOr. will speak at a plenary
meeting OF the reichstag on
Tuesday according TO Berlin
adVices. Debate on general pol
icies will follow. 1t is said that
il will last for two or three
days.
London, Oct 21-Brihsh cas-
ualties reported for the week
ending today numbered 37.lJO
compared To 35.7I0 for the pre-
Vious week. They are divided
as follows: Killed or died of
wounds. officers, 517: men,
1871: wounded or missing. Of
fieers, 1.464, men 30,I9s.
Paris. Oct 22-( (HaVas-l
Violent demonstrations have
occurred in Jassy, the temper
AIRY capital OF Rumania, ac-
cOrding 10 adVices received
here. A mob broke into the Of
fees of the IssilOr Gazette, the
government organ, and the
printing plant was demolished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
DON YOUR HEAVIES!
COLD WAVE COMING

Washington. Oct. 22.-An early
taste of winter is about TO be given
the country from coast to coast y
special bulletin from the weather
bureau today, says there will be d
decided change to cooler within 36
hours in the plains states and the
eastern rocky mountain region, eX-
tending by Thursday to the Missis-
sippi and lower Ohio valleys and
the west gulf states, and by Thurs
day night or Friday to the middle
Atlantic, New England. South At
lantic and east gulf states