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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-15
TWO SHORT-TURNS ARE
a.. FINISHED: BOTH SOLD

Nearly everybody had just about
forgotten all about the Short Turn
Tractor plant recently located in Be-
midi, for the reason President and
Manager John Dahl is about the
poorest press agent we ever heard Of,
but the plant has finished two trac-
tors, and both have been sold and
only lack of greater facilities pre-
vents the marketing of many more.
One Of the tractors has been ship
ped to big farm near Cokato, Mimi,
it having been sold as soon as COM
pleted and tuned up" The other
just completed, has also been sold and
is now in service. ,,r
The plant is active and attending
strictly to its business, and big fu-
ture is anticipated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-15
Big LAKE FARMERS
TAKE CANNING LESSON

At the meeting of the Big Lake
Farmers club, held at the home OF
Emanuel Swenson, ten miles east or
Bemidji, yesterday, Miss Anderson,
home demonstrator, and A. w.
Aamodt county agent, held can
ming demonstration. Mr.. Aamodt,
accompanied by members of the club,
visited several potato fields in the
neighbour ood and inspected them for
potato diseases. Two plots, which had
been chemically treated, were found
to be less diseased than those not
treated. Dinner was served in large
bowery. The next meeting will be
held at the George Geror home in
Sugar Bush township, Section 81,
September II.
Tuesday, Miss Anderson, and Coun,
ty Agent Aamodt, met with the Red
Cross ladies of town of Northern and
held a canning demonstration. 70
morrow they will meet with the Wide
Awake Farmers elHo ct Boston lake.
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THESE LEES ARE fine
FOLK TO HAVE WITH us
! BY LOWELL MELLETT.

IUnited Press Staff Correspondent?
With the American Army in
France, Aug. 2,--(By Mail. the
Colonel of this particular regiment
was a sociable sort Of person-not
meaning to say the colonels of the
other regiments are not-and intro
duced such of the under-officers as
happened to be with him.
''This is Lieut. Lee" he said Of one.
The lieutenant was we'll built, large
framed young man with a broad,
pleasant face and quiet, courteous
manner. He allowed the others to
do most of the talking, but was
not in the least tongue-tied when
drawn into the conversation.
mice sort Of fellow, Lieut.. Lee
l remarked later.
"That's Robert E. Lee,' was the
response. -,
Amy particular. Robert E. Lee?'
Rather. He's the grandson OF the
Robert E. Lee
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pounds of, whisky and hard liquor, or
about 21S4s tons, and that during
the same period there was received
over the Great Northern road about
eight cars of beers per month, or
about forty-five carloads Of beer.
( "The agent of the 500 road N at
Plummer, testifying from his freight
records, disclosed that between July
+, 1917, and July 2, 1918, period
of one year, there was received in this
little will .ge which this agent tes-
tilted contained from 1875 to 200 peo-
pie, 2,728 gallons Of whisky, brandy,
gin, alcohol and wine and: 100, lis
gallons Of beer. - l=; ~. Z
F5 f. Surrounding Territory Dry
"The surrounding territory is dry.
In Canada on the north and North
Dakota on the west there is absolute
prohibition Of the manufacture and
sale Of Intoxicating liquors. Mime
sofa is dry from Red Lake county to
its eastern boundary over ESQ miles.
The same conditions exist to the
south of Red Lake Falls, the first
place at which the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors is authorized by law being
Little Falls, distance of 1873 miles.
with the sale of Intoxicating IL
quors prohibited in Red Lake county,
a thirsty resident Of that county or
of the nearby counties of Polk, Mar
shall, Pennington, Kittson, Roseau
and sBeltrami and the northeastern
counties of North Dakota would have
to. journey from 1873 to 900 miles to
the nearest saloon for relief. @E':s
/ sit is entirely beside the question
at issue to say that there is little ac-
tual crime committed in the little
county of Red Lake. The PROPOSE
tion is that within that county there
passes into the surrounding dry ter
ritory intoxicating liquors in vast
quantities sufficient to demoralize the
man power in the agricultural dis
tricts at time when the greatest
crop in the history of the state is
being gathered, and is demoralizing
to considerable extent, men of draft
age, rendering them less fit for the
military duties they will be called
upon to perform. The liquor condi-
tions existing in Red Lake county
practically nullify the laws under
which all surrounding territory is
dry. ..
Decentralization Is Great.
"While only twenty-four witnesses
were examined, fair inference from
their testimony is that the demorali-
cation resulting from the conditions
existing in Red Lake county is very
great TheXcondftions disclosed by
that testimony are symptomatic of
the conditions instfie territory sup
piled with liquors from Red Lake
county.
"The region thus demoralized from
the saloons and wholesale liquor de-
pots in the two small communities in
Red Lake county, is one of the most
fertile and productive agricultural
districts in the world, and at this
moment there are being gathered the
largest crops of wheat and other food
stuffs ever known, with the most dis
tressing shortage lowing to the war;
of man power ever experienced.
Manv Killed on Roads.
The roads throughout the territory
mentioned herein are we'll kept and
automobiles are numerous, making
access to Red Lake Falls and Plum
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-15
FUNERAL SERVICES.

r Funeral services for Daniel Souder,
who died from heart disease at Spur
last Wednesday, were held at the
Spur school house this afternoon at
two o'clock, Rev. M. A. Soper Of this
city officiating. Interment was made
in Turtle River cemetery. Mr.. Sou
der was about 81 years of age and
was among. the early settlers of Spur
He leaves many relatives and friends
His wife died about six years ago,
and is also buried in Turtle River
Gem etery.
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AND HIS NAME IS FLOOD
fRy+IIni.ted s.Rresssl

2ssa-' ~ (ByEUnited Press.) r'rs sF r
= London, Aug. 15.-Private George
Flood, an actor we'll known in Amer
lea and England, at present interned
in Holland, writes to a friend be-
moaning the fact that only noncom-
missioned officers are allowed to en-
joy the seabathing at The Hague.
He was captured in the fall Of
1915, and since then has bitterly re-
gretted the fact that he had not pre-
viously acquired a stripe or two-the
only ticket which admits to the
briny.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-15
TWELVE MORE EMTRAIN: FILL
RECENT 250QU0TA CALLED

Twelve more young men have left
Beltrami county, to complete the last
draft quota of ESQ called for entraiu-
ment to Spartanburg, S. c.. They are
Chester Bodin, Charles -Hedglin, Gun
der Froirak, Otto Juobberi, Otto Hon.
ert, Leonard Perritano, Delbert B.
Tufford, Paul Eickstadt, John e. Tur-,
ner, julius Maesse, Magnus Lone,
Charles Huston.
Two others, Leslie Burr and Gill
belt Swenson, have gone to Indian
apolis, Ind, to take special courses
as army chauffeurs.
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Four: F.. Million / u :...:. .:. :
Y .zs2-. -
N en-. en-. Needed =
Says March
y (By United Press

Washington, Aug. 15.-An Ameri-
can army of 100000 in France,
working with the allies under one
commander, will permit the United
States to go through the German line
at will, Chief af Staff March told the
senate military committee.
The testimony became public this
afternoon the first time, when Sena-
tor Chamberlain introduced a new
man power bill into the senate. ~
Chamberlain recommended quick
action and quoted Chief of Staff
March, saying the end Of the war
depends upon our enemy. March was
quoted as favoring taking young men
1S to 20, usually unmarried and un-
settled. d.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-15
FOUR VOLUNTEERS LEAVE
FOR SPECIAL TRAINING

Four Bemdji young men left this
morning for the University of Mime
sofa, having volunteered for special
training for the military as mechan
les. Morris Whiting and Earl II. Cong
don went to the agricultural branch
and George Reinke and Frank James
Maher went to the university proper.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-15
DAIRY LUNCH WILL MOVE
TO THIRD STREET LOCATION

With the moving Of the j. c. Penny
store from it's Third street location,
the Dairy lunch, of which A. N. Gould
is proprietor, will change to the store
to be vacated by the Penny company.
The new location of the Dairy
Lunch will be rearranged for the oc-
cupancy of the business, and Will
have many advantages over the pres
ent location.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-15
$4,000 MEN CALLED
FOR LIMITED SERVICE;
ESQ FROM MINNESOTA
(By United Press. J

Washington, Aug. 15.-General
Crowder today issued a call for 12,-
600 limited service men to entrain
August 80 and 81.
The order includes $50 from Min
nesota to entraln for Camp Dodge.
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THIS DAY in THE WAR

. Aug. Is, 1917-Canadians advance
near Loos, capturing Hill 70.
Aug. Is. 1916-Russials capture
btree towns near Carpathains.
Aug. Is, 1915-Austro-Germans
start drive on Balkan front. !.
Aug. Is, 1914-Ten liners, Loaded
with American refugees, leave Lon
don for the United States
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RETAIL PRICES HAVE
TAKEN LONG JUMP
.(By United Press

Washington, Aug. 15.-Retail
prices in the United States have in
creased sc per cent since June, 1913,
and food seven per cent since last
year, the labor department announc-
ed today.
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NEW DAUGHTER ARRIVES.

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. McConyille of Akeley at
st. Anthony's hospital yesterday. The
baby has been named Florence Eliza
beth. Mr.. McConville is merchant
at AkeIey, A-.a.
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Faribault. Aug. 15,-The boa

/, Faribault, Aug. 15.-The board of
governors of the Minnesota Bar asso-
citation last night expelled Attorney
Albert Pfaender of New Ulm, from
membership pin the association. The
vote was Is to 1. Action was taken
because of an anti-war address which
Pfaender delivered shortly after the
United States became involved in the
war
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TRENCH WARFARE RESUMED
(Ry limited Press. }

(By United Press.J
With the British Afield, Aug. Is
Trench warfare has been resumed,
although it has been only week
since Gerenal Haig pushed through
the German lines.
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STATEBAR ASSOCIATION
PURGES ITSELF OF
ANTI-WAR MEMBER
(By United Press.

Faribault, Aug. 15.-The Mime
sofa. State Bar association today ex-
PEELED James Peterson Of Minneapolis
on account of his having been con-
victed of disloyalty. The vote OF the
association was unanimous.
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$4,000 PRISONERS SINCE
JULY Is. IS ESTIMATE
(By United Press.

Paris, Aug. 15.-Newspaper esti-
mate that $4,000 German prisoners
have been captured by the allies since
July Is.
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3O,344 FOE PRISONERS I. =. !.
TAKEN in THE PICARDY .
DRIVE. REPORTS HAIG
(Rv limited Press. }

London, Aug. 15.-General Haig
today reported the total number of
prisoners taken in the Picardy at 3O,-
344. -. =, ~ ~ - 50
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PERSHING's CASUALTY LIST.
(BY United Press. }

(By United Press.) :
Washington, Aug. 15.-General
Pershfng's casualty list today eon-
tanned liz names, .s.-..--.zs-
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HURRIES
= = $
| TO CONSULT HOUSE
AFTER RC0NFERE|NCE*
]. WITH SEC.LANSNG
(By United Press.)

..-. .. w (By United Press.)
Washington, Aug 15-There distinct feeling in capital
circles foundations that important diplomatic
breaking. --:~:@ r..
president after long conference with Secretary OF
Lansing left suddenly for Magnolia, Mass for confer
ence with Colonel House.
1t is known: - s,:s>~.:
Frst-That foreign oil concessions
almost amounting to confscation. - r..
Second-That Boshevik leaders attitude toward the
allies hostile resulting in the of French and British
Thrd-Increasing gap between Bulgaria and Germany.
A Bulgarian armistice is possible
GERMAN-TURKISH DIFFERENCES GROWING
London, Aug 15.-Diferences between Germany and
Turkey are reported growing. In Constantnope pacards
posted saying the Germans the real OF
the Turks ambassador demanded punishments
He threatened to bombard Constantmople
LUDENDORFF WARNS SOLDIERS OF TALKING.
With the French Afeld. Aug. 15.-General Ludendorf
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Continued on page four)
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LUDENDORFF WARNS SOLDIERS OF TALKING. W.
With the French A6eld Aug. 15.-General Ludendorf
issued order saying after had
thew revealed plans the allies permitting resstence
He against this.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-29
Continued from last week
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The crown prince of Lii
vonia, Ferdinand William Otto, ten years
old, taken by his aunt to the opera, tires
of the singing and slips away to the park
and there makes the acquaintance of
Bobby Thorpe, a little American boy.
CHAPTER I~I-Returning to the palace
at NIGH the crown prince finds everything
In an uproar as a result of the search for
king, the boys grandfather, who is very
i'll, the need for better protection of the
crown prince and suggests that the friend
ship of the neighboring king of Karnia
be cemented by giving the Princess He'd
wig in marriage to him. The old king
finally agrees.
CHAPTER III-Hedwig herself, who
loves Milky Larisch, Otto's aid de camp,
and Larisch are upset by the kings de-
cision.
CHAPTER IV-Countess Loschek, lady
In waiting to Annunciata, in love with
Karl of Karnia, is jealous of Hedwig. She
plots to start a revolt in Livonia by send
ing a code letter to Karl telling him Of
conditions In the country. Peter Niburg,
who was to deliver the message, is be-
trayed by a fellow clerk, Herman Spier.
CHAPTER v-Niburg is robbed of the
missive, and a dummy letter substituted;
Captain Larisch, unaware of the substi-
tuition, holds up Karl's chauffeur and Sc
cures the envelope.
CHAPTER VT-Black Humbert, promi-
nent among the Terrorists, decides Coun-
tess LoSchek'S message with the aid of a
student named Haeckel, a police spy,
whom the Terrorists are holding prisoner.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-29

thrown these away. But, of course,
all your methods are wrong. Why, for
instance, have you come here at all?
You have my man-but that I shall
take up later. We will first have the
letter."
But here Milky stood firm. Let them
find the letter. He would not help
them. But again he cursed himself.
There had been a thousand hiding
places along the road-but he must
bring the discriminating thing with him,
and thus condemn himselfl
Now commenced a curious seem
curious because one of the actors wa
Karl of Karnia himself. He seemed
curiously loath to bring in assistance,
did Karl. Or perhaps the novelty of
the affair appealed to him. And Mix
ky's resistance to search, with That
revolver so close, was short lived.
Even while he was struggling, Milky
was thinking. Let them get the letter,
II they must. Things would at least
be no worse than before. But he re-
solved that no violence would tear
from him the place where the messen-
GER was hidden. Until they had got
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-29

at three, at the hunting lodge in the
mountains which was his destination.
He would be, at the best, late by an
hour.
On what the messenger had told him
Milky hung his hope Of success. This
was, briefly. that he should go to the
royal shooting box at Wedding, and
should go, not to the house itself, but
to the gate keepers lodge. Here he
was to leave his machine, and tap at
the door. On it's being opened, he vas
to say nothing, but to give the letter
to him who opened the door. After
that he was to take the machine away
to the capital. some sixty miles farther
on.
The message, then, was to the king
himself. For Milky, as all the world,
knew that Karl, with some kindred
spirits, was at Wedding, shooting.
That is, II the messenger told the
truth. Milky intended to find out. He
was nothing if not thorough.
When at last the lights of the lodge
at the gate Of Wedding cleaned out
through the trees, it was half-past
three, and a we spring snow was fall
ing softly. In an open place. Milky
looked up The stars were gone.
The lodge now, and the gate keep
er's house. Nikky's heart hammered
as he left the car-hammered with
nervousness, not terror. But he went
boldly to the door, and knocked.
So far all was well. There were
footsteps within, and a man stepped
out into the darkness, closing the door
behind him.
"You have the letter." he asked.
ct is here"
81 will take it.
Milky held it out. The man fun
bled for it, took it.
"Orders have come," said the voice,
that you remain here for the night,
In the morning you are to carry dis
patches to the CITY,"
Poor Nikkyl With his car facing
toward the lodge. and under necessity.
in order to escape, to back it out into
the highway He thought quickly,
There was no chance of overpowering
his man quickly and silently. And the
house was not empty. From beyond
the door came the sounds of mems
voices, and the thud of drinking mugs
on a bare table.
"You will take me up to the house,
and then put the car away until morn
ing"
Milky breathed again. 1t was GO
ing to be easy, after all. If only the
road went straight to the shooting box
itself, the rest was simple. But he
prayed that he make no false turning,
to betray his ignorance.
every WELL" he said.
His companion opened the door be-
hind him. @Ready, now," he called.
1.-THE car is here.'
Two men rose from a table where
they had been sitting, and put on great
coats of fur. The lamp light within
quivered in the wind from the open
door. Milky was quite calm now.
His heart beat its regular seventy-two,
and he even reflected, with a sort of
grim humor, that the chancellor would
find the recital of this escapade
much to his taste. In a modest way
Milky felt that he was making history.
The man who had received the let
Ter got into the machine beside him.
The other two climbed into the tom
neau. And, as If to make the denoue-
ment doubly ridiculous, the road led
straight. Milky, growing extremely
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-29

1.-THE letter, SIRE" said Milky. q"
"The letter. Do you call these a
letter?'
Milky drew himself up. 81 have
brought the envelope which was given
me-"
Without a word Karl held out papers
and envelope to the other man, Who
took them. Then he turned to Milky,
and nov he raised his voice. "Where
did you get this-hoax?" he demanded.
"At the cathedral, from the man Nj
burg"
"You liel" said Karl. Then, for a
moment, he left Milky and turned on
his companion in 4 fury. He fet his
royal rage beat on that unlucky in
diyldual while the agent stood, white
and still. Not until it was over, and
Karl, spent with passion, was pacing
the floor, did Milky venture a word.
IF this is not what your majesty
expected" he said, there is perhaps
an explanation"
Karl wheeled on him. "Explana-
ton !"
1.-THE man Niburg was attacked,
early last evening, by three men. They
beat him badly, and attempted to rob
him. His story to me, sire. He be-
lieved that they were after the letter,
but that he had preserved it. It is, of
course, a possibility that, while he lay
stunned, they substituted another en-
yelope for the n he carried"
Karl tore the envelope from the
agents hands and inspected it care
fully. Evidently, as with the agent,
the story started a new train OF
thought. Milky drew a long breath,
After all, there was still hope that the
early morning shooting would have an.
other target than himself.
Karl sat down, and his face relaxed.
1t was stern, but no longer horrible.
'"Tell me this Niburg's story" he COM
manded.
"He was walking through the old
city," Milky commenced, when three
men fell on him. One, a large one,
knocked him insensible and then went
through his pockets. The others
STRANGE !" said Karl. "If he was
insensible, how does he know all this?"
ut was his story, SIRE" Milky ex-
planned. But he colored. "a COM
panion, who was with him, ran away"
"This companion" Karl queried,
"a dark, heavy fellow, was it,"
mo. Rather a pale man, blond.
A" Milky checked himself.
But Karl was all suavity. $50" he
said, "while Niburg was unconscious
the large man took the letter, which
was sealed, magically opened it, ex-
tracted its contents, replaced them
with-this, and then sealed it again !"
The king turned without haste to a
drawer in his desk, and opened it. He
was smiling. When he faced about
again, Milky saw that he held a re-
volver in his hand. Save that the
agent had taken a step forward, moth
ing in the room had changed. And
yet, for Milky everything had changed.
Milky had been a reckless fool, but
he was brave enough. He smiled, a
better smile than Karl's twisted one.
II have a fancy" said King Karl,
ito manage this matter for myself,
Keep back, Kaiser. Now, my friend,
you will give me the packet Of cigar
cite papers you carry"
Resistance would do nc good. Milky
brought them out, and Karl's twisted
smile grew broader as he compared
them with the one the envelope had
contained.
"You see," he said, "you show the
hand Of the novice. You should have
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-29
PAAA&AS

cheerful behind his goggles, wondered
how much petrol remained in the q
The men behind talked in low tones.
"They are late tonight" grumbled
one of them, as the house appeared,
full lighted. "a tardy start tomorrow
again !"
'aThe king must have his sleen."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-29

MIRA, David Osborn, who had been
visiting for some time with her
daughter, Mira, ]. NJ. Phelps, returned
last Sunday 90 her home In RexhMrK.
The fishing season closes next Sum
day for. two months, and 1t goes with
out saying that April and May will pc
two long and dull months for the dis
ciples OF LEAK Waasoa.
High Grade Furniture. the kind TO
make your home beautiful. II you
haven't the cash We will help you out.
Nielsen Furniture company.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ". Downing re-
turned last Sunday from two
months visit with their daughters at
Boise and Nampa. They will go onto
their ranch north Of town In a few
days.
II you are looking for the best
range on earth come in and see the
great Majestic. THE range with .
reputation. "-Nlelsen Furniture Co.
A very enjoyable surprise party
was given Miss Maud Nelson at the
home of her parents last Tuesday
night, in honor of her fifteenth birth
day. Sixteen guests we're present and
after playing games for several hours
dainty luncheon was served. Upon
departing Tor their homes all extend
ed TO Miss Nelson their best wishes
for -haRnx retnrna n9 TIA dax---
At the Methodist Sunday school
last Sunday 1t was decided that the
money which has formerly been used
IN buying Easter gifts and novelties
should this year be used In buying
war savings stamps. By 20 doing the
Gcinfffren- small way. be aid
ing their country and our boys ut the
front. A special collection will be
taken next Sunday morning for the
purpose Of raising : fund With which
to purchase war savings stamps.