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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19
WHAT SOCIETY
IS DOING
HosTEssEs TO AID.

Mrs. Osmund Johnson and Miss
Caroline Sonstrud will entertain the
Ladies Aid society of the First Scam
dinavian Lutheran church tomorrow
afternoon in the church basement.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19

Henry Stechman, merchant of
Tenstrike, was among the business
visitors in the city yesterday. Hg
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19

If you want a car cal. Enterprise
Auto Co, Office phone l, residence
phone 10. .,5 56tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19
EsrRAY NOTICE.

have same by paying for keep and
this ad. F. M. Freese 3d1120
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19

E. T.. Heelmance of International
Falls is among the out-of-town BUSH
ness visitors today X. 49,. - -s4 &.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19
NnTIcE

My wife having left my home, I
will not be responsible for any of
her bills Joe Dumond. 3d1120
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19

George w. Winter of Minneapolis,
formerly of this city, is business
visitor in Bemidji. e.. e
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19

0 G.. M. Orr of Minneapolis passed
yesterday and today in Bemidji on
business matters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19
PERSONALS AND
NEWsY NOTES
Attend Bemidji Business Collegt

Attend Bemidji Business College.
I 1d1119
T.. Stuhr of Pinewood spent the
dayin Bemidji on business. -
r.. H. Stompe of Minneapolis passed
yesterday and today in the city
Mrs. A. H. Lester of Bass Lake
visited friends in Bemidji Monday.
4. Mrs. F. w. Foster of Mizpah is a
visitor in the city for short time.
$4,000 to loan on rarms. Dean
Land Co. " d7ltf
Helen Harrison Of Minneapolis is
among the out-of-town guests in Be-
: midi. .s %s s@
. J.. A.. Mcmillan Of Superior, Wis,
is among the guests at the Markham.
today. n I.
One dozen photographs makes
Z twelve Christmas presents. Hak
Studio. Lift
Al. Lee and G. w. Maynard of Long
Prairie, MINI, are business visitors
in Bemidji. L .@..: Ii r: T
Helene Burgess Of Minneapolis is
among the guests at the Hotel Mark
ham today. .tsa5s2 "a q T. 5
w H. Barney of Anoka is among
! the out-of-town business visitors in
Bemidji today.
G.. M, Orr of Minneapolis passed
yesterday and today in Bemidji on
business matters. @
George w. Winter of Minneapolis,
formerly of this city, is a business.
visitor in Bemidji. H. Z. e.
E. L. Heelmance of international
Falls is among the out-of-town bust
nocc vicifnrc today 4,ssa..#@ #.~y ----tHSss.a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19

$4,000 to loan on rarms, Dear
Land Co. q. 5@5- d71ti
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19

Mrs. a. H. Lester of Bass Lake
visited friends in Bemidji Monday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19

w. H, Barney of Anoka is among
the out-of-town business visitors in
Bemidji today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19

. Mrs F. w. Foster Of Mizpah Is a
visitor, in the city for a short time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-19

Helene Burgess Of Minneapolis is
among the guests at the Hotel Mark
ham today. h .,sa.s9 Is q Z. ..4 !. &
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29
AIDING. THE NEW HAVEN.

Just what it has been realized ought to be done and what it wass consid- cred would be necessary sooner or later is now to be done accord ing to the statement from Secretary MeAdeo that the federal railroad ad- ministration will come to the assist snce of tho New Haven road and ad- vance it a sufficient amount to take care of it's notes which fall due the middle of next month.
 Recent statements that the govern ment was not going to give any at tention to this system in a financial way could hardly be believed. Whether it was hoped thereby to give the inn pression that the government was ex- pecting that the proposed issue oi preferred stock would take care Of the situation is not disclosed butit became apparent that the stockholders of the road were not prepared to take care of this matter and that it was there fore incumbent upon the part of the government under it's control of. the railroads to step in and meet the sit Gation.
 BuE in addition to this notice of ths axtepsion of aid to the railroad mucf additional assurance is given by tht further ai1npuneernent that the loan k to be made at six per cent, or one per cent. lower than the rate fixed fo, the preferred issue which should re. suit in an appraeiabie saving, and thai the rental which the road will recaivI from the government will not oni, meet the interest on this and othe; indebtedness but be sufficient to pa, ether fixed charges and yield sub, stantial surplus each year fer i'm provemenfs and. other purposes.
 Tfe aid is, .nnquestionably coming a a time when it isNneeded and: from :; source from Ehieh it ought to be ex peeted. and it-Nis to be heped that will sbe the means of getting the sys tenn back upon it's feet even though is bound to be a slow process.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

nexations in the East. As usual, only brief quotations are provided by the German Press, but the following pas, sages are interesting:-
 Can anybody assert that the ulti- matum to Russia is reconciiable with the programme which was agreed be- tween the Chancellor and the Reich stag Majority when the Chancellor took office? The ultimatum means the complete victory of the annexaticnists. Either the Reichstag bloc, with it's policy of agreement, is poweriess in all fundamental questions, or the Gov ernment and the bloc have changed their course. Our policy must be honest. How can anybody talk any longer of defensive war. or say that we do not want to take anything from any people? German troops are to
 serve, as police in Russia; 1t is in-
 tolerahle that German soldiers should
 be the executioners of the Russian Re-
 yoiution. We have broken our promise that we would not interfere in Rus
 sia's internal affairs.
 The Ukraine Treaty has been cen, cluded with a. Government that does not exist, and the Ukriane will un- doubtedly join Russia again. It il i impossible to regard the Ukraini peace as a stage on the road to gene. ral peace. The so-called "frontiel rectifcation" in Poland means noth l ing else than a new partition of Pc
 land. Even from Finland we are sen stories of atrocities, whereas in real l ity revolutionary order prevails il Finland. We really should beware c l playing the part of a liberator aIiaoni the independent and mature people 0 l Finland, which has long had universe 1 suffrage for men and Nomen.-Lon
 don Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

"Eildur tripped over the fireside rug" explained the young woman who was telling the story. adding that "hildur' was merely the maids adopted name We were at dinner, and was late. The hands of the clock pointt .. to ten minutes past [. Hildur came ill like the Greeks bearing gifts, I mean, my soup, when she stumbled. She said. Darn that ting in an exas- Eperated voice. I know it is extremely poor discipline to allow ones maid to use such language, but Hildur's temper is variable, and then, when all is said she is our cook. In other words. the arbiter of our domestic affanrs. You must make allowances.
 However, it annoyed father, who likes peace at dinner. This was quite 1 the last straw. He rose with omineus calm, and flung the offensive rug into the hall, with a smothered Now, per- ] haps we'll have little quiet That | the third time you've fallen over that thing tonight And, muttering aNfew lother things, highly nconnplimentary, l he returned to his mutton, while Hill dur, wearing her outraged dignity like 1 a cloak, retired to the kitchen, and I discovered that my soup was luke warm, which, as every one knows, is as good as stone cold.
 "Ambrese was cenyulsed with mirth lat this. He is, you know, only s, and finds life amusing. As he squirmed, he ! also emitted the peculiarly raspins sounds which indicate mirth in the tsmall boy. Father adores him. and fondly cherishes the delusion that he lis sensitive: hence he has never been 1 spanked. But just at that moment fathers glance, directed at Ambrose
 was, to say the very least, lowering He laid down his fork and looked i just leoked-his utter disgust.
 I Ambrose subsided. and kicked me under the table, as an outlet I sur missed, for his bottled up feelings. I should have resented this astounding
 piece of cheek if the air had not beer so charged with sulphuric whisper lings. It really is shocking-the way
 Ambrose treats me, mean. supposs lnovel writers would call it camaraderie 1 and let it go at that, but as am near. ly IS. and have had my hair up for z Eyear, it is high time he learned proper 1 respect. shall speak to him abou lit
 I But. anyway. Hiidur brought fathe 4 his dessert with the nien of patien martyr about to be sacrificed in an ex Icellent cause. could almost see ;
 faint halo glowing about her head
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

in that state to say anything about the railroads not being able to ham, de all the business that may be thrown upon them.
 But in addition to this there is also a strong opposition displayed to the idea of constructing bridge over the
 Hudson south of Albany for the pur- pose of expeditingI freight shipments
 into and out of New England. Condi-
 tions in the freight yards at West Al
 bany have been decidedly unsatisfac-
 tory for h long time. For years efforts
 have been made to overcome them by the building of what is known as tho Castleton cutoff which, includes the bridging of the Hudson by doubls span structure. I'ne demand in Al hany is for single span bridge tht cost of which is prohibitive and be. cause the legislature promises to in. sist upon this latter requirement tn, Improvement seems likely to fail New York thus appears not only t be standing in it's own light but to b,
 imposing handicap upon the rest Q the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29
Views of the vigilantes
THE DOCTRINE OF
 RESISTANCE
By RAYMOND s. sFE AIRS
 of The VigilanteS,

of The Vigilante6,
 Russia adopted the policy of non- resistance and of turning the other cheek. They fourht among them- selves, over lthei. They dissipated their strength and they listened to |propaganda. Than they undertook to make an equable treaty on these lines with Germany, who had preached to them the doctrine of unpreparedness. gotten itself into perfect posture for offense.
 At the moment when the bolsheviki were heralding their successs in dis organizing Germany and making mu- tinies among the German gun makers, fine strike scene was staged. That scene sent ten million Russian paciasts into a great ecstasy of joy-The War was Ended!
 Within a few days, Germany cuffed the asinine Russian pacifists on both cheeks, as offered, wiped the abandoned Russian forts off the Russian map and proceeded to invade the land where 1 the fools predominated.
 There is no traitor so unspeakably dangerous as the one whose good in- teftions go no further than to keer | his own skin, or the skin of his own l spawn, safe.
 | In Russia there stands the example of the Pacifst Nation. Germany is lswarming over Russia's most valuable terrain, planted with skillful proga- 1 gandists and blind pacifist traitors. Now Russia must fall back; its
 habit of peace thought must be renade along the lines Of nature. With hail its resources in the hands of bandit nation it must begin the task of driv- 1 ing that bandit nation from its fairesi fields and most valuable manu' lfaeturing resources.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29
CORRECT THE TROUBLE, MEET
 THE SITUATION.

Even though some of the first ink Ings that everything was not pro gress;ng as it should in the produc- tion of war supplies in this country came in the shape of criticism of the administration, and in spite of the steps which have since been taken to bring about improvements, to elimi- nate nismanaEement,,- cut out waste and get down to a real and substan- tial basis of adequate production at the earliest possible moment. we are getting information to the effect that we are coming far from meeting our programmes and that as the result we -are=noe only seriously handicap ping ourselves but that we are failing to come up to what cur allies are ex- pecting of us.
 Much has been expected of this. big nation and we have been confident rpat we could make good in this re- sbect We have raised large2 army in a comparatively short time and . large additions are still underway We have furnished an enormous amount of foodstuffs and war material 10. their support and for the benefit of cur allies, but there are ways in which. if reports are true, we are fall ing down.
 Such being the oaee we cannot af- ford to disregard them, We must face the facts and we must do our utmost to eradicate the defects. It is useless to disregard criticism by the claim that it is entirely political. If we are not doing what has been aimed at and what it has been said we could do il is time to learn why and do our ut. most to correct the trouble whatever and wherever 1t may be. When We do that, and not until then. will we be able to come up to and exceed ex. pectations.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29
THE SLIPPERY RUG

The dessert, by the way, was rather in the light of 8 venture, as it was some. weird mixture mother had gieaned from magazine, and father, who likes old fashioned things. rice pudding and --~e like, viewed it with grave sus- picion.
 "Hildur paused and though her arms were not akimbo she gave that inn precision; the halo fiickered and dis solved into thin mist. I trembled. But the gods were propitieus. as Caesar Cor vas it Cieero?) used to say. Father found the dessert to his liking, and the tense moment passed. T breathed again and discovered that my plate was untouched. Really, 1 this sort of thing was getting on my
 nerves. was hungry. I was filled with a sudden unrea soning desire to chastise Hildur for being clumsy.
 Stupid ijit!' said to myself. Ab-
 surd of mother, too, to have that rug stunbles over it.
 T stole a glance 6at mother, who with the most placid face, was con 5suning the peculiar coneoction on hef ldessert plate. 'Rarbarous! I howied ito myself; internally, you know, tC lhave have things about that people fall over. Just like Aunt Celia--jusi exactly like Aunt Celia. Why. hel living room is simply crowded with tlayers of carpet, three. I think--ons protecting another. Entirely barbar. jous.' And having thus relieved myself lmentally, I felt comforted.
 'Iildur stumped around the table IShe looked very black. had vision. lof unwashed dishes and dusty rooms II trembled. There was just exactly 5t I cents in my purse, the last pathetic lshred of my allowance, and it wa! Tuesday, When Hildur came close lbeaned. I have a particular speciei lof beam that always pacifies Hildur. 4 T caught her capable hand unde
 the table and the silver piece and
 parted.
 Father was supplying Uh-huhs' a 4 texactly the right places in mother lsteady stream of conversation and dil tnot notice.
 f "Hildur relaxed insensibly sh lifted her feet as she went out. Sh Ii even smiled a trif1e.
 T bfeathed again."
 That goes to prove what I have al T ways said" remarked the polite per [ son who had been listening attentive fly, that it is not necessary to go t France in order to achieve high ad .iventure. Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

the country-doughnuts. crullers and sinkers." Two of them are healthful if properly made. and, also if prop erly made, less expensive than some suppose. The mere "sinker' of bad cooks and of commerce, a sponge for grease, is, of course. unhealthy, and should be unpalatable enough to kill itself. But the rightly made doughnut side. Its light consistency repels the boiling fat in which it is fried, and permits substantially all of it to be cooled and used again for frying Hartford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

sA5BERTY THEATREsp ssS Have Been BlIilf in All National Guard ' ,-s and National Army Camps
 in America. ''Smileage Books" issued by Federal Military Entertainment Council. pro- vide free admission to these theatres. Send one to YOUR soldier or to
 ANY soldier.
 Price s1. For sale at the following places. The Porteous & Mitchell Co. The Reid & Hughes Co. (Bosten Store).
 Rathbones Drug Store. b. Rickep's Drug Store. s The Lee & Osgood Co. The Wauregan Hotel Office Mara & Eggleton. George Madden (Cigar Store). Engler's Pharmacy. e K. of C. Rooms. Ring 6 Sisk, Druggists, The Y. M. c. A. Office. H. M Lerou. J. c. Macpherson.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29
THE RgcAPruRE OF ODESSA.

Some idea of the ease with which the Teutonie forces walked over the Russians in the southern part of that country and captured Odessa and the important naval port of Nilsclayev is furnished by the announcement that after q matter of two weeks such re- organization of the Russians in that section as could be made in that brief time has: been able to recapture these valuable. points. It may not have been done without bloody fighting for the troops holding them could be expect cd to do their utmost to retain pos session, but it is quite evident thai superior numbers won out, all oi which goes to show that the strength of the central powers there is much less. than has been anticipated.
 That being the case it is possible that. the same conditions hold true throaghout the territory which Ger many has grabbed east of the former fighting front and that it is relying upon reputation and. the use of the iron fist wherever 8 hold Is obtain ed rather than numbers to control the ls+l9ebtDA ii stiiD4 HhoE HA4a$ t0c 6lEdi bulk of the troops have been rushed to the west frafafs for tho offensive which is now underway,
 In view of the policy which Ger, many. has. been carrying out iia ,that country it is not surprising that tht Ukrainians are found to be aiding 1T the support of the re1elutionar, forces, They have found those Wlti whom peace was made hard tasknas ters and have prnbahly realized tn, position into which they have beer thrown. Thus while the opposition and the strength shown by it coInel | as a surprise there can be no ques
 tion but what those backing the revo lution are able to come back if the, are disposed to get and hold together
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29
NEW YoRk's oppoRrUN!rIEs,

The opportunity for the state of New York to contribute materially to 1the relief of the transportation problem doesn't appear to be getting the at- tention which it deserves.
 After having spent millions of dol lars in improving the canal through the state which will be capable of handling ten million tons of freight in a season the prospects are that the full use of 1t will be prevented by the inability to get sufficient canal boats to carry all the business that will be offsred and in spite of this the pros- poets are that the state win not fur nish the means of making up for such deficiency. Under such conditions it is impossible for the legislative body
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29
GROSS NEGLIGENCE.

In view of the plots which have been carried out in this country by the agents of the enemy, who in spite of the fact that they are heinz watch ed, followed and imprisoned are still getting in their work for the father land, it was not surprising that the mayor of Jersey City should be SC positive in his belief that the regent destructive fire and explosions which leveled a large warehouse and de- stroyed valuable property and rail- road equipment were caused by pro- German hands.
 Although the responsibility for the joss of a million and half to tive million dollars worth of property has not been entirely cleared up there arc good reasons from the disclosures which have thus far been made tc think that it was not after all a Ger man plot, barring the possibility ot course that the employe of the ware house who has confessed is an alier enemy.
 As the matter now stands, with thi. employe under arrest on the charge o1 arson, it appears to be a case of gros: negligence. According to his state. ment, the fire started from his attemp to crush out 2 burning cigarette but which had been thrown on the foo where there was an accumulation O chlorate of potash and that he wa ignorant of the danger involved Thi makes it apparent that not only wa the order against smoking in tht building being violated but that du care was not being observed where in hammable material was kept Sucl conditions surround too many case where disastrous fires take place an it can be expected as long as ther is lax observance of rules and peo pie are disposed to take chances b mixing fire and powder that there vii be frequent repetitions.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29
affects us all. It is the we'll ll-known l spring fever-New Britain Herald.

One trouble with some of our food conservation down the line Is that if one of them finds a variety Of food he personality does not like, he condemns it as superfiuous. and waste of good food timber. Pastry has suffered from that trouble; now the :doughnut is dragged in. The donghnut is rich, in digestible. wastsful of precious fats. the indictment. If it is proven, vale seeking to prove it for a good many years and they have not made much progress.
 There are three classes of fried cakes" as they used to call them in
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Greenwich has a dog killer who ie most active. His record to date is eighty-two dogs in three months, At that rate it would be perfectly safe to raise sheep there.-Bridgepo Post
 There will be no reasonable dissent | from the ruling of the Connecticut pub 1 lie utility commission favorable to the I six cent trolley fare. All the public [ is entitled to is the desired degree of efficiency. Receiving that under the prevailing costs of production, they can have no just quarrel over the ex- tra penny. - New Haven Journal
 Courier. | By glancing at the calendar we feel
 that it is now safe to venture the as-
 sertion that spring has come at last. Even subsequent climatic cendi- tions attempt to prove the fallacy of l this statement, we can still lean back on the good old almanac for corrcb-
 oration. Besides, there are signs of spring all about us-the i1lfallible
 signs of spring. Of course, the robins have arrived and the tulips and ere-
 ouses are beginning to peep through
 the ground. Then, too the members 1 of Congress are sending out their an-
 nual supply of seeds. But there are other and more convincing signs. The
 children roller skating on the side
 walks, darting in and out. while the aged and infirm shudder, is enc proof. The boys are spinning tops and the girls are bouncing rubber balls al the end of an elastic. We also see the lboys playing "megs' on the sitie- walks and the attics in many homes lareI being ransacked for last years baseball and bat. Added to these are two other sure enough signs. We hes. itate to mention one. but it is whisper ed that the newsbeys are gathering ir
 the alleys shooting craps" The other
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

All that was necessary to bring out the fact that others had invented guns which will shoot farther than the Ger man mystery was the putting into operation of this great wonder gun.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

Now that the Philadelphia German editors have been freed in treason case they should not construe it as a license to extend their activities.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

It isn't safe to dc much rebuilding in northern France until it is certain that the enemy is not going to travel that way again.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

The greatest surprise in connection with the finding of a piano in a Ger man dugout is that it was classed as upright.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

Every cool spell at this season oi the year only whets 2the appetite fo. the coming of the kitchen garden sea son.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-29

These are the days when the, ad- vance of the British in Palestine gets much less attention than it ordinarily would