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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

Ed Dawley OF Burr Oak went to
Cedar Rapids today where he will
join the navy.
Ed AUstenson went to Prairie
du Chen Monday to take treatments
at the sanitarium.
Mrs. Ned Vance and son, Les
ter went to Monona yesterday for
visit with relatives.
Mrs. j. Holman of Waterloo
spent the Fourth with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rygg.
Mrs. Miller and daughter of
this city are visiting at the Rev.
Supplee home in Bnrr Oak
IT. H. Conner went to Lawler
Monday for brief visit at the home
of his brother, T. w. Connor.
Mrs. R. G. Weiss went to Itch
field, Mimi. yesterday for visit of
several days with relatives there.
Mrs. A. K. Christopher arrived
here Monday from Scranton, N. D.
for a months visit with her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Smith CT
New York City, arrived here Satur-
day On a visit to relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. liver Knutson re-
turned to Minneapolis Monday after
a visit here with their son Henry
Knutson.
Miss Anna Lamm went to
Waterloo yesterday to complete her
business course at the Waterloo
Business College.
Mrs. Patrick O'Brien and daugh-
ter Miss Nellie went to Cresco today
for a few days visit at the home OF
Mrs. Owen Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Warner ar
rived home last night from few days
visit at Nevada, Iowa, with Mr.. and
Mrs Andrew Remgheim.
MIR. and Mrs. A. w. Hover and
sons, Charles and Robert departed
yesterday for Fairbault where they
will visit relatives. They will also
visit relatives at Northfield and
Minneapolis.
VIM. Rima and wife arrived
home yesterday from a visit with
her parents at Wauzeka, Wis. Bill
says he spent several days in the hay
field and liked the exercise very
much.
Milton Updegraff departed last
night for his home in Prescott, Ari-
IONA, after making his annual visit
here to rela lives and friends. He
had been in Washington, D. c. for
the past two months.
-Messrs. Eugene and Cyril Shaw
came Saturday the former from Aus
tin and the latter from Minneapolis
to spend Sunday here with their
father, E. c. Shaw and their. sister,
Miss Grace who is here from FREE
mont, Neb.
Mrs. Geo. @. Gardner and Miss
Sue Half and the Misses Martha and
Esther Anundsen arrived home Mon
day from Philadelphia, where they
spent the past two years. Miss Es-
Their attends school there and Miss
Martha teaches.
Mrs. M. j. Sanderson accom-
panied by her neice, Miss Ruth Sand
ersOn who has been a guest of the
formers son, w. F. Sanderson at the
Winneshiek hotel during the past
three weeks concluded their visit
here and went to Owatonna yester-
day where they will spend two weeks
before returning to their home in
Shawano, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Norton and
daughter, Ruth concluded their
visit here with Mrs. NOrton's sister,
Mrs. E. X. Haines and departed for
Minneapolis Monday, where they will
spend a couple of weeks before re-
turOino IN their hama in vTyIar Mimi
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
Atty. Frank sayre spelt the
sY HARRY =. GREEN.

Atty. Frank Sayre speklt the
Fourth in Cresco with Mrs Sayre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodger Graham
and Arthur Jaeger autoed up from
Spencer Saturday on a visit to rela-
tives.
Rev. Andrew Sorenson is here
from Bramerd, Mimi. on a visit to re-
latives.
Misses Ruth and Mable Dow
went to Des Moines Friday on a few
days visit.
County Clerk, S. j. Moore went
to Minneapolis last Thursday to
spend the Fourth.
Mrs. j. Oakland returned to
Mortified Saturday after brief
visit with relatives here.
John Handy of Des Moines
spent Sunday here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Handy.
Mrs. Richard Schrubbe went to
GAINESVILLE, Wis. Monday for few
weeks visit with her sister,.
F. A. Germann went to Chicago
on the Fourth to join his wife On a
visit there with her parents.
y Mrs. Augusta Brakeman arrived
home Friday from an extended visit
with her son, Walter at Dubuque
Mrs. Florence Smith returned
to Waterloo Saturday after weeks
visit here with her mother, Mrs.
Allen.
Mrs. j. d. Maynard, of James,
vile, Iowa, arrived Friday on visit
to her parents, Rev and Mrs. H. H.
Green. 40
-Myron Downie came up from
Dubuque last week and spent the
Fourth, here, with his wife and re-
latives.
Milton Dalvey was here from
Mason City Sunday to spend the day
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. O..
Dolvey.
Miss Agnes Langhans arrived
Sunday from Chicago on a visit to
her parents and sister, Mrs. VIM
Bernatz.
-Mesdames Carrie Jergens ana
Julia Gjermo went to Prairie du-
Chem, Wis Monday where they will
visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Goocn are
rejoicing over the arrival of an So
pound baby boy, born to them Sun
day morning.
AIR. and Mrs. Dan Crowley and
daughter. OF Chicago arrived last
week via auto on visit to Mr. and
Mrs Larry Fleming.
Mrs. d. B. .Dunkelberg and son
Everette, of Pilot Mound, arrived
Wednesday on a visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Blount.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Goddard
and daughter, Clara Jane returned
to Minneapolis Monday having spent
week~he with Mrs Norman Will
let.
It. t. Heuning and family de.
parted via auto yesterday for Storm
Lake on visit. They will leave
the boys there and return home to,
morrow.
Miss ClaraBernatz arrived here
Friday on a visit to relatives and
friends. She is now employed in
Waterloo and had been to st. Pau
on a visit.
John Elliott, of the journal
force, was a Des Moines visitor last
week, going down Friday and re
turning home Monday. He made g
visit to Camp Dodge while in the
city.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
j. j. Barta, Solicitor.

Sumner Twp. Sec. 2S-29-30-31-32-33
John j. Barta
Frank Barta
Jos. Ira
George Bouska
TheO. j. BOuska
Rudolph r. NOvotny
J. F. Vsetchka
J. r. Lukes
Louis Kalishek
Fred Loesch
James Mikesh
Frank Ira
Jacob Ondrashek
John Infeld
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
John G. Fisher, Solicitor.

John @. Fisher, SOLICITOR.
West u Calmar Twp. Sec. 16-17-1S
19-20-21.
John G.. Fisher
Alois A. Mikesh
Jacob Smith
William Triska
Theo. Thompson
Gilbert Haatvedt
A. A. Olson
Vincent Philips
Jos. P. Novak
William Herold
Frank Bena
w. J. Shilhacek
A. F. Smith
J. j. Fisher
Hugo A. Huber
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

Town of Spillvelle
r. A. Klimish, Solicitor.
r. A. KlimiSh
f. L. Kapino5
F. NJ. BernatZ
G.. +. Heuser
A. A. NOvak
WenZel Bina
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

]. J. Soukup, Solicitor.
]. j. Soukup
P. l.. Anderson
Albert E. Anderson
liver Anderson
Louis Noyotny
II. Z. Opstedal
Hedge AakSn
Ben Herold
Fred Herold
Jos. f. Soukup
Anton Espeseth
E. o. AlhertsOn
J. Blumendale
j. j. Valenta
Anton Hauber
Frank Hauber
Elmer Hove
Elmer Ellingson
Herman Albertson
Fort Atkinson Branch.
BY F. J. POuska.
j. ThaO. Schmitt
Mat Blong
. Conrad Kreiner
Continued on last page
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10

Scattering.
J j. Shindelar, FIT. Atkinson
WenZel A. Kubek, Spillville
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-10
RED CROSS PIG CLUB
GROWING DAILY

Below will be found another list
Of Red Cross Pig Club subscribers
since our last issue. Other subscri-
bers names will appear next week.
SpillVille Branch, Red Cross Pig
Club Subscribers to date.
Sumner Township.
c. H. Herold, Solicitor.
Sections 13-14-15-22-23-24
Robert Heuser
Jos. L. Wagner
John Faleda
j. NJ. Huber
Frank j. Swela
Albert Andera
Chas. Frey
Edward Herold
David Frey
Frank Lentz
John Lentz
Adolph Busta
]. P Riha
Jos. Kruchek
Geo. Mikota
William Mikota
]. NJ. Herold
j. j. Huber
Geo. c. Huber
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-17

the war, Brothers Two and Three
had the opportunity to come to
France in the same service, and
started for Ney York to embark.
There Brother Number Two Joined
the aviation service, and parted from
Brother Number Three. the trio
figuring it was broken.
Luck Is With Them.
Brother Number Three continued
to France, where by luck he en-
countered Number One on a permis-
sion from the French battlefront.
1t was then both One and Three
were transferred into the same unit,
and sent to the Balkans, to serve
with the French army of the Orient.
They served there until their unit
was recalled, wondering all the time
if they would ever see Brother Num-
ber Two, the aviator, whom they
knew to be in England somewhere
Continued on Page Four)
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CLOTHES FOR DESTITUTE
WANTED: DON ATI0NS
FRIDAY And SATURDAY

With the appeal of the Red Cross
for. donations of clothing and shoes
for the fire sufferers, to be brought to
Red Cross salvage headquarters, lit
Third street Friday and Saturday,
the salvage campaign will terminate.
Those in charge of the salvage head
quarters will turn over to the Red
Cross for the benefit of the fire VIC
Tins what clothing and shoes are on
hand, which is considerable and all
in excellent condition, including
wraps, dresses for women and chill
dren, boys clothing and mems attire.
The clothing donated to the sal
wage headquarters was for sale and
helped materially to swell the chap
ter fund, but the donations of cloth
ing for the stricken people will prac-
tically clean up the supply of such
and make the maintenance Of head
quarters not profitable.
All donations to the Red Cross for
the fire victims should be serviceable.
They should consist of clothing for
men, women and children. Shoes are
wanted and everything that can be
of use to properly clothe the destitute
warmly for the winter now fast COM
ing on.
g Be sure and bring them to the sal
wage headquarters Friday and Satur-
day. ~
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EX-BEMIDU EDITOR
WILL BE INTERNED

st.. Paul, Oct. 17.-An order for
the internment for the duration OF
the war of Paul F. Dehnel, former
editor of the Minneapolis and st.
Paul American, was issued in Wash
ington Tuesday by the president, &C
cording to United States Attorney
Alfred jacques Of st. Paul.
Dehnel recently was tried on
charges Of violating the espionage
act of the United States and accused
of attempting to obstruct enlist
ments in the army. The case was
heard by Judge Wilbur F. Booth in
Minneapolis, and resulted ina dis
agreement Il !.
Among other things h& Was aal-
legged to have published. articles@by
James s. Peterson, recent candidate
for United States senator, with a
view of hampering recruiting. Pc
terson has been convicted.
DehneI is being held in the Hen
nepin county Jail in Minneapolis and
will remain there until the order Of
internment reaches st. Paul. He
then will be taken to Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga, where he is to be in
termed, according to J. M. .Dickey,
assistant United States attorney.
A large number Of st. Paul per
sons are among the contributors to
a fund Dehnel raised with which TO
start the paper. 1t has been report
ed that investigation of contributors
to this fund would be made to de-
termine their views on loyalty.
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RELIEF COMMITTEE TO
HELP SOLDIER FAMILIES
IN INFLUENZA CASES
October Is, 1918.

October 10, 1913.
To the Families Of the Beltrami
County Soldiers:
The civilian relief committee Of
the Beltrami county chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross, requests that men,
bers of the soldiers families that may
be attacked with Spanish influenza
advise our committee of such attack
and our committee will hold our
selves ready to extend such assist
ance, relief, aid or advice as may
be possible. Any other person fur
nishing the same information will be
doing us favor.
Do not hesitate to notify us. This
is part of the work Of the American
Red Cross.
E. E. MCDONALD.
Chairman.
MRS. c. w. JEWETT,
Secretary.
Relief Committee. Ameri-
can Red Cross.
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$4,000
NINE. PLAGUE PATIENTS
... BROUGHT TO BEMIDJI

Mrs. E. F. Cunningham and son
Ralph, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dow Jones
and family, and Mr.. Jones father
and the teacher in that district, were
brought. to Bernidji last evening
about G o'clock, all suffering from
influenza. Their homes are in School
craft township, Hubbard county.
Ralph Cunningham was i'll with
pneumonia and was taken to the
local hospital. The remainder of the
patients, eight in number, are being
cared for by Miss Jenne Garcelon,
trained nurse, who is assisting DR.:
E. 4. Shannon, city physician, and
she is assisted in her work by Miss
Grimm. Three Beimdji business men
motored out to the homes and
brought the patients to Bemidjs.
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eSBre'aking
In Aitkin Co.,
Pine Co. Safe
Moose Lake, Oct. 17.-Fifty new
forest fires in Aitkin county threaten
damage. Pine county fires are under
control.
800 Bodies Found.


Moose Lake, Mimi, Oct. 17.--The
total number of victims of the most
fearful forest fire in the history Of
the northwest will be more than
1000.
Already rescue workers have
found at least 500 bodies. More than
800 have been buried in this district
and Duluth has inferred great
many corpses.
Because of the relief conference
here, state Officials suspended tenn
porarily their work Of checking the
death list. The work Of burial con-
tinued however. and at I o'clock yes
terday afternoon, at least 125
charred cropses were lowered into
trench graves.
The only hopeful feature Of this
tragedy Is that the fires Of the past
eighteen hours have seemingly
claimed very few If any, victims.
With one or two exceptions the fires
which are burning are re-sweeping
over devastated ruins.
Efforts are being made at relief
headquarters here to compile a new
death list, which will be made public
as quickly as possible.
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ing after the relief of the devastated
district. Members of the commission
are also at the scene of the tragedy.
At a meeting Of the commission
held at Moose Lake, the entire avail
able fund of the commission, amount
ing to s284,000, was placed at the
disposal of the designated authori-
ties for the relief of the sufferers.
There will be no special session of
the legislature, the governor declar-
ed after the meeting, as it was agreed
that the calamity board is consti-
tuted with sufficient legislative au-
thority to appropriate all necessary
money. - . ~ a
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HOME GUARD WATCHES
THIS PART OF STATE

Baglcy's home guard company has
been ordered by Major Mitchell of
the Twenty-first battalion to hold its
self in readiness for any emergent
call, and all home guard companies
of Itasca, Cass, Hubbard, Clearwater
and Beltrami counties have received
such orders from the proper author
tiles.
Every precaution is being taken
by home guard officials and this por-
ton Of the state is being closely
watched and guarded.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-17
RUNAWAY HORSE Is
SHOT: BREAKS FETL0CK

A fine pair of farm horses, owned
by a farmer named Olson, residing
below Nary. broke from where they
were hitched near Kaplan's store this
afternoon and dashed onto the rail-
road tracks.
One of the hoofs of the pair wedged
In a switch and broke the fetlock
in two. DR.. d. r. Burgess, the vet
erinarian, was called but saw at n
glance the case was hopeless and the
animal was shot to end its suffering.
The horse was a four-year-old and
valuable.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-17
LAST OF CLASS One
TO ENTRAIN OCT. Y

The draft board today received a
call for twenty-eight men to entrain
for Camp Cody, N. M, the morning
If October %, the men to report the
day previous. This entrainment will
clean up the last of the historic
Glass in Beltrami county and in
quota of all 1918 class men to be
1918.
Another call has been received for
entraining fifty more men for Camp
Forrest in Georgia, the quota to leave
October rs. These will be the first
clude six men from the new class Of
sent from Beltrami county.
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NO DANGER. REPORT ..... :.
FROM CASS LAKE

-. Cass Lake, Mimi, Oct. 17,---Cass
Lake is safe and there is no danger
from present fires as all are we'll
guarded. Hundreds of kilograms
came here from all over the country
asking how friends and relatives are.
On account of the Spanish influ-
enza, churches, schools and theatres
are closed and all public gatherings
forbidden.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-17
By Frank J. Taylor

~ Omitted Press correspondent
With the American armies N
France, Oct. 2. (By Mail.)-War mas
made the world infinitely smaller, as
the following tale of remarkable re-
unions along the front shows 1t Is
the story UP to date of three brothers
and it began back in California
where they were in a college, two
years ago.
Several months before America
entered the war, these brothers were
seized with the desire to come to
France. At that time the big posi-
bility was the volunteer ambulance
service, but owing to financial cir
cumstances but one brother could
come to Europe. Brother Number
One then was sent along, the other
Number Two thinking they might
never see him again.
About the time America entered
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-17
BEMIDJI RALLYING
. TO RELIEF OF FIRE
YlCTIMS;; PIONEER
FUND IS GROWING

Bemidj is responding nobly to the
appeal of The Pioneer for funds for
the relief of the fire victims and
today, II. u. Mitchell, editor and
one Of the owners of the Bemidii
Sentinel, extended his cooperation
with The Pioneer In making the fund
big, success. -
One of the features of the con-
tributions is that Of the J. c. Penney
store, the employees taking up a col
lection, headed by the store manage
ment, the amount being $19,50.
which showed the spirit of this ag-
grcssive business concern.
Error in Credit
In making notation Of the donation
of Matthew Miller yesterday, the
name was given as Matthew Larson
and the contribution as 81. The con-
tribution should have been $40 and
credited to Mr. Miller.
The fund collected by The Pioneer
will on Saturday be turned over 70
Rev. l.. p. Warford, president of the
Beltrami county chapter, Red Cross.
who will forward it to the proper
authorities for use in relieving the
distress Of the fire sufferers.
Response Gratifying.
The response has been highly
gratifying to all concerned. Without
the s1iyhtest haSitat tinn 4 n,pnV have
come to The Pioneer office and sub
scribed their biE expressing them
selves that they wished they could
give moro Y2ta every amount, no
matter how small, shares in spirit
with those larger. ..'ra:,.t. g. ~
The fund Is nearing the $500
mark and will go far over that when
time to turn it over to. the Red Cross
arrives.
New Contributors.
The contributors to the fund since
Yesterdays report are as follows:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-17

Edward c. Chew of San Francisco is
the first Chinaman to receive Il com
mission in the United States army.
Chew was in his third year In civil en-
gineering ut the University Of Call.
fornia when he enlisted In the coast
artillery. On account of his good record
In college and recommendations from
the faculty Of the university he was
placed in the school for specialists AT
Fcrt Scott. After having made good
there he was sent to the artillery Of
ficcrs' training school at Fortress Mon
roe, Virginia.. where --he received his
commission as second lieutenaIt.
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BURNOUIST TURNS
PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDS
OVER TO SUFFERERS

Governor Burnquist, head of the
Minnesota public safety commission,
is on the ground where the terrible
forest fires took a large toll of life
and property and is personally look
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Abdication Unconfirmed.

London, Oct. II. = Unconfirmed
rumors Of the abdication of the
kaiser. and German capitulation are
still circulating. The British Press
Bureau says the reports are not
founded upon fact.
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(By United Press. }

With the Americans in France,
Oct. 17--rhe capture of Grandpre
by the Americans resulted in the
collapse of the German defenses for
a considerable distance eastward.
The doughboys cleared Loges wood,
driving a sharp wedge at Buzancy.
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(Bulletins.) 4. .
(By United Press.

London. Oct. 17.-Lil1e was CAP
turned bv the allied forces today.
Battle front dispatches declare a
complete break has been effected
through by the allies in the second
line defense OF the Germans.
Masses of cavalry are pouring
through the breach and reported to
have advanced nine miles.
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British CAPTURE Courtrai.

Paris, Oct. 1.-THE British cap
tured Courtrai after violent street
fighting and are reported, unofficial
ly, in the outskirts Of Lille. >,Turco"
ing and Roubai are threatened. The
British gained the heights dominat-
ing the towns.
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BEMIDJI READY
FOR ANY Call;
Home GUARD,
MOTOR CORPS
Major Mitchell Issues Order
to All Units; Fire Siren
Will Sound Call.
SPLENDID WORK DONE
IN SUBDUING MENACE
Inquiry From st. Paul Shows
False Reports Are Spread
ing Throughout State

ltsBemidji is ready for any emerg
ency that might occur from fores
fire, and has been since the -deadl!
sweep which begun last Saturday
Home guards and motor corps, a
we'll as many civilians stand read!
ia lean at an instant's notice to an
swer any call for assistance, and tn
following order, officially issued o.
Major III. Mitchell of the Twenty
first home guard battalion, is IN tul
effect: Il $50
Headquarters 21st Battalion,
M. H. G. ,.~s~.:a ~. ..~,.
[.r Special Orders. r5,... .....-.. b.. 7
To Unit Commanders: In ac-
cordance with orders from the
office. of the adiutant general,
all home guard units in BemldJi
are hereby placed on duty SUD
iect to, immediate call. This or
der will not at this time neces.
-T-s state the actual mobilization OF
Of the forces but the men Will
he instructed to hold themselves
in readiness to report promptly
r.. at the city hall when an alarm
a. is given by the blowing or the
fire whistle. H.,
s Unit commanders will be e$held
strictly responsi BILE for thess ap-
neara1,ce of their men and faal-
ures toareport will be punished.
Annearance in uniform will not
be absolutely necessary, though =
desirable, Battalion headQuar-
ters have been opened at the city
hall in charge of non-commls-
stoned officers from Company
..A." Appeals for assistance
should be phoned to S22:
BY order of n.
MAJOR H. B. MITCHELL,
Commanding 21st Battalion.
~s. A. L.. BARKER, ..~.:@ - T..
Lieut.-Adjutant.
Doing Splendid Work,
The work done by the guard mem
hers and motor corps members, as
sisted by employees Of Crookston mil
No. / Yesterday afternoon, demon
strated fully the activities and wortl
of the military organizations. Whel
appreh ension was felt as to tn
destination Of the fire to the cas-
or the HILL uiSIilSt, IAS - - $1,000
was sounded, forty automobiles moDl
lized and the city hall was the mecc'
for guardsmen and civilians. Tn
big miHlalso knocked off, work ant
the autos, filled with men arme'
with shovels, axes and other imple
ments, sped to the scene and IN
few hours had the blaze completel!
subdued. 1t originated from hav1nl
been set and had become menace
Members of the guard are on dut:
constantly at the city hall and
close watch is being kept ready 10
prompt response. :. ... ..~
Wild Reports Spread.
A long distance telephone lnqulr.
came to The Pioneer from the Unit
ed Press bureau at st. Paul, statinl
that report had it that serious mr.
was menacing Bemidji. The inquire
was set at rest, that Bemidji was no
worrying in the least, that every
thing was as usual SO far as fores
fires were concerned.
Another inquiry arrived today, re
ceived by President Warford or TN
Red Cross chapter, asking for TN