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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
Few Senators Present to
Hear the Opening Prayer

Some time ago, when the archbishop
of York, primate of England, was in
Washington he prayed at the opening
of a session of the senate. Most of
the senators were present. They all
listened devoutly and attentively and
when the archbishop wound up with
the Lords prayer they joined in with
him. There is nothing very extraor-
binary or striking about this incident
until it is considered in connection
with the attendance of the senators
on ordinary occasions when prayer is
offered in the senate chamber. Often
there are only a handful of senators
and a few youthful pages present. On
one occasion only one senator and a
few pages were on hand when the
opening invocation was Delivered
Pathfinder.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
Dimensions of Capitol.

The entire length of the capitol
building at Washington from north to
south is 751 feet 4 inches, and It's
$50 feet. The area covered by the
building is 153,112 square feet. The
dome is of cast iron its height above
the base line Of the east front Is 287
feet 5 inches the diameter of It's base
is 135 feet 5 inches. The bronze statue
of Freedom on the top of the dome
is 10 feet 6 inches high and weighs
14,995 pounds. The rotunda is SO feet
s inches in diameter and its height
from the floor to the top of the canopy
$50 feet 3 inches.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06

The war has brought together in
New York city two French brothers
who had not seen each other for ten
years. One is Rene Humbert, a men,
Der of Pershing's army in France,
now homo on furlough, and the other
is Marcel Humbert, a member of the
division of the famous French Alpine
chasseurs, now visiting the United
States. Both Rene and Marcel Hum
bert We're born in France. Ten years
ago the Humbert family emigrated to
America, Marcel remaining behind.
He joined the famous "Blue Devils"
at the outbreak of the war and has
been in many battles. Meanwhile Rene
Joined the regular American army and
went to France with Pershing's first
troops, returning two weeks ago with
a detachment of Americans who were
sent to the United States to aid the
Liberty Loan drive and also to boost
army recruiting. The two brothers
were attending an outdoor meeting
in New York city a few days ago
when they recognized each other, and
the reunion began right then and
there.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
BRITISH SUPERIOR
IN TANK BATTLE
Enemy Land Ships Flee, Badly
Beaten, After Rough Fight
in Picardy.

German tanks which made their first
appearance or the western front dur
ing the recent German offensive came
off second best in their encounters with
the more powerful and better managed
British tanks.
Full accounts have just reached the
British general staff in London of the
first pitched battle between German
and British tanks, in which a squadron
of six German land ships was routed
completely by the British. The battle
occurred on April "a near Villiers-Bre-
%tonneux, south of the Somme in Pr
cardy.
Six German tanks appeared in front
of the British line shortly before noOn
and started to roll up the TANKS of the
British infantry positions. A call for
help was sen to the nearest British
tank camp and a squadron, including
both male" and female" tanks short
ly appeared on the scene. A rough-and-
tumble combat ensued.
The British female tanks, which ap-
peared first, were %outfought, but the
arrival of the heavier male tanks COM
pletely changed the situation and the
Germans fled after receiving a bad
beating.
Meanwhile the British had brought
up seven of the new fast cruiser type,
called "Whippet tanks" which de-
bouched and attacked the enemy's in
fantry positions on a ridge, rolling up
the German line from the north. 1t
developed that this ridge was held by
a line of machine gun posts, while be-
yond the crest a large German force
was massing in the open for an at
tack. The Whippets ran from shell
hole to shell hole, inf1icting terrible
casualties and completely d~isorganiz-
ing the enemy's preparations for at
tack.
These seven tanks, each with a full
crew of twenty men, inflicted more than
four hundred casualties on the enemy
in this engagement, while the casual
ties on board the tanks were only
five men. The tanks left their base
shortly before noon and were back at
their base again by three o'clock in the
afternoon.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
Hans Wagner's Idea of Size
Was Right When 1t Came to
Building Golf Ball Mound

Barney Dreyfuss always delights In
accounting the tale of Hans Wagner,s
irst golfing experience.
Some years ago, while the Pirates
we're training in Hot Springs" de-
,lares Dreyfuss. "some of the enthusl-
istic golfers tried to get Wagner in
terested In their game. But for a long
lime Honus would not enthuse. At
asst, however, they succeeded in lur-
.ng him to the links and armed him
with a driver and a golf ball.
"Honus grabbed a handful of earth
and built himself a huge mound, on
which he placed the ball. Just as he
was about to drive off, one of the ex.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
lnvents EIyinn Torpedo.

Thomas G. Aultman, a mechanical
genius of Fairmont, w. Va, has per-
feeted a flying torpedo which may be
the answer to the German 75-mile gun.
The torpedo, the inventor claims, can
be sent any distance and dropped at
any desired point. 1t is controlled by
wireless. The torpedo is propelled by
ii small gasoline engine and has a lift
ing capacity of 1000 pounds.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
Necessary Expenditure.

IT say, Brown, can't you manage to
pay me that $40 you owe me? I need
the money"
lawfully sorry, old man, but I can't
do it."
II notice you manage to go to the
theater two or three times a week,
though"
"That's just 1t. The thought that I
owe you money is worrying me so that
1 have to do something to help me for
get it."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
River "Soaked" With Liquor,

The Leavenworth police emptied
more than five hundred quarts of beer
and whisky into the Missouri river in
one day. The bottles were broken on
the bridge railing before the liquor
was consigned to the muddy waters.
The liquor was seized in raids and
from bootleggers bringing it into the
state from Missouri and was used as
wet" evidence in trials in court.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
Interesting Facts

Less than two in every 10000
factory operatives meet death
from accidents connected with
their work.
A recent 1914 per cent bonus
to British munition workers is
costing the country $700,O00,00O
a year.
Two thousand four hundred
college men have been enrolled
for work in shipyards for the
duration of the war.
The federal bureau of mines
reports that there were 2,696 ia
talities in the coal mines of this
country last year.
Canadian unions want a labor
representative on the committee
to aid vocational training among
returned soldiers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
Enouoh Ced!

Alfred Francis, composer of "The
Love Mill" vas examining girl ap-
p1icants for places in the chorus.
When he asked one her name she re-
piled, Minnie Sofa"
81 took the name Of my native
state" she said.
"Why?"
swell, my real name Is Skoopey
and"
Sufficient! !" said Mr.. Francis.
"Your apology is ample"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
Just One Word.

Henry, you ought to know a little
German before you go abroad. Suppose
you are captured? You will want to
know what the Germans are saying to
you."
Don't worry about that" said the
khaki-clad hero confidently; "all l ever
expect to hear from a German soldier
is 'Kamerad.'"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
His Wife's Fault.

"This man says you owe him money,
SAM" said the judge.
Oats right, judge, I does"
swell why don't you pay him?"
"Why I hain't got nothin' t. pay him
wiv', judge"
"Well why haven't your"
ITO tell de homes truf, judge, s'pects
my wife has felled down on de job !"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06

81 suppose your motto is business be,
fore pleasure"
Not now," replied Senator Sorghum.
"a fight takes precedence over both of
them"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
Their Dilemma.

M a y i c k
Welles told me
l a S t night he
loved me, but did
not ask me to
marry him.
Bella-And he
asked me to a
ry him, but didn't
say a word about
love.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH.
Lake Place, Pleasantville.

Sabbath School this Saturday morn
ing 1t 10 o'clock, followed by Church
services.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night at 7.45 o'clock.
Everybody welcome.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
TITS TO LAUGH
Bear 1t ManfuIIy.

Lady of House
Don't you ever
get tired of doing
nothing?
TT a m p oh,
yes, mum but I
eve complains.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
BOSSIE NOT MUCH ON
FORCED MILITARY MARCH
(By United Press.

With the American Army in
France, Aug. 80. (By Mail, "A COW
is a practical sort Of mascot, but
not very handy on forced march.
One machine-gun outfit Is authority
for this statement.
When the machine-gunners were
UP on the Vesle river they captured
COW one day while pursuing the
Germans. They confiscated the COW,
being unable to locate the rightful
French owner.
There was debate as to whether
Bossie's milk would be Of more value
than her meat, and the "milks' won.
So Bessie was stored in some ruins,
and fed when feeding was not too
risky.
Then came the order to go back
the outfit was relieved after a stren-
uous weeks fighting. Bessie was a
little slow for fast marching, and
couldn't go in truck, as the outfit
did. Finally, a couple Of ardent milk
fans offered to walk back with Bos-
sic to the rest positions.
It was long walk. They had COW
cred SO miles when the United Press
car last passed them. But Bessie did
her best in the way Of milk, on the
way, and the machinegun boys hope
to keep her, though all the. odds Of
war are against them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
$4,000 More i ! ,:
County Quota;
State Booster

Fifteen thousand dollars fell into
the Beltrami Liberty Loan quota
late yesterday afternoon and it great
" assisted the county quota to a
marked degree.
The state of Minnesota had sub
scribed for 100000 worth of bonds,
to be apportioned in the state where
needed most, and to Beltrami county
allotted $4,000 of the appropriation.
Mr.. Backus, Of the Backus-Brook
lumber company, also notified Chair
man Brooks of the county Liberty
Loan that he would take $4,000
worth of bonds If allowed to credit
them to Spooner. Would Mr.. Brooks
agree to this? Well, would he? He
never let a thing like that get away
in his life.
Bemidji is practically assured her
full quota said Chairman Brooks
today. There are several more sub
scriptions yet to hear from and will
bring us safely to the allotted line.
We have large number of cards
yet, however, which have not been
secured Those for whom they are
intended are out of the county and in
the Dakotas helping harvest,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
GOVERNMENT BUREAU
employees FIX" DRAFT
MEN: RECEIVE PAY

New York, Oct. 5,-Federal offic-
ials iii Washington, New York and
other cities are Investigating what
may turn out to be wholesale con-
spiraey to defeat the draft law. Men
in various districts, working with
subordinates in bureaus in Washing
ton, are said to have stolen induction
papers, placed men subject to the
draft into the Medical Corps and
other n-combatant berths for con-
sideration.
Assistant United States Attorney
Lawrence Axman has received con-
fessions from six men who had taken
that route to safety, and it is be-
lieved many more will be found.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
ITALIAN TORPEDO BOAT and
AUSTRIAN HYDR OPLANE BATTLE

of both with machinegun fire.
The adversaries again resumed the
manouyering for position, and the
hydroplane dropped its first bombs,
which fell in the water.
u Amid constant hail Of fire from
both torpedo boats the hydroplane
again got the position for attack,
and this time, although the bombs
again fell in the water they exploded
near enough to demolish the gun at
which Stagnaro and Contigliozzi
were working as we'll as wreaking
death and havoc among the other
gun crews.
Take Comrades Places.
Although both were badly wound
ed, each insisted on taking the place
of a dear comrade in one of the other
gun crews, and without loss of an
instant's time kept up the fight.
For over an hour the hydroplanes
and the two gunboats maintained the
contest, the hydro now raking the
boats with machinegun fire and now
dropping bombs.
In the end, completely riddled with
machinegun and siirapnel balls the
hydro tilted and plunged into the
water, but unfortunately near enough
10 the Austrian side Of the Adriatic
to unable its escape.
Both Stagnaro and Contigliozzi
were taken from their guns fainting
from loss of blood nd hurried to the
surgical room
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
STANDARD PRICE FOR
SHOES. ANNOUNCEMENT

Washington, Oct. 5.-The Ameri-
can people soon will be able to pur-
chase shoes at fixed maximum and
minimum retail prices, lower than
those now prevailing, and obtain at
the same time shoes of better quality,
it was announced today by the war
industries board, which has entered
into agreement with tie shoe indus
try.
Under the agreement shoes Will te
standardized as to quality and prices
ranging from $500 to $1,000 for
men and women. grouped as follows:
Class A, from $500 to $12.00;
class B, $500 to $3.50, and class c,
$500 to $3.50, Proportionate prices
for youths and children's shoes have
been fixed in each Of the three
classes.
The war industries board will
check up on the quality Of the shoe
sold at each price. Policing, officials
explained, will be done by the vari-
Gus state councils of defense, and
where the public is in doubt as to
what quality it is getting, according
TO the price schedule, complaint may
be made and the cost Of manufacture
traced.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
BY Henry Wood

Omitted Press Correspondent 34i
Rome, Aug. IS. lBy Mail. )-The
Italian medals for valor today We're
conferred on Emilio Stagnaro, ex-
pert gunner, Geneva, and Luigi Con-
tigliozzi, assistant gunner. Rome, for
their part in remarkable air naval
combat between an Austrian hydro
plane and two Italian torpedo boats.
These nayal-aerial duels, which
marine aviation has developed in the
present war, now take place almost
daily, but the public hears Of them
only through an occasional decora-
tion of some gunner, aviator or sailor
who has particularly distinguished
himself.
The two Italian torpedo boats on
which Stagnaro and Contigliozzi
were serving as gunners were pat
rolling off the Adriatic coast when
the approach of hydroplane was
perceived
The Fight Begins.
When the black crosses ON the
hydro's wings became apparent the
machine guns and anti-aircraft bat
teries aboard the torpedo boats
opened fire.
Forced to vancouver instantly by
this fire, the hydroplane lost its first
chance of gaining the position
necessary for dropping bombs on the
boats. Instead, however, by sud-
denly darling low it raked the decks
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
CANADA TO COOPERATE 49,.
IN SIBERIAN SERVICE
(By United Press }

Winnipeg, Oct. 5.---The organiza-
tion of the force to be raised in Can
ada for service in Siberia in co-opera-
ton with the United States, is maxi
ing satisfactory progress, according
to an official statement here.
The cavalry-a squadron furnish
ed by the Royal Northwest Mounted
police, is being mobilized at Regina,
Sask.; the artillery comprised Of a
field battery and an ammunition col
umn at Petawawa; the engineers
field company and signal company
at st. Johns, and machine. gun
company at Toronto. s
Or the two infantry battalions, one
is being raised in the provinces Of
Ontario and Quebec, the other bat
TALON being raised in Winnipeg.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
WHETHER WEALTHY SON ....
SHALL SERVE. QUESTION
(By United Press. J

Minneapolis, Oct. 5. United
States Court Commissioner H. s. Alb
.bott, has set today for decision as
to whether Maurice Warner, son of a
wealthy Minneapoiian, shall be
held to the grand jury for alleged
draft evasion or discharged. The
case has excited considerable interest.
Warner, according to the district
attorney, returned from Canada last
spring and was promptly taken into
custody for alleged failure to register
for the draft. He was given hear
ing permitted to register and sent to
Camp Grant. Later he was discharg-
ed for mitral insufficiency, form of
heart weakness, and again taken be-
fore court commissioner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
10000 COATS REJECTED.

New York, Oct. sixteen thou
sand military raincoats made for the
government by the G. Kenyon COM
pany were rejected by fifty-five in
spectors working under his direction.
Lieutenant Oscar Fl. Hudburg, of the
army quartermaster's corps testified
in Federal court at the trial Of the
company and six of list employees for
alleged conspiracy to defraud the
government.
Faulty cementing OF strips over
seams to make them waterproof and
absence Of any such strips in some.
coats, officers testified, were among
the causes Of rejection
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
NO DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN E | Y { YOU !
A And Us; WERE |
ALL AMERICANS
So Declares Captain Nc cGregor
Of Famous Princess Pats
in Brief Address
TELLS FIRST HAND OF
EARLY WAR CARNAGE
Captain Moffat, Also Wounded
in Hun Drive, Speaks Of
Journey to Battle

1--WE don't speak of the Canadians
nor soldiers from the United States
over there" declared Captain Nc
Gregor, one of the members Of tile
famous Princess Patricia regiment of
Canada, at the Methodist church last
evening We speak of the men from
Canada and the United States as the
I Americans There is no difference
between us. y s5s5 a VI "a N
And his hearers broke loose IN
hearty applause.
Captain McGregor is a Scotchman.
4 He was in Bemid il with Captain Moi
fat, both returned from early service
marching to Paris Both are victims
of Hun schrapnel and were in the ter
rible battle of the Somme. lighting
with the Canadians, being residents
of Winnipeg. They were secured by
Senator p. Fl. McGarry of Walker to
aid the Liberty Loan in his county
any they will speak in all parts OF
Cass county.
Still a Booster.
AS booster for Bemidji, Senator
McGarry brought them over heYe
] with scarcely any notice to aid Be
midii's Liberty Loan, but discovered
Z this city had reached its quota. a
strange feature of the presence OF
the two captains was that Senator
y &McGarry sought to secure some one to
aid in the Loan in his county and
made inquiry A friend Of his was
instrumental in securing Captain Nc
Gregor and Captain Moffat and the
f 4,
them to him, placing him in per
sonal- command of the two captains,
Swhereupon Bemidji friends of the
senator dubbed him Colonel Nc
Garry.
Member Of Pats"
Captain McGregor is doctor He
went with the medical officers OF the
Princess Pats at the outbreak Of the
war and as such went into the
memorable and terrible fighting in
which the Pats were descimated
down to shred, only about SO Of
that heroic regiment being alive. He
told Of the terrible conflict in which
the Canadians met their fate. He
/ told of the night when the Germans
let loose that flood of deadly gas un-
seen and unknown to the Canadian
warriors. He told Of how they fought
that unseen flood of death and how
in one area several times larger than
the floor space of tho church, they
had placed 900 helpless soldiers in
the throes of death and agony and
how those 900 carried on"
II tell you, my hearers" he said
those of us who survived cried like
children. Nine hundred of those
boys, the flower of Canada, died
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
Enormous Toll
Of Casualties
In Plant Blast
(By United Press.l

q
New York. Oct. 5.--The Red Gross
motor corps is at the scene Of the ex-
plosion Of the INT pant Of the Gil
lespie Shell Loading company's plant
at Morgan park. near here. early yes
terday. 7.
1t is estimated the total casualties
are 800. including 100 only slightly
injured by flying glass and missiles.
Over 300 hospital cases are in New
ark and the New JERSEY Evening Rec
crd states there are 1877 dead there.
The plant was engaged in loading
high explosive shells. With the first
explosion, government officials tele-
phoned to nearby camps for soldiers
to serve as guards, and several hum
dred, with detachment Of coast
guards, were rushed to Morgan.
The plant. which covers an area
OF II square miles comprises many
small buildings situated along the
Cheesequake creek The first explo-'
sion occurred in one Of these build
ings in which r. N. T. was being
made and the flames, spreading TO
other structures, caused series Of
further blasts. .* ~1 .,-.S 81
Explanations regarding the cause
Of the explosions vary, but according
to one account, excessive heat ap-
piled to vat Of T. N. T.. Another
account had it that a shell which had
been lifted fell and exploded.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
GAIN 10000 MEMBERS.

Duluth, Oct. 5.The feature of the
second day Of the Northern Metho-
dist Episcopal conference, now in ses-
sion here, was an address last night
by DR.. j. q. Craig on the subject,
Making Democracy Safe for the
World" one of the series Of patri-
otto talks arranged for the confer
ence.5
During the past year $4,000 new
members have been secured in North
ern Minnesota
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
TEUTONs QUIT. COAST.

London, Oct. 5.--There is every in
dication, according to authoritative
naval sources, Of an early abandon
ment by the Germans of the entire
Flanders coast. The Germans already
are removing their guns. The Bel
gian coast has been under a heavy
bombardment for the past two days,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
BRITISH CAPTURE 800 PRISONERS
REFORMS ADVOCATED.

Amsterdam, Oct. 5.--The German
newspapers are devoting much atten-
tion to the political affairs Of Austria
and Hungary and say that the forma-
tion of a coalition cabinet in each
country is contemplated. According
to the Weser Zeitung Of Bremen the
Austrian ministers have become pam
ic-stricken, and fearing that the roof
will fall on their heads, are ready to
make concessions to. the Separaist
parties. f,..2 d.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-05
NORTHWEST REPRESENTED
AT FARM CONGRESS
limited Press. !

st. Paul, Oct. 5.--The entire
northwest will have representation in
the International Farm congress,
which convenes at Kansas City, Mo-,
Oct. 16. Minnesota's agricultural
City while North and South Dakota,
Wisconsin, Montana and Canadian
provinces are expected to make big
showings.
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has
appointed 25 delegates from Minne-
sofa to attend the congress.