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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-13
WORKING CONDITIONS.

Several things exhausting than work r.;
To sit on a chair in the position for eight hours IS
more firing than dig in garden for the length OF
time Particularly if you know at the beginning OF the hrs
hour what you have ahead OF you. h.. II. j.. s."
Factory and superintendent have been reaz
inc this 1t was fairly generally time ago, but
the knowledge applied Then came conditions during
the last year and which few eyeopeners They
taught when knew what is wrong we will escape
trouble by putting it right #s
short while ago crew girls kept working
gearing systems speedometers for ordance department
trucks wheels not much larger than those used In
Matchmaking each girl threaded two OF them on small
shaft gave them tap with hammer and put them into
box Then she took two gears and repeated she do
this day sitting chair at workbench taking the usual
interval at noon. - r. "...s - -
Then one of the girls said she stand part of the
time and work at higher bench The forman kicked but
yielded to threat walkou and in future the whole crew
sat according to inclination The output nearly
doubled @s~*fE.@. - .--*
Then the girl responsible for the reform asked to be put
part time on different The foan tried the suggestion
found that the variety acted as muusaso that when
of production fell behind ne could get level y
switching gangs And the turned out each day two thirds
of the they done under the former conditions plus
two thirds Of its equivalent in the new line@ : a ~
girls pieceworkers and the factory had been Tar
behind on it's contracts; 50 every one was better on
M % % Of the world Every fool in age
has had knowledge that factory are
only just beginning e use Adam had it when he first began
# you don't feel fine dandy when work do some
thing about it. Change the conditions change boss quit
smoking smokingdo whatever but don't
stay the way you are
Bureson of the government postal service, also del
egated controller telegraph telephone systems press
dictator few other things made prize bone play when
he ordered the taken He evidently under
the euson also dictator of the affairs of
until notified him to keep his hands off If her cables
that it holds, is none of Burleson's business. I
When the legislature meets Bemdii should rise and
ask the arnoy promised Bemdi when she turned over
the deed and authorized $4,000 bond issue to
add 5000 for suitable stated
the called out the naval boys here hence he aroy
needed The decision caused Bemid great inconvenience
during her activities and is badly needed now u -
Secretary McAdoo, comptroller of the nations railroads
congress- federal control of the railroads
rercd asserting would take the roads out oil
politics. his opinion perhaps but he ne
is in accord with views of his the president
But when he refers getting the roads out of poitcsi
possible They and been politics during the
.t- I
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-13

for general house
work. . Mrs. 4E. e. Kenfeld, 1924
Doud avenue Phone 1904 f129tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-13
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

1 shall force collections on all past
due accounts after January is, 1919,
No exceptions. w. G. Schroeder. ]
121ltf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-13

FOR ANY kind of real estate deal,
see or write E. J. Willis, 407 Bel
trami Ave, new location. %1213tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-13

When legislature meets Bemidli should rise and
ask that arory promised Beid when she turned over
the deed the and authorized $1,000 bond issue to
add the 5000 for suitable 1t was stated
the the naval boys here hence the armoy was
not needed decision caused Bemd great inconvenience
during her war activities and is badly needed
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-13

Bureson head postal service also del
egated controller telegraph and telephone systems press
dictator other things made prize bone' play when
he ordered the cables taken over evidently under
the eusion also dictator of the affairs of
until that nation notified him keep his hands off if her cables
that it holds, is of Burlesons business.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
TAKE so HUNS WITHOUT SHOT
Americans Bag Big Bunch Of Yellow
Barbarians North of
Fismes.

With the American Army on the
Vesle Front--Sixty Prussians have
been taken prisoner by the Americans
near Fismette, north of Ffsmes, with
out either side firing a shot. The Prus-
slams were machine gunners. and all
that remained of a company which had
been in line less than month
American detachments went out a
few nights ago, the location of the ma
chine gun positions having been re-
ported by a prisoner. According to the
Americans, the Prussians We're wait
ing to be taken prisoner. The inteIIi-
gence officer-who questioned the Prus-
slams asserted that they nearly all had
agreed to surrender if the slightest op-
pOrtunity arose
The Americans who took the pris-
oners do not claim any credit for the
capture. declaring that the Prussians
virtually deserted their nosts-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19

ments which require constant infOrma-
ton about the movement OF supplies.
BY these movement charts any in
formation regarding locations and
movements of vessels is accessible.
and from past performances one may
forecast the time OK future voyages
The summary IN shipping and trade.
prepared every ten days for the war
industries and war trade boards and
the food administration, helps shape
the larger policies underlying the use
of American ships In war time The
charts tell whether the ships allocated
to a certain trade are enough. too
many or too few whether they bring
in too little or too much; whether
they are on time, ahead of time or
behind time, and whether the trade
movement is too slow. too fast or just
right. The charts also serve to guide
the ship control committee in the as
signment of vessels to various trades.
By comparing import requirements
against deliveries the charts show
when vessels may be transferred from
one trade to another or released to the
army.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19

directly in American commerce and
$500 scattered over. the globe and
trading for the most part with the al
lies or their colonies Roughly. one
fourth of the merchant ships of the
world are watched by the shipping
board.
Ship performances against tasks are
recorded by progress charts" which
show at n glance what the vessels have
to do and how they are doing it. Each
set of charts is divided into ten di-
visions-one each for movements of
vessels, turn-arounds, ships charts of
commodities. individual commodity
charts, summary of imports, individual
trades. summary of trades, ship charts
of exports. performances in ports and
dock performances Copies are dis
tributed every ten days to govern
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
IN THE PREVARIcATORS' CLUB
Stories Told That Would Make Baron
Munchausen or Ananias Hang.
Their Heads in Shame.

A Chicago packer was deriding rhe
lack of ingenuity in England as COM
pared with the inventive aptitude Of
his own countrymen.
why" said he, "they tell me man
down in New Orleans has invented a
sausage machine. It's a big. sort Of
tool, driven by steam. All you have
to do is to drive a pig up a plank.
through a hole in the machine. and
five minutes later out come thousands
of sausages %
"What becomes of the hide" queried
the solitary Englishman of the audi
ence.
1.-The hide, sir?'' retorted the Chicago
man. "Oh, that falls into another slot
In the machine and out come Glad
stone bags. purses, or, If you like,
shoes or saddIes-merely matter Of
turning a screw"
"Oh. is that ALL said the English
man. We've used that machine IN
England for the past thirty years.
What's more, we've improved on it.
Sometimes we found the sausages
were not up to our standard. Wen,
what happened-all we had to do was
to put them back in the machine. re-
verse the engine"
go oni'' cried the American what
happened?"
"Out walks the pig as fit as fiddle"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
Every Six Minutes a Merchant
Vessel Moves at an
American Port.
TRAFFIC CHARTS ARE USED
Every Minute of Time and Pound Of
Cargo Noted and Thus Each Yes
sci Is Used to Utmost to
Speed War Plan.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. six minutes a
merchant vessel arrives and another
departs from American ports. From
north Atlantic Seaports there is a
departure every eleven minutes-one
for Europe every forty minutes This
rate of operation does not include YES
sells IN the service of the army or
navy.
The merchant fleet of 1850 ships
under the control of the United States
shipping board is run as a railroad, on
a time schedule. The duty of measur-
ing ships performances, with their
tasks, is lodged with the planning and
statistics division of the shipping
board, headed by E. II. Gay. formerly
dean of the Harvard Graduate School
of business.
Obviously the division must know
the tasks in detail, ana so it co-ordi-
mates with the war Industries and war
trade boards in determining and pro-
vfding for the cOuntry's needs from
abroad. 1t works on month to month
schedules, or as far in advance as it
is feasible or possible to forecast
Works With All Departments.
In planning the use of ships the di-
ton in determining the shipping re-
quirements for food; with the war de-
partment in correlating shipping with
the requirements of the line of sup
plies for the western front; with the
war industries board in seeking Solu-
ton of the problem of bringing neces-
sary raw imports into the country, and
with the war trade board in preparing
the lists of essential imports and ex-
ports.
AS the country has gone more and
more on a war basis, 1T has been re-
garded necessary to limit the list of
essential imports to less than 100.
Data on the ships and their trade pro-
vide the basis for operation of the
vessels under the shipping boards con-
troll Likewise records are kept of
neutral vessels coming to this coun-
try or linking up with it's foreign
trade.
Thus the division checks daily about
1000 vessels, 1.5OO of them being those
of the shipping board, 5000 engaged
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
Use Men Opposed to War in
Food Production.
vexed Problem eff Their Presence at
Army Cantonments Is Now
Solved.

Washington--After struggling for n
long time with the knotty problem of
conscientious DIRECTORS in army cam
tonments. the war department now an
nounces that the difficulty has to a
large degree been solved through the
aid of the farm help specialists of the
United States department of agricul-
ture.
In the various states where there are
farming communities which include
sects opposed 10 war. such as the
DunkaI ds and Mennonifes, and where
additional farm help is needed, these
places are made known TO the canton
ment commanders. together with a rec
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
Every Physician in Country Is to
Be Listed.
National Defense Council Will Mobilize
Them for Civil and Military
Work.

WaShingtOn.-Dr. Franklin Martin,
chairman of the general medical board
of the council of national defense, 'ex-
plains the scope and function of the
volunteer medical service corps. in
which it is proposed to enroll every
legally qualified physician In the
country, including women, without ref
erence to age or physical disability.
at is a method of recording all ply
sicians who are not yet in service and
of classifying them so that their serv-
ices when required will be utilized in
manner to inflict as little hardship
on the individual as possible" Doctor
Martin writes. 'It is a method by
which every physician not in uniform
will be entitled to wear an insignia
which will indicate his willingness to
serve his government.
'tThe object of the corps is to place
on record all medical men in the Unit
ed States; to aid the army, navy and
public health service in supplying war
needs; to provide the best civilian serv-
ice possible; to give recognition to all
who record themselves.
Civilian service will be supplied
under a fixed plan. Every one in the
corps will receive proper credit for
service rendered, and ample medical
attention will be assured for all re-
quiring it. There will be four tenta-
tive classes, consisting of fit-to-fight
men under forty. reserves under fifty
five; home forces over fifty-five and
ineligibles. Reserves may be called
on occasion for army, navy, public
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
"HAIL, HAIL" GREETS
YANKEES IN FRANCE

Gary. Ind.-'Hail, hail. the
gangs all herei'
Thousands of the 1918 edition
American tourists who are daily
arriving somewhere in France"
look up, joy in their faces and a
warm glow in their hearts, as
groups of little French kiddies
sing this home1y refrain as they
line the gangways.
According to a letter received
here recently early arrivals of
the American expeditionary
forces have taught this greeting
to the children. who pass it on
as each new contingent arrives.
Hail. hail, the gangs all
here :"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
u. S. WILL ENROLL ALL DOCTORS

health and civilian service, the home
forces being those able to perform
only civilian service
Service of members of the corps will
be called and rendered in response to
requests from the central governing
board. in which the management of the
corps will be vested State boards will
appoint executive committees to re-
ceive applications for enrolment in
the corps and will make recommends
tons concerning them to the central
governing board.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19

appeared and your Vegetable Compound
has made me well, strong woman SO
I do all my own Homework I cannot
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound too highly to women
passing through the Change of Life"
Mrs. FRANK HENSON, 1916 S. Orchade
ST., Urbana, Ill
Women who suffer from nervousness,
cheat flashes" backache, headaches
and 1'the blues should try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
DIRECTORS TO BE GIVEN WORK

ord of their farm labor needs.
The plan has worked out so well
that in the three camps where definite
lists of DIRECTORS were compiled practi
cally all of these men have been
placed. Camp Meade had SO. all of
them now at labor on farms; 100 of the
1O2 men at Camp Lee have been placed
and the majority of those at Camp
Taylor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
SALESMAN KNITs FOR aBoYs"
Devotes All His Spare Time to Work
While Waiting for
Trains

Ottawa, Kan--O. C. Rose. travel
ing salesman here, spends all of his
spare time at railway stations, between
trains. and evenings knitting for sail
ors- As result of his energy two
pairs of socks, one pair of wristiets, a
helmet and sweater have gone
overseas to gladden. the heart of
some Yank-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
kidd, LOG, Works on Farm.

Bellaire. O.-William Kidd, one
hundred and six. is assisting in the
farm work on the Charles ROsser farm
and is doing a real days work every
day. Kidd was born during the War
of 1872 and served in the Confederate
army during the Civil war
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
Remarkable Sign.

Half way between camp and Prince
George Courthouse sign in a little
dump of a grocery and refreshment
store invites all beholders not to SPIT
on the floor. 1t isN an ambitious sign
of two paragraphs, and the second one
says: IF you can't read this sign.
have some one else read it for YOU
The Bayonet.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19

had an attack, OF
grippe which lasted
all winter and left
me in q weakened
condition felt ut
times that I would
never bewen again.
I read of Lydia E
Pinkham's v e ge-
table Compound
and what it did for
women p as s in g
through the Change
ofLife, so / told my
doctor I would try
it. I soon began to
gain in str en- tn
and the annoying
svmntOmS dis.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19

Man proposes. woman disposes. and
the rest of the world says 81 told
you So"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE AGE


Urbana, During Change of Life
in addition to its annoying symptoms, ]
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19

company has been formed in
Yokohama. Japan. to turn out a SUBJ
stftute for Portland cement. The new
material will be made of lava and lime.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19

Camp Shelby. Miss will be remodel
ed and converted from n tent camp iI,-
TO cantonment with permanent quar-
tiers and camp utilities. at total cost
OF $5,467 .37S-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-19

The total valne of all imports into
the United Kingdom during the
first six months of 1918 We're S3.173,-
Sol, 129, of exports. S1.201. 211. 0S6.
For the same period of 1916 the val
ues were: Imports. S2,31C. 73O.OSS; ex-
ports. $lIT6.15SO 33- The submarine
has not destroyed the commerce of
Great Britain-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
PRICKLY PEAR WAR
GAVE GERMANY TIP
FOR POISON GAS
Scientists in Australia Elk.
perimenting When War
Started.

/ DENVER, Sept. 19.-The priekly
pear which grows In many parts of
Australia and makes worthless thou
sands of acres of the finest land, was
tn innocent cause of the first poison
gas used on the western front by the
Germans. according to Norman S. H.
Cats of Sydney, Australia, special
representative of the educational de-
partment of that country. Mr.. Cats
is spending a few days in Denver on
an investigation of the commercial
departments of the various colleges in
this city.
And this is the story of the Austral-
ian prickly pear and the German poi.
son gas as told Tuesday by Mr.. Cats
in the room at the Brown hotel:
Years of efforts to eradicate the
prickly pear having failed, the gov
ernment of Australia offered a large
reward for a successful method of
eliminating these pests" he said. "a
party of German scientists came to
Australia and experimental with a
poison gas. They allowed clouds of
the poisonous vapors to float over the
priclSly pear plants and even these
stubborn cactus growths sueclmbed to
the fumes. And while the, party was
waiting to see if the plants had been
killed the war broke out. They lost
no time in escaping from Australia
An analysis of the poison gas first
used by the Germans in warfare show.
ed it to be the same as that used to
kill the prickly pear plants in AUS
tralia.
The people OF Australia are back
ing the allies to the limit in the pros
ecution of the war" Mr.. Cats added.
while conscription was defeated. Il
was not due TO lack of support of the
war on the part of the people, but
was a political question. Australia.
with less than 100000 people. has
sent $50, 600 men to war, and of tins
number so per cent have been listed
in the casualties and 10 per cent are
dead'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
Crcnm Of POTATO Soup.

One quart of boiling milk, one CUP
o. hot mashed potatoes. two table.
spoon potato flour, half teaspoonful
salt three bay leaves (put in boiling
milk before straining). half teaspoon.
ful onion salt. one-eIghth teaspoonful
paprika. one canned pimento.
stir mashed potatos into boiling
milk strain. Return to fire. Cream
butter or oil and potato flour Thick,
en- boiling soup. Cook smooth. stir
r salt, celery salt and papr.ka. Cut
lpimento into attractive shapes and
serve on top.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
SOCIAL AND PERSONALS

/, has been chosen by Miss Harriet
Young, for the reopening of her studio
in the Failing building, 901 Main
street. Miss Young is at present at
tending as an active student. the
master class being conducted in Port
land by the renowned pianist Leopold
Godowsky, teacher of the piano, which
involves the system of teaching made
famous by Mr.. Godowsky at the Royal
High School in Vienna, This study is
a sequel to many months spent abroad
by Miss Young just previous TO the
outbreak of the war.
Dan p Smythe will entertaiia par
" of friends for over the RonInd-Up
and weekend in Pendleton. Those
who will accept Mr.. Smythe's hospi-
tality are Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
sharp. Mrs. c. H. Iammont, of Seat
tie. formerly Maud Hahn: Mrs. Della
Gesun and Miss Steyla King, Dwight
Edwards and Clarence Sewall.-Port-
land Oregonian.
Miss Margaret Mansfield left yes
terday for Pendleton, where she will
be the guest of friends during the
Roundup. After her return to Port
land she will leave for the University
of Oregon 10 resume her studies
Portland Oregonian.
-
Miss Elizabeth Gardner of Walla
.WalTa, is a Roundup and weeneno
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Kupers Miss Gardner and Mrs.
Kupers edith Powerl were class
mates at whitman college.
Miss Dorothy Hunkizer of Portland
IS a Roundup visitor. Shs is the
guest of Miss Thelma Thompson.
H. a. Some of Salem is in the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
PEACE TALK FEELER TOWARD
FREEDOM.

WASHINGTON, Sept. I9.-Auton-
oIny for two big groups of oppressed
peoples in Austria-Hungary. the
CZecho-Slovaks and southern SlaVs
may be offered by Austria as the next
attempt TO get a straw vote on the al.
lied war aims.
A proposal OF complete freedom to
these millions in everything except
fOreigm affairs was the forecast to-
day by one entente diplomat thor
ougIlIy conversant with the fntrica-
cies OF continentaB diplomacy. Austria
would point to Great Britain as proof
that her solution. vile not going as far
as President Wilson demands. should
be accepted by the allies. The CEN
traI powers. through the peace pro-
I'osaI, are taking poll of allied
opinion, diplomatic officials are con
fident.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
SALUTE no FLAG;
LIBERTY LOAN TALKS
(continuedI from page -

Il SIouNiuueU lFOEu puSS LII
-
/ principled Germans Give and Civ,
50 that our flag will be respected ant
saiuted by everyone"
II With the closing of the Mayors ad
dress the crack OF gun started The
ball rolling, with the cowboys race
for half-mile being run in So 81
seconds.
In the squaw race there were seven
entries who made an exciting run
with a close finish. The winner being
christened by the grandstand Sally Do
slap.
The grand stand and bleachers point
to very large attendance estimated
for today at 1900 which is larger by
thousand than last year for the first
day.
r. S. Dickson, of Priievllle and z.
p. Marshall of Pendleton, who are Of
ficial judges at the Roundup this
year served last year also. ]. N. Bur
CESS of Pendleton, however, is new
this year.
The new band stand erected oppo-
site the grand stand especially for, the
Camp Lewis Military band was COM
pleted just in time for the band to
play the opening music for today's
program. The crowd cheered as the
boys marched in.
Bertha Blancetts first appearance
in the arena drew large round of
applause. She wore pure white reliev-
ed only by Roundup scarf and the
mourning brassard which she wears
for her husband, Dell Blancett.
In the girls standing race each con-
testant has two horses Lorena Udey
and Bertha Blancett were the riders.
Before the start bit of diversion was
offered when the first named horses
raced around the track. The finish
was all but "a dead heat, the judges
giving the race to Bertha Blancett.
The cowboys relay race is one of the
big cards of each day in which three
riders are entered. Max Gaunt, rid
ing his own string; Chester Parsons
riding the Parsons string. and A. Ney-
lor, riding the Drumheller horses.
Neylor proved better on changes lead
ing strong with Parsons second and
GauIit, third.