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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-05

so long and they were delighted when
at Fast they could send out their invi-
tationS.
Every one knew, the neishborhood
around, that the elves had been plan
ming this party for long time and
they really couldn't quite understand
why they were so late in receiving
their invitations.
'You won't fail to come to the pic
ture gallery this afternoon at three?"
Eftie repeated after each person had
accepted.
''We'll all be there" they said. YES,
We'll come right on time"
"Good,' said Effie. "You see we are
going to show you our new picture gal
iery which rs full of famous pictures
of the great, the good, the noble! Oh !!
1t will be very fne" And then for
fear she would give it all away she
added, "And after you have all seen
the pictures we are going to have a
banquet in the banquet hall.s
Then she hurried away for there was
plenty to do.
Goodness, gracious, mercy mel' ex-
claimed Peter Gnome. There must be
al sorts of surprises awaiting US. I've
never even heard Of the banquet hall,
nor of the picture gallery before"
"We've never heard Of It," said the
brownies. And all the others said they
had never known that the elves had a
picture gallery. nor banquet hall.
what fun 1T will be-" said Billie
Brownie.
81 can hardly wait to start !" said
Bonnie Brownie.
Every one was ready by this time
and before long it was the hour for
starting. They all ran to the elves
meeting place. For they had been told
to meet their hosts and hostesses by
the old pine tree at the edge Of the
woods.
How delighted the elves were when
they saw all their guests running. They
knew then that they were eager for the
party to begin.
Come with u.s." said. the elves. And
Fly-High. their magic bird, took many
of the guests on his wings. The others
ran along as fast as they could. They
all wished they had worn snow-shoes
so they wouldn't have had to waste
time sinking down into some of the
places where the snow was deep.
But then we might have lost our
snow shoes, or had them come off, and
that would have meant stopping" said
Peter GnOme.
True, the others agreed, but we
are so very anxious to hurry"
Soon they reached great, enormous
wall made of snow, and at one end was
a little opening. Eve all go in here,
single file, which means one by one
Ellie said. "Mr. Giant will have to
bend way down-as we would do IT
we were going under fence"
They all went through the opening,
and inside this wall of snow, what
should they see but snow figures made
to look like each one of them. There
we're Peter Gnome and Billie Brownie,
Bonnie Brownie and old Mr.. Giant,
Witty Witch and all the others.
Such shouts and cheers as followed.
They were all so excited and pleased.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-05
No 1errorI

do you believe In fire and brim-
stone as possibility after this earth
ly life?"
Il don't exactly believe it," replied
the shiyering citizen, "but I'm kind o.
hopefuI"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-05

fare you laughing at the neektte
my wife bought me this Christmasf pr y p
? "Ho. I'm not" replied Mr.. Meektoa.,.
you're better OF than am. Ny, wtte's
making me wear the necktie. she
bought a year ago."
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-05
Cbamberlnin,s Tablets.

These Tablets are intended espe-
cially for disorders of the stomach,
liver and bowels. If you are trou-
bled with heartburn, indigestion or
constipation, they will do you good.
Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-05
His Limitations.

Tommy-The kaiser's an overload.
amt he?
Sammy-Yes, but you bet he amt an
over-the-top lord.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-05
| MDYS[y[N|NG|
A|RY TALE
| ~ MADN IDkuhM b0NNfp I
WINTER PICTURES.
81 macy @AAA1 BONNER

Come to the great picture gallery
this afternoon at three,F said EfIle Elf
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n
The man paled. He was q desperate
man, but true blue 70 his group
I noticed him tumble in his coat and
then quickly pass his hand across his
month. The Incident had No signiA-
canoe to me at the time, but we sooA
knew that to evade giving away Als
secrets he had taken an instantaneous-
" fatal dose Of poison.
"An readyw spoke Durkeas making
a pass at Brosni, and thsoS pauDeA
Hes beat us!"
He had. The man sat facing u With
staring eyes was stone dead, the en-
gulf3ng shadow Of q defiant smile -
his face.
One Of the four places to be blowa
up was my uncle's munition plant.
We arrested the etkers In ttme to pre-
vent the plot. Ny uncle tesrsed fpy
share In the case, and there was d pee
onciliation.
Edna, my .fancea became my wtfA
and the. restored indulgence q my
uncle enabled as to begin married NE
wiki both incoue and q home a or
own.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-05
Of dollars worth Of government stores
vv<ss,36 no 5oafrrvod

Of dollars worth Of government stores
would be destroyed.
drop 1t I" ] ordered, but the arrow
had left the bow: However. my intR-
ference had disturbed the delivery.
The infammabfe arrowhead. struck the
window Sill, spluttered and fell to the
court below. There was Q struggle
1t vas we'll that Brosul ras smaller
than I. BE made q desperate resist
anee, discefned that woulds hnAlfy
overpower him in the melee. kicked
shut tie iron door, seized the key.
threw it out through the window. ana.
as / bound him hand and foot. viewed
me savsgely. but with . sort Of 49,
aous triumph.
|. j saw then I would ind u absolutely
impossible to get out OF that room uia-
aided for the iron door was set SOLID
and he counted on my being unable to
escape until some Of his expected esa-
freres arrived. That might be at any
momeRt In going about the room ]
discovered q written sheet holding four
addresses. They were the warehouse
next door and three plants making MT
nitions. These were evidently doomea
structures. ! saw the importance ct
getting this Information and my maA
to headquarters speedily.
! Finally an idea Of calling aid atrsek
me. Just outside the little window
was q giant electric feed cable. 7
reached out with the keen-edsed hatch
ct and gave It Q mighty cut. II sput-
tered. shocked me but half ,pAfte1
Within fifteen minutes, as ealcuiat-
ed q repair crew located the break
0as Of them was suspended from he
roof.
i "Cail the police. Reach this rsoa
ut once" ordered.
"Dld you cut that cablef" demanded
the repairer.
"Yes."
pretty risky business, fooihg VIII
the public service" he growted
"worse for you. II you don't act -
] tell you for the government service"
In an hour my prisoner was at hsad
quarters. He never spoke OF wfnee1
until confronted by purkea. 81
"wer. Brosui. shall " ~ No1n4 =
the old hypnotic stun. euerted pofs
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-05
YOU'RE BILIOUS! LET
~CASCARETS" LIVEN
LIVER and BOWELS

Don't stay headachy, constipated,
sick, with breath bad and stomach
sour.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-05

One of the old mistletoe beliefs was
that ~cdginally the plant had itself
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02

Washington, May. 2.-Severe crltl-
cism of delay in the aircraft program
was made in the Senate in connec-
ton with discussion of an aircraft
report made to President Wilson by
Gutzon Borelum sculptor. Senator
Brandegee of Connecticut, who
brought up the subject, referred to
newspaper publication of what pur-
ported to be the sculptor's report and
suggested that President Wilson had
"pocketed it."
The whole subject, he said, should
be Investigated by the Senate mill
tary committee. Borglum's report, as
outlined in the newspaper publ1ca-
ton, was critical of Major General
Suuier, chief of the signal corps, and
of others.
Borglum Not Disinterested.
Senators Hitchcock of Nebraska
and Thomas of Colorado, Democratic
members of the military committee,
said the entire situation had been
discussed with Mr. Borglum and that
the sculptor had little new unpub-
lished information.
1.-The committee, Senator Thomas
Said, had declined to call Mr.. Borg
lum before it because he was not
entirely a disinterested witness; as
he was reported to have connections
with an aeronautical association he
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
NEED ANYTHING? THEN
ATTEND AUCTION SALE
GIVEN BY RED CROSS

The Red Cross auction sale, which
takes place Saturday, May 4, is as
Stunning larger proportions daily. A
house to house canvass in. the bust
ness district is being made for con-
tributions which may be put up at
auction and bring good returns.
w. E. Dean, chairman of this COM
mittee, reports that the variety of
articles includes everything from a
bull calf to a forty-acre tract of land
in Florida Here are some Of the
things which will go under the auc-
tioneer's hammer: One full blood
Holstein bull calf, one Jersey calf,
10, acres of land in Hubbard county,
Is miles from Bemidji; two gaso-
line engines, forty acres in Florida,
two settings of high priced chick
ems, several dozen pair of suspend
ers, one dandy driving colt, musical
instruments, incubators, clothes,
shoes, farm machinery, cream separa-
tors, lawn mowers, etc.
The restaurants in the city are
preparing for a large crowd of out
of-town folk and indications are that
hundreds will be present to make the
Red Cross auction sale a decided sue
cess.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
LITTLE MISS OPSAHL
SOLVES WAR PROBLEM

Little Miss Vera Opsahl, seven
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. J. Opsahl, has the war problem
all figured out, and it seems very
simple matter.
On a table in the Opsahl home
rested a pack Of cards advertising
the coming of Lieut.. Richmond Pear
son Hobson, hero of Merrimac fame,
who is to speak in Bemidji during
the campaign for the passage of the
dry amendment. Vhe little lady
took the cards and enlisted the help
of another little friend, Dorothy
Rhea. This precocious pair then
made the rounds and distributed the
cards, obtaining the names Of all to
whom they presented the cards.
Asked what the idea was, the
young Opsahl hopeful explained
somewhat thusly:
"Mr Hobson sank that boat and
he's coming here and tell about it.
He's going to end the war and then
Roy will come home and play with
me-"
Roy is big brother with the At
lantic fleet on battleship, hence the
lonesomeness on the part of the
small sister, and the solution Of the
war problem.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
DEMOCRATS OF STATE
INDORSE KNUTE NELSON

St. Paul, May 2-The Democratic
state executive committee unanim-
ously indorsed United States Senator
Knute Nelson for reelection, named
J. S. Jacobson as the party candi-
date for railroad and warehouse COM
missioner and heard L. l.. Brown Of
Winona. chairman Of the resolutions
committee in March. explain how
the resolution indorsing state prohi-
bition was omitted from the plat
form
Mr. Jacobson accepted the nomina-
ton over the long-distance tele-
phone.
Chairman Fred e. Wheaton read
report regarding the help the
ticket will receive from the national
administration.
Prohibition Omission
L. L. Brown and w. j. Quinn. sec
retarv. each took blame for omitting
the prohibition resolution.
The prohibition resolution was one
Of the last to be adopted. hut it was
decided by the committee that it
should be placed near the top.
Secretary Quinn read the resolu-
tions and did not notice the change.
he said.
Minneapolis friends Of Thomas
DIVER. gubernatorial candidate two
wears ago, say he intends to file again
this year. and the anti-organization
faction also talks Of putting a guher-
Material candidate in the field.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
men FOLKS i HELPING
4 RED CROSS LADIES TO
}. = HANDLE HEAVY. JUNK

q The men folks are coming to the
rescue of the ladies in the Red Cross
salvage drive, volunteering to help
them collect the junk in the drive
being held this week. School boys
are also helping as the task became
too heavy, figuratively and literally.
ccs= Joe McTaggart's motor truck did
the collecting yesterday afternoon
and was manned by Ray Olson
and D.. S. MITCHELL The truck
was In charge Of Harry Cole and
the ladies certainly appreciate his
courtesy. In fact, when one Of the
Red Cross ladies remarked that 1t
seemed almost an imposition to ex-
pect him to work in the manner
he did, Mr.. Cole, replied, "The Red
Cross and the Y. M. C. A. can have
any of my time whenever they want
it. I have brothers in the service
and they need all the help we can
possibly give them"
The work Of sorting the junk is
going on daily and one of the big
gest tasks is sorting and tieing the
magazines. Up to last evening about
four tons Of magazines had been
tied. All having magazines for the
salvage should tie them in bundles.
1T would relieve much of the work
at the headquarters.
Tomorrow the Smith-Robinson
truck will do the collecting. 1t will
cover Mississippi and Park avenues
and cross streets. All salvage to be
collected should be out in front for
removal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
SENATOR CENSURES WILSON FOR
HOLDING UP AIRCRAFT REPORT

was a potential aircraft manufac-
turer.
Qualifications Asked.
Senator Phelan of California, Dem
ocrat, asked if Mr.. Borglum had any
peculiar qualifications to judge air.
craft.
'I don't know" Senator Brandegee
reported. "The president selected
him and therefore I think he did not
have any such qualifications"
Senator McCumber of North Da-
kota, Republican, said the S640,000,-
600 appropriation for aircraft had
been spent and $4OO,OOO,O0O was re-
quested, and said the people demand
to know "Just what we have got"
''I should say we got it in the
neck" Senator Brandegee replied.
Senator Brandegee said that Mr..
Borglum, although possessing let
ter from President Wilson authoriz-
ing him to procure aviation informa-
tion from the war department. had
been Every much obstructed" by
army officials Referring to his re-
port, said to have been given Presi-
dent Wilson, the Connecticut sena-
tor said: eff it is anything like
what is described in those blistering
words, it is time the legislative de-
partment Of the government should
take action"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
] Home GUARDS
open ] TO men
Of | RIGHT I |. j Age J
AS MEMBERS !
Draft and Enlistment Are Re-
ducins Ranks; Plan IS
Outlined.
ONLY RIGHT MATERIAL !.
u WANTED AS RECRUITS
&. E.
B Commercial Club Takes Hand
In Recruiting Company
To Full Strength. ..::z ... {.
. q. - .
ONLY RIGHT MATERIAL q
Il q WANTED AS RECRUITS

I At the Commercial club meeting
"Wednesday noon, the matter of
bringing the local Home Guard up
to, standard Of: 120 was referred
to the War Activities committee
which consists of e. H. Denu, chair
man; Rev. L. P. Warford, DR.. G.. M.
Palmer, A. G. Wedge, Alec Doran
and Andrew Johnson. 11--:::.rr l..
$a This committee met this afternoon
and outlined aplan of procedure, A
list Of eligible men was gone over
and the names distributed among the
members of the committee for solicit
tation.s zs- u. e r.. !.
a& The Home Guard can use men be-
tween the ages of 18 and As years,
Nexcept those Of draft age. The COM
hittee requests men who are eligible,
to report to members of the commit
tee and be present at the "roOkie"
drill in the city hall on Tuesday eve
ming. This is regular drill night and
those who wish to place their names
before the Home Guard for considera-
tion are urged to do SO then. ~.
in The present memb bership of the
Home Guard will be materially re-
duced when all men Of draft age and
those oyer AS, are Weeded out. The
age limit are Weeded out. The age
limit, however, does not affect COM
missioned officers. {, Men between -1S
and 81 are particularly desired, but
!. the ranks should also have added to
It new members Of more mature age.
/ If you feel you ought to join, don't
wait for the committee to call. Save
them this work by calling up any
member at once. The city will be
combed thoroughly for the best ma
terial The committee was also in
formed that all names must be pass
ed upon before they are even exam
ined or taking in for training.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
LILY H0VEY IS BEST
BREAD BAKER OF THE
EIGHTH GRADE MISSES

The school bread making contest
conducted in the eighth grade dur
ing the past two months closed this
week and the prizes were presented
today by Supt. Bolcolm. Each con-
testant made bread six times and al
so wrote a theme entitled "How I
Helped Uncle Sam BY Making
Bread" Considerable interest in
making war bread with different
kinds of flour was created Much of
the enthusiasm concerning the work
was due to the cooperation of the
Beltrami Elevator & Milling Co.,
and the Crookston Milling Co., who
very literally donated the -four and
prizes.
Cash prizes awarded were:
First-Lily Hovey, SIS.
Second-Hazel Slough, 81.
Third-Lucile Won Dervort, SO.
Fourth-Mary Warfield, 81.
Fifth-Pearl Rafferty,, 81.
Lily Hovey will represent the club
in the county bread making contest
which will be held soon. The win
ner of the county contest takes part
in a district contest and this winner
represents the, district at the state
fa1rx ~-..~ ,t.|T@sT-.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
CITY HEALTH CLEANUP
WILL BEGIN ON MAY 9

This issue of the Pioneer contains
a notice by the city board Of health
to "clean up"
On May 9, DR.. Shannon, city
health officer, and the health COM
mittee of the city council will make
the rounds of the city to ascertain
what is unhealthful and unsanitary,
of which note will be made. Then
owners of property that is in con-
dition held to be menace to pub
lie health will be notified to remedy
the condition and failure to do so
will meet legal attention.
With the coming of the big Sun
day school convention the city should
present it's best front, also.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
NINTH DISTRICT LIBERTY,
LOAN MAY BE U. S. RECORD

s Minneapolis, May 2.-Eyery one
of the six states In the Ninth. Fed
erai Reserve district, every county
tllsA nearly every township in the dis
trict7 has won honor flags for over
subscribing their quotas in the Third
Liberty Loan campaign, according to
figures given out by A. R. Rogers,
district chairman. Orders for 5000
honor flags for the district have been
sent to Washington.
1--WE believe that the record we
have made beats anything in the
United States;;" said Mr.. Rogers.
Nine hundred and twenty-three
Minnesota towns have been awarded
flags.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
BUY ANOTHER BOND SLOGAN :.
AT THE THEATERS TONIGHT

President Wilson'S call to the
people of the nation to ''buy another
k5ond" for $50 will be sounded to-
night at the various theaters by
Four-Minute-M who have been
asked to speak on the failure of the
Liberty Loan to reach its quota OF
$3,0O0,000,000. =.
1t is up to the common people
of the country to win the war. The
statement is. made that wealth fall
ed miserably. Match the president.
He has bought another bond on pay
ments to set the example.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
HEAVENS! HERE'S FISHERMAN
AND PRIZE FISH STORY

It was an early hour yesterday
that we met Manager Whaley of the
Elko, and Grand He was bobbing
along like a toy balloon--the first
day of the pike season. - - -: -, :: : :.
We met him ,today-honest man.
Here it is:
"When the season opened last
year I took my tackle and the day off
and went after pike. I hooked one
measly sucker under the gills. That's
all. Yesterday tried it again. and
darn my buttons if I don't believe
I got that same sucker. Yes, that's
ALL"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
Cor. RI ii'leTstOI'le||
!: Laying a a! Will | !.
Be Big Affair |

At the noon luncheon of the Com
mercial club yesterday. it was voted
to have a big celebration at the lay
ing of the cornerstone of the new
Sixth Normal school some time in
June or July. *5
The committee named to make all
is HE. Reynolds,
cha trman5 A.@@P. Rftehie, A. P: White,
w. 2. Robinson andSW. G. Boleom. "
The above action sby% the club is
the result of a talk by Jesse Med
lam, superintendent of construction,
who was present with blue prints Of
the building and explained in detail
as to the construction. 50
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
Enormous German Casualties.
(By Junius B. Woody,

United Press Correspondent
With the French armies afield,
May 2.-Although& the Germans en-
gagged 100000 men in the present
offensive to date It is calculated they
arc still capable OF duplicating this
offensive. However, the allies with
fresh reserves hold the trump card.
The enemy began the offensive
with 100000 men on the front line.
Since that time they have been OBJ
liged to engage five times that num-
Der, indicating wanton consumption
of German effectiveness.
The Germans engaged 14O divi-
sions of the available 242 divisions,
some engaged several times, making
total value of 1876 divisions en-
gagged. This leaves &C divisions not
engaged. and 10 Of these are inca
pable of offensive work.
The most conservative estimates
place the German losses at 100000
men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
MILITARY OFFICERS ARE
EXTENDED CLUB FAV0RS

Captain Thomas Swinson of the
Home Guard and Sergeant Clarence
Foucault, recruiting officer for the
regular army, were honored at the
Commercial club meeting yesterday
when it was voted to extend these
two gentlemen an invitation to be
guests of the club at all future lunch
cons
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
: . ,.' " -
. so GLAD TO. LEARN
(By United Press)

Washington, May 2.-The war de-
partment's ability to equip and
transport men is the only limit
placed upon the American army in
1918, Secretary Of War Baker told
the military affairs committee to-
day. Secretary Baker did not pre-
sent any definite figures on the num-
ber he intended sending, for the
double reason any number implies
the limit and facilities for equipping
and transporting men are constantly
increasing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
MOB WRECKS SUPPOSED
PRO-GERMAN LODGE
(By United Press)

Sioux City, Ia, May 2.-The build
ing occupied by the Sons of Herman
lodge at Dakota City, Neb., was
wrecked with dynamite early this
morning. It is believed the men who
did the job thought the lodge was
pro-German organization.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
BRICK WORK COMMENCES ON
NEW DALTON BUSINESS BLOCK

The brick work for the side walls
of the new Dalton business block at
the intersection Of Third street and
~Beltrami avenue has commenced and
some of the frames are also In po--
sition. The brick are a dark red
Ind will add greatly to the attrac-
tiveness of the design OF the struc-
ture.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
REPORT WOMAN AND CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEATH AT GRYGLA

morning that a woman and two chill
dren had been burned to death near
Grygla. 4
An attempt to get telephone serv-
ice to that point failed. The North
western line goes to Thief River
Falls but from that pont to Grygla
the Tri-State Inc is in service. Or
rather when it is working. 1t was
not useable today and hence no de-
tails could be secured.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
TO DISCUSS WATER PROBLEM

The city council will meet in ad-
journed session tonight, when F. L.
Anders of Fargo will be present.
Mr.. Anders is the engineer secured to
inspect and report on Bemidji's wa
ter system. He has done so and will
meet with the council tonight.
If there are any citizens who de-
sire any special or general informa-
ton they should be at the meeting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-02
DRAFT EVADERS WILL
Be CALLED TO ACCOUNT
CBy United Press)

Washington, May q Provost
Marshal Crowder has ordered a ma
wide roundup of draft regis
trants escaping the call through i'm
proper classification. Every unfair
case found will be reclassifed,