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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
BUSINESS MEETING

The Win One class Of the M. e.
church will hold an important bust
ness meeting at the G. w. Harnwell
home this evening at 8 o'clock. All
members are urged to be present. ;
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF CITY
COUNCIL, CITY OF BEM1DJIs
b 49, MIMI :. M RICH % 1A1S. =. -

Il
" COUNCIL, CITY OF BEM1DJIs
MIMI, MARCH %, 1918.
Special meeting OF the council called
for the purpose of considering the sit
uation Of our water supply and system.
A quorum being present meeting was
called to order. Alderman Phillippf act
ing president pro tenn.
- s. Roll Call. III. -
Upon roll call the following alder
men were declared present-Bagley,
Garlock, Backus, Palmer, Phillippi, Ben
ner, Groom, Joanis. Absent-Sm1th and
Clark. = ~ =
Mr.. Anders, city engineer of Fargo,
addressed the council on matters per-
tanning to water supply. u
There being no further business it
was moved to adjourn. Adjourned.
Approved,
~ ~ IL r e President.
Attest. i
GEO. STEIN, 49, ,1=. -
City Clerk. 'EJ 60
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
], ALTAR GUILD

The Altar Guild of the Episcopal
church will meet this evening at the
home OF Mrs. Bolger at s o'clock.
All members are invited.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08

Mrs. seeley Of California, formerly
Miss Hazel Olson of this city, Is en-
route to Bemidji to attend the fu-
neral Of her brother, Floyd Olson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
MILITARY CLUB TO MEET

This evening at 1880 O'clock the
Boys Military club will meet In the
basement of the Methodist church.
All members are urged to be present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
LEGION MEETS WEDNESDAY

The Women Of the Moose Heart Lee
gion will meet Wednesday evening at
8 O'Clock in the Moose hall.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF CITY
.El COUNCIL, CITY OF BEMIDJI,

E COUNCIL, CITY OF BEMIDJI,
5B&5 MIMI, MARCH is. 1918.
Council met at City hall at 8 o'clock
p. m. A quorum being present, meeting
was called to order President Clark
presiding. Il. I: NJ "a
Upon roll call the following alder
men were declared present--Bagley,
Garlock, Backus, Palmer, Phtllippi,
Benner, Hazen, Groom, Smith, Joanis and
Clark. 'T.Sa 5;s r. @slg. IA
Minutes Of the last regular meeting
were read and approved. = Es:+ g.
The following bills after being
audited were upon motion and second
allowed II E.s3%s g2Et 4 ~; i 't5l1S TX 81
Mrs LaFevre. house rent allow
ance, account of charity ....-..-.. $500
for poor and paupers...,.:.............. 1927
F.. g. Troppman Co., merchandise
for poor and paupers ;;.... :. 4o.s1
date 1868
care OF pauper Berrigan .;.s3 500
Geo STEIN city clsrk
H. Seado, hauling wood................. 200
Ed. LeFlueur, hauling wood........ 11.50
Standard Oil Co.. oil to- fire de- e, :.
e. M N. Saith Satire, premium on insur-
A. n. Gould meal tickets to po- : -
lice department '...------....--...--. 1O.UV
Street Gang, general street labor 1855
Reynolds & Winter, premium on
insurance policy -............-.-- 1855
Berman Insurance Agency, 4
premium on insurance policy 1880
Northwestern 7 Telephone Elk = e.:
change Co., telephone service. 6.10
H. w. Wilson & Co., m erchandise
to library ..-..---..-..,.-.-----.--..-..-- 6.OU
Elections and Appointments.
The resignation of w. E. Hazen as
alderman Of the Fourth ward was read
and was on motion and second declared
accepted. =
Aldermen Bagley, Smith and Benner
were named to act as tellers 49, II.
Applications of T. w. Swinson and
w. M Everts for appointment as city
engineer were read and on motion and
second laid on the table until next reg
ular meeting. ).
Applications for the appointment as
street commissioner were made by j. A.
Ross, Leon Jewett, L. Robedeau. A. A.
Carter and w. E. Hazen. Due ballot
being taken resulting as follows: Ross.
vote; Jewett, 2; Carter. 1; Hazen. 6.
Mr.. Hazen was declared elected.
Mr.. M J. Brown rendered his resig-
nation as>city attorney, which was upon
motion and second declared accepted.
Applications of p. J. Russell and D. H.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-08

WANTED-Painting and kalsomin-
ing. All work guaranteed. Phone
a19-IsO Esterby. Gill
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WANTED--To rent or buy five: Or
six-room house, with city water;
Must not be too far from business
district. Address * Ks FRO
neer. = tz, 5s tSs5 ~ .S< Z. -. % 5IL
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W4NTED--You1lg. lady as typist,
bookkeeper and saleslady one who
is a stenographer preferred. ADJ
dress "B. b. b." clio Pioneer.
81 --s1 T A e. 3t5 $40.
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WANTED-Girl to learn photo fin.
! fishing. Phone STOW. 20 9th:
St. ..z 800 4. E =. e. 3-49
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WANTED--Maid at Lake Julia
sanatorium, Puposky, Mimi, 3--49
GIRL--- WANTEDl-App1y at The
Model Dry Cleaners, sos 3rd St.
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WANTED = Painting and paper.
hanging. All work guaranteed
B satisfactory. s: L.. w. Snelson.
s. Phone 582-J. ~ 6-4S
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FOR sALE-Lots s, 70, -, Block
Is, 3rd Addition to Bemidji, good
location ON Beltrami Ave. Write
II. "a. Holloway, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. 7-48
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/. WANTED: i

WXNFED-To buy for cash, modern
d seven 81 eigkt-ropm house in Be
midi, at a bargain; give location
description and lowest price. 2.
Z i. Silver, Box III, Cass Lake,
MINI. 81 I. ss5sls 6-4l5
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
FOOD I. CON troll j ..
MEANS VICTORY
European Shortage Places Prob
lem Before American Govern.
X ment-Farsighted Policy
/. Adopted. -, -:
iE=h rs ~ Id.
NEED 100000 Blu. WHEAT.
Food Administration Asks Aid Of
Every American In Gigantic
Task Of Feeding Millions.

It II the food problem over there
that makes food problem over here.
II we wished to be supremely selfish
and supremely shortsighted-wec could
90 on eating as much as We like and
whatever we like, without much diff.
Guilty or interruption-at least. until
the Germans came! -. g..
But we are not doing things in that
selfish and suicidal way. We are try.
ing to make a great common pool Of
Ill Of our food. and all of the food Of
the allies, and all of the food we can
get from South American and other
neutrals, and dividing 1t up fairly
among America, England. France, Bel
GUM and Italy.
This does not mean that all of the
people In the great pool are going to
have the same ration, but means that
we are trying to arrange to have
enough for everybody, SO that the sol.
diers-our soldiers and their soldiers
will be well fed. as they have to he
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
Ito be continued
Own Your Own Business.

No capital necessary. A big busi-
ness for energetic men. Reduces high
cost of living. Groceries, paints, oils,
stock foods and other necessities, sold
at wholesale prices direct to the con-
sumner thru travelling representatives
by one Of the largest wholesale gro
GERS. Ambitious men who are willing
to work if we show them an independ-
ent money-making business should ap-
ply for position at once. We have
hundreds of successful statesmen. House
and goods nationally known. Ask your
banker. The values we offer overcome
competition and enable you to build up
a permanent business in your own To-
cality. Write today. John Sexton &
Co., Illinois & Kingsbury Sts., Chi
cago.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21

marines. so that 1t is now practically
impossible to use any ships for the long
voyage necessary to bring food from
Australia and other remote markets.
The food must come chiefly from
America. In specific figures it Is nee
essary for us to send to the allies
100000 tons of foodstuffs a month.
This is great responsibility and Q
great problem. The food must be
found, and also the ships to carry II.
It is being done, but can only continue
to be done by the help and full CO
operation of all Of us over our broad
land, We must produce and save
more. >--~.- -~.~--...-.-- ...
To supply the wheat necessary until
the next harvest. we must reduce our
consumption by from one-fourth to
one-third; We must cut down our usual
average consumption of meats and
fats by from 10 to Is per cent. and
1airy products by about 10 per cent.
Over there they are tightening their
belts and doing everything they can.
They are eating war bread; they are
cutting down their sugar in England
to two pounds per person per month,
and in France and Italy to one pound
how much are you eating?-and they
are using ration cards for most of the
staples. We must meet sacrifice with
sacrifice. If we don't, we are helping
% lose the war instead of helping to
win 1t.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
Lydon's Stations.

Call and see our stations on the Ver-
non road four blocks south of city wa
terworks. Percherons, Belgisns, French
Draft, Clydesdale, Shire and Hackney.
Common horses only sell well some
times, good ones all times. IS
We have several horses on the road
this season. Prices reasonable and all
colts warranted to live one week or no
fee. Come and see US and if you don't
like our horses tell US. If you do like
them tell your neighbors.
4O-tf M. P. Lydon.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21

quieter, but not quiet enough to bury
the dead. Y
We lived, ate and slept in that trench
with the unburied dead for six days.
1t was awful to watch their faces be-
come swollen and discolored. Towards
the last the stencil was fierce.
What got On my nerves the most was
that foot sticking out of the dirt. It
seemed to me, at night, In the moon.
light, to be trying to twist around.
Several times this impression was so
strong that went to it and grasped Il
in both hands, to see If could feel Q,
movement. s-ss a:sl 80 -ssaa1=+@'''' :
told this to the man who had used
it for hatrack Just before lay down
for a little HIP, as things were quiet,
and I peeded rest pretty badly.
When ! woke up the foot was gone.
He had cut It off with our chain saw
5nt 81 the spare parts box, and had
plastsred the stump over with mud.
During the next two Or three days.
before we were relieved, missed that
foot dreadfully; seemed as If had
suddenly lost chum.
think the worst thing Of all was to
watch the rats, at night, and some.
times in the day, run over and play
about among the dead.
Near our gun, right across the para
pet, could be seen the body Of Ger.
man lieutenant, the head and arms Of
which were hanging into our trench.
The man who had cut of the foot used
to sit and carry on one-sided conver.
sation with this officer. used to argue
and point out why Germany was in tho
wrong. During all Of this monologuo
l never heard him say anything out Of
the way-anything that would have
hurt the officers feelings had he been
alive. He was square all right:
wouldn't even take advantage Of q
dead man in an argument. sH5.E.
To civilians this must seem dread
ful, but out here enc gets so used %
awful sights that 1t makes no impress
sion. In passing butcher shop you
are not shocked by seeing a dead tur.
key hanging from a hook. Well, In
France, dead body is looked upon
from the same angle. ,es#.
But, nevertheless, when our six days
were up, we were tickled to death to
be relieved. s.'
Our machine gun company lost
seventeen killed and thirty-one wound
ed in that little local affair ~
STRENGTHENING the nne," while the
other companies clicked It worse than
we did.
After the attack we went into re,
serve billets for six days, and on the
seventh once again we were in rest bill
lets. .a
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
CHAPTER XXI.

A0oUS Urns
The next evening we were relieved
by the -th brigade, and once again
returned to rest billets. Upon arriving
| at these billets we were given twenty
four hours in which to clean up. had
just finished getting the mud from my
uniform when the orderly sergeant In.
formed me that my name was in orders
to leave, and that was to report to
the orderly room in the morning for or.
ders, transportation and rations. .
nearly had a fit, hustled about
packing up. filling my pack with SOU.
venirs such as she'll heads, dud bombs,
nose caps, shrapnel balls, and Prus-
sian guardsman's helmet. In fact, be-
fore turned in that night, had every
thing ready to report at the orderly
room at nine the next morning.
1 was the envy of the whole section,
swanking around. telling of the good
time was going to have, the places l
would visit, and the real, old English
beer I intended to guzzle. Sort of
rubbed 1t into them, because they all
do it, and now that it was my turn, I
took pains to get my own back.
At nine I reported to the captain, re-
ceiving my travel order and pass. He
asked me how much money I wanted
to draw. 1 glibly answered, "Three
hundred francs, SIR" he just as glibly
landed me one hundred.
Reporting at brigade headquarters,
With my pack weighing ton, 1 waited,
With forty others, for the adjutant to
Inspect us. After an hours wait, he
came out; must have been sore because
he wasn't going with us.
The Quartermaster sergeant issued
as two days rat'ons, in little white
canvas ration bag, which we tied to
our belts.
Then two motor lOrries cam, along
and we piled in, laughing, joking, and
IN the best of spirits. We even loved
he Germans, we were feeling so happy.
Dur journey to seven days bliss in
Blighty had commenced.
The ride in the lorry lasted about
wos hours; by this time we were COW
cred with fine, white dust from the
:oad, but didn't mind, even if we were
learly choking.
At the railroad station at F. we
reported to an officer who had white
band around his arm. which read "R.
I. O." (Royal Transportation Ofticer).
TO us this officer was Santa Claus.
The sergeant in charge showed him
DUR orders; he glanced through them
and said: snake yourselves comfort
able on the platform and don't leave;
the train is liable to be along in five
five hours"
1t came in five hours, q string of
eleven match boxes on big, high
drawn by dinky little engine
with the "con." These match boxes
we're cattle cars, on the sides Of which
was painted the old familiar sign,
'Hommes 40, Chevaux g."
The r. T. o. stuck us all into one
,ar. We didn't care; it was as good
IS a Pullman to us.
Two days We spent on that train,
pumping, stopping, jerking ahead, and
sometimes sliding back. At three sta
ions we stopped long enough to make
some tea. but were unable to wash, so
when we arrived at B., where we
we're to embark for Blighty, we were
IS black as Turcos and, with our I'M
haven faces, we looked like a lot Of
ramps. Though tired out, we were
Happy.
We had packed up, preparatory to
letraining when a r. T. O. held up his |
land for us to stop where we were
md came over. This is what he said:
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
State Of Ohio. City Of Toledo.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
- senior partner Of the Arm Of F. J.
Cheney & Co.. doing business in the City
Of Toledo, County and State Aforesaid.
and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE. HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use Of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December.
A. ID. 1856. A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls. Catarrh Medicine Is taken In.
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials Free
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists. Toe. =
Halls Family Pills for constipation. =
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21

y
And It means that each and every
one Of us has got to help.
Now. we have enough and more than
enough food for ourselves, and the
Government 10 going to see TO u that
We keep here at home sufficient cup
ply Of every essential kind Of food to
support our people. But over there
they simply have not enough. Lord
Rhondda, the English food controller,
recently eabIed the American food ad.
ministrator, that unless we can send
the allies before the next uropean
harvest $4,000, 900 bushels Of wheat In
addition to what had been sent up to
January Of this year he could not
assure the people Of the allies that
they would have . sufficient supply Of
food to carry on the war.
He did not say anything in this cable
about the. other food necessary. but
he has told of these needs In other
cables-and by his actions in England.
For example, his latest regulation
compels reduction of meat eating in
the United Kingdom to a maximum of
one pound per week per person, this
pound including the bone and other
waste parts In the meat as bought in
the shop. ~ II, -" y,
The allies must have more wheat,
more meat, more fats, more dairy prod
ucts, more sugar. Their harvests were
very short-France had less than half
her normal crop Of wheat-and the
available shipping is small in amount
and constantly being lessened by sub
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
Xsaf Good Boy No. 66l4

The Registered Mammoth Jack Good
Boy, No. 6614. owned by A. ]. Owens,
Cresco, Iowa, will make the season at
the John Owens farm one mile north of
Cresco.
TERMS: $500 to insure live foal.
Mares sold or otherwise disposed Of
will be considered in foal, and the fee
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
In Book Form.

I'm surprised to see poets love
letters sell as we'll as they do"
swell. you must remember that
some people have never had any of
their own."-Louisville Courier-Jour.
nal.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21

Boys, I'm sorry, but orders have Just
been received cancelling all leave. If
you had been three hours earlier you
would have gotten away. Just stay In
that train, as it is going back. Rations
will be issued to you for your return
tourney to your respective stations.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
Naturally.

Naturally. 81
'"The man We met yesterday looked
very queer when I asked him II he
we're interested In the shut-iH move
Nent." ,
mo wonder. Hes lust out Of jsile
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21

to tight hard ana continuously. ana
that the munitions workers and the
workers in all the other necessary in
dustries. and the men and women at
home will all have enough to keep
alive and we'll. 1t is absolutely neces.
sary to do this II the war is to be won,
and we are going to do 1t. but it means
planning, working, arranging cooper.
ating. being careful, not wasting, say,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
Farmers Attenion.

For q cream separator that is built to
wear, to skim perfectly clean, easy to
turn and easy to wash and keep sani>
tary, one built with the troubles left
out, for such separator you should
call on Andrew Smith, Cresco, II.
Phone 267. A-tf
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
Store Building and Residepce for SAX

To close the estate of G. Meverden
the store building on Elm Street and
the residence property, with lots,
just east of the Court House will be
sold. See or write
36-tf w. Il. Tihson, Executor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-23
suicide Now Doubted.

EUGENE, Or, Aug. 2S.-Mystery
still surrounds the finding of the life
less body of Clifford Grossheck of
Narrows. Harney county, on the road
beside his automobile, near Creswell
Tuesday morning, in the opinion OF
NJ. E. Grossbeck, a brother of the
dead man, who came to Lane county
from his home at Enumclaw, Wash,
to attend the funeral. Grossbeckk's
theory is that his brother was shot
from the back. Coroner Veatch.
upon his first examination of the
wound. suspected murder, and called
District Attorney L. L. Ray and Sher-
iff d. a. Elkins, who joined in an in
vestigation of the circumstances in
connection with the finding of the
body. The officials decided that
Grossbeck had taken his own life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-23

for a territorial road from Eugene
City, o. r. to Smiths river, in Ump-
qua county, o. T., dated 1858; maps
of the oregon Central Railroad COM
pany, the earliest of which is dated
1868; Corvallis & Yaquina Bay Wagon
Road company, 1867; Oregon Central
Military Road company, 1863; Will
lamette Valley Railroad company,
1870; Willamette Valley & Cascade
Mountain Military Wagon Road com
pany, several maps of which the earli-
est is dated 1868.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-23
% YEARS AGO

.2S YRS
(From the East oregonian. August
%, 1S90.D
George OIcott. T. J. Tweedy and
Frank Michaels. well known Rock
ties. are doing Pendleton today.
F. o. Wilson and Miss Nina Doan.
Pilot Rock young people, were married
in Pendleton today.
In Justice Bishops court this morn
ing Z. Marrow, John Allen and F. F.
Sweet, the trio of shoplifters who got
themselves in limbo by stealing a ring
from W. E. Hamlin, appeared to ans
wer for their crime. They were held
to explain matters to the grand jury.
Anyone wanting one of the best
hay, grain or stock ranches in Camas
Prairie should apply to Sam +. Stur-
gis, Pendleton. who has a fine ranch
for sale.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-23
OREGON HENS, LEAD IN
THREE BIG CONTESTS

CORVALLIS. Or, Aug. 2S.--Ore-
gon hens from o. A. C. are holding
first place in each of the three great
egg laying contests, Storrs, British
Columbia and Pullman. Reports
from Storrs international, with birds
from many states and foreign coun-
tries, show that at the end of nine
months the Oregons have first place
with a record of 1907 eggs. For the
week the record is 40 eggs. a gain
of IL over the second highest and
third place of all pens. The second
pen had laid 1,655 and third 1859.
The college Barred Rocks at Pullman
and at British Columbia are MAIN
tanning their lead.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-23
cEaSf { 0re8oniaI(

fly the work of the bureau and
is expected to accelerate the
payment of allotments and al
lowances.
Prior to July last the War
Risk Insurance Bureau took
the compulsory allotment of
SIS a month and whatever ad-
ditional sum the enlisted man
chose to allot to his family, and
the whole amount, together
with the government allowance
for dependents was included in
one check and sent out by the
bureau. Beginning with the
July pay the bureau will col
lect and send out only the COM
pulsory allotment of SIS a
month and the government
family allowance.
The excess allotments over
the compulsory SIS allotment
and the allotments to persons
not entitled by law to allow
ances will not be handled by
the Bureau of War Risk Insur-
ance, but by the War or Navy
Department, the Marine Corps,
or Coast Guard, according to
the branch of service to which
the enlisted man belongs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-23
OVER THE NORTHWEST
Duck Food short

PORTLAND. Aug. 23.-Since own
ers of duck preserves have been re-
quired to stop feeding ducks large
flucks have migrated to California,
and duck hunters on the Lower Co
lumbia and preserves in other parts
of the state will have trouble bag
ging the limit il the birds continue
To fly southwark. Hunters in the
lower Colum bia region are feeding
wild ducks and find that the water
fowl are conEregating in that section
ia large mum bers. Wapato Is also be-
iEg planted In the preserves and the
shooters expect TO feed culled pota-
toes ahortly.