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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
COAL FAMINE DANGER
PAST. SAYS PREDl ""1ON

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE rail-
road situation has improved under
government operation sufficiently to
guarantee that there will be no fur
ther coal famine in any part of the
country this winter, Director Cen
eral McAdoo was informed by A. H.
Sith, assistant in charge of trans
portation on eastern lines.
Local shortages will Ue inevitable
unde rexisting abnormal conditions,
Mr.. Smith SAID, but indications are
that no important industries will be
forced to shut down because of lack
of fuel, and householders will be
supplied reasonably we'll.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
THIEF RIVER EDITOR
CONFESSES EXPERIENCES

(Thief River Falls Times)
Editing a newspaper is just
about as pleasant as the ex-
periences Of the following
editor will prove. Last week
the editor had man injured
in a cellar where he hadn't
been near and had never work.
ed around.
About a week ago the editor
of the Spooner News found it
convenient to keep off the
streets of his hustling city sim
ply because he convicted the
wrong man in the court trial.
About the same time "Bill'
Noonan of the Baudette Re-
gion proceeded gleefully to
marry the girl in the case off
to the best man.
Last week The Times, in re-
porting a certain little party
given by the high school Sc
niors, stated that "cards" were
played when it should have
been "games." And then, in
order to do real good job
while we we're about it, we in
formed our readers that the
total resources Of the consoli-
dated First and Peoples State
bank would be 100000 when
1T should have been three quar-
ters of a million.
As Noonan says: 1T is these
things that make editing a
newspaper about as safe as Civ,
ing three cheers for the kaiser
at loyalty meeting"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
UNITY BUREAU I. g..
PROMOTION l i
z crop / Inc !, CREAs'E Z :
FED /; HERE ] /: ]
Il iastic Meeting at the Court
Hols VIII 1 Have Hslp From
oovernment.
= 100 jARE ENROLLED;
4 lIs WIILET Is PRESIDENT
4 A,soeiat ton Also. Elects OH:
ails Daes ssds schroeder
q Secretary p. II II
WI oooj jARE ENROLLED; .,
I1.Is WILLET IS PRESIDENT

Promo ton Of agriculture in Bel
stfnali county feceived q strong boost
sThurudayss when the SSouth Bel
trami Count dsrals Farm bureau
Nss organized nj a largely attended
naeettng III the court house. The
bnfoau Is. for the southern portion
I Of the count and another bureau
will he In operation In the northern
4 sporti0ns Of the county .iEs G4s5 ;yfs4$ stt$
0 For the past several weeks a rep
\ resantative ROf the extension depart
mont uf the IJniversity of Minnesota
Aas been In BemidH and vicinity Sc
. .A6rinE members TOR the new bureau,
IN being necessary to secure zoo
names for the start to receive federal
{ 6id and also aid from the county, the
prnnOsition carrying the appoint
msslt Of q federal farm bureau agent
to assist the farmers in the county
!. III solving their problems
on,csM4ss Msv wase seredls slsetsa tSa'esf ss follows:
.#S President -Nelss Willet, Frohn.
First vice pres. w. Ellis,
Biackduck Y. - .sgss ,sss5
sssond vice pres: William Len
noa. Kslliher. , caf ~, Nd.
z ne-treas,=H. C. Baer, Bemidji
q, The officers 81 III act a@partaof
the board of directors, together with
Harry Arnold, Of, the Federated
Farmers. cru bs;; g: H Miller, Bel.
trami County Fair; association; Pr,
G. M. Palmer, president OF the Bel
trami County Public Safety commits
sion: e. H. Winter, Bemidji CONNER
cial club, and A. E. Rako, of the
board Of county commissioners.
t r.. B. Lamson, secretary of the
Commercial club, presided at the
session. ~
5s 5.#. Fair Association Elects.
5The Beltrami County Fair asso-
citation also held its annual meet
ine, doing SO for. the reason there
. was large representation of farm
: eis4Eand others interested in agri-
iaultural present. -.
new officers chosen are as
follows: 49,.
Il President-Nels Willet.
First vice pres.-A. E. Rako.
2 Second vice pres.-All members OF
the board of county commissioners
and the presidents of the units OF the
Federation of Farmers clubs.
( Secretary-Bueford M. Gile.
= gTreasurer-A. p Ritchie.
! Executive committee-Nels Will
let, "a. e. Rako, Bueford M. Gile and
\ a. p. Ritchie.
FINANCE committee-A. P. White,
r. II. Schumacher, H. c. Baer, Leroy
Elwell and Charles Schroeder.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
(By United Press)
BY Frederic William Hale


London, Jan. live sti)l
thrink from facing the facts in ref
erence to Germany; we prefer COM
forting theories to disagreeable ac-
Qualities.
1--WE still hear the cry Of fake Ger
man crisis General Won Hinden-
burg is the supreme dictator Of Ger
many. General Ludendorf is the ac-
tual generalismo under General Won
Hindenburg. Their popularity is in
tense
"The kaiser was never in the
hands of the military despot so much
as now. He is emperor no longer
by Divine right, but by the grace
Of the great god Hindenburg.
"The reichstag is merely a debat-
ing society without powers, except
ing voting war credits. The food
situation is not critical to the
breaking point in Germany
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
SEATTLE'S MAYOR BARRED
FROM STATE LAW PRACTICE

Seattle, WASH, Jan. 11.-Hiram C.
Gill, mayor Of Seattle, has been
barred by the state board Of bar ex-
aminers from practicing law in the
state of Washington for one year.
The decision was reached following
a hearing of charges that the mayor
allowed the law firm of Gill, Hoyt
and Frye to use his name in solicit
ing police court business.
Similar sentences were imposed
upon Herbert r. Hoyt and Herman
S. Frye, the mayors former part
ners, who were charged with solicit
ing legal business in violation of a
state law
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
RACE FOR ASSESSOR
NOW FOUR C0RNERED

Today the race for city assessor be-
came a four-cornered affair, for Will
liam Chichester on Thursday start
ed his petition to place his name in
nomination for the official race
which ends February 10.
The entry of Mr. Chichester
should make the scramble interest
ing. He is we'll known young man
and manager of Birchmont Beach
summer hotel.
The other starters in the race for
assessor are H. e. Palmer, J. P. Lahr
and M. F. Cunningham.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
AMERICAN LABOR
INTERESTS SAME AS
ENGLAND'S, MESSAGE
(By United Press)

London, Jan. 11.-"The interests
of the working men of America are
as England bound up in defeating
the German army, which cannot be
done except by willing cooperation
of men in the workshops and men in
the field
, This message was today sent by
Right Honorable Barnes, member OF
the British war cabinet, to the Am
erican workmen throughout the
United States.
He was connected with the Social
list Labor movement for 80 years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11

pf daring ltat is. rarely
,sqnal ls told 81 m exploit Of sergt.
AZ sf the Italian Bersaglieri.
,yRllls patrol he stopped a German
naotoK carrying General Won Bsrrer,
O. lant and two chaufeurs. He
'dlle4 As general with the arst shot
and put the soldier-chaufeurs to flight:
'Ths adtutant. German captain, he
.captursd after struggle, and turned
him ovsr to the nearest Italian COM
mand md then Joined his cycle patrol
tor further rear-guard action. He was
wounded later and sent to a hospital
In Mflan.a His most extraordinary and
daring feat took place at the gates of
Udine during the Italian retreat to the
,Piave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
BASKET SOCIAL AT PONY
1 mn LAKE SCHOOL TOMORROW

+ IA basket social will be held in
the Pony Lake school house tomor-
row. for the benefit of the Red Cross
'Sfenry Funkley will be the speaker
~ the day and the school children
viii give a program. On Decem-
her %, IS was given to the Red
Cross by the Liberty Farmers club
and on January 2 at the farmers
meeting. a coat and hammer were
sold which netted $3.50, which was
also given to the Red Cross.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
FUEL ORDER ISSUED

Washington: Jan. 1.-THE first
order for curtailment of the con-
sumption of fuel in industry was
given last night by Fuel Administers
tor Garfield, directing, all manufac-
turers of paper board to, suspend alb
solutely the Use Of fuel in their
plants between Z o'clock Saturday
morning and the same hour Monday
morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
SWIFT COMPAF-- NET PROFITS
ARE IS PER CENT FOR YEAR

Chicago, Jan. 11.-Net profits far
SURPRISING all previous records were
recorded by Swift & company, pack
ers, for the fiscal year ending with
September, 1917. The profits given
are equivalent to 34.65 per cent on
the company's $1O0,0O0,000 capital
stock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
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(By United Press J

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>@z Chtcago,~4Jan:~@f11.:-:= 11:-:==:Telh winter's
greatest storm prevails today in the
middle west There IS intense suf-
fering reported, also heavy damage.
The snow is adding millions to win
ter wheat and oats, however.
The storm center is in Oklahoma
and there are six inches of snow in
Northern, Texas and Oklahoma and
snow in Galveston, Texas.
The temperature is % at Corpus
Christi, Tex, and the coldest spot
in the United States is Devils Lake,
N. D., where the mercury is regis
tering 80 below zero.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
MEAT PROBE TO OPEN
IN ST. PAUL ON MONDAY

Washington, Jan. 11.-Commis-
sioner Joseph E. Davies and Francis
]. Heney, special counsel, have gone
to St. Paul where hearings will be-
gin Monday. in the Federal Trade
commissions investigation into the
meat packing industry. Other mid
die western towns probably will be
visited when the st. Paul hearings
are concluded.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
|SEYEN CARLOADS OF
HAY and STRAW HERE

Seven carloads of. hay and straw
arrived in Bemidji today and will be
distributed from the City Livery un-
der the direction Of the Beltrami
County Public Safety commission.
The feed will he sold to consumers
at cost.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
(By United Press)

81, Amsterdam, Jan. ll.-The Russo
German peace conferences at Brest
Litovsk have ended. The Germans
fatty refused to transfer the nego-
tiations to neutral SOIL Minister
Leon Trotsky moved for adjourn
ment. The German delegates said
they considered all negotiations for
a general peace off and would con-
slider only separate peace with Rus
STA, on account of the failure of the
entente allies to respond within ten
days as the Germans demanded.
General Hoffman, German dele
gate, bitterly protested against the
Russians sending messages to the
German people urging revolution.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
DIRECTOR OF THE RED CROSS
MAKES EXPENDITURES REPORT
(Ry United PreSS)

Paris, Jan. 11.--Homer Folks, d.
rector of the American Red Cross, to-
day issued a report of expenditures.
to November /, which showed $2,-
100000 expended. The budget for
the next six months is $S,0O0,00O.
It was also stated 60 additional
physicians are needed. also $40 ad~
d!tional nurses.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
PRESIDENTS TERMS
NOT ALL FAVORABLE,
TEUT0NIC COMMENT
(By United Press

Washington, Jan. lit is be-
lieved that Germany will agree to
only four or five of the fourteen
points of the presidents peace terms.
This is based upon preliminary Teu-
tonic press comment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
NEW B0LsHEy1K1 ED1CT
nv United PreSS)

Petrograd, Jan. 11.-The Bolshe-
Wiki have suspended the payment of
private company dividends and pro-
htbited stock transactions, pending
the naturalization of business.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
Molod Berlin Correspondent
Lifts The Curtain On What "
'"-"*'@ Th0 (ll,Ifod States IL Ea0iI,a1

Editors note-Frederic William
Hale is a former Berlin correspond
ent for the London Daily Mail and
considered the best informed jour-
nalist on the German inside. In
London he writes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
LEADERS OF :SILESIA AND
MORAVIA ASK REPUBLIC
':lRv Unified Press)

1Dy 0nfted eSS7
Amsterdam, Jan. lit was
learned today that Czech leaders of
Silesia and Moravia met at Prague
and demanded a Czech republic, The
government, is exhibiting alarm and
doubts are heard of the Prague gar
risOn. i
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11
(BuLLE:TlN)

Petrograd, Jan. 11.-1t is Of
ficially announced today that
Minister Trotsky asked suspen-
sion of the Brest Litoysk peace
negotiations until. the Russians
and Ukranians formulated re-
plies to the Teutons.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-11

Russia Will Fight.
Petrograd, Jan. 11.-''Russia will
not agree to the peace devised by the
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
OUR FLAGS.

w YHEN is a flag not flag is pretty we'll
NJ answered in Redwood Falls by the
w blackened almost unrecognizable rags
that still fly from the fagstaffs of the municipal
hall of the Scenic City and also from the roof
of the leading hotel In private conversation
with the city recorder we have demonstrated
about that city hall flag until our patience is
plumb exhausted-and have accomplished moth
ing Said c.r. admits the flag is in a condition
that is disgrace to the national colors but says
he can't remedy the matter because he has no
way of getting it down from it's present elevated
position The CT. is getting along in years
like the rest of us-and he is putting on ebon
point even faster than of us so maybe his
excuse is legitimate. Our latest suggestion to
him was to shoot the flag staff. If he hasn't
weapon he might use the cannon in the court
house yard. Anyway that cannon should be
moved for if it should every go off it would ac-
cording to it's present aim, utterly demolish the
Methodist Church. and what's the use of musslng
up a perfectly good church building like that!
However. and to return to the subject in hand;
those two flags are a disgrace to the city and
should come down. How it is to be accomplished
is the other fellows problem-we merely insist
that for the reputation of the city it should be
done.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
LET US GO ON!

TITO anyone who read Coningsby Dawsons ar
ticle in the current number of Good House
keeping the Importance of clean hospital
supplies to the boys the front makes itself
imperatively felt. Clean bed furnishings and
clean bed apparel make positive Heaven to the
wounded man as he comes from the trenches with
their filth and vermin and lack of any means
for personal cleanliness. This is one of the
strongest appeals yet made to urge the Red
Cross workers on and on and on-until there is
no more war and each man has come home to
the clean things he Graves (and which were of
no consequence in the old days because he al
ways had them)-or until he has gone to that
infinite Cleanness not made by hands. Suppose
some one you loved were wounded and taken to
a hospital on the front and there were none of
the many "clean' things which were to make for
his comfort and perhaps save his life. Would
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
ONE LADS VISION.

THE Following is an extract from lette
written by Lieutenant Oliver Steele, t
= his sister, before he left for France. T
rs who know Lieutenant Steele, his boyishnes:
MS intrinsic WORTH and his fine spirit, this glimps
into what the war means to him personally
worth much.
81 think that this will be the last letter I'll
write from this side, for present indications
saw we move soon. However I've written
farewell letters before and thought it was
time for them only to find that hadn't
gone. 1t looks different now and I'll be glad
to go. We've been treated royalty here, but
at the same time we're anxious to finish the
next lap of our journey. 1t is wonderful to
look forward to. I'm not crazy, understand,
to get into the trenches and have somebody
shoot at me. But the spirit of adventure
rather beckons and ON, and although
my human side makes me want to see the
end of the war, yet personally I'm mighty
glad that I'm living in this day and age, and
that Pm young and strong.
'"The other night | took a motor trip to
Long Beach. l wish you could have seen
it ALL The Beach is several miles long and
lighted all along 1t was very windy night
and out on the water it was black dark. The
surf was at its best and you could see the
white caps, from the light at your back, ap-
pear way out on the water They came roll
ing in, in manner that very impress
sive. Perhaps it is because I'm Gland
lubber' but whatever the reason, the surf
has fascination for me that grips. can
watch it and dream mighty dreams. AS |
stood, the other night, and watched it all |
was reminded of couple of lines of "Ser
vices, "New Years Eve'' (Which by the way
you want to get acquainted with. The lines
are, "It is cruel cold on the waterfront silent
dark and dread" If you had been there you
would have appreciated it. While [ watched
dreamed of the time when | should venture
out on that water towards the greatest ex-
perience of the ages. And l pronounced it
good. If only | had the ability to portray
the emotions that I feel when I think of it
all, believe 1 could make interesting read
ing. But the words will not form, and thus
the world is cheated
"Of course | realize that there will be sad
awakening to all these dreams. | used to
see only the romance of a military camp un-
til | was in one and found it very practical
thing. 1t used to thrill me to read of a sentry
doing his lonely hitch until I'd been on Guard
in nice rain. And in the same way I ex-
pect the trenches and "No Mans Land" will
lose their thrill when confronted in reality
Still it is nice to think of only the romance
and let the real thing go as long as possible"
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
THE GERMAN VOTE.

w yHETHER one studies national politics or
w state politics the more insignificant
w county politics, he is appalled, at the
reluctance of the genuine 'potician'' to pro-
claim himself for anything that may cost HIM
few votes from those unthinkable citizens
whose heart interests are against America and
with Germany in the war. This reluctance IN
Congress has been especially appalling recently;
we have men in Minnesota today who are selling
their eternal souls into treason by their silence
because they dare not stand against the loss OF
a few votes; the silence of certain officials OF
the various counties of the state has been but
little less marked. We have only the supremest
contempt for any man who is now trying to walk
the middle of the road for his personal ends
and it will give US the keenest pleasure to reveal
such man to the public when certain
that such is his aim. We would do no one an
injustice-nor believe him guilty of this grave
charge until he proves himself So But being
proven so there should be mercy shown. He
should be obiterated from all public office and
ostracized from the society of Americans. Ev-
cry man proves his loyalty by his words and his
deeds-if there is any question about either he
is simply not loyal The public can only judge
of what politician has in his heart by what he
says boldly to his constituency. Silence gives con-
sent-to the enemy! And man will find that
saying one thing in the south side OF his district
and another in the north will also serve to make
him doubted. "Now is the time for all good men,
to test the loyalty of his candidate in every
way. Party nor nationality nor religion nor the
lack of it matters little in the coming political
campaign compared to the great question of
whether a candidate is for votes country. Make
your man prove himself-and be sure he is con-
sistent!
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16
MARCHING SONG OF THE ROCKIES.

He was just long, lean country gnk
From away out west where the hoptoads wink
He was six feet two in his stockin' feet,
But he KEEP gittin' thinner the more he'd eat.
Yet he was as brave as he was thin;
When the war broke out he got right in,
Unhitched his plow put the null away,
An then the old folks heard him say:
REFRAIN.
Goodby, ma! Goodby, pa!
Goodby, mule, with yer old he-haw!
I may not know what the wars about,
But you bet, by gosh, I'll soon find out!
An oh my sweetheart, don't you fear,
I'll bring you king for a souvenir!
Ill git you Turk an kaiser, too,
An that's about all feller could do.
One pair of socks was his only load
When he struck the town by the old dirt road,
He went right down to the public square
And fell in line with the soldiers there.
The sergeant put him in uniform,
His gal knit mitts fer to keep him warm;
They drilled him late, they drilled him long;
Then he marched away to his farewell song:
REFRAIN.
Goodby, ma! Goodby, pa! etc.
William Herschel
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16

In speaking of disloyal candidates for impor-
tant public offices the Preston Times says "God
forbid that this misfortune should come to this
country at this critical time" With all reverence
we ask why God should be troubled about this
thing either to forbid it or otherwise 1t is up
to the voters to forbid in the most effective way
and then God will not have to be troubled about
it at all. Goodness knows He has enough to fill
His infinite judgment and infinite patience, why
should we put one more purely human duty up
on Him. Let each voter look into mans record of
past accomplishment and present loyalty and
then vote his convictions instead of his politics
and the thing is done.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16

The fellow that wants office this year and
is sitting on top the fence leaning toward
America and toward the enemy, will have
one 'bloomin" time getting loose from the
barbed wire entangements he shared him
self with.-Harvey Harris.
In the above paragraph Harvey says in
mighty few words what were trying to sa!
in our dissertation on the German vote. He ha
hit the nail exactly and squarely on the head
a thing which we being mere woman, couldn'
be expected to do.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16

There is one awfully nice thing about those
coupons you clip from your liberty bonds, one
thing beside the sheer (and Unusually joy of clip
ping them, and that is that each one of them buys
quite respectable showing of thrift stamps
Some of us are going to have more money saved
by one means or another when this war closes
than we ever saved before in all useless lives
And vet every once in a while some nut stands
up and remarks "Let the fellows Wall Street
buy these bonds they are the ones that are max
ing the money out of the war;" One man is now
serving Jail sentence for that very statement
and we hope every other citizen of the United
States who is so narrow and so bigoted and sc
ignorant as to make this statement gets put II
the very same place.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-01-16

If our good Fairy is moved to grant US one
wish before we die, we hope she will tell US that
we can be like any person in the world whom we
choose to be like. Then we'll say to the blessed
fairy, 81 choose with all my heart to be like
Larry Ho." Not because Larry is brilliant would
we choose that; not because he can write clever
prose and exquisite verse, not because he has
been success in so many lines of private and
public endeavor, not because he has splendid
future before him nor for anyone of dozen
more or less material things But we would have,
if our wish were granted, Larry's love, touched
almost with divneness, for his fellow humans,
his high white hope that every man is at heart
a good man with bit of God in his heart, and
that good and glory and joy lie all about us if we
will but reach forth our hands with a chiid's
faith, All these things are Larry's and these
we will have-when our wish comes true!