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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04

their way towards the rising sum- cap
turing the railway as they went anu
leaving guards behind them. Nok' eA'
cept for one gap they hold the entire
line from the Volga to Vladivostok'
and they hald it for the Allies
There is nothing in history that can
compare with the march OF this il'tie
army across continent and nan
Their dilapidated clothing made them
look like tramps, and their feet were
bound in rags. But it is said tnat
eighty per cent of the men IN the
ranks were university graduates, so
that they may be said 70 nave
marched neither on their feet, nor Oh
their stomachs, according to the oiu
military aphorism, but on their heads
This heroic little band have saved a
country far exceeding in size the UNI
ted States; they have defed alike
! Germans, Austrians and Bolsnevlsts'
and they have opened the way to the
rescue first of Siberia and, then, OF
European Russia if they receive
promptly the support Of the Allies
which it is feared may even no"
reach them too late. The awkward
and semi-barbous sounding name o.
Czecho- Slovaks will live long in his
tory. For shee heroism, for thrill
ing adventure, for the possession o
an idealism Of purpose beside which
all the pretentious canting about tn
! safety Of democracy seems vain AM
, vulgar, this little Czecho-Sloval
army, composed Of intelligent an
, thinking men, must take rank toda
! as the very cream Of the Allied forces
1t is wonderful story and deserve
, happy ending.-Palm Beach Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04

FOR SALE-G0od, second hand type
writer for $50 cash. Apply sol
West Lemon St. 1891
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04
CLASSIFIED 4 DYE RTYSLNG
OUR czEcHo-sLovAK ALLIES

For sheer romantic interest, and
unequaled patriotism, the story OF the
Czecho-Slovak army that is now bat
Ting for liberty in Russia has not its
match in history. When the Russian
army went to pieces on the eastern
front, there was one portion of it that
refused to disband. An army OF So
600 Czecho- Slovaks, the remnant OF a
body of twice that number, who had
been recruited from refugees who fled
across the border ct the beginning OF
the war, and from dcserters from the
Austrian army, found itself in Ukran-
ia at the signing Of the Brest-Litovsk
peace treaty. They were well armed
and equipped, and they conceived the
bold idea of reaching the French
fighting front by going around the
world They determined, therefore.
to fall back to the Trans-Siberian
railway and negotiate with the Boil
shevikists for safe passage to Vlad-
ivostok. On their way they encoun.
tered German army whom they
forced to retire at the end Of four
DAYS battle. On reaching the railroad
junction they bargained with the
Bolsheviki for a passage to the east
ern terminal of the longest railroad
line in the world. The Bolsheviki
insisted on the surrender Of all their
guns, munitions and equipment on
the grounds that they were the prop
erty of the Russian Government to
which they were, forced to accede
retaining only about one rifle for ev
cry ten men. But they kept their
stock Of hand grenades. They start
ed east and encountered many diff
culties which were bravely overcome
, They had to do their own train-run
ming, to coerce the railroad engine
drivers occasionally by threatening
, them with the bombs, and some
times to furnish engineers from theil
\ Town body. They cut their own woot
] for the engines and bought what sup
] plies they needed as they went along
J At one station an extraordinary, al
] most providential, incident happened
They were met by two THOUSAND
Red Guards commanded by German
: and Austrian officers, and were toll
to surrender the rest Of their arms
Refusing, the officers gave the orde
to fire but gave 1t in German, whic
, was understood by the Czecho-Slovak
! but not by the Russians. So tho
/, threw themselves ont he Bolshevist
+ with their bare hands, with poke
knives and with stones and kille
"a eight hundred Of them. Then the
: disarmed the troops, taking the1
q rifles and machine guns and resume
n their journey eastward. Failing
q negotiate with Trotzky, they fougf
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04

FOR SALE-1916 Dodge Touring car;
1915 6-passenger Pitin-Palmer; 1913
Hup Model, 80; 1916 Ford Touring
car; 1914 Ford Touring car; 1914
roadster truck; 1916 Ford heavy
truck; Corbensen, reconstructed.
LAKELAND AUTO EXCHANGE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04
FLoRlDA's OPPORTUNITIES
KEEP GROWING

Florida's ship building activities
shown in recent report sent out
from Washington are not 80 bad.
Upp to July / contracts had been
placed by the shipping board with
the yards at Pensacola, Tampa and
Jacksonville for sivty-eight ships
with a total tonnage Of 435,Ooo tons
and at a cost Of $66,818,840.
Since that date number Of other
contracts have been let to Florida
ship builders, Tarpon Springs getting
one contract for a million dollars
worth of boats, and Miami being
given a fine start in the ship build
ing part Of the war-work with the
contracts for barges and light-draft
boats. All of this means more
money for Florida, and more money
is all that Is needed to keep Florida
general development rushing for
ward.
If these wellpaid wor,kmen are
wise they will manage to buy some
Florida land. If Florida farmers are
wise, they will see to 1t that the
food for the many workmen in the
war industries Is produced upon
Florida farms. And il farmers in
! other states are wise, they will come
to Florida to have a share In the
big returns that can be gathered
from properly cultivated tract vi
land in this Sunshine State. Every
increase in the number and extent Of
the states industries means addition
al opportunity for every wide awake
man.-Miami Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04

NEW FORD TIRES FOR so. All
other sizes sold at same cut rate
price. Red Front vulcanizing Shop.
TITS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04
IN COURT or COUNTY JUDGE. STATE or
FL0RiDA.-IN RE ESTATE or MARTHA

y. FLUTE, UtUENSEU.-FULN CUUNTY.
Notice Is hereby given. to all whom 1t may
concern, that on the 30th day Of October
D. 1918, shall apply to the Honorable KEEL
sey Blanton. Judge Of said court as Judge
probate, for my final discharge as admin
istrator OF the estate Of Martha A. F3ote, de.
ceased and that at the same time will pre-
sent TO said court my final accounts as ad .
ministrator Of said estate, and ask FOR their
approval.
Dated April 2sth. A. D. 1918 6
W. 8 PRESTON,
T465 Administrator
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04

Sea food, poultry and rabbits are
particularly patriotic foods to use in
place of meat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04

A little orange juice may be added
to the drinking water II the baby re-
fuses 1t plain.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04

WILL SELL-A $500 Player Piano
for $500 and throw in good house
and lot, if taken within 10 days.
Route B, Box u. 1857
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
NO RESTRICTIONS REMOVED
ON HARD COAL PURCHASES

St. Paul, Feb. 27.-No restrictions
on the purchase Of hard coal are re-
moved in Minnesota by the advice of
Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield
that all househ olders should buy nor
NAL coal supplies for next winter as
soon as possible.
"This advice means that people
should buy next winters supply in
normal amounts as soon as naviga-
tion on the lakes will allow the ship
ping of coal, "said J. F. McGee, state
fuel administrator.
"That will be some time in the
spring when the ice breaks up. Pur-
chase of coal should be made from
that time on in normal amounts so
railroad traffic will not be blocked
next winter by the shipping of great
amounts of coal that they should
been purchased previously in normal
amounts
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
STATE RED CROSS SEAL
SALE REACHED $4,000
(Special to PiOneer)

St. Paul, Feb. 27.-Minnesota
raised $4,000 during the recent Red
Cross Seal sale. The final report of
the Minnesota Public Health asso-
citation, state manager, to Red Cross
headquarters, rendered February 20,
gives sale of 100000 seals.
This fund, except 10 per cent re,
tained by the American Red Cross.
will be spent in this state for the
fight against tuberculosis and other
preventable diseases. Many OF the
local committees are raising addi-
tional funds in various ways. This
year voluntary contributions for
health work will total over $780,
900. With a view to having the
most urgent work done first, the Am
erican Red Cross requires the state
association to see that local ex-
penditures are for approved work
Expenditures of local committees and
of the state association are reported
to headquarters on blanks furnished
for that purpose.
Draft examinations have revealed
such an alarming number of cases
of tuberculosis that it is deemed wise
to use at least SO per cent of the
entire fund for county public health
nursing and free clinics. One or
more dispensaries for tuberculosie
cases will be establish he'd in each
county whether the county has a
or not.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
BASKETBALL ON
FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN
DETROIT FIVE COMES

Bemidji basketball fans will be
given a real treat Friday evening
because arrangements have been
completed for game between the
local high school quintet and the
fast Detroit five to be played at the
armory on that date. = -
n Detroit has the best record of all
teams in her district and Bemidji
has the best record for this district
hence, the game Friday evening
should prove mighty interesting and
will also give a line on the strength
of the two teams in case they are
both selected for the trip to the
Carleton tournament from their re
spective districts.
This is the last game to be played
on the local floor until the Wadens
aggregation comes here for it's re-
turn game on Friday, March Is.
The reason for scheduling this
game with Detroit is to give the
local high school team an opportu-
nifty to try conclusions with one Of
the best teams in the state and also
to furnish the local fans with some
real basketball. The last two games
have been too one-sided to be inter
esting but the game Friday evening
promises to be a close, fast game
and it is hoped that the armory will
be filed to capacity. Game called
at 8:15 o'clock. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
Russians Resist Germans.
(By Joseph Shaplen)


United Press Correspondent
Petrograd, Feb. 27.-The Germans
have been hurled back at Vitebsk
and eighteen miles from Orsha. Af-
ter fortifying Borishoff, the Germans
advanced toward Orsha.
The Russians made sortie, beat
ing back the Germans, then, retired
upon the city, blowing up the bridge
over the Berezina, where Napoleon
suffered heavy losses in November,
1912.
The Germans are seeking to oc-
cupy ViteDsk where the first stand
for the. defense of Petrograd was
made and were thrown back.
The German forces, advancing up
on Petrograd Informed the Russians
they had accepted peace and asked
the German high command for in
structions. r.
The reply came back, "the ad-
vance must continue" The Germans
are apparently determined to occupy
Petrograd.
Enthusiasm for defense grows
hourly among the Russians. "A con-
stant stream of armed men is rush
ing to the front. The battle for the
possession of Pskoff was won by the
Russians.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
HERE'S OFFICIAL LIST
FLOUR SUBSTITUTES

Harry E. Reynolds, federal food
administrator for Beltrami county,
says that much confusion has arisen
throughout the state through reports
repeated by travelling statesmen and
others regarding the substitutes to
be sold with white wheat flour.
There have been no changes from
the original list, which is as follows:
Corn meal, edible corn starch, corn
flour, hominy, corn critics, barley
flour, rice, rice -four, oatmeal, rolled
oats, buckwheat flour, potato flour,
sweet potato -four, soya bean flour,
feterita fours and meals.
"If any changes are made the
public will be promptly notified.
Please insist on strict adherence to
the above substitutes" states Mr..
Reynolds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
SUGAR RULING WILL
/ GIVE HOMES PLENTY

( The average household in Bemidji
will not be handicapped by the new
state sugar ruling which went into
effect Monday according to the
opinion of officials of the state food
administration.
The average household Of Bemidji
does not use in excess of three
pounds per capita month, 1t is said.
In many homes there is an excessive
use of sugar through the making of
candies and other sweets.
The new regulation will stop this
practice to great extent. The
grapefruit market also is expected to
'be hard hit, as this variety of fruit
requires a large amount of sweet
ening.
The state food administration is
relying on the loyalty of all Mime
sofa housewives to carry out the new
ruling. If it is found that the order
is being violated it is probable that
a card system will be inaugurated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON BEMlDJI GUARD

.> st. Paul, Feb. 27.-Major w. A.
Curtis, chief of Adjutant General
Rhinow's staff, returned to st. Paul
after having mustered in four Home
Guard companies in Northern Min
nesota. Designations of the new
companies have not been made.
ts Buhl has an organization of 100
men in command of Captain A. L.,
Smith; Cass Lake, lompany of
eighty-four men under Captain G.. l..
Marshall; Akeley, seventy-eight men
under Captain Charles Scheers, and
Nevis, fifty-four men commanded by
Captain Fred Giese.
Major Curtis also inspected the
Home Guard companies at Park
Rapids and Bemidji and made favor
able reports on both organizations.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
INDIAN TREATY ON
LIQUOR HELD VALID

st. Paul, Feb. 27.-Validity of the
Indian treaty of 1856 and is appli-
cation to keep, liquor out of north
ern Minnesota has again been up
held in the courts, in decision by
the United States circuit court of
appeals at st. ADuis, affirming the
conviction of J.FO. Harris propri-
etor of q hotelsat Kelliher.
Harris had been convicted in fed
eral court at Duluth of introducing
liquor into dry territory, and his at
torney attacked the validity Of the
act of congress giving the treaty pro-
visions on liquor the force of law.
This attacked the cid" from a
new angle, but the case will be ap-
pealed to the United States supreme
court, which has once decided in ia
vor of the validity of the treaty.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
NAMED TO
RECRUIT ( men FOR
CANADIAN FORCES

A. recruiting officer for the Cana
dian forces has been added to Be-
midi, Raymond Magaurn having
been designated recruiting officer for
this city and vicinity. The young
man assumed his duties today and
the ''first shot out of the box" en-
listed George p. Dixon of Bagley and
seRt him to Duluth, whence he will
b&forwarded. to- the medical depart
mhnt Of the Canadian forces. r.
! Magaurn lost the first two fingers
on spnego his hands, but otherwise
is aIsplendid specimen of young man
hood, and he has been rejected from
enlisting four times with the United
States forces. soon as a suitable
location can be secured he will open
an office and will work in conjunc-
tion with Recruiting Officer Fou-
ca,llt, U. s. A.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
BEMIDJI ATHLETES
TO enter STA1E"U''
(Minneapolis JOurnal)

Pierre Gray and Carl Tennstrum,
stars on the Bemidji, Minn., 1917
football team, will enter the Univer-
sity of Minnesota and be available
for the 1919 Gopher eleven. Joe
Diedrich, former Gopher football and
baseball star, recon. nends both play
ers highly.
Gray, right tackle and captain of
the leven, is considered one of the
best linemen ever developed at Be-
midi, while Tennstrum was a star
in the backfield. Tennstrum, in ad-
dition, is a good baseball and basket
ball player.
Claude Bailey, captain Of the 1915
football team, will not enter the
university as be anticipated. He has
enlisted in the engineering corps.
Bailey led the team to the undisputed
championship of Northwestern Min
nesota high school and the eleven
was only scored on once during the
season.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
GOVERNMENT ASKS
FOR men TO MAN
SHIPYARDS WHEN
SERVICES NEEDED.
ALI Applicants Need to Do Is Enroll
Names for United States 4
Service Reserve.
CHARLES CARTER APPOINTED y.
. COUNTY ENROLLING AGENT
Men Will Be Called for Work When
Jobs Open; No Time Need
Egs ~S ASeSS' s.rs'a..a :.
Especial to Pioneer)

L
S.St. Paul, Feb. 27.-Enrollment Of
~. s. Shipyards Volunteers" started
ps a rush In Minnesota on the first
ssgo days Of the special week SET
:sside for that purpose. Hence the
$yutlook for getting Minnesota's full
siuota Of $500 men seems bright,
4 The purpose Of the enrolment is
to get an army of 250,o00 men en-
listed-so to speak; they do not en-
list in reality-who may be called
when the government needs them in
the shipyards. And regarding the
need, Edward N. Hurley, chairman
Of the United States Shipping Board
telegraphed the, following to the
Public Safety commission in st.
Paul: ..f=.
Thanks Minnesota.
"Permit me to extend to you and
through you to all your enrolment
agents the thanks of the United
States Shipping Board for your ef-
forts in conducting the work of en-
rolling shipyard volunteers Of the
United States Service Reserve which
has been eput in your charge. Nc
more important patriotic service can
be performed than that with which
you are entrusted. Upon the thor
oughness. of your canvass of your
communities for men. skilled in trades
useful TN shipbui1ding and willing
to ourC1l q oh I'D walnut
depend in large measure the success
of the whole military and industrial
program of your country for the
coming year. Other industry must
wait upon the production of ships.
trust you will not relax in your ef-
forts until the full quota of your
state is reached"
Carter Named Here.
Under the direction of Mr.. Cotton,
enrolling agents have been named in
each county of the state. Every
where they have been busily en-
gagged in getting men to give the
government their names and their
qualifications for shipbuilding work,
and to sign pledges to be ready for
government service when they are
wanted. The enrolling agent Tor
Beltrami county is Charles S. Car
ter of Bemidji.
Enroll Only.
1t is made particularly plain by
the government that no men should
go to shipyards now, looking for i'm
mediate jobs. The men are asked
to enroll only, not to give up present
until they are called.
And the government is asking all
those who are skilled in the use of
tools almost any kind of tools from
a paint brush to a pneumatic riveter
to join the reserve and be ready,
because the quarter of million is
to be needed soon.
Anyone who wishes to serve his
and is qualified for the work
should seek out the enrolling agent
in his county and put his name down.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
POINTED EXTRACTS IN
DIR. LINCOLN'S

1.-The ultimate outcome of this
great conflict will be, must be, the
bringing Of all nations, all peoples
and all creeds to a closer understand
ing of the one great ideal-liberty.
The hyphen must and will become a
thing of the past, and why shouldn't
it? What's it for, anyway?
"We are called the great melting
pot of all nations. German, Irish
and Swedish blood have been sspilt
for this great and glorious country
on French soil under the Stars and
Stripes, and as Americans"
"When this war is over and our
boys come home, and after the first
session of welcome greeting has TAX
en- place between mother and son
and father and son, and brother and
sister, husband and wife, how proud
we will feel over that hero. What
wonderful feeling of satisfaction
it will be. Will that boy have a
right to feel proud Of you?
"Supposing then, after this greet
ing is over, and that boy of yours
learns that someone in the family
has been disloyal.o What then?
What excuse could you give? What
would you say?
Don't worry over that boy in the
trenches. He is we'll fed and we'll
cared for. Do you know, he Is ac-
tually worrying over YOU at home
here. Well, hasn't he a right to
worry? There he is over there,
anxiously waiting to go over the top
and you're holding him back-ac-
tually holding him back. He is there
waiting-for what? What does he
say?
"send us guns. Send us NUM-
tions. Send us men. Get busy and
build ships. Get stuff to us. Don't
you know that war has been de-
clared? We're waiting here to go
over the top Why do you hold US
back?
(which one has the more right
to worry, you or that boy?"
"The first law of soldier is Obe-
dience. The first thing a child Is
taught is obedience. The law of the
nation is obedience. Now then,
when the government requests you
to observe wheatless, meatless and
heatless days, why do you hesitate? :?
Do you suppose President Wilson and
his men make these requests to get
back at us Republicans? I'm a Re-
publican. Do you think 1t is done
for a joke? No, friends, this is all
figured out and done for a purpose,
a big purpose-to win the war"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
ALIEN REGISTRY, EXCEPT
TEU7oNS, S,CLOSEST0NIGHT

Tonight closes the registry for all
aliens, excepting Germans, who have
had their registration day, and City
Clerk Stein will be in waiting until
8 o'clock at his office in the city
building.
All aliens above the age of IA
years, no matter Of what allegiance,
have to register, by order of the
government, and up to noon today
between 400 and 500 had been reg
istered by City Clerk Stein:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-27
''0H! YOU PEOPLE OF
LITTLE HEARTS AND
Big ST0MACHS," y. :
SAYS DR.. LINCOLN

do" line of discussion. 1t was a re-
freshing relief. And the huge crowd
that heard him understood.
Team "B" consists of DR.. Lincoln,
DR.. Thomas E. Greene and Mrs. Will
liam Ogden Wade. The latter spoke
in the afternoon at the Elko to a
large number, and DR.. Lincoln spoke
about Is minutes.
Both afternoon and evening, pic
lures of the battle SCARED country
were shown and described, lending
interest to the narrative of the OBJ
servation by DR.. Lincoln.