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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
British Casualties

London. January 2S.- British casualties during the week ending today were s5ss. divided as follows:
 Killed or died of wounds: Officers, 25; men, TIA. Wounded or missing: ONi- cers, 12S; men. 6721
 These figures represent the virtual cut ting in half of British casualties as com pared With the previous week. when H. 043 were reported. Two weeks ago the high total of 24.797 was reached For the week immediately preceding the figures were 1s,9eS and the week before that 9951
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
STEAMSHIP CORK TORPEDOED AND
 12LNES ARE LOST

London, January 2s.-The steamship Cork has been torpedoed. Seven passen- gers and five members of the crew were lost.
 The Cork was torpedoed without warn ing. The torpedo struck her amidships and she sank In five minutes.
 Many of the passengers were in their berths at the time. The survivors were landed at a port of western England.
 The Cork, 1279 tons gross and 260 feet long. was built at Port Glasgow in 1899. She was owned In Dublin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
Trial for Treason

New York, January 2S.-Examination of Charles Teitelbaum, a government ordance inspector, who said he discov- cred the ''maliciousy mutilated' gyro- scope parts which the defendant is charged with having placed In shipping boxes, preparatory to their use in United States naval torpedoes, occupied both of today's sessions in federal court in Brooklyn, where Paul C. II. Hennig, a naturalized German, is on trial for treason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
ALLEGED ATTEMPT
 TO WRECK FREIGHT
 TRAIN BY SOLDIERS

Anniston, January 2S.-Eleven sol- dlers are in Jail here tonight in con nection with an alleged attempt to wreck westbound freight near here Sunday night. The engineer of the train reported that the fender of his engine hit pile of crossties that had been placed on the track An investi- gation was ordered and the soldiers were arrested shortly afterward at ChOccOioccO near here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29

The red guard is said to be in oc- cupation of the railway station b,
 Helsingfors and to be in control at Rikimaki and other important juno ton points, and the commander of the
 Russian warships in Helsingfors has threatened to rage the city with the
 guns of the fleet unless the Finnish white guard is disbanded. The bol- sheviki government at Petrograd is re- ported to have sent endorsements for
 the red guard, 600 of them having de-
 parted for viborg, taking with them machine guns.
 Dispatches from Switzerland are to the effect that there has been serious rioting in Bohemia, owing to short age in flour rations. strong measures by the police being required to dis
 perse the mobs, which smashed shop windows and plundered stores. Like wise severe outbreaks are reported in the industrial regions in Rhensh
 Prussia, where troops had to be called out to deal with the dissatisfied popu- lace.
 Attacks by the Pan- -Germanists
 against any and all persons who are opposing their war aims continue un- abated in Germany. A remarkable ut terance is that made by the Pan-Ger-
 man Deutsche Tages-Zeitung. which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29

While many things disclosed inn pressed, the committee was frankly amazed when told that the men of g. national guard and national army di- visional camps are ready to go today at need.
 When members wanted to know why such things had not been given pub licity before MT. Baker spoke of the reluctance of military men to reveal their war plans and quoted German remarks about Americas advertise ment of her preparations.
 NO PERSONAL DEFENSE
 Emphasizing that he was not there to defend himself or anybody else, tEc secretary urged the committee again and again to lay bare any short coming or failure of the department that it might be corrected. Frequent lv he paused to seek stronger lan- guage to describe the devotion of his associates in the department, military and civilian.
 For one reason or another" he said, 'the impression had gone out into tho country, to some extent at least
  down.
 Ut would be tragical thing if this tremendous effort, this wholly unpre- cedented sacrifice, made by men were in fact to turn out to deserve the com ment that it had fallen down.
 Never in the history of time, he de- clarcd. had an army of it's size been raised, equipped, trained and prepared for battle as had that of the United States.
 TAKES RESPONSIBILITY
 Mr. Baker took personal responsi- bilty for getting men under training before their equipment was ready to the last shoe button.' Such officers as Mai Gen. Leonard Wood, he said, had urged this policy. He described conferences that evolved the ordnance programme and it's fulfillment, sub- hitting documents to prove that France and Great Britain were supply ing artillery and machine guns for the first forces at their own urgent request in order that ships might be used for other purposes
 Tn all that was done prior to the departure of the first troops General PerSQITR SHdTeQ III lHc uclibciiliOh and approved the decisions reached. Mir. Baker said. and now surrounded with a staff of trained regular off, cers who could i'll be spared from the great task at home. PershiEg is in France as the eyes of the army.
 Every step taken since has been founded on his long daily cabled re- ports of what Is going on at the fight ing fronts.
 Tables were cited to show that over crowding in the camps and cantonments had not been general and that the sickness had come mostly in the camps where medical opinion had agreed it was least to be expected The history of the development and building of the cantonments was given in detail to show that every precau- tion possible had Seen taken.
 Analyzing the efforts of the ord- nance bureau, the secretary said that General Crozier had urged for years . greater artillery preparations; that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29

ing for war
 early morning until late afternoon the Secretary ad dressed the committee and crowd including members of both houses of Congress- gathered in big hearing of the Senate office building He spoke extemporaneousy be- ginning with details of the mammoth task of building of million and haf answering such complaints of nefc ncy cited by Senator Chamberlain in his recent speech and declaring that such instances isolated and not era Some questions asked and Mr Baker from time time had assistants to telephone for reports specific tions
 Then toward the close of the day. the Secretary delivered telling lied missions of the day and night conferences with from the battle in which the beyond the building the industrial home transporting the railroads France strike the with at the couitrys command
 Baker preson Chairman Chamberlain said The chairman that the Secretary virtually recall him later after the committee has completed hearing officers of the medical aviation section and other branches of The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29

come to Washington to accept salaries of office boys. many no salary at all, to place their experience at the dis posal of the nation.
 "Gentlemen," said the secretary, speaking with great earnestness, "it would be tragical thing if this mo- mentous effort were to deserve the comment that it has fallen down.
 The impatience of the whole country ito do this thing greatly" he said, probably inspired much of the crit icism Every one of us wants to see our country hit like a man al the ad- versary.
 ADMITS MISTAKES
 eve look back over the past and see that there have been shortcomings that there has been delays There arc things that could have been better done But our effort Is to learn.
 "I have no purpose to defend indi- viduals or myself. If I discuss here individuals by name, if I refer to General Crozier or General Sharpe or myself it will be only to make 1t clear. If any of us should figure in tomor- rows casualties, 1t would be as noth- ing beside the object we all seek I am not here to deny shortcomings, but I think I can say this:
 That where we have found such shortcomings, or mistakes, we havt5 made every effort to correct them. l must earnestly ask that when you have pointed out to you any short comings whether it seem wellfound- ed or not, that you instantly refer it to me, in order that the processes of the department may sift to the truth"
 From Senator Chamberlain's speech Mir. Baker said 1t had seemed to him that although it was not the sena- tor's purpose to make 1t so appear, the country got an impression from the fai1urCs and delays that made them "disproportionate to what was going on."
 The secretary said that there might be instances of shortcomings, but only instances"
 LEFT WRONG IMPRESSION
 When he appeared previously. MT. Baker said. "it was with the inten- tion of being frank.' but despite this desire he seemed to have left the feel ing that I was feinting in defense of some of my subordinates." He denied any such intention and said when he concluded if there was anything else the committee desired to investigate he would do everything possible with fiji his power to "assist without fear or favor" and to effect any improve rsent.
 ASKED FOR INFORMATION
 The secretary said that when he heard of the two letters read by Sen ator Chamberlain concerning bad treatment of sick soldiers, he imme-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
ORDINANCE SEEKS TO
 LOWER WATER RATES

As result of complaints being filed by citizens to the effect that they were being discriminated against in the mat ter of water rates, Commissioner of Pub lie Safety J. Ellis Brown will this morn ing introduce resolution in the city commission calling for the lowering of
 rates pumped at the North Birmingham plant, which is owned by the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29

bombs were dropped between 9 and 10 o'clock
 The latest reports show that one enemy machine was brought down by our airmen in Essex"
 London. January 2s.--It is officially announced that second attack by air raiders was delivered on London after midnisht. bombs being dropped about 12:30 a. m.
 The communication just issued. says the raid is still in progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
Meeting of Council

Paris, January 2s.-The British premier David Lloyd George. viscount Milner, member of the British war cabinet; the Italian premier, Professor Orlando and General Alfieri the Italian minister of war, arrived in Paris this evenin~ fror, London for the preliminary meeting of the supreme war council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
BoLsheUiki Trying
 70 Whip Into Line Liberty-Louing Fins

While the military operations the fronts continued at low ebb the political cauldron still bo uriously in Austria Hungary and Germany both of which countries there has been outbreaks the popuace because of economic and food conditions resulting from the
 In addition the according unofficial dispatches tho Epnb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
SECRETARY OF WAR ANSWERS"WlLDCRI7ICS"
 N DRAMATIC SPEECH
Chamberlain, Arch AHacker of Adninis< trdtion, Forced 10 Admit That Defensas Was "Good''-A mericdns Cannot
 Realize Great Progress Been Made

Washington January 28Amera will have army half million
 this year. with million trained and equipped quickly ships provided carry them the outlook for ships is unpromsing
 Secretary gave the world statement before the Senate military committee barring much that until has been carefully guarded with the ay military answering
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
AMERICA IMPORTANT

down"
 AMERICA IMPORTANT
 At the outset the secretary said he thought much criticism came from im- patience of the American people "to do this great thing quickly"
 He conceded freely that in so great there should mot be delays and short comings.''
 The confidence of the country however, he said, was necessary to the tremendous effort
 The mistakes cited in Senator Chamber lain's speech, Secretary Baker declared. gave disproportionate aspect. Without intent, he said. the effect of the senator speech was to give the country the im- pression that the deficiencies were characteristic rather than occasional
 He said he was not there to defend in- dividuals, or deny delays and false starts.
 But think can say in confidence that in them we have sought the rem edy."
 WRONG IMPRESSION
 For one reason or another the inn pression has gone out into the country to some extent that the war department has fallen down in the conduct of the war" said Secretary Baker. T want to address myself to that question:
 There are several reasons why l should ask the committee to hear me. First, the country is entitled to know if that is a fact The country Is entitled to know what this war is, and what the problems are. and how we are to meet them. Second, I have deep sense of duty to the officers and the civilians that are laboring with devotion, sacri. flee and zeal and are spending sleepless nights to bring this army up to its great est efficiency and success"
 Describing the spirit of army officers, Secretary Baker said he had seen strong, glizzlcd men turn away from my desk irf tears" when they had found that they could not go to France, "where the glory of their profession lay, but must remain in Washington and press forward war preparations. There was no case of any officer who had not accepted his duty, he added, with his whole heart.
 Men of high places in civil life throughout the nation he said, had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
He Tells Ho1u Half Million Men No1v In France Or On Way; Million a,1d Half Ready To Fo11ou
Cabinet Officer Gaue
 Euidence While Seated

VI ton, January 2S.-Mr. Baker, SC committee members, at their gan his statement at 1o:35 o'clock.
 ed not to be interrupted. S 2 Baker said his statement was not % Ely supplementary to his recent one U the committee, but a comprehensive .Atement on all army activities in the Var. especially replying to the charge fhat the war department had fallen down ',
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
ASKED FOR INFORMATION

The secretary said that when he heard of the two letters read by Sen ator Chamberlain concerning bad treatment of sick soldiers, he imme-
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-18
PARSONS COME BACK.
-(Rv limited .Prsss. J


London, Dec. 2. (By Mail. )--The
war has taught a lesson to the
clergyman as we'll as to the layman.
Those priests and parsons who
donned khaki and went lover there"
to tend their flock have learnt how
best to influence the men; one padre,
for instance, found It was no use ex-
horting them to "come and pray" SO
instead he stuck notice out side his
door saying "Come in and risk meet
ing the PADRE" and they came.
Padres frequently were seen wan
dering round the camps with Bible
in one hand and box Of cigarettes
In the other, for they learned that
Tommy, in his extremity asked, not
for prayers, but for a smoke and
companionship. Armed with the
necessary "smoke" 1t became easy to
give Tommy the right kind Of COM
panionship.
Hundreds of men who, before the
war, had no good word to spead for
clergymen, are now enthusiastic In
their praise of the padres, whom they
realize to be men like themselves
men with sense of humor, Of pa
trfotism and of courage.
When they all get back home the
bond between clergymen and laymen
will be strengthened by the memory
Of the padre" who SO often succeed
ed in getting his men on to the right
track.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-18
REALTY SALES BEGIN
T0sBOOM HEREABOUTS


f. Realty and land transactions seem
to be getting under way In Bemidji
and Beltrami county, judging from
reports coming in, E. J. Willis. land
dealer, reporting two more nice sales
In the past few days.
: One of them was the Flint prop
erty at COL Minnesota avenue, pur-
chased by =. l.. Gary, farmer from
North Dakota, who will move his
family to Bemidji that his daughters
many attend school. Mr.. Gary will
stay on his farm during the sum-
mer months.
| Another sale was eighty acres of
land, located mile west from the
German Lutheran church in Frohn.
It was purchased by Rev. e. F..
Glover of Watertown, Mimi, who
will improve the acreage with build
ings and put it into cultivation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-18
BEMlDI VISITOR LOOKS !:
OVER LAND FOR TWELVE

The real cause. Of the coming of
H. e. Harmon Of Sycamore, ILL.,, to
these parts, was disclosed today when
Mr.. Harmon returned from long
sleigh trip around 9Kelliher and VI
cinity looking over the land situa-
tior. He incidentally, bought three
car loads of potatoes, as he is a large
potato dealer and land owner.
His sleighing trip was occasioned
by the fact that he represented
twelve Illinois men who commits
stoned him to ascertain the land sit
uation in Beltrami county, each be-
ing Interested III a quarter section.
During the, jaunt& he saw three deer
and about twenty rabbits and re-
marked that he wished the law had
been on his side for a chance to
shoot. From here Mr.. Harmon left
for Warren where he has a large
amount of grain in storage raised on
one of his farms in the Red River
valley.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-18
GENEROUS OFFER CAUSES
RUSH AT JEWETT GARAGE

The offer made by the C. w. Jewett
company. to paint Ford cars free
with each overhauling job. has
caused a rush on the mechanical
force of this institution. The COM
pany can still handle few more cars
on this special offer, and will accept
new listings until the limit number
has been reached.
The present summer force Is still
on the job and Mr.. Jewett stated that
this was the first year he held his
entire force through the winter
months.
II lay it to the advertising CAM
paign conducted in The Pioneer dur
ing the fall months" said Mr.. Jewett,
"and am thoroughly convinced that
advertising pays"
During the fall months The Pioneer
carried Mr.. Jewett's ads regularly
each week, the ads being confined to
the repair work Of the department
almost exclusively.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-18
ELECTRIC STARTERS ON
FORDS IS COMING NEXT

C. w. Jewett has just returned
from St. Paul where he attended the
meeting of the Fordson tractor deal
ers of the state and he reports the
outlook for next years business as
flattering. ;M
Mr.. Jewett is also district repre-
sentative Of the Ford line of cars in
headquarters in Bemidji and he says
the new Fords are to be equipped
with electric starters so far as the
output of the starters will permit.
The starter is the one development
and Is not produced by the Liberty
Starter company and obtained a
government contract for 1G,500 of
them. The approximate output is
five hundred per day and increased
factory space will be double the size
of the present plant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-18
WHAT COLERAINE GETS
In CITY WATER SUPPLY

Information has been received by
the Beltrami Civic association, re-
garding the water system at Coler-
aine, MINI. This city gets its city
water from deep wells, being about
one hundred feet deep, placing the
pumps down in the wells eighty feet.
Well No. I, installed with 8 vertical
pump with 20. hp. motor, produces
four hundred gallons per minute.
Well No. 2. has a 35 hp. motor and
produces five hundred gallons per
minute.
The city of Coleraine uses 10000
gallons per day. =, ., =. .-- 4.
Bemidji is using now from 10000
to 100000 per day. ' = e.
I'VE do not need an elaborate
water system. BY changing our sys-
tenn pumping, we can get plenty ar
tersian water" says the association.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-18
ITALY EARNED HER =
>5 a.'> SHARE of VICTORY
BY Henry Wood

Omitted Press Correspondent
Rome, Dec. 18.--With the end OF
the war, which renders no longer ne
cessary secrecy regarding the mobil1-
zation efforts of the various allied
countries, the fact has just been made
public that Italy's total mobilization
reached just 141s per cent OF her en-
tire population.
This figure it Is, believed will sur
pass that of any of the other allied
nations.
OF total Of 3e,OO0,0o0 inhabit-
ants, Italy called under arms over s.
900, 900 men. >,
To do this it was necessary to call
out not only all Of her Oldest classes
that could possibly be OF any service,
but to send also her younger classes
to the front in greater proportion
than any of the other allies. ltaly's
class of 1899, comprising the 10 9-year
old boys, of the nation, were at the
front year before hostilities ceased,
while all of-the more important ele-
ments Of the 1900 class or 18-year-
old boy soldiers have been under
arms for the last six months.
In addition to the 100000 men
under arms, Italy had engaged In her
for the manufacture OF
war material 100000 men and 200,-
900 women and boys. In addition
France was supplied with over TO-
900 Italian workmen for, keeping up
the civilian work Of that country, be-
sides thousands of auxiliary troops
who were engaged in the construc-
tion of military defenses along the en-
tire French front, making a total OF
war industrial mobilization Of 1,300,-
coo. Added to this was the agriculr
tural mobilization, consisting largely
Of old men, women and boys who re-
placed the 100000 Italian agricul-
tural workers who were called under
arms. ItaIy's military Industrial and
civil mobilization thus reached total
or over S,000,000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-18
FOURTH MINNESOTA
HAS BEEN DISBANDED

The First battalion of the Fourth
Minnesota infantry, which has been
ON guard duty in Minneapolis, Du-
luth, Bemidji and Iron Range cities
for sixteen months has been, relieved
from active duty by Adjutant Gen.
.eraI Rhinow. About 500 men were
affected by the order. .., :3....
r General Rhfnow also announced
that companies G.. H. and M.::of. the
battalion have been granted federal
recognition, effective July /, 1913.
These are the first companies of the
new national guard to be SO recog-
nized, and state military officers saw
in the order hope, that this recogni-
tion will be: granted other new guard
units by companies. - -S. IN = So