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DOOM OF GERMANY
SOUNDED IN JULY
Allies Assumed Superiority
Then. War Department
Figures Show.
ENEMY'S RESERVES GONE
Had 100000 Line Troops
Sept. I, With 100000
Troops Opposing.

WAsHISGroN. Feb. 1.-THE story OF
Germany's supreme effort for military
victory in the spring OF 1918. of AmerI-
can Intervention and o. the ultimate
crushing defeat OF the enemy and the
apparent annihilatlon OF nearly one-half
of his fighting force was graphically
told in figures made public to-day by the
War Department. They dealt with the
rifle strength" Of the Allies and the
German forces on the western front in
monthly periods from April l TO Novem-
Der ] and were prepared by the intelli-
gence division of the General stan Of
the American army In France. BY rife
! strength was meant the number Of men
standing in the trench ready to go over
with the bayonet"
When Germany struck its great blow
last spring II had a million and a half
men 80 classified against an allied total
OF million and a quarter. BY June
the Germans reached their peak with
!l,sS5.ooo rifles. but despite the terrific
pressure they were eXerting against the
allied lines American aid was overcom-
ing the handicap and made possible the
counter blow delivered in July.
Allies Superior by July.
The allied strength on June was
l,+s6.o00. Shortly sfterward the Allies
| reached a total Of 1,547.o00. composed
of $4,000 French, $4,000 British and
$4,000 American. On July / Germany's
power had begun to wane and for the
first time 1t was definitely inferior In
rlfe strength. with l.4l2.000. compa red
TO l.6oS,o00 for the Allies.
Up to September l the allied strength
continued to gain despite the desperate
counter attack which was being driven
! forward all along the line. In mid
October the American strength had risen
to an estimated force OF $4,000. on
September | the allied line was at its
greatest strength. with 1859. 900 against
Germany's l,3Sa.000.
While the Allies had shrunk IN rifles
to 1,4s5.o00 on November / Germany
last hope was gone as she faced that
army with only SOS 900 bayonets.
Exhausted Reserves in summer.
The sudden decline OF the German
forces beginning In June and again APP
parent in the swift drop during Octo-
| Der was accounted for by the fact that
she had drawn into the lines during the
spring every availa BILE reserve. expecting
| to smash her way to victory before win
| ter came. These reserves were used up
in the German attack on the allied as
| saults which followed while the Amer
| lean force continued 10 increase.
In rough way the American rife
strength has represented about 20 per
cent. of the total American force in
France continuously. This accounts for
the fact that with n total OF more than
two million men in France on Novem-
Der II the rife strength in October was
estimated at around $4,000 men. A
similar situation was shown In staff re-
ports as to the total allied strength.
reckoned as ration strength" which was
continuously greater than that OF the
! German army throughout the spring and
| summer last year.
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ASKS WAR RISK FUND.
Secretary Glass Calls for &O,22O,-
900 Appropriation.

WAsHINGroN. Feb. 5.-Congress was
asked by Secretary Glass to-day to make
deficiency appropriation of ss220,O00
for the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, OF
which s5.OOO,0O0 would be used for mill
tary and naval compensation and the
rest for salaries and other expenses.
Attention was called to the increased
work and expense due TO the rapid dis
charge OF men from the service.
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BAKER AND DANIELS
PREDICT GOOD TIMES
Competitive Warfare Between
Rails and Waterways De-
nOunced by Them.

WASHINGTON. Feb. LIBERALIZATION OF
the evils OF competitive warfare be-
tween water and rail transportation. de-
velopments OF the nations inland wat
erways and its harbors and their full
utilization for the promotion of the ma
tional prosperity were urged to-day at
the opening session OF the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress. Opti-
msm concerning economic readjust-
ments also was sounded by most OF the
speakers
1ndorsing the purposes OF the congress
Secretaries Baker and Daniels urged
has prevented full use OF the waterways
for transportation in the past and both
predicted an era of industrial expan-
sion. In this connection they discounted
the fear OF Bolshevism In this country.
the naval Secretary saying there SIS
no more danger of Bolshevism taking
hold in America than there is OF the
Kaiser entering tire streets OF Wash
ington.'
Secretary Baker. in discussing the
relation of waterways to the war and
to the financial burd.L put on the ma
tons. OF the world by the war; said i'm
provement OF rivers and harbors would
be material factor in increasing for
eign commerce for which ships now
were baing built The waterway inn
provemeats, he said. also would furnish
useful and profitable wort tor thou
sands of men
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NORWEGIAN CABINET QUITS.
Knudsen Ministry Out After
stormy Career-Post TO BryR.

CHRIsTIANIA. Feb. 5.---The Norwegian
Cabinet. headed by Gunnar Knudsen,
has resigned. The reason given is that
Knudsens party has ceased to main
tain its control Of Parliament. The
resignation has been accepted by the
King. and speculation as to the new
Ministry includes the possibility that
H. II. Bryn, Norwegian Minister in
Washington. will be named Foreign
Minister.
Tho Norwegian Cabinet headed by
Gunnsr knudsen was formed January
20, 1918. II had a rather stormy
career. its personnel being for the most
part changed since its formation. The
Cabinet weathered a severe storm In
November. 1917, when resolution
designed to force its resignation was
brought before the Norwegian Parlia'
ment. II charged blunders In handling
the food situation and failure to yield
TO the request OF the United States &c
place the nation on a food allowance
The resolution was defeated. but op
position q, the Cabinet c9ptinasd.
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Heavy Disqualification.

THE final official total for all registra-
lions was 24.234.0.l. or these 3.20S.446
rad been actually examined, and practi-
ally thirty men out of every one hun
3red were found TO he physically dis
qualified Oklahoma and Arkansas re-
'l-0ei the highest ratio OF men under
he physical requirements, Rhode Island
nd Arizona the lowest
Men granted exemption because OF re-
. Ellus creeds totalled $500 Results
- the work or fight" order bore out the
p""dictions made by it's originators
~ is believed" the report said. "to be
Conservative estimate that the work or
7ght rules have resulted in the move
rent OF at leas. 1925 men to produc-
i've occupa tion.'
Only 10 per cent. OF the married
Fes strants were called for military
'nty. Seventy-four OF every 100 men
r,dssf1ed were granted deferment be-
ra1Se Of dependency and about 1e per
ont. on other grounds. Cases OF men
'rarrying after the draft law was passed
." o!ng within the notice OF draft OFF,
H. totalled 344,ST2 and of those men
10 per cent. were reclassified into
C,ass /
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Provision IL Necessary.

AS you can readily understand the
present activities Of the navy as well as
those in prospect have TO he carefully
provided for. otherwise they would
have 10 cease.
1T ia hoped that by the roth OF
February will have delnobi,ized AZ
least half Of the remaining PERSONAL
on shore after the releases above de-
s,ribed have taken place. From Feh-
ruary 20 to March We will obtain
detailed statements flpm all stations in
regard to the number OF men remaining
available. This we shall have TO do
in order to ascertain wher" we stand
in regard To The peiSonue
In the meantime we are recruiting
men fast our facilities will permit.
They seem to he coming in now at tlr
tate Of about l,600 IA week. This Will
Of course help us out in the matter OF
rehabilitation. but naturally We will
not really feel the effect Of this for
several months. for the rea son that tho
new men coming in are recruits and
must he trained before being sent 10
the ships
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Industry Lightly HIT.

TaA effect OF the draft upon the in
'iS'rlal machinery OF the nation was
arefully studied by Gen. Crowder g
once II was found that Class / In
'S entirety would have taken only $50
per cent. Of the workers OF all ages.
'eterment for essential occupa ton
'aHged from per cent. IN the industris
classes 10 In the agricultural.
Examination into the causes OF physi-
ca disqualification brought many sur
nrlses Alcohol and drug addicts ac-
counted for only 1913 per cent. Of the
total nervous and mental disorders for
l35 per cent, tuberculosis SIS and men,
tal deficiency o. per cent.
Nearly 100000 persons were COM
pFised in the draft operating personnel
hut the actual supervision In Washing
Ton was handled by forty-hve commits
stoned officers. Actual cost OF induction
per man was given at 1890. against
szt.4s under the voluntary enlistment
and s227.7i a man under the system
used In the eivi. war.
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Personal Appearance.

Blind persons should be especially
particular about their personal appear
ance. for 1t is awfully easy for them to
get into slovenly habits" he warned.
Life at ~. Duustans is cheerful and
Jolly. The atmosphere is not institu-
tlonal. There are but few regulations,
and they are almost never broken. out
OF the loo men who have passed
through there | have had 20 send only
twenty-one away, and they were habit
ual drunkards."
Sir Arthur told of many graduates
Of St. Dunstaus who had been able to
return to their old employment after
taking the course there. In numerous
instances, he said. they were earning
considerably more money than before
they lost their sight. Some OF their
blind masseurs were making from $50
TO $40 week. he declared.
The raising of poultry upon a small
scale offered an excellent opportunity
for sightless persons here. Sir Arthur
thought, despite the fact ne had been
told the business was conducted on
large scale in America and could not be
otherwise He said the same
conditions prevailed to a large extent IN
England. but that Il had been demon
strated there that blind men could keep
hens with satisfactory financial results
Stenography. telephone operating. car
pentry, basket and mat making and
weaving We're among the trades which
he said st. Dunstan's graduates engaged
in successfully.
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Tremblers Are Rebuked.

Secretary Daniels rebuked those who
tremble at the spectre Of industrial
depression and Bolshevism," declaring
that the man who bets on American
prosperity is always going to win" lie
urged spending the public money for
public improvements as contributing to
the nations prosperity. and warned
against the expectation of the return
OF wages and prices to pre-war stand
ards
Other speakers were Senator Ransdell
Louisiana), president OF the congress.
who urged the appointment to the Presi-
dents Cabinet OF a Secretary OF Trans
portation to regulate railway. waterway
and highway transportation; Major-Gen.
Black. chief OF engineers, L. $. A. (;
Alan r. Hawley Of New York, president
of the Aero Club of America II. S.
Noble of New York. NJ. j. Sanders OF
New Orleans, G. A. Tomlinson OF Du-
luth, Mimi, and James Il. Smith, presi-
dent of the Mississippi Valley Water
ways Association.
Mr.. Smith urged the immediate APP
preparation by the Government of s400,-
OOO, 900 to improve the navigable water
ways of the country and the completion
OF the Ohio River project the illinois
River and upper ond lower Mississippi
River improvements.
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InthinkabIe Thing.

lie declared it to be IAN unthiu:a bic
thing that any soldier who put on the
uniform of his country and either fought
or was In training to fight in this war
will be allowed to remain without
job IL he wants one.
The Chambers OF Commerce Of this
country, the chambers OF industry. the
large captains Of industry. the organiza-
lions OF manufacturers. everybody in
this country owes a debt to the men
who made this country SAFE he added.
Secretary Daniels said the railroads
broke down under their increased
burden after America entered the war,
while the waters have run idly 70 the
sea" and that the railroads naturally
broke down because they were built on
peace time programme based on the
destruction Of water traffic
No matter what the national policy
regarding transportation should be. No
Daniels said. water and rail transporta-
ton must GO hand IN hand. and not one
bale of cotton or ton OF ore or
carload of steel should go by rail II
water transportation was available.
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Decision by Lot.

I'm CO So OF there being more APPLICANT
than can be released under tho author
ICED percentages those to he released
Will be decided by lot. Naturally the
Rehabilitation must be handled by the
commanding officers on general orders
from the bureau, as 1t would be impos-
siblc for the bureau to handle the in
dividual cases.
"In addition TO this orders have gone
out during the last few days TO release
all the Naval Reserve men and men en-
listed for the war only who are now
undergoing training at the training
stations and at trade schools II they
SO request.
We have also ordered the release Of
10000 men OF tho Naval Reserves and
men enlisted for the war who are per-
forming shore duties at the various naval
districts
The bureau is very DESTROYS Of COM
plotting the rehabilitation rs soon as
possible. but it 10 confronted with the
proposition OF placing in commission
some thirty-eight to forty large yes
sells to he used as transports in bring
Inc home troops from France. \ num-
Der Of cargo ships belonging to the Ship
ping Board are also being manned
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SIGHTLESS TROOPS
TO AID BLIND HERE
Civilians Will Receive Big
Benefits, Says Sir Arthur
Pearson.
L. S. WORK IS CENSURED
Many Occupations Open to
Those Doomed TO Dark
ness by War.

American soldiers blinded in the war
are destined to prove the greatest aid
that the sightless civilian population of
the United states has ever known, 50
sir Arthur Pearson, the blind founder
Of st. Dunstan's Hostel for Blinded Sol
diers in London. said last night at the
American Museum OF Natural History,
where several hundred OF his audience
we're themselves unable to see the
speaker.
Sir Arthur declared Col. Bordley the
army officer in charge OF the training OF
blinded soldiers here. had interested
himself in sightless civilians as we'll ana
that he expected greater opportunities
than ever before would he opened to
them as a result Col Bordley already
has listed 463 occupations open to blind
men and an industrial survey or the
country Is being conducted by experts
under his supervision. Statistics will be
gathered to aid other disabled classes as
we'll. and everything possible will be
done to enable them to ind well paid
and useful employment, Sir Arthur pro-
dicted.
Care of Blind Criticized.
II don't think the United States has
any reason to feel proud OF what II has
done for the blind thus far" said he.
"-rhey are not nearly as well looked
after on the whole as are the pima
people OF England
The experience Of st. Dunstan =
graduates has demonstrated. asserted
Sir Arthur. that sightless men need not
depend upon the work OF their hands
alone but that they should enter oc-
cupa tons where brains are required
He believed he said. that sightless per
sons should rid themselves OF the idea
that they cannot see. He explained that
thew could visualize scenes perfectly III
the same manner that an ordinary per
son can recall the faces of friends and
localities once visited merely by closing
the eyes.
81 am not standing here in cellar
and talking in the dark ne said.
can imagine exactly how this audience
looks. All l want is guide VINO VII.
answer my questions truthtuiH ana
can visualize perfectly
He told of visiting the battle front
In France eighteen months ago as l'e
guest OF the commanding Generals OF
two OF the British armies. Mhen lie
returned TO St. Dunstans he told some
OF the soldiers who had been at tht
noint he had visited before they lost
their sight of what he had seen ano
they declared his description perfect.
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ORDERS WHOLESALE
NAVY DISCHARGES
Department Announces RS De-
mobilization Plans in Let
ter TO Padgett.
SCHEME OF PREFERENCE
Men With Families and Those
Wishing to Finish Studies
Come First.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5,-Relcase from
active service OF 40 per cent. Of naval
reserves, 40 per cent. OF men who en-
listed for the war only and 20 per cent,
OF four year enlistments subsequent 10
the entry OF the United states into tho
war has been ordered by the Navy De-
partment, according to a letter to Chair
man Padgett OF the Naval Affairs Com
mittee from Rear Admiral Victor Blue.
chief of the bureau OF navigation.
In addition the release has been or
dered of all reserves and all men who
enlisted for the war only now in train
ing and 10000 additional from these
classfications who are now engaged on
shore duties The letter follows:
THE Department has up to date d.
rected the release OF 40 per cent. OF the
reserves. 40 per cent. of the men who en-
listed for the war only and 10 per cent.
Of the regular four year men who en-
listed since the beginning OF the Wal.
In making these releases commanding
officers OF ships and stations were d.
rected to give preference f1rst to men
who have families dependent upon them.
and second to men desiring to complete
their education.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-14
HALLOWEEN JAMB0REE
= WILL BE GIVEN BY
r.: -: EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Part of Publicity Drive for
Church Campaign Staged
n
In December

For the purpose of providing
funds with which to properly carry
on q program Of publicity in behalf
of the Nationwide Campaign to be
made by the Episcopal church in De-
:cember, the Bemidji mems commit
tee In charge Of the drive has de-
scideds I'll give a ;Hallowe' en- Jarnboree
on thaeyeuinsabf Monday; Octasar;
"a, ix the :basem emf Of the church.
p. 'sAar ofthhe traditional forms of en-
tertainmehtafor the occasion viii be
carried out and the evening will be
one of frolic.. and. unrestrained
amusement. The early part OF the
evening will be devoted to cards, and
refreshments will be served at an
early hour, following which there
will be dancing.
A feature of the evening will be
lunch box sale, each lady being re-
quested to bring one to the party.
Plans for the party were made last
evening at a meeting OF the commit
tee in charge Of the campaign.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-14
DULUTH FRIENDS ON
BONDS OF ALLEGED
STATE PURJURERS
"Big Harry" Goes to Fort
Leavenworth November l
to Serve Year

Frank Storey and John Musolf, the
two state witnesses, who are charged
with perjury during the booze and
gambling cases in the recent term of
the district court and were confined
In the county Jail under bonds Of $5,-
900 EACH, have given, bail and re-
leased. ) ~<%,.,,
The accused are from Duluth and
Duluth people went on, their bonds
after spending the time in Jail since
court adjourned. They will be tried
at the February term Of court.
h Judge Page Morris has given big
Harry" Gonsalus another months
extention in his penetentiary SEN
tence, he having been convicted at
Fergus Falls for selling booze. He
was to have commenced his sentence
October !, but has been allowed until
November IL, when he will 60 to Fort
Leavenworth for a years sentence.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-14
Declares at Council Meeting
That Booze and Gambling )
Were Before His Time
GIVES NAMES AND STt'%;
DATES OF THE ACCUSED
fErE
Regrets That Council Suggest.
ed His Resignation; ADJ, /
: tournament Follow. ~. !.

Alleging that most of the law vio-
lators. sentenced in the last session
OF the district. court, had committed
their offenses prior to his assuming
office, Mayor johnson at the session
of the city council Monday night
read his defense, the result of 1t be-
ing suggested at the previous meet
ing that he resign his position. He
brought up the fact that owing; to
the ordinances having been drawn
long ago they did not confirm with
the Indian treaty law nor with the
county option law of the state and
hence prosecution for illegal selling
of booze had hard shedding. ~.
At the conclusion Of the mayors
address, City Attorney Huffman
called his attention to the fact that
such an amendment had been made
to the ordinance in question and
read at the council meeting the,
same evening, providing for such ar
rests and giving the penalty upon
conviction. j..
After the close of the address the
council and, spectators: quietly sgt,
Nothing was said. In general about
the address. Finally motion to: sd-
journ was made and carried. E..
:.:s- Mayor Defends Sell 80:
The mayors address follows:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-14
BOMB MAKER UNDER
/: ARREST BY MILITARY
g(By@United Press. J

Z: Chicago, Oct. 14.-The maker OF
the 36 bombs, mailed to leading
business men and officials through
put the nation last May Day, is held
by military. officials at Gary, Ind,
according to the story printed by. the
Chicago Tribune today. -,
Z No fconfirmatio war able
from Col. WIS. Mapes, commander at
Gary. Many men wanted IN connec.
tion with the plot. are still. at large
according to the Tribune article, and
no announcement of those under ar.
rest will be made until every effort
has been made to; apprehend all sus-
poets, according to the Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-14
WEDNESDAYS Nos, :.
!. LUNCHEON WILL YE
y H
: FEATURED! BY MUSIC
Officers for New Auto Club
!. Will Be Selected by
- -. .,, Its Members - .~. = ,


Il Another interesting meeting of
the BemidJi association will follow
,tomorrow's weekly luncheon. OFF,
GERS for the newly organized Bemidji
Associa tion Auto club will be named
and there will be other business of
A special program is being ar
ranged for next weeks luncheon
when Mrs. c. R. ,Sanborn, Mrs. Oliver
Riggs, both of Bemidji, and Miss
Dorothy Humes of Cass Lake, will
provide musical numbers. Their
program will comprise vocal, violin
and piano solos. -, .. -,,
The weekly luncheons are becom-
ing very popular and officers of the
association are making an effort to
provide special programs as often az
possible, that the meetings may not
be restricted to matters of business,
but that. entertainment given a
place. % -"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-14
MRS. CALVIN l. BROWN :
|. DIES IN MINNEAPOLIS

Word was received in Bemidji
Monday afternoon that Mrs. Calvin
L. Brown, wife of Calvin L. Brown of
Minneapolis, chief justice of the Min
nesota supreme court, had died that
same afternoon
Besides her distinguished husband,
three children are left, one of them
being M. J. Brown of Bemidji, assist
ant attorney general of the state.
The body has been taken to Will
mar for interment, burial rites to be
performed tomorrow afternoon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-14
PRINCE COMING TO U. S.
(By United Press. }

(By United Press.)
Winnipeg. Oct. 14.-The Prince OF
Wales today planned to leave Winni-
peg for q visit to the mines near Co.
bait.
Later he will go to Hamilton, Ont,
and will visit several small cities in
Ontario.
The prince plans to go to Ottawa
the latter part of the month to pay
his farewell respects to the premier
Of Canada before going to the United
States for a brief visit.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-14
SCHOOL, OF INSTRUCTION FOR
EASTERN STARS WEDNESDAY

The order of the Eastern Star will
hold a school of instruction Thurs
day evening at o'clock at the Ma
sonic hall.
The meeting will be conducted by
the worthy grand matron, Miss Jane
Todd Of Austin, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-14
CRIMINAL COURT CALENDAR
IN n. D. DISTRICT COURT
(By United Press.

{ Minot, N. D. Oct. 14.-Forty-three
criminal actions have accumulated
since, the last session Of the United
States district court here two years
ago. The Influenza prevented the
holding Of last years session.
Among those who will be tried is
an alleged would-be-assassin of Presi-
dent Wilson, prohibition offenders
and others charged with sedition.