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FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1817 PORTO RICO HELPS fine Patriotic Spirit Is Shown In Our Island. 00 IN NATIONAL ARMY. gaining Camp For Officers' Ruaerv* Garqa Will Hav. Atom 200 Who Will Gai Commissions as First and 8aeond LiautanantaOfficers From tha Unit ad States and Native Regiment. ban Joan, P. R.The training camp -to the Porto Rico contingent of tha officers' reserve corps opened with 200 candidates In attendance. Tfaesa ap plicants will be trained by officers senjt from the States and. by some of the of ficers of the Porto Rico regiment who hare been called from the canal zone for the purpose It is presumed that the officers who come from the States will remain to serve with the national army brigade which Porto Rico is ex pected to furnish. This brigade will number 7.000 Most of the applicants jpft the insular training camp will re ceive commissions as first or second lieutenants, a few gaining higher rank. The course of instruction will bo Identical with that of the camps in the States and will last three montns. The candidates will enlist for that period, *t the same time agreeing to take what ever commissions may be offegtod them. ne cranndsalon c*Us fo ail enUst Jnent flT&*e*i* tniles^ sooner charged by the war aapaitment, tljfrpgb TAOKB, dovxawolf cTl^ro" WOO. active service will be only'for the dura tion of the war. The men Will receive S100 a month and 75 cents a day for food allowance, shelter and. clothing, though it is suggested that the work will be facilitated If they buy their own uniforms before the camp opens. Of the candidates thus far accepted twenty-five are continental Americana, wtth Porto Rico as their legal resi dence. The others are native Porto ~l ^llcans. Colonel Townsbend reported to Arthur Yager, governor of the island, that he is much pleased with the gen eral fitness of the accepted candidates and be expects to see a fine lot of offi cers graduated. He has toured the en tire island to examine applicants, thus insuring selection by an experienced officer. The camp site at Cayey, where Henry barracks are located, is considered tbo best in the island for the purpose. The location is high and healthful, and the barracks have ample room to accommo date the student officers. The sandy soil of the camp grounds quickly ab sorbs the rainfall, making drilling at all times possible. There is no doubt that through the elective draft a fine brigade will be obtained. Adjutant General John A Wilson, exhibiting a letter received by him a day or two ago, said, "There will be no trouble in conscription as long as fY this kind of spirit is shown." The letter from Mayaguez, signed by Spur young men, read: "Signed below yon will find the names of we four young men who, full of love for the nation that has built the gen eral welfare of oar beloved Island and proud of being citizens of the greatest nation in the world, are willing to con tribute, even with our lives, to the de fense of the kingdom of democracy in the world and do hereby ask yon to in clude our names in the first recruiting to take place." RISKED BOAT FOR PIG. On mawa Qet Porker, but Barely Ec- ea|^ Deetrajioi't j4iLAtlantic Pt^A^4Blre for the "imntf of pork chops and other savory attributes of the kj tos?rd. t* com mander of German submarine on Jam* off the Asopjs to risk Ida boat to mkea toe, efloeajmg jwrter a pris oner of war. fht ffe belonged to the Msrwegbm txfflng iiraa, and the men mVtbe submarine chased arotxad tajtfbigjk several times berore The ?cy cap tared It and bore It axjaeailng to the sVbtBaTme. An enemy destroyer had been sighted bearing down .on the submarine, and got below the surface Justin time avoid aneD that struck close to the spot where she had taken the pig pris oner. The destroyer took aboard the crew of the Siraa. which had been destroyed, by bombs, and they arrived at an American port throughout the Land But III! SAILORS TOO, ADOPT GAS MASK S "f 3ff At the Great Lakex naval training station sailors in the making are learn- ing how to fight gas the same as our soldiers have to. UNCLE SAM'S BIG FORCE. Fighting Total Second Only to That of 1864-65. More men are actually in service un der the flag either as soldiers or bailor* than at any time in the country's his tory, with the fixecption of the closing vear of the civil war The government save out the exact number of men at present under arras JIS nearly as it can compiled. It shows that 913.141 men are now in uniform. This does not include any the 8 ono men of ibe nations)I siriny It is estimated that already 100.000 lin ye teen ac c-epted and by reason of that taov are now part of tlii military forces of the TJrJted States. In the mouths -^tipsed since the war bpgan approximately 1.300.000 men have offered thennselves for service In the nation's fishting forces, or in other words have volunteered. This includes nil rejections for the arm navy and marine corps. Cleaning Alfalfa of Weeds. Alfalfa which is two or more years old should be thoroughly disked or har rowed' aTter tlie first cutting. Fields which are absolutely wepdless do not need much disking or harrowing, but the ordinary field, where blue grass, redtop or similar grasses have come in, should be given a thorough disking or barrowinj:. On the average farm the disk is the best available tool which can be used, or the spring tooth har row will do. The object is to tear out the grass American Agriculturist. Sound of Marching Feet will soon be heard Wouldn't You Like to a REAL Fire Place YNr Homo? place in it could? i ALFALFA FOR PARK SPACES. Oklahoma City Replacing Unsightly Weeds on Boulevard. Alfalfa is to be used to replace the unsightly weeds along the twenty eight mile boulevard which encircles Oklahoma City. The boulevard drive way is twenty-eight feet wide, and the park space on either side is about elgbty-five feet from driveway to curb, says the American City. This space has heretofore been used by farmers for general crops. The part which was not cultivated grew np in weeds and was far from beautiful to the hun dreds of automobile parties which make this trip for pleasure. When the crops are cut the conditions are even worse, for the weeds still stand with a cleared space behind them. With a good sod of alfalfa it Is thought that this condition will be done away with and thr result be more pleasant to the eye. The park department is undertaking the task this year and ex pects that the crop will be profitable to the city. This method of being rid of the sore -spots of harvesting near public drives and parks is worthy of emulation else where. Many an owner or tenant has had the sad experience of an over grown, ill kept lot adjacent to his own well trimmed lawn. Why not let the city set the example by growing an attractive grass along the sides of its boulevards when they reach out into the country and where velvet lawn* are not to be expected? Before YOUR boy Falls In" see that he visits our studio. We'll make you the BEST picture he ever had. The Hakkerup Studio BEMIDJI, MINN Haven't you often wished you had one? Tou have often visited in homes where a fireplace was in ac- tion and it looked so cozy and in- viting and felt so good that you vowed if you ever built a home you would have a goog big fire- Why not put one in your present home? Didn't know you Well, possibly you can't, but there are a great many homes ''where it is .possible and that without great expense. Perhaps yours is one of them. Call and talk with as about it Smith-tetaii Umber Co, "&*- BJord or a CfttfoaVd TEE BEMIDJI DAILY PIOHEER I UlllilflUUliUW SHE TRAVELS LIKE A CITY. Sixteen Servants and Ninety-six Trunks Part of Senorita's Equipment. New York.Eight staterooms. Ninety-sis trunks. Twenty-four suit cases. Thirty grips. Ten house servants. One chauffeur, one tutor, one valet two maids and one automobile. When Senorita Francisca M. Diae set out from Cuba she took almost every thing and everybody portable, includ ing her brother, Manuel Piaz her Bis ter, Mrs. C. D. de Fueotes. and the two children of Mrs. Puentes. They arrived at an Atlantic port aboard an American steamship, whence they came to New York before leaving for the White mountains. Meanwhile, they said, they would try to crowd Into twenty-two rooms at a hotel here. The senorita is the daughter of Manue) Luciano Diaz, Cuban copper king. Status of Municipal Water Plants. According to a recent decision of the supreme court of Maine, it is affirmed that when a city engages in the busi ness of supplying water to its inhab itants for private purposes it becomes subject to the same legal liability con cerning breach of service contracts or negligent operation as rests upon pri vate water companies. So where a customer justly refuses to pay an ex cessive bill rendered for service and where insufficient service has been fa* nlshed him he 1s entitled to recover damages for failure of the city to fur nish full service contracted for, as well as damages for wrongful disconnec tion of service To Protect City Treee. Conservation of the trees in Phila delphia is the purpose of a new move ment which has met with the emphatic indorsement of Raymond Pond, cltf forester, and the members of the Fair mount park commission. Thousands of boys of school age in Philadelphia and its environs have bean organized into patrol bodies to keep constant watch over the trees and shrubbery In streets and parks. Their task Is the detection of vandals and to report any decay of the trees. The organisation Is known as the Boys' Tree Sentinel so ciety. Have You Soon the Row Shipment of Brunswick Phonographs The Phonograph that Plays All Records How is the Time to Think of Your Wife's Christmas See Them At NETZER'S ^w^^p ffft^^fm^'-'f^^^fff^^^w^^. oft IT ililllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Build YourNe BarnFromPlans It's Safer and Cheaper The barn is important enough in farming these days to warrant planning carefully its size, shape, arrangement and construc tion to fit the farm accurately for present or future needs. Building by guess is risky and frequently cost much more than is necessary. Our Special Plan Service Department has designed a large number of barns for Minnesota and everyone of them today are well pleased. We make no charge for this service and invite you to use it. If you need a new barn next year, let us help you plan it now. St. Hilaire Retail Lumbsr Go. Telephones IOO --III llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIHIl Subscribe for the Pioneer IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII What you can't see in shoes is largely what determines the service you will get. This is the reason why it's so important for you to know the reliability of the factory behind the shoes you buy. W sell good shoes,Selz, because there's a policy back of these shoes we like. Selz means ALL LEATHER and it has been this way for nearly fifty years. In many ways, Selz shoes offer better value per dollar and when we sell you a pair of these shoes, we have no apology to make. Bemidji Shoe Store AUCTION SALE Cor. Third St. & Irvine Ave.. Bemidji, Minn. Forty Hea of Young WESTER N HORSES Ages from 4 to 10, Weight 1100 to 1550, A few Percheron mares with colts in this lot. To lie Said at Public Auction to Highest Bidder All horses are harness broke and ready for work. If you are inter- ested, come In and look the stock over. Sale Commences at 10 o'Clock Sharp Saturday,Sept.22 At Pftgue's OW Uvsry JLtarti A. Bowker fi. Z.Marks, Owners. SEVEN farmers if'! I'i'