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w:y'w&] *r *f "t'iW w: Xi 'H 2 ^m-z I .M.I{!' Til*. I.W.W.SECRETARY AT GEMMELL IS ARRESTED BOOZE I PEDDLERS, ALSO Koochiching County Sheriff Descends at Early Morning Hour and Nabs Joe McCarty. FOUR CHAR&ED WITH SELLING LIQUOB AND BOOZE TAKEN ress Dunning and Other Agitators Have Been. Signing Members Strike Rumor Heard. What was reported to be a plot for a strike on the part of I. W. W. inschool the lumber camps at Gemmell, short ly before Christmas, was knocked in the head early yesterday morning by Sheriff Wahl of Koochiching county, who led his deputies into the jungles and raided the I. W. W. headquar ters, also a lot of illegal booze joints, and bagged Joe McCarthy, secretary of the I. W. W. at that point, and Tom Holmes, A. H. Brown, Ed Ben son and another whose name could not be learned by the Pioneer, charging the latter four with blind pigging. The sheriff and his deputies walk ed six or seven miles across country and arrived early in the morning to make the arrests. Several of the Home Guard from ational Falls accompanied the tt and were in waiting for a ssss'cair should help be needed. Dunning Active There. It was at Gemmell that Jess Dun ning, former secretary of the I. W. W. in Bemldji, was holding forth, while out on bail for a rehearing of his case and the argument for a mo tion for a new trial. He had been granted a stay of execution of a two year sentence to the state peniten tiary and while at liberty continued his activities In behalf of the I. W. JW., and ,was at Gemtne41 spreading Mshla lawless doctrin^ for which he t^watt sentenced, when ordered to Be-members. cT^hmiWi and then ordered to .Stillwater .a furtber consideration. (& J&Wm&WB feaU algriefl uTT a large the I. W. W. It is said there *are fully 1.000 men in that vicinity and that 800 had joined the Wreckers. Started Boycotts. The I. WTW. had also started a boycott against places of business in that locality unless the proprietors joined the I. W. W. The underground rumor of the ais. cussed strike had reached Bemidji, S. C. Bailey, game warden, says was aware the strike was brew- g. The raid of the Koochiching county sheriff, however, the plans. thwarted FRED B. SNYDER TO SEEK SENATE TOGA WORN BY NELSON Minneapolis, Dec. 13.Fred B. Snyder, president of the board of regents of the university, has for mally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Unit ed States senator to succeed Senator Knute Nelson. Mr. Snyder said he had no state ment to make at this time, but that he would later announce his plat form. Mr Snyder did say he was enter ing the field because he and others Lad absolute assurances Senator Nel would not be a candidate to suc himself. & Nelson Determined to Retire. It has been known for some time Senator Nelson was firmly deter mined to retire at the end of this, his fourth term, in the United States Senate The senior senator's health is not of the best, it is said, and he is anxious to retire to nis farm at Alexandria. He will have been in the upper House of Congress for 24 years when bis present term expires. Practic ally his entire life has been devoted to the public service, and he wants a rest. Mr Snyder, the first to announce his candidacy for the place, served in the Minneapolis city council and la ter in the state legislature. He is ^ow public safety director for Hen nepin county. Snvder Receives Assurance. "It is because I have had definite assurances from Senator Nelson he intends to retire that I announce my candidacy for the Republican nom ination for United States senator, said Mr. Snyder. NEWLY ENLISTED KECBUIT KfcWia jg^IATES COTJBTESY Alfred Protsman of Waskish, who Wlisted in the signal service today i&k left this noon for Duluth, called the Pioneer office just before leaving and asked that the paper ex press to the Red Cross Mr. Prots man's appreciation of the "house wife" kit and to the citizens of Bevard midji his thanks for the "joy box."last Mr. Protsman stated that Bemidji was surely doing her "bit" for the men who loft from this city. "fft?* ^rfi VOLUME XV. NO. 288. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. THURSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 13. 1917. 25,000 Guard To Be Drawn From Country (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 13.Congress today authorized the organization of 25,000 United States guards to re lieve regulars from guard and police duty. The guard will be raised by the volunteer system if it can be done, otherwise the draft will be called into use. YOU ABE URGED TO SING AT CHRISTMAS TBEE On account of so many being busy with other work each night in the week, the song practice for the. com munity Christmas tree will be held Sunday afternoon in the Central building at 2:30 o'clock, in stead of Monday night. Unless more singers volunteer their services at the next practice, It will be impos sible to have tae song service at the tree. SEATTLE CHIEF OUITS Seattle, Dec. 13.Charles L. Beck ingham has resigned as chief of po lice of Seattle, and J. A. Warren, for mer chief of police of Spokane and one times United States marshal of Nome, Alaska, was named in- his stead. Mayor Hiram Gill requested Beckingham's resignation as a step in a campaign to life a military or der barring Camp Lewis, Wash., sol diers from visiting Seattle on ac count of vice conditions here. RED CROSS DRIVE COMMITTEE NAMED The executive committee for the Red Cross Christmas drive has been appointed, the members being Mayor C. W. Vandersluis, F. B. Lamson, W. L. Brooks, W. B. Dean, Mrs. Arthur Flatner and Miss Marie Burke. The general committee consists of thirty They Will meet tomorrow after tooon at 2 o'clock to discuss the cam theater ike^ff th# 'motion pTdtur* wf impreBsed foe pub- licity servicne and tonight th presi dent's Red Cross proclamation will be read in all the theaters by high school representatives. Tomorrow at the high school the drive will be presented and on Sun day the ministers are expected to speak for the drive in the churches. The drug stores will be Red Cross headquarters for receiving member ships and there will be a member of the chapter at each of the drug stores, beginning Monday.. Every person joining the Red Cross will receive a Red Cross flag and button, the flag to be shown in the front window of the home and lighted by a candle Christmas night OLSON SELLS POOL HALL TO FORMER POSTMASTER O. B. Olson of the Fifth ward has sold his pool hall building to Archie G. Olson, formerly postmaster of the Fifth ward, who will remodel the building and put in a grocery store. He has taken possession. O. B. Ol son will pass the winter at Kelliher logging some of his timber. His family will remain in the Fifth ward during the winter. TURK DELEGATE IS ASKING FOR PEACE (By United Press) Geneva, Dec. 13.Moutkar Bey, the Turkish delegate sent to Berne for a conference on the exchange of prisoners, has asked Constantinople for full powers to negotiate separate peace with British delegates, news paper reports state today. EIGHT $50,000 DAMAGE SUITS FILED BY PICKETS Washington, Dec. 13.Eight dam age suits for $50,000 each have been filed against the three commission ers who govern the District of Co lumbia and the superintendent of the jail here, by the Woman's partymail militants recently imprisoned for picketing the White House. HAIG PAYS TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN HEROES (By United Press) American field headquarters, Dec. 13.Field Marshal Haig paid a glowing tribute to the American en gineers in writing. General Persh ing says Haig appreciated the prompt and gallant assistance in what for a time was a difficult sit uation, and regretted much of their losses. CALLED BY STRIKE Dr. E. W. Johnson of Lake Boule was called to the Twin Cities evening on account of the strike, being surgeon in the Home Guard battalion, of which Bemidji is a member, A^'I| 'B^'l '\n&4& Postmaster issues Christmas Warning Postmaster Ritchie is again issu ing his annual warning to the pat rons ot the office to "MAIL YOUR CHRISTMAS PACKAGES EARLY TO INSURE DELIVERY BEFORE CHRISTMAS." This year there will be a heavy for the soldiers at cantonments and there is certain to he a crush in the postal facilities throughout the country, and Christmas pack ages and mail should be sent at the earliest possible moment. On the packages or other Christmas mail can be placed the admonition "Do not open until Christmas," or other similar notation. Every person sending a package should wrap and pack securely and fasten it so it will not come open in the crush of matter. The name of the sender and the sender's ad dress should be written plainly on the package and so should the name and address of the one for whom the package is intended. Every person sending a package should have the proper postage thereon. These instructions should be obey ed to the letter, and if patrons will give this proper attention it will greatly facilitate the postal employes in their work and prevent confusion to all concerned. MAIL YOUR PACKAGES EARLY. NONE TOO OLD TO SERVE FRANCE ^**S* '.'Ar&ttr^.tr* ii.*..': W NEWS BU TODAY' S NEWSifODAY-.BY TH E GREA UNITED "$?" l\SS^A That service to one's country recognizes no age limit is evident from thin photograph showing Frenchmen too old to fight constructing trenches and dugouts behind the battle lines. Each man, a volunteer, has released a fonnger man for duty at the front. Many of these men served France In 1870. Asseelate Charities Make* Plea For PoorOnChrlstmas He Charity But Ge-Operation And now from out the maze of government loan campaigns, Red Cross activities, Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A. and the K. of C. campaigns, the food conservation propoganda, the loyalty campaigns, and everything else im- aginable in the war campaign line, comes the Associated Charities of theNO city of Bemidji, and asks the people of the city to turn for the nonce from the thoughts of war and its horrors to the more peaceful, restful and cheerful task of the observance of Christmas time, and the Christmas of the worthy poor of the city. It is at a time like this that the Associated Charities steps forward in its worthy work and takes a leading part in providing Christmas cheer for those whom Forunte has, perhaps, not favorjed with due reward. There are those whom Fate has looked upon in devious ways. There are the children, the future citizens of Bemidji, to whom Santa Claus is as dear as to those more fortunate, and whose coming is wistfully watched- It is for such as these that the Associated Charities is appealing and has asked the Pioneer to place their plea before the people of Bemidji. 1 4 The Associated Charities has need for between 40*and 50 Christmas boxes for worthyrfainilies. Last year the association saw that Zt' boxes' were properly distributed. The association is not asking in the name of charity, but in the spirit of helpfulness and co-operation, and this year specially, with the cost of food, clothing, fuel and general expense soaring, should this spirit be more marked. To help them in their Christmas cheer program, the Associated Chari- ties has secured the Elko theater where the film "A Country Hero," with "Fatty" Arbuckle as the star, will be shown Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. There are seven reels of screaming entertainment. It will be one of the most interesting pictures for the children. It will be interesting to their elders. "For Valour," a 5-reel picture, will also be shown. The admission will be 10 cents worth of food for each child, the ad- mission to be such as breakfast foods, tea, coffee, canned goods, candy, nuts, apples, oranges and other articles of food supply which will not dry up nor spoil before Christmas. Children up to 14 years will come under the "food admission" price. Those over that age will pay the 10 cents in cash. The Associated Charities will be in charge of the theater, and take charge of the food as it comes in. Immediately afterward, the collection of food will be taken to the Markham hotel where the Christmas boxes will be packed in one of the salesman's sample rooms. There will be no limit to the generosity accepted in this most worthy cause. To have helped will make Christmas day the brighter. Those who have helped, as they sit on Christmas day, surrounded by those near and dear, with the Christmas spirit pervading the home, the ladies of the Associated Charities feel that to have helped a worthy family less fortunate in observing the day and the children not doubt the mean- ing of the birth of Christ and the reality of Santa Claus, will make the anniversary fuller of the spirit of Christ and create a feeling of satisfac- tion over having added to the enjoyment and comfort of less fortunate fellow beings and their little ones. The Associated Charities is making a strong appeal and the Pioneer will also add its appeal to its friends and readers to aid the organization in spreading the real meaning of a MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR ALL. GIGANTIC DRIVE OF TEUTONS IS CHECKED (By United Press) WjP With the British armies in the field, Dec. 13.The Britfsh have ap parently stopped the known Prince Rupprecht's long prepared drive to break the British hold around Bulle court. The German attack was made with the greatest concentration of men and guns, patently designed. The drive was stopped with the en emy holding a short section of the British trenches. Out of Hit Ward There was an officers' meeting In one of the line regiments. An earnest dis cussion of military principles was tak ing place, relates the Boston Herald. Suddenly (be door was thrown open and a recruit in civilian clothes ap peared. "Hello, fellers," he greeted them ge nially. "Say, which one of you Is the head guy around here? I've just come to camp." The officers stared at him in be wilderment. Eventually a major asked gruffly: "What's your name and where do you come from." "My name's Smith and I come from the ninth ward. I guess I'll be going since you're so nasty about it" 1 'I 11 20,000 Public Glare Turned On Expenditures (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 13.The glare of publicity is to be turned upon all the innermost points of war expendi tures. Congress is in an inquisitive and critical mood and will ascertain the basis for reports of expensive pub licity men being employed to adver tise the government branches, that the most expensive office equipment has been purchased and that tele graph lines have been leased to carry messages that Bhould go by mail. FURLOUGHS FOR NATIONAL ARMY MEN Washington, Dec. 13.Men of the National Army will not be given Christmas furloughs unless they live within trolley distance of their can tonments, the war department has decided. Secretary Baker in an announce ment assigned the harmful effect a general leave would have on camp discipline and the heavy burden it would throw on the railroads as rea ons Wr the departments action, This war department order would seem to act as an absolute bar to any Bemidji and Minnesota men re turning from Camp Dodge to their homes for the Christmas holidays. It had been understood that liberality would be shown in the granting of holiday furloughs, and many Bemidji homes have been preparing to wel come their soldier lads. TJ. S. CONGRESSMAN FIREfil^ FIRST GUN AGAINST AUSTRIA Italian Army Headquarters in Italy, Dec. 13, Dec. 13. (Delayed) The first American shot against Austria was fired by Representative Tinkham of BoBton on the lower Piave when Mr. Tinkham pulle da string firing a large 149 mtlimeter gun sending a shell hurtling across the Piave to the Austrian positions TALKS AT THE HOUSEWIVES' MEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON At the meeting of the Housewives' league at the Grand theater tomor row afternoon, Mrs. H. C. Baer will give a talk on "Conservation of Food," Mrs. E. F. Netzer will speak on "Selective Saving," and Miss Ida Virginia Brown will sing. "PEACE POISON" IS POURED INTO THE U.S. By William Sheppard United Press Staff Correspondent Home From Russia Chicago, Dec. 13."The Bolshe vik! are trying to poison and weaken the military strength of the United States by German propoganda sim ilar to that employed in Russia, but America is not worrying. "Germany is careful not to pro vide long casualty lists such as thein sinking of transports. The German game is to keep Americans tranquil while the poison of the German peace propoganda is being poured in to them by Germans in the United States." POPE PLEASED OVER HOLY CITY'S CAPTURE (By United Press) Rome, Dec. 13.The pope is inthe tensely gratified at the capture of Jerusalem by the British. He, how ever, disapproves the removal of the seat of the Catholic church from Rome to Jerusalem. MYSTERIOUS FIRES RENDER 29 FAMILIES HOMELESS (By United Press) Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 13.Mys- terious fires, following explosions in two separate apartment houses this morning, caused a loss estimated at $135,000. Twenty-nine familfea are homeless. "K3HFIVE SQQ ARE JOINING RANKS BIG STRIKE IS ON *U''K* .''il "V'M CENTS PER M0HT1 (Flash) 2:40 P. M. St. Paul, Dec. 13.The gen eral strike has been called off and the men ordered to return to work. (Bulletin) (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 13.-It is re ported here this afternoon that Secretary Lawson of the Minne sota Federation of Labor has called off the strike and ordered the men to return to work. If this is true, it may mean that calling off the strike will be undertaken at one o'clock. Law son's action, however, is because the president is sending an in tervention board here as the men have demanded. (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 13.The general strike In the Twin Cities is on. It was called at 10 o'clock this morn ing, and labor leaders claim 20,000 men are out. Hundreds failed to re port at all this morning. A few min utes before 10 o'clock, other workers commenced to swarm the business district streets as they left their work. The exodus was orderly. The temperature is 20 below zero, and the men, after quitting, went to their homes. An investigation of. a crash be tween cars in the loop has been started. Injuries to passengers from flying glaBS were inconsequental. The distribution of food is hard .bit. Milk and bread drivers are out., 5r"*tn- pastnhree days lferge stores have been laid in. All machinists, except those work ing in railroad shops, are out. Labor Leader Greenville says shopmen not quitting at 10 o'clock will quit be fore the day is over. This may mean that the strike will spread to other northwestern cities. Wilson Orders Board. Washington, Dec. 13.President Wilson today ordered a special medi ation board, headed by Secretary of Labor Wilson, to rush to St. Pau.1 at the earliest possible moment. Gov ernment officials on the telephone today appealed to the labor leaders not to spread the strike to other northwest cities. JOHN SMITH, STRUCK BY ENGINE, REFUSES BED IS OUT AGAIN St. Paul, Dec. 13.Just what an Indian will endure despite handicaps of age and infirmities was illustrated by a letter received in St. Paul from Fred A. King, Indian agent at Cass Lake, Minn. Mr. King had been asked to report on the condition of Ga-be-nah-gewn- wonce, 127 years old, and he replied as follows: "I am In receipt of yours relating to the aged Indian known as Ga-be nah-gewn-wonce, also known as John Smith by those who are unable to pronounce his Indian name. Refuses to Occupy Bed. "No events have transpired in his life during the past two years worthy of being added to the sketch written for you, except perhaps the fact that shortly after the sketch was prepared he was run over by a switch engine the Great Northern railroad yards here. "He was severely shaken and was picked up and taken to our local hos pital for medical treatment. "He refused to occupy abed while in the hospital, and rolling himself up in a blanket he laid on the floor, during all the two weeks he was con-' fined to the hospital. Still Lookine for Wife. "He has not as yet married again,] hut is still hoping to meet an Indian] maiden who is willing to become Mrs.| Ga-be-nah-gewn -wonce. "You ask me to telegraph you in] event of his death. I will do so] providing he dies before I do. "He is residing in Cass Lake with| his Indian son-in-law at present, is still active and frequently goes bj train to Bena to visit his Indianl friends in that vicinity. He went! there today in fact." DR. A. T. STILL. FOUNDER OF OSTEOPATHY. DIES AT HOI Kirksville, Mo., Dec. 13.Dr. An-| drew Taylor Still, founder of the sci ence of osteopathy and president of the American School of OsteopathyJ died yesterday of old age i' f. A&iiaU f&siftajtfli^ A !&y ml mi 1 '$- A' 4 2 r?. s$ '7i m I '-It,