VOLUME XVl. NO,, 51.
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ADVANCING UPON.
i RUSSIAMAPITAL
Only Two American Newspaper Men
Remain United Press Corres
pondent One of Them.
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
FACING BATTLE OF MARNE
lEnemy in Fan Formation Steadily
ft Advancing No Cessation Until
Monday at Least.
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'Wnltei Press Correspondent)
Pjftrograd, March 2.Arno Dosch
Bloiftet of the New York World and
I are the only war correspondents re
maining in Pejrograd. Most of the
British newspapermen have gone.
Betcog*ad is stripping for action
and a special commission is, clearing
out useless bourgeoise, except able
bodied trench diggers. Old men and
young invalids, unwilling soldiers
and suspected war prisoners are be
ing ousted.
All railway exits from the city
have been closed, but we are pro
vided with sleds for a quick getaway
if necessary..
The soviet commissaries announce
they will remain until the last mo
ment. If the Germans occupy the
seat of government it will be moved
to Moscow. Petrograd is facing her
battle of the Marne. The Germans
are three hours from Luga, 100 miles
southwest of Petrograd. The for
mation of the invading army is fan
form. Pskoff is the stick, Dno and
Ourieff are the wings. Valk is the
chief German base, and Pskaff is
the base of advanced operations. The
movements of the Germans toward
Luga was reported, however.
Lake Chudno is frozen over and the
Germans may find no difficulty in
dragging heavy artillery and sup
plies across. The" Germans have for
tified Pskoff and begun a movement
towterd petrograd-.- Mosow's work
men and soldiers-organization pass
ed resolutions declaring the German
peace terms not acceptable and de
mand continuing the fighting.
The Germans refuse to cease hos
tilities until Monday. A proclama
tion here urges desperate resistance.
CHEERY LETTER ARRIVES
FROM DRAFTED MAN
Wesley Weyrick, who claims Be
midji as his home but who was draft
ed from Todd county, fias written
the Pioneer in substance, as follows:
"Camp Dodge, Iowa, Feb. 26.-T-
Hello, Bemidji! Arrived here O. K.
but have not seen any of the Bemidji
iboys yet, but believe I can say for
them that they are glad they have
come, for 'Old Minnesota' is sure to
get the kaiser and the Beltrami and
Todd county boys are the ones to
'get' him.
"Boys back home, don't be afraid
to get,into the draft. You ought to
see the drafted boys. They certain
ly are fine. The 'grub,' too, is good.
I cannot urge you boys at home too
strongly to come as we must win the
war to save the folks at home. Good
bye, Bemidji, until I get back from
France."
With the two regular forwards,
Frank Phibbs and "Dutch" Achen
bach, out of the game on account of
scholastic difficulties, necessitating
a complete shaking'up of the team,
the Bemidji high school crew last
night at the armory upset the "dope"
and defeated the fast Detroit five by
a score of 31 to 13.
The visiting five was a great deal
heavier than the locals, outweigh
ing them at least ten pounds to the
man, but the fighting spirit of the
Bemidji team predominated through
out the entire game, together with
superior team play. 'Bemidji jump
ed into the lead at the start and was
never headed, the first half ending
14 to 5. In the second period, Be
midji speeded up, scoring 17 more
points to their opponents 8.
To name any particular star on
the Bemidji team would oe a diffi
cult matter as every man was "there"
from the opening whistle to the
finale. For Detroit, Bush was the
big point getter, scoring eight of the
visitors points and all his baskets
were made from difficult angles.
A record breaking crowd attended
the game and roared its approval as
the rejuvenated Bemidji quint piled
up a big lead on the visitors.
The victory of the Bemidji quint
is also significant in that up to its
defeat of last night the Detroit five
had won ten straight games and will
represent the Ninth district at the
state tournament at Carleton college,
Northfield. next month.
Today the local five went to
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BEMIDJI DAILY
AMERICAN STEAMER
BATTLES SUBMARINE
AND MAKES ESCAPE
(By United Press)
Washington, March 2.Battling
a. German, submarine for over two
hours, the American steamer Nyan
zas reports the U-boat probably sunk.
Chief Gunner's Mate Benjamin Grove
made the report of the action which
occurred on January 13.
Siberia Like
Puzzle Japs
SendTroops
(By United.,Press)
Tokio, March 2.Foreign Minister
Motono and the Mikado are. confer
ring regarding the Siberian" situa
tion. Government officials think the
allied envoys leaving Petrograd con
stitutes the severence of diplomatic
relations with the Russians.
Chinese Troons Move.
London, March 2.The Evening
News says Japan is dispatching
troops to Siberia and that China is
sending troops to Manchuria, and
now says General Jui will be the
Chinese commander.
Supplies Are Menaced.
Vladivostok, March 2.War sup
plies not delivered are menaced. It
is Reared that if Japan gains a foot
hold in Seberia she will not relin
quish it. Others fear the Russians
will desert to fight with the Ger
mans against their former enemy.
Pier is Seized.
Tokio, March 2.The Bolsheviki
today seized a pier containing muni
tions and other goods valued at a
hundred million rubles.
United. States Puzzled.
,T.. CBy.. fcarl D. Groat)
United Press Correspondent
Washington, March 2.America's
decision on the Japanese or allied
joint intervention in Siberia re
remains a deep international puzzle.
One cabinet official today said the
United States did not object to
Japan going in self defense, but the
United States was not joining.
The problem is intensely delicate.
Some officials doubt if matters are
sufficiently developed to require
Japan's entrance.
GERMANS OPEN
RAIDS ON WEST
(By United Press)
London, March 2.(Official)
Extensive German raiding operations
over the entire British western front
last night is reported today by Gen
eral Haig. At some points the Ger
mans gained temporary footholds.
REDMOND HOLDS OWN
London, March 2.John Redmdnd,
the Irish leader, was operated upon
in London. His condition is satis
factory.
MinusTwoPlayers, Bemidji
FiveDefeats Detroit 31 to1 3
Walker for a return game with the
high school team of that place, hav
ing defeated the Cass county five
here earlier in the season. Next
week the team will go to Crosby for
a game there and the hardest con
test- of the season is expected. The
regular lineup is expected to repre
sent the Bemidji school and Coach
Jacobson is predicting a win at the
Cuyuna range town.
On March 15, Wadena comes here
for a return game and the Bemidji
five is determined to avenge its 19-
16 defeat on the small Wadena floor.
It is now almost a certainty that Be
midji will play the Little Falls quint
for the championship of the Sixth
district and a place at the Carleton
tournament. Bemidji has a mighty
good chance to "cop" if the local
five is not crippled at that time by
some of the players being out on
account of scholastic difficulties.
The score and lineup:
BEMIDJI CROSBY
Phibbs Eckles
Tennstrom ."....F Bush
Simons Hall
Opsahl Stetermas
Whitney Snyder
SubstitutesBemidji, Knapp De
troit, Simms.
Summary: Field baskets* Be-
midjiPhibbs 5, Tennstrum' 7, Si
mons 1 CrosbyBush 4, Eckles 1,
Hall 1 fouls thrown, Phibbs 3, Hall
1. Referee, Dr. J. W. Diedrich
scorer, Naylor.
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MISS BROWN WINNER
OF DISTRICT HONORS
ATEASTGRAND FORKS
Miss Carrie Brown of the Bemidji
high school is the champion of the
state declamatory division of which
Bemidji is a component part, for at
East Grand Forks last evening she
defeated all contestants of the divi
sion and won the honor to repre
sent her district in the state contest
in Minneapolis, a few days hence.
The verdict for Miss Brown was
unanimous. The judges were
George Benson, dramatic critic of the
Grand Forks Herald Miss Kings
bury, head of the school of expres
sion at Wesley college, near Grand
Forks 'Dr. G. Libby, professor of
history, University of North Dakota.
Miss Brown presented "Cigar
ette's Ride." She was coached by
Miss Brodtkorb, instructor in bis
tory and Latin in the Bemidji high
school, and the victory of the Be
midji entry is sufficient commenda
tion of the ability of Miss Brodtkorb
as well as Miss Brown.
TWELVE SAMMIES ARE
PRISONERS.SAVS BERLIN
(By United Press)
Berlin, March 2. (Official)At
tacking American trenches in the
St. Michel sector, we took 12 prison
ers and inflicted heavy casualties.
The Germans have captured Cornel
in the Russian province of Mohileff,
50 miles north of Kieff. Ukranian
and Saxon troops have liberated
Kieff.
We have stormed the enemy
trenches west of the Meuse and
south of Haucourt.
TO PROTECT SOLDIERS
Washington, March 2.The war
department has taken steps to check
the operations of loan sharks in
army camps.
BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 2. 1918.
WATERS OF HOLLAND FROZEN OVER
For the first time In five years Holland has been suffering from the
effects of heavy snowstorms and a bitter cold spell. The rivers and lakes
were completely frozen over. The photograph shows commodities being car-
ried from Monnlkendam to Marken.
Frank Hubert of Bemidji is facing
about a six-months term in jail for
having impersonated an officer of the
United States army in Bemidji, for
Hubert is under arrest.
The case of Hubert is an unusual
one. He claims to have been a ser
geant at Fort Riley, Kansas, and
posed in Bemidji as such, wearing
cheverons and leather puttees in
which he cut something of a swath
in his^own way. For the past few
months he has been in Bemidji do
ing nothing apparently, but was of
ten seen in uniform. His actions
excited frequent comment and finally
it was decided to round him up and
ascertain just what the game was.
A couple of. nights ago Recruiting.
Officer Foucault, Chief of Police Rip
ple and Lieutenant DePew of the
Fourth Minnesota infantry, went to
a house where the phony officer was
at the time. Each of the officers
blocked an outside door and Chief
Ripple knocked. Hubert look out
and saw the chief and made a break
for another door, only to run into
Foucault who shoved a revolver at
Hubert and commanded him to halt.
He did.
There was nothing to hold him
on and he was released and the com
mandant at Fort Riley notified. This
morning Chief Ripple received a wire
from Commander H. C. Pillsbury that
no such sergeant as Hubert was ever
at the post and suggested that per
haps the man was an imposter. That
settled Hubert, for the chief again
grabbed him this morning and slam
med him behind the bars. Hubert
was then questioned closely and
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signed an affidavit that will be sent
to Fort Riley.
In his affidavit, Hubert said he
enlisted in Duluth but doesn't re
member the date. He says he was
at Fort Riley four or five months in
the Sixteenth recruit company. He
claims he was discharged from the
service shortly after July 5 on ac
count of having frequent headaches
and was physically unfit. He came
back to Bemidji about Thanksgiving
time.
Hubert admitted he wasn't a ser
geant, and that he bought the chev
erons he wore on his sleeves and
bought the lealher puttees at Junc
tion City, Kan. He closed his affi
davit by stating that he is ashamed
bf hiittf&If.
EARL BAILEY ENLISTS
WELL REMEMBERED BY
200 FELLOW EMPLOYES
Speaking about "joy uoxes" being
received by fclie young men who leave
Bemidji to join the colors, Earl H.
Bailey, son of S. C. Bailey, certainly
received one yesterday at noon when
he laid down his pencil as timekeep
er and paymaster of the Crookston
Lumber company's two plants, for
his fellow workers "nailed him" and
before young Mr. Bailey knew what
it was all about he was handed a
solid gold watch, a handsome ring
and a purse from the bunch, with
the best wishes for his welfare while
in camp, at the front and a safe re
turn.
The remembrances were the gifts
of about 200 employes of the Crook
ston company and Henry Dahl and
Andy Larson did the honors for the
boys.
He leaves tomorrow for Washing
ton to join the Twentieth engineers
now in preparation to go overseas,
he having been inducted into service.
His brother, Claude, is already in
the service with the Twentieth.
Like Claude, Earl is a crack ath
lete and during his high school days
was one of the mainstays of athlet
ics. He was captain of the star foot
ball and basketball teams and for
the past four years has been with
the Crookston company.
"Bl(i BUSINESS" IS
BEHIND GERMANY
(By United Press)
With the French armies afield,
March 2.German big business is
still backing the German govern
ment and the German military policy
of annexations and domination.
German big business is already
building for future wars. No later
than December, 1917, the Association
of German Iron and Steel Manufac
turers addressed a rigorously confi
dential memorial to the German gov
ernment demanding the annexation
of Briory and Longue on "account of
its extreme importance for German
national economy and for the con
duct of future wars."
ANOTHER GOES TO OHIO
TO JOIN ENGINEER CORPS
Angus Chisholm left last evening
for Columbus, Ohio, having joined the
colors. Mr. Chisholm is a nephew of
Mr and Mrs. Fred Brinkman. He
has tried to get into the service for
some time but had been rejected on
account of not being tall enough,
but was finally accepted in the engin
eers branch.
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In his own behalf, on the witness
stand this morning, Roland Henrion
net on trial for the murder of Oscar
NelBon, on the forenoon of Novem
ber 15, stated that he could not re
member shooting Nelson, didn't re
member following him from the
Northern National bank hallway,
didn't remember taking another shot
at him on the walk, didn't remember
throwing away the gun with an oath,
didn't remember being spoken to,
didn't remember going to the hotel
to look for "the handkerchief,"
didn't remember anything at all un
til he was in the city building under
arrest.
Savs Bumped Head.
He asserted before the jury that
when Nelson was ahead .of him, go
,ing up the stairway, that Nelson
turned and shoved him against the
hallwlay wall and that his head
struck the wall and from that time
his mind was a blank.
The victim of the shooting being
dead, no testimony could be intro
duced giving any conversation that
may have passed between Henrion
net and Nelson just prior to the
tragedy.
Areuments Beein.
With the completion of Henrion
net's testimony and the cross exam
ination by County Attorney Torrance,
the defense rested and tile argu
ments by the attorneys commenced
this afternoon. It is expected they
will be finished some time late to
day and the jury receive the case for
decision.
Defendant Called.
While Henrionnet was on the wit
ness stand yesterday afternoon, testi
fying in his own behalf, court ad
journed for the day to convene at 9
o'clock this morning. He had reach
ed the stage of the night before the
trip to Bemidji which resulted in
the slaying of Oscar Nelson when
the clock indicated a quarter to six
and the testimony of Henrionnet
ceased for the day.
Calm and Collected.
Henrionnet unflinchingly took the
witness stand when E. E. McDonald,
his counsel, called for him in tne
line of defense. He spoke in a
strong voice and never hesitated to
answer, although at times he seem
ed to be uncertain about responding
to a query. He sat easily in the
witness chair and no one would have
obtained the slightest clue from his
composure and demeanor that he
was facing a charge of murder before
a jury.
It was 4:30 o'clock when the name
of Henrionnet was called. His attor
ney went into the recital of the
early career of the accused, from
the time he was born. The prisoner
stated he would be 25 years old
July 21, next. Under questioning he
told of his early schooling in the
grades in Bemidji, his attendance at
the high school, his going away to
school, his leaving and later attend
ance at a military school, where he
graduated with the honor of senior
captain, bestowed for excellence in
deportment, studies and military ef
ficiency. He graduated in 1912.
The First meetine.
Henrionnet said he first met Nel
son when he was home on a Christ-
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Bemidji Becomes Interested
In Treasure-Trinket Fund
The campaign for the treasure and
trinket fund, inaugurated in Bemidji
as part of the nation-wide movement,
promises to be productive of excellent
results, according to Mrs. Ray Olson
and Mrs. Lee LaBaw, Red Cross
workers, who are sponsoring the
movement.
The campaign is to outfit the avia
tion section of the military with
needed supplies such as sweaters,
mufflers, wristlets, socks and other
warm accessories. There are also
thousands of young men who would
take the aviation training but are
unable owing to lack of funds to
reach the schools. It is for work
like this that the treasure and trinket
fund campaign was inaugurated, and
hundreds of Minnesota cities and
towns are responding.
In every home there is something
which can be melted into ingots of
gold and silver. Give anything, and
everything that is made of gold or
silver not needed such as old spoons,
bracelets, brooches, chains, cigarette
cases, coins, useless trinkets, napkin
rings, tea and coffee pots and any
and everything that can be melted.
Articles tbat cannot be melted can
FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH
E SAYS
i DON' REMEJ^^ER'
IN OW N prENSE
TESTIMONY ENDS
mas vacation. Nelson, he said, at
that time was rooming at the home
of Dr. Larson and Henrionnet room
ed at the Larson home as Nelson's
roommate, before moving to his mo
ther's home. During vacation per
iods, Henrionnet said, he had met
Nelson frequently, that they were
good friends and that Nelson's par
ents and brothers had visited Oscar
frequently while they were'rooming
together.
The earlier moves in business life
of Henrionnet were linked one with
another in a lengthy chain. He en
gaged in various occupations, sel
dom staying at any one spot for any
length of time. Ill health, was
ascribed by the witness for his fre
quent hibernating.
The Marriage Vow.
It was in July, 1914, while Hen
rionnet was conducting a small gro
cery on Irvine avenue that he mar
ried Ruth Larson of Nymt.re, anu
they occupied quarters adjoining the
store at their home. In the courso
of events, Henrionnet engaged In the
jewelry business in the Troppman
block and it was while ho was still
so engaged that a son was born, Au
gust 7, 1915, and named Raoul.
Goes to Sanatorium
Various events transpired after
that time until he went to the Lake
Julia Sanatorium about the middle
of last September. His reason for
going, as he said, was that his health
was poor and he had been advised
by Dr. E. W. Johnson to go to the
sanatorium for pulmonary trouble.
Mrs. Henrionnet and the baby stayed
with the mother of the husband.
Friendship' Holds.
Up to the time Henrionnet went
to the sanatorium, he said, he and
Nelson were still good friends. Ask
ed if he knew where Nelson was
rooming prior to November 14, the
witness replied he did.
Henrionnet testified that at the
time he went to the sanatorium his
temperature was around 100. He
knew Nelson owned an auto and had
frequent trips with him.
He also stated that at the time he
entered the sanatorium he had a
temperature as high am 100 and over.
He remembered a visit paid him by
his mother with NeUfcon in the tet
ter's car. He also ajpserted that up
to the night of November he con
tinued to improve, that he had beem
troubled witfc coughing, Irregular
pulse and night sweats.
It was brought out that his wife
had obtaine$ employment at the
sanatorium yirhere her husband was
staying and arrangements had been
made to have the baby stay with a
relative in another town, and it was
understood that the baby was to go
on November 15, the day of the trag
edy, the relative being in Bemidji
to take the baby back with her.
The Skein Tansrles.
On November 13, Mrs. Henrionnet
and one of the nurses came to Be
midji in an auto about 8:30 o'clock
in the evening. Henrionnet saw his
wife leave. They returned the next
day on the 4:30 train. She went
upstairs to her room, testified the
husband, and soon after he followed
her. There she was discovered lying
on the bed and crying.
"I tried to find out what the mat
ter was and asked her," he stated.
"When I asked her she said she
couldn't tell. I asked her what had
happened and asked her if she had
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be sold and turned into money in that
way.
It is claimed that every additional
airplane contributed now to the
fighting forces on the western front
is worth a thousand men in the
trenches. It is no doubt that the
great American public is more than
anxious that the aviation department
be made so strong that it will fortify
every American boy that goes across,
and each and every one, every man,
woman and child in Bemidji can help
to make this not a possibility, but
a certainty. There are wonderful
possibilities in a little heap of treas
ures and trinkets. And if each one
that reads or hears of this treasure
and trinket fund contributes, not
money, but just these odd bits of
silver and gold, it will be a help.
Anyone that will answer this ap
peal may leave their articles at Net
zer's drug store, any time from now
until March 9, on which day a ship
ment will be made to the United
States assaying office, where the
metal will be reduced, used for gov
ernment war work, and the money
paid therefor will go to the organ
ization equipping the aviation sec
tion.
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