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^GRANTED 42 DAYS
M. NAMES OFF BALLOT
.-^-The name of James A. Peter-'
son,, candidate for the United
States senate from Minnesota,
will be excluded from the bal
lot %for
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the 1918 elections.
Secretary of State Julius A.
Schmahl announced, after Mr.
.Peterso was sentenced to four
^i'yeara in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan.,
0' tion of the espionagefor lawviola
The
nambof^J.
nominate^5
O. Bentall,
the socialist
"party as "candidate for gover
nor, also will be excluded, Mr.
Schmahl said, if he files. Ben
tall was sentenced to five years
for violation*! the same law.
Minneapolis,- April 20.In the
sentences of Jacoo O. Bentall, can
didate for governor of Minnesota on
the Socialist ticket, and James A. Pe
terson, candidate for United States
senator from Minnesota, Judge Page
igqrris, federal judge, granted a stay
of sentence of 42 days in each case
and held the defendants in bonds of
$10,000-each.* Peterson wast able to
furnish bond immediately,,' while
Bentall was remanded to-the county
1uii "-$fraing his attempts to secure
his release on bail.
Prejudiced. Says Bentall.
Bentall, when asked if he had
anything to say, told the cpurt the
jury was prejudiced.
Judge Morris said in passing sen
tence:
'*A mao is either for or against
hfe country, there is no middle
round. In Mr. Bentall's Bpeech at
Hutchinson I find nothing to en
courage the. man who 1B to jfight for
our liberty. It was a pitiful stand
to take."
The courtroom was crowded to ca
pacity during the sentencing of the
two men. Many were socialist
frien% of Bentall.
Betjtaft was the first sentenced.
Bentall First Sentenced.
In answer to the judge's question
asking if he cared to state any rea
son why sentence should not,foe pass
ed,: Bentall.replied that he fcad, and
made an address to the -court in
Which he tpjd of his high iaeals from
boyhood and said he had been .light
ing for humanity from youth..
"I shall be vindicated some day
and I want to stand as a man today
-leading for my fellow man," he
When Bentall said the jury which
f.im him guilty was prejudiced and
that he was a victim of persecution,
him on, the na-
tltfStrong
m$w-\tjbeejudghiscautioned. of remarks
pleas asking the court's
"Upon the president's recom
mendation, congress declared
war in April of last year. Af
nr that declaration the hour
Lcf discussion passed. It is an
hour-of action and everyone
must do his patriotic duty or
the country may suffer a dis
astrous humiliation. It is the
duty of every citizen to: give
his all, to give his every eifort,
every throb of his heart and
every ftber of his being to the
of his country. The die
is -cast, the hour
discussion,
is--
over."Judg Page. Morris
in sentencing Bentall.
~niency in passing sentence on Mr.
Peterson were made by Attorney
Frank D. Larrabee and Frank M.
Nye, who appeared as a friend for
30 years of the defendant.
Leniencv for Peterson Ureed
In passing sentence, Judge Morris
conceded that Mr. Peterson's offense
against the government, based on
two articles appearing in the Min
neapolis and St. Paul American in
which the United States senate's
war aims were criticised, was not as
flagrant as that of Bentall.
Appealing for Peterson, Mr. Lar
rabee asked the court to "divorce
this case from the preceding one,"
and asked the court to consider the
newness of the espionage act, which
has "not as yet been thoroughly in
terpreted."
"A man is either for his country
or against it," said Judge Morris, ad
dressing Bentall. "There is no mid
dle ground. If a man says or does
anything that would discourage
young men upon whom the country
is relying, from enlisting or doing
PROTESTS POOR IN
AGAINST BOXING
MATCH ON JULY 4
St. Paul, April 20.Protests
against permitting the Willard-Ful
ton championship heavyweight box
ing contest in the Twin Cities on
July 4, all based on patribtc pleas,
have begun to arrive at the offices
6f Governor Burnquist and the State
Public Safet^oojnnrissionNat. th- cap-
itoL"
A dozen citizens and women called
in person and an the telephone to
register their protests with Secre
tary H. W. Libby.of the commission
and others addressed the governor's
office. Mr. Libby said that all.com
muncations opposed the proposed
fight in Minnesota and added that
the names of locail persons protest
ing will not be made public.
ANOTHER GREAT STORM
LOOKED FOR ON WEST
(By United Press)
Washington, April 20.R is re
garded here that the comparative
quiet on the western front is merely
a temporary lull before another
great storm. Both sides are under
going adjustments. The battle has
been so severe a letdown is how an
ticipated. The battle is not ended.
The British, are holding firmly and
it is believed they will continue
checking the Boche. Italian aid on
the right wing will relieve seasoned
troops of that wing for fighting fur
ther north.
a patriotic duty,' then that man is
an enemy of his country.
Hour of Discussion Past.
"War should be gone into only
after careful deliberation. Those to
whom our fathers committed the
powers to-, declare war, had declared
war before you made that speech at
Hutchinson. -It seemed to me that
every effort had been done to avert
war. Upon the president's recom
mendation congress declared a state
of war in April,last 'year. '&&ter that
declaration the -hour of discission
passed.' It is an hour of action and
everyone must do his patriotic duty
or the country may suffered disas
trous humiliation. It is the duty of
every citizen to give his all, to give
his every effort, every throb of his
heart and every fiber of his being
to the cause of his country. The die
is cast,, the hour of discussion is
over.
"Speech 111 Timed."
"To me our one absorbing business
at hand is the prosecution of the war.
"Your socialistic speech at Hutch
inson was very ill timed. When it
came to that part which related to
the war I do not remember anything
that would strengthen the hearts of
the young men who were being call
ed to the colors. On the contrary
you said that if the conscription law
is not repealed you men will have
to .go to war. What a pitiful stand
to take!
"Your speech could not help ex
citing disloyalty and probably tha.
contempt of the young men who were
to be called into the military service.
You have said things about the jury
which tried your case which I re
gard as most unbecoming at this
time. The jury has found you guil
ty after a fair trial, and now comes
my duty to impose a penalty that
will show to men that they cannot
encourage disloyalty to their coun
try. At this time I do think an of
fense of this sort is very serious."
&MMEK TO HAVE LIBERTY BONDS IN YOUR HOUSE THAN THE KAISERS TROOPS
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LAUNCHING MERCHANT VESSELS ON BOTH CO^, ST
Above is the Coyote gliding down the ways at the I'aw,nfc n\ev SlJipi'ards:- She is UIH tii-st of the Tm-gp-sTwim-
ers building under the Emergency Fleet corporation's wooilen ship program. Below is the launching of the Faith,
largest concrete ship In the world, at Redwood City, Cal. She is 320 feet long and her gross burden Is 7,000 tons.
FORTY-TWO AMERICANS ABE
CITED BY THE FRENCH
(By United Press)
Washington, .April 20.-^-Forty-
two Americans of the United States
amibulance service, with the French
army, have been cited by the French
for bravery. General Pershing's re
port said some were wounded in ac
tion, some exhibited unusual bravery
and all attended wounded men un
der the most, trying circumstances..
S0CIALISTSJ?R.0TEST DEATBI
OF ftED GUARD PRISONERS
(By United Press)
Copenhagen, April 20.Swedish,
Danish, Norwegian socialists protest
ed to the Vasa against the execution
of Red'.Guard prisoners and asked
that the White Guard government
adopt a concilatbry attitude to pre
vent, civil war.
HUNGER STRIKE PLAN FOR
RELEASE OF WOBBUES
Spokane, Wash., April 20.A
noisy demonstration began Wednes
day, by twenty-seven Federal pris
oners in the,, county jail here, de
clared to be members of the Indus
trial Workers of the World, contin
ued, yesterday, ,but with decreased
volume."
The demonstration was supple
mented by a hunger strike on the
part of seventeen of the men. The
prisoners declared they could con
tinue their remonstrance until they
are released.
The tobacco of the demonstrators
was. withheld yesterday by jailers
and they were placed on a bread and
water diet.
The shoes of part of the priconers,
who were kicking against the steel
oflor of their cells, also were re
moved. i *t*.
GOOD OFFICIAL
SEEKS RE-ELECTION
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FRED W. PUTNAM
RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE COMMISSIONER
Was born in Red Wing, Goodhue County,
Minnesota. He is a candidate on the Re
publican Ticket to succeed himself as
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner.
He was appointed November 15th, 1917,
for the unexpired term ending December
31st, 1918. He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, and has practiced
law for nine years.
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H'GEE ASSERTS I. W. W.
NOT HALF AS BAD AS
THE NONPARTISANS
Washington, April 20^Judge
John F. McGee of Minneapolis, a
member of "the powerful safety com
mission organized by citizens of that
state to aid the government in the
prosecution of the war, declared be
fore the Senate military .cgmjaittse
yesterday that the department of
justice efforts have been a ghastly
failure in Minnesota and that the
I. W. W. is not one-half as dangerous
as the Non Partisan league members,
who he characterized as "traitors."
He also termed Socialists traitors,
and said that they should be intern
ed. Judge McGee advocated organ
izing of firing squads and "working
them overtime in order to make up
lost time."
Immediate enactment of legisla
tion to permit the military author
ities to deal directly with spies and
German propagandists was urged as
the only way to curb lynch law
ST. PAUL'S LIBERTY LOAN IS
OVER QUOTA BY $112,500
CBy United Press)
St, Paul, April 20.St. Paul Lib
erty Loan quota of $12,500,000 is
oversubscribed by $112,500. There
are 50,000 subscribers. Chairman
Rogers of the Ninth Federal reserve
says the district is assured an over
subscription of $125,000,000.
IRISH NATIONALISTS TO
STATE THEIR POSITION
(By United Press)
Dublin, April 20.Irish Nation
alists are planning a public state
ment of their objections to conscrip
tionr^nrd are planning to send' a rep
resentative to Washington, jr
HAIG PRMSETIROOPS"
(By United Press)
London, April 20.General Halg
has issued an order congratulating
the success of the First corps in re
pulsing the enemy yesterday.
GERMAN RAID REPULSED
(By United Press)
Paris, April 20.(Official)A
German raid below Amiens was re
pulsed. Artillery fire is progressing
between Lassigny and Noyon.
NEW RETAIL BEEF
RISE ANNOUNCED
St. Paul, April 20.An unusual
jump in the price of butchers* beef
has sent the retail prices of round
steak, rib roasts and pot roasts soar
ing. There have been two raises in
price in the past ten days.
Retailers say that cattle which
could be bought for 16 cents a short
time ago now cost them 20 cents a
pound.
Round steaks have jumped up to a
range of prices from 28 cents a
pound to 35 cents a pound, which
is almost a record in St. Paul, and
rib roasts are selling at from 20
cents a pound to 35 cents.
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(By United Press)
New York, April 20.Declaring
that Germany would never be allow
ed to secure a foothold in the Orient
and Pacific, Count Yoshli, in an in
terview with the United Press,
stated that Japan would never con
sent to restoration of Kiao Chao af
ter the,war.
SUPPOSED GERMAN AGENTS
STEAL SAILING ORDERS
(By United Press)
Minneapolis, April 20.Supposed
German agentB entered the home of
Mrs. Mable Fountain, Red Cross
nurse, and stole the sailing orders
she received yesterday. She had
the order hidden in the bottom of
her traveling bag.
The .orders told the nurse when
she could sail and that when the
name of the ship was added she
would sail on a troop ship, accom
panying American troops. Nothing
was taken except the orders and no
trace of them has been founo.
ALL EXCESS FLOUR
MUST BE REPORTED
St. Paul, April 20.Every person
in Minnesota who has more than
thirty days' supply of wheat flour on
hand must return the flour at once
to the dealer from whom it was pur
chased, or report his supply to the
county /ood administrator.
This announcement by the state
food administration' is made in an
effort to take from the group Of
food hoarders every ounce of flour
that does not belong to them under
national food regulations.
Makine State Survey.
The state food administration now
is making a survey of the flour sup
ply of the entire state, and it is be-
against disloyalty and enemy aglta- -Hevsd that the interval between now
and May will be sufficient time for
all persons to report voluntarily. The
time may be extended in some cases
a few days, however.
These returns from the household
ers will the, checked, and those who
fail to respond will be sent a blank
by mail asking information as to
their flour supply. Following this,
those who fail to respond to the di
rect request will have their, food
stocks investigated by the state ad
ministration.
tion. Representatives of the army
and naval intelligence departments
and other witnesses told the Senate
military committee that the situa
tion is serious and cannot be handled
under existing laws.
M'ADOQ URGES LOAN
Washington, April 20.Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo has called
upon Americans to answer German
threats by placing 20,000,000 indi
vidual subscriptions to the Third
Liberty Loan. Germany boasted the
wide distribution of her loans as evi
deifce of pro-unity.
ARTILLERY RUMBLES SULLENLY
ALONG THE BATTLE LINES
With the British in Flanders, April
20.Artillery rumbled sullenly
throughout the night, last night, on
the Lys and Somme fronts. The
British at Beauraine, two miles south
of iC^ras, advanced a short distance.
Ger3jan counter attacks were re
pulifea during the night.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
ORGANIZE BALL TEAM
For the first time in four years,
the Bemidji high school is to have
a baseball team this spring, and it
is asserted that the outlook for a
fast nine is quite flattering.
Practically all the squad called for
training has had no experience in
high school baseball in Bemidji, but
some of them have played on other
school teams.
Pierre Gray is manager of the
team and R. M. Smith, a former Pur
due man, (agricultural director, is
coach. Dr. Diedrich will also assist
when he has spare time.
Doran has been named as cap
tain. He has had considerable ex
perience behind the plate and caught
two years for the International Falls
high school. Other high schoolers
trying out for positions are: Pitch
ers, Kittleson, Washburn catchers,
Doran and Jones infield and out
field, Whitney, Knapp, Gray, Op
sahl, Simons, Morris, Tennstrum,
Stechman, McDougal.
The boys are practicing nightly at
the ball park and expect to play the
first game one week from today
with some team out of the city.
Blackduck has written for a game.
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JUGGERMUT MAY
DESTR0Y1EII IN
JAPAN WONT ALLOW
GERMANY TO OBTAIN
FOOTHOLD IN ORIENT
FIVE CENTS PER MONTH
(By TJnitec^ -Press)
The German Juggernaut, which"
von Hindenbuitf Ibuilt or :his west
front drive, tt*yvprdVij
Germans jlushine Troous.
With'in* French afield, April 20.
The Germans are steadily transfer
ring fresh divisions from the Russian
to. the French front ^Several, for
merly known "to have*been in Rus
sia, have boon seen her*.
Maurice Mav Coinmand.
London, April 20.^The London
Chronicle reports that General Maur
ice, director of military operations,
will probably take up fleld duties.
Major Whigman, in the war office,
will probably be assigned to France.
STUB
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a IFranken-'
stein that will destroy itself as well
as its creators. The hug4 enemyv
machine i? encountering resistance
that is battering it tojiieces^yrt^
Hindenburg dares not. stop it.
Its progress is blocked before Ami
ens and Hazebrouck, but Hindenburg
is only able to change its course, al
though its human and mechanical
parts are being destroyed under its
own impetus.
In Picardy, the Germans are pow
erless to advance and^ have been
pushed back from the.nearest ap
proach to Amiens, near Caste.
Germans Thrown.Back.
London, April 20.General Haig
reported today that the British suc
cessfully counter attacked at Feus-,
ter, Bert and Givenchy on the south
ern edge of the Flanders battle ltne,
throwing the Germans from the po
sitions they gained from the British
two days ago.
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OAD LINES
TRAFFM
(By United Press i
St. Paul, April 20.Stub railroad
lines will encounter drastic curtail
ment of passenger traffic in the war
traffic curtailment In the northwest.
Many trains now originating on
spurs, thence running over main
lines to terminus terminals, will be
eliminated, main line trains carry
ing this traffic.
St. Paul to Chicago traffic is due
for drastic curtailment.
WILSON'S STAND BEATS
WHEAT PRICE INCREASE
Washington, April 20.Congress
will not increase the guaranteed
price of wheat for the 1918 crops. It
is useless to hold the 1917 crops
longer for more money. This was
made clear when by a vote of 167
to 198 the* House rejected the Mc
Laughlin amendment to the agricul
tural appropriation bill for a mini
mum of $2.50 a bushel at Chicago.
The measure was ordered back to
conference. The decisive stand of
the House means the Senate will be
compelled to yield to the wishes of
jthe owler body. It is expected that
an agreement will 'be reached soon.
An unwritten rule requires Senate
conferees to recede from their posi
tion if the House rejects extraneous
matter inserted in appropriation
bills by the Senate. An attempt may
be made to block final action in tha
Senate, but this cannot last long, for
the department of agriculture must
have money July 1.
President Wilson's known opposi
tion to the Gore $2.50 rider also will
bears considerable weight with the
Senate now that the House has sus
tained him.
G0NVICK WINS HER
LIBERTY LOAN FLAG
(Special to Pioneer)
Gonvick, April 20.XJonvick has
again proved to the world that it
is loyal and patriotic to the core.
In the Third Liberty Loan drive this
week, the village bounded "over the
top" with a subscription of $10,700
or 35 per cent more than its appor
tioned quota which was $7,900 and
is one town in Clearwater county to
win a service flag.
Every person called upon by the
bond salesmen came through with
their full allotment and several vol
untarily doubled their subscription
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