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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Order Publication.

State OF Michigan. In the Circuit Court for
the County OF Shiawassee, In Chapcery.
Lala Seigfred, Complainant, VS. Frank seig.
fred. Defendant.
Suit pending In the Circuit Court for the
Cou ty Of shiawassee In chancery, at Corunna
on the 2lss Gay Of September A. d. 1914
In this cause 1t appearing from sfhdavit on
file. that the defendant Frank Seigfred is not
resident Of this state aud that it Cannot be
ascertaineo in what state or county he now
resides.
On motion OF Paul v. Gadola complainsnt's
solicitor IL Is ordered that The sslo OF PENDANT
cause his appearance TO be entered herein,
within five months from the date Of this order.
And It is further ordered, that within twenty
days the said complainant cause a notice OF
this order to be published In the Owosso Times
q newspaper printed, published and circulat-
ing In said county, and that such publication
he continued therein ~ least once each week
for weeks In recession.
SELDEN S. MINER,
CIR, nit Judge.
PAUL V. GADoLA.
Complsinant's Solicitor
Business Address. Owosso. Michigan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Petrograd Reports Evacuation

Petrograd, Nov. 1.-THE Austrian
evacuation of the positions to the
southeast of Lemberg, in South Ga
licia, and in Rukowina, is reported in
Petrograd to be continuing. There
arc also indications here that the en-.
tire Austrian line from Stry to Ger.
nowitz is being gradually abandoned
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
japan Demands Railroad Grant.

Berlin, Nov. 1.-THE Novoe Vrem
va, a newspaper published in Petro.
grad, reports that the japanese gov.
eminent has demanded from China o
concession for the construction OF a
railroad from Tsinan, in Shantung
province, to the Yangtse river.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Duel on Dining Car Platform,

San Bernadino, Cal, Nov. Ill. d.
Fircher, a dining car conductor
armed with revolver, and Samuel
Wilson, negro waiter, equipped with
a meat ak, fought a duel on the din.
ing car platform of a swiftly moving
train on the San Pedro, Los Angeles
and Salt Lake railroad. The negro
was killed. Fincher surrendered when
the train reached Barstow, Cal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Secret Wire Station in California.

Washington, Nov. 11.-Secret ser.
vice men and navy radio experts seek.
ing hidden wireless stations, supposed
to be violating American neutrality,
have located hitherto unknown sta.
tior, at Ensenada, Lower California,
not far across the United States
boundary.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter Of the estate Of John II. Goet-
zen deceased.
We the undersigned. having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush. Judge OF Probate
in and for the County OF Shiawassee, state OF
Michigan. Commissioners 10 receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands OF all per-
sons az ainst said estate, do hereby give notice
that we will meet at the Citizens Savings
bank in the City of Owosso In said County.
on Monday, the Ind day OF November A. ID.
1914. and on Monday, the 4th day OF jar uary
A. d. 1915. at ten o'clock In the forenoon
OF each OF said days, for the purpose of receiv.
ing and adjusting all claims against said
estate. and tnat four 10 onths from the 3lst day
of August A. d. 1914. are allowed to creditors
to present their claims to said Commissioner
Tor adjustment and allowance
Dated the 31st day OF August A. d. 1914.
GILBERT L. TAYLOR,
o. L. DAVIS,
Commissioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
ARIZONA BANK CLOSES DOORS
Examiner Takes Charge of Institu.
ton With $4,000, 900 Deposits.

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 1.-THE Val
leg bank, the largest financial insti-
tuition in Arizona, has failed to open
its doors. The state bank examiner
is in charge. The bank had deposits
aggregating $4,000, 900, but, according
to statements, had less than 100000
on hand at the close of business.
II is announced that the Valley
bank will reopen its doors for bust
ness within four days.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13

NOTICE-The Ladies' Hairdressing
Psrlors of Stone 81 Mix are still doing
business at the old stand, 222 North
Washington street, Owosso. Switches
made to order on short notice. Mail
orders promptly attended to. Adv
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
vtrden Man Ends lie

Virden, ILL.,. Nov. 11.-John Twitch-
ell, a young man, killed himself by
taking carbolic acid. He is said to
have been respondent over a love e.
fair.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13

Never can tell when you'll mash a
finger or suffer cut. bruise, burn or
scald. Be prepared. Thousands rely
on DIR. Thomas Eclectric Oil. Your
druggist sells it, csc and SOC. Adv
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
THE BIG WAR;;
WILDLY DEPICTED
Graphic Paragraphs Found In
the News Dispatches From
the Front.

sight which hope 1t will never be my
lot to see again. The woods and hills
were literally cut to ribbons all along
the south of Laon. IL was marvellous
watching hundreds Of shells bursting
below one to the right and to the left
for miles and then to see the German
guns replying"
Heroes Shout "Goodbyw
Thirty gunners of British field bat
terry. knowing that they were going to
almost certain death, called out, "Good.
by, fellows" to their comrades in the
reserve line. Two minutes later every
man was out Of action.
Thirty more went to the front, with
the same farewell greeting. The Ger
man shells were falling thfckly behind
the battery and killed or wounded
every man serving the guns.
Diaries Recite Hardships.
More interesting statements gather
ed from the diaries Of wounded Ger
mans and prisoners have been publish
ed at Bordeaux. An army doctor
writes:
Sept. 9.-Terrible hunger; not a
morsel of bread in eight days"
An officer Of the Brunswick regiment
made this record:
Sept. 17.-In the region Of Epernay.
For five days we have fed ourselves
on stolen beet roots and sugar. with
not a morsel Of bread. The losses are
enormous"
A soldier of the Eighteenth corps has
written:
Bread once in eight days. Have
neither washed nor slept 1t will be
miracle If we see Germany again."
A reservist wrote:
Sept. 17.-Nothing to eat for three
days. No bread, great losses"
A Hessian soldier inscribed this:
I'm five weeks we have had bread
three times. This evening we had po-
tatoes, cooked-what a feast!'
The Germans prepared trap for
Belgian cavalry by excavating the
highway to a great depth and planting
300 barrels without tops and covered
with branches and earth.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Novel Use of Church Clock.

German officers and soldiers in plain
clothes or in French or British uni
forms have remained in localities evac-
uated by the Germans in order to fur.
nish them with intelligence. -.
One spy of this kind was found hid.
den In church tower. His presence
was only discovered through the err
ratio movements Of the hands of the
church clock. which he was using to
signal to his friends by means Of an
improvised semaphore code. Had this
man not been seized 1t is probable he
would have signaled to the German
artillery at the time of their arrival
the exact location of the enemy's head
quarters and staff.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
| BEST STORIES OF
ITS HORRORS
One Mans Thoughts and Feel
} ings on Eve of Expected
} Execution.

n MONG the most thrilling stories
~ Of the war is one told by Lau-
~ renee s. Stevens. formerly of
Grand Rapids. Mich. but tenn
porarily residing In Brussels, who.
while riding within the German lines
in an automobile engaged by a CORE
spondent Of the Chicago News. was
arrested as British spy and condemn
ed to death and who suffered night
Of horrors at Manage. Belgium.
Stevens has described how he felt
while awaiting his fate. which he be.
lieved would be death. His story Is
told in the Chicago News.
81 asked for strength to hold out be-
fore the German guns like man and
show them that I was not frightened"
he said.
when the guard looked ut me said
In broken German, 'Morgen schiessen 2
cShoot tOmorrowY) He shrugged his
shoulders and picked up an old cur
tain, rolled It into a bundle and placed
1t under my head. l. fell asleep. At
4:30 a. m. l awoke when two sappers
entered the room. One had a spade
and a lantern and the other carried an
acetylene searchlight They played the
light over the room and left the door
atar as they left
81 saw them go across the courtyard
to the wall. where one of them took
the pick and started taking up stones.
the second man using the spade IN
turning the earth. could not keep
my eyes off them. They fascinated
me. for l was sure they were digging
NV own crave
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Flower Bed Hid Telephone.

Looking out Of the windows of a
German military train when 1t stopped
at Charleroi," says a correspondent, II
saw a German soldier bending over q
flower bed on the grounds Of the rail
way station. He seemed to be atten.
lively examining the flowers. AS be
knelt there he frequently moved his
hands gently among the blossoms as
If he were caressing them.
"'See,' said to one Of my compan.
ions. there is that beautiful German
love of flowers again. With the ruins
Of whole streets of this town still
smoking this private soldier finds time
to admire flower bed that has escap.
ed destruction
1--WE grew quite sentimental about
the matter. Suddenly the man rose
from his knees and with him there
came from the flower bed a telephone
receiver and two or three yards OF
telephone wire. Strengthening himself.
he put the receiver to his ear and
spoke rapidly. We could hear some of
the words. They appeared to be
repetition or verification Of certain or
ders."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Soldier Rescued by q Dog.

Wounded thrice in the battle Of the
Marine. soldier lay in a faint on a
heap Of corpses. when Tom, the regi.
mental pet. revived him by licking his
face.
The animal had been trained to carry
caps. and the soldier, having lost his
cap. tried to persuade the dog to take
his knapsack to the encampment.
After awhile Tom seemed to realize
what was wanted. He ran to the
camp, seized the coat of the nearest
man and tried to drag him to the bat.
tlefield. When party finally follow.
ed the dog they found their wounded
comrade and rescued him.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Planned How He'd Die.

ITO make my death less ignominous
l decided to keep my hands loosely in
the rope until faced the firing squad,
when 1 would throw my hands out I'M
fettered.
Just before o'clock bugle sound
ed and everybody rose. The guards
put on their cartridge belts and then
waited five minutes, which seemed to
me like half an hour. Then the order
came to fall in. i wondered If my
knees trembled. but they were as firm
as ever. I wondered how the news OF
my death could reach my friend. Lew.
is Richards, in Brussels. formerly pi
anist in Detroit music school,"
Stevens recounts his further harrow
ing experiences until finally after foul
days Of agonizing suspense he realized
his life was safe.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Notice Of Hearing Claims.

State of Michigan. The Probate Court for
the County Of Shiawassee.
In the matter OF the estate OF Ora w.
SchAutz deceased
Notice Is hereby given that four months from
the S0th dag OF October a. ID. 1914 have been
allowed for credittr to present their claims
ag inst said deceased 10 said court for exami.
nation and adjustment, and that oil creditors
of said deceased are required TO present their
claims to said court, at the probate ONCE Ia
the Oity of Corupna in said county, on or be.
fore the LIST day OF March A. ID. 1918 and that
said claims will be heard by said court on
Monday the 1St dav OF March A. ID. 1915 at ten
o'clock In the forenoon.
Deed October 3db, A ID. 1914.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge Of Probate.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Air Men Hold Up Ships.

The London Standard gives a unique
incident In warfare reported at Grims-
by by the captain Of the Dutch trawler
Martha. who said seven German by.
droplanes stopped the Swedish steam
er Bodel and made the Swedish cap
tain alter his course to Helgoland.
The Dutch captain says the hydro
planes first approached his boat. but
after satisfying themselves as to his
nationality few away. Six hydrop'anes
escorted the Swedish vessel on It's way
to Helgoland, apparently as prisoner.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Greatest of Follies."

There has been given out officially in
formation concerning Incidents Of the
fighting and personal experiences.
which had been furnished by German
prisoners or obtained from documents
seized by French troops. 1t relates
particularly to the fighting around
Rheims between the 18th and the 10th
Of September.
A German artillery officer wrote:
Modern war Is the greatest of fol-
lies. Companies Of $50 men I'm the
Tenth army corps have been reduced
to seventy men, and there are compa.
MES Of the guard commanded by vol
unteers Of year. all the officers hav.
ing disappeared"
A Frenchman who comes from Mont
martre found a Luxembourgeois lying
within a yard Of him ws>m he had
known as chasseur in hotel in Paris.
The young German wept to see his old
acquaintance.
1T is stupid" he said. this war.
You and were happy when we were
good friends In Paris. Why should we
have been made to fight with each 9TH
erT He died with his arms round the
neck Of the French soldier, who told
the story. unashamed of his tears.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
Mile In Air, Saw Battle.

A letter from an officer Of the British
royal flying corps. describing view
from an aeroplane Of the battle east
ward Of Paris. says:
"From a height Of 5000 feet saw q
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
A Semisubterranean Town.
Acts of Dauntless Courage.

M. verlin. French lieutenant, with
fifty men. held at bay from clump Of
woods 5000 Germans. who were afraid
1t was a trap and fought from a dis
lance. The little French detachment
fred volley after voley until only thir
teen remained alive.
Corporal Massell, awarded a medal
by France. occupied an outlook post In
tree for three days. not coming down
until he was wounded.
This feat was described by British
cavalry officer In letter home: "A
young lancer, not more than twenty.
stripped Of tunic and shirt. charged a
German. pierced him to the heart. seiz-
ed his horse as he fell and exchanged
II for his own. which was hurt Then.
his sword sheathed like lightning. he
swung around and shot German
fhrou0h tho hendv
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11

One of the requirements of good
Housekeeping is the knowledge of sew
ing. This charming handieraft is no
longer taught our girls as punishment
or dreary task as it used to be when
stint of work was laid out and no
play permitted until the long seam was
done. Now the work is taught in most
schools. The lessons are interesting;
here is sample. First there is given
some knowledge of the warp and woof
of the cloth. "The warp is stronger
than the woof and so patterns are laid
lengthways of goods when cutting"
Now many persons cut and sew con-
tinually without knowledge why the
goods is cut the long way of the cloth
but after seeing loom and watching
the weaving the why and wherefore be-
comes clear So little looms are placed
where the girls can see how the threads
are woven.
Then the position of the seamstress
is discussed with relation to the light,
the height of the sewing table and the
work in hand A sewer so trained will
never bend over her work but bring
it up to her.
The directions for threading the
needle are practical. Roll the end of
the thread between the thumb and fore
finger until it is twisted tightly, then
run it through the needles eye. Now
draw as much thread from the spool as
YOU need and break it off, then the
thread will not ravel or draw.
Make small knots; never sew without
a thimble; have fine needle with the
thread and vice versa.
Very little children should be sup
Piled with colored, coarse thread and
burlaps or soft canvas.
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Continued
CHAPTER VIII,
a Partner to Providence.

~iMMi HOLT. cashier Ion the
q works OF the National CouStrur-
~ iion company. shut his daybook
with cheerful smack. closed the
safe and switched off the light over
his desk
Ready to go-no: We'll. I'm Off
g'night" he said and departed. whis-
tlins.
"Overgrown cub" Peterson, general
manager OF operations. muttered ir.
ritably and dismissed Jimmy from his
mind Petersun's humor was of the
blackest, and he now gave himself to
close scrutiny of his personal and
very private affairs. with most unsut
isfactory results. His need for. money
was really desperate The state peni.
tentiary loomed unpleaSantly near IN,
less he could replace before the ac,
counting day. now nor far Off. certain
trust funds which he had lost in reck.
less speculation. and his assets were
totally exhausted. His gloomiiy brood.
ing eyes rested on the safe, and from
speculation his expression quickly
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HOUSEHOLD
TALKS
Henrietta D. Grauel
A Visit to the Sewing School

Young boys need sewing work as
much as girls because it teaches pa
tience. Judgment, knowledge of colors,
and is good training for hands and
brains. Kindergarteners put great
stress on the needlework of their pupils
and some wonderful results are shown
in these baby clases.
In older classes the work is given as
follows, unless circumstances require
special course of study:
Basting, running stitch, half-baek
stitch or full back stitch, over casting.
Hemming and creasing come next
and marker is used to insure even
ness. Hens are always turned toward
the worker Selvage edges are not
hemmed as they are closely woven and
pucker in the washing.
Over scanning, over casting, French
scanning and felled and over handed
seams are next taught. Then comes
placing of gathers. gathering, stroking,
securing the threads. Hemming on a
patch and darning are useful lessons.
Straightaway and bias darns and stock
met darning must be learned well, then
button holes are attempted.
The instructions are cutting the hole,
over casting it, the button hole stitch
and finishing the ends.
Last but far from least important is
the sewing on of buttons. When all
this is mastered the girls are allowed
to learn how to use the machine.
This course of study is considered
ideal and is the one compiled by Miss
Blohm of the State University 1t is
in use in many of our public schools
and sewing schools and any housekeeper
Twill do well to follow it.
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FREES WOMAN IN KILLING
Jury Finds Mrs. Demedio Shot Husband
in Self Defense

Pottsville, Pa, Dec. ia new
phase of the sensational duel at Mi
nersville Wednesday, when Mrs. Mich
olas Demedio shot her husband, a
wealthy Italian, to death, came as the
result of the Coroner's verdict yester-
day, which exonerated the woman from
all blame because she shot in self de
fense. -Four bullets were found in the
dead man s body, but an investigation
showed that some of these bullets were
from the revolver held in Demedio IS
own hand.
1t is believed by the Coroner that De
medic thought he had killed his wife
when he shot at her, and that he then
turned his own revolver upon himself.
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tbs oioofnily EroodIng Eyes Rested on
the Safe.
changed to furtive determination. Not
long before the combination of the safe
had been changed and was now sup.
posed to be known to pune "on the
works" excepting Holt ehance. how
ever. had given Mr.. Peterson an op.
portunity to learn the magic numbers.
and with characteristic thought fulness
they had been jotted down IN his
pocket memorandum book In few
moments the iron door swung open.
Not worth the chance" Peterson
decided when be had computed the
small amount of miscellaneous cash
As he recloSed the safe II sudden
thought brushed the scowl from his
brow and twisted his lips into Il trl
umphant and malicious grin 1t bad
occurred 10 him that the money for
the pay roll, $1,000. would arrive by
express on the following day and be
placed in the safe overnight Instant.
ly every worry let him. The money
was as good us in bis pocket. and with
very little trouble all danger TO him
self could be obviuted Certainly his
luck had turned. He would take ad-
vantage of this complacent mood of
fortune to urge his suit with Elsie
Manning. who. he was compelled t.
reluctantly admit, had been strangely
cold.
The moonlight lent romantic charm
to the pretty cottage which was tile
girls home. and as he drew near Pc
terson was crippled by an emotion he
had never before expcrienced-fo the
first time ne realized that he was pas
sionately In love and not moved mere
Iy by casual fancy With quickened
heartbeat he hurried forward. only to
come to an abrupt stop as he caught
sight of two figures in the shadows of
the veranda There was no mistakins
Elsie Manning was Nesting close in
Hollis embrace
Forcing all signs of agitation to van
ish from his face and whistling cheer.
fully. he strobe noisily forward. The
figures hastily drew apart.
How do. Miss Elsie-helo. jimmy!
he said jovialy. Thought | might
run across you here" he added cordial
ly to Holt as they found seats. con
trolling by main strength the rage that
again boiled as he noted the glow of
happiness on the younger mans face
and the girls shy ioyousness.
NO. Z. eastbound. is Just about due
to pass. isn't she?" Holt asked, glanc
Ing down the(hill to where the single
track railway disclosed itself as paral
lei silver bars.
"fes can hear it." Elsie said. 'It
always reminds mother to wind the
clock" she added with musical
.huckle.
"Seems-seems like hear train
coming west" Holt hazarded. Guess
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during the latter half that no one be-
sides himself mad heard the mutf1ed.
knocking boom that came from the di-
rection of the construction company's
office. Such. however. had not been
the case At the very moment when
the explosion took place the energetic
sheriff was passing within fifty yards
of the building. which should have
been dark and silent. but from which
came this significant choked roar and
In which candle was glilnmering.
Before the film Of smoke had cleared
the sheriff WAS inside the building. and
two disgusted gentlemen OF the road,
who were just on the point of remov-
ing from the dooress safe the petty
cash. found themselves looking into
the muzZle of a singularly large and
convincing revolver.
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War makes no distinction between
the rights of men and the rights of
property.
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Shamokin, Pa, Dec. 11.-Felix
Brogwa was fatally burned in an ex-
plosion at the Burnside colliery yester-
day. Hurrying to learn the effects of
shot he had exploded, he ran into a
thick volume of sulphur which was
ignited by his miner lamp.
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Raccoon Battles With Crows

Sewell, N. j., Dec. 11.-A battle be
tween a large flock of crows and fat
raccoon, perched in the top of big
oak tree, where the birds were seeking
roosting place, was witnessed by Eu-
gene Shoemaker, farmer living near
here. The coon held his own and re-
fused to retreat.
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Postmaster Held for Court

Lancaster, Dec. William M
Hambleton, for a number of years a
postmaster at Kirkwood, was given a
hearing yesterday by United States
Commissioner Howard j. Lowell on the
charge of falsfying his reports to the
Postoffice Department. The accused was
held under bail for trial in the United
States District Court.
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Refuse Wage Proposition

WilkeslBarre, Pa, Dec. 11.-'Em-
ployes of the Wilkes4Barre Railway
Company, by vote of 240 to II, yes
terday rejected the compromise offer of
General Manager Thomas A. Wright, in
their demands for increased wages.