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TWO MORE STEAMERS
ARE SUNK BY MINES

LONDON, December IA dispatch
from Stockholm to Reuters Telegram
Company states that the Swedish
steamers Luna and Everilda struck
mines off the Finnish coast and that
both steamers sank.
The crew of the Lunar was saved but
all seamen aboard the EyerIlda ex-
cent one man were lost
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Villa, with other things. with perhdy.
saying the latter once tried to assas-
sinate Madero. that he killed Benton
and attempted to kill both himself and
Gen. Obregon also declares Villa once
tried to bribe him by Offering him nrss
command OF the army If he would
join him as against Carranza-
Attributed to Jealous Rage"
Enrique c. Llorente. special diplo-
matte agent in Washington of the pro-
visional government of Mexico. when
shown the statement said to have been
teiegraphed by Gen. Oregon to Mr..
Carranza's representatives in Washing
ton, charging Gen. villa with various
offenses. including the murder of Ben
ton. the Englishman, the attempted
murder of Gen. Chao and numerous
others. including Obregon himself, had
this to say:
Gen. Obregon is in jealous rage
and has lost control of himself. HIS
charges are so ridiculously grotesque,
and the motives that have prompted
their publication are SO well known In
Washington, that 1 shall not dignity
them with much serious comment.
Suffice it to say that the labors OF
Gen. Villa and the other military chiefs
who have assumed the task Of re-
establishing peace, order and good gov
or retarded in the least degree by the
campaign of vituperation initiated by
the disappointed supporters of Mr.. Car
rama.
1.-The provisional government. now
firmly installed in the City of Mexico,
purposes by deeds not words, to gain
once again for our country the conf
dence and respect of other nations. Mr..
Carranza had this opportunity and so
utterly failed that stronger and more
int To hA cJf
were compelled, responsive to the die
tates of patriotism and the will of the
vast majority of the people in arms.
to assume charge of the government"
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SAYS ITALY PREVENTED AUSTRIA
TAKING A HAND IN BALKAN WAR

not consider such action defensive and
that, therefore. there did not exist
casus foederis. Germany and Austria,
said the former premier, accepted
Italy's Interpretation of the treaties
and the proposed action against Servia
was abandoned.
The former premier recited this
heretofore unpublished diplomatic his
tory to support his contention that in
refusing to join her allies in the pres
emit war. Italy had not been guilty of
disloyalty to her treaties,
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SINKING Of A BRITISH
STEAMER Is REPORTED

| VALPARAISO, Chile, December T.
The British steamer Charcas, from New
York october 1, has been sunk at sea
| Off Port Corral, Chile, by the German
transport Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
The crew of the Charcas have been
landed at Papudo. forty-fve miles
north Of Valparaiso.
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ROME, December 7.-Giovanni Clio
littil. former premier, in a speech in
the chamber of deputies, said that dur
ing the Balkan war Austria had COM
municated with Italy and Germany,
advising them that it was her inten-
ton to act against Servia, defining
such action as defensive and express
ing hope for an application of a casus
foederis of the triple alliance.
Italy answered. he said, that it did
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German Statement

pm.The
vvest Of that
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"No especial
of %
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fighting around Loz forces stationed
to the northwest
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Gale Moves Northward.

Steadily increasing in its intensity
and moving slowly northward the six
ty-mile gale which has been whipping
the Atlantic coast since Saturday night
was central today off the Virginia
capes. Storm warnings were a-futter
from Hatteras. N. c.. to PASSPORT Me-,
advising mariners to seek safe har-
bors.
The velocity Of the gale last night
touched the high records in some in
stances. At midnight the wind was
blowing 72 miles an hour at Block Is
land, SO at Nantucket. so at Sandy
ware Breakwater. So at Norfolk and SO
at Cape Hatteras. When the storm be-
came central OF the Virginia capes to-
day, however, the wind velocity in that
small ahippinG in Chesapeake bay
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Fire which started in J: NJ. Milling
toms store at East New Market, Md,
last night destroyed the store. Chesa-
del Hotel, Jefferson's drug store. resi-.
dence and shop Of Charles Morgan and
shoe sire Of Frank Degelow; total loss,
$4,000. 3D.,
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was damaged by the storm, and the
wind blew the water into the streets Of
Norfolk.
GROUNDED WARSH|P FREE
SAILS ON UNIDENTIFIED
Life-Savers Unable to Reach Her
During Night-Thought to Be
a Foreigner.

OCEAN CITY. Nd, December THE
supposed warship which grounded near
this place yesterday was reported by
the life-saving service here about noon
today to be nowhere visible, and it was
presumed she had freed herself and
proceeded seward.
PHILADELPHIA, December IA dis
patch to the maritime exchange from
its station at Lewes, Del, says that a
telephone message at 1888 pm. from
Ocean City. Md, reported that the war
ship which had been grounded on that
place had proceeded seward.
Identity Not Learned.
A forty -five-mile gale was blowing.
and the weather was very thick. there
fore 1t was impossible to learn the
Identity of the ship. The vessel is said
to have four tunnels and fighting
top.
The Philadelphia navy yard early to-
day intercepted a wireless message ad-
dressed to the Secretary Of the Navy
reporting the battleship Kansas safely
anchored off the Delaware capes walt
ing for the weather to moderate before
venturing into Delaware bay. Wheth-
err the Kansas is the battleship last
night reported to have been In trou-
BILE Off Ocean City, Nd, farther down
the coast, the commander of the Phil
adelphia naval station could not say.
No other battleship Is known to be in
that vicinity. The Kansas is on her
way to Philadelphia from West Indian
waters
Says It Was the Kansas.
NEW YORK, December THE
Sandy Hook marine reporting station
early today stated that the battleship
reported as being ashore OF Ocean City
on the Maryland coast is the United
States ship Kansas. The Kansas, ac-
cording to the observer. Is lying at an
Choir, awaiting moderation of the
weather, and is not ashore. as was be-
lieved. The Kansas has reported her
whereabouts to the Philadelphia naval
station.
Thought to Be Foreigner.
The unknown warship reported to
have been ashore OFF Ocean City, Nd,
Is believed by Navy Department Off
Gals here to be one of foreign feet.
The safe arrival of two American de-
stroyers at Norfolk and a report from
the captain of the battleship Kansas
that he was riding out the storm off
the Delaware capes disposed safely
Of all the American war craft in the
vicinity.
No American warship answering the
description Of the fighter reported
ashore-four tunnels and fighting
tops anywhere near that vicinity.
Navy officials say If the ship is one
Of the foreign belligerents she prob
ably is not using her wireless for fear
of informing her enemies of her posi-
ton.
Although it was not believed that it
could be the battleship Kansas, Secre-
tary Daniels sent instructions to the
Kansas to report again announcing
whether she was all safe.
The following message Gas received
today from the keeper of the life-saving
station at Ocean City. Nd. in answer
to an inquiry by Secretary Daniels:
"Unable ascertain nationality or kind
Of ship: has four tunnels, two masts,
fighting top on each as far as possible
to see. Weather thick. Blowing for as
SistanCe." 20 ~
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Serbian, Statement
Turkish Statement


sued tOday
twelve
Russian
by
turks were ambu nj
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Six Americans Driven Out
and Their Property Looted
by Bandit Bands in Mexico

Consul Canada at Vera Cruz reported
today the arrival of six Americans, ex-
PEELED from their ranch about $50 miles
south of Vera Cruz, when bandits loot
ed the property ConStitutionalists
provided them with transportation to
Vera Cruz Secretary Bryan authorized
Mr.. Canada to send them to the United
States and to bring the case to the at
tention of the authorities.
delayed report from Special Agent
Carothers, with Gen. Villa. says that
chieftain is investigating the alleged
Ridnaplng near the Sonora border of
the three Americans, Wilson, Caraway
and NcInery. who have been released
At the State Department it was said
no confirmation had been received of
reports of a new uprising under the
leadership of Salazar.
Closing Of Border Ports Advocated.
State and War Department officials
made no comment today upon reported
appeals from residents of Naco, Ariz.
60 senators from that state and New
Mexico to introduce in Congress a bill
providing for the automatic closing of
Mexican border ports when they be-
come a battle-ground for the warning
Mexican factions. They take the posi-
fton that such measure is one for the
sole consideration of Congress.
At the War Department 1t was said
the border force around Naco are al
ready doing everything possible to pro
fect the people in the Arizona town.
and 1t is not felt that an increa sed
force there would lesson the danger
from stray shots.
bullets continue to fall on America
soil. The latest to be wounded arc q
Mexican and L. 4. Lane an Amer;c.n
Who was shot while in the post Office
W O ral,
government horses were hit bv hui
lots yesterday. 'u'-
Published reports that the War ne
01ftment intended to withdraw some
OF the American troops from the hor
der were denied last night by Secre-
tary Garrison.
Bribery Report Ridiculed.
Rafael Zubaran Capmany, Washing
ton representative of Gen. Carrsnz.
when his attention was directed to a
dispatch from Mexico City. renortin,
that the Mexican treasury records indi-
cate that $4,000 in gold was cab1ed IN
him as Carranza's representative. to
give to the United States senators
Zubaran exclaimed: "There is mt a
word of truth In that. No such nav
nent was made to me- I have received
from the constitutionalist government
money with which to buy munitions M
war and for no other purpose.
Absolutely ridiculous" was the com.
mene OF Senator Stone. chairman of the
foreign relations committee OF the
Senate. when questioned today regard
ing the report from Mexico CITY tina
Carranza had paid two United State
senators $4,000 to use their influence
with President Wilson to prevent any
change in the order for the withdrawal
of the United States troops from Vera
Cruz.
Senator Stone, "and not worthy O
attention"
Zubaran also issued a statement las
night giving the substance of a tele
gram from Gen. Oregon, in whic]
the latter gave fourteen reasons VIII,
lie was lighting villa. Obregon charxei
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Thinks 1t UnWise Way to In
vestigate Preparedness of
National Defenses.
STATEMENT is ISSUED
FOLLOWING CONFERENCE
Bay State Representative Will Push
His Resolution Before Con-
gress, However.

| President Wilson announced today he
was opposed to Representative Card
ner's plan for investigating the pre-
paredness of the United States for ma
tional defense because he thought it
was an unwise way of handling "a
question which might create very I'M
favorable international impressions"
Representative Gardner called on the
| President today at the latters request
! to discuss his resolution for an in
vestigating commission After Mr..
| Gardeners call the following statement
| was given out at the White House:
The President told Representative
| Gardner that he was opposed to the
| method of inquiry proposed by Mr..
| unwise way of handling question
which might create very unfavorable
international impre ssionS. He stated
to Mr.. Gardner that he was entirely
| In favor of the fullest inquiry by the
committees of Congress and that there
| were no facts in the possession of the
executive departments which were not
at the disposal of those committees"
Questions Propounded to Wilson.
During his call Mr.. Gardner read the
following two questions to the Presi-
dent:
There are two ways of defeating
| my resolution. 1t can be defeated on
square yea-and-nay vote, or it can be
| pigeonholed in the committee on
| rules. Which course do you advise?
Will you authorize army and navy
omcers to testify before the rules COM
4 mlttee on my invitation either with or
| without restrictive Instructions"
When Mr.. Gardner left the President
he refused to say what answer had
been given to his questions. White
House officials said the formal state
ment given out would be the only COM
ment on the call.
Gardner to Press Resolution.
Mr.. Gardner said he was not sur
| prfsed at the Presidents position and
| would continue to press for passage of
his resolution. He will consult with
other members of Congress to learn
their views.
Prior to Mr.. Gardeners call, Chairman
Tlllman OF the Senate naval committee
discussed national defenses with the
President. Later, he said, he and the
President agreed that the United
States should have an adequate navy
| In accordance with the declarations of
the last democratic platform. He added
| that the naval experts would have to
determine what an adequate navy was
Representative Kahn of California
ranking republican of the House naval
| committee, in formal statement to-
| day declared himself for building
| program to include large number of
submarines and torpedo boats, more
battleships and an increase in navy
| enllstments. He Endorsed scheme
| for a short-term enlistment to pro-
| vide mobile army of 100000 and a
| national guard of 500,0o0.
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French Statement

French Statement
PARIS December pm-The
as ollovvs
attackt few
trenchmen still held by left
u al n in he
territory
o o our
nensive
Champagne N
"There
the positions hav maintained"
Austrian Statement
fsued here:
1.
by Austrian and We captured 200
has
with
"south of
Arnbdjolovac Dorty
"The servian civilian
Inhabitants
traton
Russian Statement
issued by
haveb
Serbian Statement
London, December
of
hv We hnvec
OF On the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-07-09
CHAUTAOQUA WEEK
Opens Saturday, August 8,
Closes Friday, Aug. Ia
CHAMP CLARK THURS, AUG. IS
Kryl and Band to be Here Wednes-
day, Aug. .13-Excellent Program

Following is the program for the
Redpath Chautauqua course of enter
tainment opening in Alma Saturday,
August 8, and continuing until Friday
evening, August IA:
FIRST DAY.
Morning, 9:00-Children's hour.
Morning lecture hour.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Dunbar Male
Quartet. Lecture, Leslie w. Sprague.
Evening-Concert, Dunbar Male
Quartet.
SECOND DAY.
Children's hour. Morn
ing lecture hour.
Acknowledgement, Rubel and
Roberts. Lecture, DR.. Edward Am
herst OFT.
Evening-Concert, Rubel and Rob-
berts. Lecture, Frank G. Smith.
THIRD DAY.
Morning-Children' hour. Morn
ing lecture hour.
Afternoon-Concert, Welch-Christ-
ensen-Baker Co. Lecture, Frank b..
Vending.
Evening-Concert, Welch, Christen-
sen-Baker Co. Drama, Ben Greet
Players.
FOURTH DAY.
Morning-Children's hour. Morn
ing lecture hour.
Afternoon-Musical recital, Marcus
Kellerman.
Evening-Grand concert, Westmin-
ster Choir.
FIFTH DAY.
Morning-Children's hour. Morning
lecture hour.
Afternoon-Band concert, KayPs
band.
Evening-Band concert, Grand OPP
era, Kryl and band and Denton Grand
Opera company.
SIXTH DAY.
Children's hour. Morning
lecture hour.
Afternoon-Concert, Farinelli Co.
Lecture, Hon. Champ Clark.
Evening-Children' night. Farm
ELI Co. and Merton and Colby.
SEVENTH DAY.
Children's hour. Morning
lecture hour.
Afternoon--Concer Kellogg Haines
party. Lecture, Montaville Flowers
Evening-Joy night, Kellogg Haines
party.
The fourth and fifth days constitute
a grand musical festival. The morn.
ing hour lecture will be series of lee
lures on popular themes. The Ber
Greet Players will give "The Merchant
of Venice"
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"REMINISCENCES Of Y
Only Four Men Of The Ten Who
Composed Alma's First
Council Living

The visit Of DR.. Owen Ellison, of
lronton, Ohio, at the home of his
brother, B. w. Ellison, recalled the
fact that there are only four men liv-
ing of the ten who first composed the
officers of Alma when it was corpor-
ated as village forty-two years ago
last January. The first council meet
ings were held in the building now
occupied by Cooks millinery store
DR.. Ellison was then engaged in the
drug business located where the Alma
Hotel now stands, and the same store
was partly occupied by B. w. Ellison
for his grocery business. Mr.. B. w.
Ellison moved into his present loca-
tion forty-one years ago. The other
members of that council now living
are Geo. G. Holiday, who resides on
Woodwork Avenue with his son-in-
law, Samuel Brewbaker, who is
located at Eugene, Oregon, and Jas. 7.
Hall, of Chicago. Alma was the last
Of the three bg towns of the county
TO become incorporated as a village.
st. Louis had sought the honor and
obtained the necessary permit from
the board of supervisors at its session
in October, 1868. Ithaca followed suit
the next year, getting the order from
the supervisors at their session of
October, 1869. Alma was started on
its career as an incorporated village
| by resolution of the board of super
visors at its January session, 1872. A
petition of resident electors was pre-
sented on the first day of the session.
showing that the territory which ii
was proposed to incorporate had a
population of 425 people. The matter
was referred to a committee COM
posed of Supervisors Jas. t. Hall, OF
Arcadia, E. w. Kellogg, of Newark
and Barney Swope. of Wheeler. The
committee reported favorably, anc
the board, by resolution, adopted the
report, and directed that the first
election be held at the school house
in said village on Friday, February 2
I1S72. George w. Helt, Thos. Bam
borough and Almon Yerington were
designated and appointed to act as IN
spectors of election, and the following
officers were elected:-Pres., Ralph
Ely; trustees, Derwin Ely, VIM
Hannah, Geo. Bahlke. NJ, Montigel Sr
Owen Ellison, VIM. Carpenter. Clerk
Geo. G. Holiday; ass'rs., Jas.T. Hall,
| Samuel Brewbaker.
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sisted him 10 his home, and he did not
regain consciousness and died a few
hours later. The cause of death was
arterio cardiac thrombosis-the art
cries of the heart becoming clogged,
preventing circulation. Age was "A
years z months % days.
Mrs. Butler, formerly Miss Daymon,
of this county, summoned her hus-
bands brothers, Bert, of Grand
Ledge, and Will, of Ithaca, and her
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Daymon, who went at once to Grand
Rapids, and assisted her in bringing
the remains to Ithaca Friday evening,
where they were taken to the home of
his father, +. M. Butler. The two
children of the deceased were already
in this county spending their vacation
with relatives, also another brother,
S. M. Butler, of Washington, DC.
Theron Butler, of Sumner, is a
brother of deceased.
Mr.. Butler was the owner of a fine
home in Boyne City, where he once re-
sided, and his wife was conducting a
large rooming house in Grand Rapids.
He left $1,000 insurance to his wife
and $1,000 dollars to be divided be-
tween his son and daughter.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at z pm. at the Advent church in
Ithaca, conducted by the Rev. H. II
Hicks, of Midland, and interment was
made in Ithaca cemetery. Mrs. Butler
returned to Grand Rapids Wednesday
and will dispose of her interests there
as soon as possible, as her health will
not permit of her managing such a
large house.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-07-09
SWIFT ! GONPANYS DUCK FARM At ALMA
Thousands of Ducks Now In the Yards-Eleven Weeks
From Birth They Are Ready for the Market
Great and Growing Industry

Thirty-fve thousand ducks will be
the record for the present season at
Swift and Co., and the prospect of
greatly increasing their output by
better facilities and appliances for
raising the fowl for the coming season
is frightening every day. This enor-
nous number of ducks represents the
activities of this branch of the Swift
and Co. since January first, only;
though at present there are only eigh-
teen thousand on hand at the plant.
The highest number that the firm has
had on hand at any single time was
twenty-five thousand. To appreciate
more fully the significance of these
figures it is necessary to know that
the output for 1913 was but ten
thousand ducks, and since that time it
has been necessary to triple the facili-
ties of the plant.
Several hundred ducks are being
killed daily to supply brisk market,
while at the other end of the produc-
ton system there are eleven thousand
eggs in incubation. There are two in
cubation plants, each of which hold
$500 eggs. They were installed early
in February, and are the best of their
kind on the market, having incorpor-
ated in them all of the latest addi-
tions which scientific skill has contri-
buted.
The brooder house which was but
recently constructed, and which has
within the past year received several
additions in length now measures 55(
feet. 1t is fully equipped with steam
to keep the young ducks warm. The
fattening sheds are not as extensive
as the brooder though they cover 6
great deal of space, the one beinl
118 feet long and the other 1873 fee
long and "A feet wide.
Mr.. George Mason, who took charg'
of this branch of the Swift and Co
last September, and in whose hands
is the sole management has pursued |
broad policy of development. Witt
the view of making the plant NOR
attractive, as well as supplying shad
for the growing ducks, he has ha'
planted 200 catalapa trees. Under hi
direction all of the time-saving an
labor saving improvements have beel
| installed, such as an automatic fee
mixer to prepare the four tons o
feed which must daily be prepared TO
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the ducks. This machine is con-
structed and works much as a con-
crete mixer works and runs by cleo
tricity, though instead of water. but
termilk is used entirely as a liquid.
No liquid foods other than buttermilk
are used. The feed mixer prepares
600 pounds of material at a time.
A byproduct of this plant which
represents no small figure is the sup
ply of feathers which accumulates
during the cleaning of the ducks. The
present price paid for these feathers
is forty cents a pound. The breeding
house which is now being built con-
tains three hundred ducks, which
have been picked from the whole
thirty thousand, and represent the
finest stock. When Mr.. Mason was
called from Long Island to take up
the duties in the duck plant he
brought with him a good number of
the Long Island variety of ducks,
which are the best in the world for
this purpose. Though it requires the
greatest skill and the best of care
the ducks weigh five pounds at the end
of eleven weeks when they are ready
for their mission i'm life.
The plant is in rather disturbed
condition at present owing to the fact
that new buildings have been erected
and new arrangements have been made
while the supply of ducks was tripling
in number. But by this time next
year Mr.. Mason anticipates that the
plant will be running in smooth
order and will have taken its place as
one of the leaders in the state in this
branch of the business. Lack Of space
only prevents the company from
further enlarging the duck plant. Al
present it is confined on all four side:
and can only develop internally, but
this will be no bar to actual develop
ment, for it is the belief of the man
agement that within 3 months ther,
will be 10000 ducks on hand at on,
time. New drains will be laid anc
much of the land occupied by the run
ways will be plowed up and levelleC
down. Nearly every inch of available
space is now being used for buildingi
and runways, though Mr.. Mason i
making provision for good walks t
be placed throughout the plant 81
that it may be open to visitors.