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II Bodies Taken to
Queenstown Aboard Tug

Queenstown, May 12.-The bodies of
nine men and eight women who per-
Continued on Page ST.
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN WANTONLY SLAIN
BY GERMANS IN WAR ZONE, BRYCE SAYS;
HORRORS IN FRANCE. AND BEL GUM

Deliberate and Systematically Organized Masacres Of
Civil Population Report Says; WifuI Destruction Of
Property Ordered and Countenanced by German
Army Officers; Rules and Usages of War Broken in
Many Ways; Women Misused
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-12

Former Ambassador Gives Narrowing Recital Of Occur
rences at Various Points in Devastated Territory;
Bedridden Old Men Taken From Homes and BayO-
neted by Kaisers Soldiers; Diary Of German Soldier
Tells of Debauchery
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given broad instructions to investi-
gate alleged outrages, the maltreat-
ment of civilians and breaches of law
and established usages of war"
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Joseph D. Griffin, BOSTON, Elizabeth
John Loudermilch, Steeton and Bertha Shoop
h A
John r. Miller and Beulah e. Wolfe. WilIinmstown.
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CONTINUED on Page 9.1
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General Conditions

Yesterday Weather
Higheat tempeature. -.
Lowest temperature. 40.
yfeaH temperature. 50.
%%-=aaI temperature, so.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

people are homesick as far as the
important affairs of our government
are concerned.
Perhaps IL is true that those now in
control are honest and earnest, and il
will not be questioned that they are
hoping for success. But their way
are different; their methods are pecu
liar and the policies they are insist
ing upon are not those which through
years gone by have been accompanied
by national prosperity and national
happiness.
They want to go back TO the better
American ways and the happier Amer
lean days.
They are disturbed through days
and nights by national treasury de-
ficiencies and emergency forms OF
taxation. They are distressed by idle
factories and silent mills by hearing
the appeals of the needy for employ
ment and by observing the increas
ingly long bread lines.
They remember, the great body OF
the American people do, that at other
times in the history of our country
there have been treasury deficiencies
and emergency taxes and idle work
ing men and long lines of the hungry
and the distressed
And they recall that these were
times when President Wilson's party
was experimenting on a nation. as
he has been doing, with it's peculiar
policies and its political theories. And
in the other days as in the present
days these experiments created the
nationwide state of mind" to which
he recently referred. the condition OF
national inconsistencies.
Is it to be wondered at that the
people OF the United States are anx-
ious to vote again?
That they are eager TO return with
their country as a whole to the sur
roundings they better know to
policies more familiar and more for
tunate and more in harmony with
the genius and the spirit of American
life?
President Wilson is insisting upon
subjecting the people of the United
States TO the results of political
policies they have always opposed
and have found to be undesirable.
They are away from home, and
most of them are very anxious to
have our country retrace the steps
of it's last unfortunate political pill
firimage and to begin again along
a pathway not so troubled with dis
md with all the ills and worries that
accompany individual and national
travellers in wrong directions.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

Mrs. George Abbott called on her
aunt, Mrs. Alex Miller, Sunday.
Otto Grant attended services at the
Tabernacle in Alma Sunday afternoon.
Arthur Cox returned home from
Grand Rapids Friday evening.
c. G. Morgan of Alma has been
canvassing this neighborhood in the
interests of Chicago grocery firm.
F. f. French, Sr., was st. Louis
caller Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Lucas were call
ed to Vestaburg Saturday to attend
the funeral of their little niece.
j. f. Morgan and Claude Whit
ford were business callers in Alma
Saturday.
Pauline Horton was a caller at the
home of Jacob Lippert Saturday.
VIM. Crum entertained his son Hen
ry and family of Alma Sunday.
Otto Grant is on the sick list.
Charles and Herbert Humphrey and
sister, Mrs. J. Lippert, were called to
Lakeview last week by the serious i'll
ness of their brother-in-law, Walter
McMurphy.
Charles and Anna Covell were AL
ma callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. iced of Crystal
called on her sister, Mrs. Anna Hills,
Tuesday. They also called on Mr..
and Mrs. II. M. Miller.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25
WHY THERE IS THE
1.-THE STATE OF MIND"
TO WHICH PRESIDENT WILSON
RECENTLY REFERRED.
NATION is HOMESICK

A Large Majority Of the American
People Are Longing to Return to
National Policies That Have Always
Been Successful-Treasury De-
ficiencies and Emergency Taxes Are
Strange Experiences.
President Wilson recently declared
to group of business men whom he
had summoned to the White House to
advise with touching some phase of
the present depressed industrial stu
alton that he was greatly puzzled by
the continued stagnation in the realm
OF business movements and that in
his opinion the existing unfortunate
condition of affairs was in great part
psychological, that IL was due 10 a
state of mind rather than to any
actual causes that could be remedied
or removed.
And even from the viewpoint of
orthodox republicans il will be ad-
mitted that there is a great deal of
truth in President Wilson's state
ment..
If President Wilson has ever been
homesick; If he has ever been so far
away from familiar scenes and friend
ly faces as to wish himself back again
with the old home conditions il he
has ever worried through the days and
spent the nights awake because OF
unhappiness over his strange suT-
roundings and through his longing
to be again with those he better knew,
if the President has ever undergone
this experience he can realize some
thing of the force and effect of a
state of mind and he can sym
pathize with very large majority
OF the people of the United States
over their present inconsistencies.
President Wilson knows It to be
true, of course, that he was not the
choice of a majority of the voters of
this country for the Office he now
holds.
He knows il TO be true that only
Though an unfortunate division OF a
great body of voters, who were act
ually united in sympathy and in pur-
pose on the more important policies
OF national management and national
legislation. was IL made possible for
him to become the nations chief
executive.
II is therefore true that almost
every political action taken by Presi-
dent wilson has been in opposition
to the sympathies and the wishes of
large majority OF the people OF this
country.
They respect him as we'll equipped
scholar and as high minded gentle
man. and they recognize the defer.
ence and the loyalty due to him as
the honored occupant Of our country's
irst official position.
But most of the people OF the
United States believe that Mr.. VIII
sons political theories are not cap
able of successful demonstration.
They know that all efforts in the
past TO apply the policies and prin
ciples of President Wilson's party to
the business and governmental affairs
OF our nation have resulted in fail
ures and disasters.
The great BODY of the American
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

day school class at her home Thurs
day evening. All report a good time.
l.. ID. Hamlin, who is staying with
his uncle, VIM. Mallory and wife,
started attending school Monday.
Claude Manley was in town Mon
day.
Miss Ruth Hiding of Edmore was a
Sunday guest of Miss Inez Reed.
Mrs. Alfred Locey of Riverdale was
Saturday guest of her aunt, Mrs.
G.. Reed.
Mrs. c. Reed, who has been sick
with the grippe, is better.
Dewey Hiding went to Grand Rap
ids Saturday to study a month pre-
paratory to writing on the examina-
ton to enter the naval academy at
Annapolis, he having been appointed
as alternate in this district by Con-
gresham f. o. Lindquist.
r. Gillett, who has been sick with
tonsilitis, is better.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Hartman Monday morn
ing, March Is.
Arthur Manley was in Edmore on
Tuesday.
George Nickerson was in Stanton
Monday.
L. Priest spent Wednesday in Riv-
erdale with his daughter, Mrs. ID.
Kellicut.
J. Hitler, who is travelling on the
road, is home for few days.
Soloman Schnepp went to Elwell
Monday.
Charles Rhoades returned Tuesday
from his trip TO Traverse City and
other places.
Mrs. James Corder has received
word that her grandfather, James
Ferguson, a former resident of this
place, but now of McBain, had died
Saturday, March 9th, at the work
bench in his cobbler shop.
Mrs. f. Beach spent part of the
week in st. Louis.
Mrs. MARY r~ovn fell - The ice
Friday morrine and was auitc seri-
ously injured. Dr.. Brainer of Alma
was called to see her
Miss Ruth Reed spent tie 'veek-end
in Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

management OF Michigan's greatest
education institution. The well doing
and the well being of the University
of Michigan, as well as all the inter
ests of the state relating to that in
stitution will be best advanced
through the reelection Of Regents
Beal and Leland
And that which is true with refer
ence to members of the Supreme
Court and Regents of the University
is equally true respecting William II.
Wallace and l.. Roy Waterbury, Re
publican candidates for members OF
the State Board of Agriculture.
Messrs. Wallace and Waterbury are
now serving on this Board. The years
OF their service included the most
prosperous and progressive period in
the history of the Michigan Agricul-
ture College They are thoroughly in
sympathy with the spirit that prompt
ed the people of Michigan to estab-
lish such school and to generously
maintain it, Their denomination with
out opposition was tribute to their
value as members of an important
board that will be endorsed at the
coming April election by very large
majority.
Fred l.. Keller, Republican candi-
date for Superintendent of Public In
struction, was appointed to that office
after the resignation of Superintend-
ent Wright because of recognition on
the part of Governor Ferris that
Mr.. Keller was unusually we'll fitted
for the duties the Office involves. Mr..
Keller is not only a student of mod
a oil of dc but he &c oil
an open-eyed and open-minded OBJ
server as we'll AS Deputy Superin-
tendent through a number of years
he has been giving all of his time to
the duties he is now performing and
the future service he is assured of
will be of great value to the people
of Michigan and to their educational
interests by reason OF his past ex-
perience and his thorough equipment.
Fred A. LETTERS, candidate for mem
Der of the State Board of Education
is the only new man on the Repub-
lican state ticket Mr. LETTERS is now
Superintendent OF the High School at
Painesdale. Michigan, and of a sys-
tenn including six other township
schools. He is the possessor of the
degree of Master OF Pedagogy of the
Normal State College, and has been
for twenty years member of the
Houghton County board of school
examiners. The duties of members
OF the Michigan State Board OF Edu-
cation include the business manage
ment and general direction of the four
state normal schools and Mr.. LETTERS
is in every way qualified to take an
cient part i'm that very important
service.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EXTENDS LABOR SYSTEM

The U. s. Department of Labor has
recently extended its system of en-
ployment offices so that now there are
branch Offices in every important city
in the United States. These offices
have been located centrally in the ter
ritory which has been assigned to them
in order that help may be directed
quickly to any applicants. The first
Office to be opened by the government
was in New DIRK City. This Office has
been in operation for number of
years and has proved quite successful.
During the early part of the year
Offices were opened in zone and sub
zones, Chicago being in charge of a
zone with Detroit and Sault Ste. Ma
RE, Michigan, known as sub-zone of
fees. The State of Michigan has been
divided into districts and assigned to
these three stations, the Upper PENN
sula being assigned to the Office at
sula to Detroit, with the exception of
a few counties in the southwestern
part of the state which are more easily
reached from Chicago.
At the time these Offices were open
ed the efforts of the Department were
directed solely toward supplying farm
ers with help. Applications for help
came in from farmers in all sections
of the country, and the help was
promptly supplied. Because of the
success with which this office has met,
the Department has now ordered that
clude all classes of help, both skilled
and unskilled. All offices are now
prepared to receive applications. from
employers for all classes of workmen.
The proper blanks for use in making
applications for help may be obtained
from any postmaster in the United
States or from the Distribution branch.
Farmers and other employers needing
help should communicate with the
nearest Office addressing: Distribution
Branch, U. S. Immigration Service, at
Detroit. Michigan; Chicago, Illinois;
or Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; stat
ing their requirements in full. An ap-
plicant for work suiting these re-
quirements is then selected and di-
rected to the position offered.
THE Government extends its services
free to all residents of the United
States, no fee being charged to either
employer or employees. However, no
help will be supplied where trouble
exists between employer and employee,
as in the case of strikes, ETC., or where
such help would in any way interfere
with proper labor conditions. Where
the employer states his willingness to
supply transportation, every precau-
ton possible is taken to insure the
applicants safe arrival at destina-
ton.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25
CHOPPED THUMB

Some Michigan people know what
to do when they get cut or bruise.
Others are panic-stricken over exter-
mai hurts which could be healed by "a
simple liniment, as in the case of Mr..
l.. II. Carpenter of Dryden, N. ", who
says: Recently | cut my thumb with
an axe so that it hung by only little
skin. used nothing except Hanford's
Balsam of Myrrh and saved my
thumb. 1t is the best remedy | ever
saw for cuts and wounds of any
kind" Certainly, no family should be
without this liniment of many uses.
Your dealer has it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25
MEN NAMED AGAIN
FOR STATE OFFICE
THEY REPRESENT EXPERIENCE
AND TESTED ABILITY.
THEIR WORK REVIEWED

Nominees of the Republican State
Convention, Who by Reason Of Past
Experience Are Unusually Well
Fitted to Perform Valuable State
Service.
With a single exception all of the
several candidates on the Republican
state ticket are now serving in the
Offices to which they seek election.
Justice Aaron V. McAlvay and
Flavius l.. Brooke have distinguished
themselves as members of Michigan's
Supreme Court. Their service as par
Elephants in the elaboration and deci-
sion OF our states highest judicial
tribunal has been such as TO permit
no serious thought of interruption at
this time TO their valuable services.
Junius +. Beal and Frank b. Le-
land as Regents of the University
have efficiently served through eight
years on that important board They
have given their time wholly without
compensation TO the transaction OF
very important duties relating to the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

Wednesday evening, April 7th, the
last number of the lecture course will
be given in the auditorium of the
high school with Mr.. Yeomans of Chi
cago, one of the best landscape archi-
tects in the country delivering a lee
ture on Landscape Architecture and
Home Lots" With spring at hand
and with everyone getting ready to
fix up his little garden spot, flower
or shrubbery bed this lecture by the
Chicago authority promises to be an
exceedingly popular and appropriate
entertainment.
In his lecture Mr.. Yeomans will ex-
plain all about the proper placing of
shrubs. flower gardens; the proper
place to build house i'm a given lot
the position all of these things should
take in reference to each other and
everything of that nature. IL will be
a most interesting and instructive
talk and for those who have only the
slightest interest i'm such things there
will be something of more than or
binary promise. The committee is
very fortunate in having secured Mr..
Yeomans for the last number. Only
a nominal charge of ten cents will be
made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25
Cattle and Farm Lands

1000 acres good, heavy, rich land for
stock raising or farming. Burned
over, easy cleared; had clover on last
year 16 inches high. Well watered,
gently rolling; 6 miles to railway, SO
per acre. 2,400 acres light, sandy soil,
river running through it close to rail
way, grew 20 bushels rye to meas
ured acre last year, So. $50 acres
black muck, clay bottom, unimproved
swamp land, $40 per acre. 44O acres,
crumbly clay land, will not sun bake.
Easily cleared, burned over: SIS per
acre. Two 80-acre farms, unimproved,
cut-over hardwood land, close to new
railway, SIS per acre; other lands.
VIM. L. LaCHAPELLE, Alpena, Mich.
1904
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25
SEVILLE CE\TE ,

a. f. Miller is on the sic, H..
James Covell called on Anton Miller
Friday.
Mary Wiltshire of Elwell spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. b. Wiltshire.
Charles CARL and Claude Whitford
were Sunday callers at the home of
John CARL.
Joseph Humphrey of Crawford Wis
tied relatives and friends at the Cen
ter Sunday.
Harry Lock of Grand Rapids was
weekend guest at the home of A. f.
Miller.
Mrs. George Sandal of Elwell in
vited the Pedro club to meet with her
last Thursday evening. Everyone re-
ported fine time. Seven tables were
played. Miss Mayme O'Brien and J.
Blaum received first favors and Cliff
ford Gee and Otto Grant the conso-
lations.
Delbert Crum has tapped the sugar
bush on his fathers place and is max
ing lot of syrup.
WI =. DCiDCll NlQiii WIN WdS idhtll
to Lansing for treatment, is reported
some better at this writing.
Mrs. G.. c. Wonders called on Mrs.
c. B. Wiltshire Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. B. r. Hundey is on the sick
list.
Mrs. c. B. Wiltshire was an ElwelL
caller Saturday afternoon. She was
accompanied home By her daughter,
Mary, of that place.
Mrs. w. C. Perkins and son Leon,
Miss May Raymond, Mr.. P. Spicer
and Alvia Delo of VIM, Isabella Co.,
were Sunday visitors at the home of
Mrs. Perkins brother, A. +. Miller.
Mr.. Spicer stayed to install the new
lighting plant in the Maccabee hall at
Elwell.
George Shong and sister, Miss Ruth,
were Sunday guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Horton of River
dale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shong were call
ed to Alma Friday by the illness of the
formers father, Michael Shong.
The little folks surprised Harold
WEIGH Saturday evening in honor of
his twelfth birthday. Music and games
were the entertaining features of the
evening. Refreshments were served
and all had fine time.
Zelma Miller entertained George
and Ruth Shong Saturday evening.
Zelma Miller of Alma spent the
weekend with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. NJ. Miller.
Mrs. John Hrapka entertained Mrs.
c. c. Wonders Tuesday afternoon.
Edward and Ethel Miller and cou-
sinfi Mayme O'Brien were Alma call
ers Friday evening.
VIM. CARL is moving into the Dunk
lin house.
Edward Miller entertained Charlie
and Harry Covell Sunday.
Anton Miller spent Saturday with
his nephew, Delbert Crum and fam
lily.
The Misses Ruth Shong and Hazel
Grant left for Alma Saturday to at
tend the meetings at the Tabernacle.
Mrs. j. +. Morgan who has been ser
iously i'll this week, as a result of
severe cold in her head, is much bet
ter at this writing.
MissuMayme O'Brien of Grand Rap
ids has been spending a few days Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. A. f. Miller and
family. She was joined by her moth
er Saturday evening and together they
returned home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Colister Of Ell
well were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
+. Muller Sunday.
Miss Pauline Horton and Claude
Whitford were guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shong Sunday.
Miss Anna Covell and brother, Har-
ry called on Miss Zelma Miller Fri
day evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

FOR SALE-Cheap, 150-egg incuba-
tor; Owens strain White Orpington
eggs for sale. Pen headed by first
cockerel at Central Michigan Poul-
try Show, 6 prize winners in pen.
Eggs $3.50 per Is or $3.50 per 100
eggs. Harry Willard, 222 f. Cen
ter St. 1901
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25
FOR SALE-PLANTS
1000 Black Raspberries.

IU,UUU DIdCk NdSPUtTTIto.
5000 Cuthbert Raspberries.
$4,000 Warfield and Dunlap Straw
berries.
These plants are first class and
have been inspected and approved by
the State Inspector.
CARL STREET, Wheeler. Mich.
1854
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

FOR SALE:-l2 or 10, year old White
Orpington hens, 81. 90 each. Enquire
,1S Gratiot or Union Phone 800.
1880 1t
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

FOR SALE-Span of mares, harness
and wagon. For further particu-
lars inquire at Record Office. Jas.
Porterfield. 1879-200
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

WANTED-Honse cleaning in Alma.
Vacuum cleaner furnished. Ad-
dress Mrs. Geo. Avery, Cedar Lake.
1SS0t1
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

FOR SALE: An extra well built build
ing % x 30 10 high with lean.to,
would be just the kind to make into
house. Inquire Sullivan and Bansil
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

June Cloverseed for sale. Very
clean, home grown seed Inquire at
Bartley's Market. 1876 If
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

FOR SALE OR TRADE - Country
store, general stock, doing good
business; splendid farming commun-
ity; only store in town miles to
next near store. A snap for some
one soon. For particulars address,
Y. Y. L., care Record. 1902
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

WANTED:-Woman for general clean
ing. Saturday forenoons. Inquire at
Hotel Arcadia. 1880 If
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

FOR RENT:-Rooms for housekee ping.
over Record Office. mcguire Mrs.
{. J. Brown. 1880 II
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

WANTED:-Good capable girl for gen.
eral housework. Mrs M. McIayen, $40
West Center st. 1879t-l
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

STORE FOR RENT:-Small store in
Arcadia block. Enquire Of Geo.
Pulfrey, Alma. is7etf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

GASOLINE ENGINES-Two. for sale
cheap. Inquire at Luchini's Fruit
Store. Alma. 1S71tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

$1,150 buys a house and 12 acre
ground with plenty of fruit, short
distance to factories; act quickly If
you want a bargain. 122 Grover
Ave, Bell rel. $50. 1S76tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

Wanted right away, salesman to
take agency for established tea and
coffee route. Alma, st. Louis and sur
rounding country. Write Grand
Union Tea Co., sic Genesee Ave.,
Saginaw, +. S. Mich. 18SO-4w.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25
Wanted and For Sale
Advertisements under this head will
be charged FIVE cents per line
for each issue

WANTED:-Agents for Fertilizer. Write
for proposition Address Alma Record
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25
HEAVY HORSES FOR SALE

old, wright, 80 90 Sound and all
right. Enquire OF Fred Rowland,
Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-25

FOR SALE:-Span of mares, Horses
and Wagon further particulars i'll
quire ut Record officer Jas. Porter
field.