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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-08
WEESE HALL IMPROVEMENTS

The imrrovem onts On Wease Hall
have been completed and now Manag-
er Weese has one of the most conven-
lent and roomy lodge and banquet
halls in the city. The work was be-
gun in the early spring and has only
lately been completed. Formerly the
whole upper story OF his block was one
single room and was used almost en-
tirely for dances. Partitions now in
crease the number OF rooms and make
it suitable for variety of purposes.
The main room which now measures
twenty eight by sixty feet will be used
by the following lodges: Moose, Clean
ers, Royal Neighbors, Knights of Lu-
Their, w. r. c., G. A. R. and at times
by the Pythian Sisters. Dancing par
ties will also be given here.
A dining room nineteen by thirty
eight feet has been built with a fine
kitchen back of it. This has already
been used for banquets and has been
found we'll adapted for this purpose.
Property rooms, ante-rooms and lock-
ers, complete the Hall partitions. The
rooms, especially the dining room and
main hall have been we'll decorated
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-08

Attorney j. w. Mathews of Ithaca
was in Alma on business, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rogers of De-
troit, visited at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wright, last week.
Marcus Pollasky returned from De-
troit, Sunday, to spend few days at
the home of Simon Messenger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montague of the Mas
onic Home, went to Traverse City,
saturday morning to spend few days.
Henry Soule, returned from Alto,
where he has been building a school
house, to spend the week end in Alma
Mr.. and Mrse. t. A. Johnson of Ok
umlgee, Oklahoma, who have been
spending few days visiting at the
home of Mrs. Johnson's sister, Mrs.
Geo. Sharrar, went to Chicago, Tues
day afternoon to spend the remainder
of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs, II. c. Moore and child
rem, Miss Margaret and Master Ken
meth, will leave Friday for Lakeside.
Saginaw Bay, to spend two weeks
camping out Pro-. J. T. Ewirg and
wife expect to accompany them or
join them later.
Mrs. Lois Fraker Mcdonald of New
York City, returned to Alma, Friday
evening to spend few weeks at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
j. Fraker. Her father and mother and
brother Foster, motored to Saginaw,
and met her there.
While helping to care for Ter SOL
Kenneth, who was recently operated
upon for appendicitis, Mrs. W. Priest
was taken i'll in the Saginaw General
Hospital, with pneumonia. Her case
is very serious but she is rallying very
hopefully.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-08
LOCAL NEWS

John Miner of st. Louis was in AL
ma, on business, Friday.
Will Story spent the Fourth in Sag
nav, the guest of friends.
Archie Wood went to Owosso, Sat
urday morning to visit friends.
Miss Ella Bittner is spending a week
visiting friends in Montague, and
J Grand Haven.
Mar. and Mrs. Eckert and Charles
Plowman, attended the races at Mt
Pleasant, Saturday.
Brad. Stone of Ithaca. was in Alma,
last week, visiting friends returning
to Ithaca, Saturday
DR.. Gardner was in Ann Arbor,
Wednesday, to take patient to the
University Hospital.
DR.. McNabb was in Owosso, st.
Johns and Saginaw, on business, the
latter part of last week.
Miss Harley Carnahan who spent
asst week visiting with friends in Alma
returned to her home in st. Louis,
Friday.
James McPhaul and Arthur Wilton
of McPhaul & Wilton barber shop,
spent the Fourth in Saginaw, with
friends.
James Smith, an employee in the
Republic Truck Co., went to Cleveland,
Buffalo and Ashley, to spend weeks
vacation.
Ward Hodge of Breckenridge, presi-
dent of the freshmen class at the col
lege, last year, was in Alma, on bust
ness, Friday.
Neil and Henry Mcnamara, went to
Mt. Pleasant, Saturday morning to see
the horsefesh in motion at the races
held in the afternoon.
Mrs. Clinton Nelson, who has been
spending the past two weeks with
friends in Ann Arbor and Detroit, re-
turned to her home in Alma, Friday.
Clare Henry, who lives on farm
near St. Louis, will work for Button
e Hamilton, in their barber shop, Fri
, day evenings and Saturdays in the flu
ture.
Bert Reynolds went to Detroit, We'd
nesday, to bring back another Ford
car 1t might seem cheaper to move
some of the Ford factories into this
community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Keene Of Stellar
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wright, last week, returning to
their home Saturday morning. The
former is teacher in the high school
in that city.
Captain Ward of Bay City, is as
sisting Captain and Mrs. Lamont in
the Salvation Army work in this city
this week. The scope OF their work is
increasing every day and helpers and
funds are greatly needed.
Levi Stock, age eighty four, an in
mate Of the Masonic Home, died last
Thursday afternoon. Services werS
held Saturday with Rev. Frank ]
Jackson of the Episcopal church off.
ciating. The remains were laid to rest
in the Riverside cemetery.
Hira c. Moore, cashier of the Saw
ings Bank, had the misfortune to run
a pitchfork through his right foot, il
front of Otto Sanderhoff's store, Wed
nesday afternoon. He stumbled on tn,
sidewalk and struck against the i'm
plement.
Harry Rogers has purchased thu
} four lots on College Heights addition
just west of the house formerly oc
cupied by Charles Newton, and will
! build a modern two story bungalow
home, this summer. The cost of tn,
latter will approximate $4,000
Coach Bleamaster, the astute men
tor Of Alma College athletics, who ha
been working at the Republic Motto
Truck Co. for the past two weeks, ha
his right foot injured somewhat, las
week Some say truck ran over
and some say he stepped on it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04
SLAVS DENY GERMAN
TRIUMPH IN GALICIA

Continued From Page One
taken by the Teutonc allies at the Duna-
jec River had resulted in some gains for
them, neceysitating a re-grouping of the
Russian forces, but that the latter had
subsequently regained virtually all the
lost ground.
An official statement issued today ridi-
cules as "comic opera" campaign the
German announcements of great gains In
the Kovno-k -kourland district OF north
west Russia. and tells of the repulse of
German attacks at different points in
Poland. The statement follows:
There have been German demonstra-
tions at several places. on front 6ia
miles long the Germans fired 5000 pro-
jectlles on our trenches near the Pilica
River. Beyond the range of artillery we
observed tho arrival of several battalions
OF the enemy. The Germans In the ad-
vanced trenches, unable to contain them
selves, shouted, We've received rein
forCements.'
"The Germans made more serious feints
at Serafin and JdrZejow. They lost thou
sands of men in attempts at misleading
attack on the village of Serafin. All four
regiments of the division in that region
participated in the attack, which was re-
pulsed by our advance guards. Hurriedly
retreatlng. the Germans abandoned their
dead.
"The true Importance of this operation
will shortly be established. In the mean
time, II Is curious to note how rich in
promises was the German Communique
announcing the victorious progress of the
Germans on a wide front in the north
west section of Russia The communique
appeared directly the enemy set foot on
our territory"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04
ITALY AROUSED
BY RUMORED BREAK

Continued From Page One
fete means that war will be declared
by the King at Rome instead of by
d'Annunzio at Quarto'
The conservative Tribuna, on the other
hand. after saying that public opinion
had placed too much Importance on tho
Quarto celebration. adds:
1--WE believe we can say with absolute
certainty that the decision taken by the
Cabinet concerning the Quarto celebration
does not Indicate the least change in the
situation"
The Giornale d'Italla. which. owing to
its former relationship with Premier Sa-
landra and SiEnor Sonnlno, often reflects
the Governments policy says:
"1taly's position today remains exactly
what 1t was a day ago. Similarly un-
changed remains the Governments deter
mnation to realize Italy's national as
pirations."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04
GALICIA VICTORY FORCES
SLAV RETREAT OF 30 MILES
Berlin, En- Fete, Halls Triumph as
Equal to Mazurian Fight.
BERLIN, May

IDIAINlIl-Nt May
Unofficial reports that the new German
victory in western Galicia has almost
equaled the successes of General Hinden-
burg IN the NGazurian Lakes aroused wild
enthusiasm here today. The city is en-
fete In celebration of the victory. One
report not verified by official sources, but
considered Trustworthy put the Russian
losses in killed, wounded and prisoners
at 100000.
The Russian left wing, now under
furious attack by combined Austro-Ger-
man armies is declared to he in grave
danger. BY smashing hard against the
Russian right, the Austro-Germans have
put large hoT,y of the enemy in danger
os being entirely cut off. 1t was unani-
mously agreed here today that the new
disaster to the Slavs forces their retreat
in western Galicia for distance of about
50 miles.
German military experts hailed the de-
feat of the Slavs as the most important
success achieved in the last two months
of fighting. They asserted positively to-
day that the Grand Duke Nicholas must
now abandon his entire campaign to
force the Carpathians and invade Hun
gary and fall back into northern Galicia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04

that 1t was across the high mountains.
and reached from the Russian bases only
through the two passes Dukla and Lup-
kow.
For a week past the Austro-German
troops have been attacking north and
east Of Uszok Pass, near the Dnlester
River, toward the eastern end of the
line. This is believed to have been
only felnt, and the real attack has now
been delivered on the opposite side OF the
Russian salient angle by troops coming
east from Craeow. II is obvious that IL
this drive carries the Russians back along
the northern slopes of the Carpathians
the Germans will soon be in the rear of
the Russians at Dukla Pass, and the
Russian forces south of the Carpnthlans
will be in a % siton of great peril.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04
PARALYTCS FIND JOY
IN NEWLY ACQUIRED
BASKET WEAVING ART
Eight Inmates of Philadel-
phia Home for Incurables
Have Learned From Miss
Mary B. Loos How to Be-
come Experts.

A picture Illustrating this story VIII
be found on the back page.
Eight paralytics at the Philadelphia
Home for Incurables, 4sth street and
Woodland avenue. are as happy and ex-
cited as school children today. for they
are exceedingly busy-so busy, In fact,
that 1t seems waste Of time to eat
meals and sleep.
These men are basket weavers, and ex-
pert ones, too They have just put on
the finishing touches to a number Of in
trlcate pieces completing the large col
lection placed on sale today at the annual
board meeting in the institution. The
work Is not easy; many hours Of tedious
manipulation OF pllable reed is neces-
sary; dyes must be mixed and applied,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04

The map shows the section Of the Car
pathians and the adjoining country which
has been the scene OF most of the hard
fighting on the eastern front in the last
two months. The map runs on the north
within about FIVE miles of the confluence
of the Dunajec and the Vistula, and
Cracow, the great Austro-German fort
ress base, is about 10 miles west of tho
western border OF the map.
The first Russian offensive took them
over the Carpathians at the Dukla Pass
and gave them the Beslid region, just In
the sharp angle Of the heavy black line,
which indicates the approximate battle
front. This advance gave tho Russians
salient, whose dangerous feature lay in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04
BRITISH OFFICER RISKS LIFE
TO SAVE GERMAN SAILORS

LONDON. May 4.-After the destroyer
action on Saturday, the Admiralty On
nounces, strenuous efforts were made
TO rescue the German sailors Lieutenant
Hartnoll going into the water himself to
save German. AS a consequence two
officers and A out of SO were picked up.
The German prisoners stated they sank
British trawler before sighted by the
Laforey and picked up a lieutenant and
two men. When asked what became OF
them they said their prisoners were be-
low and as the time was short 1t must,
therefore, be concluded the officer and
two men perished.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04

and there are host Of other details In
comprehensive to the amateur, who only
realizes that the finished product is re-
markabie for beauty and amazingly intrf-
cate in design.
Each Of the paralytics has his speciality
Jacob Delaney gives his attention to the
manufacture of novelties, and recently
has turned out several sewing tables OF OF
elaborate and original design. Yet he can
move his arms but a few Inches, and mas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04

A picture Illustrating this story VIII
be found on the back page.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04
BURGLAR SENT TO JAIL
Must Serve From Five to Eight Years
for Robbing Houses.

A young carpenter. who hoodwinked
the police for two years. robbing many
homes, was sentenced to not less than five
years nor more than eight years in the
Eastern Penitentiary today by Judge
RRlston In Court OF Quarter Sessions. He
Is Preston Yates.
Yates finally was tripped up by the
police on a charge OF stealing a diamond
ring from Ethel Whitaker OF 29Ol North
Park avenue, whore he had a room. He
denied this. but admitted robbing several
homes, including those OF Thomas Byrne,
AZ Northeast Boulevard; r. Gerker 1928
North 9th street; Annie Rittenhousa, 4lsS
North sth street and J. W. Jackson, 1910
West Lehigh avenue. Yates told the police
he always worked without accomplioes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04

dlfleuity in erasping anything with 4.
hands. David Graham, on the ossS
hand, makes serving trays OF unus...
beauty. while Ira A. zlkgler specIAily.,
on scrap baskets. Ellsworth Cerbin mnAs.
rose, or culling baskets; Edward Ma,o,
souvenirs. while 1i-year-old George er..a
is an authority on the manufacture J,
melon baskets Almicore Brekeret 4. I.
new member OF the class and conAnse
his efforts to simpler productions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04
CANADIANS LOSE 5000
IN YPRES FIGHTING
Held Ten Times Their Own Number
in Check.

in Check.
OTTAWA. May 4 = Noneommissioned
olneers and men numbering 54O3 all
canadians were killed or wounded in
the recent hghting north OF Ypres. The
list OF ofneers brings the total Canadian
casualties in this battle. where the brunt
Of the hrst and hardest attack was with
stood BY the Canadians. up to about 5000.
This news was received by the militia
department yesterday in a supplementary
report from Sir Max Aitken. the Official
Canadian recorder, who forwarded a
statement OF the lighting on Saturday
Sir Max telegraphed that for a time
the Canadians actually held 10 times their
own number IN check. This was during
ne forenoon OF April 25 the second day
of The hshting, after the Canadian left
kad been greatly weakened because OF a
snifl u the allied front made necessary
- The enforced retreat OF the day be-
fore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04
GERMAN ATTACKS REPUBSED
AT YPRES BLOODY ANGLE
Allies Hold Positions Despite Desper-
ate Assaults.

AAViu UoAtioho DCoRibV 1SoBSh
ate Assaults.
PARIS, May {.
German troops are maintaining their
fierce attacks on the bloodsoaked soil
OF Flanders, but without success, 1t is
officially reported here. In the "bloody
angle" whose southern point is Ypres.
they are still endeavoring to rout the
British troops from their positions.
Two night attacks by the Kaiser's
troops have been repulsed, the French
War Office announced this afternoon,
stating also that French troops have
gained ground near Bagatelle in the Ar
gonne.
All reports, both official and unofficial,
agree that the German assaults about
Ypres have resulted in no loss OF ground
by the Allies, but the continued fighting
has resulted in heavy casualties on both
sides.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-04

COLUMBUS. o.. May l-The state su-
prsme Court today declared nneonstitu.
iiQnal file state law which provides a
zI11 fne 81 AZ months imprisonment for
baskIn9 ~ emplqys hseausa q meEa-
Hatshl la laeor uulaa
The Washington herald., 1915-03-28

Guier, and there, in 4 formal address,
disbanded them. From time 10 time he
was obliged To dash tears from his eyes
he said cood-by 10 his faithful FOL
lowers. Even the hardest character
among them could not keep back tears
as they parted with their chief.
ON April y about 800 of Mosbys men
rode into Winchester and surrendered.
to try and join the army under Gen. Ju-
sCph Z. Johnston, but hearing of john
ston's surrender they dispersed near
Freder;cks Hall, Va, and ultimately sur
rendered.
Mosby kept on to tire mountains
near Lynchburg, his home. Efforts
were made TO capture him, without
avail A reward of 5000 for his APP
prehensiOn was offered by Gen. Han
cock.
On June II Mosby, with a price on
his head, but with his pistol in his
belt, rode into Lynchburg to make his
submission and give mis- parole not
10 take IN arms against the United
States. The parole was refused him.
and again he walked without protec-
TO ride away INTO the hills.
Toward the end OF June the Fed
eral Government issued an order stat
ing that if Mosby would come in he
would be paroled. Mosby accepted the
offer. and duly made his submission to
tine government. TO enter on a long
and honorable career as one of its
10! al CIIizenS.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-28
LINCOLN, GRANT, AND
SHERMAN TALK PEACE.
March e.

Fifty years ago today conference
on the approaching end Of the war
was held on steamer at city FONT.
Va. between Lincoln. Grant. and
sherman.
This historically important meeting
was replete with human interest. II
was the first time the three men who
together had brought the struggle for
the Union to near its end had met in
conference.
Gen. sherman had come up from
Goldsboro. y. c. where his army con-
fronted that of Gen. Joseph f.. John
ston, for the purpose of comforting
with Grant. and had arrived the even
ing before at City Point on the steam
err Russia captured blockade run
ner-which had brought him from
Newborn.
He was pleasantly surprised to find
the President was at City Point. on
visit to Grant. In the evening.
shortly after ShermaE's arrival. he
had called on Lincoln. with Grant. on
board the Presidents steamer. the
River Queen, lying at the City Point
wharf The conference for the next
morning was then arranged.
The Presidents steamer lay out in
the stream when Grant and Sherman
came down. about 10 a. IN. to board
LOT a second SlHlc. tHc TWO
generals, accompanied by Admiral u.
D. Porter, commander OF the naval
forces cooperating with Grant. boarded
II on a tug.
Lincoln met them at the steamers
gangway and conducted them to the
saloon No other person was present.
To his visitors the President at first
seemed depressed. His talk was kindly
and he expressed the warmest inter-
est in Shermans army. on which the
conversation at first largely turned.
Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.
In the course of the conference the
question was raised by Gen. sherman
as TO what should be done with the
Confederate political leaders. including
jefferson Davis. IL they were taken.
The President did not commit him
self on this point directly. but in
tinated that Mr.. Davis might escape
the country" and employed his favor
ite method OF telling "A story to ex-
prcss his views on the point
There are several versions Of the
The Washington herald., 1915-03-28
SHERMAN JOINS GRANT
AT CITY POINT, VA.
March II.

Fifty years ago today Gen. William
T Sherman. fresh from his march
through the Carolinas, arrived at Gen.
Grants headquarters at City Point.
Va, and there met President Lincoln.
The arrival of Sherman was a happy
event at Grants headquarters Sher-
man had left his army at Colds boro.
N. G.. for Il hurried trip to City Point
TO confer with Grant. His Journey
was made by rail to Newborn, n. G..
and thence by a war steamer-the
Russia, captured blockade runner
around Hatteras and up the James.
The greeting OF Grant and Sherman
as the steamer arrived at the CITY
Point wharf late in the afternoon was
like that OF two schoolboy friends.
Hello, Grant. how are your"
Hello. Sherman. how are your"
Addressing each other in such
nbrases as these. the two shook hands
with fervor.
Shrrman's coming was most oppor-
tune. Gen. Philip n. Shcriadn. coming
from the Shenandoah Valley with TO-
600 cavalry. had arrived at headquar-
tcrs only a day before him. The
President was at hand to greet both.
sherman and Lincoln.
sherman had not been long at
Grants headquarters when Grant suG-
Ees,ed that they go together to call on
the President. whose steamer, the
The Washington herald., 1915-03-28
LINCOLN AND "TAD" VISIT
GRANTS ARMY.
March "a.

Fifty years ago today President Lin
coin. accompanied by his wife and young
son. Tad" arrived by steamer at city
Point. Va. on visit to the army under
Gen. Grant.
Although Grant had not said so. he
felt that the end OF the war was near
at hand and had invited the President
down for a visit before the army was
put in motion for its final movements
against the army OF Con. Lee.
Arriving at City Point at in IN" cv' n
ing the President was cordially greeted
on his steamer hv Grant, accompanied
by members Of his staff. Grants Of
t7cial family at this tim" included Rob-
crt Lincoln. the Presidents Oldest son.
aud not the least of LiucOlI's pleasant
impressions of his arrival at City Point
rose from seeing his son wearing the
uniform OF a captain in the army.
Lincoln did not come ashore on tho
evening Of his arrival. rs he was IA
tSuCd by his Journey. FUt he was keen
for news from the lines before Peters
ourG. He was destined before many
hours had passed to receive news Of a
striking nature. for he had arrived on
the eve OF Lees last sortie, which result
81 in the capture by the desperate Con-
fcderates of Fort Stcdmar. a strong
work in the Federal line. ard It's recap
ture by the Fod"ra!s.
Anticipating the Chronu.oE! Of the
Presidents visit. Z may be said that
while he was not actually at the front
when the lighting oF tho sorti" was In
progress. he soon placed himself in close
touch with the situation.
In the carly for.9""n !" learned from
Robert that ther" was "A little rumpus
up the line as he expressed it n a dis
m
VI" started for the front. and At n N.
reached tn" headquarters OF Gen. Meade.
commanding tho Army of the Potomac.
In route he saw something that inter
csted him docIly-a large Iody OF prs-
on"rs being taken to lie rear. there
being about ]. Gs'.
With what feeling h" viewed them as
they marched past the spot where he
sat 10y the roadside on Gen. Grant = hay
war horse. Cincinnati. may be judged hy
all " know the tenderness Of his heart.
II" dld h"t regard Thorn a. HOSTAGES "f
war. but as mistaken hr"lGoTS VITO would
soon b" fred :" 20 back 10 Ih'i" homes
aud resume one. more the 70" ul peace
fu! citizens
The Washington herald., 1915-03-28
LEES FORCES ASSAULT
GRANTS WORKS.
March Is.

Fifty years ago today part OF Gen.
Lees forces at Petersburg. under Gen.
John b. Gordon, made a dashing attack
upon Grants works, capturing Fort Steu-
man and breaking through the lines. only
TO be driven out with heavy losses.
This was the last offensive blow de-
llvered by Lees army. or. as Gen. Cor
don puts il. THE expiring struggle or
the Confederate giant" The purpose OF
the attack was to draw the left OF
Grants forces to the threatened point.
away from the roads west OF Peters
burg. in order to give Lee free route
for Withdrawing his FORCES in the direc-