The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-01-16
PORTER SCHOOL
WAS DEDICATED
ALPHA PEOPLE WERE TREATED TO
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE TIME
MIR. PORTER TALKED ON WAR
Several Other h0tabIes We're in
attendance and Spoke to
Large Audience

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The Porter school al Alpha was
dedicated last week Thursday evening
by program OF music and speeches
the list OF speakers including George
+. Porter of Chicago, the man after
whom the school is named Mr Porter
was easily the leader Oh the fine pro-
gram and his talk on the war in Eur
ope was exceptionally entertaining.
In addition 10 tho talk Of Mr.. Porter
the audience Hs'cred % addrosees br
7rc Armstrong of Stambaugh.
County Commissioner John Mason OF
this city Prof Bishop Of The Maatodon
schools, John Erikson, secretary of
the board OF education and Earl
Richards, general manager Of the Jud-
son Mining Co, the liberality Of which
made it possible 70 erect such a beau
tiful building a Alpha
Porter In Red Gross
Mr. Porter went 70 Europe shortly
after the war was declared and was
at Antwerp az the time OF the bonn
Dardment. lie visited FIST at London
and observed the people OF the British
metropolis during those trying days
when casualty lists were new lie
said that the English people showed
less change because Of the war than
the other people he visited. probably
because Of the remoteness OF the
struggle Business in London was
very much as usual
From London he crossed over TO
HOLLAND and started up the river TO
Belgium. The matter OF pass ports
is a vital one and he had considerable
experience in getting the necessary
papers to take him along through the
war stricken zone
AS he proceeded up the Scheldt
river towards Antwerp the thing that
impressed him most was the number
and the actions OF the refugees Peo-
ole were fleeing from Antwerp and
the vicinity at the time because Of
the anticipated bombardment and they
nastened along the roads in all man
ner of conyeyances and IN all forms
and manners
Boats Great Factors
The boats we're resorted to by the
largest number Panic stricken peo-
pie seemed to welcome getting aboard
a boat, no matter where destined and
the river boats on the Scheldt were
aden to the water edge with people
trying TO get away
He told OF one instance where
couple in an automobile FASTENED
down to the boat on which he was a
bout 10 cross the river Just as the boat
was to leave the dock The auto was
loaded with packages and was driven
right onto the boat but the driver in
his excitement continued right on
over the side. where the auto went
INTO the river The driver got out
before the machine went over the side
and no one paid any attention to IT,
The boat pulled out and left the ma
cbinekAls in the water just as II
il hai Ven a stone that rolled over
board
Antwerp Not Much Injured
Mr.. Porter said that he visited Ant
werp affsr il surrendered to the Ger
mans and that II was not injured from
the Smelling as much as is commonly
understood. The German gnnners
we're supplied with a map of the city
on which was indicated the ancient
land marks. not useable for military
purposes and the guns were 80 mani
pulated that these were spared Many
Of the homes OF the poorer class were
wiped ont by the shells due TO the fact
that they were in the line OF IRE on
buildings that the Germans wanted 10
destroy
American Flag An Open Sesame
From Belgium nc went % France
aud was taken In Red Cross ANTONIO
bile along the rear Of the line re
said iha. never before did hc prrcci
= tAA Of the American flus
vbat trip. Onc dag ~ stuck
81 fnr that ho aad il his pos
"a nn the front Of his ear aud as
owe along The sentrfea iet him
without question % mos. place.
hpo..p at great length uf the eui
.s Of the men In the trenches.
shift a ~ ilours In enc trenches
lcontlnnna On nnne al