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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
DECORATION DAY
PROGRAM ARRANGED
REV. E. c. c. BENSON WILL DELIVER
THE GRAFTON.
Program Will Include Band Music,
Vocal Selections and Drill by
the Boys Brigade.

On Tuesday next will occur one of
our nations most important, most
sacred, holidays and the people of Clio
will, as usual, observe the event with
fitting ceremonies and exercises. AS
has been the custom heretofore, a pro-
cession will be formed at G. A. r. Hall
at 1:30 P. M, the veterans and men,
bers of the w. r. c. occupying the
place of honor in the line, and will
march to the Auditorium where the
program noted below will be given.
The Richfield Cornet Band has been
secured for the day and, as will be
seen, the program will be of the most
pleasing and inspiring nature.
PROGRAM.
Music. High School Glee Club
Invocation. Rev. c. w. Greene
Drill by Boys Brigade under direction
of the Misses Haven and Smith
Music c.............. Richfeld Cornet Band
Grafton. Rev. E. G. c. Benson
Song .................H High School Glee Club
Election of Committee for 1917.
Upon the conclusion of the program
the procession will reform and, led by
the band, will march to the cemetery
where the graves of veterans will be
decorated and ritualistic ceremonies
carried out under auspices of the G. A. K.
A nation whose people generally are
uninspired by knowledge of its glor-
ious past, whose citizens are lacking in
that spirit of patriotism and devotion
which is born of such knowledge, con-
tains within itself the surest seeds of
decay and disintegration. 1t has been
truly said, that if this nation, the most
free and favored of Providence that
has ever existed upon this earth. ever
falls. it must be from causes within
rather than from causes without.
Therefore, it would seem most fitting
and proper that upon this occasion
every one should devote at least por-
tion of the day to these exercises which
have for their object the inculcation of
gratitude to our chivalric dead and of
those principles of patriotism and under
standing upon which good citizenship
and the safety of our country rests. In
these days, when wealth and plenty
seem almost to have led to a forgetful
pursuit of pleasure this is important.
Parties having automobiles which
they would be willing to devote to the
service of the old soldiers, members of
the w. r. c., and other aged and infirm
persons, in conveying them to and from
the cemetery, are requested to COM
municate with the committee of ar
rangements consisting of w. G. Good
rich, chairman, and w. A. Haven.
secretary. T. d. Brown will be mar
shal Of the day.
Agreeably to the request of Governor
Ferris, made in his proclamation. the
bells of the churches will be tolled from
1900 o'clock, noon, for period of five
minutes. Business men are requested
by the committee to close their estab-
lishments from | 80 p. m. until 400
O'Clock.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
mothers who gave us our heroes.

mothers who gave US our heroes.
Therefore, l, Woodbridge N. Ferris,
governor Of the state of Michigan, do
hereby issue this, my Proclamation,
and heartily urge the observance of
Tuesday, May 30, 1916, as Memorial
Day.
AS part of the public exercises of
Memorial Day, suggest that bells be
tolled from 1900 o'clock noon until
1905; that flags be placed at half mast,
and that comrades stand with uncovered
heads during this period.
Woodbridge N. Ferris,
Governor.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY

GO still they sleep,
~ Beneath the verdure deep,
On hill, on vale, by brook and lonely
farm!
A scattered army they
Until the day
The bugles Of the angels sound alarm
And they awake for the last reveilIe.
By ford and sea,
On grassy mounds, abouSds
A host Of flutterlng flags that mark
The soldiers grave.
How brave their colors bright!
But who can tell
How each stern hero fell?
On ses, on land,
We understand they died.
But Of their dying agony
We may not know or see
In what heroic way they breathed their
last,
How sped their choking breath
When Death
Folded his arms about.
Their dying eyes gazed on the foe.
And, 10,
They slept,
UnknowIng that the day was won or lost.
Amid the fray they fell.
And Israel
Wept at the sight
And gave them night and rest.
They dwell Ia silent camps.
The damps
And dews weep DER their mound.
With us they i've
And give
Joy at their victory.
We grieve, but honor;
Weep, but praise,
And raise
A shaft Ia memory eternal
For q nations sons
Who by their guns
Fought and In fighting died.
They died to save.
And but their grave
Is left to us, the living.
We who bow
And place q chaplet on each brow.
Kent Packard In Philadelphia Ledger
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26

Subscriptions taken in the churches,
week ago last Sunday, for the cause
of prohibition, were as follows: M. P.
Church, sll3.61: M. e. Church, sl0l.78.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26

Messenger Want Ads. Bring Results.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
WILL ASSIST LABOR BUREAU
Women of Twenty-one National Or.
uanizations Promise Help.

Washington, Oct "a. = Enthusiastic
cooperation in the development by
the department of labor of a national
employment system for the benefit of
women and girls has been promised
by twenty-one women's organizations,
having a membership of 100000, 1t
was announced by Anthony Caminet-
II, commissioner of immigration.
1t is expected that the department
soon will be able through this coop
Grafton and assistance looked for from
other organizations to put into ef-
feet plans perfected during last spring
and summer by which it is hoped en-
ployment may be provided regularly
for many thousands of working women
and girls.
The movement to bring the aid OF
the women's societies was inaugural
ed here last January by the National
Council Of Women.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
GREECE IS ORDERED
TO REMOVE TROOPS

London, Oct. 24-The presentat ion
by the entente allies OF further de-
mands on Greece, including the remov-
al of Greek troops to the southern part
of the country and the handing over
of Greek war supplies, is reported by
Reuters Athens correspondent.
The Athens dispatch says the de-
mands were presented to King Con
stantine by the French military at
tache. Greece is required to transfer
the entire military force in Thessaly
Gin the rear of the entente allied
forces in Macedonia), to Morea (the
peninsula forming the southern ex.
tremity of Greece).
Delivery to the entente allies Of
war materials destined for the Thes-
salian forces also is required.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
C0NSTANzAN0W
IN GERMAN HANDS

London, Oct. 24.-The fort of Con.
stanza has been captured by the Ger.
mans, the German office announced.
Troops of the central powers have
crossed the railway line running be.
tween the Black sea port of Constan.
"a and the River Danube at a point
to the east of Murfattar.
The fortress of Constanza was TAX.
en- by German and Bulgarian troops.
Constanza was one of the principal
objectives of Field Marshal Won Mack.
eDsen in his campaign in Dobrudja. 1t
is of particular Importance by reason
Of the fact that it is the eastern ter.
minus of the only railroad between
the Black sea and the Danube, which
it crosses at Tchernavoda. Thence
the railroad runs westward into Old
Roumana.
Constanza has been notably useful
in Offering a seaport and railway en-
trance for Russian troops and ammll.
milton sent to the aid of Roumania.
It's capture cuts oft the most con-
ycnient water route for Roumanian re.
plenishment, especially in munitions,
of which the Roumanians have been
reported badly in need.
French Gain in the West.
On the Western front along the
Somme the French have made another
successful push in the vicinity of the
Peronne-Bapaume road, capturing the
spur known as No. 1913, northwest Of
Sally. .Saillisel, according to the Paris
bulletin.
Petrograd reports the slackening Of
the battle in the Narayuvka river re.
gion in Galicia, where Berlin and vi
emma announced that an important
'Teutonic victory had been gained. The
repulse of Teutonic attempt to cross
district northwest of Lemberg, is
claimed
Four tons of projectiles have been
dropped by French air squadron OF
twenty-four machines on blast fur
naces north of Metz and on the Metz
and Thionville stations, the French
war office announces in its report OF
aviation activities. Hits were secured
on all the detectives, it is declared
Another French fotilla bombarded
factories at Rombach.
Successful operations by British
camel corps on the Egyptian western
frontier have resulted in the clearing
of hostile forces from large areas and
the capture of some It's prisoners,
says the British official statement on
operations in Egypt Armored cars
operated in connection with one Of
camel deta chments.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
land COMMISSION
FIXING DAMAGES

In the district court at Missoula last
Thursday Judge Duncan appointed
appraising commissioners in the case
of the Northern Pacific railway
against a number of land owners
through whose property the branch
line of that company from Dixon north
through this valley will run. There
are some eight or nine defendants in
this case, five of whom were represen
ted by C. F. Rathbone, one by D. N.
Mason, and the others by attorneys
living in Missoula.
Judge Duncan named as the COM
missioners J. Arthur McGeorge and
John N. Bailey of Roman and Elmer
Hughes of Missoula. Their first meet
ing was held in Roman Wednesday of
this week and since that time the
gentlemen have been busily engaged
in their efforts to determine the value
of the land and the amount of damages
due them for the right of way.
The amounts offered by the company
are generally considered ridiculously
low, especially where the right of way
cuts through forty acre tracts.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

Following is a copy of a letter writ
ten to the various county chairmen in
Texas by the chairman of the national
democratic committee, R. Bonna Ridg-
way. L, is self explanatory:
To County Chairmen:
At the instance of National Com
mitteeman Poindexter, who conferred
with the National Campaign Com
mittee while in New York a few days
ago, | am writing to suggest that you
have private interview with the
postmasters in your county who were
appointed by the present admins
tration, in regard to contributing to
the National Democratic Fund. The
names and salaries of the appointees
are given below.
The National Democratic Executive
Committee is expecting each post
master or other federal appointee, to
contribute to the National Campaign
Fund an amount equal to ten per cent
of one years salary. Of course this
is not compulsory, but we are advised
that in the event President Wilson is
reelected there will be a permanent
organization Of our forces throughout
the country and note will be
made of the loyalty Of those appoin-
tees who contributed as we'll as of the
disloyalty of those who refused to con-
tribute, toward the reelection of the
administration from whom they re-
ceived their appointments.
The civil service law will not permit
the writing of letter to g postmaster
demanding money for campaign pur-
poses, nor will it permit anyone to go
to the postoffice and request sub
scription to the campaign. But you
can see the postmaster away from his
place of business and make such an
appeal to him as you would make to
any other Democrat to contribute to
the National Democratic Campaign
Fund, and can advise him as to what
the National Committee is expecting
of him.
1t is hoped that you will proceed IN
telligently along these lines and ar
range in a legal way to solicit each
Democratic postmaster, or other ap-
pointee of the present administration,
to contribute to the Wilson Campaign
Fund, all Of whom should realize that
the interests of President Wilson in
this race are identical with their own.
Very sincerely yours,
r. BONNA RIDGWAY,
Chairman, Central Committee.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

any one wants to go out and hunt
little it is S1.10. The sheriff and the
constable can do this work just as we'll
and not be a part of big political
machine to control the revenues of the
state. There never has been game
warden in this part of the country
that did any good. Every citizen
should be a game warden. Let our
sheriffs, constables and foresters and
every man who wishes to hunt be
game warden. The money
collected in each county to be spent
in that county, Let us try new way
of protecting the wild game and let
the protection come from the homes
of the men who live near where the
game is found. Signal.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
UNPATENTEOL LAND
IS NOT TAXABLE

Judge GeorgeM. Bourquin last week
handed down decision in the case
brought by government officials at the
request of number of entrymen on
the Flathead reservation who have not
yet received their patents.
Judge Bourquin decided that un-
patented land is not taxable since it
still remains the property of the gov
ernment. The court restrained tha
collection of taxes on this land and the
sale of the land to pay last years
taxes. The equity of the entryman is
alone taxable in the opinion Of the
court and the title must not be dis
turbed.
The decision involves land lying
within the scope of the Flathead irri-
CATION project and approximately
1000 entrymen are effected. Last fall
a great many of these enirymen paid
their taxes, while others refused to
do so or paid under protest.
Assessor Currie and County Treas
urer Mccarthy are authority for the
statement that the decision of Judge
Bourquin will have no local effect,
other than to make null and void the
protests under which Flathead ranch
ers paid their taxes last year.
"We have never collected taxes on
more than the settlers equity sadi
these officials yesterday.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
BANDIT TRAPS
5000 TROOPS

FL Paso, Tex, Oct 24.-The large
CarranZa force under General OZuna
which took the field Oct. 19 against
Villa, has been caught in a trap by the
bandit leader and nearly annihilated,
according to reports reaching here.
Ozuna was slain. The battle took
place at Santa Ysabel
General Ozuna, with 1000 cavalry
two sections of machine guns and a
large supply train, left Chihuahua City
Oct. 10.
He was ordered Oct. Is by General
Trevino to proceed along the Mexico
Northwestern railroad, reinforcing his
column with the troops stationed along
the line at Fresno, Las EscObas and
Santa Ysabel which would add a thou
sand men to his command.
Villas personal command was said
last week to contain 800 armed and
1000 unarned men, but later reports
said semi-independent bands under his
command had been concentrated
Chihuahua City, Oct 24--The ad
vance column of General Ozuna en-
gagged the enemy, who concentrated
all bands, numbering more than l 900
men, at Santa Ysabel, and further
fighting is in progress.
Losses are reported heavy on both
sides. Martin Lopez. the bandit lead
er. is reported killed and Colonel Mar
tin Salinas, second in command to
General Ozuna, was wounded.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS
At AOR1E AND ROMAN

The democratic county central COM
mittee announces meetings at Horte
and Roman for Friday and Saturday,
October 9th and 28th.
At the Horte school house Friday
night, October 27, O'Clock.
At Opera House, Roman, Saturday
night, October %, o'clock.
Hon. w. w. Berry, Dan Heyfron, D.
N. Mason and Fred R. Angevine will
be the principle speakers. The Elk's
male quartette will accompany the
speakers and furnish music for the oc-
cason. After the speaking a dance
will be given at both places. Come and
hear them and have good time. ADV.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

Greene to arrest them on charge Of
trespassng.
The men arrested We're from the ma
tional guard OF Kansas, Wisconsin,
District of Columbia, Illinois, West
Virginia and Minnesota.
Trespassing is in violation of the
tifty-second article of war. 1t is be-
lieved nominal fine will be the pun
ishment inflicted on the privates, IL
punishment is thought necessary, but
what action will be taken in the cases
Of the officers has not been indicated
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
FIFTY PERISH IN
GALE ON LAKES

Cleveland, Oct 24-Local managers
OF the steamer Merida, owned by the
Valley Camp Shipping company Of
Midland, Ont, announce that the ship
was lost in the recent gale on Lake
Erie.
The announcement came after the
bodies of seven of the crew had been
picked up in midlake by two other
ships.
So far as known not man of the
crew of twenty-three survived the
tragedy.
The loss of the Merida makes four
lake steamers which went to the bot
tom of Lake Erie in the storm. The
total loss of life is fifty.
The Marshall +. Buffers sank with
no loss of life, all thirteen of her crew
being saved. The D. +. Filler went
down with six of her crew, only the
captain surviving. The James B. Col
gates crew of twenty-one, with the
single exception OF the captain, per-
ished, while every man on the Merida
Is believed lost
Three bodies from the Merida were
picked up by the steamer w. B. Mat
thews in midlake and taken to Tole-
do Four bodies were found bearing
Merida lifebelts by the steamer Char
lotte Breitung and landed at Detroit.
Reports from another ship, sent out
from Canadian port to hunt for the
Merida, was that wreckage had been
sighted, but no survivors and no 9th
er bodies were found.
The Merida was bound for Buffalo
with cargo OF pyrites ore. She was
commanded by Captain H. l.. Jones
of Buffalo.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
ARTHUR KACHEL HERE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

The next number of the Midland
Lyceum course in Roman will be
Arthur Rachel, the humorous lectures,
who will be in Roman on Saturday
evening, Nov. 4, at the opera house.
The last number was only partially
advertised and still the attendance was
more than expected everything con-
sidered and it is expected that full
house will greet Mr.. Rachel. His
lecture is said to be one of the best
being advertised on the platform this
winter and those who fail to attend
will miss a treat.
Remember the date, Saturday
evening, Nov. 4.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
WOMAN STAYS AGED MOTHER
Dubuque Daughter Then Commits Sui
eide by Jumping in Well.

Dubuque, Ia, Oct. "a - Mrs. Mary
Sunderhaft. eighty-five years old, was
murdered by her daughter Josephine,
fifty-two years old, who committed sui
eide by jumping into we'll fifty feet
deep.
The daughter placed a rope about
her mothers neck and twisted it. AL
though the mother was very feeble.
she is supposed to have made a ter
rifle fight for her life, for the furniture
In their little cottage was turned top.
sy-turvy and broken.
The tragedy was discovered when
James Sunderhaft. son of the murder.
ed woman, returned from his work.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

According to dispatch from Wash
ington dated on the 10Th Edward Din
widdle, legislative superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League of America,
departed hurriedly for Montana on
the day before to stump eight days
for state wide prohibition. The cam
paign must be getting hot.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
JAP LAB0RERS TO ORGANIZE
Affiliated Unions Along Pacific Coast
Planned by Leaders.

San Francisco. Oct 24.-First steps
labor problem on the Pacific coast
were taken here with the formation
of nine Japanese labor unions to af-
flliate in a separate Japanese labor
council. The movement will be ex-
tended throughout California, Oregon
and Washington, report says. The
action follows suggestions made re-
Gently by Samuel >Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor
B. Suzuki, president of the Laborers'
Friendly Society Of Japan, who father
ed the organization. said 10000 Japa.
nese workmen in California would be
members of such unions within a year
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
SIXTEEN BODIES RECOVERED
Eighteen Miners Killed in Alabama
Disaster.

Marvel, Ala, Oct. 24.-Eighteen men
lost their lives as the result of an ex.
plosion in the Roden coal mine hero
and rescuers have brought sixteen
bodies to the surface. Six were ne.
Kroes. w. F. Lowery and a miner
named Pervis still are in the mine
and all hope for their rescue has been
abandoned.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
AVOIDED GERMAN U-B0A1
canadian Force, Sailing Secretly, Is in
England.

Halifax, N. S.. Oct 24.-The Nova
Scotia Highland brigade and several
other Canadian units, together con.
s;sting Of 276 officers and 5,529 men,
have arrived safely in England.
The sailing of the transport from
tlis port Oct. 13, five days after the
German submarine U-53 had sunk a
half dozen vessels in the steamer lane
off Nantucket island, was military
secret.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Death Releases $3.50, 900 seque.t.

Madison, Wis, Oct. "a. - BY the
death of Attorney George T. Burrows
OF Louisville. Ky, who was buried
here, the University Of Wisconsin
comes into bequest of $25O.OO0. The
bequest was left by his father. former
State Senator George B. Burrows. to
be given to the university at the death
of his son.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Some Drunk; Others Soused

The monotony of the jailers' exist
ence was broken further last night
with string of drunken indians from
the Flathead reservation. From early
in the evening until early in the morn
ing, they were unloaded from the
patrol. Some were merely drunk
others were "soused." ."----Butte Miner.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD
Cunard Liner Laconic Comes With
Gun Mounted,

New York. Oct. 24.-With $500
sacks of mail but carrying no passen
gers, the Cunard line steamship La
comic arrived here from England with
This is the first time this British
vessel has come armed into New York
harbor
Ordinarily she is a passenger ship.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Name Of Church Unchanged.

St. Louis, Oct. 24.-The Protestant
Episcopal church will not become the
american Catholic" church. The
proposition, brought up at every gen.
eral convention, again has been aban.
doned, at least for another three years.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
BROWNS WITH HELP NEAR
Minnesota Bank Teller Loses Life on
Huntinu Trip.

Bemidji, Mimi, Oct. 24.-After hold
ing to his capsized boat for forty-five
minutes, and when his rescue seemed
apparent, Merle Spencer, twenty.one
years old, teller of the First National
bank here, gave up the struggle and
was drowned in FourLegged lake,
near Leonard, twenty miles west of
Bemidji. Spencer was duck hunting
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
600 GuARDsMEN ARRESTED
Soldiers in Texas Camp Taken on
TrespassinQ Charge.

San Antonio. Tex, Oct. 24.-SiX hun.
dred soldiers at Camp Wilson, who
were gathering pecans, swlmmlng'
catching snakes or just exploring
on neighboring farms, had their leave
come to an abrupt end when provost
guards of Wisconsin cavalry were sent
out by Brigadier General Henry A.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

Families living In the rural districts
will be interested in knowing that
Postmaster General Burleson has sent
Secretary McAdoo check for $780,
600. representing surplus postal reve.
nues.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Action Not Decisive.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct, 24.-General
Pershjng reported to headquarters
that both the Villistas and Carran
zistas are striving to hold their re.
spective positions following the re.
cent encounter near Santa Ysabel, in.
dicating that the conflict was not OF
decisive character.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Game Warden Graft

The game warden graft should be
knocked out. The dozen of cheap
politicians that strut around the
country to no good should be given
their walking papers. These soft
fingered fellows and their friends say
this is no tax. The duece it isn't. If