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Alma record., 1916-06-01
County Correspondence
WHEELER.
Yours truly,
w. ID. FITZPATRICK

Henry Mead was in Battle Greek
several days last week, on business.
Barney Swope was in Saginaw last
Tuesday.
The high school gave a fine play
Tuesday evening, Crimson and
White.
Mrs. Ed. Allen and Mrs. Arthur
Roof were shopping in Saginaw
Wednesday.
Mrs, Stevenson Of S. Louis visit,
ed her mother Mrs. Flick few days
last week.
Charles Hynes was called to Du-
rand Thursday night by the serious
illness of his mother.
Mrs. Ransford of Caro- is visiting
her brother A. Johnson for a few days.
The graduating exercises for the
high school were held Friday evening.
Ten pupils were graduated, Rev.
Spencer of Saginaw gave the address.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duffy are visiting at
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman WOODS.
Mrs. Brennan is entertaining her
brother from Detroit for a few days.
Mr.. Russell Allen visited in Mt.
Pleasant Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fox Of Saginaw call
ed on her sister-in-law Mrs. Charles
Maxted Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs f. owen and Mr. and
Mrs. d. Lockwood spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kingsbury of
Alma
Miss Francis Yankee spent Sunday
with Miss Ethel Street
DR.. Street and family took Sun
day dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Benjamin Of Langport.
Miss Story of St. Louis visited her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Story of this
place over Sunday.
Alma record., 1916-06-01
PROBATE NOTICE
NVD<h - 49,
STATE OF MICHIGAN. County

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County Of
Gratiot.
Notice is Hereby Given, That the
annual account of Willis T. Knowlton,
Lester A. Sharp, the Executors of the
Estate Of Ammi w. Wright, deceased,
of Gratiot county, Michigan, now on
file will be examined and If found cor
rect, allowed by me at the Probate
Office, in the Village of Ithaca, in said
County. on the oath day of June next,
at ten o'clock a. m, of said day.
Dated Ithaca, May 26th, A. ID. 1916.
A true copy. J. LEE POTTS,
Madge +. Barnes, Judge of Probate
Register Of Probate. 4l-4-x
Alma record., 1916-06-01
DOES SLOAN'S LINIMENT HELP
RHEUMATISM?

Ask the man who uses il, he knows.
"To think ! suffered all these years
when one 25 cent bottle of Sloan's
Liniment cured me-" writes one
grateful user If you have Rheuma-
tism OF suffer from Neuralgia, Back
ache, Soreness and Stiffness. don't put
of getting bottle of Sloan's. 1t will
give you such welcome relief. 1t
warns and soothes the sore, stiff pain
full places and you feel so much bet
ter. Buy it at any Drug Store, only
25 cents.-Adv. No. I.
Alma record., 1916-06-01
SICK ANIMALS

A BIG BOOK on diseases of Horses.
Cattle, Sheep, Dogs and Poultry. mailed
free. Humphrey Veterinary Medicines,
l66 William Street. New York.
Alma record., 1916-06-01

CC1 1HOW us the lady who does not appreciate
~ good Mirror
[G7S@ The Mirrors on our Dressers, Dressing
Tables and Chiffoniers, have all been subjected to
severe tests as we have inspected them carefully
ourselves, and yet they remain unbroken.
Come and look in them. We know you will be
pleased with the reflection, well with the
dainty articles of Furniture of which they are a
part.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
EDITOR QUITS FORD PARTY
S. S. Mcclure With Gov. Hanna of
North Dakota to Tour EU-
rope independently.

Christiania, Dec. 24-S. S. Nc
Clure, New York editor, who headed
the Ford insurgents aboard the Oscar
II, will leave the peace party, it was
announced yesterday. Accompanied
by Governor Hanna of North Dakota,
be will tour belligerent countries.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver is
remaining with the peace party, it
was learned, under an agreement by
which Ford co1pensates him for sac
rificing his lecture tour.
Ford was missing when the peace
party left for Stockholm yesterday to
recruit delegates for the neutral peace
conference. Ford and Dean Marquis
of Detroit, one of his closest friends,
disappeared a few hours before time
for departure. Ford's physicians said
it was necessary that he detach him
self from the party to rest Whether
Ford has preceded the party to Stock
holm or intends to follow Immediately
could not be learned 1t is not known
when Ford will be able to participate
actively in the affairs of the peace
enterprise.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
GIVE BIG FUND TO AID JEWS
New York Hebrews Raise s615, 900 for
Sufferers of Their Faith in
Russia and Poland.

New York, Dec. 23.-Amid scenes
seldom Witnessed more than 1915, 900
was subscribed by $500 jews in Car
negie Hall Tuesday night for their
suffering co-religionists in Russia, Po-
land and the other theaters of war.
Men wept audibly, several women
were forced to leave the auditorium
when the tales OF terrible suffering
and privations of pogroms, slaughter
and famine were recited.
When the call for assistance was
made J. L. Magnes of the treasury
department of the American-Jewish
relief committee for sufferers from
tthe war, under whose auspices the
meeting was held, men emptied their
pockets and took rings from their fin
gers, while their wives and daughters
pulled bejewelled rings from their
ears and placed them on the stand
OF in the baskets which ushers passed
around.
Wealthy and poor alike joined in
the demonstration of, generosity that
lasted an hour and a half, the like
Iof which New York perhaps has never
seen. One immigrant, lately arrived,
gave 5 cents, his carfare, and walked
TO his lodging in the lower East Side.
Another poor man, clerk, pledged
$3.50, half his weekly wage, for the
next six months, while those in more
aff1uent circumstances gave just as
substantially.
There were four anonymous gifts Of
100000 each.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
GUNS TRAINED ON IUAREz
United States Troops VIII Reply q
Any More Mexican Bullets FAN
in Il Paso, Tex.

Washington. Dec 23.-American
troops at FL Paso, the war depart
ment announces, have been given or
ders to return vigorously any fur
Their deliberate firing" from the Mexi-
can side OF the border
General Pershing, in command at
Il Paso, has reported that the firing
which resulted yesterday in the death
of an American car inspector, was the
deliberate act of a squad of Mexicans
who appeared half a mile east OF the
International bridge.
American troops, the report added.
were covering the whole river front
During the Tioting in Juarez, the
report said, there had been little fir
ing and none towards the American
side.
General Avila, who was in charge
of the troops in Juarez, ordered sew
eraI of the rioters shot, according to
military reports from the border
A state department agent at FL Paso
reported that the American car in
spector was killed by an irresponsible
soldier, who was afterward killed by
his own men,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
GEN. VILLA IS NOW AFUGITNE
Mexican Chief Disappears When State
of Chihuahua and Rebel Capital
were Surrendered by Aides.

FL Paso, Tex, Dec. 21.-The Carran-
"a de facto government is now in Off
cial control of the former Villa state Of
Chihuahua, and the organization of the
Villa government, including four thou
sand troops, the cities of Juarez and
Chihuahua and all border points agrees
to accept the Carranza domination.
This was made possible by an agree
ment signed by the Villa leaders, Gen
erals Roberto Timon, Manuel Banda,
Lieut.. Col Flavanio Paliza and Col.
Eduardo AndaIon, and Carranza Consul
Andreas Garcia. The agreement grants
amnesty to all but General Villa and
his brother, Hipolito.
The generals entered into confer
ence yesterday as delegates from Gen
eraI Villa to confer with the CarranZa
consul, on a plan to turn over the en-
and for Villa to leave the capital with
out any following
They reported late last night the re-
suit of their conference to General
Villa at Chihuahua City.
Late today they had received no re-
ply from General Villa, and instead
learned that after receiving their ad
vices, Villa gathered four or five hun
dred men and left the capital, and that
his whereabouts was unknown. By
some experienced observers of Next
can affairs it is regarded as not impOs-
sibIe that Villa may be somewhere in
Chihuahua state preparing to take the
field against his former organization.
Upon opening the conference with
the Carranza consul today the cOnsuls
announced they would proceed upon
the unrescinded authorization as given
by General Villa. They said they be-
Heved he feared that the delegates
would not be able to secure him i'm
munity from prosecution should he
cross the international line
The surrender of the Villa Organi-
cation includes about four thousand
armed men, about IS per cent of the
rolling stock of the railroads of Mex
leo, and the state of Chihuahua, the
richest mining and live stock district
in Mexico.
According to officials here the for
eign interests in Villa controlled terri
tory have suffered loss estimated at
so million dollars, due to cOnfscatiOn
and alleged thefts OF ore, cattle and
other property, and the depreciation
of Villa currency
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

The Christmas plans of thousands
of Pittsburgh children were dashed re-
Gently when the Pittsburgh Bank for
Savings failed TO open its doors In
cIuded in the IL million dollars in de-
posits are the savings Of 1900 school
children. The bank had nearly $1,000
,depositors-
The house of commons has passed
bills prolonging the life Of the present
parliament eight months and increas-
ing the strength Of the British army to
100000 men. Both bills passed with
out division.
Col. z. NJ. House of New York,
confidential adviser OF President VIII
son, said recently that he viii sail
soon for Europe at the request of the
President Colonel House declared the
sole purpose of his trip would be to
deliver official information to certain
American ambassadors.
-TranscontinentaI traffic on the
Great Northern Railroad was tied up
recently by snowslides in the Cascade
mountains The snowfall in the noun
tains is nearly four times as great as
it was at this time last year.
John Maye and his wife. one son
Is years Of age. two daughters 10 and
u years old and an infant were burned
to death the other day in their home,
five miles from Yorktown, Tex Off
GERS are searching the country and
bloodhounds are on the trail. murder
and arson being suspected
-Forty-seven prisoners walked out
of the Oklahoma state penitentiary the
other afternoon on pardons and pa
roles granted by Gov Robert L. VII
liam Ten were paroIed and thirty
seven had been granted pardons-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
PROHIBIT FORD MEETINGS
copenhaqen Turns Down the Ameri-
can Peace Party-NewspaPers Elk
press Little Hope of Success

Christiania, Dec 21--HenTy Ford
has received information that he Woulc<
be prohibited from holding meetings
in Copenhagen, il was learned today.
He viii go there. however. TO select
the delegates TO accompany his peaeS.
party to The Hague
The Verdens Gang. after saying thsF
the expedition viii live In history.
adds:
The great industrial organizer has
undertaken q gigantic task seemingly
without a definite plan His peace plan
seems without shape and not worked
out The delegates appear to know
nothing about it. The purpose is great
ly admired, but It unfortunately is
vague Nevertheless it viii figure IN
history
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
REPORT RIOTING IN JUAREZ
Mexican Mob Stoned Fl Paso Street
Car and Robbed the Ameri-
can Passengers.

FL Paso, Tex, Dec. 22.-Rioting be-
gan in Juarez about noon yesterday.
A street car which entered the town
at the international bridge was stoned
by mob and the passengers, includ-
ing several Americans, were robbed.
The crew and passengers fought off
the Mexicans and the car escaped back
to FL Paso A crowd of Mexicans
gathered at the bridge seeking pas
sage to American soil Several Juarez
stores were closed. Some were robbed.
Troops in Juarez declared they
would remain loyal to Villa until their
commander, Gen. Manuel Ochoa,
signed the articles of surrender exc
cuted by the Carranza government and
certain Villa generals here yesterday
Ochoa's name was not included among
the signers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
TO PROTECT OUR COMMERCE
Naval Advisory Board Says American
Fleet Must Equal Most Powerful
in the World.

Washington, Dee. 22-The Ameri-
can navy should be equal to the most
powerful maintained by any other ma
ton of the world not later than 1925.
in the opinion of the Navy General
Board headed by Admiral Dewey
The annual report Of the board, made
public tonight. disclOses that this Ia
val policy was formulated by the body
in July last in answer TO the following
propositions propOunded by Secretary
Daniels when the administration
reached its decision to enter upon a
campaign Of national preparedness:
What the navy must be in the fu-
ture in order to stand upon an equal
ity with the most efficient and most
practically serviceable-"
The boards conclusions follow
The navy of the United States
should ultimately be equal TO the most
powerful maintained by any other ma
ton of the world. 1t should be gradu-
ally increased to this point by such a
rate of development year by year, as
may be permitted by the facilities Of
the country, but the limit above de-
fined should be attained not later than
1925"
At the same time the board present
ed building program for 1917 in COM
pliance with the secretary's request
for "a program formulated in the most
definite terms. planned for a consist
ent and progressive development OF
this great defensive arm of the nation.
Details OF the boards reply are not
revealed, as subsequently, in October,
the secretary asked the board to pre-
pare "a building program for the navy
that will continue over a period of five
years with an expenditure Of about
100 million each year for five years on
new construction only The admin
istration plan for the construction OF
sixteen capital Ships within five years
is founded on the boards answer
At the same time the board again de
veloped its idea of the place the Ameri-
can navy should hold in the world in
the following language:
1.-The General Board believes that the
course of the war in Europe affords
convincing reasons for modifying the
opinion which it has expressed for the
last eleven years as to the proper size
of the navy. A navy in firm control OF
the seas from the outbreak Of war is
the prime essential to the defense OF
a country situated as is the United
States, bordering on two great oceans.
A navy strong enough only to defend
our coast from actual invasion viii not
suffice"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
SIGN APEACE PACT
Organized Baseball and Fed
eral League Magnates End
The Disastrous War.
OUTLAW PLAYERS RElHSIiTEB
Scramble for Fed stars Has AIready
commeneed-st. Louis Browns
and Cubs to Be Sold.

Cincinnati, Dec. 23.-The most dis
astrOus war that the baseball game
has ever experienced came TO a close
here tonight when treaty OF peace
between the Federal League and both
parties to the national baseball agree
ment, better known as organized base
ball. was signed
Two major league clubs will change
hands as the result OF the bringing
about Of peace, and two new faces viii
be seen among major league magnstes
in the future, Charles Weeghman, who
has been president of the Chicago Fed
eral League club, viii purchase the
controlling interest in the Chicago Ma
tional League team from Charles p.
Taft Of Cincinnati. Phil Ball and his
associates who were connected with
the St Louis Federal League team,
gain control OF the St Louis American
League club from Robert Hedges, Car
McDiarmid. John E Bruce and others@
who have long been connected with
major league circles.
Immunity for Players.
The agreement gives immunity to
Gil ASA WIZ nave IuupC4 lu6lE COu-
tracts from both the major and minor
leagues of organized baseball as well
as all other Federal League players.
All Of them have been reinstated or
made eligible TO organized baseball
That there viii be a wild scramble
for some few of the best of the Fed
eral League players was cleeariy indi-
Gated by provision in the treaty that
the Federal League. as q league, and
which, in so far as actual baseball
playing is concerned, ceases TO exist.
will assume all the contracts OF Fed
eraI League players
Scramble for Stars.
The agreement does not go into the
distribution of any players and il was
announced that the bars have been
thrown down and that inasmuch as all
are eligible, those who are for sale
probably viii go to the highest bidders.
The Federal League clubs in Chi
cago and St Louis are expected, mas
much as Weeghman and Ball viii be
permitted to keep what players they
desire Of the Federal League clubs in
these cities
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS MEN
State University Faculty Planning
the Annual Short Course for Bene-
fit of Kansas Merchants.

Preparations are well under way at
the University of Kansas for the third
short course conducted annually for
Kansas merchants by the university
extension division The 1916 course
will continue FIVE days, opening Febru-
airy Z.
Some of the special topics to be con-
sidered at the coming sessions are the
mail order problem, store management,
business law, credits and collections,
and methods of handling produce re-
ceived in trade. The purpose of the
courses is to teach Kansas merchants
how to increase and more successfully
handle their business.
Eve have had great success in our
two preceding courses declares F. R.
Hamilton, director of the K. U. extern
sion work, land the experience gained
makes it possible for an even stronger
program to be offered this year"
Eve have secured excellent speak
ers, including Paul H. Neystrom of
New York city, an expert on the mail
order business, and K. w. Kerr, Of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, who will lecture on 1.-The Work
Of the Bureau of Markets" T. G..
Weeks and E. NJ. Mcclure, of Kansas
City, are on the list of lecturers.
Mr. Hamilton expects the attendance
to reach the 500 mark this year. Three
hundred and twenty Kansas merchants
attended last years session.
One OF the features of the course
will be the daily round table discus
sions at which the merchants of the
respective lines represented at the
course will talk over problems of their
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
TROUBLE IN WAREz'
Mob Demands Money and the
Americans Have been Or
dered From City.
BORDER PATROL INCREASED
Villa Said to Be Preparing to Invade
SinaIoa-Hearst Ranch Employees
are Imprisoned.

FL Paso, Tex, Dec. PA mob is
reported to be surrounding the fnan-
cial agency at Juarez, demanding
money. Americans were ordered out
of Juarez at $3.50 o'clock this evening,
it is reported All Americans on the
American side were ordered at the
same time by General Pershing to re-
main there. Tramway traffic also was
discontinued.
Mrs. Thomas Edwards, wife of the
American consul at Juarez, who a few
days ago left for the East, was the
first American to cross into the United
States following the order
The United States border patrol was
Immediately increased and traffic over
the international bridge halted, the or
der of General Pershing being rigidly
enforced
Up TO a late hour tonight the details
of the trouble in Juarez could not be
learned, communication being diff
cult.
To Invade SinaIoa.
General Francisco Villa, stripped Of
a large part of his army, through sur
render to the de facto government, is
preparing to invade northern Sinaloa,
together with the forces of General
Jose Rodriguez, in command of 1000
troops, according to advices here late
today.
General Villa, it was reported, is
preparing to move southwest from the
Bostillos ranch in western Chihuahua,
where he is reported to have been dur
ing the last few days, and pick up the
commander a small number of troops
now under General Medinavieta, near
MADEIRA General Rodriguez is said to
be already moving from Casas Gran
des toward SinaIoa. Ample transpor-
tation facilities are known to be avail
able
The information regarding the re-
cent troop movement, which indicated
a continuance of revolution by Villa
and his remaining generals, was re-
ceived here through messages to Villa
handled by linemen repairing wires
which had been down for several days
between Chihuahua and Juarez.
Four Foreigners Imprisoned.
Two employees of the Hearst ranch,
near MADEIRA, where General Medin-
avieta is CHARTERED, arrived here today
and reported that four others, two
Americans, an Englishman and a Ger
man subject, were made prisoners by
/ orders from General Villa VALUABLE
on the ranch had been stolen and the
town of MADEIRA sacked, they said
General Aware ObregOn, chief Of
the Carranza forces, who arrived here
late last night, established headQuar-
tiers at a local hotel.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Army Reserve = Joke

Washington, Dec. 23.-There is a
big increase in the regular army re-
serve this year. The reserve last
year numbered a grand total OF six
teen men, This year the adj1tant gen
erals report shows there are nine
teen men.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Ford DELEGATE Dies

Christiania, Dec. 23-Lloyd NJ Bing-
ham, husband of Amelia Bingham, the
actress, and a member of the Ford
peace party, died here yesterday Of
pneumonia Bingham accompanied the
expedition as an official entertainer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
WESTERN FREIGHT RATES UP
Advance West of Mississippi Granted
by Interstate Commerce Commits
sion-Switching Higher.

Washington, Dec. 24-Railroads
west of the Mississippi river were au-
thorized to make material increases
in freight rates today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission in a second de
cision in the so-called Western adj
vance rate case
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Honevnooners, First Coli.

Hot Springs, Va, Dec. 24-The
President and Mrs Wilson made their
first appearance on the golf links here
yesterday. Other players were on the
course and with them the President
and his wife chatted during the round.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
a REFUGE for General via.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Stste Depart
ment officials have decided that Gen
era1 Villa shall receive the asylum &C.
corded a political refugee should he
enter the United States. This decis-
ion was sent last night to General
Funston by the War Department.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
AZ s15.ooo. GOO on Meat Seized.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Alfred R. UriOn,
attorney for Chicago packers, an
nounced yesterday that he would sail
for England Tuesday to endeavOr to
obtain an adjudication of the SIS, 000s-
600 claim of the packers for cargoes
OF meat seized by British authorities
and held
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Wife viii Paw Dukes Debts7

London. Dec. 22.-The Duchess OF
Manchester, formerly Helen thinner
man OF Cincinnati. is endeaTorfng TO
straighten out her husbands financial
affairs. The duke recently vas de-
clared bankrupt
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
snies in Capital Homes.

Washington, Dec 22--Operatives
of the United States secret service. il
was learned here yesterday. have es-
tabIished that walters serving in sever
al prominent official homes in this city
are in the pay Of the central powers
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Objects to 4 Mail Search.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The United
States has protested to Great Britain
against interference with parcel post
shipments between this country and
Sweden, Secretary Lansing announced
today
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
a Erench cross fOr Lac 60.

Paris, Dec. 24.-Czar Nicholas Of
Russia has been decorated with the
French war cross, it was announced
here yesterday. Gen. Paul Pau, French
commander, now at the Russian front,
conferred the decoration.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Bernhardt's End Is Near.

Paris, Dec. 23.-Sarah Bernhardt,
famous acress. is dying of gangrene
poisoning, it was reported on good au-
thority yesterday. Bernhardt's agent
here would neither confirm nor deny
the report