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The diamond drill., 1917-12-22
REGISTRANTs CONE SLOWLY.
Number Presenting Themselves For
Assistance not Great As Expected.

The force OF clerks that has been
gathered for assisting the registrants
to All out the missionaries have been
quite disappointed this week because
of the non-appearance OF many regis
trants to whom the blanks had been
sent in time to show up for filling
them ont.
The force which consisted OF Clar-
eace Dwyer as representative OF the
bar, Mike Mullen. chief clerk; Frank
Scadden, Roy Bowen, Robert Munns,
Josh Hoikka, Charles Robinson. Jake
Oswald. and Veronica Leonard. was
on hand Monday 10 start work Only
one man appeared on Monday. but on
Tuesday seventeen came along. We'd
nesday thirty men appeared and on
Thursday forenoon thirty-slx came in,
50 that the number keeps on increas-
ing right along.
Mr.. Dwyer chose To stay on duty ALI
OF this week as he is going away next
week when the attorneys OF the city
will take turns in serving their coun-
try.
The issuing and receiving OF these
qucstionnaires has greatly increased
the work in the county clerks Office.
and during the Iull in operations a.
the city hall Mrs. Hanson and Miss
Violet Mortensen who volunteered for
clerks are assisting in getting the
work at the issuing end In shape.
II IL expected that next week will
be busy weeks for Jessie Cummings
and Constance Johndrow. the clerks
supplied by the state to the local
board. have been issuing blanks at
the rate Of l5O each day during the
week
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22
SHORT TERM OF COURT.
December Term Has the Record For
Briefness OF Any so Far.

Judge Flannigaa made a record
Kst Monday when ne finished up the
December term OF court in a few
hours. The questionnaires were is
sued last Saturday and. as we under
stood with the attorneys OF the dis
trict, no contested cases were tried.
number OF applications for citi-
zenship papers were on hand when
court opened and thirty-four new cit
izens we're made az result Of the
days grind a few applicants were
set back for further hearing.
The call OF the calendar showed
three cases in which judgments was
taken by default The cases SO dis
posed OF were; Hewett VS.. Gibbs,
Republic Co. VS. Premo and Fisher
Morrison Lumber Co, VS.. Gonhue.
The case of Longyear Exploration
Co. VS.. c. M. 4 st. Paul Ry. Co. was
settled and taken off the calendar.
The next term Of the circuit court
will convene on the 2sth day OF Jan
uary when the tax cases will come up
for hearing and, as the lawyers wiz
be pretty well through with their
public work by that time II Is proba
BILE that some OF the cases hanging
fire will be tried.
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22
MiNsTRELs MADE A HIT.
Second Annual Performance Met Big
Response In Both Places.

The second performance OF the
Crystal Falls minstrels under the
direction Of DR.. Boyik eclipsed the
first performance both in the attend
ance that the performance attracted
and in the work OF the performers.
The first appearance was at Crystal
Falls on Friday night The house had
been sold out before the plat went to
the city hall. II is claimed to have
been the biggest seat sale ever made
for a performance of any kind in the
new city hall.
The entire receipts amounted TO
close 20 $4,000 and so the boys felt
an incentive TO work harder than us
ual and they certainly earned their
money. The music was on an average
with the usual home talent perform
ances. The playing of Mr.. Tomlin-
son was a big feature. OF course, and
lent great deal Of help to the boys.
The jokes were clean and several
OF them drew big applause. One OF
the best things pulled was when
Frank Koiber acting as "Gurney''
Webb, hypnotized the council and ex-
tracted from them the sum of $425
for a FIRE whistle The applause that
followed this fine bit OF performance
was deafening and it was given not
alone because OF the joke. but becau &C
OF the good acting in bringing out the
climax.
Walter Lustfeld as the negro mann
my. drew a great hand. and so did
the tableaux in which the several
ladies appeared
On Saturday night the company
went to Iron River and played to a
house that showed gross receipts oi
over 5000 The boys were warmly
applauded by their audience and felt
on their return that their effort was
appreciated in Iron River as well as
in Crystal Falls.
The entire receipts from the door
was turned over to the Iron County
Red Cross chapter and II is figured
that slightly over $4OO was netted
frrm the Two performanees which i.
cereainlg doing real welt
The principal expenses were for the
costumes that were rented from q
Chicago concern and for printing and
small supplies. The company feels
considerably indebted to VIM. ST. Ar
nauld for his assistance both at Iron
River and locally.
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22
DEATH OF JOHN TRomBLAY.
Expired Suddenly While Doing the
Chores Saturday Morning.

The announcement that John from
blay, one OF the Oldest OF our rest
dents, had died suddenly last satur-
day morning brought great surprise
10 everyone, for II was not known that
Mr. Tromblay was i'll in any way.
Mr.. Tromblay went 10 the barn Sat
urday morning to do the chores as
has been his custom for years. He
had cow TO milk and feed. He
lighted his lantern. for II was dark
when he went out to climb to the hay
loft TO put down some hay for the
animal, hung the lantern on a nail
Just above the opening and evidently
dropped dead Immediately afterwards.
for the body was found close to the
opening and he had put down no hay.
Mrs, Tromblay supposed that her
husband had been called up town az
ter going TO. the barn, for he was
deputy sherlffa ana thought nothing OF
his failure toNret.isn until about 10
o'clock when she remembered that
the cow had not been milked yet and
knew something out OF the ordinary
must have happened or he would have
had the COW milked, so she started
to investigate and found her husband
lying in the hay NOW.
She Immediately summoned assist
ance and notified the officers who
made an investigation and found that
death come suddenly.
Mr.. Tromblay fell a few weeks ago
and fractured couple OF ribs. and he
bad not been in the best OF health
since, although he complained but IT,
tie.
John Tromblay was born In the
Province OF Quebec, Canada in 1864,
making him SO years OF age at time
OF death He left his home in Quebec
in 1877 to sail the Great Lakes. and
for two years followed the sailors
life In 1879 he settled at Menom-
inee and for the next four years he
was identified with that important
lumber center.
In 1883 the new community OF Crys-
,fal Falls attracted his attention anl
be came here in the capacity OF fum-
ber man ana Csystal Falls has been
his home from that date. Mr.. from
blay has been associated with the cir
cult court of this county since the
county organization in the capacity
OF a deputy sheriff
In 1890 he was married to Melyina
Moran at Negaunee and she, with
eight children, survive him.
The names Of the children are: viii
lard, Howard, George. Dewey Sophie,
Alverna, Mariela and Albert from
blay, all living in Crystal Falls
The funeral was held from the
Church OF the Guardian Angels on
Tuesday morning, Mr. Tromblay hay
ing been life member OF that church.
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22

TO insure large enough sales OF
bonds 10 meet the demands OF the farm
loan system the premium on bonds
was reduced today 10 one-half Of one
aer cent The five per cent interest
rate 20 borrowers originally fixed BY
the Federal bank. will be raised -
avs and ope-hsif per sent
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22
LOGGING IS
QUITE LIVELY
mANY IoBBERs FROM SOUTHERN
POINTS COMING NORTH
WAR CAUSES MANY CHANGES
Operators Are Getting Together
on a Program to Save Waste
And Eliminate Jumpers

Logging operations in the vicinity
OF Crystal Falls are now in full swing
and while the crop of logs to be har-
vested will not be quite as large this
winter as in some formers years,
taking all things into consideration.
the input OF logs in this vicinity the
coming winter will be fairly large.
Labor conditions is about the only
drawback to a big harvest of logs this
winter. The jobbers don't object so
much to the high wages they have to
pay to men as they do to the unrelia-
bility OF the average woods workman.
Wages are. so high that almost any
man can make enough in a few days
to keep him a month, and so there
is lot of moving about. Men will
work few days and then Jump" to
another camp or go to town to spend
the wages they earned In the few
days they worked.
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22
FOR A DRY NATION.
BY Record Vote the Proposed
Amendment Adopted In House.

The efforts OF the "drys' to submit
constitutional amendment TO the
federal constitution has been crowned
with success. The resolution was
adopted in the House OF Representa-
tives last Monoday by a vote of 2s2 to
1913. The resolution had already
passed the senate so that the propo.
sition 10 exclude booze from the Unit
ed States II now up to the states for
ratification.
On the vote Michigan congressman
by a large majority voted for the
amendment. Congressman James was
In line for the amendment Those
from Michigan voting against II were
the two congressman from Detroit,
Doremus and Nichols.
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22
WANTED TO
EXAMINE HIM
DRUNKEN FINN ATTEMPTED TO
CUT A MANS HEAD OPEN
ASSAULTED HIM WITH AXE
AssauIter is a Bad Actor and His
Victim Was on the Alert and
Saved His Life Thereby

Oscar Sevila, a Finn from Amasa
who has already assaulted one man
and who has been out on parole from
Marquette prison, attempted to dis
sect the head of Matt Olian, another
Finn who with Sevila was stacking
near the Amasa-Porter mine.
The men had been drinking and
got into an argument in their shack
olian had purchased new axe al
Amasa the day before and, as the con.
troyersy got warmer Sevila's eyes
rested upon the axe which was ly-
ing close by.
Wanted to See Inside OF Head.
Seizing the axe he said to oliau
I'm going to split your head open and
see what Is inside of it."
AT that he raised the axe. Olian
was aware OF the desperate man WITH
whom he was dealing and was on tn,
alert. but was not quick enough Il
keep from getting hurt.
AS the axe descended olian caught
the blade on the left forearm. re
ceiving very deep cut, but saving
his skull from coming in contact
with 1t.
The other members OF the party
then interfered and stopped Sevila
from doing further damage. oliar
was taken to the doctor and his in
jury attended. while the sheriff wa,
summoned and Sevila turned over &
him. Olian, at last reports was get
ting on well and a hearing was haf
Ia Seyilas case Wednesday, IL beIng
understood that he will be ssnt hacl
to Marquette prison
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22

The Russian situation is still in the
air There are rumors OF civil strife
all over the nation. SO far the hold
OF the Bolsheviki has not been shak
on.
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22
Labor Fairly Plentiful.


There Is more labor available than
Ioggers expected there would be last
fall. II Is quite surprising to note
the many men that are moving about.
IL they would only settle down for
the winter so that their employers
could figure with some degree OF
certainty upon their continued en-
ployment plans would be laid for
larger crops than is now being done.
A big change has come over the
employment OF labor for woods work
The old time lumberjack was hired
for certain sum per month That
price included his keep, and he went
IN early In the fall and stayed Ia
camp until the breakup without draw
ing much OF his pay. so that he gener-
ally came out with stake" in the
spring.
This year the effort is to put as
many men on piece work az possible
Almost all of the sawyers today are
cutting logs at a certain figure per log
and many OF them are making hand
some wages The harder a man
works the more money he makes and
the better his employer likes H. IL
will be but a short time when almost
all OF the operations In the woods
will he on piece basis.
Sawyers are making as high as
500 per month over their board at
some camps. and real good gang
can make more at cutting logs than
AT any other kind OF work.
The jobbers don't object to the big
earnings OF the men and are studying
out plans to put the skidding. hauling
and loading on the piece basis also,
Log Prices Are Up.
Prices OF logs rule higher than they
did year ago. Maple logs are bring
ing SIC with Eastwood about $23.
Hemlock sic and Birch around $50
for woods run. Veneer Birch Is be-
ing held for very high prices. but no
real sale has been reported yet
Railroad ties are commanding a
better price this year than for a num-
Der OF years back. Sawed hardwood
ties for treatment have brought as
high as 60c each. but IL is understood
that the demand has been pretty well
covered. as late prices have dropped
considerable from that figure.
Many portable mills are going IN
all over this section OF the peninsula
this winter The portable mill hasn't
been much in evidence here. so that
The change In conditions is quite
marked. The reason for so many
portable mills IL said to be the un-
yscertainty Of labor for big numbering
operations and the lnaccessibility oi
much OF the timber.
Many jobbers from northern Wis
consin are coming this way which in
dicates that the timber south OF us 8
pretty well cut out, and that we NAV
expec, from this out continued move
10 the north
Horses Keep Very High.
Que OF the pew high costs this win
Ter a the horse. Last winter hay
vuled about u the normal price, but
This year Il las doubled what Il sold
- faot .naa,k, ffav a aafttno In
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22

Gen Serial has been recalled from
Macedonia and a shake-up OF General
Haig's stan was made also
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22
Horses Keep Very High.

Que Of the pew high costs this win
Ter u the horse. Last winter hay
vuled about u the normal price but
lhis year II las doubled what Il sold
fat last soasdu Hay u selling n
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22

Everett Larson came home Thurs
day from Ann Arbor to spend the
Christmas vacation with his parents
DR. and Mrs. c. F. Larson.
Walter Bauer who ls taking the
medical course at the Michigan Uni
versity, arrived home Thursday morn
Ing for the holidays Walter says that
The boys are leaving the university in
large numbers for the army
The diamond drill., 1917-12-22
FOOD CONSERVATION NOTES.
What the American People Are
Doing to Save Waste.

Michigan hotels and restaurants
saved during November i34.744 ms.
OF meat and sO.674 pounds OF -four by
observing the meatless and wheatless
days Eight hundred establishments
reported in Michigan. II was the third
state TO report its wheat and meat
savings Report from the state list
only the savings accurately determin-
ed In hotels and restaurants. There
is no means OF determining the econ
omies in private families
j G Cotton, head OF the meat division
OF the Federal Food Commission tells
farmers to hold back their hogs as
there IL glut OF pork upon the
market.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-19
GREEKS RAISE THEIR
FLAG OVER THE NAVY
HAVE BEEN UNDER COMMAND or
THE ALLIES FOR YEAR-To RE
ACTIVE AGAINST GERMAN YES.
Sells

ATHENS, September is,-TAe Gres&
flag has been raised over the Greek
navy, Greek officers and crews are
aboard, and the navy has resumed its
independent status after $ year Of
merger with the Entente fleets. This
applies TO the twenty-five wsTships
of the light squadron, consisting Of
destroyers. gunboats and light cruis-
ers, and also TO the hattleships, chief
os which are the Lemnos and XII
kish, formerly the American battle
ships Idaho and Mississippi.
This change back to Greek control
b one of the results of the recent
Balkan conference at Paris. when the
allied military and naval activities
were confined to the Saloniki region,
while the new Yenizelos regime was
strengthened by entrusting 10 it the
military and naval control or lower
Greece. The Entente troops were
rapidly withdrawn from all the south
ern sections, and at the same time the
Entente crews turned over the war
ships to their Greek commanders.
1t was last October that ex-King
Constantine's military and naval ac-
tivities were considered by the En-
tente allies as such a menace in the
rear of their Salonika expedition that
allied control should be applied. On
the light squadron there was change
OF flag sand crews. and the ships
went to Saloniki where they joined the
allied squadron. The battleship Lem
nos andKilkish remained at the arsenal
near her, but had some of the vital
parts removed so as to render them
incapable of doing any damage by the
government in their control
A crowd of several thousand Greek
officers and their partizans gathered
in front of the American Legation at
the time, trying to have the American
minister intervene, which he sternly
refused to do as being matter en-
tirely outside his functions. The Amer
lean authorities are satisfied this de-
/ monstration was planned by the then
visiting government for political eff
feet. to create the impression that
American sympathy was against the
IEntente allies. 1t failed of that eff
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-19
CHINESE SEALS ARE
MOST MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING

PEKING September 19-Peking has
been much agitated over the disappear
ance of the official seals. When Presi-
dent Ii Yuan-hung was forced to give
up the presidency, General Ting
Kwan of the presidential seals. took
them to Shanghai Another prominent
officials disappeared with the seals of
the House of Representatives
When the attempt at monarchial re-
storation had been defeated, and Pred
mier Tuan Chi-iui declared the re-
publich had been restored, there was
much CONSERVATION because of the dis
appearance of the seals of the republic.
General Ting Kwan was arrested in
Shanghai, and after hard legal strug-
gle was brought back to Peking, to-
ether with the missing presidential
seals, and is to have hearing before
a Chinese court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-19
WILL BE
ADMITTED AS SERGEANTS.

ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 19.-The
pharmacists of the United States win
no doubt be much pleased to know
that the United States army, which
has heretofore required all pharma-
cists to enter the medical service as
priyates regardless of their attachments,
has made regulation which permits
the graduates in pharmacy to enter
the service as sergeants with the OPP
portunity in a short while to become
sergeants first class. The position of
sergeant pays $45 to $55 a month with
allowances at from $25 to $50, this
will be SIS at first, and 20 per cent
additional on foreign service, which
will make it 800 There are now
two grades above sergeant class. This
was secured in the recent prepared
ness bill
These grades are hospital sergeant
and master hospital sergeant. Com
missions have not yet been given phar-
macists, although a bill to provide for
this is now before congress. There
is a very great demand for graduate
pharmacists on account of of the great
number who have gone into the army.
The usual excellent demand has been
Sc increased that it is difficult for the
drug stores to secure the men they
need. The medical department has
just established a sanitary corps, with
commissioned officers reaching as high
as major. Pharmacists and medical
men as well as others who are cap
able are eligible.
The pharmacists are now working
t. secure furloughs for those young
men who are attending colleges of
pharmacy as it is already difficult to
secur enough licensed pharmacists
tc comply with the state registration
laws and as it will soon become even
more difficult it will be most wanton
waste to take such men as privates
when they can soon fill such impor-
tant ar. much needed positions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-19

feet, and thereafter the delegations
OF agitators had to bear a request
from the Ministry of the Foreign At
fairs before being received at the
American legation.
Now the navy is again in Greek
hands there is prospect that the light
squadron may play a considerable
role against the submarine activities
a. Central Powers in the eastern Medi-
terranean and the Aegean 1t is said
taat more losses have occurred in his
section than in any field of submarine
activity. but chiefly in coasting yes
Se'S. The Greek naval patrol il very
active. not only against the subma-
Tines. but in seeking out the many
bases where they hide among the is.
huds and take on their supplies of
aaSoiine and food.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-19

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-19
A NERVOUS WRECK
From Three Years Suffering. Says
Cardui Made Her Well.

Texas City, Tex.-In an interesting
statement, Mrs. 6. H. Schill, of this town,
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! just wanted to sleep all the time, for
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was asleep. became a nervous wreck
just from the awful suffering with my
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/ was so nervous that the least noise
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had no energy, and was unable to do
anything. My son, young boy, had TO
do all my household duties.
Twas not able to do anything until
took Cardui. took three bottles in all,
and it surely cured me of those awful
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for have never had any headache since
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Nothing relieved me until took Cardui.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-19
RUSSIAN PAINTINGS OF
WAR ARE on EXHIBITION

LONDON, September 19.-An exhibit
ton of paintings by the Russian battle
artist, Vasali Verestchagin, called in
Russian the apostle of peace" is to be
one of the features of the winter sea-
son in London art cir1es. Verestcha-
gin, after fighting with the Russian
armies in three short but bitter minor
wars, wah killed in the explosion that
destroyed the Russian flagship Petr-
pavolosck uotside Port Arthur in 1904
His paintings are described as "once a
grisly revelation and vehement pro-
test"
His most famous canvas is entitled
"Apotheosis of War" It depicts a
huge pyramid of skulls crowned with
flock of carrion crows, and bears
the sinister inscription. ITO all con-
querors, past, present and to come"
On the occasion of an exhibition OF
his work in Berlin some years ago the
German Emperor would not allow the
Prussian Guard to visit it, "lest they
should come to regard war as not hon
orable but disgusting"
Verestchagin once wrote: Il want
my paintings to be horrible. The peo-
pie must know what war really is"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-19
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