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CHAPTER XVII.
Held a Prisoner.


These words, and the laughter with
which they were greeted, made clear
% my mind the whole truth Of the
,uprising. 1t was not so much the des-
tination Of the ship, or the nature of
our cargo, which accounted for the
widespread spirit of mutiny aboard,
as 1t was the McCann money. These
other things had been used to infiu-
ence the men, to convince them that
they had right to seize the vessel,
and refuse to continue the voyage, but
II was the glitter Of the McCann gold
which had won converts to this theory.
One thing was certain-no argument
or mine, no threat Of punishment,
would have any present effect on the
FELLOWS. While there might be among
them some who would listen to rea-
$50, this big Irish brute of a Dugan
had control, and he could only be over
come by physical force.
The one and only hope lay In my
escape; In my raising an alarm in
sufficient time to warn Leayord Of
danger. he was a fighting man, and
armed; one cry would put him on his
guard, and his position on the poop
would enable him to put up strong
defense. These thoughts flashed
through my mind as / stood there,
staring into Dugan's face. L dared not
glance about, or seem to harbor any
plan Of escape, yet knew that all was
clear between me and the three steps
leading to the deck, and that the slid
ing door was not hooked. The fellows
were gathered closely about us in a
half-circle, Dugan alone being within
reach of my arm. The only weapon
saw was sea boot beside a chest
to the right The fellow must have
felt some vague glimmer of my pur-
pose, for he gripped my shoulder, his
Iron fingers pinching the flesh.
None O. that now," hoarsely. You
can't fight the whole"
L struck him with all the force I
could throw into the swift blow, and
he went staggering back into the ring
of men, his hands clawing at the air.
But for their bodies the fellow would
have measured his length on the deck.
The force Of his fall, the unexpected
Suddenness of II, for the instant
stunned the others, and gained me op-
portunity. With one leap had the
heavy boot In nay hand, and swung It
crashing against the face Of the fell
low between me and the lower step.
He went over like a stricken bullock.
A hand gripped for me, but missed Its
hold; there was roar of anger. a rush
OF bodies, and above all other sounds
Dugans voice bowling madly:
stop him, yer tarriers! Crack him
on ther head"
L stumbled over the body on the
lower step, yet had reached the door
before the first man gripped my leg.
i broke loose from his fingers, yet the
instant of delay blocked escape. They
were on me, their faces barely visible
In the dim light, and l fronted them
hghting for life, striking fiercely with
the great sea boot, It's iron-shod heel
a terrible weapon. Twice men fell, but
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mot open mutiny-no. I'm no fool
and 1 know what that means. start
ed In to make the crew dissatisfied
SO they would force you to put back
to an American port. 1 offered then
money, but with no intention of resort
Ing to force. Then you locked me up
ana this other thing happened. We've
gone too far now to back out. We
don't mesn to get caught. So it's up tc
you to decide whether the Indian Chic,
remains afioat, and no lives lost: OF
whether the old hooker is never heurn
of again."
You'd scuttle the ship?"
lhats for you to decide; it's m,
ADVICE to you not to take the chance.
could scarcely believe he meant
tms; the proposition was so abso-
'uteiy heartless. so cold-blooded. l
couid hardly associate It even with
fergus McCam. Surely he was nor
In reality the utter villain he now
cooiy professcd himself. My eyes left
MS race, and sought Liverpool. who
was ieering ut me in drunken gravity.
rs this true. Red? Have you fell
lows held council?"
"Sonie ov us have" he said sullenIv
Jim Dugan, Simms and me, we talked
1t all over with Mr.. Mccain here, an
agreed what wus best. That's wby
the two ov us come ter see YOU"
unless L consent to sign a report
showing your desertion of the shin
justified, you propose to sink the In
dian Chief?"
You an Bascom-both ov yer"
AND II we do sfgn-what then?"
you'll sail us within fifty miles ov
the nearest open port, and we'll take
to the boats, and leave you to be picked
up"
You'd report our condition ashore p"
"Nothin' was said about that. Yer
drift would be southard, an would
soon bring yer in the track o. ships ::
besides there's enough left ter handle
the sails ter give the hooker steerage
way. We figured we'd be safe unless
there was big storm"
1t was certainly n cold-blooded prop-
osition, but the fellows tone was so
matter-of-fact no longer doubted this
~ ~ ''''ii hhdi ucSiSlOu. Diayeu INV
last card"
"Sce here, Red" and I drew paper
from the drawer of the desk. "Do YOU
fellows realize the value of this ship,
and the cargo below hatches?"
1--WE don't give q darn"
"Well, you better, for it's a tidy
little sum. Now, see here-Tll pledge
the crew fifty thousand dollars, to be
divided as you choose, If you will dock
the Indian Chief at Hamburg"
who'll pay it?"
THE owner, within ten days of land
Ing"
AN II we get snapped up by an
English or French cruiser on the way
over, all we'd ever get would be Jail.
That sorter plan don't make no hit
with me nor my mates. We've talked
1t all over"
McCann struck the desk with his fist,
impatient at the discussion.
"Your price Is too low, Hollis. This
Is no piker's game. Red knows II is
worth more than fifty thousand to me
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80" 1S'6 FhSfHal1Cu UNCONSCIOUS
Never Knew.
there were too many of them, nor could
1 protect my rear. They swarmed to
either side, and clambered up behind
me; the low beams Of the upper deck
permitting no swing to my arms one
fellow gripped my feet. and another
leaped at my throat. l was tripped and
hung headlong, the full weight of a
mans body crashing down on top of
me. Then came oblivion.
How Sng / remained unconscious
never knew, but 1t must have been
some hours, for when struggled back
TO vague sense of life once more, I
was alone, lying on mattress in a
bunk. My head throbbed with pain,
and managed to lift one hand, assur-
Ing myself that my hair was matted
with blood. Where was II Had met
with some accident7 1t was only grad
ually that the vision began to reflect
uDon my mind-the attack ON deck;
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And by Appointment.
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ITO BE Continued.)
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27
Circuit Court.

/ Judge Davis, of Ionia, has been
holding a session of chancery circuit
court in Corunna this week, when a
number of matters are being dis
posed of.
Harry Bailey, Ray Gregg and How
ard Burgess were brought before the
court on a charge of breaking and
entering in the night time. The
specific charge was the stealing af a
number of chickens from a farmer
south of Owosso. They pleaded guilty
and will be sentenced later.
Lila Tllen pleaded guilty to a
charge of larceny, and will also be
sentenced later. Lila took about
everything that was found loose in
her neighborhood, and when her home
was searched found lawn hose, yawn
mowers, canary birds, wash tubs, and
other goods in sufficient quantity to
start small department store.
Judge Davis OF Ionia, heard the case
of the City of Owosso against the Mich
igan Railways Co., Wednesday and
Thursday at the circuit court 10 Cor
unna. AS only questions of law were
to be decided Judge Davis discharged
the jury, stating the men were needed
on their farms and places of business,
and that no jury trials should be held
in the summer Witnesses for the city
included Commissioner Hapscom, Clerk
Hawcroft, City Engineer Gould and
others, and they stated the necessity Of
the company's tracks being in the center
of Corunna avenue instead of at the
side, as the city desired to macadamize
the street. The Railways Company
denied the right of the city to order the
removal, or of the courts right where
the road crosses the Ann Arbor railroad,
and that if the city has the right it
could make the company move tracks
any where any time and cause much
expense.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27
Y. w. G. A.

At meeting of the membership of
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion Friday evening important changes
were made in administration by elect
ing Young Womens Council of ten
girls to share equally with the Board
of Directors the development of the
association.
To the council will be given the re.
sponsibility of developing and direct.
inS the activities most needed and en-
joyed by the girls themselves. The
council members were chosen with a
view to having represented the various
churches and groups of girls in Owosso.
Those elected were: Mabel Morgan,
Clara Belle Galloway, Gertrude Hahn,
Ethel Hutchinson, Mrs Fred Lewis,
Bertha Schultz, Clara Osborne, Ila Har-
rison, Fpy Eagan, Myrl Pearson.
In addition to these ten girls the
president of each permanent club of the
association will have seat on the
council. The newly elected girls met
Monday evening to elect officers, ap'
point chairman and discuss plans and
methods with Miss Trego
At board meeting July 10 with
Miss Trego, field secretary of the Ma
tional Board for Town and County, the
above change was decided upon. The
board appointed from among its own
members the following chairmen to
develop much needed lines of associa-
tion work among young women in
Owosso and the county:
Educational-KateC Corlett.
Travellers Aid-Nellie Turner.
Girls Work-Mrs. o. B. Estey.
Employment and Housing-Mrs. j.
G.. Holden.
Rooms and Hospitalitv-Mrs. D. M.
! Christian.
Finance Mrs. Maud Thompson.
Membership-Edith Hether.
Lunch Room-Mrs. w. l.. Parker.
/ The officers of the board are:
President-Mrs. A. F. Howard.
Vice Pres Mrs. Fred Jenks.'
Treas. Cornelia Mattoon.
Sec.-Minnie Mccormick.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27
Death of w. g. tiawcroft

w. q. Hawcroft, aged 6S years, died,
Thursday afternoon, at the home Of his
son, City Clerk Herbert Hawcroft, West
Stewart street, after an illness OF sew.
eral days with uremic poisoning He
became ill Friday while driving an
automobile and was taken to his sons
home and failed rapidly, being uncon-
scious most of the time.
Mr.. Hawcroft was bern in Jackson
co lnty, coming to Owosso ten years
ago from Dansville. and was associated
with his son in tn grocery business
until last April. He was fine Chris
tian gentleman who did much to make
the world better and brighter. He is
survived by his widow and two chill.
d-en. Herbert and Mrs. Floyd EVeretts
Of this city The funeral will be held
Sunday morning at $3.50 at the home OF
Herbert Hawcroft, Rev. Z. j. Warren
officiating Burial will be at Dansville
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27
NEW ANTI=DOG LAW
WILL PROTECT SHEEP
SIS Must be Paid in Rural
Districts.

East Lansing, Mich. July 25.-One
of the most beneficial measures ever
enacted n Michigan for the protection
of the sheep industry of the state will
become operative on August l. This is
the law enacted by the last legislature
which requires that henceforth owners
of dogs in the rural districts must pay
an annual license fee of SO for each
male animal and So for each female in
their possession. The act also enlarges
the powers of deputies and police and
makes it possible for officers to kill off,
without as much as "by your leave,
any unlicensed dogs roaming at large
in districts to which the law applies
These districts, it may be added, in.
clude all the state with the exception
of cities in which charters or ordinances
provide otherwise for the disposition of
fees derived from the tax upon dogs.
'The dog menace, says W. f. Raven,
livestock specialist for the Michigan
Agricultural college, ''has in the past
been probably the biggest single factor
in the state holding back the develop
ment of the sheep raising industry. 1t
sn't been 80 much an under supply
Of sheep as an overplus of ogs that has
made mutton as scarce as it is. DIR. II.
Fl Halliday of the state livestock sani-
tary commission reports that last year
between s15O.OO0 and 5000, 900 worth of
sheep were killed by dogs in Michigan.
But this hasn't been the biggest
damage, for when a flock is attacked
and one or two animals are dragged
down by dogs, the remaining sheep
become so nervous that they neither
thrive as well or fatten as quickly as
they would under normal conditions
The new law should stop much of this
AS under the old law, the new ACT
provides that men losing sheep as q
result of an attack by dogs may collec,
damages from the township.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27
tlIe Briefs In City Case.

City Attorney Miner of Owosso, has
been given ten DAYS in which to file a
brief with Judge Dayis of Ionia, in the
mandamus proceedings of the city
against the Michigan Railways Com.
panv. The attorney for the company
is given On additional ten days to file
his reply to the same Testimony ih
behalf of the city was given by George
Gerard, Merrill Kerby. Eugene Bre Ser,
James r Ketcham. Mayor A. T. Wright
and Justin r. Whiting.
The defense placed on the stand Geo,
Knapp. 8. B. Lyman, Earl Sternaman,
n. Fl. Sanderson and BENZ. Klingstiver.
Their testimony was to show the bad
condition of Corunns avenue where the
city wants the company to change its
tracks.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27
masonic Picnic.

The annual picnic of the Shiawas
see county Masonic association will
be held at McCurdy park, Corunna
on Thursday, August 30. A meeting
of the association was held at the
Masonic temple in Owosso on Thurs
day evening, when committees were
named, and the preliminary work got
ten under way.
1t is hoped that the picnic this year
will be the best one ever held by the
association, and rousing crowd is
looked for
The following committees were
named:
Sports-E. Zimmerman, ,Owosso
Floyd Durham, Durand; Roy G.
Spiess, Owosso; and Fred G. Tyler
Owosso.
Speaker-Edw. F. Conant, Owosso
Base ball-Worthy S. Cooper
'Owosso; F. Merlin, Perry; Roy L
Colby, Corunna.
Dance-W. j. Simeon, Jos. u
Shuts, Walter M. Bush and Chas. S
Garland, Corunna.
Concessions-Geo w. Clark and w
j. Simeon, Corunna.
Publicity-G. 7. Campbell, Owosso
L. N. Sheardy, Corunna, and IL. l.
Izor, Durand.
Advertising-Geo. w. Clark, Co
runna; F. Randolph, Owosso, and
Fred G. Tyler, Owosso.
Judges-C. c. Wright, Owosso; L.
N. Sheardy, Corunna, and Byron p
Hicks, Durand
Soliciting prizes = Geo. Gillett,
Laingsburg; Geo. Zintel, New 10th
rop; Fred Stowell, Byron; Earl Fer
guson, Vernon; Thad. Halstead, Per-
ry; Seth. E. Beers, Durand; III. p.
Shane, Bancroft; Fred M. Kay, CO.
runna; Chas. w. Jennings, Owosso
H. Kirk White, Owosso.
Weather.. f. Hoyer, Owosso ;
John Y. Martin, Corunna; Elmer S.
Atherton, Durand.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27

E. Bernard Ward, son of DR.. w. E.
Ward Of this city has been named as
one of the 381 candidates out of 7OOO
applicants in the state of New Jersey
for the officers reserve training camp at
Fort Myer.
An injunction has been issued re.
straining Charles e. Heath of Shiawas.
see township, from disposing of any OF
his property. This injunction was
asked for by his wife, Lovella, who has
commenced suit for divorce. They
were married at Durand June 10, 1907,
and lived together until the 23rd of last
month. Mrs. Heath charges her hus.
band with cruelty in the way of pro
family and the accpsation of. her at.
tempting to poison him. She AYERS
that he owns an S0.acre farm in Shia.
wassee township valued at $4,000, two
lots in Bancroft worth 5000, and per.
.soral property In the way Of crops, pool
room, etc., to the value Of 81 o.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27
WHEAT DAY"
Michigan Growers Will Assemble at
M. A. G. to Consider 1918 Plans.

The raising of a crop Of forty mil
lion bushels of wheat in 1918 is the
goal towards which Michigan growers
will strive during the coming II
months, and on August 1 they will
set themselves for the start. The 1st,
the date when the word ego" will
be given, has been named as "Wheat
Day. in Michigan, and in observance
of it a congress of growers will be
held at the Michigan Agricultural
college. From this gathering is ex-
pected to come plans for 1918 and the
assurance that there will be no halt
ing in the production drive.
Leading farmers in Michigan: Rob-
ert S. Shaw, dean of agriculture, at
M. A. c.; Prof. G.. E. Williams, Of the
Ohio experiment station; and former
governor, Fred M. Warner, will be
among the prominent speakers. l.
r. Waterbury, of the state board OF
agriculture, will act as chairman
There is possibility that Commits
sioner Hoover, in control Of the coun-
try's food preparedness campaign,
will bep resent. He has been invit-
ed to attend and has wired back that
unless he should be completely
swamped with work on August l, he
will come.
The guests Of the day will be every
Michigan farmer who can possibly at
tend. An appeal is made to all of
them to be present. At the same
time, county agents are being urged
to organize automobile caravans from
their counties, particularly in central
Michigan.
Among the speakers will be the
following:
r. s. Shaw, Dean Of Agriculture.
A. b. Good, Owosso.
S. z. Weage, secretary State Mill
ers Assn, Coldwater.N
Judge +. H. Williams, Allegan.
Former governor, f. M. Warner.
County Agent Blanford, Fremont.
j. N. Mcbride, state market di-
rector.
f. s. Kedzie, president of M. A. c.
A college dairy lunch will be serv-
ed on the college campus at noon.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27

The following is a partial list of
the young men who were drafted last
Friday for the new national army of
Uncle Sam. The first call is for $50
men, and it is estimated that so per
cent Of these will be exempted. The
county's quota for the first call is
$50.
The list follows in the order n
which they will be called to the col
ors:
25S-Urbain Lecureaux, Owosso, r.
2552-Arthur M. Willoughby, Owosso
458-Alfred Bosserdet, Corunna, r.
1436-Wm. E. Space, Durand.
854-Clifford E. Jarrad, Morrice.
1S94EHarlie E. Mason, Owosso.
1S7S-Ezra E. Lecureaux, Owosso.
1O95-Frank S. Olmstead, Bancroft.
2022-Ora De Boe, Owosso.
1455-Anthony N. Tsyaridis, Durand
7S3-Elmer E. Elliott, Perry.
1S13-George ID. Yacumos, |Owosso.
1S58-Chas. VIM. Gardner, Owosso.
23S9-Ralph Caruso, Owosso.
1752-August r. Lindsey, Owosso.
2494-Joseph Perrone, Owosso.
1117-Albert p. Van Doran, Bancroft
1572-Jas. ID. Lbbey, Durand.
174S-Frank E. Kohler, Owosso.
2195--Roscoe j. Crane, Owosso.
S37-George r. Abrey, Morrice, r.
2036-Kaleb T. Greene, Owosso.
337-Able Elias Evans, Elsie.
676-Matthew j. Kavanaugh, Owos-
so, r.
275-Frank Nuverman, Owosso, r.
11S5--Clarence r. Parlette, Corunna.
564-Harley b. Donahue, Owosso, r
2166-Wilfred d. Wellman, Owosso.
945-Hanscl II. Williams, Hender-
| son.
1871 Harold Peters, Owosso.
| 596-H. M. Brebs, Owosso, r. -
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27

Franz w. Zimmerman. aged so years,
for many years popular and we'll
known musician of this city. died. Mon.
day, aS the state hospital at Pontiac,
where he had been for treatmen for
three years. The body was brought to
Owosso, Tuesday, and the funeral held
at the home of J. N. Zimmerman. We'd
nesday, Rev. w. R. Blachford offici.
ating.
Deceased was a musician of ability,
a pianist, and pipe organ player, and a
leader of bands and choirs in this and
other cities, and an instructor with ex-
ceptional qualities. He is survived by
one brother, j. N. Zimmerman of this
city.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27
Pierce-Ciark.

Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock the
marriage of William ]. Pierce of this
city and Mrs. Lillian Clark of Flint.
was solemnized in st. Paul's Catholic
church by Rev. FIR. P. J. Slane in the
presence of only the immediate rela-
tives. They were attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Beehler of this city.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27
DEATH OF JAMES oseuRM.

James Osburn, Owosso's Oldest and
best known pioneer business man,
passed away at his home on North
Washir gton street Saturday morning,
after long illness following a fall at
his home year ago. He had recovered
somewhat and been down town several
times, but an abscess developed two
weeks ago and his strength rapidly
lessened until his death.
The funeral was held at the home
Monday afternoon, Rev. w. r. Blach-
ford officiating in the presence of a
large numter of sorrowing friends and
relatives. The pail bearers wer ]. a.
Laverock. A. d. Whipple, f. M. Grove.
j. M. Terbush, V. r. Pond and G. F.
Friegel Floral tributes from far and
near testified to the love and respect of
wide circle of friends.
James Osburn was born MAY, 81,
1910, in Meadville, Pa. His father was
John Osburn, native of the same
ate, being born in .Meadville. January
1S, 1919. He grew to manhood there,
receiving common school education.
His father was soldier in the war of
1912, and his great. grandfather was
Revolutionary soldier. The Osburns
came originally froms England and made
their first settlement in Connecticut.
Jane Morris, mother of James Osburn,
was born in Meadville, Pa, April "a,
1919. Following her marriage to John
Osburn, they remained in their native
town, where Mr.. Osburn was engaged
in the manufacture of hats, being a
halter by trade.
In 1857 John Osburn and family
moved to OwoSso and there became
engaged in the dry goods business, tax
ing his sons into the business with him.
He died April 81, 1891. His wi low
passed away three days later. They
were the parents of seven children
Morris, James and Fred, Charles Y,
Mrs Emma Mann, Mrs. Ariana Dim.
mick and Arthur.
James passed his school days in the
city of Meadville, Pa, and afterward
entered the academy there, from which
he was graduated in 1857. He then
entered his fathers store and &C ,om-
panied his parents to this city. When
his father retired from business he and
his brother Fred bought the stock rom
their father, but preferred to continue
the firm name as before.
On August 8, 1861, he was united in
marriage to Miss Ella Larzelere, a
school teacher. A son James, was born
to them. Mrs. Osburn d ed within
few years, and later Mr.. Osburn was
united in marriage t. Miss Jennie
Hendricks, of Ypsilanti, a girlhood
friend of the first Mrs Osburn.
Mr. Osburn has served his city as
alderman for eight years and was
elected mayor of the city in 1878.
He was memoer of the Masonice
lodge and in May, 1914, celebrated his
tiftieth anniversary of Masonry. He
was the Oldest living Mason in the city
in point of membership He took an
active part in the work of the B. p. o.
Elks, and spent many happy hours with
the members in the club rooms. He
was also affiliate with Christ Episcopal
church, being senior warden and yes.
tryman for many years. He was a reg
ular attendant sthere until i'll health
prevented his activities. He leaves
beside his widow and one son, James,
a brother, Morris of this city, and many
sincere friends who deeply regrst his
departure from this life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-07-27
o.O72 School Children.

The number of children of school age
in the county, the basis upon which the
primary and library fund will be dis
tributed, is 9,O72. The number in each
township and city follows:
Antrim, 100; Bennington. $50; Gale
donia, 32l; Corunna, 433; Fairfield, 256
Hazelton, 439; Middlebury, POO; New
Haven, 3s7; Owosso township, 339
Owosso city 2,6S2; Perry. 46S; Rush
33l; Sciota, Alt; Shiawassee, 1896; Ven
ice, $40; Vernon, 1,104; Woodhull, 1877.