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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08

A terrific explosion of dynamite in
a frame store and apartment building
at Cleveland, o., demolished the
building and injured IL persons, three
of whom are In hospitals.
Reports received from Marble Hill,
Mo-, were that at least % persons
were killed and more than 100 injured
at Zalma, Bollinger county, in tor
nado.
Lester p. Barlow, a former coal
passer In the navy, has invented an
aerial bomb that will spread death
and destruction within radius of
several hundred feet.
John Clarke Black, former president
of the Continental and Commercial
National bank, died at Chicago after
an illness of six weeks. Mr.. Black re-
tired several years ago. He was born
in Middleburg, VT, July 3, 1887.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
CARRY ON
BY Strickland Gillian.

You are one OF whole lot OF p~ap.e
IN TINS country, my Irleha. Aou I...A.
say, 4 mere dIe picAty GA others 10
handle tnIs war loan suppose e'eE! p
oouy SAID that!
Inis country would be overwhe.meI
ana the Mar Tor clViAzatlon ana Tie
.Alnerlcan iuea lwnIcn Is lac Idea Of a!s
me righteous peoples OF all tuT Wor1's
"hateN er theli addluIe lansG,ssv may
oe) wound DE lost.
You are uo4ng your bit" for the
country gust as actually py AelpihS
supply the "siLeWs OF war lur tnV Al
lleO cause, as II you Were nsnuns ~.
the trench and hitting a Hun every
pop. You are helping put sIrenStn. IN
the form OF 1000, into the soldier, ana
heiping keep DEMONSTRATING clothing 81.
their bodies. You send your perfectly
callous and fearless dollars across 60
do your nghting for you.
Besides that, even from the stand
point of frugality and thrift II is wise
Investment Many people have long
preferred government bonds, III spite
of their comparatively low rate OF IN
terest, because OF their unquesuoned
safety.
If this war should not be won by
the Allies land remember America is a
part of the Entente Allied forces now
We are no longer bystandersD any
money you have hid out in an old
sock or in rif1ed or bombarded bank
wouldn't be worth any more than old
Confederate or shinplaster currency is
now-we should have no country 10
sustain the value Of our present cur
rency.
So, send out such money as you can
spare to help maintain the value and
integrity OF the other money you have
or can get: or. which is infinitely finer
and decenter, to help make everybody $
money worth its full face value!
Biggest and best of all, remember
that the dollars invested In liberty
bonds are fighting the battles Of all
that is desirable in human society and
civilization.
I'm chucking all can get into these
very bonds.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
Foreign

Vowing a peoples rule and claim
ing that the Teutonic allies are "still
mighty In the mightiest of wars" En-
peror Charles addressed the opening
of the reichstag at Vienna. He affec-
tionately recalled the memory of the
late Emperor Francis Joseph.
An official telegram to Zurich, Swift
erland. from Budapest, says that EN-
peror Charles has appointed Count Jul
Illus Andrassy premier of Hungary.
The Brazilian chamber passed the
first reading of the government meas
ure revoking Brazil's neutrality in the
war between Germany and the United
States. The vote was 1876 to 3.
Strikes or other measures to para
lyze production have been decided
upon in more than 120 of the largest
factories In Petrograd, most of which
are engaged in war work.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
Mexican Revolt

After being paraded through the
streets of Juarez, Mex, Maj. Eluterio
Soto of the CarranZa army, charged
with furnishing ammunition to villa
forces, was taken to a cemetery and
executed by n Carranza firing squad.
Carranza forces are already NOV
ing to attack the Villista force that
captured Ojinaga, opposite Preside,
Tex, by surprise attack.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
new ENGINEERING
HALL DEDICATED
r. E. oLDs DONATES 100000 FOR
NEW STRUCTURE AT
M. A. C.
BUILDINGS COST $25O,OO0
Auto Builders Gift, Made When Old
Hall Burned, Enabled College to
Erect Model School.
tFrom Our Special Correspondent

(From Our Special Correspondent
Lansing.
The r. E. Odds Hall Of Engineering,
the gift of the Lansing automobile
manufacturer to the engineering de-
partment of the Michigan Agricultural
college, was dedicated as the closing
ceremony Of the M. A. C. commence
ment program.
The new structure, with its equip
ment and the adjoining shops. cost
in the neighborhood of $250000.
Mr.. Olds's contribution to the en-
cheering department was 100000.
This fund he gave Immediately fol-
lowing the fire which March 5, 1916,
wiped out the old building and shops.
The gift has not covered half what
the hall and shops have cost, but 1t is
generally conceded that If it had not
come when 1t did, there would now
be no engineering department at the
college, and the institution would have
lost as well its large appropriations
from the federal government. which
are given only with the stipulation
that department of mechanical arts
and sciences be conducted in conjunc-
ton with the agricultural courses.
The Odds gift enabled the college,
when it was practically moneyless, to
begin reconstruction of the destroyed
structures at once.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.

The United States anticipates from
three TO five more years of war, and Is
preparing for it on tremendous scale,
basing its plans on the idea that de-
feat of the central powers will de-
pend largely on America. France and
England are counted on TO hold the
Germans back on the west front, while
Italy keeps the Austrians busy in the
Trieste and Trentino regions, until the
United States can raise, equip and
train its immense National army.
Though a hundred thousand or more
Americans will be on the fighting front
this year, it is not expected that our
armies will appear there in great
strength before 1918 This much of
its plans the government allowed to be
known last week. President Wilson,
1t was said, expects to send a million
men to France next year and another
million the following year If neces-
sary.
Instead of panicky haste, careful
ments of the government. To co-ordi-
nate the needs of the allies and fur
nish the enormous quantities of muni-
tons and other supplies they must
have is perhaps the most pressing
problem, and during the week the cab
met discussed the creation of the vast
machinery for the purchase of sup
plies aggregating $4,000, 100000 year
and their distribution to the various
countries. This it is planned, is to be
controlled by a commission, rather
than by one man, and such is the adj
suggested for the position. The war
commissions Of Great Britain and
France formally agreed to the creation
of such commission, and the italian
commissioners, now in this country,
doubtless will assent. Incidentally,
Italy wants to borrow several hundred
millions from the United States.
Preparing for Registration.
Preparations for the registration on
June OF all men between the ages
of twenty-one and thirty for service
in the National army went forward
rapidly throughout the country, and,
with a blush OF shame be 1t said,
schemes we're sprung In many locali-
ties to defeat the success Of the army
law and to fight against CONSUMPTION.
In Texas and West Virginia organiza-
tons for this purpose were uncovered,
and in those states and many other
places arrests were made by the secret
service men. Federal officers every
where were instructed to keep close
watch over meetings at which there
might be agitation against registra-
ton and to arrest the speakers. In
some instances IL was shown beyond
doubt that German influences and Ger
man money were behind the demon
STATIONS.
Chicago, New York and other cities
were the scene Of meetings of Social
lists, pacifists, conscientious directors
and other intentional or unintentIonal
aids Of the kaiser. These gatherings
voiced the demand that the United
States government at once announce
its war aims In definite and concrete
terms and make peace as soon as those
aims are achieved. The Socialists, ac-
cording to their leaders, are concerned
chiefly in spreading their doctrines
throughout the world and see In the
war a fine opportunity TO accomplish
this. AS for the conscientious objec-
tors, one may well quote Colonel
Roosevelt's phrase in his Memorial
Day address: "If any man is too con-
scientious to fight he ought to take
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
Beet Profits Small.

According to a report Of the federal
trade commission the lowest net pro-
fits per acre in any beet sugar grow
ing district of considerable size are
in Michigan. The highest net profits
per acre we're found in California,
Colorado and Utah. In these Califor-
MIA districts the net profits rang
ed from $38 to S45 per acre; in Col
orado from $27 to s37; in Utah from
$25 to $27, and in Michigan only ST..
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
U.S.-Tentonic W0r News

Ii was announced In Washington
that enlistments for the army Thurs
day broke all records, when 2,367
men were enrolled. The total enlist
ments since April / have now reached
92,686 men.
London says that the American sail
ing ship Dirigo has been sunk by n
German submarine. the crew has been
landed with the exception of John Ray,
third mate, who was drowned when
the small boats were being launched.
The Brazilian senate voted author
izing alliance of Brazil with "other
states to defend the American repub-
lies against the world"
President Wilson's outline of the
position of this government as to the
object of the. war will be made public
at Washington upon receipt of an ac-
acknowledgement by Ambassador Francis
at Petrograd that he has copy of the
document.
The American schooner Margaret B..
Rouss was sunk by submarine near
the French-Italian coast and the crew
robbed by the Germans, according to
Capt. Fred l.. Foot, master of the
schooner, who arrived at an American
port from France.
President Wilson, speaking at Men,
orial exercises In Arlington cemetery,
declared the time had come for action
by this nation and that he had no fear
of the part America would play in the
great world war. "In the providence
of God" he said, America once more
has an opportunity to show the world
that she was born to serve mankind"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
TabuIation of Farm Help Starts.

A number of blanks have been re-
ceived by the food preparedness COM
mittee, from factories showing the
names of those employees coming from
farms. The exact plan of utilizing the
information so secured has not yet
been worked out, and no attempt will
be followed until goodly number of
the reports have been received.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
NEWS REVIEW OF
The PAST week
America Is Preparing, Without
Panicky Haste, for War of
Several Years.
SUPPLY COMMISSION FOR ALL

Government SURPRISES Aeitators
Against cription-MiIitary Sit
uatlon in Russia lmproved-ltal-
ians Steadily Pushing Toward
Trieste-Plans for Organic
ing Farm Labor in U. S.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
Domestic

In Wall street IL was unofflcially
announced that subscriptions to the
Liberty loan now aggregate 1,450. 000,-
900.
Seven people were killed and % or
more injured in a tornado which al
most demolished the mining town of
Mineral Point, Mo.
Fred w. thinner, an aviation In
structor, died at Buffalo, N. Y, from
Injuries received when his hydroair-
plane crashed into telegraph pole.
Seymour III. Knox, Jr., wealthy young
resident of Buffalo, was hurt.
Official announcement made at
Washington concerning the closing Of
the New York harbor says that the
faction was taken by New York navy
yard officials on their own authority"
and that the report of what had been
done ibid not explain the reason for
which the port was closed"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
European War News

The fateful decision of the work
mems and soldiers delegates to as
sumo control of Kronstadt, the great
fortress which defends Petrograd, was
carried by a vote of 21o against 40.
Kronstadt Is the main fortress guard
ing the capital and is the main port Of
entry to the capital from the Baltic
sea.
Italy's great offensive already has
cost the Austrians 100000 In killed,
wounded and missing, according 10
conservative estimates made at Rome.
Paris announced that Capt. George
Guynemer, most famous Of all French
army aviators, has brought down five
more German airplanes, two Of them
In one minute. The captain has de-
stroyed As enemy machines.
The London war office communica-
ton says that British troops carried
out a successful raid east of Richie
bourg-L'Avoue. Two German airplanes
were brought down ana SIX others were
driven down out of control. Five Brit
ish machines are missing.
French troops captured a German
post north Of vacherauville In the Yer
dun region, according to an official an
nouncement issued by the Paris war
office. Two German attacks on the
Champagne front we're repulsed.
Petrograd announces that Russian
sailors of the Russian Black sea fleet
made landing at Chivi. east of Sam
sun. on the Anatolian coast, destroyed
the Turkish post there and burned a
store of grain and two large sailboats.
Two other vessels we're taken to Trebf'
zond-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
Tax Rate Has Doubled.

Michigan's tax per capita has almost
doubled in 10 years.
The Michigan State Tax association
report recently issued, shows that, In
stead of $10.37, as 1t was in 1907, IL
is now $20.23. In the meantime, how
ever, the wealth Of the state has more
than doubled, so that there has been
an actual decrease in the tax rate.
Last year the state itself got only IL
per cent OF the taxes, the other SO go
ing to city, county and school main
tcnance.
Assessed valuation OF real estate has
increased 1875 per cent In the last de-
cade, while personal had advanced 81
per cent.
Since the organization OF the state,
40 counties have received from the
state more than they paid to it in
taxes. This has come in the form OF
primary funds, road rewards, etc.
Nine state commissions with a MEM
bership of 81 and a state dairy and
drug commissioner will be named soon
by Gov. Sleeper under legislation pass
ed by the last legislature. Numerous
applications have been submitted for
each position.
Representative Peterman, OF Calu-
ment says the Calumet & Hecla, as
well as nearly every mining company
in the north country, is blowing up
fits vacant property and dividing the
land among the heads of families, in
plats Of 5ox10o n. for potato raising.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
To Organize Farm Labor.

The department Of agriculture an
nounced the governments detailed
plan for the organization of farm la
Dor. The work already has been
started In 40 states. The plan pro-
vides for strictly local handling of all
labor problems that can be adjusted
locally. The fundamental unit of the
organization is the community man"
who, with the assistance Of such COM
mittees as he may appoint, canvasses
his own neighborhood, finds out what
farmers need help and what men are
available for supplying the local need
If, after all local adjustments have
been made, there remains either
deficit or surplus of labor, he reports
to the county man." whose business
1t is to effect adjustments In his coun-
ty. The county man, in turn, reports
and deficit of surplus to the "state
man." who canvasses the situation for
the state as a whole and reports to
the department of agriculture.
The finance committee of the senate
spent the week in revamping the war
revenue bill. In the house the food
survey bill, the lesser of the govern
ment's two food measures. was passed.
On Thursday the house by a vote OF
1874 to IA, returned the espionage bill
to the conference committee of the
two houses with instructions to eliml-
nate the press-censorship section on
the adoption of which the president
had been insistent. The senate al
ready had voted against the provision.
The house was Influenced considerably
by charges that the administration
had been suppressing the truth about
health conditions in the navy, and IL
was shown later that the senate had
kept secret report Of Surgeon Gen
eral BREASTED describing the epidemics
In the navy and the primitive condi-
lions under which the medical officers
were forced to labor.
Two destructive tornadoes swept
through central Illinois, the towns OF
Mattoon and Charleston being the
worst sufferers. About 800 lives were
lost, and the property damage was
enormous. These storms were fol-
lowed by others farther south In the
Mississippi valley that killed about ~
more persons.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08

Trieste, though the forward move
ment slackened considerably and much
of the time was given to consolidating
the positions already won, and beating
off the furious counter-assaults of the
Austrians. The Italians captured San
Giovanni, one of the key defenses Of
Trieste, and 1t was reported that all
noncombatants had ben ordered to
leave the latter city, indicating that
the Austrians did not hope to hold pos
session of II much longer The evident
plan of the Italians was to move on
Trieste along the coast of the Adriatic,
avoiding the mountainous country far
ther north and obtaining the aid of
British warshlps. Northeast of Cor
itz the Italians made some further
progress. The achievements of the
Italian soldiers in this offensive are
truly wonderful, when the nature of
the country and the strength of the
opposition are considered and their
bravery and high spirit are unsur-
passed.
In France there was violent artil-
lery firing through the week, and the
combatS In the air were numerous and
spectacular Again the allied airmen
demonstrated their superiority over
those of the German army. The Brit
ish aviators have been especially ac-
tive, and in night flights have dropped
many tons of explosives on military
establishments of the enemy far back
of the lines.
The lull In the activity of other
arms on the west front was taken to
presage another big offensive, and this
time ii Is predicted that the Germans
are preparing a tremendous effort to
smash France before American troops
can help her.
Another marked decrease in the
number of British ships sunk by SUBJ
marines Is noted In the weekly admir-
atty report. Among the vessels lost
were a hospital ship and an armored
cruiser. Spain and Norway were fur
ther aggravated by the sinking of more
of their vessels.
The Brazilian chamber of deputies
authorized the revocation of the de-
cree Of neutrality, and the senate fol.
lowed this up by authorizing an alli-
ance of Brazil with "Other states to
defend the American republics against
the world"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08
Washington

owners OF aut0mODlleS, except lnoSe
used exclusively for business, must
pay a war revenue tax on the machine,
no matter what its value. The senate
finance committee at Washington
fixed this graduated tax and wrote II
into the pending revenue bill: Cars
listed at $500 or under, $3.50; all cars
over $1,000, a fiat tax of $25.
The senate finance committee at
Washington decided TO provide in the
war tax bill to raise SS0,0O0,0O0 by
consumption taxes of two cents
pound on coffee, five cents on tea, one
half cent on sugar and three cents on
cocoa. Another important change
agreed upon was the elimination of
the present tax of 1914 per cent on
war munitions, now raising $25,0OO,OOO.
Substitutes for tea and coffee also
will be taxed.
Hoarding, storage or destruction OF
food, fuel or other necessaries OF life
to limit supply or affect prices would
be a felony under an amendment to
the governments first food bill adopt
ed in the senate at Washington with
out a record vote.
A motion to recommit the espionage
bill with instructions to strike out the
press censorship section was carried
in the house at Washington by vote
of 1874 to IA.
Another fundamental change In the
war tax bill was agreed upon unani-
mously by the senate committee at
Washington, which decided to strike
out the whole section levying $200,000,-
600 by a general tariff increase of 10
per cent on an ad valorem basis. AS a
substitute the committee proposes d.
rect excise, or consumption taxes, on
sugar, tea, coffee and cocoa.
Every federal agency throughout the
country has been ordered to attend
and report on any anti-registration
meeting that may be held. Attorney
General Gregory at Washington has
determined that vigorous prosecutions
shall follow in every instance where
such meetings develop disloyalty In
speech or action.
without roll call, the Lever bill for
n food survey was passed by the
house at Washington. The bill allows
the secretary of agriculture TO spend
$14,522, 900 for a food survey and stim-
ulation of production.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08

without a roll call, the Lever bill 70
a food survey was passed by tn
house at Washington. The bill allow
the secretary of agriculture to spen'
$14,522,0 900 for food survey and stim
ulation of production.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08

A motion to recommit the espionage
bill with instructions to strike out the
press censorship section was carried
in the house at Washington by vote
of 1874 to IA.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-08

Italy's great offensive already has
cost the Austrians 100000 In killed,
wounded and missing, according 10
conservative estimates made at Rome.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-29
Soap Bubbles That Last a Year.

When scientists run out Of their or
binary occupations they look around
for something new to do. One of the
very newest oddities worked out by
scientific experimentation is the blow
ing of a soap bubble that will last
whole year before breaking. Apparent
" that is achieving the height Of use
less effort, but Prof. J. Dewar Of Lon
don expects to prove a good many
things by this curious method. In a
recent address before the Royal 1nsti-
tuition he exhibited number of small
soap bubbles that were twelve
months old. He also showed
soap bubbles more than yard in dia-
meter which had grown up to the
hoary age of six months. These
bubbles were contained in glass con-
tainers that had been pumped free Of
air. thus creating a vacuum for the
bubbles to rest in.
Prof Dewar said that 1t was neces-
sary to obtain air free Of dust to make
soap bubble, that would endure for
more than few seconds. To do this
he developed several appliances that
talk ali dust out OF a limited air
space, and it was by the use Of this
air that his marvellous soap bubbles
were blown. But further effort was
necessary to preserve these bubbles.
| 1t was found that the few drops OF
water which always gather at the
bottom of bubble were fatal to their
| attaining a respectable age. So the
professor applied little tubes to the
bottom of the bubbles. much like soda
water straw. and drew the water Off
AS task for patience this is recon-
mended 10 the impatient.
The remarkable soap bubbles of this
| educator are preserved In glass vessels
i having a little waiter in the bottom
The Temperature of these vessels is
maintained at about fifty degrees
Fahrenheit. Several years were taker
up by Prof. Dewar in finding. out al
about the soap bubble, and he is nov
working on plan connecting then
With atmospheric changes