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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15
WATSON d. UPPERMAN
GETS $500 A YEAR POST
Ward Appointed Superintendens
of Public SQUARES

watson n. Upperman, 2355 East susque.
hanna avenue. who represented the Thirty.
first Ward In Select Council for many years
and was chairman OF the Committee on
street Railways, today was appointed super
intendent of public squares by Director
Datesnan. OF the Department OF Public
Works Tho position carries a salary Of
$500 q year.
Matthew II Gollub. o45o North Thirty
first street, was appointed a transtman.
Bureau OF Surveys. 5000 n year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15
Fall Of Two Feet May. Kill Man

A fall of two feet may prove fatal to
John Nolan. ffty-one years old, Of 90
Clymer street, a stevedore lie tripped over
nail while working on the Washington
avenue pier and fell heavily. He was un-
able to rise. When taken TO tho Pennsyl-
vania Hospital IT was found that he had a
dislocated shoulder, -four broken ribs and a
fractured leg. His condition Is serious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15
Found Dead in Gas-Filled Room

William Bentz. forty years old. motor
man employed by the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company, was found dead today
N his room by members of the family or
Dr. 5. Schwartz. 25S2 North Fifteenth
street with whom he lived as a boarder.
innaiing Illuminating gas was the cause of
nis death, which the police believe was sui
cide, prompted by Ill health.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15

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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24
SOLDIERS LEAVE
FOR WACO,TExAS
FIRST UNITS OF MICHIGAN
BRIGADE OFF FOR SOUTH,
TO PREPARE CAMP.
GENERAL covELL ALSO GOES
Order, Sending Commander to Waco,
Makes Certain That State Guards
Will Soon Leave Grayiing.

Grayling, Mich.-The first units OF
the Michigan brigade have left for
Waco, Tex. There they will prepare
the camp for the rest of the states
guardsmen.
Co. ID, Thirty-first infantry. Co. l.,
Thirty-second, and Troop A, South Ha-
ven, are the organizations which left
Companies B and C, engineers, ar
rived from the copper country short
time before the farewell ceremonies
on the reservation. They did not de-
train, but waited at Grayling and con-
tinued their journey south.
All question as to whether General
Covell would stay with the Michigan
troops was settled Sunday when he
received notice to proceed to Waco,
Tex, to take charge of the Fifty-sev
enth brigade.
Colonel Joseph Westnedge, senior
colonel, will take charge of the mobili-
cation camp at Grayling until the
troops move.
The order sending General Covell to.
Waco makes certain that the Michi-
gan troops will go there, but the order
contains no information as to when
the units will leave Michigan. General
Covell has been directed to arrange
for the movement Of the brigade.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24
COAL DEALERS DEFY GOVERNOR
Refuse Information Intended to Re-
Iieve Coal Shortage.

Grand Rapids, Mich.--Not more than
five per cent of the coal dealers in
Michigan will furnish Governor Sleep
er with figures on the coal situation.
This is the statement of A. s. Aims
worth. Of the Bennett Coal and Fuel
company, who also says the governor
has no business meddling with the
affairs of the coal dealers.
I'VE know the situation. We know
what has been sold and how many
tons will be needed" said Mr.. Aims
worth. 1--WE will furnish no figures to
the governor nor to anyone except di-
rect representatives of the federal
government"
Dewey Blockman, manager of tho
Breen & Halliday Fuel company. also
takes exception to the governors ac-
ton. He says there have already been
too many attempts to solve the coal
problem and that it is a problem for
the dealers
Blockman says the taking over OF
the coal situation by the government
would be a bad move, as ii would re-
arrange the present system of coal de-
livery too much.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24
DETROIT PATR0LMAN KILLED
Shot While On Duty Second Night
No Trace of Slayer.

Detroit-On duty for the second
time, Richard E. Diamond, rs years
old, a student policeman, was shot
down by an unknown man he was
searching for weapons Saturday night
at IL o'clock at McDougall avenue.
and Franklin street.
An hour later Diamond died in Re-,
ceiving hospital in the arms of his
young wife, who had rushed to the
hospital in police patrol only to see,
her husband breathing his last.
For hours afterwards police from
headquarters and the Hunt street sta
ton searched the city for the slayer.
who had disappeared with two COM
panions in an automobile after a re-
volver duel with Patrolman Edwin
Tatow, companion of Diamond. No
trace of the slayer has been found.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24
XMAS GIFT FOR EVERY SAMMY"
Red Cross Plans to Spread YuIetide
Cheer In Camps.

Washington-Every American SOL
died and sailor, whether at the battle
front In France or in training camp at
home. on ship at sea or stationed
ashore, is to have Christmas remem-
brance from home. Red Cross officials
have just completed plans for the
Christmas cheer and arrangements
will be worked out Immediately.
Red Cross chapters nearest the 80
army camps and environments prob
ably will arrange In their towns COM
nlunity Christmas trees with carols.
pageants and holiday movies to which
the 100000 men In training will be in
vited. The Red Cross will see that
every soldier in France has his Christ
mas package with its message of good
will.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24

Discovery of platinum In Alaska 10.
DR.. Herschel @. Parker of New York
and others has aroused government
agencies to the greatest activity I'm the
hope of finding sufficient quantities OF
the precious metal to meet war needs
of the allies.
The strike of operating employees
of the Kansas City Railways company
was ended when officials of the COM
pany agreed to accept a settlement pro-
posal already voted upon favorably by
the men.
Orders for wholesale prosecution of
/. w. WIS In seven states comprise the
answer of the United States govern
ment to /. w. w. agitators who have
threatened general strike in the Tar
West on August 20.
Two persons were killed and four
others were seriously injured In
rear-end collision between two cars
on the Chicago, Milwaukee and North
Shore electric line at the Great Lakes
Naval Training station. One man and
boy and one woman were killed.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24

Holly-Potter Kerouse, after arrang-
Ing details of his funeral, even to the
selection of a casket, went into his.
lunch rooms here and shot himself.
Kerouse suffered from i'll health.
Owosso-There will be more money
in the hands of the farmers this fall
than ever before, is the statement Of
State Market Director Mcbride, OF
Burton. He says that, despite the
iateness Of the season. the outlook for
every crop, with the exceptioh-of corn.
AZ bright. He looks for beans to bring
$3.50 bushel.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24
Domestic

Middle and northwestern states are
to take immediate and drastic steps to
AL their coal bins and at prices shorn
of exorbitant "war profits" Thirteen
states, their representatives meeting
in Chicago at the invitation of the ILL.,
nois state council of defense, unani-
mously urged immediate general action
upon the president. But In the mean
time all states propose to go ahead,
make inquiries, fix prices and other
wise control the situation.
State and city officers started out to
make wholesale arrests on the indict-
ments returned at Belleville charging
1O5 persons with conspiracy, assault,
riot and arson In connection With the
race riots at East st. Louis, H., Of
July 1 and 2. Twenty-Five white men
and nine negroes were arrested.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, said at
New York that the terms Of peace pro-
posed by Pope Benedict cannot be in
dorsed by organized workmen, because
the proposals fail to provide for the
elimination of kaiserism and the estab-
llshment of world democracy.
"There are men walking the streets
of this city who ought to be taken out
at sunrise and shot," Elihu Root said
at the reception given for the Ameri-
can mission to Russia by the Union
League club at New York. "They are
doing work for Germany under false
pretenses and are lying about 1t. II
we are competent for our liberty we
will find that out and get them. Every.
one of us can help by telling the au-
thorities all we know and hear"
Max Fl. Houser one OF the largest
individual grain dealers I'm the world,
announced at Portland, Ore, he would
give all his profits in the future to the
Red Cross. 1t is reported that he
made $4,000, 900 last year.
Charles Lee Sven of Trenton, N. J.,
private stenographer to President VIII
son, was passed by division draft
board No. here as physically fit for
military service In the National army.
He said he would not file claim for
exemption.
Fred It. Wilson, "the hermit of Dan
berry," aged sixty-seven years, was
sentenced in United States court at
La Crosse, Wis, to one year and one
day In the Fort Leavenworth prison
for uttering threats against President
Wilson.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24

1t was announced in the house of
commons In London that 9,74S lives
were lost on British merchantmen from
the opening of the war to June 80.
1917. as result of enemy action. OF
these 3,s2S were passengers. the re.
mainder being officers and seamen.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24
Warrington

Whisky making in the United States
dies at eleven o'clock Saturday eve
ming, September 8. The food admins
tration at Washington ruled that after
that hour no foods, food materials or
feeds shall be used In the production
of distilled liquors, for beverage pur-
poses.
Authority for putting into effect
Herbert G. Hoover's food control pro-
gram, as applied to grain, was given
In a proclamation issued at Washing
ton by President Wilson. Predicated
on the food and fuel act, the proclaim
alton gives the food administration
power to license the storage and dis
tribution of wheat and rye and the
manufacture, storage and distribution
Of all products derived therefrom.
Immediate authorization of new
bond issues to provide for loans Of
three to four billion dollars to the al.
lies, was decided upon by Senator
Simmons, Representative Kitchin and
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo In
conference at Washington.
Decisive steps to curb high coal
prices are expected from President
Wilson and the federal trade commits
sion at Washington. Under govern
ment assurance that unlimited profits
are not to be tolerated, working con-
ditions In all Industries are improving,
the labor department reported.
Creation of a grain control board
within the food administration to SUI
pervise distribution of wheat and man.
ufacture and sale of -four will be an
nounced at Washington within a few
days. To the board will be delegated
authority to carry out regulations gov
erning wheat and flour announced by
the food administration.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24

The weekly report Of shipping losses
issued at Paris gives one steamship
of more than 1000 tons and three Of
smaller size as having been sunk In
the week ended August IL, out Of 1,010
arrivals and l,02s clearances at French
ports.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24
European War News

The Petrograd war Office announces
strategic withdrawal by the Rou-
manians to the veia-Monastirsk- Vol
oshkani line. Russian forces on the
Roumanian front withdrew under pres
sure to Munchelin and Monass, and the
Roumanians to Movilitsa, in the FOX.
sani area.
Four tons of bombs were dropped by
airplanes on the maritime arsenal at
Venice, causing number of confiagra-
tons, according to the official state
ment of the Austrian war Office at
Vienna.
British and French troops, attacking
on q nine-mile front, east and north
east Of Ypres, in Flanders, gained all
their detectives, according to the ON
cial report from British headquarters
In France. The French captured the
Bridgehead of Dreigrachten. The vii
lage Of Langemarck was carried by the
British. More than 1900 prisoners, In.
Guiding 3S officers, already have been
counted by the Anglo-French forces.
Some German guns also were taken.
Canadian troops tore great gap In
the German defenses surrounding the
city Of Lens, the coal mining center
In northern France which the allies
have been struggling to win for more
than two years. The men Of the
dominion swept the Germans from the
famous Hill 70, which dominates not
only the city Of Lens but the entire
Loos salient.
A German submarine of the largest
and latest type has been towed into
Zeebrugge, Belgium, by two torpedo
boats, according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch to London from Am
sterdam. The submarine Is reported
to have been rammed while in the
North sea.
Two of the German machines which
raided the English southeast coast
watering places were destroyed by
British naval airplanes. The official
statement issued by the government
Mt London says that one Of the ma
chimes was Gotha airplane and the
other a seaplane.
The weekly report Of shipping losses
issued at Paris gives one steamship
of more than 1000 tons and three Of
smaller size as having been sunk In
the week ended August IL, out Of 1,010
arrivals and ], 02s clearances at French
ports.
It was announced in the house of
commons In London that 9,74S lives
were lost on British merchantmen from
the opening of the war to June 30.
1917. as a result of enemy action. OF
these 1888 were passengers. the re.
mainder being officers and seamen.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24

Max Fl. Houser, one Of the largest
individual grain dealers in the world,
announced at Portland, Ore, he would
give all his profits in the future to the
Red Cross. 1t is reported that he
made 100000 last year.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24

President and Mrs. Wilson went to
Fort Myer with most of Washington
!officialdom to see 1,S00 successful can
didates for officerships at the Fort
Myer cantonment get their commits
sions.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-24
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
1Io HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels cuIled From Events Of Mo-
ment In AILParts Of the World
OF Interest to All the
People Everywhere.
US.-TeutOniC War News

The committee on public information
at Washington on behalf of the war de-
partment issued an official denial that
American troops have been engaged in
action on the French front and that
200 have been taken to the base hos
pitfalls, wounded. The report was pub
lished in the London Daily News.
The greatest review of American
regular soldiers in years was wit
messed at American headquarters In
France when General Sibert viewed
the contingent In a rainstorm. The
general declared the soldiers bearing
was splendid.
Plans for sending the first National
Guard troops to France have been per-
fected by the war department at Wash
ington with the organization Of d.
vision which will include troops from
26 states and the District of Columbia.
The commanding officer of the division
will be Brig. Gen. w. A. Mann or the
regular army.
Nominations of more than 200 new
major generals and brigadier generals,
who will hold commands In the new
army, were sent to the senate at
Washington by President Wilson. They
include all the National Guard officers.
Col. w. ]. Nicholson, in command ut
Fort Sheridan, H., is one Of those
appointed brigadier general.
President and Mrs. Wilson went to
Fort Myer with most of Washington
officialdom to see 800 successful can
didates for oficerships at the Fort
Myer cantonment get their commits
sions.
Five American passengers were lost
when the British steamer City of
Athens struck mine and went down
near Cape Town, South Africa, on Au-
gust 10, according to dispatches to
Washington. Ten other passengers
and four Of the crew also were lost.
The new national army will be
moved into cantonment camps begin
ming September 8, Provost General
Crowder announced at Washington.
The first increment Of 80 per cent will
be moved September 8. The second OF
30 per cent September 10, and the
third September 80. The remaining
10 per cent will be moved to camps
as soon thereafter as possible.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-12

II ,ou waat tnf b~ss Auta Tire
buy the Racine. --StaalArd Motos
Company.
Miss Carrie FREEMAN. al Pine,
~sod, spent the weekend with Miss
Anna beaslsy
W. r. Whissoa was in HavcfIy
last seek waiting hls daughter,
Mrs. n, Y, Harrison
ATTY. Iamea MOris. I'd Mckwra,
spent Monday here the guert os his
Vi .ter, Mrs, J l.. Ransom.
Miss Wayne Bryan lief, Wein-s.
day Tor Forrest City, Ark, to yis!,
relatives.
LOsT-Chi!d's hat. Finder will
pleas. return to little Miss Marjorie
Holt,
Miss Pauline Whitson. who is
teaching school al stayton, visited
i,omeiolkr here Sunday.
Mrs. joe Il. W.ems spent Man
day IN Nashville wstnsssing Al q
tl.id's Ministries d, the Neniome
Theatre.
Mrs. q. b Caldwell and family
have moved to NJ. Louis, No !,
whesu Mr. Caldwell has been rui-
pioyed for several months,
Flaud Taylor, who has bern snl-
ployed at Stafyernek H.. Tor sew
sfai months. arrived home Wednrs-
day,
Rev hf lsom aud Presid nv
Eri;tS H /. tfteyfrTYs xAefit a. 'faYsat
tin Tuesday TO attend the Middle
,yesasS.~s-@s Conferences Syt.itfe VI u
t4ttfrh soath -
Graham Eger,on. it,, who IA in
the Navy, tslng on the Bat.le-hlp
Denver. IL spending lew days here
aud At Charlotte with relatives ami
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Robertson
and little sou arr spend ing several
days with the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J " Robertson, nj Bum.
pus Mills,
Rev. T. ]. S,ricklin wen, 10 Nc.
l4mpre-yllie Wednesday IL atIrpN
the conference Of The NJ h. Chu'c~1
His pulpl, will be- occupied Sun,tN
morning BY Rev L. c. Talent.
" A Clement and } y. lamp.
hell returned Tuesday mnrg,oa tom
Chicago. where they witessssd the
world series baseball games sa,ur.
day aud Sunday hetseen Chicago
White Sox and New York Giants.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-12
Women TO Sell +! Liberty Bonds

Tie SECOND lahsrty Loan la,
been called by the eecrr,ary oi III,
Treasury, Tor the purpose Of pro
viding i,od, -helte, and mainte
nayee u our soldiers. sailors mnt
tnniup~.
FRI @2Ntfs~-s~.s4hfrty ftan'<''Ysn
mltt.e j. to direct the activities d
women in the sale oi Liberty bonds
Ii l- the aim u thl- committee IL
interest every woman ~ the United
StAiAA. ------.--.--.-
Mrs. t,ulliotd. Dudley. "a Nash
VILE. State hartman has sppo.nied
Mss Filth Badge chairman iot
Dickson County Ms. Badge. in
atn will sppa,n, her committee to
work turnout the county
Nh 4 ha~ w"saaa sw 'ltg~.l> 1" IN
their bit IN thus grea, movement,
fpr thsy all MT only provide far
aus soiIirf@ and sailors but wiil
nakt All iuse~ilnrnt paying then,
higher interest than tie usual sav.
IA srrouuts. and one winch IT,
guaranteed by the reasutcee III The
Government u the United States
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-12
Presbyterian Church Notes.

IL ~ expected that the increase
In The attendance u the Mems
Bible Class will he m*t by like
gain In total attendance, The Sup
rrintendan. !. looking ior big rally
IN the entire Sabbath School,
All regular services will be held
October 18th Young People =
meeting al y, m, the pastor ~ill
psesch at Il 4. IN. and 4 p ~,
Tennessee synod will hold I,s
Centennial Al Mckenzie October ~
a5,h. with 6ns program u mns'c
aud addresses in Observance VI the
one hundrsd,h anniversary oi its or
saniaa,ion. This IL q great oocss.
ION and a large attendance 10 ~.
p~cied Much important business
will hs acted ppon, :. The Woman T.
S,n,dicai Missiopasy Society will
also meet nj the same time in Mo
Kensi~
Sickness 10 many homes caussd
the pos,ponsrneui " the series ii
special me.t,nss ia the - Paul
Church.
The Dickson Christian Ende1vof
Society will hol'l q nr.t.ns psfty
Saturday afternoon, which will hks
tie place u the usual sociAl meet
4ns The me ulbes% viii uamst III
the church \, 4 CLOCK, aud all are
tn....u a.. gnpnx.hfs ~Azthsy