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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05
AMERICAN TROOPS
LANDED IN France
FIRST CONTINGENT or BOYS IN
KHAKI ARE READY FOR
FIRING LINE.
RECORD MADE IN TRANSPORT
Considering Distance to Be Covered
Achievement viii Stand in His
tory As a Record.

Washington-The American troops
arrival was received at the war de-
partment on June 9th The number
and composition of the advance guard
were not made known.
Press dispatches from France pre-
sumably sent forward with the approx
al of General Pershing's staff, show
that Major-General Sibert, one of the
new heterogeneous of the army, has
command of the first force sent abroad,
under General Pershing as comman-
der-in-chief OF the expedition.
One thing stands out sharply. de-
spite the fact that the size of the task
that has been accomplished is not
fully revealed This is that American
enterprise has set new record for
the transportation of troops.
Considering the distance to be COW
cred and the fact all preparations had
to be made after the order came from
the White House. May IS, it rs prac'
tically certain that never before has a
military expedition of this size been
assembled, conveyed and landed with
out mishap in so short a time by any
nation.
The only rival in magnitude is the
movement of British troops TO South
Africa in the Boer war, and that was
made over seas that were unhampered
by submarines. mines or other obsta-
cles.
The troops departed from a number
of ports on the Atlantic at different
dates. Under the protection of swarm
of warships the transports made their
dash through the war zone to the
French port
Vice-AdmiraI Sims in Command.
The ships, which conveyed the Am
erican troops were under command
of Vice-Admiral William s. Sims, &C
cording to word received here. There
were indications that it was especial
ly for this purpose that Vice-Admiral
Sims was placed in temporary com
mand of a feet in British waters
many of the units Of which were Am
erican warships.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05
RED CROSS QUOTA EXCEEDED
Reports Indicate That Michigan Has
Raised Over $4,000 900.

Deetroit.-Fifteen Michigan coun.
ties, including Wayne, either had
raised or exceeded their Red Cross
subscription quotas. according to re.
ports made public Thursday after
noon, apparently justifying the pre-.
diction that contributions from the
rural sections would aggregate more
than $1.500,000. This, added to De
troft's $2.500.OOO will bring the total
for the entire state above the $4,000
900 mark, $1,000.000 in excess OF the
allotment.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05
TEUTONS HIT AT VERDUN AGAIN
Crown Prince Stoves Picked Troops
Forward-British Make Gains.

London-A new drive against the
big French fortress, Verdun, is on.
All the bitterness and fury accumu-
lated in II months of constant spar
ring with the British "naggers" is be-
ing thrown into this new effort.
Verdun is an obsession, not only
with the crown prince, but with all
Germans. Troops hurled into battle
there fight with fanatic death-defiance,
and die with a smile on lips that muir
muir "Verdun!" happy in the belief
that another inch toward the fortress
has been gained by their valor.
British Gain Ground.
While Germany is throwing vast
masses of men over the bloody slopes
of the Verdun battlefield, Field Mar
shall Haig is gaining ground by leaps
and bounds around Lens-aand with
out massed attacks. At Verdun the
French were decimating the attackers
Around Lens the British forces were
succeeding with what front dispatches
termed as astonishingly small casual
ty list.
Russians Start Drive.
The Russian troops in the eastern
theatre of the war have finally opened
a heavy attac kon the Germans along
the Stripa front.
They stormed the German positions
along an Is 1-2-mile line but, accord
ing to the official German report. met
baavy Ioocao opd vara forcad tO ra
tire. This was the most extensive at
tack delivered by the Russians since
the revolution.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05

Calumet-H. c. Mather, 4S years
old, Cincinnati. o.. general manager
and president of the Moore Oil Co,
drowned in Lake Superior when HIS
canoe was overturned by a wave. Alb.
ner Sherman. Calumet, was in the
canoe but swan ashore.
Muskegon-C. Dixon. a colored bell
boy, stole an automobile from "a local
garage to start in the taxicab bust
ness. but wrecked the machine on his
first trip and was fined s25 and had
to pawn a diamond ring to pay for
repairs.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05

Big Rapids-Woodbridge Ferris,
son OF Phelps Ferris, and first grand
son of the former governor, probabl,
is the youngest Liberty bond holder
In the state. His father bought the
bond for him two weeks before he
was born.
Port Huron-Dr. Sylvester w. Mer.
rift. 6S, formerly mayor Of Fort Ora.
tiot before that section OF this city
was annexed, and for many years ex.
aiming physician for the Grand
Trunk railway at Fort Gratiot, died
after long illness
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05
German Submarines Now
Have Arms to Free Them
From Meshes of Trap Nets

Providence, r. Automatic
steel arms which reach out from
German submarines and push
them away from the trap nets
save German U-boats.
This is "a statement from a
British government Official" pub
lished by the Providence Journal.
. "The increasing gravity of the
U-boat menace is admitted in in
ner circles of the British admir-
atty" says the statement.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05

Lansing-The Pullman company
notified Governor Sleeper that 1t has
contributed, $4,000 to the American
Red Cross, $1,000 of which is for the
Michigan company.
Muskegon-Jackson Elks took most
OF the honors at the recent Elks' con-
vention here. The lodge won 800 for
ritualistic work, $50 for best parade
uniforms, $50 for the best band and
800 for the bands work. In addition,
Jackson man was elected state pres
ldent and Jackson was chosen for the
convention.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05

The war department has authorized
the Michigan Knights Templar am
bulance AZ. DR.. f. A. Roberts, OF Flint,
who will lead the company, has been
in Washington. The entire force will
be made up of Knights Templar.
Because he refused to permit the
decorating committee Of the patriotic
rally day that was observed in Kala-
mazoo, to place the American flag In
front ofNhis store. Herman l.. Tries.
tram wa sseizod by 20 OF the Michigan
National Guard, thrown into a pond Of
water and compelled to kiss the flag
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05
In Many Instances.

"Wonders never cease."
'But they soon fizzle out" comment
ed the baseball manager rs he handed
his latest phenOm his passports back TO
the minors.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05
Not by REQUEST.

$50 you were chased two blocks by
a footpad?"
Eyes, and escaped"
81 presume you would call that CIV
Ing him a run for your money!"
mo He gave me the run. II was
unsolicited, assure you"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05
More Than a Taste.

$50 you've been having taste OF
camp life?"
"a taste? Say. there were flies In
the milk. ants in the sugar and gnats
In the butter"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05

Hillsdale-Tri-State Soldiers and
Sailors encampment will be held at
Montgomery August POPS.
Jackson--John Hutchins, rs years
old, was suffocated from a cave-in Of
a ditch ba was digging.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05
What's the Use?

Don't you feel sort of lost when
your wife is away?"
"Yes, do. But don't worry about
It. Helen is a pretty successful detec-
tive"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-05
COST OF SOFT COAL
CUT TOS3AND $3.50
OPERATORS, IN CONFERENCE AT
CAPITOL. AGREE TO REDUCE
PRICE AT MINES.
WILL SAVE USERS $1s0,0OO,OOO
Commission OF Jobbers, Retailers and
Brokers Limited to Twenty-Five
Cents a Ton.

Washington.-A maximum price OF
$3.50 a ton for domestic bituminous
coal and a maximum price of SO a ton
for all other soft coal, with a further
cut of so cents a ton for the govern
ment, free on board cars at the mines
for all states east OF the Mississippi
river went into effect July /.
All Pennsylvania bituminous coal.
which sells for $475 to Sc at the
mines. is reduced to SO for mine run
and $3.50 for lump und egg, domestic
sizes.
West Virginia bituminous. selling
for $3.50 to So at mines, goes down TO
SO and $3.50
Ohio bituminous, selling from $3.50
to IS, drops to So and $3.50. .
Alabama bituminous, selling from
$3.50 to $5.75. is reduced to 81. $3.50
and 49,
Maryland bituminous, selling from
Virginia bituminous, selling from
$3.50 to So, is reduced to $3.50 and So.
Kentucky btuminous, selling from
81 to $3.50, is reduced to SO and $3.50.
Illinois and Indiana bituminous, sell
ing from $3.50 to 81, is reduced to
1915 and $3.50.
Cut Of SIS From Last Winter.
These figures were reached at a
conference of the coal operators with
Secretary of the Interior Lane, J..
Franklin Fort. of the federal trade
commission, and Francis H. Peabody,
chairman OF the coal production COM
mittee OF the council of national
defense.
In round numbers this means a re-
duction OF So ton to the consumer
from the famine prices paid last win.
ter. Conservative estimates are that
the public will pay from SIS to So a
ton next winter
In addition to placing prices upon
coal at the mines. it was announced
that jobbers, brokers, retailers and
commission men would be permitted
to charge commissions of not more
than % cents a ton and that no more
than one commission should be charg-
ed. In other words, the consumer
should get his coal at the mine price
plus transportation charges and 2o
cents a ton.
Allowing this margin to the jobber.
it was said, the prices that will be
quoted eventually by the dealer to
the small buyer for home consump.
ton will be a question in which pub
lie sentiment will have a loud voice
in deciding.
One of the leading operators said
that the great cut in prices at tho
mines would result in an annual saw.
ing to the consumers OF S1S0,000,000
Only one more problem remains
now as concerning the coal situation.
1t will be up to the government to
supply the cars to haul its cheaper
coal.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
CONDENSED NEWS

Speak Champ Clark was reelected hy a vote of 2l7 70 POS for Representa- nye Mann, the Republican nominee
 The Philippine Legislature passed A bill requiring compulsory military service and providing for force of 5000 men. l. awaite action by tho Governor General
 A German plot matched in Mexico City Co foment war by Salvador and Costa Rica against Nicaragua, to in yolye the United States was foiled sy the arrest in New Orleans Of Dr. Julian Irias, chief tool of the German agents
 Twenty-Five thousand persons were turned away al the dedicatory exer. ..ses of the Billy Sunday auditori- sm. New York. where Governor Whit man and Bishop Luther !. Wilson made addresses
 " " AtterbuFy. president Of the American Railway Association. said bhat with increased freight rates. the cost Of living will he reduced. as n shat event commodities will move Seely.
 Immediate transfer af the prize ship Appam. al Newport News Va. 10 the British owners. was ordered by the Supreme Court
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
Foreign

Colonel Rafael Manduley, rebel lead. CT in oriente province, Cuba, surren. dsred 10 the government authorities with 500 followers.
 Allied troops have pushed rapidly ahead toward s. Quentin. the British are within two miles Of city on the west, and the French have established contact with the Prussisns in strength on the south.
 Captain Henry J. Reilly. of Paris, de- clared that supremacy in aviation often controls the tide of battle.
 Early doom of Prussianism has been indicated by the entry of the United States into the European war.
 A head tax Of Ss on all travellers entering the United States from Cana dz said to be under consideration by the Dominion Government was dis cussed at a meeting of Canadian rail- road officials at Niagara Falls.
 The city of Paris will get the statue ar Lincoln which America offered to France through Premier Rfbot.
 Greece has sent note 10 Italy in. s.atlre on the removal Of the Italian :. ,ons from Enirus to Albania.
 Discussing electoral reform. Mr I ,ya George, the Premier, made s ration in the House Of Commons in favor of woman suffrage.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
Bradley Theatre

Friday Good FrIdsyl an especially attractive holiday bill grsced by the appearance of Americas greatest idol aud favorite, the. stible Douglas Fairbanks, Tn a Triangle play that is easily the best picture this inimitsble star has ever appeared in and play that will keep you good natured for weeks after, it is entitled "The Ma trimsnisc' in which Is told he story Of 6 man that simply would get mat. ried in spite of all obstacles. Douglas Fairbanks is al his best at this sort Of comedy, and there are plenty Of thrill ling stunts msking in all as delightful piece Of ofentertsinment that has been here fof some time. There will also be Keystone.
 Saturday, a Paramount picture that will make fine appeal 10 patrons. It Is entitled "The Right Direction" and stsrring the new find of the screen Vivian Martin. There will ialso be 6 new Burton Holmes Travel and a funny Bray Cartoon.
 Monday, the sterling actor Frank heensR in . new and maSterfuI Tri- angle Dtsma called "The Sin Ye Do" which is . class by itself in really strong dramas, and the Frank keensn, always capable and an artist Is prom inently good in his fole. IL is photo drama that will command your at tention. There will also be . ? reel Keystone comedy.
 Tuesday, the romantic favorite, Harold Lockwood and A ae Alisson in . new Metro wonderrlay called "Pid. gin Island" Those that saw afhe Is- land of Romance" wisl be delighted to hear these two stars are to spper in a similar play. tAlso Pearl White in Pearl of the Army.
 Wednesday, the play of plays Mar guerite Clark in sSnow White. If you miss this you have missed Marguerite Clark . greatest picture.
 Thursday and Friday, Clara Kim ball Young in her latest big success, "The Price She Paid" by David Ora ham Phillips. Also Drew comedies. Matinee len cents at 2:5o. Evening, st 5 o'clock, orchestra p eents, balcony 10 cents. adv
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06

George Mac Donald, wood ehoppe !, was acquitted of charge of larceny in the city court Tuesday morning.
 Amos Turcott, who said his home was in Lowell and that he was on the way to Moosup, Monday night to see his sick mother, complained to the po- lice that Macdonald was lhe man who stole his suit case containing suit oI clothes and ra.or valued in all al sS0.
 Turcott was on 'lhe late car from Webster. According 10 his own ad mission he stopped in Webster drug store and bought ia pint of whiskey and drank some of It. He was hilsri- ous on The car and the conductor had to admonish him.
 When the car reached Putnam & man with a suit case got of and Tur colt claimed the suit case WAS his. He sought an officer and went to a house in the north end of the city. Mac Don sld and two other men were found in a room and the suit case was open on the floor. IL was empty.
 Turcott pointed out Macdonald as the man who took his suit case and he was arrested
 Witnesses for the defendant told the court that the suit case belonged to Mac Donald. That he had let s man in North Grosvenordsle take 1t and that some friends of his being up there they brought 1t back with them. lt was proven thst Mcdonald was not on the car st all.
 The complainant could not identify his property more than to ssy II looked like hts suit case.
 Chester K. Child, president :of the Child Lumber Corporation, for whom Mac Donald works, appeared in ms os. hslf.
 Macdonald wss discharged.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
The News the Wires Gather
 From the Four Corners.
HISTORY IN PARAGRAPHS
Great Events That Are Changing the Worlds Destiny Boiled Down for Consumption by the
 Dusy Reader.
War Bulletins

Advices from Copenhagen stated that Germany is mobilizing all her resources in an attempt to win the war by great campaign this year.
 Germany does not want war and never had the slightest intention oi attacking the United States, said the German Chancellor. Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg. in an address to the Reich stag on foreign relations.
 In the east the spring tha~ is i'm peding German military operations, So the expected offensive on the Russian front is likely to be delayed consider ably.
 Swiss dispatches report the Germans in Alssee busily engag ] in what looks like preparations for a retreat from the Muihausen district. This part ot the German line is reported under an intense French bombardment.
 The Prussians on evaeaating Roisel, France. took the prettiest girls in me place and sent them to Manoease to serve as orderlies and lady eompan- Ions 10 the stan"
 An underground city. where at least seoe Germans must have lived m great comfort. was uncovered by the advancing Allied troops. The Germans had furnished their quarters with in laid furniture. costly mirrors, and aii manner of Injuries and comfortable odds and ends.
 Henry Eglinton Montgomery Suck iey. commander of the New York kx' change section of the American Am bulance Field service. vas killed oy bomb dropped from an aeropiane while on duty near Saionica-
 Lord Beresford expressed the opin- ion that captures of submarines by the British were not al all equivalent 10 the new submarines the Germans were launching He believed the Germans had more men and more food than had been imagined in England.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
This Store Will Close At Noon Good Friday
Empire Theatre

Tomorrow Saturday. Little Viola DanH will be seen in The Stoning, a three reel Edison feature finely acted by s strong Edison cast and telling Il story filled with the truth and beauty Of life. The Stain Of ChuckawalIa, a TWO reel episode Of The Girl from Frisco, will also be shown tomorrow This feature Is filled with rapid action and stirring incidents. A Hazard Of Helen feature and comedy complete the program.
 A romantic but true to life of pres ent day American life is unfolded in William Foxis special feature film The Eternal 5apho, in which the ta- nous actress, rheda Bara, increases her already Great interuationni fame In this masterfuI finn drama which will be shown next Monday, Theda Bara acts with unusual force role of heart interest which excels in inten sity her former trinmphs. It has & moral with a heart punch.
 .tFhe Prodigal Widow Gold Seal dramH with Neva Gerber as the star will be the special feature Wednesday An 1. ko komedy with Phil Durham creating most of the laughs will also be shown Wednesday. This l. Ko Is d scream from the first title 0 the finish and will cure the worst case of blues on record. Don't miss it-Limburger Cyclone.
 On Friday of nextl week Kathlyn Williams and Thomas Holding will he seen,in Reckoning Love, a Para mount feature in parts. This powerful drama tells q story that Is at all times interesting and shows one of the most remarkable accident scenes ever pre- jecled on the screen. A Bray cartoon and a Burton Holmes travelogue will comp etc the program,
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
GERMAN AMERICAN CRISIS

President Wilson asked Congress to &eelare that state of war exists be. oween Germany and the United Sta es because of Germanys Illegal subma- E1ae warfare The President also re- aaested that immediate steps be taken ,o put the country in a more thorough state o! defense and that il be permit yed to employ all its resources to bring se government of Inc German Empire ss terms and end the war
 \ canvass by the New York Herald oi members Of Congress showed that Te Middle West, reported to be the stronghold of paeihsm, had undergone A change of sentiment
 With the cordial cooperation Of the British the American Embassy in London is preparing r-pert on how ,he Allies met the many problems .f mobilization of men and eoneentra' lon of resources when war began Thus the United Etates VII be en- ahled 10 take q short eat through he earlier stages.
 Governor Edge. of New Jersey Is ssed a proclamation urging enlistment in the National Guard regiments oi fhe State
 Twenty students Of Princeton Uni versity enlisted at the Naval station a, Newport and were enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve.
 motor boat recruiting fotilla to visit every port on the Great Lakes to gather men for the navy Is being organized by Capt W A. Monet com nandant at the Great Lakes Naval Tvaining Station.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
Sporting

Leslie c. Nunamaker is d ball play er who is confident that go'f has i'm proved his batting
 Les Darcy of Australia and Jen smith of New York will heht twenty rounds 10 d decision May | The bout win be advertised as for the middle weight championship Of the world.
 California never will see the Chicago National again fl Manager Fred Mitchell has anything to say about 1t. Mitchell Is greatly discouraged over the results Of the training trip,
 The New York Assembly by a vote of s5 to 4S advanced to the order Of final passage the F T. Davis bill 10 carry out Governor Whitman's recom- mendation for the repeal Of the law governing boxing.
 Catcher George Gibson, formerly Of the Pittsburgh team. was declared to be eligible for service hy the national baseball comm lssion The New York Nationals obtained Gibson last fall when Pittsburgh asked v.<'yers on him. Gibson. however a. that lime refused to join the New York team.
 Bobby Jones secured from San Fran cxeo hy the Detroit Tigers. will start si third base for Hngh Jennings's club
 The Yale-Haryard boat race thls year will be cancelled at once in the event Of declaration of war by Con gress. Fred W Moore. graduate treas arer of athletics at Harvard univer sity. said.
 Casey Stengel. right fielder of tho Brooklyn club. signed & contract which calls for slight reduction in the sal sry he received last season.