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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
struggle" 81
AuSIRlAS PEACE TERMS WOULD COVER PRAC-
TIC4AI. CONTROL OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

oofhN1aI'EN June % assumption that the "survey of
NE austrian pic OPINION on war aims, circulated
ll No IeSoNence Bureau represented the
governments program of confirmed bv an article
u the Lembcrg Gazette reproducing these conditions of the Of
fetal program.
The article for which high authority asserted saws that
serbia ana Montenegro must find their economic eveo
menu m close association with In other words
proposes customs ullon 1t holds that Lovecn
'egro must be retained the key the Gulf of Cataro
ana ht Albania MUST have autonomy military and eco
nonllc suzeranty of Ausra-I Hungary.
Discussing Rumana that
ior N''trlngarN Identical with Danube problem and ar
engagements must be made free open Danube ontc NOT n}
Ject 10 the control of FINALLY
gary must have better military frontier against Jt,lv mara FIJI
~ protecting Trieste he Tvro
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
IACRED CONCERT BY LOCAL
TALENT AT THE APOLLO
THEATRE
AFFAIR WILL BE UNDER THE d.
RGCTiOM OF LEON n.
WARE
LEADING SINGERS OF THE CITY
ARE OETHE PRO-
GRAM.

The closing event and one Of the
crown1ng features of Red Gross
week will be the sacred concert to
DE given in the Apollo Theatre, un.
der the direction of Mr.. Leon H
Ware, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Mr. Ware has been hard at work get
tlng the program in shape, and the
talent to be heard is some Of the
very best in Martinsburg Or this sec
ton of the country. Martinsbure
can truthfully boast of the high-class
musical ability Of many of her peo
pie and they will be heard to advan.
tage in the numbers to be rendered
A glance at the following program
Will merit packed house. There will
be no charge Admission, but a sill
yer Offering will be lifted.
Program.
4. Greger, "The Son Of God Goes
Forth to WAR" Elizabeth Morrison
Livers.
b z. Rogers, cliff Up Your Heads
anthem, chorus.
3. Ftandegger, Save Me O God"
1HIp Thompson Ware.
4. Schneider. my Faith Looks
Up to Thee" duet, DR.. Geyer and
Mr. Ware. =: 'ssS SS sK
s. Broome, God That Madest Earth
and Heaven" anthem, chorus.
IS. IT. B, Starr, "The King OF
Love-" Harry M. Grove
7. Shelley '1Hark Hark MY Soul
anthem, chorus.
8. Barnard, "The Plains Of Peace -
Leo. A. Livers.
9. Mendelssohn, Il Waited for the
Lord" anthem, duet, Mrs. Ware, DR..
Geyer and chorus.
10. Bartlett 20 Lord be Merci
full" Averill Miller Osborne.
III. Shelley, "The King of Love
My Shepherd Is" mixed quartet, Mrs
Ware, soprano; Eftie Johnson, alto;
Harry M. Grove tenor; and Leon II
Ware bass. % uE i%ss
y Barnes, "By the Rivers OF Ba
by'cn,' anthem, chorus
Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison Livers, ac.
compa"st' I'll
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
TWO |N|UNCT|ONS
GRANTED BY WOODS
HaniS Down Decision in the Case
o; Eatt Against Bohrer and
Mentzcr Against Mentzer.

Judge " Woods this morning
granted IN INJUNCTION in the case OF
BC-ioA f. BAIT against Henrietta
Eo"rcr restrain ng the defendant
iio!A cutting timber on land owned
by tie D a;Ht.ff in Morgan county.
MI All E,~iEcr: Represented the
pa 'n;if.
Ju.!G@ Woods aiso granted an in
junction IN the case Of Charles Ment-
Ter against Agnes Mcntzer a d.
vorce case enjoin 'ng the defendast
froc! damaging the property Of the
p ai2tiie. a motion fer course a1I
irony fees was made and will be
confirmed probably in fey DAYS
EG"n3y AMI Henson represent the
+ "'"':if. and Nol. ant KcG?ur: the
d"fGDdaSt.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23

WHEELING, w. Va, June %
Gamblers Of this city are preparing
to migrate to the Ohio side OF the
river after consulting lawyers and
learning there is no possible loop
mole of escape for them under the
Vagrancy law, which classifies gam
blers and projectors of gambling
houses as Migrants.
Under the law, which is now in eff
feet, gamblers must go to work or to
Jail. The law provides that all per-
sons between the ages Of Is and 60
must work at least SO hours a week
or be sentenced to Jail for term
not exceeding 60 days for each Of
Tense and to pay a fine Of not more
than $1OO.
The gamblers are moving to Mar
tins Ferry Bridgeport and Bellaire,
Ohio.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
CHARLESTON IN GRIP OF
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC

CHARLESTON. w. Va, June %
An epidemic Of typhoid fever is rag
ing here. One hundred cases have
been reported in the last two months
md new cases are occurring at an av-
erage Of five day.
Health authorities have issued
warnings to boil all water and chlor-
INC treatment is being given the wa
ter furnished by the city.
Health officials are handicapped
IN fighting the disease because its
origin is a mystery. The city's drink
ing water has been ana!yzed and
been found free OF typhoid fever
germs. The fedora health authorities
have been appealed to and have sent
experts here to make an investiga-
ton.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
1IAllS GREATEST WAR NEED is SHIPS: THE
WAR MUST BE WON OR ALI, WILL RE RI1NED

, NE" 1Ofh June 2:Spcakers at the luncheon given at
the AStor yesterday by the Merchants Association n to
oerS Oh me Italian War Commission declared contrvncn
or Columbus and the people land which Coul. ono
w o were uh'ted IN wan which should result in the build
my VI ne" world a Wod Charles Hughes expressed
IT, 'Whele law and Justice suprcmeN
I'VE shall win the war" said Mayor Mitchell nd ,vbc,
me war IS over hope and believe that our victory will insro
he pernanercy which will establish ms, r,t;o,
among the nations OF the earth insure Inc nouitv Of ~
"crlc nations IN the future. Then come what hone yn
can look forward to the golden PERIOD period Of closer
snip between these allied nations banded together in ts orn,
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
NO STALE BREAD
TO Be RETURNED
Thousands Of Bakers THROUGHOUT
:. Country Agree to Force Econ
omy

WlAs3tIINGTON, June % More
than $4,000 bdkers Throughout the
country have agreed with the Com
mercial Economy Board to begin on
July 10 to refuse returns Of stale
bread from dealers.
BY thus compelling housewives to
order for their needs and dealers to
conflne supplies to actual demand,
enough waste will be eliminated to
feed 100000 persons besides releas-
Ing many employees for other neces-
sary work.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
MAlO R THOMPSON OF CHICAGO MAY BE
lMPEACHED HOSTILITY TO HIM BASED ON
PRO-GERM4tNESM AND OPPOSITION To IO.N

CHICAGO June 23-Mayor William Hale THOMPSON was
ignored as presiding officer Of the Chicago City yesterday
und cries Of 'mpeachment!' "Turn him outw Rcscuons
passed empowering committees TO take The necessary steps
cI 10 m'each the Mayor his enforced ryraIion from
ce Wh1ic the School Board situation v ~. Satny r nm
erV'ng cause of the hostility Thompson found IN his pro-
Inan*m his refusal Liberty Loan ana his bo
ue toward inviting the Baour Commission visit Clcapo
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-23
For Red Gross Benefit.

Tonight at the market house the
Red Cross ladies will have on sale
the cake and candy which was left
over from the lawn fete, which was
he'd last night at the home f Mr..
Charles Kilbourn.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
CITY ATTORNEY IS
PREPARING ORDINANCE
City of Alma Will Have Build
ing Ordinance-CounciI Asks
That One BE Submitted.

AT the meeting of the Common
Council Of the city Of Alma on Tues
day evening OF this week the council
unanimously passed a resolution ask
ing the city attorney to prepare a
building ordinance and submit il for
approval.
Alma is rapidly becoming Il city
that needs such an ordinance, in order
that the city may not he full Of build
ings that will continue to be eye sores.
and disgrace to a hustling and pro-
gressive community, such as is Alma.
Alma has some at the present time,
but with the progress that the city
IS making these must sooner or later
give way to up-to-date structures as
they are for the greater part in the
main business sections of the city.
where more substantial business
places are going to be needed within
the near future.
No more eye sores, iS proper at
titude for the city council to take. and
show that the council is alive to the
needs Of the hour in Alma. and intend
tc keep the business section of the city
in pace with the growth of the com
munity.
1t will be recalled that the Alma
Record, editorially, has been asking
that such an ordinance be passed. and
pointing out the needs Of such a build
inc ordinance.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
FAIL TO FILL
Failed to Secure Candi-
date for City Clerk in Vacancy.

The republicans Of the city of Alma
will make TO war this year to capture
the office of city clerk now being held
by Carl Gallagher, democrat, and Gal
Iagher's election TO the office is al
most certainty as result, as he will
have no opposition, unless names are
written in at the polls.
At the republican city convention
the republicans nominated William
Amsbury for their candidate for the
Office, he securing an almost unani-
nous vote in the convention. Ans
bury was not present, but it was ex-
pected at the time that he would make
tic run The day following the con-
vention Amsbury withdrew, and the
republicans started looking for a
suitable candidate for the Office who
would hold the position for the
amount paid by the city, but were un-
able to find one.
Monday night, the time for filing
vacancy's expired, and Gallagher
name will be the only one, which will
go on the ballot as a candidate for
the Office of city clerk.
1t will be possible for anyone to
vote for another candidate for this
office by writing in the name of the
candidate, that the person wishes 70
vote for, but it would take big
bunch to write in enough TO insure
the election Of any candidate over Gal
laghcr, and his election TO office for
second term is practically certain
This leaves two vacancies on the re-
publican city ticket this year, the 9th
eI vacancy being for the office of JUS
tee Of the peace for the long term
left open through vote OF the repub.
iican city convention, to insure the
election of d. l.. Johnson, as the con
vention thought that an attorney was
needed to care. for the growing bus
iress of the justice courts here.
The fact that two of the five places
en- the republican city ticket are va
cant naturally weakens the ticket and
makes a victory for the other three
candidates just that much harder, as
the opposing ticket in the field is com.
ulCtf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
UNION TELEPHONE
INCREASES CAPITAL
Dollar Corporation In
creaseS Capital to One and
Half Million Dollars.

BY vote of the stockholders OF the
Union Telephone company at the an
nual meeting here on Wednesday aft
ernoon, the company became a corpo-
ration OF S1,500,000, instead Of q mil
lion dollar corporation as il has been
in the past.
The Telephone Company is expect
ing 10 do some expanding in the near
future and the increase in capitalize
tion, is said to have been made for
this reason Just what the expansion
of the company will be is not know, as
the officials Of the company are keep
ing mum on this proposition.
The reports Of the officials of the
company at the annual meeting in
dicated that the company has enjoyed
one of the best years in its history
and there is very indication that the
ensuing year will be still better one
for the concern, which until few
years ago had its headquarters in Al
ma.
With one exception the same board
OF directors was reelected by the
stockholders Of the company. The di-
rectors are A. NJ Bentley Of Owosso,
j. B. Crawford of Ithaca, W. A.
Bahlke Of Alma, J. II. Fildew Of Pom
tiac, f. o. Dewey of Owosso, c. T.
Babcock Of St. John. F. q. Theirs of
MI Pleasant. J T. Millman Of st.
Johns, L. L. Conn Of Owosso. }. +.
Gerow of Ovid and r. H. kirkland Of
Lakeview. K. II Kirkland was the
newly elected member of the board Of
directors
Following the meeting of the stock
holders the board of directors met in
the Wright House parlors and re-
elected the same officers that served
last year These are president. c. T.
Babcock of st. Johns; president,
A. NJ. Bentley Of Owosso; secretary,
l.. l.. Conn Of Owosso; treasurer, +. o.
Dewey of Owosso; and general man
ager, w. J Melchers Of Owosso.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
HOBSON HERE
Naval Hero Lectured on Liquor Traf
6c and Prohibition.

Captain Richmond Pierson HUDSON,
representative in congress from Ala
bama, and one of the leaders in the
fight for nationwide prohibition in
that body, gave splendid lecture
here last Friday night in the high
school auditorium.
Hobson took hard fall out Of
the liquor traffic, making one of the
strongest speeches in behalf Of pro-
hibition that has ever been given in
Alma. His points were plainly the
result of long study and careful OBJ
servation, enabling him to get facts
in hand that would escape the or
oinary observer.
Hobson was back in Grand Rapids
the first of the week. where he was
Immediately after the
sinking of the three American boats
by the German subs Hobson's opin-
ion was that the United States would
be justified now to make war on Ger
many The hero Of Santiago knows
a few things about sea laws, and in
ternational law, through his former
service in the navy and through his
services in congress, and has been
Just as strong for preparedness as he
has for prohibition.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
ANNEXATION TO
Be VOTED UPON
Portions of Six Sections
May Be Voted In as
Part of Alma.
RAPID GROWTH DEMANDS IT
Large Number of Subdivisions
Will Be Brought Within City
Limits if il Carries.

Monday, April End, the city OF AL
ma and the townships of Pine River
and Arcadia will vote on the propo-
sition of annexation to the city of
Alma Of the northeast quarter of sec
ton thirty three, the north one of
sections thirty-four and thirty-five,
n southeast quarter Of section thir-
ty-five and the east one half of the
southwest quarter Of section thirty
FIVE all in the township of Pine River
and also the northeast quarter and the
southwest quarter, and the east one
half of the northwest one quarter
of section two, and also the south one
half of section three and also the
southwest quarter of section four, Of
the township of Arcadia.
The growth of the city of Alma dur
ing the past few years has crowded
the city over its present boundaries
and into this adjacent territory, with
numerous homes that are greatly in
need of the benefits of city govern
ment, and city facilities. This ad-
jacent territory is also needed for
the further expansion of the city,
which is sure 10 come, as Alma has
several more industries in sight. which
the city is endeavoring TO swing to
ALMA. A couple Of them are prac-
tically sure TO locate in Alma, and
the already cramped city will need
still n ore room in which to expand. If
the proposed annexation is carried, it
will give Alma some territory not yet
built up, in which to further expand.
II will also relieve the townships of
the burden Of higher taxes in provid-
ing schools, etc, for this population,
which has run over the boundaries Of
the city, and out into the country
districts adjacent to Alma.
That Alma will need this territory
within couple years, is not question
ed. The Republic Motor Truck Com
pany, Inc, is figuring on still more
building this coming summer. The
Western Kerosene Carburetor compa-
ny will soon be doing business here,
with a force of one hundred men, for
which Alma has not yet provided
homes. The possibilities Of $780,
900 power plant for Alma loom up
large and Alma will probably get this
plant, which will employ number Of
men. Then there is talk of a couple
other plants, mentioned above, but
which cannot be named at this time,
as no deals in regard TO them have
been closed
1t is said that one thousand new
houses will 20 in Alma this coming
summer, which means that the city
must have more ground. 1t will be a
necessity and accordingly will release
the townships from burden of taxa
ton which they viii otherwise expert
ence
If the annexation is voted Alma will
be more than doubled in amount of
territory. Alma now contains one
and three-fourths square miles of ter
!. fitory, and if the annexation is voted
upon favorably, Alma will have four
and three-fourths square miles of ter
7 ritory, considerable Of which has al
ready been broken up into sub-divi-
isons, which for the past year have
been enjoying a thriving business, so
great has been the need of lots for
home maFers 10 build upon.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
CIVIC LEAGUE LADIES
START IMPORTANT WORK
Will Collect Funds for the Relief
of Starving Children of
Belgium.

The work of he Commission for
Relief in Belgium Is being conducted
in Alma. through the Civic league,
which has volunteered To assist the
commission here in the raising Of
funds for the relief Of the starving
children IN Belgium
The Belgium children are starving;
they are wasting away from hunger,
and the end will be death. or worse
than death. a life crippled by the un-
der-developncnt OF mind and of body.
What you think about the war. and
the action Of any one, don't blame the
blamelesS children, they were not re-
sponsible for any conditions which are
existing.
Can you not give dollar a month
for the aid Of this work? If not a
dollar. give what you can. You may
be the means Of aiding 10 save some
poor ehild's life. on at least save a
poor little child. one perhaps like your
own. from the agony that comes from
continued hunger. from starving
body and an unnourished mind. Think
only Of what you would have others
do. were your children in the places
Of those blamelcss children i'm Bel
gum. Help the ladies just as much
as you can.
All contribution win be- GLADLY re-
ceived. whether dollar or cent
Every cent will count All cortribu-
tions should be let with Mrs. f. f.
Pollasky, chairman Of the committee
IN charge Of The funds
1t will go straight % the Relief
Work OF Belgium Children. viii you
contribute and help save a life?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
ALMA PLANT IS
SURE TO OPERATE
Sugar Factory has Contracts
Enough to Insure the
Fall Campaign.
.RA|SERS' STRIKE IS STILL ON
Meeting This Week Failed to
Bring Settlement, and Some
Factories May Not Run.

Manager lothian Allen OF the Alma
plant OF the Michigan Sugar compa-
ny on Wednesday OF this week assur-
ed the Record reporter that the local
plant had contracts for enough acre
ege for beets this year, TO insure the
plants running this fall, even though
the fight between the beet companys
and the growers was not settled be-
fore planting time.
This will insure a good fall in Alma
as the Alma plant of the Michigan
Sugar company employs a couple
hundred of men for from sixty TO a
hundred and twenty days during the
late fall and winter, and a considera-
BILE part of the earnings Of these men
will be spent in Alma in one way or
another.
On Tuesday of this week, after a
meeting between the beet growers
executive committee and the heads of
the various sugar factories in the
state, it seemed that there would be
little chance for getting the factions
together, and as a result some of the
factories in the state probably will
not have acreage enough for the COM
ing fall TO insure their running. Most
of the factories, however, will have
acreage enough to operate.
It is reported that after the meet
ing in Saginaw on Tuesday, that the
growers while maintaining sn attitude
for $500 ton for beets, seemed in
clined to give little ground, but that
they could not meet the factory heads,
who insisted that the contracts with
the sliding scale were the best that
the sugar plants Of the state could
do.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
EDW ARD j. MONET
Republican Candidate for Circuit
Judge

According TO the returns Of the
board Of canNassers. Mr.. Monet was
nominated for circuit Judge Of this
circuit. by "a popuiar majority of 527
which shows beyond question that the
people OF the district regard him as
thoroughly competent TO perform the
duties Of the important Office Of cir
cait Judge G-atiot county has had
the Office continuously for the past
eighteen years tJudge Stone six years
and Judge Seat twelve ycarsl and
all will agree that in fairness Clinton
county is now entitled 10 hold the of
fee, Judge Scarf recognizing this fact
by declining further denomination.
Mr.. Monet is forty-four years Of age.
and has been exclusively engaged in
the practice OF law in this district
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
MAY PASS BILL
Bill in Legislature Increase Mon.
cy for Reward Roads.

If house bin No. las, which pass
ed the lower house of the state legis-
lature Monday, passes the senate and
becomes law. the state reward for
gravel roads will be increased from
$500 TO Ss75 mile
Stone roads get 81 900 mile and
many feel that good gravel roads are
the better of the two, but even If not,
II is felt that the state should be Civ
ing much more in proportion for the
two, which this bill will require them
10 do.
Should this will become Il law, it
will make the work of getting the
easier, as it will tighten the expense
on the city of Alma. which must aid in
the work and on the four townships,
Pine River. Seville. Sumner and Ar
cada, which will be effected by the
road.
This road should be constructed this
year and efforts are being made 70
interest the townships in the matter,
and get the work done this coming
summer. If it is put through in con-
nection with the paving from the rail
road west to the city limits on West
Superior street. it will also make the
cost of this paving less, if the paving
to be laid, could be put in as a part
of the state road. as it probably can.
The above bill still has the senate
to pass before getting the signature
OF the governor. and it is Of vital
interest 10 Gratiot county. and in
fluential parties should write TO Sen
ator Damon OF this district and inn
press upon him the fact that this dis
trict wants the bill to pass the sem
ate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
FINE DAIRY COW
Holstcin Owned in Gratiot Ranks
Among States Best.

Everyone interested in fine dairy
cows will be greatly interested in
knowing that Gratiot county at last
has q Holstein that ranks among the
best in the state as a. butter fat pro
ducer. and the first in Gratiot county
to produce thirty pounds Of butter
IN a week.
The COW began her test at the age
OF four years, two months and twenty
nine days The first week the record
was 31.73 pounds of butter with an
average of so pounds of milk a day.
The test for the seven days averaged
AZ, which puts her in the front rank
in Michigan as a junior four years
old. She has shown herself TO be in
every respect a perfect cow for the
dairy business, both in confirmation
and in her ability to produce.
The test was conducted under the
direction of the Michigan Agricultu-
raj college, two official test supervi-
sors, A. II. Perrin and Robert II.
krause. taking charge of the test
ing.
The COW is the property of James
Gargett Of Sumner township.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
WON CONTEST
Johnston. Famed Athlete. Won the
Prohibition Contest

Eddie Johnston, famed at Alma col
lege as an all around athlete, has
gone in for further honors in differ
ent line and again Eddie came
through with a victory. Johnston won
the Alma college prohibition oratori-
cal contest over a field Of four aspi-
rants and will represent Alma college
at the Michigan intercollegiate Pro
hibition oratorical contest.
Johnston'S Grafton was entitled,
"Tlte Palace Of He'll" Glare Pelrigo
of St. Louis was awarded second hon
ors. and Mckinley Payn Of Howell
won third honorS.
Johnston through his victory won a
prize of $1,000 in gold and Pcrrigo,
winner OF second honors. won half Of
the above sum