The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-03

| Grand Rapids-Howard Cudahy,
.hird officer, was killed when the Flor
snce H.. was blown up in a French
port, according to word from Washing
ton.
| Port Huron-Rail laying has begun
On the new line to Marine City, be-
longing to the Detroit, Bay City &
Western railroad. Trains will start
running about August 1.
| Detroit-John Slusarski, who threat
ened to kill Henry Ford and his son,
Edsel, unless he was given $4,000, has
been taken to Leavenworth prison to
serve three-year sentence
| Jackson-Melvin G.. Youngs, 25
years old, Blackman township farmer,
was instantly killed when he drove
his horse and buggy up the track to-
ward an approaching Lansing interur-
ban car. The horse was also killed.
Grand Rapids-The study Of German
has been abolished in all Catholic
| schools in Grand Rapids, following or
iers from Bishop Michael G.. Gallagher.
The study had been eliminated al
ready by three large Catholic schools
here.
| Monroe-Hundreds of people Of all
| denominations were present in his
| toric st. Marys Catholic church to
participate in the final services for
Merrill F. Anteau, Monroe city's first
sacrifice to the present war. The
young man was private at Camp Gus
ter and died of pneumonia.
Traverse City-Hanley Wilhelm,
/ 81, son of Postmaster Wilhelm, Trav-
erse City, died in the naval hospital
at Chelsea, Mass, from pneumonia.
The body was brought here. The body
City boy, who died in United States
service, was also brought here.
Albion-The publication of tie
| names of Albion's immortal forty"
who would not subscribe to the war
fund has brought about an increase in
! pledges. The amount being paid
monthly now by the city is $1,937.70.
The board, at the beginning of the
campaign last November, aimed at
| $4,000 a month.
Grand Rapids-An appeal has been
made to members of the American
Protective league by officers Of the
Kent county division not to engage in
the operation of the Liberty league,
a body which has several times of late
applied paint and posted warnings on
homes and stores of residents whom
they alleged to be pro-German.
Albion-A miscarriage of mob rule
took place here when men drove into
Albion from the country and painted
| red and yellow paint on the sidewalk
| in front of the home of +. w. Kimmer,
man who is one of Albion's most
loyal patriots, veteran of the Civil
f, war, and giver to all funds here. The
men evidently made mistake in the
house.
Camp Custer-Private Alvin Slacho-
| wicz, of Detroit, assigned to the 16Oth
depot brigade, has been acquitted of
refusing to have an operation for her
MIA, which interfered with his duties
as a soldier. The trial developed,
! however, that the disorder did not in
terfere with his work and he was dis
charged. He was restored to duty
! with his company.
| Hudson-The local schools were
temporarily closed following the resig-
nation of every teacher but one follow.
ing action of the school board in re-
Installing one of four boys who had
been ordered to make up work they
had missed when they skipped school.
The other three boys were making up
their work, the fourth being shown ia
voritism by the board, according to
the teachers.
Owosso-The war department has
advised relatives here of the death in
France, of Lieutenant Charles S.
Williams, of the Flying corps. He was
killed in an aeroplane accident. Lieu.
tenant Williams was graduate of the
University of Michigan engineering
department and prior to his enlistment
last spring, was employed in Detroit.
! He sailed for France In January. He
was the first Owosso, man to die in
France.
Camp Custer-Despite all the publ
city given to the discharge Of enemy
aliens from the national army local
boards in Michigan continue to send
Austrian and German citizens to Gus
ter, even when these aliens ask exemp-
ton. Hundreds of them sent here
, in the last quota Of the first draft were
aliens, and Al of them were citizens
of the two countries with which the
United States is now at war. Some of
these Al men are willing to serve, but
make the provision that they will &C.
cept service only in this country.
Calumet-The Calumet & Hecla
mining Co. and ten subsidiary corpor.
atoms have granted a general increase
over the present minimum wages of
per cent, with increases running up
to rs per cent for some classes of un.
derground work. The contract system
remains in force, making even greater