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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-10
The Nluht Hawk.

whats Old Rounder doing nowY"
Trying to get the gang to stay an
other hour while he tells them how
much he thinks of home"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-10
Notice Of Letting Of Drain Contracts
for Bailey Dram, at the Farm Resi-.
dence of Fred W. Smith, Section
So, RUSH Township, on Wednesday,
Nav 18th, A, D. 1918.

Notice is Hereby Given. that I. Alonzo
Grimm, County Drain Commissioner OF the
County OF Shiawassee, State OF Michigan. will,
residence OF Fred w. Smith. section So In the
Township OF Rush, In said County OF Shiawas-
see, at ten o'clock In the forenoon of that day,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10

heGovernme S conservation program makes
II necessary to suspend the beverage business of
the Anheuser-Busch plants. We consider it a
privilege to cooperate with the Government in
making its war program effective. and to comply
with every request and suggestion of the Govern
ment to the end that German armies may be more
quickly defeated and German a~utocracy over
thrown-to the end that an enduring peace may
be established that will insure justice and protec-
ton to all nations and all peoples and make future
wars impossible.
We stand s%quarely behind the Government in the
prosecution of the Wdr to a u~ictorious conclusion.
We regard the sacrifices we are making, amounting
to many millions of dollars, as insignificant and in
consequential when We think of the benefits that wiH
accrue TO the word under the terms of the unselfish
and d~Lruistic war aims of the United States as
defined BY our President.
The AnheuSer-Busch Brewing Association is pre-
eminenty the foremost and largest Institution of its
character in the word. II has plants covering more
than Is city blocks in ST. Louis, and branch houses
in many other cities and foreign countries. The buSi-
ness of Anheuser-Busch was world-vide. Its highly
efficient executive and sales organization, as far as
war conditions wiH permit, wiN be retained intact;
and after the wdr for Democracy shall haze been
won, we shall be engaged again in useful industry.
The Anheuser-Busch plants are equivalent to a
city in themselves. They represent an invested
capital of 100000, 900. There are many modern
manufacturing units in the group of plants-one.'
the new Bevo bottling and shipping plant, with
equipment, costing approximately 100000.
and being the best industrial plant Of any char
acter in the world.
Anheuser-Busch pays annually more than
SO, 900, 900 in Federal, State and Municipalities
Anheuser-Busch employs at good wages from
I 5000 to $500 persons.
Anheuser-Busch industries support nearly a
. score of other useful industries of considerable
magnitude.
IS During the period that Anheuser-Busch is out
d Of active business, we shall take Unnecessary steps
to protect the good name of this institution, which
a. always has stood for 100 per cent integrity and
100 per cent efficiency. In the excitement of war
70 false reports and statements are circulated with
reckless disregard for truth. Anheuser-Busch has
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10

United States and widely advertised in news
papers, and sold with the full knowledge of the
Government. Many financial institutions, and
thousands of loyal citizens, still own these bonds.
The bonds were sold by the same institutions
that sold French, English, Italian and other war
bonds. They were sold at "a cents on the dollar,
and recommended by f~inanciers as good invest
ments. paying a return Of nearly 7 per cent.
Some professional ~agitators nave undertaken to
make it appear that Mr.. Busch bought the German
bonds to aid Germany in making war on the
United States. When these bonds were sold it
was publicly announced that the funds were to be
used to establish commercial credits for Germany
in this country-credits such as the allied countries
enjoyed through the sale of their bonds.
The fact that this transaction wds in October,
1915, and that the United States did not declare
war on Germany until April, 1917, should SET at
rest the ridiculous charges circulated principally BY
bald a~gitators refecting on the loyalty of Anheuser-
Busch.
Anheuser-Busch was founded upon the solid
rock of Americanism and grew to be a great insti-
tuition under the protection of American democ-
racy. The late Adolphus Busch, for many years
its president, laid the foundations OF the character
of Anheuser-Busc so broad and deep that this
institution always has represented in the industrial
world vastly more than a beverage industry. The
name Of Anheuser-Busch has been associated with,
and will continue to be associated with, great
industries in various fields Of manufacture.
finance, railroading, mining, hotel building and
operation, etc.
The intensely loyal organization, created by
AdoIphus Busch, and strengthened under succeed
ing management, always will be found fighting to
uphold American ideals of government and
American principles Of fair play.
Anheuser-Busch is ready to sacrifice everything
except loyalty to country, and its own honor, to
scrUe the Government in bringing this war to a DC
torious conclusion.
We wish to express our gratitude to our dealers
and the thousands of loyal friends whose cooper
alton and support have been an invaluable asset
to this institution. We assure them that after the
war Anheuser- Busch again will take its place
among the important and indispensable industrial
institutions of America.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10

mules, $465; one four year old horse
mule brought $267.50; one pair four
and five year olds sold at $525; pair
CT black mare mules went at $535;
enc sorrell mare mule went at $247.5O.
The above are representative sales;
VIC left the sale grounds before the
sale closed, therefore can not give
the sale in full.-Auxvasse Review.
Mrs. Lowell Cash has received the
announcement of the safe arrival ov-
erseas of her husband, Lieut.. Cash.
Mrs. Cash was Miss Dolores Connor
before her marriage.
Dee Johnson in France.
Dee L. johnson, who is Somewhere
with the United States troops over
seas, writes his mother, Mrs. A. T,
johnson Of Mexico, that he is located
in a beautiful country, as well kept
as a garden. He can see the Ger
mans cutting their wheat and oats
and doing other work in the fields
The nights there are very cold, and il
is necessary to seep under four blan
kets. He is well acquainted with coot
les, as are other soldiers" He ha;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10

to buy, some to see how stock was
selling and some because they had
rothing else to do. Mr.. Considine's
offering of stock was in good, salable
shape and sold at good prices.
We arrived there at the noon hour,
Just after the hogs and cattle were
sold, but we learned that cows sold
from $50 to 800. After dinner the
sheep and mules were sold. Breeding
ewes sold from $1S to $25,25; buck
lambs from $15 to $40 per head; and
flock bucks from $50 to $50 each.
Charles Dunn, of Hereford, was there
ard bought a span Of four and five
year-old mare mules at $3.50. Then
Craig Moseley got into the bidding,
and bought a pair of four year old
gray mare mules at $3.50. Vernon
Baker, of Illinois, paid $685. for a pair
&c mare mules. Other mules sold as
follows;
One pair of three year old mare
mules went for $500; one par five.
year-olds were knocked off at $$615.
one span of six-year-old mare mules
brought $50; pair OF seven-year-olt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10

hers Of the Masonic order in service
there. He has also qualified as a bal
loon rigger, motor mechanic and
chauffeur.
RAYMOND Earl Fraley, formerly of
this city, is in the U. S. radio service
school at Harvard University.
Is Now Lieut.. Davis.
Kenneth Davis, of Audrain county
has been commissioned second Leu
tenant, and is now stationed at East
Lansing, Mich, for drilling CT Unit
ed States troops. Lieutenant Davis
was n among those who repre-
sented the University Of Kansas last
,July. at Fl. Sheridan, and made
snlendid record while there. He is 8
son of the late S. I. Davis, formerly
county school commissioner, and is
nephew Of ]. Hord Davis of this city
The Big COnsidine Sale Held Friday
Joe Considine held his 10th semi
annual sale of stock Friday of las
week at his Hopewell Stock Farm
at Thompson, Audrain county. 4
large crowd Of farmers and stock
men was present. Some were Their
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10

been the victim, unfortunately, of many such false
reports.
In this connection we consider it opportune to
so clearly define the attitude of this institution and
its officers that there can be no further excuse for
misrepresentation.
As an American Institution, founded by Ameri-
cans more than 90 years ago, and continuously
owned and operated BY Americans, Anheuser-Busch
has Enthusiastically expressed its Americanism BY sub
scribing to more than So, 900, 900 of Liberty Bonds
and the contribution of $500, 900 to the american
Red Cross and other war relief organizations of the
United States and the allied cause.
Every employee of Anheuser- B~usch-more than
5000 in number-is a subscriber TO Liberty Bonds
and a contributor to the Red Cross and other war
charities.
As a further contribution towdrd thinning the war,
August 4. Busch, president of Anheuser-Busch
upon Americas entry into the conflict voluntarily
Cancelled dHcommercia contracts OF he Busch-Sulzer
Bros. Diesel Engine Co., of which he is president,
and since that time The entire facilities of this
$500, 900 plant haze been exclusively de0oted to
the manufacture of engines for the Submarines Of the
OHIeQ OtOLeS IVdUy' 4 ne engines manu- 6CtuTCd w
this plant are conceded TO be the finest and most
perfect made anywhere in the world,
Mr.. Busch also has arranged to lease to the
Government for the period Of the war onethird
of the 26 acres of floor space Of the new S 100000
600 Bevo plant.
The manufacturing facilities Of the $60,000,000
Anheuser-Busch plant, in part or entirety, have
been rendered to the United States until the end
Of the war.
Over-enthusiastic ~agitators and envious COM
petitors have attempted to prejudice the public
against Anheuser-Busch on account of the pur-
chase in October, l9l5-when this country was
neutraLof some German Government bonds by
August A. Busch and for the account Of his
mother. Mrs. Adolphus Busch.
The truth is that these bonds were purchased
Is months before the United States declared war
on Germany, and at a time when there was no
thought that this country would become involved
in the war.
The German bonds were sold by the principal
banks. trust companies and bond houses OF the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
Anheuser-Busch ST. Louis, U. S. A.

not been located in their present
place for long, and when his division
had been there but "a hours, a Ger
man balloon made its appearance and
dropped a note with the following in
scription: "Welcome, Thirty-fifth Di-
vision!"
Jesse l.. Beam has returned to his
camp at Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Texas, after a ten days furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Beam of this city. Mr.. Beam was call
ed here for the funeral Of his uncle,
the late Matt Heller.
Goes into Service.
DIR. Dysart Moore, Of st. Louis.
formerly Of this city is closing out
his dental business in st Louis pre-.
paratory to entering the army as q
lieutenant in the dental branch Of
the service.
Lieut.. Sanford Now.
Kenneth Sanford who enlisted II
the U. S. Army shortly after tn
war began has been commissioned
second lieutenant in the U s Motto
Transport Corps, according to ad
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
whitley VIII Campaign for Folk.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. o.
Senator Whitley late Friday sent TO
State Chairman Neale a telegram
stating that he would be at liberty
after October 20 to assist in the
Democratic campaign in Missouri,
A request had been received from
Chairman Neale asking Senator
Whitley to participate in the cam
paign to elect Joseph W. Folk.
1t is believed now the Senate will
be in recess after October 20 and the
plans are made in the belief that the
recess program will permit members
of the Missouri delegation to go to
their homes and to enter into a spir-
tied campaign. 1t is probable that,
even though the recess is not had,
| Senator Whitley and others will join
the campaigners if doing so will not
interfere with important legislation
before Congress.
81 have not the slightest DOUBT
Folk will be elected and elected by a
comfortable majority" Senator Will
fley said in announcing his plans.
"But we all want to join in assisting
in sending another Senator to Wash
ington from Missouri and l am going
to do my part"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
MANY DEAD IN EXPLOSION

Mrs. W. E. Haggard is in receipt
of a telegram from her son, Homer
Haggard, of Amboy, N. j., stating
that he was not injured in the NUM-
ton plant explosion Friday night.
Mr.. Haggard is employed as a civil
engineer in the munition plant. Mr..
Haggard's many friends in Mexico
will be glad to know that he escaped
unhurt.
The fire started from an explosion
in the shell leading plant, and it is
reported that more than one hundred
workmen were killed and a large
number injured.
The plant covers a large area,
which is approximately four miles
long and two miles wide, with many
buildings in which, it is said, 1000
persons, working in three shifts, are
usually employed. Women and girls
work on the day shift, and it i:
thought lone of them were at the
plant last night.
The fire was still burning at a late
hour but was said to be under con,
troll. The property damage has mol
been estimated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
wlLFLEY ANSWERS TELEGRAM

United States Senate, Oct. 3, 1918,
Mrs. j. T. Johnson, Chairman,
Ninth Congressional District,
Mexico, Mo.
My dear Mrs. johnson:
Your telegram just received /
was greatly disappointed that the
suffrage amendment did not pass
the Senate, but / am not discouraged.
| leel very sure that II is only a short
ume until it will pass the Senate. In
inc meantime, | think the work
should continue in Missouri, in order
mat there may be no doubt about
mat State when the matter comes up
ior the ratification of the amend
ment' ! made a speech for the
amendment in the Senate and did all
could in support Of it. The Presi-
uentS speech did not change any
votes in the Senate, but made a pro-
found impression upon the country
and am sure will do the cause great
good Let us keep up the work. W.
are growing stronger.
Very truly,
4 XENoPHoN p. WHITLEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
WI MUST DESTROY
TOWN FOR TOWN"
SAYS FRENCH PLEA

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. - The
french National Committee in charge
# the r~eparation and restoration Of
War Damage has issued a declara-
ion demanding that the allied gov
,rnments invoke the law of retaliation
against Germany.
The declaration says while the law
is repugnant to the nations fighting
for the triumph of justice and liberty
it is the only one that will make an
impression on the German mind.
All governments which participate
in the crusade are asked to resolve
to destroy town for town, village for
village, church for church, castle for
castle and property for property.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
RODGERS WOUNDED INFRANCE

A telegram received here late Fri
day afternoon by Mrs. Nancy
Rodgers from the War Department
announced the fact that her son,
James L. Rodgers, was seriously in
jured in battle on September IS. No
other details were given.
Rodgers was trained at Camp Fun
,ton and went to France the early
part of the summer. His mother had
heard from him several times. He
vas wounded the same day that Fred
Hilbert of Benton City was wounded
md this may mean that the Audrain
county contingent is now in the bat
lie line.
Before going to war he was en-
,loyed at the Kemp g. Nelson store
,ere. He was in the U. s. Signal
;orps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10

vices from wsshinron- He Is . sen
e Mr.. and MrL ?. r. Sanford. 81
this city.
Word has been received q ne safe
arrival overseas q Richard Mekin-
ney. a this city.
Seriously Wounded
Carroll Stack. q VEndaia, was
among those listed Sunday 81 s1r-
ously wounded in action svsrscas.
Word vas received here Monday
morning announcing thls Ned MI
Ter, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Y. T. Miller,
q this city. has been reinsisted IN
the air service Of the q. s. Army.
When Ned was given an honorable
discharge. several months ago i
was on the ground that he had not
remained all night with his plane
when he had been forced to ahght IN
the Florida Everglades after run
ming out Of gasoline.
Mr.. Miller was within five hours
Of winning his commission at the
! time. Because the place he dlighted
in was almost inaccessible ard he
could not procure a guide to tske him
back to the ship" after he had tele-
phoned his accident into the flying
field at Arcadia, Fla, he did not get
10 spend the night guarding the ship
according to instructions.
1t was for this reason that he was
given his discharge.
He Immediately began his efforts
to procure reinstatement. believing
that the circumstances justified it,
His friends came to his aid and for
several weeks he has been in Wash
ington seeking to procure his return
into service.
The Ledger joins the many friends
Of Cadet Miller in extending ron
gratulations.
Edwin Cave a Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Edwin Cave passed
through Mexico Tuesday morning OF
his way to Columbia.
Lieutenant Cave is on 4 furlougf
having just received his commission
at Fort Sheridan, III. He is q former
Mexico boy.
Elon Whitney went to st. Louis
Tuesday to be examined for entranc'
in the u. S. Marines.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
Safe in England.

A cablegram to Mrs. R. H. Wright
Thursday morning announced the
,afe arrival Of her son, Serg. Chas'
Wright in England. Sergeant
Wright is now located in a base shop
for motorcycle repairing. In his let
ters home, he is loud in his praise
or tbe canteen service Of the Red
Cross. Sergeant Wright formerly
was city editor Of the Ledger ana
has many friends here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
MAY EACH RECEIVE
I CHRISTMAS PACKAGE

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Oct. Avery soldier,
officer or other member Of the Amer
lean expeditionary force will be en-
titled to receive from America one
Christmas package not larger than
8 by A by 8 inches, and not exceeding
3 pounds in weight, according to a
general order just issued.
An official coupon, which must be
pasted on the package, will be given
10 each member Of the American ex-
peditionary force to be sent to the
friend or relative from whom a
package is expected. The packages
must be sent before November 20.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
XENoPHoN p. WHITLEY,
Montgomery Boy Drowned.

MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo-, Oct.
dewey Shaw, son of Mrs. Shaw, a
of this county, lost his life by
Ealing from a ship and drowning,
sCcOrdlng to a telegram received here.
e was working for the Government
~ sandy Hook, Long Island. Eight
a0n'gomery county boys have lost
'c'r lives since war was declared.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
LONDON SAD N FACE
OF ULTIMATE VICTORY



LONDON, Oct f-Eveybody here
allies that the war Is In is final
.,sse, yet there Is not the least pub
re evidence Of the Joy which this
brinrs 20 every home in England.
mat Is because Of the heavy sacrihe-
which are still being made and
vhieh must continue % be made to
Inc very end. The suppressed emo
ions Of a people which has been
making these bitter sacrifices for
four years will only be released BY
Inc firal victory. There will be no
premature rejoicing in England and
there can be none while this last
furious battle is raging. Not even
The reeapture Of the Flanders ridges
which British troops stormed in a
series Of deadly battles a year ago,
not even the capture Of long eoves-
ed Cambria, o the crushing Of the
Turk, nor the eapitulation Of Bulga-
ria can take the tenacious British
mind away from the one objective
against which every effort Of these
four years has been directly or in
directly aimed.
took a journey out of London
Yesterday, the newsiest day since
1914, ten in the car, and not another
person reading a newspaper. Yet it
was not indifference, for CONVERSE
ton showed that every one of the
other nine well knew what great
events were in the air and were in
deed already looking beyond them.
There was not eve one expression
of relief because the end at last was
in sight nor was there exultation for
the many British victories, only a
deep thankfulness and satisfaction
and they expressed only in the most
simple Unconditional words, and al
ways the stolid recognition tina;
there is still much to do. That car.
load is typical of London today. The
oily change that the vision Of fina'
victory has brought about is shown
in the lively interest with which
President Wilson's speech of last Fri
day is still being discussed. Deliv
cred at the psychological moment i
has struck England's imagination
more than any Of the other memora
bic utterances Of the President. TIL
participation Of American troops i
the center of the most active BIRTHS
battle front has still more ~encourag
ed the very close study which is no1
being given to President Wilson
words Every American among then
and every nan fighting America.
own battle Of the Mouse is partict
larly in these days striking a bio
not only against Prussianism but fc
the prevalence of the opposite spir
for all that is most comprehensive
democratic in Americanism, in u
imagination Of England.
| have heard many comments
satisfaction that the names Of stat,
are now being in the American of
cial bulletins. That also is stirrir
the British imagination and sendir
a million thoughts Of sympathy to Il
distant homes Of n continent in
way hat the more familiar nation
title never could do. The menti,
Of the heroic performance Of Kans
and Missouri troops east Of Argon
has wildly brought home to all t
enormous contribution which t
Middle West is making to the {
umph of the common cause.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
Ensign Herbert Plunkett, U. S. Ma
w. is on duty in the Mediterranean.
cuoT TuROITCU THE LEG

SHOT THROUGH THE LEG
Private II. Z. Hood, Battery B, liz
Field Artillery, U. S. army in France,
a nephew Of Mrs. R. A. Fray and
Mrs. C. A. Witherspoon, Of this city,
has been shot through the leg while in
action . He also suffered a slight
wound in the check, but writes that
thew do not bother him much. lie
was much disappointed that he was
wounded in the first ten days under
fire, when many others have been in
ection for months end did not have 70
stop fighting the hun for such a rea'
son.
He doesn't think the war will las
long. He was cheerful, and anxious
to get back into the fight.
Frank POrawski HOnOred.
Frank Porawski, son of Mr.. an'
Mrs. W. J. Porawski, of this city, VIII
Is in the U. s. air service at Pos
Field, Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma
was recently made a 32nd degree Ma
son with large number Of other mem
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
ABOUT OUR
SOLDIERS
FOR THE SOLDIERS.

Audrain county soldiers, When IN
London, England, can find the Even
inc Ledger on file at the Reciprocal
News Bureau Office 10 Queen Anne's
Gate, London, S. ". The paper is sent
regularly and it is placed there Tor
vour convenience. DIFF
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
FUNERAL OF MRS. HIrLsEY

The funeral Of Mrs. May Hulsey
was Monday afternoon at Rock Hill
church, near Laddoniu, by he Rev.
F NJ. Shoush, The body arrived
Monday from Kansas City IN charge
Of Mrs. Hulsey's father, J. NJ. Cole
mrn, of this city.
The Ledger joins fjetds Of the
family in extending deepest sympa-
thy to the bereave1.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10

Mrs. j. Wallace Rodgers, of Co
lumbia Mo. is visiting her aunt Mrs.
Jane Sullinger Of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10

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