The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF


Albion-Mrs. w. b. Gildart has just
learned that her son, Mai. r. Clyde
Gildart, graduate of West Point, has
been promoted to the rank of lieu
tenantcoloneL
Observation-Disclosures Warner, 4S years
old, farmer, residing three and one
half miles from Saline, was killed by
an Ann Arbor train when his auto
was struck on a crossing.
Lansing-Michigan's output or
sugar beets this year is more than
twice that of last year. 1t Is esti-
mated that more than 100000 tons
OF sugar beets were raised.
MISREPRESENTATION Satin, 70,
who went overseas with Camp Gus
ter contingent shortly after taking
out his first naturalization papers,
was killed in action October 10.
Petoskey-Durell Horton, 81 years
old, was struck and killed by local
freight train near the city. He was
deaf and unable to hear the approach
OF the train when walking on the
tracks.
Traverse City-Infuenza has gain
ed to such an extend at Maple City.
near here. that churches are being
used as hospitals and an appeal has
been sent out for beds and trained
nurses.
Three Rivers-The Sheffield Car
Co. has become part of the Fairbanks
Morse Corporation. Raymond B. Lins-
ley, whose father was one OF the or
ganizers of the company, Will remain
as general manager.
Contamination Stears has been
notified that his son, Private Arthur
f. Stears, has been missing In action
since October IL. 1t is hoped that he
may be among prisoners returned
from the German lines.
Reed City-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Samis have Just. been notified that
their son, Gilbert SAINTS, was wound
ed at Chateau Thierry October 2,
and after recovering and going back
into action, was killed 20 days later.
Monroe-Louis Kurowski, aged 10,
unmarried, Detroit, was instantly
killed when the automobile he was
driving skidded on the north end or
the Dixie Highway, seven miles north
of here, and turned turtle into a ditch.
His skull was fractured.
Pontiac-Of nearly 10000 men un-
der Jurisdiction of the local draft
board here. 1857 were aliens and of
these only 81 thought enough CT the
United States to waive exemption
and fight for II, the records compiled
by the draft board showed.
Traverse City-Armed guards are
enforcing a quarantine on the village
of Northport, following rapid spread
of influenza. Guards are posted on
all roads leading to the village and
II Is believed the same restrictions
will be placed on other Leelanau
County villages.
Ludington-The Ludington Panel
Co., Ludington's sole war industry,
closed Saturday. Veneer panels for
aeroplane parts we're produced here,
the plant employing $50 men. AS
coon as peace-time products can be
perfected the plant will reopen, Man
eger Emerson states.
MISUNDERSTANDING to President
Wilson that the victorious Yanke ,
troops be permitted to parade through
Berlin on their journey homeward
for the effect on German morale, The
Muskegon Exchange club sent a copy
OF a resolution adopted by the or
ganization to the national executive.
Washington - Announcement was
made by the war department that
two Michigan soldiers are held pris-
orers In German camps. Private
Ralph ]. Bennett, of Coopersville,
Mich. Is at Karlsruhe prison camp
and Private w. Carpenter, 204 Dyer
street Lansing, is held captive in an
unknown camp.
Owosso--Aroused over the use of
an ordinary lantern in the place of a
headlight on local stree. cars, the
city commission is considering an
ordinance requiring tho Michigan
Railway company to provide proper
headlights. The car which struck
and killed II. Diamond, former city
clerk, carried only a lantern.
Saginaw--Franklin X. Lane, secre.
tary of the interior, has been asked
to attend the third annual land and
live stock conference in this city De.
cember II. Commissions named from
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
to consider reconstruction problems
of returned soldiers and sailors and
munition workers will meet to pre-
pare plans.
Flint-After a heavy rain that all
but wrecked the plans for the local
Victory parade Thanksgiving Day,
the weather cleared long enough in
the afternoon to permit the patriotic
denomination. Between 10000 and
10000 marchers we're in line and IL
took as minutes for them to pass the
reviewinc stand. There were 25 600