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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
SCXWhD DECLARES OUTLOOK
IS BRicHTER EVERY Day
Head Of v. s. Shipping Boe~d D.
clsrss Americans Must Support
United War Work Campaign
~ m incentive to BoSa

Now York, NOV. +-Dsclartng that
every day maAes the outlook for
victory b.aghtax," Charles N. Schwab.
director general OF the United States
shipping BoaId, today appealed for
support OF the United War Work
Campaign on November HIS. In a
letter to the campaign headqnarters
OF the National Catholic War Council
at LA East 18th street, MI Sshwab
said.
Every day brings news from the
front that encourages Va In our task
and makes the outlook for victory
brighter We here a. home have
never even considered the possibility
Of defeat Why Because Ne know
that the Incompatible men OF liner
lea who are hghting our battles for
US cannot be beaten. How encourag-
ing. how restful To feel this supreme
confidence,
But let Us look Al this thing from
the other sihe. What do the boys
over there feel about our unity and
our Willingness To meet the sacrifices
and give the support necessary 20
win. Do they feel the same conhd.
ence that we, back home, will exert
every effort aud meet every sacrifice.
cheerfully and willingly. that may BE-
necessary? Can these boys fight the
same II they have doubts "a 10 the
ability OF their supporting line to
stand the strain
Let our hghting men have no
doubts, Give them the right TO the
same confidence in IA that We feel in
them Let Us support this splendid
work OF the United War Work Cam
paign. so necessary to build up the
morals OF our armies in the field The
National Catholic War Council offets
medium through which this cam
paign an be aided II should be given
o \ support possible"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
A FITTING END

What more fitting that the
house of Hohenzollern, which was
builded by war and the pillage Of
helpless neighboring states, should
perish by the very means by which
il was founded, and rose to become a
power menacing to the entire world :?
Starting from the successes of the
robber barons of the province Of
Brandenburg, the house of Hohenzol-
Tern first began TO make its power
felt about the time of the renais-
sance 1t was not until the time Of
Frederick. the Great Elector. how
ever, that Prussia really began a
factor of importance in European
affairs, and from that time on, every
generation or so, was under the
Hohcnzollerns, continuing the rob
hing, changing its methods from rob-
bing and terrorizing travellers, TO the
robbing aind pilfering of nations.
It's domains became enlarged, and
from an insignificant European state
il grew TO become a menace TO the
peace Of the world, with its Prussian
military system, which was a source
OF wonder to the nations of the
world
The great war into which Germany.
or Prussia which controlled the war
machinery Of that nation, plunged
the world was but a natural outcome
Of the Prussian system and the
Hohenzollern lust for power. It
sought to conquer the world, and the
Hohenzollerns went TO defeat, went
out from power by the very same
means by which the robber barons
had first established themselves.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14

dugout getting my reports and orders
cleaned up, who should appear but
Arthur Bogue. He is on Y NJ. c. A.
work and attached 20 an active divi-
sion, working with one of the field
hospitals 1t certainly was curious
To see him again, under such circum-
stances
And then when got back 20 my
hospitals and was sitting in my tent
getting my hair clipped | was great
ly astonished 70 see handsome
young engineer captain come up and
say that he wasn't going back up the
line until he had seen me. Couldn't
imagine at first who he was until
suddenly it dawned on me that it was
Cousin Ward Royce. He had supper
with me and we had quite a visit. He
has an engineer company building
bridges behind the troops as they adj
vance He looks fine and well. Ralph
(now Tt. COLI ! think | told you
saw some time ago, looking fine and
fit and beautiful in his new silver
leaves and his Croix de Guerre.
Well my assistant capt. doctor has
just come in and says 'cut it out"
hence being an obedient patient. Pm
saying au revoir With good luck
I'll cable in a day or two so that you
will get the cable before you get this
and so will know that I'm alright.
knocking on wood. Heaps love to
you all. Raymond.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
Finland Ronfres.

Originally he Finanders were nre4
uorshIpers. and To this fact, doubtless
may be traced the custom. never neg
leeted ut midsummer and other sea-
sous. of lighting on the Mills bonfres,
nround which the country folk dance.
"h'c they join their voices ia musical
81, H. y: IL" coast this traditional
fire j. offer lit upon IA raft some short
festive throng row in a circle, singing
almost ~ long aS The flames continue
e. illuminate the Somewhat weird
oCeur
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
BAN LIFTED on CHURCHES

The FLU" ban on the churches Of
the city was lifted so that services
were held in all Of them last Sunday,
and they will continue as usual from
now on. unless the influenza situa-
tion takes decided turn for the
worse. which is not expected.
The attendance at the churches
Sunday was small. owing to the fact
that there had been no certainty that
the ban would be raised for the serv-
ices
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
Canterbury's Famous Ghost.

or course. Canterbury cathedral has
- ghosts. II rumor he true the ghost
# the murdered Thomas n Beckett Is
last deadly struggle OF his with the
four miscreant knights at the foot Of
die altar. and groans and other queer
aoiSeS are rcputed to be- heard on the
anniversary OF his death. The crime
Vas committed on December ~. l17O.
md the stains OF his blood are believed
Ia be- in evidence no amount Of wash
ng ever having effaced them.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
We AGREE WITH THE WORLD

The following from the New York
World. a Democratic publication. will
tell in part. what we have thought
II some Of the policies Of the Demo
cratic congress:
"Wo s'an have no more Democrat
10 congresses until the people of the
mort ern states have some reasonable
assffro0op that such bodies will not
b. controlled by vengeful and paroch.
ial politicians from the south who
nosc as Democrats. but are i'm fact
political nondescriDts.
This Democratic congress has at
Least one hundred working days in
which TO show that il g Democratic
congress. II can persist in measures
calculated to wipe out the states and
he rights Of individuals. II can re-
affirm its inexcusable sectionalism in
matters Of taxation and otherwise. II
can adhere TO policies as to the press
and the mails VIGOROUSLY despotiC
and discriminating. IL can deal with
north as in most Of the southern
states the so called Democratic party
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
FORMER ALMA BOY
GASSED IN FIGHTING

Continued from page oLe)
10 tell Just what those letters meant
to me at that time and under those
circumstances Read by candle light,
deep down in the bally hill like mole
with huge rats scampering over head
and over my feet. with shells break
ing on the hill over me- had my let
ters from home, If Louise lives to
be a thousand years old she never
will appreciate what letters from her
on her birthday meant.
This thing mas been multiplied Hell
but our boys are ,nderful. | can't
tell you about it. but you will no
doubt get full accounts in the papers
AS matter of fact, you hear more
than we do ourselves The Boche is
realizing that the Ianks are SOME
fighters-and such fortitude | never
imagined. | wish | could describe the
nerve of the boys, shot and being
loaded on trucks, packed for all they
would hold and never a word of COM
plant and hardly ever even groan.
Some day I'll tell you perhaps of
many happenings but | don't feel like
talking about them now. do want
to mention though the helpful work
Of our Red Cross Right up in the
advanced dressing stations and in the
hospitals field as well, working like
mad and under fire. giving hot drinks
and in every way assisting in making
our boys as comfortable as possible.
And another thing too, we had big
bunch of wounded piled in and around
ruined church, or rather, cathedral,
when up came three Salvation Army
women and man, with packs on
their backs; they just looked around
and asked very quietly Of the officer
in charge if he would mind if they
/ helped. And those women Just set
to work. bathing muddy and bloody
faces and hands, giving drinks and
SINGING. 1t was wonderful The
last that the men at that station saw
Of those women they were trudging
forward. stumbling over the captured
and shell torn trench lines. with huge
packs On their backs on their way III
10 a more advanced dressing station
One OF my officers said he heard one
OF our boys say that he never would
kick again about marching with a
heavy pack. IL was an inspiration
Sometime I'll tell you of dentist
gathering some details Of men and
going out one kilometre in front OF
the front lines, in No Mans Land q
bring in wounded who had been col
lected and left when some troops had
to temporarily fall back. And Of my
mule drawn ambulances with Their
Missouri mule-skinner drivers cody
driving forward, right up 10 the
front lines under the heaviest kind oi
she'll and machine gun fire. gathering
loads and ambling back over the sam,
shell-torn road One driver had botl
his wheel mules killed by shell anC
he was pitched forward off his seat
He cut the dead mules loose, hitchet
in his lead pair and went right or
with his work as if such were mat
ter Of course
When | was sitting in the German
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
Armageddon.

The last significant campaign of the
Crusades took place when. one after
another. the Christian Stron holds on
were e nf,rcd by the Saracen army
under Sala,lin. Six hundred years later
East AMI West again met on III" his.
toric battlefield. when Napoleon Bona
partr WAS victorious over the Turks
though the victory was won al such
great cost that he had 10 retreat 70
Acre and give up his ambitious dreams
of rivalling Alexander the Great as
the conqueror of Asia.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
MORE FLU
Nine New Cases of Disease Reported
Thursday Morning.

Nine new cases Of Spanish inhu-
enza were reported to the health de-
psrtment this morning. which prom
ises to create new problem for the
department.
1t is expected that meeting Of the
health board Of the city will be held
during the day. and il is very prob
able that the churches Of the city
Will be asked TO hold just one service
on Sunday until further notice Other
protective measures may also be
taken again.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
ONE-THIRTl

The newspaper price of $50 for
the Gratiot County History to sub
scribers for the past few weeks, has
had the effec; Of leveling the price
permanently to that extreme figure
to all customers throughout the
county. In Alma the drug stores OF
G. r. Murphy and W. A. Drummer and
the general store Of l.. n. Baker are
pe NJ tho book out at that attract
we. price.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14

New York. Nov. 5.-The War Coun-
ell OF the Young Women's Christian
Association makes public today the
following from Lieutenant Coningsby
Dawson. OF the Canadian Field Artil-
lery. written On the battle field In
Northern France:
Message 10 the American People.
We At the front are doing our
best-we are willing TO give on all
We want 70 save nothing for 0sr-
selves. n only BY giving We can bring
peace TO the world.
You 1t home cannot light with
our lives. You CAN fight with your
mercy. The Y w C. A Is Offering
you just this chance. They garrison
the women's support trenches which
lie behind the mems. They ask you
10 supply them with the mnnitinna
OF mercy that they may pass them ON
TO us. We need them badly Givs
generously that we may the sooner
defeat the Hun"
CDningsby Dawson. Lieut.
Canadian Tiem Artillsry
Coningsby Dawson, though born
in England finished his education IN
the United States and vas living in
Massachusetts when the war brooks
out His novels, THE Garden With,
out WaIls", The Raft, Slaves If
Freedom" had brought him fame.
His family were living in Canada,
and enlistng there, he has been AZ
the front ever since
His Garry On''-a series Of lot
tsrs home from the front. has had an
enormous oircuiat1on, and is fiiisd
with sentences which have found q
place az familiar quotations.
Writing 10 his fnfhsr. ON tfle de-
parturs of himself and brothers 20
Europe he said
I'm % sorry for yop dear people.
but I'd be sorrier for you 4 wa
were all with you
II were q father or mother I'd
rather have my sons dead than see
them falling when the supreme
sacrifice was called for"
Pttiss Men Not rhers.
From the battlefield he wrote
we are sorry for the msn who
aren't here, for It's wonderful
thing TO have chosen to- sacrifice and
perhaps 10 die that the world Of the
future may be happier and kinder
The men pity arr those who
could not hear the call Of duty"
In his lRtsst book, The Glory of
the Trenches Lieut.. Ds~son sSsi.
fully presents side OK war that
makes everyone who rssds IS. want
70 back To hiP or her utmost ttloes or
ganiEations which are backing The font
with munitions OF mercy SEVEN Ok
these organizations are unitin0 in q
War Work Drive the week OF NoYan,-
Der nth, To raise sufficient finds to
carry on their work during the COO
unuance OK hostilities and the lonU
period N rsoonstruotion which will
follow All who reooil II the sighS
OK a soldier blinded or nainod 10
German treachsrx. can actively e.
press their revuision ~ generously
contributing to this G~snpsiR fnnd
which the Y. w. G. A., Y y, @. A..
Nauonsl Catholic War GvUncil and
Knights Of Columbus. Jewish Vol,
fare Board. American Library Asso-
citation. War Camp Community Ser
vice, and salvation Army ara out to-
raise.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14

Baptist Church
j. w Priest, Pastor. residence sO2
Gratiot avenue.
Morning service, 1000.
Sermon; THE Love Of Christ Con-
straineth U.s."
Sunday School, Ills.
b. Y. p. U. rneeting-6 p. m.
Topic: Making Democracy Safe
Through the Country Church"
Leader: Mr.. L. A. Sharp.
Evening service o'clock.
Sermon: "The Way of the Trans
gressor is Hard"
Thursday night prayer meeting,
1880.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
ALMA WOMEN
IN WAR WORK

Now that the quarantine is lifted
and house cleaning is over, is there
any reason why you should not fire.
quent the Red Cross room, and help
on the different quotas? IL the war
is over the need for supplies will con-
tinue for months.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
Sleen and Rest

One of the most common causes of
insomnia and reStlessness is indiges-
ton. Take one Of Chamberlain
Tablets Immediately after supper
and see II you do not rest better and
sleep better. They only cost a quar-
ter
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
In lsplsnd.

In all parts of Lapland there is q
numerous class Of poorer Laps whose
herds of deer are too small to enable
them To live on the mountains or to
trust to them entirely for subsistence
These are called Wood Laps and they
live in the woods and forests that
abound In the country. There are also
the Fishing or Coast Lnpps. These
have . fixed abode. and II they wan.
der 80 ouit Tor shpri distance.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14

On the evening of our FIRST pat
riotic outburst, after the band had
played "The Star Spangled Banner"
the big drum was carried through the
crowd, and an offering of S65.5l was
received
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14

The regular monthly business
meeting of the r. c. was held at the
room last Wednesday 10 transact
necessary affairs, and allow accumu-
lated bills.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
THE CHURCHES
st. Johns Church

st. Johns Church
Morning Prayer, 1000 "A. m.
Subject: "A New World"
Sunday School, 1880 a. M.
Vesper service. 500
j. Frank Jackson, Rector.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
nlsyic T-houaht.

bra dieS but once; whll
."'' CONSTANT fear OF deaf'
& t.rtures.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
Westminster Chapel

Eastminster Chapel
Pastor-R Grierson, 205 Grove.
10 a. m.-Public worship.
Theme: THE Magnifcat" "He
hath put down the mighty and hath
exalted them of low degree"
2:45 p. m.-Sabbath school
& p. nc. +. services. Senior
and junior Mrs Grerson is taking
the Juniors through the great biog-
raphies of holy writ.
Z p. m.-Public worship Theme:
Rejoice, o Young Man, But Know"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
Lutheran

Rev. C. w. Waidelich, Pastor
St. Louis. Mich, Bell Phone I63
st. Johns congregation of Alma
will resume its regular services next
Sunday. All Lutherans of the city
and vicinity are cordially invited to
attend. All services are held in the
English language.
For the present the services will
be held in the u. Z. church on Hast
ings street near State street, at p.
m. every Sunday.
A congregational meeting will be
held after the services next Sunday
afternoon 10 discuss what business
is urgent at this time. Every mem
Der should make il point to be pres
cYt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
FAMOUS AUTHOR. SOLDIER
ASKS WAR Relief SUPPORT

Lieut. conInosby Ds~sop Wsstss IRON
Battle Fields Of France Appeal.
Ing Fer support Of Unitee
Wss Work Campaign
Drive
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
Presbyterian Church.

Rev. Wills S. Gelston will occupy
the pulpit of the local Presbyterian
church for the first time Sunday
morning. The service will be a
praise service in recognition of the
end of The war and in accord with
Governor Sleepers proclamation. In
the evening Rev. Gelston will speak
upon the theme, brotherhood with a
Great Big B." The schedule of serv-
ices for the day will be:
10 a. m.-Sunday school. Lesson
Jacob Fleeing from His Angry
Brother. Gen. 2S:l0-28
IL a. m.-Morning worship.
6 p. m.-Christian f.ndeavor.
Topic: Reforms that Need Our
Aid. Amos. 8:4-l0.
p. m-Evening worship.
Prayer meeting next week will be
held as usual on Thursday evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14

Victory Bread best by taste.-es-4c
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
PREVENT HOG CHOLERA

The B. A. Thomas Hog Powder has
a record of 95 per cent cures of hog
cholera. If you feed your hogs as di-
rected, you need never fear hog chol-
era nor any other hog disease. And
the directions are very simple, just
about what you are doing, plus few
cents worth of B. A. Thomas Hog Pow
der in the feed twice week.
Usually, though, Cholera gets in be-
fore we know 1t. Then it requires
close attention to each hog-each hog
must be dosed-and if you will dose
them as directed, you will save better
than 80 per cent. If you don't the B.
A. Thomas medicine costs you nothing.
We-not some distant manufacturer
pay your money back. Watt-Holmes
Hardware Co.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
WORLD TO STARVE
IF WAR CONTINUES
DIR. EeAN, U. 5. MINISTER TO
DENMARK, SAYS TWO MORE
YEARS OF THE STRUGGLE WILL
CAUSE HUNGER EVERYWHERE

Norfolk, Va, January 27.-That the
civilized world will be reduced to the
verge Of starvation of the. European
war continues two more years, is the
opinion of European food experts, DR..
Maurice Francis Egan, United States
minister to Denmark and dean of the
American diplomatic corps, declared
here tonight
Dr. Egan, who has just returned
from his post in Copenhagen and came
to Norfolk to attend the wedding of
his niece, Miss Anna McCarrick, de-
cares to people of Denmark are now
living in practical slavery and that
the same is true of the other small
European countries.
Shut off form America and Great
Britain by embargoes, under the
shadow of Germany's land and sea
nenaces and with a rigorous winter
gripping the continent, DR.. Egan de-
cared the little nations are in dire
str its and helpless. Food is so scarce
thai the famous Danish wolf hounds
are being slaughtered for food.
DR.. Egan warns the United States
against German espionage with it's
far-reaching tentacles, declaring that
his embassy had proofs of the posses
sion of minute maps of this country,
and especially of Virginia waters.
Only those who live within the
shadow of German oppression" said
DR.. Egan, "can realize the priceless
boon of liberty. Anyone who knows
conditions in Denmark must feel the
desire to fight for the overthrow of
Prussianism. The hope of Europe rests
on America. The United States must
bear the brut of the war for the
time being and must win the victory
il the races are to be saved from
slavery and il the world is to be res
cued from the fate of impending star
vation"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY
THE MEAN NINE OPERATORS

1t may be alright 10 fling at DR..
Garfield about the coal shortage. One
reputed expert has figured that the
fuel administrators saving has cost
MS 1929 a ton. The expert has not
given us his opinion as to whether he
could have delivered it to us at small
Ter cost.
z Those who condemn the fuel admin
4 istration forget the mean conduct of
coal mine operators when they found
that the government was going to
prevent them from a sure enough rob-
berry. Coal would have been beyond
( the reach, of the poor man--even
that little bit we are getting, if the
! government had not gone to price
fixing and that in dead earnest. We
have suggested in former comment
on this subject that the only great
mistake the government made was
in delaying action.
AT the very time the mine opera
tors knew the shortage was most
probable, they permitted the miners
to walk idle for sixty days on a
strike. They were then getting fab
ulous prices on contracts they had
taken before the government regula-
tion took effect They continued to
do this until all the big high priced
contracts were filled The govern
ment nor those entitled to prices fix
ed by the government got any coal
until 1t was the next best thing to do
TO go to work under federal regula.
ton. The mine operators went only
when they knew they had 1t to do.
Do we forget that Garfelds de-
partment had to tell the operators
that unless they went to digging coal
and that in real dead earnest, the
government would take over and oper-
ate the mines? That started the
wheels to turning, for the operators
knew ii meant something.
II the mine owners could keep us
from having the coal at the present
high prices, they would be at it right
soon
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-28
MAKING THEIR WILLS

A good lady has suggested to the
Dispatch that something ought to be
done with the law to make it posi-
BILE for the widow and her children
to handle the property left them by
a dead husband with out, having to
spend it all in the courts through le-
gal procedure Her complaint is that
she has great expense every time
she desires to do something with the
property that is hers and her child
ren's with nobody on earth to dispute
the claim. S"a
The trouble comes of the fact that
there was no will Her husband went
to his death as many of the present
day men go, with the business he own
ed and operated prepared only for
living managers. His death worked
unjust hardships through the various
legal procedures because his property
had not been disposed of while 1t was
easy for the husband. The husband
with but a few words in his will, and
those directing that his property be
c Inv In tE ,Oln
etrix without answer to the ordinary,
could have thus made it possible for
her to have done what she desired
with her property at will and with
out expense attaching.
There are ways of making it pos
sible for the wife and children or
other dependents to enjoy the proper
ty of a deceased person without great
expense attaching. The husband ought
to look after that one thing. He
| quite often forgets that the woman
knCws too little about what to do
and how to manage. If his will is
| properly made, ii will save endless
worry and trouble 10 those who have
a right to enjoy his property when
he is gone. Let the will be made and
made so that the woman who helps
work and save the property may en-
joy it with least legal procedure.
| That means less expense to her
and often saves her from mistakes
that wind up in losses.