The Yale expositor., 1918-09-26
STATE NEWS

Utica-EH Levin, of this village, Is
in an unknown German prison camp,
the War Department has announced.
Ann Arbor-Instructor in radio OPP
Grafton are wanted by Prof. B. F. Bal
ley, of the u. of M. A class of 300
students win begin training October
Is.
Mt Clemens--Mrs. Charles Gean,
4S years old, was killed by a bicycle
ridden on the sidewalk in Washington
village. The riders name is not
known.
Elmira--Leon Lemons was killed
while fighting with the Canadians in
France, August 2. according to word
just received by his father, Stephen
Lemons.
Kalamazoo-Robert Riley and John
Riley, not relatives, escaped from the
Kalamazoo State Hospital. Roberts
home is in Hillsdsle and John lives at
Grand Rapids.
Big Rapids-The band Of the Tenth
United States infantry will furnish
music at the county fair on Patriotic
day, September %, when Senator Will
lam Alden Smith will speak.
Big Rapids-Pere Marquette and
Grand Rapids & Indiana trains will
leave the station at lower Big Rapids
under an arrangement of the United
I'M ofr
Gaylord-The Otsego County Co
Operative Marketing association, at
Gaylord, has purchased the potato
warehouse, formerly owned and OPP
Grated by the ID. II. Hutchins & Sons
company.
Grand Rapids-Maj. Leon r. Cole,
of Sand Lake, has been made lieute-
nant-colonel and recalled to the Unit
ed States. He is now assigned to the
63rd Field Artillery at El Paso, Tex.
He was at the front three times dur
ing the recent drive.
Port Huron-The fine farm home,
barns and several head of cattle own
ed by A. E. Stevenson, chairman OF
the Democratic state committee, locat-
ed in Klmball township, were destroy
ed by fire. Two automobiles were the
only property saved. The loss will be
heavy as the farm was one of the
models of the county.
Harbor Springs-Tbe Emmett county
Republican convention has adopted
resolutions praising the splendid rec.
ord our county has made in all war
activities, pledging loyal and undivid-
ed support to President Wilson in his
great effort to Danish autocracy and
militarism and pledging hearty ana
undivided support, to Truman Ii.
Newberry for the senate.
Albion-Elliott Healey, 12-year-old
| son of Mrs. TORY Brandt, lies in a
precarious condition at the Albion city
hospital from a deep wound in the
back. The injured boy says he was
stabbed in the back by Sam Dalleo in
fight over the Dalleo dog. The Dal
leo boy, aged 16 years, asserts the III
! jured lad threw stones at the dog and
that the latter bit Healey in the back.
Ann Arbor-The University of Mich.
! igan authorities received notification
from the war department through
Educational Director McLaurin that
the academic year of the university
and Of all universities and colleges
maintaining student army training
corps would begin October l and end
July /, each year being divided into
three terms of three months each, fail
winter and spring.
Detroit-Pupils in the Wayne coun
ty schools have sold a total of $37,'
40850 of war saving stamps, accord.
ing to the report of School Commits
sioner E. w. Yost. Thirty-five schools
with an enrolment totaling nearly
10000, are represented. The sales re
ported are for the last school year
ended June 81 Highland Park schools
with $500 pupils, lead with $9,S13.50
River Rouge, 1872 pupils, is second
with $4,12125
East Notwithstanding a
popular belief held by farmers that II
is Improbable to use fertilizers under
existing conditions, the soils depart
ment of the agricultural college has
learned from experiments in various
parts of the state that it is more eco
nomical to use fertilizers now than il
was in 1914. This is true. the results
show, because the increased yields Of
wheat and other crops sell for more
than they did four years ago.
Washington Announcement Is
made of a decision by the general stan
of the army to effect changes in use
size and capacity of various training
camps, the necessary construction tC
be begun at once. 1t is proposed e
in crease the number of men at CamI
Custer $4,000 and the estimated cos
of changes there is s4,S14,S20 The
war department also issued a call fol
white limited service men as steno
graphers and typists. so being needed
from Michigan. all to go to Columbus
BARRACKS Ohio