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Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
MONEY INSTEAD OF
MERCHANDISE SHOULD
BE SENT TO SOLDIERS

The original order that the approval
of regimental or higher commander
was necessary before packages might
be sent to members of the expedition
airy forces has been modified so officers
with the rank of major and higher may
approve shipments. The approval of a
company commander is not sufficient.
The question of the shipments of par
cells to France first came to the atten-
ton of the War Department when the
commanding general of the expedition
airy forces cabled that congestion OF
such articles had reached such point
that French railroads were unable to
handle the load. A board appointed
by the Secretary Of War and the Post.
master General examined 5000 sacks
of parcelpost mail, and found that the
articles being sent not only, in the
main, were absolutely unnecessary,
but undesirable. The investigation
showed that the amount of such mai
had reached total of 100000 pound:
a week, and was steady increasing
Relatives and friends, according to g
recent statement by the War Depart
ment, will find they often can do {
greater service to soldiers by sending
them money for the purchase of artic
les in France than by forwarding the
articles. Tobacco is now being suppl
ed as part of the Army rations, ant
merchandise of nearly all kinds ma.
now be purchased in France through
the hugh general store established b!
the Quartermaster Corps at lowe
prices than charged by retailers here.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
East Jordan Boy
Gives Life
for His Country
Private Watkins Reported Killed
In Action Last Monday.

Last summer worker in one OF
East Jordan's industrial plants; today
lying dead on the battlefields of France.
And tie war has come home TO us.
Tr1day Mrs. Malinda Sexton, resid-
ing at &0rchard Heights, received the
following telegram
deeply regret to inform you that
Private Henry Elmer Watkins infantry
is officially reported as killed in action
June eighth. - Mccain, the Adjutant
General, Washington, ID. c.
Private Watkins enlisted at Charles
ton,. w. Va, Jan. 5th, 1918, as infantry
man. He was later transferred to Com
pany H Fourth u. S. Infantry and land
ed in France April 18th. In all he SER
we'd his country few days over six
months.
The young man who was only twenty
years of age, spent last summer here
with his mother Mrs. Sexton, and work
ed at the Chemical plant. He had
previously worked at Mancelona. In
the fall he went South for visit and in
January enlisted to serve his country.
Henry Elmer Watkins was born at
Dexter, Washtenaw County Mich, May
%, 1898. He leaves, besides his mother
and step-father, four brothers and two
sisters The brothers are: Silas Wat
kins serving his country In Battery A
63rd C.A.C.; Ernest Watkins at Blue
Creek, w. Va, who served Uncle Sam
during the Vera Cruz incident" and
was invalided home; Paul and Wesley
Sexon of this city. The two sisters are
Mrs. David Mullens of Mancelona and
Wilma Sexton at home here.
The young man was intensely inter-
ested i'm home ties and wrote his mother
regularly Snce or twice a month. The
last lettee she received from him was
dated May 23rd, and in part is as follows:
~ With the Colors
Somewhere In France
Dear Mother and ALL
Will take the pleasure of writing you
few lines to let you know | am well,
and hope when these lines come to
you they will find you the same.
Mother, it has been some time since
| heard from home. | would like 10
hear from home as often as | can for
you know | never forget the home
folks.
Mother, have you received my policy
or allotment yet? If you haven't, you
will get it sooner or later, for it takes
about four or five months to get them
ready to send so | was told.
was Corporal of the Guard last night
and am not drilling today. You know
always did like rest when was home
and, believe me, if come home in the
summer am going to rest some too.
From your son,
Henry E. Watkins.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
ELECTRIC LIGHT co.
TO GIVE
49, HOUR SERVICE

The East Jordan Electric Light and
Power Co. are now on an eighteen
hour seryice, the current to be turned
on at 500 a. m. and continuing until
l2:oOA @.
This beiierment of the service was
made through an authorized increase
in rates. Owing to war conditions
operating expenses have been more
than doubled. About year ago 25
per cent increase was made, and effect
i've July lst another increase of 25 per
cent in lighting rates is made. The
new rate now in effect is Is cents per
XIV. hour, with discount of ten per
cent if bills are paid promptly.
The matter of operating a public
utility plant today is a serious problem
owing to increased expenses through
out all departments, and we trust this
increased rate will be accepted cheer.
fullykk our customers.
East Jordan Electric 1t. & Power Co
l.. G. Balch, Supt
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
MINISTER'S OF
NATIONWIDE FAME
TO BE HERE
Will Occupy Local Pulpits Dur
ing the Coming Month.

Beginning next Sunday, July 14th
and continuing for at least one month
there will be union services each Sun
day morning, alternating between the
Presbyterian and Methodist Churches.
Ministers of nationwide fame, who are
spending their vacation at Sequanota
have consented to come for one service
Sunday. There will be no Vesper
services at the Presbyterian Church.
The regular evening services of the
Methodist Church are to be held as
usual at 7:30 p. m.
Rev. DR.. Gardner, pastor of the New
England Congregational Church OF
Chicago will preach next Sunday NOR
ming at the Presbyterian Church.
Other men who will be here are DIR.
Vance and DR.. Farr of Cincinnati, o.
1t is an unusal opportunity to hear
these men and they ought to be given
large hearing.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12

A man of ability and sterling worth
he will give the other candidates in the
field struggle for primary honors. If
left to the voters of this section who
know him well there would be no ques-
ton about his being the winning candi-
date.
AS supervisor from the County's big
precinct-the third ward of this city
he has not only served the county well,
but gained knowledge of those things
pertaining to the welfare of our county
not obtainable elsewhere.
He has served as Secretary of our
County Agricultural Society for several
years and in this capacity has proven
himself man of executive ability as
well as an intense worker for the inter
ests involved.
Prior to his entering the legal field
he served as principal of the Charlie
voix High School and, while there,
made a host of friends who will re-
member him in the coming primary.
Elsewhere we publish his announce
ment of candidacy, and trust the citi-
zens of our county will give it thorough
consideration. The Herald publisher
has touched elbows" with Judge"
Wilson for a number of years, we
know he is clean-cut and has the ability
FOR the office-and we're for him in
this campaign.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
N o T l c E.

To the Electors of Charlevoix County,
| hereby announce that will be a
candidate for the office of County Clerk
on the Republican ticket, at the Prim-
airy election August 9th, 1918.
| am now serving Uncle Sam OIL the
Local Draft Board, without pay and
after looking over my past work for the
county, if you are satisfied that it has
been done correctly, | would apprici-
ate your support at the primary.
Yours respectfully,
RICHARD LEWIS.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
LALONDE- ORVIS
East Jordan Soldier Married to
Former East Jordan Girl.

First Sergeant Albert LaLonde, com.
pany 9Th Signal Corps, Madison Bar
racks, New York and Miss Mary E. Orvis
of Grand Rapids, Mich, were married
at st. PauPs Episcopal church, Water.
town, N. Y, at noon Wednesday, July
3, 1918, Rev. Chas. Webster Hakes,
officiated, using the beautiful ring cere.
mony.
The wedding is the elimination oi
a romance which started ten years ago.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Orvis of Eveline and is 8
trained nurse, having attended train
ing school in New York City.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank LaLonde of East Jordan
He was sergeant in the old Co. 33rc
Michigan, Infantry and accompanied
them to the Mexican border, being
honorably discharged at Fort Wayne
April 16, 1917. He re-enlisted Marcf
Z, 1918, in the Aviation section, Sigma
Corps and was sent to Kelly Field, Sar
Antonio, Texas. While there he wa.
promoted to first sergeant and sent a
a military drill instructor to Madison
Barracks, New York.
Sergt LaLonde obtained an eight day
leave of absence and the happy couple
are enjoying tour of the Thousant
Islands, after which Sergt. LaLond'
will return to his company, and hi
wife will reside in Sackets Harbor un
til he is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cour
ier.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
SIMON Nj. ROSE
is CANDIDATE FOR
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
TO THE VOTERS OF
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY,

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY,
/ am candidate for the Republican
nomination as Representative in the
State Legislature.
1t seems to me the duty of a candi-
date for public office to give to the
voters a statement of his reasons for
being candidate and a full outline of
his views on public questions. This |
shall attempt to do at every opportunity.
This office is an important and respon-
sible one demanding of the man who
holds it certain well-known qualifica-
tons peculiar to the position. We
must zealously represent and protect
the interests of his county and at
the same time must look to the
welfare of the state at large and
the Nation. Particularly in these trying
times should the Importance OF this
office be borne in mind by the people.
To be OF the greatest service and to
accomplish most, he should know men
and have knowledge of public affairs.
He must know how to do things and
must measure up to the standard OF the
men chosen to represent the other
counties of our state. He must be able
to make his county an influence in our
legislature and compel the respect OF
the members of the body in which he
sits. Just so far as the man fails in
these things the county and state are
the losers.
| do not claim to possess all of these
qualifications. In fact, if am nominal
ed and elected, there is no doubt that
would make mistakes and fail to please
someone, butmy mistakes would not be-
the result of faulty intent or lack of
effort. However, | am not to be the
Judge of my fitness and ability. Repre-
sentative men from all parts of the
county seem to give me credit for
possessing some common sense and
business experience or they would not
have urged me to be candidate.
firmly believe in the enactment of
needed laws but am opposed to bulky
legislation. | am opposed to legislation
for the benefit of few interests who
would make capital by spoliation and
greed to take advantage of war times
and conditions at the expense of the
people. | strongly favor all wise laws
which will aid production of all neces-
sites. A broad attitude should be taken
by our legislature in relation to mea-
sures recommended by President Will
son for the better carrying on of the
War. All friction and unnecessary de-
lay and objection must be avoided. To
state it briefly, | wish the voters to un-
derstand that stand for good, sound,
horse-sense laws, based on broad
grounds without any frills and hobbies.
t | came to Charlevoix County 36 years
ago and during that time have been
identified with its affairs and interest
ed in its growth and development.
believe in boosting" this wonderful
county at every opportunity. | always
have and always shall, and if you see
fit to select me as your representative
! earnestly assure you that shall spare
no effort to maintain and increase the
growing prestige and influence OF
Charlevoix County. ask your careful
consideration Of my candidacy at the
August Primary.
Very Respectfully,
[Pol.Adv'gl SIMON M. ROSE.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
RESULTS WILL STARTLE
EAST JORDAN

People report quick results from pure
Lavoptik eye wash. A girl with weak,
strained eyes was helped by ONE ap-
plication. Her mother could not sew or
read because Of eye pains. In one
week her trouble was gone. A small
bottle of Lavoptik is guaranteed to help
EVERY CASE weak, strained or inflam
ed Syes. ONE WASH startles with
its &uick results. Aluminium eye cup
FREE. Gidley & Mac, druggists.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
FRANK d. SCOTT
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
FOR CONGRESSMAN

To the Citizens of the Eleventh Con-
gressional District
| hereby announce my candidacy for
denomination to Congress at the COM
ing Republican Primaries.
During my incumbency as your Con-
gresham | have assiduously endeavor-
ed to fully and faithfully perform the
duties of the office with which you
have honored me. Congress is now
in session and has been, almost contin-
uously during the past two years. The
work of your office has prevented me
from sooner indicating my desire to
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
NOTICE

AS many have inquired of me, to
learn if would be a candidate for the
nomination of Prosecuting Attorney
this year, wish to announce at this
time to all the electors of the County
that will be candidate for the Re-
publican nomination at the August
Primaries. And also wish to express
my appreciation to the electors for the
favorable manner in which they re-
ceived my candidacy in the past.
Yours,
ROLLIE l.. LEWIS,
Prosecuting Attorney.
[Pol. adv'gl
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
Commission Proceedings.

Regular meeting of the City Commls-
sion held at the commission rooms,
Monday evening, July 1, 1918. Meet
ing was called to order by Mayor Cross.
Present-Cross, Gidley and Crowell.
Absent-None.
On motion by Gidley, meeting was
adjourned until Tuesday evening, July
2, 1918.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
City Commission held at the commits.
sion rooms, Tuesday evening, July 2,
1918. Meeting was called to order by
Mayor Cross. Present-Cross, Gidley
Absent-Crowell.
Minutes of June 18th meeting were
read and approved.
On motion by Cross, the following
bills were allowed:
Gus Lalonde, street labor 80 29.2
Henry Cook, killing dogs 80. :. 13.Ot
E. w. Giles, cleaning Streets. 33.0t
Chas. Logan, handling cement. 18.0(
Henry Cook, salary -. 49,. 75.0(
Wilbur Johnson, street labor. 17.2S
Reid Graft Plumb. Co., labor and
material ..........>........ 436. Il
Mich. State Tel. Co., rentals 49,. 6.2!
VIM. Bashaw, making tax roll. ;. 1926
d. II. Fitch, salary and rental. 24.1'
z. Kleinhans, labor at cemetery 12.1t
Otis j. Smith, salary, postage and
express -. =. ...... -. 25.9;
Alonzo Graves, draying ... LII
East Jordan Lbr. Co., coal .. $50. 1,
On motion by Gidley, meeting wa
adjourned.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
Our Candidate
for Pros. Att y
Atty Dwight L. Wilson In Race
For County Office.

East Jordan will have Candidate
for Prosecuting Attorney of Charlevoix
County on the Republican Ticket at
the Aug. 9th primaries.
Judge" Wilson as he is known to
his many friends, has been a resident
of Charlevoix County for a number of
years, the last five being actively iden-
titled with the legal field of this section.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
OTIS.J. SMITH, City Clerl

Clothes may not make the man, but
the way he wears them accounts for
the public estimate of him.
Every man knows how mean his ac-
quaintances are, but he is never abso.
lutely sure about himself.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
ANNOUNCEMENT

To the Voters Of Charlevoix County,
| will be candidate for the nomin-
alton for the office of County Treasurer
on the Republican Ticket at the August
primary. "Forty-five years a resident
of the County-and am qualified for
the office"
Yours respectfully,
w. w. BAILEY.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
[Pol. adv'g.]

Love may be blind, but the average
mother-in-law isn't.
Only true friends stand by you when
you are under cloud. Swarms of in
sects surround you when the sun shines
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12

A boy is always boy, but man isn't
always a man.
Troubles are like babies; they grow
larger by nursing.
Providence usually SO arranges it
that man with fortune gets ii when
he needs il most-when he's old.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12

June 2nd, 1918.
Dear Mother and Father
Ireceived your most welcome letter
of April 28th, and sure was glad to hear
from you.
The season here is about month
and half ahead Of those at home.
They are cutting hay over here now
not "June grass hay" but just ordinary
hay.
We have fine hotel to sleep in-the
Hotel de Cow Stable. We sure are
seeing whole lot of country that is
worth seeing, but the more | see OF
this country the more like my own
We even have monographs, accord
ions, pianos, violins, banjos, and last
but not least jews harp, for music.
The people here certainly make use OF
them-the jews harp most Of the time
Oh! almost forgot one bird has tin
flute and he tries to drown all the
others. "Hessa NUT.
They get awful careless with
those guns those "dimmed" Germans.
They don't care if they do hit you and
they are having accidents with them all
the time-continually having their fin.
gers slit on the triggers.
1t is getting pretty dark to write SC
guess will have to close-it is after
taps anyway.
Your loving son,
William
Private William ID. Gleason
n;,y
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
Our Only Business With Turkey

Turkey is at war with the United
States. 1t is pretended that the United
States is not at war with Turkey
But it is officially and gaurdedly ad-
mitted that the violation of American
hospitals and the seizure of the Amer
ican Consulate at Tabriz are incidents
which bring the relations between the
United States and Turkey to "crisis."
The State Department has written diplo-
matte notes to Turkey. They cannot
be delivered directly, because Turkey
is at war with the United States. They
are presented by the neutral ministers
at COnstantinople. The State Depart
ment wants to know why the Turkish
government is so impolite as to ignore
its notes and whether il ment to violate
the American hospitals and seize the
American Consulate at Tabriz. at was
asserted at the State Department"
says The Associated Press Washington
dispatch, that the United States means
business in making this inquiry of the
Turkish government"
We have but one kind of business
with Turkey. That is to make war up
on her. The only explanation of our
failure to declare that a state of war
exists is the fear that the Turks will re-
spond by a massacre Of Christians. But
Great Britain and France had the same
thing to fear-and Turkey, notwithstand
ing our diplomatic restraint, is at war
with the United States.-N. Y. Tribune.
Life is short, yet most men outlive
their good intentions.
A man wisely makes use of the pres
| ent when he sells duplicate wedding
gift.
II sometimes happens that man
breaks his bank roll when he falls in
love.
Old bachelors are not all devoid OF
gratitude. One in Indiana recently
died and left all his money 10 a woman
who had refused to marry him when
she was girl.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere
for the many acts Of kind
ness extended by neighbors and friends
during the illness and death of our ia.
ther, John +. Quye.
MPS EDITH MApX TATE
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-07-12
OUR BOYS HAVING
PLENTY OF MUSIC
OF THE DISCORD TYPE
Private Gleason Finds Germans
Careless With Guns.

Private William d. Gleason, with our
boys over in France, writes his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Gleason, the following
letter.
American Expeditionary Forces.
June End, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-05
Dinner for Hays Tonight
National Chairman to Meet
New York Leaders

VIII H. Hays, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, will be
the guest of honor tonight ut a dinner
to be given by the Republican Club at
the clubhouse, "A West Fortieth Street
Colonel Roosevelt. Governor Whitman
Senators Wadsworth and Calder, Attor-
ncy General Lewis and all the state
officers have accepted Invitations The
seating capacity of the dining room is
less than $50 and the committee was
compelled to refuse about 200 requests
for seats.
Chairman Hays met the Massa-
chusctts Republican leaders on Mon
day night in Boston at a dinner, at
which speeches were made by Mr.. Hi vs.,
Governor Samuel w. Mccall, Senator
John ": Weeks, Lieutenant Governor
Calvin Coolidge, Henry G. Wells. Chan
ming II Cox and a. p. Langtry. presi-
dent of the Republican Editorial As
sociation. George a. Bacon, chairman
of the state committee, presided.
Among the call $ yesterday at the
Headquarters of the Republican Ma
tional Comm ittee in the Knox Build
ing were National Committeemcn r
Is. Howell, of Nebraska, Glenn Smith, OF
Utah, James j. McGraw, OF Oklahoma
and Governor James F. Goodrich OF
Indiana
New-York tribune., 1918-06-05
Urges Business Lawmakers
loo Many Lawyer Statesmen,
Says Yonkers Man

fONkERS, June &c Colonel Will
lam b. Thompson. wealthy Yonkcrs
resident, who recently returned from
Russia, where he headed the Ameri-
can Red Cross mission. and whose
name has been mentioned as posi-
bic Republican candidate for Govern
or, TX an interview to-day declared
thorc were too many paid attorneys
making our laws
Ne suggested that more farmers.
bankers, business men and working
men be elected to make laws. I'VE
need lawyers. said Colonel Thomp
son, "to interpret our laws and to
help in framing them. but we have
been inclined to look upon them as
the sole architects of our destiny
This has meant government by proxy; !;
government by proxy in this country
must end. We must atop to consider
whether we have not delegated to
lawmakinc power. so far as relates to
capital and labor. too much TO pad at
torneys. With lawyers representing
labor and capital in Congress and in
our legislatures. both labor and CAPT
tai get what might be termed the abb
sent treatment. and that is not a good
thing for either"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-05

CuLVER-At Hobol,en. N j.. on Sunday.
June 3. 1913. Charles beloved son of Emma
and the late Charles Culver, aged 30 years.
Funeral will take place from his late
residence, l2l9 Bloomfield St Hoboken. on
Wednesday afternoon June >. at
o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-05
Women Doctors Graduated
All Four Completing Course
to Do War Work

Emma L. Bellows, Elizabeth 2. Klein
man, Dora NJ. Tolle and Faith S
Wohnus were graduated last night at
the tifty-ffth annual commencement OF
the New York Medical College and Hos
pltal for Women. All will engage in
war work. DR. Cornelia c. Brant. dean
Of the college, said they constituted
the best prepared class ever graduated
from the institution. The Rev. George
Reid Andrews pronounced the invoca-
ton. Captain II. B. Petler, OF the 18th
Canadians. spoke.
Dora NJ. Tolle received the first
honor prize of the senior class and
Emma Bellows the second. The Frank
Moss medical Jurisprudence prize was
awarded to Louise Stauderman and the
S, Dana Hubbard prize for hygiene to
Marion L. Bingham.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-05
May Lose Citizen Papers
Court Asked to Cancel Those
of Cooper Union Librarian

Assistant United States Attorney
John Walker yesterday asked the Fed
eral Court to cancel the naturalization
papers granted to Benno Phuger, a ma
tive Of Germany, who is at present as
sistant librarian at Cooper Union, on
the Ground that the certificate Of
naturalization was obtained through
fraud.
The government in its complaint con-
tends that since the outbreak of the
European war, and particularly since
our declaration of war against Ger
many, Pfuger has indicated in letters
TO friends that he is not in sympathy
with the United States. 1t is further
alleged that he never intended to re-
nounce allegiance and fidelity to Ger
many.
The complaint contains numerous
phrases from the correspondence of
Phuger, which tend to show that he
hopes for German victory