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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-12
LIMBURG PEOPLE
WANT TO REMAIN
DUTCH SUBJECTS

Amsterdam, Dec. 1.-THE people
living in the southern part of the
Dutch province of Limburg are ex-
cited by repeated references in Bel
gian and French newspapers to a
possible severance of a part of that
province from Holland. Forty-nine
burgomeisters in that region have
teIegraphed to Queen Wilhelmina,
expressing their Indignation and as
surfing her of their firm allegiance.
BescohOI-ask Beards1ey's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-12

16lk: United States army and Can
sda, Is each. Australia New Zee
land and South Africa trailing.
King George. Vice Admiral Sims,
Admiral Beatty and General Biddle
will attend the tournament tomor-
row. to present the service trophy
and emblems TO The winning teams
and individuals. Double prices
were oTefed tonight for tiekVs. but
none were available.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-12

Antonio Perevicus, Harris Edward
Thomas, Jessie Wilson, Horace Boil
ston Wilson, Charles S. Nelson, Jes-
sic Zene Preston, Victor Poma, Har-
old Nelson Rite, Frank Rogers,
John Sansle, Joseph Smith, William
f. Steffens, Robert W. Sweeney,
Cyril Verbeke, james Cheste-
Woods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-12
ASK ALL TO InIN PLEA

Washington. Dec. 12-The United
States has asked all South Amer
lean countries TO join in its sugges-
ton to Chile and Peru for an ami
cable settlement of their contro-
yersy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-12
WAR IoRs ABANDONED.

Washington, Dec. Nineteen
war projects which would have
cost in excess OF 500. OO0. 900. ac-
cording to estimates, have been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-12

This is special week in china.
glassware, housefurnishings. dolls
and toys at McCabe's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-12

No merchandise on approval nor
exchanged by request of the
health authorities,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-12

All the News All the Time-The
Argus.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Red Cross Notice

The local organization of the Red
Cross will meet at the residence of Mrs.
l.. R. Willard next Monday afternoon,
at three o'clock, for the purpose of or
ganization. A work of the most vital
Importance will fall to the lot of the
Red Cross in the immediate future, and
as the patriotic spirit of the township
must be maintained, its proud reputa-
tion for accomplishment protected, it is
expected that this meeting will be
largely attended.
Ladies who have any knitted articles,
whether finished or not, are requested
to bring them to the Red Cross rooms
on or before Sept. 81. If the rooms
are not open, leave them at Meeks &
Wirth's store.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Mt. Morris Theatre

The "Pershing" is showing some of
''best ever" plays this week with some
of the most popular stars in FINLAND in
the title roles. The Saturday show
will be ''The Sea Panther" in five reels
with that daring actor, William Des-
mond, in the title role, picturing the
working of pirates on the Indian Ocean,
and closing with screamingly funny
comedy, Roy Stewart, who always
packs the theatre full, will be with us
again Sunday in a five reel western
play Faith Endurin'." This program
also is closed with sparkling comedy.
Commencing next week Wednesday,
Sept. 25. we will play only western
plays at our mid-week programs, and
alternately will feature VIM. S. Hart
and Douglas Fairbanks, the Sept. 25
play being VIM. S Hart in personal
Lure" and Oct. 2, Douglas Fairbanks
in "Double Trouble" This is probably
the only theatre in Michigan in town
the size of Mt. Morris that features
these two popular stars. Shows at 7;30
and 900. with matinee Sunday after
noon at 900 Admission 10 and Is and
war tax Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Melons Were Fine

Last Sunday evening several young
men found their way into Will McNal-
ly's melon patch. Will carefully con-
cealed from US the fact that he had a
patch, but it appears that the boys had
inside information. Anyway they were
gleefully considering putting the mel
ons, inside and were sneaking up on
them when out of the gloom appeared
the faithful McNally watch dog and by
aggressive barking threw an unexpect-
ed crimp into proceedings. The boys
went lover the top" in the most APP
proved fashion and when going for all
they were worth ran into some wire en-
tanglements in the shape of a fence
which tore the clothes and skinned up
the faces of some of them in a very
complete way. Then Mr.. McNalIy him
self appeared and dictated the condi-
tions of surrender These were that
each of the boys should pay Sl.O0 per
month for the benefit of the Red Cross
until the time when he may be taken
into the service Of his country. The
boys signed UP and that's where the r.
c. will cut McNally melon anyway.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Matrimonial

A very beautiful and attractive we'd
ding took place at the home of Mrs.
Cleantha nj. Cooley, Monday evening,
when she was quietly united in mar.
riage to Mr.. VIM. c. Lewis. The guests
of honor were Mr.. and Mrs. H.
l.. Benjamin, Miss Eva Smith and Miss
Verna Lembach. Rev. Barnes had
charge of the ceremony. The bride
and the groom are both well known
citizens of Clio and are loved and re-
spected by all. They will reside at the
groom's home on Bluff Street.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
New Cereal Rules

Consumers may buy regulation mixed
fours or one pound of substitutes with
each four pounds of standard wheat
flour.
Bakers bread must contain twenty
per cent of other cereals than wheat
flour.
Mixed flours must be miled according
to percentages stated.
Retailers must carry one of these
three substitutes-barley flour, corn
-four, or corn meal. They may carry
such other substitutes as they desire.
The substitutes are: corn flour, corn
meal, barley flour, kaffir flour, milo
flour, bean flour, potato flour, sweet po-
tato flour, buckwheat -four, rice flour,
oat flour, feterita flour and meal, pea
nut flour, and rye flour or meal. How
ever, rye flour or meal must be bought
IN proportion of lbs. to every lbs. of
wheat flour.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Coming Across

Can you lend me fifty doars?" says my Uncle Sam to
WELL Uncle don't know I'll have to and see.
You'll have go and see? he says sarcastica and dry
And didn't feel too cheerful when looked him in the
Now you listen here he says P give to stragf
know, you're in hurry Better let the hurry wait.
There's things Pm goin to tell you try to anyhow
If you done much thnkin better do
Il brought up in freedom. allowed you'd have the
Of the fairest finest country that got the
gave you school and readn much you could learn,
And never asked an hour of your service in return.
You had it soft and easy you didn't have to fight;
And you looked peace and plenty if they your right
II took chance to raise you, said he won't forget
Some day he'll do credit And this is what get.
Il ask little favor that you do for me,
So small hate to ask it, and You've got and see!
I've rove with and angels for the honor of name
To make it stand for somethn and keep clean of shame
i always planned to give you country and flag
You could call good and wouldn't have brag
IF you figure to keep them, only know plan
Thatl stand all kinds of acids, and that's to be
so you better think it and show what you do:
l can about billion. So long It's up to YOU
Now guess, unless Pm willing be charged up loss
And thrown into the discard I'll have across.
Ezra Weed
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Save Peach Pits

Food Administrator, George A. Pres
cott has issued request that people
save all their peach pits. If the gov
ernment asked us to save egg shells
and potato peelings we would gladly do
Sso, but just now the call is for peach
pits and every thrifty American house,
hold should have considerable pile of
the fruit stones by now, with the can
ming season in full glory.
Many people have laughed at this
newest suggestion for conservation and
wondered what they are to be used for.
No, our Yanks are not going to do the
David and Galiath trick and use the
peach pits for hand grenades. Our
munition factories are supplying them
too well for that extremity. In truth
the stones are forwarded to points in
the east where they are put through a
process which turns the pits into very
high grade of charcoal which in turn is
used in gas masks and makes our boys
immune to the easiest gases of Ger
man invention.
Here is chance for the Boy Scouts
and Camp Fire Girls to do their bit.
If they will gather up the pits and
leave them at The Messenger office
they will be helping win the war and
save some Sammy from horrible suffer
ing. However, don't let the boys and
girls do it all and remember that every
one counts.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
An Admirable Spirit

AS may be known to most of our
readers. governmental regulation of the
building trades. have greatly curtailed
their activities. In fact, no new con-
struction, except in the way of neces-
sary repairing. or in the case of fac
tories making government supplies is
permitted. Under these conditions il
has become practically impossible to
operate the Clio brick yards and it now
seems possible they may be closed down
until the end of the war, although they
may be operated again next season.
The proprietors of the yards, the Messrs
Scholl, are accepting this serious blow
to their business in the most admirable
spirit of patriotism and are ready to
serve in any capacity wherein they can
be of service to their country in her
great struggle, recognizing that the
triumph of human liberty, or contra
wise, its overthrow, is of incomparably
greater moment than mere temporary
personal profit. Such spirit is mag
nificent, and while the Messrs Scholl
are modest men. and possibly would
not sanction this tribute, we feel. in all
sincerity, that it is due to them. Would
that all could rise to such a con-
ception of patriotic obligation. There
are those of us who find fault with even
curtailment of profits, but hereis case
where not only all profits, but even the
basic source of subsistence has been
removed and the men are accepting the
situation without complaint. Chas. E.
Scholl and wife will move to Orion,
where he is partner of his brother in
a greenhouse business, and L. j. Scholl
will, we are glad to say, continue his
residence in Clio. When it's all over,
and we have the last great effort OF
barbarous force broken for all time, we
will all get settled down to business
again and we believe we shall ther
enter upon season of unexampleC
prosperity.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
NOW FOR THE
4TH LIBERTY LOAN
1T WILL BE A FIGHTING FUND FOR
UNCLE SAM
The Sum Will be the Largest Yet and
Each Patriotic Citizen Will
Solicit Himself

No use for US to expatiate upon the
necessity for another Liberty Loan nor
upon the necessity for people to support
it. We are engaged in the crucial
struggle of the worlds history to de-
termine whether our government
conceived in liberty and dedicated to
the proposition that all men are cre-
ated free and equal, or any government
so conceived and so dedicated can long
endure" These were the words of the
immortal Lincoln. spoken on the field
of Gettysburg, and they apply to the
situation to-day with infinitely more
power than they did to the situation to
which they were addressed. And so,
we're going lover the top" Not the
slightest doubt about it.
Now, about the details: In the past
few patriotic citizens have combed
the township over, asking other pat
riotic citizens to subscribe to Liberty
Loans. This has manifestly entailed
an unfair amount of work upon a few
and the plan has been changed. The
new plan has been tried out in many
places and worked successfully. It is
this:
Sunday, September Goth, has been
designated as Volunteer day. On this
day every patriotic person in Genesee
County is expected to go to the place
of registration designated in his
school district and there make his
subscription. The local committee
will be in charge of these places and in
order to save the time of the committee
men who are busy. the entire quota
should be subscribed on that day.
Sunday has been chosen as the day
best fitted for this work in order that
it may not only be a patriotic occasion
but sacred one as well. The boys in
France fight on Sunday just the same
as on week days so no person can have
any objection to the day. The County
Fuel Administrator has given his con-
sent that an announcement might be
made by me that all persons residing
in the Townships of this County may
drive their automobiles on this day to
the place of registration for the purpose
of subscribing bonds,
These subscriptions will be voluntary,
but they should measure up to the
transcendent Importance of the occasion.
The local and county War Boards will
be in possession of the financial rating
and industrial ability of every citizen
and the subscriptions will be expected
to be commensurate with each persons
ability to buy-not what may be con-
venient-but what is possible. This is
not time for convenience; it is time
for genuine sacrifice. The same beast
that overran Belgium and France, butch
cred the babies, ravished the women,
murdered the aged. chopped down the
fruit trees, poisoned the wells and de-
stroyed the homes threatens US. If
we were not animated b. any finer
feeling, the purest self interest should
incline us to support this loan. Uncle
Sam asks us to lend him a club to beat
down this beast; He will hand it back a
beautiful olive branch, with interest
for its use. Can we refuse?
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
New Patriotic Song

Clio has musical composer who has
made meritorious contribution to the
patriotic music which is helping to raise
the spirits of our people in these times
of war and sacrifice. This is H. E..
Evans and the title of his song is
"Uncle Sam is Over There" The
music was printed at The Messenger
Office and the title page bears beauti-
ful representation of "old glory" in the
regulation colors, Mr.. Evans will be
glad to sell copy to anyone who may
wish it and it is likely that the piece
will be tried out at one Of the Clio
community sings, We may say, Incl
dentally, that MIR. Evans has had much
experience in this line and is the author
of several pieces. that have enjoyed
considerable popularity.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
BUENA VISTA BURGLARS
SHOOT UP FAMILY
ONE ROBBER KILLED AND THE
- OTHER CAPTURED
Plucky Fourteen Year Old Boy Defends
Home, and Birch Run Barber
Makes Capture

One night last week two men, evil
IDENTIFY foreigners. went to the home of
a widow lady, living in Buena Vista, a
suburb of Saginaw, and having broken
into the house. attempted the robbery
of the premises. With the woman in
the house was her young daughter and
a son fourteen years of age. The boy.
armed with a revolver, pluckily put up
a fight as a result of which the robbers
shot his mother through the lungs, shot
him in the abdomen and wounded his
sister in the thigh. But meanwhile the
boy had been doing good work and shot
one of the robbers through the heart
killing him almost instantly. The other
robber then fled and in making his way
through barbed wire fence left con-
siderable section from his trousers.
The little girl, being least hurt of any,
got her mother and brother into bed,
and at about this time an elder brother
alighted from street car, coming
home from Detroit. The home is but
few steps from the car line and the
first thing the boy discovered was the
dead man lying on the porch, while in
side he found everybody seriously
wounded. He at once called the sheriff
and the following morning descriptions
of the escaping robber were sent to all
nearby towns. Early in the forenoon
nf 70 or q
barber shop in Birch Run and inquired
where he could buy some pants, explain
ing that his had been torn, The barber
saw that the man answered the de-
scription of the robber and that his
clothes were of the same color as the
fragment left in the fence, and after
having directed the man to Hubinger's
store, immediately called up the sheriff.
The latter directed the barber to arrest
the fellow and the barber, borrowing a
pair of handouts from former officer,
made his way to the store where he
found the man just in the act of chang
ing his trousers, and having him thus
alta disadvantage. snapped the hand
cuffs on his wrists almost before he
realized what was happening. The
barber, Glenn Newland, is little
fellow, weighing about 100 lbs., and as
man was a strapping fellow, weighing
about 100, he performed very plucky
act, especially so in view of the fact
that the fellow carried in his coat pock-
ct big and completely loaded revolver.
The sheriff came and took the suspect
to Saginaw where his clothing was
found to tally exactly with the frag-
ment found in the fence and We under
stand he has since admitted participa-
tion in the crime and in the shooting.
At last reports the condition of the
widow lady and her son was serious,
although they had narrow chance for
recovery.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
The Registration

Two hundred eighty-eight men regis
tered in Vienna Township last Thurs
day, and one registration card being
received the following day brought the
total to 289. The very finest spirit pre-
vailed among all the men who came to
have their names registered, against the
time when Uncle Sam may need them,
and only expressions of loyalty and
readiness for service were heard. Of
the men registered, 262 were native
born citizens, two were subjects OF
Germany and ten were subjects of
Austria Hungary. OF the two latter
nationalities, five had taken out first
papers while seven were classed as
"alien enemies" There were also
three Canadians and one Englishman.
The number registering at the various
ages included in the draft were as noted
below, the age appearing first and the
number of registrants following: 1914;
1918: 20-19; Gil; GIL; 32-14; 1914; 81
IT; 35-12; 1926; 1920. 38-l7; 1918; 40
10; 4l-15; AZ. 10; 43-l3; A. 20; 45-11. The
board of registrars consisted of Hugh
Mccormick, Nj. G. Doyle, E. E. Huyck,
H. d. Griswold, j. F. Wirth and c. H.
Reed, all of whom served without COM
pensation. We have understood that
questionnaires will be sent to all regis
trants between the ages of Is and 36
years. inclusive, as soon as the neces-
ary lists can be prepared; probably
within the next week. For the present,
we are told, the government will not
send questionnaires to those above the
age of 36. These statements must not
be considered official.
When the questionnair were sent
out as result of the previous registra-
tions, the work of helping registrants
to make them out fell. practically, up
on M. c. Doyle. in this community, as
a result of whichhe was compelled to
do a very great deal of work that
should have been more evenly distribu-
ted. To obviate recurrence of this
undue tax, an Advisory Board for Vien-
ma Township has been organized to take
care of the present registration. This
board will consist of the following citi-
zens: Nj. c. Doyle. c. H. Reed. j. F.
Wirth, H. d. Griswold, F. M. Houghton,
E. E. Huyck, H. Mccormick, c. G.
Matzen. G. A. Lacure, j. j. Jones, c.
E. Taylor, Geo. Palmer. j. C. Van
Vleet, Lee H. Russell, l.. B. Fuller.
1t is proposed to have sufficient mum.
er of the members of this board in
session at the coucnil rooms in Clio
from 200 O'Clock until 1000 o'clock
each evening to take care of all those
who need assistance in making out their
questionnaires The board will begin
its sessions as soon as the questionnaires
are in the hands of the registrants. No
charge, of course, will be made for SER
vice of this character.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Obituary
KENT

Mrs. Orville Kent, aged 78 years. /
month and days, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Wilson, of
Birch Run, on Tuesday, Sept. II, 1918,
after an illness of about one years
duration of complication of diseases
Sophia Curtis was born, Aug. IL, 1910
in Cattaraugus County, N. Y, and
came to Michigan with her parents when
ten years of age. settling in Arbela
Township. She was married to Orville
Kent, June 2S, 1857, and moved to a
farm in Birch Run Township where she
resided until about two years ago, since
when, because of failing health, she
made her home with her children.
Mr.. Kent passed away there about
twenty-five years ago. Mrs. Kent was
the mother of seven children, three OF
whom have preceded her, the surviv-
ing ones being, Fred and Burt Kent, OF
Birch Run Township, Mrs. M. C. Doyle,
of this place, and Mrs. Harry Wilson,
of Birch Run. at whose home she died.
She is also survived by one brother,
James Curtis, of Detroit, and clever
grandchildren. She had spent a part
of her time here at the home oi
her daughter, Mrs. M. c. Doyle, and hac
many friends in this vicinity, all OF
whom will deeply mourn her loss. Fun
eral services were held from the home
where she died, Tuesday afternoon
Sept. 10, Rev. McGerre, officiating
Interment was made in Arbela GENE
terry.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
A Costly Hook

Wednesday forenoon. big moving
van belonging to Milne Bros, of Sag
inaw, hooked into G. w. Hoff's auto
mobile which was parked near the post
office on Mill ST., and 'scraped the light
machine along the road for distance
of fifty feet. The accident was caused
by two trucks turning into Mill st. at
the same time. the driver of the Milne
truck being obliged to strike the Ford
car in order to avoid collision with
the other truck. 1t might have been
avoided by careful driving and the
truck driver settled by paying Mr.. Hoff
S27. so to defray costs of repairs.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Christian Endeavor Notes

C. E. service at M. p. church at
o'clock, Sunday evening. Subject,
Lessons from Bible Characters. "
Leader, Mrs. Geo. Swihart.
We are glad that we are able to say
our G. E. services ere growing both in
interest and attendance. We all en-
joyed the service last Sunday evening
with Mr.. Jennings. and we sure will en-
JOY next Sunday with our president as
leader. Mrs. Swihart always has
something good for us when she leads.
Come and enjoy the song service.
Everybody welcome.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Benefit Dancing Party

Next Saturday evening dancing
party for the benefit of Vienna Red
Cross will be given at the Auditorium.
Music will be furnished by Albert
Chase, Charles Willard, Dan and Will
Woolson and Miss Fanny Hill. Both
square and round dances will be enjoyed
and the charges will be by the set.
Everything is donated for the party, as
a consequence of which the entire pro-
ceeds will go to the Red Cross. The
public is cordially invited.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Community Sing

Next weeks Sing will be held on
Tuesday evening and we have assurance
that George Oscar Bowen. the director
of community singing in Flint, and his
accompanist, MIR. Bosom, will be pres
ent and direct the singing. Mr.. Bowen
is wonderfully inspiring leader and
we can promise everybody treat who
attends this sing. The sing will take
place on Vienna ST., if the weather per-
mits, otherwise in the Auditorium, an d
of course, will be free. 1t will begin
about 7:30. Everybody invited.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Methodist Protestant Notes

Services-Preaching, 10:30 a. m.
Sunday school following. Christian
Endeavor, z :00 p. m.
First Quarterly Conference Friday
evening, 7:3O tout appointment) Sept.
20.
Topic for Sunday morning, Import
ance of the Unimportant Position in
Life"
: All are welcome to all services.
E. c. Barnes.