The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-17

inc sale price OF 20 LIZ cents pOunu,
fixed by the government, the cargo
represents value of s1,175000.
Camp Custer-Thousands of rifles
are firing simultaneously on the rife
range each day. The men are given
10 shots In the morning and 10 in the
afternoon as a part of their course.
Five thousand men are taking the
course and daily shoot away 100000
rounds of ammunition.
! Camp Custer-Mastafa Selm, the De-
troit Turk who deserted from Camp
Custer and escaped to Mexico, but
who returned when he thought he was
safe from arrest, has been sentenced
to five years Imprisonment. Selim's
brother was lately given a federal
court sentence in Detroit for aiding
in the desertion.
Hastings-Unless the 100000 bush
els of potatoes are used before July
1, they will be wasted" according to
John G. Ketcham, of Hastings, master
OF the state grange and national
grange lecturer, who is interested in
pushing campaign to use more pota-
toes and milk, the only two foods of
which there is a surplus.
Camp Custer-People of Michigan
are again warned not to shoot pigeons
unless they wish to feel the legal
, wrath of the war department. Car
rier birds from Camp Custer have been
taken to many cities in the southern
portion of the state and released. Very
frequently the birds fail to return or
carry shot back with them.
Misunderstanding in the attic of
the East Avenue school and existing
on the fruits of daily raids for milk,
cookies and bread, two of the three
boy bandits who robbed six stores here
were arrested by detectives after defy
ing capture for three days. The lads
had been taken before and had escaped
from the detention room at the police
station.
Pontiac-Pontiac lays claim to first
rank in the nation for cities between
$4,000 and $4,000, in the Third Liberty
loan drive. The figures announced in
Washington give the honor to Topeka,
Kan, with 202 per cent subscription.
While Pontiac, in the 1910 census, is
not included in that class, 1t now has
more than 10000 population. It's Lib
erty loan showing was $1,587 $50, on
quota of $431, 500, or 367 per cent.
he fotn tot
commission, at Washington, has hand
ed down a decision in favor of the
Huron Milling Co., of Harbor Beach,
which requires the Pere Marquette
Railroad Co. to make an allowance to
the milling concern of rs cents per
car for switching interstate shipments
between the railroad yard and the COM
plainant's plant at Harbor Beach and
of As cents per car for switching be-
tween loading and unloading points
within the plant.
Observation-Disclosures by a citizens
cries, Patrolman Myers saw four boys
coming down a fire escape in the rear
of John v. Sheehan & Company's
store, 260 Woodward avenue. Myers
called to the boys to halt, but all ran
except one, who was arrested. The
boy, who is but 13 years old, told the
police he and his companions had
climbed up the fire escape to the fourth
floor of the building, and entered
through an open window. Each one
stole a pair of roller skates.
Detroit-Word has been received
from an officer in the One Hundred
and Twenty-fifth infantry, now near
the firing line in France, that Major
Augustus Fl. Gansser, of Bay City, has
been put in command of the first bat
talon Of that regiment, which is made
up Of national guardsmen from Detroit
and a few selective soldiers that origi-
nally were sent to Camp Custer. Ac-
cording to the latest advice the One
Hundred and Twenty-flfth still is build
ing railroads back Of the Zine"
Kalamazoo-Hiram J. Guiding, 3S
Lena Guiding, IL, Bertha Guiding, s,
daughters of the victim and two other
children, BETSY and Oracle Cramer
were injured when limited car going
more than 40 miles an hour struck
the auto driven by Guiding. Guiding
was a celery grower living near Com
stock, four miles west of Galesburg.
He had taken his children out for a
ride and attempted to turn his car
around on the interurban crossing
when he was struck.
Lansing - Sensational disclosures
concerning the operation of a well or
ganized ring of firebugs may be ex-
pected, according to state officials, as
the result of a grand jury investiga-
ton. For several months officials of
the state fire marshal's department
have been investigating mysterious
fires in Detroit, Kalamazoo and other
cities throughout Michigan, and 1t is
believed that insurance has been col
lected in many instances on fires of
incendiary origin. According to infor-
nation received by state officials, sew
eral arrests have been made and con-
LESSONS obtained duplicating several