The Yale expositor., 1918-03-07
Michigan NelUs
Tersely Told

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tree he cut down fell on him.
uskegon-Constructio work has
been begun on the 100000 armory
which will be built in this city.
Mt. Clemens-New arrivals at Sell.
ridge field are the S28th, seth and
S30th squadrons, totaling 400 men.
They come from Fort Riley, Tex.
Ypsilanti-Frank Allen narrowly
escaped death when tree fell on him
while he was working in the woods
near Belleville. One of his legs was
broken.
Owosso-Herman Schultz of this
city was rendered unconscious while
riding a bicycle. The wheel skidded
on ice, throwing Schultz on his head.
He fractured his collar bone.
Corunna-The Biggar Trailer Co,
OF this place, has received a govern
ment order for 100000 worth of
trailers for the signal corps branch
of the army and another order for
100000 of shells is expected soon.
Battle Creek-Unless the Calhoun
county board Of supervisors agrees to
the construction of another paved road
between Battle Creek and Camp Gus
! ter it may be necessary to bar all civ.
ilian automobiles from camp to pre-
vent congestion.
Mt. Clemens-A circuit court jury
awarded 1894 damages to Walter
Braun on judgment against Wilson
| Hauseneck of Jonesville, Mich. Hause-
neck, driving on the wrong side of
the street last fall, collided with an
automobile driven by Braun.
Big Rapids-Big Rapids dealers will
sell no sugar without sugar cards.
One-half pound per week for each
member of the family is the allow
ance and the whole weeks purchase
must be made at one time. The cards
are given out at the city office.
Jackson-John Lincoln SO, was held
up near his home on North Perrine
street, and because he refused to give
up his money the highwayman shot
and killed him. The assailant escap.
ed after obtaining SO from his victim.
Lincoln was a we'll known bowler.
Owosso-Harry Bowers Post, Mexi-
can Border Veteran, has been formed
here by Shiawassee county men who
served on the border last winter.
Lieutenant Earl Whiteherse is COM
mander. The post is named after Har-
ry Bowers, the only Owosso boy 70
die on the border.
Ann Arbor-Col. V. c. Vaughan,
head of the section of pidemicology
in the sanitary section of the medical
corps Of the army says that the health
service Of the country should be fed
eralized and placed under the author
ity Of the surgeon-general of the army
for the period Of the war.
Camp Custer-Because no provision
for such building has been made by
the government, and because each
day demonstrates how necessary such
an addition is, the American Red
Cross has taken upon itself the finan-
cling and building of a Red Cross
house at the base hospital.
Camp Custer-According to persis-
tent reports the 85th division will go
to France as a depot or replacement
division. 1t will doubtless be placed
behind the lines, and as battalions
and regiments holding front line Sec
tors need troops to take the place of
their casualties, the S5th will furnish
them.
Do
er governor of Illinois, in addressing
the state conference on taxation here,
said the United States was facing the
greatest financial and political crisis
in it's history. Mr.. Dunno urged an in
crease of taxes now levied on war in
dustries in order to meet war expen-
ditures.
Flint-Harry Storey, 8, is the hero
of Beechwood, suburb of Flint. His
presence of mind saved Willie Humid
shammer, 4, from drowning in a sew.
er manhole containing six feet of wa
ter. Mrs. j. Storey heard screams for
help and saw her son bending over
the hole. She pulled out the Humid.
shammer boy, to whose coat young
Storey was clinging.
Flint-Army supply companies COM
posed of deaf mutes have been sug-
gested by Bert e. Maxson, local deaf
mute. The local war board has sent
the suggestion to Washington for con.
sideration. Maxson says deaf mutes
can be drilled easily, releasing nurmal
men for trench service Maxson is an
athlete, who was rejected against his
wishes by the draft board.
Camp discretionary has thus
far won the present struggle, which
may last another Is years. was the
statement made by Capt. Inches, form
erly health officer of Detroit, in an all
dress to officers of the division. Capt.
Inches also stated that fraternizing
between Austrians and Italians was
the direct cause OF the Italian retreat.
These observations were made whoE
the Detroiter visited the Italian front