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The Adair County news., 1918-05-22

To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance Of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules.shall be observed:
1. Householders to use not to exceed
a total of IA pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than 1% pounds of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound of cooking -four, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni.
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing a total
of more than two ounces of wheat
-four. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations requested
of the householders.
8. Retailers to sell not more than
one-eighth Of a barrel Of flour to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-Quarter Of barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and In no case to sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight of other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume of Victory bread
sold, by delivery of the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
In other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount of their
wheat -four purchases beyond 20 per
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22

cent. or the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months prior to
March l.
5. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
6. There is no limit upon the use OF
other cereals, f1ours, and meals, corn.
barley, buckwheat, potato flour, ct
cetera
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod.
ucts whatever, except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac
ton. There is no reason why all of
the American people who are able to
cook In their own households cannot
subsist perfectly well with the use OF
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds a week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme in order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts Of the community less able
10 ADAPT themselves to so large a pro-
portion Of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are alb
solutely demanded Of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera-
| ton of the public by a further limita.
ton OF distribution, and we shall place
at once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secure as nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
for the necessary patience, sacrifice
and cooperation of the distributing
J trades
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22
Out of No Man S Land
BY
HARRY IRVING GREENE

Father:
This wonderful letter that am writ
ing you-a miracle letter. / was hurt,
badly, but am going to get well. 1t
happened like this-yOu know l am
not allowed to name place or date.
No Mans Landl We were raiding
II by night, three Of us-scouting,
prowling. 1t was as dark as the dun
geons of inferno, but often they sent
up signal shells-roseate, bursting
things that bathed all that evil land
in blOod-red light. When their glare
fiared over us we had to stand as we
were caught, hand or foot appraised
moveless objects in the red glow until
the light snuffed out and all was dark
once more
We reached the German entangle-
ments and began cutting them with
our oiled clippers. We were careful,
very careful, but we were not careful
enough. They heard US. Over came
two bombs.
The three Of US went down in a row.
Jack and Tom never knew what hit
them. 1 was hurt too badly to be able
to get up.
1 lay there-all night-groaning-
calling for help. Twenty feet away
could hear the boches In their trench
laughing at me, cursing me.
Morningl My last. could endure
it no more. was dying-bleeding. 1
said my last prayer.
And then!
Since the dawn of time l do not be-
lieve the world has seen a more glori-
Gus thing. From the hill tops our ar
tillery laid down a box barrage fire
and under it, heads raised like EN-
perors and shoulders squared, came
six men, stretcher bearers. AS though
they had been on parade they came
forth in broad daylight into the very
teeth of the enemy and picked up
what was left of Jack, Tom and me.
AS though we had been their own
brothers they bore us back, swiftly,
gently. Then do you know what those
Huns did?
Opened fire on us-the dead, the
bearers of the dead and man who lay
quivering at the threshold of death.
Two of the six bearers went down.
The other four brought them back
along with what was left of Jack, Tom
and me.
And when l awoke in the hospital
after the operation, deathly sick but
back from the nightmare-land and
with the sunlight upon me, whom do
you think l saw bending over me, the
red cross upon her sleeve, babbling,
laughing, crying. kissing me?
JANET
And had never known that she had
come over! Had never got her letter
And we are here together and am
going to get well. An hour ago she
held out her hand, and upon one finger
was still the little ring l gave her be-
fore left. l am going to have a stone
set in it-you know what that means.
Though somewhat disfgured 1 am still
In the ring
And so is Jane. jim.
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22
Go TO Church Times.

The pastors of Columbia and VicIEs
ity extend cordial welcome to all.
Presbyterian church, Rev, B. I
Watson Pastor.
Sunday-School 9:45 a. No.
Congregational Woaship IL a. n,
Evening Service at p. m. OF. ever
second and fourth Sundays.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at $50. Sunday-school topic discuss
ed.
Preaching at Union lse and Srd3
Sabbaths
METHODIST CHURCH
L F. Piercey, Pastor.
Preaching 1st and Srd Sunday il
each month.
Sunday School at $50 a. N
Epworth Leage els p. N,
Prayer meeting Wednesday event nEz
at $50.
Everybody CORDIALLY invited to theses
services.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preaching on each nrst and thirCJ
Sunday.
Morning service II o'clock
Evening service 2 o'cloe x
Sunday School 9:SC
B. Y. P. U. evening 6-7C-
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing SSEI
Business meeting "Wednesday e7sD-
ing before the 3rd Sunday IN sacf1
month.
Missionary Society, the last THUS
day in each month, 300 O'Clock,
F. Fl. Durham, Supt. S, s.
o. P. Bush, Pastor,
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Bible School every Sunday at O. % d..
N.
Judge Hancock, Superintendent
Preaching service az Il n. aDGI
500 p. m. on Second and Fourth Sun
days.
Prayer meeting each "Wednesday
eveninglat 500.
Official meeting Friday nighs be-
fore the fourth Sunday in each month.
Woman's Missionary Society, thss
first Sunday in each month at 2,s6 p
NJ.
Mission Band the first Sunday II
each month at Up. m.
Ladies' Aid Society Thursday alter
second Sunday at 800 p. no.
2. It. Williams, Pastor.
G. R. Reed, Sect
Ray Conover, Tres
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22
America Consumed $4,000, 900 Bushels Monthly.
From Now Until Harvest Must Use
Only 2l,000,000.
RATION PER PERSON is Il POUNDS
OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY
Military Necessity Calls for Greater Sacrifice Here-Aed Wa,
Bread Must Be Mantained-Our Soldiers and
Sailors to Have Full Allowance

to furnish the Allies with the necessary proper
ton of wheat to maintain their bread from until the
next harvest and this military necessity reduce
monthly consumption to 100000 bushels month,
against normal consumption of about AZ 100000 bushels
or so cent of normal consumption. This the sua
ton as set forth by the u Food Administration Washing
ton Reserving margin for distribution and
special leaves for general consumption approximately
1 pounds of wheat products weekly person. Food
Administrators statement contnues Many of
dependent bakers bread Such bread
and therefore, requires larger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breads baked in the household Our
navy require full allowance The welodo population
can make greater sacrces the consumption wheat
products than the In addition, population
the agricultural districts where the other cereals are album
dant skilled the preparation of breads from these
other cereals than the crowded city and industrial populations
With improved transportation conditions have avail
able surplus of potatoes We also have spring months
surplus of milk and have ample and oats for
consumption The drain substitutes has
already greatly exhausted the supply of these grains
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22

If you want to be thrilled with en-
thusiasm, see "The Stacker" at The
Paramount Theatre May Both. 29 ct
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14
Fuel Value Of Coal Lessened.

Careful estimates made by the d.
rector of the bureau of mines and
his associates indicate that while last
years coal output Of 600,000,O00 tons
WIFI probably be increased to 650,OOO,-
600 tons this year, the effectiveness of
this fuel will be equivalent to pro-
duction Of normally prepared coal ag-
gregating only 570,O00,00O tons. The
reason for this surprising discrepancy
Is that much Of the coal Is not being
prepared with the usual care. 1t is
calculated that there Is per cent
more ash content in this years coal
than In that Of previous years. In
other words, approximately 100000
carloads of ash are being added to
the burden borne by the railways.
It has been shown that the inclu-
sion of per cent more ash In the
coal means a reduction in efficiency in
the remaining good coal of tx per
cent. Stating the case another way,
the total reduction in the Goals eff
fectiveness Is 12h per cent.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14
WOULD BRING BACK OLD COIN
Our Daddies Found Many Uses for
Copper Two-cent Pieces, and Its
Restoration 10 Urged.

The American Newspaper Publish.
return to the two-cent piece. Do you
remember the old two-cent coin, with
the big figure "2" on 1t? 1t was decor
ated with wreath and almost every
thing else that could be crowded onto
IL.
1t was used principally for the chill
dren to play with. 1t was too big for
the baby to swallow and large enough
to be found when once 1t was lost.
When the Sunday school kids read of
the woman In the Bible who had lost a
coin and searched the house until she
found 1t, they Immediately associated
it with the two-cent piece and wonder
ed why there should be any trouble
about its recovery.
But 1t was good old family coin, new
ertheless, and would buy two pieces Of
licorice or one all-day sucker. It was
not without its advantages, either, for
the Sunday collection. 1t looked big,
anyway, and made a very respectable
noise when 1t was tossed into the plate
on top Of pile of other coins.
To have the old two-cent coin with
us again would remind us of the good
old days and work no hardship on our
financial system. So, let us have it
with the big figure '2" on one side, the
wreath and the national shield, and ev-
erything, just as big as life.-Kansas
City Times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14
Commissioners. Notice.

State OF Michigan, The Probate Court for
the County OF shiawassee.
In the matter OF the estate OF Jesse L.
Gage, deceased.
We, the undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush. Judge OF Proba tie
In and for the County OF Shiawassee, State OF
Michigan, Commissioners to receive. examine
and adjust all claims and demands Of all per-
sons against said estate, do hereby give
notice that we will meet ct the
residence OF Thomas Marvin In the Township
of Middlebury, In said County, on Monday,
the nth day of June, A ID. 1915 and
on Friday, the 10th dav OF August A. ID
1918, at ten o'clock In the forenoon of each OF
said days. for the purpose OF receiving and
adjusting all claims against said estate and
that four ponths from the 18th day of April
a. ID. 10 8, are allowed to creditors to
present their claims to said Commissioners
for adjustment and allowance.
Dated, the 18th day OF April. A. d. 1918
EDWARD @. WILSON,
THOMAS MARVIN,
At Conn 1issioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14
MAY ADOPT DECIMAL SYSTEM
England Seriously Considering Aban.
donIno lite Anticipated Currency In
Favor Of Simplicity.

England may adopt the decimal sys-
TEN for Its currency. The agitation
Tor this reform appears to be gaining
FAVOR with the British people, and
among the important agencies behind
the movement Is the Associated Cham
Der or Commerce of the United King
dom. For generations schOolbOys have
been learning this: Four farthings
make one penny, twelve pence make
one smiling, twenty shillings make one
pound, twenty-one shillings sterling
make one guinea, twenty shillings ster-
ing make one sovereign.
linen there were the symbols to
learn-the capital 81" with short
line across the shank of the letter for
the Latin "libra," or pound; the little
81 Tor shilling, or the Latin solidus (;
the little I'd" for denarius, or penny,
and the "qr" for "quadrans," or quar-
ter OF penny, standing for farthing,
though latterly 'far" came to stand
generally for farthing. All American
schoolboys have studied the table Of
English money in that part of their
arithmetic dealing with reduction"
which Is "the changing of numbers,
either simple or compound, from one
denomination to another without alter
Ing their values" Many men will prob.
ably remember that as boys they
worked and labored over two kinds Of
reduction" which were called "reduc-
tion descending and reduction ascend
Ing"
The decimalizing of English money
Is, of course, in the line Of simpliflca-
ton. Some of the financial powers
and papers are urging that parliament
take the matter under consideration,
and 1t Is likely to come up for official
treatment and discussion at any time.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14
Daylight Saving Worked Well.

In the United Kingdom during the
four and half months that daylight
saving was practiced In 1916, 1t is
claimed that the saving In gas alone
conserved 100000 tons Of coal. The
expenses to consumers were reduced
by $2,375,OOO. Electric light compan-
les reported reduction Of about 20
per cent.
In France fuel used for illuminat.
ing purposes was 10 per cent less az
ter the daylight saving program was
adopted.
In Germany the Berlin municipal
gas works reported in May and June
Of 1915 a decrease of 50S,5OO cubic
meters, in spite of the fact that 49,
600 new gas meters had been installed
during the previous six months.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14
HOW PIONEERS MADE CHANGE
Silver Dollars Were Chartered and
"Sharp Shins" Were Result
PeIts Once Currency.

We of today, with half-dollars, quar-
ter-dollars, dimes, nickels and pennies
often find 1t difficult to snake change
Still more difficult was 1t for the early
settlers to do so, Martha G. Purcell
writes in "Stories Of Old Kentucky
AS the Indians used wampum, so the
pioneers of Kentucky used the skins
of wild animals as their first currency
While immigrants continued to come
to this region, Spanish silver dollars
came gradually into circulation. Still
there was no small change.
AS necessity is the mother of in.
vention," our forefathers actually
made change by cutting the dollar into
four equal parts, each worth 25 cents.
These were again divided, each part
worth 12h cents, called bits. People
sometimes became careless In the work
Of making change, and often cut the
dollar into five quarters" or into ten
"eighths." On account of the wedge
shape Of these pieces of cut money,
they were called "sharp shins."
If change was needed for a smaller
sum than 121A cents, merchants gave
pins, needles, writing paper and such
things.
This cut silver gradually found its
way back to the mint for recoinage
usually to the loss Of the last owner
As late as 1905, business house in
Philadelphia received 100 pounds of
cut silver, brought on by Kentucky
merchant, which was sent on Hray
to the United States mint for recon.
age.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14

State of Michigan, The Probate Court for
he County Of Shiawassee.
At a session OF the Probate Court for said
County. held at the Probate ONCE. In the City
OF Corunna on Monday, the Bird day OF June
IN the year OF one thousand nine hundred and
eighteen.
Present, Matthew Bush. Judge Of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Farrand B.
Holman, deceased
Paul V. Gadola, the Administrator de bouns
non with the will annexed OF said estate, hav
Ing rendered q tinal account to this Court.
UIt is ordered. that the LIST day of Ju'y
next. at ten o'clock in the forenoon at said
Probate once. be appointed for exam ming
and ALLOWING said iaccount.
And II is further ordered. That o copy OF
this order be published three successive
weeks. previous to the said day of hearing, IN
the Owosso Times. q newspaper printed and
circulating In SAID County OF Shiawsssee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
BY
CLARIBEL GALLOWAY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14
CHANCERY ORDER

STATE OF MICHIGAN-Suit pend.
ing in the Circuit Court for the
County of Shiawassee.
In Chancery
George E. Heagle,
Plaintiff,
Frederick T. Siblev. Frederick B.
Sibley, Bezelial (Bezalial) w.
Farnum, Charles G.. Brewster,
Samuel G.. Wilcox, James C.
Smith, Jr. Edward P. Darling,
Frederick M. Hopkins, Marie
Louise Sibley, John L. Whiting,
and William Darling, and their
and any of their unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees and assigns.
and any person entitled to claim
any rights in the real estate here
matter described under and by
virtue of any titles that the
above named persons had to said
lands or otherwise.
Defendants.
In this cause it appearing from the
sworn Bill of Complaint on file that
the above named parties are proper
and necessary to the above entitled
cause, and that it is not known to the
plaintiff after diligent search and in
quiry whether they are living or dead
or where they reside if living, or if
dead whether they or any of them
have personal representatives or heirs
living, or where any of them reside,
or what their names may be, or
whether said title, interest, claims.
liens or possible right has been dispos-
ed of by Will, and that therefore I'M
der the Statutes of Michigan, it is
lawful to. make said parties defend
ants as above styled.
Therefore, on motion of G. F. Erie
gel, Attorney for the plaintiff, it is
Ordered that the appearance of said
defendants be entered in said cause
within three months after date hereof,
and in case of their appearance they
cause their answers to the Bill of Com
plant in this cause to be filed and a
copy thereof served on said plaintiffs
attorney within fifteen days after the
service on them of the copy of said
Bill of Complaint, and that in default
thereof, said Bill of Complaint be TAX
en- as confessed by said defendants.
1t is further Ordered that within
twenty days of the date of this Order,
said plaintiff cause a copy of this Or
der to be published in the Owosso
Times, newspaper printed, published
and circulated in said county, and that
said publication be continued therein
once in each week for six successive
weeks.
JOSEPH H. COLLINS, ]
Circuitf Judge.
Dated March goth, 1918.
G. F. Friegel, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Business Address, Owosso, Mich.
NOTICE
The above suit is brought to quiet
title to the following described land
andpremises, viz: The West half az }
of the Northwest quarter (1-4) and
the West half (1-2) of the East half
G-2) Of the Northwest quarter (1-4)
Of Section Eight (8), Town Seven (7)
North, Range Three (3) East, in the
Township of Caledonia, Shiawassee
County, Michigan.
G.. F. FRIEGEL,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Business Address: Owosso, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14
In If-Defense.

A negro soldier at one of the cam
tonments insisted that he wanted to
take out the full limit of insurance,
$4,000. One Of the white soldiers re-
monstrated with him, telling him II
would be foolish to pay on so much,
for he was likely to be shot in the
trenches. TO this the negro answered |:
"Huh, I reckon / knows what Use
dom. Use doin' this In self-defense.
You all don't s'pose that Uncle Sam Is
gwine to put $4,000 man In the first
line trenches, does yuh?"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-14

doesn't work very well. i am gloomy,
pessimistic and am rapidly developing
into a cronic crouch. l am not one
OF our rising young professional men |;
1 am clerk In a large mercantile
house, and there hasn't been anything
startling In my rise yet 1 may have
common sense, but II doesn't keep me
from making a fool of myself about
half the time. I may be domestic by
nature, but that's, all the good 1t does
me. So far from living In brown
stone house In the Eighties am that
live in single room down In the
Twenties. l come from Michigan and
am comparative stranger In New
York. / read good deal, 1t Is true
and you are right about the sporting
page, but don't believe that / ever
had an original idea In my life. And
well, l might go on at considerable
length, but how do you like the re.
touched portrait, so far?"
The girl was laughing at him again.
Il think the portrait none the worse"
said she; especially since you are
clearly in mood for self-disparage-
ment Let me alter your portrait of
me little. / hope that am sensible.
I'm not flirt, but I'm not so sure
that / am not cOnceited. like babies
and embroidery, but I'm not interested
In charitable work and I do read the
woman's pages in the newspapers. ]
don't live In brOwn-stone house In
the Eighties, either but have room
up In the One Hundred and Eighties.
l earn my living by teaching a class
OF little Greek, Italian and Russian
children down in an East Side school,
and l don't move in any other society.
l have bad temper; I'm afraid my
pupils suffer good deal at times. No
doubt, am more studious than most
girls but / like the movies and candy
and all sorts Of frivolous things very
much. Now how do you like the re.
tOuching?"
"Well," he admitted gravely, II rath.
er think 1t improves the portrait; II
makes 1t so much more human"
They fell silent again, watching the
sunshine on the colored trees.
'YOu are quite right about one
thing" said the girl presently. II love
the trees and the fields and the sky
was brought up in the country, and
l don't believe l could stand it here
in these endless miles of brick and
stone, If it were not for the park"
Il come here often myself" the man
said. "DO your"
Every Sunday afternoon. like this !
spot best of all the view Is so beau |
tiful."
$50 do l."
The sun had left the trees and they |
could see the lights of the city twink |
ling like brilliant stars.
do you know" said the man, rising |
II think my experiment is not going |
to be failure, after all, though 1t has |
not resulted as l expected"
Perhaps 1t won't be-" answered the |
girl quietly.
There was moments pause. Then:
II will say goodnight, he said.
Goodnight" she answered.
He turned and walked along the
darkening path. AS he reached the
bend he broke into a cheerful whistle.
The girl, smiling, walked briskly away.
She was wondering what she would
wear next Sunday afternoon, and he
was trying to decide If II would be
wise to take box Of candy with him.