The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20
Notes Covering Most Important Hap.
Jennings Of the World Compiled
IN Briefest and Most Succinct
FERN for Quick Consumption.


Figures on the production and con-
sumption of gasoline. forwarded by
the fuel administration 10 the senate.
show there is large deficit and that
orders further curtailing its use may
be expected.
To enable the government to float
the forthcoming fourth Liberty loan
successfully without raising the inter
est rate, and otherwise to facilitate
the financing Of the war, Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoO asks congress
for immediate legislation. In brief,
Mr.. McAdoo's proposals are: That
interest on fourth Liberty bonds. not
10 exceed $4,000 principal held by any
one owner. shall be exempt from In
come surtaxes and excess profits and
war profits taxes.
Foreign
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
has accepted the Finnish crown. says
a dispatch from Stockholm. The Fin
nish diet will meet soon to confirm the
acceptance.
Eleven Engishmen and eleven
French citizens have been arrested
and imprisoned in the fortress of SIS.
Peter and Paul in Petrograd according
To apparently reliable information re-
ceived at Stockholm from the Russian
city.
A dispatch to Washington from the
American legation at Christiania said
reliable information had reached there
that Petrograd was burning in II diff
ferent places, anG that there was In
discriminate massacre of people In the
streets.
Julio Acosta. general with villa at
the time of the Columbus IN. NJ raid.
was executed by the home guards COM
mand at Las Ceuvas, Chihuahua. Next
co, according 10 an official statement.
News received In Paris from Tehe-
ran. Persia, confirms reports of the
murder of Christians by the Turks.
Among the victims were Father Son
tag, French Lui'n..i%t priest. and sew
eraI other cler:@rp't
4 new tr. i, in Berlin be-
tween lu' y,ntrolled Russia
and O;,r,n dies that If the Rus
SIAN igld ~ the allies in the
Il .rh. Germany will guarantee no at
tac. against Russia by Finland. The
bolsheviki promise to pay TO Germany
about 81 ,OO0OOO,OO0.
Consul General Poole, at Moscow, In
a dispatch received at the state de-
partment, says he sent his staff and
American civilians there out Of Russia
because feeling is strong In bolshevik
controlled territory against Americans.
Domestic
Lieut.. Parker Bruce of Chicngo and
Lieut.. Anthony A. Sego of Kentland,
Ind, were instantly killed at Dallas,
Tex, when an airplane fell. Lieuten-
ant Bruce was an instructor while
Lieutenant Sego was flying cadet.
Eugene V. Debs. Socialist leader,
charged with violating the espionage
act. was found guilty by federal
jury ut Cleveland. The maximum PEN
atty is 20 years imprisonment and
fine Of $4,000.
The war Industries board announces
that war relief organizations will con
tinue 10 receive their supply of knit
ting yarn 10 be made into WOODEN gar
ments for American soldiers and sail
ors.
Edward Gardner and his mechanic,
Edward Raddle. carrying mail by air
plane from Chicago TO New York,
fell with their machine at Hickville,
l.. /.
-Four prisoners in the Cook county
jall at Chicago, two Of them under
sentence Of death. have escaped. The
men are Early Dear, slayer OF n POI
licenan; Frank McErlane, awaiting
trial on a charge of kidnapping. and
big Joe" Moran. safeblower.
A cent pound increase In the price
of sugar has been authorized by the fed
eral food board at New York. Hereaf-
ter prices will range from I cents for
une pound to 81 cents for FIVE pounds.
old stock on hand must be sold at
present. RI.