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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

PETITIONS
The following Petition was presented and
referred to the Commissioner of Public Inn
provements
Owosso. Mich, Mar, %, 1918.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso.
Gentlemen:
hereby petition your honorable body to
cause cement sidewalk to be laid on the west
side OF John street from Main street to West
Exchange street, or possibly IL may be desirable
to build this on through TO River street.
Trusting you will be able to accomplish this
and thanking you In advance, L am,
Very respectfully.
Fred II. Woodland.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12
NEW BUSINESS

The following report presented and
Mr.. Rosevear moved the report be approved
which motion prevailed; ayes. Hanscorn, Rose
wear. Wright.
Gentlemen:
I have made q public canvass of the votes
cast at the election held In this city April LIST,
1918, and find the vote to be as follows:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

The application accompanied by Bond of j.
p. Taylor for license for the operation of an
auto livery was presented and Mr.. Rosevear
moved the application be received, the Bond
with its Securities accepted and the license
granted which motion prevailed; ayes Hans
com. Rosevear, Wright
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION

Owosso, Michigan, April 4. 1918.
Special meeting OF the Commission, Mayor
Wright presiding.
Members present, Hanscom, Rosevear,
Wright.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

Mr.. Hanscom moved the Commission ad-
jorn until Monday evening at 80, April 9Th,
1918. which motion prevaile, ayes. Hanscom,
Rosevear. Wright.
A. t. WRIGHT. Mayor.
H. BANCROFT. City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

The following Petition was presented and
referred to the Com'r of Public improvements.
Owosso, Mich, March %. 1918.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso,
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned residents OF Clinton
street, petition your honorable body to cause n
sidewalk to be laid on the north side of said
street between Howell and Cedar street.
Signed, w G.. Young and others.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12
April 8, 1918.

Resolved by the Commission OF the City OF
Owosso. that the claims and accounts hereto
attached be approved and the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby instructed TO issue warrants on the
City Treasurer against the various funds for
the amounts shown:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

twenty days after the date of its passage and
approval
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

The Bond of Fred. L. Hanscom as Com'r OF
Public improvements was presented and Mr..
Rosevear moved the Bond with its Securities
be accepted which motion prevailed: ayes.
Rosevear. Wright.
The following resolution was presented
and on motion Of Mr.. Hanscom same was
adopted; ayes, Hanscom, Rosevear,
Wright:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

The following resolution was presented
and on motion Of MIR. Rosevear same was
adopted; ayes, Hanscom, Roscvear, Wright
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

April, 8. 1918.
Regular meeting of the Commission. Mayor
Wright presiding.
Members present, Hanscom, Rosevear,
Wright.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved printed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

which motion prevailed; ayes. Hanscom.
Rosevear. Wright
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

The following Resolution was presented and
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

The following Petition was presented and
referred to the Com'r of Public Improvements.
Owosso, Mich, Adril 3, 1918.
To the Honorable Mayor and Commission
of the City of OwossO,
We, the undersigned respectfully petition
that proper drainage be installed at the corner
OF Stewa and Cedar streets because the pres
ent conditions make it very dsagreeable for the
undersign d, and Will all thank you To see that
something is done to overcome these conditions
Sign. d, Christ Fritzler and 10 O hers.
The following Petition was presented and
referred to the Com'r of Public improvements
Owosso, Mar. g 1918.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso,
We request you to build q concrete sidewalk In
'front.' OF our property on Adams street dots 6, z
and Z, Laverock Addition
Signed, Fred WEIGH, John Brooks
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

Owosso, Michigan, April 8, 1918.
Resolved by the Commission OF the City OF
Owosso, that the claims and accounts hereto
attached be approved, and the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby authorized and instructed to draw
orders for the same.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

The following resolution was presented and
Mr.. Rosevear moved the adoption OF the reso-
luton which motion prevailed; ayes, Hans
com, Rosevear, Wright.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-12

From the Water Works Fund
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
AMERICAN GUNS
 HARASS GERMAN
 WORKS AND MEN
Yankee Gunners Seach Out Hun Positions and Deal Misery to Enemy. Troop
 Patrols Find Tench Vacant.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. Feb. 7.-(By the Associated Press. l-The American artillery is keeping up a harrasSing fire on the German lines. bombarding batteries. trenches. cross roads, dugouts. light railways and houses in which enemy troops are billeted.
 Evidently the American tactics ang cred the Germans for they started & vigorous shelling of our batteries with 77's the firing stopping only when the AmeTican heavy guns silenced the German artillery.
 Early today observers saw a body of enemy infantry, estimated at two battaliCns. near a forest. A heavy fire was directed on the spot scatter ing the Germans. It is felt certain that the enemy sustained numerous casualties. Later American sheIlS started fire in a German town which burned for an hour.
 Patrols have been active. An Amer ican patrol last night quietly entered a German trench. They found a load ed rifle on the parapet and fresh foot prints, but no soldiers.
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REPUBLICAN SENATORS ID OPPOSE BILL OFPRES|DENT
Calling of Caucus Presages De termined Opposition to the Administration Nj C sur c Known as Overman Bill.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. "A move toward concerted Republican oppOsi- Iion of the new administration bill proposing to give President Wilson blanket authority to Te-Organize and coordinate government agencies. a speech in the house by Representative Glass of Virginia. denOuncing criti- cism of the government temporary suspension of senate debate. were to- days developments in the controversy over war machinery reorganization
 conference Saturday morning O. Republican senators the first held since the United States entered the war-was called late today by Repub- ican Leader Gsllinger. to consider the new bill President Wilson sent to the senate yesterday. Bitter OppOsi- tiOn to the measure is expressed openly by Republicans and privately by several Democratic leaders There were twenty-five signatures on the call for the Republican conference
 The Republicans also expect to con slider joint action on the administra- tiOn measure to create a war finance corporation. which is being urged by Secretary AcAdOo and upon other ad- ministrstiOn legislation.
 With the Overman bin injecting a new and unexpected element into the controversy. several senators. plan ming ad dresses on the military com mittee's war cabinet and munitions director bills. postponed them. as the senate held but a brief session with out renewal of the debate TomOr- row Senator Thomas of Colorado Democrat. expects to speak against the committee bills
 In the house Representative Glass praised the administrations war rec ord and denied Senator Chamberlain's declaration that the war department had broken down He detailed army achievements and declared ten times more troops had been sent to France than had been expected
 Representative Mason, Republican Of Illinois. who followed Representa- tive Glass. told the house he admired Secretary Baker as a man who could admit mistakes. and added:
 For Gods sake lets quit fighting each other and fight the kaiser
 War Inquiry Goes On.
 While WalIlns for Secretary Bakers information regarding tonnage avail able for transportation of troops to Europe, the senate military commit tee today resumed it's war inquiry. ex- amining Major General Wheeler. act ing chief Of ordnance. and his aides behind closed doors regarding explo- sives productions Tomorrow the com mittee will consider general army leg islation, possibly bringing up the war cabinet bill The committee is said to be evenly divided on the bill and Chairman Chamberlain admitted to- night that when the vote is taken. be- cause of administration influence thrown against the measure. enough votes may be mustered to prevent it's being reported to the sante
 When Secretary Baker will reap pear before the committee has not been decided. Another public hearing. however, is probable
 Consideration of the new bill au- thOriZing the president to reorganize and coordinate government bureaus and agencies will begin next Monday.
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LEVINE URCESE TO||
 WAGE VAR ON
 LAND OWNERS
Agrarian Problem Confronts B ols h eviki Government.
 Agitators Sent Into Provin- ccs 60 Seize Land Holdings.
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PETROGRAD. Feb d.-Mlth the approach of the spring planting sea son. land distribution is becoming an acute problem Unemployed wOrkmen. who are leaving the cities for their native villages tc get land. rapidly are spreading the economic struggle throughout Russia. The all-Russian congress Of workmen's and soldiers delegates adjourned without adopting the plans of Nj. Kalegayev. the minis ter of agriculture. fer the appOrtion- ment of the land Consequently. no definite legislation has been estab- lished fer the method of distribution.
 The land owning peasants ss well as the bOurgeOisis are to be divested of their estates. Premier Lenfne today addressed a large gathering of asitat- CTS who are to depart soon for the provinces to lead the confiscatiOn campaign. He urged them to make war on all village eXploiters and rich peasants as they did on the wealthy land owners.
 Urges Internal War.
 We have taken the land to give it to the poor peasants" the premier said. Do not let the rich peasants or exploiters get the agricultural i'm plemeats. Put ten poor peasants against every rich one. The police gre dead and buried and the masses must take affairs in their own hands.
 External war is finished or is be- ing finished now. Internal war be- gins, but not a war with arms. This is an economic war. The masses must take back what hSS been stolen from hem. The rich. who have hidden the T wealth. think the masses will pull them through. Somehow, we must un- cover the hidden wealth or. otherwise. the Bolsheviki government is bank Tupt
 The republic needs twenty-eight billion rubles. The hidden wealth must be uncovered and placed at the disposal of the government.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
RAILROAD BILL
 GOES ID SENATE
 WITH APPROVAL
Chairman of Committee Re ports Favorably. Senator Poindexter Presents Minori- ty Report on Proposal.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.-Chairman Smith of the senate interstate con- merce committee, in reporting favor ably to the senate today the admins tratiOn railroad bill, estimated that under the measures provisions the government will guarantee annually to the railroads of the country $S45,- O0O. 900, which will represent a return of 5.32 per cent This. he says. Ire fleets neither poverty nor riches" bu' the committee believes a majority of the railroads will accept these terms as a just and fair measure of their constitutional rights
 An agreement on the bill was reach ed by the committee last Saturday nut minority reports are to be sub mitted by Senators Cummins and La Toilette. Administration leaders plan to call the bill up for consideration next Monday.
 Your committee is of the opinion that this is the time for war emergency legislationand not the time to settle the many controversial and vexed questions concerning our future trans portation policy" Chairman Smith says in prefacing his report He then takes up the compensation section and adds:
 Expects Acquiescence. About 75 great operating railroads do over 90 per cent of the railroad business. The committee believes that most of these great railroad car Tiers will accept these terms as a just and fair measure of their constitution al rights Section one further pro vides that ordinary taxes. national and state, shall. as now. be paid ou of operating revenue; but war taxes accuring under the act of October 3 1917. are 10 be paid by the companies out of their own funds. or charged | against the standard return In other words the holders Of railroad securi ties are to bear their own just DOT ton of the war burden. Section one | also requires that cash agreement shall contain adequate and appropriate | provisions for the maintenance and depreciation Of the property and the creation or reserves so that the prop critics may at the end of federal con trOl be returned to the owners in a condition substantially equivalent tC their condition when taken over by the government
 s'There has. of course. been much discussion as to the fairness and jus tice of the proposed amount of the
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
RATIFICATION ASSURED
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. Feb. |. = The Maryland legislature has virtually rat flied the federal prohibition constitu- tional amendment by a vote of 5S to 42. the house joined the senate this evening in approving the report of the temperance committee in favor of the ratification. The ratification resOlu- tion is advanced to third reading in the house by tonight's vote and its passage is assured.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
eoLsHEvIKI MANIFESTO.


 PETROGRAD. Tuesday. Feb. D. The semi-official news agency an- nounces that the workmen's and sol diers' deputies have addressed a manigesto to similar bodies recently organized in Berlin and Vienna, de scrihing the joy which the Russian workers and soldiers heard of their glorious fight against the German and the universal imperialism at mo- ment when Austro-German land own CTS and bankers were preparing to strangle martyrized Poland. and the HOffmans, Von Kuehlmanns and Won Hindenburgs were threatening the lib- erty aRd independence of Courtland and Lithuania-"
 The manifesto urges the Austro- German workmen 10 continue their good efforts to the end that the nego- tiations with Russia which have be gun at Brest-LitOvsk with Foreisn Secretary von Kuehlmann may be terminated with pr. Karl liebknecht. the socialist leader, now in prison.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
OFFER CAVALRY REGIMENTS
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Feb. T. Chiefs Yellow Hawk. Magpie, and Lit tie Wolf today led band of thirty Ar apahOe and Cheyenne Indians into the office of Governor Williams and offer. ed the country the services of ten regi- ments of Indian cavalry. The Indians said they preferred border service but were not opposed to going to France Governor Williams promised the mat ter would be taken up with the war department
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SOLDIERS WILL
 GO FORWARD IN
 SPITE OF SUBS
Secretary Daniels Declares
 Americans Will Continue On Their Way to France. Shipping Ploblem Discussed
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BALTIMORE. Feb. 7.-Submarines or no submarines. the United States will continue fearlesSly to send troops to France. declared Secretary cf the Navy Daniels tonieht. referring to the tOrpedoing of the Tuscania. in an ad- dress before the Baltimore Press club.
 Just as fast as our ships can carry men to Europe they will go," cOntinu- ed Mr. Daniels and just as fast as they are equipped they will be sent. and ships will carry them. and no man living will ever again see the day when our goods will be carried across the Atlantic except in ships flying the flag of the United States"
 Holden A. Evans. president of the Baltimore DrydOck company, in an ad- dress prereding that of Secretary Daniels, insisted that the government must make drastic laws to regulate the wages Of labor and the hours Of work, he also said ship building plans of the government could never be car ried out under existing labor condi- tions.
 ~lfs-
 "It has been given out" said Mir. Evans. that six million tons of over seas ships well be construction in 1918 l regret that these very rosy stories have been sent out from Wash ington. There are a lot of ifs.
 "In the next 10 days the Baltimore Drydock company will have contracts for S6O. .O0O. 900 for ships This work in addition to the repair work must be completed in 1918 and 1919. To complete all the work Of the govern ment it will take 60 plants like the one we have. It cant be done. We have go, to do the best we can and use every ounce of energy.
 The government has failed in it's duty. The arm of the government should be brought down to fix stated wage and hours Of work Of labor. We should be told by the government what Is expected of us and the wcrSmen should be told he must stay on the jOh~
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
SCOUTS BoLSHEvIkI INTENTIONS
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AMSTERDAM. Feb. 7.-Advices from Budapest say that Count Julius AndraSsy. former Hungarian premier. declared in the lower house that he was convinced the Russian Bolshe- wiki were not serious in their peace intentions. Count Andrassy added;
 The Bolsheviki are hoping to sue ceed through their agitation in or ganiZing an army in our midst that shall terrorize the government
 We understand now why they de mand that Poland shall decide it's own destiny when our own troops have been withdrawn. In that case Poland would be unable to decide its fate. free of terrorizatiOn. because the Bolsheviki would interfere in its ar fairs just as now they are intertering in the affairs of the Ukraind and Finland"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
LOOPING IN PETRoeRAo

LONDON, Feb. 1.-Looting has brok en out in PetrOgrad and on Tuesday and Wednesday many wine cellars were sacked by mohs. according to a
 dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. ArmOred cars were used by the authorities against the pillagers. many of whom were killed or injured.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
AuRANIA ToRPEooED
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TINN hFNIUW LTISI7I NTNT
 NE WYORK. Feb. 7-The Cunard liner Aurania. lS.400 tons. was tOrpe- dOed by a German submarine within the last forty-eight hours while bound for the United States. it was learned from officials of the line today. AL though badly damaged the ship was not sunk and is believed to be making her way back to port.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
LIQUOR DESTROYED.
lBr RerIeu I.cascl Mirel

DENVER. Feb. 7.-WhiSkies, wines and other liquors estimated to be worth S5O0O according to state prchi- lltion officers. were destroyed here Icday by beng poured out on the city dump The iutoicsnts had been used as evidence in eases against ilhcit liquOr sellerS.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
BOXING INSTRUCTOR DISMISSED
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LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Feb. 1.-The discharge of Frankie Russell. New Or leans lightweight as boxing instructor at Camp Pike was announced today. It resulted from Russelrs arrest by the military police following q fist fight between the pugiliSt and a member of the military police at Little Rock dance hall.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
OFFERS CARGO OF COAL
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BOSTON. Feb. 7.-The British gov ernment, through its embassy at Wash ington. today offered cargo of coal to James J. StorrOw. the New England fuel administrator to help relieve this districts fuel famine. Mir. StorrOw ac- cepted the offer. The cargo was Origi- nally consigned for bunkering British ships tied up at New York. These ships. however. have been supplied.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
MOOSE IN ENGLAND
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PITTSBURG. Feb. .. The war emergency commission Of the Loyal Order of Moose has arrived in England according to word received here today. The commission will open relief sta. tiOns in London, Paris and at the head quarters of the American forces in France.
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FLEMISH LABOR coNscRIPTeD
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 AMSTERDAM. Feb. 7.- The Tele- graaf has received advices from the frontier that an order has been issued by the Germans summOning the pOpu- lation of the Flemish coast for militia " labor. The age limits of the con scripted persons are 13 to 50 years.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-Much sat isfaction is found by officials here m the unofficial accounts of the deStrUc- tiOn of the British liner TuseSnia by a German submarine which showed that a destroyer. presumably British gave chase Co the raider and possibly sank her with a depth bomb,
 No details Of the attack had come tonight rom official sources. They are awaited eagerly. Sorrow over the first loss of transport laden with American troops is tempered by the srowing total of survivors, and the dominant emotion among army and navy men now is the desire Co strike back.
 Navy officials see no reason to
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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-18

after the brightness of the deck above,
that l grasped the stair rail and adj
vanced almost bllndly. ! had reached
the center of the cabin before my eyes
discerned that there were two bodies
outstretched on the deck instead OF
one. / involuntarily shrank back, grip
ping the sleeve of Whites shirt, and
pointing.
Look here! there are two bodies {;
he-he has gotten Dade Also"
The sailor sprang past me, and
dropped to his knees.
aye, it's Dade, and tho poor cuss
is done for, sir-it's another knife
thrust in the back"
"And no longer any doubt who did
It." echoed Olson, "for there's not an.
other man aboard been aft"
Fright you are" / said, gripping my.
self ready to act. "And we must get
him at once. Come on, both of you
If there's fight IL may take the three
of us. He has knife, and there was
n gun In his drawer"
The dcc- 90 - scom's stateroom wal
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-18

THAT you, captaini Have you got
Bascom yeti"
"No; he has managed to escape, and
get forward, but not without leaving
another victim behind. Tony Rapello
Is dead In the stokehole."
"The bloody villain! How did he
| ever get out of there?"
(which Is more than I can figure
out; stole on deck, pre- badly, and then
slipped along In the rail shadow.
Where is McCann?"
"Just gone forward to fix the ridin'
lamps"
"All right; sing out to him to keep
his eyes on the deck. There doesn't
seem to be great deal of wind, or
sea, Mr.. LeayOrd; do you imagine Miss
Darlington could hold the wheel for
half an hour?"
II don't see no reason why she
shouldn't, sir; I've seen her do 1t In
worse weather."
'Then ask her, please; I'm likely to
need both Of you If we round up that
fellow. He's crazy. and armed, and sure
to fight hard. Pick up any weapon you
can find, and come down here"
They were beside me almost instant
ly, eagerly questioning as to what had
occurred below, their faces expressive
Of the deep horror both felt at the stu
alton in which we found ourselves. I'm
der other conditions I know / should
have felt sincere sympathy for the sud-
denly stricken Bascom. His former
friendship with Vera, what / knew of
his misfortunes, the very conception
of the mans character which 1 had
formed myself during our brief ac-
quaintance on board, all tended to
make the man an object Of pity. The
murders he had committed were but