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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31
w. c. II. II. Met.

A fine patriotic program was given
when the w. c. t. u. met with Mrs.
Mark III. Brown. Mrs. Coville gave
a talk on the flag, its history and told
of her visit to the home. of Betsy
Ross and also described her visit to
West Point and the impressive SER
vice when the flag salute was given.
Mrs. Brown read Henry Ward Beech
er's tribute to the flag. Mrs. Pond,
Mrs. Cook and others gave interesting
numbers. Several patriotic songs
were sung. Mrs. f. z. Cook pre-
sided.
One new member was taken in,
Mrs. Maria Bells Johnson. At the
close Mrs. Brown invited the ladies
into the dining room where splendid
Hoover supper was served with sew
eral guests being present
Press Reporter.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31
Open Air Union Meetings.

August 4.--Rev. w. A. Bliss, speak
er; Don Cock. chairman.
August 11.-Rev. p. r. Norton,
speaker; Rev. w. A. Bliss, chairman.
August 18.--Church of Christ.
August 25.-Congregational church.
Orlo Morse is treasurer of the
Union association.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31

Teachers examination for all the
grades will be held at the court house
in Ionia, Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday, August $40
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31
In Memoriam,

In memory of my dear mother, who
passed away July q, 1918.
Claude l.. Peifer.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31

Kaiser Bill was to have dinner in
Paris Sunday, July 81. He'd better
hurry the dinner is getting cold, es-
pecially the one he was TO have had
there Christmas, 1914.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31

Beginning August /, prices on the
Grand Rapids Press and. Herald will
be 10 cents per week and 45 cents
per mcnth. Pay your bills each month
at the office to insure steady receipt
Of the papers
A. M. Simmons,
Agent.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31

The crown prince Tor is IL clown
prince) ought to make a good risk
for any insurance company.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31

p. S.-Henry told me that he came
in an American Red Cross car and he
sure was better in that car than in
other ones.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31
A LIFE LONG
RESIDENT PASSES
TO REWARD
MRS. JOHN EMMONS DIES AT
GRATTAN HOME WHERE ALL
HER DAYS WERE SPENT.

Mrs. John Emmons, aged 67 years,
died at her home in Grattan township
Sunday July at about 80 o'clock
a. M, following an illness caused by
a complication of diseases. Mrs.
Emmons was a life time resident of
this section and in her passing one of
our real pioneers goes to her reward.
The funeral was held from the
Ashley church Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock, Rev. II. S. Ellis officiating
and burial was in Ashley cemetery
by the side of her husband, who pre-
ceded her TO the Great Beyond.
Eighty-seven auto loads Of people fol-
lowed the remains of the pioneer
from the house to the church and at
tended the funeral services and this is
only one Of the many facts which tes-
tify to the love and esteem which the
people of the countryside held for
Mrs. Emmons.
Obituary
Mrs. Letitia Dimmick Emmons was
born in Otisco township, September
10, 1852, the younger of two children
who were the daughters of Leander
and Fannie Dimmick.
When a small child, her father NOV
ed into Grattan township. All her
life was spent there.
She was united in marriage tc John
Emmons in April, 1872. To this
union three children came to bless
their happy home--Orley Lee, Mary
Eleanor and Lewis Dimmick.
All were with her at the last, as
she passed to the great beyond and
where we trust~she and her departed
husband again are united.
Mrs. Emmons also leaves one sister
and one brother. Mrs. Electa Tower
of Detroit and Alvin s.. Dimmick OF
Belding. She had seven grandchild.
rem and a number of nieces and neph.
ews, besides hosts of friends who will
miss her, as many have known hel
from childrood.
She was a member of Grattar
Grange and the Order of Cleaners fol
many years, always ready to do hel
share in every good work, and by
these orders she will be greatly miss
ed. All her lfe she was an attend
ant of Ashley church and an inter.
ested worker and we feel that with
her passing all is WELL isc
Mrs. Letitia Emmons after a briei
illness passed away at her farm
home in Grattan on July %, 1918
aged 66 years, 10 months and days.
They are passing away, these deal
\ old friends, A e
Like leaves on the current cast:
With never break in the rapid flow
We watch them as one>by one they gt
Into the beautiful past.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31
THIS OUGHT TO MAKE
A DEAD MAN LAUGH


The Americans are using sawed-off
shotguns and the German troops that
have encountered them are scared
stiff. Now, they say in Germany
that this weapon is net honorable"
(This is where the dead man laughs.)
For, can anyone with any spark of
Imagination possibly imagine the
German army using the word "hon-
orable"?
Bombing the American Red Cross
hospital near Jouy, France. killing
two and wounding several, or tor
pedoing a Spanish merchantmen on
peaceful errand, or using the Amer
lean insignia on their aeroplanes in
order to trap American aviators, is
perhaps honorable" according to the
German "kultur" but a good old
American shot-gun--never.
Let us remember that these square
heads first used poison gas and Ii
quid fire, which was a violation of the
treaty Of London, and they were the
first to attack open towns and now
they squeal about "honor." The
German newspapers console them
selves, sayin0 the reason they use
them is that the Yanks are not train
ed enough to use any other weapon.
WHAT? But our marines showed
them at the Marne how good they
were at firing RIFLES on the run
and again at Chateau-Thierry our in
I fantry demonstrated how well they
| had learned to use the machine gun
and again at the Somme, American ar
tillery proved that they could shoot
and shoot STRAIGHT.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31

The iron cross must come pretty
cheap according to the load the
Yanks have gathered.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31
SHORT TALKS OF
D0|NGS IN THE
WAR COUNTRY


Our first letter this week Is from
Major Guy Wilson. in command of the
125th Michigan Infantry, in which
are number of Belding boys, Jack
Barren and others, who while with
the Flint company have their homes
here.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31

Humanity called, and we answered
with food and ammunition and fin
ally with over a million men inside a
year. And we have another million
and another and then few more
married men are ready and II we
can't do anything else we can carry
water or peel potatoes.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-31

The program is to be open to the
public and everybody is invited.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03
MACHlNISTS TO
GO BACK TO WORK
Strikers at Cambridge, Mass,
Resume Labor on Govern
rnent Contracts.
AGREE TO AWAIT DECISION
Men Were Angered at Slowness of Ma
tionaI War Labor Board in Acting
on Demands That They Had
Recently Presented.

More than 700 machinists, who went
ON strike at the Worthington Pump
and Machinery corporations works at
Cambridge, Mass, where they were en-
gagged in making pumps for $50 new
destroyers, voted unanimously to, re-
turn to their benches.
The machinists left their work in
protest against what they charged was
unnecessary delay on the part of the
national war labor board in reaching
q decision on their demands for in
creased wages and an eight-hour day.
At meeting of the strikers ugion
officials said that the strike had been
started against their advice. They told
the men that many men who had been
given deferred classification in the
army draft because they were engaged
In work necessary to the conduct of
the war would soon find themselves
liable to service under the "work or
fight rules.
William Fl. tombstone, president of
the International Machinists' union, in
telegram to the strikers, said that
the war labor board was incensed at
their action. He urged them to re-
turn to work at once, intimating that
no decision would be rendered while
the work of the government was being
held up,
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03
Youngsters Called Stupid" in Early
Years Have Later Been Found
Possessed of Genius.

Let me remind you Of the sufferingS
of the stupid" child. Real stupidity
Is a great affection, but one which
rarely receives the sympathy it stands
so much in need of. Now, many chill
dren who are thought stupid are not
stupid at ALL They may have certain
defects of physical nature which can
be remedied, or their schooling and ed
ucation in general is of q kind that
is not adapted to their special needs.
If juggling with figures, enormously
called arithmetic, is made test of in
telligence, then the constructive or ar
tistic genius of child may remain I'M
discovered; and if parents and teach.
erS judge those children to be bright
who can, by so-called parsing, arrange
the dead bones of the language in ar
tificial order, or who shine out from
the others by brilliant recitations and
unchildlike discussions of adult prob
lens at graduation exercises, then the
dreamer, the philosopher and the poet
will pass for ounces.
1t is only too true that many of our
greatest minds have been considered
absolute failures during their school
career, not to say in the homes of their
childhood. How many of them had to
assert their native excellency against
the most violent resistance Of those
who were too blind to perceive the d.
vine spark in their children's souls2-
DR.. Macmillan P. E. Groszemann in
June Humanitarian.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03
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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03
Extreme Compliment.

George H. Primrose tells Of South
ern pussen of color who held the Of
fee of head waiter in one of the popu-
lar hotels in Dixie.
'Mistah Primrose" he said at break
fast, II was ovah to see youall's COM
pany last night, and mus say it was
one of the mos hilarious ebenings !
eyah had the pleasure Of spending.
The fun was of that delectable kind
that would assimilate and desuscitate
de risibiities of al expiring theological
delineator. Yours and William Shake
speares companies are the only ones
I evan attend"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03
How He Made His Money.

Success" said the fat man, comes
to the industrious and to those who
can take chances"
"Ah," said the other. 81, too, have
done we'll these last few years But
made my pile by sitting down and let
ting the other fellows do the sweating"
Really? Well, if I were you, I
should be ashamed to talk about it like
that"
"Oh, would you? I'm not. l don't
see any reason for being ashamed OF
owning a turkish bath ~
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03
e..rIln chiIdrcn Deliver Coal.

School children in Berlin have been
modified to serve as coal transport,
ers," according to the Berlin yor-
waerts, which says that pupils aux.
Hilary service has been organized, the
purpose of which is to deliver coal
from the yards to old or Ill persons or
to those who cannot call for the coal
themselves. The children are to be
supplied with small carts,
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03
SandcYcles.

Motorcycles fitted with triple rear
wheels are enabling British dispatch
riders to drive tArough desert sands at
the eastern 'front.' The arrangement is
a simple one. Two wheels are Joined
by one cone and special spindle. The
third wheel, without spokes, is held be-
tween the other two by struts that
bind all three rims rigldly. PopulaS
Mechanics Magazine.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03

If q man is really in love with girl
her freckles are invisible.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03
Cut Off the List.

do you know any pro-Germans?"
mo, and what's more, if l did, Ptf
cease knowing them"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03

This British official photograph is
one of the most remarkable and inter-
esting received from the western
front. At great risk the photogra-
pher clicked his camera just as shell
from an enemy gun exploded 20 feet
from him. The British Tommy in the
foreground has fallen, wounded by a
piece Of the bursting shell.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03

The similarity coincidence which not responsible for the
the with
Daniels
Daniels
the enlisted
rdass apprentice he has
promoted steadily through all the grades commander
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
29O ARE KILLED
IN OSAKA RIOTS

LONDON. Aug. 2S.-A quarter Of a
million persons participated in recent
rice riots at Osaka, according TO dis
patches received from that city.
Two hundred and ninety were
killed or injured at Osaka, while an
other 200 casualties were repor:ed at
Shops were attacked and thcr. were
similar scenes at Wakamatsa and
Yahata. At the Mineche coIIiery, 300
miners attacked the commIssarv
August Il and there were 6fty
casualties.
The situation Is now quiet
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
GERMANS VANLY
HUNT FOR AMBRINE

PARIS, Aug. 2s.-Sixteen represen-
tatives of the Ambrine Hospital.
which was organized b. Anne Nor
gan at Blerancourt in 1917. visiting
the hospital site. found evidence that
the Germans had made desperate ef-
forts to locate hidden stores OF the
medical compound, before they were
driven out by General Mangin's forces.
Ambrine IL q dressing which heals
burns without leaving deep scarA
The hospital representatives found
that the Germans had systematically
pulled down the stables and out
houses about the chateau in which
the hospital was located. dynamited
and burned the chateau itself, and
dug up the orchard In their futile
efforts.
Miss Morgan and Elsie Dewolf
specialized in the ambrine treatment
at Baron Henry de Rothschild's hos
pital in Complegne. Then the Bier
ancourt Ambrine Hospital was found
ed. After the town fell into the
hands of the Germans. Miss Dewof
began operating an ambrine hospital
further In the rear. The latter hos
pItal Is still in operation
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
BEAT OFF ENEMY
WITHOUT WEAPONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s-caught in 6
German trap and armed only with
picks and shovels. "Bunt" Cohen. IA
nous amateur baseball player OF the
Pacific coast. and nephew OF H a.
Gunst, western tobacco king. and a
small group of California engineers
attached to the British army, wealth
cred terrific attack OF German bull
lets and bayonets and finally licked
the Huns with rocks and bare lists
Arriving today at the base hos
pital at Ellis Island to be treated for
shattered nerves. Cohen related what
can obviously be styled "the hottest.
widest adventure of the war"
When the wild 'scrimmage, which
occurred near Cambral, was over.
Cohen found himself standing over a
dead German with whom he had
fought for nearly fifteen minutes. He
was alone and wounded. He made
tracks as fast as he could for the
allied lines, where he thought he
could locate his company. He was
away on his mark and stumbled Into
another hot fight-this time between
the boches and the United States
marines. He was supplied with am
munition and side arms and again
took up battle
Cohen fought for a day and a half
with the marines and finally he and
two marines got so far ahead that
they were cut or by a German bar
rage and captured. They were taken
to the fortress at Metz and severely
questioned as to the. strength of the
Americans.
I'VE laughed at them" said Cohen.
Then they threw US into prison. The
grub was herce-soup made out of
rotten vegetables, coffee made out of
heaven knows-what.
"As luck would have It our guards
were friendly. They said they were
tired to death of the war. One night
one of these fellows deliberately
walked away. leaving my cell door
unlocked. II was a hint, but the
chances of getting out of the dun
geon and surroundings looked pretty
slim. Well, 1 fioored the sentry at
the end of the corridor, took his
clothes and grabbed his gun.
THE big yard was deserted.
bayoneted another sentry here. Ihad
to do IL. In the morning 1 moved
about unquestioned. was in the
Hun uniform Then made a train,
posing as a brake. / alighted near
the Disc river and crawled almost all
the way to the American lines on my
belly. I was a wreck, and haven't
seemed to get over it
But I'm not through concluded
Cohen. mo, stree! I'll be back at
'em as soon as can get there"
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
German Man-pOwer
Far Less Than That
OF United States

Estimates available at the War
Department show a great con-
trast in the manpower OF the
United States and Germany and
the demands that war has made
upon the fighting forces Of the
two countries. These contrast
figures appear in the subjoIned
and 1t must be remembered the
figures are based upon more than
four years OF war for Germany
and almost one and a half years
for the United States.
Germany. Us
Called to S0o.0oo q. .Soo, 600
Ages in call. =. IL TO 50 10 70 IS
Percentage Of
power called. 70 II 10
Man power still
available -. S.s4o.ssO ls.ooO.oso
'Ineludlng coming dram. tre Au-
gust I. ito date.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
S.R. BUSH TO HEAD
FACILITIES BUREAU

Bernard NJ. Baruth, chairman oi
tho3Kar Industries Board, has an
noufted creation OF a new division
of tke board-the facilities division
whuEe task will be to speed up war
prediction throughout the country
andf supply essential needs of the
civilian population through creation
OF oew facilities.
SamueI P. Bush, who has directed
the Expansion OF ardnance facilities
for1fnore than a year, and who has
beenEwith the War Industries Board
since its organization, will head the
new ws1division. Bush's home is IN Co.
lUmhps, Ohio.
II will closely cooperate with the
resources and conversion section of
the board. which, under c. A. Otis.
has-started war work in hundreds Of
idle plants.
NJ. F. Chase, director OF the ex-
pIosives division of the board. will
assist the new division in chemical
requirements. other sections on spe-
cialtzed war facilities will be au-
thcriEed. War demands of the Gov
ernment will be co-ordinated under
the council representing the army,
the navy, the emergency fleet cor
poration, and other agencies.
D. r. McLennon, Of Chicago, has
been named chief of the facilities
division section on civilian Industrial
facilities
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
MISSION TO ASK
YANKS IN GREECE

Greece wants a look at some Ameri.
can soldiers.
To throw Yankee snap into Greek
war plans, deliver a good American
kick at German propaganda. and add
eight 10 allied resistance or offense
in Albania, Americans should be sent,
according to Minister Roussos, OF
Greece.
Direct appeal for such action may
be made to President Wilson when
Nicholas G. Kyriakides arrives here
in few days at the head of a Greek
mission.
Sending OF American troops to
Greece, even in small numbers, would
be very beneficial in Strengthening the
morale of the Greek people and in en-
couraging them to lore active war
on the central powers" Minister Rous-
SOS said today. Our people, like all
able and would be profoundly in
nuenced by the appearance of Ameri-
can troops in Greece.
This step would also overcome
German propaganda, which is being
circulated by remnants of King Con-
stantine's regime. Enemy agents are
saying that the reason America has
sent no troops to Greece to fight the
Austrians and other troops occupy
ing our territory is that they are in
sympathy with Bulgaria's territorial
claims. The morale of the Greek
people suffers in consequence"
News today of allied reverses in the
Balkans, where the Austrians are
fighting hard, made the appeal of
Greece all the more timely.
Sending of American troops to
Greece, where they might become en-
gagged with Bulgarian forces. raises
the question of declaring war on Bill
garia- Minister Roussos is undecided
on the advisability of this.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
FOE FILMS BANNED

pictures OF enemy origin, large stocks
of which are still in the United States
is constantly being attempted by GER
tain interests, the military intelli
gence has learned, and the chief mill
tary censor today called upon the
public to help stamp out this form
of German propaganda.
THE object of such exploitation. -
declared the censor today, sis the
furtherance OF German propaganda
here. and the sole intent is to infiu-
ence public opinion in America or
wherever such pictures are used"
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
TWO ARE INDICTED
AS MASTER SPIES

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2s.-Baron
Allart v. Muensch and Edward zacho,
alleged master German spies, are un-
der indictment here charged with
using fraudulent passports and fail
ure to register as alien enemies.
Muensch has been in custody here.
zacho is held at Ellis Island, NY.
Muensch, said to be a nephew OF
former Ambassador Won Bernstorff,
formerly was a prisoner in Russia,
Federal officials say. Zacho obtained
his release and then came to America
via Siberia. Among highly confiden-
tial papers officers claim to have
found were plans OF Notifications in
the Orient and the key to a German
code.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

Swift & Company's sales Of fresh beef in
Washington. u. c.. for the week ending
Saturday. August ~. 1918. averaged 225o
cents per pound.-Advt
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
LEAPS OVERHEARD

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2s.-Suffer-
ing from she'll shock, Thomas Mean
drews. of Chester, Pa, leaped to his
death from the transport which was
bringing him home. according to
word received by William Grace. with
whom McAndrews made his home.
The suicide occurred August IL.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
IMMIGRATION ON wANE.

immigration to the United States
during the year ended June 80. placed
at 110,61S by a bulletin OF the immi-
grafton service issued yesterday. was
less than in any year since the civil
war. the number of immigrants
reaching the United States in 1859
being 72.1s5. It Is also recorded that
s4,5S5 aliens departed from the
United States during the year ended
June 80.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
CAR KILLS war cRIPpLE.

ROME. Aug. 3s.-Lleutenant Sace-
roti. war cripple. was run over and
killed here Monday night by q street
car.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

Thls f. n war of equipment. Men
are esSentiaI, but without equipment
they are useless. Help provide both
by buyinE War Savings Stamps.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
The Fourth Liberty Loan

The campaign for the Fourth Liberty Loan begins September 28 and closes October 19. While the amount has not yet been an nounced, it is generally conced- ed it will be for a larger amount than any of the preceding loans. The American people. therefore, are called upon to raise a larger sum of money in shorter length of time than eyer before. There is need. therefore, for prompt action-prompt and eff cient work and prompt and liber- al subscriptions.
 We have a great inspiration for a great effort. The news from the battle front inspires every American heart, not only with pride and patriotism but with a great incentive to do hls or her part. There is no shirk. Ing. no shifting of the individual burden, no selfishness by Amer. ican soldiers in France; there should be none here. We are both supporting the same coun- try and the same cause-our ar- my in one way, ourselves in an- other. Theirs is the harder part, but at least we can do our part as promptly and Loyalty and efficiently as they do theirs.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

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