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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27
SCREEN VERSION OF CLEOPATRA

William Fox's superb production
Cleopatra with Theda Bara in the
title role. which recently closed a
long engagement at the Lyric theatre
New York, open for one day engage
ment on the afternoon OF May 4th al
the Gem Theatre.
Nobody who has seen this unusual
picture will ever forget the splendors
II presents in many tremendous scenes
OF gorgeousness such as were known
only in the times OF ancient Egypt and
Rome. with costumes so thoroughly
attuned with the period that they
cause no little comment. The battle
scenes are splendid and there are
many moments that may be said 10
thrill.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27
WHAT If LINES SHOULD BREAKi

Has IL ever occurred TO you what
might happen were the Flanders front
defense TO crack beneath the pressure
OF the terrific German drive? What
would become OF France and OF the
Allied forces there now? What would
be the fate OF our army?
And where the next front line
trenches might ultimately be?
1t is possible that even were the
worst to come and the Germans were
TO break through they might still be
held and the Allied forces saved from
humiliation and capture. And so long
as the combined allied fleets controlled
the seas, Germany would be powerless
TO attack our shores.
But IL the Germans break through
on the western front they are almost
certain to risk everything in naval
way upon last clash with Englands
feet. And should they by any chance
be victorious, the next move would be
against America direct Victory like
this would make them madmen in
truth.
Distance drawfs the fray over there
for America lt Is incomprehensible
in all it's ruthless horror and suffer
ing so far away. We do not mentally
grasp its magnitude Much less can
we visualize IL, however much we
read. No man has yet adequately de-
scribed IL.
But we all know that we have no
desire for a German front along the
Alieghenies. We want no invading
German hordes upon American soil
We want this war to be fought out in
Europe
And America must do it's bit TO the
utmost, both in men and money.
II Is up TO us stay-at-homes to fur
nish the money, to buy Liberty Bonds
-O--
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27
Notice Of Meeting of Board Of Review
Of the City of Crystal Falls.

Notice is hereby given, that the
Board Of Review of the City of Crystal
Falls, Michigan, will meet In the
Council Room in the City Hall, in said
City. on Monday the Goth day of May,
A. d., 1918, at nine o'clock in the fore
noon, and will continue there in ses-
sion four days successfully, commenc-
ing on and including the said goth
day OF May, A. d.. 1918, and that the
hours during which said board will be
in session, on each OF said days, are
from nine o'clock in the forenoon un-
I'll twelve o'clock noon, and from one
o'clock In the afternoon until four
o'clock in the afternoon.
w. j. GRIBBLE,
Apr27-2t City Clerk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

courses in agriculture and home econ
omics arranged particularly for the
summer school students. 1t is plan
ned also TO allow full credit to indi-
viduals who take these courses to-
wards normal, or county normal certi-
fcates, or towards a college degree.
The new work will be part OF the
summer school program at NJ. A. c.
The summer sessions, the college au-
thorities have given out, will begin on
June "a.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27
Arcadia, Fla, April 81, 1918

Arcadia, Fla, April 81, 1918.
Friend Conlin:
Please discontinue sending your
paper TO this address as we will leave
here on Tuesday next. Will make a
short visit at @. q. Campbells at New
port, Fla, then go direct to Nashville,
Tenn. where Sidney and / will stop
awhile until we are sure roads are
good in Wisconsin, as we are coming
through in our car.
Mrs. Vanderpool will come through
" train from Nashville. Regards to
oar many friends.
+. VANDERPOOL.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

From Mansfield.

Editor Diamond Drill:
In recent issue OF The Diamond
Drill noticed a statement given
from the Taxpayers Association
where orders, to the aomunt OF over
100000 were issued from the !. two
road funds OF Mansfield township the
past year. Now, that is large sum
of money to be spent when you con-
slider the. fact that not one foot OF
new road was made the past year 1
would like to know IL IL is not the
privilege OF every taxpayer To know
how his money is being spent. !
would also like TO know IL the COM
missioner could show the taxpayers
OF our township that every dollar OF
that amount spent was honestly and
actually spent on the roads OF our
township? i doubt II.
A. TAXPAYER.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27
Editor Diamond Drill.
CRYSTAL Falls, Michigan.

Editor DIamOnu DTIIIi
Crystal Falls, Michigan.
Dear Sir: In your local columns
In the issue OF April goth appears a
notice or Herniotomy performed at
Darling's hospital under local anaes-
thesia. giving the impression that this
was something entirely new. AL
though ii may seem a rather personal
matter, / wish to inform you that ]
have performed two Herniotomies un-
der local anaesthesia in my hospital.
The first in 1912, and another in 1915.
Both giving good results.
Begging your indulgence for this
rather personal information. ] am
Very truly yours,
G. +. LARSON.
Crystal Falls, Mich, April %, 1918.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

FOR SALE-Young Holstein COW.
Calf In couple ow weeks. J. II. Mart
In. April 27-2w
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

There is but one RIGHT WAY of
doing any kind OF work-and repair
work IL no exception TO that rule
Please bear in mind that your salts
faction goes with all work we do.
either upholstering. grinding. fling.
repair work, etc. Better be safe than
sorry. When in trouble don't fail TO
come and see us. Ask your friends
and neighbors-they Know.
II CITY REPAIR SHOP.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27
For Sale Cheap.

TUT NHIt NHtHV.
Ten cord OF wood, also two fifty
pound feather beds. nearly new; beds
springs. mattresses. dining chairs.
rockers, wardrobes. stands. dining
tables. etc. at half price.
CITY REPAIR SHOP.
L. A. Arnold.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27
THE CHURCHES.

~. Marks Episcopal.
Fourth Sunday after Easter.
1000 Sunday school
7:30-Evensong. Address, what
Is Wrong?"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

YOUR PLowING-I am in a posi-
tion TO pillow your garden on short
notice. Irving III. Jackson.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

The appointment OF Charles M.
Schwab 10 the head OF the shipbuild-
ing corporation and other movements
within the administration az Wash
ington leads one TO believe that the
effort TO make n successor 90 Presi-
dent Wilson has given way to real.
disinterested prosecution OF the war
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

Insurance solicitors and insurance
companies must take off their hats 20
Uncle Sam. lie has all OF them fad
cd when II comes to writing a volume
of Insurance. Up to the middle OF
April. the war risk bureau had writ
ten IA billions OF Insurance on sol
iiers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

Edwin o. Wood, prominent Michigan
democrat and member of the Demo
cratic National Committee, died at his
home In Flint on Tuesday. Mr..
Woods death removes one OF Michi-
gan's best known and ablo citizens.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

II Miss Janette Rankin hasn't
learned by this time that public Of
ficlals are judged by the company
they keep, she Will awaken TO the fact
after SHE is denied audience in more
of her district cities. Miss Rankin
has been flirting with the !. w. w.
contingent In Montana, or It's first
cousin.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

TO RENT rooms. Mrs. wohse.1tp
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27

Thos. d. Ryan has been chosen 70
head the signal board which has to dc
with speeding up the manufacture OF
aeroplanes. Henry Ford was men
toned for this position. but Il Is
claimed, refused &C. IL Is to be hoped
that Mr. Ryan will succeed in get.
ting some planes 10 our army.
"a M ra
North Dakota Is reported 20 be &C
per cent over its quota on Liberty
Bonds. That ought 10 put stop q
tho constantly reiterated statement
that the farmers are not buying Lib.
erty Bonds. for North Dakota is en-.
tirely n farming state
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
THE ANSWER.
Speed the day!

Actual figures offered on the loss to
manufacturing concerns, railways, etc,
caused by the hiring and firing"
habit are startling. A writer in "Engi-
neering and Contracting" asserts that
the railroads alone have paid as high
as $4,000, 900 annually for the waste
full practic eof labor turnover.
The turnover in factories runs from
so up to 400 per cent. of the total num-
Der of people actually needed for pro-
duction. The railways employ an
nually million more men than they
have places to fill, this huge number
of shifting employees representing a
serious handicap and loss in money
and efficiency.
1t costs $40 to replace an unskilled
laborer, $500 to replace one skilled
or with special ability. Multiply this
cost by the thousands of changes that
take place in a year in one industry
alone!
Facing such facts, employers are
seriously studying the turnover prob
lem They are coming to realize that
it's cheaper to train an incompetent
worker to fill his job satisfactorily
than it is to keep on trying out a
series of ipcompetents until the man
for the job is found.
The problem is of special import
ance in these days when labor is SO
essential to all our progress in win
mig the war. Steady employment Is
needed to prevent loss of time and
material and product. For the worker
himself, his family and the community
in which they live, the loss of tbs
constant shifting from job to job is
equally serious, although there is no
means of measuring it, Steady en-
ployment is his key to progress and
self-respect.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
METHODISTS CHANGE
TEXAS MISSION NAME

ATLANTA, Ga, May S.-A memo
rial requesting the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, now in quadrennial session here
to change the name of a mission in
Texas, known as "The German Mis-
sion" was introduced on the floor of
the conference The authors of the
memorial did not specify the new name
by which they would like the mission
TO be called. They merely want to
strike out the word German"
And while this memorial is being
presented to the Methodist general
conference, the fiourishing little city
OF Berlin, in Colquitt county, Georgia,
has decided to change its name to Lens
in honor of the French.
The language and goods of the Ger
man people are going to be confined
to a pretty small area after this war
and the German people are going to
realize sooner or later that in follow
ing their military leaders they contrib
uted to the greatest crime in history.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
COLUMBUS FEARS SHOTS
FROM GERMAN BATTERY
SCARE CAUSED BY CONSTRUCTION
OF CONCRETE BUILDINGS IN
KERSTEIN'S PEACH ORCHARD
OVERLOOKING POWER DAMS.

COLUMBUS, Ca, May 6.-The Col
u,nbus newspapers publish a story to-
day regarding a trip Of investigation
made by Sergeant Ryan and Corpo"A
Holiday OF the local recruiting s;a'
ton. tc the farm of Emil Kerstei J. IN
the Alabama hills, overlooking the big
mower dams which supply current for
the city Of Coiumhus.
Reports reached the recruiting OH
GERS of building of peculiar constrvc-
ton on NJ. Ferstein's peach orchard,
at high point commanding the city
and all its industries. They found two
buildings, one of reinforced concrete
construction containing what the SER
geant characterized as magazines ana
the other with the first story rein
forced concrete surmounted by light
frame second story. The arrangement
CT the concrete floor Of the two-story
building was such that Sergeant Ryan
who has seen service abroad called it
a gun emplacement. The walls of the
building, which are a foot thick, con-
tain many loopholes The building
contains watts, or cisterns of great
depth, filled with water.
The sergeant declared that one OF the
houses with its second story, is exactly
like the German gun houses that face
the Belgian border He said that the
gun emplacement would hold 16-inch
gun. 1t is reported that the circum-
stance will be reported tot the govern
ment fer investigation.
Mr.. Kerstein, who is German born,
formerly conducted brewery in Co.
lumbus. He began construction of the
buildings on the Alabama hills about
four years ago, and it was reported
then that he would manufacture beer
or wine there. There has been consid-
cradle curiosity as to the character or
tie buildings and the recruiting Off
GERS decided to make an investigation
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
SHERIFF ARRESTED
ON TIGER CHARGE

ALAMO, May 6.-Chief of Police
Hathaway made a raid on violators of
the prohibition law last night The
result of the raid was the capture of
Sheriff J. F. Wright, of this county,
and M. D. Ikner of Laurens county.
When the sheriff was arrested five
quarts of whiskey were found on him,
the arrest being made on the street
between town and . his home. To
destroy the evidence, it is thought the
sheriff broke four quarts, but the fifth
one was rescued by the chief. Mr..
Ikner was arrested yesterday morning
after the chief foudn whisky hid away
in a nearby swamp, where the party
under arrest was said to have been
seen going with a package few
minutes previously. The two are now
under bond to appear before the may
or's court to answer the charge Of
violating the prohibition law.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
"OVER THERE"

Il never was happier than l am at
present" writes an American soldier
from the battle front. There is IA
novel zip added to life by the daily
risks. One can die only once, and the
chief concern that matters is how, and
not when. you die.
I'VE have got to win this war so that
we may never be tortured again by
the inQuisition Of modern warfare. The
winning of the war becomes a per-
sonal affair to the boys who are fight
ing.
The world which sits behind the
lines buys extra specials of the daily
papers and eats three square meals a
day. and will never know what this
other world has endured for its safety,
ana 10 man or TINS otner Worlu VIII
have the, vocabulary in which to tell,
But do not for a moment mistake us.
We are all grimly happy. for it is
wonderful thing to have been chosen
to sacrifice and perhaps to die that the
world in the future may be made hap
pier and kinder"
That's the way nearly all of our
boys over there feel about the war
Doesn't it make comfortable civilian
rather ashamed of the part he is play
ing, if he isn't doing his level best to
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
LIMITATIONS REMOVED
ON HOME GROUND WHEAT

Effective today, Georgia farmers
may take homegrown wheat to the
mill and have 1t ground into -four with
out limitation as to amount, provided
they do so with the intention and I'M
dcrstanding that the -four will be used
by them under the conservation regu-
lations of the food administration.
The original nationwide order OF
the United States food administration
crowded that farmer who raised his
own wheat would, in taking it to mill
for grinding be limited to 30 days
supply of -four at one time, based on
sly pounds per person in his family
When that order was issued there
arose considerable complaint in Geor-
gia from the fact that, though this
state has never been a wheat producer
for profit, the people of the country
had been requested to grow enough
to feed their oyn families. DR..
Soule, federal food administrator for
Georgia, appealed to Washington for
relief, explaining the peculiar situa-
tion in Georgia
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
ATLANTA DISTRICT
MADE FINE SHOWING
IN BUYING OF BONDS

WASHINGTON, D. c., May g.
The Atlanta district, which had been
at the bottom of the percentage table
during most of the Third Liberty Loan
campaign, made the most sensational
finish of any district in the United
States, said the treasury department IN
statement issued last night. Based
on late Sunday returns, the managers
of the campaign at Atlanta predicted
that the district might eventually show
an oversubscription of so per cent. Ev-
cry one of the APT counties in the dis
trict oversubscribed. Camden county,
Ca, recorded 800 per cent; Cobb coun-
ty, Ca, the birthplace of Secretary
McAdoo, exceeded it squota nearly so
per cent Chambers county, Ala, is
five times over its quota.
The town of Thomson, Ca, the cen
ter of anti-draft activity early in the
war, not only oversubscriped its quota,
but on the closing dam of the campaign
o. organized presidents Club" with =
membership of one hundred men who
matched the president for an extra
$50 bond.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
HASTE THE DAY!

Senator Hardwlck OF Georgia,
and Senator Reed, of Missouri,
voted with the Republicans"
That's from yesterdays news dis
patches
II is typical of the frequent humil-
iation to which Georgia is subjected
by this little polly-wog politician who
seems loss to all sense of shame
This time he voted against the Sedi-
ton Bill, an act designed to reach
those yellow dogs" who mouth
against the government and give aid
and comfort to the Germans by spread
ing false news and uttering unpatriotic
sentiments
1t is not to be owndered, however,
that Senator Hardwick Is opposed to
this bill, since the support he asks,
and, for the most part, has so far re-
ceived, has come from those who are
either within, or barely without, the
reaches of the Sedition Law
Thank Heaven, our shame cannot
continue more than ten months longer,
for on and after March the fourth of
next year, Georgia will be represented
by junior senator whose loyalty and
patriotism, and whose fidelity to his
constituents will be above reproach
or suspicion.
Speed the day!
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
IRELAND'S ENEMY.

The Irish situation is well put by
the New York Times:
III Irishmen demand justice, they
must not ask to be privileged from
the imperious duty which men Of their
blood and name here and in Canada
and Great Britain have not shrunk
from Above all. IL ireland, at this
critical point in the war, shirks, ma
fingers, resists, continues to stand
apart from the last stand of free in
stitutions, what friends what hopes.
what future not inglorious and de-
spised can II look for
IF Irishmen or Ireland expect any
help, any good Offices, from America,
they must help America now. If they
are worthy of freedom. they must fight
for it, If they choose to be in effect
allies of Germany, they are our en-
emies. and they deserve the German
tyranny they invite"
This is plain speech, but the sort OF
speech needed in Ireland today. The
more soberminded among them realize
that freedom and military service are
now natural partners. They know
that Ireland may have freedom when
ever Ireland herself agrees on the
method. They must see that what
ever measure of freedom they may
gain will slip from their hands unless
they fight for it, and that the enemy
for them to fight is not England, but
Germany.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
EFFICIENCY EVEN IN
EDUCATION NECESSARY

ATLANTA, Ca, May S.-That EN-
cheney and economy in education Is
destined to become a very important
test AZ applied to colleges is shown
by the fact that far-seeing educators
and college trustees of the state are
insisting that the cost of attending In
stitutions Of higher learning shall be
held down to q minimum.
F.. In this connection Judge W. e.
Thomas, of Valdosta, who has been
here for the last few days attending
the supreme court, is preparing some
statistics. to show that young women
at the South Georgia Normal College,
a state institution located at Valdosta,
OF which he is chairman of the trus-
tees. are educated at less cost per
student than at any similar college
in the state.
This college is reaching many
people who had not been reached by
the older institutions of the state. Be-
fore its establishment there as not
a state institution in the three-ffths
of the state south of Macon. Economy
and efficiency are the watchwords at
the South Georgia Normal, and every
one of the 1923 girls students is being
trained in the practical side of life.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
STONE GIVEN HEAVY
DAMAGES FOR HURTS

ATLANTA, Ca, May GA jury in
the Superior court here has re-
turned a verdict of $4,000 damages
against the White Hickory Wagon Co.,
in favor of H. M. Stone. The suit was
brought for young Stone, minor, by
his father, to recover $4,000 dam
ages as the result of an elevator acct
dent at the companys plant last Sep
TENDER. Stone claimed that he was
permanently injured. Moor G Branch
appeared for the plaintiff and Tye,
Peoples & Tye, represented the defen-
dant.
On the docket for trial next week
are three other damage suits against
the same company. These suits were
filed by Frank Dorsey, Johnnie Hem
don and Olin Hendon, who claim to
have been injured in the same acct
dent, which was caused by the break
ing of steel sable on the elevator.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-10
Some women are really never happy
lnless they are thinking up new ways
If making themselves miserable.
THE GERMAN SYSTEM.

This war;" writes a citizen of
Berkeley, Cal, in letter to a
newspaper lis evidence per Sc of
the utter rottenness, ineff1ciency,
stupidity and unrestrained GRIM
inality of the famous German
government and the failure of its
equally famous and must boosted
system of education and training.
Germany is far behind the civlli-
cation of teh world OF the rights
of others the Germans know moth
ing. and care less. AS citizens
they have been bullied and policed
from inFanacy, and each adult
has had his turn at bullying
driving and policing some one
weaker or lower in the scale than
himself AS a nation they have
grown UP with the idea, and now
they propose to bully, drive and
police the world"
That sounds rather drastic. But
apply it to the existing situation.
Germany, having made a peace
treaty with the new republic Of Uk-
rainia, is no wseizing the little store
of food possessed by Ukrainian peas
ants and sending it back to Germany,
and in order to loot the country, has
placed it under German military rule;
Germany is forcing upon the Russian
government an agreement for ex-
changing war prisoners, by which
Russia is to keep and care for all her
sick and wounded German prisoners
and send able-bodied back to Germany.
while Germany herself keeps the able
bodied Russian prisoners to work in
her war factories and sends the sick
and wounded back to Russia;
Having declared Poland free and in.
dependent. Germany is forcing Polish
men of military age into her army, and
Polish women into her factories;
In the invaded part of Italy, Ger
man taskmasters ade working the men,
women and children literally as agri-
cultural slaves;
Tens of thousands Of men and wo-
men have been taken from Roumania,
as black people once we're from Africa
and forced into German slavery;
Germany is pitilessly policing
Russia's Baltic provinces, where she
has no governmental rights whatever,
tyrannizing over and slaughtering the
Germany is reducing Finland to the
same bloody vassalage;
Germany is bulldozing Holland into
unneutral transportation priv
ileges by holding over her head for a
warning the fate of Belgium; and is
free Switzerland with
dire punishment, if she fails to do the
kaiser's will.