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Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-20
ONLY TWO UNAFFECTED

CHICAGO. July 19.-All but two ot the National league teams players Relic Zeider and DOde Paskert-are affected by Secretary Bakers ruling. Manager Mitchell and Coach Knabe are outside the draft age also.
 Five members of the Chicago Amer jeans will not be affected by the rul- ing. if it holds to mean only thoss players who are in the draft age. The
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UHRLAUs DEFEATS soNEsRAKE
~ Revlew Leasel Wlrel

KANSAS CITY. July 19-J. G. Uhr- laub of Rockyford, Colo. defeated B. o. M. BOnebrake of Des Moines in a fourth round match of the Great Planes tennis tournament that was one of several surprises in tOday's play. He won 6-2, 7-5 and goes into the semi-finals.
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PIRATES LAKE GAME

PITTSBURGH. July 19.-Philadel- phia lost to Pittsburgh. Comstock kept the visitors hits scattered and was effective with men on the bases.
 Innings R.H E. Philadelphia ....010 900 100-2 10 o Pittsburgh .<. - 021 GOO OOx-3 3
 Oeschger. Davis and Adams; Com stock and Schmidt.
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cLEvELANp RApLY AFEEcrEp

CLEVELAND, July 19.-Every play CTS on the Cleveland baseball team ex- cept utility iafielder Terry Turner and possibly Speaker. will be affected by Secretary Bakers decision it was an- nounced by officials of the club to- day.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-20
DODGERS scoRF vIcToRv

CHICAGO, July 19.-Ed Pfeffer of the United States navy joined his former team mates for the afternoon, held Chicago to two hits and gave Brooklyn a victory. Brooklyn scored its runs by punching hits off Douglas.
 Innings R. H. E.. Brooklyn .....- 100 001 000-2 10 1 Chicago ....... .0OO 900 0O0-0 2 2
 Pfeffer and M. Wheat; Douglas, Car ter and O'FarrelL
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REDs REAT BRAVES

CINCINNATI, July 19-Cincinnati played strong uphill game and won. After the first inning Boston could do nothing with Jacobs and Began.
 Innings R.H.E Boston ... 400 GOO 0O0-4 Il 3 Cincinnati .. 210 200 1Ox-6 8 2
 Rudolph and Konechy; Ring, Ja- cobus, Began and Wingo
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SPECIAL LEAGUE MEETING
CRy Review Leased wlrel

CINCINNATI. O.. July 19.-Presi- dent Tener tonight announced that he has called a special meeting tonight announced that he has called a special meeting of the National league to be held in New York next Tuesday when a decision will be reached as to what course the league shall pursue.
 A switchback railroad is to be run to the United Verde mine at Jerome.
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FOUR ABOVE DRAFT

WTTVT PITTSBURG. July 19.-The Pitts burg National league baseball club has but four members outside the draft age-Leach, Hinchman, Miller and Slapnicka.
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FIGHT EIGHT ROUNDS

By Review Leased wire)
 JERSEY CITY. N. J., July 19.-Joe Jeanette and Kid Norfolk of Panama fought Fast eight round draw here tonight. Jeanette weighed 190 and Norfolk. 1SO pounds.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-20

players who are not in the draft age are Pitchers Shellenback, Cicotte and Benz; Outfielder John Collins and Manager Rowland.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-20
RAIN POsTPONEp cAME

NEW YORK, July 19.-American- St. LOuis-New York, postponed; rain.
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SENATOR'S BEAT cHlcAcn

WASHINGTON. July 19.-A ninth inning rally which scored four runs, enabled Washington to de.eat Chicago.
 Innings RH E. Chicago .....3 BOP 900 OOO-5 ' O Washington .. GOO no 004-6 15 4
 Russell, Benz. Danforth and Schaik: Ayers, Reese, Hovlik and Picinich.
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days game with Cleveland lasted just long enough to be legal, rain stopped play with one out in the local half of the fifth, and the Athletics ahead, the result of Walkers single. Burns trip pie and a passed ball in the first in ming
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE

INDIANS LOSE GAME PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 19-To-
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Baseball Scores
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CARDINALS BEAT GIANTS

ST. LOUIS, July 19.-Ames out pitched Sallee and St. Louis beat New York.
 Innings R.HE New York .OO1 900 O01-2 10 l St. Louis ....... 020 O10 11x-5 15 1
 Sallee and McCarty; Ames and Con- Zales.
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RH. E.
RED SoX WIN

BOSTON, July 19.-BOston took the first game of the Detroit series. Cobb, who was injured yesterday, missed the midnight train which his team mates took from New York and not appear in uniform.
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REPUBLICANS AT
 SARATOGA HAVE
 ADJOURNED MEET

CcOntInued from Page onsl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
THE READING ROOM

The Civic League begs TO call at
tention 20 the reading room. 4 fair
ly good supply Of books can be found 4.
with magazines and daily papers.
The state Of Michigan is furnishing
at regular intervals number Of
books covering a wide range Of read
ing. Young men resident in the city
seeking place 20 spend profitable
hour cannot do bettet than v.sr. the
reading room. The league has been
successful is finding an ideal care
taker for the room in the person Of
Mrs. Winchell. An attempt is about
TO be made 10 increase the efficiency
OF the library s. adding largely 20
the number of tao now 20 be found.
Patrons and fr.cnis have insinuated
a desirt g give both money and
books Anyone wishing to aid in this
parposa may consult with Mrs Win
hell as TO the best way Of dong go.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
CONTINUE WORK
Pumping Station TO be Completed
Now; No Well Water Until Spring.

In some quarters it had been ex.
pected that the work on the new
pumping station for the city Of Alma
wosld be held up because of the win
ter weather which has set in, but IL
was announced the first of the week
by John White. city engineer, that 1t
was the intention TO keep on with the
work and complete the structure az
once.
The wells, which Contractor 4. x.
Purcell Of Jackson Is sinking. have
no, all been completed and it is not
now expected that they Will be- COM
pleted before spring, which will hold
up Alma's pure well water supply for
perhaps six months yet
With the view that the pure water
supply will not he In the watermains
before spring, many Well owners in
the city are suggesting that all OF
the wells be capped down jlst as far
as possible, and still keep them from
freezing. so that the wells around the
city, which have dried up, may again
flow and furnish water during the
winter
Some of the residents arc complain
ing that they must go q block or two
for water, whereas, If the wells were
capped in this way, they might be-
able 70 secure water on their proper
~, or at somes adjacent home during
the winter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
BREMEN CASE
NOW IN COURT
Trial Promise 10 he Long Legal
Battle Between Defense and
Prosecution.
JURY IS OBTAINED EASILY
Second Case of Famous Murder My.-
terry Started at st. Johns on
Monday.

The trial of John + Brennan 10
Flint, one Of the owners Of the Kelly
Brennan shows, who was arreste1
last December as one of the trio ~
sponsble for the death of Beatrice
Epler, the siNteen-year-old Alma
glrl, who was strang.ed on the night
Of September /, 1917, was started BE-
fore Circuit Judge Edward i Moine.
in the Clinton county circuit court
Monday AT ST. Johns.
There is every indication that the
defense intends to prove an alibi for
Brennan, if the testimony of wit
nesses for the defense taken pre-
viously at Saginaw ana at Flushing
counts as showing the trend that the
case will take. Part of this is from
actors and employees Of the Kelly
Brennan shows. and it is expected
tha, this will be introduced 10 sho7s
that Brennan was on the shov
grounds east of the Alma roller mil
all during the night Of the murder
The defendant has retained the law
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
WHEELER ARRESTED
BY FEDERAL OFFICER
Sent Obscene Matter Through
Mails is Charge Which He
Will Face IN Court.

George Wheeler, young resident
Of this city is being held by the fed
eral postal authorities IN jail in De
troit TO answer TO charges of sending
obscene matter through the. United
States mail, it has been learned.
Not many weeks ago Wheeler was
in Detroit, and while there wrote to
a party in this city, stating some
things which he intended to do when
he returned TO Alma. The letter was
received here, hut was later lost on
the streets and found by woman.
The woman, VINO found the letter,
s said to have read II. and when the
alleged vile contents Of II We're known
she took the letter 10 a business man
in Alma. VINO through the alleged
contents which told what Wheeler
intended to do in certain quarters
when he returned here. became ac-
lively Interested IN the matter. as the
contents concerned relative.
The letter was taken to V. p. Cash
bv him. and when the postmaster
read it. be telephoned at once for a
postoffice inspector. Leroy LaForge,
postal Inspector reached Alma very
soon after and upon examining the
letter, started 70 look up Wheeler
,,,bo had r------>-si -Al,--d.
He was located by the inspector at
the depot, just as he was leaving the
city. and was at once taken TO Detroit
where he is now confined in Jail
The letter is said, by those who
have read its contents, TO be one Of
the most vile that they have ever
read. In il threats are alleged to
have been made against several
young ladies in the city some Of them
prominent. 1t was these threats
which prompted such speedy action
once the contents Of the letter be-
came known.
Wheeler was picked up in this city
about two weeks ago. according 20
the information which has been gath
cred by The Alma Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
MERCHANTS HAVE A
GREAT XMAS ARRAY
Christmas Spirit Expected to
Make Yuletide Mean More
this Year Than in Past.

As the Yulctide season again APP
proaches il finds the country in a
better spirit than ever TO enter into
the joys that come with Christmas,
the happy ending Of the great world
struggle SO soon after the United
States had entered the conflict, hav-
ing made deep and lasting impress
sion upon the American people. which
cannot but be reflected in the Christ
mas spirit this year.
True, sadness has en1ered many a
home from which had departed
young soldier, full of ambition, hope.
courage and desire to Do for his
country's sake; from which departed
young soldier, who will not return
bat even these homes will have the
true Christmas spirit, in spite Of sor
rev. as they have full knowledge
that the young soldier. n giving his
life blood for his country, for human
ity. mas bur echoed the Christmas
spirit, which in it's nncr sense, is %
spirit Of Christianity and helpfulness
ia order that Alma people and
those in the surrounding distriut,
may have the great privilege Of aid
ing in keeping this spirit in the as-
tendency and obtain ioy and pleas
ure for tnem mselves. the merchants Of
Alma have gone out If their way
this year 10 stock their stores win
thou sands OF articles. which viii
make useful Chris ai.,s prrN,sta,
shich will ad in scattering cheer
and gcod Will through The land
The shelves .ai colnters OF t-nse
busincss places ARE overburd ~,cd
with plIt-erny array of gifts - al
kinds gifts for every purpose, rft,
thar VIII suit every desire, gifts that
are lasting. nr.nging more pleasure
TO th' ultipa.e owner as the days go
10y.
Tn windows Of these stonlS are
now beginning 10 take on that well
remembered holiday arr. which causes
tie Young 70 malt before them and
gaze N amazemont that such things
could be had. and nouushng nope
that perhaps some Of those beautiful
things might come 10 them. with the
coming Christmas morning.
1t can truly bc said that the mer-
chants Of Alma have done their part
IN the making Of the holidays with
the numerous choice gifts that they
are offering, and those who are look
ing for presents of quality for tteir
beloved ones, could do no better than
70 visit the stores of Alma for them
as there they may be found. Look
over the ads in The Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05

thority should be made and believe
that the same would promptly result
in fair and just treatment of the
situation as herein set forth and
would also result in a practical solu-
tion of all features involved. We beg
to request that this matter be given
prompt consideration
IAN Of which is respectfully sub
mtted, and your petitioners will ever
pray"
II is understood that if the move
which has been started by the
petitions, which has been fostered to
a great extent by the Civic league,
fails that there is at least one step
that can be taken which is certain 70
bring the railroads interested TO the
same way of thinking that the city
of Alma has adopted in regard to the
passenger station and it's present
conditions
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
SEVERAL DEATHS
Number of Alma People Passed
AHaS During the Past Week.

Duri,sa the past week there have
been several rnore deaths in the city
Of Alma, the greater part Of them
having come a. re-, alt Of pneu.
mona
Miss Mary Dickerson, aged twenty,
a well known young lady of this city
who has been employed in the Offices
of the Republic Motor Truck Com
pany Inc, died Sunday following q
severe illness with pneumonia. The
body was shipped 70 Edmore for
burial on Tuesday.
Agnes c. Beck. aged 26 years. the
wife Of Fxh II. Beck, died on Friday.
November 90, of influenza. The body
was taken 10 Crystal for burial.
Mrs. S. f. Osborn, agei "a years.
a resident Of Alma for the past eight
years, dieo on Thursday evening,
November %, following a weeks ill.,
ness. She is survived by two sons
j. Osborn of Alma, VIM +. Osborn
Of Saginaw, four grandchildren and
other relatives. The funeral services
were held at the home Of ber son, J.
j. Osborn, Grover avenue, Sunday
afternoon, and Monday the t.ody was
taken TO Bay City for burial
Mrs. Mary Hutchinson, rcsming at
SD East Downey street, died at her
home Sunday at the age Of ca years.
The funeral services were held from
the residence on Tuesday afternoon
and interment was made in Riverside
cemetery.
Mia Adams, aged twenty-five
years, daughter Of Mrs Rose Reed.
lied Saturday Of influenza, following
a weeks Illness. She is survived by
her husband. Perry Adams and oic
son, fourteen months old
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
.GRAT|OT CLUB
GETSiQUARTERS
New Organization for Business
Men Will Purchase Gaffney
Home.
WILL ALSO INCORPORATE
Meeting of Members Will be Held
Friday Evening al the City
Hall

After some months Of effort II is
announced that the Gratiot County
Club has finally secured suitable quar-
ters for the organization. the quar-
ters having been obtained 10y the di-
rectors, who have had this work under
their charge. II is also announced
that IL is the intention of the direct
ors TO incorporate, and meeting Of
the members Of the club has beer
called for Friday evening at 500, at
the city hall for this purpose
After efforts 20 obtain various
places for club rooms had failed 20
materialize, the directors Of the club
finally hit upon the Gaffney home at
the corner Of East Center street and
Woodwork avenue, now used by the
Grinnell Piano company, as al ideal
place for a clubhouse and their eff
forts were turned in this direction
and an understanding was reached
with Mrs. Gaffney for the purchase
of the residence. While IN. papers
have not been made out. 1t S under
NNNNl NitAN a WI bAA NE NfiitIlJ ld -
been made, and that the club will
purchase the place.
This brings about the necessity for
the club to incorporate. and il will
probably be around $1,000.
II Is the intention Of the directors
Of the club 10 remodel the residence
to make II conform win the needs
of the club, but the plans for this
work are not yet fully completed. 1t
is hoped, however, that the work may
be started Immediately, so that Il
may be rushed TO completion and the
dedication Of the clubhouse held soon.
The officers of the ciuo are urging
upon every member. the necessity Of
being present at the meeting Friday
evening. They also Ia. stress lpon
the need foT members, who have not
paid their dues, 10 pay them az once.
Anyone wishing to join the organi7a-
tion Is requested TO 50, W. c. Rath.
a. a. Chick. c. r. Brown. J. W
Blakely, or Il. II. Soule, the mem
bers Of the membership committee
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
BEING INVALIDED HOME

Elwyp Follett, former Alma boy,
is being invalided home from France
where he has been seeing service,
according TO a letter received by his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ j Follett,
who now live in BAD Axe.
The letter stated that the young
man was just getting around, sitter
having been in a hospital for a month
from being gassed IN June he was
wounded by the explosion of Ger
man shell, and at that time nearly
lost the sight of one eye. The former
Alma lad has surely done his part in
the great war, and has endured his
portion of the suffering.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
LIEUTENANT WRITES
INTERESTING LETTER
Lieut.. Rogers in Marne and St.
Mihiel Battles. Tells Few of
His Experiences.

Lieutenant Verne r. Rogers. 60
mer Alma college student, cr.rk base
tal player and all VI. |. 4. \. foot
hSller Of a few years ago, hns written
I'd very interesting letter from France
IN which he describes most htt;nr
punishment for the ex-kaiser Lieat.
Rogers was widely known here and
has many friends in this city VINO
will be CHAD to read this letter. writ
ten just "A few days before the sign
ing Of the armistice.
You letter ASKING why have
been mex Getting yoI came while n
tie ditches. Now that we are back
in reserve Tl write few lines
so much has happened that
could not begin 20 describe my c>-
perienccs. went over tho top three
times in the second battle Of the
Marine. Also was in the Saint Mihie!
salient advancing for two days and
nights, smashing machine guns and
taking prisoners. In bOth battles
we advanced 25 klometers. without
receiving "a scratch eXcep; from
Co-otic bites. Tney are worse than
the Huns more persistent, working
both day and night cannot imagine
any worsa punishment for the kaiser
than making him sleep in a 81. he
dEgout few days; then tying nm
20 tree and letting the cootics amt
mosquitoes have their way.
Sept -. and IL were two of the
best days / ever lived Upon reach
ing our last objective We looked down
several hundred feet across the
broad valley of the Woevre. In all
directions we could see smoke rising
from burning German stores hastily
set afire by them in their strategic
retreat" Ludendorf said they ex-
pected our attack and evacuated but
ne did not state why they lost $1,000
prisoners and millions Of dollars in
stores IN getting back 10 his new
line all prepared
But the best sight was when we
entered the town at the foot of the
hill. The civilians rushed out, threw
their arms around US and cried with
joy. They had been in bondage four
long years, knew no law, but the
German martial law Of the army.
could not even write to relatives
They began to live a rev life from
that day. One old woman who made
us coffee prayed as she poured it out.
Above the clouds We saw three aerial
combats and saw three Boche planes
crash to the ground.
Our twenty-sixth fighting division
Is now known as the Shock division.
Where going is hardest, we 90, hit
the line swift and hard and anybody
who happens 10 be ahead of us is out
Of luck. Our casualties were eighty
per cent less than in the second bat
tie Of the Marne. The Boche morale
was higher then, but it Is waning
daily now. a few more good kicks
viii see the fnis
"I lost my overcoat and all my
toilet articles in our last pusx Now
must get "a complete outfit. went
twenty days without towel. tooth
brush an dmess kit. One can do
without almost anything IL neccs-
sary."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
FOR RETURNING SOLDIERS

c. II. Mann, employment marager
OF the Republic Motor Truck Co., Inc.
left Saturday for Northwestern Uni
versity where he will take the six
weeks course offered by the govern
ment to employment managers. This
course is recommended in order that
managers Of employment may be bet
ter prepared 10 handle the after-war-
time conditions and the re-employ-
ment Of returning soldiers. The
course is not compulsory but is left
to the judgment Of executives Of
large corporations.
Mr. Mann will be accompanied by
his wife. G. c. Grubb, welfare man.
ager, will assist in the employment
office during Mr. Mann's absence.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
REMODEL BUILDING
Plans for Changing City Hall 10 Be
Submitted Next Week to Council.

The Alma city hall is soon to be
remodeled, 10 make the structure con-
form as nearly as possible with the
present day needs Of the city, and
John White, city engineer, has been
instructed by the city council to pre-
sent the plans for the remodeling of
the structure al the next SESSION Of
the council
II is expected that the improve
ments will be confined entirely TO the
first floor, and probably will not be
ared until the new fire station has
been completed and the fire depart
ment moved to the new quarters.
Il Is confidently expected that the
rcmo,~ling plans will call for two
rooms IN the portion Of the structure
now being used for The fire depart
ment. oie TO be used as ladies' rest
room and one for the free reading
room, which it is hoped is the begin
nng Of city library.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
OPEN EVENINGS
Alma Stores win Open Evenings
Until Christmas.

IL has been announced that the
stores in the city Of Alma will re-
main open evenings, starting Mon
day, December Q. and continuing until
Christmas.
This move on the part Of the mer-
chants of the city has been made so
that those who are constantly en-
ployed during the day may have the
same opportunity for shopping, which
others would have, thus doing away
with the possible need Of leaving
work during the day, during the last
few days before the Yuletide season
arrives.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
MANY GET VACCINATED

A rough estimate Of the number OF
nnoculations fer influenza 10 Repub-
lie employees up to Friday was five
hundred That number had been
gwen the vaccine by our first aid
department in the two and one-half
days following the circular appeal
for cooperation in stamping out the
disease sent out by the Board OF
Health Tuesday noon. The Radio
also published an article asking the
people to take advantage Of the pre-
vcntative given at the company's ex-
pense.
From noon until closing time last
Tuesday two hundred and sixty-three
persons had been given the first
vaccine and Friday morning at 900
o'clock, just a short time after open
ing hours, sixty-nine people had been
innoculated. One day last week as
many as forty people were standing
in line waiting their turn to receive
the vaccine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
BEST ARBOR

Best Arbor. A o. o. c., Will mret
at the home ~ Alvin Miller at 3i2
Ely street. on toe evening Of Docem-
ber 10th for the purpose If installing
officers for The ensuing year. II. b
Clark will act as installing officer
4 meeting will bt held once month
at the above mentioned place for the
purpose Of paying dues and assess
uents Please confer favor upou
our secretary by attending these
meetings Lecturer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-05
TO ENGAGE IN PRACTICE

Il IL authoritatively announced
that Marcus Pollasky wll in the
future engage in the practice Of the
law in this city, and that he will MT
oonfne himself 10 any one branch q
the law but rather devote himself 70
general practice.
afr. Pollasky was admitted 10 ths
Gratiot county bar nearly thirty
seven years ago, and was the young
est man ever admitted TO practice
before the supreme court Of the state,
having been under the age Of twenty
one years, when license was granted
him. lie Will continue TO retain his
present offices in the Wright estate
building on S.ate street