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The central department. of the Y. M
c. A. of Chicago has just celebrated its
twenty-ffth anniversary although it
has little cause to crow over it's un.
christian doings. It's specially has
been jimcrow work done in the name
Of the Lord.
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and he would do his country great
harm in bolstering up the color line.
Give colored men representation in
the government as Americans, not as
! negroes
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-03-30

! :Women's votes in New York city
I elected four Democrats to Congress
giving the control of the House back
to the Democratic party
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In Middletown, Conn, Congrega-
tiohal. a Baptist, and a Methodist
church have voted to unite and wor-
ship for three months to save coal.
The example set by these churches
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many large cities.
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At it's meeting at Nottingham the
British labor conference, among other
things demanded home rule for India
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the SIN OF SILENCE

To Sin by silence when we should
protest makes towards out of men.
The human race has climbed on pro-
test. Had no voice been raised against
injustice, ignorance and lust, the in
QUESTION yet would serve the law, and
guillotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and
speak again to right the wrongs Of
many.-EIla Wheeler Wilcox.
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PRESIDENT WILSON FORCES SEGREGATION IN!

In the Porto can So Objection and Protest of
Porto Rico Which Never Any Distnction-U
Dsregards Petition Sent House and Senate
ITO u S. Congress-Shameful Treatment of Those
Recently Forced Into U. s. Citizenship
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
ALMA CHAUTAUQUA
STARTS MONDAY
Ticket Sale by Local Branch of
Red Cross is Reported as
Being Very Good.

The Redpath Chautauqua, with its
ever popular week of entertainment,
will be in Alma from Monday, Aug.
y, until Monday, August 10, with a
program which is said to be far su-
perior to anything which the Redpath
Chautauquas have had in the past.
This means that Alma will have the
best entertainments htat she has ever
had, this coming week.
The ticket sale, which has been in
charge of the Red Cross ladies', has
been proceeding very nicely and it is
expected that before Monday the 75O
tickets which must be sold to fill the
contract will have been disposed of,
together with an additional number,
which will net good commission for
the Red Cross to further the great
work of this organization.
There is little need Of commenting
OF the program which will be given
during the seven days Of the big
chautauqua. The lecturers, etc, are
nationally known figures, some of
whom have appeared here in the past.
The dominating feature of the lee
lures TO be given at the chautauqua
will be regarding war and war work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
ALMA BOY KILLED
ON BATTLE FIELD
Sixteen Y ear-Old Lad Made the
Supreme Sacrifice for His
Country.
M'LEAN IS ALMES FIRST
Lieut.. Charles Dutt of this City
Wounded in Action by
the Huns.

The hand of grim death, which is
stalking over the blood drenched
battlefelds of Europe, has reached
forth its bloody dripping fingers and
called to its own the first Alma man
to fall on the battlefield. facing the
scourge of the earth, the terrible
Hun. Leslie Mclean is the first
Alma man called.
William Mclean, a relative of the
dead Alma boy, received the first
word of his death on the field of
battle. He was killed on July 20.
His mother is now living at Midland.
The Alma Record this week is priv
ileged to publish a letter from Nc
Lean, which was written by him just
a few days before he made the su-
preme sacrifice for his country and
humanity. The letter will be found
elsewhere in this issue.
Word has also been received to the
effect that Lieut.. Charles Dutt has
been severely wounded on the field.
Dutt has been an Alma resident for
years, and is a graduate of Alma
high school. At the outbreak Of the
war this Alma lad entered a training
camp and received a commission. He
went to France early in the spring
He was in the. front line commanding
his men when a Hun bullet found its
mark.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
GOOD ATTENDANCE
President Crooks Looks For Large
Number at College This Year.

In an interview the latter part of
last week President III. M. Crooks of
Alma college expressed himself as
believing that indications pointed to
a good attendance at the Presbyter-
ian institution this year.
He gave out that the upper classes
had suffered greatly from the war,
because of so many young men
having enlisted or been drafted in the
service.
He made the statement that the
freshman class was expected to be a
big one this year, and this with re-
marks dropped by the field agents
from time to time during the past
six weeks, leads to the belief that the
freshman class this year may be the
biggest in the history Of the college
despite the war.
A large number of young men, who
are prospective students are known
to be unsettled at the present time as
to whether or not they will attend
college this year, because of the un-
settled conditions as to the new draft
law.
The greater part of the students
this coming year without a question
will be girls, but it is expected that
about a third Of those who attend
Alma college will be young men
some of whom are being rated very
highly in state athletic circles, &C.
cording to reports.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
MILITARY TRAINING
At ALMA COLLEGE
Men Over Eighteen to be En-
listed in Students Army
Training Corps

Alma college will have military
training this coming year, and prob
ably longer, if the great world strug-
gle continues through another year.
The men Of the college who take the
military training will come under the
Students Army Training corps, un-
der the direction of the Committee on
Education and Special Training of
the War Department.
The men who take this course Of
military training must be eighteen
years of age, and enlist They will
be provided with uniform and equip
ment and will be on a furlough status
and will not receive pay. They will
be subject to call of the president, for
active service at any time in case of
need However, it is announced that
1t is the policy to keep these men in
college, and the War Department will
have the power to order such men to
continue in college even after they
reach the draft age, if the work they
are doing is such that the needs of
the service makes that course advis-
able.
1T IS also announced that in addition
to the military training that these
men receive in college they will 90 70
SIX weeks training camp, where
they will be given a rigid intensive
training, at which time they will re-
ceive the pay of a private
Men in the Students Army Train
ing corps, when reaching the draft
age will fill out questionaires. and
being enlisted will be given a classi-
fication in class SD. 1t is understood
that If dismissed from college they
will cease to be members of this
corps and the classification changed.
Bulletins which have been sent to
all colleges press home the need of
collegiate training at the present
time. 1t points out the value of the
college trained mind in making n
leader, or commissioned officer, the
need of highly trained minds in the
various departments of the army and
navy and of the great demand that
there will be for highly trained
specialists in the reconstruction
period of the war.
President Crooks was unable to
give much information in regard to
the way the training will be taken
up at Alma college this year, the de-
tails for the training not having been
worked out as yet. Announcements
VIII be made later IN regard to the
training the men will receive at the
college this year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
GRAT|OT COUNTY CLUB
HAS ELECTED OFFICERS
Board of Governors of New
Organization Selected Off
GERS at Meeting Friday.

AT a meeting of the board of gov
ernors of the Gratiot County club
held Friday afternoon in the Offices of
c. G.. Rhodes at the Republic plant,
the officers for the newly organized
country club were elected, and it was
also decided to lease the second floor
of the Merchants block if possible to
be used for a club room
The board of governors of the club,
who were elected at a meeting held
two weeks ago at the factory, chose
the officers with care. The officers
elected were: President, H. NJ. Crooks
of Alma college; vice presidents, w.
G.. West and L. Markle of st. Louis;
treasurer, W. G. Rath of Alma; sec
retary, c. S. Darragh Of Alma.
Following the election of the Off
GERS it was decided to secure the sec
ond floor of the Merchants building
on State street for a club room, leas-
ing the room if possible The room
is S4 by 80 feet and will furnish
plenty of available space for club
room. Plans have been submitted for
the improvement of the room, and for
fitting it up and getting it into con-
dition for the use of the club. The
plans submitted were approved by
the board of governors.
Those who attended the meeting of
the board of governors were C. G..
Rhodes, Rev. j. Frank Jackson, II.
II. Soule, j. /. Mccormick, Mr.. Kra-
ham, Fred Bernard and Francis King.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
BIG LOSS FROM
SHEPHERD FIRE
Isabella Village Threatened by
Flames From Blaze
Tuesday.
CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE
Alma and Mt. Pleasant Fire Depart
ments Were Called to Aid in
Quelling Flames.

The village Of Shepherd was Wis
tied by big fire Tuesday, which for
time threatened the village, and
caused the authorities Of the city to
ask for aid from the Alma and the
Mt. Pleasant fire departments, both
of which answered the appeal which
was made and sent their departments
to the scene.
The fire started in the large ware
house Of the Dibble q Bent company,
which was afire last Thursday night.
AT that time a portion Of the ware
house was burned, and it is believed
TO have been set on fire by German
sympathzers. 1t was thought that
the fire had been completely extin-
guished, but sparks smoldered in the
half burned hay for nearly week
and Tuesday afternoon burst forth in
fury.
Within a few minutes the flames
had leaped across the road and
caught in the homes of Mrs. Lyons, a
widow, and that of Ralph Armstrong
Armstrong was badly burned, while
carrying furniture from his home.
With a high wind blowing from the
west directly across the business sec
tion Of the city, sparks were carried
TO various business blocks and houses
and within short time half a dozen
fires were started Then it was de-
termined TO send for assistance.
which was rushed as rapidly as pos
ible by the Alma and Mt. Pleasant
departments. Among the various
places which caught fire from sparks
were the post office, Burdick's realty
office, the Jason Struble house and a
number of residences. Bucket bri-
gades were quickly formed and water
thrown upon the buildings which had
caught fire and these flames were ex-
tinguished.
BY the time that the Alma and Mt.
Pleasant departments reached Shep-
herd the water supply was running
low so that they could be of very lit
tie assistance, and the buildings
originally on fire burned to the
ground. 1t was reported at the time
that there was large quantity of
hay. straw and oats in the warehouse
which burned. a large pile of coal
near the Ann Arbor railroad tracks,
also caught atire and burned
1t is very probable that the loss
from the fire will reach into the
thousands, reports being to the effect
that the total loss will be close to
$4,000.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
BUY w. s.
CASTS VOTE
Mayor hing Cast Ballot Tuesday
Night When Council Tied on Vote.

Mayor Francis King got his first
chance to vote upon a proposition
before the council this week. when the
matter up for vote received the
same number Of ballots on both sides.
of a motion.
The matter which was UP for n
vote was the attempted resembling of
motion which had just been passed
by the council. 1t had been voted to
instruct the health officer, DR.. Car
ney, to employ the services of COM
petent social worker, provided that
the school board would pay one-half
of the cost, the city to pay not over
$4,000 a month as its half.
As soon as this was carried n
motion was promptly made to re-
scind the action, and it split the
council. This gave Mayor King the
deciding vote and he cast his ballot
against the resembling, and as a re-
suit this city will Probably soon have
a competent social worker to handle
such matters as may come under her
jurisdiction.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
HOTTEST DAY
Tuesday Hottest Day in Twenty
seven Years il is Said

With the thermometer at 103 de-
grees in the shade Tuesday Alma had
the hottest day that it has ex-
perienced since 1881, and there was
not a place in the city that could
even be termed a cool spot.
A wind accompanied the rise in
temperature, but it was one of the
hottest breezes in the memory of the
older residents of the city, and had
little or no effect in cooling the air
Yesterday the city experienced
another very hot day, altho the tenn
perature did not reach the high point
that it hit Tuesday.
A dry spell of nearly three weeks
duration over this part of the coun-
ty, coupled with the hot weather is
causing a great amount of damage
to the crops, which only an immedi-
ate rain will aid.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
REPUBLIC ADDS
TO DIRECTORATE
Special Meeting of Board of
Directors Was Held at
Cleveland Tuesday.
ADDED SEVEN NEW MEMBERS
Directors Added are Well known
Manufacturers and Men of
Financial World.

On Tuesday of this week special
meeting of the board of directors of
the Republic Motor Truck Company
Incorporated, was held at Cleveland,
and the number Of directors was
changed from eight to thirteen at
that time.
The change in the directorate Of
the Alma company brings to the
management of the concern some of
the best known manufacturers and
financial men Of the country, a move
which is deemed a good one for the
future of the great truck factory
which Alma boasts Of, making it a
still stronger institution than it has
been in the past, strong as it has
been.
The men selected to become direct
ors were men who have been through
the mill either in the manufacturing
or financial world, and thus familiar
with two important matters which
are constantly kept in view with such
enterprises as the Republic has
grown to be.
The new directors chosen at the
Cleveland meeting are James H.
Foster of the Hydraulic Pressed Steel
company of Cleveland Robert l..
Barr, a well known financial man of
the east; A. Harris Ide, the rich
Troy, n. Y, collar manufacturer;
Attorney Henry j Green of Urbana,
Illinois, and Albert Rophbart. The
old directors, eight in number, are
F. w. Ruggles, c. g. Rhodes, T. A..
Burt, G.. w. Moore, L. Markle, Mr..
Burr, j. o. Eaton and w. j. Baxter.
Following the meeting in Cleve-
land the entire party came to Alma,
special sleeper being attached to
the Pere Marquette train out of De-
troit to Alma, bringing the men to
this city. Wednesday was spent in
an inspection of the various plants of
the company, which some of the new
directors had never seen.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08

The Gratiot County Y. NJ. G. A. has
been asked by the state Office to pay
the balance of its War Pledge, and as
result the Y NJ. c. A. in turn is
asking those who have unpaid pledges
to please call at the First State bank
and pay them at once. The Y. NJ. c.
A. needs the money if it is to do the
work for the boys at the front.
Solicitors are getting around and
calling on some of those who have
unpaid pledges, but the residents here
are asked to beat the solicitors to it
and save work on their part by max
ing payment of these pledges at once
to the bank.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
Ten Arrests During July According.
to the Police Report.

The police report for the month of
July submitted to the city council
Tuesday evening by Oscar Vibber.
shows ten arrests during the month,
seven of which were made under
city ordinances and three under the
state law. All paid fines.
One Of the most interesting fea-
lures of the police report is the re-
port of children picked up by officers
after the curfew at 900 o'clock, and
shows how the new ordinance will
work out.
During the month, the first in
which the ordinance has been in force,
twenty-seven children have been
picked up for being out after 900
o'clock, small number compared
with those who formerly were on the
streets at a much later hour. Some
Of these children were on their way
home when picked up by the officers,
being found just few minutes after
the whistle blew.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
W - -
GOT AWAY
Girls Placed in Detention Liberated
Through an Error.

Through an Error.
Two young girls who are supposed
to be in detention are enjoying their
liberty somewhere in Michigan. They
are Treva Franklin and Effie Marvin
who were picked up week ago by
Oscar Vibber, chief of police, and
who after being examined by DR..
Carney, health officer, were taken to
Ithaca and placed in detention, pend
ing removal to state institution for
treatment.
Thursday state official arrived to
take charge of the two girls. He
was sent to Ithaca after them by
Vibber. He failed to get them, for
the simple reason that they were no
longer in detention in the detention
rooms at the court house In plain
simple words they had been given
their liberty between the time they
had been taken to Ithaca and the time
of the arrival of the state official.
Saturday Sheriff Bradford was in
the city, and at this time told Vibber
that he did not know who let the
girls go, and that he didn't know
that the girls were there until the
state official arrived in Ithaca after
them, according to an interview
with Vibber Monday by Record
reporter.
Saturday evening Deputy Sheriff
Clarence Wheeler was in the city and
Vibber talked with him about the
matter. Wheeler didn't know much
about it either but thought that the
woman in charge of the detention
rooms might have let the girls go.
He also assured Nibber that every
thing that could be done to locate
them again was being done.
1t is now understood that the girls
were given their liberty through an
error by b. L. Case, county clerk, and
when he found he had made an error
promptly wrote the officials of this
city and acknowledged his mistake,
as any good official would
II is known also that the state is
looking around for the girls and az
soon as they are located they will be
picked up again and placed in de-
tention by the state until such a time
as they cease to be menace to the
public health.
MT q q
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
SEVEN ENLIST
Central Recruiting Office at Grand
Rapids Reports Seven Enlistments.

The central recruiting office of the
United States army at Grand Rapids
reports the enlistment of seven Alma
boys during the month of July.
The young men reported having
enlisted from the Grand Rapids Office
are Howard J. Walker, Merlin l..
Richards. Verne Welch, Thomas w.
Deyarmond. Morris r. Aldrich,
Arthur d. Dumas and Horace f.
Cummings.
Three of these young men enlisted
last week and left on Wednesday of
that week for Grand Rapids for final
examination before going into the
service.