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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

The mortuary test of business is tt
see whether man is alive to new
ideas. If not, the undertaken is II
waiting.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

Chas. Webster, janitor of the Ellis
school building, has been laid off duty
by sickness for the past two weeks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

Since the increased income tax
went into effect motion picture stars
have not been Dragging so much
about their enormous salaries. 1t is
still good advertising, but somewhat
expensive.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

A live bull dog can readily be dis
tinguished from dead one by twist
ing his tail.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
'BELD|NG HOSPITAL
MAKES REPORT OF
YEARS BUSINESS
TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR PATTI
ENTS HAVE RECEIVED ATTEN-
TON THE PAST YEAR

The annual election of officers OF
the Bedding hospital was held Tues
day, February 5. The following off,
|cers were elected: President, Mrs. /
l.. Hubbell; vice president, Mrs. Will
Ward; secretary, Mrs. G. #. Smith;
treasurer, Mrs. B. F. Hall. The other
members of the board are as follows
Mesdames Bracken, Lloyd, Hull, A.
M. Hall, Hetherington, M. A. Reed,
Washburn, Wagner, Zieman, Weaver,
Foster holding appointive offices.
These ladies have had charge Of the
hospital for two years and have work.
ed together with entire harmony at
all times. The resignation of Mrs.
Ray Edwards was accepted.
Mrs. Lloyd takes Mrs Edwards
place and will be valuable member.
We have been ably assisted by our
head nurse, Miss Deland, who takes
Miss Jean Clarke's place. She is
working very hard and is giving the
best of satisfaction. Miss<Irwin, the
night nurse, belongs to the Red
Cross and may be called to service at
any time.
The loyalty OF city physicians in
taking physicians to the hospital in
stead Of outside has been its main
stay. The board is thankful to those
who have assisted in donations enabl-
ing them through the hard times to
keep the hospital on its feet.
The institution has had two hun
dred four patients the past year-ten
births and nine deaths. January 10,
1918, it had thirteen patients at one
time-the most ever accommodated.
The hospital corps now stands as
follows: Miss Doris Deland, super
intendent; Mrs. Madge Fuller, assist
ant superintendent; Miss Bessie lr-
win, night nurse; Mrs. Pickard, house
keeper; Mr.. Haviland, janitor.
The treasurer submits her report
for the year as follows:
Treasurer's Report of the Bedding
H0spital-Feb. 1, 1917 to Feb. 1, 1918
Receipts.
Annual subscriptions. ......$ $500
Donations .............. 1856
Patients 4,761.37
Other sources. ............. 6OS.5O
Total ................ $5,s22.7 s
Balance of Feb, 1917. ... 22.63
$5,845.36
Disbursements.
Water and table supplies. IS S9796
Ice and fuel. .............. 467. SO
Telephone and lights. .... 75.49
Drugs and hospital supplies 5f3.42
Laundry 526.41
Janitor and housekeeper. -. 532.40
Nurses 1,911.73
Furniture and repairs. 49,. 356.S5
Sundries 26.71
Total SIS, 3OS.6O
Balance Feb. /. 1918. ... 536.66
S5,845.36
Bills payable ........S 563.69
FLORENCE HALL, Treas.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

nO Avy8 OfGI Anef(
The following to the boys tower
there" was written by A. C.. Graham
Of Lansing who spoke here Sunday
and also at the Y, M. C. A. banquet
OVER THERE
Tune same as hymn "Over THEREBY
1. Oh. think Of the boys "over there, .
By the side of the Rhine they will
fight,
Our defenders in khaki so fair,
True sons Of the Red, Blue and
White.
CHORUS
Over therel Over there!
Oh think of the boys over there
Over there! Over there! Over there!
Oh think of the boys over there.
2. Oh, think Of our friends, "over
there"
To make freedom on earth safe for
all,
With their lives and their all they
will share,
In response to humanity's call.
CHORUS
8. Our Sammies are now cover there"
BY the thousands, our loved and
our best,
Then let each of us here do our share
Where we are, win the war with
the rest.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. c.,
January 20, 1918.


January 20, 1918.
Mr.. and Mrs. barrow,
Dear Friends: / am very glad to
hear that you are all well. am well.
Talk about this being warm country.
have changed my mind about the
sunny South"
There are things like better than
army life, but, of course. we have to
have soldiers. We are in tents here
and / do not know how long we will
be here. We are working every day
making trenches and all kinds of en-
cheering work.
How is old Belding? / certainly
would like to take supper with you,
but / suppose it will be some time
before I get out of the army. / ex-
pect to come to Michigan when / do
get out. have a photo / will send
you. | must close for this time.
AS ever your friend,
Jesse J. Kellogg.
4th Engineers, Co. E., Camp Greene,
North Carolina.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

Bills payable .............$ 563.69
FLORENCE HALL, Treas.
The undertow of selfishness may
not be visible in the current of love,
but it's there just he same.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
LOUIS DARROW AND J.
KELLOGG WRITE LETTERS

Louis M. barrow, nephew Of Mr..
and Mrs. James III. barrow of this
city, who enlisted in the army from
New York, has written another let
ter to his uncle and aunt here. Also
Jesse X. Kellogg, once a Bedding boy
and well known here and who is
close friend of the Darrows, has writ
ten to them. Kellogg is in Camp
Greene, North Carolina. Here is
what the boys say:
January 8, 1913.
18th Aero Squadron, American
K. F., via New York City.
Dear Uncle and Aunt: Ao'
Your welcome letter Of December
10 received few days ago.
l am now in France. We left the
States few days after ! wrote you
from Garden City. ! don't remember
whether ever told you or not, but
the 18th Is a construction squadron.
We are actively engaged in construc-
tion work-fghting, not with guns,
but with the carpenter tools. am a
first-class carpenter, only a jack-of-
all-trades, so i can ut in almost any
where. At home there was always
something to build or fix. In that
way / am quite familiar with car
penter's tools.
The French people, soldier and civ
ilians alike, are very friendly and
treat us fine. / am beginning to un-
derstand little French. 1t seems to
be easy to pick up. / like it here.
Our quarters are warm and comfort
able, and the work is change from
drilling all of the time.
We had mail call today. / got a
paper from home, rather stale, but
/ enjoyed it jus the same. i have
received about twenty pieces of mail
since / have been here, so know the
people back home think Of me once in
awhile. Love to all,
Lewis M. barrow.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

A. God strengthen our boys "over
there"
In body, and spirit and mind,
Teach us all by Thy grace to prepare
For true peace and good will to
49,. mankind.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
Huns Destroy Trees,
Houses, Towns;T
Make France dDesert
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
UNITED Press Staff COrrespondenO

PARIS. Oct. 1.-THE Huns are attempting
titanic blackmail against France Officers recently
taken prisoner declare it is the Germans intention to
northern France as completely as they did the
section which they retreated from the Somme.
They intimate that Gen Dt plans 2 %1se the
But the most sinister u, sbeeve to be behind
favoring stoppage of the war as means of saving his
toric cities and towns of France and Belgium from
sacking, burning and dynanitng.
ANOTHER HUN MISTAKE !.
The slow mines now wrecking Cambria have sent
a of rage thruout the country The Germans have
made another bunder in the psychology of people.
Had the French or their allies ever entertained the
proposition not the slightest vestge of such an idea
remains.
valenciennes II says the public is beginning to
der why it is necessary that retaatory chastsement of
the enemy shall be withheld.
I'VE have to thank God for the fact that the
necessary weapons in our hands to make the Ger
mans feel our anger" the newspaper says LET them
be employed at the earliest possible moment
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11-German soldiers and
sailors engaged in period of fightfuness and
destruction, as they see defeat staring them in the
face stAt
This was evidenced today by accounts of the
brutal murder of men from the United States cargo
carrier Ticonderoga. 80
The counter part of this inhunan slaughter is
found in the wantonness with which the retreating
Germans arc wrecking their way out of France and
Belgium. NOtnlng is spared. e. - b. .s
Hindenburg is believed to be bent on creating a
desert in far he can just as he made a desert
farther west earlier in the war; $3.50
Fruit trees houses. whole towns-everything
to which the Germans can apply dynamite or fire be-
fore the allies overtake themare being destroyed be-
fore the eastbound hordes,
Military authorities are at loss to understand
such insane actions and attribute them to the complete
breakdown of under the ravages of unexpected
defeats.
There is one answer to the dispatches above
Buy Liberty Bonds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
CRAONNE IS NOW
BEING ENCIRCLED

PARIS, Oct. 1f.-French troops
maintained contact with the re-
treating Germans on many fronts
thruout last night. the war office
announced today.
Important gains were made In the
Champagne and Chemin Des Danes
regions. The French lines were
carried 20 within three miles OF
vouzieros. In the former district,
and to within four miles of Cra-
onne In the latter. Craonne Is now
practically encircled.
The French occupied Seidc. to-
getber with other villages west OF
Argonne.
Thru the night we maintained
contact with the retreating enemy at
different points on the 'front.'" the
communiquc said.
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commander of the U-boat.
The Ticonderogas gun crew went
to their stations. but both guns were
shot away. The crew then tried to
take To the boats, but the U.boats
cannon We're turned on the life boats
and they were torn to splinters.
One boat was lowered while the
submarines guns hurled shells at IL.
Men fell by the score. killed or
wounded. as they tried to go over
the side OF the sinking ship.
As the vessel disappeared. men in
the one boat successfully launched
tried TO pull away while n storm OF
shells burst over them and over the
men struggling in the water.
one man swan to the U-boat.
which was less than n quarter of a
mile away. begging the German lieu.
tenant to stop. lie was commanded
to swim away by the lieutenant. who
levelled revolver at him.
The boat was then ordered along.
side the raider. which tied II by a
Continued on Page TucipeJ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
TEN MORE Die
Of "FLUE" IN d
HOURS IN CITY

Ten deashs within the Last
- hours due 10 pneumouis and
Spanish Influenza have bern re-
psrted 10 the city health depart
Ment from among Scattle's civil
pspulation. while t0e new cases
u Influenza have been reported
within the same period This
Srings tie total Of eases re
porsed to 1.441.
II is estimated. however. that
possibly between 100 and zoo OF
these have recovered I'm the In
tsrval But 70 new cases Of In
fuenza were reported up 20 noon
Friday.
FRIDAY sees Spanish influenza
With firm grip on Seattle" said
Health Commissioner Mcbride. The
fact that there Is decrease in the
number Of cases reported In no
cause for confidence. IL Is probable
that the next few days may see
more deaths than before.
AN Of Heattie's citizens are not
cooperating. nor do many seem to
appreciate the gravity Of the situa-
ton. II h essential that every pre-
caution be taken by every individual
IN behalf Of the general public
health"
Reports Of deaths from the naval
recruits at the naval training sta
ton In Seattle continue TO be in.
accurate. owinx TO the refusal OF
the naval authorities 10 release in.
formation concerning them -Four
men were reported TO have died
Thursday.
Three sailors nt the navy yard at
bremerton died Friday from in1u-
enza.
sixfy-nine cases Of influenza are
friday being treated under the per-
sonal supervision Of City Health
Commissioner J. 8. Mcbride. at the
Continued on page 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
1000 ALLIED
PLANESOvER.
Line.
German Centers Smashed
in Greatest Air Raid
OF History
FLEET BLACKENS SKY
WIT. ImE :. An. AnEsIcAN

WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY NEAR NERDUN. Oct II.
--st. Juytn lthrer miles east Of
Grand pr~l. is . mass ~ ruins.
its various d~pots and railway
establishments smaxhcd and
burning. ChIcvrrs (b~twren ~.
Juvin and Grand Prvs II sllase.
and practically every insppessnt
center In the German rvWr u
burned or smashed as 4 result
of the biggrst aerial attack In
history.
More than $so planes participated.
under the direction Of the American
First army. American. freneh and
British bombing planes dropped ..
tons OF high explosives. Tho entire
feet. including conveys. swinging
over the lines. hlaokened the sky. In
addition. other machines engaged in
their regular missions
More than thousand allied air.
planes were operating over the from,
In the Champagne and Morcile areas
simultaneously. They went an far
as Mczieres and Sedan 40 miles BE-.
yond the linesl Damvillers north OF
verduni was set on fire.
Twelve German planes attacked
the allied squadrons near Damvificrs
Lieut.. Phcians machine caugh,
fire and plunged 1000 feet.
He righted IL just before II struck
the ground and received only slight
bruises and burns. s
He walked across No Mans Land
into the American lines. F
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
1EUTONS TO
BACK UP ON
PEACE TALK
Report Declares Kaiser
Wants to Make Own
Terms to Allies
sovEREIGNs TO MEET


- a
LONDON. OCT. li.--ocrmanyh ~.
ply 10 Prcndent Wilson. according "a
an Amsterdam dispatch to the Ex
press today. quoting authoritative
sources viii be as follows:
'Gerusany win cvaruate BEL
Eium and France. providing
peare negotiations start In . neu-
tral country before the cvarua-
tion b complclcd, and providing
the Ajliex win give their Assur-
ancc thAt German tevritory. In.
Guiding AlSaceIcrTaine and Pol
ish Prussia win mot be demanded
During the peace negotiations
German troops are to remain in
RuSHiA and Kunmnia."
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 1.-THE kai
ser has summoned to Berlin three
sovereigns OF the German federal
states for a crown council. 10 be held
tomorrow. before dispatching Ger
many's reply 20 Americas note. ac,
cording 10 Cologne dispatch today
Unofficial reports state that the
German reply already has been draft
ed At conference OF Chancellor
Maximilian. Woe Chancellor Payer
and the German ministers and mill
tary representatives.
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over
SEAS; HUN LOSS
IS MILLION MEN

WASHINGTON, Oct. IL
America has now reached nearly
1900. 900 men In troop shipments
from her shores. Gen. March an
nouneei today.
More than 1.9O0.O0O men are
now In Europe. March said. and
shipments ARE continuing.
To assure victory. the war depart.
ment changed the draft ages 80 that
1000, 900 men might reach France as
soon as possible. and asked more
money for supplies and ordnance.
LONDON. Oct fi.--By Wireless
Press. l--Writing In the London
Daily News, Gen. Sir Frederick Mau
rice declared that since the second
battle OF the Marne, the Germans
have lost 100000 in prisoners and
have suffered casualties totaling
.o00.0 900 men.
AS they have been unable TO make
good this loss" he declares. they
have had TO reduce their establish.
ments on the Western front by not
less than half a million men.
During this same period. allied
strength on the Western front has
been growing steadily, as more and
more American troops have come in.
to the field. 40 the balance OF mill.
tary power in the West IL changing
very rapidly In our favor"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11

NEW YORK. O~t. Ii---Ameri.
can units In the Pscardy offrus-
I've have begun . new movement
toward the fortress ef Hfr7~n on
the we-t~rn fringe of the Ardru-
mrs mAssh. for the purpose of
sepsrafing the German srmi~s In
th~ Champagne from Won Hin
deuburg's r~frwafing troops In
Pieardy and Flanders.
The Americans are now .s miles
west Of Hlrseu. Their posi-
ton between wasdgny and Bohain
is astride the main German railway
icadIng TO Hlrren from tho west Hir
xen II an important supply center. IL
was along the Hirxen line that Won
Hindcnburg kept his stores moving
into western France By the Luxsm-
burg route. which Gen. PorShinR IL
now attempting 20 close north OF the
Argonne.
IL Junction Point
Hirzen In the Junction point where
Luxembure line. after skirung the
southern front OF the Ardennes mas
zif. meets the line running along the
northern side OF the Ardennes from
LIege and the Msuse. II tho Ger
mans can be forced back quickly
upon Iirzcn from the west. the
whole OF Won Hindenbury's troops In
the Champagne from the ST Gobain
forest 10 the ArRonne win be blocked
from escaping By way OF Liege.
They win have 10 crowd into the
mountainous and almost roadless
Luxcmhurg. II. at the same time.
Gen Pershing bars the way thru
Luxemburg. only the Ardennes route
will be left A success 10 the allies
such AZ this would be one Of the
major Victories of the war
Would Lose Army
Supplies could he sent to the Ger
mans in the Champagne only with
the utmost difficulty thru the Arden.
mes and a catastrophe might fail
upon Hlndenburg that would pracu-
caily wipe out his Champagne army
before IL could penetrate the Arden
nes on its return home.
To guard against this possible sew
erance Of his forces. Hindenburg has
chung tenaciously to the St Gobain
massif, As miles southwest OF Hir.
zen.
The American and French opera
tons north OF the st. Gobain posi-
ton. however. are now making this
45-mlie passageway valueless. A re.
tirement from the st. Gobain forest
by the Germans may. therefore.
shortly be expected.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
Germans Leaving
Chemin Des Dame.
Line of Defenses

LONDON. Oct l1.-u;06 p. -nl--
Allied patrols have entered Grand
Pre-, according to battle front dis
patches here today.
The enemy is holding the heights
to the northward
The Germans are evacuating the
Chemin des Danes region.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
DOUBLE YOUR
BOND QUOTA
new SLOGAN

Double Fourth Liberty bond
quotas.
This was the cry taken up by
employees Of Is Seattle firms FRI
day. who Immediately set a pace
for the whole city In an effort tn
speed up subscriptions 10 q gait
that will insure success for the
drive here.
These workers are now In the
100 per cent class"
The list follows:
American Oyster House. Arctic
Club employees. American Surety Co
& Smith. Birds Cafeteria
Place. Boldt's. Burke build
ng. Balfour Guthrie 4 Co. Gus 30
xsn's Cafe. Canadian Pac. Ry
freight depot Dairy Machinery CO.
ffrenen's Fund. J. A. Foiger a Co.
Fisher Flour Mills. Grand Union
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
HUN U-BOATS FIRE
AS VICTIMS SWIM

In furious attacks on allied ships.
German submarines have committed
shocking murders. sending 95l per.
sons down. according to reports OF
the tragedies. Women and children
met no mercy at the hands OF the
pirates. American soldiers were
shot while swimming about I'm the
ocean. Shrapnel exploding over one
ship killed scores OF men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11

NEW YORK. oct. Baroness
lone Wilhclmina Zollner. Ameri-
can-born wife OF n captain In the
German army. will be interned on
order OF the attorney general. II
was announced today. for having
broken patrol underwhich she had
been placed at Knoxville. Tenn. She
was arrested at her apartment here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11
St. CObAIN
FORTRESS
IS DOOMED
Hundreds OF Thousands of
Enemy in Danger of
Being Trapped
AUsTRIANs IN FLIGHT

The greatest defensive sys-
tenn in military history is.
falling like . house Of cards
before the greatest offensive
force of all time.
Along the whole 2OO-mile
front from Lens to Verdun
the Germans are giving way
In the worlds biggest battle.
With the enemy on the verge OF a
rout between Lens and St Quentin.
falling back before the merciless
hammering OF the French and
Americans in the Champagne and
Argonne regions. and withdrawing
between Rheims and Laon. Marshal
Foch has suddenly struck at the very
apex OF the gigantic salient extend
ing from Cambria to verdun.
LAUNCH NEW ASSAULT
AGAINST GREAT FORT
The French war office announced
that in this new assault. directed AZ
the heart of the great st. Gobain
massif. the village OF Servais has
been captured. This brings the
French to within less than two
miles OF the village Of st. Gobain.
Military authorities agree that the
fall OF the St Gobain massif, recog-
nized as the greatest natural defense
on the west front. would precipitate
a disaster which would utterly split
the German armies and probably
throw hundreds OF thousands OF the
enemy into a trap from which there
would be no escape.
ALLIED PATROLS ENTER
GRAND PRE- BASE
Allied patrols have entered Grand
Pre-, the important base in the region
northwest OF verdun. The Germans
are reported to be evacuating the
Chemin des Danes defenses.
The greatest air raid in history va
carried out yesterday. Four hundred
and fifty French. Italian and Ameri.
can planes participated. With the
machines engaged in regular pur.
suits, more than 1000 allied planes
were in the air at one time.
In the Balkans. French and Ser.
bian troops are progressing north
ward toward Nish and westward to-
ward the Austrians who are retreat
ing before the Italians in Albania.
u. S. Chief OF Staff March an
nounced today that 1.90o,000 Ameri.
can soldiers are now in Europe.
Gen. Sir Frederick Maurice, of Lon
don. declares the Germans have SUI
fered 100000 casualties since the
second battle of the Marne.
PARIS. Oct. 10.-tDelayedl-Pr
ress on four fronts was reported
by the French war office tonight.
French troops advanced their lines
east Of St Quentin. in the st.
Gobain region. south of Laon. and
in the Argonne.
Despite resistance from German
rear guards. the French advanced
nearly four miles east of st.
Quentin. occupying number OF
villages.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11

Star Liberty Bell Ringer No. IL
President Wilson

The following appeal made by President VII
last night:
Recent events have enhanced iesxened. the
Importance Of this loan. hope that my fellow
counsrymen viii let this to them very frankly.
The brsf thing that could happen would be that the
loan should only be fully subscribed. but very
greatly overxubscrfbed We In tho midst Of the
greatest tho Of this country that has
been witnessed for~cas and single day Of
hxaton In that effort would b. Of traxcai damage
alike ourselves and the OF tho world Nothing
has happened which makes n safer poesible % do
anything push effort to the utmost. The
time is critical. and the response must be compese
CssgnedJ WOODROW WILSON"
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WARRINGTON. Oct. fi.--This Is time to act
the tdsa that the 10 over" Cen March. chief
q sta today In HIS weekly conference with
ccrrespondents.
~Thc thing TO DO II TO back the government with
and money until victory is certain he said.
II March's appeal for support OF the Liberty
Lean
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-11

WITH THE AMERICAN FIRST
ARMY. Oct. ll.-French troops. CO.
operating with the Americans in the
Argonne. have reached the outskirts
OF Grand Pre-.
Further to the left. the French
have seized the railway station at the
western approach to the Grand Pre-
pass. The important cut thru the
Argonne massif is thus In control of
the allies and the most important
defenses in the great forest have
been wiped out.
The Americans to the eastward
have reached Sommerance and occu.
pied another large section OF the
kriemhildc line.