The Yale expositor., 1918-02-14
Michigan News
Tersely Told

Port Huron-Sugar bowls have been
removed from restaurant tables by or
der of the local food administrator.
Grand Rapids-David Andrews, By
ron Center farmer, shot the top of his
head off with shotgun, dying in
stantly.
Muskegon-The city council has de-
cided it has no power to close local
saloons, pool rooms and theatres as
requested by 80 ministers.
Pontiac-Returning from a trip into
the country in search of stovewood
for fuel, George w. Miller, of Birming-
ham, was struck by all interurban car
and killed.
Saginaw-In an effort TO collect an
account, Henry Schmerheim shot and
miner, here, when an argument arose
over bill claimed to be owned by
Lafferty.
Flint-RenZ r. Heyse, German, and
E. Beck, an Austrian, were jailed for
cheering the news that the Tuscania
had been sunk Officers rescued them
from a mob of fellow-workmen at the
Buick plant.
Pontiac-Asphyxiated by gas leaking
out of pipes in a half-doZen places in
their bedroom, Hassein Everin, 27,
and Allaine Mohammed, 80, Turkish
foundry laborers, were found dead in
bed in an Orchard Lake avenue room
ing house.
st. Clair-Although st. Clair has
been fortunate this spring in having
sufficient fuel, plans are already being
laid to provide for the purchasing and
storing during the summer months of a
huge amount of wood to be available
next winter
Decentralization state troops are
assisting members of the state constab-
ulary on duty at the docks and along
the river front. Companies of the
troops have taken up the work as a
part of their general training pro-
gram.
Camp Custer.-The chief of the
intelligence section has been appoint
ed camp censor. His duties will not
include the handling of copy written
by paid correspondents, but he will
scrutinize all articles written by Off
GERS and enlisted men.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek-It has
been ordered that the Sunday morn
ing inspection of quarters and equip
ment be over at 10 o'clock to permit
men who desire to attend religious SER
vices The inspections were inaugur-
ated by General Parker.
Pontiac-For injuries sustained
when Fred Douglas of BEDFORD was
shot in the foot while playing a Hal
lowe'en prank on Ernest Tucker
Southfield township farmer, jury in
circuit court here gave Douglas a YER
dict of 5000 against Tucker.
Grand Rapids-Federal authorities
have decided to intern Carl Wilhelm
Muller, alien enemy held at the coun.
ty jail on a charge of vagrancy. This
| is the first case where action of the
kind has been taken in Grand Rapids
or western Michigan. Muller's home
is said to be at Crystal Falls.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek-Non
commissioned officers who were sent
to the third officers training camp and
lose their pay or their status in the
national army. They are being car
ried on detached service in the grade
they held before entering school.
Representatives of Y. M
C. A. branches from towns all over the
state pledged $4,000 as the upstate
share of the $1,000,O0O foreign work
budget of the association at a meet
ing in the Detroit Y. M. G. A. con
current with the inaugurating of a
campaign in the city for members.
Saulte Ste. Marie-Henry Brassar
of Brassars, on Sugar Island point
attacked a wolf with his bare hands
and choked him to death. Brassar had
set his traps several days previous
and discovered a wolf, with trap at
tached, making off for the woods With
out hesitation, he pursued and cap
tured the animal.
Flint-When he called at police
headquarters to register as a German
alien, Will Korn ventured the opinion
the Kaiser is crazy. Korn says five
of his brothers in the same regiment
of the German army. fell at Liege, in
one engagement. Another fell in q
later battle, while the seventh is also
in the German army.
Detroit-Struck by Michigan Cen
trail train while picking coal from the
tracks at Belt Line road and Grand
boulevard. Ruth Davis, IA years old
was fatally injured. Both legs were
severed by the car wheels and heI
arms also were crushed. She died IL
Packard hospital. The girl had beer
playing about the tracks and had beer
repeatedly warned away from the cars
according to railroad guards.
Lansing-The state board Of correc
tions and charities has started {
cleanup campaign against boardinI