The Yale expositor., 1918-05-02

Grand Rapids-Howard Cudahy,
third officer, was killed when the Flor
ence II. was blown up in a French
port, according to word from Washing
ton.
Port Huron-Rail laying has begun
on the new line to Marine City, be-
longing to the Detroit, Bay City &
Western railroad. Trains will start
running about August l..
Detroit-John Slusarski, who threat
Edsel, unless he was given $4,000, has
been taken to Leavenworth prison to
serve a three-year sentence.
Jackson-Melvin G.. Youngs, 25
years old, Blackman township farmer,
was instantly killed when he drove
his horse and buggy up the track to-
ward an approaching Lansing interur-
ban car. The horse was also killed.
Grand Rapids-The study of German
has been abolished in all Catholic
schools in Grand Rapids, following or
ders from Bishop Michael G.. Gallagher.
The study had been eliminated al
ready by three large Catholic schools
here.
Monroe-Hundreds of people of all
denominations we're present in his
toric st. Mary's Catholic church to
participate in the final services for
Merrill F. Anteau, Monroe city's first
sacrifice to the present war. The
young man was a private at Camp Gus.
ter and died of pneumonia.
Traverse City-Hanley Wilhelm.
q, son of Postmaster Wilhelm, Trav-
erse City, died in the naval hospital
at Chelsea, Mass, from pneumonia.
The body was brought here. The body
of Kenneth Koch, another Traverse
City boy, who died in United States
service, was also brought here.
Aioion-The publication Of the
names of Albion's Immortal forty"
who would not subscribe to the wal
fund has brought about an increase in
pledges. The amount being paid
monthly now by the city is $~1,937.70.
The board, at the beginning of the
campaign last November. aimed at
$4,000 a month.
Grand Rapids-An appeal has been
made to members of the American
Protective league by officers OF the
Kent county division not to engage in
a body which has several times of late
applied paint and posted warnings on
homes and stores of residents whom
they alleged to be pro-German.
Albion-A miscarriage of mob rule
took place here when men drove into
Albion from the country and painted
red and yellow paint on the sidewalk
in front of the home of f. w. Kimmer.
a man who is one of Albion's most
loyal patriots, a veteran OF the Civil
war, and giver to all funds here. The
men evidently made a mistake in the
house.
Camp Custer-Private Alvin Slacho-
wicz, of Detroit, assigned to the 160th
depot brigade, has been acquitted OF
refusing to have an operation for her
mia, which interfered with his duties
as a soldier. The trial developed,
however, that the disorder did not in
terfere with his work and he was dis
charged. He was restored to duty
with his company.
Hudson-The local schools were
temporarily closed following the resig-
nation of every teacher but M follow
ing action of the school board in re-
Installing one of four boys who had
been ordered to make up work they
had missed when they skipped school.
The other three boys were making up
their work, the fourth being shown IA
voritism by the board, according to
the teachers.
Owosso-The war department has
advised relatives here of the death in
France, OF Lieutenant Charles s..
Williams, of the Flying corps. He was
killed in an %aeroplane accidept. Lieu
tenant Williams was a graduate of the
University of Michigan engineering
department and prior to his enlistment
last spring, was employed in Detroit.
He sailed for France in January. He
was the first Owosso, man to die in
France.
Camp Custer-Despite all the publ
city given to the discharge of enemy
aliens from the national army, local
boards in Michigan continue to send
Austrian and German citizens to Gus
ter, ever when these aliens ask exemp-
ton. Hundreds of them sent here
in the last quota of the first draft were
aliens, and Al Of them were citizens
of the two countries with which the
United States is now at war. Some of
these Al men are willing to serve, but
make the provision that they will ac-
cept service only in this country.
Calumet--The Calumet & Hecla
mining Co. and ten subsidiary corpor-
atoms have granted a general increase
over the present minimum wages of 5
per cent, with increases running up