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The Washington times., 1919-12-01
BASKETERs CALLED.

Gallaudet basketball players ~
set their initial workout today. n
Kendall Green men expect to have .
nrst-clase Qufnt this year.
The Washington times., 1919-12-01
vlRGINlAnS WIN IT.

Virginia A. c. players won out ~
the Curb A. c. in A,exa1Aria yestuD
day by . score Of 20 TO O.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

The Soldiers Welcome Home eve
ming arranged by the people of Alpha
for the service men Of Mastodon
township Friday Of last week was q
grand success and the event will 60
down in the history of the village as
a red letter occasion
The committee in charge wishes to
thank the public in general for SER
vice aud support; those who took
part in the program, and the Alpha
band for the musical selections rem
dered on the streets.
1t was splendid manifestation OF
the interest of the people of Masto-
don township in their soldier boys
and the boys appreciate this rousing
Welcome Home accorded them.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
FOUR TRAINS A DAY.
BEGINNING June End, Alpha VIII Have
-Four Passenger Trains Daily.

The petition OF the Alpha CONNER
cial Club and the mining companies
for better train service for Alpha
has been granted according to let
ter received by the secretary OF the
club from the superintendent, r. J.
Byington. At present we have but
two passenger trains on week days.
Effective June End, train No. 90
coming up from stager In the morn
ing, and train No. Sc which leaves
Crystal Falls at 6:10 In the evening
will run into Alpha. II Is reported
that the evening train will leave
Crystal Falls about twenty minutes
earlier when the new schedule goes
into effect. This will give people OF
the village Sunday and daily train
service and will fill long felt want
The new schedule will be announced
prior to June End.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

NJ 4. Bradley OF Hermansville.
agent for the Reliance Life Insurance
Co.. was a business caller here one
day last week.
Mr.. Rohan OF the Redpath Chicago
Lyceum Bureau was In Alpha last
Saturday in the interest OF the bureau
The tennis court is being put into
shape for the season.
Capt S. ]. Goodney is at the Amasa-
Porter mine this week on account OF
the illness OF Captain Tevoto.
Claude Parmelee OF Iron Mountain,
representative OF the Winchester Co.
was In town Sunday and met with the
Alpha Gun Club
NJ f. Richards was a business visit
or in Chicago last Saturday.
The Alpha Commercial Club and
baseball team will give the End OF their
series OF dances at the pavilion next
Saturday evening. May "a
William Holman OF Negaunee, for
merly with the Judson Mining Com
pany, was a visitor here the latter
part OF last week.
Mrs. John osier returned Monday
from Iron Mountain where she sub
mitted 10 an operation on the lef
eye.
Mrs. Mike Powers and brother
Charles Miller, left Wednesday fol
Milwaukee to attend the funeral o
a relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bond OF Iror
Mountain were guests Sunday at th'
lR. p. Weeks home
The Alpha Gun Club has changes
the day OF meeting from Sunda,
morning to Thursday afternoon, a
4:3O.
The Mother and Daughter banque
last evening was great success
the interest and enthusiasm manifest
ed today, Thursday. is any criterion
A complete account OF the affair vii
be published next week.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

Roy and James Fellows OF Norway.
are visiting at the home of their
sister, Mrs. John Hubbard. James
arrived home Easter Sunday from
fifteen months service with the
army During the second battle o.
the Marne he was wounded and his
folks We're officially notified that lie
was killed IN action From July rs
TO the first Of January he was in base
hospital Nos. 3 and 1T, receiving
treatment for shrapnel wounds in the
back and leg He spent two months
In England in convalescent camp and
set sail for home April goth. His
twin brother. Walter, was wounded
during the same battle and returned
home about two months ago. Jim has
had all he wants OF war. When asked
about the Y NJ. c. A. he said the or
ganization was absolutely n. c., but
to say that the Red Cross, Salvation
Army and X. OF G. are strong In the
affections OF the A. +. F. Mrs. Eel
lows last week received letter from
the government asking If she wanted
her sons body sent home for burial
and Jim received a letter written by
his mother a year ago which was re
turned to the sender with the word
Deceased" stamped across the ad
dress. These letters will be added e
Jim's collection OF souvenirs Of IN,
war.
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TUESDAY, May 90.
Goldwyn presents Mae Marsh in.
"SUNSHINE Alley

Sunshine Alley" the new Gold
wyn photoplay starring Mae Marsh
has the distinction OF being probably
the first screen champion OF the So
ciety for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. In this play, which has for
its setting little animal and bird
store run by an aged lover of living
things, there is provided an object
lesson in befriending dumb creatures
that has no parallel. The visualizing
power Of the screen, the warm human
sympathy OF the story, the force OF
good acting and the excellence OF the
Goldwyn production provides an at
traction that Is as beautiful as 1t Is
useful.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Five Alpha Boys Narrowly Escape
Death As Car Turns Turtle.

Archie Osier, Henry Beech, Walter
Westlund, Yens Peterson and Albert
Cooper were more or less seriously
injured Monday evening when the au-
tomobile lthey were returning home
in turned turtle near the Wills farm.
They had been 10 Crystal Falls to a
movie show and the accident happen
ed about 10:30 The car belongs to
the Osier family. and Archie was do
ing the driving.
There are many rumors afioat as
to how the accident happened. II is
reported that the drivers glove be-
came caught in the throttle, throwing
the throttle wide open, and that he
lost control OF the car. Two gentle
men from Alpha, who were also re-
turning home from Crystal Falls,
witnessed the accident and immed-
lately went to the assistance of the
boys.
They were brought to the Darling
hospital and K Is sai5 that when they
arrived the hospital resembled 9
receiving station at the front. Three
OF the boys-Peterson Westlund and
Cooper-were able TO return TO AL
pha that night. Beech is still in the
hospital and his injuries are to his
chest and back. Osier was sent hons
Wednesday, but will be confined Il
his bed for some time. He has two
fractured ribs and his chest was In
jured. Westlund has fractured col
lar bone and Peterson and Cooper
received cuts and bruises.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

Jim Fincannon Is riding around In
new car purchased through a
Florence agency.
Manger Cook OF the Majestic In
vites the service men OF Iron coun-
ty to see Crashing Thru to Berlin"
at his theater Sunday. Men In uni
form will be admitted free. Matinee
at 500: night show at 500.
Leon Burge and wife arrived here
this week. Dir. Burge having accepted
position with the Judson Mining
Co. Before entering the service he
was employed at the Amasa-Porter
mine.
The Alpha Theater announces an
exceptionally good program for to-
morrow. Sunday evening. Eight reels
IA five reel feature starring Charles
Ray In THE Son OF His Father" and
Charles Chaplin in a Dogs Life"
Charles Ray as young Gordon Car
OHOgs Hcip VI a. nc ooh VI iAAo a obASa
tells his father that making money Is
easy. His father calls his blum and
gives him five thousand dollars to
change into hundred thousand with
in limited time. HOW Young Car
bhoy made good and how he won not
only the money and his fathers res
pect. but the prettiest girl In Arizona.
is to be seen at the Alpha theater on
Sunday, May 18th.
Captain Alfred Piper and family
will leave Alpha next week to make
their home In Negaunee where Mr..
Piper has been rendered very good
position with the Roller Mill Mining
Co. We understand that he will be
succeeded at the Judson mine by
William Richards. The Piper family
have made many friends during their
residence here all OF whom will wish
them every success in their new home.
Mrs. A. l.. Richards will be leader
at the Epworth League meeting on
Sunday evening.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
oUrGRowN QUARTERS.
People OF village 10 Vote on Bond Is
sue to Enlarge Porter School

I'm 1914 Mastodon township spent
$50 900 In the erection OF modern
eight room school on the site OF the
present village OF Alpha; building
which was pronounced by many OF
the doubtful OF that day large enough
TO take care OF the school population
Of this vicinity for all time.
Al the end OF this hye-year period,
however, the capacity OF the school
a oyertaxed and to take care or the
increasing school population 1t VIII
he necessary this coming year TO
provide one, and possibly two, over
flow rooms.
This would necessitate an expendl-
ture OF money in fixing up building
for school rooms and they would
eventually be discarded and the
money lost. So, after much consider
,tion the board OF education has de-
cided IL to be the wiser plan TO build
an addition to the right end OF the
present Porter school building.
II was decided that $4,000 VIII be
necessary to complete and equip the
addition for school purposes. "A
school election is TO be called for to-
day-May l7th--at which time the
question Of building the addition VIII
be submitted to a vote OF the people.
IL approved, the construction viii go
forward.
II Is planned 10 have the new part
OF the building harmonic in every
way in construction, outside and In
side finishing, with the present build
sng which has been pronounced by
many as good building for Its size
as can be found on the Iron range
The building as enlarged will then be
I20 feet long by 60 feet wide-adding
FIVE class rooms. sick aid hospital
az well as additional basement room
which can be used for laboratories
shops. etc, If occasion demands.
The sketch for the proposed high
school building has been submitted
by f. e. Parmelee of Iron Mountain
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
BASEBALL TEAM ORGANIZED.
First Game OF Season TO Be Played
Here This Afternoon.

At a meeting OF baseball fans on
wednesday night the Alpha Baseball
team was organized for the coming
season. with Dave Mendelson as
manager
The first game takes place this
afternoon on the home grounds with
the Caspian mine team. A week from
tomorrow the boys expect TO play Iron
River or Iron Mountain, and are anx-
ious to book games with other teams
on the range.
They expect their new uniforms in
about a week. The Judson Mining
Co. and the Balkan Mining Co. are
backing the team financially and Al
pha is assured something good in the
line OF baseball games this summer.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
THREE BROTHERS HOME.

Thursday morning James Fellows
arrived here from Camp Grant, hav-
ing been discharged the previous day,
from the military service OF the U. 8.
This Is the soldier who was official
ly eported as KILLED in action" some
time in July last and who had been
seriously wounded and taken to hos
pital, his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fellows being informed by wire that
he had been killed. Later his parents
and friends received postcards and
letters from him and on Easter Sun
day he was landed in the U. S. and
sent to Camp Grant soon after. The
cause OF the error in reporting this
soldier among the casualties has not
been ascertained and perhaps may
never be, but 1t was productive OF
much unnecessary sorrow.
With the return OF James, the trio
OF Fellows brothers who have served
in France is complete. Walter, wht
was also wounded and Roy having re
turned short time ago. The boy
are welcome home and their parent
especially the mother) are entitled
to sincere congratulations from tn
community and the nation.-Norwa,
| Current.
The Fellows boys are brothers O
Mrs j. H. Hubbard OF this village.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

Coming, to City Hall Auditorium,
at Crystal Falls on Friday May 3Oth,
decoration Day. odds and Ends, y
a musical comedy with the same cast
that played at the Garrick theater In
Chicago for many months.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Bedinnen
and Miss Peters Of Iron Mountain,
and William Peters of Detroit were
guests Sunday OF the L. V. Johnson
family. Mr.. Peters returned recently
from France.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

Who Is there that does not occas-
ionally think with regret OF past
school-day escapades and adventures,
who would not, IL he could. return for
a stroll among the old scenes OF fun
and real struggle little world
within itself? In viewing "The Var
mint" by Owen Johnson at the Alpha
theater tonight every man will recall
similar adventures of his own school
boy days and will recognize in clever
Jack Pickford's Characterization OF
"The varmint." a replica OF himself
at that age. "The varmint" is a
Paramount picture.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

Mrs. Frank scadden or Crystal
Falls gave a short talk az the Moth
ers' and Daughters banquet Friday
evening During her stay in tho VII.
lage she was a guest at the William
uren home.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

The Judson is loading ore, the work
starting Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodreau OF
Florence. visited at the DeRosier
home wednesday.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
SUNDAY, May 18th
CRASHING THROUGH TO BERLIN

The most sensational, most authen-
tic and most thrilling war picture Of
tho day. See it with your own eyes.
See II as your boy-our boys saw
II In the thick OF it at the front---in
che open: in the trenches; on the sea;
ga the air
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
THURSDAY. May 22.
Constance Talmadge in
SCANDAL.

From the novel by Cosmo Hamilton.
A heroine who stops the clock Of
c vention and tries to wind It again.
A willful debutante. A wealthy
cave man. Smart society at It's smart
est. See Scandal"
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
Smashing Slashing
Crashing Through 10 Berlin

Matinee at 500. Night show at s.
Admission lie and 22c.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

All soldiers in uniform will be ad-
mittcd free to the Majestic theater
Sunday at the showing of Crashing
Through TO Berlin"
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
The One and only Charles Chaplin in
- DOGS LIFE
Three Reels

Eight reels Saturday night. Or
chestra music.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

WEDNESDAY. May 21st-
Universal Special Attraction Pre-
sents Herbert Rawlinson in Eli
mer Clifton's daredevil Amer
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
SMASHING THROUGH
(six Parts)

(Six Parts)
a true account OF the daring ex-
ploits and desperate love affairs Of
Bob Mason. adventurer. Produced
by Elmer Clifton
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
SATURDAY, May q.
@REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK
FARM
Starring Mary Pickford.
SUNDAY. May %
~BROADwAY jones'

An Aircraft picture, starring Geo
VI. Cohan
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17
A LPH H A


SATURDAY, May II.
Jesse l.. Lasky presents
Jack Pickford and Louise Hun in
"THE yARMINT-
A Paramount Picture.
Here's a photoplay for you, me-
everybody A story OF love and
youth and boarding school, and the
making OF a man" Don't miss it.
SUNDAY, May IS,
Thos. II. Ince presents Chas. Ray In
"THE son OF HIS FATHER
A Paramount Picture.
A chip of the old block that's
Charles Ray in this tale of love,
thrills and pluck Five reels.
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

IIluehird presents Beautiful Car
mel Meyers in
sTnE CITY OF TEARS
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

SATURDAY. May "a
Lyon and Moran comedy
sTnERE GOES THE BRIDE
The diamond drill., 1919-05-17

COMING
@Ihe Man without n Country
sThc Yellow Dog.
"Slrcrs ,f the Sear-the beauty
picture OF the age.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28
JUNIOR H. N. SOCIETY
DEFEATS MASKED TEAM

BY clever work the Junior Holy
Name society basket ball five de-
feated the Masked Marvels by a
score of % TO 10 in game played
last evening at St Patricks gym
nasium. The following was the
lineup for the game;
Masked MaTVcls Junior IL y
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28
VoHey Ball

The last of the three volley ball
games played at the Y. NJ. by the
Lozier and Nitsche teams ended in
heated dispute between the two
teams. The score was 20 to 20 when
someone interfered with the ball by
carelessly allowing il TO hit him.
The question put TO the umpire was,
would the ball have fallen inside or
outside of the line if the intruder
had not stopped its progress. Phys
zeal Director Yordy ruled that the
game would nave to be played over.
The score of the two games was;
LOAleI Il
Nitsche ........... q
The next gameN will be played be-
tween the Davis and Freshley teams
Wednesday evening in the north
gym OF the y. NJ. &. a.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28
PLAN RETURN Of
STUDENTS IN WAR
Change in Examinations and
Credit for Years Lost,
Suggestions.

LONDON, Jan. 27.-The problem
of how young students are to pick
up the lost years Of war after hav-
ing served with the 'colors. so that
they shall not suffer for having
obeyed the call of duty, is being
solved by universities, colleges, pro-
fessional institutions and the ap-
pOintments branch Of the ministry
of labor in different ways.
The University OF London is allow
ing such students to pass a simple
examination of a personal character
instead of matriculation, while the
interval between the intermediate
examinations and the prescribed
courses Of study will be shortened.
War degrees" will also be granted
to students who Joined the forces
just before their final examinations
in a faculty other than medicine.
These degrees will be placed on a
special list with the word (War)
after the short title NJ. A, B. A, or
others
Prisoners Pass Examinations.
Twelve British prisoners while in
Ruhleben camp in Germany, passed
the London university's matricula-
ton examination and others took in
termediate examinations for degrees
in science, engineering and eco
ncmics.
The law institute is caring for its
young legal students by having pass
ed the Solicitors articled clerks act"
whereby students who have been ar
ticled may count the period Of war
service as part time under articles
The Institute OF Chartered Ac-
countants has already planned sim
liar reduction Of time for serving
while the Royal Institute of British
Architects has decided to allow
war" students 10 forego their final
examination provided they pass the
intermediate one.
Orders have been introduced into
the bylaws Of the Institution OF
Civil Engineers which will allow
students war service TO count as
having fulfilled a similar time in
study. apprenticeship or other prac-
teal engineering service.
The appointments branch OF the
ministry of labor has obtained grants
from Public funds toward the train
ing expenses OF demobilized officers
and men who desire financial aid 10
prepare for a particular vocation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28

ward through the frozen forest
swamps Of the province of Arch
angel.
Last night the enemy entered
Shenkurs5 while the tired column
Of Americans, Russians and British,
which had evacuated Shenkursk
marched in a detour over the deep
snow, evading a force Of several
hundred of the enemy who waited
on the main high road TO trap the
column in its retreat.
In good spirits despite long
marches in the cold, and 10 days OF
hard fighting, the Americans and the
other troops of the allied force were
today at Shegovari. approximately
80 miles north OF Shenkursk. on the
Vaga river. The enemy apparently
is sending patrols 10 follow the re-
treating troops. but up TO this morn
ing no new attacks had been made
on this sector.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28

officers in their joint report 10 Ad-
miral Sims, told a detailed story Of
events during their stay on the
U-151 and on the submarine mother
ship. Kronprinz Heinrich, in Kiel
harbor. They spoke also of their
unique experience in being the only
passengers, so far as known, TO have
travelled from Germany 10 Harwich.
England. with the flotilla Of enemy
submarines surrendered two weeks
after the signing Of the armistice.
The report said the German sail
ors and officers were unanimous in
believing Germany would have won
the war had not the United States
interviewed. and added that all ap-
peared enthusiastic over the idea Of
a German republic.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28
REVEAL HOW SUB
SANK DESTROYER
Navy Department Hears From
Officers Captured
by U-151.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - The
American destroyer Jacob Jones,
sunk off the Irish coast by a German
submarine on Dec. 6, 1917, was tor
pedoed by the U-53, the vessel which
visited Newport. r. l.. in the sum-
mer OF 1916, and later harried allied
merchant shipping off the New Eng
land coast This fact was disclosed
in the report of Lieuts. +. l.. Muller
and ]. II. Fulcher, L. S. N, who
were captured by the submarine
U-15, which sunk the cargo trans
port Ticonderoga, Sept. 80, 1918,
and released when the German sub
marine hotilla was surrendered Nov.
"a. after they had spent nearly two
months on the submersible in Amer
lean waters and at the German sub
marine base at Kiel.
Make Report Public.
The report. made public last nigh.
by the navy department., showed also
that the German officer commanding
the U-53 when the Jones was de-
stroyed. Capt. Won Schrader. was
aboard the boat when IL was at New
port. He there saw Lieut.. Com
mander David Worth Bagley, a
nephew Of the wife OF Sec'y Daniels.
who commanded the Jacob Jones.
Won Schrader told the captured
American officers that he had recog-
nized Bagley in the dOry of the sink
ing destroyed and sent out a wire
less call for aid before leaving the
scene. A note appended TO the re-
port. presumably by Vice Admiral
Sims. says such a call was picked up
at Queenstown. but that its origin
had been a mystery.
Tell OF Stay on U-Boat.
The U-151. which. after sinking
the Tconderoga and taking Muller
and Fulcher aboard. continued in
American waters 10 raid shipping
encountered the U-53 on her way
back 10 Kiel after all German sub
marines had been recalled near the
end OF the war. The two American
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28
CINCINNATI NATIONALS
WILL TRAIN IN TEXAS

CINCINNATI o. Jan. 2S--The
Cincinnati Nationals viii train either
a. Waxahatchie or Dallas. Texas
Pres't August Hermann announced
tonight. The team viii start for the
southern training camp about March
2b. returning home 10 play the De
,roit Americans on April Il and is.
The Chicago White SoN viii play here
April 10 and 20.
on its southern trip the Cincin-
natl team viii play the Dallas club
April 5 and s; Kansas City April y
and 4, and oklahoma City. Tulsa
wichita. Joplin. ST. Joseph and In
dianaDolis-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28
S. S. BASKETBALL LEAGUE
AT Y. M. C.. A. SATURDAY

The first games of the Sunday
school Basketball league Will be
played at the y. NJ. c. A. next Sat
urday. Class B, which consists Of
men weighing 124 pounds and un-
der. will play three games Saturday
afternoon starting at 2 o'clock. Glass
A. which includes all men over 12i
pounds, will play Saturday night,
the games starting at 1880 o'clock.
There are six teams in each of the
classes and each team will play one
game.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28
y one "BRoMO oUININFv

To get the genuine, cali for full
nam LAXATIVE BROMO oUININE
Tablets. Look for signature OF (. w.
GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day.
SOC ADV
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28
ROLLING PRAIRIE HIGH
DEFEATS NEW CARLISLE

The Rolling Prairie high school
basket ball team defeated the New
Carlisle high school team by a score
Of 20 TO in game played at the
New Carlisle high school Monday.
The lineup Of the teams was as fol-
lows;
Rolling PraIrle. New (arhslc.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28
B0LSHEVIKI ARE NOW
ON THE OFFENSIVE

ARCHANGEL. Sunday. Jan. 2s.-
The bOlsheviki are now on the Of
fensive with infantry and artillery,
or both. against four OF the seven
thin columns OF the allies and Rus
SLAMS which have penetrated south
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-28

The United States treasury gives
the cost OF wax 10 this country. up
to and Including Dec 81. as S22.-
s,9S6.000. This includes abou.
SS.O0O.O00.00O lent 20 our allies. De-
Quoting il. the net cost OF our war.
20 Jan. ! may be placed at about
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