Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 1

THE STATE eJKDTLJMNAlL SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS LAST EDITION SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR LANSING, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1918 Tonight fair. Friday fair. BY CARRIER IN liASSTSO A3TD EAST LANSING 12 CENTS PER WEEK CITE LANSING Artilleryman Mentioned For "Bravery in Action" Member of City's Largest Quota at Camp Dies; "Flu" Well-Known Physician Who Goes to Army Camp Today lll'S TROOPS PUSH FORWARD .150 INFLUENZA CASES IN CITY GERMAN FRONT IS COLLAPSING ALLIES' GREAT WEDGE RAPimv wmpws AT HI I DIVISION OF FUNDS CALLED UNFAIR. IS INSTITUTIONS SUFFER', Money for Mahogany Desks at Some, No Fund for Shirts at Second, Says Lord. No night shirts for the boys incarcerated at the Michigan Industrial School for Boys.

Finest mahogany office equipment for the School for the Blind and other state institutions and departments. These are contrasting examples of how state funds are distributed to be found under the shadow of the capitol. They are pointed out by-George Lord, secretary of the budget commission, as another reason why the plan should be put into force in the state. It is to put an end to such unscientific, unjust, unequal and unfair division of state funds among other things that the budget plan has been backed by Governor Sleeper and other state officials. In final analysis, according to some, these contrasting conditions between the two state institutions located in Lansing, are due to the fact that Clarence E.

Holmes, superintendent of the Michigan School for the Blind gets more liberal appropriations than Superintendent Joseph M. Frost of the Michigan Industrial School for Boys. Mr. Lord believes that monies should be divided scientifically and equitably rather than because one man can secure more than another from members of the legislature. Sanitary Conditions Had.

Not only are there no night shirts for the boys at the Industrial school, according to Mr. Lord, but sanitary conditions are entirely inadequate and bedding is old "as- lumpy as sleeping on a lot of egSs." and there is no way for the boys to wash their faces and hands except under so-called shower system. Bad habits are common in the school, Mr. Lord declares, due to lack of money to create the proper surroundings. Cottages, three stories high are without fire escapes and boys "will be burned like rats in a trap" while state employes at $5 and 56 a day order such life savers on hotels and ether public places throughout the state.

"Conditions are appalling," declares Mr. Lord, "at the industrial school. Why the only place where the boys can bathe is in the basement, where an iron irrigating pipe with pin holes along it runs out into the room. The boys strip and stand under the streams. The water runs down into a trough and the odor is frightful.

"There is no place for the boys to wash their faces and hands except uncer this pipe. When they come in at noon and at night before they go to bed. they stand way back from this stream of water, stretch out their hands, and get their uniforms all wet trying to get clean. All of this is because the institution has not enough money, while some can (Continued on page 2. oiur.in 3.) GERMANY CUT OFF FROM BULGARIA AND TURKEY By Associated Press.

Oct. 10. The interruption of direct communication between Germany, Bulgaria and Turkey is shown by an announcement in the Berlin newspapers of. Wednesday that the Balkan express left that day as usual, bit that "in view of the unsafe traffic conditions in Bulgaria, it probably can run only to Xish." It may be possible, the newspapers add, to transport passengers to Sofia and Constantinople in local trains. FORT SHERIDAN TO BE U.

S. BASE HOSPITAL By AMHOoiated Prss. WASHINGTON. Oct. 10 The war department announced Thursday that work has been started on the conversion of Fort Sheridan, 111., into a hospital of 4,000 beds.

The estimated cost of the conversion is and when completed the hospital will be one of the largest in the country. CONDITION SCHOOL QUARANTINE PLACED ON COLLEGE FRIDAY. FIVE DIE OF DISEASE Public Places May Be Closed; Health Officer Gives Preventative Rules. To Avoid Influenza. Dr.

Wright, city health officer, says: To avoid getting influenza avoid crowds and persons having colds as much as possible. Avoid chilling the body and sleep and work in clean fresh air. Keep hands clean and away from your mouth. Do not expectorate in public places. Avoid visiting the sick.

Cover your nose and mouth when sneezing and "coughing and change handkerchiefs frequently. Don't worry. Keep your feet dry and warm and remove wet clothes as soon as possible. If you have influenza go to bed in a well ventilated room and keep warm. Keep away from other people.

Use individual basins, towels, soap and eating utensils: wash plates and cups. Call your physician. Stay in bed at least three days after the fever has disappeared. The great danger is from pneumonia. Avoid it by staying in bed until well.

After effects of influenza are worse than the disease, strictly observe all state and city rules and regulations for control of influenza. Indications at noon Thursday were that by night there would be at least 2 50 cases of Spanish influenza in I.ansing, with five deaths as a result of the disease already reported to the city health department. East Lansing, it is understood, will be cut off by quarantine at noon tomorrow as a preventative measure for protection of the army corps at M. A. C.

Dr. Wright, city health director, is making every preparation for a campaign of education by publicity and advertising and outlining a course of action to be taken later if necessary. "I understand there are 500 cases of influenza in the city of Jackson this morning and the situation here does not look good at this time," si'id Dr. Wright at noon. "It looks like it might reach the point where we will be compelled to close all public places, but in any event the schools will be the last to close.

There is no need for alarm over the spread of the disease. It is the death late which must be watched and if possible controlled. At anv rate a closing order will only be resorted to when conditions warrant and demand it." Deaths By Pneumonia. Of the deaths reported, three were adult persons and two were children. According to Dr.

Wright the epidemic makes no choice in its victims as between grownups and the little folks. The deaths which have occurred were caused directly by pneumonia following the influenza. A rigid army quarantine will be instituted in East Lansing at noon tomorrow, according to orders drawn tip this morning by Captain William K. Murchie, commandant at the college. The move is intended as a preventive measure to protect the soldiers at M.

A. C. as much as possible from contact with individuals outside the college camp, and vice versa, to guard against the spread if influenza from members of the corps to civilians. Up to the present time not more than a dozen mild fuses, resembling hard colds, have been reported at the college and all these have been isolated. Details of the quarantine order have not yet been given out by the commandant, but it is expected that the passage of individuals to and from the college, except by pass, will tie forbidden.

liarreil Prom Game. The most trying feature is the fact that citizens of Lansing will not be permitted to atten the football game at the college on Saturday. The game will he played, but only members of the student army training corps and perhaps citizens of East Lansing will be allowed to sit in the bleachers. It is recommended by the health director that families ovide themselves with a spray for the nose and throat and use it freely both as a preventative and a remedy in case of bad colds or threatened influenza. Advertising space will be used to acquaint the people with the disease and fundamental rules of health both to avoid it and treat it after contracted.

Slides will be shown in the theaters urging the use of the handkerchief i.i sneezing and coughing and the spray for the nose and throat. May Close Public Places. In case the health department deems it necessary later to consider losing public places Dr. Wright said Thursday he would call a meeting of the board of health, board of education, the city council, and probably other organizations of the city, before any definite action is taken. is a serious matter just at this time when war activities are at their height, factories are engaged in war work and business 'Continued on Page 2.

Column 2). YANKS THRUST Le Cateau Totters; Its Fall WiD Cut Last of Great Railway Lines. BV ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vigorously pressing the advantage gained by the breaking of the German line between Cambrai and St. Quentin, the British, French and American armies have widened the great wedge in this area to such an extent that the entire German front from Rheims northward seems to be collapsing.

The disintegration of this Hne is being hastened by the vigorous strokes delivered by the French along the Aisne, while further cast the German left flank in the active battle area is being hammered hard by other French forces and the American first army, in the Champagne, Argonne and Verdun regions. Most telling in its immediate effect is the thrust by Field Marshal Haig southeast of Cambrai where American troops also are operating. The British commander has swung the main direction of his drive northeastward and already has pushed to within two miles of the important railway junction of Cateau. The taking of Le Cateau which seems imminent, will cut the last of the latteral railway lines connecting the German northern front with the great salient of Laon and apparently will make inevitable the evacuation of the entire Laon area. Before Le Cateau the British are on a line fully 10 miles in advance oi the longitudinal line running between Cambrai and St.

Quentin. having swept through the great part of this area in great strides driving before them a disorganized enemy. The resistance of the Germans was xeported -to-fee stiffening during the night, however, indicating that a stand might be made in an effort to save the railway junction as long as possible from capture. French Push Toward Oise. Meanwhile farther south, the French are pushing toward the Oise, in the general direction of Guise.

They have made particularly notable progress east and southeast of St. Quentin. where they are closely approaching the river. Their columns here have passed Fontaine-Notre Dame nearly six miles directly east of St. Quentin.

This push is likewise having a marked effect in closing the Laon pocket. in the north the wedge driven from Cambrai east is already affecting the front north to Lens The British first army is moving forward in the direction of Douai. which seems the next great town marked for capture by the Allies along the British section of the line. The American first army under General Pershing is not being outdone by the other allied forces in the delivery of hard blows upon the trembling German defensive system. The thrust east of the Meuse in the Verdun area is heing followed up by further attacks which have resulted in the advance of the line here well up toward that won by the offensive west of the river.

In the Agronne where a junction has been effected with the French at Lacon, thus virtually clearing the forest of Germans, new attacks were launched this morning. All the recent gains of General Pershing's men have been held, notwithstanding the throwing in of German reserves. Not the least interesting development of the American campaign is the work of the air forces, which evidently have been assembled in such numbers that an American bombing expedition which dropped more than 30 tons of bombs on German areas on Wednesday, comprised no less than 350 machines. Dies of Pneumonia Mrs. Lena Douglas.

22, died at her home, 1311 West Ottawa Wednesday afternoon after a weeks' illness of pneumonia. The funeral will be held at 8:30 Friday morning at St. Mary's church, with interment at Mt. Hope cemetery. Mrs.

Douglas was bcrn in Ludington in 1S97, and came to Lansing two years ago. She is survived by her husband, James, one child seven months old, a father and mother, two sisters and one brother. 'S COURAGE IN ACTION IS SOURCE OF PRAISE. M'CORMICK SIGNS ORDER Story of Soldier Spirit Re corded After Names of Score of Artillerymen. A general order mentioning the names of several Lansing men, all members of Battery 119th Field Artillery "for bravery in action," was received by friends of Charles Taddai Wednesday.

The men mentioned are all non-commissioned officers and privates. The time of the action was August 8 and 9 on the Veslo river near Resson farm. The men were under the leadership of Sergeants Norman D. Coleman, John W. Tennis, Lee H.

Crippen and Fern Wright. Following a period of shelling of 24 hours by the Germans, "these non-commissioned officers coolly directed the operation of their gun crews, during which time men fell from the crews killed and wounded and at times there remained only the gunner." Especial mention is made of the brovery of Sergeant Coleman. After his entire gun crew had been either killed or wounded by a direct hit on the dugout and he had received nine wounds in running for aid, he directed the evacuation of the wounded with great coolness. Sergeant Glen J. Brooks and Private Joseph Lambart are also commended for helping to carry out the wounded under constant shell fire on the morning of Augusts9.

In Final Test. "The excellent performance and coolness displayed by these men in face of violent bombardment, while it was necessary to maintain the fire of the batteries, is the final test in the role of artillerymen," reads the order. "The test came and the men met it without faltering. This is a still further demonstration of the true soldierly spirit, which has been characteristic of the enlisted men in this regiment in previous actions." The order follows: "Headquarters 119th Field Artillery "American Expeditionary Forces "France 1. "The following information covering the performance of the enlisted personnel of the firing battery of Battery 119th Field Artillery, engaged with the enemy in the attack along the Vesle near- Resson Farm.

8-9 August 1918 is published. "fa) Under the leadership of Sergeants Norman D. Coleman, John W. Tennis. Lee H.

Crippen and Fern Wright, jnface of violent bombardment of large caliber shelling of the enemy covering a period of 24 hours, particularly during the evening of the 8th of August and the morning of the 9th of August when two violent attempts to destroy this battery were delivered bv the enemy. These non-commissiond officers cooly directed the operation of their gun crews during which time men fell from their crews killed and wounded and at times there remained only the gunner until replacements could be brought up. Sergeant Coleman Commended. "(b) The bravery displayed by Sergeant Norman D. Coleman was particularly worthy of commendation, when, after his entire gun crew had been either killed- or wounded by a direct hit on the dugout and he himself had received nine wounds in running for aid, he directed the evacuation of the wounded.

"The excellent services rendered by Sergeant Glen J. Brooks and Private first class Joseph H. Lambart in iContinucd on 2. column 3.) If FROMTBC CLINIC Rush Too Great for Those in Charge; Extend Closing Time to Friday Noon. "I am sorry, but it is impossible for us to give you an examination." These words greet many a disappointed person at the free tuberculosis clinic conducted by Dr.

E. R. Vander Slice and Miss Lottie Lud-ington at the Chamber of Commerce Thursday. So many have applied for advice that the session has been extended a half day and the clinic will not close until Friday noon. Wednesday 13 persons were passed upon and 35 have been recorded for examinations Thursday and Friday.

Some people came in from the country and the whole community is interested in combating the disease. "We have turned away 20 people this morning," said Miss Ludington. "It is amazing to think of the work to be done with no possible means of doing it." London Wants More Than Unconditional Surrender By Associated Press. LONDON. Oct.

10. The demand for something more than unconditional surrender from Germany is becoming Intensified in newspapers here. Letters recalling the crimes of Germany and urging retribution include one from Professor Spencer Bercher Wilkinson, who declares that a condition procedent for the cessation of hostilities should be the occupation by the Allies of Metz, Strassburg, Mainz, Trent, Trest and Pola. Viscount Middleton, former secretary of state for India, asks that the Allies make a declaration that peace shall not be made until retribution is exacted from German towns for vandalism in France. IN TURNED REACH WITHIN TWO MILES OF LE CATEAU.

TOWNS ARE CAPTURED Americans West of Meuse Continue Drive Against Kriemhild Line. By Associated FreM, LONDON, Oct. 10. The attack of the Anglo-American forces in the breach between St. Quentin and Cambrai resulted yesterday evening in continued advances, according to Field Marshal Halg's report today.

The British now are within two miles of Le Cateau, Sallaumines and Noyelles have been captured. Further progress was mado by the British last night towards the northern part of the battle front to the east of Cambrai. Fighting is going on southeast of Cambrai, on both sides of Caudry, Field Marshal Haig reported today. Serbian troops pursuing the defeated ninth Austrian division on Monday, entered Leskovats. 22 miles south of Nlsh, and Vlasotintze.

according to an official Serbian statement issued today. Between Lens and the Scarpe the British also are advancing and are in touch with the Germans to the west of the line of Vitry-En-Artois, Azel-Lez-Equerchin and Rouvroy. British cavalry today reached the outskirts of Le Cateau. the railway junction southeast of Cambrai, which is the immediate British objective, the Exchange Telegraph company says it learns. Americans Attack Again.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct. 9. (Delayed) American forces operating west of the Meuse river returned to the attack against the formidable Kreimhild line Wednesday. This assault was made just south of Ro-magne and a brilliant speedy advance forced the Germans back through the positions prepared so long by the Germans.

Further to the- right the Americans forced their way through Cunel wood, which was bristling with machine -guns. This success made it easier to storm the Mamelle trench of the Krlemhild-Steelung line by sweeping away the flanking fire which had previously rendered its capture so difficult. Yankees Penetrate Main Line. WASHINGTON. Oct.

10. Penetration of the German main line of resistance west of the Meuse by the Americans against fresh enemy division is reported in General Pershing's communique for Wednesday. East of the Meuse further gains were made during the day, in spite of violent counter attacks, while in the Argonne forest the American forces captured important heights southwest of Marcq and joined hands with the French at Lancon. More than 2,00 additional prisoners are reported. French Continue Pursuit.

PARIS. Oct. 10. French troops last night continued pursuit of the Germans in the region east of St. Quentin, the war office announced today.

They have passed Fontaine-Notre Dame and Beautroux. In fighting north of the Aisne French pressure resulted in wresting the plateau De Croix-Sans-Tete from the Germans. while further east, a crossing of the Aisne canal was effected in the region of Vil-lers-En-Prayeres. Attacking vigorously in the Champagne the French captured Liry, two miles west of Monthols. Huns in Full Retreat.

A quarter of a million Germans now are in full retreat between Cambrai and St. Quentin with the Allies hot at their heels, according to the battle front reports that came in through the night. At some points the advance has exceeded lo miles in the last two days. This forward movement of the Allies is regarded" as the first step in the great general retreat of the Germans which now seems inevitable, for It is doubtful whether General Ludendorff has such fortified positions on the upper Oise and the Sambre canal as to permit him effectually to resist the exploitation of the victory of the last two days on 'the allied side. U.

S. NAVAL OFFICERS HOLD HONOR RECEPTION PARIS, Oct. 10. American naval officers gave a reception Wednesday at an American naval base in France in celebration of the promotion of Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson to the grade of vice admiral.

It was attended by a large number of French and allied naval officers and civilian dignitaries. 34 Harvard Freshmen, at Italian Front, Win Honors ITALIAN FRONT. Thirty-four Harvard freshmen, who early in May were recruited at the university for service in the ambulance sections. will shortly return to America, so as to arrive at Cambridge in time to begin the school year. These boys have made for themselves a spelndid record.

Of their number one has won the silver medal for valor, highest but one of the Italian awards, and 14 have received crosses of merit. Volunteer Gardner Forster. ambulance driver jn Section Two. also of Harvard- Unit, was cited and decorated with the War Cross for'having volunteered and succeeded during recent fighting on Piave in carrying food to needy advance cavalry post WASHINGTON The influenza epidemic has now spread to all parts of the country. Now cases in army camps reported Wednesday numbered 13.605.

Public gatherings have been prohibited in Indiana and Utah and many cities throughout the country. Herman Kratzke. Herman Kratzke; 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.

Kratzke, 801 West Saginaw is Lansing's second influenza victim at Camp Custer. His death was very sudden the family having received a telegram Wednesday night that he was seriously ill and two hours later received a second message that he was dead. A letter was received the day previous stating that he was well. Mr. Kratzke was bom in Lansing and previous to going into military service was a foreman at the Lansing company.

He went with the city's largest selective draft contingent to Camp Custer, July 25, and was assigned to Co. 10th Infantry. Besides his parents he leaves two brothers. Adam and George, and a sister, Mrs. Rose Cole, all of Lansing.

Mrs. Cole's husband is also in the service, being located at Newport News, Va. Word has been sent to him there and it is expected he will come to Lansing for the funeral of his brother-in-law. which wil! be arranged later. POISON PROBE QUESTION RIGHT TO "FARM OUT" MEN.

LORD TO INVESTIGATE New Developments in Jackson Institution Case; Budget Sheet "Bad." L'nder what law have convicts in Jackson prison been "farmed out" all over Jackson is the question which has been propounded to the attorney general's department by II. L. Hurlburt, new warden of Jackson prison. He alleges that was done when the institution was under control of Edward L. Frensdorf, who without warrant in law, signed himself "acting warden." The state's legal department has written for specific information, showing dates of all such orders and by whom issued before making a reply.

This is the newest development which has come to light as the re sult of 'the new warden's activities in the state prison. Governor Albert E. Sleeper, in discussing the Jackson prison "scandal" today, declared prisons should be self-sustaining, that prisoners should be paid enough money maintain themselves and that if any more is earned it should go to their wives and children. This would take from local communities the burden of supporting, as is done in many instances, families of men in prison. George Lord, secretary of the bug-get commission, who is not satisfied with a so-called "balance sheet" submitted by the prison, will go to Jackson l-riday to begin an invest! gation.

WORKERS WANTED TO MAKE HANDKERCHIEFS "Who will hem handkerchiefs for the boys at Camp Custer?" asks the Red Cross. Handkerchiefs are needed in great numbers at the camp since the advent of the Spanish "flu." The call is so urgent that the Lansing Red Cross is opening its surgical dressings rooms at the Elk home and is calling on it workers to give their immediate time to hemming soft pieces of white scloth 18 by 18 inches square to oe sent to camp as soon as enough of them are finished. The rooms will be open from 10 to 12 o'clock in the morning and 1 to 5 in the afternoon. Everyone is asked to give a helping hand to the work. Soft white material must be used and may be hemmed either by hand or on the sewing machine.

The finished hand kerchiefs must be turned in to room 303 City National Bank building as soon as possible. THEATERS AND MOVIES IN COLUMBUS CLOSED By Associated Tress. COLUMBUS, Oet. 10. As a precautionary measure to guard against the spread of Spanish influenza.

Dr. Louis Kahn. city health officer, Thursday ordered all theaters and motion picture houses to close their doors after Thursday until fur ther notice. All indoor gatherings and public funerals are prohibited The schools and churches have not been ordered closed. Thomas L.

Eno. u.s. PREY OF U- MANY OF CREW PROBABLY GO TO DEATH. BRITISH SHIP SAVES 20 Steamship First Shelled and Then Torpedoed Five Days Ago. By Associated Press.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Oct. 10. News of the sinking by a submarine of a large American steamship, with the probable loss of many of her crew was brought here Thursday by a British freighter. The ship had aboard 20 survivors of the American vessel. The American steamship, said to have carried a large crew, was shelled and then torpedoed, according to officers of the rescue ship.

The attack was made five days ago It was reported in maritime circles that the U-boat's victim was the Ticonderoga, formerly the German steamer Camilla Rickmers, of 5,130 gross tons. The ship was interned at Manila at the beginning of the war. FDRJJBERTY DAY Drills, Addresses and Special Music at Auditorium Saturday. Columbus and Liberty day program to be given Saturday night at l'rudden auditorium will be open to the public and no charge of any kind will be' made. The citizens of Lansing are invited to attend and participate in that patriotic demonstration, commemorating another anniversary of the discovery of America and observing the day in accordant with the recommendation of the president, as Liberty day within the period of the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign.

The Knights of Columbus committee in charge of the arrangements for the occasion, has announced the program for the evening. A select orchestra and a special trained choir of 30 voices will furnish the musical numbers, while a company of boy cadets will give a military drill exhibition. The address of the evening will be given by Rev. John. Cavarfaueh, president of Notre Dame University.

Rev. Cavanaugh has a national reputation as a scholar, an orator and a publicist. His subject will be in keeping with the spirit and the issue of the times. The auditorium will be elaborately decorated for the evening by Dancer-Brogan Co. Everything with reference to the use of the stage is being so prepared that the program may be carried out without any interference to mar its enjoyment by the people.

It will not be long drawnout and tiresome in any way. The predule of the exercises has been arranged in two numbers and will begin promptly at 8:15. Saturday night always detains the business men of the city and this part of the program will be given for the entertainment and enjoyment of those who are able to arrive early, while the program proper will follow, giving all an opportunity to hear the address and taek part in the celebration. The program follows: Prelude: Overture, orchestra: "Spirit of America" boy cadets: (A pantomime military drill with song): chorus, (a) (b) "Star Spangled Banner," by choir of 30 voices. Program Proner.

Overture, "Madcap Duches," orchestra. Address. Rev. John Cavanaugh. (Introduction by Hon.

C. B. Col-lingwood). Chorus, (a) "Dixie," (b) "Marseillaise," by choir. "America," audience.

Rumor Not Verified A story has gained ide circulation in Lansing that Battery of the 119th Field Artillery had been badly "shot However no such report as this has come to the office of The State Journal. BOAT PROGRAM COMPLETE Dr. Fred Drolett. II. s.

STRIKE FOE ON LEFT OF ARGONNE FRONT. GUN FIRE ALL NIGHT Germans Throwing Reserves on Exposed Left Flank; Withdraw Elsewhere. By Associated Press. WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct 10.

General Pershing's infantry again Thursday went into action on the left wing of the Argonne forest front, after a violent artillery bombardment lasting all night. The Germans are throwing in reserves on their left flank, which now has been exposed in the Argonne pocket. The enemy also is endeavoring to withdraw his troops at other points so as t6 restore the line. The artillery on the right wing was active all night. The bombardment met with little reaction on the part of the Germans.

In the center, the Americans are holding all the advanced positions which they gained AVednesday and are meeting with little enemy activity except for a barrage. Vienna Awaits Wilson's Reply With Impatience Hun Must Further Declare. By Associated Press. LONDON, Oct. 10.

It is reported from Vienna that the Austro-Hungarian ministerial council has decided to introduce national auT tonomy "in order to make President Wilson's stipulation an accomplished fact," says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen today. Anxious for Reply. PARIS. Oct. 10.

Feverish im patience is shown by the people of Vienna while awaiting President Wilson's reply to the peace proposals of the central powers, according to a dispatch from Zurich. Reply Not Yet Received. EASEL. Oct. 10.

An authentic text of President Wilson's reply "to Prince Maximilian's note has not yet been received by the German government, according to a dispatch from Berlin. Proper examination of the reply cannot be made until the official text is received, but. in any case, it is plain that a further declaration by the German government will be necessary. DR. ANNA SHAW CANCELS LECTURE TOUR OF STATE Dr.

Anna Howard 1 Shaw, whose tour of Michigan in support of the Susan B. Anthony amendment has been widclvr advertised, has been advised by her physician to cancel her engagements throughout the stale because of the prevailing epidemic of influenza. Dr. Shaw was to have given an address this at Central M. church under the auspices of the Women's Council or National Defense.

George J. Revoldt. Imlay City; Privates Benjamin Harrison Comstock, Detroit; Harvey C. Deaner. Byron; Orindo Delorenzo, Detroit: Leo Frank Quinn, Saginaw; Charles Hendricks, Saginaw; Frank W.

Cro-nan, Alpena; Norwood Kuster, Ann Arbor; Edwin Mutart, Detroit; Herman H. Schakow, Detroit; John Martin Seifert. Abbotsford; Victor Smith, Port Huron; George Henry Sylvester, Detroit; Earl W. Wentz, Chesaning; Oscar Belinsky, Detroit. Missing in action Corporals Byron Edward Foster, Pittsford; Matt Stimac, Painsdale; Privates John W.

Henry, Sandusky; Oscar Daniel Continued on page column 4. IT 1 TT Monroe County Townships Get Libraries from Booze Fines Freedom's Roll of Honor By Chester YVcems. MONROE, Oct. 10. Free libraries in every township of the county is one of the benefits which has followed in the wake of prohibition, since May 1.

Money for these -i-braries has been and more will be secured from lines assessed against those who are caught in the drag-net set by Michigan State Troops and local officers. Sheriff Fred Cronenwett declares the libraries will be established the first of the year in every township. So far approximately $40,000 of the fines collected is available for the purpose. This amount, it is believed, will be much greater by the end of the year. It is difficult to make an intelligent estimate of the amount that will be collected during the remaining two and a half months.

This is due to the changing char acter of the business. Numerically, the arrests are falling off. but the quantity of intoxicating liquor being seized grows larger. This is duii to the fact the fellow who tried to import booze for his own use is abandoning the practice. He has learned it is dangerous.

A trip to Toledo with a day's merry drinking, brings with it that "morning after effect." But still worse is the risk of spending the night and maybe days in jail here, which is not the-most comfortable place on earth. After Commercial Bootlegger. The big commercial bootlegger is the chief violator now. But though he brings it in by the hundreds of gallons, the maximum fine, which can be assessed against him is no greater than has been meted ont to hundreds of others with a few score quarts. Most of the fines at the present Thursday's casualty list, in two sections, contains the names of 31 Michigan men among the killed, wounded, and missing.

Killed in action Captain Karl G. Vansickle. Detroit; Private John Adair, Sandusky. Died from accident and other causes Private Paul Hajduk, Detroit. Wounded severely Sergeants August William Ebend.ck, River Rouge: John Coleman, Owosso; Walter Bell Miller.

MonroA; Corporals Park Alpine, McGregor; Fred J. Sanford, Port Hunin; Albert C. Brockman, New Havdn; Mechanics Joseph Pakosky, lljetroit;.