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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
4
The Alma Record lists subscription terms for Alma Michigan readers and advertising rate details. It notes prices for one year one six months outside state and includes a typographic note on mailing terms and postal classification.
The Republican State Convention is announced to be held in Lansing on Tuesday February 15. Delegates from numerous townships and counties, including Bethany, Kiba, Newark, Seville, and North Star, will attend. The call sets forth district delegates, officers, and rules for representation, with arrangements for county committees to send members and the statewide slate of nominees to be chosen.
The War Savings division of the W. S. S. plans a large 1919 campaign across Illinois Michigan Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa. Dr Shailer Matthews heads a district committee to outline work for educational institutions while pennies saved in schools and plants fund Thrift stamps. Savings societies number 5700 in Cook County with 228000 members in schools and 4350 in plants with 174500 members. Monthly stamps will be promoted via post offices banks and schools with Honor Flags to spur competition and conserve money and materials nationwide.
Michigan lawmakers approve ratification of the federal amendment after a brief delay and consider broad budget measures. Reports from the budget commission call for higher compensation limits, extended medical coverage, and tighter state spending controls while proposing a permanent state police force and a county education aid board.
A Wednesday evening luncheon for the men of the First Presbyterian Church of thin city will be held in the church parlors at 6:00. Attendees should send their names to Mr. Carter or Gelston before February 3 to ensure a plate.
A wartime letter recounts experiences of Floyd Smith and Olin Ferris in France. Smith describes platoon losses and captures near Roches, mentions comrades Andre from Ithaca, Ed Johnston from Alma College, and Koepigon, with thoughts on the Lost Battalion and future homecoming. Ferris traces convoy routes from Bourbonne to Dijon, Bruges, Brest, and Montreux Vieux, describing French cities, streetcars, architecture, and military movements toward Verdun.
The letter describes seven days billeted then action on October 2 at the Verdun front along the Meuse near the Argonne forest. It notes brutal fighting by the 29th and an Allied air barrage over the Argonne, including a German ace in a French plane, with balloons shot down and multiple air battles. On October 29 the unit moved to Robert Babagne rear camp, then awaited the Metz front and celebrated Armistice Day. The signer is Olin G Ferris, writing to his brother Pete.
The fragment argues that every action has a price, noting that evil deeds impose heavy, escalating costs. It suggests that demands rise with scrutiny and that injustice exacts a steep toll on those who pursue wrongdoing.
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