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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-11
SAYSFOREICNERS
ARE SHUT UP in
GERMANP PRISONS
Only Ones Treated
Well. Asserts Detroit Woman.
Home From War Zone
MRS. BERTHA BROCK TELLS
OF HORRORS OF STEERAGE
Calls It "M0st Awful Place I'm
aginable," Infested With
Rats and Vermin

Mrs. Bertha Brock, No 81 lacrosse
NJ "a one native of Germany who
does not cease to congratulate her
self these days that she is the wife
OF an American citizen. and so was
permitted to return to the United
States from war-ridden Europe, last
week, coming over on the Rotterdam
and arriving In Detroit. Tuesday. Mrs.
Brock sailed from New York, June II.
TO visit her parents In the old home
In Stolp. East Prussia. She has lived
IN Detroit nine years and considers
herself an American, SO when the
word was given for all foreigners to
leave the war zone. she left Stolp
Aug. 1. for Berlin.
'Tt was q dificult position found
myself in, for much as ! wanted to
get away to my husband and Amer
lea. Il meant leaving my father. moth
er. sister and two brothers in what
to be very dangerous
place should there be general Euro
pean war" said Mrs. Brock. Before
/ left Stolp even my father, SO years
of age, was compelled TO join the
home guard Of the city and do patrol
and sentry duty every third day; my
two brothers were sent to the front,
the elder one was ordered to Koenigs-
berg with his regiment, for he had
been serving his time in the army
the last three years, but the younger.
mere boy, L. just recruit. I tried
to bring my sister back to America
with me, but the authorities would
not permit her to leave the country.
NV mother would not have come 4
she could. for she would not leave my
father.
aI was compelled to stay In Berlin
two weeks, and every day had to re-
port at the American embassy. All
Americans sent home received mum.
bers when they applied for passports
and ship passage to American Am
bassador Gerard. and each day our
numbers were changed as those reg.
istered before were moved on ship.
board. The crowds about the en-
bassy every day were very large One
day the clamoring and surging around
the embassy was so great that Am
bassador Gerard became exasperated
and from Q window shouted Out n
good American, i will turn the hose
on you II you do not keep better or.
der; make less noise and wait your
turn, for we are doing the very best
we can to help you
II was fortunate In having constd
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-11

"Yes. Gilman told me, that Lafay'
ette-blvd. open would make his prop
erty on Gladstone-ave. more valuable
! think that was LIS real reason for
wanting the rider" said Burns, while
McNamara stormed his objections.
The answer, though, was allowed 20
stand. except the part as 10 witness
opinion about the real reason"
$50 on that night, July 8. before
you had offered Mr.. Gilman dollar,
Tom Gilman voted In favor of those
petitions. didn't her asked McNa-
mara
Il don't recall how he voted" the
witness replied
Repeats Question Often.
MT. McNamara asked the same
question score OF times. changing
one word, or two words, and getting
away with the tiresome process, but
the final answer was. Il don't recall"
Nov. Mr.. Burns demanded Nc
Namara, moment later, didn't Gin
nan tell you. at one time, that II there
was any graft In your propc sition he
would vote against it,"
The witness shook his head, slowly
and solemnly but earnestly, nearly q
dozen times, and very emphatically
remarked, "No, sir!"
Court adjourned at 100 O'Clock,
Thursday afternoon. with Burns still
on the stand.
Mr.. Mcnamara said he would finish
with the witness after short session,
Friday morning.
Mr.. Frazer said he didn't know how
long the redirect examination would
take.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-11

cradle German money to take care OF
me while detained In Berlin. but II
was no good In Holland. where had
to wait for ship passage. had my
return passage before left America
which helped, too. and was assigned
to the second cabin. One had no
voice In selection--everyone was com
PEELED to take what was given or for.
felt the place. Many persons OF
great wealth were In the steerage
That steerage was the most awful
place imaginable. Hundreds Of per.
sons were compelled to sleep and
eat In one long cabin, unless they
had a deck chair and got permission
to sleep on the deck, and that was
very cold. There were no towels and
no soap In the steerage, all port holes
were kept closed and no lights per-
mitted. The rats were there In droves
and the vermin was terrible
Even In the second cabin we sur
Tered from vermin. Delicately brought
up women and children. compelled to
come over In the steerage. suffered
tortures. and two American women
died on the trip. The ship's hospital
was crowded because many persons
In the steerage became seriously III
from the conditions there. and had
70 be taken into the hospital. People
In the first and second cabins who
had money, food and clothing. were
very generous in aiding those who
had little or none or these things.
One New York woman, a Jewess, in
the second cabin, said to be very
wealthy, gave money right and left,
In several instances providing trans
portation for several families to their.
homes after landing. Among the dis
tinguished persons on board we're
Madam Schumann-Hein and Caruso,
the opera singers. Madam sang for
nothing at concert. but Caruso re-
fused. The passengers were charged
rs and ~ per seat and the money
raised was to be given to Red Cross
work.
I'm Europe, one was fortunate to
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-11

be an American and to carry Ameri-
can passports. Americans were given
the right Of way on all sides, and
everything possible was done for
them. All other nationalities were
detained In Germany. and most Of the
foreigners, men, women and children
kept In prisons. One instance In par
tfcuiar, which came under my per
sonal notice. was the case Of young
Russian girl who had lived In New
York for five years, with her father,
who Is there now. Last year she had
returned TO Russia to care for an
aged and wealthy uncle, who had
made her his heiress on condition
that she take care OF him In his old
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-11
Children Org
FOR FlETcHER'S
. a . II @ r IA
How Would You
Like To Be An
Outcast Like Me !?

For some unacoountable reason there
1ority OF dsntists that none OF the pro.
pay. for It directly. A dentist In. order
according to the code Of sthics. boy
Spass "a , I nssrw;papsr: o. n fact "a;
through the distribution OF his busi-
nsssLexcuse me. pvofsssional--oard. or
simply bis name on the door Of his
the FELLOW that already has q bid prac-
lice. but how about the little fellow
just out Of college or the stranger
wishing nsr Ito, TO- praosios his profession In
came here to Detroit about year
ago ago; brinsing with me An Invention
ferent states Had I been content TO sit
down and wait for business to come
Of IL own accord I'd have starved to
death az, on what little ! would make.
ence any quicker than nsoessary, and
to spread broadcast the news Of this
miraculous tooth salvation. buy
oeSss ssisimSss SSsia.:s s concern ssn
would DO. And because do this. other
dentists without ever seeing q piece
Of my work. will unhssitatingiy say.
animal" etc. In other words, one who
takes the step have taken 10 con-
victed and Judgment passed before
m sa the s:ns Of ssDs doubt Ssu w S s sss
that my invention. Narkalo, II one OF
the most astounding revelations Of dem
tistry today. Ny Office, full OF enthus-
iastic patients daily. proven conclusive
ly what this new method for painless
ness In dentistry II doing. make this
statement without eQuivocation of any
kind-with Nsrkslo can do anything
Filling, Growing or Extracting teeth
or removing live nerves from teeth
without pain.
II I don't do II for you. don't pay me
q nickel. That's fair. isn't 1T Come
up tomorrow. Let me explain the sim
pficity OF this invention--how you are
wide awake all the time. how there e
other things you'd like TO know. Ny
time 10 yours and I'll be glad to talk
p; m. oh yes, ! simos. forgot; the
fayette. the entrance Lafayette.
also have for the convenience Of those
living on the west side. an office In
charge OF DIR. Cogley, at 1915 Michigan.
I'd have forgotten entirely TO put my
name In It.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-11
The Period o. peao,.

Ours was quiet wedding" con.
fessed skimpy little Mr.. Hennypeck.
MY wife did not commence to And
fault with me until nearly an hour
after the ceremony was concluded
Puck.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03

submarine. which was . dream in
1865, Is owned by the navy of tho
smallest power. 1t Is true that single
submarines are not expected to ac.
complish much In a real struggle. 80
the larger navies Of the great powers
have fleets OF submarines. The aero.
plano and the dirigible balloon are to
be found In the possession OF all arm
les In Europe today. yet they. too. are
only expected to be OF real service
when they are possessed In large num-
bers.
The airshlps and the submarines are
the wasps of modern warfare. Like
the little insect. while they have a
powerful sting. they are very vulner-
able. and may be easily crushed and
rendered powerless.
Asropiane and Wireless.
In the recent smaller wars. aero
planes have been used to a limited ex.
tent. and this use has been NO much
limited that their real efficiency is ex.
pected to be finally determined by
the present war.
II is much tho same with tho wire.
less telegraph. While It was used In
the Russo.Japancse war OF ten years
ago. the apparatus was still rudimcn.
tary, and the installations too few.
while the range OF the apparatus was
too limited to show the greatest eff
cheney. In the intervening decade. how
ever. great advance has been made In
wireless 1t " now possible and. in.
deed. Is custom every day. to send
and receive messages from distance
OF more than 5000 miles. This. then.
il n new and important factor In naval
operations. as was seen by the censor.
ship put over the grcnt sending sta
tions on this side OF the Atlantic by
the United States authorities
Wireless has also been successfully
attached TO acroplancB.
The submarine was In existence In
1904. but II wan very different sea
and Germany are using today. Yet It's
real value In yet 10 be determined, and
II IN expected that this demonstration
viii come during tho present conflict.
Rapid Increase OF Submarines.
At the time OF the Spanish'hmcrican
war there wore only Ave submarines
In all the nayicH of tn. world.
The latest edition Of Brassey's Naval
Annual for this year gives the number
OF submarines In the various nayics.
and shows what interest is being
taken In the whSp Of the sea. Great
Britain has 10 built, aud is building 20
more, Germany. who only began build.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03

Ing few years ago. already has ~.
10 and is building IL more; France has
70 and IL building 23 additional 0nces;
Russia has 26. aud In building Is:
while the United States has 20, and II
building 81: Austria hus IS. and has
four under construction. while Italy
owns IS, and is building two. Yet the
submarine iS still an unknown Qusn.
tity In warfare.
Submarine In War.
Many OF tho early submarines are
small and probably OF little efficiency.
and France has numerous types about
which little IL known by tho outside
world. Tho German submarines are
said to be built along the Holland
lines. while tho Russian submarines
are said to follow one or more OF tho
French types.
Tho submarine. from u romantic
viewpoint. should be u great factor In
deciding n naval engagement. but the
fact remains that up to the present
time 1t has done nothing to prove its
value. II was believed that the moral
effect Of tho submarine would be nl
most AZ important as It's physical ef
feet upon an cnemys warship, but
this belief has not been justified up to
tho present moment
There were notions that there would
be terrific Nights under the seas by
submarine meeting submarine and de.
stroying cnch other. but II has been
found TINT when submerged the sub
marine is as blind as the traditional
bat. Its crew cannot SEQ any object
under water. and Is compelled to re.
sort to the use OF tho periscope. which
emerges unostcntatiously nbovo the
water. In order to SEQ It's own courgo,
II IN known that tho pcriscopo IN
the eye OF the submarine, and natural
ly attention has been paid to the best
way of destroying this vital part OF
their boats
The designers OF tho submarine did
not count upon II being Bcon. II was
believed that II would 10 upon its way.
dealing death without observation. al
though It's porlBcope does make
slight wake on tho water, and when
submerged there are tcllt0lo bubbles.
But II has been discovered that from
"A certain height an observer may tfac.
the course OF u submerged Hubmarln.
with ns great accuracy ms II It was
running on the surface. The dlrlglblc
balloon and the ncroplhnn now can
ferret out the nncaking submarine. and
they both are suppoBed to bo armed To
destroy the warshIp that moves like "a
iah.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03
100000 Turks Mobilix,no.

Washington. Sept. 2.-Grcat Britain
has as"od the United s'tates to take
care OF her diplomatic interests In
Turkey IN case of n declaration OF
war on the allies by the Porte, which
Is momcntarily expected.
a telegram from Berlin announces
The mobilization OF the Turkish army
Following the advice OF Field Mar.
shal Baron Won Der Goltz. II is stated.
The Turkish government has formed
nm army Of the first line composed Of
100000 men Ill Nohem mednns
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03

~ had grown on II. A scientific sys.
n OF irrigation and drainage was laid
4. under direction OF Lord kitch.
,or, at cost OF $50 an acre. and II
as then handed over to the icllnhccn
a nyc.scrr plots for cultivation Last
icar the land VAS washed, and crop
II fic. WAS grown, sing n sntiBfnc.
.ory yield Aft"r the rice crop the
salt distribution was measured. and
tho percentage was considerably re
duced To the great astonIshment OF
the fellnhcen cultlyntors. n permanent
result, had been achieved In on. year.
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WASTE LAND MADE FeRTILr
Remarkable Results Have Follow.
Experiments Only Recently
Undertaken In Egypt

A. an indication Of the ultimate Out
come In III" great delta OF Egyp,
where 100000 acres Of wash sail
and awaits development. toward tn,
End Of 1912 about 500 acres Of absolute
y waste land at iiiala were taken In
oand. The land was NO heavily i'm
originated With salt thnt for ages moth
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03

London.-A German officer writes
the following account OF the fall Of
Liegc: General Leman's defense of
Liege was noble. hut tragic. During
the early attack both OF Genera, IT,.
mans legs were crushed by the fail
OF n piece OF concrete. undaunted no
continued to direct the campaign.
visiting the forts In an automobile
ambulance"
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03
100, 900 Boys for Scout DUTY,

Iondon.-More than 100000 Boy
Scouts haye answcrcd Englnnd's call
TO duty through Chief Scout Gen. Sir
Robert Baden.Powcll. Thousands vol.
untecr daily and are performing semi.
military service
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which under the ordinary system pro
Willing In tho country would have
taken thrc or -four years 10 accom-
Dlish. Cotton IN now. therefore. bcins
Batlbfactorily grown on fair proper
tIon OF this area, md It Is expected
that 1t viii bring from SIS 10 500 au
acre.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03
Food Chan la Paria.

Paris.-Provisions are comparative.
ly cheap. Peasants have begun again
TO bring vegetables to market. but
meat In scarce. the Germans having
rcduisltioned all cattle.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03

Paris, Sept. with crushing force
the Germans again hurled themselves
against the French and hacked their
way one step nearer Paris. The car.
mage on both sides is reported to have
been frigh'ful. The battle of 5000, 900
men now RACES from Nosges TO Able,
Vile The end cannot be long dc.
fcrrcd.
The following significant statement
was issued officially by the war OF.
flee:
'On our left wing, ms a result of the
turning movement of the German army
and In order not TO accept battle un.
der unfayorablc conditions. our troops
retired to the south and southwest.
Ia the region OF Rcthol our forces have
arrested the enemy, momentarily. IN
the center and on the right the stu.
alton remains unchanged"
The fate of Paris hangs In the bal
aIce though unofficial reports from
the north are that the Germans have
been checked there by their terrific
losses and have asked for an armia,icc
to bury their dead
In Paris the terror OF the people In.
crcascs.
A German monoplane nrain swoopcd
down ON the city like n bird OF prey
last evening. and. while thousands
watched II wit. the fascination OF
fear. dropped three more bombs into
the city.
One bomb fell In Rue de IIanGyro,
near Avenue de Ia L'Opcra. without
doing damage,
Another. IN Rue du Mail. did not cX
plodo. II broke through the roof Of
II house but did only minor damage.
A bomb fell In tho court OF n house
In Rue Joubort and blew out the win
dows but did no other harm.
Another bomb has been found In Rue
Dc Moscou. II was loaded with bul
let's. This was evidently aimed nt the
81. Lazarc station.
A Rome dispatch to the Temps says
the Russian victory over the Austrians
on the Galician side was brilliant. the
right wing OF the Austrian army hny.
Ing been dccisivcly turned and cut 10
pieces. leaving 10000 prisoners In the
hands Of tho victora
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03

Paris.-lt is officially announced
that the military governor has or
dcred all residents of the zone within
action OF the city's defending forts to
cyacuaie and destroy their houses
within four days from Aug. 30.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03
Counting UP Fines.

Are the running expenses of an
automobile very high?"
Not II tho motorcycle cop fsils Ia
get your number"
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03
Goodyear Prices
1t is Folly Today to Pay More

There exists now a new, compelling
reason for buying Goodyear tires. 1t re-
suits from War conditions.
These leading tires-built of extra fine
rubber, in the same way a. always-are
selling today at June prices.
You will find today very wide difference
between most tire prices and Goodyears.
Due to Quick Action
Early in August-whcn war bcgan-the
worlds rubber markets seemed closed to u.s.
Rubber prices doubled almost over night
Men could see no way to pay for rubber
abroad, and no way to bring it in. We, like
others-in that panic-were forced TO higher
prices. But we have since gone back to prices
we charged before the war, and this is how
we did it:
We had men in London and Singapore when
the war broke out. The larger part of the
worlds rubber supply comes through there.
We cabled them to buy up the pick Of the rub
Der. They bcught-before the ADVANCE $780,
900 pounds of the finest rubber there.
Nearly all this is now on the way to US.
And it means practically all of the extra grade
rubber obtainable abroad.
Today We have our own men in Colombo
Singapore and Para. Those are the worlds
chief sources of rubber. So we are pretty well
assured of constant supply, and our pick Of
the best that's produced.
We we're first on the ground. We we're quick
est in action. AS result, we shall soon have in
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03

Paris.-Thousands OF people saw
German biplane swoop down toward
the city. bomb was dropped, but it
fell outside the city walls. Then from
somewhere In the Notifications an
aeroplane gun opened up. The aviator
evidently frightened. veered eastward
and disappeared.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03

Berlin.-The twelfth list of German
losses has been made public. 1t con.
tains l.O06 names. The total German
casualties made public total LOO
dead. 1926 wounded and l.76i missing
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03
Now Inferior Grades Cost Double
Be Careful Now

In Goodycars we pledge you the same grade
tire as always. And that grade won for Good
years the top place in Tiredom-the largest sale
in the world
And, for the time being, our prices are the
same as before the war. We shall try to keep
them there.
We accept no excessive orders, but dealers
will be kept supplied. And we charge them.
until further notice, only ante-bcum prices
That means that GOODYEAR best
tires built are selling way below other tires.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03

London.-An Antwerp dispatch to
the Reuter- Telegram Company says:
1T Is reported here that General Pau
has won brilliant victory over 80.
900 Germans near Peronnes. In the
department of Somme."
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03
A|RSH|PS AND
SUBMARINES
WASPS OF WAR
Both Are Getting Their First
Real Test in This Con-
fIict in Europe.
MAY FIGHT ONE ANOTHER
Each Invention Now 10 Prepared to
Pull the Others Sting, but Their
Actual Value 10 Vet to
Be Demonstrated.

Every modern war has been fought
with new weapons. and for the last
century there have been countless in
ventions for the carrying on OF war.
fare In n particularly destructive man
ner. with the philanthropic intent that
war was fast becoming so horrible and
terrible thta 1t must soon pass away
from tho face OF the earth, says the
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
But 1t happened that ms soon as n
particularly horrible contriyanco was
invented and introduced into armies
aud navles inventors Immediately
busted themselves by offsct,ing and
discounting It's probable effect. Con.
soqnently war not only has not passed
away, but We still have I, with us.
Thus II In that each big war, after be.
Ing heraidcd as the worlds last con.
fagration. is found upon examination
TO be false. and tho end OF war IN not
yet arrived
Trying Out Inventions.
In the present war In Europe there
are being tried under the conditions OF
actual hostllitieH many improvements
aud Inventions that previously have
been tried only under laboratory con.
dltions. Their real worth win only be
discovered at the close OF the conflict.
No army or navy engaged la the
present conflict IN Europe but what In
possersed Of nearly all OF the modern
improvements made since 1870. Th.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03
ELEVEN SHIPS
SUNK IN BATTLE
HUNDREDS OF GERMANS KILLED
WHILE OTHERS JUMPED AND
WERE DROWNED.
FIGHT TO LEMBURC
FURY OF CZAR'S MEN BEATS
BACK ARMY OF 1000 900 AFTER
WEEK OF CARNAGE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

WSsteth Newspaper Union News service.
London. Sept. 1.-The correspond
ent of the Express at The Hague wires
his paper that Emperor William has
gone to the Russian front. The re-
sistless advance of the Russian armies
has caused the kaiser to take personal
charge of his troops against the Mus.
covites.