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The Detroit times., 1914-06-17

AZ the southern Presbyterian con.
ference in Kansas City, the general
superintendent OF Sunday schools said
that there were 100000 children in
the southern states who did not go
10 Sunday school.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17

If Oklahoma has bumper crops this
year. II will be due in considerable
measure to the direct aid rendered
the farmers by the schools. Through.
out the state the teachers and public
have been systematically testing seeds
for the planters.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17
An Eve For An Eve

Gentlemen. can't lie about the
horse: he Is blind in one eye," said
the auctioneer.
The horse was soon knocked down
TO a citizen. who had been greatly
struck by the auctioneer's honesty,
and after paying for the horse Ae
said
You were honest enough 10 tell
me that this animal was blind in one
eye Is there any other defect?"
Yes. sir, there U.s. He is also blind
in the other eye" was the prompt
reply.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17
Great Mysteries.

What became of the New Haven
millions promises to become as IA.
nous a mystery as the location OF
Capt Kidd's buried treasure.-Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17
Editorials by the People

Communication must bear name
and address OF writer. must not
contain personal abuse and must
not DO over 500 words In length
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17
More Famous Firms.

Heart e Soul.
Frills q Furbelows.
Fair e. Warmer.
Fuss & Feathers.
Law e. Order.
Hammer & Tongs.
Horse, Foot & Dragons.
Thick e. Thin
Root e. Branch.
Cut e. Dried.
Sere e. yellow.
Touch & Go.
High e. Dry.
Might & Main.
Tooth & Nail
Short & Sweet
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17

s. c. Brinklev. OF Magnet City. n.
C.. asserts he has the longest beard
in the United States: II trails on the
ground when put on display.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17

engaged by private who has given this much OF ms
life considered Indispensable particularly ne has served m
employer McKinlay has served the city of Detroit
facing dismissal after Is the employment Of pr
business would have been promoted three or -four
would had his pay raised at each promotion
That's why municipality finds hard get the competent
McKny let somebody's political be benefited
department suffer and that that the cts health vii
suffer for having board Of health that does not to its respn
sibilty
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17
LET'S NOT SUBJECT OUR CITYS
HEALTH TO THE END OF POLITICS!

Fit is politics the Detroit health playing the present
time that body to slowly.
For the will be we'll for the board " 80
slowly
From here and to many citizens likewise it looks If
the many that have been ordered and the many
appointments made, is politics
department important to US than this one
having charge heavy responsibility the public health
department which efficiency much when
it comes to the administration of its affairs
efficiency and HEALTH lost sight Of the city placed
in peril and becomes a unsafe city in which to live
number inspectors been dismissed and number OF new
appointees have been put in their places
changes have been made told for the good the service
We hope although officer Price has accomplished whole
with the organization that has just been disrupted
We hope by means only consideration has been the
good such thing personal ambition party
entered into the matter and that the fact that an
election is coming has had nothing to do with It,
Time and results will tell whether the made
the matter Of these changes
alarmed extent for the time
being.
the report that the intention of the board
board depo John McKnay secretary
Of different and calls for immediate protest
Mckinley has served this department for ID years and IN that
given the city splendid service
with his work time nor there fault
to be
If he is let out it politics. with department eff
cheney absolutely forgotten and ignored.
he excellent material
many long cOnended that of
health all and that its affairs could
adantageouy the public by responsible
to the mayor Of for his appointment
practice petty politics and partisan vote-swappng aVon
ism responsible opinion time the board has been
politics partisan and votewappng avors the
supporters of a man board have grown in number
McKinlay other than to make place
somebody would talking point with which to go
before the legislature
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17

mighty thing these days find like McKnlsy for
public places responsibility such the he holds
pretty plain when Is Of faithful
naugh happens the end politics has
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17

"Why don't you put your -four down
on the floor. Pat2"
Well" says Pat, "the poor old
horse has enough to pull wild the likes
OF you and me, so I'll hold the -four
meself"
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17
Humane.

Pat one day bought sack Of -four
and was proceeding on his homeward
journey with the -four on his back
when he resolved 10 take the car
When he got upon the car he still
retained the -four on his back, stand
ing up all the while A stout old lady
being the only other occupant OF the
The Detroit times., 1914-06-17

II is TO be remarked that the young
lady with the prettiest bathing suit
isn't exactly in the swim.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08

Tho local office ~ tho Cunard Line
received despatch YESTERDAY telling OF
the arrival If the steamship Carmania at
Fishguard, landing passengers bound for
London she has $1,000 mo IN gold In
thc purser's strong room and II Is appa-
rent from the unusually long time She
made that she had been lodging and
backing and filing on her trip.
when she departed hence on July %
there were merely rumhlings Of trouble
between Germany and Russia over the
Austrian war on SerNia Capt. Barr, one
1T the most conservative shippers in the
Cunsrd service, doubtless got by wireless
i'm midocean accounts of the European
mlNup that impelled him 10 be extraordi-
narly careful,
In ordinary summer weather the car.
mania makes FishEuard in seven days
She was nine DAYS doing tho trick on
thi, trip The kronprinzessn Cecilie
which sailed the dav before the Carmania
never got across with her treasure n
is likely that Capt Barr may tell a
tale at Liverpool explaining why he was
two DAYS behind schedule.
Among the CarmanIa's passengers were
Dana 7. Ackerly. Mr. and Mrs. +. s.
Belts, WILLIAM Bliss, Mrs. Albert l..
Coolidge OF Boston, Or, Frank r Full
ton of Providence. Mr.. ana Mrs. T.. r.
l., Could r.. Spencer Harrison, John =
Keith thu Rev and Mrs J. ". MacDon-
aid, Nj and Mrs. j. \ Ripley, Mr. and
NJ Edward u, Smith of Philadelphia
Guy standing, Mr. and Mrs. Percy q
Strsus, Leo Sulzherger, Arthur Sul2ber-
ger, Dr. ana Mrs Nathaniel Wood Of
Providence and MI and Mrs c. A WIN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08

Inquiries to-day made the following ad D.
ditions to the list Of Americans In Europe.
New York-Mark Starlight and party.
Lucerne. Paul j. Bonivet, london: Mrs.
Alice NJ Blur and Miss Blur Austrian
Tyrol; tho Rev. Charles l. Thompson. wife
and daughter, Montreux: * p. StranE and
Miss Strang, Iermatt Mrs. Dewitt II.
stern and child, Miss May Clancy, Mrs
Pauline Asiel Misc Estelle Asiel. Herings-
dorf. Germany; Mrs George Bruck.
Marienbad, Mrs Cecilia Carries. Struga
lca, Miss Elsie Fahner, Lemberg, Ca
lca; Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling. Mr. and Mrs.
Levinson. Carlsbad Fabjush Lbman,
Marienbad. Mss Nellie Robertson Miss
Kearney, Miss Mary Graves. Miss Mary
Robertson. Mr. and Mrs Edward Esmold.
IMcerne. Mrs Saidee Klein and the NIisses
Klein, Leipzig; Miss Emma Jergenr, ober-
huf, Mrs. Louis e. Wilton, Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Bouche. Paris. Mrs. Wilton wat
and Helen Patten, Paris. Mrs. Charles
Goldauk and two children, Galicia; Mrs
JEANNE Gordon ireland, London.
West Orange, ". J.-Meyer .otenbaum,
Austria.
Newark y. Niles Maude G. Gay.
Dresden.
Roboken, n Mrs \. r Francis,
Heidelberg
Lawrenceville, y. Mrs $. e. Allison
and Miss Edith Mnhan, Italian Alps
Bernardsvile, y. J.-Mrs. ". A. Stevens
Marierbad
Hartford Conn.--Miss Katherine O.
Jov, Amsterdam.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
Norms y. Mack sought.

Among those Americans now ~ Europe
fr- whom information was sought yester-
day from the Mayor committee ia Nor
man r. Mack NJ Buffalo. former chair
man Of the National Democratic COMMIT
'ee am chairman of the New York state
Panama Fair Commission. He and Mrs
Mack left month ago 20 Join their
daughters in Paris When last heard Of
q week ago they We're AT AK les Bans
Nonsignor Lavelle has made every ef-
fort 20 get into communication with Car
dinal Farley, who was IN Paris at tn"
outbreak ~ hostilties He wrote from
thare that he was going 20 the northern
part Of Italy, but no word has since come
from him. While some anxiety Is felt
because ne has not been heard from II 10
believed that no is IN no danger
The Board Of Foreign Missions Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church received YES.
terday a cabl' despatch from Bishop John
l. Nudsen ~ Zurich, switzerland, saving
that there was urgent need Of funds to
send home tourists now IN Switzerland
The eabegram also said
"Hishop l. y. Wilson of New York, pr
r 5. Triple, president ~ Drew Theologi-
cal SEMINAR, Madison, r. j., ana Presi-
dent samuel Dcklo Of Alhion College,
Mich have gone from Constance to Eng
land ". 5. Anderson Of Cincinnati Or
W. y. Hollinsshead Of Philadelphia and
Mrs Fred Lindsay of Minneapolis are
IN switzerland
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
OLYMPIC OFF TODAY.
Adristi~ and Nnderland viii Also
Get Away for Liverpool.

The great Olympic OF the White star
Line Will sail this morning with about
100 cabin passengers who will go directly
10 Liverpool The Adrlatic. whose sail
ing was postponed, will get away about
noon, also for Liverpool. and will carry
few passengers n is likely that she will
he taken over ny the British Government
as "a troop ship.
The Red star line Naderland living
the Belgian fas. Is scheduled TO sail at
ia \. NJ. for Liverpool. instead % Dover
and Antwerp. The Anchor liner Column
bia, which will have thirty-hve cabin
1875 second cabin and $50 steerage pas
seugers
The Olympic viii have her super
structure painted dark gray and all the
big windows Of her inclosed part Of her
promenade deck will he painted brown
to prevent the light from glaring into the
sea. Also when she gets into the open
she will douse her side and masthead
lights.
The local office Of the international
Mercantile Marine announced yesterday
that the Atlantic Transport liners Me
saba and Minneapolis, in London. had
been requlsitloned by the British Gov
renment for transport service The
Leyland liners Kingstonian. which piled
between Boston and Liverpool the Georg-
Ian. In tho Ros,on- Manchester service
and the Cestrian, running between New
orleans and Liverpool, also will become
transports The Olympia OF the Anchor
Lines East india service will 10 ntted
out for transport duty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
TIE ST. PAUL SAILS AWAY
WITH ALL HER CABINS FULL

mo AMERICAN inner ST. Paul. with ali
her cabins taken. sailed yesterday morn
Ing little behind schedule because her
commander, Capt Passow. had to con,
form with the neutrality regulations Of
the Custom House. turning over to the
Collector instead of the usual skeleton
manifest complete manifest Of every
thing he had aboard.
The Duchess OF Marlborough. who had
originally Intended TO 20 by the Gu
nardei Lusitania, but later decided to
take the immune liner. said she might
organize corps of nurses for the war
She said she feared that personally she
mlght not make A good nurse, but that
IN an emergency she would be willing to
try her hand st IT, She said she had
many relatives In the British army and
therefore might be pardoned for taking
personal interest in the conflict.
The Duchess said SHE had made an e,.
Tort to hgure out the result of the clash
VI tho nations. but that u was too large
a problem for the human mind She
had the impression that the war would
be short that Is. " might not last longer
than six months She could not believe
that Germany would risk her fleet In A
battle with Englands navy. as she mani
fostiy had nothing to gain and every
thing to lose
Lieut.. Martineau ~ the Royal Rerk-
Shire Regiment. which IL being mobilized.
said h. believed the war would not last
more than slX months and that II woua
b. settled hy one gigantic land battle
He thought tho German battle fleet would
keep out Of the way uf the English n II
could and that there would be no great
sea fight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
HUNT NOW FOR IDLE SHIPPERS.
First step Toward Proposed Amert-
-sn Merchant Marine

Idle na"igators, marine engineers and
mates are wanted 10 Officer merchant
men that. under the new legislation, will
be put under the American tlae Colec-
tor Of tho Port Dudley Field Malone
received yesterday from z r. Sweet,
acting Secretary Of Commerce, the fol-
lowing commun, cation, showing that tho
Department. Of Commerce Is ambitious to
help build the new American merchant
marine
Notify press Of your district that
this Department wishes to learn ms
soon as possible the number of OH
GERS licensed for ocean steamships
and now out OF employment available
for service to Europe, Asia, Africa.
South America and Australia Wire
not later than saturday midnight
,oul estimate for your district Of
such number under headings MAS
tors, chief Mates, Second Mates.
Third Mates, chief Eng nocrs, and
First Second and Third Assistant
Eng ucers"
Ask press Ia advise officers licensed
for Transatlantic service 10 get In
touch with YOU
The notification was posted in the
Maritime Exchange and IN the several
clubs and other organizations Of skippers
and marine engineers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
NORTH CAROLINA SAILS
TO JOIN THE TENNESSEE
Minister. Two Consuls-Gencr-
al. Vice-Consul and Six
COnsuls on Board.

BosroN, Aug. THE armored cruise r
North Carolina left the navy yard here
tonight In command OF Capt J. w.
Oman under sealed orders, for Europe
presumably. The cruiser carried $50, 900
In gold for distribution among needy
American tourists now OH the Continent
The vessel also took a Minister. two
.Consuls-General. vice-Consui and six
Consuls
The most surprised man Of the party
was ConsuGeneral Charles r. DENLY.
located at Vienna. He returned to this
country on Monday. and reporting to the
state Department was ordered TO return
at once
Consul-Generai George Hortin is re-
turning to smyrna J. w. Garrett. Min
lister to the Argentine, is being sert to
Berlin to assist the Ambassador at that
place. Consul II. o. Seltger Is going to
Breslau. Germany. He Is one Of the most
recent appointments 20 tho diplomatic SER
vice, as is Wallace !. Young, who IL going
TO Carlsbad
Others In the party are Reed Clarke,
general receiver of customs at Liberia t.
Consul ". NJ. Delaney Hunter, who ls
going to Nice a. n. Cook. who IL going
20 Patras. Greece W. 4. Leonard, bound
for Colombo, Ceylon Arthur Garrels, who
Is going to Alexandria, Egypt Vice Con-
sui Dewitt Poole. who II returning to
Paris, and n W. Walker. special agent
Of the United States Treasury. who IL
guarding the gold ON the ship.
II was intended that the ship should
get away by noon. hut Al II 80 O'Clock a
despatch was received from Washington
ordering the ship held until this evening
What port the North Carolina will sail
for Is not divulged II is probable that
she will overtake the Tennessee. which
sailed Yesterday. The ship carried crew
of $50 men and full complement of
officers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
CRUISER TO BRING
CEDRIC INTO PORT
White Star Liner Held at Hall
fax Will Have Escort to
New York.
MAT RETANTA TO GO BACK
Sixty Of Her Passengers VIII
Arrive at Grand Central
This Morning.
MAJ RETANTA TO GO BACK

No transatlantic passenger carriers
came IN from the peaceful sea ycsterday
and none flashed messages Of coming
All gave ships carrying tho American
flag. including the kroonland and New
York. appeared to desire 10 keep their
positions unknown to the world ashore
and anoat. The Atlantic seemed too full
Of pursuing cruisers to shippers Of tho
nations at war aud tho neutral liners kept
qulet, maybe out Of sympathy
Among the passengers who will be- mos,
upset when he gets here will be Julius
T. Meyer. = director OF the Hamburg
American Line and native American.
ile was stranded IN Paris when Russia
and Germarv went TO war, and after
motoring from Berlin 10 Paris went thence
n Boulognc and caught tho Holland
America steamship Potsdam. due here
Monday As he has not communicated
with tho world ashore he will not know
until he gets into Quarantine that the
Hamburg American Line In this port no
longer exists a. transatlantic and Garth
bean carrier The Office force 10 being
gradually lessened. those long In service
being the last IN 60. and in q few DAYS
there Will be nothing for anybody to do
IN the big and handsome quarters Of the
Word came from Cape Sable yesterday
from the Cunarder Lustania, racing 10
Liverpool 10 BE- converted into an auxiliary
cruiser after landing her mails and pas
sengers capt PADDY Dow said merely
hat al were we'll 9ud that he was going
very fast. Naturally, he did not tell his
position. The local offc OF the line heard
also from the Nauretania by telegraph
from Halifax. Sne Is under the orders
Of the British Admiralty and will NJ out at
Halifax as cruiser mounting rapid firing
guns, and go back 70 Liverpool. sixty NJ
her passengers will arrive early this morn
ing at tho Grand Central Station from
Halifax, and the others are expected hero
about p. "
The white star liner Cedric, also Al
Halifax, viii bring some of her passen-
gers here. Her skipper had n conference
yesterday with the commander of the
British cruiser Essex, and Il was decided
that the Essex should escort the Cedric
TO New York. Other passengers will come
here by rail
Among the liners on the Atlantic bound
10 this port are the Red Star steamship
kroonland from Antwerp and Dover, due
on Monday afternoon the Baltic of the
White star fleet from New York for
Ques nstowu and Liverpool, which may he
taking = devious course, as she was du-
yesterday At Queenstown the Atlantic
transport liner MIunewasks, duo IN Lon
don on Monday the Oceanic, White star
fleet, which signallAd az A, VI, yestcr
day New York time that shc was JG2
miles west Of the Lizard, and is due In
Plymouth this morning.
She has been taken over by the British
Government as troop ship. She has
aboard 5000 sacks OF mail. some or
which was for Cherhourg and later may
be transported to France by Channel
steamer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
LUSITANIA SO FAR
HAS AVOIDED ENEMY
Wireless Says She Is Making
Fast Time and Expects TO
Dock Tomorrow.
TELLS OF ESSEX WARNING
Message Comes Via Sydney. y.
s.. Which Reveals German
Code System.

SYDNEY. y. g.. Aug "A trans,ti,r,,.
wireless message received at Louishu,,
from Clifden. Ireland, this afternoon ,sy,
that message was relayed ashore ron,
the Cunard liner Lusltnnia TO IN. .fsc,
that tho steamship was making splendid
time from New York TO Liverpool.
Tho vessel had accomplished moro thar
half the distance and expected % reach
her destination on Sunday. provided ar.
did not meet with mishap
Twenty.four hours out from New Yor,
the Lusitania received a wireless measar.
from the Britieh cruiser Essex to rts.r
south OF the regular course as the Ger
man cruiser Dresden had received ordst,
to be on the watch for and II possible
Intercept the big Cunsrder.
The German message to the Dresdsn
came from Berlin and " Ia virtvsjI,
certain that news OF the Lusitanla's sail.
ing for Europe had been flashed acros,
the ocean from the Long Island wireless
station. where German operators hav.
been working the last three dAye Me-,
sages to the Dresden. karlsruhe and
strassburg in German code, undecipher
able TO operators, have been passing con.
stantly between this station and the Ger.
man ships.
HALrrAx, n. q. Aug About 400
passengers from the Cunard liner Maur.
tana we're forwarded 10 New York From
here to-day by special train rcurts.n
hundred more from the Mauretania and
Cedric will Leave by specials, the nrs
of the trains going at 4 o'clock to-morrcv
afternoon. About six trains will follow
at intervals of four hours. the delay
being caused by the extreme care OF ~.
officials in examining the passengers
Late this afternoon the Cedric. a White
Star liner, was ready 10 sail for New
York, but suddenly word came ordering
her to land her passengers at Halifax
The cruiser ESSEX having coaied. sailed
AZ o'clock for sea, proceeding down the
harbor at full speed.
why the Cedric did not sail cannot II.
learned At one time her anchor was ur
to sail. hut was let down and the line
10 have been because of developments tina,
made II safer to remain IN port. He
passengers are putting IN tho time pleas
antly on board
on the Mauretania the orcheetras Civ.
concerts forenoon and afternoon, and the
pleasant weather makes the stay on boa I'd
In the harbor not altogether disasreeable
The Mauretania will probably be taken
over by the British Government for use IN
the war II was said that when the
big Cunarder. capable of making twenty
six knots under forced draught re,urrs
10 Liverpool. she will be fitted with rapid
Are guns and used as a transport a.
commerce destroyer
In her regular service the Mauretarl.
is capable OF carrying 500 first, $50 Sc
ond and $50 third class passengers. on
war footing she would carry many more
persons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
CENSORSHIP MASKS
POSITION OF CRUISERS
Wireless News Halted. but One
skipper Reports Firing
OFF Coast.

The positions of German French and
English cruisers that have been mo
nuuvrine off the American coast for II.
last several days. may no longer he re-
vealed by wireless operators, amateur ~
professional, as every wireless station
with radius OF 100 miles or more is nov
under the supervision OF the Government
The operators doubtless have heard iror
the cruisers but they are not permitted
TO disclose what they may have learned
by aerial eavesdroppins
The skipper OF the Prince Line freight
steamship Scottish Prince, In from rrir
dad heard at o'clock yesterday morning
about sixty miles south OF Sandy Hook
what seemed TO him to he the sound -
rapid fire guns. The firing lasted about az
hour
The British freighter Denbigh Hal,
from ports OF the Far East. said his Nre
less operator heard code messages es'
changed between German warships TO-
three days. He saw nothing of mo sh'Y'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
EUROPEAN MAILS MOVED.
So. Paul Takes 3,04D sncks-Morc
go Out Monday.

The American liner 81. Paul, which
sailed yestt rday for Liverpool carried
away 3.Hi9 sacks Of mail for the British
Isles. including large number that
went away originally on the North Ger
man Lloyd liner Kronprinzessin Cecilie,
now lying of Bar Harbor.
The white Star liner olympic will take
on, to-day for Liverpool large quantity
Of mail The Florizel Of the Red cross
Line. which sails Tor Halifax and New
foundland the ward liner Mexico for
Havana. the United Fruit steamship Ten
adores for Jamaica and Colon. the Porto
Rico liner Carolina for SAN Juan and
the clyde liner Algonquin for Santo Do
mingo also take mail.
There will be no mail steamship on
Monday. On TUESDAY the Holland Amer.
lea steamship Rotterdam, which will sail
directly for Rotterdam. skipping BouloEne
leaves this port at I o'clock I'm the
morning Her malls close AZ . O'Clock on
Monday hight