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The Detroit times., 1914-11-03
Let the People Rule
land Write
We KNOW Gov. Ferris 10 eossed.
10 the Editor of The Times:


10 the Editor Of The Times:
thank yos for sending marked
copy OF The Times issue Of Oct. 80,
containing your letter 20 Mr.. Tull OF
the Business institute. defending your
stand upon Mr.. Ferris. have taken
issue with you upon your stand In
this matter, and observe others have
done the same assevidenced by the
many letters you very commendingiy
published, offering similar criticisms.
Your point as ] take II 10 that the
so-called machine, has elected 70
.swing its support to Gov. Ferris on
consideration of his making certain
concessions on the liquor question
for its support | am admittedly not
90 close to the facts as you should
be. I am not myself politician, nor
connected In any way with the po-
litical machines. On the contrary, /
have to acquire my information from
the press, taking into consideration
the individual leanings OF each one
of them and acting accordingly. 1
try to get as many Of the facts as
possible, to take particular note or
actual accomplishments rather than
of mere promises. Toward this end,
I take the three evening papers here,
the Saturday Night, and try to keep
I'm touch with the comment OF the ma
tional critical reviews Ike, The Out
look" 80 I do not believe ! am pretu-
diced or entirely uniformed.
Why should I think Gov. Ferris Is
not the candidate you picture him?
Because his record does not seem to
| A. - ~ 80 hA N n
man. He has been perfectly frank
in coming before the people and ac-
knowledging his mistakes and he has
been perfectly fearless In coming out
strongly and telling just about where
he stands. / admit that In his public
speechmaking he Is not always gifted
with the good taste and reserve to-
ward his opponents I should prefer
TO see, but II Is perhaps a reflection
OF his straightforward way Of saying
what he thinks without fear or favor.
As for what the machine will do, Fer
ris cannot be held responsible unless
you can prove that he has sold his
freedom Of action, which In my opin-
ion you have not done. You have In
sinuated these things. by showing
party unison upon his election, but
you have not PROVED 1t. and do
not believe you can. am sure I
should be the last to defend con-
sciously the LIQUOR interests. because
am personally a teetotaler. and
hopeful OF that day when II shall be
banished from our midst. II II un-
doubtedly true that the liquor inter
ests would not find favor with Os-
born: perhaps they think they may
with Ferris because they know that
Ferris Is a diplomat. who has been
able to accomplish things with a Re
nublican legislature. But II Is one
thing to meet ones opponents half
way on measures that may have no
fsr-reaching effects and quite an
other to temporize with them IN
things OF vicious character. and be
The Detroit times., 1914-11-03
Platforms Are Safer Than Chalklines

small islands, as they are called, at
every corner Of the crowded districts.
These are raised six or eight incheS
from the pavement. and the pedes-
trian, when he reaches one, feels like
the shipwrecked sailor who feels the
ground beneath his feet. May we not
have some islands, too?
Also. may not some OF the police
men In the north end who look 50
fetching these cold mornings canter-
ing briskly up and down to keep warm
and make show OF earning their sal
aries. be stationed on the corners say
from 8 to 3 q. m. and TO 6 p. m,
and try and curb the enthusiasm of
the autoist who wants to get ahead
of the car and wants nothing else
very much?
The Detroit times., 1914-11-03

IL woodrow or the Peerless Will
yum Jinnings expect to corrall the
German vote which is generally Dem
mycratic Germany is the home OF
Socialism). they'll have to write "a
letter to Dutch saloon keeper In
Philadelphia and explain how the
Serat tarin Is going TO reduce prices.
A saloonkeeper there named Au-
gust was approached by q DENNY
crat who voted for Wilson but want
ed Taft or Roosevelt.
August" he said. you know the
Wilson tariff goes into effect on the
first Of December and win have to
raise your rent $40 a month"
"All right" said August.
Just as the owner was going out
the man who supplied the whisky to
August's saloon came In and said:
August. the Wilson tariff goes into
effect December first, and viii have
to raise your whisky SO a barrel"
"All right" said August, despond-
emily.
Just as the whisky man was going
out, the beer man came In and said:
August, you know the Wilson tar
in goes into effect December nrst.
After then you will have to pay me
$40 more on your beer"
"All right" said August.
The bartender who had been sitting
on a barrel In the corner thought II
was a good time for him to hit the
boss for a raise, SO he marched up
and said:
August, after the first of Decem-
ber, I want $40 more on my salary,
or quit"
August looked at his bartender a
minute and said: "All right"
Then he walked around behind the
bar, scratched his head awhile In deep
thought and said:
Bartender. you stay here and run
the place few minutes while go
across the street to the sign paint
er's.
In about Is minutes August return
ed with a big sigh, which he nailed
upon the front of the saloon. The
sign read:
"The first OF December will be the
last OF August"-The Yellow Jacket.
Moravian Falls, N. G.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-03
we Coulanr No Better ThaATTAis.

deImAu VIII hA0Ay hhS
w~s ce-ia.r Do Betser ThssrTAis.
sault Ste. Marie. BIG Rapids.
Mich. Nov ~ Mich, Nov. H.
ns "a hass,lv prtnt- Practically every
ca dodgers and the able-bodisd man.
hopes OF witness, woman and child
ihs seo rsonie In Big Rapids
rocked 10 the Soo's turned out tonight
only opera house either TO paTuci-
greeted by the the most enthusi-
6eamin1 face Of a astic campaign de-
local comm ittee monstration ever
and the determ- held I'm the city.
osSorn:. tSss rni" fHist.0Frse Is turn OF Coz. Fer
Press. ris-Fres Press
A Missouri man has q hen with
four wings. That kind Of a hen Ia
all right for those who prefer the
wing.
In Norwich, N. Y, man gave
whisky to q boy of nine until the boy
became beastly drunk. Submitted to
the board Of foreign missions.
whichever way 1t goes we feel IL
has been pretty well established that
Chase holds some of our preferred.
Pay Dirt.
The workman was digging.
The wayfarer Of the inquisitive turn
of mind stopped for moment to
look on.
"My man." said the wayfarer, at
length, what are you digging fort"
The workman looked up.
Money" he replied.
Money!" calculated the amazed
wayfarer. "And when do you expect
70 strike itY'
saturday" replied the workman,
and resumed operations.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-03
Br 0ILsoN GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.--How would
you Ike 70 hire clerk and then have
him work three days q week instead
OF ak. but draw pay for the full time
That's what the voters Of the country
have been doing. According TO the
records OF the congress which closed
Its session recently. the people OF the
country have employed lot Of con-
gressmen who have been shirkins
their jobs. stealing unearned vaca-
tions; playing hockey from school
and drawing pay just the same.
A lot has been said and written
about Schoolmaster Wilson at the
White House. and his schoolboys In
congress. Either the schoolmaster has
been very lenient, or the schoolboys
have been very bad boys. The record
of after oance is scandalous.
Congress has failed to provide any
method for determining its actual at.
tendance. There are no daily rollcalls
and the only way to approximate the
attendance Of members is by finding
the ppmber OF times each member Is
recorded as not voting on yea and
nay votes on measures which come up
I'm the house. The attendance record
has been made upon this basis.
Between Dec. I and Aug. 25. 1914
(the date on which congress passed q
resolution to deduct from the salaries
OF members for each day Of absence
unless on account OF illness Of himself
or family there were l1S rollcalls In
IN house. And thtre were Just two
membsrs--count 'em, TWO--who
were present and who voted on every
rollcall. These distinguished gentle.
men are the Hon. Jeremiah Donovan,
OF Connecticut and the Hon. Claudius
u. Stone. OF Illinois. The house oi
representatives has total member
ship OF 435 members As there are
now four vacancies. II Will be seen
that the delinquent list includes Az
members.
or course there are many legitimate
excuses for absence. A member may
be III. or have illness In his family
He may be serving on an important
committee. which is In session while
the roll n being called. He may even
be serving on special committee out
side Of washington. as In the case OF
the Michigan copper strike and the
Colorado coal strike investigating
committees. And also. he may be al
the taIl park watching the Athletics
trim the Nationals, or Walter Johnson
pitching to Cobb. Again. he may be
showing some Of the folks from home
the glorious view from the top Of the
washington monument, or the beau
ties OF that White house east room
whence President Wilson gracefully
backed out when the woman suffrag'
lists began to ask embarrassing ques'
+tions. And then again, he may be en-.
gagged In just plain fencemendine
back, In the district at home. shaking
hands with the folks, and asking about
The Detroit times., 1914-11-03

Little Willie dropped a boulder
On his baby sisters head.
Mamma laughed when Willie told
her,
'I am playing war;" he said.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-03
a pIstinouIshsd Blaze.

During the rain Sunday lightning
struck Tonk Colvert's meadow and
fired the grass, burning a large spot.
Quick action In distinguishing the IRE
was all that saved Mr.. Colvert's barn
from burning -Charlestown (ArkJ
Express.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-03
WHILE THE MEN HOG THE VOTING.
HERE'S A XMAS WORD TO WOMEN


his pretty good day to talk to while the
1|n are hogging the privilege Of voting
Many our women readers already thinking Christmas presents
pa not few Of them already working upon them.
take the matter later
y going make suggestion.
MAKE PREHHTs OF COTTON MATERIAL
about all the presents into which cotton
soud mtsz, hat don't
into handkerchief and
hysver they handksrchiefs big enough by
1lvnal yards width and length
- - handisrchiefs
man usually looks ON abomination,
granting that it something sneeaed
lie has all silk he around his neck
Nh hs pocket . luxury ornament
hut IN about ten 1t not all
suspects in order to get Of chsapy while
han handkerchief mostly cotton. he would have
|1tuzd eanse for gratitude and rejoicing
Really ladies' al men prefer things practical everyday
ana They preserve higher opinion Of donOn Of such thins
And what does fellow usually getf
3f Nippss-but he has four pairs
Cigars-hut his brand
Naihrushss hush for either hand and likely
~ har enough kssp brush busy.
leckt-theres the Left drawer Of his
1sssut you don't know what he liable
Desw ysur volume Of poems the house cat
hut handkerche especially COTTON that he ha be
own when the melancholy drafts Of winter and he be
eese and h get heumy and his language gets hasphe
then he can't have handkerhs
ne Ness the thoughtful puts big pile Of them within
rsaeh
How these remarks intended brief for handkerchief re
rn but ENCOURAGE DEMAND FOR AMERICAN COT
|8ou
think that men, and children large section
country viii Be cold and hungry because the has practically
|1iued tAs market for their product.
threatening condition Of brothers
hat rs presents jewels nmen gw-gaw any
ld,al
presents leave upon the recipient Of obligation
b why . and safe Christmasi
why say yoursel II win my presens
II win help demand the great staple
Couh that man. Southland planted
sse cultivated picked
6Rewtng Of wolf the door, shall cold and hungry"
WORK COTTON INTO YOUR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!
While foreign nations driving the young the and the
into the fsy jaws Of win fight Of from Americas helpless
~ saunt campfoow wan" your womanhood shall rescue your
s shall be the coming brotherhood Of al
don may
WORK COTTON INTO YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS!
81 4 it only very little thngf
The mighty with the dpping hame the
s from the leaves the running tiny upands
~ Moweh what sha sowing good
~ ~ n
The Detroit times., 1914-11-03

"6iiI stubiy has what 10 known 40
tn RaIIy-eoil. or what tn newspaper
refers to IN tn case Of ito own candy
date ss large and enthusiastic gath
erino." 7
The Detroit times., 1914-11-03
From Another
Point of HieW

Neither Mr. Ferris nor Mr.. Osborn.
II elected, can say exactly that the
once was forced upon him.
kid" Ballot is going down for the
count
Out in the rural districts they are
iocking to the polls along the high
ways. In the First Of the First they
are being driven In from the buyways.
A Russian In suing London paper
which called him q German. Some
German will likely fle . cross-bill.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-03

That Child. 81
A child sat In a movie tent
And missed most ev-ry scene,
The man In front was corpulent
And cut OF half the screen.
Baltimore Sun.
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Wilson Names Number Of Consuls to
Various Countries.

Washington.-The President nomi-
mated: To be consuls general: Edwin
S. Cunningham of Tennessee (now con-
sui general at Singapore) at Hankow,
China; Frederick M. Ryder of Connec-
ticut (now consul at Rimouski) at
Singapore To be consuls: Thomas D.
Bowman of Missouri, at Fernie, B. c.;
Jose de Olivares of Missouri, at Hamil-
ton, Ontario; Milton B. Kirk of Illi-
nois at Orilla, Ontario; Nelson T..
johnson of Oklahoma, at Chunking,
China; Albert w. Pontius of Mime
sofa, at Foochow, China; Frank Denj-
son of Vermont, at Prescott, Ontario;
Thomas B. L. Layson of Louisiana, at
Tahiti, Society Islands; John @. Woods
of Hawaii, at Chemnitz, Germany; Carl
F. Deichman of Missouri, at Bombay,
India; Lucien Memminger of South
Carolina, at Madras, India; Lucien N.
Sullivan of Pennsylvania, at Newcas-
tie, New South Wales, Australia, and
E. Carleton Baker of California. at Ma
gasaki, Japan.
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
Allies Claim Gains.

The Allies are reported from Paris
and London to be making slow but
steady gains along the entire battle
Inc in northern France and in Bel
GUM. This advance has been pro-
reeding for the last six days, accord
log to the information. The Allies
have captured Roulers, in Belgium,
and Armentieres. in northern France
both are strategic points.
Heavy Fighting in AIsace.
Heavy fighting is reported in Alsace.
In the Argonne the German trenches
are being assailed vigorously by
French artillery and through mining
operations All new positions taken
by the allied troops along the User
have been held and the advantage is
being followed with determination, ac-
cording to London reports.
Germans Move Headquarters.
The German divisional headquarters
was removed from Roulers when shells
began to fall in the town after the
British had recaptured Passchendaele,
eleven miles northeast Of Ypres
Despite the vigorous attack being
made by the allied forces, reports
indicate that the Germans have
not abandoned their offensive at all
points. Heavy firing is reported along
the coast, with the Germans lombard
ing East Dunkirk, west of Nieuport.
The allied warships also are reported
to have been able to get back into &C.
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
ton and have shelled the German po'
sitions.
British Win at Sea.

6rItISn WIN at Sods
The British have retaliated for the
recent German naval victory In the
southern Pacific by sinking four Of
the German warships which sank the
Monmouth and the Good Hope. The
German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneise'
nau and Leipzig were destroyed east
Of the Falkland islands, in the south
Atlantic, in battle December 8.
Two other German cruisers, the
Nurnberg and Dresden, escaped. They
were pursued five hundred miles. The
Nurnberg was finally sunk. The Dres.
den. badly crippled, got into the
Straits of Magellan. The British
squadron was composed of nine bat.
tleships, some of them the largest and
newest in the navy. This avenging
fleet was about twice the strength Of
the German group.
Two colliers were captured. At the
same time a squadron OF British and
Japanese warships sank three German
merchantmen off the coast Of Terra
del Fuego. Announcement Of these
sea activities have just been made by
the British admiralty.
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
Committee Lops OFF $4,000, 900.

Washington.-"Eco was the
watchword of the appropriations COM
mittee in the preparation for the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, first Of the big supply
measures, reported to the House. The
committee Topped off nearly $2,O00,00
from the estimates submitted by the
various departments, cutting salary al
lowances all along the line, and
brought in a measure appropriating
$3s,744,753.EO. The bill provides for
more than 10000 salaries OF govern
ment employees.
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
Sweden's Ire Is Rising.

A press dispatch from Copenhagen
says that 1t Is stated from Stock
holm that twenty-five floating mines
have been observed on the trade
routes in the Baltic near the Finish
coast. The mines are believed to have
been laid by Germans. Great indig-
nation is expressed in Stockholm, as
in the last few days three Swedish
shipping disasters have occurred at
the cost of fifty lives.
Kaiser Has Pneumonia.
Kaiser Wilhelm is seriously i'll. Mes
sages received from Berlin say the
kaiser is suffering from pneumonia
and that his condition is aggravated
by nervous depression caused by his
extreme exertion in remaining with
his troops in the field almost constant
ly since the war began.
Heavy Battle Losses.
Reports from the French war Office
state that the losses of the French
army in killed, seriously wounded and
captured up to November 10, were
slightly more than 100000. OF this
number nearly 100000 have been
killed in battle. Press dispatches
from Berlin say the German official
list of dead, published from time to
time, now amounts to about 100000.
The British list of dead to the middle
of November is reported at 10000; the
Russian list, 10000.
Austria has put million and half
men in the field and they have been
fighting constantly and desperately In
both western, eastern and southern
areas. Belgium's little army, origi-
in blood almost constantly. Servia
has reported to Petrograd, London and
Paris the loss of about one-third of her
forces. They were originally about
100000.
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
Five Columns March Upon the
Polish Capital and SIavs
are Hard Pressed.
ALLIES CLAIM GAIN IN WEST
Two Important Points Captured BY
the French, Allies Claim
British Destroy Four Of
WiIheIm's Cruisers.
Summary Of Events.)

Of the five Austro-German COL
hmns which for some days appear
ed to be making steady progress
in their invasion of Poland, three
have suffered checks, according to
the official report from Russian
headquarters. The column which
was making a downward stroke
from Mlawa, on the east Prussian
frontier, and which was reported
in one dispatch from Petrograd to
be within fifteen miles of Warsaw,
was repulsed after an energetic
offensive, and under counter at
tacks from the Russians, was COM
PEELED to retire at some points.
Germans RepuIsed.
The attacks Of the main German
column which had its front on the
which came down diagonally from
Thorn, were delivered with greaat
force, but, according to the Russian
account, were repulsed with heavy
losses to the invaders. That the Ger
mans attached great Importance to
the success OF their attack here is
shown by the fact that in the two
days they faced the Russian trenches
seven times and were driven back by
murderous fire.
Didn't Relieve Cracow.
The other column which has suf-
fered is that composed of German and
Austrian troops which has been trying
to outflank the Russian left south of
Cracow. In this case 1t was the Rus
SLAMS who assumed the offensive, and
they claim that after tenacious re-
sistance they defeated the Germans,
taking several guns and 1000 pris
oners
Pursuing the Russians.
The Germans declare they are pur-
suing the Russians to the south and
southeast Of Lodz. Several American
correspondents were with the Rus
sian army when the battle of Lodz
broke, but nothing has been heard
from them for several days. Evident
ly they are under the hand of a strict
censorship.
British military experts say that
three quarters of the best material of
the German army has been held in the
western theater of war throughout the
campaign and that the troops opposed
to the Russians consist principally of
second line organizations.
Importance of Capture.
For weeks military critics have
called Lodz "the vital point Of the
Polish campaign" To the Germans
1t meant everything, according to
Major Moraht, German war expert.
To prevent an invasion by the Rus.
SLAMS the kaiser's troops had to check
their enemy at the city and their cam
paign in doing so undoubtedly brought
out the greatest generalship the war
has seen
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
Serbs Win Big Victory.

An important Austrian defeat in
Bosnia is now an established fact.
The Servians drove wedge into the
center of the Austrian forces, shatter-
in fight. The mass Of prisoners and
captured material is SO great that 1t
cannot be tabulated.
The Servians are pushing the pur-
suit vigorously and successfully. The
roads In the rear Of the Servian army
are blocked with incoming prisoners
who appear satisfied that their ordeal
is over. Entire battalions are seen
marching, under guard of a handful of
Servians, while many groups Of pris-
oners come in unattended, says q
Servian official report.
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
Improved Circumstances.

Improved Circumstances.
II understand that the Twobbles
have decided to move into a more
fashionable apartment house."
"Yes.~ They are doing that on the
strength OF the fact that Mr.. Twob-
bles has recently been let in on the
ground floor Of a new enterprise"