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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
YULE CHEER IN
BIG CHUNKS IS
HANDED KIDDIES
Wolverine Auto Club Feasts
Thousand, and Couzens is Host
To Hundreds More
SANTA CLAUS BUSY
AT SALVATION ARMY
Giant Christmas Tree Yields
Gifts to Children Of the
Poor

Some children-close to 1000 OF
them--into whose homes the gloom
of poverty had crept, dined in the Ho-
tel Cadillac, Christmas day. In the
spacious dining room OF the Detroit
Board of Commerce, $50 more young.
sters filled themselves with good
things to eat. To thousands OF homes
there came a man, woman or child
with basket, and in this basket was
food, and sometimes clothing, and
toys.
This was Detroits way of making
everybody happy on Christmas. The
children who feasted In the Cadillac
were the guests of the Wolverine
Automobile club. Before going to the
hotel they had been treated to spe-
cial program Of amusement in the
Cadillac theater. The youngsters at
the Board OF Commerce had been pro-
vided with food and music and merri-
ment by James Couzens. vice-presi.
dent OF the Ford Motor Co. Each lad
started his dinner with half fried
chicken. What followed would take
much space to tell. Mr.. Couzens made
brief address. The Wolverine Auto
mobile club furnished entertainment
for the boys. Mrs. NJ. Edward Wilson.
Continued ON Pag- Two)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
GERMANY CAN
FIGHT FOUR YEARS
American Diplomatic Attache
Says Famine Stories Are
Myths-People Enthusiastic

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 26.-That
Germany Is prepared to continue her
struggle at least four years and will
undoubtedly surprise the world. was
the claim here today OF Henry Dodge,
until recently an attache of the Amer.
lean embassy In France.
Dodge personally delivered diplo-
matte message TO Ambassador Gerard
In Berlin. Speaking OF Germany to-
day. he said;
II was amazed at what | saw
Everywhere there Is enthusiasm and
confidence. There Is marvellous sys-
tenn In everything. Germany can un.
doubtedly keep going for four years
The Germans themselves say they
can fight indefinitely. heard n
France OF famines in Germany. did
not find them. heard Germany could
not obtain needed metals for her
manufacturers. But she can. heard
she could not get gasoline. She pos
sesses practically an inexhaustible
supply OF this from Roumania. In
France there were terrible stories oi
German atrocities, In Germany
heard practically the same thing
about France and England,
Germans do not hate the French
They hate the English with intensity
German sentiment seems TO reflect
regret that France was drawn into
the struggle at all"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
MAIL CARRIER IS
VICTIM OF ice
Joe White Dies Doing His Duty
Companion Reaches Shore
After Many Hardships

CHEBOYGAN, Mich, Dec. 26.--Half
dead from exposure and with hands
and feet frozen, FreH Roberts, 3S
years old, mail carrier between
Cheboygan and Bois Blanc island
staggered ashore 1S miles east OF
here. Friday night. after % hours
adrift on an ice foe in temperature
that had proved fatal to his compan
ion. Joe White. 40 years old fellow
mail carrier
Roberts was barely able TO give ydi-
rections for the hunt for Whites body
before he collapsed,
Late tonight a party, headed by
the sheriff. left 10 attempt the recov-
cry OF Whites body.
The two mail carriers, with their
dog sledges, left Bois Blanc to return
to Cheboygan at y. m.. Thursday
afternoon, after delivering the Christ.
mas mail. When about half way
across the straits the ice parted and
they found themselves adrlft toward
Lake Huron. They were shelterless
and exposed 10 the bitter cold
all Thursday night. White, succumb-
ed and Roberts was barely able TO
make his way ashore when the foe
neared land Is miles east OF this city
at o'clock Friday night lie viii
recover.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
Girls of LODI, Poland, Sell Selves
Into White Slavery to Escape
Starvation, Says Correspondent

alton from hunger. offer themselves
into lives OF shame in order to get
something TO eat.
The Germans are now occupying
Lodz for the third time during the
war. The city Is little damaged from,
gun fire. but industrially and econom-
ically Il Is a wreck Gen. @.
OF the German army. is now the mill
tary governor OF the LodZ district
He hopes that when the railroad lead
ing back 10 the frontier Is repaired
and communications with Germany ara
restored the terrible conditions now
existing may be relieved.
The headquarters OF Gen. Macken-
zen who, next to Field Marshal Won
and Gen. Ludendorff, his
chief OF staff. Is the leading figure In
the eastern campaign. were located
40 miles from Warsaw Saturday. But
Gen. Mackenzen was planning 10 move
his headquarters forward the day af-
ter 7 left there
The Russians have made strong
counter attack In South Poland IN an
attempt 10 straiehten their line. but
have been repulsed. The Germans
are constantly moving forward In THIS
region
The retiring movement OF the Rus
SLAMS has now practically ceased II
North Poland. They are making
stand east Of Lawicz and extremer
heavy lighting is In progress.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
w. III. Hicks and Helen Kostuba,
13-Year-Old Girl, Are
Victims
LATTER WALKING WITH
MOTHER WHEN STRUCK
Parent, Grief-Stricken, Leaves
Home-Suffering From Ex-
posure When Found

Street cars crushed out two lives in
Detroit. Christmas day, the victims
being Helen Kostuba, 13 years old, of
No. 410 Cameron-ave., and William
II. Hicks, 35 years old, a salesman liv-
ing In the Hotel Belmont.
The girl was struck down as she
was crossing Oakland-ave., near King
ave-. late Friday afternoon, talking
about Christmas with her mother.
who was walking beside her.
A Fourteenth car bore down upon
them unobserved. and some one
shouted a warning TO the girl, who
was too confused to jump to safety.
The motorman, Albert Pierce, of No.
1115 Sixteenth-st.. jammed on the
brakes. but too late to save the girl.
who was terribly crushed, several
ribs being fractured, and internal in
juries inflicted
Her mother. dazed by the accident,
Continued ON Page Two).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
Treason Trials Likely as Result
Of Discovery Commercial In
terest Are Furnishing
War Munitions
GOODS ARE SHIPPED
THROUGH 81 LANCIA
House Which Furnished Them
knew Ultimate Destination,
is Claim

VIENNA, Nov. 30.-By mail TO New
York. "A scandal has just been un-
earthed in Austrian commercial circles
that for the moment is threatening
TO result in prosecutions for high
treason.
Practically, since the beginning OF
the war, Ii has just developed, Aus
trian business houses have been in.
directly but certainly consciously sup
plying Servia with many of the neces-
sites which has enabled her to put up
the war she has against the dual mon
arch.
Austria's sudden declaration Of war
against Servia found the latter, espe-
cially after her two previous Balkan
wars. utterly unprepared both as TO
provisions and as 10 equipment for
her troops. Entirely cut off from all
commercial connection with the rest
OF the world, except through the port
of Salonica, which she won through
her last war with Bulgaria, Servia
at once placed immense orders with
all of the importing houses in that
city.
She offered the highest possible
prices and the Salonica concerns rap
idly emptied their warehouses. The
Servian orders continuing, the import
ers began shipping in goods from Aus
tria, all OF which Il now develops
have found their way into the Serviay
commlssariat. Some OF the largest
commercial houses of Austria are in
volved.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
BATTLE BEGINS
ON OUTSKIRTS
OF VERA CRUZ
Villa and Carranza Forces Clash
Ten Miles From Important
Seaport
MONEY NEEDED BY
GUTIERREZ GOVERNMENT
Country impoverished and For
eign Loan Out of Question
Until Peace Comes

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The real
battle for control of the valuable port
OF Vera Cruz is believed here to be
in progress. Late advices to the state
department say that fghting between
Carranzista and Villa forces was In
progress 10 miles west OF Vera Cruz.
The attacking columns were reported
driving the Carranzistas back on their
main lines OF defense.
Severe fighting also is reported in
the state of Tlaxcala and at Ebena.
near Tampico. This series OF con-
fiicts, 1t is believed here, will eventu-
ally end in successes for the conven-
ton forces who outnumber the Car
rama sympathizers.
Meanwhile Provisional President
Gutierrez is completing his cabinet,
the only vacant places left being the
minister of justice and OF the In
terror. In his appointments Gutierrez
has been impartial between the fol-
lowers of Zapata and Villa so that
what might have proven a potent
source OF friction seemingly has been
avoided
IL is known here to be the inten-
ton of the convention leaders when
the conference reconvenes on Jan. 10
to attempt to frame a comprehensive
land law which congress will be asked
to enact With such a law In force
the disbanding Of the army would be
simplified and all factions are anxious
that a strong civil government be es-
tablished without delay so that an
appeal may be made to the United
States and the A. b. G. powers for
recognition.
Money is badly needed for the af-
fairs OF government but every source
OF internal supply has been exhausted
and foreign loan is out of the ques-
ton unless foreign recognition is
forthcoming. II Is because they real
ize this that the convention forces
are anxious to either compromise with
or completely crush Carranza before
Jan. 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
WORKS FOR FRIEND,
FATALLY INJURED
Substitute Watchman At De.
quindre and IllinOis-sts.,
Crushed BY Train

Substituting for a sick friend, as
crossing watchman for the Grand
Trunk at Deqnndre and Illinois-sts,
Jack Frost, 90 years old. of No 264
lllinois-st.. was probably fatally In
jured, early Saturday morning, when
the thick mist hid a speeding south
bound switch engine from his vision.
as he stepped out to flag a north
bound passenger train.
Out of the thick fog the engine
loomed suddenly. almost upon the
substitute watchman, and though he
jumped for safety, his right foot was
caught under the wheels and crushed
OFF at the ankle, while several OF his
ribs were broken, and internal in
juries inflicted.
Frost was removed to Grace hospi-
tai, and Is in critical condition.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
No Representations, 1t Is Be-
lieved, Will Follow Landing
of Maine at Avlona
ROME TAKES ACTION
TO PREVENT ANARCHY
General Revolt Breaks Out in
New Country--Hundreds of
Inhabitants Massacred

/ LONDON, Dec. 26.-The landing of
Italian marines at Avlona. Albania, is
not expected to be followed by repre-
sentations by Austria to Rome. Italy
has declared her intentions are gov
erned solely by a desire to prevent
anarchy spreading to the Adriatic
shores, and 1t is believed here today
that Austria for the present will ac-
cept this explanation.
A general revolt, inspired by Turk.
ish Moslem officers, Is declared to be
in progress In Albania against the
rule OF Essad Pasha. Communication
with Durazzo has been cut. Property
has been destroyed and hundreds OF
inhabitants at interior points are de.
clared to have been massacred. Es-
sad Pasha Is now gathering a force
OF troops in an attempt to stamp out
the rebellion, but the revolt spread
to Avlona before the Italian marines
were sent ashore To restore order.
1t is semi-ofiicially stated from
Rome that the landing of marines
does not mean that demonstrations
are to be made against interior points
but preparations for all eventualities
are evident. since the city Is held In
much greater force than during Octo-
ber when marines we're landed for the
first time.
Avlona is directly acros sthe Adri-
attic from Otranto. Any action by Italy
could be backed up, not only by the
Italian feet, but by French and Brit
ish warships operating in those wa
ters.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
By KARL II. VON WIEGAND.
(gfdr Correspondent United Press.l

WIlf IftE GhHMAN ARMY Al
LODI, Dec. 21.-(via The Hague and
London, Dec. 26)--Lodz, the great
manufacturing center OF Poland, is to-
day city or misery and want Beau.
tiful young girls are Offering them
selves into white slavery In the hope
OF gaining food and shelter.
I.odz has a population or 100000.
The factories OF the city are closed
and 10000 men and women are with
out employment. There is no coal for
fuel that the factories may be oper-
ated. The supply OF petroleum Is also
exhausted. and the shortage OF food
has resulted in appalling conditions.
Bread is selling for 30 cents a loaf.
Great crowds stand In front OF bak-
cries for hours waiting for chance
10 buy or beg the little bread that Is
afforded The starving victims OF the
war plague that has stricken LODI
fight for the food that is doled out 10
them.
The people OF LODI say that the
Russians who retreated from the citv
before the advance OF the Germans.
stripped 81 OF food and supplies. The
misery and suffering is relatively
greater than in any Belgian city Men
women and children shiver in the
streets begging for food. saw a
score OF young giris, driven to desper-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vieinftys Saturday
night. partly cioudyy warmers sundny.
cloudy, warmer; probably snow nur-
rfes, moderate southeriy winds.
Lower Michigsni Cloudy Saturday
night and sunday. probably snow nur-
rirs, warmer On east portion Saturday
night, warmer sunday moderate var
liable winds beceming fresh south.
Highest temperature this date In the
past ~ years, IS I'm 1sss, lowest. be-
low zero In 1879.
one year ago today Highest tenn
pernture. aOs lowest. 11t mean. 20t
cloudy weather with trace OF snow.
The sun sets saturday at 4s07 p. m.
and rises sunday at 0t5p q. m.
The moon sets nc 2i41 q. nm. sunday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
MERCURY SLIPS
JUST BENEATH
The ZERO MARK
But Cheer Up, It's Getting
Warmer--Rise To Continue :.
80 Through Sunday
ANYWAY, THINK OF
LANSING, AT Ia BELOW
Ferries Make Their Regular
Schedule, But Most of Trains
Are Late

Bitterly cold weather, which settled
down over Detroit and the remainder
of the lake region, during the fag end
Of Christmas day, is to be OF short
duration, according to the forecase
made, Saturday morning, by Weather
Observer Norman B, Conger. Although
the temperature in the outlying dis
trictg of Detroit sank -. two degrees
below zero, early in the morning. the
lowest Official mark received in the
weather bureau was three-tenths or a
degree below, at O'Clock in the morn
ing. The lowest Official mark for this
season Is one degree below.
All OF Michigan has been enveloped
in the cold wave, many cities not
much farther north than Detroit hav-
ing suffered more severely than the
metropolis. Zero temperatures were
reported In most communities Of east
ern Michigan. Saturday. Lansing's
weather was the most frigid. Official
advices from the capital state that the
mercury there dropped to IA below.
Temperatures In Detroit began to
drop at 8 o'clock Christmas night
and when the last minute of the holi-
day was being licked Off, il was zero,
downtown. After o'clock, Saturday
morning, when the low mark was
reached, the atmosphere warmed grad
ually. At 9 o'clock, IL was eight de-
grees above. Mr., Conger predicted
that the rise would continue Saturday
and Sunday. There is a possibility OF
snow for Saturday night or Sunday.
The spirit of Christmas apparently
has taken much of the usual suffering
out Of the sudden coming of colder
weather. Comparatively few called
upon the police for lodging. Christ
mas night In the McGregor institute,
534 men were provided with lodging.
AS many as 600 have been accommo-
dated on a single night this winter.
The free lodging house conducted by
Henry Ford, in the Ford hospital
building, took care of its full quota OF
$50, and other institutions had large
numbers in their care, but there was
no unusual rush.
Dancing nj Pasnce Rink tonight after
sknting res.ton.-Adv.
WAYNE ROLLER SKATING RINK.
Children's Special Sat. morn'g 1Oc.-Ad.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
FEAR UPRISING IN
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-Brig. Gen.
Mcintyre, chief of the bureau OF in
sular affairs of the war department.
yesterday cabled to Gov. Harrison, at
Manila. inquiring as to the truth Of
the reported discovery Of plot for a
Filipino uprising.
Many reports indicating unusual
activity among the revolutionary agi-
tators In the Philippines have been
published recently, Sut Gov. Harrison
several days ago cabled that no
foundation for them was known to
him.
Today's reports, however, are so
circumstantial, including accounts OF
shooting between the natives and the
police, that It Is believed here some
thing OF this nature must have oc-
CURED.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
OUTER DEFENSES OF GREAT
GERMAN STRONGHOLD in
ALSACE ARE BOMBARDED
Boy Loses Lite In
Effort to PrOUe That
Santa Claus Exists

CHICAGO, Dec. 26-Playmates will
be the pallbearers tomorrow when
the body of 11-year-old Vern Olson,
who lost bis life to prove that Santa
Claus is no myth, is buried.
vern's brother was the skeptic. So
on Christmas morning Vern decked
out in Santa Claus costume, ran into
his room. A lighted taper fred San.
ta's whiskers and in an instant the
boys clothing was In flames.
"Just before he died." said a nurse
at the hospital. "he looked up wist
fully and said: Nurse, we know
there's a Santa Claus, don't we?"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
Line Before WdrSdlU
Continues to Hold

PETROGRAD. Dec. 26.-Resisting
constant day and night attacks along
the 75.mile front from the Vistula
river southwark to Opoczno, the Rus
sian line before Warsow continued to
hold today. The banks OF the Bzura
and Rawka rivers, which the Germans
have vainly endeayored to cross. are
tContinued ON Page Twe.D
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26

The odor OF, cloves has been known
to destroy microbes In 35 minutes.
cinnamon will kill some species in IL
minutes, thyme In 35 minutes. In as
minutes common wild verbena is
found effective, while the odor OF
some geranium flowers has destroyed
various forms OF microbes in so min
utes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
STOCK MARKET
OPENS DULL

NEW YORK, Dec 26.-The stock
market was dull and heavy at the
opening today. The attendance was
small. Amalgamated Copper sold is
OF. at As rs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26

PARIS, Dec. 26.--The outer de-
lenses of the fortress OF Metz are re-
ported today 70 be under fire from
the French artillery. An offensive
movement started early in December
against Metz is declared to have re-
suited in advancing the French lines
beyond the village of Arnaville and
through the forest OF Leprietre. Only
by extremely bitter lighting have the
French lines been advanced and the
Germans cleared from the heights
within range of the outer forts. but
French guns are now declared TO have
been brought UP for the lombard
ment
There was little cessation of fight
ing along the battle front during
Christmas day. In Belgium the Ger
mans made several attempts to regain
positions lost during the last weeks
fighting, but all were repulsed.
The British. French and Belgian
commanders endeavored to give their
men every possible opportunity TO
celebrate Christmas. but mining oper-
ations and the bombardment OF the
German lines proceeded throughout
the day
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26

Parchment manuscripts nearly 500
years old. from which the ink has
faded from view, have been read by
Berlin scientist, who photographed
them with ultra violet rays.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26

How can they do "a for atty cents.
That's what they all say when they
have tried our MONDAY Iunch.--NsteI
Grfswold.--Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26

An audience OF 200 marched cooily
from the Medbury theater Medbury'
and Hastings-st;. ChristmS ater
:. noon. when slight blaze was uls-
N covered in the basement OF the build
ing. smoke had found It's way into
the theater. where motion picture
was being shown. before the people
we're told TO leave A girl pianist
struck up "Tipperary' and the audi
ence marched to the sidewalk with
out excitement
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
Vienna Reports Extremely
Heavy Attacks In Galicia and
Poland Throughout All Of
Christmas Day
WARSAW LINES HOLD,
DECLARES PETROGRAD
More German Aeroplanes Raid
British Coast, But Are
Driven OF

6uENos AYREs, Dec. 2s.--
No confirmation had been received
mere early today Of wireless re-
ports received from the Chilean
torpedo destroyer Tome, that =
pattle was being fought 20 miles
on Valparaiso between the Brit
ish cruiser New Castle and Ger
man vessels. One Of the German
ships, Il was stated, was supposed
to be the Dresden. The wireless
report was based upon firina
which was heard by officers Of
the Tome.
Chilean reports today declared
tnat the presence Of powerful
Japanese fleet in the Pacific of
the west coast has been confirm
ed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26

WAYNE ROLLER SKATING RINK.
Children's Special sat. morn'g 1Oc.-Ad.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26
THE WEATHER.

sATtnDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY.
WAHhEhJ sOuTHERLN WINDS.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-07-03
Want To Classify Property.


The immediate circulation of init'a
tive petitions for classification
amendment to the taxation article OF
tho constitution of the state of Ohio
will be made by the members of the
state board of commerce, according to
announcement made. The Ohio State
Tax League, the Ohio Manufacturers
Association, and the Ohio Association
Of Real Estate Exchanges, together
with scores of local chambers of COM
merce and real estate boards, have
indorsed the proposed amendment.
The proposed amendment will provide
that no money can be spent in excess
Of an amount raised by the 10-mill
levy, exclusive of sinking fund and
interest, without the consent of the
electors, and that the taxation rate
can not be increased, but the electors
by vote can increase the rate of in.
debtedness. Another provision re.
quires the classification of property
for taxation purposes into three
classes-real estate. tangible personal
property and intangible personal prop
erty. The rate of taxes on these
classes is to be fixed by the legisla.
ture. The general assembly is also
given power to exempt mortgages
| from taxation, declared to be one oi
the most fragrant violations OF double
taxation.