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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
Allies Are Preparing For a
Loss In May of 1000, 900 Men

Authentic reports are that the Allies
have now completed preparing beds and
other necessaries for the care OF 100000
wounded in anticipation Of the losses
TO be incurred in the general advance,
heralded TO soon begin.
AS the average, since the commence
ment Of the war, has been one killed to
every three wounded these figures pre-
suppose a total loss to the Allies Of l.
900, 900 men.
This tells in grim terseness how de-
termine6 the French and English are to
sweep the invading foe from Belgium
and from France, and to carry the de-
vastation of war into German territory.
The whole world, used as it now has
become to tales of awful losses, will sure
ly be staggered by the sacrifice Of hu-
man life in the next campaign In the
west.
The threat contained in these careful
is a sinister one indeed and
humanity may well tremble for its own
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
Herbert Quick Recommends
Cdnnibaiism TO the Warning Nations

healthful as a matter OF dietetics.
for there Is every reason in both
theory and practice 10 believe that
human flesh l. especially adapted
to human nutrition cannibalism -
universally condemned as a prac-
tice because IL Is antEsocial X IL
opposed 10 the welfare OF the com
munity. II leads 10 the destruction
Of one human being TO nourish an
other. Carried To its ultimate and
only the strongest would survive.
In short, cannibalism leads TO muir
der. and therefore we have learned
TO look on II with a disgust greater
than that we feel for murder.
But tina, feeling II now a part OF
the superstitIons Of the past Let
Us be scientific and put away those
ltendernesses. They do not belong
In the present-day picture
The rulers OF the warning nations
are troubled by the problem Of food.
This 10 foolish. There are enough
men killed every day on the fighting
lines to 90 far toward feeding the
armies In the trenches. Then there
are the prisoners; why spare them!
They are no more helpless than are
the crews and passengers on mer-
chant ships. or the civilians In towns
bombarded from the air or the sea.
They consume food which n needed
by the really useful portion OF so
ciety. Instead Of allowing them TO
eat. let them De eaten.
In this age Ut slaughter these sug
gestions should shock no one. To
make men food for cannon is quite
as bad as to make them Just plain
food. Surely human stomach II a.
good as cannon. Let US be con
sistent. War having eaten thing,
vastly more precious than these poor
bodies may a. well be consistently
ravenous and eat the bodies too.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
Poverty In France.

Try OF all horses except those that
were too decrepit for any use. this
physician has no means OF getting
about. Besides he In more than 70
years old. At the beginning Of the
war DR.. Rowland, who had retired
from the practice Of medicine. was
invited TO join the American ambu-
lance corps, but ~ he had resided
several years at the Chateau de
Berthereaux. which was, In a way.
the big house OF the neighborhood.
be felt that he owed q certain duty
to the people. who besought him to
remain with them.
80. az ii was contrary to law for
him 10 practice In France without
proper certincation he sent for his
Yale medical diploma and his papers
showing that he had served a. sur
geon In the American army In the
Philippines. together with evidence
that he. had practiced In New York
city. and received special permits
sion To go about In his automobile,
and he started TO work. He thought
at first he would charge q franc a
visit. and give the money to the Red
Cross. but he found that the people
were not able TO pay even this sum,
30 he has practiced for charity.
AT cravsnt. which r. on the rail-
way. there IL sort OF way hospital
where the soldiers are left who are
in too serious a condition for the re
mainder Of the journey to the regu
lar hospitals. During the FIRST sir
weeks of the war $4,000 wounded
went through cravant"-Nev Yori
Times.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
Pointed Paragraphs

And many a sio~ man Is fast
asleep.
But a young man loves an heiress
for himself alone
Nature leaves a lot Of work for
the dressmaker 10 finish
A man seldom gets II In the neck
by Keeping his mouth shut.
How seldom does one need TO use
antltat on an obese pocketbook!
OF course. marriage IL q failure
II the liabilities exceed the assets
Most city folks admire country
relatives for visiting purposes only.
After the honeymoon marriage be
gins to resolve itself into a guess
Ing contest
No man should run for once
whose character won't stand the
witness box test.
An indulgent husband may be all
right n his Indulgence is limited to
q small glass.
It's a woman's imagination that
keeps her young--if she imagines
people can't see through q coat OF
paint.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
~ OR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank craneJ

1t is time right now to get rid of the
Monroe Doctrine.
This we should do. not by taking 1t
back but by going beyond IT,
The Monroe Doctrine means that we
warn Europe to keep hands off of the
western hemisphere. II amounts to a
guaranty of democracy for all America.
The bad part Of il is that the United
States by this policy assumes to control
the continent, TO dictate terms that con-
Germ Central and South America, and In
general to assume quasi protectorate
of this side Of the world.
There is a flavor of arrogance in this
that is distasteful to the people of the
United States themselves. We are strict
ly minded to attend to our own business,
and to let Guatemala and Chill attend
TO theirs. We have no "ueber alles"
virus in our veins. We haven't the re-
hottest dreams Of ever conquering any
more territory, from Mexico to Pata-
gonia: In fact, we would not have any
Of those lands il they were offered to
us, with trading stamps.
Neither is the doctrine pleasant unto
the souls of the Latin-American repub-
lies, who are just as independent as we
are and deal prouder and more SEN
sitive. They do not relish position un-
der our wing, feel abundantly able to
take care of themselves, and would thank
us TO stick to our own concerns.
The doctrine is also full Of potential
trouble with Europe. IL England or
Germany at any time should be looking
for chance to pick quarrel with US,
our attitude, as expressed in this dec
laration. would afford them choice OPP
portunity.
The way to escape from the embar-
rassment of the Monroe Doctrine is to
form a Pan-American Federation, leav-
ing each state TO administer its own IN
ternal affairs, but pledging all to resist
by arms any enereaehment upon the
sovereignty OF any one.
Begin the principle Of world fedora
ton at home. Why wait for Europe.
handicapped by abominable traditions Of
turbulence?
Let the western world get together and
present solid front to the rest Of the
earth, and an excellent example.
We know that nothing but intelligent
federation can remove the causes Of
war; why not advance now along the
path of peace?
Ruben Dario, the greatest Of living
Spanish poets and native Of Nicar-
aqua. has uttered this idea to his own
people. Let us respond. He writes
TRANSLATED by Solomon de la Selva):
Lands that love. Teeming Americas!
You OF the Stars and OF the Argent Sun.
Unite tn bonds of hope and work and peace.
Bid morbid fears and envious rancors cease.
Gather your many banners into one.
And let their union herald the new dawn -
For all the world Lands that love- unite
And lead the blinded nations into light"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
A Poem a Day.

FROM "ArALANTA IN CALYD0N."
Now the hounds Of spring are on
winters traces,
The mother Of months In valley
Fills the shadows and windy places
With iisp OF leaves and ripple OF
rain
And q. brown bright nightingale
10 half Assuaged for Ityius
FOR the rhraeian ships and the for
The iYnsusisss vigil and all the
Come with bent bows and emptyinx
OF Qulvers.
Goddess most perfect. lady OF light.
Win a noise OF winds and Of mighty
With a sound Of waters and of
Bind round tiny sandals, oh. thou
over the .pisndor and speed OF
thy feet
For the faint east auieksns. the wan
Round the fee, OF the DAY and the
feet OF the night
How shall we meet her. how shall
We sing 10 herr
Fold our arms around her knees
on. that mems hearts were a. nre.
and mig spring to her.
Fire, or the strength Of the streams
For the ssI .ua sp. and tn. wind. ar. unto
As r.lm.nt. a. song. OF the harp
For the risen stars and the fallen
And the southwest wind and the
west wind sing
For winters rains and ruins are over.
And all the season OF SHOWS and
The days dividing lover and lover.
The light that loses. the night that
And time remembered Is grief forgot
And frosts ar. slain and flowers
begotten.
And in green underwood and cover
Blossom by blossom the spring be-
gins
The fun stream feeds on flower OF
RIP. grasses trImmsi a travelling
tn. faint fresh fame OF the young
year bushes
From leaf 20 dover. from nowsr to
And fruit and leaf are as sold and
And the oar Is heard above the
And the hoofed heel OF the a,yr
The chestnut husk at the chestnut
root.
and Pan By day and Raeehns by
night.
r.e,;5 Of FOO, than the h'e'.'oo'
Follo~s with dancing and nils with
delight
The Menad and the Bassarid.
And soft as tips that laugh and hide.
the laughing leaves OF tho trees
And screen from SEEING and leave IN
The god par.uins. tho maiden lid
The Ivy fsIIs from the eaeehan"f'
over her eyebrows, hiding her eyes;
The Wild vine slipping down leaves
Her Bright breast shortening into
Tn. via vim. falls with tn. weigh,
OF It's ieaves
But the berried ivy catches and
To IN. e iiHss. tina. glitter. the fec,
The wolf that follows. the fawr
that flies
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19

The war has spelled gloom and
iesolatlon for villages In the In
terror OF France. according to Miss
Elizabeth Parkina, who has just ar.
rived In New York on her way to
Kansas City. No. her former home.
Miss Parkina has lived In Europe
about Is years. and when the war
started she was visiting her broth
er-inla and sister. DIT. and Mrs.
Henry Rowland. at the Chateau de
Berthereaux. near Auxerre.
People in the interior OF France
talk only Of one subject" said Miss
Pzrkina. "and that 10 the war. To
one who has known the French OF
the provinces only In ordinary times.
II is din1cult 20 imagine the gloom
that now holds. them. In a commun-
ity such as the one where ! was.
there IL plenty Of food to be had, but
most OF the people have no money
to buy II. and Il seems the govern
ment has made no provision for
these.
Near the chateau where DR.. Row
land lives are three villages. Yer
mention. Accolay and Cravant. each
with a population OF 1000 TO 1000.
The men OF military age are at the
front. and all tie physicians were
comandeered rom the countryside
early I'm the war TO serve as sur.
geons with the army OF In the hos
pitfalls. The nearest French doctor
to the community lives at Arcy
about ~ miles away. and the gov
! eminent having stripped the coun
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
BY HERBERT QUICK.

There Is every reason for believ-
ing that our traditions and super
stitions cause US TO waste q great
deal OF good food. The japanese
prefer dogs flesh to any 0ther.
Goats flesh is one OF the meats
recommended as clean IN the He
brew scriptures We waste horse
aesh, also. The government assures
as that the muskrai 10 delicious and
elezn-snd ! might extend this list
indefinitely. But have another OBJ
jectiye In view.
A German doctor named Wolf
starved a laboratory dog for eight
days. and then fed him nice beef
heart for eight days. noting down
the result Then he starved him for
eight days and fed him up for eight
days on the meat Of another dog
He gained much faster on the dogs
flesh II naturally, possessed the ex-
act kind Of protein. carbohydrates
and fats needed BY dog.
The deduction n obvious The
most nourishins food for the human
being would be the flesh OF other
human beings.
This IL shocking suggestion: but
! am not making II TO. the reader,
but TO those who believe In war and
efficiency in war. All things must
be subordinated IN the philosophy
OF such minds, to victory. Whoever
Is destroyed. whatever In destroyed,
the nation must win
To such. commend cannibalism
as far less shocking than some
Nlngs that are done every day In
the field.
What Is the argument against can
nibalism, Not that II IL unclean
for IN truth a human being IL a.
clean as a hog; not that IL Il un
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
Birds To Protect Trees
BY Webster.

The town OF Brookiine. Mass. 10
teaching the country at large . val.
liable lesson First OF all. OF course,
Brookline had 70 learn the lesson for
itself. But II was not long IN learn
ing n. The town prized It's trees
and sought by the usual means to
guard them against the attack Of In
sect pests. The campaign. however.
was not entirely successful The
leopard moth invaded Brookline and
against this tree enemy poisonous
sprays avail little. Birds alone can
hold II In check So Brookiine. Q
few years ago. went seriously about
the business Of inducing birds TO
come and stay. In 1910 IL wanted
woodpeckers and Il issued It's invi-
tatioa. but only Q few responded.
Three years later. Brookline had
learned enough through experiment
10 justify the municipality In build
ing and placing a hundred nesting
boxes.
That was the beginning: year By
year since then the work has been
expanded. The nesting boxes In
creased In number and variety. and.
during the winter just closing. thou
sands OF birds we're fed daily At 12s
municipal feeding stations. operated
By the town authorities at the pub
lies expense. And now. says q re-
port from Brookline. the plans for
the securing Of bird help In insect
destruction viii be carried on dur
Ing the coming season with greater
determination than ever. Particular
Iy IL this true Of the putting mp Of
nesting boxes for the hole-nestins
birds. Hundreds OF these Of various
types are already up. and hundreds
more win be put In place. This
work II still largely experimental.
and the results viii be carefully
taken account Of One experiment
which 10 going to be OF particular
interest to the general public Is con-
cerned with Newton-st II In pro
posed to put birdhouse on every
tree along this street, from one end
TO the other"
II IL not sentiment alone. AZ ID
readily apparent. that Is back Of this
Brookiine plan. The town needed
the birds--as every town needs
them-and II set to work to get
them N other towns set to work get
ting new industries, more factories
and increased population. Brook
line found the enterprise profitable
OF course, II has had. In addition
the sentiment. too. But this 10. a.
liz were. q by-product-an extra for
good measure. Brookiine, this year
has appropriated $3.50 for bird
maintenance" and II 10 well salts
fed that II will get larger returns
on this appropriation than on any
other included in It's annual budget
The time II not far distant when
Brookiine will be no exception
Other municipalities will some day
look upon this item as a matter OF
course. In the meantime, however
private citizens should remember
that, nj trining expense. they can
build nesting houses and keep the
movement afoot and marching aIons
until the Brookline policy becomes
more general.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
POSTMEN ON Stills

Postman travel on stills In the department
OF Landes. Gascony, France This region, ow
ing TO the nature OF the soil. Is frequently
converted into series OF marshes. compelling
people who have TO do much travelling such al
the postman. shepherds and market folks. IN
spend the greater part OF their lives on stilts
These men on stilts are called tchangues (iong.
legs) In the Gascon dialect. The postmen OF.
ten carry a long staff and narrow piece of
board. which they III together and sit on In
case OF fatigue. The stills are strapped 10 the
leg below the knee, the foot resting on a block
OF wood. held IN place with a leather strap
Wide World Magazine.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
From Another
point of ViclU

After a trip through Highland Park"
scribbles CAD, "the average motorist Is
convinced that few safety posts are
good thing but lot Of them are nuis-
ance."
BY the way, have you hit yours?
Careful, please, there's seed there!
We note by the official standing this q.
m, that Chicago's White Sox are down.
Good Bye, Terre Haute.
~ CAD
Mayor Roberts and Is convicts start
for pen."-News Item.
Good bye, voters. we must leave you,
Though IL breaks our hearts to 60;
While our parting may not grieve you,
To us it's really quite blow
This Is quite the saddest Sunday
OF all since we've been caught;
We start breaking rocks o. Monday
So good bye, Terr Haute.
In New York n man has evicted his
father so he can secure higher rent for
his house. It's lucky father who can
stall off his own son.
What's become of the fellow who used
to wear patent leather shoes?
The roar of waterfall is produced by
the bursting Of millions Of bubbles. That's
generally what produces election night
noise, too.
Most of the time, it seems, Harry
Thaw's lawyers are not right, either.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
Defeat of the Straight Bill
q Great Victory for the Drys!


The senate's defeat of the Straight
hin for statewide prohibition was VIC
tory for the "drys.'
This statement may seem paradox,
but It Is the truth.
The unthinking among those who want
70 see saloons flourish cheered nightly
when the word was flashed from Lansing,
hut wiser heads shook uncomfortably,
and when sober thought came with the
headache Of the next day, even the
jubilant had mental qualms.
For the Straight bin meant only two
years of prohibition, if the people APP
uroved 1.-THE next legislature could
have overthrow It.
As it Is, Michigan bids fair to be dry
forever after December 5. 1916.
For the defeat Of the Straight bill
means prohibition by constitutional
amendment
Already the petitions are being pre-
pared
with more than half the state, terri
torially, dry. 1t viii be an easy matter to
sst the requisite number Of signatures,
ten Per cent Of the number that voted
for governor in 1914.
The drys win also have the tactical adj
vantage Of being able to set the date of
ne election as Nov. z, 1916-an advan-
tage which the senate refused them
They win have the further advantage
that the action of the senate on the
Straight bill has Disguised many who
were lukewarm to the temperance cause.
They viii work the harder in the cam
paign, because victory once means VIC
tory for always, not for mere two-year
period.
They viii have no harder opposition to
overcome, as the brewers would fight
Just rs sturdily to avoid two-year break
IN their prosperity, with idle plants and
m Investment gathering rust instead Of
interest, as they would to kill age-long
prohibition.
There is still chance that the house
bill, similar to Senator Straight's meas
ure, viii be adopted, but the drys care
little. now, for its passage.
They are completely satisfied with the
situation as it is.
II every senator had represented his
district as faithfully as Senator'S Rob
erts, Fitzgibbon and Murtha, the
Straight bill would doubtless have been
adopted.
Senator Roberts and Senator Fitzgib.
bon represent sections of the state where
public sentiment favors the drys.
Senator Murtha represents the Fifth
B Seventh and Ninth wards of Detroit, q
district where sentiment is preponderat
insly wet.
These men represented their constit
uents; the others voted first on one side
then on the other. as amendment after
amendment was presented by the indie.
fatieable Murtha.
Instead of sticking faithfully to Their
constituents, they wobbled until the bill
was 30 loaded with Objectionable amend
ments that even its father didn't know
Il. and threw up his hands.
The drys proved in the early stage.
q the discussion that they had the votes
Had they stuck to their guns, the,
could have secured the passage Of tn,
bin.
In the long run, 1t win doubtless prov,
(. hat II really made no disacvantageou
Inference.
G1uo~o show which way the win
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19

In the city planning congress at Client there
was much advocacy OF streets so laid as 10 al
low the greatest possible amount OF sunlight, IN
order TO obtain the fullest microblcidal action
OF the rays.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19
Attended To

Oh. the cat and the canary.
He forgot to feed the twain.
Downtown he got anxious. very.
And went rushing home again.
Yes. he reached home In a hurry.
All was silent IN the fat.
Seems be might have saved h
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19

The canary red the cat.
Louisville courisr-JournaL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-19

Lands that | love. Tcemtng Americas'
You OF the Stars and OF the Argent Sum-
Unite In bonds of hope and work and peace.
Bid morbid fears and envious rancors cease.
Gather your many banners into one.
And let their union herald the new dawn
For all the world, Lands that love, unite
And lead the blinded nations into light"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-18

grounds are beautifully located on a
level prairie, about one mile west of
the city and are enclosed by good
fence Good buildings for floral and
vegetable hall, large number OF
stalls for stock, large amphi-theatre
and Judges stand, have been built on
the grounds, and the mile race track
is as good as any in the state. The
most of Wednesday was devoted to
entering stock and other articles.
Thursday forenoon was occupied in
exhibiting teams and horses on the
track until. IL o'clock, when Hon. E.
o Hamlin delivered the inaugural adj
dress from the judges stand, to an
audience of about 1900 people. The
balance of the time during the contin-
uance of the fair was devoted to horse
racing and to the exhibition of stock,
manufactured articles, etc.
Every article taken to the County
Fair from Sank Centre drew the first
premium, including stock and manu-
featured articles. >--
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-18
The Great Chicago Fire

On Sunday evening, October 7th,
at about nine o'clock fire broke out
at the corner of Dekoven and Twelfth
streets, being caused by COW kicking
over a lamp in a stable in which a
woman was milking. An alarm was
Immediately given, but owing to a
high southwest wind the building was
speedily consumed, and thence the fire
spread rapidly. Northwardly and
Enthusiastically the flames took
their course, tapping up house after
house, block after block, street after
street, all night long. At about mid
night the sheet of flames licked
across the river in the neighborhood
of Jackson street first igniting small
wooden building which communicated
the fire to the armory, and soon to
the South Side Gas Works, the i'm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-18

speculations in that place, is in town
on visit to his brother, Mr.. D. A.
Perkins.
Peter T. Stafford is about to build
blacksmith shop on the public road,
one-quarter of a mile west of his
house.
The arms and equipments for Co. I,
End Regiment, Minnesota National
Guards, of Sank Centre, arrived this
week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-18

Raymond, met with a serious loss by
fire last week. His stables, hay and
farming tools were all burned. 1t was
with difficulty that he saved his cat
tie and hogs, in rescuing which he had
his hands and face badly burned.