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The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
Bp ED. l.. KEEN.

(Etaf Correspondent Unfted Press
LONDON. Dec. 10.-Chancellor
Won Bethmann Iiollweg's speech In
the German reichstag has practical
ly put an end to all talk of an early
peace, so far as Great Britain is con.
cerned.
Several high officials, interviewed
by the United Press today, said the
declarations of the German chancel.
lor should convince even the most
ardent pacifist that the end OF the
war is not In sight. The London
newspapers not only took the same
view. but certain portion OF the
press declared that peace prospects
are now more remote. as the result
OF Bethmann-H Hollweg's speech, than
at sny time since the war began
British ofiicials interviewed in
dignantly resented the attempt of
the German chancellor to throw re.
sponsibility for continuance OF the
war upon the allies. They said that
the chancellors speech was plainly
designed for home. not foreign, con-
sumption. and construed Il as an ef-
fort to appease the growing demand
In Germany for peace.
Their statements, and the attitude
OF the London press today, apparent
ly correctly represents the attitude
OF the nation.
The newspapers scoffed at Beth
mann Hollweg's statement that Ger
man Is invinc'ble and will, IL the
war is continued, take more tribute
from the allies.
"This turbulence, which he either
feels or deems II desirable to as
sumo" said this afternoons Globe.
rshould make IL plain TO the widest
pacifist, even TO Henry Ford, that
there can be no peace until Ger
many's power Is broken once for all.
Under his guidance. German is to
continue towards the inevitable cat
astrophe SO be it,"
"The chancellor effectually dis
poses of the idea largely prevalent
In this country that Germany Intend
ed to ask for peace" said the Eve
ming Standard. "The prospects OF
peace, therefore, are now perhaps
more remove than at any period OF
the war. II Is certain that Germany
h aims to surpass her previous efforts
this winter and next spring. Let us
\ therefore be forewarned and fore
armed"
The Westminster Gazette replied
tCoutinuea On Page Twenty
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
FORD MOTOR co. BUYS 66(
feet ON WOODWARD AVE-
LARGER PLANT PLANNEI
The Weather.

Detroit and vicinityi Friday night
and saturday, cloudy and unsettled
with SHOWS no marked change In
temperature, moderate winds. shift
Ing t0 ensterly and increasing.
Lower Mtchigani snow Friday and
saturdays warmer in east portion to-
night.
Upper Lakest Increasing east
winds. probably reaching gale force
ON Lake Michigan tonight, snow to-
night and saturday.
Lower Lakess Fresh shifting
winds, becoming east saturday and
fncrcastnE; cloudy. probably with
snow Friday nfEht and Saturday.
Highest temperature this date In
pnst n years. 80 In IDII; lowest, q
bel low zero In 1879.
One year ago today Highest tenn
perature. 81, lowest, 81, snenn. 80,
cloudy weather with a trace Of snow
The sun sets Friday at bsOt n. na
and rises Saturday mt 7i5O n. I'M.
The moon sets mt 9;S6 p. m. Friday
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
COLORE DCITIZENS
FORM BATTALION

At a meeting OF colored citizens,
held in the Booster club, No. 12
Catherine-st.. and called by r. J..
willis. an independent colored bat
talon was organized. II will be the
object Of this organization to per.
feet itself in military tactics with
the idea OF becoming par, or the
state militia.
Sampson ]. Mead, who has re.
Gently finished IL years OF service
in the Twenty-fourth infantry, u. 8.
A., was elected instructor Of drill
and r. c. Owens. recruiting clerk
AS there are about $4,000 oolored
people in Detroit. Mr.. Willis be-
lieves II will he an easy matter 10
recruit 500 men.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
BY UNITED PRESS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.--En route
to new homes In Chicago and on
middle western farms, 400 women
and children, refugees frcm the war
swept countries of Europe expected
to be released from Ellis island to-
day. They are In charge of Father
John Deville. Of Chicago. The party
arrived from Rotterdam with tales
of horror and suffering IN the war
zone OF Belgium, Russian Poland,
Galiica and the Balkan states.
Mrs. Anastasia Korchipltz. OF Sar.
nok. near Czernowitz, will join her
husband near Wilmington. Del. she
told how she had lived three weeks
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
Property Acquired +
Big Auto Concern
Costs $1,000, 900
KLINGENSMITH Isl
MUM ON DETAul
Won't Tell Exact Pur
pose for Which Lall
Will Be Used

In deals just concluded tho ~
Motor Co has acquired In the nol6
borhood Of 20 acres OF ground. W11
a frontage of ESQ feet on Woodu4x
ave. and adjoining the present r
plant in Highland Park. 81
The newly acquired property
been occupied by the H. w. Haf1
Lumber Co., tho Braun Lulhber q
the United Fuel 4 Supply ca.
the st. Francis Home for Orpl
Boys.
The first three properties, Whit
have been in use as lumber and ~
yards, were bought outright. ~
Catholic school will be given go
elsewhere and new school buiI61
the equal Of the present one VIII
built. The Ford company, IN ref1l
will come into possession Of @
present buildings OF the orphauo3
which are new and valuable.
Just what the company IL 70
with the land newly purchased. a
J eral Manager Frank. L. Kll10
smith will not say. n
ut Is true that the purchases ~
been concluded and that exteoo)S|
improvements will be made,
says. Just what they will D. G
not be said at this time, IN fact ~
not know entirely myself.
you can say one thing. hoWQU
and that Is that the purchase e.
give US an opportunity TO beoG
the north approach TO the ploQt
have always felt that wc had aAoN
some plant from the south, hqk ~
small buildings the other - - ( l
unsightly." \, $}
| Coincident with the adEnIuu
1.-THE immense new purchases
been made, Mr.. Klingtnsmjt
|noupced that at about 1880, vti1r<
the one millionth Model = car II
turned out. sf
| The present purchase BY the ~
company gives the WoodwaS0saN
frontage for property Mr.. Ford ~
individually owned for some tim
His holdings run all back Of "a
present purchase and the recfol
tion grounds north OF the st. Fral
els home and extend east for abou
two miles. e
The present plant has . frontAo
Of S24 feet on Woodward-ave. ~
the new purchase $50. giving col
tinuous frontage of almost $500 ~
without regard to the property !
ready in use as recreation ground
| The purchase price Ii not give
out, but 1t is understood to be h
tween $4,000 and 100000 an aCr
The price is OF necessity high n
cause three going businesses had
be bought out, and some alluwaue
must be made. for that on top Of q
actual price of the ground. ~
One immediate effect Of the n
chase will be the relief Of frelC|
congestion at the Ford plant. ~
quently more cars como to the plal
in a day than the plant tracks vi
accommodate. II Is understood II
several hundred cars had to I
held by the railroads no longer u
than Thursday because while u
Ford company wanted what was
the cars they did not have Il
trackage to take them In. And th'
normally unload some $50 or 8
cars day.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
Germans Unanimously
Acclaim Stand of
HOllweg
HUNGARY SICK OF
WAR, is STORY
Cardinal Hartmann to
Bring Prelates'
Hints to Berlin,

6y CARL w. ACkERMAN.
(Etdn Correspondent United Press.
BERLIN, (via Amsterdam),
Dec. 1o.-Sociaiist members of
the reichstag decided In party
caucus today that the reply cf
Chancellor Won Bethmann-r1oIl-
veg to peace queries was entire
iy satisfactory.
Thoy voted TINT there was,
therefore, no reason for hostii-
lty toward the government,
''whose enemies have been con-
tinuaIly stating that IL favored
annexation"
This resolution, II 10 under
stood, passed the caucus by
large majority, few radicals,
including Or. liebknecht, dis
seatinp.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
MAN BURIED
UNDER GRAVEIl

YPSILANTI, Mich. Dec. 10.--Ott0
wolters is believed to be dying from
injuries received Thursday after
noon when he was submerged by .
gravel slide at Engle pit. His chest
is caved in and several ribs are
broken. He has wife and two chill.
dren.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
BRITISH PRESS BELIEVES
CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH IS
END OF HOPE FOR PEACE
The Peace Situation

Both England and Germany
through high officials, have de-
ciared themselves willing 60 listen
10 peace Overtures. but decssre
the proposals msst ceme IRON ses
enemy.
All Germany acciaims the stand
Of Won Bethmann HOllweg, Who
declared that Germany must dic-
tate my peace terms.
british officials declare that the
Hollweg speech hss demonstrates
the tmpossibtisty Of peace NJ this
time.
BtG demonstrations In favor 0f
peace reported from Busgary.
Cardinal Hartmann retarns 20
Germany with peace ideas CLEANED
from allied prelates.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
LET TINES SANTA KNOW OF
A WORTHY CASE TO HELP


If s and
readers for help
the address and
the N o
ddress; Detroit
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10

~ S@ < ~ VIII ~
ca me time for me to get up, she
sta yed in bed, where she went after
sc eing Jacks hunger satisfied $50
1t was regular thing for me to
g Il my own breakfast"
The Kellys were married In Elk.
t. on. Mich. Oct. Is. 1890.
'Wife's relatives" wrecked the
tome of August c. Leffln, according
rso the Testimony he gave before
Judge Codd, Thursday. He won n
divorce from Louise Lefftn on the
ground that she had deserted him.
Because ! objected 10 her rela-
tives, she left me-" said Leffin.
| -Four Of them lived of OF me for
four years, and one Of them, n sis
ter. was with us for seven years.
Finally I couldn't stand II any long
er. and told my wife so. When I
returned from my work one even
ing In August. 1909. I found my wife
had moved and taken all the furni.
ture with her. She went TO Cheboy.
gan. and hasn't lived with me
| since"
Harry G. Heis was too fond oi
chickens--the real fathered thing
to be adequately atec,ionate toward
his wife. Catherine J. Heis, the
! wife testified before Judge Ken
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10

The western end OF Rockaway
beach. Long Island, grows westward
at the rate OF nearly n mile in tho
course Of one year.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
RETREAT
OF. ALLIES
CONTINUES
Bulgar Advance Guard
Now at Greek
Border
BY UNITED PRESS.

ATHENS, Dec. 1o.-After un-
derooing severe hardships on
the trail from Nish to Monastir,
the Serbian prime minister, M.
Pashitch, and 40 Serbian depu-
ties have arrived at Salonika.
They set out today for Athens.
LONDON, Dec. 10.--The Dan
ish steamer Minsk has been
sunk by German submarine.
The Minsk displaced 1,22e tons,
and was owned by a Danish
firm at Copenhagen, from which
port she was registered. She
was built in 1911.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1o.-The
British in Mesopotar'ia have
halted their retreat frcm Bag
dad, and are making a success
ful stand at kut-EI-Amara, an
official statement from Constan-
tinopIe indicated today.
The Turkish war office report
ed several attacks by British
troops, but declared all were re-
pulsed, the British suffering
heavy losses.
ain the Suvla bay region at
Gallipo!i, our artillery scattered
attacking troops and drove en-
emy transports on the shoals
Of kinikliman bay" the state
ment added.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10

The habit of planting fruit and
nut trees by the roadside has long
Pr"-~iled in parts OF Europe. II
-" al' uG in the United
: - Is -E
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10
Made breakfast for
Him w lille Husband
Got His Own
DIR. j. L,. KELLY is
GIVEN DIVORCE
Jack Johnson (NOt LII
Arthslh) Was Her
Aft nifty, He Says

She nt,t only asked me to allow
her acceptance of an affinity's love
out she wanted my consent TO nave
children by another man, though |
must fa her anu support them my
SELF A nd when said No. she
told me I'd find her body in the
bottom Of the Detroit river But, SC
far as know. she has done nothing
more IA sh than to leave me for her
afhnityg'
Dr. 1ohn ID. Kelly, whose Offices
are In the Broadway Market build
Ing, m. lde this statement from the
wftness, chair In Judge Van Zile's
court. Thursday afternoon. The
judge granted him decree of di
vorce from Lucy Kelly. who. he al
legged, deserted him In November
1918. for her "affi1ity." whose name
the hysiican alleged. is Jack John
son. but whose color Ia not black
and whose tendencies are not pug
ilisti C.
y ohnson was a boarder In my
honre." said DR.. Kelly. "He was
the cause Of all the trouble. He
wa sthere more than I, for had my
pra ttice to attend to. lie got uT
car ~ in the mornlre.. and my wife
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10

Prtnting-the plain neat kind-thst
r. right-TImes job Dept.-Msin 452o.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10

NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Quotations by Paine. Webber q Co.
Dec 10: Openinp Noon
The Detroit times., 1915-12-10

LONDON, Dec. 10.--The Dan
ish steamer Minsk has been
sunk by German submarine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-08-21
BUFFALO AND ELK
Ravage Crops on the State Game Preserve
Farmers Petition Governor Byrne
for Relief.

Residents inside the Game Preserve
are now circulating a petition for relief
from the deplorable conditions which
| they have to contend with When com
pleted it will be sent to Governor Byrne
at Pierre.
There is little doubt but what the set
tiers inside the big fence are getting un-
fair treatment from their own state gov.
ernment. Fenced in the Park without
their consent in the first place, and then
to be forced to protect their crops from
the depredations of the elk and buffalo
without any resource for damages is a
hard proposition for them to face. The
creation OF State Park for the preser-
walton of wild game was a good move
ment, but it should not have been done
with violation of the rights of an en-
tire community, mostly Of settlers who
homesteaded their land long before the
idea Of State Game Preserve was con-
ceiyed. Something should be done to
relieve this state Of affairs which is det-
rimental to the Preserves interests as
well as the settlers who reside within its
boundaries. 1t is said that the state
legislature only provided for the fencing
in of certain unoccupied sections as
game preserve, and by what authority
other vacant government land and set
tiers with decided land were fenced in,
no one seems to know.-Buffalo Gap
Gazette.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-08-21
AUTOMOBILES CLUB DoINGs.

Tuesday evening the Custer County
Automobile Club perfected it's organiza-
ton by the election Of officers and
adoption of bylaws. The club has
many purposes in view but the para.
mount and foremost one at this time,
and the one which will receive the most
attention at this time is the building and
repairing Of roads and bridges. II does
not take criticizing attitude on this
present momentous question but takes
the position of desiring to give all the
assistance within its power to the au-
thorities in the stupendous task which
now confronts them.
The club has larger end in view
than that of automobile travel, but has
in view the ultimate construction of
good roads throughout the entire county
in order that the producer may market
his products more expeditiously and
with less expense and that the different
portions of the county may be brought
in closer touch
Every resident of the county is inter
ested in the policies and purposes of
this organization, and as the only quail
fications for membership is that the ap.
plicant be white and fifteen years ofage,
and the dues are only 25 cents u month
it will no doubt grow rapidly. Lack of
space prevents giving further informa-
ton at this time but more will be pub
lished in the near future.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-08-21
THE SPIRIT OF DEsoLATIoN.

We come to you this week clothed in
sackcloth and ashes and sitting on the
stool Of humility on account of the terri
BILE floods and hail that has devastated a
large part of our county of late. You
gave general account Of the washing
away of many bridges in your last issue
and Uncle Dennio' says it will well
nigh ruin us financially to replace them
But We scribe sayeth and believeth that
with the generous help and willing co.
operation of the dear people it can be
| done. We are grateful that we have an
| open hearted, whole souled man az
Chairman Of our County Board, and |
believe there are many industrious, pa
triotic citizens waiting for him to say
the word, issue the call, appoint his
leaders, and the boys win fall in am
not able at this time to give definite
account Of damage done as it has been
almost impossible TO get around much
Mr. Cooper and Louis Edmonds were
damaged some by hail and overflow on
crops and hay land. Considerable Of
Chas. Endicott's fence on low land was
removed and some lumber started on
the way to the Gulf John Mcknight
and Jack Thomas damaged by hail, per
haps one quarter per cent loss. Frank
Sutherland, VIM. McClaren, w. II.
Bond, Chas. Snyder, Clarence Stratton,
and some others south suffered a dam
age of from 10 to 20 per cent on crops
A. l.. and Richard Duncan, Houseman,
Boggs, Fliday and John Endicott about
20 per cent damage by hail and 10 per
cent on hay land. Much credit is due
the Mayo Section Foreman Mr.. A. l..
Duncan and the boys for their heroic
and untiring efforts to keep the railroad
open to the public as three times a part
of the track was swept of the grade in
one week and it has taken united vigi-
lance night and day to get it back, and
am informed that in no case were the
trains delayed more than twenty-four
hours. Only one accident that came
we'll near being serious has been report.
ed. James Harvey's head accidentally
came in collision with some tool in the
hand of brakeman and his skull near
ly laid open. We are glad to report he
is around and may, if complications do
not set in, be able ere long to take his
place on the Custer section. | wonder
if the travelling pu blic realize
that there is much due the painstaking
section hands, and that it is largely
through them that there are so few acci-
dents and deaths on the railroad
OMEGA. |
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-08-21
FARMERS, SHORT COURSE

Hermosa is one of the fortunate towns
Of the Black Hills that has been desig-
mated as suitable place for holding
Farmers Short Course This year a
four-day course will be offered from Oc-
tober llth to October l4th, inclusive
Two separate halls will be secured for
holding these sessions and We are as
sured that expert men will fill all dates
for this course. Special emphasis will
be given to judging of live stock, for this
work an expert stock Judge from Canada
will be in attendance. The city plans
on offering liberal cash premiums on all
farm produce and for all classes OF stock,
as well as for all needle work and culin-
AIRY work. The Ladies Auxiliary will
have two lecturers this year and will be
with US all four days. There will be
new features brought out. Short course
in domestic science and home econom-
les. We are offering prizes much as last
year. Now is the time for our ladies to
get canning of all kinds done and bring
in to help us make this successful
meeting.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-08-21
GIRL AVIATOR AT NEWCASTLE

AS crowning thriller" for the Wes.
ton County Fair at Newcastle, Sept 10th
and 18th, the Association has contracted
with the Lincoln Beachy Corporation
for the appearance, on both dates, oi
Katherine Stinson, ''the schoolgirl who
outfiies the men," Miss Stinson is the
only woman in the world who actually
loops the loop" in an airship, flying
upside down and making death drop
Of 5000 feet.
Miss Stinson purchased the Gnome
monosapapue motor and aeroplane used
by the great Lincoln Beachy last sum.
mer, and with it has made some Of The
most sensational flights this year She
flies in any sort of wind or weather, and
will be seen for the first time in the
West at Newcastle on the above dates
The Weston County Fair program of,
fers wide range Of sports, with the
money split so all have a show. For
particulars write C. V Mollring, Presl-
dent, at Newcastle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-08-21
PKINGLE PARAGRAPHS.

August IL 1915.
Mr.. Booker is quite i'll.
Wheat harvesting is the order of the
day.
Jack Thomas is reported on the sick
list.
Miss Hilda Bowman is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Jess Fitch.
Ed Shalhoob is in Mankato, Mimi,
where he was called by the death of his
brother.
Mrs. Pond is keeping boarders at the
lime kiln since Jess Fitch went to work
for Chas. Pringle,
MIR. Meisner and son, who have been
visiting at the Stanton ranch, left for
Kansas City on Friday.
]. Z. Blaine, of Elk Mountain, visited
with his son ]. G.. and family at the
Ranger Station last week.
Frank Alden, of Edgemont, and C.
Charles Heckendorn, of Deadwood, Wis.,
tied at the Ranger Station last week.
Mrs. Anna Norberg returned to her
home in Franklin, Neb., after pleas
ant visit with her son, Andrew and
family.
Sunday evening Mrs. Jas. Cummings
left for Vassar, Mich, where she was
called to the bedside Of her mother who
is very low.
Rain, hail and high water was all the
news Ne Pringie Scribe could gather
last week. In fact the water was so
high that the Pringle liens could not
] get TO Custer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-08-21
RAIN CAUSES DAMAGE
French Creek Becomes Raging Torrent and
Causes Washout of Several Bridges
No Damage to Railroad,

This section was visited Ivy another
heavy storm Wednesday evening The
rain, amounting nearly to a cloudburst
west Of this city, caused French creek
to become a raging torrent, resulting in
washing out three road bridges across
French creek inside the city limits, and
one at the west end Of the town. The
creek rose to within foot OF two of the
Burlington depot but did no damage to
the two railroad bridges that cross
French creek or 20 the roadbed. At
Mrs. Pitchers place, which Joins the
town on the west, the water rose to the
top Of the floor and slightly damaged
the carpets, Wilcox and Geo. Raver's
places across the railroad track were
also partly under water but aside from
washing their gardens and carrying of
few feet of fencing did no other
damage
Several road bridges are washed out
on French creek between this city and
Bakeryille and the road is almost i'm
passable, as is the road between Custer
and Pringle. Repair work has been
started OH both roads and should be in
shape in few days, so that teams and
automobiles can pass over.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-08-21
BEAVER VALLEY AND VICINITY.
BY Il. r. KING


August IS, 1915.
Harry and Charley Streeter were
looking for cattle in this vicinity Mon
day.
j. Fliday, the cattle buyer, was out to
the Wind Cave last week taking in the
sights.
Anna, the eldest daughter of Albert
Aaberg, was operated on Saturday for
enlarged tonsils. The latest news we're
that she was getting along in good
shape
Forest Raver was in Hot Springs last
Friday and coming home rather late in
the evening, he drove into Beaver creek,
which was out of its banks, from the
big rains that we have had lately, and
nearly lost his team. He lost what
groceries he had in the wagon, and was
glad that he got ou! as lucky as he did.
II. II. Freeman, who has been visit
ing here with his relatives, left Friday
evening for his home in Lake Andes.
He was accompanied by his family and
sister-in-law, Miss Esther Brazell. Miss
Esther will visit in the eastern part of
the state for few weeks before taking
up her studies at the Spearfish Normal.
Robert Pond was in from the Argyle
section last Friday and states that every
thing is booming in that vicinity. The
farmers are all in the best of spirit, as
they have the best of crops and the hail
has so far missed them Mr.. Pond said
that he harvested about ninety tons of
rye hay. He says that there will be
double the small grain threshed there
this year that there has ever been since
the country was colonized.
True Parsons, the vegetable peddler
came up through this way last Friday,
but was unable to get up Beaver creek
on account of high water. He, in COM
pany with the McCiaren road grading
outfit, were taken up through the
buffalo pasture by the warden to the
west gate to the Hayden road. The
Beaver has been up for the last week,
and three or four nights it has done
good deal of damage. Nearly all the
bridges between Wind Cave and Pringle
are gone, ana the road is impassable.
1t hasn't missed raining day here for
two weeks, and some of them have been
regular down pours and water spouts