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The Detroit times., 1915-06-02
From the Department OF PubIiC
Works

To the Honorable the Common COuncii
Cent, men -- The beps rtmeut OF
Public Works respectfully report :
that the paving % FrrderiCk avenue,
under the contract confirmed the 10th
day OF November, 1914, Is fully com
pletsd from the east curb llpe ~
Townsend avenue 10 the west curb
line Of BALDWIN avenue
The pavement Ia % ssphAltic con
crete. and has been examined hy the
department. ~ Public Works and
found 20 re IA accordance with the
contract aud Specifications for the
same
There ia due the contractors for
paving sAid avenue A. follows
For Intersections etc .... 6al ~
For cost OF atvurtistnG
blanks and inspectors
salary ,.....,..- --.---.-.. y %
The Detroit times., 1915-06-02

Z 10 the Honorable the q owmon Council
e C,enttegnen The sailoNlng aprrnv
"a accounts are respectfully submit
The Detroit times., 1915-06-02
From the Department Of Public
Works

TO the Honorable the Common Council
Gentlemen--fn reply TO a notice
from this ofnee. the following pro-
The Detroit times., 1915-06-02

OTIS Cement ronrt go - The Low
est lldds-. average coat per square
yarf including Inspection, etc,
81 g9s
Goethe street from Mcclellan to
PeunsyivaulA D. feet wide. with
cedar block on concrete foundation
ard Nsrsn Medina or ans otasr curb
sto1a that may he bid upon and or
The Detroit times., 1915-06-02

,S t'O>TT<si r.NT FUND.
M Conway kftof Co
IN: sUulnfuns ssss..t,t.f -
X1~+&ffS tfeo X nosmer.
disbursement -. 6 IS
49, Milton Oaknar. Sher.
IA ~. aisburssments. IS 20
~ =-=
Irrn, .....,........... 81 10
~ W CASH ACCOUNT No 2
"a FUND
<~zsa< 81 Koch. CITY
"a Tr<as, rebate or
pevmits ..s.s fet %
- 9. kcsh CITY
rse~te on
The Detroit times., 1915-06-02

petrot Cvravptlrs Company "a
the lowest bidder. average cost, Per
squnrc-yurL Including Inspection
etc tt1ib
,'en,rai avenue. from Fort - VI
90 n n 80 fstt Wide eft1 cedar
block on concrete foundation and
Berpn. NJ dina pr ans other curb
Stone tnat may be tid upon and or
The Detroit times., 1915-06-02

Referred 70 COMMITTEES or claims
and Accounts
The Detroit times., 1915-06-02

Detroit EHcavating company 10 the
lowest bthItr average cost per
sg4A e-vafu. Including Inspection,
etc, 81 $50
Chsrla.ofx avenue Section one).
from Jus CauyJu 90 Seyhgrn Is fact
wide. with cedar niusk on concrete
foundation and bettA NJ sdinA or any
other curbstoue that may be bid up
The Detroit times., 1915-06-02

TUBfIC BUILDING FUND
.70--petroit Paint a Glass
Co. glass .......s.-t ~
37f--W NJ. GpsSman. services 400 90
The Detroit times., 1915-06-02
From the Controller.

Accented and referred - the Com
spltfee on Ways and Means
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
GEN. FRENCH OUSTEO
GENERAL SIR DOUGLAS HAIG AP-
POINTED CHIEF OF BRITISH
IN FRANCE.
HAS A BRILLIANT RECORD
Change in Commanders May Mean
That Allies viii Begin New Drive
Against the Germans in France
| New Head is Younger Man.

london, Dec 17.-Lieut. Gen. Sir
Douglas Haig has been appointed to
succeed Field Marshal Sir John French
in command of the British armies in
France and Flanders
The new commander of the British
in the western field is considerably
youIger than the veteran he succeeds
but he has had vast experience in ac-
tual war. General Haig is ffty-four
years old. whereas Field Marshal
French is sixty-three.
General Haig was educated at Ok
ford and Joined the Seventh Hussars
in 1885. He served in the Soudan in
lS9t and won medals for valor al AT
bara ard Khartum. With Genera
French he participated in the Soutt
African war, where he again won pro
motions and medals for distinguished
service. In 1912 he was made gen
eral officer commanding at Alder
| shot. When the present war began ht
was given command of the First Army
corps.
| The belief is general that the choice
! OF General Haig for commander il
chief in France means preparations TO
| the initiation # a more vigorous cam
paign in the West, presumably in con
| junction with offensive movements il
| the Russian, Balkan and Italian zone
| of operations
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
NEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR

Chicago, Dec 17.-Jess Willard.
heavyweight champion boxer. and
Fred Fulton have been matched Ar
ticles of agreement closing the fight
were signed at the Morrison hotel by
Tom Jones for the titleholder, Mike
Collins for Fulton and Tom Andrews
for Promoters Tommy Burns and
Dominick Tortorich The fight is to
take place in New Orleans March 4,
and is scheduled to go 20 rounds
San Diego, CAL. Dec. 18.-Express-
ing the desire to fly once before re-
tiring to a quiet life," Mrs. Lulu Com
stock, aged seventy-four, of this city.
arranged for flight on Thursday with
Aviator Anton Meyerhoff, Jr.. that
ended with the falling of the flying
boat in the waters of San Diego bay
and the death of the woman. The avi
ator was rescued
New York. Dec 17.-Captain Boy,
Ed, the German naval attache. is
sued an official statement branding
as "fabrications and inventions re-
ports that he had obtained, through
! secret agents, a confidential report
prepared by American naval officers
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
HIS THEORY FAULTY
McAdoo Has Not Mastered Rev.
enue Problem.
Experts Plainly See Necessity for Re-
vision, but Secretary Puts His
Faith in Unproductive "Shln-
plaster" Policy.

The Underwood law was expected
by its trainers to bring sufficient rev.
enue to run the government, with
sugar on the free list. Part of the
duty on sugar was retained until May
|, 1916, not because the revenue was
deemed necessary, but in order to
give the sugar industry ample oppUr-
tunity to readjust itself. When the
miscalled war revenue bilP' was en-
acted, it was an emergency measure
to compensate for revenues lost
through the displacement of foreign
trade and the falling off of imports.
The revenues estimated from these
two sources for 1916, if the sugar duty
is retained and the war tax" extend
ed, according to Mr.. McAdoo, will to-
tai $56,000,000 The $4,000, 900 deficit
estimated for 1867 by Mr. McAdoo
! contemplates the retention of these
two items. Thus, in estimating the
revenue producing deficiency of the
Underwood act, the s56,000,000 should
be added, making the total s16S, ,O00,-
00O, minus the S93,O00,000 extra ex-
penditure for the administration ma
tional defense plan, or STE, 100000, the
amount by which it may be inferred
according to Mr.. McAdoo, the Under
wood law has fallen short of the ex-
pectations Of its trainers. Less friend
ly statisticians will make the shortage
much larger.
The failure of Mr.. McAdoo to rec
ognize this fact in proposing plans for
meeting the deficit is characteristic of
the administration treatment of the
revenue problem from the start. As
the Underwood law has proved faulty,
the obvious remedy would seem to lie
in revision. Instead. as was the case
with the war revenue measure, the
administration resorts to a series of
shinplasters. annoying. drafts upon
the purses of selected victims-appar-
emily aimed principally at owners of au.
tomobiles and possessors of incomes of
$4,000 and over. The Underwood law
is defective, reasons Mr.. McAdoo,
therefore, let US keep the defective
law and meet the defect by shinplas-
ters applied to articles not necessary
to mention"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
JUDGE SMITH TO TRY LoRIMER
Circuit Judge Is Assigned to Chicago
Bank Case-To Open Soon After
January I.

Chicago, Dec 18.-The case of VIII
liam Lorimer, former senator; Harry
w. Huttig, Thomas Mcdonald, Charles
G. Fox and John K. Segrave, jointly
indicted with Charles B. Munday, re
Gently convicted of conspiracy to ruin
the defunct LaSalle Street Trust and
Savings bank, was assigned for trial
to Judge Frederick A. Smith of the
circuit court by Chief Justice Burke
Of the criminal court.
The lawyers for the state and de
fense agreed on Judge Smith as tria'
Judge, and unless something unfore
seen happens, the case will open short
ly after January 1.
Attorney John H. S. Lee, counsel fol-
Mr.. Huttig, went before Judge Broth
ers and entered motion for a sepa
rate trial in behalf of his client. Ar
guments on this motion were contin
ued until Wednesday.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
PosTsCRlPTs

The first American linotype machine
in Tripoli recently was installed by
an Italian newspaper.
The average mans heart weighs
from ten to twelve ounces; the aver
age woman's from eight to ten.
It takes but one-twentieth Of sec
ond for a wireless signal to pass from
Washington to San Francisco.
Spain has opened an aviation school
near Madrid in which the government
aids those receiving instruction.
Fabric air ducts have been invented
for use i'll underground construction,
having the advantage that they can
be easily removed if blasting is to be
done and as easily replaced.
Violet light is being used by French
scientists to test, precious stones, espe,
cially rubies, as it distinguishes the
more valuable Burmese gems from
Siamese ones of less worth.
To provide sailing craft with auxil
iary power, an Englishman has pat
ented an internal combustion engine
to be carried on deck and drive pro
pellers lowered over the side wher
] needed.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
VOTE TO EXTEND WAR TAX
House Passes Resolution Extending
Emergency Law for One Year.
2o5 to 189.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house by
a vote of 205 to 189, passed the
resolution continuing for one year the
emergency war tax law. A six-hour
session of the house opened the gen
eral revenue and tariff battle between
the Republicans and Democrats.
Majority Leader Kitchin made the
principal argument for the resolu
tion. He said that without the ex
tension of the war tax and the con
tinuance of the present duty of one
cent a pound on sugar. which auto
matically disappears May l. 1916, the
treasury would face a deficit of sSl,
100000. During 1916 these two source
OF revenues if continued would yield
about $S2,000000.
The Republican argument was lei
by Representative Fordney of Michi
gan. who blamed the tariff law.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
PRESIDENT and
MRS. GAIT wed
Simplicity and Good Taste Mark
Ceremony at Home of
Bride.
ONLYRELATIVES ARE PRESENT
No Fuss and Feathers at the Wilson
WeddIno-5ride Is Attended by
slster-Spend Honeymoon
In the South.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Oficial and
social circles here never saw a more
quiet wedding than the nuptials of
President Wilson and Mrs. Edith
Boiling Gait, this evening, in the un-
pretentious Gait home at 1903 Twen-
tieth street.
Only members of the immediate
families witnessed the ceremony.
william G.. McAdoo was the only cab
met officer present, and he was there
as the husband of the president s
youngest daughter. Even with the
limited number of guests. the house
was packed, for both bride and bride.
groom have many close relatives.
The bride was attended by her sis
ter. Miss Bertha Boiling of this city
She was attired in travelling costume
and carried a magnificent bouquet OF
orchids. AS a selected orchestra
from the Marine band played the wed
ding march she met the president in
the hallway outside the parlors and
together they went slowly down to the
great altar of flowers erected at the
east end OF the rooms. The wedding
ring used was plain gold circlet
marked with the initials of the bride
and bridegroom.
Keep Hour a Secret.
In order to avoid the crowds of curl
Gus folk In Washington the hour o.
the wedding was kept secret until late
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24

ing of Virginia, was well represented
with kinsmen and kinswomen. She
and her mother, MIS- William Fl. Boil
ing, have lived together for several
years. and Mrs. Boiling, of course, was
the dowager queen Of the occasion.
The brides sisters, Miss Bertha
Boiling of Washington and Mrs. II. n.
Maury of Admission, Ala, and her
brothers, John Randolph Boiling,
Richard w. Boiling. Julian B. Boiling,
all of Washington; r. e. Boiling of
Panama and DIR. w. A. Boiling of
Louisville. KY, attended the cere-
mony.
It will be remembered that Miss
Margaret Wilson and Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones really brought about
the romance of the president and his
bride. During the first Mrs. Wilson's
last illness Miss Bones was almost
| constantly at her side. The vigil was
tedious and wearing, and after Mrs.
| Wilson's death Miss Bones was in
such frail health herself that DIR.
Carey Grayson, family friend and
White House physician, was much
worried. He urged Miss Bones to take
long walks-and Miss Bones did SO,
accompanied by her widow friend
Mrs. Norman Gait, who also enjoyed
journeys afoot.
Friendship Ripens Into Love.
By and by, Miss Bonec introduced
Miss Wilson and Mrs. Gait. and the
friendship of these two soon became
intimate. In the natural course oi
events Mrs. Calf took luncheon now
and then with her chums in the
White House-and it wasn't long be
fore the president was enjoying Mrs
Galt's charm.
Mr.. Wilson is the sixth president ol
the United States to marry widow
Washington, jefferson, Madison, Fill
more and BENJAMIN Harrison were his
predecessors in this sort of a union
but in not more than one or two cases
was the widow the second wife-as In
this case. John Tyler and Theodore
Roosevelt married twice, but theii
second wives had not been welded be
fore.
1t is scarcely necessary to recall
George Washington's marriage. The
world knows of his courtship, engage
ment and espousal. His love was tn,
J widow Custis." Thomas Jefferson
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
AUSTRIA TO GET
i. S. U[T|MATUM
Wilson and Cabinet Decide to Re-
iterate Demands.
TEXT OF NOTE is WITHHELD
officials at Washington Say That Mes
sage Varies But Little From Dis
patch Sent by London Cor
respondent.

Washington, Dec 18.-President
length the Austrian note on the An
coma case. 1t was decided that the
communication is evasive and not re-
sponsive to any one of the demands
made by the United States The repIy
this government will make was out
lined
1t is understood that the depart
ment's draft was taken to the White
House and that it may be on its way
to Vienna before this evening
The United States will inform Aus
tria at once;
First. That this government lie
mands that Austria forthwith shall
give adhesion to the principles govern
ing attacks on merchant vessels and
liners by war craft, as laid down by
the United States and as derived ia
important particulars from the dec
Iaration of London.
Second. The United States will not
discuss new evidence or statements
alleged to be facts. unless Austria
shall first lay the basis for discussion
by subscribing to the laws governing
submarine warfare as laid down by
this government in it's notes to Ger
many.
Third. That it would be reversal OF
the proper procedure and contrary te
all legal maxims to consider facts OF
owl oil n tbe
ties to the controversy are absolutely
agreed on the principles of law in
volved
Fourth. The United. States therefor,
reiterates its demand for a disavowa
of the act of the submarine comman
citation of such a method of warfare.
Words of Regret.
1t was stated on good authority tina
the United States also will say that i
; appreciates the expressions of regre
contained in the Austrian note. but re
CARDS them as irrelevant at this stag
of the proceedings.
The official text of the Austrian not
was received at the state department
at one o'clock in the morning. Conf
Dental clerks of the department a
once took up the task of deciding tn
communication. They managed to ge
it completed in time to send it to tn
White House some time after the cab
net had begun its session. The not
is about 1000 words long. The stat
department has not decided when
will make it public.
After the adjournment of the cal
met, officials of the state departmer
: began the preparation of this govern
!, ments reply.
y The state department said that tn
unoffi cial text of the Austrian moi
9 as published was positively written b
someone who had a knowledge of th
official text, but that the translate
was faulty. The note as received
y the state department lacks the vagu
e ness which characterized the unoffiei
e text.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
STORM CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
millions of Dollars Worth of Property
Destroyed-RaiIroads Tied Up
in East-Eight Dead.

New York, Dec. 16.-DemoraliZed
railroads, millions in property damage
and widespread inconvenience was the
storm toll reported here on Tuesday.
1t was the worst storm that has visit
ed New York and the eastern states
since the memorable blizzard of 1883.
The New York Central and the New
York. New Haven & Hartford rail
roads we're almost tied up. Only a
few of the most important trains were
moving. ALI wires were down on
both railroads. The block system
was out of business.
With conditions only partially allie
waited it is feared there will be a milk
famine. Frantic efforts are being
made to get some of the milk trains
into town.
Six inches of snow fell in New York
city. In Connecticut it reached g
depth of from two to three feet.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
RAIL STRIKE ENDED
LABOR TROUBLE ON BELT LINE
AT CHICAGO SETTLED BY
ARBITRATION
MEN RETURN TO WORK
U. S. Mediation Aaent Brings About
Settlement-Counsel for Road Says
Employees Have Acceded to the
Wishes of the Company.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-The strike on the
Belt Line Railway company. which
practically paralyzed transshipment OF
freight for the last few days. was end
ed early Friday morning.
After an interchange OF negotia
tions between officials of the road and
the strikers committee, which lasted
into the early morning hours. G. w.
w. Hanger, assistant United States
commissioner of mediation and con-
ciliation. who acted as arbter. an
nounced that an agreement had been
reached and the men would proceed to
work Immediately.
The following statement was made
by c. G. Austin, counsel for the Belt
Line railroad, and contains the terms
of settlement:
THE original demands of the en-
ployees was that hourly service Of
trains each day be established be-
tween Seventy fifth and Halsted streets
and the Clearing yards. The officials
of the road have always been willing
and ready to establish a limited serv-
ice morning and evening for such
reasonable time as was necessary for
the men to adapt themselves to the
new situation to be created by the
change of the terminal from Eighty
third street and Vincennes road to
Clearing
Through the services of United
States Commissioner of Mediation and
Cancellation G. w. W. Hanger ar
agreement has been made with the
employees whereby they have acceded
to the wishes of the railroad com
pany. abandoning their demands fol
hourly service during each twenty
four hours and accepted the service
train for the limited train service
proffered by the company"
The men made preparation to re
turn to work - once.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
NEW PoSTMAsTERS NAMED
Senate Gets Presidents Nominations
for Many Towns in the Mid
die West.

Washington, Dec. lS.-The presi-
dent on Thursday sent the following
nominations of postmasters to the SEN
ate:
Michigan-John O'Meara, Escanaba.
lllinois-May N. Prill, Centralia;
Thomas ]. Hopkins, Wenona; o. H..
johnson, Bowen; James Il. Spiker,
Bushnell; John F. Bushmeyer, Col
chester; George H. Hart, Nauvoo; H.
Bruce Schroyer, New Windsor; Rob-
ert Sherrard, Oak Park; Louis w.
Richter, Melrose Park.
Indiana-John C. Ring, Frankton;
Edward s Edgar. Winchester: VIII
liam H. Johnston, Charlottesville !;
Joseph T. Stahl, Kendallville: William
IT. Newton, Rosedale; Ralph W. Nc
iConnell, Oxford; Charles v. Hirt
Batesville; Frank w. Boren. Owens.
vile.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
MUST FREE GERMANS
WASHINGTON SENDS NOTE TO
FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
American Steamers by French
Warships-Act Illegal.

Washington, Dec. 16. - The United
States government cabled Ambassa-
dor Sharp at Paris, for presentation
to the French foreign Office, note
vigorously protesting against the re-
moval by the French cruiser Des-
cartes of six Germans and Austrians
from the American steamships Caro-
lima, Coamo and San Juan.
Immediate release of the men was
asked on the ground that the seizure
of citizens of any nation from an
American vessel on the high seas is
without legal justification and consti-
tutes a flagrant violation of American
rights.
Couched in friendly terms. the com
munication gives the American point
of view employed in the case of Au-
! gust Piepenbrink. a German, who
was removed from the American ship
Windber by the French cruiser Conde
in November of last year and re-
leased otter representations by the
United States.
Attention is directed to the fact
that the men removed from the ships
were not embodied in "the armed
forces of the enemy" as that term is
used in the declaration of London
1t is asserted, however, that there il
no justification for the removal o.
subjects of nation which is al
enemy of France from an American
vessel on the high seas bound to {
neutral port, even if they could prop
erly be regarded as military persons
To support this position, it is un
derstood. the note points to the rule
set down by the French minister o
foreign affairs in a note sent durin,
the Civil war to the French ministe
to the United States in regard to tn
removal of the Confederate commits
sioners, Mason and Slidell, from tn
steamship Trent
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
TRUCE IN BASEBALL WAR
Peace Declared Between Three Big
Leagues-Weeghnan TO
Get Cubs.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-Through the ac-
tson of the American league in accept
ing the proposals from the National
and Federal leagues a truce was de-
clared here on Wednesday, A peace
agreement will be drawn up in the
next two or three days and the
chances are will be signed soon
Terms of the treaty were not re-
vealed, but the main points are
known to call for the dissolution of
the Gilmore circuit through mergers
with several National league teams
and perhaps the Cleveland club.
The Cubs will be transferred to
President Weeghman and his partners
on the North side, while Phil Ball will
in all proba ability get control Of the
St. Louis Cardinals
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
Trend is TO the Renuhlicans

Philadelphia has been swept by the
old Republican organization: w. S.
Bennett has won back seat in con-
gress, as representative of a Bronx
constituency; and Maryland, though
carried by the Democrats-thus dis
placing Republican governor elect
ed four years ago-was carried by too
narrow a margin to be pleasant. Such
are the straws that are taken to show
the way the wind is blowing; and,
while they may show nothing conclu-
sively, they are sufficient to indicate
that the Democratic party is not in
high favor at this moment.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
C0NTRABAND ON FORD SHIP
Britain Allows Peace Vessel to Pro-
ceed Under Bond-Was Held
at kirkWali.

London, Dec. 17.-The Scandinavian
American liner Oscar II, bearing Henry
Ford and his peace party. now at
Kirkwall, will proceed on her voyage.
probably at once. The vessel was de-
tanned to allow the British admiralty
to examine her cargo and had nothing
to do with the character of the human
freight aboard Part of the cargo will
be taken to a British prize court on
the ground that it is contraband. but
in order not to ruff1e Mr. Ford's doves
the government, instead of sending
the vessel to a port to be unloaded,
is permitting the vessel to proceed
under bond
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-24
Difficulty With the Revenue.

The Underwood law was enacted as
a tariff for revenue measure only. On
the showing made by Mr.. McAdoo's.
statement published recently, surely
no less friendly than authoritative-it
would seem that the law might more
aptly be termed one imposing tariff
for bankruptcy only
1t will be difficult for the Democrats
to maintain, in the face of Mr. Nc
Adoo's figures, that anything except
their own provisions are responsible
for the admitted failure of the Under
wood tariff act and the. income act
to provide the necessary revenue for
administering the affairs of the ma
ton.