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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
FULL CREW BILL
RAISES ARGUMENT
Trainmen and Employers Dispute
Question of Public Hearing
On Railroads
From a stan Correspondent.

LANSING, Mich. Feb. 10.-Rail.
road and labor committees or the
house and senate held the first OF the
public hearings on matters Of rail-
road legislation Tuesday afternoon
and evening. 49,
The frst matter taken up. before
the railroad committees, related to
the live stock shipment bill. which
provides that cattle shipments shall
be kept moving at a rate of 10 miles
an hour.
General Managers Alfred Of the
Pere Marquette. Brown OF the Michi'
gan Central. and Potter OF the 500
line. entered objections TO the bill,
insisting that live stock shipments
were so light In Michigan. that they
could not be kept moving at this rate
without mourning a positive loss TO
the companies. In many cases. In or
der to comply with the law. single
car Of live stock would have to be
shipped by itself as the regular
freight trains cannot be operated ut
an average speed OF 10 miles an hour.
they said. The committee took the
matter under advisement.
Consideration OF the so-caied "fuii
crew" bill provoked q lengthy discus
sion between representatives OF the
roads and trainmen.
The general objection to the bill on
the part OF the railroads was that the
expense was out Of all proportion to
the benefits to accrue from Its CD
erations. They contended that the
addition OF another brakeman was
not necessary. inasmuch as the aver
age length Of trains was about 81
cars. General Manager Alfred OF the
Pere Marquette declared that the op'
Grafton Of the bill would cost his
road 100000 yearly.
The hearing was featured by sevc,-
al passages OF words between speak
ers for the roads and William IL
Burt OF st. Louis. special legislative
representative Of the Switchmen's
Union of North America.
BALAENGER.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
RUSSIANS RE-
TREAT FROM CROWN
LAND, RUMOR
tcs.si...1 fr.. Pas. oa.,.

strewn with dead and dying. Both
sides are being constantly reinforced
and the battle Ia developing % that II
promises to become one OF the deci-
sive ones of the war. II the Russians
win--and all reports indicate that the
advantage 10 with them-they will b
able to retain their holdings In Buko-
wilma and also to attempt an invasion
In force of Hungary. II they are fore
ed to retire It will not be disastrous.
inasmuch as they viii simply fall back
on their strongly entrsnched positions
In Galicia and northern and eastern
Bukowina.
At Bartfleld and svidnik the attacks
OF the Germans have been repulsed
with heavy losses, and In the region
Of Lupkow pass they have been driv-
en- back on their second line. the Rus
sians capturing SO oficers, $500 men.
Is machine guns and q large guam
tity OF supplies.
However, II is In the vicinity OF
Tukholka pass and on the heights IN
the region Of Koxiomoka that the
lighting has been most bitterly con-
tested. Beginning Saturday q series
Of assaults In force were essayed by
the nrstline German troops who have
reinforced the Austrians. On Sunday
this engagement developed into Q
general battle still In progress today.
During Sunday the Germans made -
violent attacks against the Russian
positions commanding the approaches
to the heights Of Koziomoka. The
initial German attacks, essayed with
enormous numbers, were Irresistible.
Their front ranks were moved down.
Finally the Russian positions were
abandoned and the troops withdrew
until achievements could b brought
up. Then by Q series Of bayonet
charges the Russians regained their
original positions. Never before N
the war has there been hand-tohand
nghtifg OF such ferocity. according to
the repprts received from the front.
Towards evening on Sunday tho
| oermans yenewed their offensive and
eventually )captured the high positions
held by the Russian troops. Once
again they were driven out In another
series of bayonet charges and the
lighting ever since has been IN the
nature Of give-and-take conflict. The
Germans used their massed formation
to advance, with the fesult that they
suffered enormous losses. The slopes
OF che mountains were literally Gov
cred with the dead, 1000 being count
cd In front Of one Russian battalion
alone.
In East Prussia the Germans ere
concentrating fresh troops for IN Of
fensive movement against the Rus
slams who are invading In force. They
have essayed the offensive In the Hor-
xele-Johannisburs neishborhood and
In the region Of Lasdednen. At the
latter place the Russians almost en-.
tirely exterminated one attacking bat.
talon Of Germans.
On the left bank Of the vistula. az
ter a series OF attempts TO break
Through. the Germans have abandon,
ed their offensive and are now report
ed TO Be quiet. The German losses Il,
the sin days Of nshting along the Bor-N
lshymowA 0ouime X oliashidlowsk line
are declared to be m the tsns q thou
sands.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
VONDENBERC PLEADS
FOR PRE-PRlMARY
Grand Rapids Herald Publisher
Tells House of Evils" Found
in Present Law
From a Star Correspond emf.

| LANSING. Mich. Feb. 10.-Speak-
ing in the interests OF the pre-primary
convention plan OF nominating state
oficers before the Joint election com
mittees of the house and senate, Ar.
thur II. yandsnbery, publisher OF. the
Grand Rapids Herald and chairman
Of the subcommittee OF the Rspub-
lican state central committee which
drafted the plan system. suggested
that the committees meet In Joint SEES
sion At the conclusion OF the present
session Of the Legislature and redraft
the primary and election laws OF
Michigan, and to prepare q law pro-
'viding for the budget system OF max
ing state appropriations.
This work, when done, would offer
ample reason for the calling OF spe-
ciai session next year. he said.
Mr.. vandenberg outlined the so
called evils Of the present primary
law, alleging that the choice or gov
ernor and lieutenant-governor In the
Republican party had been made, In
the last primary. by about onefourth
of the party members who voted In
the general election which followed.
This, he said. did not offer an ade-
quate method OF majority rule."
AS a remedy for this condition. he
advocated the pre-primary conven-
tion, delegates to which should be
elected by the people and who should
have authority to recommend Ger.
tain candidate for consideration In
the primary--a virtual nomination In
asmuch as others dissatisfied with
the choice Of the convention could
not obtain places on the ballot except
by petition, which would stamp them
at once with the stigma OF party
boilers"
Although several bills intended to
rectify apparent errors In the primary
laws have been introduced the
straight preprimary convention bill
as suggested by the subcommittee
has not been introduced as yet, and
II IL not generally believed that II
will be. BALLENGER.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
WOMAN is PICKPOCKETS
VICTIM SECOND TIME

Mrs. M. N. Loomis. proprietress OF q
rooming house for Normal students In
Ypsilanti. burst into tears az she re-
ported to the detectives Wednesday
that some sneak thief had stolen $50
from her handbag In Woodward
ave. 1o-cent store, few minutes be-
fore.
They've got the last OF my money
Mrs. LOOMS declared. They got $40
out Of my handbag Dec. IL In another
Woodward-ave. 10-cent store. That
was hard blow to me, but this is
worse still That $50 represents all
the money have. I had Just collect
ed II from my roomers."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
KLIEST SAYS WIFE
DID PROPOSING
Gardener Tells How He "Accept.
ed" Miss Juliet Breitung's
sNOfero of Marriage

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.--Ths 1915
model Of Romeo and Juliet with GER
tain important love scenes revised
and modernized. played to another
packed house" In Judge Hands
courf room today. Max Reist hand
some young gardener. who won the
hand Of Juliet Breitung. millionaire
heiress. resumed the stand in the
trial OF his suit against her parents
for $4,000 for alternating her affec-
tons.
Kleist insisted that the wooing up
ut Edward Breitung's country palace
In Michigan wasn't at all the way
Shakespeare wrote II. He accepted
Miss Breitung's offer OF marriage but
FOUND out very quickly that Mrs.
Bfeitung die - approve
She said had neither education
nor reputation" he declared. ''Mr.
Breitung got me Job in q New Mex
leo mine-where they set me to car
rying pals of dynamite over slip
perry. Icy paths for IS day"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
WHITNEY, KALAMAZOO
4 PAPERMAKER, DEAD

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Feb. TO-
Especial. Jeremiah Whitney, man
ager Of the Standard Paper Co., at
the time it was discovered that the
company was secretly using city wa
ter in the manufacture OF paper, run
ming Il through by bypass, Is dead
In Chicago from apoplexy. Whitney
was. first stricken after warrant had
been served upon him for grand lar
ceny. His condition became so seri-
Gus shortly after his arrest that the
charge was dropped and he moved
from the city The news or his death
was no surprise to his friends here
as his condition had been serious for
weeks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
ELECTION Is
ORDERED TO FILL,
FRAZER'S PLACE
Supervisors Fix April 5 As Date
For Selection of Prosecuting
Attorney
LAW BOOSTING ASSISTANT
INTO PLACE is IGNORED
Jasnowski, However, Says He's
Satisfied to Leave Choice
To Voters

The Wayne county board OF super
visors adopted q resolution In q spe-
cial meeting in the county building.
Wednesday morning. calling for spe-
cial election to choose a prosecuting
attorney, to be held in conjunction
with the regular spring election, April
is. The vote of Supervisor Allan was
the only one registered against the
resolution. Allan dfssented on the
ground that the board should have
had more legal advice as to the con-
stitutionality Of the election.
Most Of the discussion conferred
about the constitutionality Of the law
which states that the chief assistant
prosecutor shall act as prosecutor un-
til the next general election. In the
event Of the death. resignation, or
dismhsal or the prosecutor. IL the
provisions Of this statute were en-
forced. Charles H. Jasnowski. chief
assistant under former Prosecutor
Frazer, who has resigned. would be
prosecutor until after the election In
November, 1916. Jasnowski Is re-
publican candidate for the office Of
prosecutor.
Supervisor Vernon opened the din
cussion with request that Attorney
Fred A. Baker be given the privilege
OF the floor to explain Jasnowskis
stand In the matter, but Supervisor
Heating objected. A single objection
under the parliamentary rules Of the
board. Is enough TO bar q non-member
from speaking. Heating did not give
his reason for Directing.
II think we ought to have some le-
gal advice as to whether we can call
this special election. or whether the
successor TO Mr.. Frazer should be
elected" said Supervisor Schemansky.
Suppose IL should be decided. after
the spring election. that prosecutor
should not be elected until the next
general election, how are-the candi-
dates who ran for the ONCE to be re-
imbursed for the expenses OF their
|campaigns?"
Supervisor Vernon rose, with the
remark that candidates shouldn't have
any great expenses.
Supervisor Field asked that Jas
nowski be given an opportunity to
state his position. A general discus
sion followed, without any formal ac-
ton being taken on the Field motion.
Several Of the Supervisors demanded
that vote be taken on the resolution
calling for q special election. which
had been introduced by Supervisor
Lttleneld. The cries for vote were
Needed by President Lodge, and the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Jasnowsd, who Is now acting
prosecutor, declared after the meeting
that he believed that the supervisors
rouId nof call n anacial olo~ffor if
the law were strictly enforced.
However" said Jasnowski, II be-
ieve that everyone Is agreed that .
prosecutor should be chosen by the
people. I have no desire TO take adj
vantage Of the statute which says the
chief assistant steps into the prose
cutor's shoes. II Is the wish Of the
circuit judges. and the people, think.
that the matter should be left to the
voters"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
ARMIES IN
TWO PRIZE FIGHTERS
tce.ti.ssl fren Page o.s).

under terrific fire. II will be worse
than bridging rivers. It's a new
problem for military experts, but
only one OF hundred new ones which
this war has brought out.
"You know" he added, 1T was the
Germans who had the new things
when this war started. We've found
out that years ago they threw away
all their old ideas Of warfare and
started new again, with new ideas
and new principles. The Germans
from the start have only made new
things ready for US. OF course, their
guns were not new. But their trench
making was new. For instance. the
old idea Of trench making was to
throw the earth up In q high bank be-
fore the trench. but the Germans had
q better trick than that. Their idea
was to hide their trenches and 80
they spread out the earth which they
took from their trenches In such q
way that It was impossible to locate
10 German trench until you had almost
come up to II. The allies were quick
enough to adopt the same plan but
We had some nasty lessons first"
Then the Germans introduced q
new trick when they burrowed under
meath our trenches and blew them up
the tools for burrowing. We do az
|nuch burrowing now as they do; the
Germans started out with q whole bag
OF new tricks, and II they could have
gotten to Paris their tricks might have
helped them. But they've been 30
allow that we've learned Of their new
schemes and, as time goes on. wei
know everything they do about q
twentieth century war.
Its an old game played In q new
way" he summed up. But II doesn't
look like q new game to civilization.
II looks like one great murder.
"You civilians miss the point of II"
said the Belgian. with earnest SINGER.
fly. LET me give you an example.
rye done q lot Of big game shooting,
because was stationed In Belgian
Congo for many years, and after I
had killed o lion or an elephant
used to watch. with fascination, the
faces OF the Negro bushbeaters.
used to see on them a brutal, animal
leer that grew out of the lust for XIII.
Ing. II was always on their faces, 90
they saw an animal die and, In spite
of my love for killing big game. used
TO almost shudder at that smile at
killing. think the same smile OF
killing must have been on my face,
even as watched the natives, be-
cause I've seen IL on the faces OF my
soldiers and OF my fellow ofIlcers, af.
ter we killed q batch OF Germans
They look st dying Germans with
that same kind OF leer that I used
to see on the faces of those Africans.
killing IL game" he continued,
with the same earnestness. Men like
|it. All men like II. In a battle, they
don't think Of their flag or their coun.
try or the right or wrong OF their
cause. They only think OF killing:
the thought Of dying never enters
their heads. You'd be the same. Any
normal man would be the same. A
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
WOMAN is GUILTY OF
DRAGGING CHILD, DOWN

Estella Newberry. 80 years old. oil
No. lao Montcalm-st. east, was con-
victed In Justice STEMS court, Wed.
nesday, OF the charge OF contributing
to the delinquency OF a 14-yearold
girl, who roomed In a resort formerly
conducted by the Newberry woman
on Adams-ave. She was fined 800.
with 30 days In the workhouse as the
alternative.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
NEW PROFIT-sHARING
PLAN LAUNCHED HERE

The keenest profit sharing coupon
| rs new merchandise premium plan
launched by Leonard A. Kinast, 31s
new telegraph building. The plan
includes the giving OF coupons with
purchases by grocers. druggists.
clothiers, department stores and In
fact by retail dealers in all lines,
these coupons being redeemable In
premiums listed In a catslog issued by
The company and for admissions TO
some Is local theaters. In addition
70 these premiums, Saxon automo-
bile on April LIST for the largest num-
Der OF coupons turned In on that date.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
BANK SWINDLE
CHARGED TO MAN
ARRESTED HERE

the Peoples bank that he would be
q trifle late, az he was moving. Soon
afterward. the forged check was dis
covered In the clearing house, but
Schmidt was on his way TO London,
England, leaving HIS wife and child
IN Chicago. The police and bank
officials learned that he had taken
transportation for London, and Scot
land Yard was notified
They met me on the boat. and
arrested me before the boat landed
said Schmidt.
He says he was held two months.
making desperate fight against ex-
tradition. but was finally eKtradited.
and brought to Chicago in July.
Schmidt says that In Chicago. Q de-
tective, whose name he refuses 70
give until be reaches Chicago, asked
him II he would put up $500 for the
privilege OF Esaoesting II, Schmidt
says be paid the detective $500, FOR
himself. and rave him $3.50 more to
pay to bondsmAn for furnishing
bonds OF $4,000.
"The detective said to me. when
the bail had been secured. Now beat
|it.'r says Schmidt.
'You left the bondsman in the
|lurch?" he was asked.
"Ths detectives told me to beat IL.
and did. said Schmidt.
He travelled around while, and SET
tied In Detroit, he says, five months
ago, assuming the name Of Kowalskf.
He says he has not been working
here, but has been looking for job.
He says he has tried the auto FAC
tories and shops, but not the banks.
After settling here. ne declares he
made trip to Chicago. and brought
back his wife and daughter. Schmidt
says he talks eight languages, In
|cluding English.
He signed waiver OF extradition.
declaring that he was going to return
to Chicago without fight and make
q clean breast or the case.
There will be lot OF people mixed
up In this thing besides me. when
get back to Chicago" he said, omin-
|ousiy. Asked how he had capitalized
his hight and his legal battles II he
got only Sits out of the swindle, as
he claimed. Schmidt said: 81 had
been making good money. had saved
some. That's all got out OF the
cheek deal"
Detective Allen later said: There's
q man who may not look particularly
clever, but he IL Is smart and shrewd
as one could wish to be. II he had
tended to business and played straight
he would have been rich man today.
He had charge Of the foreign exchange
department for the bank, and In add
tion to that, he ran a steamship ticket
business, backed by the bank. He was
q wonder with the foreign patrons OF
the bank, and stood In q position to
make q fortune for himself"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
PICTURES ON SALE FOR
ARTISTS WAR RELIEF

With such internationally famous
men as the Detroit artists. Carl Ael
cheers, julius Rolsh0ven and Francis
Petrus Paulus, contributing pictures
to the exhibition Of the work Of Mich
igan artists which opened IN the
green room Of the Hotel Pontohartrain
Wednesday, tho exhibition Will have
q wide appeal and should add Q sub
stantial sum TO the fund for the aid
OF artists and their families made des-
titute by the war In Europe, for which
laudable object the show 10 given. the
pictures represent the best work OF
Michigan artists handling the brush.
crayon. pencil and the mediums OF
oils. water-colors and pastels.
with few exceptions the works have
all been given q price tag, the idee
being to sell the pictures, whioh nave
been donated by their creators, to aid
the worthy cause Of extending relief
To the European sufferers. M OF the
pictures not sold before ne exhibit
ton closes, Friday afternodn. VIII De
put up at auction.
The exhibition will be open to the
public from III to o'clock Wednes'
day. Thursday and Friday. DURING
the afternoons Of each day commit
tee of prominent women Will serve
tea and there Will be dancing In the
adjoining ballroom. ~
Among the artists whose work 10
ON view are Melchers. Rolshoven
Paulus, MacKay. Pitts, Joseph Gies'
John p. Wicker. Percy Ives. Roy Gam
BILE, Charles King. oeorge True
Thomas May, Thomas Schroeder
members OF the Society of Women Ar
lists and Of the School OF Fine Arts
and many others. The exhibition In
cludes canyasses OF widely different
subjects, sketches. drawings. cartoons
and portraits.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
ANOTHER INDIANA
CANDIDATE ARRESTED

BRAZIT, Ind, Feb. 10.--Roy l.
shattuck, republican candidate for
congress from the fifth district In
the recent election. was arrested by
United States marshals here Today
charged with conspiring TO corrupt
the election OF vigo county. He was
one of five named In the most recent
batch OF indictments returned by the
federal grand Jury In indianapolis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
BILL BANS
VOTE BY PROXY
crovides That Industrial Share
holders Must Cast Ballots
individually
6rom 3 gtaf Correspondsnf.

tvvm . star Correspondent.
LANSING. Mich, Feb. i0.--A bill
|o>1od 70 give every shareholder In
incorporated manufacturing on
1oofl1e company one vote in the
&C., ent Of the concern and for
ny officer or employe OF
Iecru 70 hold a proxy for any
oh1or Vas introduced by Rep.
KoehJer OF Detroit. Tuesday
<k1sr va crowded Off the
- IIr0c<ofe ~ . Detroit cor.
- offIcer Of the company
<oIol Droxies and HIS bill
10 >mnke this condition
r. ~ f1ture. both for
4 ~ o1her unfortunate
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10

long rs you're well and sound and
have plenty Of food, you'll have the
time of your life In war"
But haven't you ever seen men run
awayT
Fever In battle. They run away on
long marches when they are tired or
because they're slespy or hungry.
Some of them, Q few. very few. run
away because they can't stand the an
ticipation Of danger. But. I've never
seen man run away under hre as
long a. his ammunition held out ana
he had q chance to kill It's very
terrible. isn't It? But fear the good
God has made W. that way.
You hear q great deal about hard
ship Of the soldiers In the trenches.
don't you? That's all very well and
all very true. But, do you know that
most soldiers will suffer cold, hunger
and sleeplessness for many weeks II
they are sure that ct the end Of It all
they are to have only few minutes
OF fighting. know my men as
know my own brother. and know
that once they were repaid for weeks
Of suffering by only 10 minutes OF Z
good time. A little later al their
hardships were atoned for by 20 min
utes' good time"
what do you mean by q good
timer
Plenty OF killing" said the oficer.
Do you know what strikes me as fun.
niest Of all?" he concluded.
"Whaty'
"How little the women OF the world
know OF their men and how little the
men know Of themselves until they
get chance to kill"
PARIS, Feb. 10.--Isolatsd conflicts
ut half q dozen points on the long
battle line from the sea to the Swiss
frontier are being fought with the ut
most desperation. This IL especially
20 In the Woevre, the Argonnes. La
Bassee and at Furnes. But according
to the reports reaching here today the
Germans have been unable to gain
any Material advantage, although they
greatly outnumber the French. Else
where on the front the fighting Is con-
fined to artillery duels.
The Germans have been bringing
up large Quantities Of men and sup
plies to the triangle OF the Disc and
the Aisne and It IL expected that they
will essay Q general offensive In this
section soon. In front OF the long La
Bassee line the Germans have been
reinforced by reserve Bavarian regi-
|ments and, In anticipation OF an at.
tempt to break through the British de-
Tense positions along the canal have
been very greatly strengthened.
The Belgian artillery IN the north
|is reported TO have demolished part Of
Ia German trench and . supply depot
north Of Newport. The Belgian forces,
withdrawn for . fortnight TO permit
their being RENTED. are now back
holding all Of the territory inside Of
their own frontier not occupied BY
the Germans. and they are reported
Ito be making slow but steady gains
|at o number Of points. "a
In general there 10 little change in
the dispositions. The Alsace cam.
paign n halted BY the heavy SHOWS.
but both sides are IN readiness to as
sumo the offensive shortly.
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