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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
PLACE BUOYS TO
PREVENT FURTHER
STANDINGS HERE

Seven lighted spar onoys have
been placed in the west channel OF
the St. Clair Flats. on order OF Ed
ward l.. Woodruff, inspector OF the
eleventh lighthouse district. as a
p-ecaution against further standings
during the low water period The
buoys mark the sides Of 100-foot
channel, in which there Is said to
be water OF sufficient depth TO per
nit passage OF vessels OF deepest
draft.
Inspector Woodruff has also warn
cd vessel masters to hold the range.
when passing down-tound on the
Peche island range, until we'll past
'ha lower entrance on the west side
~ gas buoy No ] Following this
instruction, saws Woodruff. viii en-
able ships 20 avoid the shcal on the
vest side OF the channel
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
TEST RIGHT TO
TIE Up BOATS AT
PRIVATE PIERS

Justice OF Peace Marschner has
taken under consideration the case
of Charlotte 3 Sherrard. Alice b.
Dodge and Lottie Dwight Berry.
members OF wealthy Detroit fam.
lies, against Capt. Horatio JeK, mas
ter OF the schooner Fsvorite. The
suit T. test ia determine whether
or not captains OF ships on the De
troit river have a right 20 tie up at
private piers in the rear OF Crosse
Pointe mansions. as Capt Jex did
a score OF bearded mariners came
20 the support OF Capt Jex. In all
their years OF experience, they
agreed. II had been the undisputed
right % a vessel master 20 drop an
Choir on any pier dock was CON
sidered a haven of refuge. they said
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
CHALMERS MEMS
CLUB COMPLETES
ORGANIZATION

The Chalmers Mems club, which
was organized a week ago. will hold
the FIRST regular meeting. Monday
evening. Nov. %. in the convention
hell OF the Chalmers plant. supper
will ne served AZ 3 O'Clock and the
meeting will follow. Membership In
the club IL open 10 all male EN-.
ployes OF the Chalmers Motor Car
Co. It's purpose H.: ITO help
Chalmers men prepare themselves
for the job ahead; 10 let Chslmer1
people know each other better. to
help IN solving civic problems and
20 work for the Improvement Of the
Chalmers neighborhoOd. 10 develop
a Chalmers spirit" d ~. Peoples
Ia president OF the club, and G. +.
Reef 10 secretary. Meetings viii
be held on the hrst and third Mon.
days in each month.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
AGED MAN HELD
ON COMPLAINT
OF HIS WARD

On complaint Of l3.year-old Susie
Sayres, Of No. % Tecum eeh-qt
Springwells, whom be had fathered
since she was but a mere infant.
Charles +. Cheney e6 ycars old OF
No. 22O Lafayctte-blvd. WAS ar
raigned before Justice SELLERS. Taes.
day. charged with serious
statutory ofcnse.- Detectives Clm,
and Lannan. who made ne arrest
say that Cheney adopted tAe glrl
orphan when she was bur % Tow
weeks old. and that she lived with
him until recently.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
j. s. ASKS
SALVARSAN
Pleads With Britain to
Lift Embargo On
Export

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE
commerce and agriculture depart
ments are working today on warn.
ing TO the public against imitation
salvarsan put on the market as a
result of the british blockade
against UcFWan exports.
Much ~ the product labeled sal
varsan Is dangerous. IL is declared
Great Britain refused to raise the
blockade on salvarsan on the ground
that French substitutes could be
had but state department officials
say these cannot be sold m the
country because OF conflict with The
American patent laws
The United States has based it's
plea to Great Britain on humani-
tartan grounds
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
ITALIAN BARBER
LOSES 1925 IN OLD
SWINDLING GAME

The time-worn handkerchief
game figured In the case OF Lewis
Scaglione, a barber at No. 7S3 RI
yard-st.. who was neatly separated
from a wad OF 1926 by two conn.
Gence men. AZ 1880 Tuesday after
noon. az Monroe cave and Farmerst
Scaglione was on his way TO the
bank. his pockets fairly bulglng with
bills. when he met the two men.
They were very friendly. and one
told the barber that he was on his
way 10 the depot and was going
hack 10 Italy to spend the remainder
of his days with his mother. whom
he had not seen in many years. His
brother recently was killed In a
street car accident. and he had col
lected $4,000. which. he said, he had
i'm his pockets.
Fearful Of being robbed, the man
suggested that Scaglione take his
money. which was wrapped in a
handkerchief. and. send It 10 New
York later. lie also promised Scag-
lone $50 II he would escort him to
the depot safely. This the barber
said he was willing 10 do. AZ the
station he turned over his 1926 TO
the stranger to buy a ticket. the
stranger explaining that he didn't
want 20 take the trouble 10 open
the handkerchief Just then.
When Scaglione reached home no
looked into the package and found
that II contained newspaper clip
pings The police are looking for
the swindlers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
WOULD WIDEN
WASHINGTON-AVE.

Aid James Vernon. Tuesday night,
submitted to the common council a
petition signed by ~ property own
ers on both sides Of Washington
blvd. asking that the thoroughfare
he widened by cutting 10 feet from
each side OF Washington park. ieav-
Ing the park 20 instead Of 100 feet
wide. and increasing the width Of
the two roadways from 30 feet TO
IS feet each.
The sidewalk on one side OF
Washington-blvi. il 20 feet wide
on one side and IS feet on the
other. AID. Vernon makes the sug-
gestion that the sidewalks can be
narrowed 10 10 feet. This would
necessitate the removal OF only SOW
on and a half feet Of the park on
each side. The cost 81 the improve
ment IL estimated at $4,000.
The petition was sent TO the
loint committee on streets and
parks and boilevsrds for hearing.
Tho petitioners claims that the use
~ Washlngton-blvd. a. a park place
for automobiles. has narrowed the
space for moving vehicles 80 that IL
il diHicult for trans 10 move. This
condition. they say. has retarded
tho development OF Washington
blvd. property. With the roadways
widened. the petitioners say that
numerous shops and commercial
buildings OF modern structure viii
be- build along the boulevard. max,
Ing II high-ciass shopping district.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17

into the shoulders without sign OF
neck; II would take the most deli.
cate OF operations TO permit the alb.
dominal organs to perform their
functions"
Other comment follows
"lf the child could be saved Il
should be- II were the child's
mother ! should want II saved and
made as normal as possible. Every
one has a right 10 life Mrs Ger.
trude Howe Britton, noted feminist
and social worker
81 shouldn't want TO SIT H. Juds
ment either way Life Is pretty
precious thing Miss Harriet Wit
tum. Northwestern university settle.
ment head
This child, as well as every other
child. should be kept alive as long as
possible. II Is not for as TO decide
whether a child should be put TO
death. II II Is defective. il should
be treated as such and be taught all
II can learn This thing is reprehen.
sible under any circumstances. The
law states that only Judge has the
power TO decide who shall die, and
then only In case OF crime Jane
Adams. head II Hull house.
II think the best thing for the
child itself would be accomplished
by the arrangement 7 would not
care TO discuss the question of law
Judge Victor p Arnold Of the cir
cult court.
Why. an indictment could be vof
cd on such a case. / cannot express
an opinion because such a case
might come before me Judge
George r. Barrett. OF the criminal
court.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17

subnormal and perhaps a dangerous
individual as il is that a human
being could live without heart
Ii would grow up a menacing bur
den TO its parents, TO it's brothers
and sisters and 10 the state
Through its deformity the child
would not be an individual. II
would be merely living thing
whose deformity would make it ever
a menace to itself
Mature has bungled in this in
stance The mother had typhoid
fever a short time ago and this was
the cause OF the child's maltorma-
ton. II was only because OF the
unusual vigor and natural health OF
the parents that the baby ever was
born"
Dr. Haiselden said he does not
believe there is any law that could
force him to operate on the child.
States Attorney Maclay Hoyne to-
day agreed "ss an individual" lie
said the only possible charge that
could be brought might be one or
neglect. Several lawyers expressed
the opinion. however, that such a
charge never could be proven
II can't quite see now some OF
my critics have the face to oppose
my theory" said Dr. Haiselden.
These same critics make no out
cry over the scores of killings OF
children by automobiles, by abor-
tons and by criminal neglect and
violence OF innumeraole kinds. sun.
they sit in judgment in this case,
where a child mas been born with
out one ear; the one ear IL has
never will hear, there being no audi.
tory canal; the head is set deep
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
RUSSIAN
EMPIRE is
WAKING UP

pie are very courteous and are the
best dressed people in the world.
IL Is difficult for an American 10 De
patient with their habits aud bust
ness methods for they rise around
noon. sit up most OF the night and
are usually from three hours 10 a day
late in keeping a business engage
nent, no apologies being given or
expected"
Excepting for the presence Of
many soldiers In Petrograd. there
are no indications OF war. but re
cruits are coming in by thousands
100000 nov being drilled in the
centers OF Russia. They arrive In
inferred trousers ard leather Jackets
and begin their training on their
way from the railway stations %
their camps. marching with a pecu
liar high step and swinging arms 20
timber them up. Later they plaC-
tice on bags Of potatoes with their
bay Onets, each bag representing q
man. When these men arrive a
camp ;heir clothes are taken away
and uniforms are supplied. The
arc all peasants. big. strong fellow
bat with absolutely no expression %
intelligence in their faces.
Anyone in Russia who is heard TO
speak a woid in German is impris-
onei for six months; a fine is i'm.
posed for speaking English, Finland
is keeping ont OF the war by paying
Russia $4,000 GOO a year"
Mr. Brown came through Finland
and during tie journey all the cur.
tains Of the train were closely
drawn, no one being allowed 10 look
out. He found Norway and Sweden
ariGed t. the teeth and cordially hat
ing each other. Norway Is on the
side OF the Allies and Sweden pro
German In Mr. Browns opinion
either would declare war on but lit
tie provocation.
In the North Sea, Mr. Browr's
steamer encountered very rough
weather and a dense fog. For -
hours they were rolling about and
making little progress: ali this in
he path most frequented by Zeppe-
Inns
Were the people frightened Mr.
Brown was asked.
IF they were they did not show Il.
There are no towards left In Eu-
rope. Even he women ami children
show no fear OF anything.
London Is going on its way az
rsUal But for the presence OF sol
diers and the city darkened al night
and throwing out rs searchlights ia
the sky for a sight OF Zeppelins. no
one would susrect that there is a
war going on. The theaters and all
places OF amusement are filled and
no one speaks Of war. believe
they are ordered not 20. On the
boat, com ng home from Liverpool
we're crowds OF English and Irish
Toys ant young men who were com
ing away 10 escape conscription."
Mr.. Brown had a remarkable look.
ing passport. stamped. sealed and
written upon IN every. conceivable
space. He was Obliged TO hunt up
the American consul in every town
and secure his signature. He only
travelled through the territory Of the
Allies and neutral nations which
necessitated roundabout route.
passing through Germany being
quite out OF the question.
II is Mr.. Browns opinion that Ger
many IL prepared to fight TO The An
Ish and will never agree 20 any but
her own terms for peace.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
WHAT THE MOTHER SAYS
BY Mrs. Anna ,IolIinser

Il agreed with Or. Haiselden
TO let my baby die. love the
poor deformed little one. with
tears and breaking heart, | gave
my consent to its death. Left to
itself. II has no chance to live.
mo one need think me cruel
or an unnatural mother. My
heart Is full OF mother love for
all my children But this poor
little one. If allowed to live,
would be for years only a bur
den TO itself It's life would be
dark. barren, useless. unrelieved
by happiness 10 itself. or plea
sure or service 10 others. II is.
as the doctor says. one OF ma
lures blunders. and | am willing
that nature should correct it's er.
rors by my baby's death"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17

Cloudy. Temperature. High 27'. Low
19'-Remember Laxative Bromo Out.
nine cures cold I'm one day. There
II only one "Bromo Quinine." Look
for signature r. w. GROVE. 25c--
Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17

SALONIKA, Greece. Nov. IA
big battle RACES about Strumnltza
today. Strong Bulgarian forces
are engaged With a formidable body
Of British and French.
The Allies have been inside the
southwestern Bulgarian frontier for
a week. Strumnitza is the first OBJ
Jective.
Preliminary skirmishing began
the moment the Allies crossed the
border. For several days only scat.
tering small encounters occurred.
The country mountainous, cut M
by many torrents and ravines. f.
terribly difficult for military opera.
lions
The Allies had m proceed vtth
much caution For the most part
their forces consist ~ British in.
fantry and French arrlllerv. with
the big guns Smelling the Bulgars
out OF their positions IN advance OF
the infantry's movements. the in.
vaders occupied height after height.
extending concave front around
Strumnitza. west. south and east.
Meantime. the Bulgars. evidently
determined 10 prevent the Allies
from gaining even small perma-
nent fGotncld or .heir soil. have
been Strengthening s;rumnitza's de
fenses and bringing up heavy rein
forcements
In the past % hours the oppos.
ing main bodies have come In con
.act and the skirmishes merged
into a great general battle. perhaps
the fercest thus far In the Balkan
campaign
The outcome is yet IN doubt.
The Bulgsrs arc strongly situated
and IN heavy force. with reserves
readily available Their artillery 20
this point is eqHal ~ the Allies The
British arc bringing up fresh men
rapidly from salon'ka.
" Strumnitza S. carried. the Pol
gars line NJ communications between
their forces In Serbia md Sofia will
be endangered and their Nacedou.
Ian campaign plans viii be- upset
completely.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17

Gilbert E. Square DeaD Mlier
Grand Riverave. ieweler, took
short cut TO fame by shooting q
white deer few days ago during a
hunting trip in Delta county. This
Is safe TO be the first white deer
killed in the north country in over
20 years.
To show that he had really land
ed the "aloino and. Incidentally,
to provide a venison feast for his
friSnds, Mr.. Miller sent the deers
carcass TO Detroit and il is now in
the cold storage vaults Of the De
troit Creamery Co.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17

ATHENS, Nov l7.-Over.
whelmins the Serbs north Of
Prilep. 5ulaars entered 5abuna
pass today.
Small bodies OF Scribe are silt
defending some of the heights,
but the Serbian less Of the pass
exposes Prilep 20 speedy cap
ture. Its inhabitants are fleeing
southwark.
With Prilep In their hands.
the 5ulgars' natural next obiee.
tive will be Monsstir, IS miles
south.
Huge losses on both sides
marked the 5abuns pass fight.
ing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17

prfrfinr-thc plain neat kird-tht
y rtsht--Tfmes Job Dept,-Main $500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17

has been comparatively quiet on
the Franc o-Germsn front.
ROME, Nov. IA German
submarine stopped the Italian
steamship Milanc in the Meot
terrsnesn, but spared the vessel
because there we're several Ger.
nnan-Anerieans on board. That
the undersea boat was Ger.
man." was distinctly stated IN
the announcement today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17

ROME, Nov. 17.-FolloWina
reports Of heavy eannonading o.
the Sandman coast. u is report
ed here today that an italian
torpedo boat fotila has chased
and sunk an Austrian subma-
rine.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
CHICAGO POLICE
CHIEF WOULD
COMPEL PARENTS

tConrinued from Page one,.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
BULGARS
THREATENING
MONASTlR

oCoatinsed from PAGE one.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-10
HUBBARD ON STAND
IN OWN DEFENCE
Denial of Leading Points Of States Case-Re-
lations of Wife and Mathews

Skowhegan, Ne. Feb. s-tSpecial)-
George A. Hubbard, charged with the
murder Of l. D. Mathews Of Hartland
last September. took the stand in his
own defence this forenoon. His testi-
mony was such a sweeping denial of
the States vital points that the whole
Of the case was changed
The respondent was good witness for
himself He gave his age as 66 and his
clean-cut features bore out his reputa-
ton Of being man Of high character
and standing in his community. Sym
pathy was with him throughout the
day. His wife who had testified
against him Monday. was on hand
early and seated herself as near as she
could to the respondent. Not once
has she exhibited in her expression any
kind feelings for her husband.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-10
TAFT OPPOSED
F0RbIDDINC OF
MUNITI0NST0
bELLICERENTS

New Haven. Feb. 9.-William How
ard Taft made public today a let
ter he wrote on Jan. 26, TO Prof. Ed
mund Won Mach Of Harvard Univer-
sity IN which the former President op-
posed the enactment of a law forbid
ding the supply Of munitions of war
from this country to the belligerent
nations. The letter was in answer to
a.reQuest from Prof Won Mach, ask
ing Mr.. Taft to write a letter to be
read at a neutrality meeting" favor
ing passage of the bill introduced by
Senator Hitchcock providing for such
interdiction
MIR. Taft's Letter
The letter which was not read at
the meeting. Mr. Taft says, follows:
MY Dear Prof Won Mach:
i have yours Of Jan. Gath. / cannot
write to a neutrality meeting such a
letter as You would wish. ! think that
to interdict the supply Of ammunition
and arms from this country to the
bellgcTents III the war would be to
adop- policy that would seriously in
terfere with our own welfare, should
we ever be drawn into a war against
our VIII hy the unjust invasion of
such power who was fully prepared
and who would always find US unpre-
pared. Such q policy as that you in
dictate would mean that the power who
IS armed ca I,-a-p pie, would always have
at disadvantage those countries that
We're not in such g state OF prepara-
ton. II would, therefore, lead TO even
greater pressure upon all the cour-
tries Of the world than that we have
seen in the last two decades to in
crease their arTnanents. result
which we would all deplore For this
reason, cannot think that it would
be wise TO pass law changing ali the
rules Of international law heretofore
prevailing with respect to the sale of
ammunition and arms 10 belligerents
by neutral countries. Nor do l think
that il the present exleency il would
be an act OF neutrality 10 do so be
cause it would inure only to the ben
eft Of one Of the belugerents.
Sincerely yours.
WILLIAM H. TAFT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-10

Berlin via The Hague 70 London,
Feb. 2. 1856 =. M.--Gottlieb Won ia
gov The German foreign secretary.
today received the CORES ondent of
The Associ2 ed Press ana explained to
MIN lie nature Of the recer -ly an
uourced German naval measures 10
ne taken against hostile commercial
shipping. over which, he said, there
seemed 10 he some apprehension
abroad.
The announcement Of Feb. /, Of
Admiral Won Pohl, chief Of the adri-
rally staff, was not q declaration OF q
blockade" sald Herr Won lagow, con-
frrpiug an earlier statement by the
admiralty 70 The Associate Press.
All questions as 10 its validity prem
iseQ on this theory. therefore. are ex-
Guided. The admiralty proclamation by
Z designation Of waters around Great
Britain and Ireland IS d war are an
nounces Germany intentions TO con-
duct war operations in this region and
particularly 10 destroy comm ercial
ships Of the enemy.
England months ago declared in
similar ldSnloD Inc "a no4S OF the y OTtE
sea q war area.
"Gerun warships heretofore have
destroyed merchant ships belonging to
the enemy only when there was every
certainty that their passengers and
crew could get away safely. But in
the future this fo-bearance must be
subordinated to military considera-
tons now that England by measures
ina dInissable under international law,
has paralyzed neutral commerce with
Germany II an attempt to force upon
the German civilian population death
by starvation
Anyhow" continued Herr Won Jagow,
hostile merchantmen have no clam TO
consideration. if. As in part already has
been the case. they are named o. ofec
resistance TO the German naval forces
Since the British admiralty on Jan. 81
instructed British merchantmen to use
neutral flags, neutral ships must take
into consideration unavoidable accidents
of war. run the risk Of being mistaken
for hostile merchant ships and of falling
victims 10 attacks intended for those
ships.
1t was 70 this danger that the an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-10

FROM VILLA
T0D|PL0MATS

Washington, Feb. 9-An invitation to
the diplomatic corps at Mexico City to
come to any city in the control Of his
forces was formally extended by Gen.
Villa, through his representative here,
Enrique c. Llorente who conferred at
length with Secretary Bryan.
No recognition Of the Villa govern
ment was asked for, but the diplomats
We're promised that if they came with
in the region under its authority every
courtesy would be shown them. 1t is
understood the invitation will be trans
mitted informally through the state
department for consideration of the
diplomats generally. There have been
reports that owing to the friction with
Csrranza authorities some Of the dip
]omats were considering leaving Mexi-
co City ard Carranza is understood to
have invited them to go to Vera Cruz.
President Wilson told callers toda "
that so far as the American embassy
was concerned, it would not move -
Vera Cruz. Advices concerning mill
tary activity in Mexico received by tha
state department told Of the Gefeat
of CarraaZa forces at Monterey
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-10

New Britain, CT, Feb. "a double
murder, the circumstances of which are
yelled in mystery. was discovered in the
rectory of St Andrews Lithuanian Cath
olic church today, the victims being Rev
Joseph Zebris and his housekeeper, Miss
Iva z. Gilman. Bullet wounds We're
found in both bodies and ropes had been
+ied tightly around each of their necks.
Miss Gilrnan's body was found in
room, in the attic, the door of which was
locked and the key broken in the lock.
The PRIESTS body was on the floor Of his
s+,,ay on the first floor. The rectory had
heen ransacked. papers and letters being
sca+-ered about a monkey wrench and
othe-' burglars tools used Were found in
the house. No revolver was found but
four empty cartridge shells were located
After an Investigation lasting all Gay