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OF COMMITTEES
WAYS and Means.

WoyU eUo WSe
To the Honorable the Common Council
0entiemen:-To your Committee
on Ways and Means. was referee
the reports Of the various city ofn-
GERS for the week ending December
{. 1915.
with the Controller we have ex.
AHMED the same. and believing them
to be correct recommend their ap-
Respectfuny submitted.
ROBERT W. RUTTEH,
JOHN e. LODGE.
GODFREY FRErwALD.
JACOB GUTHARp.
w. III. G. HTNDI.E.
VIM r. ZOELLER
Accepted and adopted as follows;
Yeas-Ald. Allan, Ashe. Barney
BELL, Cranehaw. Dill. ElDs. FAC
Jakel, Heating. Kronk, Kunz, Lemp-
Ike, Lattleneld. Lodge, Move. owen.
Richert, Robinson. Ro1lo. Scheman-
Ky. schuits; starkey, st.fa w,
A. -. Wilson. w. J. Wilson. Wing.
Zink. Zoelier and the President Pro
Tem--e9. ,,g
NayD-N0ua.
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To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen:-To your Committee
on Sewers was referred a communi-
cation from the Department OF Pub
lie Works transmitting proposals FOR
the con Instruction OF Lateral Sewer No.
s75s in blocks bounded by Richmond.
Russell. boulevard and Clay avenue,
we ind that Jos. NJ Anold In lowest
bidder. We are satisfied that the bid
submitted IL reasonable and recon-
mend that the contract entered into
by the Department OF Public Works
with the aforesaid lowest bidder be
confirmed and that the resolution
presented by Aid. Rvtter on Oct. u
isf5 ~. G. G. 2. 1880. approving and
confirming said contract, be adopted
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT w. RUTTER.
MOSES wARTELL.
THOs. 2 GILMAN.
GODFREY FRErwALD.
JAMES VERNON,
JOHN 7. JAKTL
Accepted and adopted as follows;
Yeas-Ald; Allan Ash., Barneu'
Rleii, Cranshaw. Dill. Ellis, risid,
Freiwald. Gilman. outhard, Hindle.
Jakel, Heating. Kronk. Kunx. Lemp-
Ike. Littieneld. Lodge, Nowc, Owen,
Richert. Robinson. Roro, scheman-
.ky. schlits, stark.x s,efan nov
A v. wilson. w. J. Wilson. wing.
7ink. zoeller and the President Pro
TENTS.
Eays-NOnA
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From the Clerk.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen beg 20 advise your
Honorable Body that the followin Z
liauor dealer. applications and
Acts or 1909. as amended. have been
Med In my Office.
APPLICATIONS.
is1f-Henry u. Generous, Tor
transfer from No. 21e Atwater street
east 10 No. 232 Russell street.
isi2-Iacob Mack, for transfer
from Nos. 81 TO 80 broadway TO No.
$50 Jefferson avenue east.
ls1s-Frederick Froehiich, lor
transfer from No. iiol Russell street
TO No. 7sf Mt. Elliott avenue.
lsIl-waclaw Karczewskt, Tor
transfer from No. SIS Dubois street
70 No. 1870 Chene street.
lSts-John I. Jakel, for transfer
from see Monroe avenue 20 1905 JOS
BONDS,
1sos-Aibert GracIyk. No. PSI NIL
isfo-Edwsrd b Cooney. No. 1So
Martin street.
Respectfully submitted.
RICHARD LINDSAY.
Referred TO Committee on Liquor
AID. Rutier was called to. the chair.
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To the Honorable the Common Council
GentIemen--To your Committee on
r.. c. o'Ssi;i tTots) for permission TO
erect sign In front Of 5000 Grand
River avenue between sidewalk and
curb. We recommend thet same be
Rcsnoctfuiiv rrl.n,i.teG.
MAURICE T. RFATING.
JAMES RaNSIIsw
EDWARD BARNETT. ...
JnltN r. JkKEL
Accepted and fdcrfed
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Richert Robinson. Rolio, scheman-
Thompson, Vernon. Wartsii. Wensei.
A. n. Wilson. w J. Wilson. Wing.
Tem--SS.
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Liquor Reputation.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen: To your committse on
foliowing Applications for transfers.:
Ersdcrick Froeiirh I1o1 Russell
street To 1877 NJ. Elliott avenue; Phil
10 Weber, 1900 Il. Jefferson avcnus; 70
23e0 T. Jefferson avenue: Joseph So
ONION, SIs Oratiot avenue, 70 izt
Gratjot avenue: John d. fetrovicin.
5tI Clairpointc avenue. &c Ioiy AuSr
Rond. Jacob Mack. ~ and 20 BROAD
wey to $50 Jefferson avenue east
We can see no objection TO said
transfers and recommend that same
he sranted We also recommend tne
snnyovsi OF the bonds OF Alnert
Gracxyk and Edward ID; Conney. tneif
Nov. 80 81. c. c. .. jes0;
!, Respectfully sYhmittso'
SNTHoNY NoWc.
" A.. e f. g HHffNpLE.
Accepted and adopted a. fo'l Rsrno,t
pI.ii' CrSnshsw. Dni; Ellis. ,f,I ,ssls'
Frsiwaid, Gilman. 9utnera, nn.
IakeI. Keatirg. Kronk. kuns' L.Tp
We ILttIeheld. Lodge, Nowe. mvn'
Richert. Robinson. Role scnems,n,-
.ky. schultz. starkeey, s,sfarWowsi
Thompson, Vernon. Wartcu, Wcnnr.
Zink. zoeiier and the President FRO
Tennis.
Naye-NOne.
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u clsris - ne Recorders
cewrA

Seeabls me commen Council:
16S61: respectfully report
kouornb1e body that . jury
6Holiod IN the Recorders
~ h5cck bounded by Della.
goP4 0reenaeld ana Merrill
nvosnbor fifth. 1913. which
= ned ~ the Court Dscsm-
" ~ "a ncs with the statute. I
y traasmit 3 certified copy Of
q fglo<, and Of the Judgment OF
JOHN A. oRooAN.
,srs' Clerk.
1Dko6. ana referred to the Com
y u Street Openings.
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RpsnI The Clerk.

~ ~ presented such portion Of
|TGocoedinGS Of the last ression a.
nlBpd by the Charter to be 80
40 % HIS Honor the Mayor for
1nl On the eth inst. and that
1ofo approved on the 7th Inst.
~ tat ne IL In receipt OF quit
1ood Of The Hupp Motor Car
4 0oodrich & Buttons subd'n.
ssse = cenmlssss on Ways
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Ordinances

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen:-ro your Committee on
dinancs entitled AN ordinsncs re.
CURING automobiles In use upon the
streets OF the City OF Detroit to be
provided with suitable locks We
OF said ordinance be amended by
bile" in line .. the Following words
afd sspac,y or u nS sut0mSeIs truck
and by striking out the words ''cr
tumbier design. In lines and 9.
and that said ordinance, presented by
c; p. 1880. be passed as 30 amend
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD BARNETT.
GEO. A. OWEN,
FRED w: ROBINSON.
ANTHONY NOwC,
JOSEPH sCHEMANsKY.
The ordinance was then placed on
the order OF third reGdins
Thire Reading 81 Ordinance.
The title 10 the ordinance was read
a third time.
The ordinance wa then read.
Aid Barnett moved that tho ordin-
ance be amended TO conform with the
Committee Report which motion pre-
vailed.
The question being Shall this
ordinance now pass" The ordinance
was passed rs amended. a majority OF
tho Aldermen present voting A. fol-
lows:
yta.-Aid. Allan. Barnett. Bieii.
Cranshsw, Frsiwaid. Gilman. Guth-
ara, Hindle. Kuns. Lempke. Little
RsS oSs so Sogs ow:n s sesa,s
Starkey. Stefanowski, Vernon. War
tell. wenzel. A. Z. Wilson. w. J. Will
t r,n ~ Wing link zosiisr' President
SayAIS" an. NH r,i,, r,sld
Jakoi. Heating. Kronk. Thompson-s.
The title to the ordinance was con-
rrmed.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen; To your committee on
Ordinances was referred an ordinanc
entitled AN ordinance TO amend Sec
ton ~ OF Article 7. Chapter 81 OF the
Detroit, Compilation of 1912, entitled
An ordinance defining the duties and
POWERS of the Department OF Build
lngs and Establishing. a Building
amended We recon mend that Sec
'tion OF said ordinance be amended
'ty inserting after the word shalT
in line rs: the following words and
figures: mot eycee1 Go seating ca
yacity. shall be OF type {: construction.
and shall" and that said ordinance.
presented by Aid. Burton or the gard
iult. u. C. c. .. 1850. be passed as
EDWARD BARNETT.
GEO. A. OWEN.
FRED w. ROBINSON.
ANTHONY NOwC.
JOSEPH SCHEMANSKY.
Accepted.
The ordinance was then placed on
the order OF third reading.
Third ReadinG Of Ordsaasee. =.
The title to the ordinance was read
third time.
The. ordinance was then read.
Aid. Barnett moved that the ora,-
nance be amended to conform win
the Committee report which motion
prevailed.
nance now passr The ordinance
was passed "a amended. a majog.ty
OF the Aldermen present voting
therefor as follows;
Yeas-Aid. Allan. Ashe. Barnett,
RIeil. Crnnshaw. Dill. Eflis, Field.
Freiwaid, Gilman. Guthard. Hindle.
JakeI. Heating. Kronk, kunx, Temp
ke LIttleheld Lodge. Nowc, owen.
Richert. Robinson. Rollo. Scheuan-
Sky. schultz. Starkey, stefanowski.
r Wilson. w. J. Wilson. wing,
link. Zoeller and the President FRO
TENTS.
The title TO the ordinance was
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To the Honorable the Common Council
Streets was referred the resolution
|GSA0ting Permission 20 VIM. r
xpgyUQlder 70 place barber pole
o11evolk and curb In front
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Gentlemen-To your Committee on
Streets was referred the petition OF
10 install combination gasoline pump
and lighting post and a tank near
curb in front OF 1893 Woodward ave-
nue. seeing no SSeesi9 '.,o thereto s ".
CD and the following resolution
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD BARNETT,
THOMAS e GILMAN.
Accepted and on leave the fol-
lowing resolution was offered:
BY AID. Barnett:
Resolved. That the Department OF
thorized and directed o. irsue a per-
NIT 70 II. n Plakcly Ia Sink gasoline
tank and install con hiration gaso-
ca nf R n qIon sn ., ss
nue..
Provided. That no work Is 10 be
done on the construction of said gas
oline tank by the above mentioned
with the City Clerk good and sur
hcient bond In the sum OF $4,000 10
indemnify. save and keep harmless
the City OF Detroit from any and all
kline whatsoever. which i1ay be suf-
fered by the City OF Detroit or which
IL may be put TO Dr. which may &C
crGe against IL by charging to or re-
reason OF any acts or things done
urder or by authority or permission
herein granted. SAT- bond shall Re
kept In force throughout the life OF
the permit. and shall II necessary he
renewed whenever so directed by res
olution OF the Common Council Said
grantee hereinbefore mentioned and
to whom said permit Is granted shall
partment OF Public Works detailed
plans and specifications OF the pro-
posed gasoline tank. which said plans
and Fpcci ncations are 20 be APPROX
ed by said department.: and further
Provided. That all OF said work
shall be done under the supervision
OF safe Aforementioned department.:
and further
public streets shall be considered
waived by this permission. which ~
granted expressly on the condition
that said gasoline tank and pump and
with shall he removed al any time
when so directed by the Common
Council; and further
PROVIDED. That said permit issued
is granted with the distinct under
standing. that In the event of the
Charter being amended I'm such man
nsr as will provide for the ievyirg
OF Zee TO be hereafter determined
upon. Tor the occupancy OF public
property. that the grantee will nav
said fee provided for IN said act. ard
that said grantee does hereby bird
himself thereunto and accept said
posed ''
Adopted as follows
Yeas-Ald. Allan. Ashe. Barnett.
Sleil. Cranshaw. Dill. Ellis, Field
Ereiwald. Gilman. Guthavd. HindIe
Jakel. Heating. Kronk, Rnnz. Lemp-
he. Littlefeld. Lodge. Nowc' over
R'chert; Robin.on. Rollo, Scheman-
SKY, Schultz. starkey. Stefanowskf
thompson, Vernon. Wartell, wenzei
a: ". Wilson. w. ]. Wilson. Wing
INK. Zoelier and the President Pro
Tennis.
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f|Dooorabls the Common Council:
I'm: I beg 20 advise your
nedy that am II receipt
11van n n. Commission.
= 1oGffully submitted.
|3E!< ~ RICHARD LINDSAY.
19swias n the eommunicstion
Arr or MICHIGAN.
TIE MIcHI0AN RAIL
q ths nishisssnn az Ra ~ Pc
ssslsS e, 8. lin DAY Of
ssf 81 oe & {, .. c cassdISc:
SS{s r 'e g II. application Of
1n1n Elllo Of the city Of De.
~ - hours Protection At
6fpen Avenue croseing OF the
~ ~ the. HlcAjgen Central
D0o - the city Of Detroit. !.
- 2tioa h,v!ns been q. r Eel cs
{o9 ~ hours protection NJ
X6ffou Avenue cf0nsfng or the
~ ~ the Michigan Central Belt
( n the city Of Detroit. and the
800 n Qucstion having been In
361 ~ Inspecting Engineer
/. ~ which time Alderman Ellis
4 1P8oonf ae well AZ representa-
az the Michigan Central Rail
n Eoupany. and were heard with
pn{So 20 said application;
7<11nmipsicn. after examining
|5&)4 of the said inspection and
- 6)0orotton having been given
~ have determined that the
"a ~ : reasonable one.
r1Fekoes u ~ hereby ordered.
<vou. the Michigan Central Rail-
>empAny. within 3 days from
here ~. cauee . watchman TO
11e1 q the saId Warren Ave-
jIS1;5b q the day each and
'kJps. !.
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~ alnsylsu6 svsnuse
}1ne a. Anwoo1 avenue
&Veoteru Play 0roundo.
3ool--1eondowbrook av-
DF>oenel pavement 20 the
y ~ ~ 10. w. G. 4acks sub.
iooS-1fedbury. avsuua.
20 "a, sts ne liz, e q q IL 1s'i si,i 81
* 1oee-AIser avenue. from
I3oo % OAKLAND avenue to
ourb line OF Cameron av-
yeo5 Congress street. from
HE o. Field avenue TO the
~ baldwin avenue.
- Jyv9--Custcr avenue. from
l0rn line Of Mslrose avenue
eoe une OF Russell street.
4eb curb tine OF ChArlevoir
- city limits.
No: 1bt0--Jeffsrson court. from
I'D line OF Jefferson avenue 20
1fherjy terminus.
No. Ie11--LaSaiie Garden
rom the west curb line OF
~ street TO the east curb lire
street.
49, No, 1sf2-Lyman street. from
10 line OF Sc. Aubin avenue to
4 rs. 'e is I'll nsns isrsst Avenue.
'(Ao vest line Of Cavalry avenue
- east curb line Of Livsrnois
- NJ. lels--l6elrose avenue.
80 north line Of East Grand
80 70 the south line Of Clay
~. tsls--RicAmond Avenue,
~ north line OF East Grand
~ 90 the south curb line OF
~ isls-rovnsend avenue.
g The south curb line OF Har-
- slolS-vsnderbiit avenue.
~ Weot curb line OF West End
b the east curb line Of Dear
- isls--Alley No. gia. being
~ IA block bounded by Col
lawrence. Second and Third
alley IN block Sou nded By
-, BALDWIN. Goethe and Mack
To. loae---Alley No. SIS, being
o1)ey In block bounded by
ynniA Cadillac. Jefferson and
avenue.
-. iSSi--Alley No. sSs. being
alley n block between Van
afIkor. Jefferson and Lafay-
e. isss-Ailey No. s44. being
R1 ana Horton avenue. from
~ Une Of John r. street to the
~9A Hire Of Brush street.
-. 1o1a--AIley No. 64S, being
Alley In block between Sec
~ State and Bagley avenues.
IyC& 1o3@--Alley No. ES1. being
- IN block between Gratiot,
<nmpau avsnuea Arndt and
Y asss sicsH s. 10 ss' r sslsa
0 oS Third avenue &c the east
nW11tOn boulevard.
une notice required by law
H1yen - the parties inter-
VlU oppoar BY the annexed
~ otSldavits Of publication
- ~ Appeared 20 object 70
"a ~ 20 ash any correction
~ have, therefore. signed
enA report them to your
& ~ 6ustavs ). ALBRIGHT,
n ~ \ IA President.
76 fh01 assessment rolls
foo0 g 1914, both inclusive,
- ana pavtp9 streets anu |
Apocv1H~4 IN the foregoing |
0tloo. are here0y appvcved
~, that the description
0 cd the namee 81 persona
3horo1n are recotve6 ~ cor
thai the sums set forth N l
1ho1SA00t rolls are the cor
Wh1ch each Individual or |
DV11uo1D should BE- aseessed
-. 6nA tha& the Daid assess-
&olloetoo from the several
DnAle - DAY the same ac-
- sss form q the asov.
"a IA WALTER BARLOW.
u1Uto1t Corporation Counsel
~ (g{IoWo:
Allan. As4e BarIcts,
knW, DIN, Ellie, HelA.
r. 1lnnnn, Qpt1sArd Htndle,
E010o, MOVIE Owen. Rich
OtarESy. etefanowskl,
Werner. Warten Men9eL
-. ana -sis Prssidsnt-sI.
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Ordinances.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
GentIemen:-To your Committee
on Ordinances was referred an OF!
dinance entitled An ord a,nnn enc
titled An ordinance to regulate trHI
rc. prescribe the limit OF speed OF
vehicles, define the manner OF driy
the emitting OF smoke. gas or steam
from vehicles and to prohibit frorn
making offensive noises thefewith
upon the streets. highwnays, ana pv IN.
G Id,y OF p amended s"ppwv e re.pecffulry
recommend that Section ! OF said or
dinauce be amended oy lhseruns -,
ths foIlowinR: provided. The pro-
yisIons OF this section shall not ap-
ply at street Intersections wnerS
traffic officers are sta nrs,.ntea by
Aid. Littieneld on the 23rd utt. u. =
q. %. 1850. be passed as SO amenu-
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD BARNETT.
0EO A. OWEN,
FRED w. ROBINSON.
JOSEPH scHEMANskY.
HSe ordinance was then placed on
the order of third reading:
Third Reading Of Ordinance.
The title TO the ordinance was reno
The ordinance was then read.
Aid. Barnett moved that the orni-
nance be amended to conform Win
the COMMITTEES report. which motion
prevailed. ,.s,,, 49,. ox.
d,nsnre now pass" The ordinance
was passed as amended. majority
OF the Aldermen present VOTING there-
~ Y.as-Aid. Allan, ..Ashs; Barnett.
BIeii. cranshaw. Dill. Ellis. Fls,d.
Fr.,wald. Gilman. duthard. Hindle.
JakeI. Heating. Kronk. Kunz. Lemp-
ke. Littieneid. Lodge; Nowss . umcn.
sky. schuits. starkey, stefanowsk,.
Thompson, Vernon. wartsll. wsnsel.
A. n. Wilson. w, }, Wilson. WING.
link. Zoeiier and the President rro
Tem-3s.
The title to the ordinance was con-
Armed.
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Streets.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen;-To your COMMITTEE
on streets was referred the resoiu-
ton presented by Aid Lodge on
Nov. 5oth 81. e. 6. p. 1881. refusing
TO grant permits for stringing ban
ners across main thoroughfares with
IN the one and one-half mile circle
In the future. We recommend that
said resolution be amended to read
"One half mile circle" instead OF
one and one-haif mile circle, and that
said resolution be adopted a. so
Respectfully submitted,
MAURICE J. KEATTNG.
JAMES CRANsHAw
EDWARD BARNETT.
THOS. r. Gilman,
JOHN l. JAREL
Accepted and adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan. Ashe, Barnett.
Bell. Cranshaw. Dill. Ellis. Field.
Freiwald. Glinnsn. Guthard. Hindie'
Jakel. Heating, Kronk, Kunz. f~mp-
ke. Littleneld. Lodge. Movie, Owen.
Richert. Robinson. Rollo, Scheman-
sky, Schultz. Starkey. Stefanowski.
Thompson, Vernon. warteii. WenzeI
a. r. Wilson. W. J. Wilson. Wing
link. ZoelIer and the President FRO
TENTS
Nays-None.
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Street Openings.
To the Honorable the Common Council;
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Liquor Regulation.
To the Honorable the Common Counci.:
Gentlemen: To your Ccmmittse on
Liquor Regulation was rcIsrrssn t ~
application Of Samuel II. wore 70.
trsnrfc, from esp Adams avenue east
20 iass Michigan avenue. We recon-
m. nj fhot' srla eppiieat,on be denied
JACOB GUT1iApD.
ANTHONY NOWC.
a. g KUNI.
w. IN. c, HTNpLE.
Accepted and adopted.
Resolutions and Ordinances.
FIRST WARD.
ny Ala. LodGe;
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Streets.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-To your Committee on
Streets was referred the petition OF
Il II. Jlakely (TG47l fer permission
TO install combination gasoline pump
and lighting post and tank near
nue.. Seeing no obectioa thereto we
rsccmmed that said petition be grant
Cd and the following resolution
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LARGE COLD CREAM-25c. Rem
bert's.
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four miles along the trenches and be.
gan to realize the significance of a, re-
mark l had previously heard that a
man could probably walk all the way
from the English Channel coast OF
France to Switzerland without show
ing his head above the ground.
Anybody who is hit in the trenches
nowadays is usually hit in the head by
bullet coming through a loophole,
and that means his death. During De-
cember in this part of the line there
have been very few wounded Most Of
the hospital cases are the dreaded bad
feet When a mans kit is taken away,
as it is when he is brought to the hos
pital, it is pathetic to see what little
souvenirs they save out of them. IN
some instances it will be a photograph
or some old letters one fellow who had
a shoulder wound clutched half loaf
of bread for which he had paid franc
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and he would not give it up.
Men Wound Themselves.

"a major in the medical corps told
me it was scandalous how many cases
there are of men who had shot them
selves through the hand in order to get
out of the trenches. l personally saw
some of these cases at Bethune among
the Indian troops. was told, though
do not know that it is true, that sew
eral men guilty of this had been taken
out and shot in front of their fellows.
On the main road from Estaire to La
Bassee we met a soldier whose hand
was swathed in blood-stained bandag,
es. He said his rife had gone off acct
dentally and the bullet had pierced his
band, but he was under arrest and es-
corted by companion with fixed bay
onet.
Il was in the trenches when news
was received of the sinking of the Ger
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Rome Pushes
Forw0rd Citu
Impr0Ueme nts
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 20.-The city
of Rome, Ga, has set an example for
other cities by getting busy on public
improvements at this time, when SO
many men need work. With the coop
GRAFTON of the commissioners of Floyd
county they have planned to spend
three hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars in public buildings and road work,
the work to start at once.
The city urged that providing work
was the truest charity possible, and at
the same time a good business stroke
could be made now, for material Is
cheaper and plentiful. They reasoned
that nearly every cent spent by the
city and county would go right back
into the pockets of home business men.
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to standing about in water, which

to standing about in water, which
causes the foot to swell.
81 first visited the trenches" he con-
tinues, beyond Laventie, fifteen kilo-
meters south of Armentieres. Laventie
is now mass of ruins, having been
shelled by the Germans in the first
week of December. The populace left
in mad rush, leaving bed clothes
hanging out the windows and half
eaten meals on the tables. For nearly
a mile from the trenches there was
hardly sign of life A few COWS were
wandering about, anxious to be MIXED.
The fields contained many dead ami
mails of all kinds, hogs, sheep, horses
and even cats. Nearly every farm
house was wreck and the roads and
the farm lands were marked by enorm-
Gus shell holes.
81 remember seeing one grave of n
soldier who was killed on December 2.
The name could not be deciphered but
l made out of a little tag that he be-
longed to the East Lancashires. The
crosses became more and more fire.
quent, then We came to abandoned
trenches full of caps, canteens and the
coats of men who had been hastily
buried.
Man Every Ten Feet in Trench.
Finally we came to the mud-plaster-
ed fellows in the trenches and for sew
eral weeks l have lived with them.
There is an average of one man to each
ten feet of trench, and the nearest re-
Inducements are at La Gergue AMI
Estaire. The first day l walked about