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The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
How the French Air
Squadrons Work

PARIS, France, Jan. 1.-THE aero
planes on war duty are now organ
lied into squadrons, each squadron
have six 10 eight dying machines and
commanded by an officer Each unit
OF the French squadrons reconnoiter
within radius OF 100 miles daily, II
in trim, and return 10 given rem
devious where they pool their infor-
nation, deliver il to their commander,
who In turn files il with the proper
army department.
talked today TO member OF the
aviation corps. He described TO me
a typical end-of-the-day experience as
! follows:
One by one, from the four points
| of the compass the aeroplanes return
like homing pigeons. Soon the whole
squadron is there. and while pilots
and observers go 10 headquarters to
make their reports. the mechanicians
see To the machines. Suddenly. just
when we are thinking that the days
work is done. we hear the droning of
a motor All eyes are fixed on the
heavy clouds on the horizon A black
spot shows against their gray. grows
and takes shape No IL IS not a Prus-
sian. but a French aeroplane. that OF
the pilot X. He has some news Tor
us-very important news A German
convoy is advancing along little
branch line some 30 miles away. I'm
rfuedtateiy the air-camp is full OF
hustle
In less than a quarter or an hour
the whole squadron is up and off
KS little aeroplane leading the way.
/ Then suddenly, before We have been
able TO make out very precisely what
Is beneath us, fame rises from the
ground. and a great wave OF air rocks
our machine. Y must have hit some
thing. We cut off the motor and
descend. The aeroplane in front OF
us has just made the same maneuver
and has dropped its bombs, TO Judge
by the columns OF thick smoke that
arise here and there II Will be our
turn soon.
Still We descend And now we can
distinguish what is going on beneath.
An engine is lying on its side, a great
hole torn In its flank, and behind It is
the black. confused mass OF convoy.
from which flames and smoke are
pouring KS aim has been true.
But little further on, when the
smoke OF the burning blows momen
tarlly aside. We see another convoy
in flight. We switch on our motor
overtake it, aim, and drop our. bombs
No time 10 watch their effect. II we
have missed we must leave IL to those
who follow To do better We have
still work to do.
In front OF us lies a village. from
whose houses issue little dark spechs
in hundreds. as from disturbed ant.
hill We drop more bombs, and this
time We are sure we have not missed
Columns OF smoke rise up, the move
ment among the dark specks becomes
more marked, and great pillows OF air
cause our machines 10 roll like boat
on the high sea
Now the chief of the squadron
signals to us to return Regretfully.
and dropping our last projectiles. We
sweep round and make for home
amid hail OF ineffective bullets. he.
low us the conveys are burning stiH.
throwing out yellow tongues OF flame
into the gathering darkness. Far
away I'm the horizon We can see tho
friendly flicker OF the lights that de.
note our landing place The DAYS
work is over. There will be many a
German battery tonight that will wait
in vain for the promised and sorelv
needed munitions"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
NO PROSPECT Of
BOOST in BREAD
PRICES HERE
Flour and Wheat Markets Are
Being Manipulated, Asserts
James c. Gordon
PAYS SCANT ATTENTION TO
FLUCTUATIONS, HE SAYS
Other Bakers Agree That In
crease For the Present Is
Improbable

Although flour has been rising
steadily in price since the new year
arrived, and in Chicago has jumped
80 cents higher per barrel within "A
hours. Detroit bakers are inclined 10
look upon the matter as due TO the
brokers favurite game, and say that
IL will not affect the price OF bread
In Detroit for the present u least
'As far as our firm Is concerned
the price OF bread will remain the
same, at least until the cost OF -four
becomes SO high that We cannot mar
ket our bread at present prices said
James c. Gordon. OF the Gordon-Pagel
Co
I'VE do not pay much attention TO
fluctuations in .bs market. knowing
that after the brokers' get through
tossing wheat mp and down, prices
will settle and We will know where
we are at on purchasing prices, We
are fully protected TO keep 10 our
present scale OF prices for bread by
the fact that at the outset OF the
war. few months ago, We bought
enough flour to carry us through
period OF high prices which now seems
20 obtain The baker has 10 buy his
-four through the miller, and be In
turn quotes "A price based upon what
he has 10 pay for grain. We do not
Anticipate having TO pay SO much
more for our Hour shat IL will be
necessary TO increase the price OF
bread least. not according TO the
immediate outlook"
The Newberry Baking Co. has no
expectation OF increasing its prices.
and the Wagner Baking CO.. declared
the same thing
Office. said that the price OF -four in
Detroit had not advanced in the last
"a hours.
Wheat and -four brokers declare
that the advance in price in grain and
-four is due 10 the enormous amount
being exported To Euraee for use by
the warning nations. The greater the
amount exported the less there VIII be
for Americas own use and the higher
the price 10 the American consumer.
CHICAGO, Jan. Big bakers here
today differed in opinions as to wheth-
or the price OF bread would be af-
fected by che jump of IS cents per
barrel in -four.
f.. w Wilson, of the National Bis
cult Co, said the raise in -four would
have no effect on either prices OF
bread. nor in the weight of the loaf.
Nearly all the bakers" said VIII
son. laid in large supplies OF -four
last summer a much reduced prices.
They still have sufficient surplus to
tide them over the present high prices
without either raising the cost or low.
ering the weight of the loaf"
Irwin r Palmer. OF the Irwin F..
Palmer company held u similar opin-
ion lie told the United Press that
the raise in -four was not permanent.
directly opposite view was taken
by Paul Schulze. OF the Schulze Bak-
ing Co.
Bread is bound to advance in
price possibly Immediately" said
Schulze Bakers have used up their
surplus -four and have been losing
money for some weeks. They have
been operating from hand TO mouth.
Either the price must be advanced or
the weight OF the loaf lowered"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
EXPORT EXCESS
DOUBLE THAT
OF DEC, 1913
Estimated That the Outward
Balance VIII Be
s1lO,OO0,OOO
IRON OUTPUT SMALLEST
SINCE SEPT, 1908
Stock Market Prices Today
Show A Tendency Toward
Firmness
(Copyright. 1914. by the New York
Evening Post COL

(Copyright. 1914. by the New York
Evening Post Co)
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Although
stock exchange prices again showed
a general tendency To frmness during
most OF today's operations, the up
ward movement appeared 10 have
halted. Some stocks went higher In
the early hours. and there was occa-
sional recoveries later; but the best
prices OF the day were not as rule
maintained This was natural
enough movement In view OF the pre-
vious advances OF the week. and dis
played a proper spirit OF conserva
tism. The market closed, however,
with unimportant changes. Al Lon
don British consols advanced Is and
French per cents rose Ia further
on the Paris bourse,
A number OF interesting statistical
statements or estimates were made
today. One was the governments
preliminary figuring on this country's
excess OF merchandise exports over
imports In December, which suggest
ed the very remarkable outward bal.
ance OF $4,000, 900 If this estimate
were TO prove correct the excess or
exports would be more than double
that OF the excess in December. 1913.
and would hold the December record.
except for 1907 Today's figures on
the countrys iron productionsin De-
cember showed the output TO have
been the smallest since September.
1908 The decline OF / &c In the price
of sterling exchange 10 s4.S4 IA for
sight drafts. brought the rate TO the
lowest level since the middle OF De-
cember 1907
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
GERMANS NO TASKING
FOR ARMS EMBARGO

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Ger
man government, according 10 state
ments before the house foreign af-
fairs committee. does not expect leg
islation in this country to prevent the
expectation OF arms and ammunition
TO the European belligerents.
Chairman Flood of the committee,
said he understood that the German
government. through its foreign office.
had taken this position. and Rep.
Metz. OF New York. told the commit
tee he recently had talked with high
in Berlin who held that
the United States was within its
rights, under international law, In
permitting trade in war supplies with
the belligerents
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
Holds Office a Years.

MARSHALL, MINI. Jan 6.--For a.
years Jacob Rouse has been clerk OF
the school board of distinct No. in
Lyon county lie was first elected In
1870 and has held the office ever since.
lie has seen the district grow from a
small cne-room log schoolhouse with
but a few scattering pupils To four
room consolidated school with four
teachers IN charge OF l35 pupils who
have the advantages of domestic
science and manual arts. Mr. Rouse
lives In the Camden Valley OF Iynd
township. wbere In 1870 he took
claim IN Section %. He was for one
term treasurer OF Lyon county and is
veteran " the Civil war.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
THE OLD WORLD WAR
FROM DAY TO DAY

trative seat of the Caucasus, but
also is the only modern city
throughout the province It's seiz-
ure by the Turks would be COM
parable on a minor scale 10 the
occupation of Paris by the Ger
mans.
The Turks. seemingly. have
been advancing on Tiflis in two
columns, so miles apart. The
northern column penetrated TO
Ardahan, so miles toward Tifiis.
where, according 10 Petrograd, 1t
Is now nearly surrounded The
route OF this column is through
the mountains, over difficult high
ways, far from any railroad.
The second column had as it's
immediate objective Kara also so
miles inside the Russian boun-
dairy. where a railway runs to
Titiis. This southern, army.
however. got only as far
as Sarikamysh, 10 miles from
the boundary. Here, an army
corps was surrounded. Petrograd
reports. and the advance or the
Turks was checked.
The situation as a whole seems
TO lie a minor duplication OF the
French campaign. The Turks
penetrated the Caucasus, aiming
at the capital, az the Germans
rushed into France, with Paris as
their objective. In the one case
as in the other. the drive has
been halted. and the Turks are
now at q standstill. occupying
about as much Russian territory
as the area held by the Germans
IN France.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
TOUGHER MAY START
SUIT FOR CIVIL LIBEL

JACKSON. Mich Jan. 6.-tSpe-
cialD Attorney John Miner. repre-
senting former Prison Chaplain +
r. Tougher stated this morning that
regardless OF whether or not the board
OF control investigated the charges
against his client. he would seek 10
indicate him In some other tribunal.
While refusing to make a positive
statement, Mr.. Miner practically ad
mitted that this attempted yindIca.
ton would take the TORN OF a civil
libel suit in the courts. as by This
means various Witnesses could be
compelled TO testify lie is firmly
convinced that the "mushy" letters al
legged 10 have been written by bik
client to Mrs. Van Vorce are for.
geries.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
MILWAUKEE MAN VICTIM
OF ANCIENT SWINDL F.

August Adam. Of Milwaukee. is a
trustful gentleman. lie walked into
the detective bureau Wednesday
morning. pulled out a purse. 81 bill
and a bunch Of newspaper clippings.
and remarked When you get that
fellow, let my son know about II. and
give him the money for me"
Clerk O'Keefe glanced at the evi-
dences OF the old "pocketbook trick, -
and August said 1T was a funny
thing how that happened hand the
man my purse. with s23 in IL. and he
hands II back and when | go 90 bay
a ticket back 20 Milwaukee. find 81
wrapped around this newspaper"
August said be had been visiting his
son at No 1873 Stephensst. and was
OF his way 10 the Brush-st. depot when
he met the swindler.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
MAN SEPARATED FROM
500 BY OLD TRICK

Cyril De Clerq, about 30 years old,
of No. ESQ Beniteau-aye.. is the latest
victim OF the lost pocketbook swindle.
TO report to the police. lie says that
a stranger whom he met on a train
from Chicago. and who started TO
accompany him home, on his arrival
here. got 500 Of MS money by the
old, old trick
The stranger suddenly remarked
that his purse. containing Sl41. was
missing. and he accused De Clerd OF
taking IL. demanding that the latter
produce his purse 10 prove his limo.
Cence De Clerq handed over his
purse containing Sl00. the stranger
counted the money, apologized. and
started back TO search Tor his missing
purse"
DE Clerq found a 81 bill wrapped
around newspaper. In his purse.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
MASTER CARBURETOR 90
RACE SEGREGATION
IN SCHOOLS UPHELD

CHICAGO. Jan. g. Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young, Chicago superintendent OF
public schools, today upheld Miss
Fannie r. Smith in the division OF
white and Negro children in her
schools social privileges Miss
Smith wrote Mrs Young that the
colored pupils are learning. Just as
the white ones" Miss Smith divided
the white children and the Negro
children when parents OF white girls
In her school protested against the
custom OF Negro boy students dane
ing with their daughters.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
ZIG JEWELRY FIRM
Is OFFERING BARGAINS

Wright. Kay & Co. the big Wood
ward-ave jewelers.. are now holding
their extensive sale OF cut-glass. cer-
tain lines OF jewelry, silverware. clocks
china and bric-a- brac, quoting prices
10 one-third OF
All cut glass is Included In the sale
excepting only Tiffany glass and stem
ware All odds and ends. broken doz-
ems and discontinued patterns In sill
yer. plated silver. china. leather goods
clocks and bric-a-brac viii he offered
at these reduced prices.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
MRS. BECKER WILL BE
ARRAIGNED JAN. 20

Mrs. Carolina T. Becker. charged
with killing Miss Frances Bomholt. OF
No. 81 Austin-st was not among the
81 varieties OF ouenders arraigned in
the recorders court. Wednesday. at
the opening Of The January term.
Mrs. Becker,s alleged confession.
filling ~ pages OF typewriter copy.
had 10 be made part Of The police
court record. and Stenographer Lar
ferty was unable 10 get II transcribed
IN time for arraienment day.
The case will be Sent 10 the upper
court, Jan 20
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
BURMAN BEATS OLDFIELD
IN CALIFORNIA RACE

The following telegram tells an in.
teresting carburetor story
Los Angeles, CAL jan 4. 1915.
Master Carburetor Corporation
Detroit, Mich
Bob Burman lowers all worlds
records from FIVE TO fifty miles
at Bakersfield, Cal, Jan 3, In his
French Peugeot Master equipped
beating Barney Oldfeld in his
Fiat Cyclone also Master equip
ped
MASTER CARBURETOR co
This is one OF the first contests of
a long existing feud between the two
speed maniacs, Bob Burman aud Bar.
ney Oiddeld. One ambition OF both
these drivers for several years has
been TO defeat the other, and when
they both go on the race track using
Master carburetors in this critical
race, It Is a credental in favor OF the
Master and shows its power and speed.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
REPORT or THE CONDITION
OF THE
American State Bank

ness Dec 81. 1914, ~ called Tor by
the Commissioners OF the Banking
nanArtmenI,
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
LIABILITIES

state OF Michigan. County OF Wayna IS:
!. w. j. Hayes, cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
OF my knowledge and belief and COR
rectly represents the true state Of the
several matters therein contained. as
shown by the books OF the bank.
W. j. HAYES Cashlnz.
subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 5th day OF January, 1918.
Notary Pubttp
NV commission expires Dot "a M
JAMES j. BRADY.
FRANK A. KELLY
CHARLES W. BURTON.
pkrssessk
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
RESOURCES
s47.oOs II
Loans and Discoun

LOANS and DIsCOunts, VIZ:
Commercial
department s 662.2s5 55
Savings dept. lS4,722 80 SAT 00S II
Bonds. Mortgages and Sc
curities. viz:
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07

Detroit Times Job Printing Depart
1920
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07

Printing the plain neat kind--thnt II
$3.50
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07

tional bank
currency .... $4,000 90
Arizona republican., 1915-11-27
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 NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-George Nc Aneny. president of the board of alder men and acting mayor. welcomed to New York late today the two Cali fornia suffragists who are carrying to Washington, D. C.. a petition signed by 5OO, ,OOO women voters asking for a wo- man suffrage amendment to the fed eral constitution.
 The automobile bearing Mrs. Sara Bard Field who made the transcOnu- mental trip in it, was met at the edge of Manhattan by representatives of To- cal suffrage organizations in automo- piles. The procession then moved down to Fifth avenue to a restaurant ballroom where the formal greetings were made Miss Frances JOliffe. who began the trip with Mrs Field, and who was forced to make part of the jour ney by rail on account of illness. was in the party which met Mrs. Field.
 Mrs O. IT. r. Belmont presided at the welcoming meeting. Addresses were made by MT. McAneny. Mrs. Bel mrnt. Mrs. Field, Miss Joliffe and others
 After resting here for several days, Mrs Field and Miss Joliffe will go to
Arizona republican., 1915-11-27
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LONDON, Nov. 26.-The Serbian main army having been driven back to the borders of Albania and Mon tenegrO where they are being at tackled by the AusJro Germans, the Bulgarians with the assistance of General Won Gallwitz's forces are now giving their attention to the Anglo French troops. Important military developments may, therefore he looked for on the Varda river. The Bull garians appear to have abandoned for the time being. their advance on Monastir, in order to attack the French positions on the Cerna, where fighting has already been reported.
 So far the French have held their positions but dispatches from Saloni- Xxi hint that it may he necessary to withdraw from KrivoIak to the south west where British French reinforce ments are being concentrated. While the results of these movements are being watched with some anxiety. better news from the allies point or view comes from the northern front of Bulgaria where a big Russian army is massing.
 It is reported that General AleXei Kuropatkin is to command this Rus either be sent up the Danube or al- lowed passage through Rumania to attack Varna from the landslide
 Other Russian forces are being or ganized at Odessa and Sebastopol and will doubtless be sent either to the Bulgarian or Turkish coasts.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-27
BULGAR|ANS GIVE ATTENTION
 ID ANGLO-FRENCH TROOPS

It is reported from Switzerland that the Austro- Germans are sending re- Inducements into the Balkans to meet this new Russian offensive. but other sources state that these rein forcements are enroute to the western front because of the fact that the Balkan campaign is having a direct effect on all fronts.
 In Galicia the Austro- Germans are attacking in the hope of compelling the Russians to divert part of the Bessarabian army thence. While the AUstrians opposing the Italian of fensive on the Isonzo are unable to get assistance they are counter at tacking with terrific fury and have thus far prevented the Italians from capturing Gorizia, which has been hard pressed for nearly a week
 Late reports from Mesopotamia show that the British hold the bat tlefield of Otesiphon and that the Turks are retiring to Dialan. within ten miles of Bagdad. Prisoners taken by the British have been increased to 1900 while the British wounded alone number 25OO. Troops engaged in this region are undergoing hardships unknown in other campaigns, there being a shortage of both food and water.
 The Turks are showing more ac- tivity in the Gallipoli peninsula where with new supplies of ammunition they made an attack on the allies positions without. however. making any gains.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-27
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 SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 26.-CharIes C. Crowley. private detective, arrest ed by federal officers today and charged wiht plots to dynamite ships carrying munitions to the allies. admit ted tonight, according tosa statement made by his attorney, J. P. O'Brien, that Crowley is an investigator in the pay of the German consulate here. He denied any connection with dynamit- ing operations.
 Franz BoPp, German consul general. said he knew Crowley and had at times employed him.
 With Crowley's approval 0'Brien said:
 MT. Crowley has been employed by the German consulate in San Francisco for several months to get data on the activities of agents of the allies here and in various parts of the country. He was not. however. employed or con- neCted in any manner with any acts of violence"
 O'Brien said that Crowley during his employ had furnished the consulate with information as to the traffic in munitions but that he had no knowl- edge of the use made of the informa- ton. Crowley's alleged connection with Lewis J. Smith, to whom the gov ernment charges, Crowley gave money to carry out dynamiting ventures, was denied flatly. Crowley said he did not know Smith and denied categorically the governments charges
 Consul General Bopp said after he was acquainted with Crowleys state ment MT. Crowley has been known to me for a long time and occasionally I have employed him as a detective. His employment has included such work as the investigation of recruiting and Oth- CT matters about which there is no secret" Tssa-
 United States District Attorney Preston was asked by Herman D. Lempke, legal representative of the German consulate here, for permission to talk with Crowley. but it was re- fused.
 Officials said tonight that Lewis J. Smith, who it was alleged, was given money by Crowley to go to Seattle in connection with the munitions traffic was available in a city a short dis tance north of Chicago"
 An intimation that Crowley was as sisted in his alleged dynamiting ven lures by woman was made today by Don Rathbun, special agent of the de- partment of justice who swore to the complaint against Crowley but her name was kept secret.
 It was alleged by government agents tonight that evidence collected showed that Crowley had duped his employers by collecting money for bomb plots never carried out. He agreed, it was charged, to blow up a train load or horses in British Columbia several months ago. collected the money and failed to dynamite the train.