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The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

Friday marked the closing of the
gardening contest in Highland Park
high school. A general meeting was
held in the auditorium of the school
and Mr.. Locke and Mr.. Parsons. who
had charge OF the work, spoke of
the increase in the interest this year
and also Of the fine showing made
by the, amateur gardeners. Mr.
Seely. OF the Board OF Education in
Highland Park, also spoke. The
prizes awarded for the best exhibits
We're gardening tools and books
The contest will be renewed again
early next spring
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

&C POT" GEYER. captain and
~ fullback of the Oklahoma
university eleven, can throw
football farther than some players
can kick il. He has made several
forward passes OF so yards and In
one game made pass of So yards
more than half the length o
the field That pass Is claimed
as a record FOR the grtdtro1
sport
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

Little Maidcn--Tye risked my
life; / wen, mp in dirisihlc bal
loon
either What's that? I've rid
don on he observation platform of
motorcycle
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
BUSY SCHOOL DAYS IN DETROIT
Reported
~ US-Sch tori inch SA

n OROTHY YORK, left; and Beatrice Catin right, pres
- dent and secretary respectively of the Porta debating
club of Central high school The Pota club is the largest
girls debating society in Detroit II has met and defeated
many boys societies the school and most of the girls
ganZations.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

Al the last meeting of the East.
ern club in Eastern high school. El-
mer Pleger and Otto Sielaff we're
elected delegates to the annual state
conference OF high school organiza-
tions. to he held in Kalamazoo next
month
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

Peat, compressed and formed into
sheets, is replacing cork in Ger
many as an insulating materiak
against heat and cold.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

In a year i,472 hours Of sunshine
are possible. but few places ever
experience the maximum.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

The Goldberg school has won the
soccer championship OF league No
7, having won all four of its con-
-tcsts. wifi CCmTete HOW FOR me
city championship.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

\ muscle from a frogs leg is It'll
lied by French inventor to re-
ceive and record wireless signals
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
Country Life.

Mrs. Suburbs~-Curses. like chick
ems. come home 10 roost, Remem-
ber'
Mr. Suburbs should worry
was only cursing the chickens for
not coming home to roost
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

The football team OF Highland
Park high school showed that much
can be expected from II next term
when it defeated the alumni team.
30 10 o.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

The Washington school soccer
team played the Duffield school team
to a tie. ] TO I. The game was
played on the Bishop school
grounds.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

Members OF the BIZ and ALP
English classes in Highland Park
high school are required TO be pres
ent al all OF the meetings of the de
batting club In the school. and alb
sencc from the club being counted
the same as an absence from q
class
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

prfutinG-the pIstn nest kind--that
a. rfxht--Tfmes Job Dept.--Msin f52o.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

sIncludes game forfeited by Ac-
counting team for bowling an In
eligible member Nov 10.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

Resolved, That letter postage
IN the United States be reduced 10
one cent" was the subject of the
lrst senior class debate in Highland
Park high school The affirmative
was upheld by Harold Turnboll and
Claire Spring, while the negative
was taken care Of by Louis Klei and
ellen Reitzel The judges decided
in favor OF the negative debaters
This being the first meeting of the
semester the assembly elected of
ficers, Herman Deyarmond being
elected president, and Ruth, secre-
tary.
Frequent FIRE drills are being held
in Highland Park high school. and
the bestLIme made thus far in emp
tying the school OF its 1000 pupils
has been one minute and Is seconds
The A room students in Thomas
school debated Thursday on. Re
solved, That the United States
needs national defense The
speakers for the affirmative were
Harold Willard captain; Agnes
Trainer Horace Dean, Frances
Smith. Grace Ruch and Ethel Mil
lar, while the negative speakers
were Walter Klein. captain How
ard Theme, Winona Karpp, Victir
Cation, Ruth Corson and Alice Suli-
van. The judges were Miss Howles
recitation room teacher, and the A
room students.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

The Thomas school soccer team
defeated the Harris school, to q
ioals were kicked by Francis Niles.
Edward ftorscaf- and Charles Fls-
zee The following players have
represented the Thomas school this
crm Ray Perkins, captain; Henry
tbtott, goal tender; William Seibs
edward Kaufman. Francis Miles,
fthur Perkins, John Bates and
Howard Theme.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
School Happenings

The Eastern DcOaung society helo
its weekly meeting Wednesday af-
ternoon, and the following problem
was discussed: Resolved, That
the United States should increase
her army and navy" The afiirma-
tive was upheld by George Kitson.
Saleem Metric and Herman Barcus.
while che negative was represented
by William Gregor. Francis Riley
and Macarthur pipe The vote on
che question was 70 to 10 in favor
OF the negative. The organization
has decided 10 hold one debate each
week. Every member il has been
decided. MUST speak at least once
every three weeks under the gen
eral discussion OF the program OF
he day. Miss Marsh. faculty adj
visor, gave the members an inter
sting talk and pointed out minor
errors which they had made.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

At the FIRST meeting of the grad
mating. class OF the Thomas school.
the following officers were elected:
President. Charles Verschaeve.
vice president, Agnes Trainer: sec
ietary, Horace Dean; treasurer.
Grace Reich The American Beauty
rose was chosen as the class flower
while the class colors are maroon
and gold The motto OF the class
is over The hills Of endeavor lies
the city of success
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-15

The infield will be propped up, and Joe
will have a double set of outfielders,
each trio being capable of playing uE
to Federal league class.
The Whale goofs doWned a second
crew of NeWarks, IA to 6, Mann put
ting two balls over the fence. F1ack
and Kavanaugh also .poled the ball
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-15

Rankin Johnson and Black pitched
some good ball.
In less than a month Manager
Bresnahan of the Cubs has done
what other Cub pilots failed to
achieve in three years. He has made
Cy Williams into regular material,
and the tall Notre Dame outfelder
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
CONVICT is REcAPTuRED.

Chicago. Oct. 25.--Leaving bride
of three days, George Oberton, an es-
capped convict. was returned to Joliet
penitentiary today to remain the rest
of his life
Oberton escaped from the prison
honor farm on July 80 obtained en-
ployment under an assumed name and
fell In love with Miss Lydia Frank,
who worked at an adjoining desk.
They were married here on Friday,
the bride ignorant Of the fact that her
husband was an escaped prisoner,
sentenced to life Imprisonment In con-
nection with the murder Of Chicago
policeman fourteen years ago.
Parole agents had searched the
country for Oberton without success.
Yesterday they received an anony-
nous note signed Jealousy" convey
ing the information Of Oberton' s
whereabouts. His arrest resulted
last night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
PAROLED SLAYER
TAKES NEW WIFE
AND MURDERS Hen
BRIDE OF THREE WEEKS LIVES IN
IGNORANCE OF HER HUs.
BANDS HISTORY.

clinton, Oct. 25.-That George Chan
non, paroled wife.murderer killed his
second wife, a bride Of three weeks.
Dy twisting her neck until the verte-
orae was broken, cast her body in the
mississippi river, wandered to a rural
school and committed suicide in an
outbullding will be definitely establish
Cd 1T Is expected at coroner's in
quest opened this morning over the
death of Mrs. Channon The latter's
BODY was taken from the river yester-
day. ending two weeks mystery.
Channon's body was found suspend
I'd by wire from rafter in the out
building two weeks ago today. There
was evidence that he had made three
suicide attempts before he was success
ful His wrist had been slashed and
broken wire indicated that previous
hanging effort had failed. Coincident
with the finding of his body. it was
found that the pair had disappeared
on the previous Saturday night follow
ing quarrel.
Investigation of Channon's record
developed the fact that he had been
paroled from the state reformatory at
Anamosa. to which he had been SEN
fenced for cutting the throat of his
first wife
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
MACH|N|sTs WANT
INCREASED WAGES
TROUBLE is BREWING At cLEvE-
LAND PLANT; STRIKE OVER
At SCHENECTADY.

Cleveland, O., Oct. 25.-According
to statements made by machinist
union officials this forenoon the Ma
tional Acme Manufacturing company
this morning locked out 1000 en-
pioyes. This followed an attempt by
the company to have It's employees
sign an agreement to work ten hours
per day for ten hours day, union
leaders claim. The men declined to
sign the agreement, they say.
The situation is the outgrowth Of
the eight hour movement among ma
chinists here which has resulted in
several strikes. There are now 1000
machinists Of the Peerless Motor Car
company on strike here. Several con-
Germs have yielded to the machinists'
demands.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
GERMANS JUSTIFY
KILLING OF NURSE
SAY THAT BRIToNs ARE TRYING
TO COVER UP THE SHOOTING
OF cAPTIvES.

Berlin, Oct. 25.-(By wireless to
Sayville, L. I)-"Germany's enemies
apparently are anxious to counteract
The indignation aroused by the fact
that German sailors on sinking sub
marine who had surrendered and held
up their hands were shot down one af-
ter another" says the Overseas News
agency. For this purpose they are
giving widest publicity to invented
stories about the sentences by court
.nartial against conspirators IN Brus-
sells. (The execution Of British
nurse on charges of aiding prisoners
to escape. is what is referred Toy.
"The fact is that the conspirators
knew what they were doing and what
they might expect under the law. The
conspiracy was carried on during a
period of nine months and countless
soldiers were helped to join the armies
now fighting against Germany.
"The German judges faced the alter
native of giving way to their natural
feelings of pity and endangering the
country by encouraging similar enter
prises, or of applying the law.
Cali stories about the details of one
Of these executions in Brussels are
pure invention The court martial
proceeded in most careful manner
and cleared up everything. The ex-
ecution was a sad necessity, but was
carried out as prescribed by law with
out incident"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
.HA|7|ENs LEARN
IS. KILL
SIMPLE ISLANDERS HAD BEEN
TOLD BY LEADERS NOT TO
FEAR AMERICANS.

New York, Oct. 25-Resistance to
American authority in Haiti has en-
tirely disappeared, according to +. G..
voight until recently member of the
crew Of the battleship Connecticut and
C. H. knight, a private in the marine
corps, who arrived today on the steam
ship Oranje Nassau from South Amer
ican and West Indies ports.
American forces were in complete
control of the island when we left"
said Voight. 'The leading native
chieftains had surrendered and the
natives were apparently glad to lay
aside their arms and come into the
cities to see the American uniforms.
When the forces were first landed
we found the natives had been told by
their leaders that bullets from Ameri-
can rifles would not hurt them. that
they were simply bluffs. That account
ed, believe, for the early stand made
against us. A few volleys, and some
dead Haitiens convinced them to the
contrary and as soon as the news that
American bullets would kill spread
about, resistance fell off amazingly"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
OFFENSIVE HALTED.

Paris, Oct. rs. - A dispatch filed
yesterday at Athens by the Havas cor
respondent says the Austro-German Of
fensive in Serbia has been brought to
n standstill on the entire northern
front, according to advices received at
Athens from Nish. South of Pozare-
vac the Serbians retired few miles
no stronger positions. All Bulgarian
attacks on the T1mok and Pirot fronts
are said to have been repulsed SO ef-
fectively that the invaders were COM
PEELED to fill in gaps in their ranks and
reform their units.
The dispatch adds that on this north
ern part Of the front, which the Ser
bians considered invulnerable, the
operations of the Bulgarians have been
suspended. The Bulgarians are now
making their principal efforts in Ser
bian Macedonia, where their impetus
Is said to have been checked by the
combined movements of the French
and Serbians.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
GIRL FOUND DEAD
AND MOTHER DYING
FORMER ADMITS TAKING POISON
AND SAYS HER DAUGHTER
DID THE SAME.

Quincy, H., Oct 25.--Mrs. Ell J..
Dudley, aged 81, and her daughter,
Miss Minnie Dudley, aged 21, were
found lying on the floor Of their home
in New Canton, ILL.,, twenty-eight
niles south of Quincy, at o'clock
Sunday evening. The daughter was
dead and the mother died soon after
being found. The discovery was made
by Elijah Dudley, husband and father,
who kicked In the door OF his home
on his return from hunting trip.
Mrs. Dudley confessed that she had
taken strychnine and insisted that
her daughter did the same. There is
some doubt however, as to whether
the daughter took the poison voluntar-
ily or whether 1t was forced upon her.
Mrs. Dudley opposed her daughters
plan of marrying Harvey Mincom, a
young man of good standing in the
New Canton neighborhood.
The mother was dressed all in
white and had selected her casket
and tombstone. The daughter was
dressed as usual and from outward
evidences had made no plans for her
death. Mother and daughter had at.
tended Sunday school together In the
morning
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
MEXICAN BANDITS
ATTACK TRENCHES
OF j. S. SOLDIERS
ONE TROOPER FATALLY WOUND.
ED; MARAUDERs ESCAPE
FROM PURSUERS.

Brownsville, Tex, Oct. 25.-Bandits
who attacked an entrenched United
States infantry camp within six miles
OF Brownsville, early yesterday even
ing, escaped capture by more than a
1000 troops, rangers and deputies who
ttarted In pursuit of them in half an
hour after the fight. Daylight reveal
ed that there were possibly thirty or
forty men in two attacking parties
which attempted to ambush the sold
iers.
Private Herman E. Moore of the
who was wounded in the abdomen and
the arm, was not expected today to
live. No other soldiers were hit. So
far as known no bandits were killed
or wounded.
The soldier camp was in the open,
where 1t was visible at some dis.ance
away. The attacking band opened
fire from the dark cover afforded by
brush about seventy-five yards away
from the trenches. From this distance
the attackers could distinguish the
outlines Of trenches but the soldiers
could see nothing in the brush except
rifle flashes which seemed to cover
front several hundred feet wide.
Another band Of men from cover
of the railroad embankment about 125
yards away in another direction from
the camp appears to have taken
small part in the fight. The bullet
which struck Moore came from the
direction of this second firing appar.
emily, as he was shooting into the
brush from behind some oil well cas-
ings. The wound in his abdomen was
made by soft nosed bullet
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
CH|CAGO BROKER KILLED.
Authorities Are Looking for Former
British Official Who Was
Discharged.

Chicago, Oct. 25.--Detectives
searched Chicago today for John Dem
pers, known to police as the nemesis
of British consuls,'' in connection with
the murder Of Franklin r. Voorhies,
broker, who was shot to death as he
was entering his home Saturday
night.
Dempers was discharged from the
British civil service in South Africa
at the outbreak Of the Boer war and
has since visited British consulates
in various countries, wrecking the
furniture in the Offices.
Mr. Voorhies represented firms hav-
ing contracts for obtaining war muni-
tions for Great Britain and her allies
aud, according to the police, Dempers
might have shot him for revenge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
FIRE TRAPS WORK GIRLS
Victims Jump From Windows Of Pitts
burgh Box Factory Into
Streets Below.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. rs. Fire this
afternoon in a feed store on the north
side spread to box factory where a
large number of girls were employed.
First reports said that number of
lives had been lost.
The factory was operated by the
Union Paper Box company, and Off
GERS said thirty-five girls were at work
when the fire broke out. Seven OF them
Jumped and three were taken out by
firemen before the building collapsed,
leaving twenty-five unaccounted for.
AS the flames rushed upward,
through the flimsy building, frightened
girls ran to the windows and began
jumping to the street. In a short time
the entire structure was wrapped in
flames, and crowds In the streets heard
the screams of those unable to reach
the windows.
Seven women were quickly gathered
from the sidewalk and hurried to a
nearby hospital, where one soon died.
Minnie Bittner, one OF the girls who
jumped from the burning building.
died while on the way to the hospital,
bringing the known dead to six Lor-
eta Link, Margaret Kinsler, Kate Bit
tner Gertrude Neidt, Mollie Arnold
and Margaret Steirgerwald, were TAX
en- to hospitals suffering from burns
and broken limbs. The driver of a
fire engine on it's way to the fire was
crushed when the engine overturned
and it was feared he would die. An
other fireman was overcome by smoke
and was said to be in critical condi-
tion.
Soon after three o'clock, fremen
penetrated to the girls dressing room
In the factory, where they found three
bodies on the floor. The girls had
been suffacoted. One Of them was
identified by her brother.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26

GRAND JURY WILL
HAVE MUCH TO DO
Twenty Cases to Be Taken
Up By the Investigators
in Federal Court

Persons foreign born who take out
naturalization papers to escape mill
tary duty and fail to make proper use
OF the citizenship as given. are likely
to lose this right and have their nat.
uralization cancelled. case of this
kind involving an Austrian at present
located at Lie Croatia, Hungary, will
be one of the features of the civil
actions before the United States dis.
trict court this week and will probably
be, decided late today
The action is brought on the instruc-
tions from the United States attorney
general received by District Attorney
Claude r. Porter who has filed the pc
tition asking the cancellation Of the
naturalization papers of Mette Star.
cevic. The defendant was naturalized
IN Monroe county September II, 1907
and left for his native land in March,
1910, never returning to America.
The American consul at Fiume, Hun
gary was notified of this and a number
of similar cases where natives of Aus
tria-Hungary have been naturalized in
America and upon returning home re-
fused to do military duty by claiming
American citizenship. The attention
of Secretary of State Lansing was call
ed to the matter and upon investiga-
tion the cancellation of Starcevic's
papers was recommended and approx
ed by the attorney general. The de-
fendant has been asked to appear in
the United States district court here
within sixty days and failure to do so
will default his rights to American cit
izenship.
The openig of federal court here to-
day has been the occasion of much
hustling and hurry among the various
court officials. A big docket is made
up for the week here with little likeli-
hood of being finished. Judge M. J.
Wade arrived here today shortly after
1880 p. m.
There are twenty cases for investi-
cation by the grand jury with forty
witnesses already subpoenaed for to-
day and seventy more to come, and
as many jurymen present or to be here
in the next day or two. United States
Marshal Reed says that there will be
about 200 present at the federal court
this week and he ordered Deputy Mar
shall A. P. Peterson Of Davenport to
come to Ottumwa to assist in the
court work. This makes four on the
staff In Ottumwa during the
fall term of court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-26
FRENCH HELP SERBS.

Paris, Oct. 25. French troops
gained brilliant success by effectine
junction with the Serbs at Krvolak
says a dispatch to the Petit Parisien
from Athens The dispatch, dated Sun
day, says:
Bulgarian troops in force were at
tacking in three columns when our
troops by a daring maneuver turned
the Bulgarians' right flank while the
Serbs launched an energetic counter
attack all along the front At the end
of the day, the Bulgarians beat re:
treat in the direction of Strimitsa pur-
sued by French troops and Serbian
cavalry.
bulgarian operations against Pirot
were fruitless therefore they seem to
intend to concentrate efforts on Vran-
va and are attempting attacks in mass
on fortifications and positions occupied
by the Serbs at Vlacena.
"The Bulgarians are stopped on the
Timok, while the Austro- Germans are
held up on the northwestern front on
the Save and Danube Military circles
here believe that the Austro- Germans
will not resume the offensive in the
north until the Bulgarians, by gaining
definite success are able to effect a
junction with them"