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The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
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the year 1872" be aud the same is
hereby amended 10 read as follows.
section l3-A. No saloon where splr-
ltQous, Intoxicating, or malt liquors
are sold a. "A beverage snail hereafter
De established and maintained within
the territory within the City OF De-
trolt described as follows. All that
portion OF the city bounded on the
norm by the nOTtherly city limits; on
The east by the center lire Of Mt. FL
llott avenue on the south by the cen-
ter line OF Palmer avenue and on the
west by the center line OF East Grand
Boulevdru. except lot 476. situated ON
the north side OF Boone street. be
tween Collins street and East Grand
boulevard, also excepting lot 30 OF
Goodrich & Buttons subdivision Of
the southwestern part Of fractional
section -, r. I =. X. IL r.. said prem
ises being known as Si7 Tromblcy
avenue; also excepting lots & and Z.
excepting the east 90 feet in front
ana the east rs feet In rear OF Gam
bic Fishers sub OF O. l. 90, Leih
farm. excepting the southcrly 33I.33
feet also excepting lot Is, Chas. r.
Walker sub. on out lots I and q.
fractional sections 2S and 30. known
as 1l5 Dane street
Section This arAtpaprc zbalt
take immediate effect
Approved Nov. i6. 1915
SHERMAN LITTLEFtELD.
Acting Mayor.
Attest. RICHARD LINDSAY.
B-415 city Clerk.
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NOTICE. PAVING
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. Nov. Il. 1918.
Paving Notice No. 1898.

To Westminster Church Anderson
Electric Car Co. William Glass ct al.
Geo. w. Golden, j. b. Pospeshill Pa
Iochial School. and to all other per-
sons owning. occupying or otherwise
interest In any OF the lots and par
cells of real estate in the local assess
meut district established by the Com
mon Council TO defray the expenses
OF grading and paving the alley with
in the boundaries herein set forth.
The assessment roll has been com
pleted for defraylng the expense OF
paving the alley No. $40. being the
north and south alley first west OF
Woodward avenue. from the north
line OF Parsons street TO the south
line OF Selden avenue. and In now
open TO inspection at this office. and
will remain In this office dor FIVE days
from the first publication OF this no
tice for the inspection OF all concern
ed. All lots or parcels OF land abut-
ting on or adjoining the alley so des-
cribed. have been assessed for such
Improvement.
The Board OF Assessors will meet
on Tuesday, the card day OF Novem-
her. 1915. at o'clock a. m. at their
office IN the City Hall. ana will re-
main in session for n period OF six
hours to hear any person or persons
desiring 90 object TO any assessment
so made.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS,
BY GUSTAVE j. ALBRIGHT.
B-41O President
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NOTICE ALLEY PAVING
ASSESSMENT
RoARo OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit NOV. Il. 1915.
Paving Notice No. 1890.

To T. r.. DesRoches. \. Sunrin, s.
Victor, 81 l. Fink. Chas Brown. n.
Kash. Max Harris, Sam Singer. Jacob
Singer. Louis Robinson. n g. Man
ming. Jacob WeNler. William Stein.
Jacob Schweitz, -. NJ. Ferry, and Co
all other persons owning, occupying
or otherwise Interested ia any OF tho
lots and parcels OF real estate ,u
the local assessment district estoh
lished by the Common Council 20 de-
fray the expenses Of grading and
paving the alley within the bouu-
daries herein set forth.
The assessment roll has been COM
pleted for defraying the expense OF
paving the alley No. 529, being the
alley i'm block between Kirby and
Ferry avenues, from the east line OF
II. Antoine street 20 the west line OF
Hastings street, and is now open C
inspection at this office, and Will re-
main In this office for five DAYS from
the first publication OF this notice tol
the inspection OF all concerned. Al
lots or parcels OF land abutting on
or adjoining the alley so described
have been assessed for such I'm
provement
The Board Of Assessors will NEE
ON Tuesday the 22rd day OF Novem
Dor, 1918, AT 2 o'clock a. m. at their
office In the City Hall, and will re-
main In session for n period of sis
hours 10 hear any person or person:
desiring TO object to any assessment
so made.
BOARD or ASSESSORS.
by GUSTAVE J. AI.BRECHT.
B. fa2 President
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NOTICE -ALlEY PAVING
ASSESSMENT
RoARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. Nov. IL. 1915.
Paving Notice No. 1894.

To +. Coquard, G. VI. Schumm
Elizabeth Parker, Ella Haskins. Ed
ward Hempel Edward T. Reilly, Geo
w. I.eadIe. Charles Schwartz. Lucy
Duliea. Chas SNOW. T.. r. WebsteT'
Robert MINIS, and 10 all other pcrs'
sons owning. occupying, or otner.1
wise Interested IN any OF the lou
and parcels of real estate in the local
assessment district established BY
the Common Council go defray the
expenses OF grading and paving thu
alley within the boundaries hereirs
set forth
The aescssmcnt roll has been com.'
plated fut defraying the expense OF
paviup the alley No. $50. being the
alley in block bounded by Second
First Howard aud Abbott sweets
aud lis now open 10 inspection at THIS
Office. and will remain in this Office
FOR I'VE DAVIS from the first pubiica-t
ton Of this notice for the inspection
Of an concerned All lots or parcels
Of land ubuttiur ON. or adjoining the
alley $50 described. have been ass,
easspd for such Improvement
The Board Of Assessors VIII meet
ON Tuesday the 23fd lay OF Novem-
her. 1918, at o'clock a. m, at their
Office i'm the city HAN and VIII re.
main in session Tor "a period OF SIX
hours go hear amy person or persons
desiring 10 object to any assessmeni
BOARD COS ASSESSORS.
ny GCSTtNE j. ALBRIGHT,
g-406 PRESIDENT
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NOTICE. PAVING
ASSESSMENT
Detroit. Nov. II. 1915.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Paving Notice No. 1889.

To Herman Relndell. Augusta Rich.
Nj M. Davis, Melvin Cleggett. V. n.
W ilson, Acme Publishing Co, Herman
yak yak, Margaret sheridan. w. r..
Henry c. Harris, Clarence Gillespie
John Aikenhead, Cythia Brewer, Jod
Hilooman. Pauline Schmid. @. r.
Phillips, Detroit Real Estate, Gil
bert Loomis,, B. g: Radcliffe. NJ II.
Burrowes. Chas. .McNaughton. W. j.
Pilgrim, A. ii. Lang. F. J Power.
Henry Patton; Jas. Stevenson. Anna
Widd. a. h. Mcintyre. Peoples state
Bank. Chas. Dean. John +. He'll. and
to all other persons owning occupy
ing or otherwise interested in any Of
the lots and parcels OF real estate
in. the local assessment district es-
tablished uy the Common Council TO
defray the expenses OF grading aud
paving the alley within the bounda-
ries herein set forth.
The assessment roll has been COM
pleted FIR cctrnyiny the expense OF
alley in block between Clairmount
and Atkinson avenues, from the west
curb line Of Second avenue TO the
east line Of Third avenue, and is now
open tC inspection at this office. and
will remain I'm this office for five days
fr' nj the first publication OF this no.
tice for the inspection of all con-
cerned. All lots or parcels of land
abuiting on, or adjoining the alley
SO described, have been assessed for
such Improvement.
Th> Board OF Assessors will meet
on Tuesday, the card day OF Novem-
Der. 1915. at 3 o'clock a. IN. at their
office in the City Hall. and Will re-
main In session for a period of six
hours TO hear any person or persons
desiring to object TO any assessment
so made.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
BY GUSTANE J. ALBRIGHT.
R-t0f president.
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NOTICE. PAVING
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. Nov. u. 1915.
Paving Notice No. 1887.

J. T.. Ryan. Geo A. Lrshine. -. +.
Jones. H. G. Brown. r II. Robinson,
R Rathe Ill \ Henri, J = stoddarrtt'
=: Loyeland, Flora \. Thompson.
william Henry Poole Robert Down
ing. w. II. speaker. Sarah j. Brown,
Mrs. A. T.. Thompson, Walter j.
Watson. +. \. Bowman. Board OF
Education Alger school Henriette
Minstreskey. Harry T.. Warner. Will
helmenia Meiser H. A. Spellman.
sarah A. Shlllday. H. "a. Dwyer. 6,
II, Wolston. Frederick L. schultz. H.
NJ. Tracy, Chas. g. Hopkins, and 90
or otherwise interested in any OF the
lots and parcels of real estate In the
local assessment district established
by the Common Council TO defray
the expenses OF grading and paving
the alley within the boundaries
herein set forth.
The assessment roll has been COM
pleted for defraying the expense OF
paving the alley No 4g4. being the
alley IN block between kenilwoTth
and Westminster avenues. from the
east line n John r. street to the west
line OF Brush street. and is now open
to inspection at this office, and viii
remain In this office for 1--WE days
notice for the inspection OF all con-
cerned. All lots or parcels Of land
abutting on. or adjoining the alley
so described, have been assessed for
such Improvement.
The Board OF Assessors viii meet
on Tuesday the 23rd day Of Novem-
Der. 1915. at 9 o'clock a. m. at their
Office In the City Hail. and will re-
main In Session for period OF six
hours 20 hear any person or persons
desiring 70 object TO any assessment
so made
BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
ny GUSTANE J. ALBRIGHT.
B-399 President
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N0TIGE--ALLEY PAVING
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. Nov. II. 1915.
Paving Notice No. 1892.

To Chas. Lamond. Elizabeth Green.
Louis Evan. Fred Reith, ID. A. Black,
Mary Lamborn. Dr. and Mrs. j. IA.
sullivan, Alice -. Hazen. William
ry. II. n Scott. Milton Palmer. Rob
ert Tappert, Harry Barn. Mary Naim,
Theo. Hilner. Mary McCandlers, John
Clark, kenne Bowers, Luella Halves,
Chas. +. Dow. L. Zimmerman. Mary
y. Pratt, Or, q. 5. Field Richard
Nugent. Helen A, Clark, Chas. Bryan,
Hugh =. Burns. Dean Salmon, John
Hart, f. NJ. Coleman, Albert Widman,
Fred High, \. G. Wood. Ida Kendall,
Augusta Wegener, and TO all other
persons owning. occupying. or other
wise interested in any OF the lots
and parcels OF real estate i'm the local
assessment district established by
the Common Council TO defray the
expenses OF grading and paving the
alley within the boundaries herein
set forth
The assessment roll has been com
pleted for defraying the expense of
paving the alley No. $50, being the
alley in block between West Grand
Boulevard, and Lothrop avenue, from
the east line OF Hamilton Boulevard
20 the west line OF Third avenue. and
is now open TO inspection at this Of
flee. and will remain in this office for
five days from the first publication
OF this notice for the inspection OF
all concerned. All lots or parcels of
land abutting on, or adjoining the
alley so described. have been as
sessed for such improvement
The Board OF ASseSsors will meet
on Tuesday the .3rd day OF Novem-
Der. 1915, AZ 9 o'clock "A. m. 80 their
office i'm the city Han. and will re-
main In session FOR period Of six
hours TO hear any person OF persons
desiring 20 object To any assessment
so made.
BOARD on ASSESSORS
BN GGSTANE j. ALBRIGHT.
B-40l President
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MUCH WORK
FOR MAYOR
City Business S e t
Aside in Campaign
Awaits Him

Mayor Marx is expected to return
from his northern hunting trip with
John F. Dodge. Thursday. The
mayor will have number OF inn
portaDt city matters to attend to
when he gets back TO work, a num-
Der OF which have been allowed to
lag because of the amount OF ad-
ministratiye energy concentrated
on the recent street car campaign
Now that the proposed purchase
plan has been disposed OF. the
mayor will take up other business
Thursday afternoon, he is SEIZED
uled TO appear before the joint com
mittec on ways and means and
bridges, in support OF his recent
communication 20 the aldermen,
suggesting that they get busy with
definite proposals for both TEN.
porary and n permanent bridge to
Belle Isle The bridge was dc.
stroyed by fire last Arril; and the
aldermen are still discussing how to
continue communication by boat
between the island and the main
land when the river fills with fee
later In the year.
AS soon as possible the mayor
will call his railway commissioners
into conference and urge them TO
take some definite action towards
providing needed extensions and
betterment I'm tho street car service
az recommended In the $50 900 traf-
dc survey which the commission
has on file In It's Office. II is likely
that the mayor and Commissioner
Dodge have discussed traction mat.
ters while resting in the latter's
hunting lodge near the 500.
Tho mayor will also have some
appointments TO make. He will
have to select a new building com
missioner to succeed A. c. Stell-
wagon. who has notified the mayor
that he will not accept reappolnt-
ment The building commission IL
in the limelight just now as a re-
suit Of the fight between the tile
men and the brick makers over an
amendment 10 the building code.
The activity OF the commission
I'm supporting a measure that Is sup
posed to- give the brick men n de-
clded advantage over the tile manu-
facturers. Is the talk of the city
hall Also, Assistant Corporation
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N0TICE--AllEY PAVING
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. Nov. ". 1915.
Paving Notice No. 1888.

To @. H. sweeeife. w. &. stevens.
Peoples state Bank. Fred HarwoOd,
{. 7. Wood, William Bee. Rosa LIN
sci Helen Newberry. Alvin ..nobioch.
Geo \, Young. Frank Harris Floyd.
Edward Command. Marion. Young.
Harriet lothrop, Chas. Martz. q. w.
Stockwell, T.. G. Moore. f. r.. Bross.
Arthur Fisher. Percy A. Barnard.
Harriet Baker. Alex Aiken, A L.
Marsh. Mary 6. Tower. Albert Sellers
W A. Pratt, Walter >. Haverich, r.
H. Werner. and 10 all other persons
owning. occupying. or otherwise in
terested In any OF the lots and par
cells OF real estate In the local as
sessment district established by the
Common Council to defray the cX-
penses Of grading and paving the al
ley within the boundaries herein set
forth
The assessment roll has been com
pleted for defraying the expense OF
paving the alley No. 507. being the
alley in block bounded by Third
Second. Atkinson and Edison ave-
at this office, and will remain I'm this
office for FIVE days from the FIRST
publication OF this notice for the in
spection OF all concerned All lots
or parcels OF land sbutting on, or ad.
joining the alley so described. have
been assessed for such Improvement
The Board OF Assessors will meet
on Tuesday the card day OF Novem-
Der. 1915. at 9 o'clock a. M at III eli
office in the city Hall. and will re
main In session for a period of sis
hours 10 hear any person or persons
desiring to object TO any assessment
so made.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
BY GUSTAVE j. ALBRIGHT.
B-iOo President.
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NOTICE. PAVING
ASSESSMENT
RoARD or ASSESSORS OFFICE,
Detroit Nov. II. 1918
Paving Notice No. 1895.

To Grace S Farrow. Il. w Chatams
Elizabeth Mccarthy Chas EckbergtI
T.. " Jacobs, W w Hannah. J. Tui-.
Ter. l.. G.. Van llusan, and TO all other
persons owning, occupying or Others.
wise Interested IN any of the lots and.
parcels NJ real estate in the local as.
sessmeut district established by the
Common Council 20 defray the ex-3
penses OF grading and paving the all
ley within the boundaries herein set
forth.
The assessment roll has been CONF
pleted for dcfraying the expense Of
paving the alley No. JSS. being the
alley first north ~ and parallel IN.
Holden avenue. from the west line 81
Lincoln avenue 10 the east line OF
Trumbull avenue and is now open 10.
inspection at THIS office. and will res
main la this office for FIVE days from
the first publication OF this notice for
the inspection of NIL concerted. All
lots or parcels OF land abutting on or,
adjoining the alley SO described, havfs
been assessed for such improvements
The Board OF Assessors will meet
on r the 222Ea- aaF-ef- Aopennz-
Der. 1915. at . o'clock a. m, at their
office Ina the city Han, and will res
main in session for a period of sly
hours. TO hear any person or persona
desiring TO object 20 any assessment
so made ~
BOARD or ASSESSORS.
BY GUSTANE ]. ALBRIGHT,
R-407 President.
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N0TICE--AlLEY PAVING
ASSESSMENT
RoARo OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. Nov. II. 1915.
Paving Notice No. 1897.

To Edwin s. George. O. ". CUM
mings. Detroit Police Dept. Abra-
ham Cohn. Agnes Barclay Est. w r.
Flynn, and 10 all other persons own
Ing, occupying. or otherwise inter
ested I'm any OF the lots and parcels
Of real estate I'm the local assessment
district established by the Common
Council 20 defray the expenses Of
grading and paving the alley within
the boundaries herein set forth.
The assessment roll has been com
paving the alley No. 5tf. being the
unpaved portions OF the alleys IN
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
N0TlCE--ALLEY PAVING
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. Nov. II. 1915.
Paving Notice No. 1891.

To Fred Huetwohl. Dave Zeeman
Elizabeth Barris. y r. Boulton. VIII
liam Seldep, Jr, w. II. Rose. Fred
Huelwohl. w Ryan and wife. Jas.
Baldwin. ID. r. Turnbull. :. +. Hodges,
Albert Shinnock, William Chaplu,
city OF Detroit. Charles g. Rech, Geo.
Wagner Robert Lindsay. w Dor
renee. Frank Mathews. Chas. Lund-
gren. Louis A. Offer. Peter Twist A.
s. Merrill, John and W, Gerham. Hell
en- Culley John Boydell. Max Brenert,
Grace Clements. Emily Brown. Albert
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
FACE snyn1

ings. Chss. Orth. Jacob Roemer. nen> r.
Van SteiDiaud. cyril DE lever. AL.
shear. MtiliAiQ hunzs, ]. strohbsr 4o{1'
W. y Hayes Land Co. John urs{@1
Brain Anna Herbert. Ernest Lufh. W
Beger. Anna Goldsmith. w H.. spea}1/
n, N NanBuskirk. Mrs. Y. O Msrtkx,.
r. J. Evans. Frank shaffefs Eislt
Lott. Peter sheffen. Ellen Rowsnr
Thomas Rice, Fred kuii.' Ly~
mar Abbott y Pope. Harvey kepp~.
Ter. II. c. GrobbeL Paul Novarie. Class.
Mary Hammond Max Dettlof. Mary
sullivan. Falrvlew Bank. and TO AT
other persons owning. occupying ~
otherwise interested in any or tue
lots and parcels OF real estate IA tne
local assessment district establisueU
By the Coismon Council 20 defray t0e
expenses of grading and paving Ia
alley within the boundaries herein sex
forth.
Tho assessment roll has been COM
pleted for derraying the expense On
paving the alley No. 5s2. being III
alley III block between hamilton ann
MOntclair avenues, from the ncrtW
line OF Waterloo street 10 the soutH'
tine Of ChaFlevolX street, ana ~ nov;
open 10 inspection az this Office, an(
VIII remain I'M this office Tor hve day.
from the first publication OF this mo-,
ticc for the inspection OF all conceru~l
ed All lots or parcels ~ land Adult.
ting on, or adjoining the alley. 80
described have been assessed for suchI
imnr Ovement.
The Board 81 Assessors Will meet|
on Tuesday. the 23rd day OF Noveni-'
her. 1915. AT o'clock a. M, al their
office in the City Hall. and viii re-
main IN session for period OF SIX
hours 10 hear any person or personr'
desiring 20 object 10 any assessment
so made
BOARD or ASSESSORS.
BY GUSTAVE ]. ALBRIGHT.
B-405 PRESIDENT
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18

block bounded by Westward ave
nue.. John r. street Canheld and
GARFIELD avenues. and - now oven ~
inspection at this office. and VIII re-
main in this office for five days from
the FIRST publication OF this notice
for the inspection OF all concerned.
All lots or parcels OF land abutting
ed, have been assessed for such Inn
proNcment
The Board OF Assessors viii meet
on Tuesday the 23rd day OF Novem %
Der. 1915. at Y o'clock a. N. at their
office 10 the city Hall. and will re-
main in session for a period OF sis
hours 90 hear any person or persons
desiring TO object 20 any assessment
so made
BOARD or ASSESSORS
BY GUSTANE J. ALBRIGHT,
B-A0S President
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PLEADS TO BE
SENT TO PRISON

LEAvENWORTH, Kan. Nov. rs.
Harry NJ. Ross, charged with i'm
personating federal officer and
sentenced to four months in jail.
pleaded with Federal Judge Pollock
TO sentence him to a year in prison.
Ross said he was III and knew he
would get proper medical attention
In the prison. He thanked the court
when the request was granted
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
Mrs. Charlotte Thomas was In circuit
court. before Jmhrc uarfon. We'd

nesday To press her claim To $40.
900 damage against her former
landlord. william pctsoh. claiming
that petsch attempted to steal q
Thomas. with her husband and sis
ter. formerly lived i'm FIAT build
ing owned by Petsch on Helen
ave. She alleges that she left her
rooms TO answer knock NJ the
door when Petsch encountered her
IN the hall and requested hug
She charges that he mistreated her
when she refused
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
Ordinance No. 300. A.

An ORDINANCE 90 amend a., ordIu-
"nce entitled AN ordinance to
nmcud section t3-A Of Chapter 80
Of the Complied Ordinances OF the
ttty OF Detroit for the year 1912"
1T Is HEREBY ORDAINED BY
TIE PEOPLE OF THE CITY or
DETROIT.
Section j That an ordinance onti-
tied AN ordinance TO amend Section
ia - Chapter ISL Of the Compiled
Ordinances OF the city Of Detroit for
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18

Burma is exporting orchids 70 the
United States.
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CHICAGO MAYOR THREATENED
Chief of Police Also Receives Anon
ymous Letter Following Closing
of Pool Rooms.

Chicago, May Mayor William
Hale Thompson and Chief of Police
Charles C. Healey have received ano-
nymous letters threatening death, fol-
lowing activities of the police in clos
ing two poolrooms, one of which is
said to have admitted minors, and
the other to have allowed gambling.
The mayor revoked the licenses. of
the places.
The police activities came as the
result of the Mayors cleanup orders.
Both officials professed scorn for the
threats.
81 can use gun myself" said the
mayor.
This work is merely a start" said
Mayor Thompson. 1--WE are going to
the root of the pool room evil Wher-
ever the police show that criminals
are making a pool room their head
quarters, that place will be closed.
There is no doubt many of our so
called boy bandits get their start in
vicious poolrooms. If the chief says
a poolroom is bad, it will be closed
This applies to saloons as WELL"
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Liberty Bell is Repaired.

Philadelphia, May 6.-The clapper
which had hung inside the liberty bell
for 1872 years has been removed and
a spider" of structural steel inserted
on the inside of the relic.
The spider" or steel skeleton,
stretches it's six metal fingers down
underneath the bell and at equally
distant points around the Clipped
edges, clasps them tightly so that the
crack in it may be prevented, If pos
sible, from growing further
Whether the clapper will be taken
with the bell to the Panama-Pacific
exposition will be decided by the Coun-
cilmanic committee which has pre-
pared the plans for the journey.
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CARRIED AMERICAN
FLAG WHEN STRUCK
GULFLIGHT BORE STARS AND
STRIPES AT TIME OF
DISASTER.
THREE EXPLANATIONS OPEN
Washington Looks for Pacific Settle
ment of Case-Aid Expected From
German Government in Making
American Position Easier.

Washington, May From the own
ers of the Gulfiight, torpedoed off the
Sicily Islands, comes the information,
addressed to the Department, of tSate,
at Washington, that the ship carried
the American flag.
This leaves three possible explana-
tions open to the Germans for the de-
struction of the American ship:
First.-That the captain of the sub
marine was mistaken as to the iden-
tity of the vessel.
Second.-That he assumed the
American flag was being misused to
cover the real identity of the ship.
Third-That in view of the warn
ing given by the German government,
no vessel has right to assume safety
in the published war zone.
Friendly Settlement Likely
So far as developments here are con-
cerned, every indication apoints to
pacific settlement of all the cases in
point and that Washington will confne
itself to its usual program of writing
notes and making protests.
Aid is expected from the German
government in making the American
position easier.
If more drastic policy is adopted
it will mean that the President has
yielded to advisers in the State Depart
ment, not Secretary Bryan, and that
the entire administration policy rela-
tive to foreign relations is changed.
Pacifcism is expected to prevail.
If Germany disclaims knowledge of
the identity of the submarine which
fired on the Gulfiight, the administra-
ton will be puzzled to say differently,
should it wish to do so.
1t is generally admitted that the
German advertisement warning Ameri-
cans to avoid the war zone has a tend
ency to place the burden of proof on
the German government, but the adj
may not look at it that
way.
The general expectation is that the
will find a loophole out
of the present difficulty.