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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-29

New hats for men, womeI and chil- t.ren at the Emporium. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-29

A swell line of crepe dechine ant wash silk waists just arrived on thu last boat at B. Winters. t
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-29

Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland's. Prices reasonable.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-29

An up-to-date line of cook stoves and ranges at Mead's. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-29

Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez Drug Store. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-29

Spring Samples Tn heavy weights, for Alaska wear. Guy F. Cameron, Tailor. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-29

Ice! Ice! Ice! Delivered to all parts of the city. One cent per pound. Love-Whitley. If
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
Gang In Front of Grav
Shop Beats Man;
Steals $500
NO WEAPONS ARE
USED BY THUGS
Fell Victim, Get Loot
and Flee AS Many
Stand BY

While several persons looked on.
five men assaulted Harry Sillman
and robbed him OF $3.50. In front OF
a saloon at No. So7 Congress-st. east
AT sis O'Clock Tuesday morning
Sillman is a collector for the Stroh
Brewing company having been In
the employ OF that firm for "a years.
He resides at No 465 Philip-ave.
The men used no weapons. Three
Of them jumped on Sillman as he
came out OF the saloon, where he
had made collection. and chicken
and beat him. while the other two
removed the money from his clothes.
The boldness OF the robbers and
the speed with which they went
about their work. paralyzed the
spectators and the men escaped be
fore anything was done TO stop
them.
Slllman believes that the men
have been watching him and knew
his entire route. The 1850 was all
In currency except 800 In silver
and a $50 check.
Sillman was unable TO describe the
men.
The police lost time In getting
10 the scene OF the robbery, as Sill.
man first called his employers and
later the police department
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
STURGIS FETE
LASTS FOR WEEK

STURGIs. Mich. Sept 26--
While Billy Sunday actually open
ed the event Monday with his stir
ring denunciation OF the liquor traf-
fic. Sturgis' second celebration OF
the anniversary Of the completion OF
It's $3.50 900 dam opened officially to-
day. Mr.. Sunday came 10 SturRis on
special invitation of the committee,
extended through his daughter. Mrs.
Helen Haynes. Of this city Mrs.
HsyneJls the wife Of Mark Haynes,
local Newspaper publisher
ThousSpds OF visitors from st. 10
seph. calhoun and surrounding
counties Aocked into the city TO-DAY.
The forenoon was taken up with re-
ception OF suests and band concerts.
Daylight fNworks- and a horse pa
rade featurs\ the afternoon festivi-
ties. Feats OK daring, novelty vau.
deville acts and pyrotechnic dis
plays crowd tie remainder OF the
program.
Wednesday will bring together
the present governor OF Michigan,
Woodbridge ~ Ferris. and the two
candidates who are battling for his
post. Albert F Sleeper. Republican
nominee, and Edwin F. sweet, the
Democratic choice The celebration
continues through Friday
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
Nominees Voice Once
More Firm and
Clear
SPEAKS TONIGHT
IN CLEVELAND
Plans Strenuous Clean
up Ir Ohio Cam
paign
BIZ PERRY ARNOLD.

(SfnN Correspondent tHiteG Press. }
TOLEDO O.. Sept 26-Firm Of
voice from nearly two days saving
OF the throat muscles, Republican
Nominee Charles Evans Hughes
started his second days invasion of
Ohio today in two early morning
speeches The Republican Buckeye
committee arranged a schedule
which aroused the candidate before
g o'clock and which fixed for him
Ave speeches during the day. DR.
L. D. Alexander, Jr.. his throat spe
cialist was on the job before s
o'clock when Hughes made his first
speech at Findlay and was kept
busy during the most OF the day
with sprays and throat pastilles.
II was Americanism and the tar
In which the G. O. p. nominee
preached most in his swing north
ward across Ohio today In addition
he dwelt forcefully on the Adamson
bill, compromising the railroad
strike-being given an enthusiastic
reception everywhere.
One thing which bothered Hughes
managers on the tour today was the
persistent way in which Gov. Will
lis. OF Ohio, contrived 10 project
himself into the limelight In the
parade AT Dayton yesterday they
pointed out that the Republican Cub
ernatortal nominee stood mp In
HIS car-which followed Hughes in
the parade-and took full advantage
OF any cheers which Hughes ap-
pearance evoked. Hughes remained
seated during this stunt at the Day.
ton fair grounds. they also noted
that Willis spoke the longest Of the
speakers. despite efforts 10 cut him
short: keeping Hughes waiting to
speak At the early morning stops
today. Willis also was full in the
public glare
Leaving Dayton early in the morn
ing. Hughes train arrived at Find
lay, home Of Ralph d. Cole. chair
man OF the Republican national COM
mittee's speaking bureau, at
o'clock. II was an additional stop.
put on the schedule because OF
Coles pleadings. Another stop was
added at Bowling Green. The added
speeches made Hughes burden for
the day greater-but he was feeling
nne and ~ and took the burden up
In the face OF pleadings by Mrs.
Hughes and Dr. Alexander.
After his Toledo appearance to-
day Hughes was scheduled for three
day speeches-iu Port Clinton. San
dusky and Elyria and then a night
meeting in Cleveland
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
THE WEATHER

Detroit aud vcinityi Tuesdsy v
night and "Wednesday Unsettled
probably with thunder storrsI wsrm-
er tobiEhtt moderate ssutheriy
winds.
Lower uIchiEasi Probably show
erz and thunder storm Tuesday night
or w~dncsdnyt warmer In east por-
tfou tonight.
tpp~r Lakes Moderate TO fresh
south and southwest wfndst probably
showers md thunSer storms ruesdsy v
night and ednesday.
Lower Lakes Moderate south and
southwest winds and probably show
ers and thunder storms Tussdsy v
night and Wednesday.
HiEheN temperature this date In
the past ~ years, ss In Is0si lowest.
10 In 1858.
One year nEo today Highest tenn
p~rsture, ass lowest, tSI mean, bTi
cloudy weather with ~ inch OF rain.
rhe sun sets Tuesday NJ 6fHa y. ~.
npd rises "wednesday st 6i25 .. m.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
Three Men and Woman
Would Buy Federal
Officers
s12,50O SWINDLE *
is ALLEGED
Suspects Impersonated
Federal Officers,
Is Charge
BY UNITED PRESS.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.--Three men
and a woman, concerned In the ma
tion-wide blackmailing schemes by
which scores OF prominent people
are said to have been feeced out OF
thousands OF dollars, may be ar
rested here today, coincident with
the arrival OF william Butler, al
legged ringleaGer. from Philadelphia.
Butler. who is being brought here
by a deputy United States marshal,
sprang surprise by waiving extra
.dition and agreeing to stand trial
here on a charge OF obtaining $500
from Mrs Regina K1ipper, a dry
goods buyer, OF Philadelphia.
The men and woman, whose ar.
rett seems imminent. are accused
on swind'ing A. z. Wesley ou. OF
$12,500 One OF the men is said TO
have worked with Jimmy" Christian
and Homer French, who were ar
rested in Chicago. Sunday, on charge
o: lmpcrsonatins federal otrc >rs.
Certain government officials to
day expressed the belief that But
ler's presence and trial here would
lead to the placing OF certain In
formation. greatly desired by the
government, and hitherto unavaila-
BILE, in the hands of federal officers.
John C. Knox. federal attorney,
who is prosecuting the cases, will
go TO Chicago tomorrow or Thurs
day 20 bring 70 New York man
named Donahue, wanted in connec-
ton with the frauds and blackmail-
ing
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
JasnOwski Indicates
Fraud Evidence Justi-
fies Early Arrests
GRAND JURY NOW
THOUGHT CERTAIN
c h e m ical Erasures
Found On First Ward
Ballots

Investigation by the prosecuting
attorneys Office OF alleged primary
vote frauds has reached point
where arrests are imminent, accord
ing TO statement. Tuesday morn
ing. by Prosecutor Jasnowsh.
Assistant Prosecutor Paul Voor-
HES, who has been in charge OF the
investigation, has obtained evi-
dence of a sufficiently definite and
damaging character 10 form the
basis for warrants for a number OF
suspected vote manipulators, the
prosecutor indicated in his state
ment. Jasnowski and Voorhies have
maintained silence on the nature of
disclosures in the investigation, but
their attitude has left no doubt that
they consider there Is ground for
criminal action.
Jasnowski intimated that arrests
would be made as the first step in a
grand jury inquiry into apparent
glaring irregularities in the primary
vote count, IN line with the wishes
of the Rev. l.. r. Rayfeld. who was
defeated for alderman in the TNwen-
ty-ffrst ward and brought about re-
count that revealed evidence of vote
tampering A grand Jury probe Is
now viewed as a certainty, altho Of
ficials have made no definite an
nouncement.
Rayheld, Monday, wrote to Gov.
Ferris. asking him to remove the
election boards IN two Twenty FIRST
ward precincts in which he alleges
irregularities Because the new oity
election commission, created at the
primary by charter amendment. will
be in authority before the end OF
the week, II is not expected that
the governor will take n hand, at
least until the new commission
has been given an opportunity to
deal with the situation The com
mission IL empowered TO remove
precinct boards.
Evidence OF chemical erasures
on ballots. came, Monday. az the
climax 10 apparent corruption so far
uncovered In the prosecutors In
vestigation- The erasures were dis
covered on "a ballots in the second
precinct of the First ward In some
cases, erasures were crude. and In
others 30 cle~erly accomplished that
the most careful examination was
required
In the third precinct of the Sew.
enth ward. IS ballots. undoubtedly
defaced. were discovered, They
were changed TO help Leland, Dick
son. Oakman and Grant
Judge Huber pronounced the lat
est evidence Of irrcRularity the most
glaring yet exposed lie expressed
himself In favor OF a grand Jury in.
vestigation.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
One of Oldest Police
Officers Asks For
Retirement
CHOOSES PEACE
OF RURAL LIFE
Member of Department
80 Years, Inspector
Will Be Missed

Inspector Judd c. Lombard, for 30
years a member OF the metropolitan
police department of Detroit. soon
will lay aside his uniform and his
badge and his tools" to spend the
remainder OF his days In peaceful
retirement in West Branch, Mich.
His petition for retirement is In.
II probably will become effective, af-
ter action by Police Commissioners
Gillespie, on Oct !. Then Judd
most persons who know him at all
have to call him by his first name
will leave the sordidness, the excite
ment the scenes OF sorrow and trag
edy which come into the life OF a
hluecoat, particularly one whi serv-
ed a quarter OF century ago
He Will go to West Branch. and
IL you ask him why, the hardness OF
the police veteran will leave his
eyes and he will say:
"Oh, there's pretty good fishing
and hunting out there"
When Judd Lombard leaves the
force. at least two men OF high rank
In the department will feel as II
they are but two points OF broken
triangle. They are Supt. of Police
Ernst Marquardt and Inspector Pat.
rick Hogan. They are the only
members who have served longer
than Lombard The superintendent
has been in harness SO years, while
Inspector Hogan has been in service
40 years
The superintendent heard about
Lombard's petition.
I'm beginning To feel lonely
around here" he said. When Judd
goes, that will leave only Hogan
and myself who have been here
more than 30 years. I'm sorry 10
see Judd go. He was good and
fhithful ofloer.-
Lombard joined the department
In the spring or 1887. He served as
a patrolman only SIX months. and
then engaged in a battle with gang
OF robbers. He was shot thru the
months, and then engaged IN a bat
tie with n gang OF robbers. He was
shut thru the mouth, and did not
return TO duty for one year. He
was maze QeIeCLlNe On Hlb TcIuIu,
and for "a years he was In the bu-
reau.
He was detective lieutenant
when Frank crch became police
commissioner. The new commis-
sioner, IN his reorganization. made
Lombard assistant superintendent.
He held that position four years.
Police Commissioner Gillespie made
him an inspector, and placed him
IN charge OF the west side district.
He will hold that position at the
time OF hie retirement
In 1899, Lombard war assigned the
unpleasant duty Of arreetfng his
highest superior in the department
the commissioner. To him Was given
the task Of taking In custody Frank
Andrews, IN connection with the
failure Of the Cfty Savings bank.
Lombard also took a leading part
in breaking UP the 'F1ying Rollers
cult many years ago. He brought
about the downfafl Of Prince Mich
ael In campaign which involved
the names Of many prominent De
troiters before the prince finally
went TO jacobson prison for i've
ye6rs.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
DeplOres Apathy of
Clergy In Tuesday
Sermon
MANY CHRISTIANS
NOT CONVERTED
Evangelist's Party Has
Active Schedule
For Week

Preachers and church members OF
Detroit are very lax in their duty
toward Christianity, according 10 the
Investigations and the experience
Of Billy Sunday. As n result they
had a sermon preached at them
Tuesday afternoon. in the Sunday
tabernacle, that was designed TO
give them thought for weeks and
months to come. Billy says De-
troit sinners are far more consistent
than Detroit saints-and more num-
erous as we'll.
The sinners OF Detroit. he finds,
form a very enthusiastic bunch.
They work together and they work
ell the time. Eagerly they go about
the task OF running homes. making
work for the grave digger and the
sexton, as well as the prison keep
ers and asylums. and keeping the
bars we'll polished by the elbows OF
the weak. The church people ''trot
10 church and trot back home again
and call that weeks work for
Christ"
II the Detroit camraign is TO be
as successful as the Christian peo-
pie want II TO be they must take
of their coats and help to make It
so says Billy. and for that reason
he chose Tuesday afternoon as the
time 10 tell the alleged Christian all
about his methods and his enthu-
siasm. II the Christian people won't
help TO nag IL Detroit will 20 TO
hell so fast you can't see II fer
tCentissed en- Page EsxhD
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
GERARD MAY
POSTPONE TRIP
TO UNITED STATES
BIZ CARL W. ACKERMAN.
ctdT COryesDonxfeaf United Press

tfInU Correspondent DUtbcu fTcSs.t
BERLIN. Sept. 2e.-Ambassador
Gerard. who was 20 leave for Copen-
hagen today 20 take pa-sage for the
United States. may change his plans
A. the last moment Several mem
bers Of the German ministry called
nj the embassy last night Their
visits followed n call by Foreign Sec
retary Won Jagow IN the forenoon.
and Gerard's conference with Chan
cellor Won BethmRnn- Hollweg on
Saturday. The ambassador refused
10 discuss these visits. but Il was
learned AZ the embassy that he may
even change HIS plans after reach.
ing Copenhagen today and return 10
Berlin.
Mrs Gerard who has entirely re-
covered from tho shock she suffered
IN an automobile accident yesterday.
will accompany her husband Ger
ard told reporters that he certainly
expects 20 return 20 Berlin even
though ne shou'f decide to 80 TO
the United States
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
SIX DROWN
WHEN LAKE
BOAT SINKS
Steamer Raberval Goes
Down In Lake
Ontario
ONLY THREE OF
CREW ARE SAVED
BY UNITED PRESS.

OSWESO, n. Y, Sept 26.-The
steamer Roberval. bound from OF
tawa to Oswego. went down in a
storm hve miles OF Oswego early
today Six were lost. Three sur
vivors were rescued.
In battered ufelsoat, half filed
with water, three sailors, exhausted
after an eight-hour fight with wind
and waves, arrived at the coast
guard station at 2 o'clock this morn
Ing with the story OF the sinking OF
the Roberval. The steamer, which
was loaded with lumber, OTTAWA 30
Oswego, sank s,x miles of this port
at 6 O'Clock last night.
aix members OF the crew went
down. The lost are;
Capt Peter Eli. Ottawa, owner.
Mate Joe PerTisen, Alfred, Ont.
Cook Jennie Parent, Ottawa.
Fireman NIarcelle Messiner.
Henry Saguin. Hull, Que.
Deekhsnd Theodore Leroy. Hull.
Cue.
The survivors of-tbe wreck are:
Engineers Phillip rrotier. HUI,
Oliver Oraeen, ottawa, and Wheels
Iaan Etdie Lagoe. st Anne Bellevue.
In q heavy Sea the Roberyais
deoksoad OF lumbcr listed Waves
dashed INTO the craft. linking her.
The Grew was wasbed overheard. Le-
roy was struck by a board and sank
immediately, The survivors egCape
was remarkahfe, Trotier was thrown
into the lifebont and he picked
OsaRen and BaEoe from the lake,
The sea then dashed tho lineDoat
away from the wreck Other p1em-
beTs OF the crew sought safety on
the lumber. but a search today fail.
cd to bring rescue and they are Civ
an up As Lost. The Roberval wss O
steel hoat
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
"IU NeDer Compromise
With Crime," Says Cr0ul,
Big Issue in Mdyordl Fight

II elected. he viii name a man Tor
police commissioner who does not
belong 20 his own party. Mr Croal
has said he would accept the trust
II lt ware reposed In him
That is 'he unique position Mry
Croul Is placed IN. To a reporter
FOR The Times. Mr. Croul explained
the condition by saying that he was
not a stickler for party politics when
10 came 10 municipal Affairs. lndk
vidual merit counted more than tns-
tCsntinuea on rsse Niasb
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
VENIZElOS TO
APPEAL TO ARMY
Will Ask All Greek Troops
To Rally To
COlors

ATHENS, Sept. 26.-Former Pre-
mier Venizelos will issue a proclaim
alton calling for the mobilization OF
all Greek soldiers upon his arrival
al the island OF Crete today. accord
ing 10 his advisers here. He may
take no further steps before visit
ing Salonika and possibly London,
though Il is rImored in some
sources that he will head a revolu'
tion at once.
Venizelos plans 10 visit all the
Greek islands where revolutiona&
organizations have been formed.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
Great Obstacle To a.
Further Advance
is Removed
FOUR VILLAGES
ARE OCCUPIED
German Losses Very
Heavy, Declares
Report
BY ED. L. KEEN.

tStsf Correspondent United Press
LONDON, Sept. 26.-Combles,
keypoint OF the whole German battle
line from Bapaume to Perone, has
been captured by the British after
1s hours OF most furious battling
north of the Somme.
Gen. Haig this afternoon an
nounced that British troops entered
Combles, overcoming German ro.1
sistance. The enemy's losses. the
Official report said. were severe.
The British victory, achieved aft
er three weeks OF desperate driving
against the German center, II the
most striking single achievement of
the whole Somme offensive Il re-
moves one Of the last two obstacleo
to an Anglo-French thrust to
squeeze the Germans out OF b.
paume, one OF the two detectives
OF the great Allied advance.
The capture of Combles followed
day and night Of most brilliant
successes, including the capture ct
The villages of Morval and LAo
Boeufs by the British, and Ran
court and Fregicourt by the French
In summing up the days successful
operations, Cen Hais reported 1,50o
Germans were captured by the RE1tr
ish and that more prisoners are -
ing brought In. The work OF listing
large supplies Of war material aDo
captured has not been completed.
Combles fell after thrusts by bokh
British and French In ycsteEdAyso'
lighting drew q moose about the
German garrison which made their
escape almost impossible. TOr
weeks, the Germans had used the
town, with it's wonderful system cf
Notifications, as pivot point nom
which to swing attacks north ana
south at the Allies lines.
In the last month OF fighting NJ
British and French lines presee4
steadily forward on both sides an
III the town was in a deep pocket.
II was no longer available for thS
Germans as pivotal point, bait =
still held out, buttressing the Ger.
man line and blocking a further Al
lied advance.
The British not only gained this
important victory, but pressed for
ward IN their drive toward Bapaume
last night and early today A strong
redoubt between Les Boeuts and
Guerdecourt fell before British
attack.
The French also swept forward
again last night, carry Fregi-
court village and later repulsing
German attacks against positions
won yesterday.
The great attack yesterday car.
ried the British TO within easy gun
range OF Bapaume. one OF the objec-
tives Of the somme offensive. for the
| first time since the drive began. II
carried the French 10 within strik-
ing distance Of Mt. st. Quentin
whose fall will signal the immediate
evacuation of Peronne By The Ger
| mans.
The artillery prelude 10 this
sweeping advance was with perhaps
one exception the most powerful
since the Eomme offensive began.
The Germans were blown out Of
their fortiflcations at Morval. where
British gunners concentrated their
Are, and one German battery after
another silenced.
Whether the new British tanks
Continued on Page EiahO.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26

One OF the most peculiar condi-
tlous that has ever bobbed up In
Michigan politics Is the fact that IN
the present campaign in Detroit the
paramount issue is man and NOT "a
theory or a principle Judge Con.
molly seeks 20 dethrUue Mayor Marx
and I'm making war upon The pre-enf
holder OF thc fortress bis chief shot
In the locker ls Frank II Croul, a
Republican The Democratic Caudl-
date for mayor asks the people 10
vote for him upon his promise that,
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
BY UNITED PRESS.

ATHENS, Sept 26.-Former Pre-
mier Venizelos' sudden departure
for the Island Of Crete. held by the
revolutionists. has created a new
crisis in the Greek cabinet.
King Constantine motored TO
Athens to consult the prime minis.
ter as soon az he learned the news
A few hours later II was announced
that Gen. Moschpoulos. chief OF the
general stan, had resigned.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
'HOMELY" NOT
OFFENSIVE WORD
IN ENGLAND

LONDON, Sept 16-(By Mail. y
When a copyresder on a London pa
per wrote this headline. Our Home
ly Queen" above a little article
about Queen Mary. he was writing
English, not American. The story
told OF the queens home activities
al Windsor castle.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
Tabernacle Visitors
Will BE Welcome
In Times Rest Room

All tabernacle visitors ore vel.
come in The Times rest room.
Detrolters will hnd fhis a con.
venlent place for ordering the
paper sent TO out-of-town friends
thruout the Sunday meetings.
which The Times ls reporting in
full
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
Today's Ball Games

National.
81 Louis az New York. clear.
Chicago at Brooklyn, clear.
Pittsburgh at Boston. clear two
games
Cincinnati az Philadelphia, clear.
American.
No games scheduled today.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26

President Wilson is expected TO
60 BY automobile today from his
summer home at Long Branch to
Princeton. n. j., to vote in the Dem
ocratic primaries thera
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26

Within the city proper the lord
mayor Of London ranks next to- the
king. lie is even technically before
the queen consort, not 10 tpeak OF
such disnitaries as the premier (whO
has no heraldic ranlU, the lord chan
cellor and the archbishop OF Canter-
bury.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26

By bestowing on her the decora.
tion OF the Golden Palms" and nam
ing her Onlcier de rInstruction
Publique et BcauX Arts the French
government gave its highest honor
20 Miss Burke, OF Scottish woman's
hospitals. who has been speaking In
Britain. Canada end America on be-
half Of The French and Serbian
armies
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26

A 72-year-old man Of North Bend,
Ohio. is building a 64-foot sail boat.
In which he intends TO embark soon
On voyage around tho world, start
ing by way OF the Ohio and Missis-
sippi rivers 10 the Gulf OF Mexico,
and thence through the Panama can.
al 90 the Pacific.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26

St Louis Is 10 be the meeting
place today Of the annual conven-
ton OF the National Smoke Proven
Lion assoatatiop
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26

PrintinR--the pIaiu neat kInd---tbnt
IL EtEht--Ttmes Job Dept.--Main 4S1O,
The Detroit times., 1916-09-26

PrfutipE-the PIain neat kiud--that
q riGht-TImes job Dept.--Nsin 459A