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The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
WILSON LOOKS To NATION
TO FORCE Vote ON Armed
SHIP ISSUE BY CONGRESS-

swing congress to his way OF think
ing.
In other words the president has
determined 10 apply watchful wait
ing to the situation, leaving con-
gress and the country to fight 1t out.
His belief Is that the country will
hiring congress around.
To Chairman Flood, OF the house
foreign relations committee, the
president declared again today by
telephone that he wanted congress
to- act ON "A clean cut issue" He
does not want any compromise reso-
luton, he reiterated, or any resolu-
tion that in it's hnai analysis will do
anything short OF establishing just
how congress stands In its atti-
tude toward himsclf and the pres
ent situation. To bring this about
vote is wanted on one of the res0-
lutions such as Representative Nc
Lemore's warning Americans TO
stay on armed merchantmen.
The president told Flood he would
much prefer 4 VO:e on the McLe
more resolution. Flood. however,
said there was strong pressure on
the committee TO revamp that reso-
luton before reporting IL out. The
White House was Informed that a
tentative vote in Floods comm
revealed that the members can come
60 terms in favor Of reporting ou.
the Mcl.emorc resolution The com
mi,tee. however. postponed a meet
iue scheduled for 1890 a. m. to 3
y. m.
No effcrt Was made today by the
administration 10 conceal the anX-
iety fe,t over the turn affairs have
,ak,n. ror TO discount the possible
political effect. with many primaries
approaching. Regret was expressed
that congressman should be forced
mto auch fight at this time. but II
WAS declared th2t until congress
docs aG, the hands of the president
5.te lied
U,mc cratic opponents OF the pres
'eui's purpose made gloomy predic-
tions Of the consequences and Re.
puhhc.na cherrfuily agreed that the
effect OF the, party fight would be
seen in the primaries.
One reason for postponing action
today IN the houae included belief
by administration supporters that
I'll delay was in favor Of the admin.
isiration AnothSr reason was to
give Chairman Flood time to secure
Information frcm the White House
and state department to place be-
fore the committee this afternoon.
Flcou Was directed To secure copies
0f German and British diplomatic pa
peTs bearing on ;he armed mer-
chantmen question and also ascer'
tain if there was any secret tnfor-
nation The committee should have.
Tc Representative Garrett, OF
Tennessee. rules committee member.
VINO went 10 the White House at
30 10 confer with the president,
the latter reiterated his position,
saving that he wished no vote OF
confidence" but an out-and.out vote
on the Issue now before congress.
Upon arriving AZ the capitol. Rep.
Flood said he had secured informa-
tion from the state department re-
UcontInr~d on s--Me ScveuJ
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
Says Unions Will Get
Square Deal From
Charter Body
SCORES REEVES
AND MARTEI.
F e d ration Would
Have It's Own Revi-
sion COmittee

In reply To the attack made on
the citizens charter committee ap-
pointed by Mayor Marx to recon
mend needed changes in the city
charter the mayor stated, Thursday
morning. that the great body OF la
boring men in Detroit would get a
fair and square deal al the hands
OF the committee He gave his
personal assurance that the inter
ests of labor would be fully protect
ed in any new Legislation that might
go into The charter while he is act
ing as mayor of the city.
II placed Antonio Entenza on the
committee for the express purpose
OF giving the laboring men repre-
sentation. said the mayor. IL un-
derstand that he is the legal advisor
of the Detroit Federation of Labor,
and az such he ought to be the logi-
cal representative of the federation
on body that is engaged in law
making.
so far az the inspired attack on
me Is concerned--and that Is exact
ly what interpret the report of the
federation's Legislative committee TO
be- will say that the quicker the
federation gets rid OF men like Ran.
som b. Reeves and Frank Y. Martel,
the better of the laboring element
in Detroit will be.
Men in their class mlsrepresent
instead OF represent labor. They
are n menace TO the city. constantly
looking for an opportunity to EN-
broil organized labor in attacks that
are purely selfish in motive. The
laboring class will get much better
treatment at the hands OF the com
mittee have appointed. than they
could expect at the hands Of sHeh
men "a Martel and Reeves. The
character of the charter committee
is above reproach. gave each ap-
pointmeni considerable thought. and
! am sure that I have selected 10
public-spirited men who can be re-
lied upon collectively and individu.
ally to give every interested citizen
! In Detroit a square deal"
Detroit Federation OF Labor lead
ers In the weekly meeting OF the
federation. Wednesday night, de-
nounced Mayor Marx. asserting that
he purposely ignored organized labor
in his appointment OF an unofficial
! committee TO recommend needed
charter amendments To the common
council through the committee on
charter and city legislation. for sub
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
PLAYGROUND
HEAD TO SPEAK
HERE TUESDAY

Joseph Lee, OF Boston. president
OF the Playground and Recreation
association OF America. will address
the Michigan ChDd Welfare confer
ence in the Hotel statler. Tuesday
evening. on the subject play and
loyalty"
The conference will last three
days Monday, Tres and Wednes
day. and pastors OF several churches
will use child welfare as the text Of
their sermons. Sunday. The confer
ence H. backed bv the ireIernal SO.
cieties cf the state, representing
zoe, 900 citizens.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
Flood Visits White
House to Obtain In
formation
ADMINISTRATION
HEADS ANXIOUS
insurgents Determined
to Block Ballot in
House
Congress Crisis Committee

I'm report of the follow ing -
rePresentatt,e comprising the
house foreign affairs committee,
depe uded today the immediate
decision Ia the presidents strug-
Gte with congress over rcsoiu-
tion Ia warn Americans on armed
me veh aut mem
UEMOt - Flood. Virginia
f~hntrmanbi' Ntinr, t1dinnui Iin-
thtcuns. Maryiand Goodwin, Ar
kansasi stedman, North tnroiinui
Harrison. NIisslSsioDii su'ith. New
Works ThompsOu, okiahomsi
<hackieferd Missouri; sahsth, ~
ituois; Hagsdaie. south CaroIinai
Loft. New forL' Hgddieston. Ain-
bHma-t5.
RETt BI.it kN>--Cooper. Wis
consiat Porter. prpnsHlNunini
Rogers. NsssaChuscttsg Temple.
pe0asyitRptsi Eoss. Illinois, MI
Ter. Wtnnerotni Nott. New York
Kennedy, Rhode islands.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
GERMANS FLEEING PORTUGAL; WAR
DECLARATION BY BERLIN EXPECTED;
LULL IN VERDUN FIGHT CONTINUES
OSBORN DENIES
DOUBLE DEALING
Did Not Promise Support to
Three Different Can
didates

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich,
March 2.-(Special)-ln an inter
view last night. former Gov. Chase
S. Osborn declared the statement
made by Detroit newspaper. Satur-
day, In which II was said that Os'
born had promised support to three
candidates for governor, was wholly
false. Mr.. Osborn showed copies OF
letters written to Diekema, Carton
and Greene. In the Diekema letter,
he told the Holland man that he had
given his promise of support to John
P Carton. of Flint, IL the Flint man
should be candidate. In the
Greene letter, Osborn advised the
Ionia man not to becC me a candi.
date.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
American Spectators
Buy Up Russian
Currency
3l.65c PAID FOR
COIN WORTH SOC
Money Sure to Return
to Before War Val
uatiOn
BY UNITED PRESS.

NEW YORK. March 2.-Tremen.
dous profits in the purchase Of Rus
sian rubles are being made by Amer
lean capitalists who are buying the
coins at 31.65 cents and transferring
the money to Petrograd. where il IL
loaned at its face value on five pei
cent interest. IL was learned in Wall
st. today Rubles in Petrograd are
a soc coin and the Americans in
vesting In them, II was pointed out
reap not only five per cent profit
at. that price, but also have almost
certain prospects Of eventually cash
ing the coins at their normal value
Half dozen wealthy capitalists
have each bought three or four mil
lion rubles, 1t was learned today
and expect to profit nearly 100 per
cent on their investment.
The condition merely represents
great faith in the future of RUSSIA.
said on Wall-st. foreign exchange ex
rert today. Russia has tremendou;
undeveloped resources and he,
money happens TO be discounted
more heavily than that OF the othel
helligerent nations. The norma
value of the ruble before the wal
was 80 cents everywhere. Eventu
ally they will go back to that figure
Many investors. 1t was said, are
buying fubles on the same plan that
stocks are bought Oh margin. The
purchaser puts up one-fourth OF th'
local quotation and covers deprecia
tion whenever it occurs. meantime
paying interest. This form OF spec
ulation, according to foreign ex
change experts, is more certain ant
contains larger profits than stocl
speculation.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
ny nnITED PRESS.

LONDON, March Alderman -
tillery has, opened new bombar4'
ment OF the French positions, both
in the verdun and Champagne di5-
tricts according to Paris dispatches
today.
The cannonade, Paris reported.
may be the signal for the resump.
tion of the verdun offensive, or may
have been ordered to shield troops
movements to other sectors. Freneh
guns are replying to a vigorous ~
tack near Fresnes, southeast -
verdun. Both in Paris and Berlin
the impression prevails that the 80
hour lull in the verdun lighting 10
only preliminary to grand assault
on the verdun forts.
Although modern conditions OF
(Continued on Page Seven.) a,
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
MARRIED men
Are CALLED OUT
Derby Volunteers Must Join
Colors Soon: Conscription
Act i'm Effect
BY United PRESS.

LONDON. March g. Married men
between the ages Of 10 and q. at
tested under the Derby recruiting
campaign. will be called up for ser.
vice within few daSs. II was a..
nounced today. The order becomes
effective April Z.
The governments conscription
act went into effect today. Prepar.
atoms were being completed for
calling to the service at once all
eligible bachelors and widowers
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
SCHOOL TEACHER
SEEKS DIVORCE

Edith l.oell, school teacher, filed
q bill for divorce IN The circuit court.
Thursday morning, afainst John
Louis Loell. an Escanaba LAWYER,
whom she accuses OF deserting her.
The couple were married Dec. IS,
1910. and parted recently Mrs.
Loell formerly taught school In Es-
canadaha, and was forced TO do so,
she says. in or2er 10 pay the coal
bills and run the house.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
GERMAN RAIDER
/. KILLS ONE BABY
Child Only Victim of Four
Gigantic Explosive
Bombs
~ JNITED PRESS.

LONDON. Marcn 2-The German
seaplane that reached the southeast
coast OF England last night dropped
four bombs of great explosive pow
er. according to dispatches received
here today.
The German took advantage of 4
heavy mist and flew very low. Two
bombs wrecked the backs OF houses
aud third badly manglcd nine
months-old baby, who died in n hos
pital few hours later
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
REALTY DEALER
ROBBED OF $685.
{. w. Harrah, Majestic Bldg,
Finds Safe Open and
Money Gone

When G. w. Harrah, real es-
tate dealer. entered his Office, No.
220 Majestic building, Thursday
morning. he found the safe door un-
locked, but he did not find 1896 he
had left there the night before. De-
tectives Grove and Schooff were as
signed to trace the money and the
person or persons who took IL. Fin
ger prints will be taken.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
.Loy.r~sons Hold BANQUET.

Arlo \. Emerv, circuit court clerk,
acted as toastmaster at the first an
nual banquet of the Loyal Sons OF
the First English Lutheran church.
held "Wednesday night In the st.
Claire hotel. An address was made
by Rev +. c. Billing, pastor of the
church.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
BY BOND 2. GEppEs.

tSfof Correspondent United PreSS)
WASHINGTON. March 2.-Presi-
dent Wilson will make no further
positive move toward getting a
showdown from congress on his for
eign policy. He has decided 10 leave
IL TO congress md the country, Il
high administration official said to
day. depending on the country 10
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
SNOWSLIDE KILLS
A MESSENGER

DENVER. GUhs March 4. s.--Gaa61sl
in snowslide. Earl and Charles
Matthews. express messengers. were
believed carried into the Gunnison
river under hundreds of tons of snow
and debris I'm the avalanche which
cut the express and baggage cars
of Denver & Rio Grande train
according to reports received at the
railroads headquarters here today.
The accident took place yesterday
In the Black canon. between Mon
trose and Saperino.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
Ii s bon Must Free
Seized Ships Or
Battle TeutOnS
ALLIES LOOK FOR Il
NEW ONSLAUGHT
Thousands of Wounded
Arriving At Hos
pitals

BERLIN Via London), March
2.-The situation on the west
crn front 10 unchanged, the war
Office announced today.
A counter-attack delivered BY
the French on Douaumont was
declared to have been unsuc-
cessful.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02

Cylindrical barrels for packing
Spanish grapes we're tested during
the last season and were favorably
reported on both in England and the
United States. They were invented
by resident OF the Spanish port
of Almeria. from which huge ex-
ports OF grapes are made every
year.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02

LISBON, March 2.-Sixty lead
ing members Of the German sot-
ony left hurriedly for Spain to-
Gay on receipt Of reports that
Germany 10 about TO declare war
on Portugal. The majority %
the German business houses
have been closed.
The foreign office 10 reported
to have dispatched IN aBswef
last night to the German note
demanding the release 81 n.
termed German warshlps selxed
by official decree. Il ID runore4
r thst-t -ttPaze eSxSMepass qgo 49,
! very bf,6f bGt coWtAThs =
-efusal TO comply with the oes1
man demands.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02

Enjoy Dancing nj Wayne Gardens.
Music and floor the hess in Detroit
ADV.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
AMSTERDAM,

AMSTERDAM. March a.
Germany Is prepared ID declare
war on Portugal Immediately IN
the event CT an unsatisfactory
reply to the note demanding the
release OF seized German ships,~
said a dispatch from Berlin -
day.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02

PARIS, March 2.-The IuII on
the verdun front continued
throughout Iast night, the war
office reported this afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-02

printiuu-tbe plain neat Lind--thst
In right--Times Job Dept---Maia ts1o-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
,e so-called underworld alone.

the So-called underworld alone.
These things will doubtless be aired
during the conference to be held
with city and county authorities by
the citizens committee. next Thurs
day. Good results are certain to be
achieved when the subject is dis
cussed fairly and justly to all persons
concerned 1t is good that the citizens
should study these things-it is good
that they should evince desire to
know why certain conditions prevail,
if they do prevail and it indicates
more good, that they should appear
willing to probe into the matter.
The Graphic believes the officers
will meet the citizens in the same
spirit of fairness and with open
minds. 1t believes the citizens will
learn many things they have never
known, and things, perhaps, they
have never suspected. And if they
learn these things, they will be able
better to carry out their desire to
help make Pine Buff even better
City in which to live, for then what
ever remedies are necessary can be
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
CREDIT SYSTEM SLIPPING.

Merchants in quite number of
towns have banded together and have
abolished the credit system.
1t is not on record that they have
lost business; nor that the honest
people of such communities have
been wronged.
The time may not he far distant
when the abolition of the credit sys-
tenn will be general throughout the
United States. Bad accounts add to
the price of goods; and the better
this is understood by the general
public, the quicker it will be willing
to sec the credit system go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
LAW ENFORCEMENT

An excellent and generally salts
factory condition of affairs is likely
to be the ultimate outcome of the
movement which came to light Thurs
day night, when a committee of citi-
zeas conferred with Mayor Bloom
and Chief of Police Frank Stewart,
on the matter of law enforcement in
Pine Bluff.
There were some who, in advance
of the conference, feared the session
would be featured by examinations
and recriminations. with no good to
follow. Happily, these forebodings
were without basis in fact The mem
bers of the committee and the city
officers discussed conditions that
gre admitted to exist here and in this
county, and it was apparent that
there was no disposition to criticise,
but, on the contrary, a healthful and
most pleasing desire to help, to CO.
Operate.
That the laws are generally en-
forced, especially when one considers
the conditions that prevail here, is
asserted by those best able to actu-
ally know the conditions. There is
bootlegging, there is street walking.
there are violations of traffic laws
there are peace disturbances, just as
there are fires, thefts, murders. 1t is
not difficult TO watch the express
cars unload great quantities OF
whiskey at the railroad station
Nearly all these shipments are small,
and they go to different people, yet
the aggregate IS large. The authori~
ties will agree, that bootlegging is
practiced here-but to catch the boot
logger, and to get conclusive evidence
against him. is not an easy matter
Officials, newspapermen, persoas not
absolutely trusted by the bootlegger,
can not buy from him. An actual
sale of whiskey must be proved. be-
fore conviction can be obtained-and
the buyer seldom is willing to testify.
The same condition confronts the
officers in the matter of disorderly
disturbance of the peace. to which re-
spectacle neighbors can testify. there
can be no conviction. because the peo-
pie who frequent and patronize such
establishments will not convict them
selves by giving testimony against
the accused. Suspicion, however we'll
| founded, has no weight with a Jury
nor should it have. The charge must
lie proved, beyond a reasonable
doubt There are women here who
have been arrested frequently-only
to pay their fines, move into another
neighborhood and repeat the Of
Tense.
In the main. the law is pretty gen.
orally enforced in Pine Bluff, bv all
the authorities. 1t is generally admit.
ted that mar. of the citys best ano
most representative men are frequent
violators of one or another ordinance
and especially in the operation O
automobiles. Stand at Main and Sec
ond avenue, and violations will BIZ
seen by many of the motor cars which
pass. Especially is this true al
night. and particularly are the stat,
and city traffic laws violated in tn,
paved streets in the residential sec
ton of the city. The fire laws. law.
covering sanitary. conditions, imped
ling traffic in streets and alleys an,
on sidewalks, renting houses use,
} for immoral purposes, all these law
are violated, and not by members o
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08


Proposed act No. 9, to be voted
upon in Arkansas on November Z, and
advocated as a measure for local self
government, does not fit the descrip-
ton given it by its supporters. APP
parently a measure designed to re-
establish local option, certain of it's
provisions make it perlicious and it
should be defeated.
The Graphic believes in local self
government: it believes, for instance,
that the citizens of Pine Bluff should
have the right to tax themselves for
public improvements under proper
restrictions, and to regulate local con-
ditions as they may deem best; it be-
lieves other communities should have
the same right And it believes IN
the good old Democratic doctrine OF
rule by the majority. But
Does proposed act No. , provide
for local Self-government? 1t does
aot, for it prohibits the licensing Of
saloons in towns of less than 500
population, or of more than one
license for each 1000 population and
limits the license fee that may be
fixed by any city or town to an
amount mot exceeding the combined
amount of state and county taxes and
fees"
permit local self government it would
grant to the community of 500 souls
the same rights given larger towns,
and would let the people of the sew
eral communities determine for them
selves how many saloons might be
established. It is presumptious to at
tempt to guage the thirst of different
one may be totally inadequate for
another, ald while five saloons may
he five too many for some towns OF
1000 there may be others whose citi-
zens possess such capacities for booze
consumption as to make five saloons
insufficient to supply the demand
Again. if the people of any town de-
sire to license saloons, they SHOULD
be permitted TO judge the amount the
city should derive in revenue from
this source
The proposed act is maliciousl!
mischievious also in that while i
would limit to two years the period
before which another election OF
license could be called in the even
that license carries, it places no re
striction on the frequency of elections
should license be defeated. In othe
words, if this proposed measure i
adopted and a county CT town shoul
'ypte license, the question could no
'bef voted upon again within tw'
years; but should license be defeated
another election could be called a
soon as petitions bearing ten PEI
cent OF the qualified electors" coul
be filed The effect would be t.
harrass community with elections
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
TO BE PREPARED
IS TO BE INSURED,
Do It Now.
r. II. M. MILLS & SONS,
303.4 Citizens Bank Bldg.

This itself is so pernicious as to off
set whatever good there may be in
the proposed measure.
Again, it provides That failure to
performsany duty imposed by the pro-
posed act shall be deemed a felony,
punishable by Imprisonment 'for a
period of one year." while violation
of any provision relating to the
manufacture, sale or giving away OF
meanor, punishable by fine or i'm
rrisonment and, perhaps, revocation
of license, if the offender is a
licensee
Section 10 says at shall not be I'M
lawful to give to any person, except
to minor or habitual drunkard, any
liquor" Would not this prescribe
action by municipality to prohibit
frequenting of saloons BY women?
Proposed act No. 2 is not local
government measure, and has
not the approval of all those who be-
lieve, in the principle of local self
nor of many anti-Prohi-
bitionists. 1t is doubtful if it has
the approval of any one except those
who may be financially interested in
the sale of liquor, and persons in
flueaced by pecuniarily interested
people.
This proposed act is enormously
called local option" measure. In
stead it is one that will give to the
worst advocates of the. open saloon
the "whip handle permitting them
to use the negro elector to harrass
communities prohibiting the sale of
liquor. 1t should be defeated
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08

ultimately raise their taxes. Stop
and figure it out, how much could it
raise your taxes? Probably 10 cents
"a munifice1t sum to pay for the
education of your children.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08

One reason why there are SO few
bicycles stolen nowadays is because
automobiles are so much faster and
appear more worth while. Auto
stealing "clubs' have been barred in
various parts of the country and fell
lows owning bikes should feel
perfectly safe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08

Why is it that you can tell a man
he looks ten years younger and he
will be pleased, but If you say the
same thing to his wife she will be
insulted?
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
One Year Ago in the War.

Oct 8, 1915-Teuton invaders hurl-
ed back on all parts of Serbian
front in first fighting; Germans I'M
der Won Hindenberg pierced Rus
sian lines about Dvinsk; French
repulsed German counter attacks
near Souchez and in Champagne;
Russians reported gains in Vol
hynia and Galicia: new Greek cabi-
net decided on policy of "benevo-
lent neutrality" toward allies.