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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26
COMPLIES is
CAPTURED BY
BRITISH TROOPS
Continued from Page One,

British and French in yesterdays
fighting drew a moose about the
German garrison which made their
escape almost impossible. For
weeks, the Germans had used the
town. with It's wonderful system OF
Notifications, as pivot point from
which 10 swing attacks north and
south al the Allies lines.
In the last month OF lighting the
British and French lines pressed
steadily forward on both sides un-
I'll the town was in a deep pocket,
II was no longer available for the
Germans as pivotal point, but II
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 Boeufs 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 or the somfie offensive. for the
first time since the drive began. II
carried the French to 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 Somme offensive began.
The Germans were blown out OF
their Notifications at Morval, where
British gunners concentrated their
fire, and one German battery after
another silenced.
Whether the new British tanks"
figured again In yesterdays Allied
victory as they did in the capture
OF Martinpuich. Flers and Cource-
lette, has NO. Vt been made known
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26

up.
West refused 10 yield 10 the black.
mail and the couple was brought
here. Negotiations continued three
or four days while the two were held
al a hotel here. supposedly as pris-
oners OF the federal government.
Finally the woman's pleas that she
be not exposed woe West, who paid
$4,000. and later $4,000. Both were
released on me first payment.
The three men said to be federal
officers are said TO be George Irwin.
John T French and doc" Brady,
alias James Christian. French was
arrested in connection with the Kip.
per kidnapping several days before
West paid the second instalment
Irwin and French are under arrest.
Buda Goldman, who is said 10 be
the former wife OF song writer, Is
being questioned today by federal
agents.
West IL a wealthy widower who
lives I'm Highland Park. an exclusive
suburb OF Chicago. He r. vice-pres-
ident OF one OF the largest tea and
coffee importing houses In the mid.
die west
Miss Goldman is said to be an as
sociate OF Mrs Helen Evers, who
has figured prominently in the kid
naping and Matchmaking cases.
West says he supposed she WAS a
wealthy woman OF independent
means.
West told today how the plotters
carefully laid each detail OF the fake
arrest. even to having one OF their
members pose as United States Com
missioner Foote The hearing
was held in the private rooms OF
Commissioner Toote."
Miss Goldman Is a small brunette.
She Is exceedingly pretty with
plenty OF snap and go. Federal ofil.
cials say she Is we'll known in Chi
cago cafe life.
IT have concluded TO sacrifice my
personal feelings In this case for
the sake Of others" West said.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26

Of the First ward also was re
vealed
Here Is how the vote was returned
this year in the first OF the First:
Herman Schroeder was given 354
votes. while the recount OF the bal
lots showed $40. DIT. Morgan Parker
was returned 35s votes. but actually
got 937. Godfrey Freiwald's return
In the treasurership race was more
than $40. but the recount made II
292 DR. James Burgess, another
candidate for treasurer. was cred
tied with but one vote. where ne
actually received four.
Dr. Williams, candidate for cor
oner. was given three votes and got
eight Herman Quandt. drain com
missioner candidate. got 10. tho re
count showed, while he was cred
tied with but two
Judge Henry 6. Hubert declared
Tuesday morning, that he thought
the recount would go on to compile
ton. When II Is finished. he will
make report to the prosecuting
attorney az chairman OF the board.
Investigation by the prosecuting
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26
PETS ARE CAUSE
OF COURT FIGHT

Anna Jezeriskey, 30 years old, has
been keeping house for her brother
for the last 30 years in their home,
No. III Greenwood
Having lived out Greenwood-av
when II was out Of the city limits,
the woman became used 10 having
animals around the house, and when
the city stretched out TO her home.
she could not reconcile herself 10
allowing her pets to leave her.
Her neighbors have complained a
number OF times to the police and
the board OF health against her har-
boring what were termed nut
sances."
For the last few years she has
kept q number of chickens. a COW.
several mud turtles, two lambs and
dog. The dog was the apple OF
her eye, but one day II died and
having ha da quarrel with neigh
Dor, Miss Jezeriskey. at once ac-
cused him OF poisoning her dog.
She swore out warrant for the
arrest OF Frank Clark, No. 23s For
sytheave, charging him with poi
soning her dog. and Monday morn
ing be was arrangned before Police
Justice Stein.
Clark was discharged for lack OF
evidence.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26
MRS. BINA WEST
SAYS WOMEN ARE
GOOD INSURANCE

Taking issue with T. A. Phillips.
st. Paul insurance, man who de-
clared before the American Life con-
yention In St Louis that women
were poor risks" Miss Bina NJ.
West. head Of the Woman's Benefit
Association of the Maccabees, as
serts to the contrary that 1.-The old
line companies may not have a sufIl-
Client number Of insured lives among
women TO secure an average upon
which a correct estimate can be
made"
Continuing Miss West says:
The statements made by Mr.
Phillips may be true OF women In.
sured by companies. but this Ia not
the experience or fraternal beneni
societies. The 20 years mortality ex-
ISOLATION OF the Maccabees Is consid-
erably less than the National Fra
ternal Congress mortality table, MADE
up on the lives OF men, and including
both fraternal societies and old lin.
companies, II varies. II is true. Al
various ages. but the averae poiu,
true throughout the entire table.
The experience OF my own associa'
dard for fraternal insurance FOL
women. has been carefuss5 tabulatet
for "a years and covers the widest
range OF insured women's lives
known in the Insurance world, a to-
tai OF l,72S.6S5 exposures UP 10 the
close OF 1913
The higher death rate of the com
panies may be due 10 the fact that
risks are secured upon agents So
licitation among women OF more Sc
cluded lives while the fraterna
benefit societies cover wide rang,
OF members Joining voluntarily FOL
social purposes as we'll as insurance
and careful selection by investigating
committees.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26
STURGIS FETE
LASTS FOR WEEK

sTURGIs, Mich. Sept. 3S.--'
While Billy Sunday actually open
ed the event Monday with his stir
ring denunciation Of the liquor trNf-s
fic. Sturgis' second celebration o.
the anniversary Of the completion Of
It's $3.50. 900 dam opened ofy1cially to-
day. Mr.. Sunday came to Sturgis On
special invitation OF the COMMITTEES,
extended through his daughter, MA.
Helen Haynes, OF this city. MA.
Haynes Ia the wife of Mark Haynes
local newspaper publisher.
Thousands OF visitors from st. Jo-
seph, Calhoun and surrounding
counties feeked into the city today.
The forenoon was taken up with ~
ception OF guests and band concerts.
Daylight fireworks and a horse pa
rade feature the afternoon festivt-
ties. Feats Of daring. novelty vau-
| deville acts and pyrotechnic dis
plays crowd the remainder OF .he
program.
wednesday will bring together
the present governor OF Michigan,
woodbridge N. Ferris, and the two
candidates who are battling for htS
post. Albert r. Sleeper, Republican
nominee, and Edwin y. Sweet, the
Democratic choice. The celebration
| continues through Friday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26
CHURCH HAS TOO
MUCH SECOND
HAND RELIGION
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dust" says Billy. and so he un-
loads big guns and fires what he
calls a lot OF good hot shot into the
church people. He's soTry 10 offend
OF course, he says apologetically
but when the work OF Christ is TO be
done he declares he Will not stop
because he might hurt some poor
souls feelings.
II is declared that the ministers
who are cooperating in the Sunday
campaign help simply by attending
the meetings in the tabernacle and
encourage the work only by urging
their congregations 10 attend. Then
they sit silent on the platform and
watch the proceedings. That is not
enough, according 10 the Sunday
campaign workers. There is a total
lack OF personal work In the taber-
nacle and out OF It,
On several occasions whom the
trail hitters were coming slowly. Bill
", In the midst OF his excited appeal
20 the audience, has turned TO the
Amen Corner. occupied by the
preachers and shouted:
"Get busy there! Get Gown among
'em and help bring 'em in. Don't
loaf on the job; you'll never get
anywhere that way"
Time after time he has made such
appeals and for the moment the
great majority OF the ministers
would nlinglo with the audience only
10 remain seated the following day
and watch the meeting. but take no
part In Il.
II Is that spirit that the evangelist
hit at in his Tuesday afternoon ser
mon.
"A lot OF people trot to church
and trot home again. - he said.
That's all they do and yet they
are protesting religion. The church
Is aying because Of this attitude.
Christ's first words were 'WiSt ye
rot must be about my Fathers
businessr'
"Tnere are multitudes In the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26
The international Sunday School
lesson for Oct. I ls, "A Plot That
Failed."-Acts %.
(eY WILLIAM T. eLLls.)

A courtroom fracas; an uncowed
prisoner; a riot In the courtroom
with a rescue by troops; a vision in
the night; an iron-clad conspiracy
10 murder; the plot foiled by boy;
night march by Roman troops with
the prisoner in their midst-such are
the dramatic high lights OF one OF
the most stirring Sunday school les
sons studied for many years.
A stormy petrel was Paul. Things
happened wherever he went. In the
present story he is still in the clutch
es of the consequences OF the at
tempt OF the Jews to mob him In the
temple. He had been taken before
the high court OF this church. the
Sanhedrin, where his trial had been
as unfair as that OF his Master.
When the high priest ordered him
struck In the mouth, the fiery spirit
of this doughty lover OF justice fam
ed forth in bitter arraignment OF
the man VINO, while sitting as a
Judge, had commanded this violation
OF the law.
Quick 10 resent injustice rs he
was, Paul nevertheless apologized
when he found that the offender was
the high priest. lie had the com
bined- Jewish and-RoEsaa- respect
for the man in authority. His defer
eDce TO the official head OF his ma
ton. even though he disapproved of
him, is a timely point to stress at
the present time.
N Policy and piety were commingled
in Paul's conduct when he took ad-
vantage OF the presence OF two par
ties In the Sanhedrin. the Sadducees
end the Pharisees, and threw the ap-
pie OF discord among them. so that
all possibility of united action was
lost. A great uproar followed, for
Paul had divided the house against
itself. Still we somehow fail TO
admire Paul In this role OF the
shrewd politician. II was not becom-
ing to him. He stepped down de-
gree from his high level In order to
take advantage OF ecclesiastical par
tisanship. The church fares best
when she stands on her own ground
and uses her spiritual weapons.
A Through Ticket To Rome.
The trick that Paul played on the
Jewish High Court raised such a
commouon that II nearly cost him
his life; for he was so nearly tom to
pieces that the Roman troops had to
enter the judgment hall and rescue
him from the frenzied ecclesiastics.
His worldly wisdom had gained him
nothing He had tried 10 be "prac-
teal" but without benefit TO his
message.
No wonder he went to bed that
night in the castle feeling depressed
land discouraged. SO downcast and
disoonforted was he that II took a
vision in the night to comfort him
AS he lay on his pallet In the prison
Il have seen the horrible inner
dungeon In the old Castle OF Antonis
In which traditionNsays the Apostle
was lodged--the Lord Jesus Himself
appeared by his side No prison cot
is too small to hold both the believer
and his Master. There are no situa
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26

youthi His alertness and resourcG
fulness weighed asainst the cunn1n6'
and power and ruthlsssnsss a tho<
ecclesiastical machine ef HE day.
Cynical sayins has Il that ~0o1 &
gives us our relatives; We nay
choose our friends" whicA d truo''
In a noble sense. God does give ~
our kindred. and In life's extremettao:
II is those OF our own blood vhos
stand By us. The cheap and ignoh1o
tendency OF our day to nout bloo1;
ties. and 10 rise above our families.
is both perilous and wicked. The
old Scotch loyalty to the clan II one
of tho finest expressions OF human
life. The same spirit hsa made The
south strong and solidinsd. "a.
brother Is born for adversely" 0o1
meant kinfolk to stand together:
that Is one Of the oldest laws witt
ten into the blood OF humanity. The
Son OF God In His dying hour. with
the weight OF worlds sin on His'
soul, took thought Of His mother
The early disciples first found their
own brothers. IL was one bound ~
blood ties who saved Paul from the
Jerusalem consptrators.
All parties TO the rescue were per-
cons of prompt action. Paul's
nephew carried his news straight To-
the man ynnat fntaresfed undet oyred
by red tape. Paul sent the youth
TO the tribune, who waited not an
hour. The honor OF Rome was &C
stake. He had sampled the fury of
that Jerusalem mob. So he stratght-
way ordered out a troop Of cavalry
and four hundred foot soldiers. to
escort Paul to Caesarea- The lurk-
Ing essassins were peweFless In The
presence of such q force. No time
was left t. raise q mob, Before
even the Jews knew what bad hap
pened. and while they were congrat-
ulating themselves on their murder
Gus plot. the prisoner was safely
out OF their reach
Rome could not be Gouted. Aye,
more; Gods purposes could not BE-
baked. Paul was scheduled 70 bear
witness in Rome; and 90 We ,shall
later see. no misadventures By the
way could keep the great apostle
from telling at the center Of Rome
the story Of q Greater than CAESAR.
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Highland Park Notes

Mr.. and Mrs Edmund slomen
moved Monday from No. 100 Rhode
Island AVE. 20 No 12s McLean-ave.
Of No. soi Delaware have taken
up their residence at No. 656 Lans-
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Connolly for.
merly OF No. 1877 Charlotte-ave wet,
have taken up their home at No 25s
Connecticut ave.
Mrs. Braun and daughter Kathleen
have returned 20 their home A. No.
242 Hlghland-ave.. after having Wis
tied friends and relatives IN Port
Hope and Toronto Ont.
Mr. and Mrs John Mosher, ~ No.
R?2 Richton-ave. have returned from
q visit ~ Crosse Pointe. the. guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. Van. Marter
w r. Search. OF No. as Highland
ave. has returned from a business
trip through Ohio
Mr.. and Mrs. r l.. Young moved on
Monday from No. 1883 Third-sve 10
No. 900 webb-ave
Mr. and Mrs winnie have returned
60 their home In New Boston. Mich.
after having been tho guests ~ their
son. p. u. Winnie. OF No iH Cand-
H' NJ Lane. 81 No. POS Highland
ave, has been spending a few DAYS
IN Flint on business
Mr. and Mrs Hansen have taken
up their new residence at No 20 La
Beile-ave
Mrs Cheney. OF No 70 Buena Wis
IN ave. west. entertained her Sunday
school class at a picnic supper sun
cay evening
Mr.. and Mrs James Scripps Booth,
81 No. 10 Colorado-ave., are rejoicing
over the birth OF n daughter.
Mrs. James Munns left on Monday
evening for her home In Corning,
iowa. after visiting her son, G. X
Munns, OF No. 100 Farrand-pk., for
several weeks
Miss Neenah Wilson. OF No. 20 Blu
ena Vlsta-ave. west. r. confined TO
her home through Illness.
Tho n Y p. u. held n meeting on
Monday evening In the Baptist
church. Miss Zilpha BRANDED had
charge OF the services.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Butkehaus. Of
Hamilton, O, have returned 20 their
home following visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Lutkehaus, Of No. 60 Ru-
cna Nista-ave weset.
Mr. and Mrs James q Pierce ~
No. so Tennyson ave. have closed
THAR summer home at bloomfield
HIS for tho season.
Mrs William Heath. 81 Honest
has been called 10 Bay City becRus,
OF the Illness OF her sister, Mrs. Gun
termann,
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In the Religious World
A RELATIVE TO The RESCUE.

lions so straitened that there In not
room for the Christ 10 stand by the
side OF His faithful witness.
The message OF cheer and courage
that the blessed lips SPOKE 10 the
pensiye prisoner we're few out sun
Client: BE OF good courage; for az
you have borne faithful witness
about Me in Jerusalem so you must
also bear witness in Rome"
Every man is immortal until his
work is done" Paul had thru
ticket to Rome. and he could not
quit the train until II reached the
terminal. Sweet was the consolation
that the Master brought to His sor-
want In his cell. Often We do not
get 10 know Christ until lie shuts us
apart from the crowded ways OF life
and from the busy career AS Scot
lands sweet saint and singer. SAM
uel Rutherford, cried from bis tower
in Aberdeen.
And in my sea-girt prison,
My Lord and held tryst"
The consplrators Appear.
The deeper one goes into life, the
more complicated II becomes. Po-
tent personalities know the, reality
Of enemies and plots and other ditil-
culties undreamed by siropler souls
All great living brings fartships IN
its train. Yet who would ask for
easier lives? Struggle strengthens
souls. Better trouble-tossed Paul.
bounded hatea-tftd - hurt in
body and In spirit, than a sleek. un-
vexed, complacent Pharisee, the
fringes Of whose robe were never
soiled pauPs message Is one with
the greatest lesson that humanity
has learned in these two war-torn
years. namely. that II Is better to
suffer and die In q great cause than
to enjoy personal comfort al the cost
OF cowardice and failure.
So bitter were the foes OF this man
Paul that. following the fiasco before
the Sanhedrin, 40 OF them bound
themselves In an iron-clad conspir'
acy to kill him. Their bloody oath
was that they would neither eat nor
drink until they had slain Paul,
Which, like most foolish VOWS, was
not kept, else they would have been
long time hungry. There Is no
record Of their having died Of starva-
toni
Alas for the crimes committed In
the name of religion. This pious
plot involved not only the 40 In
tending murdfr. but also the high
officials OF the Sanhedrin, who agreed
/ 10 call for further examination OF
| the prisoner. so that the assaesins
might waylay him. Tho old story r.
warming not unneeded In our day
of the dreadful lengths TO which
blind bigotry may go. Says DIR. r.
A. Torrey: "Ecciesiasties have often
stopped to the lowest villainy. II
our day, they do not murder a mans
body. only his reputation; and thei
plots are as unprincipled and hellisi
as that recorded here.s
A Relative 10 the Rescue.
No miracle was needed TO deliver
Paul from this plot; for he hat
friends and kindred. A boy or youni
man, a nephew. the son OF the Apos
ties sister, heard the story OF tho
plot, and he foiled II. Give me a boy
for a hard task or deed OF daring
What an adventure that was for the
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in dispatches from press headGuar-
ters.


PARIS, Sept, 26.-French troops
captured the village OF Fregicourt. a
little more than mile east-north.
east OF Combles. last night. closing
still further the Anglo-French moose
about the German garrison OF Com
bles.
The war ONCE also announced to-
day that French advance guards
penetrated the combles cemetery,
while others reached the southern
edge OF Combles Southwest Of
Combles a German trench was cap
tured.
The capture of Fregicourt was ac-
complished with scarcely any lull
in the great battle that began yes
terday when British and French ad-
vanced simultaneously on aS12-mile
front. French detachments had
reached the outskirts OF Fregicourt
while other forces were occupying
Rancourt and driving the Germans
from positions further south. A
storming attack last night swept tho
Germans out OF Fregicourt. In the
nghting southwest OF Combles a
German company was captured.
Southeast of Combles the French
spent last night consolidating posi-
ttons won in yesterdays attack. Ger
man attacks between the Bethune
road and the Somme were repulsed
and 500 prisoners taken.
The Teutons made a violent at
tack on the northeastern front OF
Verdun at o'clock last night, on
the sector between Thiaumont and
Fleury. The assault was stopped
short by French curtain fire. Tire
Germans losing heavily,
In AZ air duels on the Somme
front yesterday. nine>German flyers
were brought down.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26
cloaret Stubs Starts Fire.

A cigaret stub thrown into some
clothes in one OF the rooms OF the
Ohio hotel, Nos. 1915 Brush-st,
started a blaze Tuesday morning.
which threatened TO spread TO other
buildings. Smoke greatly hindered
the flremen. Louis Sanderson, own.
er OF the hotel, estimated his dam
age at 800.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-26

Within the city proper the lord
mayor OF London ranks next to the
king He IL even technically before
the queen consort, not to speak OF
such dlgnitaries as the premier (who
has no heraldic rank. the lord chan
cellor and the archbishop of Canter
bury.
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BY UNITED PRESS.

BERLIN, Via Wireless 10 Say.
ville) Sept. 26.--The loss OF two VII
lagos to the Allies under one OF the
most terrific attacks Of the whole
Somme offensive, was officially ad'
mitted this afternoon.
The Allied infantry, after a four
day artillery duel. launched a uni
form attack between the Ancre and
the Somme," the war office stated.
The fighting commenced at noon
and went en- last night with the
same fury.
Between the Ancre and Eaucourt-
rAbbaye the hostile thrust was
stifled In our fire or broke down
with bloody losses before our lines.
The successes obtained by the en-.
envy east of EaucourtIAbbaye ana
the conquest OF villages on the line
OF Gueudecourt-B ouchavesnes must
be recognized, but before ell We
must think Of our heroic troops who
face the united Anglo-French prtn-
cipal forces and massed employment
OF the whole worlds war industry
prepared for many months. Near
Bouchavesnes and further south 10
the Somme repeated French charges
failed under the heaviest losses"
The German official statement that
the Allies have conquered villages
on the line OF Gueudecourt -Bouch-
evesnes is seemingly an admission
that Combles has been captured by
the Allies. The villages of Les
Poeufs, Morval and Combles lie on
the line indicated.
PARIS. Sept. 26.-Very large Bull
garian forces launched a powerful
attack against the French near Ar
memoir. on the right bank OF the
Broda east OF Florina, but were
checked by French screen FIRE. II
was officially announced today.
The Bulgars fed In disorder
after sustaining tremendous losses.
French and Russian troops captured
"a machine guns.
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CHICAGOAN -.-......--.....--...
BARES TOLL
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