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The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
BY UNITED PRESS.

LONDON. March 6.--The fifteenth
day of the great battle of verdun
saw the crown prince striving des-
perately to shatter the French cen.
ter in furious fighting on Douaumont
plateau.
Violent clashes are occurring in
Fresnes woods, but the main strug-
gle. according TO latest Paris dis
patches. has narrowed TO the two
mile front. extending from Haudre-
mont wood 10 Douaumont. The
French have dropped a curtain OF
FIRE, checking further German ad-
vances on this front At the same
time they are counter-attacking vici.
ously in efforts to reoccupy Douau-
mont village.
In two weeks OF the greatest Of.
fensive developed by either side
since the German defeat nj Marne,
combined German and French losses
have totaled more than 100000. The
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
Your Money
A Thrifty Workers Record.
~ JOHN N. ooklooM.

How Is this for a record? Book
keeper. aged 45: family OF nve.
father. mother. George 10, Mary 10.
Cecilia one; salary during last 10
years from 1895 to S2.03l; home
worth $4,000. owned clear; average
saved during last 20 years, $500 .
year.
I have a detailed report from the
man who accomplished this. II IL .
truthful and inspiring document for
the one who believes 1t possible to
practise thrift under modern condi-
tions.
This man and his family have
adopted Moore's words as a motto.
AS we journey through life let us
live by the way" Which Is to say.
they are not miserly. Let US glance
at the record OF the years 19O5-l9l4:
In these 10 years, the man receiv-
ed in salary S1S,971; he spent $l4.-
200.50. and he saved S4.770.50. At
the beginning OF the period. he own
ed his house, and the charges under
this heading In his detailed state
ment are for taxes, repairs, and up
keep.
Here are his average yearly expen.
ditures:
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his many hot shots at the liquor
evil
"You SOW saloons. and you reap
drunkards." he said, and the great
crowd applauded.
Now IL there is one sinner with
whom I have the greatest sympathy
il Is the drunkard." he said. "fll
tell you Why. Here the govern
ment, our government OF this land
OF the free. links itself with the mil.
lionaire brewers OF Milwaukee, the
millionaire distillers OF Peoria 10
send men TO the pit OF hell. The
American government IL allied with
these manufacturers Of poisons. I
know there are no saloons in High.
land Park, and don't believe any.
one will be able to plat one here
in 900 years.
But hope for the time in De-
troit. when there will not be a
single hell hole from one end OF
the city 10 the other. But Just the
same when the great moral issue
comes some OF you so-called Chris
tians will line UP on the side OF In
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
NELSON FLAYS
INDUSTRIAL
EDUCATION

Francis Nelson, VI. r., who ad-
dresses the Board OF Commerce and
their friends, Monday night, believes
that the educational system OF the
present day is far from what 1t
should be.
"It is all wrong" said Mr.. Nell
son. Sunday afternoon, in lecture
In the Museum OF Art. Children
are being drilled for bitter strug-
gle in the industrial world. They
should be inspired with a knowledge
OF and a love for the finer things OF
life, such as art. music and litera-
ture.
"The almighty dollar Is what the
Americans seem to look to. and they
are unoonsciously training their chill
dren for industrial competition and
struggle. When a whole generation
Is imbued with this idea, II cannot
live happily without struggle
The establishment OF municipal
theater in every city was strongly
advocated by Mr.. Nelson.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
BANK PAYMENTS
UNUSUALLY HIGH
Clearing House Exchanges
Reflect General
Prosperity

Ample evidence of the prosperity
now prevailing In practically all the
leading commercial and industrial
lines throughout the country Is pro-
vidcd by the remarkable volume OF
payments during February through
the banks, as reflected in clearing
house exchanges, the total of which.
according to the statement prepared
by Dur's review. which includes re-
turns from l51 of the larger cities in
the United States, amounting to $1S.-
133,746,410, an increase OF 53.2 per
cent as compared with the same
month last year, and of Alt per cent
as contrasted with the correspond.
ing month In 1914. The gains OF
ia and 53,3 per cent, respectively.
over the two Immediately preceding
years In New York city Is especially
gratifying. In view of the fact that
operations on the stock exchange
and in the financial and speculative
markets have OF late been quieter
than in recent previous months, thus
testifying to the activity ruling In
ordinary business channels. Almost
equally satisfactory conditions In
other sections Of the country are In.
dicated by the large gains appearing
at the majority Of the cities outside
New York, the total OF which Is 31.2
per cent larger than last year, and
26.4 per cent in excess of two years
ago. To some extent, however, the
expansion Is due to the fact that
owing to this being leap year, Feb
ruary contains one more business
day than either 1915 or 1914.
Extensive distribution Of merchan.
disc and a general expansion in In
dustrial activity in all parts of the
central states have resulted In nota-
BILE gains in bank exchange at such
important centers as Chicago. Gin.
cinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwau-
kee. Toledo. Akron. Dayton and
Grand Rapids, which Win the i'm.
provement shown by other points
have swelled the total for that sec
tion to a record point for February.
The figures follow:
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iquity because you see an extra
dollar can be made.
Some OF you fellows may have
been teed up last night. Probably
went to Detroit, drank all you could
and then came back to Highland
Park with bottle on your hip. But
I'm glad you couldn't get the rotten
stun In Highland Park, anyhow.
Some say that boys must SOW
their wild oats. Did you ever see
a market for wild oats? There are
some men here this afternoon who
are crippled because of their wild
oats. There are many, many others
who are doing their reaping now in
asylums, hospitals and peniten-
tiaries. Some of you say that you
don't do much sowing. Yet you
sneer at your wife's religion and
your small son sees you and
catches It from you.
"Sin doesn't pay and | suppose
there are more than 1000 here this
afternoon. who would be willing to
stand up and say that what / say
is true. You can't beat the game
of a sinful life."
In the morning. DR.. Forsythe
preached powerfully before another
large crowd. His subject was
Lord, is 1t II" SO far he evan
gelist has not asked anyone to hit
the sawdust trail, but at the con
clusion OF the morning sermon, q
man walked up the aisle to talh
to DR.. Forsythe. In a little ante
room they went, and with the Rev
j. K. Martin, of Trinity church
prayed with him. The man said
he had sickened OF a sinful life. He
wanted to make new start. The
convert is a prosperous citizen and
owns several pieces OF property In
Highland Park and Detroit. When
he left the tabernacle he drove
away in his own six-cylinder car.
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For domestic purposes, pyo
this item increased from $6oa1
1906 to Ss2s.4l In 1914.
For clothing. 3lS3.sl; mieo
eous. $sS.97; taxss, etc., o10G
furniture. eSs.is; amused
$60.s7; car fares, S44.14: doctoS
drugs, 5000; smokes. oo
shavss, $<62; drinks, t3.37. n.
In those 10 ysars George thGi l
spent an average Of Sl6.St q
increasing his expenditures G.
$3.50 In 1905 to SS1.e4 In 1911. q
coming down to 364.S0 In 1914. In
average share OF the money c.
was t39.76 = year. Baby Ceoll&
charged with $16.o7 In the 1rst y
of her life.
Constant. scrupulous care In H.
ing track OF every cent spent
shown by the record. In the
years the mans investments II
added. In interest earnings. $3.1e|
to the S4.770.50 saved from hls
ary. Starting at $40 q week q
age of II. he saved his hrst III
by the time he was II. During
year 1914, Of the family's total
come they saved S1.001.61.
A wonderful record; one To-
studied with pride!
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BABES
EAT FLESH
OF MOTHERS

buy them milk. Over there do
not express this as q personal opin-
ion-tbey all blame Russia for the
terrible condition OF the Poles. In
their retreat the Russians burned
everything"
Judge Lindsey believes Henry
Ford's peace expedition did a great
deal of good.
at started people talking peace"
he said, "and they've been talking
peace every minute since. While
in Saloniki, was told by British
army officer that Il four-page paper
is printed In English, chiefly for the
soldiers. and that every day il de-
voted it's first page to the Ford ship
rather than TO the war.
Everyone in Europe considers
Mr.. Ford sincere In his efforts,
though there we're many who dis
agreed with his methods. The peace
propaganda Is popular everywhere,
though II Is hard TO get the people
TO admit II over on the other side.
There were some terrible exsgger-
ations sent back TO the newspapers
from that trip. The only real dis
putc that arose VAS over the presi.
dents preparedness message, and
everyone realized that was inmate
rial 10 the success OF the voyage.
One reporter on the Oskar II. told
me in so many words that he had
been instructed TO find things TO
ridicule on the trip. He said he
himself believed in Ford and the
peace trip, bur that he was working
under orders from his home paper"
Judge and Mrs Lindsay are visit.
ing Mrs. Llndsey's parents, DIR. and
Mrs. J. c. Clipper, Of No. Dear
born.ave, The judges arrival at
the same time as Castor plsntiff.
business manager Of the peace trip.
was merely a coincidence, he said,
and added that while he expected
TO see Mr.. Ford, II was only for a
personal visit
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Produce

DETROIT. Mich. March e.--The
market for the week opened quiet.
even for Monday. the storm keeping
good many buyers on the street.
but ss the receipts were practically
nothing the market was not affected
e.thur way. rho Elsin butter mar
tst war unchanged for this week.
l.ngs were somewhat lower. hut as
'Es market is 3c higher than n year
ago and tho storage scnson ie Just
ahN1G, determined effort VIII ne
made tg get prices down. There was
un poultry Iva and with the market
cl-ancd No 20 the last feather, the
f.elirR wng nrm. -Four prices are
Town n ii,tlc. following the decline
in wheat. but the general list was
othcrwiss unchanged
Appies--sries. ss.youi; Baidwins.
ye"hH9.50: Steels Red. HnB bbi.:
a. enings. ssQa5o bbi: western box
Bssanss = Good shipping stock.
Si.2SG7 per bunch.
Uesrs-Dried -Limas. sY@7c ib..
Crssbefstes--H $3.50 per bu.
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HOUSE PERFECTS
PLANS FOR BAL
LOT ON TUESDAY

merchantmen to attack submarines, 3,
were to arrive at the state depart
ment.
Another sub-surface influence In
the intricate and delicate situation
was the presence OF former Secre-
tary OF State Bryan. He returned
from New York lecture and had
luncheon with a party OF eight rep
resentatives. Bryan's friends Wig
orously denied he would openly and
actively oppose the president in the
dispute with congress. Bryan will
not be here when the house vote Is
taken tomorrow. He leaves this aft
ernoon to make a night address at
Wilmington, Del, and will then go
west on a lecture tour. Bryan him
self insisted that he would not in
terfere In the congress dispute.
Despite increased clamor in con-
gress for a direct vote on the merits
OF resolution warning Americans
off armed ships pending negotia-
tons with the central powers, II be-
came more certain that the house
will vote to table the McLemore res
olution.
Ultimately, however, few leaders
saw how another vote, in both the
senate and house, on a simple warn
ing resolution could be avoided.
Efforts were renewed to postpone
the house votes until Thursday. This
agitation came from the anti-admin-
istration faction. II was practically
a foregone conclusion that the
movement would not succeed and
that TIE house vote would come off
per schedule tomorrow.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
Big Hawaiian COmpa-
MES Planning Extra
Dividends
1915 WAS GREAT
BUSINESS YEAR
Most Concerns Accum-
ulated Huge Re-
serve Funds

HONOLULU, Hawaii. Marach g.
Anticipating The restoration of the
tariff Oh foreign sugar. Hawaiian
sugar companies are looking for
ward TO a season of enormous
profits, ond 1t Is confidentially pre-
dicted that large extra dividends
viii be declared in the near future.
With competition to a large extent
eliminated, IL is almost a certainty
that melons of unprecedented juici-
ness will be sliced soon.
Despite the outcry against the
free sugar schedule, the sugar COM
panies during 1916 piled up enor-
nous profits, and with no prospect
OF nearly ending of the European
war, continuance Of high prices 10
assured.
The fourishiny conditions OF the
industry is we'll set forth in the fol-
lowing. taken from the Honolulu
Star Bulletin OF recent date, which
frankly reveals the huge returns
upon which the sugar men are
sonably counting.
says the Star Bulletin:
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
Financial Notes

Mercantile agencies report that
commercial enterprise Is moving
steadily forward. adding TO the not
able gains previously recorded. In
most cases rising prices are stimulat-
ing consumption.
Remington Arms Co has purchased
the otto Gas Engine Co. and VIII
manufacture rifles for the Allies.
The Trumbull steel Co. announces
that $1,000. 900 preferred and 100000
common stock ~ the recent 10000
authorization viii be marketed at
once.
American Beet sugar co. has de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend
OF VS. on the pcferred stock, pay
able April I To- holders OF March Is.
The Yale-Towne Manysacturlng Co.
has adopted a profit sharing plan for
the benefit Of tho employees. More
than 5000 Will he paid In bonuses
TO employees ON March Is. and a STINT
lar amount in April.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06

STOCK MARKET
OPENS F|RmER
Several Issues Show Slight Ad.
vances; Petroleum
Drops Back

NEW YORK. March 8.--The stock
market opened Arm today with some
issues showing slight advances. All
were not retained. however, on sec
Ond sales. Mexican Petroleum was
up i.2 at the opening. but dropped
back in a few minutes from 102 to
lO1. United States Steel was up
IA at 81 "a. Crucible opened at "a.
up 80
In the alb, ,ence Of any definite
news from the war front and while
awaiting action by - house tomor-
row. bear interests found httle en-
.ouragement today and more op-
timistic traders attempted what ap-
peared 10 be short drive against
short interests. Prices advanced.
hut later receded again.
AZ noon Baldwin was quoted AT
lU27.S: Cruciblc 75 l-2. United
States Steel SO is, which was 3-S
below the high mark up to that time
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
Tleunpdc FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS Local i

dead on both sides are believed To
number at least $4,000.
During the first fortnight OF the
struggle the Germans have pressed
forward on a crescent-shaped front.
occupying between 80 and 100
square miles of French positions. &C.
cording to hgures given out in Ber-
lin. They have wrecked Fort Dou.
aumont and captured several viii
lagos, but have failed to break the
French front at any point.
Throughout Sunday q fierce battle
ragged all along the front from Pep
per Heights to Douaumont until late
yesterday. The Germans first con-
centrated the fire OF several score of
guns against the French positions,
bombarding for two hours. Then
they charged, throwing three bri-
gades into action on the narrow
front.
French artillery replied with an
intense fire that riddled the fore
most ranks. other French guns
threw a deadly hail behind the on
coming Germans, blocking the ar
rival of reinforcements. Caught be-
tween two sheets of artillery and
machine gunfire the Germans we're
slaughtered.
The whole front, the latest Paris
dispatches reported. Is now under
going the heaviest BON mbardment.
The artillery lighting has extended
to the Argonne. The French are
pounding away at the German posi-
tions on this front and engaging in
aerial reconnoissances, mindful Of
the possibilities of drive toward
the st. Menihould railway. the prin-
cipal source of supply for the Yer
dun armies.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
WINTER COMES
BACK STR0N|
Sundays Warm Sunshine w
Only a Bluff-More
Snow Promised ~

Detroit pulled a nodding narcissuo
through her buttonhole, Sundey
morning, and declared II was sprfno.
She took of her muffer and tilto1
her hat at a new angle and sauntotx
ed forth TO church in q sunshino
coined by Aurora herself. The btrd0i
chattered, and what lawns are lel&
on Woodward-ave. had the moist;
loamy look that brought seed cato&
logues TO the mind of even the nat
dweller. W
The music In the churches swell
cd with an almost Easter volume.
smiles engulfed the congregational
ind spring flowers bloomed on tho
affairs. But Aurora retired early Tor
her beauty sleep. and there was y
wintry nip in the wind before tho'
afternoon automobile parade ~
disbanded and old man Winter NJ
abroad turning up coat collars ana
touching up noses. i
Before the night was far advances.
the cop on his beat was powderoG
with fine snow that swirled on =.
northwest wind. The mercury drop
ped 10 II and the gay Johnny Jump
Ups of Sunday forsook their sprine
attire for the full accoutrements o.
winter. The cars crawled down TO:
tho city, and the windows were.
frosted.
The weatherman promises cor
tInued SHOWS and high win1
through Monday. but hints optim11l|
tically at a rise in temperature ~
ward night. IA
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
Grain and Provisions

DETROIT. Mich. March 6.-open-
ing; Wheat In the Detroit market
opened with decline of nc, Iiver-
pool was steady and the Chicago
market easy. Opening prices, Mon
day. Cash no. . red wheat. si.13&
May, st.15%; July. *ila; No. white.
The corn market is active and
steady at zoe for cash No. e. 72c for
No. 8 yellow. and 6sm zoe for No. 4
yellow.
Oats are easy and inactive at 4tisc
for standard; iShc for cash No. ,
white, and III 442c for No. 4 white.
Rye Is quiet at 9ic for cash No, ..
Beans are steady at $3.50 for i'm :
mediate and prompt shipment: 1882
for March and s3.65 for April.
CloVerseed IL steady at s12.65 for
prime spot; $l215 for March. and
1915 for Arime alsike.
Timothyseed Is inactive at $3.50 for
prime spot
Grain receipts AT Chicago. Monday.
were 1873 cars OF wheat. l10 OF corn
and 9s OF oats.
May wheat In Chicago opened Mon
day at si12A m112& corn. at 741s a.
7i&c. and oats at 43hc.
Liverpool wheat closed without
change and corn Z "a I9d higher.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
LANSING SCHoQ
BURNED DOW
Building Shares Fate Of n.
c. Engineering Building
Loss, $4,000

LANSING, Mich, March e.
second disastrous fire In East =
sing, Sunday night, destroyed
East Lansing school house VIA
loss approximating $4,000. "a
The cause Of the blaze II
known, though II 10 believes n
have started In the coal bin In K
basement OF the south wing ol c.
building. Whether the nre -
have had an incendiary origin. G
authorities will not say. M
Insurance to the amount Of o1l
900 was carried on the structur(
The hre was discovered q
O'Clock. and the East Lansing ~
unteer department responded. W.
the hremen arrived. the blase t(
not assumed dangerous proport1oG
but inanective fire lighting eQu@
ment and lack of water supply ~
gave the fire the lead and II quie1
consumed the entire bullo1u
Equipment from Lansing srrtve6
the nre few minutes after q
East Lansing volunteers appeay'
on the scene. but the Lansing hGd
men could not make connectio|
with the hydrants. Them ~
turned TO assist the East LanS1l
department, but the water SUR
failed. East Lansing citizens NJ
vote Saturday on q bond issue I
$22.500 for school building n
poses at the spring election.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
CHICAGO BUTTER.

CHICAGO. Mar. s.-Butter: Cream
cry extras 35c. extra frsts, 2sis ~
slc; nrsts. 20 n s3c; seconds, 49, n CSC.
Ess zoe rr%s cSe.ss SrdnsTS F%TSS il rs ls me-:
Young Americas. 1871 ffisSc. Live
poultry: Fowls. 1shc; ducks. lIc.
geese. i2n1ic; springs. 17hc: tur.
keys. 1sc. Potatoes: Receipts. 28
TSf. Wisconsin. s5c1si: ohio. esc0
81 Minnesota, 9Schtt.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
emit west.2.iS2.ii9.ssi ,I,sss.55s.Oii

The American international Cor
poration has purchased the Allied
Machinery Co. Of America. and in.
tends 10 extend the business The
machlnery company is capitalized ct
f2A0. 600
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.
lnun nln4 and NfeYenn.l

EAST BUFFALO, N, Y, March g.
es erms s.f iSS Rsshf9 i'f spssSSr. hs@s.
ers. 1850 o so; bulls. sS@i rs Hogs:
50 ears ,stssay .c 81 heayy; ;ssSs,see' so9,
sheep, 80 cars lower. top lambs.
81. 1.t0dti.50; yesriings. sa.50a TO-;
wcthers. Se69.2t: ewes. ssGs.50;
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livestock
CENTRAL sToCKYARDs

MICHIGAN CENTRAL sTOCkYARDS
DETROIT. Mar. s.-Cattle:. Market,
sasy ss 'SG steer. tswsr S.ss sp hanas Gsss
mixed steers and hsifers $500 D 100:
handy light butchers ys.26 $50:
,Ehss su.shsl Sassh:r scs. .'Ssis best common sSw:
@ heavy '.iSSfl Sufls. sss,seas,;!isi.;' bologna
bull, .!si stock stock Suil:: r t1so!; &. feed. !. !:
and sprinsers. tso6fo. Veal calves:
dull: best. fWii.so: others E@ic.
sheep and lambs: Market, good
lambs, Sio.750f1; fair lambs, So 90
10; light to common lambs. Ss0s56;
yearifngs. 4s.50@e.75; fair to good
::sss So ssSasiH Hoss ss' s.fs.s .d som%cns sSiSs
higher; mixed hogs 95.7519; heavies.
Ss.0tds.i0: others. es.256s.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06

The following nrms are privile ged
TO execute orders on the Exchange:
Carlyle & Povah, w. A. Hamlin d
Co, III. w. Noble a. CO.. w. r. Moss
q Co. Bennett. smith & Co.. Sinclair
q Couls. Joel stockard CO. lie wis g
West &c Co. +. +. Maccrone q Co..
Emmett l. Sprague. Matthew Finn
d. I. Seymour a. Co. A. w. Wallace
a Co, VIM. n. Rose a Co.. VIM. A.
Neer e. Co. w. r. Mclaughlin, +. X
Pelton. Merrill. Lynch q Co.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
Julius n. Hasss Home.

julius n. Haass. president Of the
Wayne County and Home Savings
bank. arrived home Monday from
six weeks visit 10 California. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Haass.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

UNION STOCK YARDS. CHICAGO.
ssa ssd sSsr s e. ssscS,s ,seirSss good hs.yS %ssa
iisht. is!sas;fs; pigs sissasso
SIS; cows and heiiers. ss.5oasso:
stockers and feeders s5.75M 80; Tex
ans. s7ms.75: calves. ss.50dl1.5O.
sheep: Receipts. $4,000: market weak:
$50; lambs, ss'aSaii; western $50
0l1.35.