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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-08-27
rIIROS Al 81 4AkANCO
POGO TEMPO, ALL RIGHT

perO al mauco. el venir no le enaIpora,
A probar Que es leon entire leOncS.
pues<duiere conternplar. tarde. o temprano,
: como fyrina- gobierno .Venustian0.
IT
Naiie nos. dice va dc Luis Cabrera
>i csta en la Capital. 81 rStd en- la ~iIafaia,
0 81 .pienSa ~arreglar a SUI manera
ORA riici6n dc plata" meXicana.
Ii cicrto cs que dej6 la %ratoncra
h~aciGndose a la mar clcrIa manana.
In ubSlanlr que en- ii suclo mcNlcano
VA a -rprnlar un sobicrno NenuSliano.
Ne ,lrlrrn murmurar los peSimiStaS
nj ;llar IDS nianns con Juror al cfclo,
pucS 81 ap6stul dr las ufas iiStas
lnuy prontu hara Ia paz Ell %nuestro sncIo.
Ccsarar sus i~nstintOS anarIuistas
' Ia Constitution scri su anhclo.
VA taStn 10 dice cl pueblo ncXicaHo:
w Il fcrnIar TN SobicPno NEWSSTAND.
$50
TpIo Ell Mexico Is llantu. luto y ruina.
" r,iin los "bilimbiqucs" por los SuelnS.
: in.in II mundo sufrcslEambre %caalias. .
y >; ira con rabia lie los peloS:
,rra rnmedio de- tOdO (sc adivina
iriunlan los vcnuSiiinicOS anhelOS.
pu.> aunduc Sobrc huesaS y ,p%autano.
Va a forInar su gobicrun Ne1luSllano. :. .u,.
So!
DE- Mexico 10 menOS sels EStadOS.
ror mas 3Guc en- contra el carranciSmo iuSista,
rSiin practic&mcilte Separates
rSt;In prarticaInentc separates
FOR iorIas parties hay grlpos tie aIzado>
que marclan de- la torla Il Ia c0nluisla.'
T. per oslo que afiuncia nluy ufanO
,suc va a for1nar -"oDierno, Nenustiano...
CHANTECLER.
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iI''i.it.liiI.
L.LECA LA PRIMERA PACA De
ALGODON

JOHNSON, CITY, Tex, Agosto -.
aHo fuc traida aqui por Alvie Hun
nicutt Y vcndida a w. +. Withers d
Ii u centavos libra. La paca pasaba
SO libras. Ell cosechero recibi6
un premic.
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* 81 primer ensayo que Dios hizo so
bre la fOrtaleza y la virtud de la
mujer, lie salio tan maio, que a clio
Sc de5e, en- mi humildc concepto, que
despues Sc haya resueito a no repe-
tir la suerte.
En- efccto, aquello del Paraiso, Ell
ssunto aquel tan gastado, Pero que
tndav;a, en- decir dc partidacios &c
N Bibiia, nos cuesta lagrimas y sado-
res (sohre todo csto), nc tuvo mas
que ana causa, pero muy p~odsrosa:
la hcrmosurs de nueStra madre Eva:
-Imasinense ustcdcs que la primera
mujer, aqueIla cuya ~factura fue IL
car,sa dc Ia d~islocacicn costIsIar de
Adam. hubiese ''sslido' cont.ahecha,
p~:iesiIla, chata, con una berrusa jan
to 4 Ia boca. bizca, chaparra Y fla
ca COMO una rebanada de ARE. 81 con
tales "encantos" fisicos Sc presenta
an;e Adam ilevando en- la man ia ia
mosa manzana y lie invita- a secas 4
que SC IA almorzaren en- sociedad, cha
70 que el dichosc homore de- oarsI-
so, sobre cuya conciencia grayIta57 Ia
prohibition de marras. lejos dc haoef
caido en- Ia sentacion, huhiese -caEGa-
do a Ia tentadcra con caias deSsempla
das. Y no me nesaran ustedes cue a
una fea es may faeil. Pero muy faeil.
ceharie Ia y:ga," y hasta lie parees
a uro que no falta y Il las ~re1las lie
educacion V de caballerosidad. Ed
Gamble, j una bonita, va ia cosa cam
bea." 7 como a nuestra madre Eva
lie puso Dios todos los eaeaEtos: ojcs
negros y P~rofundos, ceJSs p~obiadas,
c~ou,ornos morbidos, boca muy menu
d;ta, lob;os r1uy rojo5, m~nos 5ccves
Y susvcs COMO jazmines, cuts - gra-
no V ricvc, etc, etc. era impossible
que Adam hubiera poaido r~es;st.r a Ia
t~cnsacion dc desobediencia de- supre-
mo mandate y mas t~ratandose sc una
menzana. Ante aquei!a seduction, ar
tie las suplicas dc aquei!a boca. ante
las miradas de aqueIlos ojszos
no d;zo una manzana: una p;5a con
cascara y TODD Sc habrie condo Ct
esposo platon:co de ~aquelIa linda ten
fedora.
En- csto consistio Ell ensay3 del
Creador y de aqui nacio, 20 dsgo, {.
que Dios. conocedor profundo = prac-
tico de 10 que lleva csnsigo=ia her
mosura de Ia mujer, Sc resolvio 4 IAN
zar una emission de fcos de cuacGo en-
cuando, mccamenje como los "go5icr-
nos" aotuaIcs em;tcn ~'bilimblaues
o lanzan 'decretos."
P~ro como no era coSa de gic G.
mundo resuitara una jaula dc 1iecar
mas O mcuos amaestraoas, pUeS - es-
tc case pooos serian los que en- G amor
encoatraran la puerta del infic-ao, :
este podria ocasionar TN ocu"sO de
protests 20. Parse de Satanss, y en-
el eielo los ocursos ~resultan moessoSs
tras de madura refiexion opiniO Dos
que cl ~,einte por ciento de las enis'o-
mes feneninas fuesen juacaies, zaia-
pcrss y atractivas, nsientres E! ochen
Ia r~estantc seria dedicado a qu:tarics
cl hipo . los mc.talc>
Y Dc cstas, de las que quitan ei ii
Pc, qaiero hablor en- c! preserse az
SIculo.
pafcce que sobrs sus cab=zas pess
una middleton. Y Pesa, va 10 GRO; tai
vez por eso elias ~resultan tan 2esa-
das."
Pobrccitas feas.. Made les puedc
perdcnar cue carezcan de las graeias
que en- otras 4erramo Dios a F'anos
Henas. Todcs y todas las eritiSan. 81
son delgsGss, Sc las compare con an
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Plumadas DorairiicQles
POBRES TEAS

pablo de dientes, con una esPatnia'
con un suspiro de pecho hambriento
iva Sc sabe que los suspiros de hambre
sueien ser los mas largos). 81 son
gordas. las liaman marmotas, timoa-
les, furzones de cola, etc.
Me dan ustedes mayor injusticia :
Es que los hombres asi son: superb
~ciaIes, vanos: confunden 4 las muje-
res COR los mc!ones, que deben tener
| bucn aspecso para tener buen sabor.
Osvidan que las tunas tienen cascara
Gurs V e~spiuosa pero su interior es
! dc pura MEL
Bueno, v, admirense ussedes, cast
todas las feas tienen uovio. 70 crco
que les novios de esas infel:ces son
crandcs pecadores senalados Por Dies
| para cmpezar su inferno en- este
mundo. Y 81 que les resultars un IN
fieruo cada ~cntreyists con el ser
an.ado." Las Conversations de los no
| vios son s:enpre las mismaS: 'anda,
dcjar,e vcrSe esos ojazos lindc@;
"oyc, rcina, dejame beber micl en- /"
Iboquita,' primorosa, dime que me qulc
res con toda tu alma....... 81
esIas interpelaciones van dirigieas p
una tuerta, a una Tue ticne boca de
auzon o a una de esas que asustan,
mo habra desgracias persona!es?
Pobrecitas fcas! NADIA les queda.
Los sonbreros a la moda. Lienos de
!~istones Y flores, les dan aspccto de
pinatas hcchas con oilas sacadas del
fogon. Los trajes c~lcganseS SOLO sir
ven para poncrlas mas francameate
en- ridiculo. Las focstas son sus tor
! uentos. En- los bales. aPenas 81 e!
! dueao de la caa, gor e~ducacion, les
7;de aiguna cue otra Pieza, y este,
a sa5icndas dc Cue en- la noche sn-
frira p~esa6iiias
Aqaello que d:jo-.... no Sc FuiSn,
de que 70 hay mono que no sea pre-
20, ri pr:eto 4ue no sea mono, es per
! fe1tamcrtc applicable a las fess. Sc
| essan una bora frente al tocador ga
! Ia vez que ticnen que salir . asus'
tar al mundo por eses GALES de Dios.
| Sc araarran ur ~iiston, Sc 10 quitan,
SC poren c~olorcte, insgo oianco d
I zinc, Iuego vaSel:na; peTo al PasarSe
aurque sea suavemente Ia msno por
la cortcza "~protegida," vaseiina, CO.
.Iasete y,paixo. evacaan la plaza, Y
aucda de manifesto 10 unico verda-
5cro. 10 que no Gambia: IN cuts CO.
mo de pescado, Poroso, aspero i'm
possible.
Las fces son en hravura TODD 10
| e~ontrario DC los toros. a estos, en-
menada, puedcs ~accrcarte tmPunc-
/ mente; ocro ante uno dc clos solo,
/ no ts a-rimcs 81 TO ercs disciPulo dc
Gaora. Las scas. sofas, son inofensi-
vas: pcro juntas en gruPito, no les
DEAN ur hueso sane. d las DO
! nitas. Z este IS muy natural; cs un
case dc lcgiiima deFensai ell Instimto
de conservation. del novio.
Alguicn he afrmado que tooas las
fcas son buenas, por ~aquel!o de que
naGie Sc atrcvc a deeirles: 'por ahi
te pudres;"" y agrega que las bonit0s
no van 4! ci>!o, Porauc, como boni-
/ tas, t;cncn constantemcnte oportunl-
dad para Pecar, y las aProvechau Ia
meior que Puedeu.
Frsncamente, la ,eorra no me con-
vence. Vamos i YER, Gno mes ?:ntaH
en- todos los cuadros sasrados a la
santa ~fuian7, a Ia vireen mengana,
= ia beata perengana; y no son odaS
elias rnas fototipias por 10 rctechu-
J (paSa a la Pag. ia. Col. 2a.)
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Cuando ~neccsite libr0S en- cspanol
diriiase uSted a IgnaciO E. Lozano.-
COZ D0IorOsa SIS. Antonio, Texas.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
NOT GUILTY" IS
STOCKER' PLEA
Alleged Auto Bandit and Pal
Will Have Their Exam
inatiOn Dec. 6

Emory Stocker, 10 years cid, Of
Crosse Pointe Farms, and Walter
Lerberg, q years old. of No liz
Hieh.st west who we're arrested in
Highland Park carly Wednesday
morning after having held up several
persons in the village. We're arraign-
cd before Justice John Mtrshau sat.
urday morning, charged with high.
way robbery while armed They
Headed pJt guilty and were remand
cd 90 jail for examination Dpc 8
Hail wa. placed a tl00o each. with
two SUreues.
William Onen. 20 wear old. No.
t2j Morauaye William Rcske. 2s,
Nu - Grangerst. and Norman
Schaiblo. IS, M PSI Townsend ave.
who are held by The Dctfou police
on suspicion cf being connected with
he same gang OF automobile bandits
tuat Stocker and Lcrbcrg are mem.
Lers of VII not Toe srraigned in 20
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
Ad-
vance In Do
brudja
FORCED BACK BY
FALKENHAYN
Terrific Fighting Is
Feature of Slav
Offensive

PETROGRAD. Drc. The most
violent combats are marking the
progress of tho Russian offensive
In lie wooded Carpathiaps and along
the Transylvanian frontier. Today's
Official statement declared that bat
ties for domination Of the heights
east of kirlibAbA were continuing
The enemy is sgubbofnly resisting.
ty vigorous counter attacks, the
Russian onslaushts IN the valleys OF
the Tro.us, the Sulta, tho Tche-
boniach and tha Uza
The combats are exceedingly bit
ter" the statement asserted.
Admission that the Rumanian
forces defending Bucharest from the
west had been pushed back after
persistent Teutonic attacks to the
River Arges was made in today's of
ficial statement.
In Dobrudja, In the region OF
Kolakici, the statement declares the
enemy had been compelled TO retire
southwark from several heights
The statement asserted that all
enemy attacks had been repealed In
the southern hghting below the Ru-
manian capital ana the enemy had
been driven from the villages Of Ko-
Continued on Page Eleven
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
Police Take "Sid" Rus
sci for Gentleman
Burglar
RELEASED AFTER
EXPLANATION
Young Mans Social
Call Has Exciting
Finish

Sydney Russell. OF No. 500 Jeffer-
Son-sve.. son OF Walter S Russell, OF
the Russell Whoel a Foundry com.
pany. enjoyed the excitement OF be-
Ing arrested as Il real dress suit.
gentleman burglar early Thursday
morning
lie was completing a social cali
On Pitcher-st His automobile
stood outside. bur the sidewalk leav-
;ng the house was quite dark
SO young Mr. Russell used his
pocket searchlisht TO find his way.
Nelghbors saw him and promptly
called tho police Two patrolmen
arrived just as Russell was about
tt drive away. They jumped on
the dashboard of his machine and
ordered him 10 stop Two detec-
'ives also came along, and their su-
oerior knowledge prompted the pa
trolmen 10 more drastic action.
Hold HIM" aried the detectives
after they noticed Russell was In
evening clothes. hes a gentleman
burglar. Hos ;he fellow who's been
~obbing apartment houses around
here"
II was not until after he had been
eScorted to GENITAL station that Rus
sel was able 20 explain his identity
TO the satisfaction OF the oficers
lie was then released
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
ENTENTE FLEET SHELLS GREEKS ON
Athens HILLS AS RESISTANCE TO
DISARMAMENT ORDER is RENEWED
Army of Christmas Shoppers,
With Weapons of Gold, Begins
Big Drive on Bulging Stocks

Whether it is due 20 the rather
unusual prosperity that is now at
tending Detroit. or whether it is the
beautiful autumn weather or some
psychological reason. Detroit is
obeying the old injunction. do your
Christmas shopping early"
According 70 Detroit merchants
they have never had such a food OF
holiday trade so early in the seq
son as Is now upon them. So greGl
has been the rush for The last week
that many of the stores were caught
unprepared TO adequately take care
of the throngs and were forced TO
employ additional help in all de-
partments
AS the town has grown vastly in
the last year or two Il was expected
that tho volume OF trade would be
greater than ever before, but the
most careful student OF conditions
did not anticipate such a rush as -
now on. For years merchants have
tried TO educate people into making
their holiday purchases in advance
80 that they would have more
complete stock to choose from, anc
Il appears that the lesson has been
learned
indications now are that detroit
merchants will enjoy the greatest
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
Lloyd George Reported
to Be Preparing
Resignation
ASQUITH TARGET
OF CRITICISM
Coalition Held to Be
Too Unwieldy for
Efficiency

LONDON, Dee 2.--Rumors that
David Iloyd-GeorEe was packing w
hs belongings n bis once as min
ister OF war ware printed In the
rondon Evening News today In sup
.ort OF the repprt that he WAS pre-
pEring 10 leave that post
A numb of London newspapers
Today declared he coalition cabinet
faced crisis likely TO result in it's
dissolution. .he present large
cabinet wAs hold by number OF
newspapers To be too cumbersome
for expeditions conduct OF war.
there has been considerable popu-
lar dissatisfaction against Premier
Asquith expressed in editorials re
Gently.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

holiday business they have ever
known and more than they expect
ed. even after making allowances
Tor the wonderful growth and pros
Eerity OF the community.
Every day this week Woodward
ave. and the other downtown retail
streets have appeared like busy Sat
urday afternoons Stores have been
filed with busy shoppers and the
statesmen say the crowd is the best.
ratured one they have ever moi
Possibly because OF the great mea
sure OF prosperity that has come to
Detroit the people are happier and
therefore more reasonable. but
whatever the cause the clerks ap.
preciate the effect,
III people are almost broke ami
come into a store 10 buy present
they know they cannot afford" rea-
soned a torelady in one OF the big
stores. they are apt to be irritable
and cranky. They cannot be blan.
ID, but they take all the good out OF
the Christmas season for the clerks
who wait on them. for themselves
and for the recipients OF their gil,o
If the latter could know the spirit
OF the gifts. II 10 different this
year, and the petulant and cranky
shopper is the exception rather than
the rule"
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
Anna Thought She Married
Coal Baron, But Pat Turned Out
ToBea Laborer; She Asks Divorce

claimed. too, he didn't give her
enough 20 cat. "a she has but 2b
cents day FOR food.
Their separation came when Anna
went 10 big department store. told
them her husband was coal mag
nate and persuaded them to trust
her for n fine. long, winter coat and
n pair " shoes.
I'm thru with this eXtrayaga zee"
said Cassid5 when she told him
about a.. Che had 60 leave the
house. she declared
Cassidy accused hts wife ot get
ting eHtravagant ideas from novel
reading.
Judge Hart ordered Cassidy to pay
HIS wife g. week alimony. and to
give her f35 for clothes. Cassidy
also was assessed So Tor his vife's
attorneys fee and s. for bor doctor.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
SNOW PROMISED
FOR NEXT. WEEK

The weekly weather forecast from
Washington promises fair conditions
for the beginning Of next week, but
snow with lower temperatures dur
Ing the latter part Unsettled cCndi-
uons with SHOWS are scheduled 90
make their appearance after Tues
day. ami after Thursday sharp
drop In The thermometer viii come
Entirely normal was NovembCr
weather. according to the moathly
meteorological chart just issueG by
the weather bureau
There wcr" eight perfectly clear
Gays. nine partly cloudy 3 entirely
cloudy. and % when there was OF
inches of rain. with iVo days oi %
inches of precipitation, The highest
temperature during The month was
~ degrees on Nov z. aud the low
est lG degrees on Nov y6. Thc
highest Wind was 6 ii.mfle south
west gale on The tvcntythird
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

WASHINGTON. Dec The
American embargo on shipment Of
AIMS across the border promised TO-
DAY 10 become "a live Is sue between
this government and Mexico.
Carranza's adviser, ate Gispleased
at the United States regulations
which, they claim IN practice Ctho
not theory proven, Carrmzistas as
we'll as Nillistas from getting ship.
nents
The MeXicans say frankly lack
Cf ammunition was solely responsi-
BILE for the reverses az Chihuahua
City. ON the other hand. American
officials hint that the CarranzistaS
bave sufficient ammunition bur that
the Villistas have wrested it from
them.
AS the embargo now stands this
government can make exceptions
for passage OF shipments. IN prac
iice however, this is rarely done
for fear such shipments may fall
into bandit hands and prove a
boomerang
II was learned today that Ambas
ssdor Arrodondo has called the sit
nation to the attention of Secre.
tary Of state Lansing
The administration however. gave
tCoBtinued on Page Eleven
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

Patrick Cassidy told his Hancee.
Anna. that he was coal dealer
when ne took her 10 the marriage
license clerks Office. and his occu.
patton was SO entered In the rec.
ords Anna VAS greatly taken back
TO- nnd thar Patrick was Only a
common laborer. she declared in
Judge Hert's court. Saturday morn
ng. where she appeared against him
with motion for temporary ali
uony pending her divorce suit.
Tho tears couraed down her
checks as she told how she stu had
90 trim up her fur hat for winter
wear just "a she had done for the
seven winters previously. There
were no Easter bonnets forthcoming
~ all. sht said. for all sho gol for
her Easter outfit was t1i. She
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
POLICE HOLD
GIRLS ALLEGED
ASSAILANT

Charles H. Beall. OF No 1873 Hell
en.ave. is held by the police rs the
sssailant OF Elanore Wozny. II years
old. Of No. 1861 Field-ave. who was
attacked near her home Monday
evening. The slrl has been In II se-
rious condition In the receiving hos
pital
peall. who lives one block from
the Wozny home. was taken to the
hospital Saturday morning and
with several Jther men. was lined
Up before the girls cot She imme-
diately picked out Beall IA her as
sailant, according 10 the police.
-.a----
Come to Mount Clemens
The Great Health Resort or America
ADV
PvtrtinE--the Pinir nrnt ktnd--thst
n rtHht-Times Job Dept.-Msin fHfa
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
WILSON TO. DINE
VANCE MCCORMICK

WASHINGTON Dec Prosr
dent Wilson viii give "a dinner Dec
Z to Vance Mccormick. Who pi'oJel
the president rtmpaign Tor re lee
ton. Il VAS announced tcJu Mem
ters Of he Democratic caups sr
committee inc'u1rng On, .ucall
Trosressiycdemocra'ic ca npai n
committee viii hr guests With Nc.
tormick + , Henev az San Fran.
cisco VIII bc UWog tJ, eUcss
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
Armistice Succeeded By
Bloody Fighting, Dis
patch Says
EARLY REPORT HAD
KING YIELDING
Casualties Heavy; City
In Panic; French
Marines Taken

LONDON. Dec. THAT the armis-
,ice reported TO have been arranged
In Athens in settlement OF the
GreekAlly controversy mas failed
was reported in dispatch today by
the London Evening Star, dated Ath-
EMS. Friday, 7;45 D. m.
The dispatch declared the battle
on the hills south OF Athens hss
been renewed with an artillery at
tack by Franco British naval forces.
The same correspondent was au-
tbority for the statement that ships
in the Zapperon fleet had fired to-
wards the hills and that two shells
had fallen near the center OF the
city.
Il is feared The Star dispatch de-
clared, that 3j French marines nave
been taken prisoner by the Greek
forces.
Earlier dispatches said that King
Constantine had agreed 10 delivery
o. six mountain batteries 10 the
Allies
In return. Il was said. Admiral
DuFournet agreed 10 withdraw AL.
led troops from the city, pending
reference of the agreement TO the
Allied governments
London regarded this dispatch as
indicating a clearing up In the sd
nittedly tense situation brought
(Continued on Page Eleven,
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
BRANCH BANK
is THE SCENE OF
NEAR HOLD-UP

Two masked men about 10 years
old entered the German American
'ank branch at Newton and Jos.
Campau-avesa ~ II o'clock. Satur-
uay morning. The cashier was the
cnly person in the bank at the
time and he made rush for the
cafe The masked men turned and
rnn out OF the door. without max
ing an attempt 90 rob the place
Getectlves from the central station
were unable to find any trace OF the
men.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
The War In a Nutshell
In Uum manIst

w NuUnnint
fetrograd clatmed repulse of
TeUtonic army advancing toward
Bucharest from tho south admit
ted RumaniHn defenders 10 the
west OF the capital had been forced
back toward tho Arsss river.
Iierlin reported continued ad-
vance on all sides with a hig battle
progressing south ~ Bucharest
Rout ~ the hrst Rumanian army
claimed, with big losses in prison
ers and suppliss
Along the front 90 the Russian
offensive In Trppsyi,aniai
Reriin clHimci failure of Russo
tumanisn attacks In tho Car
pathians and along the Transyi-
Vanis frontier mountains. petrO-
grad revealed no details of tho
lighting Vienna detailed violent
hghting claiming bloody repulss
~ tho Russians
Along the front of the HusNtau
Offensive in Dobrudjni
PetroHrad reported capture 81
the western part OF C"rnRvods
bridge and forcing backward ~
tho Toutonic line elsewhere aiong
this front
rreaeh aud British front In the
Nc-tt
Without incident ~ importaoca.
General Ilrig reporting only minor
trench raids and artillery hrinE
Macedonian frentt
Paris recountsd Serbian repuise
Of violent enemy attacks; Berlin
claimed attempted advances by the
allied forces under General Scr
rail without success
Greece.
Delayed dispatches contradic-
tory as to whether Greece has
scquieeCsd in allies demands FOR
surrender - arms London
spe,tal dispatch declared an arm
istite, whereby Greece partially
agreed 90 the disarmament had
been terminal and that violent
nghting was Ia progress in and
around tho city
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
MAN THREATENS
To SLAY WILSON

PHILADELPHIA. Dec "A
crazed man, flashing a large carving
knife with which he threatened TO
kil President Wilson as he passes
thru this city has afternoon enroutc
to New York. Was arrested in Read
ing terminal here today The pris-
cuer declared his name rs Jonathan
kIaus,- -ne- home
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

II tho high cost of living Is
brought closer 20 earth soon every
retail end wholesale grocer In De
troit will get on his knees and hold
q new thauk-gying service. This
IS The word that comes from the
men who sell the food X the cost
OF food remains whore II is for an
other six months. according 10 the
same authority. many Detroit gro
GERS viii be forced out OF business
To the housewife who believes
the grocer her dearest enemy this
will come az shock She believed
thar she was the only sufferer How
ever. with tho high prices the gro.
GERS are losing money
one OF the greatest leaks In the
economy OF the grocer due 10 the
inflated prices "a the credit he IS
Obliged 20 extend 10 his customers.
ast year. with prices about half
what they are now. he would be
Obliged 10 trust customer only 20
iuF FA'Fni ~ hNhNl - - WIN hAa
year the same customer requires
for the same commodities about $40
in credit As $40 ls harder 10 pay
than 81. The grocers' collections are
slower and there is big loss on
this account
with the increased cost to the
small grocer he finds himself IN
trouble getting enough money 10
buy his goods Ills investment is
much larger. his risk greater and
bis income less The result Is that
tho wholesalers expect 10 sec many
grocers go ont of business before
spring unless there IS sudden
change.
Exports Blamed
Tho wholesaler feels as badly
about tho high cost ~ living es the
CContinu~d on r.ge EIevenb
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

FL PASO, Tex, Dee. Cen. Con
gales, commander of the Carranzista
garrison at Iuarez. announced today
that a heavy column Of government
troops under Gen Mursia had reach
ed chihuahua during the night, sur
rounding the city on two sides. Muir
gia had been ordered 20 attack 'he
city at daybrelk today. Gonzales
raid. At The Mexican cons ulate here,
Consul Rrazo stated he had no in
formation of ne military movements
of Gen Murgia