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The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
When More Come

When the other third OF the divi-
sion is called 10 the colors In a few
weeks, the newcomers will fnd a
splendid organization awaiting them
The stage will be set 10 give them
whlrlwind instructions next spring
In the course laid down by the war
department for all American troops
scheduled 20 60 a few rounds with
the Bochcs They will be surround
ed by expert teachers and men who
have been thru the grind. They
VIII simply soak in this war game.
They win be just like a rookie foot
ball player sandwiched between two
all-American linesmen lie can't
help but play the game 10 the limit
After these men are here "a few
weeks. the s5th will be ready for all
comers. Then Uncle Sans training
scheme Will have been all worked
out on schedule, and The calamity
hoWlers will wonder whore In blazes
they got their December dope
There have been some lamenta.
uons regarding equipment lt has
been declared that Obstetrics have
been compelled 20 drillWith wood
on rifles That Is all tommy-rot.
Early last fall the boys did get a
little excited over rifles They
carved up a lot OF scantling into
dummy guns and paraded with them
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
PATRIOTIC
YOUNG WOMEN
WANTED

Thousands OF messages about
the equipment. welfare and
movement of the nations
SOLDIERS and SAILORS
are passing over the telephone
wires daily. To handle these
messages as well as millions
of others responsible young
women are needed. The work
is clean and interesting, Sal
aries start from the first day.
There are unusual opportuni-
ties for advancement.
Apply at the OPERATORS
r RAININ DEPART
MENT, Madison ave. at John
r. ST., between 8 a. m. and 3
p. IA.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
CHRISTINA
SPFNDFRS NOT
CURRED BY WAR

NEW YORK, Dec 90 -War
Christmas has mad no effect on gin
buyers in New York.
John Wanamaker's has sold more
goods for Christmas presents this
year than ever before. IL was declar
ed today The frivolous gift Is being
demanded IN even greater numbers
War prosperity is given az one rea
son Tor the sales
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
SALES HEAVY
IN REQ CAR
Much Stock Sold On Local EX-
change At Improving
Prices
BY o'HARA, FERRIss q co.

The Detroit Stock exchange open
ed Thursday morning with business
negative. Between sessions 6I6
shares REQ Car sold at improving
prices Sales q Detroit Edlson Con
tirental preferred. Packard common
and Paige IN small lots were also ef
fected.
Wednesday afternoons business
was not OF great volume Between
sessions 125 shares Prudden. 90
Charcoal preferred and 1876 REQ Car
were traded IN, the regular session
showing sales OF So Edison and
small lots OF Columbia Sugar. Ford
OF Canada, and REQ Car.
Tho war, and Us incident effects
on different industries, continues 10
be the overshadowing influence
everyWhers.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
ON WARS
SIDELINES

CAMP CUSTER, BATTLE CREEK Mich, Dec 20
of
n complaint
is
on Of
dlyls0a viii Will be used
This
division
s
O
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

Several weeks ago, long before the
rihe range was ready, all these Krag
rines mysteriously disappeared. In
their place came thousands OF In
neld rifes-the weapons that the
boys will carry overseas. There is
no lack OF Enaelds here. N these
National army soldiers, who Will be-
7mong the last OF the soldiers nov
n training 20 go 20 France have
beea fully equipped with the new
rde which never was manufactured
before The middle Of the summer
certainly the France Rt-once dIyis-
ions are armed That ought 20 an
Wer a few questions that are being
asked In Washington.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

WaNTE D-Cood. experienced motor
truck IrlVera. must know city we'll.
married men preferred Apply az
fr TnfnfE- fonrfh-et
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
Tis Belno Done

An this was provided for IN the
draft law All OF this was taken in
to consideration when the number Of
men 20 be called in the first draft
was determined All this has been
done and Is now being done There
is no legitimate reason 90 bDieye
that Uncle Sans training plhsY have
gone awry. that our Uncle forgot
that winter Is winter IN the north,
that the northern camps must be-
abandoned or that the National army
IS going 20 The bow-woW5
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
Clothing.

There has been wall about cloth
ing II Is admitted that there ls
plenty here. but not enough large
sizes 20 care for all the big men IN
camp, The camp quartermaster has
given the division opportunity 70 or
der all the odd sizes that n needs,
and has provided charts so that ev.
cry odd size uniform viii be- ex-
actiy according 10 tailOr's meas
urements. That certainly Is class.
The matter rs entirely up 20 supply
officers One regiment here got the
tailors In It's ranks busy and alter
ed some uniforms. 80 that now only
l5 men in all the organization are
without complete outfits, II has been
impossible 70 M some men with
shoes from The stock on hand, Spe-
cial sizes will be sent for these men.
In the meantime, those who don't
own shoes that will protect them
from the weather don't 20 out and
tramp In the snow. There Is plenty
FOR them 10 learn while the other
fellows are roaming the hills. They
needn't fall behind There is uo
great number OF these men. hystcri-
cal reports 10 the contrary. Their
health Is not imperilled and the
training OF the division is not suffer
ing materially from their temporary
misfortune. Like as not by the time
these lines are read. they will have
their big feet in army brogans ana
then they'll have to go TO work.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

Camp Custer has had exactly this
experience. u has sent nearly 5000
men 70 hll up The Michigan and
Wisconsin militia division al waco
II has sent 300 men 90 help an up
the division training az Camp Pike
Ark. and viii send some more soon
II has sent some hundreds OF lum
berjacks, automobile experts, and
motor mechanics 70 various other
organizations. Uncle Sam has found
Michigan n gold mine of men cap
able OF highly specialized service
Meanwhile about two-thirds OF the
divisions strength has been getting
ready to make the 85th itself ex.
tremely annoying 20 the Kaiser.
More than 10000 men. nearly all of
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

whom viii see the division thru 20
The finish. are swarming around the
rife ranges, the artillery ranges the
machine gun ranges and the trench
systems here. They are playing this
war game 20 the training limit The
camp has had a touch OF winter. but
more real training has been done
here IN the last 10 days than was
accomplished during the first three
weeks Of October
TOR one thing. The S5th Is getting
a mighty Efficient organization
There is a lot Of organization an
coordination 20 tho army. anu 81
takes time 10 develop these things
In new command. Custer Is get
ting there in that respect Reg
mental commanders have learned
the strong and weak points OF their
officers, and have taken steps 90
make the most OF the under-com-
manders. The special talents of
thousands Of men have been ascer-
tanned, and these men have been
placed where they belong Hundreds
of non-coms have been made, and
these fellows have learned their du
ties and become efficient. They are
the real backbone OF the army. No
command can be much better than
IT'S non-commissloned officers EX
pert instructors have been trained
and arc being trained in classes that
deal with the more intricate and
special sighting branches, such as
gassing bayonetting. machine gun
ming. bomb tossing, automatic rifle
shooting, trench mortar shooting
niping. communication, intrench
ments, care Of the horse. transpor-
tation and all these sorts OF things
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

one for the National guard in Dixie.
He did that for q very apparent rea.
son
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

son.
Uncle Sam expected 10 prepare
the regulars and the militia for
winter transport overseas, using the
fall and early winter for mobillza-
ion and training He expected 10
collect several thousand conscripts
In each northern camp as early il
the fall as possible These mel
were TO be given a sneppy education
In the fundamentals OF soldering
The most promising soldiers OF them
were % De retained as the nucleus
of the National army divisions Many
whose talents We're not extraordln-
aTy were 20 be sent 20 southe
training camps as privates 20 hll the
ranks of volunteer divisions tha
were shy Of full war strength Those
OF them who excelled IN mechanical
and technical talents were 10 De-
transferred to the special service
units which our Uncle was organiz-
ing-from lumberjaclls 90 awators.
FrUm ume 70 time, As the dfaIt
boards progressed in their duties.
more thousands were 90 be added 90
The National army cantonments.
These men were 90 be given sound
military instruction during the win
ter. and be prepared as thOroly
possible under winter conditions for
the eventuallties which every Amer
tran goidfar u4uaf uouy avnaCf- uIff.
mate service IA France. In the
spring. these mefr were 20 get a
warm dose OF intensive training, la
which they Were 10 have been sea-
soned In the winter Then they were
70 be sent overseas as simon pure
National army divisions
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

The doctors confess 20 an epidem-
ic of measles. but there are only l24
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

One OF the bright spots on Camp
Custer is the health OF the division.
The sick rate is about half the aver
age for the entire army CCnta-
glous disease IS we'll nigh stamped
out There are only IA cases
pneumonia, two cases OF meningitis.
and 2s cases OF mumps Diphtheria,
scarlet fever and small pox has not
gained a foOthold. tho they have
tried There are none int old and
convalescont cases here, and there
ore very few IN number-runh.ng
about the same as pneumonia and
meningitis in a camp of about 22.
GOO men.
The doctors confess 10 an epidcm-
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

IsfactCry deals.
EBERT, 3n9 Maiesfic Bldg
WE HAVE IaO feet frontage between
the
NEW BOOK BUILDING
on washington boulevard and
NEW TELEPHONE BLDG.
on state st Would consider lease
for So bo or 80 years No bonus re-
JOHN NJ WEIGH & SONS
s1i Dime Bank bldg
s----sz-z-----.z--z-
FOR sALE-FACTOHY SIZES
200 ACRES ON
MAIN LINE OF
PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD
Opposite Wynndotte. about 9 900
feet railroad frontage. Price 5000
en- acre.
JUST THINK OF
THIS PRICE
Hardly formins prices Only s2oo
au nrre ,i4 he sold by Dec. p
JOHN s. WEIrH 81 SONS
E11 Dino Sank tlHe Cherry 1918
PrtntIur--t-.c rIriu nrnt tini .fhrf
a. right f--rfw-- Sob D~pt.--Nnip 1870.
no EAtnANGI-BENL ESTATE
M Rooms WIU taka auto or vacant
Doe rf fratM Main tfo7.
ron sALE.-MIsCFILANEOUs
TYPEWRrfEES RENTED
5ag ~. . ,S.s MOSS -
uen,3 5's55Ili'55 $3.50
applies ou purchase.
ENir4rflin1tY Values in @s
IA loEl Bi iLr TfPEWRfTEks
Call Write. phune
AMER. ht WHITING MACHINE co
90 Forrest 81 Cherry a132
STORE FIXTURES
SODA FOUNTAINS
ROLL TOP DESKS
CASH REGISTERS
Nr ore r r1.ara nf same Ir
Tho U'fr U.w tu..v r.urfrrr.
r| r
STORE FIXTURES
SODA FOUNTAINS
show cases rguufor- shelving wall
gases m ma
llHh iiy 1rf rr.rE Hur sursss
Detroit Store Fixture Co.
1890 n-fIur. nror GHtr- CAD
Vypewriters sold. 500 Co $50
F'Fh. Eau W tl
rrrrrt E<ft rtr Sol
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The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

GOING OUT NET HAZEL
WOODS SHE STARED At THE
STAMPS, so Z SAID: DO YOU
NOTICE Any THING WRONG
APOuT ME- 91
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-10

Ilern probably knows this as well as any
one
To win he is willing to try any game
and any policy.
When his experts convinced him Eng
land could be brought 20 her knees
within a few months 10y intense subma-
rine war. before America could bring her
great forces into play, the kaiser
quickly gave his consent
II is time-we- Americans stop deluding
ourselves into believing that Wilhelm
Hohenzollern is any better than the men
who surround him.
He is just as ruthless, just as cruel
just as calous to human suffering.
He is playing for high stakes and is
lust ais desperate as any other gambler
in ike position
lie has even keyed himself Up 70 the
point where he is willing 10 write dog
gerel verse in celebration of the U-boat
lit seems that not long ago the Leipziger
Uustrierte Zeitung had a special subma-
rine edition and these lines attributed 70
the kaiser appeared therein, according
TO the Boston Transcript
Borne aloft on the nations trust.
Escorted by its wishes most ardent.
Conducted by the best in the land.
Served by crews that know no fear
Hated and feared BY the foe
For bolest exploits ever ready.
Our U-boats make the German flag
Respected as the ultima ratio regis.
Ultima ratio,regis can best be literally
translated as the last argument Of q
king
The cause Of the German emperor has
indeed fallen low when his last argH-
ment is one that seeks to elevate muir
derous piracy to the dignity Of legiti-
mate warfare.
The last argument Of a king comes
very near being the very last argument
against a king something that even tbs
German people may come to see.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-10
HOW TO BE SECRETARY OF
WAR ON ID HOURS A DAY

admitted when fhey knock and they
bring all sorts of per sons Now DO
is prominent citizen who must Boz
told ehy Dis bov diin'i gei o com
mis Ism when John Browns boy
PASSED Aud then 30 is something
nisc again
AZ about o'clock fhe secretary
goes 10 lunch. af home with his
family almost invariably I'm the
afternoon there arc cabinet meet.
INKS fao days 90 fhe week. and con
ference Nith generals and officers
H other DAYS EtcrF afternoon AZ
siy naker calls IN John S Schonrld
cE.ef clerk and is given a bird
ESQ view of ueN iopments
Inle 0mc allied commission is
lD thc cify fl Do 1uh hanguetod. p
m fnd hakor beginning what
90 most mm voHld De- another lay'B
srrs Wrh battery 20 5tenog
opter- tO DceH aiding and am.
rs thc pile of letters his sccrc.
uries have bad fo pass on 90 him
Aifrr some hour OF that De- has
morning. f1 9o until tomorrow
Tho Critic lawyer from Clevo
Hni like the lfif Welsh attOr
nos" across The pond seems 20 be-
making good without making much
noise
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-10
Why a Dustpan When a Door?

A broom and dustpan are generally
the first things purchased by newly
married man.
Nobody remembers to make wedding
presents Of these sanitary appliances.
The other day groom returned from
his first trip to market carrying only
the broom. NO dustpans," he reported.
So the bride. trained in good house
keeping after the strictest New England
traditions, went forth in search of q
dustpan. The nearest groceries we're in
a cosmopolitan community at the end Of
her street No dustpan on sale any
where. Evidently no demand
And remembering the 81 assorted
varieties Of dirt in the streets Of the
neighborhood she unused, Why a dust
panwheH a door,"
But more serious comment could be
made By the health officer.
In the dustpanless section. infants die
off in summer faster than the flies.
When an epidemic Of infantile paraly-
sis or scarlet fever hits the city, the
black-headed pins on the health Office
map are always thickest in the section
where there are no dustpans for sale
Evidently a door isn't always the best
dustpan
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-10
The Kaiser Breaks Into
DOggerel In Praising
His MurderOus U-BOats

Among the legends pretty well spread
over this country and generally believed
is that murderous U-boat warfare was
decided upon much against the wishes
of the kaiser
We are given a picture of a war coun-
Gil in which the kaiser and his former
chancellor, Bethmann-H olweg, held out
to the last against the submarine assas-
sinations
But we are told the ruthless war lords
and sea lords practically forced the
kaiser to sanction the policy which so
far has not effected its purpose and has
given the German cause mortal blow
by bringing America into the war
There isNreaSon to believe All this is
mere, cock and bull stuff
The kaiser wants 20 win the war.
Reventlow, one of the most lingo Of
all German military critics. practically
says the kaiser has TO win If he is to
hold his power and his throne.
Tha head Of the house of Hohenzol-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-10
Pointed Paragraphs

Give The lnchaorm time and he
VIII get ahead
stitch p tinc may close The
mouths OF Hi0o F0 .ps
MANY mani empty pockets are
due 70 t wife fondncss Tor
change
a man never becomes a tar dodg
90 unless hie income exceeds bits
oufpo
An actress may blaze nth dir
moud and sr.u 'al 20 sei the world
ON fire.
Whom q man points with pride his
wife -eeiu go view wiG aiaNn
Eyon " you have gaines but an
inch YOU ha} emit mt sour best foot
forward ln Vain
Thea rica'ly speaking the hero.
inee death usually Joss realistic
hap her hair dyelng
u may take almost as MANY
Tailor fo make man as collector
10 induce him 90 pay for Tho Job
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-10
What You Can Do
When You Can't
Do Anything Else
BY OR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Cranel

If you cannot do anything else, go and
make a child happy.
It's the one business in the world for
which every grown-up is qualified. It's
the one business that's not overcrowded
Its the one form of amusement in
which there's no danger of excess.
Think of it Think Of the great num-
Der Of bored men and Of idle and com
planning women. all of whom are signing
for something interesting to do; and
then think of the innumerabe children
who could be made happy by the very
slightest effort on the part Of some one;
and then think how wonderful it would
be if these two groups could be brought
together
Ii would be two vast gloomy clouds
meeting, from which there would spring
lightning flash Of JOY to illuminate
the earth.
DO you know how easy it is to make
a child happy? II is just as easy to
make a child happy as it is to make a
grown person miserable.
II is q sort Of habit. | suppose. 1t is
like drinking At first you do not like
alcohol. bat after a while it grows on
you Making children happy seems at
first dull and petty thing, but after
you have been az it a while it becomes
an imperious passion.
went to a nursery and child hospital
the other day Here are a number of
doctors and nurses who are doing good
To little children The children were
happy. bat the doctors. and nurses SEEM
ed happier.
Il was a hot August day, and summer
is a time Of trial for mothers and babies
in the city To this institution came
daily stream Of mothers bringing their
little ones and asking for hot-weather
help.
do not know when have been in
place 50 thick with the beautiful flow
ar- Of humanity
The baby quarters on the roof were
called Sunshine Wards Here we're
wee. wan, sick babies. just beginning to
respond to the tonic glory Of outdoors.
like blossoms lifting their faces to the
sun
Here were babies being cured Of tu-
berculosis and pneumonia by fresh air
and sunlight
Here we're little "runabouts toddlers,
conyalescing from various ailments, play
ing in swing chairs and sand boxes,
Here was a baby who had come some
time ago. in pitiful state from sickness
and neglect, with an abrasion under its
arm which defied all attempts at healing.
It was taken 10 the roof and given the
hehothcrapy treatment, which means
that its crib was placed so that the sun
would shine on that little sore arm.
Gradually the dreadful spot began to
heal and now is completely cured Think
Of accomplishing that Is it not better
than barrel Of champagne, a set OF
ermine furs, and new automobile?
What a wonderful factory to be in,
where fretful. irritable, and sickly chill
dren are taken in, and smiling. happy
and normal children are put Quit
pe wav that you can be Of help
IN making child happy and you can rest
assured that it will be good for what
Us YOU and for what ails the world.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-10

And hc was OUT
Correct Then tried my grocer" =
"lic was Out
"A right Plenty of shopmcn. bar mo- proprietor
81 course JEFF word shat cAlod in 20 settle
up but wanted 90 SEQ the proprietor 6rAt Dis
pute about blle DO you taige"
"Oh yos That strengthens your credit"
Exactly Then called 90 500 my butcher
and I'm BE- hanged II he wasn't ont also
Ily Jovei bui you were III luck
"No wasn't"
why not
When got home ! found them all vaItinx
for me-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-10
From Another Point of Vew
By c. T. s

A Detroit father Of nine children has
been drafted Respectfully solicit that
he be permitted to remain with his own
army.
Germany isn't on a fish diet. that we
know Of but is pulling a lot Of bones.
Captain Kidd was foresighted enough
not to bury his treasure where there were
angle worms.
Another little conservation program
has gone into effect They quit making
whisky Saturday night and there are only
200,000,000 gallons IN the country.
But as Balboa said. there is the ocean.
Tomatoes and potatoes are reported
growing on one plant. That reminds Us
of condition IN our garden, only that
we have geraniums, also, on the same
vine
Says an account Of the bombing Of
American hospitals in France. Quiet
followed Immediately in the corridors A"
Whereupon the patients knew, Of course.
that something out Of the ordinary had
happened
We wouldn't want 10 say that there is
any connection. of courSe. but one 9f the
lads reportedyth thus a. m that me attended
church yesterday, and, also, that he had
caught up in his sleep
They called out the troops 20 disNersc
the congregation of Walkerville church.
In olden times it was done by singing the
Doxology.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-10
Boarding Schools
nv n. NDDtNGToN BRUCB
Author OF The Riddle II Person
atty Psychology and
parcnfhood. etc


have been asked tc give my
opinion regarding lhe desirabuity or
mtes.rahiuy ot sending boys 60
boarding school n is request
Win which wnllHsly comply
Ana nrsf must frankly state
Wy derprootod belief that thc eu
flonlnrut az "a boarding school no
matter luw wen conducted 10 may
oc. can never FULLY take the place
~ nc environment 0l a good home
10 the uphrngng 90 a Young boy
Yet 1 am forced 90 recognize that
There are many homes which psy-
I thaloeNal9 speaking DO nor pro
vat, good environment for grow
Ing Boys
have In mind. OF course. the
homeA-0f SONG people Who are very
poor Also. however. ] have in mind
ne homes ~ some people who are
very roh
so home. whether 10 hc mo homo
az Poor people or 6f wealthy ONES
provides bo} Win q good environ
Wcnt when ID is a home IN which
the parents are over devoted 90 the
boy
% their devotion 'akes The form
40 excessive anxiety shout his
aralfh t1l ni tend to develop %
aim unh,atl} modes 70 thinking
lt may even make him "a ncryuns
0resS
ASK any neuroloEist az wide OK.
e.encr anal d. wlu confirm fhe
-ia.emen' 'ha, perpetual fussing
at ac' mas mak, A.m So 40
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-10

Planking'on COMPATIBILITY
40. STR pld that happen to
yOu7
It did had n notion. or.
rather, I nerYod myself up 10
settle up some bills that I
owed So on my way up from
The office dropped in TO see
my n.lmnnrnr-