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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26

olive Gouldlng. g same.
Janice CuEpur t. ta. Mrsfnr0nk.
Me Eehccca 81 ifaimar. 40. Toledo.
Harry fnrran. 2ls Detroit. Dorothy
81 Reirnrr 30. same.
HarD Sonday ~ DA{rQit. Evelyn
ira : Ratteil. 20. petrolt 'Tfeca 81
>Daugh. 20. ~ ule-
karfnn. Do same
M,ui- Collins 20 Detroit, Esteila
Molly. ef, some
Francis - hlN 81. Detroit Mahic
s. Edmands. d.. same.
Edward 81 With. 81. Detroit,
ENeI 500 e.. Snort. %. sgf1e.
William H Fleming 2li Flint.
blanche london ~ same.
l,Wl Tahfa -. Detroit Alma Yea
ger. IS. same.
Alexander letter o. Detroit Jean
cite Feldstein. ~. same
phgimon J. Gilbert IS Detroit.
Anna DandeIs -. same.
Jones H0ston, 90. Detroit; Odeiia
Albums -i Same.
Mchau OHara. 60 Detroit Lacy
Martin. g. same.
Fred IS Blum, 81 Toledo Kather-
inc Zllman. 30. same.
oscar Williams 30. Detroit. Eva
Ford 90 same.
Tony Battistuzzi Jr. q. Detroit:
Nathalie Parorata. ~. same.
George 81 Hocknoli 23 Detroiti
clara III TicC. 21. same
George or smith 90. WILLIAMSON.
Ruth So Baker. 90 Detroit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26
MISSION
HEb Il q U n saf
WORKERS
MEETING
Annual Gathering of
w. f. NJ. S. Brings
Many Delegates

For The first lime ga many years
tho general executive com.-itfee of
the Woman-s Foreign missionary so.
dety OF The Methodist church is
holding it's annual -ession in De-
troit This is the iorty-eighth. In
preparation for 10 The general ON
GERS and their secretaries have been
in tho city for month. while the
local committees have been az work
on The arrangements since May
Among those in attendance IT,
group OF some 80 young women from
as many different points ia the coUn-
try who will follow keeniy every ad
dress and give tho strctest atten
tion to every. report They have
rackcd their belongings and said
good 5ve 10 their kin. for thoy arc
not gong homo after the convention.
They have enlisted under the ban
ner o. the cross as foreign mission
aries
These young women VIII receive
their commissions Sunday afternoon.
in = special service in the Central
Methodist church The Rev Frank
Mason North. % New York. secre.
tary of the board Of foreign mis-
sione. viii deliver the charge Mono
of these missionaries knows 81 this
The new missionaries have been
time to which countries they Will be
assigned They are as much In Tho
dark concerning their destination az
is the private in the ranks OF he
army regarding he order, received
by b,s commander India and Africa
VIII probably absorb most OF them
in The city for several days. Their
baggage SIS in storage, their business
affairs az home all arranged As
soon as possible after -eceiyrg
their commissions sunday they viii
depart for their respective station
like dutiiul Christian soldiers
In addition 20 these young women
there are 1915 other missionabes
the church IN the city for the NEE
ing Their arc 250 delegptps, reprt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26

diversion The soldiers complained They
liberty visit
the afternoon 10000 OF them back the officers ootns
wloD kazoo
in the forenoon a9d al that tho TO That's the soldier
The held II put punch
camp ne and created champions whom all The dSsppond
dethone earliest field
have some connection with The Liberty loan but nobody thought or @
The biz noted had purchased
worth OF bonds up to "Wednesday quite notch above the
mi
didn't take the the rally
touchdown
thllin
chief OF the succeeded Army
Costello that
history
There Is football gridders
Detroit except the ead II composed OF Deroes from COMPANY
the 32Sth Whimarsh The
other Deto,e are Mo[Gp Sen Brooks Pmeu m Ford Freeman
rTenner Chonee coach
Lieutenant r kah manager Captain zimmerman an Ann Arbote
has purchased claims
mission TO play Detroit during Central high particularly
a Rapid
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26
Machine TURNER'S Shine

NoMPANY which captured the cup in the
This
v of
by OF Appleton Wis Battery r OF
artillery placed
i'm his Bate r / OF
and commanded
by f. the 5Zsth
n
this battery winch
OF Detroit This is
other blessed University OF Michigan football
drilers OF the
settled
best
companies and batteries
have Justify
de march which made
rifles but carried
handicap OF terrible roads
permitted Who
step
mile
this distance Ohcers
which failed
Bit tho
completed the distance
OF
the
b The
with three
of
ciyilAns months
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26

and dls were the I'M
pant they officially determines
sturdicst marching com
pns infantry drill were boys
Detroit They beog
Company Of infantry commanded by captain
Con- OF La Crosse order formations
Second nonors IA n
OF the Detroit
the regiment recruited from all
be
than the Captain William DICK OF e
dabbled infantry
Third the competitive dr WIN
the 337h infantry Boys from Mason
this which
VI comm by Nj Baker OF indianapolis
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26
Pair of SUainS, Deserted at
Altar, Return Licenses

he said. and he has lost his faith
In womankind
Last week Gust Witzke dashed
into The clerks Office and in his ex-
element could not remember the
name Of tho prospective bride. In
hurrying out 10 End d. ne took an
others hat by mistake and the 9th
or man was forced 10 wait for Gusts
return 10 get his headgoar
Thursday morning Gust returned
the license, his plans having gone
amlss at almost the eleventh hour.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26

you become one No,periodical will help you to this
S well as THE LITERARY DIGEST. This great
est of modern news-magazneS gives you i'm their
words the views of all the principal publca-
tions at home and abroad thus setting before YOU
the great issues Of the day from every angle of view
and i'm the most readable form IL makes no at
tempt to influence your judgment. It simply Of
fers you impartial record The rest is mp TO YOU.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26

Frank Beals told Judge Collins
wood. THURSDAY that he met his
wife, Grace, on the street with ar
other man and when he poke 20 her
he denied his acquaintance.
Il took her and he fellow 10 pc.
lice headquarters TO prove that she
was my wife Beals iold the court,
AND even over there he said he
had never seen me before" he cot
divorce
Mary WEIGH tried So establish a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26

senting the II branorcs IN The ,ni -
I'd. States and aU gre present. Mcm
beers OF The society and others inter
lsfed in no work iO the number oI
atodf 1900 arc expected before the
cli NJ The session. which viii cor
tnuC q week
Mrs William r. Mcdowell Of
Washington. president OF tho sos
cctY viii preside az all The meet
ines The opening session Thursday
morning wgs given over largely 20
eports. enc OF 10 mos interest.
irg was RE financial report which
showed that In spite OF tho war 81
100000 WA raised by the society
Tor missionary work this year, ain
increase OF S14l.000 over the largcs.
Previous year
All. the meetings viii be held in
Centrnl Methodist church There
viii be banquet Saturday night IN
'ho Elliott Taylor Woolfenden cafe.
A daily bulletin will be published
starting Friday. containing a report
Of tho proceedings OF the day be-
fore
Mrs Henderson conducted memo.
rial services as part of the morning
program for Miss Helen Robinson
and Miss Julia Z. Wisner. mission
aries who died during the year, Re.
turned missionaries brought gree Pc
ing from tho foreign fields.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26
Wife Won't Recognize Spouse
When She and Male Escort
Meet Him, Husband Asserts

record for sustained drinking Of
strong liquor, her husband, John,
told the Judge Tie said she got
drunk every time She had money
enough 10 buy booze he obtained
a decree
Mrs. Florence Mcmillan said her
husband abused her on several oCca-
sions and she was forced 20 60 10
work 20 support herself and a baby
that later died Several Witnesses
corrohorated her statements and she
ROT "a decree
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26

Record or two "hivvered"
romances were entered by Joseph
pilarsk. marriage license clerk in
the county clerks Once. Thursday
morning when licenses were return.
I'd 20 him.
Joseph Gruszczynski % years old.
said he bought his "trousseau" and
vas all prepared for rhe nuptials
when Victoria Margsrtyr the pros
pective bride, changed her mind
about marrying him He has no
further use for the wedding clothes,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26
The Scalers


slty from the O
n red only tho The wall
fin tho wall
Of
OTIS the
3a II FOR
and
scheme scang The
finished 20 the
nolnrc around
The b.
They looked
his excitement forgot
rifle left wall
seconds on the record and then
tho,
and their method Of scaling would have done credit any ou
did neatly In bOA seconds
Then the Wisconsin BOYS the 4h
good as the cape OF The
they $40 seconds The time at carried victory
followed and afforded touch OF
tangled and hung by his heels Tor hilarious
the BOBBY class
tho Of tho meet So the di
and Majors
and the
nom To be
by Official The
men The
couldn't and high
soldiers high being their fa'oe
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26
BAN JOHNSON Is
SENT To FRANCE

= CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Oct>26.
Ban Johnson, president OF the
"A 4itt-f-tt--til frHEUr, has been ordered
~ report inmedITrTrT- ftsF-AAr- ser
Fcc In France. he stated In tele.
gram here this afternoon, cancel
ing DeakinR engagement 10 is
Understood the haze ball baron VIII
b. connected with the intelligence
department abroad
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26
The Hikers

S2Sh battalion
by a KENNEDY wei known 10
tho
n inflicted by the
who
collar their for the finish
rosie a required
Tel r. OF the 30h
marching ahead Of all
tho
e
onosha Wi. commanded Tho fhrd hono
~
cdobo
who the
TO fourth
covered
reckoned
and
brought r X
o nc board
n oosa 10 o o n
Tho and
had
n
tho
The
Brtet Popp SPELLS Smith Kaufman
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26
"Digest" Readers Dont Have to Guess the Facts TIL

When you discuss politics, or the war or litera-
ture or art, or science, you able TO do SO in
diligently and broad-mndedly? Do you think for
yourself on all these questions are you simply
an echo of your pet editor pale reflection of the
opinions advanced in the columns of Your faYorite
newspaper If you are not already an independent
thinker. weighing facts for yourself and drawing
impartial deductions from them, it is high time that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-26
With
Harold
V.
Wilcox
ON WARS
SIDELINES
CAMP CUSTER BATTLE CREEK. Mich, oct 25.

CAMP CUSTER. BATTLE CREEK Mich Oct 20.
~ military Obstetrics
- - a bit OF variety injected
the Of battalion composed
of the statebeow line drawn thru Mt Clemens
dscsook the
a. companies from that command cleaned up in the hvee
armed with rifles The march
a. the day and the machine gunnes victory IN me
hike drill the IN
the msh which The machine sunners we're
the when the 33st
northern Michigan
and the relay race
the best time in the
wall sealing contest
The Washington times., 1917-11-24
Feathered Night-Fishers.

One OF the most remarkable In
stances Of phosphorescent light Ap-
psarinE on living creatures 10 found
among the heronL Among the
quays and at the extreme end Of
Florida these birds are found In
countless numbers Aullst nsher-
men and sportsmen often noticed
peculiar dim lights standing mo-
tionless over the water among the
mangrove-thickets. They were dis
covered however to depend on the
presence of the birds When they
were approached In the dark the
tapping Of wings a. . heron dew
away would mean the last Of the
lights The Ardea HsrodIaA or
great heron. has on its breast q spot
about ~ large a. the open palm.
where the feathers are covered with
. thick yellow powder that II easily .
shaken on. and evidently exudes
from the body At this spot a. .
secretion. drying into q powder
when exposed to the air. The bird
stands motionless In the water, and
the spot u undoubtedly used for or
aeeOmpllshss the END Of GttraetinE
The Washington times., 1917-11-24

they began to creep up the stair.
case, ..-.-- .----
Around the bend was the door Of
Doris'a room, They came to II
and paused before IT, From his
pocket with his ungauntIeted hand
the master criminal produced q
bunch of keys, With q quick me.
tieR he posted the false Ramsay
Rt the head Of the staircase, Then
he began to werk at the lock,
A Terrible Struggle,
Suddenly in the library Ramsay
himself, always alert, fansied he
heard a neise, Fancy Immediately
translated itself into action with
Ramsay, He rose and crossed hur-
riedly out through the portieres,
As he passed through the halls
wondering where his policeman
was, to his utter establishment he
saw his own self, apparently,
standing back to himself. down the
hall,
Ramsay drew his revolver and
began creeping forward stealthily.
Almost before he knew 1t, how
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See 1t on the Film
NEXT WEEK

ever. the other had turned on him,
duoked. and Ramsay and his dou.
BILE were looked IN q terrific
struggle,
The Hidden Hand heard, He
Ieaped 30 his feet and began run,
ming. waving the terrible gauntlet
Of death before him,
At just the instant that Ramsay
brought down the butt Of his pistol
On the head of the intruder, the
deadly stream of poisoned gas shot
cut from the eutstretehed FORE
finger full at him,
AS the false Ramsay fell from
the blew, the real Ramsay, held
ing his breath and with his hand
eiapped to his nese, fell, also, over
eeme.
The Hidden Hand did net stpo to
examine him. Back again he leaped
to the door of Doris's room, which
he had aimsst opened,
Nervous and worn, Doris had
fallen asleep when the noise Of
the men scuffling in the hail
awakened her: She lay there and
listened. As she did SO, her door
opened.
The Hidden Hand, crouchinE
low in the darkness, began creep
ing over the floor, closer and closer
to her bed.
Doris in terror realized that there
was someone in the room. She
started up. clutching instinctively
at the locket about her neck, the
locket which now was the key to
her secret.
She would have screamed, only q
nameless terror seized her.
She could see the open door, but
not down the hall the false Ram
say lying unconscious, nor Ramsay
himself. only a few feet away,
gassed and striving but unable to
rise.
Doris stared about with eyes
wild with dread.
Slowly from over the side Of the
bed there appeared a terrible.
steel-taloned, gauntleted hand,
reaching out swiftly at her, coming
closer and closer. as the thumb be-
gan pressing on a button at the
side Of the steel TO- ehnger, aimed
straight At har.
Frozen with terror she tried TO
scream as she clutched the precious
locket.
To De CsntinusA Asnds1.
The Washington times., 1917-11-24
Do You Know That

language It Is of Oriental origin,
Arabic in its chief characteristics,
but sprinkled all through with
italian interpretations. II has no
grammar. is phonetic and lido
matte.
To the list OF sources of musk
must be added kind OF gRat, order
Hemiptera. class Redavidoe. genus
Amulius (StoL), which is SO COM
mon in the Australian bush at times
as to I'LL the air with a musky odor.
The Washington times., 1917-11-24

Fishing In Samoan seas Is often
6ons By the women. and without
nets, boats, or hooks. They sim
piy wade into the water and form
themselves Into = ring. Ths fishes
being SO plentiful, they are almost
sure to imprisol some IN the ring:
These women are very quick and
active, and every time they catch
& nsh With their hands they simply
throw Il, alive. into the basket on
their back.
when = Chinaman meets another
he shakes and squeezes his own
hands and covers his head. II great
friends have not seen each other
for 4 long time. after the mutual
hand shaking they will rub shouI-
ders- Instead Of asking after each
others health they say. Have you
eaten your ries7 where are you
eOing7 What Is your business when
you get thereT"
'fMosss is the popular name for
several kinds Of small nowerIess
plants which flourish in damp places.
In mountalnoug and wet districts
tsaeta pf nnaa are 81 greet service
IN retaining the water and prevent
lag suadsH foods.
The Maltese ID . most peculiar
The Washington times., 1917-11-24

And where the form of Richard
Carslake had stood the blessed air
OF Heaven blew.
Awed. weakened. almost fright.
oned b. what she had witnessed,
Pearl staggered back into Tennis
arms. still holding the gun. But
presently she caught sight Of Q
well q few steps on-and advanced
toward u,
1t was the opening 10 . Oubtsrra-
nean lake, and u extended down
heaven only knewa how many fOol
\ pebble tied to the end Of Q strinR
and dropped inte this we'll always
played cut the string e the Vsry
OAd without striking bottom,
late this well Pearl. dropped the
pistol
Then she turned WITH 4 littIa
tired Sigh and laid her head asainsS
Toms breast.
'wei, little PAL he said, ',you'ys
kept yeuP woSd-you'vs saved the
world from one evil that menacsd n,
At any rate, think you deserve
peace and happiness now, Ana I
demand the right to see that yoS
get ItP'
"Fss, yss.I do see that ret n
Tem," she answered, IAN the red
Of my life II yoursT'
And then-thsy kissed
THE END
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Popularity.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX,

DEAR MISS rAlhFAAi
What brings popularity A.
far back RG ! can remember
have had no friends OF either seE
not even . "paF'-somsons to
80 out with, eonfde in q little,
etc, Some girls. no matter how
unattractive they may look to me,
have scores OF friends,
am pretty, refined. dress well,
lively, but when ! get with q
crowd ! am lost. ! read up on
current events, but as soon as I
am introduced to any fellows
lose my speech, and II some
miracle happens that l do talk, ]
never make q hit, or appear in
teresting to them, and / do not
talk about myself, let him do
that WEE.
SUPPOSE. instead Of trying to att
tract a crowd. you try to win
the friendship Of one or two worth
while people. There is an old quo
tation which Is a great favorIte of
mine. 1t reads: IF you would have
. friend. you must first be one"
Now. II you are looking for some
one to whom you can tell your
troubles and Joys, you are probably
thinking SO much about forcing
your personality on the other per-
son concerned that you don't stop
to realize her side of it-a desire
to express her personality, too.
Pick out someone to Ike. Be Era-
cious and sweet to your person. Make
him or her feel your interest and
sympathy-your unselnsh desire to
please. Don't Introduce the topic
on which you have read up, but
try to draw out the other person to
The Washington times., 1917-11-24
Dispensing a Crowd.

n have just come back from for
ty-eight hours duty in Paris" writes
an officer in a Highland regi-
ment. My servant and I. both
In the kilt, were buying some stun
outside q shop. as one does in Paris,
when q crowd OF about twenty peo-
pie gathered round and simply
stared-asme amused. some open
mouthed and some doubtless In ad-
mIration- I was amused at frst,
but II got a bit too much OF a good
thing. and my servant. who is a
wag. said: Shall I hand round the
hat, SIR
80. not thinking he would.
said, Yes. do and-if he didn't
YhIn nffs his Balmnral and taxa ~
round perfectly seriously. with Q
child-like expression on his face.
They cleared on all right. some
Erinnjng and others looking very
shsepIsh But we got nothinEI'
The Washington times., 1917-11-24

ment II not very selectivo. who can
adapt himself without inward revolt
to = prescribed and confined course,
falls.into the classroom routine and
becomes known a. . good pupil:
and the child with more marked
individuality. whose mind calls for
greater variety, more freedom to
DO things his own way and for him
self, does not nt easily into the pre-
scribed method and IL In . way .
failure.
An experiences In . city school Of
a little boy Of eight IN his nature
study class IL typical Of many
things that have come under the OBJ
servation Of thinking mothers and
honest-minded teachers. This boys
teacher was teaching her subject
according 20 the method she had
acquired IN her normal college; IL
was classroom routine. conscien-
tiously performed on her part The
boy seemed stupid. unlntsrestsd. ir-'
responsive. and At the end Of his
nrst quarter In her class she gave
him the lowest mark on his report
card that would pass him.
Then one day she took the class
on an outing; and the stupid boy
gave the teacher one Of the sur.
prisss Of her teaching career. He
The Washington times., 1917-11-24
Advice to the LOvelOln
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

sxpress his or her views Every
one Is more or less shy. EVERY
body's lonely" Remember that.
Other people are suffering just a.
you are. Try to help them over
their awkward places. Study them
not yourself. When you are in
. crowd, don't try to lead that
crowd or impress It by your BRILL
iSncy, but ind someone In # to
admire Be q sympathetic au-
dience. Stop trying to attract.
Admire others Think Of their
good points. not your own, II you
do this faithfully and reliEiously,
you will md friendship coming to
you.
The Washington times., 1917-11-24

was full OF NE; he knew the name
Of every plant and tree. he knew
the birds and their habits, and he
talked freely and spiritsdly OF the
nature life about him. In brief, he
showed that he knew more about
nature. and loved II more. than any
ether child in the class. The teach
sr Investigated. the boy. and learned
that most Of his life he had spent
In the country. and that since in
fancy he had had q keen liking fo-
all outdoor rhinEA She was wise
enough TO see that her. classroom
routine must have been infinitely
boring to this instructive littls nat
urAlIst she at once set about ts,
change her routine into = living
method which would stir that boy.
II q a eommonplaee ohssrvation
Of all Of Us that the school child
who most SAsiiy ndapts himself to
school routine and is regarded a.
prise pupil sinks into medioerity
when hla school days are ever. and
iT-passSd By a child who was re-
garded a. Of inferior quality. Both
Of these children have suffered In
some degree from . non-adJusting
msthod.
Osaa tAs Fest - this article
u ihtsrest - every zsthsr IN tAs
NsveADsR eeod HsusekeeDsnEJ
The Washington times., 1917-11-24
Take a Chance.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX

nEAH MISS FAIRFAX
am twenty, and recently a
most wonderful man has asked me
TO become his wife. should
dearly love to say yes" but am
afraid that ! might love too deem
ly. Hence, in time, he might be-
come thoroughly bored with me,
A H. T.
GaTHE coward dies a thousand
deaths-the brave man dies
but once" In time anything in the
world may go wrong, and IL every
day before you set about the tasks
assigned to IT, you were to sit
around and imagine how completely
they might go amiss. possibly you
would never start Indeed a man
would become thoroughly bored
with you II you devoted yourself to
a morbid search for trouble as you
,.em Inclined to do. You need n
little more courage with which to
face lire
The Washington times., 1917-11-24
An Official Story Teller.

In several Of the public Libraries
Of Canada story telling to children
has for some years been . special
feature Each Saturday morning
from nifty to one hundred ehildrsa
assemble at the library In q room
set apart for Us purpose and called
the '-chldrenS Room" The ages Of
the children vary from sIx-to four,
teen years At St. John. New Bruins,
wick. story telling has been eontIn-
ued now for three years Thia
year Il has been found advisable q
divids'the children according to are
and to hold two classes OF half an
hour each The work has steadily
grown in interest. and the demand
for books of less trivial typS
Justify the work Of the COMMITTEES
In charge. During the Summer.
when opportunity Offers and a story
teller Of note IL a guest Of the city.
notice Is given to the library, and
II Is often possible to have q special
session.