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The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
TO MEET SUPREME EFFORT
OF ENEMIES To SECURE DECISIVE
MILITARY VICTORY OVER FRANCE
Believe Such Move Is
Demanded BY Teu-
ton Public
ENTENTE NOT
CAUGHT MAPPING

LONDON. Ian Germany is
about TO attempt another great Of
fensive on the west front, is the
view OF the Allies.
The same desperate need OF peace
which the Allies believe inspired
the German proposal is thought.
now that those peace pleas have
been rejected. 10 be behind a gi-
gantic thrust on the west, designed
as Germany's supreme effort.
Dispatches from Paris today in
dicated general belief there that
the German blow was now being
prepared Gustaye Herye. in an edi-
torial in Lavictoire. fixes the time
when this blow will be struck In
February IeFigaro and LeTemps
agree that a-4rtssh, - impending
but think It will come later In tho
year.
With German public opinion now
believed TO be dangerously near
breaking under the suffering OF food
privations, the German govern
ment Is thought to realize that Il
must be fed on some great military
attempt at a victory against Ger
many's major foes. The Rumanfxn
victory, altho hailed as another evi-
dence OF German invincibility, has
failed to evoke the German public
enthusiasm expected. because OF the
realization OF Rumania's military
weakness. According TO informa-
tion here. German offlcialdom 10
| realizing that II must make some
move 10 Offset French successes at
verdun and British power mani
Tested last summer.
But If Germany is preparing m
other offensive, she will find the
Allies ready. Speeding up OF all
branches asEheen= the aEstaiIty=
the new Lloyd-Gcoree ministry.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
u. S. Officials Resent
Active Germanic
Propaganda
'TNFORM MATION"
MANUFACTURED
President Has Reached
No Decision AS To
Next Step
by ROBERT J. BENDER.
{ StdT Correspondent Unucd Press

tGtuV tOfVftpJFhcHt IUHfu ffoSo-t
WASHINGTON. Jan o. With tho
door OF peace believed 10 be swing
ing uncertainty deep ANNOYANCE
was expressed in oficial circles to-
day with what was regarded as
Teutonlc propaganda designed 10
influence this governments next
move.
In the last three days there has
been much said about what this
government proposes TO do IN it's
next step
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing have said nothing about 1.
whatever They still are acting in
secrecy
The president. admitting that he
does not yet know what action he
will take. has told no one. with the
possible exception of Col. House,
what is in his mind.
At n conference between the pres
ident and House yesterday the two
discussed the question OF the presi
dent, sending further peace con-
munication either in formal diplo-
matte style or az confidential mes.
sage thru american diplomats
abroad. What. II any. decision was
reached h another secret pcsplic
Official silence. however. there has
been sudden and vast amount Of
CaAlI~.nAA ~ PAas nu~s
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05

Mrs Grace Roberts. the ouns
stocking model slain iu Philadefpnia
is here shown IN one OF her ari
poses. The photograph was iakss
some months ago.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
First Section Arrives
In Drenching Rain
Early Friday
OTHERS EXPECTED
DURING FORENOON
Guardsmen Happy But
Sorry They Didn't
See Fighting

while The raindrops beat merry
tattoo on the roofs OF the cars. the
frst train bearing Detroit soldier
boys back from the Mexican border
pulled into Detroit. little before
O'Clock Friday morning on II
were 227 OF the hsppiest boys that
ever reached Detroit, and with them
they had Mexican souvenirs OF every
nature from a hairless Mexican dog
10 tame centipede Nearly every
soldier had some living animal as a
souvenir
When tha FTaTn CETHe 70 sTOp,
long before dawn. az West Jeifer-
son and Campbell.ave. there were
hundreds OF wives mothers and
swecthesr,s ON hand 20 clasp their
heroes 80 their hearts. Many OF
them had waited Ter hours in
branching rain
Some women cried and others De
came hystcrical "a they greeted
their sons Omcors had great ar.
Hculty TO maintain anything even
closely approaching discipline
The first section of the troop train
Vas IN charge ~ Captain Charles
y Kelly and carried men connected
uith the quartermaster', depart
meni the nhrmary ard the ma
chine guns The other sections were
due 10 arrive within q short time
tCortinnrd on Page rwoD
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Bernard w. Lewis Fires
Bullet Into Brain
AS Net Closes
SON OF WEALTHY
PITTSBURGH MAN
Was Last Man Known
To Have Seen Girl
Alive

PHILADELPHIA, Jan Bern
ard Wesley Lewis. Yale graduate
scion OF wealthy Pittsburgh fam
lily, reached the end OF the prim-
rose path today his body disig-
ured by a bullethole thru the cen.
ter OF his -self.inficted--
vas brought back here today from
Atlantic City.
She who trod the same primrose
path with Lewis. Maize Colbert. 20.
OF humble birth and beautiful until
a frenzied slayer struck her down.
was in yimpIe grave in Philadel-
phia.
Maize Colbert was slain And
Bernard Lewis all but confessed
killing his beautiful paramour when
he committed suicide last night In
an Atlantic City hotel. Just as de-
tectiyes were about to seize him
The primrose path led the rich
man to death as u led the poor girl
there.
In Pittsburgh today wife. fath-
er and mother were waiting for
final word from Philadelphia 20
lice 20 render final verdict whether
or not Lewis was actually the man
who fendishly killed the pretty
model Their verdict admittedly
must he based on circumstantial
evidence alone.
But II was Lewis who took taxi
cab 10 the Wilton apartment. where
Mazic Colbert lived. who was the
last man known 70 have seen the
girl alive and who ran away seek
ing 10 lose himself when police
fastened upon his trail
Last night in Atlantic City's
morgue. the taxi driver who carried
man 10 the Wilton on the night
Maize Colbert was cruelty beaten
TO death. identified as his fare the
man whose body was then In the
morgue. a bullet thru the head,
Lewis must have felt the net
tightening about him. His room at
the Atlantic City hotel had been
prepared az death chamber
Lewis had stuffed towel over the
transom of bis room and cut or tho
bathroom in somewhat similar
fashion. Cracks around tho window
had been stuffed with paper Key
holes had been stopped up-as n
Lewis cringed before the eve OF
The law that he knew was constant.
ly seeking him.
His belongings were in disorder
The rife with which he later sought
death was newly purchased News.
papers shrieking the CHASTITY details
Of the beautiful models death and
the relentless police pursuit OF the
then unknown slayer. Uttered the
floor hut Lewis did not add the
final touch TO the tragedy Of the
primrose path until be heard the
long feared knock OF police detec-
tives at his door Then he put the
muzzle of the rife TO his forehead
and fired.
Detectives who burst the door
open found his limp body in the
bsthtub found scratches on his
fingers. and found a handkerchief
stained with what looked like blood
in his bureau drawer
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
II CHILDREN
DIE IN STORM

MALEsTER, Okla. Jan. with
II school children dead. tour ia
tally injured and eight others suf
fering from broken homes and in
ternal injuries. the people % Pitts
hurgh county today rallied 10 tnc
support of tho stricken district that
was swept by a tornado yesterday
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
OSTERHOUS, CIVIL
WAR GENERAL,
DEAD IN GERMANY

BERLIN. Jan. 5--Peter Oster
haus last surviving majorgeneral
Of the United STATES forces in the
Civil war. died At the home OF his
daughterin-law at Duisburg, Inter
ment took place today at Coblenz
Gen Osterhaus is the father OF
Resr.Admirpl Osterhaus of the Unit
ed States navy
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Con gres m an, In
Speech Here, Argues
For Preparedness
POKES FUN AT
WILSON POLICIES
-
CharacteriZes Notes AS
"Manicured Eng
lish"

Criticising the ambiguity OF Fresi-
dent Wilson's international notes,
and their character az "msnicured
English, Augustus p Gardner con
eIessman Of Massachusetts. deliver
cd severe attack on the cause Of
the pacitists and their leaders. in
Guiding Bryan. Ford and Carnegie.
IN his address az the annual BANQUET
of the Detroit Real Estate BOARD in
the Hotel Pontuhartrain Thursday
night
lie ridiculed the universal brother
hood ~ man and the proposal of an
international court 20 enforce peace.
picturing tho international
~of all the colors OF the rainbow
with a yellow streak down tho nld
die
Both Arms IN > Sling"
Answering Bryan's statement that
We are peaceful nauon. he said.
we have a chip on each shoulder
and both arms in a sling. and are
as peppery as any nation in he
world"
He depicted the United states as
tConttnued on PAGE ruob
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05

Robert Lansing. secretary OF
state. senator William J stone.
chairman of the foreign relations
committee OF the senate. and Rep
resentative Henry y, FloodI chair.
wan of the foreign affairs commit.
Ae OF the house. have under con
slderation the next move in counec-
ton with the presidents Efforts TO
BRING about peace in Europe
Congressional action to support
the president would have to gain the
support Of Tho chairmen Of those M.
portsnt committees before action.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Producers and Dealers
Compromise On S2.10
Per 100 Pounds
PRICE MAY GO
STILL HIGHER
Agreement Reached
After Long Confer
ence, Thursday

Beginning Jan. 8 milk will cost
IL cents a quart in Detroit instead
OF the 10 cents now paid 1t is
possible that the price will 20 still
higher but IL Is a certainty that az
least II cents will be charged
This statement is made on the
authority or Nelson j Dessert. gen
eral manager of the Detroit Cream
cry company. The advance Is
caused BY the fact that the Miehi-
gan milk producers who furnish the
supply for Detroit have raised the
price 10 the distributors. From now
OH Detroit creameries VIII paY- dur
ing the present year s2.10 per 100
pounds OF milk Last year the
creameries paid an average price
of s1.67 l-2. so that the advance 10
rhe dealers is AZ l-2 cents per 100
-pcunus
There are IS quarts in 100 pounds
OF milk and al l. cents per quart
the milk dealer will receive S5.2s
for each 100 pounds. or sS.lS more
than he pays for it Out OF that
he will be obliged 10 pay the Freight
charges. the bottlfng and the deliy-
cry charges and stand for consid-
cradle loss in broken packages,
soured milk and general deteriora-
tion
Price May Go Higher.
MIR. Dessert thinks the price may
go still higher before the winter
is over. hut no believes the advance
Of one cent quart Will be about
right for the present.
An agreement was reached with
Detroit creameries- after 10 o'clock
Thursday night The Michigan
MIX Producers association had
been in session since noon in tho
auditorium OF the Board OF Corn
merce The producers demanded
s2.35 per 100 pounds and declared
that they would not accept CEN
less. The creameries said they
would pay 81 per 100 and not a
cent more so for a time " looked
as IL a mink strike" was certain.
All of the farmers appeared to he
prosperous and they Indignantly
protested against any compromise.
Until late Thursday night they were
insisting that they would be satisfied
only when the milk dealers agreed
20 pay the 1896 they demanded
Committees fro mthe producers
and distributors held various confer
ences during the afternoon and
evening and il appeared that they
would never get together. but soon
after 10 O'Clock a special committee
reported back 10 the farmers con
,ention that the crcameries had
agreed TO pay $40 or an advance
Of ~ 1-2 cents. and the exhausted
delegates who had been aghting
over the question for about eight
hours voted 10 accept the conpro-
mise
Agreement Stands for Year.
That price, according 10 teh agree
ment. will be i'm effect during the
entire year. In past wears the deal
ers have paid the farmers more
during The winter months and less
during the summer, the average
for the last year being ti.67i.2
Az result Of the increase in the
price farmers in the Detroit district
who furnish this market will re-
ceive more than 100000 additional.
while the consumer will paw per
haps double that amount in excess
of what he is now paying
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05

" Alarm clocks are all very we'll
said the Rsptrins youps uo,eIist.
but they are like those people
who ihlnk 10 their dut9 go tell yo,i
Nouf shorf rominss. They are too
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
"eoth Arms in > sIlna. ,

PAYMENTS MADE 0S SAYINGS
ACCOUNTS ca OR BEFORE iANl-
AIRY sth will date from tho FIRST of
the month and participate In dividend
al per cent. which viii be declared
July l. faf7 This New Years sca-
son ~ tho chosen time for hundreds
that are starting new savings ar-
counts ir Home of Thrift FOLLOW
thr crowd and start nov Detroit a
Northern Michigan Ruiidine q Loan
Association. 20 Grand RIVER. at Girls
nnld Adv.
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July 20, 1917

held at the Kenesseth Israel Syna-
gogue, Sunday evening. The speakers
will be Rabbi M. S. SLIDER, Miss Julia
I. Felsenthal, DR.. M. Barron. Rev.
Chain will recite memorial prayer.
Rabbi C. David Matt will preside. No
admission price will be charged.
Y. w. III. A. PICNIC.
Elaborate preparations and plans are
now being made and perfected for the
first annual picnic of the Y. w. H. A.
which will take place August 9Th, at
Como Park. Unique games and con-
tests are promised by the committee
in charge, and genuine good time is
in store for the members. Miss GOldie
SLIDER is in charge of the general ar
rangements.
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

where they are spending the summer.
Miss Ida Cooperman of Irving avenue
north is spending the summer the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Shalett.
Mrs. Sarah Herman of the Irving
Apartments, and grandson Arnold
Frisch left for Mott N. OAK, where
they will be the guests of Mrs. Her
mans daughter, Mrs. 3. Margolis,
formerly of Minneapolis.
Mrs. A. H. Gelb and daughter, Lor-
raine, left for Lone Rock, Wis, where
they will visit Mrs. J. J. Yaffe.
Miss Sarah Falk of Heaton, Mimi, is
visiting Miss Sarah Brooks, ITO
Eighth avenue north.
Miss Jennie Beck, 313 Cedar avenue,
left recently for an extended trip to the
East. In New York she will visit her
parents, and do all the purchasing for
the fall season. She will also spend
six weeks at the Fleishmans in the
Catskill Mountains, and will return
early in September.
Miss Anna F. Levinson has returned
from a two weeks visit in Chicago.
Mrs. A. Rosenfield and children of
Chicago who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. A. Minsky, 1915 Knox
avenue north, returned Wednesday to
her home.
Miss Hilda Diamond, 1906 18th
avenue south, will leave Saturday for
Lake City, Mimi, for a weeks visit
with Miss Hannah Ravitch.
Miss Fannie Feinberg, 1902 Eighth
nrth md iCit
of several weeks in Kansas City.
Mr.. Joseph Frisch 1919 Eighth
avenue north, returned Monday from a
stay of two weeks in Chisholm, MINI.
Mr. Benz Wilk of Chicago spent
Sunday and Monday in the city en-
route to Virginia, Mimi, for a two
weeks visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. J. Wilk.
Entertaining.
Mrs. A. Minsky, 1915 Knox avenue
north entertained at bridge for her
sister, Mrs. A. Rosenfield, Tuesday,
July 18th, at her home.
The Atlas Athletic Club members
were entertained at a stag party, We'd
nesday evening, July 18th, at the club
rooms, by Mr.. Hyman Brody who be-
comes Benedict on August 9Th.
Coming Wedding.
The marriage of Miss Anna Rabin-
ovich, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Rabinovich, of Grand Forks, NJ OAK,
to DR.. Harold Oscar Cooperman of that
city, formerly of Minneapolis, will take
place Tuesday, July 31st at the home of
the brides parents.
New Arrivals.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Kronick,
Pip Dupont south, baby son. Sunday,
July 18th.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. HOckett,
Humboldt avenue south, baby
daughter, Thursday, July 18th.
SEIF.DENTATt
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WANTED.

Place to assist with general house
work by superior 20 year old Jewish
girl. Would expect good home and
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MINNEAPOLIS.
With the Travellers.

Mr. and Mrs. julius Griesheim and
daughter Helene will motor in next
week from Bloomington, ILL.,, to be the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas We'll.
Mr. and Mrs Isaac Kaufman of Sum-
merville, iMinnetonka, have as their
guests, Mrs. Kaufman and Miss Adele
Kaufman of Chicago.
Mrs. E. Kayser has as her guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Arnold of st. Louis.
Mr.. Arnold is a nephew of Mrs. Kayser.
Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Rosenstein left
Thursday for a two weeks stay at Fair
hills, Detroit, Mimi.
Mr. and Mrs. William Greenberg and
the Misses Mary, Eta and Clara Green
berg, 5014 Lyndale south, motored to
Lacrosse, Winona and Necedah, Wis,
returning Saturday. Mr.. Maurice
Greenberg of Litchfield, Mimi, accom-
panied them.
Mrs William Wiesman and family are
spending the summer at Bemidji, MINI.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kaufman re-
turned Thursday from few days stay
in Milwaukee.
Mrs. J. E. Schloss left last week for
a visit with her sister, Mrs. Gordon
Steele in Winnipeg.
The Misses Ethel and Ruth Harris
returned Tuesday from two weeks
stay at Bemidji, MINI.
Miss Irene Harris, 1915 Portland
avenue left Saturday for Chicago to
spend the remainder of the summer
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Cohen.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Zundelowitz of
Wichita Falls, Texas, who visited here
last summer, are spending the summer
at Long Beach, Calf.
Miss Adele Zalk, Bryant avenue
south, is the guest of her brother at
Gary, Mimi.
Mrs. A. Braman and daughter En-
ma, Aldrich avenue south, left Sunday
for Duluth where they will visit Mr..
and Mrs. J. S. KOhn.
Miss Hannah Ravitch accompanied
by her mother and little Sarah Kahner,
left Sunday, July 18th, for Lake City,
Mimi, to spend the remainder of the
summer.
Mrs. R. Schulman, 1926 North Sixth
street, has left for Mt. Clemens, Mich,
where she will remain for several weeks.
Enroute she will stop at Chicago and
visit her daughter and son-in-law, DR..
and Mrs. A. D. Freedman. Mr.. Maui
rice Schulman accompanied his mother
as far as Chicago, where he will remain
for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Cohen paul
inc Neiman) of Lisbon, N. Dak., spent
a week visiting relatives and friends
in the Twin Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs Max Shalett and chill
dren Lorraine and Bernice have taken
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SOCIAL NEWS

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World are open for the publication of news
Of a communal and social interest. These
must reach our office by Wednesday to in
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friday. Telephone your Minneapolis news
to Hyland 1860, or write The Society Editor.
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Annex. Minneapolis, Minnesota
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WAR RELIEF-JUVENIL DEPART
MENT.
The amount collected by the Juven-
lie department for the war relief col
lections in charge of Mrs. Matt was as
follows: July 1, $20.23; July Is,
$23.86.
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SELF-DENIAI,

The Self-Denial Club will meet Tues
day afternoon, July Oath, at the home
Non-members as we'll as members will
be welcome.
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HERZL MEMORIAL MASS MEETING,
A mass meeting to commemorate the
18th Yharzeit of Theodore Herzl,
founder and leader of Zionism will be
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-13
OBJECTION ABLE VISITORS.

An item elsewhere IN the Ga.
Zity. tells Of brutal assault mad"
la:s yesterday afternoon by 4 negro
So!,iier' upon trolleyman OF the
electric railway after the train upon
which they were passengers reached
Washington from Alexandria. me
assailant VAS one Of ike negro sol
Giers who visited this city yesterday,
and the assault was 70 doubt caused
t,- the 'trolieyman requesting them
to take she seats ST, apart for color
ed. people.
In this conqeciion it may be
stated that ncsro soldiers are gen
arally" persona non grata in Alex
a,Ttria. as they are in most South
eli cities. as they arc likely 10 meet
wti.e soldiers Or civilians VINO
may take exception TO some Of their
Remarks or conduct. in which event
trouble follows.
a.ast summer several negro sol
d;ers. each. with pistols in holsters
ware fsteh sswaggering through our
.oisncipai streets No friction "e-
wee yhem and whites resulted. "At
n,ast, ncople brcathed easier Wien
,npv So. seen to board an etectri"
rcais .a..i ;eave the city.
...y may nor have been i"okiaG
ar trouble ard: as tar "a c"u'd ue
seen. carried no chips upon 'be!i
shoulders. brt each carried gun.
The negro visitors referred TO
::n,,c ,.e:ou~ed 10 command 10
,.,>d n q. near Washington, ana
,ns.r ufliry,'s should know now they
2:.eG while "r short furloHghS. Inc
authorities: uf this city should as
certain the regiment 20 which the,
i,e,a:., ANA request their officers 10
keen them away from Alexandria
- cu.grc.
W. auSt 10: he understood IN us
aryusnmeng % place al negro SOL
Cicrs ii he Grn1e class. Il Is tn" fierce
rr... rcHuy clement a. which VIZ aim.
r;ni~ ;.f;..-s can size this genius up
,,srsc. taan any one else. ana they
..na4-. ,.@ ra:efu! to see now and
~hcr. they spend their 'caTsS-oi-'3-
seaSe,
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that he was running between thirty
, and thirtv-five miles an hour.

that he vas RAINING between thirty
and thirty-fve miles an honr.
The viohtor Of the law who W.;
made to pay the penalty is only one
of many who disregard the statute
both night and day. In the case Of
strangers the police cannot always
catch up" with them, and these de-
siers OF law make their escape by
quitting on speed and leaving IN"
city and giving the officers the
laugh. 1t is noticeable that often
automobiles are deliberately operated
in FROM OF The station house at
unlawful - dangerous speed.
Many taxpayers believe that i
the city had "A policeman with an
s,tocvcle at his command ne conid
overhaul such law breakers, and in a
little while the machines cost would
he paid in fines. and subsequently
tie /, source Of revenue to the city.
Sounding alarms when about t"
tur,. corners is seldom heard. IN
many cases Alexandrians are 10th to
observe the speed law. and the case
this morning should prove re'n,'-
der that the police are endearorlEs
To hold violators Of the s,2tute re-
sponsible when they can he identi-
fled
The most effective procedure upon
tie part Of the authorities IS TO m
pose the penalty upon all who per
sist IN indulging in pastimes danger
Gus to themselves or others, law
adopted BY the grandfathers of the
present generation Of AIeXandrlan"
who did not have joy riding IN car
rage without horses in their minds
+! but other diversions regarded "a
dangerous in their day.
/; The automobile has come to stay
/, Lat its Us" within cities must be
egulated on lines Of common sense
! and safety. and it is hoped that al
Interested will take notice and All
!; accordingly.