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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05

Pst6grad, via London, May s.
Tho council Of worlemsn's and col
diers' delegates havs passed vote
Of confidence in the government, ~ ~
a majority Of thirty. five. The NUNS
ber Of delegates voting was $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
Military census Of .Fr.nee.

Paris, May 5.--The national service
bill, which is now before the senate,
rrnvides for n censsls of All males resi-
dent in France between the ages of 16
and 60, and regardless Of nationality.
Each person affected will be asked
whether If he left his present occupa-
tion he would be willing to accept en-
ployment of an agricultural or indus
trial nature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
Solution Of U-Boat
Problem, Believed
to Have Been Found

New York, May 5.-w. L. Saunders,
chairman of the naval consulting
board, announced here today that the
board had forwarded to Washington
plans for dealing with the submarine
problem, which. it is believed, had
solved the problem successfully
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
vsAR's EFFEcT ON BUSINESS:
terd psfsy Tells Americans How /,
duotPial peOblems Wsre Met. i

WAshsuGton, May Normal bust,
ness pnSitiuRs proved impossible in
/ Engla4d lfter her entry into war, Lord
eE,sstaes PERCY, British trade expert.
I'D today, discussing the economic
npAeeval hostility had brought to that
c:60Ntsy Industry. he said. could Aot
:be kept Going normally hut the inn
mediate 4isipcAtion OF labor that fol-
lowed proved not serious, as 1t was all
shortly Ahcotbe1 into other lines Of
Mefk bStllt up by war needs
Il srAA5 5NHf nf6sed for England, Z, he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
RUSSIAN DUMA
STANDS PAT on
PEACE PROMISE.
Provisional Government De
clines to Modify Note
Sent to Allies.
PEOPLES COUNCIL
VOTES CONFIDENCE

Werkmen's and soIdisrs' Delegates
Stand by Government BY Close Mar
sin-cabinet Threatens to Rssiss
Rather Than Change Attituda
Against Separate Peace With Ger.
Manipulation Admits Dependency.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
PAGE ONE.

TeIesraphic News: ~
To Shear Kaiser of Much Pow
Russ Cabinet Refuses to Cha 81 =
titude.
Vote of Confidence by VIZ
Deluge OF Gold For LII IS. loan.
Registration of War ~ .1pts.
Lord Balfour Spec v House.
I PAGES E- TWO y - AND FOUR
Iowa Railroads 4 < For Rate Boost.
County Medical Society Offers Ser
vices For War.
Maurice O'Connor Dies Suicide.
Building Prices Sharply Advance.
state Bone Dry Under Old Law.
Review of Sports.
PAGE FIVE.
Story:
Inside the Lines.
PAGE SIX.
Editorials:
Taxing Profits For War
The Censorship For War
Marrying Farm Hands.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN,
ELEVEN.
City News:
Good Showing In Local Recruiting.
Ranks to Aid in Liberty Loan"
Club to Push Garden Work.
"Y" Boys to Raise Potato Crop.
Local Comment.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Wheat Prices Mount.
Corn Ruled by Wheat.
Cattle Steady.
Hogs Sell Lower.
Army OF Boys For Farms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN
Tho Weather.

Sun rises May at 4:49, sets at 7:0a.
Iowa-Fair and continued cool to-
night and Sunday: probably frost to-
night.
Range Of temperature at MARSHALL
town: Friday, oil and 80: Thursday,
4s and SO: May 4. 1916. IS and A. AT
this morning, So; yesterday, 36. Frost
Friday night.
Weather predictions for the week
beginning Sunday. May 6, are that
rains are probable the first part Of the
week in the southern plains states and
the central Mississippi valley: other
wise generally fair with the tempera-
ture below the seasonable average.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
J MISSOURI DEFEATs AmEs.
Tigers Win Annual Dual Nest at Co,
y lumbja BY 9ooro Of 90 20 ~,

lumbia BY Soors Of 90 20 ~.
Columbia, No., May 5.-The track
team Of the University Of Missouri de
feated Ames Mowa State) here today
by q scorc OF so 60 ~. Captain Robert
simpson, the worlds champion high
hurdler, won twenty-three points fcs
the Tigers winning tho two hurdle
races, the 20 yard dash and the broad
jump. and taking ,second In the 100
yard dash. He also ran in Missouri
Victorious hAif smile fsaAy team, s, ],
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
DE[UGE OF GOLD
FOR LIBERTY ID LOAN
Subscriptions Pouring In
Threaten to Choke Tel
egraph Lines.


response 10 tho first offering Of Lib
erty Loan. bonds 10 . deluse Of gold
Subscriptions poured In today at 2
rata thrsetsnins 20 choke telegraph
lf1nss lsaAtns INTO wa1hlnston. Prac
tically svsty nssssng ger boy m the
eity wAs carrying telegraphic sub-
scriptions TO the treasury
. There was no diminution In the rate
Of 390.00o.00o an hour, at which the
offering IL being over-subscribed. Sub
scriptions received during the first few
days were far in excess of the origi
nal $685. 900 tabulated yesterday. \
Every section Of the United States
hae been heard from today with the
exception Of Alaska As on the first
day New York continued to lead in the
offerings both as. to size and num-
bers.
Substantial subscriptions were re,
ceivsd from Hawaii. the Philippine
and Porto Rico.
Second Loan TO Britain.
A second loan was made today by
the government TO Great Britain. Th
amount. 5 5000. 900. was transferred by
Secretary McAdoo to Ambassador
Spring Rice It will meet Great Bril-
tain'S requirements in this country fol
about three days. The loan is for a
short term and will be taken into, the
greater loan to be made when the pro.
cseds Of the big bond issue are at
hand.
Announcement also was made thst
the 800, 100000 loan to France would
be made within q day or SO.
Guard lnstruetion Delayed.
Enlisted men Of the national guar1
who are to attend Officers training
camps will not be ordered to camp
before May 20. Delay in designatin
men has caused the postpon ement
which allows regimental commanders
to make better selection in picking out
twenty Ave enlisted guardsmen who
will be sent from each regiment.
The camps will not be open to OFF,
GERS Of the national guard. as they are
held to be needed with their regiments
This does not apply, however, to such
national guard officers as may be as
signed as instructors.
The war department. urges that. the
most capable non-commissioned offi-
GERS of the guards be, among those
assembled at the camps. s.
Espionage Bill IN Senate.
The house espionage bill, with its
nodded censorship feature following
its passage yesterday by,>a vote Of
2s0 to 1O5. went to the senate today,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
EIGHTEEN NEW DIVISIONS.
Iowa Troops Assigned to Thirteenth
With Northwest States.

With Northwest States.
Washington, May 8. - The full
strength of the first war army or
ganized under the selective draft bill
will be 1855 officers and 52s,659 en-
listed men. making up eighteen war
strength divisions complete in every
arm ana sppp,smantsd by sixteen
regiments oil heavy nstd artillery
equipped With large calihsr howitEers.
Virtually every detail Of the plans
for raising, trainins equipping and
organising this force has been care
fully worked out by the war de-
partment, and the selection OF the
men will bagin as soon as the draft
measure becomes law.
Couferees Of the senate and house
hope to asEee upou;ttsputed features
today 30 ~ to sssnAs the bill to the
president for hislsignaturS early next
week.
Distribution Of Dlvisions.
A revised list Of officers training
camp districts issued yesterday by the
department indicates that the divisions
OF the first half million new fighting
men will be formed az follows:
First-Troops from all New Eng
land states.
Second-New York congressional
districts to 26 (including Long Is
land, New York City and strip
north of the city).
Thir6a-Refnadnder of New York
saate and, congressional
districts 10. II, IL. Is, 16. 81, % and
%.
Fourth-Remainder Of Pennsylvania
state, including Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh.
Fifth-New Jersey. Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia and District Of Column
bia.
sixth-North and South Carolina
and Tennessee
(. Seventh - Georgia, Alabama and
Florida.
Eighth-ohio ana West Virginia.
Ninth-Indiana and Kentucky.
!Tenth-1llinois.
Observation-Disclosures and Wisconsin.
Twelfth-Arkansas Mississippi and
Louisiana.
Observation-Disclosures. Iowa, NORTH
and South Dakota and Nebraska.
Observation-Disclosures. Kansas and
Colorado.
Fifteenth Oklahoma and Texas.
Sixteenth Idaho, Wash
ington. Oregon, California, Nevada,
Utah, :. Wyoming, Arizona and New
Two Divisions os Cavalry. !.
In addition there will be two sepa
rate cavalry dtvisionA which prob
ably win be situated in the south-
west, near the Mexican border. Of
ficers Tor tho cavalry divisions will bs
trained at all the sixteen officers
training camps, which will open
within a few days with 10000 prospec.
tive officers under training.
Each infantry division win consist
Of nine full regiments Of infantry
three regiments Of field artillery. one
regiment Of cavalry, one regiment Of
engineers, ono division hospital, and
four camp inhrmaries. The total
strength Of tho sixteen Win be 1922
officsrs and 43s,Ts2 men. \
The two cavalry divisions combined
viii have LIZA officers and s3,os2 nght-
ing men, including mounted engineers
and horse artillery units, and each win
have also It's divisional hospital and
camp inhrmaries
10000 In Coast Artillery.
The, proportion Of coast, artillery
troops to be provided out Of the first
1900, will be ess officers and 10000
men, with requisite medical troops.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
.R|E|CH.'|STAC TO
SHEAR KAISER
Of HIS POWER
Constitution to Be Altered
to Restrict Powers of
Emperor.
CHANCELLOR MUST
SIGN ALL DEGREES
oMicial Aetisn II German Kaiser Must
Havs Apprsval Of chanesIIer Who
IN Turn 10 tRssponsibls 70 faslehstas
.8ilj Demanded Fixing chanesIler's
Responsibility For Any Violation ef
! Official Duty, !.

OnseaaIIOuty :.
Amsterdam. via London, May 5.-A
restraetion OF the power OF the en-
;1sz1T sro - 0s Germany &c: SC: been decided
upon ~ tho constitutional committee
u the rdichstag. according to . dis
patch from Berlin. The committee has
decided to alter article xvii Of tho Inn
perial constitution, az follows:
Ordinances and DEGREES OF the
kaiser win be issued in the name Of
the empire ana win require Sor valid
ity the counter signatures OF the Inn
perial chancellor or his representative,
who thereby assumes responsibility to
the reichstag."
The dectsion Of the committee was
in accordance with proposal by the
rentrists, the national liberals and the
troxressives. -Four conservatives voted
the change.
responsibility sf chaneslIer.
slo, comnitfss also adopted Q rsso-
it,lion Demanding . bill dxing the
chancslIoTs responsibility tor any vio-
I. 80, ~ "a. neStri.l ,nfv ana waranca.
e .io.s Z, . ~ =. .,,ch v1olet tion. hv : senate
tr;,,.,rr.i -. - 4 Y Y. -, 81 Z
..a..S x. r,Sr,.te,,,.s ,ronos.I ren,ir.
nssS9h,. .rrroy.i "a ~. reicfatar when
t,sSs.Sies ~ heinr n =, rureted and CON J
sna,,sHa r,l,.n & go ~. Aa0aared. and
= q naSca - M ara being
I a. the Refain dtspatches state.
propoeai to INTRODUCES 1 hin Eiving the
refchstax poWor to dismdss the cham
celior when L wishes, the advices add.
oreensr Dsfsnds Manifesto.
x Berlin dispatch says that General
Grosner. minister OF munitions, de-
tended before tho reichstas his May
day manifesto to the workers. His de-
fense Wa In answsr to criticism by
the social democrats.
Deputy Schoepfiin. social democrat.
that tho manifesto was necessary be-
cause the German people were at a
fatal parting Of the ways, OF which one
leads % defeat.
Tho deputy said that no one must
interfere between the army at homo
and In the deld and that until the end
of the war the working classes must
remain absolutely calm.
4 ' -
nr;<3sh Make Further Proarsss.
Iondon. Nay s.-Ths British have
nade further progress north Of Hav.
rinoourt WOOD and near Fresmoy,. &C.
hv . Sths ,Ft -, ofYice this nlbrning.
-----
cae.r,.n Counter Attaeks. RenuI.ed.
Z, paria Nav. 6-Heayy Counter at
tach. i.nnchaa nv the Germans with
fr..h davi.,on. last NIGHT On tha .no.tss
~ cantnrad nv the French vester
day alcnr tina front from Craonna -
Mon+ rarn,,lat wara rannIsAd ~. wa .
ofs,ca % arnn,ncad = todat = sdS,t,aa I =.
ths sE.rsnch ~ A. rrosre.. 90 a. - Mant
scarr,i,st ca a. More than non On nri.an - 49,. ~.
it.lv0 iti.slNv0 OseSe tsAeh Ny tne french.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
Peses pseIaratien Within Fortnight.
\ pauli Permitted 70 Leave Brazil.

Rio JANeiro. May 5.-On receipt of a
cablagH1m from the Brazilian minister
from Germany that he expected to ar
rive n Zurich today, the government
has ordered that the German minister
TO Brasil, sAdoir Pauli, be permitted to
continue his journey to Uruguay Herr
Pauli haa been ordered detained on in
formation that the German govern
mont was withholding passports Of the
Bra lillian representative.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05

British Make Further Prosrsss.
London, May 6.-The British have
made further progress north Of Hav.
rincouFt wood and near Fresnoy,., &C.
corddns to IN official statement issued
by the war office this n)brning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
oa.,n,an -. counter Attaeks. RenuI.ed.

0orn0n Counter Attaeka, Hepulsed.
Paris May 5.-Heavy Counter at
tacks launched by the Germans with
fresh divisions last night on the posi-:
IONS captured by the French yester
day, along the front from Craonne to
Mont carnillet, were repulsed, the war
Office announced today. In addition
the french made progress east of Mont
Carnillet. More than 1000 prisoners
have been taken by the French
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05

NsIs.I
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18

den" plan which has become almost
universal. Seasonable conditions
have held distribution IN the larger
lines pretty well checked, but trade
has shown more snap and vim In
The last few days. In the retail
lines there has been more doing
and industry appears 20 be az active
as ever. Crop conditions are good
and despite the great demand for
money II is easier, while collections
are reported as satisfactory.
Government requirements have
tended 70 unsettle markets even in
spite OF the ordinary signs, but the
experts In the various lines think
governmental control will not seri-
ously disturb business, tho II may
disappoint those who thot 10 make
enormous profits because OF the Tex
ceptional demands.
The lower prices now demanded
for edible articles has had good
influence since IL has created a more
optimistic attitude among the uiti'
mate consumers. Also II is appar-
ent that there will be less demand
for civilian wearing apparel among
the young men OF the land. The
luxuriee are being forgotten for the
time and various forms OF steel are
in lighter demand. manufacturers
preferring 10 wait until they can
learn how much the government
will want and when il will want IL.
II is expected that embargoes on
certain lines may throw some things
back on the domestic market. espe-
cially iron and steel. but experts
are inclined 10 think this will not
have any marked influence
Many retailers are now ordering
goods shipped 10 them al once in
stead OF the future, apparently be
Ing determined 10 anticipate a high
OF freight rate which appears in
evitable II Is also feared that there
may be tax imposed on freight
bills and shrewd dealers are at
tempting 10 forstall this.
A happy sign Is the fact that
while railway business Is heavy the
service is more efficient, altho there
Is still very noticeable car short
age.
Labor is still we1l employed and
there is practically no talk OF sum
mer shut-downs The cry comes
from all quarters OF the country
that labor is short.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18
BANK CIEARINGS
SHOW BIG GAIN

Bank clearings for the week end
Ing with Thursday, July IL, aggre-
gate 5000, 500. 900. a gain OF l per
cent over last week Ga holiday
week.. OF 22.6 per cent over this
week last year and OF so per cent.
over the like week OF 1915. Out
side OF New York the total is 81
50l.9S4 900. an increase OF 81 per
cent over last week, OF 29.7 per
cent, over the same week last year
and OF 70 per cent. over the CORE
spending period two years ago. The
gain a. New York over last year is
rs per cent One hundred cities
show larger totals than last year,
while IA exhibit losses. Chicago re-
ports rise of 30 per cent. Detroit
% per cent, Philadelphia % per
cent, Boston 20 per cent. ST. Louis
"a per cent, Kansas City 70 per
cent. San Francisco 80 per cent.
Pittsburgh Z per cent, Cleveland
"a per cent, Cincinnati per cent.
and Minneapolis 10 per cent. Balti-
more displays loss of fourtenths
OF J per cent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18
LARGER CROPS
NOW PROMISED

While the government crop report
was received rather iubilantly and
gain Of 00,000,0o0 bushels of lead.
ing cereals Is indicated over a year
ago, this large promise Is more n
matter OF larger area than Of high
err condition Still the report sug.
gests the largest corn. potato. to-
bacco and sweet potato crops ever
raised and the second largest oats
crop. but a rather small wheat yield.
Corn is estimated az 3,124, 1000 600
bushels. against 2,5S3 600, 900 bush
els harvested last year. The acre.
age is so large that the combined
area in corn In Kansas and Okla
bona might he lost and still leave
more than was harvested last year.
Winter.wheat crop IS 402 900 000
bushels and spring wheat 276.000,-
coo bushels. or about as expected,
making a total OF G7s,000.000 bush
els, or 80 100000 bushels more than
last month.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18

To every trouble. small and great
There comes an ending soon or late.
Just remember that the next time
you are in trouble II Is always so.
Sometimes IL Is hard 20 believe that
there will be an end. but there will.
II was hard for Jimmy Skunk 10 he-
lieve that his troubles would end.
but they did. That ia that particular
trouble did. He had walked round
and round and round Farmer Brown 8
cellar looking for q way 20 get out.
but there was no way. He had stared
up at that little window thru which
he had entered and had wished for
wings that he might NY up to ~.
very, very hungry, and all tho time
was growing hungrier. You see he had
been down In that cellar two days
with nothing to eat.
II was rust a little before time for
Jolly round. red Mr.. Sun 10 20 20 bed
heard a noise outside that little win
dow.
or course he looked UP to SEQ what
had made t. Something was oornin &
in thru that window. At FIRST no
couldn't make out what 81 was and
whatever II was Farmer Browns Boy
had something 20 do with ~. lie
knew this because he could hear
Farmer Browns Boy outside and
sometimes could catch slimpses 81
him.
After a while all was still Jimmy
waited a little longer and then crcpt
out TO see what had come I'm thru
that window. and he was all ready 20
use that little bag OF scent N II was
anything that seemed 10 promise ia n
ger. But all he found was long
board that reached from the door Of
the cellar up to the little window
Jimmy sat down and looked at II
suspiciously. Then he went round
TO the other side and did the same
enough 20 sniff at II. Ii was Just n
board. that was all.
Now what can that be for" thot
Jimmy and scratched his head
Whatever II r. for Il would be just
like Happy Jack Squirrel"
lie went around 60 tho end where
he could look up the whole length
OF that long board There he made
a discovery. There were little cross
pieces All tho way up that board
Jimmy looked at them thotfullv. II
believe can walk up that without
tumtling on" thot he. Anyway
III try g."
SO Jimmy started uh the lonF
board and he found that thote llttle
him "a walk without danger OF fall
ing OF. Up and up and mp he walked
and presently ne was At the window.
and second later he was outside
hoy and he was grinninR until all
tho ircckics on his face seemed 90
run together into one HE frcckle.
How DO YOU like nv ladder.
Jimmy skunk" he cried.
But Jimmy madc no rcpiv. He
paid no attention 10 Farmer Brown q
Roy at all In fact he did what he
rarely does--he hurried. lie hurried
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Jimmy Skunk Gets Out.
BIZ THORNTON W. BURGESS.

Copyright, 1916. BY T. W. Burgess)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18
ON IN THIRTY
HAS AN AUTO
Government Figures Show
3,512,996 Gas Buses In
the Country In 1915

There were 3.612.e96 motor cars
in the United States IN 1915, a gain
OF 1.067.s22 cars over 1918. accord
ing TO the department OF agricul-
ture, which also says that various
states collected 25,S65.a6s IN regis
tration and license fees. The gain
in number OF cars In 1916 over 1915.
43 percent. closely approximates
the gain IN number during the pre-
ceeding three years, and II is worth
noting that revenues have Increased
nearly so percent. yearly In the
same period The foreign trade de-
partment OF the National Associa-
ton OF Automobile Manufacturers
places the number OF cars in the
entire world at the close OF 1916
at 4.2l6,943, so that this country
easily has SO per cent. Of the entire
worlds supply of motor carr. In
other words, the United States has
one car for every 80 persons, and
a like proportion II held In the
world as whole would mean some
thing like 56,000.000 cara
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18
DETROIT RANKS
4TH IN TRADE

Detroit. according TO the latest
complete report OF foreign trade.
stands fourth in The country New
York, OF course, leads and Is in a
class alone. After that comes Phil
adelphia. Baltimore and then De
troit. this city being the third in
the country. with New York out OF
II. Trailing Detroit are such ports
as Boston. Galveston and New
Orleans. In exports for the first
five months OF the year show that
Detroit has received from abroad
S1S,S19,477 worth OF goods This
compares with $l2.534.673 FOR The
same period OF 1916. or an increase
OF approximately 80 percent For
the same period the growth in ex-
ports was even greater, the figures
for 1917 being Sl33,9ls,534. while
in 1916 the total was $Sl. 537. 0o2.
the increase being 64.2 percent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18

100 .s1.o41aaa.ls7 sss..716.47O
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18

paid no attention 10 Farmer Hrowna
Roy at all In fact he did what he
rarely does--hs hurried. lie hurried
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18

straight over 20 the grass and there
he began TO catch grasshoppers as
IN at as ever he could. He was hum
CRY was Jimmy skunk.
Farmer Browns Boy watched him
and laughed.
Go IL. Jimmy" he cried IF you
keep on catching grasshoppers at
that rate | guess You viii pay me-
for all the trouble 7 went 10 TO make
that ladder for YOU"
Then he pulled up that long board
and closed Tho window. As for
Jimmy skunk he went right on catch
ing thoppers Just as n he were
out on the Green Meadows Instead or
in Farmer Browns dooryArd with
Farmer Browns Boy and Mrs Brown
and Farmer Brown and Powser tho
Hound and Black Pussy all watch r
him. Jimmy skunk IL nothing II not
Independent
Next story "Pc;er Rabbit Calls on
Grandfather Frog"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-18
BUSINESS
IS ACTIVE:
CROPS GOOD
War Has Little Infiu-
ence On the General
Prosperity
A GARDEN"
CAMPAIGN FELT
Governmental Activity
Does Not Unsettle
Conditions Seriously

Despite the war an dthe unset
Ting influences attendant upon il, re-
tail trade is quite up 10 mid-sum.
mer averages. In the last week II
has become quite active and has
kept pace with industrial activity,
which is swift
Prices have Improved from the
standpoint OF the consumer and this
has been due 70 the plant a gar